EPISODE 4: SAVAGE SIGHTS
(Adapted from"Want to Go Back But Can't")
We start this episode off with Sylvia looking into the Tiger exhibit. It's a nice area of the zoo covered with lots of fake snow, and few dead trees, and a rocky-looking inside area for the tigers to give it this cold Siberian forest look.
Anywho, back over to Sylvia. She sees one of the tigers walking. The big cat seems to yawn/roar which makes Sylvia happy.
Sylvia: Aw, he's so cute!
Benny: Morning Sylvia.
She looks to her right and sees Benny walking up with a smile.
Sylvia: Oh! Hola, Benny! What're you doing here?
Benny: Just taking a walk around the zoo. Figured I'd see what one of you guys was up to.
Sylvia: I'm just checking on the tigers. It's not really part of the job but I like to watch them when I've got some time off.
Benny: WOW…I forget how big and pretty they look.
Sylvia: I know right? So majestic…Ooh! Speaking of jobs, I just remembered something.
Benny: What is it?
Sylvia: Well, remember how last week I asked you what your job was, but we didn't really talk about it because you were too busy learning about Zoomans?
Benny: (nervous) Oh! Uh…y-yeah, right, uh, THAT. (fake coughs) What uh…what about it?
Sylvia: Well, if you don't mind me asking again…what is your job at the zoo?
Benny: Uh, well, you see—
Suddenly, his phone starts ringing from his pocket.
Benny: Oh, hold that thought. (takes it out of his pocket and answers) Hello?
Martha: Benny! Are you with Sylvia?
Benny: Uh, yeah?
Sylvia: Hi Martha.
Martha: Good. Get to the Sanctum! There's something you gotta see.
Benny: W-What is it?
Martha: The Link Cube. It's showing us a vision!
Benny and Sylvia: A what!?
We then cut down to the Sanctum with a shot of the Link Cube and see…something being projected from it. It is indeed displaying a vision, kind of like the ones the Ninja Nexus Prism would during Ninja Steel, but with a more Jungle Fury-like animal spirit esthetic to it. Being displayed from the Link Cube with this almost split-screen look…is the image of a Reticulated Giraffe and a map of Dolphin Coast.
As the camera pans back from this, we see the team, minus Martha, watching in wonder and confusion.
Jackie: Why is the Link Cube showing a giraffe?
Caleb: Not just that. Look! It's got this little map of Dolphin Coast too.
Sylvia: Yeah, but why?
Martha: (walking up behind them) I think this is why. (the others turn to see her holding a map) When Harris and I studied Zoomans, he told me about 4 rumored relics on Earth and the animals they're based on. And one of them, (shows the map, revealing it's the one from the wall back in Episode 2) was a Reticulated Giraffe.
Benny: So…you think the Link Cube is showing us where this giraffe relic is!
Martha: I think so. Though why it's showing DOLPHIN COAST as the location makes no sense because everything we learned said it was in KENYA.
Winston: Maybe someone brought it here, or…maybe it's somehow alive and teleported here?
Martha: Well, however it got here, we need to find it.
Benny: I say we split up. We'll break off into two groups, 3 for each.
Martha: Ooh, no can do hon. I've still got A LOT of work to do today, and it is not gonna go by quickly.
Sylvia: Well, we can still split up and find it. How about Winston, Caleb, and Jackie go one way, while Benny and I go another way.
Jackie: (says to herself) Aw man. Lucky.
Caleb: Did you say something?
Jackie: Uh, nothing.
Benny: Sure! Why not? That way we still can cover more ground for at least today.
Martha: Alright. Well maybe grab snacks and be prepared to be looking for a few hours. If this is anything like other Zooman relics…it won't wanna be found so easily.
Sylvia: Then it's settled. Let's grab some snacks, teleport around town, and find us a giraffe relic! PLUS, maybe you can finally answer my question.
Benny: (nervously laughs) Y-Yeah! Right! Almost…almost forgot about that.
Jackie: Okay but remember to keep an eye out. It's the weekend again and if last weekend was any indication...those monsters will be launching another attack soon.
Martha: Jackie's right. No one goes anywhere alone or without their Morphers. Got it?
The Others: Got it!
Martha: Good. Alright, as I said, I got lots of work to do, so I'll catch up with you all around closing time. Stay safe out there.
Benny: Alright. Love you mom.
Martha: (as she leaves) Love you too, hon.
Benny: (takes out his Morpher) Well? You guys ready?
Sylvia: (the others take out their Morphers as well) BORN ready amigo. (Benny nods his head)
We then smash cut to Benny and Sylvia teleporting to downtown Dolphin Coast.
Benny: (with a map in hand) Alright. Let's go for two hours around this side of town, and then break for lunch. There's this Chinese restaurant I know we can stop at that has this deck with a killer view of Dolphin Coast to it.
Sylvia: Sounds good to me.
Benny: Great. Then let's get started.
Sylvia: Oh, before we do…care to answer my question from earlier?
Benny: (his eyes widen) Uh, q-question? W-What question?
Sylvia: You know silly. The one I asked you about what your j—
Benny: Wait, what's that!?
Sylvia: Where!?
Cue awkward silence for a few seconds.
Benny: Oh, uh, sorry. Must be…seeing things! Yeah, that's it. W-Whatever, let's just get searching.
While he starts walking forward with the map, Sylvia hangs back for a sec confused as to why Benny brushed off her question like that and then follows after him.
We then get a quick montage of the two searching around town.
I don't really have any crazy details to go into for this montage so here are the only parts of it you need to know. The rest is up to your imagination.
It lasts about 28 seconds, it shows 4 scenes of Benny and Sylvia in different parts of town (7 seconds for each area) and in each, Sylvia keeps asking Benny her question, but Benny keeps either ignoring it or brushing it off like he didn't hear her.
And this, of course, makes Sylvia grow more and more annoyed with each scene.
Eventually, we see the two of them finishing some lunch at the previously mentioned Chinese restaurant; text on the bottom of the screen reading "Over Two Hours Later".
The two finish what they're eating with Benny acting happy and Sylvia looking puzzled.
Benny: (finishes up his food) Ah. Now that was delicious.
Sylvia: (annoyed) Yeah. Kinda sucks that we haven't found any answers we're looking for though. Right?
She says this line in a very "hint-hint" manner.
Benny: Well, we are looking for a Zooman relic, and remember what my mom said. From what we've heard, they don't like to be found.
Sylvia: That's…not what I meant…Benny?... Are you not telling me what your job at the zoo is because…you don't consider me a friend or something?
Benny: (he looks at her and panics for a sec) Oh, n-no! No, uh…no, I'm…(sighs) I'm sorry. I…didn't mean to make you feel that way.
Sylvia: Well can you blame me? You've been dodging my question for hours now!
Benny: …I know, and you're right. That was wrong of me to do…I just…Huff…Look…The truth is…I don't really…I…(starts rubbing his eyes)…I…(rubs both his eyes even more)
Sylvia: (looks at him confused) Are you…crying?
Benny: No, I'm just…(rubs his eyes again) Augh! What is with my eyes!? They just got so…fuzzy all of a…sudden?
He squints his eyes while looking out over the restaurant deck…and then…
…we cut to his perspective as his vision zooms forward to a close of a man's hand holding…a perfectly shaped cube with glowing cracks on it!
Benny: (after we zoom back out to him, he gasps) T-There it is! The Giraffe relic!
Sylvia: Wait, really!? Where!?
Benny: T-There! Across the city! That cracked cube!
Sylvia: …Benny, I don't see any cubes!
Benny: W-Wait, seriously?... So, I'm the only one who…(shakes his head) Follow me! We're going after it!
Sylvia: (he starts running) What? Amigo, slow down, we have to take out our trash and…B-Benny, wait! UGH. What is up with you today!?
She says this last sentence while starting to run after him.
Cue Theme Song (1 Minute)
Let's check on Jackie, Caleb, and Winston as they check out a city dump filled with scrap and leftover metal.
We see Caleb pick up a piece of debris that looks cubic, but upon realizing it isn't what they're looking for, he gets annoyed and throws it aside.
Caleb: Ugh. Why are we at this dump again?
Jackie: Because it's filled with tons of junk a Zooman relic could've easily gotten lost in?
Winston: Just keep looking. I know it's frustrating but finding nothing is better than not looking at all.
Caleb: Fine. But if I get tetanus from this metal, I'm blaming you too.
But as they keep searching, we cut several yards away to a hill overlooking a highway, where we see this week's hunter (Adapted from the player "Bowguns"), who looks like a giant easter egg fish hybrid with an energy crossbow, ready to begin his attack.
Archerfish: Bingo! And now I, Archerfish, shall begin today's hunt! Ready!...Aim!…FIRE.
(He sounds like Wind-Up from 'Skylanders: Swap Force')
With that, we get around 8 seconds of him blasting multiple bright green energy arrows at cars/trucks on the highway.
Now, in the original Zyuohger footage, it's a bit more graphic, with the arrows piercing vehicles and then exploding with people still inside of them. So, for this version, Archerfish, while he'll still land shots on vehicles and do some damage to them, won't kill anybody in this scene (at most maybe injuring a few people), and simply cause explosions that make people run away. Though with that said, I still want to have a few shots of arrows actually piercing vehicles to at least keep some of the dread Zyuohger had with its version of this.
Archerfish: (while firing at the road) Consider yourselves lucky that I'm only using your vehicles as target practice, humans!
Nearby, our ranger trio thankfully hears some of the explosions.
Winston: What was that!?
Jackie: An explosion! It came from that way!
The three rangers start running toward the enemy as we cut back to Archerfish, still not giving drivers a chance to relax as their vehicles are fired upon.
Archerfish: (still firing blasts) Yes, yes! Run in terror! Once I've hunted down your vehicles, I'll destroy you all! Like shooting fish in a barrel! Hahaha! Take that humans!
Fortunately, the others appear behind him as he says that last sentence.
Caleb: Oh, I'm gonna enjoy cracking this giant Easter Egg!
Archerfish: (said as he turns around) Who called me a what now?
The three then quickly pull out their Morphers, press their buttons, and close the tops like last time.
Caleb, Jackie, and Winston: It's morphing time! (quickly spinning the tops of their Morphers) Zoo! Mode! Go!
They then transform like last time, only a little bit faster, and without the roll call, begin immediately the giant fish in front of them.
Archerfish: (as they start fighting) Woah! You must be those Zoo-Keeper Rangers that my master warned me about! Gah! I should've known you'd show up to fight! Ha! Hi-Yah! Well, unfortunately for you, (he then leaps 2 to 3 yards away from them) I, Archerfish, will not be shot down easily!
He then aims his crossbow at the team, who all get in battle-ready positions. After about 5 seconds of each side waiting for the other to make a move, Archerfish, without warning, fires multiple, direct hit energy arrows at the trio.
Archerfish: Too easy! Hahahahaha!
As he laughs, more arrows are fired until our ranger trio ends up on their knees.
Winston: (straining himself) Jeez, those arrows are fast!
Archerfish: See ya later, slowpokes! (leaps for it)
Caleb: Get back here, you bugger!
The Yellow Lion Ranger then tries leaping after him, but due to Archerfish teleporting away in a flash, Caleb misses him by a few feet and ends up tumbling down the hill.
Caleb: (as he falls) Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, SHOOT. (as he falls down the hill) Ow! Ow! Ow! Dang it! Crap! Son of a-! Gah! UGH.
With that, he lands at the bottom of the hill and demorphs from the fall on his back. Winston and Jackie then catch up to him, with their helmets off, but their suits still on.
Jackie: You alright, dude?
Caleb: Jackie. Lend me a hand. (said as he offers his)
Jackie: Don't be a baby.
Caleb: Fine. (looks around as he gets up) Of course, the freak got away.
Jackie: Think we should contact Benny and Sylvia?
Winston: We'll do that when Archerfish shows up again. But for now, we should go check on those drivers and make sure no one is seriously injured.
Caleb and Jackie nod in agreement to this.
Meanwhile, up in space on the Arrow Galion, while Blockhead is enjoying this stuff, Insidion is not amused.
Insidion: Explain yourself, Blockhead!
Blockhead: What's got your gears rusted, metal mouth?
Insidion: I'm referring to your hunter running around on Earth, which it shouldn't be because it was MY turn to hunt.
Blockhead: You were the one dragging your feet.
Insidion: NO, I was thinking about my strategies! Gah.
Sagittar: Relax, Insidion. It's not about taking turns, it's about the damage you do to Earth DURING said turns.
Midaria: Just have a drink for now. I'm sure you'll have your chance to get some destruction over Blockhead later down the line.
Insidion: (sighs) Very well. Thank you, Midaria.
Midaria: (as he takes the drink) Of course, Insidion.
We then cut back down to Earth and see Benny and Sylvia finally catching up to the person they saw with the cube. I don't really have any specific look to this person, as long as they have a New Zealand accent so…let's just say for fun that he looks and sounds like Chase from Dino Charge. Make it an actor cameo. Why not?
Benny: E-Excuse me! Sir! (he and Sylvia come to a stop)
Random Guy: (looks up) Oh! Uh, hello there! Can I uh…help you two?
Sylvia: Y-Yes. Sorry to bother you, but we couldn't help but notice a while ago that you had some kind of cube.
Random Guy: Oh, you mean the rock I found? Yeah, I grabbed it while I was hiking in the woods this morning.
Benny: Could we maybe see it? We're looking for a lost item similar to it.
Random Guy: Oh sure. In fact, you can have it.
Sylvia: Wait, really?
Random Guy: Yeah! If it's yours then I might as well give it back, right?
Benny: (sighs) Thank you. We've been looking for it for hours.
The stranger reaches into his pocket, but then looks confused, and digs through it harder.
Sylvia: Is something wrong?
Random Guy: OH, shoot, I must have dropped it on the bus.
Benny: Uh, which bus?
Random Guy: That one right there.
The two rangers look nearby and see a bus, which starts to close its doors.
Benny: Gah! (runs toward it) W-Wait, we're getting on!
Sylvia: T-Thank you for your help!
Random Guy: (as she runs off) No problem!
We then cut ahead a few seconds as the bus starts moving to see Benny and Sylvia, now onboard, are searching the seats for the relic, which is easy because the bus is basically empty, say for them and the driver.
Benny: (while looking) Come on. Come on. It's gotta be around here somewhere.
While the red ranger searches all around, not taking enough time to really pay attention to details, Sylvia looks around slowly, and under the shadow of a chair…spots a small black cube with red cracks on it! Just like the Keeper Cubes were in their dormant state. They found it.
Sylvia: (leans down and picks it up) And…I…found it!
Benny: Wait, really? Let me see! (she hands it to him) A perfect cube shape with energy cracks, YES. Where did you find it?
Sylvia: Under that chair. It was obscured by the shadows. I'm good at spotting little details like that…(she looks at the cube a bit more)
Benny: …What? What's wrong?
Sylvia: Is it me or does the cube look a bit…small?
She then pulls out her Morpher and does a size comparison to see that yes, the cube is actually smaller than their standard Morphers usually are.
Benny: Huh…I…guess you're right.
Sylvia: Do you think we messed up?
Benny: Oh, no way. Look at it. As I said, it's a perfect cubic shape with energy cracks.
Sylvia: Hmm. I guess so…Wonder what its purpose is though.
Benny: Well, it is based on a giraffe, so maybe that's our first clue…Alright, well, that was fun. Let's get off the bus and head back to the zoo.
Sylvia: (grabs him by the shirt collar) OH no you don't Mr. Washi!
Benny: Gah! W-What!? What is it!?
Sylvia: (as she grabs his shoulders and sits him down) We're not leaving this bus until you answer my question! (sits opposite of him) WHAT. IS. YOUR. JOB. AT. THE. ZOO?
Benny: (sighs) Sylvia, why is this so important to you!?
(Heads up, for this next part, As Sylvia keeps talking, Benny is going to look more and more embarrassed until he snaps)
Sylvia: It just doesn't make sense! Why have you been completely ignoring my question when it's so simple!? Look at your shirt! You wear a shirt that says you work with Eagles, so what work do you do with Eagles!? Is it really that hard of a question to answer—
Benny: Yes it is! Because even though I wear this shirt, I don't have a job at the zoo!
Sylvia: (looks at him dead straight) …You ignored me all day for such a simple answer!? Why was that SO difficult to say!?
Benny: BECAUSE…because…I hate myself for not having one. (Sylvia looks at him less angry and more confused) I know that's a bit dramatic, but…look, let me explain.
Sylvia: I've been waiting all day. Just…TALK.
Benny: …Alright…No…I don't have a job with the eagles at the zoo…Sure, when I was a kid, that was the only job I ever wanted, but then…something happened that was my fault, and it…it made the idea of committing to an animal like that…scary to me. (Sylvia's expression softens slightly) …A-And anytime I've tried to find a job outside the zoo, they always sucked or didn't last long…But what sucks most is, I was SUPPOSED to change that last week, to finally man up, walk up to mom and say, "I want to start training with Eagles", but then…I chickened out…Then Jagged showed up and…this is all I've had…And I gotta be honest…Being the Red Ranger is the only thing I've done in a while that feels…RIGHT…I'm sorry for being so rude to you, I really am, I just...I'd rather not think about my past jobs because...I finally found one I'm good at, and...I don't wanna feel like I'll lose it again.
Sylvia's expression, now much more softened, watches Benny hang his head down before she sighs, gets up, sits next to him, and pats him on the back.
However, we then surprise cut to a bridge nearby as Archerfish restarts his hunt.
Archerfish: Ah, now this is a good spot! Let's see how much I can destroy before those rangers re-appear!
He takes aim and fires at the bus but misses his shot and ends up firing behind the tour bus. Now once again, we're going to edit the Sentai footage a bit, because in the original, Amu senses it with her tail and the car driving behind the bus she and Yamato are on explodes with the driver still inside due to the arrow fired, so instead we'll just have a car come to a screeching halt as the arrow lands in front of them on the road and causes a brief explosion.
The Bus Driver: Gah! What was that?
Benny: Is that—
Sylvia: Look! A monster!
We then cut to the back of the bus and see the person getting out of the previously mentioned car that got stopped and running away as Archerfish leaps on over to and then laughs while blowing it up with a well-placed close-up blast.
Sylvia: What do we do!?
Benny: Hold on! (runs up to the driver seat) Sir! Keep driving! We gotta get away that monster!
The Bus Driver: (while nodding) U-Understood!
Archerfish: Now then. Back to moving targets! (leaps back over to the bridge)
Just then, we cut to Winston, Caleb, and Jackie, running up to him fully morphed on the same bridge.
Jackie: There's the fish face!
Caleb: (as they stop with Savage Blasters in hand) You won't escape again, salmon skull!
The trio proceeds to fire at him.
Archerfish: (while dodging and deflecting blasts) You again!? You're more stubborn than I thought! See yah!
He then leaps onto the top of the bus Benny and Sylvia are on, with both of them hearing Archerfish's stomp as he lands before looking out the back window to see the others chasing after them on foot.
Winston: Hey!
Caleb: Stop!
Jackie: Stand down!
Archerfish: (as he fires at them) Slowpokes! (the blasts work and make the rangers stop running) Haha! See you later Zoo-FAILURES.
Unbeknownst to Archerfish though, Benny, who seems to have snuck out the front door, is not hanging on top of the bus behind him with his Morpher out.
Benny: It's Morphing Time! (as he spins the top à) Zoo! Mode! Go!
As he morphs, the Red Ranger leaps into the air and comes at Archerfish with his Eagle Shredder. Unfortunately, Archerfish dodges the attempted slash to the back.
Archerfish: Another one!? Where do you Power Rangers keep coming from!?
Benny: Get off this bus! (as he clashes against him a little bit with the Eagle Shredder) No! Get off this planet!
Archerfish: (while they keep fighting) No chance, you red helmeted zero! I haven't even taken down any human targets yet!
Just then, the bus they're atop speed bumps on a log, which makes both of them fall over, and even makes Benny slide off the bus! But right as he does…
Benny: Primal Power!
Now, with wings sprouted, he continues the fight.
Archerfish looks up in confusion, and as Benny looks down at the monster, 3 Savage Blaster shots suddenly blast through the buses' roof. With a quick zoom-in after Archerfish falls on his butt, we see Sylvia is the one responsible for this surprise attack from below.
Sylvia: Strike down this sushi!
Benny: Gotcha!
He then flies higher up with his wings while yelling out a battle yell, and then starts heading back down towards the bus. With a quick strong kick that catches him off guard, Archerfish is finally sent flying off the bus roof.
Right as he does, we also briefly cut to Sylvia, opening the door of the bus while it's driving and thanking the driver.
Sylvia: Thanks for the ride!
This is said as she proceeds to jump off the bus and over a nearby gate, which sends her rolling down a leafy hill connecting to a nature park. Once she gets to the bottom and gets back up, Benny jump glides down, and lands on his feet before quickly demorphing.
Benny: You ok?
Sylvia: Yeah! Just a bit more of a jump than usual.
Winston: Benny! Syl!
The two look and see their teammates running up toward them.
Sylvia: You alright, amigos?
Jackie: Better now that we've found you two and taken this shortcut.
Caleb: Speaking of you two, where were you earlier? We've chasing Archerfish around roads for over an hour!
Benny: Oh jeez, really? W-We're so sorry! We were busy with—
Suddenly, Caleb's Morpher starts vibrating.
Caleb: (grabs it) Oh, hold on. (opens it up and answers it) 'Ello?
Sylvia: (holding up her Morpher) BOO.
Caleb: (gets spooked) Gah!
Sylvia: Counter question. Why didn't you guys contact us with your Morphers?
Winston, Caleb, and Jackie's eyes widen at this realization and instantly feel like complete idiots; Winston even face-palms at this.
Jackie: Ugh, I even suggested that! Man, we're dumb!
Caleb: You can say that again.
This break is interrupted however as Archerfish arrives at the bottom of the wooded hill.
Archerfish: Alright, rangers! Break time is over!
Sylvia: Agreed.
Benny: You guys ready!?
The Others: Ready!
The Rangers: (pull out their Morphers, press the buttons, and close them) It's Morphing Time! (as they spin the tops) Zoo! Mode! Go!
They wave the Morphers with their arms out, reopen them, and quick change into their suits this time instead of the Morph Sequence and start their sentai footage roll call.
Benny: Keeper of the Sky! Red Eagle Ranger!
Jackie: Keeper of the Ocean! Blue Shark Ranger!
Caleb: Keeper of the Savannah! Yellow Lion Ranger!
Winston: Keeper of the Forest! Green Elephant Ranger!
Sylvia: Keeper of the Tundra! White Tigress Ranger!
Benny: (pulls out his Eagle Shredder) Power Rangers! (waves it around in greenscreen sentai footage)…
The Rangers: …Zoo-Keepers! (cue sentai footage team pose)
Archerfish: Once I'm done with you, I'll hunt everything alive on this planet!
Benny: (as he sleeks back his helmet) If you go ballistic, then we go…
Sylvia: Animalistic!
Archerfish: (pulls out coins) Don't care! Amoebanoids!
Of course, he then throws said coins into the air and summons more of the grunts for this season, blaring Elk noises and all.
The Rangers: (after the Amoebanoids charge forward) AND attack!
Cue the Sentai fight footage. Sylvia leaps off of a tree and slashes at some of her enemies, before we pan behind her to see Winston beat one Amoeabnoid into the ground then punch several others. We then cut to Caleb backflipping off a tree trunk onto the ground before he then grabs an Amoeabnoid by the head with his boots and knocks the monster off its feet. As he keeps fighting them, we pan over to Jackie using grabbing attacks and hand-to-hand combat to beat up some of her foes. Next, we cut to Benny doing flips and blocking with his Eagle Shredder before cutting down at least one Amoebanoid. Finally, we get a few back-to-back shots of everyone getting in a few more hints, then one final big slow motion shot of everyone getting in a final hit before the now sparking Amoebanoids explode.
Unfortunately, this victory is short-lived as Archerfish reappears with a leap in the air.
Archerfish: Take this! (fires arrows at them)
After some arrows hit Benny and two of the other rangers, they try and fail to land hits on him for a second before Archerfish then leaps back and forth around this area of the forest they now stand in firing arrows at them and moving too quick to take damage from the team.
Archerfish: (still leaping and firing) Hahaha! Finally! Some bullseyes!
With that, he fires several more arrows at the entire team which all directly hit the team, making the rangers smoke and spark before falling onto the ground.
Benny, however, quickly tries to get back on his feet.
Archerfish: Ah, a volunteer! You'll be the first ranger to fall, redhead!
Several seconds of waiting go by, as Archerfish takes aim with his crossbow and Benny stands on his knees, Eagle Shredder in his grip.
Archerfish: ….Die!
With that, Archerfish fires 3 rapid blast arrows right at Benny…But then…an Eagle screech can be heard, as Benny's head suddenly jolts up, and sees the arrows coming right at him in a way that almost makes it seem like…they're moving in slow motion! Surprised but not wanting to miss the opportunity to fight back, Benny then raises his Eagle Shredder and quickly slashes at all the arrows coming at him, which then get successfully blocked and sent flying away from him and the team.
Naturally, this surprises the rangers and Archerfish.
Archerfish: WHAT? How!?
Caleb: (as he and the others get back up) Benny! How did you do that so fast lad!?
Benny: I'm…not entirely sure either!
Sylvia: (ponder for a sec) Aha! Benny! Remember when you saw that little cube from earlier?
Benny: Y-Yeah?
She then continues to speak as we flashback to when we saw Benny being able to see the tiny cube from such a distance.
Sylvia: I think your eyesight has gotten stronger from your powers!
Benny: So, I can see like an Eagle?
Sylvia: Bingo!
Archerfish: Time to finish this fight for good! (fires more blasts when Benny quickly whip blocks with the Eagle Shredder) OH CRAP.
Benny: Now guys!
The Others: PRIMAL…Power!
With that their suits grow their animal-like upgrades and they all attack with the environmental sentai greenscreen versions of their unique Primal Power moves.
Jackie: SHARK…Spin Dash!
Caleb: LION Lightning!
Winston: ELEPHANT Earthquake!
These three all land direct hits on Archerfish before Sylvia finally launches her attack.
Sylvia: TIGRESS Snow Strike!
Her energy slashes are all direct hits, with the final slash being strong enough to send Archerfish into the air and down to a nearby river, which the team quickly gets to.
Sylvia: as she pulls out her Savage Blaster) Let's finish this!
The others quickly follow suit and transform their blasters into their saber modes.
The Rangers: Savage Sabers! (as they leap into the air) Wild Final Strike!
With that, they quickly transform into their giant CGI rainbow paw attack and slash right down onto Archerfish.
Archerfish: (sparking) N-No! I'm supposed to be the hunter here, not you! Augh!
With that, he falls onto his back in the river and explodes; sending water flying as the team turns around and poses. The camera zoomed in on Benny and Sylvia as they do.
Anywho, back to our villains, as Sagittar brushes his right hand over the tray of Amoebanoid coins connected to his throne.
Sagittar: Well, that was...something.
Blockhead: (punches a barrel across the room) Just give me a coin, boss.
With that, Midaria bows as Sagittar lifts a coin in his hand, makes it glow/change with his energy, and tosses it to Midaria before we cut back down to Earth.
Midaria: (after fully teleporting down) You've been given a second chance Archerfish. Make sure your shots count on the macro scale.
She slides the coin into his slot, making his eyes flash green before he wakes up and immediately grows in a fiery burst.
Archerfish: (while growing) Hahaha! Bullseye time!
The rangers see this and immediately pull out their zords while Sylvia says "Let's finish this". Now in the sentai footage, the zords grow in this weird rainbow pipe transition once in a while, but for saving time, we're gonna cut that transition out of any fights that have it going forward and just cut to the zords as giants running forward when the team leaps into their respective cockpits.
Now with said charging shots out of the way, we finally start the fight.
Archerfish: Jokes on you, fools! I have the upper fin here! Fire!
With that, he sends multiple energy blasts into nearby mountains, which cause avalanches that bury Sylvia and Winston's zords in rocks!
Benny, Jackie, and Caleb: No! Guys!
Benny: That's it!
With that, the three pull out their Morphers and press the buttons needed to activate the Megazord.
Benny: Megazord, activate!
With that, once again, he spins the Morpher top to the blue side, and the three zords go cubic before stacking on top of each other and forming the…
Benny, Jackie, and Caleb: Zoo King Megazord! Ready!
Caleb: Just try and bury us at this size!
Archerfish: Challenge accepted, block tower!
The fish-faced freak charges forward at the Megazord ready to fight. The Megazord sword swings at him twice, but Archerfish blocks it with his crossbow each time. As the others spin their cubes to either readjust themselves or maybe try a new attack, Archerfish blasts energy lasers out of his eyes right at the Megazord's chest, slamming it back first into a mountainside. With a battle yell as the others are shaken up by this, he fires multiple energy arrows all around them.
Caleb: Oh great, what now!?
With that, another avalanche occurs and barriers the Megazord's entire bottom half in rock and dirt.
Jackie: Come on!
Benny: Gah! We can't move!
Archerfish: And now to go…for the HEADSHOT.
He then slowly aims his crossbow right at the Zoo King Megazord's head, making the others in the cockpit scared.
Fortunately, as he does, the Elephant and Tiger zords erupt out of the rocks they were buried under, now in cubic form, and slam into Archerfish, knocking him over.
Winston: Ha! Take that, salmon skull!
Sylvia: Clearly you underestimated our zords!
Jackie: Benny, disconnect and go help the others!
Benny: Understood.
He takes his Morpher out of his command cube and with that, the Eagle zord goes back to animal form and disconnects from the others.
Benny: Winston! Sylvia! Together!
Winston and Sylvia: Right!
Once again, same as before, they open their Morphers, press the right buttons, "Megazord Activate!", spin the tops to the blue side, the three zords stack on top of each other, and boom.
Benny, Winston, and Sylvia: Zoo King Megazord, Tigerphant Formation!
Archerfish: (as he gets up) Gah! No matter! I'll just keep burying you! (aims his crossbow) Fire!
He blasts more energy arrows at the Megazord, which the Tigerphant Formation quickly dodges for several seconds at a quick speed.
Benny: Stop! If we keep dodging, we'll destroy the forest.
Cue a shot of burning trees to confirm this.
Benny: There's got to be another way to win this.
And with that…the zord shing sound from the last few episodes catches Benny off guard. He pulls out…the smaller cube he found earlier that day in the park with Sylvia, which then quickly glows gold…and cracks open! Revealing a smaller new zord!
Sylvia: (gasps) It awakened!
Winston: Uh, guys? What's that?
Benny: I get it now. This isn't just some relic cube! It's a ZORD cube!
Just then, the mini zord glows bright while floating up, and zooms out of the Megazord cockpit, growing giant in the process. The zord lands on the ground and finally opens up while dashing forward, revealing it be a Reticulated Giraffe zord! (Adapted from "Cube Kirin")
The new mechanical mammal then lunges forward at Archerfish and punches him back with its snout.
The Rangers: Is that...!?
We briefly cut back outside to see the latest addition to the team, standing tall and proud before letting out a loud noise from its speaker-like mouth.
Sylvia: Haha! It's the giraffe!
Archerfish: More prey to hunt? Don't mind if I do!
Once again, the monster rapid blasts green arrows trying to hit the Giraffe zord, but it dodges all of his shots with ease, before briefly going cubic in the air to reflect some of Archerfish's final shots, and then fold back out to blast him with an energy beam from its mouth.
Benny: H-Hey! Giraffe zord! Wanna join us?
The giraffe zord lets out a sound of approval before it then has its head straighter out and connecting to the Megazord, revealing the zord functions like a canon.
Benny, Winston, and Sylvia: Giraffe Canon! Ready!
We get one more shot of Archerfish taking aim before immediately cutting back to Benny and the others as they spin their Morpher tops back to the animal sides and plug them into their command cubes for a finisher.
Benny, Winston, and Sylvia: Giraffe Zord Wild Final Strike!
As they say this, energy pours over them in the cockpits as usual, and with a great spin from the three at once, the energy is sent out and the Giraffe Zord fires massive blasts that all land direct hits on Archerfish and even cancel out his final arrows shots.
Archerfish: Augh! Oh no! It looks like…I'M the one who's been hunted! Gah!
With that last yell as he sparks and smokes, Archerfish falls flat on his face and blows up in a cubic debris explosion as the Megazord poses.
Benny: (as the others celebrate) Yes! Aliens, zero…
Cue one more shot of the Megazord posing with the giraffe zord as the Shark and Lion zords stand beside it.
Benny: …Animals, WON.
The zords beside the Megazord chomp and roar one more time before we cut back to the zoo.
It's closing time near the Savanna Central exhibit (home to holographic versions of Reticulated Giraffes, Thompson's Gazelles, Grevy's Zebras, and African Wild Dogs) and we start this scene with a shot of the Giraffe zord going from cube to animal form and make its happy noise in Martha's hand while a hologram giraffe in the background of the exhibit starts to turn off for the night.
Martha: I don't know how this little guy got from Kenya to here, but I'm glad he got here at all. You guys did a great job out there.
Caleb: Speaking of great jobs, Benny here unlocked his animal trait today!
Martha: Wait, seriously!?
Benny: Uh what now?
Sylvia: OH RIGHT, we haven't told about those yet!
Winston: Usually around a week after bonding, the Keeper Cubes give their users some kind of animal trait. For example, I have heightened smelling like an elephant…BUT seeing as how I usually work with dung, it's…not always something to celebrate.
Sylvia: I have the heightened taste of a tiger. Yeah, it's not really great for combat, but it does make smoothies taste better.
Caleb: And I have the heightened vocals of a lion, meaning I can get REALLY LOUD.
This slight yell spooks Benny for a second.
Jackie: (already covering ears at that kind of yell) Ugh. And, as you can probably tell, something like that contrasts "great" off of my sensitive shark hearing.
Caleb: R-Right. Sorry there, lad.
Jackie: You own me like a dozen more of those.
Benny: Well…I guess I have the…heightened eyes of an Eagle now.
Martha: Oh, that's perfect! This calls for celebration! Tell you what, come to my house, everyone! Dinner's on me!
Caleb: Excellent.
Winston: Sure. I've got some free time.
Jackie: Maybe I can fit in some Sanctum training while we wait.
But as the others start walking forward, Benny hangs back for a second and then gets Sylvia's attention.
Benny: Hey, uh…Sylvia?
Sylvia: Yeah?
Benny: Could we…talk for a sec?
Sylvia: Sure…What's up?
Benny: …Look, about earlier, I was being a complete jerk by ignoring you, and…you didn't deserve that, so…could we just…maybe…forget about it…or…something?
He frowns again but she walks up to him and places a hand on his shoulder.
Sylvia: Hey, amigo, it's…it's all good. I get it…You hate some choices you made regarding jobs, and you didn't want to talk about them. That's…fine…Sure, I still think you could've just said you don't have another job and left it at that of course, but…I'm over it.
Benny: (sighs) Well…it wasn't all bad…Truth be told, I don't really have close friends nowadays, so…it was kinda nice to talk about that to someone other than mom…Especially since…I think she's a little disappointed in me on some level for not taking the job last week.
This makes her look at him a little confused, but she perks up and tries to lift his spirit.
Sylvia: Well…with the hard work you've done this past week, I don't see how she couldn't be proud of you. And even if she isn't, which I certainly think she is…I'm glad to have a friend like you fighting by my side as a Power Ranger.
Benny: (smiles) You really mean that?
Sylvia: Every word, Hermano.
Benny: So…friends?
Sylvia: Friends.
The two smile and shake hands.
Caleb: (nearby) Hey lads! You coming or what?
Sylvia: Yeah, just a second! (looks to Benny) Come on! Let's head back to your house and have some dinner. We've earned it.
Benny: Agreed. Fighting that monster has made me pretty hungry.
The two start walking back as some slightly upbeat music starts to play…but then…a question comes to Sylvia's mind.
Sylvia: You know…there's still something confusing me.
Benny: Oh yeah? What's that?
Sylvia: How DID the Giraffe zord get from Kenya to here in its dormant state?
Benny: Yeah. I'm still not sure about that either…Guess we'll never know.
The two continue walking toward the others, but as they start…the camera cuts to behind them from several yards away…And as they keep walking…
…we pan back a bit to see none other than...the birdman Harris, watching from a distance, hiding near bushes.
Harris: (whispers) Good. They got it. Honnou Kakusei!
With that, he spreads his wings, and silently takes off into the night, not even leaving a feather on the ground this time, finishing up the episode in the process.
Tune in next time for "Episode 5: Land VS Sea"