Disclaimer: I do not own, or claim to own, or desire to own or make any money off the Power Rangers concepts and characters presented in this story. Basically, I'm playing in someone else's sandbox. Of course, anything you don't recognize from a show is mine.

Power Rangers: Geo-Force

Chapter 10: Rangers Get the Best Toys

The Geo-Force Rangers were sitting in the cafeteria at New Tech Central High School when Tyler's communicator buzzed. Nia, Conrad, and Andrea all looked at Tyler's wrist, who looked around and gestured with his eyes toward the door that lead onto the quad. Once outside, the four Rangers ducked behind some bushes and answered the call.

"We're here Grandmother, go ahead," Tyler said into the communicator that posed as his wrist chronometer.

"Rangers, I have detected a new Biorg in the city. It's in the industrial sector and appears to be trying to avoid detection by the city security net. Morph and engage it, but be cautious my Rangers."

Andrea spoke up, "Um, Grandmother, we're in the middle of school."

They could hear Grandmother laugh lightly over the comm channel, "Just part of being a Ranger, I'm afraid. Don't worry; I'll take care of things, now go."

Tyler looked around at his friends, "You heard her guys, let's go. It's morphin' time!"

A morph and a teleport later, the Rangers were in New Tech City's industrial sector.

"So, where is this Biorg?" Conrad asked.

"Gimme a sec," replied Andrea, touching her middle and index fingers to the lower edge of her visor, activating its scanner functions. Nia's scanner was for biology, Andrea's did electromagnetic wavelengths. "I'm scanning now. The nano-tech nervous systems the Biorgs are built on generate a very specific EM field signature."

"O-kay," Conrad said, "Whatever that means."

"There!" Andrea cried, pointing. "One block over!"

The Rangers leapt to the roof of the intervening building and crossed over to the other side, where they saw a green, needle-covered, cat-like creature and a dozen Biodrones breaking into a company called Genometech.

"Oh, you gotta be kidding me." said Conrad. "Is that some kind of cactus cat?"

Nia checked with her scanner, "Yep."

"Fine, it's a cacto-cat. Let's hit it!" Tyler said.

The four Rangers dropped on top of the Biorg and the Biodrones. The fight went fairly quickly. The Biorg, which called itself Felotus, had a few nasty surprises, mostly which involved firing acidic and exploding needles, and claw slashes. The Rangers finally formed the Quadra-force Cannon and blasted Felotus. As they prepared to teleport out, they heard a familiar voice from above them.

"Impressive, Rangers," Malika said from a nearby rooftop. "But let's see how you handle this!"

Malika threw a silver dagger which contained a vial full of a glowing green liquid. It landed in Felotus' remains, the liquid being pumped into what was left of the Biorg, which liquefied and reformed as a forty story tall version.

The Rangers leapt back as now giant Biorg leered down at them.

"Um, what do we do know," asked Nia, a bit of panic in her voice.

"Please tell me we have Zords," added Conrad.

Information scrolled across the inside of Tyler's visor. The grin he was wearing was apparent in his voice, "Oh yeah." He looked at the sky and yelled "Geo-Zords, Arise!!"

A spot appeared against the sun, which grew larger, finally revealing the shape of the Red Fire Drake Geo-Zord. It banked on its scalloped wings and launched a fireball from its mouth at Felotus, which staggered under the assault.

The earth rumbled as the massive Green Auroch Geo-Zord charged in on its four powerful legs. The Zord, which looked like a mechanical cross between a bull and a bison, slammed its massive curved horns into Felotus, knocking the Biorg off its feet.

Storm clouds suddenly gathered and with a crash of thunder, the Yellow Thunderbird Geo-Zord flew out of the clouds. As Felotus regained its feet, the Thunderbird blasted it with bolts of lightning.

A massive dark, sinuous shadow moved under the surface of the harbor. As it neared the docks the Blue Leviathan Geo-Zord burst out the water, the snake-like mecha seemed to swim through the air. Nia now understood the pattern on her helmet, as the twin fins on either side of the Leviathan's head and tail were shaped the same as the design on her helmet. The Leviathan "swam" around Felotus and sliced the Biorg with its tail fins.

Felotus had successfully managed to evade the city's security net . . . prior to being forty stories tall. Now the Biorg, and the four giant Zords shaped like mythological beats attacking it were rather hard to miss . . . hence the alarms going off in the SPD Command Center.

Commander Sky Tate entered. He didn't even have to yell "report," information started flooding at him from various officers working Command.

"Commander, NTS-Net just picked up a Code 1 incursion in the industrial district, sector 5," the officer manning the New Tech Security Network monitoring station announced.

"Computer confirms that the subject is bio-cybernetic. Identical signature to the Marnier Bay incident," reported the Situation Analysis officer.

"Sir, something new," the officer manning the central Command & Control podium called. "We have four unidentified Mecha attacking the subject."

"On main monitor," Commanded Sky. An image of the four Geo-Zords engaging Felotus appeared. Sky cracked half a grin and said under his breath, "Nice Zords."

"Sir?" the C & C officer asked.

Sky came back to the present. "New standing orders. If the new Rangers, hereafter designated Geo-Force, have engaged a subject, SPD will engage support and defense protocols only. Beta squad, EMS, and any nearby patrol officers will handle crowd control, citizen evac, and situation zone containment and clean-up."

"Sir?" the now confused officer asked, "They aren't SPD . . . should we really . . .?"

Sky fixed his ice blue eye on his subordinate and said with tone he had learned by listening to numerous lectures directed at him by Anubis Cruger, "Those are my orders."

The officer blanched, swallowed hard, and responded, "Y-yes, sir." He then turned back to his station and began relaying commands per the new standing order.

"Check them out!" yelled Conrad.

"Awesome!" was all Andrea could manage.

Nia was jumping up and down clapping her hands.

Tyler looked back at the other Rangers and said, "It gets better guys, let's go!" With that the Geo-Force Ranger tele-leapt, a teleport boosted jump, to their individual Zords.

A portal in each Zord opened admitting the Rangers to their cockpits. Each cockpit was a circular chamber. Just forward of center there was a large crystal with a flat, slanted facet. On the back wall was the Ranger's sigil. The front wall allowed the Ranger's to see through the Zord's eyes with a holographic image that gave them full forward and peripheral vision. As each Ranger dropped into the cockpit they placed their hands on the flat surface of the crystal, which immediately began to glow their respective color.

"This is Fire Drake, everybody in?" Tyler asked the air, knowing his voice would be heard in all the other Zords.

"Thunderbird here," came Andrea's reply. "I've seen the holos, read the books, but this is just amazing!"

"I feel like I'm part of the Leviathan," responded Nia. "Or perhaps it's part of me."

"Auroch Zord is ready to rock!" Conrad practically yelled.

Unfortunately, in getting settled into their Zords, the Rangers gave Felotus time to recover and it lasted out with a spray of explosive needles. The Rangers reacted, the Zords breaking formation and scattering, but the Auroch took a bad hit.

"Ow! What the hell?! I felt that!" Conrad yelled.

"Nia's right guys, we're connected to the Zords, so be careful," Tyler warned everyone.

"Oh yeah!?" came Conrad's reply, "Well, then take this you overgrown house cat! Mega Terra Crush!" The Auroch Zord stamped it's forefoot against the ground, and a giant wave of green energy, the ultimate version of Conrad's power attack, raced along the ground and slammed into Felotus, knocking it off it's feet and destroying over half its quills in the process.

Suddenly, Andrea came over the comm, "Tyler, are you thinking what I am?"

Tyler smiled under his helmet, "Yeah 'Drea, I am. Everybody come together."

The Auroch planted its hooves as the Fire Drake landed on top of it. The Thunderbird hovered to its left and the Leviathan "swam" up on its right. Felotus rose to see all four Zords together and staring it down. In their cockpits the Rangers gripped the control crystals, which glowed even brighter as they all yelled, "Geo-Zords Quadra-Blast!"

All four Zords opened their mouths/beaks/snouts as energy built up inside them. The energy burst forth in bursts of red, green, yellow, and blue, combining in a massive white ball of energy which slammed into Felotus. There was no explosion, just a flash of light. When it cleared some bio-technic residue smeared on the pavement was all that was left of the Biorg.

In the Master's lair, Crul commented, looking at the holo-screen which had just showed them Felotus' defeat, "The new Biorg failed, Master."

"Not necessarily, Crul," responded the Master, looking up as Malika entered. "Malika?"

Malika smiled and held up a large canister containing a think, orange liquid.

"What is that?" Crul asked.

"Synthetic plasma," the Master responded. "Hemotech's original formula, banned after the Troobians used it in the construction of the Magnificence. Even though a perfectly functional alternate formulation was developed, Genometech has been secretly manufacturing small batches of the original formula."

Malika set the canister down, "And since they are producing a banned compound, my borrowing a sample won't be reported."

"What of the rest of your mission, Malika?" the Master inquired.

"SPD assisted civilians, but stayed out of the battle. Even though I saw the Beta squad Rangers there," Malika responded to her Master's question, still smiling. "And, the growth compound worked perfectly."

"Excellent," the Master nearly cackled the word as he leaned back in his throne. "Tate has decided t let the Rangers handle us . . . I wonder how they'll handle him?"

The three villains laughed.

A/N: An auroch is technically not a mythological creature. It actually existed centuries ago in northern Europe. Similar to a cow, but much larger, a lot harrier, and a hell of a lot more ill-tempered . . . it's only predator was man. And even though we humans hunted it to extinction . . . they took out quite a few of us in the process. Basically cross a Texas longhorn with a buffalo and give it a rhino's attitude.

Next Chapter: The B Squad.