"I told you Ziggy - left on grand was the fastest way to downtown," Scott scolded from the cockpit of the Zenith Megazord.
"Hey, no fair, I didn't know we'd qualify for the carpool lane," Ziggy whined from behind him.
"Of course we qualify. There's five of us, aren't there?" Flynn asked.
"Plus, Ziggy, we're driving around in a giant, 25-story-high robotic super-weapon," Summer reminded the green Ranger.
"She's right," Dillon agreed. "We qualify for any lane we want."
"You guys find this highly fascinating, why?" Ryder called over the computers, "can you, oh, I don't know, get back to destroying the bot already?."
"Everybody hang on. Maintain equilibrium." Scott warned.
"It's locking its primary blaster on us!" Summer exclaimed in worry and when it fired, the Zord was hit.
"Is it too late to call in sick?" Ziggy asked.
"I'm looking at your vitals right now, " Dr. K replied, "and aside from irregularly high levels of bad breath and body odor. I see no signs of any serious physical issues." Ryder snickered at Dr. K's honesty.
"Doctor, we're all gonna have some serious physical issues if something isn't done right now," Scott said.
"Rangers, switch to the smaller, more maneuverable dual Megazord configuration."
"Roger that."
| The garage |
Summer and Dillon along with Ryder had been at the kitchen table discussing hypnotism. A possible way to use it to help them recover memories that they had lost before they came had come to Corinth city. The conversation was more Summer and Dillon while Ryder was listening.
"Come on, humor me," Summer said as she sat opposite Dillon at the kitchen table.
"Forget it," Dillon said, shaking his head. "It's never going to work."
"Have you ever been hypnotized?" Summer asked.
"How would I know that? I have amnesia, remember?"
"So how do you know it's not gonna work?" Summer asked, countered. "Just give it a shot. Relax."
Dillon scoffs and repeats, "relax. If I'm going to relax, can we maybe try this in somewhere a little more private?"
"Ranger series black and grey, we need to find out answers behind your past, and we need them soon," Dr. K said as she stormed over to them. "You have a computer virus spreading Venjix machinery through your body as we speak."
"A computer virus you created and released," Dillon retorted. "I really don't care if you claim it to be an accident. She is the end of the world."
"I'm not denying the factual accuracy of that statement," Dr. K said. "I do not see how it has any relevance now regarding your decision to cooperate with the proposed regression hypnotherapy in an effort to discover your past."
Dillon rolled his eyes and scoffed as he turned back to Summer. His eyes along with Ryder's dropped to her hand as she opened the silver pocket watch he often carried with him, as soon as it was open a soft melody started to play.
"What are you guys thinking about right now?" Summer asked.
"Don't try me, he has more connection to that song." Ryder rejected the idea and walked to where Scott was leaning on.
"I think you're gonna be sorry you stole my watch," Dillon replied.
"Don't think about the music. Just feel it. Let it go."
Ryder listened to the melody, it was relaxing and familiar. Listening closer, she trailed off, her mind went blank as she appeared in a corridor. She could still hear the outside world clearly and didn't plan on mentioning that she was hypnotized already.
Dillon shook his head and grabbed the pocket watch. "I'm sorry, Summer, but this is never going to…" he trailed off, leaving the room to fall into silence.
Dillon asked with his eyes focusing on nothing particular, "Summer?"
"I'm here, Dillon. I'm with you," Summer said with a smile. It seemed the hypnotherapy was working. "Dillon, what can you see? where are you?" She continued asking.
"Someplace bad," Dillon answered.
"That's OK. Think back further," Summer said. "Just let it go. Dillon"
As Summer said those words, in Ryder's mind, she stumbled into a town/city square. Multiple people walking by her, through her.
"Dillon, what is it? What can you see?"
"Yeah, I'm - I'm with someone," Dillon answered. "I'm supposed to protect her… them." Looking closer Dillon saw Ryder, the same time she saw Dillon. Dillon was holding a girl's hand, Ryder couldn't see her face, but the walking stick, she was blind. Ryder then saw herself walking on the other side of Dillon.
"Where are you? Do you recognize it?"
"It's some kind of city square," Dillon said. So am I.
"Look, try to see something specific, anything" Summer said.
Kenmore
"Wait, there's a sign," Dillon said, "Kenmore. And…"
Before Dillon woke up, Ryder saw a vision, it was when she was 13-years-old, her brother 16-17-years-old, they were working on the motorcycle with their father. Even though Ryder preferred motorcycles, Dillon preferred cars. he still helped out when his sister had problems. Current 17-year-old Ryder was watching with a small smile of recollection when they were kids. They loved working with their father.
Dillon gasped loudly causing Ryder to wake up. Ryder was holding hers in her gasp. He was pulled out from the very depths of his mind. His eyes snapped open and he instantly locked on Ryder leaning on the couch ignoring Summer, "you."
"Me," Ryder pointed at her chest.
"You were there." Dillon grabbed his head trying to remember.
"I know," Dillon frowned. Seeing his frown Ryder explained further, "was hypnotized too, just… I was walking next to you, next to a blind girl."
"Which concludes, you knew each other before Venjix," Scott says happily. Ryder looked at her leader in annoyance knowing what he was referring to.
"So do you know who you are now? Both of you?" Ziggy asked.
"No." Both answered in unison.
"But I know where I'm from," Dillon looked at Ryder for confirmation before they said together, "Kenmore."
"By the way, we should get a DNA test," Ryder suggested, Dillon nodded in agreement.
Dr. K did a Buccal swab and sent it to the hospital lab for DNA testing. "It should be ready in 2-5 days."
Dillon nodded and lowered his gaze to the table. "Uh, yeah, and a big sign," he said, fumbling for words. "It was white with the name 'Kenmore'."
"Kenmore?" Summer repeated.
Dillon nodded.
"Searching it is," Ryder said, walking to her iPad, searching for Kenmore, the other team members doing the same.
After a while
"I can't find any town, cities, or counties with the name Kenmore.
"Right here, it's downtown Omega city." Dr. K says as she shows.
"Omega city? That place was evacuated right after the first Venjix attack" Scott exclaimed in disbelief.
"Ok, how do we get there," Ryder asks, fully prepared to bounce.
Scott made a non-agreement sound. Dr. K agreed, "You don't," looking up from her clipboard at Ryder. "It's too far outside the dome. Besides, what would you possibly hope to find there?"
"Answers," Dillon answered for both. Getting up from the table, he strode towards his car while Ryder strode towards her motorcycle.
"Omega city aye?" Ziggy started slowly following behind.
"I've always wanted to visit Omega city in it's, uh, post-apoplectic glory." Flynn agreed.
Dillon stopped at the door, Ryder was already on her bike.
"What they're trying to say is, that if you go we're coming too."
"And if we go. Can we say we are at least going in style, yeah?" Scott says raising his hands.
| Time-skip |
Ziggy stuck his head out of the Go-Onger's window with a pool dolphin shouting "Road-trip!"
"Goo-Goonger?" Flynn asked, frowning at the name on the side of the bus.
"Go-Onger," Scott corrected. "Project Go-Onger - the ground, outdoor, operational network general-purpose exploration rover. Basically, it's a multi-terrain attack and surveillance vehicle. But, it is also my dad's favorite possession in the whole entire world, so please, please Flynn, careful behind the wheel" Scott says while setting the equipment down, "you personally saw it oversaw its design and construction."
Flynn was now behind the wheel, Summer next to him while Scott was behind him; Ziggy sitting at the back; Doc, Dillon, and Ryder at the door.
"Yes, at the brighten installation. Located 2 miles beneath Nevada desert." Every ranger was giving her strange looks. "What? I would recognize their shouty secretary work anywhere."
"and when was this? 1975." Summer questioned.
"No, no this is great, it's like being in a time machine." Ziggy scratched behind his neck.
"Look, if we're going to Omega City this is our best bet."
"I'll bring the marshmallows," Dillon says, causing Scott to chuckle.
"I'll follow behind, take out any Grinders wanting in the city." Ryder left the trailer with Dr. K. But not before leaving behind the comms Dillon and Ryder used back to communicate with each other while on the road.
When the trailer left, Ryder left a different comm to Dr. K "this is for?"
"When you lower the shields and we pass through, immediately raise them up again. Here," Ryder shows the position on the comms for Doc to see, "this will blink meaning it's a perfect time for us to pass without letting Grinders in."
Dr. K nodded understanding so Ryder went back to her motorcycle driving after the rangers.
| Time-skip |
"My senses show that you are leaving the city perimeter." Dr. K informed.
"It's either that or we are lost already." Ryder rolled her eyes hearing Flynn's comment even though they wouldn't be able to see it.
"Lower the shield's coronal," Dr. K ordered.
"Shield's deactivated. Shields Deactivated." The robotic voice announced.
The City gate was erected allowing the rangers outside. Ryder rode on her motorcycle next to Summer's window and said through her comms "meet you later." Ryder gave a two-finger salute before heading off riding next to the City walls.
Riding, she did find a few Grinders, she morphed so it would be easier and faster to fight. After encountering 3-4 groups of Grinders did the shield fully activate. Seeing that as my cue, I left, after riding around the domed city full speed for a check just to be sure that there weren't any more attacks, and no the Grinders had retreated.
Ryder rode towards the directions the rangers left for. Upon reaching closer to the tracker planted on the truck, she found it abandoned, with no rangers to be seen. Alert, she morphed, leaving her bike next to the Go-onger to go and scout.
Going further into the wasteland she saw the rangers fight a Bot. Rushing in Ryder came by the time Grinder came out of nowhere.
"I brought a legion. What did you bring?" Asked the bot.
Ryder came in running through the Grinders aiming for the Bot, "me!" She yelled.
The Rangers were fighting off the Grinders while Ryder dealt with the Bot. It was mostly hand to hand, Ryder's favorite, but she was sort of lacking. Her attacks were mostly dogged or blocked by the bot. When he struck her it hurt that her breath was taken away from her.
"You thought you were so powerful inside your silly little dome, and now you're finished!" The Bot threw bolts at the rangers, no at the Grinder, making them more powerful.
Ryder finally catching her breath was in a fighting stance in front of the Bot. For the first time she looked into its eyes, memories of when she was imprisoned entered her mind, "you!" Anger took over her. Her strikes are more obvious, full of anger, and more powerful. "You ruined my life!" She screamed. She landed a punch, giving Venjix an opening for a strike. Punching her abdomen Ryder went flying over in front of the feet of the rangers.
Dillon knelt down checking on her while the other stayed on guard. "You ok?" He asked gently(?).
"I hate that bastard!" She exclaimed through the pain.
Dillon finally looked up into the eyes of the Bot. Shooting up he announced, "I know you!"
The human rangers turned to look at their teammate in confusion. "That's right, subject D-44. Subject R-17 figured it out faster though." Venjix spread his arms causing his body to look like a "T" shape, "it is Ben Venjix. It is nice to see you again. Prepare to be destroyed!" Venjix announced spreading his arm creating a virtual sword.
Scott and Venjix went up against each other with their swords. "Yes, I am Venjix, the one immortal me. You should've stayed in that dome of yours."
"Guys surround it." The rangers, sans Ryder who was still hurt, went to surround Venjix.
Ryder was forced to do something she didn't like, watching her family being hurt without the power to help. Lost in thought she didn't see the rangers being thrown next to her.
"And now, say goodbye." Venjix declared. At the sound of his voice, Ryder looked up and rolled to the side, not being caught by the blast.
Once the Ranger fell on the floor, Ryder stood up and walked in front of the fallen rangers. Despite her body's screams, she held her ground.
"Go back to the Go-onger!" Ryder screamed no looking back.
She ran towards Venjix summoning her Cycle daggers. She felt relieved when she heard Scott's voice "Ryder!" He grunted, "everyone, fall back, move!" Dillon was recusant, "Dillon move!"
Hearing this Ryder turned her head and shouted, "GO!"
The Rangers entered the Go-onger, not missing the sight of Ryder's motorcycle. Dillon grabbed the handles of it and hid it in the bushes a little, for Ryder to use later on.
Being distracted Ryder was too late to block a slash of Venjix's sword. She was thrown back de-transforming at the same time, landing on the ground unconscious, her breath barely visible.
Satisfied with his work, he would collect her later. Snapping his fingers he summoned his flying bot, flying behind the rangers, targeting them.
| Tunnel |
The rangers were worried about Ryder, but currently, they had a matter at hand, they needed to finish off the boat. They argued if they should or shouldn't use the one Megazord configuration now.
It was the leader's choice as Dillion said. Leader agreed. "Once we finish with Venjix, we'll look for Ryder," Scott said. Everyone agreed.
In the morning, they morphed and used the Megazord.
| With Ryder |
Ryder woke up on the dirty ground, spitting sand out of her mouth. It was dark, meaning night time. Getting up with her sore body, she did a few stretches. Sleeping helped her recover, not fully but enough.
Walking to where she had parked her motorcycle, she found it but no Go-onger. They must have left. Ryder wasn't mad, she understood. Getting on her Motorcycle, she rode on the road, opposite from where the rangers were.
| Morning |
Ryder finally stopped driving looking backward she saw the Megazord. She smirked and watched the scene unfold. When the Bot wasn't defeated, Ryder morphed and transformed into Mebius.
Flying towards the bots she saw gold and silver Zord coming her way. Ignoring them and focusing on the main target she flew towards the bots as did the Zord owners. As they got close, the bots separated into three groups, gold went after the main while silver and Mebius went for the extras, each had 2. For indicating which one was his, Mebius pointed at the group trying to escape upwards in the middle, Silver went left, Gold went right.
As they destroyed the bots, Mebius flew into space, his body disintegrating and going back to his original form, Ryder.
Ryder came back to where her body originally was. Putting on her helmet, she looked at where the two foreign Zords were located, doing a two-finger salute, not caring if they noticed or not.
Getting on her motorcycle, she headed for Kenmore.
| Ranger |
Once the battle ended the rangers all went to the place where they last saw Ryder. Seeing that her body wasn't there they began to worry, especially Dillon. Before they could freak out, Dillon suggested seeing if her motorcycle was still there, she would never leave without it.
Going to where the Go-onger preciously was, Dillon let out a sigh of relief seeing that the Motorcycle wasn't present, the footprints also seemed small, meaning women.
"She must have already left for Omega City," Summer suggested. All seem to agree, it was her style.
"Let's go to Kenmore!" Ziggy shouted fist punching the air all exited. Someone was bound to kill Ziggy.