Stage 4: The Mind is quicker than the Eye

Mike's eyes were shut as if in concentration waiting for an attack to happen.

Standing in the center of the training room with the others surrounding him preparing to make their move. Just as Ian and Ron made the first move, Mike maneuvered himself to block every punches and kicks from the two. Then Alison and Gianna joined in but their moves were blocked as well. Each ranger has a vest on with what looks like a targets on their chest. With their gauntlets switched to safety mode, they are able to shoot each other with stun pallets so as if they were shot. Mike jumps in the air shooting the targets on Ian and Ron's vest follow by Katy and Elisa's vest. Above them, Josh and Brendan was observing the rangers training, "very impressive," Josh stated. "Won't you look at that; such speed," Brendan also commented.

The rangers have complete their training as they start leaving the training room, Mike was left behind gathering his stuff, "I must say you have some very good moves in here," Josh interrupted. Mike looks up and saw Josh walking up to him, "Uh thanks, it's a gift," Mike chuckled. Both Josh and Mike left the training room as they continued walking to the quarters, "To be honest, I never seen anyone with such style like yours; how long you been training?" Josh wonders. "I guess since the Chitauri showed up, I knew that incident in the forest wasn't no animal attack; and also my father had me take classes when I was young, I just happen to start training myself," Mike explain. "And that is how Red Fury came around," Josh stated. Mike just nodded, "The police would arrive too late and by the time they get there, a person would have been dead already; well you already saw what they are capable of," Mike said truthfully. Josh nodded with agreement as the two were silent for a moment and then he smirks, "It definitely shows when you're fighting; my question is how are you able to predict what the target will do before the target attacks?" Josh asked curiously. Mike shrugs, "like I said it's a gift I guess; but all I know is, I just try to close all of my senses, I let my mind be my guide," Mike explain. "So technically, you wait for some kind of frequency wave or movement," Josh insisted. Mike simply nods agreeing Josh's answer, "Very impressive," Josh said with a grin. Mike couldn't help but feel great about himself.

Up in General Credo's ship, the bridge door opens and a new lieutenant appears, "Lieutenant Folex reporting for duty sir," a tall lean Chitauri reported. "I want you to find those rangers and eliminate them," Captain Zeksies commands. "With my speed they won't know what hit them," Folex stated as the screen fades to black allowing the opening theme of the show to come on.

The rangers were looking outside now that the aircraft carrier is now sailing through the Pacific Ocean. Up on the bridge Brendan hears a beeping noise, "Josh, we are receiving a message; coming on screen now," he reported. Josh looks up in time for the message appearing on screen, "This is Sky Captain," Josh response. A man in a business suit appeared on screen, "Hello Sky Captain, this is the President, do you have a minute?" the man on screen asked. "Yes sir, we're just patrolling the ocean as of now," Josh reports. "Ah good, however that is not why I'm contacting you; I will be in town and the city and I would like to meet your team in a banquet the city is hosting this evening," the President explains. "We would be honored sir; we'll see you then this evening, Sky Captain out," Josh replied as the screen went offline. "Brendan, contact the rangers and have them meet here," Josh commanded as he left the bridge for a second. Brendan went to the intercom, "Rangers, please report to the bridge; I repeat, report to bridge," Brendan calls out through the intercom. Just as Josh returned shortly, the rangers enters the bridge, "What's wrong Josh, another Chitauri attack?" Mike asked in full alert. Josh nod his head with disagreement, "Negative, actually we called you here because we are invited," Josh started. "Invited, for what?" Ron wonders curiously. "Well the president of the United States will be in town; the city is hosting a banquet and they would like to meet the team this evening," Josh explains. All the rangers were speechless but also excited, "Wow, we get to meet the president, this is so cool," Ian stated excitedly. "All right then rangers, report back at 0600 hours at the docking bay; oh and dress to impress," Josh announces. "Yes sir," the rangers said all together and leaves the bridge.

Back in General Credo's ship, the ship manage to pick up the information from a news announcement broadcasting, "Hmm interesting, this leader of this land is requesting the rangers to meet at this grandeur of a feast; Folex your target is to crash this celebration," Captain Zeksies explains. "It shall be done, a perfect trap to eliminate the rangers," Folex laughs as he left the bridge.

Later that evening at 0800 hours, Josh, Brendan and the rangers, dressed in their finest garments as they exit their vehicle. Alison was wearing a simple cerulean blue short cocktail dress with just a tad bit high from her knees. Similar to Alison, Gianna was wearing a white form fitting cocktail dress that situates her figure nicely. Mike, Ian and Ron is wearing similar black dress pants and sports coat but each have different colored button down shirts; Mike wearing red with a blue with white striped tie, Ian wearing green with a dark green neck tie and Ron wearing dark plum with one button open, "I'm so nervous, I don't want to make a fool of myself," Gianna blushed. "Nah you'll be find, just be yourself," Brendan replied reassuring her receiving a smile from Gianna. The group made it inside the building entering the banquet hall. Just outside across from the location of the banquet, Folex appeared looking as if he won something, "perfect," he said.

It was later in the evening and everyone in the building is at their assigned seats and enjoying their meals as the president walks up on stage. Everyone starts to clap, "Good evening, I would like to express my gratitude and thank you all for coming at this historic moment; just a month ago as you all know that we have encountered our ancestor's enemies that arrived eighty years ago and now this century we are gladly to inform that we now have a chance to get rid of this race once and for all; ladies and gentleman I am proudly like to introduce to you; Sky Captain Joshua St. Austin and his team; Project Sky Force," the President announced. The lights spotted Josh, Brendan and the rangers sitting close to the stage, the whole table stood up and wave to the public. The whole room ignited with cheers, and whistles, "wow this is amazing," Alison said. Just then, the back doors open and Folex came walking in with Skrulls in tow, "Awe, there's a celebration and I'm not invited; how rude of you," Folex retorts sarcastically. The whole room gasp and screamed, "Ugh, why did they have to choose now to attack?" Ian asked rhetorically. The whole room erupted trying to exit, "Everyone please remain calm and exit the room immediately," Josh tries to calm everyone, but failed. "Yes, yes, scream and run puny insects; Skrulls attack the rangers" Folex said sarcastically. The rangers managed to step on stage ready to fight.

Gianna was cornered by a group of the foot soldiers, "This is just what I need, wearing a form fitting dress in a fight," she said. Mike came in time as he tackles one foot soldier, "Oh thank goodness you arrive, I can't fight in this dress," Gianna stated. Mike suddenly had an idea, "Care to dance?" Mike asked. Gianna shuck off her heels and grabs Mike's hand as they start to dance. The dance style they choose was between salsa and fox trot. Mike could easily maneuver Gianna as she twist and twirl. As they were dancing, with success, they managed to hit each foot soldier coming at them, "I'm going to toss you in the air," Mike suggested. Gianna nods her head as Mike lift her up in the air. While in the air while flipping, Gianna managed to fire her gauntlet shooting at passing foot soldiers, while Mike punch and kicks each passing foot soldier. Right on time Gianna fell, but Mike caught her in his arms as the foot soldiers around them were knocked out.

Unlike Gianna, Alison's dress is loose enough so she could easily maneuver in her dress. She also shuck off her heels ready to fight, "Let's get ready to rumble," she said. She does a bicycle kick follow be ducking as a foot soldier tried to clothesline her. She walks up on a foot soldier and while flipping over she hits the foot soldier on its chest. While she did a butterfly kick at one foot soldier, she fired her gauntlets at 3 more incoming foot soldiers. A Skrull managed to grab Alison's arms so she was unable to block. Luckily, in order to break out of the hold, she does a sideways flip allowing her to get out of the hold and knock out an incoming foot soldier as she flips over the foot soldier that was holding her.

Ian jumps on stage and then flips backwards so he wouldn't be trapped from a group of Skrulls. Instead of firing with his gauntlet, he slashes left and right using the blade from his gauntlet. Ian walks up on a chair and let it fall back and landed on a foot soldiers foot. The foot soldier was unable to break free since Ian is on the chair and he slashes the foot soldier. Then he switches from blade mode to blaster mode as he shoots four incoming foot soldiers.

Ron grabs a Skrull's arms and start punching the foot soldier with its own hands, "why you're hitting yourself; why you're hitting yourself?" he joked. He grabs a table cloth while all the plates, and glasses still remain the same spot, "OLE!" He yelled. He turns and saw one foot soldier coming at him, "Toro, Toro!" he exclaims as he waves the table cloth. The foot soldier missed as Ron maneuvered the table cloth like a Matador does as the foot soldier smashed on the table, "OLE!" he shouted again. Ron blocks one Skrull's attack by grabbing its arms, pulling it towards him and clotheslining the foot soldier. He turns and fires his gauntlet shooting at five incoming foot soldiers, "Nighty night," he retorts.

More Skrulls coming at the rangers along with Folex, "This are just too much, let's do it guys," Mike insisted. All in sync with each other, they raised their hands on the left side rotating to the right, "gauntlets accelerate, sky force activate!" they called out just as they form an "X" shape with their arms as the gem on their gauntlets lights up. In a flash the five is transformed into their power ranger suits. "Sky force ranger 1, red!" Mike stated as his transformation was complete. Ian and Ron's transformation was the same transformation as Mike's transformation, "Sky force ranger 2, green!" Ian stated as his transformation is complete follow by Ron's, "Sky force ranger 3, black!" The last two was Alison and Gianna's transformation, "Sky force ranger 4, blue!" Alison stated as her transformation is complete. "Sky force ranger 5, white!" Gianna stated as her transformation is complete.

"Guys maybe we should take this outside; we don't want to damage the whole place?" Gianna insisted. They look around, "good idea, all right guys new plan, lets lure them out of this place," Mike command. All five headed out the room follow by all the Skrulls and Folex. Once they're all out of the building completely, the rangers attacks the Skrulls.

Mike draws out his gun-blade as he slices left and right slashing passing Skrulls. He flips over a group of foot soldiers and firing both his gauntlet and his gun blade.

Gianna was pummeling away with her shield as she hits a Skrull with her shield. She does a maneuver where she does a rabid hook punch, follow by a backflip wheel kick. She flings her shield like a Frisbee and while the shield hits the incoming foot soldiers, she fires her gauntlet at all the foot soldiers she's facing as the shield comes back to her. She dashes holding her shield up protecting from being hit by Skrull's firing their weapons at her. Her gauntlet switched to blade mode as she starts slashing left and right slicing the passing foot soldiers.

Alison also slices each passing foot soldiers with her two gun-blades. She spins around firing her gun-blades as each passing foot soldiers were hit. She pushes a button as the handle of her blades detaches and starts to whip around her blades slashing at incoming foot soldiers.

As if like in slow motion, Ian fires his laser rifle at one foot soldier, follow by another. Ian took out almost a pool size ball and put in his rifle. As he shot the pool size ball, it shatters and thousands of needles were release hitting each passing foot soldiers, "ha, eight ball quarter pocket!" he stated.

Ron swings his gravity hammer over his head as each Skrulls were being hit. He flips over allowing the hammer smash at the foot soldiers coming at him. "It's clobbering time!" he insisted as he jumps in the air and smash the ground sending a wave at a group of foot soldiers coming at him.

"Very good, I must say; now you must face me," Folex admitted. One step, Folex was so fast that the rangers didn't stand a chance to even hit him, "what just happen?" Ian said in shock. "Over here," Folex pointed. Alison tried to hit him, but miss, "Na ah, over here," Folex repeat. Alison tried hitting him again but failed another time, "Grr, this is seriously starting to get annoying," she stated. With the speed of lightning, Folex attack all the rangers at once, "How can we fight him when we can't see him?" Ron worries. Mike stopped for a second while holding his gun-blade up. Inside his helmet, he closed his eyes to concentrate, "Mike, what are you doing?" Alison wonders. As if the right time he fired his gun-blade and successfully hit Folex on the chest knocking him on the ground, "How is this possible, no one has ever stopped me; you shall pay," Folex growled. Mike almost had it as he manage to hit Folex, but failed along the way. Folex made a final strike damaging Mike a bit, "I'll be back rangers, until then," Folex announced as he vanished. The rangers looked around exhausted, "Where did he go?" Gianna asked with caution.

Folex returns to General Credo's ship, "What are you doing here, I thought I told you to finish those rangers?" Captain Zeksies questioned. "I'm sorry sir, but I need to rebuild my energy to regain my speed," Folex explains.

Back at the aircraft carrier, in the lounge area, all the rangers including Brendan and Josh were all thinking what just happen, "Did that really happen?" Alison wonders. "That Chitauri was too fast for us to keep up," Gianna stated. "But wait how did Mike manage to hit him and we can't?" Ron pointed out. Josh thought back during their training session earlier, "I remember when you guys were training earlier, just as you guys start attacking, Mike manage to block all your moves right before you guys even tried to strike," Josh explains. "So what does this mean?" Ian thought out to the others. "That's just it you guys, we're seeing it way too much instead of thinking it," Mike insisted. "Ah, the mind is quicker than the eye theory; when you attacked that Chitauri, what were you waiting for?" Brendan questioned. "It's hard to explain; it's best if I show you or teach you guys," Mike offered. "When should we do this?" Ian asked. "Meet me guys in the training room in the morning, I have an idea," Mike suggested. "Ugh, more training," Ron whined. Everyone rolled their eyes at Ron and then start smacking him with pillows, "Hey, this is totally unfair!" Ron said playing along with the others.

Back up in Credo's ship Zeksies met Folex at the teleporter getting ready to deport, "Don't come back until the rangers are eliminated do I make myself clear?" he commanded. Folex saluted understanding the captain, "yes sir," he replied.

Mike has finally finished setting up the training room. The rest of the rangers walked in and notice different types of balls from dodge balls to soccer balls, Mike manage to tie them all up with a single rope and hanged them from the ceiling, "Mike, what's all this?" Alison wonders. Mike looks up at the four and just finished tying the last ball, "ah good morning; this is part of the training," Mike insisted. "What do you want us to do, whack them?" Ron asked. "Precisely; only I want you guys to be blindfolded," Mike replied holding up rags handing each one to the four. "Wait how are we able to fight our attackers when we can't even see?" Gianna questioned. "First put on the blindfold," Mike suggested. Everyone did as Mike told them to, "Like what Brendan said, this theory is what we call 'Mind is quicker than the eye' theory," Mike explained. Mike looked up at Josh and Brendan as they both nod to him allowing for him to continue, "Now I want you guys to try to close off all senses; Sight, smell, taste and touch; let your ears and mind be your guide," Mike explained. Just then Mike nodded at Josh signaling him to push the button. Just like that, Josh pushed the button the first ball was sending to Alison's direction and quickly failed to block it as the ball smacks her in the face, "shit, that hurts," she exclaimed. Mike sighs, "You're not trying; just relax and focus, open your mind," he instructed.

The rangers did as Mike instructed; again the first ball was heading to Alison's direction again. As a few inches close, Alison jumps in the air and does a tornado kick, allowing her to defend herself. The next ball was aiming towards Gianna; doing the same thing, Gianna starts maneuvering herself, doing a series of flips follow by kicking each passing ball successfully. Ian dodge to the right and left barely coming close to having a ball smashing his face. Last Ron does a jump split kick allowing to block two incoming balls from each side; follow by doing a backflip kick. Soon the rangers were getting the hang of it as they now start blocking every ball that's coming their way. The four had finished their training as they took off their blindfolds. Mike, Brendan and Josh couldn't help but smile with proudness, "Sky Captain and Professor Williams report to the bridge," someone from the bridge requested. Mike and the rangers exits the training room.

Up in the bridge the rangers finally caught up with Josh and Brendan, "What's going on?" Mike asked. Josh looked at them, "He's back and ready for another round," Josh responded. Mike nodded at his fellow rangers, "All right guys let's do it, its morphing time!" Mike commanded. All in sync with each other, they raised their hands on the left side rotating to the right, "gauntlets accelerate, sky force activate!" they called out just as they form an "X" shape with their arms as the gem on their gauntlets lights up. In a flash the five is transforming into their power ranger suits.

Somewhere in a huge park area, Folex appears follow by some Skrulls right next to him. Just in time, the rangers flips into the scene standing in a straight line, "Coming down from the clouds, by the force of the airliner, I am the red sky force ranger!" Mike introduced himself as he poses. "Blasting off from high speed, by the force of the fighter jet, I am the green sky force ranger!" Ian stated as he poses. "Blasting off from the moon, by the force of the shuttle, I am the black sky force ranger!" Ron stated as he poses. "Hovering from the sky, by the force of the hunter chopper, I am the blue sky force ranger!" Alison stated as she poses. "Also hovering from the sky, by the force of the hybrid rotor copter, I am the white sky force ranger!" Gianna stated as she poses. "Taking off in flight, power Rangers sky force!" they shouted in unison as five jets passes them with different colors of smoke behind them. "Enough introductory, time to fight," Folex retorted as he points to the rangers, signaling the Skrulls to attack.

Alison ran up to a Skrull, jumps on its chest allowing her to maneuver herself to jump in the air. As she flips in the air, she rapid fires her two gun blades, shooting foot soldiers after the next one. She lands on a Skrull's shoulders, she tightens her hold with her foot and spins around shooting the surrounding foot soldiers; and then she flips off the one she was currently on.

Gianna's shield did a zigzag effect hitting each foot soldiers, follow by slashing the ones that didn't get hit by her shield with her gauntlet in blade mode. She was being chased by a few Skrulls; she threw her shield up against a tree, and as a leverage for her to jump over the small group she fires at the foot soldiers with her gauntlet in blaster mode. She landed on the ground gracefully as she pulls out her shield from the tree.

Ian and Ron teamed up as Ian fires his laser rifle at the foot soldiers from the left and Ron swings his gravity hammer around and smashing some foot soldiers from the right. Ian was about to get surrounded by a pack of Skrulls, but he jumps in the air and rapid fires his laser rifle at the group below him and lands after the foot soldiers were hit. Ron throws his gravity hammer as it twirls in the air smashing at the incoming foot soldiers. Doing a series of flips trying to catch up to his hammer, follow by shooting at the foot soldiers coming at him with his gauntlet in blaster mode.

Lastly Mike was fighting with Folex and a few of the remaining foot soldiers. As he flips over, he shoots at Folex. Folex protects himself, and fires back but Mike blocked each laser as the lasers hits each incoming Skrulls. Mike flip backwards to give himself some space as the rangers finally caught up to him, "ready for round 2?" Folex mocked. "Remember what we practice earlier," Mike reminded the four. And just as Folex repeated his attack from earlier before, they all concentrate. All five of the rangers have their eyes closed, waiting for the exact moment. Mike held out his gun blade, and just like before he fired his gun-blade and hit Folex successfully, "Now all together!" Mike commanded. Alison and Ian jumps in the air, Alison firing her two gun-blades and Ian firing his laser rifle together. Gianna flings her shield having a direct hit, over and over again. Ron jumps in the air and smash the ground with his hammer as Folex stumbled to the ground, "No this cannot be, I will not be eliminated," Folex growls. "Guys let's combine our weapons!" Mike suggested.

Ron's gravity hammer hooks onto Ian's laser rifle as the hand of Ron's hammer rotates. Alison's two gun blades connects on both sides of Ron's gravity hammer. The handle of Red Fury's gun blade folds inside as it attaches onto Ron's gravity hammer. Last Gianna's shield attached at the bottom now at the front of the hammer, "weapon combination complete; sky force mega blaster online!" The five shouts in unison. Folex stumbles watching such huge weapon in front of him, and thought he would get away with his speed. Mike waited and then sense Folex, "Fire!" he said as a huge wave of energy beam came out and hit Folex. "No this can't be happening; forgive me general Credo!" he cries out as he falls on the ground and explodes, "All right, we did it everyone!" Alison said excitedly.

Up in General Credo's ship, "Zola do something," Zeksies growls. "This is not over yet rangers," Captain Zola said as she walks over to her console as she lifts up a box and pushes a button. Two huge cannons appears as lasers shot out aiming down the earth as Folex grew up giant size, "Sky Captain, bring in the rain!" Mike requested. "Bringing air vehicles, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5…launching now!" Josh responded. The air vehicles automatically came to the rangers as the five jumps in the air to their respected vehicles, "Sky Force Airliner, online," Mike reported out. Ian enters his air vehicle as he follow suit, "Sky Force Jet is ready to soar," he reported. Ron's turn to enter his vehicle, "Let's rock it, Sky Force space shuttle online!" he reported. The only two vehicles left, as Alison and Gianna hopped into their air vehicles, "Sky Force hunter chopper online; let's get ready to rumble" Alison Reported. "Sky Force motor copter online, let's beat this wannabe speedy Gonzalez" Gianna also reported.

Alison zooms down firing her machine gun from her zord firing at Folex, "Let's see if you can get away with my machine gun big boy!" she exclaims. Ian flew in as he releases two missiles as the missiles made a direct hit while also firing his machine guns at Folex. Gianna fires away as her zord shoots out lasers from the tip. Ron sends out huge wave beams at Folex, knocking him down. The airliner's spinner's spins so fast that four huge laser beams hits Folex, "all right rangers, let's form the megazord," Mike calls out. "Initiating interlocks," Gianna called out. "Connecting code keys," they said in unison.

The transformation of the megazord was cut short as the giant robot was complete, "Sky Guard Megazord, online!" the rangers said in unison. "All right let's show this road runner, not to mess with the coyote," Ron joked. The megazord came up to Folex as the two starts battling each other. Folex went into his speed mode again attacking the megazord, "He's doing his Speedy Gonzales thingy again," Gianna stated. "On a count to 3 get ready to fire," Mike ordered. Each parts of the megazord reveals missiles, "3, 2, 1; fire!" Mike shouted. In time as the megazord shoots all of the missiles; it was a direct it, "For the Chitauri," Folex cries out before he fell to the ground and explodes.

General Credo, starts throwing things around and even knocking out some of the Skrulls that was next to him, "ugh, this can't be another failure attempt," he growls. "Don't worry sir, there will be a next time," Captain Zola tries to calm him down. "Grr, idiots," he exclaimed as he left the bridge.

The group was hovering around in the lounge area watching the television when a news update came on, "Another day has triumphed as the power rangers has once again protected earth from another attack," the news anchorwoman reports. Josh looks at Brendan, "Do you think this battle will ever end?" Brendan wonders. "Who knows, but for right now, we have the best team here that will defeat the Chitauri once and for all," Josh stated. "You got that right!" Mike joined in. "All for one and one for all!" Ron stated. They all look at Ron again and then continued on pillow fighting with him, "Hey, not again!" Ron exclaimed as the scene fades to black.