Chapter 19: Masters and Guardians

7880 BC - Eltar - Land of Dinosaurs

Six brave warriors, known as the Order of Meledon, are lead by Zordon of Eltar in a fight against Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, Goldar, and Mordant

"You know you can't beat us" Rita said

"I wouldn't be so sure about that, Rita" one of the warriors, Dulcea, said

"Order of Meledon, do it!" Zordon said as they surrounded Rita, Zedd, Goldar, and Mordant

"You think surrounding us will change anything Zordon?" Zedd asked "we're more powerful than all of you put together" and the Order of Meledon charged up their staffs and a spell seal appears on the ground

"I can't move" Goldar said

"Me either" Mordant said

"It's over for you" Zordon said "we may not have the power to defeat you, but we can certainly seal you away" and a space dumpster appears around them and contains them. Zordon tosses them into space

"Someone will find them one day" Dulcea said

"True" Zordon said "which is why we need to try and find a way to defeat them if they return. We are the last of the Order of Meledon, we need to create a way for someone to succeed us. Twenty years ago, we all detected a change in magic, something shifted. I recently discovered the change, a new power source is now available to use, we should be able to use our magic to tap into it to create a powerful team of warriors that don't need to be trained in magic, or even possess the ability to use magic. I have the spell ready, but didn't dare use it yet because it takes a lot out the casters and I didn't want us to be weak with Rita and Zedd causing havoc, but with them out of the way, I think I'm ready, here's the spell" and he hands out a sheet of paper to each warrior "are you ready?"

"We're with you to the end, Zordon" Dulcea said and they all charged up their staffs with magic. Six Coins are created, each with a beast on it, a Tyrannosaurus, a Mastodon, a Triceratops, a Saber-Tooth Tiger, a Pterodactyl, and a White Tiger…


Hall of Legends

"Yet another Zordon is ripping off my designs!" Ninjor said

"The Omniverse is infinite" Simultaneous said "but yeah… that is pretty darn close, the Power Coins and Zords are identical. Suits and Morphers are pretty close too"

"But they created a White Ranger with the Power of the Tiger rather than a Green Ranger with the Power of the Dragon" Sora said "that is odd"

"Yes" Ninjor said "especially since it doesn't appear their White Tiger Zord can combine with the other five like my Dragonzord can, that will leave them at a disadvantage…"


Eltar

"What is it Dulcea?" Zordon asked

"I think even with these Power Coins, they still won't be enough to defeat Rita and Zedd" Dulcea said "we need a way to learn new fighting techniques and magic"

"How do you suggest we do that?" Zordon asked

"I've discovered a massive tournament in a realm called the Battle Nexus" Dulcea said "once we have recovered, I think we should travel there. Beings from all across the Omniverse travel there to compete. It's also a place where people teach each other new skill sets. Maybe we could train others in some of our skills in exchange for theirs"

"You're not referring to training others how to access the Morphing Grid, are you?" Zordon asked "no one must know we know how to do this, if this technique fell into the wrong hands…"

"No, of course not" Dulcea said "but the Order of Meledon has several fighting techniques that others would find useful"

"Very well" Zordon said "it will take some time for us to heal, but when we do, we'll try and make a portal to the Battle Nexus


7870 BC - Land Without Magic

Seven individuals appear in an unknown place

"Where are we?" one of them asked "who brought us here?"

"I did, Praetor" an eight individual said as he enters the room
"Who are you?" Praetor asked

"My name is Zordon of Eltar" the eighth individual said "and I brought you here to present to you a once in a lifetime opportunity. Over one hundred years ago, I cast a spell that cost your realm deeply. Thirty years ago, I cast another spell in order to make up for what I had done. The second spell created a powerful force known as the Morphing Grid that goes throughout the Omniverse. The Morphing Grid would allow ordinary people to gain extraordinary powers. While I can construct these powers myself, I need to be discrete. I have managed to tick off a powerful group known as the Original Powers. They believe themselves to be the final judges of what is permitted and what is not. They also believe that people should help themselves and thus rarely are willing to use their vast powers to help ordinary people out. Forging powers takes a lot out of the forger, so I cannot afford to always be the one doing it, as I need to stay in place during and after the process, which increases the chances of the Original Powers tracking me down"

"So I searched the universe for seven individuals with a great potential for magic, seven individuals who were alone in the world and no one would miss if one day they vanished, seven individuals I could trust tremendous Power to. You are the seven I selected. You may choose to accept my offer, or you may choose to reject it. If you reject it, you will be returned from whence you came with your memory of these events wiped. But if you choose to accept it, you must leave everything you had behind, there's no going back. I will make it appear so you all died in different circumstances over the course of the next few months. And no one, save the Rangers you choose, and ideally not even them, may know you even exist. And no one may know your past identities. If the Original Powers find out you exist they will remove you from the board so to speak…"

"How are you sure the Original Powers don't know about us now?" Praetor asked

"I have access to special magic even they are not aware of that cloaks my presence and identity for a time" Zordon said "a special glamour even they cannot see around. I can extend the glamour to others for a short period of time. So the Original Powers will not even know you exist, and you should do everything in your power to keep it that way. So do you accept my offer?"

They all think about it for a few minutes and one by one accept it

"Very well" Zordon said "After I recovered from casting the spell that created the Morphing Grid and my own Morpher, I spent years pouring all of my magic into creating these: the Morphing Hearts" and he pulls out seven crystals, each a different color: red, black, blue, yellow, pink, green, and gold and hands them out, with Praetor getting the yellow crystal "they are similar to morphers in that they will give you suits that will help conceal your identities, but note, they will not protect your from the Original Powers. You can use the Morphing Hearts to forge new powers. Note you do not all need to use them at the same time, I foresee teams of five or six Rangers being what is needed. I suggest you forge a set of Powers to be used at a later time, do not worry about Morphers, I foresee someone else creating them. Once you have recovered from that, search for seven individuals that you trust to protect the universe and guard you and then forge for them everything a Power Ranger team needs, a power source, Morphers, weapons, and Zords. Be sure they are individuals you can trust and can't be traced back to you. From then on, create Ranger teams as needed. You may reveal your existence to them if you must, but I suggest keeping your very existence a secret from everyone but your first team. I must go, the Original Powers will find me if I stay in one place too long. If you need me, I will find you. Now may the Power protect you, my Morphing Masters" and he teleports away

"I guess we should work on creating our first power source" one of the Morphing Masters said

"Then it's time to create the Dino Gems"


Eltar - Land Without Magic

"Zordon" Zartus said "you said you created a power source that could be tapped into that could be used to defend Eltar. We have not been able to do so, nor will you show us how. You made the mess were are in, so you will do so"

"Your New Land Without Magic counterparts were able to do so" Zordon muttered to himself

"What was that?" Zartus asked

"Nothing" Zordon said "I will do so, but it will take time. I'm drained from a spell I spent years gathering the magic to cast. I will forge powers for you, but it will take me several years to recover and then several more years to gather enough power to do so"

"Very well" Zel said "just see that you do"


7865 BC - Earth - New Land Without Magic

Rita was being pursued by a monster called Chunky Chicken

"End of the line, girl" Chunky Chicken said and Rita pulls out her Power Coin "but that trinket away, girl, we both know you can't morph without your teammates" Rita then pulls out a gold staff and inserts the Power Coin into it

"It's Morphin Time" Rita said "Dragon" and her suit appears over her

"What?!" the monster asked and Rita charged with her staff. She sends a blast of magic out with it, sealing the monster's mouth shut. Rita hears her teammates approaching

"Power Down" Rita said as she demorphed and then removed her Power Coin from her staff and threw it into some bushes

"Sorry, we're late, Rita" Zordon said

"No problem Zordon" Rita said

"Hey, this monster's awful quiet" Zoltar said

"Yeah" Rita said "it looks like whoever's been making them got tired of them being too chatty as well. Look as its mouth, it's sealed shut"

"Well, we can count our blessings for that" Zelda said

"It's Morphin Time" Zordon said

"Dragon" Rita said

"Mastodon" Zoltar said

"Pterodactyl" Zelda said

"Triceratops" Zenith said

"Sabertooth" Zeyla said

"T-Rex" Zordon said and the Power Rangers fight the Chunky Chicken, slowly weakening it

"Power Sword!" the Red Ranger said and he energized his sword and slashed through the monster, destroying it. An energy beam comes down from space and makes it grow

"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 the Chunky Chicken, but even with all their weapons together, can't defeat it

"Wait, something's different" the Red Ranger said "I can feel a change in the Morphing Grid… I think it's time… MEGAZORD POWER NOW!" and all the Zords come together… except for the Dragon Battle Zord.

"Why am I being left out?" the Green Ranger asked

"I don't know" the Red Ranger said "but we will find out afterwords

"Power Daggers!" the Yellow Ranger said and two daggers made from the Pterodactyl's wings appear in the Megazords hands and they stab Chunky Chicken with them.

"Power Sword!" the Red Ranger said and a sword formed from the T-Rex's tail appears in the Megazord's hand and the Rangers slash Chunky Chicken with it

"Power Bow!" the Pink Ranger said a bow formed from the Pterodactyl appears in the Megazord's hand. The Megazord fires the arrow at Chunky Chicken, destroying it

At the Command Ship, the Rangers discuss the battle with Zel

"It seems your team dynamic and powers have shifted" Zel said "Zordon, Zoltar, Zenith, Zeyla, and Zelda appear to be working in perfect harmony with one another, so they are now able to morph separately and form a Megazord with their five Zords"

"I thought you said all six of us needed to be in perfect harmony" Rita said

"That's what we thought as well" Zel said "… but something's changed the powers, but I don't know what"

"What about Rita?" Zordon asked "can she morph on her own?"

"It does not appear to be so" Zel said "she will need the rest of you to morph. Nor will her Zord be able to join the Megazord until she can work in perfect harmony with the rest of you"

"Well I guess I'll have to try harder" Rita said as she teleports down to Earth. Zordon follows her

"Hey, we'll figure this out" Zordon said

"Can you just leave me alone… I need to be alone for a bit" Rita said

"If that's what you want" Zordon said and he teleports away. When he's gone, Rita goes over to the bushes to find her staff

"Is it your fault that I'm not in perfect harmony with the rest of the group?" Rita asked her staff

"It's Zordon's fault" Goldar said as he appeared "he's the one that's been keeping secrets"

"No, I don't care about Zordon's secrets" Rita said "I trust him"

"Then maybe it is your staff" Goldar said "you could always return the staff to me and tell the rest of the team about me. Maybe this secret is preventing harmony with the rest of the team"

"If I do that I will be defenseless without the others" Rita said "and they would most likely take away my Coin… no it must be something else. Will you help me find it?"

"If that is your wish" Goldar said


7860 BC - Eltar - Land Without Magic

"I have finished your Powers as requested" Zordon said "these are not standard Ranger Powers"

"You were instructed to make us Ranger Powers" Zartus said "you took ten years to do it and you didn't even create proper Powers?"

"Calm down, Zartus" Zel said "how are the different from standard Ranger Powers, Zordon?"

"While they will provide you enhanced durability, they will not enhance your strength" Zordon said "however, in the place of the enhanced strength, you gain something else… your magic should be restored like it was before I cast my spell. Is that acceptable?"

"Very" Zel said "thank you, Zordon, this is exactly what we needed"

"Zartus" Zordon said "you will be the Silver Guardian" and he hands Zartus his Morpher "Zophram, you will be the Gold Guardian, the Chief Guardian" and he hands Zophram his Morpher "and Zel, you will the Supreme Guardian" and he hands Zel his Morpher "together, you are the Guardians of Eltar. Now, you defend Eltar when I cannot. I must be on my way, if I stay too much longer, the Original Powers will discover my presence. May the Power protect you"


7850 BC - Hall of Legends

"I believe I have found a location to hide the Unholy Grail and the Gem of Souls" Merlin said "and I should've thought of it sooner"

"Where?" Sora asked

"The Land Without Magic" Merlin said "there's no magic there anyways so it can't do much harm, which will also make it difficult to track it down"

"You're right" Poseidon said "you should've thought of that sooner"

"Eh, we all should've" Simultaneous said

"Merlin" Zeus said "go and hide them in the Land Without Magic, just as you said"


7849 BC - Land Without Magic

The Morphing Masters gather around, feeling confident that they have mastered their Powers

"It is time to forge a Ranger Team to protect us and the universe" the Red Morphing Master said "we have each selected an individual that we trust to wield them"

"I foresee this team being different" the Pink Morphing Master said "so let's try and not stick with the standard colors and setup"

"Agreed" the Gold Morphing Master said

"Then let us begin" the Red Morphing Master said and they all held their staffs together and let the Morphing Grid flow through them "I create a Purple Ranger"

"I create a Orange Ranger" the Gold Morphing Master said

"I create a Green Ranger" the Green Morphing Master said

"Whatever happened to not sticking to our standard colors?" the Black Morphing Master asked

"I never agreed to that" the Green Morphing Master said

"Very well" the Black Morphing Master said "I create a different Green Ranger"

"You can't do that!" the Green Morphing Master exclaimed

"I did say to make the teams different" the Pink Morphing Master said "besides, what's done is done. I shall create yet another Green Ranger"

"I shall create a Blue Ranger" the Blue Morphing Master said

"and I shall create a Yellow Ranger" Praetor, the Yellow Morphing Master said and all their magic forms a new Power source, that breaks apart into seven Morphers

"And thus the Solarix has been created" the Red Morphing Master said "now each take a Morpher and give it to their chosen warrior. Together these warriors will be the Solar Rangers"