MIGHTYMORPHIN
POWER RANGERS
BLACK UNIVERSE
Episode 1 "Better Days"
The night was dark, and the rain didn't help to set the mood. It was indeed a black evening as the five young teens came to the center of the city of Angel Grove. It had been 72 hours sense the "invasion" had begun. The Dark sky had now engulfed the world and was now the burning problem of all the world's major governments. Tanks, planes, bombers, missiles were all useless. No one seemed to be able to stop the aliens and the situation only became worse over the passing days. The city had long been evacuated and nothing remained except for the surrounding Angel Grove Guard and the Japanese- American joint armies. The city was totally abandoned except for these five courageous teenagers who completely snuck through the surrounding army.
The city's center was in a shambling ruin. The once mighty skyscrapers were now laden with broken windows and crumbling brick, or concrete. The city still seemed beautiful in a sense. Angel Grove was after all a wonderful place to be at during night hours. It was a city that had it all, a wonderful view, a beach, theme park, malls, gambling strip, hotels, and even a red light district. Usually at this time it would be buzzing with traffic, people, and tourists all enjoying the city created in peace. But tonight it was empty, it was cold, and even had a ghost like feeling to it.
The teens walked to the city center and caught a glimpse of the towering spire in front of them. What was supposed to be in front of them was the Angel grove Trade Center, one of the biggest skyscrapers in the world, but… now only the Palace was before them. Bandora's palace! When the invasion began this towering building burst through the sky and crashed through the Angel Grove Trade center. Now the only thing that remained of the trade center was the ruble that surrounded the new tower. The teens now standing side one another paused as they prepared to enter the palace.
"Listen new comer, I don't know if I can trust you, but from what Trini told me you're reliable. So tell me, I can trust you?" Zachary the Latin youth stated as he stared at the unfamiliar one of the group. The tall and dashing Zachary or Zach as he preferred to be called was not the smartest one of the group but he had acted as the group's leader ever sense the four teens, excluding the mystery one, had come together. Zach was often bold and uncompromising, but his will and general concern for the team had earned him their trust. He was strong, noble and cunning, worthy of his powers.
The stranger was surprisingly not at all affected by Zach's statement of mistrust. He was generally a loner to the whole Ranger concept. Through some unknown force he had learned that he possessed the Power that destiny bestowed him, and he reluctantly chose to use his power. "I'm not here to earn your trust. Or anyone's trust for that matter, I just want to get this job done so I can get on with my life." The Stranger spoke.
"That's the kind of talk I'd expect from someone like you. What's your name anyway?"
The stranger turned to Zach and stared him in the eyes. He breathed slowly as if he was beyond the situation. He just turned back and faced the palace, and with a calm and cold tone uttered "Scott, Jason Lee Scott."
"Okay Jason, let me just say that when we go in there I call the shots. Don't put my team in danger got that!"
"As you wish, I have no desire in interfering with your 'team' anyway."
"So is it true you have a brother?" asked William. William, or 'Billy' as he liked to be called, was an intelligent and perhaps the most noble of the teens. He was black, and had little hair on his head because he liked to keep it short; Billy was born in Chicago, but had immigrated to the city state of Angel Grove, and like all who lived in the city had duel citizenship of the US and Japan. Like all the other team members Billy was raised an orphan, and had no family of his own, but as Billy discovered that Jason had family, he thought he might have lost relatives too.
"Yes." Jason responded "His name is Thomas, Tommy, I call him Tommy… at least called him Tommy."
"Called him Tommy? What do you mean?" Billy said in a confused voice.
"He disappeared when I was young. I haven't seen him in years"
"Oh… I'm sorry"
"Don't be. He was never there, even when he was."
"You speak of your brother as if he were dead." Kimberly said. Kimberly Osaka Rei was the only one of the group to have the most extensive background. She was born in Angel Grove to the ancient Zyu Clan, a secret society of Ninjas who protected the Rangers Powers before they even received them. She spent half her life in Tokyo and Munich, the other half training. She was beautiful, cunning, a hard warrior, took her job very serious, and was one of the most honor bound Japanese women a person could meet. Hard edged and strong she would often let her honor as a ninja cloud better judgment.
Jason gave a quick look at Kim Rei "He is dead… dead to me." And with those words be turned back to the palace
"Jason…" The familiar voice called from behind. Trini, the young and beautiful half Asian, half Hispanic girl Jason had grown up with a very, very long time ago had spoken to him grabbing his attention from his thoughts. She was beautiful, with an almost silent grace to her. Her sweet smile had an almost pure bliss to it, which seemed to calm Jason so many times in the past. Trini grew up in Los Angels as Jason did when he was born, but after she reached the age of 13, she and Jason both ran away from the children home they grew up with. For two years she and Jason lived on the streets growing up hard, but after Master Shin discovered her… Angel Grove became her home. "Don't worry." She said as she approached him and laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Worry about what?" Jason asked
"I know you, I've known you. I know when something troubles you. Don't be afraid." She took his hand with her own and they looked at each other with almost loving eyes. Their stare at one another made the other teens feel uncomfortable.
Zach quickly got the attention of the group again. "Guys look sharp we got a job to do!" The teens looked to Zach and nodded in agreement. "Billy, you and Kimberly head in first, we'll follow."
"Right!" William and Kimberly stepped toward the entrance of the Spire but before they could reach for the door someone else approached them.
Bandora Rita was not a pretty sight. She was old, very old and had silver white hair which she split into two cone shaped tails poking out either end. Though she had a face of a fairly young woman she was anything but young… some ten thousand years old she was and her evil seemed to match her age. Her breasts were placed inside an equally weird cone shaped bra, but perhaps most disturbing about Rita was the fact that she had blood red eyes. Bandora was not a monster nor was she a human, what she was, was pure evil, evil at it's worst; servant to the one Dia Satan.
"You!" Her voice sounded like nails scratching a cloak board, raspy and scraggy. "Teenagers."
The teens gasped at her sight as they were taken back bye her repulsive figure. "Who are you?" Jason said sternly
"Me, I should say the same to you. But I know who you are; I can feel it in your boiling blood." She grasped her wand and began to float above the five teens. Lightning began to burst from her eyes as the teens followed her with their eyes. She pored a hell like laugh and then glared down before them and with a vile and horrendous voice said but one word that told the story of all the teenagers' lives… "RANGERS!"
Jason, who now seemed to be the one leading, stepped forward to answer the witch. "Yes… Bandora, we are!"
"So the prophecy is fulfilled. The Mighty Power Rangers have returned as I have. Returned to kill me. Well, I'm glad to hear it" She landed in front of the teens who now took up a defensive stand. Her mere sight sent shockwaves to the back of the teen's minds. This was Bandora, the monster who consumed their nightmares, the demon that invaded their dreams. Even before the Ranger discovered who they were, they had haunting images of this witch, but none as vivid as that of Jason's. All his life, Bandora Rita had exploited him with visions of death, visions of fire, hell even, and those who knew Jason thought him to be mad, excluding Jason's one friend Trini, who shared his dreams. But know here, in his sight was Rita, Bandora Rita, his nightmares finally realized.
"The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers… how very sweet, the name almost sounds as childish and homosexual as you all! The very idea of teenage superheroes is as fruitful as an after school T.V. show for kids. I've spent the past 10,000 year waiting for my revenge on this planet and all the whole world can give me is five color coordinated teenage pussies. Well I'm not impressed. I'm not even obliged to killing you because you are as much as a threat as a pill of shit is under my boots."
"Enough Rita!" Zach stepped forward and damned to be heard. He glared at Bandora and pointed toward her to speak his vengeful words. "I have been waiting my whole life for this moment. This moment where I, Zachary Lemont, will finally finish what my ancestors had started. Bandora, I shall kill you!"
Bandora just stood there and began floating in the raining sky. She tilted her head slightly taking a better glance at Zach, and with a swift flick of her wrist blasted a bolt of lightning striking Zach in the chest and sending him rocketing toward the building behind him. "Foolish boy, your waiting was in vain, your week selves are no match for me. Let this be a lesson to you Rangers… here… in this world… I am God!"
"Wrong Bandora…" Jason's eyes lit up and a blaze of fire seemed to grow around him. His lips dried, his knuckles cracked as he gripped his fists and his voice burst words of pure passion and power. The stare to Bandora was matched with the intense words he spoke. "In this world… I am God!" but those words were nothing when compared to his next spoken word… "… It's Morphin Time!"
Zach quickly recovered as the rangers reached for there Dino Bucklers, with blinding accuracy and almost brilliant timing the rangers opened their buckles, removed their Power Morphers and called out their individual secret words transforming them into the Mighty Power Rangers.
"Mastodon," "Pterodactyl" "Triceratops" "Saber Tooth Tiger" "Tyrannosaurus"
A flash of light, a bolt of lightning and the morph into Rangers had begun. With the bright light emitting from their Morphers the glaze of their power suits appeared and enclosed their bodies. Like cloak work the suits appeared and merged with each Rangers' body, at close glance the individual colored red, blue, pink. black and yellow suits would appear as nothing more as spandex, but the power that admitted from their armor was that of thousands of years of super natural technology made the Rangers near indestructible as well as provide them with heighten fighting abilities and an almost sixth sense of the understanding of their power.
The Rangers came together and joined in a fighting stance Jason to the center, Trini and Kimberly at his side while Zach and Billy guarded the Flanks. Bandora Shot back and raised her hands to the sky, her eyes flashed red as crimson energy began to form around her, and then in a flash she was gone.
"What? What happened?" Zach asked as the Ranger ran to the position Rita had just occupied.
Jason examined the area around them "She fled."
"Like a coward!" Kim Rei said as she began to clutch her Power Bow
"I don't think it's that simple." Jason turned back to face the Rangers as the rain slowly stopped from falling
"What do you mean?" Questioned Billy
Trini shook her head as she spoke "She couldn't have gone far."
"Guys I think we may have fallen into a trap." Jason drew back his sword as the remaining Rangers began to close their formation once again.
Suddenly a dark figure came out of the shadows. The winged beast walked slowly every step he took he let his presence he felt. It was then that the grey smoke covering his body began to dissipate. His armor gleamed; his eyes were lit up like two bright candles able to be seen in the dark of night. The monster drew closer and the rangers were now able to get a better glimpse of him, Golddar was his name, and this monster had his history. Threw the great wars of good and evil he had long been a greatly feared opponent; many mighty warriors faced him, and all were killed. It was said that this gold armored demon was so evil that only the purest of heart come kill him. Golddar… the winged demon!
"Maybe I've been repeating myself, but who or what the hell are you?" Jason said clutching his sword
The monster stood closer now then ever, his fanged teeth began to make themselves present as the rangers felt the tension in the air. The monster didn't answer he only approached closer and closer.
"Hey monkey man what's hiding under that helmet of yours? A bald spot maybe." Zach pulled his power Axe close to him as the monster gave no reply, it was as if he was above speaking, like his mere presence was all the words he needed to defend him.
Billy took a step forward "Man this guy is ugly!"
"He is Golddar." Kimberly spoke as she drew the Rangers attention to her.
"Who?" Trini questioned
"Golddar. My Grandfather told me stories about this demon. He is powerful, and deadly."
"What do you know about him Kim Rei?" Jason asked
"Only that he was a general in Rita's army and killed many warriors. He is a fearsome fighter. He used to terrorize whole cities, and plunder them under his wrath, all in the name of Bandora Rita!"
"General or not he's going down." Zach added as the demon suddenly stopped before the Rangers.
Jason stepped forward and addressed the beast who was now breathing in deeply with anger. "Golddar is it? Well not to make fun, but your face looks like what I left in the toilet this morning."
The demon drew back up his sword and faced Jason, slowly with a retched voice he spoke. "I am Golddar."
Jason shot back with a quick remark "Yes, we established that already."
The monster roared back with discontent. "I am Golddar, demon general, champion of the dark armies of Dia Satan. And you are…"
Again Jason fired with another quick remark "Handsome, charming, and witty?"
"DEAD"
Jason nodded giving a quick gesture of sarcasm. "Kill'em"
With that the Rangers charged the demon attacking all at once. Zach attacked first drawing back his axe and swinging at Golddar, but with a quick dodge Zach's axe missed its target and Golddar struck back with a sword swipe to the chest sending Zach flying back. Trini came next and drew her daggers slashing at the demon, but for every one of her swings, Golddar blocked and delivered a strait blow to her stomach knocking her off her feet. Billy quickly took her place and franticly swung with his Power Lance hoping to land a crucial blow to knock out Golddar, but before he even realized what went wrong, he was knocked down in defeat. Kimberly lasted a bit longer than the others, countering some of Golddar's strokes, yet her struggle to defend herself was in vain as she too was defeated.
Now it was only Jason and Golddar, head to head. Their blades crossed one another as the battle between them escalated into an all out war. Jason held his ground fending off Golddar giving the others time to regroup. As both fighters drew into combat the city began to shack under their weight. Jason battled fierce as the demon locked horns with him. He wasn't clear at first how he had managed to fend Golddar off for so long, but it became clear to both parties that Jason was not easily beat.
The Rangers recovered and regrouped off Jason who stood at the defensive. They came together preparing for the counter attack Golddar was sure to launch.
"Well at least we got him outnumbered." Zach panted
Suddenly Golddar swung out his arms and twelve Puttee Bulkers charged out from thin air.
"You had to say it didn't you." Billy commented as the Rangers intern charged at the Putties.
The Puttee Bulkers were the foot soldiers of Bandora's army. They were grey and ugly, made of clay and caste with evil magic bringing them to life. For the simple minds of these grunt like creatures nothing brought them more joy then to fight. With a hard exterior and twisted faces, they make for some tough fighters.
(The battle had begun and the Rangers charged back at the Putties. Though the Putties were tough they were by no means a match for the Rangers. Sharp attacks and quick reaction made short work of the Putties as the Rangers beat the sense out of them. It didn't matter how many of them ganged upon a single ranger for they all met the same end. The Putties were quickly subdued and Golddar again stood alone. It didn't seem to bother him as he jumped from a tall building and swung at Jason.
Jason countered with a swipe across Golddar's chest sending the demon packing as he collapsed on the ground. Golddar quickly got to his feet and wiped a small spot of blood across his jaw. He was bleeding; it just occurred to him that he hadn't bleed in thousands of years. Who ever these Rangers were, he knew they certainly had the fighting sprit of their predecessors.
"Red… Blood. I'm bleeding. You Rangers made me bleed!"
"Uh yeah. You're a bad guy, we fight you, you die, and that's generally the idea behind it all." Jason said with some sarcastic tones.
Golddar began to charge again at the Rangers, but at that moment Bandora Rita reappeared and fired a blot of lightning in the center of the Rangers. The blast hit hard as the Rangers bodies flew in all directions, it was a critical blow.
"Golddar!" Rita spoke "Enough. Bring me the Red Ranger, Do what you will with the others, but the Red Ranger I want alive is that clear?"
"Yes my Empress." Golddar bowed
"Me?" Jason questioned as he struggled to get back up. "What do you want with me?"
"You know why Jason. Don't even begin to question the reasoning. Kill them Golddar."
Again the beast charged the Rangers, this time it was Zack who fought first as he and Golddar clashed weapons, Trini came to Zach's aid as she threw one of her daggers to his back. A burst of energy blasted off of Golddar as he fell to the ground. Jason quickly pressed the advantage and slashed across Golddar's chest wounding the demon more as he stumbled back wards. The Rangers came together to reengage the demon as Golddar jumped back to his feet.
"Bandora!" Jason screamed "Face me you cowardly bitch!"
Bandora Rita simply laughed at Jason's demands and disappeared into the night skies. Golddar drew back his sword and threw his blade at Jason's direction, he dodged the and with his sword struck Golddar's blade to the ground. "Back off Fang-face!"
Movie
"The good guys are here!"
"Get off our Planet"
"Cause we're the Power Rangers"
"And we're not backing down."
Golddar called back his sword and raised it to the sky once again. But before he could attack the Ranger fired their Blade-Blasters and he went crashing down again. It soon became clear that the Power Rangers had gained the advantage. Golddar knew at the moment there was little he could do but withdraw back to the castle.
"I'll be back… Count on it!" He spread out his wings and flew strait into the sky above the tower and disappeared. The battle for the Rangers appeared to be over, but the struggles they would have to endure were most defiantly not. They came back together and slowly let their weapons down.
Jason put away his sword and stared at the other Rangers. A sense of pride came over him as he realized their first fight was a victorious one. But now an even greater challenge was beginning. "Where were we? That's right Rita's Palace." Jason and the other Rangers began to head toward the gates of Rita's palace but as they neared the doors a large explosion was heard behind them.
"W- what was that?" Billy asked as the rangers turned around and saw a dazzling display of fireballs exploding from the back of them.
"It's the Japanese and American Armies. They're under attack from Rita!" Zach proclaimed as the bombs continued to explode. It was at this point gun fire and fighter jets could be heard as the Armies began to respond to Rita's attack.
"Those kinds of weapons won't even make a scratch against Rita's Forces!" Kim Rei stated as she turned to Jason. "Jason, we can not allow her to kill those brave men. We must help them!"
"She's right Jason. We must go!" Trini added
"Then let us waste no more time. Rangers form up!"
Elsewhere just outside the streets of Angel Grove:
"Roger that, Roger that, suppressive fire on targets 12, 13, and 14." An American Captain shouted into his hand as F-22 raptors filled the skies and launched sidewinder missiles at a pack of Puttee Bulkers while ground troops engaged in all forms of combat. The missiles landed directly on their mark, a great explosion came from the attack and huge fireballs filled the ground. But as the smoke cleared the Putties charged out of the fire, still alive, still attacking.
"Damn! Damn! No effect, I repeat no effect on target." The Captain continued in a voice of pure frustration. "We're gonna have to pull out of this place General Towns."
General Towns the American Commander of the joint Japanese- American task force stared at the incoming enemy, he realized the situation and as a soldier, he understood that they could not defeat the threat opposing them. He turned to General Motamoto and placed his arm on the Japanese Commander. "Ah God damn it. I hate to admit it Motamoto but he's right. We gotta call the retreat. We fought these grey uglys before and each time it's the same story. We can't kill the slimy bastards."
"Yes I know you to be correct General. We Japanese hate to retreat in battle, but it seems no choice we have here." The Japanese General stated looking at the battlefield. "It is a shame that such a city of peace and beauty…"
"Would be brought down by these Ugly Alien Scumbags!" General Towns finished Motamoto's sentence as the Putties came closer to their position
Suddenly a blast of lasers crashed down upon the Putties charging the American-Japanese lines. With a large explosion and burst of light the attack smashed right into the enemy and destroyed them in their tracks. The Generals realizing this looked with their binoculars and stared in shock as a second blast took out another set of attacking Putties.
"Wait a second. Motamoto did you see that?" Said General Towns
"Yes General."
"Who fired that shot Captain?" General Towns asked
"None of our boys General!"
As the smoke cleared all the Generals saw was a group of five warriors with blazing armor standing holding what appeared to be weapons in their hands. The "Grays" now began to turn direction and charged at the strange warriors who now began to actually fight them in hand to hand combat. The sight amazed the Generals who stood in complete shock as the aliens quickly fell against the new fighters. They heard the distant voices of the warriors that seemed to speak prefect English.
"Form up guys!" "POWER RANGERS!"
"Who are they General?" The Captain asked
"I don't know son… but who ever they are they just saved our asses."
The battle ended not long after they appeared. The Grays were defeated easily. Suddenly the strange warriors slowly walked toward the Americans and Japanese defenders. The soldiers raised their weapons no really knowing what to expect from the strangers. The Generals raised their hands instructing their men not to fire at the strangers. It was then that the Red one, who appeared to be the leader, came forward above the rest. He waved one hand into the air and slowly approached the Generals. "Are your men alright Generals?" The Red one spoke; not only did he speak he poke in clear English and seemed to be friendly.
"Yes." The Generals stated in a bit soft voices
"Glad to here it." The Red one said. "Don't be afraid. We're here to help."
"W-Who are you?" General Motamoto asked
"We're the Guardians of the Earth. Trained sense birth to defend this new threat your people have encountered." The Red answered
"You can call us the Power Rangers" The Black one stated
"We're sorry to say that your militaries' weapons are of no use against these guys." The Blue one quickly illustrated
"Yes we are aware of that fact." General Towns stated "Why can't our weapons defeat these aliens?"
"Put it this way" The Black one spoke "They're not carbon based."
"They're demons." The Blue one added
"What do you mean Demon?" asked General Motamoto
"As in not from this dimension, hell." The blue one continued "These guys are strait from the black fiery pits of the underworld."
The Generals looked dumb founded at that moment. They just couldn't seem to grasp the full weight of the situation. It appeared that these stranger warriors knew exactly what their countries had been fighting, and knew exactly how to beat them in combat. Not only that, but it now seemed that the world's only hope lied on these five mysterious fighters. "What are you trying to tell us?" General Towns asked
"It's simple General" The Red began "There is no need for your armies to be here anymore. Take your men and leave this place. We'll handle this mess, within two days Angel Grove will be free from these aliens' grip and we will have been the ones to do it."
"You can't just expect the Japanese- American Armies to just go home. This threat has not yet been removed. We most" General Motamoto didn't even finish his sentence before the Pink warrior address him. That fact that she spoke didn't seem to shock Motamoto, what shocked him was that she spoke prefect Japanese to him.
(Japanese) "General Motamoto… for the good of you and your men, leave this place. We are not mere strangers to you or your people anymore. Underneath these suits we wear we bear familiar faces. Trust us when we say you are not needed. Your presence here will only harm… it shall not help."
General Town now turned to Motamoto who seemed in a trance of amazement. "What did she just say Motamoto?"
"The Pink stranger said we are not needed." Motamoto took a look around his men and gave the order to pull back.
General Towns did the same and reluctantly withdrew. "Aw damn it. You five better know what you're doing. Fall back boys. Let's go home. I don't know how the hell I'm gonna explain this to the President."
As the large armies began to depart the five teens finally took a break from combat. Jason stabbed his sword into the ground and sat by a near by rock. Zack slowly approached him and stood in front of him. "You fight good newcomer." Zack said
"Thank you." Jason answered
"About what I said before… about not trusting you…"
"I know." Jason interrupted "I don't blame you for thinking that of me… I've never been one to be trusted. I've never been one to trust."
Billy sat on the floor as Trini came to Jason's side and sat next to him on the rock. "Jason… We did well today."
"We haven't finished yet Trini."
"I know. I just wanted you to know how I felt." She said as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Felt about what?" he asked
"The team."
"What team?"
"Our team Jason. We're a team."
"Me and you?" he asked as he turned his head to face hers
"I meant us all. The five of us. We're a team. We're the Power Rangers."
The five rangers began to circle around one another as they huddled close. The rangers began to take off their helmets and rest. It was a much needed break from all the fighting they had already done. Jason laid his body against the rock which he originally sat on and pressed his head back as Trini again moved close to him. Billy scooted close to Kim Rei and laid his head on her shoulder, but his actions lead him to a punch on the arm by Kim Rei. "Ouch." He said with a quick reaction. Kim Rei just smiled and smirked with a cheerful grin to him. "Feisty aren't we." Billy commented
"What now?" Zack said staring at Jason
"Why ask me?" Jason questioned
"Because you're the strongest Jason." Kim Rei stated as she pulled back her hair. "The strongest always leads."
"So I'm the leader now?"
"I think we established that when you were the only one of us who knocked Golddar on his ass." Billy smirked
"They're right Jason." Trini explained "You should be the one leading us. Even Zach thinks so; and his judgment goes a long way for us."
"But I can lead this team. I haven't even been with you guys a week and you want this from me."
"Jason. Whether you like it or not, you are our leader now. There is no more room for discussion and we are not asking you. You are our leader! And you will take us back to finish this job. We still got a Palace to invade, and a witch to kill." Zach exclaimed as he stood up and offered Jason his hand.
Jason reached for Zach's hand and shook it with his. He realized now the fact that there was no reason why he shouldn't accept their offer. He stood up and grabbed his sword, the other rangers grabbed their own weapons and together they crossed all their blades to show a newly formed team had come. They showed they were the POWER RANGERS.
As the rangers began to put away their weapons and Jason placed his arm now Zach's shoulder and whispered in his ear. "Hey man, I'm gonna need your help out there." Zach shook his head in understanding what he had been ask and simply answered "Don't worry. We can handle it." Jason then stood to the center of the team calm and collected. "Okay we head back to the Zyu Clan Temple, we'll wait for the American and Japanese armies to leave, and then we'll make our attack on Bandora!"
The rangers looked at Jason with agreement and turned back to the city. Angel Grove was still under siege, but together they just might be able to stop this threat.
-Temple of the Zyu
The Zyu Temple was a masterful piece of architecture; it had stood the test of time since the end of the Great War between good and evil. It was constructed for the soul purpose of protecting the power coins, the source of the Power Rangers' powers. It was here that the search for the six gifted began, all across the span of 10,000 years the search of the heirs to the coins was conducted, yet until recently the coins remained dormant, but now they are alive with their owners. The temple would also be the training area for the glorious return of the Rangers; this was where Trini, Zach, Billy, Kimberly, and most recently Jason called home.
Jason and the others made their way up the step entrance to the temple and came across the very familiar Nymph named Umiko. Umiko like all the Nymphs who dwelled at the temple for thousands of years served the primary purpose of the protection of the Power Rangers. They all had natural beauty to them; this was do to the fact that they could never be corrupted by evil. Their species was not exactly human, and not exactly spirit. They looked very much human, but had magical zeal over them. Over the course of all their lives the Rangers had been watched over by these Nymphs. They guarded the rangers while they were young and insured that they would be safe. Yet for some strange reason the Nymphs could not locate Jason, which is why they had such a hard time finding him.
The Nymphs duties were not just protection of the rangers but sworn compassion over them. They were told to be 100 percent loyal to the Ranger and at the same time have no emotion to them either. For a Nymph it was natural for them to fall in love with anything they served, it was a common trait that they could not escape. However, to counter this threat of misjudgment do to love, the Nymphs were required never to look the Ranger in the face to avoid falling in love.
Umiko bowed to the Rangers as they approached with Jason who led the team carrying their helmets in hand . She lowered her head as she walked by not wanting to look at his face knowing he was unmasked. "Rangers you have returned."
"Yes" Jason responded.
"But you have not defeated Bandora yet. Your mission is not yet complete." Umiko responded
"I realize that Umikoo" Jason stated
"Umiko, my lord, my name is Umiko. Please you most go back and complete your mission the fate of the world is depending on you my lord."
Jason and the others kept walking toward the entrance as two guarding ninjas began to open the doors to the temple. "It is alright Umiko, we know what is expected of us." Trini said as she placed her arm over Umiko's shoulder.
"But lady Trini the fate of the world-"
"Is all taken care of." Jason interrupted "We just came back to regroup. The Japanese and American armies along with the Angel Grove Guard most leave the city limits if we are to save the city."
"We will attack Rita tomorrow morning" Billy included "She will be dealt with."
"Of course my Rangers. How could I ever doubt you." Umiko bowed again as the rangers entered the temple. She kept her head do until each Ranger had passed her, but then, at the last moment, Kim Rei and Umiko met eyes. They both stared at one another with almost desperate eyes and quickly looked away.
As the Ranger came to the main Temple hall they were greeted by faceless ninjas and Nymphs who all managed to keep their heads down as each one of them passed near by. The Rangers seemed glad to be back at the only place they ever knew to be home. The Nymphs bowed as the Rangers passed and the Ninjas nodded as each Ranger acknowledged their presence. However, one Ranger in particular seemed to get more attention then the rest. Kim Rei, being a Princess to the Zyu Clan was treated with a Royal grace. Everyone bowed to her and some even went as far as kissing her hand as she walked by.
"Princess Kimberly, it is good to see you again." Min Mei, a beautiful young Nymph stated as the Rangers came to a halt. Min Mei was like Umiko, a Nymph, yet despite her young age of 18, she was indeed a wonderful person. Being the youngest Nymph to be grown she acted a little immature as compared to her sisters, but she was clear in heart. Her skin seemed naturally pink, and her hair dark brown hair that matched small freckles on her face. She had the look of an angel, and grace of a swan. Her one flaw that she had was the fact that she openly looked at who ever she spoke to including the Rangers. This did not go well with her sisters, but as of yet did not seem to effect her judgment.
"Thank you Min Mei." Kim Rei stated as held hands with Min Mei giving her a soft hug and smile. "Have you seen my uncle?"
"I am sorry Kimberly, I have not. Master Osaka has been gone sense you left for battle." Min Mei then turned to the other and began to smile. "It is good to see you all as well rangers. I am glad to see you are not harmed." The Rangers turned to each other and smiled back at Min Mei excluding Jason who did not seem to notice her presence. "It is good to see you too new Ranger." She said turning to Jason who seemed to be looking for someone.
Jason turned back to Min Mei and answered her. "Thank you."
"Jason Lee Scott, Rangers!" came the almost yelling voice from the balcony of the Temple. It was Master Osaka Kim Rei's uncle and leader of the Zyu Ninja clan. "What are you doing back here? Why are you not fighting Bandora? Why have you returned?"
Kim Rei bowed to her uncle and attempted to explain their actions. "Uncle please do not be angered by our return. We only-"
"Enough Kimberly. I did not ask you why you have returned. I asked him, Jason. I know it was he who convinced you to return so quickly from battle."
Jason stepped forward and looked both ways before meeting eyes with Master Osaka. It became clear to him that ever sense he had came to the Zyu Temple Master Osaka did not look favorably of him. He attempted to bow not truly understanding the customs of the Zyu but did his best from what he saw. "Yes Osaka I did convince the rangers to return, but for valid reason."
"And what reason is that? What could possibly be more important then the fate of the world?" Osaka asked as he came down the balcony steps approaching the Rangers in the center of the hall.
"The lives of innocent men Osaka! We had to allow time for the Americans and Japanese armies to return home allowing the city to be free of collateral damage." Jason answered as he walked to Osaka
"They are warriors like you. It is their duty to fight just as it is yours."
"Pardon me Osaka, but how can they fight an enemy that can't be killed with the weapons they have?"
"What is this boy?" Master Osaka said as he overlooked Jason standing before him. "Why do you disrespect me? Why do you call me Osaka?"
"Because it is your name." Jason responded with a confused look.
"Master, I am a Grand Ninja Master. My name is Master Osaka."
Jason shot back with a quick remark "Well you may be a Grand Master, but I am not a ninja. I don't even know how I learned to be so sharp in fighting. So that being said sir, I will call you whatever I damn well please; especially when it comes to a man who cares nothing about the common man. Soldier or no soldier, I was not about to let those men die."
"You undisciplined, spoiled, no good hoodlum. How the great power could chose you to command the Tyrannosaurus is beyond me. You are nothing more then an evil, self absorbed, self loving, conceded brat."
"Yeah, well you forgot good looking." With that Jason turned and walked away from Master Osaka
Trini did her best to facilitate the situation by coming to Jason's defense. "Forgive him Master Osaka; he is still new to the clan and in a lot of stress. I'm sure he didn't mean to insult you."
Master Osaka looked unchanged and left the hall followed by Kim Rei. Trini then quickly turned to Jason and chased him down the hall catching up with him. She took his arm and stopped him before he entered the outside to the temple garden. "Jason wait." She spoke turning him toward her. "Where are you going?"
"Just outside, I need to think." Jason said as he continued to walk into the garden. Trini followed him close behind and they began to walk side by side down the garden trail. She held kept looking to his face wondering what he was thinking, why he had acted in such a manor toward Master Osaka. Truth was had she asked, she would probably know what it would be.
"Jason. I just want you to know how grateful I am you joined us. I missed you."
"Then why did you leave me Trini? We were a team. We looked out for on another, you were the only person I ever trusted… the only person I cared for. And then one day you just left me. Left me alone to fend for myself." Jason stared at the floor as he spoke the words that truly came from his heart. It was hard for him to say that. He had wanted to let Trini know how he felt about her leaving sense the day she left. He had missed her, he had once even loved her.
"I was chosen Jason. Look at me now. I was only a little girl when I was told of my destiny to save the world. How do you think I felt when I was told the truth? The real reason why I was an orphan, why my family was murdered because assassins had killed them trying to find me. I never asked for this Jason. I never wanted to leave you. I- I loved you. I still do…" She grabbed his hand with hers and looked him in his eyes. She wanted to let him know that what she said she meant, but for Jason the story was no at all the same.
"Trini, I'm sorry." He took his hand away from hers. "I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression of me, or if I said anything to make you think I cared for you in any way than a friend. But I don't love you the way you may think you feel about me. You see the day you left, what little love I had left for the world died. I lost the only one I ever trusted. And what's worse is that when you left, I could have come with you. I was chosen just as you were, but at a different time. If they only knew they found two Rangers instead of one, things might have changed. But I've changed Trini, and so have you… so yeah… I don't love you. I love another."
Trini looked saddened by Jason's speech and lowered her head. She closed her eyes trying not to cry, but tears leaked through anyway. She didn't know how she managed it but she asked one last thing of him. "Who is it that you love?"
Jason smirked in a bit of sadness and said "Myself."
-Elsewhere in the Temple
"That boy insults me! He speaks to me as if I were a fool. Why? Why out of all of you did he have to be a chosen one? Kim Rei…" Master Osaka kneeled at the center of his mediation room trying to comfort himself. "You are strong, like your mother and father. I remember how I swore to them that I would forever protect you and the other Rangers once I found them, but… I believe I have failed you."
"Why uncle?" Kim Rei asked kneeling across from him. "Why do you think you have failed me or them?"
"Kim Rei, I have looked over you for your whole life, but the other I was barley able to find in time before Bandora attacked. Had I found Jason or Trini, or even William sooner things might have been different. I believe we found them too late to ready them for the task that awaited you all. Bandora is more powerful then I have imagined and the world is already suffering the effect of the blacken skies she has cast over the world."
"We shall defeat her Master."
"Kimberly…" Osaka paused before he spoke again. "Today I had a vision."
-With Billy and Zach
William and Zachary sat at the middle of one of the many dojos of the Temple. They had been practicing for about an hour before Billy opened up with a conversation about Jason and his links to Trini.
"So I asked her how long she knew him." Billy said as he grabbed a staff from one of the weapon racks on the wall
"And?" Zach asked as he too grabbed a staff
"She said all her life. Ever sense she could remember. They've known each other way longer than we've known them. Longer than you've known me."
"So what's their deal with each other?" Zach asked as he and Billy began to engage in slow practice attack stances "You think they like each other?"
"Trini might." Billy answered as he struck at Zach with two quick attacks. Zach blocked both and Billy continued to speak. "But I don't think Jason seems to feel the same way. He's just so angry inside."
"You'd probably be the same way if it were you who lost everything like he did."
"I don't understand why when they speak to each other they stay away from us. It almost like they don't trust us when we're around them. Or maybe they just want to be alone huh Zach?"
"I don't really know Billy." Zach said as he let down his guard and both fighters stopped their sparring. "Maybe they do just want to be alone. Either way I don't think it would be right of us to intrude on them."
"Hey guys. We need to talk." Kim Rei as she appeared behind Zach and Billy
"What was that?" Billy asked "My Japanese is still rusty.
"I said we need to talk. Alone…" She said placing her hands on her hips and giving William a quiet stare
"You and me alone?" William asked
"No dumbass everyone."
"Now that I understood." Zach commented putting down his staff and leaning on it. "Where do you want to meet up?"
"The garden."
-Not long after
The Rangers sat in a grassy hill just outside the temple of Zyu in the forest garden. The garden was a place of mediation for the Zyu clan, a place of peace and tranquility, a place of hope. It was a beautiful landscape of wonder. Small creatures would be found in almost every corner, it was filled with lotus trees and plant life from around the world, perfectly blended in a wondrous ecosystem. It was the primary place Jason liked to be and a favorite spot to talk for the Rangers. Here they would speak conversations to each other and enjoy each others company. For Jason who had only been at he Temple no more than a week it was the place he favored best.
Kim Rei crossed her arms and leaned by the one tree the grassy hill had as the other Rangers sat around waiting for her to speak. "Okay Kim Rei, why did you call us here?" William asked
Kim Rei didn't respond at first and looked away from William. She kept looking away toward the Temple and then lowered her head as she began to speak. "Rangers… do you know why we fight Bandora?"
"Yes." Trini answered "We fight Bandora because she is evil, and because it is our destiny."
"I don't know about you guys but I frankly don't care about destiny or anything else of that nature." Zach stated as he began to sit up and turn to face the Rangers. "I just want to lay the hurt on this crazy bitch because I have spent my whole life waiting for her to come."
"But that's just it Zach" Jason interrupted "Your whole life you've waited for this witch." Jason began to walk to Kim Rei and stared her in the eyes as he spoke to them "Isn't that right Kimberly. You guys have waited your whole lives for this woman to appear so you can kill her. Well I don't know about you, but if someone told me my whole purpose in life was to kill some 10,000 year old witch well… I'd be pretty mad." He turned to the others and continued to speak "Zach… you came here when you were what six? And William you at eight. Trini I remember the exact moment you left for this place because it was the same moment my heart died. I can't imagine how it feels to be a child and be told your life's purpose is to train to fight, but for me… well I hated it as an adult."
"What are you trying to say Jason?" Trini asked
"I never really did anything with my life but run, and survive, and alone for that matter. Like you I never knew my parents, or my family, I was just scooped up to this shitty place and told for the rest of my life my duty would be to serve this stupid ninja clan. For us… well it sucks. But for little Miss Princess over here (points to Kim Rei) well at least she's got a place to go back to. I don't know who Rita is, I don't care either. All I know is if this bitch dies my nightmares will end and I can go back to my life of the slums and back alleys. So tell us Kim Rei… why do we fight?"
Kim Rei shot an ugly look at Jason but regained herself. "There is good in this world Jason. And that is always worth fighting for." As she began to speak Jason slowly backed away from her and realized she was right for her simplicity. "I didn't have a choice either like you all to be here. I never wanted to be chosen as I was, or be the one who so many depended on… We are all in this together guys, and like warriors of the past, we fight an enemy few could defeat."
Kim Rei began to sit by the others and Jason too took his place next to Trini. The Rangers looked sadden for a moment, but Kim Rei began to speak again bring the attention on herself once more. "We fight… because we must. And because no one else can. We don't have a choice and we will never have the luxury of not fighting. I know this because from the moment I was able to understand words I was told that my purpose was to fight. But I don't measure my self-worth through the content of my origin and purpose. I judge myself by who I am, not what I am. Jason… (Kim Rei looked into Jason's eyes and seemed to measure his feelings) Do you know who Bandora is? Or how any of this came to be?"
Jason looked around at the other Rangers and answered. "No… I do not. Tell me her story."
"It was some 10,000 years ago, before time was time and the Earth stood in the brink of destruction. It was a time of great darkness and war…"
There was a battle for the earth. The demon armies of Dia Satan stood at the edge of total worldly conquest and began to take his place as ruler of the Universe. However, there was a resistance against him. Six great Kingdoms of Man united together to challenge the wake of Dia Satin's armies. These were the six Kingdoms in which six great warriors who take to the front of their armies and lead them against the Demon hordes of Dia Satin. Each warrior carried the symbol of their sacred animals and would drive back the demon hordes with their might… until Dia Satin created a warrior who would betray here own kind and fight at his side. Her name was Bandora Rita; a vile woman who would become Dia Satin's wife and heir to his thrown. Under the protection of Dia Satin's most trusted general Golddar, Bandora began to create vicious demons and monsters to challenge the six great kingdoms. A black shadow began to cover the earth-
(The Rangers began to look into the sky and saw the dark clouds that filled over angel grove and the world and realized the same events as Kim Rei was speaking were again coming to pass.)
-This was the mark that Dia Satin was about to emerge upon the earth and claim the world as its one true ruler. But the shadow did not last as a great warrior wizard named Zordon of Eltar came to the aid of the six great Kingdoms and spoke to their best warriors. He told them that he could give them powers and abilities in which they could defeat Bandora's new Demon armies.
The six warriors agreed and each surrendered a gold coin in which to seal their powers. Thus the Power Rangers were born. It did not take these great warriors long to completely destroy the Armies of Dia Satin and Rita. Soon they had cornered the Demon king and his wife into a remote corner of the world. It was there that the Rangers cast Dia Satin back to the Demon Realm and imprisoned Rita into a vase with her minions. The war for the planet soon ended but so much destruction had occurred that all the records of the war were lost except for those in the Zyu temple. Yet the story does not end there, for the Zyu clan, a formation of each Kingdom's best warriors formed and created the Zyu temple in honor of the Ranger's great victory over Dia Satin. When the Rangers each began to grow old they locked away their powers in their coins and entrusted the Zyu clan to protect them. Zordon then instructed the Zyu clan to guard the coin until the proper time in which each coin could be received by the ancestors of the original Power Rangers. We… my faithful warriors are our ancestors reincarnate.
"So what you're telling me is I'm the ancestor of some ancient warrior. Is that right?" Jason questioned
Kimberly stiffened as she answered. "Yes… you are. We all are."
"And in ancient times there were Hispanic and Black warriors who ruled Kingdoms of the past." Zach asked looking at himself and William
"As awkward as it sounds yes. We are the reincarnate of the six great fighting warriors of the past."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold up, six of us? Hello Kimberly-" Billy said waving his hands around "What six? They're only five of us here."
"I'm aware of that Billy. It's obvious one of the six Rangers hasn't been found. That is why we must defeat Bandora now, while we still can. Because eventually, she will grow beyond the power of five Rangers."
"Question?" Jason asked "If the Zyu clan protected the Power coins how was it that I always had my coin with me since I was born?"
Kimberly answered Jason's question quickly "The Power Coins vanished one day some 20 years ago, the Zyu clans realized they had chosen their owners. This theory of the coins disappearance was confirmed when I was born and the coin was found inside my body. And for the last twenty years the Zyu clan has search the planet to find us. So far they have only located five… us. Who or where the sixth Ranger is still a mystery. One thing is clear though… we must stop Bandora before she is able to open the gate to the Demon Realm and be able to release Dia Satin."
"Okay then… let's do this." Jason nodded as cuffed his fists in agreement with Kim Rei.
"There is one more thing Rangers…" Kim Rei proclaimed "Master Osaka had a vision; a vision of our defeat in the defense of the Planet. He saw us fail."