MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS in THE EIGHTH COIN - Part 1
Written by DTM666
Disclaimer: The author of this document would like to clarify that Power Rangers and its characters is owned by BVS Entertainment/Disney and not the author. Also the author would like to make it known that the introduction of an Eighth Power Coin DOES NOT mean there will be an introduction of a new Ranger. I mean, COME ON! There's enough Mighty Morphin fanfics out there introducing Purple Rangers, Orange Rangers, Mauve Rangers, and whatever out there that there's really no need to add another one. So here's my story... newbie Ranger-free.
Timeline: The following story takes place between the Seasons 3 episodes "A Friend In Need" and "Ninja Quest". At this point, the Rangers still have ThunderZords and Rito hasn't shown up yet. Enjoy and leave a review!
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The planet Eltare. The homeworld of the sage Zordon, current mentor to the Power Rangers.
On the Northeastern portion of the planet's desert area lies the Temple of Ancients, one of Eltare's oldest monuments and home of its greatest treasures. If there was anything of great value on this planet, chances are it would be found here. Within the main chamber of the temple, two Eltarian honor guards stand in front of a pillar, completely covered in holy light from the searing sky. On top of that pillar laid a fine-crafted black box with various colored jewels placed on certain corners of the box.
All seemed peaceful in the temple until a hunter, dressed in various robes, slowly entered the temple, much to the annoyance of the two guards, who had not expected (nor wanted) to be seeing anybody today. Pulling off the mask used for protection against the strong sandwinds outside, the hunter looks to be a human female, except for darkened veins on sides of her face. She slowly approached the two guards, who positioned themselves to block her path to the pillar of light.
"Turn away." the guard warned. "Or we will attack."
Just as quickly, the hunter pulls out a peculiarly crafted longbow and fires two arrows at one of the guards, killing him instantly. The second guard rushed towards the hunter with his scimitar, but the hunter pulled out her own blade, a traditional Terran-style katana sword, and blocked the guards attacks. After a few blocked attacks, the hunter delivered a stiff kick to the guard's abdomen, following with a quick stab of the blade through his heart.
Sheathing her weapon, she approached the pillar of light and reached for the box. Eltarians were known for the light shields which prevented physical contact. Apparently, the hunter's unique biology made her resistant to their shields, because she had managed to grab onto the box and pull it off the pillar with little effort.
Pulling out the box, the hunter opened the top with a slight twist of a knob. Her eyes widened at the sight of a circular object, about an inch in diameter. The object was letting out a faint glow, constantly shifting colors from red to white to yellow and so on. Looking for any suspicious characters, the hunter swiftly grabbed the object and placed it in her pouch, tossing the crafted box aside.
With quick haste, the hunter drew her arms up to her chest in a cross position and soon vanished in a flash of bright purple light.
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In the main district of downtown Angel Grove, people were quickly rushing away from the fish monster known as Pirantishead, who was using his signature fish flute to fire beams of energy at various nearby vehicles. When he turned to fire another round, he saw six familiar figures wearing colored costumes. Immediately, the monster stopped his attack and groaned at the sight of the six.
"Power Rangers?!" Pirantishead squirmed, "Again?!"
White Ranger waved his finger. "Do we really have to destroy you again, Tuna face?" he said in a almost whining voice, "I mean this is like, what? The third time Zedd's pulled you out of mothballs?"
Angered by Tommy's taunt, Pirantishead fired a couple of missiles at the Rangers, who managed to dodge the projectiles. Red Ranger, brandishing his Power Sword, jumped at the creature and slashed across his nose. The monster was sent reeling as a result of the attack.
Next up, Black Ranger rushed towards the monster and delivered a side kick, which Pirantishead managed to block with both arms. However, Adam was quickly able to connect with another sidekick that the creature did not block and was sent flying towards the side of a destroyed car.
Blue Ranger pulled out his Blade Blaster, along with another pistol, and shoot several beams at Pirantishead, all of which made impact. All it took was a quick slash from White Ranger's saber along with Pink Ranger's Flame Arrow shot from her Power bow and the monster was destroyed. However, almost instantly, another monster appeared and struck White Ranger from behind. White Ranger saw the blue-skinned monster and attacked with a kick that knocked the creature back a step.
"Fang?!" Billy yelled upon noticing the monster, "Zedd brought back Fang?!"
"Yip!" was all the monster said as he dashed at Blue Ranger. Blue Ranger dodged Fang's claw swipes and managed to land a snap kick on the monster's chest, which caused him to recoil back a bit. White Ranger jumped in and used Saba to slash across Fang's chest, the killing blow that made Fang explode. This summoned a third monster of the past, King Sphinx, to appear and knock down White Ranger with his staff.
Tommy looked up, noticing the huge Sphinx monster that was standing tall before him. "What the?!"
"It's King Sphinx to you, sonny!" the monster snorted snidely.
"Tommy, get back!" Kim shouted, remembering that Sphinx was a monster that Rita used before Tommy came into the picture. "If he flaps his wings and blow you away, you're a goner!"
"Not yet!" Tommy grunted as he delivered a stern kick to King Sphinx's chest.
The Rangers ganged up on Sphinx and kept him busy. A dizzying sidekick from the Red Ranger knocked Sphinx to the ground and the six Rangers formed the Power Cannon, which had replaced the aging Power Blaster as their combined weapon. When King Sphinx was back on his feet, the Rangers fired a fully-powered blast that enveloped Sphinx in yellow light. A second later, Sphinx exploded, ceding victory to the Rangers.
Tommy let out a sigh of relief. They had won the day, but he knew there would be more to come.
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In the lunar palace on the moon where many of the Rangers' battles are caused, Lord Zedd sat atop his throne and grumbled as he saw the Power Rangers destroy Pirantishead for what seemed like the third time. Zedd . Just ahead was the Titan warrior Goldar, who squirmed at the sight of Zedd's latest creation being destroyed by the Rangers.
"Master, our monsters has been destroyed," the warrior informed.
"I know that, you fool!" Zedd spat, causing Goldar to recoil on instinct, "That's the last time I will ever use those sorry excuses for monsters!"
"B-But, Master," Goldar argued, "Pirantishead had been instrumental in the crippling of the Rangers' original Dinozords. King Sphinx is a cunning soldier who was able to divide the Power Rangers and almost defeat them. And Fang is a powerful adversary."
"But they're all crappy monsters," Zedd rebutted as he stood from his throne, "None of those monsters were effective when they were alone. What makes you think they'll be effective together?!"
Goldar did not answer.
"With Rita out to collect worthless artifacts, I'm on my own," Zedd said as he walked around the chamber of command, "I will have to come up with a better monster than the worthless garbage we currently have."
"What about the Reaper monster in the Alchemy Lab?" the Titan warrior suggested, "With its various abilities, it will prove to be Armageddon for those accursed Rangers."
Zedd shook his head as he looked ahead. "No, that monster needs more time before it is fully energized and I am saving it as a last resort. I will need a monster that will get the job done NOW." He turned to Goldar. "Oversee the reinforcement of the latest batch of Putties while I draw up plans for a new monster."
Goldar looked at his master in awe. "We're not going to attack?"
"No, not yet," the fleshman answered, "Let the Rangers enjoy their minor victory over the first wave, because my next monster will be no walk in the park."
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The minute the hunter materialized on the transporter pad of her spacecraft orbiting Eltare, she approached the navigation console and plot a course for Onyx, a wasteland planet where the most fiendish warriors gather together, play cards, and get drunk. In other words, the perfect place to gain information concerning a certain Eltarian sage whose exploits were the stuff of legend on his own planet.
With the co-ordinates set, the hunter set the ship on auto-pilot and went to her small bunk. Lying on the padded bed, she pulled out her newly-claimed prize from her pocket and examined it carefully. She took a piece of paper from her other pocket and her eyes switched from the coin to the paper, which had a list of descriptions written in Roman letters. It took all of two minutes to confirm her suspicions and belief. There was no mistaking what she had just discovered.
She had the Eighth Coin in her hand...
TO BE CONTINUED...