Poké Rangers: Lost Zone
A Team PikaFlash Fanfic, working on Fanfics for 10 Years
With approval from Blaze Productions
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A/N: I bet that this is the first time a Poké Rangers team is led by a Sexy Female Yellow Raichu Ranger. Anyway, this chapter may appear to be a filler chapter, but it does have a couple of key characters appearing.
A/N 2: In other news, be extremely careful with the titles of your chapters. I'm getting the feeling that must have a blacklist of Chapter title choices that will end up removing your chapters without warning.
Poké Rangers: Lost Zone is brought to you by...
'Storm and his Amazing Multicolored Scarf'.
And the PSL (Pokémon Soccer League) Team, Inter Saffron.
Dice: "Last time on Poké Rangers: Lost Zone..."
The Poké Rangers have arrived at Claire's Jubilife lab to recuperate from the battle against ZeroMew. It was at this time that David challenges Claire to a Pokémon Battle that she hadn't been doing for a long time, while Dice and Julia search for the Lustrous Orb near Eterna City.
It was during this time that a monster known as Drillperior terrorized the citizens of Oreburgh. David and Claire are forced to put their battle on hold while Julia and Dice overcame the trap they stumbled across, acquiring the Lustrous Orb in the process. With the Lustrous Orb connected to the Morphing Grid, Claire is able to initiate the S-Dragon sequence, enabling her and Dice to bring out Spatial Palkia, the Zord needed to form the S-Dragon Megazord and defeat Drillperior.
After the battle, Claire tells her teammates the truth about how everything started and her plans to select a new Leader for the Poké Rangers team...
[07. Leadership Issues]
Half an hour before Claire's announcement, Claire is in front of her computer speaking to Sarah in her lab.
Sarah: "It's great to see you back to your usual self, Claire. But are you sure you want to choose a new leader for the team?"
"I may have the Brains, but I lack the ability to lead a team, Sarah. You of all people should know that."
Sarah: "So, who's going to be the new leader? Will it be Big Mouth Red?"
"I'm not even sure. I know Red Rangers are usually the leaders of their teams, but David's lack of self-control worries me. I guess I can try something different for the time being. If it works out, we might be the first Poké Ranger team to do this."
[Insert Opening V1 (link to the opening is on my Bio)]
Half an hour later, Claire has made the announcement on her decision to resign her position as the leader of the team.
"But after the events of the past couple of days, I realized that I am not cut out to be the leader of the team. So, from this moment on, I am resigning from my position as the unofficial leader of this team. Julia will be the new leader of the team."
David's jaw drops. "What..."
Dice could only stare at Claire. "The..."
Julia points at herself. "Pika?"
The Poké Rangers team has been assembled in the Lab for an important meeting involving the new leader of the team.
"Call it a 'honeymoon period'. If Julia proves to be a competent Leader, then I know that our future as a team is ensured. Who knows, we might be the first Poké Ranger Team to be led by a Yellow Ranger."
The three Rangers protest the decision.
"But I'm the Red Ranger! I should be the leader of the team!"
"No! I'm here longer than these two Rookies! Why should I follow Julia?"
"Why am I selected as the Leader?"
Claire sits on a chair and turns to her computer. "My decision is final. I've self-relegated myself to the position of Strategist. If you have any problems, take them up with your new leader. Now if you excuse me, I got some grinding to catch up on."
Claire turns her attention to her computer game, as the two Rangers' attentions are now on Julia. "I guess you guys are pretty pissed that I'm now in charge, right?"
Both David and Dice have the look on their faces reading 'No (beep), Pikachu.'
"I guess my first order is for us to have a break in Jubilife," said Julia. "Hopefully it would give us time to work on our teamwork and work out whatever issues you have with me in charge."
At ZeroMew's lair, DeathScyther and ChaRaging are planning their next move.
"It's my move, D-S, unless you got a better idea."
DeathScyther crosses his arm/blades. "I think I'll hear out your idea first before I suggest mine. Remember the Great Purrie?"
ChaRaging sniggers. "Who could forget that walking joke? Fine, I'll tell you my plan. I'm going to guilt the Rangers into losing against my next monster."
"Guilt? I don't think that their conscience would allow them to think about the monsters they destroy."
"Well, you'd be surprised with this one."
A humanoid Marowak appears behind ChaRaging, with shamanic markings on the external skull and various ritual objects attached to the Marowak's Bone Club that makes noises whenever the club is shaken.
"I present to you Spirit Medium BoneShaman. He will channel the wrath of the fallen enemies of the Poké Rangers and use their power against them."
DeathScyther inspects the monster. "Interesting, you intend to bring back our past failures to haunt the Rangers?"
Back at Claire's Jubilife Lab, Claire is still concentrating on her computer game as the other three Rangers are now in a leadership debate.
"Alright, Julia, name one Poké Ranger team that is not led by a Red Ranger," said David.
Julia rubs her chin. "I think there was one team led by a Blue Ranger. And then, there's also a team that doesn't even have a Red Ranger as part of their main team. That is as far as I know, because I'm stumped."
"If that is the case, pass the leadership to me. As far as I know, Green is on the path of being the leader because Green will eventually become Red." Suddenly, Dice scratches his head. "Or is it the other way around? I'm starting to confuse myself now."
Before the debate could escalate, Sarah contacts the Rangers on their PokéGears.
Sarah: "Guys, not wanting to alarm you, but there is a strong LZ Energy reading in front of the lab. Looks like someone wants to bring the fight to you."
The four Rangers exit Claire's lab to find a humanoid Marowak sitting in the middle of a large circular seal on the ground.
"I don't remember hiring someone to mess with my landscape," said Claire.
"I am BoneShaman, Spirit Medium and I am here to put an end to you, Poké Rangers."
Julia opens her PokéGear Morpher. "Not on my watch! Ready?"
Claire, David and Dice follow suit. "Ready!"
"Lost Zone, Energize!"
The four Poké Rangers activate their Morphers, going through their respective morphing sequences wearing their respective Ranger Suits wearing their respective helmets.
"Lost Zone Yellow Storm Raichu Ranger!"
"Lost Zone Blazing Red Charizard Ranger!"
"Lost Zone Ocean Blue Empoleon Ranger!"
"Lost Zone Forest Green Sceptile Ranger!"
"Poké Rangers: Lost Zone!"
An explosion of yellow, red, blue and green smoke appear behind the four Rangers.
BoneShaman taps the ground with his shamanic Bone Club four times. "Good. Good. You have sealed your fate!" Four seals appear behind BoneShaman. "Great Ancestors, grant me the strength to strike down my enemies! Grant me the power to bring back my fallen comrades!"
Four familiar monsters appear within the seals.
"Armored Warrior, MagneHead!"
"Ocean Hunter, SharpMariner!"
"Fire Vixen, NineWhips!"
"Charismatic Leader, The Great Puree!"
After a second of silence, both the good and bad guys laughed at the Great Purrie's name mistake again.
"I mean, Charismatic Leader, The Great Purrie!"
The four Rangers regain their composure. "I don't know how, but Puree always cracks me up!" said Dice. "I think I'll put him out of his misery!"
"Go for it, Dice," said Julia. "I'll take on SharpMariner. Claire, you can handle NineWhips, which means MagneHead yours, David."
"No problem. Blazing Spears!" David summons his Blazing Spears.
"Gotcha. Emperor Claws" Claire nods as she summons her Emperor Claws.
The Great Purrie swings his claws at Dice, but Dice easily deflect the claws with his Leaf Sabers. "Not much of a fighter, are you, Puree?"
"I am The Great Purrie!" The Meowth Monster performs a ferocious claw swipe at Dice, but the Green Ranger dodges the claws by falling backwards. Dice quickly plants his Leaf Sabers into the ground, giving him leverage to perform a circular back-flip kick at the Great Purrie's face, causing the monster to stagger backwards as Dice safely puts both feet onto the ground.
Dice grins as he pulls his swords out of the ground. "I'm awesome, admit it. Leaf Blade Dance!"
Dice swings his Leaf Sabers at the Great Purrie, cutting him down. "Let's see if you can come back from that!"
"Time for Round Two!" Julia rides the StormRider Cycle towards SharpMariner.
'Last time I fought SharpMariner, he's not great in a long range battle. But something feels different this time. I think I'll change things up this time, just in case.'
"I need to borrow another LZ Blaster!"
Dice tosses his blaster to Julia, "Here you go!"
Julia speeds by, catching Dice's sidearm. "Thanks!"
SharpMariner clashes his fists together. "I'm ready for your toy this time, Yellow Ranger!"
"Yeah, I guess you would, since you took quite a beating last time." Julia jumps off her motorbike and pulls out her own LZ Blaster and aims both LZ Blasters at SharpMariner. "So, eat this! LZ Blasters!"
Julia fires a volley of energy shots at SharpMariner as she flies through the air with each shot hitting SharpMariner. Julia rolls on the ground as she focuses her energy into her Storm Gauntlets.
"Playtime is over, Electro Blast!" Julia throws a focused ball of electricity at SharpMariner, finishing him off.
Claire and NineWhips are in close combat as NineWhips tries to kick Claire, but Claire blocks the kicks with her Emperor Claws. Suddenly, one of NineWhip's tails wraps around Claire's neck. "I haven't forgotten what you did to me last time! Call this payback for those Invisible Tentacles!"
Claire struggles to breath. "Don't...do it...it won't...end so well."
NineWhips laughs. "Ha! Even if you beg for your life, I won't show you any mercy!"
Despite being strangled by the tail, Claire grins under her helmet. "It's...your...loss. Aqua Jet Claws!" Suddenly, the Emperor Claws shoots out a jet of water at NineWhips, catching the Ninetales monster by surprise. Using the force of the water jet, Claire spins around and swings her Emperor Claws at NineWhips' torso, defeating her.
Claire catches her breath as she rubs her neck. "I told you not to do it. It won't end so well...for you."
MagneHead swings his fist at David, who promptly dodges the attacks. "I think I'll end this quickly."
David jumps up and lands a powerful kick at MagneHead's head. "Dynamic Blaze Kick!" David then swings around and lands a second kick at MagneHead's head, sending MagneHead flying into the air. However, due to MagneHead's weight, he didn't fly far but David quickly swings his spears. "Overheat Drive!"
David ferociously swings his Blazing Spears at MagneHead using his attack, finishing off the first enemy he fought in the beginning.
"We've beaten these jokers before, what makes you think we'll lose to them again?" David asks.
BoneShaman begins to chant again. "Great Ancestors, Grant me the strength to strike down my enemies! Grant me the power to bring back my Comrades!"
Suddenly, four seals appear on the remains of the four fallen monsters. The four monsters are suddenly back to full strength.
"No way!" MagneHead grabs David by the neck and throws him at Julia. Julia quickly dodges her flying teammate as Claire and Dice join Julia. David picks himself off the ground and joins the other Rangers.
"It's like we never even touched them," said Dice.
"Any good ideas, leader?" asked Claire.
"Let's try something everyone hasn't seen before." Julia looks at Claire. "Call in Iron Flygon!"
Claire nods as she calls in the mobile weapon using her Morpher. "Iron Flygon: Mobile Armor Mode!"
Iron Flygon flies in, landing in front of the Poké Rangers. "David, it's your turn to ride."
David sits inside Iron Flygon's cockpit. "Nice. I always wanted to be on the inside."
Julia nods. "Go for it!"
Iron Flygon's back opens up, revealing a bunch of jets. "Let's do it! Dragonfly Blazing Dynamo Rush!"
Using its jets, Iron Flygon propels itself forward towards the five monsters in a mad rush. At that high speed, BoneShaman and his allies could not react in time to avoid Iron Flygon, causing an effect similar to a bowling ball hitting all ten pins, causing all five monsters to fly everywhere.
"Strike!" yelled David.
Iron Flygon decelerates and David has the target indicator on BoneShaman and the resurrected monsters. "Here's one to finish things off. Dragonfly Big Bang!"
Iron Flygon's shoulders open up and fires off an array of energy missiles at the monsters. BoneShaman could see the danger.
"Great Ancestors, protect me from harm!"
The four monsters quickly recover and surround the Spirit Medium, sacrificing their bodies to shield BoneShaman from the attack. BoneShaman slowly stands up and raises his Bone Club. "Rangers, you are really invoking the wrath of my ancestors!"
BoneShaman slams his Bone Club onto the ground. "Great Ancestors, grant me the strength to strike down my enemies! Make my comrades grow!"
A seal forms around the four fallen monsters, causing the monsters to enlarge themselves to the size of the buildings.
Dice groans. "This guy talks too much about his ancestors."
"Let's double team them," Julia ordered
Claire nods. "You got it."
Julia and David pressed the button on their Morphers to summon their Zords. "K-Bird, unleash!"
Dice and Claire summon their Zords. "S-Dragon, unleash!"
David and Julia enter the cockpits of K-Bird Zords. "K-Bird Megazord, assemble!"
Claire and Dice are in the S-Dragon Zords. "S-Dragon Megazord, assemble!"
K-Bird Zords merge to form the K-Bird Megazord while the S-Dragon Zords merge to form the S-Dragon Megazord.
Two Megazords are now up against four monsters.
"It's four against two! Let's take them down!" yelled the Great Purrie.
NineWhips and SharpMariner charge towards the S-Dragon Megazord from different directions. "We'll destroy you here and now!" SharpMariner yelled.
"And nothing will save you this time," adds NineWhips.
Claire shakes her head. "You underestimate the S-Dragon Megazord. Dice, let's fly!"
The S-Dragon Megazord jumps up as the two monsters collided against each other.
Above the two monsters, the S-Dragon Megazord swings the Palkia Wing Sword at its opponents. "Extra-Dimensional Slash!"
A pink energy slash hits both monsters, doing massive damage to them.
The head of the S-Dragon Megazord glows as Dice enters the commands for the next attack. "Time to finish this: Dimensional Vortex!"
The S-Dragon Megazord fires two blasts of energy that hits both NineWhips and SharpMariner.
"Sorry, but you guys will be sent to the Lost Zone and return to what you once were before you were created," Claire explains.
NineWhips could feel herself being pulled into the vortex. "No! Not that place again!"
SharpMariner tries his hardest to resist but it is impossible. "I can't lose like this!"
The two monsters are pulled into their respective vortexes before vanishing as the S-Dragon Megazord lands on its feet. "Two down, with two more to go," said Dice.
Despite facing two of the weakest monsters the Rangers have faced, the two weak monsters are using their own hit-and-run strategy against the K-Bird Megazord. One monster distracts the Megazord while the other attacks the K-Bird Megazord's blind spot.
"One is attacking us at our blind spot while we're fighting off the other!" yelled Julia.
"We need a little help here!"
MagneHead is now attempting to strike the K-Bird Megazord from behind as the Megazord faces the Great Purrie.
Julia hears Claire's voice in her helmet. "If one is attacking your blind spot, then we'll blast that blind spot"
"Time Cannon!" The S-Dragon Megazord's Dialga arm fires a time-stopping blast at MagneHead, freezing him in his place. "Finish him, guys!" Dice yelled.
"Trinity Blast!" The K-Bird Megazord spins around and fires a combined elemental attack at MagneHead, vaporizing him.
"Not again!" MagneHead screamed.
"I got to get out of here!" Seeing his comrade vaporized, The Great Purrie tries to make a run for it, but the K-Bird throws the Six-Winged Shuriken at the escaping monster.
"Six-Winged Shuriken: Trinity Slash!" The Great Purrie gets cut down by the K-Bird Megazord's Shuriken. "I should have stayed dead," said the Meowth monster before exploding.
All that is left is BoneShaman as the two Megazords face the Spirit Medium.
Dice grins. "Four against two? Now it's none against two, except for one Shaman."
"Time for us to put an end to you before you become a real threat," said Julia as she looks down at BoneShaman. "Let's finish this, guys!"
Claire smiles. "That's the team leader I'm looking for."
"This isn't over yet! Great Ancestors! Grant me the power to strike down my enemies! Bring back my comrades from the other side!"
Nothing happens. "Great Ancestors, have you forsaken me? Grant me the power to strike down my enemies!" BoneShaman calms himself down. "I must used up too much of my power!"
Greatly outnumbered and outsized against such formidable opponents, BoneShaman growls. "You may have beaten me this time, but you haven't seen the last of me!"
BoneShaman escapes from the battle by disappearing in a puff of smoke.
"Well, four out of five is not bad," said David.
Julia, Dice and David are sitting on a park bench outside the TV station in Jubilife City. Julia is eating an ice cream as David and Dice each drink a can of PikaMax Cola.
As Julia enjoys her Ice Cream, a thought enters her mind. "Let's see. I'm Leo, Claire's Don and David's Raph, so that makes Dice Mikey."
"What are you talking about, Julia?" asked Dice.
"Since we're a team of four and I'm now the Leader, I'm comparing our roles to one of my favorite TV shows as a kid."
"What TV show would that be?" asked David.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles," Julia answered. "I'm the leader, so I'm Leonardo. Claire's the smart one, so she's Donatello. David's a hothead, so he's Raphael and that instantly makes Dice the Michelangelo."
Dice frowns. "I'm not a party dude and I look silly wearing green and orange. If you suggest giving me a bowl cut and bushy eyebrows next, I will turn Storm into a fur hat and wear it."
Julia's face turns pale. "Alright, I won't suggest such an outrageous thing to you next time."
Dice changes the subject. "I recently watched the Kanto PSL (Pokémon Soccer League) because Hoenn's one is just boring. Since you two are from Kanto, which teams do you support?"
David raises his fist. "Cinnabar FC!"
Dice smiles. "Cool, me too." Both gave a high-five to each other. "What about you, Julia?"
"Inter Saffron," Julia answered.
Both Dice and David look at Julia. "That's a surprise. I thought you would root for CKSA Cerulean since you're from Cerulean."
"Inter Saffron is one of the Kanto PSL's best teams," Julia explains. "Not to mention that the team is managed by a Pikachu who calls himself 'The Special One' and still successfully manages the team to this day since the 2000s. Storm was named after that Pikachu, proving how passionate I am about this team."
"That must be one really smart Pikachu," said David.
"More like arrogant if a Pikachu would call himself 'the Special One'."
Julia sends a glare at Dice. "Don't diss the Special One, Dice! You don't see me insulting Cinnabar FC."
Claire walks up to the bench sits next to Julia. "For the record, I'm a CSKA Cerulean Fan."
"So, where to next, Claire?" asked David.
"It depends on our leader." Claire looks at Julia. "Any idea where to go next?"
"I don't know. I barely have an idea on our next move. After the last few battles, all I know is that four Poké Rangers aren't enough for the task."
Claire smiles. "I was hoping that you would say that. You do remember that there are two more Rangers currently protecting both Kanto and Johto. I think it's time for you to ask for their help."
Julia looks at Claire and recalls Claire's words from before.
'If there are any problems in Kanto, the two Rangers in Johto will both protect Kanto and Johto.'
Julia finishes her ice cream and makes her first important decision as the leader of the current Poké Rangers team. "Claire, tell Kyle that our next destination is Johto."
DeathScyther flings BoneShaman to a corner. "He didn't do a damn thing at all! All he did is boost the egos of the Poké Rangers!"
ChaRaging sighs. "I guess I revealed my hand a bit too early, D-S. We need more dead monsters before he can reach his full potential."
"Well, he's joining them first before that happens!" DeathScyther raises his blade for an execution, but before he could do the deed...
"DeathScyther, stay your blade!" ZeroMew appears on his throne, glaring at his subordinate.
DeathScyther lowers his blade. "Yes, Master."
Another voice speaks. "BoneShaman will live for now. Today's loss is the result of ChaRaging's oversight. However, the good news is that you have enabled me to gather enough data on the Poké Rangers for me to use."
DeathScyther and ChaRaging look up to see woman wearing a white lab coat is leaning on the side of ZeroMew's throne.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" asked DeathScyther.
"My name is Naomi Su." The woman twirls a bit of her green hair around a finger, with her dark grey eyes looking at the two Generals. "And I'm here to help you eliminate the Poké Rangers."
[End of 07]
Claire: Next time on Poké Rangers: Lost Zone...
?: "My ability to predict the near future is always 100%. Nothing can change that."
?: "I can change into anybody, by altering my DNA, height, weight and even my scent."
?: "I foresee the end of the Red Ranger."
Claire: "Careful, this one can become any one of us!"
