Finally. It feels good to get this chapter up, though I'll admit I had hoped it would be up before Christmas. But does it really matter? Let's just get started, shall we?

This chapter is dedicated to pinkrangerforever for helping me with my grammar and spelling, as well as constructive critique. I also dedicate this chapter to my girlfriend, for being supportive as well as a source of inspiration, even when we broke up. This one's for both of you.


Power Rangers: Atlantis Knights.

Power Rangers. Atlantis! (5 sec melody)

Ancient powers with ancient ways.

Coming to our world today.

Powers of Water, Power Unite.

Come and face this evil tonight. (4 sec pause)

Ancient evils awaken anew.

Only you can stop their crew.

Heroes come to save the day.

Power Rangers come our way. (4 sec pause.)

Power Rangers. Atlantis!

Power Rangers. Atlantis!

Power Rangers. Atlantis!

Atlantis Knights… GO!


Previously on Power Rangers: Atlantis Knights:

"Eons ago, an evil entity known as Wyrmina attacked the Earth. A few, brave Atlantians stood against her and sealed her in a sarcophagus at the expanse or their own lives. The Atlantians sank their city to the bottom of the sea to avoid interference with the outside world. But now, 4000 years later, three teenagers, Benjamin, Katherine and Joseph, have unaware awakened her.

Haslan: "You must promise, never to tell anyone that this place exists."

Ben: "We promise to keep your secret."

Guard: "It's Wyrmina, sir. She's escaped. She is attacking a nearby city. Golden Springs."

Rangers: "Ancient Powers, ready to fight!"

The Rangers defeated Wyrmina who retreated to her castle. Over the following weeks, they made new friends.

Ben: "Joseph, Katherine, this is my friend Travis."

Sarah: "I'm Sarah"

But the Rangers had no idea what was going on at Wyrmina's castle, as she waited for the Gargoyles to be filled.


Episode 4: A Power Boost

It was early morning as the first rays of sunshine snuck in through Katherine's window. She turned around half-conscious, trying to hide from the sun and go back to sleep. She felt her consciousness slip away and smiled as she returned to her dream. But the peace was fragile. Just as the last drop of awareness left her mind, her alarm clock ringed and tore her from her dreams. She sat up, sleepy and confused, until she realised what was making that ringing noise. She looked at her alarm clock, an old fashioned alarm clock, which shone brilliantly in the early sun.

Katherine sent the clock a look that would have killed anything mortal and disabled the noise. She yawned and stretched, trying to get her body to wake up. A struggle she would rather have lost were it not for the days plan. She was to meet the group downtown in order to go around town, and eventually find somewhere to have lunch. As Katherine thought it over, she realised just how little of a plan that actually was. Knowing there was nothing she could do about it now, she got out of bed. She walked over the blue carpet to her closet where she found some clothes, among others a yellow T-shirt and a pair of jeans. She grabbed a towel as well and headed out to the restroom for a bath.

About 20 minutes later, Katherine exited bathed and fully dressed. Her blond hair was wrapped in a towel to dry. She went downstairs and made her way through the mansion to the kitchen. No one was there. At first this confused her, since her father would usually sit at the table with his laptop, preparing something for work. The she remembered that her father was on a business trip and her mother had tagged along.

With nothing to do in the mansion on her own, she decided to have a quick breakfast and then leave. And in less than half an hour, Katherine had achieved her objective and was out of the door. Locking everything up behind her, she took her bike and rode down the long driveway. She passed through the gates, greeting the guard on her way, and continued towards the outskirts of Golden Springs. She soon came to the house where the family resided on workdays, Katherine's favourite. It was a lot smaller than the mansion, but still a large house compared to the average. It was more common, more regular and Katherine preferred it over the mansion.

She continued on her way towards the centre of town. Despite the fact that autumn was just around the corner, the weather still hung on to the heat that was summer. The sun shone from a crystal blue sky and Katherine halfway regretted that she hadn't worn shorts instead. As she came ever closer to the city centre, she could not help but notice all the destruction that Wyrmina and her gang had caused in the last month. Cars were still damaged, roads dent and destroyed and people had begun living in fear of the next attack. At least the major had reacted swiftly after the last attack, when it became evident that the battle would last a while.

About a week ago, the major had announced that he would organise a helping organisation. The purpose of this organisation was to help the citizens that suffered from Wyrmina's attack. The corps was made up by volunteers and no one was too young, or old, to help. Some helped rebuild the homes that were damaged; others provided food for the workers and so forth. Even with all the destruction, it was good to see how the disaster had brought people together.

Katherine recalled a conversation she had with her father, only days before the major's statement. Her father and herself had been sitting at the dinner table when she had asked why the major hadn't done anything yet to ease the suffering. They had debated the subject, until her father gave in. He promised to ask the major and to fund the corps.

Waking from her daydream, Katherine realised where she was and got of her bike. She had already reached the city centre and placed her bike up a wall. She looked around the plaza, trying to spot her friends. It was still an early Saturday for most people, so only few roamed the streets. The plaza was made up by cobblestones with a large spring in the middle. On the northern end was the city-hall. A few trees were planted in an attempt to bring a little atmosphere to the streets. She couldn't find her friends and sat down on a nearby bench to wait.

The minutes passed by as the sun slowly ascended the sky. Katherine looked at her watch and sighed. It would still be another 20 minutes before the others showed up. Katherine cursed herself for being so early and wished she brought along a book. She leaned back and looked up at the blue sky. A few birds were drifting lazily on the slow currents and Katherine fixed her gaze on them. As least they were providing her with more entertainment than the small crowd in the plaza.

She sat like this, leaned back, staring into the sky for what seemed like a long time. She felt relaxed, sitting like this in the open, without a care in the world. For a moment she even forgot that she, Ben and Joseph had been fighting monsters every week for the past month now. Katherine closed her eyes and breathed deeply.

"... said to him: "Do you really think I'll fall for that" and he was like..." Chatter from what sounded like a crowd of teenage girls reached Katherine ears. At first she thought nothing of it and just wanted to drift off again. The chatter went on and on, until suddenly it stopped. Katherine sent a silent prayer to God for the silence. "Katherine?" This time Katherine opened her eyes in response and looked towards the sound. She had been right, it was a crowd of teenage girls, only she hadn't recognised the voices. It was the same group that controlled what Katherine had dubbed "The Money Club" in the High School. She sighed again and let her head fall back down, not caring when it hit the wooden bench's backrest.

"Oh my God" one of them said. "We haven't seen you in school at all."

"It's like you just, disappeared or something" another took over. They went on and on. Katherine wished that she was anywhere but on that bench at that time.

"Say, why don't you go shopping with us" the lead girl, Marilyn, suggested. Katherine opened her eyes in shock at the thought of the horror she would be put though.

"Thanks, but no thanks" she said carefully as she eased her head back into a normal position. "I've already made plans with some friends, so I can't go."

"Do they have money?" Marilyn asked, occupied with checking out her nails.

"Not in the same way that your group and I do, but..." Katherine started slowly but was cut off by Marilyn.

"Then forget about them" she said, still occupied with her nails. "If they don't have money, you can't afford to socialize with them. Therefore, you should go with us."

"But..." Katherine objected but Marilyn simply waved her off.

"It's settled then" she said, evidently not having heard anything Katherine said. "Let's go girls." The group began to move but Katherine kept sitting on the bench. Marilyn hadn't walked ten metres before turning around and looked directly at Katherine. "Well, are you coming?"

Katherine looked around in a state near panic, trying to locate her friends but to no avail; they were nowhere in sight. Reluctantly, Katherine got up and walked towards the group.

"Hey Kate, what's up?" Katherine's ears tensed at the sound of her nickname. There were only few persons who called her that and she had a good feeling that she knew exactly who it was.

"Joseph!" she exclaimed in a happy tone as she turned around. And just as she hoped; behind her stood her short, good humoured friend.

"Did you forget you had plans with us today or did you just get a sudden urge to go with the Money Group Incorporated?" Joseph jested.

"Well, at least we have money", Marilyn said, stressing the word have. "That's more than what I can say about you."

"Ouch", Joseph said with a grin, putting his right hand on his heart. "I feel so hurt."

"Please, Katherine" Marilyn said, now ignoring Joseph's jokes. "Don't tell us that you're going with him and the other losers?"

"You can call them what you want" Katherine said. "But yes, Joseph and the others are the ones I'm going to hang out with."

"Hmpf" Marilyn snorted. "Suit yourself." With this, she and the group walked off.

"Goodbye" Joseph said smiling as he waved at them. He turned to Katherine. "Saved you in the nick of time, eh?"

"Yeah" Katherine said and breathed lightly again. "Wyrmina's constant attacks I can take, but shopping with those girls, no thanks." Joseph laughed and they sat down and waited for the other three teenagers.


On the vast, desolate, bare plains that were the surroundings of Wyrmina's castle, the never ending thunderstorm was still going strong. The fierce gales were so strong that any mortal who found himself in these winds would surely perish from the gusts. Lightning bolts tore through the sky as were they trying to tear the clouded heaven asunder.

Wyrmina felt all this as she stood on the top of one of the towers, surrounded by the gargoyle statues. Though they were just statues, their vivid design made them seem almost real; an idea that were further fuelled by the fact that one of the statues were standing on its hind legs with its wings spread out from its body and arms stretched towards the sky. Four of the others were sitting down on their legs, while supporting themselves on their forearms. Their wings were folded in on their bodies. Wyrmina then turned her attention to the last gargoyle, a mix between the five others. It was not fully standing on its legs just yet, but within the last 24 hours it had risen significantly. It would be completely filled once the full moon rose over the bare, twisted landscape.

Satisfied with the situation, Wyrmina made her way down the long, spiral staircase and soon arrived at the base of the tower. She crossed the castle yard, ignoring the howling wind and thunderous fury. Her mood was better than it had been in a long time. After all, she was now one step closer at fulfilling her plan. She reached the entrance to the castle, standing before the massive double doors. With a flick of her hand the doors flew open and Wyrmina strode in, her black, leather-coated boots echoing on the bare marble. The main hall of the castle was majestic, the ceiling stories above, mighty columns holding it in place. On the walls were pictures of famous demon generals and emperors, amongst them her father's picture. But Wyrmina ignored them all, cared nothing for the castle decor.

She entered a hallway that lead to the other end of the castle. At the end she opened a door and proceeded down another set of spiralling stairs. Her boots echoed louder now, here in an enclosed area. Finally, she reached the end of the staircase and walked through the arch, into a library.

The first thing that struck her as she entered was the intense heat. She was heat resistant as part of her heritage, but she still felt the overwhelming heat. She looked around and saw the source of the heat; a fair amount of large fireplaces, located along the sides of the room. Each fireplace was cleared in a few metres radius, ensuring that none of the important and rare documents and books would be damaged. It was impossible to get a complete overlook of the room, as bookshelves twice her height blocked her view on most sides. Wyrmina knew nothing of the system or the order and cared not; she was here for another reason.

She began her search through the enormous library. She had not been here before, though she had lived in the castle 4000 years ago. The place was a maze and Wyrmina soon lost patience. She let out a mighty roar, a roar that echoed through the room. Somewhere in the room she could hear a reaction and headed towards the sound.

Soon she found Quiser, her more intelligent follower, buzzing around. His figure was clad in robes, making it impossible to distinguish most of his features. He ran from shelf to shelf, bookcase to bookcase, taking a document here, a book there and carried it all to the table he apparently had been sitting at only moments prior.

"What have you found?" Wyrmina asked with honest curiosity, but her voice demanded an answer.

Quiser put down the last few books on the table and started. "Uhmm... I'm not sure."

"You're not sure?" Wyrmina asked, her voice booming a little. "You've had a week and you're not sure?"

This time, Quiser quivered a little but managed to respond calmly. "No, my princess. I've found references to it." Wyrmina's eyes flared and Quiser explained. "I have found it mentioned in legends and histories, but I have no solid evidence yet."

Wyrmina growled but knew there was nothing she could do. Checking the entire library alone would take a long time, but there was no one else who could do it. Golzor was busy training the imps and Fuboon... Well, Fuboon would simply mess it up. "And what of the Rangers?" she said as she calmed down a bit. "Have you come up with a way to destroy them?"

"I'm afraid not" Quiser replied.

"Were it not for your expertise I would fry you where you stood. Gah! Where's Fuboon when you need him?"

She turned to leave and Quiser hurried after her. They made their way to the spiral stairs that lead away from the library and as they were about to ascend, they heard a noise coming from above, a noise that sounded like a pair of small, chubby feet, scurrying to get something done. Wyrmina smirked, knowing exactly what would happen.

Soon a small, chubby blue demon appeared in the arch. He was panting from running all the way and shouting despite his lack of breath. "Quiser! Wyrmina! There's something..." CA-CRACK! A purple lightning bolt had left Wyrmina's finger tips and blasted Fuboon, who in turn had fallen over.

"That was better" Wyrmina said smugly as Quiser bend down to check on his friend. His stupid companion was lying down, his eyes staring up at something only he could see. Quisor woke him up and asked what he wanted.

"I forgot" Fuboon said slowly, then, seeing Wyrmina prepare another blast, gave his memory a quick jolt. "Now I remember. Golzor said he wanted to see you and send me down here to get you."

"Well, why didn't you say so sooner?" Wyrmina snarled and strode by him up the stairs. Quiser helped Fuboon to his feet and they followed Wyrmina in silence. As the spiralling stairs ended they found themselves in the hallway Wyrmina had passed through only minutes prior. Fuboon led the way on his clumsy, small feet, directing them nervously. As they arrived at their destination they were greeted by Golzor, the general of Wyrmina's army. His dark armour was lined with golden strings, forming unique and oddly beautiful patterns and covered both the upper and lower body. His helmet had the same pattern and seemed to be one full set of armour.

"Ah, my princess. It is good to see you well." His voice was obedient and charismatic, yet he could scarcely hide the true nature of his mockery.

"Save your flattering" Wyrmina hissed back in the same tone. Though Golzor was a loyal general, and obedient, he was still, first and foremost, her father's general. "What do you want?"

"I think I may have come up with a plan to destroy the Rangers."

"Tell me" Wyrmina said, her eyes showing her eagerness to destroy the three Rangers.

"So far, you've been relaying on the power of one gargoyle" Golzor started. Wyrmina waved him on, seeing as that was old news. "With the second gargoyle almost filled, it is time to call in stronger monsters. Therefore, I suggest: The Cyclops."

"Not the Cyclops" Fuboon said scared. "Anything but him. He..."

"SILENCE!" Wyrmina shouted, looking directly at Fuboon. Her eyes glowed red and her tongue had once again split in two. "Unless you want to be blasted into the next millennia, I strongly suggest that you keep your mouth shut!" Then she turned to face Golzor. "Why him?"

"You may not recall his power, my princess, but it is formidable; more than a match for the Rangers."

"Are you sure?"

"You have my word" Golzor said with a bow.

Wyrmina grunted and signalled her henchmen to follow. They did so silently; Golzor walking as straight as a disciplined soldier, Quiser followed in a marching stride and finally Fuboon, who walked slowly after the others, quivering with fear for the Cyclops. They wound up in the room where Quiser had been summoning demons for the past month. The small room was a mess; everywhere, books and papers lay scattered. A fireplace adorned with carvings of dragons illuminated the room, and on the table were unlit candles. Wyrmina turned to Quiser and ordered him to summon it.

Quiser prepared himself, found the formula and recited the spell. As he begun the chant a small, pulsating, purple light appeared. As Quiser proceeded through the spell, the light grew in size and intensity, soon it was a small hole, then a man-sized tunnel to another dimension altogether. Wyrmina called out the Cyclops' name and it appeared through the tunnel. A sudden gust left the gate as more matter was introduced to reality. Wyrmina pushed a straw of dark hair away from her eyes and looked at the demon.

The Cyclops was more than two meters high, taller than any of Wyrmina's group. Even Golzor dwarfed at the sheer size of the Cyclops. Its skin was a hue of grey, its bulky muscles showing an inhuman strength, a strength it needed to hold the giant, wooden club in its hand. The beast wore what seemed like leather armour, which covered both its upper and lower body. Its teeth showed; strong and relentless, biting through anything the jaw could get a hold of. But the most notable feature was its eye. Rather than having two eyes as normal humanoids would, the Cyclops had but one located in the middle of its forehead.

"Is he as strong as you say?" Wyrmina asked Golzor while measuring the Cyclops with her eyes.

"He is" Golzor said with certainty in his voice. "Perhaps you would like a demonstration?"

"Please, my princess, not in here" Quiser begged. "If that... ruffian, destroys my book and papers, we won't be able to summon more monsters."

"Good point" Wyrmina said unaware. She hadn't been paying attention to Quiser's pleadings, as her mind was occupied with the immense strength of the Cyclops. "Golzor, take the Cyclops and a squadron of imps and go to Golden Springs. We will show these pesky power Rangers, just who's the strongest."

"As you command, my princess."


An hour had passed since Katherine had had an unfortunate encounter with Marilyn and her gang. Now she was with her friends and having a good time. They had started with some of the local outdoor shops, getting some practical clothes for an upcoming field trip. After the shops, they had simply walked around the city, enjoying the warm weather. The five teenagers were looking for a place to eat, when suddenly a myriad of screaming people came running from around a corner.

"What's going on Ben asked one of the fleeing persons.

"M... Mo... Monster!" he studded and threw himself away from Ben's grasp.

"What do we do?" Katherine asked. All three Rangers knew that they couldn't just rush in to action, not with Travis and Sarah there.

"We help" Travis said and darted head first down the corner. The remaining four teens looked at each other, shrugged and followed their friend. They pushed themselves past fleeing people and made it down to where they found Travis as well as a well known opponent.

"Welcome, puny humans" a dark armoured man said.

"What do you want?" Ben asked.

"You have no right to question me, mortal" the demon said. "But if want to know, I've come to introduce him!" At this, another, larger demon appeared. Its skin was grey and its muscles bulky. Its arms were as thick as the trees that grew in the streets. In its hand was a mighty, wooden club. It stared directly at the five teenagers with its only eye, a feature that made the five teens shudder. "This is the Cyclops" the armour-clad demon said. "With his power he shall surely crush this city." The demon gave a demonstration of its powers and destroyed a car by smashing it with its club a single time.

"We have to stop him" Sarah said. The others nodded.

"You won't do anything" Golzor said. "Because if you do, then who's to stop me from doing this!" He instantly fired a streak of purple lightning towards a group of children. The blast missed on purpose, but only by a few metres. "Next time, I won't miss."

"All right, here's the plan" Ben said. "Travis, Sarah, you'll get the children and everyone else to safety, then we'll keep those two occupied."

"Why?" Travis asked. "I'm a better fighter than either of those two. No offence."

"None taken" Joseph said, well-knowing that Travis was right.

"Just trust me, Travis" Ben said. He knew Travis was right, but if they could hold out long enough for the others to get away, they could morph and beat it. Travis nodded reluctantly and he and Sarah ran towards the children. Golzor moved to intercept but Ben had foreseen it and blocked Golzor. "If you want to get to them, you'll have to go through me."

"That can be arranged, human" the man in armour said. Without warning Golzor attacked Ben who barely dodged. Golzor kicked at him with a mighty force. Ben couldn't avoid and was flung across the road.

"BEN!" Katherine called out.

"I'm fine" Ben said, but she could see that he wasn't. The blow wouldn't have hurt nearly as much in Ranger form, but Travis and Sarah were still around. She and Joseph watched with horror as Ben flung himself into what could be his downfall; a one-on-one match against Golzor without his Ranger powers. Ben charged and jumped into the air, only to deliver Golzor a flying kick on his chest. He stumbled back, if only a little, but it was enough for Ben to continue his assault. He landed and immediately made a roundhouse kick at Golzor, hitting him on the side of his head. Golzor cursed as the helmet was banged into his chin but otherwise seemed unaffected.

Ben was about to make another attack when Golzor grabbed hold of him. Holding him closer to him, Golzor whispered into his ear: "Don't hold back on me, Red Ranger." With this he threw him across the street again. Katherine and Joseph ran to his side and helped him up.

"What did he say?" Joseph asked.

"That we shouldn't hold back on him" was Ben reply.

Katherine looked over at where the children had been and to her delight found that neither the children or Travis and Sarah were still there. In fact, no one was anywhere in sight. "No one's here" she said.

"All right, let's morph." Ben, Joseph and Katherine threw on their morphers and grabbed the small gem. "Ancient Power, ready to fight!" they shouted as they moved their right hand with the gem down past the morpher and retracted the arm. All as one, they smashed the small gem into the morpher. As the gem merged with the morpher, they were enveloped in a bright, white light. It disappeared as soon as it had appeared and revealed their Ranger suits. The suit was in the colour of the Ranger and Katherine looked down on her yellow suit to see the familiar 'A' on the left chest. The helmet appeared right away and Katherine's field of vision was given a darker shade.

"Even in your morphed stage you are no match for the Cyclops" Golzor said. He then turned to the Cyclops and gave it a command: To destroy the Rangers no matter what. Before either Ranger could stop him, Golzor was gone and they were left with the brute.

The Cyclops roared, stomped on the ground and swung its mighty club, destroying yet another car. The Rangers readied themselves as the large, bulky demon charged against them. The ground shook with each step, making it impossible to maintain balance. The large demon tackled Benjamin who flew backwards into a building. Before Joseph or Katherine could do anything, the beast swung its free arm at them and flung them across the street.

Ben got up and charged at the Cyclops. He made a powerful kick at the right arm, using all his momentum to deliver power in the kick. But the large, bulky enemy did not seem to feel the attack at all. Ben tried again, this time punching his fists in its back but the big demon didn't budge. Frustrated, the Red Ranger jumped up and kicked the muscular demon in the back of its head. This provoked a reaction from the demon. It turned around, staring at Ben, its one eye filled with malice. Ben took a step back but it was too late. The demon's large arm was trusted forward and grabbed Ben by the throat. It lifted him in one arm effortlessly, laughing a deep, evil laughter. Ben struggled but it was no use; the demon had him in an iron grip.

Meanwhile, Katherine and Joseph had gotten up from the ground and could only watch helplessly as their friend was being choked. If their visors had been transparent, anyone could see the horror that characterised their faces this instant. "We've got to do something" Joseph said.

Katherine knew he was right, but had no idea of what to do. Ben, who was clearly the strongest of the group, could do nothing against it. "What about the blasters?" Katherine asked.

"Worth a shot" Joseph replied. They both drew their blasters at the same time, aimed and fired. A few laser blasts left the two blasters, some blue, others yellow. They flew fast and exploded on contact, but the creature seemed unharmed. It turned slowly, staring evilly at them with its one eye. "Uh oh" Joseph mumbled as the Cyclops let out a mighty roar and proceeded to throw Benjamin towards them. They caught him but fell over. "Well... This is familiar" Joseph said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Oh, really?" Katherine said. "Are you thinking about the time in Atlantis, when we first met Golzor or maybe you're thinking about that strange, grey demon that sucked the life out of you two?"

"Either" Joseph replied, not able to hide a small grin.

"We don't have time for this" Ben said and got to his feet. The others staggered after. "I say it's time we bring in the big guns." The Red Ranger looked at the others who nodded. "Red Knight Sword!" he yelled and with a shimmer, a sword appeared in his hand. The blade was clear with a crimson glow, placed on a red hilt.

"Yellow Knight Lance" Katherine shouted and a long, yellow lance appeared in her hands. The lance had both a blunt end for crushing, as well as a sharp end with a foot-long blade that could cut through anything. On the lance was a golden pattern, circling up and down the lance.

"Blue Knight Blades" Joseph shouted and on his arms, two curving blades, both one and a half foot long. The metal blades were a deep shade of blue as well as the handles in his fists.

"Let's bring them together" Ben said and the others nodded. Joseph called the name of his weapons and slammed the dull, straight sides together and formed a large, bow-like shape. After that, he threw the blade up in front of Benjamin and it hovered in the air. Then Katherine called out hers and split her weapon in three. Katherine threw every part at the combined elbow-blades and the pieces attached themselves underneath the blades, forming small cannons. "Red Knight Sword!" Ben called, placing his sword on top of the weapon. Benjamin grabbed hold of the sword and the blades, Joseph supported the right side, while Katherine supported the left. "Atlantis Mega-Blaster" they shouted. "Fire!" An energy ball shot out from the weapon and flew towards the Cyclops. Gravity seemed to bend around the released energy and the Cyclops was unable to move. It connected and made a big explosion.

"And that's a wrap" Joseph said as they took their own weapons from the Mega-Blaster. The three Rangers looked at the explosions as it subsided. But the Cyclops was unharmed.

"You spoke to soon, Joseph" Katherine said. Joseph was about to make another witty remark, but the impending Cyclops attack stopped him. It came charging against the group of teens and in a single swoop with its giant club send the Rangers flying into the side of a building, sending shards of bricks and mortar flying through the air. The Rangers struggled to get up but the blow had hit them hard. The Cyclops was on a rampage again and was destroying everything in sight.

"It's no good" Katherine said. "There's nothing we can do."

"Our blasters and weapons are not working and our punching and kicking aren't facing it" Joseph added.

Benjamin gave a grunt, but he knew they were right. He also knew there was only one thing to do. "Let's get back to Atlantis" he said reluctantly. The three teenage Rangers got up and called for their bikes. As soon as they came they jumped up and raced to the abandoned church in the northern part of town and the gate to Atlantis.


"Gah!" Benjamin said as he slammed his fist into the blue-green coral walls in the hallways of Atlantis. The group had arrived only minutes prior and had already informed King Haslan of the events that had transpired in the town.

"I must admit that it is indeed problematic" Haslan said as he led the three Rangers towards the throne room. "I am at a loss as to your options."

"You mean you got nothing?" Joseph asked as they entered the grand throne room, with guards standing on all sides as well as the captain up at the throne.

"I'm afraid that is correct."

"So what do we do then?" Ben asked. "Sit around and do nothing while we wait for that thing to wear itself out?"

"With the energy it had left, I doubt it would ever wear itself out" Joseph remarked sombrely. The Rangers sat on the steps up to the throne, each with their own thoughts. There was silent in the room for what seemed like hours.

"I know" Joseph said. "How about the boosters?"

"To risky" Haslan said. "They were designed to give a two minute boost one time only. You might only have used them for half a minute a week ago, but who knows what stress it will put on your body. No, they should only be used when it is absolutely necessary."

"Well, dang" Joseph said and sunk back again. Another long, silent minute dragged by. Then suddenly, Katherine jerked up.

"The legend!" she nearly shouted. Haslan looked up at her with a curious, old face while her Ranger counterparts merely gave her an odd stare.

"Care to explain what you meant by that outburst?" Ben asked.

"It's easy" Katherine started. "When we first got here, Haslan told us that there were five Rangers who opposed Wyrmina. So far, we've been doing the best we could, just the three of us. Maybe it's time we brought in some reinforcements."

"Do you have somebody in mind?" Haslan asked intrigued.

"Yes, I do" Katherine said.

"Sir, I must object" the captain said in a stern voice. "It is bad enough that these three outlanders know about Atlantis. Now they wish to bring in more of their kind. At this rate it is but a matter of time before the secret is revealed to the world."

"Yes, I see your point, but what other options do we have?" Haslan asked back. "Wait several months before the guards can go through the portals and stop Wyrmina, who might be infinitely stronger by then? No, I believe that this is the right thing to do." He turned back to Katherine. "How do you propose to do this?"

"You just find the remaining two morphers and then we'll go find the two new Rangers."


"Where are we going?" Ben asked Katherine as they arrived on the surface behind the old, abandoned church. They were no longer morphed as per Katherine's request only minutes prior.

"We're going to find Travis and Sarah" she replied.

"What's that going to help?" Joseph asked.

"Does she really have to explain it?" Ben asked as her idea dawned for him. "She plans to make Travis and Sarah the last two Rangers."

"Oh!" Joseph said, trying to hide his surprise. "I knew that. So, any ideas of where to look?"

"My first feeling would be the youth centre, but with the monster attacking the city right now, who knows where those two will be?" Katherine answered.

"Hmm..." Ben mumbled. "I could try calling Travis, ask if Sarah was with him and ask them to meet us around here." Katherine nodded, and Ben reached for his phone in his pocket. He dialled the number and started talking the moment Travis picked up. "Hey Travis! It's Ben. Sarah with you? Good. Could you... We're fine, we're all fine, thanks. You guys? Good. Listen, could you meet us near the old church in the northern part of town? Yes, the one with crumbling walls. You'll be there soon, good. See you." Ben closed the connection and put away his phone. "They'll be here as fast as they can" he told the others. Then, he looked at Katherine and continued: "So I hope that you know how to convince them."

"I do" she said, trying to sound more convincing than she felt. She did not do a good job and her friends could easily tell.

Ten minutes passed by as the three teenagers waited in silence. They knew that every second they spend waiting was a second more the Cyclops had to attack the city. They knew not how the city fared without them, but they did know that it would fare a lot better with them. Finally, after what seemed like hours, a pinkish car came driving around the corner. It came to a screeching halt and Travis and Sarah jumped out.

"Here we are" Travis said, looking at his three friends who were all getting up.

"What are we doing here?" Sarah asked. "Why are you here? How did you get here? What happened back in the city after we left? What..."

"Easy, easy" Joseph said, half laughing at Sarah's endless stream of questions.

"We brought you out here, because there's something we need to tell you" Benjamin said.

"And for that we had to go all out here?" Travis asked sceptically. "What's the big secret, Ben?"

"You know how Wyrmina has been attacking the city for the past month?" Ben started and proceeded before they had a chance to respond. "And you know how the Power Rangers have been stopping her? Well, that's us. The three of us are the Power Rangers. We are responsible for Wyrmina's attacks and we swore to the Atlantians that we would defeat her."

"Heh, yeah right, and I'm Santa Claus" Travis said, smiling. "Joseph tried the same joke on me a week ago. I didn't buy it then, and I'm not going to now."

"You told him?" Katherine asked, staring furiously at Joseph for breaking their secret.

"Not on purpose" Joseph said, clearly uncomfortable under her gaze.

"But it's true" Ben said revealing the morpher. The electronic device was still on his arm with its black display both reflecting and absorbing the sun. Then, spontaneously, Ben morphed, and right there, in front of Travis' and Sarah's disbelieving eyes, stood the Red Ranger. "Now do you believe us?"

"Okay, so you're the Rangers" Travis said, trying to comprehend what was going on around him. "Then why aren't you in the city defeating that thing?"

"We already tried that" Katherine said. "But even in our morphed state he was to powerful and we wound up beaten up."

"But what do you need us for?" Sarah asked.

"4000 years ago, when Wyrmina first attacked Earth" Joseph said, picking up where his friends had left of "there were five Rangers who opposed Wyrmina. We are only three."

"But if you will join us" Katherine took over "we would be five and then we should be able to beat that Cyclops."

"So let me get this cleared up" Travis said, now sitting down. "You want us to become Rangers alongside you, fighting for the protection of human kind and the fate of the planet?"

The three Rangers looked at each other, then nodded. "Yeah, something like that."

Travis and Sarah looked at each other for a moment, then back at their friends. It was a lot to take in at once, but both of them had already made up their minds. Looking at each other again and finally back at Ben who was still morphed, they both gave a united "I'm in."

Katherine smiled and opened the gateway to Atlantis, gesturing for the others to go through. "This is a portal to Atlantis" she said as she saw their faces turn into question marks. "It'll instantly teleport you to Atlantis, wherever that is. All we know is that is lies deep under water, so you should prepare for a headache at first." With this, the three Rangers walked through and the newcomers followed carefully.


They all emerged in a small room that at first seemed to be some sort of storage facility. A second glance confirmed that. Everywhere, boxes and crates were stacked upon one another, containing God knew what. The walls seemed to be made of coral and had a strange colour combination of blue and green, intertwining in the most complex patterns and nuances. A single guard was in the room. He had to be a guard, after all, why else would he be equipped with armour similar in design to the walls and a long, crafty spear?

The guard led them through a series of corridors and hallways, until they finally arrived at the Throne Room. It was much grander than the little room from before, visibly so by its sheer size alone, to speak nothing of the decor. Travis and Sarah stared around in wonder as the other three teens walked up and kneeled before the King. They started to speak some strange language, where after the King ordered a small man, a servant probably, to give the two newcomers a small bean.

"It's a Lingubean" Katherine explained. "It'll make you capable of speaking and understanding Atlantian. It'll also remove the headache you're no doubt feeling." The two new teens didn't need another excuse to eat the wicked little bean.

"Uck" Sarah spat after eating it.

"Do you feel better?"

"A lot, thank you..." then she stopped. Looking frantically around, she asked: "Who said that?"

"I did" the man on the throne said with a soft smile. "My name is Haslan, and I am the King of Atlantis." Sarah and Travis walked up to the others and kneeled in respect as well. "Allow me to cut to the chase, as this is dire times indeed. As you know the city is under attack and though I have no doubt that the Rangers fought valiantly, their power alone was not enough. I assume you two are the ones Katherine was thinking about making Rangers, so let me ask you: Will you take it upon your shoulders, to stop Wyrmina at any price and to never tell anything of the events that transpires here?"

"Yes, sir" both of them said.

"Then accept these morphers." He gestured for the captain to walk closer, opening a small box. The King gestured at Travis and gave him the green morpher. "Though I do not know you, warrior, I sense great strength in you. Therefore you will receive the Green Aqua Morpher. It will add brains to your brawls, by allowing you to commune and completely hide in nature.

"You" he said as he proceeded to Sarah. "To you I grant the Pink Aqua Morpher. Your light spirits and small body will make it easy for you to ride the wind currents."

"You mean I can fly?" Sarah said, her eyes lighting up at the possibilities it presented.

"In a manner of speaking" Haslan chuckled, then he became serious again. "You all know the graveness of this situation. I trust that you three will teach them what they need to know during the battle. Now go. Time is of the essence, and I have a feeling that we have already wasted too much of it." The team, now consisting of five Rangers, began to walk towards the door. Before leaving the room, they heard Haslan wish them good luck.


Back in the city, the Cyclops was on a rampage. Everywhere it went; it left a trail of destruction. Trees were uprooted, houses lay in ruins and cars were burning. A thick smell of oil and burnt cloth was thick in the air. So far, many had been injured but with only few casualties. Those not immobilized by broken bones, car wrecks or other hindrances, were fleeing in terror as they tried to avoid being killed. They could not understand where their heroes were. The Power Rangers had been engaged with the monster earlier, but where were the city's protectors now in their hour of need?

Their prayers were about to be answered. The Cyclops was trashing the city plaza. The remaining citizens were either trapped or fleeing for their lives, when the Red, Blue and Yellow Ranger all appeared. The citizens were instantly relieved that the Rangers had come to safe them, but still fearing for their lives, those who could made their getaway. Soon, only the three Rangers and the Cyclops was left in the plaza, alongside a few hiding citizens.

"Halt it right there" Benjamin shouted at the one-eyed beast. It turned around at the noise and smiled a grim smile when it saw its playthings from before.

"Okay, we got its attention" Joseph mumbled. "Now what?"

"I don't really know" Ben replied. "I hadn't thought this far ahead."

"And just whose brilliant idea was it to make you our leader?" Katherine asked sarcastically.

"Haslan" Ben replied immediately. "So, you two have any great ideas?"

"I really thought you would have learned by now" a dark voice said, interrupting the Blue and Yellow Ranger before they could answer. "Last time you fought our beast, you almost died. Maybe he will get to finish the job this time."

"Golzor!" Ben spat, looking directly at the dark-armoured man.

"In the flesh" he said with what might have been a smile. It was hard to tell though, since his helmet covered all of his head. He was now standing next to the Cyclops. "But what can you possibly hope to accomplish, just the three of you?"

"Who said there were only three of us?" Joseph asked cocky.

"Heh" Golzor replied. "We've been attacking for a month now. If there were more of you, they would have shown by now."

"True" a male voice sounded behind Golzor. "Unless they were just added to the team." Golzor spun around and before him stood two Rangers, one wearing a green uniform, the other a pink. The uniforms were similar to the others, having a white, diamond-shaped pattern down the legs and a white 'A' on the left chest.

"More Rangers?" Golzor said surprised. Then his voice changed. "Heh, even the five of you won't be enough to bring down the Cyclops."

"We'll see, won't we?" Sarah said. Then, without warning, she lashed out at Golzor, but he dodged it nimbly and jumped to the top of a building.

"You guys deal with the demon" Ben said. "I'll handle Golzor."

"Right" the others said in unison and Ben chased after Golzor, who had started to make his getaway. The Red Ranger jumped up the same building that Golzor had been on before and gave chase across the rooftops. Jumping from roof to roof, he finally caught up with the armour clad demon. "Hold it" he shouted and Golzor turned around.

"You're persistent, I'll give you that" he said in his deep, low voice. "But you'll need more than persistence to defeat me. Demon Sword!" A black cloud formed, as Golzor called out the name of his weapon. Soon the cloud materialised into a long, dark blade. It glowed with a dark, purple light that soon dimmed, leaving only a faint glow of purple around the dark, metal blade. The golden handle rested in the demon's gloved hand.

Ben called his own sword and the crimson blade appeared in his hand. Golzor charged at Ben who jumped nimbly out of the way. Golzor slashed at him and hit Ben in his side. Ben crashed and rolled away. He got up and readied himself again, cursing himself for taking the blow. Golzor approached him again and made a horizontal swipe with his sword. Ben stepped back and swung his own sword upwards. Golzor jumped back and the two combatants stood a few meters apart.

The two of them began to circle around each other, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Golzor launched the first attack, a stab that would have pierced Ben's stomach had he not swiftly deflected the blow with his sword. Ben ran his sword up Golzor's blade, and made a swing as he neared the hilt. Golzor reacted, by swiftly raising his left arm and grabbed Ben's sword in mid-swing. With a mighty jerk, Golzor tore the Red Rangers sword from his hand and send it scatting across the rooftop. Golzor threw a punch and Ben had no choice but drop down and roll away. He grabbed his sword again and managed to raise it high enough to stop a crushing blow from above.

"This has gone on long enough" Ben thought. Mobilising all of his reserves, Ben pushed with all his might and send Golzor stumbling back. Ben got up and slashed at Golzor, who barely managed to block. Ben followed up with a kick with his left leg, but as Golzor moved to block it, stopped his leg and swung his sword instead, striking the armour clad opponent in the chest. Golzor lost his balance again and before he had a chance to regain it was knocked over by another strike. He looked up to find the Red Ranger looking down at him, pointing his sword directly at him. "Get out" he said. "Leave, and I'll spare you this time."

"And what about next time?" Golzor asked as he slowly got to his feet.

"I guess we'll just have to find out." Golzor nodded and slowly backed away, then disappeared in a bright, purple flash. "Now to get back to the others and help them take out that Cyclops."


The four Rangers watched their leader and friend leave to chase Golzor before turning their attention to the big, bulky Cyclops in the plaza.

"So, any ideas?" Sarah asked as she measured the grey-skinned muscle head in front of them.

"Not really, no" Katherine said. "We've tried kicking it, punching it, shooting it, hacking at it with weapons, blasting it, nothing works."

"Let me get this straight" Travis interrupted. "You've tried everything you can think of, nothing worked, and now you want us to risk our necks beating that thing?"

"Pretty much" Joseph answered.

"Okay. Just checking."

Suddenly, the creature lashed out at Travis and Sarah and all of them grew serious at once. The two new Rangers dodged the attack by a hairs breath. Travis threw a punch to retaliate, but even though he hit the beast in the stomach, it seemed unaffected. Sarah followed it up with a kick, but still to no effect. Both of them now landed punch after punch and kick after kick, but nothing seemed to affect it. With a wave of its arm, it knocked away the two, pesky Rangers.

Now Katherine and Joseph advanced at it from behind. Just as they were about to attack, the Cyclops turned around and knocked Joseph off his feet while Katherine barely dodged. The Yellow Ranger jumped and kicked at the Cyclops' head but it simply raised its left arm to take the blow. Before she landed, the Cyclops made a swing at the defenceless Katherine and shot her into a building. It turned to where it had knocked over Joseph, but the Blue Ranger was already up again. Before the Cyclops could react, Joseph drew his blaster and shot at it. The blue shots made contact, but the impact was little. A few steps back, if anything.

It raised its club again to smash at Joseph, when something hit it in the back. It turned around to see Sarah and Travis standing side by side, blasters drawn. Joseph wasn't late to react and shot it again, using the last energy in his blaster. The Cyclops roared in pain, at least now their attacks was making a difference. The Cyclops swung at Joseph who nimbly rolled under the swing and over to Travis and Sarah. Katherine followed him by jumping over the Cyclops.

"Okay, so now we're hurting it" Travis said. "Is that a good or bad thing?"

The creature let out another roar and smashed its club into a building, trashing the side. "Bad" the others said in unison.

"Yeah, I thought so."

"Any suggestions?" Sarah asked.

"Maybe" Katherine replied. "Now that we've actually hurt it with blasters, we might be able to do some serious damage with our weapons as well."

"It's worth a shot" Joseph said.

"Okay, but there's one problem about that" Sarah interjected. "How do we get those?"

"Oh, that's easy" Joseph said. "All you have to do is call out the name of your weapon, and it'll appear."

"Yeah, there's still a problem with that" Travis said. "We don't know the name of our weapons."

"Oh" Joseph said stumped. "Yeah, that's a problem all right."

"One that I might hold the answer to, Rangers" Haslan's voice sounded through their communicators. Haslan proceed to tell the new Rangers the name of their weapons and how to use them. When he finished, the Rangers once again faced the Cyclops. Katherine and Joseph called their weapons first.

"Yellow Knight Lance" Katherine shouted and a long, yellow lance appeared in her hands. The lance had both a blunt end for crushing, as well as a sharp end with a foot-long blade that could cut through anything. On the lance was a golden pattern, circling up and down the lance.

"Blue Knight Blades" Joseph shouted and on his arms, two curving blades, both one and a half foot long. The metal blades were a deep shade of blue as well as the handles in his fists.

"Green Knight Axe" Travis shouted and a medium-sized, double-bladed axe appeared in his hands. The dark-green shaft was thick and heavy, but not unpleasantly so. The double blades were black with a green edge. The two blades mended together at the top, forming a nice, round curve.

"Pink Knight Sai" Sarah shouted and two, oversized fork-like weapons appeared in her hands. The hilts were pink and split out in three small blades, with the middle one being the longest.

"All right, let's do this" Katherine said and the now armed Rangers begun their attack. Katherine ran towards the Cyclops and slashed it with the sharp end of the lance. Before it could regain its balance, she followed it up with a swoop the knocked it to the ground. Travis ran towards it and jumped, bringing down his axe at the creature. It rolled away, but Travis still hit it in the side. The Cyclops got to his feet when Joseph appeared from behind, piggy-backing the monster to the ground again while slashing it with his blades. Once again the Cyclops got up and swung its arm at Joseph. But before the swing was completed, Sarah had thrown a sai at the Cyclops, embedding itself in its arm. The creature howled in terror as it tore it out and threw it back to the Pink Ranger. She caught it and the Rangers now surrounded the Cyclops.

"Now we just need Ben so we can finish it off" Joseph said. As soon as he finished his sentence, the Red Ranger appeared from the rooftops, landing perfectly in front of the creature.

"You summoned me?" he joked at Joseph who grinned back. Then he looked at the others. "I see you got your weapons."

"Yup" Travis said while Sarah nodded.

"Then let's bring them together" Ben said as they grouped together.

Joseph called out the name of his weapon and slammed the blades together. They combined, forming a bow-like shape and he proceeded to throw it in front of the group where it hovered in the air. Katherine called out hers and split the lance in three. Then, each piece was thrown at the blades, forming small cannons on the underside. Now Sarah called hers and threw them in between the lance pieces. Travis called his and the axe changed form. The two blades split a little, and moved to form a long handle, with the two blades attached horizontally, rather than vertically, as they had been before. After its transformation, it was placed on the underside of the other weapons, encasing the lance and sais. Finally, Ben placed his sword on the top of the weapon and grabbed hold. Katherine and Joseph grabbed hold of Ben's shoulders, while Sarah and Travis supported the weapon.

"Atlantis Mega-Blaster" they shouted, while targeting the Cyclops. "FIRE!" A ball of pure energy shot from the blaster. The Cyclops couldn't move, it was once again held in place by a small gravimetrical field. The ball impacted and an enormous explosion ensued. When it subsided, the Cyclops was no more.


"You told me it would be more than a match for the Rangers" Wyrmina hissed. "You promised me that the Cyclops would easily destroy them." Her eyes were glowing furiously as she looked at Golzor. "But I can't help to see that your monster lost the battle, rather than destroying the Rangers."

"I am sorry, my princess" Golzor said, though he felt no such sorry. "I should have foreseen that they would get new Rangers."

"Yes you should" Wyrmina hissed. "Be glad that Quiser is getting closer to finding it, or I would surely have punished you severely for this."

"Yes, my princess."


Back in Atlantis, the Rangers were celebrating the defeat of the Cyclops, as well as the new addition to the team.

"We came, we saw, we kicked Cyclops butt" Travis exclaimed excited. They laughed and even King Haslan smiled a little at the youth's enthusiasm.

"Is it like this every day?" Sarah asked.

"No, not every day" Joseph said. "Once or twice a week, but otherwise, yeah." Haslan sat in his throne, listening to the Rangers tale and smiled at their gestures.

"I must congratulate you on a job well done" he said to them. "But I fear that worse things are to come. Until now, the three of you have been able to defeat Wyrmina's monsters, but not today. Instead, we now have two new Rangers on the team, who have already proven their worth. For that, we are you ever thankful." The teens congratulated each other before Haslan continued. "So tonight we shall relax. A feast is being prepared in your honour. Please come back tonight, in your time I believe the time would be 19.00."

The Rangers thanked, accepted the offer and left the Throne Room. Just as they did, another Atlantian entered. He was tall, though that was the normal height for Atlantians. He wore a white coat and glasses, the first Atlantian they had seen with a pair of those. He closed the door after him and the Rangers left. Inside, he walked up to the king.

"I'm afraid I'm the bearer of ill news" he said. "Moments ago, the scientists observing Wyrmina's castle, registered a spike in energy. It had been rising slowly over the past few days, but suddenly jumped."

"Do you know what caused it?" Haslan asked concerned.

"I'm afraid not." Haslan didn't say anything but sank back in the chair, thinking. "Should we inform the Rangers, sire?"

"No, not yet" Haslan replied. "I do not wish to alarm them yet. Once an accident, two's a coincidence. Three's a pattern, so let's wait and see if it happens again."

"Yes, sire." With this, the scientist left.

Haslan turned to the captain of the guard. "I want you to organise a training schedule for the Rangers, starting next week. I don't know what is going on, but I'll rather be safe than sorry."

"Yes, sire" the captain said and left. Haslan sank back in the chair again, sighing. Just what had the energy build-up been? He tried to put his worries aside, but still they lingered on the corner of his mind.


And, that's a wrap. This chapter is a little shorter than the others, only spanning 9896 words, opposed to the 10000+ on the others. For those of you who wish to read my original idea for it, read on. If you don't want to, scroll down.

Ch4 starting setting: Main character focus: Katherine. We start at her house and follow her on a weekend morning. She has plans to meet with the group for a day in the city and takes her leave. Once she gets there, she finds that she's the first one. While she waits, the rich group from school shows off and she tries to hide. She does a poor job, but they still pass her by unaware. The others arrive, finding her hiding. They go around their business, browsing, talking, hanging out.

At Wyrmina's place, she is getting excited that the second Gargoyle is nearly filled. She orders Quiser, who is in the library studying, to call out another demon. He does as she commands, and Wyrmina selects a Cyclops and orders it to Golden Springs. // WOOT! Longest bad-guy scene so far. 3.5 pages.

The Cyclops arrives and trashes the teen's tour. All five teens helps the people get to safety and disposes of the imps. When most of the imps are gone, the Rangers sends the other two away with the civilians before morphing. When Sarah and Travis return, they find the Rangers on the scene who manages to beat the monster that retreats.

As you can see, things were changed. I actually wanted to introduce the new zords here, but that must wait.