Pokemon: Alola Journey VOL 1 - The Trials of Sarah

by Snow Nadder

In the Alola Region, Sarah attends her first day at the Pokemon School where she meets Ash, Pikachu and their friends. With her pokemon, Sarah will take on the Island Challenge along with Ash, but while doing the Island Challenge, Sarah discovers there may be more to her than meets the eye.

75. Chapter 74: Finders Keepers

It was another day of work at Grid Battleforce for Devon and his friends at Coral Harbor but with the Beast Morphers rangers, a series of events from before on their front had them working twice as hard and on edge pertaining to a new ally and a new villain they defeated with that very ally's help.

When Sarah and her friends were contacted by Commander Shaw about their prior predicament, they were informed that a treacherous criminal known as Raijacks was crossing the galaxies after committing several offenses against another galaxy known as the G5 Galaxy with the purpose of stealing rare and powerful weapons for his own needs and a collection he's building.

The Beast Morphers rangers had received a message warning them of his arrival and they had the unfortunate opportunity to encounter him as well as fighting some old ranger enemies including Puttie Patrollers and Vivix grunts the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Dino Charge rangers had faced off. They fought well but they were soon hopelessly outmatched and Raijacks managed to defeat them, effectively and temporarily putting Zoey and Ravi out of commission with his Hornshock attack which almost killed them.

But, before encountering Raijacks and fighting him, Devon, Nate, Steel, Ravi, and Zoey crossed paths with a Galactic Space Patroller from the G5 Galaxy Police Force named Chaku, a human-robot hybrid that had been finding and tracking down Raijacks and his own league of intergalactic enemies in the G5 Galaxy for a long time at the cost of being away from his own daughter as a single father.

They initially had mistaken him as the villain the message alluded them to but after clearing up that misunderstanding, with his assistance, they were able to eliminate the notorious weapons collector and help Chaku regain his humanity using the Morph-X, allowing him to officially retire and return to his daughter. But, not without Evox and his forces getting Raijacks' device called a Reanimizer in the process.

Needless to say, Sarah and her friends were in awe and amazed that there are other intergalactic warriors who fight for peace and justice in other worlds and galaxies beyond and not just them in their world.

But, even with Raijacks destroyed and Chaku and his daughter back together, the danger was not over yet. As the destroyed bounty hunter's ship was still around somewhere in Coral Harbor, if Evox and his minions should get their hands on the weapons he collected inside it or if Lothor decides to come out and target the weapons for Team Eclipse's own needs instead, it could mean disaster for everyone.

Nobody wanted that given how dire the situation is so requesting the assistance of the Ultra Rescue Rangers to return to Coral Harbor and help them in finding and securing Raijacks' Ship and the weapons he has, Commander Shaw dispatched her Power Rangers to find them before their enemies could cut them off.

"Keep a close eye on any hostile activity," she informed one of her workers monitoring everyone's progress in finding Raijacks' ship. "Rangers, give Lusmaine and I a search update. Have you found anything yet?"

"Devon, Ash, and Kiawe here. No sign of Raijacks' ship," informed Devon, he, Ash, and Kiawe being partnered up to look at the spot where Devon and Chaku once dealt with the Beast Morphers Rangers' reanimated enemies, Vargoyle.

"We've honeycombed the whole place and we haven't found," agreed Ash.

"We're coming up blind here, Commander. But, we'll keep looking," added Kiawe as they resumed their search.

"I can't even begin to imagine what Evox or Lothor would do if they got their hands on those weapons Raijacks has on his ship, Commander," replied Lusamine through her connected call with Commander Shaw before she called another group. "Ravi, Mallow, Lana, any sign of Raijacks' ship in your location?"

"Right here, Lusamine, still nothing," informed Ravi, he, Mallow, and Lana, looking in one part of the forest. "What'll we do if we don't find his ship?"

"I hope it'll be here somewhere," prayed Lana.

"Hey, Nate, are you sure we'll be able to find Raijacks' ship in this area?" pondered Mallow, calling to Grid Battleforce's boy genius/gold ranger, searching a pasture with Steel, Lillie, and Sophocles after being partnered with them.

"We have to find it, period, Mallow. The relics he's left inside it could be dangerous in the wrong hands," he informed firmly and finally. "I don't want to even think about what'll happen if Evox or Lothor finds out about them."

"We're heading northwest so far here in Sector 085 and so far, there's no sign of-" Zoey began, she and Sarah teaming together in another part of the forest with her family beside them until the Yellow Beast Morphers ranger gasped and found what they've been looking for.

"We found them, Sector 085!" she finished.

"We did it, Commander, Lusamine! It's right there and it's left out in the open, what should we do with it?" asked Sarah, wanting more intel before doing anything.

"Zoey, Sarah, excellent, stay put. Everyone else, head straight for their location," nodded Commander Shaw in approval.

"Ash, you and the others also regroup at their coordinates. We mustn't let any of our enemies reach Raijacks' ship and his relics!" agreed Lusamine, sharing Commander Shaw's approval.

"Roger that!" replied Nate, Ravi, and Devon.

"Ult-Roger!" nodded Ash, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, Sophocles, and Lillie.

With that and their superiors' orders, they dismissed communications and proceeded to head over to Sector 085 to help Sarah and Zoey deal with the ship. But, just as everyone prepared to regroup with their two fellow rangers, one of Commander Shaw's workers noticed something off as they detected something approaching Sector 085 as well.

"Commander, we got a bogie," she informed, picking up a disturbance heading for Sarah and Zoey.

"What?" Commander Shaw gasped, seeing the intruder. "Rangers, there's an intruder heading for Raijacks' ship! Sarah and Zoey, wait for backup!"

"Got it," nodded Sarah as she heard Winter warble and noticed her Sun Sword and Moon Shield rattling as if they felt an evil presence. "My family's treasures are rattling on Winter's saddle, there's definitely somebody coming after Raijacks' ship and not very pleasant company, either."

"But, if there's something heading this way... I don't have time to wait!" Zoey argued before she charged after the ship, catching Sarah's attention as she gasped in shock.

"No, Zoey! NO!" she cried, chasing after her. "What are you doing?! We have to wait for the others!"

"Don't worry, I got this," reassured Zoey, taking a few steps onto the ship before an alarm went off and then...

"Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert, Self Destruct sequence activated!" the ship's computer blurted, activating a Self-Destruct system that struck horror into the two girls' hearts.

"Self-Destruct?!" gasped Zoey, realizing her mistake too late.

"Now, you've done it!" groaned Sarah, exasperated.

"Pika, Pika, PIKACHU!" screamed Blitz, calling for Zoey and Sarah to fall back.

"Mom, Zoey, get out of the way!" cried Star.

"Cune!" blurted Suicune in agreement.

"Winter, my Moon Shield!" shouted Sarah to her Light Fury, allowing her to knock the shield over to her rider's hands and allow her to tackle Zoey to the ground as she ran back and activate its force field to protect them. "Zoey, get down!"

Boy, what she relieved to have activated the Moon Shield's force field in time because as soon as it was up, Raijacks' ship blew itself up. However, as they were close to the ship, the shockwaves from the blast were so great that they forced Sarah back and she and Zoey conked their heads onto the ground hard before they passed out.

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Meanwhile, in the Cyber Dimension, Evox, Scrozzle, Robo-Blaze, and Robo-Roxy also have their sights set on Raijacks' ship. After getting the lowdown about the weapons in it, upon the villain's ultimate defeat, they were going to take the ship and relics for themselves.

"Ooh, I got a fix on Raijacks' ship! It's ripe for the taking!" Scrozzle sneered before he noticed it blipping off his radar, having been blown up by Zoey. "Huh?! Wait, there's a catch, it just exploded."

"What?!" boomed Evox in disbelief.

"Who blew it up?" asked Robo-Blaze, feeling the same.

"My money's on the rangers. And, if they're involved, you can be sure those pesky Ultra Rescue Rangers from Alola would be involved as well," scowled the robotic genius, having a solid idea on who's to blame for the slip-up.

This didn't sit well with Evox as he never thought he'd go up against the two ranger teams together as before. "ARGH! If those meddling fools dare to take Raijacks' relics, our plans will be ruined! Go capture Raijacks' collection before they proceed to do anything with it!" he barked angrily.

"Yes, Master," nodded Robo-Roxy as they prepared to teleport to the original site of Raijacks ship before Scrozzle stopped them for a minute.

"Oh, wait! If you take Raijacks' Reanimizer with you, you can use the weapons in his creation to create new fighters!" he replied gleefully with devilish intent as he handed them the Reanimizer, eager to see what villains they'll bring back from the weapons they found.

"Go, now!" Evox barked again, also eager on Scrozzle's suggestion as their robotic servants morphed to the crash site.

By the time the two robotic goons arrived, Zoey was still out cold but because of the protection offered to them by the Moon Shield, Sarah was able to come too and see what had happened to Raijacks' ship and the weapons he collected strewn across the area. To say that she was shocked and stunned by what had happened would be an understatement.

"Oh, man, what a mess... Zoey, what have you done?" she breathed in disbelief.

But, the sound of teleportation caught her eye as she noticed Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy appearing to get the weapons they needed, forcing her to lay down low in her old spot while her family hid back in the forest.

Solar, who was with his Pokemon and dragon family in hiding, could only gasp in shock from seeing Roxy and Blaze's robot doubles again.

"It can't be..." he gasped, trying so hard as to not make a peep while everyone else looked between them and him as they also kept quiet.

"Well, this was his ship," remarked Robo-Blaze, seeing the destruction unintentionally caused by Zoey.

"Hey! Check it out," called Robo-Roxy, finding and taking what looked to be a long black sword in her hands and recognizing it. "Snide's sword, he fought the Dino Charge rangers! Let's reanimize him!"

The two evil robots smiled maliciously as they discovered the first step into what could be their and Evox's new plan. Taking the sword and planting it on the ground before using the Reanimizer, Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy managed to bring one of the Dino Charge rangers' greatest enemies, Snide, back to life and back in the waking world.

Sarah gasped in shock and horror as she watched Snide being reanimized and now facing them. "Impossible, that's Snide, one of the monsters that fought Dino Charge rangers," she whispered.

"Where am I? And, who are you?" he questioned, wanting answers from the evil robot warriors.

"We're your new best friends," snarked Robo-Blaze with an evil smirk.

"Interesting..." mused Snide before they noticed Sarah watching them from nearby and Zoey finally getting up as she tried to shush her gently.

"It's Zoey and the princess, the others must be close," Blaze realized.

"Stay out of sight," warned Robo-Roxy as the three of them ran into another part of the forest to escape before the two rangers could do anything.

"Not cool... Zoey, are you okay?" said Sarah, worried about what Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy have planned with Snide and about her fellow ranger and friend.

"Yeah, ow..." groaned the yellow ranger, getting her bearings before they soon noticed an alien being holding a staff also looking over the remains of the ship nearby. "That's the intruder!"

"Zoey, wait! Wait!" spluttered Sarah, getting her to stop before any of them does something stupid. "Look at him, he doesn't look anything like our enemies. I'm gonna try and talk to him, don't do anything unless I say so and deem him safe to proceed."

Carefully, she walked over to the alien to get a closer look at the alien as he looked around for something. But, with her family, they also watched the unusual alien, not knowing what to make of him until Stufful whimpered a little too loudly and caught his and Sarah's attention. The latter gasped as she saw her family in the forest and heard Stufful's frightened whimper and the alien looked over to her Pokemon and dragons and smiled.

"Oh, hello there," he greeted warmly and in a soft tone, making Sarah's family look at each other in surprise.

"Come here, my friends. Don't be afraid," beckoned the alien kindly as Sarah approached him but not without Zoey finding a necklace of some kind behind his and Sarah's backs as a precautionary measure. "Oh, don't worry, I'm only here for something important."

"Excuse me," called Sarah, getting the alien's attention as she walked around to him. "Who are you?"

"My name is Keeper, I'm the guardian of a power source known as the Energems. And, who might you be, young lady?"

"I'm Sarah and my friends and I are her to-Zoey, no! Keeper, look out!" began Sarah before she noticed Zoey throwing on him the necklace which is actually a Compliance Collar that Raijacks once used to control the reanimized Vargoyle.

Keeper struggled to get it off him as Sarah held the Energem guardian and tried to help him get it off while her family rushed over to help . "Keeper! Keeper, are you all right? What's wrong?!" she begged.

"Stop struggling!" shouted Zoey, making Keeper stop and relax to her relief and delight. "The collar really works..."

"Zoey!"

"Sarah!" Ash and Devon cried, the others finally reaching their location and seeing the ship destroyed.

"What happened?" Devon inquired.

"I'll tell you what happened," spat Sarah, glaring angrily at Zoey. "She flouted Commander Shaw's orders for us to stay back from the ship but she triggered its self-destruct system before I could stop her!"

"She's right, guys," agreed Zoey, now feeling sorry. "I'm sorry, I must've triggered the alarm when I started to walk into it."

"You what?!"

"Are you crazy, Zoey?"

"Did you realize what you've done?"

"You should've known better than to disobey an order given to you!" gawked Ash, Lana, Kiawe, and Lillie in anger and disbelief.

"You really should've waited for us, Zoey," Devon stated gravely.

"Are you okay?" Nate asked, coming over to Zoey before turning to Sarah. "You okay back there, Sarah?"

"Yeah, we're fine, Nate. Aside from the ship, nothing broken in us, really."

"Who's that?" asked Steel, pointing towards Keeper.

"That's the intruder the commander warned us about," replied Zoey as she was about to call Keeper when Sarah came over to them and clarified everything.

"That's not the intruder, that's Keeper from the Dino Charge Rangers," she explained to everybody's shock. "He came here after I saw Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy arrive and managed to reanimize Snide. But, when I tried to speak with him, somebody threw that thing on him!"

"You're kidding!" spluttered Solar.

"No, Solar, I'm not. Keeper, please show yourself to my friends! They want to know why you're here!"

Hearing Sarah's plea, Keeper turned to the group and approached them, his kind and soft smile still on his face. When Nate and Ravi looked at him, however, recalling their lessons about their Power Ranger seniors in Ranger History Class, they immediately recognized him.

"Wait, I think I recognize him," breathed Nate in awe.

"Me too, from Ranger History Class," nodded Ravi in amazement.

"I'm so sorry about all this, Keeper, but why are you here?" asked Sarah, apologizing for the prior misunderstanding.

"It's okay, Sarah. I only came here to retrieve the weapons that Raijacks stole."

"Keeper's on our side! And, you collared him?!" Ravi scolded Zoey, appalled over her lack of judgment on Keeper and his current motives.

"Smooth, Zoey, real smooth!" spat Mai, blowing an angry raspberry at her.

"Why would you do that if he meant no harm?" demanded Ching Wan, giving her the stink eye.

"Didn't your mom ever teach you the classic lesson of 'Don't judge a book by its cover?', did she?" added Hashimoto in shock. "His body language should've given him away if you looked at him closer!"

"I didn't see his face," Zoey defended. "I thought he came here to try and steal Raijacks' weapons!"

"Let's get him back to the lab so I can remove the collar," suggested Nate, trying to defuse the tension going on.

"I'll put him in the truck with Sarah, you guys gather the weapons," ordered Devon before he and Sarah helped Keeper to the Grid Battleforce truck.

As they did so, the others looked over the weapons and they were in awe over what they found. "This belonged to Lord Zedd, the Emperor of Evil!" Ravi gasped, finding Lord Zedd's staff.

"Hey, you guys, look at this!" breathed Sophocles in amazement, he and his Metang Ride Pokemon holding what looked to be a big axe-like sword. "This thing belonged to one of the captains of the Silver Imperial Army Zone that fought the Earth Squadron Fiveman, Captain Garoa!"

"And, here's Rita Repulsa's magic wand!" added Lana, holding Rita's old staff.

"I found Imperious' fan!" Lillie called, holding the fan belonging to the traitor of Rootcore.

"Hey, Nate, is this the staff belonging to the RynJyuKen Akugata's Sea Fist Master, Rageku?" Kiawe asked, holding out a white staff to his fellow ranger as he joined him and Steel who examined an evil sword.

"Phenomenal, it is," Nate replied. "This definitely must be the weapon she used before Long revealed himself and killed her."

"All this stuff must've come from some pretty nasty folk. We better get it all," replied Steel as Nate soon picked up a blaster. "Whoa, great blaster!"

"You'll be safe here, Keeper," reassured Devon as he and Sarah finished getting him onto the truck.

"Once we get you to Grid Battleforce, we'll remove the collar and you'll be free. I promise," added Sarah.

"Thank you, my friends," nodded Keeper in gratitude.

"Devon, I'll check the front to see if we're clear to steer this thing. I don't want anybody hijacking the truck until we're all clear."

"Okay, good luck."

Sarah quickly ran over to the front as Devon closed the door and locked the trailer but as they did, the truck immediately drove off. "What-?!" gasped Devon, before he saw a taunting Vivix in the driver's seat.

"Oh, crap! Solar, let's go!" shouted Sarah running after the truck.

"Right!" replied Solar, changing into his Solar Rider Mode and allowing Sarah to jump on and chase after their enemies to retrieve Keeper.

"Hang on, Keeper! We're coming...!" shouted the princess as they followed the hijacked truck

"Mom!" shouted Star.

"Pika!" gasped Blitz as the Shiny Legendary Beasts saw Sarah and Solar giving chase to the truck before they rushed off to join her.

"Vivix! They got Keeper!" Devon shouted to everyone, appalled by what just happened.

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(Amidst the Pokémon Titles, our heroes immediately spring into action on their Alola adventures as the episode titles for the latest chapter of the story appear as the opening song begins)

CHAPTER 74 – FINDERS KEEPERS!

(As the recently new Power Rangers Ultra Rescue, Sarah and her friends appear just as the introductions begin to show us our main group in the story before the rest of the crew separate)

A secret weapon that unleashes the blast of justice [Bang! Bang! Bang! Ba-bang!]

(Sarah (voice inspiration – Flora (Spyro Reignited Trilogy) ft. Cassandra Lee Morris) is the first to be introduced as she performs the Zenkaiger dance with Blitz, Poipole, and Hashimoto dancing in the background)

The companions with serious yet shining spirits

(Ash is shown along with Pikachu while he joins Sarah for the Zenkaiger dance before moving on to Sophocles and Mallow's introductions and soon, they join in on the dance and their Pokémon partners gather with Sarah and Ash's Pokémon)

Be it in a parallel world, in the past, or in the future [Bang! Bang! Bang! Ba-bang!]

(Lana and Kiawe are featured as they gave affirmative smiles before they join their friends in the Zenkaiger Dance with Turtonator, Popplio, and Pyroar dancing in the background, too)

There's a miraculous bond that unites us heroes

(Lillie is the last person to be introduced as she gave a cute smile while she and Snowy joined in on the dance, unable to contain her excitement as the others can't help but dance as well)

Let's reach out to the wind, and jump off the ground

(Sarah: Don't you dare hurt Keeper!)

(Jump! Let's jump!)

(Evox: You won't get in my way this time, Rangers!)

Like the sun that rises on the horizon

(Tyler/Red Dino Charge Ranger: It's about to get wild!)

Let's shine for the sake of peace

(Latios and Latias bring up a screen showcasing a quick preview of what's to come in the current story chapter at certain points before the Beast-X King Key is inserted into the Beast-X King Activator before cutting to Sarah's Poke-X Morpher was activated before the gang morphed into action at the call of another Ultra Beast dispatch and do a group pose with their new individual weapons at hand)

Always shift into full-full-full-full throttle

Form a connection through technology

Once it's started, the excitement never ends

(As the song reaches its climax, Sarah, the others, and their Pokémon with them continued to dance as shots of them battling Team Eclipse and their friends and Sarah's adopted family and godfather including Burnet, Kukui, Principal Oak, Nikki, James, and Tsukumaro appear in greeting as they nodded. The young rangers are then seen looking at the stars of Alola's night sky, seeing Nebula, Nebby, and the Tapu Guardians coming together for some reason as they looked like they're preparing a ceremony of sorts or getting ready to fight for a giant battle ahead of everyone)

So just do your be-be-best, that's right

There's no limit if you have the courage

(Nebby and Nebula make their way forward into battle with Eternatus (whether reformed and rehabilitated or not at the moment) following from behind them as Sarah (riding on Solar who's on Hovercycle Mode), Salamence with Eevee and Skitty on his back, Latios and Latias, and King, her Beast-X King Zord from the Beast Morphers Rangers, joined them before the lion Zord stands ready in its Ultra Sunne and Battle Modes)

Make your desires run through an invincible gear

(Sarah and her Pokémon family along with her dragons have fun inside their Pokémon Dragon Heart Dome as they enjoy their time together with Eternatus not paying them any attention as he continued to brood and be asleep despite Sarah's hopes of having him be fully rehabilitated and more trusting of humanity and Pokémon)

Machine World Force Zenkaiger

Full power, full throttle!

(As the theme song finally reaches its end, Sarah, her friends, and their Pokémon partners that joined them throughout the opening finished their dance before they charged into parts unknown as the next series of their Alolan adventures kicks into overdrive)

Pokémon Alola Journey Pt.3 – Dawn of Destiny

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"Thank you, my friends," nodded Keeper in gratitude.

"Devon, I'll check the front to see if we're clear to steer this thing. I don't want anybody hijacking the truck until we're all clear."

"Okay, good luck."

Sarah quickly ran over to the front as Devon closed the door and locked the trailer but as they did, the truck immediately drove off. "What-?!" gasped Devon, before he saw a taunting Vivix in the driver's seat.

"Oh, crap! Solar, let's go!" shouted Sarah running after the truck.

"Right!" replied Solar, changing into his Solar Rider Mode and allowing Sarah to jump on and chase after their enemies to retrieve Keeper.

"Hang on, Keeper! We're coming...!" shouted the princess as they followed the hijacked truck

"Mom!" shouted Star.

"Pika!" gasped Blitz as the Shiny Legendary Beasts saw Sarah and Solar giving chase to the truck before they rushed off to join her.

"Vivix! They got Keeper!" Devon shouted to everyone, appalled by what just happened.

"No way!" gasped Ravi.

"Oh, no!"

"Pikachu!" cried Ash and Pikachu, flabbergasted.

"We gotta save him before Evox gets his hands on him or Lothor and Team Eclipse show up to do so!" Kiawe shouted, knowing how dire things have now become.

"What are we waiting for, let's go!" put in Lana.

"Nate, Steel, you two get all those weapons back to base!" Devon ordered the two ranger brothers.

"Got it!" nodded Nate as he and Steel got to work.

"We'll stay and help bring the weapons over. They'll need help getting them back to base without any trouble," requested Lillie as she, Sophocles, and Lana stuck together.

"All right, stay alert," agreed Devon, permitting them and their partners along with their Ride Pokemon to help Nate and Steel with the recovered weapons.

"Let's morph!" called Devon as the three main Beast Morphers Rangers and the remaining six Ultra Rescue Rangers all morphed into action to help Sarah, Solar, and the Legendary Beasts save Keeper.

"Activate Beast Power!"

"Link to Morphin Grid, HA!"

"Cruise, warm up those engines and catch up with Sarah and Solar! We can't lose them and Keeper!" shouted the Beast Morphers leader to his Beast Bot while Ravi and Zoey gave chase immediately with the rest of Sarah's family going after them.

Streaking ahead and after getting on their Ride Pokemon again, Devon, Ash, Kiawe, and Mallow came over to the truck just as Solar and Sarah were keeping pace with them and she came in the Vivix driver's sights.

"Hold it! My Beast Bot and I are of the Aether Foundation's Power Rangers Ultra Rescue, you're under arrest for Grand Theft Keeper!" she bellowed, sending a warning to the grunt. "Surrender Keeper now we'll be forced to fire and take him back the hard way!"

"Careful, Devon!" warned Cruise as he and his partner gained on the truck and Solar and Sarah.

"I got it!" nodded Devon.

"Hey, Sarah!" Ash shouted from above as he, Kiawe, Mallow, Flygon, Charizard, and Garchomp made it to the truck, getting her attention.

"Ash, Kiawe, Mallow! What about the weapons that Raijacks stole, are they safe?" she asked.

"Lana, Sophocles, and Lillie are helping Steel and Nate with that! We figured we'd help you get Keeper back!" replied Mallow.

But, Sarah saw that the Vivix driver immediately pulled out a blaster which was its answer to her warning along with Devon and her friends playing catch-up to retrieve their Dino Charge ally. It soon began opening fire at the two rangers on the road and then its pursuers from above, hoping to lose them and make off with Keeper for its new masters.

"Devon, Cruise, guys, watch out!" she called as they dodged the blasts.

"Sarah, we're useless on the road! I need to get us in the air or that ugly mug's gonna blast us off!" grunted Solar as they dodged the blasts coming at them.

"I got it! Hovercycle Mode, activate!"

Quickly activating Solar's Hovercycle Mode, Sarah joined her friends as they gave chase in the air just as Ravi and Zoey finally arrived to help.

"Stop that truck!" Ravi bellowed.

Soon, the other two Beast Morphers Rangers jumped over and latched themselves onto the truck. But, they had a hard time keeping hold as the Vivix driver continued to swerve to knock them down while Devon, Ash, Mallow, Kiawe, and Sarah continued to be on the Vivix driver's tail.

"Hang on tight!" grunted Zoey.

"Yeah, I'm trying!" groaned Ravi, struggling to hold on.

"Sarah, look there!" Mallow cried, noticing a Vivix platoon jumping over and coming towards them all.

While Devon, Zoey, and Ravi were unfortunate enough to be knocked off of the truck and Cruise, the Ultra Rescue Rangers attacked with Garchomp, Charizard, Flygon, and Solar blasting and slashing them before they caught up with the truck. That is until Mallow, Ash, and Kiawe were unfortunate enough to be knocked off of their Ride Pokemon as well safe for Sarah and Solar but making them the only ones left to save Keeper.

"Solar, use your Gripper Claws!" cried Sarah to her Beast Bot.

"Good call, Sarah! I always wanted to try these!" cheered Solar before he fired his Gripper Claws like harpoons and they latched onto the back of the truck, the lion Beast Bot using all his strength to hold the truck back and shot a fireball at the back which forced the Vivix driver to stop at a nearby parking lot.

"I got 'em!" shouted Solar, seeing the Vivix driver stop.

"Great job, Solar! Now, let's get Keeper out of there! We can't let them have him!"

The two managed to reach the truck just as the others continued to be ambushed by the Vivix and they had no choice but to fight them to have any chance of helping Sarah and Solar get to Keeper.

"Deal with the Vivix fast! We got to help Sarah and Solar with that truck!" Devon called as they fought the Dino Charge Rangers' grunt enemies.

"Then, I think it's time we call for help! Come on out, Riolu!" shouted Ravi, taking out his Pokeball and summoning his Emanation Pokemon.

"Good call, Ravi! Let's get hopping, Scorbunny!" added Zoey, bringing out her Rabbit Pokemon.

"Don't leave me hanging! Litten, unleash the beast within you!" finished Devon, his Fire Cat Pokemon called in to assist.

Seeing the danger their partners and the rangers' friends and their fellow Pokemon were in, the three young Ranger Pokemon assisted in the fight, proving themselves to be able fighters against the Vivix as they used attacks like Quick Attack, Ember, and Fire Fang to bash and burn them.

Ever since they were given to their ranger partners, Litten, Scorbunny, Riolu, and the Noctowl Brothers have been training diligently with their ranger family and with all the care and love they were given as they were eased into their ranger lifestyle while keeping themselves firmly grounded on being happy on the normal things in life. So, as of right now, Litten, Scorbunny, and Riolu were able to hold their own alongside Devon, Zoey, and Ravi.

But, as the fight continued and Pikachu Turtonator and Pyroar, and Tsareena joined in to give their group a hand, a dimensional portal soon opened which Zoey had noticed as she looked behind. "Guys, look! It's a dimensional portal!" she gasped, just as the Blue, Black, Red, and Gold Dino Charge Rangers lept into the action.

"Hey, it's them!"

"Awesome!"

"They're really here?!" gasped Mallow, Ash, and Kiawe in amazement.

"The Dino Charge Rangers, no way!" gawked Ravi in awe as he continued to fight the Vivix on him.

"Where's Keeper? We lost contact after he found Raijacks' ship," inquired Tyler, the Red Dino Charge Ranger as he and his friends, Chase, Koda, and Ivan met up with Devon just as more Vivix and the Putties came to make things difficult.

"Over there, in that truck! Our friend, Sarah's trying to get him out!" Devon replied, pointing them to the truck and seeing Sarah and Solar already fighting off Vivix and Putties on their end coming to hinder their progress.

"All right, let's get him to safety!"

"All right!" nodded Chase as the four Dino Charge Rangers rushed to help her before they were ambushed, too.

"Egads! We're surrounded!" gasped Ivan, seeing Vivix and Putties appear before them as well but not without the footsoldiers belonging to Dino Thunder's Zeltrax, Triploids, arriving to crash the party as well.

"Then, it's about to get wild!" declared Tyler, as they all joined their fellow rangers and their Pokemon in the battle.

In the midst of the chaos, Sarah's family managed to catch up to them and as they were dealing with their own ambush of Putties, Vivix, and newly-reanimized Triploids, Ching Wan, Goodra, Noctowl, Dragonite, Hydriegon, Flygon, Mai, Eevee, Salamence, and Skitty joined Ash, Mallow, and Kiawe while Houndoom, Mulan, Rapidash, her children, Charmeleon, Lycanroc, Beautifly, and Seviper teamed up with Devon, Ravi, Zoey, and their Pokemon partners.

Tyler, Chase, Koda, and Ivan got help in dealing with their own ambush from Star, Hashimoto, the Eevee Squad and Sylveon, Dusk, Luna, and Mudsdale as they attacked the evil footsoldiers, which took the Dino Charge Rangers by surprise.

"Hey, who you?" Koda asked in surprise.

"It's all right, we're friends courtesy of my Mom and we're here to help you!" replied Star, smiling at Koda.

"Your 'mom'? Who's your mom?" asked a slightly befuddled Chase until Star pointed to Sarah, still trying to get to the truck with Solar's help. "Oh..."

"Well, whatever the case, we're glad for your help! We'll need every last bit of it!" nodded Tyler, appreciating the assistance.

"Always glad to have honorable fighters like you by our side!" agreed Ivan.

"Thanks, you won't regret it!" smiled Hashimoto before they got back into the battle again. "Now, let's make this battle showy!"

Bringing out her Sun Sword, Sarah sliced and diced through several Putties, Triploids, and Vivix to get to Keeper while Solar did his best to keep the rest off her while her family helped the Dino Charge and Beast Morphers Rangers.

"Out of my way!" she barked until she got to the truck and found Keeper inside. "You okay there, Keeper?"

"I am, Sarah, thank you for coming," he nodded kindly before he noticed Tyler, Chase, Koda, and Ivan. "I see my friends from my dimension have found me again."

"Then, let's get you out of here. I'll ask Grid Battleforce to teleport you somehow and see if we can-Huh?! DAH!" she replied before she was suddenly grabbed and thrown back away from Keeper, the culprits revealed to be Snide, Robo-Blaze, and Robo-Roxy who were sneering at her.

"Well, well, well, Princess Sarah... Welcome back, I see you've taken care of releasing our guest when your mechanical cat blasted the trailer doors," snarked Robo-Roxy with a taunting smirk as the princess got up. "We'll be taking him."

"You're coming with me, Wizard!" ordered Snide.

"Very well," Keeper obeyed, approaching them as the Compliance Collar remained on him.

"No! Keeper, wait! Come back, don't go with them! Stay with me!" cried Sarah, making him turn to and obey her instead.

"Hey! Back off, girlie, this guy is ours and we need him for something important! Who are you?!" snarled Snide, already finding her to be annoying.

"Snide, meet Sarah Tomoe, Princess of Alola," introduced Robo-Blaze before he fired a warning shot with his sword. "And, we'd appreciate it if you STAY OUT OF THIS, BRAT!"

"HAH! Not a chance, you better not lay one dirty finger on Keeper while I'm here!" barked Sarah furiously after blocking Robo-Blaze's energy slash and throwing it off. "If you want to take him to Evox and/or taste the ground, feel free to attack me! But, leave him out of this, he has nothing to do with anything right now!"

"Oh, no? We'll see about that, come on!" Snide scoffed, charging at Sarah and making her do the same to him.

But, as they were about to collide and Sarah let out a battle cry in response, triggering her Lion DNA again, a familiar mark reappeared on her left cheek and she began to glow. A stream of Morph-X flowed around her and she transformed into her lioness form again, lunging at a now-shocked Snide.

"Wha-AGH!" he screeched before she pounced him and knocked him to the ground before she swiped at him and he forced her off. "URGH! Mangy little ALLEY CAT!"

Sarah roared in response as she held her Sun Sword in her mouth, lunging at Snide again as she avoided whatever strikes he threw at her and clamped her jaws on his left shoulder before throwing him away. This time, as she was no longer allowing her anger to control her and just allowing her will to protect Keeper and righteous fury to win her over, she was able to fight at her best even on four legs.

"A lion! It must be her Lion DNA from that Beast Bot of hers!" gasped Robo-Blaze in disbelief.

"But, how did she do it? It should be impossible to use such a power let alone have it exist!" gawked Robo-Roxy, the brawl between lioness-like Sarah and Snide briefing getting everyone's attention while they fought off the footsoldiers.

"Tyler, look! Snide's got some cat trouble coming at him!" shouted Chase, pointing to Sarah and Snide still going at each other.

"Hey, who's the white lion? I thought they weren't native in these parts and they only live in Africa!" balked Tyler.

Ash, Mallow, and Kiawe went pale, their attention being driven towards Sarah as she attacked Snide after fully transforming back into a lioness. "Oh no, not again!" Ash cried in horror, remembering Sarah's premature transformation.

After giving Snide a beating, Sarah snarled at Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy as they charged at her, deeming her to be too much of a threat for him to handle alone. But, she rushed forward and slid past them before getting in front of Keeper and growled at them, her will to protect her still going strong and keeping her anger in check.

"Well, now, it appears we've all taken you too lightly again," snarked Robo-Blaze.

"So, you want to be the 'Top Cat' of this little playground by going primal, right Princess?" fumed Robo-Roxy as she and Robo-Blaze morphed to even the score. "Bring it on or go back to the pound!"

Sarah roared again with more force as she pushed back her enemies before they lunged at each other again. As the fight was now three-on-one, it may seem like the villains had the advantage in terms of numbers and power but Sarah used her brains and cunning to get a leg-up on them as she swiped at Robo-Blaze and Robo-Roxy's faces although she left herself open to the former tackling him to the ground.

But, that wasn't enough to stop her as she let herself loose and clawed at Robo-Blaze, forcing him to let go and push him back. Robo-Roxy tried to do the same but she got the same results as her partner did until Snide came in for one last chance and they faced each other once again.

"ENOUGH! I've had enough of you, you ugly little feline!" he bellowed furiously, having lost his patience. "It's time for us to put an end to this and take Keeper by force, NOW!"

The two foes charged at each other for one final attack collision and Sarah looked as though she found her chance as she lept into the air to pounce Snide again. But, as she made her move, Snide gave off a hint of a smirk on him with a satisfying scoff and swung his sword on an overhead arc at her midsection which was her stomach, hard.

"Say bye-bye, your MAJESTY!" he finished with malicious and victorious laughter, a huge explosion following in his wake that threw Sarah back as she roared in pain before crashed into the ground, dropped her Sun Sword, and reverted back to her human self before going unconscious.

"SARAH!"

"NO!"

"SARAH, NO!" gasped Ash, Kiawe, and Mallow, seeing their unconscious leader before they rushed after her.

The Beast Morphers Rangers saw what happened, too, and they were also horrified as they regrouped with the Dino Charge Rangers and noticed Keeper in Snide, Robo-Roxy, and Robo-Blaze's clutches.

"Sarah! We're coming!" cried Devon.

"Heads up, they've got Keeper, too!" warned Ravi.

"No! Stop!" gasped Tyler just as Suicune, Raikou, and Entei arrived to protect their fallen human.

"What?! What are those things?" gawked Snide again when he saw the Legendary Beasts.

"Argh! Damn, the Legendary Beasts of Johto! Never thought the Princess would go out of her way to find them let alone Shinies," snarled Robo-Blaze not expecting such a development as that. "Evox is not gonna like this when he hears about them!"

"No matter, there's nothing they can do now that the princess is out of this fight. We got what we came for, let's bail," smirked Robo-Roxy as they and Snide teleported back to the Cyber Dimension with Keeper in tow.

"No, we're too late! They're gone and they got Keeper!" gasped Zoey, mortified by what had occurred.

"How we get him back?" asked Koda frantically, worried over what their enemies will do with their greatest ally and friend.

"Forget about that! What's happened to Sarah?!" shouted Ash, he, Kiawe, Mallow, and all the Pokemon gathered looming over Sarah worriedly as they watched a horrible scar develop on her stomach where Snide had hit her as it glowed. "Sarah, come on! Wake up! Keeper's in danger, get up!"

"Pikapi..." cooed Blitz, feeling scared for his human partner/mother, only to get a pained groan from her.

"Let's get her back to Base and get her treated, immediately. Let's also hope the others got the weapons back there safely," Ravi suggested, picking her up as they regrouped back to Grid Battleforce HQ.

---

Back in the Cyber Dimension, successful in their mission and more, Snide, Robo-Roxy, and Robo-Blaze arrived with Keeper still under their service thanks to the Compliance Collar on him. This meant that as of right now, until the collar can be taken off, Keeper will be at their and Evox's mercy.

"We come bearing gifts," boasted Robo-Roxy as they came back.

"Grr, took you long enough," Evox growled as he and Scrozzle noticed Keeper. "So, it's the wise Keeper."

"That collar on him makes him as tame as a pussycat," Robo-Roxy reported slyly.

"He must have loads of knowledge about the rangers," Robo-Blaze smirked.

"Knowledge we can use to defeat the rangers!" boasted Scrozzle, already seeing the end of the rangers before them.

"Not defeat, destroy them! Like I've done with that pesky cat ranger," boomed Snide, clarifying for Scrozzle before he turned to Evox. "I've managed to strip those Power Pests down by one ranger and it's one you've already had a problem with before so they won't be much of a bother, for now."

"...Yes, the Princess of Alola! Well done, Snide! With Princess Sarah out of the way, we'll have it going on Easy Street with those fools very soon!" smirked Evox, turning back to Keeper to know what knowledge he has on the Power Rangers. "So, tell me your ranger secrets."

"Very well, it began with the ancient powers of the Energems," Keeper complied as he began to share what he knows about the Energems belonging to his friends.

---

Meanwhile, returning to Grid Battleforce, Commander Shaw had gotten a full report on everything that had happened so far and was brought to the research room to examine the weapons everyone had found and managed to collect from the wreckage of Raijacks' ship. They were safe for now but everybody knew that they can't relax yet; Keeper is in their enemies' hands and Sarah was badly wounded by Snide so she can't help until she's recovered.

After informing Commander Shaw about Snide wounding her, she immediately had the Ultra Rescue Rangers leader put into the med lab for immediate treatment, hoping that her life could be saved and that she'll be in no danger of dying.

"I must say, these weapons are formidable," she remarked, impressed by the enemy artillery she saw before her.

"We collected everything we could find," reported Nate.

"We're glad you could help us, Tyler," smiled Ash as everyone turned to the Dino Charge Rangers. "It's an honor to finally meet you!"

"Nice to meet you, too," smiled Tyler back as they shared a quick handshake.

"But, why was Keeper after these weapons? What would he want with them?" inquired Lillie.

"He wanted to make sure they weren't used for evil again."

"And, you put the Compliance Collar on him," Chase added, glaring at Zoey for her mistake. "Why did you do that?"

"And, I told you two to stay back from the ship and wait for backup as intended but you didn't, causing the explosion and putting us in this predicament that eventually had us one ranger down," reprimanded Commander Shaw in agreement at Zoey.

"She was just trying to help!" defended Nate, trying to put in a good word for Zoey.

"No, they're right. Sarah's down and out and Keeper's captured, all because of me," she interrupted sadly. "I should've waited like you said, Commander. It's my fault..."

She then turned to the Dino Charge Rangers, still feeling bad about what she had inadvertently caused in her haste. "I'm really sorry about Keeper. But, I promise you, I'm gonna bring him back," she apologized.

"We will bring him back," reminded Devon.

"Because our teamwork is unbeatable!" added Steel, renewed hope flowing in him as everyone else agreed to the approval and delight of their Dino Charge predecessors.

"We'll all work together to avenge Sarah and save Keeper, guys! It's a promise!" declared Kiawe.

"Spoken like true rangers!" nodded Ivan proudly.

"We, work together! Crush monsters!" added Koda happily, making everyone smile brighter including Zoey.

Then, the doors to the research room opened and they saw Sarah being helped in by Ben and Betty, her stomach midsection bandaged underneath her clothing and looking a little sore as she held a crutch beside her.

"Sarah! Are you okay, what are you doing?" Ash asked, he and the rest of their team approaching her.

"I'll be fine, it's not too bad from what the doctors found out," she reassured before she looked to the Dino Charge Rangers. "I'm sorry, Tyler, guys. I tried to get Keeper back, really."

"You did what you had to do and Snide got a lucky shot on you. You tried your best and we'll get him back, thanks," reassured Tyler.

Chase nodded as he smiled at her, impressed, "Gotta say, though, you've got guts as a ranger. You took on Snide head-to-head without fail until he got that hit on you and you were really that determined to get Keeper back."

"True Ranger mark, that you, Sarah," Koda agreed with an affirmative and admiring nod.

"Indeed you are, My Lady," put in Ivan with a proud smile. "Your determination knows no bounds even as a lioness."

"She's always like that whenever somebody, human or Pokemon, is really in need of help," smiled Mallow.

"Don't try to talk her out of helping out a soul in need once she gets the full picture of it," added Kiawe knowingly.

"She won't take 'no' for an answer in helping everybody," agreed Lana.

"And, as Alola's princess, she's got-D'oh!" Ash began before he goofed and realized his mistake as he covered his mouth. "...Oops."

"Pik-?!" gasped Pikachu in horror.

"PRINCESS?" cried the four Dino Charge Rangers, flabbergasted as they looked at Sarah.

"Bigmouth!" hissed Sophocles quietly as he and Lillie got on Ash.

"Nobody's supposed to know that!" whispered Lillie.

"It's all right, they deserve to know. They can be trusted with my secret," reassured Sarah as she looked at the Dino Charge Rangers. "Yes, I'm Sarah Tomoe, the last of the Alolan Royal Hierarchy, the daughter of King Doug and Queen Delilah. I was actually sent here by them and my godfather, Tsukumaro Wong, for my own protection from my uncle, Lothor, and his Pokemon syndicate who want to destroy me and take the Alola Region for themselves."

"You'll find she speaks the truth, Rangers," confirmed Commander Shaw. "Her parents and godfather used a sealing spell on Team Eclipse and the Black Beast to stop them and ensure peace for many years in her home but now, in this time frame, they've managed to escape and are putting their plan into motion behind the scenes."

"Whoa, that's sweet!" gasped Chase in awe.

"Princess, fight cool!" remarked Koda.

"That's incredible!" smiled Tyler.

"It is truly an honor to fight alongside a fellow royal, Princess Sarah," replied Ivan, giving a polite bow to her, making Sarah chuckle sheepishly from their awe and praise.

"But, we saw Sarah transform into her Lioness Form when she activated her Lion DNA again," reminded Ash, thinking back to her Lion Form. "It was so cool, she was able to control it with no problem and keep her anger in check!"

"That's right! Sarah, I think because you have better control of your emotions now, you were able to use it again with no problems and no fear of going wild!" added Mallow.

"Does that mean you'll be able to use the Roar of the Elders again if you can?" pondered Sophocles.

"If Evox and Lothor come knocking on us right now, it would prove to be a lifesaver," nodded Kiawe.

"...I, I don't know..." she replied, still afraid of the Roar and using it again. "I still feel really bad about using it as I did last time. I'm just glad nobody ganged me up when they found out about Team Skull ambushing my family and I the other day when I used it prematurely. I need time to think about that. Agh, and I still feel weak..."

"We better get you back to the med lab, then," replied Ben.

"You'll be back on your feet soon once we all find a way to take care of that gash on you. Come on," agreed Betty, carefully helping Sarah back to the med lab while her Pokemon family and dragons followed, leaving everyone only to watch her with worry back in the research room.

---

Things, however, were going very well for Evox and the other villains as Keeper finished his story on the Dino Charge Rangers much to Evox's delight as he and his minions, along with Snide, listened in.

"And, the Dino Charge rangers were able to create a new Zord, too. After many battles, their team was victorious," he finished.

"Well, now we know the rangers' secrets. And, in that respect, we can build something to defeat them," Evox commented, taking Keeper's staff for his plan. "But, I must have those Energems."

"Then, perhaps Snide is your man for the job," requested Scrozzle, looking to Snide.

"I can lure those Dino Freak Rangers and the newbies into a trap using Keeper as bait, should be fun!" agreed Snide with a dark chuckle. "And, with the newbie Rangers' Princess down and out, putting all of their lights out will be all the more sweeter!"

---

The villains' plan was soon set into motion for back at Grid Battleforce, a message was sent to both ranger teams and HQ from the Cyber Dimension.

"Commander, we're receiving a transmission," reported one of the workers before turning to her fellow workers as everyone save for Sarah quickly entered the Command Center.

"Patch it through on the main monitor," she ordered quickly, her workers doing so to get the call sent to them playing.

"Who is it?" asked Nate.

"Is it Evox?" added Ash.

"We're about to find out," replied the GB commander, the message coming through to reveal Evox, Snide, Robo-Blaze, and Robo-Roxy holding Keeper hostage.

"That's Evox," introduced Devon to the Dino Charge rangers.

"And, that's Snide," introduced Ivan, he and the other Dino Charge rangers scowling at their old enemy. "He's a fiend, indeed."

"Greetings, Power Rangers, I hope you've all missed me because I have something you want," called Evox, preparing to make a bargain before he noticed someone missing and gave a dark chuckle which turned into a taunting laugh as he spoke. "Ooh, and what happened to your precious little princess, eh? Lying down on the job, is she? Such a shame, and here I thought she'd put up a more decent fight for Good Old Snide."

"We're gonna send you and Snide to the scrap heap for what you've done to her, Evox!" spat Ash furiously.

"Pika, Pika!" nodded Pikachu, sharing his trainer's glare.

"You may think you have her beat but she's not through yet!" added Lillie firmly.

"Vul!" Snowy agreed angrily.

"She's stronger than you think and when she's out of bed and Keeper is back with us, you'll be sorry!" threatened Lana, eying Evox and Snide darkly.

"Pop, Pop, Popplio!" replied Popplio in agreement.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! How touching but I'm afraid you kids are misguided. Because Keeper is useless to me, you can have your precious friend back if you give me Raijacks' collection of weapons. In return, we'll also provide you with an antidote to save your fellow ranger from dying, if you think you're up to it."

"I don't think we should-" argued Ravi before his mother gently silenced him, knowing what they have to do to get Keeper back and save Sarah in the process.

"It's a deal," she replied simply to Evox.

"A wise decision," smirked Evox.

"I'll send you the coordinates for the location for you to meet," snarked Scrozzle in agreement before the transmission ended.

"But, Commander, the weapons-!" Nate begged.

"Keeper knows too much and Sarah's life is in danger, we need to rescue them," Commander Shaw replied adamantly.

"Once we make that trade, we need to get those weapons back before they get away with them," added Devon, agreeing with their current option with a plan for a turnabout regarding the weapons and Keeper.

"Yeah, but Keeper's our top priority and Sarah needs that antidote if they really one," Tyler pointed out in turn.

"But, what if they're trying to fake us out on the antidote part?" questioned Mallow.

"Then, we'll have to improvise. If there's a way to get rid of Snide's wound on her, we have to take every chance we can. And, that means rescuing Keeper in addition to the weapons."

"I promise, we'll get him back," vowed Zoey, wanting to make up for her mistake.

---

While the others and their fellow rangers prepared to make the trade and head out on their location to meet Snide and Keeper, Sarah was resting in the med lab as she recalled the first time she transformed into a lion and used the Roar of the Elders on Team Skull and the second time when she didn't even bother to use it and ended up getting wounded by Snide in the process. She struggled as she processed those experiences in her dreams until she woke up with a jolt and a panicked gasp.

Taking several deep breaths to calm herself and lower her rapid-fire heartbeat, she shook herself of all the negative thoughts she was feeling from her nightmares and looked towards her Pokemon and dragon family around her, who were all resting themselves while she recovered.

Wanting to take in some fresh air to clear her mind, despite the wound she got from Snide getting stronger on her, she carefully and quietly crawled off of her bed and limped out of Grid Battleforce HQ before making her way through Hartmond Nature Park to the vacant beach outside of town leaving her family behind.

As she walked, she continued to think back to how both of her transformations went on and how she came off worse for wear because of her wild emotions and her hesitation and determination to never use the Roar of the Elders again for fear of hurting anybody. She got off lucky controlling herself during her fight with Snide but she got her wound from him as a result, which was continuing to grow stronger as she let out several pained grunts before she sat down on the beach and looked out on the horizon.

She felt weaker now because of the growing pain from it and she knew she won't have long until anything can be done to heal it and get her back at full strength. This, combined with her continued worry over anything going wrong if she would have to use the Roar of the Elders again, left her stressed and at a loss over a solution.

"What am I to do?" she pondered miserably, sighing heavily as she held her face.

It seemed like everything was over for her at this point; not only did an old enemy of the Dno Charge Rangers got a heavy hit on her and he and Evox have Keeper prisoner for his knowledge about his friends, she was now on the verge of dying, for real, and she's stuck between a rock and a hard place in wanting to use the Roar again.

She was literally at a crossroads and it looked as though it's now the end of the line for her as both the Sun Princess and a Power Ranger, too.

It was also made worse by her greatest fear that she would never get to find and see her real parents again after so long for they were her biggest reason for why she had accepted her old role and became a ranger in the first place. Now, that fear of hers will soon become a reality.

But, just before she can fall deeper into her depression, a rumble of thunder boomed in front of her which made her look to the sky as the breeze around her became a vast wind that blasted blast her. White clouds rolled in front of her in the sky and a bright light shone through them as she tried to make sense of what was going on, only to end up becoming jaw-dropped as the clouds took the form of a male lion spirit standing before her, proud and silent.

The lion spirit was a powerful, strong, well-built lion of considerable age and wisdom beyond his years with orange-yellow fur, a creamy peach muzzle, and an underbelly of his muzzle color. His bushy mane was thick and a dark crimson red and he had a pink nose, small dark brown eyes, a square jaw, and thin eyebrows. He looked very majestic for his kind.

Sarah was gobsmacked from seeing the lion spirit in front of her; is she still dreaming or is the spirit really real and it's in front of her while she had been moping? The lion spirit looked down on her before giving off a small smile.

"...So, you are the human princess who has inherited the Roar of the Elders as I've heard from the Great Kings," he began, spooking her as she jumped and landed on her back before she crawled back in a panic, making him chuckle. "Do not be afraid, little one. I am merely here to inform you more about the one power you shared with my grandson in the Pride Lands and had gotten by accident on account of your Lion DNA."

"Wha-I mean, agh! Urgh, who are you?" asked Sarah, trying to fight through the pain and her shock from seeing the lion spirit talking to her.

"I am Mufasa, former king of the Pride Lands and the late father of my son, King Simba."

Sarah gasped as she recalled seeing him through popular media while she grew up, "I remember you from seeing the Lion King movie and the Lion Guard TV series while I was growing up."

"Ah, yes, a side character and ally in that Kid's TV show and the driving force for my son until my demise at the hands of my brother," chuckled Mufasa, getting the fourth-wall-breaking quip from her. "I like how I was handled but I won't mind a few tweaks to my CGI render like this and some slightly improved characterization."

"Yeah, I suppose so. But, I'm sure you somehow heard about me having the Roar of the Elders just as Kion had years ago. We were both destined for greatness of some kind with that power but we ended up indirectly, inadvertently, or accidentally using it the wrong way for one reason or another until we could be pointed in the right direction on how to use it as it's intended."

"True, but while you used it once while ensnared in your anger and immense fear over losing your family when Team Skull attacked you that day when you first transformed into a lion and when you decided not to risk it in your battle against Snide, Young Kion was both fortunate and not-so fortunate to have the heavy task of trying to control it as he grew stronger and his doubts come into play with each new challenge met."

---

(Flashback)

As Mufasa spoke and explained about the Roar of the Elders and how it was lost forever, he even informed Sarah about Kion's struggles in using it from his struggles with his estranged and fallen brother, Scar, and of his own self-doubt.

"The Roar of the Elders is a truly powerful weapon and used to defend the Pride Lands by the leaders of the Lion Guard but it's a terrifying force if anybody was to use it for evil, which would result in that lion losing it, for good," informed Mufasa, recalling when Scar had tried to use the Lion Guard for evil to claim the throne for his own and used his Roar to kill them when they wouldn't fall in line with him.

Then, he recalled when Kion and his friends, Fuli, Ono, Bunga, Beshte, and Anga faced every danger present before them but also ended up having to deal with helping Kion trying to control his Roar of the Elders and overcome how frightening its power really is when it's used at the wrong time when he couldn't control himself including the misunderstanding scuffle between the Lion Guard and the Night Pride. This also included when he lost control of the Roar when he used it in his anger at his land's enemies to protect Nala and again when he accidentally used it the same way due to the snake venom from the scar Ushari had given him.

"The Lion Guard, with Kion at the helm, put everything on the line. But, with Kion, he's had a troubling time with using the Roar after a period of using it easily when needed with great ease. His troubles began when Janja tried and got him to use the Roar in anger to summon my long-deceased brother back into the Pride Lands to wreak havoc as revenge for his downfall. They got worse when he was bitten and poisoned by the snake, Ushari, causing him to lose control of himself and his temper, making him reckless and angry. But then, he ends up being afraid because he felt that he can't control it anymore or if he felt it was right for him to be a good leader with or without it after everything he's been through, once thinking that he's nothing without the Roar."

He then recalled the final battles that determined his grandson's fate in which he was able to let go of the Roar and embrace his role as a true leader again, his journey ending when he passed down the mark of the Lion Guard and the Roar of the Elders to Vitani and her friends.

"And, even then, he was only just barely able to find the answers he seeks with the pushes his friends, the Night Pride, and I put him in the right direction was he able to use to freely and without fear and anger, again. But, now, it made its way from the Pride Lands and you ended up wielding it."

(End Flashback)

---

"Not only did you end up using it out of fear and anger on Team Skull when they attacked and abused your family, but you've also neglected to use it again which led you to become mortally wounded by Snide with the scar he left eating away at you. But, there's still a chance that you can use it to save your new friend, Keeper, if you can-"

"No! I can't, I just can't! Not after what I've done," argued Sarah frantically as she looked at him. "I know I've always had a solution of some sort to help my friends and I get out of tight spots but what happened to Keeper is not only Zoey's fault, but it's also my fault!"

"I failed to save him even after transforming into a lioness because I completely neglected to use the Roar! I chewed up Zoey for having put the Compliance Collar on Keeper without knowing he's a friend but I lost him after Snide beat me and he, Robo-Blaze, and Robo-Roxy took him after nearly killing me! Who am I to talk or solely blame her when I couldn't even use this damn Roar thing to protect everyone when it could potentially kill anybody? How can I even bother to use it again without knowing how to even use it without killing anybody in its path?!"

"I believe there is one amongst the Great Kings and Lion Guard Leaders who would know the answer to your problem," smiled Mufasa as another light shone through another plume of clouds next to Mufasa.

The old king looked over to his right and joining him in the heavens was a second but much older and wiser male lion spirit. The second lion spirit a golden-brown fur pelt, a white muzzle, a dark orange nose, a light golden underbelly, and a large red mane (similar to Mufasa's mane) but with darker red edges and golden stripe markings. He also has a long chin and defined cheekbones coupled with small yellow eyes and red markings lined with them.

"Jambo, Princess Sarah," he greeted, making her jump and stumble on her back again, her jaw completely dropping as the second spirit chuckled.

"Do not fear me, my dear. I am the first leader of the Lion Guard and the second son of the original king of the Pride Lands, Askari; the leader of the first squadron that defended the Pride Lands from any and all who dared to do them and its herds harm and defended the Circle of Life. I also happened to be the very first lion to obtain the Roar of the Elders just as you are the very first human in your world to obtain such a power."

"Yeah, maybe... But, this stupid power nearly got my family killed even after I used it to save them from Team Skull! And, I also didn't use it which allowed my enemies to take Keeper away from us and the Dino Charge Rangers! And, with Evox and Snide holding him hostage, who knows what secrets they got from him? How can I help using the Roar thing now?"

"I seem to recall from watching you ever since you've obtained the Roar that you're a very resourceful young girl who'd do anything to help a friend in need," replied Askari, concerned for the princess.

"Not true, I've never faced anything like this! I never bothered to go all out with my Lion DNA and my transformation and the Roar of the Elders that came from them because it scared me! No human has ever had to go through with having such a deadly power!" argued Sarah, greatly conflicted. "Before, when Kion first had the Roar, he was able to use it well with help from his friends and family and despite a few slip-ups here and there, he was able to control his emotions and use it in a number of ways. Even when he was poisoned by Ushari, despite a growing lack of confidence in it, the lack of confidence from others and his friends, and a lack of self-confidence at times with his wild emotions, he always found a way to pull through if nudged in the right direction!"

"Me, and now? I've been given this thing when my Solgaleo DNA from Nebby mixed with Solar's Lion DNA which made it a reality! I don't even know how to control it, at all! With all that power, I don't know how to use it!"

Seeing how troubled Sarah had become with the frightening thought of losing control of the Roar and doing tons of damage and killing innocent people around her by mistake plaguing her, Askari sighed but he still smiled softly, knowing that she'll see how wonderful the Roar is and that it can still be used for good.

"I see, so you want to feel sorry for yourself? You want to quit, just like that? I get it, I understand where you're coming from, Young Kion can definitely relate to you in that sense," he remarked as he and Mufasa watched her silently stress herself out with her doubts and fears about the Roar.

"He was on the same boat as you when he realized how dangerous he and the Roar had become when Ushari poisoned him. But, if you want to keep being a big baby about it, go right ahead. We'll wait here until you realize that no matter how you feel about all of this, your world needs you and your Roar. I just hope it'll last, we both do."

"The Roar's only a tool no matter who wields it! Don't you get it?!" Sarah barked, her stress levels completely maxed out as tears finally streamed down her eyes.

"My Beast Bot's Lion DNA was accidentally combined with Morph-X and Solgaleo DNA when I made contact with him after I found him in the Alola Region which led to the Roar of the Elders being awakened in me when I prematurely transformed that day! It has incredible power with the destructive potential to lay waste to the world around me, I don't want a power like that if it's that deadly! How do you even begin to tackle something as controlling a terrifying attack, huh?!"

"The same way you would tackle any problem," replied Askari firmly, his faith in her along with Mufasa's still going strong. "You start by taking the first step and in your case, it starts with you recognizing what your intentions for using the Roar of the Elders are."

Sarah blinked in surprise when Askari told her this; did she even bother to think about what she wanted when using the Roar?

"First step, what should I do when using the Roar...?" she thought, wiping her tears and getting up as best she can to pace around and think until she finally realized and remembered what she's fighting for. "World peace, a world where people and Pokemon can live in harmony and free from evil and all danger..."

"My family, my friends, I want to protect them all... Wait, I've been fighting to help protect all the people and Pokemon, even dragons, that I love ever since I became a Pokemon trainer, started taking on the Island Challenge while meeting other trainers with different motives, and after I became a Power Ranger ever since I found out about my uncle, Team Eclipse and whatever clues there are about my real parents' whereabouts following Lusamine's rescue. If I can think happy thoughts and remember my happiest memories, the same way I did when I summoned my Patronus, I can learn to use it properly without risk of destroying anything or killing any innocence by mistake!"

Mufasa and Askari nodded with approving smiles, seeing the light return to Sarah's eyes and seeing her learning how to use the Roar. "Sounds like Step One to us," Mufasa said approvingly.

"But, can I really use my Roar to protect Keeper? What if he ends up getting caught in it after being under Evox's service because of the Compliance Collar on him?"

"Remember who you are and what you're fighting for; you are Princess Sarah and the one true Princess of Alola, the leader of the Power Rangers Ultra Rescue, and a friend to all, humans and Pokemon alike," Mufasa finished as he and Askari began to fade away.

"Wh-wait! Where are you going?" asked Sarah before she starts to feel the wound on her growing stronger as she began to strain herself to stay alive and conscious as Mufasa and Askari slowly departed. "Mufasa, Askari, wait! Don't go! You can't leave me, please!"

"Remember..." the two lion spirits repeated until they eventually vanished and Sarah was alone once more.

Groaning as Snide's wound on her stomach became more painful and she knelt on her knees as she was gravely weakened, Sarah tried to reach out for them despite being gone until the wound took its toll on her and she soon passed out, lying down on the sand as she lost consciousness and knew no more as she blacked out. But, deep down in her heart, her resolve was renewed and with more confidence following her talk with Mufasa and Askari, if she did wake up again, she would fight without fear of using the Roar ever again.

"Sarah!"

"Mama!"

"Master Sarah!"

"Mom?" shouted several voices coming to her and the beach.

From out of the forest and looking around for Sarah desperately, her Pokemon family and dragons called out to her, having noticed that she was gone from the med lab and were now trying to find her having found out from the others about the bargain Evox made regarding Raijacks' weapons collection and the possible antidote for Snide's wound on her.

"Yam, Yam, Yam, Yam!" barked Yamper frantically, directing everyone to what he saw as they found the person they were looking for but much worse for wear.

"MISS SARAH!" shouted Calyrex frantically as they all rushed to her.

"Mama!" cried Nebby.

"MOM!" screamed Star as they came and desperately tried to wake her up but to no avail. "Mom, wake up! Come on, there's still a chance we can save you!"

"Pikapi! Pika, Pika, Pi, Pi, Pikachu!" begged Blitz becoming more and more frantic.

"Evox told us he has an antidote for you for that meanie Snide's wound!" added Mai desperately. "If we help get those weird weapons to him and get Keeper back, you'll be okay!"

"Get up, Mother!" bellowed Silvally, nudging her to get her awake but she still wouldn't wake up as Snide's wound continued to do her in.

Fretting on what to do to save Sarah, they heard and saw a dimensional portal opened in front of them and before their shocked eyes, a large bipedal bird holding a sword stepping out of the portal and walking towards her as they all watched, a bit warily and a little frightened.

"Pikachu?" barked Blitz.

"What do you want with Mom?" demanded Star, summoning her Bone Rush attack as they all prepared to fight the intruder and find out what the sword-wielding bird wanted with Sarah.

"It's all right, my friends. I am here to help you and my fellow rangers save both your friend and my master," replied the "intruder", surprising Sarah's family.

---

Meanwhile, while Sarah was talking with Mufasa and Askari at the beach, the other rangers all arrived at an abandoned warehouse where they were supposed to meet Snide through the Grid Battleforce Vans and their Ride Pokemon. They managed to hold their end of the bargain by bringing Raijacks' weapons collection with them and they hoped the villains will uphold theirs with Keeper and Sarah's antidote.

"Got it?" asked Devon as they brought the weapons case over.

"This is everything," noted Ravi.

"Stay on your guard, guys," warned Chase, knowing there could still be trouble and they need to be ready.

"Come on, Steel," encouraged Ravi, seeing the silver ranger feeling uneasy about their location to meet Snide.

"I don't like this place," he commented.

And, he was right to feel like that; he had a bad feeling in his circuits that not only would the villains pop up and get the drop on them but something about the bargain Evox made felt absolutely wrong. He wasn't the only one with those thoughts, thankfully, since the others also can't shake the bad feeling he had brewing in their stomachs.

Even so, they still managed to keep constant vigilance as they brought the weapons over. The silence was tense as they continued moving with the weapons on hand but just when they got to a certain point inside the warehouse, they soon received some wanted and unwanted company.

"I think that's close enough!" barked Snide, appearing with Scrozzle and Keeper. "Put the relics down and back right off."

Carefully doing as they were told, Devon and Ravi turned over the box containing the ranger villains' weapons and returned to their group.

Scorzzle then skipped over to the box like a child on Christmas Day, eager to see the weapons the rangers had brought for them while Snide made good to ensure that the rangers don't try anything funny as he held Keeper at bay.

"Check the package," Snide called to the robotic genius, who examined the weapons in the box.

"Whoo, HOO-HOO! Wait until Evox sees this, thank you, Rangers! You've made my day, Ha-Ha!" cackled Scrozzle, taking the relics with him back to the Cyber Dimension.

"All right, Snide! You have what you monsters came for!" shouted Lillie with a warning glare.

"Now, give us Keeper!" added Tyler, also glaring at Snide.

"And, give us the antidote for Sarah!" agreed Ash as Pikachu prepared to maul Snide if he backstabs the group, his cheeks sparking dangerously.

"That was our deal," noted Devon.

"Hmm, let me think... Nope, deals are made to be broken! And, that antidote you're begging for? Sorry, not that I've seen any for my wounds made on my victims!" cackled Snide maliciously as everyone was left shocked and stunned that they were lied to earlier before he made his last order to Keeper. "Move aside, Keeper, you're not going anywhere!"

"Of course," replied Keeper, still under the Compliance Collar's power as he backed off.

"If you're gonna beg for mercy, now's the time!"

This got everyone's blood boiling as they prepared to take down Snide and end him for his treachery. They were fools to believe that he and Evox would honor their deal only for them to turn the other way and reap whatever rewards they got and leave the heroes with nothing. Now was the time for them to issue some payback and they weren't going to stop until they avenged Sarah and rescued Keeper.

"This will be a synch!" Snide mocked.

"Yeah, for us," scoffed Devon before they morphed together with their Poke-X Morphers, Beast-X Morphers, and Dino Chargers. "It's Morphin Time!"

"Activate Beast Power!"

"Dino Charger, Ready! Unleash the power!"

"Link to Morphin Grid, HA!"

Through three group morphing sequences, the Beast Morphers Rangers, Ultra Rescue Rangers, and Dino Charge Rangers stood ready as they faced down Snide, the latter two teams with their Dino Sabers and Poke-X Weapons on hand.

"Unleash the Beast!"

"Pokemon Fury, Get in Gear!"

"It's about to get wild! Here we go!"

"You don't stand a chance against fifteen of us, Snide!" remarked Devon as they prepared to brawl.

But, at the worst possible moment, Devon's morpher rang up as Commander Shaw called in with the definite possibility of a new Gigadrone now invading Coral Harbor.

"HA! Well, now, perhaps somebody's calling over to say goodbye!" taunted Snide, which everyone ignored.

"Go ahead, Commander," continued Devon.

"There's a Gigadrone incoming - Downtown, Sector Bravo 36," she informed.

"Roger that."

"Go! We defeated Snide once, we can beat him again!" reassured Tyler.

"Great! Come on, Team, let's go!" nodded Devon as he and the Beast Morphers Rangers left to deal with the Gigadrone.

"I hope you don't mind backup from us, Tyler! 'Cause things could get sticky if Snide pulls anything funny," requested Mallow, the Ultra Rescue Rangers wanting to give their predecessors a hand in their rematch against Snide.

"Plus, we still got a score to settle with this guy," added Lana as their group's Pokemon partners got ready.

"Thanks, we'll show him what happens when you mess with Poke-Power and Dino Power!" Chase thanked, appreciating the assistance.

"We stronger together!" agreed Koda.

"Well, it seems like my odds are already improving," chuckled Snide darkly, preparing to fight himself.

"I wouldn't count on it or maybe you forgot," remarked Tyler before he took his Dino Com and signaled for more backup. "Shelby, Riley, now!"

"What?!" gasped Snide as yet another dimensional portal opened and the remaining two original Dino Charge Rangers, Riley and Shelby, returned to do battle, fully morphed and with their Dino Sabers at hand as well. "NO! More rangers?! ARGH!"

"It's been a while, Snide," snarked Riley.

"Not long enough, some things just stay nasty," joked Shelby as the others joined them.

"This is too good to be true!" Ash gawked excitedly.

"Now, the original Dino Charge team's back together!" agreed Lillie, seeing the heroes' odds improving more than ever.

"Green and Pink Dino Charge Rangers, I've read all about you," commented Lana with a smile sent towards Shelby and Riley before they all charged at their now-common enemy.

"Not this time!" barked Snide as he sent an energy wave.

"Look out!" warned Ivan as they all blocked the attack and charged again just as some Vivix arrived to give him a hand, separating the two ranger teams as Ash and his friends tackled the footsoldiers and the Dino Charge Rangers took on Snide like before.

It was just like old times for the Dino Charge Rangers, their previous battles with Snide bringing back old memories of their clashes with him as they duked it out with the evil being before them. But, the new and reanimized Snide proved to be a bigger challenge for them as he forced and knocked each of them back with considerable force.

"Summon, T-Rex Super Charge Zord! T-Rex Super Charge Morpher, activate" called Tyler, powering up with an Armor Mode with help from Rexy, his T-Rex Zord, as his secondary morpher to become the T-Rex Super Charge Red Ranger. "Ready, Super Charge Kick!"

Once he powered himself up, Tyler renewed his assault on Snide and forced him back hard, allowing Ivan to pick up the assault as he struck with his fully-powered Ptera Saber.

"Feel the power of the storm!" declared Ivan as he struck.

"On me, let's do this together! Dino Victory Charger, ready!" Tyler called, Chase, Shelby, Riley, and Koda banding together with him as they prepared to unleash one final blast on Snide to finish him off. "T-Rex Super Charge...!"

"...Victory, Final Strike!" the core rangers finished, Tyler firing on Snide and forcing him back once more when they were finished.

Even the Vivix didn't stand a chance against the Ultra Rescue Rangers as Ash, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, Lillie, and Sophocles used their individual ranger weapons to make short work on them despite the increasing numbers. They also didn't stand a chance against their Pokemon partners as they were hitting them with everything they got in turn.

"These guys aren't going to make this easy!" noted Sophocles as he shot his Vivix grunts with his Beast-X Roly Poly Blazer.

"But, with our combined might and that of the Dino Charge Rangers, we can do anything!" encouraged Lillie as she sliced and diced the Vivix coming at her, spinning her Beast-X Fox Saber on them.

"We gotta keep going, guys! Sarah's counting on us and fast!" said Kiawe, blasting away at whatever Vivix troopers are coming at him.

Things were going pretty easy for every last one of the Power Rangers at hand as the Beast Morphers Rangers dealt with the Gigadrone but seeing how things were looking on Snide's end, Evox was beyond pissed at him failing. This wasn't what he expected, at all, and even Scrozzle ended up being unimpressed.

"This guy and his troopers are pathetic!" Evox blasted in fury.

"Yeah, he's in way over his head but we can fix that with a little more muscle," agreed Scrozzle, heading over to the chest containing Raijacks' weapons collection and picked up a familiar blaster before taking the Reanimizer. "Maybe an old acquaintance will help Snide turn the tables. Get ready to meet Sledge!"

Activating the Reanimizer and pointing it at the blaster before firing, Evox's most loyal servant reanimized and brought the Dino Charge Rangers' greatest enemy back into the living before doing the with the other weapons pertaining to his cohorts and wife. As if that wasn't hard enough for all three Power Rangers teams to juggle, with the Beast Morphers Rangers, they have their hands full in dealing with the deployed Gigadrone that began to suck Morph-X from a Morph-X Tower using its powerful magnets.

"Launching Air Support, now!" called Steel, heading off ahead of Nate as he flew ahead with the Jet Zord.

Behind them and the Wrecker Zord, Devon, Ravi, and Zoey followed with the Racer, Chopper, and Wheeler Zords as they came across the Gigadrone located in the city's current sector.

"Let's do this!" commanded Ravi.

"Yeah!" Devon and Zoey agreed determinedly.

"Wrecker Zord: Battle Mode!" added Nate, switching the Wrecker Zord to its Megazord warrior formation.

"Beast-X Megazord, Combine!" Following Nate's lead, Devon, Ravi, and Zoey combined their Zords for the Beast-X Megazord to take to the field once again.

"Beast-Z Megazord, Unleashed!"

"Devon, that Gigadrone is using its magnets to suck Morph-X straight from the Tower!" alerted Nate.

"Not much longer!" nodded Devon, grabbing the Gigadrone and flinging it away from the Tower, effectively cutting off its attempts to steal the Morph-X from it.

"Coming in, Rapid Blast!" shouted Steel, taking aim and firing at the Gigadrone.

"Okay, Nate, let's finish this!"

"Roger that!"

Seeing their chance to finish off the Gigadrone before any more Morph-X could be sucked out, Nate and the others took aim with the Wrecker Zord and the Beast-X Megazord, the latter trapping the giant robotic menace in a force field as Devon summoned the Cheetah Beast Blaster for their final attacks and Ravi and Zoey charged up the Beast-X Blade while the Wrecker Zord uses its Striker Cannons.

"Wrecker Zord Bazooka Blast!" boomed Nate, firing his cannons and blasting the Gigadrone.

"Beast-X Hyper Strike!" called Devon, the Beast-X Megazord slicing the Gigadrone in half soon after, effectively destroying it and securing the Morph-X Tower and Coral Harbor. "Virus, eliminated."

As the Beast Morphers Rangers finished off the Gigadrone, Tyler and the other Dino Charge Rangers along with the Ultra Rescue Rangers are continuing their duel with Snide and his Vivix. The footsoldiers were soon destroyed and Snide was still having it rough but then...

"Rangers!" mocked Sledge as he and the reanimized Wrench, Curio, Fury, and Poisandra joined by some more reanimized Triploids appeared before them.

"Sledge?!" gasped Koda, baffled by Sledge's reappearance.

"Guess who's back for more!"

"But, we destroy you! Twice!"

"Third time's the charm, my scruffy caveman friend!" reassured Ivan.

"You leave my hubby alone!" spat Poisandra as the regrouped Dino Charge villains charged at their enemies while Keeper watched from his current spot.

The Dino Charge Rangers were all still formidable fighters against their old enemies and they were able to hold their own against each of them for a period but soon, they began to feel overpowered as the villains kept on coming at them. It had gotten so bad for them that the rangers were soon knocked down, the situation looking as though Tyler and his friends would lose to Sledge, his posse, and Snide again.

"Tyler, Chase, Koda!" gasped Ash, he and his fellow rangers seeing their seniors down.

"Guys, hang on!"

"We're coming!" added Sophocles and Kiawe, the six Ultra Rescue Rangers rushing to their rescue before they were bogged down by the Triploids and knocked down as well.

"Who says teamwork is only for rangers?" mocked Sledge with a taunting laugh as he eyed all the downed rangers before him.

"Shut it, Sledge! We still have to get those Energems and destroy those Ultra Ranger Pests!" snapped Snide.

"Not so fast!" called Devon as the Beast Morphers Rangers came running back to the shock of the Dino Charge villains.

"What, more rangers?!" gawked Sledge, he and his posse in complete shock.

"You messed with the wrong team!" barked the Beast Morphers Leader.

But, just before he and his friends could fire back at Snide and Sledge and his gang, the walls behind them exploded and who should come to help rescue the Dino Charge Rangers and Keeper, with their swords drawn and fully morphed, but the fully-healed Sarah and the Silver Dino Charge Ranger, Zenowing.

"AHHHH! NOT HIM!" shrieked Poisandra.

"But, how?!" asked Curio, bewildered.

"This can't be!" whined Wrench.

"Impossible!" barked Fury in disbelief.

"Wow, Zenowing!" gasped Riley in awe and amazement, the Dino Charge Rangers ecstatic seeing the Silver Ranger back in the fight.

"Zenowing, you back!" cried Koda happily.

"And, you saved Sarah, too!" added Shelby, excited.

"Are you really Zenowing? The Silver Dino Charge Ranger Dr. K told me about?" asked Devon as he and the surprised Beast Morphers and Ultra Rescue Rangers looked at him in awe. "Wow, thanks for coming and for saving Sarah!"

"Indeed I am, Devon. I'm just glad we were able to make it in time," nodded Zenowing as he pointed his sword at his old enemies. "Hello, Sledge, long time no see. I see you and your little posse haven't changed much."

"Zenowing!" gasped Sledge in shock, not expecting Keeper's student to appear again. "How did you find out about us and Keeper?!"

"And, you brought the Princess! Don't tell me you had something to do with her recovery after I've wounded her!" snarled Snide. "That cut should've killed her by now!"

"The Morphin Grid informed me that my master and my friends are in trouble and one of my team's successors is gravely wounded because of you, Sledge, Snide," replied Zenowing as he held Sarah's right shoulder while glaring at his old enemies. "And, I see now that we have some unfinished business. If you mess with one ranger or one team of rangers, you mess with us!"

"Thanks to Zenowing, I'm back in the battle and with a new technique from him to boot!" added Sarah as she held her Sun Sword. "And, I believe some payback is in order, Snide!"

"What did you say?!" barked Snide furiously, having a good idea as to how Sarah was saved from his wound.

---

(Flashback)

After Zenowing introduced himself to Sarah's family and explained that he came on account of the Morphin Grid informing him that Keeper, his friends, and Sarah are in danger, he gained their trust and began healing Sarah.

"Just by looking at your condition and feeling the stress and shame of having failed to protect and retrieve my master from your enemies, I can tell you've been through a lot in a short time," soothed Zenowing as he gently caressed the dying Sarah in Star, Hashimoto, Blitz, and Charmeleon's arms, feeling the pain she's going through in her heart. "I'm sorry for what happened to you, it appears you've lost your way as well as your self-confidence. But now, as with Young Riley and I before you, you will suffer no more!"

He then looked at Sarah's entire family, knowing what he must do to help her and his fellow rangers and Keeper, "My friends, please rest the princess on her back and step away. I'll do the rest."

"Do what you must, dude. Save Mother, please," begged Silvally as he, Star, Blitz, Umbreon, Hashimoto, Ching Wan, Snivy, and Flygon gently placed Sarah on her back, strewn across from Zenowing, and then, stepped back with the rest as he began his healing process.

In the same way that he did when he healed Riley from Doomwing's strike, saving him from death and passing on his Prism Slash sword technique, Zenowing used his Titano Saber as he held it over Sarah's stomach. Channeling his strength to his sword, a silver beam of light emitted from the guard and covered her scar, just as a silver triangle prism of light appeared. The process seemed painful to the little princess as she soon started to grunt, feeling Zenowing's strength merging with her own and her own mixing with his as their hearts joined together.

"You'll share my skill when you fight and I'll share your heart to know what's right," recited the Silver Ranger, finishing his healing as the prism changed from silver to Nebby's colors and covered her, the scar vanishing from underneath her bandages and the transfer of his Prism Slash complete.

That did the trick as moments later, after Zenowing's healing, Sarah eventually woke up from the energy surge she got and her being healed.

She looked at Zenowing in awe as her family looked ecstatic that she had been saved by a fellow ranger and she was in no danger of dying, the Silver Ranger nodding gently to her as he caressed her again, getting a small smile and a tear of gratitude falling on her face.

"Your hostage's student came here via the Morphin Grid to do away with the scar you gave me, effectively saving my life and because we needed his help!" announced Sarah smugly.

(End Flashback)

---

"You silver imbecile!" gawked Poisandra in shock.

"Snide, you blithering idiot! I heard from Evox that you've put the brat out of commission when you wounded her!" snarled Sledge. "What do you have to say about this?!"

"Oh, I assure you, Sledge! I'll make sure she's put down for good this time and Zenowing goes with her!" Snide barked back.

"You're gonna regret coming here and making fools out of us!" screamed Fury as he, Sledge, Snide, Poisandra, Wrench, and Curio all charged at Sarah and Zenowing this time.

"Come on, Sarah! Let's go!" put in Zenowing, preparing to fight his old enemies.

"You bet, Zenowing!" nodded Sarah, the two of them charging into battle and having the pleasure of dealing with the Dino Charge villains.

For several minutes, the two forces went back and forth as Sledge and his posse tried to get one up on Sarah and Zenowing but as they fought the two rangers, they discovered them to be more formidable than previously. Zenowing and Sarah were showing no mercy as they gracefully cut, pointed, slashed, hacked, chopped, broke, and swept their foes off their feet with the Sun Sword and the Titano Saber as everyone looked on.

"Whoa! When did Sarah improve on her swordplay?" Ash balked in amazement.

"I've no idea but she picked a good time to learn some new moves and bust them out!" remarked Tyler. "And, Zenowing's amazing, he hasn't gone rusty at all!"

"You're right!" said Devon

"HELP, TRIPLOIDS!" screamed Poisandra, calling for help before the villains got back up and continued fighting.

The reanimized Triploids soon came in to help but as they clashed with the Dino Charge villains again, Sarah got herself in a deadlock with Snide as the two of them tried to overpower one another again.

"You won't be so lucky next time, Princess!" spat Snide bitterly. "Even if you survived the first cut because the Silver Ranger saved you, my second cut will be sure to end your life and your fellow rangers!"

"I wouldn't count on it!" barked Sarah back before she looked around her and above and quickly returned her glare to Snide. "Now, guys!"

Upon her signal, her family joining her and Zenowing for the rescue mission (having snuck into the warehouse while the villains were distracted) jumped from their hiding places and ambushed the villains and Triploids. The surprise ambush on the villains left Snide and Sledge and his group reeling and the rangers ecstatic from the best kind of backup they could ever hope for.

With Luna and Dusk, they teamed up with Hydreigon, Dragonite, Flygon, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Mudsdale against Curio and Poisandra with their Triploid platoon, the two of them trying and failing to beat them as they were attacked from all sides. They were no match for the Lycanroc Brothers' Close Combat as they were scratched and beaten before they were bashed by Mudsdale using Superpower and finally, knocked over like dominos from a Group Dragon Rush attack by the Dragon Types.

Charmeleon, Hashimoto, and Ching Wan used their Southern Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Mantis, and Crane styles against Wrench, each of them punching and kicking the mechanic and dodging his every attempt to strike them with ease before Arcanine lunged forward and grabbed his ax using Psychic Fang, yanking it away from him and throwing it away.

"Hey, no fair leaving me weaponless, you ungrateful mutt!" he whined before Tundra came beside the Legendary Pokemon and froze him in place using Ice Beam, giving Ching Wan a chance to punch him back with Wicked Blow. "AAIIEE!"

But, the Pokemon weren't the only ones looking for revenge for what happened to Sarah; some of the dragons including Shadow, Tidal, Hurricane, Winter, Skylar, Echo, Twilight, Dawn, Melody, and Skystorm also duked it out against the Dino Charge villains with Twilight and Dawn having already tackled Curio and Poisandra and Skylar, Melody, and Echo giving Wrench as well in taking out his Triploid platoon. Even Solar came to take part, have already beaten himself up over Sarah's near-miss with death and renewed his resolve to fight.

"Ragh! Stay out of my way, you colorful, loathsome pipsqueaks!" snarled Fury, he and his platoon trying to stave off the Unova Starters and the Eevee Squad and Tidal, Hurricane, and Skylar as the thirteen Pokemon and dragons squared off against Sledge's right-hand monster.

"Hang on, guys! Dragon Armor, get in gear!" shouted Sarah, activating her dragons' Dragon Armor as she and Zenowing fought Sledge and Snide along with their platoons alongside Zarude, Winter, Shadow, Solar, and the Legendary Beasts.

With their dragon armor activated, it was now an even playing field for the dragons, Sarah, Zenowing, and her Pokemon family as their assault continued on with the villains starting to fall behind.

"Glaceon, Tidal, knock 'em down with Water Shard!" shouted Sarah to the water dragon and Freeze Snow Pokemon, allowing Tidal to shoot water and combine it with Glaceon's Ice Shard attack, knocking their enemies down with no time to fully recover from the next onslaught as Wrench and Fury double-teamed.

"Umbreon, Girls, Winter, Shadow, split 'em up with Shadow Plasma Ball!"

Seeing Fury and Wrench going after them, Shadow, Winter, Umbreon, and his daughters fired a combo attack using the dragons' plasma shots and the Eevee Squad's Group Shadow Ball attack, blasting the goons back and separating them.

Poisandra and Curio got back up to gang-tackle their old/new enemies but Sarah caught them trying to rush her and Zenowing as they continued their sword fight with Sedge and Snide. "Glaceon, Skystorm, Spine Shot!" she bellowed.

Skystorm and Glaceon both shared a cheeky yet devilish smirk at a chance to go aggro on Sledge's wife and her partner as Skystorm readied her Spine Spikes and fired away with the little Ice Type firing Icy Wind again to make them ice-cold, the spikes darting towards the last of the Dino Charge villains and making them squeal and argue in fright and pain over who gets to be the shield for the other.

"Whoa! Look at them go!" exclaimed Tyler in amazement.

"Magnificent, Princess Sarah's Pokemon and dragons are truly proficient knights of her family's round table!" remarked Ivan in awe.

"They're looking so cool and Zenowing's fighting brilliantly with them!" Riley cheered.

"If that's not true teamwork, I don't know what is!" chuckled Shelby in delight.

Soon, when Zenowing and Sarah forced Snide and Sledge back with the rest of their group and the Triploid platoons are destroyed, they were all looking worse for wear as the two rangers faced them down, ready to deliver their final shots to them and rescue Keeper.

"You've all lost this round, Snide! It's all over, now give up!" barked Sarah warningly.

"Any last words?" added Zenowing, readying his Titano Saber.

"This isn't over, not by a long shot!" snapped Snide.

"You may think you have beaten us but you haven't won yet!" added Sledge in agreement.

"Don't count on it!" warned Zenowing as he prepared to use his Prism Slash attack and looked at Sarah, waiting for her to do the same. "You now know my technique, Young Sarah. It's time to show everyone the divine power of my Prism Slash under your hands."

"Oh, yeah!" gasped Sarah, getting into position as she adopted the same stance he's making.

"Follow my lead!"

"Right!"

"All right, he's going to do it!" cheered Tyler, seeing what Zenowing and Sarah are about to do.

"Yes! They're going to use the Prism Slash!" hollered Shelby excitedly. "WHOO! Go for it, guys!"

"What's the Prism Slash? Is it a new sword technique?" asked Lillie.

"Just watch!" smirked Riley.

"Let's go, Sarah!" signaled Zenowing.

"Right behind you!" nodded the princess.

Pointing their swords diagonally at 45 degrees down as they crossed their right legs over their left legs and with energy wings appearing from their backs (Zenowing's energy wings being his own and Sarah's wings being in Nebby's colors with stars twinkling on them), they slashed three times from diagonally from up above and down the adjacent direction and a final time from their right. This resulted in two energy prisms being made as they traveled to Sledge and Snide and trapped them, leaving them unable to move.

"Silver/Cosmic Prism Slash, HA!" the two rangers boomed before they flew towards their immobilized enemies and they each landed one final slash on them before returning to the others. "Titano Saber, Final Strike!/Sun Sword, Solar Finish!"

The force of both Prism Slash attacks from Zenowing and Sarah was so great that Sledge and Snide were thrown back from the explosion and wanting personal payback just to rub their victory in before they get Keeper back, the princess roared at the Dino Charge villains but this time, her Roar was now much better controlled as she remembered her vow to protect everyone she loved as they were sent flying, screaming before they hit the wall and were utterly dazed. This left her friends in shock to see her finally use it properly but also without hurting anybody and with no trace of anger or fear in her.

"Is that-?!"

"It is, the Roar of the Elders!"

"Doesn't that mean...?" gasped Sophocles, Ash, and Lillie.

"Wow! I can't believe it, it worked! It really worked, my Roar and my new Prism Slash really worked!" Sarah cheered, not hearing her friends.

"Good job, Sarah, I'm very proud of you," smiled Zenowing, congratulating the new wielder of his Prism Slash. "I know you'll use the Roar and my Prism Slash well as long as you remember to fight evil at every turn."

Sarah nodded but gasped as she remembered Keeper. "Keeper! We gotta get him!"

"I got him, Sarah!" reassured Zoey before she lept over and safely brought him to the others. "I got you, Keeper!"

"Thank you, Zoey," thanked Keeper gratefully as the villains regrouped.

"Argh, you Power Rangers are always making me sick foiling our plans!" spat Fury.

"You Ranger Wishies are such a pain for picking a fight with my dear hubby-wubby as you did!" scoffed Poisandra angrily.

"Yeah, you guys really don't know how to play nice!" agreed Curio, annoyed at the rangers.

"Especially you, Princess! You're strong but the game's not over yet!" nodded Wrench, wanting payback before he noticed Zacian, Zamzenta, Rayquaza, Cresselia, and Giratina's Pokemon Gems twinkling in the guard of Sarah's Sun Sword. "Huh? Master Sledge, guys! What are those glowing things on that sword there?"

"Impossible!" gasped Sledge.

"It can't be! Those are Energems; they're in the Princess' hands and we didn't even notice!" gawked Snide.

"Wrong! They belong to me and what they really are will be for me and my friends to know and you to find out!" scoffed Sarah before she smirked at Devon and the Beast Morphers Rangers. "Shall we send them off with a Beast-X Bye-Bye, Devon, guys?"

"You got it, Sarah!" smirked Devon as the five of them fired their Beast-X Blasters and Striker Morphers.

"Beast Blast!" they shouted just as Sarah used the Roar again, the Beast Morphers Rangers' shots blasting the Dino Charge Villains off their feet and The Roar of the Elders blowing them out of the warehouse and out of sight.

"Come on, guys! Let's get out of here while they're gone!" Sarah called.

"Right! Come on, move out!" agreed Tyler as they all made their way back with Keeper safely out of harm's way.

Having escaped from Sledge, his goons, and Snide and retrieved Keeper, Zoey, Sarah, and Nate quickly got to work in removing the Compliance Collar off of him while the others (all of them demorphed after finishing their rescue mission) watched.

"Almost got it," said Zoey until they got it off.

"Got it!" Sarah called, taking the Collar and putting it away as she smiled for Keeper's release. "You're free again, Keeper."

"Thank you kindly, Sarah," he smiled.

"Our mission, big success!" cheered Koda before he felt his stomach, getting pretty hungry after saving the Dino Charge Rangers' mentor. "Now, mammoth feast!"

Everyone chuckled, liking the idea of celebrating Keeper's freedom and their latest success but they knew that it was too early for them to celebrate. With Sledge, Snide, Poisandra, Curio, Wrench, and Fury back and all of them teaming with Evox while they're still at large, coupled with whatever secrets about the Energems and the Dino Charge Rangers they have, things weren't going to be easy.

Sarah, however, turned to Zoey looking greatly apologetic and sorry for herself. "Zoey, I'm sorry for biting on you before about Raijacks' ship exploding and the Compliance Collar. I shouldn't have gone aggro as I did and maybe then, we wouldn't have it rough with me being nearly dead by Snide's hand. Forgive me?" she apologized.

Zoey nodded with a kind smile, seeing how they were both in the wrong with what they've done.

"Yeah. I'm sorry, too. I shouldn't have been so hasty about mistaking Keeper as the intruder and getting the weapons in the first place," she replied. "Guess we still have much to learn about as rangers, really."

The two girls shared a hug, feeling glad that the whole incident with Keeper's capture and their earlier scuffle and slip-up didn't do harm to their friendship.

"We're happy to have you back, Keeper," smiled Tyler, approaching his old friend.

"I'm glad to be free," nodded Keeper before he looked at Zenowing and smiled warmly at him. "And, I couldn't be happier to see you once more, my student. Your arrival is most punctual given our current dilemma."

"I'm glad to have you back with us, safe and sound, and I wouldn't be here to get you back and save Sarah if the Morphin Grid hadn't called for me," nodded Zenowing as he approached the princess.

"Zenowing, I don't know how to thank you for saving my life and for giving me your Prism Slash," smiled Sarah as they faced each other. "I owe you my life; if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't be here with my family and my friends."

"Your heart in battle and the way you and your family of all shapes and sizes care for each other from what the Morphin Grid told me during my recent travels, Sarah, is what inspired me to come and help you all," replied Zenowing, smiling kindly. "I know now from watching you, your Pokemon, and your dragons fighting alongside me that love of any and all kinds can truly save the world and that is a gratifying lesson, indeed."

Touched by his sentiments, Sarah ended up hugging her which surprised the silver ranger but he warmed up to it and hugged her back with a heartwarming chuckle before they parted, deciding to address the matter regarding their enemies.

"And, as much as I would like this to be a cause for celebration, everyone, we have more important matters to attend to," he informed seriously.

"That's right, your foes and ours have yet to be defeated," agreed Ivan grimly.

"Keeper, I know it's all a blur to you but are you sure you don't remember anything while you were Evox's prisoner in the Cyber Dimension?" asked Sophocles.

"Or, what they did with your staff?" inquired Devon.

"I'm afraid I have no recollection," replied Keeper, much to everyone's concern.

"Whatever they're up to, we can handle it," informed Zoey, inspiring hope.

"We can be a big help to you, Zenowing, and the Dino Charge Rangers, Keeper," agreed Sarah as she held his right shoulder reassuringly. "We're all a team."

"And, you very smart, very strong!" added Koda encouragingly.

"Sorry we can't stay longer but we have to get back to our team," Tyler informed. "We have our own responsibilities at home."

"It's been great to meet and fight alongside you all," smiled Chase in agreement.

"Until we meet again, old friends," Ivan replied to Keeper and Zenowing.

"Safe travels," nodded Keeper warmly, he and Zenowing sharing handshakes with him as they departed.

"Good luck, my friends," called Zenowing as Chase, Koda, Ivan, and Tyler made their way home to Amber Beach and their dimension.

"See ya 'round," smiled Tyler.

"We'll never forget you, guys," said Sarah with a warm nod and smile. "Give our regards to the rest of your fellow rangers, even Shelby and Riley."

"Hopefully next time, it'll be under better circumstances," added Devon with a smile as everyone agreed before their allies went home and the trans-dimensional portal closed.

"Farewell, friends," smiled Keeper before he and Zenowing turned to the remaining two ranger teams as they prepared to depart. "Thank you, Rangers. It's been quite an adventure and I'm glad we got to experience the magic of the Pokemon living in this world."

"You take care of yourselves, Keeper, Zenowing. Don't be afraid to call us whenever you need help," smiled Sarah as she and Keeper shared a hug.

"I'm so sorry about all this, Keeper. I should've trusted Sarah's heart and her judgment about you before I put the Compliance Collar on you," apologized Zoey one last time. "If I hadn't, we wouldn't be one ranger down completely and you and Sarah wouldn't have been hurt. Next time, I'll look before I leap. We both will."

"I understand, Zoey. You two are only trying to do the right thing by following your hearts and trusting your own instincts."

"We all make mistakes, Zoey. But, the beauty of them is that we learn from them every step of the way. And, if we don't learn from them, we pay twice," added Zenowing, understanding the girls' plight. "If you and Sarah understand that, you've grown to be truly exceptional rangers."

"Thanks, Zenowing," smiled Zoey, leaving their senior ranger to nod in approval before he joined Keeper.

"Now, we have other business to attend to. So long, Power Rangers," Keeper finished as they left for parts unknown and as allies and valuable friends for life.

But, even so, despite Keeper being saved and back with the forces of good, they were all still worried given what he was forced to reveal to their enemies while he was still ensnared in the Compliance Collar.

"Evox might've gained valuable intel from Keeper while he was in the Cyber Dimension," informed Commander Shaw gravely as everyone nodded worriedly. "We need to stay on guard."

"Yes, M'am," nodded Sarah and Zoey, knowing what she's thinking as she left for the Command Center to make preparations on her end.

"So, Sarah, is it true? Can you really use the Roar of the Elders, now?" Ash asked curiously, remembering the last moments of their battle against Sledge, his goonies, and Snide back at the warehouse.

"Yeah, but there's still so much that I don't know about the Roar. I'm not sure if the scriptures about it here can give me all the answers I needed but I know a few people who do know about it," she replied as she made up her mind before she left, her family following behind her. "Ash, you mind taking over our team for a bit? I need to get the Roar down before I join you again."

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Later, Sarah and her family returned to Harmont Beach after leaving Grid Battleforce; she was no longer afraid of her new abilities from her Lion DNA and she was about to use the Roar with ease now but she needed additional guidance from Mufasa and Askari and she wanted to thank them for helping her find her way with it.

"Mufasa, Askari, I'm back!" she called looking around the beach and out on the horizon, much to her family's confusion thinking she's becoming a little crazy. "Are you there? Hello?"

The rumbles of thunder from before boomed and amidst the rolling clouds and gusts of wind blowing past her, light once again shown from two mounds of clouds before Mufasa and Askari reappeared after hearing her call out to them.

"Princess, so good to see you again," smiled Mufasa.

"I trust you've been putting our advice to good use, then?" added Askari with a knowing smile.

"Hey, what's going on here?" gawked Silvally but ended up being ignored.

When Mufasa and Askari made themselves known to Sarah after she called them, the presence of the late king of Pride Rock and the late first leader of the Lion Guard in spirit form left her family speechless. Even the Legendary Beasts, who had no idea of the Roar of the Elders nor of her Lion DNA and what came from her bonding with Solar, could only look on, jaw-dropping.

"I have. Listen, I really want to thank you for helping me when you did. A little earlier, I lost my way thanks to Snide after he nearly killed me even after I became a lioness again and I was too scared of the Roar and what it's really capable of to use it again. But, what you told me about the Roar has gotten me thinking and I want to know more about it."

"Mom?" chirped Star, trying to get an answer but failing.

"I see, so you want to continue using the Roar of the Elders to protect the ones you love, right?" chuckled Mufasa. "You've grown up in such a short time, Princess. You really are ready to learn about it."

"And, if you really think you can control it with our help, I suppose we wouldn't mind giving you a few pointers here and-" continued Askari before...

"PI!/HEY!" Silvally and Blitz finally barked, managing to break Sarah, Mufasa, and Askari's conversation. "PI, PIKA, CHU, CHU?/WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"

"Oh, right! Guys, this is Mufasa and Askari, they're the first leader of the Lion Guard and the late King of the Pride Lands," introduced Sarah, chuckling sheepishly. "Sorry, they actually came to me earlier to help me better understand the Roar of the Elders when I-"

"Wait, wait, wait! You mean, when you disappeared on us earlier, you came here to mope, then somehow, the heavens answered to you and brought you help about this Roar of yours in the form of two giant lion spirits," recapped Ching Wan.

"And, you're okay with this after a pep talk... DID WE MISS SOMETHING?!" gawked Hashimoto in confusion.

"Come on, you guys! Haven't you been watching The Lion King and The Lion Guard with us," quipped Mai.

Sarah just chuckled along with Mufasa and Askari over their being goggle-eyed in shock and confusion, "Guys, it's okay. They're here to help and besides, I've taken my first step on learning how to use it to protect the world and to help everyone I love including all of you. There's nothing about my powers from my Lion DNA for me to fear, anymore, thanks to them and my renewed self-confidence."

Then, she grew determined as she turned to the lion spirits. "But, I'll only be able to learn more about it and use it more wisely with their help. If that's what you two want, of course. Mufasa, Askari, please accept me, as your pupil..." she offered, bowing to them in the traditional Japanese manner between esteemed Japanese martial arts masters.

Mufasa and Askari looked at each other and nodded before they gave her warm smiles, agreeing to help her learn more about the Roar of the Elders and how to properly use them so anything like her first usage and her missed opportunity through her anger and fear will never happen again.

"If that is what you wish," replied Mufasa.

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Epilogue: "Where Are You Going, Eevee and Friends?"

Following Shaggy Eevee and his parents' run-in with the gang's Pokemon and other introductions were finally made, the energetic Evolution Pokemon was settling in well with his new friends just as his parents were engaging well with the older and larger Pokemon, Solar, and the dragons.

Boltund and Delcatty were very happy for their son to have made many new friends after Mantine despite his previous follies with the wild Wimpod and Pyukumuku. But, they were most delighted to find that he really hit it off with Aqua and Popplio the most, the three of them playing and swimming happily on the ocean while they and everyone else watched.

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(Pokemon POV)

"Hey, Mom, Dad, guys! Watch this!" he called to his parents as he swam really fast.

"Mind where you're swimming, honey!" called Delcatty.

"No worries, Mom!" shouted Shaggy Eevee excitedly.

Popplio was surprised when she saw how fast Shaggy Eevee was swimming on the water when she resurfaced and even Aqua couldn't hold back her shock. But, they both smiled and blushed a little when they saw how much of a free spirit he is in the water, they were impressed by how he was handling himself.

"Wow!" barked Popplio in awe.

"He's fast!" agreed Aqua.

But, even though he was at his best while he was swimming with his two new best friends, he was just as energetic on land when he and the others were playing Tag. But, as was the case with his boundless excitement and he couldn't see where he was going as his eyes were blocked by his shaggy head fur, he did end up getting himself in trouble but he wrangled the others in it, too, when he accidentally ran into one of Turtonator's back spikes.

"Uh, oh!" whimpered Turtonator as everyone else paled in horror.

"NO!"

"OH, NO!"

"YIKES-ZZT!"

"YOU DUMMY!"

"RUN!"

"AHH!"

"HIS BACK SPIKES!" Blitz, Pikachu, Pyroar, Tsareena, Torracat, Togedemaru, and Charjabug freaked.

"HONEY!/LOOK OUT, SON!" screamed Delcatty and Boltund in a panic.

But, it was too late; in less than five seconds after touching one of his backs, Turtonator's other back spikes exploded and everyone in range came out of the blast coughing, looking sooty, and their fur completely frazzled and badly ruffled.

Pyroar, being one of the unfortunate victims in the unintended explosion, coughed before he gave Shaggy Eevee the stink eye before telling him with an exasperated and angry groan, "Ugh, Lesson Number One when you're playing with Turtonator, young man: Always watch where you're going and mind his back spikes."

"G-g-got it, s-sorry, noted..." replied Shaggy Eevee sheepishly, groaning a little from being caught in the blast as well.

"Hey, wait a minute!" cried Pikachu, trying to soothe any ruffled feelings. "Let's take it easy, okay?"

But, Pyroar and Shaggy Eevee looked at him and did their best to stifle their laugher but failed as they started to snigger. Pikachu didn't understand what they found funny about him but when he turned to everyone else to find how why they're sniggering, everyone else just burst out laughing when they saw his sooty face and a tiny afro-like look from Turtonator's back spike explosion.

Even Togedemaru, who also suffered the worst of it on the receiving end of the blast, laughed pretty hard after seeing her crush looking so stupid. Delcatty and Boltund, however, were laughing the hardest as they held each other from seeing Pikachu and their son looking so hideous before they came to Shaggy Eevee and helped clean him up before he and his friends continued playing.

He even brought them the berries he and his parents had found and farmed from the trees in the area, a few of the Nanab Berries he brought down even knocking out Rowlet for a little bit although the others were impressed by how he got them.

After a long and eventful playdate with his and his parents' new friends, it was time for the gang's Pokemon and Sarah's family to return home.

Shaggy Eevee was surprised to see them leaving after they said goodbye and left with his parents also extending the same happy sentiments to them; he had never seen and met Pokemon and creatures like them in his life.

When they returned to their cave home to rest up and be ready for another Alola adventure tomorrow, Shaggy Eevee kept on thinking back to them while Boltund and Delcatty watched him as his mind was centered on his new friends, most especially, Aqua and Popplio, before he eventually fell asleep. As he drifted off to Dreamland, Boltund and Delcatty couldn't help but smile, knowing that upon arriving in Alola, their son's life and their own lives have changed indefinitely for the better. And, they all couldn't help but wonder what the future would bring for them.

(End Pokemon POV)

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Sarah's Team:

1. Pikachu

Moves - Thundershock, Tackle, Thunderpunch, Double Team, Thunderbolt, Electroweb, Volt Tackle, Wild Charge

2. Lycanroc (Dusk Form)

Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Rock Slide, Protect, Accelarock, Outrage, Stone Edge, Close Combat

3. Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

Moves - Rock Throw, Bite, Tackle, Protect, Rock Slide, Outrage, Counter, Stone Edge, Close Combat

4. Silvally

Moves - Crush Claw, Air Slash, Hyper Beam, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw, Multi Attack, Tri Attack, Aerial Ace, Blizzard

5. Mudsdale

Moves - High Horsepower, Double Kick, Mud Slap, Bulldoze, Iron Head, Superpower

6. Wooloo

Moves - Wild Charge, Tackle, Electro Ball, Volt Tackle, Double Kick, Copycat

7. Ponyta (Galar Form)

Moves - Dazzling Gleam, Moonblast, High Horsepower, Heal Pulse, Psybeam, Psychic, Future Sight

8. Meowth (Alola Form)

Moves - Thunderbolt, Scratch, Iron Tail, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw

9. Brionne

Moves - Pound, Water Gun, Icy Wind, Bubblebeam, Aqua Jet, Hydro Pump, Ice Beam

10. Milotic

Moves - Dragon Pulse, Ice Beam, Twister, Mirror Coat, Dragon Tail, Hydro Pump, Recover, Aqua Tail

11. Ampharos (Shiny)

Moves - Thunderbolt, Confuse Ray, Power Gem, Signal Beam, Discharge, Iron Tail, Dragon Pulse, Focus Punch, Shock Wave

12. Sylveon

Moves - Tackle, Tail Whip, Copycat, Shadow Ball, Light Screen, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Fairy Wind

13. Goodra

Moves - Water Gun, Protect, Tackle, Dragon Breath, Dragon Pulse, Rain Dance, Aqua Tail, Ice Beam, Water Pulse

14. Noctowl

Moves - Wing Attack, Foresight, Air Slash, Confusion, Sky Drop, Superpower

15. Meowstic (Male)

Moves - Helping Hand, Psyshock, Light Screen, Future Sight, Dark Pulse, Psychic, Calm Mind, Shadow Ball

16. Meowstic (Female)

Moves - Heal Pulse, Psyshock, Light Screen, Dark Pulse, Future Sight, Psychic, Charge Beam, Shadow Ball

17. Snivy

Moves - Vine Whip, Leaf Storm, Twister, Leaf Blade, Grass Pledge, Double Team

18. Oshawott

Moves - Water Gun, Razor Shell, Icy Wind, Iron Tail, Water Pledge, Double Team

19. Tepig

Moves - Flamethrower, Flame Charge, Solar Beam, Rock Tomb, Fire Pledge, Wild Charge, Double Team

20. Vulpix (Alola Form)

Moves - Protect, Powder Snow, Ice Beam, Iron Tail, Icy Wind Hypnosis, Freeze-Dry

21. Dragonite

Moves - Dragon Rage, Iron Tail, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Tail

22. Hydreigon

Moves - Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Wing Attack, Flash Cannon, Dragon Rush, Tri Attack, Hyper Beam, Dragon Pulse

23. Flygon

Moves - Crunch, Dig, Rock Slide, Steel Wing, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw, Fire Punch, Thunderpunch

24. Solgaleo (aka Nebby)

Moves - Sunsteel Strike, Focus Blast, Teleport, Flamethrower, Wild Charge, Cosmic Power, Calm Mind, Psychic

25. Lucario (Shiny)

Moves - Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Aura Sphere, Dig, Vacuum Wave, Shadow Claw, Focus Blast, Dragon Pulse, Metal Claw, Force Palm

26. Poipole

Moves - Venoshock, Fury Attack, Peck, Iron Tail, Posion Jab, Pin Missile

27. Mimikyu

Moves - Shadow Claw, Drain Punch, Wood Hammer, Psychic, Mimic, Light Screen, Dark Pulse

28. Umbreon (Shiny)

Moves - Dark Pulse, Psychic, Moonlight, Shadow Ball, Iron Tail, Flash, Throat Chop, Copycat

29. Jolteon

Moves - Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Shadow Ball, Pin Missile, Wild Charge, Copycat

30. Vaporeon

Moves - Water Gun, Swift, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Dive, Copycat, Water Pulse

31. Flareon

Moves - Fire Fang, Flamethrower, Double Edge, Shadow Ball, Ember, Copycat, Mystical Fire

32. Espeon

Moves - Psychic, Psybeam, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Light Screen, Copycat, Dazzling Gleam

33. Leafeon

Moves - Synthesis, Energy Ball, Solar Blade, Shadow Ball, Leaf Storm, Copycat, Last Resort

34. Glaceon

Moves - Shadow Ball, Ice Fang, Icy Wind, Ice Shard, Iron Tail, Copycat, Freeze-Dry

35. Eevee

Moves - Helping Hand, Protect, Dig, Double Edge, Swift, Iron Tail, Copycat, Bouncy Bubble

36. Skitty

Moves - Doubleslap, Ice Beam, Iron Tail, Copycat, Double-Edge, Play Rough, Solar Beam, Charge Beam

37. Braviary

Moves - Superpower, Sky Attack, Brave Bird, Close Combat, Steel Wing, Sky Drop, Rock Tomb, Wing Attack

38. Absol (Shiny)

Moves - Night Slash, Psycho Cut, Shadow Claw, Hyper Beam, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball, Stone Edge, Close Combat

39. Houndoom (Shiny)

Moves - Thunder Fang, Solar Beam, Sludge Bomb, Flamethrower, Crunch, Stone Edge, Iron Tail, Incinerate

40. Latias (Shiny)

Moves - Safeguard, Psychic, Mist Ball, Dragon Pulse, Steel Wing, Recover, Reflect, Dragon Dance

41. Latios (Shiny)

Moves - Steel Wing, Psychic, Giga Impact, Dragon Pulse, Luster Purge, Charge Beam, Reflect, Dragon Dance

42. Salamance (Shiny)

Moves - Incinerate, Hydro Pump, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush, Protect, Steel Wing, Shadow Claw, Draco Meteor

43. Rapidash (Galar Region)

Moves - Psycho Cut, Mystical Fire, Megahorn, High Horsepower, Heal Pulse, Agility, Wild Charge

44. Yamper

Moves - Wild Charge, Fire Fang, Play Rough, Double Edge, Dig, Thunder Fang, Howl

45. Scorbunny

Moves - Quick Attack, Double Kick, Flame Charge, Ember, Headbutt, Blaze Kick, Acrobatics

46. Stufful

Moves - Force Palm, Ice Punch, Thunderpunch, Focus Punch, Brick Break, Rock Slide

47. Calyrex

Moves - Psychic, Magical Leaf, Agility, Pound, Solarbeam, Light Screen, Reflect

Calyrex (Ice Rider)

Moves -Psychic, Headbutt, Mist, High Horsepower, Icicle Crash, Double Kick, Glacial Lance, Light Screen, Reflect

Calyrex (Shadow Rider)

Moves - Psychic, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Agility, Phantom Force, Double Kick, Astral Barrage, Light Screen, Reflect

48. Glastrier

Moves - Headbutt, Thrash, High Horsepower, Mist, Icicle Crash, Double Kick, Ice Beam, Blizzard

49. Spectrier

Moves - Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Calm Mind, Agility, Phantom Force, Double Kick, Haze, Protect

50. Lunala (aka Nebula)

Moves - Teleport, Cosmic Power, Moongeist Beam, Moonblast, Phantom Force, Protect, Psychic, Psycho Cut

51. Charmeleon

Moves - Ember, Fire Spin, Dragon Rush, Metal Claw, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Thunderpunch, Fire Punch

52. Kubfu (aka Hashimoto)

Moves - Counter, Aerial Ace, Fire Punch, Thunderpunch, Ice Punch, Iron Head, Headbutt

53. Urshifu (Single Strike Style) (aka Ching Wan)

Moves -Brick Break, Revenge, Fire Punch, Thunderpunch, Ice Punch, Wicked Blow, Protect, Bulk Up

54. Eternatus

Moves - Dragon Pulse, Dynamax Cannon, Recover, Enternabeam, Cross Poison, Flash Cannon, Dragon Tail

55. Arctozolt

Moves - Freeze-Dry, Pluck, Ancient Power, Bolt Beak, Discharge, Hydro Pump, Icicle Crash, Icicle Spear

56. Raboot

Moves - Ember, Counter, Double Kick, Electro Ball, Acrobatics, Reversal, Flame Charge, Bulk Up

57. Cufant

Moves - Iron Head, Play Rough, High Horsepower, Superpower, Iron Defense, Rock Tomb, Dig, Brick Break

58. Dracovish

Moves - Hydro Pump, Dragon Pulse, Ice Fang, Dragon Rush, Earthquake, Fishious Rend, Rock Tomb, Bulldoze

59. Dracozolt

Moves - Pluck, Dragon Tail, Bolt Beak, Discharge, High Horsepower, Stone Edge, Dragon Claw, Dragon Rush

60. Zarude

Moves - Jungle Healing, Close Combat, Solar Blade, Vine Whip, Power Whip, Darkest Lariat, Synthesis

61. Arcanine (Shiny)

Moves - Agility, Dragon Pulse, Iron Tail, Close Combat, Wild Charge, Psychic Fangs, Howl, Extreme Speed, Heat Wave

62. Alolan Ninetales (aka Tundra)

Moves - Aurora Beam, Ice Beam, Aurora Veil, Dazzling Gleam, Blizzard, Confuse Ray, Freeze-Dry, Draining Kiss

63. Tyrunt

Moves - Thunder Fang, Crunch, Rock Tomb, Ice Fang, Draco Meteor, Dragon Tail, Fire Fang, Charm

64. Amaura

Moves - Ancient Power, Blizzard, Mud Shot, Aurora Veil, Calm Mind, Mirror Coat, Safeguard, Weather Ball

65. Litleo (aka Kion) (Shiny)

Moves - Tackle, Ember, Noble Roar, Headbutt, Double Team , Flame Charge, Flamethrower

66. Litleo (aka Kiara) (Shiny)

Moves - Tackle, Ember, Double Team, Fire Fang, Wild Charge, Flame Charge, Flamethrower

67. Suicune (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Ice Beam, Aroura Beam, Air Slash, Hydro Pump, Mirror Coat, Roar

68. Raikou (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Charge Beam, Thunderbolt, Discharge, Aura Sphere, Wild Charge, Roar

69. Entei (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz, Flamethrower, Fire Spin, Eruption, Lava Plume, Roar

70. Beautifly

Moves - Twister, Electroweb, Safeguard, Solarbeam, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Aerial Ace

71. Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Moves - Drill Run, Safeguard, Close Combat, Iron Tail, Fire Fang, Stone Edge

72. Seviper

Moves - Haze, Poison Tail, Flamethrower, Double Edge, Iron Tail, Dragon Tail, Dark Pulse

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Sarah's Dragon Companions:

1. Winter - Light Fury (F)

2. Shadow - Night Fury (M)

3. Skystorm - Deadly Nadder (F)

4. Mist and Spark - Titan Wing Hideous Zippleback (M)

5. Inferno - Singetail (M)

6. Sunflare - Monstrous Nightmare (F)

7. Starfire - Stormcutter (F)

8. Silver - Razorwhip (F)

9. Venom - Triple Stryke (M)

10. Camo - Titan Wing Dramillion (M)

11-15. His pack of five - Dramillions (3 F and 2 M)

Yellow Dramillions: Mimic - F, Violet - F, Sunflower - F

Red Dramillions: Ocean - M, Tidal - M

16. Melody - Death Song (M)

17. Echo - Slithersong (F)

18. Twilight - Deathgripper (F)

19. Dawn - Deathgripper (M)

20. Dart - Night Light (F)

21. Pouncer - Night Light (M)

22. Ruffrunner - Night Light (M)

23. Rosa - Titan Wing Dramillion (F)

24. Lilac - Terrible Terror (F)

25. Tidal- Tide Glider (F)

26. Hurricane - Windwalker (M)

27. Cantana - Death Song (F)

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Sarah's Pokemon Gems (Original):

1. Cresselia

Moves - Psychic, Moonlight, Moonblast, Magic Coat, Psycho Cut, Protect

2. Giratina (Origin/Altered Form)

Moves - Shadow Force, Dragon Pulse, Aura Sphere, Will-O-Wisp, Dragon Claw, Iron Tail

3. Rayquaza

Moves - Draco Meteor, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw, Dragon Ascent, Twister

4. Zacian (Hero of Many Battles/Crowned Sword)

Moves - Iron Head/Behemoth Blade, Metal Claw, Sacred Sword, Wild Charge, Solar Blade, Swords Dance

5. Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles/Crowned Shield)

Moves - Iron Head/Behemoth Bash, Metal Claw, Close Combat, Dazzling Gleam, Focus Blast, Iron Defense

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Sarah's Pokemon Gems (Non-Original)

1. Dialga

Moves - Roar of Time, Flash Cannon, Draco Meteor, Dragon Claw, Aura Sphere, Protect

2. Palkia

Moves - Spacial Rend, Hyper Beam, Dragon Claw, Fire Blast, Aura Sphere, Protect

3. Suicune (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Ice Beam, Aroura Beam, Air Slash, Hydro Pump, Mirror Coat, Roar

4. Raikou (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Charge Beam, Thunderbolt, Discharge, Aura Sphere, Wild Charge, Roar

5. Entei (Shiny)

Moves - Extreme Speed, Flare Blitz, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Eruption, Lava Plume, Roar

6. Ho-Oh

Moves - Sacred Fire, Sky Attack, Flamethrower, Safeguard, Recover, Steel Wing