Author's note: Sorry for the delay in posting this chapter. I haven't had much time to work on it lately.
Chapter 4: Face Off with Rita and… the Trix?
"Man, I'd sure hate to meet you in your evil form, Bloom," Tommy said.
The Power Rangers and the Winx Club were sitting at the juice bar in the Angel Grove Youth Center and Gym. The two teams had just finished catching each other up on what had happened to them over the past year.
"Oh, by the way, Winx," Jason said. "Thanks again for helping us against the Trix."
"No problem," Stella said.
"Man, I thought we'd seen the last of those witches last year," Zack said.
"I may be paranoid," Kimberly said. "But I think that they're after more then just revenge for us defeating them last year."
"I actually had the same idea," Trini said.
"You may be right, girls," Billy said. "We'll just have to be careful and watch our backs."
"Oh, by the way," Bloom said. "I forgot to mention, I found out I was adopted."
"Really?" Jason asked.
"Yeah," Bloom replied. "I'm actually the princess of a now dead planet called Sparx in the Magical Dimension."
"What an honor, your highness," Tommy said, standing up and giving Bloom an exaggerated bow. Everyone laughed at his little joke.
"Remember when I was here last year, I mentioned that my hometown of Gardenia was just half an hour from here," Bloom asked.
"Yeah, I remember," Jason replied.
"Well, while I'm here, I'd thought I'd visit my adopted parents. And I'd like you to meet them, too, if you don't mind," Bloom said, nodding toward the rangers. "I told them a lot about how you helped you helped us during our time travel adventure last year."
"We'd love to," Jason said.
The Power Rangers and Winx Club left the Youth Center and went to the bus stop. When they arrived in Gardenia, it was just a short walk to Bloom's house.
When they arrived at the house, they heard a voice the rangers knew all too well saying, "Well, well, well. If it isn't the Power Pukes and the Weak Club."
The two teams turned around and found themselves face to face with the Power Rangers' archenemy, the queen of evil herself, Rita Repulsa. And standing beside her, the Winx Club's archenemies, the three witch sisters, the Trix.
"What are you, doing here?" Flora asked.
"We decided to pay Bloom's adopted parents a visit," Icy said.
"Where are they!?" Bloom demanded.
""They're inside," Rita said. "But I'm afraid they're a little tied up." Rita laughed evilly, then said, "You can go untie them, after I have the Dragon Flame."
"And after we have the Power Coins," Icy said.
"We won't let you get the Dragon Flame or the Power Coins," Jason said. "It's morphin time!"
Tommy: "Dragonzord!"
Kimberly: "Pterodactyl!"
Billy: "Triceratops!"
Zack: "Mastodon!"
Trini: "Saber-toothed tiger!"
Jason: "Tyrannosaurus!:
Bloom: "Magic Winx, Charmix!"
"All right, teams, here's the plan," Jason said. "Winx, take Rita. We'll handle the Trix."
"Don't you know Rita better?" Layla asked.
"Exactly," Jason replied. "She likes to use our own weapons against us."
"We'll take Rita, then," Layla said.
"Three Trix," Zack said. "That means two rangers on one witch. I don't envy you three."
Kimberly and Zack were facing off against Stormy. She tried to zap the two rangers with lightning, but they dodged the bolt. She then held them back with strong winds.
"I keep trying to shoot her with my Power Bow," Kimberly said. "But the wind's too strong for me to get a good shot."
"Hang on, Kimberly," Zack said. "I got an idea. Mastodon Dinozord power!"
Zack's zord came running and knocked over Stormy. The wind stopped immediately.
"Now, take your shot," Zack said.
"With pleasure," Kimberly replied.
This time the laser bolts hit Stormy. She fell down, unconscious.
Billy and Trini were trying to defeat Darcy. She kept firing dark energy at the two rangers. They kept dodging, but they were tiring.
"We can't keep this up forever," Trini said.
"I've got an idea," Billy said. "Trini, can you distract her?"
"No problem," Trini said. "Hey, Darcy, hit me if you can."
"Not a problem," Darcy said.
Trini kept dodging Darcy's attacks, while Billy snuck in close. Darcy was so focused on Trini, she didn't notice how close the blue ranger was. Billy used his Power Lance to sweep Darcy's legs out from under her. She landed on the ground and hit her head, knocking her unconscious.
Tommy and Jason were trying to defeat Icy. Tommy ran toward the Trix leader. She fired an ice beam at the green ranger, and he just barely dodged it. However the ice did hit the Dragon Dagger, freezing it solid.
"Oh, man," Tommy said. "That witch froze my dagger! Hey, Bloom, I could use some fire over here."
Bloom flew over and used some fire to melt the ice.
"Thanks, Bloom," Tommy said.
"No problem," Bloom replied, then went back to help the rest of the Winx against Rita.
"Ah, a newbie," Icy said, addressing Tommy. "You must have been piloting the new megazord that defeated me."
"That was me, alright," Tommy said.
"I was betting on only five Power Coins," Icy said. "With six, the Power Dragon will be even stronger!"
The Power Dragon?, Jason thought. He made a mental note to go to the Command Center after the battle and ask Zordon about the Power Dragon.
"I've got an idea," Tommy said. He played his flute and the Dragon Shield glowed green for an instant. "Hey, Icy," he said. "Hit me with your best shot."
"Prepare to become a rager-sicle," Icy said.
She fired a magic blast at the green ranger. The attack bounced off the Dragon Shield and back at Icy. She tried to dodge, but failed. She was hit by her own magic and was frozen solid. Jason rushed in and slashed her with his Power Sword, knocking her down, but breaking the ice. Jason noticed the other two Trix starting to get up.
"Guys, let's bring 'em together," Jason said.
Zack: "Power Ax!"
Kimberly: "Power Bow!"
Trini: "Power Daggers!"
Billy: "Power Lance!"
Jason: "Power Sword!"
The weapons combined together to form what looked like a crossbow with four gun barrels, with the Power Sword as the arrow.
"Mega Cannon!" the rangers said together. "Ready, aim, fire!"
They fired the weapon at the Trix, but they disappeared before the blast reached them.
"Oh, man," Jason said. "They got away."
"We'll get 'em next time, Jason," Tommy said.
While the rangers were fighting the Trix, the Winx Club were taking on Rita. Layla used her special power (called Morphix) to create a crystal that came out of the ground and closed around Rita's staff. This allowed Stella to blast Rita with a beam of light energy. Musa unleashed a sonic wave attack, shattering the crystal.
"Musa!" Layla fussed.
"Oops," Musa said. "Usually Stella's the one that does something stupid."
"I heard that," Stella said.
"Let me make up for that stupidness," Musa said.
She blasted Rita with a beam of red magic energy. Rita stumbled back. Flora made vines come out of the ground and grab Rita's staff before she could reclaim it.
"Bloom, Techna, now!" Flora said.
The two fairies flew at Rita full speed with one hand held out in a fist. Techna had green magic energy around her hand, and Bloom had fire around hers. They struck Rita so hard she went flying backward.
"Let's finish her, girls!" Bloom said. "Charmix…"
"…Convergence!" the Winx Club said together.
They each extended a hand and fired a beam of magic energy. The beams combined into one giant beam. The attack raced toward Rita, but she disappeared before it reached her.
"Ugh, she got away!" Stella said.
"So did the Trix," Jason said, as the rangers walked over.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it now," Layla said.
"You've got a point, Layla," Bloom said. "Let's go untie my adopted parents and just go from there."
The rangers unmorphed and the Winx untransformed. Then, they untied Bloom's adopted parents and, after a brief visit, left.
As soon as they got outside, Jason said, "We need to teleport to the Command Center and talk to Zordon. Icy said something during the fight. I think it's what they're after."
"Before we go," Techna said. "We have one order of business to attend to."
Her hand glowed with green magic energy, then she held it over her communicator."
"Replicate!" she said.
A small circle of green magic energy appeared in her other hand, then the energy solidified into another communicator.
"Here you go, Layla," Techna said, giving her the communicator. "First let me show you how it works.
After Techna showed Layla how to work her communicator, the rangers gave the Winx the coordinates for the Command Center.
"You're going to love it," Billy said to Techna.
The two teams teleported to the Command Center. As soon as they appeared the Winx Club (especially Techna) looked around with awe at the design (and tech) of the rangers headquarters.
"You're right, Billy," Techna said. "I do love it."
Just then Zordon's robot assistant, Alpha 5, walked up to them.
"Hello, rangers," Alpha said. "And the Winx Club. It's an honor to finally meet you in person."
"You're incredible," Techna said.
"Oh, uh, thank you, Techna," Alpha said.
"It is indeed an honor to meet you," Zordon said.
The Winx turned around and saw a floating head appear inside a glass tube.
"That's Zordon, our mentor," Billy explained. "Thanks to Rita, he's stuck inside a time warp, and that's the only way he can appear."
"Before we go further," Bloom said. "I want to know how you saw us when we arrived on Earth."
"Turn around," Zordon said. "Observe that white, crystal globe. It is called a Viewing Globe. We use it mainly to monitor Angel Grove for any monster attacks and to keep track of the rangers in battle."
"Incredible!" Techna said.
"Zordon," Jason said. "During the fight, I heard Icy say something about the Power Dragon. Do you know what she was talking about?"
"I'll tell you exactly what she was talking about," an unfamiliar voice said from behind them.
The rangers whipped around, ready to fight.
Author's note: Who just entered the Command Center? To find out, stay tuned for Chapter 5.