CHAPTER NINE:

FIRM FOUNDATIONS


Aboard the Warstar command vessel, Malkor was despairing at this humiliating defeat.

"They beat us back" he said, "Just as in every instance with any that dared tread upon the Earth with intents of conquest, the Power Rangers always find a way to rise and resist any advance"

"We will deal with them Admiral, you can be assured of that" vowed Creepox.

Malkor noticed Vrak slowly pacing up and down the command deck with one finger pointed beneath his chin.

"You would be wise to be attentive when I'm rambling Vrak" said Malkor with a feisty and fierce tone in his commanding voice, "Had you not been so overconfident, we could have spared Scaraba that humiliating fate"

"Perhaps you will be more forgiving of my apparent recklessness when you see what has resulted from it"

"Speak less in riddles around me" snapped Malkor.

"He has wasted time and resources, I say we forget what ties he has to our sovereign royalty and throw him out of the airlock" threatened Creepox.

Vrak walked over to the primary control console and pressed his fingers gently across the dashboard. Soon, video footage of the Rangers and their immense firepower lit up the monitor screens.

"Scaraba forced the Rangers to utilize their more advanced weapons" Vrak explained, "I was able to gather visual data on. We must now prioritize and work on adjusting our defensive measures, and inform future recruits of how to best counter-attack when faced with these weapons. In time, we will escalate the battles further in, let's just say, greater proportions"

"Your strategies do not sit well with me Vrak, but they have indeed yielded results" Malkor replied, and turned to Creepox.

"Send this footage out to all recruits presently dwelling in the underbelly of this vessel" he commanded, "The Rangers may have stopped the first wave, but the tide will turn against them just as swiftly. This planet will belong to us before the Armada 's advance on the galaxy approaches"


Gathered at the Command Center, the jubilant teenagers stood before Gosei, who congratulated them on a job well done

"We were very fortunate" said Noah, "All that power at our disposal, it could have proven overwhelming"

"Luck had nothing to do with it. Your conviction and concentration helped you rise to the occasion, nothing can overwhelm when you are so fixated on how to overcome" replied a proud Gosei.

"I'd say this has been the craziest first day of school I think anyone's ever had, but I'd be lying. This has all happened before, with other Rangers, in other times, in other places, they were just as prepared to do their part then as we are now" said Troy.

"The only drawback is the helmets do mess around with my hair" joked Emma.

"We're a force to be reckoned with…a Mega Force" said Jake.

"Looks like my speech writers are gonna have to work on your sense of all too obvious humour too" remarked Troy.

The five stared at each other, with looks of assertiveness, respect and admiration for coming through in the field of combat, showing no fear and no regrets. They formed fists and put them together in a show of solidarity amongst soldiers.

In unison, they echoed this pledge

"Earth's defenders never surrender"

THE BEGINNING