A/N: Hello, everyone, here is a rewrite of The Warriorress of Horus that I talked about, but instead I am naming it just The Warrior of Horus. It's to make it a little more gender neutral. Female or male, it doesn't matter, you'd still be called a warrior. This story will more or less follow a little more close to the canon, and this story takes place between "Dark Wish" and "Koragg's Trail". There is a possible pairing of Nick/Madison. Really sorry to disappoint you Daggeron/Madison fans, I still ship Daggeron/Madison, but I ship Nick/Madison as well and feel more compelled to write a Nick/Madison story with this. Maybe someday I'll write a Daggeron/Madison story or a one-shot.
Ages of the Power Rangers are different: Vida and Madison are 18 years old instead of 16 like they were in the show, Chip and Xander are 19 years old, and Nick's age stays the same as it was in the show (21 years old)
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Title: The Warrior of Horus
Summary: For the past two weeks, Madison keeps having the same dream where she sees herself in Ancient Egyptian times where she looks after a golden sword. At first, she tries ignoring the dreams, but finds herself unable to when she keeps having them and tries to understand them. She and the rangers are then approached by a man known as the Oracle who tells them of a prophecy surrounding Madison and the rise of a dark Egyptian god when Imperious has intentions to go after it. Tasked with going to Egypt, Madison goes to retrieve the sword of Horus, a weapon that is strong enough to kill a deity, and it is there that she discovers about her past life and her destiny as the warrior of Horus. With the help from the Medjai and an old Medjai enemy, Madison will train herself and stop Imperious from rising the god of chaos from his banishment and bring the world into total chaos, but will it be enough? Xover with The Mummy series.
Rating: Rated T for language and sexual references
Pairing(s): Nick/Madison, possible Imhotep/Madison (past life)
Disclaimer: I do not owe anything from both the Power Rangers Mystic Force and The Mummy, everything belongs exclusively to them. The plot to this story and the OCs all belong to me.
Chapter One: Strange Dreams and Plotting
18-year-old Madison Rocca woke up with a start, sitting up and gasping in fright, afraid that she would see nothing but the pupil-less eyes and darkness. She sighed with relief, though, when she woke up and saw that she was in her bedroom instead of in a temple in Egypt surrounded by walls with colorful hieroglyphics as though she was in ancient times.
'It was just a dream,' she thought.
She laid back down on her bed, trying to calm down her erratic heartbeat that was beating so hard and fast against her chest. Once her heart beat calmed down a little bit, she looked over at her dresser where her alarm clock was to see what time it was. The clock read 5:56 a.m., and Madison nearly groaned in exasperation. As much as she wanted to go right back to sleep, her dream that often went into a borderline nightmare would most likely keep her up for a while, and she had to get up in roughly over a little half an hour, anyway. Might as well just get up and make some coffee, she thought as she got up from her bed.
She went downstairs to the kitchen of the house that she shared with both her mother and her sister and immediately started preparing the coffee for both her and her sister. She decided at the last minute to add a little more coffee for her mother, knowing that she was going to wake up as soon as she and Vida left to go to Rootcore for their magic practice.
Once the coffee was done brewing, Madison poured herself a cup of coffee and added sweetner because that is just how she likes her coffee, stirring her cup before finally taking a sip of it. Madison immediately feels herself rejuvenate a little bit at the first sip and can't help but thank the caffeine gods for the invention of coffee. As she sat at the dining table sipping on her coffee and seeing the sky turn a little bit bluer as the sun rose from the window, Madison started thinking about her dream.
For the past two weeks and three days now, Madison has been having the same dream over and over again. The dream always took place in ancient Egyptian times, and she could see herself walking down a hallway of some sort into a secret compartment. Once she gets close enough to the secret compartment, the door swings open for her and the door reveals a room where there was a podium and a long chest with two guards standing faithfully on each side of the chest. The chest was open, and it revealed a sword that was made out of pure-gold and the handle looked like it was carved into the shape of a falcon with the blade that was medium-length and curved slightly towards the tip.
It was the most beautiful sword that Madison has ever seen, even though she has not seen that many swords except for Nick's and from what she has seen in Hollywood movies or shows. But there was also something eerily familiar about this sword, and Madison could not figure out as to why. She has only seen the sword in her dreams, so why does it feel as if she has seen it before?
There is a moment in the dream where Madison turns away from the chest only for her to feel a sense of dread as if something bad had just happened. She whirled back around only to see that the secret compartment had changed. No longer was she standing in a room that was bright and colorful, but dark and dreary, as if the painting on the walls had faded over thousands of years, and she could see spider-webs almost all around the room. What made that whole scene gross was to see the once two guards that had flesh on them were now just bones, but were still standing upright. The thing that scared her most, though, was seeing the chest was now empty that sent a bolt of both fear and protectiveness within Madison, feelings that she couldn't explain. Before she could react, she is enveloped into darkness, and the last thing she sees before she wakes up is a pair of white pupil-less eyes.
Madison did not know the exact reason she kept having this dream over and over again, but something told her that her dream was trying to tell her something. Like a warning, maybe? She wasn't too sure, but had been considering going up to her uncle (1) and asking him about it. He was the curator of the Briarwood museum and was also an Egyptiantologist, so maybe there was something he could help her with. But she wanted very few people to know as much as possible, so she wasn't too sure about going up and talking to him about it; plus, if he found out that she was having recurring dreams, he would no doubt start saying that it has something to do with her 'destiny' that the 'gods have planned for her'. She is already a Power Ranger, what more could they have planned for her?
She was also considering telling the team about these dreams, but as much as Madison loved her friends, she didn't want to worry them about it until she knew more or got a better idea of what her dreams were saying. The only person who really knew about her dreams was Vida, and that was because her and Vida were so close. Vida always knew when something was up with her sister and Maddie, in turn, knew when something was up with her; after all, they were twins and always knew when something was wrong with the other.
It was then that Vida herself came down the stairs into the kitchen, yawning as she did so. Madison did not even hear her come down because she was so deep in her thoughts about her dream. It wasn't until Vida said something to her that Madison realized she came downstairs.
"Morning," Vida said rather sleepily.
Madison woke up from her daze and realized, with embarrassment, that she didn't even hear her sister come downstairs.
"Oh, morning, sis."
Vida pours herself a cup of coffee, but she puts nothing extra in it because she just likes her coffee straight up black (2). She takes a sip of her coffee as she sits down in the chair across from Maddie.
"Have you been up early again?" she asked.
Madison nodded.
"It was that dream again…"
"You've had that strange dream again?" Vida asked. When Madison responded with a nod again, Vida continued, "You know, you've been having that same dream over and over again for a little over two weeks now. Do you know if the dream means anything?"
"I am not sure, but I always get this feeling that the dream is trying to warn me about something, I just don't know what it is," Madison responded.
"Do you think that it has anything to do with the Darkness?"
"It's a possibility…"
"Maybe you should talk to Udonna, see if there is anything she can do to help you make sense of these dreams."
Madison did not say anything, unsure if she really should talk to Udonna about these dreams just yet. She had no doubt in her mind that a recurring dream usually means something bad in the magical realm and that Udonna would immediately be concerned for her. She didn't have a chance to say anything, anyway, for Vida then turned her attention towards her coffee cup, taking a sip of it before sighing in relief.
"Nothing like good ol' caffeine to wake you up in the morning, right?"
Madison smiles slightly, telling her sister nonverbally that she agreed with her. Caffeine has definitely been a life-saver for both the young teens, especially when they had to get up early in the morning to do Ranger training.
"Alright, I am gonna head on up and get ready," Vida said as she got up to leave, taking her coffee cup with her. "I'll meet you down here by 7:45."
She then leaves the kitchen and heads up the stairs. As soon as Madison hears the door to her room slam shut, Madison leaned back in the chair she was sitting in and sighed.
Being left alone with her thoughts once again, she began to wonder if she really should talk to Udonna about the dream she has been having for over the past two weeks now. As much as she trusted Udonna, Madison wasn't sure if she would be able to help her. Udonna was more of an expert in the magical realm of Briarwood as well as many different realms, and most likely was not an expert in the history and culture of Ancient Egypt. That title belonged more to her uncle.
'Well, it couldn't really hurt to ask if Udonna really knew anything about Ancient Egypt and if she can help me with my dreams,' Madison thought to herself. If push comes to shove, though, she'll ask her uncle about it if Udonna couldn't help her. She wondered how he was doing and thought that maybe she should shoot him a text message later today to see how he was doing; despite how crazy or a bit weird her uncle was, she still loved him and wished that she could see him more often. Most of the time, it was either she and Vida were too busy or that he was out on a business trip in Egypt again, as he is prone to do for long periods of time.
Madison chugs the little that was left of her coffee and then heads upstairs to her room to get ready. She was in the bathroom getting ready when she then noticed the tattoo that was on her shoulder. It was a tattoo that she had ever since she can remember, but her parents didn't take her to a tattoo shop to get it. They weren't the kind of parents to allow a minor to get a tattoo; in fact, her father was rather furious about the tattoo and had her punished for it while her mother was rather shocked, but, surprisingly, didn't seem very upset by it at all. Her uncle, on the other hand, was rather ecstatic when he saw she had the tattoo.
The tattoo had one day just appeared on her shoulder when Madison was just a child, and her father wouldn't believe her even when she said that she never went to a tattoo parlor to get one. According to her uncle, the tattoo was a sacred mark and that it meant that she was a warrior for God.
The 'sacred mark' that Madison had was a pyramid that had an eye at the tip of the pyramid and a sun that was over the top of the pyramid. Madison was told by her uncle that the eye represented the eye of Horus, the god of the sky, and that his eye represented protection to the ancient Egyptians. On each side of the pyramid were falcons, both facing the pyramid, and it was often that Horus was depicted with the head of a falcon.
If being a warrior for God meant being a Power Ranger, then maybe that is what her uncle meant? But then if that is what he meant, then why did she not have any dreams about it prior? Why now does she keep having recurring dreams? Perhaps the tattoo on her shoulder had something to do with her dreams, she suddenly just thought. Maybe she should talk to her uncle about it.
She soon put that in the back of her mind when she realized that she was almost running late and needed to get ready soon. Putting on a pair of blue jeans and her favorite converse, she threw on a light blue tank top that had a button in the back and crochet design at the sleeves and at the bottom edge of her shirt.
Normally, Madison would put some cover-up over her tattoo, as she did not like many people to know about it (except for Chip and Vida who already knew about the tattoo), but this would be a day that she would forget as she was in a hurry. She only put a touch of light makeup on and then went down the stairs to the living room where she waited for her sister. It was exactly at 7:45 when Vida walked down the stairs, wearing a pair of black pants, her usual boots, and a red shirt.
"You ready?" Vida asked when she sees her sister is already waiting for her.
"Ready!" Madison replied.
Both Rocca sisters went to the backyard and headed straight toward the pear tree that their Ummi (3) always tended to. Each sister looked around to make sure that the coast was clear before they turned to each other, signaling that it was before they stepped into the tree to go to Rootcore. The rest of the Rangers and their mentor Daggeron were already there waiting for them with most of them looking tired, except for Chip who looked rather eager to start the lesson already.
"Finally you guys came!" he said.
"What? It's not like we are late or anything," Vida responded.
"Eh, you know Chip, he is always eager to start a lesson," Xander said.
"How is it that you can have such energy this early in the morning?" Vida asked Chip.
"Simple: it just comes naturally," Chip responded.
"Rangers, if you are quite done now…" Daggeron interrupted them gently.
"Sorry, Daggeron," all the Rangers muttered.
Daggeron then turned to the female Rangers, greeting them with a nod.
"Morning, ladies," he said.
"Morning, Daggeron!"
"Ladies, please step in line, we have a very important lesson today."
"Oh, what is it, Daggeron?" Chip said eagerly as the Rocca sisters got into the line. "Are we going to be learning archery today? Sparring? Sword-fighting?"
"Patience, my young pupil, patience," Daggeron said, admiring Chip's eagerness. "You are correct on one of guesses, you will actually be training in sword-fighting today."
Most of the rangers cried in excitement.
"Oh, nice!"
"Sweet!"
"Oh, yeah, always wanted to learn how to use a sword!"
The only rangers who did not seem excited were Nick and Maddie. Maddie because wielding a sword was not necessarily her forte and Nick because he felt he was already trained enough in a sword.
"But I fight pretty well with a sword," Nick said. "Why do I need to train in this?"
"I understand this, Nick, but even with your skills as strong as yours in sword-wielding, you will always have room for growth and improvement," Daggeron said.
At this, Nick said nothing, realizing that Daggeron had a point.
"Now, for this lesson, I will actually have you in pairs sparring against each other. For this lesson, I want you to critique each other's performance and take this information so that you may improve on your skills in sword-wielding. Vida, you will be paired up with me…"
"Ah, why does Vida get to be paired up with the knight?" Chip pouted.
"Don't worry, Chip, I'll make sure to go easy on your mentor so that he is not too beat up by the time you have your knight lessons with him," Vida said.
"Xander and Chip, you are paired with each other. And Madison, you will of course be paired with Nick."
Madison nodded, not really upset by the pairing. Nick was very strong in using the sword, and she was not, so she would take this lesson as a learning experience and a way to learn from the master of sword-wielding. Each pair went to their own space as they sparred against each other. Madison kept making a lot of mistakes, but she appreciated how patient Nick was and he helped her improve on a certain amount of things from her stance to her grip on her sword so that it may not slip easily out of her hands. He at one point went behind her and held her hands to show her how to hold a sword, making Madison blush and become warm at the close proximity, but tried to stay focus on the lesson at hand.
'Focus, Maddie! You need to focus on the lesson and not on how nice Nick's arms feel,' Madison thought. They did feel really nice, though.
Once she was able to do what Nick suggested, and focus on sparring and not on Nick, Madison felt as if she became a little more confident in using a sword. It was then that all of a sudden that the lesson took a weird turn.
One moment, Madison was being dominated by Nick in the use of the sword. The next, it was she that was dominating him. Nick had brought his wooden sword up to bring it straight down on her head, and Madison had blocked him. Nick was pushing hard against her, and Madison doing the same, but Nick was much stronger that he was pushing her to the ground. It was then that something inside of Maddie just snapped and she pushed against him with all her might.
It was enough to push Nick out of balance, and this surprised Nick. He was impressed by this and was about to say something about it.
"Wow, that was very good, Madison! Madison? WHOA!"
Nick barely blocked Madison, for she suddenly came at him, swinging her sword at him. He brought his sword up to his left side, blocking the hit that Madison would have done if he didn't block it in time. Madison then spun around, swinging the sword as if she was about to slice open his stomach, but Nick jumped out of the way in time before she could hit him. This went on a couple more times with Madison swinging and Nick backing up. Her hits were getting stronger and faster that it really surprised Nick, considering that Madison was just learning how to use the sword.
'Where did all of this come from?' he thought. He found himself really liking this new side of Madison that he has never seen before, but never one to go down without a fight, he decided to hit back with the same amount of ferocity. The spar between soon caught the attention of the other Rangers that they stopped what they were doing to watch the two of them.
"Whoa, look at Maddie go!" Chip said.
"I have never seen my sister fight like this," Vida said. "Go, Maddie, go!"
"I wonder where all this ferocity is coming from," Xander said. "I bet I know what it is."
He said all of this with a knowing smile, a smile that only Vida and Chip seemed to understand. Daggeron, on the other hand, was watching the fight between Nick and Madison with both curiosity and concern. From afar, Daggeron could see the fierceness in Madison's eyes as she fought against Nick, nothing like the Madison that he really knew. The Madison he knew was very kind and sweet, even showed this on the battlefield, a trait that sometimes worry Daggeron that someone would take advantage of that, but here, it was like that sweet and kind-nature was no longer there. She showed a fierceness that he has never seen before, and the look in her eyes said that she would show no mercy. This was not the Madison Rocca that he knew…. Or maybe Madison has always been fierce and has never really showed it until now.
There was a moment during the fight where Nick managed to knock Madison's wooden sword out of her hands, pushing her back hard enough that she tripped onto her back and lost her grip on the sword with the sword falling a few feet behind her. Nick thought that Madison would concede at this point, but was surprised once again when she did not; instead, she flipped right back onto her feet and then took a fighting stance. Seeing that Madison was not going to concede, Nick decided to continue to fight. He charged at her with his wooden sword held in front of him while Madison just stayed completely still.
'What are you doing, Madison? Move!' Nick thought.
He was planning on stopping just as he was about to hit her, but was completely surprised when she did a backflip at the last minute, kicking him square in the chin and making him lose focus and balance for a moment. It was enough time, though, for Madison to do a kick swipe at his legs, tripping him and knocking him flat on his back. Next thing he knew was that there was a foot over his chest and he could see Madison looking down at him and the sword that he had in his hand was now in hers and she was pointing it directly at his neck.
For a moment, both the Red and Blue ranger stood still, both of them breathing very heavily from their fight. Nick was looking up at the Blue Ranger in shock and newfound admiration, for he has never seen her fight like that before, and the fact that she managed to knock him flat on his back really shocked him the most, considering that Nick was the strongest fighter out of all five of them. Madison, meanwhile, had a fierce look in her eyes, almost as if she dared him to continue to fight, but then it went away, her fierce look turning into complete shock as if she could not believe what she just did.
Seeing this made Nick worry. 'Is there something going on with her that she is not telling us?' he thought.
"I am so sorry, Nick!" she said as she took her foot off his chest and the pointed end of the wooden sword away from his neck. "Did I hurt you at all?"
"I might have a couple of bruises, but other than that, I'll be fine."
"Oh, sorry," Madison said. "Here, let me help you up."
She offered him her hand, and Nick gladly accepted it, letting her hoist him up. It was then that the other Rangers suddenly surrounded the both of them, taking both Madison and Nick by surprise, not realizing that they were being watched by everyone else.
"Wow, Madison, that was so cool!"
"I have never seen you fight like that, sis! Where did all of that come from?"
"You should have seen yourself, Maddie, first you were like that and then that, knocking Nick easily to the ground," Chip said as he tried imitating her moves as he did so, making the other rangers laugh at his antics. "I want to do that!"
"Yeah, that was amazing, Maddie!" Nick said. "No one has easily taken me down like that, unless you count Koragg. How did you do that?"
"Um, well, I guess you are just a good teacher Nick," Madison responded.
Truth to be told, she didn't know exactly how she did it, she just did. It was like she already knew what to do, even though she has never wielded a sword until just now. Where all of that came from, she didn't know, and she didn't know exactly how to tell everyone how she did not know. Daggeron seemed to sense her uncomfortableness, for he then interrupted the group.
"Alright, rangers, that's enough for today's combat training," he said. "Let's head inside of Rootcore for your magic studying and practice."
This made the rangers groan.
"Ah, come on, Daggeron, please just one more round?" Chip asked.
"I'm afraid not, Chip, you need to practice your magic," Daggeron replied.
He then turned to Madison and gave her a congratulatory nod.
"Madison, a job well done, Nick must be a very great teacher."
"Yes, he is," Madison said, and she meant it when she said it.
Nick was really great at teaching people how to use the sword. She felt a little more confident in using a sword by what he taught her, minus the fact that she managed to knock him flat off his feet without really knowing how she did that.
"Alright, rangers, let's head on inside," Daggeron said.
The rangers all groaned but did as they were told. Before Madison could go with them, Daggeron stopped Madison.
"Madison, wait, I want to talk to you for a moment," he said.
"Okay, sure, what's up?" Madison asked.
"Are you feeling alright at all?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, lately, I've noticed that you've been sleep deprived," Daggeron said. "You are developing bags under your eyes and have been dozing off during your studying, something you never really have done. I have always known you to be a very studious person, even when you are sleep deprived. And today, you acted very strangely during your fight with Nick, you acted very…different, to say the least. I know you have never used a sword before until now, but you acted as if you knew how to use one your whole life when you sparred with Nick."
"It was nothing, Daggeron, Nick is just a great teacher, that's all," Madison lied.
She did not want to really talk about what was going on with her lately, she felt as if they already had enough on their plate and that they shouldn't have to worry over her. She was fine and could take care of herself, but Daggeron wasn't having any of it.
"Madison," Daggeron began sternly but gently, "I may be your teacher, but I also consider you my friend and, as a friend, I know that there is something going on that you are not telling me or the team and that worries me. So please, tell me what's going on."
When Madison said nothing, Daggeron continued.
"You can trust me, Maddie…"
Madison sighed, hearing the plead in Daggeron's voice and decided to just tell him what was going on. If there was anyone else she can talk to about this, it would be Daggeron. As stern of a teacher he was, he was also very kind and gentle and that made Madison trust him.
"Okay, I will admit that there has been something going on, but first, I want your word that you won't tell the rest of the team about it until I understand more of what is going on," Madison said. "The only other person who knows is Vida."
"Very well, you have my word," Daggeron replied.
"You're right, I have not been getting enough sleep and the reason why is because I have been having these strange dreams for a little over the past two weeks now."
"Strange dreams? Are they nightmares?" Daggeron asked.
"No, not exactly, it doesn't always start out that way…"
Madison explains what happens in her dreams, leaving almost nothing out. The part that she did left out was how familiar the sword looked to her, she decided to leave that out, not wanting to seem like she was crazy or anything. When she was finished, Daggeron gave her a confusing, but concerned look.
"And you say that you have been having the same dream for the past two weeks now?" Daggeron asked.
When Madison nodded, Daggeron continued.
"I am not sure what your dreams mean either, but typically, a recurring dream could mean a sign of something that is about to happen. Depending on how the dream goes, it could mean either something good or bad. From what it sounds like, your dream could be trying to warn you of something bad that is about to happen."
"What do you think my dream could be trying to warn me about?" Madison asked.
"I'm not sure," Daggeron replied. "I don't know much about Egyptian magic, and no one here in this magical realm knows anything about it; in fact, the Tribunal of Magic had advised the mystics that we don't dabble into it."
"Why is it that?"
"To my understanding of it, Egyptian magic deals with very powerful beings that even the Master of the Darkness would know not to mess with. Only a very foolish person would dabble into that without knowing the consequences. It is very powerful and very ancient, and most mystics who have dabbled into that have either ended up dead or, even worse, cursed. That's why the Tribunal of Magic thought it was best to leave that magic alone. Is there anyone you know in the human world who is an expert in Egyptian magic that could possibly help you with this? To help you understand your dream more?"
Madison thought for a moment, trying to figure out who exactly could help her in this area. Then she finally thought of someone and looked back at Daggeron.
"My uncle…" she said. "He is not an expert in Egyptian magic, but he is the curator of the Briarwood museum and is an Egyptiantologist."
"An Egyptiantologist?" Daggeron repeated, looking confused as if he did not know what that word meant.
"Basically, it means someone who is an expert in Ancient Egyptian history and culture."
"Ah, okay, well, maybe you should talk to him then," Daggeron suggested. "In the meantime, I want you to read a book about dreams, it should hopefully help you understand your dream a little more."
Madison nodded and made to head back to Rootcore.
"And Madison?"
Daggeron stopped her again, and Madison turned back to him.
"You need to tell the rest of the rangers about this, they can't be kept in the dark. I know you probably think that this is not a big deal, but if something is bothering you or you feel like you could be in danger, you need to be able to trust your teammates to tell them that. Without trust, there is no team."
"Okay," Madison said, nodding in understanding. "Can I tell them when I am ready then? I just want to find out more information before I tell them anything, so I don't cause them any worry."
"Of course, just don't wait too long to gather the information to tell them before it gets any worse," Daggeron said.
They then head inside Rootcore to study spells and incantations, and Madison's dream and the little weird incident she had with Nick during practice was out of her mind for a moment, the rangers not realizing that the destiny surrounding the Blue Ranger was already starting to unravel.
Down in the Underworld in the center of the pit, Imperious aka Calindor was seen pacing back and forth as if trying to think of something. He seemed agitated as he was talking to himself about their most recent defeat. The Darkness had recently suffered a loss after having their Dark Wish reversed by the Tribunal of Magic; despite having wished that the Power Rangers never existed, those pesky rangers somehow managed to reverse their wish and defeat them.
"And now they got more power than ever before," Imperious said this to himself. "I must find a way to defeat them, but how?! They are now more powerful than ever!"
It didn't help any matters that they lost the genie, no thanks to Necrolai's insufferable daughter. He made sure that she was punished for it because she is the reason that they lost the rangers' most potent weapon.
They have suffered loss after loss, and Imperious was at a point where he was getting weary of the losses. He was currently trying to figure out a plan that would defeat them, but with the Power Rangers new powers, he was at a loss of what to do. Not to mention that he was running out of resources in order to defeat them.
"I need something that is all-powerful and could easily defeat the Power Rangers, even with their new powers, but what? What?!"
"Perhaps I can help you with that," came a feminine voice that interrupted Imperious musings.
It was only Necrolai, but Imperious already found himself irritated. He thought he made it very clear to everyone that he wanted to be left alone and to only be bothered unless it was an emergency. Hearing what she said just registered in his mind, he scoffed at her.
"And exactly how can you help me? In case you didn't realize, our last plan to defeat the Rangers was a failure!" Imperious snapped. "I just don't understand it. Every plan that we come up with, the rangers manage to defeat us every time no matter how powerful a beast or a creature is. I am tired of losing, so unless you actually manage to find a foul-proof plan that would actually defeat the the Power Rangers, I don't want to hear whatever this little plan of yours is."
"Fine," Necrolai said as she turned her back on him, "I guess you don't want to hear how I found out how you can defeat the Power Rangers once and for all."
She started walking out of the room, but then she was stopped by Imperious before she could. For a moment, Imperious did not really care what Necrolai had to say, but then what she said really intrigued him and so he decided to stop her.
'Cunning wench!' he thought to himself before stopping her.
"Wait, what exactly do you mean by that?" he asked her.
"Oh, but I thought you didn't want to hear about my "foul-proof" plan?" Necrolai said in a sarcastic tone as she turned back to him.
Imperious gets a little irritated with her, not at all in the mood for her sarcasm.
"You will tell me now, wench, or I will have you turned into a rodent like that annoying daughter of yours!"
"Fine," Necrolai huffed. "I just wanted to let you know that I recently thought of something that could perhaps be of use to us. When Morticon was still alive and we were trying to help him find a way into the surface world, we used the Oracle and he helped us find the Gatekeeper."
"The Gatekeeper? But that's impossible! The Gatekeeper died twenty years ago during The Great Battle when she used the last of her magical strength to bring the gates down into the Underworld."
"Oh, but she did, but there was another Gatekeeper, she was the daughter of the Gatekeeper and is also the apprentice of the white witch."
"That bumbling fool? She was the Gatekeeper?"
"Yes, and with the help of the Oracle, we were able to find her and used her magic to help raise the gates of the Underworld."
"May I remind you, Necrolai, that Morticon was actually destroyed by the Power Rangers and that the gates of the Underworld are still under the surface world," Imperious said. "So it is very clear to me that you failed in this and that the Gatekeeper put the gate back under the surface world."
"That may be true, but the Oracle sees almost everything! You simply ask him what you are looking for and he is able to find the answer for you, that is how we found out about the Gatekeeper. If I was to bring him down here and you ask him how is it that we can defeat the Power Rangers, I am sure that the Oracle will be able to find the answer."
Imperious seems intrigued at the thought of this. He has heard of the Oracle before and of the power and knowledge that he has, even has seen him a couple of times during the Great Battle. The Oracle was the one that told the Mystics of the prophecy surrounding Udonna's child, but Imperious never really took him very seriously. He always thought that the Oracle was nothing compared to the Darkness, a mere insect, but now with the way Necrolai was talking about the Oracle's power, he may have some use of him. Perhaps he could find a way to defeat the Power Rangers, even with their new powers.
"Very well then," Imperious finally said. "Go to the surface world and bring the Oracle down here. We shall see then if he is of use to us."
"Yes, Imperious, I assure you, you won't be disappointed," Necrolai said, bowing before turning and leaving Imperious alone once again.
'Maybe I will finally be able to destroy those pesky rangers once and for all, then no one will be able to stop the Darkness from taking over the human world,' Imperious thought with an evil smile. He only hoped that whatever the Oracle finds that it would be something that is more powerful than the Master himself, not realizing just yet that he was about to find the most powerful being that could test the limits and strengths of the Power Rangers.
A/N: So, I realized right after I wrote the sparring scene between Nick and Madison and was about to publish it that I made a mistake within that scene. I realized how the fight happen wasn't necessarily the most honorable way, and I know that the Mystic Force is all about that. I will do better in later chapters, so I apologize for making that mistake.
(1) Vida and Madison's uncle is loosely based off of the character Dr. Terrence Bey, the curator of the Museum of Cairo from the first Mummy movie and an OC of mine
(2) This is honestly how I imagine the Rocca girls would drink coffee if they ever do. I always imagined Madison adding sweetner to her coffee while Vida would just have it straight up black
(3) "Ummi", according to Google translation, means "Mother" in Egyptian (or Arabic, one of the two, forgot which one I put in). The reason why they call her Ummi will be explained in the next chapter ;)
In the next chapter: We are introduced to Madison and Vida's uncle, Haider Kader, who tells Madison about the legend of the sword of Horus, and the Oracle is taken down to the Underworld and reveals a prophecy to Imperious and Necrolai