''Oh Zordon, I really don't approve of this,'' whined a small red and gold robot. ''Of all the people you could choose, why teenagers?''

''Now is not the time for this conversation, Alpha,'' replied the voice of Zordon. ''Rita has escaped and these five are the only individuals worthy to wield the power.''

''Oh, I hope you're right,'' Alpha sighed, before making his way over to the teleporter. Entering a few commands caused images of the five chosen kids to appear on screen, before showing live feed of them in real life. Hesitating for a moment, Alpha pressed the ''teleport'' button, and so the wait began...

Ferb Fletcher was sitting under the tree in his backyard, enjoying the shade the leafy canopy provided whilst gently stroking the teal fur of his pet platypus, Perry. It was only a few days into summer and so far it had proven to be a scorcher. Normally, both Ferb and his stepbrother, Phineas, would be inventing, but unfortunately for the both of them, Phineas had an important dentist appointment that according to their mother ''was a matter of life or death''. At this point, Ferb was well versed in her hierarchy of important tasks and inventing happened to be towards the bottom of those tasks. Hopefully the gang wouldn't be too disappointed by the lack of exciting things to do today.

Looks like he was about to get his answer however, as both Isabella and Ginger strolled in, sending a quick wave his direction before curiously examining the backyard. Ferb knew what they were about to ask, so he decided to save their time by answering their question for them. ''Dental appointment,'' he said.

''It's not anything serious is it?'' Isabella asked with a worried expression on her face. Ferb chuckled slightly at Isabella's concern for his brother, before shaking his head in response. ''Hey! We all know how you feel about Baljeet!'' Isabella said to Ginger, who was struggling to contain her giggles at this point.

''Speaking of which, where is Baljeet?'' Ginger asked.

''I'm right here,'' replied Baljeet, who entered the backyard alongside Buford.

''Sup Ferb. Dinner Bell busy today or somethin'?'' Buford questioned.

''Dental appointment,'' Isabella swiftly replied. ''So have you got anything amazing planned for today, Ferb?''

''Phineas is the idea man,'' Ferb said. ''No Phineas, no big idea. He should be back soon though, so in the meantime why don't we wait for him?''

''Ugh, Buford hates waitin','' Buford grumbled.

''You hate everything Buford,'' Baljeet responded sarcastically, eliciting some extremely high pitched giggles from Ginger.

''Hey! I don't hate everythin'!'' Buford argued. ''I'll even give you some examples.''

Ferb sat back and smirked. This was going to be good.

''I like metaphor cheese, Biff, making fun of nerds like you,'' Buford listed. ''Oh, and those random beams that come shootin' out of the sky and make people and things disappear. I mean come on, even though they ruin our day, they're undeniably cool."

Suddenly, a large, glowing beam enveloped the group, and the world around them started to disappear from view.

''Well, what are the odds?'' Ferb laughed, but no one else seemed to be finding this moment of irony funny in the slightest. Baljeet was clinging on to Buford for dear life, while the two Fireside girls had their sashes drawn in self defense.

All of a sudden, the five of them landed in some kind of weird circular room. Computers and scanners lined the walls, and at the back of the room stood a clear, blue tube that extended from the floor to the ceiling.

''So much for waiting for Phineas,'' Ginger said. ''Baljeet, you okay?''

''This place is amazing!'' Baljeet exclaimed as he examined the computers. ''Look at how advanced this computer system is!''

''No! Don't touch that!'' cried Alpha, who was rushing towards Baljeet, slapping his hand out of the way with his stubby little robotic fist.

''Hey tin can!'' Buford shouted. ''Get your own nerd!''

''Buford, be nice,'' Baljeet hissed. ''This is a fully sentient multifunctional automaton we're speaking to.''

''Care to offer a translation there, Baljeet?'' Isabella asked.

''It's a robot for crying out loud!'' Baljeet exclaimed excitedly. ''I have so many questions I would very much like to ask.''

''I think all of us have questions,'' Ferb interrupted. ''But I think the most important one is where are we?''

''That I can answer,'' came a voice from behind the gang. Where once the tube was completely transparent, the face of a man now hovered in the centre of it.

''First we're shot by a mysterious beam, then we end up here, and now there's a floating head in a cylinder? Where's the exit at 'cuz Buford is outta here,'' Buford said.

''Wait,'' Ferb instructed. ''Who are you, if you don't mind me asking.''

''I am Zordon, an interdimensional being caught in a time warp,'' Zordon began. ''I see you have met my assistant, Alpha 5, already.''

''Mr Zordon, sir?'' Ginger squeaked. ''I hate to break it to you, but you've kind of given us more questions than answers.''

''I'm afraid you will be left with a lot more questions by the end of this, my dear,'' Zordon replied. ''But trust me when I say you five are here for a reason.''

''What reason?'' Isabella piped up.

''This planet is under attack, and I have brought you here to save it.''

''Ha! Very funny,'' Buford mocked.

''Oh, a non believer?'' Zordon chuckled. ''Look behind you at the viewing globe and see for yourself.''

The gang curiously walked over to the device Zordon was talking about. It was a large, spherical object that rested on top of a small stand. On the screen stood some tanned, old woman in what appeared to be some kind of cheap homemade Halloween costume.

''Yo why is Jeet's grandma on the screen?'' Buford guffawed, earning an elbow in the rib from Ginger.

''That is Rita Repulsa,'' Zordon began. ''An intergalactic sorceress who is hellbent on controlling the universe. With her loyal henchmen and her vast army of clay soldiers called Putty Patrollers, she plans to conquer Earth.''

''What does all this have to do with us?'' Ginger asked confusedly.

''You five have been chosen to form an elite team to defend this planet from Rita,'' Zordon explained. ''Each one of you will be given extraordinary powers drawn from the interdimensional field known as the Morphin Grid. Your powers will also draw upon the powers of the ancient creatures known as ''Dinosaurs''.

All of the teens stared at their waists in confusion, where previously there had been nothing but there clothes now also sported some kind of belt with a large, silver clasp. In the centre of each of the clasps were small, gold coins, each with a different prehistoric animal etched into them.

''Behold! The keys to your power!''

''Wowee!'' Baljeet cried. "I got a Triceratops!"

"I got some sort of elephant thingy," grumbled Buford.

"I think that's a woolly mammoth, Buford," Isabella pointed out.

"Actually that is a Mammut Americanum," Baljeet corrected. "Otherwise known as a Mastodon."

"Well whatever it is it looks cool," Buford shrugged.

''Those are your power morphers,'' said Zordon. ''When in danger raise them to the sky and call the name of your respective beast, and you will morph into a formidable fighting force known to one and all as the ''Power Rangers''. As Power Rangers, you will each have access to your own personal fighting machines called ''Zords''.

''Hold your horses for a second,'' Isabella gasped. ''This is a lot to take in.''

''No, keep going. This is gettin' good,'' Buford said ecstatically.

''Ferb, brave and powerful,'' Zordon began. ''You shall control the Tyrannosaurs Dinozord.''

''Buford, strong and determined. You will control the Mastodon Dinozord.''

''Isabella, graceful and smart. The Pterodactyl Dinozord shall be yours.''

''Baljeet, inquisitive and wise. You shall command the Triceratops Dinozord.''

''Ginger, fearless and agile. The Saber Toothed Tiger Dinozord shall be under your command. Now, just as you five must work together, so must your Zords. Using the powers that have been bestowed to you, you can combine your individual Zords to form the mighty ''Megazord''.

''You weren't lying when you said this was going to be a lot to take in,'' Ginger sighed.

''No kidding,'' Baljeet replied. ''But isn't this exciting? In a kind of life threatening exhilarating kind of way?''

''It is, but that's not what this is all about,'' Ferb spoke up. ''If Rita does want to take over the Earth, then who knows how many lives will be put at stake? I for one, am not going to sit idly by and allow Rita to take what isn't hers. Zordon, you can count me in."

"A selfless decision, Ferb Fletcher," Zordon nodded. "That is why I nominate you to be the leader of the Power Rangers. Are there any objections to my decision?"

The entire room simultaneously shook their heads.

"Count me in too,'' Baljeet agreed. ''Like Ferb said, it is our duty to protect the Earth, is it not?"

''I'm in as well,'' Buford nodded.

''I may not fully understand it yet, but I'm in too,'' Ginger stated.

''Wait a minute,'' Isabella began. ''Are we meant to keep this all hushed up or what?''

''No one must know of your identities,'' Zordon said. ''It must remain a secret to protect this command centre. Rita will learn of your identities, but she cannot inflict any damage upon this building, as only those with a Power Coin and Morpher may enter.

''So not even Phineas can know?'' Isabella asked sadly.

''I'm sorry my dear, but for his own safety you must refrain from telling him,'' Zordon said.

''It's not gonna be easy keeping him in the dark on all this,'' Isabella sighed.

''He won't like it, but it's for his own good, Isabella,'' Ferb said. ''But the question remains, are you in?''

''You bet I am,'' Isabella nodded.

Just as Isabella finished speaking, the wailing sound of a siren filled the room. Immediately, the Rangers turned their attention to the viewing globe, where a group of Rita's Putty Patrollers were staging an attack in downtown Danville. Panicked pedestrians poured out from the area as they searched for places to hide from the clay monsters.

''You know what to do, Rangers,'' Zordon nodded.

''Well, what we waitin' for then?'' Buford chuckled.

''Right,'' Ferb nodded. ''It's Morphin' time!''

''Mastodon!'' Buford yelled.

''Pterodactyl!'' Isabella shouted.

''Triceratops!'' Bajeet cried.

''Saber Toothed Tiger!'' Ginger called.

''Tyrannosaurus!'' Ferb boomed. Ferb turned to look at the rest of the gang, and was the met by the sight of Buford the Black Ranger, Isabella the Pink Ranger, Baljeet the Blue Ranger and Ginger the Yellow Ranger. Ferb himself was also clad in a red spandex body suit, complete with a visored helmet in the shape of a Tyrannosaurus head.

"Good luck Rangers, and may the Power protect you," Zordon smiled.

"Activating teleportation sequence now," Alpha piped up.

Just as it had before, the five Rangers found their surroundings vanishing from sight, before being quickly replaced by the urban sprawl of downtown Danville. Putty Patrollers lined the otherwise empty streets, smashing store windows and damaging property as they continued along their trail of destruction.

"Alright everyone, let's send these freaks back where they came from!" shouted Ferb. Hearing the shout from behind them, the Putties turned to face the Rangers, before sprinting towards them to begin their attack.

Rushing out in front, Buford grabbed hold of one of the Putties, using it as a shield to block incoming attacks from the others. He quickly got bored of this defensive strategy, instead opting to go full gung ho and beat them up with ease.

Isabella gracefully weaved her way in and out of the mob, unpredictably jabbing at whichever Putty got too close.

Baljeet found himself in some difficulty as he attempted to defend himself from the swarm of Putties. Luckily for him, Ginger managed to clear a path through the mob, and while the Putties were distracted by the Yellow Ranger, Baljeet finished them off with relative ease.

Having taken up karate classes earlier in the year, Ferb used his knowledge to his advantage as he successfully fended off horde upon horde of Putty Patrollers. Seeing that most of their comrades had been defeated by these mysterious newcomers, the remaining Putty Patrollers opted to flee, teleporting away before the Rangers could stop them.

A few onlookers slowly approached the Rangers, before breaking out into massive rounds of applause and cheers. The gang hung around for a few minutes, until the time came to return to the command centre. Danville was safe, for now.

"So Ferb, what did you and the gang do today?" Phineas asked curiously as he got under the covers of his bed.

"Nothing beyond the stretch of the imagination, that's for sure," Ferb replied, shutting his book and switching off his bedside lamp.

"No, seriously," Phineas laughed. "What actually happened today? I just hope I didn't miss out on anything too exciting, did I?"

"Nothing too exciting," Ferb stated simply, shutting his eyes as he attempted to fall asleep.

"So ... are you gonna tell me or what?" Phineas questioned.

"Nope" came the reply from Ferb's bed. If Ferb told anyone else about today, they'd probably think he had a screw loose or something. But not Phineas, and for his sake, Ferb knew he and the gang had to keep this a secret.

"Oh, okay then ... " Phineas mumbled disappointedly as he too laid down to go to sleep. However, unbeknownst to the brothers, someone was watching them from far away.

Peering through her telescope, Rita Repulsa watched Phineas and Ferb as they went to bed, giggling evilly to herself as a plan started to formulate.

"It appears the Red Ranger has a brother," she grinned. She reached her free hand into the pocket of her elaborate gown, pulling out the same type of coin that Zordon had given to the Rangers earlier. A faint green hue emanated from the centre of the coin, giving it an eerie, otherworldly look.

"I think it's about time I even things up a bit."

Sorry for the massive exposition dump in this chapter guys. Not the best way to start a story, I know, but it's better to get it out of the way at the beginning I suppose. Next chapter will be where things really start to kick off, so stay tunes guys and thanks for reading!

- JMadds03