Zeref was looking over some footage of the Power Rangers and all the fights they've been in. He keeps trying to figure out how to destroy the other rangers and bring Natsu over to him. Kyoka, Keyes, and Tempester stepped forward and were awaiting their orders.
"Lord Zeref, why are you so concerned with the Red Ranger?" Kyoka asked. "I know he's your brother, but he is also our enemy."
"I agree with Kyoka." Tempester said.
"Silence you fools. Lord Zeref's decisions aren't ones for us to question." Keyes said.
"He is my brother and that's exactly why." Zeref said. "He will see things my way. I just need to figure out how to face him myself without any interferences. I need to keep the other rangers away and not deal with Natsu fighting back."
"You need someone destroyed? I've been itching for some action." A four-arm creature with tentacles for legs.
"Who brought you here, Ezel?" Zeref asked.
"I got sick of waiting around." Ezel said. "I want my chance of crushing these colored weirdos. If I don't, I might explode."
"You'll explode either way if you lose." Kyoka said.
"Actually….you might come in use." Zeref said. "You are very destructive. I believe I can use your destructive power to my advantage. Keyes, I might also need your help as well."
"We are yours to do with as you please." Keyes said.
"If it means I can break some bones, I'm all yours." Ezel said.
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Mystic Star
Lucy came walking in the Mystic Star. She looked and saw the guy except Sting and Rogue doing some workouts.
"Hey, guys. Have any of you seen, Natsu?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. He's right over there." Jellal said as he pointed to Natsu and he appeared to be on the phone. Lucy went over to talk to him and he didn't see her walking up to him.
"I know. I miss you too." Natsu said. When Lucy heard him say that, she stopped in her tracks and was wondering who it was. "I know the plan. I'll meet you up there. Yes, I know you love me." When Lucy heard that, she knew it had to be some girl and she felt like her heart just got stomped. After fighting alongside him, Lucy developed some feelings towards Natsu. Hearing him talk to someone like that really hurt her. Natsu ended his call and he turned to face her. "Hey!"
"Hi." Lucy said.
"I'm glad you're here. There's someone I want you and the others to meet." Natsu said.
"Meet who?" Erza asked as she walked right in.
"Erza, glad you're here too. You see, someone important to me is visiting Magnolia." Natsu said. "She and I share almost everything and I would really like it if you guys met her."
"Well, Sting and Rogue are busy at their school since their prom is coming and I promised to help out for ours, but I think I can swing by for a little bit." Erza said.
"Great. We're going to meet up at her grandmother's house out in the woods." Natsu said. "I'll let the others know." When he left, Lucy went straight for the counter Mira was working behind with Erza following.
"Mira, give me the thickest and heaviest chocolate milkshake you've got." Lucy said.
"Thickest and heaviest?!" Mirajane said. "Oh boy. This sounds like a serious problem. Talk to us, sister."
"It sounds like Natsu has an old girlfriend and apparently they still have a connection." Lucy said.
"I see." Erza said.
"Too bad. I always thought you and Natsu would make such a cute couple." Mirajane said.
"Lucy, you should just tell Natsu you like him." Erza said. "If you feel in your heart that he's the guy for you, you must take the leap of faith and show him your affection."
"I'm with Erza. You should just tell Natsu you like him." Mirajane said, but she wasn't so sure now that she knows he's with someone else.
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The Woods
Natsu invited all the others to come with him to the grandmother's house of his mysterious friend. He led the way through the woods and all of them were wondering where they were going.
"Natsu, where are we heading exactly? Where does this lady live?" Gray asked.
"Don't worry, we're almost there. Just be on guard. The old lady isn't a big fan of people unless she's related to them." Natsu said.
"And this lady is a grandmother?" Gajeel questioned as all of them kept moving. As the continued to walk through the forest, Zeref was watching them and none of them were aware of his presence.
"I see you." Zeref taunted. Natsu led the way and soon came across a cabin and they saw an elderly lady sweeping away at her porch.
"Porlyusica!" Natsu called out and got her attention and she didn't look happy. "Remember me?"
"Yes. Your friends with my granddaughter." Porlyusica said. "What are you and your friends there doing here?"
"Boy, she really doesn't like people." Jellal said.
"Your granddaughter gave me a call." Natsu said. "She told me we were going to meet here."
"I see. Since she invited you, come in. I had some tea brewing, but touch nothing." Porlyusica said.
"I'm guessing she's not the sweet stereotypical grandmother." Gajeel whispered and they all let themselves inside. At the same time, Keyes beat them to the cabin. He used his powers and phased his hand through the wall and sprinkled some purple dust into the tea. The rangers went inside and had a seat around the cabin.
"It is a nice little place she has here." Lucy said. She was sitting next to Natsu and thought to just go for it. "Natsu, there's something I want to tell you."
"Sure. What is it?" Natsu said.
"Do you think we could do this somewhere private?" Lucy said.
"Oh! Actually, can it wait? My friend is going to be here soon." Natsu said and that didn't make Lucy feel any better.
"Here. Have some tea while you're waiting." Porlyusica said as she hand them some cups. Natsu was the first to take his cup and took one sip. When he did, he felt some sort of burning sensation in his body and dropped the tea. It sizzled through the floor as Natsu collapsed.
"Natsu, what's wrong?" Erza said.
"The drinks! They've been poisoned." Jellal said. Not long after, they heard some sort of explosion going off.
"That can't be good." Erza said.
"Miss Porlyusica, please take care of Natsu. We'll see what's going on." Erza said as they all ran out. Lucy stayed behind for a moment because she wanted to stay by Natsu, but she knew she was needed to help the others. All of them ran outside and away from the cabin with them faced with Ezel.
"You guys are the Power Rangers? I was hoping for people that looked like a challenge." Ezel said.
"We better end this quickly. Natsu needs help." Erza said and all of them agreed as they reached for their morphers.
"Magical Energy, Unleash!" All of them morphed into battle.
"I'm calling in for some help." Lucy said as all the others went to attack Ezel.
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Rangers' Base
Mavis heard the communication link going off and answered.
"Yes?" Mavis said.
'Mavis, we need help.' Lucy said. 'We're fighting another etherious in the woods and Natsu has been poisoned.'
"I understand." Mavis said. "I'll contact Mira to get Sting and Rogue and I'll work on an antidote. Just hold on until then." She ended the call and got to work.
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Sting and Rogue
"It's all looking great." Rogue said as they were helping with the finishing touches for the props for their prom. They heard their morphers go off. Sting pulled back and answered.
"Yeah?" Sting said.
'Sting, it's Mirajane. The other rangers are fighting an etherious in the woods and Natsu's been poisoned. They need your help.'
"Got it." Sting said. He ended the call and went to Rogue. "Rogue, trouble and there's already a ranger down. We've got to go." Rogue understood and the two of them took off.
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Natsu
Natsu was in a lot of pain as he felt like his entire body was burning from the little amount of poison he had. Porlyusica was doing her best to help him, but she didn't know what to do.
"Try as you might, but you won't find a cure for my poison." Both of them looked to see Zeref and Keyes have entered the cabin.
"Zeref!" Natsu growled. Zeref shot an energy blast near Porlyusica and it knocked her out.
"Finally, we have the chance to just talk, Natsu. Ezel is destroying your friends as we speak and you have no means of fighting back." Zeref said. Natsu was cornered with nowhere to run.
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The Rangers
Ezel proved to be a tough opponent. Not only are the others concerned about Natsu, but Ezel is a tough one. Jellal swung his sword, but Ezel blocked it with nothing, but one arm and smashed another against him.
"This guy is tough. His arms are like swords." Jellal said. Erza and Gray grabbed him from behind, but Ezel pounded both of them and sent them both flying back. Lucy and Gajeel jumped up to attack, but Ezel swung two of his arms and unleashed a force that slashed against both of them and knocked them out of the air.
"This guy is annoying me." Gajeel said.
"We have to keep fighting." Lucy said.
"You'll be losing." Ezel said as he went to attack the two of them.
"Look out, Gajeel." Lucy said. Ezel slashed his arms against both of them and they felt like they got hit by the blade of a helicopter. Ezel spun around and continued to slash against them.
"Take this!" Ezel said as he slashed his arms like an X. Lucy and Gajeel took the full force of the attack and it brought them both down and out of their ranger uniforms. "Don't tell me that's it."
"It's not!" Jellal said as he charged in and slashed against Ezel. He kept trying, but Ezel stopped each of his attacks. Erza and Gray charged in and slashed their weapons against his back.
"You pests!" Ezel shouted. He jumped up and got over the three of them. He swung his arms and created a powerful shockwave that knocked all three of them down. "I thought you guys would be more of a challenge. What's the matter? Too worried about Red Ranger, are you?"
"How do you know something's wrong with him?" Gray said.
"Even as we speak, Lord Zeref is dealing with him while I have the privilege of getting rid of all of you." Ezel said.
"So this whole thing is just to keep us away from Natsu." Jella said.
"Worry about yourselves." Ezel said as he went and attacked all of them and slashed against all three of them.
"Hey!" All of them looked and saw Sting and Rogue arrived.
"Sting! Rogue! You're here!" Gray said.
"Anyone who messes with our friends have to deal with us!" Sting said.
"Fine with me." Ezel said as he was about to attack them, but Erza and Gray got a hold of them.
"Sting and Rogue, we'll take care of this one. Go help Natsu. He's at the cabin just ahead."
"Okay, but we'll be back." Rogue said as the two of them took off.
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Natsu
Natsu tried crawling away from his brother and Keyes. He managed to get outside, but it wasn't enough. Keyes stepped forward and blocked his path with Zeref standing right over him.
"Resisting won't help. It is all futile." Keyes said as Zeref pushed Natsu on his back with his foot.
"It doesn't have to be this way, Natsu. Leave the Power Rangers and come with me." Zeref offered.
"Never." Natsu said.
"You always were stubborn, but you will be coming with me." Zeref said as he reached out for Natsu and it didn't look like he could escape.
"The man said no!" Sting shouted as he and Rogue arrived and they both morphed right into action. Sting fought off Zeref and Rogue took Keyes.
"Who invited you two?" Zeref said.
"You're going to wish you didn't come here." Sting said as he tried grabbing him, but Zeref moved back and tried kicking him. Rogue pushed Keyes away. Keyes swung his staff, but Rogue dodged it and kicked him back.
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The Rangers
Erza and Gray continued to struggle against Ezel. They tried attacking from both sides, but Ezel blocked both of their attacks and pounded the both of them. He grabbed them and tossed them in front of him.
"I don't know how much more of this I can take." Gray said.
"It's those arms of his. We have to figure out how to get through them." Erza said.
"I don't think so." Ezel said as he unleashed the force of his swings again and slashed against the both of them that took them both out. "Four down. Where's Gold?"
"Right here!" Jellal said as he came straight down from above with his sword energized and slashed Ezel right down the middle with all his power. Ezel fell back and he blew up. "Erza!" HE ran over and lifted Erza up. "ERza, speak to me. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Erza said as she tried to fight through the pain. "We've got to help Natsu."
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Natsu
Sting and Rogue continued to fight off against Zeref and Keyes. Keyes swung his staff against Rogue and blasted him with dark power. Zeref grabbed Sting's arm and tossed him away with both Sting and Rogue landing near Natsu.
"Do not interfere." Zeref said.
"You're nuts. What kind of man poisons his own brother?" Sting said.
"I guess I have a different way of showing my affection." Zeref said.
"Guys!" All of them looked and saw Jellal with the other rangers moving again.
"So you got past Ezel." Keyes said.
"Another failure, but your victory streak won't last forever." Zeref said as he saw his plan failed again. With that, Zeref and Keyes took their leave and it was a good thing for the team. A while later, Mavis showed up with a cure for Natsu.
"Here. Drink this, Natsu." Mavis said as she handed him a cup. Natsu took it and drank it all down. It was bitter, but he was able to move again.
"That feels so much better." Natsu said as he stood up.
"Come on. Let's check to see if the old lady is hurt." Gray said as all of them went inside the cabin. Lucy grabbed Natsu by the arm and held him back.
"Lucy, what's wrong?" Natsu asked.
"Natsu, I need to talk to you. I want to know about your girlfriend." Lucy said.
"Girlfriend? I don't have a girlfriend." Natsu said and that confused her.
"But I heard you on the phone with someone back at Mystic Star." Lucy said.
"Oh!" Natsu said as he understood what she was talking about. "Lucy, that was a girl, but she was not my girlfriend. In fact, I actually like someone else."
"Really?" Lucy said.
"Yeah and I think you know who it is." Natsu said as he looked right in her eyes. Lucy could tell it was her as the two of them leaned closer to each other.
"Hey!" Sting said and interrupted them. "Are you two coming?"
"Yeah." Natsu said.
"Coming." Lucy said as they both headed for the cabin. Rogue smacked Sting right in the head.
"You deserved that." Rogue said.
"What? What'd I do?" Sting said. As they walked back to the cabin, a car pulled up and Natsu seemed happy.
"Hey!" Natsu said as he ran over to the car. "Lucy, this is who I was talking to." Lucy went over to see who it was and she saw it was a girl that was younger than both of them with blue hair.
"Hi. I'm Wendy."
"This is Wendy, Lucy. She's like my little sister." Natsu said.
"Oh!" Lucy said as she was finally understanding this whole thing. "It's nice to meet you. How do you two know each other?"
"Back when I was on the road, she and her folks let me stay with them for a while." Natsu said. "Let's go. Wendy, you want to hear that the Power Rangers were here.
"Oh my gosh! Really?!" Wendy said as she seemed interested and as they all walked in, Natsu reached out and grabbed Lucy's hand.