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POWER RANGERS STAR FORCE
Curiosity Killed the Cat
"Alright, everyone. Let's take it from the beginning!" The teacher took his seat in one of the chairs facing the stage area of the small bare-walled room. On the large flat surface that was supposedly a stage, Tim and a female student stepped out from opposite sides.
"How now, spirit! whither wander you?" Tim recited from the lines he had memorized, although he and his scene partner both held a copy of the script in their hands just in case.
"Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be: In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours: I must go seek some dewdrops here And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear. Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I'll be gone: Our queen and all our elves come here anon."
"The king doth keep his revels here to-night: Take heed the queen come not within his sight; For Oberon is passing fell and wrath, Because that she as her attendant hath A lovely boy, stolen from an Indian king; She never had so sweet a changeling; And jealous Oberon would have the child Knight of his train, to trace the forests wild; But she perforce withholds the loved boy, Crowns him with flowers and makes him all her joy: And now they never meet in grove or green, By fountain clear, or spangled starlight sheen, But, they do square, that all their elves for fear Creep into acorn-cups and hide them there."
"Either I mistake your shape and making quite, Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite Call'd Robin Goodfellow: are not you he That frights the maidens of the villagery; Skim milk, and sometimes labour in the quern And bootless make the breathless housewife churn; And sometime make the drink to bear no barm; Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm? Those that Hobgoblin call you and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck: Are not you he? "
"Thou speak'st aright; I am that merry wanderer of the night. I jest to Oberon and make him smile When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile, Neighing in likeness of a filly foal: And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl, In very likeness of a roasted crab, And when she drinks, against her lips I bob And on her wither'd dewlap pour the ale. The wisest aunt, telling the saddest tale, Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me; Then slip I from her bum, down topples she, And 'tailor' cries, and falls into a cough; And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh, And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear A merrier hour was never wasted there. But, room, fairy! here comes Oberon."
"And here my mistress. Would that he were gone!"
As two more students stepped out onto the stage, the female student stepped off while Tim stepped back, trying a little to hide the gold lion ring on his finger.
o o o
"One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Come on, everyone. Keep it fluid!" Brian walked back and forth in a gymnasium wearing a white gi and a blue shirt underneath. His thumbs were tucked under his black belt as he observed his class of twenty students ranging from ages six to twelve. He had his watch looped around his belt, which in turn had been threaded through a silver scorpion ring. "Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten! And breathe in. And out slowly." He continued his pacing as he observed the kids.
"Good work. Now everyone have a seat." Brian waited until his students had sat down. "Green belts, step forward please." Six kids stood back up and came to the front of the class. They stood in a line and faced their fellow classmates. On their sensei's instruction, they began to perform their kata before the others. Brian stood to the side and observed them carefully. The three on the right were the best of the class, being the closest to achieving their next rank. The other three were close behind them. However, the six of them together were by far the most disciplined of his students. He hoped the others would learn from them.
o o o
Jaycee was at work. She stood behind the counter at the front of a family restaurant with a pile of menus beside her. It was about mid-afternoon, so it was fairly quiet. She looked up from her work when she saw three people walk in. "Table for three, please." Jaycee then looked at the floor plan of the restaurant in front of her and marked a table before grabbing three menus off the pile.
"This way please." She led them through the dining room to their table and distributed the menus as they sat down. "Your server will be with you in a moment." She left them to return to her post, a silver goat ring on her finger shining in the light coming in from the windows.
o o o
Miranda was at home. There was really nothing for her to do today, so she stayed at home to do some drawing. She was working off her tablet trying to draw a picture of two of her favorite characters from a televsion show. However the tablet was doing a horrible job at picking up her stylus strokes. It was probably time to get a new one, she thought. In fact it seemed very likely.
o o o
Chance was in the comic shop browsing through the comics as per his weekly custom. He always came into the shop at least twice a week, once to buy comics and the other to participate in one of the shop's weekly card game tournaments. Occasionally he would come in on his own another time or with somebody for some reason or other, but that did not happen to often. Once he selected his comics, he went to the cashier to pay for them. He had a feeling that this week was going to be good.
o o o
High above the planet, Castle Nebula continued its orbit around the Earth. Telescopium was in his observatory when the doors behind him hissed open and Cepheus stepped in. The room itself was tall and cylindrical with a domed ceiling. Save for a table, a chair, and a light, the only other object in the room was the impressive telescope which rose high up the room surrounded by a spiral staircase and expanded through an opening in the roof, giving Telescopium the ability to see out toward the stars.
"Telescopium, I must find something to destroy those Rangers with," the King said as he planted his feet down and banged the Star Sceptre against the floor.
"Well my King, I've been searching and I may have found something we can use," Telescopium reported, "Look here." He stepped away from his telescope and Cepheus made his way up the stairs and peered through it.
"Lynx?" he questioned.
"Yes. He is an ideal hunter. He can find those Rangers and dispose of them quickly. He is quite the savage beast, so I do not know how well he will obey orders."
"He will obey my orders!" Cepheus descended from the telescope and Telescopium followed. They walked back to the throne room where Draco and Triangulum stood at attention upon his return.
"My King, please allow me another chance against these Rangers," the dragon knight pleaded as he bowed whilst saluting.
"Your time will come, Draco," Cepheus said calmly, "But first we must find out who the Rangers are. Then you can dispose off them." He looked up into space and watched as the constellation Lynx passed before him. "I call on the spirit of the savage beast. Lynx, come forth!" Cepheus thrust the Star Sceptre toward the stars and a beam of light shot forward and engulfed the constellation in its radiance. He ceased his spell and watched as the stars blinked and suddenly a loud feline roar filled the air as a humanoid, yet still clearly cat-like, monster appeared in the throne room. He stood like a bipedal lynx covered in bright orange fur. He had the face of a wildcat with sharp whiskers and stripes on either side of his face and two pointed ears. A long mane of fiery orange hair trailed down his head, which was adorned with a spiky orange collar. He was dressed like a jungle man with just a loincloth, but he also wore armor on his shoulders that was held in place by leather straps that crisscrossed across his chest and back, metal bracers on his arms and legs, as well as an armored belt around his waist. His hands and feet were notably large and possessed sharp claws.
"Who dares call upon the savage Lynx?" he snarled.
"I dare." Cepheus stood before him. "I am Cepheus, King of the Stars. And I have summoned you with a task."
Lynx snarled. "Nobody commands the savage Lynx!" Draco immediately placed himself in front of his king and drew his sword.
"Step no closer and kneel before your king!" Lynx roared and charged. Draco raised Eltanin and swung downward, but the wildcat monster caught the blade in his claws.
Cepheus stepped forward and fired a burst of magic from his staff that stunned Lynx and then he pointed his weapon at him and an aura of radiance surrounded the creature, allowing the King to bring him to his knees. "You will kneel before your king."
Lynx snarled but reluctantly succumbed. "I will…kneel…before my…my king…"
"Excellent." Cepheus ceased his spell and brought the Star Sceptre into rest position. "Now listen, Lynx. You are the one of the best hunters in the universe, correct?"
"One of the best? Bah! I AM the best!"
"Then prove it. Find the Power Rangers. Discover their identities and then I want you to destroy them!"
"The hunt is on, my King!" Lynx roared and vanished in a burst of fire.
"My King, do you really believe Lynx will find the Rangers?" Draco questioned.
"Of course not. But he will serve well as bait to lure them out," Cepheus answered "But if he does prove to be worth more than I give him credit for, then this will be over much sooner than we thought. Prepare a platoon of Astrals for standby."
o o o
Lynx appeared just outside the city next to a large sign that said, "Welcome to St. Rose". He snarled and let out a roar, which attracted the attention of several passing drivers. In their distracted state, most of which happened upon seeing a giant lynx creature standing by the road, many of them lost control and wound up hitting each other or going off the road.
"I must find the Rangers!" Lynx snarled and began to prowl. He listened and smelled carefully. Then with lightning-quick reflexes he jumped and headed into town. Upon his arrival he let out a roar which caused many citizens to turn and then run away screaming at the sight of him.
"It's no use! I will find the Rangers!"
o o o
"My Queen, there's danger on Earth!" Caelum cried.
"Quickly Caelum, summon the Rangers," ordered Cassiopeia.
"Right away!" The robotic creature replied as he began tapping his chest.
o o o
"See you guys tomorrow!" Tim had just finished his theatre class and was just leaving when his phone rang. He looked at the number and quickly looked around before running off to a quiet spot. "This is Tim. What's going on, Caelum?"
"Emergency. Come to the Star Palace immediately," Caelum urged.
"I'm on my way." After hanging up, Tim double-checked to make sure nobody was around and then touched two fingers to his ring. Its eyes lit up red before he vanished toward the sky.
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Brian had just finished changing into his street clothes when he got the call. Making sure nobody could see him, he touched his scorpion ring to teleport skyward in a blur of blue light.
o o o
Jaycee had finished work and was just about to enter her home when her phone rang. After she had answered it, she touched the goat ring on her finger and disappeared.
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Miranda was still at home when she received the call and quickly passed her hand over her ram ring which teleported her toward the Star Palace.
o o o
"And that's why I think that's just how it should be," the kid finished.
"Bull-" Chance never got to finish as his phone rang and he answered it. "I'm in the middle of something."
"Chance," Caelum's voice came through, "Come to the Star Palace. It's an emergency."
"We'll finish this later." Chance left the store and rounded the corner into the alley beside the building. Once he was certain he was clear, he brought up his hand and touched his bull ring to teleport.
o o o
The five Rangers arrived at the Star Palace simultaneously. "Cassiopeia, what's up?" asked Brian.
"Caelum, show them please," the Queen requested.
"Right away." Caelum tapped at his chest and his face lit up and displayed a hologram.
"What is that?" asked Miranda.
"That is Lynx, one of the constellations visible from your planet," Cassiopeia explained, "Cepheus has turned it into a monster in order to find you and lure you out."
"Well he's going to succeed," said Chance.
"He's definitely luring us out," Jaycee agreed.
"Yes. Even though that is his plan, you must comply with it to save those innocents," Cassiopeia said.
"Well, we have no choice then." Tim stepped forward. "Let's do it, guys." He and the others held up their bracelet wrists and touched two fingers to their respective signs, which transformed them into their Star Transers.
"Star Force, Light It Up!"
"Taurus Star Force Power!"
"Capricorn Star Force Power!"
"Aries Star Force Power!"
"Scorpio Star Force Power!"
"Leo Star Force Power!"
Once morphed, the Rangers teleported down to St. Rose downtown where Lynx had already begun to wreak havoc.
"Where are you Rangers?" he snarled loudly.
"You called?" Tim's voice rang out. Lynx turned and saw the Power Rangers standing on a rooftop.
"A raging beast has no place in our quiet city!"
"We'll show you the power we have!"
"In the name of Cassiopeia, we will stop you!"
"We are the guardians of the Earth!"
"We are the defenders of the peace!"
"Power Rangers Star Force!"
"There you are, Power Rangers!" Lynx snarled and roared as the Rangers jumped off the building and landed gracefully on the cement. "Astrals, come down!" Several meteors came crashing down around the feline creature and deposited a platoon of Astrals.
"Rangers, ready!" On Tim's command, all five Rangers summoned their weapons.
"Attack!" roared Lynx and the Astrals charged, chakrams drawn. The two opposing forces met in the middle and the battle commenced.
Jaycee backed away as two Astrals swung at her. She swung her fans and deflected several of their attacks before kicking one away. The other she turned on and got inside its guard by blocking its swings on the inside. It tried to pull back, but she closed her fans and hooked them over its arms. Now that she had control over her opponent, she began hitting it in the stomach with her knees. When she finally released it from her grasp, she kicked it back and then opened her fans and slashed it across the chest.
Brian thrust his Scorpio Staff into the stomach of an incoming Astral. As another one came toward him from behind, he grasped his weapon and thrust it backward, sliding it through the centers of his attacker's weapons. He spun the staff and knocked the chakrams out of his opponent's hands before spinning around and kicking him back. Another Astral suddenly came and grabbed Brian from behind, but the Blue Ranger had his own back covered. He shifted his weapon in his hand and fired a Scorpio Sting into his attacker. The Astral was caught off guard, allowing Brian to break free and elbow it in the stomach before knocking it back with his Scorpio Staff.
A shot rang out as Chance blew away another Astral with his Taurus Rifle. He cocked it and the empty shell flew out and clattered to the cement as he loaded his next shot and fired it at another footsoldier. The Green Ranger didn't seem too focused on trying to aim for their weakspots. One Astral charged at him from behind, but he dropped down and swept its feet out from under it. As it landed on its back, Chance stood up back up and fired a shot into its chest, causing the Astral to implode and leave behind only its armor. As three more enemies charged in, he kicked the fallen footsoldier's helmet toward them before rushing forward in their confusion and striking their heads with his fist.
Five Astrals charged up their chakrams and threw them all at once. Miranda stood her ground and spun her kamas to deflect them aside, trying to conserve as much energy as she could. Once the last one had been knocked aside, she drew back her arm. "My turn." Before the chakrams could return to their owners, she charged up her weapons and unleashed an electric burst that coursed through her enemies at once. An Astral suddenly came at her from behind, but she thrust her weapons over her shoulders and hooked the blades under its armpits before flinging over her head and into the pile of its electrified comrades. One more came in using its chakrams as melee weapons and she exchanged blows with it before using one of her kamas to hook one of the circular blades and pulled it out of its hand. She then smacked it on the head with the end of her weapons and kicked the Astral back.
Meanwhile Tim was engaging Lynx in battle. The feral feline was ferocious and swung his arms repeatedly trying to shred him with his claws. The Red Ranger fought bravely with his sword, but could only block and deflect blows as they came. "Do you honestly think that puny sword can stand up to my claws?" Lynx snarled as he continued swiping at his opponent. Tim raised his weapon and blocked again before shoving him back as hard as he could.
"Leo's Roar!" His blade was suddenly ablaze with fire and he swung his sword, sending a wave of flame at Lynx and knocking him back. He then rushed in and slashed him across the chest.
Lynx rolled across the ground and got back to his feet. "Bah! I cannot fight in this concrete jungle!" And with that, he got down on all fours and ran away.
"After him!" Tim yelled.
"How? He's too fast!" said Brian.
"Leave that to me," Andromeda's voice said. Up at the Star Palace, the Princess turned to one of her drawers and opened it, taking out a jar with five shimmering lights inside. She opened it and the lights flew out and grew, turning into five small comets that shot down from the palace and landed in front of the rangers, depositing five silver motorcycles, each with streamlined designs trailing from the back and including the Rangers' respective colors.
o o o
"What are those?" asked Caelum.
"I suspect Andromeda has something to do with them," said Cassiopeia as her daughter entered the throne room.
"I made them from those comets we collected a long time ago when we were on vacation in the Feramoon galaxy," Andromeda answered, "I call them the Cometcycles."
o o o
The Power Rangers looked at their gifts from above and admired them. "These are amazing!" Tim exclaimed.
"They're beautiful," Miranda commented.
"Looks fast," Brian said as he examined his more closely.
We should be able to catch up with him then," said Jaycee.
"I wanted a Harley," was all Chance said.
"You get what the space princess gives you," responded Miranda.
The Rangers mounted their Cometcycles and took off, each leaving a stream of light of their respective rider's color behind them.
o o o
Lynx was still running along the highway trying to get to wherever it was he wanted. "I shouldn't be much longer now." Suddenly lasers shot forward from behind him and struck the ground. "What the?" He turned his head and saw the Power Rangers coming toward him firing lasers from their Cometcycles.
"Everyone again!" Tim called out. The Rangers squeezed the triggers on their handlebars and fired more shots at Lynx, trying their best to drive him off the road.
"We need more firepower," said Brian, "This isn't enough!"
"I got this." Chance stood up on his Cometcycle and drew his Taurus Rifle. He fired off several shots that exploded around Lynx before finally hitting his target. The large cat tumbled across the road and finally came to a stop. The Rangers stopped and got off their bikes and approached him.
"You can't win," snarled Lynx, "The hunted do not defeat the hunter!"
"I think it's time to end this," announced Tim, "Bring them together!"
First Miranda attached her kamas to the sides of Chance's gun with the blades pointed outward. Then Jaycee attached her fans to the sides as well. Next they attached the end of Brian's staff to the butt of the rifle and finally locked the hilt of Tim's sword inside the barrel. When their weapons had finally been assembled, the Rangers had created a massive spear.
"What is that?" Lynx demanded.
"The end for you," answered Tim as Brian and Miranda held onto his shoulders and hips while Jaycee and Chance respectively held onto theirs.
"Not if I get you first!" roared Lynx. He snarled as he scratched the ground and charged forward at full speed.
"Cosmic Lance!" Tim spun the spear around once as the head began to glow and he lowered it to his side before thrusting the combined weapon forward. A light extended from the tip and impaled Lynx through the chest. As the light faded, the feline monstrosity staggered backward and the Rangers separated their weapons and turned their back on him as Lynx fell and his body exploded.
o o o
"Bad news, my King," Telescopium reported, "Lynx has fallen."
"You know how much I hate incompetence," Cepheus said as he stood up from his throne and walked to the balcony, "But in this case, I must give him a second chance." He held up the Star Sceptre. "I call upon the Star of Might. Bathe my monster in your light!" The stars began to line up and once they had formed a single line the light from the Star of Might passed along them and shot toward Earth.
o o o
On Earth, Lynx was bathed in the light of the Star of Might. There was a flash followed by an explosion and the ferocious feline grew into a giant. "Now we can truly play cat and mouse!" he roared.
"Spirits of the stars, we call upon you to lend us your power!" the Power Rangers cried in unison with their hands outstretched toward the sky.
"Green Taurus Starzord!" A light shined forth from the constellation of Taurus and illuminated the bull carving on the Star Palace's wall with a green radiance. The light then shined upon the Earth and from a large mountain range, a big green tank burst out from the rocks. It rode low but fast on four sets of treads which were located under two pairs of leg-like decorative designs. The front was a large bull's head with golden eyes, horns, and a nose ring.
"Yellow Aries Starzord!" Light from the constellation of Aries illuminated the ram carving with a yellow glow on the Star Palace's wall and shined down toward one of Earth's many forests. Amongst the trees, a large yellow tank activated. It rolled through the foliage on powerful treads. The front of the massive machine had been shaped like a ram's head with large silver horns and eyes.
"Pink Capricorn Starzord!" The constellation of Capricorn gave off a brilliant shine as the goat carving lit up with pink light. Streams of bright light shined down on the sea and from its depths emerged a giant white robot goat. Pink stripes ran down its back, legs, sides, underside, and the center of its head. Its golden horns served as a plough against the waves before it jumped onto land and galloped across the world.
"Blue Scorpio Starzord!" The rays of light from the constellation Scorpio illuminated the scorpion carving on the wall of the Star Palace with a blue shine. The light went on to shine upon a desert and the sands shifted to give way to an enormous blue mechanical scorpion. It snapped its enormous claws as it raised its tail with its silver stinger. Four red eyes shimmered as it ran across the sands on its eight legs.
"Red Leo Starzord!" The constellation Leo emitted a brilliant radiance and the lion carving on the Star Palace's wall illuminated bright red. The light shined down upon the Earth and a large explosion erupted from the peak of a volcano as an enormous mechanical lion jumped out from the fiery crater. It roared as it ran down the side of the mountain on four legs, its golden mane shining along with its piercing golden eyes while its silver fangs gleamed in the sunlight.
With the five Starzords summoned, the Power Rangers jumped into the air and boarded their respective Zords. The Red Ranger landed inside his cockpit and took his seat. "This is Tim. All Rangers report in."
"Jaycee here."
"Brian reporting in."
"This is Miranda."
"Yo, it's Chance."
"Let's bring them together!" Tim commanded.
The Capricorn Zord's body folded up, bringing its rear up to its front and connecting the hind legs up with the forelegs as the head split in two and moved out onto the sides where there would be hips. The Taurus and Aries Zords' heads rose up and slid to the backs of their respective bodies. In doing so, the place that they had once occupied extended out to form feet while the heads positioned themselves upon what would become knees. They threw themselves into reverse and connected with the Capricorn Zord, the Taurus Zord forming the right leg and the Aries Zord forming the left.
As the construct rose into an upright position, the Leo Zord's back opened up to reveal a docking station. The Scorpio Zord folded in its legs and slid into it perfectly head-to-head with the red mech, whose forelegs folded into themselves and then rotated to form pauldrons over the blue machine's shoulders. As the second construct moved to connect with the first, the Scorpio Zord's arms lowered and the claws opened and folded back all the way, allowing the missile launchers within to extend outward and then rotate one hundred and eighty degrees, replacing them with hands and then sliding back to lock them in place. The rear of the Leo Zord opened up to allow its hind legs to fold into its body and it proceeded to dock with the Capricon Zord. Once all five Starzords had finished combining, the Scorpio Zord's tail wrapped around to form a belt as the Leo Zord's head folded down to form the chest and revealed the Megazord's head.
"Star Force Megazord online!"
"I will tear you apart shred by shred!" Lynx ran toward the Megazord and brought his claws down onto its shoulders, but the mechanical giant raised its arms and knocked him back before swinging a punch at his face. The ferocious feline recovered quickly and ducked another punch to make a swipe at his opponent's waist. His claws made contact and a large shower of sparks erupted from the impact. The Megazord spun around with another swing, but Lynx avoided that as well.
"Take this!" snarled Lynx. His fur stood up on end and he began pelting the Megazord with a rain of needle-like hairs. Small explosions erupted all over giant robot and caused it to stagger backward.
"We're taking heavy fire!" Jaycee reported.
As soon as Lynx let up his attack he pounced onto the Megazord and used his weight to bring it down to the ground. He then proceeded to maul it with his fangs, causing more sparks to shower out.
"I'm going out there!" Chance yelled.
"It won't do any good," responded Brian, "Your Zord can't reach him. He isn't on the ground for you to ram him."
"Then I guess it's up to me then." Miranda's seat descended from the Megazord cockpit and into that of the Aries Starzord. "Detach!" Her Zord separated and folded back into its original form. She drove some distance away and turned around. "Here we go." She pulled her trigger and the horns from her Zord shot out and wrapped around Lynx's shoulders. Once her target was ensnared she threw the Aries Zord into reverse and floored the gas pedal. The sudden movement jerked Lynx back and threw him off the Megazord.
"Go for it now, Brian!" Tim cried.
"I'm on it!" Brian slammed his console and both of the Megazord's hands swapped out for the Scorpio Starzord's original missile launchers. The giant robot sat up and the Blue Ranger pulled the trigger, firing off all four projectiles at once. Miranda quickly released her hold and drove away as the missiles hit their mark and exploded against Lynx. The Aries Starzord reattached to the Star Force Megazord, allowing it to stand back up, and the Yellow Ranger rejoined her team in the cockpit.
"Cassiopeia, we need the Star Sword," said Tim.
"Here it comes!" the Queen replied. Within the Star Palace, the Star Sword was pulled from its resting place in the garden and sent down to Earth. When it arrived on the battlefield, the Megazord grabbed it.
"You'll pay for that!" Lynx snarled as he got up, but suddenly felt cold steel against him as he rose. The Megazord drew its arm back and cut deep into his shoulder. The Rangers wasted no time and dealt several more slashes to their target before kicking him back.
"Let's finish it now," declared Tim.
"Starlight Strike!" The Star Sword was imbued with the cosmic powers of the stars and the Megazord swung it to release a wave of light that struck Lynx. The ferocious feline was thrown back and upon landing on the ground exploded. The Megazord stood tall as the sunlight reflected off its body and its sword.
o o o
"My King, please do not be upset!" begged Telescopium.
"Do I look upset?" Cepheus questioned as he sat on his throne staring at his scrying orb.
"Well…no," replied the Telescope.
"Then perhaps you'd best cease your incessant noise before I do get upset."
"Yes, my King." Telescopium backed away and left the throne room as Cepheus resumed watching his scrying orb.
"Lynx failed to track the Power Rangers and discover their identities, but his efforts were not wasted. His sacrifice means only that I can now scry for myself their identities." The Star King leaned in closer as he watched the Starzords return to their hiding places for standby and paid especially close attention as the Rangers unmorphed.
"I know who you are now, Rangers. And soon I will know everything about you."
o o o
"That lynx thing was a pain," Miranda sighed as the Rangers rested in the Star Palace.
"Lynx was but the first of many constellations Cepheus will attempt to bring to life to hunt us down," Cassiopeia explained.
"Well I guess now we know what we're up against," Brian thought out loud, "But just what is Cepheus capable of with the Star Sceptre?"
"Be thankful he never got the last piece," Caelum stated.
"And we're going to make sure he never does," Tim assured him as well as Cassiopeia and Andromeda.
"That's going to be easier said than done," Jaycee reminded everybody.
"I'm not worried," said Chance, "I'll punch Cepheus' face in so hard, he's gonna…"
"Okay, I'm just going to stop you right there," Tim interrupted.
"We truly appreciate what you are doing, Rangers," Andromeda said gratefully.
"As the Power Rangers Star Force, you shall uphold your duties as guardians," said Cassiopeia.
Tim, Brian, Miranda, Chance, and Jaycee looked from the Queen over to Andromeda and then at each other. They nodded in understanding. They were a team and together they would do everything it took to stop Cepheus.
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And so concludes the second chapter of Power Rangers Star Force. Standard footnotes, et cetera, derpy derpy doo.