Chapter 10: Rise of the Dragon
Red awoke in his room and stretched his arms with Charmander doing the same.
Red look up on the top bunk and saw Pikachu cuddled up to Ash's hat.
He took a deep breath, Pikachu was having the hardest time dealing with Ash's passing.
Red sat down on his bed with his hands clasped together.
Charmander saw the look on his face and nudged his head against Red's side.
Red rubbed Charmander's head.
Red wanted to believe that maybe As was still alive somehow, but it was getting harder and harder to believe it.
He also saw Rockruff still asleep.
At breakfast, Red was with the others as they quietly ate.
Serena was showing some signs of moving on, but she was still grieving for Ash.
Moon was sitting beside Serena trying to comfort her.
Lillie sat beside Red as they ate.
"So, what's it like , wearing the armor?"
"It's different then I thought it would be. It enhanced my physical abilities, making me stronger, faster, and swifter, it also seemed to work with my fighting style."
"It must have been something, watching the others transform all those time, while you had to sit on the sidelines."
"I will admit, I had secretly always wanted to be like them. But this isn't the way I wanted it to happen."
Lillie felt bad for brining it up and put her hand on his shoulder.
Later that day the students sat down in their seats before Kukui and Samson came in together.
"Alola students, we have a special treat for you today." Kukui said.
"We're taking a trip to Iki town." Samson said.
"Iki town." Hau said nervously.
"What's there?" Red asked.
"The island Kahuna of Melemele island is based there, we're seeing him today." Kukui said.
"We're seeing Hala!" Hau said very nervously.
"Is there a problem?" Moon asked.
Hau nervously sweat dropped.
"No, no problem."
The students got into a pair of cars before making there up the dirt roads higher up the island.
Moon was sitting next to Hau as he gave a nervous look.
"Hau, you seem really nervous." Moon said.
"Ummmm, me I Uh."
"We're here." Kukui said as they parked their cars and got out.
The town was more old fashioned with grass roofs and wooden structures built around palm trees and other trees.
There were many people dressed up for some kind of celebration, the women wearing the same attire as those in the airport and the men the same.
The class started walking through the town and saw several people with pokemon like Mudbray, Rockruff, Oricorio, and some Pikipek.
"Huh pretty nice town." Gary said.
"This is a traditional Alolan town." Mallow said.
Moon noticed Hau hiding behind Kiawe, then Gary, then Kukui, avoiding being seen.
Moon went over and grabbed him.
"Alright why are you hiding?" Moon asked.
"I, I."
"Hau!" Another voice said.
Hau looked terrified as several people rushed around him and Moon.
"Hau you've come home!"
"Hau it's great to see you!"
"Hau you made it!"
The other students all stared Hau down as he nervously sweat dropped.
"Hau, you have some explaining to do." Moon said.
He sighed.
"Alright, I lied, I'm not from Konikoni city. This is my hometown."
"Why did you lie?" Moon asked.
Moments later the local crowed sucked Hau in, when he came out he was wearing the same attire as the men dancers.
Moon and the other's crestfallen expressions.
"That's part of it." Hau said before he came over to the others.
"It's also because I'm related to a local celebrity and I didn't want all that attention." Hau said.
"Local celebrity?" Moon asked before they saw a large wooden stage with several wooden torches lit up.
Standing there was an older man with tanned skin, thick graying hair tied into a pony tail and a mustache.
He had a sizable gut, a blue undershirt, a yellow robe, and white shorts.
On either side of him were two men wearing fire dancer attire and holding torches as they did a fire dance.
One had a series of black tattoos on his chest and face. The other had the same tattoos only velvet.
The two men were clearly twins as they looked almost exactly the same.
"Island Kahuna Hala!" One of the locals shouted.
Hau sweat dropped as the others turned to him.
"Guys, meet my grandfather."
"Wait a minute you're Kahuna Hala's Grandson?" Kiawe said before Hala looked down and saw him.
"Hau!?" He shouted as Hau gave a crestfallen expression.
Hala grabbed Hau and dragged him back up onto the stage.
"Wait a minute Hau is Hala's grandson?" Kukui asked.
"Of course, you didn't see the resemblance." Samson said.
"My grandson has returned, we shall celebrate with a great festival of fire dancing!" Hala shouted as Hau looked very embarrassed.
"I see why Hau wasn't excited to come back here." Lana said.
Red noticed the two tattooed fire dancers look at each other in a certain way before they slammed their torches into the stage, setting it on fire.
Several people began to scream and back up as the students looked horrified.
"Hau!"
Moments later a dozen or so Skull grunts ran out from the rainforest into the village.
"Everyone we need to go!" Kukui shouted as he lead the students away except for the Zyurangers who started fighting off the skull grunts with their pokemon.
Two skull grunts ran at the other students, but Kiawe saw a tossed torch and picked it up, remembering his bo staff training before beating the two down.
Hau and Hala were trapped in the fire with flames and smoke surrounding them.
Hau saw his Grandfather coughing as he tried to cover his own mouth.
"I guess I have no choice."
Moments later Red saw Hau leapt out of the fire armor dup with Hala in his arms.
"Ohhh." Hala said barley conscious.
"We need to get him out of here." Hau said before two locals came over and helped him up.
Hala looked back at his grandson, having seen him armor up.
"Where are those fire dancers."
"Look!" Serena said as they saw the two fire dancers reveal themselves.
"The 11th will be avenged." They said together before they spun around and revealed their true forms.
They were gorma monsters, one looking like an Espeon and the other an Umbreaon.
"Esprak and Umbrak brothers!" They shouted as they revealed lances with flaming ends.
"Gorma!" Serena shouted as the triumvirate , save for Seir revealed themselves.
"Let's go, Dino Buckler!" Red shouted as he and the others armored up.
"Kill the old man, I'll deal with them." Esprak said as he charged forward and acrobatically leapt at Red twirling his lance.
Red drew his sword and ranger gun-sword mode and used them to block each of his dance like attacks before holding them in place.
Hau saw Umbrak chasing after his grandfather.
"Grandpa!" He shouted going after him.
Red pushed Esprak back before the Gorma slashed Gary and Moon.
"Serena help Hau!" Red shouted as Serena followed Hau.
"Rowlet use Leafage!" Hau shouted as Rowlet flew up unleashing the attack on Umbrask who turned and used his flaming lance to burn them away before unleashing a blast of energy into Rowlet and Vulpix.
"Vulpix!" Serena shouted as Umbrask leapt at them, kicking Hau and Serena before slashing them with his lance.
Moon tried to fight off Esprak , but his lance was too long for her daggers to be used effectively and was slashed again before Esprak blasted Red.
"Fire won't help." Red said as Charmander growled looking at the flaming lance.
"Maybe Water , Water gun!" Gary shouted as Popplio leapt up and blasted Esprask, the fire put out the lance but didn't seem to hurt Esprask who unleashed a blast from his lance into Popplio.
"Popplio!" Gary shouted before he put his two tri-lances into a long staff and waited for Esprak.
Esprak reached Gary and tried to slash him, but Gary caught his lance with his own and used Esprak's force to flip him over before slashing him.
Red came forward with Moon and unleashed a furry of attacks into Esprask with their weapons.
Meanwhile Serena fired two arrows at Umbrask who deflected them before Serena came down and caught his lance with he bow, holding it in place before Hau came up and used his heavy attacks to knock the lance out of his hand before slashing him three times with his Axe.
"I thought you said these brothers were strong?" Plumeria said.
"They were once warriors." Guzma said.
The two Gorma regrouped as they saw the Zyurangers do the same.
"Playtimes over brother." Umbrask said.
"I couldn't agree more." Esprak said as he pulled out an enlargement grenade and hurled it onto the ground after pulling the pin.
The Zyurangers were knocked to the ground as the explosion went off and the two brothers grew.
"Come forth Guardian beasts!" Red shouted as the ground shook and a crevice opened up.
The Guardian beasts charged out before each Zyuranger leapt onto their Guardian beasts as they merged into Daizyujin.
The two Gorma brothers charged at Daizyujin who blocked their lances with swipes of his forearms before coming forward and punching Umbrask back.
Esprak leapt up acrobatically and kicked Daizyujin's chest making him stumble backwards as Umbrask came forward with his lance raised.
"I got him." Serena said as Daizyujin quickly moved to the side and knocked his lance down with one forearm before striking him with the other.
Esprak summer salted forward behind Daizyujin as Umrbask came behind him, the two slashing Daizyujin twice as he backed up.
They both came at Daizyujin again, but Daizyujin grabbed hold of Esprak's staff and used his own force to hurl I'm to the side before delivering a powerful kick to Umbrask's chest.
"They're losing!" Otrin said.
The two Gorma got up again as they held their lances together and unleashed a combined blast into Daizyujin causing him to stumble backwards.
"Uhhg, alright your turn." Red said as Daizyujin held his arms up and unleashed a blast from his horns into the two, causing several bursts on their bodies and around them and making them fall to the ground.
Seir finally revealed himself on the ground with someone beside him.
Daizyujin stood over Umbrask who saw the mighty being in fear.
"Let's finish him." Red said as the Dinosaur horn God sword fell from the heavens into Daizyujin's hand.
"Legendary Thunderslash!" The Zyurangers shouted.
"Brother!" Esprak shouted.
"Legendary Thunderslash!"Daizyujin said.
"Destroy them." Seir said as Daizyujin raised his sword and a bolt of lightning hit it.
Someone leapt from the group up onto Daizyujin's head before he was able to get inside.
The door behind the Zyurangers as they saw someone standing there.
"Go to Hell Zyuranger!" He shouted as a surge of green energy hit the cockpit, causing an explosion inside Daizyujin's head.
The Zyurangers were hurled out and onto the ground as the two Gorma brothers retreated, vanishing.
As the Zyurangers got up they saw their attacker land in front of them.
Their eyes widened as they saw he was wearing a dark emerald-green and pitch black dragon scale like armor that was just like their own armor, coming around his body and having practically the same design only more fierce looking, with sharp spikes coming out of his forearms facing out and claws on the ends of his gauntlets.
His helmet was shaped like a dragons head with fangs coming over his visor and a golden dragon shaped footprint area on top of his helmet and a grey area over his mouth. The most notable feature of his armor was a large golden shield over his upper chest and shoulders with a prism shaped center.
This person was slightly bigger than any of the Zyurangers in physical size.
"Dragon ranger!" He shouted before coming forward into the Zyurangers.
"Dragon ranger?" Red said.
"Dragon ranger!" Samson shouted looking horrified.
"Dragon ranger?" Guzma said as he and the others were just as confused.
The Dragon ranger slashed each of the Zyurangers with his claws and arm blades moving incredibly fast and exerting incredible power with each of his strikes.
The Dragon ranger blocked Hau and Moons' strikes before knocking their weapons side and slashing across their armor.
He leapt up over Red's next strike and kicked him back before landing in front of Gary who tried to redirect his's attacks only to be easily over powered, his lances knocked out of his hands before the Dragon ranger struck him three times.
"Charmander!" Charmander shouted as he unleashed Ember with Litten at the Dragon ranger.
He leapt up and slammed his fists into the two before avoiding a blast of water from Popplio and slashing Hau again, blocking his axe arm.
Serena leapt up firing several arrows, but the Dragon Ranger knocked them away with his claws before charging at her, Serena tried to use her martial arts to avoid him, but the Dragon Ranger was too fast and he slashed her three times before kicking her back.
The Dragon ranger then made his way back to Hau, Moon, and Gary , slashing and strike them each before they could even react.
Red drew both his blades and leapt at the Dragon ranger, getting into a fierce melee with him as he tried to relentlessly and continuously hit The Dragon ranger.
The Dragon ranger blocked each of Red's strikes with his claws and blades before knocking his arms aside and pulling him in close before hitting him hard twice, sending him hurling back to the other Zyurangers.
The Zyurangers were amazed at his skills and abilities.
Moments later none other than Seir revealed himself behind the Dragon ranger.
"Seir!" Red shouted.
"I told you if you came out you would all die, only now it will be at the hands of my student. The Dragon ranger!" Seir shouted.
"Wait a minute Seir made him?" Plumeria said.
"Student, could he be Prince Junior?" Guzma asked.
The Zyurangers gave determined looks as they got up again.
This Dragon Ranger being Seir's student made sense, his fighting style was almost exactly like Seir's.
"All together!" Red shouted as they all ran at the Dragon Ranger together.
Seir stepped back as the Dragon Rangers armor surged with green energy before he raised his hands and formed a ball of energy in his hands, unleashing it into into the Zyurangers, green energy bursting around them as they were hurled back, screaming in pain.
Before the Dragon ranger could attack again Daizyujin's foot slammed the ground near him.
The Gorma looked up and saw him standing over them.
"Daizyujin!" Red shouted as the Gorma quickly retreated, Seir and his Dragon ranger leaving too.
Samson came over as the Zyurangers got up and de armored.
"Samson, what was that?" Gary asked as Samson sighed.
"The Dragon Ranger."
He sat them down in one of the buildings after the other students went back to the school.
"After the Zyurangers came 6000 years ago, the Gorma tribe wanted one of their own, so they went looking for a sixth Guardian beast, one rumored to be more powerful than the others."
"A sixth Guardian beast?" Red said.
Samson nodded.
Samson revealed the book and showed them a picture of a massive black dragon.
"He was called Dragon Caesar, he was supposedly the strongest of the Guardian beasts. When the Gorma found him they used a dark ritual to corrupt him and make him their slave, they also created the Dragon Ranger with him. However, he was never able to see combat against the Zyurangers as the buckler and coin were lost, Dragon Caesar staying silent and hidden."
"Seir had them." Serena said in realization.
"Apparently, and now he has given them to a Gorma student of his."
"He's a Dark Zyuranger." Red said.
"He kicked out asses almost as bad as Seir did." Gary said.
"If Dragon Caesar is more powerful than the other Guardian beasts, that makes sense, his buckler would be more powerful too." Hau said.
"Whoever this Dragon ranger is, he must be defeated before they can find a way to call upon Dragon Caesar, if they do, Daizyujin may not be able to stop him."
The Zyurangers looked very uneasy.
"Samson this guy handed it too us, how are we suppose to beat him?" Moon asked.
"Remember your training, you weren't expecting him. Use your numbers and experience to your advantage. Draw him out and perhaps use Daizyujin to help."
"Draw him out?" Red said.
Samson nodded.
"I don't know guys." Moon said.
"No, he's right." Red said as he got up.
"This guy is almost as Dangerous as Seir, we need to take him down before he takes us down. Are you with me?" Red asked.
Gary got up first.
"Let's kick his ass."
"For Ash." Serena said with a determined look as she got up.
Moon and Hau soon got up too.
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted as he revealed himself.
"Pikachu, what are you doing here?" Red asked picking him up.
"The little guy wants to join you." Samson said.
"Pika!"
Red smiled.
"Alright, let's go."
Back in the Gorma palace the triumvirate were with Seir and the Dragon ranger.
"You found the lost Dragon Ranger coin." Guzma said.
"I've been preparing for this day, my apprentice will end the Zyurangers." Seir said.
"Let's see it then." Otrin said as he came up.
"What?"
"Send him out now , on his own."
"On his own?" Seir said.
"Gorma XIV will be interested to know why you kept the Dragon Coin a secret, unless you prove it was worth the surprise ." Plumeria said.
"Master, I can destroy them."
Seir was uneasy about sending him alone.
"Unless you think putting the prince's life in danger is a bad idea." Otrin said
"What?" Seir said.
"Too late." Otrin said as Seir turned to see the Dragon ranger had already departed.
Elsewhere on the Island, the Zyurangers were
Red with Pikachu on his shoulder and Charmander were searching the hill for any signs of the Dragon ranger.
"So if we just walk around in our armor he'll come out and face us?" Moon asked.
"That's the plan." Red said before Pikachu heard something.
"Pika!"
Several bursts hit the area around them, causing the Zyurangers to fall down.
They got up and saw the Dragon ranger land in front of them.
"Dragon ranger!" Red shouted.
The Dragon Ranger said nothing, he simply charged forward again, slashing each of the Zyurangers before they could respond.
Charmander , Popplio, and Litten tried to unleash attacks on him, but the Dragon ranger threw his hand forward as a blast of green energy hit them hurling the pokemon to the ground.
Hau and Moon tried simultaneous attacks as Serena fired arrows at him, but the Dragon ranger blocked their strikes and knocked the arrows aside before slashing Hau three times and kicking him back, catching Serena's kick and hurling her into Moon.
Gary tried to redirect his attacks again , but the Dragon Ranger overpowered Gary and smashed his own fist into his head before delivering a powerful kick to his head.
Red came at the Dragon ranger trying another fierce Melee with him using both his sword.
Just like before, the Dragon Ranger knocked each attack away before slashing Red three times, grabbing his arm and hurling him back towards the other Zyurangers.
"Ahh we're getting no where!" Moon shouted.
"Come on guys, we can do this." Red said as they got up.
The Dragon Ranger was about to attack again when he heard something.
"Pika chu!" Pikachu shouted as he unleash a bolt of lightning into the Dragon ranger, filling him with electricity as he grunted in pain, having not seen Pikachu before the fight started and thus did not have time to avoid him.
"Now's our chance, Howling cannon!" Red shouted as they quickly put their weapons together and held Red.
Red unleashed the combined blast into the Dragon Ranger as he cried out in pain when the explosion enveloped him.
After the smoke cleared, they saw his armor and golden shield had been damaged as he stumbled and fell backwards down a hill behind him.
"Come on, we have to find him before he get's away!" Red shouted as the Zyurangers ran down the hill with their pokemon looking for him.
Red and Charmander went down first with Pikachu climbing onto Red's shoulder, looking very close for any signs of the Dragon ranger.
"Char!" Charmander shouted as Red turned to see the Dragon ranger on the ground near the edge of a stream.
He held his sword up and slowly moved closer as he saw the Dragon ranger reach out with his arms and tried to drag himself.
Red kicked him onto his back and carefully held his sword over him.
Red was uneasy as he held his sword up.
"You have to do it Red, he's too dangerous." He said to himself trying to get the guts to end the Dragon Ranger.
Pikachu looked closer at the Dragon ranger and then smelled something. His eyes widening.
Red was about to bring his sword down when Pikachu franticly jumped on top of the Dragon ranger and held his arms out.
"Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu shouted as Red stopped.
"Pikachu what are you doing!?"
"Char Charmander?"
"Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu shouted before he went over to the Dragonranger's helmet and nudged his head against it.
Red shook as he slowly came closer when the other Zyurangers saw him.
"Red found him, he's still alive!" Moon shouted as they came over.
They saw Red kneeling over the Dragonranger with Pikachu by him as he reached down for the helmet.
"Red what are you doing, finish him before he wakes uuuuuuuup!" Gary said as his mouth dropped when Red removed the helmet.
Serena gasped holding her mouth as Moon and Hau gave just as dumbfounded looks.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said as he rubbed his head against and licking the face of the now unmasked Dragon Ranger.
"Ash." Red said shaking as he saw Ash's eyes slowly open.
They weren't his normal Brown eyes, they were red.
"Ash you're alive!" Red said as Serena tried to run over.
Several bursts hit the area around them, forcing Red , Pikachu, Charmander, and the others back.
Red raised his head up in horror to see Seir standing there as he picked up Ash in his arms.
"Ash!" Serena shouted as Seir vanished with him.
"Pika!"
Author's Note
Yeah Ash isn't dead, guess I didn't fool a lot of you,
I worked hard to get this one ready for you guys and obviously the next few will be Zyuranger, but as I said I will do several non Zyuranger chapter after that
So until next time, please review, comment, suggest, or ask(VIA PM)