King of the Jungle

Summary: Shadow World Origin Saga: Book Three-The jungle holds many secrets that it will only reveal to the King of the Jungle. As the Wild Force Rangers try to find this power before the Orgs do, Cole has to cope with this feeling that his destiny is even greater than he imagined.

Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers.

Chapter 1: A Mysterious Figure

Cole loved sitting in his tree on the Animarium. It made him feel like he was back in the jungle and it helped him to think. He was thinking about the dream that he had the night before, about when he had seen a strange light in the jungle.

'What are you thinking about jungle boy?' Taylor asked. She leaned against the tree trunk and looked up at him.

'Nothing,' Cole replied quickly, startled by his friends silent entrance.

'Then what's with the thinking face?'

'I don't have a thinking face.'

'You do, and its usually followed by this big speech about how we're going to defeat the Orgs.'

'I'm not thinking about the Orgs. Besides, we haven't been an attacked in a while now'

'True, so what are you really thinking about?'

Max and Danny then arrived, dumping bags of Chinese food onto the table.

'Who's hungry?' Max asked. Cole was never one to turn down food so he jumped from his tree to join the others.

'I am,' Cole said, taking a carton of Danny. He pointedly ignored Taylor as he sat down. She shrugged her shoulders and sat down, taking a carton of food from Max before he could reach it.

'Where's Alyssa?' she asked.

'Still at class. She called us to tell us that she wouldn't be home until later so we had to make our own dinner.' Max explained.

'Hence the Chinese food?' Cole asked.

'We lack the necessary skills to cook a proper meal.' Danny said.

After dinner, the fountain exploded, sending water cascading all over the temple.

'What was that?' Max asked.

Princess Shayla then appeared out of the fountain looking very worried. 'I fear something terrible is about to happen. The Wild Zords are behaving strangely.'

'She's right, Red Lion's speaking to me,' Cole said. He closed his eyes and concentrated on what his Animal Zord was saying. However, he couldn't make out anything that Red Lion was saying. 'Its no good, I can't understand him.'

'Looks like the Orgs are in the main city square. Max, call Alyssa and have her meet us there.' Taylor ordered.

As Danny and Max ran out of the temple, Cole saw a bright flash just in front of his eyes. Blinking to clear away the dark spots, Cole saw Taylor looking at him.

'You ok?' she asked.

'Yeah, I'm fine,' Cole answered, brushing past her. Taylor looked at his retreating back and then followed him out of the temple.

In the city square, the last few citizens had fled the scene. Seeing the Putrids were enough for them to run away, leaving the way clear for the Rangers to do their job.

'Nice work you two, now remember the plan,' a hooded stranger said to the pair. The black cloak hid the person's face and body and the voice didn't give away the person's gender.

As the Rangers entered the square, the hooded stranger seemed to disappear is a flash of multi-coloured lights. 'I wonder who that was,' Max mused aloud as the four Rangers stood in a line facing Toxica and Jindrax.

'What do you two want?' Cole asked.

'That is for us to know and you to find out, Red Ranger.' Toxica replied, holding up pink shell. She then poured the contents of the shell onto the ground, which then turned into more Putrids.

'Come a get us Rangers!' Jindrax goaded, waving is swords at the Rangers.

Pulling out their morphers, the Rangers all morphed in unison.

'Wild Access!' The four Rangers then charged at the Putrids, trying to break through them to reach the two Duke Orgs.

They each broke off into their groups fighting the Putrids. As Cole finished the last of his Putrids of, he noticed a shadowy figure watching him. He noticed that the Putrids were ignoring the figure so he guessed who it worked for.

'Who are you?' Cole asked, approaching the figure with caution.

'That need not concern you Red Ranger, but as you may have noticed, you appear to be a Ranger down,' it answered.

Pulling out his Growl Phone, Cole tried to contact Alyssa but he got no answer. 'Where is she? What have you done with her?'

'You will get her back, once you retrieve the power you saw in the rainforest all those years ago. Come back here when you get it and I will return your friend, mostly unharmed.'

'How do I know she's alive? How do I know you have her?'

'Trust Red Ranger, and I believe this is her jacket.' The figure reached into its cloak and drew out Alyssa's white jacket. Cole caught it when the figure threw it at him.

'What is this power you want?' Cole asked, glaring at the figure from under his helmet.

'All you need to know that only the King of the Jungle can obtain it. And if the White Rangers life isn't enough of an incentive for you, a new Org will attack the city each day. See you soon, Red Ranger.' The mysterious figure then disappeared in a flash of multi-coloured light.

'Cole, what happened?' Taylor asked, de-morphing as she reached him.

'I have to go home, to save Alyssa, I have to claim the power that is rightfully mine and give it up to save Alyssa, and the city,' he replied, looking at Taylor.

Sorry that this chapter was late in coming. The next advert will be up next year, hopefully within the first month or so.

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