Chapter Thirty Nine. Key To Our Lives.
Previously On Poké Rangers SDI...
After returning from space, the rangers became annoyed at the way Luke and Nahir were avoiding each other. All while Danni was suffering from some strange nosebleeds that she refused to get treatment over. Meanwhile, sink holes were appearing all over Verger in conjunction with the disappearance of several people. Appealing to Commander Bristow, Xavier went out on his own to investigate what was happening. He promptly found it, being sucked down into the tunnels below Verger. Down there, Jyngella and the Rhyrein demon were trying to search for an old crown that would grant them more power. Using the scanner in his morpher, Xavier managed to find it, only to be ambushed by the two demons. He was unable to hold them off completely on his own while trying to keep the crown safe, and Rhyrein got it. Using his Battlizer, he managed to get the demon out of the tunnels and up to the surface where the other rangers showed up to help. Andrew stealing the crown, and everyone else blasting him. As he reformed, he proved to be too much for the two Megazords. Prompting Miranda to tell them to activate the Dragon Alphazord. Using the new Megazord, they managed to defeat the demon. Later, after all the people had been rescued, the other four rangers came up with a way to get Luke and Nahir talking to each other again by locking them in a room together. Only for Luke to admit to Xavier that he was falling in love with Nahir...
"More nosebleeds, huh?"
"Ignoring them," Danni said, wiping at her nose. "It'll pass."
"Seriously, you should get down to the medical bay and have someone take a look at that," Katie insisted. "You've been having them for a week."
"Which means that it should pass soon," the yellow ranger replied. "Seriously, how much longer can it go on for?"
"Maybe you should ask a doctor," Nahir suggested. "You can't keep it concealed forever."
"Why do you not want to get help about it?" Katie wondered. "Surely it would..."
"Just drop it okay," Danni said, angrily. "It's starting to annoy me."
"Hey, calm down," Katie replied, just as angrily. "We're only worried about you."
"I'm starting to reconsider that," Nahir said, grumpily.
"Look, I know that," Danni said, her whole demeanour changing. "I'm just stressing out over it."
"Then, why not get a medical opinion..."
"Let's not start it again," the yellow ranger insisted. "I'm not in the mood."
"Not in the mood for what?"
The three female rangers looking up, they saw Miranda stood at the doorway. Almost as if she'd been listening to the conversation.
"Nothing, never mind," Danni said. "What's up?"
"I came to find Katie," Miranda replied. "We need your help on something."
"What is it?" Katie asked, instantly interested.
"Some rubble came loose the other day," Miranda told her. "It's caused cracks in the stilts of the Aquabase. We need you to go down in your scuba gear and mark the cracks with luminous spray so the technical team can go and find them. It knocked out our sensors down there, so we can't find them otherwise."
"Yeah, you should totally do that," Danni said.
"I'll get right on it," Katie replied, getting off her bed and heading for the exit. "If you'll excuse me. Can I borrow a suit and tank? Mine are elsewhere."
"Of course," Miranda said. "Let Dominic know what you need."
SDI ready!
The five rangers salute at the camera. Shots of Waterfall Shores.
Somewhere out there, a signal is calling
Princess Jyngella sits on her throne. Ramelow, Kable and Joltara bow down to her.
Verger is falling.
The Aquabase is shown, the train bay rises up out of the ocean. The rangers pose with the Lugia Lances.
The danger is here.
Danni leans back in her chair, shaking her head. Shots of her climbing up the Merlin's Plateau. Danielle Tanner. Yellow SDI ranger. Created by Joseph Winter.
Better call on SDI!
Katie drops into the pool, ducking under the water. Shots of her scuba diving. Katie Myers. Blue SDI ranger. Created by Blue Bongo.
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Xavier sprays a fire with a hose. Shots of him diving through a window. Xavier Jackson. Red SDI ranger. Created by Blazin' Saddles.
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Nahir reads a book, shaking her head as the alarm goes off. Shots of her sat in the medical bay. Nahir Moon. Pink SDI ranger. Created by Famousgirl01.
The trials will test you.
Luke does a chin up on a door frame. Shots of him stood at the helipad. Luke Sunderland. Green SDI ranger. Created by MakubeDaKiddX.
Better call on SDI!
Andrew leans back against a console. Shots of him wielding the Dragon Staff. Andrew Bristow. Gold SDI ranger. Created by Blue Bongo.
S... D... I...
Miranda and Dominic appear. Commander Bristow shakes his head as something blows up.
Powers on display
The Skull Tower appears. Darkia, Joltara, Ramelow and Kable bow down before the altar.
Rangers on the way
The SDI Megazord appears, swinging its sword. Xavier transforms into his Battlizer.
They'll save the day.
The Guardian Jet and Dragon Shuttle appear. They transform into their battle forms.
Poké Rangers SDI!
The five rangers pose. Horizon Megazord rises up behind them.
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Mal and Tim run into a cave with a camcorder. They're chased out by a swarm of Zubat.
S... D... I...
The Aura Carriers fly up off the track and into the sky. The Aura Carrier Megazord poses.
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"Whoo, that's cold," Katie said, dropping down into the water, feet first. Using the ladder for balance as Dominic bent down to show her the map of the Aquabase exterior. "But refreshing."
"You've got two hours worth of oxygen," the Pokémorph reminded her. "And two cans of a water resistant luminous spray. Work fast, mark the cracks and come back."
"And, you couldn't have done this with all the sensitive equipment in here?" Luke asked, incredulously. "That's..."
"We can't quite pinpoint it," Dominic snapped. "We know the general location, the coordinates of which we have programmed into your dive computer. You need to go here, here and here."
As he gestured to three different points on the map, Katie nodded each time. Before pulling the mask over her face.
"I'll get right on it," she said, before making to place the mouthpiece inside her jaws. "See you on the other side."
Finally fitting it in, the blue ranger let go and dropped down into the water. Swimming down through the tunnel.
"She'll be okay," Miranda said. "This isn't at all dangerous."
Swiming down through the dark waters, Katie followed one of the struts of the Aquabase down towards the ocean floor. Hearing the beeps on her dive computer grow steadily stronger as she pushed herself down. Seeing the dislodged material below her, just as Miranda had told her about earlier.
Okay, she thought, letting go of the stilt and moving through the water. Reaching for one can of spray as she dropped to the sand and rock below her. Digging her feet into it, she spotted one of the cracks. Instantly moving to place the can closer to the gash, she depressed the plunger. Spraying as much of it over the damage as she could afford, before turning to leave.
That was when she saw it across from her. Scores of sick water Pokémon struggling through the water, each looking in a terrible condition. For every one that was sick, more were looking even worse. She could see several upturned Goldeen close to her, their eyes blank and staring out through the murky water.
Swearing inwardly, Katie took a step back. Feeling the rubble almost cause her to slip on the ground, her ankle almost twisting under the movement. Wincing in pain, she brought the sore ankle up to rub at. As she did so, the blue ranger found herself wondering what could have caused it. And, if it was something unnatural, could she end up sick from it?
Breaking the can open at the top, letting all the spray deposit out all over the floor of the ocean, she swept it through the water that was causing the water Pokémon to go into convulsions. Hoping that it would be enough to get a sample, before placing the cap back across the top, Katie began to swim back up the water towards the Aquabase.
"That was quick," Xavier remarked, looking around as she pulled herself out of the pool. "Didn't know you were so fast."
"Yeah, I decided to come back up for a second," she said, handing the can over to Miranda. "Can you do me a favour and check this water out?"
"Why do you ask?" the scientist wondered. "Is there something...?"
"There's about forty sick and dying water Pokémon down in the water below us," Katie replied, grimly. "Something's doing that. It might be poisonous."
"Okay, go and finish the job," Miranda ordered. "And I'll run some tests on it. Try not to swim in the..."
"Yeah, it might be all poisonous," Katie replied. "Hate to tell you to forget it, but..."
"She does have a point, Mindy," Dominic muttered. "It is hard to order her to do that."
"Don't ever call me Mindy again," Miranda warned. "Or it really won't end well for you."
"Heh heh heh," Luke laughed. "You're in for it there, Arcady. Walking away with your tail between your legs."
"Yeah, don't you start either," Miranda warned, placing a sample of the water between a pair of microscope slides. "Otherwise..."
"Yes, you're right," she said, her eye still on the slide. "Very right indeed."
"So, it's poisonous?" Nahir asked. "Or..."
"It appears to be poisonous," Miranda confirmed, pulling away from the microscope. "Which is worrying."
"Someone's been dumping that stuff in the ocean?" Danni asked. "What kind of..."
"I know humans could do this," Xavier said. "But, what are the odds that it would be in the oceans near where the Aquabase is."
"This whole area is protected," Dominic remarked. "The government put the motion through. And, there are no chemical plants nearby. Nothing that could do this."
"So, in other words, you think it's demonic?" Nahir asked.
"That makes sense," Luke commented. "Target the oceans then we'd all be screwed."
"I can't believe that they'd stoop that low," Katie said, angrily.
"Really?" Andrew asked. "I can. I'm almost surprised they didn't try it before."
"Now's not the time to speculate," Katie replied. "What we need to do it find out what caused it and where it came from."
"Indeed," Dominic said. "Since all of us depend on the oceans for life, this could become very serious very quickly unless it's contained."
"How do you contain the ocean?" Danni wondered, before noticing that everyone was looking at her. Miranda and Dominic staring the most intently, as she realised that her nose was bleeding.
"Errr... Danni," Miranda said, softly. "You've got a little..."
"Oh, damn," she muttered. "Excuse me while..."
"You want to explain that?" Dominic asked, folding his arms. "Because..."
"Excuse me," she replied, wiping it away with a tissue. "But, I need to go see someone about that."
As she walked away, the other rangers all slightly confused, Miranda spoke up again.
"So, we have to try and find out where this is coming from," she said. "I've examining the compounds and am setting the scanners to locate traces of the poison in both the ocean and the atmosphere."
"But, if they're trying to poison the oceans, then what will scanning the atmosphere do?" Andrew wondered.
"It has to enter the ocean somewhere," Nahir pointed out. "Track that down and..."
"Okay, I see," the gold ranger replied, walking over to the poison to take a look at it. Wrinkling up his nose as he smelt it. "Wow, that smells bad."
"Like rotten Magikarp?" Katie asked. "Yeah, I noticed it earlier. Even in the water."
"You could smell something in the water?" Luke asked. "Must be pungent then."
"Hey, are you here?" Danni shouted, walking down the alley. Looking for the one that she sought to find. Hoping and praying that he had heard her request through the old G-Force morpher. "I need your help with something. Something that..."
"Still more nosebleeds?" the figure asked, walking out of the shadows. Narrowing his violet eyes at her. Almost daring her to lie to him.
"Still more nosebleeds," Danni confirmed. "You've got to put me in touch with Dorlinda. I need his help."
"I'd love to," Errol replied. "But, like I told your green wearing friend. He's currently unreachable. In a deep hibernation to restore his power."
"What's that all about?" Danni asked. "Really?"
"Every hundred years or so," Errol replied. "A Lord of Time has to go into a hibernation for six months to restore their powers to the maximum."
"So, no chance?" she wondered.
"Not unless he suddenly wakes up early," Errol said. "Anything that I can help you with?"
"I just need an opinion on what's causing them," Danni admitted. "I don't know what it is, but I just have a feeling that a human doctor wouldn't be able to help me."
"Let's take a look at you then," Errol replied, reaching into his coat and pulling out a stethoscope. To Danni's amusement. "See what I can find."
"What are you, some sort of doctor?"
"Not really," he replied. "But, I can tell you what your problems are if you care to listen."
"Then, let's find out," she replied, shrugging her shoulders.
"Seems like you're taking this kind of personally," Nahir remarked, watching Katie stride up and down the room. "Any chance that..."
"Everything's just stressing me out lately," Katie admitted. "Xavier going out on his own to try and prove something, Danni refusing to get help for something that's clearly wrong with her, the thing with you and Luke. Andrew for all his charm and skill, we still don't know anything much about. Sometimes, I feel like I'm the only one whose keeping sane."
"What thing between me and Luke?" Nahir asked. "There's nothing going on between me and Luke. We might have had a drunken moment..."
"And several sober ones," Katie muttered, under her breath, drawing a glare from the pink ranger. "What?"
"Hmmm..." Errol replied, taking the stethoscope away from Danni's chest. "Your heart rate is normal. Some abnormal brain activity, but..."
"Is it dangerous?" she asked. "Is that what's causing the nosebleeds?"
"Could be," Errol said. "If you want, I can revert it to normal if you want. Should cause the bleeding to stop."
"It's not a brain tumour, is it?" Danni wondered. "Tell me I'm not getting one of those. Or a tumour of any kind."
"Oh, most certainly not," Errol replied, taking something out of his pocket. Something that resembled a water pistol with a small satellite receiver on the end of it. "Borrowed this from the Time Hole. Should completely reverse whatever is inside your head."
"Are you sure this is safe?" she asked. "I mean..."
"Please, trust me," he replied. "I picked this up at a garage sale in the forty ninth century about a month ago."
"So, it's a reject?" Danni wondered. "Oh terrific."
"I repaired it back to its full glory, back when they were brand new and nearly impossible to get hold of," Errol boasted. "These things were all the rage in the forty seventh and forty eighth century. Not too long after Crane was born. I say not too long, it was about seventy years. So, in human years, that's a lifetime. I always wanted one of these things, but they were impossible to get a hold of. Like I said, unless you were a registered medical organisation. And even then, it was only three per hospital. Could have stolen one, but then many people might have died because..."
"Okay, okay," she said, rolling her eyes. "A simple no, it's fantastic would have worked."
"All I need to do is aim this at your head, pull the trigger and..."
In one lightning fast motion, he did the deed. Danni blinking as the light passed across her face.
"There, all done," he said. "How do you feel?"
"Better, actually," Danni replied, smiling at him. "Thanks, Errol. I take it back. Who needs Dorlinda?"
"You have any more problems, then let me know," he said. "Not that I don't have faith in my own ability, but there's always a chance."
"Ah, welcome back," Jyngella said, looking down from her throne to see the demon appearing the top chamber of the Skull Tower. A demon that looked a red and black Croagunk with the horn of a Seaking upon its head. At its back, it had the tails of a Seaking, and another pair of smaller horns on its paws. "How goes your plan?"
"My plan is going most well," the demon replied. "My plan to destroy the oceans and kill all life within them is going well."
"Not that well, Seagunk," Joltara said, angrily. "The rangers are alerted to the presence of the poison. Some of it is near the rangers Aquabase. They know about it now, and are likely to chase down the cause of it."
"Hmmm..." Seagunk said. "Not my fault. The oceans are wild and unpredictable. The poison went that way of its own accord. Something that I could not control once it was out of my system."
"Sounds like an excuse to me," Kable remarked, shrugging. "Of course you could have predicted that it might have happened."
"Stop criticising the glorious plan of our leader!" Ramelow snapped. "It was her decision to use Seagunk, and you're doing nothing but..."
"I'm going to take care of this," the demon said. "If it is my fault, then I will amend it. I will lay a trap for the rangers..."
"We need more demons like him," Joltara remarked, as Seagunk vanished. "Willing to make up for their mistakes."
As Katie walked onto the main command deck of the Aquabase, the alarms starting to off all around them. And Miranda let out a giant exclamation of joy.
"Owww!" Dominic complained, rubbing his ears. "Careful. Sensitive hearing."
"Our scanners have picked up a trace of the poison," Miranda said, pointing to the screen in front of her. A place somewhere in Waterfall Shores, near the water front. "There it is. Bleeding into the water. Just waiting for us to come down and see what it is."
"I'll go and check it out," Katie said, picking her SDI jacket up. "Since I'm already here."
"That sounds about right," Xavier remarked. "Hypocrite."
"I'm not a hypocrite!" she exclaimed, looking over at him with surprise. "I can't believe that you'd even say that."
"Calm it down, you two," Dominic ordered. "Now's not the time to go at each others throats."
"Sorry," Xavier said. "It's just after the hard time you gave me during the last mission, it seems a little rich that..."
"I've got firsthand experience with this poison," she replied. "I know what to expect and what to look for."
"And the rest of us can't be briefed?" Xavier asked.
"Do we have the time?" Katie shot back.
"What part of calm it down do you not understand?" Miranda asked, managing to refrain from snapping at the two of them. "Xavier, I agree with Katie's assessment of why she should be going. Katie, Xavier does have a point."
"Can't we settle this when I get back?" Katie wondered.
"See, there you go," Xavier said. "There's no I in team."
"No, but there is me," Katie reminded him. "So, that makes your theory a joke."
"I swear I am going to knock your heads together unless..." Dominic muttered, before restraining himself. "Both of you remember your last mission. Take that into account, and rethink where this argument is going."
Taking in his words, the red and blue rangers looked at each other. Both looking suddenly slightly ashamed.
"Okay," Xavier said. "I was wrong to go off on one like that. Sorry."
"I suppose I was being a bit hypocritical," Katie admitted.
"Remember, this is just a recon mission," Miranda said. "Katie is going to take a look around and then report back. Normally, we wouldn't have had this problem. What's gotten into you two? As the ranking members of the team..."
"Just one of those days," Katie said, holding her hands up. "Look, I apologise. It's not the time. Just be there to give me backup if I need it."
"We will," Xavier promised. "Swear on the life of my family."
Getting off her Assault Racer, Katie found herself outside a large abandoned warehouse. At least, she thought, it looks abandoned. But is it really?
"Only one way to find out," she said, softly. Walking over to the door and placing a hand on the handle. "Let's see what's going on in here."
Pulling it back, the creak ringing out as the ancient rust slid against the concrete, she peered inside the gloominess of the warehouse. Feeling the smell wash over her, its odour immediately recognisable as similar to the poison.
"Guess this is the right place," she muttered into her earpiece. "I'm going to check it out."
"Okay then," Miranda said. "If we don't hear from you in ten minutes, we'll send in the cavalry."
"Nice to know," Katie replied, grinning as she headed into the darkness. "I'll see if he can find where it's coming from."
As the communication chanel broke away, she heard a laugh in the background. Almost as if it was taunting her.
"Then, why don't you ask!"
Spinning around, she could see the demon watching her from one of the balconies. Grinning at her expense, the teeth glistening with a purple poison.
"Let me guess," she said, rolling her eyes. "You're the jerk doing this to our oceans."
"Doing what?" Seagunk asked, innocently. "Gloating at your expense as you try to work out what's happening?"
"Poisoning the oceans!" Katie shouted. "Don't deny it."
"I'm not," he replied, shrugging. "I'm looking forward to it. Looking forward to it."
"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised," she replied, taking a step forward. "And..."
"Soon, the oceans will be toxic sludge," Seagunk croaked. "And everyone in existence will have problems. Then, you won't be so cocky."
"Not going to happen!" Katie yelled. "Not on my watch!"
"What can you do, ranger!" the demon crowed, as a swarm of Misdrabeings appeared behind her. Grabbing her arms and preventing her from moving. Despite her futile struggles.
"Coming alone," Seagunk remarked, the orbs at its cheeks rising and falling. "Was a really really dumb idea."
"Yeah, but what can you do about it?" the blue ranger replied, breezily. She knew that there was no point struggling against their hold on her. Rather to save her energy for later, just in case she needed it.
"I don't like your tone," the demon said. "Maybe I have to come up with something really original to knock you down a peg or too."
"Well, that'll be a difference," Katie remarked, sarcastically. "Why don't you come down here and say that to my face."
"You'd like me to do that, wouldn't you," he replied, still sneering at her. "Misdrabeings. Rough her up a bit and then toss her in the ocean. She wants to save it so much, let her drown in it."
"You're back," Dominic remarked, looking around to see Danni coming into the Aquabase via the public entrance. "And it's only..."
"Yeah, I know I was gone for four hours," she said. "Sorry about that, but I was with someone. And being close to him can screw up the flow of time."
"That's the greatest excuse I've ever heard," Luke remarked, glancing over from where he was fiddling with a piece of a machine. "Blame the flow of time."
"How are the nosebleeds?" Andrew asked. "Because..."
"I think I might be rid of them," she replied, smiling at him. "That's what I went to see someone about. But, I haven't had one for a while and I'm pretty hopeful that I might be over the worst of them."
"That's great," Nahir remarked. "Congratulations."
"Who did you see?" Miranda wondered.
"Ah, some guy I know from a previous life," Danni said. "Anyway..."
"Sorry," Miranda said. "But, listen to me. We've got a problem. We hvan't heard from Katie in about fifteen minutes. Might want to go and check things out at the warehouse where she was."
"Heh, what are the odds," Xavier said, sounding slightly smug. "Anyway, let's go and see where she is."
As the Misdrabeings finished kicking the grounded blue ranger, two of them picked her up and began to swing her towards the surface of the water. Despite her attempts to try and break free.
"Later, ranger," Seagunk laughed, as they finally got the momentum to send her crashing into the surf. "Don't forget to write."
As she vanished below the surface of the water, he heard footsteps behind him. Looking around to see the other five rangers approaching him and the Misdrabeings.
"Well, more of them have appeared," Seagunk said. "Oh well. Let's send them the way of the other ranger."
"Where is Katie?" Xavier shouted. "What did you do?"
"She'll be drinking with the guy under the sea any time now," Seagunk snickered, his horn starting to spin around. Firing out bursts of Sludge Bombs towards the rangers, the lumps of purple liquid exploding against their costumes and forcing them to the ground.
"Aww, man," Luke muttered. "That hurt."
"Isn't your suit part ground type?" Nahir asked. "You shouldn't have felt much."
"Yeah, well I did," he replied, still groaning in pain. "But..."
That was when a huge splash rang out of the ocean next to them. Leaving everyone present looking over at the sight, a large whirring sound erupting out all around the area.
"Oh crap," Andrew muttered, as they saw a morphed Katie hovering above the surface of the ocean. Wearing her Battle Striker armour, using the downward thrust of the Emperor Vortex to keep herself in the air. A small whirlpool forming below her.
"Miss me?" she asked, jumping through the air to try and intercept Seagunk. "I didn't miss you."
"Not possible!" the demon roared.
"Yeah, right," she replied, aiming the Emperor Vortex at the demon. "Anything's possible. Now, guess what I'm going to do."
Pulling the trigger, she fired out an attack into the Misdrabeings all around Seagunk's body.
"Brine!" she shouted, the harsh bullet-like bullets of water erupting for the barrel of the Battle Striker. Completely knocking the foot soldiers all out cold and wet.
"I'll destroy you now," she said, glaring at Seagunk, as her Battle Striker armour vanished from view. As she took out her Lugia Lancer, she saw that Xavier, Luke, Danni and Nahir had done the same thing. "Ready to take him down guys?"
"We're all ready," Xavier replied, as the five of them combined the weapons with their Defense Blasters. "Call it when you want to."
"Aeroblast!" Katie shouted, as the five of them brought their weapons down and aimed them at the demon. "Fire!"
As the five beams of white light erupted out of the weapons, they hit Seagunk in the body, instantly forcing him to explode. As his remains hit the ground, Katie punched the air in glee.
"That should teach you to poison our oceans," she said. Right before the card came crashing down from nowhere, hitting the remains of the demon.
"Don't think he learned his lesson," Andrew quipped, as Kable appeared from out of nowhere.
"Filled with fury this night," he intoned. "Grow forth and invoke the fear of fright."
Under the spell of the incantation, the blue lightning erupted out of the card, causing the demon to reform and get back to his feet. In no time at all, Seagunk began to grow to a giant size, staring down at the rangers.
"Now, you're going to feel what it's like to drown in poison!" he taunted.
"Not likely," Danni shouted up at him.
"Aura Carriers!" Katie shouted. "On track!"
"Dragon Shuttle!" Andrew yelled. "I summon thee!"
Under the two commands, the five Aura Carriers emerged from the Aquabase, heading into battle. The Dragon Shuttle also blasted off from the Zord Bay, swooping down onto the rangers position, as Andrew jumped inside. As the Dragon Shuttle sailed back up into the air, the other five rangers got into their Aura Carriers, the Horizon Zords emerging from within.
"Ready to fly?" Katie said. "Let's go for it."
"Okay," Andrew said. "Dragon Solarzord formation. Activate!"
At his command, the Dragon Shuttle began to transform. Moving into a vertical position and began to transform. The peak of the vehicle slid down to reveal the face of a Dragonite. At the other end, the thrusters broke apart to form a set of legs, while a shutter slid up to reveal a shiny metallic stomach. Next the sides broke out of the vehicle to create a pair of clawed arms. The tail fin of the Dragon Shuttle slid down to allow a tail for the Megazord to appear, while panels upon the top of the Shuttle slid open to allow the pair of wings to move up to the back area of the machine.
"We're in position," Katie said. "Now, Dragon Alphazord!"
"Ready to launch!" Xavier called, as the five Horizon Zords burst through the air. Heading for the Dragon Solarzord. Horizon One swooping down to create some red armour for the Dragon Solarzord. Part of it covering the giant golden face. Next, Horizons Four and Five fused with the legs of the golden Dragonite, the yellow and pink armour thickening across the limbs. After that, Horizon Zords Two and Three did the same, attaching to the arms. Part of their rear thrusters moved down to the side of the Dragon Solarzords arms, forming side blasters. The tail detached away, vanishing from view. In the cockpit, the six rangers all appeared, Andrew sat in the centre seat with Xavier behind him and the other rangers to the left and right.
"You think that will be enough to stop me?" Seagunk snarled.
"Even if it's not," Katie shouted, as Andrew directed the Alphazord onto the demons position. "We still have to try!"
"Dragon Claw!" the gold ranger yelled, the thick golden arms of the Megazord thrusting out to swipe at Seagunk. The demon howling in pain as the gashes were left in his red and black skin.
"That's got him on the ropes!" Katie said. "Let's do it!"
Under her words, the Solar Horizon Spear appeared in the hands of the Dragon Alphazord. The end glowing with a bright white light.
"Solar Supernova Strike!" Katie yelled, the Megazord leaping up into the air, before coming swooping back down towards the demon. Sucking in the power of the sun, the demon felt the full wrath of the glowing hot weapon raking against his skin. Almost immediately, he collapsed to the ground, exploding again.
"That one seemed easy," Danni remarked. "Strange."
"Unless that was karma," Katie said, sagely. "Could be. Probably is."
"Anyway, let's get back to the Aquabase," Xavier remarked. "Finish up this thing and we can call it a day."
"And, the oceans are safe," Katie said, as the six of them walked back into the Aquabase. "Everything's fine."
"Plus, I haven't had a nosebleed for the past six hours," Danni remarked. "So, maybe I'm on the mend."
"That's all even better," Xavier commented, as he and Luke made to go towards the Zord bay. "Anyway if you'll excuse us, we've pulled Zord cleaning duty, so..."
"That's unlucky," Nahir remarked. "Well, you know. Not for Luke, but..."
"I've got to clean my scuba equipment off," Katie said, heading in the opposite direction. "That gunk's still on it and I don't want it to stain."
"Anyone else got nothing on?" Andrew asked, his eyes passive. "No celebrating or..."
"Normally, I'd be the first to say that saving the entire water supply of the planet constitutes the need for a celebration," Danni said, grinning. "But..."
His empathic abilities instantly sensing something was wrong as she paused, Andrew leaped forward. Mere seconds before she collapsed into his arms, choking up blood.
"Holy crap!" Nahir shouted. "Somebody get a doctor in here..."
To Be Continued...
Author's Notes.
Told you it wasn't likely to be good.
So, the oceans are safe, but Danni...
Bit of a shorter one, I know, but...
Next chapter is when the brown stuff hits the fan.
And that next chapter is entitled Two Sides Of The Same Coin. As always, the preview is below.
And, Makube got the hundredth review. Meaning that that was where the sneak preview of season three went/ will go. But don't fear, it'll be up at some point. Probably at the half way point of the G-Force and SDI crossover. But maybe earlier.
Anyway, thanks for the reviews anyway. All appreciated.
Erm... That's about it for the moment I think.
So, thanks for reading.
Now, don't forget to review! Please!
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Andrew: What's wrong with her.
Miranda: Something is ripping through her body, overwriting what she is.
Xavier: We have to do something.
Dominic: Nothing human can help her now.
Duo: So, we'll just have to find something other than human.
Errol: I don't understand. What I did should have cured her.
Andrew: Just do it.
Katie: Wait, two Danni's? That's...
Errol: Uh oh. Paradox.
Miranda: It's a clash for control. Black vs Yellow.
Nahir: And we're right in the middle of it.
Danni: Neither of us can live while the other survives.
Coming soon.