Episode 2: Guardians Unite! Part 2


Unknown Location, May 28, 2012, 11:15 AM

The five looked at one another with pure confusion. Either the man was crazy, or he had some sort of hidden agenda for bringing them to wherever they were.

"What are you talking about?" asked Sean, his tone of voice indicating that he was demanding answers.

The man known as Lucas Zedren made another chuckle. "I understand your skepticism, but you can trust me, Sean." Sean was shocked. Did Zedren know him? Did he know all of them? Is that why they were there? Nothing made any sense. And they were getting nowhere. "Whatever. Could you just tell us what's going on here?"

Zedren, still in his wheelchair, began moving towards the monitor. "There's far more going on than you all realize." He began to input some sort of code on the keyboard. When he finished, the monitor changed. Instead of showing a camera feed of all the security cameras all over Angel Grove, a video began to play. The five weren't sure what to make of it, until they saw the creatures that attacked them before. "Wait, aren't those...?" asked Josh, recognizing the monsters right away. "Yes. They are called Mantisites. They are foot soldiers for an intergalactic insectoid army known as the Raikon Fleet." Zedren explained.

None of what he was talking about made sense to the five. But Zedren continued nonetheless. "The Fleet is named after the creator, Raikon. Not much is know about him, or the higher-ups that run the Fleet as of now. But one thing is definitely known about them: their goal is to cleanse any and all livable planets of their inhabitants completely and sell the planets off in auctions to the highest bidder in the galaxy. If need be, the higher-ups will send monsters down to the planet with Mantisites at their control to ensure that the planet is taken over." They all felt their hearts lodged in their throats. To think someone would go so far as to do something like this, not even caring for its inhabitants.

"But this planet is different. They never had a resistance to fight such evil." The five all looked at one another. They were still confused.

Zedren then entered another code into the keyboard. When he finished, a brand new video file came about. It showed many teams of 5 in differing colors from different points in time, including silver, gold, and titanium. "What is this?" asked Sarah. "These are the protectors of the earth that came before you. You might not even be aware of it, but Earth has been jeopardized for over 15 years." This was a lot to let sink in for the five. How could anything he said have possibly happened since they were all toddlers? They would have heard about all of it.

"Your parents were very good at keeping all of this a secret." Zedren said, which made everyone go pale. The fact that Zedren even knew their parents seemed hard to understand. This was just too much. Sean couldn't just sit around and listen anymore. He then stood up from his seat. "How do you know our parents? Why should we believe anything you say?" He then urged the others to stand with him, but they hesitated. He then calmed down, worry in his voice. "Guys...?"

"Well, we were attacked by those things..." said Jamie, who had her head down for the longest time. She then turned to Sean. "...so what reason do we have to not believe him? He did save us from them. And if we don't believe him, what does that mean for us? We just wasted our time here. So just hear him out, alright?" Jamie had not done that before. To anyone. She never had any reason to stand up for anything she sided with. That was the one thing Sarah had tried to work on with her for a while. It seems as though something had to have motivated her to the point where she would have to do something. Sean was silent, but decided to take a seat. "I'm sorry, Jamie." he said as he brought his attention back to Zedren. "Continue."

"Thank you. But before I do, I wish to show you something." They all raised an eyebrow. Zedren then placed his finger on a specific button on the keyboard, possibly activating an intercom in another room. "Alpha, could you come here, please?" Alpha? thought Ken, confused as to who Zedren was asking for.

Suddenly, another automatic door on the other side of the monitor opened up. The figure who came into the room wasn't even human. 'He' appeared to be robotic in nature with a flying saucer-shaped head and a lightning bolt on the chest. 'He' was also far shorter than the five.

They all jumped from their seats when they saw what came out from the door. But upon further inspection, Jamie was beyond intrigued. "No way! A fully functioning automaton?" The machine known as Alpha was surprised that someone knew what he was. But when he saw them, he recognized them right away. "Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay~! So these are the new-" Alpha was then interrupted by Zedren. "Alpha!" The automaton turned to Zedren, confused. "You didn't tell them yet?" asked Alpha. "Tell us what?" demanded Josh. Zedren sighed from all the confusion. "I was getting to that."

Sean felt as though Zedren was hiding something from them, and he didn't know what. "This is Alpha 6. He has seen many things, and could account as an eyewitness to the many times Earth has been at risk from an evil outside of Earth." Alpha attempted to bow, but considering his physical limitations, he nearly fell over. After Alpha recomposed himself, Zedren continued from where he left off.

"As I said before, the fate of the Earth lies in your hands." Zedren began. "You all have special powers hidden deep within yourselves that can be used to fight this evil. Not only would it give you all a chance to defend yourselves from the Raikon Fleet, but it would also give you the chance to do more for the Earth than you could possibly imagine." Now Zedren sounded as though he was going crazy. Special powers? I doubt it. Sean thought.

"I can help you to unlock these powers. I can help you become the newest protectors of the Earth. I can help you...become Power Rangers."


Meanwhile...


Raikon Fleet, Main Warship

3 bug-like individuals were seen in front of what appeared to be a viewing screen. The first was a strange insect creature with slit diagonal red eyes that extend down half of his face, his hands replaced with red scythe-like blades. Spikes were all over his body along with upper body armor that seemed out of place. The second was mostly blue and silver, which included his eyes that were blue. His body had mostly body armor on it, including a spiked shoulder guard on his right shoulder, with a regular silver shoulder guard on the left. The last individual was hard to describe, and could possibly be the supreme leader. The only thing noticeable about him was the body armor on his upper body, and the particular cloth with strange colors that seemed to cover him up as if he was an ancient tribe leader.

"So you brought me back here to inform of me of this?" said the individual with the scythe-like arms. "You honestly think a human resistance could destroy us?" The one in blue seemed rather annoyed by the red one's arrogance. "It has happened before with others who tried to destroy this planet. Don't be so full of yourself." The supposed leader stepped in. "Budon, if you truly believe that, then let's test it." He then turned to his left, proceeding to call for someone. "Chidogu of the Rukerian race, come forth!"

Suddenly, appearing from behind a "wall" was what seemed to be the appearance of an anthropomorphic scarab. However, the main difference between that and a regular scarab was the strange chest plate it had on, which looked like it was composed of small interconnecting blades. "Ah, a pleasure to be at your service, Lord Dragun." said the one called Chidogu as he walked up to the leader, now known as Dragun, and bows before him. "I will surely make those humans cry in fear and suffer before we invade."

As Chidogu began to leave, the one known as Budon intervened. "Wait!" he yelled. Chidogu stopped in his tracks. "What?" Budon then walked up to him. "What will you do about the resistance?" Chidogu then turned sharply to Budon. "Bah, those fools will be gone before they even know what hits them!" Chidogu then proceeded to exit the spaceship and head to Earth, prepared for his mission.


Unknown Location

The five didn't even know what to think at that point. At one point, they were in full belief that Zedren was just a crazy man. But once they saw Alpha, and considering the thing known as Mantisites are real and tried to kill them, there had to be some truth to Zedren's words. "Power Rangers...?" asked Ken. "Yes." replied Zedren.

"The Power Rangers are a team of 3-5 that has a sole purpose of protecting the Earth. For years, they have protected this planet from all kinds of danger. And with the Earth in jeopardy once more, it's time for a new team to take on the title." Everything was starting to make more sense to the five, but they still weren't sure what to make of this. "Every Ranger team is unique in some way. Some gained their powers through magical weapons, technology, and much more. Many of them have lost their powers due to them being destroyed, or from using all their power to defeat their enemies. But even so, those Rangers are still around today, fighting the good fight when necessary."

Sean then jumped in once more. "Well, what makes us special?"

Zedren then rotated his wheelchair until he could look at Sean. "Well, to be blunt, you all aren't fully human." Everybody's eyes widened at this. And they thought Zedren was crazy before. "Okay, now you're just going to far." said Josh as he stood up.

"That may be hard to believe, but your human sides have been pretty much dominant in terms of your genetic makeup for the longest time." explained Zedren. Jamie was now more curious than ever. "Then what does that make us?" Sean then turned to Jamie in shock. "You're seriously considering listening to this? Obviously we're human. We can't also have some sort of alien species as a part of us without something showing up." Zedren then chuckled. "Well, let me ask you this? You ever wondered why you all were targeted first, out of anyone else on Earth?"

Sean didn't say a word. Zedren had a point. There was no point to being in denial over nothing.

Zedren then continued. "It's because someone in the Raikon Fleet knows of what you can become. And they tried to take you out before that could happen. Had it not been for me, their agenda would have been completed and the Earth would have been left up to those who came before to protect the planet. And that's the last thing I would have wanted." Everyone remained silent for a few seconds, letting the very idea of this sink in. "Now do you understand? You are all special, and without you, that's five less people fighting to protect the Earth, and five teenagers who will be left in the dark about their missing parents for all eternity."

When Zedren mentioned their parents, Sean was quick to question him about that. "About that, you didn't answer my question before. How do you know our parents?" Zedren sighed, dreading the day he would have to explain anything about their parents. " I was...friends with all of your parents for roughly two years. At the time, you were all toddlers, but you never actually saw me in your lives. I helped them with certain things that I promised not to disclose at the moment." Sean raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Did you find out why?" he asked. Zedren shaked his head. "I never asked. I merely obliged since we were all great friends at that point. But, your mother, Sean and Josh, said something to me that gave me an idea as to why I was promised to stay quiet."

The two brothers ended up side by side, now curious. "What did she say?" asked Josh. "I forget the specifics, but it was something like, 'You'll learn why when you see what our children will be capable of.'"

Sean and Josh both sighed simultaneously. The plot thickens... thought Sean.

"Well, what are we capable of?" asked Ken. "As I said before, you're all not fully human. Actually, you're only half, but it has been dominant in your genetic makeup because you were born that way. The alien race in which the other half of you is composed is more or less unnamed officially. But they are humanoid in appearance for the most part, and can take a human form based around what they already look like. One of each of your parents is apart of that alien race. Let's just call them 'Angels' for now. It could be your mother or father. Sean and Josh, you two are an exception, though. Both your parents were already hybrids, but had different abilities individually." Abilities...? thought Josh.

"'Angels' are composed of three tribes: One with the powers of the Sky, one with the powers of Land, and one with the powers of the Sea. Each tribe had their own unique set of abilities. Those of the Sky tribe could do things such as detect disturbances through the change of the wind, track extremely fast enemy movements and react faster than most humans, being able to fly for short bursts, and having super speed in certain instances.

"Those of the Land tribe are much different. They can detect disturbances through the terrain by physical contact, have far greater durability than any human, and super strength, among other things. As I said before, Sean and Josh, you two are unique. You are the only ones with both the powers of the Land and Sky within you. It's just that one is more predominant than the other. So, for Sean, the powers of the Sky are more dominant, but you still have access to the minimalistic benefits of the powers of the Land, and vice versa for Josh." This was a lot to let sink in, but they let Zedren continue.

"The powers of the Sea are much more shrouded in mystery. The only known powers that I could find out, is that they are capable of hearing things from a farther distance, kinda like how bats use echolocation and such, while also detecting any level of pollution within water that you come in contact with. I'd say it's also possible for you to breathe underwater and manipulate water around you, but that has yet to be determined. Whatever other abilities they may have are usually limited to that of Spirit Techniques." Sean then stops Zedren before he could continue any further. "Before you explain that, at least explain how we can unlock our natural abilities."

Zedren sighed again. "Alpha?" The automaton nodded at Zedren as he walked over to the table, pressing a button underneath it. A small platform opened up in the center of the table, revealing what appeared to be giant tiki heads.

Once more, everybody was confused. "What are these?" asked Sarah. "Those are your Guardian Morphers." explained Zedren. "Wait, Morphers? Why do we need these?" asked Ken. Zedren sighed once again. "They are devices that grant you access to powers you cannot naturally tap into as you are now, including morphing into your respective Ranger forms and using Spirit Techniques." The five all looked at them, wondering just how much could they do with these Morphers alone. "The moment you take a Morpher, it becomes yours. And it will recognize right away who you are to determine which Ranger you'll be.

"Ken, as the only one with the power of the Sea, you'll be the Blue Ranger. You will have the advantage of being both a long-ranged fighter and a close-ranged fighter using the Wave Bowgun.

"Jamie, as the one with solely the power of the Land, you'll be the Yellow Ranger. You will have the advantage of being an unarmed fighter, more or less, using the Tiger Fang.

"Sarah, as the one with solely the power of the Sky, you'll be the Pink Ranger. Much like Ken, you'll have the advantage of fighting at long range and close range using the Phoenix Feather.

"Josh, as the one who has more dominant capabilities over the powers of the Land than the Sky, you'll be the Black Ranger. You will have the advantage of being a hard-hitting melee fighter using the Cobra Axe.

"And finally, Sean, as the one who has more dominant capabilities over the powers of the Sky than the Land, you'll be the Red Ranger, and leader of the team overall. While most if not all members of the Sky tribe prefer not to use swords, you are an exception. With some powers of the Land at your disposal, this allows you to wield a sword. As such, with your dual powers in mind, much like Josh, you'll have the advantage of being a hard-hitting melee fighter using the Storm Sabre."

The five all nodded at what they have been told. Even though they don't understand it fully, they'll accept it either way. "Now Ken, pick a Morpher."

Ken then grabbed one of the Morphers. The eyes of it glowed blue for a moment before a golden buckle appeared on his waist. Ken and everyone else was shocked by this. "Oh, right. My apologies. When the Morpher becomes yours and yours alone, you are given access to the Spirit Buckle, which contains a collection of cards that will be used with your Morpher to do multiple things, including using Spirit Techniques and morphing."

Ken then took out supposedly the only card in the Buckle. It showed the silhouette of a man with a light blue aura around it as the image. There was text at the bottom of the card that read "Surge of the Sea" on it. And on the back showed a blue background and a gold symbol that partially represented waves. "On the back of your respective Spirit Cards shows the insignia of the Sea tribe. You'll know it belongs to you if you see that on the back. The same thing applies to the insignia of the Land and Sky with all of your respective Ranger colors. As of now, you have yet to tap into both your natural abilities and the abilities that the Morpher gives you. 'Surge of the Sea' can only be used once, and it will permanently give you all the powers your Morpher can give you at the moment."

Ken was still not sure as to how to activate the card. "So...how do I use these Cards?" he asked. "The 'mouth' on the Morpher is actually a vertical slider. Pull down on it all the way to reveal a slot big enough to hold a Spirit Card in. Once you placed the card in correctly, push the slider all the way up until the Morpher closes. Some techniques will either require some maneuverability or a target to be used correctly. Some cards can only be used while Morphed, such as your Weapons and what not. And there will be some Spirit Techniques that you have access to by default, but you might not be skilled enough to cast them yet. Be mindful of that."

Ken nodded in compliance to what Zedren wanted. Besides, Ken needed to be an example that all of this wasn't some sort of hoax even though the Spirit Buckle showing up on Ken's waist seemed believable enough. He opened the 'mouth' of the Morpher, revealing a flat red base for a Spirit Card to fit in. He then placed the card in, a snapping noise being heard when the card was placed into the Morpher correctly. Ken then took a deep breath, closing his eyes before closing the Morpher.

The Morpher's eyes glowed once more, before yelling in a deep booming voice, "SURGE OF THE SEA!" Much like the image from the card, a light blue aura encompassed Ken. He didn't move an inch. A few seconds pass, and the aura shatters into nothingness, indicating the process was complete. Ken opened his eyes again. He looked at everything on him, wondering if anything physical changed. "So, how do you feel?" asked Zedren. "Besides that sudden rush of energy that came and gone, I feel the same as I did before." Zedren stroked his chin with intrigue. "Hm, well I guess you might have to determine your powers over time.

"So now, everybody take a Morpher." said Zedren. The others did so. Now that they knew what Zedren had been saying was true, and since Ken proved the Morphers actually worked, there was no time to mess around. They would get more information out of Zedren soon enough.


Downtown Angel Grove, 11:25 AM

Chidogu had arrived in Angel Grove, ready to put his plan into action. He began by walking up to a building. "Ah, this looks like a good starting point." He then proceeded to bash away at the foundation of the building itself, causing severe cracks to form all over the building, and eventually causing the building to explode into an ascending pile of rubble. When all of the building's remains had piled up, Chidogu stood on top of it. "It should take less than 12 hours to clean this planet up for the auction."

Chidogu's eyes then glowed for a moment, activating what appeared to be his chest plate at first, but it now seen to be a vacuum that sucks up rubble. When his chest had vacuumed enough of the rubble, he then ejected all of it through two "holes" at each sides of his waist. The ejected rubble ended up forming into large spheres, possibly to be used for later. "And a few more for good measure!" he yelled to himself, as his eyes emitted golden laser at two other buildings, turning them into piles of rubble in seconds.

Meanwhile, on the main warship of the Raikon Fleet, the three were spectating Chidogu's actions. They all had different things on their mind to some degree.

"Hmm...he seems too arrogant for his own good..." said the scythe-handed creature known as Levir. "...but he does get results." replied Dragun, impressed by what Chidogu can do. Budon, however, didn't speak. Rather, he was in deep thought. He had heard of the rumors about how many others had attempted to take over the Earth, destroy it, etc. Is it truly as he feared? Will new guardians of the Earth rise up against the Fleet?


Unknown Location, 11:30 AM

When they each grabbed a Morpher, each one's eyes glowed a specific color: Yellow for Jamie, Pink for Sarah, Black for Josh, and Red for Sean. Everyone but Sean had gotten the chance to unlock their latent potentials.

However, Sean was a special case. Even though he didn't get to address it, he was the only one to seemed to have already have his latent powers unlocked before he ever picked up his Morpher. But that didn't make any sense. The only possible time that could have happened was when they were brought to this location. But chances are, it was Zedren that did it, since the five knew nothing about this place, it even knew it existed. So how would Sean be able to teleport them all to somewhere he knew nothing about?

Before he could tell the others about it, a loud alarm blaired throughout the entire building. "Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!" yelled Alpha in fear. "There's a disturbance going on in downtown Angel Grove!" The five were shocked by this news. Zedren proceeded to input a code into the keyboard, revealing what is going on through the monitor. They saw Chidogu trying to crush innocent civilians with his rubble spheres, attempting an awkward ball-walking routine at the same time.

"What is that thing?" asked Ken. "That is a Rukerian. The Raikon Fleet is composed of many insect-like races across the galaxy with unique abilities. This Rukerian is capable of turning buildings into rubble in seconds, and then manipulates the rubble into specific shapes and forms to crush anything that stands in its way." Sean clenched his fist in anger. How could something hurt innocent people without even thinking about it? It sickened him to know creatures like Chidogu exist.

"Let's go." said Sean. The others were surprised. He didn't even have time to unlock his powers. "But Sean, what about-?" asked Sarah before she was interrupted. "We can worry about that later. Come on, guys." As the the five began to leave, Zedren realized he forgot something. "Wait." said Zedren. The five stopped to look at him, wondering what else he had to say to them. "You'll need these." Zedren pressed another button on the keyboard, revealing a small wooden box. When he opened it, it showed what appeared to be watch-like devices, each of them individually representing one of the five's Ranger colors.

"These are your communicators. Use them to keep in touch when you can't be together all the time." They all grabbed their respective communicator and placed them on their wrists. "They are also teleporters." said Zedren. This caught the five's attention. "Just press the top button and think of where you wish to go. You'll be transported there within a few moments. Since you wouldn't know where the exit to this place was, I made these for convenience's sake. Now go, Rangers. And may the Power protect you."

The Rangers proceeded to press the top button on their communicators, knowing exactly where they want to go. Lo and behold, they all dematerialized into different colored pillars that proceeded to fly out of the building and towards their destination. Alpha walked up to Zedren with concern. "Are you sure you're okay with Sean going as he is?" Zedren chuckled, as if he knows something everyone else doesn't. "Don't worry Alpha. I have faith in him. When he's pushed beyond his limits, I know he'll be ready to accept the power given to him." Alpha wasn't so sure about that, but he trusted Zedren's judgment nonetheless.


Downtown Angel Grove, 11:35 AM

Part of Downtown was nearly in ruins. Chidogu had done a number on the city already. Who knew how many casualties there were from such a monster's actions?

Chidogu was still doing the walking ball routine in an attempt to crush the citizens of Angel Grove. "That's right, humans! Run for your lives!" The people kept running in fear of not only Chidogu, but also not wanting to be crushed by the rolling sphere of rubble. "Keep running or you're gonna get crushed!" He was laughing throughout the whole sequence. He was enjoying this.

"Hold it!" yelled a voice in front of Chidogu. He stopped in his tracks, intrigued by the five that stopped him. "You're done trying to hurt these people! Now you have us standing in your way!" exclaimed Ken. Chidogu was surprised. He didn't expect five humans to stand in his way. "Ah, so you're that petty resistance I've heard so much about. No matter. No human has ever defeated me! And I'll prove it!" Chidogu's eyes glowed gold once more. Suddenly, spheres of rubble bursted out of different ruined buildings, aimed towards the five. The spheres ended up ramming the five into an open area. As they tried to get back up, the spheres were already trying to crush them.

They all kept moving, dodging the spheres as they tried to get to them. Sadly, that would be all for naught. As one by one, all but Sean was caught inside the rubble spheres. First Ken, then Josh, then Jamie, then Sarah. Sean tried to save Sarah from the same fate as the others, but was too late. He then was knocked to the ground by the rubble sphere that trapped Sarah.

Chidogu laughed at how easy that was. "First there was five! And then were was one!" Sean slowly got up, annoyance in his eyes. This was just getting ridiculous. "You're gonna pay for that!" yelled Sean. "Try me!" replied Chidogu as his eyes glowed gold again. This time, small explosions surrounded Sean. He avoided them as best he could. Chidogu then sent out the spheres of rubble that have trapped his friends previously. He was able to dodge two of them, but the third caught him off guard and knocked him back.

However, something began to change with Sean. A minute aura began to form around him as he forced himself back to his feet. The fourth sphere was heading his way. And when it got close enough, with all of his strength, Sean was able to jump over it completely, which in itself seemed to be a superhuman feat, since the sphere was at least twice Sean's height. "Nice try!" he yelled to Chidogu. "What! How did you-?" Chidogu was surprised at what Sean was able to do. For a human, he seemed different. "Throw whatever you want at me. I'm not giving up!" The aura from before was starting to get bigger around Sean indicating that something is about to snap inside of him.

"Then I'll end your suffering here!" Chidogu sent the four spheres towards Sean once again, this time all four of them surrounding him. He had no way out, or so Chidogu thought. Although it looked like Sean was just standing still, something was stirring up inside him. The need to protect those he cares about. The need to be a leader to his friends. The need to fight for what is right.

As the spheres got closer, Sarah was able to see Sean out of the corner of her eye while she was struggling within the sphere. He was just standing there. What was he trying to do? He couldn't have given up yet...has he? Not wanting to lose faith in Sean, Sarah gave one last scream, hoping that Sean will understand what he must do.

"SEAN!"

Suddenly, something that had been lying dormant in Sean for so long had finally snapped. He opened his eyes, and the irises became a deep red. Along with it, came two things. First, his Morpher shouted out with the same booming voice what sounded like the same wording when Sarah unlocked her powers. "RAGE OF THE SKY!" Second, dark clouds quickly formed above Sean, red lightning striking down on all the rubble spheres, freeing the other four in the process.

The aura around Sean immediately shattered into nothingness afterward. He then proceeded to do a jump, in which led to him jumping to an extremely high height, attempting to punch Chidogu off his high horse, literally.

"Nope!" yelled Chidogu as he activated his vacuum again, sucking in Sean. He was able to grab Chidogu's shoulder to keep from being pulled in, but it was a struggle. Suddenly, Chidogu used one of his "claws" to bash Sean away, throwing him into a concrete wall. But with the release of his latent powers, his durability increased substantially, allowing him to take most of the damage.

But Sean still ended up slightly injured. And thankfully, he was out of Chidogu's sight for the time being. Sarah was able to get to Sean as he stood up. She was so worried about him, she couldn't think about anything else until she knew Sean was okay. Sarah embraced him, tears running down her face. "Are you okay!?" she was able to say barely. "Yeah, I'll be fine." Sean replied. The two then looked at one another for a moment. "What happened?" asked Sarah as she calmed down a little bit. "I don't know. Something just snapped on the inside. I couldn't bare to see you guys suffer anymore."

Sarah gave a small smile when he heard that. "Same old Sean, always looking out for all of us." The two chuckled for a moment, actually appreciating the small break from the action. Sean then remembered something. "Oh, I almost forgot. Guess what I got?" He took out a card that had the image of his supposed Ranger Form if he were to Morph. Sarah was shocked. She wasn't sure as to how this came about, but she didn't question it. "That's great!

Suddenly, the other three found Sean and Sarah, almost as worried as Sarah was. Sean's smile dropped as he got serious again. He knew what he had to do now.

"Come on guys. Let's Ranger up." The others was shocked and confused. How is he able to morph? "I'll explain later. You just have to trust me and follow my lead. Can you do that?" They all reluctantly nodded in agreement, as they weren't sure what Sean was able to do.

The five ran out into the open once more, facing Chidogu once more. "Back for more!?" asked Chidogu. "Oh, you have no idea what you've yourself gotten into, pal." replied Sean as he took out his Guardian Morpher. "Ready?" The other four took out their Morphers as well. "Ready!" the four replied.

They all opened their Morphers, taking out a specific card in each of their Spirit Buckles. "Morph Card!" yelled the five. The cards were blank at first, but then they showed the helmets of their respective Rangers forms. They then placed the cards into their Morphers, turning both arms clockwise such that their right hands are under the still-open Morphers. They then lower their Morphers to have the palms of their right hands close the Morphers simultaneously, the eyes of all of them glowing brightly. And then, the same booming voice from before, spoke a new phrase.

"GO GO GUARDIANS!"

The Rangers were encompasses in a bright light as their Morphing sequence began.

They all began Morphing at the same time. Within the light, they seemed to be nearly fully Morphed already, having the actual suit on but not the helmet. Suddenly, wings sprouted from the Rangers' backs, folding over towards their torsos and forming their respective insignias: Sea for Ken, Land for Jamie and Josh, and Sky for Sean and Sarah. Sean was first to gain his helmet. As a spiritual silhouette of what appears to be a dragon formed the helmet.

The other Rangers had a similar means of gaining their helmets. But instead of a dragon, Ken's was a shark, Jamie's was a tiger, Sarah's was a Phoenix, and Josh's was a snake. Either way, their Morphing was completed, and they began their very first roll call.

"Roar of the Dragon! Red Guardian Ranger!"

"Swiftness of the Phoenix! Pink Guardian Ranger!"

"Venom of the Snake! Black Guardian Ranger!"

"Wrath of the Tiger! Yellow Guardian Ranger!"

"Bite of the Shark! Blue Guardian Ranger!"

"With our powers united, Light shall always prevail!"

"Rangers Together, Guardians Forever!"

The 3 on the Raikon Fleet's main warship were shocked, Levir being the most surprised. "Power Rangers!?"

Chidogu was surprised, but unimpressed. "Isn't this is a change of pace? No matter. Mantisites, take care of them!" Green sentient pillars of slimes appeared once more, forming into the Mantisites. The insectoid foot soldiers advanced towards the Rangers, their weapons at the ready.

"Let's start things off right." said Sean, the Rangers all opening their Morphers again and taking out a new card from their Spirit Buckle. "Spirit Beast Card!" they all yelled in unison as they placed said card into the Morpher, closing a split second after. The eyes of the Morpher glowed once more, the same booming voice calling out a new command. "SUMMON SPIRIT BEASTS! DRAGON! PHOENIX! SNAKE! TIGER! SHARK!"

In what seems to be an unknown dimension, lied an island that only housed a humongous sculpture, showing off not only the full Guardians insignia, but also 5 beast heads, each one representing each Ranger. The stone from each head appeared to have begun to slide off, revealing mechanized heads underneath. When the Spirit Beasts awakened, their eyes glowed brightly, launching off the giant sculpture like speeding bullets. A large portal to Earth appeared in front of the Beasts, their metal guards covering their eyes as they passed through.

Each of the Rangers' Morphers had connections to that portal, their respective Spirit Beasts coming out of their portals. The Beasts then landed in their hands. With their other hands, they took out what appeared to be a sidearm attached to their hips. "Guardian Blaster!" yelled the Rangers in unison as they attached their respective Beasts onto the front of their blasters.

Now armed and ready, the Rangers proceeded to engage the Mantisites. "Let's do it!" yelled Sean as they began to take the fight to the lowly foot soldiers this time.

One by one, the Mantisites were taken down by the Rangers. Their Blasters were too much for the foot soldiers, as each of the Rangers were able to charge up their Blasters for powerful attacks, taking out small groups with each blast. When they were all dealt with, they regrouped, congratulating them all on a job well done. But Chidogu had other plans.

"I'm going to end this once and for all!" yelled the monster, attempting to crush the Rangers with his ball-walking routine. "I don't think so!" said Sean as the Rangers blasted Chidogu's rubble sphere, shattering into many pieces and causing Chidogu to fall to the ground.

Enraged by this, Chidogu had a few more aces up his sleeves. The chest plate began rotating once more as he prepared for another attack. "Take this! Rubble Frenzy!" Suddenly, rubble began to be launched out of the chest plate towards the Rangers instead of being sucked in. They anticipated this, and proceeded to blast away at whatever rubble was coming at them. They were able to hit them all surprisingly, and Chidogu was seemingly horrified. "That's impossible!"

"Now let's try out the weapons." suggested Sean, as they all took out their Morphers once again and opened them, taking out a new card from their Spirit Buckles. "Guardian Arms Card! Activate!" they all yelled in unison as they closed their Morphers. The Morphers' eyes glowed once more, the same booming voice calling out another new command. "SUMMON GUARDIAN ARMS!" Immediately afterward, five weapons, unique to each Ranger appeared out of seeming nothing.

For Ken, it was the Wave Bowgun. For Jamie, it was the Tiger Fang. For Sarah, it was the Phoenix Feather. For Josh, it was the Cobra Axe. And for Sean, it was the Storm Sabre.

Chidogu wasn't intimidated one bit. "Argh, if that's how you want to play...take this!" He then proceeded to throw two blue energy spheres at the Rangers. They charged towards Chidogu, supposedly taking the brunt of the blast. "Aerial Combo!" yelled Sean and Sarah in unison as the two were seemingly flying through the air unharmed. Well, it was actually Sarah flying while carrying Sean with one hand her Phoenix Feather in the other. Sarah proceeded to blast Chidogu, who doesn't seem to block the attack at all. "Dragon Slash!" yelled Sean as he got close enough to slash Chidogu with his Storm Sabre.

Josh and Jamie were up next to strike, and Chidogu attempted to fight back, shooting golden lasers out his eyes at Jamie, who blocked the attack with her Tiger Fang. Josh took advantage of this distraction to get up close and personal with Chidogu, pulling off two slashes with his Cobra Axe, Jamie getting off another slash with her weapon immediately afterward.

Ken was last, running to Chidogu and performing a backflip over him, shooting his Wave Bowgun multiple times as he landed behind him. The resulting attack knocked Chidogu over without any sort of effort. When Ken landed, the Rangers regrouped as before. "Alright Rangers, let's combine our powers and end this!" commanded Sean.

The Ranger proceeded to combine their weapons for one final attack. The Storm Sabre combined with the Phoenix Feather, while the Wave Bowgun combined with the Cobra Axe and the Tiger Fang. Then, both combinations connected into one weapon. "Divinity Crossbow!"

Chidogu was beyond shocked. How could anyone defeat him, besides his superiors? "This can't be!" The Rangers then took out very similar cards, used to power up the Crossbow. All the cards had the text "DYNAMIC PUNISHMENT", each card having the Ranger's respective insignias on them. One by one, they all placed their cards on their weapons, the size of them expanding to fit on the flat bases of each weapon.

The weapon then began charging for a few moments. Chidogu still wondered how any of this was possible. How could ordinary humans beat him? But then it clicked in his mind. They probably weren't ordinary humans. But he wouldn't be able to prove that as his time was pretty much up.

When the Crossbow was fully charged, the same booming voice from before gave out one final command. "DYNAMIC PUNISHMENT!"

Chidogu's end has come, and there was nothing he could do about it. "Fire!" yelled all the Rangers in unison as the fully charged Divinity Crossbow launched a blast in the form of the full Guardians insignia. It came at Chidogu at blinding speeds, and he merely just took the full brunt of the blast, leading to his complete destruction. The Rangers had their very first victory, and congratulations from the people were to be in order. "Guardian Rangers, victory is ours!" said Sean as all five Rangers made a pose with the Crossbow, turning their backs on what little remains of Chidogu were left.

Unbeknown to the Rangers, a young boy, roughly around 12 years old, was spectating the fight from the moment the Rangers took the fight to the Mantisites. He was surprised. He had his suspicions for years, but he never thought the day would come. "I can't believe it. They're back! Just like my dad said they would." He was so excited by this, he wasn't sure what to think.

But if he were to tell his dad that the Power Rangers were back, he would easily get in trouble because he put himself in harm's way just to prove his father right. As far as his dad knew, he was playing with his friends. And he wouldn't be picked up until about 5 PM, giving him plenty of time to do what he needs to do. So, the boy proceeded to find his friends and tell them everything that happened.


A lot of time had passed, to the point where cleaning up a part of Downtown Angel Grove was already underway about an hour after all the tragedies ended. Even though the sudden appearance of the Mantisites came and went fairly quickly, there was still hysteria going on throughout the school. The five were were seemingly targeted by them supposedly disappeared as well, leading to people believing they were taken away by them. Others believed that they got away somehow and went into hiding for a while.

Eventually, the five caught wind of what went on without them there, and just told everyone that they went into hiding. Everything had calmed down since then, and the High Achievement Ceremony was to be postponed until the end of the day. It went off without a hitch this time, and things seemed to return to normal as a result.

Well, that would be the case, had it not been for what the boy had seen...


Ernie Jr's Juice Bar & Diner, May 28, 2012, 4:00 PM

The Rangers were doing their typical routines as time passed. Ken and Jamie were practicing their Tai Chi, Sarah was practicing her gymnastics, Josh was practicing with a sandbag, possibly to keep in shape, and Sean had just finished some weight-lifting.

Suddenly, the boy from before entered the Juice Bar, and Ernie was the first to notice him rush. "Whoa, little dude! Where's the fire?" The young boy turned to Ernie. "You know where Ken is?" Ernie than kinda figured what the kid was trying to do. He pointed to where Ken and Jamie were, and the boy rushed over to him. "Hey Ken!"

Ken heard the boy's voice as he came up to him and Jamie. "Oh hey, Matt. What's up sport?" he asked as he kept with his practice. "You'll never guess what I just found out a few hours ago." Ken stopped in his tracks and looked at the boy named Matt. A few hours ago was...their first fight as Rangers. "Well, lay it on me."

"The Power Rangers are back!" When Matt said that, it caught the other four's attention, and they grouped up around Ken right away. "...really?" asked Ken, hesitantly. "Yeah. It's just like my dad said would happen." The five looked at one another. They never got to meet Matt's dad personally, so how could he predict something like this? Sarah then leaned to about Matt's height with concern. "Matt, where did you find out about this?" Matt was hesitant on saying it, but he could trust these guys, so he was honest. "I saw the fight myself." The five all seemed to skip a beat for a moment. Did he know that they were Rangers? Should they tell him?

Matt then turned around to face the TV. "Come on, they've been talking about it on the news since it happened." He urged the five to watch what was going on on the Angel Grove News Network. "Hey Ernie, you mind turning the TV volume up?" asked Sean. Ernie nodded and proceeded to raise the TV volume by a fair amount. They then all looked at the most recent broadcast.

"Hello, I'm Ted Baker. As of roughly 4 hours ago, the Power Rangers have returned to Angel Grove, albeit a new team. There were no known eyewitnesses that saw the battle that raged on for a few minutes besides a young boy who only wished to be known by his first name: Matthew. However, with the arrival of a new team of protectors, comes great tragedy that seemed to have been unavoidable. Many lives have been lost before this new team of Rangers came to the rescue. The death toll is still unknown as a part of Downtown Angel Grove has begun clean-up. The overall catastrophe has led to over $700,000 worth of damages, if not more. Lois Young has the full story."

The news cast was then transferred to a deeper telling of the story. "1993 began the age where Earth seemed to be in danger at any time. However, the Power Rangers had come to save the day everytime. Even when the entire planet was at risk, they were always there. And now, roughly 14 years later, Angel Grove faces a new threat, and it's thanks to a new team of Rangers that seemed to come out of the blue, much like the original team that kept us safe for the first 3 years. However, their timing couldn't be any worse. As the amount of lives lost steadily increases, more and more people are hurting, and wish that the Rangers had come sooner. And maybe, things could have turned out differently. But sadly, those who have to suffer have lost faith in the ones they once called their protectors. Lois Young, Angel Grove News."

The five turned away from the newscast when they heard everything they felt the need to hear. They knew many people got hurt, but how could they deal with the burden that many could have died from that incident alone? But then they realized, even if they weren't fully human, they still have dominant human traits. They're not perfect. Their job as Rangers is to not save everybody. Their job is to save as many as they can and keep the Earth safe from harm. It was a hard thing to accept, but they had to. Otherwise, why bother being Rangers at all?

Ken then got Matt's attention, wondering what Matt actually saw. "Matt, how much did you see?" Matt then thought about it for a moment, "Well, by the time I started watching, the fight had already started. Why?" The five weren't sure how to answer that, but they figured out what to say. "I'm just wondering if your dad knows about you doing this." replied Ken. Matt then shook his head. "He doesn't know a thing. But he told me that the Power Rangers would come back. And he was right!"

The five looked at one another again. With so much that has happened today, they wondered what Zedren thought about all this. "Thanks for letting us know, Matt." Ken then started roughing up Matt's hair. "Not a problem." The five said their farewells for now, leaving the Juice Bar and hiding somewhere to teleport to the Command Center.


Command Center

The Rangers made it to the Command Center without any problems. Zedren then came out when they appeared. "Congratulations on your first victory. But this is only the beginning." The Rangers were somewhat confused by this. "What do you mean?" asked Jamie. "With each battle, you will grow stronger, hopefully gain new powers, and will be one step closer to saving the Earth from the Raikon Fleet." They were all surprised by Zedren's words. He had so much faith in the Rangers that he seemed to be shaping up as a great mentor.

"However, in spite of all this, as Rangers, you must follow a set of rules and responsibilities that come with being Rangers." Josh groaned at the thought of listening to rules, but Ken shook his head at him, suggesting that he listen. Josh obliged, and gave Zedren a chance to talk about the Rules of a Power Ranger.

"Rule #1: Never use your power for any personal gain. Rule #2: Never use your powers to escalate a battle unless the enemy forces you to. Rule #3: Unless the circumstances behind it are justified, do not reveal your identities to anyone, especially the general public, as those you care about will be put at risk." That last rule put the Rangers' minds at ease to some extent. They weren't sure if it was okay to tell Matt that they were the new Rangers, considering that they assume he might have seen more than what he was letting on. But that's an issue to deal with for another day.

"The original Rangers had an extra consequence, in which their own powers would be taken away from them, most likely permanently. But in the case of one Ranger, there was always an exception. When your mind is influenced by another against your will, the rules do not apply until your mind has been freed by said influence." This put the Rangers on edge. That was the last thing they wanted to hear. "But don't worry. I've seen the bond that you all have. It's powerful. It would take a lot of outside influence to try and break your chains."

Sean then asked something that he wanted to ask for a while since they were brought to the Command Center. "Were we chosen because we have such a strong bond?" Zedren pondered Sean's question. He knew the answer, but wasn't sure how to express it. "Possibly. Let's just say that whatever bad thing that happened to you in the past has now been made into something great. All your parents didn't say much about you all. But my guess is this is what they wanted in case anything would ever happen to him. Granted, it was ten years in the making, but I'm sure you get my point." The five all nodded, understanding of what Zedren meant.

Creation cannot come without destruction. Sean thought. And not in the sense that something materialistic had to be destroyed. Destroying the relationship between parent and child counts as destruction as well. It only made sense. They became the new Power Rangers because the destruction that came upon their lives led to the creation of the next generation that would protect the Earth, and learn the mysteries of what happened on that fateful day on the side. The answers were out there. And with their new powers, along with ones that would be gained along the way, those answers were steadily getting closer, and would soon be within their reach.

Sarah sighed for a moment, trying to break the silence and lighten the mood. "Well, standing around isn't gonna do us any good, right?" Sarah had a point. So, Ken suggested something. "There was something I've wanted to do since we won our first battle." The others weren't sure of what he wanted. But Ken knew what he was doing. He proceeded to position the other four into a small circle. When Ken completed that circle, he placed his hand into the center. After a few seconds, they all knew what he was trying to do. They have done this before. It was to show that their bond was strong, and breaking it would be extremely difficult. The Rangers all smiled as they placed their hands over Ken's. First Jamie, then Sarah, then Josh, and finally Sean. Zedren smiled at this, since ironically enough, past Rangers have done this before. "Ah, memories..." Alpha said to himself.

"Power Rangers!" the five yelled in unison as they raised their hands high into the air, whilst jumping into the air at the same time.

We have been through a lot together. But this was a new experience. We had a new responsibility, and our friendship, our bond would be tested by any means imaginable. At that point in time, we were no longer just teenagers with attitude that went above and beyond the expectations of our high school. We are...the Power Rangers Guardians, the next generation of protectors of the Earth and all who inhabit it.

My name is Sean Kozac, and this is our story...


And with that, Power Rangers Guardians is officially underway! Thanks to everyone who has been patient. I really do appreciate it.

Now, let me be frank. This episode was much easier to write, considering that I was able to convert the necessary stock footage into writing for the most part. And really, this was a fun episode to write. Especially since the actual episode itself is at least 8000 words this time, so you get more bang for your buck, which I promised before. Longer episodes that would more or less fill that 21 min deadline, but not exactly.

However, if you're not fond of a lot of explaining, then you might not like this episode. But this is the setup that officially makes the five main characters Rangers. And from there, things start to get interesting. Cause I can now start to slowly integrate some plots and such from Goseiger that I have converted into this story. And once I start doing that, I can prepare for integrating a few original plots that I wrote specifically for this story that were never seen in Goseiger.

I will admit though, my experience with keeping stories balanced is more or less lackluster, since I struggle with knowing how long to have certain things paced. But, if you think the pacing is okay, then I'm glad. Cause that means I'm doing something right. And that's more or less the point of this story and others to come. I have been wanting to get my stories out there, not to just get recognition, but to improve myself as a writer, as I have said in the Introduction (If you didn't read it, it's technically chapter 1 on this story, so be sure to check it out if you wish to know the character bios for the Rangers and such).

Next time, on Power Rangers Guardians, the Rangers face a more powerful threat from the Raikon Fleet: their intergalactic trader who takes favor in finding rare specimens and selling them to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, Zedren tells Ken of an opportunity to become stronger that would benefit all of them. But would they sacrifice their duties as Rangers to fulfill something that isn't guaranteed? And what will the Rangers decide when this opportunity is made known to them? Stay tuned for the next episode to find out.

Also, if there are people out there who are reading this that have experience in making fan-made trailers, send me a message and we'll talk. I might be inclined to making an actual trailer for this story. And maybe I can up the scale from there. Just keep that in mind for the future. But since my spring semester has started, I might be occupied with work and such. Keep that in mind as well. Cause if I take too long to write the next episode, I apologize in advance.

Finally, I wish to thank those who have made reviews up until now: grandprincessanastasiaromanov5, RoyMustang18, Misty, Marcus O'Bannion, joeschmo97, and PerryTheBrave. Keep those reviews coming, guys! They really help me out. Also, be sure to ask me some questions about future events in your reviews. Chances are, you might get your question answered later down the line. But, only time will tell.

Until then, have a Morphinominal day everyone, and may the Power protect you always. ;)

P.S. I almost forgot. I am now issuing certain challenges that I'd like you guys to participate in. At the end of each episode, I'll ask you a question or have you decide something for me, just to make my job slightly easier. And the first challenge I'm proposing is this: I'd like you guys to determine what Episode 3 will be called. If I see one that works, I'll use it and give credit where it's due. Can't wait to hear what you guys think. See you all later.