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Power Rangers Mana Warriors
Episode 21 – Something's Fishy on Aquitar
The Spaceship
"Rani, Rani," shouted Kali. "I have news for you."
"What is it?" demanded Talia.
"I will show you!" She held up her upper hands, while her lower hands played a sitar. A swirling mass appeared beside them. An image of the Triple Sisterhood appeared. They were fusing the two parts of the Purple Crystal.
"We must get it, I want that power."
"But it is not that powerful, without the key!"
"What key?"
"An ancient key that only Siulos may use."
"We need something more powerful than that."
"Rani, I can tell you that there is good and bad." She played the tablas. "The Crystal Coral that Chants can be very useful to us."
"Where is that?"
"Aquitar!" Talia slapped her for that. "But Rani, that is the truth. It is an important and powerful artifact."
"That planet has its own group of Rangers, and one of Zordon's former stooges lives there."
"True, but what I propose is a two-way assault. The former slave named Calia is going after the key, as is the Triple Sisterhood. We send a force there, and a force to Aquitar, because the Rangers cannot be in two places at once."
"Hey, you're talking like a General there," said General Mayhem, as he walked in. "Divide and conquer, I like that."
"Too bad you wouldn't be able to implement it," piped General Taurus, as he too walked in.
"And you can only handle keeping Siulos in line."
"That's it, you and me, one on one, now, think you can handle me, punk?"
"ENOUGH!" bellowed Talia. "I am the Empress, and here is the plan. General Mayhem and a group of Thrashers will go after the Triple Sisterhood. That's right, just for your stupid remark, you will have to deal with a Siulo. Brawl and Chopper will chase Calia, and use her to get the key. Taurus, Verilax-9, you will accompany Riki-Tiki-Kali to Aquitar, and Riki-Tiki-Kali shall summon or create a monster to deal with the Aquitar Rangers." She held up her staff, and lightning danced. "NOW GO!"
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Somewhere in a Mexican jungle
Calia didn't like the heat, and the mosquitoes were attracted to her. All she had was a canteen of water, some assorted food, a communicator/compass/watch, and a machete. She was able to sense something. It was a ways away, though. She came to a freshwater lake, and smiled. She looked around, and, seeing that nobody else was around, took off her garment, and went into the water. She felt relaxed, and less stressed about finding the key. She got out, and put her gown back on. No sooner was she finished, then a knife landed at her feet.
"Don't go anywhere, devotchka," warned Brawl. "Or me droogs will smash your Gulliver in real horrorshow."
"Brawl is right," said Chopper.
"You are coming with us," announced an orange android. The chest opened, and a bolas was fired, entangling her. A trio of Thrashers gathered around her.
"Don't just stand there, droogs, take her," commanded Brawl. "Now, where is the key?"
"What key?" asked Calia. She was slapped by Chopper.
"Don't play stupid. Talia knows there is a key. Take us to it!"
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Aquitar
The planet was mostly covered in water. In one corner of the nearly endless ocean, there was an underwater mountain. Atop the mountain was a large dome-shaped structure. A cylindrical passage connected that done to a series of domes at the base of the mountain.
Inside, a man in his 20s was holding a model of a generator. "Ada Selusa, Einstein Teferion," said the man, with glasses, named Billy, "this is a model of a rotary converter. It looks a lot like a generator, because it is. It uses AC power to turn a turbine to make DC power.
"Cool, Dad," said one of two children. The two children, a boy and a girl, looked vaguely human, except for cartilage-like material covering most of their heads, and only thin hair atop them. Suddenly the lights flickered.
"It's just a power outage," reassured Billy to his children. Just then electricity, bright fire, and a glowing seal on the ground appeared, morphing into Verilax-9, General Taurus, and Riki-Tiki-Kali, respectively. "Children, run." They did. "Now what do you want? Who are you? I still know how to defend myself."
"That is very true, Billy, former Blue Ranger," said Riki-Tiki-Kali.
"How do you know my name?" His voice raised, and his face turned red.
"I know, because I know very much. We are here to find the Crystal Coral of Chants."
"You are not permitted there. Exit. NOW!"
"Efficiency of insult: no consequence," announced Verilax-9. "We are superior, you are inferior."
"You don't scare me," said Billy, as he slowly backed off.
"Ya right, you're backing off," said General Taurus. "You ain't doin' nothin'."
Little did they realize, that Billy had installed a silent alarm, that he alone knew how to activate. He was triggering it right then.
A chest cavity in Verilax-9 opened up, and a net was fired at billy. "You will come with us, DO NOT RESIST!"
Suddenly five small spaceship-like forms of energy flew into the room, and they morphed into five Aquitians, four male, one female.
"YOU!" shouted Taurus, as he held up his axe.
"Yes, US!" said the female, with a voice that sounded distorted and it had bubbles in it. "It's Morphin' Time!"
"RANGERS OF AQUITAR, POWER UP!" shouted the five in unison. They transformed, into five Rangers in suits that made them look like ninjas. They were light blue, yellow, red, white, and black. They took out swords and charged at the three. Verilax-9 fired eye blasts at them, scattering them, while Taurus swung his axe around, and hit a wall, making a large crack in it.
"You have lost," informed Riki-Tiki-Kali, as she focused, and a beam emanated from the jewel on her forehead to wrap around Billy. When he was restrained, she left, along with Billy.
"You better watch yourselves, fishies, or I dine on sushi, UNDERSTAND?" Taurus and Verilax-9 dissapeared. Soon the two children returned, along with their mother, Cestria.
"What happened?" she asked. "Where is Billy?"
"He was kidnapped," said the one in White. "We'll have to inform his allies in Intergalactic Space Command. I'm sure a group of Rangers from Earth can be sent. I only worry that it's not the Crystal Coral. In the wrong hands, it would be disaterous. Billy is one of the few who can get through the perimeter defense system."
"Let Daddy be alright," said Ada.
"He will be, Sis" reassured Einstein.
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Somewhere over South America
"This crystal is a rip-off," said Lara.
"How can you say that?" asked Mora, "It is an ancient artifact of my people." She held it up, and shook it. She opened a door of the train, and fired purple blasts at the Andes they were passing. "See? Now crystal, give me your powers!" She held it aloft, and felt a sensation. Then she began convulsing.
"Without the key, you will not fully comprehend the powers that the Mothers entrusted!" shouted the Crystal.
"I don't like my crystals opinionated," she said. "Now what kind of key does this thing want?"
"The key, of course," said Polly, as she popped out of her cupboard.
"Like, why didn't you tell us?" demanded Carla.
"You didn't ask, dipstick. And it's a Siulo treasure. Name the only Siulo who could know about it, besides Mora."
"Like, that dweebess who hangs out with the Power Rangers," said Carla.
"Yes. I think you are actually thinking for once. And I can track her. I will take control of the train. We are going to the region the Earthlings call Mexico. That's where she is, and she is the best way to find it."
The train turned around, and picked up speed. Just then something exploded around it. A group of Quadra-Fighters, piloted by Thrashers, appeared in formation. A larger aircraft appeared above them.
"I am General Mayhem, land your funny flying thing NOW, or else we blast it out of the sky!" came a booming announcement on the radio.
Polly activated the communication circuits. "Here's my answer to that, twerp!" Sections opened atop the train, and a pair of laser turrets aimed and fired in all directions. "And we have shields!" They flashed as the Quadra Fighters fired their ripple beams. Polly turned off the radio. "Don't just stand there. BATTLE STATIONS, BATTLE STATIONS!" The Sisters ran to different parts of the train, ready to defend it. Quadra Fighters were shot down, but more replaced them. They were swarming overhead, forcing the Train to go lower. In this mountainous terrain, landing was inevitable.
"Drat, we lost," said Mora.
"Oh really," said Polly. "Have you forgotten about my powers?"
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Starr Manor
The six Rangers were talking about Calia. "I hope she's alright," said Jerera.
"She can handle herself," reassured Seann. "She'll have the Key before you know it."
An alarm went off, calling them to the control room. Zotio, Fetu, and Sei were all waiting for them.
"What is the problem this time?" asked Seann.
"Aquitar is under attack!"
"That's where Billy lives," said Durgha, full of excitement.
"You are right," said someone from the monitors. It was the Alien Rangers, unmorphed. "You must hurry," said Delphine. "We cannot hold off Talia's forces forever. Riki-Tiki-Kali, Taurus, and Verilax-9 are far more advanced than we thought."
"We will be there as soon as we can," assured Maria.
"Rangers," said Zotio. "It's Morphin' Time!" The Rangers shouted out their calls, and morphed.
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Mexico
Calia led her captors to a precipice overlooking a river and a Mayan ruin. She strongly felt that it was there.
"Thrashers, get some ropes, ladders, GO ON!" barked Chopper.
"And you will help us, devotchka," added Brawl.
"I have a name," said Calia. "That name is CALIA!" She leapt off the cliff, and turned downwards, to dive into the river below. She hit with a splash.
"Droogs, oobivat her! Use all pooshkas, no bullets spared, blast open her Gulliver!"
She swan and slowly surfaced, as gunfire exploded around her. When she reached the bank, a cloud of dust kicked up in front of her. She kept moving. Small rocks flew in her face as a percussion grenade slammed into the ground next to her. She dashed to the ruin, keeping her head down and weaving back and forth. A grenade exploded behind her, sending her tumbling forward. A piece of ground collapsed beneath her, and rocks from the ruin collapsed onto the hole.
"She better be dead," yelled Chopper. "Thrashers, get the ropes, and go down."
They did. At the bottom, an image of Talia appeared.
"Well?" she asked, wagging her finger.
"She got away," said Brawl.
"WHAT?"
"She was leading us real horrorshow, then she jumped off a cliff into the river, and so we shot at her, and then she just fell into a hole that wasn't there, and…"
"Fell into a hole that wasn't there? That isn't possible."
"Well, she did it anyways."
"She better be alive, and with the key, or else! I should have known better, don't send gang-members to do a sorceress' job." The image disappeared. Then it reappeared. "She's still alive, and moving. FIND HER!"
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Underground, Calia was in a dank passageway. She didn't have anything with her to make light. So she started chanting, and a glowing ball of light floated in front of her at a low speed. The passage was mostly crude, except for a few columns. She followed the path through. She came to a large room with a statue of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. There were also ornate pictures on the walls, as well as an open door. She went through the door. In the distance, she saw dancing purple lightning.
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Aquitar
Riki-Tiki-Kali played her sitar and her tables. "What do you want?" demanded Billy, who was tied to a chair.
"The Crystal Coral of Chants," insisted Kali. "You will tell me, you cannot resist!" She picked up the speed of her music. Billy started to shake.
Concentrate, Billy, concentrate, be like the protons and neutrons, together, not at the mercy of just any force. Be like Titanium, the most resistant to radioactive decay. Kali shook.
"You triggered a psychic backlash," she screamed, before hitting him with her sitar. "Be like titanium? Metals can be shaped, bent, cut, or welded with the right tools, or even melted, with enough heat. I shall have Taurus handle you."
"You heard her," said Taurus, as he shone a searchlight at him. "Spit it out!"
"NEVER!" he said. "It's power beyond your understanding."
"POWER IS POWER!" grunted Taurus, as he slapped Billy. "Next time I'll use a BILLY stick1" He laughed at his own joke. Riki-Tiki-Kali played her instruments again.
"If you will not talk, then the city you know in Aquitar will not live!" She drummed more quickly. "I, Riki-Tiki-Kali, do create the Crustaceo-Kraken. I command you, to BE!" The jewel on her forehead started glowing, and a rainbow beam was shot through a window, into the water.
A monster appeared, resemblilng a cross between an octopus, a squid, and a lobster. It let out a strange scream that echoed through the water.
Riki-Tiki-Kali strummed some notes on the sitar. "Now, my child, you shall grow, grow so you may cause havoc!" She banged on her tables rhythmically. "Grow and grow and kill and kill, for our maha-rani, grow and grow and crush and rend, for our maha-rani!" Her crystal fired a cone of glowing mystical energy at the creature. It grew to an enormous size, and let out a wail that sent a shockwave through the water.
A short distance away from that, the Mana Warriors beamed into a dome.
"Rangers," said Aurico, one of the Aquitar Rangers, "it is good you are here. Billy is held hostage, and a new monster has been created." Through the window, the Crustaceo-Kraken was visible.
"I say we should make calamari out of this bloody creature," suggested Mana Blue.
"Are your Zords capable of surviving the water?" asked Circo, another one of the Aquitian Rangers.
"Only mine are," said Mana Green. "The Turtle, and the Dragonzord."
"Then you shall accompany us," said Delphine. "And the rest shall rescue Billy. Alright, it's MORPHIN' TIME!"
"TIME FOR RANGERS OF AQUITAR!" they shouted in unison, as they morphed. They stayed where they were, and summoned the Battle Borgs, large psychically controlled humanoid Zords that went straight for the Crustaceo-Kraken. The White and Blue borgs opened up with punches, and then the Red attacked with a flying kick. The creature let out a laugh, before striking at the Borgs with tentacles.
Mana Green shouted "Mana Turtle," and the Zord appeared. She teleported into its cockpit. "Engaging aquatic motors!" The Turtle began moving as though it were a submarine. The treads retracted, and flippers with attached propellers, or "screws", appeared. It headed towards the monster. Parts of the Turtle opened up, revealing cannons. "Ok, prepare to fire torpedoes!" She pressed a couple of buttons. "Torpedoes loaded and ready to launch in all respects. Firing, TASI, LUA, TOLU, FA!" Four torps flew out, and exploded against the creature, but it took minimal damage. The creature grinned, before facing the Zord, and casually batting it away with an oversized lobster claw. The Yellow and Black Borgs came from behind, but the creature spun around, opened its claw, and fired energized blasts at them, knocking them down. One hit the side of a dome, and inside, everyone panicked.
"We need more help," said Mana Green. She summoned her Dragon Armor, and then held up the Dragon Dagger, and played it. A moment later, the Dragonzord appeared. Its lights flashed, and the tubes of its right hand armed, before firing missiles at the creature. It shrieked. The Borgs all attacked the creature, but its armor protected it. It used its tentacles to throw them aside.
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South America
"For the third time, GIVE ME THE CRYSTAL!" ordered General Mayhem, as he pointed his sword at Mora. An Android and several Thrashers were holding Lara and Carla.
"I don't have it," insisted Mora.
"LIAR!" yelled Mayhem, as he struck Mora. "TELL ME NOW, I WANT THE CRYSTAL!"
"You do not," said Polly, who popped out of a cupboard.
"Oh how cute, a talking dolly."
"That's Polly Dolly-Wolly to you, airhead!"
"Nobody does that!" He raised his sword, but she blasted it out of his hands with her eyes. "You will pay for that. And pay with the crystal!"
"But you do NOT want the crystal!" Polly produced a Taser, which was fired at Mayhem, causing him to go into an artificial seizure. She then stared at him, her eyes glowing. He stood there. "You do not want the crystal, the crystal is meaningless. You and your forces want to leave!"
"We're out of here," said Mayhem, as he and his forces teleported out.
"What they don't know can hurt them," laughed Polly. "Now to find that Siulo!"
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Aquitar
All the Mana Rangers minus Green were in a large chamber, where Billy was tied to a chair in the middle. Verilax-9, General Taurus, and Riki-Tiki-Kali appeared without warning.
"So we meet again," said the mongoose woman to Mana-White. "It's been a long time!"
"But not long enough," retorted White. She drew Saba.
"This is easy enough!" She held out all eight of her hands, and fired blasts that were blocked by Saba. "You cannot resist me forever!"
The remaining forces were Blue and Yellow against Taurus, and Red and Orange against Verilax-9.
"CAAARN, you out-of date lemon of a computer," shouted Orange at Verilax-9.
"Insult ineffectual," informed the robot. "But this attack is not!" His chest opened up, and fired mini-missiles at them, knocking them to the ground.
Blue and Yellow were dodging Taurus' axe. Blue and Yellow punched him simultaneously, but he kicked them away. "This is difficult," said Blue.
"For you, chumps," informed Taurus. Yellow had an idea. She got behind Verilax-9.
"¡TORO!" she yelled. "¡Usted es une perdedor! ¡Toro, toro, OLE!"
"That is IT!" shouted Taurus, as he lowered his head to charge. He charged at Yellow, who leapt out of the way, and he crashed into Verilax-9.
"WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING, YOU INFERIOR PLUS INNEFECTUAL LESSER ORDER SERVANT!" warned Verilax-9.
"Shut up, tin can!"
"YOU ARE MENTALLY DEFICIANT!"
The four affected Rangers were laughing at them, only to be blasted by Riki-Tiki-Kali. As soon as they recovered, they faced her. They all punched and kicked at her, only to be deflected by a flash-barrier that she could put up with her topmost two hands. "Idiots, don't sit there like a pair of khotas, help me," she commanded.
"Climb on me," said Taurus, and Verilax-9 begrudgingly did so. He charged forward, while Verilax-9 had his fists forward, acting like an extra set of horns. They missed, and hit Riki-Tiki-Kali, bowling her over. She lay on the ground, her sari in disarray. The other two crashed into a wall.
"Leave," groaned Kali. "Get the Coral." The other two enemies did so, teleporting out. The Rangers gathered around her. "Where am I?"
"Aquitar, and you're not welcome," said White.
"How did I get here?"
All the rangers were confused, but it couldn't be seen through their helmets. Mana White went to free Billy, cutting the restraints with Saba. The others moved closer.
"A bloody likely story," said Seann to Kali.
"All I remember is Talia taking me and…"
"Are you saying you were under her control?" asked Mana Yellow.
"I don't know. I don't know anything." She slowly sat up. "I am afraid."
"Don't be," reassured Orange.
The crystal flashed, and then so did her eyes. "I AM AFRAID YOU ARE AN IDIOT! ALL OF YOU ARE STUPID, THE RANI WILL PREVAIL!" With that, she pointed four of her hands at them, and they floated into the air, before crashing down. "Billy told us where the Coral is, prepare to face your doom!" With that, she teleported out.
"Did you do it?" asked White to Billy. "If you were hypnotized, I'm sorry."
"Not as sorry as they'll be," laughed Billy.
"What do you mean, mate? They'll get the bloody Coral!" complained Mana Blue.
"Correction, they THINK they'll get the bloody Coral! Just a little surprise Cestria and I came up with, in event of this probable eventuality!"
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Outside
The creature was nearly immune to damage. The only exception was when the Dragonzord began destroying its armor with its drill-tail, but the creature used its tentacles to force the drill off. Suddenly, a voice erupted over the speaker system. It was Zotio's. "Rangers, you need more help. To this end, several old Zords have been reactivated, one of them repainted. The SuperZords have returned. Niu, your comrades will be teleported in momentarily.
Just then the Super ZeoZords teleported onto the ocean floor. They looked the same as before, except that the circle one (originally pink) was now orange. All of the other Mana Rangers, except White, were teleported into the SuperZords.
Mana Blue drove his SuperZord to attack the creature with a pair of triangular blades. Its shell cracked, and it responded by firing sharp spines at everyone. Then it covered the offending SuperZord in hard mucus.
The rest of the Zords had guns appear, that they fired at the creature, especially where the shell was cracked. It yelled, and then released copious amounts of ink, obscuring its location. It attacked by whipping through the clouds. The Dragonzord lifted its tail, and began spinning, while it flashed, and the ink was dissipated.
"Time to bring this bloody thing together," said Mana Blue, as the Zords combined into the Mega Superzord. It produced two sabers, that were put together, creating an intense beam of light, that slashed through the Crustaceo-Kraken. It started to glow, smoke rose out, and it blew up.
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"Thank you, for your help," said Delphine.
"You helped other Rangers before," said Durgha, "you need the favor returned."
"So what will happen, now they have the Coral?" asked Niu.
"Correction, they THINK they have the Coral," replied Cestro.
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The Spaceship
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" asked Talia, seeing Mayhem. "And where is that Crystal?"
"Crystal? What's that?" he asked, in a daze. Talia zapped him with her staff. "Thanks, I needed that."
"I'll zap you worse if you don't tell me what happened!"
"Some funny dolly did voodoo on me!"
"I can't believe this!' The rest of the forces materialized. "Well?"
"She got away," said Brawl. "We had her, but…"
"NO EXCUSES!" she screamed. "And what about you, Riki-Tiki-Kali?"
"I have it!" She handed the Coral.
"Finally, someone does something RIGHT!" She held up the coral. "Now to absorb its powers!" She started to chant. The coral flashed, and then shattered. She also heard a scream of "Fake, fake, FAKE!"
"How DARE they deceive me," she said. "I need an Aspirin, I've got a headache. Rangers, you will pay. You had to pay before, but now you will REALLY pay!"
Author's Notes: I have no idea what will happen next. Except, that Calia will soon become…a Ranger