IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE:

If you've read this story/my work before, then reading this author's note is crucial. If you're new to my work, then ignore this and get started with the story!

Hey guys, I've been thinking of doing this for a while now. I was just reading some of my stuff from the past a bit and a realized that I really could have done a much better job with "Energy Combat". As such, I'm going to reboot the entire story keeping some of the core elements while also drastically changing some of the framework of the story (for the better or for the worse, who knows?).

Recently I've been getting into The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel and I have to say that I really like the concept of vigilantism in crime fighting (actually, watching the two films re-inspired me to do this and you'll see a heavy influence of them in some scenes). I decided that molding Power Rangers into this mature style of vigilantism would be kinda cool, so that's what my template is.

Not only that, I'm going to drastically change some of the characters as well. Raylan is going to more resemble Peter Parker, Emma is going to more resemble Gwen Stacy, and Johnny and Mike share qualities of Flash Thompson (but that's not all). With that being said, there is going to be a huge change to the Ranger line-up. I don't want to spoil anything yet so I'm not going to say it, but just keep in mind that this story is less of a re-write and more of a redo.

Anyways, on with the story!

Rated T - May contain strong language or adult themes

PROLOGUE - MASTER J

Another minor author's note for some people who may be OCD about this kind of thing: Obviously English as a language wasn't established millions of years ago - in another dimension, at that - so bear with me when the Shadows speak in English.

Millions of years ago in another dimension...

==The Shadowlands==

A shadowjet zoomed past the Quasar Orb - the sole light source in the Shadowlands - at a blinding speed. Behind it was a much larger superfleet in pursuit.

The Shadowlands was never a forgiving place. Years of spatial compression in a compact zone of existence forged the creation of beings molded by the shadows. These "shadows" - as they were preferred to be called - were essentially pitch-black humanoid creatures with no features apart from their limbs and their cosmic coloring. They existed with absolutely no purpose or direction until the matter holding them together dissolved.

That was, until, Master J put himself into the picture.

Tired of the linear lifestyle of the shadows, Master J took matters into his own hands. He was quick to put the shadows under his rule and was the first (and so far only) shadow to be held up higher than the rest. Time as the leader of the dimension molded him to have a larger and more powerful stature than the rest of the shadows - one that was only to be feared.

Years and years of his rule led to a system of organized government in the Shadowlands with him at the helm. He had several commanders and generals appointed below him that acted as medians between him and his shadow citizens. At this point, it became clear by the differences in the sizes of the shadows which ones held higher standards in society.

The Shadowlands eventually turned into its own kind of utopia. The shadows were able to feel emotion and actually had a direction to live in. No longer were their lives entirely meaningless. The shadows both feared and admired all that Master J had done for them in order for them to be able to live they way they were living.

However, with all societies and leaderships, all it took was a little power to get to Master J's head before corruption began. J began to take advantage of his people on his quest for godlike power. A good chunk of the shadows eventually pushed for a revolution in an attempt to overthrow J from his tyrannic rule. Unfortunately, the revolution was quickly put off by J and his commanders and most of the treasonists were disposed of.

The treasonists that managed to survive formed an underground group led by one of J's closest generals, General Quor. These treasonists put all their power and energy into five colored crystals from their spectrum: red, green, pink, teal, and saffron. These five crystals combined were said to hold enough power to defeat J almost effortlessly, but there was one problem - the treasonists themselves could not harness the power as it would only lead to corruption in their society again. Instead, they would have to send the crystals on a warp to another dimension for another species with a message to harness them.

After spending years and years planning, they were finally able to gather the power to create a warp hole to another dimension. Through that hole they would send the five crystals to track down a world with looming intelligent civilization. Everything was going as planned until J discovered their intentions.

General Quor flew his shadowjet as fast as he could through the Shadowlands. He would have to pilot his way to the warp hole on the far end of the Shadowlands just in time to be able to travel to another dimension. Master J and the rest of his commanders were tailing him as fast as they could, firing deadly light rays harnessed from the Quasar Orb at his shadowjet.

"Can't let that one hit me!" General Quor shouted to himself in his cockpit as he barrel rolled his way out of being roasted by a light ray. Light rays themselves could not damage solid matter, but they had enough power to dissolve a shadow into oblivion. "Gotta be quicker than that!"

"I want him dead!" Master J roared to his commanders in his superfleet's cockpit. "I can't let this traitor escape!"

"We're doing everything we can," Commander Zod reassured his master.

"We won't let him out of our sights!" Commander Krahg shouted and fired another light ray.

General Quor barrel rolled again and continued his pursuit to the warp hole. He didn't have much time as the warp hole had a time limit and would close if he did not reach it fast enough.

"Oh come on..." he mumbled to himself and pushed the gas pedal as far as it would go. "Come on, faster! Come on!"

Master J's superfleet, however, was much faster and was catching up at a dangerous pace. If Quor's shadowjet wasn't able to pick up top speed fast enough he would be nothing more than a memory.

"I want you to unleash everything we've got on him!" Master J shouted at his commanders. "If he leaves then our civilization is doomed!"

"What does it look like we're doing?" Commander Krahg asked in frustration. He took aim at Quor's shadowjet and fired a powerful light ray.

The warp hole began to close up as Quor's shadowjet was approaching at top speed. His jet would make it in time! However, Quor looked in the rear-view video transmitter of his jet and sighed deeply at what he saw. The speed at which Krahg's light ray was coming at was impossible for him to dodge. He sat back in ultimate relaxation, accepting his fate - his life being the sole price for saving the people he cared dearly about.

The light ray flooded his cockpit with blinding whiteness as his body was reduced to absolutely nothing. His jet powered through using its momentum and managed to fly straight through the warp hole just as it was about to close.

"No!" Master J roared as loud as he could in blinding anger. "How could you let that jet get away!"

"We... we're sorry master..." Commander Zod apologized.

"I want all your work and effort going into creating another warp hole..." J grumbled at his commanders. "And I don't want any of you to rest until it is complete. If it takes eons, then so be it! I will not sit back idly as the Shadowlands are ripped apart from the inside out. Am I understood?"

Commander Zod and Krahg sat in silence.

"I said 'am I understood?'" J asked again.

"Yes, master," the two commanders nodded. "We will get to work right away."

"Good," Master J mumbled and took a deep breath.

He wasn't going to lose this battle.

Hey, thanks for reading! I know what you're thinking: another author's note!? Well, kinda. I just wanted to ask anyone who read and enjoyed/didn't enjoy to review and give me some feedback on what I've started off so far. Obviously your feedback means a lot to me since I'm completely rebooting this story so I'd like to know what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong. Thanks!