(A/N: This Chapter and the following two take place between Poké Rangers: Mystic Force Chapters 21 & 22)
In Saffron City...
One of Team Rocket's mutants strolled along the street, sending the civilians fleeing in terror. He had the appearance of a taller, bulkier Mr. Mime. Dangling from his ears, nose, chin, all over his body were tiny mirrors on chains. His face seemed to be stuck in a permenant too-wide grin.
Holding out his hands, the mirrors on him glowed.
"Mirror Shot!" Firing dozens of glowing lasers across the street, he laughed at the panic that ensued.
"Stop right there!" The mutant whirled as Ryan, Brent, Ginger, Allison, and Rick arrived, already morphed into their Ranger suits. "Just what do you think you're doing?" Ryan asked.
"Rangers. What a pleasant non-surprise." he laughed. "I am Mirrormime." As he introduced himself, Mirrormime bowed theatrically. "And I'm here to take you on a little trip."
"Not interested." Brent told him as the team drew their weapons.
"Oh, but it would rude to turn down such a gift." Mirrormime waggled a finger accusingly at them before snapping it. "G-Spliced! Get them!" The foot soldiers appeared around him and charged the Rangers on command.
"Smokescreen!" Smoke billowed from Ryan's weapon and surrounded the team, causing the G-Spliced to skid to a halt as they struggled to see them. Leaping out, Ryan slid between the group, drawing back his blade. "Fire Spin!" Twirling, he cut the G-Spliced around him down.
"Double Team!" Three copies of the Yellow Ranger emerged from the cloud and dashed into the crowd of G-Spliced, the real deal firing Thunder Waves before they could discover which was her. Behind her, Rick emerged and leaped into the air.
"Earthquake!" Landing amongst the paralyzed G-Spliced, he slammed his Golem Mace to the ground and knocked them off their feet.
Ginger knelt in front of Brent, wrapping her Venusaur Whip around his Blastoise Cannons as he combined them into one, channeling their power together.
"Dual Growth: Seaweed Strike!" they called. A blast of green strands emerged from the Blastoise Cannons, wrapping around dozens of G-Spliced and binding them in place. Separating, the two Rangers charged up.
"Hydro Pump!"
"Solarbeam!"
The two blasts mowed the trapped G-Spliced down with ease.
Finishing the last foot soldiers facing him, Ryan leaped towards Mirrormime, only for the mutant to hold out his hand in a 'stop' gesture. Bouncing off an invisible wall, Ryan stumbled backwards and fell on his rear.
Holding out his hands, Mirrormime brought them together, using his abilities to drag the Rangers together into one group and slam them into each other. Holding up a hand, a larger square mirror about two feet across appeared in it. It had a black border with a glowing pink stripe swirling around it.
"Join me!" He called, holding it out. The Rangers yelled as a blast of silvery light emerged from the mirror, engulfing them. When it let up, there was nobody there.
Laughing uncontrollably, Mirrormime tucked the mirror under his arm and turned, teleporting away gleefully.
(Theme song inspired by Power Rangers Zeo Opening)
Kanto, go! (Kanto!) (All 6 Rangers show off their Morphers)
Rockets at the door, (Go, Kanto!) (Ryan stands in a Pokémon arena as the Red Ranger & Charizard Zord are shown)
Stronger than before! (Go, Kanto!) (Brent is training with his Pokémon in Pallet Town as the Blue Ranger & Blastoise Zord are shown)
Powered up for war, (Ginger is playing guitar as the Green Ranger & Venusaur Zord are shown)
Kanto, Poké Rangers! (Go, Kanto!) (Allison is healing her Pokémon in the forest as the Yellow Ranger & Pikachu Zord are shown)
Higher they can soar, (Go, Kanto!) (Rick turns to walk away from Pewter Gym as the Black Ranger & Golem Zord are shown)
Even up the score! (Go, Kanto!) (Jessica stands with her arms folded in the lab as the Violet Ranger & Arbok Zord are shown)
Go go, Poké Rangers! (Mewtwovanni, Rhynix, and Persia shown)
Go go, Poké Rangers! (Rangers fight off a collection of G-Spliced before firing Poké Blaster)
Go go, Poké Rangers! (Pokémon Megazord and Onix Venomzord stand together)
Kanto Poké Rangers! (All 6 Rangers pose in front of explosion)
(With special guest stars, Blaze Productions' Poké Rangers: Mystic Force)
Shortly...
Jessica came riding into Saffron City on her Pokémon Rider, coming to a halt at the Rangers' last known location.
"Guys?" she called. There was no response, just the sounds of the city around her. Raising her Morpher, she tried to contact them. "Guys? Come in." Nothing.
"Looking for your team?" Jessica turned to find a man in a martial arts gi standing nearby, a Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee standing beside him.
"Yeah." she answered. "Who are you?"
"I'm Mark." he introduced himself. "I used to be the Gym Leader of this city. Currently I run the Fighting Dojo next door."
"Ah, of course." Jessica nodded. "Do you know where they are?"
"I saw the whole thing." Mark told her. "Me and my Pokémon were out for our morning run around the city when we caught sight of the Poké Rangers fighting some Mr. Mime monster." he explained. "It had this mirror, about this big." He drew in the air with his finger to indicate its size. "And when it held it out towards your friends, there was this flash of light, and they were gone."
"Gone?" Jessica asked in shock.
"Yep. Pulled into the mirror, I assume." Mark frowned. "Either that or they were destroyed, but I'd rather stay optimistic."
"Yeah...yeah." Jessica nodded. "Thanks for the tip."
"Anything to help." Mark nodded and returned to his jog.
Jessica cursed herself for taking so long to get here. She'd been stuck at the Café with Joe. frantically serving an unusually high number of customers. It hadn't been easy to slip away.
"Fuji, come in." Jessica called the team's mentor on her Morpher. "The others seem to have been captured. What should I do?"
"Get back here to the lab." Fuji told her. "We'll try to track them, see if we can mount a rescue." He sighed. "Hopefully they can get out of this one."
"Right. On my way." Jessica revved her bike and spun towards the southwest, heading for base.
Meanwhile, back at Team Rocket HQ...
"An excellent performance, wouldn't you say?" Mirrormime asked, standing before Mewtwovanni, Rhynix, Persia, and Gengron.
"Most impressive indeed." Rhynix nodded.
"But what exactly did you do with them?" Persia asked. She leaned down and examined the mirror he was holding. "Are they in there?"
"Not exactly." Mirrormime chuckled. "You see, Mew's DNA awoke a most unusual power within me." He held up his mirror. "With my Mystic Mirror, I can travel between realities."
"Seriously?" Gengron looked around as if somebody was trying to prank him. "Between realities?"
"Yes." Mirrormime nodded enthusiastically. "In addition, I can send other people through it as well, though that comes with a catch." He smirked. "They swap places with somebody on the other side."
"So what you're saying is that the Rangers have been sent away, and we have five random people in their place?" Mewtwovanni asked.
"Precisely." Mirrormime grinned. "And that's not even the best part! Do you wanna hear the best part?"
"Please, I can't wait anymore." Persia muttered in annoyance.
"The best part..." Mirrormime giggled to himself. "Until and unless everyone manages to return to their own realities, they are linked together. Meaning if one of them dies..."
"The other will perish as well." Mewtwovanni laughed. "That's perfect! All we have to do is find and take out the humans who took the Rangers' place and they'll be finished."
"Yes." Mirrormime nodded. "And while you do that..." Mirrormime held up his mirror. "I'm going to go after the Rangers myself. We'll attack from two different angles and ensure their destruction."
"Good." Mewtwovanni nodded. "You do that. I'll create a new beast to strike from our end."
As he turned away and raised his mirror, Mirrormime grinned to himself.
'He doesn't suspect the truth.' he thought to himself as Mewtwovanni left to do his task. 'It's gonna be hilarious when he realizes who has actually been brought here.' Laughing internally, he vanished, off to another world.
Meanwhile, Mewtwovanni strapped a Grunt into the Fuser and pulled a Pokéball off the wall. Afer a moment of thought, he grabbed several more containing his selection's pre-evolution.
"This one's gotta be good." he said to himself. "Our moment of triumph is at hand!"
The Grunt yelled as his head shifted into that of a Venomoth. Dark fur like that of a Venonat coated his body, and numerous spots resembling a Venonat's eyes appeared through it. A pair of Venomoth wings sprouted from the back of his head and two long slits opened down his back, another pair hidden inside. A staff with a head resembling a Venonat with Venomoth wings appeared in his hand as he rose.
"I am Venomask." He introduced himself, kneeling before Mewtwovanni. "What do you wish of me, master?"
"There are five new arrivals in Kanto who need destroyed." Mewtwovanni told him. "Find them."
"As you command." Venomask nodded in understanding and stood.
"And if the Violet Ranger gets in your way." Mewtwovanni went on. "Tell her I'm sorry she couldn't stay with us...and then destroy her too."
Back at Fuji's Lab...
"I don't get it." Fuji growled as he leaned back in his seat. "I can't detect their signal anywhere."
"So, they're not here?" Jessica asked.
"Either their signal's blocked in some way or they're outside of Kanto." he told her. "And Johto. I expanded the search to cover it as well."
"Could they be somewhere else in the world?" she wondered.
"Possibly." Fuji sighed. "I can certainly expand the search to cover other regions. But I'm starting to think it won't be so..."
"Alert! Alert!" The alarm's call interrupted him. "Mutated DNA detected in Celadon City."
"...easy." Fuji finished as the image zoomed in on Venomask atop the Department Store.
"I am looking for newcomers to the region!" he called down to the city below him. "Either turn any you know over to me, or suffer the consequences!"
"Why would he be looking for newcomers to Kanto?" Jessica wondered.
"I don't know." Fuji replied. "But I have a feeling it's not unrelated to our problem. You up to facing him alone?"
"Do I have a choice?" Jessica asked, raising her Morpher. "I'm on it. Poké Power, unleash! Arbok!"
Morphing, she teleported to the city.
In the woods north of Celadon City...
"Ugh..." A teenage girl groaned and held her head as she sat up. She had pink hair and ruby contacts, and was wearing a black tank top and pink shorts.
"Urara!" Two others ran over and helped her to her feet. One was a guy with short dark green hair and hazel eyes, wearing blue jeans and a green jacket over a white tank top. The other was a girl with similar hair and eyes, also wearing blue jeans alongside a yellow t-shirt. "You okay?" the guy asked.
"I'm fine, Zander." Urara told him. "Except that I thought we were just in Mauville and suddenly I'm waking up here."
"We've all had the same experience." The girl, clearly Zander's sister, said. "Lamar!" she called to another teen nearby. "Any luck with that thing?"
Lamar had darker skin along with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a blue vest over a white shirt and light blue pants. Currently, he was sitting on the ground with a blue and purple pillow on his lap, a crystal ball sitting on it. His eyes shimmered with a blue aura as he looked at it.
"Not much, Grace." he called as the glow in his eyes faded.
"You have to keep trying." A final girl stood nearby, leaning against a tree. She had short black hair and dark blue eyes, and was wearing a red jacket over a black t-shirt and blue jeans.
"I AM, Rachel." Lamar carefully put the crystal ball away in his backpack as he stood up. "All it will tell me is that the closest civilization is that way." He pointed off to the south.
"Then I guess that's where we're going." Rachel said. The others nodded and set off in the direction Lamar had indicated, all very confused about how they ended up where they were.
Within ten minutes, they were walking into Celadon City. Looking around her, Urara started to recognize some landmarks.
"Oh no..." she muttered, stopping in her tracks. Her friends turned to look at her as she looked at the buildings around her in horror. "No no no, we can't be here!"
"You recognize this place?" Rachel asked.
"This is Kanto!" Urara told them. "Celadon City, to be specific." Realizing why she was upset, Grace stepped forward and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, it's okay." she said. "We're all here with you. Well, except Seb. No sign of him."
"But Celadon was supposed to be like a hub for..." Urara started, but the sound of an explosion a few blocks away caught the group's attention.
"That's sounds like trouble." Lamar remarked. "And if I had to guess, trouble's probably where we'll find our answers."
"We better check it out." Rachel dashed towards the sound and the others followed her, Urara trailing in the back. Rounding a corner, they found the Violet Kanto Ranger battling with Venomask.
"The boss sends his regards!" Venomask snarled, jamming his staff into her stomach and using it to flip her aside.
"I don't want to hear it!" Flipping to her feet, Jessica swung her staff again, but Venomask caught it with one hand and twisted it downward, raising a foot and kicking her back.
"Hey!" Venomask turned at Rachel's yell and faced the five new arrivals. "What are you doing, Hades Beast? Or Beastman, whichever."
"Hades Beast?" Venomask laughed. "Never heard of it. I am Venomask of Team Rocket!"
"No..." Urara paled noticably at the name. "It can't be..."
"Ah, so you know of us." Venomask grinned. "Excellent."
"Only by reputation." Zander told him. "We're kinda new to the area."
"Newcomers?" Venomask's eyes scanned the group. "And there's five of you? Perfect!" He drew his staff back and aimed at them. "You're the ones I'm looking for!"
"Get out of here!" Jessica yelled as she brought her Arbok Staff down on Venomask's shoulder, clamping on with a Bite. "He's too dangerous!" Venomask roared and wings sprouted from his back, knocking her away. Spinning, he fired a Psybeam from his staff, blasting her to the ground.
Rachel looked at her team.
"You guys ready to get in on this?" The others nodded. Grace turned to Urara.
"You sure?" Urara nodded.
"I'll cope." she insisted, drawing her Mystic Morpher as the others did the same. The five pressed 1-2-6 on them.
"Magical Source, Mystic Force!" they all called.
Galwit Mysto Magiro!
A pink lightning bolt struck the sky as the Magiland logo appeared and a spiritual Xerneas dove down, surrounding Urara in a pink aura. Her suit magically appeared; a pink Ranger suit with a black M on the chest, pink gloves and boots with black and gold lines, and a golden belt buckle with the letter M on it. A pink cape flowed from her back and she wore a pink skirt. A staff with fairy wings on top appeared on her waist and her head stood straight as a helmet with a Xerneas design appeared to complete her transformation.
A yellow lightning bolt struck as a spiritual Zapdos dove down from another Magiland logo, surrounding Grace in a yellow aura. A yellow version of Urara's suit appeared around her, a lightning bolt atop her staff. A helmet with a Zapdos design appeared to complete the change.
A green lightning bolt struck and a spiritual Virizion dove down from the Magiland logo, surrounding Zander in a green aura. The suit that appeared on him was very similar to the other two, but green and lacking the skirt. His staff had a green leaf on top, and a helmet with a Virizion design completed his transformation.
A blue lightning bolt struck as a spiritual Suicune dove down and surrounded Lamar with a blue aura. His suit was a blue version of Zander's, with a raindrop on top of his staff. A helmet with a Suicune design completed the transformation.
Finally, a red lightning bolt struck as a spiritual Moltres descended from the Magiland logo to surround Rachel with a red aura. A red version of Urara and Grace's outfits appeared around her, a fire symbol on her staff. A helmet with a Moltres design finished the team's transformation.
Zander stood and spun with his cape.
"The howling grass element!" he called. "Earth Magician, Green Mystic Ranger!"
"The sparkling wind element!" Urara repeated his movement. "Wind Magician, Pink Mystic Ranger!"
"The fluid water element!" Lamar called. "Water Magician, Blue Mystic Ranger!"
"The galloping thunder element!" Grace continued. "Thunder Magician, Yellow Mystic Ranger!"
"The blazing fire element!" Rachel finished. "Fire Magician, Red Mystic Ranger!"
"Turning our courage into magic!" they all called together. "Poké Rangers, Mystic Force!"
As Jessica stared at the five new Rangers in surprise, Venomask twirled his staff.
"Magicians, huh?" He aimed his staff towards them. "Let's see what you can do, then!" he called, charging to meet them.
Zander leaped towards him, the M on his staff sliding to the bottom and getting bigger as it shifted to Axe Mode. He swung down, but Venomask caught the blow and hurled him aside.
Grace's staff switched to Crossbow Mode as the Yellow Ranger knelt and aimed it at him.
"Charge Beam!" Venomask twirled his staff and blocked the strike.
"Psybeam!" The blast struck Grace in the chest, flinging her back.
Rachel and Lamar formed their staffs into Sword and Trident mode as they both tried to strike the Venomoth mutant, but he laughed as he backed up, deflecting their blows with his weapon. Kneeling as they swung down, his wings stopped their strikes as he used his staff to sweep them off their feet.
The M on Urara's staff folded in as it entered Wand Mode.
"Gust!" Holding it out, she sent a blast of powerful wind towards him as wings popped out behind her.
"Silver Wind!" Venomask's own wings sent a blast of dust-lined wind back, pushing through the Pink Ranger's attack and sending her to the ground. Leaping, he swung his staff down towards her. Jessica's Arbok Staff appeared over the Pink Ranger, blocking the hit.
"I got you." the Violet Ranger called, pushing the blow up and driving a kick into Venomask's midsection. As he staggered back, Lamar and Zander slashed past him from behind with their weapons.
"Thanks." Urara grabbed Jessica's outstretched hand and was pulled back up. Meanwhile, Rachel managed to get past Venomask's defense and slash him with with her sword.
"Gi Magi Gigiru!" she called. Charging forward, flames surrounded the Red Ranger similar to a Moltres. "Mystic Force, Sky Attack!" Sparks flew from Venomask as she slashed past with her saber. Staggering, he slammed his staff to the ground and a blast of air propelled him up and away from the group, landing a safe distance.
"Nobody said my targets were Rangers." he grumbled. "I'm out of here!" Waving his staff, he teleported away.
Facing the five newcomers who had helped her, Jessica checked to make sure nobody else was around before powering down.
"You guys are Rangers too?" she asked. The Mystic Rangers powered down in turn.
"That's us, the Mystic Force Rangers. I'm Rachel." The Red Ranger introduced herself.
"Lamar Clayton." The Blue Ranger gave his name.
"Zander Jackson." The Green Ranger grinned.
"Grace Jackson." The Yellow Ranger introduced herself.
"Urara Nakamura." The Pink Ranger greeted. Jessica shook each of their hands in turn. "Thanks again for the assist."
"I should be thanking you." she told them. "I don't think I could've taken that guy on my own. Name's Jessica Freeman."
"Was that guy really from Team Rocket?" Urara asked. Jessica nodded confirmation. "I thought they were disbanded."
"Unfortunately, no. We've been doing our best to stop them from conquering the world." she told her. "Me and the other Kanto Rangers." Jessica frowned thoughtfully. "They're missing right now, though. They've just disappeared." The Mystic Rangers all looked at each other.
"What a coincidence." Lamar said. "We just appeared here not that long ago." Biting her lip, Jessica nodded in understanding.
"I think you guys should come back to the lab with me." she told them. "Maybe together we can sort out what exactly is going on."
Shortly, at Fuji's Lab...
"Make yourself at home." Jessica suggested as she led them in the lab tucked away in the forests near Pallet Town.
"Guess we aren't the only Rangers based out in the woods." Zander remarked as they entered. The Kanto Rangers' trio of mentors sat waiting.
"Guys, this is Dr. Fuji, the scientist who recruited the Kanto Rangers." Jessica introduced. "Our computer expert, Bill." Bill smiled and waved at the new arrivals. "And of course, our combat instructor and master ninja, Kuai."
"It's an honor." Kuai bowed in greeting.
"And who might these be?" Fuji asked.
"These are the Mystic Force Poké Rangers." Jessica told him. "They came to my aid while I was fighting Team Rocket's monster."
"Happy to help." Rachel looked around the lab. "Interesting place you've got here." Fuji chuckled.
"You look like you've never been in a lab before." he said.
"I have been." Rachel shrugged. "But, well, I grew up with more magic than science."
"Magic..." Fuji thought about it. "Interesting. Magic is often just science we don't understand, you know."
"Speaking of things we don't understand..." Grace spoke up. "Do you have any idea how we got here?"
"What do you know?" Fuji questioned. The Mystic Rangers explained about how they were just minding their own business, on a Pokémon journey, when they suddenly woke up north of Celadon. "And you say there was a sixth person with you who wasn't transported?"
"Seb. He's pretty new. We haven't seen him here." Lamar confirmed.
"Five of my Rangers vanish and almost immediatey after, you five Rangers appear here." Fuji scratched his chin in thought. "There has to be a connection there."
"It could just be coincidence." Zander suggested.
"I don't believe in coincidences." Fuji told him, spinning around to face the computer. "Where in the world did you guys say you came from again?"
"Hoenn." Grace told him. "We were in Mauville City..."
"Mmm." Fuji narrowed his eyes. "I don't detect any Morpher signals in Mauville, or anywhere in Hoenn, for that matter. Could be blocked though." He turned to face Bill. "Is there any way we can improve the scan?"
"I can try and filter out some of the common causes of signal blockage." Bill told him. "It'll take me a bit and it doesn't usually work very well at all, but it's worth a shot..."
As the two of them discussed the problem, the Mystic Rangers scattered around the lab, looking for things to do. Lamar set his crystal ball on a table and went back to looking for answers in it. Rachel started discussing combat with Kuai, the ninja trying to give her a few tips. Grace and Zander were discussing the situation off to the side.
Spotting Urara sitting on the couch, Jessica took a seat next to her.
"You look deep in thought." she said.
"Yeah, you could say that." Urara nodded. "I just didn't expect to be back in Kanto right now."
"I take it you have history with Team Rocket?" Jessica asked. Urara looked at her in surprise.
"How did you know that?" she wondered.
"Your reaction when Venomask said he was part of them wasn't exactly subtle." Jessica told her. "Bad history?"
"I don't really want to..." Urara started.
"That's okay, you don't have to tell me." Jessica told her. "I just wanted to say, I'm sorry for whatever it is we did to you."
"We?" Urara looked at her in confusion.
"I was, uh, a part of Team Rocket until fairly recently." Jessica admitted. "Since leaving, I've started to realize just how horrible I was to stay for as long as I did."
"You don't seem so bad." Urara said.
"That's nice of you to say." Jessica smiled appreciatively. "But I did more than my share of questionable, to put it lightly, things." She sighed sadly. "Maybe if I had come to my senses sooner, I could've done something to save my mom."
"What happened to her?" Urara wondered.
"Team Rocket got to her, turned her into a monster like the one we fought earlier." she explained. "We were forced to destroy her."
"I'm sorry." Urara said sadly. "That must've been hard on you."
"Even harder on my brother Ryan." Jessica said. "He's our Red Ranger. I wish I knew where he was right now..."
"You'll find him." Urara told her. "If he and your other friends acually are in Hoenn, we'll help when we get back."
"Thanks." Jessica started to say more, but Zander took a seat on the arm of the couch next to her.
"So, Jessica. Can I call you Jess?" he asked.
"...my friends do." Jessica told him, raising an eyebrow.
"Right..." Zander halted for a moment at her tone before going on. "I was just thinking..."
Winking mischieviously at Urara, Jessica snuck a Pokéball off her belt without Zander noticing, releasing her Arbok onto the floor.
"...while we're here, maybe you'd like to show me around the lab. It seems like a cool..." Jessica's Arbok popped up beside him and hissed in his ear, making Zander yelp and leap away. Jessica and Urara burst out laughing, as did Grace across the room.
"You trying to start more long distance relationships over there, Zander?" she asked.
"Not interested. Sorry." Jessica told him. Zander held up his hands.
"Fine, fine. I won't bother you." he said, walking over to join his sister, who was still laughing at his expense. "Just trying to be friendly, I swear!" Jessica's Arbok slithered along the back of the couch and nuzzled against Urara's cheek.
"He likes you." Jessica laughed as Urara scooted nervously away from the large snake Pokémon. "Don't be nervous because of his loudness. He's a sweetheart. Give him a little..." Jessica made a scratching motion and Urara mimiced it, scatching Arbok under the chin. Going cross-eyed with pleasure, Arbok rested his head in the Pink Ranger's lap. "See?"
"Yeah, he's nice." Urara said.
"Alert! Alert!" The alarm blared across the lab. "Mutated DNA at the Pokémon League." Jessica pushed Arbok's tail off her and ran over to look at the screen, finding both Venomask and Gengron rampaging.
"Who is that?" Rachel asked as she and the other Mystic Rangers walked over to see as well.
"Gengron. Another of Team Rocket's." Jessica told them, recalling her Arbok. "I've gotta get out there."
"You can't fight both of them alone!" Urara called as she ran towards the exit. Stopping in the doorway, Jessica looked back at them.
"You all are welcome to join me." she said before taking off. Looking at her team, Rachel nodded.
"We're Poké Rangers. We should help her." The others agreed and they all ran off in pursuit of the Violet Ranger.
Soon, at the Pokémon League...
"I would hate to be in Mirrormime's shoes when the boss gets ahold of him." Gengron remarked as he hurled a fireball at the building, blowing a sizeable hole in it. "I don't think I've seen him so furious as he was when you told him the new arrivals in Kanto were Rangers."
"We have to destroy them." Venomask agreed. "Otherwise..."
"I don't think so." The two turned as Jessica and the Mystic Rangers arrived on scene. "The only ones being destroyed here are you two!" Jessica told them.
"G-Spliced!" Gengron called, dozens of the Team Rocket minions appearing behind the two monsters.
"What are those?" Grace asked.
"Foot soldiers. Only a threat in numbers." Jessica told them. "Watch out for their Arbok arms though. Not nearly as a friendly as mine."
"Right. You ready to morph?" Rachel asked. Jessica and the other Mystic Rangers nodded.
"Poké Power, unleash! Arbok!" Jessica called, pressing her Morpher. Drawing theirs, the Mystic Rangers pressed 1-2-6.
"Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
Galwit Mysto Magiro!
After morphing, the six Rangers drew their weapons as the G-Spliced and two beasts swarmed towards them.
As the G-Spliced approached her, Urara aimed her Mystic Staff at them.
"Gi Gi Gigiru: Dazzling Gleam!" she called, sending pink lights out of the staff to blast the G-Spliced in front to the ground. Charging to meet the rest, she leaped and kicked off one's chest, spinning in midair to kick another across the face. Landing, she ducked under a swinging Scyther blade and drew her Mystic Morpher. "Magi Magiro!" A pink aura surrounded her and she transformed into a giant fan. "Fairy Wind!" Blades spinning, the fan fired a blast of pink air, taking out the remaining foot soldiers.
"Mystic Staff: Axe Mode!" Zander's staff transformed into an axe and he swung it horizontally as the G-Spliced reached him, cutting several to the ground. As three more swung their Scyther blades, he blocked the strike and pushed it back, swinging his axe out and splitting the blades in half. Glancing at the trees around the Pokémon league, he raised his axe overhead, channeling their power into it. "Gii Magika! Leaf Tornado Strike!" Swinging his axe to the ground, a whirlwind of leaves flew out and engulfed the remaining G-Spliced, cutting them down.
"Gi Gi Gigiru: Tidal Wave!" A blue wave of water erupted from the ground at Lamar's command and he leaped onto it, riding it towards the G-Spliced. "Mystic Staff: Trident Mode!" Transforming his weapon, he slashed a line of minions as the wave crashed down on several more. Jabbing an Arbok arm, he pushed it away as it tried to bite him and leaped into the air as more tried to surround him, aiming his trident down. "Water Pulse!" A pulsating blast of water crashed down on the G-Spliced below, sending them falling to the ground and dissolving.
"Mystic Staff: Crossbow Mode!" Transforming her weapon, Grace knelt and aimed it at the charging G-Spliced. "Thunderbolt!" Bolts of electric energy fired forth, blasting several G-Spliced away. Stopping in their tracks, the others charged up and spit a collective acid blast towards the Yellow Ranger. Leaping aside, she landed on her feet as energy charged in her crossbow. "Zap Cannon!" A green and yellow bolt fired into the middle of the group, blasting the rest of the G-Spliced to the ground.
Leaping at Gengron, Jessica swung her staff, but he turned intangible and phased through it.
"Bite!" Gengron growled in pain as her staff's teeth latched onto him in spite of his intangibility, grabbing the weapon and throwing the Violet Ranger away.
"I hate that move." Gathering fire from his head, he fired a extra-large ball of it towards her.
"Power Booster!" Pressing her Morpher, Jessica swung her staff as the extra burst of energy flowed through her, smacking Gengron's attack right back at him. Leaping, she slashed down and sent him flying while he was still staggering from the blow.
"Let's see what you can do on your own." Venomask challenged as he faced off with Rachel.
"I'll show you." Rachel agreed. "Gigiru!" A pair of red boxing gloves with an M and different colored jewels appeared on her hands as the two met for battle.
Rachel jabbed towards his stomach, but Venomask blocked it with his staff. Keeping up the pressure, Rachel drove him back with a series of hooks, jabs, and feints, but the mutant managed to successfully keep blocking.
"Mach Punch!" A flurry of high-speed hits slipped past his defense, striking Venomoth repeatedly in the chest. Pushing his staff down while he was distracted, Rachel's right fist ignited. "Fire Punch!"
Venomoth roared as the attack struck him and sent him flying back, leaving a scorch mark on his chest. Growling, the wings on his back, head, and staff all glowed.
"Silver Wind!" Rachel ducked to the ground as the triplicated attack fired at her. Venomask laughed as explosions surrounded her, only to stop as she sprang up from the blast and into the air. "What?"
"Mysto Magika!" Rachel called as she brought her fists together. "Fire Spin Screw Attack!" Spinning, a vortex of fire surrounded her as she dove down and plowed into Venomask head-on. Springing off him, Rachel landed on her feet as sparks flew from Venomask's body and he fell to a knee, trying to hold himself up with his staff before toppling facedown and exploding.
Realizing he was now alone and facing six Rangers, Gengron took a step back.
"This isn't over!" he called, teleporting away.
Before the Rangers had a chance to celebrate, a green sphere descended from the sky and reformed Venomask, increasing his size until he towered over the area.
"They do that here too, huh?" Lamar noted.
"Constantly." Jessica told him. "I got it. Onix Carrier Zord! Venomzords!" At the Violet Ranger's call, the enormous Onix Zord burst out of the ground, the Arbok, Weezing, and Tentacruel Zords following behind it. Jessica leaped up into the Arbok. "Onix Venomzord!" The Onix Zord's tail detached, followed by two more pieces of its body. The body pieces rose upright and shifted into legs, connecting under the Weezing Zord. The Weezing's secondary head opened and shot out an arm, while the Arbok's tail detached to reveal a hand and it connected to the Weezing's left. The Tentacruel retracted its tentacles into itself and settled on top as a head. Finally, the Arbok's tail connected to the hip as a weapon while the Onix's tail fit over the Weezing arm.
Drawing the Arbo-Spear, the Onix Venomzord jabbed at Venomask, but he deflected the blow aside with his staff. Pulling back, he slammed his weapon into the Weezing Zord twice, sending the Megazord staggering back.
"Silver Wind!" A wind lined with silver dust flew from his wings, causing sparks to fly from the Onix Venomzord. Leaping forward, he swung his staff down and the Onix Venomzord caught it with its spear, trying to hold him back.
"Let's Titan up." Rachel suggested as the Mystic Rangers drew their Morphers.
"Ancient Spirits of Magiland, transform us into Titans! Galwit Mysto Magika!" they all called.
Five Magiland seals appeared above the Mystic Rangers in their respective colors and they jumped up through them, transforming into giant mechanical versions of legendary Pokémon. Zander became a humanoid Virizion, Urara a Xerneas, Lamar a Suicune, Grace a Zapdos, and Rachel a Moltres. Each held a giant version of their weapons.
"Mystic Fusion! Magi Giruma Gattai Jinga!" At the Mystic Rangers' call, a golden aura shined as the Titans rose into the sky. Suicune shrunk its head, arms, and legs and the body split off as the top of its head split in two, becoming feet. Virizion pulled its legs into its stomach and attached on top of Suicune as Zapdos connected to the back. Moltres's wings broke off and became extensions for the arms while the rest of its body connected to the head. Xerneas's antlers and face separated and connected to the Moltres head, while its body fit inside Virizion, a big gold M appearing on the chest. The Mystic Rangers appeared in a chessboard-styled cockpit inside. "Mystic Titan Megazord, On Stage!"
As Venomask looked over at the new Megazord landing near him in surprise, Jessica's Megazord shoved him back.
"Drill Run!" The Onix Drill spun and she jabbed out with it into his midsection, dealing some solid damage.
"Mystic Titan Weapon Unleash!" The Mystic Rangers called. "King Excalibur!" The Titan versions of Zander's axe and Rachel's saber appeared, the axe's blades and sword's hilt folding in as they combined into one. Grabbing the weapon, the Mystic Titan Megazord slashed Venomask before he could defend, sending him rolling to the ground.
The Onix Venomzord looked over and nodded as the two robots stood together.
"You..." Venomask dragged himself to his feet. "I will not be destroyed by Rangers who don't even belong here!"
Reaching out, Jessica flipped a switch on her controls.
"Let's take this guy out." Her voice projected out from the Onix Venomzord to where the other Rangers could hear it.
The Arbo-Spear reattached to the the Onix Venomzord's arm and both it and the Onix Drill began to spin.
"Double Drill Strike!" Jessica called. Charging forward, the Onix Venomzord plowed through Venomask with both, sending sparks flying from his body.
"Galwit Mysto Prifiore Magika!" The Mystic Titan Megazord raised King Excalibur, sending a golden beam into the clouds. The Megazord jumped up after it and flew through a Magiland seal, charging energy into its blade as the legendary Pokémon appeared around it and a golden aura covered the sword. "King Excalibur, Legendary Mystic Spell Seal!" As the Megazord charged down, the Virizion and Xerneas flew down ahead of it, followed by the Suicune and Zapdos, with Moltres bringing up the rear as the Magiland seal appeared. "STRIKE!"
Slashing out, a golden bolt struck across Venomask and the Mystic Titan Megazord landed next to the Onix Venomzord. Lightning flying from his body, Venomask tried to twirl and charge at them, but only managed to throw himself off-balance, hitting the ground. The Mystic Rangers raised their hands.
"Checkmate."
As they snapped their fingers, Venomask exploded behind them, the two Megazords standing victoriously together.
Later, near Hoenn...
Jessica rode her Pokémon Rider in Gyro Mode across the surface of the ocean. Above, the Mystic Rangers flew together on their Mystic Jets. Hearing her Morpher beep, Jessica raised it up.
"You're approaching the region now." Fuji told her. "I still can't detect the others' signal, but keep an eye out."
"Got it." Jessica nodded and hung up as they reached the shoreline, switching her bike back to normal as she came to a stop. The Mystic Rangers slowed and hovered overhead. "Fuji says he can't find the others." Jessica called up to them.
"Do you want to come back to the Library with us?" Urara asked.
"It's a good idea." Rachel nodded. "We can ask Woodmodore. Maybe he'll know a way to locate them."
"Better than searching aimlessly." Jessica nodded. "Thanks."
The six continued on their way into the forest, soon approaching the location of the Mystic Library. As they reached it, the Mystic Rangers came to a halt.
"What?" Grace gasped. "That can't be right..."
Where they thought they would find the mansion above the Mystic Library, there was nothing but trees and bushes.
"It was right here!" Urara called down.
"I wonder what happened?" Zander asked.
"I don't see any signs of a battle." Jessica said as the Mystic Rangers landed and hopped off their Jets. She examined the trees. "Doesn't look like it was destroyed. It looks like there was never anything here at all."
"But we saw it." Lamar said. "We were in it. We're not crazy."
"I don't think you are." Jessica frowned. "But this is troubling."
"Yeah..." Urara looked around in confusion. "If this isn't our home, then just WHERE are we?"
To be continued...