Episode 3 - Training Montage
Summary: Now they are officially Rangers, they now have to train their bodies. But the generals create a jinn that pushes their lack of training to the limit
At the food court at the Royal Woods Mall, the newly minted Rangers were hanging around a table, munching on some nachos, discussing their new lives, their morphers now in rest moded as wristbands with a beak shaped gem on them in their colours.
"So we are now Power Rangers. I have a feeling things are gonna be crazy" Drake commented with a cheesy nacho in his hand.
"I still can't believe that the Power Rangers are real! I mean, they were shown in comics and on TV! This is like a dream I never thought would be real!" Lincoln spoke in an excited tone.
"Wow. You REALLY are into this thing aren't you?" Shade spoke in an amused tone.
"Well Yeah! Pretending to be a superhero is one thing! I never thought that I would ACTUALLY become a superhero!" Lincoln replied, his smoothie starting to spill.
"OK, calm down Superhero. You're making a mess." Drake said but Lincoln was still shaking from excitement. Jordan rolled her eyes then tapped his shoulder.
"Hey, Lincoln…" She spoke in a low tone causing the white haired boy to turn around, only to receive a smooch on the lips, causing him to flush a bright red. When she released his lips, she began to caress his cheeks.
"You'll calm down right, hun?" She said in a soft tone.
"Yes ma'am…" Lincoln droned in a dreamy tone, causing Jordan to release him with a triumphant smirk.
"AWWWWWW! THAT'S SO ADORABLE!" Leni squealed, causing Lincoln to snap out of his shock then turning red from embarrassment
"Ummm...Please don't tell everyone!" Lincoln stammered, covering his face
"Kid. You are whipped!" Shade said only to get a smack on the head by Drake
"Dude! He's 11!" he admonished.
"Oh tell me I'm wrong!" Shade snapped.
"Still! Have some standards!" Drake snapped.
Suddenly, their morphers beeped indicating someone was calling them.
Answering, Mortrix's voice suddenly spoke. [Rangers! Come to the Temple! I have some gear you could use in the fight against Infectora]
"We're on our way!" Drake answered.
Looking at the rest of the Rangers, Drake gave the order. "Let's roll, guys! Mortrix has something for us!" And with that, the rangers all left the arcade to make their way to the Sky Temple. As they walked away from the mall, Drake asked Mortrix to bring them up to the temple and through the magic hurricane, they reached the temple.
Inside the temple grounds, they were all in leather jackets over T-shirts in their respective ranger colours and with black fingerless gloves on their hands. On the back of their jackets were different similes in bold as well as their Ranger colours:
Drake's was "Disciplined as the Hawk!"
Leni's was "Graceful as the Swan!"
Polly's was "Fast as the Falcon!"
Lincoln's was "Creative as the Sparrow!"
Shade's was "Mysterious as the Raven!"
"So Mortrix, what's so urgent that you had to call us?" Drake spoke. Mortrix was busy adjusting a tarp covering something.
"As you know, those Quill daggers and Tornado Blasters are your main weapons. But, they aren't the only ones." He said in a giddy tone.
"Let me show you your specialised weapons. These babies are your signature weapons! When the battle gets tough, you can summon them through your morphers! Just say your weapon's name with 'descend from above' and they'll appear in your hands, ready for battle!"
Mortrix then flipped the tarp, revealing five different weapons.
The first was a katana with a red hilt and a crossguard that was shaped like a hawk opening its beak. The beak was holding a long piece of steel with a curved end.
The next was a spear that was blue and white with the end shaped like a sharp swan's beak.
The third was a set of three sharp claws that looked like falcon beaks which were attached to a band of yellow elastic.
Next was what seemed to be a large pair of scissors coloured orange with sparrow beaks at the end of the blades. Funnily enough, the middle seemed to be part of a latch.
Finally was a 4ft long scythe with a black handle and a blade that looked like a raven's head.
Shade whistled as he picked up the scythe, twirling it in his hands. "This looks like a nasty piece of work, doesn't it?"
Lincoln was busy playing with the scissors. "What about these? Since when did a large pair of scissors become a weapon?" He then heard a click as the scissors became two sharp blades.
"Huh. Neat." He said as he gave a swing
Leni was spinning her spear in her hand, looking unsure. "Do we really need these, though?"
Windform soon came in. "Trust me. You may end up running into a Jinn with supreme skill with weapons. Learning how to use a weapon can help broaden your skill set above using a blaster and swinging your blades like a lunatic.' He then went to the training grounds. 'When you're done admiring your weapons, we'll meet in the dojo."
"You sure? I mean…we are pretty powerful." Shade said in a slight cocky tone.
Windform just flew close to him.
"Just because you have power, doesn't make you invincible. It needs to be harnessed. Moulded. And shaped like molten steel." He said with a piercing glare
Suddenly, an alarm went off and Motrix went to check the screen.
"We got Jynxers by the Golf grounds!" He yelled.
"Sorry, Windform. But we gotta roll!" Drake said as he and the rest ran off to get ready to the golf grounds, all the while Windform was watching them leave.
"They'll be floor meat by the time the Jinn comes out…" he grunted.
By the time the rangers got to the golf grounds, they saw a group of Jynxers currently tormenting the local golf team. Peeking from behind a corner, the ranger saw them and to Leni and Lincoln, it became slightly personal.
"Oh no! Lori!" Lincoln exclaimed quietly
"We gotta do something!" Leni said.
The rangers quickly morphed and rushed to the field.
Meanwhile, Lori was busy trying to fight off the jynxers with her golf club
"Urgh! You are literally super annoying!" She shrieked as she knocked one back but one of them knocked the club out of her hands. Just as they began to approached Lori and the cowering golfers, they were blasted away by the rangers
"Not this time you putty looking rejects!" Lincoln yelled as they began to rush towards the Jynxers while the rest of the Jynxers surrounded them.
"There are a lot of Jynxers here…" Leni muttered.
Luckily, Mortrix called them.
"[Well this is a good opportunity to try those new weapons!"] Mortrix said in a joyful tone.
"Mortrix?" Drake responded
"[In the flesh! Remember, press the buckle and say "Avian Weapon! Descend from Above! It will call your weapon!]
"If you say so.' he turned to the rest of the Rangers. 'You heard the man. Let's try them out.
Pressing the buckles, they pointed their fists to the sky.
AVIAN WEAPONS! DESCEND FROM ABOVE!
A stream of fire blasted from the sky as it surrounded Drake's hand. Pulling it out revealed a red katana with a black handle and hawk shaped hilt. Giving a few swings, he placed the blade over his shoulders.
"Hawk Katana!" Drake exclaimed.
A tornado whirled from the sky, surrounding Leni's hand. Pulling it out revealed a 6ft long teal spear with a white spear head shaped like a swan beak. Twirling it like a baton, she rested it over her shoulders as a spear head shot out of the mouth.
"Swan Spear!" Leni exclaimed.
Two lightning bolts struck from the sky next to Jordan. Deciding to stick her hands, she then pulled them out revealed a pair of three claws on a band around her wrist with the claws shaped like falcon beaks.
"Falcon Claws!" Jordan exclaimed as she crossed her arms in front of her.
A dust devil soon shot out of the sky, surrounding Lincoln's hand. When he pulled it out, it revealed a 5ft long pair of scissors, which he held in both hands by the handles with the point on the ground
"Sparrow Scissors!" Lincoln exclaimed
A stream of shadow energy descended from the sky, surrounding Shade's hand. When he pulled it out, it revealed a 7ft long scythe with a black handle and a curved blade shaped like a raven's beak which had a red gem near the top corner. Swinging it below, he placed the weapon behind his back, crouching down.
"Raven Scythe!" Shade exclaimed.
Soon the Rangers began to lead an assault against the Jynxers. Drake began to swing wildly his blade, slashing and nipping any Jynxer that came into contact with the blade.
"Man, this blade is sharp!" Drake spoke in awe as he looked at the blade before blocking two Jynxers then kicking them back.
"You think that? Look at this!" Jordan replied as she began to scratch against the Jynxers, tearing through them like a wild animal.
"Like knives through butter!" She cheekily spoke before slashing upwards against another Jynxer
Lincoln was busy swinging his scissors, spinning them in the air by the handle, catching each Jynxer by the throat as they collapsed. One decided a bull rush but Lincoln opened the blade then closed it around the body.
"Snip, Snip." He said cheekily as he hepted it above his head into a group of Jynxers.
"Huh. It really worked." He mused to himself as he slammed the blade on top of another. He then unlocked the blades and crossed them in front of him to block an attack before making an x-slice on three oncoming Jynxers.
Leni was currently stabbing the oncoming Jynxers with her spear. And she was acting like a crazy person while in front of the golfers
"NO! ONE! WILL! TOUCH! HER! YOU! FREAKS! OF! NATURE!" She screamed. The team heard her.
"Hey Lori, you think she has a crush on you?" One member asked, causing Lori to look at him with a look of disbelief.
"I hope not. I'm with Bobby," she replied.
Soon, one tried to attack her but Leni screamed in fury and picked it up and threw it into the sand bunker. Leni then saw a group coming and spun her body, striking all of them at once with her spear.
Shade was currently surrounded by Jynxers, who were itching to approach him. Shade just looked at his scythe.
"Well, let's see how sharp you are?" He murmured to himself. Soon The Jynxers rushed to Shade but he surprisingly began to swing the scythe like a professional, tripping up Jynxers and the blade nipping each Jynxer, sparks flying. The final Jynxer tried to rush him but Shade just push-kicked the fiend to the floor
"Nice." he remarked.
With all the Jynxers done, the rangers approached the golf team, helping them to their feet.
"Are you OK?" Drake asked.
"We're fine, thanks. Those...things literally came out of nowhere!" Lori replied.
"They nearly tore up the field!" Carol added
"Don't worry, we won't let them attack again." Drake reassured them.
"Good. And excuse me, Teal Ranger?" Lori approached Leni
"I know you are interested in me, but I'm with someone else. I hope I don't upset you." Lori asked as the team went home.
"Huh?" Leni asked in confusion.
Soon, they were all greeted by Umbra.
"Well, well. You took care of them easily." She said in a taunting voice
"What are you doing here, Umbra? If you think this attack was going to work' Lincoln showed the field as all defeated Jynxers disappeared. 'It didn't"
"Actually, it was a success. I got what I needed. Later." Umbra said as she leapt into a portal.
Her words confused Lincoln.
"What did she mean?"
Back at the sky temple, four of the rangers were cheering in victory.
"Easy street!" Jordan cheered in victory, with her hands raised above her head.
"That wasn't so difficult. If we just need to face those Jynxers, we'll take down that Infection Jinn like a pair of tube socks." Leni replied with her hands behind her head.
"It's just like a streetfight: Knock 'em to the floor and they won't get back up" Shade remarked.
"I don't see how those things were part of an army that ravaged the world. Just like a third world country" Drake added.
While they were discussing the easy victory, Lincoln remained behind in silence. Windform thn floated to him while looking at the rest of them cheering.
"Honestly. They win once and they act like they won the war." Windform grumbled.
"I know that." Lincoln added, deep in thought.
Windform looked at Lincoln in intrigue. He figured that he wanted to join in the celebrations.
"Why aren't you joining in?" Windform asked.
"I don't like this,' Lincoln confessed 'That was too easy. I made enough plans and read enough comics to know that if something is too easy, then it will just get worse. Also, Umbra told me something before she left."
"What did she say?" Avias asked as all the rangers came close.
"She said she got what she needed and that the attack was a success. I don't think they were just causing mayhem for the sake of it. Maybe they were after something else."
Shade just place a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on, we took care of them easily. We were stronger so than them and they went down. You probably are overthinking it." He said in a dismissive manner.
Meanwhile, at the library, a worker was sorting through books and didn't notice a small portal open up and a hand reach out to grab a book about history's greatest warriors.
Meanwhile back in the Jinn Dimension
"You wasted a few of our Jynxers, JUST TO CAUSE TROUBLE?!" Hunterror roared out in fury
"You better have a good reason why Umbra. I don't want you to hear you just had them cause trouble to gather energy." Shadowshot said in a stern tone.
"Hunterror. Shadowshot. Enough' Infectora ordered the two. 'Umbra. Tell me why you had a few Jynxers attack a random place?"
"Simple,' Umbra explained 'when we first saw the rangers, there was something I wanted to test out. Turns out, those rangers barely have any fighting experience and training. They fight with instinct. So, I had the Jynxers scout them out on their skills. I was right. All I need to do is to create a Jinn Bruiser with good fighting skills. Luckily, I have an idea."
Umbra pulled out a book on "Warriors in History", turning to a certain page.
"Where did you get that?" Shadowshot asked.
"Stole it. It has a lot of information on some of the deadliest warriors in this world's history. I want a Jinn which embodies ferocity and ruthlessness with the heart of a warrior" She said. She then stopped at a page about Spartans.
If she had lips, she would be grinning
"And I know where to find an object to infect."
In the History museum, Lincoln and Jordan were on a school trip with their class to the History museum. While the students were paying attention to the tour guide telling the history of the Spartans, Jordan and Lincoln were having their own conversation.
"Hey, Hotshot" Jordan said as Lincoln looked at the various Greek artefacts.
"Hm? Yeah, Jordan?" Lincoln replied, blushing as Jordan wrapped an arm around his waist.
"Something on your mind?"
"Just about that fight. Do you think that was too easy?" Lincoln asked Jordan.
"Na. They were just grunts. You shouldn't worry about their actions."
"But still. I can't help but think that-" Lincoln began but was cut off by an explosion.
Emerging from the smoke were a large group of Jynxers and Umbra herself.
"Sorry for disturbing you, but I would like to get something from the Museum." She said in a smug tone
The museum guards came with their truncheons but it didn't faze the assassin.
"Oh, this is just sad," Umbra said as she threw the guards in different directions, with the Jynxers pointing their daggers to make sure no one would attack them
The class had scattered in different directions but Jordan and Lincoln hid behind one of the exhibit stands.
Umbra slowly approached the tour guide who was shaking in fear. The Jynxers were surrounding Umbra, making sure to protect her from any foolish humans that would try and attack her.
"Wh-Wh-What do you want?" The guide stuttered in fear.
"Oh, cool your fear. I just want...that" Umbra said as she approached a glass case containing a Golden Spartan helmet with a black head crest. Punching the case, she took the helmet.
"Thank you for the present. Boys, have some fun." She showed a mocking wave as she leapt into the portal, leaving the Jynxers to cause some mayhem.
Lincoln and Jordan looked at each other.
"Still think we shouldn't worry about them?" Lincoln remarked.
"Save the 'I told you so's later. Morphing time?" She asked, activating her morpher.
"Morphing time." Lincoln agreed, activating his morpher.
The two morphed and got out their Tornado Blasters and began to shoot each of the Jynxers down.
"That takes care of that." Jordan said, holstering her blaster. Soon the museum director came.
"Thank you for the help, Rangers." She said with a smile.
"You're welcome. Any idea why they would take a helmet?" Lincoln asked.
"It was found in a set of ruins in Rome. It was the helmet of a spartan general. I don't know why they would take it."
"Thanks for the info." Lincoln said as they left the building. They unmorphed and called the others.
"GUYS! We heard the alarm! What happened?" Drake asked.
"Umbra happened. She came and stole a helmet." Lincoln replied
"Why would she steal a random helmet?" Shade asked. But the two suddenly realised something.
"To make a new Jinn bruiser." They said at the same time.
In the parking lot, Umbra warped into the area, helmet in hand. As she placed it on the floor, she took out a pentagram filled with Infection magic.
"Let's see those upstart rangers face off against a real warrior." She said, placing the pentagram on the side of the helmet, letting it sink into the side. Soon, a larger set of pentagrams were formed as the helmet became surrounded in purple wisps. It floated in the air then became enveloped in a purple orb.
Coming out was a tall, large warrior with a slightly tanned body with a silver hemet, the face only showing a pair of red eyes. He was dressed in spartan clothes with a balck body that had a red cross in the middle as well as a brown skirt and sandals. He had a round shield in his right hand that had a kanji for "Jinn" on the front while he held a short sword in his left. Strapped to its back was a spear.
"RRRAAAAGHHHH! WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE ON THE GLADIATOR, SPARTAX?!" The gladiator roared.
"Calm down, Spartax. We got rangers to destroy and fear to gather." Umbra said as the two made their way to the square, ready to cause some mayhem.
"ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT?!" Spartax roared as he began to swing his blade to the fleeing citizens while all of the Jynxers chased them.
"IS THERE ANYONE THAT THINKS THEY CAN TAKE ME ON?!"
"How about five rangers?"
Soon Drake, Leni, Jordan, Lincoln and Shade made their way to the Jinn.
"So...five young children came to fight me? I wonder if I'll get a thrill from this!" He chuckled darkly as he brought his blade ready.
"You wanna battle? Let's go. IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" Drake said as all five rangers activated their morphers. They crossed their hands in front of them
"AVIAN STRIKE!
Bringing two fingers up, then pointing to the air, they finished the statement.
"IT'S TIME TO FLY!"
They soon morphed into their ranger forms.
"So you rangers think you can take me on? Let's see if you are true warriors!" Spartax roared as he whipped his dagger out and began to charge towards the rangers along with his Jynxers
"Let's take off guys and slay this jinn!" Drake replied as they whipped out their quill sabers and charged with as much power. Soon it was an all-out brawl between the incoming Jynxers.
Five Jynxers were coming towards Drake like a pack of angry dogs but Drake managed to fend them off. One tried to use a downward slash but Drake blocked it before striking with his blade. Another tried to ambush him from the side but Drake caught on.
"Not this time!" He said, performing a roundhouse kick on the foe as it fell on its back. Two more tried to attack but Drake managed to whip his blaster out and shot the last two Jynxers.
Leni was fighting against another group of Jynxers, dancing around the daggers of the Jynxers
"You missed!" She taunted as she weaved out of another slash
"Missed again!" She then brought out her blaster and shot the group of Jynxers
"I didn't though." She sung out.
Soon Spartax rushed to the two rangers, dagger out
"They were just pawns in this war, Rangers. Now you face a true Spartan!" he roared
"We may need the weapons." Drake said as both hit their morphers, getting their weapons ready.
Drake went with an overhead slice but it was blocked by the shield and it caused Drake to rebound back while Leni went with a swing of her spear, though Spartax moved it out of the way then struck with his dagger, causing sparks to fly off her suit. Drake recovered and tried to slash him but was blocked by the shield and was met with a foot to his torso.
"Dang, this guy is relentless!" Drake said as both got up to start their rush.
Lincoln had just thrown one Jynxer into a wall before noticing Leni and Drake in trouble and made his way to Spartax, turning his scissors into their dual blade mode. He started to swing with his might but Spartax simply got out of the way of each swing, even blocking one with his hand.
"A warrior at such a young age. You would be a worthy Spartan." He growled as he gazed into the eyes of the young man.
"I heard Spartans sometimes try to kill their young." Lincoln retorted as he was shoved back before trying another rush. He tried a dual downward slash but the Shield blocked the strike before Spartax pushed him back. He then slashed Lincoln with his torso sending him flying.
"INCOMING!" Jordan yelled as she managed to claw at his back but Spartax didn't seem to flinch
"Pathetic." He sneered as he sheathed his dagger and brought out the spear.
"Let me show you how to truly wield a weapon." He replied as he swung the spear and caused Jordan by the spinning spear and land on top of Lincoln.
"OW! Right in the torso!" Jordan grumbled.
"He clearly knows how to use that spear." Lincoln spoke, mind going a mile to try and come up with a way to take down the Warrior. But Shade had a better idea as he snuck behind Spartax.
"Hey, Leonidas rip off,'' Shade said as he held his scythe above his head. 'Looking for someone?" But before he could strike, Spartax grabbed the blade and threw him onto the ground. When Shade stood up, he tried another swing but Spartax slashed down onto his torso, then punched him back into the rangers. They all tried to stand up but it was difficult. Spartax didn't even look winded. He then began to gather energy into his spear.
"Black Lancer!" He said as he threw it at the rangers, striking them then causing an explosion, where they all felt the impact. All of them collapsed onto the ground, de-morphed from the attack. They all struggled to get up and Spartax stalked towards them, dagger in hand.
"Now to finish you-" He didn't get to finish as he was soon flashing purple, falling to his knee
"ARGH! NO! I'M LOSING NEGERGY!' A Portal soon formed on the floor behind him. 'WE'LL FINISH THIS BATTLE ANOTHER TIME RANGERS! AS SOON AS I RECHARGE!" And with that, he leapt into the portal, leaving a bunch of confused rangers
"What the heck?" Shade asked.
"So' Umbra said in a smug tone as Spartax was busy sharpening his dagger. 'How was my bruiser?"
"He definitely was powerful enough to fight those Rangers, but are you sure that he'll be skilled enough to destroy them?" Shadowshot asked.
"You underestimate a Spartan, general," Spartax growled. "We are ruthless and tenacious. Those mockeries they call rangers will taste the steel of my blade!" He declared as he glared at his dagger.
"Well as soon as you recharge, get out their and cause some misery! I feel my strength increase with each growth of fear." Infectora said as he began to practice swinging his blade, energy seeping into him
Back at the temple all of the rangers were busy nursing their wounds and egos.
"Let's be honest. That wasn't as easy as the last bruiser we faced" Drake spoke in exhaustion, rolling his shoulder and wincing in pain
"Not easy? Dude, we got whitewashed by that guy!" Shade snarked as he had an icepack on his head from when he got thrown. He ended up landing on his head, giving him a headache.
"That guy had the skills to brawl with us...ARGH! HOW DID WE GET OUR BUTTS HANDED TO US ON A PLATTER?!" Jordan yelled out, wincing from the injury on her torso.
Lincoln was silent as he placed an ice pack on his neck, thinking. That was when a thought came to him.
"Guys, remember when we fought the Jynxers at the golf grounds?" Lincoln questioned.
"What about them?"
"What if they were sent to scout us? We didn't exactly have any training the first time around." Lincoln concluded.
The rest of the rangers were silent with understanding. They hadn't trained properly in martial arts, it meant that a skilled fighter could take them down. What's the point with power if you can't use it correctly?
"You are correct, Orange Ranger." Avais said as he descended from the sky
"Having power is a wonderful thing but left unrefined can be a boon. It will be like a wild animal: relying on instincts with a lot of strength. But without proper training, it will go wild and cause untold destruction."
The Rangers looked at Avias with understanding. They hadn't had a chance to train ever since they got their powers and weapons.
"Well then, Windform.' Drake said as all of the rangers stood in front of the black Tengu. 'Is that offer for training still available?"
Windform showed a smirk on his beak. "I hope you're ready for some pain."
Training Montage
All of the rangers were in the dojo, performing katas while following Windform's movements, ranging from punches to blocks. Each time Windform performed a move, the rangers would follow and any mistakes would be pointed out before being recertified.
Soon they got into sparring matches to see what style would suit them best. During each of the sparring matches, it was clear which styles would suit them:
Drake was easily the one with fighting experience as his movements showed he was someone trained with discipline, skilled in karate. However, it was also clear that he hadn't been training as often so his skills were rusty.
Leni had agility and grace as she ducked out of Drake's attacks like a dancer and redirected each of his strikes. However, it was clear she was a glass cannon as when one of Drake's kicks struck her, she was knocked down, so Windform had her train her defence
Jordan was rather quick, dodging any attack and responding with quick strikes with her legs and dodging all of Lincoln's attacks. While she had the speed and agility from her time playing dodgeball, she didn't have the strength to back up her attacks, so she had to build her strength
Lincoln was clearly more analytical, analysing each of Jordan's strikes before they connected and then responding with some well-placed punches. He was good at predicting but it took a while to predict and strike at the same time, so he had to work on his reactions.
Shade was able to keep up with Drake's attacks and his use of dirty tactics meant a sense of unpredictability to which Drake couldn't block. However, his form and strikes were raw and unfocused and while he could hold his own, they weren't any match for the disciplined strikes from Drake, so he had to work on his form and kata
Soon they began to move on to their weapons and began to practice a routine with their weapons. Drake practiced sword stances and swings within the air, with a machine shooting pellets for him to practice his reaction times.
Leni began to twirl her spear around her body, alternating with her hands. Soon the spear looked like it was a blur.
Jordan had gotten into a starting position as she glared at a group of spinning wooden dummies. She had a pair of claws on her hands. Soon, she began to sprint and slash her way through the dummy, but she made sure to incorporate some parkour and freerunning as the dummies began to swing in order to trip her. When she reached the end, the dummies were sawdust.
Lincoln began to practise swinging his scissors so that he could build up some arm strength so he could properly use his scissors. It was working as his scissor swings began to increase in speed, especially when he split them in two and began to fight with dual blades.
Finally, Shade was practicing his swings as he manoeuvred in the air as well as dodging the scythe as he swung the weapon, making sure to keep out of the reach of the blade. He only managed to get a few nips until he was successful with dodging the blade.
Finally, Windform was practicing sword swings and the rangers were following his exact movements. After the final pose, he relaxed.
"Now, you're ready! But remember, the training isn't finished. But until then, go out and show that jinn what true warriors the Rangers are!" He proclaimed
"YES, SENSEI!" They all responded. Suddenly, the alert went off, catching the Rangers' attention
"Well, you're in luck' Mortrix commented, as he showed them a bunch of Jynxers and Spartax destroying and attacking an area of Royal Woods. 'Our favourite spartan is on the rampage."
The Rangers looked at each other with determination.
"Let's roll, Rangers! Let's give this Spartan a real battle to remember!" Drake proclaimed and with that, the rangers rushed out to where Spartax was currently destroying property.
"Hold on!" Mortrix spoke, causing them to pause. He then handed them five coloured bird heads.
"Uhhh, why do we have these?" Lincoln asked.
"During your session, I was also working on something else. When you think it's time, shout out "'Ventus Cannon! Air Formation!' You'll have more firepower for a final strike." He said as the Rangers nodded and rushed out.
"RRRAAARGH!' Spartax roared as he and the Jynxers began to tear the area, which caused many people to run away. 'WHERE ARE YOU RANGERS?! I'M ENERGISED AND READY FOR BATTLE!"
"Be careful for what you wish for!" a voice spoke back. The unmorphed Rangers stared at Spartax with glares.
"You again?! Last time, you were nearly food for the lions! You really think you can take me on again in this arena?!" He bellowed.
"Well, it's time for a grudge match, Tin Head" Shade snarked, cracking his knuckles
"That's right, we are better prepared this time." Drake declared, walking in front of them.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
He declared as they activated their morphers, the wings shooting out. They then crossed their hands in front of them.
"AVIAN STRIKE!"
The brought their fists down to their hips then pointed two fingers to the sky.
"IT'S TIME TO FLY!"
(Morph Sequence: Drake)
The morpher shot to the sky, turning the sky red.
Drake then made an X with his arms before uncrossing them as a pair of wings shot from behind him. He then flew into the through the red clouds, which outfitted him in a red wingsuit with a lightning bolt on the chest, white coves with golden claws and a pair of white boots before diving back to the ground
When he landed, he stood up as a red hawk landed behind his head, forming a red helmet with bird like eyes and a pointed beak with three feathers wrapped around his head. A black visor then covers his eyes.
Sending his right fist to the lower left, he then brings it into the form of a salute with his left foot behind his right.
"Red Ranger! Ready for take off!"
(Morph Sequence: Leni)
The morpher shot to the sky, turning the sky teal
Leni then made an X with her arms before uncrossing them as a pair of wings shot from behind her. She then flew through the teal clouds, which outfitted her in a teal wingsuit with a lightning bolt on the chest, white gloves with golden claws and a pair of white boots before diving back to the ground.
When she landed, she stood up as a teal swan landed behind her head, forming a teal helmet with bird like eyes and a flat beak with three feathers wrapped around her head. A black visor then covers her eyes.
Slamming her palms together, she then swung them below her before bringing them full circle with her palms facing in the opposite direction.
"Teal Ranger! Ready for Take off!"
(Morph Sequence: Jordan)
The morpher shot to the sky, turning the sky yellow
Jordan then made an X with her arms before uncrossing them as a pair of wings shot from behind her. She then flew through the yellow clouds, which outfitted her in a yellow wingsuit with a lightning bolt on the chest, white gloves with golden claws and a pair of white boots before diving back to the ground
When she landed, she stood up as a yellow falcon landed behind her head, forming a yellow helmet with bird like eyes and a drill-like beak with three feathers wrapped around her head. A black visor then covers her eyes.
Crouching down, she then goes into a low sweep clockwise, before front flipping to her before scratching twice and baring her clawed gloves.
"Yellow Ranger! Ready for Take off!"
(Morph Sequence: Lincoln)
The morpher shot to the sky, turning the sky orange.
Lincoln then made an X with his arms before uncrossing them as a pair of wings shot from behind him. He then flew through the orange clouds, which outfitted him in an orange wingsuit with a lightning bolt on the chest, white gloves with golden claws and a pair of white boots before diving back to the ground
When he landed, he stood up as an orange sparrow landed behind his head, forming a red helmet with bird like eyes and a needle-like beak with three feathers wrapped around his head. A black visor then covers his eyes.
He then points his fingers in opposite directions into the top corners then swung them down before getting into a basic karate stance. (Think Miguel's stance from Cobra Kai)
"Orange Ranger! Ready for take off!"
(Morph Sequence: Shade)
The morpher shot to the sky, turning the sky black, the cloud then turning white.
Shade then made an X with his arms before uncrossing them as a pair of wings shot from behind him. He then flew through the black clouds, which outfitted him in a black wingsuit with a lightning bolt on the chest, white gloves with golden claws and a pair of white boots before diving back to the ground
When he landed, he stood up as a black raven landed behind his head, forming a red helmet with bird like eyes and a pointed beak with three feathers wrapped around his head. A black visor then covers his eyes.
He then slams a fist into his palm and cracks his neck before getting into a southpaw stance.
"Black Ranger! Ready for take off!"
Drake then punched in the opposite direction before bringing his fists back then putting his right arm on his forehead and his left against his gut
"Disciplined as the Hawk! Avian Strike! Red Ranger!" Drake declared
Leni spun like a ballerina before bending backwards and spreading her arms outward.
"Graceful as the Swan! Avian Strike! Teal Ranger" LEni declared
Jordan punched the air several times before doing a spinning uppercut and landing on the ground, bringing her left arm back with the fingers pointing behind her and her right doing a chopping motion.
"Fast as the Falcon! Avian Strike! Yellow Ranger!" Jordan declared
Lincoln did a card draw before slamming his fist into his palm then bringing it forward while his hand became a claw.
"Creative as the Sparrow! Avian Strike! Orange Ranger!" Lincoln declared
Shade moved his right hand in front of his face to the right before slamming it into the ground and bringing his left behind him as he looked up.
"Mysterious as the Raven! Avian Strike! Black Ranger!" Shade declared
"Let the winds of combat cross over! As we spread our wings for battle!" Drake said.
"POWER RANGERS! AVIAN STRIKE!"
They posed as an explosion went off behind them.
"Less showboating and more battling!" Spartax roared as he charged.
The rangers began to swarm at him from all sides. Drake used his sabre to get some good strikes before he was bumped back with the shield. But that just allowed Leni to strike at him from behind before he spun around and struck with the dagger.
"Hey Spartax!" he then heard Lincoln and Jordan as they dove onto him with their sabres, striking him as well as causing him to drop his dagger.
"Oh no! You are not getting this blade back!" Shade said as he blasted the dagger to pieces
"So you destroyed my dagger. Luckily, a warrior is never without back up." He said as he took the spear from his back.
"Guess we need to get rid of the spear too." Lincoln said.
"But we also need to destroy the shield." Polly added.
"Avian weapons?" Drake asked his fellow rangers.
"Avian weapons." They all agreed before summoning their weapons.
Pressing the buckles, they pointed their fists to the sky.
"AVIAN WEAPONS! DESCEND FROM ABOVE!"
A stream of fire blasted from the sky as it surrounded Drake's hand. Pulling it out revealed a red katana with a black handle and hawk shaped hilt. Giving a few swings, he placed the blade over his shoulders.
"Hawk Katana!" Drake exclaimed.
A tornado whirled from the sky, surrounding Leni's hand. Pulling it out revealed a 6ft long teal spear with a white spear head shaped like a swan beak. Twirling it like a baton, she rested it over her shoulders as a spear head shot out of the mouth.
"Swan Spear!" Leni exclaimed.
Two lightning bolts struck from the sky next to Jordan. Deciding to stick her hands, she then pulled them out revealed a pair of three claws on a band around her wrist with the claws shaped like falcon beaks.
"Falcon Claws!" Jordan exclaimed as she crossed her arms in front of her.
A dust devil soon shot out of the sky, surrounding Lincoln's hand. When he pulled it out, it revealed a 5ft long pair of scissors, which he held in both hands by the handles with the point on the ground
"Sparrow Scissors!" Lincoln exclaimed
A stream of shadow energy descended from the sky, surrounding Shade's hand. When he pulled it out, it revealed a 7ft long scythe with a black handle and a curved blade shaped like a raven's beak which had a red gem near the top corner. Swinging it below, he placed the weapon behind his back, crouching down.
"Raven Scythe!" Shade exclaimed.
Spartax simply charged, shield first in hopes of ramming the rangers but Lincoln was faster as he leapt into the air.
"Oh no. That shield has got to go!" He said as he drove the tip down with all of his might. The impact caused a shockwave but it caused the shield to crack.
Lincoln grunted but persisted till eventually…
*SHATTER!*
The shield cracked in two.
"Wittle the defence, then attack the body. Just like what Windform said" replied Lincoln as he stood back.
"Now let's wreck him!" Shade said as the rangers let out battle cries and charged at him with Spartax doing the same with his spear.
Drake let loose a flurry of sword swings on the gladiator, who dodged and parried them with his spear, then tried to unleash a flurry of stabs to Drake, but Drake managed to dodge them before unleashing a roundhouse kick to the side. Yelling out a battle cry, Drake leapt up to deliver a high sword strike from above. Spartax managed to dodge it but Leni soon came from the side, spear in hand.
"Now to skewer you like a fish, you ugly trash can!" She said as she began to spin her spear, clashing with his. Soon, she brought it down, causing a power struggle.
"Impressive. If you weren't a Ranger, I would've made you my partner." He sneered as he leaned in closer.
"Not interested, creep!" She yelled out, delivering a push kick to his abdomen to send him back. Spartax then felt a huge blow to the back of his head.
"OW! Who dares?!" He yelled only to see Lincoln attacking with his scissors, now in dual blade mode.
"YOU DID NOT JUST HIT ON MY SISTER! YOU DIE RIGHT HERE!" He yelled in fury, slashing away, causing the blades to strike his body with each blow, sparks flying.
"Oh you brat! I will enjoy destroying you!" He snarled but Leni came and struck with her spear. The two proceeded to clash with their spears.
"You don't touch my brother!"
Then he opened his mouth.
"It's a shame really. You would've made a lovely bride." That caused the two Loud siblings to be even more angry as Leni drove the spear into his gut and vaulted him to Lincoln who spun around and slashed the Spartan, sending him back.
"I will hollow you out and turn you into an ugly dummy!" Leni roared.
"I get dibs with the skinning!" Lincoln agreed.
Lincoln crouched down, allowing Jordan to step on his back to leap with a quick slash of her claws, shredding the spear.
"NO! My spear!" he yelled in dismay
"No one touches my man! Especially with a large kebab skewer like yours!" She declared
"Thanks, Jordy. I owe you lunch." he thanked.
"Don't worry. I won't buy much." She added.
"Quit flirting, youngbloods. He's got a sword out." Shade reminded them as he ran with his scythe. Soon, he began to spin it with high speeds, the blade clashing with the sword, sparks flying as steel clashed.
"You know, I usually prefer a baseball bat or my fists…' he grunted as he '...but man, I can get use to this."
"Strange how an urchin like you could use such a complicated weapon." Spartax growled as he tried to strike with his sword.
"What can I say? I have a good teacher." Shade said as he used the blade to hook the sword from his hand, then send it flying into the air out of his hands. With one mighty swing, he slashed the front of the jinn's body, causing a spark to form and him to collapse onto the floor.
"Alright guys. Let's try out Mortrix's new toy!" Drake said as he got out his hawk head. Soon the others did the same as they held them to the sky.
"VENTUS CANNON! AIR FORMATION!"
The five bird heads flew and spun at high speeds, forming a large cannon with an open bird beak at the front, two wings at the back and a trigger at the bottom with tail feathers behind it.
Drake took his hawk head and locked it into the mouth
"Locking on target." He said as the mouth glowed with energy.
Spartax staggered to his feet.
"Ready! Aim!" Drake said as Shade pulled the trigger
"AIR STRIKE!"
The cannon fired a red hawk which spun above Spartax for a bit then dove down, striking him with a lot of energy, causing him to spark
"GRAGH! I LOST THE BATTLE!" He roared as he collapsed, causing an explosion. The Rangers turned their backs to the explosion.
"Yeah! We did it!" Leni cheered. However, looking from above they didn't notice Shadowshot, Hunterror and Umbra looking down at them.
"Looks like your warrior had been slain in battle." Hunterror said sardonically with his arms crossed.
"GRRRR! Those Rangers should've been dealt with!" She snarled in frustration.
In the underworld, Infectora began charging up a lot of energy.
"So Spartax fell? Time to give him a boost! GIGANTE GEYSER!" he roared as he slammed the ground, causing a large pillar of purple energy to shoot under Spartax's body.
Shade saw this while everyone was celebrating.
"Hey, what's with the light show?" He questioned, catching the other rangers' attention.
"OK, he's starting to get up. How is he getting up?" Jordan asked in a nervous tone as she stepped back. She was right. The energy surrounding Spartax began to rejuvinate him as he stood back up.
"OH NO! I just remembered!" Lincoln yelled.
This caught all their attention.
"That was round one! The second round...We have to fight this guy in giant form!"
They then witnessed the gladiator growing to the size of a skyscraper, the dark energy finally dissipated and now he was huge.
"THE BATTLE IS NOT OVER YET RANGERS!" He roared. He then proceeded to stomp onto where the Rangers were, who managed to get out of the way.
"What do we do?" Leni shrieked, clearly panicking as she had to dodge another stomp.
Suddenly, the voice of Avias rang in their heads.
"Don't worry. Just call out the avian spirits within you"
"WHAT?! HOW DO WE DO THAT?!" Shade yelled out.
Avias just replied: "Say "Avian Spirits, Fly Out!"
They all looked at each other.
"Well what do we have to lose?" Drake said as they all lined up and crossed their arms. Soon they began to glow their respective colours and shouted the same phrase:
"AVAN SPIRITS! FLY OUT!"
Soon, spectral spirits shout out of their chests. When they finally solidified, it revealed their zords.
Drake's was a giant hawk with a silver underbelly and a crimson red plumage and wings plus golden claws and beak. It also had aqua eyes as it squawked when it took off.
Leni's was a giant swan with a white underbelly and neck with teal wings. It had an orange beak and webbed feet plus black eyes. The giant bird honked as it also flew with the red hawk
Jordan's was a falcon with a wide wing span with a brown underbelly plus yellow feathers. It had ochre claws plus an orange beak with red eyes. The bird screeched as it flew with the others.
Lincoln's was a large sparrow with a metallic orange body, silver claws and blue eyes. The bird chirruped and flew with the others.
Finally was Shade's which was a large raven with a complete midnight black body and red eyes as it gazed menacingly at the giant.
They then swooped down and scooped the rangers into their mouths.
"WOAH! WHAT THE HECK!" Drake said as he looked around his cock pit from the seat he was in
"This looks amazing." Leni spoke in awe.
"And this stuff looks ready for speed!" Polly added as she gripped the wheel of her cockpit.
"Now we have zords?! Please no one wake me up" Lincoln spoke in a giddy tone.
"Well then, let's blast this punk back to the Roman Ages!" Shade said, cracking his knuckles.
"YOU THINK THAT WILL BE ENOUGH TO STOP ME?!" Spartax roared.
"How about this?!" Drake said as the Rangers began to fly.
"So you're even the battlefield? Not that it matters. You'll fall to the might of SPartax!" The jinn roared as he attacked with his shield.
"OK, remember. Let's get rid of that shield." Drake commanded as they moved forward, coming down claws first. They were blocked by the shield as sparks flew.
Spartax soon began to throw his shield but Shade was fast enough to blast it with the Raven zord's eyes.
"What?!" Spartax yelled as he couldn't move his shield.
"That's it. No more throwing that pizza tray of yours." Shade said as bits fell onto the floor
"Grrr! I can still fight!" He yelled as he charged forward.
"How about you get the boot? Or in this case, the claws?" Lincoln said as he controlled his zord to claw at Spartax, causing him to drop the sword.
The spear was next and he aimed at Jordan.
"Not this time! Here is a feather shower!" She said as the falcon flapped its wings, sending feathers to Spartax, causing him to stumble. Leni then had her swan open its beak and blast a stream of water to the chest, leaving a mark.
"Let's finish it!" Drake commanded as they all pulled a lever down. The wings of each zord soon ignited and they all dove towards Spartax.
"FINAL AIR STRIKE!"
The rangers yelled as the zords all dive bombed onto Spartax. When it was over, his body began to spark as the avian zords turned their backs.
"ARRGH! BATTLE OVER! YOU WIN, RANGERS!" He roared as he collapsed and exploded
All of the rangers cheered.
"Alright! That was awesome!" Lincoln said as he shook in europhia.
"No more tacky Jinn! No more trouble!" Leni declared.
"Man, who knew those things were literal bombs?!" Shade said as he saw the remains of the Jinn wither away.
"Drake. Call it in!" Jordan said, relaxing in her seat
"The Winds have calmed! Avian Rangers, we have landed a victory!" Drake declared.
The rangers were back at the temple still riding high from the victory. They were soon discussing the thrill it was from being in their zords.
"So, How were the zords?" he asked.
"It worked like a dream! That Jinn didn't stand a chance!" Lincoln exclaimed.
"Good. But never forget. That was just one Jinn. They may create one that can overwhelm you so never slack off. Make sure you balance that power with your training and we may be able to take down Infectora."
All the rangers had serious looks on their faces. He was right. They may have one once but tomorrow was a different day.
Spartax
Infected Object: Spartan Helmet
Skills and Powers:
- Spear fighting
- Sword fighting
- Relentless attacks
-Dark energy spears
Equipment:
- Spear
- Shield
- Dagger
And with that, the rewritten chapters are finito! Now here is the next time
Next Time: Mortrix had just created the Megazord formation but the team needs to learn how to work together, especially when Polari infects a magnetic chess set to command his pieces much like an army. It won't be easy due to Drake and Shade's arguing and clashing personalities.
The main edits were changing Polly's name to Jordan. Also, I updated the fight and changed the dialogue a bit.