"Lights will guide you home." - Coldplay
Far away from Earth in a distant solar system was a planet known as "Erebia." From space, it appeared to be a lot like Earth. However, the oceans were a deeper shade of blue while the once green lands were grey and brown. Throughout the land masses were bright lights coming from huge, pollution-heavy cities.
In the main city, within the Royal Palace, the Queen had exited a torture chamber. She smirked as she ascended the marble stairs. Within the chamber, a strained cry could be heard coming from the inside. Two guards stood outside the chamber and conversed.
"Who's in there?" One asked. The other replied, "An agent of the former Prince. After the Prince was taken out of power from conquering Earth, this guy went berserk trying to find him. He was sent here for reeducation."
"Sounds rough."
"It is, but once he's done, he'll be completely loyal to our cause again."
The two looked inwards through the looking glass to see Karprex being electrocuted relentlessly.
~Cue Theme~
~HQ, Simulation Room~
"Legend Shift!" The Skyward Rangers called out together. They were doing battle with virtual avatars within a rocky arena. Aziza, for reasons unbeknownst to the Rangers, was pushing them more than ever to master the Ranger modes they had in their possession.
"Shift Into Turbo!" While the Core Five turned into the Turbo Rangers, Jackson transformed into the Phantom Ranger. Together, the Six high speed ran through the virtual avatars, tossing them into the air.
"Next one!" Tony called out. "Go Go Samurai!"
Drawing their swords, the Rangers jumped into the air and ran their blades through their targets destroying them.
"Here comes more!" Sage pointed upward. Many virtual enemies materialized in midair and surrounded the group.
"Rangers," Alan's voice echoed, "It's fine to use Legend Shifts in sets, but to truly master them, use them in different combinations. Use your imaginations, and you could discover something new."
Heeding his advice, the Rangers drew differing Stars.
Tony called out, "It's Morphin' Time!" and transformed into Squadron Red.
Parker was next. "Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!" An aura of blue overtook him, turning him into Jungle Fury Blue.
Ren shouted, "It's Morphin' Time!" and changed into Zeo 1.
Sage called out, "SPD Emergency!"
Erica cried, "Thunderstorm, Ranger Form!" Crimson electricity swirled around her, turning her into the Crimson Thunder Ranger.
Jackson opted to stick with Samurai Gold and drew his Barracuda Blade.
"Let's try it," Tony nodded standing in a battle ready position. "Go! Park, back me up!" He charged forward with Parker. Since their modes both used a form of Martial Arts, they stood back to back, fending off many attackers.
"Mystic Art: Dragon Wave!" Tony tapped into the Form's Spirit Animal, the Red Dragon, and unleashed a wave of flames from his hand, forming a fire dragon. At the same time, Parker placed his fists together and called out, "Unleash the Jaguar!" A spiritual incarnation of a blue jaguar zord flew from Parker's fists and dashed into the air.
The two animals flew together, but collided, canceling each other out. "What the-" Tony gasped.
"Hey!" Parker called out in irritation. "Look out!" The avatars took the opportunity to counterattack and sent the two Rangers flying. Things weren't going so well with the others, either.
Sage kicked an avatar into a wall. "Deltamax Knuckle!" He rapid punched a particularly larger being over and over, but to no avail.
Jackson, seeing this, jumped forward. "Don't worry, Sage! I'm coming, buddy!" He drew his sword and slashed the enemy away from Sage.
"Time to end it!" Sage grinned. "D-Knuckle, charge!" He began to store yellow energy into his weapon before taking off into a heavy sprint. Jackson tagged along, making his sword glow gold.
"Crap," Sage grimaced in pain. "It's too much charge!" He punched forward, letting a yellow shockwave fly at the target, but it was wildly uncontrolled. The force made Jackson stumble onto his chest and drop his sword. The avatar stomped the ground, sending the boys flying away.
"Thunder Staff!"
"Zeo Power Disc!"
The girls stood on either side of their enemy, waiting for it to move. Jabbing forward, Erica sent forth a wave of crimson lightning. The avatar jumped, letting the wave travel under it. The attack was headed straight for Ren, but she blocked the attack. The electricity collected as an orb as it clashed with the Power Disc, eventually exploding.
"Ren! I'm sorry!" Erica called out in worry before getting hit herself.
Within minutes, the team was sprawled out on the ground with bruises covering a few parts of their bodies. The simulation died away, and they stumbled into the main room of HQ.
"Not fun," Sage complained, rubbing his temples.
"Clearly we weren't ready for any of that," Erica crossed her right arm across her chest and rested her chin on her left palm. "Guys, I don't think we've had enough practice."
Parker replied, "I don't think that's the issue. I think we're just a little out of sync."
Ren agreed, "Parker's right. With our old powers, we knew exactly how to work together. When we use full Legend Shift sets, we can barely work together. Using powers that don't exactly match up is… disastrous."
Alan and Z exchanged glances as the Six continued to talk with a sullen attitude. The alarms began to blare and Holo Screens projected themselves around the group.
"Those energy levels are crazy," Alan pointed out at one screen. The graphs on that particular screen were off the charts. Another few screens showed a monstrous villain land in a neighboring city and open fire. It was mostly a grey skeletal figure with what appeared to be red muscle tissue in the gaps on the wrists, ribs, arms, legs, and chest. It had numerous eyes on its head which all moved in place on their own accord, taking in everything. Z's eyes widened in recognition and trepidation.
"Gross," Ren grimaced.
"It's in Costa Verde," Jackson read. "We have to go."
"Rangers!" Z called out, stopping them in place.
"What's up?" Sage asked.
Alan watched his old friend shiver in place. She was hesitating, wanting to tell the Rangers to stay. He knew her connection to this being.
"Just… be careful," Z stated.
"Count on it," Tony replied before leading his friends out the door.
~Costa Verde~
The Rangers arrived in the neighboring city in a swirl of lights matching their Ranger colors. They were immediately confronted by the alien throwing a young civilian woman into a car door. She grunted in pain and a trickle of blood made its way down her face.
"Back off!" Parker yelled. He rolled up the right sleeve of his shirt to reveal a white band on his wrist. On it, the band was the kanji symbol for "ninja." He poured a small bit of Heart Energy into it, causing it to glow. In less than a second, three shuriken appeared in Parker's right hand and he threw them. The stars struck their target, but he did not falter.
He acknowledged the Rangers' arrival and scoffed. "I've been looking forward to this, Power Rangers of Earth."
"Who're you supposed to be?" Tony asked.
"I am known as Azazel, harbinger of destruction," he answered in a casual, calm voice.
"Harbinger of destruction?" Sage replied, "Isn't that a little cliche?"
Azazel ignored this. He simply stated, "Once I'm through with you, I'll add another tally to my board."
"Tally?" Erica repeated.
"After you six, I will have destroyed 40 teams of Power Rangers from across the Universe."
These words made the Six freeze up. Jackson even took a small step back in shock.
"40? No… He couldn't have, right?" Ren asked her friends.
"Observe," Azazel beckoned, waving his hand above him. A swirling red cloud formed slightly above the group, displaying the the alien's memories.
The first cloud opened up and engulfed the Rangers.
~Memory~
As observers from above, the Rangers watched Azazel launch powerful energy attacks in all directions, destroying dome shaped buildings and high towers.
"Planet Posterus is not gonna fall to you!" Called out a young woman in black and pink. Her platinum blonde hair was diluted and her face was smeared with blood and grime. Though she spoke in her alien native tongue, the Rangers understood her in English.
"Bio Emerge!" Pink energy particles swirled around her, creating her Ranger suit.
"Bio Force Pink!" The Ranger called out proudly. Her fists glowed a bright pink as she fought Azazel with great skill. However, she wasn't enough. Eventually, the villain got the upper hand. She struggled in his grip, his large iron-clad palm wrapped around her throat.
Azazel calmly pointed out, "Your team is one of the ones who unlocked their Piece of Light. I've heard rumors that these select teams are more powerful than all others. Admittedly, you and your team did put up an impressive fight… But it's over now. I have won." With that, Azazel ignited the Pink Warrior in crimson red flames. Despite the fact her suit was protecting her, Bio Force Pink shrieked in agony. Laughing, Azazel threw the ablaze warrior off into the distance, where he knew she wouldn't survive.
~End Memory~
The Rangers grunted as the memory was suddenly pulled away from them. No time had passed at all, but what they had just witnessed immobilized them.
Azazel, sensing this, laughed. "That was just one of many examples."
"He killed all those people… that poor Pink Ranger," Erica whispered, on the verge of crying.
"We have to fight," Parker said. "We're not gonna let that happen to Earth."
"Let's go," Ren nodded.
"Ready, guys?" Tony asked.
"Ready!"
"Skyward Force, Transcend!"
~Morphing Sequence~
The Rangers rushed forward with their swords and blasters drawn. Sage and Erica slashed first, clashing with Azazel's fists. He pushed them away and blasted them away. Parker kicked him in the chest then fired a few times from his blaster, but he missed his attacks.
"Echo Sword!" Jackson called out slashing forward. Azazel counterattacked him with a swift kick and an energy burst. Tony came around with Sage and the two dug their swords into his side. Ren and Erica came in next and landed a few good hits. Parker and Jackson finished the assault with swift strikes. The Six surrounded him and slashed downward. However, before their blades could connect, Azazel put up a black barrier, stopping their attacks. The barrier then sent out a flash of black light and sent the force of the attacks back at the Rangers.
"Let's Legend Shift!" Jackson suggested.
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"
"Thunderstorm, Ranger Form!"
"Samurai Storm, Ranger Form!
"Ninja Shadow Battle!" Tony called out. The Rangers turned into black blurs and rushed the alien. However, one clean sweep of his arm was enough to knock the Rangers away.
"Hawk Blaster!" Tony raised the weapon in midair and fired, the red blasts nailing their target.
"Sonic Fin!" Parker landed and pulled the trigger, sending out a sonic wave. Sage stood next to Parker and raised his own weapon. "Lion Hammer!" He slammed the ground, sending a surge of yellow energy through the pavement. The double attack pushed the alien back a few steps.
"Navy Antler!" Erica clutched Azazel's arm and squeezed it, sending navy electricity through the weapon to paralyze him.
"Crimson Blaster!" Ren called out, firing at Azazel's back.
"Samurai Saber!" Jackson jumped in and drove his blade into his enemy's chest.
"You six fight well," Azazel calmly stated, "however it is not enough." He merely stomped the ground to send crimson fire in all directions, sending the Six Rangers onto their backs.
In a flash, he zipped forward at the Six, who grouped up, and slammed flaming fists into Sage and Parker. The two cried out in pain and landed on top of the car, the impact causing them to demorph.
"Leave them alone!" Erica yelled, "Thunderstaff, Tornado Star!" She threw the projectile, but it bounced off of Azazel and found its way back to its owner. However, it moved so fast, it struck Erica in the chest, causing her to demorph.
"Erica!" Ren cried. She raised the Crimson Blaster to cover her friends while Tony and Jackson came around undetected.
"Ninja Air Walk!" Tony dashed on the air and fired from his Ninja Sword Blaster. Jackson switched to Super Samurai Mode and sent a wave of his own fire from his sword.
Azazel sensed this and teleported into the air, then blasted Jackson and Tony into the ground with flames. The two created craters under them and demorphed. The attacks they sent out collided with Ren and demorphed her last.
"It's over," Azazel grinned. "I win."
Before he could make a move, colored lights twisted around the Rangers and teleported them away.
~HQ~
"You guys alright?" Alan asked the Rangers, helping them to their feet.
"More or less," Sage groaned. "He kicked our butts."
Ren opened up a few Holo Screens and replayed the footage of their battle.
"There's gotta be some way to take him out," she spoke, her eyes scanning the multiple replays. The others walked up behind her, each deep in thought. However, Alan interjected and stood in front of them, obscuring their view. "You guys should go home and rest."
"How can we?" Sage asked. "Azazel is still out there."
Alan nodded, "Which is why you should take this time and relax. It's only gonna get worse from here."
~Aziza~
Off on her own, Aziza sat in a meditative position, looking up at the appearing stars. "Light of Ruguia, guide me," she whispered to herself. Her eyes flashed a bright white and her mind drifted from her body and into the vast cosmos.
Visions filled her sight, visions of countless planets in ruin. Billions of alien lifeforms were under oppression by the Erebian Empire. Cities destroyed, lives ruined, planets on the brink of disaster. But then, she also found images of resistances across the multitude of planets trying to fight back, however, no one was there to lead any of them.
Aziza returned to her body and opened her eyes. "I can't let Azazel go…" She gripped her knees with her hands and grimaced at the memories that haunted her. A bloodthirsty chill ran down her spine, causing her to jump up. Azazel had returned.
~Battlefield~
When Z arrived to the scene, the Rangers were a few moments away from reengaging the alien.
"I won't let them!" Z told herself sprinting forward. She clapped her hands together, focused her Heart Energy and formed a crimson ball between her hands. She flipped over the Rangers and dropped the ball while she sailed over them.
"Z!" Ren called out in surprise.
"I can't let you fight him, guys," Z informed. She snapped her fingers, and the ball dropped between the Rangers sank into the ground and formed an intricate circular symbol.
"No one leaves this barrier."
"What're you doing?" Jackson demanded. "Let us fight him!"
Z ignored this and the continous pleas of the Rangers and focused her mind. She tapped her sternum with her right pointer and middle finger and chanted in her native alien tongue. A few seconds later, a beautiful sword with a goldenrod blade emerged from her chest and floated into her hands.
"Sword of Light!" Z raised her weapon and charged at Azazel.
The two engaged in a fast paced battle. Moving like a blur, Z danced around the enemy, hacking away at him. She sent punches, kickes, energy blasts and powerful slashes any chance she got, not giving Azazel the time to strike back. The Rangers stared in awe at her prowess, but they still desperately wanted to help, evidenced by them trying to break the barrier keeping them in place.
"We've got to do something!" Tony grunted, slashing the barrier with his Ninja sword. Seeing as it didn't make a dent, he let his sword turn into energy and sink back into his Keystone.
Meanwhile, things weren't going so well for Z. She had expended a lot of energy in the beginning of the fight and was slowing down.
Azazel sent a forward punch which collided with Z's sword, sending her skidding into a wall.
"No!" The Rangers shouted when another punch sent Z into the air.
"Rangers," came her voice. The Six turned around and saw a spirit form of Z standing in front of them.
"Z?" Sage asked, "But how? You're over there," he pointed to the real Z defending herself.
Parker pointed out, "This is a projection from Z's heart."
"Exactly, Park. Nice one," Spirit Z nodded and continued, "You should know… my personal history… and how it relates to Azazel." She raised her left hand and projected images into the minds of the Six.
A pearly white planet appeared in their mind eyes. It was much like Earth in size, but it was more pure in away.
"After spending time on Earth with Alan and narrowly escaping from the incident that changed his life, I was moved back to my homeworld Ruguia. Ruguia is the sister planet to Triforia in that the inhabitants are peacekeepers who let the planet's light, its very energy essence, guide us to different parts of the cosmos to guide others."
The Rangers then saw a slightly younger Z dressed in a white uniform with a few six others her age.
"What you didn't know was that I and my friends were the Power Rangers of our planet."
The Ruguian Ranger forms flashed forth next. There were seven Rangers in that team. They were Red, Green, Yellow, Black, Pink, Navy, and White, Z being the Yellow Ranger. The forms looked like Knights and their forms had pieces of armor on the chest, around the waist, and the helmet.
"One day, the Erebians attacked." Impressions of the millions of ships bombarding the planet rocked the Rangers to their cores. "We fought back for months, bravely defending our planet. However, Azazel came along and wiped us out. I barely escaped the enslavement of my planet."
A memory of Z retreating into an escape pod played. Her uniform was in shreds, her hair was dirty and tears flowed down her face as she watched her planet be surrounded by ships, all the while her escape pod jumped into hyper speed and sped away.
The Six returned to reality with heavy hearts. Spirit Z said, "So you see, I need this. I need to fight for my friends and my home. And most of all… you. I can't let this freak destroy you and your planet like he did to mine." Spirit Z bowed her head apologetically before disintegrating into sprites of light.
"Still," Erica whispered, seeing Z land a solid front kick on Azazel's chest, "I can't just sit here and do nothing."
"Which is why we won't," Parker patted her back and raised his wand. "Outbreak!" He pointed his magical conduit at the ground, making giant roots and vines burst out from under them. With the cement uneven, the spell barrier was disrupted and fell away. Just as this happened, Z was thrown into a car door.
"Spark!" Parker chanted, sending a wave of electricity through the ground. The current paralyzed Azazel enough for Tony and Ren to ninja streak in and get Z out of there.
"What're you six doing?!" She demanded.
"We know why you're doing this," Jackson said, "but we're not letting you do this alone."
Continuing, Sage said, "This is what you trained us for: to protect the world!"
"Let us fight him for you and your planet," Erica pleaded.
Nodding, Z relented. She gave a small smile, "You're all right. Thanks for knocking some sense into me." She got up, gripping her pained left arm, and turned to Azazel. "Things are different this time, Azazel! These Rangers won't fall to you so easily!"
"We'll see!"
Z looked over her shoulder and motioned her head forward. "Show him."
"Let's do it, guys!" Tony called out.
"Skyward Force, Transcend!"
~Morphing Sequence~
"Heart of Courage: Skyward Force Red!"
"Heart of Balance: Skyward Force Blue!"
"Heart of Strength: Skyward Force Pink!"
"Heart of Hope: Skyward Force Yellow!"
"Heart of Faith: Skyward Force White!"
"Heart of Justice: Skyward Force Gold!"
"Hearts of Light, Shine On! Power Rangers: Skyward Force!
"Maligs, attack!" The minions swarmed the Six who calmly drew their swords. Tony slashed through a few in front while Parker and Sage took on the ones on the right. Ren front flipped over a few and spun in a circle, disarming them, leaving it open for Jackson and Erica to swoop in and finish the job.
"Legend Shift!" Erica called out, withdrawing the Star of Squadron Green.
"Let's do it!" Jackson agreed, pulling out a silver Stars.
"It's Morphin' Time!"
As the Squadron Power Rangers, the six released chi attacks upon the closet Maligs.
"It's Morphin' Time!"
In another flash of light, the Rangers transformed into the six Zeo Rangers. They jumped into the air and turned into energy before coming together as one large sphere. "Zeo Dynamite Attack!" They crashed into the ground, dispersing the Maligs.
"Shift Into Turbo!" Now as the Turbo Rangers, and in Jackson's case the Phantom Ranger, the Six sprinted at the speed of sound, slashing through more foot soldiers.
"SPD Emergency!"
"Deltamax Strikers!" Erica, Ren, Sage, and Parker lined up with their blasters and fired first. Bruisers appeared from the sky and landed around the Six. Tony jumped into the air with his Delta Blasters while Jackson raised the Omega Morpher.
"Electro Mode!" Jackson called out, sending pulse waves in all directions while red lasers from Tony rained down on the attackers.
With the remaining minions gone, the Six lined up in front of Azazel. "Your turn!" Tony called out.
"Let's see what you can do!"
Tony raised his dual blasters and fired a barrage of lasers while his friends went in for close combat with their D-Rods.
They swarmed the alien, striking at him repeatedly. Jackson sent a high kick and a few well placed punches, but the alien swatted him into a building.
"Jack!" Parker worriedly called. "Everyone, back!" The Five jumped away and raised new Stars. They raised their left wrists and with small flashes of light, conjured their morphers.
"Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!"
"Jungle Bow!" Sage summoned his weapon and clashed with Azazel's sword. He twirled the staff around him with fluidity and precision before pulling the staff upward and disarming the alien.
"Jungle Tongfa!"
"Jungle Chuks!"
Parker and Tony double teamed Azazel and pulverized him with powerful shots from their weapons. "Clear!" Ren told the boys. They dove out of the way leaving a clear shot for the girls who were glowing with purple and white auras.
"Spirit of the Wolf!"
"Spirit of the Rhino!"
Ren and Erica sent forth a violet wolf accompanied by a white rhino which collided with Azazel, sending him flying.
"Nice, guys," Jackson said joining his friends.
Azazel stood up and growled, "I'm not done!"
"Someone has some fight let in him," Ren pointed out.
"Then let's end him," Tony nodded raising a Ranger Stars. Azazel created crimson fireballs with his hands and chucked them at the Rangers.
"Go Go Samurai!" The smoke and flames appeared to have swallowed the Six, but pink wind blew it all away thanks to Ren wielding the Sky Fan.
"Hydro Bow!" Parker launched multiple water arrows from the weapon, landing a direct hit on his target.
"Earth Slicer!" Sage let the three-pointed star fly. Like a boomerang, it struck Azazel then came back many times, striking him over and over.
Jackson, Tony, and Erica rushed in last with their personal weapons.
"Barracuda Blade!"
"Forest Spear!"
The two ran past Azazel, striking him in the sides.
"Fire Smasher!" Tony raised the Zanbato above his head, letting it catch fire. He swung down and drove straight through the alien, splitting him in half.
Azazel coughed and growled, backing up away from the Rangers.
"Had enough?" Tony asked.
"Far from it!" Screamed the alien who exploded, leaving behind a mass of black energy. The energy condensed into a humanoid figure with razor sharp claws. It looked like a black satyr with a demon tail.
Morphing back into their Skyward forms, the Rangers stared in awe.
"That doesn't look good," Sage muttered.
The demon bowled through the Rangers in one strike, knocking them onto their backs.
"Now what?" Ren asked. Azazel came rushing at them again, but Erica flicked her hands, telekinetically tossing the alien away.
"Rangers!" Z called to them, "Take these!" She pressed her hands to her chest and extracted a yellow light from her heart. She threw it into the air, which caused the light to disperse into six individual lights that landed in the grasps of the Rangers.
The lights dispersed revealing a new set of Ranger Stars. Although they were not receiving a Piece of Light, the Six felt the newfound energy the new powers brought with them.
Z instructed, "The call is 'Guiding Light, Shine Bright!' Go now!"
The Rangers nodded and loaded their new Stars into their Morphers.
"Guiding Light, Shine Bright!"
The Rangers transformed into the Rugian Power Rangers, known simply as "Guardian Knights."
"Guardian Swords!" The Six drew their own special swords whose blades shared their Ranger color. Tony sent a wave of red from his blade that swept Azazel off his feet.
"Awesome!" Tony grinned.
His friends followed suit, making their swords glow as well. They rushed Azazel, slashing him repeatedly. Ren and Jackson kicked the demon away, giving the two and their friends more room.
"Be purified by the light!" They shouted thrusting their swords into the air. "Celestial Slash!"
They charged forward, each slashing the alien one at a time until Tony made the finishing blow. Azazel screamed in agony as he faded away into dust.
"Darkness: Purified!" The Rangers called together.
~Later, The Cave~
"Are you sure?" Erica asked Z, who was dressed up in her old uniform with a bag slung over her shoulder.
Z nodded, "You Six have grown so much over the weeks I've spent with you. The light is guiding me to other planets." She pulled up holograms of several planets that sent out distress signals.
"I'm gonna reach these worlds and help free them."
"Wish we could come with you," Jackson said.
"The world needs you here," She pointed out. She took the six in for a group hug. "Thank you for what you all did today. I'm so grateful."
"We should be thanking you," Tony corrected, "For helping us, training us, giving us your old powers."
"Someone has to use them," Z winked. She turned around and saw Alan staring at the ground. She walked up to him and gently placed her hands on his cheeks, lifting his face so he'd look at her.
"Take care of them like always okay, Crybaby?"
Alan's face flushed as he worriedly looked at the Rangers who were holding back fits of laughter.
"Z!"
"I know, I know." She pulled him in for a hug and said, "I'll be back, I promise."
A bright white portal opened up in the room and Z started for it. She stood in front of it and looked back one last time. "May the power protect you all." She stepped through the portal and disappeared.
"Thanks, Z," Parker whispered looking at the new Stars he received. "Thank you."
Next Time: Collective dreams lead the Rangers to Reefside, where they must rescue a certain someone from the Erebians! Also, the question as to what Erica is will finally be answered!
Epic 24: Echoes of Thunder
I updated the Wiki:
- Perry-Verse
- Skyward Force (I added their new Arsenal onto their page)
- Alien Ranger Teams
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