Hey everyone. This is a new and improved S.P.D fanfic and I do hope that everyone likes it. Hope that you guys liked the last chapter. Happy reading and enjoy!
Translation:
Wapi furaha kwa kuwa wakati mimi na hata mipango ya kwenda chini huko?-Where is the fun in that when I wasn't even planning on going down there?
Shoutouts:
DJ Scales-Thanks
On Gruumm's ship, Mora was sitting in his chair, playing with her dolls. "I'm bored here. You said we'd have control of earth by now." said Mora, then throws one of her dolls at him.
"Maybe I would have control of earth if I had someone other than a child to assist me." he growled. "Look at this place! This is a warship, not a daycare!"
He then points his staff at Mora with the tip, glowing red. "It's time you started earning your keep around here." he said and Mora starts to panic.
"No, no, no, no. what if I find you a general?" she asked. "I know a terrible, horrible, ugly one. Valko. From the Preterian Army."
"I heard he's a heartless warrior." said Gruumm.
"Oh yes. He's almost as nasty as you." replied Mora.
"If he can prove himself worthy, he might get you off the hook." he said, withdrawing his staff for a moment. He then points it at her again before saying, "But if not…your playtime will be over!"
"I'll find him right away." said Mora before scampering off to find Valko. At the base, the rangers were training a lower level squad in a roof top simulation. "So remember, you never know when your enemy is going to strike." Sky said to the D-squad cadets. "Gruumm and his goons have already given advance notice."
"Sky's right." said Z. "You have to be alert at all times."
"Well, if any Krybots mess with me, I'll be ready!" said the over-confident cadet from D-squad.
"An arrogant cadet, isn't he?" muttered Leah. Then a bunch of simulation Krybots jumped out in front of them as the leader of D-squad fell to the ground. Bridge starts a stopwatch and D-squad's battle begin. The rangers stood, watching them as they fought.
"You think we should help them out?" asked Syd.
"Maybe in a minute or two." said Jack. One cadet from D-squad was making her way through the Krybots. "Well…at least somebody's got game." said Jack, looking up.
"Yeah, she's kicking butt." said Bridge.
"I could learn a lot from her." said Leah.
"Yeah…I don't think so." said Jack, pushing her to the side with his hand in her face.
"Whatever, oh mighty one." said Leah, laughing, raising her hands as the cadet continued to kick butt. Once the last Krybot was down, Jack ended the simulation. "Not bad." said Bridge.
"Okay, D-squad, next time you might want to be a little bit more prepared. Let's group after lunch." said Sky and dismissed D-squad. Syd walks up to the cadet. "Great reflexes out there, cadet." she tells her
"Thanks. I guess I got some lucky hits in." she replied.
"Well, you keep that up, and you'll make C-squad in no time." said Bridge.
"I agree on that. With your moves, I'd say in about a week or two." said Leah. Jack walks up behind them, making notes. "Of course, Krybots are only mindless piles of nuts and bolts. Some of the aliens we encounter are a lot tougher." said Jack.
"I'm sure, but I bet some cyborgs can still be pretty tough." said Sophie.
"That's why all cyborgs belong in the scrap heap where they can't cause any trouble." said Sky, handing his note pad to Bridge. Leah scratches her neck as they left the room. Sophie looks down at her.
"When it comes to keeping secrets, they can't make me talk. Only Kat and Cruger can force me talk." Leah tells her, knowing Sophie's secret. On a distant planet, Valko was shooting at rocks when Mora appeared behind him. "You sure are good at destroying space rocks." she said, making him turn around.
"Huh?" he asked in confusion.
"Of course, they never fight back." she then added.
"Mora, what a hideous surprise." said Valko, complementing her. "What are you doing on my humble planet?"
"Looking for you. Emperor Gruumm is taking over earth. He needs a second in command, and you're on the short list." said Mora.
"I would be honored. Together, we will bring down entire galaxies. Heh heh heh heh!" said Valko.
"Cool your jets, mister. You don't have the job yet. You gotta earn it." said Mora, turning away from Valko.
"I know just the thing." said Valko. "There is a creature on earth with legendary destructive capabilities…once it's in my power, the emperor will surely make me his general."
"Sounds like a plan." she said once she faced Valko again.
Back at the academy, Bridge was showing Sophie the control room. "Welcome to the extremely cool and super high tech command center. Notice the many buttons and switches." said Bridge.
"This must be the cadet you suggested for our computer intern." said Kat.
"Yeah. Sophie, I'm sure you've heard all about our resident brainiac, Dr. Manx." said Bridge, introducing Kat.
"I'm also known as Leah's mom." said Kat with a smile.
"And, of course, the big dog Commander Cruger." said Bridge, finishing the introductions.
"Cadet." said Cruger, acknowledging Sophie.
"I can't believe I'm meeting you both in person." said Sophie.
"Sophie knows a ton about computers. I mean, maybe even more than me." said Bridge.
"I'm so honored to be here sir. It's always been my dream to be a part of S.P.D." Sophie said to the commander.
"Well, from what I've heard, you're off to a good start." said Cruger.
"This looks like a complicated system." said Sophie, peering over the side of the monitors. "I'm not familiar with it."
"It's the upgrade program for D.B.D.S. The Delta Base Defense System. It will be amazing if I ever finish sequencing the logarithms." said Kat.
"Keep at it, Miss Manx. We know you can do it." said Cruger, giving her confidence. Kat smiled her thanks and it gave Sophie an idea.
In a rocky side of the city, Valko was using a metal detector looking for something buried deep in the ground. "Where are you?" Valko asked out loud, waving the metal detector around until it stopped onto something. He laughed evilly, finally found what he was looking for.
"Rise up, Goradon! Rise up and destroy!" he said as the ground shook and a hole was formed.
"Whoa! What's happening?" asked Sophie as the academy was shaking.
"Ow! I don't think I landed right." said Leah as she teleported in the command center and landed on the central monitor.
"What is it, Kat?" asked Cruger.
"Unidentified seismic activity in sector 17." said Kat.
"You and the other rangers investigate." Cruger said to Kat, Bridge and Leah.
Kat, Leah and the rangers pulled up to where the activity had started. "Here we are." said Kat. "This is the epicenter of the disturbance."
"This thing is massive." said Jack.
"Well, it doesn't look like an earthquake caused it." said Z.
"How far do you think it goes?" asked Leah, picking up a rock to throw down the giant hole.
"Maybe it's some sort of excavation site." said Syd.
"It would take a massive machine to dig a hole this big into the ground." said Sky.
"Or dig out of it." said Kat, after she collected some evidence.
"Hmm. I'm thinking giant gophers. Anyone else?" said Bridge.
"Whatever it is, it's out there." said Kat. Leah was just about to throw her rock down the hole to see how far down it was when Kat takes the rock out of her hand. "Don't even think about it." she said.
"Why not?" asked Leah, with a confused look.
"Because I'm your mother and I love you too much for you to fall to your death, even with your powers. Now get in the car." said Kat, pointing to the jeep.
"That's why I wanted to use the rock for. I wouldn't go down there myself." said Leah, sulking as she went.
"Nice try, Leah. Now stop sulking." said Kat.
"Wapi furaha kwa kuwa wakati mimi na hata mipango ya kwenda chini huko" muttered Leah just as she got in the jeep.
"I heard that." said Kat. Back on Gruumm's ship, Mora said, "And here he is." Valko walks up to them. "My emperor, I am not worthy."
"Undoubtedly. Who is this worm before me?" He asked.
"He's your new general. Valko." Mora said slowly as if he were dumb.
"Master." said Valko, bowing before him.
"And what makes you think youre qualified to fight beside me?" Gruumm asked Valko.
"I have awoken Goradon to serve at your will." replied Valko.
"Goradon?" questioned Gruumm.
"But no one's ever been able to control that thing." said Mora.
"Goradon is part robot, and therefore can be controlled." explained Valko. "A Series One Processor/Hyper-Intelligent Decryptor will enable me to do just that!"
"I don't care what technological rubbish you need. Find it! And bring Goradon back to me." said Gruumm. Back at the academy, Kat was at the central computer when Cruger walks up to her. "Any ideas on what came out of that hole?" he asked.
"Not yet. But whatever it was, I hope it's far away from here." she said and looks up to see Sophie at one of the monitors. "Sophie? Do you have a question about the D.B.D.S?"
"Uh, I…heard you were having a hard time with the sequencing, so I was going to try and help." said Sophie, nervously.
"Thank you, but for security reasons, that computer has top-level clearance only. I'm sure you understand." said Kat.
"Yes. Of course." Sophie replied, then leaves the command center.
"If that daughter of mine told her about this, she has no idea what I have planned for her." muttered Kat.
"Come on! Stupid thing!" said Bridge, banging on a food dispenser that was in the rangers' lounge area. Sophie walks up behind him, presses a few buttons, and then says, "Be gentle."
"Wait, how you did…" Bridge started to ask her. "This thing never works for me."
"Just because it's a machine, doesn't mean you shouldn't treat it with respect." said Sophie.
"Sorry." Bridge said to the food dispenser and walks away with Sophie. "So, how are they treating you at the command center?" he asks her as they sat down at a table. "I know Cruger can be a little intimidating, but his bark is worse than his bite. I'm serious. It really hurts your ears when he barks loud."
"Everyone's great. I just hope that I can, you know, fit in." said Sophie.
"Of course you will." said Bridge. "I mean, look at the ranger team. We're all different from each other, but I think that's what makes it work."
"But what if I make a mistake?" she asked.
"We all make mistakes. It's part of being a human being." said Bridge.
"What about being a Felisan?" asked Leah as she popped up behind Bridge, making him turn to face her.
"Felisans too." he said, then turns back to Sophie. "Okay. I can tell if you have the right stuff."
"What are you doing?" asked Sophie.
"Yeah, what are you doing?" asked Leah.
"I'm going to read your aura." said Bridge.
"I don't think it's a good idea." said Sophie, trying to back away.
"Why not?" he asked.
"I…I gotta get back to work. See you later." Sophie tells them and runs away. Bridge and Leah looked at each other. "You're more than welcome to read my aura." said Brooke.
"Maybe later." said Bridge. Leah then looks down at her hand, before looking back up at him. "Don't tell me that I have a bad aura." said Leah. Bridge blinked at her. "What? You never read a aura of a Felisan before?" she asked.
Out in the woods. "So youre the fool who has awakened Goradon!" Broodwing said furiously.
"You won't talk to me that way when I'm Gruumm's second in command. I have only gained control of Goradon, and the position would be mine." said Valko.
"The power of Goradon cannot be contained. There is no technology that's ever been able to harness it." said Broodwing.
"Until now! As we speak, the technology is close at hand. But I need a robot to help me get it." said Valko.
"Where? Where is this technology?" asked Broodwing, curious himself.
"In the Space Patrol Delta base. I'm going to attack the base and retrieve it." said Valko.
"Ha! You're a bigger fool than I thought. You can't attack the base." said Broodwing, as he couldn't believe what he was hearing from Valko.
Laughing evilly, he then asked as he flashed him money, "will you help me or not?"
"Ahh…of course." said Broodwing, taking the money. "Good luck, friend."
Back at the base, in Kat's Lab, Kat was testing the soil she picked up from the scene and placed it under a microscope. Leah was at a table, working on a project of her own with the commander pacing between them. "Bad news, Commander. I've examined the dimensions of the hole and soil samples of the area…there are fragments of a rare subterranean alloy that can be only from one creature." said Kat.
"Goradon." said Cruger.
"I'm afraid so." said Kat.
"Excuse me, but what is Goradon?" asked Leah.
"Nothing that concerns you yet. Back to work on your project." said Kat, before turning to the commander. "It's been dormant for years, but now that it's reactivated, no one is safe."
"Elevate alert status to level 3. If Goradon attacks, we have to be ready. Is the new defense system online yet?" said Cruger.
"It's not even close. Some of the modifications are done, but the rest will take weeks to finish even with Leah helping me." said Kat. Cruger growled and unknown to them, Sophie was outside of the lab, listening in.
Near the locked command center late at night, Sophie disabled the security box outside of the doors. "Access granted." said the computer and opened the doors. Sophie walks in and goes to one of the monitors, accessing D.B.D.S.
As she walked in, Sophie noticed that Leah was sitting in the commander's chair, her feet up and snuggled with a blanket wrapped around her. "Sure…I would love to have some." murmured Leah.
Just then, Sophie froze as she heard Kat's voice outside the command center. "Is someone in there?" she asked.
Sophie hides as Kat comes in. "Hello? Hello?" Kat asked again. She walks up to the monitor to see if something was wrong with the program when Sophie's sneaker lets out a squeak. Kat turns around to see that no one was there. "Anybody in here?" asked Kat, then sees Brooke sitting in the commander's chair.
Unknown to Kat, Sophie was behind the middle computer console and quickly but quietly left the command center. Kat then walks over to Leah and picks her up. "I'm thinking you need a collar for when you sleep at night. You can't keep teleporting in here." Kat muttered to herself as Leah's head rested on her shoulder.
Leah snuggled into her mother's shoulder when she murmured, "Momma."
"What am I going to do with you?" she asked with a smile on her face as she walks out of the command center.
The next day, Kat begins to tell Cruger what happened. "I've just run a system analysis. Someone definitely hacked in, but it doesn't look as if the program has been corrupted." said Kat. "I think I scared whoever it was away before they could do any real harm."
"Were there any finger prints or evidence at all?" asked Cruger.
"Other than my daughter's late night search, nothing." replied Kat.
"Let me guess, the chair again?" asked Cruger. When Kat nodded, Cruger then said, "I think it would be best if she was near your quarters."
Outside the base, both B-squad and D-squad were lined up. "Here on the streets is where it all happens. It is up to us to keep the peace and quiet." said Sky and he stops in front of Sophie.
Suddenly a laser blast aimed at both squads came out of nowhere. "Unless you are someone who really just wants to disturb the peace and quiet that we work so hard to keep." said Leah weakly, raising a hand while she was on the ground. The smoke had finally cleared and Valko was there with Krybots.
"I'm sorry, was that disturbing the peace?" asked Valko.
"Cadets, this is no test! This is the real deal!" said Jack, getting one of the D-squad cadets up off the ground.
"You have something I want, and I'm here to take it!" said Valko.
"I have no idea what youre talking about." said Jack.
"A Series One Processor Hyper-Intelligent Decryptor. Surrender it to me, or pay the price." demanded Valko.
"Okay…still no clue what youre talking about. But we're not giving you anything." said Z.
"Oh no." said Leah and looks over at Sophie.
"Except maybe 20 years in containment." said Syd.
"Out of my way!" Valko said angrily.
"I don't think so." said Sky.
"Ready!"
"Ready! S.P.D EMERGENCY! SPACE PATROL DELTA!"
"Attack!" ordered Valko and the fight ensued. As the boys and Leah fought the Krybots, Z and Syd were fighting Valko until Sky came in to help them. A couple of Krybots had Sophie in their grasp before throwing her to the ground. Valko turns around and that Sophie was unguarded.
"There you are!" he said. Sophie starts to run away when Valko points his gun, shouting, "No, you don't!"
"Hey!" Sky calls out as Sophie gets knocked to the ground.
"Stop!" said Syd as Valko runs towards her. Bridge steps in and blocks him from getting to Sophie. "Go Bridge!" cheered Sky.
"Oh man. It's getting a little too hairy here." said Jack. "Take the cadets back to the base. We'll handle this guy."
"Okay, let's go." said Bridge, helping Sophie off the ground as she clutches her arm.
"No! Stop!" shouted Valko as Sophie was getting away.
"I gotta get you inside." said Bridge as he takes the D level cadets inside.
"Run from this!" said Valko as he shoots the rangers over the side of the building. When they landed on the ground, Jack then said, "I didn't see that one coming."
"Of course you didn't." said Leah.
"Finally! Broodwing sent the robot I paid for." said Valko as the robot rose up from the ground.
"That's bad." said Z.
"No kidding." said Syd.
"Now what?" asked Sky.
"Perfect timing." said Valko. "Now attack the delta base."
"As you command!" said the blue head foot soldier. The foot soldier turns the robot and attacks the base. "I've gotta go check on my mom." said Leah as she powered down and teleported into the base.
Inside the base, D-squad and Bridge were knocked down. "Sophie! Are you hurt?" asked Bridge.
"No, it's nothing." Sophie replied as Bridge helped her up. In the command center, Cruger and Kat didn't know what was going on. "We're under attack. Initiate code 5 alert." said Cruger and the room was at a slant. Just then, Leah teleported in and landed on the center console before going to the ground.
"That landing wasn't planned." said Leah, looking up from the ground as Kat puts out the alert.
Outside the base, the robot continued to attack the base. "That's right! Blast it good." said Valko. "It won't be able to take it much more. Then I'll get what I came for."
"We gotta stop him." said Jack as he and the other rangers got up. He pulls out his morpher. "Kat, we need the runners." he said into the morpher.
"The exit doors are getting blasted. They'll be destroyed." Kat tells him.
"I'm not going to sit here while my base is under attack." said Cruger. "Initiate the new defense system."
"I told you, it's not finished." said Kat.
"I don't care! Do it!" shouted Cruger.
"Initiating D.B.D.S., phase one." said Kat, bringing phase one of the program online. As the base was taking fire, the robot's lasers were deflected back to him. "Where did that come from?" he asked.
"You'll need more than that to stop me!" said Valko.
"Fortunately, we've got more. Brooke thought of this one." said Kat. "Delta Command Crawler!"
Alarms could be heard from outside of the base as the top part moved forward towards the ground. What looked like stadium lights came out of the top. Inside the base, controllers popped up in front of Kat. "Cross your paws, Commander." said Kat, as she moves the delta base forward.
"What?" Valko asked in confusion.
"Check it out! The whole base is moving!" said Jack.
"Unbelievable." Sky said in agreement.
"Kat's done it again." said Z.
"You got that right! You rock, Kat!" said Syd.
"Aren't you forgetting someone? I helped too, ya know!" said Leah's voice, coming out of the morpher.
"Sorry, we didn't know." said Z.
"Fire!" growled the blue head foot soldier, using his robot to fire on the delta base.
"Fire photon beams!" said Cruger.
"Yes, sir!" replied Kat, firing the beams that were overhead. The robot went down as Bridge helped Sophie to her room.
"Okay, you'll be safe here. Are you sure you'll be okay?" he asked her.
"I'm fine. You better get back out there." Sophie tells him. Bridge runs into the command center as Kat focuses on what she's doing. "Leah, are you ok?" he asked, seeing her on the ground.
"I'll be fine. Hurting but fine." said Leah. Bridge then turns to Kat. "How's it going?"
"The bay doors are clear. You have access to the Zords." said Cruger.
"Sweet." said Bridge and heads to his Zord.
"I think I'll drive my Zord from here. The floor feels comfy at the moment." said Leah.
"Delta runners, on-line." said Bridge. The Zord bay door finally opened and all six Zords came out of the base. "Hey look! The runners!" said Syd.
"Alright!"
"Let's go!"
"Megazord Formation!" the rangers said, once inside their zords.
"Come and get me!" roared the blue head, before firing at the rangers. They ducked the blasts and fired back. They whipped out the sword once the robot started coming towards them to attack.
"6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Fire!" said the rangers and fired the megazord weapon at the robot, defeating the blue head.
"Got him!" said Bridge, then realized that he spoke too soon. Goradon's arms rose from the ground.
"No way!"
"What?"
"You're kidding?"
"No!"
Goradon's arms looked at the robot on the ground, wrapped themselves around it and brought it underneath the surface. "Hey! Where did he go?" asked Bridge.
"Good question." said Leah.
"Goradon, you show yourself at last!" said Valko.
At the base, as they were walking towards Sophie's room, Syd then said, "So that was Goradon."
"Yeah." replied Bridge.
"He's probably going to use the energy from that other robot to make himself stronger." said Sky.
"Oh, hey, hold up, guys, I just want to see how Sophie's doing." he said.
"You don't want to do that. I checked on her earlier." Leah said quickly, stepping in front of Bridge.
"It's ok, Leah, I'm sure that she wouldn't mind." said Bridge, going around her and they went through the door. Sophie looked up with her sleeve rolled up, revealing circuits in her arm.
"What?" Bridge asked in confusion. Sophie looks over at Leah who was standing at her door, stammering at her, gesturing at both her and her fellow rangers.
"I know nothing." said Leah.
"Why didn't you tell us youre a cyborg?" asked Jack.
"Better yet, why didn't Leah?" asked Sky, then they turned to face the youngest ranger.
"Uh…." said Leah before teleporting away in fear.
"Oh she's gonna get her butt kicked." muttered Z.
"I couldn't. Leah knew and was sworn to secrecy. You would've kicked me out if you knew." Sophie tried to explain.
"So instead you hid it from us?" asked Syd.
"Like we wouldn't find out someday?" asked Z.
"You're all forgetting one thing. Command center computer was hacked last night with no human trace left on it." said Sky. "Who wants to bet she did it?"
"All right it was me, but I was only trying to help." said Sophie.
"And we're supposed to start believing you now?" asked Sky. "You're a security risk to the entire base."
"Bridge…tell them." Sophie pleaded. "I'd never do anything to hurt you guys. I'm as loyal to S.P.D. as any of you."
"I don't know what to believe, Sophie." said Bridge.
"I guess it's a unanimous decision. You're expelled from the academy." said Sky. Sophie was downhearted and left the room. Out on the streets, Sophie was alone, holding her arm. Just then, Valko steps out of the shadows. "Just who I've been looking for!" he said, causing her to look up.