THE OTHER RANGER
Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers or otherwise it would follow the Super Sentai universe more by being more accurate, each season would be connected to each other and also some of the humor they used.
Last time . . .
After being knocked off of its feet, it jumped back onto them, "I'm leaving, and I already have what I came for." Sirena said, before leaving in a splash of water."
"What do you think she meant by that?" Kimberly asked.
"I don't know," Tommy said, "Maybe we can find out at the Command Center."
After the seven rangers left in multi-colors of light, a person walks out of the shadows, revealing Violet, with her eyes giving off a brief red glow and an evil grin.
And now the conclusion.
Command Center
The seven rangers stood at the command center, with their helmets being held in their arms, watching the globe of the last battle. "Have you figured out what that monster meant by what she came for yet, Alpha?" Kimberly asked.
"I'm still looking." Alpha said.
That was when Will spotted something, "Wait," He said, "Go back." When the image revealed a familiar looking brunette, "That's what the monster meant. It got Violet under its strings."
"So what now?" Aisha asked.
"Yeah, that monster said something about turning us against Will." Adam said.
"Right now, we do nothing." Will said, before powering down, "Until we find out more of Zedd's plan, we need to trend carefully."
"He's right." Tommy said, the rest powered down as well, "All we can do is go about things the same way we always do."
"And be careful." Zordon said, adding his two cents, "We don't know how this power can spread and watch over each other because Zedd will try to turn you against each other."
"Be extra careful with Violet." Will said, "The one thing that she can do that would make Zedd cautious is that she has the tendency to catch you when your guard is down even by the slightest bit, and then some."
Angel Grove High
It is now Monday afternoon, after the final class for the day and the now unmorphed teens are at Will's locker, going over some things for their classes, tests and projects. "Okay next Friday, we have that test for science right, Billy?" Will asked.
"Yeah, it's on chemical types." Billy answered.
"Let's see, we have that famous political speeches coming up due in American History on Wednesday, how are you coming along Rocky?" Aisha asked.
"Oh I finished it last night." Rocky answered, "Will gave me some suggestions since he took it at his last school."
"How are you coming along with your algebra, Kimberly?" Adam asked.
"Okay, although the geometry could use a little work." Kimberly answered.
"Hey Will, did you finish that research paper for Mrs. Appleby?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah and I think she was impressed on how thorough I was with it." Will answered.
This is something they came up with so that way nobody falls behind on anything, especially from the times they had to ranger up against evil. Nobody gets left behind on the battlefield or when it comes to schoolwork, plain and simple.
After finishing up, a large crowd was forming around them, led by Violet. "There he is the person who attacked me." She said.
"What's going on?" Tommy asked.
"Word has been going around that your friend there assault Violet in the worst possible way." A boy in a football jersey said.
"When did he do this?" Kimberly asked.
"He did it on Saturday after I let him know that I was now here in Angel Grove." Violet said.
"But that's impossible; he was with us the whole time." Rocky said.
"Of course you would say that, you're his friends." Violet said.
"At least I have friends, how about you?" Will shot back, his arms crossed, "Are these people your friends or are you going to treat them like minions?"
Violet was mad because even though Will and his friends were outnumbered, Will still stands up to her. "Pound them into oblivion."
When the order was given, all of their eyes giving a red glow, the six rangers backed up towards the wall, not wanting to hurt anybody. Will noticed the eyes, "So that's how it's done." He said, before taking a step towards the group. Just as they were within striking range, everyone stopped when Will looked up at them. While his friends couldn't see it from behind his head, they can tell that he was doing something that was preventing a bloody mess.
"Let us pass already." Will said. When a path became open, "Thank you."
Violet would have none of it. "What are doing, stop him!" She ordered.
"Do it yourself for a change." Will said, as he and his friends walked past her group.
When Billy and Kimberly were the last to leave, Violet decided to put a few more nails onto the coffin. She placed her hands onto their shoulders, "You and your little friends will become a great asset to me." She said, causing their eyes to glow red, "Now gather up his friends and help me bring him down for good."
"Yes ma'am." Both replied.
When they caught up, "Now we know how Sirena is able to spread her spell." Will said.
"Yeah, through the voice of those she can possess." Tommy continued.
"Except that from what you told us, Violet is willing to it without needing to be told anything." Adam said.
"This means that you might want to keep your distance from those who are affected by that spell." Will said.
Unknown to the three, Billy and Kimberly came up and infected both Rocky and Aisha. "Or maybe we should keep our distance away from a coward like you." Billy said.
The trio turned around just as Rocky spoke, "Yeah, exactly. How do we know that you're not going to try and stab us in the back like you did Violet?"
"Or why did we allow you become one of us." Kimberly said, with venom.
"Now we're going to make you hand us your morpher or else we'll take it by force." Aisha said.
"You mean this?" Will asked, while pulling out his morpher, "Then I say you can't have it." When Rocky tried to grab it, Will sidestepped, causing Rocky to fall. He looked up just as Adam and Tommy became infected. "And now if you'll excuse me, I'll take my leave."
"Oh no you don't!" Tommy yelled out as he rushed in for a punch in the face, only for Will to duck under it.
Violet was about ten feet away, watching the whole thing. While she liked the little 'gift' from Lord Zedd, the one thing that she would never do is take orders from anybody, no matter how powerful they are. Right now she is going to use this power to both bring down Will and try to become somebody on top of the food chain. The one thing that she was smirking about was the fact that Will's six most loyal friends are turning against him and now he is on the defensive.
Will had a tough chose to make: To punch out his friends and go take care of that monster himself, or make a tactical retreat and find a way to solve this in the shadows. As much as his instincts keep telling him to fight back, yet his heart is telling him not to harm them in anyway. After he found himself surrounded, he found a solution to both. He quickly did a quick full spin kick, knocking everybody onto their back, and did an even quicker disappearing act. When they recovered, Will was nowhere in sight.
Violet went from happy to shocked, because Will actually fought back, to now angry because he was able to get away again. She decided to run off so that she can gather up more troops.
When the six rangers were able to get back onto their feet, along with a small headache, they had confused looks on their faces. "What happened?" Adam asked, while rubbing his head.
"I don't know," Rocky said, "First we were talking about Violet and her ability to get people under Sirena's spell . . ."
That's when their memories started to comeback, "And for some reason, we tried to take out Will against our wills." Aisha said.
"And he had no choice but to knock us down and make a break for it." Kimberly said.
Everyone started to feel guilty, even more so because of the story he told them on Saturday about why he was in Angel Grove. "Come on guys, we need to split up and find him before its too late." Tommy said, feeling the worst guilt of all because once again he was forced to attack someone against his will.
Moon
Zedd was watching since the first gang up, and now getting a good look, "So, that Earth girl thinks that she's gained a trump card, has she?" He turned towards his monster, "And a strong blow to the heads knocks people out of yours." He yelled out in rage, "Regain control of those rangers and once you get a big enough crowd, show that girl what happens to those who choose to double-cross Lord Zedd!"
"Yes master." Sirena said, before leaving the room.
Zedd turned back towards Earth. "I think I'll have Scorpina have another shot at the Green Ranger just to give him more than enough trouble."
Command Center
Alpha was busy getting to work on finding a way to help the Green Ranger free everyone from Zedd's monster's spell, while Zordon watched on as usual. Right now they noticed something that was more troubling then they anybody would like.
This was when a call through the call came through, "Zordon, Alpha, can you read me?" Will called out.
Alpha turned on the viewing globe, revealing Will sitting high in a tree, "Yes Will, we can read you, what can you report to us?" Zordon replied.
"Right now, as far as I can tell, you are down to one ranger still on your side." Will answered, "How are things looking at your end?"
"Not good, Will." Zordon said, "From the looks of things, there is a three sided battle going on. Zedd is using Sirena to gather a small army of followers, as is Violet . . ."
"And I'm caught in the middle, go figure." Will finished, "Anyway, make sure that none of us are able to teleport to the command center. Right now the way things are now, we better make sure Zedd doesn't try to destroy the only link to the morphin grid."
"Understood, we will do it right away." Zordon said. "What about you, you will be on your own."
"Let's just say I have a plan, but it's something that could come at a heavy price if I'm not careful." Will said, "Right now the only thing I can do now is to rely on my instincts and morph whenever Zedd decides to attack."
And as if on cue, the alarm in the center goes off. "Ay-yi-yi! Scorpina is attacking Angel Grove Park." Alpha said.
"On my way." "Will said, "Keep a close eye on the others."
Angel Grove Park
After jumping out of the tree, Will looked around to notice that Scorpina was already waiting for him, blade at the ready. "Ready for another round?" He asked, while morphing into the Green Ranger, "Or is this going to be another distraction while your boss goes against one of his subordinates?"
"It doesn't matter." Scorpina said, "I'll still make sure that you're beaten on the outside while you're friendship destroys you from the inside."
This is when his friends came in, morphed and under Zedd's spell. "That is where you are dead wrong." Will said, "It's that very friendship that gives me the strength I need to protect them and this world from threats like you. Something that I would always treasure and protect, even if I'm on my absolute last breath and drop of blood."
While the declaration was enough to make their hearts fight the spell, "And how are you going to do that when your friends are fighting you as well?" Scorpina asked.
"They would if they were still here." Will said.
Scorpina turned to notice that it was just two of them again. "Where did they go?" She asked.
"I was able to give them the strength to fight your little spell and continue on with our original mission." Will said, getting the Dragon Dagger at the ready, "Now do you want to fight or try to pull off your own little impression of a statue?"
Scorpina smiled at this. "Let's do this." She said, as they charged each other. One way or another, she is going to fight the Green Ranger to the bitter end.
Their blades struck each other before Will gave Scorpina a strong kick in the gut, "Time to rock n' roll."
Meanwhile, the other six rangers were running towards Sirena's last known location, which is confronting Violet over her treachery. "Come on guys we need to take out that monster before it is too late." Kimberly said.
"Yeah and hopefully this would help make up for everything we tried to do to Will." Rocky said, "Even though it wasn't much, it still feels like it is plenty."
"I know what you mean but after what we just heard, he still believes in our friendship." Tommy said, "While I know he is hurting on the inside, he is not letting it bring him down in anyway."
They arrived at a clearing just in time to see a small battle to take place. On one side is Violet with her small horde of followers. On the other is Sirena with a mixture of putties and human followers. "You are going to pay for double-crossing Lord Zedd."
"Oh please, after I'm done with you, I'm going after your boss." Violet said.
"And how are you going to do that since he lives on the moon?" Sirena said, "Nobody can get there in time and last long in a fight against him."
"We can." Tommy said.
Everyone turned to see six of the seven rangers making their entrance. "Have you destroyed the Green Ranger yet?" Sirena asked.
"Why would we want to destroy our friend?" Aisha asked.
"What!" Both Sirena and Violet yelled out. Sirena because the rangers didn't even try to fight their friend and Violet because somebody actually fought the spell on their own.
"You see, while it might be easy to manipulate people to do things they don't want to do, especially against a certain person . . ." Kimberly started saying.
"But if that person were to believe in his friends, like us for instance . . ." Rocky said.
"Then our hearts have the strength to overcome such manipulation." Adam said.
"So get ready Sirena," Tommy said, "Because we are about to destroy the source."
"Good, then I can have more control over the city." Violet said.
"If I go, then so does your powers." Sirena said, causing the girl to become shocked at the concept. The next thing anybody knew, the monster was sent flying by a combined jump kick from both the red and yellow ranger.
"Come on guys, we need to put a stop to this before it gets too ugly." Billy said.
"Yeah." Tommy said.
Back at the other fight, Will was busy going up against a now more determined Scorpina, whose main goal was to bring him down once and for all, despite her orders. Will blocked a strike with his arm and kicked her in the chin with a backflip kick.
Deciding now was the time, "You know that Lord Zedd was kind enough to give me something to help stall you, but I'll use it for my revenge." Scorpina said, before she yelled out, a brown aura being released from her body, "Every time somebody is placed under Sirena's hypnotic spell, I get stronger for all of the darkness within their hearts."
"So real and artificial darkness makes you stronger," Will said "What else is new?"
"I'll show you what's new." Scorpina said, as dark energy bolts struck her blade, "Take this."
The beating that Will is taking blows that felt like a strong thunderstorm. Scorpina struck him with her boomerang, slice-wave attacks and energy attacks, knocking him down hard, the Dragon Dagger flying out of his hand as the result. "Okay, so you're no longer just talk." He said, while struggling to get back up onto his feet.
"Yes and now you will no longer be nuisance to Lord Zedd or me." Scorpina said, as she walked up to Will, smacking her blade onto her other hand. When she was in striking distance, she brought her blade up, ready to finish the job, "Now die!" She yelled before finishing off the Green Ranger for good, only for her weapon to be stopped by both hands, keeping it in place with a strong grip, "What!"
Will started to push the blade to the side while finding the strength to get back up onto his feet. "As tempting as that sounds, death by you guys is not even on my list of things to accomplish in my life." When both feet are firmly on the ground, "While your strength is through revenge and destruction, it does have limitations, like what happens when you run out of things to destroy?" With a speed neither knew he had, with his left hand, which was under her boomerang, he smacked the weapon out of her hand, sending it flying into the air, "My strength comes from the heart, doing everything I can through hard work as both a Power Ranger and a human to make sure that no matter what, the future will shine bright for everyone even through times of extreme darkness." Scorpina was sent flying back with a punch strong enough to produce shockwaves, "That is the true strength of the human heart and the goal of Power Rangers both past and present." With his hand stretched out, the Dragon Dagger appeared out of thin air.
When Scorpina was able to shake out the cobwebs out of her head, she looked to notice that the Dragon Shield was glowing, rejuvenating the Ranger, while he walked towards her. Grabbing her weapon that was nearby, "So now we have come to the final end of our battle." She said, her blade shining with what is left of her power.
"Looks like it." Will said, his dagger giving off a bright, strong green glow, "Let's finish this now and decide the victor already."
Both charged; in a blur fast enough to leave an afterimage. When they came within range, both struck hard, with a white slash going past each other. When they were now facing away from each other, they stood straight up and turned to face each other. "You are definitely a worthy opponent." Scorpina before she fell forward and exploded.
"As are you." Will said, while placing the dagger into its usual spot. When he turned around after a loud explosion was heard, demorphing in the process, "I hope I'm not too late." He said before he took off running towards the source.
Back with the rest of the rangers, unfortunately they had their hands full because every time they tried to attack, Sirena would keep them busy by having her hypnotized soldiers act like a shield, knowing that the rangers would try their hardest not to misuse their powers, even by accident. The only thing that did make it a little better was that Violet and her squad just stood in the sidelines, even though they knew that she was just waiting until both sides wore each other out and then give the order to finish them off.
"What are we going to do?" Rocky asked, "We need to fight back but we can't do that without hurting these people."
"I know, and it's hard to tell how strong this monster really is." Tommy said.
"Plus with most of the population under her spell makes it harder." Billy said.
What happened next caught everyone off guard. "Why am I not surprised to see you standing in the sidelines, while others are busy doing their part?" Everyone turned to see Will walking into the clearing.
His friends are wondering what is he thinking doing that since he would have been a little safer as the Green Ranger since he would be better protected from the monster's attacks.
"So you have come to accept your fate." Violet said, her arrogance knowing no bounds, "How about you liking my shoes clean and I won't have anybody take you out for good."
"You ought to know by now that I don't bow to fate, you or anybody, period." Will said, Causing Violet to be shocked by, in her mind, his stupidity, "And if the Power Rangers were to take out that monster . . ." The rangers took advantage of the stall, Black, Yellow and White Rangers helped Red, Pink and Blue Rangers jump up into the air and fired their blasters at the monster, while making sure none of their aims were too close to the bystanders, "Then your little brainwashing gets fizzled out."
Violet's eyes went wide because she knew what was said was the truth. Even though she was having the best time of her life, causing some mayhem and treating people like slaves, if the rangers destroy her source, then her life was over, again. Since both the monster and the Power Rangers are out of her reach, "Destroy him and make sure he never gets back up ever again." She ordered. When nobody moved, she noticed that her slaves were struggling for some reason, "What is going on, why aren't you doing what I say?"
"Probably because of what that request would lead to and nobody is willing to go beyond that point of no return." Will said, walking forward, "Meaning for once in your life you might have to start getting your hands dirty for a change, which would also mean experiencing the real world for a change." Seeing her get mad, he decided to put the icing on the cake, hoping this part of his plan would go accordingly, "Or maybe your powers are weaker when compared to the source."
"My powers are way stronger then that pathetic weakling's." Violet said, her ego getting the best of her.
"That's it, you are definitely finished." Sirena said, giving Violet something to fear for the first time. She launched her attack, which was too fast for the rangers to notice until it went past them. Just as the attack was within striking range, at the last possible second, her target was pushed aside and Will ended up taking the full brunt of the attack.
When the explosions finally stopped, Will collapsed. "Will!" Everyone, except for Sirena and Violet, yelled out. Every single eye flashed before the red color, as well as the spell itself, went away for good. Except for the rangers, who can't afford to give up their cover, and the mentioned pair, everyone charged to see a now bloodied and bruise boy who they were forced to treat like he was nothing but the scum that the Power Rangers fight regularly, yet he was the exact opposite, a loyal, yet silent, friend towards anybody he considers worthy of his respect.
Tommy, like those who stayed at their spots, received a page on his page, "Tommy, come in." Zordon's voice was heard.
"I don't know why everyone is so concerned about him." Violet said, gratitude not being even close to being on her list of emotions, "I was the one that got pushed by him."
"And took the attack that was meant for you." One of the girls yelled out, "What is wrong with you? Somebody risks their life to protect yours and yet the only person you can think about is yourself?"
"You know, when you came to us and accused him of attacking you, even an idiot could notice that you were lying about it because there wasn't a single clue to prove your case." One of the boys yelled out, while checking to see if Will was okay.
When the White Ranger walked up to them, some were a bit surprised, "I need to take your friend to our base. We should be able to take care of him there." He said.
"Be a good idea, since this would give everybody the perfect opportunity to hightail it out of here and I won't be slowing anybody down." Will said through the pain, trying to make sure that his plan keeps on moving along, while trying to get back up onto his feet, only to be helped by Tommy when his strength left him, "Better get going while your friends have that monster busy."
While Tommy felt a little hurt, he knew that Will only said that to avoid blowing their cover, "Everybody, you better get out of here while you still can." He said, before both he and Will teleported out of there.
"Come on, everybody, we need to get out of the Power Rangers' way." Another boy yelled out, before they all scattered from the current ongoing battle. The only person that didn't even budge was Violet, who was right now thinking about getting some revenge on that monster, as well as the person that cost her power she thought she deserved.
One of the girls noticed, "Quick, somebody get her out of there before she does something stupid." She yelled out.
A couple of football players came by, grabbed an arm, lifted her up and carried her out of there.
Command Center
Tommy, who took off his helmet, and Alpha are at a table, doing the best they can to dress the wounds of their friend, who was currently unconscious from the pain. Right now the table itself was being used to fix any internal damage and reduce the pain. When the most noticeable of wound were bandaged, "I can't believe that Will would actually go that far to break a spell." Tommy said.
"Neither do I, but I can't believe it actually worked." Alpha said.
"Indeed, even though it was a gamble that paid off, it was still risky." Zordon said.
A loud, painful laugh/cough came from the table, "And trust me, it feels more painful than it looks." They all looked to see Will looking up to them, a painful smile on his face, "Anyway, how are the others fairing?"
Tommy looked at the viewing globe, "Looks like that monster is stronger than any of us had thought." He said, just as Sirena knocked down Rocky and Kimberly.
"Zordon now would be a good time to break out the Thunder Rods." Will said.
"Agreed," Zordon said, "Alpha called the Rangers and tell them to call upon their new weapons into battle."
Battlefield
The rangers are barely standing on their own. "Man, what is with this monster?" Aisha asked, "It's like reverse from last time."
"That's because Lord Zedd has removed all of mine limitations and now I'm fighting at my fullest." Sirena said.
The chirp of their communicators could be heard. "What is it Alpha?" Billy answered.
"Rangers, we are sending you the Thunder Rods, call upon them now." Alpha ordered.
The rangers got back up onto their feet and stuck their hands out. "Thunder Rods!" A flash of lightning later, five 8' rods appeared in their hands. The rangers checked them out, noticing that each one had a different blade on them. (Who got what rod with which tip, look up Dairanger, the Dairen Rods.)
"Consider them a gift from a friend who has never lost hope with you." Will's voice could be heard, "Now take that monster out already."
"You got it!" All five yelled, before charging towards the monster.
The battle came to a 180 when the rangers attacked with their rods. Every time Sirena would strike, there would be a rod to either block or deflect her attack and leave it wide open for a counterstrike. When it came time for the final blow, "Thunder Rods, full power!" Lightning struck the blades, making them glow. They charged, and one by one, ending with red, struck the monster until it finally went down and exploded.
Command Center
Everyone watched the whole thing; the debut of the Thunder Rods proven to be a complete success and the monster is destroyed. Everyone cheered until Tommy, due to a force of habit, gave Will a slap on the back, causing him to grunt in pain, and Tommy to apologize.
Moon
Zedd was far from mad, "Curse that Green Ranger, not only did he destroy Scorpina, he helped destroy that monster by making new weapons." He said, "He's going to be even more trouble than the other rangers combined."
Angel Grove High-The Next Day
Will came walking up to his locker, or wobbling since he had no choice from his return from the command center to visit a doctor to check out his condition. Even though Alpha and Tommy did their best to heal him, unfortunately there turned out to be some stress from his joints even though his muscles and bones were healed.
As he approached his locker, he noticed that there was a few things hanging from the door, mainly get well cards and sorry cards, plus a bunch of flowers, single and in bundles, and other gifts. When he opened his locker, more stuff fell out. "I hope I still have my regular stuff in here."
"Don't worry; we made sure they didn't go overboard." He turned to see Tommy and the rest of their friends standing there, "Plus we also made to let everybody know that you won't be holding a grudge against them anytime soon."
"And you're right." Will said, "One thing I could never do is hold a grudge against anybody, even if my life is at risk."
"So anyway Will, those Thunder Rods you made, were those the results from your work with the power weapons?" Billy said.
"Yeah and if my guess is right, they're true power is still waiting to be unlocked."
Before they can continue, a small crowd once again started to show up, this time under their own power. "Will, we want to apologize for what we were about to do, or rather forced to do, and want to let you know that we had Violet taken to a mental institute for her own good, as well as ours." A girl said.
"Plus the fact that you decided not to defend yourself." One of the boys said.
"Don't worry about it, as long as we don't focus too much on the past, then we still have a chance for a brighter future." Will said.
"Anyway, we all chipped in and bought you this get well cake as an apology for what you did and as a thank you for being our friend." Another girl said, as some of the students cleared a path to show Crystal Cloud with just a simple, two layered round chocolate cake.
Just as if things were starting to become too good to be true, "Thanks everybody," Will said, "And you might want to clear a path right about now if you don't want to be covered with cake."
Before anybody can figure out what he meant, Bulk and Skull came running in, overdoing things as usual, with a three foot cake that, for some particular reason, said happy anniversary, "Hey everybody, we came back with the cake." Bulk called out.
Unfortunately, they both tripped, causing the cake to start flying. With quick reflexes, Will pulled Crystal out of the line of fire, while pulling the smaller cake aside to avoid being squished, while the rest of the crowds were covered. Unfortunately, so is the principal who just so happened to walk into the path of the flying cake. He started to get mad, "Bulkmeier! Skullovitch!" He yelled out.
Knowing when they were in for it, "Look at the time, we better get to class." Bulk said.
"Yeah, in a hurry." Skull said, both quickly got up and ran like crazy, with the principal on their heels.
Everybody laughed at this, except for Will, who still has a tender rib.
Here is the latest chapter. Sorry it took a while, I've been trying to survive college, since this is the last year for me, which means it well also be the hardest year. Plus I've been watching Super Sentai episodes and can't help but think how much better it is when compared to Power Rangers. Read and Review.