"Hunting down the hunters" (Vince,Madison,Aiden)

[vinceryder]

Olympian god spirit holders, Now Vince had heard it all. He had been hanging out in the command center monitoring things with Alpha when he felt two new power sources surface. They had surfaces in two separate places before but now they were right next to each other. They were in Ocean Bluff the Base city of those Samurai rangers from the future. Vince grabbed his skateboard, his communicator, his morpher and a tracker that Alpha had made him to track down the power source of the rangers and headed out.

Now Vince was in the Bluffs skating through the streets. As he approached the Boardwalk the tracker began to go off so he hopped off his board and started out on foot. As he walked through the crowd he began to hear singing and cheering along with a guitar. The Tracker even began to go crazy. He pointed it at the man performing and it keyed on. So that was one. Vince then saw that one girl was up front near him. He pointed it at her and sure enough. Vince just smiled and walked up and stood next to her.

"Hey, After you and your friend are done, we need to have a talk. My name's Vince. I am in the same line of work as you and him. I just have been at it longer."

Vince then just the girl a small smile and then looked up at the boy preforming his heart out and clapped as he finished and bowed. Vince had to make it a point to preform with him sooner or later. He watched the boy walked up quietly and just grinned.

"Nice preformance, Now we must speak of work. Do you know any where private?"

Vince loved meeting other rangers but sometimes it didn't go as smoothly as he wished it would. The oddest thing was, as he approached he could have sworn that he saw the boy stare off into space.

[aidenrichards]

The boardwalk, Aiden's old stomping ground. He was there to make money today for his new girlfriend and fellow ranger Madison the holder of the Artemis crystal the twin of his Apollo crystal. He packed Madison some snacks and they were off. Once they were there Aiden wasted no time in setting up. He dressed in a pair of gold shorts, a white T-shirt and his gold jacket and set up his cordless amp and his bass guitar and made sure Madison was in the front. He began to sing and play happily without a care losing himself in the music. As he played however a vision interrupted him stopping him in his tracks.

In the Vision he saw a long brown haired brunette boy in white as a white ranger and he was fighting him..no training with him and Madison. The vision ended and he jerked his head and then looked at Madison to silently tell her what had happened before beginning to play again. As he played he saw the boy from his vision walk up and begin to talk to Madison. Once the song was over Aiden quickly walked over and the boy introduced himself as Vince and said they needed to speak of work. That clinched it.

"I think your right Vince. We can go to the black sanded beach it is usually deserted this time of day."

Aiden then looked at Madison after he saw that his stuff was packed up and stored with the other stuff from his band and then looked at her.

"Don't worry my little wall flower, He is one of us. He is gonna help train us."

Aiden then began to walk holding Madison's hand. It was finally time to start getting ready for the battle that was coming.

[artemisranger]

Madison had to admit, she'd been nervous about going to the boardwalk for the performance. She'd be in a crowd of people, something she was still adjusting to. Then again, she wouldn't adjust if she didn't put herself in that situation. That and she didn't want to separate from Aiden if she didn't have to.

She'd put her hair back in a ponytail, not bothering to braid it today, and was dressed in a powder blue t-shirt and short, black shorts. She stood near the front watching Aiden perform, which meant she had a perfect view when the performance came to a sudden halt. He cast her a glance after that, and she knew what it meant. It had been a vision, of what she didn't know, but she knew he would tell her later.

She was just starting to relax in this setting, able to both enjoy the music and not worry that there were so many people around her, when a boy approached her and started talking to her. His words took a moment to sort out, but she became sure of a few things. One: He knew she and Aiden were power rangers. Two: He was a power ranger, which somewhat explained how he knew. She wasn't entirely sure how that explained it, but it was obvious it was connected. Three: He was more experienced. This was a good thing, wasn't it?

He gave her a smile, and she gave him a small flicker of one in return. Her attention stayed on Aiden though. Once he was done performing he joined them, and he reassured Madison that the boy was both ranger and friend. Not only that, but because of his experience he was going to help them train.

They would be going now, to the black sand part of the bluffs that people rarely visited. This would be a secluded place and thus safe for them to train in without anyone seeing them.

She gave Vince - as he had introduced himself - a nod and said, "I'm Madison. This is Aiden. And we should start heading there before we really discuss things more." Of course, Aiden had clearly known this before she'd even said it. He took her hand and started leading her, heading in the direction of the black sand beach.

They were out of the crowd more before she spoke, more to Aiden though Vince could hear. "I assume your vision had something to do with him? Since you knew what he was without being told. Plus he hadn't even mentioned training us to me. Anticipating the other's actions and knowing the others thoughts before they were spoken, these were things that had started coming about as she'd spent more time with him. Just another sign of how they belonged together.

[vinceryder]

Vince just watched and listened as the two new rangers greeted one another. By the way the boy greeted the girl it was clear that they were a couple. Vince nodded when the boy spoke of the black sanded beach and began to walk. Vince followed but as he did the girl began to speak to him and introduced the both of them as Madison and Aiden. She then walked ahead and began to speak to Aiden privately about something. As they grew closer to the black sanded beach Vince walked up to the couple and spoke with a hushed tone.

"As I said my name is Vince Ryder. I am the new white Mighty morphin power ranger. I am from angel grove. I am actually the second person to carry the white mighty morphin ranger mantle. The first guy is on another team now and is actually the person gathering all of the rangers together. Apparently his big bad guy Mesagog brought back all of the old baddies from the past and even some from the future so our Mentor Zordon revived all of the older power sources and even brought ranger teams from the future and even new rangers are being recruited from all over"

Vince then pointed at the two of them and held out his own morpher and then put it back in his pocket as they approached the black sanded beach. He then found a few sitting logs and sat down looked at the other two.

"That's only part of the story, Remember how I said that rangers are being recruited from all over? Well the bad guys had the same idea. Good rangers are getting turned bad and bad rangers are being made. A group called the psycho rangers are being remade and..a new group is being formed...while i was fighting recently..I heard something about a Titan force..something tied to your Olympian powers. The..first red ranger who became the first gold ranger..got struck down and was corrupted and turned into the red Titan ranger..."

Vince then looked down and kicked his foot into the sand in a sad manner. He hated when the rangers got corrupted. It was a truly sad sight. Vince just looked at the two new rangers and tried to smile.

"I ran into one of you during the fight. She wore green."

Vince then stood and brushed himself off and removed his coat and then looked at Aiden. He had known who Vince was before he even said anything.

"Do you mind sharing notes now?"

[aidenrichards]

Aiden quickly lead Madison and Vince to the black sand beach. As he lead the way however he saw Madison get close to him if his vision was about Vince and he just nodded and smiled and kissed the top her head. Soon after this Vince began to talk about how he was the new white ranger of the first team of power rangers. Vince then continued to talk about how all of the bad guys were back now so new rangers were being recruited on both sides and how all of the old rangers were returning and how rangers from the future were coming to help.

As they arrived onto the beach, Vince sat on a thick log and Aiden followed suit and sat down on one and made sure to save space for Madison. Vince then got a grim look on his face as he spoke of some big battle where a new type of evil ranger was created. He called it a titan ranger and explained that the first ever red ranger and gold ranger was corrupted and changed to be the titan leader. Aiden then leaned forward instantly at the mention of the green Olympian. Aiden then shot a worried look at Madison then looked back at Vince now that it was his turn.

"Her name is Ava. She has the spirit of Demeter. She lives in the mystic forest. She is in trouble isn't she..? She is my friend. She is our team mate. As for the Titan force, the only thing I can think of is that, just like how the Gods recruited us the Titans the gods worst enemies are doing the same, and they need hosts."

Aiden then sighed and knew that to be fair he had to tell about their powers. It would be beneficial. He just pulled out his gauntlet and put it on and held it out causing the gem to glow into the sun. It was time to make the score even.

"I am the Gold Olympian ranger. I posses the spirit of Apollo. You see, each gem gives it's holder special gifts that represent the god they came from. I have three gifts. I can play any musical instrument, control light and I get visions of the future. That's how I knew you. I saw you coming. Though the vision thing isn't all fun. They give me headaches. I have met one of your team as well. I met Kim the pink ranger once."

Aiden then scooted over closer to Madison and kissed the side of her head and moved one of his arms to wrap around her shoulder. He looked at her with one of those reassuring looks that meant that everything was OK and that they could trust Vince. He then gave Madison a warm smile.

"Your turn to share now sweetie. He won't hurt us. I am right here so don't be scared. If he wanted to try anything I would literally see it coming. Once we are all familiar and chummy we can get down to business."

Aiden then removed his arm from around Madison and took hold of the hand that she didn't put the gauntlet on with the hand that had his gauntlet on it. He gave her hand a squeeze and just nodded.

[artemisranger]

She'd been right about the vision, not that Aiden gave her a verbal answer. He hadn't needed to. The nod and the kiss on the top of her head after she'd asked had been enough of an answer. Besides, it wasn't long after she'd asked it that Vince caught up to the two of them and began explaining everything to them.

She made a running list of the things that she was learning from him and Aiden regarding their current situation. First: Vince was the new white mighty morphing power ranger, which had been the original group. He lived in Angel Grove. He was the second person to carry the role of white ranger on his team, but his predecessor was part of another team now. Two: The predecessor, whoever he was, was the one getting everyone together. The villain his team was currently fighting was the one who had caused all their problems. He'd brought together every villain from the past and future in the present, creating a major need for rangers. Three: Said need was being filled. Zordon, the mentor to Vince's team, had reactivated all old ranger teams, brought future teams to the present, and was somehow involved in recruiting new teams. Teams like the Olympian Rangers she and Aiden were a part of.

That, however, didn't cover all of their problems. Four: The villains were copying them. They were somehow making making bad rangers. Also there were former good rangers being corrupted. The original red ranger - who had also become the first gold ranger - had been turned into a Titan ranger. No doubt that had something to do with the appearance of the Olympian rangers like Aiden and herself. Also there was the rebirth of the group known as the Psycho Rangers.

Other things to keep in mind were that Vince had met the green Olympian ranger, Ava, whom Aiden had also met. Strangely enough she lived in the mystic forest, which lead Madison to wonder why the two of them had not crossed paths.

"It makes the sense that the Titans are forming because of the Olympian rangers surfacing. We're probably their main enemies. Along with the rest of our team of course." It was, of course, her turn to share now. She was going to be simple and to the point, but that was just who she was. Even her comment just now had been only a brief thought, nothing more than she'd needed to say.

She pulled out her gauntlet and held it out, the silver gem being the only difference between hers and Aiden's. "I'm the Silver Olympian ranger. The spirit I possess is Artemis. She led me to Aiden because he has her twin spirit. Aside from you and Aiden, I haven't met any other power rangers yet." She hadn't gone looking aside from when Artemis had led her to Aiden. That would probably change soon, it probably had to change, but for now it didn't matter.

"With Artemis's spirit I can see in the dark, I have enhanced speed, aim, and precision, I can blend in anywhere with just a thought, and I'm an expert hunter - not that I wasn't good before she chose me." She gave Aiden's hand a squeeze, a delayed return for the one he'd given her. To be honest much of what she'd learned just now disturbed her. She could do something, though. True, it wasn't like her to protect more than her own family, but they'd be just as doomed as the rest of the world if evil took over. Protect the world, and she protected them. That meant trusting Vince.

[vinceryder]

Vince just listened silently as Aiden began to talk about the girl Ava and then about how the special Olympian gems gave that specific rangers certain powers that went with that god or godess. He listened to Aiden list his powers first, only two of them were useful in battle. Then he listened to the explanation of the titans and then to Madison explain her powers which were all useful in powers. As Vince listened he felt like he was forgetting to tell the ranger couple something. He knew he had met the girl Ava but he felt like he was forgetting part of that experience. He began to look at Madison hard for a moment and then it shot into his mind like a rocket. He had met the pink Olympian ranger as well.

"I just remembered, I met another one of you during the big battle. She wore pink and if I remember my Greek Mythology right that should be Aphrodite. I'll let you guys add up the total."

Vince then stood up and looked at Aiden in the eyes. He had the feeling that he needed the most help. He just smiled and sent a silent nod his way and then walked away from the logs and took his fighting stance. It was time for training to commence. He then looked at both of them and held up three fingers.

"There are three big rules that us as rangers must not break. Rule 1, we must never reveal who we are to the public. It could put them at great risk. Rule 2, we must not escalate a battle unless the bad guys force us. Rule 3, we must not use or morphing powers for personal gain or attention. Now Aiden your up first."

Aiden then grinned at Aiden and motioned for him to come forward. Now it was time to see if the new boy could truly go for the gold.

[aidenrichards]

Aiden's eyes went wide when he heard Vince say that he had encountered the pink Olympian as well. So that made six rangers Aiden and Madison knew about including themselves. Vince then began to talk about the three main rules and Vince nodded at them all and looked at Madison and just nodded and then heard Vince say it was time to start and followed him over to the empty area and took a stance. He then studied Vince's stance and decided dancing his way to winning was probably best.

Aiden then just looked at Madison one last time before running at Vince letting the spirit of Apollo take over slowly. As he got closer to Vince he quickly jumped onto his hands and spun on them like they were a bottom to a spinning top and sent his legs flying at Vince. He then pushed off of his hands when Vince grabbed his leg and tried to throw him back. He quickly landed on his feet and sent some quick jabs which were also blocked by some of Vince's own dance like kicks. They had the same idea.

"I won't let you beat me! Not while she is watching!"

Even though he didn't want to look weak in front of Madison he stopped and thought about something she had told Vince. They were linked together which meant they should fight together. Power in numbers. He needed her help. He looked over at Madison with a serious but still loving face.

"We need to take him together! Were the twin archers! One needs the other!"

Aiden then turned to Vince his gauntlet now glowing from the gem as he locked him in the eyes. As he did he felt the light of Apollo fill him on the inside. He heard Apollo's voice telling him this was the right move. It was time to embrace what he was. He held his gauntlet arm in the air and within a second he was turned into the gold Olympian ranger and then struck his fighting pose.

"Spirit of Apollo! Gold Olympian ranger!"

[artemisranger]

As Vince spoke again, there was another bit of information to keep track of for later. He'd met the pink Olympian ranger. Presumably she had the spirit of Aphrodite. If her tally was correct, counting all the others Aiden had met and the pink ranger Vince had run into, there were six of them accounted for. With there being twelve Olympians, that was half of them accounted for.

After that Vince decided it was time to test them. He listed off the rules to follow about being a power ranger. Keep your identity secret to avoid endangering others. Don't escalate the battle unless the enemy does first. Don't use your powers for personal gain. The moral code the had to live by.

First it was Aiden's turn. He faced off with Vince, but from the get-go it was clear that Vince was much more skilled as a fighter. They hadn't even used the gauntlets to put on their ranger suits yet. Not that those really made a difference in ones ability to fight. That was something you had to have on your own.

Then Aiden suggested them fighting side-by-side, and it made sense. Was it a little unbalanced? Maybe. Vince had been at this for long enough, though, that he could probably handle almost anything they could throw at him. That and she could feel the spirit of the goddess inside her urging her to embrace what she was now. While part of that idea scared her a little, she couldn't afford to run from this.

She looked at the gauntlet on her wrist, the shining silver gem, before holding that arm in the air and transforming into the silver ranger. She struck a fighting stance. "Spirit of Artemis! Silver Olympian ranger!" After that she darted over to Aiden's side. "Any plans? Or just go at him?

[vinceryder]

Vince was making short work of Aiden. Aiden used the same kind of fighting style as Vince himself. Vince just watched the couple morph and call out their colors with pride. Vince just took off his pocket watch necklace his parents had gotten him the day of their death and slipped it into his raggedy jacket and then took it off and gently through it aside. When his jacket was off they could now see how skinny Vince actually was. They could also see how raggedy his clothing was. Vince just pulled out his morpher with a stoic face and held it.

"It's morphin time! Tigerzord!"

Vince then morphed into his white ranger form and stood strong and fearless against his pupils with his hand gently on the handle of his saber. He was calculating. He saw the two ready to fight. Vince was going to give it his all, after all he had nothing left to lose. He just ran at them and sent some quick kicks at Aiden and then pulled out his sword and sent some quick slashes at Madison.

"You must always keep on your guard! You don't know when your loved one could be ripped out of your life!"

Vince then kicked Aiden's feet out from under him and quickly kicked him back and then turned to Madison. The true force of the pair and got his sword ready. She had to do what Vince couldn't do not so long ago.

"What would you do if Aiden was taken down and couldn't help himself?! Take out your weapon and treat me like an enemy!"

Vince then just jumped back and prepared himself his sword ready. Madison was the one he had to worry about. Her speed and aim. It was time for the bigger challenge.

[aidenrichards]

Aiden just looked at Madison after watching Vince morph into his iconic ranger form and was about to tell Madison his plan when Vince rushed them sword in hand. Aiden tried to push back his blows but was quickly knocked off his feet and tossed aside like he was nothing. As Aiden got up he listened as Vince talked to Madison like Aiden was going to die. Aiden couldn't figure Vince out. At first he was all nice and gentle but now that the fighting had started he acted like death could take them at any moment. It made Aiden wonder what had happened to Vince to give him this harsh side.

Aiden couldn't help but watch as Vince Verbally Asulted Madison. He couldn't stand being helpless. He just stood tall and and pulled out his golden bow and aimed it at Vince's back as an energy arrow appeared. He didn't fire however. He wanted to see what Madison would do. He even shot her a look and nodded to tell her that he had her back if she needed him to. Aiden knew they couldn't beat Vince Physically but maybe they could break his emotional guard like he had done Madison.

[artemisranger]

Madison couldn't quite wrap her mind around what Vince was trying to do. If he was trying to psyche her out, he'd picked the exact wrong words. Yes, she feared losing Aiden in a fight, but she would fight like a demon to protect him and her family. If he wanted to see just how much of a fighter he was, he was definitely going to get what he wanted.

He'd tossed Aiden aside like a rag doll, but Madison was still on her feet. A couple of the slashes Vince had made in her direction had hit home, but then she'd darted away from the others. Now she had her bow out - like he'd told her to do - and was prepared to treat him like an enemy as he had instructed.

She vanished from sight, blending into her surroundings. She didn't have the focus to blend in while shooting, and maybe she never would, but she could make it so he had no clue where the arrows were coming from. Quick as a wink she shot off an arrow, darted to another spot, and fired again.

Of course, she didn't have to just fight him physically. He'd been trying psychological warfare on her. No reason she couldn't use that against him too. Besides, she'd noticed the condition of his clothes, and his frigid demeanor while fighting. She and he were similar, and she had to wonder what his story was.

She blended in again, and while she was at it she spoke. "So, Vince, explain this to me. What kind of parent doesn't question their kid running off whenever something dangerous is going down? Or lets their kid run off to another town for unknown reasons?" Her mother hadn't been happy when she'd run off to Ocean Bluff to hunt down Aiden. She'd returned to Briarwood to bring her family back her, and he gotten in trouble for worrying her mother. It made sense Vince's parents would notice if Madeline's mother had, especially since he'd been a ranger longer..