Chapter 105 - Saga I - Coincidences Converging
Episode 5 - A Crystal Clear Past, Part 2
by Brian Friedlander (jadeitesan@crystal-tokyo.com)
Disclaimer: Saban owns the Power Rangers and Digimon and all related items. Sailor Moon and all related items are owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, and Toei. Tenjou Utena (even if she isn't called by that name) is owned by Be-Papas and Chiho Saitoh. Koishikawa Miki (even if she isn't called by that name) is owned Yoshizumi Wataru. The concepts of Sailor Revolution and Marmalade are mine and are setting the backdrop for future storylines.
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The Power Chamber. . .
"Come on, Ninjor," pleads Justin, "Finish the story. Don't just leave us hanging. So things weren't going well for our Sailor friends and you, and Uranus was knocked out by Rito smashing her into a wall. So what happened?"
"It's strange," says Ami, "How none of us who were supposedly there actually remember these events." She glares at Ninjor. All the Sailors gather around Ninjor trying to get a word in.
"Now, now, girls, remember that even I don't have all my memories of Silver Millenium back, but I do kind of remember such a war happening. A war that ended with a great cost, but that part I don't recall," says Luna.
"I don't remember much about the ending, just that it dealt with the utter destruction of a planet," says Auric.
"The planet was Charon," says Ninjor, "or it could be called Nemesis.
The girls gasp at that name.
"But Ninjor, Charon is a moon, a brown star, not a planet," says Ami.
"Maybe now it's not a planet, but back in the days of Silver Millenium, it was. But that is not what this story is about. If I may continue..."
Everybody nods
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Back at the Crystal Lunar Castle. . .
"Queen Serenity, the battle does not go well," reports Artemis.
"Ninjor and Auric were backed up against a wall by Vile, Rito Revolto has appeared to fight the Outer Senshi and knocked out Sailor Uranus, and the Apparitions outnumber the Inner Senshi seven to one," says Luna.
"It is time to revive the Soldier of the Moon, then," remarks Queen Serenity solemnly.
"You can't be serious, my queen. She is the princess, and only a child at that," argue Luna and Artemis.
"Is there anything we can do?" asks Trian.
"There may be indeed. But I must still reactivate the Moon Soldier if we are to have a chance. Delphine, call your friends in here now. Trian, step forward."
A few minutes later, the other Aquitans are gathered as is Princess Selenity.
"Mother, where are my friends?" asks Selenity.
"That is what I have called upon you for, all of you. As you may or may not know, I have enhanced the powers of the Inner Senshi to do battle with the forces of Master Vile. The latest reports say the Inner Senshi are still overpowered and outnumbered by Apparitions, the Outer Senshi are down by one, and Ninjor and Auric are backed in a corner. Aquitians, I request your help to protect our Silver Millenium. I shall grant you the power to protect the universe from evil such as Master Vile. Step forward and accept the Power Coins of Symmetry. They will allow you to morph into warriors of justice. The power comes from a portion of the Zeo Imperium Crystal. Use the code words "It's Morphing Time!" to transform.
"Delphine, you will be the White Ranger, leader of the group, and your Symmetry Coin emblem is the boomerang triangle. Aurico, you are the Red Ranger, second-in-command, and your Symmetry Coin is the circle. Cestro, you are the Blue Ranger, the technology expert, and your Symmetry Coin emblem is the Square. Tideus, you are the Yellow Ranger, the front-line guy, and your Symmetry Coin emblem is the twin triangles. And Corcus, you are the Black Ranger, a true friend, and your Symmetry Coin emblem is the pentagon. You will have access to powerful fighting machines known as Battleborgs, which Ninjor created. Use them to aid Ninjor and Auric against Master Vile.
"Now, Trian, I give you a power of a different source. You will draw power from the Golden Zeo Crystal shard, another piece of the Zeo Imperium Crystal which comes from the Zeo section. With this power comes a Golden Power Staff with which you can do your "Gold Rush" attack." A gold staff appears in her hands. It emits a golden light, which she showers on Trian. The costume of the Gold ranger, including a helmet with the design of the Gold Zeo emblem on it, appears and covers him. When done, he is shining in a golden light. "Also, you will have command of the Great Golden Pyramid from the planet Earth, known as Pyramidus."
"Thank you, your highness," replies Trian.
"Now go, while I prepare Selenity," commands Queen Serenity. "Alien Rangers, you know what to do. Gold Ranger, help the Outer Senshi."
With a "Yes, Queen," the Alien and Gold Rangers disappear in flashes of light, all heading toward their own destinations.
A light shines in Queen Serenity's hand. When she opens her hand, a gold brooche is in it.
"What is it, mother?" asks Princess Selenity.
"It is the Moon Prism brooche. All those in the past before us who were of the right patrician status used the Moon Prism brooche to become Sailor Moon, defender of the Moon Kingdom."
"But why the other Sailors then?"
"They are there to help the Soldier of the Moon, for without her, there can be no hope. About every millenium, there is a daughter born to one of the aristrocratic families of the Moon Kingdom who will become Sailor Moon. It is most unfortunate that in this millenium, that the one destined to become Sailor Moon is also the Moon Princess. That is why I feared having to do this, for if you fall, the Moon Kingdom will be lost without me and your father, bless his soul. But I can see no other choice. I must send you into battle as Sailor Moon. Take the brooche and shout, 'Moon Prism Power, Make-UP!'."
"But what can I do as Sailor Moon?" asks Selenity.
"As Sailor Moon, you can use your tiara in 'Moon Tiara Action'. You also will have the Cutie Moon Wand to execute the 'Moon Princess Halation'. Now go please, for the sake of our kingdom!"
"Right, Mother. MOON PRISM POWER, MAKE-UP!!"
A wonderous transformation takes places, Selenity is seen floating in a wonderous sort of space, where flashy swirls are in the background. She is multispectural, with no clothing on. A white fuku bodysuit with a red bow containing her brooche appears on her suddenly. Then white gloves with red bands on the end materialize on her arms and hands. Red boots with white kneebands and single upward cresent moons at the end appear on her feet and legs. A blue skirt comes on at her waistline. Two double cresent moon earrings appear on her ears. To finish off the transformation, a tiara with a redish-pink jewel appears on her forehead and two red disks appear on the ball-shaped portions of hair.
"I'm outie!!" yells Sailor Moon as she rushes and stumbles on her hair as she tries to get to the battle.
Queen Serenity sweatdrops. "I hope I did the right thing," she whispers. "Perhaps I should summon Gennai and
Pixiemon..."
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In a large valley. . .
"You two will now be destroyed and there will be nothing to stop me," bellows Master Vile. He has Ninjor and Auric backed up against a wall.
"We'll see about that, Vile. Ninja Power Now!!" yells Ninjor. His shoulder pads fly up. His upper leg armor slides down. Finally, his head rotates to reveal a new head. "Mega-Ninjor, battle ready."
"Conqueror blade, power up!" yells Auric. His sword starts to glow yellow.
Mega-Ninjor throws an energy blast and Auric releases the energy blast built up in his sword at Master Vile, but Master Vile just reflects it.
"We're doomed now. It's hopeless." complains Auric. "He justs too much for us alone."
"Never give up, Auric. Help'll be along soon, I hope. Gulp," says Ninjor.
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At the battle field. . .
The Inner and Outer Senshi had managed to regroup, with Neptune carrying a wounded Uranus on her shoulder. Sailor Marmalade heads to Uranus to try to heal her. They were all surrounded by the Apparitions, who seemed to be multiplying by the minute.
"So, what now, fearless leader?" asks Sailor Mars sarcastically to Sailor Venus.
"Um, I'm not sure."
"Maybe I should do "DEATH REBORN REVOLUTIO..." says Sailor Saturn before Sailor Pluto interrupts her.
"There's still hope. Serenity should be sending us help right about... NOW."
A gold flash of light can be seen hopping between the Apparitions, knocking them down and sending them running. The gold light stops and coalescences into the Gold Ranger.
"I'm glad to see you all are all right," says Gold Ranger.
"Not as all wrong as they're going to be in a few moments," the senshi and ranger hear a voice say behind them. It was Rito Revolto, brandishing his flame thrower. He sprays a few shots on the group. Gold Ranger makes a jump for Rito, activating his "Gold Rush" attack, but bounces harmlessly off Rito.
"It didn't affect him," says Sailor Mercury.
"What are we going to do now?" asks Sailor Neptune, who is struggling under the weight of Sailor Uranus, who started to moan.
"Uuuggghhh, where am I? I feel like an elephant trampled all over me," moans Uranus.
"Don't move," says Sailor Marmalade. "I'm healing your wounds."
"Sailor Uranus, you're alright!" yells Sailor Neptune in joy. "I was afraid you were going to die!"
"Never, my love. I wouldn't give this dipshift the benefit of seeing my demise. But it might still happen if we don't
defeat this goon soon."
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Back at the valley. . .
"We're doomed now. It's hopeless." complains Auric. "He's justs too much for us alone."
"Never give up, Auric. Help will be along soon, I hope. Gulp," says Ninjor.
"You losers, you must be stupid if you think you can beat Master Vi. . ."
"Agumon SHINKAI! Greymon!" A giant t-rex dinosaur with a bone mask appears and hits Master Vile with... "NOVA BLAST!"
Mega-Ninjor looks toward a small cliff and sees a human and a small, pink fluffball. "Gennai, Pixiemon, you're here."
A chanting can be heard. "Tidal forces of the galaxy, hear our call! Battleborgs, power up!" A red fireball hits Master Vile as he is taunting Ninjor and Auric. The fireball coalesces back into the Red Battleborg, the fighting machine of the Red Aquitian Ranger.
The other Battleborg get out of their Launch position to take up an attack position. The Red Battleborg, Ninjor, and Auric take up positions with the others. On the ground, the Aquitian Rangers prepare to take their borgs into battle.
The borgs and the two warriors surround Master Vile. The borgs produce their weapons. The red borg has a throwing star. The blue borg gets a lance. The black borg gains a bow and arrow. The yellow borg receives a chain weapon. And the white borg gets two daggers.
"And so are the Aquitan Power Rangers!" exclaims Auric.
The eight of them are enough to scare Master Vile off. "I'll be back, when the Earth and the Moon least expect it. You haven't heard the last of Master Vile." He produces his snakes and disappears.
Ninjor and Auric return to normal size. "Thank you, Power Rangers, Gennai, Pixiemon, for your timely assistance."
"You're welcome, Ninjor," says the White Ranger.
"Now, we must return to the castle and report," says the Red Ranger.
"Let's go!" they all yell and disappear in flashes of light, each ranger in his own color, looking like a water molecule.
Ninjor, Auric, Gennai and Pixiemon flash away as white light.
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Back at the battlefield. . .
The Sailor Senshi and the Gold Ranger were unable to stop Rito and the Apparitions were surrounding them again.
"We're in trouble," says Sailor Jupiter.
"Sailor Mercury, do you have a plan?" asks Sailor Mars.
Sailor Mercury has a handheld computer out and visors appears over her eyes. She works at plugging variables into the computer. "I'm afraid that there's nothing we can do. There are just too many of them. The only thing that could help us is. . ."
She never got to finish her sentence because a "Moon Tiara Action!" was heard and a frisbee flew by and knocked away several of the Apparitions.
"Who's there?" asks Rito.
"Well, er, uh... this should do it. For love and justice, I am the pretty sailor-suited soldier, Sailor Moon! I right wrongs and triumph over evil. On behalf of the Moon Kingdom, I'll punish you!" A nasty aroma assaults her nose. "Ug, and you're smelly, too, you bag of bones."
"Thank ya for the compliment."
The soldiers manage to make it over to where Sailor Moon is standing.
"Princess Selenity, is that you?" asks Sailor Saturn.
"Yes, it is, Saturn. Thanks for asking. Now let's get Rito. I'll punish you," says Sailor Moon.
"Yeah, you're going down, dirtbag," yells Sailor Mars.
"And you're going down hard," Sailor Uranus manages to say.
"Get off our moon," says Sailor Venus.
"You're stinking up the environment," comments Sailor Mercury.
"It's TIME for you to leave," says Sailor Pluto.
"And we're going to make sure you stay gone," the rest of the senshi and the Gold Ranger yell.
"Everybody, use your attacks," says Sailor Moon as she pulls out her Cutie Moon Wand. "Attack, NOW!"
"Moon Princess..."
"Shabon..."
"Fire..."
"Supreme..."
"Crescent..."
"Marmalade..."
"World..."
"Deep..."
"Dead..."
"Silence Glaive..."
"Revolution..."
"Gold..."
Rito pulls out a bazooka and loads it with a missile.
The senshi finish their attacks.
"HALATION!"
"SPRAY!"
"SOUL!"
"THUNDER!"
"BEAM!"
"RHAPSODY!"
"SHAKING!"
"SUBMERGE!"
"SCREAM!"
"SUPRISE!"
"STRIKE!"
"RUSH!"
Their attacks hit Rito and blow him away, but not before he manages to hit Sailor Moon and knock her into the side of a mountain. But at least she managed to get her attack off. Rito disappears and says, "I'll be back. Ciao."
The senshi and Gold Ranger rush over to Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars cries out.
"I can't heal her," cries Sailor Marmalade. "The combination of Rito's blast and the impact of the mountain have made her wounds too extensive for my powers to heal."
"Then we've got to get her back to the castle, fast," says the Gold Ranger. "She'll be taken care of there."
They all disappear in flashes light, which fly toward the castle.
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"Queen, the Alien Rangers have departed safely for Aquitar. And the king of Triforia has also returned home safely. There have been no further attacks. The outer senshi have returned to their posts to partrol the borders of this solar system and Sailor Pluto is guarding the time gate," reports Gennai.
"Queen Serenity, Sailor Moon was hurt very badly when we fought Rito Revolto," says Sailor Mercury.
"Don't fear, Mercury. She'll be alright. The Silver Crystal that I still hold will restore her health. But I have made an important decision. I have split the Zeo Imperium Crystal up into the eight senshi transformation sticks, the Moon brooche, the Coins of Symmetry, and the Golden Zeo Crystal shard. I must now split the Zeo Imperium Crystal even further," says Queen Serenity.
"Are you sure that is wise, my queen?" asks Luna.
"Yes, it is. This is to prevent another attack such as this one from occuring again. This previous attack taught me that it is dangerous to have too much power stored in one place. I am going to scatter the power out across to the good planets of the galaxy. I will split it up this way: the Silver Crystal, the essence of the Zeo Imperium Crystal, will remain with me. It should be enough should another threat rears its ugly head. The rest of the Zeo Imperium Crystal will be split this way: two more sets of six coins. One set utilizing the power of Earth's ancient dinosaurs, and another set utilizing the powers of the Shinobi's sacred beasts. I leave them to Ninjor to guard. Each set, as the Symmetry Coins, will have its own group of emblems and colors. The dinosaur coins will have the colors of green, black, pink, blue, yellow, and red. The other set also has the same colors except that green will be white. It will be up to Ninjor, once he is healed, to create a set of robotic vehicles, similar to the Battleborgs, based on the individual powers of each coin and give them the power to unite into unstoppable machines. There is also a second blank white coin, which I will send to Zordon to guard. All the coins will be connected to a power source known as the Morphing Grid. The coins will allow their bearers to transform into a powerful warriors of justice, like the Alien Rangers.
"The next split will be into the Zeo Crystal, which shall be split even more. The Zeo section consists of the Gold shard, which Trian possesses, and five other shards with the colors and shapes of pink oval, yellow balance bars, blue triangle, green square, and red star. These five shards will be stored below my castle behind a forcefield resistant to evil and I want all of you here, when asked about the Zeo Crystal to tell them that it was placed here by wizards who once inhabited the M-51 galaxy. I have chipped off little pieces of each of the five shards. They shall be known as the Super Zeo gems and contains great power, powers that can create their own machines in the image of the owners. They have been given to Trian for safe keeping.
"The final subset created will be the Turbo powers, they will contain the power of velocity. I shall send them to Eltar as well, to be put in the care of Zordon. It will be up to him to put them to good use.
"And one final split. This final split will be split further into three sets, one with four powers, one with three, and the other with ten powers. They all will derive power from all sorts of bug. The first four will contain the power colors of red, blue, green, and white. The second set will be chromium gold, titanium silver, and platinum purple. These two sets will have weapons and vehicles each there own. The last set will consist of eight power coins, containing the following bug powers: dragonfly, cicada, firefly, butterfly, centipede, scorpion, bee, and the praying mantis. There will be two robots. One controlled by a sword, the other by an axe. The sword-controlled one will require the eight coins to operate. All these things will be hidden in the 2-D world, where it will be beyond most peoples' power to get to them.
"Without all these things, the Zeo Imperium Crystal can never be revived." She thinks to herself, *But they don't need to know all the other little trinkets I've divided this into already, just in case they end up needing them. I'll trust these trinkets to Ninjor, Luna & Artemis, and Zordon. And hopefully, they shall never learn of the shameful "The Four Gods' Sky and Earth"...*
"Gennai, old friend, I have request for you."
"Yes, of course, your highness."
"You are Earth's connection to the Digital World and have made friends with the Holy Beast Digimon," says Serenity.
"Yes. What do you need of me, Serenity?"
"You remember the Digital Destiny?"
"Of course. You mean it is coming?" asks Gennai.
"Digital Destiny?" asks Luna.
Serenity sighs. "Luna, my dear friend, there are some thing I haven't explained to you yet. One of them is the Digital World. You see, the Earth is a gathering point for the Ley Lines, imaginary lines that help focus the powers of the universe and keep it balanced between good and evil. Because of these Ley Lines, the Earth is a focal point for connection with several other world-dimensions. One of which is Digital World, a place where digital monsters live and evolve with the help of a central database. If you visit Tokyo or Kyoto in Japan, you would find the access point that allows the Digital World to intersect with our Earth. The gateway is guarded by the four Holy Beast Digimon, based on ancient Chinese lore: Quinglongmon, the Dragon guardian of the Eastern Digiworld; Ebonwumon, the Bird guardian of the Southern Digiworld; Zhuqiaomon, the Reptile guardian of the Western Digimon; and Baihumon, the Mammal guardian of the Northern Digimon.
Gennai continues. "You see, Luna, in the Digital Destiny, or Digidestiny for short, it tells that a group of 5-8 young people with powers hidden within will rise to save the Digiworld and the Earth from the cover of Darkness and Hopelessness. "Two angels shall shoot shafts of Light and Hope through the loved ones holding Courage and Friendship, releasing the true hidden power."
"Gennai, I have here in Crystal Lunar Castle the eight mystical DigiEggs that will hatch the Chosen Digimon and the legendary Crests and Digimentals that contain the powers that will protect the world: Courage, Friendship, Love, Purity, Faith, Knowledge, Hope and Light. Take them to the Digital World, hide them where they will be safe and untouched by the Forces of Evil."
"Yes, my queen," replies Gennai.
Everybody hears a moaning coming from Princess Selenity. They rush to her side.
"Selenity, are you okay?" asks Luna.
"Ug, I feel I like was run over by a herd of elephants."
Everybody laughs at this, remembering what was said before by Uranus.
"What's so funny, guys?" asks Selenity.
"You mean you don't remember?" asks Sailor Mars
"Remember what?"
"Maybe it's just as well. I wouldn't want her to take anymore unneccessary risk," Queen Serenity whispers to the inner senshi and the two cats.
::End Flashback::
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At the Power Chamber. . .
"And that is how the powers came to be," says Ninjor as he finishes up his story. "Auric eventually went to rest on Mysterio Island and I set up shop in the Temple of Ninja Power. And you know what became of those powers. And that Beryl eventually attacked and destroyed the Moon Kingdom and the senshi were sent forward to the future."
"Ninjor," Amy says, "you mentioned some powers that were locked in the 2-D world. And others in a digital world. Were they ever used?"
"As far as I know, no one has tapped them yet. But I'm not absolutely sure. The paperboy has been tardy with my morning papers for the last century."
"I'm worried that I don't remember that conversation with the Queen or this Gennai fellow," remarks Luna.
"Don't forget, Luna. Even after all these years since we found the girls, not all our memories of Silver Millenium have been returned to us," says Artemis.
"And what about these outer senshi? Where are they?" asks Tommy.
"Three of them are in Japan. The fourth one guards the Gate of Time. The Inners and Outers don't really work well together, though," says Sailor Mercury.
"What I want to know is, who are those two other Senshi, and why have we never seen them before!?!?" Usagi looks flabbergasted.
"Well..." Ninjor begins.
An alarm starts to blare.
"What is it, Alpha?" asks Katherine.
"Yo yo yo, Divatox's gone and sent up another monster to Angel Grove park. And Zedd 'n' Rita have sent down Tengas. And I have no idea what Beryl is up to. Ya gotta go!"
"But my morpher's broken," Tommy reminds everybody. Then he gets an idea. He asks the scouts, "Do any of you happen to know how to fix microcircuitary? Unfortunately, our resident genius is on another planet and unreachable at the moment."
Amy answers. "I do. Microcircuitary is one of my hobbies."
"Rangers, would it not be prudent to hurry and take care of these problems?" asks Dimitria.
"We're on it. Amy, Tommy, you two stay here and get that morpher working," says Adam. "Ninjor, Auric, can we count on your help?"
"I'm afraid not, Ranger. I must return to the Ninja Temple. I left something on the back burner, so to speak. I must tend to it," answers Ninjor.
"I'm sorry. I not what I used to be, Rangers. You saw me when I fought the Machine Empire. I can't help you," says Auric.
"Come on, Auric. You could still help. Please?" asks Katherine.
"Alright Rangers. Let's go!"
"SHIFT INTO TURBO!!" "MINNA, HENSHIN YO!!"
"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!" "Moon Eternal, Make-up!"
"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!" "Mars Crystal Power, Make-up!"
"Dune Star Turbo Power!" "Jupiter Crystal Power, Make-up!"
"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!" "Venus Crystal Power, Make-up!"
They transform and teleport to the park.
To be continued. . .
Next time: The Rangers and Senshi tackle the Drainiac monster while Ami and Tommy forge on in repairing the broken Turbo Morpher. But Drainiac proves to be more than bargained for. What'll happen next? Stay there and youl'll be shown.
Sailor Moon Says:
Usagi: We learned a lot about the history of the Silver Millenium Moon Kingdom.
Makoto: I wonder who these two unknown Senshi are and why haven't we see them?
Luna: I wish I had answers, but I'm as much in the dark as the rest of you on this.
Justin: Anyways, who knew so many powers could come from one little crystal.
Ami: I didn't and I'm the smartest of all of us.
Billy (on the communicator): Wrong, blue-haired woman, I'm the smartest of everybody. I've got an IQ of 300.
Ami: Well, I'll one up you. Mine is 500!.
Billy (on the communicator): Oh wait, I forgot to factor in my SAT scores. I'm 550.
Ami: The fact that you forgot indicates you are not as smart as you think.
Minako: Oh kisama. Here we go. Remember what happened to the last person who tried to beat Ami in academics?
Other Sailors: ::nod heads::
Tommy: Hey, Billy, where were you? We could've used your help. Oh, don't bother now. We've got Amy now.
Ami: ::giggles::
Justin: What about me? What am I, chopped liver?
Usagi: Yeah!
Makoto: Before this turns into a catfight, Sailor Jupiter says, tehehe!"