AN: So here is the next chapter. I want thank those who reviewed. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, it's a bit more then the last two. Please tell me what you think.
Once A Ranger.
Chapter 3: Retro Rangers.
"Rangers or not, they are still a thorny nuisance," Kamdor snapped, and the black and green villain beside him nodded.
"Lets finish them."
"Lets," Kamdor agreed with the fearcat.
The now former Rangers looked up from where they were on the ground in, aching painfully from the beating they'd suffered. Suddenly Kamdor shot back and the ground around Mig shot up around him with thick green roots, encasing him.
"Mig!" Kamdor yelled and then looked towards the source of the attack.
If the villain had eyes widen they were sure he would have at the sight of the Green spandex wearing person.
"Who are you?" he demanded and Xander smirked under his helmet, lowering his weapon and standing straight.
"Surprise," he taunted.
As Kamdor was going to attack the ground around him went up in smoke from a blast in another direction. Moving away and looking in the direction he saw yet another Ranger, this time in Red walking calmly forward with a blaster in hand.
"Hello," Bridge said as he approached.
Suddenly Mig freed himself from Xander's roots and a yellow suited figure flew past, slashing Mig with bird shaped daggers. The Yellow Ranger flipped threw the air and landed with her back facing everyone on one knee atop one of the stone structures.
"Oh yeah, it's good to be back," Kira said, her daggers lowered to her side as she turned to face everyone.
Kamdor stood, growling in frustration but before he could do anything there was a streaking blur of blue and they could see the sparks as something kept slashing into Kamdor.
"Look out," Tori said as she streaked back and forth, her ninja sword colliding with the villain before she streaked up and landed on one knee some feet in front of the villain.
Standing the Blue Ranger turned to face the blue villain.
"Let the games begin."
There was a semi-dark but most amused laugh and then a ruby figure appeared, running past Mig, her right hand extended and claws dug into the fearcat on her way past to Kamdor. As she ran she pulled out two curved sword sabers with a ruby handle with the head of a lioness.
"Villains never learn," the Ruby Ranger said as she spun past Kamdor, bringing her swords across him as she did. She stood a few feet to the side of Tori, her twin swords held at her side.
"I'm back," Aria said in a sing-song way.
Kamdor and Mig back away from the surrounding Rangers and bumped into each other, back to back. As they were going to turn around to face one another the ground between them split open as if a huge earthquake had occurred and an explosion went off behind them.
The force of the explosion forced them into the air and they crashed to the ground painfully. A Black Ranger knelled, his axe in the ground before he calmly stood, bringing his weapon with him.
The Overdrive Rangers all gaped at what they were seeing.
"Looks like you guys could use a little help," Adam said, smiling a little under his helmet as the other five Rangers came to stand with him.
Aria almost directly beside him and the other four on either side of them. It was almost as if it was unspoken that he and Aria were the eldest Rangers there and as such the leaders. If Adam wasn't available they'd turn to Aria. Which was fine with the Black Ranger, he wouldn't have it any other way.
Six Rangers, one in a color that they'd never seen before. All with different themed suits. The Overdrive team all got to their feet and grouped together, the villains seeming to do the same.
"Who are they?" Ronny asked, disbelief clear in her voice.
"I don't know, but I'm digging the suits," Dax said, grinning.
Rose smiled, her eyes filled with relief and amazement.
"They're Power Rangers."
"But how?" Will asked, shaking his head in confusion.
"Don't know, but I think we should be relieved. We'd be toast without them," Mack said.
"Thrax didn't tell us there would be more Rangers!" Kamdor growled.
Aria snorted.
"Obviously he inherited his parents ability to underestimate the power of Rangers," she said, smirking.
Kamdor growled at the insolent Ruby Ranger and Mig shook his head.
"Maybe he's not such a great leader after all," he said.
"We'll be back Rangers," Kamdor said, pointing his sword at them before disappearing with Mig.
The Rangers stood there for a second before raising their arms.
"Power Down," they said in unison and their morphs shattered and they were once again in civilian form.
Almost in what seemed like slow motion the six Rangers turned.
A blonde girl with blue eyes, in her mid to early twenties. Another girl with light brown hair and brown eyes who seemed familiar and in her early twenties. A boy in a weird red and gray uniform with medium brown hair and hazel eyes, probably around the same age as the girls.
The same could be said for the boy in green with darker brown hair and brown eyes. Beside him was a girl, also around her early twenties with long dark hair, almost black and green eyes. The last was clearly the oldest, late twenties to early thirties with dark hair and eyes.
The Rangers began walking towards one another, meeting in the center of the Stone Henge formation.
"Hey, thanks for the help," Mack said. "Whoever you are."
"We're glad to help," Adam said.
"Especially given the circumstances," Aria added.
"Is anyone else confused here?" Dax asked and they turned when the Sentinel Knight formed.
"I will explain everything, Rangers."
Tori nodded.
"But maybe we should move this discussion somewhere else," Tori said.
"Right," Kira said. "Uh, any idea how to get back to San Angeles?"
Aria chuckled, and turned to the Sentinel Knight.
"You think you can help us out there?" she asked.
The Sentinel Knight nodded and in a flash of light the Rangers were gone.
xXx
"Wow, its better then a tree," Xander said, looking in awe.
Aria laughed.
"I'm sure Udonna would love to hear that," she said, smirking as she walked to stand in line next to Kira who was at the end of the formed line. The two teams facing one another.
"Please don't tell her," Xander said, not really wanting to know if Udonna would find the humor in his statement or not.
"You're in luck, I don't live in Briarwood anymore," she said.
"So, you've all been Rangers before?" Mr. Hartford asked, looking at the group with slight hesitance to believe it.
"Some more then others," Kira said, nudging Aria in the side.
Aria rolled her eyes.
"What does she mean?" Ronny asked.
Aria sighed.
"I've been on a few different teams."
"You've been a Ranger more then once?" Will asked, surprised. "That can happen?"
The Retro Rangers (which Aria had to admit was a rather cute name) snorted.
"Sure," Adam said. "I was the second original Black Ranger in Angel Grove, then the Black Ninjetti Ranger. The Green Zeo and the first Green Turbo before I passed my powers on."
The Overdrive Rangers and Mr. Hartford stared at Adam in shock.
"And you?" Rose asked politely, looking at the girl in Black and a deep ruby red. She also seemed to have pink and green on even if it was simply a scarf like belt threaded through her jean belt loops.
"I was the Ruby Wild Force Ranger," Aria began.
"Right, wasn't the Ruby Ranger evil though?" Mr. Hartford asked and Aria's face went impassive for a moment.
Kira and the other newly active Rangers looked at the youngest Oliver sibling to gage her reaction but she simply nodded.
"I was, but I was freed and joined the other Rangers," she said, once again surprising the younger and newer generation.
"Don't be so surprised. Evil Rangers aren't as uncommon as you think."
"She would know," Tori muttered, teasing tone in her voice.
"Anyways. I was also the Black Shadow Ranger on the Ninja Storm team," Aria said.
Tori raised her hand, smiling.
"That would be my team. She kicked our butts with Hunter and Blake for a while there."
Adam snorted.
"Evil again?" he asked.
"I wasn't evil... exactly," Aria said, glaring over at her friend and fellow Black Ranger. "It's complicated."
"Tell me about it," Xander said. "Sometimes I don't understand half her stories of the old days."
Aria frowned.
"I'm not that old Xander," she snapped. She shook her head and continued. "I was then the Pink Dino Thunder Ranger. The Green Egyptian Force Ranger."
"Wait, wasn't that the team in Olympian Springs?" Mack asked. "Two or so years ago?"
Aria nodded.
"Yeah."
"What she doesn't mention is she's the reason the team was even made," Tori laughed. "I should know, she practically begged Cam to help her with the tech and stuff."
"Can we not make fun?" Aria asked, pouting.
"Uh," Mr. Hartford said, shocked and impressed. The girl couldn't be more then 23. "Any more surprises?"
Aria pursed her lips.
"I was also the Black Mystic Force Ranger, but I wasn't as active as the others. I was more of the back up."
Xander nodded.
"Yeah, she was retired by this point but obviously the power didn't think so," the Green Ranger said as he laughed.
"Yeah and I'm not a Ranger, yet," Bridge began, holding up a hand. "I mean I am but not yet. I'm from the future were I am the Green Ranger."
Xander and Aria looked over at the Red Ranger oddly and he continued.
"Then I was the Blue Ranger."
Tori rolled her eyes, thinking of how Aria might get along pretty well with the boy from the future. Considering they had the color swapping thing in common. But then so did Adam but at least Adam stuck to Black and Green.
"But you wearing Red?" Rose asked confused.
"Uh right, well long story short. Our mentor who is uh.. dog," Bridge began earning a double take from Adam who couldn't help but wonder how that worked out. "Got promoted to head of SPD, which used to be run by a bird but he retired and went down to Miami and then Sky got promoted and I got promoted and that's why I am the Red Ranger."
"And I thought my story was complicated," Aria said with a chuckle.
"Oh it is," Bridge said looking over at the woman.
It was sort of strange to see her like this. He was used to seeing her older, though even in the future she didn't look terribly older then she did now. She had aged gracefully otherwise and she was only into her thirties there anyways.
"I've read about it, though I can't tell you anything about your future for fear of imploding the timeline in on itself," Bridge said and then frowned. "I think, Kat would know better then I would."
"Right," Aria said, her eyes wider then before at the Rangers admission.
"In any case," Mr. Hartford began. "We're glad to have you here."
A few seconds later a glow took over the room and the Sentinel Knight appeared.
"I have asked these previous Power Rangers to help. I was able to channel some of my energy into restoring their powers."
"We're all happy to help," Adam said. "Once a Ranger..."
"Always a Ranger," The others chorused together.
"As the guardian of the jewels it is my duty to do all in my power to see them protected," Sentinel Knight said. "That's why I've chosen Adam, Bridge, Xander, Tori, Kira and Aria to replace you as the new team of Power Rangers."
Aria noted instantly the wide eyed and even resentful looks from the Rangers in front of her and Mr. Hartford. Mostly there was shock and sadness. She understood that, she knew what it was like to loose your powers. She'd lost plenty of sets herself.
She mentally cursed the Sentinel Knight for being so blunt and uncaring with how he'd introduced them. It was too late now though, she'd just have to see if she could do damage control. The last thing they needed was the Overdrive team quitting or trying to prove something and getting killed.