Disclaimer: Of course I obviously do not own Power Rangers. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. However I do claim ownership of the Element Force powers, zords, and weapons, as well as the Omega Hub and all original characters.

Power Rangers Element Force

by shielded117

Chapter 1:

Fusion of the Powers Part 1

The year is 2008, ten years after the destruction of the Power Chamber by the forces of Divatox. A beam of white light touched down amidst the ruins of the ancient fortress, clashing with the burning orange of the sun rising in the east. The familiar figure of Lerigot, the wizard of Liaria, searched the ruins for any sign of existence. The noble wizard bowed his head in despair upon not finding any trace of life, nor a trace of his old friend, Alpha 5. He realized what must have happened; Alpha must still be on Eltar, if he's still activated that is, the wizard thought. Lerigot quickly drew his golden key and held it up. He began to chant and golden sparks began shooting from it. The golden sparkles grew larger until a solid beam of gold appeared in front of him, extending far into the sky. The light disappeared and in its place, the faithful ally of Zordon, was standing in his old home once more.

"Aye yai yai yai yai" exclaimed the frantic robot. "I've been captured! Initiate-" started the robot before he came to his digital senses.

"Alpha, you must calm down. I have brought you here," said Lerigot in to the panicked robot in Liarian.

"Lerigot? Whe… where am I?" asked Alpha, digitally switching his voice synthesizer to Liarian.

"You are back on Earth, Alpha. I have brought you back because of something urgent that has happened," explained Lerigot.

"But the Power Chamber has been destroyed and Zordon is gone," sighed Alpha.

"Hope is not lost Alpha. Within the Power Chamber, the Zeo Crystal and the Pedestal of Turbo Power are still intact, unharmed by the attack from Divatox's minions, and untouched these ten years."

"Of course, the chamber that Billy and I constructed," said Alpha.

The gentle robot walked over to computer console that looked to be in perfect shape, as though it had been repaired. Alpha pressed a button and a screen rose out of it. The screen flickered to life and the familiar face of Tommy appeared.

"If you have entered this place by accident, then it wasn't an accident. Destiny brought you here. My name is Tommy Oliver, the former Green, White, Red and Black Power Rangers. These are the ruins of the Power Chamber, our fortress of old. Since it's destruction in 1998, other ranger teams have risen to the challenge and protected Earth from the villains that so wished to conquer it. The Turbo Rangers were the last team to use this building as their Headquarters as they were fighting the Space Pirate, Divatox. After the battle, 4 of the Turbo Rangers journeyed into space and allied with a Space Ranger from KO-35 in their search for our mentor and leader, Zordon. Zordon was captured on his home planet of Eltar just months after being freed from the time warp that the evil witch Rita Repulsa trapped him in. Zordon, though sacrificed his own life to stop the ensuing chaos that was brewing all across the Universe. Most of the Evil forces had united under Dark Spectre. With Zordon's sacrifice though, the Universe was purged of the evil forces that plagued it. Time was peaceful on Earth for a time, but the case was not so on the space colony Terra Venture, which was protected by the Galaxy Rangers. In the year two-thousand, demons were released, requiring the need for a team of rangers to defeat them once more. Project Lightspeed was the first ranger team funded by the government. The Lightspeed Rangers successfully defeated the demons and sealed them away once more for good. Things would have remained peaceful for a while longer, but an escaped mutant from the year 3000 brought with him cryogenically frozen prisoners as well as the prison itself, back to the year 2001 in Silver Hills. Time Force was quickly on Ransik's tail and four officers followed him in a time ship. Again the rangers worked superbly and recaptured Ransik. Turtle Cove was a different story, however, as things had gone horribly wrong. With pollution at an all-time high, the Orgs had returned under the leadership of Master Org. The sleeping Princess Shayla awoke after sleeping 3,000 years in the Animaria. She slowly banded together a team of rangers to combat the Orgs. Through the course of the battle, they were able to recover most of the Wild Zords and use them to defeat Master Org once and for all. In 2003, an evil ninja that was banished from earth decades ago, returned to Earth and began destroying the Ninja academies and abducting the students that learned there. Fortunately for us, three teens were late and escaped the imprisonment. The three teens soon became five teens, and then finally six. Lothor was defeated and imprisoned in the Abyss of Evil and the captured students were set free. After an explosion in the lab I was working at, I moved to Reef Side and with the help of a trusted friend, prepared for the day when the Dino Gems would bond to the ones they chose. Our team worked hard and defeated Mesogog, ending his plans to revert the Earth to the conditions it was in over 66 million years ago. At the time of this recording, it is 2004 and the earth is safe. I will return yearly to update it. Now the torch has passed and it is up to you now to carry it and defend the Earth. I don't know what year it will be when this video is viewed, or what the conditions of the earth might be, but where ever evil is, there will always be a team of good to eliminate it. Go now and continue the legacy, and may the power protect you."

The video finished and Alpha noticed that three files had been added to the file titled "2005 Update," "2006 Update," and "2007 Update." Alpha did not bother in watching the other three videos so he turned the screen off and turned to look at Lerigot.

"Much has happened in your absence my friend. And much more is about to happen. Alpha, a new Evil is on its way to Earth. This Evil is one that Zordon was aware of, and his ancestor's have fought before. A new team of Rangers must be assembled to combat against this new threat," said Lerigot.

"But I'm just an outdated Alpha robot, I can't lead a team of rangers," said Alpha, worry clearly sounding on his digital voice.

"But you're more than that Alpha. You've helped Zordon for years. You helped the rangers rescue me. Alpha, you can do it. However, you are correct. Zordon will be needed," said the wizard.

"You sound as though he can brought back," said Alpha.

"You're right, he can be brought back, but it will take a great deal of energy. By combining the energies obtained from the Morphing Grid, the Zeo Crystal, and the Peda-" started Lerigot, but he was interrupted.

"Of course, why didn't I think of it before?" exclaimed Alpha.

"You must locate the crystal and the pedestal," said Lerigot.

"Of course, but first I have to contact someone, if he still has his communicator that is," said Alpha.

He walked to another console and started connecting wires, trying to repair the communications console. He pressed a few buttons, but nothing happened. The android sighed, realizing that there was no power. Alpha's head rotated to the right where a light on the console that Tommy had either repaired or had installed was flashing. He reached into the back of the communications console and grabbed a thick cable and pulled it to the newer station. After a few more connections, the communications console began flickering.

Across the desert and back in Angel Grove, a faint beeping could be heard. The 22 year old stirred from his sleep and yawned, jerking his hand wildly to the side to turn off his alarm clock. But the beeping persisted. The young adult rolled over on his side and pulled open the drawer to his night stand. He fumbled around and pulled out an oddly shaped watch that was slightly vibrating. He stared at it for a moment, unsure if he was still asleep and dreaming or not.

"It must be picking up another signal," said the now much deeper voice of Justin Stewart. Many years had passed since his communicator had last gone off. He pressed the button and heard a bit of static. "This is Justin," he said.

Through the tiny speaker in the device came the voice of Alpha. "Justin, thank heavens you still ha-."

"Alpha, is that you?" asked Justin incredulously.

"Yes Justin, please come to the Power Chamber. It's urgent," was the robot's urgent plea.

Even as Alpha was speaking, Justin was getting dressed, quickly slipping into a pair of shorts and a blue t-shirt. "Alpha, is there enough power left for me to teleport?" he asked.

"I'm afraid not Justin," sighed Alpha. "I was barely able to do this."

"That's alright. Storm Blaster will give me a ride," said Justin. "I'll see you in a few," said Justin. He ran out of his room, ran back and grabbed his turbo key from his desk, ran back out, slipped on his sneakers and high tailed it to the garage. Parked in front of him was a rugged looking, but ordinary Jeep. "Storm Blaster, keep your cloaking up for a bit. Looks like we've got some work to do, old friend," said Justin, patting the steering wheel as he got in. He pressed a button on the visor and the garage door opened. Shifting itself into reverse, the disguised alien jeep backed out of the garage and onto the road.

As Justin drove across Angel Grove thoughts of the past 10 years entered his mind. A lot had happened. He had graduated from Silver Hills High in May of 2001 and had been accepted into Stanford where he received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, graduating in May of 2005 at the age of 19. Just a few months ago, he had received an M.S. from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer science, and had now moved back to Angel Grove where a job offer had been made. He had thought that this would also give him the opportunity to go back to the Power Chamber to see if he could start repairs. Still trying to get everything unpacked, though, he had not made it to the ruined fortress in the desert. Of course he had kept up with the news and knew of all the ranger teams that had come along since the Space Rangers. He had talked with some of his old team mates as well, catching up with them every now and then. He felt that he could finally relax now that his education was complete. He would apply for a doctoral program in a few years time, he had planned.

When the two had reached the edge of the desert, Justin tapped the steering wheel with his hands again. "You can drop your cloaking now, Storm Blaster," he said. A blue shimmer swept over the normal looking jeep, and in an instant it was back to its normal size and appearance. A few modifications had been made, with Storm Blaster permitting, and Justin doing the actual work, the cloaking device included. Storm Blaster had stayed with Justin ever since Justin had helped the Space Rangers ten years ago. The massive jeep came to a gentle stop at the edge of a craggy mountain pass that led to the power chamber. The alien vehicle revved its engine and the glove compartment dropped open, revealing Justin's old auto morpher. Strapping it on to his wrist, he jumped out of the jeep and instinctively went into his old pose. "Shift into Turbo!" he cried out, performing the hand maneuvers as he did so. Uncrossing his arms and moving them to his side, he cried out "Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!" The costume appeared around him, and when the helmet completed around his head, the Turbo powers did not modify his body size as they did in the past. He hopped back into Storm Blaster, and the alien vehicle began making its way up the mountain and to the ruined fortress of old.

It didn't take long for the two to reach the top. Justin surveyed the ruins thinking that not much had changed in 10 years. He saw no sign of his old robotic friend, and let out a small sigh. Storm Blaster rolled to a gentle stop and Justin hopped out. He made his way around a collapsed wall and into the inner chamber of the old command center. "Alpha? Alpha, where are you?" he called out as he continued walking. It had been so long since he had used the physical entrance, but his feet guided him to the hidden stairwell.

He heard voices as he continued his descent, smiling within his helmet at the recognition. Alpha and Lerigot were speaking in Liarian and he could not understand them. He stepped through the doorway, his boots clicking against the floor. The two aliens turned at his approach. Justin stepped farther inside and removed his helmet.

"Justin, you've changed so much," said Alpha, looking the older ranger up and down.

"Yeah, 10 years will do it," said Justin, laughing just a bit. "But why have you returned? Last I had heard from Tommy, you were still on Eltar with friends of Zordon. And Lerigot, it's not safe for you to be on Earth for too long," said Justin, a bit of puzzlement on his face.

The LEDs on Alpha's head lit up and then went blank for a moment, a sign that the robot had closed his "eyes". Alpha lifted his head up and looked at Justin. "Liaria was recently besieged by a new force of evil. Yara and Bethel are safe on Triforia, but Lerigot knew that Earth would soon be a target," said Alpha.

"A new evil? How many times will Earth be targeted? The bad guys just don't stop coming," said Justin, shaking his head. If it wasn't alien pirates, it was ancient demons, or mutated scientists.

"Yes, but we will need help. We need to rebuild the Power Chamber and form a new set of rangers," said Alpha.

"Alpha, the Turbo powers are no more. The only reason mine and T.J.'s work are because of our connection with Storm Blaster and Lightning Cruiser," said Justin. "And it will take a lot to rebuild the Power Chamber."

Alpha let out a digital sigh. "Yes, things do seem hopeless, but we need to find the Zeo Crystal and the Pedestal of Turbo Power. They are both within a hidden vault in the Power Chamber."

"We have a lot of rubble to search through," said Justin, looking around the ruins.

"If we can find the Zeo Crystal, Lerigot can use his key to restore the Power Chamber."

Ten minutes later, Justin and Alpha were still moving rubble out of the way. "I can see the panel for the vault now," said Alpha.

"I never realize how much damage the Power Chamber sustained when Divatox and the Piranhatrons attacked," said Justin. He still remembered that fateful day when they had lost their powers and the other four Turbo Rangers had jettisoned into space on a NASADA shuttle. He sometimes wondered how things would have been if he had gone with them and not move with his dad to Silver Hills. "So what exactly is this vault, Alpha?"

"About a year before you became a ranger, the entire fortress was destroyed by several implosion devices set by Goldar and Rito. The chamber used for transferring the Turbo powers used to be our headquarters, the Command Center. The Power Chamber had been constructed by Zordon and myself a year before. Part of the plans included an indestructible vault like room that we could use to store important artifacts and data. When the turbo powers were created, the five Zeo sub-crystals reformed into the Zeo Crystal. I sealed it away afterwards in the vault to prevent it from being stolen."

"And the pedestal was put in her also?"

"Yes, after you left for Muiranthias, I teleported it in here," answered the robot. "I suppose Alpha 6 did not know about this chamber."

"No, I suppose not."

"A former ranger, Billy, was the one who had designed the plans for the room. He was going to add it to the Command Center, but Zordon and I thought it best to add it to the Power Chamber."

"Where is Billy?"

"Last I had heard he was still on the planet Aquitar."

At last enough rubble was cleared away that the two made it to a blank panel in the wall. Alpha walked over to it and pressed his hand to it. The panel glowed gold for a second and then disappeared. Inside, displayed prominently under a force field of alternating silver and gold colors was the Zeo Crystal, floating in mid-air.

"So that's the Zeo Crystal," Justin said to himself, gazing in awe at it. "Why didn't the rangers keep using the Zeo powers?" he asked Alpha. He realized that he had never asked before, and he didn't remember the others asking either. As Justin spoke, Alpha was busying himself with the force field. He waved a key similar to Lerigot's over it and the barrier dropped. Alpha used the key to move the Zeo Crystal as the two walked back to the main chamber.

"Despite being powerful, the Zeo Crystal would not be able to let you and the others pass through the Nemesis Triangle. With the powers of your five keys combined, they could act like Lerigot's golden key and see you safely through. There was no way to imbue the power of the golden key into the Zeo powers. Also, we were slightly worried that the Zeo powers would not be enough to stop Maligore," said Alpha. By the time Alpha had finished his explanation, the two were back.

Lerigot was waiting for them patiently when they returned. He took out his golden key and began the incantation, purring softly. Golden sparkles began shooting out of the key and to the Zeo Crystal.

"What is Lerigot doing?" asked Justin curiously.

Alpha's head did not move as he answered Justin. "He's restoring the crystal to its full power. When Zordon and I left for Eltar, we maintained a connection to the Zeo Crystal in order to power the base we had there. The United Alliance of Evil had managed to destroy all the power plants on Eltar, and the generators we had would not last long, so we tapped into the Zeo Crystal. The long distance power transmission through the Morphing Grid did a number to it," said Alpha.

The crystal began to glow blue, then a large blue flash emitted from the crystal. They were all temporarily blinded. After a moment, the light returned to the crystal.

The three were amazed when their vision returned. The Power Chamber was indeed back in working order and appeared to be back to normal except for the golden sparkles covering everything.

"I can't believe it. The Power Chamber is back," said Justin, walking over to one of the consoles. As if on cue a transmission request came through. "The transmission signal is registering a code from an Aquitian vessel," said Justin.

"Accept it," replied Alpha. Justin hit a key and an image appeared on the viewing screen.

"Rangers, can you hear me? This is Billy Cranston of Aquitar."

"Billy, is that you?" asked Alpha, barely able to believe his diodes.

"Alpha, it has been so long since I have heard your voice," said Billy. He was dressed in typical clothes of Aquitar, but was still completely human in appearance. "Alpha, there is an evil force on its way to Earth. They just left Aquitar, finding it too amphibious for their liking."

"Yes, that is why I'm here. The force left Liaria not too long ago so Lerigot came here to warn Earth. He brought me here from Eltar, and Justin and I have just managed to find the Zeo Crystal which restored the Power Chamber," said Alpha, trying to quickly brief Billy.

"Yes, but unfortunately it will not last long. You must retrieve the Pedestal of Turbo Power," said Billy. "Alpha if you can retrieve that, we will also need the main computer and server from the Power Chamber. Justin and Lerigot, can you two prepare them for teleportation?" asked Billy.

"It shouldn't be a problem," replied Justin.

While Alpha had gone back to the vault to retrieve the pedestal, Justin had gone to the main computer and looked it over. "Billy, what all do we need from it? It might just be easier to remove the hard drives."

"Yes, the only thing is though, it has a direct connection to the Morphing Grid. All of the other ranger teams have never had a direct connection. They have either tapped off of existing lines of connection or never been a part of it. The Aquitian rangers have a direct connection, but that comes through their Power Coins, and I was unable to recreate their system without something directly connected to it. The main computer in the Power Chamber has a direct connection because it was originally established through the Dinosaur Power Coins given to Zordon by Ninjor," said Billy. "We'll need a direct connection for what I have planned."

Alpha had returned while Billy was speaking, rolling the pedestal along. Justin finished disconnecting the main computer, and Lerigot had somehow used his key to magically disconnect the server.

"Alpha, I need you to initiate the Omega Project from Computer 2," said Billy.

Alpha walked over to the secondary computer and started typing.

"The access code is Onyx… Mirinoi… Eltar… Gwinnet… Aquitar… Hurcuron… Uranus… Bookala… 112358132134431231853211," said Billy.

A flash of light emanated from the Zeo Crystal again, and in white beams of light, the main computer, the server, the pedestal, the Zeo Crystal, Lerigot and Alpha all teleported out. Justin left in a streak of blue.

To be continued...

Next time on Power Rangers:

In a beam of white light, though more fluid looking than Alpha's and Lerigot's teleportation streak, Billy appeared clothed in Aquitian garb.

"Welcome to the Omega Hub, the new base of operations for the power rangers," Billy said, a broad grin on his face.

Gold sparkles flashed once in unison, lighting up the Power Chamber before disappearing. The fortress lay in ruins once more. The rubble flashed again before reforming into the large hollow tower on a flat stone surface, a final monument to the old base of command for Zordon.

"Zordon!" cried out Billy and Justin in unison.

"Element Fusion! Red Ignis Element Power!" he cried out as he was engulfed in red and white light.

Justin appeared to be standing on fire. A giant flame came rushing towards him from behind and consumed his body. The flames enveloped him and formed the suit: a red jump suit with white gloves, boots and belt. The pattern across the chest looked like blazing flames. Little gold medallions on the boots and gloves appeared, the symbol for fire embossed on them. The belt buckle appeared in a flash of light, gold with the same fire symbol. Another flame consumed Justin's head, forming the helmet, red with a black visor in the shape of the fire symbol as well.

"You are now the Power Rangers Element Force. Go now, and may the Power protect you."