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Long live the power rangers
Note - I don't own anything other then my OC Jack
Ch.1
Back beyond the heavens, beyond the spirals of life and death, lied the darkest world in all of time.
The NeterWorld.
It is full of horrific creatures.
Ones with claws, blood curling roars, and piercing eyes as black as night.
These are the nilock, and their leader is the worst of them all.
His piercing yellow, cold eyes, strike you with fear. His voice is as cold as ice,and the worst of all was his sword.
Crafted by the very first nilock, is slender, powerful, and most of all deadly.
This is Xandred.
A dragon sprit named Dai Shi, was another evil lord. Looking indeed like a dragon, golden as a statue, and deadly as a dragon itself.
Both with one goal, and one goal only, to destroy the power rangers. The rangers defeated them every time, making defeating them and spreading chaos impossible.
But there was another idea.
The next generation of the red ranger of Casey's, would do the trick.
He was the red ranger of Pai Zhua rangers, his son would be perfect, for Daishi has learned from Pai Zhua, that a person sprit can be cursed, and if donecorrectly, can finish the job.
At this time, Casey just had his son he named Jack born.
He was so glad, and knew he would be a great fighter.
But he also knew, that countless evil creatures that would want him as well. For just with Dishi and Xandred gone, it didn't mean other creatures weren't out there, especiallyas deadly.
It was just then, did a gust of shear wind came to their little hut in the forest. The sky suddenly darkens, and the air was so thin, Casey could barley breath.
A figure appeared,in the mist of smoke, and Casey already knew who it was, and carefully held Jack close in his arms.
"Daishi! What do you want?" shouted Casey.
"Give me the boy!" Exclaimed Daishi his claw hand gesturing to the baby boy.
"Never!" shouted Casey.
As Dishi drew closer, Casey's mind went overdrive with so many thoughts.
Dishi should of been destroyed, so why is he still here?
How did he know about Jack?
Why hadn't he been prepared? Cause of all places, he really felt dumb setting a hut in the clear view of the forest.
"Then I'll just take him from you!" He reached out.
He had fought Casey many times, and knew his tactics, and with him using only one arm,it was even easier.
He then attacked; the power was so intense, that it knocks Casey to the ground,with Jack hitting the ground and out of his arms.
"Jack!" shouted Casey, his voice filled with fear as the dragon emperor picked up the frail, wailing baby.
Jack cried even more, as Dishi lifted his hand, but hesitated, suddenly looking down at theboy, hearing what seemed from his cries, the roar of a tiger with each shriek.
He shook his head though and strikes; his claws sharpen as a sword's blade and slashed the boy on the chest.
That's when a red glow surrounded him, but mixed in it seemed was a dark flame, that soon spread out throughout the hut, burning it to the ground.
Knowing he did his mission, Dishi left without a trace, back to his old temple.
When Casey made sure Dishi was gone, he got up. Struggling, but standing, he grabbed Jackand suddenly turned pale.
Just upon his heart was a claw slash scar; three slashes were cut deep, but luckily, not too fatal. Casey, from then on strived to protect his son.
Days later, he was soon able to build a new hut, with more camouflage thenbefore, knowing Dishi had something big planned with his son. After sending word to Pai Zhua temple, he then went on through his training, knowing too well he had to be prepared the next attack, for he needed to be ready to fight for his son, or die trying.
Four years passed, and Jack still has the curse locked inside him, but life goes on,and he is not only is he trained of martial arts by his father, but in the waysof the shark from Pai Zhua master Fin.
He trains him of the shark swords, duel sword that are difficult to train, upon especially for Casey, so just imagine how hard it be for a kid.
He trains sure, but he also plays with his best friend Sam. A Pai Zhua towel boy at the time,which let Casey, let Jack hang out with him, due to his experience as one yearago.
Sam though, as wild as he is, was a caring friend.
They havea great time together, playing for hours in the shrill of the forest. Swinging on vines, and trees skating. A sport they made up, combined skateboarding, but with only using your feet.
One day though, changed his life forever, the day he visited the Shibi House.
Casey knew the rangers from long ago, and thought Jack could be able to learn their ways, and not only become stronger, but have some fun, knowing they had children there too.
The house was magnificent, the sunlight hitting roof, showing it's royal it seemed role, but the best part to Jack, was the symbol of the samurai on the wooden gate.
A symbol like no other.
His dad was just a little far behind him, so Jack decided to walk up to the gate, but then as he got to the entrance..."Argh!"
A red wall forced him to not enter, and invisible as it seemed Jack knew he had to get in somehow. Though he knew it keep out any nilock from entering, so why did it block him?
"Well,if I can't get through the door there's another way for sure." Jack said looking around. The walls seemed to go on for ages, both left and right, butit was the only way in for him. So, he began climbing on the wall, till he finally reached the top.
He then looked around him, seeing from afar sparring areas, all with wooden swords around the place. But, as he was about to jump down, he was suddenly turned tohis left, sensing someone watching him.
He saw on the wall as him, a samurai, or so he thought, seeing in it's hand a samurai sword.
As Jack looked closer, he saw it was an old man. Short black hair, and beady brown eyes stared back at him as he got into his fighting stance, his feet apart, ready to fight at any moment.
"So what have we got here?" He said, before grabbing Jack by surprise on thearm.
Rule #1-Always be prepared for a fight, even if it isn't one
His father taught him that, and so this man was definitely in for a surprise.
Jack's eyes turned bright red, as he suddenly grabs the man's arm and threw him to the ground just over the wall, and into what seemed a training area.
"Mentor! Are you alright?" Five people gathered around the man.
Two women and three men.
"Are you all right, the boy just thrown him off the wall what was that?" said one of the men.
"Now, now it's alright," the mentor stared at Jack, his eyes piercing at him ashe jumped down to him. "Now who are you and what are you doing here?"
Jack knew he had to confess, inside him he did feel a little scared, but he clearly didn't show it, "I was with my dad at the gate, but when I walked to it Icouldn't get in, so I climbed the wall so I could get my dad in."
Everyone was shocked, as he gestured to the wall behind him.
How could this boy climb the wall and not have fallen? And what could of not let him pass the gate in the first place?
One of the men came forward; he had short brown hair, kind of like the mentor, and blazing blue eyes, as well as he smiled upon at him.
"Now tell me, who is your father?" He asked.
"Casey Rhodes sir." Jack explained, still confused on how odd it was that the man didn't attack him too, "He was going to take me here."
It was silent; till finally...
"D-did you say Casey?" shivered one of the men. Jack nodded still confused,"Open the gate!"
Some monks came fast from out of nowhere, and open the gate. It opens wide, showing his father come up to him.
"Well now Jack what do you say?" He exclaimed knowing already from the others around, of what happened. Casey always knew Jack won't stop until he got what he wanted, he noted in his mind that he shouldn't of taught him that.
Jack turned to the people and bowed feeling deeply ashamed,
"I'm sorry for breaking into your home, I hope you'll forgive me."
The man who didn't attack him smiled, "Apology accepted, Jack. Now you may call me Red ranger, this is Blue ranger," He pointed to the tall brown skinned man who waved silently but looked flatly at his ranger friend, "The Green and the Yellow ranger," A short man with straight on black hair from before who spoke, who then smiled as wild as Sam.
Next to him, a woman whom had red hair that cascaded to her shoulder looks gently at him.
Then the Pink ranger, black hair, tan skinned woman smiled at him. "And finally this is Gi, our mentor."
He lookedat the man who attacked him and bowed feeling super guilty at the moment," I am so sorry for hurting you, please forgive me."
Gi smiled,"That's alright Jack, but I wonder how did you do that?"
Everyone stared at him. "Well..." The fact was, he couldn't explain how he did it, he barley remembered.
"Well,it doesn't matter I mean it's over so that it." said Green Ranger seeing Jack's reaction, "Now how would you like to train with us?"
"Would I?" exclaimed Jack. Casey told him of how difficult and different their style was, but to him it just made him pumped up more to learn.
So from then on forth, he came to train with them every day, sometimes he'd even bring Sam along.
But then months later came the funeral. It started when his dad got a message from Gi, that the Red ranger was dead.
It was told that he sacrificed himself to do the sealing symbol, an ancient sign that if done, would take tons of energy, even life force to do it. This happened inthe fight with Master Xandred, their worst enemy.
They saw many people, at the funeral, some Jack didn't even know.
It wasn't till after the funeral, did he someone out in the open.
Next to a grave was a young boy, around maybe about twelve. His brown hair overlooked his hazel eyes. He seemed the youngest of everyone here, a siding from him of course.
He walked over silently, the boy spotted him, and his look was emotionless, nothing but sadness.
Jack smiled silently trying to brighten up the mood, "Hello my name is Jack,what's yours?"
"Jayden."He said, his voice still emotionless, so much for that idea, "My father was the red ranger you befriended you know."
Jack nodded and sighed feeling worst now, "I'm very sorry for your lost, really. And I'm sorry for befriending your dad. I know it was really weird withyou."
Jayden for the first time looked shocked.
He shook his head, "I never though that was weird and all, but now that he's gone now..." He started crying.
Jack looked at him, "Jayden, I know that's he's gone, but don't lose going to be a great ranger, just like he was, doesn't forget it."
There was silence; even Jack was shocked it came from his mouth.
"Ok...and Jack? Thanks." Jayden said and smiled, his eyes were full with hope again.
When he left, Jack could see a smile on his face, ready to face the world.
He then looked down at the tombstone, for the first time since the funeral.
At the bottom it stated;
'All is not lost so long as there's hope.'
He looked at the inscription with tears in his eyes.
What is there to hope now? He though, now that's he's gone what's so hopefulnow?
It's ok Jack, he may be gone but there is still hope.
Jack turned around to see the zords of all the samurai. Lion, turtle, ape, bear, anddragon all were facing him.
Now, while others can't communicate with all zords, they can only do with one.
Jack was special, unlike anybody in the world.
What there left to hope for anyway? Jack asked telepathic.
There arethe new samurai rangers, which will join Jayden to defeat the nilock. exclaimed the lion zord.
How can you be so sure? Asked Jack.
But before lion zord could respond, Blue ranger came towards him.
"Zords, I'd like you to leave please I got some business with Jack here."
The zords just nodded and trotted away, as if they somehow knew what was going to happen. Lion Zord even winked at Jack.
Blue ranger turned back to the boy, "Now Jack, we looked over the Red Ranger's will, and we found something about you."
Jack was shocked, "About me?"
He nods and holds out a piece of paper.
Jack took it and read it, tears falling now down his face every second.
"To Jack, whom I've made friends with, I give you my spin sword, to show others true bravery.'"
Jack stared at the paper, frozen to his feet.
"W-why me? Why not Jayden?" Asked Jack his voice shook in fear.
Blue ranger just shook his head, as Jack gave him back the will, "That I can't answer, good luck Jack."
He went, wondering to himself of why did the Red ranger choose Jack then his own son?
Maybe it was fate.
He shrugged, who knows? We might never know.
And with that he walked to his friend's fellow teammates, mourning over a lost of their leader.
Jack stood still near the grave in tears, which cascaded to the ground.
Not knowing as a raven from a nearby tree flew to a man, his dark eyes followed the boy seeking his every move.
Jack has changed since then, it's but nothing but training and his father seem to notice it too.
He's seen Jack training all night, not a second it seemed to breathe.
In the morning, he is sweating, with his eyes exhausted. But nothing works, no matter what he tries.
He had stopped Master Fin from teaching him, but it only made him train even harder.
Don't worry yourself Casey. exclaimed Tiger Zord, He will be fine.
Maybe, he thought, as he watched as Jack swung his new spin sword, grasping the handle with his clenched fist.
Then he looked behind Jack, a shadow... Was it Master Fin or something else?
It got closer making no noise as it crept up on Jack.
But what it didn't know, was that Jack knew what it was, and were it came fromat any moment.
He could see it's dark sprit, for he was a sprit seeker, rare gift of many.
Being able see the sprits of everything, kind of says it in the name.
Just thena creature came out, Jack stepped out of the way, but he stood his ground his sword clenched in his hand.
It was Xandred all right, his cold yellow eyes, his scared body, and his destructed sword that clenched in his hands ready to strike.
He bend down at him, "Well boy, it seems you have what I want," His voice cold as ice. "You have this destructive power I never could have known, till now." He grabbed Jack's arm and clashed at his heart.
Jack screamed in pain.
Casey ran over with Tiger Zord, trying to attack Xandred, only to be pushed back.
When Casey opened his eyes, he only saw a portal, where Xandred had once stood.
"Daddy, are you ok?" Jack came over now he saw, to see a bruise on his stomach.
"Here, let me help you." Jack pulled him up before he could answer.
"But what about you Jack?" He could see blood cascading down his wrist.
He ignored him, "Come dad, let's get you fixed up." Taking him back to the hut.
Casey slightly turned around, and saw the portal closing.
They sat down; Jack grabbed a bowl of water.
He did some sort of movement with his hands, and just like that he bended the water. It flowed to his wound and started to glow.
Casey looked up, and saw Jack concentrating really hard, his eyes shut tight as the wound healed.
"Dad?"Casey looked at Jack, fixed on how Jack healed him forgotten.
Almost what happen because of it, he saw the bleeding on Jack's arm stopped, it wasn't too deep but it was still pretty bad, it must stink through, after what just had happen.
But Jack showed no pain at all, but still seemed confused and worried.
"Jack, don't worry it's going to be all right." He said, and he meant it, but Jack wasn't too sure.
Casey meant it for sure, he made a force field to block any signal, he trained himself even more, sometimes for a whole two days of it.
Every day it was train, train, train. Jack couldn't invite Sam to play, because it be too dangerous.
Every night, Jack just keep on having nightmares, each worst then the next.
It was of the Netherworld, a dark, cold place like in the portal. It was just so terrible.
One day they were just training, when a furious group of moogers came forth.
They clashed their swords in the air, showing war has come upon them. Jack and his father took out there swords, and charged leading the moogers in Jack sense something, things weren't right, bat that moment, a large, red headed nilock was behind his father.
Jack shouted, "Look out! Behind you!" His father turned around, it couldn't be... Master Xandred has arrived, well again.
Jack flinched, as the air grew cold as ice, the sky once bright turned dark asnight.
"Well, you are hard to get aren't yah?" Xandred looked at Jack coldly, "But don't think you'll get away from me."
Jack gulped, what did Xandred want with him? He wasn't a samurai ranger, so what then?
"Forget it!" Jack turned to see Casey come up to him. "I'm not letting you take Jack into the Netherworld Xandred!"
This confused Jack, wasn't Xandred sealed?
"Oh, I've got my ways, Moogers!" Xandred snapped his fingers, just as Jack turned to the portal to see moogers come out with small frighten figures, they were people.
"What did you do to them?!" Casey shouted, but Xandred just laughed.
"What I did ranger, was I just grabbed these pathetic humans, and worked them as my slaves." Jack flinched, slaves?
Suddenly dark chains gripped Jack and Casey, they couldn't move, and it just came out of nowhere.
"Hey!"Casey growled as he looked up from the ground at Xandred. "What do you want with us?!"
Xandred went over to Casey and kicked him in the face, next to him Jack's fury grew; the air was growing warmer...
"You'll find out soon, take them all away!" Xandred snapped his fingers, and many moogers grabbed Casey, Jack, and the other humans as they limped into the cold, dark world of the Netherworld.
Imagine a place full darkness, no wind or sound just pure darkness as it feels like it surrounds you like a blanket. That's what it felt when Jack stepped into the Netherworld.
As Jack got out of the portal it was brutal, millions of people working like slaves, Jack even saw a kid probably about six years old, being put to work.
"How could they?!" Jack clenched his fist through the cold hard chains. He then winced as one of the moogers behind him whipped him, like a flame being smoldered on him. Casey shook his head in disgust, not sure what to say.
"Bring the humans to their work stations now!" Xandred coldly.
The moogers nodded and brought Jack and the others to the work stations.
Jack looked around, he saw people working with sansu river water, and working in the dark mines, nilock guarding at all corners. It was sick just watching them.
Jack then felt a hard stab in the back, as a mooger stabbed him with its sword. Jack sighed, and continues to walk over to the mines.
Xandred came over and smiled evilly, "You all shall work here, rumor has it that a deep dark power is inside the mine, and I want it. Now get started!"
Jack sighed as he and Casey picked up some pick axes and started to work knowing they needed to get everyone out. But until then, they just had to work.
Time pasted so fast, that it wasn't till years late, that stories where told of howa new team of power rangers, the Megaforce. That might actually win the war, anew silver ranger joined, but still Robo Knight still was missing. When Jack heard this, he thought that after he and his dad escaped with all the people, he'd go and try to find Robo Knight. What was odd though, is how after all this time, Xandred sure, was defeated, but if only the Rangers knew he was still here, still alive in this disastrous world.
Throughout the days, Jack tried to convince people to rebel, and fight against the nilock.
But they would just look at him, thinking it was hopeless. But everyday Jack tried, he never got even one to follow.
A couple years later, is what others call the Flaming Murder had occurred.
It all stared on a dark day in the Netherworld, not like that wasn't normal.
Jack was picked up his pick ax and tried to keep working.
His eyes bloodshot, but he still keep going, despite his tired limps.
All this time, he's has been through more beating and bullying then anyone could imagine.
That was when he lost control.
It happens not long ago once, when a couple of Nilock were bullying a little boy, no older then two.
His parents, watched in fear from afar, unable to help. Jack knew he had to do something, his eyes suddenly glowed red, and before he even knew what was happening he opened his eyes seeing the boy fine with his parents, but he looked around, all around him was a circle of flames as he saw dead nilock on the ground.
Had this been the power he used on mentor? Or something more?
This made Xandred make him punished more; he then knew he found the power he needed.
The Flaming Murder started because of this. Xandred out of nowhere started by destroying the small huts the humans had to live in. It all happen so fast,Jack stood in place, his legs not able to move as he saw people being sucked into the flames, it was sick as their bodies turned into nothing but ash. Jack even saw the small boy he had rescued before, go as well.
Xandred smiled, as he destroyed the humans.
But that is when the air got warmer, just like before.
Xandred though, thought was the flames so he ignored it, but little did he know, was Jack surrounded in red glowing flames, that grew more powerful as Xandred keep going.
"Jack!" The flames died as they appeared, he turned and saw Casey coming to him, he was so glad Xandred didn't get to him.
"Dad!"Jack ran up to him, "Dad, we've got to fight Xandred. He just..."Jack couldn't even describe what happened.
Casey nodded, "It's ok I saw," Jack nodded staring at the ground, his fists clenched in fury. "I know you want to avenge all of them, but right now wegot to get out of here, or else no one will know what happened here." Jack shook his head, as he looked up at his father.
He wanted to fight so badly, he wanted to crush Xandred to oblivion, and yet...
"Okay."From the flames and screaming Jack and Casey ran as fast as they could, Jack was almost there he could almost touch it when...
"Arggh!"Jack stopped dead in his tracks as he turns around to see Xandred stabbed Casey in the heart, he was dead before he even fell to the ground, his body turned to ash.
Jack suddenly felt a warm flaming fire erupt in him as his anger grew; his fists clenched white as his eyes turned red as blood.
Xandred looked up as the flames, water from the Senzu River turning pure as water on earth, rocks, and even the air surrounded Jack in a vortex, he looked up at Xandred in a cold, dark look on his face.
Xandred shook his head wondering if he imagined, the ghost of the red samurai ranger next to the boy.
"Hahahaha!" Xandred laughed as he looked at Jack. "My plan worked! You're the power; it's what I needed all along! I knew! I lied about the darkness, and made you work for nothing! I knew to get out that power, I needed to was persuade."He smiled as he pointed to the ash were all the people used to be.
The air suddenly grew as hot as the sun it seemed, the boat keep being pushed by the waves back and forth as Xandred saw Jack grew angrier by the moment.
"You're going to pay!" His voice screamed out, growing colder and unlike himself by every word. His hair suddenly grew bright gold as it stood up as Jack made his move.
But before Xandred could defend, he suddenly felt pain like no other on his side. He looked behind him to see Jack with his spin sword out.
"B-but how?" Xandred said, it was like magic as he moved at the speed of light.
"No matter, prepare to be destroyed!"
Xandred came in with his long sharpen sword of pure darkness, and swung at Jack.
The battle grew intense as it keep going, lighting struck from the sky as they battled on.
Xandred luckily got at hit on Jack surprisingly; he sliced his arm and left eye.
Jack fell back, his hair and body turned back to normal, as he felt in so much pain, the zords soon came out of his pockets, in concerned growled at Xandred in pure fury.
Xandred winced; Jack wasn't the only one hurt. "Your lucky slave boy," hes pat at Jack who was bloody and hurt. "I'll win next time, but until then, I will go." He then jumped into the Sansu River, and disappeared.
The zordslooked at each other, and nodded, they carefully brought Jack into the portal that landed in an abandon alleyway.
Jack suddenly woke up but only to cry in grief.