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Author's notes: Thank you reviewers. I look forward to reading your feedback every time that I post.
I had a really hard time writing this particular battle scene, so it's not really included, I hope the information provided is enough for you.
Chapter Two
"That wasn't so bad." Trini wiped her gloved hands against her legs, glancing down at the new pile of bones in the middle of the clearing.
"Easy for you to say." Kim grumbled a little, shifting some of the bones off of her and to the side of where she was splayed across the ground. "You weren't going for a ride inside of the damn thing."
Aisha laughed offering the pink ninja a hand. "Come on Kim. It's not our fault that you're the smallest and were the best candidate for the job. You have to be small to fit inside a dinosaur so you can take him apart."
"Oh don't bring up her size, Aisha." Trini sighed as they started walking again. "She'll just start complaining about unfair genetics and then she'll brag about her lightening metabolism." She rolled her eyes a little remembering the way a teenage Kimberly would always defend herself against the teasing of Jason and the others by bringing up these reasons.
"Hey!" Kim protested. "I resent that."
"You resemble it.' Trini corrected, grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
"Trini, it's not my fault. People are always forgetting that since my parents are both of--."
"Less than average height it's only natural that I'm a little on the short side." Trini finished the sentence with her friend and then continued as Kim abruptly stopped. "And when you've been working in gymnastics and other athletics since you were four like I have you develop a quick metabolism that sticks with you." Both yellow rangers burst into laughter at the end of Trini's mocking of Kim's speech.
Kim stepped a few feet in front of them crossing her arms over her chest in a pretend huff of indignation. "Well see if I ever …" She trailed off, unable to think of something suitably threatening. "Oh bite me." She muttered under her breath.
All the two yellow ninjas could do was laugh.
A young woman sat lazily in a silver and red throne, looking down and picking at her painted blood red fingernails. She appeared to be young and in her twenties, with shoulder length black hair that always appeared slightly wet and stringy; she had a thin, yet almost muscular appearance accentuated by a tight fitting sleeveless black sating dress. Her eyes and lips were colored in a rusty red that contrasted against her starkly pale skin and made her look positively evil. Which was good, because that was exactly the look she was going for.
"Mistress Mara…" A strong male voice spoke from the entryway that was behind the throne, asking for permission to enter.
"What Cassio?" She snapped quickly, implying that her servant could enter. She wasn't in the mood for any interaction, not when she had important operations in the midst of being completed.
There were a few footsteps, stopping once the form stood next to the throne. "Our sources have informed me that there are three humans on Phaedos."
Mara sighed. "People go to Phaedos all the time Cassio. If that's all this is about then leave. I'm not in the mood to deal with your drivel."
"Our sources informed me that they are going after the Great Power." Cassio persisted.
"What!" Mara turned her head swiftly, facing a figure in completely black armor with a helmet to match concealing his face. "What else did your our sources tell you?"
Cassio hesitated. "That three other humans are on Earth fighting your Blood Tengas."
"And do they have powers?" Mara demanded clenching her teeth.
"No it appears that they are powerless."
"Fine. Then the Blood Tengas will kill them and continue on their mission of terrorizing that city. Angel Grove will be the key to conquering Earth." Mara seemed content in knowing that this portion of her plan was still in tact.
"And what do you wish to do about the three on Phaedos, Mistress?" Cassio asked quietly.
"My powers are useless on Phaedos, there's nothing that I can do. Perhaps if I had better sources we could have prevented this little problem before it began." Mara stood, causing Cassio to back up a little. "We will hope that these humans are as useless as the rest of the species and that they fail in the quest for the power. In the meantime, I am bored. I want a way to watch what is occurring on Earth."
"I will look into that Mistress." Cassio bowed his head, prepared to leave.
"Cassio you won't look into it." Mara corrected. "You will find a way. Before my Tengas kill those humans. I want to witness there deaths and it would be a shame if I had to go down to Earth myself. Who knows what I might get on my dress?"
"Yes Mistress Mara."
"These guys harder than you remember?" Adam asked Tommy, breathing heavily. The three former rangers were all huddled behind a tree, attempting to catch their breaths. The Tengas were bustling around a small area of the park, looking for them.
"Just a tad." Tommy nodded, using one hand to attempt to wipe the sweat from his brow.
"Well we never could handle them without our powers." Adam commented. "Think the latest ranger team will show up anytime soon?"
Jason smirked again, despite the situation. No other people were around anyways, so as long as they kept the overgrown birds contained things should be OK. "Tommy's part of the latest ranger team."
"And you're not morphing because…?" Adam raised an eyebrow at him dumfounded. He'd kill the man in front of him if he was going to have serious bruises in the morning because Tommy wasn't using his powers.
"It's a long story that ends with losing our powers to destroy the evil guy." Tommy sighed. "As far as I know, no other ranger team has shown up yet.'
"Great. So we're screwed." Adam closed his eyes, leaning his head against the tree.
A loud squawking occurred and a Tenga jumped in front of them. They all jumped to their feet, back into fighting positions. "Nah." Jason dismissed, flipping over the bird. "We're just going to have to be a bit more creative until the cavalry arrives."
"If there is one." Adam muttered darkly, jumping into the fight.
"Wow." Trini spoke quietly, her head tilted back allowing her to look at the large monolith in front of her. "This is amazing."
The others didn't say anything, allowing the awe to sink in for a moment. Although Kim and Aisha had both been to the monument before there was nothing quite so amazing as standing in front of something so large and stunning. They were looking at it, towards the stone door with four empty molds in each corner, when there was a crumbling noise, that was somewhat like footsteps. Kim became more alert. "Did you just hear what I just heard?" She asked turning and glancing around.
Aisha nodded. "Something tells me that noise doesn't come from an ordinary bird or anything." She also started to look around for some source of the noise but found none.
"Oof." Kim grunted as she fell to the ground, knocked over by an invisible source. Her two companions were knocked down just as quickly. "Something tells me that we're gonna have to morph for this one." She braced her arms on the ground and flipped up into a standing position. "Ninjetti! The Hawk!"
"The Swallow!"
"The Crane!"
Her companions shouted out their respective totems and together their hoods and masks traveled upwards, securing themselves over their faces. Almost instantaneously a faint bluish outline of a figure could be seen. "Let's get this guy girls."
The three ninjas started a barrage of attacks on the creature, handling it with kicks and punches, while avoiding it's own attempts with flips and other maneuvers. The attacks only stopped when the near invisible figure was sent into the steaming hot pond.
Immediately after that the ground started to shake and the girls pulled off their masks as the door to the monolith slid back revealing another smaller tower with a gold coin in the center. Flying away from the gold coin were three small, golden birds that went to fly around the human with corresponding breed, enveloping them in a flash of light that changed their ninja clothing into full on armor.
"All right!" The three cheered for a moment, proud of their success. "Let's get back to Earth and see what sort of trouble Mara's been stirring up." Kim spoke to her companions. They nodded in agreement, and placed their hands on their belts starting the sequence for teleportation.
Tommy had just been thrown into a tree when he saw the three flashes of light that signified teleportation. A pink, and two yellow rangers appear. Almost instantly he was relieved, yet confused. Two yellow rangers?
Adam and Jason were thrown down next to them just as surprised by the sudden appearance.
"You know of all the things we could be dealing with for our first battle," A strong feminine voice came out of the Pink Ranger's helmet. "saving their butts was not one option that I had encountered." The rangers slipped into a defensive position, starting to fight the Tengas.
Thoughts? Bonus points for anyone who can find the hidden Wizard of Oz reference.