A/N: Good evening everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Are you ready to read the next chapter of this AU adventure? Then let's get started! Enjoy Chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Keepers or Power Rangers.
Chapter 2: Evil has Risen
The six energy beams of color flew over Tomorrowland, past the Partners statue, and finally streaked past the moat surrounding Cinderella's Castle. They circled the castle once before flying in the window of the tower.
Moments later, the Keepers materialized inside Escher's Keep.
The cavernous space was filled with control panels and pillars of light. Staircases on the ceiling created a disorienting sensation for anyone who accidently stumbled upon the Keepers secret headquarters.
At the front of the room, a large clear tube sat in between two of the lighted pillars. It was vacant for now.
"Keepers! You made it!"
The Keepers turned to look at the person who had spoken.
Jess, a young girl with pale skin and jet black hair walked over to them. She wore a Mickey Mouse t-shirt and a pair of denim blue jeans with flip flops.
"Hey, Jess. It's great to see you!" said Finn.
At that moment, the two pillars of light at the front of the room crackled to life. A second later, the head of the Keepers' mentor, Wayne, appeared in the tube.
"What's going on, Wayne?" asked Maybeck.
"Keepers, you must act swiftly! The planet is in grave danger!" Wayne answered solemnly.
"Danger from what?" Charlene wanted to know.
"Fifty-eight years ago, a Morphological being, known as Hades, ruled the world with a reign of unparalleled terror. He was on the verge of completing creation of his ultimate weapons, the Olympian Titans, twin monsters capable of enslaving the entire universe."
"What happened to him?" Amanda questioned.
"A group of young warriors, like yourselves, lured him into a hyper-lock chamber and buried him deep underground; but now the chamber has been accidently uncovered. You must return it to the depths before it is discovered and Hades is released."
Jess spoke up.
"His Olympian Titans were buried near the chamber. If Hades escapes, he's sure to find them!"
"Use extreme caution, Keepers. You are dealing with an evil here that is beyond all imagination."
Later that night, a Disney security guard finished his patrol of the construction yard. After the events of the afternoon, police barriers and caution tape had been placed around the mysterious egg. All work on the Seven Dwarves Mine Train ride had been postponed until further notice.
Satisfied that everything was as it should be, the bored guard settled into the collapsible folding chair he had brought with him. He didn't understand what the big deal was. Why did the egg even need guarding? It was just an egg! Probably somebody's idea of a sick joke, although Steve had been rushed to the hospital…
The night was eerily quiet. The guard glanced over to his partner, who had fallen asleep in his own chair, and shook his head.
Rookie, he thought as he sipped his coffee.
CRASH!
The guard spun around quickly to locate the source of the noise. His partner had woken up at the unexpected sound and fell out of his chair.
Both guards were shaking as they looked at the new arrivals.
Four figures had surrounded the egg. They were the most feared villains in the entire universe. The Kingdom Keepers had defeated them numerous times over the years: Jafar, Maleficent, Chernabog, and Gaston.
Maleficent was yelling at Jafar.
"Another Saturday night, and I'm out traipsing around the galaxy with the three little pigs! My mother warned me this would happen! 'Maleficent,' she said, 'after 89 marriages, you might want to think about throwing in the towel.' Why didn't I listen to her?"
"That's a good question," mumbled Jafar.
The evil sorcerer noticed the movement of the guards standing a few feet away.
"You two must be exhausted! Why don't you take a little nap?"
The guards tried to run away, but before they had moved a single step, they had both been hit by Jafar's snake staff. Within seconds, they were laying unconscious in the dirt.
Jafar and his minions laughed evilly before turning their attention back to the egg.
"What do I care about some stupid egg?" Maleficent complained.
"This is no ordinary egg," replied Jafar.
"Well, I say we hard-boil the thing!" squealed his wife.
"I'm with her, I'm starving!" Gaston joined in.
"That's because you're a pig!" Chernabog told him.
"SILENCE!"
Jafar shot a bolt of energy at the large blue egg and took a step back.
At first, nothing happened.
Then, the egg opened up with a WHOOSH! Blue smoke completely surrounded it.
When the smoke dissipated, the four figures were able to see the large amount of blue goo inside of the egg.
"What? You spent 20 years looking for a tub of snot?" Maleficent screamed at her husband as she swirled her fingers in the sticky substance.
"Patience, Motormouth!" growled Jafar. "Watch."
As Jafar spoke, the mysterious goo began to ooze out of the egg. It gathered into a pool on the ground. Soon, it began to grow and grow until it had completely formed into a tall male figure.
He was wearing dark gray robes, his hair was made out of blue flames, and his skin was as gray as Death itself. He looked at the small crowd before him with yellow eyes.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" he proclaimed in a booming voice, "Hades is back!"
"He's so handsome." Maleficent exclaimed.
"Why, thank you!" replied Hades with a small bow.
Tired of the endless chatter, Jafar angrily stepped forward.
"I am Jafar, sworn enemy of all that is good and decent. It is a supreme honor to finally meet you.", he said to Hades with his own bow.
"How can I ever repay you?" asked Hades.
"Do you recall the name…Wayne of Yensid?"
At his words, Hades looked up at the black sky and let out an earsplitting yell. Thunder rumbled, lighting flashed, and the ground shook.
"I think he's heard of him," said Gaston.
Pleased with Hades' answer, Jafar continued his request.
"I want you to destroy Wayne, so that my evil may once again reign supreme!"
Hades answered with an evil smile.
"I will not only destroy him, I will obliterate his entire being! It will be as if Wayne of Yensid never existed!"
"Finally, a REAL man!" said Maleficent.
Jafar ignored her.
"We shall leave you to weave your wicked ways. Come, Maleficent."
The four villains dematerialized into thin air.
Hades looked around the strange new world he had woken up to. He took a deep breath through the nose, then paused.
"What is that odious stench?", he wondered aloud, "It smells like…TEENAGERS!"
Moments after Jafar and his goons vanished from the construction site, the six Keepers teleported themselves a short distance away from where the egg had been discovered.
They surveyed the area for a moment.
"Anybody see anything?" Maybeck asked.
"Let's try over there," said Finn, pointing to a slope just ahead of them.
Cautiously, the six teens climbed up the steep incline. As they reached the top, they saw the strange blue egg for the first time. They quickly hurried towards it.
"It looks like it's been opened!" said Amanda, alarmed.
Suddenly, Maybeck felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey!" came a strange voice.
The Keepers turned around in surprise. They relaxed a little when they realized the man was a Disney security guard.
"What are you kids doing here?"
The teens looked at each other for a moment, unsure of what to say.
Finally, Charlene spoke up.
"Um, you haven't by any chance seen a morphological being lurking around here?"
"Morphological being?" asked the guard, puzzled.
"Yeah."
"What the heck is that? Wait a second. Did it look something like this?"
His entire body began to change right in front of the eyes of the Keepers. In a matter of seconds, Hades had appeared before them.
The Keepers jumped back in shock.
"Ew, gross!" cried Charlene.
"You're too kind. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the galctically feared, globally reviled, universally despised- they call me Hades!"
"Well, pack your bags," ordered Amanda, pointing at Hades, "because we're sending you right back where you came from!"
"Gee, a teenager with a big mouth," said Hades, sarcastically, "not much has changed in fifty-eight years!"
"You obviously don't know who you're dealing with, Mr. Hot Head!", Charlene said insultingly.
"Really?" asked Hades, folding his arms.
"Yeah," Finn answered in a threatening voice, "we're the Kingdom Keepers!"
"Ooooh! Where's my autograph book?" chuckled Hades. "Kingdom Keepers, eh? So, Wayne's still using a bunch of kids to do his dirty work. Well, meet my kids!"
Hades raised his hands to the sky. Blue electricity crackled from his fingers. It crashed to the ground and an army of dead souls appeared in every place it struck. They gathered behind Hades menacingly.
"From this moment forth, the world as you know it shall cease to exist! Welcome to my NIGHTMARE!"
Then Hades vanished in a cloud of blue smoke, leaving the Keepers alone with the dead souls.
A/N: And that concludes Chapter 2! Please let me know what you think! The next chapter will be ready soon. I'll try to have the next chapter of Voldemort's Victory up sometime this week. Until next time, my pretties!
Love, Mickeygirl20 :)