Previously, on Power Rangers Cyber V: In the aftermath of Matt and Wendy becoming the Techno Rangers, the team now finds itself fighting a battle against not just Kalask, but Alphabet Soup as well. SPD Supreme Commander Doggie Cruger and Kat Manx are setting up shop at Fort Myers.
BEGIN MISSION LOG
Location: Fort Myers
It's organized chaos within the base. Everywhere, military personnel and SPD cadets are side by side helping with the reorganization of the project. In the midst of the activity, Walter strolls in, munching on an apple.
Walter: Hey, guys!
Carrying several file boxes, Jeremy and Cindy head towards Walter.
Cindy: Can't stop! Boxes heavy!
Jeremy: Sorry, Walter! Duty calls!
They rush past him and down the hall. Walter shrugs and keeps going, taking another bite. It's only seconds before he sees Jake wheeling a rack of weapons with the help of a cadet.
Jake: About time you showed up! We could use a hand with this!
Walter: I, uh... I've gotta go help set up Cruger's office. Later!
Walter bolts before Jake can respond.
Jake: HIS OFFICE IS ALREADY FINISHED! GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE-!
Getting out of range, Walter breathes a sigh of relief. It's shortlived.
Wendy: MOVE IT!
Walter moves to the side as Wendy comes down the hall, carrying one end of an extremely large and heavy looking climbing wall, already built. As she moves past him, Walter can see Matt holding the other end.
Matt: It's about time we got to use our strength for something other than hitting monsters.
Wendy: Too true. But this isn't what I had in mind! Why are we the ones doing this again?
Matt: It was us or fifty other people.
Very glad he wasn't one of those fifty people, Walter turns to keep going, and almost trips over R.I.C., who, barking, is also carrying more file boxes strapped to it's back. The robotic dog bounds down the hall past the Twins.
Walter: GOD, that thing needs a leash...
Shaking his head, he takes another bite and looks up. He immediately brightens up as he sees Anya helping with some plants for the rec room.
Walter: Anya! Just who I was looking for! I was wondering... Now that all that chaos we've just been through is over with, if maybe we could, y'know, hit the town sometime, maybe?
Anya: I'm a little busy Walter. And you should be as well. We're behind schedule and we need every bit of help we can get.
Walter: Oh come on! You never have fun, you're always miserable, and you never take time to relax.
Anya: I relax when my job is done. Maybe you should consider DOING your job sometime.
Walter: But Anya-
Anya: GROW UP, WALTER! Pitch in and do your part or get out of the way.
Alarms suddenly blare.
Walter: Time to do our part...
Power Rangers Cyber V
Created by Aaron Thall
Episode 25: The Youth Revolt
Written by: Aaron Thall
Location: War Room
The Rangers rush in, the Twins last. Wendy's brushing some dirt off on her lab coat and Walter nonchalantly tosses his apple into a trash can.
Jeremy: Rangers reporting in, Sirs.
Both Sauder and Cruger turn to face them.
Sauder: We've just had a warpportal appear downtown. No data on the monster yet. The Cycles are prepped and ready to go.
Anya: We're on it!
The Rangers move to leave. Cruger puts up his hand.
Cruger: Not you two.
The Twins stop. Turning, they face Cruger.
Wendy: But I thought-
Cruger: Remember, you two are the back-up squad. You'll go out only as needed. As it stands, we don't know what the Rangers are up against, or if it's a distraction for a secondary attack. Until we have more information, sending you out would be ill-advised.
Matt shrugs at his sister.
Matt: He's right, Sis. We may not like it, but we should remain here. Good luck, guys.
Walter: We don't need luck! We've got skill!
Jake: Or in your case, a big mouth...
Jeremy: Okay, that's enough! READY?
All: READY!
They all lift their left arms to chest level while they raise and pull back their right arms, palms facing out towards Emeralde. As one, they shove their right arms forward, pushing the "disks" into the Cyber Ops.
All: CYBER OP ENERGIZE!
Jeremy finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a red battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Red!
Walter finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a green battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Green!
Jake finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a blue battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Blue!
Anya finds herself amidst more cascading binary that flows around her. It quickly forms a yellow battle suit around her body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at her shoulders and meeting at her chest's center. A short miniskirt appears as well. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on her, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around her head, created by data swarming around her head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. Her transformation completed, she was now Cyber Yellow!
Cindy finds herself amidst more cascading binary that flows around her. It quickly forms a pink battle suit around her body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at her shoulders and meeting at her chest's center. A short miniskirt appears as well. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on her, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around her head, created by data swarming around her head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. Her transformation completed, she was now Cyber Pink!
The Rangers rush to the Zord Bay. The Cycles, ready to go, activate. All five leap onto their respective Cycles simultaniously, while at the same time a ramp comes out from the wall. They tear out of the Holding Bay in no time. In seconds, they're off the base and headed for Horizon.
Location: Downtown, Horizon
The Rangers arrive in moments downtown, and it's immediately clear that something is terribly wrong. Normally, the area would be bustling with activity... Today, it's all but deserted. Several cars have crashed, with no one inside.
Cindy: Where is everyone?
Jake: Man, this is creepy. It's like Horizon just became a ghost town!
Anya: Wait! I hear something!
The Rangers listen, and slowly, they hear a frustrated grunt. To their right, there seems to be activity inside one of the parked cars. Slowly, the Rangers make their way to the vehicle and look inside.
Walter: Oh, you have GOT to be joking.
Inside is a small boy trying to reach the gas petal from the driver's seat. He's wearing a business suit.
Jeremy: Little boy? Are you all right?
The boy looks at them, vaguely annoyed.
Boy: It's about time you Rangers got here! That creep went off down Main Street!
Jeremy: Where are your parents?
Boy: My parents? What do they have to do with anything?
He tries to get the car to move again.
Boy: Could one of you give me a lift to work? My boss is gonna kill me if I'm late for the meeting this afternoon!
The Rangers exchange glances.
Cindy: But you're just a kid... Right?
Boy: Kid? I'm 43 years old!
Under their helmets, the Rangers eyes go wide. Looking around, they see the area coming back to life. Hiding in alleys, coming out of the buildings... Everywhere... Children, all wearing small versions of adult clothes.
Walter: Man, even for THIS town, that's just WRONG.
Jeremy: Anya?
Anya: There's nothing like this in the files. It must be someone or something recruited AFTER I came to this reality.
Jake: Just great! So we're flying blind again.
Jeremy: Come on! He said the monster was headed down Main Street!
The Rangers run to their bikes and take off.
Boy: So does this mean I can't get a ride?
It only takes seconds to locate their quarry. Leaping off their Cycles, the Rangers launch forward and flip over the monster's head. As they land and turn to face him, they finally get a good look at their adversary. An android, the villain looks largely like an overgrown child, complete with, of all things, a baby bonnet on it's head. However, there's nothing childish about it's blaster, which it aims instantly at the Rangers.
Jeremy: Stop right there!
Anya: Reverse your effect on those people immediately or pay the price!
Youthinizer: Ah, Rangers! I was hoping to find you! I am Youthinizer, sent by my master Kalask to give you your latest test. As you might have guessed, I have a certain talent for helping people live out their second childhoods... LITERALLY.
Jake: And I thought WALTER needed to grow up...
Youthinizer: Well, now that you're here... Shall we play a game? I call it "Blast Tag". I blast you, and then I win!
He fires, and the Rangers scatter. Leaping into the air, Jeremy summons his Scanner Blade and comes down swinging. Youthinizer ducks to the left, barely avoiding the slash.
Youthinizer: No no no! That's not how you play at all!
He fires at Jeremy, who only evades the shot by a hair.
Jeremy: Too close!
Youthinizer takes aim again, but Anya and Cindy grab him from behind.
Cindy: No you don't!
Anya: Now we've got you!
Youthinizer struggles in vain to free himself. Jeremy, Walter, and Jake close in.
Youthinizer: Let me go! Let me go! You're cheating! It's not fair coming at me five on one!
Jake: Oh please. You're a monster. We kill monsters. You do the math.
Youthinizer: Oh, I hate math... But I love secrets! And I've got one for you... JUST KIDDING!
Youthinizer suddenly pulls free of the girls effortlessly and elbows both of them in the stomach. Not giving them a chance to recover, he turns and swats them both in the face, knocking them backwards.
Walter: ANYA!
He charges forward, but Youthinizer easily swats him aside as well. The monster trains his blaster on Walter, but Jake grabs his arm.
Jake: Not so fast, creep! Nobody picks on him but me!
Jeremy: Hold him!
Jeremy charges in with his Cyberrang gauntlet powering up.
Youthinizer: Hold me? As if you could...
Youthinizer pulls to the right, and Jake loes his balance. Grabbing him by the sleeve of his uniform, Youthinizer throws Jake right into Jeremy. They both roll to a stop in front of Cindy and Anya, who are pulling themselves up.
Youthinizer: Ah, you're together now! Perfect!
He aims the blaster at the four recovering Rangers.
Walter: NO!
Walter moves to stop the android, but he's too late. Youthinizer pulls the trigger...
Location: War Room, Fort Myers
At that exact instant, alarms blare louder at Fort Myers.
Lt. Conner: We've lost telemetry on everybody but Walter!
Both Cruger and Sauder turn towards Matt and Wendy.
Both: GO!
Wendy: We're there!
Matt: Tell Walter to hang on!
The Twins bolt out of the War Room. No sooner do they leave than their voices are heard again.
Both: TECHNO OPS ACTIVATION!
Location: Downtown
Youthinizer slashes his fingers across Walter's chest, raising sparks and knocking him off his feet. Holding his chest where he was struck, Walter struggles to his feet. Shakily, he begins moving again, trying to size up the monster.
Youthinizer: Four down, one to go. You're all alone now, Cyber Green. Surrender, and I promise you a painless, dignified end.
Walter: And if I refuse?
Youthinizer: An excruciating, humiliating end. Perhaps involving pudding and banana peels.
Walter: ...You are one... SICK... puppy.
He draws his Data Ray and begins firing, peppering Youthinizer with energy blasts as he charges the monster.
Walter: You're gonna pay for what you did to my friends!
He draws his Data Blade as he gets in close. He suddenly stops firing and swings with all he's got... And his swing is stopped halfway as Youthinizer grabs his wrist.
Youthinizer: I doubt that very much.
Youthinizer's entire upper-body begins spinning rapidly, becoming a blur. Walter's dragged for the ride for several seconds until Youthinizer lets go. Walter goes flying and crashes through the wall of the nearest building. As rubble rains down on him, Youthinizer advances, charging his weapon.
Youthinizer: And now to make it a complete set.
He aims at Walter, but doesn't get the chance to fire. At that second, a purple flash blazes in and slashes him in the arm. Moving to protect his injury, Youthinizer is struck from behind with two slashes to his back, courtesy of a grey flash. Both streams of light begincoming at him from apparently random directions, each pass resulting in another slash. After several passes, the streams of light stop, revealing the Techno Rangers, who return their weapons from Melee Mode to their normal forms.
Wendy: WALTER! We're here!
Matt: You okay?
Dazed, Walter steps out of the hole in the wall, nearly falling flat on his face before righting himself.
Walter: Never better... Except I think I threw up in my helmet...
He leans against the wall for support. Wendy rushes over to help him walk. As she reaches him, she sniffs the air and cringes a bit.
Wendy: ...Okay, I am NOT washing that helmet for you.
Youthinizer: TECHNO RANGERS! FINALLY! I was getting tired of playing with just ONE Ranger!
Matt turns to face the monster, aiming the Techno Grapple at him.
Matt: What have you done to the others?
Youthinizer: Curious, are you? By all means, take a look!
Youthinizer gestures to the left. As the smoke clears, Matt's eyes widen under his helmet. Lying on the ground are the other Rangers, demorphed, unconscious... and children.
Matt: No way...
Wendy: Please tell me this isn't a time travel thing...
Walter: He just shot them with that gun of his, and the next thing I knew, they were like that! And it's not just them! He's blasted people all over the area!
Youthinizer: And it's time to do it again!
He adjusts his gun.
Youthinizer: This pulse will cover five city blocks! Say hello to grade school, Rangers!
Wendy: Oh, HELL no.
Matt: EMERGENCY TELEPORTATION! NOW!
Youthinizer releases the pulse. A fraction of a second before it can reach the Rangers, they vanish in streams of light and blaze off into the distance. The pulse fills the entire area, and in the midst of the resulting chaos, Youthinizer laughs heartily.
Youthinizer: I WON! I WON! Did you see, Master? They ran like the cowards they are! And next time, I'll finish the job!
Location: Shadow Claw, Dimensional Limbo
Kalask watches as the Rangers retreat.
Kalask: Well well... It seems Youthinizer is doing better than expected. Four down, three to go.
Tem-Tar: Yes, Master, but aren't you concerned that the game is going so quickly?
Kalask: Oh, but it's just begun. You see, Tem-Tar, this round isn't about winning at all. I've seen the mettle of all the other Rangers, but I've never really tested Cyber Green. This little problem will keep the Techno Rangers occupied with a search for a cure, meaning that I can finally see if Walter has what it takes to step up and meet the challenge.
Tem-Tar: You mean that Youthinizer intentionally didn't shoot him?
Kalask: Of course, Tem-Tar. Let him simmer in his manufactured survivor's guilt. It will make the final battle all the sweeter to savor.
Location: Medical Bay, Fort Myers
The four Young Rangers, now conscious, sit on an examination table while the Twins and Dr. Manx run scans on them.
Jeremy: Well, can you fix this?
Dr. Manx: It's too soon to say, Jeremy. This isn't really my specialty.
Cindy: But we can still fight like this, right?
Matt: Absolutely not! In your present states, morphing is just too dangerous. Your adult bodies are suited to using the powers, but as kids, you'd never be able to handle the strain and energy. And even if you could, your physical strength and speed have been seriously diminished. It'd be like trying to fight a tank with a fly swatter.
Wendy: Plus, you wouldn't be able to see over the dashboards of your zords. And it'd be embarrassing to be charter members of the Power Rangers Prepubescent.
Matt baps Wendy on the head with a clipboard.
Matt: Focus, dear Sister.
Dr. Manx: The energy used to dimish your bodies had no effect on your minds. We got a good scan of it from Walter's helmet.
Wendy: We also hosed it out. Yuck.
Matt baps her on the head again.
Wendy: What? It was rank!
Jake: So, we can't fight... What CAN we do?
Dr. Manx: Relax for now. We've already learned enough to begin searching for a solution.
Anya slides off the table silently and heads out the door. She stops just outside and clenches her fists in frustration, fighting back tears. After a few seconds, the door opens again, and Jeremy and Cindy step out.
Cindy: Anya? Are you okay?
Anya: It's just like before...
Jeremy: What do you mean?
Anya: Back when I was found by the rebels in my own reality, I was just a child. I couldn't fight. I couldn't help! I was nothing but a burden to them, and all I could do was watch them die as they sent me here! And now I'm the same as I was then! Small and helpless and useless! Nothing but a child!
Jeremy puts his hand on her shoulder.
Jeremy: You're not helpless and you're not useless! We'll get through this!
Cindy takes her hand and looks her in the eyes.
Cindy: We've been in tight spots before, and we'll get out of this one too! We just have to have faith in the others!
Jeremy: You're part of a team, Anya. We rely on each other to get by. This isn't over yet. Just hang in there. We'll win this together!
Anya looks at them through the tears in her eyes, and for a moment, sees not Jeremy and Cindy, but the young Matt and Wendy she first met so many years ago. She blinks the tears away and looks at her two friends.
Anya: Together.
Inside the lab, Jake quietly gets off the table and, crawling on all fours, makes his way towards Wendy, who's busy analyzing the data from Walter's helmet. Making sure to make no sound at all he gets right behind her, turns onto his back, and tries to slide forward a bit more.
Wendy: Don't. Even. THINK. About it.
She turns and grabs the scruff of his shirt. Hefting him up like a toy, he begins thrashing in a vain attempt to get away.
Wendy: You little pervert!
Jake: I was just kidding! I swear! I wasn't trying to peek!
Wendy: Not trying, huh?
She shifts his body and puts him into a headlock.
Wendy: You know, Hybrids give WICKED noogies.
Jake: ACK! NOT THAT! NOT THAT!
Matt sighs and shrugs towards Dr. Manx.
Matt: SOME Rangers don't need youth rays to behave like children...
Dr Manx: Kids...
Jake: AUGH! STOP! STOP! I just got my hair gelled!
Location: Downtown
Youthinizer admires his handiwork as adults-turned-children run, terrified of him.
Youthinizer: Too easy! Come on out, Rangers! Quit hiding and make like heroes already! This is boring!
He fires blasts from his eyes, nailing a skyscraper and demolishing the top five floors. Shrapnel rains down all around him as he laughs maniacally.
Location: War Room, Fort Myers
The alarms blare again in response to the new assault from Youthinizer.
Cruger: The situation's still deteriorating, I fear.
Off to the side, Walter watches the carnage on the monitor.
Walter: Man, I hope the others get back to normal fast...
Wendy rushes into the War Room carrying Walter's Cyber Op. She hands it to him.
Wendy: Here! I've managed to attune your suit's shields to the energy that monster's putting out. Mostly.
Walter: "Mostly"? What does that mean?
Wendy: You're good for two... MAYBE three blasts before you'd get affected like the others. I'm sorry, but it's the best I could do in a rush.
Walter: Well, I'll have you and Matt watching my back so-
Sauder, hearing that, gets between the two Rangers and looks Walter in the eye.
Sauder: No, you won't.
Walter: Ummm... Personal space?
Sauder doesn't move. After a second, Walter steps back two paces and straps his Cyber Op onto his wrist.
Walter: But I thought they were the back-up squad, and I need backup out there!
Cruger: General Sauder is correct. I don't like the idea of sending a single Ranger out into battle, but we have no choice. The Twins are needed here to develop a cure for the youth ray.
Wendy: THAT... and we kinda sorta don't have time to alter the Techno Ops.
She gives him a sheepish, embarrassed look.
Wendy: Sorry, but there's no way I'm going clothes shopping in the little girl's section, thank you very much.
Walter: Wait wait wait... So I've gotta fight him SOLO when all FIVE of us together couldn't do the job, and I've got three strikes before I'm out?
Sauder: That sums it up. We can't afford to play it safe.
Cruger: That pulse the monster released hit a hospital, Walter. Patients in the middle of surgeries suddenly shrank down around the medical tools inside of them. We've gotten reports of serious injuries, even some fatalities.
Lt. Conner: And that's without mentioning all the traffic accidents from drivers suddenly not being able to reach their brakes. The only reason the coroner's not flooded right now is because all the medics and police've already been turned into kids.
Walter: But I... I can't do it alone.
Cruger: You're not alone, Walter. We've all got your back, but there are times when a hero must dig deep to see what they can truly accomplish when they give it their all. You were chosen to be a Ranger because you had the spirit and drive to get the job done. Now's the time to USE that spirit. You can do it. You HAVE to.
Wendy: And the second we find an answer, we'll be there.
Walter: Make it fast, okay?
Walter gulps.
Walter: Here goes everything...
He lifts his left arm to chest level while he raises and pulls back his right arm, palm facing out. He shoves his right arm forward, pushing the "disk" into the Cyber Op.
Walter: CYBER OP ENERGIZE!
Walter finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a green battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Green!
Location: Downtown
Walter teleports in and immediately realizes something is wrong.
Walter: Okay, the helmet still smells!
Over the comm, he hears Cruger's infamous annoyed growl.
Walter: Sorry. Focusing.
Walter draws his Data Ray and scans the area as he slowly searches. He doesn't need to wait long, as Youthinizer steps out from an alley and turns to face him.
Youthinizer: Well, it's about time, Green Ranger! And I see your remaining friends have abandoned you to your fate.
Walter: Oh, they'll be here soon enough! But I don't need their help to take you down!
Youthinizer: Going solo then? I can see the appeal, but I prefer the company of others! DREADS!
He snaps his fingers, and warp-portals appear all around Walter. Dreads step through, surrounding him.
Walter: Like I didn't see THIS coming... LET'S GO!
He fires two quick shots, but Youthinizer ducks out of the way. Walter tries to shoot at him again, but the Dreads begin to swarm around him. Cursing inwardly, Walter spins and kicks the closest Dread. As it flips and lands on it's back, Walter continues his spin and fires his Data Ray again, nailing two more Dreads. Three more Dreads unleash hellfire from their mouths, and Walter, seeing it in time, dives left, avoiding the blaze. Holstering his Data Ray, he simultaneously unholsters his Data Blade. Leaping forward, he comes down in front of the three Dreads and slashes the middle one with two quick swings of his arm. The Dread sparks and falls backwards as it's two companions lash out in retaliation. The first tries to grab Walter, but he dips under it's reach and thrusts his leg out, kicking the second in the midsection. It staggers backwards and recovers, even as the first, now off-balance from overreaching, impales itself on Walter's Data Blade. Walter just relaxes his arm and the impaled Dread slides off. Turning to the last of the three Dreads, he sighs inwardly.
Walter: I'd love to keep playing with you...
He charges up his Data Blade and slashes, creating an arc of energy that cuts the Dread in half. The two halves crash to the ground.
Walter: But I keep breaking all my toys.
The remaining Dreads mass and charge at Walter. He holsters his Data Blade and summons his Disk Launcher.
Walter: One chance to back off, fellas.
They keep charging.
Walter: Well, can't say I didn't try...
He fires explosive disks at a wide angle, nailing the Dreads. They fall every which way and explode in a series of massive fireballs.
Walter: Just like the Fourth of July!
Youthinizer: SURPRISE!
Enjoying his handiwork, Walter doesn't notice as Youthinizer takes aim at him. He does, however, notice as the energy ray slams into his back, raising sparks violently and knocking him to the pavement. Getting back on his knees, he shakes his head.
Walter: MAN, that hurt!
Youthinizer steps back, horrified that his weapon has failed him for the first time.
Youthinizer: No! I hit you dead on! It can't be! You should be a helpless child by now!
Lt. Conner (over comm): Your shields are down 33%. I'd hurry if I were you.
Walter: What was that you were saying about my friends abandoning me? They may not be here right now, but they made damn sure I could kick your ass all over this city!
Walter charges Youthinizer, who fires wildly. The shots go wide, and Walter takes the opportunity to fire more explosive disks under Youthinizer's feet. As they erupt, the android falls backwards, but fires several more blasts, Walter is forced to abandon his advance and dive clear, the beams missing him by a hair.
Walter: TOO CLOSE! TOO CLOSE!
Youthinizer gets back on his feet, even as Walter's dive ends and he turns to face the monster again. However, Youthinizer recovers first and fires. Walter gets nailed in his chest and flies backwards, landing in a heap. His chest smoking, warning lights begin flashing inside his helmet.
Lt. Conner (over comm): You're down 66%! One more hit and it's all over!
Frustrated, Walter punches the pavement.
Location: Research Lab, Fort Myers
As the Young Rangers watch, Matt furiously types in computer code, his fingers a blur. After a few seconds, he stops.
Matt: It's ready!
Dr. Manx nods and takes over, prepping the new code for transmission.
Jeremy: What is it?
Matt: A nasty little surprise for Youthinizer.
Wendy: So we're ready?
Dr. Manx: Get going. I'll get this to Walter.
The Rangers nod and head out the door.
Location: Downtown
Walter gets back onto his feet as another alert flashes in his helmet.
Walter: It better be good news, guys!
Dr. Manx (over comm): I'm downmorphing a special program into your Cyber Op, Walter.
He sees the data flow across the screen and smiles softly.
Walter: Got it! Thanks!
Dr. Manx: The others are on the way. But they can't move in until you impliment this!
Walter: Not a problem!
Youthinizer: You're not giving up, are you? I know I won't quit until you're a Mighty Moppet Power Ranger!
Youthinizer fires again, and Walter dives to the right, firing a few explosive disks as cover fire. The disks miss, but they keep Youthinizer off balance long enough for Walter to rush the monster. Sending the Disk Launcher away, Walter unsheathes his Data Blade and summons his Data Shield. Getting in range, Walter begins slashing at the monster every way he can manage. Sparks fly, and the digital pain enrages the android, which swipes at Walter. He raises his left arm and blocks the swipe with his Data Shield.
Walter: No no no. You're doing it all wrong... You slash someone like THIS!
He rakes his Data Blade across the monster's waist, forcing it back. It's midsection smouldering, the monster staggers, weakened.
Youthinizer: That's IT! This ends NOW!
He adjusts his weapon like he did before.
Walter: Uh oh...
Before Walter can reach, Youthinizer unleashes a massive pulse that fills the area. Walter's suit sparks violently as the energy the monster unleashes sets off fuel tanks in vehicles scattered throughout the area, as well as power conduits under the streets. As the pulse fades, the area is filled with rubble. Youthinizer laughs triumphantly at the sight of the fires and smoke billowing from the carnage.
Youthinizer: I got him! I finally got him!
Slowly, a green light begins to shine from behind the smoke.
Youthinizer: Eh? What's that?
Suddenly, Walter bursts out of the smoke, his Disk Launcher at the ready.
Youthinizer: NO! IT CAN'T BE!
Walter: Tell that to my little friend!
He fires a virus disk, which attaches to Youthinizer's forehead. The monster sparks violently as Walter lands in front of him.
Walter: Man, that was close...
He sees the readout.
Walter: Less than 1% left... That girl definitely knows her stuff!
Sending his Disk Launcher away, Walter turns to see the Twins arriving with the Young Rangers.
Walter: Well, it's about time!
Matt: Sorry. Young Jake has bladder issues.
Jake: I DO NOT!
Anya: Well, what now?
Matt: Just watch.
Youthinizer gets his bearings and sees that the others have arrived. He staggers forward.
Youthinizer: What... What did you do to me?
Matt: The disk Walter just hit you with is a little computer virus I cooked up in the lab. It doesn't do much... Well, except make you want to undo your handiwork.
Youthinizer: No! I won't! You can't make me!
Wendy: We already have.
Youthinizer looks down and sees, to his horror, that he's been unconsciously adjusting his weapon.
Matt: Brace yourselves!
A new pulse launches itself from Youthinizer, spreading outwards even farther than before, covering the entire city in seconds. Everywhere, those that had been afflicted with the unwanted youth suddenly feel a tingling sensation as they return to their original bodies. Back at the battle, the Young Ranger grin as they feel the effect as well. In seconds, they're gone, and back to their old selves.
Jake: It worked!
Cindy: We're back!
Anya: Thank god...
Jeremy: Now it's time we got to work! Ready?
Cindy, Anya, Jake, Wendy, Matt: READY!
They lift their left arms to chest level while they raise and pull back their right arms, palms facing out. As one, they shove their right arms forward, pushing the "disks" into the Cyber Ops.
All: CYBER OP ENERGIZE!
Jeremy finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a red battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Red!
Jake finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a blue battle suit around his body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at his shoulders and meeting at his chest's center. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Cyber Blue!
Anya finds herself amidst more cascading binary that flows around her. It quickly forms a yellow battle suit around her body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at her shoulders and meeting at her chest's center. A short miniskirt appears as well. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on her, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around her head, created by data swarming around her head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. Her transformation completed, she was now Cyber Yellow!
Cindy finds herself amidst more cascading binary that flows around her. It quickly forms a pink battle suit around her body, a 16-bit style triangle forming at her shoulders and meeting at her chest's center. A short miniskirt appears as well. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on her, before a belt with two holsters appear. A Data Ray and a Data Blade materialize in these. Finally, the helmet forms around her head, created by data swarming around her head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. Her transformation completed, she was now Cyber Pink!
Matt slaps the backs of his hands together, then brings both hands up and does so again. As they seperate, he brings each around and punches his fists together. Bringing his left arm back, he thrusts his right hand out, forming a V for victory sign. He pulls this arm back as the other thusts forward, then turns, until his fist points upwards. His other arm shoots out to the side as his victory sign fingers come together. He brings his arm back and those fingers strike a button on his Techno Op.
Wendy slaps the backs of her hands together, then brings both hands up and does so again. As they seperate, she brings each around and punches her fists together. Bringing her right arm back, she thrusts her right hand out, forming a V for victory sign. She pulls this arm back as the other thusts forward, then turns, until her fist points upwards. Her other arm shoots out to the side as her victory sign fingers come together. She brings her arm back and those fingers strike a button on her Techno Op.
Twins: TECHNO OP ACTIVATION!
Matt finds himself amidst more cascading binary that flows around him. It quickly forms a Purple and white battle suit around his body. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on him, before a belt and holster appears. The Techno Grapple appears in it. Finally, the helmet forms around his head, created by data swarming around his head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. His transformation completed, he was now Techno Purple!
Wendy finds herself amidst more cascading binary that flows around her. It quickly forms a grey and white battle suit around her body. A short miniskirt appears as well. White gloves and boots, trimmed with binary at the cuffs, appear on her, before a belt and holster appears. Her Techno Lasher appears in it. Finally, the helmet forms around her head, created by data swarming around her head. Its visor is not unlike a VR goggle set. Her transformation completed, she was now Techno Grey!
Jeremy: VALIANT LEADER: CYBER RED!
Jake: ROMANTIC LANCER: CYBER BLUE!
Anya: DRIVEN SURVIVOR: CYBER YELLOW!
Walter: LOYAL FRIEND: CYBER GREEN!
Cindy: GENTLE SPIRIT: CYBER PINK!
Matt: STOIC AVENGER: TECHNO PURPLE!
Wendy: BRILLIANT SPITFIRE: TECHNO GREY!
They all flash a V for Victory sign.
All: DEFENDERS OF THE MULTIVERSE! POWER RANGERS CYBER V... FOR VICTORY!
Walter's turns into a thumbs down.
Walter: And you're going down!
Youthinizer: Just try it!
Anya and Cindy go first, throwing the Input Staves and Protection Shield, which slam into the monster, knocking his weapon from his hands. Jake follows up with an EMP from the Output Cannon, which fries some of the androids circuits.
Jeremy: My turn! CYBERRANG!
The gauntlet materializes on his hand.
Jeremy: SUPERCHARGE MODE!
The V slides forward over his knuckles, even as the top half of it rotates a full 180 degrees, forming an X. The X begins to spin rapidly, becoming a blur.
Jeremy: VICTORY STRIKE!
He thrusts his fist forward, and the spinning X launches in a vortex of energy that slams into and through Youthinizer.
Wendy: And we've got something for you, too!
Matt, Wendy: MELEE MODE!
Their weapons transform and they become a blur.
Matt: ONE SWORD STYLE: CRESCENT SLASH!
He reappears behind Youthinizer, even as an arc of purple energy strikes the monster.
Wendy: TWO SWORD STYLE: CROSS SLASH!
She suddenly flashes behind the monster as well, two glowing slashmarks erupting on Youthinizer's chest.
Jake: Been saving those, huh?
Wendy: Well, can you blame us? They ARE morphinominal, after all...
Jake: ...I knew it was a mistake to let you guys read One Piece...
Badly damaged but still functional, Youthinizer struggles to remain upright. The Rangers regroup.
Jeremy: It's time we ended this. Walter, make the call.
Walter: With pleasure! CYBER ANNIHILATOR!
Anya and Cindy: Phase one!
They kneel down, Anya on her right, Cindy on her left.
Walter and Jake: Phase two!
Walter kneels behind Cindy, while Jake goes behind Anya.
Wendy, Matt, and Jeremy: Phase three!
Jeremy stands right behind the others. Wendy braces him on his left, while Matt braces him on the right. As the three stand behind the others, binary suddenly streams from all of them, forming a massive futuristic bazooka. Resting on the shoulders of the others, the gigantic weapon charges up. Matt and wendy quickly calibrate the controls, as Jeremy takes careful aim. The barrel of the Cyber Annihilator glows with firey energy. The Cyber V Rangers and Techno Rangers brace themselves as the Cyber Annihilator fires full force, releasing a wave of destructive pulse bolts like machine gun bullets.
Youthinizer: Oh come on! Second childhoods aren't THIS bad!
The blasts strike Youthinizer. He immediately erupts into a massive fireball.
Walter: And that's how it's done!
Tem-Tar suddenly appears atop a building.
Tem-Tar: Don't get smug, Green Ranger! That was just the FIRST stage of this test!
Tem-Tar extends his nanite tube and fires. Even as the Rangers send the Cyber Annihilator away, a red nanite lands in the newly made crater. In seconds, Youthinizer is rebuilt and grows, towering over the city and the Rangers.
Walter: Man! This guy just won't stop! COMBAT ZORDS MOBILIZE!
Matt: TECHNO ROVERZORD MOBILIZE!
Location: Combat Zord Holding Bay
In the Holding Bay, large metal rods extend from the ceiling and attach to the Combat Zords, locking on magnetically and lifting the battle machines off the ground. As this happens, the back wall of the Bay opens to reveal CV Transport. The Combat Zords are quickly lowered into position by the rods, MortarTread being placed into the alcove, BlastTruck in front of it, LightTank to it's left, and WeatherTrain to it's right. The platform for Razor Bat lowers slowly and latches onto the engines of CV Transport. The roof to the Bay slides down, forming a ramp. CV Transport revs up and rolls up the ramp, quickly reaching the surface. CV Transport begins rolling down the runway, picking up speed rapidly. It reaches the park in seconds.
The Cyber Rangers leap up and enter their cockpits.
Jeremy: LOG ON!
Walter: Man, I'm SO glad you guys are back!
Jake: Well, if you hadn't dawdled so long...
Anya: Enough! Let's take him down!
Cindy: Walter, you REALLY need to wash that helmet...
Jeremy: Launching Combat Zords!
Razor Bat detaches from the engines and flies off, while a ramp extends from the front of CV Transport. As it finishes extending, the Combat Zords roll down it and charge forward.
A section of ash cliff slides away to reveal a futuristic hangar. Inside, Techno Roverzord waits diligently for activation. As the call is given, consoles within light up, revealing two seats, even as it comes fully to life and begins to roll forward. In seconds, it reaches full speed and blazes towards the park, arriving in seconds.
Matt: Here we go!
Wendy: With ya all the way, Bro.
The two of them leap up and land inside the cockpit. They take out their weapons and insert them into the console before them, turning the handles of their weapons into joysticks.
Matt: Guys, you need a little time to recover, especially Walter. Let us take point on this.
Jeremy: No problem!
Jake: In other words, you two wanna show off again.
Wendy (sotto voice): I think he's on to us!
Matt: Beginning transformation!
They both pull the triggers on their weapons/joysticks. Immediately, the back half of Techno Roverzord extends out further back, forming legs, even as the sides extend outwards and the blasters on the sides fold upwards, forming arms and shoulders. The top of Techno Roverzord rotates 180 degrees as it suddenly turns around and drives in reverse. The speed is great enough to lift the mecha upwards onto it's feet as the front end launches it's primary blaster into the sky and fold the rest of its front end onto its back, revealing the robot's massive head, which loosely resembles the helmets of the Cyber Rangers. Finally, the primary blaster lands, pointing upwards, into Techno Artillery Megazord's right hand. Immediately, it emits a shimmering blue energy blade that solidifies into an odd crystal.
Both: TECHNO ARTILLERY MEGAZORD... ROLL OUT!
Youthinizer: So you can go big... So what? You can't possibly dodge THIS!
Youthinizer fires several blasts, and Techno Artillery Megazord responds in kind with it's arm blasters, intercepting the shots.
Wendy: He's right, Matt! He has signifigantly more energy than we do! In a straight firefight, he'll overwhelm us in no time!
Matt: Then it's time we try out some of our Megazord's new features. CV TRANSPORT... COMBINE!
CV Transport revs up and blazes forward. Techno Artillery Megazord leaps up and lands atop the carrierzord.
Both: RIDER MODE... ROLL OUT!
Walter: COOL! You guys have Rider Mode too?
Wendy: Oh, that's just the beginning!
Techno Artillery Megazord Rider Mode blazes left, dodging a new barrage of energy. Turning sharply, it races towards Youthinizer, who realizes a fraction of a second too late. He tries to dodge, but the Megazord slashes at him with the Techno Saber, cutting through his blaster. Holding his arm, Youthinizer can only watch as the Megazord leaps off of CV Transport.
Wendy: And now for our next trick... HYPER RUSH MEGAZORD... ROLL OUT!
CV Transport turns around and runs backwards, blazing forward as jets from underneath raise it up. The rocket engines detach and reattach to the front wheels as it props itself up on it's former back. A panel on the new front rotates down, revealing a robotic face with yellow eyes.
Matt: COMBINE!
Hyper Rush Megazord lifts it's arms up. They suddenly blast forward, forming into cannons. The cannons lower into the Megazord's hands.
Both: BLAST MODE... ROLL OUT!
Anya: Impressive.
Cindy: BLAST THE SUCKER!
Matt: Well, since we're taking requests... CASCADING SHOT!
The cannons fire a wave of energy, different from the normal attack. Forming streams of binary, the energy spirals around Youthinizer and solidifies, forming chains that hold the monster in place. The Megazord releases the cannons, and they return to Hyper Rush Megazord.
Youthinzier: What the? LET ME GO! LET ME GO! I'm supposed to win, damn it!
Jeremy: Nice one!
Walter: Now let's finish this creep off! I'm sick of looking at him!
Jeremy: It's time we got into this fight! All Zords... COMBINE!
Lighttank, Weathertrain, Mortartread, and Blasttruck all form into their Cyber Combat Megazord modes. Techno Artillery Megazord's legs fold backwards as its arms return to the sides. The back section flips around. Mortartread locks into place around the chest and back; Blasttruck's halves attach to the sides; the remains of Techno Artillery Megazord's legs connect to Lighttank and Weathertrain. Finally, Razor Bat attaches to the back, its head sliding into the flipped section of Techno Artillery Megazord, before two projection blasters rise up from just behind the fists. In the cockpit, the Techno Rangers are joined by the Cyber Rangers. Jeremy in the middle with the others in back.
All: CYBER ARTILLERY MEGAZORD... ROLL OUT!
Walter: Now, before that creep can free himself...
Cyber Artillery Megazord's laser blades extend as it leaps into the air. Flying using Razor Bat's wings, it races at Youthinizer, blades crossed in front of it.
Jeremy: LASER BLADES...
All: SOLAR SLASH!
The Megazord swings both arms as it reaches Youthinizer, slicing right through the android. As the Megazord lands on it's feet behind him, Youthinizer begins to fall.
Youthinizer: At least I'll never grow old...
He collapses and erupts into a massive fireball. The two Megazords pose triumphantly.
Walter: And that's the end of that!
Location: Shadow Claw, Dimensional Limbo
Kalask and his minions watch as Youthinizer explodes.
Tem-Tar: Oh well. One more for the scrap pile, I suppose.
Midnai: How unfortunate that he couldn't deliver on his promise.
Kalask: Now now... To be fair, not only did he put dear Walter to the test as I'd wished, but he unveiled two more Megazord modes. All in all, not a bad day's work. Now, if only ALL my minions could do so well...
Thrak hears those words and growls softly.
Location: Cruger's Office, Fort Myers
Cruger finishes watching the playback of the battle as well. He turns the screen off and nods approvingly. Only the Twins are present.
Cruger: Excellent. That was good work out there. I hope now you understand why I made you the back-up squad.
Wendy: I guess... We can do things the others can't... And sometimes, that means we're needed here and not out there. I get it... But I can't say I'm thrilled about missing out on so much of the battle.
Cruger: You'll have plenty of opportunities to show your valor, Wendy. The key is to choose those times wisely. Take that lesson to heart.
Matt: If you'll excuse us, Sir, we need to finish helping with the rock wall.
Cruger: Of course. Dismissed.
The Twins salute him SPD style and turn to leave. As they go, Cruger allows himself a ghost of a smile.
Location: Rec Room, Fort Myers
Anya is hard at work potting the decorative plants as Jeremy helps set up new monitors. Walter comes in, carrying more plants.
Walter: Got a few more for you, Anya!
Anya looks up, approvingly.
Anya: I'm pleased to see you finally lending a hand.
Walter: Let's just say that I've learned the hard way that I need to carry my weight around here. I mean, having to fight that guy all alone... I wasn't sure I could pull it off. But I just kept thinking about how you'd never give up, and it suddenly didn't seem so hard.
Anya: I'm glad to hear it.
Walter sets the plants down next to Anya.
Walter: So, do you need a hand with this?
Anya: By all means.
Walter takes a spade and begins digging a bed for some of the new plants.
Walter: This is kinda nice. Just you and me, working together...
Anya (distracted): Mm-hmm...
Walter: We could make it a regular thing.
Anya: Perhaps, but you see, Walter, you are much like this plant.
She holds up a young one.
Anya: It has already grown a great deal, but observe the buds. They have yet to blossom. And just like them, you still lack... maturity.
Walter winces. Jeremy just shakes his head and sighs.
Jeremy: Some things will NEVER change...
END MISSION LOG
Next Time: Anya receives the shock of her life when someone she thought long dead appears in the Prime Reality! Is he just the ally the Rangers have been searching for, or the bait for a deadly mindgame?