Chapter 8

The Three Knights

The next day, the Power Rangers and the Winx Club were showing the Specialists the Youth Center.

"Nice place," Sky said. "So this is where you rangers hang out, huh?"

"When were not in school or fighting monsters and Putties," Zack said.

"Great place for Tommy and I to practice our martial arts," Jason said.

"I sometimes practice my gymnastics here," Kimberly said.

"Sometimes," we just sit at the juice bar and talk," Trini said.

"Hey, Techna, thanks for using magic to make us communicators," Timmy said.

"No problem," Techna replied. "You'll need them to teleport to the Command Center."

"Speaking of that," Sky said. "I've been wondering. How can we get into the Command Center without Power Coins. Didn't you say that even Miss Faragonda needed one?"

"We and the rangers have Power Coins," Stella said. "So you'll be fine, as long as you're with us."

"We still need to ask Zordon to give them Power Coin keys," Tommy said. "That way they can get to the Command Center if we're separated."

Just then, their communicators beeped. The three teams quietly slipped out the back door of the Youth Center.

"We read you, Zordon," Jason said.

"Teleport to the Command Center immediately," Zordon said.

"On our way," Jason said.

The three teams teleported to the Command Center.

"What's up, Zordon?" Kimberly asked.

"Behold the Viewing Globe," Zordon said.

The teens turned around and looked at the Viewing Globe.

"What a fascinating piece of technology," Timmy said, referring to the Viewing Globe.

What they saw in the Viewing Globe was what looked like three knights. But when one of their visors raised a bit, it was empty! They were, in fact, living suits of armor!

"These are not Rita's monsters," Zordon said. "But I can tell that they are very powerful and must be stopped."

"We're on it, Zordon," Jason said.

"Before you go," Zordon said. A Power Coin appeared in front of each of the Specialists. "Specialists, take these Power Coins. They will add extra power to your weapons and grant you armor.

"Thank you, Zordon," Sky said.

Jason: "It's morphin time!"

Tommy: "Dragonzord!"

Kimberly: "Pterodactyl!"

Billy: "Triceratops!"

Zack: "Mastodon!"

Trini: "Saber-toothed tiger!"

Jason: "Tyranosaurus!"

Bloom: Magic Winx, Charmix!"

Sky: "Specialists, power up!"

The Specialists attached their Power Coins to their weapons. Their weapons glowed for a second and then the Specialists were wearing their new armor. Timmy's armor was gray, Helia's armor was yellow, Riven's armor was purple, Brandon's armor was green, and Sky's armor was sky blue. Each Specialist also wore a Power Rangers style helmet.

The three teams teleported outside Angel Grove, where the three monsters were.

"Ah, the Power Rangers and Winx Club," The blue suit of armor with a snowflake symbol said. He looked at the Specialists. "Are there eleven rangers now?"

"What you're looking at are Specialists in shining armor," Riven said. "And who are you three punks?"

"We are the Three Knights," the monster said. "I am Ice Knight."

"And I am Dark Knight," the purple suit of armor with a black hole symbol said.

"I think we have the Earth hero, Batman here," Sky said. "Bloom told me about him."

"I am no hero," Dark Knight said. "I serve the cause of evil."

A female voice came from the pink suit of armor with a lightning bolt symbol. "I am Storm Knight," she said.

"Zordon said that your not Rita's monsters," Kimberly said. "Who do you work for?"

"The Trix had Finster create us," Dark Knight said. "And when we finsh you, the Trix will have the Power Dragon."

"But we will give you a sporting chance," Ice Knight said. "I challenge you, Red Ranger, to one on one combat."

"And I challenge you, Bloom," Dark Knight said.

"Which one of you Specialists is Sky?" Storm Knight asked.

"I am Sky," Sky said, stepping forward. "What of it?"

"I challenge you," Storm Knight said.

"We fight as a team," Jason said.

"So we're not accepting your challenge," Bloom said.

"But we're still gonna kick your butts," Sky said.

"You have no choice," Ice Knight said.

Clear enclosures with ceilings went down around each pair of combatants.

"No way!" Zack said.

"No fair!" Musa said. "I want a crack at 'em."

Timmy shot one of the enclosures with his gun. The laser bolt just bounced back off the wall.

"Whoa!" Timmy said, just barely dodging the bolt. "There's no way in!"

"I've got an idea!" Tommy said.

He played his flute and summoned the Dragonzord. The zord hit the enclosure with its drill tail, but to no avail. Then it fired lasers from its eyes, but the enclosure still stood. Then it fired missiles from its fingers, but the enclosure didn't even have a mark on it.

"No way!" Trini said, shocked. "Even the Dragonzord has no effect!"

"As I said," Ice Knight said. "You have no choice."

"So be it," Jason said. "Power Sword!"

Ice Knight drew a sword from a scabbord at his side. He charged Jason and tried to slash him, but Jason ducked under the blade and tried to sweep Ice Knight's legs out from under him. The monster jumped back and avoided the attack. He slashed at Jason again, but he blocked the monster's blade with the Power Sword.

Meanwhile Bloom was fighting Dark Knight. Dark Knight drew a flail that had been strapped to his back.

"You've gotta be kidding me!" Bloom said.

Dark Knight swung his flail at Bloom, but she flew out of the way of the deadly weapon. Bloom shot a stream of fire at the monster, but he easily dodged the attack. Bloom flew at the monster at top speed and grabbed the flail's chain. Dark Knight hit Bloom with his arm, sending her flying (not under her own power) backward. She slammed into the wall, but quickly recovered.

Meanwhile, Sky was fighting Storm Knight.

"I don't hit ladies," Sky said. "That means I can hit you all I want."

Storm Knight drew a two-sided battle-ax. She tried to bring the blade down on Sky's head, but he dived out of the way, managing to get a slash in on her in the process. Sky tried to slash her again, but the monster blocked the attack with the flat part of her ax.

Meanwhile, Jason was still battling Ice Knight. Jason and Ice Knight locked blades,and Ice Knight kicked Jason in the stomach. As he doubled over, trying to catch his breath, Ice Knight slashed him sending him sprawling to the ground.

Bloom wasn't doing much better against Dark Knight. Bloom dodged several attacks from Dark Knight's flail, but eventually, it hit Bloom, knocking her to the ground. Dark Knight then sent Bloom flying (again, not under her own power) to the other side of the enclosure with one kick.

Sky was also doing poorly against Storm Knight. Storm Knight hit Sky with her ax, sending him flying to the other side of the enclosure. Sky got back up, but Storm Knight charged him and hit him with her ax again.

Back at the Command Center, Alpha and Zordon were watching the battles via the Viewing Globe.

"Aye, aye, aye," Alpha said. "Those Knights are beating them badly."

"Alpha, scan the monsters for any weaknesses," Zordon said.

"Right away, Zordon," Alpha said. "I've found one!"

"Good job, Alpha," Zordon said. "Jason, Bloom, Sky, you must somehow get the Three Kinghts' visors up then attack where the face would be."

"Got it," Jason, Bloom, and Sky said at the same time.

Jason charged Ice Knight. He ducked under Ice Knight's swinging blade and acted like he was trying to sweep the monster's legs out from under him. But, when Ice Knight stepped back to dodge the supposed attack, Jason drew his Blade Blaster and shot Ice Knight's visor off. Then, Jason jumped at the monster and, before Ice Knight could react, stabbed the now exposed weak spot with his Power Sword. Ice Knight fell down and the enclosure disappeared.

Bloom kept a steady stream of fire aimed at Dark Knight's visor.

"This'll take forever like this," Bloom said. "Unless... Maximum heat!"

Her fire grew super hot and melted Dark Knight's visor. With his visor gone, the fire reached his weak spot, he fell down and then that enclosure disappeared.

Sky was busy fighting Storm Knight.

"Hey, hit me with your best chop," Sky said.

"Gladly," Storm Knight said.

She raised her ax high above her head and tried to bring the blade down on Sky. But he dived out of the way and the ax stuck in the ground. Before Storm Knight could pull it free, Sky kicked her visor open, and stabbed her weak spot. Storm Knight fell down and the final enclosure disappeared.

"Let's put 'em together!" Jason said.

Kimberly: "Power Bow!"

Trini: "Power Daggers!"

Zack: "Power Ax!"

Billy: "Power Lance!"

"Jason, load the Power Sword," Billy said.

"I got a better idea," Jason said. "Tommy, load the Dragon Dagger."

"You got it," Tommy replied.

Power Rangers: "Mega Cannon, Dragon Shot! Ready! Aim! Fire!"

This time, the laser bolt was wreathed in flame. The attack hit all Three Knights and destroyed them.

Unnoticed to everyone, the Trix had been watching the battle from afar. When they saw that their monsters were destroyed, they decided to act.

"Enlargejus!" Their spell reached the monsters' remains and they reformed and grew giant.

Jason: "We need Dinozord power now!"

Kimberly: "Pterodactyl Dinozord power!"

Zack: "Mastodon Dinozord power!"

Trini: "Saber-toothed tiger Dinozord power!"

Billy: "Triceratops Dinozord power!"

Jason: "Tyranosaurus Rex Dinozord power!"

Tommy: Plays flute to summon the Dragonzord.

Bloom: "We need Charmixzord power!"

Techna: "Technology Charmixzord power!"

Musa: "Music Charmixzord power!"

Stella: "Light Charmixzord power!"

Flora: "Nature Charmixzord power!"

Layla: "Tides Charmixzord power!"

Bloom: "Dragon Flame Charmixzord power!"

The Power Rangers formed the Dino Megazord and the Winx Club formed the Charmix Megazord.

"We beat them once," Jason said. "We can do it again."

"No problem!" Bloom said.

"Let's kick their butts!" Tommy said.

The Dragonzord attacked Storm Knight. The Dragonzord tried hitting the monster with its drill tail, but she dodged the attack. Then, she took a swing at the Dragonzord with her ax, but the zord ducked out of the way in time.

"Careful, guys," Tommy said. "They have their weapons back."

"Great," Bloom said sarcastically, as the Charmix Megazord engaged Dark Knight. "Like I haven't already had enough problems with that flail."

The Charmix Megazord charged Dark Knight but he doged and tried to hit the megazord with his flail. The megazord ducked just as the spiked ball whizzed over it. Then, Dark Knight tried to lasso the megazord's feet with the flail's chain, but the megazord flew straight up to avoid that attack as well.

The Dino Megazord was locked in combat with Ice Knight. Ice Knight drew his sword and prepared to slash at the megazord, but the rangers summoned the Power Sword and parried the attack. Then the two combatants locked swords.

The Dragonzord was taking a beating from Storm Knight. She slashed the zord three times in quick succession and it fell down. She tried to bring her ax down on it, but the Dragonzord barely rolled out of the way.

"The Dragonzord can't take much more of this," Tommy said.

"Neither can the Charmix Megazord," Bloom said.

Dark Knight had managed to lasso the Charmix Megazord's legs and trip it. Then, as it was lying on the ground, he slammed the ball of the flail into its chest.

The Dino Megazord had been forced to one knee via a sword lock with Ice Knight. Ice Knight kicked the Dino Megazord away, but it quickly got to its feet. Before the Power Rangers could react, Ice Knight slashed the megazord three times.

The Power Rangers and Winx Club managed to get away and regroup.

"These guys are even tougher than before," Bloom said.

"Tommy, Winx Club," Zordon said over their communicators. "Combine the Dragonzord and the Charmix Megazord together to form the Dragon Charmix Megazord."

"Let's do it!" Bloom said.

The megazord now had the same dragon hood as the Dragonzord in Fighting Mode. The Dragonzord's hands attached to the Charmix Megazord's shoulders as missile launchers and the Charmix Megazord's right hand was replaced with the drill from the Dragonzord's tail.

"All right, girls," Tommy said as he joined the Winx Club in the megazord cockpit. "Let's get 'em!"

"With pleasure," Bloom said.

"These guys are in for a world of hurt," Musa said.

"Let's see what this baby can do," Techna said.

"Pathetic," Ice Knight said. "Your new megazord doesn't scare us," Ice Knight said.

The Three Knights hit the megazord with all three of their weapons at once, but they just bounced off the megazord.

"Now it does," Ice Knight said in a squeaky voice.

"Fire missiles!" Flora said.

The shoulder missile launchers fired a barrage of missiles at the Three Knights.

"Take this!" Layla said.

The eyes on the dragon hood fired lasers which hit the Knights at the same time as the missiles.

"And now for the finishing touch," Stella said.

The Winx Club put their hands on the magic pads. The drill was encased in magic energy and started to spin.

Tommy and the Winx Club said together, "Charmix Drill, final strike!"

The drill hit all Three Knights at once. They fell down and exploded.

Meanwhile, the Trix had returned to Rita's base, and Rita was furious.

"I knew you couldn't do better," Rita said. "I've got a headache!"

"We never anticipated that new megazord," Icy said.

"I've got a plan that even you will like, Trix," Rita said. "Finster, make me an army of monsters and Putties. The Dragon Flame will be mine!"

"Actually, the Power Dragon will be ours," Icy said quietly to her sisters.

"Someone bring me an aspirin," Rita said.

Author's note: An army? Uh-oh! What does Rita have in mind for our heroes? Stay tuned for Chapter 9 to find out.