> Power Rangers Friendship Fury > by StarBlader > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1-The Secret of Friendship Pillar > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep in the Fallout Forest just outside of Canterlot City, Pinkie Pie, a reporter for Crown Feed was looking for ghosts. "Okie dokie, folks, I being quiet as I can as I approached Friendship Pillar with my Spook Grabber, which detects and capture ghosts and prevent them from escaping," Pinkie said on her vlog camera. "That's right Crownfeeders, I, Pinkie Pie is going to prove that ghosts are real." Suddenly her Spook Grabber went off making Pinkie gasped. "Sweet Cupcakes! A ghost!" Pinkie grinned. "Time to nab that sucker!" Pinkie treaded carefully as the device beeped louder as she close to the target. "And... NOW!" Pinkie fires the net. "AHH!" Pinkie went over there to see who she caught hoping for a ghost but instead it was a young girl, trapped the in the net. "Sorry! I thought you were someone else," Pinkie as she pulled the net off of her. "What are you doing here?" She asked her. "I'm doing a report for Crown Feed. You?" Pinkie rebuttal. "I was heading to Friendship but my aunt wanted to spilt, and now I'm lost." "Friendship Pillar? I was heading over and I brought a map," She pulled it out and look at it. "It's that way." "I'm Starlight, by the way. My family just moved to Canterlot City and my aunt, Sapphire Twirl who's an archeologist, wants to unearth some history. " "Pinkie Pie. And this place is loaded with history, you aunt can find a rare jewels." Moments later, both girls arrive at Friendship Pillar... "Here we are, see for yourself," Pinkie said. "No way," Starlight was amazed as six stone totems stood in circle with some science equipment. "Where'd they come from?" "Nobody knows, not even me." "Amazing aren't they?" Sapphire Twirl came up. "Could be millions of years old." "Who could possibly have been around to make them?" Starlight asked. "Sapphire Twirl," She said shaking Pinkie's hand. "I'm Pinkie Pie. I'm doing a story for Crown Feed." "Nice of meet you both," Dr. Twirl said. "Our first day here, and already you made a friend. I like her." "So, what exactly are you working here?" "Oh, we are going to try to solve the mystery of Friendship Pillar with the help of my scanning system," Dr. Twirl said. "The scanner is place on top of a drone with the drone it sensors can detect anything even under buried structures." "So, cool. Maybe some treasure underneath?" "That's what I'm hoping for. Here we go." Dr. Twirl starts the drone. The drone takes off into the air as Dr. Twirl send it instructions for it to begin scanning each one of the seven Totems in the circle with each one that was scanned a light color from red, blue, pink, black, green, and gold in that order went off. "Did you see that?" "Yeah." "How intriguing." Just then a deep rumbling shook the ground beneath them, causing the group to gasp. "Was that an earthquake?" Starlight asked. "Not sure. We don't get much earthquakes around here," Pinkie said. "But it felt like one," Starlight replied as the drone landed on the box. "Very unusual." "What do you mean?" "Look at that. Below the totems, there some kind of chamber," Dr. Twirl showed them on her computer. "Underground? Right here? No way!" "What's going on here, folks?" asked a ranger walking to them. "Great. It's Warden Strickler," Pinkie whisper "Good afternoon, I'm Dr. Sapphire Twirl from the AOA, Association of Archaeology." "Warden Strickler, and you don't have permission to be out here." "But I was doing a story..." "Save Miss Pie, with your ghost theories. All of you trespassing. So, pack it up," said Warden Stricker. "Oh, I'll need you to come back to the park HQ and file a report." "I'm happy to comply." "It's this way," He pointed behind. "Load everything in the car and meet me in town," Dr. Twirl said to Starlight. "We've got all the data we need for now. And don't mention this your dad." "Sure," Starlight agreed as Dr. Twirl left with the Warden as both her and Pinkie started to load up the gear. "So, you ticked off the Warden once, huh?" "Tried 24 times. And some of those were totally harmless traps to trap ghosts. He's not a fan of supernatural stuff." "I can tell," Starlight said dryly. Suddenly a sound of thunder was heard and someone in scarlet armor appeared. The two of them hid behind a totem as figure was looking someone with what seemed to be a hand-held metal detector. Energy source detected. The metal detector went off. "Under those old statues? Interesting," Said the knight. He then aimed his sword at the ground, disturbing the soil. Energy source locked on. "Excellent." He went down the hole he created. Then Pinkie followed him. "Where are you going?" "I'm going to check it out. You're not scared, are you?" "Of course not, I've been in plenty of tombs, chambers, all sorts." Both went into the hole, dirt fell around them until they reached the chamber. "Wow." "Look at this place. My aunt will flip her lid." "My story is going knock the socks off." Just then a door open causing the two to gasp and hide. "Where's that energy source?" The knight asked looking for whatever he was looking for. "It must be mine." As he walked past a door, it opens revealing a small dragon with wings on its back. "What's this?" asked the knight. "Oh, crap!" Said the dragon being discovered. "Come on, Twilight. I need you!" The knight wasted no time as he shot an electric blast from sword at him. "Tell me, old lizard. The energy source. Where is it hidden?" "First off, I'm a dragon. And second, I'm not that old!" Unknown to the knight, Pinkie and Starlight move in closer. "Don't play games with me. I am Scarlet Knight. And you're no match for my power." "I'm not, but she is!" said the dragon, going over to the panel to release the person who seem to be a red ranger. "A Power Ranger? Nice try." "Oh, no." The dragon gulped. "Now tell me... Where's the energy source?" "You have to be specific?" Starlight looks over to see a set of five swords on the wall. "Don't you play the fool with me." Just as Scarlet Knight was to strike, Starlight block with a sword. "What?" "Leave, the dragon, alone," Starlight said as Scarlet Knight caught in Pinkie's net. "Yeah, no likes a bully." She fires up her Spook Grabber and electricity surges thorough the net shocking him. "You'll pay for this!" Scarlet Knight cried out as he fell to ground. "That won't hold him for long," the dragon pulled a key. "Put this key in the saber and the Horsemen will fight for you." As soon she tosses it, Scarlet Knight catches it. "Wrong they're going to fight for me," Scarlet Knight growled as place the key in his saber. "A new toy. I'm going to enjoy this." He activated it and the Horsemen came on. "This isn't good," Starlight gulped. "Horsemen, show me what you got!" "So, any ideas?" Starlight asked as Horsemen surrounded them. "Well, I have three years of karate." "So did I, and eight years of sword play." "Great, want to take the lead on this." "Uh...." "Deal with them," Scarlet Knight ordered the Horsemen. The Horsemen attacked forcing the two to get creative. "Back off, creeps!" Pinkie knocked over a shelf with two Horsemen falling down. "Where is it?" Scarlet Knight still kept looking for. "Sorry, Twilight this thing might be too damaged to wake you up," the dragon said. "Think fast!" Starlight tossed Pinkie a sword as she knocked two Horsemen down. "Thanks!" Pinkie knocks one Horsemen down then both of them standing back to back surrounded by the Horsemen. "Talk being stuck in pickle." "We're going to need a miracle to get of this," Starlight said then both of the girls sabers glowed. Starlight's was blue and Pinkie's was pink. "Uh, you're seeing this right." "Yeah, it's pretty." Power surged through their bodies and appearing on their wrists was a morpher. "Uh, ok." "They have morphers!" The dragon said walking out the room. "I have seen that since..." He then reaches into his pocket and takes out two saber keys that matched colors. "Here, take these." "Thanks," As both of them caught them. They looked at each other and placed each key into their sabers. "What's happening?" Starlight asked. Something appear both their heads. It zaps them with power transforming them. "Yes!" The dragon cheered. "What the..." Scarlet Knight couldn't believe it. "All right... Were Power Rangers! Now you're big trouble now!" "Tear them apart!" Starlight bended one Horsemen's weapon against the wall. Pinkie slashed a set of Horsemen down enjoying herself. "Cool powers, costumes, and nice weapons! What else do get?" ' "We also get Zords." Starlight did a backflip as she kicks down as Horsemen, then slashed four Horsemen. With Scarlet Knight, he still was searching until. Energy Source Detected. "This has to be it," Scarlet Knight said, as he open which show out of this world objects. "Negacore? Of course that was the energy I detected that I need. You two take the chest!" Two Horsemen grunted and grabbed the chest out of the wall. "No! Don't touch that!" the dragon said but they didn't listen. "Why won't you work?" Soon as he punched it the panel lit up. "Oh, thank Celestia." Twilight grabs her saber and jumps out of her pod. "Huh?" Twilight said, seeing the Horsemen come at her but she slashed them down. "Uh, Spike? What's on, here? Why are the Horsemen activated? And who they are?" "It's a long story which I'll happily explain but the Negacore are being taken!" Spike exclaimed. "Right," Twilight said as she rush over to stop Scarlet Knight and the two Horsemen from getting away with the container of Negacore. "Where did you steal that armor from?" "Doesn't matter. It's mine now, just like the Negacore." "I don't want to sound stupid, but whatever Negacore are, they're bad, right?" Starlight asked. "Very bad." "Bad for you. Good for me!" Twilight and the newest rangers fought against him and the Horsemen, destroying them one by one. "Too slow," Scarlet Knight dodged a high kick from Twilight. "I've got lot of tricks. Like this. Magi Saber. Dagger Mode." Twilight pressed a button making her sword smaller then she throws at Scarlet Knight who flings it back in midair, making Twilight dodge it midair, with the dagger plummets into the container holding the Negacores. "No!" Every single Negacore squelches out of the container, feeling free. "No, they're free!" "Oh, this can't be happening!" Spike gulped. "This isn't over," Scarlet Knight growled as headed out of the chamber not before creating a cave in to keep the other Rangers from following him. Once he was outside, he sees that the Negacore were unleashed into the world. "No!" Scarlet Knight screamed until one drooped right next to him and starts to bubble. "Well, hello there and you're already hatching." The Negacore exploded and in its place was a horse-monster. "Yee-haw!" "You're going to help get those Negacore back," Scarlet Knight said to the monster. "Yes, boss." The monster said in southern accent and both of them teleported away. "Ugh," Twilight groans a bit. "Well that was wild," Starlight exclaimed as they powered down. "I'll say, but I still can't believe that were Power Rangers!" Pinkie cheered. "This checks off of me becoming a superhero from bucket list." Then their morphers transformed into a commlink. "Cool." "I'm Twilight. And this my good friend, Spike." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Starlight Glimmer. "And I'm Pinkie Pie." "Pleasure to meet both of you," Twilight smiled. "Spike, how long was I in the pod?" "A very long time, like over 300 years." "300 years?" "You look in great shape for 300 hundred years," Pinkie said. "So what the deal, with the Negacore, anyway?" "It's begins, 300 years ago, on the distant plant, Magia. The Negacore were unleashed. They hatched into vicious beasts. I led a group called the Knights of Harmony into battle, fighting to defend our home. We were not strong enough. The Negacore Beasts ravaged my planet , leaving a few survivors. But their for destruction could not satisfied. They left, Magia, hungry for their next target. Planet Earth. But we followed them. determined to eradicate the Negacore. But we each battle, they grow stronger, until they grew giant. Forcing to retreat, It seemed the earth, too would be lost. But just as begin to lose hope, the Harmony Masters arrive. Beings with godlike power, they were here to help. I've stories of Morphin Grid before but I had no idea how strong it was. The Harmony Masters joined us with mythical beasts. An alicorn, a mermaid, a sprite, a wolf, and a minotaur, and a griffin to become The Power Rangers Friendship Fury. With that, they gave our mission, to defend the earth against the Negacore beasts. They also provided us with Zords once they went giant." "So with the Zords help, you beat the Negacore Beasts?" Starlight asked. "Yes, but at a cost. We capture them and locked them in the chest. But my friends, the other knight, they were lost." "Twilight and I tried everything to destroy them but nothing did the trick. All we could do was keep them hidden and guarded," Spike added. "So, you've been here ever since?" "Yes, making sure that the Negacore never see the light of the day, until today." "It's not your fault, Twilight, blame this mess on this Scarlet Knight," Spike exclaimed. "Why would he want with it?" "Your guess is good as mine, but bottom line is, we need to find them and get them back. They'll hide and hibernate, until one by one, they hatch into Negacore Beast. There dozens and dozen of them, and all they know is destruction. They must be stopped," Twilight said. "Your planet is in grave danger. And we're only ones who can save it. But you'll need some training. Are you ready?" "Are you kidding, I'm in." "Just tell us what to do." > Chapter 2-Negacore Unleashed > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "It's Morphin Time!" Twilight as she, Starlight, and Pinkie stood at the center of Friendship Pillar practicing their morphing sequence. "One more time, we can't afford mistakes. Understand?" "Okay." "You got it." "Friendship Fury Key! Activate! Link to Morphin Grid!" They shouted as they used the power of Morphin Grid and they were in their ranger forms. "Friendship Fury Power!" "So six statues but only three of us?" Starlight asked her. "Do you have the other Friendship Fury Keys? Can we recruit more Rangers?" Pinkie added. "The other keys were lost in battle with the original rangers, so it's only us," Twilight sadly said. "Let's move to Power Keys. We have many of them with each given a special ability." "Like power-ups in a video game," Pinkie said then Twilight's communicator beeped. "Spike." "There is something you need to see." "We're on our way," Twilight told him and they powered down. "Remember to teleport, you turn the ring, then push the button. The next thing that happened they were inside the base with Pinkie and Starlight holding their stomachs. "Gotta get used to that," Starlight said. "I've got our defense system back online," Spike informed them. "No one can get into the base but us. And I put the Alicorn Master Zord on standby. And when I was cleaning up, I found this," Spike held up the scanner that Scarlet Knight left. "That's Scarlet Knight's scanner," Starlight exclaimed. taking it from Spike's claws. "He must drop it, think he'll come back for it since it detects Negacore energy?" "Scarlet Knight can wait. First order we need to warn people, now that Negacore beast are loose? We'll notify the police and spread the word.... and Starlight," Twilight tried to grab Starlight's attention was focus on Scarlet Knight's scanner. "Hello? Earth to Starlight," Pinkie snapped her to make Starlight lose her thought. "I was just thinking, if we find all the Negacore, there won't be any danger," Starlight suggested. "My aunt's drone does aerial scanning and this thing detects Negacore energy. If combine the two, we can scan the city and find all of them before they can hatch." "Like the idea. but combining a strange alien device with average human tech could be dangerous." "Trust me, I'm sure that Aunt Sapphire and I can figure it out if we have some time." "Which we don't have. Our main focus is to warn people. We can run the risk of anyone getting hurt if we do it." "Okay, we alert the city." The three of them teleported to the city landing on the stairs. "Wow. Earth has changed in the last hundred years or so," Twilight said seeing the landscape. "Yeah, but right now you need to blend in," Starlight said. "What do you mean?" "Well... your wings kind of make stand out." Starlight gestured to her wings that were on her back." "Good point. Fac alis evanescent," Twilight said then wings vanish. "What was that?" "Invisibility spell." The then three headed to the park. "Here we are, Canterlot Park HQ," Pinkie as they arrived. "Alright, let us handle this," Starlight said. "Ok. But remember, no one can know that you're rangers." "I'll be in touch if I need anything else," Warden Stricker said to Dr. Twirl as they walked out of the building. "Again, sorry for the trouble, Warden," Dr. Twirl said to him before walking away. "There's my aunt. I need to make sure she's okay. Can you two talk to Warden?" "Sure you can count on us!" Pinkie saluted. "Hey, Aunt Sapphire is everything okay?" She asked. "Well, Strickler gave me a full breakdown of park regulations and gave me a $230 fine for trespassing on city landmarks and conducting experiments with no permit. Other than that I'm fine how are you?" "Okay myself, but Aunt Twirl, what I'm about to say you're not going believe me. The city is deep water by these Negacore." "Negacore?" "I swear I'm not lying to you about them. There is some kind of alien life form. And that's all I also found this," Starlight showed her the scanner. "What's that?" "It's an energy scanner. I'm not sure how it works, but it can track Negacore energy. I bet if we can combine with your drone..." "We can locate the Negacore from the air. That might do the trick." Minutes later, Pinkie and Twilight tried to warn Warden Strickler but he wasn't convinced. So Pinkie suggested that they go to Crownfeed and warn them about the Negacore then something came on the Crownfeed TV monitor. Zoom in on it. I going to poke it. Two people were filming and they found a Negacore and one of them poked it with a stick. Oh crap it's moving! Run!" It hatched and popped out as a mushroom-gator hybrid monster. "That's a Negacore Beast, We need to find it before it gets worse." "We will. I know that place." Meanwhile... "Huh? Where's the entrance?" The monster called Thundercorn asked as he and Scarlet Knight had teleported to Friendship Pillar. "It's gone. But my scanner is inside. It'll make finding the Negacore easy. Let's go." He tried to make another entrance with an energy slash from his sword but the blast was bounced by the force field Spike created. "Force field? That's new," Scarlet Knight said before seeing Dr. Twirl and Starlight walking up. "Someone's coming." Both he and Thundercorn hid behind the bushes seeing what the two humans were doing. "On three. One, two, three." They place the scanner on the drone's case. "My energy scanner!" Then Starlight's communicator went off then Starlight answered once she was away from her aunt. "What's up?" We've got trouble. The first Negacore had hatched, Meet us at the city dam. "Good! Another Negacore Beast!" Scarlet Knight said. "I'm on my way," Starlight said then teleported herself to them. "Find the Negacore Beast and bring it to me. I have a plan," Scarlet Knight ordered Thundercorn. Once they teleported to the dam, the rangers saw the Negacore monster going after the people. "Come back and face me! For I'm the mighty Chomp Tox!" "Chomp Tox?" "That's a Negacore Beast?" "Yes!" Chomp Tox faced the Rangers. "Who's going to stop from tearing this city apart." "We are. The Power Rangers!" Pinkie shouted. "It's Morphin Time!" Twilight said. "Friendship Fury Key!" The rangers shouted as did their transition. "Nice," Twilight smiled, proud of it. "Activate! Link to Morphin' Grid!" "Alicorn Fury! Red Ranger!" "Mermaid Fury! Blue Ranger!" "Sprite Fury! Pink Ranger!" "Friendship Fury Power!" "I love the colors! Now for the pain!" Chomp Tox shouted as she headed to them. "Magi Saber!" Twilight drew her saber and slashed her which turned into slime. "Okay, I had no idea it'd be that easy." Then Thundercorn appeared making the others turn around. "Another one?" "I'm the best one!" The rangers ran over and the battle began. As each saber made contact, Thundercorn deflected it away. "I warned you I was the best!" Thundercorn said as he sped his way through the Rangers knocking them. "Toot your own horn much?" Starlight asked. "Rangers! Remember about those Power Keys I mentioned!" "Uh, yeah!" "Stink Power Key... Ready!" Twilight placed it in her Magi Saber. "Get clear!" "Okay," Both Pinkie and Starlight got out of the way. "Stink Orb Shot!" Twilight fired it at Thundercorn, only he, Starlight, and Pinkie to feel the blast. "Sweet candy corn that stinks!" Pinkie exclaimed. "Smells like gym socks!" Starlight covered her nose. "It burns my nose!" Thundercorn shouted as he was on the ground. "It worked! He's down!" “Horsemen!” Twilight went for him but the Horsemen appeared and knocked her back then Chomp Tox resurfaced. “I’m back!” “What?” The rangers were surprised. “Attack!” Thundercorn shouted. “Wow! Those things obey you?” Chomp Tox asked while the Rangers fought off the Horsemen. “Back off, gator breath, I answer only to Scarlet Knight.” “You have a boss? Cool, I want to be a flunkie! Sign me up!” As soon as she said that, they teleported away. The rangers looked behind them. “Huh?” “They’re gone. Let’s get back to base.” At the Rangers Base... “So. how did it go?” “Well it stinks... more ways than one,” said Starlight. “Yeah, the Negacore Beasts got away,” Pinkie added. “But I want to try those power keys so bad.” “You’ll find out. But right now, we need to warn people, especially if the Negacore Beasts are teaming up,” Twilight said. “But on the plus, the Negacore Beast video had a lot of views and there’s a city-wide alert for people to watch out for them.” “We could retrieve any Negacore they find. But it may take a while.” “I may have a faster way....” “Please tell me you didn’t do what I think you did...” “Starlight, combining alien and human tech is a bad idea. It might explode or worse Scarlet Knight may come looking for it,” Spike said then looked at his monitor to Dr. Twirl surrounded by Scarlet Knight, Chomp Tox, and Thundercorn. “Well speak of the devil.” “Link to Morphin Grid!” The rangers morphed and confronted the villains. “What?” Scarlet Knight was surprised to see them. “Power Rangers,” Dr. Twirl gasped. “Get away from here,” Starlight said. “Thundercorn with me!” Both he and Thudercorn went after the Rangers and battled them. “You better behave lady, or you are in for a world of hurt!” Chomp Tox treated her. Dr. Twirl grabs an electrical cord and throws it around her to wrap her “I said behave!” “No hijacks my tech,” Dr. Twirl set to the drone to explode to destroy it and the scanner. “No, my scanner!” “What do we do now?” “Fall back, for now!” Scarlet Knight said as they teleported away. “Hey, ma’am are you okay?” Starlight talked to her without giving her identity. “I’m fine, thank to you. You sound familiar. Have we met?” “Uh, no,” Starlight darken her voice. “Right they might come back, so please get to safety.” “Yes, of course. Thank you,” Dr. Twirl thanked her and takes off. “Thundercorn can grow giant at any minute. You two need to find him before he hurts anyone while activate my Zord,” Twilight said. Uh it might be a little too late for finding him, Twilight. Thundercorn has gone giant. “Don’t worry we'll stop her.” Both Pinkie and Starlight to the Canterlot City and see Thundercorn destroying the city being giant size. “She was not kidding when she said big,” Pinkie exclaimed seeing him. “Let’s try out some power keys while Twilight brings in the big guns,” Starlight suggested. “Okay, Spike are we ready?” Twilight asked him. Yeah. Here goes nothing. Deploying Alicorn Master Zord. The Alicorn Zord jumps out from some rocks, neighing loudly. People scream as Thundercorn went through his rampage. “Okay, we slow the big guy down, big time!” Pinkie said as she grabbed her Power Key. “Gravi Power Key! Ready!” She activated her Power Key. “Gravi Ball!” A massive ball came around Thundercorn’s arm stopping him. “Whoa that’ amazing! Starlight you’re up!” “Hyper Boost!” Starlight used the Hyper Power Key and used it do deliver multiple strikes to Thundercorn, who then threw her towards Pinkie. “Starlight you okay?” Pinkie askes as Thundercorn broke free of the gravity ball . Then Alicorn Master came on to the scene and headbutted Thundercorn. “Awesome, a Zord!” Pinkie cheered as both her and Starlight were join by Twilight. “Now it’s time to finish the beast. Alicorn Master Zord, Battle mode!” Once the key made contact, both Zord and Dino Key fired an fireball blast at Thundercorn, knocking him down then Alicorn Master starts to transforms into battle mode. “Let us show you what we can do. Watch and learn,” Twilight transported over to over to her Zord. “Ah. Hello, old friend. Time for a workout,” Twilight said then locked her Magi Saber to the Zord. “Linked. Alicorn Master Zord, Battle Mode! Ready? Then let’s go.” The Alicorn Master ran, jumping over the bridge. Thudercorn lunged but got stop by Alicorn Master who punch in face then dliver and kick to the chest. “Alicorn Barrage!” Lasers fired from Alicorn Master’s arms landing hits on Thundercorn. He then rushed flipping him over. “Alicorn Sword!” Alicorn Zord armed itself with its sword. “Mega Light Saber! Alicorn Master Slash!” The Alicorn Master did a purple energy slash at Thundercorn, causing him to be flown back then exploded. “Friendship Victory!” Just them the Negacore fell from the sky and splat on the ground. “What is that?” Starlight asked as Twilight teleported out of her Zord. “Blowing up a Negacore Beast doesn't destroy it. It turns back into a Negacore with even more power. We have to get it.” Then suddenly Scarlet Knight appeared in front of them and grabbed it. “Scarlet Knight!” “Just what I needed. Thank you, Rangers,” Starlight Knight said before teleport away. “What happened when a Power-up Negacore hatches?” Pinkie asked. “When it hatches a more powerful Negacore Beast will appear.” “Why does he want them so badly?” “Whatever the reason, it can’t be good.” The three of them teleported back to base where Spike was. “Welcome back, team,” Spike greeted them. “How did they do, Twilight?” “The two of them fought very well today.” “Maybe, but I mess up... and my aunt got in danger. I should have stuck with the plan we agree. I’m sorry.” “I’m just glad to have two good teammates at my side. And I think I have way to message the city.” At Crown Feed, Twilight was doing a video in her ranger suit. “Working together will keep us safe. If you find a Negacore or Negacore Beast, call, text or direct message the Ranger hotline immediately.” “And cut.” With Scarlet Knight and Chomp Tox... “What is the place?” Chomp Tox asked as she and Scarlet Knight were at a abandoned piece of property. “This is Area 45,” Scarlet Knight said. “The humans abandons this falicty years ago. Now it’s mine. Just like this Negacore.” He placed it a strange machine which began charging. “Ugh, even with a power-up Negacore it still not enough!” “What do you mean?” “Let’s just say once there’s enough Negacore Energy. My plan will be complete.” > Chapter 3-Lost Signal > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outside the base, Twilight was leaning back on the Alicorn Totem while looking at the special pendant given to her by someone special. “So far from home. I never forget the last words you said to me, Mom,” Twilight said. “Ohh, nice necklance,” Pinkie said as she founded her. “Where can I get one?” “My planet, Magia. It’s light years away.” “So, what’s Magia like, anyway?” “It’s like home. When I left my planet was in ruins, thank to the Negacore Beasts. A few people survived, but that was a long time ago. I really wish I could know if anyone still out there.” “If there is, maybe they’re the descendants of the people you knew. “You think so?” “Yeah. One thing you should know about me, I’m kind of optimistic.” “So, has Spike manage to get the Mermaid Blade, Sprite Smasher Zords online?” “Not yet, but something came in on the galactic comms system. You should come down.” Both of them teleports into the base to see Spike and Starlight. “Hey, Spike.” “Hey, Twilight. We received a message from deep space. I don’t have Magia’s exact coordinates, but it come from the same galactic quadrants.” “Really? So it could be from my people? Or even some descendants of the people I knew? Play it.” “All right, here we go.” Spike plays the message when suddenly the galactic comms shorted out. “Oh no!” “It’s overloaded. I’m sorry Twilight. There’s no way to play the message now. The modulator is burnt.” “Then let’s get another one then.” “The component came from Magia. Finding another one Earth seems well...” “Impossible,” Starlight said. “Wait, I got it, Mistress Zerkaa can help. She’s a psychic that does fortune telling, palm telling, palm readings, even mystical readings.” “Psychic nothing. Science is the answer. My aunt knows a guy at observatory. They probably picked the signal. Let’s ask them.” “That can wait, the hotline just came in saying there’s Negacore beast at the museum.” “Team, we got a job to done,” Twilight said as they teleported to the museum. Once they arrived they look around for it. “Where is it?” Twilight asked then Chomp Tox teleported as well along with a Negacore Beast named Eye Scream. “What do we have here? Rangers, here! Uh oh!” “Give up, you’re surrounded!” “Ooo, I’m so scare. You can see the fear in my eyes!” Eye Scream removed her mask and made Twilight froze in place. “Uh oh, Twilight got froze.” “Quick don’t look at them.” Pinkie and Starlight covered their eyes as Eye Scream knocked Twilight which she unfroze. “So you figure me out. But if you can’t see, you can’t fight.” “Yeah? We take that challenge.” “It’s Morphin’ Time!” “Friendship Fury Key! “Activate! “Link to Morphin Grid!” “Friendship Fury Power!” “You’ll regret hurting our friend!” “Not if I do the same to you.” Eye Scream opened his hypnotic eyes forcing Pinkie and Starlight to fight literally blind with her. “What this?” Chomp Tox picks up a Crown Feed Camera then thought of something. “Hey, maybe this camera can be useful. Hey Eye Lady! I’ve got a fab idea. Let’s bail!” Twilight groaned as Chomp Tox and Eye Scream teleported aways. The other two rushed over to her to check on her. “Are you okay, Twilight?” “Yeah, I’m fine. But that beast is dangerous. When I looked at her, I couldn’t move.” “At least the hotline worked, now we know when she’ll come back to bring more trouble.” “Look guys, I need some time to myself, I see you later.” “Sure, go ahead,” Pinkie said to her as Twilight teleported herself to the base then her phone buzzed. “That’s odd. Tech Light needs my help at Crown Feed.” “How’s that confusing?” “He’s in Tech Support.” Much later... “We’re at full power, and our internet connection is fine, but our broadcast doesn't come up,” Tech Light explained to Starlight and Pinkie. “That’s weird,” Starlight said as something appears on the screens and vanishes. “Something’s happening,” Pinkie exclaimed. ”People of Cantelot City look into my eyes and you will be frozen!”Said Eye Screamed brocasting her power through the camera. The rangers and everyone at Crown Feed froze in fear as Eye Scream continued her message. ”People of Cantelot City look into my eyes and you will be frozen!” “Yay!” Chomp Tox cheered. “It’s working!’ “The video is on loop. No way they’ll unfreeze now.” Both Negacore Beasts laugh evilly however none of them knew that all but one was person was not frozen. “What is this video loop?” Spike asked as the video played in the command center. “Twilight, look.” ”People of Cantelot City...” “Spike! Turn that off before I...” ”look into my eyes and you will be frozen!” “Turn it off before you what? You didn’t finish.” Spike asked her before waving his claw over him. “Hello? Oh no! Twilight, hold on!” Spike created a frequency to unfreeze her. “Thanks,” Twilight said. “That video is streaming non-stop on Crown Feed. Anyone watching will be frozen.” “Could be thousands of people,” Twilight said. “Hold on, how come you weren’t affected.” “Most dragons aren’t affect by mind control. I guess her power didn’t work. Hmm. Looks like the vide is being stream from the roof of Crown Feed.” “Starlight. Pinkie. We’ve got a problem,” Twilight contacted them but she got no response. “They must been frozen. What do I do?” “You’re the only one who can help, you have do something.” “I can’t this monster... no if I can’t look at it. And figure out that message from space.” “Wait. What is that?” “My pendant? My mom gave it to me when I became a knight on Magica.” “No way it looks like the crystal as the modulator. Maybe I can decipher that message.” “You think so?” “Perhaps. Your mom maybe have done a huge favor. Man, moms are great sure are great.” “Yeah, my mom told to never give up.” “No, she wouldn’t.” “I didn’t think we could fix the galactic comms system, but you found a way. I just have to find a way to beat Eye Scream too. Just need a different approach.” “Okay.” “If I can’t use my eyes,” Twilight looked over the collection of Power Keys. “The Sonic Power Key. As long I can hear, maybe I don’t have see to fight.” On the roof... “Once we found out that all the Rangers are frozen then We destroy them all.” “Huh?” Chomp Tox asked as a blindfolded Twilight appears behind her. “Ha! You look like you’re about to crack open a pinata,” Eye Scream brought his saber. “I’m about to crack open something. Sonic Power Key! Ready!” Once she activated the key, sonic waves went into his ears, acting as sonar. "Yes!" she said, hearing sonar waves. "Too easy." said Eye Scream and attacks. "Yah!" Listening to how close she was, Twilight dodges the attack and hits her back with his saber. "Uh-oh. I'm outskies." said Chomp Tox, teleporting away. "Hi-yah!" shouted Eye Scream as she and Twilight fought. She hears the sonic vibrations of the video and rushes towards it, being quicker than Eye Scream "No!" shouted Eye Scream as Twilight destroys the broadcast. "My video was just going viral!" Inside Crown Feed, the video cuts out and everyone became unfrozen. "Whoa." said Starlight. "We're free. Suddenly, the communicator beeps and Pinkie pulls them to the side. "Spike. What did we miss?" Back on the roof, Eye Scream knocks Twilight back. "If I cant freeze you, I'll just destroy you." she said. Just as Eye Scream was about to strike Twilight, the others teleported in. "I'm not done yet, rangers!" shouted Eye Scream, then runs over to the edge of Crown Feed’s roof. People started scream as she landed on the ground. "Foolish humans!" said |Eye Scream as they ran away. "Would you like to see something really scary?" Electricity starts to crackle around her body . "Where did she go?" Twilight asked as she pulls off the blindfold. "Huh?" said Pinkie but soon enough they hear her laughing as now she was giant. "No way." said Starlight. "Oh, yikes. one ugly medusa. Wait, does this mean we need our...?” “Spike. Are Mermaid and Sprite Zords ready?” Not yet. I deploy the Alicorn Master Zord while they boot up. “Awesome!” “I know what I have to do. "Link to Morphing Grid! We can't pilot our zords blindfolded, so try to take out those eyes on her chest." “Got it!” “Battle mode!” Twilight activated her zord’s battle mode once it came in the city. “Linked! Alicorn Master Zord! Battle Mode! Alicorn Sword!” Soon as the transformation was complete, Alicorn was ready. "No time for a giant blindfold." said Twilight. The Zord covered his eyes as he ran towards Eye Scream, doing her best to punch her. Spike! We really wanna help Twilight out! “Then you gonna love this! Deploying Sprite Smasher and Mermaid Blade Zord!” Spike said as the zords came out of the rocks and arrived in the city ready to fight. “Aww they’re so cute!” Pinkie exclaimed. “Check out the blade,” Starlight said. “Time to smash this monster! Attack her!” Sprite Smasher smashed its large fists at Eye Scream then Mermaid Blade slash it’s fin-like blade at the monster both Zords fall back as Eye Scream gave chase. "I'm open to plan." "We gotta think tactically." said Starlight "Huh. We just need to cover up her eyes." "But how?" "I know. Zords, use the road! Your Mermaid blade can cut up the concrete." Mermaid Zord starts to cut up the street, making a big square. "Ooh! The Sprite Fists can smash it! Hover Power Key! Hover Hold!” The pile went to Eye Scream’s eyes. “Fix it quick!” Starlight made the pile stick in place. “No! My eyes!” Eye Scream shouted. "Good work, team!" said Twilight. "She cant freeze us now. Lets finish her together. Throw your keys towards the Zords." "Zords, combine!" they shouted, throwing their keys at their Zords. Each Zord broke apart and attached itself to the Megazord. Pinkie and Starlight appeared in the cockpit of the Zord. “Whoa, we’re in a Megazord. I can’t belive it.” “I need to take a selfie with this.” “Um, guys?" asked Twilight. "Giant monster to fight?" "Right. Right, right. Sorry." "Friendship Fury Megazord!" "Follow my lead." "Got it!" "Right!" The Friendship Fury Megazord starts to knock Eyescream back, causing her to groan in pain. "Lets end this." said Twilight, placing his saber in the holster. "Mega Light Saber!" Through the Morphing grid, the Mega Light Saber appears and falls into Twilight hands. "Friend Fury Megazord Mega Slash!" "Hal" said the others, following his lead. "No!" screamed Eye Scream as the Mega Slash hits her, destroying her on site. "Friendship Fury Victory!" shouted the Rangers. Falling from the sky, the Negacore landed on the ground, causing Scarlet Knight to appear. "Ha! Another powered up Negacore for my precious collection." he said. Scarlet Knight starts to walk over when the rangers appeared. "No!" "Not today, Scarlet Knight." said Twilight, picking it up "This is coming with us." "You wont be so lucky next time!" Scarlet Knight shouted after the rangers teleported away. Back at Friendship Pillar, the rangers were securing the Negacore . "That blindfold was a stroke of genius, Twilight." said Twilight. "Very impressive." "To be honest, there was a moment where I thought about giving up." he said, holding up his pendent. "But then someone reminded me that giving up just isn't an option. I had to find a way." "And find a way you did, Twilight." said Spike. "Now, lets see if the new modulator works. I've got a good feeling. Its online." "Does that mean you can play the message now?" asked Pinkie "Only one way to find out." said Twilight, turning on the galactic comms system. "Oh!" Spike said as the message comes out in an alien language. "Hmm. I can speak millions of languages, but I don't know that one. Or French. French is tough." "You said it,” said Starlight. "I tried learning French once, couldn't get the pronunciations correct half the time." "Is it from your people?" Pinkie asked. "I'm not sure." said Twilight. "I don't know it either." “Language can change over millions of years." said Spike. "It could be from Magica." "You're right. It could be." Twilight said. "I'm not gonna give up." "Now that this is fixed, I can do more than just listen to messages." said Twilight. "I can send my own." "Really? You can?" asked Starlight "How exciting!" said Spike as Twilight starts recording his message. "Greetings. This is Twilight, leader of the Friendship Fury Power Rangers, speaking to you from a planet known as Earth." She said in his message. "300 hundred years ago, I left Magica. I'd give anything to know if anyone is still there. Please, send me a signal. I'll be waiting." > Chapter 4-New Rangers In Town > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Scarlet Knight’s lair, Scarlet Knight was digging through a pile of rubbish, looking for something he could use then Chomp Tox teleported with another Negacore Beast. “I found us a friend!” “I’m Drago Rock!” He introduces himself. “Quiet! I’m about to finish my robotic master!” Scarlet Knight finishes the wire of his creation and power surges through it. “Rise, Vulcan!” “Ow.” He said, hitting a light shade. “Well, he’s not smart, but he’s tough,” Chomp Tox asked as she hit his shoulder. “You tell me?” Vulcan knocked her back. “Yep, very tough,” Chomp Tox weakly said. “Vulcan’s deadly. But he needs one last piece. The Nether Orb. A mystic gemstone that grants power. Once it’s installed in your chest, you’ll be invincible. Beast, steal the orb from the museum.” “My name is Drago Rock.” “Quiet! The orb for me. I’ll steal it,” Vulcan said to him. “Ooh! Can I can come too?” Chomp Tox asked. “If you behave. Now I want no mistakes. Here’s the plan.” As Scarlet Knight tells his minions of his plan of stealing The Nether Orb, at Crown Feed, Pinkie and Starlight were preparing Twilight for an interview in hopes of her blending in. “Are you sure I should interview for this reporter job? I have only experience in fighting monsters.” “Call that tackling tough tasks.” “And piloting a giant Zord.” “Flashy style.” “And taking care of Negacore Beasts.” “Recycle. See? Now whatever do don’t mention to Jackpot Crunch that you’re over 300 years old. Got it?” Starlight requested. “Got it,” Twilight nodded. Once they were upstairs, Pinkie and Starlight waited for Twilight as a girl with streaks of red and yellow outside of Jackpot Crunch’s office was playing on guitar. “Nice tune you got there,” Pinkie said to her. “Hey, are you going for the reporter job?” Starlight asked her. “Yeah, Jackpot Crunch told me to wait. I’m trying to earn money to get a better guitar than this one.” Then Jackpot Crunch opens the door and walks Twilight out. “Thanks for coming in. Twilight. Sunset,” Jackpot Crunch said, “As a final test, I’m giving you each an assignment. Whoever does it better gets the job. Cool?” “Cool,” Twilight said. “Sunset, you’ll do a story on the Nether Orb,” He gave her a green folder and gave Twilight a red one. “It’s a gemstone said to have mystical powers. It’s on display at the museum. And for you, Twilight, the city’s top teen athlete trains at Cantelot High. To find out what makes her tick. I want to know her coach, her routine, her name.” “Her name is Rainbow Dash,” Twilight read the contents. “Nice one. Ok, best of luck to both of you.” At Canterlot High, students were on the track and field, practicing. “Humans are some strange things,” Twilight said, seeing the stadium. Then a javelin was thrown and a girl with rainbow hair in a blue tracksuit wearing headphones was seen. “Hey, that’s her. Rainbow Dash.” “Nice throw you got there.” “Thanks, I’ve been practicing.” “My name’s Twilight. I’m doing a story for Crown Feed, and I want to tell the city all about your amazing skills.” “No dice. I don’t do interviews. I gotta improve my throw before the next meet.” “I’ll make a deal with you. I show you a trick to improve your throw and you give me a story.” “Show me a trick? You’re on.” “If want to get more distance, release the javelin at a slight upward angle.” Rainbow followed her advice and she threw it. The javelin went further than the other ones she did. “Okay, you got yourself an interview.” At Canterlot Museum, Sunset was going through the file as she stood next to the gem. “So, Professor, is it true that the Nether Orb possesses mystical powers?” Sunset asked. And right on cue, Chomp Tox, Drago Rock, and Vulcan came in. “And scream!” Chomp Tox said, scaring the customers out. “Negacore Beasts!” “Now, where’s the orb?” Chomp Tox asked as the three looked for it as Sunset hid behind another one. “It’s mine! All mine!” Vulcan found it then Chomp Tox grabbed it. “Also mine!” “Keep up, Beast.” “My name is Drago Rock.” “Who cares?” None of them knew that Sunset watched the whole thing. “Rangers Hotline? There’s Negacore Beats at the museum,” Sunset said. Meanwhile, Twilight did her interview with Rainbow Dash. Starlight got a call from Spike. “Spike, what’s up?” Hotline Alert. Negacore Beasts spotted at the museum. “Got it.” “So, always start with a stretch, then light warm up,” Rainbow said to her as Twilight wrote what she said then noticed Pinkie who did the ‘We got a Ranger situation’ look. “I’m sorry. We have to go. Maybe we can talk another time.” “Uh, sure. No problem.” “There’s an attack at the museum,” Starlight explained as they walked away from. “Isn’t that where Sunset is going.” “Ooh! I don’t know what nether is, but I know power when it’s in my hands,” Vulcan said as it surged through its hand. Then a vehicle pulled and who came out was Warden Stickler. “That belongs to the people of Canterlot! Put it down!” He told them. “How about I put you down?!” Vulcan fired a shock wave from his swords and sent the warden back knocking him out then the rangers showed. “What now?” “He’s the orb from Sunset’s assignment,” Pinkie said. “If Scarlet Knight wants it, then we got to stop him,” Starlight nodded. “Those are the rangers,” Chomp Tox told Vulcan. “Those pipsqueaks? Impossible?” “Don’t believe it? See for yourself. It’s Morphin Time!” "Friendship Fury Key! Activate! Link to Morphin' Grid! Friendship Fury Power!" “I show you power!” Vulcan said as he and Drago Rock battled the Rangers. “I love this part!” Running out of the museum, Sunset hides behind a box container and watches the rangers fight against Vulcan. Vulcan kicked Pinkie from the back and hurled them into Starlight. “I’m spitting fire!” Drago Rock released purple fire at Twilight who rolled out of the way only for Chomp Tox get roasted on the butt. “Think this robot is tough now? With the orb, I’ll be invincible!” “Invinicble? That’s not good,” Sunset gupled. “You two ok?” “Yeah.” “I’m fine.” “Let give these creeps a boost! Gravi Power Key... Ready!” “Sprint Power Key... Ready!” “Shield Power Key... Ready!” “Time for the big bang!” “Shield Block!” Starlight blocks Vulcan’s attack. “Look out, Pink!” “Sprint Slash!” Pinkie zipped around Vulcan delivered fast strikes to him making him drop it. “No! My orb!” Drago Rock used his tail to knock back the rangers. “Nice worked whatsyournames. Now I’ll just...” “Gravi Ball!” Twilight uses a ball and chain to trap both monsters in place. “Screw it, I gotta grab it, and head to the forest,” Sunset said. “Do something, dragon guy?” “Is Drago Rock that hard to remember?” Sunset grabs the orb climbs into her motorcycle and takes off. “Hey, we stole it first!” “Chomp Tox, you’re only hope, stop the car!” “It’s slime time!” Chomp Tox turned into slime cling onto the motorcycle. “Nice try.’ “Worth a shot,” Vulcan said as he and Drago Rock teleported away. “Bold move, but risky,” Twilight said. “We’d better Sunset before those two do,” Pinkie added. “Look! The Warden!” Starlight ran over to him and help him up. “Are you okay, Mr. Stickler?” “This is a mess. I think need to get to the medical center,” He said. “Don’t worry. We can take you there. Hold onto me,” Twilight said as teleported to newest medical center. Much later... “How the warden doing?” Pinkie asked Starlight who came out of the medical center. “He’s doing fine, just bruises. Any luck with the police?” “So far, there are to track down the bike, but no going well,” Twilight answered then comm beeped. “Spike?” Twilight, I managed to track the energy off the Nether take Sunset took, both her and the orb at a forest not from you guys. “Thanks, we’re heading there now.” All three teleported to there. With Sunset, she got off her bike and walked into the forest with the orb unware that Chomp Tox followed. “Good she have the orb. Better tell the others,” She teleported out of there. “Okay, now I have to calll the rangers and give back the orb,” Sunset said then Drago Rock appeerd in front of her. “Well, what do you know?” “Chomp Tox was right. Now, girlie, best of you to hand over the orb to me or else.” “Or else what?” Sunset asked “Or we’ll take it!” Drago Rock exclaimed. “Try me, I dare you!” “Have it your way,” Vulcan said blasting her forcing to lose her the orb. “Got it. Now what do with her?” “Easy! We’ll destroy her!” Drago Rock cackled. “Hey, ugly! Think fast!” Then out of nowhere a javelin whoosh through the air, knocking the orb out of Vulcan’s hands. “Hey!” “Your real klutz, you know that?” “Rainbow Dash, how did you get here?” Sunset asked her. “I heard an explosion during my jog, then contacted the Rangers,” Rainbow as the Rangers came in and faced the monsters. “Thanks,” Pinkie thanked her. “Ready for round two?” Twilight asked them. “Bring it!” “Grab the orb!” Rainbow said as she grab it and both her and Sunset hide behind a tree. Vulcan fired its rockets at the Rangers knocking them back the fired an energy slash to add injury to insult. “Tonight’s menu... roast Rangers,” Drago Rock chuckled. “Yum, yum, yum!” Just then, Sunset plays a note from her guitar hurting Drago Rock’s ears. “Agggh! My ears! What is that infernal rucks? Please stop!” “Someone lose a paperweight?” Rainbow asked. “Huh? Yeah, that thing will make me invincible.” “Whoa, it does feel powerful,” Rainbow felt the orb’s energy surge. “Give me the orb to me,” Vulcan demanded. “Ok,” Sunset took the orb for her. “If I want it come and get it!” Sunset throws the orb against a rock smashing it to pieces. Then green light flashed over them then appear was the Green and Black Friendship Fury Keys. “What the heck are these?” Sunset asked. “I thought those were lost,” Twilight walked to them. “Those are Friendship Keys.” Rainbow look a the green one and Sunset look at the black one then green and black energies surged through them. “What’s happening?” Sunset asked then transform into rangers. “What the...?” Rainbow was shocked. “Did they morphed?” Starlight asked. “Are you...? Am I...? Are we the...?” “The Green and Black Rangers? Yep?” Twilight finsihed their thought. “This is amazing!” Pinkie exclaimed. “This is the dream... hold that it,” Rainbow said then rips her skirt. “Not a skirt person.” “Totally understand,” Starlight agreed. “Hey! That was meant to be my thing. You’re gonna pay, Horsemen!” Vulcan called for them, then Rainbow toss her skirt aside and joined the others. “Hey, Sunset! Catch!” Rainbow tossed her Magi Saber to her. “Thanks! Time to for some shred action!” Sunset used both the Magi Blades and slashed through the Horsemen, while Rainbow used her javelin slashed three Horsemen then ducked under a spear attack from Horsemen before destroying it then Vulcan fires it’s blasters at her but Rainbow threw at him forcing him to miss. “Would stop doing that!” Vulcan screamed then Sunset return her saber. “How about you make me? Ready Sunset? Follow my lead.” “Wolf Key!” “Minotaur Key!” They placed their keys in their sabers and they glowed with black and green energy. “Wolf Fury Strike!” “Minotaur Fury Strike!” Both send an energy slash at Vulcan which send back into a tree. “I can’t believe it!” Vulcan couldn’t believe what was happening. “I know right, we think vibing here!” Sunset said. “Vibing? With a teenager? No thanks!” Vulcan teleported out of there. “Big scary monster flees! You love to see it,” Rainbow Dash said before she and Sunset went to others as they were fighting Drago Rock. “Do you know what happens when Negacore Beast fights long enough? Spoiler! We grow!” He roars as he grew giant. “That’s one big rock!” Sunset exclaimed seeing them. “Let me guess, Zord time!” “Fast learner,” Twilight said. “Spike, deploy Alicorn Master, Mermaid Blade, and Sprite Smasher Zords!” On their way! All three zords were deploy into the city. “Zords, combine!” Twilight, Starlight and Pinkie threw thier keys into Zords forms the Megazord. “Teleportation. Awesome!” “Linked,” The rangers connected to the Megazord. “Friendship Fury Megazord.” “Look out!” Twilght said. “Drago... Rock!” he threw a rock at the Megazord but it rolled out of the way. “Our turn. Let’s go.” Drago Rock spits out purple fire at the Megazord as they ran toward him, it jumpes and swung its saber at Drago Rock’s chest making contact. “Alicorn Barrage!” The Megazord fires laser focing him back. “Time to cut to the finish! Mega Light Saber!” Twilight called it. “ Friendship Fury Megazord Mega Slash!” The Megazord slashes Drago Rock, who fall back and explodes. “Friendship Fury Victory!” “The Negacore!” Twilight shouted as she grabbed it. “One more for us and less for Scarlet Knight.” The five teleported to base as Scarlet Knight watch ,furious that he was beaten to it. “Five rangers, that’s still not enough to stop me!” At the Rangers’ Base... “Nice place,” Sunset said as they looked around. “Big superhero mood,” Rainbow added. “Welcome to our humble base,” Twilight said. Then Rainbow and Sunset powered down and the others follow suit. “And welcome to the team.” “Holy moly, you guys are rangers.” “I have no idea.” “We had no idea that Wolf and Minotaur Keys had survived.” “I wonder what else is out there, waiting to be discovered.” “Maybe a couple of Zords for us.” “Possibly. You humans sure do love Zords.” “Who doesn’t? They’re so adorable!” Pinkie said. “And here’s another suprise, hey Spike.” “Welcome, friends,” Spike came in and greeted them. “You’re a...” “I’m a dragon. But you get use to it,” Spike said as they all laughed. > Chapter 5-Winning Attitude > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “And.... done!” A girl named Scootaloo was timing Rainbow Dash’s run at Canterlot High. “How did I do?” “Not bad, a second off from yesterday’s time. Who says that breathing was the key?” She asked. “Alright, sodas are on me. I just hope I can her,” She looks over to another racer. “You mean Gilda?” “Yeah,” Rainbow said then her communicator beep. “I gotta be somewhere else. Pick up same time tomorrow.” “Sure,” Both girls fist bumped each other and headed their separate ways. “What’s up?” Rainbow, Spike wants to see us. “Not a problem. I’m finish with practice.” At Friendship Pillar... “I may have discovered your missing zords,” Spike said who brought up a map to show the team. “This is where the orb with was found years ago in Greenway Woods.” “My race goes through there.” “Oh, I get it! So if our keys were there, then maybe our Zords are in that area too.” “But wouldn’t they buried under piles of rock after all this time.” “Not worry, I currently building a Zord Tracker, and with a few supplies, I can track Zord energy no matter how deep is.” “Cool,” Pinkie exclaimed then the hotline alert went off. “Hotline Alert. We got Negacore Beast at the park.” “We’re on it.” The rangers teleported over their to see Chomp Tox, Vulcan, and Negacore Beast named Brine Burst. “Ugh, someone smeells like a rotten fish,” Pinkie exclaimed. “Hey!” Brine Burst exclaimed. “50 bucks says that his fighting stinks,” Rainbow suggested. "Friendship Fury Key... activate! Link to Morphin' Grid!" "Alicorn Fury! Red Ranger!" "Mermaid Fury! Blue Ranger!" "Sprite Fury! Pink Ranger!" “Wolf Fury! Green Ranger!” “Minotaur Fury! Black Ranger!” “Friendship Fury Power!” “Crush them, Brine Burst!” Vulcan said. “Yeah,” Chomp Tox cheered as Vulcan and Brine Burst went ahead. Sunset strikes her saber at Vulcan who blocks it with his own as Brine Burst blasting water shots at Twilight who took cover from it. “You can’t get me!” Brine Burst tauted. “Wanna bet?” Rainbow asked. She went ahead to him and strike him with the saber but got knock back a bit. “Shoot. Thick skin.” “Horsemen!” Chomp Tox came and brinning them in. “Elasto Power Key!” Rainbow said. “Want to step it up?” Twilight said. “Oh, yeah!” She placed in her saber. “Hyper Power Key, ready!” Twilight said and both of them easily took care of the Horsemen. “Uh oh!” Brine Burst gulped. “Let’s get not get rough here!” “Your move fish face,” Twilight said. Then Vulcan came at her from her blindside. “Look out!” Rainbow forced Twilight out of the way and into the water fountain just as Sunset strike Vulcan from behind but got caught. “Not you, again!” “That’s right, I’m back in black, baby!” Sunset and Vulcan did a couple sword strikes then Sunset avoided one then was about to make contact but he grabbed Sunset’s saber by the blade. “Not fast enough,” Vulcan taunted as Sunset backs the grab Power Key. “Shield Block!” Vulcan fires his rockets at her but it gets block by the shield. “Not a scratch!” Sunset said as Vulcan walked over to Brine Burst. “Brine Burst, you’re coming with me,” Vulcan said as they teleported away. Pinkie and Starlight battled the Horsemen until last one destroyed. “Ha, The Horsemen are toast,” Starlight exclaimed. “Wish we could could say the same about the others. They got away,” Sunset said. “Oh, dang, I got meet up Scootaloo for training,” Rainbow said looking at the time. “We need to get supplies for Spike’s detector,” Twilight said. “Watch, Greenway Woods. We’re gonna find those Zords.” “If you need anything let me know.” “Back to base.” Everyone teleported back to Friendship Pillar. Meanwhile at Area 45, Vulcan and the others were looking through the maps. “Ugh! None of these maps from the archives that tells us where the Zords are,” Vulcan said. “Maybe because fish face keeps them wet!” Chomp Tox pointed to Brine Burst. “I’m a fish, I need to stay wet,” Brine Burst retorted. “If you fools stop bickering for a second, you might be useful,” Scarlet Knight said coming in and shows them the map. “Look 20 years the scientists from Area 45 found traces of strange metal beneath this hull, metal they couldn’t recognize. It must be from the Zords.’ “So the Zords are under that hill, waitng for us to destroy them,” Chomp Tox thoughted. “Yes. And the Rangers have no idea.” Then both Chomp Tox and Brine Burst giggle. “Don’t get to excited. They’re under millions of years of rock. First I’ll need to build a bomb that can drill into earth. Once it’s ready, Vulcan will plant it.” “And what if the rangers find out?” “Brine Burst will battle them long enough.” The next day was Junior Cross Country Championship Race Finals. “Thanks for coming guys,” Rainbow said as the others walked. “Of course, we really hope that you win!” Pinkie cheered. “So, how Spike’s device coming along?” “It’ll be done in a few days, so just say focused and you got this.” All Racers to the starling line “That’s my cue.” The runners got to the starting line then soon as man fire the starting pistol then took off. Rangers come in. Spike said as the hotline alarm was on. “What’s up, Spike?” Brine Burst has gone giant in the city. Talk about bad timing. “We’ll handle Brine Burst, you finish the race.” I’ll come if you need me. With that, the rangers teleported to the city to see a giant Brine Burst going nuts. “Here we go. Spike, deploy Alicorn Master, Mermaid Blade, and Sprite Smasher Zords!” All four Zords broke out of their rocks. “Zords combine!” She said activating the Megazord. “Linked! Friendship Fury Megazord!” “It’s Sushi Slicing Time!” Brine Burst fires several shots of water from his cannon arm, making the Megazord to crackle and sparks flying out. With Rainbow she help out a racer who got twisted ankle, forcing her into last place as she was running she heard all familiar sound. “Vulcan,” Rainbow said then headed over their. “Start the drill, Chomp Tox,” He said to her prepping to drill. “It tickles,” Chomp Tox said feeling the vibrations. None of them knew that Rainbow was watching from the bushes. “”Now that feels powerful,” Chomp Tox lets go of the drill and lets it sink into the ground. “How long will it take for bomb to drill down to those Zords?” “So you think you found the Zords?” Rainbow came out hearing no more of it. “Yeah, and their about to be rubble!” “Not happening,” Rainbow take out her Friendship Fury Key and it started to glow. “My Zord is close. Time to save it. Link to Morphin Grid!” Rainbow moprhed into her ranger form and clashed sword with Vulcan. “Too late, green girl! Any moment now the Zords will be scrap metal!” They pushed back, and Chomp Tox and Vulcan teleported back to their base. “Guys, you there?” Rainbow, please tell us some good news! “I found our Zords! But Vulcan and Chomp Tox have a bomb that’s drilling into the ground to destroy them!” What part of good news didn’t you get? Brine Burst attacks are giving us a down pour. “Okay, I can get through the mountain. Unless... guys learn Brine Burst here and get him to blast mountain.” Good idea, Rainbow. “Come on, team. Let’s run our own race.” The Megazord started to run forcing Brine Burst to follow. “You can’t out run me. I have great cardio.” The Megazord and Brine Burst were at the mountain with the monster having no idea the trap set up. “Here goes nothing,” Sunset said. Brine Burst fires unto the MegaZord, only to dodge and blast open the mountain behined showinh a green Wolf. “Alright, go Wolf Claw Zord!” “Bad kitty! Bad!” Brine Burst said as he got bitten from behind. “Welcome back, old pal,” Twilight smiled underneath her helmet. “Here, puss, puss, puss.” Brine Burst fires at but the Wolf Claw Zord dodges it. “Time for a remix! Zords combine!” Rainbow threw her key. The Megazord dissembles, addding the Wolf Claw Zord. Rainbow teleports into the cockpit and ready for the fight. “Just in the nick of time!” “Friendship Fury Megzord, Claw Formation!” Brine Burst fire lasers shot but it got deflected. “Let’s tried the jet boost,” Rainbow suggested. The Megazord activated the jet boots and rushes toward Brine Burst just as he tried to fired but nothing happen. “Ah! I’m out of juice!” “Mega Light Saber! Friendship Fury Megazord! Triple Wolf Slash!” It send three slashed at Brine Burst which made contact then he exploded. “Friendship Fury Victory!” Then the rangers were out of the Megazord looking for Brine Burst’s Negacore. “Where did go?” Sunset asked. “It could have gone far,” Starlight said. “Looking for this,” Vulcan appeared holding the Negacore. “You have your Zord but have this!” He laughed as teleportes away. “Aggh, fudge sticks he got away!” Pinkie exclaimed. “At least we saved the Zord, Rainbow,” Twilight said to her. “And we need to do is find mine.” “And with a bit of time, Spike’s device will be complete.” “Time! Oh shoot the race! I’ve never got to finish it!” Rainbow quicklly demorphed. “I gotta go! Catch you later!” > Chapter 6-The Strings of Bad Luck > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At Area 45, Chomp Tox was sitting in Scarlet Knight’s chair, singing mindlessly as she yawned and stretched. “Hey, fungi face! You’re not allowed to sit in the boss’s seat,” said Vulcan. “Ah, push, I’m not scared,” Chomp Tox dismissed him. “And this thing is way comfier than the table I sleep under! Look at me! I’m Scarlet Knight. I love Negacore.” Suddenly the door opens and shows Scarlet Knight walking out of his room, making Chomp Tox scream and jump. “Oh boss, how’s things with you?” She asked him. “I’ve been meaning to ask what with the door?” “If you want to find out? By all means, knock yourself out.” He told her. “Cotton candy, here I....” Chomp Tox to open the door but got shocked by the handle. “Both of you fools are thin ice. Now, the Rangers have been spoiling my plans. Defeat them and I might not destroy you.” “Great speech, I’m on the job,” Chomp Tox saluted. “Suck up,” Vulcan mumbled then both of them teleported. In the city... “Run! Run! Monster!” “Ranger Hotline, we’re being attacked!” On cue, the rangers teleported in front of Crown Feed. “I don’t see anything,” Twilight said. “Let’s keep looking, otherwise I’ve got to finish homework. I’ll take Negacore Beast over algebra any day,” said Rainbow. Just then, something clattered behind the rangers, gaining their attention. As they ran over, soap suds were everywhere and a man’s whine was heard. “There!” Starlight pointed to said monster. Standing on a ladder, a man covered in liquid soap bubbles and assorted cleaning equipment. “Hang on.” Pinkie rushed over to the van, grabbed a water, and the soap fell off him and went the drain. “Crash Click?” “Thanks.” As he gets down from the ladder. “Had a bit of an accident with the soap suds. Just doing some window washing.” “Gee, CC, if you're going to do window washing, you should ask me for help.” “I may be accident-prone, but I can handle myself,” he tells her. He then gasps at the others. “You must be the others Pinkie talks about? I’m Crash Click.” “Pleased to meet you, sir,” Twilight said. “Crash Click does all the handy work around Crown Feed.” “That’s a lot of windows to clean.” “I can deal with a few dirty windows. It's only two stories." "It's three stories,” said Starlight, making Crash Click gasp in realization. "Wow!" he said, leaning back. "That's much bigger than I remember." “We love to help.” “Ok, then, grab the sponges,” As they go to grab the sponges, Amelia goes through the ladder while Grace walks around it. "No! The ladder!" Crash Click said to Pinkie Pie, then gasped when his warning came too late. "Oh, no," said Pinkie, looking at the ladder. "I walked right under it." “What’s wrong?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Oh, if you walked under a ladder, you have bad luck,” He explained. “Bad luck? Why?” Twilight asked curiously. "Nobody knows why. You just do," said Crash Click. "I walked under a ladder as a boy, then my hamster had a headache, my grandpa lost his teeth, and two months later, I had a case of chicken pox! Oh, boy, so itchy!" "Two months?" asked Starlight. "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "He’s not joking," said Pinkie. "Oh, c'mon," Starlight said. "That makes no sense. There's no such thing as bad luck." “Do you always have to be negative?” Pinkie asked then got her jacket stuck. "Aw. My favorite jacket.” "Your bad luck's already started," said Crash Click. “Better go change into something old in case my luck ruins it," said Pinkie, walking away from the others. "Careful of cracks in the pavement." teased Starlight. "And don't cross a black kitty cat's path!" With Pinkie... "Careful," She said to herself as she watched the cracks in the ground. "Careful. Phew.” Behind her, a Negacore pops out of the ground, causing Amelia to turn around. "What on earth?" she asked, seeing it. "Aww cupcakes, are you kidding? More bad luck?" “Wanna fight?” The Negacore popped into a Negacore Beast, named Rock Wrecker. “This will be easy!” “Not as easy as you think, Rocky!” Pinkie said then did a quick morph. "You won't be so feisty when I blast that helmet right off!" “Give it your best shot!” Pinkie kicks Rock Wrecker in the side then He fires a blast at her which she dodges. Then Rock Wrecker sends another blast at her, knocking her back as she screams and hits a picnic table and power-downs as she rolls into the grass. "I need backup ASAP," Pinkie said into her Morpher as it surrounded itself with blue electricity. "Pinkie, your signal is unstable," said Spike. “Ugh! My morpher's history!" Pinkie said to herself as she tried to teleport back to the base. Rock Wrecker sends another shot at Pinkie, hitting the trash can next to her. “Peekaboo,” he said, finding her. "I see you." The others teleported to Pinkie’s area with Starlight spotting her first. “Pinkie!” Rock Wrecker starts rapid-firing at Pinkie, causing her to grab the trashcan lid to use as a shield to protect her. "Look out!" warned Twilight as the blast landed in front of them. "Whoo-hoo!" Rock Wrecker cheered. "Great deflection!" Pinkie realized what she had done. “Rainbow, Sunset, I’m so sorry!” “Tell it to the back,” Rainbow groaned as Chomp Tox appeared. "Looking for the life of the party?" Mucus asked Smashstone. "I'm here!" "You thought that was bad, rangers?" asked Rock Wrecker. "Then buckle up. I got some hard knocks comin’ your way." "We're not afraid of a talking rock!" said Ollie. "LOL. But this guy's tough," said Chomp Tox "You should all focus on him." Twilight and Starlight were fighting Smashstone when Chomp Tox went over to Pinkie. "Yoink!" she said, taking her morpher. "My morpher!" "Nope. It's my Morpher now. You just fell for a classic bit of Chompy’s misdirection." “Hang tight, Pinkie!” “Alicorn Key, Ready!” Twilight placed her Friendship Key into her Magic-Saber which glowed red. “Alicorn Fury Strike!” Rock Wrecker yelled out as he was destroyed. "Guess he couldn't handle the heat," said Twilight. Soon enough, Rocker Wrecker pulls himself back together. "Plot twist,” he said, walking towards Twilight and Starlight, firing at Twilight "Oh, man," Twilight said as she was knocked back to the ground. "Did he just handle the heat right back to me?" "Yeah, looks like he can redirect attacks!" said Starlight, rushing over to him. "Well done on having eyes," said Rock Wrecker "Pity I have to use them to look at you," Starlight rebutted. "That's fair," said Rock Wrecker then Chomp Tox ran up to him. “Nice going, hotshot,” She gave him a pat on the back. “You’re bad yourself,” he said, giving her a pat on the back as well, but gets her head. "Yeesh. I should keep my hands to myself," said Chomp Tox and both of them teleported away. "Ugh, those creeps got away," said Rainbow as she and Sunset pulled Pinkie up. "At least we're in one piece. That's what's important," said Sunset. “I didn’t mean for the blast to hit you guys,” “It’s cool!” “At least it was accidental.” “But now the bad guys got your morpher,” Twilight said to her. “What can they do with it? It’s got destroyed,” Sunset pointed out. “Spike, we have a situation and we need your help,” Twilight contacted him. “Yeah, okay. Good news, Spike’s already working on a new morpher for you.” “Ok, but it still helps me with my bad luck,” Pinkie said. “We should get back and help Crash Click, with him all of Crown Feed will be covered in suds by now.” “And with my luck, I should lay low and help Spike,” Pinkie said then turned to Twilight. “Can you teleport me to base?” “Sure,” she said then she teleported herself and Pinkie to base. “Hey there!” Spike greeted as they were teleported in. "I've brought you some helping hands," said Twilight. “Good! I could some extra help. I’ll take it from here,” Spike said as Twilight teleported out of the base. “OK, can you pass me that circuit board, please, there’s one of them in existence. Without it, you won’t morph again.” “Then I better back up, I don’t want anything bad happening to it,” Pinkie hands him the circuit board then backs away. “I’ve been on a real string of bad luck. I ripped my jacket, a Negacore hatched in front of me almost took my teammates, and Chomp Tox stole my Morpher.” “Sounds like you have quite the day,” Spike said as he began building the Morpher. At Area 45... “Well, Chomp Tox, you finally did something right," said Scarlet Knight picking up the morpher that Chomp Tox brought him. "This morpher is the key to entering the Rangers’ base.” "Ooh!" “Huh? Can't you just teleport in there?" asked Vulcan. "Uh, there's a force field keeping us out!" Chomp Tox informed him, before smacking him upside the head. "You pea brain.” "But a ranger's morpher allows them to teleport straight through," said Void Knight. "Once this is repaired, Vulcan will use it to get into the base and steal all of their Negacore!" “Good, another heist, but what if rangers in the base?” He asked. “Then where Rock Wrecker comes in. He’ll cause a ruckus and lure them away from their base.” “I love a good ruck!” Squeald Chomp Tox. “And the rangers won’t see it coming it, coming.” “Genius idea, boss! I'll rock 'em, I'll sock 'em. Oh yeah!" "Good. Now get out!" ordered Scarlet Knight as he got back to work on repairing the morpher. "I have work to do." With the others, they were helping out Crash Click with the window washing until Starlight's communicator went off. “Yeah, Spike,” Twilight answered. Hotline. Negacore Beast at Colt Lane. “We’re on it. Sorry Crash Click we gotta go, again.” “No worries, I think I will be okay I think?” He asked as the others left. At the base... “Good news! Your new morpher is done!” Spike said. “I can’t,” Pinkie said. “Why not?” “Still got the bad luck rub. What if this one gets taken? Or take one of Magic-Sabers or ever the keys?” “But your team needs you right now.” “But Spike, with me, someone could get hurt maybe even worse than last time.” “You're having a bad day, but that doesn't mean that you're jinxed. Luck isn’t something you can measure or hold in your hand. Luck is in the mind and your mind affects the way you see things.” “What do you mean?” “You're focusing on the bad stuff. But good things are there, you’re just not looking at seeing them. The only way that your luck is going to come back is if you go back out there and take a look.” “I know that you are trying to help, but the best thing for me is to stay far away. At the factory, the workers ran in fear as Rock Wrecker was causing trouble. "What's wrong?" he asked the workers. "Hey, don't go! I deserve an audience. You're treating me like some kind of monster, Is it my breath? I can eat a mint.” The Twilight and the others teleported to the factory behind Rock Wrecker. Finally! "I almost fell asleep waiting.” "You wanna rest? You can rest in pieces," said Sunset. "It Morphin’ time!" said Twilight "Friendship Fury Key....activate! Link to Morphin Grid!" they shouted. “Alicorn Fury, Red Ranger!” “Mermaid Fury, Blue Ranger!” “Wolf Fury, Green Ranger!” “Minotaur Fury, Black Ranger!” “Friendship Fury Power!” “You brats are going down!” Rock Wrecker shouted as he multiple blasts at the Rangers. “I’m having a blast!” "How are we gonna hurt ol' volcano arms if we can't get close to him?" asked Rainbow when Rock Wrecker blasts her again with fire. “Pinkie, we’re under heavy fire! What’s your status?” “Uh....” Pinkie stammered. On the screen, Twilight gets blasts, and communication is terminated. "Twilight! Twilight" Spike cried out. "Surprise!" said Vulcan, arriving inside the base. “How did you get in the base? It had a force field!” Spike exclaimed. "Your little force field can't keep us out now...." said Vulcan, then showed Pinkie's morpher. "not with this." “You fixed my morpher!” Pinkie said. “Wait! You’re not supposed to be here!” “Neither are you!” “No matter! A human or a lizard brain won’t stop me from getting what I came for!” “Hello, I’m a dragon. Get it right!” Spike showed him his wings then Vulcan laughed without him noticing that Pinkie grabbed the Morpher and moved to where she sneaked behind him. “So, scales. Any last words?” he asked him. “Uh, behind you,” Spike as Pinkie was in position. “Link to Morphin Grid!” shouted Pinkie as she morphed into her suit. “You and me, big guy.” Vulcan yells out as he swings his saber at Jer. They both swing back, knocking the Morpher off his wrist and fall to the ground. "Scarlet Knight just fixed that," said Boomtower. "It was lucky you were here," said Spike. "It was lucky, wasn't it?" asked Pinkie. “I’ll squash you for getting my way!” Pinkie went to him and held him. “Not here you won’t!” Pinkie exclaimed as she teleported Vulcan away from the base. Back at the factory, the other rangers were still fighting Rock Wrecker. Seconds later, Pinkie and Vulcan arrived at the factory. “Vulcan?” Twilight asked. “Did you get lost?” Rock Wrecker asked. “She tricked me!” Vulcan shouted. “I did, and it was easy!” “Why you little pink brat!” Vulcan screamed as he chased after her. “I got you, Pinkie!” Starlight followed them, Back to the others, Rock Wrecker spun around Twilight, Sunset, and Rainbow and threw all of them. Vulcan swings his sword at Starlight who blocks with her Magi-Saber then Pinkie goes under and slashes him in the chest which Starlight follows up with a kick to his ribcage. Rainbow leaps over Rock Wrecker and Sunset and Twilight slashes him but Rocker Wrecker holds Twilight in his grasp. "Get ready. This mountain's about to reach new heights!" Rock Wrecker said as he grew giant size. “Oh boy!” “Spike, send the Alicorn Master Zord!” Alicorn Master appears on the scene neighing for action. "My arms will block you and then rock you." bellowed Rock Wrecker only causing Alicorn Master to run at him and then bash Rock Wrecker with its horn. “Aw Yeah!” “Pinkie, you got this?” “Yeah, smash that boulder brain!” “Thanks, fam!” Rainbow said. “Time for old-school Zord action! Alicorn Master Zord! Battle Mode!” Once the Key was in, Alicorn Master transformed into its Battle Mode. Soon after, Twilight, Sunset, and Rainbow were inside. "Linked!" the trio shouted, linking their sabers to the Zord. “Let’s rock ’n’ roll!” “Cringe!” “Here’s a good one. Let’s hit the rocks!” Alicorn Master swung its arms at Rock Wrecker, who took the hits then Rock Wrecker knocked them back. “Switch it up!” Twilight called. “Alicorn Blast!” They shouted, firing a laser from its horn to blast Rock Wrecker. “What goes around comes around!” He said to absorb the blast and aim it back at the Zord, knocking it back. Back on the ground, Pinkie and Vulcan clashed their blades as Starlight looked at the giant battle. “He keeps redirecting their attacks,” Starlight said to her. "You rangers are about to be D-U-N-E," said Vulcan. "Huh?" asked Pinkie as she kicked him back. "We'll be dune? Don’t you mean done? You’re even bad at spelling." “What are you? A dictionary?" a Vulcan and teleports away. "Well, he's done, but the fight isn't," said Pinkie "The team needs our help with those blasts," said Starlight. "Ok, idea," Pinkie said. “Let’s try the Megazord Sprite Formation.” “Yeah, that could work!” “Spike, send out the Mermaid Blade and Sprite Hammer Zords!” Pinke as the two zords popped out. “Zords combine!” They threw their Friendship Keys. Once the new formation was together, both Pinkie and Starlight joined the others. “Friendship Fury Megazord, Hammer Formation!” “Hammer formation? Good call,” Twilight said. “Everyone ready? Ok.” “Let’s do this!” The Megazord took a swing but Rock Wrecker caught it and knocked them back. "Those volcano arms just aren't budging." “ "Then let's try picking up the pace.” The Megazord used the Sprite Hammer repeatedly at Rock Wrecker’s arms but it did nothing. “Drat, no effect. If speed’s not cutting, we can go back to brute force and drop the hammer!” Pinkie said. The Megazord looks at its hammer arm, patting it for good luck. “The last time I used a hammer, I accidentally hit my grandpa’s thumb but this will go better!” Pinkie backed her arm and completely forgot that Sprite Hammer mimicked her movement and hit the smoke stack and causing it to fall causing a chain reaction "Ow, careful," said Rock Wrecker as the truck rolled back and threw up some debris, which clogged his volcanic arms "That was amazing!" "That was so lucky." "Argh, my arm!" “His blaster's blocked." "Things just got a lot easier." “This is the most convenient thing ever!" “Our victory isn't set in stone," said Twilight. "We must keep the pressure up. Mega Light Saber. Friendship Fury Megazord... Mega Hammer Slam!” Just as the hammer slams down on Rock Wrecker, he screams out in his destruction. "Friendship Fury Victory!" shouted the rangers. "Yeah! All right!" “Ah! The powered up Negacore!” Vulcan as he tried to grab it but Rainbow got it first. "No! I was supposed to get that," he complained “Sucks to be you!” “I guess this is just my unlucky day!" Boomtower groaned as he teleported away. “Crushin' it!" said with the Negacore in hand. > Chapter 7-Soul Searching > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “What the low down, Spike?” Rainbow asked as she and the others, minus Sunset arrived at the base. “The low down is this, my device, the Zord Finder is ready,” Spike said. “Great. With it, we’ll find Sunset’s lost Minotaur Zord in no time,” Starlight said. “Speaking of Sunset, where is she?” Pinkie asked. “Knowing her, she’s probably practicing on her guitar,” Rainbow said. “So, what are we waiting for.” “Good point, let’s give it a whirl,” Spike said, turning it on. “Ok, it’s getting Alicorn, Mermaid, Sprite, and Wolf Zords, but no Minotaur Zord.” “That’s odd, it doesn’t want to be found so quickly,” Starlight wondered. “Hold on. The Zord in your keys have matching energy signatures, which the Zord finder can detect, but not if it is dormant.” Spike gives Rainbow Sunset’s key. “We just to find her’s zord and wake it up.” At the park, Sunset had her guitar playing a familiar tune. “Oh that was good, let’s try this one?” Then Wardern Strickler arrived and was not in a happy mood. “Miss Shimmer, I do believe, you didn’t read the ‘do not play instruments’ in this area of the park, please give it to me.” “But...” “No buts, you can pick it up at the station,” He told her as he walked away with it. Back at the base... “How odd? The signal’s gone,” said Spike, looking at the Zord Finder. Just then, Sunset teleports into the base with a glum look. “Sunset! We have good news. Well, kinda good news,” Starlight said. “My Zord Finder is complete and it just detected your Minotaur Spike Zord,” Spike said. “Meaning...” “When Spike tried to find it, the signal just dropped...” Pinkie said. “And we don’t even know what activated your Zord.” “If it happens again, we’ll find it.” “Let me you when you do,” Sunset said then left the base giving the others puzzling looks. “Okay, that was something,” Starlight said. “Did we...” “Don’t I’ll talk to her,” Rainbow followed her. At Area $5, Vulcan, stands in front of Scarlet Knight’s room. “What’s wrong, V?” Chomp Tox asked. “Scarlet Knight won’t come out of his secret room. I was built for extra power, and I’m tired of waiting for him to give it to me, so I will take it.” He takes a Negacore of the machine. “Hello there.” “I wouldn’t be you if the boss finds out.” “He won’t. With this, I’ll reach my full potential and crush those Rangers,” Vulcan said then placed the Negacore inside of him, laughing manically as he powered up. Back in Canterlot City, Rainbow had caught up with Sunset. “Brooding on a park bench,” Rainbow said, seeing her. “You mind telling me what’s up?” “I just...” Sunset tried to explain but Vulcan, Chomp Tox, and Horsemen teleported into the city. “Oh come on! This clown again!” Rainbow groaned. “Let’s tear them apart! Warm them up for me!” “Warm up? You're smarter than you look, big guy. Never fight without warming up, don’t want you to pull a muscle. Ready! ” “Link to Morphin Grid!” Both transform into their ranger suits. “Horsemen, get’em!” “Guys, Vulcan’s throwing a punch party in the city.” Thanks for the invite. I’ll bring some friends. “Sprint Strike!” Rainbow sprints to Vulcan a few times slashing her saber at him then Sunset slashes from the back. “Incoming!” Twilight called out. “Hyper Strike!” Twilight struck Vulcan from the air, then Vulcan tried to strike, then wrapped around him. “What the...” “Gravi Ball!” Pinkie said. “And Elastic Lash!” Starlight said. “You think you brats can stop me?” He asked them. “Obviously,” Twilight said. “They have no idea what they’re in for,” Chomp Tox said while hiding from a tree. “Today, Vulcan’s got rocket power!” Vulcan said as his body glowed. “That’s not good.” “Have a taste of my panted, Vulcan Blast!” “Shield Block!” Sunset shouted but it was too late as Vulcan’s Vulcan Blast knocked the other rangers, forcing them to power down. “It's you and me, Rainbow. On my call!” “Got it!” “Wait for it,” Sunset tells her as Vulcan charges his cannon. “Now!” Rainbow sprints around and goes for an energy blast, causing Vulcan to fire his cannon at her then slash his swords at her and knock her back then roll on the ground, being demorphed and groaning in pain, she holds her arm. “Get her outta here, we got this!” Sunset helps Rainbow up and takes her to the nearest hospital. “How did you get juiced up?” Starlight asked. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” Vulcan asked when Scarlet Knight appeared behind him. “Vulcan! How dare you steal one of my precious Negacore!” “I told him not to do it!” “Quiet. You’re both coming with me!” “Yes sir.” Chomp Tox compiled then all three villains teleported away. “So, Vulcan was powered up by Negacore, huh?” Starlight said. “Where are Sunset and Rainbow?” On the other side of the building, Rainbow grips her shoulder, feeling the pain. “Oh, felt like a truck massaged my shoulder,” She tells Sunset then Strickler pulls up. “What happened here?” “A monster attacked us. We were trapped but the Black Ranger just saved us in time. I tried to protect her.” “Does it look bad?” He asked Rainbow. “Just my arm got bang-up.” “Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital.” He takes Rainbow to the hospital just as the others catch up. “We were lucky that he didn’t know what happened,” Pinkie said. “Don’t worry about it.” “Well, we’re kind of worried about you.” “Just dropped it okay?” She snaps. “Look I gotta go. I see you later.” At the Base... “So far, I haven’t figured out what why the Minotaur Zord activated earlier and there’s no signal since, but I’ll keep trying,” Spike said still working on the Zord Finder. “If we find her Zord, it might cheer her up,” Pinkie said. “ When she’s salty about something, she gets very prickly about it.” “Salty, like those potato chips?” Twilight said. “No, more like upset.” “Upset, huh?” Spike asked. “Now that you mention it, I found this viral video.” Spike showed them the video of Sunset playing on her guitar “That’s nice a tune,” Pinkie said. “Sadly, that’s not all,” Spike fast-forwarded the video. “I do believe, you didn’t read the ‘do not play instruments’ in this area of the park, please give it to me.” “But...” “No buts, you can pick it up at the station,” He told her as he walked away with it. “Ouch, Sergent Buzzkill, strikes again,” Pinke cringes then Sunset teleported into the base. “Hey. So, Rainbow’s going to be fine. She just needs a little bit of time.” “That’s good.” “Listen, we know why you’ve been so out of it lately. There’s a video online of your guitar being taken.” “That’s not how I want to go viral,” Sunset said dryly. “Wait...” Starlight had an idea. “That video was taken around the same time the Zord Finder went off, right? Could your music have energized the Minotaur Zord?” “That’s inserting. Perhaps the signal stopped because you stopped.” “Just by playing music? You think so?” “Let’s find out. Grab an instrument,” Spike said. “But why it would...” “Stop questioning stuff and just play. Oh, I can’t wait to see if this works,” Spike said as Sunset started playing music on a recorder. As she continued to play, Spike was to find the Minotaur Zord. “Yes, keep it up, maestro. The Zord’s responding.” “The music must family Sunset’s ranger power. That’s what activates the Zord. I got a lock on location. Got it! The Minotaur Zord is somewhere in Fallway Forest.” “Now let’s go find it,” Twilight said then suddenly the alarm blares. “It’s the hotline,” Spike said then answered it. Rangers we need your help. A robot is attacking the city. “Vulcan.” “Sunset, you head to the forest and find your Zord. We’ll handle Vulcan,” Twilight said. “Wish me luck,” Sunset said. “You won’t need it. You got your music.” Sunset teleports to Fallway Forest while the others teleport to where Vulcan is. “Okay team, Be careful he could be anywhere...” Twilight said holding his saber. Then ground started to shake underneath, causing them to topple side to side. “What is happening?” Starlight asked. They turn around to Vulcan being giant size. “Am I seeing things or is he looking right at us?” Pinkie asked getting chicken legs. “I am!” He shouted and fired a rocket at them and the explosion knocked them to the ground. “Yeah, I think he sees us,” Starlight said as they started to get back up. “How do we beat him?” Pinkie asked. “You can’t. Scarlet Knight let me keep the Negaxore so that I can crush you all.” “Uh Spike, bring the cavalry in!” Twilight said then all three Zords came into the city. “Zords combine!” “Linked!” said the rangers once they were inside the Megazord. “Friendship Fury Megazord!” “Let’s take him out!” The Megazord struck its blade but Vulcan countered with his blades then the Megazord slashed as his chest and skidded him back a little “Ha, that just tickle! My turn!” He charges his chest cannon and aims at the Megazord forcing it to take cover from a building once he fired doing only little damage. “Yes, kneel before me.” “I hope Sunset having better luck than us,” Pinkie said. Out in Fallway Forest, Sunset stops in a clearing with her recorder in hand. She plays a song hoping it would emerge and as she expected the ground started to rumble. “Whoa,” Sunset said. “Here, Zordy, Zordy, Zordy.” Then her key started to glow. “Okay, it’s close! Okay, come to Sunset!” Suddenly, spikes came out from the ground, and before her, pops up the Minotaur Zord. “Wow. Spike, it worked. He’s awesome.” Great. Get to the city. The others need your help. “Got it! Link to Morhpin Grid!” Sunset morphed and she and her zord headed to the city. With the others... “Ready for Round Two?!” Vulcan asked prepping his Vulcan Blast. “Brace for it!” Starlight shouted. “Vulcan Blast!” Then out of nowhere, spikes were thrown at him. “What the just happened?” Making its way through the city, the Minotaur Zord roared. making its presence known fro everyone. “Wow look at him, go!” Sunset said. “Hey, Minotaur. Been a long time.” Twilight said to it. “So, Sunset how you like your Zord?” “10 out of 10 for spikes,” Sunset replied. “Up for joining forces.” “Sounds just like the just the extra power we need. Go for it!” The Megazord gets back up as Minotaur Zord came by its side!” “Oh yeah! Friendship Fury Megazord, Spike Formation!” Sunset said as parts of the Megazord were rearranging, making room for the Minotaur Zord. “Nice timing!” “Couldn’t leave my team hanging. Now let’s see what our pointy friend can do and crush this tin can!” “So, you want to do a round three. Fine. Let’s rumble!” The Megazord makes its way toward Vulcan as he roars and goes for the Megazord. He swings his left saber at the Megazord, who then blocks it. He tries again, only to be blocked again and he drops his weapons. The Megazord grabs Vulcan and lifts him into the air before throwing him into the sunset. “Yes!” Sunset pumps her fist as Vulcan groans in pain as gets up. “No!” He exclaimed. “It’s my job to destroy Rangers and business is booming.” Vulcan charges his cannon preaping his Vulcan Blast. “Before he can fire.” “Minotaur Spike Lauch!” The Megazord threw multiple spikes at Vulcan which made him lose his focus. “Mega Light Saber!” Twilight called for it. “Friendship Fury Megazord! Minotaur Mega Punches!” All the rangers shouted. Their Megazord rapidly punched Vulcan with its Minotaur hands. Vulcan took the hits as he was backed into a corner. “You think that’s enough to stop me? I...Wait, it is!” Vulcan said as he exploded as the Negacore Enegery ran out. “Friendship Fury Victory!” “No fair,” Vuclan grumbled as he returned to normal size. “I had gigantic plans.” “Don’t be sad Vulcy. You’re alive! You’ve just shrunk.” Chomp Tox said, arriving next to him. “They beat this time, but I’ll be back.” Vulcan teleports away with Chomp Tox.