An Awkward Reunion
Dressed in a training bra and athletic pants, Shelby is on the training grounds, in a battle-readied stance. She throws a kick forward with her left foot, then brings it back, then repeats the movement again. She repeats this process again, breathing heavily.
Dawson and another man, in his 50s and dressed in a business-casual manner, are walking forward. "She'll be in the training room sir!" Dawson says. "Right this way!"
Shelby throws another kick. Then the doors open and Jordan and Tosha walk in. "Shelby!" Jordan says excitedly. Shelby throws one last kick, and then looks to her left at her fellow Rangers. She smiles. "Hey guys!" she says as she waves. Jordan runs up to her. "It's such a beautiful day isn't it?!" she says. Shelby nods with excitement. "Yeah!" she says. "You know," Jordan says as Tosha walks up to meet them, "we should totally go out! Just us three!" "Totally!" Tosha agrees. "But what should we do?!" Shelby asks excitedly. "How about we go to the mall or something?!" Tosha says. Jordan laughs. "That sounds so cool! Totally! Let's go!" she says. The door opens as they turn around and Dawson walks in. "Shelby." he says. "Colonel!" Shelby says. "You have a visitor!" Dawson says. He turns to the side to reveal the man. He smiles as he walks into the training room. "Shelby!" he says rather happily. Shelby's eyes widen with horror. "Daddy?!" she asks in shock. Then the screen fades to black for the opening theme.
Now in her room with her father, Shelby walks back briefly then turns back around, still dressed in her training clothes. "How did you find me?!" she asks. "And why did you come here?!" Shelby's father gives Shelby a look. "Well I see this reunion is getting off to a fine start!" he says. "I haven't seen you since you left home two years ago and all you can ask is that?!" Shelby sits down on her bed, looking down. "You ran away from home Shelby!" her father says. "And I'm here to get my little girl back!" Shelby shakes her head. "No!" she says. "There's a reason I left home daddy! And you know it well!"
Jordan and Tosha are standing outside of Shelby's room, their right ears against the door as they listen in. Riley walks by, and then sees them. He looks on in confusion as he walks up. "What are you guys doing?!" he asks with a laugh. "Shh!" Jordan whispers loudly, then gestures for Riley to come over and join them.
"You're a Daley Shelby!" Shelby's father says. "And it's time you start acting like one!" "No dad!" Shelby says. "Can't you see?! I'm not a diplomat! I'm not meant to be someone who works in politics like you!" "Don't say that Shelby!" her father responds. "You know you can do this! That's what Daleys do!" Shelby gets up. "No." she says calmly. "Dad, I'm doing something very important here so even if I did want to leave, I can't" "What?" her father asks. "What's so important that you'd even defy your own father?!" "I can't tell you okay?!" Shelby says. "Now I'd like for you to leave!" She gestures to the door. "Please!" Her father looks down. "Fine!" he says and walks to the door. "But I'm coming back . . . soon!" he says. He opens the door.
Jordan, Tosha and Riley are standing next to the door as Mr. Daley walks out. He nods to the three as he walks away, Shelby walking out last. "You okay?" Tosha asks. Shelby nods. "Yeah!" she says. "I'll just go take a shower and then we can go!" Jordan smiles. "Alright!" she says. Tosha looks questioning about Shelby's body language.
Aboard the Great Chimaera,Ragnos walks onto the bridge. He laughs to himself. "That bitch Ahsoka failed in her last plan!" he thinks to himself. "His Highness will surely gain doubt in her abilities at this rate! Now's my chance to show her who the real commander on this ship is!" He turns to the door entrance. Sion walks on and Vulkar follows. Ragnos walks over to Sion as he sits on his throne. "Your Highness!" he says. "Yes General?" Sion asks. "First I would like to say how upset I am that Captain Ahsoka's plan failed . . . it is very unfortunate indeed!" Ragnos says. "Yes it is!" Sion says. "I have a plan that just might work Your Highness!" Ragnos says. "And I would like to request permission to put this plan into effect!" Sion nods. "Alright General!" Sion says. The doors open and Ahsoka walks onto the bridge, looking at Sion and Ragnos. "You'll be in charge of the next attack operation!" Sion says. "Huh?!" Ahsoka says silently. "Thank you Your Highness!" Ragnos says. He turns around to walk off the bridge. As he does, he looks at Ahsoka. "Hm!" he says as he eyes her, then walks off the bridge. Ahsoka eyes Ragnos, groaning angrily.
The Bio Force Truck drives up and stops in traffic. Inside, Jordan at the wheel, Tosha in the front and Shelby's in the back. "I forgot how fun driving was!" Jordan says. She and Tosha are talking, dialogue inaudible. Shelby keeps looking out the window as Tosha and Jordan continue to talk, the dialogue inaudible. Shelby starts to have a flashback.
Shelby, now in her early tweens, possibly twelve or thirteen, is dressed in a private school uniform, a white blouse with a blue vest and skirt. As she walks into her room, a man, dressed in a formal suit, walks up to her, the man very young and possibly in his 30s. "Miss Shelby!" he says. "Very nice to see you! How was your day at school?" Shelby sighs. "It was fine Bert," she says, "I guess. Is daddy home? He promised me he'd be home and take me out for dinner today!" Bert looks down very sadly. "I'm sorry Miss Shelby," he says, "but Mr. Daley made a call this afternoon. He's been asked to go to South Korea now. On a new diplomatic mission. He says he couldn't refuse it. He said to say that he's. . ." ". . . very sorry, that he loves his little princess and he promises he'll find time to come home when he's done." Shelby finishes. "Thank you Bert, but I've heard all that before!" Shelby hands Bert the backpack she was carrying and runs up to her room.
Shelby keeps starring through the window as she keeps remembering.
5 years later
Dressed in a trenchcoat and a suit, Andrew walks into his mansion. "Welcome home Master Daley!" Bert says as he takes Andrew's coat. "Thank you Bert!" Andrew says calmly. Shelby, about seventeen now, runs down the stairs to meet her father. "Daddy!" she says happily as she runs over. She tackle hugs her father and smiles as she embraces him. "I missed you so much!" she says. Andrew smiles calmly and takes his daughter's shoulder. "I'm happy to see you too Shelby!" he says. "Because daddy's got great news!" Shelby retreats back. "Oh?!' she says. She holds her fists up in excitement. "You're finally done and we get to spend time together daddy?!" she asks. Andrew looks down. "Well. . .sort of." he says. "Daddy has decided to take you on his next trip! We're going to Iraq in two days!" Shelby lowers her arms and looks shocked. "What?!" she asks. Andrew smiles. "Doesn't that sound like fun baby?!" he asks. Shelby looks disgusted. "What?!" she asks. "No! Why would I want to go to Iraq?!" Andrew looks confused. He walks over to Shelby. "Shelby?!" he asks. "You know what you're here for right? You're supposed to become an ambassador for our country! That's what you were born for! And I think, now that you're fifteen. . ." "Seventeen sir." Bert corrects. "Seventeen, sorry, now's a good a time as any to help you start! You'll get to see what I do, I can start training you, and if we're lucky, you can take over for me by the time you're twenty!" "But I don't want to become an ambassador dad!" Shelby says. "What are you talking about honey?" Andrew asks. "Of course you do! That's what I always planned on raising you for!" "But mommy told me that I could do whatever I wanted to do when I grew up!" Shelby says. "And I never really liked the idea of getting into politics!" Andrew looks down. "Look," he says, "I understand that it may seem like a major change, honey. But we're going to Iraq! And that's final! I already have our tickets and we're scheduled to leave in two days on our private jet!" "But daddy. . ." Shelby begins. "No buts young lady!" Andrew says. Shelby looks frustrated.
Cut to Shelby lying in her bed, as Bert comes in. "Are you doing alright Miss Shelby?" he asks. Shelby sits up. "No!" she says. "I can't believe what daddy is doing Bert!" she says. "I hardly ever get to see him! It was always mommy and me! Then he comes in and he's forcing this Iraq trip down my throat! Why would I even want to go to Iraq?" "Your father is only doing what he thinks is right for you Miss Shelby!" Bert says. "But that's the point Bert!" Shelby says. "He doesn't know what's right for me! He's only now deciding he wants to be part of my life! And even then, all he cares about is using me to continue his political legacy! He doesn't even know me! You know me better than he does!" She lies back down. "I know mommy wouldn't let him do this to me if she was here right now! She'd be more interested in what I wanted to do!" "Well what is it you want to do Miss Shelby?" Bert asks. "Well . . . I don't really know Bert!" Shelby says. "But one thing's for sure . . . I don't want to be a diplomat! I'd rather be a person of action than a person of words! I made a promise to mommy that I'd fight and live on for her sake . . . and I just don't think that being a diplomat sounds fitting enough." Bert smiles and tucks Shelby into her bed. "Goodnight Miss Shelby!" he says and walks out of the room, turning the lights off.
Cut to a later shot of the Daley's Mansion. Shelby is in her room, packing a back with all the clothes she can possibly find. This immediately cuts to Shelby, now dressed up and carrying a duffle bag and a suitcase behind her. She walks through the front gate of her mansion. She gives one look back, but then turns around and leaves, not looking back.
Shelby keeps looking into the distance. "You hear that Shelby?!" Tosha's voice says. "Shelby? Shelby? SHELBY!" She shouts. Shelby jumps as she looks forward. "Sorry guys!" she says. "What's up?!" Jordan is speeding forward, driving through traffic. "Colonel just called up!" Tosha says. "There's a mutant attack in the city's north plaza! John and Aaron are already there and Colt and Riley are on their way. We've got to go and meet them now!" "Hope they're okay!" Jordan says. "Aaron and big brother can't possibly destroy one mutant on their own!"
A red and yellow-colored fox mutant laughs as he holds his arms out and fires two blasts of fire from his hands. Already Morphed, Aaron is charging forward with his Bio Axe in hand, and takes a direct hit in the chest, flying backward. He falls forward, right in front of John, who is also already Morphed. John kneels down next to Aaron and catches him by the shoulder as he rolls back. "Damn it!" he says. Aaron sits up and the two take out their blasters, open firing forward. The mutant laughs as he walks through the blaster without harm. "Not nearly enough to even phase me!" he says. He holds his hands up again and fires his fire blasts again. John and Aaron both take hits in the chest and are sent flying back. As they fall back, the other five Rangers run in, already unmorphed. "Guys!" Jordan says. Colt stands right in the front his Bio Blade held at the ready, while Tosha and Riley help Aaron up and Shelby and Jordan do the same with John. "You guys okay?" Tosha asks. "Yeah!" Aaron says. "But this guy's pretty strong!" The Rangers all take out their weapons. "Let's go then!" Colt says. "Attack!" The Rangers charge forward. The mutant laughs as he aims his arms forward and fires. John and Tosha, charging forward first with weapons in hand, quickly jump out of the way. Jordan, seeing the blast and thinking fast, raises her Jet Blaster and fires at full power, the blast breaking through the fire blast and stopping the attack in its place. Colt comes forward and slashes at the mutant in a leftward stroke, but the mutant quickly parries the attack with it's left hand, and kicks Colt forward, knocking him back. Crying out, John, Tosha and Aaron all attack the mutant, John jumping at him from the left, Tosha coming in from behind, and Aaron attacking from the right. Tosha flips the shaft of her Lance over the mutant's neck, binding him, and John and Aaron both strike at him, crossing their weapons across the mutant's chest. The mutant groans briefly in pain, but then laughs. "Fancy tricks!" he says. Aaron turns to his left. "Guys!" he says. "Right!" Riley says. He, Shelby, and Jordan all come together and aim their Bio Crossbow, Bio Sniper and Jet Blasters at the mutant. "Fire!" Riley says, and the three Rangers open fire. The mutant laughs. "A cute trick!" he says. He grabs Tosha's Lance and flips her over his head, leaving her in the path of the blaster fire and taking the hit. Tosha groans in pain as she gets hit in the back and falls down. John and Tosha look down at her, and with them distracted, the mutant launches himself up, launching his feet upward and hitting them both with a kick, the two getting knocked back. "No way!" Riley says. "This guy is pretty fast too!" Jordan says. The mutant laughs and raises his hands, firing two fire blasts that hit Riley, Shelby and Jordan in the chests and sending them all back.
Aboard the Great Chimaera,everyone watches as the mutant is fighting the Rangers. Ragnos chuckles a bit. "As you can see Your Highness," he says, "Commander Vulpor is a Commander to contend with! He was offered the honor of the His Majesty's Elite Guard more than one-hundred times, and each time he's denied the offer!" "Why is that?" Vulkar asks. Ragnos laughs. "This Commander enjoys the thrill of battle. . .and torturing his opponents!" he says. "He's the perfect Commander to destroy the Rangers!" He turns to Ahsoka. "What do you think Captain?" he asks, almost in a mocking tone. Ahsoka glares at Ragnos. "I think he's very skilled at least General." she says reluctantly through her teeth. Ragnos laughs. "Yes. . .yes he is Captain!" Ragnos says.
Vulpor aims his arms forward again and open fires. Colt takes a hit in the chest and goes flying back. "Colt!" Tosha says, and she and Aaron rush to his side, while John, Riley, Shelby and Jordan jump in front and assume a ready stance.
A car is driving through the city. Inside, Andrew is sitting in the back while Bert is in the driver's seat. Andrew looks out toward the city plaza as it drives past and sees the fight. His eyes widen with shock. "Bert stop the car!" he says. "Yes sir!" Bert says and the car stops. Andrew rolls his window down and watches the fight. "Bio Force Rangers!" he says. "I've heard of them. . .just one of the other reasons why this part of the world isn't safe for Shelby! It's always under attack!"
John launches himself forward and brings his Sky Sword down in a downward slash. He strikes at Vulpor, but he quickly grabs John's blade. He swings John across his head and strikes him in the stomach, causing John to fall back and fight in front of the other Rangers. Colt and Jordan kneel toward him. Shelby steps forward. "How dare you hurt John!" she says and aims her Bio Sniper forward. She open fires with a charge blast. Vulpor just raises his arm and the blast stops right in his hand. "What?!" Shelby says. "Nice try pinkie!" Vulpor says and lunges his arm forward. The blast redirects and hits Shelby in the chest, sending her flying back. Shelby groans in pain as she falls back.
Andrew looks at Shelby flying, shaking his head.
Shelby hits the side of a wall and falls back. As she does, her helmet is blasted off and lands in front of her. "Shelby!" Jordan says. Jordan and Tosha rush to her side and help her up. "Are you okay?!" Tosha asks. "Yeah!" Shelby says. "Just took a bad hit!"
As Shelby gets up, Andrew, still watching, sees Shelby's face. His eyes widen with horror. "Shelby?!" he says. He quickly gets out of the car.
John struggles up with his sword. "Bad move mutant!" he says. "Yeah!" Aaron says as he walks up. Growling, the two Rangers charge forward and throw their shoulders into Vulpor's stomach, tackling him. They keep going forward and push him back. Colt and Riley run up. Colt turns to Riley. "Come on! Let's help them!" Colt says. "Right!" Riley says, and the two charge forward to join. Shelby gets up as Jordan and Tosha stand next to her. "Shelby!" Andrew's voice calls out. Shelby looks to her left and sees her father running toward her. "Daddy?!" she says. "Uh oh!" Tosha says. Shelby turns to Jordan and Tosha. "You guys go alright?" she asks. "I'll meet back up in a second!" "Right!" Jordan says. Tosha nods and the two take off. Andrew runs over to Shelby. "Shelby!" he says. "What is the meaning of this?!" Shelby looks down. "You're a Bio Force Ranger now?! This is why you left home?! To become one of these silly heroes?!" Shelby looks back up, outraged. "Are you serious dad?!" she asks. "I would have thought you'd see this as a good reason for not coming home!" Shelby looks toward the fight, then back at Andrew. "Listen dad," she says, "this world is under a huge attack! And I'm needed in this fight! That's why I can't come home! Besides, you already know that I don't want to come home!" "You can't be serious Shelby!" Andrew says. "You think I raised you for all these years so you can risk your life for people you don't even know?" Shelby looks at Andrew in disbelief. "You raised me?!" she asks. She laughs a bit. "Wow daddy!" she says. "I never thought you'd take it this way! You were out of my life half the time daddy! I was raised by mommy and even Bert! Not you! You stayed out of my life for seventeen years, than when you wanted to be part of my life, all you wanted was to turn me into the person who would take over for you! And that's not me daddy! So I'm sorry daddy, but unless you can accept this we can't talk anymore. Now I have to go!" She puts her helmet back on. "Wait Shelby. . ." Andrew begins. "Don't walk away from me! We're not done talking!" Shelby doesn't listen and keeps running forward.
Vulpor laughs and he launches his arms out to his sides, and a huge fire shockwave erupts from him. The six Rangers, all on each of his sides, take the hit and go flying back. He laughs. "Pathetic!" he says. "But I like it that way! I haven't had this much fun in years!" Then, a laser blast from nowhere hits Vulpor in the chest and knocks him back. The other Rangers all look forward. "Huh?!" they all ask. Her Bio Sniper in her hand, Shelby charges forward, firing rapidly. "Shelby!" Jordan says. "Alright!" Tosha says. As Shelby keeps coming forward, she has a brief flashback.
"Fight on in this world Shelby!" Shelby's mother on her deathbed says. "Keep going on for my sake!"
"I made a promise that I'd fight for my mother!" Shelby says to herself. "And I intend to keep it!" Shelby keeps firing rapidly. Vulpor, who was too slow to deflect the first hit, takes five blaster bolts to the chest before going flying back. John gets up. "Now's the chance!" he says. He takes out his Sky Sword and spinning in a motion, he launches himself at Vulpor, striking him across the chest hard. Vulpor groans as he's hit and goes flying back. "That was unfair!" he says. "I wasn't ready!" John turns back to the other Rangers. "Go ahead and finish him guys!" he says. "Right!" Shelby says with a thumbs up. The Rangers activate the Bio Blaster. Shelby, wielding it, holds up the blaster in a ready stance, everyone else already at their respective places, Colt taking Shelby's spot in the front. "Bio Blaster! Bio Tag Set! Shelby says as she inserts her Tag inside, and immediately aims it forward. "Fire!" Shelby says and pulls the trigger. The Rangers fire the Bio Blaster and Vulpor groans as he takes the hit. The blast pierces through his stomach, and Vulpor turns around and falls forward, vanishing in a fiery explosion. The Rangers get up. "ALRIGHT!" Tosha says. Shelby just looks down, sighing.
Aboard the Great Chimaera,Ragnos watches and looks down. "Oh." he says. "Didn't suspect the Rangers would catch him off guard. . ." Ahsoka chuckles. "Guess it falls to me then General!" she says. She takes out the laser control blaster and open fires.
Vulpor grows to giant size as he's zapped with the lasers, laughing as he looks down at the Rangers. Everyone looks up. Shelby looks at the others. "John! Jordan!" she says. "Let me handle this myself!" The two nod. "All yours Shelby." John says calmly. Jordan jumps up and down. "Go for it girl!" Jordan says. Shelby nods and takes out her Morpher. "Colonel!" she calls out. "Send us the Bio Zords!"
Maddox nods as she types in the code to launch the Zords. The Bio Zords deploy. "LAUNCH SYSTEM ACTIVATED!" the voice announces.
Shelby jumps into her Bio Racer. As she lands inside, Shelby locks her Bio Morpher onto her control panel. "Alright!" she says. "Bio Force Megazord!" She hits the "*" key on her Morpher. "COMBINATION SYSTEM ACTIVATED!" the voice announces. The final shot of the Bio Force Megazord sequence is shown as the Bio Jet docks and becomes the head. "Bio Force Megazord Ready!" the Rangers call out as the Megazord poses. The Bio Force Megazord poses against it's enemy, it's Saber at the ready. "Let's go!" Shelby says and pushes forward on her controls. The Megazord moves forward and attacks Vulpor with it's blade. Vulpor grabs the blade and swings the Megazord around, causing it to fall back. Shelby's cockpit shutters violently and sparks fly as it lands. Vulpor laughs as he walks up. "Nice try Rangers!" he says. "But it doesn't do you any good!" He moves forward and prepares to strike, but then, laser blasts from his left hit him and knock him down. "Huh?!" Shelby says and turns to her left. The Blackbird Zord flies forward, hovering right above the Megazord. John is at the controls as Jordan stands behind him. "You really shouldn't let your guard down!" John says. "Finish him Shelby!" Jordan says. "Thanks guys!" Shelby says. "Engage Saber!" she says. The Bio Force Megazord gets to it's feet and it's saber energizes. "Full power!" Shelby says. The Bio Force Megazord strikes it's Saber at Vulpor in an "X" shape and scores a direct hit, sending the mutant falling back in a fiery explosion as he screams in agony. Shelby looks down as the Megazord poses.
Aboard the Great Chimaera,Ragnos kicks the side of a wall as he stands in the hall. "I can't believe even Commander Vulpor failed in his scheme!" he says. "Those Rangers are proving to be far stronger than I ever realized! I need to find a way to destroy them! And show that bitch Ahsoka who the real commander of this mission is! And I think I may know who can help me! Yes. . .she will do nicely if I gave her another chance!" he laughs as he walks off, not realizing Ahsoka as she peers behind him. "Hm!" Ahsoka says, and walks off.
Shelby, Jordan and Tosha all walk out of Macy's at the mall, each carrying a bag. "That was so much fun!" Jordan says. "Yeah it was!" Tosha says. Shelby smiles and keeps walking. As she walks forward, she has a brief flashback again.
"I didn't raise you to risk your life for others!" Andrew says.
Shelby snaps back. "I made a promise to my mom!" she says to herself. "And I'm not breaking that!" "So where do you want to go now?!" Jordan asks. "How about we go get something nice to eat?!" Tosha suggest. "Sounds awesome!" Jordan says. "Shelby?" Tosha asks. Shelby looks up and smiles. "Yeah let's go guys!" Shelby says. "I'll race you to the food court!" She runs off. Tosha and Jordan look forward. "I think we should keep an eye on her now!" Jordan says. "After what her father probably said to her," Tosha says, "I couldn't agree more!" The two smile and run forward to join Shelby as we fade to black.