Chapter 10: The Great Escape Part 2
The Six Rangers snuck through the corridors of the massive fortress, making their way back to the dungeon to free their comrades. Cam and Antonio led the way, followed by Tori and Taylor, with Cole and Zhane bringing up the rear, keeping an eye out for guards. Suddenly, Cam stopped, holding up his hand to hault the others. The dungeon lay ahead, heavily guarded with Basher Bots covering the whole area.
"The dungeon is up ahead, but keep quiet. They see us coming and they'll have the whole fortress on top of us. One of us will need to cause a distraction so that the rest of us can get in and rescue the others. Any volunteers?"
Zhane immediately stepped forward.
"I'll do it."
"Alright Cole, but be careful. If they capture you, our whole plan is at risk."
"Please, I spent years fighting Dark Specter's forces to free KO-35. These tinheads are nothing more than cheap Quanatrons."
"Just go, Silver Surfer."
Zhane quickly rounded the corner, ready for the worse.
"Hey, bucketheads! You missed one!"
The Basherbots guarding the door glanced up quickly before giving chase. Zhane ducked down the opposite hallway, disappearing into the distance with the guards hot on his trail. Cam watched the scene before turning to his comrades.
"Come on, we need to do this quick before they come back."
The remaining five made their way to the door. Although it was locked, Cam quickly hacked their way in, opening it to reveal a small contingent of Basherbots waiting for them. The five nodded to eachother before charging, not giving their enemy a chance to sound the alarm.
Cam and Antonio worked together, using their combined training and quick reflexes to take down the guards. Back to back, the two slashed and kicked through the robots like they were swiss cheese.
"Nice work, Cam. That ninja school really teaches you the proper stuff."
"You too, Antonio. You Samurais have some nice moves of your own."
Likewise, Tori and Taylor were making short work of their enemies. Tori's Nina abilities allowed her to blast her opponents back with water jets while taking out the ones that did get too close with some well placed kicks. Taylor relied on her Air Force Training and physical abilities to push her enemies back, falling into eachother and collapsing into heaps of twisted metal.
"That's some real girl power for you."
"Good work, Tori. Ever consider joining the military?"
"I think being a ranger is enough excitement for me."
Cole fought alone, but that by no means meant he was outmatched. Although the Basherbots outnumbered him, his superior strength easily allowed him to plow through them, leaving nothing but broken robots in his wake. Within a manner of minutes, all of the enemy footsoldiers were defeated. Cam quickly surveyed the area, making sure they hadn't missed any.
"Great job, guys. Now lets get to work freeing the others."
The other four nodded, getting to work freeing the prisoners from their headsets. Slowly but surely, their comrades groggily got up, drained from the experiences.
"Uh, what happened to me?"
"Last thing I remember, I was in my dojo practicing, then a bunch of robots come in and knock me out."
Jen snapped awake instantly.
"Oh my god, Wes! Is he okay? What about Alex?"
Taylor ran up to her quickly, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Relax, Jen. They're okay. Alex is at home, being watched by Max and Danny, and Wes is inside the castle right now trying to take down Draven. You're all safe."
Jen took a deep breath and relaxed. Cam stepped forward, holding up a small device.
"I managed to swipe and reverse engineer a dimensional portal device for our use. This will allow you to return to your own dimensions and rest."
Gem stepped forward.
"Forget about that. That maniac kidnapped me and is using my ranger powers to hurt innocent people. He's got to pay."
Joel was the next to step forward.
"No way this nut is going to get away with this."
The other rangers quickly agreed. Cam sighed.
"Alright, but we'll need to split up. I'll take some of you to find Wes's team and find a way to take out the ranger army. Antonio, your team will work on taking out Draven."
Everyone agreed and the groups were formed. Cam took Joel, Jen, Gem, Rocky, Ethan, Cassidy, Aurico and Tyzon, while Antonio took Cole, Tori, Taylor, Sydney, Carlos, Karone, Cestria, and Daggeron.
"Good luck, everyone, and may the power protect you."
With that, the two groups split up. Cam led his group down the corridor Zhane fled, hoping to find him in one piece. To his surprise, they found Zhane at the end of the hallway, sweating and surrounded by mangled heaps of metal and wire. He gave Cam a slight smile when he saw him.
"Like I said, cheap Quanatrons."
Cam smiled and the two continued on their way.
(With Draven)
Draven stood on his balcony, surveying the ruined city he had built his fortress on. A basherbot walked up behind him, whispering something to him. Draven snapped around, fury in his eyes.
"What! All of the prisoners have escaped!"
With a single swipe of his sword, the Basherbot disintegrated. Draven huffed loudly before calming down.
"It matters not. Once I destroy the dimensional barriers, no one can stop me!"
He turned his head to a monitor, seeing Billy's team making their way through the fortress.
"Of course, these power pesks are still a problem. I suppose its time to reveal my secret weapon."
He lifted his communicator to his mouth.
"Red Jaguar, show our guests the door."
Yes my lord.
Satisfied, Lord Draven grabbed an arrow and his bow and walked to the balcony.
"This is the beginning of the end for the Power Rangers."
With that, he released it, sending his bow flying towards the dark sky.