A Power Rangers: Spirit Force Tale

Mighty Morphin Ninjetti Rangers


A Christmas to Remember

by: Shamrock Holmes


Rated: 13+

Chapter 1: A Very Important Person

Disclaimer: Power Rangers and all its related logos are property of Disney Entertainment and/or Saban Entertainment, the X-Men and all its related logos are property of Marvel Entertainment, and both are being used without permission on a non-profit basis. Any original characters belong to me.


A/N: This companion fic to Power Rangers Spirit Force takes place during the Christmas season of the 'run' considerably later than the current chapter of the main story, and as such many contain mild spoilers for upcoming content. Some elements from "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" and "A Season to Remember" plus the first movie have been used but some liberties have been taken.

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Tom Trueheart collapsed into a chair of the Food Hall at the Angel Grove Mall, he glared at his best friend, Abraham Park, who had slid into the chair opposite and was eyeing him with a groan. "Abe, remind me why I thought it was a good idea to leave shopping for Christmas this late?"

"Don't ask me, bro," commented the dark-skinned teen. "I got mine done last week, you dragged me here."

"True," he admitted. "I've been busy with the new mural for the Youth Center. Between that, studying for finals, and - you know what – I haven't had the time. Any idea if the girls are here today?"

"Isaw Cindy this morning, they said they'd meet us here," Abe confirmed. He glanced at his watch, "They should be here any minute."

"Could you get some drinks? I'm shattered."

"Coming right up, bro."

By the time Abe had navigated his way through the crowd and bought some drinks the three distaff members of their quintet had arrived. Cindy, a short and stocky Hispanic girl had taken the empty seat beside Abe's while blond-haired Kitty and Willow, the red-headed 'group genius', had taken seats either side of Tom.

"All ready for Christmas, girls?" Abe asked, and smiled as Willow pushed Tom away as he tried to get a peek in one of her bags.

"There's no use trying to get a peek, I got your present on Saturday, Tom."

"Busted."

"Shut it, Abe," said Tom.

"How's Sammy doing?" asked Cindy.

"She's okay," said Tom. "I don't know much more than the official news feeds, Tate runs a tight ship. Apparently they've finished the repairs to the SWAT Flyers from that snake attack back in July and she and Dex are certified now. The Mark 2 Runners are online too and the Defense System will be soon." He smiled , his sister was doing well and he was proud of her. His train of thought was interrupted when a distinctive six-tone alarm sounded from his watch.

"Good ahead, Aunt Adira."

"Tom, you and the others are needed at the North Pole, it is under attack."

"Who? Why? There's nothing, up there..."

Adira said nothing.

"You're kidding me."

"No, Tom I'm not kidding." replied his mentor. "Fortunately, the improved morphers are unaffected by the magnetic pole."

"I'll ask Ash to watch our shopping," said Abe, naming his older sister who worked one of the concessions. He rejoined them a few seconds later in an out-of-way alcove.

"Ready, everyone?" Tom asked. The others nodded and the five teens teleported away in multi-colored beams of light heading north.

"How long do we have to wait?" asked Kitty as they approached the set of snow-covered huts that formed Santa's workshops. "It's freezing here!"

"Not long," replied Tom. "According to Adira, Santa's magic is at its highest at midnight, that's in ten minutes."

"We're ready, Tom," said Abe.

A crackling streak of purple energy came rushing towards them and instantly materialized into a tall, black-robed and purple skinned humanoid.

"Check out Mr Raisin-Head!" quipped Cindy.

Tom turned slightly and scowled at his Pink Ranger.

"Allow me to introduce myself... I am the galactically-feared, globally-reviled and universally-despised... they call me Ivan Ooze."

"Yeah, I know," said Tom. "We've been expecting you."

"Then you know who you are dealing with... step aside."

"I don't think so," said Tom. "We're gonna send you right back to the sewer you crawled out of."

Ivan paused, and sniffed. "There's something very... familiar about you. I don't like it."

"Yeah, I'll bet there is," said Tom, thinking of the story that Adira had told them about his uncle's clash with the villain some three decades earlier.

Ivan scowled, "No. It's not possible! Zordon is dead!"

"Maybe, but Dulcea isn't!"

"That loathsome, she-devil of witch!" Ivan snarled, and stepped back and started to gather his power, "I shall not be defeated by her a second time!"

"Let's do it, guys!" declared Tom. "It's Morphin' Time!"

"Black Ninjetti Ranger Power!"

"Red Ninjetti Ranger Power!"

"Pink Ninjetti Ranger Power!"

"Blue Ninjetti Ranger Power!"

"Yellow Ninjetti Ranger Power!"

"Mighty Morphin Ninjetti Rangers!"

"Arise my Tengu Warriors!" declared Ivan. "Tear them apart!"

A dozen of the feathered creatures charged at the teens, four of them met them head on, but Tom jumped over them and jump-kicked Ivan. "I know your M.O., Ivan," he said. "You're not going anywhere!"

"That's what you think!" said Ivan and fired two more bolts of purple lightning towards him, which he dodged. "You're no match for me!"

"Nice try, Ivan," said Tom, rolling with the blast from two more impacts. "What else have you got!"

"Try these on for size!" snarled the evil overlord and released two more bolts of power, this time rather than exploding, they formed two ooze beings, who struck out at Tom. He rolled with the punches and then ducked under them. "That trick was old six thousand years ago!" he bragged and summoned his personal weapon, a star-shaped buckler, then charged it up and destroyed the ooze beings with an energy wave. Then he risked a glance at his team-mates. Three of the Tengus had been knocked down but they were still putting up a strong fight. "Guys, Tengus hate loud noises!" he said, then groaned as Ivan caught him by surprise with a power bolt. "That one was free, should have made the most of it."

"My turn," declared Willow. "Ninjetti Cannon! The hyper-sonic pulse blasts should have a deleterious effect!"

"Just do it, Will!" barked Abe, who was wrestling with two of the creatures that had him in armlocks.

"Of course!" said Willow and activated her weapon, sweeping it over the battlefield. All around her, the Tengus stopped fighting – four were knocked by the Rangers they had been fighting. Seconds later, they disappeared in a cloud of feathers.

"Curses!" snarled Ivan, and gathered his power again. "If you want something done right, then you have to do it yourself!" He said, and threw a massive wave of energy at the Rangers, who were blown backwards.

"Bye, bye, kiddies!" crowed Ivan and turned to leave.

"Not, so... fast," said Tom, clambering to his feet and moving so he wasn't directly in front of the others. "I'm... not done, yet."

"I think you are!"

"Looks can be... deceiving," said Tom. "Eagle Saber!"

A large, gold and red curved blade materialized in his hands. "Aerostrike Armor, activate!"

A thick, gold chest plate with a white jewel in the center materialized over his chest followed by gold bracers and belt. "Red Aerostrike Ranger!"

"That's nice... not!" snarled Ivan and fired another energy wave.

"Aerial Mode!" declared Tom and a pair of wings snapped out of the chest plate and carried him into the air. "Feather Blast!"

A hail of small slivers of energy burst from the wings and peppered Ivan and the ground around him, driving him backwards. Ivan threw several more blasts but they seemed to be weaker, either he was loosing power or just not concentrating. Either way, Tom wasn't going to let the opportunity go to waste. "Eagle Saber... Full Power!"

The weapon glowed brightly, drawing power from his Morpher and the jewel in the Armor. Then he drew it upwards and brought it down in a brutal slashing attack. The ground around Ivan exploded and he was thrown into the air and landed hard.

Tom touched down and dissolved his Armor then helped his friends to stand.

"Did you think the Master of Disaster could be destroyed that easily?" asked a voice.

"Oh, no!" said Cindy. "He's still..."

When the smoke cleared, Ivan stood before them, his clothes battered and torn, but still very much alive. "Now... I'm really ANGRY!!!" he declared, and then he began to grow.

"That's a new trick for him," said Tom. "Dulcea said he needed war machines last time."

"Clearly he has evolved to alleviate that hindrance," observed Willow.

"We need the Ninjetti Zords, now!" declared Tom.

The five Zords flew into view seconds later and the Rangers jumped up to meet them.

"Ready guys?" asked Tom from behind the controls of his Zord, a Wolverine.

"Elephant Zord. Activating weapon systems!" replied Abe.

"Coyote Zord. All systems online," added Willow.

"Alligator Zord. Battle Ready, Now!" reported Kitty.

"Let's finish this!" said Cindy.

"Activate Ninjetti Megazord Sequence!" ordered Tom.

"Right!"

The Alligator Zord folded inwards to form the torso, with the Elephant Zord forming the waist and legs. The Red and Blue Rangers' Zords formed the arms and the Albatross rotated itself around to form the head.

"Ninjetti Megazord, online!"

"Thirty seconds to midnight!" reported Willow. "It's now or never for Ivan!"

"Then let's finish it!" said Tom. "We need the Power Sword!"

Immediately, the long, curved golden blade materialized in one of the Zord's fists and then flames erupted from it and under Tom's deft control it cut Ivan several times. This is it was Ivan himself that exploded and when the smoke cleared he was gone.

"We did it!" cried Cindy.

"He's done!" agreed Abe.

"And just in time too!" reported Willow. "Look!"

The other four Rangers looked to the fair corner of the Megazord's field of view and glimpsed what appeared to be a sleigh pulled by reindeer taking off into the sky and then quickly disappearing out of sight.

"Well done, guys," said Tom. "Let's go home."

A/N: This fic was written over the course of about three hours on Christmas Eve and therefore may be a little rougher than usual. I did it mainly as a challenge to myself and also to introduce the characters who may appear later in the main story. The other semi-standalone piece mentioned in chapter four should be up in a couple of weeks or so. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All.

A/N (revised edition 12/09): Decided to edit this a bit for a new season to add another character to the mix. Originally the Ninjetti Teens' mentor, was Dulcea. However, I have decided to give them an Earth-side mentor, who sent them to Phaedos to receive the Ninjetti Power from Dulcea when Rita and Zedd's son Thrax recovered from the events of Once a Ranger and attacked Angel Grove. This original character, a Jewish Original Purple Ranger called Adira Wassermann, is the creation of my friend and occassional co-author Alex Collins and features in his Harry Potter/Power Rangers crossover Meledon Phoenix. The main Spirit Force story isn't playing ball with me at the moment due to a lack of time and energy, however I am hoping to have another short from this sub-fic up over the weekend.