Previously, Blackorg summoned a group of allies from the planet Kagamirron in order to stop the Scanranger crew. Enter: Arno Benedict, the "Dimensional Wandering Fiend", and his cohorts, the Brigade. An adjunct professor named Takeshi Hayata met one of the Scanrangers. He still had a very foggy memory about his past as he tried to remember who he really was. Meanwhile, MAYHEM once again attacked the city, but the Scanrangers was able to thwart General Ug and his latest CyberCreature's attack.
Now, Benedict's Brigade, confronting the Scanrangers at last, make their next move..
"Back to Action! The Shining Silver Hero!" "My name is Benedict, and these five warriors are my Brigade..Our mission is relatively simple..We are here to destroy you Scanrangers and to steal your lives!" "Steal our lives? Destroy us?" replied Vin, preparing himself. "We've had monsters that attempted to do the same! You have no idea who you're messing with!" "Very well, then.." said Benedict. "Prepare to defend yourselves!" "Let's do this, guys!" said Vin. "I'm with you, Vin Man!" said Nick. The five gallant heroes summon up their FilmBraces and VCP'S, and struck a transforming pose. "OKAY! LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! SCANRANGER!" they shout as they transformed into their battle suits. "Athlete of Action! RedScanner!" "SPFX Soldier! GreenScanner!" "King of Comedy! BlueScanner!" "AnimeManiac! YellowScanner!" "Musical Mistress! PinkScanner! "SOLDIERS OF THE SILVER SCREEN! MOVIE TASK FORCE-SCANRANGER!" They all pose in the usual super sentai fashion, ready for battle. "Excellent.." Benedict thought. "Now this shall be a battle for the ages..BRIGADE, ATTACK!" The entire brigade fired at the rangers, and they all dodged their shots. "What now, Red ?" asked Pink. "Well, pick a partner and kick some rear end..We'll sort everything later.." Red took on Benedict and KuroLectronn, Blue went after KuroBuzzer, Green took on KuroGrappler, Yellow dueled it out with KuroFire, and Pink with KuroFrost. Meanwhile, Takeshi Hayata was in his office watching TV. As he flipped through a couple of channels, he surfed through an Intel commercial, the one that had the dancing computer chip men in their 'silver spacesuits.' "AAARRGGHH!" he screamed. Takeshi remembered a guy in a bodysuit for a millisecond. The commercial subliminally brought back a major turning point in his life. "Those blasted headaches again! It's still a vague memory.." He heard a woman scream his name, "TAKESHI! TAKESHI!" and saw a laboratory in flames. That was all he could remember. As the headaches lessened, Takeshi was unaware of a bracelet that materialized on his left wrist. It faded in and out."If only I can remember what my true purpose was.."
Back to the battle, Red and KuroLectronn went at it. Vin shot at the Brigade member, and he ducked the shot. KuroLectronn zapped Red's ScanLaser out of his hand, then leapt and kicked him. Red recovered, and clipped the villain. Green was holding his own with KuroGrappler.
"I've been waiting for this match for a long time, GreenScanner!" said KuroGrappler. They gripped both hands in a test of brute strength. Green powered himself up, and had the Brigade leader on his knees.
"Well, Mr. Stone Cold wannabe, so have I! I appreciate you giving me a fair challenge!" replied Green.
"There's only one problem.." said Grappler. He grabbed a foreign object (sand) from his pocket and tossed it at Nick, blinding him and then kicked him in the chest. "I don't play fair!" KuroGrappler picked Green up onto his shoulders and gave him a helicopter spin, tossing him to the ground.
Yellow protected himself with a force field as KuroFire surrounded him with an intense ball of flame.
"I see you have the power to change into any type of armor.." said the flaming Brigade member. "I wonder if that armor can melt? Let's put it to the test, eh?" He raised the temperature to about 700 degrees.
Yellow begins to wilt and falls on his knees. The next thing anyone else realized is that Kunio was engulfed in a dome of flame.
"The poor child, couldn't stand the heat..One ranger down.."
KuroFire lowered the flame and then..
"WARP SPEED SMASH!" shouted Yellow, smashing KuroFire's face in, knocking him out for the count.
Blue dodged KuroBuzzer's sharp blades. The saw handed brigade member did not speak, since he was a mute robot. He shot one of his mini circular saws at Blue, missing the ranger by only inches!
"Hey! Watch it with those blades, Mr. Tool Time!" Somebody might get hurt! Like myself!" KuroBuzzer continued tossing saws at him.
"Speed-Bo Staff!" shouted B.C., blocking KuroBuzzer's hand, now transformed into a chainsaw. The saw hand began to cut into Blue's staff, with the ranger struggling mightily. Blue was on his back, yet he pushed him off by kicking him in the chest.
Pink battled with KuroFrost. "You are an excellent fighter, Scanranger..A pity that I have to destroy such a lovely one as yourself.."
"I bet you tell that to all the girls!" replied Pink. She threw her Film Splicer shield, intending to knock him out, but she missed him.
"As I was saying.." said KuroFrost. Pink threw a roundhouse kick at the icy villain, but he blocked her kick, and slapped her a few feet. Toni recovered and in mid-air, KuroFrost shot a freeze ray at her, entombing her in ice.
"Pink!" cried Yellow. "What have you done to her?"
"Not much..I've just created an ice queen to rule with myself..as king! Heh Heh Heh.." The Film Splicer shield flew back, and knocked KuroFrost out cold.. In the process, the shield smashed the ice that trapped Pink.
"Pink! Are you all right?" said Yellow.
"Yeah, remind me not to drink any Diet Coke on the rocks anytime soon..."
KuroGrappler was about to defeat Green and deliver a flying elbow smash from top of the roller coaster. Green awakened and dodged out of the way. The ranger recovered by delivering a drop kick to his face. As the evil wrestler stood up, Yellow and Pink apply a double drop kick to him also.
"Thanks for the double team-up, guys.." said Green.
"Don't mention it.." said Yellow. Green summoned up his Film Energy. This time, Green sets the stage for a WCW/NWO ring and becomes 'Hollywood Hulk Hogan'(as Thunderlips from Rocky III), Becoming one with the Rocky movie, Green applied one of Hogan's classic moves. He jumped from the top rope and brought an elbow smash to KuroGrappler's chest.
Red dueled it out with Benedict. As Vin attempted to slash him, Benedict uses his dimensional powers, teleporting away. Red tried again, teleported behind him, and slashed Red in the back. Benedict kicked Red, and with his sword, he planted it on the ground, giving the Scanranger leader an electric ground shock. Benedict ran towards Vin and was about to cut him, but Blue's Speed-Bo Staff, Green's Disc Launcher, and Pink's Film Splicer shield parried the blow. Yellow then kicked Benedict in the chest.
"The little child dares to lay his hands on an aristocrat? How dare he! No one is permitted to touch my person!"
"Your Brigade has been beaten, Benedict!" said Red. "Give it up!"
Back up in space, as Blackorg and the three lieutenants watched the battle, the overlord gave his next command. "Now! Begin Phase Two!"
"You may have won, Scanrangers, but the war is far from finished.." said Benedict, gathering up the rest of his team. "Keep this in mind, heroes..I'd watch my back if I were you!"
"What are you taking about?" said Red. The rangers were unaware that the Brigade was trying to distract them, enabling another CyberCreature, KuroParrot, to appear behind the rangers. The monster shot feather darts laced with poison to knock out the Scanrangers in the back, one by one.
"Grrr! Let's finish them off now!" said KuroGrappler.
"No, not yet, Mr. Grappler." said Benedict. "Phase two has been successful, thanks to our new ally..And to make sure that the next phase shall be completed.." said KuroLectronn. The Brigade member applied a tiny piece of transparent tape on the back of the unconscious ranger's helmets. The rangers reverted to their civilian identities.
As Benedict's Brigade and KuroParrot returned to Nebultopia, a confused KuroFrost asked Benedict, "I don't understand, Lord Benedict..Did we win or lose this battle?"
"The answer to that, Mr. KuroFrost is, Yes!"
Act twoAfter the battle, the Scanranger crew made their way back to base, still pondering on the MAYHEM ambush three hours earlier.
"Cowards!" said Nick. "This definitely proves that these guys couldn't engage themselves in a fair fight!"
"Maybe so, Nick," said Vin. "I have a feeling that we're going to see Benedict and his team very, very soon.."
Meanwhile, the man named Takeshi was out in the park pondering on his life, trying to put things back together. "Why am I being tortured like this? Why can't I remember anything?"
Takeshi was unaware that a trio of hoodlums was behind him listening to his conversation. "Well, pal, it's probably because you're about to get the tar whomped out of you.." said one of the hoods.
"What?" said Takeshi.
"Yo, that's a pretty cool platinum watch you got there, man.. You shouldn't be wearing stuff like that around this side of town.." said another. "Let's have it, .." Two of the crooks walked behind him, about to rob Takeshi from the back.
"Don't come any closer.. You don't know what you're doing!"
"Get him!" One of the hoods leapt at Takeshi, but he flipped him over on his back. The other two try to grab him, but Takeshi grabbed both of their wrists, breaking both of them, and then punched their faces using the palm of his hand, knocking them out. The other hoodlum recovered and pulled out a butterfly switchblade knife, lunged at Takeshi, and as before, broke his wrist and dropping the knife.
"Listen, guys, I told you I didn't want a fight!"
"AAARRGHH!" screamed the crook. He leapt again, Takeshi dodged with the hood hitting his head on the tree. Barely conscious, he and the other two guys ran for cover.
"Now why did they want to start some type of trouble?" Takeshi wondered.
Meanwhile, back at Cape Paramount base, the Scanrangers witnessed KuroPirate returning to Leewood Park, and was attacking in the same area where Takeshi was hanging out.
"He's back again, guys.." said Alex. "I don't see Ug or any of the other henchmen with him..Stop him! And this time, watch your backs!" she says sarcastically.
"Very funny, teach, very funny, ha-ha.." said Vin. "Let's do this!" The team transformed and raced to take on the cybercreature.
"All right, Metalbeard! It's time for round two!" Red said. "En Garde!"
"Aye, Scanranger! But ye shall be the first to go under Davy Jones' Locker!" The two duel with their swords like a classic swashbuckling battle.
From the other side of the lake, Takeshi witnessed the other rangers trying to help Red out.
"What the-..It's them! Could it be?" KuroPirate swiftly transformed his sword hand into the old-fashioned pirate musket gun and grabbed Takeshi.
"Har! Scanrangers! Stand back! One more step, or the man shall sample a taste of my cutlass! Drop your weapons!"
The team dropped their weapons, as KuroPirate released Takeshi. However the cybercreature began blasting cannonball shots at the rangers one by one. Suddenly, Takeshi's head started throbbing with intense pain once again.
"ARRGHH! What's going on?" he cried. Takeshi heard another cannon shot, with Green and Yellow flying in the air.
Another flashback! Takeshi remembered a similar explosion in a lab!
A dark armored being rose above him, giving a throaty laugh! Alex also was there ! She screamed, 'TAKESHI! TAKESHI!' He remembered a bracelet, and a belt! He remembered most importantly the name..MAYHEM! Another explosion from the cannon hits a now flying Pink and Blue.
"The lab..MAYHEM..Scanranger, .." The bracelet materialized on his left wrist again. A belt materialized around his waist. One more cannon shot hit Red, almost out for the count.
The images came together, and he saw a glare of reflected metal, which hit Takeshi in the face. Suddenly..
"Silver! SILVER! That's it! I know! I know who I am! I remember! I remember! I REMEMBER!"
Without warning, the belt flashed, and a cassette ejected out of it. Takeshi grabbed it with the bracelet on his left hand, swung his arms to the right and raised it to the sky!
He shouted, "I REMEMBER! HENSHIN! EIGACHANGER!" He loaded the cassette, and before his eyes, Takeshi transformed into a silver body suited warrior similar to the Scanranger's uniforms. The only difference was that he had a chest plate that resembled strips of film with the Scanranger logo in the middle.
KuroPirate was about to finish the rangers. "Farewell, Scanrangers, ye be about to be deep-sixed with my mega cannonball!" He shot it, and before it made impact, Takeshi stopped it with one hand.
What?" said Red. "How dare ye! Who be ye?" said KuroPirate.
I AM THE PROTECTOR OF THE EARTH! THE DESTROYER OF EVIL! Watashi wa gin no senshi o kagayaka sete imasu! I AM THE SHINING SILVER WARRIOR-SILVERSCANNER!"
Takeshi leapt into the air and struck the cybercreature and threw him over his head. The other rangers watched in amazement. KuroPirate tried to shoot him with his gun again, but the silver warrior dodged and blasted him.
"MagnumSilver!" he shouted with his laser pistol. Takeshi then transformed his laser gun with the trigger finger, now becoming a sword handle. It became what he called "MagnumSabre!" He slashed away, cutting off KuroPirate's mechanical hand. Takeshi then used the opportunity to power up.
SilverScanner, like the other rangers, tapped into a show, becoming one with it. It happened to be the legendary Kamen Riders. Using his special move, he leapt into the air and shouted.
"SILVER PUNCH!" An energized punch knocked the monster for a loop.
Now came SilverScanner's final blow. "SILVER KICKKK!" The kick fatally wounded the cybercreature, landing in the lake. KuroPirate breathed its last, and exploded!
Ug, witnessing the cybercreature's defeat, snapped his fingers and called, "BYTE!"
The robot spider flew down to the remains of KuroPirate, poured its energy into the monster, and enlarging it to about 200 feet.
"Hey, we appreciate the hand in this battle, but let us take it from here.." said Red. "Roll out, Hollywood Vehicles!"
And as per custom, the HV's came together, and with the call, "Superimpose! Thunder Dolby THX!", the mighty robot armed itself for another fight. KuroPirate ran toward Dolby with its sword arm, but at the last second, the Scanranger's robot stopped it in its tracks, and delivered a judo throw over his head. The giant cybercreature retaliated with its cannon arm, but Dolby quickly protected itself with the Dolby Shield.
"DOLBY BEAM!" shouted Red. The laser melted KuroPirate's arm, grafting it so it couldn't change.
"GATLING REEL GUNNER! FIRE!" shouted the rangers. The automatic machine guns made its mark, about to bring the cybercreature down.
"OK! GREAT EDITOR SWORD!" Dolby went into its finishing move. Spinning like the movie reel, Red shouted, 'FINAL CUT!', slashing into the middle of KuroPirate. The cybercreature went down one last time, blowing up into smithereens.
"Five thumbs up! Way up!" shouts the movie task force.
Moments later, the five rangers talked to the new hero. "Hey, pal.. We appreciate you saving our lives.." said Green.
"Are you who I think you are?" asked Yellow. "Takeshi? Is it you? Is it really you?" The rangers approached him, but Takeshi/SilverScanner glowed in a blinding light and disappeared.
"It had to be him.." thought Yellow, recalling the brief headaches that Takeshi had recent problems with.
Back up in Nebultopia, Benedict's Brigade also witness the battle. Benedict laughed, "HA HA HA HA! You Scanrangers fell for my trap just as I had anticipated! Now that I know how your precious Thunder Dolby THX works, this shall give us the opportunity to put Phase Three into action! And we will insure that your vaunted robot shall be finished as well! HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
The Scanrangers, after a long conversation about their new ally, returned to the campus base.
"Well done, my students, as always.." said Alex, walking in the classroom.
"It wasn't what you thought, Professor.." said Toni. "We got by with a little help from a friend.. We can't say although we did defeat the cybercreature, this person named SilverScanner is either friend or foe. For all we know, ma'am, he could be the one to try to finish us instead of MAYHEM."
"I'm quite certain that SilverScanner is Takeshi.." said Kunio to himself. "Like Toni said, are you our greatest ally or are you yourself our greatest foe?"
To be continued...In our next Scanranger adventure, Benedict's Brigade launches its greatest attack yet! The sinister dimensional wandering fiend counters the mighty Thunder Dolby THX with its own giant robot-The Demolisher! Can even the mysterious new hero SilverScanner assist the rangers against MAYHEM's latest threat? Or will Dolby finally meet its match?
Next time on Movie Task Force Scanranger-Episode 13
"Debut of the Demolisher!"
Roll that Film!
