Chapter 1: Bodies in Bags?
Out story begins with steam rising out of the gutter and only one street light is still functioning, flashing on and off. In the distance, someone just emerges from the rising cloud of steam. It appears to be a man. He is running frantically, sweating and breathing hard as he constantly looks back behind him, as though someone is chasing him.
The streets are empty, freeing him to run as fast as he can, but it does not seem to be enough. The man screams in horror as he continues his run. A figure watches the man run for his life, the figure takes the time to prepare of his descent on the man. "AAAGH!" he screams as the figure pounces on him. The man who is overcome with fear tries his best to free himself.
He manages to push the figure off of him. The frighten man begins to take off in the other direction running. When the man thinks he is free of the attacker he finds himself thrown up against the wall. The moonlight reveals part of the creature's face. His long fanged teeth and yellow glowing eyes are the only things we are allow seeing at this time. The man tries once again to free himself but the creature has a tight grip on the man. Even if the man were able to break loose, he would soon run into other creatures of the same description. "I-I-I has kids. Please don't kill me." He stutters. But his words fall on the deaf ears as the monster drools down the shirt of the man. The next sound that is heard is a crunch sound of the monster biting into the man. Like a pack of hungry wolves the other creatures dive into on the man devouring him in a matter of seconds.
Two nights later Ashley and TJ walk through the park. "Thanks for seeing the play with me." TJ said. "No I should be thanking you. I have been spending most of my nights just sitting at home. This has been the first time in weeks since I've done anything. And I have you to thank for it." Ashley said smiling.
"You know Ashley there has been something I wanted to ask you for quite sometime." TJ said. Ashley looks over at him as he tries to voice his question that dances in his head.
"Sure TJ you know you can ask me anything." Ashley said. TJ stops in his place looking over in Ashley's direction. He places his hands on her shoulders and turns her around facing the other way. "This is bit unusual" she said not sure what was going on. Until she saw a school of piranatrons carrying man size bags into a battlewagon.
"Do you want to say it or should I?" Ashley asks looking back at TJ. TJ nods his head for her to go with it. "Shift into Turbo!" Ashley yells. The two rangers morph into the Red and Yellow Turbo Rangers. "Whatcha got in the bags boys?" Ashley asks crossing her arms. TJ stands back to back with Ashley his arms cross as well. "Mind if we look in the bags?" TJ said.
A few piranatrons continue with their work, while others charge at the two-turbo rangers. TJ and Ashley pull out their turbo swords charging the piranatrons they slash across the chest of several piranatrons, they watch their foes immediately hit the ground, defeated, while others angrily rush after them. "Leave it Divatox to mess up a perfectly wonderful night." Ashley said she leaps forward kicking two of her foes at once. They fly across the park landing on their backs.
"Really you thought tonight was great?" TJ ask slashing several piranatrons with his sword. They fall back in circle as he dashes over the fallen piranatrons. "Yeah I had a real good time." Ashley said finishing the last of the piranatrons with his auto blaster. She looks around the area seeing no more piranatrons coming at them. "Well that's the last of them. Let's check out the van." Ashley said running down the hill. TJ smiles under his helmet. "She had a great time." He said to himself. "Hey wait up." TJ said following behind the yellow ranger. When TJ finally caught up with his teammate the van had already disappeared. "Should we contact to Dimitria?" Ashley asks. TJ shakes his head looking up at the sky. They both demorph in the park.
"We'll let her know first thing in the morning. It seems like whatever they were up to. They was cleaning up their mess rather than causing it." TJ said.
Next morning all five rangers stand in the Power Chamber before Dimitria. "Once we reach the bottom they had driven off already." TJ relayed the story to Dimitria as it happen the previous night.
"What do you think were in those bags?" Justin asks.
"Well I have one idea what could be in them but I hate to think she's gone that far." Ashley said still in daze about last night. "Whatever it is we need to know. That way what ever plans we come up with we know how to deal with the bags." Cassie said. "I think I know what she's thinking. I had the same thought to. It took two of them to carry one bag. A bag that whole fit a very large man inside." TJ said turning to the rest of them.
Silence builds among the rangers as their minds wrap around the idea of dead bodies being carried away by piranatrons. Cassie shakes her head snapping out of her thoughts. "Wait since when did Divatox start going on a killing spree?" She asks. "Sure she's held the city hostage, sent numerous monsters to take over the world, and even blown up a building or two. But she has never gone for killing humans. She would start with us before she would take any other humans' lives." Cassie adds.
"Cassie has a point this can not be the work of Divatox" Dimitria echoes. "We still need to figure out what's in those bags. Alpha we have class in about an hour. We'll contact you during our breaks, see if you can figure out anything that could be useful to us right now." TJ said.
Aboard Divatox's sub she walks into a room that was never reveal to us before. The room is full of computers, empty except for a Mosquito monster looking over the monitors. "Killer Needle another body has been found at the Angel Grove reef. I thought you said that decreasing the dosage would cause fewer bodies to pop up. My piranatrons are running all around the city trying to be discreet. They bump into two of the rangers last night. They are sure to find out about what's going on." Divatox said. "I should have never agreed to this." Divatox said looking at a computer. DNA strands appear on the screen.
"You really didn't have a choice in the matter. Dark Specter said that you needed the help. Now if you don't mind I have some work to do." Killer Needle said. Divatox walks out the room mocking the monster's facial expressions.
The rangers minus Cassie enter a teen nightclub. They spot a table close to the stage; they quickly fill the seats as more people enter in behind him. "I can't believe this the Youth Center." Justin said in awe looking around the place. "I remember Adam said Ernie tried this one back in their Zeo days." He adds still amaze.
"Ssh I think Cassie is up next." Ashley said. Jerome steps on to the stage grabbing the microphone. "Everyone give it up for Cassie." Jerome said walking away from the stage. Cassie comes out from the curtains her guitar in hand. She walks up to the microphone; she scans the crowd a smile pops on her face as she sees her friends waving to her. Cassie begins to sing a soft mellow song.
A girl walks over to the table. "Would you like to dance?" she asks looking down at TJ. "Excuse me while I shake my groove thing." TJ laughs taking the girl by the hand and heading to the dance floor. They hold on to each other close as the move in with the beat of Cassie's song. TJ looks over at Ashley who seems to be eyeing some muscular guy.
After her slow song ends, Cassie begins the next song with a faster beat than the previous song. Throughout the night Cassie plays a variety of songs rangeing from slow songs, pop songs, rock songs, and even a hip hop one.
Ashley had dance with a various guys but none were quite what she was looking for. Ashley comes back to the table a bit disappointed. "What's the matter Ash?" Carlos asks tapping his toes to Cassie's music. "Oh just that every guy up in here is either taken or lame." She said bluntly. Carlos cleared his throat. "Except for you Carlos but you know we're just friends." She sighs catching a glimpse of TJ and his new friend dancing. "Have they been dancing all night?" Ashley asks.
"Yep. I haven't seen them taken one break yet." Justin said. Ashley shakes her head, her mind wonders back to the wonderful time she had the other night with TJ. "Where did they go?" she ask looking up for them. Justin was right they didn't take one break so they figure they would go outside for some air. They sit on the step to the entranceway. "So I'm guessing that girl at the table was who you rather be dancing with." The girl said.
"Huh what makes you say that?" TJ ask giving her a weird look. "
I seen the way you looked at her when we were dancing with the other guys. You actually got tense when she was around a guy. I could feel it in the way you move. But I also know she was looking at us just before we left out of there." The girl said.
"We are just good friends. That's all." TJ said. "A relationship other than friendship would complicate things." TJ said. The girl gives him a strange look, a look that said I don't understand you. "We both belong to a certain organization where we need to keep level heads. Let's say if were to get into a relationship and it ended badly that might effect how well we perform in the group." TJ explains, hoping that would change her facial expression.
"What are you guys power rangers." The girl laughs. TJ laughs along with her. She stands up when a sound is made from around the building. "What was that?" she ask, before he can go check it out the girl goes running off towards the sound. "Wait maybe we shouldn't" TJ calls to her beginning his chase after her.
She peers into the darkness of the alley. "It looks alright." She calls back to TJ.
"Get away from there, you don't know if there's a stray rabid animal in there." TJ said trying to catch up with her. She waves her hand to him considering him to be overly worried. A hand reaches out of the shadows grabbing the girl's arm. "AHHH" she screams.
TJ picks up the pace as he leaps for her other arm. He misses her by an inch, as she is drag into the darkness. TJ enters into the darkness trying to get sight of the girl. "Amber" he yells naming the girl trap in the darkness. TJ hears the sound of someone heading towards him; he ducks as blunt object is swung towards his head. TJ rolls on the ground dodging another swing. He rolls right on to Amber already lying on the ground. The creature we saw earlier in the story appears on the other side of Amber. As the creature had done to the man he was about to precede the same action on Amber.
TJ springs to his feet taking a fighting stance. The creature eyes TJ then returns his attention to Amber. TJ looks around seeing a trash can lid on the ground he picks it up. "I got something for you to chew on." TJ said smashing the lid on top of the creature's head.
TJ continues to pound the creature with his lid until the creature gives up his evening meal and runs out of the alley. The girl moans as TJ hovers over her. "Well that answers one question is you alive?" TJ ask helping her up. "Now how about how are you feeling?" TJ ask. Amber tries to answer her rescuer but she passes out into his arms. While TJ tries to wake her, Amber's body begins to go through a few changes. Mainly her eyes begin to glow a strange yellow color. "Now what?" he ask himself