Hitomi VO: "Last time on Power Rangers GPX Supercharged!"
Sean: "WHO SAID YOU COME IN!?"
Arquen: "All I ask is if you please give us food and shelter for the time being."
Sean: "You've only been trying to kill us!"
Eruvanda: "I should have known Ragnar was lying to me."
Floki: "Hello, Arquen."
Phaedos: "I of course, remember you."
Sean: "You were right."
Power Rangers GPX Supercharged episode 20: All-Out Attack
:-:-:-: We're the best chance for hu-man-i-ty, Pow-wer Rang-gers G-P-X, let's go! :-:-:-:
In the early morning hours of December 23, 2010, there were flashes of blue light that materialized in the vicinity of the city limits of Madison. Before any authorities could get to it, there was another blue flash. SWORD agents sent to investigate found no evidence that anyone was there. It was strange, so strange that Director Tom Maelstrom was left speechless, even as he relayed the information to the Pentagon.
The agents searched and searched, but there was nothing they could find. It was not a decision he wanted to make, but Maelstrom had to call the search off.
Meanwhile, Sean was busy brushing his teeth at about 7, with Arquen watching outside the bathroom. There was a question on his mind, but it was stuck on the tip of his tongue. The nature of the question could either be rude or simple curiosity depending on the mood of the person being asked.
Now Arquen knew that Sean still had trouble trusting him. To be fair, candidness around a guest is not entirely expected, at least among the elves. But Arquen understood they were reluctant to really say anything. "You think I am a spy, don't you?" he asked.
Sean stopped. He looked at Arquen for a moment and put the floss down. "Yes," he replied before turning away from the sink and walking out of the bathroom.
"I do not blame you," said Arquen. "But all I ask is for some trust."
"I do trust you," said Sean, "Just not as much as you think."
"How can I get you to trust me?" Arquen asked.
"Show that I can trust you," said Sean. "Start by telling me what you know about Ragnar's little schemes."
"I wish I did," said Arquen. "All he ever told me was that defeating you was of upmost importance."
"What kind of commander keeps his plans from his generals?" asked Sean.
"I planned most of the campaigns and battles," said Arquen. "In essence, I was in command of the campaign against you."
"Figures," said Sean. "We got a call from our employers that they detected signs of energy similar to the kind of energy they detect from your teleportation. You know anything about this?"
Arquen thought and shook his head. "No, I do not."
"Damn," Sean whispered. He was distracted by laughter from Maria and Eruvanda. "Those two must be getting along."
"Do you have any more exams today?" Arquen asked.
"I had the fortune and misfortune of having all four of them on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday," said Sean. "And I'm still not done with Christmas shopping."
"I keep hearing this holiday is magical and wonderful and a time for peace, and yet all I see are stressed-out humans," said Arquen.
"Yeah, the holiday's a little overrated," said Sean. "But it's when you get those presents that it makes it all worthwhile."
"If you say so," Arquen said. "But, I must thank you for letting me stay with you. I know I have done horrible things under Ragnar, and I know you can throw me out at any time, but I graciously accept your selfless charity."
"Um, you're welcome?" Sean replied, confused as to where this was coming from.
"I… don't deserve any of this," Arquen continued. "I feel as though my hands are too filthy to be a good, decent elf. And after all the kindness you have shown me… I don't know what to do."
"A simple 'thanks' is fine for now," said Sean.
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The throne room had been emptied for all practical purposes. Some of the soldiers had smashed the throne with cameras rolling, throwing insults at the Queen, calling her the people's enemy, and declaring Ragnar the true leader of elfkind. Of course, it was all a show that Ragnar had orchestrated/choreographed to make it look like it was a spontaneous protest by disgruntled soldiers who were angry with the Queen's betrayal, and not doing enough to address the "human question".
And now Ragnar stood in the throne room, in front of the destroyed throne and cameras, flanked by his subordinates. "This is a supposed time for celebration for humans," he announced to the cameras, "But not for us. While they celebrate the birth of their false god, they slander our kind, reducing us to toymaking punchline of a bad joke. Well, no more! We are not their cuddly toymakers! Now it is time for us to assert our superiority over them, and show them our might! We will teach them the Will of God! They will bow to us!"
His subordinates applauded when he paused. "We also have reason to believe that the Power Rangers are aiding and a bedding the traitorous former Queen. Such is an act of war. We will be sure that this offensive transgression does not go unpunished! AIYA ALFHEIM!"
"AIYA ALFHEIM! AIYA ALFHEIM! AIYA ALFHEIM!" his subordinates chanted as he saluted the cameras and walked offout of the throne room.
When he left the throne room was met by Field Marshall Ingvar, General Túrelie, Phaeos and Tirna (who were wearing their elf-ear extensions). "Is everything ready?" he asked.
"The energy spikes are in place and our Suitroops have been programmed with the operation information," said Ingvar. "We are more than ready."
"Good," said Ragnar, "Perhaps this will convince those two to surrender. Now then, launch the attack when ready!"
"At once, Commander!" said Ingvar.
:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:
It began around 3 in the afternoon. Capitol Square was rather busy, despite the State Assembly being out of session. It was filled with second-to-last-minute holiday shoppers, already stressed out with only two days remaining until Christmas. Some of them mingled on the lawn of the State Capitol, taking pictures with the building. Some members of the media set up their cameras for tracking and establishment shots of the building for future use in their respective newspapers or TV stations.
But despite the busy time, it was peaceful, for lack of a better term. That was about to end.
An explosion ripped through one of the buildings across from the State Capitol. Immediately, screams and panic erupted from the people. Several more explosions erupted in the vicinity of the State Capitol and people began to run for their lives. Chaos ensued as more explosions erupted.
A large force of robots materialized into Capitol Square. A small number of them walked inside while the rest moved to secure the square. They were met with resistance however, when several Madison PD squad cars moved in and penned them inside the square. The officers pulled out their pistols and started shooting, hoping to hold them off before the National Guard or the real cavalry showed up.
But there were so many Suitroops it was hard for the police to keep them in. And besides, their armor was mostly resistant to bullets, so the pistol fire just bounced off. In retaliation, energy staff blasts began to fly about at the police. Several squad cars blew up, taking the officers with them. In the midst of the chaos, the Suitroops began to round bystanders up.
But one police officer cursed his inability to really do much. However, he had an ace up his sleeve. In the middle of the firefight, Rob ducked into his car and dialed up his brother-in-law. "Sean, you hear this?" he asked, "Get your friends over here now, please!"
"Hold on, what's going on?" Sean asked. He was upstairs, away from the TV and unaware of what was going on.
"Just get to the TV!" Rob shouted on his communicator. Sean got up and ran downstairs, turned on the TV and put on WMTV to see a scene of chaos unfolding on the Capitol Square.
"Dammit," Sean whispered to himself. "HEY! PEOPLE! We have an emergency on Capitol Square! Looks like Santa's Little Helpers are going full-bore!"
The others came into the TV room, Eruvanda and Arquen included. It only took one second fore they got their jackets and face coverings on and to get going. "Metoxen, get your ass to Capitol Square ASAP," Sean said into his morpher.
"What should we do?" Eruvanda asked.
"Just stay here, lock the door, and we'll take care of it!" said Sean. "Alright people, ALLONS-Y!" They dashed out of the house and towards Capitol Square.
"GPX, Start it up!" they shouted as soon as they were sure nobody was looking. Now morphed, they kicked things into high gear and rushed for the square.
Meanwhile, the Suitroops were gaining the upper hand in the firefight with the Madison PD. It was so bad that Rob got permission from the PD to grab an M14 rifle that he had in the trunk of his squad car and start shooting. He was certainly tempted to morph and hold them off right now, but he could not think of a way to do it without raised suspicion from his fellow officers.
He cursed his luck at having to be on duty when this hit the fan. He ducked when an energy blast flew in his direction and he let off a couple shots at the Suitroop that fired it.
The Capitol Square was an utter mess. The wreckage of Suitroops that the police were lucky to stop littered the square. But there were also bodies strewn about and Madisonites were being rounded up by the Suitroops. It didn't look good at all.
It had been ten minutes since Rob called Sean when flashes of red, blue, green, yellow, pink and gold zipped east down State Street. A police officer that had cut off State Street ducked when the six jumped over him, ignoring his shouts. The flash of red grabbed a Suitroop by the neck and threw it to the ground. The Madison PD and citizens cheered, now that the cavalry had come. The Suitroops stopped and turned their attention towards the Power Rangers and attacked.
Sean went straight for the State Capitol, but several Suitroops got in the way. No matter. He wound up his fist and delivered a right hook that made the Suitroop's face concave. Then he spun and reverse roundhouse kicked one that had come from behind. He jumped and flipped over a couple that rushed him, pulled out his Octane Blaster and let some shots fly. They all hit the targets and sparks flew. But he ducked underneath one and lifted it up so it could crash into a pile of Suitroops on the edge of the square.
Kevin stopped and waited for the Suitroops to come to him. When one did, he threw a roundhouse kick with his left leg and a side kick with his right. He ducked to dodge as Suitroop's energy staff, then grabbed it and threw a right hook at the Suitroop. Several Suitroops pointed their energy staffs at him but he took the Suitroop and threw it at the others. Their blasts were deflected by the Suitroop. Then he bent down and crashed into another Suitroop, which caused a bowling-pin effect around him.
There was slight hesitation, but Aaron charged full-bore into the Suitroops. He jumped, and roundhouse kicked as many Suitroops as he could, then rolled on the ground underneath them to kick them in the back. He grabbed a Suitroop by the shoulders and threw it off of him into the crowd of Suitroops. Then he wound up his right arm, charged the Suitroops and delivered a powerful punch that sent several Suitroop parts flying about. When a sole Suitroop came forward, he simply kicked at it to beat it.
Maria climbed into one of the trees and then leaped into the horde of Suitroops like a luchador. She bowled the Suitroops over, then tumbled onto her feet, grabbed a Suitroop from behind and tossed it to the ground. She spun and kicked a Suitroop right in the head, knocking it off. She punched at one, it blocked and countered with a left straight. She dodged it, then elbowed it in the head to knock it down. When that was done, she ran and clotheslined as many Suitroops as she possibly could.
It was then Hitomi jumped on Maria's shoulders and grabbed onto the branch of one of the trees. She did some uneven bars-type swinging, and then launched herself from the tree and kicked a Suitroop into a crowd of them. She got back up and kicked at a Suitroop that tried to use its Energy Staff. That happened to knock the staff out of its hand. And then she spun and delivered a powerful reverse roundhouse kick that sent the Suitroop flying into the snow-covered grass surrounding the Capitol.
Ritchie ran up, screaming at the Suitroops and jumping into them. He tumbled out of them, then jumped and delivered a split-legged double kick to two Suitroops, spun when he landed, flipped over another one and kicked that one into the Suitroops he just avoided. Another Suitroop ran up to him, but he caught the Suitroop's fist and countered with a fist to the face. He grabbed one, lifted it above his head and with a mighty roar, tossed the Suitroop into the ground, giving off a mighty war whoop in his excitement.
"YEAAAAA!" Rob and the other Madison PD officers cheered and shouted as the Rangers wiped the floor with the Suitroops. More gunfire erupted from the PD, pinning the Suitroops down.
"Yes, yes, yes, YES!" Arquen and Eruvanda let their excitement explode as the Rangers made work of the Suitroops. But then, they could see the TV signal go out for a moment. They could not put their finger on it, but something was about to go wrong.
Sean had finished ripped the arm off a Suitroop when he noticed his in-helmet radio going in and out. Once it came back he went back to fighting, thought.
His HUD started going crazy, though. There were new figures entering the fray. He looked and saw more Suitroops materializing into the Square, with several more figures among them. He could tell who three of them were, but it was the other two who were new. He could recognize Phaedos, Ragnar and Túrelie, but the other two were a mystery.
In his distraction, he did not notice some Suitroops rush in behind him, grab him and tossed him to the ground. He struggled to get free, but the Suitroops had him pinned to the ground. They were shoving his helmet in the snow and dirt and he could see whenever he looked to everyone else, they were in the same situation.
Some of the figures who materialized into the square advanced on the Rangers. One of the figures walked right up to Sean. He was not an elf that he could recognize. He took Sean's chin in his hand and then stood up.
That was when he felt the man's heel stomp into his spine.
Even though his HUD told him there was no injury, it was the most painful thing he'd experienced and he screamed so loud it echoed in the canyon of buildings.
"No!" Rob shouted.
"NOOO!" Eruvanda screamed in utter agonized terror, waking poor AJ up. Arquen rushed out of the living room and upstairs to look for something.
Tirna had grabbed Ritchie, Phaedos took Aaron by the collar, Tirna grabbed Maria and Hitomi and some Suitroops and Floki were left to deal with Kevin. The other elf that had come for Sean grabbed him by the straps on his torso. "My name is Field Marshall Ingvar," he said. "Where are the traitors Eruvanda and Arquen?"
"Go fuck yourself!" Sean spat. Ingvar tried to smack him, but Sean caught his hand and threw it back, then freed himself and kicked the Elvish officer in the gut.
The other Rangers freed themselves as well, determined to stop the elves right here and now.
More gunfire erupted from the Madison PD, who were now joined by the Wisconsin Army National Guard. They'd even brought in a tank! But that bit of firepower advantage was neutralized by a blast from an energy staff that destroyed the tank's gun.
Sean grabbed Ingvar and punched him in the face. Kevin took the Suitroops & Floki and spun them around and tossed them aside. Aaron punched Phaedos in the jaw. Hitomi and Maria punched and kicked Tirna and Ritchie punched Túrelie in the jaw.
"REGROUP, NOW!" Sean shouted as he let go of Ingvar. The Rangers tried to get back to each other, only to be held back by Suitroops. Sean and Maria were closest to each other and they reached for their beloved's hand. They grasped and grasped, but the Suitroops hauled them away from each other. In desperation, Sean pressed his belt buckle to summon the GT Sword. He took some swings at the Suitroops, taking them out.
He turned to Ingvar, whose shock on his face distracted him enough for Sean to launch himself at him. But the blast of an energy blast knocked him down.
It was the same for the other Rangers, though. The elves had turned the tides against them and they found it almost impossible to stop them. Floki and the Suitroops were laying waste to Kevin, whacking him with their energy staffs. His struggles were not enough, and Floki pointed its staff into his chest and shot him point blank.
Aaron was being held down by Phaedos, who was, naturally, taunting him. "You're worse than the last Green Ranger," he said. "Who in their right minds would bring you in? You're just a bland, no-name fool brought in to fill someone else's shoes." Aaron lashed out, but Phaedos pulled him up and punched him hard.
Tirna pulled Maria and Hitomi and banged their heads together. In the NFL, this would cause a severe concussion, but not with Power Rangers. Still, the general stomped on both of them one at a time and kicked them both in the head. The general's sadistic smile graced Tirna's lips as Tirna backhanded them both.
But the one left standing was Ritchie. He had Túrelie's uniform in his hands and he had the upper-hand… for now. Túrelie kneed him in the gut and then elbowed him in the back. She had been waiting a long time for this. She picked him up and did it again before backhanding him away.
Rob watched helplessly, unable to think of any way to slip away and morph. He turned his head from the carnage, unable to watch at all. The gunfire from the Madison PD and Wisconsin National Guard had fallen silent as they could only watch their greatest weapon fall at the hands of the elves.
Eruvanda was in tears and despair, sobbing horribly. AJ pawed at her to try and comfort her. She hugged the dog and cried. It was the most helpless she could feel as of right now. If there was any way, she would be down there right now, putting an end to all of this.
Túrelie finished her sword strikes on Ritchie. Sparks erupted from the Gold Ranger's suit and he was sent flying backwards. He was joined by the other Rangers, who were tossed on a pile by the elves and Zordonians. "Get up." Ragnar commanded. "NOW."
The Rangers groaned and moaned in pain, and struggled to stand up. Sean and Maria braced each other, and the others did the same for each other.
"This is your last warning," Ragnar said. The Suitroops raised their energy staffs at them. "Tell us where Eruvanda and Arquen are now and we will spare your lives."
"Fat chance," Sean replied. "You know the drill. We don't quit,"
"We don't surrender," said Maria.
"And most,"
"Importantly,"
"Of all," Kevin, Hitomi and Aaron said,
"We don't lose," said Ritchie.
"Too bad," said Ragnar. "Fire!"
Blasts erupted from the Suitroops' energy staffs. The blasts hit the Rangers and the surrounding area, blowing up trees, snow, dirt, sidewalks and pavement. The barrage ended with the Rangers' suits sparkling and them moaning and groaning in agony. They collapsed to the ground and explosion erupted.
When the fire and smoke cleared, the Rangers were lying on the ground, still in their suits but they were not moving. An unearthly silence fell over the police officers and Guardsmen. How could this happen? How could the best fighters representing the human race lose? There was no question that did not go through their minds.
The entire city of Madison, one of the craziest places not just in the Midwest, but the entire United States, was silent. Their protectors, the controversial Power Rangers, had fallen.
Rob put his rifle down, tore off his walkie-talkie and walked away. To hell with the Madison PD, he was going to do something now! But he was just one person. How could he put a stop to this right now? He let out an agonized scream and fell to his knees. He did not notice the AP photographer snapping photos nearby.
Eruvanda was a tear-filled wreck. Her regret over approving the operation had filled her mind now, and she could not contain the tears that flowed down her face. Was there no hope? Was there nothing anyone could do? There was a thought that passed through her mind. If they were here for her, then the best answer was to get out of the house and surrender herself so as to save the rest of the city.
Just then, Arquen ran down into the living room, holding the very device they used to find Gina. A mad look was on his face, and Eruvanda worried for her lover. "Arquen, what are you doing?"
"Paying my debt," he replied. He pressed a button on the device and disappeared in a flash of blue.
"Get the Red Ranger!" Ingvar commanded. Several Suitroops advanced on the unconscious Sean. They pressed a button on the side of his helmet, which made it retract into a compact device on his ear, and dragged his still form over to Ragnar and unceremoniously dumped him in front of the commander.
"Is he alive?" Tirna asked.
"Finish him," said Ragnar. Several Suitroops picked Sean up by the arms and Ragnar took an energy staff and pointed it at his forehead, where a small stream of blood was flowing from. The gem began to glow blue and—
Suddenly, a flash of blue appeared in the square. A figure began grabbing the Rangers and teleporting away. There was only one answer. "Arquen!" Ingvar shouted, "GET HIM!" The Suitroops dropped Sean and ran for Arquen.
Arquen noticed them right as he teleported away with Maria. Once he got back to Capitol Square, he took an energy staff and whacked both of them with it before teleporting away with Ritchie. Now all but Sean had gotten away, but where was Silver?
He took the energy staff and fired miniscule blasts at Ragnar and company. They all got out of the way, and Arquen was able to pick Sean up.
He was just about to teleport away when an energy staff blast knocked the device out of his hand. Oh, no.
A hail of gunfire erupted and Arquen moved away out of the crossfire. But he stumbled in a crater and dropped Sean. When Sean groaned silently, Arquen smiled, thankful the Red Ranger was still alive.
But the Suitroops were still coming. But then a flash of silver appeared and knocked some of the Suitroops down. Arquen paused, but the voice of the person changed that. "Go, NOW!" he said. "I'll hold them off."
"Thank you," said Arquen. He picked Sean up, flung him over his back and took off.
Meanwhile, Rob stared down the Suitroops and summoned the Silver Saber. If someone was going to make a stand right here and now, it was going to be him. "Get out of the way," said Ingvar.
"Fat chance," said Rob. "I'm a Marine. You know what our motto is? SEMPER FI, ALWAYS FAITHFUL! OO-RAH, MOTHERFUCKER!"
"GET HIM!" Ingvar shouted. The Suitroops ran forward and Rob, with the help of the Madison PD and Wisconsin National Guard, fought the Suitroops. A blast from an energy staff further impeded them.
:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:
The streets of Madison are a little wonky. On the isthmus, the streets run on a diagonal, southwest-northeast and southeast-northwest direction, except for State, Hamilton and King Streets, all of which radiate from the west, north, east and south of the Capitol building. Once off the isthmus and near the university, it becomes a more standard east-west, north-south direction. But the west side of town, which is more suburban and filled with strip malls, is iffy.
While this is the state of the streets of Madison, a different situation is playing out. Much like Jean Valjean's struggle to carry Marius through the sewers of Paris in Les Misérables, Arquen not only carried the weight of Sean on his back, but his past deeds, as well... aside from a few major differences and other peoples' interpretation of the passages.
With Sean slung limp on his back, Arquen ran through the streets, trying to remember just where Sean lived. In the times Sean actually bothered to take him out, he did not really show much of the streets. But he tried to remember as best he could. Right now, he was running west on State Street.
There was an unearthly quiet in the streets. The attack must have made everyone else stay indoors for fear of being caught up. His feelings of guilt grew and grew as he could see citizens peering out of their windows only to recoil at his elf-ears. He squeezed his eyes closed and kept going.
The next thing he knew, he slipped and fell face-first into the sidewalk, dropping Sean. He got up and looked over the Red Ranger. He was still unconscious. He quickly checked to make sure he was still alive. He sighed when he saw that he was. But for all Arquen knew, he was just barely hanging in. "Red Ranger," he said, "My mistake, Sean. I am so, so sorry for everything that has happened. I am sorry that my people had to ruin your life for the sake of our arrogance. I am sorry that I have tried to kill you and I am sorry for what has happened today.
"But if I can, I might as well redeem myself!" With his elf and inner strength, he picked Sean up and continued running.
In the distance, he could see the University getting closer and closer. There did not seem to be any Suitroops around the area. Why was that? Why had they only attacked the Capitol? Perhaps it was because they wanted him. He was their target. The Power Rangers were a mere obstacle. He cursed himself again for that.
He stopped when he saw the gleam of a Suitroop. He ducked into an alley in between two buildings and waited. The Suitroop walked by. It scanned the area with its heat-seeking eyes. Arquen backed further and further into the alley. Behind him, there was a wall. He was trapped like the proverbial rat. Then his elf-ears caught something sneaking up behind him and looking to grab Sean.
He whipped around and grabbed the man with a shaggy beard and threw him against the wall. "What do think you are doing?" he asked.
"Is that the Red Ranger?" the man asked. "I can make a fortune if I—Ah!"
"Don't you dare," Arquen growled and made the most intimidating expression he could. The man, whom he assumed was a beggar, obeyed his commanding request. "I need help. That robot out there is looking for me. Could you please assist me?"
"What's in it for me?" the beggar asked.
"What is your name?"
"Thenardier," he replied. Arquen sighed through his nose and thought for a moment. What could he do with this beggar?
"Well, Thenardier," he started, "If you help me, this young man here may save this entire city, and you will still be alive. Do a good deed, and perhaps you could be rewarded when this city is saved. How does that sound?"
The beggar thought for a moment. Arquen could see a gleam in the man's desperate eyes as he freed himself from Arquen's grip and walked into the street. "Hey, you! Robot! You looking for that Red Ranger guy? I know where he is!" The beggar led the Suitroop in the opposite direction and Arquen sighed before checking his surroundings and continuing on.
He took a couple detours. He suspected they thought he was only taking State Street at the moment, so he had a chance.
He got closer to the University campus and ran up the steps of the so-called "Humanities" building. But he stopped and ran back down to run towards the crosswalk near Chadbourne Hall. He'd heard the University was alive around this time of day, especially during Finals week. Perhaps Sean was lying? No, it must have been because of the attack.
Now he could feel more guilt in his chest. These were students! Sean and his friends were students, how could he do such a thing? They didn't deserve this hell, this war. But he could do nothing. He was just one elf.
Once he crossed the street, he dropped to his knees to rest. Sure, he still had his elf-strength and endurance, but the weight of his sins, guilt and deeds weight just as heavily on his mind as Sean did on his shoulders. He looked to the sky in silent prayer. With Sean in his lap, he prayed that he could find a way to carry on.
But then he felt something whack him in the back. He fell forward and watched in horror as Sean's limp form rolled away. He crawled back over to him and lifted him up and then looked to see Ragnar standing over him.
"First you escape with the Traitor Eruvanda," Ragnar said, "And then you aide and assist the enemy? You have dug your own grave, Arquen."
"I do not have time for this, Ragnar!" Arquen replied. "I must get him to a doctor!"
"So you work to ensure our defeat?" Ragnar snapped, "I should kill you right here and now!"
"It's called mercy, Ragnar!" Arquen replied. "Look at him! He's an ordinary person! If he had the ears, he would be an elf. Is he so different?"
"Have you lost your mind?" Ragnar asked, "How can you justify this-this defense of the humans?"
"The actions of a few do not condemn an entire species, Ragnar," Arquen replied. "If we can work with them, then perhaps we can have peace."
"Peace? There will be no peace," Ragnar spat, "So long as humans still exist."
"They're just people, Ragnar!" Aruquen shouted. "Now leave, I do not have time for this!"
"People! Disgusting." Ragnar spat. He pulled out his energy staff and pointed it at Arquen and Sean.
"Please let me get him to a doctor!" Arquen pleaded, "What if I surrendered myself and Eruvanda? But right now, I must get him to a doctor. Look down, Ragnar! He is standing in his grave!"
"I may consider it," said Ragnar, "But I would rather kill him right now." He pointed his staff at Arquen again.
The sound of a police siren came up from behind and Arquen heard the sound of tires screeching. "Hey! You! Get away from them!" the voice called. Ragnar moved to attack, but Pop! Pop! Pop! The gunfire startled Ragnar and out of instinct, he teleported away.
Arquen looked to see a Madison police officer holstering his gun and walking over to Sean. "Move!" he said as he checked Sean over. He touched Sean's bloody forehead and looked over the rest of Sean's still-morphed body. He sighed in relief while Arquen watched. "He's still alive. Oh, thank goodness."
"Who are you?" asked Arquen.
The officer turned to him and said, "I'm Rob Jackson, also known as the Silver Ranger." He showed his morpher to Arquen as proof. "I'm also his brother-in-law. My wife would kill me if her brother was killed."
"You are? He told me about you," said Arquen.
"Aren't you an elf?" Rob asked, "Why aren't you back at the Capitol?"
"I believe they came for me," said Arquen. "But I thought you—"
"I only said I'd hold them off," said Rob. He picked Sean up and carried him over to his squad car and put Sean in the back. "Get in the front. There's a doctor with our organization waiting at his house who'll look him over."
Arquen breathed a sigh of relief. He was going to be okay. He nodded and stepped inside Rob's squad car. Rob activated the sirens and drove off to Sean's house.
But in the long run, there was only one thing that happened: The Power Rangers had failed. They lost. But just like pride comes before a fall, failure and loss must come before triumph and victory.
One day more...
:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:
Rob VO: "Next time, on Power Rangers GPX Supercharged!"
Rob: "Is he okay?"
Bridget: "So now what?"
Rob: "What's the plan?"
Arquen: "I do not know what to do."
Ragnar: "Arquen and Eruvanda must surrender."
Eruvanda: "I am ready."
Rob VO: "That's next time, on Power Rangers GPX Supercharged!"
So how was that?
Hoo boy, that got bad in a hurry. Jeez, I didn't think I could make the elves completely outclass the Power Rangers, but it looks like I did. This is pretty much the Wham Episode of the GPX saga (sorry, TV Tropes speak), at least as far as my opinion goes.
Also, I know it's not a complete re-write, but I do think of Arquen's run through the streets of Madison as sort of a shout-out to the famous sewer passage of Les Misérables. I'm reading that passage right now, and I've seen the Hugh Jackman movie (I'll admit, I kinda liked it). I might make more comparisons later on, so we'll see.
So tell me what you think! The review button is right down there!