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Disclaimer: Ponies = not mine. Power Rangers = Not mine. Powers, characters and anything else from the Ultra Crystals = mine.

Chapter 20: Misplaced Emotion

Twilight could only stare in shock as they went to work.

The strange distortion in the sky had sucked up Applejack and Rainbow Dash within a split second and she had seen two humanoid figures wearing what looked like Ranger armour…and whoever they were; they were carving up Parascythe easily. Their armour shone in the light as they moved in perfect synch with each other – somehow knowing exactly where the other was at all times. The Rangers had picked themselves off the ground and were looking around for their missing friends. Fluttershy even thought to look for Rainbow Dash under a rock…which was either extremely brilliant or exceedingly idiotic. Billy had long since stopped lecturing the Crusaders and was scanning for their biorhythms and power signatures. Royal Court had finished a few minutes ago and Rarity was informing the Princesses what had occurred.

“Raptor Sabre!”

Turning her head to look at the battle behind her, she was amazed to see the one in Orange pull out a long sword from seemingly nowhere and wield it effectively at the blades that were flying at him. On the other side of the monster, the Purple one had some sort of gauntlet weapon out and was striking the carapace hard; judging from the cracks that pierced the air at random intervals. A quick flurry of slashes later and Parascythe’s blades lay shattered at its feet. The creature shrieked in pain as it desperately tried to retreat from the battle. One of its fists caught the Orange on in the chest and flung him into a nearby pile of burning rubble.

For her part, the Purple one was unphased and dismissed her gauntlet weapon to…stand perfectly still? Twilight furrowed her brow at the sight but soon processed what was happening as the Purple one jumped at the monster and extended a leg. Purple energy surrounded the leg in a similar fashion to their Friendship Stampede but the energy reformed itself into a seemingly draconic head.

“Carno Crash!”

As the energy head smashed against the chest of Parascythe, it seemed to dig its teeth into its carapace; smashing through the armour like a hot knife through butter. The force of the blow knocked it back and it shakily raised a hand to feel the gaping hole in its chest. Wailing in fear and pain, it fell back and exploded in a bright ball of fire that confirmed its destruction. Still gaping at the Purple figure, Twilight struggled to get to her feet to ask them who they were.

“Don’t move. You’re pretty sliced up. Is there anywhere you can go for help like a Command Centre or something?”

Twilight raised her head to see the Orange figure kneeling next to her and she swallowed in fear as her eyes took in the extreme detailing of his helmet. She could also see his armour was scorched and had dents in the breastplate that hadn’t come from the Parascythe battle; meaning whoever he was had probably been transported directly after a battle…or during one in progress. Nodding once, she struggled to stand up but the mysterious Ranger gently pushed her down with an exasperated sigh. Jerking his head up, she gasped as his opaque visor retracted to show his face. Whoever he was, he had short black hair and extremely dark brown eyes that bordered on black. He reached up to his face to push his glasses up the bridge of his nose and smiled warmly.

“Weihan, the monster is no more. Now what do we do?”

Weihan…was that his name or a strange code name? She suddenly gasped as a sharp pain lanced through her side and her Ranger armour shattered in violet sparkles. The Ranger above her narrowed his eyes in concern and turned to face his partner. His voice was commanding and strong, but held a note of concern for the bleeding pony.

“Eliza, we need to gather them up for an emergency teleport. Run radars and scanners until you find their base or you find somewhere sheltered for us to fully heal them.”

“Wait, please do not do that. We are willing to let you into the Command Tower if you would please follow me.”

Twilight squinted through the pain to see Princess Celestia walk towards them as regal as ever; even with the fierce worry on her face. She stifled a laugh as she saw the Orange Ranger’s eyes bulge out as he took in the sight in front of him before he attempted to compose himself…poorly. She heard him mutter a few words under his breath and looked in shock as his battered armour vanished; leaving him clad in an Orange bodysuit with red and white highlights. His voice betrayed his unbelieving stare.

“All right. I, uh, thank you for your offer and generosity. Truth is, we’re kind of stuck here as well. We’ll get to that later but first, these ponies need to be healed up.”

Princess Celestia nodded sagely and concentrated on the group in front of her. Magic charged her horn and enveloped the Rangers in front of her and transported them to the Command Tower instantly. Looking around her at the destruction, she sighed and pawed at the ground nervously. Monster shelters would soon have to be constructed as well as an underground bunker for the full evacuation of the town. She had do doubt that someday Discord would break free of Zedd’s command to decimate Canterlot and everything in his path. Heaving a sigh of regret at the changes that would be forced to take place; she beat her wings to take her back to the Command Tower. However, she was not prepared for the sight that awaited her upon return.

“Get away from them! They don’t need to be healed by your magic!”

Princess Celestia’s brow furrowed in concern as she saw Billy stepping toward the Ranger in Orange. The Orange figure had removed his helmet and had apparently just finished laying Fluttershy on the medical bed. In one hand, he held a strange crystal shaped like a jagged lightning bolt and was holding it near the yellow Pegasus’ head. The timid Ranger cowered at Billy’s wrath behind the Orange Ranger as the Purple Ranger hovered near Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle. Rarity was lying on the second Med Bed while Spike tended to her. With some amusement, she noted that all of his attention was on the drama that was unfolding.

“The magic from my Ultra Crystal will heal all of their wounds both internal and external. The power will even replace any blood lost; which is probably better than what your Eltarean Medical Bays can do!”

Billy stepped back, shocked that the mysterious Ranger knew what technology was inside the Med Beds and their proper name. There was more to the Ranger than met the eye and the former Blue Ranger threw his hands up in frustrated defeat. Seeing that as a sign that he should continue, the Orange Ranger knelt down next to Fluttershy’s head and stroked her pale pink mane soothingly. Billy watched the Asian boy murmur something to the timid pony which calmed her down and he held his breath as the ‘Ultra’ Crystal began to glow with power. His mouth slowly dropped open as the cuts and bruises on the Yellow Ranger slowly faded away into nothingness and he felt shame run through his body as he knew he had misjudged the new Ranger. Feeling a presence next to him, he looked to his right to see the Purple Ranger’s helmet vanish in a shower of sparks. She looked painfully young as she brushed her light brown hair back behind her ears.

“Don’t feel ashamed at your actions. If I was in your shoes, I would have thought the same thing. Maybe we started off on the wrong foot. I’m the Purple Carnotaurus Ultra Ranger, Eliza Maddock. You may be aware that we’re not from around here.”

Billy snorted and nodded tiredly. Seeing his nod, Eliza continued, inclining her head to where the Orange Ranger had finished with Fluttershy. The strain and weariness on the Asian’s face was evident as he staggered to Twilight’s side to repeat the process a second time.

“That’s my leader, Weihan Liang; the Orange Utahraptor Ultra Ranger. His Crystal is the only one that can fully heal anyone but as you can see, it is an incredible drain on him. He’s also the one that gathered the rest of the Ultra Rangers together after…something happened to him. I’ve seen him in the Ultra Cavern watching a suit recording of something but he won’t say what it is.”

A crash caught their attention and they looked up to see Weihan slumped over on the ground. As Eliza raced to her leader’s side, Billy saw the Ranger Armour dissolve in a shimmer of light that left the Asian in the clothes he had been wearing before he morphed. Slowly walking to the Med beds, he checked the scans on Fluttershy and sighed heavily. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were good Rangers and if things became too hectic wherever they were, they could summon their Zords; which were stored in a subspace pocket inside the Element Crystals. Their use of the Zords would mean that they could, in theory, locate the dimension they had landed in and swiftly bring them back. As he saw Eliza guide her leader to the Med Bed Twilight had vacated, he wondered what sort of dimension they had come from.

And if their Rangers would help his.

TBC…

Author's Note

Information is here bit by bit as to who the Ultra Rangers are and their level of power compared with the Equestrian Rangers. At this point, Zedd is not using the full potential of the 13th Crystal and will not do so for the rest of the story, although he will think otherwise.

The next bonus chapter will deal with AJ and Dash as they wake up in the 'other' dimension.