I've always had this idea in mind, and it has expanded into something glorious. So, with Power Rangers Dino Charge now getting started, I'm starting my own fanfic Power Rangers. The first few chapters will come out pretty quick, but after a while I plan on publishing one chapter per week to coincide with each new Dino Charge episode, so that maybe the official will be finished before the fantasy. I also hope to have more detailed pics of the Ranger outfits, Morphers, Zords, and Megazords on my Deviantart account, but until then I won't go much into descriptions. Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers, Ace Attorney, Sonic the Hedgehog, Skies of Arcadia, Shovel Knight, or Mega Man.
Chapter 1: The Invasion
It happened so suddenly that the planet Earth was caught unaware. What appeared to be a prison vessel arrived in near orbit and began releasing its prisoners, along with a massive robotic army. Most of Earth's forces were overwhelmed, and before long the army had taken over every major city. Sigma, the Supreme General of the robotic army, had the prison converted into a command base on Earth's Moon. He now stood with his trusted commanders, Dr. Doppler, General, Gate, and Red. "Our forces have taken over 99% of the planet's surface," General reported, "Only a few pockets of resistance remain, but they are putting up a tremendous fight."
"Power Rangers no doubt," Sigma said, "We fought with and defeated Rangers before on other planets. The only reason we failed last time is because that team used tactics that caught us offguard." Dr. Doppler looked over to a rejuvenator tank where another robot was sleeping. "They hit us hard, nearly killing our glorious leader Lumine. His last words before going offline temporarily was for Sigma to lead us." "Which is why we tricked the pilots of this vessel into letting us onboard," Gate said, "So we could get reinforcements." "And even that would not be enough," Red said, "We also need a stronghold from which to strike back."
Just then, an alert sounded off from within the base. Vile, one of the army's lieutenants, marched into the chamber. "Sir, we've detected two interstellar vessel approaching the planet. One is carrying ten lifeforms on board." "The pilots of the prison vessel no doubt," Sigma said, "So they managed to follow us. What of the other vessel." "I'm afraid," Vile said, "It is the Grand Guardian Flagship." Sigma and the four commanders gasped. "The Arcadia Rangers?!," Gate said, "They followed us here?!"
Vile shook his head. "The vessel itself is empty, no lifeforms on board. However, we did a scan and found Vyse and his team have placed all of their powers on board, ready for natives of the planet to pick up and use for themselves. If not for the fact that the pilots were right behind the flagship, we never would have detected it." Sigma considered his options. "With the Arcadia Rangers' powers here, Arcadia itself is virtually defenseless. However, we cannot simply launch an attack now. We would need to divert a great deal of our forces to do that, and with there still being resistance, that is something we cannot afford."
"All the same," Dr. Doppler said, "We really should deal with the Arcadia Rangers' powers while it is still unclaimed. That will cement our victory when we finally do retaliate against Arcadia." Sigma nodded. "Agreed. Vile, contact Dr. Wily at once." Vile nodded and walked over to the communication grid. "It certainly was a stroke of luck finding a human scientist so skilled in robotics," Red said, "Thanks to him, our forces have grown substantially." 'Nice to know you appreciate my talents,' Dr. Wily said as his face appeared on the screen.
"Naturally," Sigma replied, "Our invasion would not have gone so smoothly without the vast number of footsoldiers you were able to produce. And now we need them to go on a small errand." 'You freed me from a lifetime of imprisonment on KO-35's new compound,' Dr. Wily said, 'I am more than willing to assist.' "Good," Sigma said, "We're sending you some coordinates that will lead you to where we believe the Arcadia Rangers, our most recent foe, have sent their Megazord in its flagship form, along with all of their powers. Find it, and destroy it. Once it is gone, we can take our time with the remaining resistance." Dr. Wily nodded and cut the communication.
Wily prepped a small squad of his Mettaur footsoldiers, aided by several Octobatteries and Beaks for additional firepower. As he made the final preparations, his second-in-command Bass arrived. "The Proto Eye is ready for deployment," he said. "Just in time," Dr. Wily said, "While the Grand Guardian Flagship is more powerful than my Proto Eye, it's weakness lies in that it must have a driver, whilst the Proto Eye is autonomous." He then turned to the platoon. "Your target must be destroyed at all costs. Make sure it is completely dismantled. There must be nothing left to salvage. Understood." The platoon nodded in unison, then headed out.
Meanwhile, the arrival of the giant vessel did not go unnoticed. Eight people saw it flying overhead and hurried to where it had landed. They were Phoenix Wright, Vera Misham, Apollo Justice, Iris Fey, Diego Armando, Miles Edgeworth, Franziska von Karma, and Simon Blackquill. "Hey," Simon said as he climbed a small cliff, "I think I found it." The others joined, and were in awe at the sight of the starship. It seemed to be made of at least eight smaller vessels, connected via a magnetic docking system. As the group approached, a door on the side opened up.
Inside, they found a central cockpit with an octagonal podium in the center. Curious, Phoenix touched his hand to the center. Instantly a holographic message started up, displaying a young man dressed almost like a pirate. "Greetings people of Earth," the recording said, "My name is Vyse, a Blue Rogue Pirate of the planet Arcadia in the Alpha Centauri system. Recently our planet was attacked by an intergalactic conquerer named Lumine, along with his massive army. Luckily, me and seven of my closest friends were able to become Power Rangers. Although Lumine had fought and defeated Ranger teams on other planets, ours was a team unlike any other he had faced, and we eventually triumphed."
"Anyone else thinking Lumine is the one behind this invasion?," Apollo asked. The recording continued. "While Lumine himself was destroyed, probably beyond repair, his Supreme General, Sigma, took what few forces survived and left the planet, vowing to finish what Lumine started. Soon enough, we got word that Sigma had attacked and commandeered a prison vessel, then headed off for the nearest inhabited planet... Your own. We still had cleanup to do on Arcadia, but got the idea to send our powers after Sigma so that a new team may fight back against them. I realize by now he may have already conquered your planet, but the fact that this recording is playing is proof alone that all hope is not lost. Take these Moon Crystals and Lunar Morphers. Everything you need to know can be found inside this console. Good luck, and as was once said by Zordon, may the Power protect you."
The recording finished and the console opened up, revealing eight gems of different shapes and colors. Phoenix picked up the blue gem, which looked like his own magatama. Vera picked up the yelled gem, which looked like a cube. Apollo picked up the green gem, which was similar to the yellow one but seemed to be more made to stand on a point rather than one of the faces. Iris picked up the silver gem, which looked like a large lens. Diego picked up the red gem, which appeared to be an inverted pyramid. Miles picked up the purple gem, which looked like a cylinder with a point at both ends. Franziska picked up the black gem, which resembled a teardrop. Finally, Simon picked up the gold gem, which looked a fully cut diamond.
Upon picking up these gems, flashes of images raced each of their minds, showing them the battles of the previous holders of the gems. Once the images subsided, Phoenix nodded. "I get it. These are the Moon Crystals." "And these," Miles said, picking up a wrist mounted compass, "Must be the Lunar Morphers." Franziska looked around. "Then this whole ship must be the Megazord. Guys, with these new powers, would could work to free Earth from Sigma." Just then, an alert sounded from within the cockpit. "That's a proximity alarm," Iris said, "Guess someone else found the ship." "Someone not friendly," Diego said, "Since we have these new powers, what's say we put them to the test." Everyone nodded, and headed out to meet the threat.
Outside, the Mettaurs had run into some unexpected company. A mysterious individual wearing blue knight armor and brandishing a large shovel had confronted them and started wailing on them. Three Mettaurs tried to attack his left, only to have their weapons blocked by the shovel's shaft. The knight pushed them off, then used the spade of the shovel to block another attack before making a big swing, taking out several Mettaurs. "Hey there!," came a voice from behind him. The knight to see Phoenix and the others approaching. "Locals of the planet I see," the knight said, "But this situation is dangerous. You should flee now."
"Don't worry about us," Vera said, "We've got some surprises for these guys." The eight of them looked at each other and nodded. They then said in unison, "Lunar Morphers! Moons, give us strength!" They each pressed a button on the Lunar Morphers, now with the Moon Crystals embedded in them.
"Wave of Yafutoma!," Phoenix called out.
"Lightning of Valua!," Vera called out.
"Life of Ixa'Taka!," Apollo called out.
"Void of Mid Ocean!," Iris called out.
"Fire of Nasr!," Diego called out.
"Ice of Glacia!," Miles called out.
"Shadow of Cape Victory!," Franziska called out.
"Chaos of North Ocean!," Simon called out.
The eight of them were enveloped by the elements they invoked. When the elements subsided, they were standing as new Power Rangers. Their suits matched the color of Moon Crystal they picked up, it's shape emblazoned in gold above the visors on their helmets, slightly merged with them. The main suits resembled jackets worn by pirates of the 1700s, including boots, all trimmed with gold in key places. The Mettaurs backed up, shocked that their mission was in danger of failing. The eight Rangers looked up to face the Mettaurs.
"Sailing through the sea and sky!," Phoenix called out, "Arcadia Blue Wave Ranger!"
"Uniting with the raging storm!," Vera called out, "Arcadia Yellow Lighting Ranger!"
"Preserving the bounty of the land!," Apollo called out, "Arcadia Green Life Ranger!"
"Never fearing the finality of death!," Iris called out, "Arcadia Silver Void Ranger!"
"Burning with inner passion!," Diego called out, "Arcadia Red Fire Ranger!"
"Planning with cool determination!," Miles called out, "Arcadia Purple Ice Ranger!"
"Striking from within the dark!," Franziska called out, "Arcadia Black Shadow Ranger!"
"Bringing change to the world!," Simon called out, "Arcadia Gold Chaos Ranger!"
The Rangers all struck a battle pose before calling out in unison, "We are the Power Rangers Arcadia! You are finished!" The Mettaurs looked at each other. After a moment's hesitation, they charged. However, it was clear that the Rangers had considerable fighting experience. Phoenix blocked a strike from one, then kicked a second before flipping the first on its back. He then kicked a third several times at varying heights before finishing it off with a spin kick to the head.
Two Mettaurs grabbed Vera's arms, but she quickly got out of the arm lock, then brushed aside the Mettaurs' arms before punching both of the in the head simultaneously. Franziska kicked down Mettaur after Mettaur before ducking under the attack of one and following up with a knife hand to the attacker's torso. Apollo grabbed the arms of two attacking Mettaurs at the wrist, then flipped them over onto their backs, finishing them off with two simultaneous jabs to their chests.
Iris leapt into the air to avoid the attack of one Mettaur before landing on its shoulders. Seeing a whole line of Mettaurs in front of her, she used them like stepping stones, knocking each one down with the back of her heel as she went. Simon dodged several attacks before catching one, twisting the arm of the Mettaur in question before delivering a chop to its chest he ducked under another Mettaurs attack and used a trip kick to knock it down. Diego trapped a Mettaur's arm with his leg. He then used said leg to kick the Mettaur in the head, then flipped behind two others and knocked them down with a trip.
Before long, all the Mettaurs had been defeated. "Power Rangers," the knight said, "How relieved I am to see such a team." The Rangers walked to the knight. "Who exactly are you?," Miles asked. "I am known as Shovel Knight," the knight said, "One of ten noble knights from a distant solar system. Together we are known as the Order of No Quarter, and fought many valiant battles, capturing the universe's worst criminals. We were preparing to send them to a prison compound being built on the colony of KO-35. Things were going smoothly, until we picked up a distress signal while passing through the Alpha Centauri system."
"Let me guess," Simon said, "Sigma." Shovel Knight nodded. "His forces overwhelmed us, and we were forced to retreat in the vessel's escape pod. Shortly after Sigma left with the prison vessel..." He pointed to the Grand Guardian Flagship. "That starship was seen following it. Thinking quickly, we jerry-rigged the escape pod to act as a short-range space cruiser, holding just enough power to follow Sigma to his destination. We had hoped to re-commandeer the prison vessel, but things have just become far more complicated."
Back at Dr. Wily's lab, the doctor and Bass did not look happy. "We weren't expecting someone to actually find the flagship," Bass said, "And now not only do they have the powers of the Arcadian Rangers, but they've just wiped out our first platoon." Dr. Wily closed his eyes. "Direct the Beaks and Octobatteries to their location, and send out Proto Eye. I will contact Sigma about this development." Bass nodded and started punching in some commands on the keypad in front of him. Deep within the lab's assembly bay, a giant eye began to glow.
Sensing sudden danger, the Rangers scattered as several energy blasts were fired at them. Turning in the direction of the attack, they saw several waves of Octobatteries and Beaks pointing their weapons at them. "Looks like we need some firepower," Vera said with a nod, "Let's try out those cool weapons we saw." "Agreed," Phoenix said, "Let's blast these freaks." He held out his hands and called out. "Wave Cutlasses!" Two blue stylized cutlasses materialized, one held in a reverse grip. Vera was next. "Lightning Boomerang!" One by one the other rangers called their weapons. "Life Gauntlet!" "Void Sphere!" "Fire Flintlocks!" "Ice Rapier!" "Shadow Scythe!" "Chaos Blade!"
Their weapons summoned, they focused the energies from their Moon Crystals. Using this energy they began exchanging fire with the robotic artillery. Despite having to dodge a few times, the Rangers soon destroyed all their foes. "Man," Apollo said, "These new powers are killer." Suddenly, a massive quake was felt. All eyes turned to Miles, who simply stared. "What? I got over my fear of earthquakes a long time ago." A second quake occurred, and it was clear that it was coming from a specific direction. The turned to see a giant monoped robot, the Proto Eye. "Judging from its path," Apollo said, "I think it's heading for the Grand Guardian Flagship." "Well then," Phoenix said, "It'll get more than it bargained for. Let's go, Flagship Zords!"
The Grand Guardian Flagship split into the eight Flagship Zords, which flew over the Rangers and dropped boarding ropes. Once on board, the Rangers each sat at their control cockpit.
"Here we go," Phoenix said, "Blue Draco!"
"Systems green," Vera said, "Yellow Cygnus!"
"Weapons online," Apollo said, "Green Chameleon!"
"Course set," Iris said, "Silver Serpent!"
"Target locked," Diego said, "Red Lynx!"
"Compass synced," Miles said, "Purple Auriga!"
"Engines primed," Franziska said, "Black Monoceros!"
"Let's trash this bot," Simon said, "Gold Delphinus!"
The Flagship Zords strafed around the Proto Eye, firing their signature weapons. The Draco fired its massive Draco Cannon. The Cygnus fired Homing Torpedoes. The Chameleon used its claw and cannon options, including gatling turrets, a harpoon gun, a flamethrower, and the Prototype Cannon. The Serpent fired its powerful Main Cannons. The Lynx used its Magic Cannon. The Auriga slammed into the Proto Eye with its Iron Ram. The Monoceros strafed the robot with its Sub Cannons. Finally, the Delphinus fired its powerful Moonstone Cannon.
Still, the Proto Eye seemed sturdy enough to take all the Zords' punishment. "Well team," Phoenix said, "Looks like it's that time." "Aw yeah," Apollo said, "Every Ranger team lives for this moment." "Here we go," Phoenix said, "Grand Guardian Flagship!" The Chameleon pulled a one-eighty. Then the Cygnus split in half vertically, the Auriga attaching to its left while the Draco attached to its right. They attached to the Chameleon so that its fore was near the Cygnus's aft. The Lynx and Serpent then attach the aft of the Chameleon, with the Lynx on the left and the Serpent on the right. The Delphinus split in half like the Cygnus and attached to the side of the Auriga and Draco. Finally, the Monoceros split in half horizontally and attached to the top and bottom of the Chameleon.
The reformed Grand Guardian Flagship flew toward the Proto Eye. "Let's go Rangers," Phoenix said, "Battle mode time!" The bridge of the Chameleon folded into itself. The fore sections of the Lynx and Serpent folded out into feet while the center of those ships extended to become knees. Fists emerged from the fore sections of the Auriga and Draco as the Monoceros made a second split and moved to the sides of the Chameleon to resemble a vest. The Auriga and Draco extended to reveal elbows, and their aft sections folded out to become shoulder pads. The energy cannon of the Chameleon folded out to the front of the Megazord, while the gun folding up into a tricorn hat, then extended to reveal the head of the Megazord. Now moved to the central cockpit, the Rangers called out, "Swashbuckler Megazord, ready to fight!"
As Sigma continued to confer with his commanders, a call came in from Dr. Wily. 'We have a situation Sigma, one you're not going to like.' "What is it?," Sigma said with a sigh. 'You're better off seeing for yourself,' Dr. Wily said, and the monitor switched to a view of the Swashbuckler Megazord ready to fight the Proto Eye. Sigma shook his head as Red facepalmed. "I hate to state the obvious," Red said, "But it seems we failed to destroy it in time." Sigma nodded in acknowledgment. "Wily, ready our new lieutenants. It's time we start working harder to crush the resistance." 'As you command Sigma,' Wily said, and he terminated the connection.
Shovel Knight watched in awe as the Rangers in their Swashbuckler delivered blow after punishing blow to the Proto Eye. Its hands, powered by the Iron Ram and the Draco Cannon, dealt damaging punches, it could also fire cannons and torpedoes from its vest and boots, and the Prototype Cannon from its chest. It also had access the gatling gun, harpoon gun, and flamethrower from the Chameleon. Finally, the Proto Eye seemed to be on its last legs. "Here we go team," Phoenix said, "Moonstone Cutlass!" The Moonstone Cannon from the Delphinus popped out from the left half. The Swashbuckler Megazord took hold of it, and the energy formed into a giant cutlass.
Racing forward, the Swashbuckler slashed through the Proto Eye, causing it to short circuit and explode. The Rangers cheered at their victory. "Well done team," Phoenix said, "This was just the beginning, but we've definitely taken a huge step towards taking back our planet." Shovel Knight nodded his approval. "Well done Rangers. Keep this up and Sigma will soon be defeated." Swashbuckler turned off the energy blade and triumphantly twirled the cannon around in its hand before letting it slide back into the Delphinus.
In his lab, Dr. Wily was addressing eight individuals. "Sigma didn't free us just out of the goodness of his heart," he explained, "He needed us for an important mission. And now the time has come to finish that mission. Earth may be ours, but we have yet to consolidate our power. Right now there is a certain robotics lab Sigma wants captured. For what reason I do not know, but I am not about to question Sigma's orders. Head out with a platoon apiece and capture that lab. Dismissed." The eight robots saluted and headed off to complete their mission. Bass walked over to Wily. "This will get the Rangers attention." Wily nodded. "Hopefully, having more enemies to fight at once will overwhelm them."
To be continued...
Things are just getting started. And hopefully the amount of enemies will give more to write about, giving me longer chapters. Read and review.