Disclaimer- The characters from Sailor Moon & Power Rangers are owned by their respective companies. I lay no claim to owning them.
Author's Note- This is the first of a New Series of tales in which certain members of the Power Rangers become Sailor Scouts through certain events. I call this series "The Ultimate Change", and completely changes the faces of both series.
Enter Sailor Mars
by Dale Speer
In 993A.D., the Moon Kingdom battled the forces of the Dark Kingdom. Just about having them on the run, the Moon Kingdom's forces were nearly decimated when the Dark Kingdom introduced their Greatest Weapon- Queen Metallia's brother, known as Dark Specter. He set a shield about them, then completely wiped them out- save for the Ruler, Queen Serenity, who saved her daughter and the members of her court, 14 total.
To save their lives, Serenity cast the souls of those 14 a thousand years into the future, bonded to their future selves. When the Power of their Respective World came upon the Joined Bodies, the SpiritSelf would awaken, and their destinies as well. She also sent the 2 Cat Advisors- LUNA and ARTEMIS- the same thousand years into the future, to await the awakening of the 14.
Zordon said these words on the loss of Serenity- "Dark Specter, you will die by the hands of either SAILOR SCOUTS or POWER RANGERS. This, I can say."
At the Youth Center, Rocky & Tommy were sparring on the mats and Kim was sitting at a table by herself. When Billy walked in, he noticed Kim was feeling down in the dumps and had to ask about her feelings.
"I miss her, Billy," was all she could say. And he interpreted it correctly- for all of them missed their friends Zachary Taylor, Trini Kwan and Jason Lee Scott, who were chosen for the Teen Peace Conference in Switzerland.
Even though Adam Park, Aisha Campbell and Rocky DeSantos were the new Rangers who replaced them- Tommy Oliver, Kimberly Hart and Billy Cranston felt connected to the Originals, as they were the other half of the First Team.
"I wish they could have stayed, but it was a once in a life time deal." Billy said.
"I know. It's been 5 months now. Aisha, Rocky and Adam have been great Rangers and friends," Kim replied, "But I still miss her Billy."
"I know, Kim." Billy nodded, "I know."
"I got it. Maybe we can ask Zordon to let us teleport there!" Kimberly smiled at the idea. To which Billy questioned the thought immediately. That reminded Kim of one of the things that she knew she must obey- to Never use the Power for Personal Gain. But she wished she knew what they were doing at the moment.
What Kimberly wouldn't realize is that Trini would be reunited with them- with a power far greater than the Powers of the Yellow DinoRanger, which she passed on to Aisha.
At that moment, Trini- the person in question- was sitting beside the lake at the Peace Conference grounds contemplating the events of the last 5 months. But she was also feeling saddened by the lack of action in her immediate life.
"I miss being a Ranger," she thought. "I know we're doing a lot here at Conference, but it's going so slowly. Things used to happen so fast as a Ranger. I knew that I was doing something for the world but here... it seems like years will pass before anything happens." Her thoughts started wondering- and memories started surfacing.
She remembered journeys that she made to China to see her Grandmother, who was a Fire Priestess, and how she taught her the ways of the Fire Priestesses before her. She even told a legend to her, how one of her descendants would be blessed of Mars, the FirePlanet, that the Spirit of the Princess of Mars would be joined with that one Person, and she would have the Power of Sailor Mars within her.
It was then that a voice inside herself said, "You are The One." When she questioned who said that, the voice said, "You are The One of Fire..... Recieve your destiny." It was then that she saw Jason and Zach coming toward her and waved to them.
She got worried when she saw their faces turn into shock. Jason yelled at her, "Trini, look out!" But when she turned her head, it was too late.
She didn't have time to scream as a fireball twice the size of her engulfed her body and made her fall into the lake, the rest, turning to steam from the impact. Jason, fearing for her life, tore off his shirt and shoes and dove in, looking for her body. He screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" as he surfaced for air- then he saw a body surface next to him. "Trini!" he shouted as he helped her to shore.
When he checked the body over, he was surprised at what he saw. "No way, that fireball should have left burns on her body," he told Zach. "My thoughts exactly, bro," he replied as she came to her senses and faced her friends and fellow delegates.
The 2 of them couldn't believe their eyes as she came to. In a soft voice she asked, "Jason, Zach?" "Trini? Is that you?" Zach asked. But when she asked what was wrong, they told her to look at her reflection in the lake. What she saw was not her- but someone else.
Her face, still Asian in looks, had brown eyes and her hair now stretched to her waist in a purplish-black color. "Oh my god, what happened to me?!" she exclaimed.
"Finally, I'm awake," a voice from within said- and all 3 of them heard it. "Who said that?" Zach asked. And the voice was surprised to find that the 2 gentlemen could hear her voice along with Trini. When Trini asked who she was, she replied, "I am the teenage girl you are now. My body is the one you will be using for now, until I teach you how to change forms."
"So then I can go back to normal," Trini replied, getting tired of staying in this form. To which the inner voice said, "Girl, our life will never be normal. I thought your time as the Yellow Ranger taught you that." When asked how she knew that, the voice replied, "I am you. The other half of the light part of your soul... I've been locked away in silence until my powers came to us."
"The Fireball?" Jason asked. To which she replied, "Right, Pal." "So who are you?" Trini asked. It was then that she asked that they could go to a different place, in solitude, to where she could tell her story.
"Our apartment here," Zach suggested, "It's reasonably secluded for the day." So all of them left for there.
It was then that Zordon and a black cat felt- in 2 different areas- the first Sailor Scout awaken. Zordon teleported the cat into the Command Center and told it, "Luna, the First has been awakened in Switzerland."
"I know, Zordon," she replied, "And I have a feeling that one of your Present Rangers is Princess Serena. In fact, I feel that most of your Rangers were given Sailor Halves- with the one who fell for the Princess being your first Red Ranger."
"Are you ready to teach her the means to change her form back to her original state?" he asked Luna. "Yes," she replied, "The PowerStick also serves as a Disguise Pen, allowing her to change back to Trini Kwan and to assume her New Form and Sailor Mars." So they waited for the perfect moment to teleport her to Switzerland and give her the lessons she needs.
"A thousand years ago, my name was Mars," she started, "I was Princess of the planet Mars and the second-in-command of the Court of Princess Serena of the Moon Kingdom. But now you, and anyone who sees us in this way, can call me Raye Hino."
Jason said, in complete surprise, "You're the Princess of Mars? But Mars doesn't have any life on it." To which Raye, with a sadness in her voice, replied, "It did- before it was destroyed in the Final Battle."
In the palace of the evil Lord Zedd, he called out for Finster- his leading monster maker. When he waddled into the throne room, asking what was it, Zedd ordered him to bring out the CyberShark monster, intending to use it against the Rangers.
"And why use it against the Rangers, why not use it against their backup?" a female voice inquired. When Goldar demanded who it was to make herself known, a female soldier walked out of the shadows in a Purple Uniform. Zedd knew she meant business when she appeared and order Goldar and Finster out of their presence. "Zoicite," he addressed her.
"Yes, Zedd," she replied, "I escaped destruction at the Battle of Tyra 300 years ago. And you must know from feeling my aura that I have become more powerful than even you." "So what is it that you want," he demanded, wary of her new Powers.
"Dark Specter is getting impatient with trying to get rid of the Rangers of Earth," she said in a quiet, yet menacing voice. "As it stands, you haven't won a single battle yet." "I destroyed the Green Ranger and the DinoZords," he countered. To which she countered, "And gave rise to the White Ranger and the ThunderZords. Therefore, Dark Specter says that for your next attack you are to launch 2 attacks- 1 against the Rangers, the other against their old members. You are capable of eliminating 3 humans, right?"
"Yes," he growled. "What was that? I couldn't hear you," she taunted. To which he screamed, "I SAID YES I WILL!" "Good," she replied, "Then I will be back in a little while." Zoicite laughed in her annoying little way as she disappeared. Zedd ordered Finster to prepare a King Sphinx in addition to the CyberShark as he thought savagely, "I will not fail this time! I WILL be successful!"
"A thousand years ago," Raye started for the 3 of them, "Earth's Moon was the home to a great Kingdom for all the planets in the solar system. We traded and prospered with the other worlds throughout this sector, especially the Kingdom of Triforia- those people were the greatest. It was a time of peace in the galaxy known as the Silver Millenium- until."
"Until what?" Trini asked.
"Until the forces of the Dark Kingdom attacked, ruled by the evil Queen Metallia," she said with the same sadness in her voice as before, "We knew they were coming, and expected our allies to come to our aide- but that was when Queen Metallia's brother was revealed. We never knew she had a brother, but when we saw him- we realized that he was even more powerful than his Sister was. His name- was Dark Specter."
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Goldar and King Sphinx arrived in Angel Grove with a group of Z-Putties. "Remember the plan," Goldar told his troops, "Draw out the Rangers, then we let them HAVE IT!"
Zoicite was watching from the shadows as they started attacking innocents for the umpteenth time. "Those fools think that they can defeat the Rangers?" she thought, "I'll join later. Dark Specter said that Lord Zedd was to kill them. But if I can leave them at his mercy and he fails to kill them- Zedd will lose EVEN MORE!" Laughing silently, she waited for the Rangers to appear.
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"He set a barrier around the system to keep our allies away," Raye continued, "and then left us. We were unprepared for them- I know I was. But I died in service to Queen Serenity, saving her life from Gaxite."
"I'm sorry," Trini said, her voice soft with sorrow.
"Don't be, for I know I'm not," she replied, strength filling her voice, "My sacrifice allowed the Queen to use the Imperium Silver Crystal to defeat the Dark Kingdom, kill Queen Metallia, and restore peace to our galaxy." It was then that Trini could see a smile come to Raye's lips.
"I see," Jason said, "So what are you doing in Trini's body?"
"My soul was attached to hers at her birth," Raye explained, "With her dying breath, Queen Serenity sent us 14 teens of Princess Serena's Court to become half of a future person's soul, souls that would be a lot like we were." When asked about that, Raye replied, "You are a pacifist and a warrior- you even studied the art of the fire from your grandmother, just like me. For all intents and purposes, we are like Twin Sisters separated at birth."
"She may be right, Trini," Jason said. "Yeah, you both work with Shrines and the Martial Arts," Zach added. "Yeah," Trini nodded in understanding, "This is going to take some getting used to."
It was then that the wall exploded, sending shrapnel into their room. Jason's and Zach's voices were heard screaming from getting hit. "JASON! ZACH!" she shouted.
Luna had already hid out when the Rangers teleported into the Command Center. "What is it, Zordon," Tommy, the White Ranger, addressed their mentor.
"Rangers," he addressed them, "Goldar and King Sphinx are attacking the park." "Understood," Tommy replied, knowing what they had to do.
"Tommy," Zordon addressed him by name, "I want you to stay out of this fight. I have a Separate Mission for you." When he started to protest, Billy placed his hand on Tommy's shoulder and said, "It's alright, Tommy. We'll take care of this." Billy knew that Zordon would have a good reason to keep him out of this. He turned to the others and said, "Let's do it. IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
Adam: MASTADON!
Kimberly: PTERADACTYL!
Billy: TRICERATOPS!
Aisha: SABER-TOOTH TIGER!
Rocky: TYRANOSAURUS!
Once the other Rangers teleported to the park, Zordon addressed Tommy. "Tommy, the reason I didn't send you with the other Rangers is because of Zedd's second attack- on Switzerland."
"The Peace Conference!" he said in surprise.
"Apparently Lord Zedd wants to finish off Trini, Zach and Jason in case we needed them to come back," Zordon said, "Plus, this news would unfocus Billy and Kimberly. I trust you won't tell them until later."
"Right, Zordon. I'm keeping my mouth shut until a safe time on this," Tommy replied, "IT'S MORPHING TIME! TIGERZORD!" were his words as he was teleported to Switzerland.
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"Idiots! Must I do everything myself?!" Zoicite muttered as she teleported onto the scene, blasting all 5 Rangers to the ground.
"Who are you?!" Red Ranger shouted, scrambling away from the blasts the lady emitted.
"My true name is unimportant," she replied, "For this fight- call me Galaxia." It was then that the Blue & Black Rangers double teamed on her with their weapons- but they were swatted away. Then the Pink & Yellow Rangers tried blasting her with their BladeBlasters, also to no avail. So the Red Ranger charged after her with the Power Sword.
A duel, huh?" she sneered, "Then try this blade on for size. LAGUNA SABER- COME TO MY HAND!" Suddenly, an Onyx-colored blade appeared in her hands and she parried the attacks of the Red Ranger. Her last attack broke the Blade of the Power Sword.
"Now it's time for you to pay the Piper. ZOY!" she shouted as a thrust of energy threw the Red Ranger back to his comrades. The Rangers quickly formed the Power Blaster and aimed it, releasing a stream of energy towards their adversary- but she used her Laguna Saber to block it back to the Rangers. The Rangers fell, nearly defeated.
"Well, my work here is done," she said smugly. Turning to Goldar she said, "Do remember to kill the pests." To which he gaped his mouth at her until Zedd's shout turned him back to the task at hand.
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Trini was looking at her friends with sorrow on her Changed Face. "Jason, Zach," she cried out in sorrow. When she asked what she could do, Raye said, "Repeat after me: Oh Sacred Fire, I call upon you to aid us and heal our injuries." As she repeated it, both of her friends were engulfed in White Light- and healed of their injuries in the blast. She was showered in joy as she hugged her friends.
"Raye, Trini, we owe you ladies one," Jason said for both of them. To which Raye replied, "Don't mention it." When Trini suggested that they look for others that could use their help, Jason said, "Right. See you at the Bell."
When Raye inquired about "The Bell", Trini replied with a smile, "In the center of the grounds there's this thing called the Bell. Looks like you don't know everything about me." To which Raye retorted that she's been asleep for a Millenium.
"Come on," she said as they ran outside in their 1 Body. As they looked for others, she suddenly heard Tommy's voice saying, "You're going down, Fish-Boy!"
She heard CyberShark reply with a sneer on his face, "Hardly, White Ranger!" That's when she looked- and saw CyberShark and Tommy face off.
"Tommy?!?" she exclaimed inside of her, "Oh crap. Even way out here, Zedd decides to attack us! He knew that we would replace the others, if necessary, and decides to eliminate us. I wish I could fight that monster."
When Raye responded, "Then go ahead and fight," Trini exclaimed, "Are you nuts?! That's a monster! And only Power Rangers can fight those monsters!"
"And we are by far stronger than any Power Ranger!" Raye retorted. Then proved her point by taking control of Trini and punching her fist through a brick wall. When Trini looked at it, then at the wall- her fist had punched clean through the wall, and there were no cuts or bruises on it.
"What in the world!" Trini whispered in wonder. Raye then said with a smile in her mind, "We Princesses were much stronger than most people in this form- or in our Third Form." "We have a Third Form?" Trini asked.
It was then that a Red Stick formed in her hands with a Gold Star on top, in the center of which was a red circle that had the symbol of Mars in it. "Being a Ranger is NOTHING compared to being a Sailor Scout," Raye said with a smile on her face. When Trini asked, "Sailor Scout?" Raye replied, "Hold up the stick and say Mars Star Power."
Trini extended the stick above her head and shouted, "MARS STAR POWER!" What happened next was incredible.
Rings of fire were formed from a single bolt of Fire around her body- and they didn't hurt Trini one bit. When they touched her body, they formed her uniform. Striking her signature pose when it ended, it lasted for only a minute. "I've waited a LONG TIME for this to happen again," Raye said in sheer joy.
When Trini looked down, she was surprised. She was dressed in a...... Sailor Fuku? It was primarily white, except for the scarf and skirt were Red in color. She wore Red StarEarrings and her tiara had a Ruby in the center of it.
When Raye asked, "You understand what you are now- don't you?" Trini replied while looking at Tommy, "I do now..... Now to help Tommy!"
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"Time to die, White Ranger!" CyberShark bellowed. To which Tommy retorted, "No chance of that, pal." So the monster grabbed a little girl at hand and held his sword to her throat, saying, "Then maybe- I'll just kill this little girl instead. Who says Evil never wins?"
"I do..." an unknown voice replied for Tommy, then called out, "MARS FIREBALLS- CHARGE!" The monster let go of the girl as he was looking in confusion- he couldn't move his legs and he had 3 warts on his back. Just then, Trini landed next to Tommy- and both he AND the monster were surprised, mostly because they've never seen this heroine before.
"I thought you would need some help, White Ranger," she replied. When the monster demanded to know who she was, Trini said, "You dared to kill an innocent person- and that is something that I don't like! In the name of Mars, I will eliminate you- I AM SAILOR MARS!"
When CyberShark said that the Sailor Soldier couldn't eliminate him with a sneer on his face, Sailor Mars said with a smirk on her face, "Oh Really? MARS FIREBIRD STRIKE!" The monster's face frowned as a giant bird- made entirely of fire- swooped down from the sky and impacted with him, blasting him to atoms.
Zedd was livid with anger as he shouted, "NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! Things were going so well until that..... THAT GIRL showed up!" Forming a Growth Bomb from his Energy, he shouted, "Grow, CyberShark, and eliminate the White Ranger!" When the Bomb impacted, CyberShark was reformed- and grew to a 50ft. Giant.
Tommy stepped forward and said, "I'll take it from here. WHITE TIGER THUNDERZORD- BATTLE READY, NOW!" Leaping inside, he used Saba to convert the TigerZord to his ThunderWarrior Mode.
CyberShark laughed and said, "Fool! Do you think you can destroy me ALONE?!" It was then that Raye told Trini, "Alright! Time to face this Scumbag ourselves!" "ARE YOU NUTS?!" Sailor Mars shouted, "WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A ZORD! HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO BATTLE HIM?!" Raye replied with a smirk that they didn't need a Zord.
Sailor Mars asked- with surprise in her voice- "What did you mean by that remark?" It was then that Raye took control again and said for both of them "Girl, you have got a lot to learn! BY THE POWER OF MARS, MAKE ME GROW!!!!!" Both the monster AND Tommy were surprised when Sailor Mars, through that one spell, grew to the size of the converted TigerZord.
When the monster replied that what she did was virtually IMPOSSIBLE, Sailor Mars retorted, "Nothing is Impossible for me! WHITE RANGER!" At her words to him, Tommy fired the WhiteTiger ThunderBall and sent the monster to the ground. Raye told her to then forge her Personal Weapon, the Mars CrimsonSword, and told her, "Don't deny it yourself- you're going to be a great Sailor Scout." "Thanks," she told her silent partner.
"YOUR LIFE ENDS NOW!" Sailor Mars told CyberShark, "MARS FIRE SLASH!" He was first stabbed with 5 blades of Fire Energy, then cut from the bottom up by the Principle Sword. When he touched the ground- he exploded, never to return. As Tommy leaped from the TigerZord, she had already returned to her Human Form.
The first question on the White Ranger's mind was, "Who in the world are you?" "I am the Priestess of Fire and the Princess of Mars," she started, "I am Sailor Mars." Tommy started to make a request when Sailor Mars was suddenly mobbed by girls from age 5 up to their teens. "You were unbelievable/Are you from the planet Mars/You're cooler than the Power Rangers/Can you teach us how to grow like that/Can we have your autograph," was streaming through the new Sailor Scout's head, so she turned to the White Ranger, requesting that he get her out of there.
"Sorry, kids, but we have to go," Tommy told them, with 2 TeleportBeams- 1 White, the other Red Colored- enveloping them. The kids gathered were chanting, "SAILOR MARS! SAILOR MARS! SAILOR MARS!"
"Tommy, what happened and.... and..." Alpha 5 said, his speech stuttering.
"Zordon, this is Sailor Mars," Tommy introduced the Sailor Scout to him, not knowing that Zordon knew that it was Trini in the Sailor Fuku. "She is an incredible fighter, taking out the Monster in Switzerland when he grew to Giant Sized. She can EVEN Grow to their size!" When the alarms went off, Alpha checked his monitors. "Goldar is about to eliminate the other Rangers," his response was.
"Ready for another fight, Sailor Mars?" Tommy asked their new ally. "Only if you will be my bodyguard from the little kids," Sailor Mars said with a chuckle. "We're out of here!" he called as they teleported to the BattleSite.
"And now, Rangers, I send you to the Afterlife!" Goldar cried. To which he heard a voice call out, "Wrong, MonkeyBoy! MARS CELESTIAL FIRE SURROUND!" Suddenly, King Sphinx was reduced to ashes and Goldar was fleeing for his life. Once they got on their feet, Billy's first words were, "Who in the world?" surprise filling them.
"It's alright, guys," Tommy said as they joined the Rangers, "She's on our side!"
When Rocky remarked that she had a nice outfit, he recieved slaps on the back from Kimberly and Aisha. "Don't give her a bad impression of us," Kimberly remarked. "Don't worry, I've dealt with worst before," Sailor Mars replied before introducing herself.
When King Sphinx grew Giant Sized, conversation stopped there. "Time for the Zords!" Billy remarked, and that was when Sailor Mars asked the White Ranger what to do. The Rangers were surprised to hear Tommy's response to the remark.
"Guys- no Zords. Sailor Mars- go for it!" he called. "Thanks, White Ranger," she replied. The Rangers were all surprised when she said, "BY THE POWER OF MARS, MAKE ME GROW!!" As the Giants battled, she was wiping the floor with King Sphinx, using her Fighting Moves. Then she said, "Time to get destroyed, monster! MARS FIREBIRD STRIKE!" Once the giant bird struck King Sphinx, he was destroyed and she reverted to normal size.
The Rangers were all congratulating the Sailor Scout on her impressive defeat. Then Tommy suggested they head back to the Command Center for debriefing. The Rangers and the 1 Sailor teleported away.
"NOOO!" Zedd cried when King Sphinx was atomized by Sailor Mars. To which Zoicite remarked dryly, "And once again you lose, Zedd." "What are you going to tell Dark Specter?" he asked. To which she replied, "Nothing- for a price, that is." Then she demanded for the Gem of Marine. Zedd was outraged but set the jewel in her hands.
As she departed him, Zoicite heard her name cursed by Zedd in numerous tongues. "Never curse my name, Zedd," she told him, "I don't like that. I promised not to tell Dark Specter that you failed- but he told me what punishment to give you should you fail." Finding the dumpster that Rita Repulsa was housed in, she waved a stick in space like a golf club and hollered, "FORE!" sending the dumpster hurtling back to the moon.
"Knowing that witch," she thought, "She'll escape that dumpster once it reaches the Moon and make Zedd fall in love with her and marry him- JUST to regain power. Who knows what will happen if they decide to have kids." Knowing that her work was finished, she went away to her master and decided to make her report.
"Well, we've shown you who we are," Tommy said after they retroformed to their original selves, "Can you show us who you are, underneath that Sailor Outfit?"
"Be me- be Raye Hino," her silent partner replied. Nodding mentally- knowing that she couldn't reveal her True Identity, not yet anyways- she retroformed to her Second Identity. "My name is Raye Hino," she introduced herself as Alpha presented her with a Communicator with the Symbol of Mars on the face in red.
"Raye, we would like you to have this," Zordon said, "in case we need your assistance again." "I'm glad to offer my assistance to you, Zordon," Raye said, "But now I had better get back to Switzerland before someone notices I'm missing." "Of course. Alpha 5?" Zordon asked his Robotic Companion, and Raye was sent back in a wash of red light.
"Do you think we'll see her again?" Rocky asked their Commander. "I think it's almost a certainty," were the words that came out of Tommy.
3 days later, Trini was back to her Original Form- the only difference was that the bracelet she was wearing had the symbol of Mars on the enlarged oval.
"Well, you've adjusted well" Raye was telling her, "We both can exist in harmony and fight the evil of Dark Specter. And most of all- we can live like teenagers."
"And what about this?" she asked her Silent Partner, showing her the cover of Newsweek with a picture of her battling CyberShark- the headline reading, 'Sailor Mars- Savior of the Peace Conference. Is she part of the Power Rangers? Or just a Solo Heroine.'
"Oh, Well- no one's perfect," she said with a sigh in her voice.
