Power Rangers In Retrograde - Mystic Force Trick 10 Petrified Xander
(Based from summaries from .com)
"You...Morticon advances toward Necrolai swinging his sword wildly, ..failed...Necrolai in turn was jumping back to avoid being hut in half by the enraged demon lord, ..again."
"Morticon sto-"
"I warned you I would not tolerate more failure."
"Morticon pleas-"
"You promised me the Pink Ranger would join our side, she is still with them! Your plan was raises he sword now that Necrolai was backed into a corner, ready to strike her down.
"The Pink Ranger is still a vampire!Necrolai blurts out.
Morticon freezes in his place, then slams his sword into the ground as he narrows his gaze on Necrolai. 摘xplain!"
"Just as the Dawn Crystal could not destroy me by the same token it could not sever my bond to the Pink Ranger. She is still my spawn. She may have broken my mental control but it is in her blood now, she will turn to the Dark Side, she can not help it. It is only a matter of time."
"How much time,Morticon growls.
Necrolai swallows hard, 的n normal cases like this anywhere from months to years."
Morticon draws his sword nearly decapitating Necrolai, 添ears? I will not stay in this pit for years!"
"Morticon please!Necrolai pleads, 的'm sure with the help of Koragg's magic or some other sorcerer in our ranks we can speed up that time. We just need to increase the darkness in her heart until it overwhelms her. It won't take much, it's already in her blood."
Morticon steams, howling to the sky, 擢ind a sorcerer then!"
At the Rock Porium Vida, Chip, and Xander are on duty, Xander is stocking she while Vida is behind the counter counting receipts.
"Ha!Vida gloats, 的've outsold you by twelve dollars and fifty cents. I win the bet, you owe me lunch."
"Not so fast, Xander the Great still has four minutes to go!"
As one costumer leaves LeeLee enters.
"Hey LeeLee,Vida says friendly.
Xander moves from his post to the counter with winning smile, 鄭h LeeLee you look like a Led Zeppelin fan, can I interest you in something."
LeeLee chuckles looking down and away, 哲ice Zit... walking off.
"Zit?Xander says confused as his gaze focuses on the large pimple on the end of his nose, 展hoaQuickly moving to a small mirror on the counter for a better look.
"Xander the great big pimple,Vida jokes.
"Oh it totally ruins my perfect profile,looking concerned at his reflection Xander frets, 典his zit is like having a extra nose."
Glancing back at the Ranger LeeLee rolls her eyes before walking past the counter, pulling a small cream container from her bag, 滴ere. Works wonders for me."
Xander looks down at the container and smiles, 典hanks LeeLee, you're a life saver."
"Yes!Toby shouts from his office as he opens the blinds, 鉄uccess!"
"I finished, this entire crypto magic puzzle in just under forty minutes,he preens as he exits his office with a odd light puzzle in hand. 的 should work for the CIA,Vida nodding and chuckling a little, 徹r the FBI, or better still, the Power Rangers."
This causes the three to tense up immediately.
"What I say?"
"N-Nothing,Vida sweats.
"That's a g-great adds.
"You should give um a adds.
"A call, A call!Toby exclaims and he wanders back into his office.
" exclaims.
"This time is has to work,Clare says spraying some dieing flowers with potions from a spray bottle, 滴 nothing happening she gets up to check her notes.
"So everyone ready for what ever booby trap this thing has next?Blecker says cautiously.
All the other rangers were behind him, cautiously, Except Xander who was examining his zit in a hand mirror.
"We're right behind you,Chip comments.
"Me? Why me?Blecker protests.
"It was your idea,Maddie answers casually.
Blecker sighs.
As Clare comes back to her flowers they suddenly spring to life, 的t's working!she exclaims excitedly, 鏑ook I finally did something right!"
Xander pauses looking to Clare and her flowers curiously, 展hat did you do?"
"It's a potion I concocted to make sad, dull looking flowers perfectly gorgeous!Clare beams as she sits down by her flowers to inspect them.
"It's a perfection potion,Xander says in awe. Looking back to the group as he hears several grunts of effort.
"How do you open this thing!Blecker argues.
"Look,Maddie points to a scroll tied to the front and pulls it free, and unrolling it.
"Whoa,Blecker points, 的t's counting down.a ticker that was hidden by the scroll revealed and ticking down from 60 minutes.
"This ancient puzzle is your task at hand,Maddie begins reading, 都olve it quickly to receive what's grand. But if you fail this timely chore, the Fire Heart will be no more."
"Great more puzzles,Chip groans.
"Your the game master,Nick muses, 努hat's the solution Chip."
Chip walks around the Check a few times scratching his head, 鉄orry guys I've never seen anything like this, I don't even know where to begin.
Blecker also shrugs, 的've never been good at puzzles either."
"None of us do,Maddie muses, 殿nd the counter is just counting down.
"Blecker,Udonna says coming into the main room, 撤lease come with me."
With a shrug he headed off with Udonna, 鉄ure,pausing to look back at the others, 堵ood luck guys."
All eyes were drawn to the Crystal Orb where Necrolai was leading a group of Styxoids and Hidiacs though the Mystic Wood, attacking a village.
"This is the last thing we needed,Nick grouses, looking from the Orb to the chest, 鼎hip?"
"I got it!Chip suddenly exclaims.
"You figured it out?Vida exclaims happily.
"No but I think I know someone who could."
"Great!Nick said leading the Rangers to the broom stands, 天ida, Maddie, Xander you're with me."
The girls ran over quickly, Xander pausing just a moment, quickly spritzing himself with Clare's 'Perfection Potion.'
Just outside, and behind Rootcore Udonna leads Blecker on a short walk, 釘lecker,she starts, 哲icole."
Blecker groans, 笛ust Blecker please, or Nikolai of you don't want to cause confusion with Nick Russel."
"My apologies, that's just all I've heard you be called by the others."
"So what is so important you wanted to talk to me about."
Udonna handed over a new Mystic Morpher, 的 have finally finished your new Mystic Morpher, this one all yours, all new. It even has it's own ancient titan, for when you eventually unlock that spell."
"You mean if."
Udonna places a comforting hand on Blecker's shoulder, 哲o, when. There is no reason to believe you can't use your own Titan form."
Blecker looks down at the new Mystic Morpher, flipping it open and closed, the icon looking like a unicorn's head, 鉄o why this little private walk?"
"I wanted to talk to you in private to make sure your committed to what's to come. With your own Mystic Morpher you have a lot more power. The side effects, the changes, things will scale up from here. And I致e noticed your growing more hesitant with each change."
Becker sighs packing a bit, 展ell, I admit all the consent gender changing is a bit, unsettling but I'm pushing through. I can deal, as long as I change back in the end I'll be fine."
Udonna, 的f you ever feel like things are too much the other Rangers won't feel bad if you quit, it's quite a lot more you're giving up then any other Ranger."
Blecker sighs, 添-Yeah...I guess, but the Power Rangers have been putting their lives on the line for people for years now, a little weirdness is the least I can endure."
Udonna nods, 添ou have a good heart, the Ranger's are lucky to have you."
Blecker smiles, 的'm going to head back, help with the Fire Heart then."
"I need to collect some ingredients for a potion, good luck."
Chip kept his voice low as he helped Blecker carry the chest, with great effort, toward the back entrance of the Rock Porium, 鄭re you sure we should Ranger up for this, Toby's going to be all fan-boy and won't focus."
"The other Rangers are fighting in the woods, and I can bet you that Koragg has some way to either track the chest or detect whatever energy it releases when it's opened. We need to be ready, trying to come up with a distraction isn't going to be feasible."
Chip takes a moment then nods, setting the Chest down, 迭eady?"
"Ready."
Transforming the Rose and Yellow Ranger slip into the back entrance, at the sound of the back door opening Toby runs from his office, 澱out time you gu-Toby freezes in his place as he sees 2 rangers carrying a large chest, 撤-Power R-Rangers?"
"We heard you were good with puzzles,The Rose Ranger began, and we have a little problem with this one.
Toby stood there stunned a moment, completely silent.
"I told you this was a bad idea, and we're running out of time,Yellow says reluctantly. 鏑ook at hi-"
Rose cut him off, 鼎an you solve the puzzle of the treasure box Toby?"
Regaining his composure he nods quickly as the Ranger carry it into his office.
"So what's in the chest?Toby wonders as he starts to look it over.
"We don't really know, but you can bet it won't be good for anyone if Koragg and his gang get their hands on it,Rose explains as her Mystic Morpher goes off.
Answering it she hears the voice of Clare, 典here's dark energy moving in on your position."
Tapping Yellow's shoulder Rose heads for the door, 鼎ome on, told you some monster would be attacking any minute now, and we got one in the city right now."
"R-Right!Yellow says running off after Rose, pausing only a moment to look at Toby, 敵ood luck."
"Bah! Power Rangers! Always showing up where your not wanted,Necrolai huffs as she blasts them with energy.
"What are you up to Necrolai?The Red Ranger demands, dodging the energy blast as he counters with his own phoenix fire charge, cutting down several Hidiacs with ease.
Necrolai glowers at the Pink Ranger, 鄭nd you! Traitor! How dare you turn against your queen!"
"I don't know how you survived the dawn crystal but,Green steps in front of Pink, then charges with his ax, 鉄he's no longer one of your vampire pawns anymore Necrolai."
Another blast sends the rangers flying back, 鄭re you so sure of that, Rangers?she cackles as she flies off, leaving the Rangers to polish off the Hidiacs and Styxoids.
Blue blasts several back as the other Rangers get to their feet, pausing to look questioningly at Pink, 添our back to normal right V?"
"I uh-Pink begins before knocking Blue out of the way of a Sytxoid's attack, 展atch out!"
Before Red can move to attack his Mystic Morpher rings, 展hat is it? Kinda busy."
"Chip and Blecker are fighting a monster in the city and could use 's voice said on the other end.
"We need to wrap this up guys, the others need us in the city!"
"Right!the other Rangers said together before charging into the fray.
Green smashed his ax into the ground the shock wave scattering the Styxoids just before vines erupted to hold them in place.
"Tornado Power!the Pink Ranger exclaimed, tossing the Styxoids around as she blew through them as a mystical disaster.
Summoning his Mystic Racer the Red Ranger blaster them with laser fire before tearing through the last remnants of the Styxoids.
"I think that's all of them,Pink said as she powered down, the others following suite as several of the locals came over to them.
"Hail the Mystic Force, protectors of the forest!"
"Always wondered what it was like to be worshiped,Xander crossed his arms cockily, 的 like it.
Maddie, Nick, and Vida chuckle, 哲ice look Xander."
"What are-He cut himself short as he looked down to see his arms covered in moss and brush. 典his is funny to you guys?he said in disgust walking away, the other Rangers hurrying to catch up.
"Aw come on Xander,Vida protests, still laughing, 添ou always laugh when Clare turns herself into funny stuff."
"I-I'm sure it's just a side effect of your organic powers,熱addie says calmly, Xander nodding along reassured, 的t'll go away...knock on wood."
Xander glared at her for the bad pun, 鼎ome on guys we have other Rangers to help, remember."
"Guys, Guys enough,Nick says getting serious, 鏑eaf Xander breaking down into laughter again.
"Guys can we focus on something more important, like Chip and Blecker fighting a monster alone,Xander says annoyed.
Arriving on the scene the Red ranger catches the Rose Ranger as she is sent rolling, while Pink helps Yellow to stand, they look pretty beat up.
"Don't worry Blecker, we got your back no-Red begins before noticing the new helmet she is wearing, 哲ew uniform?"
"Finished uniform,she explains, dodging out of the way of a Styxoid's attack, the monster making a break for it.
Pink looks around and smiles, charging the Styxoids, 添ou guys go after bone head, I'll catch tearing a path of destruction, combining kicks and tornado power to decimate the Styxoids.
Rose whistles, 迭emind me never to get on her bad side."
As the Rangers pursue the monster Yellow pauses looking back at Pink cautiously, 'She can't still be...can she?' As he runs to catch up to the others he finds they have all stopped and are looking around. They all power down.
"We lost him,Nick growls.
"He's bound to show up again, why don't you guys head back to the Rock Porium and keep a eye out for trouble,Blecker advises.
"Hey what happened with the chest?Maddie wonders.
"It's with Toby,Chip explains, 典he Rose and Yellow Ranger gave it to him to solve,and then quickly adds, 的t's was Blecker's idea to go to him as Rangers. I suggested just going in as ourselves and then making a distraction after he solves it."
"Hey you guys were fighting in the woods and I had a feeling someone was gonna attack the city, we didn't need the distraction of trying to cause a diversion and fight a monster."
"Well we can't change things now,Nick diffuses the situation, looking at Xander who is only getting worse, 展hy don't you go fill in V and help her out if she needs it."
Xander sighs, 哲ot like I can go back to the Rock Porium looking like this."
"Like what?Blecker turns to face Xander, and jumps, then starts to laugh, 展ell at least for once I'm not the one changing into stuff against my quickly regaining his composure Blecker takes Xander's hand, 的'll give you a hand."
As Blecker and Vida emerge from a tree into the Mystic Wood Xander seems stuck, the other two taking a firm grip of his arm to pull him free, the force enough to make them all fall and roll, As Xander gets up he gasps, 的t's getting worse."
As the girls walk over he pulls his shirt down some, moss growing on his chest.
Vida laughs teasingly, 鉄ome girls like a mossy chest
Blecker slaps her arm, 哲ot funny V, last time I changed it took a miracle to change me back, what if it doesn't go away."
Vida continues laughing, 的t will...in the rolls his eyes, Blecker hits her again, 鉄top that!"
"Be serious V."
Getting serious she says reassuringly, 鏑ook you didn't do anything to cause this so I'm sure it will fix itself."
"I did do something,Xander looks worried, 的 sprayed myself with Clare's perfection potion hoping to fix my nose.
"X-Xander!Blecker says alarmed, fumbling with her Mystic Morpher to create a mirror, holding it up as a lane of bark races up the side of his face, covering but not concealing one eye.
Xander gasps, 哲ow look at me!before rushing off.
Blecker quickly turns to Vida, 敵et back to Rootcore, find Clare. I'll track him down."
Vida pales some then nods running off.
"Clare!Vida says hurrying into Rootcore, 鼎lare!"
She finds Clare at a table looking at a vase of dead roses.
"I failed again Vida,she says dejected, 殿ll those pretty flowers I sprayed died."
"Oh no,Vida's heart skips as terror grips her heart, 店ander."
Xander sits on a log in Phineas' camp, 滴ey thanks for letting me crash with you Phineas, I couldn稚 go back to town, and the Rangers...By now his entire body is covered in bark and his hair is gone, some small branches sprouting.
"No problem, my home is your home."
"Well thanks anyway."
"So,Phineas muses, 擢irst a Power Ranger, and now a tree...despite himself he starts to laugh, 土our really branching out."
Xander glowers at him, 鄭 troblin with a sense of humor, just great."
"S-Sorry,Phineas begins, 展ell you know, you can just sit around here, pining about your past life...You get it pining, because your a starts to laugh again.
Xander is not amused.
Seeing Xander is only sinking deeper into depression Phineas dials things back and adjusts his tone to be more serious, 的-I'll get us some slipping off.
Blecker soon arrives at the camp, breathing heavily, and jogs over to Xander, 擢-For a tree your pretty fast. I've been looking all over the forest for looks around, taking a seat next to Xander, 鏑ook everything will work out, somehow, I'm sure."
Xander sighs, 滴ere I am, where I fit in."
"Hey look, I get it, but moping about isn't going to solve anything."
Xander sighs, 的t's to late, look at me. I was so worried about looking perfect...Now...I'll never be able to show my face to anyone...ever again...Xander the Great is gone for good."
"No he isn't,Vida says running up, 滴e's sitting right next to me, feeling sorry for himself,she says taking a seat next to him.猫ook...I didn't mean to ride you so hard...it's just that your always so confident. It's kinda nice to see you human-Xander glares at her, 鉄o to speak."
"How can I be confident now?"
"Confidence comes from the inside, and your insides are still explains, 店ander...you are great, you don't have to be Xander the Great."
"I guess your both looks over to Blecker now, 的'm more then just a pretty face, and I have a great team of friends I can count on even when things look their worst."
"Come on, let's get back to Clare, she should have a cure ready by the time we get says as she and Vida offer Xander their hands to help him up.
He takes them but doesn't budge, 鼎an't move!"
"You're taking root!Vida exclaims.
Both girls pull hard on him, to no avail, 的t's no use, my arms are stiffening, it's going to take a miracle."
"I'm not loosing you on my watch,Blecker exclaims pulling Vida away, 鼎ome on V. twin tornadoes should pull him free."
"Right!"
"Hurry,Xander exclaims, 溺y mouth is-as bark seals his mouth shut just as twin pink Tornado buffet him tearing him right out of the ground. The trio fall to the ground, Xander landing atop Blecker only for his feet and hands to dig back into the ground and other breaches begins to sprout out from his body, Blecker's eyes dart about quickly as she her breath gets swallow, pinned under the rooting Xander.
"Nicole get out from under there!"
Her voice is short and lacks any words, just as Clare come running up, 敵uys! You guys!tripping along the way.
"Vida runs over to her, 滴urry Clare,as she begins to spritz Xander, before snatching the bottle herself, 的 have a faster way."
Transforming herself to a pink cloud she float up and rains down the potion on Xander and Blecker. After a moment Xander changes back to normal, 的t worked,Vida says excitedly as Xander rolls off Blecker who sits up holding her chest and still breathing hard.
"Are you OK Nicole,Xander says helping her stand.
"I...I hate enclosed spaces. I-I just shut down...can't and Clare also help support Blecker.
"Let's get you all back to Rootcore to relax,Clare offers.
Th all nod and start walking, 滴ey Clare, is that cure going to do anything to Nicole?Xander says looking worried.
Blecker drops to her knees and faints.
"Nice going there Xander,Should have waited until after she recovered from her panic attack BEFORE giving her another potential she looks to Clare worried, 展-Will Blecker be alright?"
"I've got worms!As they walk off Phineas returns, a large leaf in his hands, 添ou who,he calls out, 展here'd you go?"
spying a younger tree he gasps and runs over, wrapping his arms around it's trunk, 泥on't you worry friend, I'll never leave ya."
"You better now Nicole?Xander says wrapping his cape around her as Clare hands her a cup of water.
"Yeah, I'm better now, flusters a bit, 的 know I kinda stole Xander's moment back there."
"It's alright, I don't know how I would have gotten though all of this without both of you."
"Ne neither."
Xander's Mystic Morpher beeps, 哲ew Spell code,he smiles as Nick's voice come over the line.
"Bonehead is back, we could use some support here!"
"We're on our way."
Green, Pink and Rose arrive just as Red, Blue, and Yellow are knocked back, Green charging forward to launch him self with a punch and then hammer the monster with his ax, 鏑et's see what this new Spell Code can do."
Typing in the code red, gold and white boxing gloves appear on his hand, dropping into a boxing stance he bobs and weaves, avoiding the bone spike attacks of the monster as he closes to melee range, 擢loat like a butterfly, strong as a tree!
With a series of rapid blows he wears the monster down until he leaps finishing the fight wit ha shock-wave punch to the ground that sends the monster flying, as it lands it explodes, defeated. The other Rangers running over.
Green kisses his gloves, 敵ot a new spell code."
"Check it out,Yellow comments as the gloves vanished and all their Mystic Morphers, even Rose's glow, 敵uess we can all use them too."
"We better go check in on Toby!Rose muses, 鼎ome on everyone."
"I've got it!Toby shouts running around the store as the Ranger's run in, hushed whispers coming from the patrons.
"Power Rangers."
"Rangers."
They are swarmed as patrons ask for Autographs the Pink Ranger shrinking to sprite form as she flies into Toby's office, he follows after locking the door as she returns to normal size, 添ou figured it out?"
Toby nods, 添es! Yes! It's a mathematical conundrum. You see each of these buttons corresponds to a number that when divided by pi gives a series of integers that all point to this button."
The timer almost over Pink quickly presses the button, a series of clicks sound before the latch unlocks, Pink pats Toby's back as she hefts the chest heading for the door, 典hanks Toby."
"W-Wait, what's inside...I gotta know."
Pink pauses a moment and shrugs, 泥on't know, when we get it back to base we'll find out, Rose is expecting there to be another trap inside and we don't want civilians getting hurt.
Toby nods letting the Pink ranger slip out, 迭-right, of course."
"Alright everyone be ready for anything,Blecker said as she reached for the lid of the chest, the other rangers standing cautiously behind her.
The ring of Chip's Mystic Morpher caused the group to stop, all eyes on him, 展e're gonna be late for the campaign at LeeLee's place."
The group look around a moment then relax, 的t has been a long day,Blecker muses, 展hy not deal with whatever the next booby-trap is when were better rested,she mused, 釘esides I really want to finish the campaign."
The other Rangers laugh, Nick patting Blecker's back, 的 think LeeLee might notice your still on your girl cool down."
Udonna waves her wand, and Blecker changes back to normal, 敵o, have fun, a simple illusion spell should provide the buffer you need."
Blecker laughs, 添ou have got to teach me that spell! When I知 on cool down I feel like a rat in a cage being cooped up here and unable to show my face where people know me as a guy not a girl!"
Udonna nods, 擢air enough Nicole, we can do it while the others are studying or practicing."