Chapter 3: A Psycho Tale; Who is the Green Psycho?
In the throne room of Zephyr Heights Castle, the heroes, Mane 5, and Queen Haven were all waiting for Nemesis.
Haven: This better be important. I have royal duties to attend to.
North Star: I'm sure it is. He freaked out when me and Obsidia mentioned this Psycho Ranger.
Obsidia: He said something about how he and his team thought they destroyed them.
Desna: Maybe an old enemy?
Nemesis: No. A failed project.
Everypony turned their attention to Nemesis who just walked into the throne room.
Blaze Chaser: Failed project?
Nemesis: Back then when we were making new Morphers, we decided to make Ranger suits that could use actual super powers and not ones from weapons or equipment.
Saber Fruit: And that's what led to the Psycho Rangers, right?
Nemesis: Yes.
Hitch: Did it succeed?
Nemesis: Yes. But it succeeded far too well. The morphers would somehow enfuse into the hoof of the pony wearing them. Corrupting their minds and making them turn.
Everypony gasped in horror.
Nemesis: They even turned them into these demon monsters. Like some super mode of their own. But within time we were able to get the morphers off the ponies after subduing them.
Izzy: I bet you and your team stopped them before they caused any trouble!
Nemesis: No. The battle was tougher than we thought. It just showed how powerful the Psycho Rangers were. Many were injured and lots of collateral damage. In the end, we had to destroy everything about the Psycho Rangers.
Zipp: What did you do?
Nemesis: We took the morphers and strapped them to these explosives.
Pipp: Really?
Nemesis: Hold on, let me finish. Anyway, it was not just the morphers, it was all the research and info about them. We rigged the entire lab we made them in, and blew it up. Leaving no trace. We even destroyed all files and documents just to make sure nopony else would recreate the Psycho Rangers ever again.
Sunny: How many were there?
Nemesis: There were six of them. Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, Pink…and Green.
North Star: Then that must mean it was the Green Psycho Ranger we fought last night sis!
Obsidia: But how did the morpher survive? Didn't Nemesis say they blew up the lab with the morphers?
Nemesis: Equestria back then had some unpredictable magic. Even slipping through cracks into another separate world. I wouldn't be surprised if some kind of magic saved the Psycho Green morpher.
Desna: If that's the case, how did, whoever it is, get their hooves on the morpher?
Nemesis: The morpher must've been dormant until now. And the magic must've caused the morpher to react to whoever touched it first and infused it to their body.
Haven: Is there a way to remove the morpher?
Nemesis: Two options actually. We use my magic because I know the spell to do so. Or we just cut off the hoof with the morpher.
The ponies covered their mouths not even thinking about dismembering somepony's entire hoof off.
North Star: Let's stick with the spell.
Nemesis: Well that's the harder option. If we want to do that, we need to subdue whoever is Psycho Green, and keep them subdued until I remove the morpher.
Saber Fruit: But we don't know who they are?
Nemesis: North, you have that power to read emotions, right? What were the pony's emotions?
North Star: Well to be honest, it was weird. I sensed rage towards Sunny, love towards me, and sadness towards both of us.
Desna: What emotions are those?
North Star: No idea. This is a weird case.
Nemesis thought to himself for a moment and pieced it together.
Nemesis: From what I got, this pony has weird affection for North, but doesn't like the fact he's with Sunny which is why there was anger towards her.
North Star: You actually figured it out that fast?
Nemesis: I've been doing this for a long time. And if this is the case, I believe all four of your marefriends are a target for our assailant.
Haven: Not my daughters!
Nemesis: Which is why North will be by their side 24/7. Even if they are in the bathroom, all five of them must be in the same room. No exceptions.
North Star: Woah, wait. Everytime? Even in the bathroom?
Nemesis: Consider yourself lucky it's your herd you're watching over and not some stranger.
North Star: I still don't know how to feel about this.
Nemesis: The rest of you will work as security around the castle. Since I'm planning on hiding you lot here until we find out who the Green Psycho is.
Blaze Chaser: Why here?
Saber Fruit: Well when you think about it, this is one of the most highly secured places there is. If anypony would try to sneak in, they would stick out like sorehooves.
Haven: I'll have my guards remain on high alert.
Nemesis: Thank you, Queen Haven. And remember North, same room, 24/7. Not once are the girls out of your sight.
North Star: *sigh* Understood.
Zipp: Well he is right about one thing. At least it's us and not some stranger.
Izzy: And we're going to have so much fun!
Hitch: I'll spread the word once I get back to Maretime Bay.
Nemesis: Good idea. With ponies keeping an eye out, will put pressure on Psycho Green. Anyway, you Rangers back your things and get ready to move here. Obsidia, go get North's things. I'll fetch Sunny's and Izzy's belongings.
Nemesis teleported away as Hitch grabbed on.
Sunny: That sounds like an invasion of privacy right there.
The others teleported away leaving North with his marefriends, Hitch, and Haven.
Pipp: So now what?
Haven: Well, if you want there's a pool.
North Star: Well, who's up for a swim.
The scene changes to North and the mares swimming in the pool where North was on his back drifting in the water.
North Star: (Who could it be? The only ones who know the location of Harmonia are me, Des, Obsidia, Nemesis, the mares, Hitch, and Queen Haven. But my ability to read emotions and know where they're directed tells me it's not any of them. Can't be anyone outside the village. So it must be someone from the village…)
As North was thinking somepony dragged him underwater.
When North opened his eyes, he saw Izzy who was gently smiling at him with their eyes meeting.
However, since North was pulled underwater so suddenly, he didn't get a good enough hold of his breath where Izzy grabbed his head and kissed him on the lips while giving him some of her air.
North set himself up right where Izzy brushed his mane back which was her way of telling him to relax and not to overthink it.
Izzy wrapped her hooves around North where he swam up while carrying her.
North and Izzy made back up as they caught their breath where their manes were soaked.
Izzy: Understand? Just relax and have fun.
North brushed his hoof against Izzy's mane where they and the others swam out.
Both were all sharing a bath to wash out the chlorine where they then are now seen drying each other off.
As North got his black jacket on along with his harness with the Geardalinger, Pipp took his white scarf.
North Star: Hey! Pipp.
Pipp: Sorry babe. But black and white is a little old school. That and I saw Starkiller's portrait. Your outfit's color matches his own color.
Pipp tosses out North's old scarf.
Pipp: Follow me~.
North and the other mares followed Pipp into her room where she pulled out a bright red scarf and wrapped it around his neck.
Pipp: There, Black and Red. More daring and fierce.
North looked at his new scarf and felt how clean and smooth the cloth was.
Pipp: So…what do you think?
North Star: I think…It's amazing. Thank you Pipp.
Pipp and North nuzzled where they and the others formed a group hug.
Sunny: Don't worry. Nemesis will figure out who the Green Psycho is.
Zipp: And once we figure out who, we know you'll stop them and end the Psycho Rangers.
Back in Harmonia, Des was finished packing his bag and was ready to head out.
Diamond Flare: Why can't I go with you?!
Desna: Because there's crazy pony with evil Ranger powers who's attempting to murder my friends and North's herd. And the last thing I want is you to get involved!
Diamond Flare: Ugh! I'm tired of you being more successful than me! You're always doing things way bigger than I can do!
Desna: This has nothing to do with being successful! It's about doing the right thing!
Diamond Flare: Well why can't I do it?!
Desna: Seriously?! Which one of us has Ranger powers?
Diamond Flare just rolls her eyes and scoffs.
Diamond Flare: Maybe I could do more if I was also born part kirin…
Desna: This again? Listen, just drop the kirin thing. Be happy with what you got. Okay? You're being too spoiled for your own good. And it will eventually get you in a situation you can't get out of.
Des took a deep breath and put his hoof on Diamond's shoulder.
Desna: Listen, until this Green Psycho thing blows over, I'll be staying at the castle in Zephyr Heights. At least keep mom and dad company while I'm gone.
Des hugged his sister and walked out where he met Obsidia who packed her belongings along with North's as both teleported away.
Diamond Flare closed the door and entered her room where she removed the stockings around her hooves and showed that the Psycho Morpher has merged with her hoof even more.
Diamond Flare: Thank you brother. Now I know where to find those sluts and make them pay for what they stole from me.
Diamond brought out a map of the 4 locations and saw Zephyr Heights where she channeled her magic, and teleported.
Diamond reappeared and saw she was in Zephyr Heights.
She quickly covered her hooves with her stockings and looked around.
Diamond Flare: Now, where is the castle?
Diamond turned around and saw the castle of Zephyr Heights.
Diamond Flare: Perfect.
Diamond walked towards the castle with a plan already in mind where North and the mares were seen watching a movie, unaware of the upcoming danger.
