I was inspired to do this story after reading "Back in Red" by Chardineno. It will be my own version. Featuring a Power Rangers adaptation of Chojin Sentai Jetman, with some ideas of my own. I do not Own Once Upon a Time, Super Sentai, or Power Rangers. The story will feature characters from Drago3511, GreyKing46, KoolKen256, and Chaos-Guard. The story will be set after the events of Season 3.
Once upon a Ranger
It couldn't be him. We stopped him for good. He's never coming back.
These thoughts ran through Emma Swan's head. A fire had broken out in an apartment and as she was helping the people out, she had caught sight of a figure she hadn't seen in almost 15 years. Not outside the occasional nightmare anyway.
Count Radiguet, the leader of an army from another dimension.
It seemed so long ago now. So much had happened in her life since then, but she still remembered much of what had happened.
Glancing back, she saw the Mayor of Storybrooke, Regina Mills, the Former Evil Queen, as well as her parents, Mary Margaret and David Nolan, aka Snow White and Prince Charming, helping to make sure none of the people had injuries.
She knew they were strong, but experience told her they couldn't handle Radiguet if he really was back. Mr. Gold, the town Broker and Dark One, could probably do it, but he'd want something in return. "Magic comes with a price," he always reminds them.
"Mom, are you ok?" Henry, her son, asked. "You look spooked."
"Yeah I'm fine. Just a bit dazed from the smoke and fire." Emma assured him. Henry looked a bit uncertain, but nodded and headed off, giving cups of water to a few of the people.
Giving a look at the burning building, Emma continued to think. It had been 15 years, but she needed to gather her team. And she knew just who to start with.
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After dealing with the fire and finding temporary shelter for the people displaced, everyone went home. Emma sat in the dark, her finger hovering over the call button. The number dialed in, all she needed was slight application of pressure. So slight she did it accidently after several times of putting it on the button it seems.
The phone rang a few times before a voice answered.
"Hello, Hoffman residence, Deion speaking…hello?" Hearing her old friend's voice took away hers for a moment before she finally spoke.
"Deion, it's me. It's Emma." Now it was her turn for silence before a reply.
"Emma? Swan? Oh my god we haven't heard from you in so long. Are you ok?" Deion replied.
Emma smiled. Deion hadn't seemed to change much. He was always caring, even when they hadn't known each other well.
"Yeah, a lot better than I was. Listen, I know this is going to sound crazy. But I think he's back."
Emma heard a crunch on the other end, and after a moment, Deion answered, if a bit muffled.
"Who's back?"
"Radiguet." Emma could hear Deion coughing on the other end. As he struggled with his food.
"Regret?" He said shocked. Emma had almost forgotten the nickname they gave the strange inhuman leader.
"Yeah. At least I think so. I'm living in a town called Storybrooke. There was a fire. While I was making sure everyone was evacuated, I saw him." Emma explained.
"But we got rid of him!" Deion reminded her.
"He did tell us he'd be back. Maybe he wasn't just blowing smoke." Emma said.
Deion was silent for a few moments, no doubt processing things just as Emma had been doing.
"Ok, if you think he's back we need to do something." Deion eventually told her.
"I know. I don't have anyone else's number, so I'll need you to get hold of them." Emma told him.
"Won't be easy. Been a long time. I have a few numbers, but if they're current remains to be seen. Where did you say you were?"
"In a town called Storybrooke. In Maine. I know, you've never heard of it. I promise there's an explanation for that. Listen, things in this town are….odd. You'll need to keep a low profile." She gives him the geographical location of the town.
"Your right, I never heard of it and it's not on my map. Still, it's shockingly not far from where I live. I can be there by the afternoon. And I'll have one heck of a cover."
"Good. Until I have proof, I don't want to cause worry in town. See you soon." Emma is about to hang up when Deion speaks up.
"Emma….it's great to hear from you."
Emma smiled and thanked him before hanging up.
After putting the phone back in the cradle, she got up and headed to her room. Looking through her closet, she eventually found what she was looking for. Looking at it, you'd think it was some strange watch. It held so much power, yet seemed so simple. Strapping her Cross-Changer to her wrist, she gave a sigh of relief, as though just having it on helped melt her troubles.
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The next day, after spending the morning filling out paperwork in the Sheriff's office, Emma walked into Granny's diner for lunch. Subconsciously tugging on the sleeve of her famous red jacket to make sure it covered her Cross Change, she joined her parents at a booth.
"Hey Emma." Snow said, sipping her coffee.
"Hey. Anything new about the fire?" She asked sliding into the booth.
"Not much. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt, but we don't know how it started." David told her.
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Belle French was walking down the street to head to the pawnshop hen she noticed something. There was a house she often passed that had been sold some time ago, but never had anyone move in. Yet walking up the path to the house was a figure in a long tattered coat, strange hat, pulling some kind of suitcase behind him. She watched as he fished a key from his pocket and unlocked the door, stepping inside. As he went to shut the door, he saw her. He nodded to her, tipping his hat in greeting. She smiled and waved and was about to go up the path to introduce herself when he shut the door.
Belle frowned a bit at the stranger's lack of manners, but then again judging by his jacket it is likely he needed a good bath. She turned and continued on her way.
When Belle arrived, she noticed a van parked down the road from the shop. A tall, well built African American man, around 30 or so years old wearing a yellow shirt and jean pants, was talking to Rumpelstiltskin Gold, who pointed to a section of road a bit north. The man nodded, apparently thanking Mr. Gold, and handed him something before getting into the van and driving to the spot that had been indicated. The driver waved to Belle as he passed.
"What was that about Rumple?" Belle asked.
"He says he's a farmer, looking to sell some product. Wanted to know where the sheriff was so he could make sure he wasn't going to break any laws regarding selling from his van. However, I know the information he wanted and told him. In exchange for a peach." Rumple told her, showing her the fruit he had been handed.
"Quite a day for new faces. First someone finally shows up at the empty house on our street and now a fruit vendor." She said. Rumple opened the door to the pawnshop and glanced back at her.
"Really? How interesting." He said walking into the shop.
"Do you know who it is?" She asked, curiously. Rumple practically owned the town, as part of the deal made with The Evil Queen in the curse that sent everyone to Storybrooke in the first place.
"Not well I'm afraid. I received the offer for it very shortly after returning from New York with Swan, her son and Neal. Had the offer come at any other time I would have been more inquisitive." Gold explained.
"But you were so focused on rebuilding your relationship with Baelfire you didn't think much of it?" Belle guessed.
"Indeed. Still, now that the mysterious homeowner has finally arrived that can be rectified." Gold said, stepping behind the counter.
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As the Charmings and Emma walked out of the diner, they noticed the fruit vending van and decided to take a look.
Emma's eyes widened briefly once she got a look at the man before making sure to hide any indication she recognized him. He had a good cover all right.
"Hello." The man greeted them. "Have a look at my produce. All organically grown and quite tasty if I say so."
"Every piece of it? How do you tell that without tasting it?" David joked, looking at the selection. It did look quite good.
"Tell you what, anything you don't like just bring it back and I'll refund." The man said with a smile. "My name's Deion Hoffman, nice to meet you."
"David Nolan, this is my wife Mary Margret." David said, shaking the man's hand.
"I'm Emma Swan." Emma said, "Introducing" herself.
"You know what I never understood? At the supermarket, it is ok to have a grape to test it and make sure it's ok. But just one bite of rotisserie chicken gets everyone all 'sir you need to leave'." Deion said, bagging up the blackberries and tomatoes Snow had purchased. Emma had to hide a smile. Deion always had a talent for talking to people and that hadn't changed much it seemed.
Emma bought a pack of strawberries and went back to the Sheriff's office. Once inside, she quickly opened the piece of paper Deion had slipped her along with her change.
E: reached out. Sean will be here in 2-3 days. Sam will come if we confirm Regret. No one's heard from Kyle in years. I have a funny feeling. Be careful baby sister.
Emma sighed and put the note under her drawer so no one would find it.
Baby sister. That was the nickname Deion gave her after a while. "Cause we're the only family you got." He told her.
Having a strawberry, she got back into her paperwork, not noticing someone watching her from the window.
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The jacketed man belle spoke to before watched Emma briefly before turning and walking into the diner, sitting down and taking off his bowler hat.
Ruby walked up to him.
"Hello there. What can we get you?..I don't think I've seen you before." Ruby said. The man looked to be in his early 30's, right around her age.
"Been meaning to come by for some time. But never found the time." He said, after a moment he looked at her and smiled. "Perhaps I should have sooner."
Ruby smiled coyly as she flir-chatted with the customer.
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University of Chicago:
A man in red was putting folders into his briefcase and looked up, noticing a security guard approaching.
"Hey Director Sky. Heard you'll be leaving us for a while." The guard said.
"Yeah. Need to handle some things. Family matters, you know." Director Sky said with a smile. The guard wished him luck and headed out to continue his rounds.
Once he was sure he was alone, the man in red opened a secret panel in the floor of his office, taking out a silver case with a bird like logo on it. He opened the case and smiled at the contents before closing the case and putting it in his briefcase, walking out.
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Night had fallen on storybrooke. Granny's diner is closed, Ruby having left with the jacketed man. Deion has booked a room at the bed and breakfast. The Charmings, Emma, Henry and Regina are having dinner together.
All is quiet.
Unless one knew how to look a certain way, in which case they would see a strange shimmering above the town, and a deformed face looking down.
"I told you that I would be back. That I would haunt you forever. Nothing will stop me from my revenge!" Radiguet declared.
End Chapter one:
Well, this is the start. Like Once Upon a time my series will have two settings, the past and the present, telling the events of the ranger team and their original conflicts mixed with the present day.
Chapter 2 will feature the origin of the team, how they got their powers, how they met, and such. In addition, deal with the present a bit more.