Quit writer note, I am nearing the midway point of this story and I'm still trying to drop as frequently as possible. Thanks to the app I can ban these out so much faster .

Chapter 14 - Bonds Broken

"Well now, the humans seem to be rather slow at rebuilding." The Blue Beetle said.

"Keep your mind on the prize Blue. Chalice took us all on by himself. We have to eliminate the others first." Yellow said. "Once we isolate him, we will be able to destroy him. Blade, go forth and draw out our beloved rangers."

"It would be more fitting of you to him then at their home," a deep, raspy voice said from behind. The Beetle Borges turned to see a being standing behind them under a black cloak. It's eyes glowing a deep crimson red. It held a silver staff, as long as it was tall with the blades end shaped as a Z. "There is a place the rangers go to train everyday. Attack it, destroy it. We shall break the rangers at their core."

The Beetle Borges kneeled to the being and in unison said, "yes my lord." They stood to their feet as the being point his staff west of their position.

"You will find a dojo there called United Taekwondo Academy. Kill everyone there and leave the dojo in ruins." The being commanded. The Beetle Borges walked off with Blade slowly trailing behind them.

The team was teaching their second classes of the day. Hez, Aj and Katrina tackled the main floor watching over the sparring matches. Donna, Brian and NC watched over the secondary floor. Neil was in the office handling a new student for registry. Hez could feel something was off, he could feel something was getting closer and got antsy.

"Aj, I'm gonna run outside for a bit, hold it down here." Hez said. Aj nodded as Hez walked to the edge of the mat, bowed and proceeded out the front door barefoot. He looked around and saw nothing until he felt the power growing. He looked up and saw four figures, instantly realized it was the Beetle Borges and fourth being. He quickly ran back into the dojo.

"Everyone gear off! Class is dismissed!" Hez yelled.

"What's going on?" Aj asked.

"Class is dismissed, we have some unfriendly visitors." Hez said as he motioned to the outside. Just as he turned around a horde of puttie came crashing through the glass doors. The children screamed and ran while Hez front kicked the closest one back to the outside. Katrina and Aj helped the students off the mat. Neil rushed out of the office and tackled a puttie that was going for a student, beating its face into rubble.

"How did they find us?" Neil asked.

"It doesn't matter, protect the dojo!" Hez said as he Round kicked another head off. More puttie swarmed in causing a large commotion. The basement door shot open as Mr. Nichols stood in the doorway, tomahawk in one hand and knife in the other. He charged forward and jumping side kicked a puttie reducing it to rubble.

"I'm going to say this one time and one time only," he said as he looked at the creatures in a stand off. Brian, Donna and NC stood in the middle lobby as their heard their teacher. "Get the hell out of my dojo!" Mr. Nichols roared. The puttie charged forward and so did the rangers and Mr. Nichols. Hez and Neil pushed a few puttie outside the door. Aj, Donna and Katrina ran to the back door when they heard it fly open. Upon arrival they saw Arianna side kick a head clean off the shoulders.

"These guys again? Really?" She said as she partied a punch and ridge handed the neck. "Today was a good day too!" Aj Superman punched the puttie behind her as Donna and Katrina pushed to the outside. NC and Brian ran into the main lobby to stop the horde from flanking the main floor. Mr. Nichols spin hook kicked the head of one puttie into another. He used the handle of his tomahawk to block a punch then followed the length of the puttie's arm with the blade, cleaving the head completely off. He turned and used the handle of the tomahawk to block a hammer first as he held his knife invertedly and stabbed it into the side of the puttie's neck then turned the tomahawk around to smash the spike into the forehead.

Mr. Nichols looked around and felt an old familiar feeling. The blood coursed through his veins as the adrenaline kicked in. He stabbed his knife into the forehead of a puttie then kneeled down, spinning on his left knee to avoid a punch but slicing the tomahawk through the knee of a puttie. As it fell he launched the tomahawk at the head of another. As the tomahawk dug into the puttie's head, it's legs flung from under its body as it's head crashed to the ground. Mr. Nichols opened his gi top and pulled out two tonfa. Metal rods with a metal handle towards the end. He spun them on his arm and stood ready, his stand wide as one arm was raised above his head and the other at his stomach.

"Come on, it's gonna take a lot more of you if you think I'm gonna give up this place." Mr. Nichols said. The puttie formed a circle around him. He caught a glimpse of Hez and Neil fighting outside, holding their own. He found no need to worry about his students. He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply before exhaling and opening his eyes. A puttie foolishly charged him alone. He stretched his left arm downward to block the kick then punched forward, driving the butt of the tonfa threw the jaw. He spun on his heels to deliver and elbow strike to another, which was reinforced by the steel of the tonfa. He spun the tonfa in his right hand out toads length to it as he stabbed it forward into the chest of a puttie. The puttie was still moving when Mr. Nichols side kicked the tonfa deeper through the chest. He felt a tug at his left arm and released the tonfa. A puttie pulled it away but Mr. Nichols reached into his gi again to pull out his ball on a chain.

"Like I said, it's gonna take a lot more of you to take me down!" Mr. Nichols yelled as he spun the chair over his head then threw it forward. The force of the throw added to the weight of the ball sent it crashing threw the chest of two puttie. He pulled back on the chain and caught the ball. He continued to spin it as he spun on his heel and whipped the ball around on a low angle, destroying multiple knee caps. As the puttie got closer, he held the ball in his right hand and smashed it into one's mouth while driving it down to the mat.

In the lobby, NC pressed his foot off the wall to land a Superman punch. Brian locked a puttie in an arm bar before applying more pressure to the shoulder to pull the arm clean off. A head flew into the window followed by a body and Neil.

"How's it going in here?" Neil asked.

"Oh real funny bro," NC said sarcastically. Hez dove into the window next and grabbed a stool, smashing the puttie that tried to jump in behind him.

"That was violent." Neil said.

"Our lives are violent." Hez replied as he moved towards the main floor.

"Good point," Neil said as he followed.

Aj cracked his knuckles while Donna whipped the dust from her gi. The four Rand into the dojo meeting with the others at the main floor.

"Why aren't you guys doing anything?" Aj asked. Hez pointed to the floor where Mr. Nichols sliced a puttie down the middle of its body with a katana. Their jaws dropped as Mr. Nichols turned around.

"Well anyone wunna explain this?" Mr. Nichols asked as he sheathed his katana.

"Not a clue, they just popped up…"

"Rangers!" A voice yelled. As they looked past Mr. Nichols they saw the Yellow Beetle standing in the street with his arms crossed upon his chest.

"What is that and what did he just say?" Mr. Nichols asked as he turned around.

"I haven't the slightest idea." Aj responded.

"Face us rangers. You can not run from your fate!" The Yellow Beetle yelled.

"So Zordon did find others." Mr. Nichols said. He turned over his shoulder and grinned, "go get em rangers." The team looked shocked as Mr. Nichols walked away.

"How could he know?" Brian asked.

"Doesn't this mean our power will fade?" Aj said.

"We can't worry about that now." NC said.

"He's right, it's morphing time!" Brian yelled as the team morphed.

A belt formed around Hez's waist as he held out his card. "Henshin," he said as he slide the card into the buckle. As the purple doorway marked with a beetle appeared, the rangers charged forward. Hez followed suit and broke through the doorway as Kamen Rider Chalice. The rangers rushed The Yellow Beetle but he slipped through their attacks until he lashed his forearm with Hez's elbow to avoid the deadly elbow strike.

"You're the one I really want Chalice," he said. As the others turned three beings dropped to the battlefield. The Blue Beetle, The Red Beetle and a being not too distant from Hez's appearance. His chest plated armor was silver with a red diamond designed onto the chest. The bulky shoulder padding was also silver with the bottom lines in gold. The wrists were covered with gold bracelets and the forearms had silver plates. The body right suit was blue with two barbed rings rounding each upper thigh. He knees were covered with a silver plate that was ridged. The shins were covered by silver jagged plates similar to Hez's. The helmet resembled a beetle. A silver spike going from the chin up past the forehead. The eyes were crimson with a gold line running from the inner corners down to the outer chin. The mouth was designed to be rigid with fangs. His belt buckle was silver with a red box holding a golden spade. On the side of his belt sat a holster holding his sword that had his card deck connected to the hilt of the blade.

"You guys take Red and Blue." Aj said as he stood in front of the group. "The new guy is mine," Aj called upon his power sword and charged the rider who blocked his attack. Brian the rangers charged the Beetles who back peddled to separate them from Aj and Hez.

"Well Chalice, show me the power you wield!" The Yellow Beetle said as he threw a lead hook. Hez ducked it and fired off a rear round kick that was blocked by Yellow grabbing the back of his helmet and using his forearm and bicep to absorb the blow. Yellow Beetle threw a jab that Hez used his rear hand to cup and swing away as he parried the oncoming cross, stepping to Yellow's outside. He raised his rear arm up and over Yellow Beetle's arm to strike at his face but the had was blocked as they locked in a stalemate.

"You're getting slow Yellow Beetle." Hez said smugly as he shifted his weight, under hooking Yellow Beetle's arm and swinging him to the ground. Yellow Beetle rolled and fired off shots with his blaster. Hez rolled out of the way and formed his bow to fire back at Yellow Beetle. The two men ran down the block firing energy arrows and laser blasts at each other.

Blade looked at Aj, his crimson visors growing black as he drew his blade. Aj lowered his katana and widened his stance before turning the blade backwards as if he sheathed it. "Enzo, if that's really you in there, come to your senses." Aj said. Blade screamed and charged forward wildly swinging his blade. Aj managers to block the onslaught of attacks as he back pedaled before he clashed swords with Blade to enter a stalemate.

"Enzo wake the hell up!" Aj yelled but he was met with another scream. Aj punched Blade in the mouth to back him up then slashed his blade down on an angle but Blade parried it with his own sword and swiped at Aj's side. Aj stepped out to avoid the attack but also blocked with his Power Sword. He spun to land a back kick to Blade's chest causing him to stumble back. Blade pulled a card from his deck and ran it across the back of his sword. The blade of his sword turned green as he swiped it at the air sending a green energy wave at Aj. He was unable to avoid it, sparks flew from his chest as he flew backwards. He clutched his chest and looked up at Blade.

"Fine, I'll beat you back into the right state of mind!" Aj yelled as he quickly stood up and charged Blade. Blade screamed and counter charged. The two met with a clash and continued to clash their swords as they attempted to strike each other. Aj thruster his shoulder into Blade's chest and thrusters his sword forward. Blade back peddled then side stepped the attempt and slashed Aj in his back. With a grunt Aj dropped to a knee. As Blade rushed in Aj sliced at his leg. The sword cut through the armor and drew blood, dropping Blade to his knee. The two stared into each other. They slowly stood and surged forward again.

Blue Beetle side kicked Neil into a car, causing the material to bend onward around his body. NC, Donna and Katrina were locked in an attempt to land a blow on Red Beetle but he continued to sway and dodge. The Red Beetle grabbed Donna and flipped her over his body into Katrina. NC was met with a double flying side kick from both Red and Blue Beetle. His body crashed through the pavement creating a small hole. Brian stood to his feet, his golden shield cracked, looking at the two borges. He held up his Dragon Dagger and charged them. Blue Beetle ducked the swipe at his head but Red Beetle couldn't avoid the jumping reverse kick to his chest. Blue Beetle blocked the attempts to slash him but Brian clutched the back of his neck and pulled his face into a knee. Blue Beetle's head swung upward violently. He didn't see the foot dropping down for an axe kick as the force of the kick slammed the back of his head into the pavement.

Hez stood only a foot away from Yellow Beetle. His bow pulled while a blaster pointed dead center in his face. The two breathed heavy, their armor cracking. The Yellow Beetle dropped his blaster and put up his fists. Hez dropped his bow and held his right fist close to his face as the left was held lower, inviting Yellow Beetle to strike at his face. Hez low blocked the round kick and returned with a high round kick that was blocked. The two punched at each other, fist meeting fist, the force sent them both stumbling back. They charged each other, as Yellow Beetle slid down to sweep Hez he jumped up to avoid the attack. As he turned to face Yellow Beetle he blocked an elbow with his forearm then used his right arm to pass it completely through. The Yellow Beetle continued his attack. Hez pushed his fist into the direction of his elbow then grabbed his wrist, smashing the elbow with his forearm. He reached under Yellow Beetle's arm and grabbed the back of his head, pulling it into a knee strike. Yellow Beetle's body whipped back but Hez kept his grip on the wrist and pulled Yellow Beetle into a rushing knee that forced Yellow Beetle's body to flip backwards landing neck first.

The rangers and Hez stood together preparing to deal the final blow before a lightning bolt struck the ground before them. The rangers stumbled back as they saw a man in a black cloak. He held a silver staff that's blade was shaped as a Z.

"Rangers, you have peaked my interest." Then being said, "you hold the courage of your predecessors but I can see the lack in skill. You're fighting a battle you can merely survive in a war you can't win. Heed my words rangers, you will die like those before you by my hand!" The being said as he vanished with the Beetle Borges and Blade.