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Chapter 51
Strike Two
Nick carefully stalked through the woods keeping an eye out for the lizard monsters Phineas was talking about. He was aware of the other three walking behind him and silently prayed it was a false alarm. They didn't have their powers anymore and if there really were monsters out here he could be leading his friends into danger. He mentally shook himself for not thinking things through but then again they had faced much worse before.
"Did you guys hear that?" Chip asked looking around frantically
"This way," said Vida before taking of
"V wait," Xander called out as the three boys chased after her.
"Don't run off like that," he complained when she finally came to halt by a clearing
"Looks like Phineas was right," Chip said darkly as he followed Vida's gaze staring down at the villainous monsters attacking the magical creatures in the woods.
A little elf girl screamed and the former rangers were jolted out of their trance and on pure instinct jumped into the fray without thinking.
Nick and Xander ran towards the elf girl and while Nick distracted the monster Xander helped her get away.
"These dudes are even creepier that the Hidacs," Xander commented as he helped Nick fight off the giant lizard bearing down on them.
"Lemme go you brute"
The two turned around to see Chip already on the ground and one of the creatures holding on to Vida but they had their hands full. Two figures burst out of the trees and charged into the creatures giving all four of them a chance to regroup.
"Daggeron, Itasis" Chip called out recognizing their rescuers
The four watched as the two warriors deftly deflected the blows of the foreboding monsters. Together Daggeron and Itasis were able to hold off the monsters long enough for everyone to escape but there were just too many for the two of them to handle alone. Itasis gracefully maneuvered through the horde of creatures and fired a powerful blast from her weapon forcing the creatures back and allowing them to regroup with the former rangers.
"Daggeron what are those things?" asked Nick
"I'm afraid I don't know Nick. I have never seen nor heard of such creatures"
"Nor have I" Itasis added before taking a moment to regard the young adults
"What are you children doing here? And where is Madison?" she asked afraid that the blue warrior had strayed from the group and was wandering alone in the forest.
"Long…story," said Xander panting
"Maddie's safe, she didn't come with" Vida added
"Uhh guys… maybe we should get out of here…" said Chip as the creatures regrouped and began advancing on them.
"Too late," Vida exclaimed turning around to find that the creatures had surrounded them.
"Get down," Daggeron called out as one of the creatures fired an energy sphere towards them.
Heeding the warning they all crouched down as Daggeron and Itasis moved in front of them in an attempt to shield the younger ones from the blast, knowing that they were far too much in the open to avoid it completely.
The group simultaneously closed their eyes preparing for the hit just barely hearing a whisper of "Ice Tomb"
They heard the energy sphere explode on impact but to their surprise all they felt was a cool breeze. They opened their eyes and at once gasped collectively as they found themselves enveloped in a prism of ice. Standing in front of an equally shocked Daggeron and Itasis was a warrior adorned in white armour with a dagger firmly clasped in either hand facing the creatures.
"Uddona?" asked Chip
"No" said Nick staring at white clad figure before them.
The creatures stirred once again and charged towards them from all sides.
"Stay here" she ordered as she stepped through the ice that was shielding them all. Taking a step forward she drew her daggers across her chest slashing them downwards unleashing a wave of white energy in the form of a cross on the drizzards.
"So that takes care of that… but what about the rest?" asked Xander slowly backing up against his friends.
A blaring shockwave answered his question as another figure dressed in purple armour jumped in behind them wielding a guitar. But before the former rangers to absorb it all two more figures appeared, a yellow-clad one to their right wielding a bow and a black-clad one to their left with razor sharp claws glinting on either hand.
"Awesome" Chip exclaimed all worry turning into excitement.
"Who the heck are these guys?" asked Nick as the four warriors charged forward to take on the creatures head to head.
Shane and Dustin continued to stare at the door after Tori left with her new friends.
"What'd up with you two?" asked Hunter as he leaned against the counter
"They're waiting for Tori to get back," Kelly answered for the duo when they continued to stare at the door
"She's out with some friends of hers, why are you two so peeved?" Blake piped up as he joined his brother.
"Yeah guys, you're acting like a pair of overprotective dads waiting for their daughter to come home from a date," Kelly commented as she shuffled between the counter and the cash register.
"And she's not even out on a date" Hunter added
"I would know" Blake joked
"She's hanging out with people she barely knows." Shane said finally "You guys weren't around the last time that happened"
"Yeah, she got stuck in some weird camera thingy." Dustin whispered to the other boys.
"Guys, Tori's a big girl she can definitely kick your asses, so maybe you should chill out a bit" Hunter advised
"Why aren't you more peeved about this?" Shane rounded on Blake ignoring Hunter completely.
"Because she's talking to her friends…"
"They can't be her friends, she hasn't known them long enough"
"And you two know all her friends?"
"As a matter of fact…"
"What's going on outside?" Kelly asked aloud as she walked up to the door and peered outside the glass.
Hunter joined her and could see people running away from the beach looking terrified
"Something's up at the beach" he called out to the other guys
"Let's check it out" said Dustin jumping over the counter and heading towards the door
"Maybe you should let the cops handle this guys," said Kelly worried. It was only a few years ago that the city was swept up in daily attacks by creepy monsters. The Power Rangers had put an end to it and life in Blue Bay Harbour had returned to normal. But when things like this happened – though not very often – it still creeped her out.
"Don't worry Kel we'll be fine" said Shane as he opened the door
"You should stay inside though…just in case" said Dustin as he followed the others.
As soon as they got away from the store the four boys charged towards the beach they might not be rangers anymore but they still had their powers and the responsibility to help people who needed it.
"Let's go guys" Shane called out as they sped down the street. When they got to the beach the first thing they saw was people hightailing out of the water screaming.
"Whatever it is, it's in the water," said Hunter as he helped a little girl who had tripped whilst running.
"If we get everyone out of the water we can shock some sense into whatever it is"
"I don't think those guys are going to like that" Dustin pointed out to the large reptilian creatures rising out of the waves
"And I thought Kelzacks were creepy," Blake commented
"They are, these guys are scary," Dustin added
"What are we going to do?" asked Hunter "There's still people in the water we can't risk hurting them"
"We do it the old fashion way" said Shane leading the charge as the four ninjas ran into action. By the time they got to the waterline the creatures had already begun amassing on the shore and it took all the strength they had to keep them from grabbing the people who were still left on the beach.
"Power of Earth" Dustin whispered to himself as he used his ninja powers to travel through the sand and attack one of the creatures but all his efforts were useless against the creature's armour and he soon found himself tossed back onto the sand.
"Power of Air" Shane whispered as he used his abilities to levitate into the air and attempt to land a kick on one of the creatures however it grabbed his foot and swung him around where he landed on Dustin. Hunter and Blake quickly followed having been tossed around by the creatures as well. Because of their proximity to the water they couldn't use their powers effectively and were at a disadvantage when dealing with the creatures.
"Man…we just got our asses handed to us" Dustin groaned as he tried to push his friends off of him
"Just be glad Lothor never got a hold of these guys," said Blake pushing himself off the sand.
"We have bigger problems guys," said Hunter and they all looked up to follow his gaze the creatures were advancing with fierce scowls and raised halberds. The four of them were still winded and were finding it very difficult to get back on their feet.
"I hate to break it to you guys but I think we're a goner," Dustin wheezed
Before the others could say anything a powerful burst of water jetted over their heads and pushed back the advancing creatures. Shocked they immediately turned around with one thought in their minds.
'Tori'
But their jaws dropped when instead of their friend stood a warrior adorned in blue armour wielding a lance. However the drizzards weren't done yet, the water jet had slowed them down but they regrouped quickly and were once more on the offensive. The fallen ninjas used their borrowed time to gather themselves and put some distance between them and the creatures.
"Are you boys alright?" she asked relaxing her hold on the lance but not taking
"We are, but who are you?"
"This really isn't the time for questions"
The boys gasped collectively as a second warrior adorned in golden armour appeared next to them sabers clasped firmly in each hand as she took up a defensive stance.
"Uh…"
A haze of green energy and a loud battle cry caught their attention as two more armoured warriors joined the fray. One in brown wielding a hammer, the other in green with a staff at the ready.
"Stay back," the blue warrior ordered as the four of them leapt into the fray.
"Is that what we used to look like?" Dustin whispered with a look of amazement on his face as they watched the warriors engage the creatures.
The Silver guardians immediately adjusted their formation to make up for the gap left by their commanders. The creatures they were facing against were unlike anything they had seen before, even the hideous mutants and the annoying cyclobots that had apparently come from the future. The commanders retreating after a small skirmish was odd but they assumed they had their reasons. It had some time now since the silver guardians had come together under the joint leadership of their two commanders and they had never known either of them to run away from a fight.
Although their confidence in their leaders was unwavering they couldn't help but worry. The creatures were slowly advancing and they were under strict orders not to engage unless absolutely necessary. The lieutenant left in charge stood his ground at the front. He completely agreed with Eric's assessment of the creatures' armour, it was too dangerous to fire at them but what choice did they have if the monsters began attacking.
His reasoning was about to be put to the test. The creatures' patience it seemed had run out and with halberds raised they charged forward. The lieutentant held his ground weapon raised as he relayed orders for everyone to shoot only if they found and opening in the armour. But seeing the menacing creatures advance on them with unbelievable speed scared some of the younger guardians in the squad and they fired.
True enough their shots ricocheted of the the creatures' armour and was deflected to towards a group of innocent bystanders.
"No" he called out in horror but it soon turned to a gasp when the shots were safely deflected by a fan wielding warrior in pink armour.
He sighed in relief knowing that the people were safe. But before he could comptemplate this new comer his attention was drawn towards the quickly advancing monsters that they had yet to figure out how to stop.
A whirling balst of wind came to their rescue as three more warriors joined the fray standing between the creatures and the guardians. One clad in silver knelt down before them with a raised crossbow aimed at the creatures. He was joined a warrior in platinum armour with a giant axe resting on his shoulders and between them stood a third adorned in red armour with an unsheathed sword poised for battle
"R..Rangers?" he heard some ask behind him as they continued to look on in shock. He shook his head in reply but was unable to come up with any other explanation. Shaking himself out of his stupor he quickly relayed orders to the other guardians to clear the area of all civilians. He knew from experience that it was the best they could do in this situation. It was best to leave the creatures to the people who knew what they were doing. With a final glance at the warriors who had themselves charged into the fray he got back to his own job.
The four knights had managed to force the drizzards to one side allowing the former rangers and Itasis to escape to the safety of the trees behind them once Madison dispeld her shield. The knight in question was currently battling a drizzard one-on-one her daggers glinting as they clashed against the drizzard's halberd. Sensing one coming up behind her she ducked and swung a massive kick hitting it square in it's middle. With a quick slash of her dagger she disabled the first one she was fighting before turning around onto one knee as she brought both daggers together before firing a beam of white energy towards the second.
Conner slashed through his opponents with a grin hidden behind his helmet. With skills born from his soccer training he weaved through the horde of drizzards slashing his claws through their armour. Ronny wasn't far off deflecting halberd's with her bow before jumping back to fire an array of arrows at the offending drizzards while Kira fended them off using the neck of her guitar and blowing them away with a sonic shock when they got too close for comfort.
"This is fun," said Ronny as the four knights regrouped after backing the drizzards into a corner.
"Just like old times uh?" Kira humoured the yellow knight.
"These guys are way too easy. I was hoping for more of a challenge this time," said Conner
"Be careful what you wish for," Madison warned as the trees before them suddenly burst into flame s.
"Moonshield" Ronny called out stepping in front of the others as she summoned her shield which bore the semblance of a full moon. A burst of flames shot out through the trees and deflected off her shield.
"What's going on?" asked Conner
"I think you just got your wish," Kira answered as they watched a figure step out of the flaming trees once Ronny had lowered her shield.
A tall cat-like figure stepped out decked in armour bearing Groudon's crest. Her hair and arms were aflame as if she were on fire. She regarded the four knights for a moment before letting out a feral roar as she spread her arms releasing flaming energy that surrounded the knights in a ring of fire.
Tori spun her lance around forcing the drizzards around her to take a step back before lurching out at the one closest to her. Halberds and lance clashed each other in a dance as the water knight fluidly moved from one drizzard to the next. Not far off Cam wielded his staff with ease twirling, deflecting and attacking in quick succession while Cole bounded through his opponents swinging his hammer around wildly. Taylor was a little more militant in her approach as she gracefully parried with drizzards barring down on her. She blocked one of them with a sideswipe while deflecting a blow from a second one rushing her from her left with her other sabre. Mustering her strength she pushed up at the first one forcing it pull back before she aimed a kick at it using it as leverage to somersault over a third drizzard and dispelled all three with a mid-air cross strike as she landed.
The four knights continued to fight the drizzards relentlessly but more and more continued to rise out of the water.
"These guys just keep coming," Cole called out as he smashed his hammer into the side of one of the drizzards.
"Guys," Tori called out to the two boys who had made their way into the water. "There's a portal under the waves. That's where they're coming from"
Cam nodded and turned to Cole "Let's try and find it, maybe we can close it somehow"
Cole nodded in reply and the two began wading through the water whilst their teammates continued to battle the drizzards on land. Suddenly they both felt something wrap around their legs and before they could even blink the two knights were pulled into the water.
"Cole!"
"Cam!"
Dana leaped into air and sent small waves of pink energy flying towards the drizzards before landing in the midst of them arms outstretched and fans open wide. Ryan slashed through his opponents as axe and halberds battled head-to-head before jumping back and swinging his axe to shock the drizzards with a wave of electrical energy. Not far off Wes rolled on his knees to get away from a dizzard that got too close and took aim and fired a burst of air at it as soon as he got to his feet. Using his crossbow as a shield he blocked and incoming attack before kicking out at his opponent and flipping over it to aim a kick at its back. Eric swung his sword at an oncoming drizzard knocking it out with a single swipe. When two more ganged up on him he responded by charging his sword with a flaming aura and struck back.
The four knights quickly gained the upper hand on the reptilian soldiers but just when they thought they could end it a resounding crashing sound alerted them to the ground around them cracking. They backed up together as they became encircled by deep cracks in the concrete.
"What's going on?" asked Wes
"Over there," Ryan pointed out to a towering shadowy figure that had entered the battlefield.
"So anyone have any ideas how to deal flaming cat-lady over there?" Conner asked while the four of them stood there facing the newcomer who sported a feral grin on her face.
At her command the drizzards took up formation behind the ring of fire that surrounded them, ensuring that the knights could not escape while the feline stepped into the circle allowing the flames to close up behind her. Once inside she didn't waste any time and bared her claws as she leaped at the quartet. Ronny, Kira and Madison leapt out of the way but Conner was caught in a claw-on-claw battle as he tried to block her flaming attacks.
Ronny raised her bow as Kira readied her own attack but both hesitated unsure if they could land a clean hit. Sensing their hesitation Madison charged into her, daggers raised and glowing. She pushed the feline off Conner and using her for support vaulted over her allowing Ronny to safely fire an arrow at her. Not one to be outdone Leonora let out another roar dispelling Ronny's attack with a burst of flaming energy released from her palm.
"Is that the best you children can do?" she growled as she got to her feet
"Oh…don't worry little kitty," Ronny teased. "There's a lot more where that came from"
"Uh Ron…you may not want to tease the flaming cat monster that's trying to kill us," Conner whispered once he regained his composure.
"Sorry but I can't stand cats especially the monstrous variety," Ronny replied as her thoughts flashbacked to her first encounter with the fearcats.
"Enough," Leonora roared as the flames surrounding them rose furiously.
With another feral growl she charged towards them just as the drizzards barged through the flames. Ronny immediately jumped into the air and fired a barrage of arrows to keep them at bay as Kira strummed out some powerful notes to do the same. Madison blocked the drizzards as best she could but Conner – who was prepared this time – was once agian locked in a battle of claws with the ferocious feline. She was quick and light-footed giving her an advantage over Conner's heavy steps but he held his own meeting each of her strikes with his own. However with each strike the flames surrounding her intensified heating up the metal in his claws.
"Guys, it's getting a little hot over here," he called out
"Then let me to cool you down," Madison called back as she disarmed her opponent and leapt over it flinging a glowing white dagger at the two warriors' locked claws. It hit and immediately froze the feline's claws as wells as Conner's metallic ones before flipping through the air where Madison reached out and grasped it.
It wasn't much but it gave Conner the chance to pull away the frost already falling off his claws as his opponent melted her own with another flaming burst of energy. However, before she could completely recover a high-pitched echo surrounded her causing her to clutch her head in pain and forcing the flames that surrounded her to die down as she stumbled. Ronny finished off their attack with a powerful light arrow.
Taylor and Tori ran towards the shoreline still shocked by what happened to their friends.
"Where did they go?" asked Tori turning from right to left as neared the water
Before Taylor begin to think of something to say a towering pillar of water rose out of the ocean with an armoured fish-like figure riding atop. Slimy tentacles extended from his gauntlets and had wrapped themselves around the feet of the two male knights who were now dangling in the air upside down.
"Guys… a little help here?" Cole called out as he swung around helplessly
"Tori get them down"
"Right," She nodded before raising her lance and jabbing it forward release a spiral of blue energy aimed directly at the newcomer. But to the surprise of the knights a second pillar of water rose in front of him absorbing Tori's attack before collapsing back into the ocean.
"This guy's got a few tricks up his sleeve," Taylor commented as she tried to figure out how to help the other two. But it proved necessary as the warrior seemed to grow tired of the two and flung them onto the sand where they collapsed over each other.
"Guys are you alright?" Tori asked as the two girls rushed over to their fallen friends
"I've…been…better," Cam panted out
Their new opponent was not going to allow them a moment to recuperate. He leaped off the pillar and stretched out a fist aiming a powerful blast of water at the four knights. Taylor immediately stepped in front of her teammates transforming the sabre in her left hand into a shield and held it up.
"Honourguard," she called out summoning her energy shield which merged with the physical one as it spread to encompass the others as well. The blast hit and was at one absorbed into it.
Elico was not pleased. Taking his stance on the shore he called out to the drizzards behind him.
"Attack!"
"Guys…" Taylor warned as she watched a host of drizzards line up behind who she assumed was their leader – for the moment at least.
"Don't worry Tay we can do this," said Cole stepping up beside his friend with his hammer at his side.
"Thanks for the breather Taylor but we're ready for some payback," said Cam as he took his place next to her as well.
"I'm not going to say no to party either," Tori quipped as she got into position next to Cam
"Let's do this thing," the golden knight smiled as she lowered her shield allowing the sabre to return to its original form.
The drizzards charged but the knights didn't even blink. Cole took a step forward and spun his hammer over his head before slamming it against the sand. Using the cloud of sand that now covered the battlefield Cole and Cam charged towards the drizzards fearlessly taking them on in a head-to-head battle.
Meanwhile Tori charged straight towards Elico and swung her lance at him. He blocked the attack with his gauntlet and brought his other arm crashing down on her but she quickly evaded it just as Taylor rushed him and brought her sabre slashing down on him. He blocked again and Taylor had to turn away to avoid his retaliation. Both girls rushed him again but he forced them back using his tentacles stopping them in their tracks as his tentacles wrapped around Tori's lance and Taylor's sabre. The girls struggled and tried to pull free but Elico stood his ground and mocked them with teasing sneer. He pulled forward forcing the two to dig their feet in the sand to keep from being dragged along but it didn't do much to help.
With a fierce scowl hidden behind her helmet Taylor transformed her second sabre into a disc and on instinct flung it towards him aiming for the amber stone on his chest. Elico was jilted back and in the process pulled the knight's weapons out of their hands tossing them into the air. Both girls immediately jumped after them flipping in mid-air as they grabbed their weapons smoothly moving into their counter attack. Tori swung her lance hitting him a wave of blue energy while Taylor slashed her sabres across each other releasing a cross-wave of golden energy.
"What in the world is that?" asked Ryan as the four knights stared up and the monstrous axe swinging fiend that stepped into the fray.
"Uh…guys…we still have lizards to worry about," Dana warned keeping an eye on the drizzards that had begun circling them.
"Wes…,"
"Got it"
At once Wes crouched down on one knee and taking aim fired a powerful burst of wind clearing the space in front of them. Eric and Ryan nodded to reach other and charged through the opening Wes had provided straight towards the new intruder while Dana used Wes's shoulder as leverage to flip into the air behind them stopping any of the drizzards from following after.
Ryan raced ahead and swung his axe at Bullzone who let out a gruesome grunt before bringing his own axe swinging down. Their weapons were evenly matched but Bullzone himself outweighed Ryan in terms of strength forcing the latter duck and roll to avoid being crushed beneath the former's axe. Eric rushed in while his axe was still stuck in the concrete but despite his size Bullzone was quick enough to block Eric's attack forcing him to flip backwards to avoid being hit.
"This guy's really going to give us a run for our money, isn't he?" said Ryan as the two circled the monster before them waiting for an opening. But Bullzone it seemed was not the patient kind. He charged towards Ryan who was directly in front of him baring his teeth and swinging his axe wildly.
Ryan jumped out of the way but not before his opponent's axe scraped against his armour causing him loose his balance and fall.
"You okay pal?" Eric asked as he ran over to his teammate.
Ryan gave him a weak thumbs-up as he panted but Bullzone was not quite done with them. He charged again but this time Eric stepped forward as raised his left arm summoning his shield.
"Dragon Hide," he called out raising a flaming shield with a scaly appearance.
Bullzone crashed into it and jumped back away from the flames. Ryan stood up and took the opportunity to aim a bolt of electrical energy towards the fiend with his axe. Bullzone howled as the unexpected jolt paralyzed him. Without wasting a second Eric charged, his sword flaming, and swung at the hand holding on to the axe forcing it to fall before ramming the hilt of his sword into Bullzone's jaw.
With the drizzards defeated the four knights banded together in front of Leonora ready to finish the battle once and for all. Ronny stood tall with her bow raised and string pulled back while Conner crouched on bended knees holding one claw by his chest and raising the other. Madison was down on one knee, daggers held one above the other while Kira stood sideways so that the head of her guitar faced the fallen feline.
"Don't think you've won just yet," Leonora growled as she pushed herself off the forest floor clutching her midsection. The knights stiffened their hold on their weapons when she pulled something out of her armour. Raising the small crystal over her head she crushed it within her paw. The knights could only watch as tiny bead of light spilled out and surrounded her before vanishing with a 'pop' taking her along.
Cole whacked a drizzard on its head while Cam disabled the last one with a kick before they joined the two girls who stood shoulder-to-shoulder bearing down on Elico.
Tori held her lance straight at her side while Taylor positioned her sabres in front of her, one placed over the other in a cross. Cole strengthened his grip on his hammer and held it at a slant while Cam tilted his staff forward.
Elico sneered at the four knights and used the last of his strength to beat his tentacles into the sand clouding the knights' vision long enough for him to escape into the ocean.
With a combined energy blast Dana and Wes dispelled the last of the drizzards and hurried to join the other two who were facing off against Bullzone who had collapsed on to his knees.
Wes raised his crossbow over his left arm holding it steady while Ryan pulled his axe over his shoulder ready to strike. Eric clasped both hands around his sword holding it out in front of him as Dana stood beside him with one fan raised above her head and the other held by her waist.
Weak but not out for the count yet Bullzone felt around for his axe. The moment his hand clasped around the handle he used all this strength to fling in towards the knights with razor precision. The four knights reacted immediately, each jumping out of the way but when they looked back Bullzone was gone.
Well that's it for now, the ending is terrible but it was getting too long, I'll cap it off in the next chapter.
First off my apologies for making the other rangers come across as a little weak but I couldn't make them stand out as well.
Second, I threw Itasis into the mix based off the last episode of Mystic Force where she's talking to Daggeron. I figured she would have stayed to help him protect the forest folk.
Third, the full descriptions for Leonora, Elico and Bullzone can be found in chapter 49. Sorry if they seemed kinda lame but I thought I'd stick to the traditional easy first fight or second in this case. Also if you're looking for a description for the knights' weapons they each have their own chapter so you can check it out there.
And finally, Taylor's transforming sabre is based off the sword from 'She-Ra Princess of Power' I've sort of based Aurora on her and I thought this kind of weapon would fit the changing nature of her powers.
If there's anything else you would like me to clear up let me know. Till then Please Review and let me know what you thought of this chapter.
