//------------------------------// // Chapter 20 - Attack of the Rangers // Story: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Friendship is Magic // by Werewolf Cheetara //------------------------------// Chapter 20 Attack of the Rangers By the time Applejack, and Jason had arrived. The other were awaiting them patiently for their arrival. Each one of the elements, and rangers wore a different variety of costume. Trini had decided to wear a black cat suit, while Rarity had gone with a more sophisticated, and glamorous witch costume. Billy had gone with an Albert Einstein costume, and Twilight had gone with her usual Starswirl the bearded getup. Zack wore a clown costume, and Pinkie went as her chicken outfit. Tommy had decided that he would go for the classic vampire, which rarity made the costume for him. However, Fluttershy had decided rather than hide this year, as she usually would. She decided to go out, dressed as a bunny. Though she stood close to Tommy for insurance. “It’s okay. You’ll be alright.” “Oh…okay.” “You’re that terrified of today, aren’t you?” “Oh you poor thing.” Just then, Rainbow Dash, and Kimberly had arrived, both dressed as Shadowbolts. When Rainbow dash stomped on a storm cloud, ad flash of lightening broke out, terrifying poor Fluttershy, who coward behind Tommy. “EEEEEP!” “Come on guys. Look what you did to poor shy.” “Fluttershy?” “Fluttershy, we’re sorry to have scared you." Slowly, But surely, Tommy, nudged Fluttershy to come out from behind him. She slowly poked out to see it was only Rainbow Dash. Seeing no real sign of danger, she then came back out. “Oh...It’s okay. I’m used to being...scared” “About time you two showed up.” “Sorry we’re late. We just…” “Lost track of time.” “Were you two racing each other again?” “So…pinky here’s gotta get into tip top shape if she wants to make the Wonderbolts.” “Oh yeah..those guys.” “Can we get going now? I don’t wanna miss out on any trick or treating!” “You still trick or treat, Pinkie? Don’t you think you’re a little old for that?” Pinkie pie then got into Billy’s face and stared down right into his eyes. “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!! You’re never too old for free candy!” Billy then removed his fogged up glassed, and wiped them on his shirt. He then placed the now fog free glasses back on his face. “…I stand corrected.” “Alright every pony…let’s do this.” “Wait!” Just then, from out of the castle doorway came, a familiar baby dragon, accompanied by a very tiny baby phoenix. “Oh, spike. Almost forgot you there for a moment.” Kimberly then spotted the baby bird resting on spike’s shoulder. “Aww… who’s this little guy?” ”Hmm…Oh! This is Pee Wee. He’s a baby phoenix that I’m taking care of.” Upon further inspection, the group noticed that Spike was indeed wearing a homemade green ranger costume. The main pieces were made by Rarity, while Spike made both Pee Wee’s and his Paper Mache helmets. “Did you make him a little dragon zord helmet” “Yeah...I thought it’d go nicely with the whole ranger zord theme.” “Looking good, little buddy.” “Really?” “Come on guys! There’s candy abounding!” WEEEEE!” Pinkie then skips off ahead, soon followed by the others as the night had just begun for the small group. Not too far from the group, a very familiar from, accompanied by six others were watching the group from afar. The group consisted of mostly males, with two exceptions. One form then stepped forward from out of the shadows, revealing them self to be surprisingly Princess Celestia. “They are the ones. All twelve of them.” -“You are sure of this, your highness?”- “Do not let your eyes deceive you. They may look harmless. But they are not to be taken lightly.” -“Perhaps she is right. Looks can be deceiving.”- “You have no idea…” She then lets out a devious smirk. -“You say something, your majesty?”- “Uh no! Nothing at all. Now…deal with them quickly, and swiftly. The fate of Equestria is in your hands, rangers.” -“Fear not your highness. We shall not fail you.”- With those words, the ruler of the daytime then departed, back to supposedly Canterlot. Leaving the other mysterious rangers with the task bestowed upon them. -“We shall continue to watch them. We will strike when the time is right.”- Throughout the night, the rangers, and main six were enjoying the festivities of all various kinds. Pinkie, and Zack were enjoying a few good rounds of trick or treating, with a few fillies. Twilight Sparkle, and Billy decided to tell scary ghost stories from the Ponyville library. Though as cliché as they were…some of them terrified a couple of the fillies, as well as a few mares…and colts. Jason, and Applejack were bobbing for apples. Although some of Jason’s werewolf fur got a bit wet. Trini, and Rarity, decided to participate in a Halloween costume contest, which neither of them won. Surprisingly Spike had taken first place with his costume, and Pee wee. Kimberly, and Rainbow dash’s evening was filled with the two pegasi enjoying their merry pranks upon ponies both young and old. Nothing too serious, but just enough to get a few scares…and a few wetters. However, after enduring as much of it as she could bear it, Fluttershy was now too scared to continue on after accidentally walking into a haunted house. So Tommy decided it was best to take her home. But while on their journey back, both of them felt as if something…or someone was watching them. This got Fluttershy nervous. “Um…Tommy…?” “I know…I feel it.” Though more cautious than before, the two friends continued their trek in the autumn cold, all while still being watched. The two figures were adorned in what seemed to be somewhat of a far eastern attire. -“I’m not sure if what she said was true. They don’t seem very harmful.”- -“Don’t forget… we are here to stop them. Do not be so easily fooled.”- -“But, what if she is wrong? Do not tell me that thought has never accord to you.”- -“It has ran across my mind.”- Unknowingly to them, the two villainesses were watching their progress from afar. “So these new one need a little more convincing eh?” “That can be arranged.” “Indeed.” With that stated, Rita then raised her magic wand into the air, and began chanting an ancient tone. Back in Ponyville each of the mysterious rangers then began to feel terrible pain within their minds, clashing between what was right, and wrong until all of their eyes began a deep purple like state. At the borders of Ponyville, Fluttershy, and Tommy were on the road back to her cottage. Upon the way, there was a few trees that joined to what was known as the Everfree forest. Just about halfway home, the two heard twigs snapping, and movement in the trees. Now, Fluttershy was becoming ore, and more frightened. “Rainbow Dash...If this is another prank…it’s not funny.” The snapping continued up until two figures jumped out of no where right in front of the two friends, right in front of their path. The two figures wore similar attire to that of the ranger’s designate colors. -“Halt!”- -“Your reign of terror ends tonight, pretenders!”- “Pretenders?” “Wh…Wh…Who are they?” -“Don’t act stupid! We know your true plans!”- -“We know you work for Bandora!”- “Bandora?” -“Forget it! Prepare to be destroyed!”- The figures readies themselves to charge in for the attack. Tommy on the other hand prepared for a defensive stance. He looked to Fluttershy, who was now completely terrified. “Fluttershy...I know you’re scared. But I need you to find the others.” “I...I...I can’t...” “You have to do this, please. I know you can do it.” Tough she was indeed terrified of the strangers who stood before him. She knew that Tommy would surely need help dealing with these new enemies. Despite fearing the vents back in Ponyville. Fluttershy then nodded nervously, and then started to back away. With Tommy guarding her escape. When the chance came, the terrified Pegasus then bolted out of harm’s way, making her way back to Ponyville. The blackened figure stared to give chase, but was then stopped by his green counterpart. -“Let her go…we will deal with them later.”- The figures then turned back to the green ranger, who stood there, waiting for their move. It was a good few seconds before the two charged into tommy. The two attempted to strike him. But found that their hits’ were blocked, and was then greeted by Tommy split kicking them back. Shaking the pain off, the two figures continued their assault. The battle raged on as each of the combatants each made their move, striking at one another, or deflecting their opponent’s attacks. Despite Tommy’s skills in martial arts, the two figures were able to overpower him. Dealing more damage to him, forcing Tommy to the ground. -“Now…Finish him off while we have the chance!”- Looking down upon the beaten Tommy, the green figure then raised his now hooved limb into the air, ready to finish off the green ranger. That was then interrupted by a purple aura of magic striking at the hoof, causing great pain to the limb. -“Gaaaah!”- -“Burai!”- The green figure , now known as Burai backed away from his American opposite, who was the greeted by his other ranger allies, and the elements of harmony. “Tommy! Are you alright?!” Jason, and Zack both helped Tommy back onto his feet. He then shook off the pain, and turned to his friends. “I’m better now. Thanks to Fluttershy.” The yellow Pegasus then smiled, and wrapped her hooves around tommy’s neck. Despite the excruciating pain, he bared through it for her sake. They all then turned to Tommy’s attackers. "So who’re these guys?” “I don’t know…” -“Burai!”- From out of the trees, the two attackers were then joined by four other figures, each similar to the current rangers in color. -“Geki…”- -“Nii-san! Your hoof…”- -“It’s nothing.”- The red figure, Geki, then turned to his blackened ally. -“and you, Goushi?”- -“I’m alright”- The yellow, and blue comrade then helped the two up, and turned back to the rangers, and ponies in fury. -“You monsters will pay for what you’ve done to Burai! Right Dan?”- The blue figure, known as Dan nodded in reply. -“Right, Boi! Mei, you ready?”- The pink one who was now introduced as Mei also nodded. -“Time to end this! For The Princess!”- The rangers, and Ponies looked at each other, in confusion. Did they hear their attackers right? Did they just say for the princess, as if they were the good guys? “For the princess?” “What in tarnation are you talking about?” -“You’ve surrender the time to talk! Prepare yourselves. Especially you, false ones! Zyurangers...”- They then reached for what looked like belt buckles. But to the ranger’s surprise, they found that these “Zyurangers” were indeed wielding power morphers. -“DINO BUCKLER!”- Similar to the blinding flash of light that brought forth the rangers. Another very similar light engulfed the Zyurangers, blinding the rangers, and ponies briefly. When the light faded, they all gazed upon a familiar, and yet horrific sight before them. “Oh…” “My…” “Celestia…” “Am I seeing right?” “They’re..they’re…” The figures that stood before them were indeed familiar, for these Zyurangers were indeed adorned with the very same multi colored costumes as to their ranger counter parts. The one known as Geki was adorned with the Red T.Rex, while Burai was bestowed with the Green Dragon. Dan was granted the Blue Triceratops, and Goushi wore the Black Mastodon power suit. The one known as Mei was undoubtedly the Pink Pterodactyl ranger, while Boi was the Yellow Saber Tooth Tiger. “They’re…” “Rangers.” -“Prepare yourselves, pretenders!”- -“We give you this one chance to defend yourselves!”- -“Face us, cowards! Warriors to another!”- Jason looked to each and every one of his fellow rangers, who all nodded with him. “Alright Rangers…” The power rangers then armed themselves with their power morphers in hand and beagn their transformation. “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!!!” “Dragon Zord!” “Mastodon!” “Pterodactyl!” “Triceratops!” “Saber Tooth Tiger!” “Tyrannosaurus!” In the same flash of light, the Zyurangers were now greeted by their American counter parts who stood there, ready for the attack. “Rangers!” -“ATTACK!”- The two sides began their charge towards one another, each with the hopes in defeating their enemies. While the two sides were about to clash, the ponies could only stand by, and watch in both fear, and hope. "This can’t be right. Princess Celestia would never do such a thing. I just don’t’ get it…"