Previously...
The Rangers are mysteriously taken to the Sanctuary, resting place of Seraphi one of the three guardians of Perfect Earth.
Freeing him from his sleep, the group is attacked by the Twilight Rangers!
(Season 3 Theme)
The main Sanctuary room exploded with clashing energy. While each of the Rangers fought their Twilight counterpart, Asher and Jules fought Slade while Alviss watched from a railing above.
Jared and Twilight Red clashed swords.
"Pretty good." Twilight Red said. "Better than the other two Reds I fought."
Jared answered, "You haven't seen anything yet."
"Oh, really? Show me then."
Twilight Blue swiped relentlessly with his axe. Noah nimbly dodged them all.
"Fight back, coward!" Twilight Blue shouted. Of course, Twilight Blue was the most sadistic and violent out of everyone on his team. Noah jumped into the air and rapidly jabbed his Kwan Dao in a massive and blurry assault.
Noah landed and kicked his counterpart back.
"How bout that?"
"Those little kid attacks? Barely felt them!"
Alicia and Twilight Pink entered a high paced Archer battle. They both fired arrows at exceptionally fast speeds, each projectile intercepting another. They ran parallel to each other as they fired. Alicia then front flipped forward, jumped into the air, and fired a blast of wind with her left hand. Twilight Pink did not falter.
"Child's play." Twilight Pink taunted.
"Well, good for you! I'm just warming up!" Alicia answered.
Liam was thrown into a wall by Twilight Black. The Twilight jabbed his lance forward, but Liam jumped up onto the wall and stood on it with his Power from Within. He then jumped down and sliced at his counterpart with his Axe.
"Nice try." Black said.
"I'm not done!" Liam answered as he kicked Black in the side of the head.
Sonia swiftly weaved her daggers all around her, slicing up the projectiles Twilight Yellow sent from her Sling.
"Are you even trying with your blades?!" Yellow taunted.
Sonia flipped into the air. "At least I don't use a slingshot!" She then let loose tons of electricity and forced Yellow back a bit.
Asher kicked Slade back and Jules jabbed down with her pike. Slade dodged the attack and sent Jules into the air. Asher swiped with his blade over and over but missed. Jules stood on the ceiling and launched herself down. She crashed in front of Slade and sent a flurry of jabs. The two Rangers worked together in perfect sync but they still weren't enough.
Wallace and Seraphi watched on gauging the skill level of the Rangers. Jared back flipped away from Twilight Red and almost landed into Wallace but stopped himself.
Alviss looked on intently, feeling a connection to the Slayer. Suddenly, the Dark Seeker's left hand started to heat up.
Jared's left hand glowed and the Triquetra started to show through his glove. Seraphi saw the mark and gasped, recognizing the symbol.
"Everyone get back!" He yelled. The Rangers retreated to behind the Guardian and focused his energy. "Seven Star Strike!" Seven orbs appeared in front of him and fired forward, knocking the Twilights and Slade back several feet.
"Jared, your left hand's symbol. I recognize it."
"Was is it?" Jared frantically asked.
"This is the Triquetra." Seraphi explained taking Jared's left hand in his own. "The most powerful Trinity."
"Trinity? That has to mean..."
"Yes... two others carry this symbol. That means you are connected through some sort of bond."
"How do you know?" Alicia asked.
"Because I, with my brother: Wise and lover: Ophani, were the last three to hold this symbol. We were the Perfect Earth Guardians. I believe that Ophani has brought you all together."
"This is getting confusing." Noah commented. "How? Why?"
The Twilights and Slade got back up and attacked once more.
"Get back!" Seraphi ordered again. "Seven Stars Strike!"
The shining orbs charged forward, but Slade held up a mirror that absorbed the attack and sent it right back at Seraphi. The reflected projectiles struck him with 10x the force. He let out a cry of agonizing pain.
"Master!" Wallace shouted.
Without saying another word, Seraphi faded into a million blue orbs. Leaving a white orb the size of a soccer ball floating in place.
"Grab that core!" Slade shouted.
"No!" Jules yelled. She jumped up and grabbed the orb.
Jared's morpher, Alicia's morpher and Asher's morpher glowed and the back wall opened.
"Let's get out of here! We're outmatched!" Liam said.
"All is lost..." Wallace said as the group retreated.
"No, this is his spirit core right?" Jules asked. "We can bring him back with it!"
Wallace's eyes widened. "You're right. Follow me. I can lead you to an escape portal."
The route was all stone, unlike the crystal castle. The stairwell they were running down was narrow and a little dark. At the base was a small hallway that led to a metal door.
"Go through here and you'll be back in your world. Seraphi's core will be left with Raven."
"Wait, how'd-?" Noah asked.
"No time, just go!"
"What about you?" Alicia asked.
"My purpose was to protect Seraphi... I have failed."
"No! He's still here!" Sonia said. "Come with us!"
"I will buy you all time! Just go!"
As he said this, the hall exploded and the Twilights came charging down the hall.
"GO!" Wallace shouted.
The rangers jumped through the doors and into the portal. They were immediately surrounded by swirling lights. As they looked back, they could see Wallace fighting the Twilights valiantly, but he was destroyed within a minute.
"No!" Alicia shouted.
In a flash, the Rangers found themselves back in school. Everything was the same as if they had never left. Jared looked at Alicia and Noah and they exchanged looks of confusion.
"That happened right?" Jared asked through thought.
"It did..." Jules answered.
"We have got to go see Dr. Bly." Liam said.
During their free period, they met their Mythology teacher in his classroom.
"The Triquetra..." Dr. Bly explained as he drew it on the board, "... is a powerful trinity symbol. It was separated into three parts to keep its power safe. Usually, if two or all three fractions are together, they'd glow on their host's left hand. Well, not all the time."
Jared started into the back of his hand, mesmerized. "So, someone else was there with us and they had a piece of the Triquetra."
Sonia said, "That adds another thing on our to do list. Find the other two pieces."
Noah, impatient, asked, "What about this Ophani? Seraphi said she brought us together."
Dr. Bly nodded. "She was known as the Guardian of Fate, so it isn't hard to believe that she pulled a few strings and brought you all here."
That bothered Jules. How many beings knew her secret and just went with it? The feeling made her stomach crawl. The idea of not being in control of her destiny put a pang in her chest.
"This is confusing..." Noah answered. "One of these days, I'm drawing a diagram..."
After school was full of hustle and bustle.
Each Ranger was in their own club.
Jared decided to pick soccer back up, much to the surprise of Cody.
Noah played Lacrosse, Liam got back to Football, Sonia decided to direct the Fall play, Alicia ran multiple clubs such as Newspaper and Yearbook. Truthfully, Alicia wanted to take up running more clubs, but Principal Edals was out for the day. Jules decided to join a cooking club. She had tons of recipes to share. For the first time in a long time, they all felt like normal kids, even Jules.
In a secluded temple, Slade sat and meditated in front of an altar. The Twilight Rangers were itching for a fight.
"Come on already, Slade!" Blue said. "Knowing that Legend Blue got away from me makes my insides boil."
"Patience..." Slade whispered. The temple room was dark save for a few spaces lit by candles. The tan stoned walls were lined with moss and vines. The altar Slade sat in front of was that of a stone humanoid statue that stood at six feet. Slade's left eye, the only one that could be seen, opened and started to glow pitch black.
"It's almost time for the end of the world."
