Operation Overdrive: Kicking Life into Overdrive
So this is my first Operation Overdrive fanfic! Don't worry, I'm going to keep on with my Mystic Force fanfic, I've just had this idea for a while and wanted to get it out and see if people will actually read it and review. I should have DATL up tonight or tomorrow,don't know yet.
I don't own anything but Casey Caruso!
Other than that! Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Kick into Overdrive: Part 1
Darkness surrounded the room, save for the small screens of light that illuminated around the group. In the middle, was a girl of nearly twenty, blondish brown hair in a tight bun on her head, and blue eyes scanning the screens as her well-manicured nails tapped away at the keyboard in front of her.
"How much longer Miss Caruso, we haven't got all day. We have to get the security back up!" A man asked the young girl as he paced behind her. Casey Caruso couldn't help but chuckle.
"You just had a maximum security breach that left your museum's security with a serious virus that you couldn't contain at the first sign, and you're trying to rush me?" She asked, turning to look at the man, blue eyes scanning him. The man bit his lip in frustration, before plopping down into the swivel chair near her. Casey laughed, before turning back to the screen. "You guys are just going to have to open later unless you want somebody getting in and stealing your priceless artifacts." She joked.
Another few minutes of tapping and beeping went on, before she turned to the intern beside her. "Try it again, Riley." She told the younger girl, who looked afraid, and then clicking into the security. It made a loud noise, and a red message popped up. The girls both groaned, before Casey turned back around.
"Alright, let's try one more trick." Casey added, hitting a few more buttons all together. After a moment, she looked to the intern, Riley, who hit a button. A green flash came up with "Access Granted," which allowed the security back in. There was a few claps and cheers around her and Casey couldn't help but smile. She then stood up and grabbed her purse from the other chair.
"We couldn't thank you enough." The man spoke to her again as they walked her to the door. Casey turned around to face him.
"Don't thank me. You should be thanking Riley, she's the one who helped out. Don't give her so much grief." Casey told them, before smiling and turning back around to exit the museum.
She walked out back to the hunter green '99 ford mustang, throwing her purse into the passenger side. Something gold knocked into her floorboard, startling her. She raised an eyebrow, bringing the box up to her. It looked rather familiar. As she opened it, a hologram popped out, in the figure of Andrew Hartford.
"Mr. Hartford?" Casey asked, confused as she looked at the hologram.
"Hello, Casey. I know it would have been easier just to ask you in person since you spend most of your time at home, but I need you and your hacking skills for a very important mission. . ."
"Anyone know why we're here?" A short, black haired girl asked, pacing the living room of the Hartford Mansion.
"Nope, got an invitation, so I showed up." Another girl, a little bit older, said, standing next to the window. Her name, as everyone had known, was Ronny Robinson, a professional stock car racer.
"This guy must be some wacky zillionaire. He made me break into his own vault!" An African American man said. Casey knew who he was, she had actually helped him a few times on his missions. He was a recovery agent and very good at his job, but he had a bit of an ego that Casey didn't like.
"He actually is. He does a lot of traveling and studies, and it pays real well, I guess." Casey told the four that were in the room with her.
"And how would you know that?" Will asked, and she couldn't help but blush.
"I kinda spend most of my time here." She squeaked out. Though she was a brilliant hacker, Casey was kind of shy. She was very independent and have never really had many friends, but she tried her best to be something that she had never thought she would ever be. The four looked at her for a moment, confused as to what she was talking about.
The two oak doors opened, making Casey turn around, and smile. Mack Hartford stood there, book in hand, and stopped when he saw the five there. Casey stood up and moved as soon as Mack saw her, wrapping her arms around his neck as his met around her waist.
"Hey! I didn't know you were back! How was Washington, D.C.?" Mack asked softly, holding her before letting her go with a small kiss to the cheek. Casey smiled and blushed.
"No one knows how to work their own security systems there, why do they have them if they can't work them?" She told him, which made Mack laugh. He then turned to the four, Rose and Ronny smiling as they realized why Casey spent so much time here.
"Hey guys, what's going on here?" He said to the others, confused.
"Join the party. We got a message from that Hartford guy, just like you." Ronny spoke up. Mack raised an eyebrow, confused. "Message? What message?"
Andrew Hartford and Spencer then entered the room from the other side. "Dad? What's going on?" Mack suddenly stated, shocking the four. Andrew looked up at Mack, before moving and separating the couple and forcing Mack out of the room. "Mr. Hartford?" She asked, before he had turned back to the five in the room.
"So that's why you spend your time here, you're dating him?" Ronny asked and Casey turned to look at her, before blushing and nodding.
"Welcome, I'm Andrew Hartford. And I need your help."
"No wait. . . I know this story. Moltor and Flurious!" Rose suddenly exclaimed as Andrew started to explain what was going on with the world right now. That evil had shown up because of a crown called the Corona Aurora. "They tried to steal the Corona Aurora. But the crown cursed them, changed their appearance, and sent them to distant planets, to live in their own element." Rose finished off.
The four remaining looked at her. "What? I took a year in ancient universal legends at Harvard. Besides, it's only a myth." Rose defended, and Casey smiled.
"But wait there's more. In order to stop anyone from using the crown's power, a guardian took the five jewels and scattered them on a distant planet. That planet was Earth." Andrew finished, trying to get them to stay.
The five stared at him like he was crazy, and Andrew quickly moved. "I accidentally freed Moltor and Flurious from their imprisonment. Now, thanks to me, them and every other power-crazed monster will be here soon. . .looking for the crown." He said, dashing toward the vault to open it.
Ronny didn't look thrilled, and immediately turned to leave, saying she had something else to do. Casey bit her lip, looking at the four, before taking a breath. "I think I'm going to go check on Mack." She said. Andrew looked betrayed from her.
"Wait! I need your help! I need to keep this from falling into the wrong hands!" Andrew exclaimed.
"You're rich. Buy an army." Will retorted, looking at him.
"An army can't stop them. You can. The four of you have the physical and mental qualities. Casey, you have the mental qualities to help look and keep track. And I have the money and technology to fight this evil. I can turn you into Power Rangers." He explained to the five of them standing there.
"Power Rangers? Yes!" Dax exclaimed.
"Personally, I don't work well with teammates, no offense guys. Good luck with. . . just. . . good luck." Will said as he turned, the others following.
"Spencer! Do something!"
"I will show them to the door, sir." Spencer finally said.
"No! Stop them!"
"Sir, even you cannot make people do something they don't want to do." Spencer told him.
Casey looked at the two in front of her, she really had nowhere else to go. She would just go find Mack and find something to do with him. But as soon as the four started to move, a blinding light stopped them, and the form of the guardian took
"He spoke the truth. The fate of your planet, your universe, rest in your hands. I am too weak to carry on myself." The knight spoke before he disappeared.
Casey then turned to Andrew. "So this is really true. You actually found it?" She said, as Andrew nodded.
Underneath the home, the four teens stood there getting their genes re-sequenced. Casey walked around the little headquarters, taking in the computer screens and all the gadgets around her. She wasn't becoming a ranger, Andrew needed her here.
"I want your help with finding the jewels to the crown. With your hacking skills, we may be able to pin point where the jewels are much quicker than without you." He explained to her. And she went with it. She didn't think she could ever be a ranger anyway. She wasn't strong enough or skilled. She was just, Casey Caruso. A famous hacker. There was nothing strong about that.
And besides, Mack wouldn't be happy with his dad if he put her girlfriend's life on the line every day.
"One thing you should know, is I would never ask you to do anything that I wouldn't do myself." Andrew spoke to them as the glowing finally stopped.
"I don't see you getting your genes scrambled." Ronny stated, and Casey couldn't help but giggle from where she was pressing buttons on the computer, seeing what worked what.
"I'm about to join you. I will be the fifth member of the team, the red Power Ranger. Spencer!" Andrew explained to them. But before he could even start, the elevator doors opened, and Mack walked out, staring at everything around him.
"Mack, you need to go home!" Andrew demanded as they both went back upstairs. Casey frowned, confused and not knowing what else to do at the moment.
The four walked outside from some fresh air, while Casey went back upstairs to see what was going on between Mack and Andrew, before deciding that probably wasn't a good idea. Before she could even walk outside to find out where the team went, Andrew sped past her and outside. Spencer then followed with Mack behind him outside. Casey managed to catch eyes with Mack, before following him outside.
"You need to leave right away." Spencer told the rangers, who were standing there, obviously having been in a fight. "You three, you'll find your vehicles in the garage. Rose, you're with me." Spencer explained to the four rangers.
He then turned to Casey. "You're with me as well. Might as well come along." He told her. Casey nodded, a little worried. She turned to see Mack trying to follow the three, before Spencer grabbed his shirt and pulled him back. "You're coming with me." He said, pulling him along. Casey couldn't help but giggle.
"You guys were awesome! You really gave it to them back there!" Mack exclaimed over the roar of the jeep to Rose. Casey was in the back seats, while Rose and Mack were in front of her, and Andrew and Spencer were driving and shotgun.
"I'm not exactly sure who was giving what to whom, but thanks." Rose told him, smiling softly. Casey chuckled and watched them. The remaining three were on motorbikes and ATV's in front of them. Casey moved forward to talk to the two, when the jeep was suddenly jerked forward, stopping hard.
Casey looked up to see a bunch of frozen creatures standing in front of the cars. Casey was confused. "Wait? I thought they were lizards, and hot?" She asked, confused.
"More foot soldiers." Spencer said, as Andrew grabbed and opened the box, showing off the five morphers waiting. "These are your overdrive trackers. Use these, and you'll be Power Rangers. I'll be right behind you." Andrew explained to them as the four grabbed their trackers and ran to the front.
Mack jumped forward, looking at his dad. "Dad, I want to help!"
"I don't know about you guys, but we can't wait for Hartford. Let's ranger up." Will stated, turning from the father and son, to the Chillers.
"Overdrive! Accelerate!"
In their place stood four rangers of black, blue, pink, and yellow. Casey grinned from where she was, before turning back to the father and son.
"Mack, I have to join my team. The answer is 'no'! Do you hear me?" Andrew told his son.
"I'll keep an eye on him, sir." Spencer said.
Andrew nodded and jumped out, but before he could morph, the chillers had attacked him, knocking the tracker from his hand. Casey made a move, going to jump out and grab it to toss to Andrew, before she screamed, chillers grabbing her.
"Casey!" Mack shouted as she struggled to get through them. Mack jumped out, grabbing the tracker and quickly morphing into the red ranger. Casey stood there, eyes wide as Mack attacked the chillers holding both his girlfriend and father.
"Go Mack! Be a hero." She said quickly, moving back into the jeep.
"Drive Lance!"
"Drive Slammer!"
"Drive Vortex!"
"Drive Claws!"
"Drive Geyser!"
"Give me the crown!" Moltor yelled, suddenly standing there, looking at the rangers, not to mention Hartford, who was still struggling. He managed to get the crown before turning around.
"Get the crown!" Andrew yelled, but the rangers were busy with the lizards and chillers. Casey cursed softly, before jumping out of the jeep once again and running through the fighting.
"Hey! Hot head!" She screamed, taking a round house kick, shocking the monster. But then Moltor had the best of her, grabbing her leg and tossing her across the ground. Casey cursed, loudly this time, as she fell.
"You're useless!" Moltor yelled as Casey got back up, to be blasted by Moltor.
"Pathetic Rangers!" He added, before he was gone. Casey laid there, grabbing her arm. She looked up when she felt hands on her shoulders, looking up at Mack, still in his ranger outfit, as the others followed around her. Moltor was gone. . . .
-To Be Continued!-