Power Rangers: Atlantis Knights
Well, this is my fanfic over Power Rangers. This all sorta came at random while at work, but I like the idea and after radical changes this is the result. (=spoilers)In short, this episode tell how Benjamin, Katherine and Joseph becomes the Atlantis Knight Power Rangers. It happens by accident when they unaware helps release an ancient evil. King Haslan begs for their help and they take it upon themselves to become Power Rangers. They are able to scare Wyrmina away, but they were unable to capture her. So there you have it. The start of a whole new season which will last as long as I have inspiration. I even made up lyrics for the story and each chapter will be a single episode. This one spans 20 A4 pages and 9.800 words.
Power Rangers: Atlantis Knights.
Power Rangers. Atlantis! (5 sec melody)
Ancient powers with ancient ways.
Coming to our world today.
Powers of Water, Power Unite.
Come and face this evil tonight. (4 sec pause)
Ancient evils awaken anew.
Only you can stop their crew.
Heroes come to save the day.
Power Rangers come our way. (4 sec pause.)
Power Rangers. Atlantis!
Power Rangers. Atlantis!
Power Rangers. Atlantis!
Atlantis Knights… GO!
Episode 1: The Powers Awaken.
"Hey Katherine! You there?" Ben shouted from below her window. He stretched his long neck, trying to make himself even taller than he was and to look through the window. Of course it was a futile attempt. The window was several meters up. Ben lived with his mother and little brother and usually helped out at home. But not today. Today was a beautiful summer day and Benjamin, Katherine and Joseph had made plans to go mountain climbing in the Golden Spring's Mountain Park. Joseph had slept at Ben's house and the two of them were all ready to go. They had pre-packed their backpacks and had made food this morning. All they needed now was Katherine.
"Hold on" her voice sounded from above. "I'll be there in a minute."
Ben and Joseph looked at each other and Joseph mumbled a silent "women" and they both burst into laughter. Joseph was smaller than both Ben and Katherine. He was also the youngest, but he had a friendly and outgoing personality, so no one could ever overlook him. His blond hair was recently cut short, yet he still moved a hand up to his forehead, as to shove the hair away. As the two of them stood there, all dressed up in practical clothes and waiting for their friend, they ran over the plan once more.
First, they would bike out to the Mountain Park west of the city. Once there, they were going to find an easy looking mountain and start climbing. It was one of the last days in their summer vacation before starting at the local High-School and they were going to make the best of it. They had promised to be home by sundown and the ride alone would take about an hour.
Finally, Katherine came out. She was wearing practical clothes like the others and had her backpack filled. "Took you long enough" Joseph said in a friendly tone as he put on his own backpack again. His lips flickered in a smile as he said it.
"Yeah, my parents don't understand that I don't want to dress up like other girls instead of going mountain climbing" Katherine explained. Her long blond hair rested calmly on her yellow shirt.
"What I don't understand" Ben said jokingly as he saddled up on his red mountain bike, "is why you don't listen to your parents more often." They started their bikes and sat a course for the Mountain Park. "After all, you guys have the money. Why not spend some once in a while?" He asked shortly after.
The trio rode were soon making good speed and Katherine answered. "Because, as I've told you before, I want to work for my money" Katherine said in a calm manner, indicating that she had indeed told them before. After a small pause she added: "Besides, I don't want you guys to feel poor."
"That's alright" Joseph said as he caught up. "You can just buy us stuff as well." They all erupted in laughter. The sun was shining on a crystal blue sky. Scattered clouds drifted lazily by and none but a small wind was stirring. As they rode towards the Mountain Park, Golden Springs were slowly replaced by forest, until the city was gone and they were riding on the main road through the forest. The forest was dominated by pine trees due to their rapid growth. The three teenagers rode through the forest faster and faster. After an hour they finally arrived at the Mountain Park.
"Alright" Joseph said. "Let's get climbing."
"Hold your horses, Joseph" Benjamin said from behind. "We have to pay for the entrance and then be shown to an easy mountain." Joseph looked towards the mountains, then at Ben. He sighed, but it was clear that it was a joke. They giggled and went towards the counter. No one was standing in line but the cars at the parking lot indicated that there were already several visitors. Whether they had come for mountain climbing or just to enjoy a day outside and have a picnic was unknown. Once at the register, Katherine paid for all of them and they were given a map, along with the clerk's wishes of an enjoyable day.
Once inside the park, they sat at the nearest table and studied the map. "It seems like there is an easy one, just half a mile north" Katherine said and pointed on the map. "It's also easy accessible, if you follow this path."
"Hmm, we could do that, but there are probably a lot of people already. How about this one?" Ben suggested as he pointed at the map. "It's pretty far away from… well… everything, but at least we won't have people at our backs all the time." They studied the map, calculating the distance and the time needed to get there. Soon, however, they decided and left for the mountain pointed out by Ben. The gang picked up their backpacks and begun the hike towards the mountain.
It took them almost an hour to get there. They had to go through dense forest parts, up and down steep hills and climb down a short cliff. But when they finally reached the mountain, they were all fairly content. "Good job guys" Ben said as he placed his back at the footing of the mountain. "Let's take a quick rest before heading upwards." They rested and stretched their legs. Joseph found a few apples which they shared and he put the rest in his bag. Soon, they were buckling up again and strapped each other in.
When they were ready, they began to ascend the mountain. They had already decided that their first goal was to reach a small ledge sticking out some hundred meters above. They climbed slowly, making sure to not make any mistakes. After all, if they got hurt, no one would be able to get to them any time soon. As they slowly climbed the mountain the sun rose on the sky. Every now and then a footing could crumble of a few rocks would be pushed loose, but they had no serious accidents. By midday, all three of them were sitting on the ledge, enjoying a bottle of water and some sandwiches.
"We're doing great" Ben said panting. His red T-shirt was covered in sweat and in the heat of the day, it helped to keep him cool. They were sitting in the shadow side of the ledge, near a cavern, to avoid sunburn.
"We are making better progress then I thought" Katherine agreed. She looked down and could barely see the restrooms that had been placed at the foot of the mountain. They ate their sandwiches while chatting and joking. When their break had ended, they got up.
"We should get going" Ben said. "It seems like the great weather is about to end." They looked up and saw that many, heavier clouds had replaced the few light ones. The wind had also begun to blow up a bit. Ben grinded his teeth and wished he had brought a sweatshirt.
"Anyone who wants to explore the cavern?" Joseph asked. He had been staring into it throughout the break and was curious as to what was inside. The others replied that he could just go in and take a quick look while they readied the gear. Joseph slowly entered the cavern. He had taken a flashlight and turned it on. The circle of light revealed nothing of interest. Rocks, dust, small bugs. Nothing special.
"Finding anything in there?" Ben called in.
"Not yet" Joseph answered. "I'll be out in a moment." He swung the flashlight to the right and saw the path turn. As he took the swing he was confronted with a crossroad. The path had split into two – one going right, the other left. He lifted the flashlight to get a better view. Apparently, the left was a dead end, but the right seemed to go on. He stepped slowly forward when suddenly he felt something on his shoulder. He jumped forward and turned around. There he saw Ben and Katherine, both laughing. "Very funny guys" he said sourly and turned around again.
"Aw, come on" Katherine said. "You do that all the time."
"But not in a dark cavern, Kate" Joseph replied. "What are you guys doing here anyway?"
"The weather is blowing up" Ben said, a smirk still covering his lips. "It's about to rain and we aren't experienced enough to climb on wet rocks. So we went in to get you."
"Well, if it's raining and all" Joseph said and pointed his flashlight towards the right tunnel. "I'd like to go in there." The gang quickly agreed. Now that they were inside the mountain anyhow, they might as well do some exploring. Besides, it would keep them dry. They began to walk down the right path. The stone walls were covered in dust and the floor both by dead bugs and what seemed to be the leftovers of bats.
The three teenagers walked through the path for what felt like hours. When Ben looked at his watch he was surprised to find that only a quarter had gone by. "Must be the darkness" he thought and shrugged it off. They kept on going through the tunnel, now more occupied by this than their mountain climbing. They could no longer hear the howling of the wind outside. It was completely dark, except for where their flashlights pointed.
Finally they reached the end of the tunnel. It was a small circular room – not 10 meters across. While Joseph and Katherine explored the room, Ben bowed down and took a look at the ground. Just like the walls in the tunnel it was covered in dust, but when he brushed it aside, he saw something shimmering. He dug it free and lifted it into his hand. It was a small crystal. It shone bright in the light of Ben's flashlight and Ben could see that the crystal had the entire spectrum of colours. Red in on end, turning pink, yellow, green and finally blue. He walked over to the others, both to show them the crystal and to see if they had found anything.
After they had taken a short look at it Ben asked if they had any ideas. "Looks like a diamond to me" Katherine said.
"I thought you didn't do jewels, Kate" Joseph said jokingly.
"I don't" Katherine answered grave. "But this looks like some of the diamonds my mother has."
"I've never heard that there should be a diamond mine anywhere near Golden Springs" Ben said wonderingly. "So where does this one come from?"
"Maybe it's like a key" Joseph said. "Like, in those movies, where you have to place it somewhere to open a door or something." He looked eagerly at the others. Ben and Katherine had their doubts but now that they were here, they might as well check it out. They began to search the walls again. After some time when they were about to give up, Katherine called out. Benjamin and Joseph both hurried over. As Katherine shoved some dust of the wall, some markings were revealed.
"What do you think this is?" she asked wondering. Neither Ben nor Joseph had any idea so they brushed the dust around the markings away. More were revealed and soon five lines of symbols had been revealed.
Underneath them was a hole in the wall, shaped like the crystal. "Do you think we should put it in there?" Katherine asked nervously.
"Only one way to find out" Ben said as he placed the crystal in the hole. At first nothing happened. They waited a few seconds but there was just silence. "Well I guess that answers that question."
Then the chamber began to shake. Mildly at first but soon grew in strength. Dust and gravel were shaken loose from the ceiling and the teens were having trouble standing. "This is your fault, you know that?" Joseph yelled over the rumbling.
"My fault?" Ben shouted back. "You were the one who wanted to go in here." A sudden burst in tremor knocked them all to their knees.
As they struggled to regain control, Joseph shouted back: "You ere the one who had to put in the crystal."
"GUYS!" Katherine shouted. They turned to face her, surprised of her yelling as well as the terror on her face. "This isn't the time or place to play the blame game. We have to get out of here."
"Right" they both said. They began to make their way towards the exit. It was only 8 meters from where they were, but the mountain was shaking a lot now. Just as they had almost reached the exit, a large boulder on the other side of it fell down and blocked their path.
"Oh no" Ben said. "What are we gonna do?"
"Look!" Ben turned around to see what Joseph was pointing at. All three teenagers were staring at a strange light, emanating from the wall. "Walls aren't supposed to do that" Joseph said scared.
"It looks like some sort of doorway" Katherine said.
"But why is it here? And where does it go?" Ben asked. Then, a boulder fell in the middle of the room.
"We don't have time for questions now" Katherine said and made her way towards the doorway. "Are you coming?" The boys nodded and followed her. Once at the opposite wall, they looked at each other, took a deep breath and jumped through the light.
"Ugh my head" Ben thought as he regained conciseness. "It feels like it was hit by a cave-in or something." Then it came back to him. They had been in a cave-in, only to be rescued by going through a door of light. He felt around, eyes closed. Apparently, he was lying on a stone floor. He took a few minutes, letting the headache subside a bit. Then he finally opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was a huge building. It was blue-green and seemed covered in moss. The building had crumbled at the op and the wall had crumbled in several places. He looked around, only to see more ruins of the same architecture and colours. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before. The floor appeared to be a street and had the same blue-green moss colour.
Then Ben turned his attention to his friends. Both Joseph and Katherine were lying on their backs, moaning. Slowly, Ben crawled towards them trying to bring them back to consciousness.
"What happened?" Joseph asked. From his voice, Ben deducted that he felt the same headache as he did. Ben told him that he didn't know and turned to Katherine. She tried to get up and Ben helped her. Once they were all up and standing, they took a look around. There was nothing new. Ruins as far as the eye could see in any direction. Ben looked up and noticed that the sky looked extremely dark blue. As he pointed it out to the others they looked up. But none of them had any idea as of why.
They began to debate their situation. If you were lost, the best thing to do was stay put until someone found you. But where were they? The three teenagers had no idea. There were no signs of the doorway they had gone through, which meant that there was no easy retreat. That left them with only one option – to search the ruins for some other way out. Before heading on, Ben took a look at his watch. He was surprised to see it had stopped. He made a note of having it repaired once they got back.
They began to walk what had once been the streets of a magnificent city. They walked slowly in order not to jolt their headaches. The last they needed was another surge of pain. As they walked amongst the ruins, they couldn't help but to stare in wonder. What architecture. Even as ruins, the buildings had a strange serene beauty. Ben, Katherine and Joseph kept walking and after a short while they reached what seemed like the main plaza.
A large spring covered the middle of the plaza. All around it were benches carved in marble. It was a beauteous sight to behold. They walked closer to the spring and put down their backpacks. When they looked at the fountain, they found that much to their surprise, the spring was almost dry. Only a little water – no more than a puddle – was left. "I wonder what happened here" Katherine said, bend over the fountain.
Ben had been wondering the same thing since they arrived. "And where is everyone?" Ben asked as he turned around. Gulp
"Huh?" Joseph said as he and Katherine turned around. They sank as well. In front of them stood seven guards, all pointing their spears at them. Their armour seemed to be made of blue metal, with something that Ben identified as shells, covering them. They didn't look friendly and the three friends backed up towards the fountain.
"This is what you get for asking" Joseph said.
"Now you play the blame game?" Ben asked back in disbelief. Without waiting for an answer he regained his cool and looked up at the guards. "Hey there. We were just wondering the streets of your lovely ruins, looking for a way back. Now if you'll move out of the way we will be going immediately."
"You really think that's going to work?" Katherine asked silently.
"If not, we fight."
"Against them?" Joseph asked using the same low voice as the others. "I don't know if you didn't notice it but they have spears. Spears! Long, sharp, pointy things that can kill us!"
"Joseph's right, you know" Katherine said.
"It's good to know you guys are with me" Ben replied without sarcasm. They all knew that if it came down to it, they would fight against them. The guards were standing still, mumbling between themselves. Apparently, they reached an agreement, for one of them was sent running away, probably to get something. Or maybe someone. The remaining guards closed in, still pointing their spears at them. One of them said something at Ben, but the teenagers couldn't figure out what.
"We mean you no harm" Ben tried again, lifting his hands above his head. The others followed his example. The guards were unaffected. They crept slowly closer. When they stopped, only a single meter separated the six remaining guards and the three teenagers, who were standing against the fountain's edge. "Fighting it is then. You guys ready?"
"Alright" Katherine said as she readied herself.
"Let's do it" Joseph agreed as he got into position.
"Let's go!" Ben said and they launched at the first few guards. The guards were completely taken by surprise and the three of them were able to knock over the first few, before they split up. Two of the guards had followed Ben closer to the edge of the plaza. Here he turned around a kicked the guard in the stomach. The guard stumbled back and the other stepped in. He swung his lance at Ben and Ben dodged to avoid the blow. He slammed his hands to ground, to maintain balance, as he made a low kick on the upstanding guard.
Joseph had lures his two guards towards a crumbled ruin. As he reached it he turned around and dodged a thrust from a spear. He grabbed the spear as he rose again, wrestling the guard for it. The other tried to hit him, but Joseph was able to use the spear, still in the hands of the other guard, to block several blows. Then he pushed the spear back at the guard who stumbled and fell. Joseph turned around again, ran towards the building, the other guard in close pursuit. Upon reaching the wall he jumped, kicked off and landed a kick in the soldiers head. The soldier fell and landed upon his fellow guard.
Katherine was doing as well as her male counterparts. The guards that had followed her across the spring had already taken quite a beating. Katherine had been able to back flip to avoid any and all cuts from the spears and her swift kicks had brought both of the guards to the ground once. But now they were both back up and had learned. The guards avoided her legs when she kicked out and swung their spears at her back. The blow knocked her to the ground.
"Katherine!" Ben shouted as he saw her fall. But he had let down his guard and his opponents weren't slow to take advantage of that. Ben felt the spears hit his back and fell down. As he hit the ground the headache came back and he couldn't move. He saw Joseph was trying to make his way towards them, but to no use. He as well was struck down. They were still awake, when the guards dragged them all back to the fountain and threw them together.
"Wow" Katherine moaned. "That… went well."
"Could have been… worse" Ben gasped.
"How? How can… it be worse… than this?" Joseph asked.
"They could… have… killed us."
"I'm glad they... didn't" Katherine said still all out of breath. As they lay on their back they all turned their eyes towards the sky. Not that they had the strength to do otherwise. Ben made another mental note about the sky being unusually dark. Then he noticed something. What he had perceived at the sky seemed to be a giant sphere. He noticed what seemed like metallic arms keeping it at its place. When he had the breath to speak again, he asked the others what they thought. None of them had any idea but had made the same observation.
Ben was just about to see if he could get up and sit, when his eyes saw something big in the "sky."
"Do you guys… see what I see?" They looked closer, then gasped.
"Is that a..?" Joseph started.
"Whale?" Katherine continued. "But whales don't fly. They swim. In very deep waters."
"Then where are we?" Joseph asked.
Ben had absolutely no idea and didn't answer the question. They waited for another ten minutes. During this time, they managed to get up and sit, which nearly triggered another beating by the guards, before the teenagers were able to convince the guards that they merely wanted to sit up.
Then they heard footsteps. They turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound. Apparently, that guard from before had been sent to fetch someone. The remaining guards stepped aside, allowing the person to come closer to the teenagers.
"¿Quien sois?" the man said. His voice was a bit rusty, as if he hadn't used it in years. He wore a cape, similar in colour to both the guards armour and the ruins. "¿Porque sois aqui?" The three teenagers looked at each other. They didn't understand a word.
"Look, as we tried to tell your guards, we mean you no harm. We don't even know where we are; let alone how we are going to get away. All we want is to…"
"Speak… English… you do?" the man said, taking his time to get every pronunciation right. They stared in shock. He could understand them.
"Yes we do" Katherine said.
"Give… moment…" the man said again and turned to his soldiers. He gave what could only have been an order and the soldier ran towards one of the buildings. Before the shocked teenagers had the time to ask, the soldier came running back holding a small pouch. As he rejoined the others he handed over the small pouch. Ben noted that the soldier wasn't fatigued at all. He had been running pretty fast in what seemed like some pretty heavy armour, but there was nothing in his breath to give away any sort of weakness.
The man with the cape put his hand into the pouch and when he pulled it up, it was holding three beans. He handed one to each of them and once they had all gained one he gave a single command. "Eat." Even though it was spoken in bad English, it was clear that they were to eat the bean. They looked at each other and put the bean in their mouths at the same time. They chewed and sank.
"Yew" Joseph exclaimed after eating.
"I'll second that" Ben said coughing.
"It's an acquired taste, that's for sure" Katherine joined in.
"That may be, but I think you'll find it easier to be here now" the man with the cape before them said. Ben, Joseph and Katherine looked at him surprised. They understood everything thing perfectly. "Now then, let's try again. Who are you and why are you here?" The man had a friendly look in his eyes and his tone was friendly. Ben began to introduce them.
"My name's Benjamin, but my friends call me Ben. This is Katherine, or Kate, and this is Joseph." The man nodded at each of them in turn. Ben then began to explain how they had been mountain climbing and searched a cavern. How there had been a cave-in and then finally how they had found themselves in this place.
"Hmm, yes. I see. I would like to ask you further about everything but let's continue this conversation at a more… pleasant location." The man signalled for the guards and the teenagers and began to walk.
"If you don't mind me asking, sir" Katherine said as they began to walk. "Who are you? And where is this?"
The man clucked. "Ah yes, I've completely forgotten." The man stopped and turned around. "I am King Haslan, and this, is the kingdom of Atlantis."
"Uh?" a voice said in the dark. The voice was male, yet any who heard it, would know that it wasn't human. "Hey, Quiser, the tremor stopped." The other figure, known as Quiser, climbed to his knees. He was tall, slim yet a single look would show that he held great power. His face was haggard of many battles and his age.
"Yes, it has. Now let's open the tomb" Quiser said as he lit a lantern. In the flickering light he could see his partner, Fuboon. The two of them had just survived a cave-in. Quiser and himself had ventured into the cavern in order to find the tomb of their long lost mistress. Finally, they had found the chamber and had followed all prescriptions to release her. But she hadn't been released. All that had happened was that the rest of the cavern had been sealed off and the two of them were trapped. It hadn't been long, before there had been a cave-in and the two of them had nearly been killed in the falling debris.
But now that the tremors had stopped, they could investigate the chamber closer. It was circular in nature with rugged walls. In the middle was a large sarcophagus. Quiser and Fuboon walked closer and checked it out. There was no apparent opening mechanism but they knew how to do it. Fuboon and Quiser gathered on the right side of it, and began to push the lit. The two seals that had once held it in place had been removed. Slowly, they were able to push the lit aside and after a few minutes, the lit had fallen to the floor.
"Woohoo, we finally did it" Fuboon said overjoyed. Fuboon was nothing like his partner. He was small, fat and wasn't really the smartest guy around. Just as his voice, his blue skin gave away that he clearly wasn't human.
"Yes. Now let's wake her up." They turned and looked inside the sarcophagus. Inside of it was their mistress. She was sleeping, just as she had done the last 4000 years. Her black clothes rested peacefully on her thin body. Her black wings were bent on her back. Her nails were as long as they had been 4000 years ago.
"So, uh… How do we wake her up?" Fuboon asked.
Quiser sighed. "Don't tell me you forgot" he said.
"Uh okay, then I won't tell you I forgot, even though I did." Quiser clasped his forehead. How had he been able to stand this buffoon for so long? He had no idea.
"It's simple. All we have to do is sprinkle some of this magic dust on her eyes and she will wake up."
"Ohh that's right" Fuboon said. Quiser took some of the magic dust he kept in a satchel and sprinkled some on their mistress' eyes. As her eyes began to vibrate, they stepped back, allowing her some room. Slowly, she sat up. She stretched her arms and climbed out of the sarcophagus.
"How long was I asleep?" she asked, not paying her minions any attention. Instead, she was studying her arms, legs, wings and the rest of her body. Quiser told her that she had been sleeping for the past 4000 years. "Why weren't I woken sooner?"
"Some tried, but they were all defeated by the Atlantian guardians."
"I see." She turned to where the door was supposed to be. "I have been trapped far too long by these Atlantians. It is time to extract my revenge. How many are there?" Quiser told her, that all they knew off was a hidden city which only those pure of heart could enter. "Then we'll have to make the Atlantians come to us." She turned to the door again. She then raised her hand and a blast fired out. The boulder was reduced to rubble. "Now boys, show me to the nearest city. I feel like having a blast. Hahaha."
The three teenagers, the guards and the king were walking through the halls of a mighty castle. The teenagers were still trying to wrap their head around being underwater. They had been told that the bean they had eaten before was called a lingo-bean. Not only did it enable them to understand the Atlantians, but it also prevented the headache.
The inside of the castle were as magnificent as the outside. The walls were the same colours they had seen in the entire city, but every now and then, a painting would pride the walls, carpets soften the marble floor and windows broke the ever stretching wall. Compared to the ruins, the castle was extremely well maintained. Not once did they see any sign of collapse.
They entered what could only be the throne room. It was a large room with purple carpets. From the ceiling hang a giant chandelier, the walls were prided of what must have been the last kings. King Haslan went to his throne and sat, the teenagers following. He signalled for the guards to leave and they disappeared.
"Now, I am sure that you have many questions" the king said as he looked at each teenager in turn. "But before I answer them, you must promise, never to tell anyone that this place exists."
"We promise to keep your secret" Ben said grave. The others agreed and the king nodded.
"Very well then. Now, I'll answer some of your questions, if it is within my power."
"How did Atlantis end up down here?" Katherine asked.
"Ah yes, an interesting question. Let me see… It all started 4000 years ago. The Atlantians were the only people in the world and our technology was unmatched. We had colonies all over the world, with the capitol here and the largest city in what you call America. We lived in peace with each other. There was no war, no crime. But still, there were those who weren't sure of our safety and they designed weapons to help defend us. For a long time there was no need of these weapons, until one day…
"An evil entity known as Wyrmina arrived at Earth. She sought to enhance her realm and planned Earth as her next goal. Even with our technology, she was still able to take out many Atlantians and destroy many cities. Then five young Atlantians stood up. They used the weapons made centuries ago and were finally successful in sealing Wyrmina in a sarcophagus, at the expanse of their own lives.
"In order to prevent her from ever rising again, we constructed a crystal lock. Only by placing two nearly, identical crystals, could she be freed. The crystals were then hit on each their side of the planet. Our next step was to sink the entire city to prevent such a disaster could ever happen again. Were sealed of all gates and only kept the one at her sarcophagus that would open once, every 1000 years, so we could see how the world was doing. We do not wish to interfere with the natural evolution, so that's why we are still here."
The king stopped his speech. The teenagers looked at each other. Now they knew how the city had wound up here, but what of the cave-in? Had it been one of the crystals? They were about to ask when a guard ran into the room. At the same time, the colour of the room changed to shades of red, and a high-pitched sound emanated from the walls.
"I bring dire news sire" the guard started.
"Well what is it?" King Haslan asked. "Why have the alarm gone off?"
"It's Wyrmina, sir. She's escaped."
"She has what?" The king asked in disbelief.
The teenagers cut in. "The Wyrmina from the legend?"
"The very same. But how did she break free?"
The teenagers looked at each other then Ben asked carefully: "What do the crystals look like?" The king seemed to think for a moment before telling them. The crystals were shaped like a diamond, one shining white, the other with the colour spectrum. "Then some of it might have been our fault sire." Ben explained how they had been trapped, found the crystal and placed it in its socket.
"But what about the white one" the king asked. "It would have to already be in place."
"It's possible it was already. The left part was blocked, maybe by a similar cave-in."
"This isn't good" the king mumbled. Then he turned his attention to the guard. "Where is she now?"
"She is attacking a nearby city. I believe it's called Golden Springs."
The teenagers stared horrified at each other. That was their hometown. "You have to stop her" Joseph said.
"Yes, and I wish we could" the king said sadly. "But because of the spell, we cannot leave this place. It is not the right time." He held a small pause. "But there might be a way…"
"What is it?" Katherine asked.
"You three go in our place."
"What?" they all exclaimed.
"Yes, you go. You can leave this place but we cannot. It's the only way."
"But how can we defeat her?" Ben asked. "We're just teenagers."
"We will give you the weapons of ages past." The king signalled for the guard to fetch them. The teenagers had many questions and asked all of them, but the king refused to answer. This burden weighted heavy on him. Finally the guard came back. In his hands was a medium-sized box. The king rose from his chair and walked towards the teenagers. "These are the legendary weapons" he said. "With these, I am sure you can catch Wyrmina."
"But before we show you, we must be sure that you will do everything in your power to bring her back. You can never tell anyone about this place. And last, you can NEVER tell of what we are about to show you."
The rangers nodded. They understood the gravity of the situation and they were ready. If the city had any hope, they were it.
The king stood in front of Ben. The guard came closer and the king took something from the box. "These are your Aqua Morphers. They were designed millennia's ago but they are still working. You strap it around your left arm and take this red sphere in your right. Let the two pass once and then slam them together. You will then become the Atlantis Knight Power Rangers.
"Ben. Because of your natural leadership, I give to you the Red Aqua Morpher. You will become the Red Atlantis Knight and your suit will let you withstand heat and understand the nature. Katherine. For your free spirit, we give to you the Yellow Aqua Morpher. You will become the Yellow Atlantis Knight and your suit will let you withstand some heat and illuminate dark places. And Joseph. For you, we grant the Blue Aqua Morpher. You will become the Blue Atlantis Knight and your suit will let you breathe under water withstand the cold."
Ben looked at his morpher. Its surface was something that looked like coloured glass. Below it, a metallic body probably made for the power keep. On the back was a wrist strap. The sphere he held in his other hand was glowing dimly red.
The king stepped back and watched as the three teenagers strapped on their morphers. Again he explained how the morphers were activated. The actual morpher was strapped on to the left arm, the trigger sphere in the right. The left arm was raised above their heads, the right hanging down. The arm traded places, the sphere and morpher barely touching. The left arm was then to be straightened forward with the right held behind the back. The last step would be bending the left arm in a 90 degree angle and slam the coloured sphere in the right hand into the coloured display on the morphers.
"Now go, rangers. The only way back is through the place you came. Do you remember where it is?"
"Yes, we remember" Ben said. "But why can't you open a portal closer to us?"
"As I told you, the portals were sealed off by magic. It will take time to unseal them. But I assure you, we will begin immediately." He waved them off. "Now go. Your city needs you." The rangers turned around and ran out of the throne room.
"Are you sure it was a wise decision?" the captain of the guards asked.
"I don't know. But it's the only option."
"With all due respect sire, you could just have waited a few months and then the Atlantis Guards could have done it."
"But as you just pointed out, it would take months." The king had a grave look on his face. "And think of the casualties. No, I believe this was the right thing to do."
"Argh! Help us!" The citizens of the western most part of Golden Springs had been attacked. Wyrmina fired another blast, her long nails glowing vividly. As the blast hit a car the car was completely destroyed. Wyrmina and her henchmen, Quiser and Fuboon, took a few steps forth.
"Ahh it's so refreshing to finally be free again." Wyrmina turned around to face her henchmen. "And when did you say the Atlantians could be here to stop me?" Quiser told her that it would be a few months at least. "Perfect." She turned around and continued her terror. Then suddenly she felt something and stopped. "Do you feel that?" she asked Fuboon and Quiser.
"The only thing I feel is the tacos I had last night" Fuboon said.
"Don't mind him, oh evil one. But what do you feel?" Quiser asked flattering. Unlike his companion, he knew how to stay on her safe side.
"I feel… a surge of power. Like a nexus or something."
"That might very well be, your highness" Quiser began to explain. "You see, this city is built in one of the places that the Atlantians built their major cities. In short, we conquered this site 4000 years ago. And back then, the Atlantians protected a natural power source, with…"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Wyrmina cut him off. "So if we reclaim this place, we can get our hands on great power?" Quiser nodded. "Good. Then let's get conquering." They turned their attention to the city and continued the destruction.
"Finally, I can see the end of the tunnel" Joseph yelled back to his friends. While in Atlantis they had made good speed and they had soon reached the place they entered the city. After going through the portal, they had found themselves in the same cave they had previously been trapped in. The three of them had been able to climb over the rock blocking the exit and had made their way out, with Joseph in the lead. Now they were finally reaching the entrance.
"How do we get down?" Katherine asked as they arrived outside. The sun had moved way past its zenith.
"We rappel" Ben said as he beat the pole into the rock. They tied their ropes and went down. Soon, all three of them were down the cliff and began to run back towards the exit of the Mountain Park. They ran through the forest, dodging branches, avoiding rocks and trying to get to the entrance as fast as they could.
"I just thought of something" Joseph said as they ran.
"What is it?" Katherine asked panting.
"Well, if their technology is unmatched, then the ancient warriors must have had some sort of transportation, right?"
"What do you mean?" Ben asked, joining the conversation. The three of them were making good speed and were more than halfway back.
"Well, it took us nearly an hour getting here on bike" Joseph continued. "And we're using all of our strength just to get back to the entrance. How are we going to get back to Golden Springs in time?"
"I don't know" Ben said. "But for now, let's focus on getting out of here. We are almost there." The three teenagers ran all they could. The forest was getting thinner and the rocks were all but gone. Then finally, they arrived at the entrance. Running past the clerk, they grabbed their bikes and headed towards Golden Springs.
Right after crossing the first bend in the road, they heard a familiar voice. "Rangers, do you hear me?" They all stopped.
"King Haslan?" Katherine asked.
"Yes. I'm speaking to you through the morpher. We don't have much time, so listen up. We overheard your question about transportation and we found a solution. Stretch out you right hand." They all did as they were told. A soft wind was blowing in the trees. The leafs were blowing gently in the wind but the teenagers had no time to notice all this. As they stretched their arms, a small device appeared in their hands.
"What is this?" Joseph asked.
"It looks like a bike computer" Katherine said.
"Close. Those are devices to transform your mountain bikes into motorbikes. They are activated as you morph and can be called to you whenever you need them. But for now, we'll activate them remotely." The three teenagers followed some short instructions and placed the device on the bikes. All at once, the bikes transformed. The motorbikes were ordinary looking, each in their respective colour.
The three teens got on and started them without problems. Soon, they were more than halfway back at the city. "So what do we do when we get back there?" Katherine asked.
"Easy" Ben said. "We find Wyrmina and bring her in."
"I think she meant how" Joseph said.
"I don't know" Ben said. "We'll just have to see when we get there."
10 minutes later, the three teenagers arrived at the western part of the city. As they came in, they slowed and stopped. They looked around and saw all the destruction that Wyrmina had caused. Cars were trashed, houses on fire, injured people all around. Ben cleansed his fists. All the innocent people. They looked for clues to find where Wyrmina had gone. They helped a few injured people, when suddenly there was a loud explosion. They all looked in the same direction and without a word, went directly to their motorbikes and drove towards the noise.
As they came around the corner they saw three strange figures, standing a few meters away. One was small and fat. He had blue skin and wore strange clothes. The other was tall and thin and seemed scaly. But the last figure was the most terrifying. She was wearing all black, and wings sprouted on her back. They were all facing the opposite way so the teenagers quickly ducked behind the corner again.
"It's them" Ben said.
"What do we do?" Katherine asked.
"We do what we were entrusted to do. We go out there and face her. You ready?" They looked at each other. They needed not say a word. After all, they were as ready as they would ever be. They went past the corner and placed themselves with a few meters apart. Ben in the middle with Katherine to his right and Joseph to his left.
"Wyrmina!" Ben shouted and all three figures turned around.
"Who are you who dare to walk up to me like that?"
"We are the ones who let you out, and we are the ones who are going to bring you in."
"Hmph" Wyrmina snorted. "So you are here to bring me in? What a laugh." She held a small pause, playing a psychological game with the three teens. "Let's see if you can take down something as easy as my Imps!" Wyrmina shouted the last and from out of thin air, seven imps appeared. They were small of height and body, had small wings on their back, grey skin and sharp claws. The imps ran towards the rangers and they braced themselves.
As the first few arrived at Katherine, she was taken by surprise. Despite their small body, they jumped high. Katherine was surrounded and managed to only barely escape the first few blows. Katherine then launched her counter-attack, hitting one of the imps in the stomach. As it backed off, she turned towards the other imp. It came rushing at her, claws ready to swipe her. Katherine ducked in the nick of time and made a low kick which took the imp by surprise.
Meanwhile, Ben had managed to hold off three imps at once. Launching blow after blow, Ben could do nothing but dodge and counter every blow. He was locked down. No matter what he did, the imps had the advantage. Ben backed off the best he could, but soon found himself against a wall. A blow was launched towards his stomach and Ben had no choice but to evade up. He avoided the blow and the imp crushed its hand as it hit the wall. Ben landed on the imp, sending it down into the earth. He punched the next imp but was hit by the third.
At the same time, Joseph had managed to take out one of his as well. The other was now launching strike after strike, trying to bury its sharp claws in Joseph's soft flesh. He dodged the best he could but the imp was gaining on him. As he threw himself to the ground to avoid a punch and rolled to avoid the following kick, he saw remains of bricks. He ran towards them, picked up the two largest pieces and threw at the head of the charging imp. The first brick overshot its target, while the other was a direct hit. The imps head was crushed. Joseph looked around and hurried towards the other.
Katherine had done well before but she was unable to do anything against the imps now. Time after time she was hit with swipes and blows and no matter what she did, the imps had her cornered. The same was the case with Ben, who was still trying to fight of the remaining two imps. They ganged together but the imps were to powerful. Even with the help of Joseph, they were still outmatched. The remaining imps came running towards them, and in one combined attack, the rangers were knocked several feet back, up against a wall.
"What are going to do?" Katherine asked. She was brushed like the others and none of them had any energy left.
"We don't stand a chance" Joseph said.
"Yes we do" Ben said, with confidence in his voice. "We use the morphers. It's the only way." The others looked at him. They knew he was right, but still. What if the power of the morphers wasn't enough? But there wasn't time for these thoughts, so they all rose and readied themselves once more.
"Clearly you are too weak to face me" Wyrmina said. "So why not give up now? Before my imps destroys you? I could use fighters with your skills. What do you say, want to join me?"
"Not a chance" Ben said. "We still got a trick up our sleeve." He turned his attention to the others. "Ready?" They nodded and found their spheres in their pockets, the morphers already in place. They all raised their left arm into the sky, the right hanging downwards. The left arm was lowered and the right rose. As they passed each other, the sphere made contact with the morpher and the right arm was pulled back, while the left arm stretched straight out. "Ancient Powers, ready to fight!" they yelled and bend the left arm in a 90 degree angle. The right arm shot forward and slammed the sphere into the morpher.
Ben felt a tickling sensation. It spread from his wrist, where the morpher was placed. Soon his arm was tickling, then the torso, followed by the legs and the other arm. A short shimmer and his body was dressed in his ranger costume. It was red, with a white "A" on the left side of the chest. The legs had a diamond shaped white pattern. Less than a split-second later, the helmet appeared. It was red as well, with a black rectangular outlook. It provided complete anonymity. When the tickling subsided, Ben looked at his fellow rangers; they as well were dressed in similar uniforms, only yellow for Katherine and blue for Joseph.
"Power Rangers, Atlantis Knights." The Rangers were all ready to fight.
"Power Rangers?" Wyrmina said angrily. She turned to her henchmen. "I thought you said it would be months?"
"It is" Quiser said. "I don't know who these are."
"Alright guys, you ready" Ben asked. The nodded and ran towards the imps. Ben felt the power of the morpher as he delivered the first blow. The imp was knocked over. They quickly eliminated the remaining imps, and soon, only Wyrmina and her henchmen were left. The rangers stood calmly, looking straight at Wyrmina. She growled at the defeat of her imps.
"Useless" she snared. She stretched her arms in an open gesture. "Guess, I'll have to take care of you myself." Her nails grew longer and soon were more than 15 centimetres. She began to run towards the rangers who readied themselves for a blow. Her nails swiped their uniforms and the rangers were thrown to the side. Ben got up first and launched an attack against Wyrmina. He kicked high to throw her off balance, but she avoided easily and swiped him with her nails. Katherine and Joseph came to his rescue and tried to attack Wyrmina from behind. But Wyrmina was able to back flip over them and strike them in the back. They all fell to the earth, struggling to get up. "From the way you defeated my imps, I thought you would be more of a challenge" Wyrmina said as she walked closer to the rangers. "But it seems I was wrong. Now prepare to say goodbye" she said as she readied to strike.
"Rangers, do you hear me?" It was king Haslan again. Wyrmina was still coming closer when Ben asked what he wanted. "We know you are in trouble. In fact, that's why I'm calling. Each of you has a unique weapon, called knight weapons. All you have to do is call for them, and they will appear in your hands." As Wyrmina walked ever closer, Haslan hurried to tell them what to do. Just as Wyrmina was about to strike, they rolled away and got up behind her.
The Rangers stretched their hands and called for their weapons. "Red Knight Sword" Ben called. A beautiful blade in a red hilt appeared in his right hand. It wasn't heavy but the metal gave away the power of the blade. "Yellow Knight Lance" Katherine called out. A long lance appeared in her hands. It was yellow with a golden pattern and a long, sharp metal edge on the end. "Blue Knight Blades" Joseph called out. In both his hands great, long elbow blades appeared. The metal blade was big, yet efficiently curved.
"Alright!" Ben said. "Let's do this." Ben charged towards Wyrmina. Halfway there, he jumped and readied his sword. As he descended on Wyrmina he slashed with the sword, hitting her. "Hieah!" He said as he flew by. Wyrmina tried to avoid the strike, but Ben was flying too fast. Joseph and Katherine did the same and as they jumped, Katherine's lance hit Wyrmina in the stomach and Joseph's elbow blades on her chest. All three rangers landed behind Wyrmina, and on Bens mark turned around and grabbed the blaster hanging from their belt.
"Atlantis blasters, fire!" Ben yelled as they aimed towards Wyrmina. All three blasters fired a few shots at Wyrmina and sparks and explosions soon followed.
"Ugh" Wyrmina said as she landed. Her henchmen came running to her side.
"Are you alright, evil one?" Quiser asked.
"Of course I'm not alright you fool" she said. "If my power had been at their fullest these teenagers would have been no match for me. Retreat."
"Hold it right there, Wyrmina" Ben said. "You're coming with us!"
"That's what you think Rangers. I'll be back!" With this, the three of them disappeared. The teenagers were all relieved that they had made it, but they had broken their promise. Ben slammed his fist into the wall.
"They got away" he said. He was panting from after the fight. The others tried to cheer him up, but they knew that he was right. Some Rangers they turned out to be. "Power down!" Ben said and moved his hand over the morpher to turn it off.
"Rangers, are you there?" King Haslan yet again.
"What is it?" Katherine asked.
"Please come back to Atlantis right away. We have opened another gateway, much closer to you this time. It is behind the abandoned church in the north of town. Please get here as soon as you can." With this, Haslan got quiet and Katherine and Joseph turned to Ben. He went over to them without a word.
Let's go" he said silently and walked towards his mountain bike. They joined him and soon rode through the city. Wyrmina might not have been through much of the city, but she had still been able to cause a lot of devastation. The three rode north through the city and after a while arrived at the church. King Haslan had told them to go behind the church and hold the morpher in front of the wall. As they did, the morpher reacted and opened another portal, similar to the one they had been sucked through before. It was bright, but it didn't hurt the eyes looking at it while out in daylight. Nodding at each other they went through the portal.
"Don't worry, we are safe here, oh evil one" Quiser said. Quiser, Fuboon and Wyrmina had retreated to an ancient castle. It existed halfway in this world and half in another. The castle itself was dark and black. No paintings decorated the walls, no carpets concealed the cold, dark floor. Wyrmina had been more injured than she had let the Rangers know and they had had to retreat to their ancient stronghold.
"Don't!" she said and lashed out. "I don't need your concern" she said growling.
"I'm sorry, my princess" Quiser said humbly.
"Is the plan set into motion?" she asked, looking the other way.
"Yes it is" Quiser answered. "And in just five moons we will have the power to revive your father."
As they emerged in Atlantis they found themselves in the palace. It was a beautifully decorated room, yet the room gave off a feeling of being unimportant. The same guard who had brought them their morphers stood in the room, waiting for them. He greeted them shortly and asked them to come with him. They were guided through the castle into the throne room. They kneeled before King Haslan and he spoke.
"Rangers" he said, looking at them in turn. Pride was in his eyes but the rangers couldn't see it, their heads were hanging towards the ground. "You did well today."
"But we let her escape" Ben said. "We failed you."
"You failed no one" King Haslan said reassuringly. "No one could have expected you to bring her in on your first day. Besides, the ancient rangers were five, you are only three. How should you have been able to defeat her? You scared her away but she will be back." He looked at them intensely and they looked up at him. "Now the question remains: Will you take it upon your shoulders, to use this power to defeat Wyrmina and her demons, help free the city and bring back peace. It is your own choice and no one will blame you for saying no."
"We'll stay" Ben said. "We promised that we would use these powers to bring her back and that's what we are going to do."
"And you agree?" Haslan said, looking at Joseph and Katherine. They nodded. "Fine then."
"But what about the last two morphers?" Katherine asked.
"If the time comes and you will need the extra power, we will find some who can use them. But for now, you are on your own. We will monitor the city and let you know whenever Wyrmina decides to attack again."
Ben nodded at him. "Thanks." Haslan smiled. Ben put out his hand, Joseph and Katherine followed suit when they understood what he meant. Haslan looked at them strangely. "Come on, do it" Ben said. Haslan looked puzzled but put his hand on top of them. They lowered their hands and raised them in the air, shouting "Power Rangers!"
Note: I know the Atlantian language is Spanish, but it was simply to have a language that the teens didn't understand. I hope you liked the story (and the lyrics) and if you please, drop me a line of your thoughts by pressing the little green box. It's your choice whether to do it or not though.
Edit the 27-11-2008: I've changed Joseph's power from talking to animals to withstand cold. Let's face it, who would ever need to ask an animal about anything, and the whole withstandsing cold thing simply goes so well with a change in the future storyline I came up with yesterday. I apologize for any inconvinience it may or may not have been.