Chapter 7: Mysterious Stranger
Up on the Command ship, Prince Vekar was jumping for joy when he recieved the news.
"Yes! Finally those pesky rangers have been struck down! I knew they were no match for the might of our Empire, and I was right! Now we can conquer this planet in-"
"Erm, Sire? You may want to see this."
"Damaras, can't you tell I was in the middle of my victory dance? This had better be im-"
Vekar's blood froze when he saw the five rangers crawling out of the wrekage.
"Grr. stupid humans! Don't they know when to lie down and die? Argus, send Volcran and a squadron of X- Borgs down to finish them off!"
"Yes, boss."
Wearily, the five rangers limped out of the destroyed ship and surveyed the damage. A large, gaping hole was where one of the engines once was, with exposed wires and sparking electricity everywhere.
"Ah man. There goes our ride."
"I hope Briarwood isn't too far from here. Looks like we'll have to walk the rest of the way."
Troy pulled out his Morpher and contacted the Command Center.
"Gosei, we've been hit and the sky ship is out of commission."
"Understood, Troy. We'll send it back for repairs. Don't worry, by Alpha's calculations you should be no more than a mile away."
In an instant, the zord teleported back to base while the rangers began their trek into town. It wasn't easy, though. The sneak attack had injured them greatly, slowing their pace down greatly. If it hadn't been for their suits, though, it would've been much worse.
"So what do you guys think this great power entails anyway?"
"I don't know, but it better be worth all this trouble we've gone through to get it."
"I bet it'll unleash a giant energy wave that will destroy all of those warships in one fell swoop!"
"All good guesses. Too bad you'll never find out!"
The team turned to find a Field Commander marching towards them, a swarm of X-Borgs flanking him.
"Prince Vekar sent me to finish the job, and on my honor I won't fail! X-Borgs, attack!"
The rangers barely had enough time to react before they were swarmed by the footsoldiers, and were quickly overwhelmed. While they put up as good a fight as they could, their previous injuries only hindered them, allowing the X-Borgs to pummel them to the ground. Wearily, they tried to reach for their morphers, only for the Commander to kick them out of reach.
"That was pathetic! Soon the whole universe will know that it was the great Volcran that finally put an end to the great Power Rangers!"
"Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
In an instant, a large wave of water washed over the footsoldiers, short circuiting the and causing them to explode. Leaping over the debris was a new Power Ranger, their suit styled after a wizard. Volcran snorted in fury.
"What? A new Ranger? No matter, I'll finish you off quickly!"
Bringing his hands together, the commander unleashed a massive wave of fire straight towards his opponent. Undaunted, the ranger unleashed a stream of water right back, overpowering his flames and striking him head on. Realizing he was outmatched, Volcran retreated as the new ranger powered down, their back turned to the Mega Rangers as they approached them.
"Hey, thanks for the save. That was awesome!"
"Thank you, Jake."
This surprised the five teens.
"How did you know his name?"
"I know all of your names, Gia. You see, we've been watching you for a long time."
This put the others on edge. Who was watching them, and why?
"Since you already know who we are, why don't you take off the hood?"
"Gladly."
Slowly, the ranger removed her hood, shaking her long black hair down to her shoulders.
"I am Madison Rocca, the Blue Mystic Ranger."