CutMan the Orange Ranger.
I am standing in the streets. My cutter blade is flying through the air. It hits the crowd of putty's they explode and disappear. I catch the blade in my hand, it disappears and forms on my head again. I climb on my transformed ranger bike. It has a cheetah design on the mech like form. The other rangers are fighting the enemies mech. I am combing the streets looking for survivors. My bike having been upgraded by Zordon's servant Alpha-5. It can now auto-scan the area. Leaving me free to focus on saving people.
IT'S HIM AGAIN! Each time I break him. He looks even more evil, when they patch him together again. "Mega Man take your troops and withdraw." "I don't take orders from you Ranger!" I "sigh" not again. I get on my bike and swing my hands in a stupid pattern and press a button on my humongous Ranger watch on my left wrist.
"ORANGE RANGER! CHEETAH TIME!"
I am screaming in my head, "PLEASE! I HOPE NO ONE SEES ME!" My bike transforms around my body. It looks like the mechsuit in Aliens. It only covers my outside with a tube like frame. But you can see me inside it! My heads scissor blade is bent from the transformation. The worst of all is that when the mech forms. It lets out a cheetah call so loud, people two blocks from me can hear it. I want to hide, but you can see who is in the mini-mechs frame, namely me.
Mega Man also transforms. He changes into his mini-mech. His looks like a robot ninja with a dark cloak. Immediately I'm in front of him. A cheetah is the fastest land animal capable of reaching...I'm shedding robot tears on the inside. Why am I thinking about that now?! The Mega Man Ninja flies backwards 100 metres ,while my fist is still extended in front of me. Sparks are shooting out of Mega Man's Ninja Mech Suit. I will try again. "Mega Man leave Zedd's forces. Come back to us. We can help you. Please Mega Man listen." "Lord Zedd believes in me. There's no way I'd betray him to the Rangers."
I want to tell him, who I really am. But he wouldn't believe me and even if he does. Would he think I'm just the same worthless stage boss. That he beat so many times? Could he trust me?
But like he is now, he couldn't beat me anymore. I just want to see the old Mega Man again. Even if I don't like him. At least then he wouldn't be Zedd's slave. "Mega I'll ask again ple..."
"ENOUGH TALK! THIS IS THE END RANGER! I'LL FIND THE TRAITOR ALICIA AND DEAL WIT..."
I crushed his vocal box in my hand. I pick him up and smash him so hard into the road. It makes a pothole 1metre deep. His mech suit is destroyed. I throw him in the air and while doing a roundhouse kick. The Cheetah mech letting out a cry. I connect him with the shin of my leg. He shoots against a tree. Breaks it and then hitting a hand rail starts spinning around and stops by hitting a marble tile on the outside of the bank's walls. The marble wall is cracked. His body is crushed together. He disappears I must have killed him again. The mech suit also disappears but there is a little part left. FINALLY A CLUE!
My cheetah mech changes back into a cheetah looking bike. There are many dots on the display. I race towards them. A small house is completely engulfed. I bend me arm towards it. "ORANGE RANGER! MOUNTAIN FOUNTAIN !" Massive amounts of liquid sprays on the building. Aiming for the source of the flames. I put it out. I take the trapped man outside. I call in for backup "Orange Ranger requesting medical assistance!" I phone the aerial rescue. "What Orange Ranger!? Who is this? " I hear voices some people are laughing in the background. "Oh CM! Sorry I meant OR just tell me where." I explain to them, I have stabilized the patient. "Orange Ranger, Out!" "Bahahahahahahaha! Ok CM, I mean Orange Ranger." In the Aerial Rescue's lobby I hear everyone laughing.
I've rescued most of the people. The technologies of the Rangers are amazing. The people have been airlifted. The Ranger suit can make a gel like substance the can be used to temporarily close any wound. And also heal any injury outside like burns and small cuts. It can also stabilize a person giving off some sort of healing energy. Before I became a Ranger only 30% of the people I rescued survived, their injuries being too severe. With the Rangers tech it is up to 75% and still climbing.
The fight is over. The emergency vehicles come. The fires are being put out. The area is being secured the army trucks are here. They are evacuating the people in the shelters. "Thank you, good work Ranger! Always glad to see we have someone to rely on!" THAT VOICE! DAMMIT IT'S THE GENERAL!. "We'll back in my days we still had to rely on our old trusty weapons the M-16 and the M48. Your Ranger gear is also impressive but nothing beats a Patton in a fight"...THE GENERAL ITS STARTING AGAIN. "Yes General SIR! Thank you for your kind words!" "You know Ranger out of all the ones. I can see you respect the chain of command. You'd make an excellent soldier. Back in NAM you remind me of a buddie of mine. You see the Cong had us trapped but luckily I had two grenades and my trusty 1911. My bowie was in my mouth. You see...I'm not boring you Ranger?" "NO, General SIR! Please continue!" "Well if you insist..."
After the General explained to me how he single handedly won the Vietnam war. But the brass at the top, didn't want the people to know he killed them all. So they made up a story and retreated making it look like they lost. "THANK YOU AGAIN GENERAL SIR" I give my Ranger salute. "CARRY ON SOLDIER!" he gives me a crisp salute. Even though that story drives me insane. The salute I get from the General, makes it worth it.
"HEY CUTMAN! OOPS! I MEAN ORANGE RANGER!" says Ricky. Everyone from the PD is here. "Thank you detective's for your hard work." The Boss's eyes are watering. He is laughing so hard, at me in my Orange Ranger suit, in his head. He comes to me "OH THANK YOU! ORANGE RANGER!" he grabs my hand and shakes it dramatically. "Thank you Bo...I mean thank you Captain Smith." the guys are laughing at me. "Please Orange Ranger I've brought everyone here to see your bike transform. Please will you show them."
I've given up. It's hopeless. I do my stupid Ranger dance and push the button on my ranger watch. "ORANGE RANGER! CHEETAH TIME!" my bike transforms, it lets out the Cheetah call at the end. Like opening the sluice at the dam. The tears are flowing. The entire PD is laughing. Flinny started coughing it was so funny to him. "Goodbye citizens. ORANGE RANGER OUT!" I climb on my retransformed bike and ride to the docks. When I turn a corner and see no one is watching me I turn the scissor logo on my massive Ranger watch. My bike transforms back into my yellow Belatti 748 with a fresh new paintjob. My ranger suit disappears, I'm wearing my expensive business suit with tie and my leather shoes.
Finally I'm home. I had to get, two new containers for all my Ranger crap. I put them on top, of two of the other containers. That were already there. Driving behind the blue container that has our station wagon inside. I use the small lift I made. To lift the bike and myself onto the 2nd floor. Zordon is having a meeting with the Rangers. Tommy is asking where I was, when they were fighting. Zordon tells him it's classified. Tommy throws a fit. The other brats don't seem pleased."Cutman come in.""Cutman here Zordon.""I see you tried to contact me?" "Yes I found a piece of EdgeLord's armor when we battled, it didn't disappear. Can we teleport it or should I come?""Cutman, I think it's best if you come we do not want to lose it. I'll send a zord to come fetch you tonight." "Ok, Cutman out." "Cutman wait." "Yes?" "Thank you for helping us even if the others don't appreciate it. You make a difference." "Yes Zordon out."
I "make a difference" my ass. There wasn't a time, when I didn't make a difference. I didn't need to be a Ranger to help people. Bunch of pricks. They think only "they" matter or can make a difference. If it wasn't for the tech. I could get to help me save people. There would be no way in a million years I'd be a Ranger.
At long last. I can see her again. I lock the containers and enter our home. "Cutman!" "Alicia!" She jumps in my arms and kisses my face. I lean my head against hers. She talks of the stocks she traded and the state of the world's economy. I sit down on my reinforced camping chair and listen happily.
Finish.
