As always I thank those who reviewed the previous chapter at the start of the new chapter so here comes the thank you to both donki-shouben and Sokai for the reviews. I'd also like to thank Sokai for adding this story to a C2 community as it is the first one of my stories to be in a C2. I was also surprised after looking for many hours that this is actually the first and currently only attempt at a Power Ranger/W.I.T.C.H Crossover, though I may be wrong.
Well that's it for that. Everyone enjoy chapter two and as always Review to your heart's content.
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New Guardians: Ranger Style
Chapter Two: Fairy Tale Reality Part 2: Bloodlines
He had gotten away from those monsters, he thought as he ran through the cracked asphalt streets of Old Heatherfield, but somehow it seemed too easy. He was waiting for his chance to escape the palace with the two mystic charms in his hands.
The opportunity finally arose when his sister, Psychomi, returned anger stricken from her attempt to claim a second piece of the Heart of Candracar, but that was not what made it an opportune moment. No, it was the reason his evil fraternal twin was angry. She was angry because the Guardians had beaten her to it, and somehow transformed.
Upon hearing the words that the Guardians were able to transform once again, he made his escape. His sister at first was unconcerned. Nothing could hope to threaten her. After all, she had two hearts on her side. Just as he made it around the palace walls, was most likely when she realized that he had taken part of one of those hearts as well as the Seal of Phobos, a powerful relic from the days of his Great Great Great Grandmother Elyon.
And so the chase had begun, but he outran them. He had to, or they would have cut him to ribbons. Once he was far enough away he used the Seal, fabled to open anything, to open a fold to the headquarters of the guardians.
The restaurant wasn't what he expected. It looked old and run down. It looked as though it was abandoned ages ago. He was sure he had gotten the location right. The book in the royal library said that it was a restaurant called the Silver Dragon.
Sure enough he was in that restaurant, but where were the Guardians. He looked out the window to see a massive city shimmering in the sun. Maybe there, he thought, and then began his run toward New Heatherfield.
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"I just don't get why we have to meet at their house." Amethyst complains as Mizu, Ondo, and her walk down a street in the direction of Eva, and Ray Anne's house.
"Because Dr. N is busy right now and we can't meet there," Mizu sighs as her blue eyes look up to the sky. It would be so much easier to fly to the Eva and Ray Anne's lavish estate, but then she would get the whole 'Rangers do not use their powers for personal gain' lecture that they got from Ray Anne on the way to their first battle. In fact, it still annoyed Mizu that Ray Anne kept calling them Rangers. They were Guardians damn it, and it's time Ray Anne accepted it and moved on.
"They also weren't very specific as to why they need us to report to their mansion," Ondo says with a sigh. She hated the fact that the two of them had such wealthy parents, but not because she was jealous. No, it was because she knew that those two would never learn the value of hard work. They would never know the value of a job well done.
"Let's just get there," Mizu yawns, "and see what's up." That's when the boy crossed their path. Well, more like tripped onto the ground in front of him. He was panting heavily as he shakily rose. His short blonde hair gleamed brightly in the light of the day, but in a relaxing sort of way. He was wearing a long brown coat and tan mud covered pants. He had on a white dirt covered shirt.
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The three girls rush to see if the boy is alright. As they near him the boy pushes away, and then looks behind them. He noticed the Asian girl glance behind her quickly at this motion, as if to check for something that she should not know was there. The tan one and the brown haired one were trying desperately to pull him to his feet. He struggled to at first, but slowly felt comfort in their assistance and let them help him up.
"Guy's," the Asian one says as she appears to take a fighter's stance. "We seem to have a problem here."
Unfortunately, she was right. A fair sized group of about sixteen to seventeen Shadow Mantises began to peal themselves from the ground. The tan girl and the Asian look at their brown haired friend as if asking for support. The mantises charge ready to rip the four to ribbons.
"We have no choice," the brown haired girl says calmly, "Guardians Ready." She raises an elaborate wrist guard across her chest.
"Ready," the other two say while mimicking the brown haired one.
"Guardian's Unite," all three of them say and in a flash they are fully morphed guardians. Though the boy could distinctively see the three girls had seemed to merge with three elementals that were shaped like girls before the silver and color trimmed armor wrapped their bodies.
"The Guardians," the man whispered under his breath, "but why are there only three?"
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Ondo and Mizu started their most recent encounter with the Shadow Beasts by charging full force at the group. The mantises slashed and hacked at the armored fairies but to no avail as their numbers quickly began to drop from the fighting, and soon what remains of the shadow like creatures disappear back into the ground.
"Well," Amethyst says landings near the boy, "that was a little easy."
"Yes, but it might be because they now know that we can be a threat." Ondo says as Mizu and her land near the boy.
"Guardians," the boy says while entering a polite bow, "I have been searching for you for awhile now, and it is an honor to meet you."
"So," Mizu says walking up to the boy and pulling him out of his bow, "why where those things chasing you?"
"Because I was able to escape from my sister's palace," the boy says trying to bow again, but Mizu holds him up. "I got away with both the Seal of Phobos and the Half of the Heart of Meridian."
"Then I'm guessing your from Meridian then," Mizu asks. The boy just nods at this statement. "Well, that makes it a lot easier. Guardians power down."
In a flash of blue, green, and red the girls return to their non-guardian forms.
"Well, I've got a question," Ondo says looking at the boy, "who are you?"
"I am Jabari, and the current Prince of Meridian." He says with a polite bow.
"Prince," Mizu says taking a fighters stance. She had read enough about a certain prince that she wasn't going to take any chances.
"Please, though I do share some physical, and magical traits of my ancestral uncle," the boy says putting his arms up in surrender, "I am nothing like him."
"I believe you," Amethyst says placing a hand on Jabari's shoulder. "My name is Amethyst."
"I'm Ondo, and Miss doesn't trust Meridian princes is Mizu," Ondo says placing her own hand on Mizu's shoulder as she starts to pout.
"Well," Mizu finally sighs, "let's get someplace that is a little more protected." The girls nod as they lead Jabari toward Eva and Ray Anne's house.
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After about twenty minutes the group of four makes it to the front gate of a large mansion.
"This is a house," Jabari asks, "it looks more like a palace itself?"
"They wish," Mizu says walking over to a faux stone pillar and pressing a red button.
"Who is it?" Ray Anne's voice happily rings over the intercom devise.
"Us now open up," Mizu says crossing her arms.
"Not until you say the password," Ray Anne says with a chuckle.
"The password is," Ondo says looking into the camera lens, "don't make me morph and bust down this gate to kick your air born butt."
"A ranger should never use their powers to escalate a fight." Ray Anne scolds. Amethyst places her index finger to her chin and begins to ponder the question.
"Zordon," she says quickly as Mizu holds Ondo back from using her morpher.
"Now, that's using your head," Ray Anne says as the gates open.
"If you thought the exterior was extravagant," Mizu says to Jabari as the four approach the large oak doors of the mansion, "wait till you see the inside."
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"Would you ladies care for anything to snack on," asks an elderly man in a suit the doors open. He was Eva and Ray Anne's butler Rodimus and is the one who had taken care of them since the two girl's parents died when the girls were still infants. He was tall and didn't quiet look his age, but then again most cyborgs don't. He claims he lost his right arm, which is now a robotic one, in the war but he was never truly specific as to which war.
"Actually, we're fine Rody," Mizu says as the four of them walk past the man. The girls called him Rody because that's what they called him as kids when they couldn't pronounce Rodimus. "We just need to know where to find Eva and Ray Anne."
"They are in the entertainment room Lady Irma," Rody says closing the doors while Mizu cringes at the use of her real name, but then again that was his way for getting her back whenever she called him Rody.
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The group then makes their way through the large mansion until they reach a school gym sized entertainment room. On the wall opposite the door is a wall sized flat screen TV with an episode of Power Rangers Mystic Force playing on the screen.
Ray Anne is standing in front of the T.V cheering on the rangers as they battle an enemy known as Imperious, while Eva is sitting on a massive half circle of a couch playing on her guitar while drowning out her sister's show with her headphones.
"So did you invite us here to watch retro TV, or is there another reason." Ondo says as loudly as possible to snap at least one of the two girls out of their daze.
Ray Anne disappointedly turns off her show and turns to face the other girls, "who's he?" She asks seeing Jabari stare in wonder at the room.
"This is Jabari," Amethyst says calmly, "he's the Prince of Meridian. We saved him from some shadow beasts on our way here."
"Is he okay?" Eva says placing her guitar in its stand and dropping her headphones around her neck.
"Ya, he's fine," Mizu says as he walks over to Ray Anne's display case and examines her Power Ranger Megazord collection, "so why did you guys call us here?"
"Well," Ray Anne says pulling a crumpled up piece of paper out of her pocket, "I've written down some things that we should ask Dr. N to make us next time we're at the Command Center." The girl hands Mizu the open piece of paper. The note reads:
Things we need:
Zords have got to have Zords.
Mizu is going to need a Battleizer.
Battle cycles, no wait we can fly, ignore number three.
"Ray Anne," Mizu says as her eyebrow twitches in annoyance. "How many times do I have to tell you we are Guardians, Guar…Di…Ans, not freaking Power Rangers?" The leader finally lets off at her friend while shredding the paper and throwing it onto the ground.
"Mizu that was uncalled for," Ondo says to the angry brown haired girl. Ray Anne just drops to her knees and starts to pick up the pieces of paper while silently singing the Power Rangers Dino Thunder theme song; tears streaming down her face.
"Ray Anne…" Mizu begins to apologize but she knows the girl isn't listening. "We need to get some things to Dr. N." The group nods as Mizu, Ondo, and Amethyst leave the room to head to the Command Center.
"Jabari right," Eva says as she helps her crying sister off the ground.
"Yes," the boy says before he too could leave.
"Could you hand me the one marked thirty nine, please?" Eva asks embracing her sister.
"Is it the one with a faded M on its chest and a yellow backpack like thing?" Jabari questions before grabbing what appeared to be the most handled of the robot like action figures.
"Ya," Eva comments petting the red headed girl to get her to stop crying. Jabari carefully removes the toy and hands it to Eva. "Thanks."
"You're Welcome," Jabari says calmly before hurrying to catch up with the other Guardians.
"Hey there little ranger," Eva says into her sisters ear in a maternal tone, "you don't want to cry in front of your Megazord, do you?" She gently shakes the Titan Megazord in front of Ray Anne. The crying red haired girl grabs the toy while whipping the tears from her eyes with her other hand. "You ready to go now?"
"Ya," Ray Anne quietly says as she grabs her big sisters hand. The two then leave the room to catch up with their friends.
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Meanwhile in Meridian, Psychomi discusses the escape of her brother.
"How was he able to escape?" Psychomi angrily asks a teenage girl with long black hair and deep blue eyes and the hulking mass of muscle that she used to attack the Guardians on Earth.
"I do not know my queen," the woman says with a slight snake-like hiss. "We were too busy hearing your concern over these new Guardians."
"Maybe it rock girl's fault," the hulking mass says angrily, "she not do much round here anyway."
"Brutus," Psychomi angrily growls at the mass of muscle, "you dare implicate Cornelia as the one to blame." Almost as if responding to its name a dirt clod rises from the ground as the green gem shard on Psychomi's neck shimmers vibrantly. The clod then takes the shape of a woman with long golden vine-like hair.
"Yes," Brutus slams his club into his hand. Suddenly the ground beneath his feet turns to quick sand and wraps around the hulk.
"Cornelia is my personal vanguard and only acts if I command her to do so," Psychomi angrily growls, "so are you saying that I am at fault for this?"
"No, my queen," Brutus squeaks out as he is slowly crushed. Then with the wave of Psychomi's hand the thug is released and the elemental returns into the floor.
"Allow me to redeem ourselves your majesty." The woman hisses.
"Yes," Psychomi says opening a fold behind the two, "your talents will definitely prove useful, Cassandra."
"Thank you my queen," Cassandra says before disappearing into the fold.
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"So you are saying that this lad is a Meridianite," Dr. N says as he looks over Jabari after he and the five Guardians entered the Command Center. "He looks an awful lot like the descriptions of Phobos."
"As I told the Guardians," Jabari explains once again, "I do share some of the physical qualities and most of the magical qualities with my ancestral uncle, but I am nothing like that monster."
"He did bring us the Seal of Phobos and Half of the Heart of Meridian apparently." Mizu says leaning against a random consol her arms crossed. Eva is busy comforting a still slightly crying Ray Anne as Ondo and Amethyst remain quiet.
"The Seal of Phobos and a Half of a Heart," Dr. N places a fist to his chin and begins to think. "I believe I may be able to give your Guardian Morphers an upgrade using the Seal."
"Why not just use the power of a second heart?" Amethyst asks while Ondo continues to be lost in contemplation.
"I don't want to risk an overload or losing the power of either heart, so it'll be safer to experiment with the Seal." Dr. N answers the question quickly. "So who wants to go first?"
"Actually, Dr. N," Ray Anne speaks up. She is still holding her Titan Megazord very tightly. "I was kinda hopping I could go home."
"Okay, Ray Anne, that sounds good," Dr. N says calmly seeing the girl's distress.
"Do you want me to walk you home little ranger?" Eva asks maternally to her sister. Ray Anne just goes ahead and nods.
"Unfortunately, we need you here Eva?" Dr. N says pushing his glasses up his nose.
"Why," Eva asks squeezing her sister's hand.
"You're the Keeper of the Heart of Candracar," Mizu speaks, "we need you here to help make the heart act a little more naturally."
"But…" Eva is about to complain before Jabari interrupts.
"I can take her home," he calmly says walking up to the two, "if that's okay?" He reached out his hand to Ray Anne, who shyly took it while blushing. Jabari waves to the rest of the group as the two leave the Command Center.
"I'll go first then," Eva says walking to where Dr. N, "because Ray Anne is still recovering from that flash flood." She glares angrily at Mizu with this statement.
"While she's doing that," Ondo sighs walking up to Mizu. "Me and you are gonna talk?"
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"So which element are you?" Jabari asks in hopes to start a conversation with the girl.
"Air," she shyly says her cheeks still red as Jabari holds her hand.
"So can you tell me about that toy your holding?" He asks as his face opens up into a gentle smile.
"Of course," Ray Anne says very enthusiastically, "this is the Deluxe Titan Megazord action figure. It is from the fourteenth season of Power Rangers, called Power Rangers Mystic Force, and is their primary Megazord. It is also my favorite out of all the Megazords because it comes from my favorite season of Power Rangers. "
"You seem to open up a lot more when you talk about these Power Rangers," Jabari says, "are they like the Guardians."
"Well," Ray Anne blushes more, "I'm not really sure. I don't know a lot about the Guardians."
"I do," a voice says from in front of them. They look up to see a woman with long black hair walk out of the shadows.
"Cassandra," Jabari says as the woman chuckles evilly.
"Jabari, why'd you run away from home," Cassandra says as a purple light wraps her body. Soon a long black and green centipede-like body grows from her lower torso as black armor similar to that of a breastplate emerges on her torso until hitting her breasts. A pair of extra arms extends from her body as a red colored strip appears around her eyes. "Your sister is so very worried."
"Okay lady," Ray Anne says raising her morpher across her chest. "I don't know who or what you are, but I'm taking you down. Magical Source…" She is unable to finish the activation of her morphing sequence as Cassandra's centipede body flings the Air Guardian into a nearby wall, effectively knocking her out.
"I captured both you and one of the new Guardians," Cassandra hisses at Jabari as she lifts him and Ray Anne up with her powerful arms, "won't Lady Psychomi be pleased." A fold then opens up behind the half woman half centipede and she goes into it before it closes. On the ground is a broken Deluxe Titan Megazord action figure.
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"I'm not apologizing," Mizu scoffs at Ondo's suggestion.
"Look," Ondo says calmly, "I'm the one who's known you the longest water girl, and have probably heard you recite parts of that book enough to know a few things."
"Like what?" Mizu says. Her eyes were showing signs of remorse.
"Like that the Guardians need friendship and teamwork to win," Ondo says kinda sage-like, "come to think of it we aren't that different from those old shows in that sense."
Mizu remains quiet for a moment before standing and walking out of the room.
"I'll just go with her then." Amethyst says hurrying after the girl.
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"This is the road they would have taken, right?" Mizu sighs as the two of them walk down a darkened street.
"Yes, because Jabari only knows one path in between the Command Center and Ray Anne's house." Amethyst says moments before tripping over a toy lying in the middle. She sits up rubbing her arm before examining the toy. "This is."
"Ray Anne's Titan Megazord toy," Mizu says her expression showing one of fright. She looked around for any signs of a struggle or a Shadow Beast. "No way would she just drop this."
"Then we should get back to the Command Center." Amethyst says standing. Mizu nods and the two quickly return to Dr. N's lab.
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"Are you done yet, Doc?" Eva asks impatiently. She wanted to make sure her sister got home okay.
"Just about," Dr. N says as Mizu and Amethyst bust through the door in a panic.
"What, did you chicken out?" Ondo angrily says glaring at Mizu as the water maiden catches her breath.
"No," Mizu says back quickly, "but I think Ray Anne and JB are in trouble."
"Why," Eva asks, "and who is JB?"
"JB is short for Jabari's name," Mizu say holding up the Megazord toy, "and we found this on the ground with no Ray Anne attached to it."
"And we know from experience that she would never let one of her Megazord toys hit the ground," Amethyst says remembering the first time she was at the sisters' house. She was helping Ray Anne dust off the collection and accidentally knocked one of the older ones over. Ray Anne dived off the footstool she was using just to stop it from hitting the already clean carpet, and as a result broke her hand.
"Especially that one," Eva says with a worrisome tone, "Doc do you have any way of finding where she is?"
"Yes," Dr. N says having already moved away from Eva's morpher to the main Command Consol, "there are tracking devices in each of the morphers. If she is anywhere on Earth we'll find her." The screen comes up with no results.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Eva angrily asks. The lights in the room violently flicker.
"Eva calm down," Mizu says placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't you tell me to calm down," Eva turns her rage to the Guardian leader, "it's your fault in the first place." The lights flicker and shine even more.
"Eva stop," Ondo finally screams, "you're going to blow a fuse, and then how will we find Ray Anne."
"I already know where she is," Amethyst says calmly.
"And how do you know that Miss Smarts," Eva asks starting to calm down. She turned to see Amethyst holding the book with the five orbs on the cover and was turning the pages.
"Because of two reasons," Amethyst explains, "one both Ray Anne and JB were MIA. Second, Dr. N said if they were anywhere on Earth that the tracking system could find them, so my conclusion is…"
"Meridian." Mizu finishes. Amethyst nods to their leaders answer.
"And how are we supposed to get to Meridian?" Ondo asks a little annoyed at the situation.
"That's where the upgrades I did to Eva's morpher come in," Dr. N says as he hands Eva back the Quintessence Morpher.
"What kind of upgrades," Eva asks calmly.
"When morphed," Dr. N explains, "you will be able to utilize a blade specifically designed to open folds in space. I call this blade the Phobos Claw, since I used the Seal of Phobos in order to make it."
"So are you going give each of us this device?" Mizu asks calmly even though she is disgusted by the name.
"Unfortunately, there was only enough energy in the Seal for one," Dr. N sighs.
"It doesn't matter," Eva says, "we have to save Ray Anne and JB."
"Right," Mizu says stretching, "Guardians ready?"
"Ready." The other three say.
"Guardians Unite," all four of them say in unison as they morph into Guardian form.
"Phobos Claw activate," Eva says instinctively as a small bright gold energy blade extends from her morpher. She then slashes the air and a large blue fold appears.
"Once you get within range," Dr. N tells the four, "your visors will pick up on the Air Morphers tracking beacon."
"Got it," Mizu says as the Guardians head for their first trip to Meridian.
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The four winged girls come out of the fold just outside of the walls of a massive castle that appeared to have been built on top of a large mound of very loose dirt. Thorny golden vines wrap up the obsidian walls and pillars to make the castle look less and yet more menacing. In the sky there was a massive storm with a green light glowing just above the castle.
"I've got a lock on Ray Anne's morpher." Ondo says as she flies to an exposed balcony.
"Looks like she's inside the castle," Amethyst gulps as the other three approach Ondo's position. She just couldn't shake the feeling that the four of them were being watched and that the one doing the watching was somehow the castle itself.
"Alright we'll have to move…" Mizu starts to tell the others her plan but Eva flies in quickly into the open balcony and begins to head in the direction of her sister's tracking device. "Follow the leader then.
The inside of the castle wasn't all that different from the outside as in the large thick black walls covered in thorny gold vines. The strange thing however was that the floors of the castle were all made out of loose dirt.
The girls then enter a large room with hundreds of cages dangling from the ceiling. An in the ground were large stone holes built into the earth with bars on top. Eva points to one hole and the four of them land by it.
"Ray Anne," Eva asks into the blackness, "are you down there?"
"Yes she is," JB's voice echoes up, "but she hasn't woken up from our encounter with Cassandra on Earth."
"Cassandra," Mizu questions, "who's that?"
"She is the daughter of Cedric and Miranda," JB says. "She is a vile and wicked creature."
"Well we'll worry about her after we get you guys out of this hole." Ondo says grabbing onto the grating. Then channeling her powers over earth into the sides of the hole she causes them to expand and remove themselves from the metal. Then with the others' help they move the grating out from over the hole.
"Thanks for the help," JB says as Amethyst places him softly on the ground. Eva then lifted her sister up out of the hole and laid her down next to the hole. "I'm sorry I could not get the Air Guardian to awaken."
"You just didn't try the right method," Mizu says.
"Hey, Ray Anne," Eva says into the girl's ear, "they decided to make a new season of Power Rangers, and you just missed half the first episode."
"Oh my god no," Ray Anne sits up in a panic and then notices her surroundings. "Why do you do that?"
"Because it gets you up," Eva says helping her sister to her feet.
"Hurry up and morph," Mizu says as Ondo and her keep watch, "because we don't want to overstay our welcome."
"Too late," Amethyst says as Shadow Beasts that look like large cats pull themselves out of the ground.
"Magical Source; Mystic Force," Ray Anne says and in a flash of white light is in her Guardian form.
"At least it's just the little guys," Ondo says popping her knuckles.
"Not so sure on that wing girl," Brutus says landing hard behind the five Guardians, "I not little."
"Well he does have a point," Eva says kicking a lunging cat in the head.
"So what's the plan to take that guy down?" Amethyst asks wiping out a large portion of the Shadow Beasts with a fireball. Ray Anne and Ondo on the other hand are dodging Brutus' massive club.
"Freezing works," Mizu says unleashing a torrent of water into the hulk. "Ray Anne cool him off."
"Okay," Ray Anne calmly says sending a large gust of freezing cold wind into the giant, which sends him flying into a wall before his body freezes to it.
"That was easy," Jabari says before all six of them hear a hissing sound, "or maybe not."
"Let me guess, Cassandra," Mizu says as the centipede woman erects herself to tower above the girls.
"Bugs don't like fire," Amethyst says throwing a small fireball at the monster.
She chuckles evilly as the flame disperses on her armor plating. "My armor makes me immune to elemental attacks, Guardian."
"Now she tells us," Mizu states as her and Amethyst dodge a lethal blow from her tail-like body.
"Girls…can…hear…me." Dr. N's voice says in their visors.
"Barely," Eva says as the girls continue to avoid blows from the monstrous woman. "What is up?"
"I…just…nished…weapons…use…agians…enemies." Dr. N's voice says to the five.
"How do we activate these weapons," Ondo says creating a wall of earth to defend her and JB.
"Say…ardian…strike…weap…active." Dr. N's voice finally cuts out.
"Did any of you guys get that," Mizu asks avoiding one of Cassandra's arms.
"No," Ray Anne says calmly, "but I have an idea." She places her hands out in front of her and what appears to be a two small hurricanes form in front of her. She grabs them quickly saying, "Guardian Strike Weapons activate. Guardian Strike Blade Fans." The two hurricanes then solidify and become two large metal folding fans that are white in color and have Ray Anne's elemental symbol on them.
"Guardian Strike Weapons activate," Amethyst says next as two balls of fire appear in front of her, "Guardian Strike Sais." She grabs the fire as it turns into a pair of sai that are red but due to the weapon's size one cannot see the elemental symbol of fire.
"Guardian Strike Weapons activate. Guardian Strike Lance." Eva says spinning in the air and grabbing a long rod made of lightning which turns into a pink trident like spear.
"Guardian Strike Weapons activate." Ondo says as vines and dirt wrap her arms. "Guardian Strike Gauntlets." The solid mater then turns into a pair of green gauntlets with the elemental symbol of earth on each of them, and it appeared as if they had some way of utilizing a slab of stone that extended from the back to improve the strength of Ondo's punches.
"Guardian Strike Weapon's activate," Mizu says grabbing a ball of water as it elongates on one side, "Guardian Strike Sword." The blade then becomes metal that looks as if it were covered in ice and the blue hilt looks almost as if it is ice.
"So you guys have weapons now," Cassandra hisses as the sounds of Brutus breaking out of his icy prison are heard from behind them.
"We got this guy," Ray Anne says hovering next to Ondo while the brute gets his massive club ready.
"That leaves the bug to us." Mizu says with a smirk. "Guardians go.
The ground trembles as Brutus' massive club slams into it, but the two guardians quickly avoided his attack and Ondo slams a punch into the monster's gut. He gasps as the air escapes his lungs but it isn't over as the stone slab in the gauntlet retracts.
"Sayonara," Ondo says happily as the slab flings forward rapidly and into Brutus' gut. The attack returns the behemoth to his wall, but before he could fall to the ground (revealing the plethora of cracks in the wall behind him) two spinning white disks slice an X into his chest. He screams in pain and falls to the ground unconscious.
"One down," Ray Anne says as he fans fly back into her hands.
Mizu avoids another powerful blow from one of Cassandra's arms, and before the centipede can turn to send a second blow at the Water Guardian Eva slices into her shoulder with her spear. Cassandra clutches her wounded limb as she slides around to lift Brutus off the ground.
"We'll meet again Guardians." The centipede woman hisses with a slight chuckle and climbs the wall to safety.
"Ya and we'll be glad to kick your butt every time." Mizu says sticking her tongue out at Cassandra as she flees.
"Part of me says that that was a little too easy." Amethyst says as the feeling of the six of them being watched returns only this time she hears a strange distant voice in her head.
"I commend you five for defeating my two generals," a voice says from the entrance to the dungeon. The Guardians turn to see the robed girl from the first time they fought as Guardians sitting on the stone stairs curling up the walls of the dungeon.
"And you are?" Mizu asks as the girls get their weapons ready.
"My sister," JB angrily scowls, "Psychomi."
"Well now that introductions are over," Psychomi giggles malevolently, "my vanguard can crush the guardians." She put a little more emphasis into the end of her sentence as the jewel shard around her neck glows a bright green.
JB's eyes widen in horror as he realizes just how much of a trap this is. "We have to get away from the ground immediately."
"Why," the girls ask in surprise as JB is wrapped in gold hair-like vines and lifted off of the ground. Connected to those vines is a girl shaped piece of earth.
"An elemental," Mizu says in surprise. "How are we supposed to beat that?"
"I've got another idea," Ray Anne says calmly.
"We're open for suggestions," Ondo says as the room around them begins to shake.
"We have to bring our weapons together," Ray Anne says as large slabs of dirt rise to the sides of the five of them.
"Well her idea worked last time," Amethyst says.
"And Guardians are all about unity and teamwork," Mizu says in her leadership tone, "Guardians bring them together."
The five Guardian Strike Weapons then glow their respective colors before they return to their elemental states and fuse into one weapon. The gauntlets form the sides as the sai slide into holsters on the top. The lance then folds in half as the two fans become half circles and attach to it. Then the fans and the gauntlets attach the each other as the sword slides into the middle with its hilt forming a five point star.
"Guardian Auramere Catapult." The five say in unison as they all grab onto a part of the sword's hilt. "Ready, fire."
As they say the final word they squeeze the handle and pump their magic into the weapon. Soon five colored orbs are launched from the weapon and become a drill of elemental energy that careens at the elemental. The powerful blast hits and scatters the elemental but continues on to hit the cracked wall; shattering it.
The cannon like weapon then separates into its individual parts and the weapons in turn return to their respective Guardian. Ray Anne quickly flies to catch JB, and Eva opens a fold as the slabs of dirt start their decent. Mizu then gives a mocking salute to Psychomi and the reforming elemental as the Guardians and JB return to Earth through the fold.
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"Woo," Mizu says putting an arm around Ray Anne's shoulders, "we so kicked evil butt."
"Ya," Ray Anne says a little uncomfortably as the girls entered the Command Center.
"Don't be so modest," Amethyst says with excitement. "It was your quick thinking that helped us summon the Guardian Strike Weapons."
"And it's what helped us beat that elemental," Ondo says with a smug grin, which was unusual for her.
"And I'll bet it's all that Power Ranger knowledge that helped you do that," Mizu says giving the girl a nudge.
"But we aren't Rangers, we're Guardians." Ray Anne says remembering what Mizu said.
"Why can't we be both?" Mizu says with a huge grin that makes Ray Anne giggle with joy. "We're Guardian Rangers. That sound good."
"Ya," Ray Anne manages through her chuckles.
"I guess it went well then." Dr. N asks walking out from behind some consoles carrying a restored Titan Megazord action figure. "I believe this is yours." He hands the toy to Ray Anne who smiles and eagerly takes it.
"We couldn't let your most precious Megazord look all crappy." Eva says patting her sister on the head.
"You six have had a long day," Dr. N says, "you should head home and get some sleep."
"What about JB." Ray Anne asks. He sighs at this comment.
"He can stay at our house." Eva says getting stunned looks from everyone. "What, we have plenty of room."
"Works for me," JB says with a grin. He would have been comfortable just sleeping on the floor of the Command Center, but he was never one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
"Kay then," Mizu says starting to walk out the door. "See you guys tomorrow then."
"What's tomorrow," JB asks with a confused expression.
"The first day of school," Amethyst yawns as the six go their separate ways.
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Hours later, after Mizu's brother and Mom go to bed; Mizu pulls the book out from under her pillow and turns to chapter fifty two.
"I knew it," she whispers as she nears the end of the chapter.
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Author's Notes: Well there is the girl's first trip to Meridian as well as their first true battle with Psychomi herself. I though wasn't able to put everything I wanted into the chapter but I'll have that up in the next one.
Fun Tidbit: The Chapter that Mizu turns to in the book, fifty two, is the actual number of the episode Z is for Zenith if one were to watch both seasons of W.I.T.C.H in proper order, back to back.
Technology Notes: Guardian Strike Weapons.
These powerful weapons are part of the new Guardians arsenal, and help them defeat opponents that their normal powers cannot truly handle. The reason for their creation is the same as the reason for them to have armored forms, only the weapons signify the decrease in strength rather than defensive capabilities. The Guardians themselves actually chose the shape and type of weapon when they first activated them. This explains how Ondo got a pair of weapons for hand to hand combat and Mizu got a sword for melee combat since those are the girl's specialties. The weapons themselves are as follows:
Guardian Strike Sword: Mizu's personal weapon is a powerful bastard sword and is the only weapon that can truly defeat a large shadow beast by itself.
Guardian Strike Gauntlets: Ondo's personal weapons are a pair of arm guard-like fist weapons that utilize her powers over earth to send a stone slab into the enemy after a punch is thrown. The gauntlets are the strongest and largest of all five of the weapons and are the only non-bladed weapon.
Guardian Strike Lance: Eva's personal weapon is a strong trident like spear that can be used to help project lightning blasts or to slash foes. Eva's lance can also open folds though the Phobos Claw is more predominantly used.
Guardian Strike Sais: Amethyst's personal weapons are a pair of sai that she can wrap in fire, though she prefers using high powered fire attacks and only summons the weapons when the Auramere Catapult is needed.
Guardian Strike Blade Fans: Ray Anne's personal weapons are a pair of large folding fans. She can use them to both amplify the power of her wind gusts, and as a pair of large flying metal disks.
Guardian Auramere Catapult: The combination of all five Guardian Strike weapons. As the name suggests it is a weapon that fires Aurameres at the opponent. Though not the true Aurameres that gives the Guardians their powers. It can fire anywhere from one to five Aurameres at once, though it is useless at any number below three due to the amount of energy it takes from each guardian to create the faux Aurameres that it fires.
Well that would be it for my incessant rambling, so go ahead and submit your review of the chapter. I seriously would love to hear your input. And stay tuned for Chapter Three.