Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers/Super Sentai. Characters are my own creation.
*Theme Song*
Here come the Power Rangers!
Holy Knights, Heroes of Light, Ready to fight!
Here come the Power Rangers!
Pushing back the darkness! Bringing Light to the blackness!
Standing up for what is right, fighting the good fight!
Never going to stop, they are going non-stop!
Here come the Power Rangers!
Holy Knights, Heroes of Light, Ready to fight!
Here come the Power Rangers!
Pushing back the darkness! Bringing Light to the blackness!
Protecting righteous dreams! Foiling evil schemes!
Rangers you can call! They will fight for all!
Go Go Power Rangers!
Go Go Power Rangers!
Go Go Power Rangers!
Power Rangers...
Holy Knights!
*40,000 years ago in what is now California*
A group of Neanderthals including three adult men, two adult women, and two young children are in pursuit of their dinner for the evening. They have been on the hunt all day relying on their sense of smell and direction. Each of the Neanderthal men had a long stick with a sharpened stone on the end, completing the spears that are their primary choice for hunting game.
The afternoon wore on and the dominant male of the Neanderthal clan saw their quarry from a distance: a lone deer. The dominant male communicated with his cohorts with strange grunts and noises. The females and the children stayed stationary while the dominant male stealthily moved forward while the other males fanned to the left and the right. The plan of the Neanderthals is to ambush their dinner. The Neanderthal men gradually drew closer to their prey without any detection. The men positioned themselves and their spears to blitz attack the deer. If the deer were to dodge one spear, one of the other two spears will be thrust into its side, delivering the mortal blow.
Before the Neanderthals put their blitz attack plan into action, the sky grew dark and lightning began to crackle in the vicinity. What looked like a dark, round-shaped portal appeared before the Neanderthal men and several figures emerged from the portal. A cloaked figure in spiked armor with skulls impaled on the spikes protruding from the shoulder glowed with red in the eye sockets, but they were not as red and sinister looking as the glowing red eyes that are the only visible thing under the hood of this sinister figure. The figure scanned the surroundings around it, ignoring the Neanderthal men and the deer scampering away for its life.
Other figures appeared behind the cloaked figure. What looked like a robed rotting corpse-looking figure holding a three-pronged staff that looks just as ancient as its wielder appeared slightly behind the cloaked figure. Other figures appeared including a figure in black knight's armor with a sheathed sword at its side, a blue-skinned female in armor armed with a large bow and a quiver full of arrows, a monstrous green scaled creature with protruding claws from webbed hands, and a figure resembling an old man clothed in purple robes with a golden staff with an image of a snake's head was the last to appear. Like the cloaked figure, the other figures examined their new surroundings, disregarding the Neanderthal men before them.
The cloaked figure that now looks like the leader of the strange-looking creatures was the first to speak. "Hmmm a fresh new world to expand to my nightmare kingdom... " The cloaked figure turned to face the female beside him. "What do you think, my dear?"
"I think it is just lovely. Perfect place for us to wed once you conquer it!" A shrill laugh emerged from her when she thought of her husband-to-be's latest conquest and then the wedding of the millenia.
The cloaked figure spoke again, now regarding the Neanderthals before them. "And these... what are these, Skarab?"
The purple-robed old man examined the creatures before them and gave his master the acceptable answer. "My lord, I believe these are called Homo neanderthalensis", one of the most advanced species in this world."
"Though that's not saying much! They still look very primitive to me!" The snake head on Skarab's staff interjected to Skarab's annoyance.
The rotting corpse-like creature in the robe is the next to speak. "They shouldn't put up much of a fight when we conquer their world. We are far more advanced than these primitive beings."
The Neanderthal men examined the strange creatures before them curiously and cautiously with spears still raised. They were soon joined by the Neanderthal women and children.
The green scaled creature saw the children and he felt an overwhelming hunger inside of him, causing him to reach out to the closest one, invoking high-pitched shrieks from the child and the women and roars from the men. The men protectively stood between their women and children and the mysterious creatures before them. The men raised their spears at the foreign creatures, preparing themselves to thrust through them.
"ENOUGH!" The sinister leader was irritated with the heightened tension between them and the Neanderthals. The leader raised his right hand and tendrils of darkness emerged from the tips of his dark fingers, wrapping around the Neanderthal men. "I will make your worst nightmares come to life!"
The moment the dark tendrils touched the Neanderthal men, they dropped their spears, clutched their heads, even being reduced to fetal positions howling with terror. Satisfied with the pecking order being established, the leader relented and the dark tendrils faded away.
"Scourge, imprison them all!" The black knight nodded in obedience, unsheathing his sword to give him more authority over the primitive creatures. Behind him, black creatures with sickly yellow eyes and yellow spots on their bodies appeared to assist him with rounding up the prisoners.
"Skale, you help Scourge and the necros secure the prisoners. And do not screw anything up! And do NOT eat the children!" The green scaled creature nodded sullenly not daring to disobey his master and bumbled to help the dark knight and the dark creatures incapacitate the prisoners. In a matter of moments, the Neanderthals were rounded up and pushed into a cage made of bars of complete darkness. The Neanderthals were unable to put up a fight against the superior creatures from another world.
"Zomlock and Skarab, raise up the temple on this hill immediately." Skarab and the robed rotting corpse man nodded at their command. Zomlock and Skarab chose a spot on the hill and began chanting dark incantations into the ground, causing it to shake violently as the said temple rose from the earth beneath. It was a magnificent sight to behold with great stone structures. An altar-like structure appeared at the entrance of the temple and a black flame ignited on the surface seeking to consume the sacrifice that the dark demons have prepared for it.
"Now, Mergana, my sweet, this will be the best addition to my nightmare kingdom and nothing can stop us now!" The cloaked figure and his fiance laughed together, a harmony consisting of a deep dark laugh and a high shrill laugh.
Once the temple was fully risen from the earth beneath and the prisoners intended for sacrifice were rounded up, the leader of the dark creatures approached the temple and the altar with the black flame. "I, Hexavex, the nightmare king, will offer you this sacrifice" He said, gesturing to the caged Neanderthals. "In exchange, you will plunge this world in total darkness and make it an extension to my nightmare kingdom! Bring the prisoners to the fire now!"
The necros opened the cage of darkness and began grabbing the Neanderthals one by one, using their superior strength to overpower even the dominant Neanderthal male of the clan. The Neanderthals were pushed closer and closer to the dark altar and towards the black fire that seeks to consume them. The dominant Neanderthal male was led to the altar first, followed by the other males of his clan, then the women, and finally the children.
As the Neanderthals were being led to their doom, lightning crackled in the sky as before and another portal in the near distance, like the one before except this portal was made of white, materialized and a being that looks like the Neanderthal but much more advanced emerged in robes of white. Behind him emerged a dark silver-skinned creature in trousers and nothing more. They were joined by five figures in knight's armor colored red, blue, green, purple, and yellow. The leader of the new group called out to the group of dark creatures. "Hexavex! your reign of terror ends here!"
Hexavex growled menacingly at the arrival of his mortal enemy Zircon and the holy knights. "Zircon! you will not stop me from my conquest! Your interference stops here and when I am finished with this world, I will turn your world into my greatest nightmare kingdom!"
"Let's end this right here and now! I will not let you ruin this fledgeling world!"
Hexavex stepped away from the altar and the temple towards his enemies. "I agree and disagree. Let's end our dispute here. But I will let you know I will prevail and this world and then your world will fall and join my nightmare kingdom!"
Zircon took a step towards Hexavex, though a good distance still separates the two. "Not if I can help it! I will do what it takes to end your conquest! This is the end of the road for you and your court! Your age of darkness will end now!"
Hexavex heard enough from Zircon who has been a thorn in his side for far too long. "Enough!" Hexavex turned to his court and more necros began to appear. "ATTACK! Destroy them all!"
Hexavex's minions dropped their mission in leading the Neanderthals to the dark flame and they turned face to go to battle against Zircon and the Holy Knights. At the same time, the Holy Knights and Zircon ran to meet their enemies in combat, each Holy Knight having a sword in their hand for combat. Zircon and Hexavex met in a sword to sword combat, the red Holy Knight took on Scourge the black knight in sword combat, the blue Holy Knight engaged with Zomlock, dodging blasts from Zomlock's three-pronged staff. The green Holy Knight engaged with Skale, dodging Skale's lethal swipes with his clawed webbed hands. The purple Holy Knight engaged in combat with Mergana who is using her big bow as a sword landing several blows on her opponent. The yellow Holy Knight went to do combat with Skarab, but necros got in the way, ganging up and outnumbering the yellow Holy Knight.
While Zircon's and Hexavex's forced engaged in battle, the dark silver-skinned creature moved stealthily through the fray to the captive Neanderthals, powering past necros that stood in his way. He finally reached the frightened creatures and held up his hands to show them he means no harm. "Come on! Let's get you all out of here!" He motioned with his arm ushering them to follow him. The dominant male Neanderthal communicated with his clan with grunts and they began to follow the creature through the fray.
The fight drew out into a fierce brawl between the two parties and the necros gave Hexavex's forces an edge with cheap shots on the Holy Knights. After much fighting, each Holy Knight has fallen at the hands of their mortal enemies. With each Holy Knight falling, their armor vanished as colored crystals exited from their bodies and they all turned into dust, dissolving into the earth beneath them.
Zircon still held his own against Hexavex, but he saw the Holy Knights fall one by one. Seeing his closest allies and friends fall to these dark forces pushed Zircon to the breaking point. He knew what he had to do, even if it is at the cost of his own life. He managed to push Hexavex back a couple steps and he began to chant the incantation of holy sealing that will seal Hexavex and his forces inside their temple for eternity. It is a very powerful spell that required a great amount of his magic. He chanted the full incantation and a white wave of energy emerged from his body against Hexavex and his forces, pushing them into their own temple despite their resistance. Inside the temple, a vortex appeared and sucked in Hexavex and his forces one by one.
The silver-skinned creature saw what was happening and he knew what he had to do. He turned his attention from the Neanderthals and chanted his own incantation upon the temple, erecting a magical barrier around it to seal it from any intruders through the ages. The altar with the black flame vanished and the structures of the temple began to crumble, rendering the temple into ruins. He turned to his master and saw how frail the spell has made him. He rushed to his master who is beginning to fall. "Master!" He managed to catch his once strong now frail master.
"Toof, this is the end for me, I'm afraid. My time is very short now. Find the power crystals, you know what to do."
Toof couldn't bear to leave his master on the battlefield. He picked Zircon up, cradling him in his arms while carrying him. He is not going to let his master die on this battlefield!
The Neanderthals whom Toof helped rescue were calling out to him with high-pitched calls and they began doing the 'come on' motion that he used earlier. He took their hint and followed after them, leaving the battlefield behind. The Neanderthals led their new allies to their home: the caves to the south. When Toof entered the cave, he was amazed with how huge it looked with a lot of stalagmites and stalactites. At the center of the cave was a gigantic stalactite hanging from the high ceiling all the way to the cave floor. Toof was drawn to the giant stalactite, carrying Zircon's body towards it. He checked Zircon's body for any sign of life and was encouraged to feel a faint source of life. "Hang on, Master..."
Toof had a brilliant idea that could preserve Zircon's essence, but it requires the power of the power crystals that he was not able to retrieve from the battlefield. He feared that if he went back to the battlefield to retrieve them, it will be too late.
Toof began to fret, but the Neanderthals caught his attention when they each pulled out the power crystals to show Toof. Toof's demeanor brightened with a new spark of hope. He began trying to communicate with the Neanderthals to give him the power crystals in their possession. The Neanderthals looked at him confused and curious at the same time. The dominant Neanderthal male then made the first move, handing the red power crystal in his possession to Toof. The other Neanderthals followed his example and gave Toof the other power crystals. Toof bowed in thanks to the Neanderthal clan and set to work, placing the power crystals at the base of the stalactites point touching the cave floor.
Toof's plan is to seal Zircon's essence into the stalactite, but it will cost him almost all of his own magic. It is a sacrifice he will make every time if the situation presented itself to him again and again. He placed the palms of his hands on Zircon's chest and watched Zircon's body dematerialize into the stalactite. Toof felt the majority of his magic leave his body with this act. The sapping of the majority of his magic made Toof fall unconscious before the watching Neanderthals.
By the time Toof woke up, the cave was plunged in darkness indicating night time. The Neanderthals appeared to have disappeared, possibly leaving the cave for another home. Toof reached out his hand to touch the giant stalactite. Once his hand made contact with it, the whole stalactite lit up in a variety of different colors and the whole cave was illuminated by the giant stalactite's light.
-To Be Continued-
Author's Note: If anyone is curious as to what the rangers really look like. I have used celebrities as my "models" to picture how each ranger should accurately look like.
Sabin - Lee Min-ho
Erika - Selena Gomez
Kaila - China Mcclain
Alex - Coby Bird
Chaice - Pierson Fode
As for Toof, I envisioned him to look like the creeper from Jeepers Creepers (but good!)