When You Least Expect It...
When I was a child, I had always dreamed of being a Power Ranger from watching the show and I had a huge love for the Dino Charge and Super Charge series. So for this, my very first TV fanfiction story, I will use my own character Damon who will become a Power Ranger. And this will take place in Super Charge after Zenowing had been confirmed as the Silver Ranger and got accustomed to the team. So this means that by some event, there will be an eleventh proper energem (not the dark energem which splits you into two personalities). I do not own the series. It goes to Nickelodeon who airs the new seasons and Saban for creating an amazing series.
It was a normal day at the secret base of the Power Rangers. Tyler, Koda, Chase, Shelby, Riley, Ivan, Zenowing, Miss Kendall Morgan and Keeper were viewing new weapons and dino chargers that would assist them in defeating Sledge and his monsters, with the ruthless bounty hunter having not been destroyed in the explosion.
Within moments, a faint beep was heard from the scanner used with energy sources to locate certain things. Kendall looked at the scanner, and it showed, not a living source, so it was not a monster nor was it a zord. She said, 'Guys, you might want to come over and see this. There's an energy source on the scanners, but it's not of a living source. I think it might be...another energem.'
The other rangers all gasped in shock. Chase said, 'Wait, another energem, how can that be? Keeper, I thought you said there were only 10 energems and the dark energem, and we know that is with Sledge and Snide.' The alien guardian was also perplexed, he did not expect there to be another energem. 'I too am of shock, my theory is that maybe after the dinosaurs went extinct, the jewels within the Earth and pressure from the magma formed with the spirit of another dinosaur and formed a working Energem.'
Tyler then said, 'So this means there's an eleventh energem out there.' Riley said, 'Which means there will be an eleventh Power Ranger.' Keeper said, 'Yes, while that is true, there is also danger with this now, as Sledge will be on the hunt for the Energems.' Ivan said, 'Keeper is right, we must find this Energem, before Sledge does.'
Speaking of which, we now go to outside of Amber Beach where Sledge's ship is grounded. Inside of it, Sledge and Snide are talking about their next plan to destory the Rangers. The ruthless bounty hunter said, 'You monsters are getting me nowhere, I want those Rangers destroyed!' The former evil personality monster then said, 'Absolutely Sledge, and I have the best candidate for the job, Ungor, get out here, NOW!'
And with that, out came, a pudgy, yellow monster with three eyes, a droopy nose and pointy fangs. 'Why yes, Master Snide. What is your command?' He said, 'I want you to go and get me an Energem, understood?' The obese creature said, 'Yes sir. I will get you it right away.' Sledge then roared, 'Go NOW!' And Ungor said, 'Yes yes right away.' and off he went. The bounty hunter then said, 'I hope this works Snide. I want those ENERGEMS!
Outside, of Amber Beach, where Kendall and the other rangers were just talking about, was a 19-year old with a goatee, slightly overweight, wearing a gray T-shirt and blue shoes with his father, a 45-year old man, wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans. The young man's name is Damon Moherty, and his father's name was Jim. They had came here to dig for many interesting things, like dinosaur bones, jewels and unique artifacts. They had shovels and a pick-axe and were ready to explore, they started digging in the dirt and seemed to be having fun, Jim found pieces of an old Aztec compass and Damon found a velociraptor bone. After a while, Jim then said, 'You know, we might find more treasures, if we split up for a bit.' Damon then said, 'Alright Dad, I'll go toward the plants and you go by those rocks.' Jim said, 'Let's do this.' and they went toward their areas, Jim did find a bottle with a letter in it, that somehow got buried and Damon was over digging and after uncovering it, he was surprised of what he found. He then said, 'Uh Dad, I think you'll want to see this.'
And with that, the two had been shocked to see what they had found, it turned out to be a fossil of a dinosaur that was very tall, as tall as a skyscraper. Jim said, 'Wow, this is really something. I've never seen a dinosaur that tall before.
Damon wanting to make sure he knew what they find during their expedition, had a guide with him. So he scrolled through to the dinosaur section and within seconds found it, 'Ah here it is. It is called a 'giganotosaurus', it appears to have stood between 39 and 43 feet and is one of the largest carnivores on land, defeinitely threatening to many small dinosaurs during the Cretaceous Era.,
His father then said, 'Wow, you learn something new every day.' and then in the corner of his eye, he saw something in the fossil, there was a distinct orange glow. 'Hey there's something in it, glowing.' Damon also saw it too, 'Yeah you're right, hand me the axe and I'll get it out.' He dug with the axe and pulled out the source of the glowing, it was orange, shiny and looked like a topaz or an orange diamond encased in a tube.
Damon said, 'Hmm, this is really interesting, what it could be?' While the two were awing over the amazing find, an unexpected guest showed up, ready to fight for his masters. And it was Ungor, the obese, half-brain sent by Snide to retrieve an Energem. The grotesque monster said, 'I'll tell you what it is, it's mine, now hand it over.' Jim stood there, holding the Energem, not reacting to the beast's request. And then, Ungor said, 'Fine, have it your way, human.' and charged toward Jim with his club and before he could land it, Damon had a burst of adrenaline and grabbed Ungor's hand before he could hit him and said, 'I don't think so creep. Dad, go over there, I'll get rid of him.'
And Jim surprised at his son's heroism, handed him the Energem and left the area, but was still watching his son get ready to take on a monster.' Ungor then said, 'You're brave for a human, but you won't be for long.' And the heroic teen then said, 'Bring it on.' and with that, he took his neccessary distance to take on the grotesque beast. Damon held a shovel and was going to use it to fight the monster, he raised it and was using like a sword against Ungor and it was on, the two were like knights in Camelot, back and forth, after a while, Damon found an opening to properly take down Ungor, he used the shovel to hit him on the leg, with the monster exclaiming, 'Ow, that wasn't right.' and while he was nursing his pain, Damon then ran towards the car but not before Ungor said, 'Hey come back here human.' and Damon then said, 'Come on Dad, let's get out of here.' and the two got to the car before their grotesque hunter could catch them. The monster then said, 'Oh no, this won't be good with Master Snide.'
Far enough and now safe from the beast, Damon and Jim were on the road, heading to a local jewel expert to determine the stone they found. Jim said, 'Wow, that is one unique jewel we found and I got to say Day, I'm surprised you defended me like that.' Damon said, 'It was nothing Dad, nobody tries to hurt you on purpose, and I've had so much held back anger from long ago that needed be to let out. But anyway, I had fun today.' and in no time at all, he heard a tingling from within his pocket, he pulled it out and held the Energem, it started glowing and within seconds, a large beam shot around him and he felt a new power surge through him and saw a giganotosaurus in his mind, bonding him to the Orange Energem. He said, 'Whoa, that feels different, I feel like I could punch ten brick walls and be fine.' Jim then just shook his head and laughed and kept driving.
After a while, they arrived at Crazy Kenny's Jewels and Fine China Shop and with that, they walked up to the counter and there was a man with an eyepatch, crew cut, and a barbed wire tattoo above his eye. Jim said, 'Excuse me, are you Crazy Kenny?' and he said, 'Well yes I am, can I help you with something?' Jim said, 'Yes absolutely, my name is Jim Moherty and this is my son Damon.' Damon then said, 'We found this jewel-like stone, out in the digging grounds just west of here and we wondered if you knew what it might be. Kenny then looked at it and said, 'Hmm, well it's orange, might be a topaz, could be an emerald, it seems different and I've seen a lot of gems before.' Then realized something, 'Aw, hornfeathers Lyle, I tell you not to turn my TV off, I don't get to see my show.' After he turned it on, it showed a broadcast from the Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum where curator Kendall Morgan was giving an interview, 'Yes, we had discovered there is a unique and powerful gem just outside of Amber Beach, and it is imperative that it is found, because who knows of its origins, it could mean danger. It may be inside of a dinosaur fossil, so if anyone has seen it, come to the museum and we'll safely store it, so it can be preserved. Thank you for watching.'
Kenny then said, 'Boy, that girl sure had some energy and a little bit of silliness, inside of a dinosaur fossil, I don't know about that. Damon was thinking over the last conversation, hearing the words that his mind put emphasis on, 'power', 'gem', 'danger' and 'energy'. It took him about another 2 minutes and then, he caught on. Kenny just saying 'energy' made him realize he thought of gem instead of jewel and put the two as a word combination 'gemergy', 'ener..., wait, he thought 'Energem'!, that makes sense now. This is actually an Energem, which explains the dinosaurs and the burst of light giving me power. Wait, that's the next part, power and what is the other, 'danger'. Yes, that's right, oh wait wait wait, 'danger', which he thought has to rhyme with something else, and the only apt rhyme at the moment was 'ranger' and he put those two together and got 'Power Rangers'. Oh this made so much sense.
After having himself out of nervousness, he said, 'Uh Dad, I think I need to go to a museum.' He walked from the local coffee shop to the Dinosaur Museum and walked into the cafe and ordered a Bronto Burger, medium well, fries and a Spritzer. He was enjoying his meal and then saw Tyler go by and got his attention, 'Hey wait.' The tan ranger with the T-Rex on his shirt, said, 'Are you talking to me.' Damon said, 'Yes I am. Hi, my name is Damon Moherty and I came to see Ms. Kendall Morgan.' Tyler said, 'Well we'll get her for you after she's done talking to visitors. By the way, I'm Tyler Navarro, your bus boy and might I ask, how was your Bronto Burger.' Damon then said, 'Very good Tyler, I definitely would have one again.' Chase then came back from skateboarding and Koda and Ivan came out to clean up the tables and Shelby came to Damon's table and gave him his check and a slight breeze knocked it onto the floor. Tyler saw it said, 'Here, I'll get that for you.' Damon then said, 'No thanks, I've got this.' and he bent down to pick it up and then since it was loose enough, the Orange Energem fell out of his sweater pocket and Tyler noticed it right away and everyone stood there frozen for a second.
After they were in the kitchen, with the top closed, Tyler and the other rangers had Damon inside the kitchen and Tyler said, 'So you found the Orange Energem?' and once he was calm enough, worried that he might be in trouble, had said, 'Yes I did, out in the digging area east of Amber Beach, inside of a fossil. I was coming to tell someone I found it, but I wasn't expecting it this way.' Ivan said, 'Well you sure were a smart lad bringing it to us, Sir...uh, what is your name?' The teen then said, 'Oh yes, my name is Damon..Damon Moherty.' Shelby said, 'Well Damon, you definitely seem like you want to help people.' And he then said, 'Oh yes absolutely, I was just worried I would be interrogated for this.' Tyler said, 'Definitely not, we only say you don't tell anybody about us, but if you need a fighter to defend the Energem, then I'm your man.'
Koda said, 'He friend. Now let's show him base.' Damon said, 'Yes please let me see the base, I guarantee to be secretive after this.' Riley said, 'Okay fine. Follow us Damon and you won't be sorry.' They walked to a dinosaur head and Tyler walked up to it first and said, 'Alright Damon, here we go, you see this tooth here, it's special. He pulled it to the right and it opened the secret passage to the Rangers' base. It stayed open for a long time, so nobody had to pull it again, until the passage closed again, although there was a bottom path to exit the base. Many of the others followed him down and Chase said, 'Don't worry mate, nothing will happen.' And then, Damon sat down and slid himself down the hatch into the base. Where it was full of machinery, a scanner, and he saw 10 slots, holding other Energems. There he saw a robed alien figure with a staff, and after seeing Damon said, 'Who might you be?' After a second, he told him, 'My name is Damon, who are you?' Zenowing said, 'This is Keeper, the protector of the Energems, I am Zenowing, Keeper's apprentice and holder of the Silver Energem. Damon said, 'Well, it's nice to meet you both. And I met you Tyler, who else are you all, so I can remember your names, Tyler began the roll call for everyone else. 'Well, this is Shelby, saying to the girl in the pink shirt and purple sweater. Next, is Koda, who is a caveman, saying to the prehistoric teen in the blue shirt. Then, we have Riley, in the green shirt. This is Chase, in the black shirt with a skateboard, this is Ivan, who is the Knight of Zandar.' Damon said, 'It is an honor to meet all of you, I am glad to be part of this team.'
After shaking everyone's hand, you hear another person come into the base, a female with glasses and a clipboard, who then says, 'How many times do I tell you to lock the entrance, if you're the last one to use it. We could have an intru...' She stopped herself, when she saw Damon in the middle of the group. She said, 'Just who might you be?' Damon said, 'My name is Damon Moherty and you're just who I came here to see.' Tyler said, 'Uh Miss Morgan, Damon here has something to show you. Don't you Damon.'
The teen said, 'Yes I do.' and with that, he showed the Orange Energem and Kendall took it gently from him and took the magnifying glass and looked it over, it was what they were looking for. 'This is amazing, a real eleventh Energem, you are lucky to have found this.' Damon then said, 'I'm glad I could and yes I did bond with it.' He began his backstory from earlier and said, 'I was out in the digging grounds east of the city with my dad and while I was digging in my area, we discovered a giganotosaurus fossil and then afterward, we saw a glowing orange light, so I pryed where the glow came from and there it was. At first, I didn't realize what it was and then some monster tried to attack us to get it.' Riley said, 'Wait, a monster. Was it fat, yellow and had bad-looking teeth?' Damon said, 'Yes it was.' Tyler said, 'That's Ungor, he was out in the dump looking for food.' Day then said, 'Anyway, this Ungor as you say, was about to hit my dad with his club. So I grabbed his arm and told my dad to head for safety, he handed me the Energem and I used a shovel to fight against him, after I hit him in the leg with it, he fell down and started holding onto his hurt leg, letting me run towards the car. After we escaped, I heard a tingling sound in my pocket, I took the Energem out of my pocket and when I was holding it, a beam of energy shot into me, and I saw this giganotosaurus with the same orange gleam as I did, it was a unique feeling. We still weren't sure what this was, right away, but we heard you Miss Morgan, on the TV and I caught several unique words and it clicked in my mind, Energy, gem, power, danger - Energem, which this is and Power Rangers. So I knew to go to the museum and here we are.'
Shelby said, 'So the Energem ended up with the spirit of a giganotosaurus, which is incredibly tall.' Kendall said, 'Well the Energems were first bonded to 10 of the most fierce and cunning dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Parasaur, Velociraptor, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Pachyosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Titanosaurus. It makes sense that the eleventh Energem was created with the spirit of this dinosaur, being the biggest dinosaur, known for intimidating its prey. Well Damon, if you're gonna be part of the team. You need some Dino chargers, which means we'll need your orange Energem, so we can create the chargers and so you can access several unique battle commands.' Tyler said, 'But wait, although he's bonded with an Energem, there is no what Giganoto-zord for him.' Zenowing said, 'Well then, we'll show you how to make one for our friend here.' Chase said, 'Really, you know how to build a Zord?' The galactic bird then said, 'Yes I helped create the other Zords using a geode, genetic material of the dinosaur, and metal and to make it functional, a spirit of a warrior, who fights to protect.' Kendall said, 'Well we have a geode over there.' Damon said, 'You can use parts of the fossil out in the digging grounds as the genetic materials.' Tyler said, 'Damon is already bonded to the Energem, so would just holding the Energem up to the geode work?' Zenowing said, 'Yes it would.' Kendall said, And we have pieces of iron scraps inside the cave, alright then let's make a Giganotozord.'
It then began a montage, getting all the pieces put into an alchemist set, first, a giganotosaurus tooth for the genetics, a small iron pipe for the metallic make-up and they were sealed together, and then once ready, they said, 'Okay now the spirit, Damon, hold your Energem up to the geode.' Damon said, 'Okay then, I'm ready.' He held the Energem beside the geode and then, it fell below the base into a lava pool. After a bit, they heard a beeping on the computer, it said 'Local vital sign nearby.' Kendall said, 'I think we have made a zord. Thank you for your guidance, Zenowing.' The galactic bird, then said, 'It was my pleasure, the more help the better.' Kendall then said, 'Oh and just in time, Damon, here are your Dino Chargers, they will help you with your commands, especially to call for your Giganotozord.' Damon said, 'Thank you all for this, I'm glad to be part of this team. Oh right, I need to go to my dad.' Everyone looked worry he would be leaving, until Damon finished, 'To tell him I'll be staying for a while.' Everyone cheered for him, and Tyler said, 'Oh, welcome to our team Damon. We've got more Rangers waiting to meet you.' Damon said, 'I had a feeling after seeing all the Energem slots.'
It showed him back at the hotel with his dad and it showed his mother Mandi on the screen, as they were on Skype on his laptop. He had told his parents, he would volunteer at the museum in Amber Beach over the summer. Damon said, 'So I'll see you guys in 3 months.' Mandi said on the screen, 'I'm gonna miss you my little Day-Day.' Damon said, 'I'll miss you too Mom, and I'll miss you too Dad.' Jim then said, 'You get out there and have a good time in that city.' Damon said, 'I sure will, I love you guys, I'll see you both at the end of the summer.' And then both of his parents said, 'Goodbye Damon.' and with that, the teenager was on his way to a new experience.
And that is Episode 1 over with. It felt good writing this, since I loved this show so much and it definitely would be how I'd react to it. Now please, like, comment and review. Also, I came up with the design after Greencosmos80's deviantart picture, which after reading it, made sense to be a dinosaur spirit. And soon, Chapter 2 will be back (it will also be the last introduction chapter). Everything else will just be slight altering of the other episodes, to include 'Damon' with slight comments and being part of a few fights.
Until next time, this is ThaMaster, signing off.