In a world of grand kingdoms and magic, the Maidens of Harmony have used their lives to protect us from the Nightmares. Now a dark shadow looms, and five unlikely heroes must band together to keep Maidens safe. Celestial Guard! Stand Up!
Well once a few of them find out I think there will be problems once again. Then again what about the rest of their families? I wonder how Apple Bloom and Sweetie would be taking this?
“Oh trust me, it’s all just a mask I’m wearing,” Rarity assured, “Truth is, I’m not handling this nearly as well as I seem.”
Honestly, I believe it.
When this whole ordeal began, she thought she was getting hired for a fun night. Instead, she fell right into a trap.
Oof, that's rough.
Chrysalis’ screams of agony echoed throughout Sombra’s castle, and could even be heard elsewhere in the Underworld. Currently she stood before her King’s throne with her wrists chained above her, as said king shot her with his dark electricity.
Yowch. Sombra's quite the piece of work.
“I will send Chrysalis back to the surface world then,” Sombra decided, “Apparently the Maidens are present when they summon the titans, which does give us a chance to recapture them, if we can defeat the Rangers.”
So the Maidens become the Zords.
“We can’t risk the two of you running into a situation where we can’t reach you,” Shining said, he, Macintosh, and Cadence also in the library, “This way, even if we’re far away from you for whatever reason, you can call one of us for help.”
Smart.
“I’m going to take my Knight and do some training in the barracks,” Cadence said,
Is that what you're calling it?
“That’s the tenth one I’ve scared off…” she lifted her head pouting, “At this rate, I may need to just get some new routes.”
10th? Damn.
“I’m taking you into town,” Spike got up, and stood over Rarity holding out his hand, “Do you trust me?”
Rarity blushed a bit, but then smiled, “With my life.”
That's gonna be a recurring call and response thing with them, isn't it?
“Oh it will. I’m sure of it,” Chrysalis confirmed, “I’m counting on you, Chamaeleon.”
Shapeshifter, got it.
“Yes, I’ve heard,” Rarity said, eyes widening briefly as Spike did a handstand on the edge of the fountain and began moving forward with his hands, “You steal from the rich and give to the less fortunate, correct?”
A real Robin Hood.
“What, this? Nah. I do stuff like this all the time,” Spike actually bent his arm going lower, and then straightened it, doing this a few times as if doing push-ups.
An upside down, one hand push up. Damn.
“Offended? Darling, I’m flattered,” Rarity laughed, “A woman doesn’t typically dress this way unless they want people to look at their assets.”
I suppose not.
“Alright, so I can feel better about stealing a few glances every so often,” Spike sighed in relief, “You know, you’re alright, Rarity.”
“Because I let you stare at my breasts without getting slapped?” Rarity asked teasingly.
“Yes,” Spike confirmed with a huge grin. This made Rarity laugh even more.
I like these 2.
“Psst!” Spike heard from a distance. He turned to see two old friends of his sitting at a table together. One was a thicker young man with orange hair and sharp eyes, and the other was a taller and leaner man with green hair and a more relaxed and almost spacey air to him.
Snips and Snails?
“You, a protector of the Maidens of Harmony?” Snips asked, narrowing his eyes somewhat deadpanned.
Yep.
“That woman must not be too bright,” he chuckled, eyes glowing a sinister red, “But that’s alright. Makes my job that much easier.”
Chamaeleon.
“Honestly, one I’m not entirely sure is a smart move, but I can see her logic in doing it,” Octavia said rubbing her eyes, “For now, just come with me. Part of this will be to show the people who’s protecting them now.”
Ah. Yeah, that sounds about right.
“Kinda rare, seein’ Cadence act like a Princess, ya know?” Applejack said, “She really knows how to inspire hope in the people.”
Hope is a powerful thing.
“So much for keeping a low profile, eh?” Spike whispered to Rarity,
YEP.
“Ooooh, if my memories of the past are right...” Pinkie Pie winced, stepping back into the crowd a bit, “Cadence, I know you mean well, but this could open a whole slew of problems in the future…”
Well that's not fucking ominous at all.
“What are you saying, Commander?” Octavia asked turning to her commanding officer, “That Lady Applejack and Lady Rarity should be effectively imprisoned here in the castle?”
“They have lives, Shining,” Cadence added.
“Right now, their lives are in constant danger,” Shining argued, “Even with their Solar Phones. We should be acting to prevent danger as much as possible.”
You know, while that'd probably be terrible for their mental health, I see his point.
“A fair maiden’s safety is more than just her physical wellbeing, Commander,” Octavia argued back, “If she isn’t mentally well, then we are effectively no better than Sombra in that we’re forcing them to stay in one place, and causing them distress.”
Yeah, what she said.
“No,” she decided, putting the Solar Phone back into her purse, “He can never find out about this. He… he’s sweet but,” she closed her eyes tearing up a bit, “He wouldn’t understand.”
You'd be surprised.
“Perhaps I can help,” he sat down beside her, “I happen to be very good at finding lost things.”
It's Chamaeleon. Calling it now.
“Ah yes. I forgot that you’re compelled to be selfless because of that. Is that, forced onto you, or…”
“It’s hard to explain,” Rarity said fixing her dress, “I suppose if you look at it from one lifetime, yes. It’s somewhat forced onto me. But I possess memories of countless lifetimes, albeit most of them are subconscious unless something brings them to the forefront.”
“So more learned behavior at this point.”
Huh, that's pretty interesting.
“Being completely honest, it’s downright unbearable,” Rarity said outright, “I openly admit that I have a problem with hypersexuality.”
Oh, that's rough.
Was it? Thanks to the drink, critical thinking had become a bit of a challenge. That said, this man was quite nice to her so far, so… maybe it was fine? Even now, she could feel the heat in her loins, and it was becoming almost unbearable. She was sure the alcohol didn’t help with that.
Ah crapbaskets.
It was fine. Perfectly fine. There was no way she’d fall for that trick again.
Ahahaha, about that...
“What do you think?” Snips asked his brother as Rarity left with the mysterious guy, “Trouble?”
“Definitely trouble,” Snails nodded, still with his dreamy look, but more outwardly serious, “We should keep an eye on them.”
I like that they're keeping their word.
“Excellent work, Chamaeleon,” Chrysalis’ voice purred, her reflection showing in a nearby window, “I’ll be right over to take her to Sombra. Till then, have fun~”
“I suppose I don’t need this disguise anymore,” he waved his hand over his face, and morphed into a green and yellow lizard monster with thin body armor, big eyes, sharp claws, and a long tongue hanging out of his mouth somewhat, “My name’s Chamaeleon! King Sombra’s personal infiltration officer!”
Yep. Shapeshifter.
“There’s no way they’ll find you out here,” he laughed, “This entire building now belongs to the Nightmares! Face it! Your luck’s run out!”
You fool.
“Spike!” Snips called out as he left. He then ran over to him, “Good job getting out of the backstreets, man. We’re proud of ya.”
Aw, this is nice.
Chamaeleon’s tongue lashed out at Spike, causing a surprising amount of damage if the sparks and his pain filled grunt was any indication.
I'm not shocked. Chamaleon tongues are fast.
Whether that was Spike’s intention or just sheer luck, Rarity wasn’t sure. She wasn’t about to complain though.
Luck, I suspect.
“How’s it feel, knowing that the woman you’re protecting is a filthy slut?” Chamaeleon asked tauntingly as Wisps gathered into the room, “She’s not worth protecting, so why not just set yourself free of the burden and give her to me?”
Why not go fuck yourself instead?
“Do you trust me?!”
“Y-yes. With my, l-life,”
This IS a reoccurring thing wit them.
“Shoot!” Chamaeleon swore, “Why’d he have to be a freaking Robin Hood thief?!”
I'm amazed you know who that is.
Arms clad in green and white armor wrapped around her, holding her close and cutting her off before she could continue.
God, Spike is great in this.
“Well, now it’s my turn,” he turned her around to face him, “I don’t care that you’re an escort, and I certainly don’t care about the amount of men you’ve slept with. How you live to your virtue is up to you, Rarity. Whether that be doing something like making dresses, or giving them what I imagine is a loving experience with a truly beautiful woman.”
Seriously, see above!
“And hey, think of it this way. When I steal from some rich asshole and give what I took to a family that’s suffering in the backstreets, do you think they’re upset that I lined my pockets a bit?”
“I, imagine not,” Rarity muttered, “I imagine they’re, just happy they have enough money, to feed themselves.”
Probably.
As the Wisps fell back and exploded, Macintosh and Shining Armor’s grasped hands like brothers.
Love it!
“Yeah, I’m fine,” Spike said, glad she couldn’t see his face wincing in pain right now, “Don’t worry. My luck hasn’t, run out yet.”
Your stamina nearly has though.
“I warned you, what I’d do if you kept calling Rarity a whore!” Spike seethed, raising his ax. He then brought it down on his tongue, cutting it completely off.
Oh, that's gotta hurt.
The Lunar Seal glowed, and Chamaeleon’s remains reformed before he grew to the size of the castle, “How about we go for round two, Rangers?!”
Zord time.
“Their synchronization is off,” Octavia noted, “That and the Zord itself doesn’t seem as ferocious as last time.”
Rarity's, going through a lot.
The Draco Zord bit on the monster’s tongue, making him scream in agony. It then lifted him into the air, and slammed him down onto the ground hard, and kept doing this for a good while.
Puny God.
When the Draco Zord released Chamaeleon’s tongue, he backed away rubbing it in pain, “My poor tongue! You’re stupid whore!”
Do you not learn?
“Gotcha! Now you’re-” the Draco Zord’s mouth charged up with energy, “Oh come the fuck ON!” he then screamed in pain as the Draco Zord fired a green flame out of its mouth at its face.
... Damn, they do not fuck around.
“Remind me, to never get her upset,” Sunburst muttered.
Agreed.
“I’ll admit, I wasn’t expecting it to be this, um…” Celestia muttered, actually blinking in surprise. Both Applejack and Sunburst slowly turned to Celestia wide eyed.
Even CELESTIA wasn't expecting her to be this brutal.
The Draco Zord picked up Chamaeleon over its head and tossed him away onto the ground, “Please, no more…!” he begged slowly rising up, “I’m sorry, okay?! I won’t call you a whore again, so um, can we just call it even?!”
Instead of answering him, the Draco Zord took a deep breath, gathering energy into its mouth.
That'd be a no.
Rarity’s voice lacked all grace and poise, which actually made Spike shudder a bit. Whether in delight or fear he wasn’t sure.
Scaroused is the term you seek.
She licked her lips nervously, opened a portal, and slowly backed into it, vanishing from the Crystal Empire. With that, the Rangers all turned back to the Zord that still seemed somewhat agitated.
I got nothing, that's just funny.
“I… do have one,” Rarity looked uncertain, “It’s all riding on one person though.”
Spike?
The greatest thief in the world, successfully stole her heart.
10622533 I'll be honest, "Stand Up" is a phrase I chose because it sounded like it would be attributed to knights, and it was cool. Sort of a call to action. Think of it as a call to "stand up and fight".
And I was determined to come up with something cooler for the morphing call than "Go Go Celestial Guard!" or something the Neo Saban era would do. The idea is that this is either Saban Era back in the days of Lost Galaxy or Time Force at least with phrases like "Go Galactic!" or "Time For Time Force!", or failing that, Disney Era, with gems like "Magical Source! Mystic Force!" or "SPD Emergency!"
10622959 Same, watched every series in order when they came on Netflix. Now I sit around waiting for either the next season or the next Linkara video to drop.
Is there going to be any appearances by other MLP villains like the Storm King, Grogar, Tirek? I'm thinking of starting a Kamen Rider story set in your universe. That is if you would give me permission?
10625267 And to answer your question, the only villains set to appear here are Sombra, Chrysalis, and Nightmare Moon. Discord is a maybe, but I have no idea how to make that work.
“Gotcha! Now you’re-” the Draco Zord’s mouth charged up with energy, “Oh come the fuck ON!” he then screamed in pain as the Draco Zord fired a green flame out of its mouth at its face.
... Damn, they do not fuck around.
Well considering that the Dragon Zoe’s/Dragon Ceaser is an homage to Mechagodzilla it having this type of attack is very appropriate.
10829981 The current list of stories I'm going to try to work on are as follows: Mega Man: Divine Grid Persona 6: REM Digimon Saga: CTRL-ALT-DELETE Power Rangers: Celestial Guard
So yes, there will be more of this. Especially this one. I'm excited as hell to write the 6th Ranger ark.
10830030 Looking forward to it myself. The question is: Is Shining's Maiden Twi, or one of the others? It's obvious that Pinkie is Candence's. I'd say that Flutter's is Octavia, weird enough, so I don't think Rainbow FITS for Shiny.
10830044 And that brings an interesting line of thought: Instead of just INTRODUCING a dark ranger, maybe turn one of the current ones dark instead. Meaning they have to bring them BACK to the light, and fight someone they know.
Well once a few of them find out I think there will be problems once again. Then again what about the rest of their families? I wonder how Apple Bloom and Sweetie would be taking this?
Honestly, I believe it.
Oof, that's rough.
Yowch. Sombra's quite the piece of work.
So the Maidens become the Zords.
Smart.
Is that what you're calling it?
10th? Damn.
That's gonna be a recurring call and response thing with them, isn't it?
Shapeshifter, got it.
A real Robin Hood.
An upside down, one hand push up. Damn.
I suppose not.
I like these 2.
Snips and Snails?
Yep.
Chamaeleon.
Ah. Yeah, that sounds about right.
Hope is a powerful thing.
YEP.
Well that's not fucking ominous at all.
You know, while that'd probably be terrible for their mental health, I see his point.
Yeah, what she said.
You'd be surprised.
It's Chamaeleon. Calling it now.
Huh, that's pretty interesting.
Oh, that's rough.
Ah crapbaskets.
Ahahaha, about that...
I like that they're keeping their word.
Yep. Shapeshifter.
You fool.
Aw, this is nice.
I'm not shocked. Chamaleon tongues are fast.
Luck, I suspect.
Why not go fuck yourself instead?
This IS a reoccurring thing wit them.
I'm amazed you know who that is.
God, Spike is great in this.
Seriously, see above!
“And hey, think of it this way. When I steal from some rich asshole and give what I took to a family that’s suffering in the backstreets, do you think they’re upset that I lined my pockets a bit?”
“I, imagine not,” Rarity muttered, “I imagine they’re, just happy they have enough money, to feed themselves.”
Probably.
Love it!
Your stamina nearly has though.
Oh, that's gotta hurt.
Zord time.
Rarity's, going through a lot.
Puny God.
Do you not learn?
... Damn, they do not fuck around.
Agreed.
Even CELESTIA wasn't expecting her to be this brutal.
That'd be a no.
Scaroused is the term you seek.
I got nothing, that's just funny.
Spike?
HAH!
😏
Out of curiosity, where did you get the idea for the 'stand up' part?
Epic save from our favorite dragon thief/Ranger and wonderful development between him and Rarity!
10622533
I'll be honest, "Stand Up" is a phrase I chose because it sounded like it would be attributed to knights, and it was cool. Sort of a call to action. Think of it as a call to "stand up and fight".
And I was determined to come up with something cooler for the morphing call than "Go Go Celestial Guard!" or something the Neo Saban era would do. The idea is that this is either Saban Era back in the days of Lost Galaxy or Time Force at least with phrases like "Go Galactic!" or "Time For Time Force!", or failing that, Disney Era, with gems like "Magical Source! Mystic Force!" or "SPD Emergency!"
10622695
That's what I figured.
If this was my story, I would have gone with something like "Celestial Guard, Forward Charge", but you do you.
10622805
That is cool, as it does rhyme, so I will give you that.
I probably won't change the call I'm currently using, but that is really good, not gonna lie.
10622846
Thanks, I really appreciate that!
10622865
You're welcome.
It sounded like something I'd hear from the Disney Era, which I love.
10622874
Yeah, that era made up a pretty big chunk of my childhood.
10622893
Mine too. Some of my fondest memories come from that era of Power Rangers. That said, I grew up with Power Rangers beginnings.
Prepping for this story, I went back to watch some old seasons. Currently in the middle of Lightspeed Rescue, which surprisingly holds up today.
10622959
Same, watched every series in order when they came on Netflix. Now I sit around waiting for either the next season or the next Linkara video to drop.
I love this line and I love that it actually makes sense in context.
Is there going to be any appearances by other MLP villains like the Storm King, Grogar, Tirek? I'm thinking of starting a Kamen Rider story set in your universe. That is if you would give me permission?
10622959
You're talking about the first three seasons of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers?
10625267
I did have plans for a Kamen Rider like character, but you know what?
Yes.
I'm giving you permission to make this. So long as you let me know when it's done, so I can read it.
10625267
And to answer your question, the only villains set to appear here are Sombra, Chrysalis, and Nightmare Moon. Discord is a maybe, but I have no idea how to make that work.
10625913
I just have to think of the themes and motifs of the Kamen Rider.
My favorite story already my favorite character is Spike
10621693
Well considering that the Dragon Zoe’s/Dragon Ceaser is an homage to Mechagodzilla it having this type of attack is very appropriate.
I humbly request more of this. I want to see Fluttershy's reaction to the Escort extrordinar that is Rarity.
10829981
The current list of stories I'm going to try to work on are as follows:
Mega Man: Divine Grid
Persona 6: REM
Digimon Saga: CTRL-ALT-DELETE
Power Rangers: Celestial Guard
So yes, there will be more of this. Especially this one. I'm excited as hell to write the 6th Ranger ark.
10830030
Looking forward to it myself. The question is: Is Shining's Maiden Twi, or one of the others? It's obvious that Pinkie is Candence's. I'd say that Flutter's is Octavia, weird enough, so I don't think Rainbow FITS for Shiny.
10830044
And that brings an interesting line of thought: Instead of just INTRODUCING a dark ranger, maybe turn one of the current ones dark instead. Meaning they have to bring them BACK to the light, and fight someone they know.
10830051
Oh, I have plans already on how that plays out. I won't reveal it here, but all I'll say is, rescuing Twilight will be very difficult.
A lot harder than anyone is ready for.
I like it I can’t wait for more!!
I enjoyed this story I’ll wait patiently for the next chapters.