Improbable Works

Series #1 : Magical Storm

written by Shaun G.

Disclaimer : Harry Potter is owned by JK Rowling. Disney owns Power Rangers
Ninja Storm. This is an AU/Fusion of both series, and should not be taken
too seriously. It's a humor fanfiction for a reason.

I hold nothing but characterization sacred, and I do my best to write
everyone In Character. Slight deviations of character but that is to be
expected with the story in question. When morphed, characters will be
referred to as Red Wind, Yellow Wind and Blue Wind.

Chapter 2 : Oncoming Storm

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"I see.... a whole lot of wiggly shapes," said Ron, peering into the murky
depths of the crystal ball.

Harry made a snorting sound. "Better not let Trelawney see this. She'll be
predicting another Grim for me."

Ron gave him a grin as he remarked in a low voice, "Maybe we should mail
Snuffles, and have him scare the living daylights out of her."

Harry almost laughed out loud as he returned to crystal gazing and making
estute divination's. In short terms, he was making things up as he went
along, as with Ron.

Trelawney breezed around the room, peering at crystal balls and making
predictions. Most of them had some sort of tragedy in them as in her wont.
Stopping before Ron and Harry's crystal ball, she peered into it and said in
her airy voice, "Yes, oh my, dear young Potter. I see..." Her enormous eyes
went wide as she shrieked, "The Grim! Oh heavens dear, you will die in a
week!"

"Well that's good," Harry remarked dryly. "At least then I won't have to
wait for Voldemort to kill me."

Everyone flinched at the name, even Trelawney. Ron turned to Harry and
hissed, "Stop saying his name out loud!"

"Rule number thirty one of the ninja code, Ron; Fear of one's name only
increases one's fear of the person itself. Refusing to name something or
someone holds power over you." Harry remarked as the class began to pack up
at the end of it.

"Well I'm not a ninja, Harry," said Ron, shoving his crystal ball into the
depths of his book bag. "What's next?"

Harry consulted his schedule, as did Ron. He sighed. "History of Magic with
Professor Binns. With the Ravenclaws."

"Ah, some quiet rest for the day," Ron joked as he and Harry met up with
Hermione at the bottom of the stairs.

Hermione seemed to be distracted as Harry and Ron joined up with her. Ron
looked at Hermione who was in turn, studying the device on her wrist. "You
haven't taken that thing off yet?" Ron asked.

Hermione shook her head. "I spoke to Professor Vector about it, and she said
it was a powerful enchanted object. Only a skilled wizard or witch could
have put a spell on these devices to make them work at Hogwarts. It looks
like Professor Dumbledore was the one who enchanted them." She then smirked
as she seized Ron's wrist and pulled his sleeve aside, revealing his own
device. "And you haven't either."

Ron went pink. "Well, I was only curious. Besides, I kind of like this
device anyway. It's a fancy wristwatch."

Harry chuckled as he pushed the door to the History of Magic Classroom open.

History of Magic was taught by Hogwarts only ghost professor, Professor
Binns. He had been so old, that he had gone to sleep in front of the fire in
his room, and walked way the next morning without his body. Professor Binns
had a slow droning voice that lulled people to sleep. He, in turn, did not
bother to wake up the sleeping students, as his topics never changed.
Currently, into their first week of school, Harry and Ron had slept through
two days of the Goblin Wars while they let Hermione take notes. Hermione
seemed to be the only one who could actually stay awake through one of his
lectures. And even then, she tended to dose off once or twice.

A good twenty minutes into the lecture, Professor Binns had succeeded in
lulling over three quarters of the class to sleep. Harry was just about to
fall asleep as well, when there was an insistent tapping on the window.
Ignoring the professor who continued to drone, he opened it and in flew
Hedwig.

Hedwig had been late from her delivery of letters to the Wind Ninja Academy,
and it was odd that she had not gone to his dormitory room to wait for him.
Taking Hedwig back to his desk and slipping it a bit of stale toast that he
had saved for her, he opened up the letter and read the contents.

Normally, Professor Binns was not rattled from his topic by anything. But
Harry's exclamation of "NO!" startled him out of his droning lecture.

"Mr. Potter," Professor Binns said. "What is the problem?"

Harry looked up, pale and shaking. "I... I need to go see Professor
Dumbledore right away. It is very important."

Professor Binns considered the request and nodded. Then, he returned to his
droning as Harry rushed out the door towards the gargoyle statue that
protected the door to Dumbledore's office.

Winding through staircases and hallways, bypassing a few hidden doors and
almost barreling over Madam Pomfrey on her way to the Dungeons, Harry
arrived at the gargoyle, a bit breathless. "Sherbet Lemon!" Harry called
out, knowing Dumbledore's fondness for sweet names for passwords. "Blood
Flavored Lollipops! Every Flavor Beans! Ton-Tongue Toffee! Mars Bars!
Skittles! Jelly Beans! Hershey's!"

At the last word, the gargoyle leapt aside, allowing Harry into the office.
Rushing into the office, he burst into the room, making Fawkes look up
sleepily. The phoenix was black and molting, as it was a burning day.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir!" Harry called out.

From the landing above his desk, Dumbledore walked out, holding in one hand
a Hershey's chocolate bar. "Ah, Harry," he greeted, descending the stairway.
"What brings you to my office today?" He broke off a piece of the chocolate
and offered it to Harry.

Harry took the piece, ate it and said, "I got a letter from Sensei Chin.
There was an attack on the Academy." He held out the letter to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore's expression turned grave as he took the letter and scanned the
words. Putting the letter down, he sighed. "This is normally outside of
wizarding business, Harry, but young Harry Chin has entrusted me with a
task. I will arrange a port key for you to retrieve your sensei and his son,
and bring them to Hogwarts."

Harry's mouth fell open in disbelief. "You want me to bring them here?"

Dumbledore sighed. "Harry, there is an evil force out there, possibly as
strong as Voldemort that your sensei has been preparing for. Due to the
nature of the evil, your Sensei approached me with a plan to counteract it,
if the time came that the Wind Ninja Academy was destroyed. I will send for
Professor McGonagall, and together, you two will bring everything you need
from the Academy." He then scribbled down a note and handed it to Harry. "Go
straight to Transfiguration. Professor McGonagall will understand."

Harry could only nod as he walked out of the headmasters office, towards the
Transfiguration Classroom. After a few twists and turns through the hallways
and up and down a couple of flights of stairs, Harry arrived at the
Transfiguration Classroom. Rapping sharply at the door, it opened to reveal
Minerva McGonagall teaching the seventh year Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors.
"Yes, Mister Potter?" Minerva said, looking up.

"Sorry to interrupt you, Professor McGonagall," said Harry. "But I have a
note from Professor Dumbledore."

Handing the note to her, McGonagall nodded. "I will be ready shortly," she
answered. Then, turning to the class, she called out, "Class dismissed."

As the Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors filed out of the room, Harry remained
behind with Minerva who sighed. "Mister Potter, you certainly get mixed up
in the most strange people. Come now, let us get that port key that
Professor Dumbledore has arranged for us."

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Harry landed with a stumble on the rocky surface of the ground. Regaining
his balance, he looked about and his heart sank.

The Ninja Academy was nothing more than a giant crater of rubble. Rocks and
pieces of left over flagstones were all that remained with the random torn
flag of red, blue or yellow. And in the middle of it, sat Cam who was
talking to something he balanced on his left hand. Surrounding Cam were
various muggle objects, such as a computer laptop and a metal case. "Cam!"
Harry shouted, running down to meet him.

"Harry!" Cam called back as Harry ran up to him. Harry noted that Cam was a
bit bruised and dirty, probably from the attack on the academy. "I'm glad
you made it here."

"Where is sensei?" Harry asked, looking around. Then, he spotted the little
thing Cam was speaking to, sitting on a rock. It was a guinea pig, standing
upright and dressed in miniature robes and a small bamboo stick in its hand.
He stared, and stared again until McGonagall broke the silence.

"It appears, that your sensei has been trapped within a forced Animagus
Transfiguration," McGonagall said, walking up to him. "Can I try reversing
his transfiguration?"

"You have my permission to do so," sensei said, nodding to her.

Taking out her wand, McGonagall tapped his head lightly three times, and
muttered a counter charm. Instead of the expected reversing of the
transformation, Harry's sensei did not change at all. She frowned. "It seems
that you are cursed, and only the defeat of the one who cursed you will
remove the transfiguration. I am truly sorry."

"I do not hold it against you," Sensei said with a guinea pig smile. "Cam,
let us gather up the things we need."

"Sensei, who attacked this place?" Harry asked. "It wasn't someone from the
magical world, was it?"

"No. It was a man named Lothor, once a powerful ninja. But the dark energy
grew within him, and he was banished to space with his family." Sensei
sighed. "It is a dangerous time, and let us home, that Hogwarts will provide
us all with protection against Lothor."

"Muggle technology does not work within the boundaries of Hogwarts,"
McGonagall said, looking at Cameron's items in hand. "I am afraid that they
will malfunction and cease to work."

"We have arrangements with your Headmaster," Cam said, gripping his laptop.
"It will not be a bother."

McGonagall nodded as she held out the small trainer in hand. Making sure
everyone had a grip on the things Cam had salvaged from the remains of the
Wind Ninja Academy, everyone touched the trainer. A half minute later, the
portkey gave a lurch and they reappeared at the gates of Hogwarts.

Cam seemed very disoriented as he stumbled around, almost loosing his grip
on the laptop he carried in his hands. Harry reached out to steady him as he
groaned and spat on the ground. "Sorry," he said, apologizing to McGonagall
who only nodded.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," she said, gesturing towards the castle.

Cam looked at it, and adjusted his glasses. He squinted at it and then said
after a brief moment, "This is it? A moldering old ruin? It looks
condemned."

"It is enchanted," McGonagall said, providing an explanation. "If a Muggle
looks at it, all they see is a moldering old ruined castle with a sign over
the front that reads "Danger, do not enter. Unsafe." Don't worry, it is
quite comfortable within the castle."

Cam nodded as he grabbed one end of the trunk and Harry picked up the other.
As they made their way to the door, it opened up to reveal Dumbledore, a
smile on his face, and dressed in his common place violet robes, beard
tucked into his belt. "Ah, Sensei Harry Chin and Cameron Chin. A pleasure to
see you again."

"Hello, Albus," Sensei said from perched on Cam's shoulder. "It is a
pleasure to see you as well."

"All arrangements have been made," Albus said, leading them into the castle.
Cameron took a moment to gape at the arrangements around him, at the rustic
stone walls and the burning torches, and especially at the old ornamental
suits of armor. "There is a room built for your purpose, and we will set
about enchanting your muggle technology so that we may combat the enemy at
hand."

"Albus! You cannot be thinking about You-Know-Who, are you?" McGonagall
exclaimed, aghast. "Bringing muggles and their technology into Hogwarts is
like a weak defense against Him!"

"Calm yourself, Minerva," Albus said. "I did not mean Lord Voldemort,"
McGonagall flinched, but Harry, Cam and Sensei did not. "But a power that
could undoubtedly rival Voldemort himself. You must tell me everything about
Lothor, once you are settled into your command base."

Harry blinked at that. "Command base?"

"Of course," Cam said, eyes shining with anticipation. "For our base of
operations to combat Lothor, we need a place to launch our defense against
him."

"Now, Harry," Albus said, turning to Harry. "You have a class to get to. I
believe Defense Against the Dark Arts is your next class. I will arrange
your absence with Professor Binns in the meantime."

Harry thanked each of them, and quickly made for the Gryffindor Tower to
pick up his books for the next class.

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Defense against the Dark Arts was a class solely for each house grade. There
was no doubling up commonly with another house. Harry had Double Potions
with the Slytherins on Monday and Friday, along with Double Care of Magical
Creatures with the Slytherins. On Tuesday and Thursday, he had Defense
Against the Dark Arts, and History of Magic, along with Divination, all
singled out for each class level of each house.

Running up, he opened the door to Defense Against the Dark Arts, where he
was met with the sound of a familiar curse being said by Mad-Eye Moody.
"Imperio."

Harry slipped into the room, set down his books and watched Professor Lupin
throw off the Imperius Curse with relative ease. Mad-Eye smiled, a thin one,
but clasped his gnarled hands together and chuckled. "There, you see? Lupin
just threw that curse right off. With practice in this class, you will be
able to throw off the Imperius Curse with ease."

Harry sat down next to Hermione and whispered, "What did I miss?"

Hermione jumped slightly but whispered back, "We just found out how to dodge
a Crucio and how to throw off the Imperius Curse."

"Glad you could make it, Potter," Mad-Eye growled. "You have a note for your
absence?"

Harry shook his head. "No, Professor, but Professor Dumbledore will be
arranging my absences."

Mad-Eye nodded as he clunked away to let Lupin resume the lecture. But Harry
caught the muttered words, "Nice Wristwatch Potter." as he clunked his way
to the desk. Since his device was hidden under his robe sleeve, Harry
suspected that Mad-Eye used his magical eye to see it.

As class let out, Lupin called Harry to him. Sitting him down, he said, "So,
why were you late today, Harry?"

Harry explained quickly as Lupin looked worried. "And that's it," Harry
finished. "This Lothor sounds as powerful as Voldemort if Professor
Dumbledore and Sensei are planning for an attack."

"This Lothor... what is he exactly?" Mad-Eye growled.

"He could be human, or even magical. All I know is that he was a ninja who
was exiled to space with his family for practicing the dark ninja arts."
Harry sighed.

"And this fancy wristwatch of yours, is that part of it as well?" Lupin
asked curiously.

"I haven't gotten the whole story out of Cam and Sensei of what this is, so
I will ask them today since class is over." Harry looked at the device and
fiddled with the metal circle on the top. He popped it off and showed them
the back. "It is mechanical, and strangely enough, it has been enchanted to
work here at Hogwarts. And Professor Dumbledore said something about a
Command Base for a fight against Lothor."

"Someone that even Dumbledore is preparing for. We could be facing up
against a two front war," Mad-Eye growled. "Best be prepared, Potter."

Harry nodded. Absently, he noticed that the clouds were darkening to a
violent shade of purple.

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"Ah, Harry, there you are."

Harry turned to greet Cam who was walking up the stairs towards the
Gryffindor Tower. "Hullo Cam, got everything set up?"

Cam nodded. "Yes, the Command Base was set up near Gryffindor Tower, as with
our residence for the remainder of the school year. Want to come and see
it?"

"I would love to," Harry said. The pair walked up the stairs, jumping the
false step and rounded a corner. As they reached Gryffindor Tower after a
few twists, turns and staircases, Hermione and Ron stood at the entrance.

"Hello Harry, who's your friend?" Hermione asked, looking at the older, and
Asian Cam.

"Hermione, Ron, this is Cam. Cam, this is Hermione and Ron."

Ron looked at Cam and said, "You're a muggle?"

Cam grinned. "Proud to be one." He then noticed the tips of the devices
pointing out of their sleeves and turned to Harry. "So they are the ones you
gave them to." He then chuckled. "Well, come on, all of you. We have some
things to show you."

Heading down the hallway, he stopped at a painting of a ninja, dressed in a
black outfit but with a pleasant expression. Cam cleared his throat as the
ninja inquired in a rough voice, "Password?"

"Sentai Hero." The painting rose up the wall, revealing a portal behind it.
Stepping through it, Harry, Hermione and Ron followed quickly.

Behind it was a room much larger than the Gryffindor Common Room. It was
furnished with a living area, bedrooms and a training area. In the middle of
the room, sat a table with a guinea pig sized replica of the Wind Ninja
Academy, complete with a bonsai and guinea pig sized scissors for Sensei to
work on when he got bored. There were books of both muggle and magical type,
and set into the side was a desk with a plush chair and a computer that
actually hummed and ran without a hitch.

Harry gaped as with Ron and Hermione. "Welcome to the Command Base," Cameron
said, spreading his arms open in a welcome gesture. "Make yourselves at
home."

"How... most of these things are not even supposed to work in Hogwarts! The
Computer for one!" Hermione exclaimed.

Ron, on the other hand was looking around in awe. "Boy, if this is how
muggles live, sign me up!"

Harry walked over to the pagoda and stooped down. Knocking lightly on the
front door, he called out, "Sensei, are you in there?"

The door opened and out walked sensei. Ron and Hermione joined Harry. Ron
blinked. "A giant rat?"

"My father is not a rat. He's a Guinea Pig." Cameron said, a bit irritably.

"Sensei, this is Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger," Harry said, gesturing to
each of them. Sensei bowed deeply to them and they bowed in reply, as best
as they could.

"Botched transfiguration?" Hermione asked, searching for her wand. "I can
reverse it."

"I am afraid that is impossible." Hermione and Ron jumped, for they had
never heard someone who was transfigured into a small creature speak before.
Sensei looked up and cleared his throat. "Your Transfiguration Professor
tried, and until the spell is broken, I cannot transform back into my human
self."

Harry cleared his throat. "Sensei, I would like some answers. What has been
going on?"

"It is a long story. Cam, bring up a picture please." Sensei said.

Cameron went over and clicked on the computer which started playing a few
clips of recorded footage. "This is Lothor. Once a great ninja, he was
banished to space with his family for practicing the dark ninja arts. Now,
he is back, and intends to conquer the world with his army. To succeed in
his plot, he captured all but myself, Cameron and you, Harry, from the Wind
Ninja Academy."

"How many Ninja Academies are out there?" Hermione asked.

"There are several, but the most prominent ones are the Wind Ninja Academy,
the Thunder Ninja Academy and the Samurai Ninja Academy."

"Samurai Ninja? That sounds like a oxymoron," Harry remarked.

"The Samurai Ninja Academy was founded by a family of shoguns, who's mother
was a ninja, and the father, a wealthy samurai. Together, they taught the
ways of both, diversifying the abilities of the ninja."

"That looks like Magic he is throwing around," Ron remarked as he watched
the footage of Lothor tossing around the crimson bolts of energy.

"It is, dark magic, fused with the dark chi he possesses," Sensei said.
"That is why, I have chosen Harry, and whoever he deems worthy, to protect
this world against them."

"How?" Harry asked.

A light shone in Hermione's eyes. "These things that you gave Harry!" She
pulled her robe sleeve back to show the device. "These things will help us
fight, right?"

"Yes. Those are your Power Ranger Wind Morphers." Cam said. "They are
attuned to you. No one else can use them, now that you have worn them for so
long."

Hermione made a snorting sound. "Power Rangers? I am sorry, but they are an
urban legend of America's west coast."

"No, they are very real indeed," Sensei said. "I have met one during my
travels, and there has been to date, nine ranger teams on the western coast
of America. Each one of you possess the potential and power transformer to
use, the Wind Ranger Morphers."

Sensei then turned to Ron and cleared his throat. "Ronald Weasley, you
possess the spirit of the earth, and thus, will embody the power of the
Yellow Wind Ranger." He then turned to Hermione who still looked a bit
skeptical. "Hermione Granger, free spirited, you possess the spirit of
water, and will become the Blue Wind Ranger." Then, finally, turning to
Harry, he finished. "Harry, child of the air, you will become the Red Wind
Ranger. Together, you will be known as the Wind Ninja Rangers."

"So.... what does this thing do exactly?" Ron asked, tapping at it.

"It transforms you into your uniform. It is made of unstable molecular
fabric, and cannot be torn easily." Cam said. "It will also give you access
to your weapons."

Suddenly, an alarm went off as a faint scream was heard. Harry gasped, his
fine hearing catching the scream. "There is someone outside who's in
trouble!"

Rushing to the window, a group of red, black and white clad humanoid
creatures were attacking the fifth year Hufflepuffs. Professor Sprout had
taken out her wand and was flinging hexes and curses at the enemy, but they
simply rushed through. "They're in trouble, and magic isn't helping!"
Hermione exclaimed.

"Quickly, go to their aid. Call on your powers by saying, Ninja Storm,
Ranger Form." Sensei ordered.

Harry nodded as he rushed out the door, followed by Ron and Hermione.

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"Fifth years, back to the castle!" Professor Sprout shouted, casting another
Stupefy at the attackers. The creatures only laughed as they rushed her.
Slowly the enemy were gathering the students together into one place and
Professor Sprout was quickly loosing.

Justin cast a hex at the closest one who knocked him onto the ground. As it
raised its wickedly pointed weapon to spear him through the chest, a yell
that sounded like "Yah!" was heard as it was knocked into the group.

Harry landed before Justin, helping him up with a tug. "Get the others to
safety!" he shouted.

"But what? What did you just do?" Justin exclaimed. Suddenly, the wave of
attackers were upon them. Harry dodged and kicked one away. Justin was
rolled over Harry's shoulder as his feet was slammed into another. Axe
kicking another one away, Harry shoved Justin away from the crowd. A third
came up behind Harry and he hit the ground as a blast of magic hit the
being.

"Stupefy!" Yelled several voices as it was blown into its companions.
Hermione and Ron held out their wands as with everyone in Hufflepuff held
out their wands as well. Professor Sprout laid against a greenhouse wall,
moaning. Hermione and Ron ran up to Harry as a blue faced being appeared in
front of them.

"You three are impressive," Blue Face growled. "Lets see how well you do
when we tear this place apart! Kalzacks!" Half a dozen more Kalzacks
appeared, fresh and ready for battle as they chattered maniacally.

Harry pulled his sleeve back, revealing his morpher. "Ninja Storm! Ranger
Form!"

"Power of Wind!" Harry found himself dressed in red that sported a wing
symbol on his chest as a helmet formed around his face.

"Power of Water!" Hermione was dressed in a blue outfit with a skirt, a
dolphin fin on her chest.

"Power of Earth!" Ron crowed, becoming dressed in yellow, with a lions face
on his chest.

"Power Rangers!" They shouted, dropping into stances.

"GET THEM!" Blue Face shouted.

Their hands flew to their shoulders as they shouted, "Ninja Swords!"

It was twenty to one odds. It was a slaughter.

The Kalzacks didn't have a chance.

Red Wind moved with the practiced motions of an experienced fighter, his
sword put to good use as it met a Kalzack with every blow. Blue Wind and
Yellow Wind were back to back. Their fighting style was more or less some
downright street fighting as they were untrained. Blue Wind showed a little
bit of boxing in her style, and was the most agile of the three,
cartwheeling and flipping around the Kalacks.

With most of the opponents down for the count, Red Wind made his way to Blue
Face with a yell of "YAH!" Blue Face caught the weapon with his own and they
struggled for a moment against each other. Then, they fought, weapon to
weapon. Parrying and slashing at each other, they circled around each other,
trying to force the other back. A lightning fast blow cut the weapon from
Blue Faces hand as he groaned and fell to the ground. But rather going for
his weapon, he flung red energy blasts at Red Wind who caught the blast on
his chest.

With a cry, Red Wind was flung back into his friends arms. "Thanks guys," he
said, getting to his feet.

"Lets take him down, Red Wind!" Yellow Wind's voice was breathless, and Red
Wind expected that his face was flushed with the fight.

"Lets do it now!" Blue Wind added, wanting to get the fight over and done
with. Her voice was excited and full of anticipation.

"Right! Hawk Blaster!"

"Sonic Fin!"

"Lion Hammer!"

"You are impressive, but lets see you deal with this!" Blue Face shot off
more energy blasts which erupted into an explosion of flame and dust.

Throwing themselves away from the blast, Yellow Wind rolled to his feet,
shouting, "Take this!" and slammed his hammer against the ground. The
resulting shockwave threw Blue Face to the ground.

"Ha!" Yellow Wind shouted gleefully. "Lets do that again!" Slamming again
and again, he juggled Blue Face up and down.

Blue Wind looked at her weapon and said, "I think I'm going to ask Cameron
for a new weapon." Putting it to her mouth, she let out an ear splitting
scream. The weapon amplified the scream and everyone clutched their ears as
the force of the sonic waves slammed Blue Face towards the lake where he
rolled over and over until stopping at the waters edge. "On the other
hand...."

Red Wind fired his Hawk Blaster, the red energy impacting against Blue Face
who was thrown into the lake. A moment later, the giant squid ejected him
onto the ground where he lay, groaning. "Please... mercy," he groaned.

"Mercy? At the way you attacked this place?" Yellow Wind raised his Lion
Hammer menacingly. "Give us one good reason why we should let you go."

"Let him go," Red Wind said, "I won't kill if I don't have to."

Blue Face stumbled to his feet, but suddenly lashed out with the crimson
energy blasts. The Rangers were blown back to slam against the walls of
Hogwarts. Blue Face laughed. "Fools! Nothing but my death will stop me from
destroying you! Nothing!" And with that, he started to fire on Hogwarts, the
magical barriers flashing with each explosive impact. The Hufflepuffs had
long since retreated, and many people were watching the fight from the
windows.

At the base of Hogwarts, Red Wind's facemask and visor opened up as he
looked at the others, wincing in pain. "Are you all right?" Harry groaned.

Yellow Wind opened his mask and turned to him, pain evident on his features.
"I think I broke something, Harry."

Blue Wind sat up, coughing as her mask opened up. "Harry... as much as I
hate to say it, we have to kill him."

Harry let out a low sigh. "Yeah, you're right. He's nothing but a soulless
monster." Stumbling to his feet, he picked up his Hawk Blaster and said,
"Lets finish this."

Locking the weapons together, Harry took aim as Blue Face laughed gleefully,
firing on the castle. "Storm Striker! Fire!"

Blue Face never knew what hit him. A moment later, the crimson ball of
energy impacted, and he exploded with a thunderous detonation.

The Storm Striker fell out of Harry's hands as the adrenaline left him.
Dropping the weapon, he sunk back against the wall with a groan.

A long moment passed as Harry breathed heavily. Then, Ron turned to Harry
and said, "Harry?"

"Mmm?" Harry asked, turning towards him.

"If we have to do this again..... teach me how to fight, okay?" A weak grin
accompanied it as Harry laughed and slapped Ron on the shoulder, getting
winces from both of them.

"One thing is for sure," Hermione said from the other side of Harry. "We
need to learn the meaning of the word tactic."

Harry chuckled as he looked over at the small crater in the ground. "I
wonder if Dumbledore will mind us if we put a few craters in the grounds of
Hogwarts?"

"I'm sure someone will find a use for that new crater," said Ron, a weak
grin on his face. "Maybe a nice little fountain."

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"Your attention please," Dumbledore said from the front of the table. "As it
is such, I would like to make a few announcements before we sit down for
supper. First of all, I would like to congratulate our fine young protectors
of the school, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley, and award
them twenty points each for the services for this afternoon." There was a
round of applause which did not reach much of the Slytherin table. Malfoy
looked very angry at Harry's new achievement.

"I would like to explain the situation at hand," Dumbledore continued. "As
it stands, a man named Lothor is orbiting the earth, and is attacking
Hogwarts in order to defeat our resident Power Rangers. Unfortunately, we
have no way of defending them from appearing on both Hogwarts and Hogsmeade
grounds, as our magical wards are bypassed by the method of alien magic they
use to apperate onto school grounds. Thus, if you see Kalzacks or a monster
appearing on the grounds, you will inform a professor or either Miss
Granger, Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley of the situation at hand, and take as
much cover as you possibly can."

A mummer went up around the student body as Dumbledore cleared his throat
for silence. "As it stands, anyone who wishes to learn how to defend
themselves can attend a lesson after class for Muggle Martial Arts. Our
instructors, Sensei Harry Chin and Cameron Chin will be teaching after
classes." Sensei and Cameron waved from the table. "There is no fear of the
monsters appearing within Hogwarts, as it is still secure against invasion.
Now please, continue with supper."

Ron dug into his food like a starved beast. "Boy, fighting off those things
in the muggle way really makes someone hungry."

"I think we could all learn from your Sensei, Harry. Even though he is a
Guinea Pig," Hermione said, munching on her meat pie.

"I am definitely joining," Fred said, face shining. "You three were amazing
out there!"

"Bloody brilliant," George added.

"Say Hermione, did you realize that you're wearing skin tight spandex?" Dean
added, making Hermione flush red.

Ron made a growling noise in his throat as Seamus laughed. "What is the
matter, Ron, jealous that she makes a better cut in her outfit than you do?"

Harry snorted into his meal as he patted Ron to calm him down. "Don't
worry," he said. "I'm sure that we could probably find some way of getting
them into spandex." Dean and Seamus went pink as Fred and George laughed.

"I want to join," Neville said from the other side of the table, a bit
timidly. "It looks good... and if magic isn't helping, then maybe muggle
style defense will."

"I think it would be great for you to join, Neville," Hermione said, making
Neville go pink.

Ginny looked up through her pie and said, "Harry, a question."

"Yes?" Harry asked.

"Is there a chance I can get one of those outfits?" Ginny asked, a
mischievous twinkle in her eye.

Ron sputtered as Fred and George howled in laughter.

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"Power Rangers? No one told me there would be Power Rangers!"

"Uncle, it wasn't that bad, was it?" Kapri asked. She was a pink haired girl
in black leather that showcased her excellent figure. She also wore a lot of
jewelry and on her left arm, she wore a curled red dragon figure.

"I mean, at least we know there's something out there to stop us, right?"
Marah added. She was the same height as Kapri, dressed in red with two large
gems on her head, her hair done up in large balls. Like her sister, she wore
a dragon emblem on her left arm, but gold.

"At least we got the academy and almost all the ninjas, sir," Choobo, a
green alien in white said nervously.

Lothor growled. He was a human male dressed in black leather, and a black
leather duster. His face was covered in a mask with four horns jutting out
on his head, leaving only his mouth and eyes exposed. "Why did I think
anything could be done right the first time?" he lamented. "General
Zurgane!"

"SIR!" Zurgane was a masked alien dressed in heavy armor. He sported two
swords that were attached onto his shoulder guards.

"See to it that you continue attacks on this Hogwarts. I want nothing left
standing when you are done." Lothor ordered.

"As you wish sir."

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"You did well, Rangers," Sensei said, walking back and forth on the table.
"But you must exercise caution in later battles. Not every battle will turn
out for good. But you did exceptionally well today. I commend you for that.
Now, go get some rest, for tomorrow, is another day."

A snore pierced the room as Harry turned to look at the others. He chuckled
quietly as he said, "Let them sleep. It's been a long day."

Cam set down his latest project and pulled out a blanket. "I will wake them
tomorrow morning." He then covered the slumbering Hermione and Ron who had
fallen asleep on the couch.

"All right. Good night."

Cam sighed as Harry left. Then, he returned to his project. A pair of small
black boxes sat before him, styled in a beetle motif.

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Authors Notes : And the story gets into full swing.

Fans and followers of Power Rangers might be wondering who will get the
Thunder Ranger Powers. I ain't saying anything.