A/N – Finally updated! All right! Ok, u know the general spiel by now…anything you don't recognise is mine – including Power Zeltrax…which I try not to think about too much because it gives me a headache. That said, enjoy!

Chapter Four – Unexpected Enemies

Reefside

Eight teleportation beams lanced out of the sky, materialising in the middle of a chaotic battlefield. Weihan could see that the Dino Thunder Rangers had already morphed and were fighting the various foot soldiers that were rampaging through the park. A familiar growl caught his attention, causing him to glance left. He paled at what he saw.

Walking upright was a large mutant cyborg. Its lower half was made entirely out of a metallic substance, while everything above its "waist" was flesh and blood. The creature roared at him with undisguised hatred.

"Ranger! We meet again!"

Weihan didn't say anything, looking at Tommy and the Elemental Rangers grimly. Nodding once, he pulled out his Ultra Crystal – looking at the lightning bolt shaped crystal in his hand. He lifted it into the sky and began his morph.

"ULTRA CRYSTAL, ENERGISE!"

As he said those words, a bolt of lightning slashed down and struck his crystal – energising it to optimum levels. Then, he slammed the crystal into his chest, feeling its power fill him. Out of the corner of one eye, he could see four ghostly shapes speeding towards him – the ever familiar Utahraptor, Hydra and Crocodile rushing towards him, now accompanied by a Spinosaurus that seemed to be made entirely out of lava. No, magma. He thought to himself. The four spirits eased their way into his body and then, quicker than thought, he was clad in the Power Suit he had received after defeating the Psycho Crystals. It was basically the same suit, but it was sleeker and stronger than the old suit had been. Through the conflagration around him, he saw seven faces staring at him – six in shock and awe, one in amusement. Trusting Tommy to be amused by his morph. There was still one thing left to do. Crossing his arms over his chest, Weihan spread them out rapidly.

"BATTLE ARMOUR, ACTIVATE!"

In a flash of light, the new battle armour set itself around his shoulders. The shoulderplates had changed to a set of upwardly curving spikes – giving him an offensive weapon in the process. Gone was the White Ranger styled armour. That was replaced by an orange vest with a dazzling breastplate that seemed to be made out of fire. In the middle of the breastplate, the symbol of the Utahraptor blazed brightly. Finally, the inferno died down and he stepped forwards, posing as his four Spirit Guardians briefly appeared behind him.

"ORANGE ULTRA RANGER!"

Through his helmet, he nodded to Tommy. Although he had morphed, he would stay with his team through the fight. He watched the doctor twist his left wrist, making the Brachiosaurus themed morpher appear, the activation key sparkling in the young doctor's right hand. He watched as Tommy carried out a series of complex moves, before finally morphing.

"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!"

In a flash of black, white and subtle tinges of red and green, the good doctor was in his black and gold uniform. He drew out his Brachio Staff from its sheath and posed.

"BRACHIO POWER! DINO THUNDER!"

The two morphed Rangers looked at the six Element Rangers with grins under their helmets. Weihan saw Dani look at him and nod once. He grinned under his orange helmet and nodded back.

"Use your Elemental Callers to morph. We'll cover you."

Dani nodded and smiled. Then, snapping to attention, she looked at the people standing next to her, unsure of what to do. Acting seemingly on its own, her right hand reached up to her left wrist, her fingers feeling for the hairline crack that separated the two halves of the morpher. Finding the join, she lifted the top half of the morpher up with a soft click, revealing that it was in fact a key. She watched in fascination as the lower half of the morpher opened up to let a small sphere rest comfortably on top of the morpher. The sphere was bright red and seemed to pulsate with her element – fire. Several clicks indicated that the rest of the team had done the same thing. She briefly looked at the spheres of her teammates – Cat: Yellow Lightning, Brett: Blue Water, Taz: White Cyclone, Matt: Green Earth and Robert: Black Shadow.

Information suddenly pulsed through her mind, informing her about anything and everything to do with her Powers – and then it was gone. Dani steeled her shoulders and thrust both arms out beside her and then crossing them – right arm over left – before finally slamming the key into the slot that opened up and twisting clockwise, yelling put her morph call.

"ELEMENT POWER, NOW!"

From the tiny sphere came a sudden spiralling rush of energy and power, intensifying as she pushed the activation key into the main body of the Elemental Caller. Flames spiralled up Dani's arms, legs, chest and head – encasing her into the armour of the Fire Elemental Ranger. Her armour was plain, with no decorations on it – just the solid red bodysuit with white gloves and white boots. Around her waist was a belt that was seemingly made out of white leather, but was stronger and stretchier that leather could ever hope to be. Around her head formed a fiery red helmet, the entire flame-shaped visor filling up the front of the helmet. She stood tall and posed next to Weihan and Tommy.

"RED ELEMENTAL RANGER – FIRE POWER!"

Dani's morph seemed like a catalyst for the others. Moving their arms in the exact same movements, they slammed the activation keys into their Elemental Callers and began their own morphs. From Cat's morpher came a rumble of thunder, before bolts of lightning spewed forth – each bolt striking a different part of her body before sheathing her in a bodysuit similar to Dani's, just bright yellow. Her visor was shaped like a lightning bolt. Matt's morpher shot out a fountain of dirt and rocks, evidently surprising the Green Earth Ranger. The dirt and rocks covered Matt from head to toe, finally shattering off to reveal that he was in a green version of Dani's suit. His visor was in the shape of a tree. Brett's Elemental Caller issued forth a tsunami that swamped his body. Weihan actually feared for his safety, before the water drained off, revealing the self styled "Aussie Surfer" in a solid blue bodysuit, his visor shaped like a cresting wave. A ferocious cyclone emanated from Taz's morpher, totally engulfing her. Finally, the wind died down to reveal Taz, clad in the same bodysuit as the others – only a dazzling white. The visor on her helmet was shaped like a cloud. Robert's transformation was the most startling of all – even more so than Brett's. A tide of blackness engulfed the British student and stayed there before slowly dissipating off to reveal the Black Shadow Ranger. His bodysuit was completely black and held no trace of any other colour – save for the white belt around his waist. No one on the battlefield could tell where the visor ended or where it began. Finally, the other five Elemental Rangers posed near Dani.

"YELLOW ELEMENTAL RANGER – LIGHTNING POWER!"

"GREEN ELEMENTAL RANGER – EARTH POWER!"

"BLUE ELEMENTAL RANGER – WATER POWER!"

"BLACK ELEMENTAL RANGER – SHADOW POWER!"

"WHITE ELEMENTAL RANGER – WIND POWER!"

Dani raised her fist in triumph as their true powers were finally unlocked – crackling on their suits. She was barely aware of the Dino Thunder team rallying around them and Weihan. The teams posed and shouted out their battle calls.

"DINO THUNDER, POWER RANGERS!"

"ORANGE ULTRA RANGER! POWERED UP!"

"ELEMENTAL RANGERS – BATTLE READY!"

A massive explosion erupted behind them – signalling that they were fully powered. Before they could engage the mass of evil in front of them, a familiar and sinister laughter reached the ears of the Dino Rangers. The Dino Rangers and Weihan froze up. They hadn't heard that laughter in months and none of them had wanted to hear it for the rest of their lives. Tommy finally swallowed hard, and then looked past the foot soldiers to the figure walking slowly – deliberately – towards them. The Orange Ranger swore under his breath as he saw what had caught Tommy's attention. Only Connor spoke the name that they were all dreading to hear.

"Zeltrax."

Like Moses parting the Red Sea, the jet black cyborg effortlessly stepped through the crowd of Evil, Golems, Fiends and the new breed stepping back to allow the general through. Only when he had reached the front of the crowd did the Rangers take note of his change. His armour was bulkier and heavier than it had been, appearing to be comprised of one piece of metal that looked like steel. The helmet was the same as it had been when they had seen him last, but now it looked to be more demonic and threatening – looking like something an insane person would come up with. For Weihan, the effect was ten times as bad. As he looked at Zeltrax, he could see flashes of the Psycho Rangers as well as the Ultra Psychos. He shuddered as that time came back to him, but forced himself not to outwardly show it. He lifted his Raptor Sabre up, holding it in front of him defensively. The mechanised warrior laughed, sending shivers down their spines.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? Five washed up Power Rangers, a wannabe leader and his merry band of Pathetic Rangers. I suppose you all know me by now and if you don't – too bad! But I am not Zeltrax – not the ordinary Zeltrax anyway! I am Power Zeltrax and together with Jabark and Death Xonix and their army of Golems, Fiends and Amorphids – I will crush you all! Attack!"

With those words, the evil army surged forth – seemingly unstoppable. Tommy and Weihan looked at their teams, nodded and charged to meet the army. As Weihan swung his Sabre in a wide arc, he could think only one thing

This is not good.