You would think, after all they had done for the world; risking their lives practically every day, being forced to lie to their parents and friends about where they were always running off to, they would be able to relax after their duties were over. But oh no, life isn't that kind.
It is kind of ironic really, they had managed to conceal their identities for so long, but now, at their very last battle, the one where they sacrificed their powers, a security camera had caught them at their final demorph…
Chapter One; Revelation.
Sam sank into his chair with a sigh. Sometimes being a security guard was okay, at other times though, such as now, it was just boring. Another alien attack had taken place, this time at the middle of the Action Games, and he, due to his bad leg, wasn't helping with clear up, but had to watch all the security tapes for that day. There were over seventy cameras all over the site of the Action Games, in the buildings, around the booths and near the arenas. He leaned over and picked up the first tape from the pile. The label read 'Moto-X track 1'
'As good a place to start as any.' He thought and began watching.
It was over an hour later, when his eyes were beginning to close, that he found the tape. It was titled 'Skateboard 2'. He pushed it into the machine and sank back into his chair, only to start forward a couple of minutes later when three brightly coloured figures arrived on screen.
The Power Rangers?He knew they'd been there of course, they had defeated that alien freak, but he'd never really seen them in action before. He watched as they fought with the aliens, throwing them into a crack in the ground
He was on the edge of his seat, literally as he learned forwards, encouraging the Rangers, even though he knew the outcome already. It was only the three of them at the start; blue, yellow and red. A strange aircraft then shot into frame, firing lasers at the strange black and red suited things. The dark red Ranger leapt from his craft to join his team mates on the ground. Then another Ranger, this time dark blue, arrived, with a crowd of strange black clad people behind him. They all joined in the battle, showing off impressive martial arts skills, but nowhere near the skills of the Rangers. The five were going up against the alien leader, Lether or something like that, drawing him away from the main battle, towards the camera, leaving the other people to fight the smaller aliens.
They circled for a bit, obviously speaking, and not for the first time since he had begun to watch, Sam cursed the fact that the security cameras didn't have sound.
Then they attacked. It was a dazzling series of martial arts moves, mixed with acrobatics and sword work. He winced and groaned every time one of the Rangers went down and cheered when they landed a hit. A black clothed figure then arrived, like one of the people the Navy Ranger had brought. He confronted the alien, only to be sent sprawling. Much to Sam's amazement he started getting to his feet again, moving closer to the Rangers fighting the alien. Sam squinted at the screen, to try and see his face better, all he could make out was he had Asian features and black hair, and a green stripe on his top.
Returning his attention to the main fight, Sam triedto clear the picture up more, it wasquite blurred and it was frustrating not to be able to see their faces. He adjusted several of the controls on the monitor he was watching, and after a few moments, the screen began to focus better. Before he could take a better look at the guy though, his attention was drawn to the Navy and Crimson Rangers; they had been knocked aside by a powerful blast, and even as they scrambled to their feet, the alien sent a beam of light at them, and their suits dissolved in two coloured bursts of light, streaking to the alien's weapon. Their faces were clearly in focus; a blonde haired boy and another, darker haired boy, both wearing their respective Ranger colours on black suits.
The same soon happened to the other three Rangers; their Ranger energies seemed to be sucked out of them, leaving them unmorphed. Sam paused the tape for a second as they all stood in a line. He knew that he was seeing something no one else had ever seen. Blue Bay Harbour's super heroes were unmasked, and they were only teenagers. He looked along the line as the Asian boy joined them. The three he had already seen stood at one end, and then he looked at the others. One girl, very slender with a fountain of blonde hair, then the other two were boys, one with a mane of curly brown hair, the other one, clearly the leader from the way he stood slightly forward, with dark skin and hair. All of them wore an expression of deep concentration and determination on their features.
They stood steadfast in front of the gaping hole in the ground and as Sam played the tape, they were hit by several blasts from the alien's weapon, but although they fell to the ground, each time they forced themselves to their feet again, refusing to budge an inch. Then three of them took a step closer and struck poses, as the others looked at them, in confusion. The Red, Yellow and Blue Rangers, or ex-Rangers, Sam wasn't clear on that, all put their hands together, shouting something aloud, and as they did so beams erupted from their finger tips, of their respective colours. The three beams intertwined, and hit their enemy in the chest, pushing him backwards. He struggled for a few moments, fighting back and the strain showed on all their faces as the two beams competed, trying to maintain the force and then, suddenly he was thrown off his feet and into the crevasse.
The three Rangers sagged a little as their team mates came closer, to give their support. They stood together, conferring for a while before all moving off as one, arms around each other.
Sam stopped the tape, rewinding it to a place where all of their faces were visible. He was sure he recognised some of them, maybe they had attended the Action Games and he had seen them on another security tape. What should he do with the tape now though? He sat there, wondering for a while, then made a sudden decision, ejecting the tape and stuffing it in a large brown envelope before, slowly writing the address of the local television station on the front.
After all, the Rangers had saved all of Blue Bay Harbour, and possibly the world many times, it was only fair that they got the recognition they deserved. Wasn't it?
What did you think? Please let me know in a review- and I'll try and put the next chapter up soon.
Jade.
