Two Evils Combined =Trouble for Two Ranger Teams

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A/N: I am so sorry for the long wait! My computer was in the shop last week so I couldn't write. Anyway, here's chapter 21. I hope you enjoy and please review!

Chapter 21: Getting Ready

"Scorpina, where are you?" Dai Shi thundered as soon as he, Goldar, and Zedd returned to the palace and entered the throne room.

"She's right here," Camille answered, entering the room and pulling Scorpina with her. The golden-clad warrior woman shook free of Camille and stared defiantly at Dai Shi.

"Yes, Dai Shi?" She asked.

"Come here," He replied in a no-nonsense tone of voice, beckoning with his finger.

She did so, the defiant look never leaving her face. When she reached him, she looked him directly in the eye. "What?"

Dai Shi did not speak. Instead, he raised his arm and backhanded her across the face with enough force to send her to the floor. Then he spoke. "You are a pathetic, brainless woman who can't even be counted on to perform even the simplest tasks!" He snarled viciously. "You're absolutely worthless!"

Goldar was outraged. "You are way out of line!" He shouted, going up to Scorpina and helping her to her feet.

Dai Shi glared at him. "Am I? Ask her who is responsible for the children being freed!" He shot back. "It was your miserable excuse for a mate who did!" He went on.

"That's it!" Goldar yelled, absolutely livid now. "I have had it with you treating her like a piece of shit! Besides being way out of line, it's not true!" He was shaking with rage and his eyes were blazing with fury.

"And I have had it with your insubordination, monkey!" Dai Shi shot back. "You are an underling, which means you treat your superiors with the respect they deserve and listen and obey them and not talk back to them, you maggot!" He raised his hand, now glowing with power. "And if you have to learn it painfully, then so be it!"

"Shut up, Dai Shi!" Zedd yelled before he could unleash his power on Goldar. "I am sick and tired of you acting like you own the whole universe! Yes, Scorpina was responsible for the children being freed, but it wasn't just her. Camille was guarding them as well so she was at equal fault. And furthermore, you will not attack her and Goldar or threaten them anymore!" He glowed red in his anger.

"How dare you blame me for Scorpina's incompetence!" Camille snapped before Dai Shi could respond. "I was doing just what I was supposed to. She was the one who left them unguarded!"

"Hey, what happened to our truce?" Scorpina wanted to know.

"This has nothing to do with it. This is about failure, which I do not tolerate," Dai Shi snapped back.

"But we're supposed to be working together, not fighting with each other," she told him.

Camille snorted. "And you call leaving your post with out telling me working together?" She asked witheringly.

Scorpina threw up her hands. "Okay, I made a mistake!" She exclaimed exasperatedly. "But I thought all the rangers were battling you, so I came to help!"

"Even if they were, you still should have contacted me first and left some Rinshi or putties guarding the kids before you left," Camille replied.

"Oh, like you've never screwed up before," Scorpina retorted.

Camille shook her head. "I have," she replied. "But when I do, I admit to it instead of making excuses."

Scorpina couldn't take anymore. "Fine!" She snapped. "You're Miss Perfect and I'm a total screw-up!" With that, she turned and ran from the room.

"Scorpina, wait!" Goldar shouted. Shooting Dai Shi and Camille a glare, he turned and ran after her.

When he was gone Dai Shi spoke up. "Let them go for now, Zedd. We have more pressings matters to attend to. Like getting Serpentera recharged so we can use it to destroy those meddlesome rangers once and for all!" Camille nodded vigorously.

But Zedd shook his head. "We have an even more important matter than that," He snapped. "You are not going to attack Scorpina like that!" He glowed red.

Dai Shi smirked. "Oh, really?" He asked. "And just what are you going to do about it? You know you cannot match my power!" His hands began to glow red and he held them up.

Zedd knew he was right, but he also knew that Dai Shi was way out of line with how he'd just treated Scorpina. And so was Camille. But what could he do. Suddenly he had an idea. He'd have the last laugh once the rangers were defeated, but for now he'd play along with Dai Shi. "Whatever, Dai Shi!" He spat. "Let's just get those rangers destroyed!"

Dai Shi nodded slowly. "So we do agree on something, Lord Zedd," he replied. "So let's get to it."

"Yes, let's," Zedd agreed, smirking behind his mask. The sooner the rangers were destroyed, the sooner he would put Dai Shi in his place!

Silence reigned after Casey spoke. Finally Theo spoke. "How can you be so sure of that, Casey?" He wanted to know.

Casey turned to face him. "First, neither our zords nor we can handle battle after battle with it, and with each battle, civilian casualties increase and so does the destruction to the city," he replied. "Second, we're going to use my plan and plant explosives inside it that will destroy that monster when they go off." He looked at Jason and Tommy, silently daring them to object. When they didn't he went on. "RJ, you and Billy are responsible for building or obtaining the bombs needed. Dom, Theo, Trini, and Tommy, your job is to repair any and all zords that are damaged. Lily, you and I will run the parlor with Kim and Zack helping out by waiting and bussing tables. Jason will analyze Serpentera to find the most effective spot for planting the explosives and for getting two of us in and out undetected." Jason raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

"But what about me?" Fran asked. "Shouldn't I be working the parlor too, since I do work for Jungle Karma?"

Casey nodded. "Yes you do," He replied. "But right now I need you to be in charge of monitoring the city and keep a sharp lookout for Serpentera and or Dai Shi, Zedd, or any monsters or their foot soldiers and alert us at the first sign of trouble. You've done this before so you already know how."

Fran saluted. "You can count on me, Casey!" She said seriously.

He nodded. "Good, then let's get started!" He replied.

As RJ headed to his work area with Billy, he was beaming. Casey was definitely showing the veterans what he was made of!

Just before he sat down, Billy turned back around. "Jason, all of our old data on Serpentera is on disk number three inside the case in Hayley's bag. Use that along with any and all new data on RJ's computers to find the best place to plant the explosives," He told him.

Jason nodded. "Thanks, Billy," he replied and headed for Hayley's bag.

Billy turned back around as everyone hurried to begin their respective tasks.

When Goldar finally caught up with Scorpina, they were in an empty training room about fifty yards down the hall from the throne room. "Scorpina, stop!" He exclaimed to her as he came up beside her.

Scorpina, breathing hard, turned to face him. "I hate that bitch!" She burst out. "She thinks she's so much better than everyone else!

Goldar nodded as he slipped his arms around his mate and pulled her close. "I know," he replied. "And she's got Dai Shi wrapped around her little finger so much that she can do no wrong in his eyes!"

"That's the worst part!" Scorpina exclaimed bitterly. "Because no matter what she does, Dai Shi is always going to take her side; and Zedd can't stop it because Dai Shi's more powerful! I don't know what we're going to do!"

Goldar cupped her chin in his hands. "I'll tell you what we're going to do," he told her. "We're going to stay strong and get through this because while Dai Shi may be more powerful than Zedd, he isn't more powerful than the three of us together." He tenderly caressed her cheek.

"But can the three of us over power him and Camille?" Scorpina asked. "Because we both know she'll be right there fighting by his side."

Goldar nodded. "Yes, we can," he replied firmly. "Believe me, Camille and Dai Shi are going to pay for treating you like the way they just did!"

Scorpina's response was to wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him passionately. He returned the kiss and when it was over, they held each other close; content just to be in each other's arms.

"I love you, Goldar," Scorpina said softly after a couple of moments.

"I love you too, Scorpina," Goldar replied tenderly, pulling her even closer. They stayed that way until Zedd called for them a little later.

"Good news, the zords are repaired and ready to go!" Dom announced as he entered the loft late that evening followed by Tommy, Theo, and Trini.

Jason looked up from the printouts he was studying. "Good, because I've found the perfect spot to plant the explosives," he said.

"And we've got the explosives," RJ announced from his work area. He and Billy held them up.

"There hasn't been so much as a peep from either Dai Shi or Zedd or their minions," Fran reported from the monitors.

"And we just closed the parlor," Casey added. "Business was good but I'm exhausted!"

"I know what you mean," Kim said with a yawn. "It's a lot more tiring waiting and bussing tables than it looks. But it was also fun."

"I hear you there," Zack told her.

Kim gave him a mock glare. "How would you know?" She asked him. "You spent most of the time clowning around and showing off for the customers!"

Zack blushed as the others giggled. "I wouldn't go that for, Kim," he replied. "I did work."

"Not as much as you clowned around and showed off," Kim told him.

"That's our Zack!" Jason announced from the couch. "Major show-off and clown extraordinaire!" This was met with laughter as Zack glared at Jason.

"Very funny, Jase!" He retorted, and then smiled wickedly. "But at least I don't spend all my time making out with Trini!"

Trini blushed beet red and covered her face with her hands as Jason jumped up. "I should hope not, Zack, seeming how she's my wife!" He shot back. "And furthermore, at least I have a wife!"

"Ooh, he burned you, Zack!' Tommy exclaimed as others cracked up.

"You guys are hilarious!" Casey said through his giggles. "Anyway, I hope there's no trouble tonight because I know we all could very much use a good night's sleep."

"Speaking of which, we better get to bed," RJ spoke up.

"RJ's right," Jason said. We're going to need all the rest we can get so we're at our best in the coming final battle."

At his words, they all started getting ready for bed. They all knew that they needed to get as much sleep in as they could. The final battle would be upon them before they knew it.

A/N: So what did you think? Will the rangers succeed in destroying Serpentera? Will Zedd get his revenge on Dai Shi? Did you like the Goldar/Scorpina fluff? Stay tuned to find out and please leave a review! Constructive criticism is welcomed and appreciated!