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Red Ranger

Name: Josephine Taylor (Jo)

Age: 19 (physically) 25 (on paper)

Gender: Female

Hair: Mousey brown, reaches halfway down her back, more often than not in a ponytail

Eyes: Brown

History: Was eighteen when she got caught up in the start of the Elfame Realm invasion of Earth and became the Red Power Ranger, their leader, in order to protect people. She hadn’t felt ready to be the leader of the Rangers but had tried her best until the night of the her nineteen birthday, when during a Team Building exercise/her Birthday party the Rangers got a call out and were tricked by the bad guys into entering Elfame.

Though it only felt like an hour or two to the Rangers, who were all entertaining thoughts of continuing the party when they escaped, when they emerged from Elfame they found to their horror that they returned not the same night but the day of Jo’s 25^th birthday and that in their absence the Fae folk had overrun the world and the humans are living in zones warded by cold iron and salt.

The Rangers make their reappearance by defending the nearest Zone, which is under attack when they get there, looking for information.

Jo’s one of the lucky ones. Her family made it to one of the Zones, but trying to explain her six year absence wasn’t easy and she ended up having to show her parents and brother what she was in order to have them stop thinking she had run off on them.

Zord: Red Gryphon

Pink Ranger

Name: Stacy Prisby

Age: 21 (mentally/physically), 27 (on paper)

Gender: Female

Hair: Dark brown, almost black hair that’s curly and reaches just past shoulder length.

Eyes: Brown.

History: Was 21 when she was caught up in the invasion from the Elfame Realms and became the Pink Power Ranger in order to help her friends fight against the intruders. She was the one who helped Jo decide where to go for her birthday when they remembered that Brian was a year under the drinking age.

Worked with Phones in the call centre before they were trapped in Elfame, but started working for Jo’s family who own a couple of apartments as a repair man and in exchange lives rent free in one of the apartments and is a welcome guest anytime in the Taylor family home (Yes, they know she’s a Ranger too).

None of Stacy’s family made it into a Zone, but Jo’s family go out of their way to make her feel like part of the family. They did take in Stacy’s cat though, who had been at the vets with Jo’s when the Rangers vanished.

Zord: Pink Pegasus

Blue Ranger

Name: Scott Dee

Age: 19 (mentally/physically), 25 (on paper)

Gender: Male

Hair: Shoulder length, straight dark blonde hair.

Eyes:  Grey.

History: Scott was nineteen when he got caught up in the invasion from the Elfame Realms and became the Blue Power Ranger. Though at the time he was concerned with saving people he had been a long term follower of the Power Rangers teams that had emerged over the centuries and the ‘this is so cool’ factor was often a thing when he was presented with new weapons or Zords.

When he emerged from Elfame, Scott found it difficult to get a job, but he had always been a film buff and had been planning to take a Film Studies course. He managed to get an intern position at the TV station and was often sent out with the news crew, allowing him to get close to the action before morphing without anyone thinking that he was out of place.

Scotty’s brother, his brother’s wife and his nephew all made it to the Zone the Rangers find when they’re looking for signs of people when they leave Elfame, but his parents ended up in a different Zone while looking for Scott.

Zord: Blue Wolf

Green Ranger

Name: Brian Higgs

Age: 17 (mentally/physically), 23 (on paper)

Gender: Male

Hair: Short, always messy, brown hair.

Eyes: Green.

History: Brian had been 17 and on his way home from work when the invasion from the Elfame Realm happened and he became the Green Power Ranger purely because he could and it would be cool to be able to kick the fae folk’s rear end. It was because Brian wouldn’t have been able to join them at a pub or the like that the Rangers decided to go ten-pin bowling for Jo’s nineteenth birthday where they were trapped by the Fae Folk for six years.

Upon emerging from Elfame, Brian went back to doing exactly what he had been doing before, minus the job since it hadn’t stayed open for him, which was playing games and getting pushed around by his little brother who had safely made it to the Zones with their mother.

His good friend, Phones, made it to the Zones too and the two often hang out whenever Stacy isn’t working at the call centre for emergencies where she often gives the Rangers a heads up on trouble before it gets too far, by phoning Brian or Jo, who Brian introduced her to.

Zord: Green Stag

Black Ranger

Name: Louise Post

Age: 20 (physically/mentally), 26 (on paper)

Gender: Female

Hair: Shoulder length unruly dirty blonde hair

Eyes: Grey-blue

History: Louise was twenty and somewhat of a bookworm when she was caught up in the invasion from the Elfame Realms and became the Black Power Ranger, though she chose to do so in order to try and eventually find out if a peaceful solution could be reached. She hadn’t originally been planning to attend Jo’s birthday party but had gone along after it had been arranged for them to go do something interesting instead of all meet up at a pub and get very drunk.

When she re-emerged from Elfame after their six year captivity, despite the absence, Louise was the only Ranger able to find a job easily, as she had been training to be an accountant before she had been captured by the Fae folk. She went into politics when she saw how badly the humans were organised and how much help they needed to regain a more stable society but hid her Ranger identity so no one knew that she was a Ranger. When it finally did come out to the public she said something along the lines of “I didn’t want people voting for me because they were afraid of my power or because I saved their lives or because of the Team’s popularity. I wanted people to vote for me because I’m the best choice.”

Louise’s parents didn’t make it to the Zones, but her siblings did and Martin (now 24) does what he can to look after the twins, Gary (14) and Tamsin (14), while Louise helps, supplementing the income where she can and being there for her siblings.

Zord: Black Bear

Clanverse: Trouble at Tenshi's School - A Clanbrat section

“By the Gods.” Tenshi breathed, “There’s too many.” She wheeled around, staring at her, well they were joking called the ‘Princess’s Guard’ by those in the group who could now hear the Duel Monsters. She was all too aware that, unlike her older brother, Atem, she would be the one to take her Father’s Throne. She loved games, and was skilled in all of them, but she worried, secretly, that she didn’t have what it took to rule over the Duellists, the Shadow Realm and the Monster Realm.

“I’m telling you now, some of us might not survive this.” Tenshi admitted, “I was hoping some of the Obelisk Blues might be here too, but perhaps they’ve already started getting the dorms sorted.”

“We’re here, Princess!” Ruby Dragon swooped out of the sky to inform them, four of the five Obelisk Guard racing towards her, she shook her head, she was even beginning to think of the teaching group as Guards. She had to stop that, everyone knew Guards were often the first to be killed.

“Where’s Ayumi?” Tenshi growled.

Kent was ready to answer, “Kaiba Ayumi has started getting the dorms set up, Princess.”

Tenshi let it go this time. “How many of you can feel the enemy pushing at the Mirror Wall we set up a couple of weeks ago?”

All of her friends put their hands up.

“Can any of you tell me how many without sending a Dragon to look?”

Only Dawn nodded, “There’s forty of them, Tenshi, and at least two thirds of them are Dark Duellists.”

“That’s over thirty.”

“How many do we number?” Kat asked.

“There are twelve Guards, thirteen if you include Ayumi.” Faith Wheeler answered for Tenshi, “Princess, we follow your orders.”

“Not you too, Faith.” Tenshi looked despairing.

“I think it’s time to be honest with who you are, Pharaoh’s Child.” The Harpy Lady Sisters scolded her, “Now is not the time to fight it.”

“Fine, I’ll play Princess for now.” Tenshi growled at them, she turned back to the group, “The orders from the Pharaoh are to go to ground somewhere safe. They’ve gone after Hogwarts too so we’ll have no Auror backup for at least an hour. I’ll have to hold them until then…” Tenshi looked pale at the thought.

“Please,” Michael growled, “You expect us to go into hiding while you do the fighting, what sort of Guards are we then?”

“Sod what sort of Guards, what sort of friends are we?” Faith growled, “If you’re fighting, Tenshi, so am I.”

“I can’t ask you to fight with me.”

“You don’t have to ask.” Dawn said, “I’m fighting, and you’ll see everyone else will too.” Dawn looked across the group and they all stilled, “Listen to me carefully, if you choose to fight, there is a large chance you could be killed, these Duellists aren’t like the ones you face in school or in Tournaments, the Dark Wizards and Witches coming won’t hesitate to attack, torture and kill you if they get the chance. Tenshi won’t ask you to fight, but for her sake, I’m asking, no pleading with you, to help us fight to protect the lives of all of our friends on the island.”

The Sliphers all grinned at each other, “Please.” Jake said with a laugh, “House pride, right? The Slipher Guard will fight with you.”

“As if we’re gonna be outdone by a bunch of Slipher Slackers.” Kent laughed, joking, though if it had been anyone other then a Guard who’d said it, there would have been trouble, “I think I speak for the Obelisk Guard when I say we’ll fight.”

“Ra Yellow Guard are awaiting your orders.” Faith said, looking at Tenshi.

“Me? Lead?” Tenshi yelped, “But I’m…”

“You’re the best one for the job.”

“Rhodes Sensei!” Tenshi bowed. “What’re you?”

“You asked Snow to get all of the Guard, am I not included?” Alexis laughed, “Besides, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Alexis?”

“Sorry, I forgot, are the Teachers…?”

“Wands drawn, Duel Monsters summoned through Wand Magic, but they’re spreading themselves too thinly, our Mirror Wall won’t hold them forever.” Alexis bowed to Tenshi, “I await your orders Princess.”

“I can’t deal with the Princess thing right now.” Tenshi growled, “Fine, but I still think there are better leaders among you lot.” She closed her eyes, thought for a second, then decided, “Slipher Guard, you’re to evacuate the Slipher dorms to Ra Yellow’s, Ra Guard, you’re to protect Ra’s dorms along with half of Slipher Guard, choose among yourselves who’s  to stay and who’s to join Obelisk Guard, Dawn, Lily and me at Obelisk Blue’s dorms. The school buildings aren’t important, not compared to lives.” Snow reappeared at her side, “Have you been to Ayumi?”

“She says the Teachers are aware that the Guard exist and have ordered us back to our dorms.”

“There’s a simple answer to that. No.” Tenshi growled. “We have to fight. There’s no way the Teachers alone can fight them.” She sighed, “Tell Ayumi that she may go back to the dorm but the Guard will fight.”

Snow was back in less then five seconds, the Inaba White Rabbit seeming amused, “Ayumi says please, a Kaiba never runs and you should know that, she will meet us at Obelisk’s Dorms.”

“Alright, do you all know your places?” Tenshi asked.

“Tenshi, they’ve broken through!” Dawn screeched around the same pitch as her Harpies.

“Move!” Tenshi bellowed.

The Guard moved, summoning as they ran, splitting up and heading for their targets, hoping to reach them before the bad guys did.

Tenshi growled as she ran, summoning her strongest monster as she did so. “Please say we’re not too late, please say we’re not too late…”

Blue Eyes White Yearling was airborne and fighting broomstick riding bad guys.

“Attack!” Bellowed seven voices at the same time, their monsters attacking in synchronisation, the practice paying off.