(The story picks off right where it left off in the middle of a sticky situation in Castle Row, Scotland. The team was previously outclassed by Lord Zedd's first monster; that ripped their Megazord from them and put them under his control. The team had to head overseas in search of some support and a new set of Zords. However after a poor first impression with the very people they need help from, they find themselves in a standoff so tense that shots are fired.)
Jason: You leave me no choice pink ranger; you won't get off Billy, I'll make you get off of him.
(Jason pulls the trigger, unleashing several shots her way against Robbie's protests.)
Zack: Whoa!
Robbie: Jason no!
(Robbie rushes into the path of the shot, but is too slow. The Pink Sentai ranger doesn't seem to have much trouble though as she swats them away with some swift staff work, then dancing gracefully out of further harm. The power rangers look on in amazement as the Pink Ranger's abilities grant Scottish Sentai the precious seconds they needed to regroup.)
Red Ranger: Nessie Sword!
Black Ranger: Lion Staff!
Pink Ranger: Phoenix Ribbon!
Kimberly: I think you made them mad Jason.
Trini: Like I always say: diplomacy is never achieved with gun fire.
Zack: You've clearly never opened a textbook Trini.
Trini: I was born into the Vietnam War; have you read that textbook?
Jason: Sorry Trini, but I agree with Zack; we'll just have to beat some sense into them.
(Jason rushes forward with the others hesitantly embrace the adrenaline of battle while pulling out their power weapons. Jason immediately goes for the opposing team's Red Ranger; both swords glowing light as they block each other's slashes. Trini aims for the green ranger with a quick leaping slash of her power daggers, but is blocked when the green Sentai ranger summons a magical barrier.)
Green Ranger: Turtle Shield!
Trini: What's wrong; scared to fight a woman?
(The green Sentai ranger takes a quick glance at her rather manly physique while in costume.)
Green Ranger: (raises eyebrow) You're a woman?
(Zack rushes over to help Billy us, before they team to take on the Black Ranger who's coming right at them. Zack quickly disables the Lion staff with a swipe of his power axe; snapping it completely in half.)
Black Ranger: My staff!
Zack: You're lucky; I was aiming for your head!
(Zack pulls back at takes another swing at the black Sentai ranger, but this time, he simply vanishes into thin air, confounding the two of them.)
Zack: What?
Billy: Where'd he go?
(While the two look around for their enemy, the Black Sentai ranger re-appears behind him and takes hold of him. Billy can only watch as the Black Ranger slashes Zack in the back with a sword and proceed to grab hold of him. Both Black Rangers appear randomly across the various shadows the Bridge casts.)
Billy: Incredible. It appears he's manipulating shadows to disorientate us...
(Billy grabs onto his power lance, unsure of where they could be or what he should do. That is, before they reappear on the edge of the bridge above; the black Sentai ranger dangles Zack before quickly letting him go. Billy b-lines for his friend, but the black Sentai ranger leaps down with him. Kimberly catches this all, and blasts him with a single arrow, causing him to crash to the ground below while Billy breaks Zack's fall. Kim waits for them to signal that they're okay before she turns around to find Robbie and the pink Sentai ranger in an awkward standoff.)
Robbie: Hannah, is that you?
Pink Ranger: (Angered) Why are you calling me that?
Robbie: Look, you and I… I know this may sound crazy, but I think we're friends. You have to…
Pink Ranger: Let's get one thing straight; you and I are not friends. Our matching tights make us as likely to be friends as our matching bras.
Robbie: …now I'm convinced that it's you under that helmet.
Pink Ranger: If this is one of Vampyron's tricks, it's not gonna work. I know who my friends are, both living and dead. And the difference between them and you is that you'll die, and I won't feel a thing.
Robbie: You used that exact line on me before! You were always such an emo… cute though.
Kimberly: Robbie, what's going on?
Robbie: (shakes head) Nothing. I can handle her myself Kim. Go help someone else!
Kimberly: Are you kidding? This Pink Ranger is crazy, you need my help.
Pink Ranger: Rule one, never call me Pink Ranger, my color is White. For people trying to be my friends, you sure are doing a pretty lousy job.
Kimberly: What did I tell you, she's crazy.
Robbie: And color blind. Alright I guess; if you won't listen to reason you leave me no choice Hannah.
Pink Ranger: Stop calling me that!
(Kim and Robbie draw their weapons and charge after the elusive pink Sentai Ranger. Robbie swings, but she manages to dodge his attack before kicking his wrist; causing him to drop the knife to the floor. Stunned, he turns up to look her through her visor, right in the eye.)
Robbie: Man, you're actually good.
Pink Ranger: (winks) Thanks handsome.
(With the advantage, the Pink Ranger uses her signature weapon to wrap a ribbon around Robbie's left leg. A strong gust picks up, allowing the Pink Sentai ranger to use Robbie like a flail.)
Robbie: Get me down!
(Elsewhere on the bridge, Trini breaks through Tom's barrier by tossing both of her weapons at him. The impact alone forces him to de-morph and fall to his knees. Billy helps a now de-morphed Zack to his feet while the other Black Ranger reels in pain from Kim's attack. He too de-morphs a moment later. Alpha and Zordon look on from the command center and grow worried at the developments.)
Zordon: The situation in Scotland seems grim.
Alpha: I'll say…
Zordon: I fear this infighting will cause a short circuit from within the morphin grid; further slowing down their progress. Time is of the essence, we need the Scotland team on board to stand any chance to defeat Lord Zedd.
Alpha: Should've gone with a bread basket.
Zordon: Contact Tommy and tell him that he'll need to buy some extra time for the others. We'll also need to work on plan B right away, should the rangers fail.
Alpha: Yes Zordon, right away.
(Alpha stares back longingly at the viewing globe before turning to the control panel to do his part. The same feeling of helplessness can't be said of Lord Zedd on the moon; he relishes in how badly things are going.)
Lord Zedd: Typical Americans; five minutes into an attempted peace agreement and guns are being drawn. Although I've got to hand it to that Scorpina; she's a sharp one to think on her feet like that. I guess not all of Rita's minions are imbeciles.
Baboo: That what I want my boss to say on my first day.
Lord Zedd: Perhaps you'd like to look into working for the V in Scotland; where the men wear dresses?
Baboo: What's the pay like?
Lord Zedd: There is no pay; you were never paid.
Baboo: …you think that's negotiable?
Lord Zedd: Quiet you imbecile, and bring me Finster. I need that mutt to go fetch me something.
(Finster slowly emerges himself from an empty room from beyond the hallway; his hands already covered in clay. He whimpers over while wiping his hands off on his apron.)
Finster: (bows) At your service.
Lord Zedd: That's what I like to hear. I have an important job for you. While Scorpina is busy in Scotland, I need you to…
Finster: Make you a monster? Why say no more, I've already got a few in mind that should turn your skin right side out again.
(Zedd taps his fingers on the balcony impatiently, giving Finster a subtle hint that he doesn't like being interrupted.)
Finster: Oh, m-my apologies; please continue.
Lord Zedd: I need you to open up a Portal into the dark dimension of that Lord Vampyron. I'd like to… how do you say it; catch up on old times with an old friend.
(Finster's ears perk at the order along with everyone else's in the castle. Before Finster responds, he stops to think, choosing his words very carefully.)
Finster: Uhm… I-I'm sorry, I know better than to question you, oh great lord… but are you out of your bloody mind?
Lord Zedd: Hahaha! I know the risks, however my magic cannot be used to enter Vampyron's domain as the old fool added a safety lock to prevent access. That is why I need alchemy and machinery for this task. Now are you going to do say I say or will you be going the way of old Yeller?
Squatt: (gasp) Oh my; that was racist!
Finster: N-no, there is no need for that sir. Your wish is certainly my command.
Lord Zedd: Glad you see things my way.
(Finster feebly bows his head before running back to his laboratory. Zedd snickers in amusement before finally turning back toward Scotland where the infighting continues. After causing the green ranger to de-morph, Trini looks around and sees their plan falling apart before her eyes. She rushes over to Kim who looks just as lost as she does.)
Trini: Kim, what are we doing? Angel Grove needs us to work with these guys, we shouldn't be fighting them.
Kimberly: I know Trini, but these savages aren't listening to reason.
(Trini shakes her head at the insinuation.)
Trini: Where's Robbie?
Kimberly: High as a kite.
Trini: (groans) Again?! He and I had a long discussion about this…
Kimberly: No, I mean he's high in the air.
(Kim points upward so that Trini can see Robbie dangling about in the orange sky, literally by a string.)
Trini: Oh my god, Robbie! Kim, cut the ribbon with your Power Bow.
Kimberly: Got it.
(Kim pulls out her power bow and fires a shot at the ribbon holding onto Robbie. It slices in half, but causes Robbie to free fall thirty feet to the ground. Kim and Trini both frantically try to save him, but he comes crashing down on top of Kimberly; forcing them both to de-morph.)
Trini: (rips helmet off) Robbie, oh my god are you okay…?
Robbie: (groans) Yeah… I'm fine. Thankfully Kim's spine broke my fall.
Kimberly: (grimaces) Get off of me!
(Robbie rolls off Kim, who is able to sit up. Robbie rubs his head in agony and turns to the two red rangers, who are still engaged in an intense duel. Both lock blades one final time, causing a large explosion to surround them as their morphin energy begins to short circuit like an old outlet with too much plugged in. The energy of the blast sends shock waves throughout both their bodies and completely disorientates them.)
Jason: I've got to hand it to you; you're not too bad.
Red Ranger: Neither are you. I'll make sure to say something nice at your funeral.
(The two grabs their swords again and lift them over their heads as if ready for more. However, both are suddenly stopped when Trini screams at the top of her lungs. They both turn around to see Hannah with a gun pointed to the back of Robbie's head.)
Pink Ranger: Give me one reason why I shouldn't shoot...
Robbie: I…
Pink Ranger: WRONG ANSWER.
(The pink Sentai ranger hugs the trigger when Jason thinks fast and throws an energy beam from his still short circuiting sword, shocking the pink Sentai ranger before falling to the ground and de-morphing. Robbie slowly turns his head around to look the girl who almost killed him in the eyes, gasping at what he finds.)
Robbie: I knew it!
Trini: …knew what?
(The pink Sentai ranger slowly comes to. And as her eyes flutter open, she shares Robbie's sudden shock and confusion. The other rangers, from both sides remove their helmets and gather around.)
Pink Ranger: I don't believe it… you.
(Robbie faintly smiles as he offers her his hand.)
Robbie: Yeah, me.
(She takes his hand as he pulls up her to meet her eye to eye. No one else but those two and to some extent Trini had any idea what was going on.)
Trini: Robbie…? Is this…?
(He quietly nods.)
Kimberly: Uhm, can someone please clue me in here. Cause like, I'm totally lost.
Red Ranger: Yeah, (turns to pink Sentai ranger) you know this degenerate?
(She nods too, but unlike Robbie, her face remains emotionless.)
Robbie: Guys, I'd like to introduce to you to my friend, Hannah.
(Robbie nervously smiles at his ex-girlfriend, Hannah. He makes his way toward her while slowly opening his arms for an embrace. Hannah leans in as well, but at the last minute she pulls back and punches him square in the gut.)
Robbie: OWW!
Kimberly: I like her already.
(He scowls in pain while a smile slowly comes across Hannah's face; the first smile she's had in a while.)
Trini: You okay sweetie?
Robbie: Yeah, I'm fine. I deserved that.
(While he's down, Hannah reaches back and kicks him again while he's down.)
Robbie: AHHH!
Hannah: You must be Trini.
Trini: He's told you about me?
Hannah: Told me about you? If only. He didn't even bother to tell me he was seeing you until a he dumped me a week later.
(Trini shakes her head dismissively.)
Trini: What?! That can't be right… I mean, that's not what he told me.
Hannah: Is that so?
(Robbie tries to chime in.)
Robbie: I can explain…
Trini: Is what she saying True Robbie.
Robbie: It's not that simple.
Trini: Yes it is; it's a simple yes or no question. Is what she saying true?
Robbie: (hesitantly) Well, yes… but technically…
(But before Robbie can say another word, Trini rears back and kicks him in the gut. Jason cuts in and tries to regain the focus.)
Robbie: AHHHHHH!
Jason: Look, we're not here for any of this. We're the Power Rangers of America and we need your help. Our country is under attack by an evil wizard and…
Red Ranger: Evil wizards have the habit of doing that; just look around.
Zack: Look we need some of the power from your Mecha to try and fight him. We aren't going to take them, just siphon some of their energy. Can you help us out?
(After an extended silence from the red Sentai Ranger, he decides to bite.)
Red Ranger: We need to think about it; we won't be able think about anything out here; it's a warzone. Let's find some shelter first, and then we can talk.
Jason: Sounds good… what did you say your name was again?
Red Ranger: I'm Craig; you?
Jason: I'm Jason.
Robbie: I'm in pain!
(Back in Angel Grove during a busy fish market season, Ernie the rotund owner of the Juice Bar eagerly shops for his store with a basket already full of food when he approaches one of the slower stands.)
Ernie: Wow, those are some impressive fish! Did you catch them all yourself?
(The woman on the other side of the counter, who was rather burly herself, removes the toothpick from her mouth and flings it to the side before responding.)
Bertha: Yep.
(Ernie does not recognize her, but on the other end is Bertha, the former school bully at Angel Grove high. She wipes her slimy hands on her stained overalls as Ernie continues in his heavy Brooklyn accent.)
Ernie: That's awesome. Aren't you a little young to be running a fish stand though; shouldn't you be in school?
Bertha: Nah I was expelled. I started a food fight and nailed the principle.
Ernie: They expelled you for that?
Bertha: It was soup day.
Ernie: Oh…
Bertha: And this shop was run by my old man, but when he died after the big attack before last summer, I guess… you know.
Ernie: Say no more, I understand.
Bertha: Its easy work and they sell pretty quickly. Today seems to be a slow day though; not sure why.
Ernie: Might have something to do with that ugly one behind you.
(Ernie points to a giant, grotesque looking fish behind Bertha, whose eyes still flutter despite being dead and despite being a fish. Bertha turns and looks completely taken by it; as if she had never seen it before in her life. Elsewhere on the docks, the green ranger approaches the scene talking to Zordon.)
Zordon: My sensors have him located somewhere nearby.
Tommy: I don't see him anywhere Zordon, can you be more specific?
Zordon: Tommy, he is a giant fish. You should not have any trouble finding him.
(Tommy looks up to see the crowded fish market ahead of him.)
Tommy: … like shooting fish in a barrel.
Zordon: Keep your guard up. There is now doubt now that Zedd is onto our plan to obtain the sword of thunder and he will likely use Pirantishead to draw the others back prematurely. You must try and hold him off for as long as you can.
Tommy: You can count on me.
(Tommy disconnects with Zordon, loathing the thought of looking for the figurative needle in the haystack. Luckily for him, his search doesn't last very long.)
Ernie: IT'S ALIVE; GET OUT OF HERE!
Tommy: Huh?
(The giant fish turns out to be Pirantishead, who unhooks himself from behind the stand and proceeds to completely destroy Bertha's shop. The commotion causes a frenzy, causing everyone to clear out of the monsters path.)
Tommy: That was easier than I thought.
Pirantishead: How dare you do this to my people?! You humans will pay for this!
Tommy: Hey fish-breath, if you miss your friends and family so much, I'll gladly help you join them.
Pirantishead: You! Pathetic weakling of the group; where are your friends?
Tommy: To get to them, you'll have to go through me. And Ihighly trout you can handle me.
Pirantishead: I'll rip through you like a fish in heat!
(Pirantishead charges at Tommy who greets him with a spinning heel kick. He ducks, and then tries to land two punches to each side. Tommy blocks them both before driving his palms into the monster's chest cavity, knocking him back. Pirantishead recovers and spins his fish nun chucks at him in order to intimidate him. Tommy doesn't bite and leaps forward to drill him with a kick to the face.)
Tommy: For one of Zedd's new monsters, you sure aren't very powerful.
Pirantishead: Oh, but I'm just getting started.
(On the moon, Zedd leans over the edge of his balcony before swinging his wand toward Earth.)
Lord Zedd: Enough of this foolishness; it's time to finish off that annoying green ranger once and for all.
(A magical beam is emitted from Zedd's Z-staff that indirectly causes the ground below Tommy's feet starts to quake. He looks up at the Angel Grove skyline to his sudden horror sees the Megazord looming over some of Angel Groves tallest buildings, looking right at him.)
Tommy: Oh no… this is bad.
Pirantishead: Say goodnight.
(Tommy starts running for dear life and zooms past Pirantishead. Unfortunately, he couldn't get out of the indoctrinated Megazords range fast enough and gets hit with a blast so powerful that the whole fish market goes up in a huge explosion.)
Tommy: AHHHHHHHH!
(The thousands of dead fish in market join the thousands of fish underwater that are also now dead. Tommy himself is flung up violently through the air before crashing face first into the hard concrete that leads into the sidewalk. Without giving a second thought to the fish his own spell caused, Pirantishead vanishes into the flames, looking for more prey now that he assumes Tommy is out of the picture. It seems that way too, as he remains completely still on the cold hard floor before de-morphing involuntarily.)
Tommy: …..
(The level of urgency at the command center now shoots up tenfold with Tommy unable to continue.)
Zordon: The situation has gone from bad to worse in Angel Grove Alpha, what is the progress on plan B?
Alpha: It's still needs some more work. I may need to go down to the lab and put some finishing touches on it, but I'm already tasked to capacity.
Zordon: This must now take priority Alpha. Our lines of defense are crumbling more by the second and we cannot afford to stall. If need be, I'll have to bring the rangers back.
Alpha: Aye ya, ya, ya, yai… they'd better hurry, I don't think I can finish it on time.
(Alpha rushes to the right of Zordon and enters a portal at the very end to begin work on a backup plan in case the rangers fail to gain the Sentai ranger's trust. All ten of them have found a nearby abandoned business. In the front window there is a chilling sign posted that says "Closed indefinitely due to owner's deteriorating health." It looks like it was posted months ago as the homeless have broken into it and used it for refuge. The Scottish Sentai team each take seats in the corner before silently coming to terms with the recent events. Though they have no reason to fight the new Rangers in their lives, they still have no reason to trust them either.)
Kimberly: Someone mind telling me why no one is talking?
Jason: Yeah, we don't have much time to waste. Why are you guys just sitting there?
(It has been nearly a half an hour since anyone on the Scottish team said anything; they've just been deeply studying the tiles on the walls and giving one another reflecting glances at the power rangers grow impatient. Tom, the green ranger is even strumming a guitar that came out of nowhere.)
Billy: Most peculiar.
Zack: Is everyone in Scotland this depressing?
Robbie: They're setting up the scene. They aren't in script style like us; give them a minute.
(The rangers turn to the back where Robbie steps out from the public restroom after splashing some water on his face.)
Robbie: By the way, did you know that both sets of restrooms in Scotland have their stick figures wearing dresses? That's awful confusing.
Trini: You just stepped out of the women's bathroom idiot.
Robbie: Hmm.
Kimberly: I'm starting to miss Angel Grove. At least it was always sunny out and the monster spewed cheesy puns.
Craig: It won't be long before your country looks like ours.
Kimberly: Finally!
Zack: They can talk; we can finally get some answers.
Tom: Accept our apologies, we move much slower here in Scotland; takes hours to brew a simple pot of coffee.
David: It's all about feeling the coffee being brewed and sympathising with the person who's gone hours since list last cup.
Robbie: I sympathise with your readers.
Hannah: Shut it, Gary Stu.
Robbie: HEY! Don't call me that, don't you ever call me that!
Craig: If you don't mind explaining again what it is that you want here? We're clearly not on the same page right now.
Jason: (sighs) We need your help Craig; we've been saying that since we got here.
Zack: Our Zords were taken out of our control and used to attack Angel Grove. Our mentor Zordon wants us to come to you for help. He wants us to borrow some of your Mecha's energy to create new Zords for us.
Hannah: Well tell your mentor that he's got a lot of nerve if he thinks we're just gonna risk throwing ourselves onto a grenade for you guys. I don't trust this Zordon.
Jason: Why not?
(She points at Robbie.)
Hannah: Well for starters, he employed that person.
Robbie: Why is everyone picking on me today?
Trini: To be fair to Zordon, he has tried to fire him several times already. But it never seems to stick; it's like he's in a union or something.
Robbie: Don't be stupid Trini; none of us are in a union.
(David, the black Sentai ranger speaks up)
David: Well, we'd like to help you guys; I would at least.
Zack: What stops you?
Tom: Doubt. Don't you guys ever experience that? I've been on the brink of losing myself and that's only worrying about upcoming exams! How can any of us come to terms with these powers? We gained them at too high a price.
Robbie: Rachael?
Hannah: Glad to see you were at least reading my letters while you were out stabbing me in the heart.
Robbie: First of all, I'm an excellent multi-tasker Hannah. Second of all, how dare you insinuate that I never cared about you? You were my best friend for close to two years, my only friend for most of it. When I heard that your best friend died, I cried.
(Zack fights back a chuckle.)
Robbie: Shut up! Look, I knew what you were going through and I felt horrible, but at the same time you were overseas. I've never physically met you and I was starting to fall for someone who was both there for me emotionally and physically. I delayed in writing that letter because my problem was inconvenient to you in your time of need, not because I didn't care.
Kimberly: You wrote her a Dear John letter? How tacky.
Robbie: Talk to me about that in a few years Kim.
Kimberly: What do you mean by that?
Robbie: Nothing.
Trini: Tell me more about this Rachel. You talk about her with such reverence. I can see the twinkle in your eye when you mention her, she was important to you.
(Hannah answers back sharply)
Hannah: She was important to all of us.
Tom: Her first death saved us all from dying. Her sacrifice gave us these powers to begin with, though they were not enough to save her. Only prolong the inevitable.
Jason: So, how come after eighteen months being Rangers, you still haven't come to terms with all this? I mean, it gets pretty brutal for us, but we've managed to get by.
Zack: That's not fair to them bro. We've had each other's backs as well as Alpha and Zordon when times were tough. They're just as scared as we would be without them.
Jason: Just a couple months ago we saw people die. We saw people, who weren't fighting with us, but people we were supposed to protect go down because we couldn't save them, but we're fine.
Zack: Are we really? Because last I checked, you're still moping around about it.
Jason: You want me to skip rocks over it? No. But when times get rough I…
(Tom cuts in)
Tom: Can we stop talking about this for a few minutes, please?
(Tom stands up and walks over to a corner of the dimly lit room. He picks up his acoustic guitar and strums quietly to himself as the Power Rangers grow impatient.)
Jason: (Groans) This crossover was a huge mistake.
Craig: Why? Think a 'better leader' like you can save the world alone?
Jason: No but… (Sighs) Look, aren't you just the interim leader? Why not call this Chris up now; why is he running away when you guys need his help the most?
Hannah: Now he's talking my language.
David: I sort of agree. Just on numbers alone, we'd be a lot better off for the final fight with Chris on our side.
Craig: I wish it was that simple Jason. He's vanished since Rachel's death. Officially, he's listed as a missing person to the Police, presumed dead to his parents. The V claim to have killed him themselves months ago.
Jason: Don't give me that crap. He's a wimp; just like you.
(Craig shoots up from his chair and gets in Jason's face.)
Craig: Excuse me?
Jason: You heard me. I don't know how you guys do it over here, but in America, our leaders lead, and don't sit around crying overbad decisions.
Craig: Listen up lad, we just lost our best friend; maybe two of them. Our friends and family as well as this entire continent is slowly dying in a senseless war we can't win. So I'm very sorry if I don't feel comfortable risking any more of my friend's lives for said war, much less for some boorish Yankees.
Jason: Look, I know what you're going through; I know what Chris must be going through. I wanted nothing more than to run away and just disappear after seeing innocent blood on my hands for the first time.
Craig: (derisively) Did you now?
Jason: Yeah. But I didn't, know why? Because that's what being a leader is; they make decisions; some of them will not be easy and some of them will be wrong. Sometimes those wrong ones will cost someone their life. And while it's okay to mourn for them, cause I certainly am, the best thing you can do is not to dwell…
(It's at this point that Jason begins to get visibly emotional.)
Jason: …the best thing you can do is learn from your mistakes and promise those people you'll do better for their sake in the future.
(Craig seems visibly shaken himself with the speech, a sure sign that his words hit home. Everyone else, both the Sentai and Power Rangers, fall completely silent. Jason himself tries to regain his composure while hoping that his words will be enough to sway their decision. Still, Craig isn't totally convinced.)
Craig: It wouldn't work anyway. What do you know about breaking and entering? If the sword is where you say it is, it's going to be under heavy military protection. Edinburgh Castle isn't just a tourist attraction; in times of crisis such as right now it may as well be a fully fortified military station. Breaking in there is a suicide mission.
Billy: That depends on the information you guys have.
David: Take a look at these.
(David appears from the shadows to toss Billy a couple dusty maps. Billy opens them up to see schematics and a detailed map for Edinburgh Castle.)
Billy: Amazing!
Kimberly: So you just walk around with old maps?
David: I've got to use these shadow hopping powers for something useful every now and then. Don't think of it as stealing military documents, more like visiting a gift shop.
Robbie: …or like committing high treason.
Craig: But I'm afraid that's as far as our help goes. I'm sorry, but in good faith I can't put my team through what you're suggesting.
Hannah: Are you sure about this Craig? I mean…
Craig: I'm sure. But if by some miracle you do make it out alive, find us and we'll let you siphon our Mecha's energy. Come on guys, we've got our own business to attend to.
(Craig starts headed for the exit, with the rest of his team tentatively following. Even Hannah gives her ex-boyfriend Robbie a somber look before putting her head down and walking right by him. However before they leave, Craig turns back around to add one more thing.)
Craig: Oh and I probably should've mentioned this earlier, but there's this Hay fever going around infecting people who breath our air. You're all going to die.
Zack: WHAT?!
Trini: Oh my god!
Kimberly: My dad!
(While the rangers process the horrific news, back home the only things contagious are smiles, especially among a group of skateboarding teens back at the park. Word of a new monster has yet to spread around and these kids are just enjoying a Friday afternoon together. That is, except for one girl, Sammy, Trini's younger cousin and Jason's prom date.)
Jessie: Sammy, is everything alright?
(While her friends are out playing, Sammy is busy pouting alone in the corner while sporting two badly scrapped knees. However, by her distracted look, it seems her injury is far from her greatest concern.)
Jessie: You've been sitting here crying like a kid separated from her mommy for like an hour. I've seen you skate with a shattered pelvis; this boo-boo shouldn't take you out like this.
Sammy: I'm not sure. I think I'm gonna head home, I've… got some homework I need to catch up on.
Jessie: Dude, it's Friday; don't give me that baloney.
(Sammy just signs and continues to stare at the ground.)
Jessie: Dude, what happened to the Sammy I used to know? The Sammy who got suspended for throwing a lotion filled condom inside a sex ed class.
Sammy: She grew up and cares more about boys now than causing trouble.
(Jessie groans; with an expression that implies she's heard this all before.)
Jessie: Ugh, don't tell me this is about that Jason guy. Gosh Sammy let it go; it was a mistake picking that school because of a crush. It's totally changed you. He's totally changed you.
Sammy: He has not… I mean, I don't know. He just… seems so cold lately. He doesn't answer the phone anymore and he walks by me know like I don't exist. I wonder if I did something wrong.
(Jessie decides to intervene with frankness when she sees her friends eyes welt up.)
Jessie: Look at me; you've done nothing wrong; except for maybe being three years younger than he is. He took you to the prom because he had no other choice. You're old news, deal with it.
Sammy: Geez Jess, tell me how you really feel.
Jessie: Sammy, I love you; you're like a sister to me. But this guy… he's taken the spirit right out of you.
(Sammy turns toward the sky reflectively but doesn't say anything. It pains her say it, but after him after avoiding her for the past several weeks, perhaps it's time she just move on to someone else.)
Sammy: I guess you're right. I just wish there was some way he'd notice me.
(Sammy decides to just let it be and reaches for her skateboard. However when she does, the floor begins to shake inexplicitly, causing it to roll away from her. Assuming it's just one of California's many harmless earthquakes, she gets up and grabs it herself. That's when she turns up to the sky again to see the Megazord staring right at her.)
Jessie: What the... is that the Power Rangers?
(Sammy can't even articulate a response and just leaves her jaw hanging wide open at the sight of the Zord that ironically belongs to Jason and his friends. Her other friends remain frozen with fear also, that is until the Megazord fires a giant beam in their direction that blows a nearby tree to bits.)
Sammy: Something tells me it's not the Power Rangers!
Jessie: What do we do?!
Sammy: Run! Get out of here!
(On command all of her friends, along with everyone else at the park flees the scene. Sammy runs back over to pick up the board she dropped in the explosion but while running away, gets hit with another laser in her direction; this one misses by mere feet.)
Sammy: Looks like they're aiming for me. Man, what did I do? I wish Jason were here…
Pirantishead: Jason can't protect you sweetheart; no one can! Bahaha!
Sammy: (gasps) Oh my… cod? Who are you and what do you want with me?
Pirantishead: Oh nothing, but I heard from a little fishy that you're a special little girl…
Sammy: They're lying.
Pirantishead: (nods) You know people that Lord Zedd would love to have a chat with.
Sammy: I don't.
Pirantishead: But I think you do.
Sammy: Buzz off!
Pirantishead: Not until you bring me the Power Rangers.
(As Sammy raises an eyebrow to the bizarre request, Bulk and Skull obliviously walk into the scene; sharing a bucket of fried chicken and fish sticks with tartar sauce as discussed when they were in the same position as her. Bulk is the first to spot what's going on and quickly grabs his side kick and drags him behind a large tree to hide. Skull fights the urge to shriek loudly, but Bulk covers his mouth to prevent attracting attention.)
Bulk: Quiet numbskull, he's not after us this time. We're clear just as long as he eats her.
Skull: Y-you sure about that Bulkie?
Bulk: Yeah, let's just quietly walk the other way and pretend we didn't see anything.
(Bulk and Skull slowly inch away from the tree to try and avert any danger, but Skull takes one glace toward the girl Pirantishead is confronting and stops suddenly.)
Skull: Wait, I know that girl! She's a freshman in our school. We take history together.
Bulk: You're still taking freshman history?
Skull: Yeah… so are you.
Bulk: Oh right… I guess I do recognize her. Oh well, let's go.
Skull: No wait… I… I think that's Trini's younger cousin
Bulk: (impatiently) AND?
Skull: Well I mean… isn't Trini and the rest of them like… friends to us? I mean, they do talk to us a lot more than anyone else in school; even if they are mostly just telling us to get lost. Besides, she's Chinese; I'm sure he'll just be hungry again in an hour.
Bulk: Are you saying we should save her? Do you understand what you're saying?
(Although realizing the absurdity in risking their lives to help a stranger, Skull still just stands there with sadness in his eyes. Finally, Bulk caves in.)
Bulk: Alright, if it means I'm not gonna have to hear about for the rest of the day then fine.
(The two turn back to the confrontation and see Sammy trying to shift around the monster unsuccessfully. She finally tries to push right through but is shoved back.)
Pirantishead: I won't tell you again, bring me the Power Rangers.
Sammy: I don't know them!
Pirantishead: I don't like being lied to young lady.
Sammy: Leave me alone you big stupid fish, or I'll… I'll….
Pirantishead: You'll what?
Sammy: I'll…
(As Sammy searches in her head for a follow up to her defiant threat, Pirantishead smugly grins at her, as if he knows she cannot hurt him. At that moment though, Bulk and Skull intervene, by throwing a fish stick right at his head.)
Pirantishead: Huh?
Skull: Here fishy, fishy, fishy.
Pirantishead: You again! You two are wearing fin on me.
Skull: Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it?
(Bulk whimpers.)
Bulk: Oh god, please don't eat us.
(Pirantishead becomes enraged and starts approaching them slowly while cracking his knuckles.)
Pirantishead: I'm gonna… I'm gonna…
Skull: What? What are you gonna do?
Pirantishead: (growls) I'm gonna….
Sammy: Kick you right in the bass!
(With his back turned, Sammy rears back and kicks him right in the butt, causing him to squeal loudly before falling to the ground; rolling around in agony. This opening gives Sammy the chance to run off in Bulk and Skull's direction to somewhere safe. Back on the moon, Lord Zedd slams his fist onto the balcony as grows impatient with his monster's performance.)
Lord Zedd: That stupid, incompetent Pisces; he can't even scare children for crying out loud.
(His castle glows a dark red in conjunction with his fury. He picks up his staff and attempts to wipe the monster out before he undoes everything Zedd has already accomplished.)
Lord Zedd: To the toilet you go, with the rest of dead fish and all of Rita's turds.
Finster: Master Zedd. Oh master Zedd…
(Zedd stops momentarily and turns around to address an eager looking Finster.)
Finster: It is ready, my Lord. I have opened Vampyron's portal. If you hurry now, you may enter it without his knowledge.
Lord Zedd: Ah… good. No, excellent, I could use some good news. Looks like I should get to packing my bags. As your reward, you are in charge while I am away.
(Finster bows graciously)
Finster: Oh thank you, your highness. I shall run a tight ship while you're gone.
(Goldar comes in out of nowhere to protest.)
Goldar: What! That mutt can't run a flea market. Surely I am the more capable warrior?
Lord Zedd: Do not question my orders. Just make sure Pirantishead doesn't mess things up and that the Megazord continues to destroy the city. If the Dragonzord gets involved, make Pirantishead put it under his control as well. Do not disappoint me.
Finster: Of course not sir; the job will get done.
Goldar: (begrudgingly) You can count on us sir; we'll work together just fine.
Lord Zedd: Good. Now, if you don't mind, I have some business to attend to before I see that old fart.
(Zedd waves his hand and vanishes, leaving Finster as the interim ruler of darkness.)
Finster: Okay now, Goldar… your first order of business is…
Goldar: Buzz off! I'm going to Angel Grove…
(Goldar blows him off; intentionally shoulder butting him on the way out. Finster takes a tumble backwards and lands on his rear.)
Finster: Goldar no; return this instance! Oh, oh my… what have I gotten myself into?
(Back in Angel Grove, mass panic sets in as it's become apparent that the city is once again under attack; this time, the Megazord is doing the attacking. A news reporter on the Juice Bar television screen issues an urgent announcement.)
"Ladies and gentlemen we interrupt this regularly scheduled program to inform you that Angel Grove is under attack. It started just after 6:15pm when the Megazord, the giant robotic machine piloted by the Power Rangers began an assault along the borders of the industrial region, leaving several wounded. The mayor is issuing a warning throughout Angel Grove to remain indoors; preferably in smaller buildings as sky scrapers are expected targets. Lock your doors and do not let anybody inside until the warning is called off. Once again Angel Grove is under attack by the Megazord, it is unknown at the moment if the Power Rangers themselves are responsible. We'll have more information when it is available"
(A sudden tension fills the air of a Juice Bar filled with people who still have the wounds of Rita's crippling attack fresh in their mind. People have already crowded inside in compliance with the mayors warning. Ernie tries to keep everyone as calm as possible.)
Ernie: Alright everybody relax. This isn't the first time we've been attacked; probably won't be the last. Let's just keep cool here and wait till this passes. Are we clear Bertha?!
(Ernie shouts down the halls to Bertha, who stands by the exits.)
Bertha: Yeah we're clear; no one else in sight. I'm gonna lock the door.
(She reaches out and yanks the door shut, but just as she's about to close the door completely, a tiny foot blocks her. She opens the door to see a winded Sammy, Bulk and Skull trying to get inside.)
Sammy: Is there room for three more?
Bertha: There isn't, I'm sorry.
Sammy: Who's keeping count?
Bertha: The fire marshal.
Sammy: Oh please!
(Sammy pries the door open, letting Bulk and Skull in, the former looking like he's ready to pass out at any second. Bertha steps back and lets them through before locking the door shut behind her. Inside, Ernie keeps his eyes glued on the television set, watching scrambled footage of the Megazord trashing nearby streets and flipping over cars.)
Ernie: Man, this is unreal. I never thought I'd see the day. This is what happens when you don't watch the watchmen.
Random teen: Do you really think the rangers are behind this?
Ernie: Who else could it be?
(Sammy, Bulk and Skull try to push through the crowd of people that have crammed themselves into the Juice Bar seeking shelter. They try to push their way to the front but are stopped half-way there when a distraught Margie blocks their path.)
Margie: Samantha, hi!
Sammy: Oh… hello. You're Billy's girlfriend right?
Margie: Precisely; you and I met at the prom.
Sammy: Cool, nice seeing you.
Margie: Listen, I was just wondering if you've by any chance seen Billy around anywhere or perhaps you've heard from him?
(Sammy shakes her head rather impatiently.)
Margie: Oh… well, Billy and I had agreed to meet up several hours ago to do some field tests on our signal blocking experiment, and well…
(Her words get cut off with a loud boom from the television set.)
Margie: I can't seem to reach Jason, Trini or any of his friends either. I just hope they're okay.
(Suddenly Sammy's attention shifts to what Margie's saying. That is until she continues.)
Margie: I just…. I don't understand what would drive the Power Rangers to do such a thing.
Skull: What?!
Bulk: (groans) …are you people serious? The Power Ranger's aren't behind this…. I…
(Sammy moves Margie aside and storms all the way to the front before standing on the counter to address everyone.)
Sammy: Alright listen up people because there's obviously a misunderstanding going on around here.
Ernie: What are you talking about?
(Skull chimes in.)
Skull: The Power Rangers aren't behind this attack; they actually saved us earlier today from the monster that is behind it.
Sammy: That very same monster approached me just now and threatened to eat me alive if I didn't bring him to them. If it weren't for these two causing a distraction, I'd be fish food.
(She points at Bulk and Skull, who proudly smirk at one another.)
Bulk: It was my idea.
Skull: …
Sammy: It's our guess that the Power Rangers are actually in trouble right now. And if we don't do something right now, we're going to join them.
Margie: An enticing case indeed and one I hope is accurate. However how would one then refute the empirical evidence against them? I mean, isn't it their technology causing this massacre?
(Everyone in the conversation seems stupefied by Margie's wordy response, much like they would whenever Billy speaks.)
Ernie: What…?
Bertha: You lost me, sweetheart.
Sammy: She's asking how we then just ignore the fact that the Megazord is attacking Angel Grove.
Ernie: Yeah, that's actually a pretty good point.
Sammy: I honestly can't explain that; I don't know all the details unfortunately, but I know what I saw.
(The scrambled image on the television set behind them clear up again; enough for a brief audio.)
News Reporter: We now join live downtown where our field reporter, Sally White is on the case. Sally?
(A much hazier image of Sally appears, though it's clear she's within a football field's range of the Megazord.)
Sally: Thanks Tom. I'm standing right outside…. (Inaudible) It seems this is as close as we can stand without losing signal. I'm not sure what's going on, but it appears that the Power Ranger's Megazord is emitting some strange signal that is blocking all other signals in the area. (Inaudible) …cellular phones are non-(Inaudible) Best advice is to remain indoors until this passes. In all my years reporting and in my year covering this vigilante group, I never thought I'd see…
(Her words, as well as the stations signal are abruptly cut off when Pirantishead leaps into the frame, holding his flute to his mouth. Within seconds, the signal cuts off after what appears to be the Megazord's giant foot stomping down right behind her. Ernie then decides it's best to turn the TV off, but everyone's jaw has already hit the ground.)
Margie: My stars…what the heck was that thing?
Ernie: That's the monster that attacked the fish stand.
Sammy: And it's the monster that attacked me, Bulk and Skull. He's the one that was looking for the rangers.
Margie: He must also be the one causing that signal malfunction. Perhaps he's manipulating them with that musical instrument in order to hijack the Power Ranger's greatest weapon?
Ernie: Uhm… what was that?
Margie: I said read a book!
Bertha: I think the bigger question is… if the rangers aren't around and this guy's wrecking the town with their own Zord, then what can we do?
(An air of defeat surrounded the Juice Bar, much like it's already taken over the ranger team in Scotland. Things already seem bleak and well on their way to the abyss sucking in all of Europe when Sammy finally speaks up.)
Sammy: We fight back!
Bulk: Fight back?!
Skull: Yeah, what do you mean fight back?
Ernie: Are you out of your mind little girl? Come down from their now before you scuff up my counter.
Sammy: Look, the rangers have been bailing us out of trouble since they first got here a year ago. We've just been rolling over like sloths every time a new monster arrives because we'd all know we'd quickly get bailed out; but now they need our help and I want to give that to them.
Ernie: You want to help, call the police.
Bulk: We have police?
Bertha: Face it twerp, Ernie's right. What exactly can we do against a giant robot controlled by an evil space alien?
(Sammy knows that in order to gain any support for her bold idea, the next words out of her mouth need to be both rational and awe inspiring. She stops to think of something, anything they can do to help. She looks over to Bulk and Skull, who are both sneaking smushed fish sticks from their back pockets into their mouths. Then she turns to Margie and starts thinking about the hijacked Megazord and how she hypothesized that is was being controlled via signal. Suddenly her eyes light up when she finally puts two and two together. She animatedly utters the phrase repeated by Jason some five thousand miles away.)
Jason and Sammy: I have a plan. But I'm going to need all of your help.
(Jason stands in front of his crews, a few of them have already begun sniffling due to the Hay fever released by the V that is destroying the country.)
Jason: Edinburgh castle is the Scottish landmark. It represents a rich history dating back to the 9th century, and in this day and age of biological warfare, it is the only link to that state of normalcy they once took for granted. The only reason people visit here only to see that castle.
Robbie: Certainly isn't for the nurturing women.
Jason: So it should go without saying that simply breaking into there will not be easy.
(He smirks at his own understatement before he continues.)
Jason: They've got cameras, they've got sensors, they've got locks, they've got timers, they've got vaults. And they've got enough military personnel to occupy all of France. And they're just the ones guarding the crown room, where the sword is located.
Zack: It's never been tried…
Jason: Oh, it's been tried. A few even came close. But should I remind you that if anything goes wrong, they even have their own prison conveniently located in the dungeons.
Kimberly: Since when did you become an expert on Scottish history?
Jason: Don't worry. People have tried, but none have succeeded. But what we're going to attempt… no, what we're going to do, will have people talking as long as there's a Scotland to talk about.
Zack: Alright then, just tell us what we need to do.
Jason: Good. So the area that is most secure would be the ground floor. People designing this imagined that if you try to walk in through the front door, you'll be dead before you hit the stairs.
Trini: Can't we just teleport to the second floor then?
Jason: No. If we do that and get caught we're dead. What we need to do is hide in plain sight. Zack, that's where you come in.
(As Jason goes through the heist in the broken down store, the scene transition to the team carrying out his plan. A sharply dressed Zack climbs up the giant hill overlooking Edinburgh while lugging a large briefcase and sporting a pleasant smile. He knocks on the door three times and waits a few seconds before a confused armed guard peaks his head out.)
Guard: Uhm… can I help you lad?
Zack: Hello, my name is elder Zackary; may I ask you a few questions about our lord Jesus Christ?
Guard: No.
(The guard tries to shut the door in Zack's face, but Zack blocks the door with his foot.)
Zack: I get that you're trying to protect a country, but I'm here to protect your soul; it'll only take a minute.
Guard: We're in the middle of dinner, go away.
(The guard once again tries to close the door, but Zack persists.)
Zack: Oh, well… then can I just use your bathroom?
Guard: …what?
Zack: Yeah, I lied. I'm not religious I just really need to pee.
Guard: There's a Starbucks down the block.
Zack: A homeless man showered in it. Please, I really need to go.
Guard: (groans) Fine, but make it quick.
Zack: Thank god.
Guard: But no funny business. We have ten armed gunmen on this floor alone.
Zack: Not a problem.
Guard: You need help with that bag?
Zack: N-no, no thanks.
(The guard opens up against his better judgement and escorts Zack to the first floor "toilets," passing by several other guards who give him equally wary looks. As they approach the small door at the end of the hall, Jason's voiceover remerges with the next step of the plan.)
Jason: (voiceover) So like I said, the first floor is swarming with security cameras, there isn't a corner in the room where you can pick your nose in peace. There is however a room you can move freely for logistical reasons.
Zack: (voiceover) The bathroom?
Jason: (voiceover) Bingo. And where there's a bathroom, there's usually a vent.
Guard: Okay, you have three minutes.
(Zack flashes a knowing grin.)
Zack: That's all I need.
(Zack enters the regal looking restroom and the first thing he does is carefully set his briefcase onto the floor. He walks over to the toilet and slams the seat down, giving an apparent cue for someone as well as to throw the guard off. Suddenly, the briefcase starts to rock side to side before it opens up on its own; revealing that Trini was inside of it the whole time.)
Jason: (Voice over) We're gonna need one of you to go with him and try and fit through those vents and travel to the second floor restroom; preferably the smallest person we have here. Trini, that means you.
Kimberly: (voiceover) Hey!
(Trini gasps for air while Zack pulls out a tiny screwdriver and unscrews the vent from the ceiling.)
Trini: Oh my goodness, that was horrible.
Zack: You think that was bad, try carrying you up one of the country's highest hills. You're not as thin as Jason claimed you were.
Trini: Hey, watch it! I'm having a terrible day as it is. You do not wanna be on the same page as Robbie right now.
(The guard hears a ruckus from outside and knocks.)
Guard: Is everything okay in there?
Trini: (gasps) …!
Zack: Yeah, everything's cool.
(Zack gets the vent cover off and quietly lays it on the sink beside it. Trini climbs the toilet with him as Zack tries to catapult her though the hole. They struggle, causing quite a bit of noise that raises the guard's suspicions enough to reach for his keys.)
Guard: Okay, times up. I'm coming in there at the count of three.
Trini: Push me up higher, I can't get a grip.
Guard: One….
Zack: I can't do it… my shoulders killing me.
Guard: Two…
Trini: Come on Zack, just one more push… I've almost….
Guard: Three.
(The guard yanks open the door and reaches for his weapon. But to his surprise, all he finds is Zack innocently washing his hands; the vent is nowhere in sight.)
Zack: Is everything alright?
Guard: Uhh…
Zack: Thanks, I feel much better. Have a good one, man.
(Zack reaches for his briefcase, winks at the man and casually walks out. Trini breathes a sigh of relief while all limbs are hanging onto the sides of the vents that only face upward. She waits a second until she no longer hears footsteps beneath her and starts her climb.)
Jason: (Voiceover) So it seems that all the vents are connected to each restroom. And according to the map Dave gave us, one of which is stationed within the surveillance room, which is perfect for us. Robbie, you'll need to pose as one of the officers to try and throw them off.
Robbie: (Voiceover) But won't they realize that I'm not part of their usual group? What about the guy who actually runs surveillance?
Jason: (Voiceover) You leave that to me.
(Inside the security room, Robbie appears in a full Scottish military uniform, along with another guard, in front of a giant screen made up of images all around the castle.)
Surveillance guard: And here is where you can zoom in and out to get a better look.
(Robbie nods and replies with an obviously forced Scottish accent.)
Robbie: That sounds… awesome.
Surveillance guard: Hmm…
Robbie: Is that the crown room right over there?
Surveillance guard: It sure is; holds many of Scotland's most prized ancient artifacts.
Robbie: Right on… uhm, cheers.
Surveillance guard: So what part of Scotland did you say you were from again? Your accent sounds like none I've ever heard before.
Robbie: Oh, well… you know. I'm from… I'm from… the part with all the white people?
Surveillance guard: Hmm….. have any clue why Andy couldn't make it tonight?
Robbie: He was feeling a bit under the weather last night. Between you and me, I think he got trashed.
(Outside of the castle, morphed pink and blue rangers carry a tied up man in shorts and an undershirt, and toss him in a dumpster out back.)
Robbie: You know Andy.
Surveillance guard: Do you know Andy? He's a recovering alcoholic.
Robbie: They have those here?
Surveillance guard: Excuse me?
Robbie: Uhm, nothing… I-I've got to use the toilets.
(Robbie excuses himself from his seat and hurries over to the bathroom, worrying he's blowing his cover. Once he's there, he realizes Trini has been on the other side of a bolted down vent waiting for him.)
Trini: So nice of you to join me.
Robbie: Oh Trini, thank god you're here. I'm dying out there. I don't think he buys that I'm a Scot for a second. He let me talk about Scottish soccer for ten minutes before he told me that the call it football here.
Trini: Look, we don't have much time, just let me down please.
(Robbie climbs up the toilet and unscrews it easily with his bare hands. He does fumble momentarily with the vent, but gets a grip on it and helps Trini down.)
Robbie: Trini… I just want to tell you that I'm really sorry.
Trini: Robbie… really, now isn't the time to talk about this. We're in the middle of breaking and entering into what looks like a military base. Can we talk later please?
Robbie: I… guess you're right. Look though, I'm not too sure this guy's going to greet you warmly, I think we should morph and prepare to subdue him.
Trini: You may have a point. It's morphin time.
Robbie: Stegosaurus!
Trini: Saber-toothed Tiger!
(Now morphed, the two burst through the door with their guns drawn. Unfortunately, they were greeted by the barrels of five Scottish soldiers, all of whom were alerted by the surveillance guard.)
Robbie: Whoa!
Commanding Officer: Hands behind your head, now!
Trini: (groans) Robbie…
Robbie: Why didn't he just tell me it was football!
Trini: What do we do?
Robbie: Fight!
(As the officers' inch closer, Robbie and Trini both land heel kicks to the faces to the officer in front of them. They tumble backwards to the ground, allowing both Robbie and Trini to reach for their guns and smack two more officers across the face with them. The last one manages to wildly fire his weapon in Trini's direction, but she dodges any real harm before running up close and driving her palms into his chest, incapacitating him instantly.)
Robbie: Are you alright Trini?
(Robbie rushes over to his girlfriend, concerned that he might have possibly grazed her. However Trini brushes him off a little coldly as she approaches the security console.)
Trini: I'm fine. We can't waste more time; I'd imagine more officers will be on their way.
Robbie: (sighs) Sure. I just wish it weren't like this.
Trini: I wish you didn't do what you did.
Robbie: I already apologized.
Trini: Do you even know what you're apologizing to me for?
Robbie: …not really.
Trini: How about for not being completely honest with me and making me 'the other girl' while you were cheating on someone before me. Honestly, how am I supposed to trust you now?
Robbie: I… don't have an answer to that.
Trini: That's a first.
Robbie: I just wish you understood why I did it. Hannah was special to me, she still is. But it just makes… I felt something really special between us, and I felt it for a very long time and I didn't act upon it. Then my dad died and you came over to my house to console me before telling me you liked me and… I knew I couldn't pass up a gift like that.
Trini: …
Robbie: I feel terrible for Hannah each and every day, and I'll probably never forgive myself for doing that to someone going through a rough time. But honestly, I'd do it again. That's how much I like you.
(Trini doesn't say anything, but looks to be at the very least moved by his rationalization. Before he can continue though, she cracks the security locks set in place, clearing a path to the crown room.)
Trini: We should get going.
(She turns toward the exits and avoids eye contact with him the entire way, while a disheartened Robbie follows. Outside the castle, Jason readies to provide the most important part of the heist, the diversion.)
Jason: It's morphin time!
Jason: Tyrannosaurus!
(Jason pulls out his power sword and barges through the front door to assure he gets everyone's attention.)
Jason: Alright everyone get down!
"Hey! It's the red Sentai ranger!"
(Initially miffed by being confused Craig, Jason decides to run with it.)
Jason: Yeah, that's right it's me. I'm here to beat up some more civilians cause I'm a huge tool. …also, I'm super depressing to be around.
(The soldiers waste no time leaping from the dinner table and reaching for their weapons. Jason succeeds in getting everyone on him while allowing his friends to break into the crown room. Jason runs to a hidden corner and teleports to safety. Inside the crown room, Robbie and Trini grab what they need and teleport with him along with Zack, Kimberly and Billy.)
Billy: Is everyone alright?
Zack: I'm great, that was fun.
Trini: I don't think being cornered at gun point is my definition of fun.
Robbie: That did get a little hairy toward the end.
Kimberly: Well, did you get it?
(Robbie doesn't respond right away, but it's clear he's only doing so just to get everyone worked up. He reaches behind his back and pulls out the majestic sword of thunder in all its beauty; polished, sharp to the touch with indecipherable markings at the butt of the sword. The thunderbolt engraved down the middle of the blade, confirmed that they had taken the right sword. It's everything one would imagine the majestic sword would look like, except for one thing.)
Kimberly: That's it? It's so small.
(It's about three feet in length; about the size of a child's toy.)
Zack: Hey, who cares about the size as long as it works?
Kimberly: Getting awfully defensive there Zack…
Zack: No! I'm just saying.
Jason: Come on, we've just got to go find the Scottish team. They shouldn't be too difficult to find.
Robbie: Yeah, you should be able to recognize Hannah by her pitchfork.
Zack: Zedd won't stand a chance after we get our new Zords.
(As the team heads back toward town, a voice calls to them close by.)
"Is that so?"
(The entire team stops dead in its track and turns around to see a strange, blurry muscular figure about fifty yards away. And as with everything they've encountered on this trip, they assume hostility.)
Trini: What was that?
Billy: Over there!
Zack: (yells) Yo, who are you?
Lord Zedd: I am Lord Zedd, emperor of all you see. Or so will be the case after tonight.
To Be Continued.