Pony Rangers: Element Storm

by mistercokehold8

Thunder Strangers Part 2

“Any sign of them Spike?” Twilight asked, getting more and more worried as she and her number one assistant surveyed the wreckage of the Megazord from Element Ops.

“I’m not picking up anything Twilight.” The drake said. “Nothing but scorched Equestrian soil and charred Megazord wreckage.” The monitor in front of the two kept scanning over the remains of the Megazord, trying to find any signs of life from within.

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Applejack had stopped everything she had been doing when she heard the explosion in the distance. From the forest behind her family farm she could see the black smoke rising into the sky. Something had happened, and she didn’t like it one bit. Her thoughts were interrupted by two engines revving to a stop next to her.

“Rumble? Button Mash? What in tarnation is going on?”

“It’s another attack!” Button said frantically. “We think the rangers are in trouble.”

“Shouldn’t they be able to handle it?”

“It looks like they need some help! Come on!” Rumble said as he and Button got off their riding bikes. The three ponies galloped off in the direction of the smoke that could be seen all the way back in Ponyville. More minutes passed as the three got closer, finally climbing a hill top. Galloping over they saw three teenage mares helping each other walk along, each clearly in pain, and they all looked familiar.

“Over there!” Button shouted as Sweetie helped carried Applebloom along while Scootaloo wobbled about.

“Girls!” Applejack was now worried about their well beings. The three ponies galloped to the injured mares.

“We were riding, and we saw the smoke!” Rumble said as he and Button helped Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Applebloom onto their hooves.

“Are you girls ok?” The elder apple sibling asked.

“Yeah, we’re fine.” Scootaloo groaned.

“Was it another monster attack?”

“What? Does that sort of thing happen a lot around here?” Button asked.

“Ever wonder why housing in Ponyville was so cheap?” Scootaloo answered. Applejack was trying to maintain the situation.

“We gotta call somepony! Royal guards! Wonderbolts!”

“Applejack-“The younger sibling said, cutting her older sibling off. “Thanks, but really we’re fine.” She lied blatantly. Just the looks she and her friends were sharing could show it was far from the truth.

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“Your majesty, the Thunder Rangers have failed.” Iron Will reported to the alicorn of the night as she and her followers watched the events down below unfold. “Please permit me to attack while the enemy is vulnerable.

“Will! Do you listen to anything I say?!” Nightmare Moon shouted using the royal voice.

“Your majesty?”

“I have not forgotten you disobeying my orders! Have you not been listening at all?! What did I tell you about the Pony Rangers?!”

“Well…..uh..”

“I’ll give you a hint. It’s to do with their powers and how you destroy them.” Will didn’t say the answer. “Anypony? Anypony at all?” The alicorn opened the floor to her other followers.

“It has to been painful?” Trixie answered.

“Wrong answer, but thank you for playing my game!” Nightmare Moon then fired an energy blast under the unicorn.

“What kind of answer was that?” Gilda asked at Trixie.

“To defeat the Pony Rangers,” Nightmare Moon interrupted. “They must be in their ranger form! Now all of you, get out of my sight!”

“Yes your majesty!” Will, Gilda and Trixie quickly fled the room while they could. The alicorn of the night took seat in her throne, hovering the sphere containing her captive elder sibling inside.

“And do not do anything until I tell you!” The alicorn shouted as her followers left, before turning her attention to the sphere. “Dear sister, I value your thoughts on this….speak to me!” Celestia remained silent, angering the younger alicorn.

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“Are you girls alright?” Scootaloo asked her friends calmly as she, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle quietly trotted along.

“That was harsh…” Applebloom rubbed her head at the beating they just took. “And ah think my morpher is toast.” The yellow Element Morpher on her hoof was broken in various places, emitting red crackles of electricity.

“I think Spike’s gonna lose it when he finds out we trashed the zords.” Sweetie Belle said as they trotted along in the direction of Element Ops. When they finally arrived Spike took their morphers to examine them.

“Well, you three managed to reduce years of hard work and technological advance into a pile of scrap metal, all in a single afternoon.” Sure enough, Spike was not pleased. “Not to mention what you did to the zords.”

“Spike! That’s enough.” Twilight said sternly. “What happened wasn’t their fault, so now is not the time.” Spike rolled his eyes.

“I’m sorry, your right. But thankfully the auto-retreat allowed the reactors time to reset the holographic portals, so after I engage the self-reconstruct functions all we do is wait.” Spike walked back to his chair in front of the monitor while the rangers looked ashamed.

“Hey, don’t beat yourselves up over this.” Twilight said with a soothing voice.

“Twilight, why didn’t they just finish us off?” Scootaloo asked quietly. “I mean, they had those zords-“

“The Thunder Zords.” Twilight said as she pulled out some documents she had Spike make. “They were created by the same technology that powers your own.”

“And these Thunder Rangers work for Nightmare Moon?” Sweetie asked. “That doesn’t make any sense.”

“No more than Will just booking out of there when they showed up.” Applebloom pointed out.

“I suspect that, as with all evil alliances, there is dissension in their ranks.” The elder unicorn mare said. “Dissension that can be used to our advantage when the time is right.”

“You know, ah hope these are under warranty.” Applebloom muttered as she poked and prodded her broken morpher.

“I just feel totally helpless. There’s gotta be something we can do.” Sweetie said quietly.

“For now you have to return to your normal lives.” Twilight said. “If Nightmare Moon suspects anything out of the ordinary it will only give her more power.”

“And be careful.” Spike said, showing concern for the three for the first time today. “They already got the designs for the Tsunami Cycles. Be careful who you trust.”

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The three rangers took the situation in their own way. Scootaloo simply trotted away from Element Ops for the day, just wanting to be alone. Applebloom went back to Sweet Apple Acres to try and drown the day out in farm work.

Sweetie Belle was really the only one who went to where other ponies were: she went to the beach in Canterlot to be close to the water. No pony stopped to question why the mare looked so down. The Blue Element Ranger merely sidestepped out of the way as ponies passed by her, enjoying their day. Only two ponies actually tried to stop and talk.

“Hey Sweetie.” Button said as the mare quietly trotted by. “What? No hello? What’s up Button Mash?” The teenage stallion questioned as Rumble looked on amused. Sweetie paused in her tracks. She may have been having a rough time, but she didn’t need to ignore her friends for it.

“Sorry Button.” The mare said with a bemused smirk. “My mind’s just somewhere else at the moment.”

“Yeah, rough day.” Button said, remembering how the mare and her friends were found earlier.

“Yeah.” The three watched as other ponies enjoyed themselves as awkward silence took over. “Thanks again for helping us out back there.” Sweetie said sincerely.

“Listen, don’t mention it.” Button said. Rumble was beginning to look like he wanted to leave.

“I’ll see you around then.” Sweetie said, before turning and trotting off again.

“Yeah, sure thing.” The stallion called. Rumble was now laughing as the mare trotted off.

“Smooth. You’ll have to show me those moves sometimes.” The Pegasus said, patting Button on the shoulder.

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Scootaloo couldn’t take the silence anymore. With no idea on what to do she simply trotted over to Sweet Apple Acres and watched on as Applebloom worked on wagons for her next task.

“I don’t wanna tell you how to do your job Bloom, but you oiled down the wheel axis seven times now.” The Pegasus mare said in a bored tone.

“Yeah…. not all there at the moment.”

“None of us are.”

“It’s just, ah can’t stop thinking about why those Thunder Rangers didn’t destroy us while they had the chance.” Applebloom said quietly. Scootaloo looked at the floor as the barn door opened a little.

“Applebloom? Is the cart fixed?” Rumble asked as he poked his head in.

“Just about Rumble. Few more minute’s top.”

“Alright, we’ll be out here.”

“We?”

“Button’s always with me remember?”

“Ha ha, so funny.” A voice said from the other side of the door. Rumble shook his head and went back outside. Applebloom chuckled.

“Ah’m going biking with them later.” She explained to Scootaloo. The Red Element Ranger frowned. “What is it?”

“I don’t know…..but there’s something about those two.” Scootaloo said, thinking back to the advice Spike had given them earlier.

“Don’t be ridiculous Scootaloo. We’ve known Rumble and Button Mash for years.” The earth pony mare said as she wiped some oil from her face. “Right back, gonna tell Rumble the cart’s finish.” Applebloom slide over a table and out the barn door in search of her friends. “Rumble! The carts….” She was cut off in surprise by the two stallions being gone. “Where’d they go?” She asked herself as she heard the faint crackle of thunder off in the distance. “Thunder…….”

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“Are the next batch of monsters ready for launch?” Nightmare Moon asked her followers as they prepped for the next few attacks down upon Equestria.

“At the moment, we only have one your majesty.” Trixie said nervously, expecting a bad reaction from the Alicorn of the night.

“Good enough. Prepare it at once!”

“Permission to speak your majesty?” Iron Will asked, coming forward with a slight bow.

“As long as I can vaporize you when you say something stupid.”

“Well….uh.”

“Tis a joke Will. Lighten up.” Nightmare Moon said, rolling her eyes. “Speak.”

“Very amusing.” Will said quietly. “I’ve come to accept my punishment for disobeying your earlier orders.”

“And?” The alicorn knew there would be more to this.

“And I have come to redeem myself. I have a more powerful creature that can lure the rangers in their morphed form right into a trap.” Nightmare Moon thought out her options.

“Alright, let’s put it to the test.”

“As you wish your majesty.”

“But don’t blow it. I was only half kidding about the vaporizing thing.” The alicorn warned her loyal follower.

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Iron Will had picked the perfect location to set forth the monster that would redeem him in the eyes of his master: the beach outside the capital of Equestria. While the ponies visiting for the day were distracted with having a good time, none noticed the hillside on the far side of the lake collapsing as the monster exploded from it.

“I’m free!!!” The frog monster cackled as it landed safely on the other shoreline. “Thanks, Will! I owe you one!” Cackling it surveyed its environment. “I’m, so thirsty!” The monster pulled out a pod and threw it into the air over the water. Once high enough the pod exploded, sending several small tadpole like creatures splashing down into the water. “Bottoms up, my little Polytrons!” The creatures eyes flashed, signaling down below to the Polytrons. “Drink up! Drink it all up!!!”

On the other side of the beach Sweetie was finally clearing her head as she took a swim. While she was trying to enjoy herself she couldn’t help but be annoyed by the tide going out. Pausing in the water she felt herself sink lower and lower until she was sitting on the lake floor, minus all the water.

“What the? The water!” She heard several ponies call out confused.

“This cannot be good.” The ranger said to herself quietly.

“Oh my gosh. What is that?!” A mare screamed. Sweetie turned around in time to see the frog creature landed only a few feet from her. At the sight of the monster the pony visitors began screaming and fleeing in panic.

“Ooh! A ranger—how convenient!” The monster taunted as Sweetie took a fighting pose. “Time to make a splash!” As the last pony fled the scene, Sweetie noted it was now just them.

“Element Storm! For- “Sweetie was going through the morphing process when she remembered her morpher was still under repair at Element Ops.

“Better hop to it!” The creature hopped into the air, firing lasers from its eyes at Sweetie. The mare summer saulted out of the way as the frog touched the ground again. “Guess it’s not morphing time after all, is it?” It had finally hit Sweetie that she was gonna have to win this fight without her ranger powers. “Low tide for you!” Crouching forward the frog fired several leech like creatures at the ground around Sweetie Belle’s hooves. The ranger moved before the creatures exploded in a shower of sparks.

“Come closer ranger! You’re not afraid of a few warts are you?” The creature taunted as it stalked closer towards Sweetie. The mare took a fighting pose when the sound of a bike hit her ears.

“Hang on Sweetie! I’m coming!” From over the hill a biker in navy blue riding gear shredded the sand under their tires and they drifted directly into the monster, knocking it over. “Eat beach!” The rider then drifted to a stop in front of the mare.

“Button Mash?” Sweetie asked, getting a look at the stallion behind the helmet.

“Run! I’ll distract him!” Button revved the engines and took off towards the frog monster.

“No! Button wait!” Sweetie tried to warn as the earth pony rider popped a wheelie, over for the monster to leap frog over him. “Watch out!” The mare yelled as the monster fired lasers at the earth pony, striking the back tires and causing Button to tumble over the sand.

“Gotcha!” The monster taunted, only to be caught off guard by Sweetie Belle drop kicking into its back. “That hurt!” The monster charged at Sweetie, who threw her hoof at it, only to be caught. The mare cart wheeled out of the next attack only to be taken down with a leg sweep. The mare rolled as the frog brought its massive foot down in the spot she was just lying in. Landing a few kicks, Sweetie’s momentum was stopped by the monster grabbing her hoof and flipped her head over tail backwards a few feet. Sweetie groaned as she landed flat on her face.

“And now my Polytrons will finish the job!” The creature cackled as Sweetie got back onto her hooves. The monster launched its leech creatures.

“Sweetie!!!” Only for Button to ride in front of the mare at the last second, causing sparks to erupt off his bikes as he tumbled into the sand, not moving as he came to a stop on the ground.

“Button!” Sweetie Belle quickly galloped towards her injured friend as the frog did a little jig.

“So much water, so little time! We’ll catch you later! Bye-bye!” The frog leaped up before disappearing in a flash of light. Sweetie rolled Button onto his back, ripping off his riding helmet. The mare gasped as she saw the leeches sucking away at the earth ponies chest.

“Help!!!” Sweetie screamed as she moved Button onto her back, taking effort as she was not an earth pony. Making sure she wasn’t seen she cheated in movement a little by using her training to help move along quickly to the only place she could think to take Button, Twilight’s Library.

Laying Button Mash onto his back carefully, Sweetie Belle practically broke through the secret door hiding Elements Ops.

“Spike! I need your help upstairs!” She told the drake desperately.

“In a moment Sweetie. I’m almost done repairing the morphers.”

“This is an emergency!!!!” Sweetie shouted, slamming the box with the morphers shut.

“Hey I was working on those!” Spike was now annoyed.

“Button Mash is hurt!”

“And you brought him upstairs? This town has a hospital you know?” Spike said, worried that Element Ops might be discovered.

“I know, I know, but he was hurt because of me!” Sweetie said, tears starting to form. Spike was surprised by the emotion Sweetie was showing. “Please come look at him! It was one of Nightmare Moon’s monsters!” The drake weighed his options.

“Alright, take me to him.” The mare quickly led the dragon back upstairs, where Spike got his first look at Button. “Ooo, he’ll be feeling this for a few days.” He said quietly, poking one of the leeches before breathing a small stream of fire on each one.

“What are you doing?”

“Leeches don’t like fire.” Spike explained as he ripped each leech off one by one.

“What are they?”

“Well, if I had to guess it’s some kind of cybernetic leech.” Spike said, examining one of the leeches. “Looks like they dehydrate the pony body until it just shuts down.”

“Is he going to be ok?” Sweetie asked concerned.

“Button? It looks like he drinks plenty of water, so he’ll be fine.” Spike said, taking the earth ponies pulse. “Although Twilight might flip when she finds out you brought somepony this close to Element Ops.”

“Well, maybe she shouldn’t find out.” Sweetie said with a smirk. Spike chuckled, shaking his head.

“Go get the morphers for me. They should still be in that box I left them in.” Sweetie then surprised Spike by quickly kissing his cheek for all he’s done for her. As the mare trotted over and activated the secret door, both she and Spike failed to notice Button was peeking carefully at her with a mean smirk on his face……

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“So, let me get this straight: You left the barn to follow Rumble and Button Mash, but when you got outside they were gone?” Scootaloo asked Applebloom confused as the earth pony tightened a bolt on her motorbike.

“That’s what happened.” Scootaloo though for a moment.

“That’s weird, too weird really.”

“You know what? Maybe….” Applebloom started. “Maybe they’re master illusionists!” The Pegasus held her face in her hooves.

“And here I thought you were on to something Bloom.” The mare muttered as a familiar pony trotted up behind them.

“Hey. You ladies seen Button anywhere?” Rumble asked.

“Not for a while.”

“Gee, second time today he’s just disappeared.” Scootaloo said. Rumble cracked a smirk and trotted off. Applebloom looked at the stallion for the moment.

“See the way he was lookin at you Scoots?” Scootaloo frowned and looked at the departing Pegasus.

“Rumble? Nah, he’s just looking for he brother.”

“Right….” Bloom said in a wise crack tone, getting a soft slug in the shoulder from Scootaloo. While this conversation was going on just a little up the path Sweetie Belle brought her cart to a stop. Button Mash, now awake, sat in the passenger seat.

“Listen, um….thanks back there for what you did.” The earth pony said sincerely. “I mean, I-I don’t know what happened. I guess I just blacked out.”

“You did take a nasty fall off your bike. You’re actually pretty lucky.”

“Don’t feel lucky. I feel like a chump.” Button grumbled. “I try saving you, but you end up saving me instead.”

“It’s no big deal Button.” Sweetie said with a smile as Rumble found the two.

“There you are. Where did you run off to?”

“It’s a long story. I’ll tell you later.” Button said hopping out of the cart. As she watched the two stallions trot off Sweetie couldn’t help but smile fondly at Button Mash.

Applebloom shook the mud off her riding gear as she pulled her bike to a stop over where her friends were. She might still be new at riding a bike like this, but she was quickly getting good at it.

“How’s it going Sweetie?” Scootaloo asked as she tapped Applebloom’s bike, bored out of her mind.

“Good news, I got our morphers in my saddle bag.”

“Oh yes!” The Pegasus said happily, going quiet when she noticed the brothers trotting back up.

“Sweetie, I just wanna say thanks for taking care of Button back there.” Rumble said, this being the friendliest he’s been towards the three.

“Any time.”

“We owe you one, and we always make good on our promises.”

“Okay, good to know.” Sweetie said with a friendly smile.

“Anyway, we gotta get heading home. Parents, you know how they are.” Button said. This sent a red flag at Scootaloo and Applebloom. As the brothers bid farewell, Sweetie passed over her team mates their morphers.

“Thank Spike the next time you see him. I’m beginning to think he feels under appreciated.”

“Somethings not right.” Scootaloo said.

“Spike didn’t mess the morphers that badly.” Sweetie said as she fastened hers on.

“Not that. We heard those two say they didn’t live with their parents.” Scootaloo said, thinking hard.

“That’s what we heard.” Bloom said as their morphers began beeping.

“I’ve located that frog again. He’s at the river bank in Ponyville. Hurry!” Spike said over the communicator.

“If Spike wants a frog couldn’t he go to the pet store?” Applebloom asked confused as to why Spike would want a frog.

“I’ll explain on the way.” Sweetie said, shaking her head. Scootaloo did a quick glance to make sure they were alone.

“Ready?”

“Ready!”

“Element Storm! Ranger Form! Ha!” The morphing vortex formed around the three, with their ranger outfits snapping over their bodies before once more the visors closed on their helmets.

“Power of Air!”

“Power of Earth!”

“Power of Water!”

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The frog monster wasn’t hard to find. Going along the river bank it was looking for where it was going until the three Element Storm Rangers dropped down in front of it. The three went for their Element Blades when the creature blasted them with charges of purple energy, drawing the three to be stuck to each other. A flash of light blinded them until they realized they had been wrapped in a chain.

“I can’t move!”

“Going up!” The frog cackled “Next floor- housing and sporting goods!” The three rangers struggled as they felt themselves floating into the air. “Hope you can swim!” The chain broke when all three rangers were blasted by a fireball, sending them splashing down into the river below. “I knew they’d make a splash!”

“Going on rewind!” Scootaloo called as to the creatures surprise the rangers flipped out of the water, landing in front of it dry as a bone. “Ok girls, Element Beams!” Pointing their morphers at the creature the rangers spun their power disc, firing off several energy bolts that exploded on contact with the frog. The frog monster cackled before vanishing right in front of their eyes.

“Where’d he go?” Applebloom asked as the three looked around their environment.

“You ladies to the hip-hop?” The three turned and saw the frog bouncing along at them, striking the three as it bounced by, knocking them down in sparks. “Polytrons!” The frog opened it mouth and fired more of its leeches at the rangers. Scootaloo looked as three leeches attached to hers, Sweetie Belle’s and Applebloom’s chest before exploding and sending the three crashing to the ground. “Friendly, aren’t they?” The monster cackled happily.

“This guy is tough.” Sweetie groaned as she helped her friends up. The three rangers pulled out their Element Blades when the crash of thunder echoed the river bed. Before the three could react a navy and crimson lightning bolt struck the ground behind them.

“Uh-oh.” As the smoke cleared the Element Storm Rangers saw the two figures standing upright on four hooves. The Thunder Rangers had arrived.

“Like fighting a giant frog wasn’t bad enough!” Applebloom complained.

“Thunder Staffs!” With a crash of thunder the two rangers pulled their weapons off their backs, extending them to full reach. Twirling them around the two rangers pointed the staffs directly at Scootaloo and her friends. “Attack!” Yelling a battle cry as they charged, the three rangers held out their Element Blades, only to get the surprise of their life. The two Thunder Rangers ignored them completely, and instead charged the frog monster.

“What the?!” Scootaloo watched as the two rangers struck the frog, before twirling around and striking again.

“I thought we were on the same team!!!” The frog screamed as the two rangers lifted it with their staffs and tossed the monster away. “I guess not! Polytrons!” The frog fired its leeches at the two.

“Thunder Shields!” The two rangers rounded their staffs to form a circle with a energy barrier in the middle, completely deflected the leeches back at the frog.

“My precious!!” The leeches exploded in a fireball that sent the frog head over heels before crashing into the ground.

“Thunder Staff! Tornado Star!” The two rangers pulled their staffs into two pieces, forming a t that glowed brightly, tossing at the frog that caused to erupt sparks violently.

“What the heck is going on?!” Scootaloo asked confused, but the Thunder Rangers ignored her question.

“Crimson Blaster!”

“Navy Antler!” The two rangers summoned their own personal weapon that matched them.

“You ready?” The crimson ranger asked.

“You know it.” The navy ranger leaped at the frog, closing the antlers around the waist, lifting the screaming monster in the air as navy bolts lit the monster up. “How about a lift?” The ranger tossed the frog which landed on its massive feet.

“That didn’t hurt!”

“How about this?” The Crimson Ranger fired its blaster at the frog sending it flying back several feet. “Let’s put it together!” The navy ranger clipped the antlers onto the Crimson Blaster. “Thunder Blaster!” The navy ranger crouched as let the blast sit on their shoulder while the Crimson Ranger aimed at the frog.

“Ready when you are.”

“I’m too young to croak!!!” The frog pleaded.

“Fire!” The ranger pulled the trigger, firing a electric sphere that collided with the frog. “Done deal.” As the two rangers turned and walked away calmly the frog screamed violently as energy shot from its body, before falling forward and exploding in a large fireball. Scootaloo and her friends watched as the two trotted in their direction.

“Hey wait!” The two simply kept walking.

“Why did you two just help us?” They didn’t answer Sweetie Belle.

“Hello? Anypony in there?” The two finally stopped.

“We’re even…. Element Rangers.” The crimson ranger said over their shoulder, not even looking the three in the eyes. The two then kept on trotting away.

“Maybe they’re the strong silent types?” Sweetie guessed confused.

“What is with those two?” As the three rangers pondered just what was happening up above in space on her vessel, Nightmare Moon looked at the two rangers disappointed.

“Just as I thought those two had everything under control. I need closers on this vessel, closers!” Aiming at the planet she fired a energy shot that landed where the frog had just been. In a violent flash of light the frog had not only returned, but was now tall.

“I haven’t croaked yet rangers!” It cackled at its new size.

“Spike! Guess what we need?” Scootaloo said in the communicator.

“Don’t tell me.” Spike muttered before slamming his fist on the large button, releasing the completely repaired Hawk, Lion and Dolphin Zord out into the world. The Hawk Zord flew out from its location from under Cloudsdale, the Dolphin Zord emerged from its disguise as an Equestria Cruise ship, and finally the Lion Zord left its spot from a carnival where it was disguised as a roller coaster and Ferris Wheel.

“Let’s do it!” The three rangers took to the air, landing safely inside the cockpit of their respective zords. “Ready?”

“Ready!”

“Ready!”

“Element Storm Megazord!” Once more the Lion Zord shifted until it formed the legs, chest piece and the left arm, while the Dolphin Zord clipped into place as the right arm before finally the Hawk Zord shifted as well, clipping into place as the head.

“Polytrons! The giant frog fired its leeches that latched onto the Megazord. The frog flashed it eyes, detonating the leeches that rocked the Megazord violently, shaking the operators inside.

“We’re getting schooled out here!” Applebloom reported.

“Spike, anything you can send our way?” Sweetie asked over the communicator. Spike thought for a minute.

“Uhhh….” Spike then snapped his claws. “Try the Ram Hammer!”

“What do you think girls?” Scootaloo asked, getting both approval as a response. On the console in front of the yellow ranger the disc slot flashed as the disc appeared in front of her.

“Power Disc Received! Lock….and drop!” Applebloom said placing the disc in the power slot, before turning the handle. The chest of the Megazord opened up as the yellow sphere came spinning out, opening up to form the Ram Hammer.

“Aw, you had to go there didn’t you?” The frog asked before firing more polytrons.

“Bring it on frog face! Scootaloo taunted as the Megazord swiped the hammer several times, each time sending wave after wave of Polytrons back at the frog. As each Polytron returned to the frog each one also exploded until the frog was finally knocked over.

“Is he down for good?” Applebloom asked.

“Just resting! What else you got?!” The frog taunted as it climbed back up.

“Ready…”

“Aim…”

“Hammer!” Charging all the energy that they could into the hammer, the three rangers extended the hammer as far as it could, striking the screaming frog in a large energy blast. The Megazord looked the other way as the frog convulsed, before finally collapsing for good in a large explosion.

“Rangers 1! Frog, zip!”

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“You think Rumble and Button Mash are lying about their parent situation?” Sweetie asked her friends as they trotted down the steps into Element Ops to report back to Twilight and Spike. Scootaloo had explained what she thought was up to Sweetie on the trip here.

“Ah think those two are hiding something.” Applebloom noted.

“I mean, why? What’s there to hide from us?”

“Why don’t you find out?” As the three enter, a voice greeted them, and it was not one they were expecting. To their shock and horror, they saw the two Thunder Rangers not only invaded Element Ops, but had also taken Spike hostage.

“Whoa whoa whoa!” Scootaloo said as she and her friends took a fighting pose, not daring to take her eyes off the two. “Let him go.” The drake looked roughed up, but otherwise unharmed. Twilight was nowhere to be seen. The two rangers looked at the three in silence.

“How did you get in here?” Applebloom asked, but no response. Scootaloo had enough. These two had dared to invade their safe spot and wouldn’t even answer their questions.

“Ok, enough of the games, enough of the silent treatment! Stop hiding behind the helmet! Who are you?!” She shouted. The two rangers slowly looked at each other before giving a single nod.

“Guess we owe you that much.” The crimson ranger said. In a familiar flash of light the two Thunder Rangers finally demorphed. Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle stood in shock before the two ponies. They had ideas on who the two could have been, but they were not prepared.

Before them stood two stallions their own age. One grey Pegasus with a slick back mane, one brown earth pony with messy mane, not even wearing his trademark hat. Only a few hours ago they looked friendly, now they just had scowls on their faces.

“Rumble?” Scootaloo asked confused. The Pegasus glared at her.

“Button Mash?” Sweetie asked in disbelief. The pony stared right at the unicorn, showing no signs of remorse.

“But….how? Why?” Applebloom asked. “How did you get in here?”

“Ask her.” Rumble referred to Sweetie in a cold voice. Sweetie though on how this was her fault, until she remembered earlier in the day. She had saved Button….and brought him to the library.

“You lied to me…” Sweetie said, feeling betrayed.

“Sorry I had to use you like that Sweetie Belle.” Button said coldly, but with an apologetic look on his face. “I didn’t want to use you like that. Nothing personal towards you…..it’s just business.” Sweetie, as hurt as she was, put on a strong face as the two tightened their grip on Spike.

“If you hurt him, I will hunt you both down.” Sweetie said with as much emotion as she could.

“Bah, you can have him.” Rumbled pushed Spike over to Scootaloo and Applebloom. The two ponies raced forward and caught their friend. “We got what we wanted.” As Rumble backed towards his brother he pointed a hoof at the three mares. “Our issue isn’t with you three. Stay out of our way.” As he lined up with Button the two threw their hooves down, disappearing in a flash of smoke and light.

Scootaloo helped Spike into his chair slowly.

“Spike, what did they want? What did they take?” She asked frantically. The drake looked her in the eyes, before looking at the floor, tears forming in his eyes at how helpless he felt.

“……Twilight……they took Twilight….”

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Comments

[TheMegaPonyRanger]

Finally the Thunder Rangers revealed themselves to the Element Rangers! Can't wait for Part III!

[Marauder15]

Well, shit.

[TheMegaPonyRanger]

Any upcoming updates for us?

[TheMegaPonyRanger]

7859324 I won't ask again.