The "Ghost" Rangers
By: bigo4190
Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers; that belongs to BVS Entertainment. Neither do I own all the villains who appear, they belong to MGM Studios, J.K. Rowling, and Masashi Kishimoto. What I chose to do with those characters is my only contribution, save for a few easily spotted other characters.
"Blah" – Regular Speech
'Blah' – Thoughts
Voices transmitted over radios/TV's etc. are typed using italics.
A.N. – This story merely sets up some of the back-story for a team of rangers of my own creation. The villain should give some clue as to who they are, though it also contains a hint of things not introduced until later.
Prologue: What to do When the End seems nigh
It was a time of celebration; the most recent threat to the safety of Earth had passed. The former rangers of the world had gathered together in the home of one of their own, the Hartford Mansion which had served as the headquarters of the Operation Overdrive Rangers. The group there was all who could make the journey at the time, and not all had met. The party was at its peak when the hidden screen in the wall suddenly extends and switches on, to reveal a terrifying visage.
This creature had skin that was pale with an almost purplish cast to it, tubing that carried what appeared to be lava ran across his body from various metal plates that seemed to be an actual part of his anatomy, and malicious red colored eyes with slit pupils that seemed to glow with an inner light far more evil than the color already suggested. When he spoke, two more things struck the rangers, his tongue seemed long and serpentine, and his voice held an odd timbre, almost as if two, or perhaps more voices were speaking simultaneously.
"Greetings, Pathetic Rangers. It is nice of so many of you to gather in one place; it makes my message so much easier to deliver. I tell you now rangers, you were foolish to believe all of your enemies so easily defeated. You left us defeated, but not so far gone as to be removed forever. Others have made the same mistake, and now we come together here, to destroy you. Don't look so shocked, surely some of you remember some of us: I am Ivan Ooze. I am Dark Specter. I am Thrax. I am Anubis. I am Voldemort. I am Orochimaru. And together, we are evil incarnate; we are…AKU."
Just as suddenly it had begun the transmission cut off. But before the stunned crowd can react, the alarms of the Overdrive Rangers blare forth once again. Quickly the group rushes underground to the command center, and stare in horror at what has appeared on the screen. "The Morphin' Grid…it's disintegrating.
"Come on, the grid may be collapsing, but we must stand together. This Aku is a threat, and only united do we stand a chance against him." Nodding, a few of the rangers step forward, most of them having served with Tommy before.
Shaking his head sadly, Andrew Hartford, creator and mentor of the Overdrive team, steps forward. "I cannot see how you can do anything now Tommy, you have been the best of rangers, but that does not mean that you are powerful enough to fight something this evil without power."
"I hear your concerns Mr. Hartford, but you must come to accept two things: First, 'Once a ranger, always a ranger.' And second, "For a Ninjetti, anything is possible.' Also, I never said we would do this alone, help will always come to rangers in need."
"Don't tell me you expect that ghost team of rangers to magically appear again. I know they have help you and others in the past, but the expectation of—"
"Actually that is exactly what I expect, though your wrong as to them being ghosts, they're just as human as any of us. The leader is a good friend of mine. And they have experience regenerating powers that have been lost."
Without another word, Tommy turns and leaves the room, muttering to himself about where he left something in his suitcase. Even as the door closes behind him, the rangers who had supported Tommy turn once more to face Mr. Hartford. Kimberly Oliver nee Hart steps forward as the speaker for the group in her husbands absence. "Perhaps it would help I you had an inside look at what the "Ghost" Rangers truly are. Since Tommy seems to want to keep you in suspense, I think we'll hold some things back, but we can tell you some things. Now, where to begin…"