"Something's amiss..." A mysterious figure in black slowly bellowed. "This isn't right... it's off balance." It began walking forward, a light shining upon it. Yet, it still wore all black. There was no way he was real. It reached to grab your shoulder, in an attempt to pull you towards him. You tried to pull away, but it grabbed you before you could react. "You must come with me. It is your destiny, my child." It pushed you farther into the darkness, slowly disappearing behind you. There was a large flash of light, and suddenly, you awoke in your bed.

"WHAT WAS THAT?!" A skinny boy, covered in sweat, jumped out of his bed. His hair was ruffled and unkempt, his clothes twisted and uncomfortable. Standing tall, at almost 6 feet tall, and wearing fogged up glasses, he wobbled as he tried to stand competently. "Must've been a dream... thank god it was just a dream..." He was panting fast, feeling like he was running out of breath. "I'm only 15, I can't be having hallucinations like that in my sleep already!" He looked back down at his desk, the alarm clock reading '9:00 PM'. "Wait... I'm gonna be late for school!" He ran to the closet, looking to pull out his uniform, but instead there was a red jacket, black jeans, and an arm brace that looked like something from a sci-fi movie. "I must still be dreaming." He chuckled to himself. "Come on, Liam, you've gotta still be dreaming!" Liam grabbed his head and tried slapping himself, pretending it wasn't real. Reaching for the jacket, he was suddenly thrust back into the darkness. The same place as his dream.

"No, this can't be happening! Not this again!" He began frantically hyperventilating and running in random directions. There had to be some sort of exit, right? He saw a small white light in the distance, far in front of him anyway. He sprinted towards it, but became tired half way there. Sluggish and fatigued, Liam attempted to sprint again, but fell flat on his face. It was then, he heard the voice once more. "Sir... Liam, is it?" The low voice boomed

"Y-yes, that's my name... what do you want with me?!" Liam's voice echoed throughout the darkness, and there was silence for what seemed like minutes. It was unsettling.

"Ah, yes, Liam Miller. You go to Rivers High School, correct?" The voice was inconsistent with its lust for answers.

"I do, but seriously, what do you want with me?! I have no friends as it is, but being here is way worse than that!" Liam screamed to what he thought was the sky, but it was still pitch black.

"Calm yourself, my child. I will take good care of you." The voice seemed to have calmed itself. Liam ran towards the light once more, even though his legs ached endlessly.

"I have to get out of here." Liam panted, gasping for air as he kicked his legs back and forth.

"HALT YOURSELF, LIAM!" The voice screamed louder than ever before. Liam could feel his ears almost bleed. "I have a single mission for you." A spotlight shined upon a spot among the darkness, and Liam shot his gaze at it. The same black figure appeared, except this time he was wearing a two piece suit, and a red tie. His head was nowhere to be seen. The figure reached out his hand, expecting the boy to take it. Liam's mind was running as fast as Usain Bolt. In a confused yet self aware state, he took the figure's hand.

The figure snapped his hand, and a circular screen showed itself before Liam's eyes. "This guy must be some sort of punk magician. " Liam thought to himself. The screen proceeded to show an apocalyptic world, that look uncannily like his own hometown, River City. It was devastated. Destroyed buildings, orphanages, and even his own High School. It was there he saw in the rubble, his own limp body, but in a red suit of some sort. There was a matching helmet lying nearby, but nevermind that. There were other figures, wearing similar outfits in different colors, lying around next to him. Were they... dead? Possibly. There had to be a way to fix this. Some way to stop this from happening. "Yes, Liam, this is your inevitable future. It's sad to see, I know." The figure placed his hand on Liam's shoulder. He seemed friendly and forgiving. Maybe Liam could trust him. "But we can stop it! Yes we can!" The figure exclaimed, hope littering his tone of voice. "You must use the equipment you are given!" He snapped his fingers once again, and the arm brace from his closet appeared out of thin air and clung to him. The screen was turned off, but there were many buttons and gizmos on it to show that it meant something of importance. The screen flashed on, revealing the text, "CODENAME: ZEPHYR".

"Zephyr?" Liam questioned. He was still wondering what that suit was for in the vision.

"Yes, Codename Zephyr. I couldn't think of a better name, so I thought of something hip and cool you group of kids would like." The figure chuckled.

"Wait, group?" Liam said, asking even more questions.

"Yes, group. I have assembled somewhat of a ragtag team of your kind. Don't worry, they're all around your age. Surprisingly from your city as well." The figure pulled out a pocket watch, with engravings and foreign writings plastered all over it. "Seems that we are short on time. Press that button right there, Liam." The figure pointed to the arm brace, specifically a button that said 'MORPH'. Liam pressed the button down with his thumb, and was suddenly surrounded by red lights and what looked like explosions. He closed his eyes in fear.

Liam's eyes shot open once more, but this time looking at a futuristic computer system. He attempted putting his hands on his head, but they were blocked by a helmet of some sort. Looking down, Liam saw that he was wearing the exact same uniform as he was in the vision. It looked like somewhat of a jumpsuit, with a trench coat over it and a utility belt wrapped tightly around his waist. There was a small Eagle insignia near on the right of his chest."Whoa! Now this is more like it! I thought this suit would be a lot more uncomfortable, but I guess I thought wrong." Liam thought to himself. He also noticed he was still in his room, but it was still 9 AM. He looked back in his closet, and all of his things had reappeared. "Finally, I can get to school! But how do I go back to normal?" He muttered. He pressed the morph button again, and was suddenly back in his pajamas. "So that's how it works. Good to know, good to know." He once again muttered, thinking out loud as he usually did. He leaped over to his closet and began getting ready for school, scared but braced for the day ahead.

/End: Part Zer0./

So, how'd you guys like it? I just kinda started thinking randomly about doing an SYOC, and suddenly this idea popped in my head. So, since this is an SYOC, I'm gonna need some characters! I'm hoping for good submissions, I know you guys have it in you! Now, onto the form.

To start off, I'm going to need 6 rangers. Please, please, PLEASE make them all within the age of 14-16. I'm willing to have some young rangers up in here! Remember: They do go to a high school full of shenanigans and stereotypes. Try not and make your characters carbon copies of actual Power Rangers, but if your OC is used in another SYOC, or you used it in your own story, it is completely fine to submit them! Just making that clear so you guys don't click off immediately.

The form will go like this, please PM them to me. If you read this, please put 'Zephyr' at the end of your app!

Full Name:

Nickname (if they have any):

Age (14-16):

Ranger Color (Available: Blue, Yellow, Green, Black, and Purple.):

Personality:

Backstory (before they were met by the figure; remember all of your characters that are accepted will have had an experience similar to Liam's. Maybe even throw in what they did when they met the figure, you can go crazy with this. They do have to comply with what the figure says, though.):

Appearance:

Famous Look-A-Like (if you can't think of anything, just put N/A. I'll understand.):

Animal (I will take this into consideration, but you can recommend an animal for your character to be themed):

I think that's about it!

Happy submitting, and I hope to see some grrrrrr-eat characters!

Side-Note: I will finish this, no matter what. Even if there are hiatuses, short chapters, and even disappearances from me. Do not expect super fast updates, but do expect some quality in this story.

Side-Side-Note: I will have a copy of the app on my profile, without all the jargin after what's in it. :D