Chapter 18: Power Rangers

7890 BC - Eltar - New Land Without Magic

Three men and three women stand before the Eltarian High Council

"As you all know, eleven years ago our magic stopped working" the leader of the High Council, Zel, said "No one is sure why. Ever since then Eltar has been all but defenseless. Eltarians are much better with magic than technology. Our wands appear to still work, but our natural magic was so strong, very few even had wands. Then, ten years ago, our wizards detected something had changed. No one's quite sure exactly what changed, but it appeared there was a new energy source we could tap into. Its possibilities aren't quite as unlimited as magic is, but does allow us to create powerful armor for mighty warriors to use. We were able to create six devices to tap into this power source, we call them the Power Coins. They are based on creatures from a far off planet called Earth. We have chosen you six to wield them

"Zoltar, you are clever and brave, you shall have the Mastodon Power Coin"

"Zelda, graceful and smart, you shall have the Pterodactyl Power Coin"

"Zenith, patient and wise, you shall have the Triceratops Power Coin"

"Zeyla, fearless and agile, you shall have the Sabertooth Power Coin"

"Rita of Lutus, deadly and swift, you shall have the Dragon Power Coin"

"Zordon, bold and powerful, you shall have the T-Rex Power Coin and lead the team" and alarms start going off

"A monster called Bones is attacking" Zartus said

"Take your Power Coins and go fight him" Zel said "they will enhance your physical abilities by simply being in your possession. Activating them will grant you protective armor and will enhance your abilities even more. Note that you may only activate them while working in harmony with each other. If you are out of balance, they will not work. We're teleporting you to Bones' location, now"

Elsewhere, Bones is attacking a group of civilians. The five Eltarians and Rita appear. They fight Bones and are surprised of the additional strength they have. But even with their extra strength, they can't beat Bones"

"Zel said these Coins would give us Power" Zordon said "follow my lead. It's Morphin time"

"Dragon" Rita said

"Mastodon" Zoltar said

"Pterodactyl" Zelda said

"Triceratops" Zenith said

"Sabertooth" Zeyla said

"T-Rex" Zordon said

"Power Rangers!" the Power Rangers said in unison. The Rangers take on Bones and manage to knock his body apart, but it just re-assembles itself. All of a sudden a blast of energy comes from the sky and Bones grows to giant size

"Zel, are you seeing this?" the Red Ranger asked

"We are, Zordon" Zel said "we have constructed six giant robots called Battle Zords. They are based on the same creatures as your Power Coins. Call upon them and they shall come to you"

"We need Battle Zord power now!" the Red Ranger said and six Zords rushed into battle "T-Rex Battle Zord!"

"Mastodon Battle Zord!" the Black Ranger said

"Triceratops Battle Zord!" the Blue Ranger said

"Sabertooth Battle Zord!" the Yellow Ranger said

"Pterodactyl Battle Zord!" the Pink Ranger said

"Dragon Battle Zord!" the Green Ranger said. The Zords fight Bones and do manage to knock him apart, but his body puts itself back together"

"We can't beat him like this" the Black Ranger said

"Zordon, I have an idea" the Green Ranger said "use your Zord's blasters to open a hole in the ground"

"On it, Rita" the Red Ranger said as he did as she asked. The Dragon Battle Zord then swings its drill tail at Bones' head, sending it flying off his body into the crevice the T-Rex Zord had opened. When the head hit the bottom, it exploded and the body dissolved.

"Well done, Rangers" Zel said "now please return to the Eltarian High Command, we have a mission for you"


Hall of Legends

"I think I've found Zordon of Eltar" Poseidon said "he's in the New Land Without Magic, pretending to be just another Eltarian there"

"That's not Zordon of Eltar" Merlin said "I mean, it certainly is a Zordon of an Eltar, but he is not the Zordon of Eltar we've been looking for. While the Zordon you found would be a powerful wizard in a land with magic, he's nowhere near my power level like the Zordon we're looking for is"

"I can also track the Zordon you found through time" Simultaneous said "the Zordon we're looking for cannot be tracked like that"

"That being said, this is helpful, Poseidon" Reul said "while the two Zordons are different, there's bound to be similarities between the two. Maybe by studying this Zordon, we can find something that will help us track down the other Zordon"

"And it looks like someone else has ripped off my designs" Ninjor said "at least Zordon has the decency to not directly rip them off, he just used the Power Morpher/Coin design. These use the exact same creatures I used"

"I don't think they did rip off your designs" Merlin said "the Omniverse is infinite, sooner or later, someone was going to make something similar. Besides, while there are similarities, there's also differences"

"Like how the Mastodon has more legs than an actual mastodon?" Ninjor asked

"Exactly" Merlin said


Eltar

"You did well" Zel said "and while we do still need you to defend Eltar, there's another reason we created the Power Coins, we have a mission for you. If you're wondering why we chose Earth as the place to take inspiration for your Coins and Zords, it wasn't at random, there was a reason. At the same time that magic vanished from this realm, all the humans on Earth were killed. This cannot be a coincidence. And we are not the only people to have noticed that, many of our enemies have as well. They are searching the planet to see if they can find a way to reverse what happened

"Isn't that a good thing?" Rita asked

"If they just reverse what happened, sure" Zel said "but they may find a way to reverse it for just themselves and nobody else. Even with your Power Coins, you would be no match for a full army of magic users. On top of all this, there are humans from various parts of the galaxy traveling to Earth, trying to repopulate it. Officially, your mission is to ensure their safety. Unofficially, your mission is to find out exactly what happened on Earth and to stop our enemies from doing the same. To aid you in your quest, we have commissioned a ship to be built, one that is large enough to store your Zords. An android has also been built and is on the ship, he already knows how to fly it. His name is Alpha 1. Do you accept this mission?"

"We do" Zordon said

"Excellent" Zel said "one more thing you should know, your Zords can combine into a Megazord, but only if you are in perfect harmony with one another"

"Sir" Zordon said "we all served as the Guardians of Eltar for years, we worked in perfect harmony long before we got our Power Coins"

"Harmony, yes, but not perfect" Zel said "if you had, you would've been guided to defeat Bones by forming the Megazord. It's okay to not be perfect harmony, it may take you years before you are able to form the Megazord. That's okay, I do not believe it will be needed. We do have powerful enemies, but not powerful enough to require the Megazord… yet"

"I… I understand" Zordon said "we'll work on it. When do we leave for our mission?"

"Immediately" Zel said


Earth

"Rangers" Alpha 1 said "I'm detecting a very powerful being in the forest. I doubt he is here to make friends with the settling humans. Please check on it with caution"

"On it, Alpha" Zordon said and they teleport to the location. They do not see anything immediately. "I hate to say it, but we need to split up and see if we can find this being. If you do, do not engage, but call the rest of us for backup"

"Right, Zordon" Rita said and they go their separate ways.

Zordon searches, but then is grabbed by someone and frozen in place

"I'm going to unfreeze you, but do not attempt to run or attempt to call for help" the person said "the only reason Alpha was able to detect me was because I allowed him to and I only allowed him to detect a fraction of my power. If he had been able to detect my true level, he would've ordered you to stay away, even your Megazord couldn't stop me if I wanted to fight and you still can't form the Megazord, and I'm not here to fight, I'm here to help" and he unfroze Zordon

"How are you able to use magic without a wand?" Zordon asked "how did you know about Alpha or the Megazord… who are you… are you the one that drained the magic from the land?"

"So many questions, so little time" the person said "perhaps we should introduce ourselves"

"I have a feeling you already know who I am" Zordon said "but I am Zordon of Eltar. Now, who are you"

"Zordon of Eltar" the person replied

"Very funny" Zordon said

"No, it's true" person said "I am Zordon of Eltar, but the Eltar I am from is in a different land than yours. We have many similarities, but are not the same. I was not lying when I said I completely outclassed your Megazord, I'm immune to the spell that drained the magic from this realm"

"You know how the magic was lost?" New Land Without Magic (NLWM) Zordon said

"Yes" Zordon Prime said "a bitter tree nymph cast a variation of one my spells that did this"

"Your spells?" Zordon-NLWM said "then you can reverse it?"

"No" Zordon Prime said "I'm afraid I cannot. However, I did the next best thing. I created a mighty source of power that people without magic could tap into given the proper tools. I call it, the Morphing Grid"

"You… you made my Powers possible" Zordon-NLWM said

"Yes, I did" Zordon Prime said and he shows him his Power Coin "your Power Coins are very impressive, they grant you Powers outside the suit, manage to safely filter energy from the Morphing Grid without harming the user, and they look much nicer than mine, I must compliment your mages"

"Wait, your created the Morphing Grid, and my mages made to make a better coin than yours?" Zorodn-NLWM

"I didn't say better" Zordon Prime said "but different, while mine doesn't grant me powers outside of the suit, I don't really need it to. And it allows me to do something yours doesn't" and he inserts his Power Coin into his Power Morpher "Legend Red!"

"Well it's a nice suit, but what can it do that mine can't?" Zordon-NLWM asked

"T-Rex" the Red Legend Ranger said and he transformed into the Red Ranger of the New Land Without Magic

"My suit?" Zordon-NLWM asked "how… how is that possible?"

"I made the Morphing Grid, there's a few tricks I saved for myself" the Red Legend Ranger said "I can transform into any Red Ranger, past, present, or future. But I'm not showing you this to show off, there's an item you need to help you. Power Sword" and a sword appears in the Red Legend Ranger's right hand

"Is that for me?" Zordon-NLWM asked

"Yes and no" the Red Legend Ranger said "No, I can't give you this Power Sword. This Power Sword was replicated directly from the Morphing Grid, if I gave it to you, you'd be able to only use it until I demorphed or left this realm, then it would be gone. Yes, the original Power Sword is for you. It is at these coordinates" and he hands Zordon-NLWM a piece of paper "I forged it to work with your powers"

"If you forged it, why not just give it to me?" Zordon-NLWM asked

"I need to be sure your worthy" the Red Legend Ranger said "just because your my counterpart, doesn't mean you're worthy. I believe you to be, but… but there's something not quite right with someone on your team and I'm not sure who… I don't think it's you… but I'm not sure. So, go to these coordinates and try to pull the sword from the stone. If you're worthy, it will just come out. One more thing. Forget your unofficial mission"

"What?" Zordon-NLWM asked

"The unofficial mission the Eltarian High Council gave you" the Red Legend Ranger said "you are not to try and find the spell that drained the magic from this land. Even if you did, neither you nor your enemies could reverse it. Make your official mission, your only mission, to protect the humans that are settling on this planet"

"Neither the Eltarian High Council nor my team will accept that" Zordon-NLWM said

"Then don't tell them" the Red Legend Ranger said "you are the team leader, it should be easy to keep things from them, they trust you. Now go and get the Power Sword. May the Power protect you" and he teleports away

"Alpha, teleport me to these coordinates" Zordon-NLWM said

"But your teammates are searching for the powerful being" Alpha said

"That's an order, Alpha" Zordon said

"On it, Zordon" Alpha said and Zordon it teleported away

Meanwhile, the others find another powerful being

"Hello Rangers" a monster said, coming out of the woods "my name is King Sphinx, prepare to be destroyed"

"It's Morphin Time" Rita said… but nothing happened "Alpha, why are we not morphing?"

"Zordon went off on his own" Alpha said

"Why'd he do that?" Rita asked "and why would that prevent us from morphing?"

"I don't know why he went off on his own" Alpha said "but as for why would that prevent you from morphing, Zel said you needed to work together in harmony. You're not in perfect harmony yet, so to morph, you'll need to be together"

"That would've been nice to know" Rita said

"C'mon guys" Zoltar said "we protected Eltar for years without our powers, we can do it once more" and they fight King Sphinx

Elsewhere, Zordon finds the sword in the stone

"Zordon" Alpha said "your team is under attack and they need you"

"Alright, Alpha" Zordon said "teleport me and this stone back to the ship"

"A stone? The ship?" Alpha asked "you're not needed on the ship, you're needed with your teammates"

"This stone contains something my teammates will need" Zordon said

"Very well" Alpha sighed and he teleported Zordon and the sword in the stone back to the ship "now what was so important about this stone?"

"The sword in it" Zordon said as he walks over to it. The other Zordon had warned him he may only pull it out if he is worthy. He hears the cries of his team and hopes he's worthy, for their sake. He grabs the sword and successfully pulls it out "Alpha teleport me to my team's location"

"Gladly" Alpha said and Zordon teleports away

At the battle, King Sphinx has the Rangers at his mercy when Zordon appears

"Where'd you go?" Rita asked

"And where'd you get that sword?" Zoltar asked

"Later" Zordon said and he pulls out his Power Coin "It's Morphin Time!"

"Dragon" Rita said

"Mastodon" Zoltar said

"Pterodactyl" Zelda said

"Triceratops" Zenith said

"Sabertooth" Zeyla said

"T-Rex" Zordon said

"I don't care what you're wearing" King Sphinx said "you'll never defeat me"

"Power Sword!" the Red Ranger said as he energizes his sword. The Rangers take him on one by one and the Red Ranger slashes King Sphinx, destroying him. Energy falls from the sky and he grows

"We need Battle Zord power now!" the Red Ranger said and six Zords rushed into battle "T-Rex Battle Zord!"

"Mastodon Battle Zord!" the Black Ranger said

"Triceratops Battle Zord!" the Blue Ranger said

"Sabertooth Battle Zord!" the Yellow Ranger said

"Pterodactyl Battle Zord!" the Pink Ranger said

"Dragon Battle Zord!" the Green Ranger said and the Zords fight King Sphinx

"Rangers, fire your weapons!" the Red Ranger said and all the Zords fire at King Spinx and he's destroyed

Back on the ship, the other Rangers question Zordon

"Now why'd you leave us and where did you get that sword?" Rita asked

"I… found a lead on this sword and knew we would need it sooner or later" Zordon said "so I went to get it, I didn't want anyone else to get to it first. I didn't realize that we needed to be together to morph or I wouldn't have left you. Alpha, was King Sphinx the massive energy source you detected?"
"No" Alpha said "he was much weaker"

"Maybe the ship's sensors are going haywire" Zordon suggested

"That's possible" Alpha said "I will look into it"


Hall of Legends

"Why are they not able to morph individually or form the Megazord?" Zeus asked

"The Eltarians of the New Land Without Magic didn't build Morphers to go with their Power Coins" Ninjor said "in order to protect the users, they had to build limiters into the Coins themselves. They are not as effective as the Morphers and so there are a few quirks with them


Earth

Later, Rita is outside the ship, thinking through the events of the day. Something isn't right, a massive energy source is detected, Zordon 'finds a lead' on a powerful sword, a monster shows up, and Zordon uses the sword to defeat it. Something doesn't add up…

"Greetings, Rita of Lutus" a voice said

"Who's there?" Rita asked

"A friend" the voice said as it comes forth "I'm here to help"

"Help me with what?" Rita asked

"I'm here to teach you how to morph on your own" the being said

"Why would you do that, what's in it for you?" Rita asked

"I don't like monsters attacking my home" the being said

"But you're not human" Rita said

"No I'm not" the being said "but I settled here before the humans from other planets came. I mean no harm to them, I just want to be left alone. If teaching you how to morph on your own allows you to defeat more monsters quicker and sends a message to the rest of the universe that Earth isn't up from conquering… then that's more than enough reward for me"

"Why me?" Rita asked

"You're out here on your own" the being said "morphing on your own requires someone who is willing to be solitary, and you seem to be used to that"

"Try being the only non-Eltarian on a team" Rita said

"That must be tough" the being said "to be the outsider"

"It can be" Rita said "they never hold it against me… but I am different and there's no denying that. I will accept your help, but I need to know your name first"

"Goldar"