Summary: Nesiss, the Daughter of Darius, is ready for her mission to destroy the rangers. Anton Mercer has submitted to the power of Mesogog and the evil Dino Demon has returned once more. What lays in wait for our Ranger's and just how much of Anton Mercer remains within Mesogog?
A/N: MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I am so evil. D So you all don't get confused, Amanda looks like Nesiss, that's why Darius kidnapped her. The Senox Potion changes the user into a person of their wishes; also grants them a special power. In Nesiss case, a Vampiric Necromancer. Does this mean Darius is a Vampire? No, but his wife was. Okay, now that the Nesiss problem is cleared up, ON WIT DAH STORY!
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Hayden sat on the bench, staring at the dusty, rock floor. Billy and Hayley were at the other end of the Command Center, working on Wes' Chrono Morpher to upgrade the power. But none of that mattered to Hayden right now. What did was last night. Where did everything go wrong? How did it go wrong? He looked at his hands now, as if they were stained with blood. He had been defeating Terrorsaurus…and the next…it seemed like Hell was playing tricks on him. Amanda was gone now…with Darius again. Only this time, instead of being his Amanda, she was Darius' Nesiss.
"How…" Hayden whispered, clutching his head with still wide eyes. "Why did this have to happen? I just got her back…"
"Hayden?"
His head snapped up to see Kira standing there with Blake curled in her arms. He smiled lightly at her and then waved his hand to the seat before looking down again. Kira tilted her head a moment and then sat down across from him. "How are you holding up?" She questioned, gazing at him for a moment.
Hayden sighed and shook his head. "I haven't torn anyone to shred's yet, have I?"
She shook her head. "No, but that is what everyone's afraid of." She smiled and Blake giggled as he clutched the toy.
Hayden looked away with a sigh. "I'm just trying to figure out where everything went wrong…" He explained, squeezing his hands together. "One minute…I was winning, Kira…and then next…I was unconscious on the floor.
Blake poked at the holy ball and glared it as he tried to place the pieces in it. Kira smiled as she kissed her son's head and looked up at Hayden again. "You can't blame yourself, Hayden. You did what you could…you didn't know they were after Amanda."
"No, but I should have!" Hayden snapped, frightening both of them. He sighed and looked down again. "Sorry…sorry for getting angry…"
Kira shook her head and hugged Blake close as he looked up at her. He smiled and then picked up the toy again, trying to places the pieces inside of the ball. "It's okay, Hayden…you have a right to be angry." She looked up at Hayden with a smile and took a deep breath. "But you got to make a decision now, Hayden…whether you're going to let this drag you down or whether it'll make you better and stronger." She advised, standing up with her son. "Decide now, Hayden…"
Hayden watched her walk away and then looked down at the floor. Decide? Hayden looked at his hand, then turned it over to peer at his morpher. Yes, perhaps it was time to decide. He stood up and the all too familiar glow consumed him.
He decided to do something about it…
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The blue white portal cackled to life and Nesiss stepped out a moment later. She flicked her stringy brown hair over her shoulder and grinned as she looked upon the city of Reefside. Yes, it was time to begin her mission to destroy the rangers, but first…she had something to do. She moved down the street and into the intersection of traffic. A person slammed on the car break's but a simple, absent flick of her wrist demolished the entire front end of the car and launched the driver through the window and landing face first. Nesiss stopped and looked down at the man with a sadistic grin.
"Good…a shell to use…" She and extended her hand above the man. "Khazar Shaul Heirden!"
Her hand burned a emerald green and she knelt down, placed it against the man's back. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and melted into a crimson red. His mutilated face became even more mangled as the entire structure began to shift and split, then piece itself back together. Blue fur began to sprout across his face and golden armour consumed his body. Two golden shelled wing's ripped through his back and expanded out. Several black feathers fluttered to the ground and a black tail appeared on his back side.
"Welcome, Goldar." Nesiss said, grinning. "Rise…"
The New Goldar let out a low roar as he slowly stood up. His golden clawed fingers stretched several times and then an black rod of light appeared in his hands. It melted away to reveal the all to familiar gold sword. Goldar squeezed it in his hand, as if it was the first time feeling it. His lips peered back into a sneer and then looked at Nesiss.
"What is your mission?" She said, the emerald hue enveloping both hands.
The Alien Monkey opened his mouth to say something, then closed it as if he decided against it. A moment later, Goldar narrowed his eyes and grinned. "Destroy the Power Rangers…"
Nesiss raised her hands and grinned. "Good, my pet…" She said and let her arms extend out to her sides. "Go and destroy this petty city of Reefside…" A blue-white portal appeared behind her and the glow on her hands vanished. She turned, with a flick of mantle and stepped into the portal.
Goldar bowed as the portal closed and turned to many of the stunned onlookers and people in their cars. In order to kill a ranger, one must lure them out. Placing a hand against his mouth, he drew it away and golden beam of energy raced from it and sent a car, and it's driver to their death's in a fireball.
And killing innocent civilian's was surely the best way to handle it…
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The portal opened again and this time Nesiss stepped out onto the roof of a building. She looked down the front of the building at the sign: Angel Grove Juice Bar.
"Interesting." Nesiss said and waved her hand. The entire sign shattered into chunk's of broken concrete. She heard the shriek's of people below and grinned. "This looks like a good spot…" She extended a single h and the emerald hue enveloped it again. "Khazar Shaul Heirden!" She tossed the emerald sphere over the edge and it slammed into the ground, splintering it. "ARISE SCORPINA!"
One bystander happen to remember that name. Unfortunately for Nesiss this bystander happened to be the hip-hop king.
"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle…" Zack said, his eyes wide. "I never thought I'd see you again."
The Golden Armoured Scorpina hissed at Zack and raised her bladed boomerang. Zack, instinctively, reached to his waist and pulled out the morpher. He glanced down at it for a long moment and grinned. This certainly brought back a great deal of fond memories. He drew the morpher back, feeling its weight in his hand again and thrust it forward. He said the only three words in the entire world that made him feel complete…
"It's Morphin' Time!"
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Hayden stood on the roof of the building, watching as three more flashes of explosion's consumed the city. He could feel, in his bones that Amanda had been here and used her new powers. The golden wing's expanded from his back and he lifted into the air slowly. She had used her power and then vanished shortly after. He could feel the magical energies that lingered in the air. It was so familiar yet so different.
No, he couldn't let this interfere now. He had to stop what ever it was destroying the city. He raced through the air, choking the golden staff in his hand. In the distance, he could see the golden armoured monkey cutting down innocent civilian's and sending laser beams into cars and buildings.
Hayden stopped several building's away and just floated there for a moment. He knew that monkey…he knew that monkey well. "Goldar." He thought and squeezed his staff tightly. The gripped relaxed a second later and Hayden's eyes narrowed suspiciously. Goldar was dead…how could he be here?
Amanda…it was the only real conclusion. He choked his staff and raced for Goldar's exposed back. Hayden barred his teeth and focused intently on the Monkey's back. He was going to end this and that was all there was to it. This plan was so perfectly clear in his mind that he almost failed to notice that Goldar was now staring right at him. At the last second, he flipped in the air as Goldar's blade came rushing out to meet him and landed behind the giant monkey.
Hayden pivoted hard on his feet and slashed as his back. Except Goldar was unusually fast and pivoted, sweeping his blade around into slash block and buried his metal-clad foot into Hayden's stomach. Hayden clutched it as he staggered back several feet. That kick actually hurt…
He glared up Goldar and raised the now Dragon Dagger towards his foe. The Alien monkey grinned and they began to circle each other slowly. Goldar swung the blade through his fingers, left and right as he glared daggers at Hayden. For a moment, they were silent, only watching and anticipating moves several steps ahead of time. Hayden drew the dagger belt, the hilt near his hand and crouched low. Goldar's blade snapped out to face him and cool wind rushed across their bodies.
With a thunderous crack the blades collided. Hayden pushed hard against Goldar and knocked him off balance. He dropped into a sweep kick and removed the giant monkey off his feet and followed through with a flipping axe-kick that found home into Goldar's stomach. A rush of air escaped the armoured one and Hayden rolled back onto his feet, crouched low.
Goldar hissed and sent a beam of golden lightning into Hayden's chest that carried him into a nearby pile of rubble. Goldar kipped-up and clutched his blade tightly as he charged for Hayden.
He never saw the duo of Pink and Black heel's mash against the side of his face.
Goldar flew through the air and slammed into a car door, completely denting it. The Black and Pink Dino Thunder Rangers stood side-by-side, hands locked in ready position as they waited for Goldar. Hayden shook his head and slowly stood up, glancing at Tommy and Kimberly.
"Hayden, there's an attack on Angel Grove. We'll handle Goldar." Tommy said, glancing over his shoulder.
"We have some unfinished business anyway…" Kimberly added spitefully, gripping her bow in a vice-like grip.
Hayden nodded and his golden wing's expanded once more. Lifting into the air, he took off without a second's hesitation and now only Tommy and Kimberly remained to defend the city. Goldar had almost completely stood up now, still shaking some cobweb's out of his head.
"Ah…more Power Rangers…" Goldar grinned and raised his sword. Tommy and Kimberly fell into stance. "Black and Pink now?"
"Shut up Goldar!" Kimberly hissed and drew the string's of her bow back. "INFERNO SHOT!"
Goldar gasped and dove away as the car behind him exploded into a fireball. He rolled across the ground and sent a beam of lightning racing for her, but the Black Ranger had stepped in now, deflecting it with a wave of his staff. The building a dozen meter's away from Tommy shook with the explosion.
But Goldar had recognized that voice.
"Is it that sweet princess Kimberly?" Goldar said mockingly, drawing the blade to his chest. "Wait, if that's Kimberly then…" He jabbed a finger at the Black Ranger. "You're Tommy."
"ENERGY ORB!" Tommy hissed and slapped his staff out. Goldar gasped and launched himself into the air as the sphere crashed into the building and sent it up in flames. Right now, no one cared how much damage was done. To the Power Rangers, this was a Deceleration of War.
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He tried.
No, really, he did try.
Zack rolled across the ground and into the bench as he lay still for a moment. He had done everything he could think of to stop Scorpina, but she seemed to shrug it all off. Lazily, and weakly, Zack pushed himself up again and leaned against the wall as he panted. Scorpina stood in the middle of the parking lot, glaring daggers right at him. Zack picked up his axe again, shifted the weight into both hands and gathered himself up the best he could.
What he wouldn't give for the other ranger's to be here right now. No, that wasn't going to happen…the only other's who still had workable power coin's were dead. He let out a sigh and staggered slowly into the parking lot. It was time to give it another shot. "All in the day's work of being a Power Ranger." Zack sighed inwardly, raised his axe and then charged.
Scorpina eagerly awaited his charge.
Their weapon's high with a loud clang and Scorpina's forearm met Zack's roundhouse kick. With a moment's hesitation, she pushed his leg away, dislodged the blades and cut him across the chest with two lightning quick slashes that had Zack swearing up and down that she didn't move. He cried out, feeling her clawed hand dig into his chest and with a quick twist, she launched Zack into and through the air. He crashed against a car and rolled the roof onto the cement. Scorpina lowered her blade and simply waited again.
Zack slammed his fist against the ground, popped up and raced towards Scorpina again. Their blades clashed high, split and met low with a loud pin. Zack hissed and mashed his foot against Scorpina's leg and slammed his head hard against hers. She let out a painful cry and staggered back as blood trickled down from her nose. Zack shook his head of cobweb's and raced forward again. His axe slashed twice across her chest and twist, cutting her hard across the side. He fell into a final twist, swinging his leg high, but he melt the solid double-forearm block. She shoved his legs away, slashed him across the back and wrapped her arm around his neck, driving her clawed fist home several times against his spine.
Zack cried out against each punch and then spun in her grasp as she pulled her fist back. His elbow jammed into her stomach several times hard, then threw her into a nearby car. It dented under the impact and Zack charged again. He couldn't stop the onslaught…if he did, he was dead. His leg snapped out at the last moment and crushed viciously into her jaw. Blood spewed from her mouth and coat the car. Zack drew his knee back and drove if forward over and over, each time getting excessively harder. He reached down and clutched her throat, scowling beneath his mask spun, dragging Scorpina by her throat and put her head into the window.
Her leg came back and struck his back, pushing him into the car. She pulled her head out of the wind and raked her claws down his back. He cried out, feeling his suit – and skin – tear from the force. She again and again then jammed them deep into his shoulders. She turned and tossed him through the air and slammed into another car several feet away. With a single mighty leap, she sprang into the air and summoned the boomerang to her hand.
"SCORPION STINGER!" she screamed, running her fingers across the blade. It lit up a deep golden yellow and she threw it towards the Zack. He had no chance of really moving nor did he want to. He couldn't have found the strength to anyway. He closed his eyes, laid his hand back and accepted what was to come.
Scorpina landed on the car roof and snapped her fingers. "Checkmate." She whispered and the third car down erupted in a massive fireball. She stood up slowly and waved her hand as the boomerang reappeared. She jumped across the car to the smoking crater and smiled, seeing the bloody, slashing up Zack laying in the middle of it.
He wasn't breathing.
Scorpina looked up to see another ranger standing on the car several meter's away. He was decked out in gold with a dagger as well. She grinned and rested the boomerang against her shoulder. "Another Ranger awaits their death? Fine, I won't keep you waiting."
The Ranger did not move.
Scorpina broke into a ran and then sprang forward at Hayden, drawing her weapon back, ready for the final blow. "He's not even going to d-" She felt his fist mash against her jaw and sent her crashing into the car with such force, it ripped the entire front of the car off and buckled the pavement several feet. Hayden looked down at Scorpina and she could see the vague red glow behind the visor. They were his eyes…and they spoke of nothing but sheer hate.
Hayden jabbed the staff at Scorpina; the blade hovering only inches from her face. "Fire Shadow." He bit out, balling his fist. Scorpina's eyes widen as they flickered to the tip of the staff. Fire began to gather and then…it was all over. A massive cyclone of fire shot into the air and took the staff with it. He looked up into the sky, seeing Scorpina be ripped apart, limb by limb.
This was a sight that Hayden took pleasure in; a sight that he loved. Scorpina's dieing screams echoed through the forest, through the ear's of everyone for miles and most importantly onto the ears of Aisha as she sat on the bench, clutching her chest. She…had felt Zack's death through the Morphing Grid…the one thing that bound their power all together.
Hayden jumped down off the car and waved his hand. The Dragon Dagger appeared in his hands and he moved towards Zack. A moment later, the bloody mass that was Scorpina splashed against the ground with a disgusting squish. He snapped his fingers as she hit the ground and sneered. "Checkmate." He whispered and let his arm fall. Hayden peered down at Zack and his costume vanished. He fell to his knee's and let out a breath as he held his head in both hands.
His morpher chimed…
"Hayden here…" he said, trying to tear his eyes away from Zack.
"Hayden…" Billy's voice. He let out another sigh and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Billy…" He answered finally tore his eyes away, squeezing them shut. "I-I…arrived to late."
"No, Hayden, it's…it's okay." He could still hear Billy sniff. "It's…part of being a Power Ranger, Hayden."
Hayden stood up and turned away. A black-white hue consumed Zack and lift into the sky. Then, he vanished within the light. "Hayden, Nesiss is in Blue Bay Harbor and she's revived another evil." Hayden let out a breath and raised his arm again.
"Who now?" He asked and looked away – this day was turning out to be very bad.
"…Lothor." Hayden sighed and then nodded his head.
"Right…I'm on it…what's…the status of the Ninja Rangers…" Hayden asked, already cringing at the results.
"…not good." Another wave of depression washed over Hayden and his hand fell. The golden glow consumed is body and he lifted into the air.
First Jason, then Eric, now Zack and the Ninja Storm Rangers? Hayden let out a single ear piercing scream and shot off into the distance. No more people where going to die…he'd see to it.
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A/N: And so another one passes. Zack, The Original Black Ranger, is dead. Now it seems the Ninja Storm Rangers are as well. How much more pain and suffering will Hayden endure before he finally snaps and goes on catastrophic rampage? And what is Darius' outlook on everything? What is Omega and Terrorsaurus'? Maybe we'll find out in the next chapter…maybe not.
May the Powers Protect You. It seems that it failed for Zack.