Technically, it's actually three goodfic, but they're very closely related. I'll admit, I'm tooting my own horn here. They're not mine, but I have pitched the author ideas quite occasionally.

It's not every day you find notable Power Rangers fic. It's even rarer that you find GOOD Power Rangers fic. And it's a true gem of a fic that's a good Power Rangers DYSTOPIAN, SOCIAL COMMENTARY fic.

Now, I'll assume that none of you were under rocks during the '90s, and therefore know who the Rangers are. These fics are a good deal darker than the show, but not so much so that they change the premise. I don't know how he pulled it off, but he did.

The first is "A Future In Ruins" (http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=92403). Taking place seven years after SPD (2005's season, set in the near future), the Rangers now occupy diplomatic positions in the Galactic Space Alliance. However, the GSA's president, Alan Lutler, is growing more insane and Draconian by the day, and at the same time, a union of thugs and terrorists called The Skull is bringing down democratic planets, paving the way for the United Worlds, led by the tyrannical Lord Braska, the brutal General Petrofski, and the shady Dark Venom. Are these things connected? Of course! What's good about this one is that the author, Darky, writes with complete seriousness, and somehow manages to make such reviled Ranger lore as Justin and the infamous Ninja Turtles crossover work in that seriousness.

Its prequel is "Prophecies of the Morphing Grid" (http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=101503), set millions of years in the past, it explores the time when ancient characters like Zordon, Ninjor, and Auric were Rangers themselves, as well as the origins of Big Bad-to-end-all-Big Bads Dark Specter. Currently on hold while he writes...

"A Future in Recovery" (http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=113113). After Lutler's defeat, his authoritarian policies are reactivated by a shadowy cabal of business leaders in response to terrorist attacks spearheaded by The Shredder, enemy of the Ninja Turtles, and three alien mystics comprising the diabolic Pentastar Federation. At the throttle of both sides is Mordecai, a monster who escaped from the future of the "Time Force" season. Along the way, the Rangers discover some shocking truths about SPD, Time Force, and some well-known conspiracy theories. Each villain represents a real social evil, such as greedy business practices, cults, dictatorship, and sleazy lawyering. So, essentially, the premise is that the people we wanted to be as a kid are beating up on the people we hate in real life. There's a lot more to it than that, but it's a satisfying idea. He provides a behind the scenes section to look up the conspiracy theories and aliens he uses. There's some "crossover-but-not-really" elements to this one; i say "but-not-really" because the justification is the same one used for the Ninja Turtles in the show: each party thought the other was fictional until they actually met.

Hope you enjoy it.

Anything to relieve the pain. Of course, don't go overboard and post thirty different links, but particularly good recommendations are always welcome. :)

You opened a new thread anyway, so you may as well post your goodfic while you're at it.