Chapter Thirty Seven. The Joining.
Previously On Poke Rangers G-Force...
As the rangers looked to be winning the battles against them, Regli brought back General Darkia from the confines of death to help him defeat the Poke Rangers. Yet, even despite his best efforts, the rangers remained strong and managed to keep Verger safe. Danni discovered about an item called the Glace Crystal which could be used to send a world into an ice age. As Regli discovered about this item, he sent the Glaidevass monster to grab it and do such a job. With the other rangers frozen by her ice attacks, Danni managed to completely recover her powers and defeat Glaidevass, before a combination of the Houndoom Zord and the Meta-Force Megazord finished the monster off completely...
"This has become completely unacceptable!" Regli bellowed, looking at all of his henchmen. Jirona, Darkia, Chimzor, Pura, Nocto and even a few Gollins that were milling around. "We have been beaten too many times by these rangers and it is starting to irritate me. This is your ultimatum. The entire lot of you have three chances to destroy them or I'm going to take the matter into my own hands. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to resort to that, but I will. And when I create my brave new world in this region, none of you will be a part of it."
As silence rang out through the cave, he glared at them all again.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" he demanded. "Go think of ways to destroy!"
With those words still causing many of them to gulp, the group started to filter away from the main area of the cave.
"You think that he would turn on us?" Chimzor muttered, looking over at Darkia with sudden worry. "I've been destroyed before, by the rangers. I don't particularly want to do this again."
"He will destroy you if he has to," Darkia warned. "With a song in his heart. He's done it before in the future. If you fail him as often as we all have..."
"How can we stop this?" Chimzor said, pleadingly. "I don't want to become a pile of scrap metal and ash. You've surely got a plan."
"Indeed I have," Darkia told him. "And, it's a good one. I think that you might be able to help me out with it. But, only because it's idiot proof."
"So, what is it?"
"Come and find out."
G-Force. G-Force.
The G-Force Rangers look at the camera.
Somethings coming from the future, something you can't beat.
Regli glares at the camera, before shaking his fist.
Somethings coming to the past, something that might spell...
There's a streak of red light, and Crane looks at the camera. Crane Edwards. Red G-Force Ranger. Created by Blue Bongo.
The End.
There's a streak of green light, and Mitzi looks at the camera. Mitzi Arnold. Green G-Force Ranger. Created By Jeanne Reveur.
The End is here, so you better pray for G-Force!!!!!
There's a streak of blue light. Duo turns around and looks at the camera. Duo Roronoa. Blue G-Force Ranger. Created by Jmb2nami
G-Force!!!!
There's a streak of yellow light. Chip turns around and looks at the camera. Chip Larson. Yellow G-Force Ranger. Created by Sage Monarch.
G-Force!!!!!! Go G-Force!!!!!
There's a streak of pink light. Paige turns around and looks at the camera. Paige Martinez. Pink G-Force Ranger. Created by Famousgirl01
G-Force!!!!!!
A streak of silver light. Scott turns around and looks at the camera. Scott Devaney. Silver G-Force Ranger. Created by Blue Bongo.
Always one step behind you, always three steps forward.
The G-Force rangers form the Force Cannon, and blast something with it.
Together, as a team, there's no one we can't beat.
A streak of black light. Danni turns around and looks at the camera. Danielle Tanner. Black G-Force ranger. Created by Joseph Winter.
There's no height we can't reach.
The G-Force and Timestrike Megazords appear.
G-Force. G-Force!!!!!
Dorlinda shakes his head. Crane transforms into his Batillizer.
Protectors of the past and the future
The Metagross and Houndoom Zords attack
Go G-Force!!!!!"
The Transwarp Ultrazord fires its Roar of Time attack.
Poke Rangers G-Force.
Poke Rangers G-Force. Created by Blue Bongo. Verger region created by Blue Bongo. All rights reserved.
Poke Rangers Gooooooooooooo!!!!!
"That's pretty... Well, I can't decide if it's sad or kind of retro," Mitzi said, looking up over to what was going on. The Pokemon Centre had recently had a couple of old arcade games installed. Celebi Crisis 4 and Mansion of the Shedinja, giving the place the feeling of an old arcade.
"Retro," Scott offered. Up across from the two of them, Duo and Chip were currently playing Celebi Crisis, shooting various bad guys wearing the uniforms of crime syndicates. "Hey, can't blame them for trying to do something different with the Pokemon Centre."
"That's another thing," Mitzi continued. "Why do no other Pokemon Centres have a coffee bar, yet this one does?"
Peeling a satsuma, Scott shrugged. Both of them could hear Duo shout in anger as he was killed.
"Maybe the locals in Eon City prefer coffee more than they do in other towns," he said. "Either that or it was a great social experiment that failed."
"I don't know," Duo said, coming back over to grab some more coins out of his jacket pocket. "Failure seems a pretty harsh term. If you look up failure in the dictionary, it won't have a picture of this next to it. Probably a picture of Regli and his gang of jokers."
"Now, that's something that we can agree on," Mitzi smiled. "Just enjoying the relative peace, because it probably won't last. How long do you think it'll be before we have to deal with another mutant freak?"
"You taking bets?" Scott wondered, reaching down to his pocket. "I'll say it'll be in the next six hours."
He dropped some dollar bills down onto the table.
"Normally, I only gamble with chumps," Duo mused. "But, in your case, I'll make an exception."
Still grinning, he placed down some money of his own.
"Four hours," he offered.
At this point, Mitzi let out a laugh.
"Forty eight minutes," she said, placing some cash of her own down onto the table.
"That's... Precise," Scott remarked. "What makes you so sure?"
"I've got a feeling," she said. "Now, who's going to keep a hold of that money while we wait?"
"What are we doing down here?" Chimzor growled, as he followed Darkia into another subterranean cave. It seemed like they'd been walking for hours, as the darkness began to get to him.
"I've been building something that is a sure fire way to ensure that the rangers are defeated," the general told him. "Something completely fool proof. Something that cannot fail."
"And you built this?" Chimzor muttered.
"Found it might be more accurate," Darkia replied. "In the future, I came across an item known as the Eclipse Stone. A rock that can... Well, it can increase power. But, it takes at least two to use it to the max potential. The rangers destroyed it in the future, but it still exists in this time period."
"And, you just happened to find it by accident?"
"Hell no, I stole it from the Reims building in Holimar City."
"So, you're a master criminal as well as a general?"
Ignoring the quip, Darkia turned left into a large chamber. Just as he had said, a large black stone lay perched on a pedestal. Even in the darkness, Chimzor could tell how shiny it was.
"That's the Eclipse Stone?" Chimzor wondered. "Thought that it would be... A bit more impressive."
"It's a hulking black stone that's been in a cave for millenia remaining untouched by man, mutant or monster," Darkia said, scathingly. "What more do you want?"
"A big red button that you have to press to destroy the whole place," Chimzor replied. "So, how does it work?"
"Walk over and touch it," Darkia said, as he started to do, holding his stubby clawed hands out to the stone. "It's effects should take a little time to work, but when they do..."
Grinning at the thought, Chimzor strode over to the other side of the Eclipse Stone and banged his claws against the surface of the black rock.
Illuminating the entire cave, a huge flash of light erupted from the stone, washing over the pair of villains.
"Now, shall we go and destroy?" Darkia growled. "Get warmed up before the power boost kicks in."
"That sounds like a fantastic idea," Chimzor cackled, before the two of them vanished out of the cave.
"Well, looks like you're about to lose that bet," Duo said, looking over at Mitzi. "Only three minutes left and..."
Before he could finish his sentence, their morphers beeped.
"I love that guy!" Mitzi exclaimed, as she made to answer it. "What's up, Dorlinda? Monster on the loose?"
"Actually, there's two," the Lord of Time replied. "So, you might want to..."
"Sweet, does that mean that I win double money?" Mitzi wondered, only half seriously.
"Did anyone ever tell you not to interrupt beings who could throw you into a dimension where there are nothing but Corphish?" Dorlinda asked, suddenly changing his tone to irritated. "I need the four of you up here right away. You better see this."
"Okay, we'll be up shortly," Scott told him, before the line went dead.
"Right, pay up, suckers," the green ranger said, looking at both Duo and Scott.
"Is this really the defining issue at the moment?" Duo asked. "Plus, my criteria is the time it takes to actually get over there and engage the monster in combat."
"Mine is when it actually gets destroyed," Scott said.
They were still arguing as they left the Pokemon Centre, Chip shaking his head as he watched them go.
"Look, we made a bet as to how long it would take for the next monster to attack," Mitzi said, as they appeared in the Time Hole. "Now, pay up or we're going to have problems."
Hearing the sounds of them speaking, Crane spun around in his seat, resting his head against his arms.
"We do have problems," he said. "Darkia and Chimzor are on the rampage."
Pictures on the monitors showed the two monsters charging through Eon City, attacking anything that moved. A series of relentless attacks being thrown out in the mixture of their respective types.
"I sense that something isn't right here," Dorlinda mused. "So, you must approach with extreme caution."
"Where are Paige and Danni?" Chip asked. "We could use their help."
"Actually, I sent them over to Kanto to pick something up for me," Dorlinda said, looking suddenly sheepish. "Hey, I didn't know this would happen. And, they're currently out of the range of communication."
"What did you send them to get?" Scott wondered, sounding like he knew it was an irrelevant question.
"Never mind," Dorlinda told him. "So, as it stands, the five of you need to go and engage right now. But, be careful. As I said, something isn't right."
"If you can work out what it is, then let us know," Crane said, getting up out of the recliner. "Okay, let's do it, guys."
The five rangers brought out their morphers.
"Go... G-Force!"
"Psychic source... Steel Force!"
With those two commands, the five rangers morphed into their costumes, Dorlinda transporting them down towards the battlefield.
They appeared there a few moments later, taking up fighting stances as they spotted Darkia and Chimzor still wreaking havoc down on the city. Eon residents were charging around, trying to escape from the canage. Ever since the pictures on the monitor in the Time Hole had been taken, a swarm of Gollins had appeared from somewhere.
"Hey, they're here!" Chimzor exclaimed. "Just like we guessed."
"Okay, you two!" Crane said, rolling his eyes under his helmet. "Go back to the holes that you crawled from, and we won't take it any further."
"You're still trying to resolve things in a peaceful way," Darkia remarked, with disgust. "Twenty five centuries, and you really haven't changed."
"Could say the same about you," Crane replied. "You're still an unoriginal, crass moron."
"Hey!" Chip said, surprised. "You two going to catch up on old times or insults, or we going to fight?"
"Be careful what you wish for, yellow ranger," Chimzor snickered. "Gollins, attack!"
With that command, the Golbat foot soldiers charged to attack the rangers, who moved quickly to fight back. Crane leaped up into the air and sent one crashing back with a kick to the stomach. Before it could recover, he followed up with a pair of punches that ensured it kept down. Then, he was blindsided by two more. Mitzi tripped one down to the ground, before kicking it across towards another three Gollins. The blow was enough to create a domino effect that sent the rest of them down with them. Weaving out of the way of a series of strikes from a Gollin, Duo smashed his fist into the mouth of his opponent. Following it up with a roundhouse kick, he watched it hit the ground. Chip was surrounded by three of them, the Gollins circling the yellow ranger to try and pick him off. He didn't allow them that opportunity, rushing into the one closest to him and taking it down with a knee to the chest. Realising that it was stunned, not defeated, he turned to block a strike from the one coming up behind him. Bringing his booted foot up, he caught the Gollin sweetly in the stomach, forcing it back into its comrade behind it.
"Scott!" Crane shouted, seeing that the silver ranger was closest to the edge of the pack. He was holding two Gollins at bay with ease. Almost as if he was toying with them. "Go get Chimzor!"
He managed to break free and head for Darkia, hoping that Scott had heeded his order and was going to stop Chimzor.
While the rest of the rangers had been fighting the Gollins, Darkia and Chimzor had been circling the battle, looking for the opportune moment to pick off the rangers. But, with both Crane and Scott heading for them with intent, they had no choice but to fight. Something that Darkia relished as he swung out with a Dragon Claw and sent Crane flying through the air with just a single strike.
"You think you can take me?" the general roared. "Keep dreaming!"
"I've beaten you before," Crane replied, the Rapidash Horn Sabre appearing in his hands. "And, I'll do it again."
"Lightning never strikes twice," Darkia told him with a sarcastic smirk. "And, I'm stronger than the last time we faced. Thanks to a certain rock..."
Leaving Crane to ponder the meaning of his comment, he doubled over in ecstasy as the black lightning flashed across his body.
As Scott traded blows with Chimzor, he noticed that his opponent was doing the same as Darkia. The same black lightning raced across the mix of metal and fur that passed for Chimzor's skin. And, as he tried to go for another attack, the lightning struck back. Sending him crashing back into the midst of the Gollins. Instantly, the foot soldiers started to crowd around him and bash their fists against whatever bit of body that they could find.
"Scott!" Mitzi shouted, looking over to Duo. "We need to get him out of there!"
"Right," the blue ranger replied, watching as Chip sprinted over to go and deal with Chimzor.
"Roserade Petal Dance attack!"
As Mitzi gave the command, she jumped up into the air, her costumed body glowing with a green light. From the light, a burst of multicoloured petals burst out and raked through the Gollins, shredding them to pieces. But, she didn't get all of them.
"Lapras Surf attack!"
At Duo'd command, he leaped up into the air, his body shimmering with a bright blue energy. From his body, a tidal wave of water burst out and drenched the remaining Gollins. With them gone, Scott managed to jump to his feet.
"Thanks, guys," he said, watching how Crane and Chip rejoined them in the group. Across from them, Darkia and Chimzor were still glowing with the strange black lightning.
"What is that?" Duo wondered. "You ever seen anything like that before?"
As he spoke, he looked over at Crane, who shrugged.
"I'm not an encyclopedia?" the red ranger replied. "Although..."
Before they could attack again, the chained lightning got even larger. Even now, it was already starting to connect with each other. The dark thunder from Darkia was joining with that from Chimzor, creating some spectacular effects.
"Behold the power of the Eclipse Stone!" Darkia howled. "The power that will desecrate you!"
Now, Crane reacted, taking a step back.
"You didn't!" he shouted. "You didn't do that!"
"What's the Eclipse Stone?" Chip wondered.
"Why tell him Crane," Darkia laughed. "When he can see for himself!"
And with those words, the black lightning exploded all around the area, blinding the rangers.
When their vision returned, a vastly different sight was burned into their vision than had been there when it had whited out.
"Holy crap," Crane replied. "He did."
Both Chimzor and Darkia had vanished, leaving a drastically different monster in front of them. It looked like a mixture of the two, holding various parts from both.
"What's the Eclipse Stone?" Mitzi repeated.
"It... Was an ancient rock that he used in the future," Crane replied. "Combines the essences of both monsters and then multiplies it."
The monster in front of them had Darkia's torso, face, arms and legs, while also having Chimzor's wings, claws, skin and colouring. The expression on the face was a sarcastic sneer. Several traces of armour that looked suspiciously like parts of Darkia's skin remained to cover the vital areas of his body.
"So, a new Eclipse monster," Crane said. "Get ready, rangers. This is going to be..."
Before he could finish his command, the monster launched out a Special Rend towards the rangers, the powerful blast exploding on contact to send the rangers crashing down to the sidewalk.
"Feel the power of Dark Chimzor!" the monster screeched. "And die!"
"We might need a bit of help," Mitzi groaned.
And, as she said that, Dorlinda's voice came through their helmets.
"I'm trying to track down Paige and Danni as we speak," he said.
"That item you sent them to get better be important," Duo quipped. "Because, we can't form the Force Cannon without Paige."
Unsteady on his feet, Crane managed to get back up.
"No," he said. "But, we do have something else on our side."
He gripped the amulet firmly in his gloved fist, before hurling it up into the air.
"Fires of Time! Activate!"
"Nice jacket," Paige said, as Danni came out of the Department Store in Celadon City, wearing a black leather jacket."
"Hey, I saw it and figured I need to add some black to my clothing," Danni quipped. "Normally, the colour makes me look like a goth."
"Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course," Paige said.
"No, of course not," the black ranger continued. "Just not my personal choice of look."
"Well, since we've got Dorlinda's item," Paige said. "You think of anything else we need to do?"
The heavy silver trim ran up the legs, also wrapping around the tops of his boots. Also, running across his belt, making it a shiny silver colour. Next came the drastic changes to his upper body. Similar to the silver chest plate that ran across the front of a Dialga, a large hunk of silver armour passed across his shoulders and upper body. The gem in the middle of it burned with a furiously flashing red flame, the silver trim extending out across his arms as well. And, his visor turned a dark silvery-blue colour.
Now protected by his armour, Crane glared at Dark Chimzor. Behind him, the other four rangers got to their feet. Scott, Chip and Mitzi took their G-Force Blasters out from the holsters, while Duo drew his Lapras Jet Cannon.
"Enough is enough," Crane commanded. "Need to hit him with everything we have. Ready!"
"G-Force Blasters, fire!" the three rangers shouted, blasting Dark Chimzor with their weapons.
"Jet Cannon!" Duo roared, spraying the monster with a powerfully forceful blast of water.
"Overheat Cannon, fire!" Crane called, the white hot burst of fire shooting out from his armour and striking Dark Chimzor square in the stomach.
"Elemental attacks!" Scott shouted, seeing that the monster still wasn't done for. "Metagross Bullet Punch!"
He leaped into the air, his gloves glowing with a silver light. Throwing himself forward with a lightning fast speed, he sent several rapid blows into the body of Dark Chimzor.
"Lapras Surf attack!"
For the second time, Duo threw himself forward, his body again glowing with the bright blue light. From the energy swathing him, a strong torrent of water burst out and crashed into the monster. As he was drenched, Dark Chimzor let out a growl.
"Manectric Volt Tackle attack!" Chip shouted, charging forward across the ground. His body began to coat itself into a yellow shimmer of energy, energy that exploded as he hit the monster square on.
Next, Mitzi went for it. Her body glowing with a green wake of energy as she leaped into the air.
"Roserade Petal Dance attack!" she cried, watching the petals burst out from her suit and spin out to rake across Dark Chimzor, who grunted in pain as he was hit with the move.
To compound it all, Crane brought up his fist and crashed it against the gem in the middle of his armour. As usual, time stopped completely, allowing him to get close to Dark Chimzor and hit him several times with his Horn Sabre. Confident that the damage had been done, he let time return to normal, seeing Dark Chimzor drop down to one knee.
"Not so tough now, are you?" he said, looking down at the cracked skin. Skin that seemed to be rapidly healing before his eyes.
"Oh crap."
Before he could react, Dark Chimzor reared up to his feet, hitting Crane with a Special Rend attack at close range. The force of the attack was enough to send him crashing into the nearest building. As he hit the ground at the base of the structure, he felt his armour fade away, leaving him in the normal ranger costume.
"That all you got?" the monster snickered.
"They seem to be winning," Regli said, folding his arms. "If I'd known that all it took was a kick up the ass, I'd have done it a long time ago."
Bouncing around the cave, Nocto stuck one of her wings up, looking over at him eagerly.
"You want me go down and kick it up a notch?" she asked. "So that they can crush the rangers into dust faster than it would normally take."
"Actually, that sounds like quite a good idea," Pura offered. "If the rangers weapons can't even scratch them, what chance that the zords will be able to as well?"
"Nocto," Regli snapped. "Do it."
As he tried to get back up to his feet, his body aching from where he had been thrown into the building, Crane could see that the other rangers weren't faring much better against Dark Chimzor. Bringing his morpher up to his mouthpiece, he began to groan out some words.
"Dorlinda, you need to try and find the Eclipse Stone," he said, as Chip was thrown up into the air by a Shadow Punch. Before he could hit the ground, Dark Chimzor spun around and kicked him through across the ground. "That's what's giving them their power."
"I've been searching for it," the Lord of Time protested. "And, as soon as I manage to get in touch with them, I'll send Paige and Danni to destroy it. Assuming I can find it before then."
Before he could reply, Crane spotted Nocto appear in a flurry of feathers.
"You might want to get Danni over here instead," he said, getting to his feet. "Because, it looks like we're going to need the Houndoom Zord to give us some time."
As he moved over to join the other rangers, waves of psychic energy burst out from Nocto's eyes, washing over Dark Chimzor.
"You are feeling very sleepy," she said, her voice its usual flat emotionless baritone. "You want to grow bigger. Much bigger."
Thrashing around under the waves of the attack, Dark Chimzor began to grow, rising high up into the air.
"Aww, man," Mitzi muttered. "When are we going to get a break?"
"Hope the Time Battlers are repaired," Duo quipped.
"Dialga Carrier, mobilise!" Crane shouted.
Somehow, neither of the two rangers were surprised to hear their morphers beep as they headed towards the exit of Celadon City.
"Hey, Dorlinda," Paige replied, bringing it up to speak. "We got your item and..."
"Never mind that," the Lord of Time said, frantically throwing out his words. "We've got a problem. Chimzor and Darkia used the Eclipse Stone to combine and now they're fighting the other rangers."
"We have to go and help them," Danni said. "Dorlinda, get us over there and we can..."
"Here's the plan," the Lord of Time replied, interrupting her. "Danni, take the Houndoom Zord and help them out when you get back to Verger. Paige, since the others are busy, I need you to take your Patroller and get to the Eclipse Stone. It's at least forty miles from the closest entrance, you'll need to push it to get there in time."
"And, since I don't have a Patroller..." Danni said, shaking her head. "Just pointing it out."
"Time is an issue," he told her.
"Sure, it is, timelord," Paige quipped. "Okay, let's get down to it."
With that, the two of them vanished away in streams of black and pink energy.
At Crane's command, the Dialga Carrier rolled out from the distance, the hatches on its front and back opening up to let the Time Battlers out of storage. The Metagross Zord flew behind the huge zord, having heard Scott's command.
From the cockpits of the machines, the five beams of multicoloured light shot out to suck the respective rangers inside.
"Time Battler One, online!"
"Time Battler Two, online!"
"Time Battler Three, online!"
"Time Battler Four, online!"
"Metagross Zord active!"
As Dark Chimzor laughed, the five zords surrounded him to try and form a plan of attack.
"What's the plan?" Mitzi wondered. "How are we going to...?"
Before she could finish her question, the monster attacked. Lunging out, he crashed against the Breloom Time Battler, sending the zord staggering back. Wasting no time, he spun around and launched a Hyper Beam at the Hariyama Time Battler.
"Man, this thing is brutal," Chip exclaimed, as he tried to bring the zords hands up to block the attack. "This isn't going to be pretty."
"Zen Headbutt!" Scott commanded.
With those words, his zord shot forward, the cross on its face glowing with an electric blue light as it flew through the air. Ready to hit Dark Chimzor in the back.
Only for the combination monster to turn and hold the Metagross Zord back with both hands.
"Feel free to attack while he's distracted," the silver ranger groaned. Working away at the controls, he tried to break free of Dark Chimzor's grasp. He could see the claws clamped down around the limbs, rendering him completely immobile.
Yet, with the monster distracted, the Time Battlers belonging to Crane and Duo came up behind it. The Poliwrath throwing out an Ice Punch, while the Infernape unleashed a Flamethrower.
With the twin attacks hitting Dark Chimzor in the back, he let out a roar and turned to face them both. Promptly being hit from behind with the Zen Headbutt that had been building up power after being held.
Roaring in pain, his attention was split by the different foes. Now, the Hariyama and the Breloom were back on their feet.
"Seed Bomb!"
"Focus Blast!"
The two ranged attacks came tearing into Dark Chimzor, hitting him in the stomach. Yet, he didn't seem fazed by either.
"Seed Bomb, what the fu...?" Duo exclaimed. "That thing's a mixture of ghost, dragon, steel and fire. You'd be better off hitting it with a..."
Before he could finish his rant, Dark Chimzor spun and hit the Poliwrath Time Battler with a lightning fast Aerial Ace attack.
"Where the heck did that come from?" Crane wondered, before seeing the monster attack again to down the Breloom.
"I really really wish that my zord was another type right about now," Mitzi said, as she hit the ground.
Next, Chip and the Hariyama were hit with the Aerial Ace, the first one enough to deal some serious damage to the zord. Then, before he could throw up a defensive manouever to block it, the second one came crunching in.
"Just you and me, Crane," Dark Chimzor laughed, turning to launch a Fire Blast at the Metagross Zord.
Yet, before Scott was hit, a black streak came charging from out of nowhere taking the fire type attack that had been meant for the steel type zord.
"May need to take another guess at that," Danni said, her voice coming through the intercom system in all five zords. "Love that Flash Fire. Now, switching to Battle Mode."
The rear legs of the Houndoom Zord began to shift and turn, the machine jumping up into the air to roll over. The back now became the front as both the fore and rear legs reversed to aim that way. In addition to this the head slid backwards, the horns linking up under the arms of the zord for extra security. The nozzle of a cannon pointed out of the jaws on the chest, while a humanoid head could be seen where the beast-like head had been earlier. A black coloured head with yellow eyes. Standing up on two legs, the Houndoom Zord let out a roar as it faced Dark Chimzor.
Keeping the accelerator pushed down as far as it would go, Paige was forcing her way through the tunnels. Only a thin beam of light showing the ground in front of her. For all she knew, she could be heading straight for a wall.
"I hate this part," she muttered.
Yet, even as she said the words, her motorcycle burst through into an open chamber. And, she could quickly see the black stone that Dorlinda had described to her.
"Yet, this is turning out to be easier than I thought," Paige continued, getting up off her Patroller.
After taking a few steps towards the stone, it began to glow with a black light.
"Well, that can't be good."
She couldn't help but groan, as a huge monster appeared from the stone. It looked like a huge black Tauros and human combo, stood high on two legs. Banging his huge fists together with a sound that resembled meat being tenderised. Its eyes were red and the horns incredibly pointed.
"I had to open my big mouth," she groaned, taking a fighting stance. Behind the monster, she could see that the stone still remained. If only she could get it without getting into too much of a fight.
And then, the monster charged, forcing everything but survival out of her system.
"So, the traitor has come home to roost!" Dark Chimzor roared. "This should be interesting."
"How about I burn you instead and we all go home happy," Danni replied, sarcastically.
"Interesting..." the monster replied. "I'll pass."
With that, he launched a Special Rend towards the Houndoom Zord, hitting the machine in the stomach. Again, the zord let out a roar of pain, as the Time Battler's tried to get back up.
"Might need some help here," Scott said, getting the Metagross Zord back up. "Dorlinda, can you launch the G-Force Zords? I've got the urge to blast something here."
"Right on it," Dorlinda replied.
"Metronome Daggers!"
As she ducked down under the blow from the Eclipse monster, Paige's weapons appeared within her hands. She slashed out at the black beast, bringing a growl of pain from him.
"You cannot stop me!" he howled, bringing up one of his hooved feet and kicking her. "I am the embodiment of the Eclipse Stone." She was sent flying through the air by the force of the blow, groaning in pain and clutching at her shoulder. One of her daggers dropped to the dirt, her arm wracked with pain.
"Ouch," she hissed, trying to massage some feeling back. But, the Eclipse Embodiment wasn't giving her much time to do so, as he charged at her.
As the final stages occurred of the G-Force Megazord formation, Scott didn't waste any time in putting his plan into action.
"Meta-Force Megazord now!"
First the Metagross Zord shot up into the air, the jaws opening up as wide as possible. The entire middle section filleted out as it did so, the metal cross across its face moving out onto its stomach. The rear legs began to point down, melding against the legs of the G-Force Megazord. The main body of the Metagross joined with the chest of the Megazord, offering extra armour across the upper body. The cross facing out centrally. The two forward arms of the Metagross zord placed across the shoulders of the Megazord, creating a pair of cannons. They began to spin into action, readying themselves to be used.
"This should be fun," the silver ranger muttered. "Okay, Meteor Mash!"
Throwing herself out of the way, wincing as the pain shot up her shoulder, Paige brought her one remaining dagger back up to bear and raked it across through the air to cut into the Eclipse Embodiment. It yelled in pain, Paige realising that it was crackling with electricity as he did so.
"That hurt you?" she demanded, trying to blank the pain from her mind and reach for the other dagger.
"Not as much as you'll be hurt when I pluck the flesh from your bones," he growled. "Wonder if that suit'll add flavour to your skin."
"Too bad you'll never find out," she replied, lunging for the weapon. Her fingers closed around the hilt of the dagger, only for Eclipse to charge and hit her with a Headbutt. The light from the daggers seemed to soothe the pain within her arm, letting her bring it up in defense. She could see the blade glow with a green light, the other still crackling with electricity.
"First cut is the deepest," she quipped, slashing out with the weapons to create an X shape across his stomach. As he staggered back away from her, Paige charged past him to attack to go for the stone. Seeing it in front of her, she brought up her weapons and sent them smashing into the rock. It smashed under the blow, forcing a yell of pain from the Eclipse Embodiment.
"Now, that's gotta hurt," she muttered, watching the monster collapse to the ground and explode.
As the Meta-Force Megazord hit Dark Chimzor with its Meteor Mash, the monster held firm. Then he hit the Megazord with a Shadow Punch, an attack that didn't cause much damage.
"That all you got?" Scott asked.
"No, this is!" he snarled, throwing out several more attacks into the Megazord. Followed by a Dragon Claw that sent the machine staggering back.
"Water Pulse!"
An orb of liquid flew out from Dark Chimzor's claws, drenching the machine completely.
"Okay, this is less fun," Scott said, trying to bring the Megazord back under control.
Then, for some reason unknown, he watched Dark Chimzor stagger back away from him. The black lightning was appearing again, but this time it seemed to hurt the monster.
"What's going on?" Duo wondered.
"Looks like he's imploding," Crane said. "That can only be good. The Eclipse Stone has been destroyed. Now, they're rejecting each other. Soon, they'll be back to normal."
"So, let's give them a helping hand!"
At that voice, everyone looked around to see where it had come from. And, the Gallade Time Battler lunged out of nowhere, hitting the deteriorating Dark Chimzor with an attack.
"Psycho Cut!" Paige commanded.
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Danni said. "Okay, go do your thing."
"Timestrike Megazord, formation!" the five rangers yelled.
Their legs sinking into the body, the Gallade and the Hariyama shortened down to half their regular size. Their heads collapsed back to create holes in the top of their bodies, while the arms folded into the body to create a pair of legs. The Breloom leaped up into the air, its two legs fitting into the holes with a certain snugness. Next, the Poliwrath jumped up, the arms and legs combining to form a pair of arms for the new Megazord. The swirl on its body pushed itself out to add to the armour. Then, the Infernape lunged in, the head turning around to form the head of the Megazord. The majority of the Infernape's body completed the chest of the Megazord, while the limbs added to the arms to increase the power within them.
"You want to finish these guys off?" Danni asked, as the three Megazords lined up to face the monster. Now, they were splitting apart completely, roaring in pain.
"I think they're about to..."
Before Chip could finish speaking, Dark Chimzor exploded into nothing.
"Do that," he finished, rather lamely.
"Son of a Jynx," Chimzor exclaimed, as he and Darkia crashed down to the floor of the cave. Both of them were badly burned by what had happened, wincing in pain. "That really smarts."
"Let me guess..." Pura said, dryly. "You failed again."
"Don't say a word!" Darka snapped. "And, that's an order!"
"So, here's your packet," Paige said, handing the brown envelope over to Dorlinda. After collapsing the zords and putting them back into storage, the rangers had gone back to the Time Hole to talk to Dorlinda.
"Thank you for getting me this," the Lord of Time replied. "An old friend in the Kanto region found it and figured that it was something I should have."
"When you say old friend..." Duo started to ask.
"Yeah, old friend," Dorlinda said. "As in centuries. Anyway, congratulations on destroying the Eclipse Stone and stopping Dark Chimzor. You've all done well."
"No problem," Chip said. "My head is a punching bag. Stick it where it hurts and..."
"Yeah, there's evidence of that," Scott quipped. "So, celebrations? I'm in the mood for that. Think that we earned it after our latest climatic battle."
"I'm up for that," Danni said.
Looking over at Paige, Crane grinned as he saw that she was still favouring her shoulder.
"Go on," he remarked. "I'll scrounge you up an ice pack."
"Until next time, rangers," Dorlinda said, activating the transporter to send them away.
As they vanished, he picked up his package, tearing it open with interest. And, as he took the piece of brown parchment out, he realised that it was some sort of map.
"But," he muttered to himself, unfolding it. "A map to what?"
Author's Notes.
Hope that was okay. Hope that you liked it.
As to the map... Well, all will be revealed in time.
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Random note, in my original plan for this, Scott was scheduled to lose his power. But, I changed my mind.
And, thanks for reading.
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Anyway, next chapter will be entitled Burn Bright Ye Lonely Heart and will be up sometime soon.