Chapter 114 A Slight Shine of an Answer

Teleporting to one dead continent after another, the Red and Yellow Power Rangers find no sign of the deadinite crystal. They are not about to give up though.. Turning up the power signal on their tracking devices they make it to Antarctica where it is still cold, but looking very unpleasant. The Yellow Ranger says.

Yellow Ranger-Ryan what are we going to do when we find the crystal?

Red Ranger-We're going to do just what Princess Ariel said. First we'll get the other Rangers here so we all can go into the heart of the crystal to change the earth back.

Yellow Ranger-Okay. This isn't easy. I wonder where could the crystal be.

Red Ranger-Don't know. All I do know is we're not going to stop searching.

Back in the past within the land of cawdor.. Myndor is in the druids temple next to his home looking into his cauldron filled with a light blue potion. He senses Kastra right before she walks into the main room of the temple.. He says without looking behind himself.

Myndor-Hello Kastra.

She smiles to herself and responds.

Kastra-Hello Myndor. It has been a while.

Myndor-I know. I have been busy ever since I took the new Zords to the Power Rangers in their time.

Kastra-I have been busy as well. But now I think there's something we can both work on again.

Myndor-What's that?

Kastra-A young woman was found lying on the shallow waters of the swamp next to my home.. I teleported her body to my underground healing chamber.

Myndor-You don't know who she is?

Kastra-No.

Myndor-Hmm. It sounds quite strange.

Kastra-What do you mean?

Myndor-I mean to find someone laying in the swamp..

Kastra-She looked like she was recently involved in some sort of battle.

Myndor-Couldn't be from around here.. Its been very quiet.

Kastra-I know.. Especially since we have the amulet of power protecting us.

Myndor's cauldron starts to bubble in a most frantic way.. Both he and Kastra pay attention because they know the cauldron's bubbling gesture is about to give them a warning. Once it stops bubbling, the blue potion reveals an image of the earth in present time.. Both of them are astonished to see the planet looking so horrid. Soon they hear many voices speaking in the same manner.

Wizard's Pool-Myndor.. Kastra.. The earth is in terrible danger.

Kastra asks.

Kastra-What happened to the planet in the Rangers time?

Wizard's Pool-An evil being created a crystal that absorbed all of the earth's life energy including the humans.. All who survive are the Power Rangers, and five other teenagers who we have no idea of where they came from. But we do know the teenagers are earthly humans.

Myndor-Hmm.

Wizard's Pool-We have detected special star energy they have surrounding them.

Myndor-What special star energy?

The image changes to reveal Kyle, Bianca, Grant, Valerie, and Chris still laying lifeless like across from the obvious battle.. They also see the Pink Ranger, White Ranger, Blue Ranger and Black Ranger fighting off the winged gremlins. Myndor gasps and so does Kastra.

Myndor-Did Grand Master Sinistar create the crystal?

Wizard's Pool-No. Another evil force has made itself known.

Myndor-Tell us about the special star energy.

Wizard's Pool-The five teenagers you see laying about lifelessly contain the special star energy.

Kastra-Energy like the Power Rangers?

Wizard's Pool-It is similar. But not quite.

Myndor-How can we help them?

Wizard's Pool-Analyzing the situation has provided an answer. The five teenagers must be revived.. And they must use the special star energy.

Kastra-Can you tell us more about the special star energy?

Wizard's Pool-Yes. The energy has been contained within five star seeds.

Myndor-Star Seeds. Where did they come from?

Wizard's Pool-From another galaxy. We do not know why the five teenagers have the star seeds.

Myndor-Can you tell us where the crystal which caused the earth to look so horrid is?

Wizard's Pool-Yes. You see we have gathered that not even the crystal's creator knows its boundaries, for the crystal has already left the Power Ranger's time.

Kastra gasps again.

Kastra-What?!

Wizard's Pool-The crystal is traveling throughout time.

Myndor-It's destroying the earth from each time period?

Wizard's Pool-Yes. It will go throughout all time to collect the earth's precious life energy. Unless the five teenagers are revived. They must work with the Power Rangers to stop the crystal and its creators.

Myndor-I'll contact the Power Rangers, and use a spell to revive the other five teenagers.

Wizard's Pool-You must hurry. If you don't, the earth in each time period will be wiped out.

Myndor thinks of the amulet's power.

Myndor-Wizard's Pool.. Couldn't we use the amulet's power against the crystal?

Wizard's Pool-No. The power from the amulet would simply make it's power grow.

Myndor-This is most distressing.

Wizard's Pool-Please hurry Myndor.. The entire fate of all time depends on whether this new threat is defeated.. Or not.

Myndor-I shall hurry.

The voices vanish as the light blue potion calms itself.

Myndor says to Kastra.

Myndor-I'm going to concentrate on contacting the Rangers.

Kastra nods. She says in regards to the woman she wants to help.

Kastra-I'll help the young woman I found laying in the swampy water.

Myndor-All right.. If I need your help. I'll contact you.

Kastra-Ditto.

She smiles and disappears in a glittery sparkling wave burst.

A few minutes pass, and Kastra returns to her home.. When she gets to her underground healing chamber, she sees the woman still laying lifeless like.. She walks over to her and produces a magical essence that seeps into the woman's body. She says now.

Kastra-It will only be a short time then your body will be completely healed.

She's about to walk away when she notices the young woman's left hand moving slightly.. She sighs with happiness. Now the young woman's mouth slowly begins to move.. She manages to speak out a bit since Kastra's healing spell has already made tremendous progress in only a matter of seconds. The young woman says.

Young Woman-Help.. Me..

Kastra leans down a tad bit and responds.

Kastra-Don't worry. Your body is healing.. You'll be Allright soon.

The young woman says again this time she holds out her left hand at the same time. Kastra takes a hold of the woman's left hand and almost immediately a dark force begins to over come her.. She wants to talk but she can't. The young woman's eyes open instantly, she smiles wickedly as Kastra's body melts away and forms into an energy sphere. The young woman now absorbs the energy sphere and starts laughing most wickedly.

Young Woman-AHAHAHA!

She then snaps her fingers and disappears with a thunderous clash.

Back at the temple, Myndor chants a spell that will enable him to communicate with the Power Rangers.. He stops after hearing a most hideous tone.

Unknown Voice-I have learned in such a short time what you are up to Myndor. Thanks to your friend's soul.

He feels a chill shivering down his back.. He turns to try and find the being speaking, but to no avail. He asks.

Myndor-What? Who are you.. And what friend?

Unknown Voice-Someone who's about to be shined with glory. And as for your friend.. You'll soon understand everything.

A blast of power emerges from the darkness and captures Myndor's body.. He attempts to break free but I have to say nothing he does works. Instead, Myndor's body just melts away like Kastra's and forms into an energy sphere. It then disappears. The evil beings voice begins to cackle.

Unknown Voice-HAHAHA! IT HAS BEGUN!

Another sound of thunder clashes with a flash of power..

Back to the present time.. The Pink Ranger, Blue Ranger, Black Ranger and White Ranger are still fighting off the winged gremlins.. It seems like every time they destroy a few, more pop up..

Meanwhile, in her spaceship which is now hovering over the planet earth, Princess Andromeda demands answers from Myanthor.. After examining the situation using their scanner computer, he reports to her.

Myanthor-It seems your winged warriors are engaged in battle. I keep sending more fleets but they all end up being defeated.

Princess Andromeda is not pleased with this.. She says fiercely.

Princess Andromeda-What is defeating my warriors?!

Myanthor-The protectors of earth.

Princess Andromeda-What protectors?! I thought everything on earth was destroyed?!

Myanthor-I wish I had the answers Princess.. Unfortunately I don't.

Princess Andromeda-Don't waste anymore of my warriors on fighting whoever's on that planet! Direct them to finding my crystal!

Myanthor-Yes..

Princess Andromeda-I'm getting tired of waiting! I demand my crystal be found!

Myanthor-We shall get it for you.

Back on earth.. The Yellow and Red Rangers are still hopelessly looking for the deadinite crystal.. Still they get nothing. After teleporting to the now dead continent Australia.. The Red Ranger makes a suggestion.

Red Ranger-We have been all around the world.. And still we found nothing. I say we go back to Terra Falls. Maybe the answer we need is right there.

Yellow Ranger-Right, let's go.

They stand next to each other and leap upward into the sky as their body suits glow and vanish.

Now in Terra Falls.. The other Power Rangers are becoming more overwhelmed.. The Pink Ranger catches her breath after knocking down another winged gremlin. She says to the Black Ranger who has just flung another gremlin away from him.

Pink Ranger-We.. Can't keep going on like this..

Black Ranger-I know.. But we can't give up.

Pink Ranger-And we have to help those people.

The last of the winged gremlins well at least the last for now, are being dealt with courtesy of the Blue and White Rangers.

The Blue Ranger punches one winged gremlin in its back, it turns to strike him, but he grabs its hand and flips it on its back.. Now he steps very hard like on the winged gremlin's chest which causes it to screech out.. Two more take flight and are diving down towards the Blue Ranger.. He moves out of their way in a rolling sense.. After getting away slightly, he takes out a special laser pistol designed only for his power.. He points it towards the sky as the two winged gremlins who are mad as ever coming towards him at great speed. He says before blasting.

Blue Ranger-How about some acid rain you rejects from a bird store!

He jumps up into the sky with perfect balance and says as he shoots out a blue stinging power above himself.

Blue Ranger-ACID RAIN BLASTER POWER!

The stinging blue beams hit the sky and cause clouds to appear very quick like.. Just as the winged gremlins get close enough to the Blue Ranger.. The clouds let out a downpour of acid rain right on both of them.. They scream out as their bodies explode into nothingness.. And once the winged gremlins are gone, the clouds vanish. The Blue Ranger lands on his feet again.

The White Ranger materializes her snow staff.. She twirls it around her body to build up its power.. The two winged gremlins she's about to deal with show no intimidation towards the White Ranger's weapon at all. One rushes towards her just as she holds out her snow staff, she knows what its going to do.. And it proves her right.. It uses its clawed hands to break the snow staff in two, but really it didn't break the staff, it comes apart anyway. The two pieces of the staff begin to glow white.. She holds them tightly as the winged gremlin swings its right leg at her, she ducks and slightly moves out of its way. This means she is now standing where the winged gremlin just was and the winged gremlin is standing where she just was.

But something just happened I forgot to mention.. Well I didn't forget.. Anyway it appears while she moved out of the gremlin's way and as it passed her, she gave it a double swipe with the glowing pieces of her snow staff.. The winged gremlin has stopped dead in its tracks.. It turns to the White Ranger as its body begins to surge with white lightning, its head falls off of its body, then its torso comes apart.. Finally the winged gremlin's entire body falls to the ground and explodes.

The last winged gremlin does get very intimidated by what it just seen the White Ranger do.. It takes off into the sky with quick speed. The White Ranger takes out her laser pistol and fires a triple power blast that hit's the beast in the sky and knocks it down..

When it hit's the ground, it explodes.

It appears there are no more winged gremlins on earth now. That is about to change.. The Power Rangers regroup after the Red and Yellow Rangers return.. They let their friends know about not finding the crystal. The Pink Ranger spots the lifeless teens again and says.

Pink Ranger-Hey we have to help them..

The Yellow Ranger slightly protests.

Yellow Ranger-Wait a minute. What if it's a trap for us?

Red Ranger-Hmm. We'll just have to take that chance.. Besides they look like ordinary people.

Black Ranger-That doesn't mean anything when it concerns us.

White Ranger-So true.

Blue Ranger-I agree.

Pink Ranger-We can't just leave them laying there.. They look so helpless.

The Yellow Ranger sighs.

Yellow Ranger-All right.. So let's check them out.

Red Ranger-Be very cautious Rangers.

They slowly walk over towards the lifeless teens.. Suddenly they look up and notice more winged gremlins.. When they all stop walking, the Blue Ranger yells out in great exasperation.

Blue Ranger-Oh man! More of those ugly wing creatures!

Yellow Ranger-Here we go again!

They are shocked to see the winged gremlins just flying through the sky without noticing them at all.. The Pink Ranger asks.

Pink Ranger-Hey where are they going?

The Red Ranger shouts out.

Red Ranger-I BET THEY'RE HEADING TOWARDS THE CRYSTAL!

Yellow Ranger-What do we do?

They hear a familiar female voice lurking around in the heart of the wind.

Female Voice-There's nothing you can do Power Rangers!

They look around and soon see a great wave of dark energy that forms into a vortex.. The dark vortex begins to pull all of the winged gremlins in, they struggle constantly but only find that their struggles are useless. Soon the entire fleet of winged gremlins in the sky fall into the vortex.. The vortex then explodes not once, not twice, but three whole times. A clash of thunder presents the vortex's disappearance.

A shadow appears right in the middle of the sky.. The Power Rangers spot it and become more alarmed.. The same voice arises but this time they are able to see where its coming from.

Female Voice-I have information that will seal the fate of you Power Rangers once and for all.

The Red Ranger shouts out towards the figure.

Red Ranger-What? Tell us what you know!

Female Voice-Now why would I want to do that? I want to see you all destroyed.

The Pink Ranger says to the others.

Pink Ranger-We have to do something and fast.

White Ranger-Yeah. I second that motion.

Blue Ranger-Let's use our storm fury attack.

The others agree and quick.

The shadowy being extends its hand and outcomes a fierce whirlwind of dark power.. The Rangers watch as the power goes for the knocked out teens.. Immediately they leap up into the sky as they form into streaking beams of colorful lights. The lights go into the newly formed clouds that just appeared a second ago. The shadowy being lets out a hearty evil chuckle.

Female Voice-Fools! Haha..

The clouds produce a huge powerful circular energy cyclone.. Inside of the energy cyclone are obvious surges of powerful red fire, yellow lightning, pink wind, white snow, black ice and blue rain. Releasing the cyclone, the clouds sound thunder.. It makes its way towards the shadowy being who simply stops concentrating on the knocked out teens and crosses its arms over its unseen head. This causes the energy cyclone to break apart in a fury of negative power. That negative surge causes the Power Rangers to form back into their bodily forms and fall on their backs.

Power Rangers-UUGGGHH!

The shadowy being cackles with evil delight.

Female Voice-You don't stand a chance against me!

The hurt Rangers soon hear a very familiar voice coming from the shadowy being.

Myndor-Rangers.. It's me.. Myndor.. Grand Master Sinistar has..

The voice is cut off almost instantly by a jolt of power.

The White Ranger says.

White Ranger-That sounded like Myndor.

Red Ranger-Yeah.. It did..

Yellow Ranger-What's going on here?!

The shadowy being speaks again.

Female Voice-So you want to know what's the deal eh? Well I'll show you..

The being starts to spin around in place.. Seconds later the velocity of the spin increases and brings on a blinding glow, when the glow finally dissipates the Power Rangers well at least the Red, Yellow, Pink and White Rangers stand up in shock to see someone they once knew a time ago. This is because the Black and Blue Rangers really don't know who they're looking at.. Still they stand as well.

The Red Ranger says in a tone which proves how shocked he is.

Red Ranger-KASTRA?!

That's correct.. They're all looking at Kastra's form floating before them in the sky.. A demonic voice arises from her and says.

Grand Master Sinistar-No Rangers. Although it is Kastra's form.. I guarantee you it is I.. The one and only, Grand Master Sinistar!

The Rangers groan out in anger.

Yellow Ranger-Why have you taken over Kastra's body again?!

Grand Master Sinistar-Very simple Yellow Ranger. And I'll answer that..

She points her hand at the knocked out teens.. And soon their body's set off a high hot intense dark sparkle as Grand Master Sinistar says.

Grand Master Sinistar-NOW!

The dark sparkle is repelled by an energy that arises in the teens.. It is sent back to Grand Master Sinistar with stinging results.. She shouts out.

Grand Master Sinistar-NO!

The repelling energy within the teens separates and forms into five beautiful looking sources of power. Everyone gasps to see the sources form into crystallized looking dots.. Grand Master Sinistar yells out again.

Grand Master Sinistar-NO! I WANT THOSE STAR SEEDS!

The Rangers look at each other and then once again at the star seeds. Like I said, five have arisen.. The colors are Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink and Green.

Becoming extremely angry, Grand Master Sinistar looks down at the Power Rangers and says to them.

Grand Master Sinistar-You think this is over Rangers? Think again! If I can't have the star seeds, then no one else will either!

She points her hands behind her and soon jolts of dark power fire from her hands.. The jolting power hit's the ground where the weather station used to be and causes the gray ground to rise up and form into a new monster. The Rangers hear the monstrous roar and turn to see a hideous looking gray demonic beast with huge looking muscles. It has sharp fangs, an ugly face, and burning fierce eyes.. Its body is covered in a shell like gray skin to protect its inner self from being harmed.

Grand Master Sinistar starts to speak but is rudely interrupted by a disruption in Kastra's form.. She falls from the sky and when she hit's the ground her body explodes.. The Rangers gasp once again..

Shortly after the explosion, they see Myndor, Kastra and Grand Master Sinistar.. Thing is Grand Master Sinistar is laying on the ground, and Myndor and Kastra are standing away from her. Both of them turn to the monster and raise their arms.. Together they speak.

Myndor and Kastra-BEGONE BEAST! BE IN THIS WORLD NO MORE!

Their powers emerge and combine into one sizzling strike.. It hit's the monster's body.. Penetrates through its gray shelled skin and rips through its evil heart. The beast screams out in utter pain as it falls to the ground and explodes into an oblivious disappearance. They both put down their arms and look at Grand Master Sinistar who says.

Grand Master Sinistar-I'll be back!

She summons a dark lightning bolt that appears and strikes her body into a vanishing disappearance.

They join the Power Rangers but say nothing for they all stare at the glowing star seeds who now release their power upon the five knocked out teens. Red shines on Kyle.. Yellow shines on Bianca, Blue shines on Grant, Pink shines on Valerie and Green shines on Chris.