Season 3: Episode 6 – The Ninja Quest Part 3
(We return where we left off – a crutch leaning Ivan stands before a sea of blue as every police officer in Angel Grove followed him outside a restricted, unlabeled military complex looking brainwashed.)
Ivan Ooze: Once we drop these nukes in the Middle East, we will start the domino effect. Bombing begets bombing, and before you know it we will rid this cursed world… of evil!
(His army of officers stare back at him.)
Ivan Ooze: Tough crowd.
Skull: (Loud whispers) …Bulky! Bulky!
(Somewhere hidden in the crowd, Bulk and Skull find themselves still in uniform, but completely aware.)
Skull: That purple guys planning to blow up the earth!
Bulk: Shh! Keep it down you idiot. We don't want to attract attention.
"Hahahaha!"
Bulk: (gasps) …!
Skull: (gasps) …!
(The duo flinch. However Ivan is laughing at Sammy's father and Trini's uncle, Commander Kwan. He walks to the front to accept his next orders.)
Ivan Ooze: Commander.
Commander Kwan: Sir, yes sir!
Ivan Ooze: Send your troops in. Recover the codes that will set off these bombs. I want them them by any means necessary. Torture them, tickle them, sing for them, I don't care. You'll all be relieved once you find them.
Goldar: And by "relieved" he means you can all jump off a cliff.
Ivan Ooze: Eh…? Yeah, sure. That works for me.
Commander Kwan: Sir, yes sir!
(Bulk and Skull gasp.)
Bulk: We've got to tell Sammy!
(Meanwhile, the former rangers are still in the dry desert climate of Eltar. They are being guided by Dulcea to Ninjor's lair in order to retrieve the Ninjetti powers. After a long and tiring walk, she stops outside a hidden cave and lets them inside.)
Aisha: Whoa.
(The first thing they notice is the vastly different climate inside the cave. It is much cooler than it is outside. The condensation from a strange mist on the ground also cools their frying skin. The teens suddenly feel the life spring back into them.)
Dulcea: (smiles) Welcome to our home.
Tommy: This place is amazing.
Kimberly: And gorgeous. Look at all the candles.
Rocky: Yeah. This place smells like church.
Robbie: Is that Ninjor in the back?
(Robbie points to the back of a large man in blue body armor kneeling before a large statue of a goddess in deep meditation.)
Dulcea: Yes it is.
(Tommy presumptuously walks right up and puts his hand on his shoulder, which startles Ninjor out of his stupor.)
Tommy: Hi.
Ninjor: Huh?!
Tommy: I'm Tommy.
Ninjor: Greetings... I'm… extremely annoyed.
Rocky: (To Dulcea) I thought you said that was Ninjor.
Dulcea: Ninjor, these are teens from earth I've brought to you.
Ninjor: Goodness sakes Dulcea, quit bringing in rubbish already. You're worse than the cat.
Dulcea: They claim to know Zordon, Ninjor.
Ninjor: And I claim to be the queen of England.
Rocky: Are we in the wrong place?
Dulcea: I think you should consider them as suitors for the Ninjetti powers. I sense they are genuine.
(Ninjor takes an irritated sigh, then gets up from his kneeled position.)
Ninjor: I appreciate your input Dulcea. However I am not so easily convinced.
Robbie: Why not? What do you need us to do? We need those powers.
Ninjor: You and every other bandit that's stepped foot on this planet.
Robbie: Bandit? You idiot, Zordon is gonna die if we don't do something now.
Ninjor: Then he should have recruited a team with better manners.
(Ninjor's reply leaves the usually quick witted Robbie speechless.)
Ninjor: If you think you can just walk in here and bludgeon your way to my treasures you are sadly mistaken.
Aisha: We can bludgeon pretty hard.
Tommy: We don't really have a lot of time. We're the power rangers. And Angel Grove needs our help. The world needs our help.
Ninjor: That is none of my concern.
Kimberly: Excuse me?
Ninjor: Name dropping Zordon will not sway me. If you all were so concerned about his life I would perhaps be a bit more lenient. However since you seven have shown up, you appear to be more concerned with yourselves than your duties.
(Everyone suddenly hushes up.)
Ninjor: In fact the whole time Zordon was not mentioned once. That is, until Dulcea showed up and it became convenient to do so. So pardon me for coming off as brash and uncaring, but I see no difference in demeanor from you. Now if you'll kindly exit, I would greatly appreciate it.
(The team stands still in shock of his brazen attitude; reflective of their poor and selfish behavior up to this point as well. Finally, Tommy speaks up again.)
Tommy: No.
Ninjor: I beg your pardon?
Tommy: No, you're wrong. And we're not going anywhere. Not without the ninja powers.
Kimberly: Tommy?
Tommy: Look, I know. I can be a huge tool. Sometimes I can cause problems or make problems worse with my ego.
Aisha: Sometimes?
Tommy: I'm new at this. Being a leader. I'm used to being alone or independent from everyone else. I-I guess I just want things to go so well, to be smooth for me that I drowned out any discontent. So I take full responsibility for us fighting back there. Heck, I'm the reason we're in this mess.
Robbie: No, wait.
(Robbie steps forward.)
Robbie: This isn't all your fault. This is Kimberly's fault too.
Kimberly: Robbie!
Robbie: Okay fine. I've been difficult too. I'm having trouble trusting the new people and adjusting to a new dynamic. I really just want things to go back to the way they were before. But in the end I love what I do. It's really the only thing waking me up in the morning these days.
Adam: Don't let our flaws be what marks us off. We're really dedicated about what we do. We wouldn't be on another planet right now if we weren't. And we also care about Zordon.
Billy: Yeah. He shouldn't suffer cause of us.
Robbie: Yeah. Let us make this right.
Ninjor: A touching story, but my mind is made up. Kindly exit through the gift shop on the right.
(Ninjor turns his back to the team.)
Billy: Pardon?
Kimberly: Wow. What a jerk!
Dulcea: Ninjor, are you certain about this? I think you might be making a mistake.
Ninjor: The great Ninjor does not make mistakes.
Tommy: It's fine Dulcea. We don't need him.
Dulcea: I'm sorry?
Tommy: We have a job to do; to defend Angel Grove under any and all circumstances. Having a fancy costume won't change that. And if Dudley Do-Right won't help us, then we'll just have to figure this one out ourselves.
Ninjor: …
Tommy: Come on guys. Let's go.
(The rangers slowly turn around and start heading for the exit.)
Ninjor: Wait.
(They stop.)
Ninjor: Perhaps I have miss-categorized you. Err… maybe I can help you out.
Tommy: Oh thank God. I had no idea where I was taking us just now.
Ninjor: Yes. I have guarded these treasures obsessively for so long. It is possible that my judgment has become clouded.
Dulcea: Clouded? You haven't de-morphed in almost ten thousand years.
Kimberly: Wait, you're morphed? So does that mean you're a person?
Ninjor: Not as you understand "persons" to be, but yes.
Rocky: How do you go to the bathroom?
Ninjor: Good question. Shall we begin with the ceremony?
Tommy: Sure!
Ninjor: Grand!
(Ninjor leads the teens outside the cave to prepare for his power ceremony. Things seem to be looking back up as they hope to get back to earth before it hits the fan. Speaking of which…)
Sammy: Hello?
(Sammy picks up the phone in her brightly colored, girly room.)
Bulk: Sammy?
(Bulk and Skull hover around a telephone pole stationed in the middle of nowhere.)
Bulk: Sammy it's us. We've got an emergency.
Skull: You need to get down here right away!
Sammy: (Grins) …who is this?
Bulk: Us! Bulk and Skull. Something terrible has happened.
Sammy: Did the school catch fire?
Bulk: No.
Sammy: That is terrible!
Bulk: This is serious.
Sammy: (laughs) Guys I'm gonna have to call you back. My mom needs to call the police academy again. My dad hasn't come home yet and she's getting worried.
Bulk: The emergency is your dad.
(She pauses in mid motion of hanging up and puts the phone back in her ear.)
Sammy: What happened to my dad?
Bulk: I-I don't know. But there's this guy. A-a purple guy with a couple monsters. He rounded up all the police and he's down by this military base. It sounds like bad news. He said there are bombs here. I think your dad's in danger.
(Sammy freezes on the phone as her heart drops to her stomach.)
Sammy: You're joking. Tell me this is some stupid joke of yours.
Bulk: (Shakes head) Afraid not.
Sammy: Why are you calling me for you idiots? Call 911 now!
Skull: It looks like all of 911 is standing right here…
(Sammy starts to breathe hard, not having any idea what to do.)
Sammy: Where are you?!
Bulk: I'm not sure…
Sammy: (Shoots back) What do you mean you're not sure?! You have to know! Where are you?!
Bulk: Uh… we travelled off road somewhere. Last road sign I saw was route 80.
Sammy: Then meet me at route 80.
Bulk: What are you gonna do Sa—
(Before Bulk can get his question out Sammy hangs up the phone.)
Sammy: …I have no idea.
(Sammy grabs a bright yellow helmet off her drawer and runs out the house. Bulk and Skull solemnly hang up the phone after realizing Sammy's hung up.)
Bulk: This stinks.
Skull: Sorry, that was me.
(Meanwhile, back on the moon Rita keeps her eyes out for any activity from the rangers from her telescope. That's when she spots them coming out of a seemingly random cave in Eltar with two familiar faces.)
Rita: What?!
(She turns around to face her crew.)
Rita: That's Ninjor and Dulcea! The rangers met with Ninjor and Dulcea! That can't be good.
Lord Zedd: What?! Who are they?
Rita: They're Zordon's old henchmen. Nothing good can come out of the power brats reaching out to them.
"Dulcea!"
(Zedd and Rita turn back to the front to see a visibly aged and pruney Ivan limping forward.)
Ivan Ooze: Ah my old squeeze. How I miss her. Could never marry her though. Girl spreads like butter if you know what I mean.
Rita: What happened to you? You look terrible.
Ivan Ooze: Yeah, I guess we don't all age so gracefully.
(Ivan pulls out a handkerchief from his back pocket and begins coughing into it.)
Lord Zedd: The rangers are still alive and in Eltar as we speak.
Ivan Ooze: (Stares off) Eltar, eh?
Lord Zedd: Alive, eh. Your stupid little pigeons didn't slow them down at all!
Ivan Ooze: "Stupid… little… pigeons…" Hmm.
Lord Zedd: You promised they'd be out of the picture before. You then said your Tenga warriors would "crush them." I don't like being lied to.
Ivan Ooze: Is that so?
Rita: Yeah, it's so.
(Rita jumps right in his face.)
Rita: You said this would be a piece of cake. I thought you were really something. I said to myself "finally, a real man."
Lord Zedd: Yeah!
Rita: Turns out, you're as useless as Finster's monsters.
(She pushes past Ivan to walk up Zedd's throne; making sure she bumps his shoulder as she passes. Ivan smiles evilly, indicating that something has snapped in his head.
Rita: Now I've learned: if you want something done, you're gonna have to do it yourself.
Ivan Ooze: Oh?
Rita: Finster, make me a monster!
(Ivan starts to laugh slowly to himself; unnerving Rita.)
Rita: What?! What's so funny?!
Ivan Ooze: Your ignorance is so astounding it is comical. You do not even know when you're making a fool out of yourself.
Rita: The only fool I see is the old fool standing in fro-
Ivan Ooze: That's enough from you.
(Ivan whips his hand forward, releasing a giant blob of purple ooze that wraps around Rita's face, preventing her from speaking.)
Goldar: Finally, somebody shut her up.
Rita: MMMM! MMMM!
Ivan Ooze: Your joke amuse me, but I'm willing to bet it will run very thin on me soon.
(He boldly walks up to and circles around Lord Zedd, who does not make a move.)
Ivan Ooze: You could not begin to comprehend the power I possess, nor the cunning of my plan. Your little kids show is over. From now on we do things my way now.
(Rito leans over and whispers to the rest of Rita and Zedd's crew.)
Rito: You know this guy sounds like the real deal.
Ivan Ooze: My time is limited. For every hour outside my natural environment I age 40 years. I cannot be bothered repeating this very argument every five minutes.
(Ivan walks up to Zedd's throne.)
Ivan Ooze: I must be a man of action! I must move with an indomitable determination to meet my goals before my time runs out. You two must move as well. You must move out of this palace.
Lord Zedd: What?!
Rita: HMM?!
Ivan Ooze: I appreciate the initial opportunity, but you have become somewhat of a liability to me. I am steering this ship now. So get out of my castle.
Lord Zedd: Why don't you mak-
(Before Zedd can finish his statement, Ivan rushes up against his face; index finger pointed at his face like a gun.)
Ivan Ooze: I can end you now with one flick of my wrist. Consider this your fleeting show of appreciation. Get out.
(Startled, Zedd and Rita look back at one another. They decide to not call his bluff, and comply.)
Lord Zedd: come on Rita, let's go pack our things.
Ivan Ooze: That's more like it.
Lord Zedd: Everyone, prepare to exit. Meet me outside Serepentera in twenty minutes.
Goldar: I don't think so.
Lord Zedd: What?!
Goldar: Consider this my resignation. Again. I'm jumping ship to be with the real leader.
Lord Zedd: You blistering turncoat. You'll pay for this.
Squatt: Eh… me too.
Baboo: Me three.
Rito: Eh… count me in too.
Rita: HMM?!
Rito: Don't take it personal. I kinda just need a place to crash for a bit. Forgot to ask. See you at Thanksgiving?
Baboo: Sorry Rita. Sorry Zedd.
Squatt: Don't forget to write!
Lord Zedd: Come on, we don't need them anyway.
(Ivan grins and he sits down in Zedd's old throne and stares out into a galaxy he desires to take over, much like his predecessor. Meanwhile, back on Eltar, the rangers continue to wait to begin the ceremony.)
Robbie: So are we getting started soon? Zordon isn't getting any younger.
Billy: I think we're waiting on Dulcea. She said she was looking for a potion that might reverse Zordon's aging process.
Adam: Are you serious?
Billy: Yeah.
Tommy: Wow. Looks like things are really starting to look up for us then, huh?
(Robbie nods.)
Robbie: Yeah. Seems like it.
Ninjor: Gather round the fire kiddies, we're about to begin.
(Ninjor appears with a small burlap sack in his hands.)
Ninjor: Dulcea will be a bit, but Zordon hasn't much time.
Robbie: Now we're talking.
(The teens gather around a roaring campfire in a circle.)
Ninjor: Now hold hands.
(They follow his orders and hold each other's hands.)
Ninjor: You have convinced me that you do not seek this power out of greed. The power of the ninja lives within you all. Close your eyes and concentrate. I shall guide you in your quest for knowledge and power.
(They follow his orders.)
Ninjor: Older than time itself, man has always known the calling.
(Ninjor opens the sack and tosses a glittery substance into the fire. The lights above them start to flicker. Dulcea walks in with a small elixir in her hand. She quietly stands aside in awe.)
Ninjor: Light of the light, strength of the beast. Ignite the eternal light inside of me. Now repeat after me: I am ninja!
"I am pure of heart, body, and mind. May our animal guide our journey for peace. Pure of heart and body, like animal-kind. Ignite the light inside of me!"
Ninjor: Open your eyes. Your journey is now complete.
(The rangers open their eyes.)
Tommy: Whoa!
(The team finds themselves in stunning new ninja outfits, matching their ranger colors. Emblems of different beasts displayed prominently on their chests as Dulcea proudly smiles in the background.)
Ninjor: Welcome back, Power Rangers.
Rocky: This is incredible!
Billy: Yeah, I feel a huge rush of energy.
Tommy: I feel like a whole new person.
Ninjor: These are your ninja powers. They are 1.5 times stronger than your old powers and three times as strong as your civilian strength. You also enjoy enhanced speed, stamina and dexterity. And this isn't even your final form.
Aisha: This is so cool.
Tommy: But Ninjor, why do I have a bird on my chest? I'm the Tigerzord.
Dulcea: I can explain.
(Dulcea steps in.)
Dulcea: The powers and Zords you once had are no more. Your connection to them were severed permanently during your last battle. But, where the Dinosaurs relied on brute strength, you now share the wisdom of the ninja and the special abilities of your unique spirit animal.
Dulcea: Tommy, you are now the falcon. Winged lord of the skies.
(Tommy looks down and smiles proudly at his new spirit animal. Dulcea turns to Aisha.)
Dulcea: Aisha, you are the bear. Fierce and unstoppable.
(She turns to Billy.)
Dulcea: Billy, you are the wolf. Cunning and swift.
(She turns to Kimberly.)
Dulcea: Agile Kimberly. Light as a feather. You are the crane.
(She turns to Rocky)
Dulcea: Rocky, you are the ape.
(She turns to a sullen looking Adam.)
Dulcea: Adam? Adam what's wrong?
Adam: I'm a frog.
Robbie: Yeah, and is there a reason I have a cockroach on my chest?
Dulcea: You two don't see a link to your spirit animals?
Robbie: What does that mean?
Aisha: I see a link. Roaches live in the ghetto.
Robbie: Bears are overweight.
Aisha: Make one more comment about my weight Robbie, and I swear to god …
Adam: Wolves are cool loners. I should be the wolf.
Kimberly: Not with the way you ride Billy's coattails.
Rocky: I think everyone agrees that I should be an ape.
Kimberly: You got that right.
Robbie: Kim should be the frog. She's got warts.
Tommy: Those are toads you idiot.
Dulcea: Enough!
(Dulcea stops them before they devolve into another petty argument.)
Dulcea: Robbie, you are the roach. You are a survivor. Resilient and tenacious.
(Robbie seems a little more content with his animal in Dulcea's context.)
Adam: Adam. You are a frog. Like the one in the fairy tales. The one you kiss.
(She kisses Adam on the cheek.)
Dulcea: And get a handsome prince.
Robbie: Can I get a kiss too?
(After Dulcea and Ninjor explain their new powers some more, the rangers prepare to head back for earth.)
Ninjor: It is time we part. We will teleport you back to earth. We strongly suggest you tend to Zordon before you engage in a battle with Ivan.
Tommy: Got it.
Ninjor: If ever you find yourselves in grave danger. Do not be afraid to summon our help.
Billy: Are you serious?
Ninjor: Yes, but emergencies only. We will begin to age rapidly, just like Zordon if we are away for too long.
Aisha: You guys are willing to risk your lives to help us in battle?
Dulcea: (shrugs) We need something to pass the time.
(The rangers, Ninjor and Dulcea share a brief laugh.)
Kimberly: Thank you guys. For everything.
(Ninjor and Dulcea turn to one another and smile like two proud parents.)
Dulcea: Oh, before I forget.
(She reaches into her waist and pulls out the elixir.)
Dulcea: This is my anti-aging serum. Please give this to Zordon. It should restore him to normal health.
Tommy: Wow, thanks.
Ninjor: You're welcome. Please send Zordon our regards.
Rocky: We will.
Dulcea: Now please, protect this serum with your lives. It is the only one of its kind due to the limited resources on Eltar. Make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
Tommy: We won't.
(Dulcea extends her hand out to give the elixir to Tommy. Suddenly, another hand appears and grabs her by the wrist.)
Ivan Ooze: Try harder.
Dulcea: Ivan!
(Ivan tries to outmuscle the serum from her hands, but gets a stiff kick to the chest which moves him back.)
Ivan Ooze: Oof. That stings. Reminds me of when we were still dating.
Dulcea: You creep.
Robbie You must be the famous Ivan Ooze.
Ivan Ooze: Yes. It looks like word of mouth travels light-years, doesn't it? I am Ivan.
Aisha: You're not as scary as I thought you'd be.
Tommy: Yeah, you look like an old man if you ask me.
Ivan Ooze: Oh, but as you'll soon discover during your midlife crisis; age is nothing but a number. I am bad news.
(The rangers stare back at him, ready to fight.)
Ivan Ooze: And perhaps another time I will show you just how bad. But today, my only interest is the serum in that lovely lady's hand.
(He points to the elixir.)
Tommy: Never.
Ivan Ooze: I. Wasn't. Asking.
Tommy: I. Don't. Care.
Ivan Ooze: Hm. Your defiance is almost admirable. You remind me of that robot thing I obliterated.
Aisha: His name, was Alpha.
Ivan Ooze: I call it recycling.
Adam: I can't wait to make you pay for everything you've done.
Ivan Ooze: Well if you love him so much, maybe you can join him!
(He whips his finger forward and tries to zap them like he did Alpha. The rangers all duck at the last second.)
Ivan Ooze: Tengas, attack!
(Tengas spray from behind Ivan out of nowhere.)
Robbie: We've got company.
Tommy: No worries. We're prepared for guests now.
(Within seconds the Tenga warriors take up the orange sky and start shooting down like kamikaze.)
Kimberly: Oh, they're just gonna flip when they see our new powers.
(Just as the warriors reach ground level, the team simultaneously flips backwards to avert damage. Some Tengas alter course, others crash into the ground. Those that self-correct land on their feet, but get immediately sprung on by the ninja rangers. Even in the hot sinking sand, they're able to pull off spin kicks, roundhouse kicks, and duck blows from multiple enemies.)
Tommy: Whoa, this is incredible. I've never felt so energized before.
Kimberly: I feel like I can run a marathon!
(They aren't infallible though as the Tengas do find strength in numbers. Aisha drops to the ground as an enemy flies directly at her. She rolls to her back, and reactively kicks her feet up to send other charging enemies flying the other way.)
Aisha: Nothing like flipping the bird.
(Aisha is barely able to get up before having to duck and dive some more. Meanwhile, Robbie and Billy find themselves alone in an island of enemies.)
Billy: I'm not quite seeing the benefits of these ninja powers yet.
Robbie: Yeah I think we're doing it wrong.
(Though blocking and ducking every move, they're too overwhelmed to pull off much offense. Some of the birds take flight and drop down for Billy.)
Robbie: Look out!
Billy: Ahh!
(Billy curls into a defensive position as the enemies close in. Something strange happens however as he just disappears. The Tengas again crash into the ground around an empty blue ninja suit.)
Robbie: Billy?
Billy: Yeah?
(Billy appears next to Robbie out of nowhere. Befuddled, he looks back to the discarded ninja suit and back to Billy.)
Robbie: Thank god you kept your clothes on.
"We forgot to mention…"
(Ninjor calls out to the rangers as he and Dulcea square off against some Tengas themselves.)
Ninjor: Your ninja suits carry special powers. Try them.
Robbie: Thank, I think we got it now.
"OUT OF MY WAY."
(Ivan suddenly bursts in behind Ninjor. He unleashes an oozy rope that latches around Ninjors face, then chucks him into a tree.)
Billy: Ninjor!
Robbie: Hang on you guys, we're coming for you!
(The rangers continue to fight off their share of enemies while Ivan Ooze and Dulcea meet eye to eye.)
Dulcea: Ivan.
Ivan Ooze: My dear.
Dulcea: You've put on a bit of weight, haven't you?
Ivan Ooze: Yes well ten thousand years will do that to you. Now, that serum.
(Dulcea pulls out her staff.)
Dulcea: Over my dead body.
Ivan Ooze: Don't tempt me.
(Ivan flicks his wrist and sends a powerful blast that wrecks the ground beneath Dulcea, who narrowly misses certain doom. Meanwhile, the other rangers try to plow through the Tengas.
Rocky: Hiyaa!
Adam: Hi-yaa!
(Adam and Rocky fight off their share, but Rocky gets separated as he exchanges blows with an enemy. A second joins and he's barely able to keep up. He gets tossed in the process.)
Rocky: Hey! No fair. Two on one.
(The enemies squawk mockingly at him as he gets back up.)
Rocky: You wanna get your friends involved?
(A second red ninja ranger appears out of nowhere and quickly dispatches the two.)
Rocky: Well toucan play at that game.
(Rocky grins at his own clever quip and looks around to see if anyone heard him. Adam on the other hand finds himself in a similar predicament; getting outnumbered by a horde of enemies.)
Adam: Get back you stupid birds!
(Each attack he tries to land on one gets disrupted by another. He can't throw a kick without getting a wing in his face. The combination of numbers and ear piercing squawks is beginning to wear Adam down. That is when Rocky leaps in to help. He pulls a Tenga off Adam, greeting him with a stiff kick to the chest and repeats. Finally, Adam is able to fight his share off.)
Adam: Thanks man.
Rocky: No problem. I guess toucan play at that game.
Adam: (Sighs) …
(Tommy and Kimberly quickly dispatch their share and are joined by the others.)
Tommy: You guys okay?
Robbie: Never better.
Kimberly: Come on, Dulcea needs us.
"Right."
(The rangers make a beeline for Ivan Ooze, who seems to have the upper hand in his fight with Dulcea.)
Ivan Ooze: Dulcea, why must we fight? Don't you remember the good old days?
(Tosses her aside)
Ivan Ooze: You used to think my idealism made me brilliant. My assertiveness was a turn on.
Dulcea: I also thought the world was flat.
Ivan Ooze: Ah, but it feels good to be young and ignorant huh. Wh-what was that pet name you used to call me? Ivan the…?
Dulcea: Terrible.
Ivan Ooze: No, before we split. I think it was Ivan… the lion-heart! Yes. That's it. Join me my sweet, and we can go back to that. Together.
Ninjor: She's not interested!
(Ninjor comes out of nowhere and knocks him backwards.)
Ninjor: Are you alright Dulcea?
Dulcea: I'm fine.
Ivan Ooze: Ninjor! You insufferable pest. Fine, have it your way then. I'm through being nice.
"Not so fast!"
(Tommy shouts out loud as the rangers circle around Ivan Ooze.)
Ivan Ooze: Crap. Stalled too long. I shouldn't have stopped for that haircut.
(As the rangers finally have Ivan cornered, back on earth Bulk, Skull and Sammy try to break up Ivan's plan back home. Sammy busts it on a bike down the side of a freeway till she meets with the duo.)
Sammy: There you guys are!
(She jumps off the bike upon seeing them.)
Skull: What took you so long?
Sammy: No clue. You guys gave me such fantastic directions.
Skull: Oh right.
Sammy: Where's my dad?
Bulk: The base is that way. He's somewhere inside. Do you have a plan?
Sammy: Not yet. I-I was hoping maybe I could cry or show some skin.
Bulk: I don't think that's gonna work.
Sammy: Do you wanna show some skin?
Bulk: No I mean I think the entire police force may be under some sort of spell.
Skull: Yeah, the lights were on but no one was home.
Sammy: Dad…
Bulk: What do you want to do?
Sammy: I don't know. We have to do something. Uuuh… I wish cousin Trini were here. She's always so brave in tough situations.
Bulk: She cried and ran to Switzerland when her boyfriend cheated. I think you need a new hero.
Sammy: (Groans) All I know it we're getting in there. Somehow, some way.
(Bulk and Skull take her outside the well-guarded military complex.)
Sammy: There's no way we're getting in there.
(She takes a look at the place swarming in armed officers and begins to lose hope that she can make a difference.)
Sammy: That place is armed to the teeth. We don't stand a chance.
Skull: Yes we do.
(Bulk and Sammy both turn to Skull with a worried curiousity.)
Skull: I have an idea.
Bulk: Uh oh.
(Bulk and Skull march up to the front gate where there is an armed guard standing watch. They have Sammy being dragged along in front of them appearing to struggle.)
Skull: We found a stray. We think she might now something about the bombs.
(The guard does not respond.)
Skull: So. We'll be heading in.
(The guard does not move.)
Skull: Right. Have a good one.
(Skull tries to inch his way in, but the guard does not waver.)
Skull: Excuse me. We… need to…
(Skull again gets no response.)
Skull: Open Sesame?
(The guard, tilts his head over and looks Skull right in his eyes. Skull's eyes open wide with fright as the guards eyes pierce through him. Finally after a few long seconds, the guard steps to the right and permits him to enter.)
Skull: Right… thank you.
(Skull turns back to Bulk and motions for him to follow his lead.)
Sammy: (Whispers) I told you, you should have said that! You nearly blew our cover!
(Once inside, the trio head for the indoor bunker. There, they untie Sammy and start a search for Sammy's father.)
Skull: (Whispers) Okay, now we need to split up and look for your dad. If we can snap him back to life, he should be able to order the others back.
Bulk: (Whispers) That's actually a great idea, Skull.
Sammy: (Whispers) Yeah Skull, way to go!
Skull: (Whispers) Thanks. Sammy, you can head down the hall. I'll go left. Bulky, you check this door to my righ-
(The door to the right suddenly slams open in Skull's face. Sammy's father emerges from it.)
Bulk: Found him.
Sammy: Dad!
(Sammy rushes up to her father and tries to embrace him. He completely sees through her and begins to march forward.)
Commander Kwan: 3-3-5-Mega. The code is 3-3-5-Mega.
Sammy: Dad?
"3-3-5-Mega…"
(Her father keeps repeating his statement as he continues down the hall. Sammy looks back at Bulk and Skull, both look empathetically at her as she fails to process what she just saw. The trio look inside the room and see wounded soldiers being tied by the arms as they dangle from the ceiling.)
Sammy: Look!
"Uuuhhh…."
(Bulk and Skull rush over and try to untie to service men, who fall weakly to the ground.)
Bulk: Are you guys okay?
Soldier: Stop him… he's got nuclear codes.
Sammy: What?!
Soldier: He's going to blow up the Middle East. You need to stop him…
Sammy: …
(Meanwhile back on Eltar, Ivan appears stunned that his Tengas were stopped so quickly.
Ivan Ooze: Rangers? But how?
Kimberly: You lost. No number of your filthy pigeons can stop us.
Rocky: Yeah, toucan play at tha-
Adam: Stop.
Tommy: I suggest you give up nicely. We might take it easy on you.
Aisha: No promises.
Ivan Ooze: Oh darn. And I was so close to world domination too. If it weren't for you meddling kids.
Billy: Make all the corny jokes you want. You're not leaving with that serum. You're gonna die a miserable, lonely man. Just like you lived.
Ivan Ooze: Is that so?!
(Ivan turns to Dulcea.)
Ivan Ooze: Well I may die miserable, but I won't be alone!
(Ivan points at Dulcea. The ground beneath her explodes as she is engulfed in flames.)
Tommy: NOOOOOOOO!
Ninjor: DULCEA!
(As the smoke clears, Ninjor's heart sink as both she and the serum are nowhere to be found.)
Ivan Ooze: I wish things hadn't blown up between us.
Kimberly: YOU MONSTER!
Robbie: You'll pay for that!
(Robbie charges forward blindly. Ivan turns around and points his finger at him.)
Ivan Ooze: Not so fast.
Kimberly: Robbie, no!
Robbie: …!
(Robbie stops cold.)
Ivan Ooze: At the flick of a wrist I could blast all of you to smithereens. Now I've made peace with the fact that I won't live to enjoy my work, but I want you to enjoy it for me.
Adam: What's he talking about?
Ivan Ooze: Any minute now, three nukes, the size of Manhattan will drop on Tel Aviv, wiping the entire Middle East off the map.
Robbie: …what?
Kimberly: No.
Tommy: He's bluffing!
Ivan Ooze: Maybe, maybe not. You might be able to see it from here if I'm not. If you listen closely, you might be able to hear Trini's final screams.
Robbie: Trini…
Billy: What's he talking about?
Robbie: The peace conference. Trini and the others are in Tel Aviv right now.
(Robbie quickly becomes unnerved and starts frantically looking around.)
Ivan Ooze: And one of the nukes will be dropped right on their heads. In one fell swoop the leader of Palestine, gone. The leader of Israel, gone. Three former rangers… gone.
Robbie: I need to get out of here. Guys I can't just stand here. I need to leave. I need to… I just… I can't be here.
Tommy: I understand Robbie. Head back to Angel Grove and try and stop the nukes however you can. If you can reach them and give them a warning it would help too.
Robbie: Right.
Ivan Ooze: I DON'T THINK SO.
(Ivan sends another powerful blast that goes off in front of Robbie just as he reaches for his communicator. Thankfully, Robbie survives and rolls out.)
Ivan Ooze: There will be no last minute heroics this time. Oh no. I think you all have, bigger issues to deal with.
(Ivan plants both feet into the ground and raises his head up high. On command his muscles begin to bulge as he grows. The ooze surrounding his body expands, bubbles and rises. Before their eyes Ivan towers above them. The rangers need to clear out for their safety.)
Kimberly: Great. Things can't get any worse.
Ivan Ooze: Say hello, to the bad guy!
To be continued.
