And here it is, chapter 3! Lemme know what you think and as always, I don't own Power Rangers or the team except for Sofia. Well without further ado… here is Chapter 3! xD

Chapter 3

Oliver ran slower than the others partially due to his hurting throat but partly to the man risking his life behind them. He came to a full stop and looked back the way they had come, a feeling stirring in his gut.

"Oliver," Hellen called out softly, "come on we need to go!" Oliver looked at her then back the way they had come. An unknown emotion coursed through him as he clenched his fist and cleared his throat.

"Go ahead," he murmured, "but I'm going back. I can't stand by while he could possibly die or will die, if this Anadari has his way." Oliver's fist shook a little at the tension in it as Sofia murmured,

"Helping the little people." Hellen's eyes widened as Oliver smiled and nodded. Hellen then smiled as Sofia stated,

"Then I'm helping you; he saved our lives then why can't we return the favor?" Oliver smiled as he saw the dried blood on her shoulders. Hellen looked between the two and smiled as she punched one fist into the palm of her other hand.

"I've never backed down from a fight especially to those that wrong others," Hellen smirked, "why would I start now?" The three turned to their college allies as the two men looked at each other. Coughing could be heard a ways back causing the three high schoolers to start running towards it. Harris smiled and shook his head, following them.

"They're right," he stated back at KC, "Blondie is right. I can't stand by either while someone may die." KC thought for a moment as his legs started moving toward the others for reason he didn't know. He wasn't sure of any of this but for some reason he was following them. He stopped around the corner from the others as he watched Oliver yell,

"Leave him alone!" Zach looked at him in daze while Anadari smirked and moved the two toward the group. KC observed and watched in awe as the group stood their ground. He could tell air was getting back to Zach because he became more alert but anytime he tried to talk, his captor squeezed his throat.

"So why are you back humans?" asked Anadari laughing while Zach just studied them. KC watched with curiosity awaiting their answers. Oliver looked at all of them before looking Anadari straight in the eyes and smirked as he stated one line,

"Helping the little people." KC's eyes widened at how big the statement was, each one had a different reason for helping. Zach understood it as well and just watched wide-eyed. Anadari laughed as he shook Zach a bit.

"Help him," he cackled, "you couldn't even help yourselves. How do you expect to help him?" It was Sofia who gave a remnant of a smirk as she replied,

"Balls and shelves." Anadari glared at her as a growl resounded through the area. The other three smiled as Oliver stated,

"Let's do this!" With renewed strength; the blonde ran at Anadari who smirked but got punched in the side by Harris, loosening his grip on Zach. The French man took the chance to try and break free but Anadari wasn't having it. He tried to position Zach to take hits but Hellen used her small frame to get under them; wedging herself between to the two men. It was then she channeled Sofia and brought her knee up. Anadari howled as he let go of Zach and Hellen got him out of the way. Oliver smirked as Harris readied himself for an attack. Hellen stood equal with Sofia who just watched, waiting to see what would happen next. The area grew quiet as everyone waited. Anadari knelt on the ground, watching the humans in front of him. He could tell something changed in them and he felt that it would not end well for him. It was then he noticed they were down one. A smirk played on his lips as he rasped,

"Missing one, are we?" Harris shook his head as the other three looked around.

"He'll come around," Harris stated confidently, "he needs time to process things." KC stood wide-eyed from his spot as he shook a little. He didn't understand why Harris had so much confidence in him. He didn't feel he had anything to fight for, so why should he? With that, KC took off in the opposite direction not aware that Zach saw him. Anadari just laughed as he stood up.

"Is that so?" the incubus mused, "apparently I didn't do enough to scare him off."

"He was never scared of you," Harris snorted, "he was able to see though your moves once after he saw them originally." Anadari just stared at the man for a moment before smiling.

"You seem to know a lot," he concluded. Harris shrugged his shoulder before narrowing his eyes, seeing where this was going.

"Not really," he retorted, "the man is pretty private. That's just from observation." Anadari growled before he noticed Oliver smirking and Hellen stifling a giggle.

"And you say we talk at the wrong times," Oliver smirked. Anadari's eyes widened as he spun around in time for a thick metal pole to connect with his head. A sickening crack filled the area as Anadari collapsed in a heap on the ground. Sofia lowered the pole and watched him for a moment before skirting around him toward the others.

"Nice blitz," commented Zach airily.

"Wasn't the intention," Harris replied, "Sofia just worked with it." Zach looked at the girl, standing at five foot two, off to his right as she shrugged and dropped the pole. Zach stood shakily gesturing to the group to follow him. Oliver looked back one last time before following the others. The group made it a bit a way from Anadari when Zach stopped them. It was then they noticed the darkness swirling in front of them. Zach shuddered as his memory of that day came back.

"Merde," Zach growled as he backed up a bit.

"What is that?" asked Hellen who was right behind him. Zach looked back as the darkness dissipated to reveal a tall man standing at about seven or eight feet. His black armor was made more intimidating by the high collar surrounding his neck and the spikes that stuck out his shoulder and elbows. What scared most of them was the lack of a head.

"Is that the…" Sofia trailed off when she saw him. Oliver looked over and finished,

"The headless horseman?" Zach shook his head as the other two looked at him. The French man just kept his eyes on the new creature.

"Non," Zach clarified, "he is something worse. He is a myth from Ireland known as the Dullahan. Coming from France, I had heard myths my father about it when he was stationed in Ireland. The locals were firm believers in them. The Dullahan was akin to a reaper. It is said that when the Dullahan stops riding then that is where the person will die. And they do not like onlookers so they would throw basins of blood on them or gouge out their eyes with a whip that is a human spine." The group looked horrified as they looked at the new creature. It was then Zach finished,

"Although what concerns me is the lack its head. The head is the only way to kill it, while gold scares it away, you need to destroy the head." A laugh resounded behind them as bleeding Anadari came up.

"You're not far off human," he chuckled, "but good luck finding his head before he kills you. They're all yours Dulla." With that Anadari was gone but the newcomer, Dulla, strode forward.

"So how do we beat him then?" asked Hellen, fear creeping into her voice. Zach looked back with hardened eyes.

"You don't," he replied, "the only reason I lived was because Guardians." Oliver raised an eyebrow at that but knew now was not the time to push that.

"Is there a way to get these Guardian's help?" asked Harris. Zach grimaced and nodded, he didn't want to subjugate these kids to these mythical creatures. Then again, all the Guardians were benevolent so no harm would come from them at least.

"Yes," Zach replied, "there is but you may not like it. It would require your bodies housing another spirit, one so powerful that some supernatural creatures fear them." The group looked at each other as Dulla rushed them and they scattered. Dulla adorned his whip and began trying to hit them but everyone kept one step ahead of him. Oliver scooted behind a tree as Sofia and Hellen resided behind a series of shrubs. With a look and a stifled yelp when Harris joined him, Oliver said,

"Help the little people." Hellen and Sofia nodded as Harris gave wiry smile, nodding as well. Oliver peeked around the tree, unable to find Zach or Dulla. He took a deep breath and stood up against the tree. Steeling himself, Oliver came out and looked around before walking forward a bit. The other three watched with baited breath before a whip shot out at him. Oliver looked over and put his arms up to block when a red light shot out of the sky, engulfing him. In the light a creature with front end of the majestic bald eagle and the back end of the mighty lion stood. The creature looked down studying the being in front of him before an airy and majestic voice spoke,

"Do you really wish it?" Oliver looked up at him with the utmost confidence as he nodded. The creature's eyes widened slightly as a hearty chuckle reverberated through the light.

"Then let's fight." With that the creature took flight and flew into him, making Oliver cry out. The red light faded but Oliver was still surrounded by a red afterglow. On his right wrist was a red smartwatch like gadget. Oliver looked down than at Dulla who had now shown himself with Zach over his shoulder. He dropped the unconscious man and charged at Oliver but he was too fast, getting behind Dulla. The others watched in awe before Sofia saw Zach and ran over to him with Hellen right behind her. The two studied the man closely, smiling when they saw his chest rising and falling.

"Lookout!" yelled Oliver. The two girls looked up in time to see Harris stand in front of them and whip hitting him. Where the gash should have been, a blue light erupted. Harris blinked back the light to see a huge draconic head with spikes jutting out from the top of the nose going back and bottom of the mouth going back to the base of the head. There were two big horns sticking out on each side as the body went serpentine. Harris stood wide-eyed as creature's misty green eyes studied and he opened his huge maw. When he did a deep and booming voice resounded throughout the light.

"Do wish to protect?" Harris's eyes lit up with determination as he nodded. The creature gave a toothy smile as he finished,

"Then I will aid you!" With that the creature twisted its serpentine body around Harris before absorbing into him. Harris cried out as the light faded and he was left with a blue afterglow and blue smartwatch. The girls looked up with a smile as Harris laughed and said,

"You will regret that." With that, Harris ran at Dulla and sent a flurry of punches into the Dullahan. Completely unprepared for the attack, Dulla was sent flying back. Harris smiled at Oliver before coughing could be heard. The two turned to see Zach getting up slowly with the girls right next to him. The man's eyes widened when he saw Harris and Oliver's afterglows. He then looked at Hellen and Sofia to see. Zach was about to say something an enraged shriek filled the area causing all those in the area to cover their ears.

"What is that sound?" cried Hellen. Zach grunted as the shriek died down and Dulla charged. He sent a flurry of hits at Oliver and Harris sending them back before summoning his whip. He turned to the girls and Zach before charging them. Zach and Hellen rolled one way while Sofia rolled the other right when Dulla went by. Sofia looked up to see Dulla spin on her and send his whip down. She put her arms up to defend herself when a sickening crack filled the area then a deep green light. The light surrounded Sofia as a gorgeous lion appeared in it. He looked normal except he had saber tooth like teeth. The lion looked at her as his gold eyes bore into her brown ones.

"Is this what you really want, child?" a strong and rich voice spoke gently. Sofia looked at the creature in front of her with optimism before nodding. The lion let out a gentle growl before charging her. Sofia cried out as the light faded until all that was left was a green afterglow and smartwatch. The girl looked up to see her arms unscathed before looking around to see pieces of the whip lying around her. She looked up to see the others staring in awe and she could tell Dulla was shocked as well. Sofia smiled as she ran at Dulla and sent some kicks into him sending him sprawled on the ground. Hellen's eyes widened when she realized that she and Zach were too close to the Dullahan. With that, she helped Zach move out of the way. But Dulla, sensing the movement, immediately charged them. Hellen's eyes widened as she looked from Zach then to Dulla then back at Zach.

"Protect the little people," she murmured as she pushed Zack out of the way and took the brunt of the attack. Hellen went skidding on the ground as bright white light filled the area. When she opened her eyes, Hellen saw the most gorgeous creature standing in it. Hellen's eyes widened as the horse stepped forward her snow-white coat glistening a little as the huge horn in the middle of her forehead glistened as well. The creature's long white man accented her dark eyes as her white tail swished behind her. The creature's eyes twinkled a little as sweet and gentle laugh filled the area.

"Are you ready, my dear?" Hellen looked at her with awe and wonder as she nodded. The creature gave a gentle snort as she charged forward and entered Hellen. Hellen cried out as the light faded except for the white afterglow and smartwatch. Hellen's eyes narrowed when she saw Dulla advancing on the battered and bruised Zach who was standing on his own. With speed she never known, Hellen moved on him and hit Dulla sending him flying. The other three came over as Zach just gave pained smile.

"You three have the power to stop him," Zach grunted, "as soon as your friend comes around the team will be mostly complete." The others looked back but he shook his head. A groan escaped Zach as he held his side but still stayed upright.

"We need to get you out of here," worried Harris. Zach was about to say something when a laugh filled the area. Dulla looked over to see Zavia walk out, not looking one hundred percent but well enough to be out. Zach's eyes widened as the Queen saw him and smiled sweetly. The four in front of him shuddered at the smirk that came afterward.

"So, you are the children that beat up Anadari so badly," she mused before looking at Dulla, "and then took on Dulla and are still standing. My you four are something! Then again those spirits you harbor were always stopping my fun." Another shudder racked through them as the Queen laughed. Oliver looked at the others before looking at the Queen who seemed amused by the children.

"But unfortunately, I must end it here," Zavia announced as two curved blades came to her hands, with that she ran toward the teens. Their eyes widened as the smartwatches glowed in their respective colors. Zach smiled as mini holograms of the creatures they saw appeared.

"Say Guardian Arise," Zach commanded, "then press the screen." Oliver nodded as did the others. He held up the watch as did the others.

"Guardian Arise," they called out then pressed the screens. A series of colors shone brightly, stopping Zavia in her tracks. Oliver stood or more floated in the sky as the creature he saw earlier flew around him, going faster and faster as red light surrounded him. As the red light slowly faded from his legs going up. Red boots covered his feet as light weight black armor covered his legs revealing the bottom of red cape like duster that left the front open going up into an ornate Medieval chest piece with a stylized gryphon in the middle of the chest. His hands revealed black gloves as his arms slowly revealed light weight armor before collaring around his neck. The red light continued receding as a red helmet appeared. The helmet itself looked like an eagle's head with beak open revealing a black face piece with the beak sticking out over it a bit as well as under.

Harris floated under the water as the creature from before swam around him, going faster and faster as blue light surrounded him. As the blue light slowly faded from his legs going up. Blue boots covered his feet as light weight black armor covered his legs revealing the bottom of blue cape like duster that left the front open going up into an intricate Atlantean chest piece with a stylized leviathan in the middle of the chest. His hands revealed black gloves as his arms slowly revealed light weight armor before collaring around his neck. The blue light continued receding as a blue helmet appeared. The helmet itself had a dragon head with the mouth open and a black face piece that had the upper jaw sticking out a bit with teeth sticking out of the lip with a little curved edge under.

Sofia stood in the center of a forest as the creature from before ran in circles around her, going faster and faster as green light surrounded her. As the green light slowly faded from her legs going up. Green boots covered her feet as light weight black armor covered her legs revealing the bottom of green cape like duster that left the front open going up into an ornate Grecian chest piece with a stylized lion in the middle of the chest. Her hands revealed black gloves as her arms slowly revealed light weight armor before collaring around her neck. The green light continued receding as a green helmet appeared. The helmet itself looked like a lion's head with a mane on the back and little ears on top. As the mouth opened revealing the black face piece that had fanged piece coming out the top on each side. A green piece lined the bottom with little fangs sticking up from it.

Hellen stood next a serene lake as the creature before her ran in circles around her, going faster and faster as white light surrounded her. As the white light slowly faded from her legs going up. White boots covered her feet as light weight black armor covered her legs revealing the bottom of white cape like duster that left the front open going up into an ornate Medieval chest piece with a stylized unicorn in the middle of the chest. Her hands revealed black gloves as her arms slowly revealed light weight armor before collaring around her neck. The white light continued receding as a white helmet appeared. The helmet itself looked like a horse's head with a mane going doing the center of the back and ears sticking up on the top. In the middle of helmet on the top sat a small horn as the mouth opened, revealing a black face piece.

"Protector of the Skies, Red Guardian," called Oliver.

"Protector of the Seas, Blue Guardian," called Harris.

"Protector of the Land, Green Guardian," called Sofia.

"Protector of the Pure, White Guardian," called Hellen.

They stood tense as Zavia's eyes widened and Zach smiled big. Oliver pointed to Zavia and finished,

"The Guardians have arrived!"

And here is the next chapter. You've got the rangers well almost all of the five-man team anyways. We'll see what's going on with KC next chapter. Like always, I'd love to hear from ya. Until next time, be seeing you!

French Translation: (Remember this is a rough translation so feel free to correct me)

Merde means Shit.