Mathais: *back is facing readers* And just shut the- *snaps his fingers and his room seals up* Stupid people. *whirls around with an obviously fake smile* Hi!

Justin: *sipping a can of soda* He's just blowing off some steam.

Jace: *sleeping and snuggling against a teddy bear* Stupid teasing people...

Alex: *leaning against the wall with hand against forehead* You can be just like all of us, can't 'cha?

Adriana: Sheesh... Don't people have masks or tact these days? *kicking a soccer ball around lazily*

Cassy: *napping against the wall and muttering* Nope...

Lina: *snappish* Just let it all out already!

Mathais: *very tense* Jerks... Just because I have an interest in Power Rangers and Digimon, I don't need taunts. *wants to scream* I like both Pok¨¦mon and Digimon, thank you very much!

Justin: *puts a comforting hand on Mathais's back* It'll be fine. Just remember that true friends tell each other the truth. *barely noticeable hidden pain is behind a smiling mask*

Mathais: Oh well. *shrugs* Disclaimers?

Justin: He doesn't own the rights to Power Rangers nor me, but the characters that are new belong to him along with these particular Elemental Powers.

Lina: Mild character death in this chapter, but no canon deaths. This chapter is rated PG-13.

Shy-Shadow Reckless - I know that Justin SHOULD be able to make the connection, but the Elemental Powers aren't letting him. He's immune to the memory wiping effect of the memory eraser, but even then, the memory eraser still tries to stop him from noticing who exactly the Rangers are. It's repressing that part of his consciousness in an effort to let them live a more normal and guarded life. Is that a good enough explanation?

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Dear Journal,

Hey. I know it's been like, I don't know, a week since I wrote in you. Anyway, I just want to jot my thoughts down. Zord battles are amazing here. They moved with a grace that no Zord I have ever seen before could have achieved. Mistmaid seemed like a powerful opponent, but the strike of that Phoenixian Zord destroyed it. I wonder what the secret is. Anyway, I've begun to forget the pain that I felt as a member of a team older than me. I have much better friends right now that truly care for me. It's this warn feeling that I truly get nowadays. They really, whole-heartedly accept me.

~Justin

Justin had a smile on his face. Today was rest day at school, when all the students were allowed to interact with each other the whole day. He was currently sitting on a table next to his friends.

"These days are sweet." Jace had a bright grin on his face that spilled innocence.

"Yep." Cassy nodded.

"What do ya guys wanna do today?" Adriana gave a small smile.

"FOUR SWORDS!" Alex shouted as a Gameboy Advance appeared out of nowhere.

With similar fashions, Justin, Jace, Cassy, Adriana, and Lina pulled out their GBAs. (Mathais: I do not own LOZ: Four Swords or the GBA or those accessories.) Link cables appeared in the same fashion.

They linked up in pairs and started to play.

"Be gone!" Jace gave a smile as he defeated the enemy with Cassy's help. They continued to play for the better part of an hour before they got bored of it.

"This is so boring..." Lina sighed.

"Let's explore the school." Justin suggested. "As long as we don't get caught, we'll be fine."

"Let's." Alex smirked as all six put their backpacks on.

They quietly crept out of the room, but that wasn't needed, as the room was so loud that you couldn't hear a gong going off.

"Where to first?" Justin asked.

"Faculty Lounge!" Jace giggled.

"We've never been there before." Adriana said.

"Obviously." Alex replied dryly.

"Why haven't you tried before?" Justin asked.

"Because today..." Lina stretched the last word out. "The only teachers who don't have any classes right now are out."

"And it's the perfect opportunity." Cassy finished.

"Great!"

"Exit stage left!" They piled into a storage room when a teacher went by.

"Sugoi!" Jace breathed as he looked around the room.

"What's amazing?" Alex turned around and breathed the same thing in Cantonese.

"WOW!" The rest exclaimed as they looked into the storage room.

There were crystals of all sizes there. There were varying shades also.

Justin picked up an orange one and a red one at the same time. They shined beautifully. Jace was hopelessly enthralled by the blue crystal and the aqua crystal. Adriana fingered carefully the silver crystal and the pink one. Lina inspected the gold crystal and the yellow crystal. Alex handled with focused attention the green, black, and brown crystals. Cassy curiously stared at the purple crystal and the crystal that was green, black, white, and silver at the same time.

"Let's go." Justin whispered, putting down the items in his hands. "We don't want to get caught."

The rest nodded as the precious crystals they were holding were placed down and they crept out. They continued along to the teachers lounge, but a loud shaking interrupted them. Part of the school crumbled as the six raced for cover, but Justin gasped in horror as the ground collapsed behind him and his five friends were hurtled from the second floor.

"GUYS!" He cried.

"Run!" They shouted back as all five disappeared in the rubble. Justin wiped the tears that were flowing from his eyes as he continued onward. Running out, he noticed that he was lucky since everyone else was trapped in the school. Except for six figures. They looked like darker versions of the Elementalist Rangers.

"Good job Brown." Orange Ranger spoke.

"It's not a problem. They should be running here any moment now." Brown Ranger laughed.

"That isn't funny." A voice growled. The evil rangers turned to see five figures looking at them.

"Ah, the goody two shoes are here." Gold Ranger sneered.

(Mathais: For a little clear up, the evil rangers will be called by their colors and the good rangers by their elements.)

"Why did you do that?" Wind Ranger growled.

"For the fun of it of course." Silver Ranger replied.

"That is just wrong!" Ice Ranger dashed forward and landed a jump kick on Purple Ranger's chest. She grunted in pain before sweep kicking Ice Ranger off her feet. A fight ensured as the good rangers fought their evil counterparts. Except Orange Ranger was fighting Water Ranger.

Water Ranger kicked Aqua Ranger in the head, but was intercepted by Orange Ranger who flipped him on his side. Aqua Ranger followed up with a sliding kick that sent the Water Ranger flying into a car. He rebounded quickly as he dashed forward. Faking left, he dodged Orange Ranger and punched Aqua Ranger in the chest. He retaliated by punched his good counterpart in the head as Orange Ranger did three kicks that sent Water Ranger flying into a light post, sparks flying from his suit.

Wind and Thunder Rangers were back to back as Gold and Silver Rangers circled them. Silver Ranger lashed savagely out with a kick, but Thunder Ranger caught it and threw her into the Gold Ranger. Wind Ranger dashed forward and jumped into the air. She landed with her feet firmly planted in their backs, but the sudden rebound of Silver Ranger threw her away. Thunder Ranger was then kicked across the side as the Gold Ranger returned. They threw the two good rangers into the Water Ranger.

Earth and Brown Rangers were having a shooting contest. Earth Ranger moved his chest to the left to avoid a beam of hardened rock before shooting with his blaster. Brown Ranger dodged by roll to the left and three quick bursts of earthen power sent Earth Ranger flying into the school. He bounced back quickly and dodged more shots before retaliating aggressively. Five shots landed on the dark ranger before an orb of brown light surround the tip of his gun. "Gigas Blaster!" A bigger and darker version of the Grotto Blaster flew at Earth Ranger, smacking him into Water, Wind, and Thunder Rangers.

"Dark Blizzard Daggers!" After an intense catfight, Purple Ranger was mad. She whipped his hands out to her sides and black hilts of ice formed. Blades spilled from the ends to create daggers.

"Want to play rough? Purple Ice Daggers!" She twirled her fingers around as if spinning something in them. As they passed her back, purple daggers made from ice appeared in them as she leapt off the ground.

Frost and Ice Daggers clashed in sparks as each girl tried to gain the upper hand. A kick to the chest broke the lock as Purple Ranger managed to land three deft slashes on Ice Ranger's arms. After a cry of pain, Ice Ranger swung her feet in a wide arc that sent the other Ranger down. Using the momentum, she launched herself in the air and landed a devastating combo of slashes on Purple Ranger before launching backwards for a breather. Purple Ranger charged again, but a thrust fake made her hesitate. Ice Ranger tried for a pierce, but it was deflected. The Frost Daggers then became a blur as Purple Ranger spun herself around. A thin sheet of ice them surrounded the spinning blades. "Blizzard Cyclone!" The ice soon became larger as the constant whirling hit Ice Ranger. Again and again the hits were scored, enhanced by gravity. With a powerful finishing slash, Ice Ranger was flung into a pile of the other good Rangers, who were stuck in a circle.

Orange Ranger had a sword pointed forward while Aqua Ranger was leaning on a staff. Gold Ranger was playing with two fighting rings and Silver Ranger was leaning on her spear. Brown Ranger had an axe out. All were colored black.

"Aqua Water Staff!" First up, Water Ranger started to spin his hands as if something was in them. He passed them behind his back and in a flash, something appeared. It was an aqua colored staff made of condensed water.

"Silver Wind Spear!" Second, Wind Ranger thrusted with her hands then pointed upward. Following with a sweep, she took a 380 turn, which revealed a silver spear in her hands. It was made of captured wind.

"Gold Thunder Rings!" Thunder Ranger slashed with both her hands. She then put her hands near her waist as she crouched before spinning around. Standing, golden rings with jagged ends created from contained lightning appeared in Thunder Ranger's hands.

"Brown Earth Axe!" With a slash and a cleave, Earth Ranger mimicked a weapon in his hands. Bringing his hands around his back, a brown axe made from the earth itself appeared in his grasp.

"Eruption..." Orange Ranger started.

"Fire Cut-through!" Fire Ranger appeared on the scene and stopped the attack by speeding magically through Orange Ranger. The attack made flames surround Orange Ranger as his suit tore in some places.

While the Dark Ranger circle was broken, Thunder Ranger was quick into action as she slashed at the Gold Ranger. Forced on the defensive, Gold Ranger tried to retaliate with her Dark Storm Rings, but Thunder Ranger's movements didn't allow her to. At the same time, a staff thrust caught Aqua Ranger in the chest as he feet were swept out from beneath him, immediately dropping the Dark Tsunami Staff. With a twirling spear, Wind Ranger knocked the Dark Tornado Spear from Silver Ranger's hands. While staring in shock, Brown Ranger didn't notice until too late that his Dark Quake Axe was wrenched from his hands. A couple of slashes later, Fire Ranger was towering over Orange Ranger.

"Meet us on the roof of BLS at midnight or you'll regret it." Orange Ranger growled as orange sparkles danced across his form. Before Fire Ranger had time to react, he had teleported away.

"Same goes for you." The dark Rangers teleported away.

Water Ranger kicked the ground for a moment. "Loss of many lives. I need some help."

"There are also some electric problems." Thunder Ranger muttered.

"Then amplify your powers." Fire Ranger tapped his foot impatiently.

"Earth." Water Ranger nodded.

"Right."

Earth and Thunder Rangers spread their arms wide. Electricity and earth were restored with that wave.

"Healing salve of water, let me borrow your power."

"Life force of earth, lend me your strength." The two Rangers danced a slow dance. It took them in a full circle, laying lines of magical power as they danced. Arms moved in a hypnotizing power as the circle was completed and the two jumped in unison for the center. Both circles glowed an eerie light as magic sent forth from it. Lives caused by the unnatural destruction were restored as the light died down. A memory eraser swept through the area, courtesy of Wind Ranger. Once this was all done, the Water and Earth Rangers collapsed onto the ground in a dead faint. Shaking his head, Fire Ranger teleported away along with Wind Ranger. Ice Ranger teleported with Water Ranger and Thunder Ranger did the same for Earth Ranger.

Justin slowly moved from his hiding spot. He couldn't believe that there was an evil Ranger group. Oh, he had heard once that the original Rangers had fought a group like that, but it lasted for what, two battles? Kicking his feet, Justin walked back into the school where he made it back to his classroom.

"Hey Mia. Where did Jace and his gang go?" Justin peered around.

"Oh hey Justin. You were in the bathroom I guess, so you didn't hear. Cassy and Adriana left sick. Jace and Alex were picked up not too long ago after they fainted. Lina was called home on family business." The blonde recalled.

"Thanks." Justin shook his head as he sat in a corner. This is way too much of a coincidence. I can't figure out why, but this just seems wrong. Maybe if I watch the fight I can get some answers. His eyes slowly closed. Maybe if I watch I can get the answers I need. Maybe I shouldn't have waited after they told me to run ahead...

(Mathais: I'll tell you what happened later... Maybe...)

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After reliving painful memories of his past all day, Justin's clock rang. Jamming his fist on the snooze button, Justin sat quietly, waiting to see if his dad had woken up. Nodding to himself that his dad was asleep, Justin changed out of his nightclothes and into some more suitable for travel. He opened his window and jumped into a tree nearby. Heading down the branches, Justin slapped a helmet on and took his bike. Pedaling past all the late night walkers/drivers/drunkards/etc, he let his mind wander slightly.

Look at me... This shows how pathetic I am. It hasn't been that long since I lost my powers and I'm grasping whatever ends I can in relation to my old life. This seems stupid, but I have to. Something's going down tonight and I don't know what. But I have to be there. God... After a few more minutes of letting his mind wander, Justin braked his bike and rested it against a fence. He also chained it, just to be safe. Scrambling up a tree, Justin waited until six forms teleported onto the roof of the school. Six other figures immediately followed.

Now to zoom in on the battle.

The two groups of Elementalist Rangers stood with weapons ready. No words were exchanged as they clashed.

Wind Ranger vaulted using her spear to slam her feet into Silver Ranger. Spinning the spear, she caught Gold Ranger in the stomach. Thunder Ranger followed up by slashing with her rings. They left a mark on Gold Ranger's back, but she rebounded easily, catching Thunder Ranger in the chest. Silver Ranger returned quickly. "Tornado Dance!" Silver Ranger thrusted, hitting Wind Ranger in the stomach as wind encircled her body and weapon. She spun in a circle, slashing the opponent before doing a spear uppercut that sent Wind Ranger reeling. It was followed by two titled circles that made Wind Ranger fly back into one of Gold Ranger's slashes. Bouncing back, Wind Ranger called her attack out. "Wind Dance!" Doing the same combo, Silver Ranger barely managed to refrain from flying by jamming her spear tip into the ground. "Thunder Coil!" Thunder Ranger's weapons cackled with electric energy as she started spinning. Her body became a blur as she circled Gold Ranger. Repeatedly being slashed by the attack, Gold Ranger cried out in pain many times before Thunder Ranger slowed. She was left open as Gold Ranger took this opportunity to kick her in the ribs and then spin kicked her away. Wind Ranger danced away from Silver Ranger's attack and helped Thunder Ranger up. The two nodded as they switched opponents. Not used to this new style, the evil Rangers began to lose ground. Even while losing ground, however, Silver Ranger herded Thunder Ranger to the south point of the school while Gold Ranger backed to a little below the east point.

"Water Points!" Water Ranger charged at Aqua Ranger and with the points of his staff encased in water, he quickly hit certain points on Aqua Ranger's body. The neck was first followed by the place between the neck and shoulder, then the area right below the ribs. A hit to the wrist was next followed by a jamming on a foot. Not used to this action, Aqua Ranger yelled. Smacks to the knees brought the Ranger down as the attack ended with the staff being jammed into Aqua Ranger's back. By hitting various nerves, Aqua Ranger was put into momentary shock, which Water Ranger tried to take advantage of. Brown Ranger snuck up on him and slashed his back. Unprepared, Water Ranger flew into the revived Aqua Ranger and took a hit to the head. Earth Ranger, enraged by the double team, jammed the handle of his axe into the spine of Brown Ranger's back. It was followed by knocking the side of his axe into Brown Ranger's head and slashing three times. A spin kick sent him flying, but Water Ranger grasped his hand. They swung around and Earth Ranger was now facing the Aqua Ranger. He gave a thrust and caught Aqua Ranger in the stomach while Water Ranger was fending off Brown Ranger's attacks. "Quake Rush!" Brown Ranger held is axe ready as earth energy flowed through the weapon. He charged, furiously swiping in many different directions, pushing Water Ranger to a little to the left of the northwest point. Spinning his staff furiously, Aqua Ranger pushed Earth Ranger in the rough direction of the west point.

Purple Ranger and Ice Ranger locked daggers again. The two tried to push each other, but they were equal. That was until Ice Ranger let her daggers slide, catching the other Ranger off guard. This maneuver was flower by two kicks and a drill kick that pushed Purple Ranger back. She flipped back into action cleanly and slashed Ice Ranger in the arm before spinning her body around and give two slashes to the chest. Ice Ranger countered easily by connecting the ends of her daggers together and spinning them rapidly like a razor disc. As Purple Ranger backed off, she stopping spinning them and disconnected them. "Ice Cyclone!" Changing her style quickly, Ice Ranger surrounded her blades with ice and spun in a titled circle manner. Each slash pushed Purple Ranger farther away until the finale blew her almost to the end of the building. By staying light on her feet, however, she managed to avoid falling off and quickly dashed back. Using her momentum, she elbowed Ice Ranger in the gut before kicking her side. Ice Ranger caught the attack, however, and flipped Purple Ranger aside. Growling, Purple Ranger attacked in a fury, making Ice Ranger back towards the northeast point.

In the center of all this action, Orange and Fire Rangers dueled. Most swipes were either dodged or parried. The only attacks that managed to get through were Fire Ranger's strikes. Fire Ranger slashed downward, but was blocked by his opponent's sword. He then twisted his body and kicked Orange Ranger in the head. The other Ranger retaliated by kicking Fire Ranger's knee then bashing him on the head with his sword. The attack was quickly followed by a kick to the gut, but another strike was stopped when flames started to dance along Fire Ranger's fingers. They quickly shot out in rapid bursts, forcing Orange Ranger to dance away. "Too bad you never learned to manipulate the elements." A fireball started to form in his hand. It shot at Orange Ranger, but he deflected it into the night sky by his sword. Saying nothing, Orange Ranger charged forward until he was right where he wanted to be. Giving a signal, Silver and Gold Rangers dodged until they had their backs to the center Ranger. The other dark Rangers were in place already.

Earth Ranger suddenly knew what was going to happen. "Take the star with Fire as the point!" He shouted.

The good Rangers quickly tried to get into place, but it already started.

"Power of the tsunami, flow to my will!" A column of aqua colored light raised into the air from the west point.

"Force of the tornado, blow to my want!" It was followed by a column of silver energy from the south point.

"Energy of the storm, strike to my ideals!" Gold power shot into the air from the eastern area.

"Might of the quake, cultivate to my covets!" Brown light rose from the northwest point.

"Vigor of the blizzard, come to my needs!" The energy colored purple was launched into the sky from the northeast point.

"Strength of the eruption, raze to my desires!" The five lights hovering in the skies shot toward the Orange Ranger, who was basking in an orange light. A black pentagon appeared; connecting the five dark Rangers and the Orange Ranger was in the center of it. All six lights combined to become a pure black sword.

"Aqua of water..." Water Ranger stood on a spot that was the opposite of his dark counterpart.

"Silver of wind..." Wind Ranger took up the chant across from Silver Ranger.

"Gold of thunder..." It was a race against time as Thunder Ranger took her place opposite from Gold Ranger.

"Brown of earth..." Earth Ranger called upon his energy from the southeast area.

"Purple of ice..." Ice Ranger chanted quickly, hoping against fate.

"Orange of fire..." Fire Ranger feared as the black sword in Orange Ranger's hands inched closer to him.

"ARISE AND COMBINE!" All six shouted at once. A white star formed, combining the five good Rangers with Fire Ranger in the center in contrast to the dark pentagon. The colors of the Rangers rose into the sky and flew downwards. Orange Ranger snarled and gave a thrust at the Fire Ranger that was glowing orange. A blinding flash flew through the area as the lights and the sword almost connected. The next thing that anyone knew was that the white star shattered. The good Rangers fell to the ground and started to sob quietly. The light from the center ended and a black sword was seen driven through Fire Ranger's heart. The sword dripped blood as Orange Ranger wrenched the sword out of the fallen Ranger's chest. A large gaping hole was left in its place where the skin seemed to be fried, burned, blown, soaked, bashed, and frozen all at the same time. Precious lifeblood flowed freely from the wound as Water Ranger got enough sense to charge forward. Crying out loudly, he grabbed Orange Ranger, who was staring at his handiwork, and threw him into Aqua Ranger. The male knelt by the quickly dieing Ranger and opened his hands over the wound.

"Don't." The Ranger of Fire croaked.

"But you'll die..."

"You won't be able to heal this wound anyway." He weakly shook his head. "We should have been ready."

The good Rangers had formed a protective circle around the dieing Ranger.

"Promise me one thing."

"What? Anything." Wind Ranger sniffled softly as Water Ranger cradled the body of the warrior.

"Protect the Light of Fire." An object was transferred from Fire Ranger's wrist to Water Ranger's hand before he finally lost his hold on life. Death claimed the Ranger as he reverted to a teenage and the remaining Rangers of good bowed their heads. They slowly stood up, Water Ranger placing the body of a teenage down. Trembling in rage, the five pointed at the dark Elementalist Rangers.

"You should pay for what you have done." Water Ranger said slowly.

"Remember that when we defeat you." Wind Ranger had her fists clenched.

"That you've killed one of our number." Thunder Ranger was ready to deck someone.

"So when you've stood and lost." Earth Ranger raised his voice slightly.

"Be sure to know that you brought this upon yourself." Ice Ranger finished.

"You will pay!" All five shouted as they advanced upon the six Rangers. In a fit of fear, the six teleported away. Something glowed from Water Ranger's hand. An orange light shot into the air and disappeared.

"C'mon. Let's go." Earth Ranger said. The five teleported away with Water Range clutching the dead body of his comrade.

Down below, Justin trembled despite himself. Death? A Ranger dying? That's unheard of on Earth as long as they still have the Power. What would I have done if one of them died? What would they have done if I died? I feel really sad... He unchained his bike and pedaled home.

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As the boy slept in his room, he didn't see the faint glow of magic. A bright light was hovering outside his window. That orange light shot in and went to his chest. Circling above him, the light seemed to decide something. Seeming to nod to itself, the light shot towards boy's wrist and rested there. Justin shifted in his sleep, unaware of what was happening.

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The next day of school was Friday and Justin was very sleepy.

"What?" He lifted his wrist after awakening and found an orange bracelet on it. After futilely trying to get it off, he moaned in disappointment. Getting ready for school, he couldn't help but stare. This looks familiar.

On the bus to school, he met up with Jace and Alex. They looked sad.

"What's the matter guys?" Justin asked, concerned.

"Brady died last night. That's the sixth mysterious murder we've had this year." Alex gritted.

Brady died? Is it simple coincidence that the Orange Fire Ranger died on the same day?

"What's that?" Jace asked curiously.

"Oh, it was a present from my dad." Justin lied as he showed the bracelet. A guarded look flew across the cousins' eyes quickly.

"It's really cool." Jace said with false brightness.

Justin noticed that all day, his five friends were down, yet had a guarded look in their eyes. He didn't get any answers and was more confused when Adriana flicked him a note during class.

It read as follows:

Meet us at 4 o'clock in Stormton Ave. Will explain when you get there.

Justin was going to find out everything very soon.

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Mathais: Phew! Done! Sorry it took so long!

Justin: yep! Review please!

Jace: He'll take on flames if they are ridiculous.

Cassy: And he'll answer any questions you may have.