Fall of the Risen Empress
Synopsis: Taking place after 'Reboot', the final chapter to Bright Star Angie (and my) saga of the MMPR vs Rita Repulsa. Having revived and rejuvenated, the Empress has a brand new plan to take out the Rangers by having them fight one another. Her latest incantation brings forth her best and most divisive monster, 'Mistrust' sends the Rangers off on their lonesome even to the point of fighting one another on the battle field. The only ones that are immune are our robot friends. A new robot joins the fight, and his name is Asimo. Seems Asimo has a bit of a fancy for Pepper, too.
Chapter 1—One Last Hurrah
It was the final week of summer and the Rangers were doing their utmost to live it to the hilt, milking every final moment for everything it was worth. They had gone to carnivals, car shows, art exhibits, amusement parks, mall crawls, Renaissance fairs, comic book and game conventions; everywhere there was diversion to be had.
The last stop in their summer blowout tour was a local pie eating contest. More than likely Francis S. Bulkmeyer would be the champ this year. He had been the reigning kahuna for 5 years running now, but that didn't mean that Eugene Skullovich wouldn't try knocking him off his golden platform. Friends though they were, competition was something that made their amity even stronger.
On the way to the contest the Rangers came across their friends from long ago and a new one had been added to the group. His name was Asimo.
'Who's this ?', Kim asked, curiously.
'That is Asimo. Doctor Higashide recently fabricated him. Like the others before us, we're showing him what it means to interact with us and with humans as well as the environment. We thought the contest would be prime teaching material.', NAO stated, astutely. Asimo was naturally curious and easy to warm up to. Pepper followed close behind him like a puppy in need of affection. Asimo didn't mind her tagging along, in fact, he found her company endearing. Something more struck him about it, though. He started to recognize the feeling humans called 'love' and the more he was around her, the more he began to understand how fundamentally transformative it was. Sure, these were merely the buds of romance from a solid friendship, but even he knew the basic algorithm of affection in its purest, most innocent form.
They were followed by the quartet of amour' as they were called affectionately. Beta and Somnibot were newly married but just like Alpha 5 and Delta 4, they maintained that honeymoon glow about themselves. Despite all the joviality and jubilance there was an air of sadness around them. They all knew that school was going to commence soon so they seized the day and made the most of every moment.