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jpurchase875

12-10-2006, 07:00 AM

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Hello once again, my loyal fans (that doesn't mean you until I post the first part of my new story 'Spirit Strike' which is a spin-off from my big SPD fic that deceased months ago on rangerboard but was kept alive on fanfiction.net (The Big Apple Takedown) (EDIT: Nope, it's dead there too). Hopefully y'all be able to help me out if you can with ideas, because I'm on chapter 9 now on the laptop at home here in merry ol' England (I still don't know why we're seen as tea-sipping posh people, but there you go). Before I divulge any more, here's a few things you need to know about the fic:

CHARACTERS:

Damien Lyonne
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Judging by the fangs and gothic goatee on this kid, you'd think he was a vampire. You'd be right, but he's no ordinary vampire... he's the prince. Cared for by his human carer Kevin Briggs on request by Vampire King Parametheus, Damien received a human education and made two friends in Marcus Adler & Heather Jackson. They fought through thick and thin together during their school days... and now, with the impending invasion of Lord Paradox and the Animizers, the trio must prepare to do battle together again, under the banner of Kevin Briggs' Spirit Strike organisation with the Spirit Amulets and Strike Brace Morphers. Recently, in the wake of his father's destruction at the Temple of Eternal Night, Damien seized the Sword of Eternal Night and became the Nightshift Ranger, complete with Battlizer. After an intense battle with the Project X Rangers on his home planet of Euphoria (where he discovered his race to have been eradicated), Damien returned to Earth and triumphed over Lord Paradox with the Soul Assault Megazord in revenge for his father's destruction. The existence of his race has come into question once again as Damien came into contact with his 'blood-bride' Annita, who told him some of the vampires are alive and well on Planet Onyx, waiting for their king to reunite them. He recently lost Annita when Karnage plunged a stake into her body.

Damien controls the Lion's Infernal Roar/Infernal Roar of the Eternal Night and commands the Red Lion Strikezord & Nightshift Batzord in battle. His personal Strike Weapon is the Blazing Liontail Saber and his heirloom to the vampire kingdom, the Sword of Eternal Night. One detriment for the Vampire King is that, to survive in sunlight and hold back his blood lust, he has to take a Blade approach and use blood vials. With the exception of Kevin, Marcus, Heather, Eddie & Emily no-one knows that Damien is a vampire.

Marcus Adler
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Marcus is a streetwise kid with the will to win. He plays championship basketball matches on the streets, which are broadcast on ESPN (he never tells any of his friends the games are on TV, just for the record.) After a reunion of fate with Damien during an ambush by Animizer general Rhynox, Marcus agrees to leave his city behind and move to Firestarter Gorge to help repel the Animizers' impending invasion. He also participated in a Blue Ranger reunion to stop the evil Psycho Blue and Cyclopsis.

Marcus harnesses the power of the Swordfish's Reckless Intent and commands the Blue Swordfish Strikezord. His personal weapon is the Ocean Sabershooter, which doubles as a swordfish-based gun and sword. His only fault is that his female fans can't get enough of him, and he's forced to run miles to escape.

Heather Jackson
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Heather is a Aussie-American skateboarding whizz from the city of Melbourne, having entered Tony Hawk's annual Aussie tournament every year at the behest of her family and friends, but always manages to come up short. When she is attacked on her way home after a tournament by the Sewer Rats (Animizer Foot Soldiers, if you can see their feet) and Rhynox, Damien & Marcus come to her rescue with the aid of Captain Kevin Briggs. Now, she's moved back to Firestarter Gorge, the place she grew up, she's focused her time on preventing more Animizers from causing havoc on Earth. She rekindled her relationship with Damien after finding out he wanted the relationship back.

Heather draws strength from the Bullethawk's Gliding Heart and commands the Yellow Bullethawk Strikezord in battle. Her personal weapon is the Glider Rifle. Its wings can be detached and used as a boomerang blade. Heather sometimes can't seem to help laughing at Marcus' small miseries.

Eddie Jameson
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Eddie is one of two twins that moved to Firestarter Gorge when they hit 16. He has to care for his ill sister Emily all the while battling a dark secret inside of him. He meets the Red & Blue Spirit Strike Rangers after asking them to save his sister from the psychopath Animizer Webhead. They came through on their promise to do so, but it still didn't stop Eddie from making a deal with Lord Paradox to save his sister, a deal Paradox had no intention of fulfilling on his end. In return, Eddie is ordered to steal the new Spirit Amulets that had been spotted and V-Brace Morphers that have been created, at the same time keeping his real allegiance secret. With a little help from his sister, he returned to the good side, but briefly fading away before deciding he wanted to go home to his warm bed. He was hit with an ancient curse by Rhynox, but Emily stole Rhynox's old axe, causing the curse to subside. Karnage brought it back, but he didn't bank on Eddie using it to commit apparent suicide. That theory was nixed when Eddie returned as the White Ranger and destroyed the evil Desolation & Lyger 14. He has been receiving packages from Max Chapman saying that Max 'knows the truth' and 'will make him pay'. He and Kevin departed to New Tech City to track the killer of Kevin's dead girlfriend with the help of Anubis 'Doggie' Cruger and Doctor Kat Manx. The killer was soon arrested after being left for dead by the Project X Rangers. He also found out that Nightstalker, not Ralph, was responsible for Karnage's mother's murder.

Eddie uses the power of the Wolf's Silent Assassination and the souls of all past White Rangers to become the White Venom Ranger. He pilots the Wolf Venomzord and uses the Edge of the Light as his personal Strike Weapon. He also brings the Bronze Rhinozord into action.

Emily Jameson
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Emily is one of two twins that moved to Firestarter Gorge when they hit 16. With nobody but her brother Eddie to care for her illness, Emily is easily kidnapped by the evil Webhead. The Power Rangers save her life, but it didn't stop Eddie making a deal with Paradox, one the warlord had no intention of fulfilling on his end. At the same time as Eddie proves his Mixed Martial Arts championship skills to Paradox, Emily is set in an Animizer incubator that doesn't do what Paradox promised Eddie it would do. Soon, Emily gained control of one of the new Spirit Amulets and a V-Brace Morpher to become the Green Ranger, helping her brother come to his senses and rejoin the side of good.

After being released from the stone tablet in which her lifeforce was used to power the evil Lyger 14, Emily's mystery illness has apparently disappeared.

Emily uses the power of the Cobra's Unseen Attack to become the Green Venom Ranger. She pilots the Green Cobra Venomzord and uses the Venom Drill as her personal Strike Weapon.

Kevin Trevor Briggs
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Kevin has been working secretly to make sure the vampire race don't come to Earth and feed on humans. Kevin chose to take care of the Vampire Prince during his time on Earth, where he would eventually take education and make new friends, all the while drinking artificial blood vials to keep his thirst down and sun protection up. Kevin soon hears that Damien was ambushed by the Animizers & Orgs and sets off to stop the vampire from doing something rash. In the end, Damien had killed off the last remaining Orgs on Earth, but made a new ally in the process. Under the recently-formed Spirit Strike banner, Kevin brings together vampire prince Damien, basketball ace Marcus and skateboard queen Heather to fight off an invasion by the evil Lord Paradox. After the fight alongside the original Power Rangers, Kevin gained the Wasp & Scorpion Amulets, becoming the Sting Ranger. He and Eddie departed to New Tech City to track the killer of Kevin's dead girlfriend with the help of Anubis 'Doggie' Cruger and Doctor Kat Manx. The killer was soon arrested after being left for dead by the Project X Rangers.

ALLIES

Sergeant Ralph Summers/Rextor The Horse Animizer
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The supposedly-dead Silver Guardian who created the Project X powers, and was then betrayed by Nightstalker for them. Formed a partnership with Moon Caller inside the Negative Zone and became Rextor. Returned to Earth to help the Spirit Strike Rangers destroy Paradox & Rhynox in a war-scale battle. He and Kevin, prior to his "death", had been best friends at the Silver Guardians. He has since been in the clear from Karnage's mother's murder after Eddie discovered that Nightstalker was the true killer.

Moon Caller (DECEASED)
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A werewolf sorceror that used to stalk Damien and held Eddie down to the classic Werewolf curse. After an intense battle with the Black Ranger, he becomes Paradox's partner. After the Negative Other Nightstalker supposedly usurped Moon Caller's position, the werewolf returned to his partnership with Ralph 'Rextor' Summers, the Horse Animizer and finally freed Eddie from the werewolf curse after helping the Spirit Strike Rangers upend Paradox in combat.

Recently, he sacrificed his life to save Emily from the binding grip of Lyger 14 & Desolation. Eddie, now the White Ranger, threw the Edge of the Light into the Negative Animizer's stone tablet, which cut off Lyger's power and killed Moon Caller in the process. Eddie remains forever grateful to the late werewolf.

Dangermouse
This highly-skilled technician is always ready for any situation or dangerous scenario, as his name suggests. He sends the alarm transmissions to the Strike Braces. On occasion, he helps demo the new weapons. He recently tried to contain Damien from his uncontrollable blood binge, albeit unsuccessfully.

The Original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Jason, Billy, Zack, Trini, Kimberly & Tommy were all ready to be reunited in Firestarter Gorge, but Tommy was sidetracked by Rhynox and turned into the evil Green Ranger. In the end, they all joined together with the Spirit Strike Rangers and defeated the Animizers in battle, even busting out the old Ultrazord.

Justin Stewart/Blue Turbo Ranger
Marcus' old basketball team came to town and Marcus was quickly reunited with his mentor. In the heat of battle against new enemy Nightstalker, Justin 'shifted into Turbo' and took up the mantle that he first used ten years ago. Marcus & Justin won their basketball game together, but had no time to celebrate as a battle spilled into their arena. Marcus & Justin were then recruited by Billy Cranston, the Original Blue Ranger, for a special mission.

Eternal Blue:
Billy/Original Blue Ranger
Cestro/Blue Alien Ranger
Rocky/Blue Zeo Ranger
Justin/Blue Turbo Ranger
TJ/Blue Space Ranger
Kai/Blue Galaxy Ranger
Chad/Blue Lightspeed Ranger
Lucas/Blue Time Force Ranger
Max/Blue Wild Force Ranger
Tori/Blue Wind Ranger
Blake/Navy Thunder Ranger
Ethan/Blue Dino Thunder Ranger
Sky/SPD Blue Ranger
Madison/Blue Mystic Ranger
Marcus/Blue Spirit Strike Ranger

VILLIANS

Lord Paradox (Deceased)
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The leader of the Animizer race is volatile by nature and very hard to please. He demands world domination and refuses to do anything else until the goal is obtained. He has an entire platoon of Sewer Rat foot soldiers at his disposal and they are led by his loyal general Rhynox. He has particular disdain for the vampire race for 'selling out' and agreeing to the humans' terms, which evolved into a hatred for the vampire prince Damien Lyonne. Killed by the Soul Assault Megazord.

Rhynox(Deceased)
Paradox's loyal general has made dealings with the Orgs and several vampires who despise the terms of the no-biting treaty set up on their home planet. He tried to kill Damien Lyonne when the Spirit Amulets were awakened, but it backfired when Damien retrieved his friends and broke off half of his horn. Rhynox is responsible for making Animizer monsters grow with his Sorceror Axe combined with the power of an Expansion Orb (Modified versions of what Lord Zedd used to use to grow his monsters). In appearance, Rhynox is disgustingly fat. Destroyed by the Black Ranger.

Max 'Karnage' Chapman
Damien came across Karnage while Karnage was working for Paradox as his only human subordinate. Determined by his hate for the Animizers, which stems from when an Animizer killed his mother, he took up Damien's offer to join Spirit Strike immediately. He created the weapons and tools for the Spirit Strike Rangers to use up until a dream about his mother's murderer's name (Rextor) caused him to attack Sergeant Ralph Summers (who Moon Caller refers to as Rextor) with Kevin's stolen Sting Ranger powers. After he lost that fight, Karnage revoked his friendship with the Spirit Strike Rangers and aligned himself with Nightstalker, gaining his own powers in the process. He recently discovered Nightstalker was the killer of his mother and tried to gain revenge, but ended up thrown out of the Animizer ship as a result with his Project X powers confiscated.

The Project X Rangers
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Project X was originally going to be used for good, only to be twisted for evil by Damien's Negative Other, Nightstalker, having escaped the Negative Zone after Damien took the Negative Evolution cards home with him. The X Powers consist of the X-Brace Emulator and the Emulator Belt. It was revealed from the late Lt. Ralph Summers' memoirs that only Negative Others can use these powers. Animizers would die instantly if they tried to morph. Nightstalker has recently regained posession of the Project X belts from the Silver Guardians. All but Nightstalker were destroyed, but Nightstalker regained control of the belts and gave them to a select group of NegaRats. It is unknown what he plans to do with the Reptile belt he confiscated from Karnage. Nightstalker was revealed to be the murderer of Karnage's mother.

As they have recently shown, the Project X Rangers can emulate past Rangers' powers, weapons & zords.
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Desolation & Lyger 14 (DECEASED)
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Desolation helped Nightstalker kidnap Emily by sealing her into a prison card created from the power of Damien's Negative Evolution cards, to further his plan of awakening Lyger 14, a brutal Negative Other-Animizer hybrid. Eddie, under his new mantle of the White Venom Ranger, foiled those plans and destroyed these two new adversaries in one fell strike.

ARSENAL

Strike Weapons
These sleek indestructible weapons use the elements of fire, water, lightning, purity, acid & poison, siphoning energy from the user's Spirit Amulet to deliver a crushing finisher. They can all combine to create the Soul Assault Cannon.

Spirit Amulets
These amulets, based on a certain species of animal, are used in conjunction with the Strike Brace Morphers to morph into the Spirit Strike Rangers with a call of either 'Spirit Strike, Charge Up!', 'Venom Strike, Charge Up!' or 'Spirit Sting, Charge Up!'. They are also modified to deliver an unarmed finishing attack using the element of the user amulet. Recently, Heather used her Amulet to send a shockwave throughout the battlefield to kill the Sewer Rats.

Nightshift Amulet
Created by Karnage for Damien to move into Nightshift mode or Battlized mode with a call of 'Night Strike, Charge Up!'.

Kingformer
While trained by the past White Rangers for his return, Eddie gained this new device created for him by Tommy's friend Hayley. It is required for his to transform into his King Mode with a call of 'King Form, Charged And Up!'

Zord Cycles
These modified motorcycles are based on the user's animal spirit, but they aren't just used for getting around. By inserting the user's amulet onto a hidden control, Zord Descent mode is activated and the Cycle slowly transforms into a Strikezord. The Cycles also have side-mounted gatling blasters. Similarly, the Bronze Rhino ATV can move into Zord Descent Form and become the Bronze Rhino Carrierzord.

Exceed Charge Mode
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Created by Karnage based on Billy Cranston's blueprints. This form allows the Rangers greater speed & strength, with sleeker black costumes. Also used to activate the Soul Charger Megazord.

ZORDS

Spirit Strike Megazord
Combination of the Lion, Swordfish and Bullethawk Strikezords. Finishing attack is the Soul Saber's Soul Release Slash.

Neon Striker Megazord
A combination of the Wolf & Cobra Venomzords. With its Neon Saber, the Neon Striker Megazord can execute the Crescent Soul Release Slash. Without it, the Neon Striker has access to powerful cannons inside the Wolf's mouth.

Scorpion Sting Megazord
A combination of the Wasp & Scorpion Strikezords. Withits high-powered rifle, the Scorpion Sting Megazord unleashes a barrage of blasts that reduces the enemy to dust.

Soul Charger Megazord
The combined form of the Spirit Strike & Neon Striker Megazords when the Soul Chargers are inserted onto the front console.

Nightstrike Battlezord
Damien gained the Nightshift Batzord from his Battlizer form, which combined with the Red Lion Strikezord to form the Nightstrike Battlezord. Using a gigantic Sword of Eternal Night as its weapon, the Zord's finisher is the Nightshift Soul Release Slash.

Soul Assault Megazord
The ultimate combination of all the Strikezords. It recently used its finishing attack known as the Eternal Soul Release to finally destroy Lord Paradox.

Spirit Strike Ultrazord
A combined assault machine created from the Soul Assault Megazord and the Bronze Rhino Carrierzord. It was used to help destroy Lyger 14 and Desolation.

jpurchase875

12-10-2006, 07:04 AM

Almost forgot. Here's some themes for the series:

Spirits Within...

UNITE!

Power Rangers
Spirit
Strike
Spirit
Strike
Go!

All the way in the face of danger
Call upon the Spirit Strike Rangers
Go, Power Rangers
Spirit Strike
Go, Power Rangers
Spirit Strike

Go!

All the way in the face of danger
Call upon the Spirit Strike Rangers
Go, Power Rangers
Spirit Strike
Go, Power Rangers
Spirit Strike

Power Rangers Spirit Strike!

I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But i'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal, this animal)

I can't escape myself
(I can't escape myself)
So many times i've lied
(So many times i've lied)
But there's still rage inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal

Somebody help me through this nightmare
I can't control myself
Somebody wake me from this nightmare
I can't escape this hell

(This animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal, this animal)

So what if you can see the darkest side of me?
No one will ever change this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal I have become
Help me believe it's not the real me
Somebody help me tame this animal
(This animal I have become)

Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Venom Rangers, right now!

Black Wolf Power!
Green Cobra Power!
Neon Striker Megazord Power!
Slithering Spirits!
Shadow Spirits!
Venom Ranger Power!

Now!

Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Venom Rangers, right now!

Silent Assassination!
Unseen Attack!
Howl at the moon!
Cobra Power's back!
Venom Axe!
Venom Drill!
V-Saber!
Givin' the bad guys anthrax
Forcing 'em to meet their maker!

Now!

Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Venom Rangers, right now!

Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Venom Rangers, Spirit Power!
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Go, Black Ranger
Go, Green Ranger
Venom Rangers, right now!

Alright: NOW I'm ready to post the story!:D

jpurchase875

12-10-2006, 07:05 AM

'Holy smokes! The Vampire Prince!'
'I have nothing against you, human. All I want is Rhynox. If you want to live beyond tonight, you'll be out of the city by tomorrow morning.'
'I heard that!'

Charlie ran out the filthy front door with fear as the bloody vampire Damien continued through the apartment building in downtown Los Angeles. Damien peered round a corner where three teenagers in hooded jumpers were sitting on a couch and laughing at the movie they were watching. Damien sneaked upon them and took a bite out of the middle one.

'Holy crap!' One of the teenagers retorted.
'It's a vampire!' Another yelled as he reached for his firearm. But he was instantly floored at a moment's notice when Damien leapt from his victim onto the gun-toting teen and bit the hell out of the teen's neck. There was only one teen left... who was trembling in a corner of the next room. Damien approached him slowly.

'Please don't!' The hooded teen pleaded.
'If you tell me what I want to hear, you might walk out of here unharmed. Where's Rhynox?' Damien asked.
'I can't tell you! He'll feed me to the Org first came to Earths!' Came the reply from the teen. Damien punched a hole in the nearest window with his fist.
'What makes you think I won't feed on you?' Damien threatened before grabbing the teen by the throat and bashing him against the window.
'I'll ask one more time: where the hell is Rhynox?!' Damien repeated.
'He's... he's at a warehouse up the street. He's got business with the only living Orgs on Earth.' The teen relented.
'Thanks for the info, kid. Do you have a name?' Damien asked.
'Max... Max Chapman. My friends call me Karnage with a 'k'. Why?' Max replied.
'Just wanted to know. You might be of use to me, Karnage and I'm giving you a by. Go to the Train Station uptown and wait for me there. I got some unfinished business with Rhynox!' Damien responded. Max nodded in acknowledgement and complied with Damien's advice while the black-&-red-clad vampire jumped through the window to another roof.
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'Catch you bastards at a bad time?' Damien taunted after breaking into the warehouse.

'The vampire!'
'Kill him!'

Damien fought off the entire platoon of Orgs with impressive martial arts skills. With only one more enemy vampire left, Damien shattered a table with his foot and grabbed a sharp part of the table's leg. It burned his hand like hell. As the Org ran towards him, Damien threw the makeshift stake into the air and executed a roundhouse kick in the air, sending the stake flying into his adversary's head, killing him. But there was someone missing.

'Rhynox.' Damien told himself. Whimpering came from the large blood tank at the back. Damien walked over and ripped a side panel off the tank, revealing a disgusting Rhino-humanoid monster armoured in gold. It was Rhynox.
'Nice to see you again, Rhynox. If they get you out of the tank in time after this grenade explodes...' Damien paused, showing the mortified Rhynox a grenade.
'...give my regards to Paradox.' Damien finished, taking the pin out of the grenade and and placing the bomb in the tank with a screaming Rhynox as Damien sealed the tank up and walked away.

KABOOM!

Then a man with black hair and a black trenchcoat with a golden badge bearing a silver lightning bolt on it walked in, carrying a pair of laser revolvers. He looked at the bloody Damien, who returned the look.
'I did what I had to do. They tried to stop me seeing my friends again because of those silly amulets!' Damien explained angrily.
'Damn it, Damien! How the hell am I supposed to keep you safe from the Animizers if you keep getting into fights with a bunch of Org psychos that are probably in cahoots with the Animizers anyway? And those amulets can save your life someday.' The man asked in a grumbled voice.
'Kevin... I desperately want to see Marcus & Heather. They raised me in high school as you did when I first came to Earth. I'm sorry for nothing at all. Rhynox had it coming to him.' Damien replied.
'I'm sorry to hear that. Hey, I hate that disgusting hornhead as much as you do, but if the Animizers respond, we are talking about one, big freakin' band aid! Let's get you home to clear you up... then you can go retrieve Marcus & Heather.' Kevin decided.
'First, I'm gonna' go get our newest ally from the train station. He despises the Animizers as well.' Damien explained.
'All I've got to say to that is be careful. It could be a trap.' Kevin concluded.
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'Max?' Damien wondered as he looked around the train station.
'I'm here, Damien.' Max replied as he walked around the corner.
'You did as I requested. I'm impressed.' Damien praised.
'I wasn't going back to Paradox. No chance in hell of that. He tortures me day & night because I was his only human soldier.' Max explained.
'You won't have to if you come with me and see my friend Kevin to our HQ. Give me your phone. You won't need it with us. Plus, it's a perfect way to keep Paradox off your back.' Damien responded. Max passed his cellphone to Damien, who threw it far away. Damien suddenly smelled something in the distance and turned to see a werewolf jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
'Maybe some other time then, moon-caller.' Damien muttered before he and Max walked away from the station.
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Firestarter Gorge, New Jersey. Damien's home on Earth. It was where he had gone to high school with Heather Jackson & Marcus Adler - the two friends who looked after him and kept him safe. And he was about to see them again after two years. Damien, with Max hooked up in a side-cart, drove through the Gorge on his custom motorcycle.

'You okay, kid?' Damien asked.

'I'm fine, Damien!' Max replied. The vampire was satisfied with the answer and continued driving. They passed the town centre and several industrial buildings before they reached the mountains. Damien stopped the bike and took off his helmet.

'We're here, my friend. Firestarter Mountain. Kevin should be here in the next couple of minutes.' Damien explained. Max exited the sidecart and removed his helmet as well. Max stared in awe at the gigantic mountain.

'And here I've come.' Kevin said, pulling up next to Damien's vehicle on his own gold, silver & black ATV. Briggs got off, and walked over.

'Damien, take this set of keys and leave for Manhattan in the jet immediately. Kid, we can go through the whole routine once we get inside.' Briggs explained in a nutshell, handing Damien keys. Damien used his vampire instincts to jump to the top of the mountain and flew away in a jet.
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Manhattan, New York. Damien's old high school friend Marcus Adler was playing a game of basketball with his neighborhood friends. Marcus scored a pair of hoops and played aggressively for the next 25 minutes. With one more ball in the hoop for Marcus, the game ended at 20-7 for Marcus' team. Marcus and his team grouped together.

'Okay, guys. I'm gonna' hit home. I'm beat.' Marcus proclaimed.

'Just make sure you're back when we need you. We're one step closer to that SBA Premiership title!' One friend requested.

'Yeah. I think we've got a better chance of beating the California Enforcers when we meet them on their turf!' Another added.

'I'll be there, guys. Now, let me go home and get some shut eye.' Marcus said as he parted from his friends. Marcus walked through the back alleyways until he ended up in Manhattan plaza.

Ambush.

The Animizer soldiers, the Sewer Rats, led by a distorted Rhynox, surrounded Marcus in a circle.

'Surrender now, teenager and save us the trouble of hurting you!' Rhynox threatened. Before Marcus could give his answer, a jet was lowering from the sky. Its pilot jumped out of the cockpit after a safe landing.

'Hey Rhynox,' Damien called out, 'is this a private party, or do you mind if I crash?'

Rhynox turned around at the voice: 'Ah, vampire. I was wondering when you were going to show up'.

'Tell me: do you have any other passtimes besides being an all year round annoyance?' Damien mocked.

'Why don’t you come closer and find out?' Rhynox dared.

Damien assumed a battle stance: 'Let’s do this!'

After the Sewer Rats fell at Damien's feet, the two opponents ran towards each other. Damien leapt into the air, executing a spinning kick, but Rhynox was quick to duck, and Damien flew right over his head. As he came back down, Damien turned around and moved in with a punch. Rhynox blocked the attack, then thrust out his foot. The kick to Damien’s chest caused him to stumble back, but he managed to remain largely unfazed. Jumping again, he moved into a flying kick and landed a direct hit. Marcus grimaced with pain as the kick landed.

'Is that all you’ve got?' Damien taunted his opponent.

Rhynox glared at him: 'You’ll regret you ever asked that question!'

The evil monstermaker ran up again and unleashed his own flurry of punches. Damien tried his best to block them, but eventually became caught out. Rhynox’s metal fist slammed into his chest, causing him to be knocked back. He landed on the ground but used the momentum to his advantage, rolling along the grass. Damien took aim and struck Rhynox with a few sweeping kicks that connected hard, but didn't take the monster down.

'You realise that your puny legs do little to hurt me?' mocked Rhynox.

'I know' Damien agreed as he got back on his feet. 'Stings like hell though, huh?'

'Oh I’ll show you hell, vampire. Mark my words!' Rhynox promised.

'Save it Rhynox!' Damien spat back.

'He may have been the one you saved today, vampire... but rest assured, the future and its people belongs to the Animizers!' Rhynox declared, pointing at Marcus before vanishing from the scene with a jolt of energy. The Sewer Rats' corpses soon followed. Damien was finally able to take a sigh of relief. Marcus walked over.

'That was freakin' awesome, dog. I didn't know you had learned the 360 technique while we had split!' Marcus said in amazement.

'And I didn't know you were playing championship basketball games since we split... but I shouldn't have put it past you. Anyway, I'm not here to talk about times gone by... our old friend Kevin Briggs needs you and Heather back in the Gorge.' Damien explained.

'If KB is telling us that we need to be back in Firestarter Gorge, then something is really wrong!' Marcus guessed.

'Do you know where Heather is?' Damien asked.

'Melbourne, Australia. She went home to compete in the Skateboarding championship.' Marcus responded.

'Then we have to hurry.' Damien warned. The two got in Damien's jet and zoomed off.

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12-11-2006, 04:43 AM

Melbourne, Australia. A very energetic day at the local arena where skateboarding legend Tony Hawk was holding the annual Quiksilver Flips 'n' Rails skateboarding tournament. The winner out of 16 entrants would go home with a gigantic trophy and a designer skateboard. Among the 16 boarders was 18-year-old Heather Jackson, who had attended the tournament every year. It was her first time competing. In a good showing of skill and control, Heather made it to the finals, but came up short to Bob Burnquist. As the trophy ceremony took place, Heather went back to the female dressing room, got changed and made a break for the outside. She was exhausted by the time-consuming competition.

'Maybe next year then.' She thought to herself. Heather tossed her skateboard in front of her and began riding... but only made it as far as the busy street because a couple of old friends.

'Damien?' Heather asked.

'In the flesh.' Damien replied before he hugged his friend (not to mention restraining his bloodthirst). Marcus then followed suit.

'How are you guys? What's it been... 2 years since high school?' Heather said excitedly.

'Yeah. Before you ask, Kevin has me covered on being able to survive in sunlight. He made it a benefit of my blood vials. Which reminds me...' Damien responded, before he took one of the vials from his belt, inserted it into a syringe and injected the blood into his neck.

'So, what're you here for then?' Heather wondered.

'Briggs wants us back in Firestarter Gorge. It's important. Back in Manhattan, Damien saved my ass from a bunch of oversized rodents and a rhino freak. We got here in Damien's jet.' Marcus explained.

'Well, if Kevin says it's really important, then it really is. When are we leaving?' Heather said.

'Never... if me and my buddies have anything to say about it!' A familiar gruff voice declared. Damien, Marcus & Heather turned their heads to see Rhynox standing by with a plethora of Sewer Rats.

'Oh crap. This is not good.' Marcus thought to himself. Damien thought otherwise as he instigated a brawl with a flying karate kick on a rifle-wielding Sewer Rat. Rhynox made his move, charging forward. Damien held his ground, standing still, making no movement but instead just letting his opponent come to him. At the last moment he spun sideways, twisting out of the way while at the same time rotating round in order to slam a solid kick into the monster’s back. Rhynox stumbled forward but recovered quickly. A quick swipe behind him successfully thumped into Damien’s chest, the sheer force of the impact causing him to fly back and land hard. He climbed back to his feet, shaking his head slightly. This monster had the muscles, no doubt about it, and he opted on a different tactic in the hopes it would have more effect. Damien took a running leap into the air, diving over Rhynox’s head and hacking a foot down on the top of it. Rhynox let out a small snarl, and that only spurred Damien on. He jumped up again to slam a hard kick into the disgusting grunt's chest. Rhynox swiped forward with one of his arms, but the enigmatic vampire was more than ready, grabbing hold of the arm before impressively vaulting over the top of it, and landing another kick to the side of the head as he did so, breaking off the monster's rhino horn.
'My horn! You shall pay for that, vampire!' Rhynox threatened.
'Bring it on!' Damien dared. Rhynox charged forward in fury. Damien flipped back across the street in order to put in some distance between him and his opponent. He realised he had the advantage now, knowing that Rhynox found it difficult to defend against attacks when his opponent was off the ground. And Rhynox knew it too: he roared his anger and annoyance at this irritation, and promised himself that he would not be caught so off-guard again. Damien made another move, leaping up and flying forward in a rapid corkscrew kick. Rhynox knew the move would be effective if it hit him, but he wasn’t going to let it happen this time. Rhynox raised his axe and fired off an energy beam. The blast stopped Damien in midair and forced him to the solid concrete floor, leaving him stunned. The Sewer Rats had already overpowered Marcus & Heather.

'Foolish vampire prince! When will you realise that the planet of Earth belongs to the Animizers?' Rhynox taunted. Damien coughed up a little blood... but he liked it. Damien licked his lips and stood up.

'Never... because it's not gonna' happen on my watch!' Damien promised. He winked to Heather. She returned it and swung her fist backwards towards the intimate areas of one of the Rats holding her and Marcus hostage. Then she threw a kick at another. Damien lunged at Rhynox and booted the axe out of his claw. Just then, a black helicopter bearing Kevin's lightning bolt logo closed in. Everyone noticed. Soon, the Animizer goons were floored by numerous shots from a gatling blaster hooked to the side of the vehicle. Damien took advantage of the distraction and sent Rhynox flying into his own associates with a devastating kick. Rhynox quickly got up and retrieved his axe.

'Fine. You are reunited with your friends... but it will make little difference when Paradox launches his attack!' Rhynox declared before disappearing again with the rest of his Sewer Rats. The black helicopter landed on a roof. Kevin & Max got out.

'Thanks, Kev'. I owe you another one.' Damien expressed his gratitude.

'Hold on... how did you know we were in trouble, Briggs?' Marcus asked.

'What, did you think I'd let Damien run loose without a chaperone?' Kevin joked. Damien showed Marcus a tiny radio transmitter in his ear.

'It's time to leave, guys. I'll meet you back at Firestarter Gorge. Max, flare her up for me.' said Kevin.
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On the bridge of the ship, two monstrous figures currently stood. The larger figure was a tall caped creature, red in colour, clad only in black armour. Four horns stood on his head with a dark red visor located over his eyes.

The other figure was the most embarrassed Animizer general in the universe at that very moment, wielding an axe. It was Rhynox, missing half of his horn thanks to the vampire prince in their previous fight. They were flanked by dozens of hard-working Sewer Rats.
'Rhynox,' began the caped creature, 'can you explain why you have returned to my vessel without prisoners?'

'Uh well, my Lord,' Rhynox replied hesitantly, 'we all ambushed the vampire's human friends in two seperate locations, but he kept beating us to the punch. It is impossible to spread evil around that planet when the vampire kingdom and Spirit Strike are always in the way!'

'Tell me something I don't know, you fool!' the opposite monster cut in. 'No matter. Soon Spirit Strike will unveil their latest project to keep our kind off of the planet... and that's when we shall take what rightfully belongs to the Animizers.'

'Lord Paradox... what do you want me to do?' Rhynox asked. Paradox let himself smile.

'Awaken Panik. They refused to give up the Spirit Amulets, so Spirit Strike and the pathetic vampire race have left us no choice but to take the planet by force.' Paradox ordered.
'It shall be done, Lord Paradox! Earth shall be claimed in the name of the Animizers!' Rhynox proclaimed before preparing for another trip to Earth. Paradox turned to a window and stared at Earth once more.
'Yes.' Paradox confirmed.
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'While it is great to have you both back in Firestarter Gorge, the reason why you're back is not good at all. In fact, that very reason just ambushed you in Melbourne.' Kevin explained to Heather & Marcus as they walked around Kevin's mountainside HQ with Max & Damien.

'That fat rhino thing?' Heather wondered.

'Rhynox? Nah, he's a pushover. A hindrance, sure... but still a pushover.' Kevin replied.

'So what do you need us for?' Marcus asked.

'For the past 2 years since Damien's departure and return to Earth, Spirit Strike has been dealing with attempted invasions from a nation of aliens known as the Animizers. While not all of them are necessarily evil, there are insurgents... and those insurgents want to rule the universe. Our cutting-edge technology has protected Earth for a while now, but we are running out of allies. And it's all thanks to the rebel leader Lord Paradox. He wants to have ultimate power and control. To obtain it, he has to add Earth to his rapidly growing list of conquered worlds. He has a large army of Animizer soldiers at his disposal which can defeat our current protection forces with no effort at all. That's why I've spent the last 5 months travelling the world with Damien to find a little something, which I shall show you in a minute.' Kevin explained, taking a set of keys from his pocket.

'This is going to be interesting.' Marcus quipped. Kevin opened a door at the end of the corridor. There was a large steel box.

'I'm going to give you all one piece of advice when I open the box... grab whatever flies towards you.' Kevin said. The others all looked confused, but the advice became clear once Kevin lifted the lid on the case. A red ball of light flashed towards Damien, prompting the vampire to grab it. Damien opened his hand to reveal a red lion's head with green eyes and yellow mane. A blue ball of light zoomed into Marcus, and he repeated Damien's reaction. What he got was a small blue swordfish. Heather reached out for the yellow light and recieved the head of a yellow hawk with a silver beak.

'Say hello to the Spirit Amulets, my friends. Ancient artifacts that hold great powers inside them. Spirit Strike have worked for weeks on something that could harness their energies.' Kevin continued, before flipping the case around. Inside were three metallic devices strapped to red, blue & yellow wristbraces. Damien, Marcus & Heather stepped forward to take a closer look.

'These are the Strike Brace Morphers. Using them in conjunction with the Spirit Amulets will give you access to the elements of fire, water and lightning, defender weapons designed especially for long and close range combat and amplified strength.' Kevin finally finished.

'Morphers? Where have I heard that before... oh, yeah! I remember hearing about the Power Rangers from my second cousin Xander Bly in Briarwood a few months ago. They used morphers. My second cousin was the Green Ranger!' Heather remembered.

'Yes, these morphers will transform you into the Power Rangers. But the history of the Rangers didn't begin in Briarwood and it is a very long history - and future as is my understanding - which is another story for another time. Take your Strike Brace Morphers and feel free to look around the HQ. But be on your guard: you never know when Paradox might strike.' Kevin warned. As the trio took their respective colors, the alarms wailed. Max sighed.

'That didn't take long.' Max said, walking over to the LCD console on the wall. After pressing a few buttons, the LCD screen showed live feed from the city. It was under attack. Max passed Kevin a headset.

'Dangermouse, talk to me.' Kevin said.

'It's the Animizers, sir. I am recalibrating the signal so you can take a closer look.' Came the reply from the other side. The picture zoomed in on Firestarter Gorge's assailants. It was Rhynox, accompanied by a large dragon creature in samurai armour and a horde of Sewer Rats.

'Your Morphers have teleportation capability. The amulets will come to you again later. Use the teleport control and stop these freaks!' Kevin requested. Damien and his friends nodded, pushing a button on their morphers. In three flashes of coloured light, the trio disappeared.
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The trio touched down from the teleportation and rounded a corner in the park before finding the enemy. The Sewer Rats were in clear view just a few feet away, still causing pain to the helpless innocents.

'I guess we’ve found what we were looking for!' began Marcus.

'The Bad Guys.' Heather said simply

'So,' spoke Damien, 'you guys ready?'

'I guess as much as can be expected.' replied Marcus.

'Me too.' Heather seconded.

'Okay, here we go… hey, dirteaters!' Damien yelled.

Just as Marcus expected, every Sewer Rat stopped what they were doing and turned their heads towards the trio. Immediately they let out a variety of hissing noises, indicating they identified intruders, as Rhynox & Panik appeared from behind a tree to see what the commotion was all about.

'Hey!' smiled Rhynox. 'In record time. I'm impressed!'

'Not when you find out what we've got in store for you losers!' Heather retorted.

'Sewer Rats, attack the humans!' ordered Panik.

The grunts obeyed, swiftly moving in. The trio instinctively snapped into defensive stances.

'Here they come!' Marcus warned.

'Should we morph?' asked Heather.

'Doing that would give them an opportunity to attack us, so there's no time!' Damien answered hastily

There was no chance for further discussion. The Sewer Rats had begun to attack, and the trio were forced to defend themselves. Marcus knocked two of the Rats back at the same time with a strong tornado kick. He followed with a quick 5-punch combo and a leg-sweep.

Heather had seen Marcus' moves and tried to top them with her own. However, she was no expert. Her spinning kick missed, but she managed to grab a Sewer Rat and flip it over her shoulder. Another one snuck up from behind, but Damien was there, coming in with a frontflip and sending a hard side kick into the Rat's stomach, before chopping another in the neck.

'Thanks!' Heather expressed her gratitude.

Damien flashed a fang-adorned smile: 'No problem!'
Marcus and Damien then joined forces against Rhynox, executing teamwork by watching each other’s backs and sending several punches and kicks into any part of the Animizer general that were in reach. One Sewer Rat momentarily managed to get the best of Marcus, charging into him and following with a kick, knocking him to the ground. Luckily he was quick to outstretch his own legs and make the grunt lose his balance. Another tried the same with Damien, but the vampire prince was more than ready, bringing out his sidearm and blasting it down. His unique marksmanship promptly brought down two more. Damien could fight the Sewer Rats easily, but there was something else he hadn’t counted on… a sneak attack from Panik in which his vampire instincts weren't given enough time to react. Panik's sword slashed into Damien's vampire clothing.
'Ouch!' Damien cried out. It wasn't splintering wood, but it still hurt like hell. Heather tried to cover Damien's back as a favour from earlier, but she was grabbed and thrown into Marcus. Panik moved in with his now blood-soaked sword, ready for the final blow. Damien looked at his friends and the pain they were suffering at the hands of Rhynox. It motivated him to shift his carcass off the ground and block the sword with his bare hands. Blood dripped from his hands as well, but the vampire wouldn't let go.
'What power is this?!' Panik growled as he looked on in disbelief. Damien's eyes glazed over as he broke the sword in two and kicked Panik backwards.
'The power of the heart, Animizer!' Damien declared. Marcus & Heather ran up to the vampire.
Marcus took a deep breath: 'Let’s morph.' The Animizers watched on as the trio readied their Strike Brace Morphers and caught their personal Spirit Amulet from the air. Then the trio crossed their arms, pushed them out in their seperate directions and finally into a circle to their right, inserting the Amulets onto the Morphers while pronouncing,
'Spirit Strike, Charge Up!'
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As Damien left his right arm by the side of him and held the Morpher wrist up, fire emanating from the Strike Brace encased his body. On the edge of the fire, golden streaks of electricity began to crackle around Damien, causing his body to glow red. The glow transformed into the Ranger suit. The leader's golden lightning bolt appeared on his chest and golden Spirit Strike badge appeared to the side of it. Ending the transformation, the fire encased Damien's head inside a red lion helmet with the black visor sliding shut.
As Marcus left his right arm by the side of him and held the Morpher wrist up, water emanating from the Strike Brace encased his body. On the edge of the water, golden streaks of electricity began to crackle around Marcus, causing his body to glow blue. The glow transformed into the Ranger suit. The white lightning bolt appeared on his chest and golden Spirit Strike badge appeared to the side of it. Ending the transformation, the water encased Marcus' head inside a blue swordfish helmet with the black visor sliding shut.
As Heather left her right arm by the side of her and held the Morpher wrist up, lightning emanating from the Strike Brace encased her body. On the edge of the lightning, golden streaks of electricity began to crackle around Heather, causing her body to glow yellow. The glow transformed into the Ranger suit with a skirt. The white lightning bolt appeared on her chest and golden Spirit Strike badge appeared to the side of it. Ending the transformation, the lightning encased Heather's head inside a yellow hawk helmet with the black visor sliding shut.
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'So, Rangers huh?' asked Rhynox.

'That’s right hornhead, and we’re ready to take you down!' replied Marcus. 'Swordfish's Reckless Intent! Ocean Spirit: Blue Spirit Strike Ranger!'

'Let’s do this!' added Heather. 'Bullethawk's Gliding Heart! Lightning Spirit: Yellow Spirit Strike Ranger!'

'This is awesome!' Damien chimed in. 'Lion's Infernal Roar! Burning Spirit: Red Spirit Strike Ranger!'

'Sewer Rats, get them!'

The Sewer Rats obediently advanced. The Rangers immediately snapped into battle stances, deciding to leave any further discussion for later.

Heather was the first one to commence her fight, back-flipping amid a small group of the soldiers. As one Sewer Rat rushed in from the side, the Yellow Ranger knocked it back with a strong kick, then ducked down into a leg sweep to knock another off its feet. However, she failed to see two more rush her from behind. Caught off-guard, Heather was forced to the ground.

Marcus concentrated hard, performing a roundhouse kick to a Sewer Rat, before flipping it over his shoulder. He moved onto another, but this time was countered by a flying kick from the soldier. Marcus landed hard on his back.

Damien leapt up and flipped backwards, over an attempted leg-sweep from a Sewer Rat. He landed again, but was not allowed the time to regain verticality. A pair of Sewer Rats took advantage of this, rushing in and barging the vampire Red Ranger off his feet.

'Soul Blaster!' he called, reaching down to his belt holster and withdrawing a pistol weapon. Taking aim, Damien fired off several shots. The lasers literally ripped holes in the bodies of the Sewer Rats, thick brown ooze soon pouring from the wounds. They fell to the ground, allowing Damien the chance to get back up.

Frustrated by the failure of his foot-soldiers, Rhynox lumbered into the fight wielding his axe. Thinking quickly, Damien used a wheel kick to stop the advance. Rhynox angrily swung his axe at air, narrowly missing Damien's head. Damien dodged several more axe shots and punched Rhynox backwards, giving the general a taste of vampire fisticuffs. Infuriated, Rhynox backtracked towards Panik.

'Have fun, kid! I've had as much as I can take!' Rhynox said before teleporting away. Panik chuckled evilly, salvating at the prospect of having the Rangers to himself. Damien helped Marcus & Heather dispose with the last of the Sewer Rats before turning their attention to Panik himself.

'I've been itching for killing practice all day... so I'll try some with you and take your heads back with me as trophies!' Panik taunted.

'Our heads are staying attached to our necks, but I'm sure we can arrange for your head to come off!' Marcus shot back.

'Try me!' Panik dared.

'He's going to wish he hadn't asked that.' Came Kevin's voice from Damien's morpher.

'What would you suggest, Kev?' Damien asked.

'Max just got some new equipment operational. Call for your Strike Weapons.' Kevin said.

'Alright. Strike Weapons!' Damien called. On command, the Strike Weapons materialised in the Rangers' hands. Damien had a sword, Marcus had a weapon modelled on a swordfish and Heather had a rifle based on a hawk.

'Glider Rifle!' Heather called.

'Ocean Sabershooter!' Marcus called.

'Blazing Liontail Saber!' Damien finished. Without warning, Panik rushed in unarmed and paid the price as Damien slashed him in the arm while Marcus & Heather blasted him twice. Panik staggered around. Marcus and Heather put their weapons in an 'X' formation in front of them.

'Okay, Damien, you've got the money shot! Turn it into money in the bank!' Heather encouraged.

'Gladly!' Damien responded. The blade of the Liontail blazed with flames. Damien ran up behind his fellow Rangers, frontflipped in front of them and jumped off the 'X' formation of the weapons.

'Roaring Soul Release Slash!' Damien announced. Panik didn't have time to think about avoiding the blow, as Damien's blade slid through him vertically like a knife through butter. All he could do at the end of the day was scream loudly until he exploded.
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'I guess that was money in the bank!' Marcus smiled.

'It really was!' Heather seconded.

'C'mon, guys, it was a team effort... you both deserve some of the credit, too.' Damien argued. Kevin walked into the lounge area with Max.

'Alright, that was a good battle against the Animizers, but there will be more challenges to conquer in the coming future. Lord Paradox now knows that he has serious competition and will be employing his most dangerous monsters, so this year will get harder for you.' Kevin explained.

'If today's anything to go by, then we should be able to handle it!' Damien said enthusiastically. Then he groaned and pulled out three blood vials, walking out of sight.

'How much blood did he lose today?' Kevin asked concerningly.

'Panik scarred him up pretty badly. I'd say a pint.' Heather guessed. Kevin nodded as Damien came back.

'Anyway, a new youth center called the Pepsi Plunge just opened up. Maybe you guys can go chill there for the rest of the day?' Kevin suggested.

'Pepsi Plunge? My dad works for them. Maybe it's his own center they put up!' Max wondered.

'Cool. That just means more free Pepsi for us!' Marcus joked.
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'Master, I apologise for today's failure and will take any punishment you deem necessary!' Rhynox growled.

'Forget it, Rhynox. It wasn't my true intention to win today anyway: my true intention was to draw our enemy out and study their movements so that when their true weaknesses are revealed to me, the better the invasion will be.' Paradox explained.

'No flaws in that plan, my lord.' Rhynox said.

'Enough with the praise, Rhynox. Go awaken one of my better monsters for the next attempt at defeating Spirit Strike... it's a better task than kissing my feet!' Paradox ordered.

'At once, my lord.' Rhynox obeyed before leaving. Paradox once again stared through the window.

'Power Rangers... the protectors of justice. Hmph! Let's see you protect justice when you are on your knees begging for your lives!' Paradox thought to himself.

jpurchase875

12-11-2006, 04:43 AM

Chapter 2 was posted here again mistakingly.

jpurchase875

12-11-2006, 04:43 AM

Chapter 2 was posted here again mistakingly.

bushwacka666

12-13-2006, 02:08 AM

jpurchase875

12-13-2006, 09:02 AM

Hey jpurchase, just wanted to let you know that I've read through the character bios and what have you, and it looks pretty interesting. Anyways, just in case you were wondering if I'd overlooked the fic, rest assured that as soon as I can find the time I'll be giving it a read. :)

I had faith you'd at least take a peek. Watching the Blade trilogy repeatedly was what gave me the idea for the first vampire Red Ranger. Damn Wesley Snipes.

P.S. I accidently posted the second chapter twice. That was an error on my part.

jpurchase875

12-14-2006, 04:58 AM

'Morning, champ.' Marcus said, yawning. Marcus & Damien were crashing at Kevin Briggs' second house in Firestarter Gorge.

'Morning, Marcus. Not a whole lot to read in the media except stories that babble on about the private lives of celebrities!' Damien pointed out.

'Always the same garbage! You seen Heather & Max? Or Captain Briggs for that matter?' Marcus wondered.

'They're all in Strike Ops, toughening the Strike Weapons up after our last fight.' Damien replied. His Strike Brace Morpher then began beeping. Damien hit the button.

'Damien here.' Began Damien.

'We'll need you guys back here to test the durability of the weapons.' Max explained.

'On our way.' Damien responded, closing the communication. But before he & Marcus could teleport back to the Spirit Strike Headquarters, Damien heard frantic knocking on his door. Marcus went to open it and there stood a teenage boy with long black hair dressed in a light blue shirt and acid jeans in a sweat.

'You okay, kid?' Marcus asked concerningly.

'A big monster-thing just kidnapped my sister! She's terminally ill and can't survive for long in sunlight in her condition! Please help me!' The teen cried. Then he looked at Damien in horror. The teenager had seen Damien somewhere before.

'Whoa, calm it down, kid. We'll get her back! Just wait here!' Damien advised.

'Thank you so much! This means a lot to me! Make sure she gets back safely!' The teen responded.

'We will... and you're welcome in advance!' Marcus assured him. The teenager watched as the Red & Blue Rangers teleported away.
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They touched down in the town center, where a spider monster with six arms was terrorising the civilians while holding a teenaged girl with long black hair and a green shirt. Damien looked closer and realised the girl was really pale.

'Hey, webhead!' Marcus yelled. That got the attention of the monster in a hurry.

'Nice to hear that you know my name, Blue Ranger. It's also nice to know Rhynox has a bounty on your heads, which I'll be collecting!' Webhead promised.

'Why don't you put down the girl and try to win a fair fight for once in your life?' Damien asked, tauntingly.

'Nah. I think I'll keep hold of her as a reward for bringing Rhynox your heads!' Webhead yelled.

'We'll see about that!' A familiar voice proclaimed. Suddenly, Heather rode in on her skateboard, ollied into the air and slammed her foot into Webhead's gut, but the monster kept hold of the girl.

'You guys okay?' Heather asked.

'No need to worry about us. Let's just save that girl!' Marcus answered. The Lion, Bullethawk and Swordfish Spirit Amulets flew into their grasp from above.

'Spirit Strike, Charge Up!'

The Rangers morphed and went after Webhead with their Soul Blasters, being extra careful not to hit the sick girl. Heather let Webhead have a few streaks of lightning from her blaster weapon, while Damien & Marcus tried unsuccessfully to snatch the girl from Webhead's grasp from behind. Enraged that the Rangers would try such a sneaky tactic, Webhead stretched out four of his claws and shot explosive webbing at the Rangers. Damien, Marcus & Heather were instantly down.

'Who says the bad guys don't watch TV?' Marcus quipped.

'You're telling jokes now?' Damien said in an annoyed tone. The Rangers returned to their feet, only to be floored again by another streak of explosive web. Webhead cackled with joy at the sight of the injured Rangers and disappeared with the ill girl.

'Damn it!' Damien cursed. His Strike Brace beeped.

'Rangers, return to base. There's nothing more for you to do up there.' Kevin ordered. Marcus pondered his thoughts for a minute.

'Captain, we're not pulling out. Locate that freak so we can nail him! He's got a sick teenager hostage that can't survive for long in these conditions! Her brother begged for us to bring her back safely and I'm not going to let him down!' Marcus refused before running off.

'Follow him, you two. I don't want to see any humans killed in this altercation!' Kevin concluded before signing off. Damien & Heather kept close distance to the determined Blue Ranger.
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'I am impressed, Rhynox. Webhead knows how to cause a ruckus and I liked what I've seen so far. Maybe it's time we give the spider's web a little extension!' Paradox suggested.

'What do you want done, my lord?' Rhynox grunted.

'Retrieve one of the expansion orbs. We're going to power up Webhead with it!' Paradox responded.

'At once, master!' Rhynox obeyed, leaving the room.
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It didn't take long for the Rangers to run into trouble, as Webhead had planted a group of Sewer Rats in their path. Marcus summoned his Ocean Sabershooter and wailed into the fray with the blaster firing off recklessly. Damien & Heather didn't move a muscle: Marcus had defeated all the soldiers in rapid succession in less than two minutes. Soon, the momentum was broken when Webhead appeared and showered Marcus with the explosive web.

'You Rangers will never learn that the Animizers are the most dominant species in the universe. But you will not live to attend that lesson at all!' Said a nearby Rhynox. The general raised his axe and attached something to the middle of the weapon.

'One expansion coming right up!' Rhynox yelled, encasing Webhead in dark energy. The spider monster flashed and then reappeared 300 times the size he used to be, will the ill teenage girl in his overgrown hand. Heather went for her Strike Brace Morpher.

'Captain, what do we do?' Heather requested.

'Max has just finished the final modifications to the new Zord Cycles. Call for them and then proceed into Zord Descent mode!' Kevin answered. The Rangers pressed a button on their Braces and Ranger-specific motorbikes materialised.

'Awesome!' Marcus said.

'No time for admiration. We've got a girl to save!' Damien pointed out before all three Rangers hopped onto their cycles and brought up a minicomputer. Using their Spirit Amulets, the Rangers called for Zord Descent mode. The cycles entered another dismension and proceeded to transform into animal-based assault machines. A Red Lion for Damien, a Blue Swordfish for Marcus and a Yellow Hawk with Gatling Blasters on each wing for Heather. The Rangers found themselves in the cockpits of their respective Zords when they returned to their dismension.

'Whoa, this is amazing!' Damien said.

'Seconded!' Marcus replied.

'Sweet!' Heather cheered. Getting back to the task at hand, the Rangers used their Zord-based weapons to attack Webhead. Damien opened the mouth of the Lionzord and let rip a strong burst of fire, stunning Webhead, but not for long. Webhead shot explosive webbing at the Lion Strikezord, but it was all cut up by the sharp end of the Swordfish Strikezord's blade. Heather soared in from the sky and shot a pair of lightning bolts.

'We got him! But we've got to get the girl away from him!' Marcus warned.

'I'll see what I can do, mate!' Heather offered. She took the Bullethawk Strikezord to low altitude and jumped out the cockpit with a rope keeping her from falling to the solid concrete floor. Heather's vehicle got close enough to Webhead that she pushed her arm down and grabbed the ill teenager in one fluid motion, foiling Webhead's plan. Heather lowered the girl to safety in a street far away from the battle. She soon rejoined the fight.

'Now that the rescue target is out of the way, I think it's safe to suggest that we do a number on this insect!' Damien taunted.

'Yes, Damien. Connect your Amulet to the transformation control on the right and prepare for Megazord Formation!' Came Kevin's voice from the Strike Brace. The Rangers followed the suggestion and pulled the transformation controls. The Lion Strikezord became the torso and legs. The Swordfish Strikezord adjusted its tail and became the right arm. The Bullethawk Strikezord's wings disconnected and formed a shield while the main body became the left arm. Finally, the head popped out from the Lion Strikezord to complete the formation.

'Spirit Strike Megazord, Charge Up!' The Rangers called together.

Standing opposite, Webhead chuckled heartily: 'So, you think that piece of scrap is enough to stop me?'

'Let’s find out!' replied Damien, activating his controls.

The Spirit Strike Megazord quickly began to advance. The two giant warriors exchanged a few blows, the Megazord slamming a few fists into Webhead’s chest.

'Alright, we’ve got the upper hand' said Marcus.

'Let’s hit him again!' added Heather.

Again the Megazord sent its metal fists forward, Webhead staggering backwards.

'Fire!' Heather commanded, ordering the Megazord to fire off several laser blasts from its forehead. Webhead let out a painful yell as he was struck.

'Soul Saber!' announced Damien, summoning the Megazord’s large sword.

'I’m not down yet, Rangers!' Webhead snarled. “Take this!”

Webhead fired an electrical beam forward, but the Megazord was ready for it. Raising up the Soul Saber, it absorbed the energy causing it to flow into the blade. Then with a quick swipe, the Megazord sent Webhead’s own energy right back at him. Unprepared for the reversal of his own power, Webhead was struck full force and severely weakened.

“Soul Saber, Soul Release Slash!” the Rangers declared in unison. The Megazord sent an energised slash using all three elements straight into Webhead. Death beckoned, and Webhead embraced it in an explosion.

While the Rangers cheered, the Megazord raised the Soul Saber to the sky in victory.
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The Rangers picked up the ill teenager and delivered her unhurt to her worried brother. He hugged her immediately.

'Emily! Thank god you're okay!' The boy cried with joy.

'We made sure she wasn't harmed at all. Then we left the ass-kicking of the large spider-dude to the Power Rangers!' Marcus explained, remembering that he had to keep his identity secret at all costs.

'Thank you guys for everything. Now I must get her home.' The boy said.

'Wait: if you want to be friends with us, we hang out at the Pepsi Plunge. What's your name?' Damien asked.

'Eddie. Eddie Jameson. She's my twin sister Emily Jameson. We'd love to hang out, but I've got to get her condition sorted first.' Eddie explained.

'No problem. We're just letting you know that the door is always open, mate.' Heather said.

'Thanks.' Eddie said back softly as he left with his sister.

'They're good people. We won't get any trouble from them anytime soon.' Marcus hoped.
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'No trouble anytime soon, Blue Ranger? I'll be the judge of that!' Paradox barked from the safety of his cruiser.

'Master, I have obtained the items you wished for me to retrieve while the battle was going on!' Rhynox announced, walking in carrying a large steel box with him.

'The Rangers' job is about to get a lot harder!' Paradox laughed evilly at the sight of the steel box.

bushwacka666

12-15-2006, 03:57 AM

"Ooooh" is the first thought that comes to mind! :D It's a really decent start m8, with top-notch action and some interesting characters. Damien's vampire-ness is an interesting approach to take for a Ranger, and it's surprising yet refreshing to see a Ranger with such a mean streak (ie. actually biting humans in the opening chapter - guess a vampire can't fight his nature, no matter who he is!)

I can definitely see the resemblance to Blade there, as well as maybe a hint of Angel as well. And the Rangers actually getting their powers just screamed of Dino Thunder! ;) What I'm really interested in is finding out more about the history of all the characters, like exactly how Damien, Marcus and Heather met, how people like Kevin and Max got involved in the ways they are, the origins of Spirit Strike etc. At the moment most of these things are still a mystery, which is always a good thing. But I trust that you've probably got plans to reveal more of the backstory as the fic progresses, and I'm looking forward to finding out.

An interesting and solid start jpurchase. Keep up the good work, and best of luck with it. :)

jpurchase875

12-15-2006, 06:35 AM

jpurchase875

12-15-2006, 06:35 AM

Damien, Heather & Marcus were all enjoying cooked breakfast at the Pepsi Plunge, mulling over what Paradox's next move would be until Eddie Jameson, the teenager they met from the other day, walked into the establishment.

'Hey, guys.' He called.

'Eddie... what's up?' Marcus asked. Eddie took a seat next to his friends.

'Nothing much besides the fact that Emily literally begged me to come out and enjoy myself.' Eddie replied.

'I'd have to agree with her on that, mate. It's her way of saying thanks for what you've done for her.' Heather chimed in.

'Yeah, but I still worry about her. I'd like to think all I've been is a loving brother.' Eddie said.

'Don't speak like that, man. If she thought any less of you, she wouldn't accept your help.' Damien pointed out.

'I guess you're right, Damien. Check out the news.' Eddie noticed. The group all turned towards the TV screen in the corner of the room.

About a week ago, Earth was invaded once again by alien intruders. But, as history has shown, there has been a select few who have risen up against this threat before in other cities across America: the Power Rangers. What was born in Angel Grove has now spread to Firestarter Gorge, against the evil attacks that these monsters have forced. Most recently, the Rangers rescued a terminally ill teenage girl named Emily Jameson from the six-armed monster Webhead with the help of an awesome assault machine known as the Spirit Strike Megazord! With the coming attacks of the invading aliens, we can only hope that the Rangers are truly up to the challenge of defending our great city. This has been Tony Garcia on Gorge News, live!

'Man, I wish I knew who the Power Rangers were so I could thank them for getting my sis to safety!' Eddie said, unaware that the Rangers were a few inches from him.

'They will find you if you want them to. They don't mind giving out don't-mention-its in their free time.' Damien explained. He then gestured to Marcus that he needed to take a blood break. Marcus nodded before Damien walked off into the lavatory cubicles.

'What's up with him?' Eddie asked concerningly.

'Going to the toilet. You've never heard of that?' Heather responded sarcastically.
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Eddie began to walk home after his new friends had received an urgent call to be elsewhere.

'I hope Emily is alright.' Eddie muttered under his breath.

'She is perfectly safe.' Said a voice.

'Who's there?' Eddie demanded. On his request, Lord Paradox stepped out of the shadows.

'Hello, Edward. I am Lord Paradox of the Animizers.' Paradox replied.

'What do you want? If it's to make me suffer, all I have to do is cry wolf to the Power Rangers and you're out of the picture!' Eddie warned.

'Don't be so hasty! I can do the same thing because I know your secret... Werewolf!' Paradox spat. Eddie looked on in disbelief: no-one knew he hed been bound by a werewolf's curse until now.

'What's your point?' Eddie wondered. He already hated this conversation.

'I also know of your sister's disease, Edward. I found that out when the human media reported it.' Paradox explained. Eddie saw red.

'You sent that spider guy! You no-good bastard!' Eddie raged.

'Don't try to beat me up. You are no match for me. But looking on the positive side, you are as much an Animizer as me. Realising that, I'm presenting you with a once-in-a-lifetime option, so don't blow it: if you want me to find a permanent solution to your sister's illness, then I need you to do a few things for me!' Paradox said. Eddie paced for a minute and then turned back to Paradox. It was a very tempting offer.

'Name your terms. She is dear to me... and I'm willing to take any help.' Eddie finally admitted.

'That is the answer I was hoping for... and anticipating. Just stay next to me and we can talk more about negotiations in my throneroom.' Paradox concluded before opening a portal back to his ship, taking himself and Eddie into space.
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'Alright, Kevin... what's the deal this time?' Marcus said in a sarcastic tone.

'You could be a little more enthusiastic, mate. This sounded big!' Heather reminded him.

'That it is, Heather... but one question: where's Damien?' Kevin asked, noticing the absence of the Red Ranger.

'Blood break. It took a bit of time.' Damien replied, appearing suddenly.

'You've got to stop doing that, dog!' Marcus suggested annoyingly.

'Well, now that the band's back together, I want to inform you that the team is going to expand into 5 Rangers. You have already met the Jameson twins, I presume.' Kevin began.

'Eddie & Emily? Why would you want to drag a sick girl and her worried brother into our fight with Paradox?' Damien said.

'I've taken Emily's condition into account... the medical team here can deal with it if they find out the cause of it. Besides, Eddie & Emily are former Mixed Martial Arts Team champions, which speaks for itself!' Kevin responded.

'How are they going to join us? Have you found more Spirit Amulets?' Heather wondered.

'Dangermouse and I have located them deep in the Syrian Desert, but I'd rather our new recruits retrieve them for themselves.' Kevin replied. Dangermouse walked into the room with a small steel case. Kevin unlocked it to reveal a new pair of Strike Brace Morphers with a 'V' sign under the hole for a Spirit Amulet. These Morphers had black and green braces.

'These are the V-Brace Morphers for the Jamesons. Once you find them, tell Eddie you've found help for his sister. I guarantee he'll be thankful.' Kevin promised.
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'If you can defeat all of these Sewer Rats with your skills, I can promise you that your sibling will be incubated immediately. After you've done that, I will set you down back in your home. The Rangers will be sure to court you over joining them. Play dumb and go along with the plan. Once you've obtained the new Spirit Amulets and the Morphers they're sure to give you, land a cheap shot and report back to me. Remember that if they find out anything about our arrangement, they will capture you at the blink of an eye. And remember what I told you about their identities.' Paradox told Eddie in the sparring arena of his ship. A gang of Sewer Rats stepped forward unarmed. Eddie smirked.

'No problem. Damien, Marcus & Heather will pay for lying to me!' Eddie responded simply. The Sewer Rats stared at Eddie for a few moments - then rushed in. Eddie responded by rolling into the middle of them. As he jumped back up, the four Rats were forced to stumble backwards. He kicked one in the chest, then ducked as another one tumbled over his shoulder. A third Sewer Rat attempted a tail-sweep, but Eddie was quick to flip backwards over the tail.
'No, this is how it’s done!' Eddie told the Sewer Rat, before performing his own sweep and knocking the Rat off its feet. Its collapsed to the ground, and Eddie quickly reached down and ripped out the grunt's spine. The Rat’s body immediately went limp as Eddie tossed the spine to the floor. Eddie now looked up to face the other three Sewer Rats, only to find that they were trying to flee. Eddie looked down and picked up a discarded Sewer Shotgun. The Rats met their end a few seconds later as Eddie jammed shotgun pellets into their bodies with the weapon. Paradox and Rhynox were applauding Eddie's ruthlessness from nearby.
'Paradox, I hope I become the Black Ranger... because for the Power Rangers, my heart will turn black!' Eddie proclaimed.
'Would you like another test, Edward?' Paradox offered.
'Why not? Just make sure Emily is safely incubated.' Eddie responded. Paradox grinned and nodded, calling forth a new wave of Sewer Rats. Then he turned towards Rhynox.
'Bring his sister here. You'll know her from being kidnapped by Webhead.' Paradox ordered.
'It will be done, my lord!' Rhynox obeyed. On Paradox's command, the Sewer Rats rushed towards Eddie. However, he was more than ready for them. The Sewer Rats attacked, but he defended himself expertly, kicking one in the chest then knocking over another with a leg-sweep. He reached down to that one and ripped the spine from its back like before, then rolled away, allowing himself space to return to his feet. Eddie fired off some kicks, striking more Sewer Rats and knocking them down. This bought him time to approach their momentarily groggy bodies and finish them off with more barrages of kicks. Paradox watched on in delight as his grunts fell to his newest ally's onslaught.
Eddie, seemingly drunk with power and strength, laughed as the defeated grunts faded away.
The Rangers were going to have problems very soon.

bushwacka666

12-17-2006, 04:11 AM

jpurchase875

12-18-2006, 08:50 AM

Interesting. Have to wonder exactly what Paradox has been telling Eddie to make him suddenly turn against the Rangers like that. Hope to find out soon - always been more of a fan towards misguided/misinformed "evil" Rangers, rather than those under spells and what have you. Looking forward to seeing where you're going with this.

If you noticed, Paradox called Eddie a werewolf during their first conversation. That curse is always something Eddie doesn't want anyone to know, but you'll find out more about that in a later episode, but for right now, here's a new episode

GO TO NEXT POST.

jpurchase875

12-18-2006, 08:52 AM

'Have you seen Eddie Jameson?' Marcus asked the bartender at the Pepsi Plunge.

'The new kid? Yeah. He came in this morning to work out on the weights and been here since.' The bartender answered, pointing towards the training apparatus. Marcus walked over to where Eddie was sweating like a hog from lifting and lowering weights.

'Hey, Marcus.' Eddie greeted.

'Hey, Eddie. Have you found help for your sister Emily yet that can deal with her condition and kill it dead?' Marcus asked.

'No. Why?' Eddie lied. He remembered Paradox's orders.

'Me, Damien & Heather may have found something... you'll have to follow me.' Marcus responded. Eddie put down the weights and walked out with Marcus. They journeyed across Firestarter Gorge until they came to the mountains. Eddie was visibly annoyed.

'Okay, Marcus: what's this about?' Eddie asked finally.

'Your sister... just like he said. We weren't allowed to show you this before, but our captain has decided to recruit you and your sister into our operation.' A nearby Damien explained, followed by Heather.

'Operation? What are you guys going on about?' Eddie said. He was playing dumb as suggested. To show the teenager, Damien caught his Lion Amulet out of the air, assumed his morphing stance and connected his Strike Brace Morpher with his Spirit Amulet.

'Spirit Strike, Charge Up!' Damien called, morphing into the Red Spirit Strike Ranger. Eddie wasn't surprised, but he knew that he had to look like it.

'You three are the Power Rangers? Thanks so much for rescuing my sister!' Eddie fakely gave out his gratitude.

'No problem. Follow us into our headquarters, so our Captain can induct you into the team.' Damien suggested, powering down. The hidden titanium doors of the Spirit Strike HQ opened, and the Rangers led Eddie Jameson inside.
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Paradox watched on as Emily Jameson was safely laid into an incubator, as promised to her brother. Rhynox walked into the room.

'Master, I have not yet received word from our human ally yet. Maybe he has given in to the Rangers for real!' Rhynox insisted.

'You have very little faith, my loyal servant. But I also detect your uneasiness with having a human on my team. I will compensate you for that. Find a beast that can insure Eddie gets his hands on those Amulets and tell him to only feign hurting Eddie... while inflicting as much damage on any of his so-called accomplices!' Paradox commanded.

'It shall be done, my lord!' Rhynox said.
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'Welcome, Eddie Jameson. I am Captain Kevin Trevor Briggs and these are my assistants Dangermouse and Karnage. It is an honor to have you around.' Kevin introduced. Eddie shook his hand.

'So, what's the deal about wanting me to be part of the Power Rangers? What help can I get for my sister?' Eddie asked.

'The answer to your second question: Spirit Strike has a certified team of medics who can help out with any conditions if they can find them. Emily shall be perfectly safe here. The answer to your first question: you and Emily to my understanding captured the Global Team title at the MMA festival 2 years ago.' Kevin responded.

'That's true. What do you want me to do first?' Eddie said.

'We have located a new pair of Spirit Amulets buried in the Syrian Desert. Take Heather with you to find them. They should be in a large chest.' Kevin answered. He swung an open steel case around to show Eddie the V-Brace Morphers.

'Take them both. Keep the green-strapped one for your sister.' Kevin suggested. Eddie nodded. Damien & Heather led the new recruit to Damien's jet at the top of the mountain. Damien handed Heather the keys. With that, Eddie & Heather made a break for the Syrian desert. Meanwhile, alarms were flaring inside the base. Damien was quick to make it back inside.

'What's up?' Damien wondered. Dangermouse brought up visualisation on a monitor, showing a bullhorned monster flanked by a gang of Sewer Rats terrorising the Gorge's residents.

'Go. Once Heather & Eddie are finished with their mission, I'll send them after you.' Kevin ordered. Damien & Marcus retrieved their amulets and assumed their stance.

'Spirit Strike, Charge Up!'

'Lion's Infernal Roar! Burning Spirit: Red Spirit Strike Ranger!' Damien called.

'Swordfish's Reckless Intent! Ocean Spirit: Blue Spirit Strike Ranger!' Marcus called.
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'Yeah,' Heather agreed. 'You did a great job on his bike, Karnage.'
'Thanks, Heather. His Zord Cycle can transform into the Black Wolf Strikezord when Zord Descent is activated.' Karnage explained. Eddie cleared his head of his adulation for Karnage's work and replaced it with what Paradox had told him before.
'It looks as though we're directly above the Syrian. I'm gonna' hit the button and let you guys glide in on your Zord Cycles. Don't be too long in finding those new amulets: Damien and Marcus are going to need your help back home.' Karnage concluded. Heather & Eddie mounted their cycles and waited as the large cargo door of the helicopter opened slowly. Once they felt the breeze of the air, Heather & Eddie revved up their bikes, released them from their holding hooks and drove out into the air.
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As soon as the Blue and Red Spirit Strike Rangers reached the top of a building in the city plaza, they found the source of the trouble: a bullhorned and jacked up minotaur, sharp horns and glowing red eyes. The creature greeted his new guests with a barrage of blasts from his mouth, forcing them to come to a halt. The two heroes quickly climbed off their vehicles and approached the monster on foot.

'Hello, Rangers,' the monster announced, 'my name is the Killer Gore. We’ve been expecting you.'

'Well I would never have guessed!' Damien said sarcastically. 'You were expecting us. Which Animizers aren't?'

'How true,' the Killer Gore confirmed, 'but I’m afraid you won’t be around long enough to find out who!'

With that, the Killer Gore advanced forward, the two Rangers forced to assume their defensive stances. The opponents began to exchange blows, with the Killer Gore quickly gaining the upper hand. Firing more blasts from his mouth, he sent the Rangers to the ground. Marcus was the first to recover, and decided to put the Ocean Sabershooter to the test. Aiming the barrel of the blade, he shot a pair of small projectiles, sending the minotaur staggering backwards. Leaping up high with the Sabershooter in Sword mode, the Blue Ranger performed several strong slashes across Killer Gore's chest. Marcus landed back onto the edge of the building, but fell to the building's side. Marcus reacted fast - he thrust the swordfish blade into the brick wall, now hanging on above the drop below.

'Marcus!' came Damien’s worried cry, as the Blue Ranger was no longer in the sight of his team-mates.

'I’m fine!' Marcus replied. 'Don’t worry, I’ll work my way back up.'

Damien took this as the go-ahead to continue the fight, and brought out the Blazing Liontail Saber. He opted to remain grounded as he attacked the Killer Gore. Marcus was not far behind, getting up from the building's edge and taking a run towards the gang of Sewer Rats. With a quick jump, Marcus clicked his heels and booted several grunts in the head. Now skating on the building top, the Blue Ranger headed straight for the Killer Gore, suddenly leaping up into a backwards somersault, the Ocean Sabershooter striking the Killer Gore as he came up. An annoyed Killer Gore staggered backwards, only to face Damien on the other end.

'I guess your day isn't going so well?' Damien asked the monster in sarcasm.

'With all offence intended, Red Ranger, you're the ones whose day isn't about to go so well.'

'Really? Prove it!'

Producing his Soul Blaster, Damien aimed at the minotaur's feet and fired a continuous blaster beam. the Killer Gore roared out in pain as the shock rapidly spread around his feet, forcing him to leap out of the way. Marcus and Damien regrouped. The Killer Gore got back to his feet, blasting the Rangers again to teach them a lesson.

'Nice tricks, Rangers,' he admitted, 'but I’m still too strong for the two of you.'

'No... you're too weak for the two of them!' came a familiar voice. Soon, Eddie appeared on his Zord Cycle with the V-Brace Morpher around his wrist with the Black Wolf Spirit Amulet attached.

'Hey, what gives? Where's Heather?' Damien wondered. Eddie launched an evil grin Damien's way and then turned back to the Killer Gore.

'But me, on the other hand...' Eddie smiled. Then he readied the V-Brace Morpher before catching the Black Wolf Amulet out of the sky.

'Venom Strike, Charge Up!'
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As Eddie held his arms in a cross formation, shadows emanating from the V-Brace encased his body. On the edge of the shadows, purple streaks of electricity began to crackle around Eddie, causing his body to glow black. The glow transformed into the Ranger suit. A golden 'V' shape replacing the traditional lightning bolt appeared on his chest and the Spirit Strike emblem appeared on his gold belt. Ending the transformation, the shadows encased Eddie's head inside a black wolf helmet with the black visor sliding shut.
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'Wolf's Silent Assassination! Shadow Spirit: Black Venom Ranger!' Eddie declared. Damien & Marcus looked on in awe of the new arrival. But Eddie soon turned that awe into disbelief with several sudden shots from his Soul Blaster.

'What the heck are you doing? You're on our side!' Marcus said.

'You don't get it, even when Heather isn't around! I left her for Paradox's goons in the Syrian desert before I handed the other V-Brace and Cobra Amulet over to Rhynox! Once I had found the new amulets, I made my move... and took out your partner. Maybe you can understand why: Paradox made me a really tempting offer and keeps my sister alive in an incubation tank! Her condition is improving, which is all I care about. Our friendship was a small sacrifice, but it was as necessary as your coming destruction at my hands... it is what Paradox wants in return for my sister's restoration!' Eddie explained his actions.

'And here I was thinking that making deals with rats was above you, Eddie! You've lost my respect today, and given half a chance, I will bite you!' Damien threatened.

'Your respect is nothing to me compared to my sister's wellbeing... nor are your threats. You're welcome to try and stop me, fangboy, but rest assured, I will do what needs to be done!' Eddie promised. Rhynox appeared from behind them. He tapped in the code for the expansion orb on his axe and fired the beam towards Killer Gore. In response, the Killer Gore grew.

'Let's call Captain Briggs and find out what to do!' Damien suggested.

'Not in your lifetime!' Eddie said, shooting at them again with his Soul Blaster. Damien had finally drawn a line.

'Marcus, call Kevin and get him to allow one ranger control on the Megazord! I'm dealing with our little traitor!' Damien said. Marcus nodded and jumped off the building to the ground below, where his Zord Cycle was waiting for him.

'Captain, if you saw anything that just went down, you'll know I'd need complete temporary control of all three Strikezords!' Marcus explained.

'It is an unfortunate turn of events; Heather's Zord Cycle is still in the Syrian Desert! I'm afraid you're on your own for the time being!' Kevin warned him from the Morpher's communicator speakers.

'Damn.' Marcus cursed.
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'This is excellent, Rhynox! Didn't I tell you our human accomplice would succeed?' Paradox asked his general.

'Yes, my lord. I guess love for another can be enough incentive to change allegiance.' Rhynox replied, handing over the Cobra Amulet and green V-Brace Morpher.

'How ironic is it that the Rangers will be destroyed by someone they thought was a good friend?' Paradox asked himself, cackling with glee. Suddenly, the incubator behind them popped open. Emily Jameson was awake again.

'The other human is awake!' Rhynox lamented. Paradox watched on in interest. Emily sat up, shaking off the cobwebs.

'Bro?' She wondered simply.

jpurchase875

12-18-2006, 09:03 AM

Eddie has harnessed the power of the Black Wolf and betrayed Heather, unaware that his sister is awake and ready to drop a bombshell on her brother. Will this bombshell stop Eddie's rampage against the Spirit Strike Rangers, or shall Eddie continue fighting regardless?

FIND OUT IN 'VENOM STRIKE PART 3'!

NOTE: Bush, you can sue me for plaigirism.

bushwacka666

12-18-2006, 09:33 AM

Haven't got a clue what you apparently "plagiarised" from me m8, but perhaps I'll just go ahead and sue you anyway - could do with the cash! :D

Nice to see the new Ranger on the scene, and looking forward to seeing him go through his inevitable turmoil. Not much more to say here except keep it coming. :)

jpurchase875

12-18-2006, 02:01 PM

jpurchase875

12-19-2006, 06:41 AM

Some new Spirit Strike pics along with a dash of Kamen Rider Kabuto:

http://rangerboard.com/showthread.php?p=2143216

Enjoy, peeps!

jpurchase875

12-22-2006, 06:36 AM

Eddie advanced, immediately swiping his Venom Axe to the side. Damien reacted fast, ducking under and rolling to the side. He had only narrowly missed the sharp blade, he realised as he felt the air move mere inches from his head. Still crouched, Damien tried a leg-sweep in an attempt to compromise Eddie's balance. Unfortunately he did not topple - Damien's strength simply wasn't enough. However, he did stagger back slightly, allowing Damien the chance to return to his feet. The two fighters continued their brawl. Eddie performed more swipes with his Venom Axe, Damien having to duck under all of them. He attempted a couple of sharp jabs with his fist, but was causing little - if any - damage to the Black Ranger's armoured body. Eddie just chuckled at the ineffectual attacks, before shoving hard and knocking Damien back again.

'Pathetic' he laughed. 'Very pathetic.'

'The only one who's pathetic around here is you, Eddie!' retorted Damien, returning to his feet. He moved in again, this time grabbing hold of Eddie's arm that held his Venom Axe, trying to keep it forced out of the way, while he delivered a solid side kick into Eddie's stomach. Eddie stumbled backwards, allowing Damien to take more chances. He gave him two more hard side kicks, before jumping up and landing a higher kick into his chest. Eddie fell to the ground, but was quick to stand.

'So,' began Damien between breaths, 'does that show you who's pathetic?'

'Okay, so perhaps you're not as pathetic as I want to believe.' Eddie admitted. 'But you are out of your mind, if you think you can beat me.'

'Oh, I can beat you, Eddie, I promise you that.'

'I don't think so. You're on your own.'

'I don't need the others to finish you off.'

'Well then, by all means prove it.'

'Gladly.'

Damien began to run in. Eddie merely sighed, raised him Venom Axe in front of him, and fired off a dark laser beam. The blast struck the ground just in front of Damien, once again knocking him down.

'Well that's a dirty trick…' he moaned.

'I'm full of video game education!' admitted Eddie in glee. 'But I tell you what: I'll make this challenging, as with any game.'

Eddie dropped his Venom Axe down down on the grass, leaving him unarmed.

'There you go, I am defenseless. Does that make you happy?'

'I won't be happy until you tell me just what the hell is going on! If you don't want to give me the answer I'm looking for, I'll just happily beat it out of you!'

Damien charged in again from one side, and Eddie from the other. The two fighters exchanged blows, with Damien trying to block Eddie's attacks. It wasn't easy: Eddie was a determined Power Ranger on the wrong side of the train tracks, after all, and was therefore displaying much more strength and force that Damien would be used to receiving from any normal opponent. Still, he tried to cope his best, forcing himself to ignore any pain in his limbs. He attempted to catch Eddie by surprise by delivering a couple of sudden kicks to the stomach. He staggered back but was largely unaffected. He leapt up and over Damien's head, kicking him in the back as he came back down. Damien stumbled forward but just about managed to keep his balance. He turned around, ready for anothim round. Eddie moved in, but Damien quickly sidestepped to avoid him, finishing with a kick to the side that caught her off-guard. He retaliated with a swift roundhouse kick that clipped Damien's shoulder. He yelled out, clutching onto his shoulder and breathing heavily through gritted teeth.

'Oh did I hurt you? Sorry about that!' Eddie taunted him.

'You will be, Eddie!' Damien promised him. 'You will be!'

Eddie merely ran in and performed a flying kick straight into the vampire prince's chest, grounding him yet again. In his mind, Damien let out a whole bunch of vampire language swear words that he would never usually utter in his daily life. He was in pain, and a lot of it!
'Now what was that again?' Eddie mocked, aiming his Venom Axe for the back of Damien's head.
'He said you're gonna' be sorry, mate!' repeated a familiar voice. Eddie turned and was sent flying by blasterfire from Heather's Glider Rifle as she soared in on her Zord Cycle from the Spirit Strike Helicopter. When the cycle hit the ground, she shot off a few more blasts. Eddie narrowly avoided them, using his Venom Axe to bat them all away. Heather then grabbed a smoke bomb from a side panel in the bike and caused Eddie to lose sight of his enemies momentarily. Heather called Marcus from her Morpher. The three regrouped in the middle of the city plaza once again.
'Zord Descent, Engage!' The trio called. The cycles transformed into the Strikezords, which in turn transformed into the Spirit Strike Megazord. Marcus hadn't forgot about the Killer Gore. The minotaur rampaged through the city until he spotted the Megazord.
The Killer Gore fired another strong laser blast from its horns. The beam struck the Spirit Strike Megazord in the shoulder of the Bullethawk arm, but the damage was minimal.

'Did he just scratch our Megazord’s paintwork?' asked Heather. 'Let’s take this guy already!'

'Agreed!' replied Damien. The Rangers took that as their cue. Taking the controls, they advanced, as did Killer Gore. The two robotic fighters met in the middle and immediately started to trade blows. The Killer Gore quickly gained the upper hand with three solid jabs to the chest. the Spirit Strike Megazord back-pedalled but stood its ground. Both combatants moved in again. This time, the Rangers applied a little more caution, concentrating some effort into blocking Killer Gore’s punches. the Spirit Strike Megazord managed to get in two of its own, followed by a quick kick. It quickly finished with a laser beam from its visor. The Killer Gore fired a large and powerful beam from his horns. The beam landed a direct hit, and the Spirit Strike Megazord toppled to the ground. The Rangers shook inside, straining to remain in their seats.

'We’ve got to get back up!' cried Marcus.

'I’m working on it!' replied Heather.

'Being the legs & torso isn't easy you know!' added Damien.

'He’s coming right for us!' Michael warned. Sure enough, the Killer Gore was walking towards the floored the Spirit Strike Megazord, standing over it and gazing down. His horns glowed with electricity.

'I think he’s going to fire that thing again!' Marcus told the others.

'Not if I have anything to say about it!' announced Heather. 'Wingblades!'

On cue, the wings of the Bullethawk detached themselves from the Megazord arm and flew to the front. One wing attached itself to the end of one arm, nesting in the Hawk's beak. The other wing flew over to the other arm, the Swordfish clamping it into position over its own blade.

With two sword-like blades now fixed to the end of its arms, the Spirit Strike Megazord brought them forward, striking Killer Gore in its chest and knocking it back. The Rangers were now able to bring the Spirit Strike Megazord back to its feet. Wasting no time, they quickly delivered a vertical slash with one Wingblade, followed by a horizontal slash with the other.

'Can we finish this now?' Marcus asked Damien.

'It would be my pleasure!' replied Damien. 'Soul Saber!'

The large weapon of the Megazord materialised. Energy shimmered along its blade. Suddenly, the saber created a target onto the Killer Gore's chest. The Rangers delivered the final strike. All Rangers swung their arms around and cut them through the air vertically with their unified declaration:

'Soul Release Slash!'

The Rangers brought down the Soul Saber through the Killer Gore, making sure he met the same destructive fate as Webhead did. But they couldn't rest, as the smoke cleared to reveal a new zord: the Black Wolf Strikezord. Not surprisingly, Eddie was at the controls.
'Your day isn't over!' Eddie said.
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Kevin watched on the monitors back at the base. He was shortly rejoined by Karnage and Dangermouse, who had just rescued Heather from an ambush in the Syrian Desert.
'This is not good!' Captain Briggs said.
'Eddie turning on us like that... I never saw it coming!' Karnage replied.
'Um... hello?' Said a female voice. Karnage and Captain Briggs turned to see a Ranger decked out in green. The helmet resembled a cobra, but the mouthpiece was the same as the Black Ranger's. Apart from the helmet design, color and skirt, everything on this costume was the same as the Black Ranger. Kevin slowly reached for one of his revolvers, but the Green Ranger dropped her Soul Blaster and slid it towards Kevin.
'What do you want?' Karnage asked, breaking the silence.
'I want to stop my brother from doing something stupid to your friends!' The Green Ranger answered, with no threatening tones in her voice.
'Emily Jameson?' Dangermouse wondered. The Green Ranger took off her helmet to reveal the black-haired sister of Eddie.
'You're not evil?' Karnage asked.
'Once that Paradox guy gave me my opening by explaining the situation, I stole the Morpher he had and made a break for where it was guiding me. I believe if I show up in front of my brother, he will stop taking orders from Paradox. He doesn't want me harmed. He is very loving.' Emily explained.
'Well, at least one of you has the right frame of mind. Karnage, do you have the other Zord Cycle online?' Kevin asked Karnage.
'It's operational and ready to go. The other Rangers need your help: Eddie's battering them hard!' Karnage warned. Emily nodded. Karnage & Dangermouse lead her to the Spirit Strike Helicopter.
'This may be the turning point.' Kevin said to himself.
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Picking up speed, the Black Wolf vaulted towards its target. the Spirit Strike Megazord ducked out of the way as the Zord flew past. Eddie pulled one of the control sticks to the side, swerving the Zord around for another run.

'Fire shadow lasers!' he commanded. Dark electric laser beams fired from the Zord’s eyes, making the Spirit Strike Megazord stumble backwards.

'Two can play at that game!' Damien retorted, firing an inferno from the Lionhead on the Megazord's chest. Eddie was quick to react, and swerved the Zord to the side as the flames flew past.

Eddie chuckled evilly: 'Sorry, this is one moon I’ve got to howl at.'

'He just joked in the middle of a battle! I'm gonna' rip off his mosher hair myself when I get ahold of him!' retorted Marcus.

Eddie shook his head with a smirk on his face underneath the helmet: 'Oh you are going to wish that you hadn’t just said that - Crescent Howl!'

The Black Wolf jumped up into the air, as its teeth began to energise. Then turning around, the Zord aimed itself right at its target below, and began to descend. The teeth continued to power up as the Zord let out a roar. The Rangers thought they should move out of the way, but the Black Wolf was moving too fast. Twisting in the air like a corkscrew, the Black Wolf fired several curved blade-blasts from its teeth straight into the Spirit Strike Megazord’s midsection. The Rangers flew backwards from the sheer force of the impact, while Eddie took hold of the Black Wolf's controls and started to pull up.
'Upset stomach, Rangers? No problem, here's a pill for it!' Eddie taunted, firing a missile from the Black Wolf's mouth. It went halfway towards the Spirit Strike Megazord before being suddenly cut off by a green burst of acid.
'What?' Eddie demanded, looking at the latest combatant in this fight. It was a large Cobra Zord.
'Stop this, Eddie!' Emily suggested from the cockpit of the new Zord.
'How do you know my name?' Eddie asked in disbelief. Emily took off her helmet again and sent a live transmission to her brother's zord.
'Emily? Paradox did heal you!' Eddie said in shock.
'Paradox didn't do a damn thing except use you as a pawn in his sick game to take over the world!' Emily spat back.
'What? He put you an incubator and revived you in return for me destroying the Rangers!' Eddie argued.
'We could go on about this all day, but I don't have the patience nor do I have the health! The incubator Paradox uses doesn't do anything except force sleep and force waking up. Besides, Paradox had no intention of fulfilling his end of the agreement. You could find that out just by looking at his grill! On another note, if you look at these three, without effort you would find out that they can genuinely help!' Emily responded. Eddie said nothing and looked down at his hands. He couldn't believe what he had done.
'I'm... sorry, Emily. I've got to go.' Eddie told his sister. Turning the Black Wolf around, Eddie headed for the sunset.
'Eddie!' Emily called out. But there was no answer. Eddie, the Black Ranger powers and the Black Wolf Strikezord had all disappeared. Damien, Marcus & Heather didn't know what to say. Emily felt guilt-ridden... and it made her cough like hell.
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'Not again!' Paradox roared, angered by the failure of another monster.
'The Green Ranger ruined my plans! She must pay for the bait & switch she pulled on me! As for the Black Ranger, he will pay with his life! Rhynox!' Paradox growled.
'Yes, my lord?' Rhynox gulped.
'Find the Black Ranger and bring him back to me. I will not stand by while I'm betrayed!' Paradox ordered.
'And if he refuses?' Rhynox asked.
'Kill him.' Paradox answered simply.
To escape Paradox's dangerous tone, Rhynox left immediately to carry out his master's command.
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'Do you have any clues as to the whereabouts of Eddie?' Kevin asked the four rangers.
'He didn't go back to our house... and that's worrying.' Emily chimed in.
'I'm sure he'll be okay. He held is own out there against the Megazord. And he was just in a single zord!' Damien pointed out.
'If he sends us a message from his Morpher, I'll call you guys. In the meantime, go to your rooms... and get some shuteye.' Kevin suggested. The Rangers, while uneasy with the idea, decided to go along with it.
'Why does my gut tell me that Eddie's gonna' do something stupid?' Karnage asked.
'Because he may end up doing just that. The guilt of fighting his friends blindly hit him hard today.' Kevin responded.

bushwacka666

12-23-2006, 02:56 AM

Have to say that I liked the fights in this one, and Eddie's mind seems to be getting more conflicted now. In all honesty I do have to admit that Emily's escape and Ranger debut did feel a little rushed to me - maybe some more emphasis could've been put on it, but I could imagine the tension in her brief confrontation against her brother.

Hopefully Eddie will see sense soon... but not too easily! ;)

jpurchase875

12-27-2006, 08:30 AM

'Any word from Eddie?' Heather asked the guilt-stricken Emily as they sat to a snack at the Pepsi Plunge.

'Nothing. Kevin hasn't called anyone at all, so it's a definite no-no. I just hope he's taking good care of himself wherever he is.' Emily answered.

'On another subject: did you get help for your condition?' Heather said.

'Dangermouse has administered slow-acting universal medicine for whatever illness I may have. A couple of years on, I still don't know what is in my system.' Emily explained. Damien & Marcus ran into the restaurant, shutting the doors behind them in a sweat.

'What the hell?' Emily shouted.

'Sorry, my friends... but Marcus' fans wouldn't leave us alone! We just lost them.' Damien told the girls.

'Fans?' Heather asked sarcastically.

'Yeah. Dumbass here neglected to mention his championship games are broadcast all over America on ESPN!' Damien responded bluntly.

'Reminds me of a time when Eddie didn't tell me the local MMA team tournaments were going out to subscribers of the Combat TV channel.' Emily chimed in. Upon hearing the Black Ranger's name, Damien hastily went for his front pocket.

'Speaking of Eddie, he sent a package.' Damien explained, tossing a mini-scroll of paper to Emily. She unrolled it and read.

I want to see you tonight at the Pepsi Plunge. Need to get my head straight. But come alone. I want it to be a family outing and a family one strictly. I can't bear to face the others after what has happened these past couple of days. Love, Eddie.

'That settles it then. He's seeing me tonight right here.' Emily said.

'And he doesn't want us around. He's still guilty. I wish he'd lighten up.' Marcus said.

'We're going to hit the base. You guys coming?' Heather asked.

'Maybe later. 32,000 fans later.' Marcus joked.
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Eddie sat down by the beach, staring off into the far reaches of the sea. He wondered to himself why he had executed a string of horrible things against the Rangers. Inside, he knew the reason was because he had been duped.

Now that reason was back to get him.

'Black Ranger, Lord Paradox demands you return to the city and destroy the Power Rangers! If you refuse to comply with our leader's order, we have orders of our own... to destroy you!' Rhynox growled at Eddie. Eddie slowly turned to glance at his guests.

'Paradox can't order me to do anything anymore, Rhynox... just like you can't defeat me in a fight!' Eddie spat.

'We'll soon find out!' Rhynox challenged. He headed towards Eddie. Extending