Rise Of The Black Ranger

The sun was shining on the two as they headed towards the town as they noticed that the whole place was already mostly rebuilt.

“Huh, they definitely rebuilt this place quick,” said to himself.

“They are definitely efficient that’s for sure” Axel muttered out as the both of them looked around the area, the two noticing a large number of trees in the distance.

“Not that it isn’t nighttime anymore I’m noticing this place is actually kinda pretty to look at” Dillon then stated as he and Axel stopped for a moment.

“Hard to believe this place was invaded by those monsters….” Axel stated.

“You’re telling me” Dillon responded as they walk again passing multiple ponies before reaching the square.

The two then take a deep look into their surroundings as Dillon noticed some of the ponies looking towards them as he cringed “This feel’s way too familiar and uncomfortable for my liking”

“Just ignore them, Dillon,” Axel said in response before looking towards them as well as he cringed in response as well.

Dillon just looked at a nearby alleyway as he grabbed Axel’s arm as he walked towards it pulling Axel behind him as he walks inside Dillon sighing in relief “oh sweet relief away no more eyes on me…”

“Yeah, I’ll admit it was making me uncomfortable as well” Axel admitted as Dillon sat against the wall.

“So what were you thinking you were gonna find here?”.

“Don’t know thought id find someone but maybe if we keep searching we’ll find them at some point”.

“Any ideas where to start looking?”

Dillon looked at him in silence before stating, “Let’s try this alleyway first don’t know what we find unless we try right?”

Axel nodded in response as Dillon stood himself up the two beginning to look deeper into the alleyway.

They examined each end of the alley making sure to keep their attention up but found nothing as a result, but the two couldn’t shake the feeling that they were being watched by something.

“Hey, Axel….”

“Yeah..?”

“Do you have the sinking feeling that we’re being-”

“Watched?, yeah I’m feeling it”

“But from where though I don’t see anyone above us at all and I don’t see any cracks or holes anywhere”

“No idea” Axel responded before the two here a bang coming from a nearby trashcan.

“Axel didn’t you check that trashcan?”.

“I thought I did…” Axel responded as they slowly approached the trashcan Dillon reaching out towards the lid before a boy around Dillon's age popped out screamed as Axel and Dillon back in response as it echoed out across the town.

5 Minutes Later

The three boys were on the ground Dillon holding his chest Axel taking a deep breath and the unknown kid just standing in front of them in shock.

“D-Dillon?” the two hear him say as Dillon responded.

“Do I know you?”

“It’s me Ziggy I’m supposed to be a part of your team ringing any bells?

“I remember being in a team but don’t remember you, are you a part of it?”

“Not really I was looking for them but as you can clearly see no luck, do you know where they are?”

“Sorry, Ziggy was it?, I have no idea where they don’t even know if they’re alive or not”.

“Also what the hell was that you almost gave me a goddamn heart attack!”

Dillon shouted out as he grabbed Ziggy by his shirt Ziggy getting choked out by Dillon as Axel attempted to stop him.

“I'm sorry” Ziggy rasped out as Dillon shook him around before the three heard someone at the entrance of the alleyway.

It was then that the trio heard what sounded to be a distorted voice of some kind shout the words, “Start your engine!” from the end of the alleyway.

Axel just tapped Dillon on the shoulder as had Dillon towards the entrance as Dillon then dropped Ziggy to the ground.

Dillon and Axel stayed silent but Ziggy pipped up saying “I feel an oncoming sense of dread…” as Dillon and Axel just nodded in response the both of them saying in unison “Same here”

After a few moments, a voice was heard from the figure at the end of the alleyway, the voice almost sounding feminine, as they heard the word, “Hensin!” being shouted out before a loud tune was heard before the first voice shouted out “Drive! Type Speed!” before they saw what looked to be an almost familiar circular-shaped object fly through the air hitting the figure in the chest, followed by a red flash on the figure's body.

Dillon just looked figure in silence before backing away from Ziggy as he asked “U-um who are you?”

“I would also like to know that…” Ziggy stated.

“As would I…” Axel added.

“Also another question do you know or have met someone called Shade perchance?,” Dillon asked as he backed up slightly.

The figure didn’t respond to begin with before taking a single step forward before saying “My name is Drive,” as it walked out the shadows revealing that the figure was wearing a red and black suit that, and it’s helmet had two large eyes on it and a silver R stylized enough that it resembled a K and enclosing a D.

“Ok that answers one of my questions but imma just ask the other one again do you know someone that’s called Shade by chance?” Dillon asked as Ziggy stood himself up, Axel keeping his hand at a ready position to summon his long sword.

“Shade? I’m afraid I don’t recognize that name,” the figure responded.

“Though it does sound like the surname of someone I once knew,” a second voice, which sounded more masculine added seemingly from the same place as the figure.

“What the-” Dillon muttered before asking.

“May I ask what business you have with us, if we caused a disturbance I apologize”.

“Do you really need to ask that question. Not to even note the Roidmude next to you both,” the figure responded as it continued to approach the group.

“Hey, first of all, it was this idiot’s fault for scaring us!” Dillon replied pointing towards Ziggy as he continued “ And second Axel’s cool, well at least he is now….” Dillon said as the memories from the day before flashed through his mind before he shuddered as he noticed the figure was much closer than before the three immediately jumped back in response.

“Why should I ever trust a roidmude!” Drive shouted back as what almost looked to be a sword in the shape of a car's steering wheel seemed to fly into her hand from a distance away.

“Oh, I don’t know, maybe if he was an actual threat to you he would of attacked already!” Dillon shouted toward her before taking out his Morpher.

“If I have to fight you to protect him so be it!” Dillon growled out his more wolf-like feature becoming more prominent.

Axel looked towards Dillon in surprise at what he had just said as he came off as confident and not afraid.

But to the contrary Dillon was terrified to the core not knowing if he was actually able to fight her off as he thought to himself.

“Why did I say that, Why did I say that!”.

“Can we not fight please I'd rather not have the peace disturbed more than it already is” Ziggy piped up with a nervous chuckle.

“If you step away from that Roidmude then I won’t have to!” the figure shouted again.

Ziggy turned his attention back to Dillon who didn’t move as he took out his own Morpher “I’m gonna regret this” he thought to himself as he and Dillon inserted the cell into their respective morper as the two went into their suits, Ziggy’s being green.

“I’m gonna say this again, he isn’t a threat to you. If he was I would have been fighting him and I wouldn’t be talking with you right now! So I’m gonna give you a choice to just walk away because, to be frank, I don’t want to be your enemy but if you hurt my friend I will fight you, damn the consequences!,” Dillon said towards her as Ziggy and him summoned their respective weapons, Ziggys, in particular, being a green battle-ax.

“You can not make friends with a Roidmude! All they do is take what they need and copy the look of those you care for!” the figure shouted, “So just let me get rid of that thing before I end up hurting you as well… or are you both like him!”

“No, I'm not like him!, But isn’t gonna dissuade me from protecting him because if he’s a threat how the hell am I still alive then!?, from the short amount of time i've known him he had multiple chances to kill me but hasn’t!”.

“Even then how do you know he’s a Roidmude? He could be something else entirely, he looks more normal than any of the monsters I’ve encountered, hell he could even be a goddamn cyborg!”.

“I mean, he has a point you don’t really know if he is Roidmude or not” Ziggy added.

“That's easy to find out!” the figure shouted before a red pulse of light moved past the group.

The three attempted to move but noticed that their movements were slowed to a crawl Dillon realizing what happened thought to himself.

“What the hell this, wait a minute is the same thing that happened last night?,” Dillon thought to himself as the moment where he experienced this same slowdown effect at the castle.

Axel who was about to materialize his broadsword during the pulse was stuck in the slowed state as well not knowing what to do.

“Now to get rid of you,” the figure responded as it slowly walked toward Axel, it’s speed still at the normal pace, “Why not drop the act of you being slowed and fight back, or do you want me to destroy both you and your core?”

Axel in his slowed state just glanced towards the figure not really understanding they thought he was acting as he noticed Dillon and Ziggys slowly positioning themselves to hit the figure.

The figure just shook it’s head as it quickly kicked the weapons from both Dillon and Ziggys’s hand before punching each of them in the chests. The figure then turned back to Axel again before kicking at his legs sweeping them out from under him as he canceled whatever had slowed the group down, causing both Ziggy and Dillon to collapse to the floor while Axel collapses forwards with the figure standing over him.

Axel pushed himself up from the ground as he looked up to see the figure reflexly summoning his broadsword only for the figure to kick it from his grasp again before stamping down on Axel’s chest, as hard as it could.

Axel let out a grunt of pain as Dillon witnessed this happen rage slowly building as the whispers from before filled his mind before he let out a roar of pure anger jumping towards the nearby and bouncing off towards the figure and kicking the figure away from Axe as he let out an animalistic growl

“Never again…”.

The figure seemed to be slightly phased by Dillon’s actions as he got back to his feet, “really… Are you really going to give up your life for that thing.”

“Yes, yes I am” Dillon replied as he brought out his sword as Ziggy appeared next to him holding his battle axe at the ready.

“I may not really know him but he doesn’t seem like a bad guy so you can count me in on this” Ziggy stated with a determined look on his face.

“You do realise that they may all be telling the truth… right?” the second voice they had heard before responded.

“Then if it isn’t a Roidmude then what is it! I mean just look at it!”

“He has a name dammit, he’s not an it or a thing!” they heard Dillon shout.

Axel slowly stood himself up as he placed a hand on both Ziggy and Dillon’s shoulders signaling the both of them to stand down.

Dillon looked at Axel in surprise before asking “You sure you want me to stand no guarantee this guy won’t try to attack you again”.

Axel nodded in response “Yes I’m sure”.

Dillon and Ziggy look at each other for a moment before dispersing their weapons and going back to normal.

“Whatever you say dude” Dillon replied.

“alright, so explain. If you are not a Roidmude, what are you?” the figure responded.

“I wouldn’t be able to tell you, I know I’m not a Roidmude but I don’t really know what I am but whenever I look at myself it’s given me the sense that I used to be human or whatever I was before this”.

“So do a lot of things. Doesn’t narrow you down,” the second voice points out.

“Even then I don’t see either of you as an enemy” Axel replied.

“Even though she tried to kill the three of you?”

“My assumption was that she was trying to protect this town so im not gonna hold it against her”.

Dillon scoffed in response “speak for yourself I wanted to bash her damn head in when she hurt you”.

“Do you need slowing down again?” The feminine voice asked an annoyed tone clear in her voice.

Dillon let out another scoff as he went silent.

“Apologies, he has a bit of temperament issue,” Axel said towards them.

“Fine just don’t do anything to harm anyone in the town and I won’t come after you… but if you do…” the first voice stated.

“I know what will happen you showcased it earlier so we’re at an understanding” Axel responded.

“For now,” the figure responds before turning around as she began to walk away.

Axel let out a sigh as he heard two things fall to the ground as he looks down to see Dillon and Ziggy on the floor.

“That was stressful” Dillon sighed out.

“Yep,” Ziggy responds.

“You two okay?”

“No, I felt like my heart was gonna fly out my chest” Dillon rasped before Axel pulled him and Ziggy to their feet.

“You’ll be fine” Axel replied as he patted the both of them down.

“We should head back to the lake” Axel then added as Dillon nodded in response.

“Right!” Dillon replied following behind him before signaling Ziggy to follow them.

“Cmon Ziggy!” Dillon shouted out as Ziggy ran to catch up with them

“R-right!”.