Martial Strike
Strike out
Hello everyone, Stormasius with a new story here. This is gonna be quite different from the usual power rangers stories. So, without further ado, here comes martial strike.
Disclaimer: I don't own power rangers or the concepts it owns. Any views in this are part of the personality of the characters or a joke on certain topics such as evil billionaires. All characters, in chapter 1, are owned by me and any other concepts are also mine. Thanks to decode9 for the use of the true legend war story concept.
Overview: rangers have always saved the world. Years after all of the rangers lost their power in the last legend war, corporate rule has come to pass over the city of Novaton. Now, a struggling business owner hopes to fight the evil corporation and save others like him from their money filled grip. Finding aid in a young street thief, they begin bringing spirit back to a hollow city through martial arts. Can they take the fight to the corporations? Watch as they bring back freedom to a broken city.
A rundown market with tattered sheets covering metal frames kept away the light rain that fell down on the low class citizens shopping for the bare necessities. Further down, there was a commotion. Then a figure in a red hood jumped over a stack of small wooden crates, clutching a couple of apples as he dashed away from the scene. Immediately followed by an angry market stall owner. "Get back here ya little punk!" He said as he chased the thief through an alleyway.
Finally, the thief was caught at a dead end. Facing the shop owner, his back against a brick wall, it looked like he was done for. "It's over, give it up and I'll turn a blind eye." The figure scanned the area as he was told this. "Hmm. I'd love to stay and sort this out... But I've gotta go." He gave a sly smile before dashing towards some stacked up boxes and jumping up them, and then began scaling some scaffolding next to the boxes. "Catch ya later sucker!" He mocked before running off on the roof.
Jumping between buildings, he stopped still as an abandoned warehouse came into view. 'Damn it, looks like I'll have to talk my way through this one' he thought as he pulled down his hood to reveal a dirty face, shaggy blonde hair and brown eyes. He climbed down a fire escape and walked towards a group of corporate police officers that we're talking boxes out of the building.
"What's going on here? This is private property, nobody should be here." He told the lieutenant in charge of the operation. "Exactly. This is owned by the corporation, you shouldn't be here. By the looks of it you've been squatting here. We're going to have to take you in. Boys!" The lieutenant gestured to two other officers. Before he could run he was caught by them, he tried to struggle but was unsuccessful. "We've been looking for the thief of old town for weeks, by my guess, we've found him." The officer told him.
As he struggled, he slowly lost hope of getting free. When all of a sudden, a flash of white struck the officers from behind and knocked them to the ground. A middle aged man stood in front of the teen with his hand held out. "Take my hand if you want to stay alive." He told the thief. Contemplating what to do, he realised that he had no other choice if he wanted out. After a moment of hesitation, he grabbed the man's hand and a white light closed in on them.
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The boy woke up on a bed on the floor. He gave a groan before opening his eyes. Standing at the door was a young Japanese girl holding a tray with a teapot on top of it. "Ah, the pilferer is awake. You sleep soundly for someone who makes a living by taking from people. I would throw you out, yet my uncle thinks that you may be of some use to him. Clean clothes are in the drawers, the shower is in there and hair clippers are by the sink." She told him. "And your name?" He asked. "Orika. Yours?" She placed the tray on a table. "Daniel, most people call me Dan." He told Orika, getting up from the bed. She left the room as he walked over to the adjoining bathroom.
After cutting off his excessive lengthy hair into a short cut style, combed back and having a shower, Dan felt refreshed. Drying himself and putting clothes on, he walked up to the mirror. By instruction, he wore a black suit with a red tie and black dress shoes. Walking into a larger room the man from earlier was waiting for him. He wore a white Gi with a black belt around his waist. He had long black hair with a rough beard.
He held his hands behind his back as Dan approached. "Good to see you up on your feet. Now you might want to know what's going on. In essence, I saved you because you know how to steal . I need you to steal a briefcase from the corporate tower. I'll give you the details and the pass soon. Just pass through the security checkpoints, take the briefcase, then get back here. We'll go from there." The man told him. "Alright. If this gets me out of disappearing and living in a metal box for the rest of my life. I'll help." He told the man. He gave a sigh as he realised what might happen if he got caught. He understood that this was his only way out.
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A tall glass tower in the centre of the city dominated the skyline. Dan rushed into the building, carrying a silver briefcase. He got through the first two security checkpoints without any trouble. He walked into an elevator that had a few interns checking notes and fumbling about. To add to the strangeness, classic elevator music began playing as they rushed to get things ready for their bosses. Finally a ping went off as the doors opened to his floor. He stepped out and walked along a grey corridor. Finally pressing his keycard against a scanner and walking in as it shut behind him.
He walked through a hi-tech area into a large room with many computers. In the centre was a pedestal with a similar briefcase, the difference was a yellow lightning bolt on the surface of the case. With a quick switch around, he took the case and replaced it with a dud. A few more steps and he was out of there. After a few more minutes he was in the clear. After checking he was safe he went around a street corner before giving a sigh of relief.
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Dan opened the door to the building and stepped into the room he was in earlier. This time it had been altered to accommodate combat dummies and other training equipment. He set down the case on a nearby table. Out of curiosity, he took a peek at what was inside. A buckle, each with a symbol from a far eastern country. Each had a different colour. Red, white, yellow, pink and blue. "Remarkable aren't they." Orika said, startling Dan. "Woah, you shouldn't sneak up on people like that." He turned to face her. "You should be more aware of your surroundings. Pick up the red one and follow me. Don't ask, just do it." She ordered. After a pause, he decided to do as she instructed.
They entered a basement into a room that had several opened scrolls with different symbols of different martial arts forms on shelves overlooking other scrolls on the shelves. Walking down, he saw a large screen and console with the man in the chair. "Welcome back Dan. Allow me to formally introduce myself. My name is Jason Lee Scott. If you remember the last ranger battle well enough, I was there. We fought and defeated the army but at the cost of our own power. Thinking that we'd need further protection, the corporation created five morphers called power harnesses. Now I have a plan to use them to fight the corporation and give people back the freedom that's been taken away from them. I'm old and my days of fighting are behind me. I need you to build up a team and fight. Will you do this Daniel?" Jason requested.
He looked around the room, at the power harness, at Orika and finally at Jason. "I don't have anywhere to go. I've spent my life running from the corporation, it's time I stand up. I'll do it." Dan told him, his face focused upon the morpher. "Good, training begins immediately. Orika shall teach you the martial art of Kung Fu, this shall be your first step to bringing the fight to them. Each day you shall train till you know the techniques perfectly. Go easy on him."
Dan and Orika walked into the dojo. "Lesson one, be aware of your surroundings." She told him. "Why would I-" she span round and kicked him in the jaw. "Ow that hurt!" He complained. "Next time stop it, don't get distracted and see what's coming towards you." She knocked him back with a powerful punch. "I'm gonna regret agreeing to this aren't I?" She laughed as she swept his feet from under him and knocked him to the floor. He gave a groan as she laughed at him.
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A helicopter touched down on corporate tower and several armed corporate cops lined either side. A man in a very snazzy suit, wearing a red and black cape and a crown atop his head. A golden dollar medallion was wrapped around his neck. He walked into his CEO office and sat at his throne like table. He pressed his communication button and spoke. "Janice, send in the board." "Yes sir." A reply came back.
Entering were several suited men and women. "Members of the board, welcome. We have a tincy problem. The power harnesses have been stolen. Now, nobody's pointing fingers but I've had everyone working on the project arrested. Who has any bright ideas on how to fix this problem?" The corporate King asked. "Sir, we could build new ones." A suited man told him. "Good idea. But then we'd have to spend money to make them instead of just getting them back. Corporate Cops! Take him away. Any other ideas people?" He asked as the henchmen dragged away a screaming board member. "We could send the corporate cops th ransack the city in an effort to find them." Another of them said. "Great idea, I think you just earned yourself a promotion. Have the legal paperwork filled out for tomorrow. I want to see the poverty peasants run in fear from my penthouse." He joked. He then gestured for them to leave him, giving an evil laugh as he thought about the anarchy.
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That was the first chapter of Martial Strike. I have high hopes for this series and lots of exciting things will happen with this. This is set on a fight the evil corporation scale instead of save the world scale plot line. As this chapter shows, there is only one ranger, that is because it's OC contest time.
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Background is where you write any backstory details that you want to give on the character, I'd prefer that nobody be from the upper class as it goes against the story I want to tell but I'd accept at least one to cause some conflict in the team. Introduction is what situation the character will be in when they are first introduced/get recruited. e.g. Gets attacked by corporate cops for protecting someone from their brutality and gets in a fight when the ranger/s come along and aid them, from there they progress through the chapter and become a ranger to fight with the team. Something like that. I'd prefer that it'd be pm'd but you can make it a review if you want and guests can post it as a review too. If you want to make an OC monster then pm it, only pm's as it makes it so nobody gain guess what comes next.
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Last bit of info is scheduling. Mythos will be every week, aside from this week as I started this and needed to do steam force this week too. Steam force shall be bi-weekly, this week included. And in place of steam force each week it isn't posted will be Martial Strike. That way, Mythos is on every week, and Steam Force and Martial Strike are on a weekly rotation.
With that, thanks for reading if you made it this far. There will be action in the next chapter and stay tuned.
Next chapter: Martial Spirit
Synopsis: It's morphing time for Dan as he fights the corporate cops for the very first time as a ranger. Corporate King finds out about the harnesses and prepares a plan to defeat the red ranger and steal his power harness. And the second ranger is revealed. Next time on Power Rangers: Martial Strike.