Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters
Author's Notes: Hard to believe it's been a year since I first started this tribute series. Time just flies by, doesn't it?
This chapter alone has gone through so many different scenarios out of any chapters I've ever written. The plot of this tribute was very tricking just because it's so complex.
To my good friend Frankthetriviaman, yes Troy and others will begin to question their hasty actions seen in the last chapter.
As stated in the first chapter, this chapter will feature a retcon version of how Orion got his powers, which is similar to how Gai got his powers.
So I hope you enjoy.
Chapter 2: Ranger vs. Ranger
After two days, the five rangers hadn't run into Orion. Thankfully, Zilas hadn't attacked the Earth since then, but that only meant that he was planning something big down the road. However, the recent events that transpired have put a strain on the Ranger's team. So far they had not been together since the falling out.
Emma and Gia, the best friends that have always been, were at the park, people watching.
Normally, this would be the time when Emma would be taking pictures of random sights, but she wasn't in the mood lately.
Her blonde friend could sense her worry.
"Thinking about Orion?" Gia asked.
Emma looked up at her blonde haired best friend. The two had been best friends for so long, that there was almost a psychic link between the two.
"I just keep thinking...did we make the right decision with Orion?" Emma replied.
Gia placed her hand on Emma's shoulder. "Look, I know it seems wrong, but Troy's right. If Orion's not committed to our cause, then he's a liability to us and the Earth.
"But to take his morpher away from him..." Emma said as her voice began to trail off.
"Emma, we've got to stay strong." Gia reminded her. "We have to find a way to stop Zilas without hurting him. I'm sure we'll be fine for now."
Emma leaned her head on her best friend's shoulder. "I hope you're right."
Brainfreeze
The three male rangers were sitting around a table at Ernie's Brainfreeze. Neither of them had talked since they had arrived.
Jake, who would be excited that he could finally finish his smoothie, found that he had lost his appetite.
Noah's eyes were locked onto his computer. As the nerd of the group, he really wanted to avoid starting a fight with his two teammates.
Troy, emotionless as always, acted as though nothing was wrong. Raised in a tough household, Troy had learned to hold stick by his decisions. True, Orion had his reasons for wanting to stop the Armada, but Troy believed in a sense of justice, and understood that the general was not responsible for what happened to Andrasia. While at the same time, he couldn't help but feel that maybe he made the wrong choice.
Jake eyed Troy.
"What are you thinking about, Troy?" Jake asked.
Troy raised his gaze toward the Black/Green Ranger.
"I don't know." Troy sighed. "I'm just starting to wonder if we made the right choice with Orion."
Jake and Noah exchanged glances.
"Look, Troy, you can be stern at times, but we all know you do what's best for everyone." Noah stated.
Troy looked up at the Blue Ranger, with a sad smirk. "Oh, yeah, remember the fight with Pacha Chamak?"
Jake recalled that day. He and Emma were trained by the Legendary Ranger Casey Rhodes in kung fu to fight the Armada general Pacha Chamak, who had the ability to magnetically steal their weapons. Troy had acted very stern and stubborn that day, believing that the key to defeating Pacha Chamak was to not let go of their weapons the next time, when he should of listen to Noah's advice.
"Troy, that was one time." Jake assured him. "We're all bound to mistakes sometimes. Goodness knows I have."
Troy lowered his gaze, not cheered by Jake's joke.
"Troy, listen, you were right." Noah said as he clicked the keyboard on his laptop. "Everyone deserves a second chance. Just look at this."
Troy and Jake scooted their seats closer to Noah, so they could see the folder he pulled up on his laptop. Noah opened the pictures on the folders, which were of Past Rangers, including the Mighty Morphin Green Ranger, Zen-Aku/Merrick, Thunder Rangers, White Dino Ranger.
"Some of the Legendary Rangers were evil at a certain point." Noah explained. "Some of them were brainwashed, lied to, or had their bodies taken over by evil beings. In the end, they always turned to the side of good. And that's not all."
Noah pulled up the Ranger Database's Villain folder, pulling up pictures of past villains.
"A good number of villains, even the most ruthless ones, had a chance to turn to the side of good." Noah told him, pointing his mouse cursor at the pictures of Astronema and Ransik. "It might have taken them a long time to realize it, but they turned from their ways just like any ranger. Some of them even became Power Rangers."
"So, what are you trying to say?" Troy inquired.
"I think what he's trying to say is that anyone can change." Jake answered. "So, maybe you're right in thinking there's hope for Zilas."
"Exactly, Jake." Noah affirmed.
Troy lowered his gaze. "But what about Orion?"
Noah and Jake exchanged glances once more.
"Welll...I guess we'll come to that bridge when we cross it." Noah replied.
Armada Warship
"You see, my friends." Vrak chuckled. "My plan is already working as I envisioned it."
Vrak walked past both Damaras and Levira.
"I don't understand, Vrak." Levira stated.
"You see, Levira, I learned many things about these Power Rangers long before you and my dear brother arrived." Vrak informed her. "While working for Warstar, I witnessed the Rangers fighting against one of Malkor's Insectoid monsters, Virox. He infected the humans with his virus, thus turning them into Loogies."
"Interesting." Damaras muttered.
"However, unlike the real Loogies, the Rangers refused to harm them." Vrak went on. "The Rangers weakness is that they won't use their powers against their own kind."
"But the Silver Ranger..." Levira began.
"All a part of the plan, my dear." Vrak nodded. "The other interesting fact I learned while working for the Warstar aliens was how significant the Rangers' sixth member was. During a confrontation with my allies, the Toxic beasts, the Rangers were beaten to the brink. It was only when Robo Knight appeared that the Rangers were able to hold off the Toxic Beasts. And ever since then, the Rangers' strength has doubled.
"That's the same thing that happened with the Silver Ranger." Damaras exclaimed. "We almost had the Rangers until he showed up."
"Yes, Damaras." Vrak agreed. "It's the Rangers' teamwork that make them strong, so the only way that we could defeat them was to tear them apart."
"So you wanted the Silver Ranger to attack Zilas." Damaras realized. "because you knew the Rangers would reprimand him for his actions."
"Correct." Vrak nodded. "However, I did not foresee that it would tear apart the rangers' dynamic this much. They are more divided than me and my brother."
"So what is next, My prince?" Levira asked.
"We begin Phase 2." Vrak replied.
Orion was walking through the outskirts of the city, aimlessly going around the town. He was still miffed over what had happened two days earlier.
"I still can't believe it." Orion fumed. "I tried to stop Zilas, but they wouldn't let me. And they had the gall to take away my morpher."
Orion stopped mid-step and looked up toward the sky.
"Those three chose me to be the Sixth Ranger." Orion whispered. "He chose me."
Flashback
(You all know the story, but let's skip to near the end)
Orion screamed in anguish as he saw his village laid to waste by the Armada ships.
"No.." Orion cried. "NOOOO!"
Orion sprinted as fast as he could to the village, filled with thoughts of revenge in his mind. He grabbed his pickaxe along the way.
Suddenly, a bright light engulfed Orion, knocking him out cold.
Orion groggily opened his eyes.
"Where am I?" Orion pondered as he looked around.
He was no longer in the rocky quarry. It was a barren desert that extended for as far as the eye could see. No wildlife was within sight, or any plants for the matter.
Orion then noticed a figure walking toward him. It was clothed in a shiny silver and black costume, with its head concealed by a shiny silver helmet. The figure carried a long bladed staff in his hand.
Another figure also appeared. This one was also dressed in all silver, with a little bit of white highlights. This one carried a long metal detector-like staff.
"Who are you guys?" Orion asked.
The two figures remained silent, but the first one pointed behind Orion.
Orion turned around to see another strangely dressed figure. This one was wearing a black suit, but wore a large golden armor/vest over it. In his hand he held a Golden Staff.
"We are the Sixth Rangers of Space." The black and gold figure answered.
Orion was speechless, so the third figure continued.
"That is the Silver Space Ranger of the planet KO-35." The third figure said as he pointed at the first figure. He then pointed to the second figure. "That is the Mercury Ranger of the Planet Mercuria. And I am the Gold Ranger from the planet Triforia."
The Gold Ranger de-morphed, revealing his appearance to Orion. Like before, Trey is dressed in a black tunic with gold trim.
"Young Andresian, you have been chosen to wield the powers of the Sixth Rangers." Trey told him as he walked forward.
"Sixth Rangers?" Orion repeated.
"Surely you have heard of the Power Rangers?" Trey asked him.
Orion nodded slowly. Of course he had. Even across the galaxy, many different life-forms have heard the urban legends and rumors of the heroes known as Power Rangers. Orion himself had been dreaming of becoming a Power Ranger since he was a little boy.
"Well, we are the ones from space who helped the Power Rangers on Earth, joining their team in the fight against evil." Trey explained. "However, a new evil is approaching their planet as we speak, an evil far greater than any threat that planet has ever faced."
Orion looked up with worry etched on his face. "What? Who is it?"
"I'm afraid it is the very same Armada that has destroyed your world." Trey answered. "Within a year's time, they will launch an invasion on Earth, leaving it to the same fate as your planet."
"But what does that have to do with me?" Orion asked, confused.
Trey stepped forward. "For as long as the Power Rangers have existed, there has always been a Sixth member who steps forward and joins their team in the fight against evil. With this new ally added to their ranks, the Ranger team's strength increases several times over. And Zordon, fearing that such a threat would one day befall Earth, instructed us to protect this device until we found the one chosen to wield it."
Trey raised his staff, summoning the Silver morpher and the Silver Ranger key above Orion's head.
"Take them, Andreasian, and realize your destiny." Trey commanded.
Orion did so, taking hold of the morpher and the Ranger key as they descended to him.
"What are these?" Orion asked holding up the device.
"That is your Silver morpher." Trey explained pointing at the said device. "Simply place your Ranger key inside the morpher and activate it by saying, 'Super Mega Mode.' This is will allow you to morph into the Super Megaforce Silver Ranger."."
Orion marveled at the morpher, his dream of being a Power Ranger finally coming true.
"Thank you, sir. I won't let you down." Orion thanked.
"There is more." Trey continued. "Not only will you be able to morph into the Silver Ranger. With this morpher and the Ranger keys on Earth, you will be able to morph into all the sixth rangers that have preceded you."
"Wow!" Orion awed. "I promise, I won't let you down!"
"Now, you must hurry and depart for Earth." Trey instructed.
Trey raised his staff once more, and a light engulfed the entire area, knocking Orion out again.
Orion awoke, lying on the ground. He rubbed his eyes as he scanned the area.
It was nighttime at this point, so he had been out for several hours.
"What a crazy dream..." Orion mumbled.
Orion's hand slid to down his shirt. He felt something in his pocket.
"Huh?" Orion said as he made a confused face.
He reached into his pocket, pulling out the Silver Morpher and Ranger Key.
It wasn't a dream! It was real. He had become a Power Ranger.
Orion looked up to see a lone Armada ship hovering in the sky.
"Don't worry, Earth." Orion said as he looked at the morpher once more. "I'm coming."
End Flashback
Orion approached the bus stop, waiting for the bus to arrive.
Sitting next to him was an elderly woman and a man in black trench coat.
Orion looked up and smiled at the old woman, who smiled back.
The man sitting next to the elderly woman eyed Orion. Unnerved by the man's stare, Orion looked away.
Within a few minutes, the bus arrived.
"Ah, finally." The woman breathed as she picked up her luggage.
Orion stepped up. "Here, let me help with that."
"Oh, thank you, young man." The woman sighed as Orion took her suitcase.
Orion was just about ready to follow her on board when the man sitting on the bench jumped off and snatched the woman's purse.
"Hey!" The woman cried out as the man snatched up the purse. "Stop!"
The man took off down the sidewalk.
Orion dropped the woman's luggage chased after the man.
"Hey, get back here." Orion shouted as he sprinted.
The thief turned a corner and by the time Orion caught up, he was gone.
Looking around for any clue, Orion went up to the first person within his sight, which was blonde-haired man wearing a black collared short sleeved shirt.
"Sir, did you see a man in a trench coat running this way?"
The man gave Orion a perplexed look.
"Yeah, he ran into that alley a few seconds ago, but..." The man replied.
Orion had already took off when the man said alley.
"Hey, kid wait!" The man called out.
Orion ignored him and continued running into the alley. He went down many twists and turns until eventually he was in a part of town he didn't recognize.
Growing exhausted, Orion slowed his run to a brisk jog as he came up to a corner.
"Where did he go?" Orion pondered.
He turned to his left looking down the alley. Suddenly everything went black.
Brainfreeze
The Ranger's morphers beeped twice. The three young males looked around the restaurant to make sure no one was within their earshot. Troy pulled out his morpher as Noah and Jake leaned in to listen.
"Gia, what is it?" Troy said into the Morpher.
We've got some trouble in the quarry.
"Hang on, we'll be right there." Troy told her before hanging up the morpher. He turned to face the other Rangers, who had questionable looks on their faces.
Troy let out a sharp sigh.
"Listen, we'll finish this later, alright." Troy told them. "But the city needs us now. So can we please let this go for now?"
Noah and Jake looked at each other for a few seconds.
"Fine." Jake said begrudgingly.
The two walked past Troy, who was still a little shocked about how angry his two teammates were. Troy began to wonder if he had made the right decision with Orion.
"Troy, come on!" Jake called.
Troy turned around and followed the other two rangers to the quarry.
Quarry
Emma and Gia were standing in the middle of the quarry, scanning the area for any enemies.
"Emma, Gia!" Jake called out.
The girls turned around to see the male rangers sprinting toward them.
"Sorry, it took us so long." Jake panted. "So what's up?"
"There were several explosions coming from this area." Emma informed them. "But we've been here for nearly fifteen minutes and we haven't seen any Armada goons yet."
"Perhaps this goon was waiting for all five of you to show up." A voice snickered.
The Rangers looked up and saw Zilas standing atop a small cliff, accompanied by Atecus
"Zilas!" Troy seethed.
"We meet again, Rangers!" Zilas laughed as he and Atecus descended to the ground.
Atecus began to chitter with excitement.
"Guys, it's morphin time!" Troy commanded.
The others nodded in agreement, summoning their morphers and Ranger keys.
"Super Mega Mode!" The Five declared as they placed their keys into their morphers, activating them.
"Super Megaforce Red!"
"Super Megaforce Blue!"
"Super Megaforce Yellow!"
"Super Megaforce Green!"
"Super Megaforce Pink!"
The Rangers struck a pose.
"Oh, this is going to be great." Zilas laughed under his breath.
"Alright, Zilas." Troy shot. "It's your move."
"Oh, Red Ranger, I'm afraid I'm not going to fight you today." Zilas taunted.
"Huh?" Troy pondered.
"After our last battle, it seems like you all have gone soft on me." Zilas explained. "It's too bad you don't have the guts to destroy one of your own kind."
Troy lowered his gaze. Why did Zilas have to bring this up?
"Since you all refuse to attack me, I'll have to leave the fighting to my new friends." Zilas stated as he snapped his fingers.
Atecus clambered over to his master and handed Zilas a trumpet.
"What is he doing?" Jake pondered.
Atecus then summoned a small chest and held up to Zilas.
"Now, which one?" Zilas pondered as he ran his hand inside the chest's contents. "Ah, these will do nicely."
He picked up five small objects and inserted them into his trumpet. He then blew the trumpet in a fanfare tune.
The trumpet emitted five colored soundwaves which grew into large orbs of energy. These orbs descended to the ground and transformed into five Rangers.
"Behold my Ranger clones!" Zilas declared. "Created from the keys of the never-before seen Rangers."
The Rangers were speechless at the sight of the Ranger clones that Zilas produced.
"So, it was you?" Jake barked. "You broke into the command center and stole the Ranger keys!"
Zilas chortled deviously. "Of course, Green Ranger. I may have failed to steal your main Keys, but these should be enough to destroy you all."
"No way!" Gia droned.
"And that's not all." Zilas said as he walked behind each of the Ranger clones. "This trumpet I used to create these rangers drains your Legendary powers, by your individual colors. As long as these Ranger clones are activate, you can't use your Legendary powers."
"Noooo!" Emma despaired.
"I warn you, now Rangers." Zilas told them. "Hand over the rest of the Ranger keys and you can walk away alive."
"Never!" Troy shouted.
"Very well." Zilas said as he snapped his fingers. "Destroy them!"
The Ranger clones struck a pose before charging forward.
"Go!" Troy commanded as the five Mega Rangers engaged their clone counterparts.
Each Mega Ranger went up against the Ranger clone that matched their own color.
Troy brandished his Super Mega Saber in his right hand and his blaster in the other. The Red Neo Ranger pulled out its own saber as it raced into combat with Troy.
Troy and the Clone used their swords to fight each other. Troy managed to block an attack from his opponent, giving him a chance to fire his Mega Blaster at the Clone Ranger.
Noah armed with both Super Mega Sabers, fought against the Blue Prism Ranger, who used hand-to-hand combat to fight. Noah blocked his opponents kicks and punches with his sabers
Gia using one of her sabers, tried to defeat the Yellow Battalion Ranger. The Ranger clone blocked Gia's attacks using its Battle Rod.
As she continued trying to fight the Clone, Gia tried to slash the Ranger clone with her Saber repeatedly.
The Ranger clone successfully blocked her saber with its rod, and grabbed Gia's weapon with his free hand. This left Gia defenseless, allowing the Ranger Clone to knee her in the gut.
On the hilly section of the quarry, Jake fired dozens of rounds from his Mega Blaster at the Green Bio Ranger.
The Ranger clone dodged Jake's attacks by flipping forward. He landed on the ground, somersaulting toward Jake. Jake backed away as the Ranger clone somersaulted toward him, with good reason since the Clone managed to get back on his feet quick enough to attack Jake with its Biosword.
Jake attempted to block the Ranger clones attack with his Saber, but found himself dodging as fast as he could to avoid his opponent's sword.
Emma holding up her blaster, fired several rounds of blasts at the Pink Phoenix Ranger.
The Ranger clone blocked the attack by swatting them away. The result caused a white explosion. The Phoenix Ranger emerged from the explosion quickly.
"Uh, oh!" Emma gulped.
The Phoenix Ranger clone used hand-to-hand combat to fight Emma, who still relied on her blaster and Saber.
The Rangers flipped and turned as they tried to land a hit on their opponent. The Pink Phoenix Ranger eventually managed to grab Emma's hand, preventing her from firing her blaster.
The Ranger clone kicked Emma in the gut, before twisting her arm behind her back.
"UUHHHHH!" Emma groaned in pain.
"Emma!" Noah shouted.
Emma looked up to see Noah fighting the Blue Prism Ranger in the distance.
"Switch!" Noah shouted, throwing his blaster toward her.
"Right!" Emma shouted, throwing her saber toward Noah.
The two caught the weapons.
Now armed with an additional firearm, Emma jabbed her opponent in the side with the blaster. This caused the Ranger clone to release its grip. Emma then turned around to face him. She fired both blasters at the ranger, knocking it back.
Noah, armed with two sabers, gained a disadvantage over the Blue Prism Ranger. He twirled around his opponent as he slashed his swords. Noah then pushed one of his sabers to his opponent's chest causing him to stumble.
Gia was still having trouble fighting the Battalion Ranger clone, who was fighting relentlessly with its Battle Rod. She had just managed to block a powerful strike with both her saber and blaster.
Gia tried as hard as she could, but she could not push the ranger clone's weapon off. She soon found herself on her knees as she tried to hold back the near inevitable strike that would defeat her.
"Jake, help.!" Gia shouted in a strained voice.
Jake turned to face her. "Gia, hang on! Whoa!" The Green Bio Ranger clone continued to attack Jake. He managed to dodge the clone's attack, giving a split second to breath.
"Hang on, G!" Jake shouted as he threw his saber toward her.
Gia managed to slip out from under the Ranger clone's weapon, allowing Jake's saber to slash the Ranger clone.
"Here, catch!" Gia exclaimed, throwing her blaster at Jake.
Gia turned around just in time to reclaim the saber as Jake caught the blaster.
Jake quickly tried to avoid the slashes from the Green Bio Ranger's sword. He flipped over, and almost fell on his face. He changed directions at the last minute, landing on his bottom. He then fired both blasters at the Green Bio ranger, who barely managed to deflect the blasts. The Green Bio Ranger backed away as Jake got back on his feet and continued firing his blasters.
Gia having combined both sabers into a double-edged sword, continued fighting the Yellow Battalion Ranger. The Ranger clone tried to do the same slash trick as before. Gia blocked the attack with her saber once more, but managed to kick the clone in the gut, causing it to stumble backwards.
Troy continued fighting the Red Neo Ranger, both still using their swords to fight.
Jake having faltered again, was now at the edge of the hill. After trying to doge his opponents slashes, he successfully blocked a powerful attack from the Green Bio Ranger by holding both of his blasters in an X formation.
The ground beneath Jake and the Ranger began to crumble, causing them both to fall off the hill. Fortunately, Jake's fall was broken by when he landed on a stable portion of the hill. The Green Bio Ranger fell to the bottom of the hill.
"Got ya, now!" Jake exclaimed as he fired his blasters at the Ranger clone, fatally wounding it.
Gia and the Yellow Battalion Ranger continued their sword fight with each other. Both of them matched their attacks blow for blow.
Both of them eventually saw an opening and kicked each other in the gut knocking both of them backwards.
The Battalion Ranger recovered first and charged to attack Gia.
Gia, separating her sword back into her two sabers, stood up. "This is it for you!"
Gia threw her sabers at the Battalion Ranger, allowing them to fly of their own accord and slash the Ranger clone repeatedly.
The Blue Prism Ranger pulled out two Star shaped darts and threw at Noah.
"Nice Try!" Noah shouted as he slashed his swords, deflecting both darts. This resulted in a cloud of smoke.
"HYAAAH!" Noah cried out as he emerged from the smoke.
Noah leaped forward and slashed the Prism Ranger as he twirled around him.
The Phoenix Ranger, clutching its fist, charged to punch Emma.
Emma quickly put both of her blasters in one hand, bracing for the attack.
The Phoenix Ranger raised its fist to punch.
At the last second, Emma held out her hand, successfully catching the Ranger's fist.
"Too slow!" Emma quipped as she fired both of her blasters at the Phoenix Ranger's chest.
The Ranger clone stumbled for a few seconds. This allowed Emma to twirl her body around and repeat the same attack again.
Troy continued fighting the Red Neo Ranger, who was beginning to fight desperately.
The Ranger clone tried to slash Troy's sword from his grip, but Troy managed to dodge it by letting his body fall backwards.
Troy quickly twirled his body around and fired his Mega Blaster once he was facing the Ranger clone again.
As the Ranger clone was hit, Troy twirled his body around again to perform a powerful roundhouse kick on his opponent.
The force of Troy's kick was powerful enough to knock the Red Neo Ranger several yards away, where the other ranger clones were re-grouping.
The other Mega Rangers regrouped with each other.
"Guys, it's time we finish these fakes off!" Troy commanded as he placed his key into his saber.
"Right!" The others agreed as they placed their Ranger keys into their weapons.
"Super Mega Sabers, charging!" The Rangers declared as their weapons glowed in color. "Final Strike!"
Jake and Emma fired their blasters at the Green Bio and Pink Phoenix Rangers.
Noah and Gia leaped forward and slashed the Blue Prism and Yellow Battalion Rangers.
Troy finished off the Red Neo Ranger with a blast from his mega blaster and an energy slash from his saber, combining into a powerful red energy blast.
The Ranger clones fatally wounded by the attacks, fell to the ground and were instantly restored back into their ranger key forms.
Troy and the Rangers turned around to face Zilas and Atecus. The four rangers stood several feet behind Troy.
"It's over, Zilas." Troy shouted.
Zilas twiddled his fingers in a menacing manner.
"Is it, Red Ranger?" Zilas coaxed.
"What?" Troy questioned.
At that moment, the five Mega rangers were struck by a massive fire blast. The four Rangers were engulfed in the blast's explosion while Troy was hit by the blast's impact.
Troy fell to the ground face-first. He quickly recovered and looked back to make sure his friends were okay. What he saw made his blood ran cold.
Gia and Noah were both attacked by a Blue and Yellow Ranger clones respectively. The two Mega Rangers fell to the ground as sparks erupted from their suits. Two other Blue and Yellow Rangers stepped in front of the two rangers.
Emma and Jake were already on the ground, wounded by a Black and Pink Ranger, before being surrounded by another Pink Ranger and a Black Ranger.
The other four rangers recovered as they looked up at their attackers.
"What?" Noah gapped as he looked up at his Ranger clone counterparts.
Blue Sonic Ranger and Blue Battle Ranger
Gia, lying on her belly, looked around at the Ranger clones. "Seriously?"
Yellow Mach Ranger and Yellow Vulcan Ranger
Jake, who was sitting up, looked at his counterparts in fear. "This isn't be good."
Clover King Ranger and Black Condor Ranger
Emma looked up at the Pink Rangers. "No….."
Pink Denzi Ranger and Pink Mask Ranger
Troy was about to rush to his friends' aid when the Red Falcon Ranger blocked his way. The Ranger Clone held out its sword toward Troy. The Red Service Ranger, who stood between Troy and Zilas, summoned its Red Bute.
"Guys, attack!" Troy commanded.
The other Rangers pulled out their weapons and began firing their blasters at the Ranger Clones. The attacks didn't destroy the clones, but bought the Mega Rangers time to get back on their feet and fight back. They each went after their specific colored Ranger.
"This has only just begun, Rangers!" Zilas laughed.
"Zilas!" Troy roared as he got back on his feet and began fighting his Red Ranger counterparts.
Meanwhile, the other Mega Rangers were not having much luck fighting the ranger clones.
Emma, completely defenseless against her counterpart, was struck by the Pink Denzi Ranger's Denji Punch. The force from the punch caused Emma to stumble backwards. This allowed the Pink Mask Ranger to fire several rounds of Laser blasts at Emma from its Magnum Laser.
Emma de-morphed and fell to the ground. The Ranger clones were not satisfied, however. The Pink Denzi Ranger lifted Emma up by the hair and pulled her back onto her feet. The Pink Mask Ranger then began to slash Emma with its Masky Ribbon weapon.
Gia using her Mega Sabers, tried to fight against the Yellow Vulcan and Mach Rangers. Unfortunately, despite not having swords themselves, the two ranger clones were very skilled at hand-to-hand combat. And with the Mach ranger's super-speed, it made it even harder for Gia to avoid the attacks.
As she struggled to keep up with the Mach Ranger's blows, Gia found herself attacked by the Vulcan Ranger, who used its Solar Jump to attack Gia from the sky.
With Gia now wide open, the two ranger clones began to pummel her more; to the point she de-morphed as well.
Jake with his Mega Blasters, was having trouble with trying to keep the Clover King and Black Condor Rangers away.
The Black Condor swung its Bird Sword at Jake, who attempted to block it with his Mega Sabers. The Clover King tried to punch him, but Jake cartwheeled to avoid the attack. Unfortunately, Jake slipped and fell flat on his back. The two ranger clones take advantage of this by lifting him up themselves before slashing him with their weapons repeatedly.
Jake fell to the ground, de-morphing completely. He tried to get back up, but was kicked in the gut by the Black Condor Ranger.
Noah, with both his Mega Sabers, was barely holding his own as he fought the Blue Battle Ranger and Blue Sonic Ranger. Noah managed to deflect his opponent's strikes.
That is, until, he was shot by the Blue Sonic Ranger's Twin Arrays. This left Noah wide open for the Blue Battle Ranger to slash him several times. The Blue Sonic Ranger somersaulted forward and kicked Noah's hands, causing him to release his sword. This allowed the Two Ranger clones to pummel Noah with sword slashes and punches until the Mega Ranger de-morph as he fell to the ground.
Noah, battered and bruised, reached out for his Mega Saber, only for him to be prevented by the Blue Sonic Ranger stepping on his hand.
Troy wasn't doing any better. The Red Service Ranger used its whip to wrap on Troy's hand and twisted it. This forced Troy to let go of his Super Mega Saber.
That's when the Red Falcon Ranger came in. Using his Falcon Sword, he slashed Troy with excessive force. Troy tried to fire blasts from his Mega Blaster, but was prevented by the Secret Service again.
The Mega Ranger were all battered and wounded, barely able to stand.
Zilas walked toward them and stopped once he was only mere feet away.
"You see, Rangers. It's over." Zilas told them. "With these clones at my disposal, I'm unbeatable. Even you five can't take on an army of rangers."
Troy and the others looked up at Zilas, as they tried to support their battered bodies.
"Now, Rangers, I'd hate to see you do this." Zilas coaxed. "But here's the deal: you will surrender your Ranger keys to me or be destroyed.
Troy looked up at Zilas angrily. "I'd rather be destroyed than hand over our ranger keys to you, Zilas! Do your worst."
Zilas let out a heavy sigh. He then backed away several feet.
"Very well, Red Ranger." Zilas stated. "I was hoping it wouldn't come to this but you leave me no choice."
Zilas snapped his fingers, causing two elite guards to appear. The lackeys appeared to be restraining someone.
"No." Troy droned in disbelief as he looked up.
The person the X-Borgs were restraining was Orion!
"Guys, help me!" Orion pleaded as he fought his captors' grip.
"Orion!" Emma cried out.
Zilas snapped his fingers again, and the X-Borgs disappeared with Orion.
"Meet us back here in one hour with all the Ranger keys, or you'll never see him again." Zilas told the five.
With that said, Zilas and Atecus teleported away.
Troy and the others looked up to the sky.
"Troy, what do we do?" Noah asked.
End Notes: Intense, right? However, Orion is the focus Ranger of this tribute, so how will this work out? You are welcome to speculate what will happen, but I can almost guarantee that you will never see it coming.
The next chapter will contain little fighting, and will hopefully be as long as this one. The fourth chapter will be where the main action is.
The Fight scene with the Ranger clones is based off the fight in Gokaiger episode 15. I just replaced the Sixth Rangers with the never before seen Rangers.
The old woman would have been played by Elizabeth McRae.
Until Next time, rate and review