Episode 14: The Wrath of Shendu
"I LIVE!" the dragon roared. "At last, my lord, you have returned," Scurgious groveled. "Silence, fool. You nearly let the Talismans be taken from me!" Shendu walked past his servant. "Ah, rangers," he greeted his enemies, towering over them. "Now, there are six of you. I'm so glad you were all here to witness my return. Now, I can finish you all off, myself." He breathed fire at them, but they shoved off the shadow-kahn and rolled away. All six of them drew their spirit blasters. "Fire!" Matt commanded. They all made direct contact. Six scorch marks on Shendu's body slowly faded away. "Need I remind you that I possess the powers of all twelve Talismans? Allow me to demonstrate. Levitation!" He raised Tyler and Brandon into the air. "Super strength!" He flicked both of them, sending them flying across the room into the wall. "Heat vision!" His eyes blasted heat beams at Maria, Sadie, and James, sending them flying. And my personal favorite, combustion!" He held his hand out and blasted the ceiling over Matt and the other rangers, causing it to cave in on them. "Come, my minions. The rangers have been taken care of, and if they cross me again, I shall roast them all in the palm of my hands." Flario, Scurgious, and Shiva all laughed, as Shendu raised a rock that they all stood on. Once he was sure the rangers were not getting back up, they flew off. Tyler was the first to emerge from the rubble, demorphed. "Guys," he coughed. He got up and started moving rocks. He saw an arm and pulled James out. "You alright, man?" "I think so," he said. Some rocks moved nearby, and Matt emerged, pulling Maria and Brandon out with him. "Where's Sadie?" asked Maria. They started moving more rocks. "Got her," said James, pulling Sadie out of the wreck. "We better get back to the Power Chamber," said Matt. They all teleported. Once back at the Power Chamber, they all sat around, trying to figure out what to do. "We had them," said Matt. "Nearly all the Talismans were ours, and we blew it." "It took eight of us to beat Lotus Demon when he had two Talismans. How the hell are we supposed to beat Shendu when he has all twelve?" "So you're all gonna just give up?" said Zhane. "That's not what Power Rangers do. Matt, when the other space rangers and I had all lost hope, your uncle Andros still had faith, and we ended up saving the world. You're the red ranger, now. Now, it's your turn. Save the world, son." Matt stood up. "He's right, guys, but not just about me." He put his hand on James's shoulder. "There's six of us, now. Remember that demon that kept kicking our asses? Well, he's right here, and now he's on our side. "I'm going to stop Shendu. Anyone else who wants to come with me can." The rest of them stood up. "If you're in, I'm in, man," said Tyler. Maria kissed him. "You're not going without me. Sadie and Brandon both nodded in agreement. They all looked at James. "Well?" asked Sadie. "What?" James said. "And miss taking down that bastard once and for all? Of course I'm in!" Maya stepped in. "He'll be going to Hong Kong to rebuild his palace," she said. "Then that's where we'll be," said Matt. Karone ran up and hugged him. "Be careful," she said. "You know I will," he said. Zhane just nodded at him. Alpha then teleported the six rangers to Hong Kong. "I wish there were more we could do," said Karone. "There is, Karone," said Maya. Zhane and Karone looked at her. "There's a sword, the Burning Blade. It's rumored that it is the sword that cut the Talismans from Shendu's body ten thousand years ago, and that it can even combine with the power of the Talismans." "That's great!" said Zhane. "Where do we find it?" "I'll take you to it, she said."
In an abandoned ruin in Hong Kong, the rangers arrived in time to see Shendu and his minions preparing to rebuild it. "Rangers! How many lives do you possess?" "We're not backing down, Shendu," said Matt. "Good," said Shendu. "We can finally finish you off. Destroy them." Flario, Scurgious, and Shiva charged the rangers. Flario took Matt and Maria, Scurgious took Brandon and Tyler, and Shiva took James and Sadie. "Back for more, white ranger?" Shiva said, blowing kisses at James. "What's that about?" asked Sadie. "It's a long story," said James. "Matt, catch," Maria said, throwing her Tornado Fan to him. He combined the weapons. "This time I'll finish you, red ranger!" "I don't think so! Firestorm Slicer!" He sliced right through Flario, putting him to the ground. "Now," said Matt, "for Shendu." "Right," said Maria. They charged Shendu. "Please," the dragon said holding his hand out and firing a fire blast at them. Dodging it, they rolled into attack position. "Matt!" Maya's voice sounded from a distance. He turned to see his father holding a large sword. "Catch, son!" He threw the Burning Blade to Matt. "Where did you get that?" asked Shendu, swiping at him. Matt ducked and sliced through the demon's arm, cutting the dragon Talisman out. "Huh, there seems to be a spot for the Talisman on the sword. He placed the Talisman in the handle of the sword, and instantly red and gold armor formed around his ranger suit, and a dragon-shaped helmet formed around his ranger helmet. "Burning Blade Battilizer!" "Matt!" called Maria. "You've got to get the rat Talisman from him. That's what allows him to move, remember?" "Right," said Matt. He used the sword to fire blast Shendu, knocking him to the ground. A Talisman fell out. He looked at it. Dog. "Immortality. That's a start, guess." Maria scooped it up. "Die!" Shendu charged them both. Matt grabbed Maria and pulled her out of the way, slashing through Shendu. Another Talisman fell out of his body. He and Shendu both looked down at it. Rat. "NOOOO!" the dragon screamed, returning to his statue form. Maria walked up to him, removing the horse Talisman. "What are you doing?" Matt asked. "So he can't heal. Destroy him and we can end this," she said. Matt nodded. The Burning Blade changed to blaster mode, and Matt fired it at the statue, destroying it. "Master!" cried Scurgious. "You'll pay for this, rangers!" He, Flario, and Shiva disappeared. The rangers all gathered together. "Finally," said Maya, "it's over." They all demorphed and returned to the Power Chamber. "Well, what do we do, now?" asked Brandon. "Well I'm ridiculously late for my date with Tina," said Tyler. "I'll see ya guys next semester!" He took off. "James, speaking of dates," Sadie began. "Would you like to get dinner, Sadie?" asked James. She grabbed his hand and they walked off. "Sheesh. Everyone and their dates," said Brandon. "Well, Brandon," said Maya, "I'd be more than happy to finish learning that video game from you." "And Maria," Karone said, "Zhane and I would love for you to join our family for dinner tonight." At that, they all left the Power Chamber.