Author's Note: The Dark Rangers' roll call comes from Power Rangers Dino Charge. Also, the fight between the VKs and Chad is the same as the fight between Conner and Trent in White Thunder Part 3
On the Isle of the Lost, Maleficent looked at Ginny Gothel, Mad Maddy, the Gaston twins, and Khai Yu.
"Now, to morph, you kids must say 'Dark Ranger, Dino Power'." She said. "Do it now."
"Dark Ranger, Dino Power." The five Dark Rangers said, instantly morphing. Their suits were basically darker versions of the Defender Rangers, Ginny's a dark red and her helmet had a Tyrannosaurus Rex's design to it, Mad Maddy's a dark purple and her helmet had a Velociraptor's design to it, one of the Gaston twins' was a dark yellow and his helmet had a Carnotaurus's design to it and the other was a dark green and his helmet had a Spinosaurus's design to it, and Khai Yu's was black and her helmet had a Pterodactyl's design to it.
"Tyrannosaurus Rex! Dark Red Ranger!" Ginny said.
"Velociraptor! Dark Purple Ranger!" Mad Maddy said.
"Carnotaur! Dark Yellow Ranger!" Gaston Jr said.
"Spinosaur! Dark Green Ranger!" Gaston the Third said.
"Pterodactyl! Dark Black Ranger!" Khai Yu said.
"With Villainous Might, Ready to Fight! We are... the Dark Rangers!" The five said in unison.
"Now, get to Auradon, draw out the Defender Rangers and wear them down." Maleficent ordered then Jafar opened a portal and the five Dark Rangers went through it.
Meanwhile, Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Freddie, and John were fighting CJ in their Ranger forms, having been excused from school for the morning.
CJ kicked John down and, while on the ground, John struck her with his Hammer and got on his feet when the portal opened up and John stared right into it and saw a strong aura of magic.
"Guys, we've got company coming our way." He said as the Dark Rangers came through the portal.
Khai Yu looked at John. "Hey, Johnny boy. Miss us?" She snarled.
"Wait a minute… Khai Yu?!" John asked, causing all the VKs to look at the Dark Rangers.
"And Ginny Gothel, Mad Maddy, and the Gaston twins." Khai Yu replied.
"Guys, don't do this." Mal said.
"Shut it, traitor!" Ginny said.
"Hey! Don't talk to her like that, Gothel!" John growled then charged at her and slammed his Hammer into her, sending her into a wall.
Mad Maddy used her magic to throw John into Mal and Evie.
CJ walked to the Dark Rangers after Ginny walked back to them. "You know you guys, maybe we could work together to take Auradon for our own." She said.
"Hmm…" The five Dark Rangers said then nodded.
"Perfect." CJ said then looked at the Defender Rangers, then back at her new teammates. "Let's leave them be for now. Let's go." She said then they walked off.
The Defender Rangers headed back to the lab and demorphed. "Man, that was harsh." Jay said.
"No kidding." Mal said.
"First, CJ becomes the Navy Ranger, then this Gray Ranger chump shows up, and now some more of our friends have become these Dark Rangers." Freddie said.
"And we still have no clue who the Gray Ranger is." Evie said.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." John said, making his teammates look at him.
"Who, Johnny boy?" Carlos asked.
"Didn't you guys notice how he targeted me out of the rest of the six of us?" John asked.
"Yeah." They said.
"Who else attacked me out of the rest of us like that?"
"Chad… You don't think…?" Mal asked her blind friend.
"It makes sense. I mean, compare the personalities of the Gray Ranger and Chad." John said.
"He's right." Carlos said. "The personalities ae exactly the same."
"We'll need to corner him to find out for sure, though." Mal said.
The other five nodded then left the lab to get lunch. On the way, they saw Chad and walked to him.
He frowned when he saw them. "What do you guys want?" He asked.
"We know you're the Gray Ranger, Charming." Mal said in a whisper.
"Well, then, Purple Ranger, you should also know I'm stronger than all of you put together." Chad boasted.
"Care to test that?" Jay dared.
"Name the time and place." Chad said.
"After school, on the tourney field. We'll have it broadcast." Evie said, and the other five VKs nodded.
"The seven of us. No one else." Chad added.
"Done." The VKs said then walked off to their teammates.
Ben looked at them. "You guys okay?" He asked, noticing irritated scowls on their faces.
"Nope. Chad's the Gray Ranger." Mal replied.
"It can't be true." Audrey said, refusing to accept what she'd just been told.
"It is. He's known all along who we are." Evie said.
"And we've challenged him to a fight between the six of us and him after school on the tourney field today." Jay said.
"You six are mad!" Allie shout-whispered.
"Maybe, but it's too late to back out now." Carlos said.
"Guys, please don't do this." Jane pleaded.
"We have to." Freddie said.
"It's the only way we'll drill into his head that the six of us are here to stay." John said.
"Ben, can you get my stepsister, Snow White, to be here for to broadcast it to Auradon and the Isle of the Lost?" Evie asked.
He nodded. "I'll get her here to broadcast it."
School flew by after lunch and Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Freddie, John, and Chad were on the tourney field, already morphed, waiting for their audience.
Snow White and her cameraman were the first to arrive.
When the camera was set up, Snow White held her microphone to her. "We are broadcasting live from the tourney field at Auradon Prep where six of the Defender Rangers are going to face off against this Gray Ranger who has recently appeared. I'm Snow White, bringing you the entire coverage of the fight."
On the Isle of the Lost, the villains were watching the as the students of Auradon Prep began to fill the bleachers while the rest of Auradon was also watching.
Back on the tourney field, the seven Rangers held their weapons.
"You six can still back down." Chad said.
"Not gonna happen." The six said.
"Then how about I give you guys a sporting chance?" He said throwing his Scimitar to the ground and the Defender Rangers dropped their weapons and sidearms.
"You're going down!" Jay said as the six VKs fell into fighting stances.
"Oh really?" Chad asked then ran at them with superhuman speed and sent them to the ground. "Looks like it's you guys that's down." He said then John and Mal got up first and looked at each other.
"Let's get this chump!" He said.
"You said it!" She responded then they charged at Chad, who kicked John in the chest, sending him flying, then punched Mal in the chest, sending her flying as well. All six then got up and charged at Chad, who delivered one blow to each of them.
Chad then grabbed Mal's wrist. "Get up!" He said then forced the Defender Rangers' lead to her feet then struck her three times, twice he aimed high, but Mal blocked them, and once in her side then brought his knee to her side, and then released her wrist and hit her in the stomach. Mal tried to hit him, but Chad blocked her attack then grabbed her wrist. "Going down." He said then swept her legs out from under her.
Evie growled and charged at Chad, but he did a lower leg sweep and sent her to the ground.
"Look what I found." Chad said as he held Jay's Axe.
Freddie, Jay, and Carlos stood up. "You're out of your mind!" Jay said.
"Now, now. Let's not judge. Especially since I have the Axe." Chad said then struck Jay and Freddie, then hit Carlos twice and went for a third hit when Evie blocked the third strike. "This is getting old. Let's finish this once and for all." He said as the other VKs charged at him, but Chad struck them all, sending them to the ground.
"Man, this guy isn't holding back now." Mal said, her voice strained a little.
"We have to keep trying." Evie said, her voice a little strained as well.
Chad switched the Lamp Axe to blaster mode. "Also comes as a handy blaster. Later, chumps." He said then fired the Axe at them multiple times, then they collapsed.
The students, along with the VKs' teammates and all of Auradon, watched on in horror as Chad was mopping the floor with the six VKs.
"It's hard to imagine what's happening right now. The brutality of it. I… I don't know how much more they can take." Snow White said to the camera. "The question running through my mind is 'Where are their teammates?'"
The six tried to stand up, but Chad shook his head. "Don't even bother. It's over." He said, but John growled and stood up, Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos, and Freddie looking at him.
"Huh?" Chad asked.
"It so ain't over!" He said as he gained a torso chestpiece with the Auradon Prep symbol, spikes on his forearms and the upper arms as well as his upper and lower legs, the mouthplate on his helmet turning black.
"Uh-oh." Chad said.
"Defender Power!" John said then charged at Chad.
"Stay back, little man!" Chad warned, firing at John, but the blasts didn't even phase the latter, who then leapt into the air and tackled Chad, who soon landed face first into the ground.
The other five fighters stood up. "Let's follow his lead." Jay said.
"Let's call that 'Knight Armor Mode'." Carlos said.
"You guys ready?" Mal asked.
"Oh, yeah." Evie, Jay, Carlos, and Freddie replied.
"Knight Armor Mode!" The five said, then ran to John.
"Man, this new mode gives me a whole new surge of power!" Carlos said.
"Let's see what it can do." John said, picking up his Hammer. Jay picked up his Axe, and the other Rangers picked up theirs.
They then struck Chad with their weapons one at a time, then struck Chad simultaneously.
A fatigued Chad stood up. "I'll be back!" He said then took off.
The Rangers looked at their audience and raised their weapons. "Auradon's Protectors Never Back Down!" They said in unison and the crowd cheered for them.
Snow White looked into the camera. "And with this newfound power, the Rangers have driven their opponent to retreat, showing that no matter what the odds are, they'll always be here to protect us. This is Snow White reporting." She said with a smile as the Defender Rangers disappeared.
Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Freddie, and John soon made their way to their teammates.
"Guys, that was amazing!" Ben said.
Chad soon walked past them.
On the Isle of the Lost, the villains were wide eyed with surprise at the sight of the Knight Armor Mode.
"If those six have this power, then we need to assume the others do too." Amos Slade said.
"Nothing changes our plans." Maleficent said.
The villains all let out laughs of evil.
That's chapter ten. For a visual of the Knight Armor Mode, simply look up the Dino Super Drive Mode from Power Rangers Dino Supercharge. Review and I'll post more chapters.