All righty, here's another new chapter for all you Power Ranger/Thomas fans out there. Truth be told, this wasn't one of my best works, but I did my best to make it good for you guys to read and enjoy.
Absent from this adaption is Trini's cousin Silvia. Her role will be replaced with both Bridget and Stephen Hatt, a.k.a. the grandchildren of Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt… aw, just read the chapter to find out about their roles.
And as an always constant reminder: Thomas belongs to HIT Entertainment, and Power Rangers belongs to Saban Brands.
Chapter 13: No Clowning Around
MMPR Episode Basis: No Clowning Around
Thomas Episode Basis: N/A
The second week of October, it was a Friday evening at the Sterling residence. Inside, Emily was up in her room listening to some music on her computer with her headphones on when the doorbell rang downstairs.
"Coming!" came the voice of Mrs. Sterling, as she went to answer the door. "Yes?" she asked whoever was at the door.
A few minutes later, a knock came at the door to Emily's room. The dark green-haired girl paused her music, took off her headphones, got up off her chair, and went over to her closed door. When she opened it, there was her mother.
"Emily, there's someone here to see you." Mrs. Sterling said simply.
Emily was curious to know just who it was, so she followed her mother out of her room to go downstairs to answer the door. Upon opening the door, Emily let out a surprised gasp at who it was. Standing there…was none other than her own High School principal, Sir Topham Hatt, and his wife, Lady Hatt.
"M-Mr. Topham!" Emily gasped.
"Ah, good evening, Emily." Sir Topham Hatt greeted.
"Hello, Emily dear." Lady Hatt added.
"What…brings you both here tonight?" Emily asked nervously.
Sir Topham Hatt went down to business. "We're here because me and my wife, Lady Hatt, need to ask you and your parents for a favour."
"So, if we may. Could we come in and speak to you and your parents?" Lady Hatt asked politely.
Emily blinked for a moment before a small smile appeared on her face and she opened the door all the way.
"Please come in."
Later on in the living room, Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt were both sitting on the couch. Mr. Sterling sat in his easy chair. Emily sat down on the floor. Mrs. Sterling, meanwhile, brought some tea for the two guests, and soon sat down on another easy chair, ready to listen to what the principal had to say.
"Now, why we're here is because we need to ask you three for a huge favour." Sir Topham Hatt began, as he took a sip of his tea.
"Bertram and I are going away to Paris, France for the long weekend, but we are unable to take our grandchildren Stephen and Bridget with us." Lady Hatt added. "This is because the trip is for business, not a vacation."
"As you can see, I have a friend down there who is in need for my assistance with something important." Sir Topham Hatt added. "While I don't know what it exactly is, my friend sounded like he was very desperate."
"I see." Mr. Sterling spoke up. "You both are looking for someone who can look after your grandchildren for the weekend while you're away. Am I right so far?"
"You are." Sir Topham Hatt nodded. "So that's why we're asking you, seeing as you are friends of our family, and you have a guest room."
"So will you watch over Stephen and Bridget while we're away?" Lady Hatt asked kindly and hopefully.
Emily looked over to her mother and father. They both smiled and nodded, so Emily turned to Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt and gave them a nod of approval.
"Of course we can look after Stephen and Bridget, sir and ma'am." Emily agreed.
This made Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt both very pleased.
"Thank you very much." Sir Topham Hatt said in gratitude.
Lady Hatt stood up. "We'll drop on by early tomorrow morning to drop them off here."
Sir Topham Hatt got and he and Lady Hatt walked to the front door.
"Have a good night!" Sir Topham Hatt called out.
"See you tomorrow morning!" Mr. and Mrs. Sterling, and Emily all replied back.
Emily felt excited. She was going to be responsible for looking after Sir Topham Hatt's two young grandchildren...but at the same time, she also felt nervous, very nervous, since looking after Stephen and Bridget was going to a big responsibility, and currently she has a slight track record of various moments where she was not entirely responsible...mostly with chores at home.
But she was determined to prove that she can be responsible, and she'll start with looking after the richest family on Sodor's grandchildren.
Next morning, Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt arrived back at the Sterling Residence. This time with both Stephen and Bridget Hatt with them.
Stephen is a ten year old boy with short brown hair, wearing a green shirt, and blue jeans. And Bridget is a nine year old girl with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing a white and pink dress.
Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt spoke to the two before getting into the car.
"Now remember, we want you two to treat Emily and her family with respect." Sir Topham Hatt started.
"That's right. You're guests at their place, so we want you two to be on your best behavior while we're away." Lady Hatt added.
Stephen and Bridget nodded.
"We will grandfather and grandmother!" they both said at the same time.
Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt both smiled and gave their grandchildren a brief hug goodbye before the two children ran over to join Emily and her family, allowing the two adults to get into their car and drive away to the airport.
Inside the Sterling Residence, Mrs. Sterling and Emily both showed where Bridget and Stephen's room would be. It was next door to Emily's room. Inside the guest room, there was a dresser, closet, and even a bunk bed.
"Have you both decided where you want to sleep?" Mrs. Sterling asked.
"I'll take the top bunk!" Stephen blurted out.
"I'm safer with the lower." Bridget added timidly, seeing as she feared heights.
"Okay then!" Emily said cheerfully. "We'll let you two get sorted out, but don't be too long though. Because I'm taking you two to the indoor pool later!"
Stephen and Bridget were excited, they both liked swimming and they liked Emily. This was going to be a very fun weekend.
A little while later, Emily, Bridget, and Stephen, along with some of Emily's female friends (Rosie, Molly, Mavis, and Flora) were all at the indoor pool enjoying themselves.
Emily was wearing a emerald green two-piece swimsuit, she also had her hair tied back into a ponytail. Rosie was wearing a purple one-piece swimsuit. Mavis was wearing a yellow and black bikini, but wore shorts over her bottoms. Flora wore a yellow two-piece swimsuit. And Molly wore a yellow and orange two-piece swimsuit, but she also had a beach towel wrapped around her waist. Stephen wore green and blue swim trunks. And Bridget also wore a pink and yellow one-piece suit.
While Stephen and Bridget played in the water, Emily and her friends all laid on lounge chairs nearby, watching over the kids.
"You're so lucky to be doing this favour for our principal, Emily." Rosie commented.
"I'm glad he didn't ask me." Molly said. "I'd be too scared to do it."
"Aw c'mon, Molly." Flora grinned. "Yo' need a li'l backbone."
"Flora's right, Molly." Mavis agreed. "Even the shyest person can show some courage…well once in a while, anyway."
Molly gave a sigh, while Emily and the others chuckled slightly, until Stephen called out to Emily.
"Emily! Come and play with us!" Stephen called.
Emily cheerfully sat up on her lounge chair and untied her ponytail (letting her long hair flow freely) and agreed to join the kids in the water… however, first, she decided to go and play a little harmless joke on them, because she secretly went over to the diving board over at the deep end and she dove into the water, and out of the children's sight. Over in the medium end, Stephen and Bridget looked around for their babysitter.
"Didn't Emily say she would join us?" Bridget asked her brother.
"I'm positive she said yes." Stephen replied.
All of a sudden, the two children both felt someone picking them up by their waists from behind. Stephen and Bridget panicked for a few seconds before they turned to look behind them. There, they saw it was a smiling Emily.
"Peekaboo!" The dark green-haired girl said cheekily.
Stephen and Bridget felt silly, but soon laughed and gave their babysitter a hug. Over at the lounge chairs, Rosie, Mavis, Flora, and Molly gave heartwarming sighs.
"Aw, how sweet." Molly said happily.
"You said it Molly." Rosie nodded.
"Well, helloooo ladies!" came a familiar voice.
"Fancy seeing you here." added another familiar voice.
"Hoo boy…" Flora moaned.
"They're here." Mavis added unhappily.
But it was true, Arry and Bert were at the pool too. Both were wearing black and yellow swim trunks and muscle shirts. And judging from the looks on their faces, they were going to flirt with the girls.
"Can't you two just leave us alone?" Rosie growled.
"Why?" Bert grinned, as he gave each of the four girls (but mainly Mavis, Flora, and Molly, while ignoring Rosie) an eye full on their swimsuit bodies. "Why should we when we can rub some lotion on your backs."
Arry smirked too. "Of course, we're masters of rubbing lotions on girls backs…especially hot girls like yourselves."
"Go away, you perverts!" Mavis snapped.
"We want to be left alone." Molly said timidly. "That is…um, if you don't mind."
"Timid as ever, aren't you Molly?" Arry chuckled.
Nearby in the medium end of the pool, Emily, Stephen, and Bridget all frowned when they saw Arry and Bert harassing the other girls.
"Those two are real jerks!" Bridget huffed.
"You said it Bridget." Emily agreed.
Suddenly, Stephen gave a smirk. "I have an idea to teach them a lesson though." he said.
Bridget and Emily looked at the young boy with surprised looks. But when Stephen whispered the idea into Emily's ear, the dark green-haired girl gave a small smirk when he finished explaining his plan.
"You know, Stephen, it just might work."
Stephen and Bridget watched as Emily got out of the pool and she went over to Arry and Bert. Arry and Bert were both still harassing and flirting with the group of teenage girls when…
"Oh, Arry, Bert."
The two Smelter Teens turn and they see Emily approaching them with a seductive smile on her face (Obviously turning on the charm) while flaunting her body around in a fairly suggestive matter. Needless to say, if this was actually an anime, any perverted guy would have had a nosebleed.
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but overhear you two saying that you want to rub lotion on our backs." Emily said, with a sultry tone in her voice. "Well, my friends here may not like that, but I think you two should."
Rosie, Mavis, Molly, and Flora all couldn't believe their ears when they heard their dark green-haired friend say that. What was Emily thinking by saying that to those two great big jerks?! Meanwhile, this caused Arry and Bert to both start giving mischievous giggles over what they were going to do to the five girls. However, as they giggled, Emily secretly looked forth and shot her friends a quick wink. Once the four other girls saw the wink, they caught onto her plan immediately.
"HOWEVER!" Emily continued. "You can only do so, IF you can perform an amazing dive for us on the high diving board."
She pointed to the high dive board at the deep end. Seeing how high it was made Arry and Bert both very nervous.
"The high dive board?!" They both said at the same time.
"Of course!" Mavis smirked teasingly.
"Easy, is it not?" Rosie threw in.
"You both seem brave enough to do it." Molly encouraged.
"What in tarnation's th' matter?" Flora added tauntingly. "Are yo' both chicken?"
Arry and Bert both grew cross, for they hated it when they're called chickens by anyone. This made them determined to show off to the girls.
"No we're not!" Bert huffed.
"We'll show you!" Arry ran off to the high dive board.
Bert followed his brother up the high diving board. When they made it up, they both began arguing on who would go first.
"I'm first!" declared Arry.
"No way!" Bert snapped. "I'll go first!"
"Me!" came from Arry.
"No, me!" came from Bert.
"Idiot!" snapped Arry.
"Numbskull!" growled Bert.
They argued so much that soon began pushing and shoving each other…but that proved to be a huge mistake on their parts, as they soon lost balance on the board and they both fell off. They fell down until they both hit the water below. When they surfaced, they weren't hurt from the fall…but they were missing…um, something important.
"Hey!" Stephen called out from the medium end. "I think you both lost something."
He started to point to nearby. From there, there were two swimming trunks floating nearby in the deep end. From there, everyone (even the lifeguards) in the area began laughing loudly at the very sight. It was then, Arry and Bert both went and looked downward at their…ahem, lower halves, and noticed that they WERE missing something VERY important. This caused their faces to turn a bright crimson red as they quickly swam over to pick up and put their swim trunks back on. Once they did that, they got out of the water and left the pool hastingly without uttering a single word of any kind…except perhaps some mutters of embarrassed angrish. Bridget and Stephen both got out of the pool and they joined the older girls at the lounge chairs.
"Oh my, that was-" Molly couldn't contain her laughter. "T-that was so funny!"
"Once agin, Emily t'th' rescue." Flora chuckled.
"You guys should be thanking Stephen here actually." Emily laid a hand on the young boy's shoulder. "It was his idea to teach Arry and Bert a lesson."
Stephen smiled and blushed as the four older aged teenage girls all crowded around him. This was much to the amusement of his sister, Bridget.
Later that night at the Sterling Residence. Inside, Emily was tucking Stephen and Bridget into bed.
"Did you two have fun today?" she asked.
"We sure did." Bridget smiled. "It was funny that those two bullies lost their swim trunks."
"I'll never forget today." Stephen added. "Those girls are really pretty, you're lucky to have them as friends."
"Well tomorrow you'll get to meet my other friends too." Emily smiled. "Because I've heard that a funfair is being held at Knapford, and we're all going."
Stephen and Bridget were VERY happy to hear about this, they loved funfairs. Emily then gave the two children a small kiss goodnight and then went and turned out the lights and closed the door to their room.
"Goodnight, Cousin Emily!" Stephen and Bridget both call out.
In the hallway, Emily heard that comment and she couldn't help but smile.
At the Lunar Palace on the Moon. Rita was heard laughing up a storm once again. Inside on the balcony, Rita, right eye closed and looking in her telescope with her left eye, smiled, ceased touching the telescope with right hand, gesturing it.
"That's right. Walk into my trap, tinheads." she cackled, jerking her scepter just a little off-screen, along with mouth wide open and tongue briefly visible.
Finster was hard at work in his workshop when he heard Rita's voice.
"Finster! Finster! The fliers for the fake Carnival caught their attention. It's going to working."
Rita walked into the workshop, Finster was working on a mold.
"The power pipsqueaks are falling for it. It's almost time for phase two. Now, what about the clown? Is he ready? Because I don't want any mistakes."
Finster wasn't too concerned right now. "Oh yes, my Queen." he nodded. "I've trained him myself."
Flashback
Down on Earth. It shows the newest creation of Finster's: The Pineoctopus. It was lying down on the ground, until it sits up at knee area, and stands up on its feet. Then it demonstrates its power by motioning its left tentacle arm to chest, causing black cord to shoot out of its left shoulder, after a few seconds it retracts its tentacle arm, before it drops down to knee area, then lays down on cement.
"First, he'll use his magic power to turn the Power Rangers one by one into cardboard cut-outs. Then, he'll transform into a horrible Pineoctopus and terrorize the city." Finster narrated.
End Flashback
Finster gave a nod as he finished explaining.
"It's a guarantee winner, my queen."
Rita seemed pleased to hear all that.
"Excellent, have him use his clown disguise and use those bratty grandchildren of that tubby principal as bait to get the rest of them." she said and soon turned to leave, but not before briefly stopping and turning to face Finster with a stern look on her face. "Finster, don't blow it this time."
"Yes, O Hideous One! Of course." Finster nodded profusingly.
Next morning, Emily, Bridget, and Stephen were on a train going to that Funfair down in Knapford.
"Aren't you two excited?" Emily asked the two children.
"Yes!" Bridget and Stephen both nodded happily.
Suddenly, Thomas came up to them.
"Hey, Emily."
Emily smiled. "Hi Thomas!"
Thomas sat down next to his girlfriend.
"Taking Bridget and Stephen to the Funfair?" he asked, gesturing to the two grandchildren of Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt.
"Uh-huh." Emily nodded.
Thomas smiled and looked towards them.
"Nice to see you two again."
"Likewise Thomas." Bridget nodded.
"We remember seeing you at that kite flying contest last year." Stephen added.
"Of course." Thomas nodded. "Congrates again on winning that blue ribbon."
"Thanks!" The two children say at the same time.
After a twenty minute train ride, Thomas, Emily, Bridget, and Stephen arrived at the station. They all walked for five minutes till they arrived at the Funfair. Waiting outside was Percy, Toby, Edward, James, Gordon, Henry, and Rosie.
"There they are!" Edward said spotting the two teens and two children.
Thomas, Emily, Bridget, and Stephen walk over to the group.
"Right on time." Henry grinned.
"Are we all ready to go inside?" Rosie asked everyone.
All the Tidmouth Teens, Bridget, and Stephen gave nods. And so, inside they all went.
Between Earth and the Lunar surface of the Moon in outer space. Inside the Lunar Palace, Baboo and Squatt were on the balcony observing through Rita's telescope.
"Hey! Whoa! Take a look!" Squatt danced around, before turning to his buddy. "Come here, Baboo!"
Baboo took a look through the telescope, and turned to look at a fuming Rita.
"O, Nasty One. The Power Rangers have arrived." Baboo announced to his Empress. "The clown is ready at anytime."
"Is he waiting for an invitation?" Rita asked sourly, then she started tapping the railing in annoyance. "Get the Power Rangers!"
Squatt got excited. "Whoa! Pineapple's making his move!"
"Get those Power geeks!" Rita bellowed again, as she stood at the railing looking down at Earth, slapping at balcony as she got into a rhythm and held out an arm.
As she did this motion, Baboo marched in place, drumming his hammer, and Squatt danced around in the background hammering his head.
Back at the Funfair, the group of teens (plus Bridget and Stephen) all prepared to split up.
"I hope you guys don't mind, but James, Henry and I want to go check out the games around here." Gordon said.
"Only if you don't mind if Toby, Rosie, and I go and check out the music." Edward piped up.
"Percy and I are feeling hungry, so we're going to go check out the cotton candy." Thomas added.
"Well, Bridget, Stephen, and I are going to see the clowns." Emily stated, keeping the two kids by her side.
James couldn't help but smirk. "You're taking your responsibility with this favour very serious, aren't you, Emily?"
"Well, given that I haven't exactly been very responsible at home the last couple of months, I figure this is one way to help me prove to my parents that I am capable of being responsible." Emily explained.
"Now then, we'll all meet back for lunch in two hours." Edward announced, as he set his watch.
And with that, everyone split up to check out the funfair. Emily took Bridget and Stephen to see the clowns. One in specific named Pineapple the Clown, invited the dark green-haired girl to help join the other clowns in forming a human pyramid.
"Me?" Emily asked, before shrugging. "Well… okay."
As she climbed atop of the clowns to reach the top of the pyramid, Pineapple the Clown walked over to the two children and spoke to them.
"And how are you two doing today?" he asked kindly.
Bridget smiled. "Great!"
"Enjoying the funfair so far?"
"Definitely!" Stephen nodded.
Pineapple the Clown smiled (secretly evilly of course) and then he spoke up again.
"How would you two like to hang out with me for a few minutes? I can always show a few friends some secret tricks with balloons."
Bridget and Stephen grew excited.
"Would we ever!" Stephen said happily. "Just let us ask our babysitter first."
Pineapple the Clown held up a hand and stopped them.
"I'm sure she wouldn't mind. Besides, it's just for a couple of minutes."
Bridget and Stephen couldn't say no to that and they started to leave with Pineapple the Clown. Emily had just climbed up to the top of the clown pyramid when she saw Stephen and Bridget walking away with Pineapple the Clown.
"H-hey! Bridget! Stephen!" she cried.
This caused the pyramid to collapse, but Emily quickly got up and went after the three. She caught up to them quickly, just as they approached a tent.
"Bridget, Stephen! You two are supposed to stay with me, remember?" Emily scolded the two children slightly. "Now let's get back to meet up with the others for lunch. Okay?"
"Sorry, Emily." Bridget and Stephen both said sadly.
They were about to leave when Pineapple the Clown grabbed Emily by her arm forcefully.
"Not so fast, Ms. babysitter!" Pineapple the Clown said rather sinisterly. "They're staying with me!"
Emily quickly shook her arm free and got into a defensive stance.
"Get behind me." she whispered to Stephen and Bridget, and they obeyed. "Back off, clown. They're my responsibility."
Pineapple the Clown chuckled and took out some gold dust, which he blew in Emily's direction. Emily dived to the side and avoided the dust…but the dust hit Stephen and Bridget and it...turned them into cardboard cutouts of themselves.
"Oops, I guess they got a little *board*!" he laughed at his own bad joke.
Emily gasped in horror before turning to face Pineapple the Clown, angry at the clown for what he did.
"You creep!" she shrieked. "What did you do to them?!"
Pineapple the Clown just laughed loudly and creepily before doing a disappearing act. Leaving Emily with the two cardboard cutouts of Stephen and Bridget. Emily was very upset with what happened to both children.
"Bridget…" she whispered sadly. "Stephen."
Over at the picnic grounds, Percy, Toby, and Gordon bought lunch for everyone (hotdogs, pizza, French fries, ice cream, lemonade) but they couldn't eat until Emily, Bridget, and Stephen arrived.
"Where are they?" Gordon asked impatiently.
"I'm hungry!" James complained.
"They'll be here." Edward said reassuringly.
Soon Emily ran up to them, she was carrying the cardboard cutouts of Bridget and Stephen.
"Emily, what's wrong?" Thomas asked in concern. "And where are Bridget and Stephen?"
"Bridget… Stephen…" Emily panted and wheezed. "Pineapple the Clown… cardboard…"
"What?" Toby blinked.
"Slow down, Emily." said Edward slowly. "Now tell us what happened."
After a few seconds of calming down, Emily was able to speak properly.
"Bridget, Stephen, and I were checking out the clowns." Emily started. "We met Pineapple the Clown and he asked me to help form a human pyramid with his clown friends. As I climbed up, he started luring Bridget and Stephen away, so I gave chase and he somehow turned them into cardboard cutouts!"
"Oh dear!" Rosie gasped.
"How was that possible?!" Percy added.
Emily looked downward. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this fair must be one of Rita's traps."
The other Tidmouth Teens all shifted around uncomfortably.
"You really think Rita's behind all this?" James asked.
"No doubt about it." Toby responded.
"But what are we going to do with Bridget and Stephen?" Rosie asked, noticing the sad look on Emily's face.
Toby snapped his fingers. "The quasitronic molecular generator in my garage could be the answer."
Emily's face brightened up with relief.
"Emily, you take Bridget and Stephen to Toby's place." Edward said to Emily, before he turned to Thomas. "Have Alpha teleport down to help her."
Emily and Thomas both nod as the former activates her communicator and she turned a beam of light (Emily: Yellow) and it descended out of the area. Suddenly, when Emily left, there was no other people around the funfair, it was like they all disappeared.
"Hey, where did everyone go?" Henry looked around.
"It was like they were holograms." Thomas stated.
Percy shivered. "Then it was like WE were the only ones here this whole time."
All of a sudden, an evil laugh rang through the area, and out came Pineapple the Clown and a small school of clowns.
"Come with me if you want Bridget and Stephen returned alive." he said in a seriously creepy voice.
"Forget it!" Thomas shouted defiantly.
"I bet those clowns work for Rita!" Gordon quickly deducted.
"Clowns?" James huffed. "We can totally take them!"
But the *clowns* were really Putty Patrollers in disguise. And one by one they revealed their true selves.
"Oh yeah, some clowns, huh?" Rosie muttered sarcastically.
Pineapple the Clown cackled a high pitched laugh. Soon all the Putties revealed who they were and they all started to surround the Tidmouth Teens in an attempt to attack them. Pineapple the Clown then made a hand motion in Toby's direction.
"Leave them and come with me if you want to save those kids." he said in a singsong voice.
"All right, clown, what have you done to them?" Toby demanded.
Thomas and Percy both reached out in protest.
"No Toby, don't go!" called out Thomas.
Toby look at them before noticing that Pineapple the Clown had gotten farther away.
"Come on!" he shouted teasingly. "I don't have all day!"
With that, Toby ran after Pineapple the Clown. Leaving the others to battle the Putty Patrollers. In addition to martial arts, they used the equipment at the funfair to their advantage.
Toby ran after Pineapple the Clown, but he disappeared. He stopped at a ride, but soon sensed that someone was behind him, and behind him there was someone in the form of Pineapple the Clown who started to sprinkle some gold dust at him, but thankfully Toby got out of the way in time and it turned a Putty Patroller into a cardboard cutout. Pineapple the Clown then vanished.
Back with the other Tidmouth Teens, they were still fighting Putties. Thomas managed to fight off some and trap one on a ride. Percy and Henry were able to get by a rocket-type ride and trick a Putty into approaching.
"Whoa. Look, It's Rita!" Henry pointed upward.
The Putty stupidly looked up, without noticing it was in the path of the rocket ride.
"The hand is quicker than the eye." Percy snickered.
And the Putty gets hit by the ride. Rosie fights off some Putties in a lineup stand, but she briefly got overwhelmed before getting saved by Gordon. Thomas finishes defeating some Putties and trapping them on the rollercoaster, before flipping a switch and turning the ride on. Around and around the Putties go, when she stops? Not a darn clue!
Soon the Tidmouth Teens regroup and Thomas points at Pineapple the Clown.
"You're going down clown!" he said firmly.
Pineapple the Clown wagged a finger tauntingly.
"No more clowning around." he began laughing.
He sank in the ground…and he revealed his true form as...the Pineoctopus.
Back at the Lunar Palace on the Moon. Inside on the balcony, Rita looks out from her telescope, smiling and snapping fingers before looking back in it.
"All right! That Pineoctopus is wonderfully wicked." she said.
Nearby, Squatt and Baboo both looked at one another, then at Rita, before Baboo steps toward her.
"But what if he fails?" he asked. "He should have help."
Rita smiled again. "You're right." she turned around from her telescope and happily called out: "Oh, Goldar!"
Goldar walked into the chamber and up the balcony steps and stood as Rita, Squatt and Baboo watched. Rita stepped back away from her telescope.
"You called, O Wicked One?" Goldar grunted.
"Yes, I want you to heard down there and help Pineoctopus eliminate those Power Rangers!"
Goldar nodded. "As you wish."
Back at the abandoned Funfair, Pineoctopus landed on the stadium seats, jerking his arm tentacles upward while laughing menacingly.
"Wow, that's one big Pineapple." Gordon commented.
At this point James, Henry, Gordon, and Edward quickly made a run for it, since they knew this is when it was about to get very dangerous. Leaving Thomas, Percy, Toby, and Rosie behind.
"It's Morphin Time!" Thomas called out.
A stylized lightning bolt strikes in front of a purple circle, behind was a black background; crackling around the lightning bolt and circle were blue energy bolts (with some yellow and pink also present). The morphing sequence was as followed; each teen is seen holding out his/her open Power Morpher inside the image of a giant open Power Morpher, with the teen being surrounded by Ranger-colored electricity shown within what would have been the Morpher's red inside area.
Percy: "Mastodon!"
Rosie: "Pterodactyl!"
Toby: "Triceratops!"
Thomas: "Tyrannosaurus!"
After the morphing calls ended, the shot then zoomed in onto Thomas' face, over which appeared to be a fiery red grid; the grid split vertically to reveal the Red Ranger helmet, then it faded into white with a negative color effect.
The four morphed Rangers posed on outdoor stage.
"HYAH!"
Goldar, Baboo, and Squatt rushed into the auditorium, joining Pineoctopus in facing our heroes. Soon, a second batch of Putty Patrollers joined the battle.
A Putty jumped into the air and went for an aerial punch. Black Ranger and Red Ranger both fight Putties.
Red Ranger soon began to pin the arm of an Extra-Chunk Putty.
Black Ranger flipped over Putty.
Pink Ranger noticed something and jumped back slightly to dodge before getting herself surrounded by five more. But, quickly, she fought the ones that were attacking her, ducking under one, hitting and kicking another in the face, and then dodged away from another.
At the back of the stage area, Black Ranger and Red Ranger were both fighting Putties. Squatt and Baboo both watched as Pink Ranger flip-kicked into a Putty, before gazing worriedly to the side.
Thinking quick, she ducked under another Putty's attack and foot-swept it down. Pink Ranger then handsprings past an attacking Putty on the auditorium seats, landing with a kick into one at the end as others swarmed around. On stage, Blue Ranger high kicked Putty down, then foot-swept one behind him down, before double-punching an approaching Putty in chest.
Black Ranger and Red Ranger both knocked down Putties and then looked forth at something to the left together.
Over at Toby's Garage. Inside, Emily was working with Alpha in trying to bring Bridget and Stephen back.
"So, what is it, Alpha?" Emily asked Alpha. "What's wrong with them?"
Look at the readings, Alpha turned to Emily.
"The analysis shows that the only critical thing she's missing is H20- you know, water." he explained.
Back at the battle at the abandoned theatre, Pink Ranger footsweeps a Extra-Chunky Putty off its feet as Squatt and Baboo watch. Soon, Red Ranger pins the arm of an Extra-Chunk Putty and talks.
"Rosie, what happened to the monster?" he called out.
Squatt and Baboo watch as Pink Ranger flip-kicks into Putty, gazes worriedly to the side.
"I don't know. He must have slipped away when the Putty Patrol showed up." Rosie replied.
She was soon forced to duck under a Putty attack and she footsweeps it down. Black Ranger, holds a Putty by the top of the head, then flips him over before he turned and pointed outward briefly.
"I think he headed for the park." Percy stated.
Back inside Toby's Garage, Emily and Alpha were still hard at work with trying to help Bridget and Stephen.
"If you disconnect the electrodes I'll apply the water." Alpha said.
Emily nodded and she pressed a few buttons, and Alpha poured the water on the two cardboard cutouts of Bridget and Stephen...but nothing happened.
"It didn't work." Emily sighed.
"I don't understand." Alpha said in surprise.
Back at Knapford Park, the Rangers are armed with their Blade Blasters in Sword mode, Goldar had leaped forth with sword inhand. He lands with a sparkily slash into Red Ranger's chest, Pink Ranger fails to hit him with her Blade Blaster, Black Ranger attacks with his Blade Blaster, but gets blocked and then he gets chest sparked. Blue Ranger's strike is avoided, leading to both Pink Ranger and Blue Ranger locking Blades with Goldar at the same time, until he breaks out of lock with a shove up, sparkily slashing them both, before turning and hitting Red Ranger again.
At Toby's Garage, Emily turned to Alpha who was working on the device.
"I will re-evaluate the amount of water needed."
Unknown to the two, Bridget and Stephen were actually returning to normal as Alpha and Emily worked.
"Of course! That's it! I have it. More water."
With that he threw and splashed the two children with more water, Alpha realized his mistake and started to flee.
"Detection alert, detection alert. Hiding, hiding, hiding."
Emily went over to the two children, trying her best to hold in a giggle.
"What's going on?" Bridget asked.
"Yeah, what did you do that for?" Stephen asked.
Emily didn't reply, she only instead hugged them tightly in relief.
"I don't know." she said. "But thank goodness you two are okay."
Back at the battle at Knapford Park, Red Ranger just got slashed down onto the ground by Goldar as his three teammates regroup around him as he staggers up to one knee, all holding Blade Blasters. Goldar raises sword, preparing to attack, when he notices approaching Pineocotpus, Squatt and Baboo as they join his side.
"Wait! Don't finish them just yet." Pineoctopus said. "These pathetic Power Punks are all mine."
The four Rangers shift about at the sight of the odd monster, as Pineoctopus' pair of dangling bulbs spray golden sparkles dust. It spreads everywhere as Baboo and Squatt start sneezing uncontrollably.
"Now, to make cardboard out of the lot of you. Don't worry, it won't hurt a bit, but it might hurt a lot."
As Pineoctopus chuckled wickedly and golden dust fills the air, the four Rangers cover their helmets and attempt to wave it off. The still-sneezing Squatt, Baboo and Goldar finally vanish into thin air, leaving Pineoctopus to stand triumphant and ceasing his spray.
"So, your suits protect you from my magic. Well, I have other tricks up my sleeve. Your fate is sealed. Victory is mine." he ranted boastfully.
The four Rangers look to our left, then at each other, before to the left again.
"What a fruitcake." Percy snarked.
Pineoctopus gestures his arm tentacles, then flicking them upward.
"There is no escape. You are doomed. I am the mighty Pineoctopus. I cannot be beaten." he continued to rant arrogantly.
With that he gestures both his arm tentacles up, shooting cords from both shoulders, his cords whip past the four Rangers, causing their chests to spark as they're thrown back. Red Ranger grasps his smoking chest and slowly crawls back onto his feet.
"Don't worry, Pineapple-face." Thomas stated determinedly. "We'll never give up. Never."
"You are no match for me, the great Pineoctopus!" Pineoctopus taunted. "So why don't you give up and make it easy on yourselves?"
As he approached the Rangers, he motioned both his arm tentacles, and fired balls of red energy forth. All four Rangers were knocked off their feet by the multiple sparks bursting around them.
Up on the balcony of the Lunar Palace, Rita readied her scepter. Squatt was standing nearby.
"All right now, grow!" she shrieked.
With that, she flings it over the balcony.
Rita's scepter soared to Earth through outer space. Soon it passed through the atmosphere. The scepter then staked into dirt from the side. It proceeded to unleash energy from its center orb. The scepter energy rippled into the ground beneath, thus causing a quake. Smoke bellowed from the big fault in ground.
Pineoctopus became overwhelmed by the upward spray of growth smoke. With a loud growl, he grew gigantic amid the fading smoke.
The four Rangers cover their helmeted faces as golden sprinkles rained down, leading to their retreat.
"We'll have to regroup." Thomas said to his teammates.
Giant Pineoctopus continuing his golden showering of sprinkles as he approached the Rangers. Soon, Yellow Ranger ran in to join her teammates.
"Guys. Alpha figured out how to save Bridget and Stephen." Emily announced. "They're all right now."
Giant Pineoctopus loomed over the five small Power Rangers.
"Big hairy deal!" he shouted. "You're the ones I'm really after, they were just the bait. Now, I've got you all where I want you."
Yellow Ranger took the lead as all five Rangers turned to the right, reaching to sky with right arms, and summoning.
"We need Dinozord power, now!"
From the middle of nowhere, a crack in the ground spreads open, releasing a fireball from within. The head of the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord slowly rose from the molten red ground. This was followed by its upper body. Then it was followed by its lower body. Finally, the Tyrannosaurus rose up from above the fiery molten pit before straightening up amid flames and smoke.
The Mastodon Dinozord surfaced from its icy domain. It exhaled an icy breath from its trunk. The Mastodon then started to stomp through the snow. It was then shown fully walking through the snowy fields of the arctic.
The Triceratops Dinozord appeared within the sands of the desert. Its wheels passed through the desert sands. Soon, the Triceratops raised its head and opened its mouth while driving through the dusty desert.
The Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord was shown sprinting through the jungle. It then opened its mouth and let out a mighty roar. The Sabertooth Tiger then leaped out of the greenery.
A nearby volcano started to erupt. Inside, the Pterodactyl Dinozord soared upwards amid lava lights. It finally flew away from the smoking volcano and headed towards the trees.
Red Ranger leaped up into the sky, followed by Blue Ranger and Black Ranger both leaping up into the sky, and followed by Yellow Ranger and Pink Ranger both leaping up into the sky.
Red Ranger dropped into the cockpit of the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord, and he gestured an arm.
"It's go time, guys!"
Black Ranger dropped into the cockpit of the Mastodon Dinozord, and he gestured an arm.
"This is Percy. Ready to jam!"
Blue Ranger dropped into the cockpit of the Triceratops Dinozord, and he gestured with both arms.
"Toby here. All systems go!"
Yellow Ranger dropped into the cockpit of the Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord, and she gestured with both arms.
"This is Emily. Up and running!"
Pink Ranger dropped into the cockpit of the Pterodactyl Dinozord, and she gestured an arm.
"Rosie here. Let's teach this clown some manners!"
In the Tyrannosaurus cockpit, Red Ranger gestured his right arm to his chest, and then pulled out his already made Power Crystal.
"Ready your Power Crystal!"
With that said, he inserted his Power Crystal into his control slot with red energy results. Four square combo of each Ranger in their cockpits, each raising their respective Power Crystal and preparing to insert them.
"Right!"
They each insert their Power Crystal into their control slots with coloured energy results. In the Tyrannosaurus cockpit, Red Ranger held onto the control and nod-spoke.
"Rangers, move out."
The Tyrannosaurus and his fellow Dinozords all raced alongside the horizon. In the Sabertooth Tiger cockpit, Yellow Ranger gave a thumbs up, and then gripped the controls.
"Cover me, Thomas. I'm going in." Emily declared.
The Sabertooth Tiger dashed amid some sinister mist. This was just as Pineoctopus gestured both of his glowing tentacle arms forth and fired multiple balls of red energy over to the left. The Tyrannosaurus was walking toward the monster when it suddenly burst with sparks! In the Tyrannosaurus cockpit, a burst of smoke and sparks erupted around the cockpit, causing Red Ranger to cover his helmeted face. But the Sabertooth Tiger leaped over a cliffside while narrowly avoiding the explosions.
In the Sabertooth Tiger cockpit, Yellow Ranger turned and looked back, before forth and pointing briefly.
"Hey, Toby. See if you can tie him up a bit." Emily said with confidence.
In the Triceratops cockpit, Blue Ranger looked to the left and gives fist up.
"Of course!" Toby answered as he grips the controls. "Firing hooks!"
The Triceratops went and fired off both of its horns, one at a time. The horns, with chains, shot through the air, and Pineoctopus got himself grappled by the Triceratops's horn chains. It kept Pineoctopus at bay across the way via its hooks and chains. In the Triceratops cockpit, Blue Ranger gave a thumbs up, and then looked upward.
"All right, I've got him!" he cheered.
In the Pteradactyl cockpit, Pink Ranger looked downward to the right, clasped her hands and nodded, and then looked forth.
"Great shot, Toby!" Rosie cheered.
In the Tyrannosaurus cockpit, Red Ranger sat up a little and says something quick.
"Time to teach that Pineoctopus a lesson." Thomas suggested.
In the Sabertooth Tiger cockpit, Yellow Ranger pointed forth, then nodded, holding open hand to chest, then looking to left, then right, nodded and raised a fist.
"I think we should freeze him up, just like he did to Stephen and Bridget." Emily said.
In the Mastodon cockpit, Black Ranger looked to the right and nodded, then pointed forth, nodding, then raising left hand across chest before grabbing the controls.
"Right, leave this part to me." Percy nodded. "One Pineapple-flavoured icicle coming up."
The Mastodon began to exhale an icy breath from its trunk. As the Triceratops kept pulling on the chains, Pineoctopus got himself all covered with a burst of icy air. Pineoctopus, as the hook chains fall off, froze into a block of ice. In the Sabertooth Tiger cockpit, Yellow Ranger nodded to the left, then pointed forth.
"Great. Let's get him, Thomas!" Emily said aloud.
In the Tyrannosaurus cockpit, Red Ranger gave a thumbs up to the right, then looked ahead, gripping the controls.
"Right! Powering up Megazord!"
In a four square combo showing of (clockwise from top left) the Tyrannosaurus connecting with the Triceratops and the Sabertooth legs electrically, the Mastodon component floating, the Mastodon connecting with the Tyrannosaurus with energy release, the Sabertooth Tiger folding down into leg form.
In the Megazord cockpit, the lights all came on as the Rangers were all seated inside at their stations. The Triceratops wheels passed through the desert sands. The Megazord Tank continued to rumble forth into battle. Red Ranger gestured a fist, then grabbed the control with both hands. Blue Ranger spoke to Red Ranger, before making another fist briefly, Yellow Ranger looked back and forth.
"A multi-phase energy blast should overload him and bring on his destruction." Toby stated.
To the right side of Red Ranger was both Black Ranger and Pink Ranger, the latter had a hand over her chest.
"He's right." Rosie pointed out.
The nearby guys (Red Ranger and Black Ranger) all looked back over to her, and then all three of them looked forth.
Red Ranger nodded. "All right then, let's finish him off."
The Megazord Tank fired from both of its cannons. Pineoctopus, still frozen solid, was unable to move as spark bursts erupt all over him, though he still remained alive. In the Megazord cockpit, the Rangers all cheered happily at the successful hit against their enemy, Red Ranger pumping his fist, Black Ranger following suit, Blue Ranger snapping fingers then the fist thing, Pink Ranger clasping hands, and Yellow Ranger kinda shaking a bit.
"All right!" came from Emily, Rosie, Percy, and Toby in union.
"But not good enough." came from Thomas.
Red Ranger then gestured a fist to his chest, and then grabbed the controls with both hands.
"Switching to Battle Mode, now!" Thomas said confidently.
"Right!" Toby and Emily both gave thumbs up to their leader, and then gripped their controls with both hands.
"Morphin!" Percy and Rosie both gave thumbs up to their leader, and then gripped their controls with both hands.
The Megazord Tank stopped moving. In the Megazord cockpit, Red Ranger raised a fist up, then forth, and then gripped the controls with both hands.
"Power up transformation sequence!" Thomas commanded.
A circle symbol of all five dinosaurs together glowed brightly with Ranger colors.
"Megazord sequence has been initiated." A computer aboard the Megazord spoke.
Fists began folding out from the Mastodon part of the Megazord Tank. The bottom back of the Megazord Tank then began to rise up. The Rangers in the Megazord cockpit watched as they rose higher and higher. And soon the Megazord Tank folded up into the body of the standing Megazord. Just then, the Pterodactyl soared downward through the sky. It then folded into the chest component as it headed towards the Megazord's body below. The Tyrannosaurus head then folded down, revealing the Megazord's head as the Pterodactyl connected as the chest plate. Horns folded out of the new head, its eyes glowed, and a bright flash occurred.
"Megazord activated!" The computer said.
And the Megazord posed fully formed amid lightning.
Almost immediately upon being formed, the Megazord's horns surged with power and its eyes flashed, then it leaned forth and fired a beam of red and blue coloured power from the horns. Still frozen in the spot, Pineoctopus wound up getting a gust of dirty wind sprayed at it, causing its golden sparkle dust to blow up at it, until a bright flash heralds the monster, blowing it away into nothing.
In the Megazord cockpit, the male Rangers raised their fists in triumph, while Yellow Ranger grabbed Blue Ranger's arm, and Pink Ranger looked sharply to the right.
Inside the Lunar Palace. Goldar, Finster, Baboo, and Squatt were present in the main chamber as Rita, who was cross at another failed plan, paced around in anger.
"But, my Queen, it wasn't my fault." Finster protested.
"I can't believe you messed up again." Rita accused Finster.
In the corner, Baboo and Squatt were arguing over who's fault it was.
"I told you, you should have stayed at home." Baboo scolded Squatt, as he (Baboo) bonked him (Squatt) atop the head three times.
"What do you mean, me?" Squatt snapped, while holding the top of his head in pain.
"Temper, temper." Baboo said teasingly.
In another corner, Finster and Goldar were also arguing. Goldar stamped down his sword in front of Finster.
"I haven't done anything- Ow!" Finster wailed, as Goldar roughly poked his forehead.
"Can't you do anything right?" Goldar sneered, as he then smacked Finster upside the head.
"Get out of my way, you nitwits!" Rita shoved Finster and Goldar away as she left the chamber. "Now I've got to come up with another plan."
Gee, quite the dysfunctional group, huh?
The next day, Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt had finally returned from their trip, and they arrived at the Sterling Residence first thing to pick up Stephen and Bridget. Emily and her parents spoke to the Tophams before heading inside the house.
"We hope you both enjoyed your stay with us." Mrs. Sterling said to Stephen and Bridget.
"We sure did." Stephen smiled.
"I hope we can come back again." Bridget added.
"We'd like that." Emily said to them.
Sir Topham Hatt approached Emily and handed her five $20.00 bills while smiling.
"Emily, you did a very good job looking after my grandchildren." he smiled. "For that, you deserve a reward."
"Wow, thank you sir." Emily said happily.
"Now, it's time for us to be going home now." Lady Hatt spoke up. "We'll see you three again soon."
The Sterlings waved goodbye as the Tophams waved back before getting into their car and drove away back to their house. Emily was proud of herself, she showed huge responsibility looking after Bridget and Stephen and it earned her a reward.
"Hey, Mom, Dad." Emily spoke to her parents. "Can we look after Stephen and Bridget again if Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt need a babysitter again?"
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling chuckled, for they knew their daughter wouldn't be forgetting this anytime soon.
The End?
I feel this is my weakest chapter so far, but I guess I did all right. Tell me what you all think, but no flames or rude comments please.