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Last time on Defender Beasts...
At the end of the battle of Majestic Hills College, Prince Alveno gave the six a strange card.
After school, the six decided to pay the strange alien a visit.
Meanwhile Aloora, a guardian spirit, tells Lexi that she is destined to do something great and that she should bond with eight others.
Zuthora commands King Arustar T. to send Titaniath to attack Majestic Hills, and to counter, Prince Alveno gave the six the morphers.
Chapter 3 - A New Defense Rises on Earth! - Part II
Within the park, Titaniath landed on the earth, a platoon of Gobots at his aid. The golem-like creature was made of spiky, dark blue stones, magma visibly flowing within it like veins. The core in its chest glowed brightly.
"Gobots!" roared Titaniath. "Lay waste to this city, and capture those stupid pests who dared to oppose Lord Zuthora!"
However, they weren't able to get very far, as the heroic six rushed towards them.
"Stop right there, monster!" Leon cried.
"That's the best you could come up with..?" deadpanned Tabitha.
The monster lifted a finger towards the rangers- pointing towards them individually.
"One, two, three, four..? five, six- you!" It's face of stone beamed with a sudden malice. "You must be the six that Arustar T. was talking about!" The beast turned back to the Gobots. "Destroy them!"
"Hah! In your dreams!" said Blaise- charging head-first into the army of Gobots in a rage.
"When will this boy learn?.." James sighed.
"Let's help him out." said Roxy- and the rest of the team joined the fight.
Twyla was surrounded by Gobots first, hesitating to make any sort of bold move. Before she could, however, a gobot tried to punch her- but she countered by punching it back. She saw another charging towards her- and swiftly ducked, kicking its legs in a clean sweep, sending it to the ground. She rose up to kick another- but her leg was caught, and it sent her to the ground.
Tabitha had her own set of Gobots to deal with- but was confident and determined to fight them off. With skill and grace, she kicked three gobots in a swift and continuous motion, and while coming up, punched another. She turned around- but was caught by surprise when one kicked her in the chest. She barely had a chance to recover before another gobot shot a blast of energy at her, sending her to the ground as well.
On the other hand, Blaise was using his pent-up rage for his advantage. He thrashed into a group of gobots and began furiously punching the approaching gobots left and right. His eye caught two gobots charging towards him. Before they could, he ducked underneath, using the motion to slam his arms into the guts of two of them. Before he could admire his victory, from behind, a third tackled him to the ground hard near the two girls.
Roxy, as well, had a set of gobots to deal with, using her speed to dodge their blasts. She dodged a gobot's punch with a backflip, then leapt forwards to kick another in the face- followed up by a pinwheel kick, knocking down most of the gobots that surrounded her. She punched one in the face, dodging the punch of another, punting that very one in the stomach with her elbow. However, another grabbed her from behind, throwing her near the other three.
"What is this..? A body pile..?" Blaise snarked, struggling beneath the gobot that had him pinned.
James was handling his own set of gobots rather well. He rolled on the ground, dodging their laser beams, and leapt up to punch one in the guts. Keeping his momentum, he horse kicked one into another, and landed a punch on one in front of him. When he turned around, two of the gobots grabbed onto his arms, keeping him in place. He was unable to prepare for another drop-kicking him in the chest, sending him flying towards the other four- but accidentally knocking the Gobot off of a sore Blaise.
As for Leon, he was taking advantage of his calmed state to defend himself, and fight off the gobot menace. Though he was not too great a fighter, he was still doing a bit well. He threw a punch towards one, and kicked another- tossing it into a third. Though, when he aimed to kick a fourth, his leg was promptly caught. The Gobot hoisted him up by the leg, and threw him towards the rest of the group.
The six were groaning and exhausted, but lifted themselves onto their feet.
"So you were the last ones standing to protect this planet!" Titaniath roared in laughter, "You can barely even protect yourself!"
"We're not done yet…" Leon cried. A powerful red aura began to glow around him. "We will save this planet!"
"Yeah! The world is relying on us. We will defeat you and that master of yours!" said James- glowing green.
"We will fight 'till the end!" said Tabitha, as she was glowing blue.
"I ain't a loser!" Blaise yelled, glowing orange. "You're the one who's going down!"
"Our planet means a lot to us! We won't let you destroy it!" declared Roxy, glowing with a yellow.
"We'll try our best to defend others." said Twyla, with a grey aura.
"Let's show them the power we have to our aid. Let's show them what we're made of!" Leon declared. The remaining five rangers nodded, with newfound determination.
"Defender Beasts, rise to defend!" they cried- almost in complete unison.
It's Morphin' Time!
Within the scene projected in his mind, Leon stood before a massive volcano, magma spewing through cracks in the fragile earth.
Without warning, the volcano violently erupted, with two Phoenixes shooting out of the flames. Just as quickly, the two birds flew towards him, circling around him.
Though at first he was nervous, he soon welcomed the warm flames as they covered his body from head to toe. As soon as his suit was formed, however, they flew away from him.
The suit was gray- though a sleeveless red longcoat covered his upper body, trailing behind him like wings. Red gloves adorned his hands, as well as red boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on his waist, and within it lied his Beast Stone.
The two Phoenixes rushed towards him again- one phasing through his chest, forming an insignia of a katana- encircled by a Phoenix. Afterwards, they both rushed towards his head and collided, forming a helmet themed after the Phoenix.
"Phoenix Defender- Red Ranger!"
The projection in James' mind placed him in a forest, with a fast and powerful wind blowing. Though, he found a strong urge to start running- almost as if the wind was carrying him.
As he followed the wind, the scream of a bird was heard. As James looked up, he saw two gusts of wind- but they quickly took the shape of Garuda. They began to circle around James, covering his body with green wind.
He quickly learned not to resist- as the energy was actually rather pleasant. They then flew away from him, forming his suit.
The suit was gray- though a sleeveless green coat, with two long coattails covered his upper body, fluttering behind him like wings. Green gloves adorned his hands, as well as green boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on his waist, and within it lied the Garuda's Beast Stone. The symbol of a whip held by a Garuda lied proud on his chest.
Lastly, the two Garuda met up, charging towards his face and collided, forming his helmet- themed after the aforementioned beasts.
"Garuda Defender- Green Ranger!"
Projected in her mind, Tabitha was standing above a clear, blue ocean. Whenever she stepped, her feet would stop before she sunk.
Though the scene was tranquil, it was quickly interrupted, as two mermaids shot out from the water with a loud splash. As they lept out of the sea, they brought with them trails of blue water, heading towards Tabitha.
As they approached, they began surrounding her in blue water, then swimming in opposite directions. When the water washed away, Tabitha's suit was formed.
The suit was gray- though a long sleeveless blue robe covered her upper body, floating like a mermaid's tail. Blue gloves adorned her hands, as well as blue boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on her waist, and within it lied the Beast Stone of the Mermaid. The symbol of a Mermaid hoisting up a trident lied proud on her chest.
At last, the two Mermaids joined up and dashed towards her head, forming her helm, themed after the very creatures.
"Mermaid Defender- Blue Ranger!"
On the other hand, Roxy's projection placed her in a barren field- but the sky was cloudy, crackling with constant thunder, lightning painting the gray sky.
At the loudest and brightest bolt, two Thunderbirds swooped down from the clouds, darting towards her.
At first she was alarmed, but as they began to circle around her, covering her body with lightning- it was a familiar presence. They flew in opposite directions as the lightning faded, forming her suit.
The suit was white- though a long sleeveless yellow robe covered her upper body, floating behind her like a pair of wings. Yellow gloves adorned her hands, as well as yellow boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on her waist, and within it lied her Beast Stone. The symbol of a Thunderbird clutching a bo staff lied proud on her chest.
The two departed Thunderbirds then rushed towards her face and collided, forming the helmet- themed after the two same spirits.
"Thunderbird Defender- Yellow Ranger!"
Within Blaise's mind, he stood in a clear field- though his eyes were alert for any sort of interference. Breaking through the silence was a loud, bestial roar. From the horizon, two Manticores charged towards him.
He welcomed the challenge, motioning for them to bring it on.
Though, instead of a fight, the two Manticores began to run around Blaise, covering his body in orange energy. He couldn't help but laugh as the energy enveloped and empowered him, forming into his suit.
The suit was gray- though a orange vest covered his upper body, with a white scarf around his neck, trailing behind him like a tail. Orange gloves adorned his hands, as well as orange boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on his waist, and within it lied the Beast Stone of the Manticore. The symbol of a nagamaki clutched between a Manticore's jaw lied proud on his chest.
The two Manticores rushed back towards him, colliding at his head, forming his helm, themed after the lionesque beasts.
"Manticore Defender- Orange Ranger!"
Twyla's projection, however, placed her on an island surrounded by ocean. The waves crashed hard against the sandy shoreline, and the tide was high.
Though, just as quickly as she arrived, two Hippocampi lept out of a particularly tall wave, approaching her from the sea.
At first, she was frightened, seeing such creatures charge towards her. Though, when they began surrounding her in a dark energy, she quickly calmed. The Hippocampi galloped in opposite directions from her, back towards the ocean.
The suit was grey- though a black vest covered her upper body, with a golden scarf around her neck, floating behind her like a fin. Black gloves adorned her hands, as well as black boots- both with a golden trim. A golden belt lied on her waist, and within it lied her Beast Stone. The symbol of a large shield and sword encircled by a Hippocampus lied proud on her chest.
At last, the two Hippocampi charged back to her, colliding at her head, forming her helmet. It was decorated after the aforementioned steeds.
"Hippocampus Defender- Black Ranger!"
Fight for your planet, Defender Beasts!
"That was awesome..!" James awed. "And it feels amazing in this suit!"
"And add that to our powers, too…" Roxy agreed.
'Power I need to be something…' Twyla thought to herself.
"Stop wasting time with exposition!" Blaise yelled, cracking his knuckles. "I'm far too eager to send someone to hell!"
"Hey- not this time!" Tabitha yelled back in anger. "Remember what happened when you just rushed at them alone?"
"Guys, let's drop the fight- we have a bunch of monsters we need to deal with!" Leon declared. The rest of the team seemed to agree. With newfound resolve, they rushed towards the monstrous army.
Leon rushed towards a horde of gobots- within his hand, a beam of flames formed, adapting to the shape of a red katana. As two gobots charged towards him, he slashed- knocking them both down. He kicked down another, keeping momentum to punch another. Without warning, a flame sparked on his blade, covering it in scorching hot flames. He pointed his sword towards a set of gobots, and the flames shot off his blade, destroying the gobots within his path.
"That much power… This is what the Phoenix gave me…" Leon managed to mutter in awe.
A gust of wind formed in James' hand, forming into a nunchaku. Behind his helmet, his eyes widened in absolute glee.
"Each second I spend in this form just gets better and better..!" He said, excitedly.
Though, he couldn't stand in awe for long- as the Gobots began to focus attacks on him. From a distance, they began shooting lasers towards him- but James was able to effectively deflect each of them back. His eyes darted back to his nunchaku- noticing a button on the handle. Curiosity got the best of him- and he swiftly pressed on it. The two handles separated, forming two whips. He then continued on to destroy the gobots in his path, armed with the whips.
A stream of water took the form of a trident in Tabitha's hand. She fought efficiently and gracefully, taking down a gobot with every swift stab and strike with her weapon. She stabbed at one diagonally, then used the blunt end to hit another in the gut. Her trident glowed a vibrant blue as she slashed again, sending a massive wave of water to take down the remaining gobots.
"...I can't believe I'm actually doing this…" Tabitha uttered, in a dumbfounded doubt.
Roxy's weapon formed out of a burst of lightning- revealing a bo staff to assist her in the fight against the gobots.
"Man, am I lucky I was trained to actually use this!" Roxy said in happiness, using the staff to knock two gobots in the head. She turned around and swiped another three off their feet. The staff began to glow with a yellow aura, sparking with electricity. Pointing her staff forwards, she shot a beam of lightning towards the gobots, short-circuiting and destroying them.
On the other hand, a pillar of orange energy formed in Blaise's hand, forming a nagamaki. Though he wasn't necessarily using it- using his spare hand to punt and toss gobots into each other, hoisting the weapon over his shoulder. As the weapon glowed in orange energy, he slashed forwards- forming a wave of light, destroying the gobots.
"This power is amazing!" A wide grin was plastered onto his face behind his helmet- he was enjoying this a tad bit too much. Without a moment's hesitation, he charged into another set.
From dark energy, a shield formed in Twyla's hands, which she quickly shifted to the blasts in front of her. As the lasers hit her shield, they bounced back to the gobots, knocking them down. She noticed a button on the back of her shield, and pressed it. Just as quickly as she did, a blade shot out from the top of her shield. She ran up to a gobot and cut one down, then slammed the shield over the head of another. As she did, the shield was emerged in dark energy- and she shoved it forwards. As soon as she did, a massive beam of dark energy shot out from it.
"Did I… Do this..?" Twyla asked herself, in disbelief.
Soon enough, the only one left standing was Titaniath.
"Surrender and drop your weapons, you devil!" Leon commanded- with a slight waver to his voice.
"...You're treating this monster like a cop would treat a criminal…" Tabitha sighed.
"You think that Titaniath would surrender to a bunch of kids in jumpsuits?" Titaniath asked, with a chuckle. "In your dreams, humans!"
From the core in its chest, the monster shot out balls of liquid magma, aimed towards the rangers. Quickly, Tabitha and James stepped forwards- with Tabitha using blasts of water to rapidly cool the lava to useless stone. James, on the other hand, used the wind to push the lava away.
Quickly and with little warning- Blaise vaulted Twyla upwards and towards the volcanic monster. It quickly noticed the girl- firing a stream of lava from its mouth. Twyla raised her shield, deflecting the lava elsewhere. While they were distracted, however, Blaise stabbed his nagamaki in the beast's core. As the beast roared in pain, Twyla came back down upon Titaniath, bludgeoning it over the head with her shield, as Blaise slowly dragged the weapon out.
The beast was sent skidding back, but stayed on its feet. Titaniath roared in fury, and charged towards the rangers. As it aimed a punch, Leon blocked and parried it with his own sword- leaving the beast stunned. Roxy finished it off- striking the monster with a bolt of lightning, knocking it to the ground.
"What..? No… This can't be happening!" Titaniath cried out, pointing an accusing finger towards the Rangers. "You humans cannot withstand my power! You will not achieve true victory!"
Leon, for a moment, stood stunned, hesitant from the monster's words.
"Shut your dirty mouth, you freak of nature!" Roxy cried out. "We will be victorious as long as we remain on the side of good!"
"Let's finish him!" said James. "Leon!..."
"...Leon?" he asked again, shaking his brother's shoulder to gain his attention.
"Oh..! Yeah, right!" Leon said, focusing back on the task as hand. "Let's finish him!" he cried, lifting his weapon into the air. The others caught on and did the same- their weapons charged with their respective energies.
Within a burst of light, the backdrop of the modest park turned into a clear oasis in the midst of a jungle.
"Defender Beast Combined Slash!"
It was meant to be a simultaneous attack- though the timing was a tad bit off-key. However, it still did the job, becoming more of a barrage. Each blast individually hit the monster- first black, then orange, blue, yellow, green, and lastly, red. At the last strike, there was a large explosion, as Titaniath fell to the ground- defeated.
Though, only for a moment- as the ground began to furiously quake.
"Hahahaha!" the monster let out one final laugh. "I warned you- you cannot win!"
And then, it exploded.
"...What does he mean..?" Twyla asked, nervously.
"...That monster was able to control lava." Leon muttered. "Not only was he fighting us, but maybe… It was using the lava beneath the crust… Which means-"
He was quickly cut off, as a sudden explosion took place behind them- with streams of burning lava to match.
"...A volcanic eruption..!" Roxy completed, in a panic.
"W-what should we do..?" Twyla asked- equally frightened.
"...James, Tabitha." Leon spoke up. "Use your powers to cool the lava that erupts. Twyla, Roxy, Blaise- try and break the mountain so we can divert the lava's route. I'll try and manipulate the fire within it."
"...There's so much wrong with that plan…" Tabitha muttered- in sheer disappointment.
"It's the only one we've got." said Leon- almost hesitantly.
The rangers proceeded with the plan.
Leon stood in front of the volcano- palms extended to the scorching heat. He tried to feel the fire within it- trying to tame it. However, his attempts were met with just more flames.
"Oh no…" he muttered, nervously.
Roxy, Twyla, and Blaise ran up to the side of the volcano, weapons in hand. As soon as they approached, they began striking at the side of the mountain, trying to make a dent. Blaise chuckled triumphantly as he made a crack in the rock- only to yelp and jump back as more magma nearly shot him in the face.
"We're just making this worse!" Blaise yelled.
Tabitha and James approached the side of the mountain- attempting to cool down the scorching lava. Though- it seemed like it was spluttering out faster than they could counter- their breezes and splashes were rendered futile against the sea of flames.
"It's not working!" James shouted.
Just as all hope seemed lost- the scorching magma ceased- replaced with a still ice. The sudden stop of the violent eruption created a beautiful statue of twinkling ice.
"...Who… did that..?" Twyla asked.
"...Wasn't me…" Blaise uttered- quiet from the shock. The others shared that same amazement.
"...We should talk about it at the base." Leon decided. "Well, the only base we really have. I'm sure Alveno will know!"
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"Excellent job, Rangers!"
Prince Alveno proudly greeted the exhausted rangers- their armor reverted. They took seats across the room- which now had a few chairs scattered about.
"You did fantastically on your first victory- but remember, it'll only get harder from here."
"Prince Alveno, can you tell us what exactly caused the lava to freeze over? We're sure none of us did it." Leon asked.
"...I know as much as you do, on that." Alveno replied. "I'm certain we'll find out in due time."
A bit of idle chatter began, as the rangers found it safe to relax. The only one who remained tense was Tabitha.
She sighed, gripping onto the morpher on her wrist. Then, approached the center of the room.
"I've made up my mind." she announced.
…"On what..?" James asked. Attention seemed to have focused on her.
Tabitha tore the Blue morpher off her wrist, forcing it into Alveno's hand.
"You can count me out of this." she uttered.
The room went dead silent.
...To Be Continued...
Author's note: So, here is the first morph and the first victory. Hope you guys liked it! So, what do you think caused the lava to freeze, and why did Tabitha choose to leave the team? What will happen next? To get all your answers stay tuned to Rise of the Defender Beasts. Review, follow favourite and support the series guys as they all are encouraging. Until next time, bye!
Next chapter- Team Spirit Resides in Everyone, Blue!