Mathais: *gives a painful grin* I see not many people like this fic.

Justin: *snorts* You got zero reviews after practically a week.

Mathais: *shrugs uncertainly*

Justin: You feel really bad, don't you? You don't even know if people are reading your work.

Mathais: I'm not! *indignantly*

Justin: I can tell.

Mathais: I guess. *looks away in shame* I really shouldn't feel this was since it feels kind of pitiful.

Justin: Mathais doesn't own the Power Rangers, just these particular Elemental Powers. If you want to flame for him using the Elemental Powers as a basis, Mathais will take on any flame.

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Dear Journal,

It's Justin again. Sorry I haven't written in a couple days, but I've been busy. One of the most amazing things happened to me! I actually saw other Power Rangers! I can't believe it! They're based of the elements, something that we never did! Still, I wanted to leave the past behind. *stares wistfully into the sky* I just wish the Morphing Grid would leave me alone. It's hard enough with my powers and a group that I know I can count on, but flaunting another team in my face is just... WRONG! x_x Whoever made the Laws of Torture include flaunting a former team-type in your face I defiantly have to kill. At least I have truer friends now. Best part is that I'm going to the same school as them! Yay! ^_^ Dad finally gave in and I'm going to 7th grade. I admit, it's past half of the school year, but my credits will get me through to the next grade. I just hope that I have some classes with my friends.

~Justin

Justin shifted his backpack nervously as he stood in the principal's office. It was his first day in his new school. He hoped to make a good impression, but was uncomfortable in holding an image of a genius, so he opted for the casual look by slapping some blue jeans and an orange t-shirt on. He decided to wear a silver necklace also... the last thing his mom ever gave him.

"Justin Stewart?" A voice echoed in the room. "Will you enter please?"

"Yes." Shuffling his feet, Justin was startled when he took in the sight of a rather informal headmaster.

The headmaster was a woman, yeah, but it was the way she dressed. She had on a pink shirt with a yellow coat hung over it. Her pants weren't what you expected, as she was wearing blue jeans and had a green jade bracelet around her hand. Her red high heels were different also. The headmaster was undeniably young, around her early thirties.

"I know what you are thing. Whoa, this isn't formal. I get that a lot. I wear these so I don't intimidate the students." The headmaster gained a comforting smile. "My name is Ms. Kelly. Personally, I advise my staff and faculty to try not to intimidate the students. The world is run on fear, but if we can get our students over the fear, then they will be able to advance further in life."

Justin gave a nod. "That makes sense."

Ms. Kelly flashed a smile that made it to her blue eyes and had her Asian face glow. "Dress code isn't strict here. As long as you don't look what the children deem a slut or whore, then you're fine." Justin looked startled. "I tend to interact with students, as I know what they are usually thinking. You'd be amazed at how many curses I know in different languages by hearing them." Justin laughed as Ms. Kelly gave another smile. "Schedules aren't that hard to memorize and classes are easy to get to since this school is separated into different buildings for grades. Still, I'll have a guide for you. Ms. Lee? You may come in."

A slightly short girl came into the room. Her American complexion was tinged with Asian while her brown eyes was mixed with blue and a hint of purple. Her black hair tinged with brown was cut to her shoulders. She had a short-sleeved purple shirt on and silver pants that ended at her ankles. The girl had a bracelet made of a purple crystal that he couldn't identify.

"Yes Ms. Kelly?" She asked.

"Cassy. You'll be showing Justin around."

"Alright."

"Hand him over to your cousin when you don't have a class. I daresay you'll meet between classes to chat." Cassy blushed. "Will that be alright?"

"Yes."

"Then scoot. He's in your group's homeroom."

"Bye!" The two students shouted before rushing out the door. They slowed as Cassy led Justin up a staircase.

"So, what's up here?" Justin asked.

"We have homeroom for ten minutes. Our rotating class schedule has classes moving on all period except 5th, where it's frozen. That's due to the lunch lady shifts. Then we also have arts classes every three days. You'll have that with me and my friends. You schedule for today is English, Music, Science, Reading Comprehension, Latin, PE, Math."

"Latin? Why would we need Latin?"

"English roots." Cassy gave a wry smile. "Most kids say it's boring."

They came abruptly to a door. In some metal next to it, the numbers 224 were engraved. Opening the door, a class of twenty-two students stared at the two.

"I assume this is Justin Stewart?" A lady that was in her sixties stood up with a warm smile.

"Yes Ms. Mitchell."

"Hello."

"Please sit next to Jace and his little troupe over there." Justin's jaw dropped as he took in the sight of Jace, Alex, Adriana, and Lina sitting in the back corner with two empty seats, one next to the boys and one next to the girls. "We have about five minutes of homeroom, so get used to your new surroundings."

Justin sat down next to Alex with Cassy behind him.

"Hey Justin." Adriana gave a smile that caused a blush to spread on his face.

"Hey guys." Justin gave a grin as the others gave various other words of greetings.

"So, what do you think so far of this school?" Lina asked.

"It's large and cool, but the lockers are a little small."

Jace grimaced. "I hate those lockers."

"I give them a kick every time I close them because they won't close properly." Alex shook his head.

"You hear Mariana and Maria whenever they try to open their lockers?" Lina grimaced.

"My locker's next to Maria's." Jace sent a look in her direction.

"5 Mississippi. 4 Mississippi. 3 Mississippi. 2 Mississippi. 1 Mississippi. 0 Mississippi." Adriana counted and as the last syllable of Mississippi fell from her mouth, the bell rang. "C'mon Justin. We have English."

By the time PE came around, Justin knew some things about the classes. English is okay and the same with Music and Reading Comprehension. Science is really annoying, as the teacher has a twisted sense of humor. Latin was the worst as he learned the teacher gave tests out on a near-daily basis.

At the locker rooms, Justin noted that he didn't have anything to change into. He nearly broke out laughing, however, when Jace ran out of the locker in a pair of swimming trunks and to the pool area. Alex came out next, fully clothed and looking angry.

"What happened?" Justin asked.

"Don't bother. I forgot my swimming trunks anyway." Alex stalked off with Justin in tow. After explaining the reason why he didn't have his clothes, Alex introduced Justin.

"This is Mr. Stewart?" The swimming teacher, Mr. McClain, prompted.

"Yes Mr. McClain." Justin nodded.

"Every other PE period you have swimming. Bring adequate swimwear those days, unless you have aqua phobia. Do you?"

"No."

"Alright then. You two sit anywhere you won't get wet."

Alex jerked his head over to a sidewall where they could see Jace practicing stretches so he won't get cramps in the water. So close to him, Justin could clearly see the tears that were hastily wiped away from his face, but still continued to fall despite his efforts.

"What's wrong Jace?" Justin asked, concerned.

"Daijoubu. Daijoubu." Jace muttered.

"Nei mai ho!" Alex shouted.

"Daijoubu. Daijoubu." Jace whispered again as he continued his exercises.

Alex shook his head and grabbed Jace by the shoulders. "You. Aren't. All. Right. I. Can. Tell."

"Alright! I just can't take it! My parents won't get call block either! They keep changing their e-mails also! I can't take this anymore! I just can't!" Jace broke down sobbing in the arms of his best friend as Justin watched on in sadness.

"So the little cry baby is crying again?" A voice sneered to the right of Justin. He turned to see three boys and three girls. The leader was wearing dark red swimming trunks.

"Leave him alone Jake." Alex hissed. The swim teacher, Justin noticed, was in his office and couldn't hear a thing.

"What if we don't want to, eh Kyle?" The one in navy swimming trunks turned to the one in forest green trunks.

"We'll just keep on doing it Lan." Kyle told the other boy.

"What a wimp Lisa." The girl in a hot pink swimsuit said.

"No kidding Amanda." The one in yellow asked the girl in dark purple.

"How'd he make friends with that attitude? Do you think they pity him Christina?" Amanda asked the first girl.

"We don't pity him." Cassy stalked up to the bullies with a dark expression on her face.

"We really value him as a friend." Lina was next as she narrowed her eyes.

"So shove it." Adriana helped console the boy in his broken down state. "We don't need you continually harass Jace."

"How long as this been going on?" Justin asked suspiciously.

"This newbie is asking too many questions." Kyle looked at Jake.

"We have an offer for you Justin." Jake looked him in the eye. "Leave them and join our group."

"I'm sorry, but these are my friends." Justin spat. He noticed the swimming teacher come out of the office and Jace voiced a question. His voice was heavily masked so that no traces of his earlier crying were shown.

"Can I go in now?"

"Sure."

Jace went over to the diving board at the other end of the pool and jumped in. His movements were graceful in the water as Lina and Adriana sat down next to Justin and Alex.

"And how long has this been going on?" Justin asked Alex.

"Five years." Cassy was busy doing warm-ups so that she wouldn't cramp up, but the venom in her voice was apparent.

"Why would anyone want to torture someone for so long?" Justin asked, surprised.

"'Cause they get a kick out of making fun of the innocence of our group." Adriana reply darkly.

"And we have no proof other than the mental state of Jace." Alex shook his head. "His barriers have been weakening since day one."

"I'm going to make sure Jace's alright." After getting approval from the teacher, Cassy went in and immediately swam over to Jace. With her arms around him, she comforted the boy.

This is cruel. Justin looked at the mental state of the boy and gave a huge sigh.

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After school, Justin was taking a walk by the Charles River. Today was strange since there weren't any boaters or sailors on the river. It gave Justin a dark feeling as he neared the place. Eyes widened in surprise as people fled from the whirlpool that suddenly opened up in the river. A figure flew out and it appeared to be some sort of mermaid wielding a trident.

"Attack water spirits!" She shouted as twenty spirits took physical form as mythical mermen and mermaids. The attacked the river, causing it to deplete.

"Watch it!" A figure moved gracefully in the river, knocking several Water Spirits away. Justin noted that it was the Aqua Water Ranger. "Stay out!" Using the near freedom of movement in the water, the Aqua Ranger kicked a Water Spirit into the mermaid above.

"My name is Mistmaid. Charge!" She was cut off, however, as a gold lightning bolt knocked her out of the air. A blast of wind swept her to the land as she was hurt more and the ground seemed to swallow her up with a blast of earth. A blast of ice froze all of the Water Spirits solid and fire started burning them up. The other rangers came with a purple figure in tow.

"Purple Ice Ranger, Mistmaid." The purple figure called.

A vulgar swear fell from Mistmaid's mouth.

"It's not nice to swear." The Aqua Ranger was lifted from the water by the water itself. "Water Blaster!" The gun cleared its holster and was aimed at Mistmaid's chest. "Neptune Blast!" A shot of water in the form of a merman with a trident shot at Mistmaid. She screamed in pain before jumping in the water. Mistmaid began to heal herself in the depths of the liquid.

"Wind Blaster!" "Thunder Blaster!" Two guns were pointed at Mistmaid. "Fairy Blaster!" "Blitz Blaster!" A winged fairy pushed Mistmaid out of the water where a warrior of thunder slammed into her. She cried out in pain again before sending a wave of water from the river, blowing the Aqua Ranger into the Orange Ranger.

"Ice Blaster!" "Earth Blaster!" Two more guns were pointed at Mistmaid, anger flowing off them in tsunamis. "Kuma Blast!" "Grotto Blaster!" An ice bear charged forward, powered by magic to knock the monster out of the air. She dodged, but was hit in the back with a creature of the earth. She was sent hurtling into the river - bad move.

Mistmaid emerged from the river, eyes blazing. With a thrust of her hand, the whole river dried out until there was only a small trickle. An orb hovered above her and grew until it encased the Rangers within it. Justin looked in shock as the heroes were forced inside that bubble, within the domain of the monster.

"You're in my domain now." Mistmaid's voice projected clearly.

"But it's my domain also." And Aqua Ranger was off, landing a head butt at Mistmaid before a sidekick knocked her away. The two traded fists and kicks, as the other Rangers didn't have the same grace in the water. On the contrary, the Orange Ranger was doing all he could to not pass out in the opposite of his element.

"You're a good fighter, you know that?" Mistmaid complemented as she landed a kick on his chest.

"Back to you." Aqua Ranger gave a flip kick before jamming down on her shoulders.

"But I must end this now." The dimension started to drain of water. It was being absorbed into Mistmaid, making her grow in size. The dimension disappeared, forcing the Rangers onto the ground as Mistmaid towered over them. Her foot crashed into the ground, sending a shockwave that blew the Rangers in different directions. They wearily stood up, but tried to give the appearance that they were still strong.

"We need Elemental Zord Power, now!" They all shouted in unison.

An explosion sounded somewhere far away. A small flame sprung up in the air, enlarging until it was the size of Mistmaid. A figure formed. There was a warrior in it and the flame was being absorbed into the zord. It was revealed to be a man in orange battle armor with fiery wings sprouting out of his back. A splash then caught Justin's attention. A geyser sprouted before morphing into an aqua-colored humanoid man with fins. A gust of wind appeared as a silver feminine figure with wings swooped down to land on the ground. A jagged spike rose from the earth to form a really powerful brown masculine zord. Lightning struck the ground in a column to form a golden feminine figure with lion-converted-to-human-type features. An ice crystal appeared in midair and shattered to form a bear-like purple female zord.

"Orange Phoenixian Zord!"

"Aqua Mermian Zord!"

"Silver Avian Zord!"

"Brown Golemian Zord!"

"Gold Lionian Zord!"

"Purple Bearian Zord!"

"POWER UP!" All six Rangers shouted in unison, as they were teleported inside their personal zords. Phoenixian led the charge as he ran forward, punching Mistmaid in the stomach, leaving Mermian to jump onto her shoulders and force her facedown. Mistmaid tried to use her legs to kick at Mermian, but Golemian grabbed her legs and held them as Avian dropped from the sky and jammed her legs into Mistmaid. Mistmaid broke free and gave a sweep kick that knocked the zords to the ground. Lionian and Bearian ran forward in unison and gave a Punch-Punch-Kick combo that sent Mistmaid flying into a bridge and collapsed it.

"Thank god with these guys, deaths can be reversed when they don't have the Power." Gold Ranger muttered.

"This is getting annoying." Mistmaid was up again. She raised her palm into the air. "Tsunami!" A large wave of water washed over the zords. Justin had long since retreated to a far away place to watch the battle. The attack pushed them far away, damaging buildings.

"Leg damage 50%! It's painful." Orange Ranger cried.

"Damage at 0.1%. I'm lucky." Aqua Ranger gave a sigh of relief.

"Minimal damage reported." Purple Ranger called.

"Very little damage." Gold and Silver Rangers said in unison.

"Leg damage at 25%. Right leg stalling." Brown Ranger was worried.

"I don't care. I plan to end this now." The Phoenixian glowed an orange color as flame sprung in his hands. They danced a pattern that became the hilt a weapon. A blade then sprung out of the hilt. "Orange Phoenixian Zord, Charge of the Phoenix!" The wings on his back glew brighter than before and the flame spread to his whole body. It encompassed him that flame as he pointed his sword at Mistmaid. His wings spread wide in the air as he lifted off the ground and sped toward the water monster.

"Tsunami!" Alas, the water did not help as the extreme heat turned the water into steam. With the blade connected with Mistmaid, there was a bright flash of light and the Phoenixian Zord appeared behind Mistmaid with his sword forward. When he lowered it so that it was pointing to the ground, Mistmaid exploded into water, returning the Charles River and the surrounding area to their former state. A beam of purple energy spread throughout the area, erasing memories of everyone but Justin. The Zords then disappeared.

That was a Zord battle like no other. Justin had his eyes wide. These Zords move as if they weren't machines, but actual living beings. That would have been so helpful before. I hope I get to meet these Rangers some day.

He doesn't know how right he is...

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Mathais: I'm sorry about the mentioning at the beginning of the fic. I felt like writing it and I did.

Justin: So... What did you mean by that last line?

Mathais: You'll find out in the next two chapters. Please review!

Justin: He'll take on flames is they are ridiculous.