Power Rangers: Fusion

Episode XI: The Irony in Opposites Part 1

Zeke kicked one of the Craigs off the side of the mountain. It was the last one in a group of many. Zeke then started to climb the mountain further while the others followed. Their mission was to stop Andrix from getting to the Shadow Gate. It was a gate that lead to a world of evil that opened only once every couple thousand years. If Andrix makes it to the gate then he could bring something that could turn the tide of the battle into his favor.

Zeke and the others made it to the top of the snow covered mountain. They were morphed so their suits kept them from freezing to death. The weather didn't seem to bother Andrix as he came up from the other side of the top. It was said that only one person could pass through the gate. Zeke volunteered to go through and then come back when time was almost over so the gate would be sealed for the next couple thousand years. Andrix was surrounded by a group of Craigs that he hadn't sent after them previously. The Shadow Gate was an ornate semi-circle that was filled in with glowing green light.

"Craigs! Attack!" Andrix shouted.

"You guys take the Craigs! I got Andrix!" Zeke commanded.

The rangers charged into battle. Zeke jumped over a Craig and then kicked Andrix away from the gate. They squared off and Andrix was the first to attack. He pulled hi sword from his back and swung it at Zeke. Zeke stopped the blow with his Wolf-Cry Claws and then crouched and turned slashing Andrix in the shins. Andrix howled and stepped back doing a roundhouse that sent Zeke flying to the side.

"You'll never stop me Red Ranger!" Andrix taunted as he headed for the gate.

"NO!" Zeke shouted.

Zeke rolled to his feet and dove for the gate. Andrix extended his hand and touched the green light just as Zeke's outstretched arm touched it. The green light formed a vortex that sucked them both through the gate.

The vortex hurled them both through the other side. Zeke looked around and saw that it looked the exact same except no Craigs and no rangers. Zeke and Andrix both looked at each other confused.

"How?" they both said as if the other had the answer.

They then growled at each other as they both got to their feet and started their fight again. Zeke sent a low kick that Andrix blocked with his leg and then sent a high kick that Zeke blocked with his forearm. Zeke shoved his leg away and then sent a powerful kick to Andrix's chest that sent him flying to the edge of the top of the mountain. Zeke ran towards Andrix when he heard the familiar sound of opening portals. He froze in shock and looked back to see his companions.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Zeke?" Kira asked pissed.

"Yeah, keeping all the fun to yourself as usual Zeke?" Andros asked with a smirk.

"At least he managed to lure that coward, Andrix from his fortress," Alyssa said in a malicious tone.

"Let's morph and take that son of a bitch out once and for all," Andros said.

In unison they performed the Fusion Kata.

"Raven Fusion: White!"

"Ram Fusion: Black!"

"Rhino Fusion: Green!"

The rangers morphed right in front of him but Zeke knew that they weren't the rangers he knew. Something was definitely wrong. The other rangers came and joined him. Kira reached down and grabbed Andrix who wore an expression that was just as confused as his underneath his helmet.

"You won't be stopping Zeke from taking Ronia over anymore, you annoying shit!" Kira shouted into Andrix's ear.

Oh, no. This place is ass backwards. Bad rangers and good demons, what kind of shit is this?

Zeke noticed that Andrix had figured it out as well due to the particularly large smile he was wearing. Andrix let out a maniacal laugh.

"Oh, this is rich! The irony of it all! Evil rangers!" Andrix bellowed.

Andrix continued to laugh but was silenced by a blow to the face and then another one to his gut by Alyssa's staff.

"Shut the hell up, Andrix, your days are numbered!" Alyssa shouted.

"Go on, Zeke, take him out," Andros said.

Zeke nodded. He had to think of something quick and the only thing he could think of was something Master Fireseed had always told him that never quite made sense until now.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Your accuracy never ceases to amaze me.

Zeke came in close to Andrix, claw beared. Then he sent a sudden kick to Kira that sent her over the edge of the mountain and released her grasp on Andrix. Andros and Alyssa backed up into defensive stances.

"What the hell's gotten into you, Zeke?" Alyssa asked in total surprise.

Zeke took an attack stance next to Andrix. "As much as I don't want to and believe me I don't," Zeke started.

"We're going to have to work together?" Andrix asked just as angry about it.

Zeke nodded. Andrix took his attack stance as well. Kira flew overhead and landed next to the evil Andros and Alyssa. Her raven wings disappeared in a flash of white light.

"Since when did you become good, you traitor!" Kira screamed.

"I never became good," Zeke said but it wasn't the good Zeke.

The evil Zeke stepped out from behind a rock and leaned on it.

The other three looked back at the evil Zeke and then to the good one. "What's going on?" they all said in unison.

"That's a good question because I don't know," the evil Zeke said.

"He must be some clone that Andrix created!" Andros suggested.

"You ready, Andrix, on my signal," Zeke said.

Without a word Andrix sent a strong arm to Zeke's chest that sent him careening off the edge of the mountain. As he was falling he hoped his portals still worked even in this backwards version of Ronia. He extended the arm with his morpher and opened a portal below him. As he fell through the other side he landed on the solid concrete that belonged to Scale Harbor. Zeke stood up while the citizens of the city stared in horror.

"Run! Run! It's a power ranger!" a man screamed as the people around ran as fast as they could.

Never thought I'd ever hear that one.

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"If he was one of my creations, why would I send him over the edge?" Andrix asked in an attempt to gain the evil ranger's good graces.

The evil Zeke shot Andrix a questionable look.

"Listen, this is the Shadow Gate. It only opens once every couple thousand years. On the other side of this gate is a Ronia where the rangers defend it from me and my army of demons. I want the world of Ronia to be just like it was millennia ago, a world of molten rock and fire!"

"And why should we believe you?" the evil Zeke asked.

"I'll prove it. Release your megazord on Scale Harbor and then the good Andrix will try to stop you and you'll see that there is two of us. You've already seen that there are two of you and your ranger friends can tell you that he wasn't the most evil thing."

The evil Zeke thought about this for a second. "If you're right then what can you do for us?"

"I'll kill Andrix and then you can come to my Ronia and help me kill the good rangers. That way we both win."

The evil Zeke walked up to Andrix. Andrix waited for him to attack, somehow he thought he wasn't buying it.

"You got a deal but if I even think you're going to betray us, I'll hang you by your tongue and peel the scales from your body."

"Can we do that anyway, Zeke? That's sounds like such a turn-on," Kira said excitedly.

"No but when we get our hands on the good Andrix, I'll let you do those honors."

"Sweet."

These guys are for real. I wouldn't have banked on Zeke even thinking of something like that and then what she said. These guys are sick...excellent.

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Zeke was clueless. He knew what to do, he just didn't know how he was going to do it. He had to find Andrix, the good one. Then it came to him although it wasn't the best way to do it, it was the only way.

If I terrorize the city, he'll have to show up.

Zeke ran out of the ally he was hiding in ready to get to work.

"It's the power rangers, run!" an old women shouted as she started to limp away.

Zeke looked at his black and red clothing. "What? Is it a crime to wear a ranger color?"

Just then an explosion occurred behind him. He turned to see the Fusion Megazord had just destroyed a building. The all too familiar sight of black goo emerged from the concrete and then took the shape of Andrix and Bloodspine.

"Do you think you can handle this Bloodspine?" Andrix asked the skinny black demon.

"I'm ready to give my life for Ronia!" Bloodspine responded.

"Then I'll let you do your duty."

Andrix powered up the Gargantuan Gauntlet and fired the red ball of energy at Bloodspine causing him to grow.

"Yay! The demons are here to save us!" a small child called from behind him as his mother dragged him away.

If this isn't the most screwed up thing I've ever seen?

Zeke ran up to the good Andrix and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned and then a face of malice appeared on his face. He sent a right hook at Zeke which he flipped backward in order to dodge.

"Wait! Andrix! I'm not the enemy!" Zeke tried to explain.

"Ha! You're the dreaded Red Ranger!" the good Andrix shouted.

Just then black goo came from the ground behind him and Andrix emerged from it. "What kind of trickery is this?" The good Andrix shouted at Zeke.

Zeke could see that the good Andrix was shocked to see himself. Zeke decided this would be an good opportunity to show the good Andrix who he was.

"Wolf Fusion: Red!" Zeke shouted as he morphed.

The good Andrix looked up at the megazord and then down at Zeke. "How...but...you're supposed to be...up there."

"I'll explain later," Zeke assured him.

"Enough!" Andrix shouted as he began his charge.

Zeke ran towards Andrix, grabbed him and tossed him toward the good Andrix who did a roundhouse that sent him to the ground.

Zeke jumped into the air and let a burst of red lightning escape his fingertips that Andrix blocked with his sword. The good Andrix however stabbed him in the side with his sword. Andrix shrilled in pain as he thrust himself upward and kicked the good Andrix over. When Andrix returned to his feet he looked over to see that Zeke was close.

"Lightning Wolf Uppercut!" Zeke screamed as he performed his signature move and finished with a burst of red lightning.

Zeke and the good Andrix stood side by side ready for attack. Andrix extended a hand and summoned creatures of black goo to attack. The good Andrix did the same. The creatures of goo smacked into each other and then turned into a puddle and then faded. Andrix released tentacles of goo from around the good Andrix and Zeke. The good Andrix did the same and once again both canceled the other one out.

"Stalemate," the good Andrix said.

Zeke ran and then jumped into the air while the good Andrix sent tentacles of black goo form the ground and grabbed Andrix by the ankles. Zeke came down on Andrix who managed to free himself from the goo at the last possible second only suffering a large gash in his chest as opposed to three holes in his forehead. Andrix launched black goo from his palms that sent Zeke flying back. When Zeke cut the goo away all that remained were him and the good Andrix.

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Andrix appeared on the bridge of the Fusion Megazord.

The first one to stand was Andros. "What the hell are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be fighting your better self?"

The evil Zeke's attention didn't stray from the battle but he did decide it was over by kicking Bloodspine away. "Battle's over get in your zords! We're going back to the temple."

The other rangers entered the door towards the back and disappeared in their respective colors. The evil Zeke opened a portal and pointed at it. Andrix passed through it and ended up in the Fusion Temple's control chamber. Shortly after the evil rangers joined him.

"So what happened, Andrix?" the evil Zeke asked.

"He failed! That's what happened!" Alyssa shouted.

"I don't tolerate failure, just ask these three."

"Yeah, he's tortured us for our screw ups," Alyssa said.

"And you're a demon so imagine how much worse it'll be for you!" Andros added.

"It was a set back. The good Zeke was there to help," Andrix explained.

The evil Zeke quickly got into Andrix's face. "I don't care if God were there to help, you...don't...fail!"

Andrix actually felt a little scared at this point. "I have another plan, how about we go to my world. We'll have the strength of my entire army plus your zords. We'll take the rangers and Ronia easily. The good Zeke will surely follow with my good self. That way we can get rid of both of our enemies at once and then conquer."

The evil Zeke thought about this. "If you fail us again, you will regret it."

Andrix couldn't believe he was taking this from a ranger. He had his own plans at this point and acting like the lackey was unfortunately, part of it.

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"You mean to tell me there's a world where the Power Rangers are good?" the good Andrix said in complete shock.

Zeke simply nodded. "Hard to believe?"

"More than you can imagine."

"I wouldn't be so sure, good demons? That statement alone is an oxymoron."

The good Andrix shrugged. "So what are we going to do?"

"Andrix will no doubt pass through the Shadow Gate in order to utilize his army and he'll bring the evil rangers with him in order to gain an upper hand and then kill them after he's done."

"Alright, you said only one person can pass through the Shadow Gate. If that's true, why are you both here?"

"We passed through at the same time."

"I see and the Shadow Gate will remain open so I may return?"

Zeke nodded.

"What if the evil Andrix decides not to pass through into your Ronia?"

"We're going to go through anyway. We'll need the other rangers. If he doesn't go through we'll just come back here and take care of business."

"Sounds good."

"Get some of the best demons you have and meet me on top of Iso Mountain." Zeke instructed.

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"The rules of the Shadow Gate are this," Master Fireseed started to explain, "only one person at a time can travel through. As long as that one person is still on the other side, the gate won't be open on this side."

"Like closing the door behind you," Alyssa said.

"Precisely. However, if Zeke brings back someone from the other side, both ends will remain open," Master Fireseed replied.

"Why hasn't he come back yet? He could've just came right back through, right?" Kira asked.

"Yes, something must be wrong."

"Something is wrong, master. It seems Andrix has just came through the Shadow Gate," Fusia reported.

"Put it on the screen," Master Fireseed commanded.

On the computer panel one of the monitors came on and showed the Shadow Gate opening. Through it came Andrix and four rangers that looked exactly like them.

"What the hell?" Andros exclaimed.

"They look just like us!" Alyssa panicked.

"Is that Zeke?" Kira asked.

They continued to watch as Zeke opened a red portal that they all passed through.

"Fusia, see if you can tell where Zeke opened that portal to?" Andros asked.

"Processing...location unknown."

"Something is definitely wrong here," Master Fireseed said.

"What does this mean, master?" Alyssa asked.

"Wait! Look!" Kira shouted.

Out of the Shadow Gate came another Zeke, another Andrix, a group of Craigs and a demon they had killed before, Comatore. Zeke once again opened a portal but this time they knew exactly where it lead because the other end of it opened in the control chamber. The three rangers turned and stood side by side in attack stance ready to combat whatever was about to come through. Zeke stepped through followed by the demons.

"Guys, settle down, you're not going to believe what's on the other side of that gate," Zeke said calmly.

TO BE CONTINUED