Rex (Red Ranger) and Lyra (Yellow Ranger) fled to a remote cabin hidden deep within a forgotten valley. They needed peace to heal their shattered spirits. For a brief moment, the war felt a million miles away.
In the quiet of the morning, Lyra (Yellow Ranger) woke up as she usually did, resting on top of Rex (Red Ranger). But the atmosphere was different. A strange, electric tension pulled at both of them. Rex (Red Ranger) and Lyra (Yellow Ranger) both woke up at the same time, their eyes locking.
"I can feel something between my legs," Lyra (Yellow Ranger) whispered, her face turning crimson. "I hope it is not what I think it is."
Rex (Red Ranger) blushed a deep shade of crimson, looking away. Lyra (Yellow Ranger) smirked, her voice playful despite the danger surrounding them. "So it is what I think. Wait, were you dreaming about me?"
Rex (Red Ranger) quickly shifted her to the side of the bed, trying to sit up. "No, it is just a morning routine. I am a man after all."
Lyra (Yellow Ranger) moved back toward him, her eyes soft. "No, you were dreaming of us. Do not lie to me." She reached out with her hand, her touch gentle and warm. "Do you want to have sex?"
Rex (Red Ranger) felt like his heart was going to explode. The walls he had built around his heart finally crumbled. "Yes," he gasped.
They began to make love with a desperate passion. As they moved together, the energy in the room began to shift. Lyra (Yellow Ranger) began to moan loudly, and her body started to glow with a brilliant yellow light. The Yellow Ranger Germ was reacting to her state of intense pleasure, pulling energy from her emotions. She transformed into the Yellow Ranger mid-act. Rex (Red Ranger) reached out and tore her skirt away, but the armor regenerated instantly. He tore it again, his own body beginning to glow with a fierce red aura as he entered her completely. She de-transformed back to her human form from the sheer intensity of the connection. Rex (Red Ranger) asked her to perform oral sex, and she complied, her tongue moving with a rhythmic heat that made his mind go blank. They both reached a climax at the same time, their combined energy illuminating the cabin like a dying star.
The Shadow of the Warlord
Now that they were officially a couple, they began to train with a new synchronization. Rex (Red Ranger) taught Lyra (Yellow Ranger) the secrets of his legendary speed, showing her how to move before the mind could process the action. Lyra (Yellow Ranger) taught Rex (Red Ranger) how to use the environment, showing him how to turn the terrain into a weapon against stronger foes.
Suddenly, the sky above their valley turned pitch black. Lightning struck the ground just feet away from them. Standing in the center of the scorched earth was Malakor (Negative Warlord).
"How did you find us?" Rex (Red Ranger) shouted, stepping in front of Lyra.
"For some reason, your transformations were glitching," Malakor (Negative Warlord) replied with a cold, jagged laugh. "I sensed the surge of energy. I know the two of you were together. That energy came from immense pleasure. It was a beacon in the dark."
Lyra (Yellow Ranger) and Rex (Red Ranger) both denied it, their faces turning red. "No, we weren't!"
"Come now, do not lie to me," Malakor (Negative Warlord) sneered. "So, Rex (Red Ranger), you have left Solara (Original Yellow Ranger) to be with another girl?"
"It is none of your business!" Rex (Red Ranger) roared. "She is no longer your girl, so leave us alone!"
"Yes, I do not love her anymore," Malakor (Negative Warlord) said, his voice dropping to a deadly whisper. "But I actually came here to kill her."
"Why? What did we do to you?" Rex (Red Ranger) begged. "Stop this madness!"
With a flick of his wrist, Malakor (Negative Warlord) pulled Lyra (Yellow Ranger) toward him using telekinesis. He held her high in the air, her feet dangling. The memory of the death of his family and Solara flashed through the mind of Rex (Red Ranger). He rushed forward with his immense, reality-breaking speed, but Malakor (Negative Warlord) raised an invisible barrier of negative energy.
Rex (Red Ranger) brought out his fire sword and began to strike the barrier desperately. He slashed and hacked at the dark wall, his screams echoing through the valley. Malakor (Negative Warlord) began to charge the same dragon breath that had turned everyone Rex (Red Ranger) loved into ash.
"No! No! No! Not again! Please!" Rex (Red Ranger) cried, his hands bleeding from the force of his strikes.
Lyra (Yellow Ranger) looked down at Rex from the air. She smiled, a look of pure peace on her face. "Thank you for all the time we have been together. Thank you for the love. Thank you for always being there for me. Thank you for accepting me for who I was. I love you so much, Rex (Red Ranger)."
Malakor (Negative Warlord) released the fire. Lyra (Yellow Ranger) smiled one last time as the flames swallowed her. In an instant, she was nothing but ashes floating in the wind.
The Son of the Legend
Rex (Red Ranger) fell to his knees, his mind fracturing. "What did I ever do to you? Why do you hate me so much? Why do you target me?"
Malakor (Negative Warlord) released the force field and stepped toward the broken boy. Rex (Red Ranger) charged with every ounce of speed he had left, but Malakor (Negative Warlord) froze him mid-air with a gesture.
"Because you are the son of Ignis (Original Red Ranger)," Malakor (Negative Warlord) revealed. "Yes, you have the same blood as my worst enemy."
Rex (Red Ranger) gasped, his eyes widening in shock. "What are you saying?"
"Ignis (Original Red Ranger) had a child with your mother," Malakor (Negative Warlord) explained. "He was your true father. But when he gained his divine power, he told your mother to find someone else to marry because he wanted to protect the world and keep his bloodline secret. Your father accepted her even though she was already pregnant with you. Your siblings were from your step-father, but you are the only son of the legend. I vowed to make him and his bloodline suffer for sending me into the Negative Void. My greatest mistake was erasing him. Now I cannot bring him back to torture him, so you must suffer on his behalf, son of Ignis (Original Red Ranger)."
Malakor (Negative Warlord) let out a final, haunting laugh and vanished back to the Negative Zone, leaving Rex (Red Ranger) alone in the ashes of his second love.