Doctor K
"What we're looking at is a dramatic spike in the current levels of Venjix technology." Dr, K explained to the Rangers and Colonel Truman. "Into the areas of theoretical molecular manipulation, inverse physics, and exponential energy transfer."
The rangers except Ryder looked confused, while she looked worried.
"Excuse me, Dr. K," said Colonel Truman, he, along with Hick, was back at the command center and being informed of the problem via a video-call. "But, uh, what are you trying to say, exactly?"
Without the intention, she blurted out, "Venjix technology has surpassed the Ranger biotech hardware capabilities." Ryder answered in simple terms. With that everyone understood.
"Hold on. No, wait for a second," said Ziggy finally catching on, he stopped Dr. K as she walked past him. "Their staff can't be better than our stuff, can it? I mean, we're the good guys, right?"
"Venjix just keeps getting stronger." Dr. K answered. "Our Ranger firepower has plateaued since the introduction of the croc carrier."
"No, but wait, Doctor, what about the new Megazord configuration?" Scott asked, as he, and the others, followed Dr. K into the Ranger lab. "You said that if we merged all of the Zords -"
"I can't get it to work." Dr. K explained. "The energy required to make the Multizord dispersal viable will require an additional flux over-thruster."
"Wait, another one?" Dillon repeated. "Where are we supposed to get another one of those things?"
"We're not." Dr. K answered, simply.
"We cannot build one of those?" Flynn asked.
"We aren't." Dr. K said, confusing the Rangers further.
"So, are you telling us to just give up, Doctor?" Summer asked.
"I'm telling you I don't have the answers." Dr. K sighed.
Suddenly the room burst into protests, the Rangers' voices grew louder and louder by the second.
"Hold it! Hold it!" Ziggy yelled, interrupting his team-mates bickering. "Hold everyone, people, in times like this, there is one question that needs to be answered. Are we or are we not the good guys?" he asked, leaning over the computers to look at Dr. K.
Dr. K stared at Ziggy with a confused expression. "Tell me, what's it like?" she said.
"What's what like?" Ziggy asked, leaning closer.
"Being stupid your whole life. Is it as wonderful as it seems?" Ryder snorted as Ziggy's face dropped.
"Being stupid your whole life. Is it as wonderful as it seems?" Dr. K asked. Another moment of silence came, but it was long. Everyone was very confused at what Dr. K asked.
Ryder gave an answer from her perspective. "Yes." Everyone stared at her now. Dr. K and the others knew she wasn't stupid, but maybe before Venjix, she might have made a few dumb decisions. Everyone has. But nobody could confirm hers, not even herself.
Before anyone could say anything else, the alarm blared, indicating that an Attack Bot entered the dome. The team went to a screen to see the location of the Attack Bot. "Looks like it's passing the viaduct, heading south." Summer said
"Ok, Doc, time to find out how much stronger Venjix really is," Scott said. They all left the garage and immediately morphed. They looked up and saw the Attack Bot already Mega-sized. The Rangers summoned their Zords and began driving towards the Attack Bot. Ryder stayed on the sidelines in case needed.
"We have a visual on that new Venjix Attack Bot," Scott said
"Rangers, prep for Megazord sequencing." Dr. K said. And just like that, Scott, Summer, and Flynn combined their Zords to make the High Octane Megazord and brought out the Super Saber. Dillon and Ziggy, combined their Zords to make their ValveMax Megazord.
"Hey, Doc, I don't see anything special about this tin can," Dillon said
"Looks can be deceiving," Ryder said through her comms.
"Rangers, my sensors are indicating that the Attack Bot is equipped with a molecular-mirroring system." Dr. K said
"Whatever this thing's equipped with, kiss it all bye-bye," Dillon said. The ValveMax Megazord aimed its Dillon's Zord, used as a blaster, at the Attack Bot.
"Rangers, beware. The mirror allows the Attack Bot to materially reproduce any solid object captured in its optics." Dr. K said. Then the Attack Bot opened up two doors on its chest. Inside looked like a plain regular mirror.
Then the Attack Bot closed its doors and an identical blaster appeared on the Attack Bot's right arm. "Oh, right, I, uh… I guess that explains why we have our own blaster pointed at us right now." Ziggy said. The Attack Bot aimed at the ValveMax Megazord and used their own blaster against them. Dillon and Ziggy got hit and the Megazord was shaking.
The Attack Bot's left arm now has Ziggy's Zord. Slashing at them. Just then, the ValveMax Megazord disassembled. Dillon and Ziggy were thrown to the ground.
"Looks like Dr. K was right," Ziggy said
"Yeah, we're in trouble," Dillon said. They all got up from the ground.
The Attack Bot opened its doors again and cloned the High Octane Megazord's, Super Saber.
"Shit," said Ryder, as she Morphed into Mebius, but was too late. The Attack Bot started slashing the High Octane Megazord with the Super Saber. Just like the ValveMax Megazord, the High Octane Megazord disassembled and the rest of the team was thrown to the ground in front of Dillon, and Ziggy. They got up quickly and Scott took out his phone communicator.
"Doc, energy levels are low," Scott said. Summer took out her phone communicator.
"We've lost the Megazord." Summer said. They looked up at the mega-sized Attack Bot and it aimed the Super Saber directly at them. Everyone braced themselves, but relaxed when Mebius stood in front of them preparing to take in the blast. The Attack Bot lifted the Super Saber above its head Mebius took out his sword planning to block it but the Super Saber … stopped?
"Hey, what's happening?" Scott asked.
"Stand by." Dr. K said
"The Venjix Attack Bot is experiencing catastrophic system failure. It's completely shutting down." Dr. K said. Blue flashes of light shone and the Attack Bot shrunk down to normal size.
Seeing as Mebius wasn't needed, he flew away with full energy, meaning he could come back the same day in case something happened.
"Well, that's weird," Flynn commented
"Rangers, return to base," said Dr. K, then added to everyone's surprise, "And bring the attack bot with you."
| Lab |
Two people came inside the Garage with the Attack Bot on a dolly with metal straps. Corporal Hicks and Colonel Truman were right behind them. The rangers didn't follow.
"Dr. K, wouldn't it be wise to just destroy this thing?" Colonel Truman asked as he and corporal Hicks walked into the lab.
"Not yet." Dr. K said, holding up a scanner. "We have to take advantage of the opportunity to study relatively undamaged Venjix technology."
"Doctor, do you have any information on the Giant labeled 'Mebius'?" Colonel asked.
"Not yet colonel. It seems as if it's… alien. Including the fact that it's entire being seemed to be made out of Light, such as his saber, its energy signals are off the chart," Dr. K responded. "It also seems powerful. We can see its energy by the blue lighting on its chest," on the screen it showed a video of Mebius first time helping the rangers, "he was visibly harmed and the light turned red indicating that its energy was low. And based on its previous appearances, he's likely on our side as he came to the Rangers rescue, defense." Colonel nodded, slightly unsatisfied but it was ok.
In her perpetual vision, she noticed Hicks touching one of Dr. K's many instruments "don't touch that!" Before knocking it to the floor.
"Sorry, sir, it's just... amazing." Hicks breathed. "How did you ever create all this Ranger stuff?"
Hicks turned expectantly to the Doctor, awaiting an answer to his already asked question. "I had help." Dr. K said. And that was it. Dr. K said nothing else. It was like she was reliving a memory, but good or bad, they didn't know. Colonel Truman, Hicks, and the other two men left already. Five minutes later, Flynn's voice sounded on the comm-link.
"Airborne Venjix drones are incoming," Flynn said
| With the rangers |
Seeing that the Rangers were having difficulties, Mebius came in to help.
Going to help Dillon who was targeted by a laser, Mebius used his lightsaber and lashed the Bot in half.
Inside Dillon's Zord he looked surprised. "Thanks," he said not sure that the alien would understand. And to his surprise, Mebius nodded.
"Oh great," said Scott sarcastically when the MegaBot appeared. Mebius had nothing to say but agree to it.
"Rangers downloading original Megazord configurations," said Doc.
The rangers Zords combined, and now stood next to Mebius who had seethed his weapon afraid the Bot could copy it.
"High Octane Megazord," they said.
The Bot then came as a hurricane attacking the Megazord and the Ultra-man.
"Super Saber!" The rangers called out. Mebius took out his weapon and prepared to launch the attack.
They went straight to the Bot, slashing but it deflected them with a military flail. It caused an explosion, the rangers Megazord to separate and Mebius was injured that he lost energy, his blue light turning red. Getting up, weak, he had to keep the Bot at bay for the rangers to finish the job.
Just then Doctor K said over the morphers, much to Mebius' relief, "Rangers, you are go for Zenith Megazord configuration. Repeat, go for new Megazord."
"Nice. Now that's what I like to hear." Ziggy said. He drove his Zord on top of the Croc Carrier.
"Right behind you," Dillon said. He drove behind Ziggy.
"Ready, guys? Initiate transformation." Scott said. All the Zords started to dismantle themselves to create the new Megazord.
"Zenith Megazord!" The team said in unison.
"Let's go for a ride. Alright!" Flynn said. They all then followed complementing the new Zord.
The military flail came back at them, Mebius covered his hands over his face, ready for impact… though it never came. Looking up, the rangers destroyed the military flail. The Bot also looked surprised. Jumping towards the Bot when it opened its mirrors, the Rangers destroyed it.
"Rangers, energy levels are go, for wheel blaster." Dr. K said.
Ultra-man tend not to leave the battle before it was all over, but he could make an exception, the rangers hat it dealt with, his energies were low that could kill him, so he left in a bright fight.
"Alright, let's do this!" Scott said. He pulled back a lever and the Zenith Megazord started powering up. "Locking in!" Scott said as he pulled out his steering wheel and pulled out a blaster attached underneath. Everyone did the same.
Ryder de-morphed and was at the empty market place.
"Engine cell activate!" Flynn said. Everyone took out their engine cell and inserted it inside the wheel.
Ryder de-morphed from her Ranger suit.
"Wheel Blaster ready!" Everyone aimed their blaster at the Reflects Bot.
Now out of her Mebius and Ranger suit, she started to walk towards her motorcycle, but only to stumble, and hold onto her right arm.
In the end, the attack did harm her.
"Target locked! Fire!" Everyone fired at the Reflects Bot and it got destroyed. The giant explosion proved it.
In the end, she was able to reach her Motorcycle and drove back to the garage.
"Alright! Nice job, everyone." Scott said
She reached there before any of her teammates did. She didn't want them to see that she was injured so she tried to go back to her room discreetly.
Keyword: tried.
"Ranger series Grey, Are you injured?" Came out a sudden voice, that made Ryder jump. In the monotone voice, there was a hint of being worried about her.
"I'm fine, I fell," Ryder answered.
"If you fall, there is a high percentage that you would be hurt-" she was cut off by Ryder.
"Drop it. Please," she added. "And don't tell the others, I don't want them to worry."
Dr. K. nodded, setting it aside for the moment, and went back into the lab.
Ryder saw the coast was clear so she limped towards her room.
Reaching it, Ryder changed her clothes. Looking into the body mirror, there was red burned like marks from her upper right arm to the middle of her chest and on her legs, there was a large bruise on her left thigh. No more shorts or tank tops. Ryder joked in her head.