Chapter 2: Separate Paths
The rangers sat outside the Rock Porium, still unwilling to fight. Udonna watched them from the crystal ball.
"Seems like the rangers need a boost of confidence. I'll put my trust in the mystic wands. Uten Serche" She said, casting a spell.
Nick looked at his cell phone.
"This may as well be just a phone now. I can't morph anymore, too dangerous." He said. The others nodded.
Suddenly the phones floated out of their pockets and hands and zipped off as if they were pulled away by a fishing reel.
"Hey!! I need that!!" Chip said, going after his. The others chased their respective phones as well. While they did, the city was being ready to be attacked from another dimension. Kryuel and the others waited for the moment to strike.
"My lord, why do we not strike now? The rangers are out of our way for good" Imperious asked.
"Patience my fan faring friend, I want to savor the moment before I command this world" Kryuel said, tapping his cane on his shoulder. Imperious rolled his eyes.
"And here I thought Koragg was the one who hesitated." He whispered to Necrolai, who snickered.
Kryuel shot them both an angry look.
"Fine then, if you wish to see the rangers suffer more, then take your troops and go down there, what's stopping you?"
Both of them looked at each other and nodded quickly.
"Hidiacs, let's go." Necrolai ordered, the grunts followed.
Chip followed his elusive phone into a nearby comic book store, where it landed at the foot of a young tanned man with black hair who wore a white jacket. Chip ran in, out of breath, and collapsed after chasing it so far.
"You okay there, red?" Trent said, kneeling down to help him up. Chip nodded slowly, collecting his cell phone on the way up. His eyes widened as he saw who it was.
"I know you, you're Trent Mercer, you're the guy who won the National Comic Art Contest last year. I love your work." He said. Trent put a hand behind his head, a tad nervous because he had tried to steer clear of the crazy fans.
"Uh thanks, I'm flattered." He said to Chip.
"Hey, can I get you to autograph-" Before he could finish there was a scream outside. Chip turned around and saw Hidiacs walking up to the comics shop. Trent stood in front of Chip.
"Stand back friend, I'll handle them." Trent said, walking outside.
"No, don't!! This isn't a comic book, these things are dangerous." Chip shouted, trying to warn him.
"Yea? So am I!!" Trent shouted, holding out his wrist, revealing his Dino Morpher.
"White Ranger, Dino Power!!" Trent pushed the button on his Morpher and became the White Dino Ranger once more.
Chip's mouth hung open in awe.
"Wow……"
Across town, Xander was chasing his phone through the park, but soon he found out it fell into the hands of some Styxoids, who were wrecking the flowerbeds. The one in front held the phone out in a "come and get it" motion to Xander, who was hesitating to go for it.
Suddenly a blur of black swooped around them, knocking them down, and the leader dropped the cell.
"Leave the plants alone you beasts!!" A voice shouted. Xander looked around to find the source of the voice. Before he could ask, a black ranger appeared in front of him. It was Danny, the Black Wild Force Ranger.
The Styxoids regrouped, but Danny charged in like a bison and threw them around like they were paper dolls. The monsters soon retreated.
Xander ran over and picked up his phone. Danny turned around and began to walk away.
"Wait!!" Xander called out.
"Power Down." Danny said, de-morphing and turning around to look at Xander.
In another part of the city, Madison was running to catch her phone, which had found its way into a pile of pom-poms at a football field.
The tall blonde cheerleading teacher was giving the young student cheerleaders of the school a pep talk. After practice ended, she turned around and saw the phone. She picked it up and examined it.
"What an odd kind of cell. Reminds me of-"
Before she could finish, Madison ran up.
"Hey!! Give me that!!!" She yelled, trying to run and grab it. The cheerleading teacher, who wore a rather odd wristband, grabbed Madi by the wrist and flipped her over. Madi landed on her back hard.
"You know, it works better when you say 'please' instead of yelling." Ashley said, standing over Madison, who was dumbfounded how a skinny little cheerleader was strong and quick enough to do that. Ashley offered a hand to help her up, which she accepted.
Vida looked around the beachside for her phone. Before she could locate it though, Hidiacs appeared.
"Great, that's all I need." She muttered.
Before she could run away, streams of water shot out of the ocean and blasted the monsters back.
"Power of Water!!!" A girl voice shouted.
Vida turned around to see a blonde girl in a black ninja garb with blue streaks over it standing behind her. The Hidiacs ran to attack her, but she held her own and used her water power to blast them into the sea.
"You guys needed to hit the showers." Tori said.
Vida put her hands on her hips and glared at the girl.
"Uh, you're welcome?" Tori said with a sarcastic tone. Vida bit her lip and shot back. "Thanks Blondie, but I could've handled those clowns." She spat.
Tori rolled her eyes.
"You're one to talk about hair. Pick a color girl, jeez, you look like a skunk." She said, referring to the white spot on Vida's bangs. "Skunk?" Vida shouted, offended.
"…I control wind, what's your story?" Vida said, suddenly taking a shine to Tori.
At a graveyard out in the countryside, a black haired man with a red shirt and black blazer knelt down and set a bouquet of roses by a headstone.
"We all miss you a lot, but your battles are over." He said.
The headstone read 'Trini Kwan 1977-2001. Beloved Friend, Noble Warrior'
Jason stood up and wiped a tear from his eye.
"See you next year Trini." He said, starting to turn and leave.
Before he could, a cell phone dropped on the ground next to him. He blinked when he saw it.
Nick came running up the hill and saw it on the ground next to Jason.
"There it is!" He said.
Nick screeched to a halt when Imperious appeared by the grave with the black armored Hidiacs. He began to back up slowly.
"Oh look, a graveyard. Fitting since this will be your last moments above ground." Imperious said as he stepped on the bouquet of roses.
Jason gritted his teeth.
"Get off that grave right now or else!!!" He shouted to Imperious
"Or else WHAT you pathetic human" Imperious sneered.
Jason reached behind him, pulled out his Power Morpher, and held it up in front of him.
"It's Morphin Time!!!"
"Tyrannosaurus!!" Jason morphed into the Red Ranger once again.
Both Nick and Imperious gasped at the sight of the Red Ranger.
"Power Sword!!!" Jason wasted no time pulling out his sword and jumping into the fray, easily taking down the Hidiacs and even taking on Imperious by himself. Imperious blocked with his fan.
"Who are you???" He shouted
As if in answer, Jason slashed the fan away, kicked Imperious and slashed his body, which sent him flying.
Imperious didn't get up so quickly. He glared at Nick.
"You got lucky this time Red Mystic Ranger, but it won't happen again." He said. With that, he and the Hidiacs retreated.
"Red 'Mystic' Ranger?" Jason said to himself.
Nick stared at Jason in amazement.
"Was Chip really serious? There were Power Rangers before us??" Nick asked himself.
Jason de-morphed and looked at Nick.
"We need to talk."
Back at the school, Madison was following Ashley who was messing around with her cell phone.
"So, you're a Mystic Force Ranger, interesting. I know a guy who used a cell phone to morph too." She said. Madison tried to grab it but couldn't get it.
"Please give it back. I need it because……well…..I just do. Okay?" Before Ashley could say no, Necrolai appeared with Styxoids.
"Going back to school already, Blue Ranger?" She said.
Ashley grabbed Madi by the wrist. "Let's go!!"
Madison was pulled off by Ashley, without any idea of what's to come.