Here is the first (official) chapter of Power Rangers: Earth Defenders, which I've finally gotten out after a few weeks. I've had some stuff going on, which also includes writer's block, and I always struggle a bit with first chapters, but I finally put this together.
As usual, this story is aimed towards a teenage or more mature audience, as there will be things such as cursing, drinking, and, as you might imagine from seeing some of the character bios, light warning for sexual themes. Not really anything such as explanations into what they're doing, but implications and mild talk between characters will come up.
I DO NOT own Power Rangers or any of the rangers in this series beside Dylan. I would like to thank the people listed below with their characters for creating them!
Oh, and in case you didn't read the prologue, Dylan, Kenny, and Iris' actor/actresses will be right below along with the others.
David is portrayed by Andrew Garfield (created by Kamen rider zero knight)
Dylan is portrayed by Amber Heard (created by myself)
Russ is portrayed by Nadji Jeter (created by RushQuake)
Rowan is portrayed by Liam Hemsworth (created by ICrzy)
Sofia is portrayed by Peyton List (created by Thewhatzupwriter26)
Riley is portrayed by Sophie Turner (created by lauraosnes)
Topher is portrayed by Derek Theler (created by MagicalKittiesInAir)
Iris is portrayed by Kerry Washington (created by myself)
Kenny is portrayed by Grant Gustin (created by myself)
Bryn is portrayed by Emeraude Toubia (created by MagicalKittiesInAir)
The cover photo is up and the opening video link should be in my bio, so check that out if you haven't already! Anyways, sorry for this incredibly long note and here's the story!
A cab pulled up outside of Hastings Hill University, with a 21 year old junior in the backseat. His light brown eyes scanned the location, seeing plenty of people, many of which were freshmen exploring the college to figure out where everything was.
The young man in the cab raised an eyebrow slightly at this, wondering why some of these people didn't come a bit earlier to go on a tour. As the cab stopped fully, the young man leaned forward to pay the driver, before grabbing a duffel bag from the seat next to him, before getting out and standing fully up, the sun blinding him at first.
He walked around back and opened the trunk, pulling his suitcase out before closing it and hitting the back twice with his fist to let the driver know he had everything, allowing him to drive off.
This young man had short, shaggy brown hair, lightly tanned skin, and was about 5'10. He wore a red t-shirt with a black trim, torn blue jeans, and brown timberland boots.
As he walked towards his dorm, ready to throw his things down and relax, he silently thanked his luck for getting him into a dorm that wasn't too far from the parking lot. Lost in thought, he was startled to accidentally bump into someone, causing them to drop their things.
He looked down to see a young woman leaning down to pick up her purse and some other things she had dropped. She was about 19 and was very beautiful, with blonde hair, blue eyes, pale skin, and stood at about 5'6. She wore a pink blouse, blue skinny jeans, and white and pink wedged heels.
"I'm so sorry," He cringed, leaning down to pick up some things for her as she stood and straightened up. He handed her some papers she had dropped. "Are you alright?"
She smiled and nodded. "Oh yeah, I'm okay, don't worry about it. It was just a mistake," She shifted her things into one hand and let her suitcase go, resting beside her as she held her hand out to shake his. "I'm Sofia,"
"David," He responded, returning a smile. "So, are you new here? I know this is a pretty big school, but I've been going here for three years I don't think I've ever seen you here before."
Sofia chuckled. "I'm a freshman. Studying pre-med. What about you - what are you studying?"
He gestured to a sketchbook that was sticking out of his duffel bag. "Art. I wanna design graphic novels," David said proudly.
"That's awesome," She smiled, before looking down at a map in her hand. "Hey, I know the last thing you probably want to do is show a freshman where to go, but I'm having a bit of trouble finding my dorm. I would ask my brother, but I have no idea where he disappeared to."
David looked at where she was pointing to on her map, before he gestured to a building nearby. "I think you're actually upstairs from me," He said, chuckling at the surprised look that crossed her face. "The dorms are coed. Guys on the bottom floor, then girls, and so on and so forth. Depends on how many floors there are." David explained. "So, do you want me to show you over there?"
"Really? Thank you so much," Sofia said as they began walking over there. "I would've been looking all day without your help."
"No problem." David nodded. "Glad to help."
- Cue Opening (link in bio) -
A 22 year old guy was driving into the student parking lot, not really paying much attention to his driving, though he was paying attention to some of the various students that were walking through said lot, specifically some of the people he thought were attractive.
This young man had pale skin, light brown hair, and blue eyes. He was also driving a very nice car - a luxury sports car of some sort with the hood and all of the windows down.
After winking to a girl walking by, he turned back to the road just in time to slam his foot on the brakes when another young man, one with dark skin, brown eyes, and black hair, walked out in front of his car with his headphones in, also not noticing until just before the car hit him. The guy standing in front of his car stared in shock, and the young man in the car leaned himself out of the window.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" He yelled, glaring at the young man he almost hit. "You almost made me hit you!"
The person in front of his car shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Maybe if you were paying attention to your driving, you wouldn't have almost made that mistake." He said, before walking off, ignoring the young man in the car.
"Whatever," The guy in the car fumed, pulling into a parking spot quickly and rolling his windows and hood back up. Once his car was secure, he turned it off and stepped out, revealing his incredibly tall stature and frame, standing at about 6'5. He wore a black t-shirt under an unbuttoned gray luxury coat, tan jeans, and black boots.
Beside him was a nice white mustang with someone rummaging through the other side. As the young man himself retrieved his suitcase from the back, he watched as the person in the mustang stood up straight, revealing her to be a young woman, looking around for a minute before seeing him.
The young woman was about 5'8, with long dirty blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin, and beautiful features. She wore a white, off-shoulder wrap crop top, black leggings, brown booties, and had a diamond stud in her nose. She had a black duffel bag slung over her shoulder, with a black bomber jacket resting over the top.
She gave him a once over, and smirked a bit. "That was a nice move back there," She commented. "Good thing you missed that guy."
The young man scoffed. "Hey, he walked out in front of my car. That wasn't my fault."
"Hey, I'm just giving an opinion," She responded, closing her car door and walking around to the back, leaning against the back of her car as they spoke. "I'm Dylan."
He looked her over, a sideways smile making it's way onto his face. "Topher," He reached for her hand, shaking it gently. "May I say, you look fine today," He said seductively.
Dylan chuckled. "That's pretty cheesy. How many girls has that actually worked on?"
Topher had proud look on his face. "Plenty. How do you feel about it?"
"Oh, I feel a few things about it," Dylan said, before looking at his car. "Wow, that's a really nice car. Must've cost you a fortune."
He shrugged. "I guess that depends on what you consider a fortune." Topher pushed his trunk closed and smirked. "So, since you're feeling it and so am I, why don't you come to a party tonight at Lake Hastings?"
Dylan raised an eyebrow. "Something tells me you usually invite girls you just met to parties, even if they haven't shown interest."
"Hey, I'm just trying to make some friends," Topher said, feigning innocence. "Besides, I'm pretty sure you're interested."
She had to resist rolling her eyes, and instead went for a simper on her face. "We'll see about that." She pulled her phone out of her pocket, looking at the time. "Look, my roommate is probably already at my room, so I should get going. She'd probably wondering where I am, especially considering all of my stuff besides this bag is in the room already."
Dylan began to walk off, when Topher called out to her. "I'll see you at the party," He said, causing her to chuckle and shake her head in amusement as she walked off towards her room.
- PRED -
Another young woman walked through campus, carrying a black tote over her shoulder and a purple suitcase rolling behind her. She had pale skin, auburn hair, blue eyes, and stood at about 5'9. She wore a lacy black crop top, high-waisted jeans, and black heels.
She made her way up into her dorm hallway, walking upstairs until she made it up there. As soon as she did, she saw all of the doors open and a bunch of girls greeting each other.
As she walked down to her dorm, she waved and said hi to a few of the people she knew from her freshman year previously, and noticed how there were also a few groups of freshman up in the hall.
Walking into her room, she was pleasantly surprised to see that all of the dorms in this hall were suite style, and that she, her roommate, and the two girls next door would have their own bathroom, similarly to the other girls.
She immediately dropped her suitcase carelessly on the ground and practically fell into the she had made earlier before she went to get her suitcase, relishing in her soft bedspread.
"You seem right at home," A slightly Spanish accented voice said from behind her. She rolled over to see who she assumed was her roommate walking out of the bathroom and leaning back on a futon under the other bed, which was completely lofted. "I'm Brynley, but you can call me Bryn." Bryn had tan skin, brown hair, and light brown eyes. She wore a mid-thigh length maroon dress, black and tan wedges, and had silver bracelets on her wrists.
"I'm Riley," She leaned back on her bed, stretching out. "So, did you meet our bathroom buddies next door?" Riley asked, chuckling at herself a bit.
Bryn smiled. "I met one of them, her name's Sofia. She's pretty nice."
Riley nodded slightly. "That's cool. The other one's not there yet?"
"Well she's been there - her whole side of the room is set up, but she's not there now," Bryn responded.
"Okay, well, I have an idea," Riley smiled, sitting up and jumping off of the bed. "There's a party down at Hastings Lake tonight. It's one of those parties to get the new frat and sorority recruits interested, so you know it'll be good. The four of us should go."
"I can already tell we're gonna get along," Bryn smirked. "Come on, let's go see if Sofia wants to go,"
Riley followed Bryn into the next room, where they not only found Sofia, but also Dylan. The two girls were talking and getting to know each other when they noticed the two in the room.
Sofia gestured to them, "Dylan, this is Bryn. Bryn, Dylan." She introduced.
Bryn smiled. "Hey." She then gestured to Riley. "This is Riley,"
"Well," Riley clapped her hands together. "Now that we all know each other, I say we celebrate by going to the party at Hastings Lake tonight."
Dylan chuckled. "You know, I actually just got invited to that outside."
Riley's face lit up. "Oh, now we have to go! Who invited you?"
"Some guy named Topher." Dylan shrugged. "Trying to pick me up, basically."
"That's perfect," Riley said. "It's settled - we're going."
"Sounds good to me," Sofia smiled. "In the meantime, you guys want to go get some lunch or something? I haven't eaten all day."
Bryn nodded. "I'd be up for that,"
Riley and Dylan exchanged looks, before nodding and agreeing to go.
- PRED -
The young man Topher almost hit with his car walked up the steps into the dorms, walking into his own and throwing his backpack onto the bed. He was a little more than surprised to find that the whole building of dorms were all suite style, and that he, his roommate, and the two next door would all share and have to clean their own bathroom.
He pulled his headphones out of his ears and smoothed out his shirt. He was about 5'7 and was wearing a blue baseball tee, black jeans, and white and blue tennis shoes. He also had a beanie on his head and dog tags around his neck.
As he began to unpack some of the things from his backpack, he heard talking from the next room. He shrugged and decided to go over to introduce himself, especially considering the four of them would be sharing a bathroom for the rest of the year.
He made his way through the bathroom and knocked on the wall as he came into the next room. When he did, he was surprised to see that Topher was standing in the room, along with David and another young man with brown hair, blue eyes, lightly tanned skin, and who stood at about 6'2. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, and dark sneakers with a pair of black framed glasses resting over his eyes.
"Well, I was hoping not to see you again," He made a face as he looked at Topher. "You in this room?"
Topher scoffed. "Unfortunately, no. I'm your roommate." He looked him over distastefully, before sighing. "I'm Topher."
"Russ," He crossed his arms. "This is gonna be a long year," Russ muttered under his breath, before looking at David and his roommate, both of which looked a bit awkward as they watched them interact. "So, you three friends or something?"
The young man in the glasses raised an eyebrow lazily. "No, he just came in to introduce himself to us and invite us to the party down by Hastings Lake."
David chuckled awkwardly. "Also, I'm David and this is Kenny."
Russ nodded at them. "Nice to meet you." He said. "So, I didn't know there was a party tonight."
"Yeah, it's being thrown by the frats and sororities to help get new recruits and such," Kenny shrugged. "But, everyone is pretty much invited."
Topher cleared his throat awkwardly. "Yeah, you should come," He said, not really want him to go.
"I should, shouldn't I?" Russ smirked, sensing Topher's distaste in him coming, and wanting to go even more. "Look, I'm gonna get back to unpacking, but maybe I'll see you guys there."
"Alright," David gave him a smile as he walked back to his own room, while Topher sighed irritatedly.
- PRED -
The four girls were sitting at a table at Galaxy Burger, one of the nearby restaurants to the college. They were laughing and chatting almost like they've known each other their whole lives.
"So, what's your guys' majors?" Bryn asked, looking around the table. "I'm in psychology. I think the human mind is really fascinating and I really want to help myself understand my own mind better."
Sofia was the first to speak up, "I'm in pre-med. I've wanted to become a doctor since I was really little,"
"Wow, you must be pretty smart," Dylan said, impressed. "I'm in theater; I really want to be an actress. They just look so pretty and are so talented.. it's a dream of mine."
"Well, I bet you're probably really talented," Sofia smiled. "And that you do a really good job at it."
Dylan blushed, a bit embarrassed from the attention. "Thanks," She returned the smile.
"I'm in history," Riley shrugged after everyone looked to her. "Thinking of becoming an archaeologist or something. I don't know, it was the only thing I was interested in school so I decided to get into it in college. That's not really the reason I wanted to go to college, but oh well."
Sofia frowned. "What do you mean?"
Riley chuckled. "I'm not really all that interested in school - never have been. I mean, it's always been pretty easy, but I'd rather get all I can out of life before I can't. Going to school and getting a job and such doesn't really appeal to me, but I know I have to so I will."
Dylan nodded in understanding. "I totally get what you mean. I'm a bit like that too and even waited a year to see if I could get any acting jobs without experience or schooling, but I never really made it. I know it doesn't seem like it matters too much in acting, but it would probably help and getting a degree would help you a ton too. Who knows, maybe you'll really enjoy your job."
"That's a bit unlikely, but maybe," Riley said, before noticing that their food was being put out on the counter for them to grab. "Our food is ready."
"I'll get it," Dylan offered. She stood up and walked over, thanking the man behind the counter for the food, and took the tray. Right before she went back to her table, however, her eyes caught on a young man standing next to her, waiting for his own food. He had light brown hair on his head and a bit of scruff on his chin and above his lip, blue eyes, pale skin, and stood at about 6'3. He was wearing a black zip-up hoodie over a yellow shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. "Isn't it a little warm to be wearing a jacket?"
The young man looked over at her, before looking at himself. "Oh, well I guess I'm just not used to the temperatures here." He said, his voice accented.
Dylan seemed pleasantly surprised by his voice. "Are you Australian?" She asked almost immediately after hearing it.
He chuckled. "Yeah," He smiled at her. "I'm glad you didn't ask if I was British." He joked lightly.
"I'm Dylan," She held her hand out to shake his after chuckling a bit with him.
He took her hand. "Rowan Thompson." He then looked her over. "Are you from around here?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm from a smaller town down south. More in mid-California than Northern."
"So what are you doing around here?" Rowan asked.
"College," Dylan gestured towards Hastings Hill University, which they could see down the street from where they were standing. "How about you? You're pretty far from home."
Rowan smiled, a small laugh emitting from him. "Yeah, I am. I'm actually going to Hastings Hill University as well - I've been going there for two years now."
"Oh, I'm freshman," Dylan laughed. "Well, I gotta get back to my friends but I hope to see you around."
He nodded. "Definitely." He was just about to get his food and leave when Dylan spoke again.
"Ooh, Rowan!" She exclaimed, catching his attention. "You should come to a party tonight at Hastings Lake."
"Yeah, maybe. I was actually just about to go there now," He smiled.
Dylan smiled back. "I hope to see you there." She said as she went back to her table and he left, looking back at her once before doing so.
- PRED -
Kenny was walking across campus alone, trying to get into the campus bookstore before anyone caught up with him. He made it inside and walked past the various students trying to check out books, walking up to the loft above unnoticed.
The loft was a quite spacious area, and in the loft sat Iris, who was typing rapidly on her computer, which attached to several other large monitors that watched over the town.
He raised an eyebrow at her activity. "You are aware that there are a bunch of people downstairs trying to check out books, right?" He commented dryly.
Iris shot him a look. "You are aware that you should be working down there to help them out, right?" She mocked him.
"There's no need to be childish," Kenny sat down in a computer chair and slid over to her, looking up at the monitors. "What are you looking at?"
She sighed. "Nothing good. Demonic activity has risen drastically since just yesterday. I'm afraid we'll have an attack on our hands before we know it."
"Where is the activity coming from?" Kenny asked, looking over her notes spread out messily all over the table.
"Hastings Lake currently," Iris told him. "I think that's where our first attack will be."
Kenny stared at her in shock for a moment. "That's not good, Iris. There's gonna be a party there tonight."
Iris cursed under her breath. "Well, okay then I'm gonna go down there and scope out the area. You also might want to be at that party tonight. Something tells me that that might be a good time for them to try something against us."
He watched her get up and gather her purse and white blazer. "What am I supposed to do in the meantime?"
"Monitor the situation and help people downstairs. There's nothing else you really can do," She sighed. "I'll be back soon. If I'm not back within the hour or so, close down shop and get up here to watch out and wait for my return."
Kenny breathed out, "Are you sure? I can go with you."
"I'm sure," Iris shook her head. "And I need you to stay here. If anything happens to me, I'd need you to take over. God knows that no other teams want anything to do with us." She muttered, before throwing him a pair of keys and rushing out of the loft.
- PRED -
After lunch, the girls walked out of Galaxy Burger, all four of them content with the lunch they had just had and the new friendships that were beginning to form. While Riley and Bryn began to walk back to the campus, Sofia and Dylan were walking a bit behind and talking about doing something else.
When they were pretty much back to the school, the two had broken away from Riley and Bryn, walking towards the parking lot instead.
"Where are you guys going?" Bryn asked, she and Riley stopping to look to them.
Dylan gestured to the parking lot a few feet away. "We were thinking about going to check out the scene down by Hastings Lake. Do you wanna come? I have a car,"
Riley shook her head. "I'm okay. I was gonna go put my game face on and talk to some of the frat boys instead." She smirked a bit. "But you guys can go. I'll see you back at the dorms later."
"Actually, I don't really want to go either," Bryn shrugged. "Though I will come and check out those frat boys, as long as the sorority girls will be there too,"
The red-head nodded. "Always,"
Sofia smiled. "Alright. We'll see you guys later,"
Walking by them as they went to Dylan's car was David and Russ, who were also walking to the parking lot.
"So, I get that you were going to scope this out before I asked where this place was, but how exactly were you planning on getting there in the first place?" Russ asked, raising an eyebrow as they walked past the parking lot and out to the sidewalk, where David stopped. "Are you waiting for someone?"
David held up his phone with a chuckle. "Uber. Cheaper and easier than a cab."
Russ nodded. "I see." He looked out to the road as they waited. "Thanks for offering to show me where it was. I'm not really from around here - I probably would've gotten lost or something."
"Yeah, I know how that is. If someone would've shown me around a few years ago I would've had a much easier time out here." David said. "I'm from a while away, not in California or Nevada so it's pretty different being up here."
Russ breathed out heavily. "I feel you. I mean, I've heard things but they don't really seem that true. I don't know, maybe that's because we're not near the beach or LA but it really does seem like the stereotype over here. The only thing I can think of that's is true is how expensive it is to live here. I was thinking about living in an apartment but I couldn't because of the price."
David nodded. "Totally agree. I was gonna get one this year but still can't afford it." He said just as their Uber pulled up. "Well, I guess we're gonna get going now," David commented. "You should probably watch the way to get there. It's not too far, but it's easy to get lost."
"I'll keep that in mind," Russ said as the two got into the car.
- PRED -
Rowan threw his garbage away and sat on the pier, looking out towards the large and peaceful lake and feeling content about being there. He took in a deep breath and listened to the light waves of water, ignoring some of the sounds from the nearby college students that were setting up for the party that night.
He thought back to how Dylan invited him and seriously wondered if he should go or not. She seemed nice enough and was definitely someone Rowan would consider hanging out with, though he wasn't sure he was really meant for the party scene.
A party included tons of people, loud music and noises, drinking, potentially drugs, and probably a lot of people looking to go home with another. Rowan wasn't really like that, and would rather get to know someone than dance, get drunk, and go home with them without actually knowing who they were.
As he continued to sit there and listen to the waves from the lake, he took notice of the frat boys and sorority girls making much more noise than they originally were.
He frowned and looked over towards them, standing up and leaning on the railing of the pier to get a better look. When he did, he was shocked to see a group of monsters attacking the students, hurting them and making them run in fear.
"What the hell?" He whispered to himself, watching the group.
These monsters had a black and blue checkered body and were about the size of an average guy. They had no eyes and a slit for a mouth, with silver horns coming out of the tops of their heads. They were armed with staffs in their hands that they were using to attack the civilians with.
After a few seconds of watching the attack and contemplating whether or not to run to safety, Rowan quickly decided that he was going to help them, and ran down the pier as fast as he could to get over there.
Meanwhile, Dylan and Sofia had just arrived at the lake, Dylan parking near the exit to the lot, before the two got out of her car and began their trek towards the water and the actual set up of the party.
As they got to the top of a sandy hill that led down to the actual lake, they saw the commotion going on and stopped in their tracks, frozen at the sight before them.
Sofia was the first to say anything, "Dylan, what are those things?" She asked, stuck staring at them.
"I have no idea," Dylan said back, also staring in shock.
"What should we do?"
Dylan didn't know what to say. "I..." She trailed off when she saw Rowan run down to the commotion and shove one of the creatures off of a girl before pushing her towards safety. She was stunned at his bravery, and further so when one of the monsters struck him from behind with it's staff. "Rowan!" She cried, taking off towards the beach.
"Dylan!" Sofia called after her, running down the sandy slope after her new friend.
Nearby, David and Russ got out of their Uber after paying, and heard Sofia's yell immediately after they got out and the driver drove off.
"What was that?" Russ asked as David walked up to the sandy slope Dylan and Sofia had been standing on, seeing the attack going on before them. "Holy shit!" Russ exclaimed. "What the hell is going on down there?!"
David shook his head in shock. "I have no idea, but we have to help them!" He began to run down the slope, as Russ stared after him like he was crazy, before the young man in blue grumbled under his breath. "Why am I getting sucked into things like this?" Then, Russ sprinted down the hill.
In the fight, Dylan had immediately grabbed the staff of the monster who Rowan had shoved and used it to block another hit coming towards him. He stared up in shock at her sudden appearance and watched as she pushed back against the monsters force, eventually making it fall back when she shoved back.
She turned around and helped him up. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah," He said breathlessly, still shocked. "How did you get here?"
Dylan shrugged, trying to be nonchalant. "Trying to scope out the party. Guess that didn't work out,"
Rowan shook his head. "Guess not,"
They both jumped back when one of the monsters jumped in between them and tried to attack them, Dylan trying to hold back against the monster's staff with her own, though it wasn't working too well. She fell to the ground, still holding the staff between herself and the monster. Rowan suddenly ripped the monster off of her, before helping her up.
Sofia ducked under a punch and though one of the monsters tackled her to the ground. She cried out and tried to kick it off of her, cringing as it held it's weapon above it's head, clearly getting ready to strike her.
"Sofia!" David yelled, punching the monster off of her and kicking it off to the side before pulling her to her feet.
They didn't have time for a reunion, however, when more of the monsters attacked them. David pushed Sofia out of the way of a hit and ducked out of the way himself. He jumped back from a punch coming towards him and punched the creature back in response, almost surprised when it actually fell back instead of getting back up and hammering on him.
Russ was the last one down onto the lake side, grumbling to himself about how this was a bad idea, immediately ducking out of the way when a staff was swung at him. He growled under his breath and kicked this creature back, before stepping down on it's chest to make sure it stayed down.
"This is such a bad idea," Russ muttered.
He saw how Dylan had grabbed a staff, and decided to do the same with the one he'd just threw down. He quickly had to use it when another one came at him, slamming the weapon hard into the side of the monster.
Unfortunately, he didn't see one coming at him from behind and was forced to drop his weapon when he was grabbed from behind and thrown towards the water, landing inches from the lake itself.
He groaned and sat up, holding his hands up to avoid getting a staff slammed on his head. Russ closed his eyes and waited for the blow to come. Surprisingly, the blow that was aimed at him never did come. He opened his eyes one at a time, and was shocked to see water from the lake shooting out at the monster from the exact spot his palm were facing.
"What?" He whispered in shock as the water flow diminished. He knelt down and touched the water carefully, wondering why nothing was happening now. When another monster came at him, he put his hands at the water and willed it to do what it had done before, and was shocked when it actually did. "That's impossible."
Sofia jumped back from another swing of a staff sent her way, and tripped walking back from the monster that was inching towards her. She fell to the ground and tried to scoot back from it, when her back hit a rock.
She put her hands out to catch the staff if it was swung at her again, and was instantly shocked when the creature began to back away from her and shriek in pain. She frowned deeply, before noticing how it's rubbery-looking skin was beginning to bend and steam.
The monster continued to cry out in pain, and Sofia put her hands down as the threat didn't seem to be coming anymore. The instant she did, it stopped burning and seemed angrier than before.
Shocked, she put her hands up again an concentrated, watching as the monster combusted into flames as she stared on, looking at her hands in an almost fearful way.
Rowan was struck back by a punch to the face, and tried to kick the creature coming at him back, to no avail. He put his arms up to protect himself against the strikes he was expecting, when a sudden strike of lighting came down and hit the monster in the chest, making it fly back.
He stared at the event in disbelief and looked up at the sky, finding it clear of any clouds and noting that it wasn't raining or anything. He put his arms down and looked at his hands, before looking up at a monster running towards him.
His hands went up immediately, palms pointing to the creature, and again, a yellow strike of lighting came out of nowhere and struck it.
"That's insane," Rowan muttered, staring and still disbelieving.
Dylan saw what he did and found herself frozen in shock from what she had just witnessed. It seemed impossible that anyone could do anything like that, but, then again, she also found herself fighting monsters, which is something she thought would be impossible as well.
Because of her shock, she was suddenly taken down by a strike to her side, wincing in pain as she fell into the sand. She looked up and thought about what she had just seen.
She put her hands up, and all of a sudden, the monster dropped it's weapon and tried to back away from her. Instead of producing lightning like Rowan had, she noticed a frost forming over the monster's body. After a few seconds, it was completely frozen.
"Oh my god," She whispered, grabbing the staff she had dropped when she was knocked down and slowly stood up again.
David was thrown through the air and cringed as he expected to hit the ground hard. Instead, he found the air almost cushioning his landing and making it less painful, which was a bit strange to him.
Ignoring that, he tried to push himself back to his feet, but was stopped when one of the creatures kicked him in the chest, knocking him back a few feet.
He put his hands in front of his body, preparing for another hit - though it was one that never came. He looked up in time to see the monster suddenly fly back through the air and land far out into the lake without any prompting whatsoever.
"No way," David frowned, before putting his palms out at another monster, causing it to also fly back without anything touching it.
David was shocked and was about to stand up when the other four young adults with him were thrown over by the monsters and landed in a heap around him. The five laid on the ground, waiting for a strike from the advancing creatures.
Suddenly, someone flipped over the group of monsters holding a blaster in hand. It was Iris, and she stood strong in front of the five. "Back off!" She growled, pointing her blaster and rapidly shooting down all of the remaining monsters.
When she was done, she turned back to see the five young adults helping each other up and staring at her with not only shocked expressions, but confused ones as well. She had no idea really what to say, and before she could think of anything, David spoke up.
"What the hell is going on, and who are you?" He ground out, the five obviously unsure of whether or not to trust her.
She held her blaster pointed at the ground, and looked them over. "I'm Iris Skomal - I work at Hastings Hill University. Trust me when I say I'm one of the good guys. I know this is confusing and seems impossible, but allow me to explain. Come to the campus, get into the bookstore, and I'll explain everything."
The group was silent for a few moments. "How do we know you're telling the truth?" Russ asked, crossing his arms.
"You don't," Iris said honestly. "But why would I have saved you if I wasn't? And, how would I know about those powers you just displayed if I wasn't?" They didn't know what to say. "Just come with me and I promise I'll tell you everything you want to know."
The five of them exchanged looks, before they all nodded. "Alright, let's go."
Next time on Power Rangers Earth Defenders: Iris explains to the five about the demons and rangers, and they're all shocked to find out that the party at the lake will still be happening, prompting them to check it out. Meanwhile, Riley and Topher quickly find themselves involved in the fight.
Next Chapter Title: Defend The Earth Part II
So, because this will be a two-parter, I will be breaking away from my updating schedule (which is PRGG, then PRER, PRRF, and PRED in that order) to update this again next to keep the parts together, since I don't like leaving on cliffhangers for too long.
Also, I really hope you guys liked how I portrayed your characters so far!
Here's the list of the next five chapters after the one above. These are subject to change as the story continues.
Ep 3: Under Control - No specific character focus.
Ep 4: Pains Of A Leader - David focused.
Ep 5: Normal - Dylan focused.
Ep 6: Cowardice - Russ focused.
Ep 7: Held Down - Rowan focused.
See you guys soon, and let me know what you thought!
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