( ok just to clarify i will be using Power Ranger terms and probably characters more since im more accustom to that series but i will try and have Sentai references and this is my universes version of Silk road not the books or real life's )
To say life had been interesting for the rangers since leaving Thunderclap Monastery would be an understatement. The group had spent months getting across the rest of the desert of despair. In the blue jeep was Pigsy and Sandy, while riding ahead on their motorcycles were Wukong and Zang. Together the group stopped small organized crime rings and various minor supernatural and other worldly threats with the aid of their ranger powers . Thankfully they were out of the desert.
As for finances and covering hotel rooms food gas and clothing among other things. They took odd jobs mostly at pet shops , Wukong also made money from hustling pool our playing in poker games. It also helped that people were paying money as thanks into a bank account that Gotama had set up for them. It was up to just under a million dollars. Leaving them with a sizable bank account to draw on when they could not find work, a good pool game.
Quan Ling had called the group to meet with her.
"Umm are we their yet," Pigsy said putting his Chuck Taylor booted feet on the dash board of the truck as he woke from his nap.
"Nope like five more minutes, and take your feet off my dash," said Sandy as he stirred the jeep down the desert highway.
"Anyway what's this job Quan Ling has for us?," Wukong said over the communicator. "Hope its better than the last one," he sighed lamenting over their last mission.
"Rito what a mook," Pigsy said with a smirk.
"" Yeah, yeah I just hope this place sales supplies we're on our last pack," Pigsy said adjusting the black and white trucker's cap on his head. Making sure the pig logo that was air brushed on the front could be seen clearly.
Zang and Wukong pulled their bikes in as Sandy wheeled her jeep into the partially paved parking lot of the dinner on the outskirts of a small rule city.
The group walked into the diner to find the place surprisingly more modern than the outside would make it appear to be. Taking a quick scan of the restaurant the group saw the attention of the locals in the place had slightly turned to them mostly the male patrons. Quickly finding the booth where they were supposed to meet their contact. The four settled themselves in sitting across from each other.
Someone soon approached e booth. The group turned to see a light bage skinned young woman with curly hair stopping somewhere around the top of her shoulders. She wore a black Sailor Moon t-shirt and dark blue boot cut jeans and a pair of black low top Chuck Taylors. The girl was also carrying a back pack.
"Quan Ling?" Wukong half asked already knowing the answer.
"At your service," Koriander said "Your not the only ones that has to fit in," she continued. "Now lets sit down I'm very thirsty," she said sitting in the booth the group were sitting at.
Quan Ling took out her lap top., "Any questions?"
"Just one," Wukong said. "Why do you sound like a Power Puff Girl?" He asked in refrence to Quan Ling's current high pitched voice.
Quan simply glared back at the red ranger and said, "Why do you look like Spencer from iCarly ."
Wukong raised an eyebrow at Quan. It was rare that the monkey ranger got impressed by someone's retort to him bashing them. But he was truly impressed with Quan's instant attack. "You're mouthy aren't you."
"Huh lil ol me mouthy? No," Quan Ling said sarcasm flooding her voice as she finished setting up her lap top, turning it so the screen faced the other " I feel like smacking the sarcasm out of you" Wukong said.
" Not here " Zang replied.
"Now lets get down to business," she said reaching over the screen and opening the video file.
The rangers watched as the screen loaded and became filled with the image of the original blue range. "Hello Rangers Gotama gave me a way to contact you," the image of Billy said. "Now onto your mission," he continued.
The frame that Billy's image was in strunk to show a map of the Silk road from India to Japan. "In this region. I have detected several anomalies. It is my hypothesis and Gotama agrees that these anomalies are in fact the sacred scrolls that were stolen. I want you two to investigate these anomalies, and put a stop to any danger there maybe. If you need any help im just a call away. Good bye and may the power protect you," Billy said as the video ended.
The group looked at each other not saying a word. They had known about the Power Rangers from Zang. But this one seemed a bit different. They couldn't put their fingers on it but they could tell it was different.
"Um yeah are you gonna talk," Quan Ling said snapping the them out of their minor trance.
"Sorry bout that," Zang said "So why is a Power Ranger helping Gotama?"
"Your first stop is a town called Delta ," Quan said as she motioned to the waitress. "But to answer your question, Billy noticed the anomalies and that they had a similiar signature to his former fallen mentor Zordon. Upon further research he managed to get in contact with Gotama and from there you saw what happened ."
"Sounds interesting," Sandy said as the waitress came to the table.
