Outsider Chronicles: Outside Looking In
I have no idea what to make of this world. One where magic and advanced technology allow teens to fight monsters and evil masterminds attack singular towns with one monster at a time. Still, at least I'm not dead.
And we're back. Nothin' to say so lets get started. Enjoy!
Chapter 2
"OW!"
I sat up, rubbing my head where the object had hit me.
"Sonova...what was that?"
I looked around and quickly spotted what had hit me. It looked like a black flip phone, but it thats all it was, I'd happily eat my pillow. In the middle of the top was a cross shaped depression that looked like it would perfectly fit the gem I'd found with gold edging.
"Hmm, lets see," I muttered, "This thing fell out of the sky, its got a slot for the gem...this is a morpher of some kind, isnt it?"
"Well, aint you a smart one," said a squeaky voice.
"Oh, and it talks to," I muttered as I flipped the device open.
The inside looked like a normal phone, with a keypad and screen, but the screen was showing a green, cat-like creature with a yellow star on its forehead.
"And you are?" I asked.
"Names Titan," said the cat, "I'm what you might call, a guide."
"Let me guess, you're meant to help me discover my powers or something?"
"Yep, thats the general gist of it," he said.
"So what I'm I?" I asked, "Morphing grid, Moon Kingdom magic or something equally crazy?"
"None of the above," said Titan, "You're an Outsider."
"Come again?"
"You know, you've been reborn."
I blinked.
"You know about that?"
"I was created to serve as your power source, of course I know about that!"
"Fair enough, so what exactly can I do?"
"Whatever you want."
"Pardon?"
Titan sighed.
"I have the ability to pull powers across realities," he said, "As you grow stronger, you will be able to use that ability to summon powers and weapons from nearly any reality."
"So what, I could summon Saber's Excalibur?"
"Yep. I wouldn't recommend it though. In order to use my power, you have to be strong enough to withstand the strain of keeping whatever you summon in this world. If you tried to summon something that powerful, it'd burn you up in an instant."
"Right, so don't go to overboard," I muttered, "Do you have any other powers or are you just a glorified copier?"
Titan glowered at me.
"Of course I do! I come with a connection to the Morphing Grid as standard!"
I raised an eyebrow.
"So I will be a Ranger?"
"Eh, not exactly," said Titan, "You'll have all the enhancements Rangers get, but my creator included your own equipment."
"Oh?"
"Insert the gem into the slot and it'll activate my connection to the Grid."
I did as I was told and the phone momentarily shone, before the screen projected an image over it.
"That...is actually kinda cool," I said, "So, do I get my own giant robot or…?"
The image changed to a green reptilian robot. My eyes went wide.
"Ooooh, now thats cool," I said, nearly drooling when I recognized it.
"I thought you'd like em," said Titan.
"I like a lot," I said, "I just hope this won't result in anything nasty coming my way."
"Nothing new, but your very nature will inevitably cause some crossover to happen."
"Wait, so I could run into a Monster of the Week from Mesogog who then is possessed by one of those shadow things?" I asked.
"Unlikely, but yes."
I blinked.
"That could be...bad."
"Indeed, but thats why we have teamwork!"
"Great, thats gonna be a pain later, isnt it?"
"Probably."
Due to the, rather horrifying idea of the Dark Kingdom, the Dark Zone and an army off dino-mutants teaming up, it took me awhile to get to sleep, resulting in me sleeping in and having to run to school. I arrived just in time to see Kira get nabbed by a bunch of dino-droids.
"Em, what did I miss?" I asked as Connor and Ethan ran past me.
"Not now, come on!" shouted Connor.
"Fine, I'm a comin."
"So where exactly are we going?" I asked from the back of Connors car.
"Dr Oliver's," said Ethan.
"Why him?" asked Connor.
"Well, hes a Dinosaur guy and these things are dinosaurs...sort of," said Ethan.
"Great, where does he live?" I asked.
Ethan rattled off the address.
"Thats...right out in the middle of the woods," said Connor.
It took surprisingly little time to arrive at the good doctor's house, but then again its not like theres that much traffic out in the woods. We hopped out of the car and hurried to the door where Ethan started hammering on the door.
"It doesn't look like anyones home," said Ethan after a couple of moments of silence.
"His cars here," I said.
Connor hurried over and pushed open the door.
"Why would he leave it unlocked?" he asked.
"Probably because hes here," I said, "Like I said, his cars still here and there isn't anywhere within walking distance."
I brushed past Ethan, ignoring his protests.
"If hes here, then where is he?" asked Ethan after he'd quit his complaints.
"No clue," I said.
"Hey, check this out," said Connor, examining a model of a dinosaur skeleton.
"Hey, don't you remember what happened last time someone did that?" said Ethan.
"The guys a teacher not…" started Connor as he pulled the modals jaw, only to trail off as the floor opened, "...Batman."
"Cool," I said, "Lets go."
I led the way downstairs and into the lab.
"Whoa, its the same place!" said Ethan.
"Ahem."
We all jumped and turned around to see Tommy stood behind us looking annoyed.
"If you're after extra credit, your in the wrong place," he said.
"How about needing help to save a friend?" I asked.
"Sorry?"
"Kira's been kidnapped," said Ethan.
"What?!"
"Yeah, by these weird dino...robot things," said Connor.
"Dude, he'll never believe that," said Ethan.
"They're called Tyrannodrones," said Tommy.
"O...K, maybe he will," said Ethan, "How do you know that?"
"Because I helped build them."
"Oh."
"I can't think why whoever's controlling them would want Kira though," said Tommy.
"It might have something to do with these," said Connor, holding out the Dino-gems he had.
"So your the ones who took them," said Tommy, looking more curious than angry.
He turned to me.
"And I guess you took the star gem?"
I nodded and pulled out my Morpher.
"Yep, I even got the other half," I said.
Both of Tommys eyebrows shot up.
"Where..?"
"I have no idea," I said with a grin.
Tommy just shook his head with a groan.
"You are going to be a massive pain later aren't you?" he asked.
"Maybeeee," I said.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Connor.
"Later," said Tommy, "For now, you should hand those over to me."
"Fine," grunted Connor as he handed the gems over.
"You too Ethan."
"How come he gets to keep his?" asked the future Blue Ranger.
"Because that gem's already bonded to him," said Tommy, "For now though, you kids wait here, I'm gonna go find Kira."
He started to the door, but Connor dashed in front of him.
"You're not going anywhere without us."
"Did I forget to mention that they have powers now?" I asked smugly.
Tommy glowered at me.
"Fine, lets go."
"So what exactly are those things?" asked Connor once we were in Tommys jeep.
I tuned out Tommys explanation about his hand in making the goons in favor of fiddling with Titan. That is until there was a flash of light and Kira slammed into the bonnet of the jeep.
"Its not like a million dollers is just gonna fall out of the sky in front of us," I said.
Nothing happened.
"Aw, only one?"
The others gave me a flat look, before hopping out of the car to help Kira.
"Are you OK?" asked Ethan.
"I think so," said Kira, "But next time, I'm calling a cab."
There was another flash of light as a squad of Tyrannodrones and Zeltrax appeared.
"Hmm, interesting fashion statement," I said.
"Did you really think you could get away that easy?" growled Zeltrax, "Hand over the Gems or be destroyed!"
"Why can't the bad guys ever just say killed?" I asked.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP JAY!" roared Kira.
"Shutting up now."
"GET THEM!"
The mooks charged. We immediately split up so we had enough room to fight. I started by kicking one of them in what passed as a mouth, resulting in its head going flying and taking out another Drone. I went into a flurry of kicks and spins that made short work of the surrounding mooks footing and sent them flying away.
"Is that all you got?" I said with a smirk.
The Tyrannodrones snarled and charged again, proving that they weren't very smart. I flipped onto my hands and spun, my newly enhanced strength making short work of the robots heads.
After nearly half of the drones were eliminated, the remaining ones and Zeltrax booked a hasty retreat.
"Well, that was fun," I said as we regrouped.
"I've said it once and I'll say it again, you need a new dictionary," said Ethan.
"Come on, its getting late and I don't want your parents to worry," said Tommy.
"I bet, but you owe us an explanation," said Connor.
"I'll fill you in tomorrow after school, I promise," said Tommy.
The next morning found me stood in front of the mirror, examining my new look. Looking back at me was a tall teenager with brown hair and dark blue eyes. I was wearing a green and black jacket with dark blue jeans and a dark green shirt underneath.
"I didn't take you for the type to worry about your appearance," said Titan as I scooped up my Morpher and clipped it to my belt.
"Oh shut up," I said.
Later, at school, I entered the classroom to see Cassidy attempting to interview Kira about her little pre historic encounter and getting well and truly shot down.
"Cassidy, unless you plan to do a lecture on the mesozoic period, I suggest you take your seat," said Tommy as he entered the classroom.
The would be reporter hastened to obey.
"So, who can tell me when it all beg…"
KABOOM!
The ground shook as the sky outside went black.
"Attention students, the Mayor has declared a state of emergency," said Randall's voice over the PA system, "All students report to the front of school for dismissal."
Everyone ran for the door.
"So, this a good time for that explanation?" I asked.
"As good a time as any I guess," said Tommy, "Follow me."
We headed over to Tommys house where he gave his explanation on exactly what the giant robo-dinos attacking the city were.
"And we, sorry, you have to tame them," he said, rounding up his explanation.
"Yeah, not a chance," said Ethan, "Later."
"Ethan, wait," said Tommy, "You can do this. But you don't have to do it alone."
"Right, I'll tag along with my own titanic mate," I said.
"Well, that and I have these," said Tommy, moving over to a case on the table, "Ever since I found the Dino-gems, I've had these ready, just in case I ever needed to harness their power."
"Into what?" asked Kira.
Tommys response was to open the case.
"These," he said, "Dino-morphers. Use them to become Power Rangers."
The other three looked poleaxed.
"I-I need to sit down," said Ethan.
"W-we can't be Power Rangers!" protested Kira, "Arent you supposed to fly or have superhuman strength?"
"You do," said Tommy.
"Oh yeah. I forgot."
"Your Gems are from the asteroid that crashed into Earth millions of years ago and wiped out the dinosaurs," said Tommy, "When I found them, I hid them so their power would not be used for evil."
"What about mine?" I asked, "I can tell its different."
"Truthfully, I have no idea," said Tommy, "I found it while on a dig and took it without thinking."
"Eh, I'll figure it out later," I said.
"How do you know that we're the right people?" asked Connor.
"The wand chooses the Wizard Mr McKnight," I said in my best Ollivander voice.
"Close enough," said Tommy, "You didn't chose the gems, they chose you."
"Can't they unchoose us?" asked Kira.
"They've already bonded with your DNA, that's what's giving you your powers," said Tommy.
"If that's the case, why are the bad guys still after them?" asked Ethan.
"You probably don't want the answer to that," I said.
"The only way these powers can be taken away, is if your destroyed," said Tommy, proving my point.
"Your right Jay, I didn't want to know that," said Ethan.
"Look, all I'm saying is, I don't remember asking to be a superhero," said Connor.
"Er, no one ever does," I said, "Heros arent heros because they chose to be."
"Look, the gems wouldn't have bonded with you if you didn't have something inside that could handle their power," said Tommy, "Please."
The others glanced at each other, before taking their Morphers.
"So what now?" asked Ethan, "Do we need some kind of secret password or command?"
"Just say Dinothunder, Power Up and you'll be transformed," said Tommy, "You'll know what to do."
"Dinothunder? Did you come up with that?" asked Connor.
"I kinda like it," said Ethan.
"You would," muttered Connor.
"Look, I know you three are from different worlds," said Tommy, "I get it, but your gonna have to work together or this'll never work. It won't be easy, no one knows that better than I do, but you're going to have to believe in yourselves. Cus I believe in you."
"Hey, I might not technically be a Dino-Ranger, but you can count on my help," I said, "Speaking of…"
"Its Cosmic Prism Power," said Titan.
"Cosmic...are you sure I'm not connected to the Moon Kingdom?" I asked under my breath.
"Positive."
After that, we piled into Tommys truck and headed out to where the Dino-Zords were on the rampage.
"Guess thats them," said Connor.
"No shit Sherlock," I said.
"I guess you three are up," I said.
Before we could say anything, there was a flash of light and Zeltrax appeared.
"I will see you destroyed before you get anywhere near those Zords," he growled.
"We'll see," said Connor, "You guys ready?"
"Yeah," said Ethan.
"Oh yeah!" said Kira.
"Lets see what this is actually like," I said with a grin as I pulled out my Morpher.
"DINOTHUNDER, POWER UP!" shouted the Dino-Rangers.
"COSMIC PRISM POWER, EXECUTE!" I shouted.
The gem on the front of my Morpher shone and energy surged out, wrapping around me and forming into my uniform. The basic body suit was green, with the same diamond shaped decorations as the Dino Rangers down the arms and legs in black, a golden star shape on my chest instead of the paw print. I had a black belt around my waist with a green four pointed star serving as the buckle. The boots and gloves of my uniform were rather bulky and black, with the former having what appeared to be firing mechanisms built into them and a white diamond shape on the top and the gloves were also black. Finally, my helmet was sleek, with a narrow, jagged visor giving the impression of speed and ferocity. Rather fitting considering exactly what my Zord was.
"Whoa, I've never seen a Ranger outfit like that before," said Tommy.
"Eh, I'm not a normal Ranger," I said, "Now then, you three go tame the beasts, I'll deal with him."
"Got it," said Connor as the three ran off towards the rampaging Dinos.
"Hold it!" shouted Zeltrax, charging them.
I smirked and dropped my stance as I ratcheted my boots
"Not so fast!"
BANG!
Zeltrax went flying as my explosion enhanced kick slammed into his face.
"Sorry, but your fight is with me," I said.
"Damn brat!" snarled Zeltrax, "I'll destroy you!"
"Why can these guys never say kill?" I mused, "Eh, bring it!"
And this is where I'll end it. Next time, Jay vs Zeltrax. Should be interesting.
So, any idea what Jay's giant lizard bot is? It'll be fun for me in the future.
Titans ability to summon powers and weapons from other realities won't come into play for a while and I mainly added it so I could have some real fun later on. This story really is meant for me to play around with some cheesy stuff.
Anyway, I'm done. Please leave a review on your way out!