Copyright: Power Rangers, the names and characters are owned by Saban Entertaiment, Dairanger the name is owned by Toei/Bandai Japan. The poem "War is a Weird Thing" was written by Tori Kamal.
Prologue: Fallen Stars
A huge explosion had engulfed him, throwing him like a rag dool through the streets. It took hima few moments to regain his compousure. Jason Lee Scott was laying on the ground near two cars that had been blown up. He felt that his ranger helmet was broken, so he removed it from his head, luckily the pieces from it didn't damage his eyes. The Red Mighty Morphin Ranger barely got to his feet.
"Jason, are you OK?" said Jen Scott, the Pink Time Force Ranger. "Did you make it?"
Jason nodded in response. "I took both of them out... but they still managed to get the portal opened..."
"Guys, where are you?" shouted Billy Cranston, the Blue Mighty Morphin Ranger, he was joined by Adam Park, the Black Mighty Morphin Ranger, Madison Rocca, the Blue Mystic Ranger and the Phantom Ranger.
"Guys, the portal is opening!" Jason told them.
As the six rangers looked on, they witnessed the sight of Angel Grove in ruins. There were explosions everywhere. People were screaming and running for their lives. Something terrible had happened.
'It was the screaming of the people…
The smell of dust in my nostrils…
That finally made me realize…
I was in war!'
"We failed!" Adam stated and silenced ensued.
"So..." Madison began. "...what now?"
With only one option in mind, Jason drew his Power Sword and said. "Only thing we CAN do!"
'With the wind in my back…
The dirt in my eyes…
The weapon in my hands…
And my friends by my side
I rushed onwards…
Towards my ultimate destiny…
The distance sounds of gunfire and lasers no longer shock me…
I no longer flinch and duck…
I no longer turn and stare…
It has all become ambience to my ears…
As I see passing fighters and rolling tanks I can't help but think…
How did it come to this?'
As the military were doing everything they could to save as many civilians as possible, the leaders of the enemy forces could be seen in the distance: eighteen teams of Power Rangers.
'I see the flashes of light from far away…
They know we are coming…
Past feelings of dread and fear no longer arise…
I no longer sweat and shiver at the thought of them…
I feel nothing…'
The army vehicles were decimated in a mere seconds by the once defenders of good. In the sky there appeared a colossal ship, from witch dozens of smaller ships emerged and began picking up the human fighters. One by one, the enemy ships cleared out the skies with ease.
'The skies are once again filled…
The flying demons have began their flight…
The falling sounds of bombs and missiles sing their tuneless song…
The final attack has begun…'
Jason ran past the ruins of Serpen-Terra, a once all-powerful zord, reduced to a bunch of scrap metal. As he ran past the entrance, he could see a human body laying in the entrance. It was the body of one Tommy Oliver.
'I see my friend next to me…
His lifeless body lying in the gutter…
At one time the greatest power ranger of them all…
His blood flowing off to join the sewage and fasces below…
As I stare at his body I can't help but think…
How did it come to this?'
Jason and his friends were being slowly surrounded by demons on one side and their former friends on the other side. This time they couldn't use their zords to escape, as they were also destroyed.
'The fallen wreaks of zords line the road…
The fallen titans of the past…
Their smoldering ruins now only help to light the darkening sky…
I hear my friend shout…'
"We can't stop them! We have to retreat!" yelled the Phantom Ranger.
'But we all know it's too late…
I can see the distant star in the sky…
It hangs in the air like a second sun…
I watch as that star falls, hitting the earth…
Like an angel fallen from grace…'
The few moments it took the star to hit the ground seemed like an eternity.
There was no escape and the six rangers could only stay and watch helplessly.
'As the blast wave swallows my body and the blinding light consumes me, I can't help but think…'
Their powers could not protect them. They could feel their lives draining away. With his last strength Jason looked up and saw a dark figure emerge from the smoke.
"The time has come!" The dark figure turned towards his minions and rangers. "Evil has emerged victorious!"
And they all cheered in unison. "Raaaaaaaaaargh!"
'How did it come to this?'
To be continued…