A/N: Ok, so I know that this is a short chapter, but I will try to make the rest of them longer. Sorry for the wait. Don't forget to follow, favor, and review! Enjoy Chapter 4, and if you love reading Kingdom Keepers fanfiction, be sure to read my story, Finn's Battle, (the very first story I ever wrote on this site!), and let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Keepers or Power Rangers

Chapter 4: Quest

The kids were exhausted by the time they got back to Escher's Keep. As if their recent fight wasn't bad enough, they had to make their way back to the castle from the construction zone, climb three flights of stairs to the tower, and navigate their way through an endless maze of dizzying hallways.

"If I ever complain about teleporting again," Maybeck began, "I'm giving all of you permission to slap me. Hard. Ok?"

"Can I get that in writing?" asked Philby.

"Knock it off, guys!" Finn ordered.

Finally, the Keepers reached the steel doors of Escher's Keep. Blue slime covered every inch of surface.

"What is this stuff?" asked Willa.

Maybeck and Finn reached into a small gap between the doors, and after a few seconds of pulling and stretching, they managed to open the doors wide enough to let them all through.

The sight before them stopped them all dead in their tracks.

Escher's Keep had been completely destroyed. The control panels and computers smoked and sputtered. The pillars of light that powered the entire command center were scattered on the floor like a Jenga game. Nothing was left intact…not even…

"WAYNE!"

The Keepers ran fearfully toward their mentor.

Wayne's energy tube had been blasted to pieces. He was still a shimmering spectral being, but now he looked as if he had aged at least fifty years. His tiny figure lay on a bed of crystals, unprotected by the safety of his time warp.

Each of the kids wore a thunderstruck expression as they gazed down sadly at their friend.

"What's happening to him?" Maybeck demanded.

As usual, Professor Philby spoke up.

"Outside of his time warp, he's aging…at a vastly accelerated rate!"

Wayne opened his eyes.

"Keepers," he said weakly, "thank goodness you're safe!"

The Keepers dropped down beside him.

"We have to get you back inside your time warp!" said Finn.

Wayne smiled sadly.

"I'm afraid that's impossible…The power has been destroyed. It's gone…The Zords, the weapons…all of it." He paused for a moment, then added, "The Kingdom Keepers are no more."

The kids' jaws dropped. Their eyes bulged. Finn looked at the others in terror as his heart plummeted down to his stomach.

Charlene took Wayne's hand.

"Wayne, you can't leave us!" she cried, "Ever since you came into our lives, you've been like a father to us all!"

"You must be strong…Hades almost overthrew the planet once…and now I'm afraid he has the strength to see his scheme through."

Wayne closed his eyes. Finn put a hand on Amanda's shoulder and the kids rose looking very despondent as they slowly walked away from the scene.

A coughing noise nearby made them freeze. They looked to see Jess' arm for the first time sticking out of a pile of rubble.

"JESS!"

"Are you ok?" Willa asked as the Keepers scrambled to free her.

"I'll be fine, Keepers," said the girl, "but I'm afraid Wayne isn't going to be."

"There has to be something we can do!" said Willa anxiously.

"Come on, guys," Finn exclaimed, "think!"

Maybeck turned to look at Jess.

"Jess, is there any way we can defeat this monster? Any way at all?"

Jess hesitated briefly before answering. "Perhaps there is another way. I have heard tales of another power…"

Willa looked at her friend in shock. "What?"

"They say that somewhere deep inside Disneyland, there is a magical power that is beyond all comprehension," Jess continued.

"How can we get to it?" Finn wanted to know.

"As the legend goes, the power is impossible to obtain."

"We have to try, Jess," Amanda insisted, "It's our only hope!"

But Jess shook her head.

"It's far too dangerous! Wayne would never allow it."

"If we don't try," protested Maybeck, "Wayne won't survive!"

"If Hades isn't stopped, nobody will survive!" added Willa.

Jess sighed heavily.

"Oh for the love of Walt!" She paused. "The legend speaks of a Master Warrior who lives at Disneyland…This is the only person who truly knows the secrets of the power."

"How can we reach Disneyland?" asked Maybeck.

"There may be just enough power in the controls to teleport you to Disneyland…but there won't be enough to get you back." Jess sighed again.

"So, how do we get back?" asked Charlene.

"We'll just have to pray that the power is there," said Amanda, "Wayne's life depends on it."

Reluctantly, Jess keyed the coordinates into the computer.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" she asked her friends.

The Keepers nodded and lined up in the center of the ruined headquarters.

"Good luck, Keepers! And please be careful!"

"Don't worry, Jess," soothed Finn, "We'll be back before you know it."

"Hang on, Wayne," said Philby, "We'll find the Great Power and defeat Hades once and for all!"

Jess pressed a button on the control panel, and the Keepers disappeared into six colored rays of energy.

"Oh for the love of Walt! They're doomed!"

A/N: So, the Keepers have started on their quest for the Great Power! Will they be successful? Keep reading to find out! I'm probably going to take a brief break from this adventure soon so I can work on Voldemort's Victory, but it will probably finished by the end of the year. Thanks for reading!

Love, Mickeygirl20 :)