Dino Charge: Merman Aqua Ranger
Hello fellow readers! I hope all of you are safe and healthy during this situation. I have arrived with chapter 38 of this story. Only two more chapters to go before this story comes to an end. It's almost been three years since I started this story, and I thank those of you who have been there at the beginning of this journey and for waiting to finish this story all the way through. Please enjoy and review!
Chapter 38: The Rangers Rock
Sledge, Poisandra, Wrench, Snide, Fury, Curio, and Ursula were heading back towards the ship when Sledge shouted, "No! My beautiful ship! She's still a wreck! How could you not fix her after the crash?" "Don't look at me," Ursula said. "I am good at magic, not engineering." Poisandra growled and asked, "How could you not tell me you survived?" She then slapped Sledge across the face and he tumbled to the ground as Wrench and Fury helped Sledge up with Ursula giggling at the sight. "You better have a good excuse!" Poisandra shouted. "I can explain!" Sledge shouted. "Spit it out, then!" Poisandra replied.
"Well," Sledge said. "I barely survived the crash! As I was trying to escape the ship, I found something very special in one of the abandoned cells. A plan began to hatch in my mind. It was bold! It was brilliant! But if I wanted to destroy the Rangers for good, I would need the help of one very bad egg!" "That bad egg was me!" Snide added in. "I agreed to take control of Sledge's forces while he was gone and we would keep in contact secretly so he could tell me of his progress. Especially when a new ally came." Ursula giggled and said, "Snide told me about Sledge and how he was keeping in contact with him. Sledge was very interested in the information about my nephew. So then I met up with Sledge in secret. I added some of my own magic to the eggs to help with his plan." Sledge nodded and said, "Yes, the Aqua Ranger being a merman makes things interesting. I have been told about all the attempts to capture him and though no one has been successful, this plan will help bring him down. So I had to secretly put the eggs in places all over the world, and Ursula wanted me to find out where the Aqua Ranger's loved ones may be hiding thanks to her brother. So I fired up the old jetpack and made for the skies. As soon as I was done, I came right back to make sure you were OK, Poisy."
"Oh!" Poisandra shouted. "I cried myself to sleep every night dreaming of you. Meanwhile, you were secretly conversing with Snide and Ursula and were off having fun!" "Not at all, Poisy. I wasn't having any fun. China was miserable. Japan was a place where no one had fun. And besides, I was looking for where Ursula's brother was hiding the Aqua Ranger's loved ones. And I did." "Oh really?" Ursula said. Sledge nodded and said, "I came across the Gold Coast in Australia and noticed a powerful force field around the area. From what you have told me, it reeks of magic similar to yours." Ursula thought for a moment and said, "Yes, that does make sense. If I recall, that area is where the Southern Pod has been rumored to be hiding out for the last few decades. So they are helping protect the secret heirs. Excellent. They will pay for that. Sledge, were you able to break the barrier my idiot brother put up?" Sledge shook his head and said, "No, but I placed one of the eggs at the edge of the barrier. When it hatches, it will draw in enough power to crush through it. Then we will make our move. Plus, the Aqua Ranger will be drawn there to protect those he loves. Then we will strike." Snide stepped forward and asked, "Then can we just get to work?" Sledge nodded and shouted, "Wrench! How are the ship's fuel cells?" "Oh," Wrench replied. "We're using all the power we have left to cloak the ship from the Rangers!" Sledge growled and said, "We need to get this ship in the air!"
What the monsters didn't notice was that James had arrived nearby and was spying on the group, having found the secret location of the ship. "At last!" James thought to himself. "I found the ship. It took longer than I hoped, but that is what a fuzzy memory does to you. But wait, Sledge has returned. Not good." He listened in as Sledge said, "We need to get this ship in the air!" Snide pulled out the Dark Energem and said, "If we need more power, we've got this!" Sledge growled and said, "Good point. I was right to trust you, Snide. Finally, our plan is in place, and the Dark Energem is going to make it all possible!"
Down in the Ranger base, Shelby was looking at some specimen under a microscope when Zenowing walked over to her with a rock specimen and said, "Look at this beautiful specimen I discovered in the storage room." Shelby looked up and saw the rock and said, "Ah, it's just a geode. They're pretty common." Zenowing continued, "In the past, I've used these as incubation chambers." Shelby cocked her head and said, "Incubation chambers? It's just a fancy rock." Zenowing shook his head and said, "Wrong. The crystals form a harmonic echo chamber. By combining elements of the physical and spirit world, they helped me create all of your Zords." Shelby's jaw dropped and she said, "You made out Zords in this? That's so cool!" Zenowing nodded and said, "It works very much like your Energems' crystal beds. I can even teach you how to build a Zord." "Really?" Shelby asked. Zenowing nodded and said, "Of course."
Over in the Gold Coast of Australia, Zac was visiting his friends along with Phillip who wanted to spend time with Mimmi. The two boys were hanging out at the Ocean Cafe out on the patio along with Mimmi, Ordina, Nixie, Sirena, Evie, and Cam. Mimmi was fiddling with her hands as she was nervous. In reality, she hadn't told anyone except Nerissa about her engagement to Phillip and also the fact that Phillip gave up his birthright of the Zandar throne and would be going with Mimmi and Zac to Atlantica when the twins were crowned. Ordina could tell that Mimmi was nervous and asked, "Mimmi, are you OK? Did something happen?"
Mimmi looked at Phillip who smiled and nodded to her. She looked at her left hand where her engagement ring was hidden thanks to an illusion spell so that she wouldn't get so much attention about it. She sighed happily and said, "Actually, there's something I need to tell you all. Zac already knows about this since he was there when it happened and I wouldn't have been able to hide this from him anyway. The thing is…." She then waved her right hand over her left hand and the sparkling ring appeared on her left ring finger. "Phillip and I are engaged to be married." The other mermaids' jaws dropped as Evie squealed with glee and Cam said, "Wow. That's awesome. Congrats you too." Ordina started to cry and Mimmi started to panic and said, "Ordina…" "No," Ordina stopped her. "It's OK. I'm happy for both of you. But what does this mean? I thought you had to leave soon with Zac for the lost city. And Phillip is a human prince. Doesn't he have a throne of his own?" "That's what I thought too," Nixie added.
Phillip smiled and said, "That was true, but I've thought long and hard about this and I abdicated from the throne of Zandar. My younger sister, Margaret, will take up the throne when she turns 21 in a couple years. And I got Mimmi's father's blessing over this. He is going to make me a permanent merman when we get married." The mermaids' jaws dropped again as Cam clapped and Evie smiled with a sad look in her eyes. Zac noticed this and sighed to himself. He hadn't told her yet about the fact that his father can restore her lost tail, but with everything going on back in Amber Beach, there hasn't been a good time to bring that up. Sirena squealed with glee and stood up and hugged Mimmi and said, "I am so happy for you! There is so much planning that has to be done." "Sirena, breathe," Nixie said. "I think you have been reading too many human magazines. There hasn't been a merfolk marriage in centuries. You are thinking too much about human weddings." "Well," Mimmi said. "Phillip and I are going to have two ceremonies. One in Zandar since I know that would mean a lot to Phillip and his family. Then we will have a ceremony with my father presiding where his transformation will be official." "So," Ordina said. "You're not leaving us?" Mimmi giggled and said, "No, Ordina. I would never leave you guys." Ordina hugged Mimmi with glee as Cam said, "Cool. So I guess you're going to be king of the seas now?" Phillip chuckled and said, "Not quite. That title belongs to Zac. I will just be prince consort to Mimmi. Which is perfectly fine with me. I will still help with the royal stuff since I have more experience in that field compared to them so I want to help out anyway I can."
"Congrats to both of you," Evie said still having a sad look on her face. Zac sighed and said, "Evie, you don't have to be sad about it." Evie stared at Zac and said, "I know. But they have the chance to be together. How can we be together if I am stuck here? I lost my tail, remember?" Phillip looked at Zac confused and asked, "Wait. Zac, you didn't tell her what your father can do?" Mimmi whacked Zac on the head and said, "Zac! Tell her!" Zac rubbed his head and said, "Sorry, with all that has been going on, I haven't found that right time. Thanks for that, Mimmi." Evie stared at Zac and asked, "What? What did your father say?" Zac sighed then looked at Evie with a smile on his face and said, "I asked my father about you and your situation. My father smirked and said that thanks to the perks of being king of the seas, the power of his trident can restore your lost tail." Evie gasped as tears started to leak down her face and she threw her arms around Zac whispering, "Really?" Zac nodded as Sirena asked, "The power of his trident can restore lost mermaids?" Zac pulled away from Evie and answered, "Yes. Apparently he found the remains of the Eastern Pod recently and has restored their lost power." Ordina smiled and said, "Then Weilen has a pod to return to." Zac nodded and Evie asked, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I don't buy the "couldn't find the right time" argument." Zac sighed and said, "I guess I was scared. I know that you said that you would want to join me if you could, but some part of me had doubt about that and…" He was cut off by Evie pulling his head in for a passionate kiss with Cam wolf whistling in the background, earning a whack from Nixie. Evie pulled away and said, "I love you, Zac. Have faith in us. I still stand by what I said. I would follow you anywhere." She then stood up and said, "Come on. We have one thing we need to do before I forget. My dad needs to know." Zac sighed and said, "I guess we should." Evie grabbed Zac's hand and dragged him towards the marina where her dad had his touring boats. "Zac!" Phillip shouted. "Remember that we have to head back to Amber Beach in an hour." "I'll be back by then!" Zac shouted. "I will meet all of you back here in one hour!"
Evie's dad was alone in the marina working on some diving gear when she looked up and saw Evie dragging Zac towards the boat. "Ah," he said. "Zac. Good to see you. Visiting from America, are we?" Zac nodded as Evie said, "Dad. There's something we have to tell you. Or mainly Zac." She pushed Zac up to her dad as her dad asked, "What's going on? Is everything OK?" Zac gulped and said, "Mr. McLaren, I…" Evie stepped forward and said, "Dad, remember the time when I stopped coming on swims with you? When I stopped helping with the tours? And when Zac quit the swim team and his lifeguard job?" Mr. McLaren nodded and said, "Yea. I was shocked by those choices, but you joined me again months later, sweetheart. But I haven't seen Zac swim in a long time. Why are you asking?" Zac sighed and said, "Better that I show you instead of telling you. I don't think you will believe us if we just told you." He then looked around to make sure no one else was around, then dived into the water next to the boat. Mr. McLaren looked to Evie in confusion but Evie just pointed to the water. Suddenly Zac popped up to the surface, showing his tail to Mr. McLaren, who backed up in shock and said, "That's..a tail. But how…" "It's a long story," Zac said.
He quickly told his story from the past few years to Mr. McLaren, who just stood there absorbing everything. "So," Mr. McLaren said. "Evie, how do you relate to all of this?" Evie sighed and said, "Well, one night I followed Zac to Mako Island and I swam in the moon pool there under the full moon. The next morning, I found out that I became a mermaid. It lasted months. Then during the water dragon business that Zac talked about, I lost my tail and became human again." Mr. McLaren nodded and realized, "That's why you didn't want my tours to go to Mako Island. That makes sense now. So Zac, you really are a secret prince who was left on land for the Blakelys to adopt and you now have to leave soon?" Zac nodded and Evie said, "And I want to go with him." Mr. McLaren looked at Evie and said, "That's why we had that talk recently, about Zac. But you said you lost your tail." Zac, surprised that Evie's dad was taking this rather well, said, "Well, my father, my birth father, can restore her tail using his trident. But trust me, Sir, when I tell you that I am not forcing her into this choice. If she wants to stay here with you, then I will respect that. I love here too much for her or you to suffer." Mr. McLaren bent to Zac's level and said, "Son, I know that my daughter loves you more than life itself. And I would be honored to have you as a son in law one day. Hopefully you two aren't going to go off and get married right away." Zac and Evie giggled as Zac said, "No. Evie wants to finish high school as do I, and I know one day it will happen." Mr. McLaren smiled and said, "Then you have my blessing, Zac. Thank you for telling me this. And I know you will protect my little girl." "Yes, Sir." Zac said as he pulled himself out of the water as Mr. McLaren stared at his tail with awe as Zac used his heating powers to dry his tail over and he got his human legs back. Evie hugged her dad and said, "I love you Dad." Mr. McLaren chuckled as he pulled back and said, "Me too, sweetheart. And Zac, trust me when I say I will tell no one about your secret. Just promise me that Evie will visit whenever she can." Zac nodded and said, "Don't worry. I will make sure of that." He grabbed Evie's hand and the couple walked away leaving Mr. McLaren smiling as he turned around and got back to work.
"Well," Evie said. "That actually went better than I thought it would." "Yea," Zac agreed. "I am shocked that he took everything so well." Evie smiled and said, "And you meant what you said? About marrying me one day?" Zac stopped and turned to Evie and said, "Yes, one day, maybe soon, who knows. Today I just got your dad's blessing. I want to properly propose to you, I guess I am a romantic like that. I have Phillip's proposal to live up to anyway." "Oh really?" Evie asked. "Why don't you tell me how it happened?" Zac smiled and they continued to walk back towards the Ocean Cafe to meet up with the others and Zac told Evie all about the Zandar gala.
Zac and Evie walked to the pier underneath the Ocean Cafe where Phillip, Mimmi, Ordina, Nixie, Sirena, and Cam were waiting. "So," Phillip said. "How did it go?" Evie smiled and said, "My dad surprisingly took it well. And he gave us his blessing." Sirena squealed and said, "Oh! Another wedding! I can't wait." Zac chuckled and said, "Not yet, Sirena. We just got his blessing. All that matters is that Evie will get her tail back soon." Ordina smiled and hugged Evie and said, "It will be great to have you back." Phillip's communicator went off and Kendall said on the other line, "Prince Phillip. I need you and Zac to come back to Amber Beach. Mr. Navarro has returned. And he has something important to tell us." "Right away, Ms. Morgan," Phillip said as he put his communicator away. "Well," Zac said. "This is goodbye for now." "Don't worry," Cam said. "I know you will be back here in a couple days. With you and Mimmi's birthday party and all. You are turning 18, bro." "Right," Zac said. "I will see you guys very soon." He kissed Evie and turned and dived into the water below. Mimmi, Ordina, Sirena, and Nixie followed suit, and all of them were in their merfolk forms. "Do you want me to drive you back on my boat, Prince Phillip?" Cam asked. Phillip smirked as he reached for his Energem and said, "No thank you, Cam. I think I'll following them." Before Cam could ask how, Phillip's Energem glowed then Phillip dived into the water, confusing Cam, Evie, Ordina, Nixie, and Sirena. Phillip then popped his head out of the ocean and shocked everyone with his merman tail. "How?" Nixie asked. Phillip smiled and said, "Triton put an enchantment on my Energem to allow a temporary transformation as practice for the real thing. I have been getting some lessons with Zac and Mimmi." Mimmi smirked and said, "OK. Race you two boys back to the moon pool." "Oh it's on." Zac said as everyone dove underwater and sped swam away leaving Evie and Cam laughing to themselves on the pier.
Zac and Phillip arrived back at the moon pool in Amber Beach with Phillip saying, "I think your sister cheated in that race." Zac chuckled and said, "Well, she did give herself a head start." Phillip laughed as he and Zac pulled themselves out of the water and dried themselves off getting their human legs back. They walked into the main area and saw Kendall standing there with Shelby, Zenowing, and Mr. Navarro, who said, "Zac, Prince Phillip. Nice to see the two of you again." "It's good to see you too, Mr. Navarro," Zac said. "How are you doing?" James smiled and said, "Good. I was getting acquainted with Zenowing here while waiting for my son and his friends to arrive." "Indeed," Zenowing agreed. "James here has been telling me how he was cursed like myself and how you broke it like you did mine." Zac nodded and asked, "Where are the others?" Kendall sighed and said, "I tried calling them, but they aren't answering. I am going up now to fetch them." She walked out of the lab as Shelby said, "I think there are trying to set up your birthday party, Zac. I don't know what they are planning for it, though. I have been down here with Zenowing." Zac sighed and said, "Hopefully they aren't planning anything silly for it."
Up at the cafe, the boys were having a pavlova eating contest where Tyler, Chase, and Koda were competing using only their mouths as their hands were behind their backs, with Riley and Ivan playing the part of the announcer. "Sir Tyler's making a strong showing at his pavlova eating contest, but Chase is catching up with big kiwi bites!" Riley then cut in saying, "But the real threat is Koda, who is eating the cake like a caveman right now!" "Yes, he is," Ivan agreed and no one saw Kendall enter the kitchen and she was not liking what she was seeing. "Oh, good grief." Koda then jumped up and shouted, "I win!" But he accidentally got some pavlova pieces on Kendall's face and glasses causing the boys to stop and stare at her with apologetic looks on their faces. Kendall took off her glasses and said, "I thought you guys were setting up for Zac's party. I don't think he'll appreciate an eating contest. Besides, Tyler, your dad found what we've been looking for. Get cleaned up and meet us at the base. Prince Phillip and Zac have already come back from the Gold Coast and are waiting downstairs with Shelby and Zenowing." Tyler jumped up and down shouting, "My dad's back! My dad's back!" But it came out muffled as he still had pavlova in his mouth. He ran out the back door of the kitchen as the other boys turned to clean up the kitchen.
Eventually all the Rangers along with James were down in the base as Keeper has shown up to here what James had to say. "Welcome, Power Rangers," Keeper said. "Although we have all ten Energems, to unlock their ultimate powers, we must first destroy the Dark Energem." Kendall turned to the others and said, "And now, thanks to James, we might be able to do just that." James nodded and said, "I've rediscovered the monsters' base. As I remembered, their spaceship crashed, but wasn't destroyed. It is in an area that I have suspected due to my fuzzy memories of it during my time as Dragoon. That's where the Dark Energem will be." "That's great," Shelby said. But James shook his head and said, "It's not all great. Snide has a new partner, Sledge." The Rangers gasped as Riley asked, "Sledge? He's still alive?" "He's working with Snide now?" Koda asked. "This very bad."
Zac was standing there in shock. His nightmare was happening. Ever since he faced Sledge up in space, he had nightmares about what Sledge said. "You will pay for this, Aqua Ranger. I will find out what you are, and make you suffer as well as your friends." Those words were now playing in Zac's head over and over again as his fear was starting to rise and the temperature of the room was starting to drop drastically. Everyone started to notice and Phillip looked over at Zac and asked, "Zac? What's wrong?" But Zac couldn't hear him, just Sledge's words play out over and over again as the room started to freeze over with ice appearing everywhere and the Rangers along with James were now shivering. "Zac!" Shelby shouted. "Stop this! Please!" But was too zoned out to hear anything. "Let me try," Zenowing said as he walked over and put his hand on Zac's shoulder and focused his mind on their connection that has been there since Zenowing healed him during the Doomwing situation. He helped Zac calm down by speaking in his mind, "Deep breaths, Prince Zac. Sledge is not here. Don't let your fear of him overpower you. Relax." Zac closed his eyes and took several deep breaths as the room's temperature returned to normal. He opened his eyes and said, "Thanks, Zenowing." Zenowing nodded and said, "You are most welcome. But you do owe our comrades an explanation." Zac nodded and said, "Remember the nightmares I told you guys about during the Nightmare business?" The Rangers nodded as Zac continued, "Hearing that Sledge is back freaked me out. The last words he told me are playing in my head over and over again. I guess I let my fear get the better of me. I'm sorry." "No need to apologize, Zac," Keeper said. "But you need to learn to face your fears, not let them overtake you." Zac nodded as Ivan asked, "Whatever do we do now that Sledge has returned?"
Chase replied, "I say we hit them with everything we've got. Every Megazord. Destroy the monsters, the spaceship, and the Dark Energem all at once." Ivan nodded in agreement but Shelby said, "That might work, but there's no way to be sure we destroyed the Dark Energem." "What do you suggest, Shelby?" Zenowing asked. Shelby thought for a moment then said, "We sneak onto Sledge's ship and crush the Dark Energem, a surprise attack." Tyler nodded in agreement and said, "We've been on the ship before, so we know our way around." Shelby nodded and said, "It's the only way to be sure we've destroyed it. Zac, we might need your powers to help destroy it." "She's right," Chase agreed. Zac sighed and said, "I know. But we need to be prepared for this. Ursula will have no doubt told Sledge everything she knows about me. He won't be easy to defeat a second time." Kendall sighed and said, "OK. No Megazords. We go on foot, and we infiltrate them quietly."
Over on Sledge's ship, Sledge was calling out to Poisandra holding onto a bouquet of flowers, "Poisandra! These are for you! Please take me back, my pink sugarplum!" Poisandra took the flowers and slammed them onto the ground and shouted, "Not good enough!" Curio was standing next to her and said, "Yeah, you tell him, Poisandra!" Poisandra glared at Sledge and said, "If you liked it, then you should've put a ring on it! I want a wedding!" Sledge kneeled before Poisandra and said, "OK, OK! We'll get married the minute this ship is in the air, my precious pinkle toes." Poisandra leaped into the air shouting, "Yippee! I'm finally getting married! Oh! We don't have much time. We've got planning to do, Curio." She grabbed Curio and ran out of the room with Sledge waving at her saying, "Love you, Poisy!" He then slumped a little and said, "Oh, brother!"
He heard a giggle from behind him and turned to see Ursula, Fury and Snide standing there. "Well," Ursula said. "That was an interesting sight. Why you love that pink heart is anybody's guess." Sledge stormed up to her and said, "Don't you dare mock my Poisandra. Unless you want to be drenched with water and screaming in pain." Ursula growled and said, "Fine. I'll back off. But we found something." Snide then said, "The Rangers triggered our hidden sensors in the woods. They're coming!" Fury growled and said, "That human that was Dragoon must have told them where the ship was located. I should have destroyed him when I had the chance." Sledge nodded and said, "Send in Badussa. He'll stop them with his amulet." Fury nodded and said, "Yes, Master Sledge." He turned to walk away while Snide said, "So, this is the first time will come against all three of us!" "And it'll be the last!" Sledge shouted making him and Snide laugh evilly. Ursula giggled and asked, "So what does this amulet that Badussa has do?"
Out in the woods, all 10 Rangers were following the trail that James told them about that leads to Sledge's ship. They told James to stay behind for his safety. Koda held up his hand to stop them as he sniffed the air. "Something wrong," Koda said. Zac looked around and used his superior eyesight and senses and saw up ahead, "Guys, we've got incoming!" The Vivix started to gain speed in running towards the Rangers as Ivan shouted, "Well, there goes our sneak attack!" The Rangers charged in and started to fight off the Vivix. But Zac sensed something else walking up towards them. He knocked a Vivix to the ground and turned to see a new monster, Badussa, walking towards the Rangers. Badussa grinned and shouted, "Things are about to get rocky, Rangers!" He lifted his amulet towards Zenowing and a beam launched out of it and hit Zenowing, turning the bird monster into stone. "Zenowing!" Zac shouted. "What did you do to him?" Koda asked. Badussa laughed and said, "I am Badussa, and I am petrifying!" He fired a beam from his amulet at Koda, turning the caveman to stone. "Koda!" Zac shouted.
Badussa faced Zac alone and said, "Gaze into my amulet, Aqua Ranger!" "Wait!" Zac thought. "It's just like the tale of Medusa. The beam only works if anyone looks directly in it." Badussa fired a beam at Zac, but Zac closed his eyes and used Turn the Tide and reflected it back at Badussa, but he just absorbed it back into the amulet as Badussa said, "Impressive. Not only did you reflect its beam, but you seemed to figure out how my amulet works. Interesting. Luckily Ursula foresaw this possibility and gave my plentiful braids an upgrade." He plucked three braids of hair from his own head and whispered, "Vitam exhairire." The braids grew and he thrust them out like a whip and they immediately grabbed Zac who screamed in pain and Badussa made the braids tied Zac to a nearby tree as Ursula's magic started to do its work. Badussa laughed as he saw Zac struggle to break free but the braids held him tight as they glowed. "Try as you might, merman. But Ursula enchanted my braids to suck life energy out of anything it touches. The more you struggle, the quicker your energy is drained. May even kill you. But I promised to bring you to Sledge alive. So you get to sit back and watch as I turn all of your fellow Rangers into stone." Zac growled in fury as his eyes turned dark blue and he shouted, "You won't get away with this!" Badussa laughed evilly and said, "Watch me, Aqua Ranger."
"Prince Zac!" Badussa turned to see Ivan running up towards Zac and Badussa with Riley and Kendall behind him. "Let him go!" Riley shouted. Badussa laughed and said, "Too late. The Aqua Ranger is mine. And you Rangers are no match for my amulet!" "Guys!" Zac shouted. "Don't look into it!" But Badussa was quicker and all three Rangers were turned to stone. Zac continued to struggle, but he felt his energy leaving him quickly. He was growing powerless, he couldn't even summon a storm to stop Badussa. He could only watch in horror as each of his friends were being turned to stone.
The other Rangers were still fighting off the Vivix and Shelby was knocked backwards through a bush and landed on the ground. She sat up as Tyler shouted, "There's so many of them!" Badussa walked up to Chase and shouted, "Look into my amulet!" Chase unfortunately did as was turned to stone. Shelby watched this in horror and said, "I've got to destroy that amulet!" She looked over and saw Zac tied to the tree growing weaker by the second. "I need to help him." But she turned and saw Badussa walk up to Tyler and turn him into stone. "Tyler!" Shelby shouted. She looked over and saw that Phillip was the last one and she ran over to him and said, "Don't look at the monster's amulet! It will turn you to stone! We need to rescue Zac. Now!" "What?" Phillip shouted as he looked ahead and saw Zac tied to the tree and he looked over at Badussa admiring his stone Ranger collection. Shelby pulled Phillip behind a tree as Phillip whispered, "We need to get to Zac without being seen." "You can't hide from me," Badussa taunted. "Soon you'll be stone, just like the others! I haven't had this much fun since I destroyed the Kyoryuger galaxy!" (I see what you did there, Saban. In case you didn't know, that is the name of the Super Sentai that this show is based on)
Phillip thought for a moment then whispered, "Wait a minute! I have an idea." He pulled out his Energem and activated the enchantment King Triton put on it. He grabbed Shelby's hand and Shelby whispered, "What are you doing?" "Trying a trick I've seen Zac do," Phillip answered. "Now how did he do it?" He waved his hand like he had seen Zac do and suddenly he and Shelby were invisible. "Now," Phillip whispered. "We need to sneak up to Zac and free him. He isn't looking so good." And Phillip was correct. Zac could barely keep his eyes open and he was breathing heavily. Phillip and Shelby crept up to where Zac was tied up and Shelby whispered, "Zac. We are here to get you free." "Shelby?" Zac mumbled. "And Phillip," Phillip added. "I used your invisibility trick thanks to the enchantment on my Energem. I know you would show your appreciation but I understand why you can't." Zac let out a weak laugh and said, "Hurry. Please." Shelby pulled out her Dino Morpher and fired at the braids, but they wouldn't free Zac, and the blast got Badussa's attention and he stormed up to Zac. Phillip lost control of his invisibility and he and Shelby was now seen by Badussa. He summoned his braids with Zac to him and held onto Zac firmly in one arm. He held up the amulet in the other arm as Phillip and Shelby hid behind a tree and Shelby covered her eyes and shot blindly towards Badussa but didn't hit him. The monster laughed and said, "Poor choice, Pink Ranger. You almost hit your friend. Don't worry. He'll perk up once I take him back to Master Sledge."
Suddenly he heard footsteps and turned to see Heckyl with his goggles on and Badussa said. "You! What are you doing here?" Heckyl held up his hand charged with energy and Shelby said, "Oh no. Heckyl." She and Phillip held their hands to their eyes, but Heckyl attacked Badussa instead. The blast hit Badussa head on and Zac was thrown from his grip, the braids disintegrating around him. Phillip ran to Zac and helped him to stand and said, "It's OK. I've got you." Badussa glared at Heckyl and said, "How dare you attack me!" Heckyl stared down Badussa and said, "I know what it's like to lose an entire world. It's time you paid for your crime. Plus that merman doesn't belong to you." Badussa growled and said, "You're the one who'll pay! For attacking me and making me lose my grip on the merman!" Heckyl didn't waste any time and fired a blast at him again, but Badussa disappeared. Heckyl growled in frustration and said, "He escaped!" He looked at Shelby, then at Phillip and Zac, then turned to walk away. Shelby, shaken up, walked over to Phillip and Zac and said, "I think they're gone." She looked at the stone versions of the other Rangers and said, "Our friends." "They're solid stone," Phillip said. "Amulet…" Zac said weakly. Shelby started to tear up and said, "It's all my fault." "Lady Shelby," Phillip said. "We've got to get them out of here. And get Zac medical attention. Keeper!" Keeper suddenly appeared, saw the situation, and teleported everyone back to the Ranger base.
The remaining Rangers appeared back in the base where James was waiting and was shocked to see his son and his friends trapped in stone. He ran over and helped Phillip get Zac to the medical table and had Zac lie down on it. Keeper walked over and ran his staff over Zac saying, "We were lucky to get Zac out of those bindings. I fear that if he was in them for any longer, his life would be forfeit. His Energem will help get his energy back." "Thanks, Keeper," Zac said weakly. James walked up to the stone version of Tyler and said, "That monster needs to pay for what he did to my son. And his friends." "Right," Phillip said. "And we must destroy Badussa's amulet, so our friends can return to normal." Zac took some deep breaths and said, "We need to figure out how to destroy it without turning to stone ourselves. I don't know how successful we'll be if we fight him with our eyes closed since that seems to be the way the amulet works in order to turn people into stone." Phillip thought for a moment and said, "We could destroy him with a Megazord. We'd be safe in the cockpit." Keeper shook his head and said, "But your friends' Zords will not work while they are stone." Zac sat up shakily and said, "But wait. We've summoned the others' Zords before when they weren't here. The Titano Zord for instance." Keeper shook his head again and said, "That may be true, but their Energems being encased in stone blocks the connection to their Zords." Zac sighed and said, "And our three Zords….none of them have cockpits." "There has to be something we can do," James said. "Zac, do you think you could use the curse breaking song that you used on me to return them to normal?" Zac shook his head and said, "I don't think that will work. One, today isn't the full moon where that song would be at full strength. And two, I could put more energy from my Energem into it, but after what just happened to me, I don't think I want to risk it since my Energem is still helping me recover."
Keeper grabbed the geode that Zenowing found earlier and said, "Very well. Then it is clear what we must do. Shelby, Zenowing told you how he built the Zords. Now, you must create one." Shelby looked at Keeper and said, "Me? No, no, no. Only Zenowing can make a Zord. I mean, he told me the basics, but I only understood half of what he was saying. Besides, you wouldn't want my help. My brilliant idea to go to Sledge's ship is why we're in this mess. If it wasn't for me, our friends wouldn't be trapped in stone, and Zac wouldn't have been close to being in Sledge's grasp." Phillip stepped forward and said, "Shelby, you're the only one with any dinosaur knowledge. A new Megazord may be the only way to save our friends." Shelby sighed and asked, "But what if I make another mistake?" Keeper looked at Shelby and said, "The biggest mistake of all would be not to try." "Keeper's right, Shelby," Zac said walking over to her and sat next to her. "We need your help. You just need to have some courage. Like I know you always have." "But," Shelby retorted. "I'm afraid that I'll mess everything up again. How can I have courage when I'm afraid?" Zac smiled and said, "Courage isn't the matter of not being frightened. It's being afraid but doing what you have to do anyway. Look at me. You saw me earlier. Facing Sledge again scares me because I know he wants to have his revenge on me for blowing his ship up. But I want to save all of you guys, the world especially. Keeper is right. We have to face our fears."
Shelby nodded, stood up, and said, "Well, first, we need a dinosaur." She stood up and walked over to where Kendall kept her dinosaur samples, Zac, Phillip, James, and Keeper walking up behind her. "Lesothosaurus, no, that's the size of a cat. Hesperonychus, looks like a chicken crossed with a crocodile. No thank you. Spinosaurus. Strong, huge, meat-eater. It's perfect."
Over on Sledge's ship, Wrench was walking over to a machine holding the Dark Energem and saying, "I better not drop this! Easy. Almost there." Sledge suddenly bumped Wrench to the side and said, "The engines aren't charging! What are you waiting for? We need power! The Dark Energem will repair what that Aqua Ranger did to my ship!" He grabbed the Dark Energem from Wrench and shoved it into the machine. It started to glow as its power was being transferred into the ship. "Excellent!" Sledge shouted. "Return the Dark Energem to me when the systems are fully charged. I have other plans!" "Yes, Master Sledge!" Wrench said as Sledge walked past him.
He walked onto the bridge where Badussa was being grilled by Ursula. "You imbecile! You had my nephew weakened thanks to my spell and in your grasps. And you let that Heckyl walk all over you!" "Sorry, Ursula!" Badussa replied. "But you should know that the other Rangers couldn't break my braids. Once I capture your nephew, I promise I will return him here quickly." Ursula growled and said, "You better." "Or you will witness the full power of the Dark Energem," Sledge said behind her.
Back at the Ranger base, Shelby was working on making the new Zord while saying the steps out loud for the others to hear. "Zenowing said that the first step is to understand that a Zord is not just a machine." "I could have told you that," Zac said. "I can talk to them telepathically and they do have feelings and personalities." Shelby nodded as she continued, "The geode must contain biological, metallic, and crystalline elements in order to form the final Zord. Dinosaur bone for its body, metal for its armor, and crystal to give it strength and speed. Only by merging these elements with a warrior's spirit, will the Zord come to life." She put all the materials in the geode and put the other half of the geode on top and it sealed itself. "Is that everything?" Phillip asked. "Almost," Shelby answered. "I need the spirit of a warrior. Keeper, I can't think of a warrior braver or wiser than you. Would you infuse this geode with your spirit?" Keeper nodded and said, "It would be an honor." He walked over to the geode and held his staff above it and shared his power with it. "It appears as though it may be working?" Phillip asked. "I have no idea," Shelby answered. Zac closed his eyes and focused his mind on the geode and felt a presence in it. "It worked," Zac said. "I can feel it." Suddenly it sparked, then rolled to the ground and melted through the floor. "Wherever did it go?" Phillip asked. Keeper held up his staff and said, "I'm sensing which way the Zord's spirit is traveling." "I am too," Zac added. "We need to follow it. Now." "Agreed," Keeper said. "James, why don't you stay here and guard the others. Rangers, follow me." Keeper turned and walked out with Shelby, Zac, and Phillip following him with Shelby asking, "Is It true? I just created a Zord and a Dino Charger?" She pulled out the new Charger and ran to catch up with the others as she said, "I wish Kendall were here to see this." "Hey," Zac said to her. "Don't let this newfound power get to your head. Trust me." Shelby chuckled as the three Rangers plus Keeper walked out of the base. James looked over at the stone Rangers and said, "You all will be back to normal soon. I hope."
Over on Sledge's ship, Poisandra gathered all the Vivix up and shouted, "All right, Vivix, listen up! Get rid of those tools! More stinky flowers! And candles!" Sledge was sitting nearby and said, "And get that fruit I like, ba-nay-nays!" "They're called bananas, Sledge," Ursula told him as she sat nearby. "Whatever," Sledge said. Suddenly they heard an explosion and Fury ran in saying, "Wrench says the engines are nearly charged." Sledge stood up and said, "Good! I'll be back."
Back in the forest near Sledge's ship, Keeper and Zac were leading Shelby and Phillip, looking for the new Zord. "The spirit is stopping here." Keeper said turning to the others. Zac focused his mind and realized that Keeper was right. "Why would the Zord stop here?" Keeper shook his head and said, "I'm not sure." Phillip looked around and saw a campsite nearby and walked up to it. "What is all of this doing here?" Phillip walked over to the campfire and felt residual heat coming from it. "Still warm. Someone's been here."
Suddenly Heckyl walked up to the campsite making the Rangers go into fighting stances. Heckyl held up his hands and said, "Welcome to my humble home." Shelby stormed past Zac and said, "Stay back, Heckyl. If you think you are getting your hands on Zac or our Energems then…" Heckyl laughed and said, "Don't be so dramatic. Snide is the one after Zac and all of your Energems. Not me." "You and Snide are the same enemy," Phillip said glaring at Heckyl. Zac looked into Heckyl's head and only heard Heckyl's voice, not Snide's. "No," Zac said. "You and Snide split, didn't you?" Heckyl looked at Zac and said, "Very good. Read my mind, I gather. You are correct. Snide and I have had a little split." "That's why you helped us against Badussa," Shelby said. "And freed me," Zac added. Heckyl chuckled and said, "I wasn't saving you. I was there to destroy Badussa. And maybe make sure that you, merman, didn't get into Sledge's hands. He and your aunt have some nasty things planned for you." "Then tell me!" Zac shouted with his eyes glowing blue. Heckyl backed up a step and said, "Whoa, whoa. Easy, fish king. You don't want to know. Trust me. Besides, like I said, I was mainly focused on destroying Badussa. He's devastated entire galaxies. And I know how that feels. My whole planet was destroyed by Lord Arcanon so he could possess the Dark Energem. Badussa was as bad as he was." Keeper cocked his head and asked, "You survived the destruction of Centai-6?" "Yes," Heckyl answered. "And everything I've done since was to try and restore my planet." Shelby then asked, "Restore Centai-6? How would you ever do that?"
Heckyl then looked at Zac and said, "With something powerful at my side." "Me?" Zac said. "I may be powerful, but I can't restore planets." "Wrong," Heckyl said standing up and walking up to Zac. "I have seen you do many things, Aqua Ranger. You broke a powerful cruse on Dragoon, you commanded the very elements of this planet to do your binding, and you have overcome far more than any mortal has. You can help me." Zac shook his head and said, "I can't. Ursula must have told you where all my power draws from." Heckyl thought for a moment and said, "The moon." Zac nodded and said, "If I am taken too far away from it, my powers won't work as well." Heckyl sighed and asked, "What about your father's trident?" Zac thought for a moment and said, "I don't know. Maybe. If his trident doesn't rely on the moon so much then maybe. But I don't know if my father would want to help you after everything you tried to do to me. Heckyl, you need to think this through more."
But before Heckyl could say anything else, Badussa appeared and shouted, "I told you you'd pay, Heckyl!" The Rangers got into fighting position as Heckyl put his goggles on. "Guys!" Shelby shouted. "Cover your eyes." Everyone did so as Badussa held up his amulet. Zac sensed what Badussa was trying to do and raised his hand using the wind to blow Badussa away, who dropped his amulet in a different direction. "My amulet!" Badussa cried. "You will pay for that, Aqua Ranger." "Think again!" Zac shouted. "It's morphin' time!" He, Shelby and Phillip morphed into Power Rangers and charged in at Badussa, fighting him off. Badussa pulled his sword out and started to fight back as Keeper charged in with his staff and shouted, "Zac! Destroy the amulet!" Zac nodded and ran to where the amulet was lying on the ground. He saw Heckyl walking towards it and stopped asking, "What do you think you're doing, huh?" Heckyl stared down Zac and said, "We can destroy it if we work together. Your power mixed with mine." Zac thought for a moment and Heckyl added, "Please. Let this be my apology for everything I have done to you." Zac sighed and said, "OK, then, Heckyl. Let's do this!" Zac summoned his Ankylo Hammer and charged it with lightning as Heckyl charged his hand and Zac shouted, "Now" Both boys unleashed their power to the amulet and destroyed it.
Back at the Ranger base, the stone Rangers returned to normal. James ran over and hugged his son tightly and said, "You're back to normal. Thank God." "What happened?" Zenowing asked. Before James could answer, their communicators went off and Tyler answered his and Shelby was on the other end asking, "Guys, are you there?" "Shelby!" Tyler shouted. "We're OK. Where are you?" "Thank goodness you're all right!" Shelby answered. "I'll send the coordinates. Hurry. Badussa has a plan B that he may try to use on Zac again." She was then quickly cut off when Badussa swung his sword at her. James then said, "Ursula added some magic to Badussa where he can use his braids to capture people and drain them of their energy. He used it on Zac while all of you were being turned into stone. Only when Badussa was distracted could the braids be broken. Hurry. The others need your help." "On it, Dad," Tyler said as he and the others ran out of the base to where the other Rangers and Keeper were.
Zac lowered his Hammer to the ground, proud of himself. He saw Heckyl start to walk away and Zac stopped him. "Heckyl. Thanks." Heckyl sighed and said, "I'll think about what you said. But a hint to the wise. This planet is in danger and soon." Heckyl turned and walked away leaving Zac standing there in confusion as he muttered, "What?"
Badussa growled and swung his sword at Shelby, Phillip, and Keeper, knocking them to the ground. "You fools broke my amulet. Now you will pay. You think I am Badussa now, check this out!" He pulled some braids out of his hair, muttered the spell into them, and threw them onto Shelby, Phillip, and Keeper, making Shelby and Phillip demorph as all three cried out in pain as the braids began to drain their energy. Zac ran over with his Hammer and shouted, "Let them go, Badussa!" The monster laughed evilly and said, "They matter not to me, except for their Energems. But now that you are here, I will reclaim you and deliver you to Master Sledge. No distractions this time." Zac growled and charged his Hammer with fire swung down at the three fallen heroes, breaking the braids into pieces. Badussa growled and shouted, "You may be powerful enough to free them, but you can't free yourself!" He grabbed some more of his braids, muttered the spell, and threw them towards Zac, who swung his Hammer around blocking them from reaching him, but Badussa laughed and said, "You can try all you want, Aqua Ranger, but they won't stop until they hit their target." Zac growled and charged his Hammer with lightning and swung down trying to hit all the braids at once, but then one braid grabbed his arm and wrapped all around him like before, making Zac cry out in pain and demorph. Badussa grabbed the other end of the braid and tugged it to him, meaning Zac was in the monster's grasp once again. "Let him go!" Phillip shouted, trying to stand. Badussa just swung his sword down onto Phillip, injuring him further. "This merman now belongs to Master Sledge. And he has great plans for him." Zac tried to break free, but remembered what Badussa said. He couldn't break himself free, only others from the outside.
Badussa tightened his grip and was about to teleport back to Sledge's ship when multiple laser blasts hit him and knocked him backwards, Zac once again falling from the monster's grasp and the braids breaking off of him. Zac looked up and saw Tyler, Chase, Koda, Riley, Ivan, Kendall, and Zenowing running towards them. Zenowing fell up and landed next to Zac asking, "Are you alright, Prince Zac?" Zac nodded and said, "Not as bad as the first time." The other Rangers helped Shelby, Phillip, and Keeper stand as Badussa growled and said, "You Rangers will pay for that. Try this! Magna Beam!" He suddenly grew giant size and shouted, "I will destroy you, just like I did the Kyoryuger Galaxy! And once I've beaten all of you, I will have your Energems and the merman within my grasp!"
Suddenly Keeper's staff started to glow as the alien said, "Wait! I'm sensing something." Zac closed his eyes and focused, feeling what Keeper was sensing. "I feel it too." "What's happening, Keeper?" Phillip asked. "The Spino Zord," Keeper answered. "It's alive!" Zac added. The Spino Zord leaped out from the ground below and charged at Badussa, knocking the monsters backwards. "The Spino Lord!" Shelby shouted. "It worked!" "You did it, Shelby!" Zac said. "What did you do?" Tyler asked. Shelby chuckled as she, Zac, and Phillip morphed again into Power Rangers and Shelby shouted, "Let's form a Megazord and take the big guy down!" Suddenly Vivix started to appear around them as Tyler shouted, "You three along with Keeper form the new Megazord. The rest of us will handle these clowns." He, Chase, Koda, Riley, Ivan, Kendall, and Zenowing morphed into Power Rangers and charged in to fight thee VIvix. Zac and Phillip pulled out their Dino Chargers and summoned their Zords. Shelby shouted, "Activate Spino Charge Megazord, Ankylo-Pacha Formation!" The three Zords combined to form the new Megazord ready to take down Badussa.
Shelby, Zac, Phillip, and Keeper jumped into the new cockpit as Keeper said, "You did an excellent job, Shelby." "Whoa," Shelby said looking around. "It's awesome!" "Fight now, appreciation time later!" Zac said as he saw Badussa charging the Megazord. "Pacha Wrecking Ball!" Phillip shouting making the Megazord attack Badussa with the Pacha Wrecking Ball. "Ankylo Hammer!" Zac shouted as the hammer hit Badussa head on. "Spino Boomerang Attack!" The group shouted sending the attack straight at Badussa. "Spino Boomerang Whirlwind Finish!" The Megazord launched its final attack and hit Badussa head on. "I've hit rock bottom!" Badussa shouted as he blew up. "Now," Keeper said. "Let's return and help the others. Be on your guard. Sledge must be up to something." "You got it, Keeper," Shelby shouted as she, Zac, and Phillip jumped out of the cockpit.
The other Rangers finished the last of the Vivix as they saw Shelby, Zac, and Phillip join them. "You guys did awesome in that new Zord!" Tyler shouted. "You did very well," Zenowing said. But they saw Badussa rise in the distance as he shouted, "Fools! You've destroyed my beautiful braids. But I can't be destroyed that easily!" "He survived?" Shelby asked. "Unfortunately," Zac said. "Celebrate this, Rangers!" Badussa shouted as he summoned even more Vivix. "What?" Chase said. "We just defeat Vivix," Koda added. "And now Badussa just summoned more of them for us to fight," Riley said. "Then let us make haste," Ivan added. "Then let's go!" Kendall shouted. "It's about to get wild!" Tyler shouted as the Rangers charged into battle. Each Ranger taking down several Vivix using their strengths. Tyler punching away, Chase shooting at everything, Koda using his caveman strength, Riley swinging his sword around, Shelby kicking everything, Ivan slamming lightning charged sword attacks, Zac using the elements at his command, Phillip head-butting everything, Kendall slicing and shooting, and Zenowing unleashing his sword strikes. Badussa charged at Zac and shouted, "My braids may have been destroyed, but I will still defeat you and deliver you to Master Sledge." "Keep dreaming that," Zac said as grabbed Badussa's arm and shocked him to the ground. Tyler ran in and punched Badussa away from Zac. "We got off to a rocky start!" Tyler shouted. "But now it's time to take you down!" He activated his T-Rex Super Charge mode as Shelby shouted, "Use the Spino Charger, Tyler!" Koda added, "And the Stego Charger!" throwing one to Tyler. Tyler used both Chargers, gaining both Zords' weapons on his arms. "Badussa Beast Bite!" Badussa shouted as he launched the attack at Tyler, but Tyler block it and shouted, "Spino Boomerang!" The attack hit Badussa and sent the monster flying far to the ground nearby. "Yeah!" Tyler shouted. "Let's finish this as a team!" The other 9 Rangers gathered around Tyler as they shouted, "Victory Maximum, Final Strike!" The final attack hit and destroyed Badussa. The Rangers cheered at their victory.
Suddenly they saw Sledge's ship rise from the ground and take off towards space. "Oh, no," Tyler said. "Sledge's ship!" "He must have powered it with the Dark Energem!" Kendall realized. "Looks like we're too late!" "No, we're not!" Zac shouted as he raised his hand towards Sledge's ship and stopped it from gaining more altitude.
Alarms were going off on Sledge's ship. "Wrench!" Sledge shouted. "What happened? Why aren't we gaining altitude?" Wrench pointed out the main window and said, "It's the Aqua Ranger. He's holding the ship still. We can't break free!" Sledge went up to the controls and turned on the loud speaker and shouted, "See here, little Ranger. You are not breaking my ship again. You can't hold us for very long."
Zac groaned as he realized Sledge was right, he wasn't all the way recovered from Badussa's attack and Sledge's ship was too large and powerful thanks to the Dark Energem to hold for very long. But he didn't want Sledge and his crew, specifically Ursula, to get away. Phillip noticed Zac start to struggle and he shouted, "Zac! You don't have the energy to keep this up. Let's get the Plesio Zord quickly so we can follow them!" "Not enough time!" Zac said. "We need to end this, here and now! We can't let them get away!"
Sledge chuckled and said into the speaker, "You won't win, Aqua Ranger. My ship is now powered by the Dark Energem and even though Badussa was not successful at bringing you before me, his efforts has weakened you. You are going to suffer!"
"No!" Zac shouted. "I remember what you told me so long ago when I defeated you before. But I'm not afraid of you. I am going to face my fears and bring you down. Especially Ursula!"
Ursula giggled behind Sledge and walked up to the speaker and said, "Dear nephew. You can't win. And to prove that, here's a little parting gift. Choose wisely." She pulled out the Dark Energem and loaded it into the machine controlling the main cannon. She hit the big button and saw the Dark Energem powered laser fire down at the Rangers.
Zac saw the laser coming right at the Rangers, so he had no choice but to let Sledge's ship go and use Turn the Tide to reflect the laser back into the sky. It didn't hit Sledge's ship like he wanted as Sledge's ship got away quickly into space. He realized what Ursula meant to do. He had to choose between capturing Sledge's ship or saving his friends. And Ursula knew that he would save his friends. He dropped to his knees and demorphed, weakened from using his powers too much. The others around him demoprhed as well and Ivan kneeled to Zac and asked, "Are you alright, Your Highness?" Zac stared into the sky and said, "I don't know. I really don't know."
Sledge's ship floated in space high above Earth and Poisandra cheered, "Yippee! We're flying high again! It's time to get married! I think we should honeymoon in Australia, or China, or maybe New York!" Sledge grabbed the pamphlets Poisandra was holding and ripped them apart as he said, "Australia, China, and New York won't exist when my plan is finished! How about asteroid surfing in the Milky Way?" "Yay!" Poisandra cheered. "I'll go put on my wedding dress!" She ran out of the bridge as Wrench and Snide walked in. "Oh! Master Sledge! I wanted to bring you the Dark Energem now that the ship is done charging but…" "I borrowed it for a hot second," Ursula said ripping the Dark Energem out of the machine she put it in and handed it to Sledge. "Time for your plan's next phase," Snide said. "Good!" Sledge said. "Here we will have the perfect view of the Earth's final destruction!"
Back at the Ranger base, the Rangers plus Keeper walked through the doors, exhausted. Tyler and Shelby were holding hands as Zenowing turned to them and said, "You did well, Shelby. If I ever need an apprentice, maybe you…" Shelby shook her head and said, "Thanks, but, I think I'll stick to studying dinosaurs, rather than building them." Zenowing nodded and walked toward the main area while Tyler pulled Shelby into a hug. Shelby sighed in relief as she hugged Tyler back. She pulled away and said, "It's amazing what you're capable of when the ones you love are in trouble. Especially when that trouble is due to my own plan." "Hey," Tyler replied. "You learned from your mistakes and saved the day. Pretty awesome." They leaned in for a quick kiss. "Well," Shelby said. "I learned from the best." Tyler chuckled and said, "Ain't that the truth." James walked over and said, "So, is there something you two would like to tell me?" Tyler realized that his dad saw them kiss and he tried to say something, but James chuckled and said, "It's OK. I figured you two were meant for each other in the end. I couldn't be more proud." Tyler smiled and hugged his dad with gratitude.
Zac sat on a bench sighing to himself. Keeper was waving his staff over him and said, "Your body has gone through a lot today, Zac. You should be fully recovered in a little while." Phillip sat down next to Zac and asked, "Are you sure you're OK?" Zac shrugged and said, "Like I told Ivan, I don't know. I'm ready to face down Sledge, but I fear for what he and Ursula are planning." "It's OK," Phillip said. "At least you have one thing to look forward to. Your 18th birthday. Time to start celebrating a little." Zac chuckled as the two princes stood up as everyone gathered around the main area.
Kendall sighed and said, "Sledge has been trying to get the Energems for 65 million years. He wouldn't quit now." "Especially since Ursula has now joined his ranks and making Sledge very determined like Snide to capture me," Zac said. "And what has he been doing since his ship crashed?" Phillip asked. Zac thought for a moment and said, "Heckyl warned me. He said that our planet will be in danger. And soon." "Yeah," Chase said. "But just because he helped us once, doesn't mean we should trust him." "I know that," Zac said. "But he helped me as a way of apologizing for everything he has done. Especially to me." "Perhaps" Ivan said. "But he may truly know something that we don't. That Sledge's plan is so devastating, so huge, that this planet may be at risk of being destroyed." "But why would Ursula agree to whatever this plan is?" Riley asked. "Doesn't she want to rule the planet, not destroy it?" "Agreed," Zac said. "Is Ursula really united with Sledge and Snide, or does she have something else planned?" The Rangers and Keeper stood there wondering what was going to happen…..