Harmonized Pony Rangers

Chapter 2

Almost instantly the Mane 6 and Spike somehow found themselves in a round, metal-like hallway that made it look like they were in some sort of pipeline.

Our heroes didn't know where they were, all they knew was they weren't in Ponyville anymore.

"Alright, what the hay is going on?" Applejack asked, understandably confused and very frustrated.

"Hey look! Princess Celestia!" Pinkie said, being her usual chipper self as she pointed her hoof.

The rest of the Mane 6 and Spike turned to see that, sure enough, Princess Celestia was approaching them.

"Are you all alright?" Celestia asked.

"We've taken a few scrapes from that riotous duo that call themselves Rita and Zedd, but we're okay" Rarity answered, then turned to Twilight with a concerned look, "But I fear Twilight here isn't taking what happened very well."

Celestia gave a worried look as she turned to Twilight, who was still in a state of shock.

"The Elements, they didn't work..." Twilight said in a soft, disbelieving tone.

Celestia only sighed, "I had feared this might happen."

Rainbow Dash looked at Celestia then raised an eyebrow, "Wait, do you know something about this?"

Celestia simply replied, "Follow me, I'll explain along the way."

The Mane 6 and Spike all followed Celestia down the hallway.

"When Spike sent me a letter explaining your encounter with Rita and Zedd, I feared the worst, so I teleported you all here," Celestia explained.

The Mane 6 turned to Spike, who simply said, "Yeah, I sent the letter just before I left the library with the Elements of Harmony, I figured she needed to know."

"Speaking of the Elements," Twilight said, "Why didn't they work on Zedd and Rita when we faced them? I thought nothing could fight them back."

"That would be because they are magic users from a different dimension," Celestia answered, "and thus, they use foreign magic that follow none of the same rules as magic in our world, making it far too alien for any Equestrian magic to have any decent effect on it, even the Elements."

"So if the Elements can't stop them, what can?" Twilight asked.

"That is what I've brought you all here for," Celestia answered, "I'll explain once we reach our destination."

Just a minute later, Celestia, the Mane 6, and Spike arrived at a big, wide, metal door, which opened automatically once Celestia was just half a meter away from it. The Mane 6 and Spike noticed Celestia didn't even cast any spells on the door, but decided not to question it now.

The Mane 6 and Spike followed Celestia into a very strange room, it looked like some sort of control room, The walls and floor looked grey-ish blue, with a semicircle of rather complicated-looking and colorful control panels and a huge monitor behind it.

The Mane 6 and Spike were amazed.

"Whoa," Rainbow Dash said with awe, "What is this place?"

"I call it the Control Chamber," Celestia said, "Though it's been decades since I last even set hoof in here, and that was just after it was built."

"Ah don't mean to sound impatient, your highness," Applejack said, "This here fancy gizmo room is nice an' all, but how are we gonna stop those two varmints from runnin' us all down?"

"Your concern is understandable, Applejack," Celestia said, "Don't worry, there is a way, but you all may find it very different from what you're used to."

Celestia walked over the control panel with the monitor behind it and pressed afew buttons, which caused to monitor to be turned on.

"Behold the monitor," Celestia said, and the Mane 6 and Spike promptly looked.

What they saw in the monitor were a group of humanoid figures wearing what looked like strangely colored spandex and plastic-looking helmets which appeared to cover their entire heads.

"Who are they?" Twilight asked.

"They're called Power Rangers," Celestia answered, "In their universe, they are extraordinary warriors from various planets, many were said to have been chosen by an intergalactic entity known as Zordon to be given powers unlike anything ever seen in Equestria. These powers made them the only line of defense their homeworlds have against the forces of intergalactic evil, the same evil you just faced minutes ago."

"So, I'm gonna take a wild guess on this," Rainbow Dash said, "You're saying we're gonna need these so-called powers to stop those two clowns?"

Celestia nodded, "Correct, I have a plan for that, it's a longshot, but I believe it's worth a try."

Suddenly, a silent puff of black smoke appeared, the smoke quickly dissipated to reveal Princess Luna, who was levitating a small chest.

"Ah, you're arrived just in time, Luna, welcome," Celestia greeted, "You have them then?"

Luna nodded, "They were right you said they'd be, my dear sister."

Luna opened the small chest to reveal 6 golden disks, each with small indentations shaped like one of the Elements of Harmony, the disks looked small enough to easily fit on a pony's hoof. Celestia levitated the golden disks and landed each of them in front of the matching Element bearers.

"I know you must have alot of questions and I know this is alot to take in," Celestia said, "And I'm sorry if it seems like I'm rushing things, but time is of the essence now, so place your elements into these matching disk Morphers."

The Mane 6 removed the Elements from their necklaces (or crown in Twilight's case), then placed their Elements into the matching indentations of their Morphers.

"Okay, now, the source of all Ranger powers is an energy field called the Morphin Grid," Celestia said, "I believe if we can bind the magical energies of the Elements of Harmony with the Morphin Grid, these said energies will convert into Ranger powers. So, in that sense, you'll still be using the Elements, but be warned; you'll be using far more different methods than what you're used to."

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.

"I'm not gonna lie," Celestia replied with a slightly grim tone, "Because of how most villains the Rangers have to deal with can neither be bargained nor reasoned with, Ranger powers been made, by design, to be.. mostly combat oriented."

"So you're saying we'll have to fight Zedd and Rita's forces straight-up hoof-to-hoof with these powers?" Rarity asked, Celestia only nodded.

"I'm not sure I like this..." Fluttershy said, starting to become apprehensive about the idea.

Celestia sighed, "I'm sorry, I wish there was another way, but given the circumstances, we have no choice."

"Don't worry, Princess," Rainbow Dash reassured Celestia, "We wouldn't still be standing here with you if we weren't willing to do whatever it takes to protect Equestria, you don't even have to ask us to do this, you already know what our answer will be."

Celestia smiled, "Spoken like a true Bearer of Loyalty. Now, Luna will open a gateway to the Morphin Grid while I will prepare the spell that will bind the Elements of Harmony to it."

Celestia and Luna positioned themselves to where they were both in front of the Mane 6 and Spike, and facing each other. Luna casted the first spell, which opened a small portal. Celestia then casted a spell on the Elements of Harmony, which causes each of them to project narrow beams of energy that entered the portal.

But suddenly, the Elements of Harmony unleashed a powerful flash of light, causing everyone to flinch and cover their eyes in response.

When the light faded, everyone in the room opened their eyes to see the portal was gone and the Morpher-hooked Elements stopped glowing.

"Did it work?" Applejack asked.

"Sorry to say, I'm not entirely sure," Celestia replied, "only one way to find out; use them now."

"What? now? but how?" Twilight asked.

"Hey! that rhymed!" Pinkie Pie pointed out, but everyone in the room ignored what she said.

Rainbow Dash picked up her Morpher, her friends noticed her eyes suddenly and briefly flashed before she called out, "Let's Harmonize!"

Rainbow Dash spuratically stood up to her hindlegs while holding her Morpher with her right front hoof, she waved her morpher in a circular motion before quickly pointing it upward toward the ceiling, then pointing it out in front, facing her direction.

"Go! Power of Loyalty!" Rainbow Dash called out, as if she said it unconsciously.

In, yet another flash of light, golden boots suddenly appeared on Rainbow Dash's hooves. Then, some cyan spandex started to gradually materialize all over her body except her wings, which were oddly left exposed, followed by some sort of golden vest that covered her upper torso, which Rainbow's Morpher quickly floated toward until it sticked itself to the front of Rainbow's vest. Finally, a cyan helmet with a lightning bolt-shaped, solid black tinted visor.

Rainbow Dash, still standing on her hindlegs for some reason, looked at herself in amazement, "Wow! this feels awesome!"

"How'd ya do that?" Applejack asked.

"I don't know!" Rainbow Dash replied as she went back on all fours and took her helmet off, "I was just thinking about how to use that thing, when suddenly, I found myself doing all that bizarre posing you saw me do, as if something in my head suddenly told me I had to do it like that."

"Let me check something..." Twilight said as she approached Rainbow Dash, who morphed into the Cyan Ranger of Loyalty.

Twilight's horn started glowing, she looked as though she was looking for something, she suddenly cried out, as if startled by something, and cancelled her spell.

"Oh my," Fluttershy said with concern, "You alright, Twilight?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Twilight said after quickly calming down, "I casted a spell that was supposed to help me examine Rainbow Dash's newfound powers, but from what I've already seen, apparently Rainbow Dash's morphing has increased the power of her Element immensely! by tenfold I think, maybe even more."

"So the Elements become more powerful when you use them to morph?" Luna asked, "Interesting..."

"Indeed," Celestia agreed, "though I am now worried about what sort of power we're now placing in your hooves, I fear we don't have time to dwell on that now, if nothing else, you should all now at least have a fighting chance against Zedd and Rita."

Suddenly, an alarm went off. A worried Celestia quickly went to the control panel and pressed afew buttons, causing the monitor to show Rita and Zedd, who were still in Ponyville, much to Celestia's surprise.

Rita and Zedd were on a raised wooden platform, with Zedd sitting on a stone throne and Rita standing near the front edge of the platform, holding a conductor's wand and waving it around.

In front of the platform were several ponies held hostage and surrounded by Putty Ponies, they were all forced to sing along with Rita;

"99 buckets of slime on the wall! 99 buckets of slime!"

"Take one down, pass it around, 98 buckets of slime on the wall!"

"This is not good!" Twilight said.

"I have to agree," Pinkie said, " the set-up's impressive, but that singing is tasteless!" the rest of the Mane 5 looked at her, "What?"

"They're progressing faster than I thought," Celestia commented, "you better head over here quickly, but going back on hoof will take too long, so you should all take these;"

Celestia opened a secret compartment under the control panel and pulled out 6 wrist-watch-like devices and strapped them on each of the Mane 6's right front legs.

"These will be your new communicators," Celestia said, "they will allow you to contact me and or Luna while we're in the Control Chamber, and each other at any distance at any time, they also come with built-in teleportation devices that will enable you to teleport you anywhere in Equestria with just a thought, I used a similar device from the Control Chamber to bring you here."

Luna took another look at the monitor, "We suggest you get there quickly."

"Right," Twilight agreed, "Alright, girls! let's harmonize!"

The rest of the Mane 5 all stood on their back legs and mimicked the quick movements Rainbow Dash did before holding out their Morphers. Rainbow Dash simply put her helmet back on.

"Go! Power of Laughter!" Pinkie exclaimed, then morphed into the Pink Ranger of Laughter, with her Ranger costume being slightly similar to Rainbow Dash's, except it was pink and gold, with a balloon-shaped visor on her helmet.

"Go! Power of Generosity!" Rarity exclaimed, then morphed into the White Ranger of Generosity, with her costume being white and gold, with a diamond-shaped visor on her helmet, her horn also was sticking out of said helmet.

"Go! Power of Honesty!" Applejack exclaimed, then morphed into the Orange Ranger of Honesty, with her costume being orange and gold, with an apple-shaped visor on her helmet.

"Go! Power of Kindness!" Fluttershy exclaimed, in a surprisingly audible tone, then morphed into the Yellow Ranger of Kindness, with her costume being yellow and gold, with a butterfly-shaped visor on her helmet. Much like Rainbow though, Fluttershy's wings were the only parts not covered by the costume

"Go! Power of Magic!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, then morphed into the Lavender Ranger of Magic, with her costume being lavender and gold, and her helmet's visor being shaped like her Cutie Mark like the rest of her friends. Like with Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash, her wings and horn were the only parts of her left fully exposed.

Celestia and Luna looked at all six Pony Rangers in amazement, they could both feel the combined and radically enhanced power of the Elements of Harmony radiating within these six heroes without even trying, both the sisters could tell the Mane 6 will clearly be a force to be reckoned with.

Before the two princesses could say anything, the Six Pony Rangers struck a pose where the rose up their right front legs, looked up, then teleported out of the Control Chamber, leaving Celestia, Luna, and Spike the only ones left.

Spike looked at the spot where Twilight and her friends used to be, he looked worried.

Celestia walked over to the young dragon and gently stroked his back with her left hoof in an effort to comfort him.

"You think they'll be alright?" Spike asked.

Celestia only gave a gentle smile, "I've just made what I think was a riskier gamble with the Elements than I ever had to do before. But when they morphed, Luna and I sensed that Twilight and her friends have gained greater power than either of us have ever known, and you know I've never put any doubt in what Twilight and her friends are capable of, if anypony can do this, they can."

Celestia turned her head to the monitor, Spike looked at it along with her.

"But for now," Celestia said, "All we can do is watch, and have faith."