The four of them had finally made it. Driving down the gravel road to the park was awkward. Seth drove, Lisa sat in front and Alex sat in the back with Chris. Nobody said a word, nobody made a sound. As Seth pulled into the parking lot, a new atmosphere came over everyone. The air in the car was filled with a new fear, one that shrouded everyone. Nobody knew what to expect, nobody had thought this completely through. Seth, seeing that nobody was going to make the first move, decided to lead the expedition. He opened the door of his truck and stepped out. The others followed suit, filing out. Seth took a breath and turned around to face the others. "Alright guys… I don't know what awaits us, but we have no other choice. Whatever we have been seeing is in there. So, let's not waste any time." Chris, Alex nod and Lisa just gives him a small smile. Seth nodded back and turned around, taking the first steps towards the forest. As they walked down the stick-laden trail, nobody talked. The anxiousness in the air was even thicker than when they were in the truck. As they walked a few minutes, the trail they were on suddenly stopped. Seth looked straight ahead and gave a low whistle. A Field of pink roses stretched out right in front of them. Seth gulped and took a few steps forward, making his way through the pink flower field. As they walked, the silence never changed. But suddenly, Seth's ears picked up a sound. "Come on… Are you serious," a female's voice asked? Seth's head darted to the left, holding up a balled fist to tell the other three to stay put. As his eyes scanned the flower field, he sees a girl with red hair and a pink beanie. He opens his eyes wide and says "Stephanie?" He began to take off through the field. "Seth, Wait!" Alex said behind Seth, but the boy was already running towards Stephanie. "Hey! Hey Stephanie!" The redhead looked towards the voice and saw a boy running across a field. She smiled and said "Seth!" As they ran towards each other, there was something Seth didn't expect. The same shrilling headache he has gotten four times already rang through his head. Right before it brought him to his knees, he saw Stephanie drop to her knees and disappear within the roses. Seth caught himself, weakly looking behind him. The other three were following him, but as soon as they got near Seth, they too collapsed. Seth gritted his teeth and stood up. He stumbled over towards Stephanie and said "Wha-? You too?" Stephanie weakly coughed and opened her eyes. She pushed herself onto her unsteady feet. She looked at him and said, "What do you mean... me too?" Seth gives a smirk and pulls out the object. Lisa and Chris, who were now standing, pull theirs out. A hand holding the green version of the object slowly rises out of the roses, signifying Alex's participation in this venture. Stephanie gave a huff of disbelief before reaching into her back pocket. She pulled out the object that they all had, but hers was the same color pink as the roses. At the top of hers was a golden number one. The last piece of the puzzle.
Seth felt something different. Not only did he feel pride, looking around at the completed team, but he felt something within him. He felt… stronger. Energy coursed through his veins and he feels like he could run a marathon. The others started looking over their arms, surely feeling the same thing Seth was feeling. Seth laughs as the objects in their hands began to glow. Seth's sends a red light in the air, Chris's shown a blue, Lisa's a yellow, Alex's a green and Stephanie's a pink. When all the lights combined in the air, it made a lightning bolt in the center of all of them. The wind began to pick up and swirl around the five of them. They looked at each other, smiling. After a bit, the wind died down and a voice rang in their heads. It sounded like the voice that Seth had heard in his vision. "Now… Follow the map" the voice said. The five teenagers looked at each other and nodded. They had their orders, now it's time to see where they lead. Stephanie stepped forward and said "Well, I guess this number one means I'm up first! I had gotten the vision once, but all I could remember was this rose field. I couldn't recall anything else, so I was trying to figure out a way to get knocked out again. And thanks to you, I know where we have to go!" Seth smiles and pockets his object. "Lead the way!" Stephanie gives him a smile and begins walking through the flower field. The rest of them followed the girl in pink. She led them past a tree with white flowers on it and a small pond that's water looked black as night. As they came to a clearing, Stephanie stopped. She turned around and said "Well… This is where my visions end. The lightning-struck tree with the blue moss."
Chris walks forward and pushes Seth aside. "Alright chumps! Stand aside. It's time for the master to lead." Chris made a 90 degree turn to the left and began walking. After a few moments, they passed a grove of pine trees. Leading them right into them, Chris trekked through the forest. The rest of them followed obediently, no matter how many times Chris pulled branches back and let them slap Alex in the face. Chris lead them to a clearing within the grove of pine trees. A dense fog rolled across the moss-covered ground. Seth and Alex step forward, looking directly in front of them. The fog gently touched the surface of what appeared to be a small lake, the water as green as a freshly cut emerald.
Alex let out a low whistle and said, "I knew it would be here somewhere." Seth patted Alex on the back and said, "It's your turn to lead now, bro." Alex gulped and nodded. Making his way around the bank of the lake to the other end, the boy in green lead the pack. As they walked, the fog disappeared and the air got thinner. They were getting higher in altitude. As they walked, they passed a rock that was colored gold, silver AND bronze. Seth stared at the rock as they kept walking. Alex kept his eyes dead ahead, looking at a small opening in the pine tree grove. As Alex stepped out of the forest, he stopped. Seth went up next to Alex, Lisa going next to Seth. Chris and Stephanie soon followed, standing next to Alex and Lisa respectively.
The five of them stared off the end of the cliff, the wind whipping their clothes. Seth looked to his left and saw a few patches of bright yellow sunflowers. They were curious. It was cloudy, but the flowers were still open, vibrant as ever. Lisa looked at Seth after glancing at the sunflowers, saying, "Welp! Looks like I'm up." Lisa closed her eyes, trying to think back to her vision. Opening them back up, she softly stepped down off the cliff, sliding down the edge. The rest of them follow suit, sliding down the cliffside until they got to the bottom of the small canyon. Lisa lead the teenagers through the canyon. Seth looked around and saw the orange berry bush that Lisa had talked about. They were so vibrant, so bright. It reminded him of a setting sun. The five of them walked for about five more minutes. Seth was about to say something, about to ask Lisa if she was lost when he saw it. Not thirty feet ahead was the entrance to a cave, the rock a bright crimson color. Seth takes a deep breath and catches up to Lisa. Patting her on the shoulder, he says, "I see my cue. Let me take it from here." Lisa nods and falls back with the others. Seth focus's his eyes ahead, ready for anything. As they reached the cave, it was pitch black. Seth was about to take out his phone to use the flashlight, but a soft, red glow was coming from his pocket. He took out his object and held it in front of him. Once it was in his hand, the object's glow increased, lighting up the room. The others, upon seeing this, pull their objects out too. Soon, the cave was aglow with a mixture of red, blue, yellow, green and pink. Seth walked cautiously until they got to a fork in the cave's tunnel. One wall was covered in a deep purple and the other one was the same crimson. Seth remembered that the vision had him going through the tunnel with the red walls. So, he chose that one, a little piece of him still curious as to what the use of the purple tunnel was. As he reached where the white room should be, he stopped dead in his tracks. There was no white room, just a circular chamber within the cave. Sunlight filtered through a hole in the top. Seth blinked, his heart beating. "What? There should be a giant white building here!"
Chris stepped forward, standing in front of a huge pile of boulders. "HA! Looks like the freak in red doesn't know what he's talking about after all." Chris kept laughing as Seth looked around. It was here… he knew it was. Alex stood there, watching all this. Suddenly something started tapping his foot. Alex looked down and saw a tiny pebble shaking its way towards Chris. The ground began to slightly tremble. Alex looked around as smaller and then bigger rocks started gathering onto the boulder pile behind a laughing Chris. Alex's heart started racing as he said "U-uh guys! H-heads up!" Seth and the other's turned to look at the rock pile, them too noticing the rocks making their way to the giant boulder heap. Chris gulped and turned around just to see it. The rocks started climbing each other, stacking into a figure. They formed legs, a torso, hulking arms and a head. Chris started backing away, looking at the newly formed rock monster. The rock monster roared and reared one of its hands back. Swinging it through the air, it came into contact with Chris, sending him flying against the cave wall. "Chris!" Lisa cries out, going to rush to Chris's side. The monster, seeing this, swung an opened palm towards Lisa. "No!" Seth said, rushing to intercept the monsters swing. Trusting a gut feeling, Seth jumped in the air. Surprising to the rest of them, Seth's jump was high enough to meet the monsters hand half-way. Seth reared a fist back and lunged forward in a punch. The monsters palm made contact with Seth's fist, a shockwave of force being sent around the cave. The monster's hand shattered from the force of the punch. Seth dropped down, holding his wrist. He couldn't believe his eyes! His fist was not only unscathed, but it felt more powerful than ever. Stephanie, who's mouth was still open, looked at her own hand. Seeing a boulder to the side of her, she turned and punched a hole right through the stone. She pulled her fist back, laughing in delight. "Guys! We can fight this thing! We're stronger!" Stephanie's eyes focused on the monster. She ran towards it, letting out a battle cry. Alex, who had taken the hint, started running side-by-side with Stephanie. Once they were upon the monster, they both jumped in the air. Spinning around, they both landed devastating kicks against the monster's chest. The upper part of the monster's body cracked from the force of the kicks. Chris was now back on his feet, looking much better. Lisa and Chris nod at each other, ready to jump in the fight. Chris runs forward and Lisa runs with him, trailing slightly behind. The monster roars and rears back to swing at Chris. Chris says, "Not this time, Stone Head!" Chris slides on the ground, ducking underneath the swing. Bringing a fist back, Chris slams a blow right into the monster's leg. The creature recoils in damage, kneeling. Taking advantage of this, Lisa jumps in the air, bringing her knee to crush upwards on the monster's jaw. The monster's head is forced back. Seth, running along the cave wall, jumps in the air. As the monster's head was falling back, Seth raised a leg and slammed his foot into the stone creature's forehead. The creature slammed against the cave floor, crying out in pain. Seth, Lisa and Chris get into offensive poses, Alex and Stephanie catching up with them and striking poses of their own. Seth looks from left to right, saying, "Alright team. Let's finish this!" The rest of them nod and say "Right." The monster gets up to its feet, letting out a roar. Crumbling from head to toe, the creature was almost finished.
Alex took off towards the creature first. The stone monster brought a fist up, getting ready to crush Alex. But the boy in green was too quick. As the fist came soaring down, Alex brought his own fist up into the air. As the two punches made contact, the stone fist shattered and crumbled to the ground. The creature brought its hand-less arm up into the air. However, Lisa was already upon the monstrosity. Going under the creature's arm, she back-flips off the wall. As she spun through the air, she let her feet connect with the creature's shoulder. The force broke the stone arm clean off. Stephanie and Chris both ran towards the monster. Chris jumped in the air and Stephanie ran underneath him. Sliding on the ground, Stephanie extended both of her arms. As they contacted the stone, the creature was completely taken out from under its feet. Slamming against the ground, it let out a roar. Chris, who was now falling, brought a fist by the side of his face. Landing on top of the monster's back, Chris slammed punch after punch into the creature's body. "Chris, let me finish this!" Seth said, picking up a stalagmite from the ground. Chris nods and backflips off the creature, a huge crater in the monsters back from where Chris had punched. Turning the stalagmite so that the pointed portion was facing downward, Seth jumped in the air. Spinning repeatedly in the air, he used his momentum to send the stalagmite shooting towards the monster like a bullet. The pointed stone hit its target, embedding itself in the creatures back. Still roaring, the monster was about to stand back up. Seth used the remaining momentum from his fall to slam into the stalagmite, driving it all the way through, not allowing the monster another chance to hurt his teammates. The force from Seth's landing shattered the creature, sending pieces of the monster flying everywhere. Seth walked away from the wreckage, breathing heavily. He looked at the four people who had helped them, their faces covered with sweat and dirt. He gave them a smile and the rest of them smiled back, the five of them starting to laugh. Cheers came out, a mix of "That was awesome!" or "I didn't even know I could do that!" or "Did you see how cool I was?" They were laughing until a clapping sound echoed through the cave. The five stopped laughing and cheering, all of them looking towards the source of the clapping. There was nobody in sight, nobody to attach the noise with.
Suddenly, the far wall of the cave began opening, the entire cave rumbling. As the cave wall split, there was a bright white light coming from the crack. As the wall completely opened, a circular building emanating a lustrous gleam could be seen. As Seth shielded his eyes, he could swear he sees a shadow. Once his eyes adjust, he KNOWS he sees a shadow. Alarmed, all five teenagers strike their offensive poses. The figure holds out his hands and says "Woah now! Do not be alarmed. I am not here to harm you." The figure stepped out of the glow so that Seth could get a good glimpse of him. He was an older man, looked to be in his late forties. The man was in a white robe with light blue lines zig-zagging across the outfit. On his forehead was a strange marking. Two V-like lines with a downward pointing arrow in the center. Seth, not moving from his offensive stance says, "Who are you? What do you want?" The figure places his hands in his sleeves and then presses them together, like a monk. He smiles kindly and says, "My name is Alistar. And I am coming to see my new Power Rangers."