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A/N: This takes place a few years after Dino Thunder, and is loosely based in the "Future Imperfect" universe. Don't worry; you shouldn't have to read that one to understand this one.
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Utopian Mountains
Trini walked back and forth, surveying the mountain. Each of the red rangers was trapped along the wall in front of the Seal of Daphron, each of them struggling to escape. It was, to say the least, an impressive sight. Rangers from every generation were there. Between them, they had defeated every known evil in the galaxy; Dark Spector, Lord Zedd, Master Vile, the Machine Empire; all of them had fallen to a generation of rangers. But now, though they'd tried their best, all of them were contained; all of them helpless to prevent what was about to happen.
"You should really give yourselves a hand. After all, you made it a lot further than I thought you would," Trini sighed, continuing to walk.
"You haven't gotten away with this yet, we'll find a way to stop you!" Alex snapped.
She giggled. "Are you serious? Every red ranger from every generation is here, some of you from other times. You symbolize the best hope for the world, yet none of you were a match for my agents. After countless millennia of waiting, planning, my time has come. I will be free. All your efforts were for nothing, your attempts were in vain," she said.
"You'll never get your hands on the Morphin' Grid, and without it, you're trapped. Face it, your plan has failed," Tommy said.
Trini walked over to him, smiling slightly. "Is that what you think this is about? The Morphin' Grid? You think I need it for what I'm about to do? You're sadly mistaken, Thomas." She turned around. "Yes, the grid is a source of unlimited power, but I myself cannot gain access to it. In order to use the power, I need something to harness it, to focus it."
"Our morphers…" he sighed.
"Yes, your morphers are the keys to the grid, and by using them, I will permanently open the seal, and I will be free," she told them.
"Okay, I heard what I needed to know," a voice said.
The First turned around as Katherine rushed in along with Cassie, Karone and Dana.
"Kat!" Tommy called out.
"Cassie!" Wes exclaimed.
Cassie waved slightly. "Hey Wes, miss me?"
"Of course."
"This will all be over in a minute," she said.
"She's right, it will be," Trini snapped, waving her hand slightly, and within seconds, a group of Quantrons stormed into the room.
"You ready guys?" Kat asked.
"Ready!"
"ITS MORPHIN' TIME. ZEO RANGER ONE, PINK!"
"LET'S ROCKET! PINK ASTRO RANGER!"
"GO GALACTIC! PINK GALAXY RANGER!"
"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE! PINK RESCUE RANGER!"
"SPD, EMERGENCY! SPACE PATROL DELTA PINK RANGER!"
There was a brilliant flash of light, and each of them were transformed into the power rangers. Karone called for her Quasar Saber, charging in after the Quantrons. A flying spin kick took one of them down, and she landed, and hit another with a sweep. A third Quantron snuck up from behind, but she sliced him in half with her saber, eliminating him. Syd called for her delta blaster, aiming and firing at every Quantron who made a move while Kat and Cassie hurried over to the rangers trapped along the wall, hoping to free them.
"Not so fast, ladies," Trini said, and before anyone could respond, a group of rock creatures came through the walls, going after Kat and Cassie. They hit a double spin kick, but it had no effect. They tried again, but still no luck. One of the creatures grabbed Kat from behind and began to squeeze. The second creature swung at Cassie, but she did a flip to avoid contact. At that exact moment, Kat squirmed free, and the second creature punched the first one in the chest, destroying it. Kat and Cassie nodded at one another, doing for a double sweep on the remaining creature. It stumbled back, but it wasn't enough to knock it over. It was Wes, still trapped on the wall, who kicked forward. It was enough to send it falling to the ground, breaking into a million pieces.
"Thanks, honey!" Cassie said.
"Anytime."
Now, pink rangers, each of them with a weapon in hand, surrounded the First.
"It's over, you've lost!" Karone said.
"Have I? What do you plan to do? Put your weapons together and stop me? You cannot hurt me, I am immortal, and your being here will only secure my release that much quicker!" Trini told them.
"We'll see about that," Dana said.
"You're right, let's see."
Trini, with a flick of the wrist, began to drain the energy from the pink rangers. All of them powered down instantly, collapsing to the ground. Their energy, in the form of a cloud, hovered over the Seal of Daphron. The Seal began to shake as the cloud lowered onto it.
"YES! I can feel the power surging. Soon, I will be complete!"
"Not if we have anything to say about it," Conner said as he rushed into the room along with Andros and Aurico.
The three of them stood in front of the First, ready to make their move. Before they could, a horde of Sting Wingers stormed into the room, surrounding them. Andros and others glanced around, going over their options.
"It must be fifty of them," Aurico mentioned.
"I know, it's unfair."
"Yeah, for them," Conner said, rushing in with a spinning heel kick, taking down two of them. One grabbed him from behind, but he fell to his knees and flipped it over his shoulders, sending it crashing into two others. Aurico made his move with a double axe handle on one of them, followed by a roundhouse kick to another. Andros did a back flip, landing on one of the Sting Winger's shoulders, then flipped it over to the ground. One of the Sting Wingers swung a sword, but Andros side stepped him, grabbed the sword and sliced off a Sting Winger's arm. As it fell to the ground, Andros caught the severed arm, using it as a weapon against the other Wingers.
Before long, the three of them stood back to back, surrounded by a pile of defeated Sting Wingers.
"Is that the best you got?" Andros asked.
"Actually, no," the First said, emitting an energy beam from its hand, knocking the three of them to the ground. "You have no idea what you're up against, the power I possess. I am infinite, I am eternal, I am…" it paused as it realized that Conner had been busy releasing the other rangers from the cave wall.
"We're bored!" Jason sighed.
"You guys ready? Let's do it!" Tommy instructed.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME. MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS!" Jason and Rocky said in unison.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME. RED AQUITIAN RANGER!"
"IT'S MORPIN' TIME. ZEO RANGER FIVE, RED!"
"SHIFT INTO TURBO! RED TURBO RANGER!"
"LET'S ROCKET! RED ASTRO RANGER!"
"GO GALACTIC! RED GALAXY RANGER!"
"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE! RED RESCUE RANGER!"
"TIME FOR TIME FORCE! RED TIME FORCE RANGERS!" Alex and Wes said in unison.
"QUANTUM POWER!" Eric and Kyle said in unison.
"WILD ACCESS! RED WILD FORCE RANGER!"
"NINJA STORM, RANGER FORM! HA! POWER OF AIR!"
"THUNDER STORM, RANGER FORM! HA! POWER OF THUNDER!"
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP! HA! RED DINO RANGER!"
"SPD, EMERGENCY! SPACE PATROL DELTA, RED RANGER!"
"PYSCHO RANGER!"
"POWER RANGERS!" they all said in unison.
"Impressive smoke and mirrors, rangers, but it doesn't change the fact that all of you are here for one reason, to release me. Ironic, isn't it? You came here hoping to stop me, but if you hadn't come, none of this would be possible," the First told them.
"That's where you're wrong. This ends here and now!" Alex said.
"You're right, it does, for YOU!" the mystery hooded figure said as it appeared in a cloud of smoke. "My master will be free, and evil will rule," it said, pulling its hood back to reveal…
"Lothor? How?" Shane asked.
"What can I say? The First can be very persuasive!" he said. "And now, every ranger in history will be destroyed once and for all!"
Before any of them could respond, an entire legion of Kelzaks and Ghouls appeared, going after the rangers.
Alex and Wes teamed up on a group of Ghouls, both of them calling for their Chrono sabers, rushing in after them. Alex held his saber in both hands, allowing Wes to use it as leverage to flip over him. In mid air, Wes grabbed Alex' saber, and with a saber in each hand, took down two of the Kelzaks. Wes ducked as he tossed Alex his saber, and Alex jumped over Wes, slicing off two of the Kelzak's heads.
Jason and Shane fought with Lothor, who seemed to be able to anticipate and block every attack they threw at him.
"You better tell this guy who you're dealing with, Shane. Neither of you are a match for me," Lothor taunted.
"That's what you think," Jason said, throwing his sword at Lothor. Lothor sidestepped it, and the handle of the sword lodged itself into the wall of the cave.
"You missed!"
"I wasn't aiming for you," he said as he and Shane hit a double sabat kick, knocking Lothor back. Lothor stumbled back, falling onto the sword, driving it into his chest.
Lothor looked down at the sword sticking out of his chest, then back at them. "Now that's just not fair," he groaned, eventually falling to the ground.
Eric and Kyle stood back to back, each of them with a Quantum Defender in hand, blasting through the Kelzaks. A ghoul charged at them, but they hit a double spin kick, and while it was in mid air, both of them fired their defenders, vaporizing the Ghoul on impact. One of the Kelzaks were able to kick the Quantum Defender out of Eric's hand, but before it could make a move, Carter rushed at the Kelzek with a series of chops, taking it down. Eric did a flip, catching his Defender in mid air, landing on his feet, aiming and firing at Carter. Carter ducked. And the beam blasted a hole through the Kelzek behind him.
Tommy called for the Zeo cannon, firing into the group of Ghouls, and there was an explosion, destroying all of them. As Tommy gave Jack a high five for his efforts, one of the Kelzaks snuck up from behind, stabbing Tommy in the back with a sword. Tommy fell to his knees, clutching his wound before collapsing to the ground. A Kelzak swung at Jack, but its fist went straight through with him, and Jack landed a kick, knocking it up against the wall.
"You okay?" Jack asked, tending to Tommy.
"I'll live, just go!"
"You sure?"
"Just go!" he repeated.
Carter called for his rescue blaster, aiming at one of the Quantrons. Before he could fire, two more grabbed him from behind. Another Quantron swung a blade at it, jabbing in into his stomach, forcing him to fall to his knees. Hunter rushed in with a kick, knocking one of the Quantrons away. Another one rushed at him, but he gave it a backdrop, forcing it to collide with the other one. With them out of the way, he turned to Carter.
"This isn't as bad as it looks," he said, grabbing hold of the blade and pulling it out.
Carter howled out in pain as he powered down. "Just tell Dana that…" before he could finish his sentence, his eyes glazed over, and his body went limp. Hunter stood up with a look of determination in his eyes, picking up the blade still covered in Carter's blood and charging in after several Quantrons. They swung, but he ducked, spun around and sliced off their legs by the ankle, knocking them to the ground. Another one swung, but he used the blade to block it, and then connected with a side kick. The Quantron stumbled back, hitting the cave wall, and Hunter rushed in, stabbing it through the chest.
Aurico and the red Psycho Ranger teamed up to take the remaining Ghouls. Psycho Red called for the Savage Sword, using it to slice through the Ghouls, destroying them almost instantly. Soon, the entire army was defeated, leaving only the rangers standing in front of The First, who was now floating over the Seal to Daphron. The Seal itself was glowing with pink energy, and the First seemed to be absorbing it.
"It's too late rangers, I have won. Your attempts to stop me were in vain. Soon I will be complete!" the First said, and with a flick of its wrist, all of the rangers powered down instantly, collapsing to the ground. The energy from their morphers hovered over the Seal of Daphron, and the First began to absorb it.
"MY GOD, THE POWER!" it screamed, shaking the entire cave.
All of them were struggling to get to their feet, but with no luck. Just then, a ship crashed through the side of the cave, causing an explosion. The door to the shuttle opened as Charlie stepped out, folding her arms.
"Looks like you guys could use some help," she said with a grin.
"THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO NOW! I HAVE THEIR POWER, AND MY REIGN OVER THIS MISERABLE PLANET WILL BE ABSOLUTE!" the First screamed, its voice enough to vibrate the entire cave.
"You're right, there isn't much I can do, but my friend here just might have a shot," she said. Just then, another red ranger stepped off the shuttle with an amulet in hand. He walked towards the Seal, holding up the amulet as it began to glow.
"This ends now!" he said.
"W-WHO ARE YOU?"
The red ranger didn't respond. Instead, he turned to Charlie. "I need to perform the ritual uninterrupted. Can you buy me some time?"
"Count on it." She reached for her morpher. "SPD EMERGENCY! SPACE PATROL DELTA RED RANGER!" she called out, and in a flash of light, transformed into the red ranger.
"NOTHING WILL STOP MY ASCENSION NOW!"
A group of Quantrons appeared in a cloud of smoke, standing between Charlie and the Seal of Daphron. She took a look at her surroundings. "This would probably be a lot easier if I didn't have to step over all these other guys, but I got this!" she said.
Two of them rushed at her, but she ducked, picking up both of the Quantum Defenders, aiming and firing at them. It was enough to burn a hole through their chests, and as they stumbled back, Charlie rushed at them with a ninjetti kick, taking them down. Two more swung their blades at her, but she did a flip to avoid them, landing behind them. As one turned around, she kicked it in the stomach. It dropped its blade, and Charlie picked it up, ramming it into the Quantron's stomach. The other one rushed at her, but she pushed it forward, sending it into the other Quantron. Both collapsed to the ground, and she quickly fired the defender, stopping another Quantron from rushing towards her.
Meanwhile, the other red ranger began his chant. "Per vox of quicumque est bonus quod putus , per vox of Ordo of Meledon , EGO to order vos ut reverto ut vestri carcer. Nullus illae vere planto ullus voluntas , tamen suus in latin , sic is vultus amo suus maximus. Iam , totus vestrum melior recenseo is fic , quod I'll iuguolo vos. EGO vilis is , EGO mos. I'm reperio vos quod iuguolo vos!"
A Quantron tried to interrupt the chant by swinging a blade at the red ranger, but Charlie blocked it with a blade of her own, then hit a kick, knocking it forward.
"Per vox of quicumque est bonus quod putus , per vox of Ordo of Meledon , EGO to order vos ut reverto ut vestri carcer. Nullus illae vere planto ullus voluntas , tamen suus in latin , sic is vultus amo suus maximus. Iam , totus vestrum melior recenseo is fic , quod I'll iuguolo vos. EGO vilis is , EGO mos. I'm reperio vos quod iuguolo vos!" the ranger repeated.
The energy that surrounded the First dissipated, and began to return to the morphers. The Seal of Daphron stopped glowing, and began to open.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" the First screamed.
"I believe the phrase is: Your time is up!" Alex said.
A beam of light shot out from the Seal, connecting with the First, and began to pull it towards the Seal. "I AM ETERNAL. I CANNOT BE STOPPED, I CANNOT BE DEFEATED!"
"You apparently can't shut up either," Charlie sighed.
Soon, the First was sucked inside, and the Seal closed itself. There was a flash of light, and all the agents of the First were gone. Soon, the all the rangers were back on their feet, getting a good look around.
"So is that it?" Rocky asked.
"I think so."
"See, that wasn't so hard," Hunter said.
At that moment, the Astro megaship collided with the mountain, causing the entire cave to shake.
"Oh no, the auto destruct! It's set to go off any second now," Aurico reminded them.
Kyle turned to Hunter. "Damn man, you just had to say something, didn't you?"
next time on Forever Red II: With the First defeated, the universe is safe, but the rangers still have the task of escaping the mountain before the self-destruct on the megaship destroys them all.