Power Rangers Tornado
Initiation of the Formation

"Well, things seem to have changed slightly," Darren stated.
"Or things have returned to normal, depending on how you think of it," Cheryl replied.
"At least we've become Rangers again," Ted commented, "It's strange that I was chosen to be the leader."
"I can explain that," Louise stated, "Technically, you became the leader of the Gamma Rangers when you unlocked the Vortex Ranger powers. The Vortex Ranger powers were made by Zordon, not as part of any Ranger team, but designed so that, if the Earth's protectors were about to fall, one of them would gain the powers of the Vortex Ranger. It's good thing Zordon made a separate power source for the Vortex Ranger powers, because his Morphin' Grid was destroyed in 1995."
"How do you know that?" asked Darren.
"Originally, I didn't know that," Louise replied, then pointed to the dinosaurs, "They knew that."
"So they must have known Zordon at some point," Darren stated.
"Exactly," Sean replied, "Ted unlocked powers that Zordon meant for an extreme emergency, so the dinosaurs considered him capable of leading this team. Incidentally, the reason the Vortex Ranger powers vanished after Tiamat and is forces were destroyed, is because that crisis had ended, so they won't be used again unless some other Ranger manages to unlock them at some time in the future."
'I've gone from having the most powerful Ranger powers, to being the leader of this new team,' Ted thought, 'I guess I've been demoted somewhat, but I still have a cool dinosaur, though.'
'dam straight!' the Spinosaurus agreed telepathically.
'You can read my mind?' Ted asked in thought.

"It seems the first monster to attack got defeated somewhat easily," stated Cypher.
"While he did, that isn't particularly bad," Asdrubael stated, "Now we actually know that the Tornado Rangers can be a threat to us."
"So then, we'll be prepared to finish them soon?" asked Kharn.
"I've already started," Asdrubael stated. Suddenly a door opened and four warriors entered the room.

The first of these warriors was General Nautilus, the only one of the four Generals to be from the same planet as Asdrubael. General Nautilus was based on some kind of aquatic reptile, and had white and bronze armour. Presumably, Asdrubael had made him a General for being the most capable warrior on his home planet.
The second was General Deathflight, who was the only female General out of Asdrubael's four Generals. General Deathflight, obviously, had the ability to fly. General Deathflight had entirely white armour, with only her wings, which were black, being unarmoured.
The third of these warriors was General Doomtunnel, who had mostly white armour, but there was a red 'V'-shaped part of his armour attached to his chest. Also, he had several drills, which were gold. General Doomtunnel obviously used these to fight opponents, whereas the others had no obvious weapons.
The last of the four Generals was General Firestrike. General Firestrike had black and silver armour, which obviously stood out, given that the other three had mostly white armour. General Firestrike's armoured gauntlets were based on pincers; no-one knew if his actual hands were pincers.

"Now, the time has come," Asdrubael stated, "Nautilus, you shall be the first General to be in control of the missions to destroy the Tornado Rangers."
"Well, he'd obviously choose someone of his own species," stated Doomtunnel sarcastically.
"That is irrelevant!" shouted Asdrubael, "I have decided which of you shall be given the task of destroying the Rangers! Nautilus, begin the assault!"

Nautilus took out some paper with notes written on it and gave it to Cypher. Cypher looked at the paper, then laughed evilly. Then Cypher took the Bio-Cannon and teleported away.

Cypher arrived at a zoo. Fortunately, no one was here, so nobody would run screaming, alerting the heroes of this plan. Cypher then fired the Bio-Cannon at a yellow lizard that lived in the desert. The monster known as Sandcrusher then appeared as the reptile was transformed. Then several Bio-Warriors appeared.

Onboard the ShuttleBase, the sensors went off again. Then, the monitors showed Sandcrusher walked along a street, blasting everything in sight.

"What are these creatures anyway?" Darren asked.
'They are animals, after Asdrubael and his forces use the Bio-Cannon on them,' the Postosuchus informed Darren telepathically.
"Well, I guess we've got to stop them," stated Ted.

"Tornado power, activate!" the five heroes called as they morphed.

Sandcrusher and the Bio-Warriors following him were shocked to see the Tornado
Rangers standing ready to defeat them.

"What?" asked Sandcrusher, "Don't tell me there's people stupid enough to think they can win against Asdrubael's army of terror!"
"Which army of terror is that?" Tornado Red asked.
"I've never been terrified by these forces," Tornado Black added.
"You have the nerve to mock us?" asked Sandcrusher, "Bio-Warriors, attack!"

The Bio-Warriors attacked. Tornado Blue kicked one backwards, before blocking a punch from another and spinning, punching a third and knocking him down. Tornado Blue then ducked, as two Bio-Warriors punched at the same time. Their momentum carried them forward, and Tornado Blue punched them both, knocking them over.
Tornado White then kicked another Bio-Warrior backwards. Tornado Yellow, Tornado Black and Tornado Red were also fighting the Bio-Warriors, who quickly retreated after they realised how difficult it was to defeat the Rangers.

"I won't retreat just because I was faced with a few attacks," stated Sandcrusher, "Prepare to be destroyed, Rangers!" Sandcrusher then attacked by, of all things, sending sand towards the heroes. However, the sand exploded, driving them back.
"As you can see, there's nothing that could save you from defeat!"

Tornado Red then drew his laser, and fired, the blasts hitting Sandcrusher, but not seeming to have an effect.
"I am impervious to weak laser blasts such as those," Sandcrusher shouted, before he charged and slammed his claws into Tornado Red, throwing him to the ground. Sandcrusher prepared to attack, when Tornado Blue and Tornado Yellow attacked. However, Sandcrusher swing his tail, knocking them away, before Tornado White and Tornado Black blocked his claws with their blades. Tornado Red then struck the monster's gut with his Tornado Sword.

"Fools! I shall crush you to demonstrate my own superiority!" shouted Sandcrusher, firing a blast of flame from his mouth. Tornado Blue held out his Tornado Shield, and the front of the shield began glowing yellow as it absorbed the attack. Then he shield launched the flame back at the monster before returning to normal.

Sandcrusher then spun, deflecting the blast with his tail and causing it to strike a building. A hole was blasted in the building's wall.
"See, regardless of your attempts to prevent damage to this city, you cannot stop me!" Sandcrusher shouted. Then the monster charged again, slamming his claws into each Ranger, throwing them back.

"Now are you convinced that I'm unstoppable?" asked Sandcrusher.
"No, I'm convinced you're an egomaniac!" Tornado Black shouted, as he charged again. Sandcrusher fired again, and Tornado Black used his shield to capture the flame attack. However, instead of launching it back, he continued charging, and slammed the shield into Sandcrusher, hitting him with the energy with no chance to react. Sandcrusher fell to the ground.

Sandcrusher then held out his claws, and yellow electricity shot forward, striking Tornado Black and throwing him backwards.
"Why won't this monster just accept defeat?" Tornado Black asked, surprised as the determination the monster showed. Sandcrusher charged again, trying to strike Tornado Black with his claws, but Tornado Black swung his Tornado Sword, which struck the monster between to claws and forced him back.

Tornado Black then attached his shield to the hilt of his sword, and Tornado Yellow stood next to him. They positioned the swords to the edges of the shields touched each other, resembling the lower half of a star-shaped. Then Tornado Blue and tornado White positioned their swords on top, also with the shields attached, almost completing the star. Tornado Red then attached his shield to his sword and positioned it centrally, finishing the formation.

"Tornado Star, fire!" the Rangers called, as the blades energised, but the energy was transferred to the shields and fired. Sandcrusher was hit and fell back, collapsing. To the Rangers' shock, he turned into sand. The sand then rose into the air and dispersed, forming a huge cloud of sand, which then transformed into Sandcrusher once more.

"What now?" asked Tornado Blue.
'We'll demonstrate,' the Styracosaurus told Tornado Blue telepathically. Suddenly, the Styracosaurus then transformed into the legs and lower torso of something. The Spinosaurus formed most of the upper torso and also completed the lower torso. The Pteranodon finished the torso and formed the head also The Tylosaurus and Postosuchus transformed into the arms of the Tornado Megazord. The Spinosaurus head folded down, however, as if the Spinosaurus's head continued pointing forward, then due to the long snout, the Tornado Megazord and Sandcrusher would only have been able to punch each other, for example, if they punched at the same time and their fists collided.

The Rangers suddenly found themselves in a cockpit.
"How can there be a cockpit?" asked Tornado White.
'It's kind of a manifestation,' the Pteranodon informed the group telepathically, 'For us to assist you, we also need to fuse with your powers. I guess since most Megazords are machines and would therefore have cockpits, the area you are in is a cockpit because that's what you collectively thought it should be.'

"Plasma Fist!" shouted Tornado Yellow. The Tylosaurus fist began glowing, as plasma energy encircled the fist. Then the Tornado Megazord punched Sandcrusher, discharging the plasma energy into him.
"Volcano Beam," Tornado Black called, as the hand of the Postosuchus arm fired a blast of molten rock into Sandcrusher. Sandcrusher was burnt badly, obviously, and fell back.
"Lightning Kick!" Tornado Blue called, as electricity encircled the Megazord's left foot. The Tornado Megazord then kicked Sandcrusher, throwing him backwards and discharging electricity into him.

"Tylosaur Cutter, online!" Tornado Yellow called, as the Tylosaurus's tail detached and transformed into a blade, which the Tornado Megazord slashed Sandcrusher with, but was unable to pierce his reptilian scales with.
"Tornado Blast, fire!" the Tornado Rangers called, as energy fired from the five dinosaurs flew forward, before merging together and spinning, forming a drill-shape. This tore through Sandcrusher's lower torso, and energy exploded out of him, removing his left arm and head before he fell and exploded.

"Given the information we have on the Megazord already on this planet, that finisher seemed somewhat violent," stated Cypher.
"It doesn't matter too much if the finisher is violent," stated Nautilus, "Next time, I shall obliterate them!"

Asdrubael knew that his opponents wouldn't be easy to defeat, but at least this would be more interesting than an easy victory.