Co-Writer: GhostKaiser23
Disclaimer: We do not own Power Rangers, that belongs to Hasbro. Although it use to belong to Saban and Disney... and then Saban again
Authors Note:
THEY~'VE GOT! THE ABILITY TO MORPH AND EVEN UP THE SCORE!
... if you guys did not know I LOVE Tokusatsu. Super Sentai and Kamen Rider mainly but I also enjoy some 'non-mainstream' shows like Ryukendo. And like almost EVERY western fan my introduction to Toku was Power Rangers
I love the franchise to this day, my favorite seasons being Zeo, InSpace, Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed and Time Force. And the comics are just gorgeous. Plus the movie was... oh so wonderful and fun
So here Ghost and I are, doing our own reboot of MMPR with a very important twist. One complaint that everyone has with MMPR is that the rangers are too goody goody, too 'perfect'. So... what if four of the five where a bit more... 'grey', morally?
Well, read and find out.
The characters are a mixture of their classic interpretations, the 2017 movie, the comics and our own twists. With some fun pairings and ideas.
I hope you like our versions of the characters.
Here is an Author's Note from Ghost:
Here we are once again. Making our mark on another story. And we're going back to the EARLY days of MMPR. How we see certain things going a little differently. But this story is inspired by both the 2017 film and the classic. And all we have to say is: IT'S MORPHING TIME!
Power Rangers Unworthy
Chapter 1: Day Of The Dumpster Part 1 Unworthy
We start in a town called Angel Grove... Now don't let the name fool you.
It was a nice place but far from angelic
We zoom in on a juice bar, a youth center
It was a very popular place for many dancers, musicians and teens to go to. Mostly to hang out, have fun and meet new friends. It has weights, sports equipment and more. Our focus goes to a black haired teen of 18. He was wearing a red sleeveless shirt, black pants and a red headband
"Hey, Jason. You practicing again?" A man heavy set man asked
"Of course." The man in red, Jason, nodded as he slipped on some red wrist bands. He walked up to a sandbag and began to punch it. He gave small breaths between each punch, the muscles in his arm rippling with every perfectly timed punch
We move through the juice bar to a brunette girl sitting at a table drinking a strawberry smoothie while looking at Jason "Hmm. That looks tasty." She commented, sitting back and enjoying the view. The girl had short-cut chair, with a single streak of green hair; she wore a black shirt with a magenta/dark pink print, blue jeans, leather boots, biker fingerless gloves. And a backpack by her feet. She had an athletic, curvy body with C-Cup breasts and more than enough curves to turn a head but they where not 'slut levels' or an unhealthy thinness. This girl worked out and that's what her body showed
"Need another drink?" The bartender asked. He was a kind, slightly over a man called Ernie
"No thanks Ernie, I'm fine." She waved off
We zoom across the juice bar to another girl. This one sitting by herself, this one being Asian. She had her eyes closed, bobbing her head to music playing on her earphones. She muttered a few nonsense words that went with the rhythm of the beat and ignored the world around her.
At the entrance of the juice bar an overly nervous looking boy walked in. He was a young man wearing black trousers, a dark-blue sweater-vest over a white button shirt. He had a brown satchel and wore glasses. He seemed to be overwhelmed by all of this. His skin, while yes he was Caucasian, was whiter than it should be. It looked like he almost never got sun on his skin, his hands and face almost looking ghostly.
The glasses wearing man walked around the room, eyes wide and zooming all over the place... Until he tripped and crashed into the music listening girl making her spill her drink over herself
The girl looked at her split drink and the stain on her clothes and glared at the boy who... was apologizing profusely. Or at least trying to. He was barley able to get out a syllable let alone a word, stuttering and hesitating so much
"You prick." The girl hissed, clearly not noticing the boys nervousness through her anger. She stood up and pushed him away, again not noticing the strange oddity of this boy feeling lighter than he should have. He was sent falling back, crashing to the floor and yelling in pain "Oh don't be a baby." She glared as she walked towards him "I barley even touched you. Now you better give me some money for my drive cleaning, this thing is going to be a pain to clean!"
"I.. I... I..." The glasses wearing man stuttered, seemingly unable to get any words out
"Think this is funny, do ya?" She glared, attempting to punch him... But her wrist was caught from behind
"Hey, leave him alone. Can't you see he's nervous?" Jason frowned, having been the one to catch her wrist
"Back off." The girl glared, not trying to get his hand off hers but instead she span around and aimed a kick at his chest
Jason raised his arm as quickly as he could to block the attack, all the while the stuttering boy tried to back off as quickly as possible. He was so overwhelmed he didn't know what else to do. Jason used his arm to push the girl back, the girl using this momentum and spinning 360. She was aiming a heel-kick on his other side. Jason was forced to release her arm to block this attack, allowing her to jump over him. She span around quickly and threw a punch, aiming for his side but Jason dodged as he turned
The two where now facing each other again, in loose fighting positions as everyone watched and held their breath. The girl charged again, jumping once more and throwing some rapid kicks. Jason deflected them before he managed to catch her ankle and pulled/threw her to the ground. She caught herself and rolled, now in a crouch position before she leapt at him once more only this time throwing a flurry of punches.
Jason began to back away, dodging her wild untrained blows "Look. Stop this." Jason asked. "I don't want to hurt you."... And then he fell to the floor, growing as she had managed to knee him in the gut
"Hurt this." She glared, slamming her knee into his chin sending him onto his back
"Oooh!" The audience said in pain and awe
"Okay... you want to play rough?" Jason frowned, whipping some blood from his lip and standing tall again "I won't hold back anymore."
"'Won't hold back'?" The girl asked in shock and laughed, getting into her fighting stance again "That's some pride you got there, big guy. Let's see if you live up to it?"
"I can try." Jason answered. "What's your name?"
"Trini, and you better remember it." She smirked cockily
"Okay, that's enough!" Ernie called as he walked over
"Huh?" Trini turned around
"Sorry, Ernie." Jason apologized
"Here." Jason sighed, holding out a $10 note out to Trini "This should cover your dry cleaning. Leave the guy alone in the future, please?"
"...Gladly." She took the money, picking up her backpack and left the youth club.
"Great. All that tasty man meat and he's a 'white knight'." The brunette drinking the strawberry smoothie mumbled as she kept slipping her drink, reading her chin on a hand as she looked at Jason in slight disappointment
"You okay, Billy?" Jason asked, kneeling down and holding his hand out for the glasses wearing teen
"Y-Yeah. Th-thank you, Jason." The now named 'Billy' stuttered gratefully.
"Hey, got to look out for my neighbor." Jason nodded and patted his shoulder gently "... But what are you doing here? I don't think I've EVER seen you leave your house."
"N-No. I. Well. " Billy muttered. "I've... been allowed out."
However Jason noticed something... Well anyone could. It was because of how obviously anti-social Billy was...
It was clear as day that he was lying.
"Cool. Hey, let's get you a drink. You look like you're about to pass out!" Jason smiled, ignoring the lie
"I. O-okay. Sure." He nodded.
We then move outside the youth center where a... 'deal' was underway between two people "You got the stuff?" A teen asked. This was a tall guy of African American descent wearing torn jeans/joggers, a black shirt with a 'radical' shirt print and sneakers. On his arms where a series of fancy looking words and by his feet was a backpack
"Yeah, got it right here. You're a good customer, Zack." The dealer answered
"Here you go man!" The now named 'Zack' nodded, passing the man near $100 as he took a few bags filled with pills
"What's going on here?" Trini from a few minutes ago glared, looking down the narrow alleyway
"Shit!" The dealer whispered in shock and was planning to book it. He took off running, Trini walking towards the now named Zack with a frown
"The hell is that?" Trini asked Zack, glaring at his hand.
"My buzz?" He shrugged, slipping the bags into a hidden pocket in his backpack and pushing past her "Leave me alone Kwan, you're not my mother."
"Whatever. Go fuck your own life up." She answered and left.
Back inside Jason had just ordered drinks for himself and Billy however as he went to pay, Ernie stopped him "Gifts from the lady over there." The older man smiled, pointing at the biker girl brunette
"Huh?" Billy and Jason turned and saw the brunette.
"D-Did she-? Oh my gosh!" Billy whispered... And Jason was gone
"Hey." Jason smiled as he sat at her table "Thanks for paying my my friend and my drinks."
"No problem." The brunette answered "It's thanks for good entertainment."
"... Hey, aren't you Kimberly Hart?" Jason blinked "The gymnastic Olympic hopeful?"
"... That was a different life, Red. I've given that up." She frowned "And if you value your manhood, drop that subject like a prom dress."
"... Why does everyone keep calling me that?" Jason frowned
"Because you have four articles of bright red, as in bright cherry red, clothing on." She smirked
"I. Well, I-" Jason tried to explain. "It's kinda my colour."
"I can see then." She laughed "Ever think of getting a tattoo? Maybe a black leather jacket? I know they'd look smoking hot on you."
"That's... Not really my style." He blushed and coughed, standing up and calming down "Well I better get back to my friend, it was nice speaking to you Kim."
"Whatever." She shrugged
"Oh, and I don't really think green is your colour." He smiled gently, pointing at her dyed bang before he walked of
"Whatever you say Red!" She joked before she looked at herself in her class 'He might have something.' she thought to herself
*On the moon*
"Mission control, the landing was successful. Taking samples for study." An astronaut spoke through his headset within his helmet.
"Hey, what's that over there?" Another astronaut asked, pointing to an ancient relic within a crate. The two astronauts jumped across the moon, kicking up moon dust as they headed towards the... Whatever it was
"What do you think this is?" The first astronaut asked
"A...Big dumpster? Mission control, are you seeing this?" The second followed up and saw a glinting red stone on the 'lid' of the 'dumpster'. It was large and seemed to be made of a bronze stone, about the size of a human. Large and circular, the red ruby flashed and glowed like a hypnotic beacon
"We... Should open it." The first man said, his voice slurred as he looked at the lid with glazed eyes
"Yes. We...should." The second agreed and the two hopped down to the bronze stone. They each took a hold of the lid, their fingers slipping into the gaps, and they pushed with all their might. They pushed and they lifted like their life vest depended on it, even in near-zero gravity the lid proved difficult to remove but once the seal was broken... it sparked out pure red lightning, electrocuting the two astronauts.
The two howled in pain, being vapourised, as the lid flew off like a rocket
Emerging from the dumpster, was a figure, wearing dark brown robes, with gold print, a twin-cone brown and silver clothe crown with a black and gold crown base, a black and gold chest and shoulder protection with a blue feather plumage, and a large archaic wand that looked like a crescent moon with a red sphere in the centre of it.
As the lightning subsided, it was actually a woman. And coming from her standing and aura, she seemed to be someone very powerful and regal. Something ancient and fearful. Destructive and almost unmatchable by mortal men. Her skin was grey, a creepy shade that was completely inhuman.
The woman took a deep breath and began to laugh
"AH~! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Finally...Almost after 10,000 years we're free!" The woman proclaimed
Smoke filled the area, darkness flowing and growing
Forming structures and towers, growing in massive pillars and turning into stone. Emerging from the bronze stone container, several figures emerged from it
Next came a golden armoured creature with a black furred cat-like being with black wings, long two dreadlocks for hair and a snarling look on his face. He was large, possibly 8 foot tall. Large, almost bat like wings. Large chunks of golden armour interlocked and hardened. And finally a large gold and silver broadsword
Followed up was a short blue apron wearing humanoid-dog-alien being that looked like a Scottish Terrier wearing a pair of miniature glasses.
Next was a six foot tall man-looking creature covered in blue fur with small wings and a monocle
And finally a bulbous blue-skinned being with a spiked chin, wearing silver armour and lower jaw tusk-like teeth.
"My Queen, what shall we do?" The large manticor-ish creature asked as he bowed before the woman
"Well, Goldar. It is time." The evil woman grinned, a large palace forming around them as they all looked to the 'sky', to a blue and green marble in the sky "It is time to concur Earth!"
*Elsewhere*
We find ourselves in the desert, slowly passing through the desert and the rocky terrain as we near a large stone structure... And a strange building sat stop if
Within the strange building were devices and consoles that seemed out of place. As in, they were more technologically advanced than Earth's. And the only being that was moving was a sole figure covered in shadows as the location seemed to not be active. Until in a brief few seconds, three large glass pillars began to glow with light. All around the facility computers began to turn on, adding more light
The figure was now illuminated by the multicoloured lights, he had a gold saucer for a head with red lights for a face, a red chest piece and waist piece, blue arms and legs, golden gloves and boots "Ai-ai. Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!" The robot being proclaimed as it awoke from its slumber "Z-Zordon. Zordon, wake up."
Suddenly a tremendous, almost overwhelming light filled the room. If came from the center pillar, which was possibly twenty feet tall at least and as thick as a bus. A soft, gentle, calming blue light filled the center. As if the light itself was protecting all it touched as it washed over the room. Slowly a face began to form in the glowing tube, slightly distorted like it was a reflection of a face in a gently rippling pool of water "Yes, Alpha. I have sensed it too." The floating head responded calmly. It's voice ancient and wise. Like a gentle father
"It. It can't be her. Can it?" The now named 'Alpha' responded
"Yes. It is. Rita Repulsa has awoken." Zordon nodded his tone grave, fearful "I am afraid that the time is come. We must summon five heroes once more. Alpha, unleash the call. Bring me five young emotional unstable and physically fit warriors."
"Oh no... You don't mean!" The robot gasped in fear
"Yes. Bring me... Five teenagers with attitude." The named Zordon said seriously
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!" Alpha responded in worry as he input the command into a console to locate five such teenagers
*in Angel Grove*
All was peaceful in the city... And suddenly the earth began to rumble and shake. The populous was scared out of their mind, the earthquake being sudden and no other histories of earthquakes in the area.
Trini was walking through the city and yelled as she lost her footing. She fell into the streets, her eyes widening as a car came racing towards her unable to stop only for her world to be enveloped in warmth and yellow
Zack had been dancing on the dance floor of the youth centre, surround himself with two beautiful girls, when the shaking started "Wh-whoa! What the-?" Zack called out, as he was enveloped by a black light
Jason was supporting Billy, the younger man unable to keep his footing only for the ceiling to start to collapse "JASON!" Billy cried as he fell into Jason's arms.
"I got you, buddy!" Jason responded, shielding him but as the ceiling fell, Jason was surrounded in burning red light, while Billy was covered in soothing blue light and the two were gone.
Kim was just coming out of the toilets when the earthquake started, acting quick and without thinking she jumped out of the toilet window to try and escape as she leapt mid-air, she was caught in the same light as the others, a bright pink light before she vanished
Five lights flew through the air, spiraling around each other and shooting like stars
Each of them screamed as they were flying towards the strange stone building that was standing in the mountains and gorge and entered through the circular tower entrance and landed inside. They crashed, landing in a heap in the middle of the giant room
"OOF! Oh, get off me! Who's copping a feel? Get off my back!" Each of the groaned and got off each other.
"Huh? YOU? Again? What the hell?" Trini snapped, seeing Billy.
"Red? What are you doing here?" Kimberly blinked
"No idea... Could you get off please?" Jason groaned, Kim sitting on his chest
"Maybe I don't want to." She mocked before she did just that
"Oh god what did that guy spike my stash with?" Zack grumbled
"You-? Are you on drugs?" Billy gulped in worry only to flinch and retreat into himself as everyone turned to look at him
"It's okay, Billy." Jason reassured him
"Well. At least there SOMETHING good looking here." Trini smirked as she looked at Kimberly, her eyes moving up and down as she took in the girls appearance "Trini Kwan." She smiled, holding out her hand
"Kim Hart." She shook her hand
"Nice to meet you." Trini smirked and kissed her hand
"Zack Taylor! Now where the FUCK are we?!" Zack snapped with a sudden mood change
"WHOA! Calm down, okay?" Jason answered. "We'll figure something out."
"...Oh god. I'm so high...I'm seeing a floating blue head." Zack turned around and saw Zordon.
"Huh?" The others blinked and followed his line of sight
"Welcome." The floating blue head spoke calmly.
...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Wait, wait! Please, calm down!" Alpha came from the the side, trying to calm the group
"Killer robot!" Zack yelled
"'Killer robot'? Where?" Alpha asked as he tried to LOOK for said 'killer robot'. His head moved around 360... Without his body moving. The group looked at Alpha in total fright...except for Billy who seemed intrigued by the robot "There are no hostile robots of any kind in the vicinity." Alpha answered, trying to calm them down.
"... We where talking about you." Kim blinked
"Oh." Alpha answered simply.
"Greetings, young ones. I am Zordon of Eltar." The giant head said gently. The group turned their attention to the floating head.
"This...is freaking me out." Zack commented
"You're not the only one." Kim followed up
"So, 'Zordon'...what the HELL is going on?" Trini asked
Zordon gave a deep sigh... Something strange for a flouting head that looked like it was made of mist "Millions of years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, my allies and myself battled the evil Rita Repulsa. She is a sorceress, a queen of evil. Weilding great power she could bend entire star systems to the whims of her master. In our final battle, our forces managed to defeat her... But we could not destoryed her, as her magic was too great. Instead we where forced to seal her away, trapped forever in a magical tomb." Zordon explained "Our victory did not come without a price, however. I was forced from time and space, trapped in a warp between the now and never was. A temporal tear, both existing and not. My allies created this Command Centre for me, this stasis tube the only thing giving me a connection to this realm. And they created my assistant, Alpha, to be my hands and someone to help me. This is Alpha Five, his latest version."
"Howdy." Alpha waved
"We sent Rita to the moon, her container and palace forever trapped... But Alpha and I watched. Waited. In case she was ever freed." Zordon continued "And unfortunately, our worst fears have come true."
"...You're an outer-space wizard...who fought ANOTHER space wizard...and locked her on the moon?" Zack asked
"Correct." Alpha and Zordon responded
"...Fuck, I AM high." Zack held his head.
WACK!
"Continue." Trini frowned at Zordon
"As we have stated, Rita Repulsa has awoken and we have chosen you five to be the guardians to help us defend Earth." Zordon answered "Over the millennial Alpha and I have been weapons, powers, so that brave warriors would be able to fight Rita and her minions. So they can protect the Earth. Now, I ask you to turn your attention to the viewing globe."
"'Viewing globe'?" The others wondered , but Billy was just like a kid in a candy store. They turned around, looking behind them... To see a giant glass orb, the size of a plasma screen TV
"Okay, that is kinda cool." Kim commented
"Jason Lee Scott." Zordon said, the glass ball being filled with smoke and revealing Jason training
"Whoa. That's your training?" Trini asked, seeing Jason's training and how he was a skilled martial artist. She knew she as a good fighter but she was mostly self taught, a brawler. Seeing Jason's skill? She would not admit that he'd beat her but she's happy he didn't go all out in their earlier brawl
"Yeah it is." Kim nodded in appreciation
"Jason you are a skilled fighter. A calm mind with a gentle heart. You have the authority of a leader and that is why I have chosen you to hold the power of the mighty Tyrannosaurus and lead this team." Zordon explained as the viewing globe showed a quick flash of a red warrior before then shifting it's images to Trini as she ran across rooftops using impressive parcor skills "Trini Kwan."
"Yeah?" She asked, looking at the globe and her history of fighting and her social life.
"You are skilled. Naturally gifted. Fast and agile like a cat. The powers of the Sabre-Tooth Tiger are yours to wield." The globe gave a flash of a yellow warrior before then shifting to Billy, alone in his room "Billy Cranston."
'Frigging sweet.' Trini smirked
"Y-Yes?" Billy gulped, being singled out after becoming enamoured by the whole location's enhanced technology
"Brilliant, smart. Smarter than most your age, possibly the smartest of your generation. The might of the Triceratops shall protect you." Zordon said calmly in a happy tone, a flash of a warrior in blue appearing on the screen before the image shifted to Zack dancing "Zachary Taylor."
"I go by 'Zack'." Zack flinched as he heard his full name.
"Adaptable. Clever, in your own way. A keen eye and a unique view point. The strength of the Mastadon is on your side." A black warrior flashed on the screen, now showing Kim preform her gymnastics "And finally, Kimberly Ann Hart."
"Oh good god." She groaned, seeing her past life.
"Your gymnastic skills, history with ballet and archery give you an all round skill set that supports the others. The pterodactyl's wings are yours to soar with." Zordon finished, the viewing globe flashing with the image of a pink warrior before the images faded and all that remained was an empty ball. Suddenly lightning was heard in the distance, the five feeling a weight at the front of their trousers. Looking down they saw large black clips over the front of their belts, looking like belt buckles. Inside the clips was a large black device with a handle on top, a golden Z emblazoned on the back
"What the heck?" Trini blinked as she saw the belt buckle.
"Oh my gosh!" Billy whispered, feeling excited and terrified about this.
"Those are your Power Morphers. By holding them out and proclaiming 'It is Morphing Time' alongside the animal you are powered by, you shall transform. Becoming the defenders of Earth... The Power Rangers." Zordon explained
"Oh how exciting!" Alpha cheered, although there was a slight... Edge to his voice
"Now hold on a second!" Kim frowned
"What is it, Kimberly?" Zordon asked calmly, like a father listening to his daughter.
"You want us to get involved with this, your fight? Heck, we're teenagers! Why not contact the military! Or adults! You are asking us to fight YOUR war for you!" Kim yelled
"Hey, yeah!" Zack nodded "And I don't want to fight, risking my life, just because you fucked up the first time!"
"This is all so amazing and strange..." Billy mumbled, seeming to hyperventilate
"You plucked us out of thin air against our will and want us to take part of your stupid vendetta. Sorry dude, but no." Trini shook her head
"Very well. If you do not wish to take part, you may leave." Zordon bowed his head... kind of humorous and odd to see since he was JUST a head "And you may take the Power Morphers as well, until you get home. We shall teleport them back here when night falls. I wish for you to be protected, in case Rita attacks your city."
"Where's the exit?" Kim asked
"This way." Alpha nodded, pointing to a door way
The four nodded and started to walk away, Jason looking down in thought.
Doubting himself, arguing with himself "Yoh, Red. You comin' or not?" Kim called out, leaving with the group.
"I..." Jason stuttered, flashes of a kid being rushed into an ambulant appearing in his mind
"Listen White Knight. This isn't our fight." Trini frowned "Walk away, protect your family. Don't let this guy guilt trip you into it."
"... Yeah, okay." Jason nodded, looking at Zordon sadly and following the others out
"... Zordon. I feel like you made bad choices." Alpha frowned as he pressed buttons on the consoles, the viewing globe being filled with smoke once more
"I suppose, Alpha. But each of them...they are so more than what they currently are." Zordon answered as the viewing globe showed some new images now.
Trini beating up a bunch of punk's to hear death after they called her 'dyke'
Billy typing away at a computer, stealing money from various companies
Zack in a back alley, taking heroine
Kim quitting gymnastics and starting a fire
"These four are dark Zordon! The kind who would fall into Rita's grasp!" Alpha frowned "They would use the powers selfishly, to hurt others!"
"I know." Zordon answered calmly
"Then WHY?" Alpha inquired "WHY them?" He pointed to the screen
"Because I have faith in them." Zordon answered "Because they are not so black and white." Suddenly the viewing globe changed once more to show further pictures
Trini picked up a small injured kitty, one that the punks had been planning on killing before she got involved
Billy looked at his bank account, looking out his door nervously. His mother shadow looking in
Zack was crying as he looked at the needle before he injected himself, his arm shaking. He didn't want to, but he needed to. He pushed it into his skin, his lip quivering
Kim was lying in her bed, her pillow over her head to try and drown out her parents arguing
*Outside the command center*
"Can you believe that guy? Dragging us into HIS mess?" Zack asked
"Yeah, well. The world can look after itself. Can't it?" Trini agreed
"But guys... He was a flouting head." Jason frowned "He... The world is in danger. Are you sure this is the right idea?"
"Listen, Red. YOU, can try and save the world. But US? Wh-what ARE we? Just teens. We can't do this crazy BS." Kim answered "We will get ourselves killed!"
"... Maybe your right." Jason muttered "I just... What if people die and we could have saved them?"
"I. I don't know." Billy frowned, fumbling around his words and shuffling his hands. He didn't know what to think about this.
"See? Even HE'S shaking in his boots." Zack pointed to Billy.
"Leave him alone." Trini stated
"Didn't YOU chew him out for that spilt drink?" Kim asked
"Really, Pinkie!" Trini asked. "THAT got sorted."
"Pinkie?" Kim glared
"Yeah, Yellow." Trini pointed to herself. "Pink." She pointed to Kim.
"Ladies, ladies. You're both pretty. Let's just head home; 'kay?" Zack tried to cool them down. The two girls looked at each other and nodded, punching Zack in the stomach together "OOF!" Zack gripped his stomach and keeled over to the dirt. "FUCK."
*? ? ?*
We find that the moon had been 'redecorated' slightly, now housing a large palace near the dark side. Inside were multiple rooms for the figures to move about in. With the monster known as 'Finster' dusting off some unusual equipment that looked to be some form of large kiln.
Rita was standing at a balcony, looking through an ancient looking telescope. Humming to herself, she observed the humans down below. "10,000 years and these primitive monkeys have evolved. They've managed a form of technology." Rita mumbled to herself. She looked through the telescope, down to the Earth bellow... And towards Zordon's 'command center where she saw five teenagers with attitude walking away from the mighty structure "Oh? Look what we have here." Rita smiled. "Zordon's got some new 'recruits'."
"My Queen?" The massive hulking golden beast-knight asked "What shall we do with them?"
"... Finster!" She yelled, spinning around and walking towards the workshop
"Yes, my Queen?" Finster asked as he threw down a latch to get the kiln roaring.
"I need a legion of Puties." She ordered
Finster stopped as he heard that...and smiled brightly. "At ONCE, My Queen!" And he began to get to work with his 'putties', sculpting them from clay he had stored away. He pulled lumps of clay from a large pile, shaking and molding it before putting it onto a baking tray. Holding the tray Finster slid it into the kiln
"How long will they take?" Rita asked
"Not long, my kiln needed to be warmed up." Finster answered "However it is in perfect condition. Just a few moments, my queen."
"Excellent work, Finster. Goldar. I'm going to need recognizance, you'll head down with the first batch but scout out the location." Rita added "Join the battle only if necessary."
"Understood, My Queen." The golden manticore being nodded with an understanding tone.
Suddenly the machine began to Weezer and beep, a long tube shaking and several figures falling out if it
*back on Earth*
We quickly zoom back down, the five walking through the desert still "Anyone know where we're headed? I think we're lost." Billy asked timidly.
"We are two miles from town." Zack commented as he pointed forward "We just need to keep going until we reach the cliff and then turn left. Follow that until we reach the road and follow THAT for like ten minutes and we are back in Angel Grove proper."
"Okay. Thank you." Billy answered
"... How do you know that?" Kim asked in confusion, this all looked like random rock to her
"I err...Come out here every now and then." Zack answered nervously.
"... For drugs?" Trini frowned. Jason snarled a bit, looking away sadly
However the group suddenly stopped in their tracks. Something just felt... Wrong with the air "Hey...Did anyone else's back shudder?" Trini asked
"Something's wrong." Billy nodded
"No shit, Sherlock." Kim answered snarkily when suddenly the ground moved, figures emerging from the ground slowly
"WH-whoa! What's happening? Another earthquake?" Each asked, trying to keep their footing.
Emerging from the ground where six foot tall grey creatures with black hands and feet. They had soulless, twisted mockeries of faces. Their bodies looking like melted rock or cracked pottery and each of them were making unusual sounds, surrounding the group
"What... What the hell are these things?!" Zack yelled, falling on his ass
"I dunno. But they're gonna get their asses kicked!" Trini answered, getting up and glared at the putties. She, Kim and Jason got into fighting stances, Billy hiding behind Zack
"You pussy." Zack rolled his eyes and got up. The strange creatures gave an InHuman cry and charged into battle
"GAH!" Billy cowered and covered himself behind Zach
Jason took the lead, charging forward and twisting his body slightly to dodge a wild swing from this creature. He reached up, grabbing it's arm and judo flipping it over his shoulder. As the creature fell, Trini used it as a spring board and leapt at another one. She threw her whole weight at the creature... And it did not budge, Trini falling back on her back as she groaned "What... The hell?" She blinked
"HIYA!" Kimberly yelled, kicking a rock creatures chest... And holding her leg "Ow! What the fuck?! These things feel like they are made out of stone!"
The creatures called out in their unusual language and began to overwhelm the group, Zach looked at Billy and knew he had to protect him...by fighting the monsters before them. He frowned and started... Dancing?
"The hell?" The group asked as they saw Zach began to dance fight the putties. Bobbing, popping and locking, twisting, jiving and other dance stuff
"Huh? OOF!" The putties asked before getting sidelined by Zach's kicks.
"... Damn! That hurts!" Zack flinched, hopping on one foot. The putties called out again as they ganged up on Zach and started on Billy.
"Leave them alone!" Billy yelled, slamming with a rock
"Whoa." Jason whispered as he saw Billy try and defend the group as best as he could even if said efforts where basically pointless
"These things are made of stone. We aren't doing anything." Kim frowned as she dodged several blows only to be knocked over "Ooof! What do we do?" Kim asked, rubbing her feet.
"Yah!" Trini used as she was thrown, crashing into Kim
"Ow." Kim mumbled
"You two okay?" Jason asked as he ran over, trying to help them up
"I think I bruised my back." Kim grunted
Zack jumped out of the way of another strike, dragging Billy with him and running to the others "We need to get out of here."
"Yeah, but we can't get them near the city." Jason answered
TING!
Jason blinked, feeling a weight tap against the metal button on his pants. He looked down, seeing the 'morpher' thing "The 'morpher'." Jason whispered
"Huh?" They asked
"Guys. Zordon said these things could give us powers, right?" Jason said, looking at them "We should be able to do this!"
"You're kidding; right?" Trini asked
"Do you have a better idea?" Jason asked. He reached down and lightly grasped the handle that was sticking out of it. As his fingers brushed it the handle shot down, now sticking out of the black clip. Following the handle he grasped it, the backs of his fingers brushing the elegant golden Z engraved on the back of the device. He pulled, the device leaving the grip... And Jason was amazed
The front of the device was a spectacular silver, chrome and glistening in the light. It was two plates linked onto the black device, four black lightning bolts decorating a corner each. In the middle was a cut out circle where a golden coin sat but, around the circle, where large red semi-circles, one on each of the silver plates. Engraved onto the red rings where the words 'Power' on the top and 'Rangers' on the bottom, both written in white text.
And the coin? A shining gold showing a roaring Tyrannosaurus rex
Jason gulped as he didn't know what would happen next. But he decided that this would be the best thing.
He saw the small red button near his thumb
He had made up his mind
Even with the crystal clear day, when Jason roared out these words it sounded like lightning was striking the very earth.
That heaven's wrath was being unleashed for the first time in eons... And it would leave no survivors
"IT'S MORPHING TIME!" Jason yelled as loudly as he could, holding the morphed in front of him with his free hand in top of the device supporting it "TYRANNOSAURUS!" he roared like the ancient king, his thumb hitting the red button hard
The device sprung open, red lighting unleashing from the gaps formed as the silver plates spread open
The gold coin glowed, the red light engulfing Jason ... And then the light faded
Standing where Jason once was, was a red-suited man with a red helmet that looked like an open T-Rex head with a black visor in the mouth. His chest had three white diamonds, white gloves and boots with red diamonds on the shins and forearms; a white belt holding his morpher and a red gun in a white holster
"Whoa!" They gasped and looked at the transformed Jason
The putties looked in fright, seeing the newly transformed Ranger.
"Incredible." Jason muttered. Inside the suit he was staring transfixed at his hand. It was like there was no visor there, the world was crystal clear. Maybe even more, somehow. Every sound, every smell, every colour seemed to be somehow enhanced just a bit.
And just below the skin... He felt something. A great, near unbeatable power just below the surface
One of the creatures, a putty, charged forward showing how brainless it was. On instinct Jason reacted, preforming a backflip to get away with one of his feet slamming into the creatures chin. What was normally a simple maneuver was far from it.
Not only did Jason find he needed much less strength to spring board himself, feeling like he weighed next to nothing, but the small kick that would normally knock a normal human back a bit sent the Putty flying into its companions and sending three of them falling to the floor.
Everyone looked in shock. A moment ago they could barley push one back a few steps, but Jason had just sent one flying and knocked over three of them with a simple kick to the chin "You know... Maybe he's onto something." Zack said, voicing what they where all thinking
"You mean-?" Billy asked
"Yeah. Why not?" Trini smirked
Kim looked on as Jason began to battle the Putties alone... And how while he battled, his entire focus was on keeping these things away from them
"... I think white is more your style, Red." Kimberly chuckled under her breath "You're such a white knight and all... You look good in both, honestly." She flicked down the handle of her Morpher and stood up "You know what? Let's do this. Can't have Red steal all the fun, right?" She smirked, pulling her Morpher from her belt
"O-Okay." Billy nodded and grabbed his own morpher
"... I owe him." Trini shrugged as she pulled out her own morpher
"Might as well." Zack laughed, doing the same.
Their Morphers looked identical to Jason's except the coins being vastly different. A Mastodon for Zach, a Pterodactyl for Kim, a Sabre-tooth Tiger for Trini and finally a Triceratops for Billy.
"Let's do this." Kim nodded, the four holding out their Morphers
"MORPHING TIME!" The four proclaimed as they began to transform.
"Mastadon!" Zack called as he opened his Morpher, black lightning emerging from the opened device
"PTERODACTYL!" Kimberly screamed, her device opening and pouring out pink lightning
"Triceratops." Billy said nervously, blue lightning sparking out of his morphed
"Sabre-Tooth Tiger!" Trini finished with a roar, her device unleashing yellow lightning
As the lightning surrounded the four, their bodies were enveloped by the power and emerged as new and powerful beings.
The lightning crackled off their body, the power flowing through them
Zack's suit was black where Jason's was red, his helmet being that of a Mastadon. It has small, golden eyes up high, shinning silver tusks decorating the edges of his visor and down the middle was a 'trunk' that nearly reached his silver mouth plate
Kimberly's suit was pink, hugging her body more than the guys. She had a skit that went half way her thighs, the skirt trimmed by a white line. Her helmet was slightly different than the others, however, as it was mostly white with a pink pterodactyl in flight. The "head" of the pterodactyl was looking down, making her visor look like a love heart, with bright emerald green eyes shinning
Billy's suit was blue, the helmet being based off a triceratops as expected and like Zack's suit it had shinning golden eyes. He had silver horns at his temples with a final one in the middle of his head. The way the suits hugged his body showed he was the least fit of the team- not overweight, far from it in fact, but very skinny and not that muscular
And Trini's suit was yellow, bright like a sun... and for some reason it did not have a skirt like Kim's, although this made the fact the suits hugged the female body tighter more apparent with how it hugged her legs and backside, but it also showed her own muscles well. Her helmet had small beedy black eyes high up on the helmet as well as a pair of small cat ears, a shinning silver nose on her forehead and two silver fangs running down her visor
However there was ONE big difference between the four's suits and Jason's...
The white diamond, the white gloves, the white boots and the white belts... where a deep metalic green that sparked in the light. The green almost seeming alive as it sparked and shinned at the slightest light
"Whoa! This. Holy CRAP! THIS feels AWESOME!" Kim and Zach laughed ecstatically. They high fived and charged in, unable to hold back. The putties began to fight and only be responded with kicks and flips, punches and tackles from: Tirini, Zach and Kim. Billy, however, was still nervous, he had never been in a fight before and was worried about how he was supposed to fight.
Even with how cautious Billy was, his attacks where still hurting the Putty's and sending them flying
Trini was jumping around like the cat her powers came from, striking and slashing with her nails like it was an instinct she could not help
Zack was charging forward, mixing in his dance moves with using his momentum for shoulder-checks and just pushing through his foes
Kim was going full gymnastics with flips, kicks and splits. Dodging everything and delivering hard kicks in retaliation
"Guys." Jason smiled in relief... And was hit in the back by a Putty, landing face first in the dirt and letting the strange red stick fall from his white holster "Huh?" He blinked and picked it up. He jumped out of the way and grabbed the back of it, pulling it up until it was vertical. The tip looked like a generic dinosaur design... And a sword blade suddenly emerged from the top "WHOA! Okay!" He blinked in shock Holding the grip tight he made a few test swings and nodded, holding it like a combat knife as he started fighting the Putty's once more. The blade made deep cuts into the clay 'flesh' of the Putty's, breaking small bits off
"This things a weapon?" Kim blinked as she drew her own weapon from its holster. However as she moved it she only brought it to a right angle, making it look like a gun "Okay. This makes things easier." Kim answered, shooting off a few rounds at the putties.
"This is not good." Goldar snarled, standing atop a nearby rock formation
"Rangers!" Zordon's voice called through their helmets, startling the five
"Gah! Okay! Who said that?" Trini shouted
"Z-Zordon? Is that you?" Billy asked
"Yes Billy, it is." Zordon's voice echoed
"Have you been keeping an eye on us?" Jason asked
"Of course. And now that you have transformed, we are able to communicate with you because of the morpher's connection to the command center." Zordon explained
"Oh, so you're not busting our balls. Good to know." Zack answered, kicking a putty's head off
"Those weapons are card the BladeBlasters. You must gather, they will allow you to combine your power to end this battle." Zordon explained
"And how do we do that?" Billy asked innocently only for them all to get a flash of an image, instructions, in their mind
"Whoa. Okay. Got it." Jason answered with a nod.
He, Billy and Zack stood side by side and Kim and Trini jumped up onto their shoulders. Kim standing on Jason and Billy's shoulders while Trini stood on his and Zack's.
The five then pulled their weapons out, for those who had already pulled them out they turned them into their holstered form. They then all held them towards the middle of their tower, the tips almost touching with energy pooling in the gap
"Ready?" Jason asked the team.
"Yeah!" They responded
"FIRE!" He ordered
They pointed the weapons forward, a large glowing energy pentagon flying through the air and hitting the Putty's making them shatter like glass. The Rangers gasped as their final attack destroyed the putties. This was one of the most unreal things that they've done... And then they felt light as air, being thrown through the air as they where teleported again
"Where're we going now?" Trini called out as they reappeared in the Command Center. The group landed safely this time, not landing on anyone but their own feet.
Jason reached up, unlocking hidden clasps on his helmet and removing it. Jason gasped as he couldn't believe that he and the others just did that. Fighting monsters and working together.. He took deep breaths, looking down at the helmet in his hand
Seeing his reflection in the visor
It felt... Right
*Elsewhere*
Goldar snarled as he took a step on the concrete road "If Zordon has a new set of rangers..." He growled out, stabbing his sword into the ground making the ground quake "... Then we shall take the fight to them!" He roared in victory, looking out at the streets of Angel Grove
Behind him, an army of one hundred Putty's