Power Rangers Mystic Knights

by DChan87

While on a school trip to Wales, five University of Central Florida students find themselves in a dangerous situation when their hotel is attacked. However, they come across a strange power that will change their lives forever, by the power of King Arthur and Camelot itself. Arthurian Legend inspired.

4. It's Morphin' Time!

Power Rangers Mystic Knights, episode 4: It's Morphin' Time!

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"This is not your city, Morgan le Fay!" Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer declared. "I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm not giving this city up!"

"Ugh, why does everyone want to do it the hard way?" She said, lounging on her throne. In Morgan's defense, Dyer was bound (but not in a sexy way) by Ghoul Soldiers and not in much of a good position to be defiant. Of course, Dyer had a good reason for being defiant; he wanted to stall so the National Guard would get there on time. And Morgan had no idea of this development. She thought she had him by the throat. "Although it is so endearing that you wish to delay your death by being defiant. I salute you, O Defiant Mayor!"

"Flattery will get you nowhere," said Dyer, "Especially if you're being sarcastic."

"Half-sarcastic," said Morgan. "Now are you going to surrender or not?"

"No," Dyer said defiantly.

"Aw, he's so cute trying to be the brave mayor!" Morgan said half-fawningly. "Trying to delay the inevitable is just so adorable!" Mayor Dyer was wondering if Morgan was actually serious with her fawning over him. "Good news! I have decided not to kill you! I will make you my adorable pet!"

"I doubt that's better," said Mayor Dyer.

"You'll still be able to live," said Morgan. "You won't need to worry. Oh, by the way; Maleagant!"

"Yes, my queen?" the general asked.

"How are our forces doing?"

"We've occupied all of downtown and are preparing to spread out to the rest of the city."

"Excellent!" She turned to Mayor Dyer and said, "Your foolish stalling will have to end soon. Soon, this city will be mine!"

"It won't be yours anytime soon," said Dyer.

"Why is that?" By now Morgan was starting to suspect Dyer was hiding something. Indeed he was, and he was doing a good job of it. Her affable attitude dropped. "Maleagant!"

"What is it?"

"We have incoming! Dyer called the National Guard; they'll be here any moment!"

"I'm on it!" Maleagant replied. He shouted some commands in his ancient language to the Ghoul Soldiers. They stopped attacking the civilians and withdrew and formed a defensive formation. Several Black Hawk helicopters flew over head while the Ghoul Soldiers, in a futile effort, shot them with their arrows. Several humvees showed up and formed a perimeter, keeping the Ghoul Soldiers in said perimeter.

Then the Guardsmen started shooting. Although they were able to pin the Ghoul Soldiers down, the bullets just bounced off of the Ghoul Soldiers' armor. Dyer watched in disappointment while Morgan simply sighed in exasperation. "If you still won't surrender," she said. "Then I shall show you my true power."

Dyer watched as Morgan got up from her throne and walked over to confront the Guardsmen. The shooting stopped and they looked confused at what was going on. "Get out of here!" One shouted. However, she did not move and instead held up her hands. The soldiers watched confused while le Fay closed her eyes and began to chant.

A ball of energy appeared in her hands. The soldiers knew what was going on and started running, but she finished her incantation and threw the ball at them. The ball exploded and the ones not caught up in the blast were sent flying as the on-lookers screamed and gasped in horror. Le Fay brought her hands down, laughing evilly at the destruction she just caused. The Ghoul Soldiers, Mordred and Maleagant laughed along. Le Fay walked back over to Dyer. His face was filled with horror at the sight he just saw.

"Now do you doubt me?"

At the same time, the heroic group felt themselves being warped to downtown Orlando by Nimue's magic. It was almost like being stretched. It stopped short of a painful stretch but could certainly be felt. Then they found their cars driving into downtown Orlando right in front of City Hall. They pulled the cars over and out of sight. They got out and gathered together.

"So now what?" asked Javier.

"I think we should hide our faces," said Richard. "We—oh, hello." Metal masks appeared in their hands. It was pretty obvious what they had to do.

"Alright," said Kaz. "We should sneak up on them. It's a bad idea to come in from the front."

"Got it," said Jen.

"Got it," said Simone.

"Understood," said Javier.

"I understand," said Richard. Kaz nodded his head and pulled the mask over his head while the others did the same.

Moving quickly and quietly, they snuck past the police barricade. Their stomachs were tied in several different knots as they snuck past. The Orlando Police were more concerned with the Ghoul Soldiers getting out than they were with a bunch of college kids sneaking in. Of course, the Ghoul Soldiers were trying to take over.

Richard found a sentry Ghoul Soldier and snuck over to him. He put him in a choke hold, covering the Ghoul Soldier's mouth. It didn't take long for the sentry to be completely knocked out and the group continued on. "They look like orcs," said Javier. "You know, from Lord of the Rings?"

"Be quiet!" Jen whisper-shouted.

The butterflies multiplied and the knots got tighter. Now they were really in the belly of the beast and surrounded by Ghoul Soldiers. They were everywhere; their jagged armor and strange swords were their most distinguishing features. They were ugly, too, with blackened teeth and hideous faces. No two were alike. Their stench was overpowering and it forced Jen to cough. One of them turned and noticed them. He roared and the other Ghoul Soldiers noticed them. They were caught.

"Excuse me!" said Kaz. The group began to fight the Ghouls as best they could even with the armor.

Kaz first escaped the melee for some open space. Then the Ghoul Soldiers attacked. He ducked as one Ghoul swiped at him and then blocked the next one coming at him. He punched the Ghoul right in the face, in the opening of its helmet. He ducked, avoiding a Ghoul sword. Spinning around, he side kicked one of them into a crowd of Ghoul Soldiers. All that armor weighed them down and they fell down in a heap. The roar of a Ghoul Soldier alerted him to his rear and he ducked to avoid the enemy and it too crashed into that pile of Ghoul Soldiers.

As for Javier, his fight was far more difficult. For starters, punching armor is not a good idea. Javier got that message and instead used his foot instead to shove the armored Ghoul Soldier to the ground. He grabbed the arm of a Ghoul Soldier that had swung its sword at him and he struggled to keep the sword from his face. He let go, stepped out of the way and the Ghoul Soldier fell to the ground. With a chuckle, he round house kicked one of the Ghouls in front of him and knocked it to the ground. He blocked the punch of another Ghoul and went back to fighting.

Richard's fight wasn't as bad as Javier's, but it was difficult as he too found out the hard way that punching armor is not a good idea. But as a grappler/mixed martial artist, he grabbed one of the Ghoul Soldiers and shoved it to the ground. He got up and tossed another Ghoul to the side and side kicked an onrushing Ghoul, right into a crowd of them like Kaz did earlier. One sword came awfully close to his head and he bent backwards to dodge the blade. Said blade cut the throat of one Ghoul behind him. A quick look behind him and he went back to fighting.

"What's this, then? A li'l girl?" Simone naturally took that as offensive and kicked the Ghoul in the chin. She made a 'bring it' gesture and the Ghoul Soldiers rushed her. However, she was able to hold her own, kicking them all away from her. There were only a few of them since most were distracted by the guys. She threw them to the side, each crashing into each other. She kicked one in the chest and it fell to the ground. She grabbed one by the armored collar—careful of the edges—and threw him into one of the buildings; although she regretted causing damage.

The Ghoul Soldiers watched in confusion as Jen bowed; and then kicked one of them right in the chin. The Ghouls chased after her, but were weighed down by their armor—notice a pattern here?—and could not catch the agile ballerina. It's pretty obvious she was doing the best out of all five, making the Ghoul Soldiers look like complete morons. She danced around, stopping only once. She spun on her left foot, kicking each Ghoul Soldier that came near her. That is, until she stopped. Kicking armor is not a good idea. But she did punch one in the face.

A good distance away, Morgan le Fay heard the Ghoul Soldiers fighting and turned her attention to the fight. She saw the group fighting the Ghoul Soldiers and realized their perimeter had been breached. "Maleagant!" She shouted. "What's going on?"

"Looks like some of the Ghouls are fighting civilians," said Maleagant. "Don't worry, I'll handle them."

"My Queen!" Gwydion said, coming out of nowhere. "The monster shall lead them." Morgan smiled evilly.

"Well then," she said. "Let the monster fight." Gwydion nodded his head, turned around and waved his arms. A monster with the head of a goat appeared. Morgan 'ooo'd' in interest. "What is that?"

"Baphomet," he said. "I saw a picture of a fake god and I decided to use it."

"Oh, Gwydion, that's amazing!" said Morgan. "Now kill them!"

"Yes, my Queen! Bahpomet, take some Ghoul Soldiers and kill those intruders!" Baphomet howled, gestured to some Ghoul Soldiers and rushed the group.

It didn't take long before they knew something was wrong. For starters, the growing number of enemies is the obvious answer. Second, there's the increasing difficulty of the fights, as shock troops are much tougher than sentries, at least in the case of the Ghoul Soldiers. Kaz found himself being tossed around by Ghouls and Javier the same. Richard was knocked to the ground and Simone was, too. Jen was grabbed and held by several Ghouls.

They did get free, however, and ran from the crowd of Ghoul Soldiers that was chasing them. Chased by the Ghoul Soldiers they tried to get to the police perimeter but more Ghoul Soldiers stopped them right there. "Oh, crap!" Kaz shouted. The group changed directions immediately and ran towards the SunTrust Center, only to be confront by a goat-headed, bat-winged humanoid… thing.

It growled and drew a sword. The thing charged them and they prepared for impact. The thing barreled right through the group, knocking them all to the side. They got up, but it came back. It picked Kaz up and tossed him to the Seaside Plaza. It grabbed Javier and tossed him, too. It whacked Richard and knocked him to the Plaza and simply held up its hands to knock Jen and Simone down.

All five of the group was down. The laughs of a strange woman could be heard as she walked over to them. She looked at them and shook her head. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. How unfortunate," she said. "Isn't he cute?" She said, going over to the creature. "His name's Baphomet. My magician Gwydion saw him in an old book and just HAD to create him!"

"Who are you and why are you attacking the city?" Kaz asked.

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'm being terribly rude," she said. "I am Morgan le Fay! And I am here to take over this WORLD!"

"Morgan le Fay?" Richard asked. "You mean the one from Arthurian Legend?"

"Oh, you know who I am!" She said. "But enough of that. Why would some kids like you try to stop me? And why are you wearing those masks, they're so tacky! Here, let's get them off." She waved her hand and the masks disappeared from their faces. "Hmm, I'd expect the people trying to save their city to be older. I wonder who—" She quickly dodged out of the way when a magical blast exploded near her.

Morgan ducked out of the way just in time while the punks she just took down watched. "Who did that—why, Nimue, what a pleasant surprise! What are you doing here? It's been far too long, hasn't it?"

"Not long enough," said Nimue.

"Oh, that's too bad," said Morgan. "I assume you remember what happened to ol' Merlin, don't you?"

"Don't talk about that!" Nimue shouted, creating another magical ball that she threw at Morgan.

"Ghoul Soldiers, you like them?" Morgan asked. "Much better than Skull Soldiers, especially since Skull Soldiers are so weak and—" Nimue almost blasted her, alerting her not to be too confident. Morgan cackled evilly and conjured up a dark ball of energy that she threw at Nimue.

The group took cover as the explosion threw up some dirt. They watched Nimue chant some words and began to swirl the dust around and it eventually turned to mist that covered up the area. The mist was thick enough that Morgan could not break through.

"Why can't you do more of that?" Kaz asked as Nimue helped him up. The others got up on their own.

"Because my magic isn't strong enough right now," said Nimue. "This is your fight. You have to use the Knight Phones; it's your only chance."

"But how do we use them?" Javier asked.

"I must apologize for not telling you," said Nimue. "Activate your Knight Phones Applications. Then, press the numbers 3-3-5, press 'Talk' and shout, 'Mystic Knights, Power Up' and you will be transformed. Kazuma—" She placed her hand on his shoulder. "You have to lead them."

"Why me?"

"You were the one who lead them in Caerleon," said Nimue. "You have what it takes to be a leader. Now lead." Kaz looked at her, then to the group. Then he nodded his head. Nimue stepped away and waved her arm. The mist dissipated and the group saw the Ghoul Soldiers gathered around Morgan le Fay.

The group lined up in front of the Ghoul Soldiers like this: From left; Richard, Jen, Kaz, Simone and Javier. "Come back for more?" Morgan asked. "Or do you need Nimue to save you again?"

"This isn't my battle Morgan," said Nimue. "They are the ones who will fight you."

"Really?" Morgan asked, laughing. "How?"

"Like this!" Kaz shouted. The group pulled out their cell phones. "KNIGHT PHONES, READY!" They turned on their Apps and their phones transformed into gold flip phones. They pressed the numbers 3-3-5 and pressed Talk.

"MYSTIC KNIGHTS, POWER UP!"

There was a flash of blinding light. For the Ghoul Soldiers, who hate really bright lights (despite being out in the Central Florida sun) shielded their eyes from the light, Morgan too. "Damn!" She said. "What—" She stopped mid-sentence when she saw the group standing proudly in front of her. Only they weren't exactly the group she remembered.

Unlike last time, their suits were changed. The torsos were colored, as were the boots and looked like they were wearing tunics about the length of a t-shirt. The girls still wore their skirts and metallic grey legs. But the arms were colored a metallic grey like chain mail with the same white-colored gloves and black pants. The helmets were the same, but the heraldic symbols were now framed by a shield. "WHAT IS THIS? WHAT ARE YOU?"

"We're Power Rangers!" Kaz shouted back. "Red Dragon Knight!"

Richard: "Blue Lion Knight!"

Javier: "Green Griffin Knight!

Simone: "Yellow Bear Knight!"

Jen: "Pink Lynx Knight!"

Kaz: "We fight with the power of Camelot,"

All: "Power Rangers; Mystic KNIGHTS!" They posed together and there was a multi-colored explosion behind them to emphasize their announcement. Nimue smiled, pumped her fist and silently cheered.

"THEY defeated Vortigern?" Morgan shouted. "No matter. BAPHOMET!" Baphomet growled. "Take the Ghoul Soldiers…" She made a grand gesture with her arm at the Rangers. "AND KILL THEM!" The Ghoul Soldiers roared and charged the Rangers.

"Caliburn Swords!" Kaz called as the group drew the swords from the left-hand sheath. The swords glowed before materializing; they were actually magically shortened like the Quasar Sabers in Lost Galaxy. Then, they charged the Ghoul Soldiers and engaged the enemy.

Kaz flipped over the Ghoul Soldiers and swung his Red Caliburn Sword, taking out three of them. He ducked and then slashed at another Ghoul's armor. Now that he was armed, he had the chance to actually kill them. He kicked the two in front of him into a pile of Ghouls and swung downwards. Then he spun and kicked at the same time to take out a couple of Ghoul Soldiers who rushed in. Holding the sword like a baseball bat (he's right-handed, by the way) he took a swing and took out four Ghoul Soldiers in front of him. Then he spun like his favorite video game character and killed a whole bunch more of Ghoul Soldiers. He stabbed and swiped at another one before moving on.

Leaping through the air, Javier crashed into a pile of Ghoul Soldiers and again knocked them to the ground. With his light spandex armor and their heavy metal armor, there was no way they could fight him like this. He parried the sword of one Ghoul Soldier and countered with a stab. Then he ducked while drawing the sword out of the Ghoul's body and tripped the offending Ghoul. Once the sword was drawn, he hacked away at one Ghoul's arm. It bellowed as he took it off. With the Ghouls swarming him, he simply fought harder. He swung the sword at one Ghoul but the sword was parried. No matter, as he simply kicked the Ghoul in the chest and into a crowd of Ghouls.

As for Richard, he fought more physically than Kaz and Javier. Winding up, he struck the Ghoul right in front of him, knocking it to the ground. He wound up his sword and slashed a pair of Ghouls before kicking them down. He grabbed one of the Ghouls and shoved it into a group of Ghouls and charged them like a football player. Once they were all down, he parried the sword of a Ghoul Soldier, kicked it and finished the job with his sword. Then he jumped out of the melee and challenged the Ghouls. They obliged, charging at him but he beat them away one by one, not giving an inch. The Ghoul Soldiers went down one by one and Richard ran towards Baphomet.

Though it was difficult, Simone had little trouble with the Ghoul Soldiers she fought. Slashing at the Ghouls, she pivoted on her left foot and cut down Ghoul after Ghoul. Now re-energized and strengthened by the armor she wore, she tore through them. She kicked a Ghoul into a pile of Ghoul Soldiers like so many times before and again, the weight of their armor slowed them down. She leapt over the Ghouls and when she landed she blocked a Ghoul sword with her Yellow Caliburn Sword, holding the blade with her left hand. She threw it off and slashed at the Ghoul that had just attacked her. She ducked! And then she stabbed the Ghoul that tried to backhand her head.

Like before, Jen bowed before the Ghouls rushed her. And again she made them look like complete morons as she danced around them like the agile ballerina she was. No matter how big or cunning the Ghoul Soldier's weapon was, they had no chance to lay their hands on her. She landed on her toes and leapt when the Ghouls rushed her. They crashed into each other and fell into a pile of heap. Then she held the sword with both hands and struck, taking some out. Of course, there were others who kept at her. She leapt out of the way and landed gracefully, which the weighed-down Ghoul Soldiers could not do. They bellowed and attacked her but she brought all of them down.

"I should not have underestimated Nimue," said Morgan. "Those Rangers were better than I thought. Right, Nimue?" Nimue threw a ball of magic energy at Morgan, which the evil sorceress blocked and then threw at her. However, Nimue deflected the magical blast and recoiled when she saw Morgan draw out a staff. "Yes, I've got some new toys!" Morgan shouted. She pointed the green ball at the end of the stick at Nimue and started chanting. Nimue held her hands together and chanted, too, and a ball of energy formed in her hands.

"DIE!" Morgan fired the large ball of energy she created at Nimue. The good sorceress realized that she could not do anything about this large and powerful ball but tried anyway.

Luckily for her, Kaz got in the way and deflected the blast with a backhand with the Caliburn Sword. Nimue sighed in relief while the other Rangers gathered in front of her. "Protecting your lady, huh?" Morgan asked sarcastically. "How touching. Just like those Round Table idiots!"

"Just ignore her," said Nimue.

"Way ahead of you," said Kaz.

"I'll distract her for you," said Nimue. "Then you can get to her."

"If you think I'm going to let you do that, you're mistaken," said Morgan. "BAPHOMET!" The monster appeared next to her. "Why didn't you attack them earlier? GET THEM!" Baphomet bellowed, beat its chest and charged the Rangers. It lowered its head to ram them.

"Hold your ground," said Nimue. They braced for Baphomet's impact, all five of them. They gripped their swords tight and spread their stances out to brace. Baphomet charged into them and sent them flying like bowling pins. "That was not what I had expected," said Nimue. "Rangers, get up, quickly!" She threw a ball of magic at Baphomet to keep the goat-headed monster at bay while they got back up.

"Right, got it," said Kaz. It hurt a little bit, but using his sword he was able to get up. There needed to be something done about Baphomet and Kaz had a pretty good idea. "Alright, let's just go for the offensive."

"Sounds like a good idea," said Richard. "For now, anyway."

"Let's get 'im!" Kaz shouted, gripping his sword with both hands and charging Baphomet. The other Rangers followed suit and charged him as well.

However, Baphomet had other ideas and summoned some more Ghoul Soldiers. "Again?" Javier shouted. But they pressed forward and when the Ghoul Soldiers charged them, they fought back. Kaz slashed each Ghoul Soldier left and right. He spun around, taking them out. Richard tossed them aside, letting them fall. He ducked and stabbed at another that came from the front. Javier did the same as Kaz, swinging at whatever came his way. He ducked as a Ghoul Soldier tripped over him. Simone also swung freely, hacking away. Her blade met the flesh of the Ghoul Soldiers. While Jen danced around each of the Ghouls. It was the same old story with them.

Kaz finally got out of the Ghouls, jumped and swung his sword at Baphomet. The goat-headed monster drew its own sword and parried Kaz's strike. Kaz landed 10 feet away, crouching down. Richard rolled forward and thrust the blade in Baphomet's direction. The monster parried that strike, too, and even Javier's attack.

Jen and Simone were more difficult since they were fighting in tandem. Jen locked blades with Baphomet while Simone slashed Baphomet in the back. The monster grabbed her sword, roared (how can a goat roar?) and threw her to the asphalt. "Simone, you okay?" Jen called.

"I'm fine!" Simone replied. Baphomet raised his sword and Simone rolled out of the way just as the sword hit the asphalt. Javier jumped on Baphomet's back and latched on to the monster's neck. It bellowed and tried to throw Javier off. But it gave Simone time to recover and she gripped the sword's… grip. Anyway, she wound up and slashed Baphomet in the chest. The monster bellowed and flailed around more and Javier was thrown off.

Immediately Kaz and Richard leapt in and thrust their blades at Baphomet. Sparks flew and Baphomet was sent flying towards the façade of the SunTrust Center with Richard giving chase. Baphomet staggered to its feet right as Richard got to it. It tried to block but the Blue Ranger ran along the wall and launched off the wall delivering a powerful kick to Baphomet's snout.

The monster got back on its feet and blocked Kaz's sword. However, Kaz pushed it off, jumped and roundhouse kicked the monster in the snout.

The monster charged up the star on its forehead and fired a beam at the Rangers. They scattered and Jen and Simone flipped over to Baphomet. The two Rangers jump kicked the monster in the chest, knocking it down. Baphomet stood up, only to meet Javier's fist.

Baphomet recovered and parried Kaz's strike. It punched Kaz and backhanded Javier. Richard was harder to knock down and he just blocked Baphomet's swipe. Jen danced around Baphomet but even that wasn't enough and Baphomet knocked her down. However, Simone grabbed his arms and the Rangers took turns slashing at the monster.

"Come on, goat face, is that the best you can do?" Kaz taunted right before fighting again,

On the sidelines, Nimue and Morgan had turned into boxing coaches urging their fighters on. With each blow the Rangers landed on Baphomet, Nimue cheered. "You brainless beast!" Morgan shouted. "You have wings, don't you? USE THEM!"

Baphomet got the message and spread its bat wings. A couple flaps and it took off, leaving the Rangers on the ground. "You just had to say it, didn't you?" Simone scolded.

"Guys, we can't fight!" said Richard. "We need a way to beat that thing!"

"There is a way," said Nimue. "But I'll need your help."

"Mordred! Maleagant!" Morgan shouted. "What are you doing standing there?"

"You never told us to do anything, mother," said Mordred.

"I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU TO DO ANYTHING, NOW GET THEM!"

"Yesmyqueen!" Maleagent spat out as he and Mordred ran towards the Rangers.

"I should be able to bring Baphomet to the ground. But you have to—"

"Forget it, we've got company!" Richard said as he readied for Mordred and Maleagant. Those two fought with Richard and Javier, leaving the girls and Kaz.

"I was not expecting that," said Nimue.

"It certainly throws a wrench in our plans," said Jen.

"Not quite," said Nimue. "Jen, press the numbers 2-6-9 and press 'Enter'."

"Two… six… nine… Enter. Whoa!" The sword she held glowed pink and turned into a bow with some arrows.

"I want one!" said Kaz.

"So I just have to shoot that thing?" Jen asked.

"You've already figured it out," said Nimue. With Richard and Javier still fighting Mordred and Maleagant, they had some trouble with Baphomet, especially when it fired a beam from the star on its forehead at the Rangers.

"Okay, that's fine and dandy, but did you forget what to do?" Simone asked when they gathered.

"No," Nimue replied. "We just need to change our strategy. Kaz, do you think you can help?"

"How?"

"Just do as I say," Nimue said. Then she turned to Mordred and Maleagant, brought her hands up and began to chant. A pair of energy balls appeared and when they were big enough, she threw them both at Mordred and Maleagant. "Jen, now!"

"Got it!" Jen replied, notching her arrow in the bowstring. She drew and fired the arrow just as Nimue's energy blasts hit Mordred and Maleagant, sending them flying. The arrow hit Baphomet and the monster fell to the ground. It staggered to get up and the Rangers rendezvoused with each other.

"Kaz, it's time to finish this," said Nimue. "You know what you said last time?"

"Yeah," said Kaz. "Dragon's Fire!" The blade burst into flames.

"Lion's Water!" The blade was surrounded by water.

"Griffin's Wind!" A tornado spun around the blade.

"Bear's Earth!" Leaves and dirt this time.

"Lynx's Spirit!" Nothing. "Um, what happened?"

"Just say energy instead," said Nimue.

"Lynx's Energy!" The blade turned into a lightsaber. Jen smiled underneath her helmet.

"Let's finish this!" Kaz shouted. "KYAH!" He and the others charged at Baphomet, and then leaped in the air. Kaz swung first, and then Javier, then Richard then Jen and Simone swung at a tandem. Baphomet could do nothing and bore the brunt of the attacks.

The Rangers landed behind Baphomet and posed in victory as Baphomet erupted in a shower of sparks, then fell to the asphalt and exploded.

"YES!" Nimue cheered and pumped her fist in celebration.

"NO!" Morgan had her hands on her head. She looked like she was going to have a breakdown. "I have a HEADACHE! THIS ISN'T OVER, RANGERS!" She, Mordred and Maleagant teleported away. The bystanders, who were ignored for the most part, cheered and applauded the Rangers on their first real victory.

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At Medieval Times, the Rangers celebrated with a goblet of wine and a big ol' chicken leg for each of them. Okay, not wine, Nimue's not going to get arrested for serving alcohol to minors (She's physically underage, too). Instead, she served Richard the wine and gave the four younger Rangers some Pepsi. "CHEERS!" They said as all four goblets clinked together and the Rangers took a sip of their drinks.

"Morgan's gonna think twice now before she messes with us!" Kaz said.

"I doubt she'll even come back!" said Javier. Just then his chicken leg burst into flames. They looked to see an annoyed Nimue.

"Don't say that," she said before extinguishing the fire. Strangely enough, it still looked fine. "This was just one battle. Morgan won't be deterred by this one loss. She'll be back to counterattack. You need to be on your guard. And never be too complacent even if it's a while between battles. But, I suppose," she held up her Pepsi-filled goblet. "It's time to celebrate!"

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In Morgan le Fay's lair, Mordred and Maleagant were nervous to talk to her. After the loss she went on a tirade and frightened every single creature and faerie in the lair. This was far worse than any temper tantrum thrown by a two-year-old or a Tea Party member (ba-dum-tsh!).This tirade was enough to scare these two. You don't want to get in the way of a powerful sorceress when she's beyond furious. And now she had called them in to her throne room to talk to her. "You go first," said Mordred.

"I'm not going in!" Maleagant replied. "What if she kills us?"

"There's only one way to find out," said Mordred. "Go right in!" Instantly, he pushed Maleagant into the throne room much to his protests.

However, when they came in the throne room, it was relatively calm. The only evidence of Morgan's tantrum was the mutilated bodies of Ghoul Soldiers and black blood on the walls. They both nervously walked to her throne and kneeled in front of her. "You called for us, my Queen?"

"Yes, Maleagant," she said calmly. "Oh, don't be surprised, I calmed down ten minutes ago."

"The whole lair was terrified mother," said Mordred.

"I suppose I did let my anger get the best of me," said Morgan. "But it's not going to happen again. That was just a little slip. Now that we know what Nimue has against us, we can better prepare for her. And I suppose we should plan better. Nimue's little 'Rangers' won't know what hit them." The throne room was soon filled with Morgan le Fay's diabolic laughter.

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