The Rise of The Phoenix By: Faith Lee
Earth Year 2017
Daylight Hours
Unknown Location
"-Come in… come in"
"Can anyone read me?"
"This is… We have acquired the package. I repeat the package has been acquired."
A voice fritzed in and out.
"Sir! Ma'am! We're receiving word from Ghost and S Squadron!" A young human male called out to a bustling command center. A large rotunda encompassed a huge room filled with equipment. An operations center. The Center of the room held a large Main Operations Desk.
"Can you make it clearer?!" The voice belonged to Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan. The male at his station nodded quickly and began to press a series of commands to increase the signal strength and volume.
"We have the package! I repeat package has been obtained!" A young female voice rang out into a suddenly quiet room.
A rush of air was breathed in. Bail shared a careful glance with Senator Mon Mothma and General Jan Dodonna. S and Ghost Squadrons were sent out on a weapons raid of a highly secure Naval weapons storage depot. This depot held everything from everyday necessities, uniforms, medical supplies, and weapons.
Both squadrons would be responsible for acquiring as much as they can. Under normal circumstances a much larger operation would be needed in order to acquire this number of supplies. However, S Squadron held a very powerful secret. All of the members of this team were Mages.
They came from beyond The Republic in order to rescue their friend who was a Jedi. They barely managed to escape the genocide alive with a number of young Padawans and Knights. They also rescued several non-combatant members of the order.
The Younglings who were still under the age of 18 would travel to Terra Prime otherwise known as Earth to a safe haven where they would continue their Jedi Training. Those who were of age had the choice to stay and fight in the growing rebellion, go to Terra Prime with the Younglings to teach them, or simply leave and start a new life.
It was agreed that the time of The Jedi Order was over, and a new era would begin. Unfortunately, the Younglings that did survive didn't have anywhere else to go. The Order was their last hope for a decent life. As such all The Younglings decided to remain on Terra Prime.
"Kriff." A female voice glared at the console in front of her. She turned to look at her team slowly she felt regret bubbling up inside. If only they had pulled out their magic sooner the team would never have gotten injured.
Haruka, Tamaki, Reika, Shoyo, and Eirin. Haruka and Eirin were those most injured. Bruised ribs, broken arms, blaster bolts plus more. The mission had gone so sideways before they could even blink.
The Rebellion was targeting a decommissioning facility that dismantled Clone War weapons and other assorted materials. These facilities would have less security as they were considered worthless scrap to The Empire.
The girls would go in and gather as much as they could before the alarm sounded and their exit was forced. Instead, a much bigger threat appeared. Appearing out of nowhere was Darth Vader. His appearance at the end of the war was a shock. For none of the Jedi knew that Sidious aka Palpatine had another apprentice in the shadows after Count Dooku.
Darth Vader soon became the Emperor's Chief Enforcer. In the end all anyone knew were the scores of deaths he laid behind him.
Solaria was snapped out of her thoughts by a missile shock lash attacking the hull of the ship. The girls each jolted to consciousness and quickly stood from their positions. "Karking Kriff!" Eirin shouted. "We can't do a damn thing about the enemy because all ship functions are being used to power the shields!" The girls but Eirin all grimaced.
Tamaki spoke up "There isn't much choice in the matter." Reika nodded her agreement. "No kidding. We have to wait for reinforcements from base before-" Another shockwave lashed out on the hull of the ship again. The force of the blast was powerful enough to send each of the girls careening forward and landing hands first on the cockpit floor.
Haruka rushed to the main console of the cockpit's navigation. "Shit! Were only at 20%! That's not gonna be enough to last us until help arrives!" Solaria's eyes narrowed then she stood from her position. "We don't have a choice then." The eyes of the girls all widened.
They knew what that would mean. The girls would have to reveal their status as Mages and Magic users to the Empire. This would mean that the Empire would begin to actively hunt for them. Shoyo quickly rose but stumbled into the console when another shockwave from the enemy destroyer rocked the ship. "Frickin' Hell no Ri! We do that and all of us will become active targets of the Empire! We wouldn't be able to stay with the Rebellion!"
Solaria nodded grimly. "I know but if we want to survive until help arrives we won't have much choice-"
Beep Beeeep!
A shrill beep echoed in the retrofitted cargo ship. Haruka, Eirin, Shoyo, Tamaki, and Reika all stared in disbelief at their team leader. Seriously! Who the hell would have a comm's volume up like that in the middle of an operation?! The girls all thought this simultaneously.
Solaria gave a sheepish look to the others as another jolt attacked the ship. The girls quickly grabbed on to the nearest stable surface they could find. Solaria held on tightly to the main console while she reached for the screen that showed an incoming comm lighting up.
She tapped the button and a blue screen lit up from her wrist showing a young Human male with short black hair and green eyes. He was Japanese and had thin circular glasses on his face. Solaria glared "Damn it Junpei! Now's not the time! The girl's and I are in the middle of an operation!"
Junpei gave a nervous look to the screen and rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand. "Ah yeah sorry Ria" He quickly placed a fierce and serious look on his face. "What's with that face?" Solaria questioned. If this were an anime you could see the 3 question marks that would appear like a '?'. Junpei let out a sigh. "I'm sorry."
Solaria gave the guy a strange look wondering what he could be apologizing for. He let out another breath. "The news here on earth." He took a pause before saying. "They released the identities of the Power Rangers." Silenced echoed the cockpit as everyone heard what Junpei said.
BOOM!
The girls all let out a loud shriek as another explosion landed closer to the main cockpit. "You've got to be shittin me!" Solaria yelled out. Eirin quickly ran forward and grabbed onto the main console. She turned Solaria's wrist toward her so she could speak to Junpei. "How the fracking hell did that fracking happen!" She cursed out.
Junpei held his hands out in a placating manner. "Don't yell at the messenger!" He shouted. "I don't know how this happened! All I know is that everyone from the Generation 1 Rangers to the Jungle Fury Rangers Identities were leaked!" He quickly yelled out. "Our groups are trying to find out who the leak is, but we believe that the current Knight Industries already has an answer."
Solaria pulled her wrist back from Eirin's grip. "And is the public aware of anything else?" Junpei shook his head. "No thankfully the only thing released were the Rangers identities. No Ranger allies, family, friends, or other associates' names were given to the public. We believe that this situation is unique only the Rangers of Earth."
A sound echoed. The Girls all breathed a sigh of relief as they saw what was happening. Junpei was quickly growing confused at the sound, however. Solaria turned back to Junpei. "Our reinforcements have arrived I'll call you back another time in order to discuss this further."
"Wai-!"
Solaria shut down the comm. The girls each got into position. A semi-circle of control desks were situated on a slightly lower level like the main deck of an Imperial Star Destroyer. Solaria was at the main center desk above the others. The girls were arranged from Eirin, Haruka, Tamaki, Reika, Shoyo. In front of Solaria a large holographic screen appeared showing the face of the infamous Admiral Ackbar. "Hello my friend!" He greeted cheerfully!
Solaria grinned at her fellow leadership. "Hello, Old friend Thank you so much! Another 20 minutes and we would have been goners!" Admiral Ackbar's ship was directly next to her own on the starboard side. "I'm sure you would have been fine." His eyes glittered with amusement "You simply refuse to show the Empire the Magic you are capable of."
The girls all chuckled as the smaller cargo ship was drawn into the flight deck of Admiral Ackbar's ship. The team was ushered of the cargo ship and into Medical where a team of Doctor's were awaiting their arrival.
Solaria grimaced over what Hyuuga-kun had told her. The identities of the Power Rangers were kept hidden for a reason. If their identities were released then the families of the Rangers would become targets for anyone who wanted revenge on them. Also, the Rangers' lives would be ruined. What little privacy they did have would vanish down the drain.
The Medical team poked and prodded at each of the girls insuring their health. Haruka and Eirin were immediately ushered behind shut curtains where their more serious injuries would be treated.
As soon as she was released Ria marched to the bridge where Admiral Ackbar and the rest of High Command would be waiting for her. She entered onto a busy bridge. Quite a few people were running back and forth. Everyone was now dealing with the aftermath of the Operation.
"Admiral!" Ria walked to the main hub where those of High Command, not present, appeared in holograms. "Welcome back Solaria." Bail Organa greeted. "How is your team?" Solaria sighed. "Their injuries can be healed easily. But I am not pleased that The Empire has discovered our plans. How in the hell did they catch on to it? And how did they manage to set up a trap in time?!" Solaria was furious. If The Empire was unaware of their plans then they would have been able to get in and out without anybody noticing. The surrounding Commanders all winced they knew exactly how this mission was supposed to play out. And now that Solaria was furious there was no telling what would happen. When it came to revenge for hurting those she protected all members of the rebellion knew that she could be just as dangerous as any crime lord.
Everyone was aware that Solaria ran her own agency of operatives back on Terra Prime. They knew that she sent out her people on some truly dangerous missions. Senator Mothma let out a cough. Though she would never show it, she was truly terrified of the young girl.
She had once seen the girl's full and true power, she never wants to be on the receiving end of it even as a witness. "We have our people working in full capacity to figure out how the plans were leaked." Mothma glanced nervously around her. She could tell that the other Leaders were just as terrified. They all were except Bail Organa who had the privilege of knowing the girl since she was a toddler.
Jan Dodonna placed his hands out in a calming gesture. "The Empire is just as capable as we are. They also have more resources than us."
"The most likely option is that they hacked into our transmissions. It isn't out of the realm of possibility that that could have occurred." Solaria sighed. She knew that this was possible. The Empire had an endless stream of resources pouring in from all directions while The Rebellion was struggling to stay afloat.
Meanwhile on Terra Prime
Justice League HQ:
The Watchtower (Author's Reference: Young Justice Cartoon)
Time of Power Rangers Reveal News Announcement
Now we switch to see every current member of The Justice League present. This includes the younger apprentices of The League. Each member of The League watched the news report with a growing sense of horror.
Clark Kent couldn't believe what he was seeing and hearing. He understood wanting to help protect your family and loved ones from a greater threat such as the monsters that the Rangers faced on a daily basis, but he didn't think that anyone would be willing to start the life of a Ranger so young. Hell, the first of the Power Rangers were in freaking High School when they first became Rangers.
Bruce Wayne felt a sense of foreboding as he watched the news report list the identities of each and every Ranger past and present. Why would there need to be so many of them? He studied the Urban Lore of the Rangers. The Various fan theories said everything from the fact that the Rangers were the same people with each new generation of Rangers just with different armor and weapons to fit the current threat. To perhaps the most startling theory: Each Ranger team was different with each generation. If this proved true this would mean that there were over an estimate of 100 different Rangers.
Diana Prince was for the first time in a very long time excited. She had seen the number of Rangers that seemed to only grow over the years. Especially in the number of female Rangers. She hoped to meet some of these warriors and test their mettle in battle herself. Perhaps even invite them to Themyscira to see her sisters.
King Orin also known as Aquaman was conflicted. His heart hurt to see the truth of one he considered a dear friend. Her name was Solaria Shane a powerful S-Class mage of the Fairy Tail Guild and the Mentor of his mentee Aqualad also known as Kaldur'ahm. Solaria had once flown to the surface water of Atlantis. Even when she didn't know that directly underneath those waves was Atlantis itself. The Atlanteans acted monitoring her from below the water.
W hen they contacted her Solaria explained that she was in great emotional distress and had travelled to the first place her magic drew her to and that place was Atlantis. King Orin and Queen Mera felt no harm nor threat coming from the young mage and invited her to visit Atlantis. The people of the capital were wary of course but Solaria proved herself trustworthy when she defended their people from an enemy attack.
After all was said and done Kaldur'ahm, who was present for the attacks, Requested her assistance in training him in magic. Kaldur'ahm had stopped his Atlantean Sorcery training in exchange for Physical and Weapon Combat for his heroics on the surface world. Because of this his magic training had suffered. After a bit of haggling Solaria agreed to this training. She was already teaching one class of 20 students from her main base in Japan where she was currently attending High School.
Orin knew that there would be fall out from his secrets. Everyone had wondered where Kaldur had mastered his new levels of Sorcery, but no one received a full truth merely an edited version of it. They were informed that an Atlantean Sorceress had begun to train him. While somewhat true this was the easiest story to follow. Orin feared of the fall out that would come but kept faith that his friends wouldn't take this seriously.
As soon as the news broke the reactions of the major players around the world immediately fell through. The news currently played the image of Solaria Shane in the year 2010 was only 10 years old when she first began service. Nearly a full decade younger than the other Rangers who she served with at the time. Her first team was the Ninja Storm Rangers who were all in their early 20's.
To her most recent photo of her as a student at Seido High School in Japan.
Seido High School
Kokubunji, Tokyo
7:30 am
Compared to how normally boisterous the Seido Baseball Team was it was apparent that things were different today the Teams cooks couldn't help but worry about them all. After all, what ailed each of them wasn't something so easily dealt with. The normally loud and 'kyahaing' Kuramochi Youichi couldn't have been more solemn and downtrodden you would have thought someone in his life had died with how quiet he was. Infamous Spits-Senpai Isashiki Jun hadn't raised his voice once on the new first-years for being too slow with their 3 bowls of rice that everyone on the team was required to eat.
Kominato Ryosuke was intimidatingly quiet. No matter what he was like everyone agreed that he could be the devil incarnate if you angered or bothered him too much especially if you hurt his younger brother who was also on the team Kominato Haruichi. The Captain of the Team is Yuki Tetsuya. Solemn, Strong, and a pillar of confidence for his team was equally quiet as all of the team worried about the teams 2 most famous members.
Sawamura Eirin and Solaria Shane. The two girls were away on another one of their famous 'ventures from campus'. People talked about just how much of a life outside of Campus the two girls seemed to have. While the regular students worried about classwork and grades, the two girls seemed to have a whole other world of worry.
This all started when a Yakuza like man appeared at the school's front gate, seemingly waiting for the two girls who hopped right into the man's expensive Mercedes and drove off. It was clear the girls were doing something dangerous, but no one could intervene, not when the girls both smiled a devious smile that said, 'interfere and die'.
One person that could be asked about all this was Kanemaru Shinji a boy with a rather delinquent- like appearance but a kind and warm heart. But no matter how much the upperclassmen pressed, and his friends tried to lightly blackmail or tease out of him, Kanemaru never broke. The teachers of the girls and Kanemaru, as they were in the same class, eventually called him in for a meeting stating their worry for the young girls under their care.
Kanemaru never spoke a word except to reassure the teachers that the girls were fine and he couldn't disclose any information for fear of breaking secrecy pact and the safety of the girls.
Kanemaru sighed as he finished his last bowl of rice. Little devil Kominato the younger was giving him the menacing aura, that even if you couldn't see his eyes because of his pink haired bangs you could still feel the overwhelming aura that he give in an attempt to intimidate him. He could also feel Big brother Kominato doing the same thing but with open eyes as he didn't have bangs but were twice as terrifying.
He could feel the glares of the senpais piercing his back as he rose to return his finished tray to the lunch ladies with a quick smile and thank you. A ladle crossed his path before he could leave. "Kanemaru-kun has there been any word from Sawamura-chan or Ria-chan?" He turned to face the lunch lady Mari-san. He was more aware of the private lunchroom of the baseball team that had fallen even more silent waiting for his answer.
"No there has not been any new news from the girls." He said firmly. "I'm sorry even if there was I wouldn't be able to tell you anything." Mari-san quickly felt more fear for the two young girls. "Alright if you hear anything-" Kanemaru raised a hand stopping Mari-san.
"I apologize Mari-san I can't go into any further detail no matter how worried everyone is." He spoke these words firmly, making sure to raise his voice so that everyone heard him in the Cafeteria. A sudden phone going off caught everyone's attention. The ringing came from Kanemaru who winced at the sound. He'd hoped to be out of the cafeteria by the time it started ringing as he knew an update from the girls would be coming in today.
Everyone quickly fell silent, not that they ever got loud again after Kanemaru's talk with Mari-san, The Coaches who had just walked into the cafeteria also got silent as everyone had a good idea as to who was calling. Shinji answered his phone with another wince, hoping the girls would forgive him for his blunder.
"Yeah I'm here what's up?" His voice was apprehensive as he knew exactly what the girls were up to. "Osu, 'Maru, Osu." Eirin spoke. Everyone eagerly leaned forward hoping to hear a glimpse of the conversation.
Eirin was known for her loud voice, Constantly shouting all over the training fields no matter what she was assigned for training that day. Kanemaru sighed and quickly turned his phone to speaker and the volume of his phone all the way up. "Listen 'Maru." She started. "I need you to portray an order to everyone in The Group."
Kanemaru froze and his eyes widened in shock. While he was a part of the main friend group of the girls that did not mean that he commanded operations. That task was led specifically by Ria's Second: The most strong-willed man Kanemaru had ever met, Nijimura Shuuzou. "'Maru, I know your apprehensive, but I need you to do this." Solaria took over from Eirin.
Kanemaru couldn't believe what was coming out of his best female friend's mouth at the moment. "You're not my second. But that's not what's important." She spoke. Her tone was grave, and Kanemaru couldn't help but immediately straighten his form.
"Code: Rainbow has been compromised." As soon as she spoke those words Kanemaru could feel the ground underneath his feet shatter, and he felt like he was plunged into an ice cold lake. His phone clattered to the ground as he quickly turned white as snow and his mind froze into a large ice cube.
Toujou Hideaki ever the concerned best friend quickly leapt out of his seat and ran toward Kanemaru who was turning paler and paler. "Shinji!" He called out frantically. "Shinji!" Kataoka Tesshin, the lead coach of Seido's baseball team quickly ran forward as well, with a rapidly growing concern for the member of his team. "Kanemaru!" He called out.
Toujou, who had finally made it to his best friend placed a hand on his forward after he picked up Kanemaru's phone. "SHINJI!" Toujou could hear Sawamura's loud voice from the phone. "Shinji are you alright?" Toujou asked.
The rest of the team had quickly stood from their seats, with the first stringers making their way to the shocked first-year. "Shinji!" Toujou called out. He snapped the fingers of his right hand in front of his friend's face.
Kanemaru woke up from the seemingly nightmare situation that he was in. THE RANGERS IDENTITES HAD BEEN LEAKED?! He thought in shock. Thankfully he was generally in control of his motor functions, so he hadn't voiced this thought out loud.
Code: Rainbow was the emergency code created for the Power Rangers. For the case their identities were ever leaked. Ever. Kanemaru couldn't have been more shocked because the Rangers guarded their identities with their lives, and they would never compromise that. Only in the most dangerous of situations would they ever reveal their identities.
"Kane!" Toujou finally shouted. His shout jarred Kanemaru from his shock, and he quickly retrieved his phone that Toujou had picked up from the ground.
"Are you sure Ria?" Kanemaru asked. He placed his pointer and thumb finger of his right hand on the bridge of his nose pinching them. Kanemaru couldn't see but Solaria nodded. "Yes, Kane we don't have a choice in the matter." She spoke. "Lock it down."
With that final order the phone clicked off and Kanemaru was faced with the biggest challenge of his life. With these new orders he sprung into action. Kanemaru raced out of the cafeteria before teleporting to Headquarters. He left behind stunned teammates whose worries increased exponentially.
Meanwhile:
Former Avengers Headquarters
Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA
Year 16 BBY, Earth Year: 2017
Post-Civil War Battle
Anthony Stark sat in front of his TV watching a replay of the now famous news broadcast. He was quietly fuming though. Tony was furious watching the broadcast expose the Rangers identities like this. He himself was always in the spotlight. There was no getting out of it for him, So revealing his identity as Iron Man was a no brainer, no matter what the stooges at SHIELDRA said (Shield/Hydra).
To have the choice ripped out from you. Tony could only imagine the fall out of The Rangers having their identities revealed to the world. Their lives would be ruined by fame. And Tony knows for sure that The Rangers would never like the fame they would now have.
He could only hope that the fallout from this would be minimal. Tony's mind wandered to a new spider-baby he had recently contacted. Peter was still a kid and most of the newer rangers are still kids as well. If he get The Rangers to meet Peter than the kid would have someone to train him. Someone who was in a similar boat as the kid. That would make one less worry for Tony on finding someone to train a physically enhanced spider kid.
Now all he had left was to deal with an annoying-ass certain Secretary General who kept bugging him with calls to find the 'Rogue Avengers'. Ross had called over and over again demanding answers about the Rogues constantly putting pressure on Tony until he finally found the group.
Steve so owed him one for this he knew that the Rogues were currently in Wakanda. The Wakandan's were currently watching over Sergeant Barnes who was put in a medically induced coma until the programming on his person by Hydra was removed.
Tony also received a call from The President Of The United States who asked him to be present for the arrival of one Solaria Shane the youngest of the Power Rangers. She was returning from a long trip in space.
Pepper sighed the fall out from the Rangers having their identities revealed was huge. Especially with how many there were. She pondered over these thoughts as her private elevator took her to Tony's Workshop.
Solaria Shane was on her thoughts the most. An orphaned mage if the reports were to be believed. Her family had been dead for years killed in a dark guild battle. Ever since then the young girl had been on her own. Pepper could only imagine the horrors the child had to have experienced being a mage and a Power Ranger. Pepper and Tony were both invited to be present at the landing of Solaria Shane.
The President had asked The Rangers if he could have a meeting with the young mage after the reveal was released. The Rangers had accepted, on the account that this meeting would be as public as possible. This meant that the Rangers wanted the press present as well as celebrities, actors, influencers anyone famous to be there. It was clear to Pepper that the Rangers wanted their side of the story told to the public. This would be the best method of doing so.
Ms. Shane was already informed, and this event would take place at the White House press lawn. Pepper could tell that Tony was thrilled with this. After all Ms. Shane would be showing up in her Spaceship. Tony, as an engineer couldn't wait to get his hands on the first piece of space tech from someone not trying to take over Earth.