Epsiode 8: A Wolf's Fury

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers. I do own the Knight Rangers

Darkfang's defeat left a bitter taste in King Nightmare's mouth. Darkfang was one of his best soldiers, he had tried to put the knight to his advantage. He angrily stomped on the ground that a fifth member of his Dragon subjects had failed. He storms into the palace still quite upset. The Dragon King eyes Brainstorm as he arrived in the throne room with Queen Zera, Morgon, and Scorpina watching him closely. The three headed dragon was quite smart for once as all three heads asked "How can we be of service sire?"

The Dragon King answered "Did any of my Dragon Wizards survive the last war?"

Brainstorm scratched his three heads with the right head asking "Why are you asking us that question my liege? You were never into Dragon Wizards group of Dragon Subjects..."

King Nightmare glares at Brainstorm "I know I favored Morgon's sorcery over any of there's. Morgon is more useful then ours."

He eyes Morgon "Take that as a compliment."

"I will my liege" Morgon said bowing respectfully.

The Middle head then spoke "Well it is true most were slain by King Arthur himself. They were no match to Escabliber."

The left head spoke the answer "But there were a few that survived and by that much I meant to say barely survived."

"So we have at least three Dragon Wizards left" King Nightmare said "Perfect! Bring one of them here, their most strongest one!"

"We will my liege" Brainstorm said.

Queen Zera then spoke in a soft tone "I wonder what his plan is now?"

"Obviously one that includes one of these Dragon Wizards" Scorpina answered as she was the only one that heard "Not sure why he's sending one of them then Morgon though."

King Nightmare heard Scorpina's last comment "You'll see, I seem to know one of them can cast foes into dimensions and keep them there."

"He's actually their strongest member that survived!" the Right head of Brainstorm said "His name is Dimento!"

"Great!" King Nightmare shouted "Summon him at once!"

"As you command" the left head of Brainstorm spoke.

Brainstorm walks off to request Dimento's presence.

In Castle Camelot the Knight Rangers were once again outside it with a new lesson plan. They had practiced their swordsman skills. Lancerlot looks at the Knight Rangers, as always the five were eager to learn and grow stronger. Lancerlot finally spoke the days lessons "As you all know, all of you Knight Rangers have the power of an animal, it is time to get into the mindset of that animal. You already use your inherited abilities of your animal."

Chika scratched her head "Get into the mindset of the animal? How will that help us in battle?"

John answers for her " Animals have great senses well most do. If we are able to connect to what our animals are we can use that to be better efficient against our enemies."

"Exactly" Lancerlot said "So to begin today's lesson, think of this one question, what comes into your mind of what Animal Crystal you all have that make you Knight Rangers."

This was an interesting question each one had a different Animal Crystal that represented each Knight Ranger. The teens all now knew that each animal had different meaning.

In the Dragon Kingdom, Dimento had arrived and was bowing to the Dragon King and Queen "I have came as fast as I could My King and Queen. How can I be of service to you?"

King Nightmare gives him his answer "The Destruction of the Knight Rangers starting with the Blue Knight Ranger. I ask of you to cast the other Rangers into a dimension then proceed to destroy them all one-by-one once again starting with the Blue Knight Ranger."

"Excellent plan" Queen Zera admitted "The Blue Knight Ranger manages to gain more power in battle for each ally she has, so taking her out first would be for the best."

Dimento bows once again "Consider the Knight Rangers history my liege!"

Dimento vanishes to start his mission.

The Knight Rangers were just about to wrap up the day's lesson when warning sirens went out threw the compound. All five teenagers looked at each other and reported into Camelot's Round Table room. Merlin was already there looking through his globe. He hears Aaron arrive "What is the Dragon to defeat today Merlin?"

Merlin answers looking through the globe "Why Rangers, it appears King Nightmare has sent Dimento to battle against you today."

"Dimento?" Lancerlot asked "Oh no."

"Why what's wrong?" Chika asked.

Merlin answers "Among King Nightmare's crew Dimento is one of his Wizard Dragons."

"Wizard Dragons?" John asked "As in magic attacking Dragons? I thought that role was usually Morgon's."

"Magic attacking is usually going to be hers" Merlin admitted "King Nightmare knows her magic is stronger than any of his Dragon Wizards, but still he needs her around, to him, she's very important to his cause."

"So it's understandable that he'd send a Dragon Wizard instead of her" Aaron muttered.

Merlin turns to the Rangers "Knight Rangers, Dimento is the strongest of King Nightmare's Dragon Wizards, he has multiple spells that can cast you into different dimensions. Be very careful when you fight him."

"No worries" Aaron told him "We're on it! Knight Rangers, we have a battle to fight."

The Knight Rangers exit out of Camelot to battle against Dimento.

Dimento was once again attacking the city of Angel Grove, this time doing his best to draw the Knight Ranger's attention. Humans all ran in fear of the magic casting dragon whom walked down the city. Dimento was growling "I may not have the same magical power as Morgon does but I am still way beyond you Delicious human dinners!"

"Care to back that up Dimento?" Aaron asked.

Dimento turns to see the Knight Rangers, ready to combat him "A ha, Knight Rangers! A pleasure to finally meet you at last for I am the powerful Dimento!"

"Not impressive" Timothy told Dimento "You'll be going down just like the rest of the other Dragons had."

"That's to be seen Yellow Knight Ranger" Dimento said "And I'll prove it."

"Oh you'll prove it hugh?" Timothy asked he leeps into the air coming down with his sword.

Dimento snapped his fingers and seemed to disappear "Mind Illusion!"

To Timothy's eyes Dimento had vanished from sight as he came down missing Dimento "What the?"

Dimento was right behind him "My, my Yellow Knight Ranger, ever so quick to jump the gun? Well let me help you learn why not to!"

With a quick claw slash he slashes Timothy in the back. Sparks flew as Timothy was rocketed off his feet. Amazingly he stood his ground and turns around to swipe at Dimento. Dimento was too quick he grabs Timothy's sword and with a close slash to the chest which caused sparks to fly from the Yellow Knight Ranger, it flung Timothy towards his friends.

"Timothy!" Chika, John, Aaron, and Zoe shouted.

"I'm fine guys" Timothy said he looks at Dimento "That Dragon's tricky. He vanished from sight.

"That must've been one of his spells" John reminded Timothy "Remember, Dimento is a Dragon Wizard with many spells so the spell he just used on you must've been a quick instant defensive mind spell."

"Oh, looks like Merlin has told you Knight Rangers about me a bit, but that won't save you, now take my Bursting Circle Blast!"

Dimento whirls around then stomps on the ground creating a fiery circle like wave that crashes into the Knight Rangers. Multiple sparks flew as the Knight Rangers are all sent backwards rolling on the ground.

Dimento watches as the Knight Rangers get up "Well I'd like to face you all like this but, I prefer facing you all one by one."

Zoe gets up but it's just as Dimento wanted "Starting with the Blue Knight Rangers, she'll be the first to be destroyed and the rest of you can wait in my Sealing Dimention! Shattering Ground!"

Once again Dimento stomped on the ground creating an Earthquake which tears a huge hole line towards the Knight Rangers. Zoe manages to roll out of the pathway but her friends weren't so lucky and seemed to fall down the cliff appearing to vanish. Zoe looks at what happened "Guys? What happened?"

She then eyes Dimento "What have you done to them?"

Dimento answers "I merely sent them to a different dimention so we can do a marvelous battle one-on-one Blue Ranger, if you want them freed you have to best me first!"

"Will do!" Zoe shouted.

She charges Dimento and waits for her to come using his claw to clash against her sword with ease. Zoe notices this "Uh-oh."

Dimento slashes her across her chest causing sparks to fly from her as she goes rolling on the ground. Dimento laughs at her "What's the matter Blue Knight Ranger, your strength already leaving you? Now you're powerless to stop me."

Zoe gets up "Oh yeah? Well that won't stop me!"

She gets up charging him moving her hand over her sword "Wolf Mace!"

Her sword turns into her Wolf Mace. She and Dimento cross each others paths. He slices at her and she counters with her Wolf Mace swinging it. She is able to get him in the head chest causing sparks to fly from him. Dimento growls "Not bad Blue Knight Ranger but it's over!"

"It's not over till it is!" Zoe tells him swinging her Wolf Mace.

Dimento snaps and preforms the same trick he used on Timothy and is right behind her "Missed me!"

Zoe expertly turns around and delivers a kick to his chest which caused him to stumble but not far.

Dimento growls "For a weakling your pathetic attempts can't save you allow me to demonstrate, Shadow Dimention Surprise!"

"Surprise?" Zoe asked out loud "That doesn't sound good."

At his command Dimento's Claws seem to disappear. The Claws now come out ghost like and multiple ones too circling her. Zoe tries her best to counter with her Wolf Mace. This worked until four other claws seem to grab onto her arms and legs preventing her movement. Then the rest of the Shadow like claws hit her on all sides causing multiple sparks to fly from her. The claws holding her vanish as she falls to the ground rolling "I maybe down Dimento! But I'm not out!"

"Oh, yes you are out!" Dimento roared "This'll end it Bursting Circle Blast!"

Zoe manages to grab her Wolf Mace and toss it at Dimento's Chest like an Axe just as he unleashed a circular fiery wave. The firey wave strikes Zoe causing her to fly backwards rolling onto her back and the damage was too much as the blast knocks her out of morph. She lands on the ground just as her Wolf Mace strikes Dimento pinning him with Sparks still flying. Dimento manages to pull the mace off of him "Not bad" he now eyes Zoe whom was trying her best to stand.

The evil Dragon Wizard comes towards her picking up her weapon "Oh this is the end for you Blue Knight Ranger, you're about to be destroyed by your own weapon mixed in with my magic! Such a humiliation!"

Suddenly the Dragon Wizard felt his own magic used up "What's this? I'm out of Magic! Grrr...I have to withdraw for now,"

He eyes Zoe "You've got lucky next time I'll finish the job!"

With his Magic gone, Dimento is forced to withdraw.

Zoe slowly climbs back onto her feet. She survived this battle by the skin of her teeth. She makes her way back to Camelot.

In the Dragon Kingdom King Nightmare was furious "I ordered you to destroy her! Not spare her life!"

Morgon spoke for Dimento's defense "Sire! Please it's not Dimento's fault, he had the Blue Knight Ranger where he wanted her but even as a fellow spellcaster, I know the penalty there is to use magic without any magic left. Dimento had no choice but to retreat."

King Nightmare growls as Brainstorm's right head spoke "But Morgon you don't seem to lose your magic?"

"I did that one time when I helped bring Scorpina here" Morgon told him "That took every ounce of magic I had to summon her here."

"Oh!" the middle head spoke.

"Even I knew that one" Brainstorm's left head growled.

King Nightmare sighs "Oh alright, I'll forgive you Dimento as you did manage to caste the other Knight Rangers in one of your dimensions and you nearly destroyed the Blue Knight Ranger So it wasn't a complete defeat."

"Mark my words Sire" Dimento said bowing "Once I regained my magic I'll finish the job. That Blue Knight Ranger right now is incredibly weak. I will have no trouble finishing her the next time we meet."

"Good to know" King Nightmare said.

Scorpina watches a small smile on her face as things did look up for their side for once.

King Nightmare turns to Dimento "Just make sure to finish her when she's begging for mercy...And to make sure, Morgon!"

Morgon eyes the Dragon King "Yes, My Liege?"

King Nightmare asked her "Is there a way to make sure he doesn't lose his magic for one battle against multiple foes one-on-one?"

Morgon nods "There is my liege."

King Nightmare stood up "Then help Dimento out in that, he mustn't retreat a second time, I will not allow it!"

Both Dimento and Morgon bow "It shall be done."

Back in Castle Camelot Zoe had gotten back into the Round Table. Lancerlot was tending to her injuries which thanks to her ranger form wasn't too much. Zoe felt him put an ice pack on a bruise on her shoulder. Zoe eyes Merlin "Out of all the others, I was the Dimento targeted first."

Merlin turns to her "Once again King Nightmare is trying to use your Ranger abilties against you, first it was Aaron's powerful eye sight, and now he's using your ability to gain more power for each ally to make you appear to be a weakling. Which you aren't."

This got her attention "What do you mean? When I swiped at him with my sword it was like I hit him with a stick."

Lancerlot answered "Zoe remember the days lesson. True wolves in their natural state are Pack Hunters but even one wolf can bring down an enemy. You've gotta tap into your animal's mindset. Become just like a wolf. A female wolf usually is able to raise her young successfully all by herself till it's time to join the pack."

Zoe stood up at once, Lancerlot was right. True the true nature of wolves were to live in packs but alone they could be just as vicious. Her determination grew as she was reminded this, sure she was alone, and sure she had been weakened but she would show Dimento that even against her, it would be his unfortunate defeat. She raises "I'm going to go train to tap into the mind of a wolf."

Lancerlot now looks at her "Need some help?"

Zoe smiles "I could need it."

The Blue Knight Ranger and Lancerlot went out into the training grounds. Zoe had to get into the mindset of a wolf. What came into her mind when it came to her connection with the Wolf Animal crystal? A Wolf was intelligent, brave, and loyal to it's pack. Even alone a female wolf raised her pups alone with success. This enables Zoe to concentrate in her abilties as a Ranger. Her friends were her 'Pack' They were all counting on her to help and overcome this Dragon. This gave her more determination to do this.

Finally the time came when she was done with her training and she once again comes into the Round Table room. Merlin had an answer to free her friends. Zoe now sits down to listen to Merlin "You said you found away to free the others?"

"I have" Merlin agreed "Zoe, observe my Mystical Snow Globe."

Zoe does turning her attention to it on it there seemed to be a necklace around Dimento's neck "This necklace contains the powers trapping your friends in the dimension, destroying it will free them."

"I intend to save them" Zoe said in a determined tone "I refuse to let my pack down, and I Will not."

Lancerlot comes into the room hearing Zoe's compliment and watches her. Merlin just smiles at her patting Zoe "That a Knight Ranger."

Suddenly alarms rang out through out the room. Lancerlot then asks Zoe "Guess whose back?"

Zoe nods "Dimento. Merlin where is it?"

Merlin answers "In Angel Grove City."

"Then I'm on my way" Zoe said, and she tears off.

Dimento was in Angel Grove roaring terrifying the crowd of people. The humans all ran as fast as they could. One tripped but continued running on all fours causing the Dragon to laugh "You humans sure know how to run in terror!"

Zoe appears "That's enough Dragon!"

Dimento turns just as the crowd vanishes from sight "Aha, Blue Knight Ranger, you finally decided to show up. I was afraid you wouldn't show."

"Why is that?" Zoe asked him.

Dimento answers "Because I was able to defeat you in your weak state, now prepare to finally be destroyed."

Zoe brings out her key and injects it into her Animal Crystal "Wrong! I'll show you how wrong it is to underestimate me, just because I don't have my friends along at the moment. It's Morphing Time, Animal Knight Crystal Activate!"

With these words Zoe morphs into her Knight Ranger form "With the Teamwork Skills of the Wolf...Blue Knight Ranger...Ready!"

Dimento laughs at her "Right you are, Ready to be destroyed!"

Zoe keeps her eyes on the Dragon's necklace "We'll see who gets destroyed!"

She charges Dimento and has a way to get to him "Foolish girl! Bursting Circle Blast!"

He unleashed his destructive spell. Zoe spotted it and leaps flipping over the attack and going cleanly right threw the middle. This caught Dimento offguard "What is this?"

Zoe comes down on him slashing him, once, twice, and then a third time. Each time sparks flew from the Dragon and during the third slash he falls to the ground rolling "No way! You couldn't have dodged that one."

"I just did!" Zoe told him.

Dimento gets up "You may have dodged that one but why don't you try this one for size! Shadow Dimention Surprise!"

Zoe saw the dark glow of the Demon's necklace and felt him unleash his magical attack. This was the attack she was hoping for. She saw Dimento's claws disappear and then seem to shoot out at her. She focuses her body, closed her eyes briefly and then once she opened them made her way towards Dimento deflecting the many Shadowy claws. Thanks to her focusing in this effort though she is able to see the other four Shadow Claws that had grabbed onto her arms and legs in their first battle. She manages to deflect then once these four were deflected it seemed to cancel out the attack and she charges in moving her hand over her sword "Wolf Mace!"

Dimento was taken back by Zoe being able to sense all of his most dangerous spell's power and this is what cost him. Zoe smacks him in the left shoulder with her Wolf Mace causing sparks to fly from it and then smack him again across his remaining shoulder. Another set of sparks flew from Dimento's shoulder. Dimento backs away slightly as Zoe shouts "I want my friends back!"

With this she aims her Wolf Mace at Dimento's necklace and whirls it once. This time it strikes true on the necklace. Sparks flew from the necklace as it flings Dimento backwards and onto the ground rolling. He stops and feels his necklace was destroyed after getting up "Oh-no! You Blue Ranger don't know what you've done!"

Zoe answers as her friends appear "I do know that I saved my friends!"

"I never thought we'd get out of there" Chika admitted.

"I know, even my magical abilities weren't useful to break us out" John said.

Dimento gets up "You may have freed your friends Blue Knight Ranger, but you'll never get away."

"Maybe" Zoe said "But now you'll have to deal with all of us!"

"She's right!" Timothy agreed.

Dimento roars "Then I'll make sure to do that with my magical spells!"

Zoe disagrees "Let's not give him a chance to complete it, Knight Ballista time!"

Aaron, Chika, John and Timothy agree bringing out their weapons combining them to form "KNIGHT BALLISTA!"

"Oh no!" Dimento shouted taking a step back.

Aaron turns to Zoe "Why don't you finish this guy off Zoe."

Zoe smiled beneath her helmet "I'd be glad to!"

Aaron allows her to go to where his position on the Knight Ballista was. She then shouts "Knight Ballista! Fire!"

She takes aim then pulls the trigger. The Eagle Broadsword is fired and becomes an huge arrow shaft. Wind made the arrow seem to blaze like a meteor as the huge weapon finds it's mark on Dimento going right threw him "This is unbelievable! How could I lose to a weakling?"

He falls to the ground in a shower of sparks. Watching the fight King Nightmare growls "No way! Dimento! Morgon!"

Scorpina answers for Morgon "Morgon's already left sire."

"Good, she knows her place in here" King Nightmare muttered.

Morgon now appears and the Knight Rangers see her.

"Oh-no" Chika muttered "Not her again."

Morgon eyes the Knight Rangers "Oh it's me again...Now here I go! Ancient darkness of the dead, raise up and lend your strength to give this dragon a second life! Dark Geyser!"

With this she jabs her staff into the ground and it emits darkness not only into the ground but it sends more darkness under the ground to Dimento. Once under Dimento's body darkness erupts as it was a Geyser and then grows the Dragon "Now it's time for some payback!"

Zoe turns to her friends "That's what you think, let's do it guys!"

The five Knight Rangers raised their swords "Animal Knight Zords...Awaken!"

The sword glew the same color as their Animal Crystals then unleashed red, yellow, blue, pink, and black crystallized lights into the sky. The lights continued on towards Camelot striking hidden gargoyles with heads shaped like an animal's head turning the five Gargoyles into the Animal Knight Zords.

The Animal Knight Zords arrive and Aaron hops in his "Alright guys, log on!

Two by two the remaining Knight Rangers leaped into their Zord's cockpits each speaking out a line. "Timothy, here ready to show him our teamwork" "John, here, systems standing by" "Chika here, ready to sting!" "Zoe here, let's show him the might of the pack!"

Aaron agrees "To show him our full fury of the pack, we need to combine! Knight Formation!"

With this all five Knight Rangers jammed their swords into the Animal Knight Zord's sword compartment. Then the transformation began. All five Animal Knight Zords charged a bit more before the transformation. The first thing that happened was the wolf and leopard Animal Knight Zords folded themselves upward to become the Megazord's knight like boot feet. The Unicorn Animal Knight Zord jumps up folding upward to become the legs, lower and upper body of the with it's horn folding into it's head connecting to it's boots. Thus becoming the armored body of the giant Robot. The Giant Hornet Animal Knight Zord lost it's wings but split into two parts becoming the giant robot's armored arms. Then the Eagle Knight Zord becomes the armored head. The Giant Hornet's wings then form the Knight's shield which was attached to one arm. The Hornet's Zord's stinger would then become the Knight's Broadsword which was attached on it's back. Then background showed it walking out of a castle ready for battle.

"Knight Megazord" The Knight Rangers shouted "Ready for battle!"

Dimento roars "You may have the pack, but I can still tear you apart! Starting now!"

He charges the Knight Megazord swiping his claws at it. The Knight Megazord blocks each of his claw swipes then rewards Dimento two punches to his face. The Dragon goes flying backwards landing on the ground. He gets back up "So you got some fight in you time for a Bursting Circle Blast!"

John responds by pressing a button "Not so fast Magic Deflector Shield!"

The Knight Megazord uses the Hornet's Zord's wings to form it's shield and brings it out just in time to somehow deflect the magical attack back at Dimento. Multiple Sparks flew from Dimento as he stumbles "No way! Again! Then how about my Shadow Dimention Surprise!"

He unleashes his attack at the Knight Megazord. The first two claws struck against the Knight Megazords shield dislodging it from the Megazord's hands after a series of sparks flew from it. Then the Shadow Claws all strike the Knight Megazord causing multiple sparks to fly from it. The Knight Megazord stumbles as it is struck continuously.

"Gotta break free guys!" Aaron told the others in the cockpit.

Zoe saw how to get out of this bind as the four other Shadow Claws were coming "Quick Chika, from a Double War Hammer and swing it exactly as I say."

"Alright" Chika replied giving her a thumbs up as the Knight Megazord was still being pummeled on the outside, she presses a button.

The Knight Megazord was now on it's knees as the Shadow Dimention Surprise claws seemed to pummel it with more sparks flying from it but it seems to form both of it's fists into war hammers. Zoe finally saw the four claws "Chika now! Bat them back at our opponent."

"My pleasure!" Chika replied she followed Zoe's direction.

The Knight Megazord now rose and manages to bat the four Shadow Claws back at Dimento. Once again Dimento was hit by his own attack causing sparks to fly from him and for him to fall back. It also canceled the spell "Not again!"

Zoe turns to Aaron "Now Aaron use our sword to destroy his necklace!"

Aaron gives her a thumbs up "Right away!"

Chika recalled the Knight Megazord's hands to be normal and the Knight Megazord drew it's sword and stabs out with it destroying Dimento's necklace "Oh no, not again!"

Aaron now takes his time to finish Dimento "Let's finish this guys!"

He takes out the huge sword in the cockpit and with his friends mimicing the slice with their arms all shouted "Knight Slash!"

The Knight Megazord's animal spirits all activated focusing their power into the sword. The Knight Megazord whirls it's sword around Counter Clock wise successfully striking Darkfang. Darkfang gasps "Impossible! They were able to overcome my Magic!"

The Dragon falls to the ground exploding in a shower of sparks.

Aaron then singles the victory "Knight Rangers...Earth was defended."

The Knight Rangers returned to Castle Camelot all congratulating Zoe.

"You did well today Zoe" Aaron told her.

Zoe smiles at her friends "I had to, the rest of you were trapped in Dimento's dimention. Besides right now, you all are my pack. A Wolf is always with it's pack."

The Knight Rangers all smile and give her high fives.

This chapter is over! Zoe has proved herself in this one. Now the next chapter is Episode 9: Robotic Knight. When King Nightmare's latest scheme poisons the Earth's water, the Knight Rangers team up with Robo Knight.

A/N: Note this next chapter is subjected to change providing the final three or four episodes in Power Rangers Super Mega Force if Robo Knight survives at the end this will be the next chapter. If he doesn't it will be a different episode name.