Chapter 4
A/N: Thanks for the review XBnemisisX I really appreciate it and yes Alix has awakened to her Ranger Powers. Whoot! But be warned I'm not good at writing fight scenes since I'm not very descriptive about them but I try. Anyways, enjoy the chapter.
Alix couldn't believe her eyes at what she was seeing. She was covered in a brown spandex suit that was a recolor of Shelby's, except her helmet had a design that looked like an aralosaurus. But her main weapon of choice was a bow. It was still shocking to her, but the others didn't seemed so shocked. Instead, they were surprised that a super shy girl like Alix could become a Power Ranger. The ravenette had come out of her shell just moments ago and shown bravery she thought she weren't capable of, and this was her reward for it.
"Whoa look at that," Tyler remarked as he and the other Rangers inspected her.
"Um, I'm sorry, guys but I don't know how to fight. I never learned how."
"That's okay, Alix," Riley assured her. "Just watch what we do and you'll be okay."
"Are you sure, Riley? I mean I don't want to be a burden or anything."
"Don't worry, we protect you if push come to shove," Koda chimed in.
"Yes, I agree with Sir Koda and Sir Riley, Lady Alix," Ivan agreed as he put a gloved hand on her shoulder and Alix couldn't help but blush slightly under her helmet at their words. "Now, let us engage combat with these foul Vivix."
"Now zhen, Vivix attack zhem! Starting vith zat brown Ranger even zhough her flea bitten furball is gone!" Prisma commanded.
The Vivix rushed at the Rangers as Prisma watched. A few managed to get past and make their way towards the newly morphed Brown Ranger, but Alix managed to duck and dodge some kicks and punches then blocked some more with her bow. She eventually had to hit something that she hadn't before. She had a bit of a hard time trying to fend for herself, but with some help from Chase and Shelby the overwhelming crowd of Vivix were dispatched.
"You okay, Alix?" the Black Ranger asked her.
"Yeah, um thanks a lot for that, Chase. I'm sorry, that this is still new to me."
"Don't be," the Pink Ranger assured, "this was new to us too but we managed to adjust over time."
Prisma growled in annoyance as the horde of Vivix were defeated easily by the Power Rangers. But she had plenty of time to analyze some of the Rangers' moves so she would know how to counter them. She knew that Alix wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed when it came to fighting, so she decided that the Brown Ranger would be her first target. Prisma was still bitter about her prism being broken and as a result, held a grudge against the ravenette.
"I vas going to give zhose Energems to Fury so he could give zhem to Master Sledge, but zhat plan vas ruined no zhanks to zhe newbie in zhe brown spandex. So she'll be zhe first to go down!"
The rainbow colored alien fired off several energy beams aimed for Alix until they were deflected by Riley.
"I don't think so!" he yelled. "If anyone's going down, it's you!"
"Ve'll see about zhat!" she countered then charged toward them, hellbent on getting after Alix.
The Rangers(minus Alix) met her halfway as they and Prisma clashed their weapons. If she could move her mouth, the rainbow colored alien would have gritted her teeth in frustration and annoyance at how persistent her adversaries were on getting in her way.
"Out of my vay, you fools! Zhe Brown Ranger is mine!"
"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!" Tyler barked.
"Urgh! Must you multicolored Ranger pests be so persistent!?" Prisma growled as her staff clanged against Ivan's sword.
"When you put it that way yes," Chase cockily remarked which seemed to piss Prisma off even more.
Having had enough, Prisma was going to put an end to her enemies until they turned the tables and combined their weapons then blasted her into what seemed like oblivion. Deciding to give her another chance, Sledge ordered a nearby Vivix to fire the Magna Beam which it complied and slammed its fist on the big red button. A purple beam shot down from the ship on Prisma's unconscious body, refilling it with life and allowed her to grow 50 feet tall over the city.
She let out a wicked chuckle as she towered over the Rangers, "Now zhat I am big, I von't have any interruptions continuing vhat I started much earlier!"
"Um, what now?" Alix curiously and timidly asked her teammates.
Koda turned to her, "We call Zords to help fight."
The ravenette was about to inquire how they summoned their Zords, until Koda reached at his belt buckle to reveal three slots with what appeared to be battery like objects being held in place. Then he grabbed one and threw it through the air. It grew in size and made it to his respective Zord. Tyler followed suit and called his own which he affectionately nicknamed Rexy.
"Now you try, Alix," the Blue Ranger told her.
"Um okay," she replied and opened her belt buckle, then grabbed a charger and threw it, thus calling her own.
While Rexy and Koda's Stegozord were battling Prisma, Alix's new Zord the Aralozord made its way over to them and joined in the fight. Afterwards, they decided to try and combine their Zords along with the others' except Ivan's, thus making the Aralo-Stego formation Megazord. The Brown Ranger was amazed at not only her personal Zord as well as the others, but also being inside the cockpit of a Megazord itself.
"So this is what a Megazord looks from the inside," she said as she took in her surroundings.
"Yep, it doesn't get any better than this," Tyler grinned at her behind his helmet.
Soon, the two Megazords and Prisma fought as they all dealt blows that could destroy whole buildings. After somewhat of a fierce battle, the Rangers combined their attacks and finished Prisma off once and for all.
*Sometime later after the fight*
Tyler and his friends had exited their Zords and demorphed, now in their civilian form. Apparently they wanted to show Alix their base of operations to welcome her as part of the team.
"Um, where are we going?" The ravenette asked the group.
"Don't worry, Alix," Riley assured the 17-year-old. "It's someplace special, think of it as a way to welcome you to the team."
About 4-5 minutes of walking, the group of teenagers made it their destination, which was behind the museum. There was a chute to the left of them. The Red Ranger opened up the flap, then stepped inside and slid down with the others not long behind him until only Riley and Alix remained.
"Go on, Alix it's okay," Riley gestured to her.
"Um, alright."
With that, the shy girl got in and slid down and the Green Ranger followed her in. Once inside the base, Alix looked at her surroundings and noticed that it appeared to be a psuedo lab of some sort with a room off the side. Her Energem flew off her neck to a spot to hold it on a nearby wall, catching her by surprise. A voice that weren't any of the others' startled her even more.
"Ah it seems you are the holder of the Brown Energem," it spoke.
When the ravenette turned to where the voice was coming from, she saw a small creature wearing a red robe and holding a staff of some kind. Alix let out a gasp then ran and hid behind Shelby even though she's not much taller than her. Shelby turned to the shy girl and told her that the robed creature Keeper was their friend.
"I assure you, young Alix that I mean no harm," Keeper spoke to the ravenette to ease her fear and make her less wary of him.
Alix looked warily at Keeper, still wondering if what he and Shelby said were true. True enough to his word, Keeper never meant any harm to her or the Rangers in general. Riley had to explain to the alien and Kendall that Alix was very shy and never hung around anyone else but her family, much to their understanding. A little while later, another person entered the base in a gray and black suit who happened to be Prince Phillip of Zandar.
"I'm sorry I am late," he announced, "but I did get Shelby's message about another Energem being discovered."
Not even ten feet in the base the prince was glomped and crowded around by his other Ranger allies, mainly Koda and exchanged greetings. But then his eyes caught sight of Alix standing not much far away from the others. The ravenette noticed him looking at her and instantly turned away.
"And who, pray tell, is this lovely young lady?" the prince asked as he moved past his friends over to the Brown Ranger.
Alix noticed Phillip walking towards her from the corner of her eye and wanted to bolt, but the young woman's feet were rooted to the ground so she couldn't move. Her heart nearly lurched in her throat, but she had to mentally control herself and prevent her timidity from taking over. Alix turned her head back and noticed the Graphite Ranger was standing right in front of her with his arm outstretched. Phillip couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked especially as her serene, sky blue eyes managed to charm him somehow.
"Hello, there," he introduced himself. "I am Prince Phillip III of Zandar. I am pleased to make your acquaintance."
Alix shyly took his hand and shook it, "I...um, my name's Alixina, Alix for short."
"The pleasure is all mine, Alix," the royal said as he brought her hand to his lips then kissed it, causing the ravenette's eyes to go wide, her face turning red as a beet and her heart pounding wildly in her chest, as well as a chain of some reactions from the group in the back.
Alix turned away and blushed in embarrassment, her long hair whipping around along with her. She was utterly shocked and speechless. The 17-year-old couldn't believe what happened just now. The teenager had met another one of the Power Rangers who was a prince and made her blush from just a simple greeting. She inwardly shook her head to regain her composure.
"I didn't know that my necklace was an Energem until the others not only told me but showed me theirs. And now here I am as Power Ranger yet I'm shy as turtle with no guts."
Ivan walked over to her, "You did show bravery in our hour of need, Lady Alix."
"Yeah," Tyler chimed in as he agreed with the Gold Ranger. "But how did you get ahold of Prisma's prism anyway?'
"Xelha turned the phony hypnotist's face into a scratching post and grabbed the prism as soon as she dropped it, then handed it to me."
Chase walked up and gently patted Alix on the back and praised her after laughing at the joke along with everyone else, "Well, what you did took guts and alot of them."
A small unnoticeable smile graced the ravenette's face once again. Maybe this could be a new start for her after all but her self-esteem and confidence still needed plenty of work.