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It's time to see these Rangers in action! Or should I say- "IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"

Chapter 3

When Elements Call Part 3

Cortex grinned at the sight of the crumbling school building on his computer and waggled his fingers as the storm blew over, the last of the flames flickered away and the ground finally stopped quaking. Surely that would have devestated everyone there.

"He'll have no chance," he chuckled to himself.

He watched on in pleasure as students and students staggered around, staring at the ruins before them, some of them clutching their bodies in pain. Firefighters, paramedics, police officers and even news reporters and photographers had arrived at the scene to see to their duties.

Cortex sighed in delight. "I love it when a plan comes together." He swivelled his eyes around the miserable beings- when suddenly something caught his attention- a police man talking to the school principal. He seemed to be talking about the students . . .

"Ruckus! Come here!" he ordered.

The joker alien was already bouncing towards him. "What is it?"

"Zoom in on those two. I wanna hear every word they're saying!"

Ruckus nodded. "Right away, Cortex!" With that he saw to his task while Cortex leaned in towards the screen, listening carefully . . .

"Yeah," the police man said sadly. "Unfortunately five students didn't make it. We've searched the entire building . . . or at least what's left of it. Their bodies seem to have disappeared completely."

"Disappeared?" Cortex stood up straight in shock. "He actually got five teenagers! That means-"

"Yeah, he's gonna make them Elemental Rangers and now they're gonna come after us," Lillith interrupted, not looking up from her Greatest Fashion for Supervillain Models magazine.

Cortex growled. "Those five teenagers got lucky. I'll have to destroy them before they gain any power. Ruckus! Hire a warrior . . ."

CRASH!

Derek yelped as his locker crashed to the ground, throwing him down with it. He'd never felt so dizzy, he felt like clothes in a tumble dryer, it was that bad. Yet somehow, he only just managed to get his woozy arms to lift themselves up and push open the door. As soon as it creaked open a blinding light flash filled his eyes, forcing him to squint them shut. Either he was in Heaven or the storm must have damaged the school really bad. After all, it had never been built to survive such a massive catastrophe.

He squinted and with the remains of his strength thrust the door open and heaved himself out. Only then did he realize that both of his theories were wrong.

He seemed to be in some sort of forest or field of some sort, only this wasn't the type he'd seen before. The trees were all scattered together in one area with a large lake nearby. Above him, the sky was smothered with pink clouds though the sound of thunder could be heard and every now and then, he would see a flicker of lightning.

Derek's attention was suddenly drawn to his clothes- they had changed completely! Now he was dressed in a black shirt with red lining- in fact the lining seemed to be forming a pattern. Furthur examination showed that the lining was forming the shape of a fireball. Completing the outfit were black fingerless gloves that also featured red lining as well as black baggy pants and black leather boots.

He was so focused on his new surroundings that it took the sound of his classmates shoving open their locker doors to remind him that he wasn't alone. In fact, he jumped when he heard the sound of the metallic rustling.

"And people ask me why I watch doccumentaries," Colin was muttering to himself while fingering around for his glasses that fallen off during the storm.

"What happened?" Krista groaned, obviously stunned.

"I don't know," Liam replied, sitting up. "Hey, how does my hair look?"

Krista sighed. "Liam, do you think you could worry about other things about your hair for a while? Like how did we get here? And how are we gonna get back?"

"And more importantly how someone managed to get these clothes on us!" Jess interrupted, staring at the pink lining on her new outfit in disgust. "Who's idea was this? Do I look like a Barbie doll?!"

"Actually . . ." Liam grinned, admiring his blue lining. "You kinda do . . . only Barbie dolls aren't as gor-"

Jess wasted no time in shutting him up by throwing a rock at his face. Liam yelped and clutched his eye where Jess had hit him. "Not the face!"

"Don't worry. I think a black eye will suit you," said Jess smugly.

"WHAT?!"

"She's joking, Liam," Krista sighed. Even for a naturally calm and friendly person like her, Liam could prove to be a bit much sometimes. Deciding to change the topic, she climbed out of her locker and headed over to Colin's. "So . . . you were the one who suggested we go into our lockers in the first place. Any ideas on how we're gonna get out of here?"

Colin had finally found his glasses (which hadn't so much has cracked much to his delight) and was now reajusting them so he could take in his new surroundings. The first thing that caught his attention was his new clothing, the black shirt, pants, boots and gloves- with yellow lining to complete it.

"Wow . . . Um . . . This was not what I was expecting . . ."

"Even the geek's been dumbstruck," Liam muttered mischievously.

"Hey! I'm not that geeky!" Colin snapped.

"Guys, please!" Krista interrupted, trying to keep things from getting heated. "Let's just see if we can figure out a way to get out of here!"

"Well have you got any suggestions?" Jess asked a little rudely.

"I'm thinking," said Krista. "At least I'm thinking about getting out of this place and not getting into fights!"

"Huh?" Jess pulled a face. Sensing that she'd lose it if she said any more to her, Krista quickly turned to Derek who hadn't said a word since they had gotten out of their lockers.

"What do you think we should do?"

Derek took a deep breath. He didn't know why but there was just something about the whole place that gave him this strange strong determined feeling inside.

"I say we explore and look for roads or at least a shelter of some sort," he said.

Krista nodded bravely. "I agree."

"We can always just build a shelter with these." Colin had climbed out of his locker and was figuring out a way to tear off the door. "Now we just need some tools . . ."

"Okay then. I'll just head off to the hardware store while I'm at it," Liam joked. Of course this sarcastic remark was only funny to himself and earned himself another stone in the face from Jess.

"You don't have to go anywhere."

The five teens, froze at the sudden voice and glanced around them, wondering was there someone with them or were they all just going crazy. Next thing, an elderly man dressed in white robes appeared in front of them, heading in their direction. Not sure what to do, the five teens, even Jess backed away from him.

The man chuckled pleasantly. "It's okay, children. I mean you no harm. In fact, I bring you exciting news."

"You're gonna get us out of here?" Liam asked, perking up.

"Not yet," the man replied. "First things first, I will introduce myself and the place you find yourselves in. I am Celino, Master of Elemental Balance. And this is the mystical land of Elementopia."

Liam snorted. "Since when did my life become a fairy tail?" He perked up again and grinned at Jess. "Actually, that mightn't be such a bad thing . . ."

"Liam!" Krista hissed.

"What?"

"Could you please just listen for once?" Krista pleaded. "So- sorry about him, he's just a little . . . enthusiastic," she added, glancing uneasily at Celino.

Celino chuckled again, not too bothered by the interruption. "There is no problem with that. And this is no fairy tale. In fact, it is the storm that brought you here."

Derek raised his eyebrows. "You saw the storm?"

"I didn't just see the storm," Celino replied. "I saw the causes of the storm and how you were all able to save yourselves from such a disaster. But believe me, it wasn't just the storm that sent you here . . . It was fate." Before any of the teens could question him, he continued on.

"You see . . . there once was a time when the five Elemental Masters controlled the elements together, one for each element. All was well, and the elements complemented each other perfectly. But then disaster struck. Unknown forces took the Elemental Masters and control of the elments, leaving me to try and keep them in balance. But I am growing old and keeping the elements balanced together is getting harder by the day. That's when I decided that I would let fate choose five young teenagers to take control of the elements and fight off these evil forces. They would become the new Elemental Masters . . . Elemental Power Rangers!"

"Power Rangers?" Colin exclaimed happily. "I've heard of them! Their power levels are awesome!"

"Yeah and they can kick some serious butt too!" Jess agreed, too excited to care about the fact that she was agreeing with Colin.

"Well their costumes are pretty cool," said Liam, though it was obvious he was just saying it to agree with Jess.

Derek and Krista exchanged uneasy glances but nodded anyway.

"Sounds okay," Derek murmured. "What do we have to do?"

"I was hoping you would ask me that," Celino beamed, holding out his hands. A box appeared in them and the lid tilted open, revealing what seemed to be five large bracelet thingies. At least the teens thought they were bracelets. They were gold, deccorated with a large colored glass sphere on top and a button symbol on the bottom. There was a red fireball, a yellow lightning bold, a green tree, a pink tornado and a blue tidal wave.

"These are your Elemental Morphers," said Celino. "To become Elemental Rangers, all you have to do is activate them and say the words 'Elemental Masters, Elemental Morph.' And just like the real Elemental Masters, you will take the role of one Ranger and harness the powers to come with it."

He turned to face Liam and handed him the blue morpher. "Liam, your confidence flows through you like a river. And when you lash out, you are stronger than a tsunami. You will control the Element of Water and be the Blue Elemental Ranger."

Liam laughed happily and applied the morpher onto his wrist. "Alright! Blue's my favourite color!"

Celino smiled and turned to Jess and handed her the pink morpher. "Jess, everyone senses your presence like the summer breeze. And your strength and courage blows everyone away like gales. You will control the Element of Wind and be the Pink Elemental Ranger."

Jess pulled a face of disgust. "Pink?"

"Pink to make the boys wink, huh?" Liam smirked. Jess responded by elbowing him in the stomach.

Celino ignored this and headed over to Krista, handing her the green morpher. "Krista, you are as down to earth as anyone else. You are sweeter than a newly grown flower but will stand stronger than a tree to protect those in need. You will control the Element of Earth and be the Green Elemental Ranger."

Krista took the morpher a little hesitantly but applied it to her wrist anyway. "Um . . . thanks?"

"You're welcome," Celino smiled before heading over to a surprisingly enthusiastic Colin who was waiting eagerly for his yellow morpher. "Colin, you have genius sparking in your brain as well as your fingertips. Once you're met with a problem, you can find the solution faster than lightning. You will control the Element of Lightning and be the Yellow Elemental Ranger."

Colin laughed happily and took the yellow morpher off Celino so he could examine it in delight.

Celino nodded before his smile faded away as he turned to Derek who backed away. Water, wind, earth and lightning . . . that left one element: the one element he didn't want, he didn't think he could handle.

He shook his head frantically. "Celino, listen-"

"Derek," Celino began. "I understand that you have had a heartbreaking experience involving fire in the past. Fire has taken control of your life, right?"

He nodded nervously.

"But you see," Celino said, raising the red morpher. "This is your chance to take control of fire for once. There is this flicker inside of you waiting to ignite. You just have to trust it. And this is your chance. By becoming leader of the Elemental Masters, Master of the Element Fire and the Red Elemental Ranger, you can conquer your fears and become a hero."

Derek shook his head, biting his lip. "I- I'm sorry, I can't . . ."

"Pink," Jess butted in. "PINK?! Do you know who I am?! Pink's not my color! It's disgusting!"

"Yeah, while I like the hero stuff and attention," Liam interrupted. "I have girls to flirt with! And I've seen those Ranger costumes! I'm not getting helmet hair!"

"Yeah, and I have exams to pass," said Colin. "Sorry but fighting crime isn't part of my schedule."

"Why can't we just work things out with words and not fists?" Krista asked. "It'll cause a lot less damage!"

Celino raised his eyebrows and gave Derek a look. "It seems that you may already be a leader whether you realize it or not, Derek. Look for yourself. They're all following you."

Derek pulled a face. It was true, it did feel like they were making excuses not to become Rangers because he was too scared. He had to convinve them as much as he had to convince himself.

"What would your parents say?"

He looked up at Celino, shocked. "You know about my parents?"

The old man nodded. "What would they say? What would they do?"

Derek sighed and tightened his lips. "They'd encourage me to do it . . . Do it for them, do it for myself . . ."

A determined look spread across his face. "I'll do it."

Celino beamed.

"Great!" Colin grinned. "Those tests felt too simple to study for anyway!"

"Well, I'm not one to fight but I do like the idea of saving the world," smiled Krista. "I'm in."

"And what's a team without a hot guy?" Liam laughed. "Count me in too."

The four of them smiled before all of them stared at Jess.

"I hate pink," she muttered.

"It's not about the color that counts, Jess," Celino responded. "It's the power and what you do with it. And you were destined to become the Pink Elemental Ranger."

Jess cringed. "Ugh . . . I really hate the color . . ."

The other teens stared at her nervously . . .

"But . . . New powers is a completely different story," Jess finished, a cocky smile spreading across her face. "Step aside, bad guys! I'll smash you with my fighting skills and powers!"

"Alright!" Liam cheered. "That's the spirit!"

"And don't think you're safe," Jess snapped at him. "I may need a punching bag to practice my fighting on."

"You may not have time to practice," Celino interrupted. "The evil knows you're here. And your first fight is only minutes away. This will be your first opportunity to prove your powers. Are you ready?"

And there's Chapter 3 done! First morph and fight will be in the next chapter I promise!

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