Dissidia:
Power Rangers
Episode 2: An explosive battle!! The heart of the mediocre shines brightest when tested!!
Mackenzie Hartford had finally awakened. Next to him was Madison Rocca. They were in some marshland.
"Where are we?"-asked Madison.
"Looks to be some sort of wetland."-answered Mack.
"Hey…which Ranger team are you from?"-asked Madison.
"Huh? I'm the Red Ranger of the Overdrive Team,"-said Mack.
"Overdrive team? Are you…from the future?"-asked Madison.
"No…unless…what year is it for you?"-inquired Mack.
"It's 2006. I'm from the Mystic Force, by the way,"-replied Madison, turning her head away, slightly.
"Oh! It's 2007 where I'm from. I've heard of the Mystic Force! You guys…never mind,"- Mack said, hushing himself. He's read many time travel books, so he knows the rules.
"Wow, Red, huh? Kind of like Nick"- Madison blushes slightly upon saying his name- "Your team must really look up to you,"
"…No, I… I let them down… I suck as a red…"-said Mack, a bit downtrodden.
"What happened? Reds are supposed to be full of confidence to help inspire their team, like Nick! Did something bad happen to you?"- her voice was full of worry.
"I…I was supposed to get this machine…but there was this truck driver…I had to make a choice…I failed at getting the machine AND the driver. If not for Dax…"-Mack just kept staring at the ground- "I'm useless."
"I know the feeling… I… I barely stand out amongst my team. I'm not like the others…Chip has defeated a soul sucking monstrosity. Xander has unlocked more spells than anyone else on the team. My sister V kicks butt. Nick is our leader. And Daggeron is just so cool. Me? I once got turned to stone. I've done nothing worth mentioning."-she said, tears in her eyes.
Mack wanted to say something, He wanted to tell her all about how she single handedly defeated one of the Ten Terrors, a feat only accomplished by her and a battlized Nick Russell. However, he knew…she'd prefer not to know about that until she lived it. He owed her at least that much. However, that did not mean he would not like to wipe away her tears. After all, she was kind of cute. Too bad she liked some one else…
They decided to stick together, and find the others. The marshland proved to be hard to traverse. The mud was thick, and their feet kept sinking. Luckily, there were no bugs. That made it a little more tolerable. Suddenly, the water got a little colder. Eventually, it was freezing cold.
"Hahahahahah!!!! Well, if it isn't the greatest failure to ever wear red!"-a familiar voice had said. Mack recognized it as…
"Flurious!!!"- he yelled out.
The icy villain stood above the rangers in a giant ice pillar. Necrolai stood next to him.
"Alright, leave this to me. If what that dinosaur guy said was true, I should be able to handle these two, no problem,"-said Necrolai.
"Actually, my dear, I think I should have the honor of taking these two into combat. After all, we don't want to take any chances, do we?"-said Flurious in his usual condescending tone. Necrolai did not argue. Mesogog had, after all, planed everything… She left.
"Well now. Look what we have here, the two weakest, dullest, most unimpressive Rangers in History. It's a shame, really. I'm about to take both your lives, yet…that would be an accomplishment no more noteworthy than having stepped on a slug,"-said Flurious. Madison's eyes were wide, whilst Mack's were seethed in anger.
"Really! Big talk for someone who has his little brother do all the work!!!!"-was Mack's reply. Flurious now grew serious.
"Why waste time and effort on you, when Moltor can handle it? Besides, I'm doing you and your team a favor! If I ever decided to face you in combat personally, you'd lose, instantly. By forcing Moltor to do all my dirty work, and letting you beat him, I'm contributing to your self esteem! But…that ends today. Sorry, Red Ranger. I'm about to introduce you to your maker,"-said Flurious, his staff at the ready. He leaps down, zeroing in on Mack, and strikes hard with his ice staff. Madison quickly leapt aside and morphed. Mack, however-
"You talk too much,"-said Mack slyly, his Drive Lance parrying the staff. Suddenly, a gush of water had sprayed Flurious, knocking him aside. Madison, Magi Staff at the ready, stood rather confidently. However, Flurious simply got back at his feet.
"Hah! My, a sucker punch. I'm actually glad you managed to land that blow, little miss. It will make my victory all the more sweeter, when I see that look of hope in your eyes replaced by a look of despair. Maybe I'll have a challenge after all!!!"-cried the icy villain, summoning an icy gale.
Hundreds of ice shards were launched against the duo. Their suits were throwing off sparks. However, in spite of their smoking suits, they stood their ground. Madison launched a second gush of water, whilst Mack charged at Flurious with his Drive Lance.
Flurious dodged the attacks with ease. He summoned a pillar of ice, and broke it into four icicle spears. He launched two at Madison, and another two at Mack. Both managed to dodge. Flurious then summoned another ice pillar. He used this one to create ice discs, and launched them at the two rangers. These were much harder to dodge. Each ranger had 12 discs launched at them. Mack had managed to dodge 7, whilst Madison only managed to dodge 5. She was on her knees now.
"Madison! Come on, we can win this! We just gotta work together at this!!"-said Mack, helping her on her feet.
"I'm sorry Mack. If only Vida were here instead of me…she'd be more useful. I'm useless… I can't even serve as decent backup!!"-said Madison.
"Look!! You are a Power Ranger!! What makes a person a hero is not the powers, or how 'useful' they are in combat! It's their will, their drive!!! It's the fact that they NEVER give up! Not when there's still a chance!! You were chosen for a reason, because you have that quality. There is no such thing as a mediocre Ranger. All Rangers are outstanding, because they do what so few dare to do! They put their lives on the line, time after time, for the safety of Earth, the Galaxy, the Universe! Yes, I believe in you, so you do too!!!"-cried out Mack. Madison got on her feet. She was inspired.
"You really are a Red Ranger, in every sense of the word. You're right! I won't give up!!! I'm a Power Ranger!!!"-said Madison. Suddenly, her Mystic Morpher chimed. She looked at it, and saw that three buttons were sparkling- " A new spell code… I unlocked a new spell code!!!" She pressed the buttons 8-5-3. Suddenly, in her hands were a pair of pompoms.
"Humph, I give you a five second breather, you break out the pompoms. Maybe you'd like to do a cheer. Do you take requests? I'd like you to cheer for my victory"-said Flurious in a taunting manner. He summoned another ice storm, and launched a barrage of icicles at the two rangers.
That was when Madison spun around, enveloping Mack and herself in a sparkling barrier. Not one icicle had managed to penetrate the barrier.
"Behold! The power of the ones that don't give up! Mystic Ribbon!!"-were Madison's words as she held up the pompoms. She then did another twirl, and a with a kick, summoned a rainbow underneath Mack's feet. He used that rainbow to slide towards Flurious. With a slash of his Drive Lance, he managed to slice in half the icy villain's staff.
"No!!! What the hell have you done, you mediocre piece of garbage!!!!"-lashed out Flurious. He was furious.
"Considering the fact that you are still standing, not enough"-was Mack's reply.
Madison then withdrew her pompoms, and with her Magi staff, created a water geyser. However, she used it on both Mack and Flurious. While in midair, Mack slashed Flurious twelve times with his Drive Lance. Seconds before they landed, he impaled Flurious with the weapon. Mack landed on his feet, Flurious technically never landed. The Lance kind of kept his body from touching the ground.
"You…are just… a pair of…. Mediocre…"- he never finished that sentence. Thus, Flurious died. Mack and Madison then exchanged a high five over a battle well won.
"Wow, you guys are something else. Remind me to stay on your good side"-said a voice. It was Dillon, who had arrived just in time to see that finishing move. Cameron was with him.
Necrolai, who had been observing the fight from afar, was laughing at herself.
"Well deserved, Flurious. Well deserved…"-she said in the midst of her laughter, delighting on the death of the one who implied her to be weaker than him.