Episode 1

Roar of the Wild

The lights of Sunyshore City illuminated the night sky. Eleven at night and there was little activity besides the street lights occurring in the city. Many people were tucked in bed, sleeping peacefully with the approach of winter coming, and there was only the odd car or so that moved along the streets. The east side of the city seemed to be the most quiet, with fewer lights than the rest of the city, and almost no noise from vehicles. However, that quiet seemed to end, when an explosion erupted out from a large building's top floor. Two figures seemed to be jumping out from the explosion, landing on the ground, fifteen stories down.

"That was fantastic brother!" one of the figures said. It looked like an electivire, with a left arm that looked like a scizor's and a head that looked like a manectric's. It retained the primary yellow colour all over its body. "All that destruction was beautiful!"

"Relax brother," the other said. This one looked like a magmortar, except with the head of an octillery and a giant metallic cannon on its right arm instead of an organic magmortar's one. "We can continue our destruction, yet we must not get too ahead of ourselves."

"You're damn right you better not get ahead of yourselves!"

The new voice caught the two monsters off guard, and four more figures emerged from another street. They looked human in shape, and seemed to be wearing morph suits and helmets, with them having a different colour of yellow, blue, black and white. The yellow one stepped forward.

"Shadow spirits, it's time for you to go hell. We're not letting you destroy anything else."

"Did you hear that Octormator?" the electivire creature said. "He said he's going to stop us!"

"Well then Viretric, I guess we better destroy them!"

With Octormator's words, the two parties charged at each other. The yellow suited person and the white suited person charged at Viretric, each wielding a small sword. The two suited fighters went to attack Viretric however the monster caught the blades in his scizor hands. He then released a high amount of voltage through the two blades, electrifying the two fighters. They fell down to the ground, clutching to their chests as they struggled to breathe.

Octormator on the other hand watched as the blue and black warriors charged at him while being on all fours. The monster found this weird but was caught off guard by a right hook from the black warrior. The blue coloured warrior then went to follow through but Octormator reacted quick enough to send a blast of energy from his cannons. The blue warrior went flying back, rolling across the ground. The black warrior went to strike Octormator however the monster slapped his hand away, and then blasted the black coloured warrior, sending him flying into his blue coloured friend.

"That was pathetic," Viretric said while laughing. "You actually thought you could stop us?" Viretric motioned to Octormator who understood what his brother was saying. The two then fired a powerful beam of fire and thunder, colliding with the coloured people and sending them flying. Each one of them seemed to flash as the coloured suits disappeared away. Four young adults lay there on the ground bruised and battered. When they looked up, the two monster brothers had gone.

"Damn it," one of them said as he stood up. He had blonde hair and was fairly tall, while also wearing a yellow hoodie and long jeans. "I can't believe they got away."

"It's okay Bradley," said another, a girl. She had long, flowing brown hair and blue eyes. She wore a plain white shirt with a black, leather jacket and skinny jeans. "We'll defeat them next time. Lewis, Seth, are you guys alright?"

"Yeah we're fine Kaylee," said one of the other two, who was wearing a grey, long sleeve shirt with a blue and white vest over top. His hair was spiked up and it was brown with blue streaks in it. "Seth and I just didn't manage to get the upper hand." The other one who stood next to Lewis nodded. He had black hair and brown eyes, and was also wearing a black shirt and denim shorts.

"Maybe it's time to look for that new member?" Kaylee said as she turned to Bradley.

"We don't need another member," he said stubbornly. "We just need to do better."

"Actually Bradley," Lewis said, stepping forward. "We probably could use a fifth member. I mean, the Shadow Spirits are just getting stronger, and we're usually lucky to handle one at any one time."

Kaylee and Seth nodded in response to Lewis' statement. Bradley sighed and stretched his arms.

"Fine, fine. Let's just head back to base, and we can discuss it more then."

The next day…

"The mysterious explosion that rocked the east side last night has been put down to a gas leak. Officials have not released any more information to the press. This has been a Sunny Seven News Report."

Artemis Kane rubbed his head as he turned the television off. His brown hair moved around his hand as he did. Walking out of the kitchen-like room he was in, he moved into a more office-like room, where people seemed to be waiting. Each one had a pokémon with them; an old lady had her Skitty resting in her lap, while a father and his daughter had a Sentret resting on the floor at their feet.

"Doctor Kane," a young lady said, coming from a desk at the side of the room. "Your next appointment is in an hour, so take your lunch now if you like."

"What about those two?" Artemis asked, looking at the two pokémon that appeared to be in slight pain.

"It's okay, Nurse Joy is on her way down to check them out. Just enjoy your break!"

"Alright, thanks Cassidy. Tell Joy I said hi."

Artemis took off his lab coat and put his white jacket on over his red shirt, leaving the building and heading off down the streets of Sunyshore. The city was busy, and many people rushed around on the footpaths, hurrying to their location. Cars drove by, stuck in the traffic caused by some unknown reason. Artemis smiled as he turned the corner, on to a street that lead to a park. The park itself seemed almost out of place in the electricity filled city, yet, it had a comforting feel to all who saw it. Artemis entered the park and pulled a pokéball out from his pocket. Opening it up, a growlithe appeared in a flash of white light, jumping around as it saw its trainer.

"Hey Embark," Artemis said, kneeling down to his pokémon and patting it on the head. "It's break time so I hope you're ready for a bit more practice today."

"Grow, growlithe!" The puppy pokémon seemed happy and excited, jumping around for joy. Artemis smiled and reached into his pocket and pulled out a small ball. He was about to throw it when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Bradley standing there, looking at him seriously.

"Uh, hello?" Artemis said looking at the man he did not know curiously. "Can I help you?"

"I don't know, can you?"

"What? What do you-?"

"What my friend means to say I you may be able to help us." Kaylee walked forward with Seth and Lewis alongside her. "He doesn't like new people unfortunately."

"Well how can I help?" Artemis asks, reaching down to pat Embark at the same time.

"Well you can help out by coming with us," Seth said. "But unfortunately it will come with a catch."

"Well I'll come and help, sure, but what's the catch?"

"Well, we have to take you unconsciously."

"Wait, what-" No more words came from Artemis' mouth. Bradley's right hook knocked the doctor out cold with one hit. His growlithe looked at the group and growled, but Kaylee grabbed the pokémon's pokéball and returned it. Seth and Lewis picked up Artemis' limp body, and carried it away with them.

Meanwhile, in the sewers of Sunyshore city…

"So brother, where shall we strike next?" Viretric asked, almost impatiently.

Octormator looked at his brother as he sat on the ground. Water ran nearby, echoing through the system. Octormator sighed as Viretric shot a bolt of lightning down a side tunnel, for no reason at all.

"Conserve your energy brother," Octormator said. "We will strike soon, do not worry."

"I'm just itching for a fight," Viretric said, electricity crackling between his scizor-like claw. "I want to kill those rangers for ruining my fun last night."

"Then how about working for us, and being guaranteed to kill them?" a new voice asked.

Octormator and Viretric looked around on high alert. Two figures walked through the sewer, laughing as they did so. One of them was a masculine warrior, slim in build, but wearing white and red armour, showing off his motif of a zangoose. He was tossing a dagger and catching it as he walked. The other looked human, wearing an armoured dress and helmet over her body. The dress and armour was a black and purple colour, while her helmet looked like a seviper's head with an open mouth revealing her face. She held a long staff in her hand, with the tip looking like the blade on a seviper's tail. The two stood several metres away from the brothers, looking at them with smiles on their face.

"Who are you guys?" Octormator asked, looking at them curiously.

"We?" said the seviper-like lady. "We are Chaos Spirits! I am Viperia, and this is Zangax. We are your superiors."

"Wait, Chaos Spirits?" said Viretric. "I thought there weren't any left since the last Rift War?"

"Well we've had a thousand years to restore our energy," said Zangax. "And we also have more information for you two, if you wish to join our cause."

"What information is that?" Octormator asked curiously.

"Well," Viperia said while smiling, giving a slight chuckle as well. "A new Highness Spirit is on his way!"

Artemis woke up to the sound of a roar in the distance. He looked around, panicked, unsure of where he was. All he could see around him were trees, in a jungle-like theme. Artemis walked through some of the shrubbery, looking for some sort of sign of human life. A clearing was nearby, so the young doctor made his way to it.

The clearing itself seemed to have nothing of importance at first view, besides a large lake in the centre. What looked like a flock of pidgey flew overhead in the sky, Artemis smiling as he saw the happy pokémon fly. Artemis headed for the lake, realising that he was in fact very thirsty. Reaching the lake, he knelt down and cupped his hands together to drink some of the water. He only took two sips when the water started to ripple. Looking up, expecting to see a magikarp or feebas, Artemis came face to face with a giant, metal sharpedo.

"What the hell?!" Artemis exclaimed, backing away rapidly from the water's edge. "It's huge!" A roar caught Artemis' attention, and he turned to see a tauros and a persian rapidly approaching him. The two giant machines looked down at him, eyeing him suspiciously. A large squawk echoed around Artemis and the other animals, and he looked to the sky, seeing a giant pidgeotto fly towards him. It landed nearby and looked at Artemis. Artemis looked back and realised all four pokémon were staring intently at him.

"Uh… hi?" Artemis said with a tone of fear in his voice. The four pokémon looked at Artemis, when one loud roar echoed throughout the place. All the other pokémon turned towards a large cliff that resided some distance away. On top of it was an arcanine, roaring proudly. Artemis slightly moved towards the pokémon, as if it was calling for him. Almost instinctively, Artemis headed for the cliff, as if the giant arcanine was calling out to him.

Climbing the cliff wasn't as easy as Artemis initially thought. His white jacket was now more black and brown from all the dirt on it. The rock face of the cliff was jagged, but there were places for him to grip on and pull himself up. As Artemis kept climbing, he reached for another ledge, when as he grabbed it, it crumbled away from him, sliding down the face of the cliff. He grabbed on to another ledge at the last second, his heart racing from the near-death experience. He turned from the cliff to have a look at where he was, when he noticed that he was on an island, surrounded by clouds.

"What the…?" he exclaimed. "That's impossible! It's a floating island!" Artemis was amazed at the sight, and almost forgot that he was hanging off of a cliff. Returning to his senses, he continued to pull himself up until he reached the top.

At the top of the cliff, the giant arcanine stood there proudly, looking down upon Artemis. Artemis on the other hand was looking at his left hand that had started to bleed from gripping on to the ledge after falling. He wiped as much of the blood off as he could on to his pants. After getting rid of most of the blood, he turned his attention to the giant arcanine.

"Hi there," Artemis said, putting on a smile. "Nice to meet you I guess?"

The arcanine roared loudly and powerfully, sending Artemis flying back off of the cliff. As Artemis fell, the giant arcanine reacted quickly, leaping off of the cliff to catch him. With the collar of Artemis' jacket held by the very front of the arcanine's mouth, the giant pokémon placed him on the ground gently. It let out a soft growl. Artemis took a deep breath and sighed, grateful that the pokémon had saved him. He turned to the arcanine and closed his eyes, listening.

"What's that you're saying?" Artemis asked, his eyes snapping open after listening to the pokémon's growls. "You're saying that you have been searching for me for a while?"

The arcanine nodded, and let out another soft growl. Suddenly, Artemis' right hand felt like it was on fire. A bright red light seemed to burn out from beneath the skin of his palm, and the light then began to manifest into a small sphere. Grabbing it, it revealed a spherical crystal, with what looked like an arcanine engraved on the inside. The crystal seemed to radiate heat, but a warming heat, not a dangerous one.

"Arcanine, what is this?" Artemis asked. The giant pokémon merely roared, and Artemis felt his whole body start to tingle. A bright, white light surrounded him, and in a split second, he disappeared.

When Artemis came round, he was in a new location. He was in what looked like a cave, but was brightly lit up by some hidden lights. Artemis stood up and looked around, and saw the four people from earlier standing there, looking at him.

"You lot!" Artemis exclaimed. "What's the big idea?!"

"Look," Kaylee said, stepping forward. "Just calm down a moment, okay."

"Seriously, who are you guys?"

"I'm Kaylee," said Kaylee, adjusting the black jacket she was wearing. "Good to meet you officially."

"The name's Lewis," said the one wearing the long sleeve, grey shirt and a blue and white vest.

"I'm Seth," said Seth, giving a slight nod as he spoke.

"Bradley," said the yellow hoodie wearer. He did nothing else, except fold his arms.

"Well, glad to meet you all," Artemis said. "But seriously, what am I doing here?"

"You are here, because you have been chosen by Arcanine to become the leader of the Poké Rangers."

Artemis turned around as the source of the new voice, a woman, walked in. She wore a long, flowing, white dress and had a golden necklace, with some strange shaped pendant on it. She also had a golden tiara, resting in her long, brown hair. Walking alongside her was a green and white pokémon with a pink flower in its hair.

"I am Princess Alyrra, Guardian of the Sky Kingdom, Pokétopia. This is the legendary pokémon, Shaymin, the Pokémon Guardian of the Sky Kingdom. Together, we protect the Sky Kingdom and the Earth from the Voiden Army."

"Sky Kingdom?" Artemis stated. "That would be where I was before right? With the giant pokémon?"

"Those giant Pokémon are the Guardian Spirits of the Earth," Shaymin said, surprising Artemis. "They watch over Earth, and protect it at its times of need."

"You can talk?" Artemis exclaimed, surprised by the pokémon's sudden words. "This is just getting weirder and weirder… How do I even fit into this?"

"You fit into this as you were chosen by Arcanine to lead this team," the princess said. "The Voiden Army is growing stronger, and more and more Shadow Spirits are coming through to our world. If we are to protect this Earth, we need a strong and capable team. A fifth member is required and that is your role."

Alyrra walked forward, holding a golden device in her hand. She took Artemis' hand and placed the device in it, which Artemis noticed it looked quite similar to a mobile phone.

"This is the Beast Phone," she said. "This will allow you to transform into your Ranger form, and allow you to battle the Shadow Spirits."

Artemis held the device tightly, curious about it. Then, remembering what he received on the island, pulled out the red crystal. "What's this then?"

"That is the Spirit Jewel," Alyrra said. "This allows you to connect with Arcanine on a spiritual level. The bond between you two is fuelled through this jewel."

Artemis nodded in understanding. He was still unsure of what all of this meant, but he knew it couldn't be that bad. He noticed behind everyone that there was a small fountain of water that had started to bubble rapidly.

"Is the fountain meant to be like that?" Artemis asked. Everyone turned around and looked, realising what was going on.

"Damn it," Bradley said, looking into the pool of water. "The Shadow Spirits are back. Come on then, let's see what you can do."

The four ran out, and Artemis watched, not really sure what to do. The princess nodded to him, and Artemis realised what she meant. He followed the group out, heading into battle.

"Do you think he has what it takes?" Shaymin asked, looking up at the princess.

"There is only one way to find out…"

Octormator and Viretric walked through the outer streets of Sunyshore city, sending blasts of fire and lightning towards the crowds of people. People screamed while the two brothers laughed, in love with the amount of chaos they are dealing.

"This is fantastic brother," Viretric said, sending more lightning bolts out from his claw. "This destruction is most satisfying."

"Yes, indeed it is brother," said Octormator, grinning with his Octillery mouth. "The more destruction, the happier those Chaos Spirits will be!"

"Damn right," Viretric said. "Fun and rewarding, what more could we,"

"Hey!" interrupted a voice. "That's enough." The two Shadow Spirits turned, to see the team of five walk up to the monsters. Bradley had taken the lead, with Artemis close behind. Seth, Lewis and Kaylee were following behind.

"You lot again?" Viretric asked. "And one more pile of meat? Thanks for some more fun!"

"This won't be fun for you!" Lewis piped up.

"Alright then," Bradley said, bringing up his Beast Phone. "Artemis, follow our lead. Ready guys?"

"Yeah," said the other three. They also brought out their Beast Phones.

"Beast Access!" shouted the four of them, bringing the phones up to their ears, and pushing the 'Enter' button. "Unleash!"

The four phones seemed to spin, and transform into a humanoid shape, their pokémon spirits appearing around them. The phones then exploded, revealing the four of them, each one striking a pose.

Bradley had his arms in the air, looking like wings. His suit was all yellow, with golden boots and gloves. He had a gold band going around the suit, with three black lines in the band. On the left side of his chest, there was a gold circle, with a black outline of a pidgeotto's head inside it. A helmet then formed around his head, mainly yellow in colour that also looked similar to a pidgeotto's head. His visor was where the open mouth of the pidgeotto would be. A small grey mouth piece was underneath the visor. On his left hip was a small sword that was sheathed away. There was also a belt buckle that looked like it had a pidgeotto's face engraved on it.

Lewis had his arms thrust out in front of him, his hands making a mouth-like formation. His suit was all blue, with golden boots and gloves. He had a gold band going around the suit, with two black lines in the band. On the left side of his chest, there was a gold circle, with a black outline of a sharpedo's head inside it. A helmet then formed around his head, mainly blue in colour that also looked similar to a sharpedo's head. His visor was where the open mouth of the sharpedo would be. A small grey mouth piece was underneath the visor. On his left hip was a small sword that was sheathed away. There was also a belt buckle that looked like it had a sharpedo's face engraved on it.

Seth had his arms as if he was flexing his arms. His suit was all black, with golden boots and gloves. He had a gold band going around the suit, with a black line in the band. On the left side of his chest, there was a gold circle, with a black outline of a tauros' head inside it. A helmet then formed around his head, mainly black in colour that also looked similar to a tauros' head. It also had two small horns coming out from the side of them. His visor was where the open mouth of the tauros would be. A small grey mouth piece was underneath the visor. On his left hip was a small sword that was sheathed away. There was also a belt buckle that looked like it had a tauros' face engraved on it.

Kaylee had her arms and body in a pouncing pose. Her suit was all white, with golden boots and gloves. She had a plain gold band going around the suit. On the left side of her chest, there was a gold circle, with a black outline of a persian's head inside it. A helmet then formed around her head, mainly white in colour that also looked similar to a persian's head. Her visor was where the open mouth of the persian would be. A small grey mouth piece was underneath the visor. On her hip was a small sword that was sheathed away. There was also a belt buckle that looked like it had a persian's face engraved on it.

Artemis looked at the four morphed members, and understanding what to do, brought out his Beast Phone.

"Alright then," he said, flipping the phone open. "Beast Access!" Artemis pressed the 'Enter' button as he brought it up to his ear. "Unleash!"

Artemis' phone spun around and transformed into a humanoid shape, with the arcanine spirit behind it. The phone exploded and revealed Artemis in a fighting pose. His suit was all red, with golden boots and gloves. He had a gold band going around the suit, with four black lines in the band. On the left side of his chest was a golden circle, with a black outline of an arcanine's head inside it. A helmet then formed around his head, mainly red in colour that also looked similar to an arcanine's head. His visor was where the open mouth of an arcanine would be. A small grey mouth piece was underneath the visor. On his hip was a small sword that was sheathed away. There was also a belt buckle that looked like it had an arcanine's face engraved in it.

"Alright Artemis," Bradley said, looking back at their new leader. "Just follow our lead until you get the idea."

With that, Bradley charged toward Octormator, with Lewis close behind. Kaylee and Seth charged at Viretric, while Artemis tried to decide which one to follow.

As Bradley approached Octormator, he drew the sword that was at his hip and slashed at the monster's chest. However, unaffected by the attack, Octormator merely swung his left arm around, sending Bradley tumbling backwards. Seth tried to counter the monster's attack with a surprise attack, but Octormator reacted in time to send a blast of energy out from his left hand. Bradley got up, sheathing his sword.

"Alright, no more fun and games," he said. He held out his right hand as a long yellow blade emerged in a white light. "Pidgeotto Blade!"

"Tauros Axe!" Seth shouted, having noted Bradley's action. A black axe appeared in his hand that also had a gap in the centre. With the two wielding new weapons, they both charged at Octormator and struck at once, knocking the creature back several steps. Octormator regained his sense, and prepared to counter-attack.

Kaylee and Lewis however had already brought out their advanced weapons. Kaylee had a white baton-like weapon while Lewis had two curved-like blades. The two charged at Viretric and started dealing some damage to him. Artemis had also appeared behind Lewis and Kaylee after they rebounded from the attack. The golden circle on his chest glowed faintly for a moment and Artemis nodded.

"Alright, I hear you Arcanine," he said. He then thrust his right arm forward. "Arcanine Fang!" A red gauntlet weapon appeared around his hand. It looked very similar to an arcanine's head. With the weapon equipped, Artemis ran at Viretric, punching the creature in its manectric head. The monster fell backwards.

"Damn you!" he shouted, proceeding to get up and release several powerful bolts of lightning from his claw. The three dived out of the way, and got ready to strike again.

Bradley and Seth however were even against Octormator, each side taking equal damage between attacks. Bradley looked to Seth, and nodded, which Seth seemed to understand. Bradley ran to Seth who grabbed the yellow ranger by the legs. Spinning him around rapidly, he launched Bradley at Octormator, the velocity that was built up causing Bradley's blade to pierce the monster in a very painful location.

"Curse you…" the creature muttered under its breath. "You'll pay for that…" Octormator moved over to Viretric, who was getting back up and moving towards his brother. The team then regrouped as well, looking at the monster brothers, ready to attack again with their weapons.

"These five are getting annoying!" Viretric shouted. Electricity crackled in his claw as his anger started to get the better of him.

"Remain calm brother, we can still defeat-"

"Damn remaining calm," Viretric said, pushing his brother back. Electricity begun to surround his entire body, as Viretric began to charge up even more. "I will kill them all with one final blow!"

"If we even touch him, we're probably going to get fried," Lewis said, watching as Viretric was almost fully charged.

"So what do we do then?" Kaylee asked.

"Guys," Artemis said, causing the four to look at him. "Arcanine is speaking to me. He says we need to unite if we are to defeat the evil."

"What the hell does that mean?" Bradley scoffed.

"It means we need to work as one. And to do that, we need to combine our weapons."

"Well you're the leader," Seth said. "You take the lead."

"Alright then," Artemis said while nodding. Artemis took the Arcanine Fang and gripped the bottom of the Persian Baton with it. The Pidgeotto Blade's hilt fitted inside the gap in the middle of the Tauros Axe. The Sharpedo Cutters then formed as a connector between the baton and the axe. The sword was formed, and Artemis took it, the other four standing behind him with their hands placed on each other's shoulders.

"Five-Beast Blade!" Artemis shouted. As he did, Viretric had finished charging up energy, and was now running at the group. Octormator tried to call out to his brother but to no avail. As Viretric closed in, Artemis turned the sword ninety degrees. "United Beast Slash!"

As Artemis called the last few words, he brought the now glowing sword down, where a powerful blade of energy that was almost five times as long as the actual weapon came down and slashed Viretric into two. Viretric stood there for a moment, then fell, exploding as he fell to the ground. The Five-Beast Blade separated and the team cheered, having defeated a Shadow Spirit. Bradley looked up to try and find Octormator, but he had disappeared.

Octormator stumbled out of the city and through the forest of route 222. He fell to one knee behind a tree, trying to regain his breath, but he was still in pain from the blow he took from Bradley. As he tried to stand up again, two figures approached him from behind.

"So sorry about your brother," Viperia said as she appeared, trying to appear as concerned as possible. "It is a shame."

"It' also a shame you couldn't get revenge," Zangax said as he appeared, tossing a blade up and down in his hand.

"Can you help me at all?" Octormator asked with painful gasps of air. "I must avenge my brother, even if it costs me my life."

"Well," Viperia said, smiling evilly. "There is something you can do…"

The rangers raced out onto route 222, trying to look for Octormator.

"He couldn't have gone too far," Kaylee said as she looked around. "Maybe he's hiding?"

"Shadow Spirits don't hide," Bradley said. "At least, not many."

As Bradley spoke, a huge gust of wind blew the rangers off of their feet. As they stood back up again they turned around to see Octormator standing there. However, this time, he was giant, taller than most of Sunyshore's buildings.

"What the hell?" Lewis exclaimed, looking at the giant monster. "How the hell did he get that big?"

"I have no idea," Bradley said, flabbergasted. "In my whole two years of fighting Shadow Spirits, I haven't seen anything like this."

"So what do we do in this situation?" Artemis asked. "I mean, we can't really use that sword again can we?"

"Well… we could always try if nothing else," Seth said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Don't be silly," Kaylee said. "There must be another way."

"I think there is," Bradley piped up. The team turned to him. "Pidgeotto is trying to speak with me, but it's hard to understand at this time."

"Hey, Arcanine is speaking to me too," Artemis said. "It's saying to call upon us? But… Oh! Everyone, grab your Beast Sabres and place your Spirit Jewel into the slot."

The team unsheathed their Beast Sabres, and each one placed their coloured jewel into their weapons. As they did, the jewels begun to shine with a faint glow, as if they were reacting to the blades. Artemis looked at the rest of the group and nodded. The team then followed Artemis' lead as they thrust the sabres into the centre of the circle formation they had formed.

"Beast Summoning! Pokémon Zords descend!" As Artemis shouted the word, an almighty roar could be heard. A bright white light appeared in the sky, and the five pokémon zords came charging down on a road of light. The five pokémon landed on the ground and faced Octormator, each one roaring.

"Alright!" Lewis said happily, looking at the zords that stood there. "Show them what you got guys!"

Sharpedo growled in response and charged at Octormator first. He chewed down on the monster's right arm, holding it in place. Persian charged too and pounced at Octormator's right arm, holding it back from being able to fire. As they two zords held the monster in place, the Tauros charged, ramming as hard as it could into the monster.

"Damn you all!" Octormator shouted as he got back up. He blasted a powerful blast of fire towards the Persian but Arcanine leapt in the way, unaffected by the attack. The fire-type roared at Octormator, and regrouped with its brethren.

"Alright guys," Artemis shouted. "Finish this off now! As protectors of Earth, we unite our hearts to rid this planet of the evil upon it. We are the heroes of Earth. We are the Beast Force Poké Rangers and hear us roar!"

The five zords roared in response to Artemis' speech. The rangers nodded at each other then jumped up to their zords, the jump energised by the connection of their spirits, and landed on the heads of their respective pokémon.

"Now as one, we destroy you!" Artemis shouted. "Beast Purge Blast!"

Five beams of energy erupted from each pokémon's mouth, the colour of the beam the same colour as the respective ranger. The five beams hit Octormator who yelled out in pain. After the beams stopped, Octormator collapsed, exploding as soon as he hit the ground. The Rangers cheered once more, while the zords roared in happiness. The rangers sheathed their sabres and demorphed, landing back on the ground as the zords moved back up through the portal and back to the Sky Kingdom. As the rangers looked at each other smiling, a voice spoke through telepathically to all of them.

"Great work guys!" said Princess Alyrra. "I knew you could all do it. And we couldn't have done it without you Artemis."

Seth placed his hand on Artemis' shoulder and nodded, while the other three looked and nodded while smiling. Artemis smiled back.

"Well then," he said, rubbing his hands together. "Guess I better pack my stuff!"

"What do you mean?" Bradley asked suspiciously.

"Well if I'm going to be a part of the team, then I need to be ready at all times," Artemis said. "So, I'm moving in to the cave!"

"Wait, who said you could do that?" Lewis asked. "I've been trying to move in permanently since I started three months ago!"

The group continued to argue as they made their way back to Sunyshore city, the sun setting on the eastern horizon. As the team walked, Viperia and Zangax watched, hatred burning in their eyes. However, deciding nothing more can be done, walked back into the forest, and disappeared from view.

A/N: And thus begins the newest story in the Poké Rangers universe! I have been working on this for awhile, constantly planning out the story, for at least two to three months now, and have only just started fully writing it out. The next chapter after this could be a week or two as I'm trying to write as many chapters as I can before updating. I'm only publishing now as its to dip my feet in the water, so to speak. Anyways, until next time guys, peace out.

Next Time, on Poké Rangers: Beast Force

Artemis: They can't all be evil right?

Bradley: Do what you want, you're the leader...

Kaylee: The Zords can't beat him!

Artemis: No more disliking each other. We work as a team!

Rangers: Rise, Beast King Megazord!

Episode 2: All Hail the King!