Previously on Poké Rangers Mystic Force…
The Poké Rangers are in a pinch when they meet Sally. Sally, who is bonded with Lunala, trapped the rangers in a test of unemotional battle. Meanwhile, Sally explains the mysterious human, known as the Shadow Wizard that was sealed in the chamber. The rangers, learning about this, are tested to leave the empty dimension while she fought Incinizard on her own. Luckily, the rangers passed it! However, it was just in time. The Gate of Hades has opened and Metallico is ready to rumble… join us in the FINAL chapter of the Act 1 of Mystic Force.
Skeledactyl twirled its staff around as a golden aura surrounded the head of the staff. As the staff came down, the rangers held on for dear life as the Mystic Titan Megazord was damaged diagonally. Sparks flew as the rangers held on. Turning around, Metallico burst out of the gate. Charging his saber, it began to glow in a purple aura. He swung the saber across, slashing the Mystic Titan Megazord. Explosions surrounded the armor as the Mystic Titan Megazord spun around…
Meanwhile…
"Where are we?" asked Sally, opening her eyes, chained to the ground. Looking up, Lunala was underneath her, wrapped up in chains.
"This is bad… very bad," said Lunala, looking up to see Incinizard walk toward them.
"Hello," said Incinizard.
"What do you want?" asked Lunala.
"Seriously," said Sally, "This is not okay."
Incinizard shook his head as he went to look at the two of them, "I tried to kill you… but it seems Lunala's spell has bound you so much that there is a Defensive Circle Spell made in case this were to happen."
"Defensive Circle?" asked Sally.
"I wasn't going to let Hades get their way," said Lunala, struggling to get out.
Incinizard raised his shield, "Zazare!"
A purple beam shot across, hitting the two of them. A pinkish/purplish circle appeared with smaller, inner circles. Incinizard laughed as he turned to the rangers, "Let me explain… you have four locks that I will mystically unlock. If all four open in the next hour, you both will perish… and the world is doomed!"
Sally looked up to the Defensive Circle, seeing the pink lights bounce off her clothes. She sighed as she began to get a little anxious.
Meanwhile…
"I have had enough of you magicians ruining my plans!" he said as he struck the Mystic Titan Megazord repeatedly. Metallico then jumped up and kicked them in the stomach. The Mystic Titan Megazord fell to the ground.
"The five of you should have stayed out of this… but no, you had to believe the Magiland people and defend this planet! I won't have humans of Earth defend this planet!" he said, slicing the armor again.
"You should have kept your nose out of this place!" shouted Rachel, "Let's do it guys! The second finisher!"
"Galwit Mysto Prifiore Magika!"
Raising King Excalibur, a yellow beam struck into the clouds. The Mystic Titan Megazord jumped up into the air, following the yellow beam. The Mystic Titan Megazord flew into a Magiland seal. The Mystic Titan Megazord began to charge its energy as the Legendary Pokémon appeared, channeling its energy. A golden aura surrounder King Excalibur.
"King Excalibur, Legendary Mystic Spell Seal!" shouted the rangers.
The Mystic Titan Megazord charged down to the surface. As it descended, Virizion and Xerneas flew down to the sky first, followed by Suicune and Zapods. Lastly, Moltres brought up the rear as the Magiland seal appeared.
"STRIKE!"
As the blade came down, Metallico blocked it with his saber. A black bolt of energy exploded as the Mystic Titan Megazord flew backwards, destroying a skyscraper in the process.
"... How?" asked Rachel.
"... No way!" shouted Lamar.
"... Impossible!" said Urara, "What do we do now?"
Metallico raised his saber. As it turned obsidian with blue sparkles, he pointed to the rangers.
"The finisher! Hellfang Slash!"
As he raised his saber up in the air, he came down with it. Two blue lines of energy came across as it hit the Mystic Titan Megazord. As the Megazord was hit, flames erupted as the Mystic Titan Megazord knelt to the ground. As an explosion occurred, Metallico laughed as he watched the burning occur.
"Ha!" he yelled.
The rangers landed on the ground, amongst the fires. Grace got up, with only ashes and a few bruises, standing up as she was watched Metallico start burning the city to the ground.
"That was the power of darkness," said Grace, "This whole time!"
Zander carefully got up as he headed toward her, "I can't believe he took down our Megazord."
Urara and Lamar stood up as they had a few cuts on their faces. Rachel, who slowly got up, stood in front of the rangers. As she stood up, she then started to cringe in pain. Zander, turning around, noticed as Rachel started to get these severe headaches.
"... Sally and Lunala are in trouble. Incinizard released a lock scramble spell. One lock has already been solved," said Rachel.
"What's a lock scramble spell?" asked Grace.
"Diana told me about it. So, it seems Lunala bound Sally with a Defensive Circle spell. Incinizard is trying to crack the code to break the spell so Lunala and Sally can be destroyed!" shouted Rachel, "We got to do something!"
Lamar looked up around city. The sky is in complete darkness, Metallico and Skeledactyl have set over a quarter of the city on fire. Lamar turned around to the others, "At this rate, the world is doomed."
Zander walked forward as he turned to the others, "We got to try again!"
Urara, turned around, crawled up into a ball, started sniffling tears, "No way… Nope… After what he did… I value my life now more than ever!"
Grace walked away from this, "I'm sorry bro… but, there's no way. Game, set, match."
"We don't even know where to begin," said Lamar, turning around, "I would rather sit and watch this happen."
Rachel said nothing as she turned to them, "This is all my fault… if anything, I should be dead. I should have died in Magiland."
Zander, now furious, found a burnt glass desk with a wooden flame. As he lifted up in the air, the rangers watched as he threw it across to a brick wall. Grace, not aware of how heavy he was throwing it, watched as the table was thrown so far that upon contact, it smashed into pieces. The rangers turned to Zander in fear.
"SNAP OUT OF IT!"
Everyone froze as they stared at Zander. Except Grace, Zander has never raised his voice nor exhibited any type of that behavior. Zander walked forward, "We are Diana's students last time I checked. What was the first thing we were taught when we started this journey?"
"Hmm…?" asked Lamar.
"What was the one thing we needed in order to win?" asked Zander.
Grace nodded as she turned to Zander, "Courage."
"Exactly. I don't see courageous people right now. I see four pansies ready to crawl back into the dirt and wait until Metallico and his goons burn this whole region apart!" said Zander, "Go ahead, if you want to. But, doing nothing isn't going to solve anything. Sometimes, you need to face the fears. It's like putting on a contest… the show must go on! And let me tell you, we put on a show… a show that saved everybody… it's in the history books. We back out now, we lose everything. We are now responsible for the lives of Pokémon, humans, the trees, the sky, the sea, everything here. The line must be drawn here, this far or nor farther!"
The rangers said nothing. All they can do is stand beside him. He was right. They have been through too much to give up now.
Chapter 18: Operation: Courage
Galwit Mysto Gi Jinga
Rachel turned to the others with their Mystic Morphers in hand, "Let's go!"
Grace put her hand on Rachel's morpher. Rachel turned around, "What?"
"Save Sally… we got this," said Grace.
"What?" asked Rachel, "But…"
Urara nodded as she turned around, "I don't want your world to be destroyed. So, we can handle it."
Rachel sighed as she turned around, "You four are crazy."
"It's better when the five of us stick together," said Lamar, grinning.
No sooner Lamar said that, Skeledactyl noticed that they were alive. Zander and the others stood behind Rachel as they took out their Mystic Morphers.
"Transform into the Mystic Titan Dragon!" shouted Zander.
"Right!" said the rangers.
"Galwit Mysto Dracos!"
Four Magiland circles surrounded them as they transformed into their ranger suits, helmetless. Once the helmets were on, another spell seal surrounded them as they turned into their Titan Zords. Finally, the Suicune Titan Zord folded its arms and legs, leaving the head of the Suicune to stay in front. The Virizion Titan Zord folded its arms and legs, but kept its legs down and combined with the Suicune Titan Zord. The Xerneas Titan Zord's ears split and combined with the Suicune head. The body connected underneath with four legs on the ground. Finally, the Zapdos Titan Zord laid on top with the wings across. The eyes began to go bright red as it flew across the sky.
"Mystic Titan Dragon, on stage!"
As the Mystic Titan Dragon swooped around, Skeledactyl released energy from its staff. As the Mystic Titan Dragon missed. The mouth opened up.
"Draconic Pulse!"
A blue and red energy beam shot out of the Mystic Titan Dragon, piercing into Skeledactyl. Skeledactyl screamed as it exploded into bits.
Rachel nodded as she started dashing away from them, "Got to save Sally and defeat Incinizard, once and for all!"
She then felt the pain in her head… three locks out of the four are unlocked. As she ran toward the docks, she noticed a purple/pink hole with sparkles. Rachel took out her Mystic Morpher as she pressed a few buttons, "Woodmodore… can you hear me?"
"Yes, what is it?" asked Woodmodore.
"What is the light in front of me?" asked Rachel.
"That's Sally and Lunala's location. Hurry, you only have one minute!" shouted Woodmodore.
Rachel closed the Mystic Morpher. She charged into the light. As she jumped in, the light vanished. Rachel flew through the pink and purple lights as she dove down. As the light diminished, she was in a dark dimension. A blue light was shining above them as Incinizard started screaming.
"Only thirty more seconds…," he said.
Looking up, he noticed Rachel flying out of the dimension portal. Kicking his shield, Incinizard stumbled back. Rachel then took out her Mystic Morpher and released a flame attack. Incinizard yelled as his shield landed on the ground, disrupting the spell. The Defending Circle shrunk as Sally and Lunala were rescued.
"Rachel, you came," said Lunala.
"Rachel!" shouted Sally.
"Sally, Lunala… I'm glad you're okay," said Rachel.
Incinizard stood there angrily, "Thirty more seconds… and you would have been destroyed."
Rachel shrugged, "Sorry, but I don't feel like losing to the Warlock of Darkness. You're my opponent!"
Rachel struck out her Mystic Morpher, "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
A red aura surrounded her as she transformed into her suit. Her helmet was the last to be revealed.
"Fire Magician, Red Mystic Ranger!"
Incinizard struck out his saber as he pointed it at Rachel. Rachel turned around as she raised her hands. In a flash, the Mystic Boxing Gloves appeared.
"Shadow Warlock Incinizard, I challenge you…" said Rachel.
"Challenge accepted," said Incinizard, "Ujira."
A flash of white light appeared in front of them…
Meanwhile…
The Mystic Titan Dragon flew toward Metallico at fast speeds. Metallico dodged to the right as the dragon swooped down the street. Flying up in the air, the Mystic Titan Dragon released another Draconic Pulse. Metallico blocked with his saber and threw it back at them. Sparks flew as the dragon started descending into the concrete. Metallico released a black aura from his saber.
"Feel the power of the Emperor Hades… Hellfang Slash!"
A black and purple wave of energy came across as the Mystic Titan Dragon was hit. Blue sparks surrounded the dragon as it exploded into bits. The four titans flew out as they landed on the ground. Zander, awake, stood up as he turned to the others, "Alright, team. We can still finish this!"
"Exactly," said Urara.
"Yup," said Lamar.
"Let's finish this beast," said Grace.
"Rangers, Special Attack Formation!" shouted Zander.
Metallico laughed as he went to charge.
"Leaf Blade!"
"Moonblast!"
"Aurora Beam!"
"Charge Beam!"
The four titans released their special attacks. Metallico jumped up in the air, right above the rangers. Tilting his saber, he pierced it into the ground. Opening his eyes, an explosion of red and black pulses appeared underneath the surface. Explosions surrounded the titans as they landed on the ground.
Meanwhile…
Rachel looked up as she turned to meet her opponent. Incinizard stood across with his saber pointed toward her. Lunala and Sally were tied up, side by side, on a cliff. The battlefield was in another dimension, but they were on cliffs that edged along a stormy ocean. As the two opponents stared deeply at each other. A gust of wind appeared. Immediately, Rachel charged in with her Mystic Gloves. As she went to jab, Incinizard blocked it. Incinizard swung across as she kept blocking with her gloves. Dodging, she turned around.
"Mach Punch!"
At a fast speed, Incinizard was hit. Rachel then turned around and kicked him in the stomach. Landing on the ground, Rachel then combined her fists.
"Mysto Magika!"
As she engulfed in flames, Rachel charged forward with her gloves. Incinizard used his shield to block. Rachel landed on the ground as the gloves flew off, disappearing.
"Is that the best you can do?" he asked, "Shadow Slash!"
Black and purple lines came across as Rachel was hit. Explosions surrounded her as she landed on the ground.
"RACHEL!" shouted Sally.
Rachel got up as she took out her Mystic Staff, "Mystic Staff: Sword Mode!"
As her sword appeared in her hand, she charged forward. The slashing and the parrying commenced. With every slash, there was a parry. As she dodged another attack, he threw down another attack. Finally, Incinizard leaned in and found an opening. Slashing Rachel, he spun across as he slashed her again. Rachel spun as she landed on the ground. Looking up, Incinizard charged.
"This is it... good bye!" he shouted.
"Gi Magi Gigiru!" shouted Rachel.
A red aura surrounded her as she engulfed in flames, "Mystic Force… Sky Attack!"
As she charged forward, her body was engulfed like a Moltres. She charged forward as she swung her saber across, slashing Incinizard. Incinizard roared as sparks flew from his chest. Spinning around, Rachel turned as she kept her weapon ready. Looking at her, Incinizard laughed a little.
"If it wasn't I was given so much power… I would have been defeated," he said, "Fear the power of Emperor Hades!"
He charged his saber. Black and red sparks surrounded the saber, "Warlock Finisher! Dark Shadow Slash!"
Three black lines came across diagonally with a red line across. Rachel screamed as a field of explosions surrounded her. She flew back and broke through one of the cliffs. A hole formed as she flew backwards.
"No way!" shouted Sally, "Get up, Rachel!"
Getting up, Rachel's helmet was busted a little. Incinizard grabbed her by the neck as the helmet, which was half broken fell off, disappearing.
"What did I tell you about magic… it is only about power!" he said.
"You're wrong," said Rachel, breathing heavily, "Magic is all about courage! When there's no hope, when things look grim, we have to keep going!"
As he went to put the saber to her neck, she started to push away, "Let's face it, Incinizard… there's no way you can stop the power of Magiland's strength, even if I have four friends from Earth help me. The five of us are going to keep going until we're dead!"
"In that case…," said Incinizard, withdrawing as he went to stab her in the face, "Say your prayers!"
Rachel's eyes began to glow bright red as a Moltres emerged out of her body, attacking Incinizard. Incinizard screamed as he landed on the ground. Rachel's body began to glow in a red aura as she jumped up in the air. Rachel withdrew her saber as a Red Magiland seal appeared, sealing Incinizard. Incinizard was unable to move.
"... No!"
Rachel charged down with her saber, cutting Incinizard in half. The black and red saber that he held broke in five places. Incinizard screamed as sparks flew from his body, landing on the ground. An explosion appeared as Rachel jumped up in the air, slicing the chains off of Sally and Lunala.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" said Sally.
"Well, he had it coming," said Rachel, "It was only a matter of time."
"So," said Sally, "That is not who we thought it was."
"Nope," said Lunala, flying around, "He is very familiar though. His battle style is familiar. Anyway, I must hurry to Magiland. Come with me!"
Rachel nodded, "You got it!"
Suddenly, she turned around as she saw a familiar face. Rachel noticed Yvetal flying toward her. Landing on the ground, Yvetal roared.
"Yvetal!" shouted Rachel, "Wait… Sally… go with Lunala. It's best if both of you go."
Sally nodded, "Good thinking. Good luck!"
Rachel grinned as she turned around, looking at Yvetal, "Galwit Mysto Magika!"
Transforming into the Moltres Titan, she landed on top of Yvetal. Yvetal roared as both Lunala and Yvetal escaped the dimension. As flashes of light appeared above them, the smoke cleared. Cedric, was crawling out from the dirt as he grinned. Blood was on his face as he had some dirt on his face and a sly grin.
"That red magician… if she only knew that she had the power to join with me," Cedric said, landing on the ground.
Ten minutes later…
The Titans were on the ground after brutal beatings from Metallico. As Metallico pointed its blade, he headed toward Zander.
"I think the green guy is going to die first," said Metallico, "Any last words?"
Zander laughed in his Virizion state, "Try me."
Grace rolled her eyes, "Of course, you would say that."
"You're next!" said Metallico, pointing to Grace. As he raised his saber, the zords went to cover the attack, only to feel the ground shake. Metallico turned around. He gasped as the gate started to descend back into the ground, "THE GATE!"
"Lunala and Sally…," said Urara, "They did it! They returned to Magiland!"
As the gate shrunk to the depths of the underworld, the sky began to brighten. Metallico screamed in anger as he looked at them, "NO! WHO DID THIS?"
"... Me."
Metallico turned around as Rachel arrived on Yvetal.
"Rachel!" shouted the rangers.
"Red, I have had it with you!" shouted Metallico.
"WE have had enough of you!" shouted Rachel, "Giruma Magi Gi Gattai!"
Rachel jumped up in the air as she stood straight. The Yvetal swooped around it split into pieces, covering the arms, the legs and the back and chest. The head of Yvetal moved toward the middle of the chest. A black and red lance appeared in its hand.
"Friendship Fusion! Fire Phantom Megazord!"
As Metallico went to swing, the Fire Phantom Megazord swung across with its lance.
"Fire Lance, Fire Spin!"
The lance was spinning in the air as flames emerged. A wave of flames came across as it surrounded Metallico. Metallico screamed as it was hit hard throughout. He looked up as the Fire Phantom Megazord stood with its lance, the other titans arrived.
"That was great!" said Zander.
"No time for celebrating yet… Rangers, Mystic Fusion!"
"Magi Giruma Gattai Jinga!"
A flash of red light broke Yvetal and Moltres apart. Moltres and the other four titans began to glow as they transformed into the Mystic Titan Megazord.
"Mystic Titan Megazord, on stage!"
Withdrawing King Excalibur, the rangers started slashing Metallico back and forth. As Metallico stumbled backwards, the rangers were jumping in their cockpits. A golden aura appeared behind them as their Mystic Staffs began to glow.
"We got another spell?" asked Lamar.
"It's because we pushed ourselves to save Lunala, Sally and send the Hell's Gate back to the ground!" shouted Zander.
"This is exciting! We need to try this!" shouted Urara.
Grace turned around as she looked in front of her. Metallico was ready to use his finisher. His saber was black with blue sparkles and it was on a collision course with the rangers, "Now, would be a good time!"
"Right!" said Rachel, "Let's unleash the spell!"
"Galwit Mysto Gi Jinga!"
"HELLFANG SLASH!"
As King Excalibur went to strike with Metallico's saber, Metallico's saber began to glow cyan. It's saber began to crystallize.
"It's crystallized!" shouted Metallico, pointing to it. Touching it, he backed off, "IT'S COLD!"
"Wait… Ice Magic?" asked Lamar.
"Then…," said Rachel, a flash of white light surrounded them as the White Mystic Ranger appeared behind them, "Diana's fighting alongside us."
Lamar and Grace nodded with the same response given from Urara and Zander on the other side. Rachel nodded as she used her Mystic Staff, "LET'S GO!"
"Magical Climax!"
Articuno appeared behind the Mystic Titan Megazord. Snow started falling from the sky as King Excalibur was raised in the air. Metallico turned around as a blizzard began. King Excalibur began to glow aqua as they raised it high in the air.
"King Excalibur… BLIZZARD SPELL SEAL!"
A blue wave of energy came across with a bunch of snowflakes. Metallico screamed as he started twirling around.
"I… General Metallico was killed by novice magicians? This CAN'T be!"
Sparks filled the air as he spun around. The Mystic Force Rangers nodded as they stretched out their hands, ready to snap.
"Check...mate!"
Metallico screamed as he exploded into pieces. Persha stood there, frozen beyond belief, "Metallico… DEAD? This is bad… this is very bad!"
The Mystic Titan Megazord stood with King Excalibur pointed down.
Later that day…
"Woodmodore?" asked Rachel.
The rangers walked in, wearing their magician gear. However, the lights were off and it looked like no one was home. As they walked into the Mystic Library, confetti and silly string were thrown as the lights turned on. Woodmodore grinned as he turned to the rangers.
"This is a big victory! Lunala and Sally permanently sealed the gate… Metallico is dead, Incinizard is no more… this is a really big victory!" shouted Woodmodore.
"Yeah!" said Zander, taking a deep breath and then sighing, "We actually destroyed one of the big bosses of Hades."
"We can't celebrate yet until Emperor Hades dies but…," said Grace, grinning, "We have a long way to go!"
"Yeah…," said Lamar, grinning, "I can't believe we did it!"
Urara turned around as they saw a cake on the table. It was white with blue lettering, saying "Congratulations!"
"Wow… Woodmodore… did you make this?" asked Lamar.
"No…," said Woodmodore.
Lamar turned around as he looked at the rangers, "Then who…?"
He froze as he looked to the other side of the library. Urara turned around as she looked at the same direction, she did the same thing. Zander and Grace soon followed. Rachel turned around as she gasped. The five rangers were staring past Woodmodore, looking at the five flags that contained their Mystic Force guardian. Below that, Diana stood there smiling, graciously. Winking at them, a sparkle surrounded her as she slowly disappeared.
"That was an illusion…," said Lamar, "But the cake was real."
"I guess magicians can be ghosts?" asked Grace.
"Either way… you all saw that right?" asked Zander.
"Yeah…," said Rachel, "That was Diana."
Urara nodded slowly without a comment. She then grinned as she picked up a knife, "Shall we eat?"
The rangers nodded with excitement as they raced for the cake. The rangers started talking cheerfully as they celebrate a big victory in their battle…
Meanwhile…
Cedric started walking down the streets of Slateport City. Waves of flames were still existing as fire departments came to control them. He noticed Metallico's saber on the ground. Withdrawing it, he grinned as he looked at everybody.
"Metallico is dead… but I will inherit his power," he said, grinning.
His saber began to glow bright red as his body began to transform into Incinizard. He grinned as he darted his eyes.
"Magicians… we're not done yet," said Incinizard, laughing maniacally.
Next Chapter…
Grace: To Mauville City!
Rachel: I wonder what the gym leader is like, you know?
Lamar: Well… good question.
Urara: Hey, is that a lamp?
Zander: That's neat!
?: MEOW!
Rachel: … What the heck?
?: So, this is nice.
?: It feels SO good to be back!
Lamar: Just who are these people?
Poké Rangers Mystic Force Chapter 19: Secrets of the Lamp… Meezare Zekrame
?: A new arc is just beginning for Hades!
A/N: Thus ends Act 1 of the Poké Rangers Mystic Force saga! Sally is rescued, Lunala is saved, the Gate to Hades has been destroyed and we got a glimpse of what will happen in the future. Also, if you are wondering if Sally will be back, yes... more frequently. But, you are in for a treat!
This was a good way to start off the 13th anniversary of the saga... and I do have three announcements and it is all in my profile pertaining to Poké Rangers. Feel free to stop by.
Once I get at least three or four chapters written, you will see an update. Right now, it's crunch time for me in the next week or two. Expect an update late February, early March. :)
That ends Act 1. I want to thank DJ Scales for his help. He and I have been trying to work on this throughout since the first chapter. He and I have been working a lot, bouncing ideas off of each other trying to figure what would work best and he really helped me see things and I am really looking forward to working with him, giving you the fine product of what Chapter 19 and beyond is going to look like. You will not be disappointed. :)