Disclaimer: The Power Rangers are the property of Saban Entertainment and I lay no claim to them. The character of Mackenzie Dekalb is property of Karilee who can be contacted at kajwr@twcny.rr.com. The character of Cassandra Jensen(the Emerald Ranger) belongs to Helen who can be contacted at helen0724@yahoo.com. Morgan St. Clair is the property of Cynthia Harrell and can be contacted at cynthia~ harrell@yahoo.com. Q is property of Paramount Pictures and Evil Q is a character in Adam Safran's Q-Counterstrike. Jeffrey Kincaid, Lord Stygian, and all other characters relating to them are mine. Should anyone wish to use my characters contact me at foi72@yahoo.com.
The Hunt is On
by John Chubb
"How long have we been waiting?", Imperator Harper asked.
Epyon looked at his watch. "About two hours and thirty minutes."
The madam of the brothel then came to the evil warriors waiting. "Alison is almost done with client. You can resume your discussions then."
"Do you by chance have her do the 'yellow ranger' gimmick with Alison's clients?", Epyon asked. The Power Broker then elbowed Epyon into his ribs and Epyon said "Just asking."
"Oh yes.", the madam answered. "Alison uses the yellow ranger character to perfection thanks to the resemblence she has towrds her. She is smart that one,always aware of her talent and what will work with the customer."
"I'll bet she makes a lot of guys happy.", Harper said as he took a drink from a broken down machine. The Broker and Epyon did the same.
"Actually her clients are mostly women.", the madam said. This caused all three of the evil warriors to spit out their drinks.
"You mean she's…she's". Harper found himself tongue tied. The madam smiled and down the hall. Alison then walked out of the room she was 'assigned' arm and arm with someone who looked like a business woman. After the woman paid Alison and walked out she turned to the three evil warriors. "Okay now where were we?"
The evil warriors were still in a look of shock.
After coming out of their shock the villians gave their pitch. "Now let me get this straight.", the girl named Alison Hammond said. "You want me to join up with you because I am some girl's twin sister?" Epyon, Harper, and the Power Broker both nodded.
"Uhh, hello. In case you nitwits realized, I don't have a sister. I don't even have a family except for a series of pimps, madams and hookers that I've known growing up. I don't even know why you're giving me this last name of 'Hammond'. My last name is Doe."
"Alison Doe? Why not Jane Doe?", Harper asked.
Epyon tried to be smooth with Alison. "No, you are Alison Hammond. You have a mother and a father as well as a twin sister. And the reason that you don't know about them is that they abandoned you when you were a baby?"
Alison couldn't believe her ears. "What?"
"Yes.", Epyon continued to lay down the smooth lines. "The Hammonds were a family of wealthy order freaks. Everything had to have their proper place in the Hammond household. Including the number of children they were going to have. They were prepared for one child, not two. And when the ultrasound said that there was going to be a second child they decided to dispose of the second child as soon as it was born. That child was you."
"Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You're saying that the reason I've grown up in brothels is because my parents didn't want me?" The villians nodded.
"They preferred the firstborn twin over the second born. Ashley got the life of luxury and love while you got the hellhole tour and apparently a long list of Janes", Epyon pointed out.
"Hey I've had a few Johns too.", Alison retorted. "I go both ways." She caught the lusty look in both Harper and Epyon's faces and gave Epyon a roundhouse kick to the face sending him sprawling down then a back kick to Harper's groin. "Don't get any ideas", she told the two.
Epyon composed himself. "Another reason why we want you. You're one of the best street fighters on the planet."
Alison crossed her arms. "Yeah well. I try not to give people ideas about getting freebees. But what's in it for me?"
"How about power? As one of Stygian's guard you can have so much power in the universe.", Broker said. Alison didn't seem interested.
"Money? All the money your heart will desire so you can leave these brothels.", Harper said trying to sweet talk Alison. Alison was somewhat interested in that.
"And what about the best thing of all? Revenge.", Epyon pulled out a holo cube with Ashley's face on it. The cube started to show snipets from Ashley's life. From riding a bike to learning to roller skate, to trying out for the cheerleading squad all the way up to being a Power Ranger and meeting Andros."
"Your sister got the life that was meant for you. She should be the one selling herself to whatever moved not you. But then I hear she did fool around a little in high school, so I guess you have more in common than you thought.
Alison weighed the options in her mind. I could finally get out of here. I always wanted to be something more than what I was. But I always thought that I'd be nothing more than a hooker. Now I found out I was in this role because my parents didn't want me? Why shouldn't I get back at them? And my sister too.
Alison then looked at the three evil warriors and said. "Where do I sign up?"
Epyon, Harper and the Broker smiled. "We shall reward you with powers at our base. Your madam has been paid off so you will not have to worry about her. Take my hand.", The Broker offered his hand to Alison and soon she and the Broker teleported away in a flash of flame.
She'll be perfect as long as she doesn't find out the truth., Epyon thought. Then he and Harper teleported out.
Lord Stygian sat in his chamber contemplating the information Evil Q had given him. At last a means for freedom. The time to act is now.. With that Stygian focused his mind to contact his underlings. Imperator, Epyon, report.
Harper, Epyon and the Power Broker heard the summons as Alison slept in a tank that was imfusing her with evil powers from the Power Broker. All is proceeding well my lord., Epyon reported. Your latest soldier is being modified as we speak. The number of Coldbloods continue to grow so much that we have additional Coldbloods aiding with the assembly of other coldbloods and vessels. We currently have a fleet of twelve and its growing.
Do you have enough for a mission? There is a spring where its water will grant me freedom. I want you, Imperator and a squad of Coldbloods to retrieve the water for me., Stygian ordered.
Why yes my lord. But what about the rangers?, Epyon asked.
Do not worry. That situation is well in hand. Now I have telepathically sent you the destination for the spring. Go., and with that Stygian broke the communication.
Harper felt a little agitated. "What does he mean he's got the rangers well in hand. He's not sending anyone after Kincaid is he?"
"Do not fear Imperator. I'm sure he will leave Kincaid for you.", Epyon tried to reassure Harper.
"He'd better.", Harper said seething. "Nobody can defeat Kincaid except me. Nobody!"
Morgan St. Clair slept in her sleeping bag at the campsite she had set up near the private lagoon. As she slept her mind was filled with vivid and violent dreams. In it were her friends the Turbo Rangers of her home reality looking on her with disgust and distain.
"You're a traitor Morgan.", T.J. said.
Ashley then spoke up. "You betrayed the rangers. And you will do it again. Only this time you will pay for your crimes."
Chains started to appear and bound Morgan's hands and ankles to a circle she was standing in. Cassie then crossed in front of her. "I wish it didn't have to be this way, but you must pay for your crimes."
Then suddenly Carlos(the Carlos of her reality) appeared. By his side was Kimberly Hart. Carlos held Kimberly in his arms and looked into her eyes lovingly. Then he turned to Morgan and looked at her with disgust. "I can't love a traitor.", then he went and delivered a passionate kiss to Kimberly all while Morgan was watching.
"NOOOOOOO!!!", Morgan screamed as she turned away unable to look further. As tears filled her eyes she turned back to look at where her friends had been. They were gone, but standing in their place was Jeffrey Kincaid.
But this Kincaid wasn't like the one she knew. He looked different. Instead of the black and red spandex of the Night Rangers he usually wore Kincaid was draped in a black motorcycle jacket vest where the zippers hooked to the right on his chest. The red shirt was visible in the collar as well as the sleeves. Black gloves and gauntlets with a red stripe around the wrist covered his hands. He wore black pants and motorcycle boots with red stitching. On his belt buckle was a figure that looked a lot like a demon. His long brown hair had been shaved to the point of a buzz cut and a long scar came across his left eye down the side of his face.
He turned to look at Morgan and said, "To save yourself. Look to the power within." Then he gestured to where Morgan saw Mackenzie morphed into her White Astro uniform. She just stood their with her hands in front of her almost like an angel ascending to heaven.
Then a flash appeared as it enveloped Mackenzie and started to shine across the whole area. When the light died down Morgan turned and saw Mackenzie again. This time in a robe of white and radience glowing from her entire body. Wings had extended from her back. She had looked like an angel.
Kincaid then turned back to face Morgan. "The power is within you. Look to the power within." Then with a jolt of pain Morgan was out of her strange dream and back in the real world.
The pain implant had kept a steady flow after the wake up jolt. Then she heard Stygian's voice inside her mind It is time. Let the hunt begin.
I understand, Morgan thought back. Then Stygian broke the connection. Morgan then put on her Turbo morpher and brought out her Turbo Key ready to morph.
"SHIFT INTO TURBO!! WHITE COMET TURBO POWER!!!" With that Morgan St. Clair had morphed into the White Turbo ranger, and now made ready to attack the group of rangers called the Nightfighters. She got into White Comet and flew Comet away from the lagoon.
Comet, I need to ask you something
What do you want to know Morgan?, Comet asked.
I need to know if you can find anything associated with 'the power within'. I have a feeling it might be important.
Well the power within is the true power source of any ranger. Not the armor and weapons., Comet retorted as he touched blacktop.
I have a feeling that its more than that Comet. It might have something to do with the white powers themselves. Will you look into it?
Of course., Comet replied. Incidently who is our first target?
Morgan sighed. Let's start with the A's. Adam Park.
Back in his office at the shootfighting rink Kincaid was looking over the books when he felt some sort of presence seeming to call him. He then reached for his communicator to call Hardrive on Defiance. It took a while for Kincaid to get through, but Hardrive's answer was surprising.
"Enough is enough! It's time for a change.", the T.V. talking computer said. Kincaid knew the meaning well.
Kincaid wrote down a note to Mackenzie that said:Mackenzie, I'm heading towards Defiance. I must consult the book of Zordon on a grave manner. If you need me, teleport where Defiance is located. Love Jeff.
And with that Kincaid teleported out of his office to where Defiance was.
On the shores of Lake Erie was the amusement park of Cedar Point located in the city of Sandusky. On the beach nearby the park where the patrons could swim was a movie crew waiting to shoot the next scene of 'The sun of the bride of the ghost of the Aqua Maniac.
The cameras rolled to where a beautiful blonde teenage girl was lying on the beach getting a tan when out of Lake Erie came a monstrous lizard creature waving his arms making all these animal noises. The girls then woke up and screamed. "AAAHHHHH!!!!"
As the monster came closer five people dressed in spandex came and beat up on the monster. Then they assembled their super weapon and aimed it at the monster.
"Ready?", asked the one in red. The other four nodded.
"FIRE!!!"
"CUT!!!", the director called out. "Great shot. Print it!"
Stage hands rushed up to the monster to help it with taking off the monster head and gloves. When the head was removed the face of Adam Park was revealed. The director came and patted Adam on the back. "Great job Adam. You really have the inside knowledge about monsters don't you?" Adam cast a smirk to the director as if saying 'you'd be surprised.'
"Ahh, it wasn't too bad but there is this leak in the shoulder cuff that's kind of bothering me. You might want to have the seamster stitch it up."
Adam got out of the rest of the costume. "No problemo Adam. Now go have some fun. BREAK TIME PEOPLE!!!" The cast and crew immediately decided to relax upon hearing the director's announcement.
Adam made his way to his trailer where two familiar faces were waiting for him. "Carlos!, Kimberly.", he said as he reshed to hug two of his closest friends. "What brings you guys here?"
"Just looking to meet up with an old friend.", Carlos said. "And to try out some of the roller coasters here.", he added with a mischievous look in his eye.
"I swear, you boys and roller coasters. I'd have thought you'd grow up by now." Kimberly was rolling her eyes but inside she was anxious to have fun as the boys were. She then spread a smile from ear to ear. "So, what are the good ones around here?"
"Take your pick. I've seen one called tha Magnum XL which is quite the scare. Also Millenium Force, Gemini, Corkscrew, Bluestreak-I was white as a sheet after riding that one. Haven't been the same since."
Carlos and Kim shared a look and corresponding smile. "Sounds like a nice place to start. You don't have to be anywhere soon do you?"
Adam shook his head. "No the monster isn't needed for a few more hours.", so with that Adam, Carlos and Kimberly went into the theme park of Cedar Point.
None of them were aware that they were being followed.
"I can't believe you two were kissing like crazy on Millenium Force!", Adam said as they were heading back to his trailer.
Carlos was being smooth about it. "Hey, sometimes you can't breath on those things. We were just sharing the other's oxygen." Kimberly chuckled at that.
The three finally reached the door to Adam's trailer when a blaster shot struck the handle before Adam could reach for it. All three turned to look up at who fired the shot.
Carlos and Adam could not believe their eyes. On top of the adjoining trailer was a White Turbo Ranger with her blaster in one hand and personal weapon called the Cometblade in the other. Thw White Ranger put her blaster away and jumped down from the trailer roof facing Adam and Carlos.
"Weren't the Turbo powers destroyed?", Adam asked.
"Not all of them. Remember Justin still had his. There might have been others but I don't know where they are.", Carlos said.
The White Turbo Ranger, also known as Morgan St. Claire, advanced towards the three rangers. Morgan sent her Cometblade into the subspace pocket she usually kept it deciding to take Adam one on one. Morgan then pointed to Carlos and kept her voice cold and emotionless as she did when she was first brought under Divatox's control.
"You and the girl. Leave now. This does not concern you."
"I beg to differ.", Carlos said. "Adam is a friend, and I stand by my friends." Kimberly stood next to Carlos sharing the same determination.
All Morgan said after that was, "Very well." Then she launched a side kick to Adam's head and one to Carlos's chest starting off the fight. Adam and Carlos both blocked and got off a few rounds, but the fact that Morgan was still morphed movd the odds in her favor.
Adam and Carlos knew this and decided to change that. "DRAGON RANGER POWER!!", Adam shouted after calling for his morpher and morphing into the Dragon Ranger.
"LET'S ROCKET!!!", Carlos shouted and he morphed into the Black Astro Ranger. For a brief moment Morgan took in Carlos's change of costume. Not bad, she thought. No wonder he dresses more like he's going to a funeral now.
"Kim try to find the cops.", Carlos said and Kim did just that while Carlos and Adam resumed their battle with Morgan.
Adam was skilled at Martial Arts, almost Morgan's equal. But what Adam didn't know was that in her own reality she was the cousin of Tommy Oliver who lived, breathed, and drank in the martial arts. And due to how close she was with her cousin, Morgan was the same way. And Carlos's skills, although they were good, were not even close to Morgan's level. Also the time she spent training at Kincaid's shootfighting rink allowed her to pick up a few tricks to use against the boys.
The boys did have one advantage, although they didn't know it–Morgan had feelings for Carlos back in her own reality, and even though the Carlos she faced was not hers the resemblance was uncanny. So she held back on whatever blows she delivered to Carlos sending him staggering away while she concentrated full force on Adam.
I can't keep this up. Morgan thought. Her luck changed when Kimberly came down with studio security. She called up the Cometblade and jumped to where they were. The security officers were taken down like nothing. Kimberly ducked and rolled as she turned to face Morgan.
Kimberly reached behind her and brought out her old Pink Ranger morpher. It was a gift from Kat, since Kim was the first Pink Ranger, and since the power coin was destroyed it was too dangerous to use unless it was absolutely necessary.
Well this is necessary, Kimberly thought and shouted "IT'S MORPHIN TIME!!!"
Adam and Carlos heard Kim shout out the old battle cry and shouted for her not to do it but Kim didn't listen.
"PTERODACTYL!!!"
And the original Pink Ranger now stood before the White Turbo ranger ready to fight. Morgan delivered the first kick which Kim dodged. Kim immediately retaliated with a kick of her own. Soon the two girls began sparring but Morgan was gaining the upper hand rapidly. Kim was almost overwhelmed when she decided that she needed to change the rules a little.
Kim then jumped up to the top of the trailers with Morgan in pursuit. She then jumped up to the telephone wire and walked it like a tightrope. Nice to know I still have my old reflexes., she thought. Morgan then threw the Cometblade at the wire causing it to break in two sending Kim falling, or so Morgan thought.
Kimberly grabbed the phone line like Tarzan and swung towards a nearby two story building. Using her momentum she bounced off the building as she let go of the line. She bounced off another building and landed a flying punch that sent Morgan sprawling off the top of the trailer onto the ground below.
Kimberly thought Just like old times., but then the instability fires that Adam faced when he morphed into the Black Mastodon ranger after the coins were destroyed flared through her. Morgan saw this and capitalized immediately. She picked up her comet blade and struck Kimberly sending her sprawling. When she tried to get back up Morgan struck again. A third strike caused her to demorph altogether. Morgan kept the Cometblade steady on the throat of the fallen Kimberly.
"Dragon Ranger. Surrender yourself to me now or I will kill this woman. Black Ranger you are free to go. My quarrel is not with you." Morgan kept her tone level but she felt the disgust in her heart having to try this tactic in order to capture Adam.
"How can you be a ranger when you would try something so cowardly as this?", Carlos shouted. The words struck Morgan's heart like daggers, but she still showed no emotion.
"That doesn't matter now. My ultimatum stands. The Dragon Ranger will surrender now or the girl dies." The Cometblade rested on Kimberly's throat. Please don't make me do it!, Morgan mentally begged Adam and Carlos.
"Do you swear this on the power?", Adam asked. Morgan nodded.
With that Adam demorphed and approached Morgan. "Then I am your prisoner."
Thank you so much!, Morgan thought as she removed the blade from Kimberly's throat. Before Kimberly walked over to Adam Morgan grabbed her arm and whispered to her, "Take care of Carlos for me. Love him with all your heart. He will do the same."
A confused look crossed Kimberly's features but then made her way to where Adam stood. "I'll be all right Kim. But tell the others."
Kimberly then went over to Carlos who had demorphed and took his girlfriend into his arms. They turned to see the White Turbo ranger and Adam dissapear. Their eyes full of questions about her and worry for their friend.
"Excellent Morgan.", Stygian smiled as he saw Adam suspended in his chamber. One down six to go.
"Now bring me your next target.", Stygian ordered and Morgan teleported out. When she arrived at her next destination, the UCLA campus, the words Carlos said to her echoed through her mind and Morgan allowed the tears to fall beneath her helmet.
How can you be a ranger when you would try something so cowardly as this?
In one of the secret labs of Doctor Epyon, a young woman hung suspended in a liquid as wires and tubules entered her body. She was unconscious as the tank she was in modified her DNA structure to accomodate the powers the Power Broker was instilling in Alison Hammond.
"Process is currently 56% complete.", Epyon reported as he looked at the readout. "We're just an hour and a half away from completion."
"As soon as the process is done we leave. Lord Stygian needs us on Aldair as soon as possible." The Power Broker then looked up at the suspended body of Alison Hammond and looked in admiration.
Soon my fury. Soon the universe will fall beneath your flames.
"Oy, if I don't have to go through another day like this again. I will be a real happy camper."
Cassandra Jensen flopped down on the couch from exaustion after a gruling day at not only her classes, but also the law firm she was interning as well. She was helping out with a separation of rights case where a former executive producer was trying to gain rights to a project that he worked on years ago and wanted to do a new movie on. But since the studio owned the series in question there wasn't much that the producer could do. So he filed for separation of rights.
What happened after that was a round of yelling, swearing, and little or no solutions being offered and all Cassandra wanted to do now was lie down and rest. But first she needed a shower.
After laying down a change of clothes, green T-shirt and blue jeans with sneakers, she slipped out of her suit and immersed herself in the spraying water. Cassandra felt herself relax under the shower's steady stream.
After the shower Cassandra put on her change of clothes and turned on the TV after flopping down on the couch. A news report showed a White Turbo Ranger slashing through the commesary of UCLA. Students were running away trying not to get trampled.
So much for a nice quiet evening at home, Cassandra thought as she pulled out her Emerald Crystal. "EMERALD RANGER POWER!!!"
Cassandra morphed into the Emerald Ranger and went to confront the White Turbo Ranger–Morgan St. Clair.
Cassandra looked down from the roof of the commesary as Morgan was destroying almost everything with her Cometblade. Cassandra then brought out her Emerald bow and fired an arrow which struck Morgan knocking the Cometblade out of her hand.
Cassandra then put the bow away and jumped down to face Morgan. "May I ask who you are, what you're doing and why aren't you doing it in Angel Grove?"
Morgan almost smiled under the helmet. She liked the Emerald Ranger's remark. She's got quite the sense of humor. I suppose it's only fair to return the remark with an equally funny line.. "I am the White Turbo Ranger. I am destroying stuff. And because you don't live in Angel Grove."
Morgan then leaped up and over Cassandra and the two immediately went into sparing after Morgan landed behind Cassandra.
The two were evenly matched. Cassandra was a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do while Morgan was a fourth degree in Shokotan. Both knew about shootfighting from Kincaid and both went for the no holds barred approach in their fight.
Yet with all their skills one could not hope to best the other. Morgan gave every move she could think of and Cassandra managed to counter each one. The same was said for Morgan as she countered whatever Cassandra threw at her. They seemed so evenly matched in their fighting skills and prowess. Both used every karate move and shootfight technique in the book and got nowhere. Time to change tactics. Comet I need you.
I'm on my way Morgan, replied the sentient zord to his partner. After severing the link Morgan then ran towards the main road of the UCLA campus. As soon as Cassandra touched the road White Comet came barreling down towards Cassandra and the Emerald Ranger was hit by the speeding zord.
Cassandra went flying over and hit the ground behind White Comet. Morgan then drew back Cassandra's head and punched her in the back of the neck sending her into unconsciousness.
Morgan St. Clair stood above the Emerald Ranger as she demorphed into her human identity. Morgan then kneeled down and touched Cassandra as they teleported to Stygian's realm.
One more prisoner for the gallows, Morgan thought.
Mackenzie Dekalb walked into her fiancee's office and didn't see him. She did catch the note he left and read it. Wonder what's up that he'd go to the book of Zordon. He usually doesn't unless there's a reason.
Oh well, he'll be back before long., Mackenzie though as she sat in Kincaid's chair looking over the booking dates for the shootfighters at the rink when Kimberly and Carlos barged in.
"Mackenzie, do you know where Kincaid is?", Carlos asked.
"He's at Defiance right now what's up?"
Kimberly was as out of breath as Carlos but she spoke for him. "Adam's been kidnapped by someone who looked like a White Turbo Ranger."
Mackenzie's eyes went wide in shock. "WHAT?!!!"
"Cassandra you okay?", Adam asked as his girlfriend regained consciousness.
"Ohhh, what was the liscence number of that zord that hit me.", Cassandra said her body still groggy and sore from the hit she took from White Comet. And being suspended from the wall did no good either.
"Welcome to my temporary prison Cassandra.", Stygian said. "I hope you enjoy it here. Because there's no way you are escaping."
Morgan then teleported to her next target–Bruce Greene.
The planet Iocaste was a far cry from what it used to be five years ago, but it was still considered to be pretty much a slimepit even with the cleanup efforts of Tanya Sloane and Bruce Greene. Morgan teleported to the planet and thought she had stepped into one of the forbidden levels of hell. Or at least, a planet that was occupied by the UAE. But Stygian had told her that even the UAE avoided Iocaste when they were still in power.
Morgan walked down the run down street seeing misery in all its forms. But she had also seen compassion as well Apparently from Tanya Sloane's effort's. Morgan thought.
On the street there were food service workers, people helping to fix up a home for fifty aliens, also there were those giving blankets to the destitute that still remained on the street and hadn't found their way to the sanctuary campsites that had sprung from the planet.
But one thing had remained constant. The Greene Shootfighting rink on Iocaste remained the most popular place on the planet. And it wasn't long before she had found the domain of her quarry.
Bruce stood in the locker room getting ready for the big event he had planned for tonight. The Silver Centurion was going to fight Brutox the bruiser. The proceeds to the fight were to go to Tanya's relief funds for her work throughout Iocaste.
Tanya was a little worried though. She had a feeling something would go wrong. Bruce tried to reassure her. "Don't worry, Brutox knows the drill. You just count on announcing the match."
Tanya nodded and Bruce tried to cheer her up by saying, "Hey think of all the people this will help here."
Tanya looked up at Bruce's face and smiled. She couldn't resist when Bruce Greene turned on the old charm.
But she still had a bad feeling about tonight.
Brutox was in the locker room psyching himself up for the match tonight. According to the plan Brutox was supposed to J.O.B. to Bruce as he was morphed into the Silver Centurion. Then when the match ended Brutox would attack Bruce generating 'heel' heat for the next charity fight. Brutox was all ready when he heard a knock on his door.
"Who is it?", he asked.
"Room service.", the voice on the other side said. Brutox went to the door wondering who ordered room service for him when an uppercut greeted him as he opened the door.
Brutox fell to the ground as Morgan St. Clair walked into the locker room. Talk about your glass jaw., Morgan thought as she dragged Brutox out of the doorway.
She saw the script on Brutox's bench and looked it over. Comet, this says he's supposed to lose tonight and then attack after the match ends.
An idea then struck Morgan. I think I have my plan all ready.
Tanya walked down to the ring wearing one of the most beautiful gowns the audience had ever seen her in. She had grabbed the mike and made the announcement. "The following match is scheduled for one fall. Making his way to the ring weighing in at one hundred and sixty six pounds–THE SILVER CENTURION!!!"
The audience roar was deafening as Bruce walked down the ring morphed. Bruce took in the crowd's reaction and milked it for all it was worth. He loved entertaining the people at the charity events. It beat the real lumps he took in the regular shootfights.
When Bruce stood in his corner, he anxiously awaited Brutox to come out. Tanya made the announcement, "And his opponent, weighing in at approximatly fourhundred and thirty pounds–BRUTOX THE BRUISER!!!"
But Brutox did not come out. After two secondes of staring at the empty door Tanya got ready to announce Brutox again when Morgan came out morphed and ready. A microphone in her hand.
"Brutox couldn't make it so I'm his replacement. I am the White Turbo ranger, slave to evil and the most dangerous warrior you will ever come across. And it's my mission to take you back to my evil master Lord Stygian." Morgan said the truth in a fashion like she was serious but also showing off before the crowd. All those hours of watching Kincaid's Raw is War tapes finally paid off., she thought.
Tanya had a worried look in her eyes. Bruce didn't know what was going on but thought that Morgan was going to replace Brutox. The show must go on., Bruce thought and spoke on the mike. "Your master wants me? Then you'll have to come and get me."
Morgan brought the mic to her helmet and said. "I have no problem with that.", and she charged down to the ring and she and Bruce went at it.
Bruce held nothing back. He went for the direct approach and despite the blocks from Morgan she was soon overwhelmed. She found herself backed into the corner landing a few blows until the referee called for him to break it up. Bruce did so and Morgan found herself staggering out of the corner.
Morgan and Bruce finally faced each other again and then Morgan launched her next attack. She had thrown a fake to Bruce's helmeted face while Morgan ducked down and spun around to give him a kick to the back of the knee throwing Bruce off balance and down to the floor.
Morgan went for an anklelock submission but Bruce made it to the ropes so the referee ordered her to break the hold. She did but Bruce could barely stand on his left leg.
Time to change my approach., Bruce thought. "TALON CLAWS!!!", and with that two razor sharp claws appeared on Bruce's hands. He then went to charge Morgan as an energy force enveloped him and a silver bird shape charged at Morgan knocking her back down.
When Morgan got her bearings again Bruce gave three quick swipes with his Talon claws. Okay if he wants to play that game, I can do that."
"COMETBLADE!!!", Morgan shouted as her sword appeared in her hand and she blocked Bruce's next swipe. The clang of the crossing of sword and claws ehoed throughout the arena. Bruce blocked many of Morgan's swipes as Morgan blocked many of Bruce's blows.
Then Bruce decided to end it as he kicked Morgan in the chest and gave her a twisting neckbreaker much like the Twist of Fate from the WWF wrestlers the Hardy Boys. Bruce then went for the anklelock submission and Morgan quickly tapped out.
Tanya went on the mic and announced Bruce as the winner. Looks like this White Ranger knew how to end it., he thought as he basked in the crowd's approval. Now all that's left is…, Morgan then tapped him on the shoulder before he could complete his thought. As Bruce turned around Morgan chopped him in the throat and punched him in the back of the neck when he fell unconscious.
Morgan then touched Bruce and they both teleported away leaving the crowd and Tanya stunned.
The Red Night Ranger Jeffrey Michael Kincaid walked down the halls of what had been his zord for the last seven years. And if the prophesy was correct, then it would not be for a good long time that he would walk down it's corridors again. As he walked, Kincaid took in mind what the book of Zordon said.
A creature of good, subverted to evil use shall arrive.
Those who are one with the night shall rise again with dark powers only their inner lights shall sustain.
Evil shall rise and seek to bring down the walls of reality.
Kincaid knew what the prophesies meant, and what they might mean for him. Zordon once mentioned the hidden aspects of the Night powers. When they were formed the Night Rangers were supposed to be emmisaries of light against dark forces that sought refuge in it. Not all the Eltarian council was pleased with the formation of the Night Rangers due to the fine line they always walked. They had also feared one would fall to the darker sides and strengthen the great evils.
That's what happened when Mark became Lord Crucible. He had given in to the darker side of his nature and the universe suffered as a result. Now if I go through with the change that line will become finer than it has ever been.
Kincaid looked over the description the book of Zordon indicated of what was to come as he came across the book chamber in Defiance. He knew he had no real choice. He turned and walked out of the book chamber leaving the book itself open.
Kincaid then walked to his quarters as he cast his eyes on a picture of him and Mackenzie smiling together and being in each other's embraces. Casting a good long look he said, "I will need you so much after this Mickey."
Kincaid seldom called Mackenzie that. It was only when things would be much tenderness and emotion that he would use that name. With that Kincaid got a credit chit from his drawer and teleported off Defiance.
Just as Kincaid teleported off Mackenzie, Carlos and Kimberly teleported on board. "Hardrive is Jeff on board ship?", Mackenzie asked.
"Negative mistress.", Hardrive said doing a perfect imitation of K-9 from Doctor Who.
"Is he coming back?", Kimberly asked.
"You better believe it l'il missy."
"Well we may as well make ourselves at home.", Carlos said as the three rangers walked around the hall of Defiance. They kept walking until they found the bookchamber and noticed that Kincaid left the book open.
Mackenzie looked at the book. "Kincaid has been teaching me how to read the book.", as she looked at the last page she saw the prophesy that had shaken Kincaid to the core.
And Mackenzie Dekalb felt her world shaking too.
Justin Stewart walked down the campus of the fifth university that he had been to in the southern California area. So many choices, so little time., the teenager thought.
To be perfectly honest, Justin really didn't know what he wanted to do with his life. It seemed like all the colleges he'd been to offered the same thing for him. More time in a classroom taking a lot of courses that really didn't interest him and not really much of a challenge. He had an idea of going out to see what the outside world had to offer. For the briefest time he thought about taking his savings and doing some travelling with Storm Blaster. Sure he had seen a lot of sights as a ranger, but he never really saw the universe for the sake of seeing the universe. Justin Stewart never really had a chance to take in the splendor of the cosmos.
Maybe that's what I should do, Justin thought. Do some travelling before college. See the world rather than have some professor talk about it. Justin walked on unaware that he was being watched at the current time.
Morgan St. Clair looked behind some trees staring at the teen before him whom she once knew as thirteen year old Justin, son of Divatox. But in the world she was in now, Dean Stewart fell for another woman and it was her genes that were used to carry Justin's soul. Thank the universe for that., Morgan thought.
Morgan also took in the teenaged Justin more closely. He looks great. I'll bet girls are fawning all over him. I see he still wears the signiture blue for the blue ranger. Morgan might have considered asking this teenaged Justin out but she still thought of him as the littlest ranger.
I wonder if Gia is around. Maybe they have gotten together. A jolt of pain from the implant in her neck from Stygian jolted her into awareness. Stygian was calling.
Resume the hunt. Bring in the Blue Turbo ranger., Stygian then broke off contact then Morgan had an idea.
Justin was still walking when Morgan walked into him 'accidentally', her lunch that she picked up from a street vendor of hot dog and chips was flying all over the place. "Oh I'm sorry.", Morgan said.
"Ohh it's no problem.", Justin said. "I was so deep in thought I wasn't paying attention."
"No I'm sorry.", Morgan said. "I'm trying to find the gym around here. I'm a member of the Karate club here. I'm on my way for a workout."
"There's a Karate Club around here? Where?"
"They meet at the gym around about now. Why do you work out?
Justin blushed modestly. "I've taken some classes–since I was seven."
Morgan smiled. He's still so much like the Justin I know. I wish I didn't have to do what I have to. "I've taken a few lessons myself. You wouldn't happen to come by the gym and do a sparring session would you?"
"Sure, meet you at the gym in an hour?"
"I'll be there.", and with that Morgan walked down the path preparing for her ambush at the gym.
Justin made it to the hotel room that he was staying in and brought out the karate uniform from his gym bag. His thoughts turning to Morgan.
It's weird. For some strange reason she seems so familiar to me. It's like I should know her from somewhere, but I've know I've never met her before.
His eyes turned to the blue Turbo morpher that he had always kept with him. He hadn't needed it all that much. The last time he had used it was on Mirinoi. Since then he didn't need it but kept it on hand just in case.
This might be one of those times Justin thought. I'll take it just in case. Then Justin left the room and headed for the gym. When he arrived at the front door he thought he had heard Morgan cry for help. Justin ran down the hall to the gym where the cry originated.
What he saw was Morgan unmasked and morphed into the White Turbo ranger. "Hello, Justin.", she said with a hint of sadness in her voice. "I wish it didn't have to be this way but my…the evil monster I'm being forced to serve wants me to take you to him. I sincerely hope you won't make it easy for me."
Morgan then put on her helmet and launched a flying side kick towards Justin which he dodged. Soon Morgan and Justin were in a life or death spar with Morgan slowly gaining the upper hand due to her being morphed.
Well I can change that. SHIFT INTO TURBO!!! STORM BLASTER TURBO POWER!!!", Justin changed the name from the destroyed Mountain Blaster to Storm Blaster in his battle call and soon Justin morphed into the Blue Turbo Ranger and was soon on the attack.
Morgan knew Justin to be a top martial artist in her own world despite his young age. Here Justin was a year older than she was and he had only allowed his fighting skills to improve. Well at least I don't have to worry about eyebeams from him since he's not Divatox's son here. But Morgan needed to find a way to take Justin down and take him down fast.
As Morgan and Justin fought she realized the pattern in Justin's fighting. It was pure Karate. There were no elements of the shootfighting style that Kincaid used in Justin's style. You think Kincaid would have taught them a ,ittle about shootfighting. Maybe Justin didn't want to do it.
Whatever the reason was it provided Morgan with a way to win. She flashed her mind to the picture of the striking points Kincaid had in his office and came up with the attack plan.
She then launcched a volley of punches and kicks and managed to land one into the shoulder blade. As Justin staggered back from her attack on a pressure point Morgan then jumped up and gave a flying side kick to the side of his helmet. As Justin fell to the ground Morgan then put him in a choke-out manuver which caused the Blue Turbo ranger to pass out and demorph.
One more Nightfighter for Stygian., Morgan thought as she touched Justin and made ready to teleport him to Stygian's domain. I'm sorry Justin I really am., she thought as she looked down at her slightly older friend Justin Stewart as the teleportation fires consumed them both.
The planet Aldair 6 was a planet full of vegitation and life with so many tall trees and plants coming from all over the planet. Technically it was a forest planet much like Oron was, but Oron didn't have a magic water spring that would free the demonic lord Stygian.
On the planet four evil creatures appeared. One wore red and black as if passing himself as a creature of great power. Another was a rat-like creature with a matter cannon on his arm and bionic implants all over the rest of him. The third was human in a dark overcoat with a chest plate that held an array of powers. And the fourth was a red robed light brown haired woman who was filled with so much evil power given to her by the other three.
She who was once Alison Hammond was now known as 'Fury', and her costume reflected her own fury.
"Spread out everyone let's find that spring.", Harper ordered. Everyone else wondered why they were following a loser but this time the loser had a good idea, so they spread out and searched.
After hours of searching Fury called for the other three. She had found the spring.
Power Broker brought out a flask to fill what an apparition appeared before the three evil villians. "Who are you and what are you doing here?", the ghost asked.
Stygian looked at the third and fourth Nightfighters that stood suspended on his wall. "Excellent my White Ranger. Now there are three more to go."
Adam called out to Morgan and asked if she was under a spell and told her to fight it. Morgan turned to Adam and looked at him and the others sadly.
"I'm not under a spell.", Morgan said with sadness. "But I wish I was.", with that Morgan teleported away as she went after her next target–Ashley Hammond.
On the new Astro Megaship 2 were Andros and Ashley as they took their new megaship for a shakedown cruise after returning Defiance. Their course took them around the solar system as they tried to determine if there were any kinks left in the reconstruction job they had done at the mobile safehouse.
"She's handling pretty smooth.", Andros said as he stood at the helm. Ashley was at the sensor station looking for any obstacles in the flight path. None found so far.
"How are you holding up D.E.C.A.?", Ashley asked.
"All computer systems are functioning. Checklist on Astro Megaship Alpha complete. Ship is now fully operational.", the computer said.
"Great, let's head on back to Earth and celebrate." Andros said as he turned the megaship around. D.E.C.A. however had other ideas.
"I'm picking up a distress signal at grid coordinates delta-delta 5-1-0."
"Set course.", Andros ordered and he and Ashley made for the co-ordinates D.E.C.A. had given.
What they found was a jungle world that they had to fight through so Andros and Ashley brought out their cutting tools and machettes to cut through the foliage. "D.E.C.A., how far are we to the co-ordinates?", Ashley asked.
"You are two hundred meters from signal origin.", D.E.C.A. reported. Andros and Ashley continued their trek until they arrived.
What they saw was a car in the most pristine shade of white they ever saw. It had a sleek design and the silouette of a golden comet on the hood. Andros came up to the car's hood and looked it over surprised by its style. Ashley saw an open window and looked in at the dash. What she saw took her by surprise.
"This is one nice car.", she said until she got distracted by a laser blast by her feet blur of white that attacked while she turned around.
As Ashley was knocked down Andros went to the defence of his wife attacking the White Turbo ranger. Andros's skills were good but Morgan had the definite advantage due to her being morphed. Soon Andros was beaten back.
When Ashley regained herself both she and Andros looked at their opponent in confusion. "A White Turbo Ranger? I thought all the urbo Powers were destroyed?", Ashley said.
"I had heard legends on White Turbo powers but there was no proof that they existed.", Andros said. And with the completion of that last statement the 'proof' charged at them with walking kicks sending them splattering against the wall.
After the newlyweds got their bearings they decided it was a good time to morph. "LET'S ROCKET!!!". They punched in their codes and the Red and Yellow Astro Rangers stood before the White Turbo ranger.
Red and yellow. Insert Hulk Hogan joke here., Morgan thought. They had both circled around each other and soon the battle was back on.
Morgan had a hard time due to the two on one odds and needed to up the ante. "Cometblade!", she called and her sword appeared in her hand.
"Okay if that's the way you want to play. Spiral Saber!"
"Star Slinger!"
Both Andros and Ashley brought their weapons to bear on Morgan. "Ready.", Andros said.
"Aim.", said Ashley.
"FIRE!", they said in unison. But Morgan jumped up and did a roll in the air and landing before the yellow and red rangers. And with a few strokes of her Cometblade Morgan ended the battle with herself as the victor.
"Comet open the door.", Morgan called putting Andros in the back seat. She then put Ashley next to him.
It's so sad we have to do this Morgan. They seem like such a lovely couple.
Morgan agreed with Comet but they had no choice. I know Comet. But that hair he has.
The Power Broker came forward to address the guardian of the spring. "We are the followers of Lord Stygian. We come to release the Master from his prison so chaos will rule the universe again." The other three villians looked at him like he had grown a second head.
"Honesty. I so seldom hear that. But then you must know that I can detect falsehoods so any attempt at deception would be foolish.", the guardian of the spring said. "But nevertheless I will not allow you to take the magic water for your own evil uses."
"Oh we're not asking you for the water. We're here to take it from you.", with thet the Power Broker motioned Alison Hammond to come forward.
No longer was Alison dressed in the wardrobe of a street prostitute. She drew back her robes to reveal a black form fitting body suit with silouettes of flame all over it. Even her hair showed a firey tint to it. Every curve on her body was was revealed by the body suit showing of her figure.
"Say hello to my friend Fury.", the Broker said making reference to Alison. And with that Fury raised her hands high and flames erupted from around the spring. The guardian found herself surrounded by flames and she raised her hands high in the air blew the flames back.
"Are there any other tricks you would like to try?", the Guardian said.
Epyon then brought his converter gun onto the Guardian. "You know I have a scientific question I might want answered. I believe you are not a supernatural apparition since my converter won't work on the supernatural. I think you are just someone who was bonded to the magical properties of the water permiting you to be the water's guardian. So if I fire this at you will you become flesh and blood? And will your connection to the water be severed?"
The guardian looked a little worried. She never had to face a converter weapon before. Epyon caught the guardian's worry and smiled.
"Let's find out.", he said and he fired his weapon at the guardian.
The transforming energies filled every aspect of the guardian's being as she felt her energy form turning solid and her body becoming flesh. When the transformation was completed Harper swooped in and grabbed the guardian before she could splash in the water and reestablish her magical connection with it.
"Naughty, naughty. We wouldn't want magic water to undo Epyon's handywork would we?" He set the guardian, who was now a brown haired woman with long white flowing robes, down on the ground at the feet of the villians.
"Wow, you are a hotty.", Alison said stroking the guardian's cheek. The guardian shook her head out of Alison's touch.
"Hmmm, what to do with you.", the Power Broker said in thought. "Let me think."
"Here's an idea. Cat.", Epyon fired the converter cannon and the guardian turned into a snow white cat. Fury then picked the cat up and gave it a kiss. The cat later burst into flames.
"Talk about the kiss of death.", Harper said.
"Enough, now let's get the water we need and return to our lord.", Broker ordered. Soon Epyon filled the flask with the magic water and when they had enough the villians teleported out leaving only the charred remains of a cat as a marker of their presence.
Mackenzie was seated in a lounge chair trying to comprehend what she had just read. "The change is coming. Jeff always told me about it, but I never thought it would happen."
Carlos and Kimberly sat nearby trying to console her. "Change? What change?"
Mackenzie looked at Carlos. "You know how in the past rangers had to always search for new powers and zords when an even more powerful evil than the previous one would come?", Carlos and Kim nodded.
"Well another is on it's way and is out to destroy all reality, and the book says the Night Rangers will be reborn. Also the powers will call for an evolutionary change. One of the things the night powers can do is evolve to face the villian."
"So what's the problem? If the powers can adapt to face different evil monarchs why the worry?", Kimberly asked.
Mackenzie explained it. "Because the more power the Night Rangers get to face the villians the more suceptable to evil the rangers are. It becomes more simple to fall into evil's grip with the more power they have. Which is why people who were 'damaged goods' were chosen to be Night Rangers. They knew evil and the grip it holds so they fight so no one else falls into that grip."
"And you're worried that Jeff will become something like Crucible if he goes through with it?", Carlos asked. Mackenzie nodded her head.
The intruder alert siren went on and Mackenzie, Kimberly and Carlos were shaken out of their euphoria. They raced to the bridge to determine who was approaching Defiance. Carlos and Kimberly went into shock upon seeing the viewer. "It's her. The one that took Adam.", Kim said.
Mackenzie looked down to see a girl in a white Turbo Ranger uniform address those in the massive carrierzord. "White Astro Ranger, Red Night Ranger, surrender yourselves now. I have your friends."
"Stay here.", Mackenzie said. Carlos was about to protest but a sharp look from her said different.
Mackenzie hit the ground morphed. Her personal weapon, the blade blaster, was by her side as was Morgan's Cometblade by hers. The girls stared down each other, sisters of the white power. One for good, the other forced to do evil.
The two white rangers clashed their blades as they fought like sword fighters each one on the attack and on the defensive as well. Neither one getting a good strike until Mackenzie brought her blade up and fired a laser blast from the blaster apparatus.
Morgan fell back shocked and disoriented. She had barely recovered when Mackenzie fired another blast. I've got to get that weapon off of her so Morgan drew back her Cometblade and threw it so it struck Mackenzie's blade blaster and both weapons fell clattering to the ground.
With the White rangers unarmed they immediately went into hand to hand combat. And again, neither one was able to get the advantage of the other. Mackenzie had a hard edge to her fighting style while Morgan's was one of grace and perfection. Aggression versus rationale. After too long Mackenzie was on the attack and Morgan waited for her to make a mistake.
Mackenzie then brought her hands together as if in prayer as she had so many times before as power built within her. She stood ready to release it at the right moment.
Here's my chance, I just need to time it just right., Morgan thought as Mackenzie's power built up ready for release.
"WHITE ASTRO SHOCKWAVE!!!", Came Mackenzie's command, but just as the energy was ready to release Morgan leapt up into the air and impacted with the energy. Just as Carlos and Kimberly came out to see how the battle fared.
All four were caught in the energy kickback.
Morgan had been the first to recover. She had been demorphed but all right nonetheless. She looked around and saw the smouldering patch of vegitation she was standing near. She saw Carlos and Kimberly nearby and made their way to them. Both were unconscious and after cheking Kimberly made her way to Carlos and kissed him on the lips softly.
"I hope you're happy Carlos in this world. But I will never stop loving you." With that said Morgan got up and walked over to the figure in the center of the burnt patch. The demorphed, and unconscious, White Astro Ranger Mackenzie Dekalb.
Morgan looked down at she who was in essence her sister in power. Both possesed White Ranger powers. Sure there were differences in weapons and which series of powers they used. But they possessed powers that were created by the light of goodness to be used for good. And even though Morgan was forced to use them for evil while Mackenzie fought for good, Morgan St. Clair still felt a kinship with Mackenzie Dekalb.
Morgan then made ready to transport Mackenzie back to Stygian's lair when she felt a barrel of a gun on the back of her neck with a voice saying "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Morgan then turned around and saw the face of Jeff Kincaid. His hand steady on the blaster now aimed between her eyes.
Next fic: Dare I say it? Morgan St. Clair vs. Jeffrey Kincaid. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!