On Monday, July 7th, there are several cars already parked in front of the fairly new Juice Bar and Diner of the Angel Grove Plaza.
At 5:30 in the Juice Bar, FARKAS "BULK" BULKMEIER and EUGENE "SKULL" SKULLOVITCH are already at the bar, tending to customers. Jason, Kimberly and Zack, dressed in workout clothes, walk over to the bar and they sit on vacant stools. Unlike Jason and Zack, who are wearing T-shirts, Kimberly is wearing an unbuttoned overshirt worn over her tank top to successfully cover her scars.
BULK: "Hey, guys. What can I get you?"
JASON: "We'll just order some sodas right now. We'll be ordering more when our friends get here."
KIMBERLY: "It's good to see you guys back in town. We missed you."
SKULL: "Well, we're glad to see you back on Earth. I can't believe we missed being abducted by aliens."
The three fell silent for a moment. After all, the memories of what happened back on planet Drynnix from a few weeks ago were still vivid in their minds. Zack forces a smile at Bulk and Skull.
ZACK: "Trust us, you're better off missing out on that."
BULK: "Skull, go on and set out the free chili samples, would you? And be careful, the floor's still wet."
SKULL: "Be right back, Bulky."
Skull walks off and through the back door to the kitchen. Bulk walks over to the soda dispenser and he picks up three large cups to fill them.
ZACK: "What's going on?"
BULK: "We've got a new chili recipe we want to try out and we're having free samples. You guys want to try some?"
Before they could answer, Skull walks out of the door, carrying a large bowl of chili in his hands.
SKULL: "I've got the chili, Bulky!"
Just as Skull reached the bar, Bulk opens his mouth to remind his closest friend about the wet floor. But by then, it was too late - Skull had already slipped on the wet floor, the chili bowl is sent flying out of his hands and it spills all over Jason, Zack and Kimberly. Bulk grimaces and the three Rangers look on at the chili spilled all over them. Some of the people at the bar who saw what happened start laughing.
KIMBERLY: "Ew, gross!"
Skull stands up and looks at the others.
SKULL: "Sorry. Forgot about the wet floor."
Bulk shakes his head.
Meanwhile, on the balcony of the Lunar Palace, Rita and Domminnous look on at the Rangers in the Juice Bar and Lord Zedd is eyeing them with his telescopic eyebeam. DOMMINNOUS, RITA AND ZEDD BURST OUT LAUGHING at the sight of the Rangers covered with spilled chili.
Domminnous and Rita look away from their telescopes and Rita looks at Zedd, who ends his eyebeam.
RITA: "That was fun and all, but we still need to find a way to get rid of those Power Pukes!"
Zedd ends the eyebeam and he looks at Rita.
ZEDD: "We'll come up with something nasty for them."
DOMMINNOUS: "No need. I already have an idea in mind."
RITA: "What've you got in mind?"
DOMMINNOUS: "Just leave it to me! I'll come up with an idea for a new monster, one that will mean the end of the Power Rangers!"
Domminnous starts CHUCKLING wickedly. It'd been quite some time since he'd made a monster of his own, and now he had his chance to show Rita and Zedd how making a monster should be done.
At 5:55 p.m., Ethan, Kat and Tommy walk into the Juice Bar. Ethan is wearing workout clothes, while Kat and Tommy are wearing unbuttoned long-sleeved shirts over T-shirts, jeans and sneakers. Bulk and Skull turn to face the three unmorphed Rangers as they sit at the bar.
BULK: "Hey, guys. What can we get you?"
TOMMY: "One regular Coke and one large Sprite for me, please."
ETHAN: "One Coke, please."
Skull nods. He walks off to get the sodas, but Bulk puts his hand to Skull's chest and stops him.
BULK: "Not this time. I'll get it."
Bulk walks off, grabs three large cups and starts to fill the cups with the Rangers' drinks.
KAT: "Say, have either of you seen Kim and the guys? I thought they'd be waiting for us."
SKULL: "They were. They had to go shower after the chili fell on them."
ETHAN: "I beg your pardon?"
Bulk walks back to the bar and he hands the Rangers their respective sodas.
BULK: "It's a long story. That'll be four seventy-five."
Tommy starts to grab his wallet, but Ethan grabs a five-dollar bill from his pocket and hands it to Bulk first.
ETHAN: "Don't worry, Tommy, the drinks are on me."
KAT: (smiling) "Thank you, Ethan."
ETHAN: "Don't mention it, it's no big..."
Ethan suddenly stops as he looks to his right. Tommy and Kat notice Ethan is staring nervously, and Ethan wasn't the type to freeze up easily.
TOMMY: "Hey, man. You okay?
Bulk and Skull look across the room and the two grin.
SKULL: "Ohhhh! I get it!"
KAT: "What is it?"
BULK: "Just look at table number two."
Tommy and Kat turn their heads and they look at a lovely, 26 year old woman seated at a nearby table – LAURA WATERS. Laura has shoulder-length brunette hair, brown eyes and a lean physique. Laura is dressed in a white unzipped jacket over a pink T-shirt, denim jeans and boots. Ethan stares at her, smitten. Kat and Tommy exchange smiles.
KAT: "Is that her?"
ETHAN: "Yeah. That's Laura."
KAT: "She's lovely. You should go talk to her."
Ethan looks over at Tommy and Kat. He shakes his head, his face turning red.
ETHAN: "I don't think so."
Bulk and Skull frown, while the three Rangers are oblivious to their reaction.
TOMMY: "Don't be nervous, man. Just be yourself."
KAT: "Yeah, maybe you two will get along fine. She seems real nice."
SKULL: "Uh, I hate to interrupt the pep talk, but, uh..."
Skull points at the table and the three seated Rangers turn to Laura's table. Laura has already left while they were talking. Ethan frowns.
ETHAN: "Oh."
So much for introductions.
At 5:57 P.M., in the main hall of the Plaza's main building, Jason, Kimberly and Zack walk down the hall, away from the locker rooms. They are dressed in new civilian clothes, they have towels around their necks and they are still a little wet from having recently showered. Like before, Kimberly has an overshirt worn over her new pink tank top. Kimberly uses her towel to dry her hair some more and she glances at Jason.
KIMBERLY: "Y' know, I wonder how many of these Bulk and Skull had to take during our high school days."
ZACK: "Yeah, those two did get into a lot of messes. Half the time, they didn't even cause them."
Kimberly notices Jason's look.
KIMBERLY: "Jason, are you okay?"
JASON: "Yeah. I was just thinking. If Bulk and Skull had got hit with that chili, we would've laughed, right? But it happened to us, and Bulk and Skull didn't even chuckle."
KIMBERLY: "Of course not. It was just an accident."
JASON: "Yeah, but what about all the times we laughed at their accidents? Skull even apologized for what happened. We never did that when it happened to them."
The two fell silent for a moment. Jason did have a point. After all the times Bulk and Skull had been sprayed and splattered and dumped with trash, they had always found it funny. Kimberly smirks at Jason, trying to get the moody cheery again.
KIMBERLY: "Well, let's change that."
ZACK: "Yeah. We're not kids anymore. Besides, we've grown up. We've matured. I think that..."
Zack suddenly stops as he looks ahead. His eyes widen with shock. Kimberly and Jason look confused as Zack lets out a love-struck smile.
ZACK: "I think I'm dreaming."
Kimberly and Jason turn around to the front desk. Standing in front of the receptionist is ANGELA, Zack's old love interest from their early days at Angel Grove High School. Angela is wearing a T-shirt with the Angel Grove Plaza logo on it, black pants and black sneakers. Kimberly and Jason smile.
KIMBERLY: "I didn't know Angela was back in Angel Grove."
ZACK: "I wonder what she's doing here."
JASON: "Well, go ask her."
ZACK: "Yeah. Yeah, I will. I'll be right back, guys."
Zack walks off and over to Angela. He smiles at her.
ZACK: "Angela?"
Angela turns to Zack and she smiles, pleasantly surprised.
ANGELA: "Zack! I didn't know you were back in Angel Grove."
ZACK: "I didn't know you were, either. What brings you back here?"
ANGELA: "I'll be working at the Plaza now. I just got a new job here, working as an aerobics instructor down the hall."
ZACK: "No kidding! I've got my own dance class here, too. Listen, I was going to join my friends at the Juice Bar and grab some dinner. Would you care to join us?"
ANGELA: "Sorry, Zack. I just came back from my dinner break."
ZACK: "Oh. Well, that's cool. Maybe we could do something else."
ANGELA: "Yeah, maybe we could. I've got to get going, though. I have to meet up with some friends. See you around."
Angela turns and she walks off. Zack smiles and nods.
ZACK: "See you, Angela!"
Zack walks over to Kimberly and Jason, grinning.
ZACK: "Well, she can't hang out tonight. But all is not lost. I think she still might have a soft spot for the Zack man."
KIMBERLY: "Looks like it. Hey, let's go catch up with the others. I'm getting hungry."
ZACK: "Yeah, me too. Let's jam."
The trio turn walk off down the hall. Things were looking better already.
It was nearly 6 p.m. when Domminnous stepped back out onto the palace balcony. Rita looks away from Earth and she turns to face Lord Zedd and Domminnous.
RITA: "So what kind of monster should we pit against the Rangers this time?"
DOMMINNOUS: "If I may, Rita, I'll create my own monster. It's been eons since I last made a creation of my own."
RITA: "What do you have in mind?"
DOMMINNOUS: "Well, let's have a look."
Domminnous looks at the Earth through his telescope.
Through his telescope, Domminnous looks over the city of Angel Grove, past the Plaza over to the apartment district a few miles west of there and over to the park. A few miles away from the Juice Bar is a book shop, Aaron's Book Store. There is a statue of Cerberus on the roof, above the sign.
DOMMINNOUS: "Perfect! That statue is just what I need!"
Domminnous' eyes glow with purple energy and a purple ball of energy appears in his hand. The energy orb grows until it reaches the size of a snow globe.
DOMMINNOUS: "These Rangers are going to meet their end at the jaws of MY creation... the Cerbrute!"
DOMMINNOUS LAUGHS and he throws the energy orb ahead. It flies through space like a meteorite as it heads to Earth.
The energy orb shoots down from the sky, it strikes the Cerberus statue and the orb disappears into the statue. The Cerberus statue glows with purple energy for a few moments and then it materializes into a man-sized dog monster with paws for hands and feet: Cerbrute. The monster's three heads have purple eyes and the dog wears black chest armor, black trunks and black armored knee-high boots. The CERBRUTE MONSTER GROWLS with anger.
Back over at the Juice Bar, Tommy, Kat and Ethan are still seated at the bar. Jason, Kimberly and Zack walk over and join them. The three take their seats.
TOMMY: "Hey, there you guys are! You guys okay?"
KIMBERLY: (nodding) "Yeah, we're fine. It was just an accident."
ZACK: "You guys ready to eat?"
Jason's communicator beeps its musical melody. The six Rangers frown and exchange looks of concern. Jason looks around for a moment, making sure no one is watching them, and then Jason motions his head to his left, towards the exit door. The Rangers get up from their seats and they walk off to the hall. The six Rangers look around to confirm their alone. Jason then taps his communicator's talk button.
JASON: "Zordon, we read you."
ZORDON: (on communicator) "Rangers, report to the Command Center. It's urgent."
JASON: "We're on our way."
The six line up, they tap their communicators' teleportation button and they beam into the air in streaks of energy of their Ranger color.
The six Rangers beam down and land on their feet near the control consoles. They walk over to Zordon and Alpha 5.
TOMMY: "Zordon, what's going on?"
ZORDON: "Rangers, we have a new monster in the city. Behold the Viewing Globe."
The six Rangers turn to the Viewing Globe. Cerbrute is loose in the park, whipping its serpent tail at a fleeing bystander and he barely misses. Cerbrute turns and starts shooting red energy beams from the eyes of its middle head.
ZORDON: "Rangers, this is the Cerbrute monster, based on the mythological creature Cerberus. Domminnous has created this from his own evil energy and has bestowed it with strength greater than that of your Power Ranger uniforms. We've finished improving your Power Weapons to deal with these new kinds of stronger monsters."
ZACK: "Man, that dude's huge!"
KAT: "Since this monster is stronger than us, do we know if it has any weak spots?"
ALPHA 5: "We're scanning it now, Katherine, but so far we can't find any yet."
TOMMY: "When you find one, let us know. We have to get down there."
ZORDON: "Be cautious, Rangers, and may the Power protect you."
The Rangers reach behind their backs for their Morphers.
JASON: "It's Morphin' Time!"
They hold out their Morphers, they push the button on the side and the Morpher cases pop open.
TOMMY: "Dragonzord!"
ZACK: "Mastodon!"
KIMBERLY: "Pterodactyl!"
ETHAN: "Triceratops!"
KAT: "Saber-Toothed Tiger!"
JASON: "Tyrannosaurus!"
A fiery red grid appears over Jason's face and it splits vertically to reveal the Red Ranger helmet, signaling the change into their Power Ranger uniforms.
Near Angel Grove Park, the six Mighty Morphin Power Rangers flip through the air and they land on the grass, near a playground. Cerbrute turns and looks at the Rangers.
GREEN RANGER: "All right, Cujo! I suggest you run along back to the moon before things get ugly!"
CEREBRUTE BARKS at the Rangers and charges at the Rangers. The Rangers draw their weapons – Green Ranger his Dragon Dagger, the other five drawing their Blade Blaster swords – and they return the charge to begin the fight.
Black Ranger reaches Cerbrute first and he slashes his Blade Blaster sword at the monster. Cerbrute blocks it and knocks Black Ranger aside with a slash to his chest from his right paw hand. Pink Ranger moves in next and launches a high kick that Cerbrute blocks. He dodges her Blade Blaster sword slash attempt and knocks her down with a sparkly slash to her chest. Blue Ranger moves in and knocks Cerbrute back with a kick to the stomach. Cerbrute blocks Blue Ranger's Blaster sword attack and he knocks Blue Ranger down with a sparkly slash to his chest, shredding his costume. Yellow Ranger moves in and slashes Cerbrute's chest with her Blade Blaster sword. Cerbrute blocks her kick attempt and he slashes her left arm with his left paw hand, tearing her costume. Yellow Ranger clutches her arm and then Cerbrute knocks her to the ground as he sparkly slashes her stomach. Thankfully, the slash hadn't cut the skin... this time.
GREEN RANGER: "Kat! NO!"
Green Ranger leaps at Cerbrute and he kicks the monster's chest. Cerbrute stumbles back and Green Ranger slashes his Dragon Dagger across the monster's chest, raising sparks. He attempts another slash with his Dagger, but Cerbrute blocks and knocks Green Ranger down with a sparkly slash to his Dragon Shield chest armor. Red Ranger moves in next and he launches a tornado kick that knocks Cerbrute back a few steps. Red Ranger attempts a slash with his Blade Blaster sword, but Cerbrute dodges and he kicks Red Ranger's chest. Cerbrute lunges and his middle head bites Red Ranger's left shoulder. RED RANGER SCREAMS IN PAIN as Cerbrute's jaws rip into his costume. The other Rangers look on in shock and horror.
PINK RANGER: "Get away from him! Switch to gun mode, fast!"
The four Rangers switch their Blade Blasters to gun mode and they shoot red beams that hit Cerbrute's back. The monster lets go of Red Ranger and it stumbles aside. The other five Rangers run over to join Red Ranger, who is clutching his shoulder.
RED RANGER: "Thanks, guys. He almost took a bite outta me! We'd better - Wait! Look out!"
Cerbrute shoots a purple cyclone from its middle head's mouth and it engulfs the Rangers. The Rangers start to dim and fade and they let out STARTLED CRIES as the cyclone creates a vortex that the Rangers are trapped in. The six Rangers disappear, teleported away.
Back in the Command Center, the Viewing Globe shows the Rangers caught in the vortex and they let out STARTLED CRIES as they disappear. Zordon and Alpha 5 watch the Viewing Globe as the picture fades.
ALPHA 5: "Oh, no! The Rangers have vanished!"
ZORDON: "We must discover where the Cerbrute monster's vortex has transported them to."
Alpha 5 nods and he starts pushing buttons on his keypad.
ALPHA 5: "I'm scanning the area now. I just hope it doesn't take long to find them."
The six Rangers fade in and out, as if caught in a strobe light. They reappear and stop fading as they stand on the rocky ground. The six Power Rangers look around at their new surroundings, which almost resembles Hades. The heat was already starting to make them sweat beneath their suits, but it wasn't hot enough to hurt them. Red Ranger rubs his shoulder, while Yellow Ranger clutches her wounded stomach.
YELLOW RANGER: "Where are we?"
PINK RANGER: "This place is pretty creepy, you guys."
GREEN RANGER: "Stay alert, guys. That Cerbrute freak's around here somewhere."
CERBRUTE GROWLS and the Rangers turn around. Cerbrute leaps past them and slashes them with his claws, raising sparks off their suits. Pink Ranger rubs her wounded right arm, noticing her sleeve has been cut.
GREEN RANGER: "Man, this guy's quick!"
PINK RANGER: "Watch those claws! This guy wants to rip us to shreds!"
CERBRUTE GROWLS. He leaps at them again, but the Rangers roll aside. Red Ranger aims his Blade Blaster gun at them and he shoots a red beam at Cerbrute's back. The monster staggers aside, but he turns and opens his middle mouth. A stream of fire flows out of Cerbrute's mouth and Red Ranger's chest catches fire. Black Ranger leaps, he tackles Red Ranger to the ground and he starts patting the fire out of Red Ranger's chest.
BLACK RANGER: "Are you okay, Jase?"
RED RANGER: "Yeah. That fire was about to eat through my costume."
Cerbrute tries again, but the Yellow and Pink Rangers shoot energy beams from their Blade Blaster guns and they knock Cerbrute back. Cerbrute recovers, all three heads open their mouth and they let out LOUD BARKS. The barks grow louder, deafening, and the six Rangers cover their ears. CERBRUTE BARKS LOUDER and the Rangers start SCREAMING. CERBRUTE BARKS LOUDER and sends out shockwaves that knock the Rangers back. Red Ranger struggles to move forward against the shockwaves, which continues slamming him and his teammates. Despite the pain, Red Ranger is barely able to draw and aim his Blade Blaster gun.
RED RANGER: "Enough is ENOUGH!"
Red Ranger opens fire and he hits Cerbrute's chest. Cerbrute stops barking and he stumbles back, hurt. Cerbrute shoots a stream of flame from his middle mouth at Red Ranger, but he somersaults aside. And as he landed, Red Ranger let out a smile behind his helmet.
RED RANGER: "Wait a minute. Zack! Switch your Power Axe to your new deep freeze mode! It might be what weakens him!"
BLACK RANGER: "You've got it!"
Black Ranger draws his Power Axe out, he switches it to cannon mode and he pushes a purple button. The Axe spews out a special icy mist that hits Cerbrute's mouth and extinguishes the flames in his middle mouth. CERBRUTE GROWLS ANGRILY and he BARKS at the Rangers. The other four Rangers draw their respective Power Weapons from behind their backs – Red Ranger draws his Sword, Pink Ranger her Bow, Yellow Ranger her Daggers and Blue Ranger his Lance.
RED RANGER: "Rangers, let's finish this!"
The other five Rangers charge to fight Cerbrute, while Green Ranger's communicator BEEPS from under his glove. He holds up his wrist and pushes the communicator's talk button.
GREEN RANGER: "What is it, Zordon?"
In the Command Center, Zordon and Alpha 5 watch the battle in progress from the Viewing Globe.
ZORDON: "Tommy, your Dragon Dagger can now connect to the Power Blaster. When your turn comes, toss your Dagger to the Blaster and connect it under the Bow."
Back in the otherworld dimension, Green Ranger nods and holds up his Dragon Dagger.
GREEN RANGER: "Gotcha, Zordon! We'll take care of this guy!"
The Pink and Black Rangers leap at Cerbrute. She shoots out pink energized arrows from her Bow, while he fires a purple beam from his Power Axe, and the beams knock Cerbrute back with sparkly hits to his chest. Yellow and Blue Rangers leap next and then they hit Cerbrute with their Daggers and Lance, respectively. As Cerbrute stumbles back, Red Ranger leaps and lets out a KARATE YELL as the blade of his Power Sword glows with red energy. Red Ranger slices his Sword down Cerbrute's chest, the monster is knocked down and he hits the ground rolling.
The five Rangers stand together and Green Ranger joins them. Black Ranger pulls down a hidden handle from the handle of his Axe. CERBRUTE GROWLS at the Rangers.
RED RANGER: "Rangers, assemble Power Blaster!"
The Rangers toss their Power Weapons, one by one, into the air to form the Power Blaster.
BLACK RANGER: "Power Axe!"
PINK RANGER: "Power Bow!"
YELLOW RANGER: "Power Daggers!"
BLUE RANGER: "Power Lance!"
Breaking up the usual routine, Red Ranger moves aside as Green Ranger holds up his Dagger.
GREEN RANGER: "Dragon Dagger!"
Green Ranger steps forward and tosses his Dragon Dagger. It connects to the handle under the Power Axe. Red Ranger steps forward to finish the assembly of the Power Blaster.
RED RANGER: "Power Sword!"
He leaps into mid-air, he grabs the Axe's handle and he sets his Power Sword down to complete the Power Blaster's change. Red Ranger drops to the ground holding the Blaster and the other Rangers crowd around him.
SIX RANGERS: "Power Rangers!"
CERBRUTE BARKS angrily. Cerbrute charges at the Rangers.
SIX RANGERS: "Lock on and FIRE!"
Red Ranger pulls the trigger and beams shoot out from the Power Blaster – a green beam from the Dagger, a blue beam from the first Power Dagger, a pink beam from the first Power Lance, a red beam from the Power Axe barrel, a yellow beam from the second Lance's barrel, a purple beam from the second Dagger's barrel, and a green beam from the barrel of the Dragon Dagger. The beams hit Cerbrute, the monster falls over and he EXPLODES.
The Rangers are suddenly teleported out of the dimension and back near the playground that they were at before. The burnt dust pile remains of what was Cerbrute are on the sidewalk. The Rangers look around, startled.
GREEN RANGER: "Man, it's good to be out of that creepy dimension."
Back on the balcony, Domminnous glares angrily, having seen his monster destroyed.
DOMMINNOUS: "No! NO! My wonderful monster will not fail!"
Domminnous' eyes glow with purple energy, which makes the tip of his staff glow with purple energy. Domminnous aims his staff forward and he fires a purple electrical beam at the Earth.
DOMMINNOUS: "Grow, my monster! GROW!"
The beam hits a pile of dust on the grass and it materializes into Cerbrute, who quickly grows bigger and bigger until he becomes giant-sized. CERBRUTE GROWLS as he looks down at the Rangers with his three heads.
BLACK RANGER: "Aw, man! I thought he was history!"
RED RANGER: "Let's finish this, guys! We need Dinozord power, now!"
The Zords emerge from their respective hiding places, one at a time - the Tyrannosaurus emerges up from a volcanic pit in one unknown location, the Mastodon marches away from an frozen area elsewhere, the Triceratops rolls out from a desert, the Saber-Toothed Tiger runs out from a jungle and the Pterodactyl flies up and out from a volcano. The five Zords meet up quickly in the city and rush together towards the Rangers.
GREEN RANGER: "It's time for Dragonzord power!"
Green Ranger uses his Dagger as a flute and he plays the Dragonzord fanfare tune. Dragonzord emerges from the ocean and it walks out onto land. The Rangers, except Green, leap into the air and to the head of their respective Dinozord. Red Ranger is the first to enter his Zord's cockpit and the others do the same.
RED RANGER: "Log on!"
BLACK RANGER: "Zack here, ready to groove!"
BLUE RANGER: "Ethan here, logging on!"
YELLOW RANGER: "Kat here, systems ready!"
PINK RANGER: "Kimberly here, flying high!"
Red Ranger holds up his newly-formed Red Power Crystal.
RED RANGER: "Rangers, power up your crystals!"
Red Ranger puts his Power Crystal into his control console's outlet. The other four Rangers do the same.
FOUR RANGERS: "Two, one, power up!"
RED RANGER: "Let's get to work, Rangers!"
By now, the Zords have moved away from the park to the mountainous desert. Cerbrute is already there and ready for battle. The Tyrannosaurus moves in first and the Zord lets loose a tail-whip that Cerbrute dodges. Cerbrute slashes its left paw hand across the Tyrannosaurus's chest and the Zord stumbles back. Tyrannosaurus is then knocked down with a kick to the chest. Red Ranger is shaken in his seat as he hits the ground.
BLACK RANGER: "Hang tight, Jase! You noticed Snoopy doesn't seem to like the cold, so maybe I can cool him off!"
Mastodon Dinozord moves in and sprays an icy mist at Cerbrute. Cerbrute stumbles back, but shoots flames from his middle head's mouth that knocks the icy mist back. Black Ranger pushes the buttons on his console with no success.
BLACK RANGER: "The fire's too strong!"
PINK RANGER: "Let me try!"
The Pterodactyl Dinozord flies at Cerbrute to attack, but Cerbrute's third head fires red beams from his eyes that hits the Zord. Pink Ranger is shaken in her seat as her Zord's hit. The beams continue to hit the Zord and they burn brighter, getting hotter.
PINK RANGER: "My systems are overheating!"
Cerbrute's fire breath finally causes the icy mist to dissolve and Cerbrute's middle head fires red eyebeams that knocks the Zord back. Nearby, the Saber-Toothed Tiger charges at the monster.
YELLOW RANGER: "Maybe I can get him!"
Cerbrute's first head shoots eyebeams at the Saber-Toothed Tiger, but the Zord leaps over the beams and raises sparks off the monster's chest as the Zord passes by. This causes the monster to end the beams at the Pterodactyl and the damaged Zord turns, flying away. However, Cerbrute's first head fires eyebeams at the Zord's back that knocks the Saber-Toothed Tiger to the ground.
BLUE RANGER: "With those three heads, he can attack us without turning! We can't surprise him!"
GREEN RANGER: "Maybe we can, if we can keep him distracted."
Green Ranger plays a tune on his Dagger/flute and Dragonzord tail-whips Cerbrute from behind. Cerbrute stumbles forward and he turns to face Dragonzord.
GREEN RANGER: "Let's see what you've got, Fido!"
Cerbrute tail-whips Dragonzord and the Zord stumbles back. Cerbrute tries another tail-whip attack, but Dragonzord blocks it and knocks the monster back with a punch to the chest. Tyrannosaurus approaches from behind and grabs Cerbrute's tail from behind.
RED RANGER: "Remember me, ugly? Guys, hit him now!"
Pterodactyl swoops in towards Cerbrute and the monster shoots eyebeams from his third head. However, the Tyrannosaurus pulls the tail and he pulls the monster aside when he fires the eyebeams, making him miss. Pterodactyl dodges the misfired beams and fires blue bolts from its shoulders that successfully hit Cerbrute.
BLUE RANGER: "My turn!"
The Triceratops Dinozord rolls towards Cerbrute and he tries to shoot a burst of flames from his first head, but the Tyrannosaurus pulls the monster aside and makes the flames miss. Triceratops fires its dual cannon from its tail and sparks fly off Cerbrute's chest as he's hit.
GREEN RANGER: "I've got him! Move away, Jase!"
Green Ranger plays a tune on his Dagger/flute and missiles appear in Dragonzord's fingertips. Tyrannosaurus lets go of the tail and pushes Cerbrute forward. The monster stumbles forward and Tyrannosaurus walks away as Dragonzord fires the missiles from its fingertips. The missiles hit Cerbrute's chest and the monster is knocked down with a shower of sparks. CERBRUTE GROWLS as the monster stands up.
BLUE RANGER: "Shall we switch to Megazord?"
RED RANGER: "No need to, Ethan! I'll take care of this brute!"
BLACK RANGER: "Let me wrap this guy up for you, Jase!"
Black Ranger activates the Mastodon's ice spray again, this time from behind. The Mastodon successfully sprays over Cerbrute. The monster struggles against the icy mist, but is quickly frozen in place. Red Ranger moves a slider forward on his controls and he activates the ground breath attack. The Tyrannosaurus fires a beam from its mouth into the ground that heads for Cerbrute and the attack causes the monster to disintegrate. The Tyrannosaurus ROARS victoriously.
RED RANGER: "Yeah! Morphinomenal!"
Back on the palace balcony, Domminnous looks at the Earth with rage. He looks over at Rita and Zedd, livid.
DOMMINNOUS: "NO! They destroyed the Cerbrute monster! None of my monsters have ever failed me before!"
RITA: "Welcome to our world, Domminnous! None of our best monsters lost till they fought the Power Rangers!"
DOMMINNOUS: "But it was one of my nastiest! It should've torn them to shreds!"
ZEDD: "Oh, please! Did you really expect to destroy them with the first monster you sent to fight them? Your monster was good, but the Rangers are better. If you want to destroy the Rangers, you always have to make new monsters nastier and more dangerous than your last until you can find one to finish them off!"
Domminnous looks away, almost too humiliated to look them in the face.
DOMMINNOUS: "Very well. They may have won this round, but I will come up with a monster deadly enough to kill the Power Rangers! And I swear to you, they will meet their end by our hands!"
Domminnous LAUGHS evilly.
It was 6:45 when the Rangers had nearly finished their dinner at the Juice Bar. Zack, however, is still eating and is biting into a newly-arrived hamburger.
TOMMY: "Aw, man. I can't believe you're still eating."
JASON: "I can. How many is that now, Zack? Three?"
ZACK: "And counting."
The others LAUGH. Dulcea, in a business suit, walks over and she stands by the Rangers' table.
DULCEA: "Good evening."
ETHAN: "Hello, Mrs. Kamps. How are you this evening?"
DULCEA: "That was going to be my question for all of you." (lowers voice) "I was informed of what happened earlier by Alpha. Good job, Rangers."
TOMMY: (lowered voice) "Thanks. Would you like to join us for dinner, Dulcea?"
DULCEA: (normal voice) "Not this time. I still have work to finish back in my office."
ZACK: "Okay, then. See you later."
Dulcea nods and she turns to walk away. The Rangers watch as Dulcea leaves the Juice Bar.
In the palace's throne room, Domminnous is pacing back and forth, his hands behind his back. Rita and Zedd are seated on their thrones and they watch him pace.
DOMMINNOUS: "These Rangers are infuriating. I sent down one of my more powerful monsters in centuries and they destroyed him in minutes!"
RITA: "Man, you're not going to let this go, are you? Relax, Domminnous! Don't waste your time sulking!"
Domminnous stops and he turns to Rita and Zedd. He smiles at them.
DOMMINNOUS: "Sulking? Quite the contrary, my dear. Pacing helps me think. And I've already got several nasty monsters in mind to send against those Rangers!"
Rita rolls her eyes.
RITA: "Yeah. Good luck with that. Finster has a whole book of monsters, some of which he never got to use yet, and his best monsters took down some of the best warriors around before they were sent against the Rangers."
DOMMINNOUS: "Very true. But his monsters are not as strong, or as wicked, as the ones I can come up with."
Zedd puts his hand over his face. Domminnous had been known for repeating himself and bragging about his great powers, but this was quickly getting irritating.
ZEDD: "Oh, brother."
Domminnous turns, he looks at the Earth and he smiles.
DOMMINNOUS: "The Rangers can enjoy the rest of their night off. For next time, I assure you the next battle will be their last."
Rita and Zedd just groan, painfully. Between the Rangers' victory and Domminnous' boasting, it was enough to give an overlord of evil one heck of a headache.
