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1'''''[[http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=89950 Prophecies of the Morphing Grid]]''''' by "Darky" began as a summary of the history of the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' universe as he perceived it, in the form of a short FanFic. It would later spawn a series of fics that continue to this day. The original ''Prophecies'' was [[http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=101503 revised]] in the form of a longer story; while the original had been simply narration, this one had characters and a very involved plot. The story is a scene-setter, explaining precisely ''how'' the universe came to the way it was that fateful day when gullible astronauts opened [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa's space dumpster]]. That version has been [[DeadFic discontinued]], and the author has expressed interest in revising it, meaning the above-mentioned versions are likely no longer canon to this universe.
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3''Prophecies'' was followed with a second story, '''''[[http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=92403 A Future in Ruins]]'''''. Set in the future, specifically following ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', everything seems like it should be going just fine, but all is not well in the galaxy. Well-loved leaders of democratic planets have been dying mysteriously, their deaths attributed to a shadowy organization called "The Skull" [[FromBadToWorse it only goes downhill]] as the Rangers discover that the forces of evil want Earth specifically, and that everything is leading up to the resurrection of their greatest enemy...
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5''Ruins'' itself got a sequel, '''''[[http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=113113 A Future in Recovery]]'''''. In the aftermath of ''Ruins'', a shady conspiracy comes to light, one that promises to set up the most horrifying dictatorship planet Earth has ever known! Aliens and plots ensue as the Rangers try to make sense of it all, and it's not going to be easy, as everyone who seems to know what is going on is dropping one by one. A story that could do with better writing and less [[WriterOnBoard soapboxing]] and pinching from ''Franchise/StarWars'', but well-plotted and good at making you want to stay until the end. Unfortunately, has not been updated in over a year now.
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8!! These fanfics provides examples of:
9* AbusivePrecursors: King Ra claims to have created humankind. [[spoiler:He's lying through his teeth]].
10* TheAntichrist: Dark Venom turns out to be this almost literally.
11* AncientConspiracy: The Dominus Lords [[spoiler:have been around, thanks to King Ra's manipulation, since ''prehistoric times'']].
12* BigBad: [[spoiler:Dark Specter]].
13* BigGood: Tommy, Rita, Doggie Kruger and [[spoiler: Lar Deus]] all qualify for different times and times.
14* BloodierAndGorier: Hoo boy...
15* TheChessmaster: Mordecai, the head of the conspiracy.
16* ConspiracyKitchenSink: All the villains are based on conspiracy theories, and pretty much every conspiracy theory shows up. Well, all the ''tasteful'' ones, anyway, there's thankfully no AIDS denialism or the Jews blowing up the Twin Towers.
17* ConspiracyTheorist: Sky Tate's father Howard. He turns out to be ''exactly right'', which dooms everyone...
18* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Most of the Dominus Lords.
19* DarkFic: Darker but not to the point of GenreShift. There's swearing and non-exploding deaths and ethnic cleansing, but it's still mostly about the Rangers kicking the crap out of people.
20* TheDragon: Dark Venom to [[spoiler:Dark Specter]].
21* DungeonMaster: Lar Deus. He and his organization could give every sentient species in the universe everything they'll ever need, but he doesn't, because he doesn't want them to become dependent on him.
22* {{Expy}}: The new head of SPD, identified only by his cigarette habit, which was a signature act of Cancer Man from ''Series/TheXFiles''.
23* GambitRoulette: As of this writing, the Rangers have yet to do anything Mordecai hasn't predicted. Justified as he's from the future.
24* HumansAreMorons: More like "humans are the stupid teenagers of the galaxy, and need to wisen up a bit." On the other hand...
25* HumansAreSpecial: They're the only ones who can [[spoiler:defeat the UAE]].
26* LukeIAmYourFather: Z's missing parents are [[spoiler:Rita and Zedd, and she's also niece to Zordon!]]
27* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Pretty much everything the author likes gets a turn in here, and it's actually justified through an excuse used in the show itself.
28* OfficialCouple: Tommy and Kat, Billy and Cestria, Joel and Angela, Kim and Skull, Lucas and Nadira, [[spoiler:Bridge and Syd]]. Sky/Z and Nick/Madison appear to be setting themselves up as well.
29* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The Dominus Lords.
30* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Specifically, they're [[spoiler:TheDragon and [[HeroKiller very]], ''[[OneManArmy very]]'' badass]].
31* ProfessionalKiller: Hacksaw from ''Recovery''.
32* TheQuisling: Hey, remember Simon, Joel's child prodigy friend from ''Lightspeed Rescue''? He's grown up into a bitter, angry scientist who's thrown in his lot with the villains!
33* {{Satan}}: Dark Specter is a blend of this archetype with that of the Antichrist.
34* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being subjected to torture and a particularly nasty HannibalLecture on how humanity is awful from Dark Venom, several of ''the Rangers themselves'' do this, deciding to just quit because the Earth will never be totally saved. [[spoiler:[[BigDamnHeroes They come back]]]].
35* ShoutOut:
36** There's a scene in [[Film/AttackOfTheClones an execution arena, complete with a bad guy getting away on a speeder thing]].
37** [[spoiler:Dark Specter]]'s return in ''Ruins'' was an homage to [[spoiler:Myotismon]]'s in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
38* TheStarscream: Pretty much all the villains end up plotting against one another, but a notable example is [[spoiler: Dark Venom to Dark Specter in ''Ruins''. He's killed before he can actually carry it out, though]].
39* TheDogBitesBack: How [[spoiler:Shredder and Gruumm]] die.
40* YouHaveFailedMe: Mordecai does this to [[spoiler:Amor Nal]].

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