~Zemariah~
"Alright class, today we have a new student. Her name is Sonora. I expect you to treat her with the same respect and kindness you treat me and your fellow classmates." Dr. O said. I took a minute to look at the new girl. She had orange hair, and orange eyes. She looked to be around six feet tall, and was wearing a flowing orange dress.
"Hi everyone, I'm really looking forward to being your classmate, and I can't wait to be your friend." Sonora said, in a light, cheerful voice. "You can sit next to Zemariah." Dr. O added. I raised my hand, and Sonora sat down in the empty chair on my left, Kalina being on my right, Halcyon and Selina behind me, and Irene in front.
"Where are you from?" I asked. "I'm from Triforia. What about you?" She responded. "Eltar." I said. She smiled, before Dr. O continued the class. After class, it was lunch time, and the six of us sat at our usual lunch table. "What's Triforia like? I've never been." Irene asked. Sonora took a bite of her food, before replying, "It's much like Earth, aside from the fact that there are three moons, and everybody has three personalities. My father Trey sent me to live here. And before you ask, my three personalities are Beauty, Intellect, and Kindness."
"Your father is the original Gold Ranger? That's awesome." Kalina said. Sonora smiled softly. "I'm not what he expected for his only child though." She responded. "Why is that?" I asked. "For one, I'm what humans would call genderfluid, and two, I'm pansexual." She said.
"Well, in our group, we're there for our friends, and that includes you, so don't worry about what anyone else thinks." I said, squeezing Sonora's shoulder gently. She smiled, before suddenly splitting into three girls. The five of us jumped, but didn't respond as Sonora merged back into one girl. "Sorry about that. Triforians can split into three whenever we want, although our personalities have to agree to merge into one. I didn't mean to startle you." She explained. "It's fine. That's definitely not the weirdest thing we've ever seen." I soothed.
"If you don't mind my asking, where are you staying?" I added. "At S.P.D. Dorms." She replied. "If my mother is cool with it, you can move in with me. Before you say anything, my house has twelve bedrooms aside from mine and my mother's. Kalina and Irene live with me too." I said. "If it wouldn't be too much trouble. You and your friends are really nice." Sonora said. This time, it was Halcyon who responded. "Yeah, we always try to be as nice as possible, unless someone ticks us off."
Sonora smiled. After school ended, we met up outside, in the front of the school. "Do you want us to walk back to S.P.D. with you?" I asked. Sonora shook her head. "No, but thank you for offering. I can take care of myself if something happens." She replied. "It was wonderful meeting you." She added. We smiled in return, before a thought struck me.
"Did you get a tablet?" I asked, and Sonora nodded. "We'll give you our numbers if you need us for whatever reason." I said, and the five of us did just that. "Thank you. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Have a great day!" Sonora said, before walking off. "She's gorgeous." Irene said, with a dreamy look on her face. The four of us laughed, before snapping Irene out of her trance. "Come on, let's go hang out at my place. I haven't gone swimming in awhile." I said. The others nodded, and Selina used her Aquitian teleportation to take us home.
~Sonora~
Sonora walked back to S.P.D. Dorms, contemplating her new friends. She smiled when she remembered Irene. She was beautiful. Just then, she noticed she had wandered into an alley. Sonora frowned, and went to course correct, when hideous green creatures swarmed her. She split into her three selves, and they each fought the creatures off. After about ten minutes, the creatures dissolved into smoke. "What do you think that was about?" Sonora of Beauty asked. "No idea, but we better get back before those things come back." Sonora of Kindness said.
The Triforian merged back into one girl, and Sonora brushed herself off. Before she could get any further, a wind picked up, and Sonora looked up, to see Nyx floating in the air above her. "Sonora, I have chosen you!" She yelled, over the roar of the wind. Sonora could only yell in helplessness. "NOOOOOO!" She screamed, as Nyx fired an orange teleportation beam at her, and teleported her to Void Castle.
Nyx smirked in satisfaction, before teleporting to Void Castle as well. "It is done, my lord." She reported, bowing dutifully to Tartarus. She and her comrades observed a small crystal, where the kidnapped Sonora was lying on a stone table. "What do you think?" Nyx asked. "Excellent. After your recent failures, this will be a chance to prove yourself. You had better hope this works." Tartarus declared, pounding his staff down.
Nyx gulped, but nodded. Thanatos and Erebus smirked, and Tartarus turned to them. "The two of you are no exception. You will both help Nyx with her plan, OR ELSE!" Tartarus boomed, slamming his staff down to emphasize his declaration. The two demons nodded, and their leader left. "We finally have a chance to use the Orange Runestone. I finally managed to corrupt it, and make it evil. I have also placed a spell of evil on this sword. It will keep her under our thumb permanently, unless the Rangers destroy it." Nyx explained, grinning evilly, her gold eyes filled with malice.
"Now awaken, and morph into the evil Orange Ranger!" Nyx called. Sonora suddenly stood ramrod straight, and, in a burst of smoke, morphed. The Orange Ranger suit looked nearly identical to the core five, with some differences. She had a golden shield, with a diamond in the middle, and golden cuffs, and the rune for sun on her head. Instead of a Runeblaster, she had a dagger. "How may I serve my emperor?" Sonora questioned in a monotone voice.
"I want you to destroy the Power Rangers. Zemariah the Red Ranger. Kalina the Yellow Ranger. Selina the Blue Ranger. Irene the Pink Ranger. And Halcyon the Black Ranger. But first, we need you to take out Tommy Oliver, their mentor. Can you do this?" Nyx ordered. Sonora bowed her head. "Yes, my mistress." She intoned.
Nyx snapped her fingers, and the Orange Ranger appeared in front of Tommy's house. She broke in, and found Tommy instantly. She attacked him viciously, and he was too stunned to fight back. In an instant, she knocked him unconscious and trashed his Ranger Lab. The Orange Ranger teleported back to Void Castle. "I have taken out Tommy Oliver. What would you like me to do next, mistress?" Sonora asked.
Nyx grinned evilly. "I want you to destroy the Power Rangers." She commanded. Sonora nodded, and remorphed. Nyx teleported her to the mountains. "Power Rangers, I know you can hear me. I wiped out your mentor. I'll destroy you all!" The Orange Ranger yelled, the mountains carrying her voice far and wide.
~With the Girls~
The Rangers got their mentor's distress signal, but they arrived too late. "Who could have done this?" Irene asked, as the five girls began clearing the rubble. Just then, a small robot clambered into view. "I can tell you. It was an Orange Ranger." The robot said, scaring the girls. "Who are you? How did you get here?" Zemariah demanded.
The robot held its hands up in surrender. "My name is Alpha 8, and I'm here to help." Alpha said. The girls relaxed. "The Orange Ranger broke in and destroyed the place. I teleported Tommy to S.P.D. Infirmary." The robot explained, her female voice light. Zemariah nodded, as the computer flared to life. The Orange Ranger's threat being heard far and wide. The five girls looked at each other, and morphed.
"It's Morphin Time! Powers of Earth, Activate!"
"Forceful as Fire, Red Earth Force Ranger!"
"Powerful as the Earth, Yellow Earth Force Ranger!"
"Graceful as Water, Blue Earth Force Ranger!"
"Bright as Lightning, Pink Earth Force Ranger!"
"Tougher than Titanium, Black Earth Force Ranger!"
"It's our duty to protect this planet! United we stand! Power Rangers Earth Force!"
The girls teleported to the mountains, where the Orange Ranger was waiting. She charged them the second she saw them, leaving no room for any sort of talking. She easily cut through everybody but Zemariah. Zemariah managed to block, and return an attack using her sword. The two Rangers duked it out for a couple of minutes, but eventually, the Orange Ranger sliced her evil sword across Zemariah's chest, knocking her down.
The Orange Ranger cackled loudly. "You Rangers are pathetic. This is going to be too easy." She said. With a burst of speed, she took her dagger, and marked the Rangers with X's. After a minute, she zoomed away, and the attack exploded, causing the girls to scream in pain. She casually rested her dagger on her shoulder, and turned towards her enemies.
"You could attempt to make this a challenge. You guys are so weak." She mocked her fallen enemies. Irene growled, and charged the Orange Ranger. However, the Orange Ranger easily cut Irene down. "I'm letting you go this time, but be warned. Next time we meet, I will kill you." The Orange Ranger threatened. She vanished in a puff of orange smoke.
The Rangers teleported back to Tommy's house, and collapsed. "Who the hell was that?" Irene demanded. "Yeah, and what did she want?" Kalina added. Zemariah grimaced in pain, and responded, "She wants to destroy us. I'm guessing she's been brainwashed." Selina nodded. "We should go visit Uncle Tommy." Halcyon jumped up, and said, "Come on, let's go. Alpha, can you watch the place until we get back?" Alpha nodded, and responded, "Unlike my predecessors, I have several defense mechanisms. I'll be fine."
We nodded, and teleported directly to S.P.D. "Hey Bridge, can we go and see Uncle Tommy?" Selina asked. The empath nodded. "He's been asking for you guys since he came around. He's fine for the most part, just very shocked." Bridge explained. He led us to the infirmary, where Tommy was arguing with the doctor, a feline alien. "You're staying here, and that is final!" The alien snapped, before turning to us.
Zemariah gasped, and said, "You must be Dr. Manx." The woman nodded. "If you'll excuse me, I have other things to do." She replied, and walked away. The girls blinked, and looked to Bridge. "She gets like that when she's stressed, don't take it personally." He explained. "I'll leave you guys alone now." He added, before walking away. "Are you alright?" Selina asked. "I'm fine. Some bruised ribs, but I've had much worse than that." The veteran Ranger said.
The girls explained what happened to Tommy, and his frown grew deeper. "To me, it sounds like she was placed under the same sort of spell I was under. That won't be easy to break. My guess, destroy the spell at the source." He explained. "How do we do that when we don't know the source?" Halcyon asked. "We don't even know who she is." She added, with an angry growl. Tommy smiled, and said, "You guys will get through this, and trust me, I know what I'm talking about. Once you figure out her identity, try and gain her trust. Then, figure out how to break the spell." The girls nodded. "Go and get some rest. You're going to have some hard battles ahead of you. Good night." The girls returned the sentiment, and teleported to Zemariah's home. The girls quickly explained what happened to Zephyr, and she sent them off to bed, The girls went to their respective rooms, and fell asleep.