October 15th 2009 Update: I've just premiered a brand new story, named Bring Me to Life, focusing on Ryan Mitchell's personal journey following Queen Bansheera's defeat (Ryelsey fans will want to check this out). Very character driven, though it opens with a scene that could prove interesting for readers of Power Rangers: Countdown. Over on Power Rangers: End of Days, the reviews are still coming in and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone checking it out. The events of Chapters 15 and 16 are more or less settled in my head, but now I need to flesh them all out on paper, er computer screen. After the devastating events of Chapter 13 & 14, more fighting, a surprise appearance and huge revelations about our villains. Over in Power Rangers: Countdown, well slightly stalled right now with the writing, but the ideas are pretty much in place for the next arc and we're in for some major events, including the Countdown's first major death. Well, I did promise an epic story...

August 23rd 2009 Update: Power Rangers: End of Days has reached a landmark 200 reviews with its latest chapter. I want to say a huge, ginormous thank you to everyone who helped make that happen, because I never saw it coming when I started the story. I'm really fortunate to have some of the awesomest readers out there. I'm currently working on Chapter 14, and it's potentially going to leave you just as speechless, if not more, as the Rangers suffer more devastating casualties. It's going to be intense, epic and vicious. Over in Power Rangers: Countdown, we're officially ready to let Countdown to Destruction begin. Astronema has dealt significant blows to Zordon's original 12. One's in a coma, three have been captured, one's involved in the battle of their life and the Rangers still standing are left to try and pick up the pieces and try to find a way to go up against Astronema. Coming up in the next arc, starting in Chapter 13, some hugely awesome content linked with Operation Overdrive and Wild Force, among other things. It's gonna be wicked.

July 15th 2009 Update: A huge thank you to anyone reading my stories and also for checking out the profile. Big things coming up in both PR: Countdown & PR: End of Days, hopefully soon. Over on Power Rangers: Countdown, we'll be getting to the end of the second arc, Divided We Stand, United We Fall. In Chapter 12, it's the aftermath of Astronema's strike against Zordon's original 12 and the springboard into the actual Countdown to Destruction that we know and love. Only this Countdown is going to be bigger, better and it'll link itself to allllll seasons. And over in Power Rangers: End of Days, I don't even have words for what's coming up. No wait, I do. Insanity. More Ziggy, more twists and turns, a killer reveal at the end of Chapter 13, which I'm calling 'The Enemy Within', and one of the most epic and vicious battles the Rangers have ever faced.

10 years ago, there was a really special event that changed the landscape of the Power Rangers, Countdown to Destruction. It was the two-part finale to Power Rangers in Space and that was the end of an era. Back then, the only thing that disappointed me was that, even though we had villains and allies from the first 5 seasons of the show, we had no veteran Rangers. And so, I'd imagine what it could have been like, had some of the gang been in the crowd when Bulk and Skull stood up for the Rangers. As a fic, it doesn't add that much to the story, I know, but I also had a little mini-arc for Tommy and a proper goodbye to Ecliptor.

That was 10 years ago. Eventually, I lost touch with the Rangers, midway through Time Force, but I've since managed to find my way back, and the idea of a bigger, better Countdown to Destruction remained, only this time, it wasn't just going to go back to include the veteran Rangers, it would also move forward, setting up characters and events from future seasons. And so, over the last few years, with every new incarnation, there came a new idea of a way to involve certain teams or characters, whether it be by giving them small cameos or even full-fledged story arcs. Finally, I started to write it, and that has been truly awesome.

As I write this, the first arc, which I've come to know as One More Day and which runs from chapters 1 to 5, has been completed. It brought back all our veteran Rangers while at the same time it gave us cameos/references from future Rangers and allies from Lightspeed Rescue, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, Mystic Force and Jungle Fury. The premise of One More Day is simply that this is the last day these veterans get to live their normal lives before they're thrust into an adventure that they might not survive. And one thing I will say is that this isn't the ominous announcer in the MMPR pre-show preview saying "Can the Rangers defeat Rita's latest monster?" when we all know they'll win and Rita will have a headache. Not everyone will live through the Countdown, that's a promise.

The second arc, Divided We Stand, United We Fall, is currently underway. I don't want to say too much except that a good part of it deals with the aftermath of a preemptive strike against the veteran Rangers. Obviously, this will be the time where the veterans still standing will have to band together and try and find a way to defend the Earth from Dark Specter's forces, not knowing if the Space Rangers will be able to handle the situation alone.

Working on Power Rangers: Countdown and getting to read a few other stories has also gotten my creative juices flowing and there are at least two projects in the works that I think will be really cool. One will be a sequel of sorts to Power Rangers: Countdown and the other, Power Rangers: End of Days, which kicked off last fall, is based on an event that will bring all Rangers, MMPR through PRJF (and possibly RPM) together for a fallen friend and that's not even going to be the tip of the iceberg. (You can find a trailer for PR: End of Days after the close of Chapter 1: A Parting of Ways)

Last but not least, I'm really loving the notion (thanks to Reader Traffic) that these stories are being read around the globe. It's as if I were traveling everywhere through them. Reviews and messages hugely appreciated. Catch y'all on the flip side!

Now for some lighter content, I'll add more in time...

Favorite Rangers: I've grown really fond of Adam since his reappearance in Once a Ranger. Jen is another I really like a lot, being the first Alpha Female in my mind.

Least Favorite Rangers: Danny & Max (the never-give-up/I'm-not-a-kid combo drove me nuts during a particularly depressing season)

Favorite Villain: Astronema

Least Favorite Villain: Bansheera

Favorite Episodes: Countdown to Destruction ranks very high obviously along with most season finales. A standalone off the top of my head would be SPD's Perspective.

Favorite Couples: Tommy & Kimberly and Wes & Jen