Chapter 36 – Turtle Power

Previously - The creature had sharp claws but its most unique feature was its head, or multiple heads to be precise. Laid out in a cross shape, the monster had four identical faces that where all linked together. The monster could look forwards, sidewards and backwards all at the same time, "Just when I thought they couldn't get any uglier", Ron shuddered.

"Looks like we've got work to do", Harry then turned to the Greengrass family, "you might want to stand back for this part", he said. They did as instructed and the rangers prepared their morphers, "Mystic Squadron, Transform".

"White Ranger, Tiger Power".

They quickly ran outside, they needed to defeat this monster before it flattened the Manor, taking the Jade Turtle with it.

The monster, nicknamed Four Head by the rangers, slammed its massive staff into the ground, making a dent in Greengrass Manor's immaculate lawns. The teens rolled out the way to dodge some flying dirt and rocks, "Looks like we're going to need the zords straight away", Cho said to the others.

Harry dusted his suit off and stared up at the giant monster, "Sounds like a plan", he began, "maybe we can try out that new Megazord combination". Everyone else nodded in agreement before thrusting their hands to the sky, "Mythical Beasts, arise", the red ranger called.

"White Tigerzord, power up", Ginny added.

The Red Dragon Zord blasted through the sky and a jet of fire burst out of its mouth. Four Head brushed off the attack and took a swipe at the Dragon Zord but the flying craft was too quick for the monster. Harry fired off a rope from his blaster and jumped onboard his craft. He was just in time to see the remaining zords rolling into view, "Alright guys, prepare the Mega Tigerzord for battle".

"You've got it Harry", Ginny replied over the radio and inserted Saba into the slot in her control panel, "Mega Tigerzord, Online". The Tigerzord converted itself into warrior and stood in preparation for the next stage. The Griffin and Pegasus Zords slotted over its legs and the Lion Zord attached to the back and shoulders. Finally the Phoenix Zord connected to the right arm to form a sharp blade, "Mega Tigerzord, battle ready", the rangers called out.

With backup from the Red Battlezord, the new Megazord combination began the attack on Voldemort's formidable monster. Using its bladed right arm, the Mega Tigerzord slashed at the chest of the creature. Four Head reeled back in pain but it was alert enough to block a second attack from the zord. Using its staff Four Head smashed the Megazord in the chest, forcing the metal titan backwards. It twirled the staff above its head, creating a powerful wind draft that even the Mega Tigerzord struggled to resist, "Give up rangers, I've been empowered with the elements itself", Four Head cackled.

"Just our luck", Ron groaned from the cockpit of the Megazord.

The tip of the monster's head shone red and a fireball began forming at the tip of its staff. Four Head aimed the blast at the Mega Tigerzord but fortunately for them, Harry manoeuvred his craft in the way, "Fire attacks won't work on the Battlezord", Harry shouted at the monster, "this craft is powered by dragon's fire".

"True", Four head conceded, "but try this on for size". The heads shone blue and moments later a powerful jet of water flew towards the Red Battlezord. Harry tried to deflect it away but the water power clashed with his fire Chi. The Battlezord tumbled to the ground with sparks shooting out of its arms.

"Harry", Cho cried out, "alright Four Head let's see how you handle this". The rangers focused their Chi into the Phoenix Zord that sat on the end of the Megazord's arm. The Mega Tigerzord raised its arm and fired the Phoenix Zord like a giant arrow. It slammed into Four Head and the monster sunk down to its knees. One of the head flashed before shattering into a thousand pieces.

"No way, that should've destroyed him", Dean shook his head.

The now three headed monster climbed back to its feet and began to chuckle, "Nice try rangers but it'll take more than that to slow me down". The three remaining head's flashed yellow and the skies overhead darkened. A massive bolt of lightning struck the Mega Tigerzord and it convulsed as electricity poured through its circuits. The craft stopped moving and feel straight to the ground, landing flat on its back.

"Controls are down", Ginny cried as she frantically pushed every button in front of her.

"The system's rebooting but I don't know how long that'll take", Hermione added.

From their vantage point, the Greengrass family could only watch in horror as Four Head stood tall over the two Megazord, "That's it, we're finished", Daphne said in terror.

A small tear began to form in Astoria's eye, "I wish there was something we could do to help". Suddenly her necklace began to glow and it hovered off her body, "What on Earth", she exclaimed.

"My father was right", Sebastian gasped, "the story was true".

The glow around the necklace intensified until the Greengrasses had to shield their eyes. When the light cleared, Astoria felt something warm in her hand. She looked down and there was a green and silver robotic turtle sitting in the palm of her hand, "Aww it's so cute".

Sebastian looked at the creature, "The Jade Turtle, I still can't believe it".

The turtle chirped and extended his neck towards the ongoing battle, "I think he wants to help", Astoria stated.

"What's that little guy going to do?" her older sister asked. Almost like he was proving a point, the turtle jumped out of Astoria's hand and landed in the grass. It then began to grow under he was easily the size of the manor house.

The turtle now had tracks in place of its hind legs and it rolled towards Four Head at tremendous speed. It withdrew its neck and rammed the creature off its feet. "What the hell are you supposed to be", Four Head roared. The monster got back to its feet and eyed up the turtle, who was raking its feet on the ground like a bull ready to charge. Unimpressed, Four Head took a couple of steps and kicked the turtle in the side. It instantly rolled onto its back with its legs flaying in the air, "Not so tough now are you".

"Hey pick on someone your own size", Harry called out from the cockpit of the Battlezord. He battered Four Head a few times with his staff and the monster tumbled to the ground again. The Red Battlezord moved towards the turtle and knelt down, "Come on big guy, let's give you a hand". Harry righted the turtle and in response, it rubbed it head against the Battlezord's legs in appreciation, "I have no idea what you can do, so why don't you show us", Harry added.

The new zord nodded and slowly its entire body began to move into an upright position, pivoting around its lower legs. The arms withdrew and were replaced with two huge blasters and the lower part of its jaw lowered, revealing a humanoid face. Four Head slow stood up and was now confronted with a zord that easily towered over him. The twin blasters fired and several shells hit the body of Four Head. Once again he crashed to the ground but he still wasn't fully defeated but another one of his heads had shattered, "Multiple lives", Harry muttered, "how very Voldemort". The turtle zord chirped again, transmitted a message to the red ranger, "Really we can do that?" The turtle zord replied in the affirmative, "Guys can you move yet?"

"Just about", Hermione responded, "we're low on power so we might need to separate".

"Good that's perfect", the red ranger began, "Ginny remain in Warrior Mode and when our new friend opens his shell, jump inside".

"What about us?" Dean asked.

"We're going to form the Mystic Chariot and then all will be revealed", he added with a touch of mystery.

The rangers did as they were instructed and the Mega Tigerzord disassembled. Ginny moved the Tigerzord inside the turtle's open shell and moments later it closed behind her. The turtle zord reverted to its turtle form and stood waiting for the Mystic Chariot. "So what's this big plan of yours?" Ron asked the red ranger.

"You'll see", Harry smiled underneath his helmet. The Chariot landed on top of the turtle zord with the Red Battlezord locked into its position on top. Harry instructed the Battlezord to rotate its staff like a helicopters blade and slowly but surely, the whole structure rose into the air.

"Don't tell me we're going to..." Cho began.

"We certainly are", Harry added and directed the massive structure towards Four Head, "feel the wrath of the Mystic Ultrazord", he added.

Four Head had barely recovered from the last attack but he was getting back to his feet. A giant shadow began to form overhead and he looked up to the sky. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the turtle zord hovering overhead with the Mystic Chariot attached. When they were directly above Four Head, Harry cut the rotating blade. It took Four Head a few moments to realise what was about to happen and that was the difference between living and dying. The Mystic Ultrazord landed on top of the monster, crushing it completely. An explosion echoed across the ground signalling the end of Four Head, "Did we really just kill a monster by sitting on it", Cho shook her head in disbelief.

"I think so", Hermione replied, "I'm just not sure I believe it".

It took a few moments for the rangers to jump out of their crafts and land on the grass below. The Ultrazord disassembled and all of the zords drifted away. All apart from one though, "Hey there", Harry picked up the now miniature zord up, "you got us out of a tight spot". The turtle chirped happily in response.

"Does every battle you're involved in always leave such a mess Potter", Daphne's stern voice called out.

The Mystic Squadron looked around at the once perfect garden of Greengrass Manor. It was now covered in scorch marks and craters from the Megazord battle, "Yeah, I'm afraid so".

"Usually we don't stick around for the cleanup", Dean added but he could see the annoyed looks on the faces of the Greengrass family, "perhaps we'll make an exception this time".

About an hour later the grounds of Greengrass Manor were almost back to normal. There were still a few rough edges but Sebastian assured the rangers that the House Elves would take care of that, "So I guess a thank you is in order", Daphne said to the rangers.

"Well we did save you from getting squashed", Ron smirked. The older Greengrass sister mumbled something, "Sorry we didn't catch that", he added.

"Thank you", Daphne almost shouted. Ron looked very pleased with himself that he had managed to get some gratitude out of a Slytherin.

The Jade Turtle was now back in Astoria's hand and he chirped something to her, "He wants to go with you", she said to the rangers.

"But he belongs to your family", Cho stated.

The turtle squawked something in reply, "He believes that he could be a great help in your future battles against the Gormal", the youngest Greengrass sibling stated.

"So do I", Harry said and reached out his hand and the turtle hopped onto his arm, "he needs a name though, we can't keep calling him turtle all the time".

The group thought about this for a moment until Dean snapped his fingers, "Why don't we name him after his rightful owner".

"We can't give him a girl's name", Astoria said before pausing, "how about Tor, at least that isn't non gender specific".

"That what your mother used to call you", Sebastian said solemnly. The rangers had noticed that there didn't appear to be a Mrs Greengrass but they decided against asking why. The way Sebastian spoke about Astoria's mother seemed to tell its own story.

"I know", Astoria smiled and the newly named Tor chirped in response, "see he likes it".

"Well now that's been sorted, I think we've got one last thing to discuss", Hermione began, "Voldemort will know that you gave Tor to us and I don't think he'll be very happy".

Sebastian nodded, "We've got a few other properties in the country, I just hope that no one reveals their location to him".

"I've got a better idea", Harry began, "what are your thought about California?" The discussion lasted for a few minutes until the Greengrasses agreed to relocate to the States where they could be protected by their Rangers friends. With Tor now in their possession, they had an extremely powerful weapon to use against the Gormal. But Voldemort had shown that he could still create extremely powerful creatures and the teens wondered where this power struggle would lead them.