DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the subplots. I have to apologize for the choppy editing in this story and for the future stories. It was kind of hard to break up.
Zedd watched as three streaks of light flew through the air.
"Ohhhh! Blast! Where are those three going?" he wondered.
"What's going on?" Rita queried. If it had to do with the Power Rangers, she needed to know.
"For some reason, the Gold, Silver, and Black Rangers are traveling to another planet," Zedd answered.
"This is the perfect time for an attack, Empress. With the Red and Pink Rangers down with a human ailment, the rest of the Rangers will drop like flies," Goldar stated.
"Yes, you're right, Goldar. Check on Finster and see if his monster is ready," Rita ordered.
"At once, Empress," Goldar replied and went to do so.
"We must conquer Earth before Dregon gets his eye on it," Zedd proclaimed. "Do you think this monster of Finster's can deliver?"
"Of course. By making the rest of the Power Brats sick, the Earth will be ours for the taking," Rita replied. Goldar entered Finster's lab.
"Finster, Rita wants a report on the Repellentor," he told him. Then there was a blast and the monster-a creature with slimy green skin and multiple horns growing out of its head-appeared. Goldar grimaced at the sight. It sure was ugly. "Bring it to Rita," he instructed. Finster did so.
"Empress Rita, I present to you, the Repellentor," Finster said.
"He's so ugly," Scorpina commented. The creature roared and started for her only to have her summon her boomerang. Rita zapped the creature with her wand and then sent it down to Earth.
"And how exactly is going to be able to make the Rangers sick? No one in their right mind would even look at that thing, much less touch it," Zedd stated.
"I took that into account and equipped it with the power to become invisible as well as the power to immobilize its victims through toxic spores. While invisible, Repellentor will be able to touch his victims with them being none the wiser," Finster answered.
"Good work, Finster," Rita approved. Now that's a plan, she thought to herself. Meanwhile, the Gold, Silver, and Black Rangers landed on Edenoi.
"Whoa. It looks pretty rough," the Silver Ranger commented.
"You hear those explosions?" the Gold Ranger asked.
"Yeah, and it sounds like they're getting closer," the Black Ranger replied. There came a blast and they began to run.
"Man, whoever's out there sure has some heavy-duty fire power!" the Gold Ranger panted.
"You're not kidding," the Black Ranger muttered.
"Look for cover!" the Silver Ranger shouted. Count Dregon ordered his generals to fire on the planet again and the command was carried out. On the planet, the three Rangers noticed a rock formation and hurried towards it. Hopefully, it'd provide some cover from the assault. The Black Ranger looked past a rock and motioned for the other two to join him.
"What is it?" the Silver Ranger questioned. The Black Ranger pointed to a small group of people who were digging.
"What are they doing?" the Gold Ranger wondered, noting the cloaks and gas masks, and the Black Ranger shrugged. He had no clue. Just then, there were yells from behind them and they turned around to see a small number of people dressed in the same manner as the people digging.
"What are you doing here?" one of the group-a male-asked angrily.
"Hold on. We just came to check on you," the Black Ranger told them, holding up his hands in a placating manner.
"A likely story," the same man scoffed.
"It's true. We received a distress signal from here," the Gold Ranger told them.
"Lies! We would send no message to the likes of you," another of the group-another man-stated.
"You pose as friends but your garments betray you as soldiers of Count Dregon," the first man declared. "I call upon the Powers of light and truth to become Masked Rider," he continued.
"Masked Who?" the Gold and Silver Rangers whispered to the Black Ranger who shrugged while making an 'I don't know' noise. "Ecto-Phase Activate!" At once, the man was in a black suit of armor. Ew! He's dressed as a giant bug, the Black Ranger thought in disgust. True, he wasn't as afraid of bugs and insects as he used to be, but he still didn't like 'em. Then, there was no more time for similar thoughts as the group spread out and attacked the Rangers. This guy definitely has the wrong idea about us, the Black Ranger thought as he fended off the man. Meanwhile, on Earth, Repellentor had made himself invisible and was now moving about the youth center. Richie was taking a break and was talking with Aisha, Tommy, Billy, and Trini. Presently, Angela came up.
"Hey, have you guys seen Zack?" she queried.
"He's on a mission with Rocky and Adam," Billy answered.
"Oh, okay," Angela answered. Then, she moaned and swayed on her feet.
"Whoa!" Richie cried, grabbing her arm and steadying her. "Are you feeling okay?" he asked in concern.
"I don't know. I just-I just don't feel well all of a sudden," she answered. Richie frowned and put a hand to her head.
"You feel kind of warm," he noted. "Come sit down and I'll get you some water," he continued, leading her back to the counter. She began sneezing.
"Ernie, could you get Angela a glass of water?" Richie requested.
"Yeah, sure," Ernie answered and went to the back to do so. Then, he moaned.
"Ernie?" Richie asked in concern.
"Sorry, Richie. I'm just not feeling good all of a sudden," Ernie told him. I'm gonna go lie down in the back." He went do so. Looking around, they saw various people sitting down as they suddenly became sick.
"I think we better get to the Command Center," Tommy stated.
"Yeah, come on," Billy agreed as they headed for the hallways. Trini moaned and fell against Tommy.
"Trini!" he exclaimed, steadying her. They quickly teleported and the medical chair was brought up.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi!" Alpha exclaimed.
"Put Angela on the chair," Trini instructed and reluctantly, Richie did so.
"This has got to be Rita and Zedd's doing," Billy deduced.
"Yeah, but why?" Tommy wondered.
"To weaken us, of course," Trini answered.
"That makes sense. Kimberly and Jason are sick so they wouldn't be able to fight if a monster was sent down," Richie said.
"And if all of us are sick, then that means-" Tommy began.
"No more Angel Grove, or the world as we know it," Aisha surmised. Just then, the alarm blared.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi! More people are getting sick!" Alpha exclaimed. Billy, Tommy, Trini, and Aisha watched in horror as all over Angel Grove, people moaned and fell to the ground.
"What if Rita and Zedd move on to Stone Canyon?" Aisha asked fearfully. And what if this thing affects Mr. Anderson and Jacob? she wondered, her stomach become knotted with worry. The globe became static-y and the view switched to Edenoi to show the Black, Silver, and Gold Rangers fighting a figure in a black bug costume.
"Who is that?" Billy wondered.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi! That's the Masked Rider! Someone must've taken control of the powers!" Alpha exclaimed worriedly. On the moon, Zedd and Rita watched in delight at the chaos.
"Oh, how wonderful! Earth is falling to its knees!" Zedd exclaimed. Rita only laughed. Back on Edenoi, the three Rangers kept fighting. The Silver Ranger was kicked back and caught himself on a rock. Man, these guys are tough, he thought to himself.
"You've got it all wrong!" the Silver Ranger exclaimed.
"You're intruding on our world! All intruders are enemies of the Edeonites!" the Masked Rider responded.
"No! We're not intruding! We only came because Alpha asked us to!" the Black Ranger told him. The Masked Rider stopped.
"Alpha? Did you say Alpha?" he asked in surprise. "Hold up, everyone! They know Alpha!" Everyone froze.
"What!" they all chorused.
"Not to mention that your planet's surface is being disrupted some way," the Gold Ranger continued.
"How do you know that?" one of the fighters asked. "Who are you people?"
"We're the Power Rangers," the Black Ranger answered. Up in Space, Count Dregon and his minions were watching the fight.
"Double-Face, who are the costumed people talking with Masked Rider?" Count Dregon demanded.
"I'm sorry, my lord, but the ship's computer is unable to identify them," Double-Face answered. "They must also be looking to possess the Masked Rider Powers, which means they'll also be destroyed."
"Sire, what if we just let these other beings destroy the Masked Rider?" a minion asked.
"You actually think they can do it? They'd just acquire the power for themselves," Double-Face corrected.
"That can never happen," Count Dregon declared. "Fire on them all until they're destroyed."
