Power Rangers (Morphin and Space): Dark Warrior Chronicles

Part 7: The Knight and the Princess.

By: Ronald Delval Darthvegeta800@yahoo.com

Kimberly pushed her lips together as the feeling burst through her feet through her body, trying to come out again. Every stroke weakened her resolve!

Kimberly: No oooo ooo! Haaahaaahahahaahaaaaaaaa! Rito: Give me the access code! Kimberly: Never. hihihihihi. Rito: I give up! Go putties.

The Putties let go of Kimberly's feet and drop their feathers. They leave.

Rito: It's impossible to make her talk! I've been at it for half an hour. Goldar: What are you doing? This ain't interrogation! Rito : It ain't ? Goldar: . Rito: But than how? Goldar: Let me show you. Take the torch and burn her! Rito: ? Goldar: Give that torch I'll do it! Imbecile! I don't like torture but orders are orders. . Now little Pink Ranger tell me where did you hide your Powercoin? Dark Warrior only obtained those of your friends. Kimberly: (tries to get away from the fire) 'But he took my coin?' she thought. Goldar: Suit yourself. Tighten her chains. Now for your left arm. Kimberly: Mmmpmmm; AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Goldar: Hehee. And now those pretty little feet. Kimberly: Hahaha it tick. aaaaaaaaaaaa! Goldar: Now the face. or are you going to talk? Kimberly: (Spits) Goldar: Alright would you do the honours Dark Warrior? Ronar: Sure. . Kimberly: Ronar. don't please. . Ronar: If my friend Goldar has the guts than why shouldn't I have it? Kimberly: No. I HATE YOU! ! ! ! !

Ronar holds the torch close. His helmeted head close to her ear.

Ronar: Scream and act like you're in pain. Kimberly: ? Ronar: Scream. Kimberly: aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrh!

Ronar shreds her shirt. His back turned to Goldar and Rito, they don't see Ronar drop Kimberly's powercoin in her bra.

Kimberly: I really don't know. I must have lost it! Ronar: Alright I believe you. . Goldar: You do? Ronar: It doesn't matter anyway she dies within the hour.

Goldar looks suspiciously at Dark Warrior but says nothing.

Goldar: Okay, let's go Rito. Ronar: See you in an hour pretty. hahahaa!

Time passes and the Power Rangers are lined up for execution. Mighty Goldar stands behind them watching them closely as the chained Rangers are led into the throneroom.

Ronar: I will leave now for Earth milord. I have an appointment with. Zordon. Zedd: Yes, kill him and that Robot. Than I will take the Command Centre of the Rangers as my own and all it's secrets. Rita: Yes. I look forward to that. Dark Red: And we will finish the Rangers Lord Zedd. Zedd: Yes you will but first some entertainment.

Ronar passes the Rangers, his helm in his hands. He looked at all of them defiantly. Jason, Tommy, Trini, Billy, Zack. . The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. And than he stopped next to Kimberly.

He grabbed her throat and thanks to the increased strength he got from his Powerring, he lifted her up and drew her closer.

Ronar: Look at the fear in her eyes. Could I scare her more? Dark Red: Perhaps.

The Red Shadow Ranger laughed.

Ronar: When they undo your chains use your coin and teleport away. Than hide. hide far away milady. The teleporter watches lie behind Zedd's throne, take yours quickly and get out of here! Kimberly: Ronar. hmpf!

Ronar shut her mouth with his hands and ended his whisper shouting.

Ronar: Silence weak female.

And he threw her back. She fell.

Ronar: I leave now and with the coins we found. With them I'll be allowed past the Ranger H.Q.'s defences. Kill them quickly Zedd, no playing around remember or they may all escape.

The Darkest Knight disappeared. A dark purple beam that flew towards Earth at tremendous speed.

Zedd: Release the Rangers and fight them! For my amusement. And do it slowly! Dark Red: Shouldn't we do it quickly like. . Zedd: What? Dark Red: Nothing milord.

Zedd waved his hands and the chains broke.

Zedd: Now fight them my faithful Shadow Rangers. Dark Grey: Time to finish things Black Ranger. Dark Yellow: Okay girlie. without your powers I just need one clear shot. like gutting a piggy. Dark Pink: I'll kill you cutie! Dark Blue: And you glassed nerd. you're going down! Dark Red: And thus you'll fall to my might! Goldar: And you you're mine! Rito: And mine! Goldar: No! He. aarg fine!

Jason: Rangers we'll get them! Trini: Yaaaah! (punch, kick, punch) Dark Yellow: AAAH! How the. Trini: We won't go down without a fight! Jason: Yeah! Here! (Punch, roundhouse, uppercut, tornado screwdriver) Dark Red: AAAAAAARH! Impossible (get's up) Zack: Here a Hip Hop Kido penetration combo attack! Dark Grey: A what? Zack: A. severe beating! Heha here I go! Dark Grey: (pushed back, rubs his armoured chest) Why you! Dark Blue: My Scimitar of Evil will finish you off! Billy: Thanks (holds the curved blade with his hands flattened) and than kicks into the groin. Tommy: Missed me Rito! (punches and jumps up, kicking Rito K.O.) Goldar: Die Ranger! (Goldar's blade misses but his kick pushes Tommy back) Tommy: So you can fight!

Meanwhile the Pink Shadow Ranger attacks like the other Shadow Rangers with her Scimitar held high.

Kimberly: Pterodactylus! Dark Pink: What? How? Everybody in the throneroom: Huh? Kimberly: (in her Ranger outfit) here I come! Dark Pink: Get back here!

The fight continues and soon.

Dark Red: Say bye bye! Jason: NEVER! YAAA! (kicks) Dark Red: By my blade. Tommy: They got me! Goldar: Hold him tight Rito while I. Ung!

Tommy kicks Goldar and breaks loose but all the Rangers are pushed against the wall.

Kimberly meanwhile evades a slash from her evil assailant and a blast from Zedd's staff. She leaps and lands behind Zedd's throne.

Zedd: Stop them stop them all! Dark Red: Shadow Rangers fire your Scimitars of Evil! Trini: Oh oh. Billy: That's an underestimation.

But before the can fire, the Shadow Rangers are hit by arrows from Kimberly's Power Bow.

Shadow Rangers: Yaaargh! Kimberly: Here our communicators! Now let's teleport out of here and stop Ronar!

The Rangers teleport away.

Zedd: Blast, blast! You let them get away! Dark Red: But milord. Zedd: Silence! Rita: What now? Goldar: Shouldn't the Shadow Rangers follow them milord? Zedd: Why? The Dark Warrior had orders to destroy the Power Grid. Using his dark energy he'll pollute the system as it were and thus it'll become under my control. Dark Red: Milord. . Zedd: Fine, fine. go. I guess we'd better make certain he succeeds. Dark Red: Thank you milord. Let's go Shadow Rangers! Onward to victory!

The Shadow Rangers teleported away. Goldar came standing next to his Emperor and Empress. Things were going as planned. .

Meanwhile on Earth.

Ronar easily enters the Command Centre as the computer identifies the powercoin signatures.

Zordon: Status report Alpha 5. How are the Rangers doing? Alpha 5: According to the computer they've just passed the shielding and should be here in. now. Zordon: Those aren't the Rangers! Ronar: Indeed. Hehehee. So we meet again. And for the last time! Alpha 5: Ai Ai Ai Ai! I'll stop you ! Here ya! (doe a karate-like attack with his right arm) Ronar: Hahahahaaa! You amuse me. (fires a small charge of purple and green energy, disabling Alpha 5) I'll destroy you later. First the big work. Time to pollute the Power Grid. Zordon: Now don't that'll shift the balance. The planet might not survive! It's too dangerous all the goodness of life may. . Ronar: Shut up floating man and I won't blast you until later! Zordon: Rangers where are you!

The cloaked Dark Knight turns to the computer systems and discharges power into the systems.

Ronar: Now to find the grid. . Zordon: No. Nooooooooo!

Zordon disappears and his tube becomes purple.

Ronar: It begins. yes. .

Meanwhile the Rangers arrive on the scene. To their surprise the H.Q. is shielded and they're teleportation is deflected towards the outside. Dark Warrior anticipated their move.

Tommy: We must retrieve our coins and quickly. Kimberly: I'll go first, I still got my powers. Jason: Yeah how come? Kimberly: Ronar helped me. It's time I helped him. I'll go alone, you wait here at the entrance. My coin will allow me entrance since he expects I left. Billy: And if he foresaw your return also? Kimberly: He will allow me to enter. . Zack: How come? Kimberly: I know he'll talk to me. Trini: I don't know. .

But Kimberly enters, a forcefield stops Jason who crossed after her.

Jason: Damn! Dark Red: Irritating isn't it? Tommy: The Shadow Rangers? Dark Red: Now you all loose! Attack!

Inside the Ranger H.Q.

Ronar: Almost. almost. . Yes! I did it. Ten minutes and it will all be over! Didn't I order you to leave Kimberly? Kimberly: You knew I was here? (aims powerbow at Ronar) Ronar: Off course. . The forcefield that stopped Jason wasn't a big enough hint? Hehe. Women. . Kimberly: Bring Zordon and Alpha 5 back online and purifie the Grid. Ronar: Or what? Who'll stop me? You? Kimberly: Yeah me. Ronar: . (stands in his usual pose. Arms crossed and legs wide open, seemingly looking slightly up) Kimberly: Please Ronar. Do it for. for me. Ronar: . Kimberly: For your family. Ronar: Not in this dimension present! Kimberly: For goodness and honour! Ronar: Goodness is a relative term and I'm doing what I'm honourbound to do. Kimberly: You sold your soul! Ronar Not quite. but I guess I did kinda make a deal with the Devil. Kimberly: Please. stop or I will SHOOT! Ronar: You don't have the guts! (moves his hand towards the bow) Kimberly: You helped me, saved me. twice. . But if I must. . Ronar: You're too weak. I won't harm you. I swear on my honour. Just give me the bow. (his hand goes for the bow) Kimberly: No. (sob sob) Ronar: Join me milady. We'd make a marvellous team. A new Shadow Ranger. Zedd can give you the powers. I'll ask him. Come join me on the stronger side. Join me for I am the mightiest. And might is right! Come. . How can you resist? Kimberly: My friends. Ronar: Irrelevant. They are weak. Goldar and the Shadow Rangers are my friends. they are strong and relevant. They'll accept you too. It's easy! Kimberly: No! You are weak! You are ambitious and powermad. DIE! (fires several times) Ronar: What? Uaaangh!

The Dark Warrior falls back.

Ronar: Foolish girl.

Kimberly attacks. Her skills are great, so is her agility. She hits him again and again. He blocks several blows but is pushed back. He tries to summon his blade into his hand but falls again. He tries to reach for his electrowhip but she keeps beating him time and time again. Angered beyond compare. And in his heart Ronar starts to feel fear. Her irrationality and emotionality shreds his logic and darkness. Her behaviour is far from honourable or controlled. Erratic. . And thus unforeseeable.

Ronar: Aaarh (falls under another blow as he tries to get up)

Keeping himself half standing, leaning on one arm onto a computerlike device, the Darkest Knight stares into the powerbow.

Kimberly: The coins please! Ronar: (opens hand and looks at the coins) Surrender? Kimberly: I'll spare your life! Ronar: No! (attacks) Kimberly: I'm sorry Ronar! (fires)

Outside. .

Dark Red: Pathetic. We've won. Jason: Guys? Zack: They're all down except us two buddy. Jason: Let's go for it.

The two brave ones perform an assault. For a brief moment they push the Shadow Rangers back. Luckily for them the Shadow Rangers are taking it easy on them all.

Zedd's palace on the moon.

Zedd: Yes, victory is so near that I can almost feel it! Rita: Absorb the powers of the Grid Zedd! Zedd: What? Oh yes! (a purple beam surrounded by a green spiral of corrupted gridpower are drawn into Lord Zedd) The power! The power! Goldar: Hehehee. . Rito: Flashy! Goldar: Shut up! (punches Rito) Rito: Okay okay!

Inside the H.Q. .

The Dark Warrior lies down. His hand touches the ground, open and the coins roll out of it. Kimberly takes the coins. And kneels next to Ronar.

Kimberly: I'm sorry. But. (she turns and prepares to run to the aid of her friends when she notices the purple beam) The coins flash. Both hers and those in her hand, a golden beam hits Zedd's draining beam. The Power Grid or rather Morphing Grid stabilised more and more.

Kimberly: Yes! That's it. Ronar: Raaaaaaah! Kimberly: ? Ronar: Take this! (performs a traditional samourai slash with his Dark Katana) Kimberly: Aaa! How? Ronar: You surprised me but I don't go down that easily! Ya! (delivers another blow and as Kimberly falls. The coins scatter on the ground. The Morphing grid destabilises again) Kimberly: Powerbow! Ronar: Hahahaa! (he is hit but merely continues to slowly walk towards her) Kimberly: Ronar! Ronar: No. Dark Warrior. (kicks her bow away and as Kimberly goes for the coins he kicks her in the ribs) Kimberly: Aaahr. (Ronar places his armoured boot on her gloved hand) Ronar: Tisk tisk! (Shakes his head and than points his blade to her throat) Kimberly: Ronar. please. . Ronar: Milady in this tale the Knight doesn't save the princess. (he bows and takes the coins in his hand) Kimberly: No! (Kicks) Ronar: What! (Ronar falls into the thin beam and the coins are activated) Kimberly: Goodbye Ronar. Ronar: Aaaarhh!

The corruption disappears and energy lashes back towards the Shadow Rangers and Zedd who is knocked out. Zordon reappears and Alpha 5 is reactivated by Kimberly. She looks back and sees Dark Warrior once again afoot. He breaths heavily. The armoured Ranger walks towards the Pink Ranger and slaps her. She steps back a bit.

Ronar: Foolish girl! You messed things up! I gave you a chance to survive but no you had to play the heroine! Kimberly: I had no choice. Ronar: Don't give me that crap! No you must die. You changed nothing the Rangers will still die. My men have ensured that! Victory is still Zedd's. Kimberly: No! Ronar: Yes!

He holds her tight and although wounded still easily drags her outside. The coins in his hand.

Zordon: Leave her be Ronar! Ronar: I'll be back for you!

Outside.

Ronar: What? My men? Dark Red: The beam it's dissolving us. we are fading milord. Ronar: No! (drops the coins and runs to his comrade at arms) Dark Red: We tried but the backlash of power. . Dark Yellow: Yes we had just won. Dark Grey: Just! Dark Blue: Almost. Dark Pink: So close. . Ronar: No my friends stay you can't fade!

The Rangers who have taken their coins.

Billy: Tryceratops! Zack: Mastodont! Trini: Sabretooth! Jason: Tyrannosaurus! Tommy: White Tiger!

Ronar: No. no no no no no! I hadn't planned this! Dark Red: We fought well together but now it's over. One last gift before we go milord! A gift of power!

The Shadow Rangers constantly fading raise they're hands up in the air and stand up. They become spheres of energy in their respective colours.

Shadow Rangers: We are the Shadow Rangers. We are power. Avenge us milord! Ronar: Yes! I'll pay those weaklings back!

The spheres enter Ronar's body!

Ronar: Yes! I am the Darkest Knight, leader of the Shadow Rangers, I AM DARK WARRIOR! I AM POWER! I AM ULTRA!

The Dark Warrior's armour grew. His horns lengthened. His cloak became thicker. Energy surged through his body. It thundered in and out of him. Grey, red, blue, pink, yellow and purple energy. His vizor lighted bloodred. His blade grew and became even stronger as he hovered in the air. He landed finally and gazed onto the Power Rangers.

Ultra Ronar: I am Ultra Dark Warrior, the Trump Card of the Shadow Rangers. Prepare to die!

The Power Rangers stepped back as the Ranger clad in black armour moved towards them. In his right hand his improved Shadow Katana. His left hand a fist. His cloak moving with the wind.

Kimberly: What happened to you Ronar?

Ultra Dark Warrior fired with his left fist a blast tenfold as powerful as his previous blasts. The Rangers jumped in all direction evading desintegration.

Ultra Ronar: Die!

And the Ultra Purple Shadow Ranger dashed towards the group of opponents armed with powerweapons. His blade held high, he seemed power incarnate. Unstoppable.

Ronar: Honour means victory and might is right!

The Dark Knight bashed into the Rangers and the battle began. The Rangers were hit in all directions.

On the moon. .

Zedd: My head. Let me take a look. That blast hit me hard. Now where's Dark Warrior? Oh I see. hahahahaaaa!

On Earth.

Ultra Dark Warrior fired his blade and the Rangers fell back.

Jason: I challenge you to a duel Ronar! Ultra Ronar: Dark Warrior. Ultra Dark Warrior! But fine. I accept!

The blades were crossed as the Rangers stood back trying to convince Jason from stopping his mad action. The blades were descended at the same time as Ronar and Jason clashed.

TO BE CONTINUED.