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The Drifter
I must find a way to defeat these rangers, Lucien thought to himself as he searched through his scrolls, hoping to find something of use. He knew that they needed to find a powerful demon, possibly one more powerful than himself, but one they could control none the less. The last thing they needed was a demon that saw himself more capable of ruling the planet than Mephistopheles himself.
"Looking for anything in particular?" snarled a voice behind him, and Lucien spun around to see his master standing in the entranceway.
"Forgive me for my failures master," replied Lucien, "I am trying to find a demon that will not certainly be strong enough to defeat the rangers."
Mephistopheles gave a sinister smile. It was true that they had not foreseen the arrival of the Power Rangers, and that they would certainly need to find a powerful demon, but Mephistopheles could tell that Power wasn't the only thing Lucien was looking for.
"I'm sure there are plenty of Powerful demons in our records, Lucien," Mephistopheles informed him, "What other qualities do you seek?"
"Master," Lucien replied, "I am looking for one that we can control without question."
Mephistopheles gave an evil chuckle.
"Well then Lucien," he replied, "I think I know of just the thing."
*****
Matt stared out onto the highway from his seat. It had already been a week since had arrived in Dusty Springs and been given his Morpher, and he was beginning to feel restless. Normally after a week he would be packing his bags and heading off on the highway, but the situation was not what he would call normal. For starters, his bike was still being repaired after having been thrown into a solid rock wall, and although Matt was helping Gus, the mechanic who owned the Pitt Stop, fix it, it was still going to be some time. But more importantly, he and two others were the descendants of demons and the only thing standing between a five thousand year old demon king and the end of the world.
"Matt?" said a voice behind him, pulling Matt out of his thoughts. He looked up to see Abbey wearing a white apron with a notebook in her hand.
"Can I get you anything?" she asked.
"Since when do you work here?"
"Since I figured I should have some sort of normal life outside of my additional persona," replied Abbey with a giggle, "maybe you should do the same. If we're going to be on a team together then we should get to know each other, and that'll be really easy if we work together."
But she noticed Matt wasn't really paying attention, as he was staring back out at the highway.
"You alright?" she asked him, "You seem a little out of it."
Matt looked up in surprise, realizing that he'd drifted off.
"Yeah sorry," he told her, "I'm just not staying in the same place so long."
"But you can't have been on the road for that long," she replied, "You're what, 19?"
Chuckling, Matt nodded.
"Mom was a travelling lecturer on volcanic activity, so we used to travel a lot," he explained, "Longest time I spent somewhere was seven years, when I lived in Honolulu with Mom."
"So why didn't you stay in Hawaii with your dad while your mom travelled?" Abbey asked.
Matt turned back to the road.
"Dad walked out when I was six."
"Oh,"
But before she could probe further, their watches began to beep. Both of them checked that no one could listen in and then answered the call.
"Matt and Abbey here," Matt responded, "What's happening?"
"It looks like some Incubi are attacking near the main square." Replied Drake through the watch.
"Why would they do that?" Abbey asked, "I mean, what would they achieve by attacking innocent people?"
"It's probably a trap," Matt replied, "People in are danger, we show up to, they attack us with full force."
"We cannot allow the battle between the demons to harm innocent humans," came Gaius' voice, "you must protect them at all costs."
"Thought you might say that," Matt muttered, "Okay we're on our way."
Matt stood up and then he and Abbey ran out of the Pitt Stop, meeting Isaac outside.
"Ready to take on some uglys?" laughed Isaac
"Let's get it over with," Matt agreed as he pulled out his medallion and summoned his Morpher, "Ready?"
"Ready!"
"Demon Power! Release!"
*****
The Incubi were really causing havoc by the time the rangers arrived.
"Alright guys," Matt told them, "Lets him them hard and fast, got it?"
"Got it!"
The three rangers charged at the group of Incubi, swords at the ready. Matt met his group with a blazing fury, striking them fast and not giving them a chance to hit him. As one of them leapt into the air to strike him, he quickly converted the sword into blaster mode to shoot it down, before pulling out his Phoenix Blaster and blasting the others away. He noticed Abbey had already pulled out her Wendigo Blades and was slicing through the Incubi in a whirlwind of light blue, while Isaac was just using his sword to destroy them.
Having destroyed the Incubi, the rangers regrouped.
"This is too easy," Matt said, "I would have thought that someone else would be here."
"Oh we are," cackled a voice, and the rangers watched as Lucien suddenly appeared in front of them, "We just wanted to make sure you arrived first."
He raised his hands to the sky and began muttering in an ancient language. Suddenly a beam of light shot out from his hands and into the sky, causing large black clouds to form above them and block out the sun.
"That's bad," gulped Isaac as the three stunned rangers stared up at the blackened sky.
"Brilliantly observed Yellow Ranger," chuckled Lucien, "But that is not all I am doing, COME FORTH! VAMPIRAS!"
There was a flash of light and suddenly are large black monster with a bat head and wings was standing in front of them.
"I am Vampiras!" the creature roared, "Lord of Darkness and the Destroyer of Light!"
"I don't care if your lord of all things ugly," Matt taunted, "You're going down!"
The rangers charged forward at the demon, ready to strike him down. Isaac arrived first, and was immediately knocked a powerful punch from Vampiras, sending him flying backwards. Abbey and Matt tried to double team him, but he simply pulled out his own sword and blocked their duel attack, before striking them down with a mighty blow. The three rangers struggled to their feet and prepared for another round. But before they could charge again, Vampiras fired a beam of energy at them, blasting them to the ground once more.
"I must say Lucien," Vampiras commented, "I do not understand why Lord Mephistopheles summoned me; these warriors hardly seemed worth my effort."
"We just wanted you to test your power," Lucien lied, annoyed that the rangers had been defeated so easily, "that is all. Now you should destroy them as a full demonstration of your powers."
Vampiras looked at the rangers for a moment, before laughing and shaking his head.
"These warriors are hardly worth my time at all," he replied, "there of no threat to me. But know this, rangers, should you cross our path again you shall not be so fortunate."
And with that, he and Lucien vanished in a flash of light.
"Okay," stated Abbey as she stared up at the black sky, "This is bad."
*****
"This is lame," groaned Abbey as she slunk down in one of the library chairs. They had headed down to Gorogoth the moment Vampiras and Lucien vanished, and were licking the wounds of their defeat. "We couldn't even scratch that thing."
"And what the hell was with the sky?" Isaac wondered, "Now the city is going to be destroyed, and it will never see sunlight again."
"I think I have the answer to that," said Drake is he appeared from behind the bookshelves holding large leather bound book in his hands. He flipped through it until he got to the page he wanted and then placed it onto the table for the rangers to see.
"Vampiras, Lord of Darkness and Destroyer of Light," he stated.
"Oh so those actually are his titles," mocked Matt as he stared at the picture of the demon, "We thought he was just blowing his own horn."
"Laugh all you want," retored Drake, "His name gives a lot away. He obviously doesn't like light, and why do you think that is?"
"He's evil," offered Abbey
"Sensitive eyes?' tried Isaac.
Drake chuckled and shook his head, pointing to one word underneath the demons name: Vampire.
"Great," scoffed Matt, "our enemy doesn't like light because it makes him sparkle."
"Look I hated those books too," replied Abbey, "I don't think that's what he meant."
"Abbey is right," agreed Gaius as he entered the Library, "Sunlight is dangerous to Vampiras, and although he is powerful enough to survive in it, it will severely weaken him, even harm him."
"So we need to find a way to hit him with a powerful light?" asked Isaac
"Yeah well I think Lucien's already seen to it that that doesn't happen," replied Matt. He was still annoyed about how easily he was being beaten, but more importantly, he was feeling more and more agitated by the longing to be on his bike. He knew that Isaac and Abbey would want him to stay, but the more he thought about it, the less he saw the point. If he left, there would be one less ranger to defend the town, and Mephistopheles would win. If he stayed, he would die, and Mephistopheles would win. And after their defeat, the first option was becoming more and more appealing.
"I can understand that this defeat is not easy for you," Gaius explained, "But I would like you to get some rest, and we will handle Vampiras in the morning."
The three rangers nodded and headed to the elevator.
I wonder if Gus has finished my bike, Matt thought at the elevator rocketed up to the surface.
*****
"You arrogant fool!" roared Mephistopheles, "Why didn't you destroy the rangers!?"
"Because they were not worth my time," Vampiras replied, "And I find it hard to believe that the great Mephistopheles is threatened by three teenagers."
"Do not underestimate them," Mephistopheles replied, "Do remember Queen Bansheera? And Lord Octomus? They were great allies to us during the First Demon War. Both of them have now been defeated by Power Rangers. And I can be fairly certain that their over confidence was what lead to their downfall! Those rangers are all that stand between us and the Nexus Crystal, they must be destroyed, regardless of pride."
The two demons stared each other down, both of them looked ready to fight.
"Master," said Beelzebub carefully, "If I my interject. Perhaps Vampiras would feel more challenged if we took away the clouds blocking the sun."
"Yes," agreed Lucien, "may we remind you Vampiras that you have power only because we allow it. We can easily allow the sun to return and you will be nearly powerless."
Vampiras' eyes widened, realizing that Mephistopheles did have control over the situation.
"Your will is also mine, master," he said as a knelt before Mephistopheles' feat, "I will destroy the power rangers."
*****
Abbey yawned as she entered the kitchen. Now that she was working at the Pitt Stop, Gus was letting her live in one of the spare rooms above the premises. Matt was also staying there, needing somewhere to stay until his bike was fixed, was also staying there. However the first thing that Abbey noticed when she entered the kitchen was the Matts backpack wasn't in its usual spot next to the couch. Puzzled, she walked over to the pantry to make herself breakfast, and noticed a small piece of paper sitting on the bench. She picked it up and read it. Sorry, Matt.
Realizing what had happened, Abbey ran out of the kitchen and into Isaac's room, shaking him awake.
"Matt bailed." She told him.
"What?" he questioned groggily, "He's probably just down stairs fixing his bike or something; he asked Gus last night if he could finish the job himself."
"So how do you explain this?" Abbey demanded, handing him the note.
Isaac's eyes widened as he read it.
"Never mind."
Just as they thought things couldn't get any worse, their watches beeped.
"Morning guys," said Drake as they answered, "Guess who's back?"
*****
Matt sped down the highway, leaving Dusty Springs behind. He'd spent most of last night fixing up his bike, and packing his things and leaving a note for Isaac and Abbey, he'd taken off. He knew that the other two weren't going to do any better without him, but after yesterday, he didn't think they had a chance of winning anyway. And he preferred to be alive for a little bit longer. He'd been driving riding for nearly three hours, and pulled into a rest area. He pulled a water bottle out of his backpack and looked back the way he came. Although he couldn't see Dusty Springs anymore, but he could still see the dark clouds that covered it. From a distance they looked even more menacing, unnatural.
But as a he looked back, he also thought about his new friends. Isaac, despite being an eternal optimist, was a great mechanic, and knew the town well enough for Matt to be able to entertain himself for the past week. Abbey, who was also new to town, had kept him company while Isaac was at working at the Pitt Stop. Gus, who had been kind enough to start working on his bike for next to nothing, as well as providing him with free accommodation. He thought about Drake and Gaius, who while partially responsible for bringing him into this mess, were still kind and were willing to help no matter what. Cursing himself, Matt looked at the clouds again, knowing that they spelt certain doom for his new friends. Suddenly he knew that he had to go back, he couldn't let them die because of him. But he was too far away to get back on his bike. He stood there for a moment, thinking about how he could get back, before getting an idea. He lifted up his watch and opened the com line.
"Drake, it's me Matt. Look I have a question…"
*****
Abbey and Isaac were thrown to the ground by Vampiras. Just like last time, they stood no chance.
"Wendigo Blades!" Abbey called as she pulled out her two long, blue swords.
"Oh that's cute," laughed Vampiras, "The Ice Demon thinks she can still win."
Abbey charged forward with her blades, jumping up into the air and spinning around, only for Vampiras to block her attack with his own sword.
"Try again." He laughed as he knocked her blades away and struck her down. Suddenly he was blasted in the back by Isaac's blaster.
"You'll regret that!" he laughed as he fired a bolt of energy at Isaac, sending him flying into a nearby building.
The two of them regrouped, as Vampiras began to gloat.
"I still see you as a waste of my time," he told them, "But my master wishes for you to be destroyed, so I shall fulfil his wish."
"I don't think so!" yelled a voice, and suddenly Vampiras was hit with a barrage of laser fire. Matt jumped down, fully morphed, in front of Isaac and Abbey, and the two rangers could see the Phoenix Zord flying over head.
"You came back!" cheered Abbey.
"I knew you wouldn't leave us behind," agreed Isaac.
"Yeah well I couldn't let Twilight over here destroy you." Matt smiled before turning to look at Vampiras. "Okay I have a plan, Isaac, I need you to give Abbey your shield, then go find the power board for that warehouse."
"Got it." Agreed Isaac as he pulled out his yellow shield and handed it to Abbey.
"In the mean time," Matt continued as he pulled out his sword and faced Vampiras, "Abbey you're with me."
He pointed his sword at the demon and laughed.
"Hey Batman!' he yelled, "bet you can't catch me!"
And with that, he turned around and ran inside the warehouse.
"Why you!" yelled Vampiras as he charged at him, knocking out the warehouse wall, "No where to run now!"
"Isaac now!" Matt yelled.
All of a sudden, the lights in the warehouse went on, but were burning brighter than normal lamps. Matt looked over to the power board to see Isaac, unmorphed, feeding electricity into the circuit board and supercharging the lights. Vampiras screamed in pain as the light burned his body.
"Even with all this light," he roared, "I can still defeat you!"
"We'll see about that," retorted Abbey, who had appeared next to Matt holding Isaacs shield. She held the shield forward, angling it so it reflected the shark light, and carefully focusing the reflected light on Vampiras.
"Now that our lights are back on," laughed Matt, "Time to put yours out! Phoenix Blaster!"
He pulled out his red double barrelled blaster and fired it at Vampiras, blasting him to pieces.
"Nice going Matt!" decided Isaac as the rangers regrouped.
"Thanks guys," Matt replied, "look, I'm sorry for taking off. It was selfish of me."
"Yeah it was." Agreed Abbey, "But you came back, and I think you've more than made up for it now."
But suddenly Vampiras' body began to glow, and in a flash of light, was regenerated to the size of a giant, taking out the roof of the warehouse as he grew.
"That's bad." Decided Abbey as they looked at the giant Vampiras.
"How do you like me now rangers?" he demanded
"Well guys," Matt told them, "Lets take the fight to him."
Isaac nodded and held up his medallion.
"Demon Power! Release!"
There was a flash of light and Isaac was back in his yellow ranger suit.
"Now its time to get big!"
"Yeah!"
"Power of Summoning! Zords!"
Isaacs Griffon and Abbeys Wendigo suddenly appeared, and Matt's phoenix Zord flew down to greet them. The rangers jumped into the cockpits and soon enough the Megazord was ready!
"Realm Defender Megazord!"
"I am failing to see how this helps you in the slightest." Vampiras scoffed, "I will destroy your machine as well as your city."
"We'll just see about!" replied Matt, "Defender Lance!"
The large lance appeared in the Megazords hands. But instead of moving to strike down Vampiras, the Megazord raised the lance to the sky, and began spinning it around in its hands. The lance spun faster and faster until it created a vacuum, sucking up all the black clouds and revealing the clear blue sky, and more importantly, the sun. The suns rays burned Vampiras, causing him to stagger back in pain.
"Lets finish this guys off for good!" Matt decided.
"Yeah!"
"Defender Strike!"
The Megazord lunged forward, impaling Vampiras on the lance, before stepping back at turning its back just as Vampiras was blown to pieces.
*****
"And here's your coffee," said Abbey as she placed it on the table in front of Matt.
"Thanks Abs," Matt replied, "When do you get and Isaac get off?"
"In about an hour," she replied, "we can all go do something later."
"Sweet," agreed Drake who was sitting at the same table, before adding, "feels good to get out of the library."
"I can imagine." Matt agreed as he looked out of the window.
"So are you staying around this time?" Drake asked him.
Matt paused for a moment, and then nodded.
"Yeah."
Suddenly the doors to thee Pitt opened and a man in a leather jacket with a motor cycle helmet under his arm walked up to Gus at the counter.
"hey my bike just broke down outside and I need to get it fixed," he told him, "I need to be in LA by tomorrow afternoon."
Gus gave a guilty look.
"Sorry man," he told him sadly, "I don't really know that much about bikes, I don't know how much I could help."
Then matt remembered something that Abbey had said about working at the Pitt Stop.
"I'll fix it," he offered, "I mean it depends on what's wrong with it, but I should be able to get it ready by tomorrow morning."
Gus' eyes widened, seeing a whole new way to expand the business.
"Well then Matt Cooper," he said with a grin, "welcome aboard."
Next Time: Abbey becomes determined to not let anything distract her ranger duties, even her own team mates. But will her detachment from her friends prove disastrous when Mephistopheles summons a new demon? Coming Soon: The Ice Queen
A/N: Okay, so some people have asked me to explain how things look a little bit more so here's a list:
Ranger suits: very similar to the suits used in ninja storm except that the swords are on the belt as opposed to the back. The symbols on the front are also gone.
The Morphers: Again similar in shape to the ninja storm ones.
Realm Defender Megazord: Similar to the Ninja Storm and Zeo Megazords (which are also similar to each other if anyone else noticed)
So there's my descriptions for now.
Please review, because I'd love to know how I can make this better. And sorry for the late update, you have no idea how busy my week has been.