Power Rangers: A Legend Retold

Legend of the Zyu Warriors

Trini sat on the bench in the heat of the summer sun watching as her friends played basketball. She was honestly watching Billy more than anything. He was of course struggling not being the sporting type but was trying to be more active for Jason's Karate class of which he now attended. She didn't know what it was but there was an innocence about him that she clung to, perhaps it was that most the men in her life had been the complete opposite and she was tired of shallow, macho bastards. Plus their experiences together as well as the fact that they enjoyed each others company had brought them closer in these strange times.

Behind her Kimberly approached and joined the group, she didn't spend much time with them at the moment. Trini believed that it was something to do with how being one of them had cost her a chance with Tommy. But she was here now at least. She sat on the bench next to Trini with a weak greeting.

"You ok?" Trini asked.

"Yeah" Kim replied "but he's not answering my texts, he probably thinks I made all that stuff up to get out of the date."

"I'm sure he will come around" Trini tried to comfort her "plus there are plenty more men out there who would like to be with you. Some even closer than you think."
"What do you mean?" Kimberly asked.

Trini didn't say anything but nodded in Jason's direction "he likes you Kim."

"Yeah" Kim but her head in her hands "but I think I want to keep my personal life away from this strange mayhem as much as possible."

They stopped speaking as the others came over for a drink. They all greeted Kim and opened the bag they had brought and taking out the bottles of water in them. As they did their communicators beeped. They all stood in union and opened the channel.

"Zordon?" Asked Jason.

"Rangers. We have translated the former Red Rangers logs if you would care to hear them" Zordon told them.

"Patch them through" Jason said as he sat on the bench with the others.

"Very well."

They all sat around as a new voice sounded over the com unit, the tapes from the Tyrannosaurus Zord.

"Tyranno Warrior report. I have never been good at telling tales but I guess now that Barza is dead I will have to. It has been five days since the strange beings fell from the sky. The tribes to the south were outmatched and destroyed instantly, their men and resources consumed. Barza informed the other tribes before he was executed. Barza was the wise Sage of the south that guarded the mystical powers the tribes are based around. Humanity has evolved around these medallions and the beings from times past for many years. At least the humanity we know. How the medallions were created we do not know, only that Barza was the who along with Master Kaku charged by the ancient gods with protecting them. Many years ago our tribes were formed. The tribes of Yamato, Etof and Risha were formed first worshipping the giant lizards Barza called dinosaurs. The tribes of the south the Sharma and Daim came soon after worshipping the later beasts of the planet. How we knew of these beasts and the names given to them came from Barza and for our cousins across the water Master Kaku. They had six different medallions and were said to worship creatures of a different kind, the kind that had no bones in the earth. That came somewhat to our own people when the sixth coin was revelled to the Yamato tribe and soon we worship both the Tyrannosaur and the Great Dragon. Now a battle is upon us and in his last words Barza told the princes of each tribe to become holy warriors known as Zyu Warriors. As the heir to the thrown of Yamato I am to command this team. We called on the medallions power with our Dino bucklers and have been transformed into powerful warriors with magic I have never seen. I sit now in the heart of a guardian beast, it has told many things but also tells me I would not understand it all..."
"Guardian beast?" Cut in Zack.

"The Zords" Billy answered "with the computers voice they could have been interpreted as living gods by ancient people."

"Guys!" Jason hushed them.

"We now head to stop the invaders from the skies and we must do it for all the people of our land."

They were silent as the next entry began.

"Victory! We have driven them back further south and have saved the survivors of Boi and Goushi's tribes. I think this as good a time as any to tell of each of us. I am Geki and I am the Red Tyranno Warrior and prince of the Yamato Tribe. My second in command is Goushi the black Mammoth Warrior of the Sharma Tribe. Next is Dan the blue Tricera Warrior of the Etof Tribe. Our female warrior is Mei the pink Pteranodon Warrior of the Risha Tribe. Finally there is Boi the yellow Tiger Warrior of the Daim tribe. I am not used to doing this but my Guardian Beast tells me it is for our children and their children after them so that may know of these battles against the invaders from the skies. Our Guardian beasts make and harness fire itself and they had our enemies,who also have such magic,to perish. On our feet we really on our skills as warriors but we seem to made stronger by the armour that forms from the medallions. We head now to drive them from our land entirely and gain a stronghold in the heart of their forces. I am told we must work better as the team so we may combine the Guardian beats in order to win our next battle. We shall see."

Again silence and another entry.

"I am still recovering as I speak of this. When our beats came together they formed the god Daizyujin. The beast did not call it such but I knew it was despite their games. We controlled the god as told and defeated the invaders again. We now have them beat should we win our next battle. We are also told that ahead we may learn of my lost brother Burai who took the Dragon coin as his before the battle begun. I hope he lives."

The Rangers exchanged wide eyed glances as more played.

"We have found and joined forces with Burai. He has now become the sixth of us as the Great Dragon Warrior. With his guardian beast now with us we move forward with all force in attacking the enemy. Victory!"

"This Rangers is the final entry" informed Zordon.

"We have destroyed the last of the invaders but at a cost. Our homes, our people are gone. Our very culture destroyed in the fighting. The final battle also took the life of my brother Burai. I barley knew him in adulthood before he was taken from me. Their leader spoke of strange things before I chopped his head from his body, with my brother dead I would not listen to his lies of distant worlds he came from. My home, my brother, our very nature is gone. We do not know where the gods or the medallions came from but we must now return the beasts to their temples and use the magic we found to send these medallions back to the gods in the sky. They are too powerful for man to have. I hope that one day others find my beast and this so that they can pass on the tale. I will try and pass on what I can to the survivors of man but I have no doubt that our culture is dead along with my brother."

As the voice went silent they sat for a moment before speaking.

"Then they knew just as much as we do except they only understood some of it" Zack said, the first to speak.

"Yeah" Jason nodded "but they said the coins came from the gods. They spoke of alien invaders. Maybe the Zords and the coins are alien technology."

"And what about this sixth coin?" Billy asked "What about the other mythical ones from the other country?"

"I can tell you Zedd has the other one of your set" Zordon told them "but I have not heard of any others. They must still be here on Earth. I will leave you now Rangers but dwell on this. One day we may get the answers of where our weapons came from."

***

Tommy came out from the water. The pool was the place he spent most days after school, it helped him relax. He went over to the towel and wiped his face before putting it around his neck. In the distance he saw something gleam and felt the uncontrollable urge to go find whatever was causing it. He put on a shirt, walked through the house and out front toward the grass patch he has seen the shine come from. He knelt down as he reached it and moved the blades to see a coin that looked to be made of pure gold.

"Whoah" he commented and picked it up.

Not a moment after he did he was over come by a bright light and then...he was someplace else, someplace dark. Around him panels surged on grey walls of metal and in front a wall of red energy shimmering.

"What the hells going on?!" He called out.

In the distance, behind the beam a shadowed figure spoke.

"The coin has chosen you boy. Now you will be. Mine!" The figure spoke.

Before he could react he felt faint. He heard the shadowed persons voice as he did, it seemed to be female and she seemed to be chanting some strange words he no longer understood.

"...Dol rach sama nor nol salom!..." The figure chanted.

He reached for his head with a groan and fell to the floor, everything went dark in an instant.

***

Goldar opened the door to dungeon and walked in behind Bandora.

"Is it done my Queen?" He asked.

"Gas was vented into the cell that contained one of my potions and my spell has begun to take over his mind"Bandora replied.

"Very well but forgive my skepticism of your methods. I will assume your 'potion' was a gas designed to put him to sleep. May I also suggest just incase that we control his mind with more...conventional methods" Goldar suggested.

"Very well if it will put your mind at ease but my spell will be enough" Bandora answered.
"Very good Empress" Goldar bowed.

With that he had his men enter and carry Tommy to arranged barracks. As they walked out he turned to Bandora as she spoke again.

"Now Goldar my plan will be set in motion. Our own 'Power Ranger' will enter Zordon's base, destroy him and bring us all the information we will need for our Ranger and our forces to defeat them. Oh yes Goldar this is a proud day" Bandora smiled wickedly.

END

Next Time: The Sixth Power Coin Part 1