Chapter 2: The First Attack

As Ivan Ooze zoomed across the sky, he considered what to do now that he had made his presence known to the former White Ranger. He grinned wickedly when he remembered that there was another group of Power Rangers out there.

'Might as well get rid of any extra annoyances,' he thought.

And with that, he made a direct course for Ocean Bluff.

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JUNGLE KARMA PIZZA

The work day had just ended and the Jungle Rangers, plus one, hung out in the Loft, just talking, but mostly telling Kira stories about what they had been going through.

"-And then I said," Stryder told Kira with a smirk, "'By the way, I totally ship it.'"

Kira face-palmed, but couldn't help but grin. Casey and Lily, meanwhile, just glared at him, their faces completely red. Kira turned to them.

"I'm... really sorry about how Stryder teased you guys," Kira apologized, "He can be like that sometimes... Okay, a bit more than that, but yeah, sorry."

Lily sighed, "Eh, it's okay. But it did get more than annoying after a while."

"No kidding," Casey agreed as the two looked at each other.

Kira noticed the look and whispered to Stryder, "Though, from what I'm seeing here, I can see where you're coming from."

Stryder snickered, but then the alarm rang. They ran over to the TV screens and saw a pink and purple humanoid shooting laser blasts and blowing up cars. It cackled wickedly as pedestrians fled.

"Oh come on!" Stryder complained, "I thought we were in a time of peace!"

"Well," Casey said, "Whatever he is, he's gotta be stopped."

"Right," Lily nodded.

As they all prepared to leave, Kira stopped them, "Wait, what about me?"

Stryder thought it over, "Well... If you didn't have your powers, I would say stay here, but since you do... Oh, what the heck? You can help."

Kira grinned and kissed him on the cheek, "Thanks!"

Stryder blushed a bit, "Okay, okay, let's go."

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DOWNTOWN OCEAN BLUFF

Ivan cackled as more and more citizens screamed and ran for cover. It wouldn't be long before the Power Rangers showed up.

"Hey!"

'Speak of the devil,' he thought as three teens, a middle aged man, and two young adults arrived, each in color-schemed outfits.

"Ah!" He laughed, "The Power Rangers! Where's my autograph book? Though last time I fought them, there were only six rather annoying teenagers, not three teenagers and three adults. Oh well, it doesn't matter. You'll all be dead soon enough."

"Is it just me," Kira asked, "Or does this guy kind of gross you out?"

"It's not just you," Lily agreed with a grimace.

"Give it up!" Theo said, "You're outnumbered."

"Ah! So it seems..." Ivan said, "But right now, I see that the Morphing Grid still gives his power to kids... Well... MEET MY KIDS!"

He thrust his arms into the air and lightning zapped in front of him. Instantly, more ooze took form into about ten to fifteen more humanoid forms, these with long hair and a bit shorter that Ivan, not to mention uglier.

"Okay..." RJ grimaced, "Just when I thought things couldn't get uglier."

"Who are you?!" Stryder demanded.

"Ah, yes, where are my manners?" Ivan said, "I am the galactically feared, globally reviled, universally despised... They call me Ivan Ooze."

Kira's eyes narrowed, "Where have I heard that name before..."

"Well, kids?" Ivan said to his minions, "Are ya gonna stand there or are you gonna attack?"

With a small nod, the Ooze Minions charged. The Rangers then fought back in retaliation. The things weren't all that strong, but they were quite durable. The moment they went down, they got right back up. At one point, Kira knocked one down and punched it in the chest. When she lifted her hand, she saw that it was covered in pink ooze.

"Eww..." She said, now utterly grossed out, "Eww, eww, eww, eww!"

Then she was tackled from behind by another one. She got up and saw three of the minions in front of her. She let out a Ptera Scream and they went flying. But then another one punched her and she flew back, now back to back with her boyfriend.

"Just like old times?" She grinned.

"Yeah," Stryder agreed, "Only with pink snot."

One charged, but Stryder's hand glowed green and he sliced the minion's arm off. However, the minion picked his arm back up and reattached it.

"Oh come on!" Stryder yelled.

Soon enough, they were all backed into a wall.

"You think it's time guys?" Casey asked.

"Oh yeah!" Lily agreed.

Casey, Lily, and Theo pulled out their sunglasses, RJ pulled out his morpher, and Stryder and Kira lifted their left wrists.

"Jungle Beast! Spirit Unleashed!"

"Dino Thunder! Power up! Ha!"

They morphed and the minions shifted nervously.

"All right," RJ said, "Let's end this!"

"Oh no!" Ivan mocked, "They changed into spandex! God help us!"

The Rangers charged and quickly began kicking the snot (quite literally) out of the minions. But the minions kept getting right back up. Stryder then took notice of the wrecked bus behind them and got an idea.

He jumped behind the bus and yelled, "Everyone! Move!"

The others dived out of the way as Stryder punched the bus as hard as he could. The bus flew toward the minions, squashing the majority of them into pink splatters. About three remained and shook themselves off.

"I've got this!" RJ volunteered, "Wolf Beam!"

A purple blast of energy shot from his morpher and hit the remaining minions, destroying them.

"And now to deal with you!" Lily said to Ivan as they regrouped.

Ivan cracked his neck, "Ah, this should be fun!"

They charged and started fighting again. But, things didn't go as well as expected. Casey jumped at Ivan , throwing a punch, but Ivan caught it. He twisted Casey's arm around and he yelled in pain.

"Let him go!" Lily screamed, throwing her own punch.

Ivan caught that punch too and threw them away. RJ and Theo tried to kick him, but the attacks did relatively nothing. With another blast of energy, Theo and RJ went flying back straight into the recovering Casey and Lily. Stryder and Kira both charged in, weapons at the ready. But with a few more well-timed blocks and punches, they got blown back too.

Casey, Lily, and Theo got up and activated their claw boosters, "Jungle Master Mode!"

Stryder and Kira crossed their arms, "Super Dino Mode!"

The Jungle Fury Rangers boosted forward and held out their claws while Kira took to the skies, with Stryder dangling from her waist.

The combined slash the claws made caused Ivan to stumble a bit. The attack was then added by Stryder letting go of Kira and performing a front flip, slicing Ivan vertically. Kira swooped in and her wings sliced him, but all the attacks looked like they did next to nothing. A pink wave of energy blasted all around Ivan and the Rangers went flying.

"You know..." Stryder groaned, "If he's this powerful, why did he make those minions again?"

"You're time is up, Power Rangers!" Ivan exclaimed.

He raised his hands and a giant purple ball of energy formed. He launched it at them and they all were blown back by the explosion. When they landed, they demorphed, and barely managed to get up.

"Is this really all the new Power Rangers have to offer?" Ivan taunted, "At least the last group gave me a bit of a challenge. Even when I took away their powers!"

"Last group?" Lily asked.

"Ah yes," Ivan said, pretending to think, "That was over a decade ago. Those Rangers, I believe, were the first."

Kira snapped her fingers, "That's where I've heard this guy from!"

"What do you mean?" Theo asked.

"Dr. O had a video diary on his computer a while back," Kira explained, "This guy was on it. He nearly destroyed the Mighty Morphing group!"

"Wait, what?!" Stryder spluttered.

"That's right!" Ivan grinned, "I just visited one just a bit ago. Just left a bit of a scare into the White Ranger. Didn't kill him though. I need them all together, then I'll do that."

'White Ranger?' Stryder thought, 'Oh no... Dad...'

"Well," Stryder glared, "You'll have to get past us to do that!"

"Brave words for Rangers who just got their butts handed to them," Ivan retorted.

'He's right,' Stryder thought with a glare, 'There's no way we're gonna defeat him. We need more power...'

Then a deep, yet familiar, voice spoke inside his head, 'It's time.'

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A bit of a spoiler, it's not Fossilador. Till next time guys!