Power Rangers: World of Darkness
Prologue:
A little over ten years before our story takes place, aliens launched an attack on Earth. They struck from a secret base on the dark side of the moon, sending legions of warships and unleashing an army of robotic warriors against humankind. The aliens declared themselves The Machina Alliance. However, Earth was not taken completely by surprise. Elite troops from the armies of the world were amassed to create a team for the purpose of warding off the invasion. These soldiers were dubbed "The Rangers."
The Rangers created a grand defense for Earth. They fought the aliens off Earth, back through space to their base on the moon in a short two months. The Rangers fought bravely to get the Machina the hell out of our solar system. This was when the Machina pulled the ace from their sleeve. A massive battle machine, dubbed the "Chimera" by the Rangers called "Victory" by the Machina, was brought to bear against Earth's Rangers. The firepower and versatility of this gigantic robot was terrifying. Simply the thought that anything like it could be created was weaponry enough to drive the bravest soldiers away. There was nothing humankind could do. The Rangers were being beaten back hard. Earth was back where it had started, trying to keep the robotic shock troops from slaughtering the entire race.
One day, two of the Rangers stood their ground. They had somehow received incredible new technology. Whether it was Earth made or stolen from the Machina was not known. They wore full body power suits, making them the ideal vision of super soldiers. They tore through the Machina's front lines by themselves, they were winning what had been a hopeless war. These Rangers were more than the normal elite their true identities were never known, but the strange weaponry they wielded was devastating and their superhuman abilities eventually earned them the name "Power Rangers."
These real-life superheroes managed to gain back the ground the normal forces of Earth had taken before in a week. The only thing that stood in the way of winning it all back was the Chimera. These two small yet powerful men still could not fight the technological monster. The rest of humanity thought, that the Machina would push even the Power Rangers back.
But these two had their own trump card yet to play. Seemingly from nowhere, the Power Rangers brought forth their own battle machine, and took it straight to the Machina's headquarters. There was no footage of the behemoth, for it was not on the Earth for long, as the final battle took place on the dark side of the moon. The few people that did see it appear on Earth remember it to be in the shape of a bestial man, adorned with armor engraved with strange runes. They say it flew straight off the planet, brandishing a gigantic spear and took the Chimera on headfirst. The evening of the same day it emerged, it disappeared again, and the last of Machina were seen retreating into the depths of space, hopefully never to return.
This was not, however, a total victory for the Power Rangers. Only one of them, the Black Ranger, returned from the final battle. His partner, the Green Ranger, had been killed.
The Black Ranger said he was not going to stay, for there were many things that needed his attention, "Farewell, Earth. In times of future need, I will return to protect you all". This declaration was the last any human had ever seen of a Power Ranger, for with those words he disappeared from the face of the planet, vanishing into history.
What remained of the original Rangers decided that another invasion was to be expected, and the cities of the world began preparing for it. Networks of underground shelters were created and the Rangers were always recruiting. The world had never felt so completely safe. Earth knew for the next ten years, the closest thing possible to world peace. The Rangers became everything; police, army, navy, air force, space force; the entire safety of the world was their job. The legacy of the Power Rangers only made them more popular and was remembered in movies and television, in multiple different interpretations.
Then, the second invasion struck. Beams of light ripped through the atmosphere of the Earth and decimated Ranger installments, factories, and major cities centered completely on North America. The other countries of the world concentrated on their own defense and isolated themselves from the center continent of this new attack, not offering help. Near-crippled, the North American Rangers attempted retaliation, but could not find their target. Alien forces started appearing through portals that seemed to open up from the sky, dropping their soldiers to the ground. This different tactic of invasion was explained by one obvious fact, these aliens were not the Machina. Where the Machina were made up of seemingly sentient machines, these aliens were made up of a variety of different races, and they called themselves the Zedd Empire.
It has been one month into the second invasion. North America is in ruins. The Zedd Empire has founded an 'Imperial City' in the heart of the continent to continue whatever plans they have for the planet. What is left of the American and Canadian citizens are sealed away in the few shelters that had not been decimated by the beams of light. Those humans who are left over ground can only run and hide for their lives, as the legions of the Zedd Empire hunt for them nightly, carrying their corpses back to their city for unknown purposes. The Rangers lay in small squadrons scattered underground, making small guerilla attacks on the Imperial City whenever they can.
It seems to be only a matter of time before the same happens to the rest of the world. Humankind is without hope. This is where our story begins.
Prologue:
A little over ten years before our story takes place, aliens launched an attack on Earth. They struck from a secret base on the dark side of the moon, sending legions of warships and unleashing an army of robotic warriors against humankind. The aliens declared themselves The Machina Alliance. However, Earth was not taken completely by surprise. Elite troops from the armies of the world were amassed to create a team for the purpose of warding off the invasion. These soldiers were dubbed "The Rangers."
The Rangers created a grand defense for Earth. They fought the aliens off Earth, back through space to their base on the moon in a short two months. The Rangers fought bravely to get the Machina the hell out of our solar system. This was when the Machina pulled the ace from their sleeve. A massive battle machine, dubbed the "Chimera" by the Rangers called "Victory" by the Machina, was brought to bear against Earth's Rangers. The firepower and versatility of this gigantic robot was terrifying. Simply the thought that anything like it could be created was weaponry enough to drive the bravest soldiers away. There was nothing humankind could do. The Rangers were being beaten back hard. Earth was back where it had started, trying to keep the robotic shock troops from slaughtering the entire race.
One day, two of the Rangers stood their ground. They had somehow received incredible new technology. Whether it was Earth made or stolen from the Machina was not known. They wore full body power suits, making them the ideal vision of super soldiers. They tore through the Machina's front lines by themselves, they were winning what had been a hopeless war. These Rangers were more than the normal elite their true identities were never known, but the strange weaponry they wielded was devastating and their superhuman abilities eventually earned them the name "Power Rangers."
These real-life superheroes managed to gain back the ground the normal forces of Earth had taken before in a week. The only thing that stood in the way of winning it all back was the Chimera. These two small yet powerful men still could not fight the technological monster. The rest of humanity thought, that the Machina would push even the Power Rangers back.
But these two had their own trump card yet to play. Seemingly from nowhere, the Power Rangers brought forth their own battle machine, and took it straight to the Machina's headquarters. There was no footage of the behemoth, for it was not on the Earth for long, as the final battle took place on the dark side of the moon. The few people that did see it appear on Earth remember it to be in the shape of a bestial man, adorned with armor engraved with strange runes. They say it flew straight off the planet, brandishing a gigantic spear and took the Chimera on headfirst. The evening of the same day it emerged, it disappeared again, and the last of Machina were seen retreating into the depths of space, hopefully never to return.
This was not, however, a total victory for the Power Rangers. Only one of them, the Black Ranger, returned from the final battle. His partner, the Green Ranger, had been killed.
The Black Ranger said he was not going to stay, for there were many things that needed his attention, "Farewell, Earth. In times of future need, I will return to protect you all". This declaration was the last any human had ever seen of a Power Ranger, for with those words he disappeared from the face of the planet, vanishing into history.
What remained of the original Rangers decided that another invasion was to be expected, and the cities of the world began preparing for it. Networks of underground shelters were created and the Rangers were always recruiting. The world had never felt so completely safe. Earth knew for the next ten years, the closest thing possible to world peace. The Rangers became everything; police, army, navy, air force, space force; the entire safety of the world was their job. The legacy of the Power Rangers only made them more popular and was remembered in movies and television, in multiple different interpretations.
Then, the second invasion struck. Beams of light ripped through the atmosphere of the Earth and decimated Ranger installments, factories, and major cities centered completely on North America. The other countries of the world concentrated on their own defense and isolated themselves from the center continent of this new attack, not offering help. Near-crippled, the North American Rangers attempted retaliation, but could not find their target. Alien forces started appearing through portals that seemed to open up from the sky, dropping their soldiers to the ground. This different tactic of invasion was explained by one obvious fact, these aliens were not the Machina. Where the Machina were made up of seemingly sentient machines, these aliens were made up of a variety of different races, and they called themselves the Zedd Empire.
It has been one month into the second invasion. North America is in ruins. The Zedd Empire has founded an 'Imperial City' in the heart of the continent to continue whatever plans they have for the planet. What is left of the American and Canadian citizens are sealed away in the few shelters that had not been decimated by the beams of light. Those humans who are left over ground can only run and hide for their lives, as the legions of the Zedd Empire hunt for them nightly, carrying their corpses back to their city for unknown purposes. The Rangers lay in small squadrons scattered underground, making small guerilla attacks on the Imperial City whenever they can.
It seems to be only a matter of time before the same happens to the rest of the world. Humankind is without hope. This is where our story begins.