A/N: This is another of my favourite WF episodes.
Please read and review?
Intro:
Cole stands in front of the Red Lion, as it growls.
Wild Force!
It then stares at the Animarium, then slashes across the screen. Danny runs along the ground, before bumping into a tree. Cole stands on a cliff, then the Rangers all morph.
Wild Force Access!
White Tiger growls.
Wild Force Power Rangers!
A slash goes across the screen, then Taylor files through the air. The Wildzords stand behind the Rangers on top of a dam.
We'll defend...
The Rangers put their Crystal Sabers together, powering up their crystals.
..what's right forever.
They all turn around and do their fighting poses as an explosion goes off behind them.
Karen glides down towards the ground.
Wild Force...
The Rangers stand together with their sabers. Max then shoots up towards an Org.
..Power Rangers!
Alyssa pulls her claws back.
Cole aims his Falcon Summoner.
We'll protect this...
Cole leans back on his Savage Cycle, then all of them - expect Merrick - race them along a road.
..world together.
Wild Force...
The Rangers stand together, spinning around, before Cole fires his Lion blaster.
Wild Force...
Max jumps his Savage Cycle up as an explosion goes off behind him. Cole stands in his Animarium Armor.
..Wild Force!
Cole smiles near a bush.
Power Rangers...
Ricardo Medina Jr.
as Cole
..flying higher, Go!
Taylor turns and smiles in the city.
Wild Force...
Alyson Kiperman
as Taylor
..running faster, Wild Force!
Max turns around at the docks and smiles.
Philip Jeanmarie
as Max
Power Rangers stick...
Alyssa smiles near a set of steps.
..together, Go!
Jessica Rey
as Alyssa
We will...
Danny smiles near his garden on the Animaurim.
..save the...
Jack Guzman
as Danny
..world!
Karen smiles near a tree.
Wild Force Access!
Rachel Nichols
as Karen
The Animaurium floats in the sky.
Wild Force...
All seven Rangers do their fight poses, then run through a river.
..Power Rangers!
Red Lion growls and jumps off a cliff.
The Rangers board Red Lion.
The Wild Force Megazord Striker kicks the Armadillo Wildzord.
We'll defend...
The Gorilla Wildzord roars and bangs its chest.
..what's...
The Rangers - expect Merrick - stand together.
..right...
The Bear Wildzords fire their beams.
..forever.
Merrick does his Full Moon Slash, then stands near an explosion.
Wild Force...
Merrick turns around near a forest as a Wolf howls.
Philip Andrew
as Merrick
...Power Rangers!
Princess Shayla turns around near the fountain on the Animaurium.
Ann Marie Crouch
as Princess Shayla
We'll protect this world together.
Master Org grins in his den.
Ilia Volok
as Master Org
Toxica smiles evilly near org statues in the cave.
Sin Wong
as Toxica
The Elephant Wildzord comes out of a mountain and roars.
Casting by
Isis Hampton
Cole fires his Falcon Summoner.
The Rangers - expect Merrick - run away from a wave blast, which hits the ground behind them.
Wild Force Power Rangers!
The Isis Megazord flies through the sky, then deflects blasts with its wings.
Action Directors
Koichi Sakamoto
Makoto Yokoyama
The Kongazord turns left and puts both hands near its chest.
We'll protect this world together!
Co-Producers
Scott Page-Pagter
Paul F. Rosenthal
Koichi Sakamoto
The Blue Shark and Black Bison growl through an explosion.
Wild... Force...
The Rangers - expect Merrick - all do a fighting pose while standing in front of their Wildzords.
Producer
Johnathan Tzachor
Red Lion growls.
Wild Force!
In a forest at night, owls hooted as everything was quiet, expect for the wind which blew. A blue beam of light shot down from the sky, followed by a purple one, then an orange one, all hitting close to the same area. The beams pulled three small objects together, which then combined, into the Wolf Mask, then yellow eyes popped into it as it groaned.
"Ah..." it grumbled, as it grew.
In Willie's Roadhouse, Merrick stood by the pool table, putting balls 1, 3 and 6 down on the table. He stared at the balls carefully, then moved to the end of the table. Willie stood behind the counter, cleaning a plate while staring at him, as he picked up a cue.
Merrick put the cue ball near the end of the table, then pulled the cue back and aimed it at the cue ball, remembering his Lunar Break attack.
(Flashback)
Merrick stared up at Penta Org while holding his Lunar Cue, then slashed it left to right, creating a Laser Pool facing upwards. He put his crystals on it, then pulled his Lunar Cue back, before putting it near them.
"Lunar Break!" Merrick shouted, pushing the handle forward.
He pushed the handle forward and hit the crystals, shooting them across the pool and towards the sky. They then banged against each other, before they flew apart, then attached to a crescent moon.
(Flashback ends)
Merrick then shot the cue ball, which hit the others as Willie watched. Ball 3 went into the top left corner hole, 1 in the top right, 6 in the middle left.
Willie put the plate and towel down, then walked around the counter towards Merrick.
"Day after day, you're always practicing the same shot." Willie said. "Don't you ever get tried of it?"
He walked past Merrick - who shrugged - then picked up a cue, then walked to the other end of the table.
"Now, you watch this?" he asked.
Merrick stared at him, as he turned to him.
"I'm gonna teach you something new." Willie explained.
He sat on the edge of the table, then held his cue up high, while aiming it at the cue ball. Merrick watched him carefully, before he shot the ball with his cue, which bounced along the table towards Merrick's end. It then spun around on the table, before it shot up, then Merrick caught it in surprise.
"You play pool?" Merrick asked.
"I did, long time ago." Willie said.
He got up from the table.
"I like to keep the past in the past." he explained, crouching down. "Kinda like you, kid."
He picked up the plastic triangle and put it on the table, then began putting the balls in it.
"You're a bit of a mystery yourself." Willie noted.
A window blew open, then the wind blew onto Merrick, making him look up.
"But hey, it's fine with me." Willie said. "Alright, you break..."
He picked up the last of the balls, but saw Merrick was gone, making him get up and look around.
Merrick ran down a road in a forest as fast as he could, then stopped by a tunnel entrance, when he heard a familiar flute tune.
"Huh?" he gasped, looking around.
The wind blew on him, making him turn to the tunnel, seeing a dark figure show up on the other end.
"It can't be?" he questioned.
The figure got closer while playing a flute, then when it came out of the tunnel, Merrick saw it was Zen-Aku. He kept playing his flute for a minute, as Merrick breathed hard in shock.
"YOU!" Merrick snarled.
Zen-Aku stopped playing and lowered his foot.
"So, we meet again?" he said.
In the city, the other Rangers were all at the park eating ice cream, as they was a bunch of food carts around. Cole lay on his side on the grass, as the others sat on the steps, when their Growl Phones rang. Cole took his out of his pocket, then put it to his ear and answered it. (Karen sat on Danny's right)
"Yeah?" he said.
(Animarium)
Princess Shayla touched her necklace.
"Merrick's in trouble." she explained.
(The city)
"He needs your help."
Cole got up, followed by the others.
"We're on our way." Cole said, before hanging up. "Come on."
He put his Growl Phone away, then all six Rangers ran off.
In the forest, Zen-Aku held up his blade, as Merrick stared at him.
"Crescent Blade!" Zen-Aku shouted.
He slashed it from left to right, as Merrick brought out his Lunar Caller.
"Wild Access!"
He morphed up, then ducked down as Zen-Aku slashed his blade from left to right, then he rolled forward. He did his fight pose, then jumped up and kicked his foot against Zen-Aku's shoulder, then he somersaulted through the air as Zen-Aku turned around. Merrick landed on the ground near the tunnel, then turned around and did his pose, as Zen-Aku held his blade up. They both stared at each other, then Zen-Aku threw his blade up into the air, then they charged at each other.
Merrick sent a kick at Zen-Aku, who blocked it with his hand, then Merrick dodged as he tried to whack him with his forearm. Merrick then blocked a kick from him wit his hands, then Merrick tried to whack him, but he grabbed his forearm, then hit it with his other hand, knocking Merrick away, then he spun around and elbowed Merrick in the back.
"OH!" Merrick moaned.
He hit the ground on his chest, then rolled onto his back, as Zen-Aku caught his blade.
"Lunar Cue, saber mode!" Merrick shouted, bringing it out as he got up.
They locked their blades together, then Merrick spun around as they hit each other's blades slightly, then they slashed them together. Merrick then spun around and ran back slightly to avoid a slash, then they slashed each other's weapons together. Merrick then ducked and backed away to avoid another slash, then he tried to stab Zen-Aku, who dodged and then grabbed his forearm.
"AH!" Merrick yelped, as Zen-Aku pulled his arm up.
He grabbed hold of Zen-Aku's blade, as he held it near Merrick's chest.
"AGH!" Merrick moaned, as they spun around.
Zen-Aku banged him against a tree, then kneed him in the chest, before throwing him away past him.
"AGHHH!" Merrick yelled.
He flipped forward in the air, then landed on a cliff, then began to roll down it towards a rock quarry.
"Uh! UH!" he moaned.
Zen-Aku jumped after him as he stopped in the quarry, then he got up and turned to Zen-Aku, who dived towards him. Zen-Aku slashed him down the chest, then ran past him and slashed him across the chest.
"OH!" Merrick moaned.
Zen-Aku turned around, then slashed him twice down the chest in an X shape, then he blocked a third slash with his cue. Zen-Aku then lifted his blade up, then slashed him down the chest with it, making him turn around.
"AGHH!" Merrick moaned, hitting the ground.
He rolled forward on it, then he got to his knees and turned around, then he jumped up and dived towards Zen-Aku. Zen-Aku blocked his cue with his blade, then he tripped Merrick up with his leg, flipping him onto his back, then he grabbed Merrick's hand and began spinning around with him.
"AGHH!" Merrick moaned.
Zen-Aku kept spinning around, then let Merrick go, who skidded along the ground on his back.
"AGHHH!" he moaned. "UH!"
He stopped, then rolled onto his chest, as Zen-Aku stared at him.
"Surprised to see me, Merrick?" Zen-Aku smirked.
"This is impossible!" Merrick panted, trying to get up. "I broke your curse!"
Zen-Aku charged at him.
At that moment, the others arrived and all ran towards the scene, seeing both Merrick and Zen-Aku slash each other's blades while moving past each other. They both turned to each other, as the others stopped and stared at them, as Merrick ducked to avoid Zen-Aku's blade.. (Karen was on Danny's left)
"Zen-Aku?" Danny questioned.
"But...how?" Karen wondered.
"I don't understand it." Cole said. "How could they be fighting each other?"
"I thought Merrick was Zen-Aku?" Max recalled.
Merrick held Zen-Aku's blade as he tried to hit him in the shoulder with it, as they spun around.
"We have to help him." Cole said.
They brought out their Growl Phones and opened them up, then put them to their ears.
"NOOOO!" Merrick yelled. "I have to fight him alone!"
Cole looked amongst his friends, as they all looked confused.
"This is my fight, not yours!" Merrick yelled.
The others gasped.
Zen-Aku then slashed Merrick down the chest, making him spin around, then slashed him across the chest, making him hit the ground on his chest. He turned onto his back, before Zen-Aku stood on his forearm, then held his blade near his face.
"After 3000 years together, you think you can escape me?" Zen-Aku snarled.
"But... But I broke the mask!" Merrick gritted.
"Yes, and we were ripped apart." Zen-Aku admitted.
"But-" Merrick began, sitting him.
Zen-Aku crouched down and put his knee on Merrick's chest, pinning him down.
"I'm no longer dependant upon another to exist." he snarled. "You got your freedom, but my spirt was..."
(Flashback)
Zen-Aku touched his head painfully.
"..also release!"
He blew up slightly, shattering the mask in an explosion.
"Now I'm free to do what I please."
(Flashback ends)
"If you no longer need a host to live in this world, what do you want from me?" Merrick asked.
"Your spirt and mine were intertwined together for centuries." Zen-Aku explained. "You chose to destroy that bond to separate us. I was discarded, cast aside, rejected. But now I've come to take you back."
He got to his feet.
"Together, we will be unbeatable." he declared.
"I will never ally with you again!" Merrick swore.
"You have no choice." Zen-Aku smirked, raising his blade up.
"NOOO!" Merrick cried.
Alyssa gasped, then dashed forward, morphing up.
Zen-Aku lowered his blade to strike Merrick, but missed as Alyssa grabbed Merrick and dashed off with him, making Zen-Aku hit the ground.
"What?!" he exclaimed, turning left.
Alyssa and Merrick both jumped up and dived towards a river, landing in it with a splash.
"You won't escape!" Zen-Aku snarled.
"Zen-Aku!" Cole yelled.
"Huh?" Zen-Aku muttered, turning around.
The others - now morphed - tried to slash him with their sabers, but he blocked them with his blade, then he slashed them all across the chest. (Karen was between Taylor and Danny)
"OH! AH!" they moaned, turning around.
They hit the ground on their chests, expect Max who hit it on his back, then Danny turned onto his side, then Zen-Aku charged at them all.
A little later, Alyssa helped Merrick - now both unmorphed - out of the river and onto a rocky beach as Merrick coughed. They both then rested against a large rock, but then Merrick slapped Alyssa's hand away.
"Why'd you do that?!" he demanded.
"Merrick-" Alyssa began.
"I told you, it was my battle!" Merrick snapped.
"He would've-" Alyssa began.
"You know what, it doesn't matter!" Merrick snarled.
"But we're your friends." Alyssa said.
"I'm the one who released Zen-Aku. I have to handle this on my own!" Merrick snapped.
He turned and walked off as Alyssa stared at him. He then stopped and held up his Wolf Crystal, which glowed, then he threw it away, which changed into his Savage Cycle. He then took his Lunar Caller and opened it up.
"Wild Access!"
He pressed the button on it, then put it to his right ear.
(Morph sequence)
The Lunar Caller shattered into Merrick, the the Wolf Wildzord then roared as his helmet went over him.
(End morph sequence)
Merrick ran towards his bike.
"Merrick, wait?!" Alyssa pleaded.
"I have to this!" Merrick insisted, getting on his bike.
He revved it up as Alyssa ran towards him.
"Merrick, don't!" she said, as he raced off.
At the quarry, explosions went off around the other Rangers. (Karen was on Danny's right)
"AGHH!" they moaned.
They all turned around and hit the ground on their backs, rolling over slightly, then Cole looked up.
"Your friend belongs to me." Zen-Aku said, approaching them. "Don't stand in my way?"
"STOP!" Merrick yelled.
"Huh?" Zen-Aku muttered, turning around.
"What's that?" Max wondered.
Merrick raced over a small hill, then towards them all on his bike.
"I'm the one you want, Zen-Aku!" he yelled.
"Merrick!" Cole called.
"Yes. Come to me." Zen-Aku smirked.
He held up his blade, Merrick kept racing towards him.
"Crescent Wave!" Zen-Aku shouted.
He slashed it from left to right, sending wave blasts at Merrick, which hit the ground around him, making puffs of smoke.
"Merrick!" Taylor cried.
"Get outta there?!" Karen cried.
Merrick kept racing towards Zen-Aku as the smoke got bigger.
"Huh?" Zen-Aku gasped.
Merrick revved his bike up as he got closer to him, then he put his feet on the seat of it. He then jumped up from it, then dived towards Zen-Aku to kick him, as Zen-Aku shot a wave blast from his blade, hitting him in the chest. Sparks came up from the ground around them, before Merrick kicked Zen-Aku in the chest, knocking him away towards a cliff with him.
"OH!" they moaned.
They both began to roll down a hill, as the others all got up.
"We've gotta help him." Cole said, as they ran forward.
Alyssa then showed up. "Merrick! NO!" she cried.
She ran after the others, then they all stopped at the edge of a cliff, but saw no sign of Merrick or Zen-Aku.
"Where'd thy go?" Cole questioned.
"I don't see them." Taylor said.
"They're gone." Cole said.
"Let's hope they're not together right now." Karen said.
The Rangers all turned around as Merrick's Savage Cycle roared, before it changed into the Wolf Crystal.
"Oh, no!" Taylor said, touching her heart. "Zen-Aku couldn't have..."
Alyssa walked towards the crystal, followed by the others, then she bent down and picked it up.
"We'll get him back." Cole promised.
Alyssa clutched the crystal in her hand.
Later, on the Animarium, Danny, Karen, Max and Alyssa all sat around the table, as Taylor and then stood around, while Cole began to walk past them. (Karen sat on Max's right)
"Zen-Aku seemed more power than before." he noted, stopping near the Princess. "How is that possible?"
"Yeah. He was never that strong before?" Karen recalled.
"When Merrick wore the mask of Zen-Aku, it's powers were divided; between the mask, Merrick, and his three Wildzords." the Princess said.
"Now that Zen-Aku's on his own, he's got all that power to himself." Taylor realized.
"Which explains why he's much stronger than before." Karen finished.
"But what about Merrick?" Alyssa asked, turning to the Princess. "He just disappeared. I'm afraid something terrible happened to him."
"No. Merrick's still out there." the Princess said hopefully.
She turned around, then looked at the Wolf Crystal, which she held.
"I can feel it." she said.
That night, Merrick was in a forest, sitting down on a log by a fire, while patching up his left forearm. Once he'd finished, the wind blew on him, as Zen-Aku showed up behind him, resting his blade on his shoulder.
"Give in, Merrick." he snarled. "Your efforts are futile. There is no escaping me."
"I brought your spirt into this world. I can send it back!" Merrick snapped.
"You will never make me return!" Zen-Aku snarled, raising his blade up.
He went to strike Merrick, who picked up a stick and spun around, then blocked his blade with it. He then rolled away to his left, then Zen-Aku raised his blade up and turned to him. He then tried to slash Merrick, who sideways handspringed over the log, then he ducked and backed away as Zen-Aku tried to slash him, then he spun around to kick Zen-Aku, but missed. Zen-Aku then tried to slash him, but missed as he backwards handspringed away, then he blocked a kick from Merrick with his hand, before he kneed Merrick in the chest.
"OH!" Merrick moaned, stumbling back, clutching his belly.
Zen-Aku blocked a kick from him with his hand, then tried to stab him, but missed as he dodged and grabbed his forearms, then moved them to his other side. Merrick then kicked his blade up, knocking it up into the air, before it landed dug into the ground. Zen-Aku tried to whack him, but he grabbed his forearm, then tried to stomp on his foot, but Merrick rolled over his back as he bent down.
Zen-Aku then spun around and tackled him, tripping him up onto his back, then he kicked Zen-Aku's hand, before rolling to his right. He then got to his feet by twirling around in the air, then he blocked a kick with his hands, then kicked him in the forearm. He then grabbed Zen-Aku's blade, then side jumped backwards to his right, then he spun around and tried slash Zen-Aku across the chest, but he grabbed his blade and spun around.
"Huh?" Merrick gasped.
Zen-Aku sent a wave blast at him.
"Wild Access!"
He rolled to his right as he morphed up, then brought out his Lunar Cue as they charged at each other. Zen-Aku then slashed Merrick across the chest, then then turned to each other, then Zen-Aku slashed Merrick upwards diagonally across the chest, then slashed him across the chest.
"AH!" Merrick moaned.
Zen-Aku then slashed him down the chest, knocking him back as he clutched his chest.
"You cannot run from your past." he snarled.
He tried to slash Merrick, but missed as he turned left and ran off, then Zen-Aku turned and chased him.
On the Animarium, the Princess sat in her chair, while holding the Wolf Crystal. She looked down at it sadly, thinking about Merrick, then looked up as the Wolf Wildzord howled. She then got up, as the Rangers all came towards her, as it kept howling.
"What's going on?" Danny asked, hugging his pillow.
"It's so early." Max yawned, as they stopped. (Karen was between Taylor and Danny)
"Princess, what is it?" Karen asked.
The Wolf Wildzord howled, getting the Rangers to turn to Cole.
"What's he saying, Cole?" Taylor asked.
"He says 'Merrick needs our help'." Cole translated.
The Wolf Wildzord purred, then it jumped away.
"He wants us to follow him." Cole said. "Let's go."
They all turned around and ran off, as the Princess turned to them. She then turned back to the rock while holding the Wolf Crystal, closing her eyes sadly, hoping Merrick was alright.
Merrick and Zen-Aku were now on a rocky cliff near a lake, slashing each other's blades together. Merrick then turned and ran off slightly to dodge a slash, then he turned back, then backed away slightly, before they slashed their weapons together. Zen-Aku then blocked Merrick's cue with his blade, locking them together, then he lowered them both slightly, before Merrick pulled his cue away. Zen-Aku then blocked a kick from him with his hand, then slashed him down the chest with his blade, knocking him off the cliff.
"AGHH!" Merrick yelled.
Zen-Aku jumped after him.
In the city, at sunrise, the Rangers all ran through the park - now dressed.
"He said they're by the shore." Cole explained, as the Wolf Wildzord howled. "Come on."
All six Rangers kept running.
At the shore, Merrick twirled around in the air as he dived towards the ground.
"AGHH!" he yelled, before hitting it. "OH!"
Zen-Aku approached him, then stared at him as he punched the ground.
"You have grown too weak." Zen-Aku snarled, pointing his blade at him. "Your time has come."
"I won't give in!" Merrick vowed, clutching his chest.
"Now you will pay for your betrayal!" Zen-Aku snarled.
He spun his blade around quickly in front of him, sending several wave blasts at Merrick, hitting him in the chest.
"AHH!" Merrick moaned.
Sparks and lighting came out of him, before he spun around while jumping up.
"AHH!" he moaned, de-morphing.
He hit the ground and rolled along it onto his chest, then he turned to Zen-Aku.
"Uh!" he groaned, as he sat down.
He backed away as Zen-Aku approached him.
"I told you you couldn't run from your past." Zen-Aku smirked, pointing his blade at him. "Now, we will be one again."
"Ah!" Merrick moaned, trying to get up.
Zen-Aku stopped and held his blade up, then went to stab Merrick, when a howling noise made him look up. Merrick turned around and saw his Savage Cycle racing towards Zen-Aku, then it rammed him in the chest.
"UGH!" he moaned, flying away.
He flipped forwards, then twirled around and landed on some grass on his side, then he rolled over.
The Savage Cycle then pulled over, then its front turned to Merrick, who got up and walked towards it. He rested his hands on it as he panted, staring at the head.
"Thank you, Wolf." he said.
The bike roared.
"Thank you." Merrick said.
"Merrick!" Cole called.
Merrick turned as the others all ran towards him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"The Wolf Zord spoke to me." Cole explained, as he and Max walked towards the bike. "He said you needed us."
Merrick turned to him, as Max touched the bike's seat.
"He brought us here." Max explained.
"You have to let us help you." Taylor said.
Merrick turned to her and the others.
"You don't have to this all by yourself." Karen assured.
"You're willing to sacrifice yourselves for me?" Merrick inquired.
Taylor and Karen nodded.
"I would sacrifice my life, for my friends." Cole said, touching Merrick's shoulder.
"We all would." Taylor said.
"We're a team, Merrick." Alyssa said, getting his attention. "We have to fight together."
Danny nodded, then Merrick turned to the others, then Karen nodded, followed by Cole, and Max. Merrick turned to the girls, seeing they were all serious as he lowered his head, then he raised it.
"Alright, let's do it." he said.
They all ran forward as Zen-Aku got up and held his blade. They then all stopped, then Cole and Merrick turned and nodded to each other. They all then brought out and opened up their Growl Phones, Merrick bringing out his Lunar Caller. (Karen was between Taylor and Danny)
"Wild Access!"
They pressed the button on their Growl Phones, then put it to their ears.
(Morph sequence)
The screen split into seven, Karen's Growl Phone in the top left, Danny's beside hers, Merrick's Lunar Caller beside his, Alyssa's in the top right, Taylor's in the bottom left, Cole's in the bottom middle, and Max's in the bottom right. Their Wildzords went over them all, then they all did their moves, transforming into Humanoid mode, as they held their right arms out, and their left near their heads, expect Merrick's Lunar Caller. They then shattered into the Rangers, then their Wildzords roared as their helmets came over them all.
(End morph sequence)
Zen-Aku stared at them all as he walked slowly forward, then Merrick raised his right hand up, extending claws from it.
"Now you've got all of us to worry about!" Merrick declared, lowering his hand, holding it by his helmet.
"Fine!" Zen-Aku spat. "Then I'll destroy you all! Crescent Wave!"
He held his blade up, then slashed it from right to left, firing a wave blast at the Rangers, hitting the ground around them.
"AGHH!" they moaned, as explosions went off around them, creating smoke.
Zen-Aku put his staff in his other hand, then looked at where the Rangers had been, seeing no sign of them as the smoke cleared.
"Huh? Where did they go?" he questioned.
He ran towards where the Rangers had been, which had small fires burning, then he stopped and looked around.
"Ah!" he growled.
"Up here!" Merrick yelled.
Zen-Aku looked up as Merrick dived towards him, then clawed him down the chest with his claws.
"AGHH!" Zen-Aku moaned.
Merrick got up, then spun around and slashed him across the chest with his claws.
"AH!" he moaned.
He hit and rolled along the ground, then he got up and turned, seeing Taylor and Max diving towards him.
"HYAH!" they yelled.
They both grabbed Zen-Aku's shoulders, then dived towards a cliff face, which they then banged him against, before throwing him towards the ground.
"AGH!" he moaned, hitting it.
He got up and turned around, as Karen swooped down towards him with her wings spread out. She dived past him on his right, then sideways handspringed past him on his left, then back flipped past him on his right.
"Huh?" he muttered.
Karen backwards handspringed past him on his left, then sideways handspringed past him on his right, then dived past him on his left. She then jumped and kicked her feet against a cliff face, then dived down and punched Zen-Aku in the chest, sending him flying away.
"AGHHH!" he yelled.
He hit the ground on his back, then Danny and Alyssa both grabbed him, then ran along the ground on all fours, while dragging him with them.
"AGHH!" he moaned.
Danny and Alyssa then threw him away, causing him to skid across the ground, before he rolled over. He then got up and turned around, as Cole dived towards him with the Jungle Sword.
"Jungle Sword, Savage Slash!" Cole shouted.
He slashed Zen-Aku down the chest with it, then slashed him across the chest, then slashed him diagonally down it. He then slashed him across he chest again, sending him flying away.
"AGHH!" he yelled.
He hit the ground on his back.
"OH!" he moaned.
"Alright. He's all yours, Merrick." Cole said, holding the Jungle Sword sideways, while holding his left hand like a claw.
"Lunar Cue, Break mode!" Merrick shouted, holding it up in Break mode, turning it sideways.
Zen-Aku got up and huffed while staring at him.
"Laser Pool!" Merrick shouted, crossing his forearms over.
He then waved his Lunar Cue from right to left, creating a laser pool table, which trapped Zen-Aku.
"AH!" he moaned.
Merrick put his crystals on the Laser Pool, put his Lunar Cue near them, pulling the back slightly.
"Lunar Break!" Merrick shouted, pushing the handle forward.
He hit the crystals, which all shot across the pool, and then hit Zen-Aku.
"AGH!" he moaned.
The crystals then shot back towards Merrick, who caught them all, then he turned around. He held his cue sideways, as Zen-Aku stumbled forward.
"Ah!" he moaned. "Ah!"
"You're finished!" Merrick said.
"Uh! AHH!" Zen-Aku moaned.
Lighting came out of him, followed by sparks.
"AGH! AGHH!" he moaned.
Merrick put the end of his Lunar Cue on the ground, as the others gathered around him and Cole.
"It's over." Merrick said.
"You haven't even seen a fraction of the power I now process!" Zen-Aku retorted, clutching his fist.
He growled while punching his chest, making sparks come out of him, then he grew giant while holding his blade.
"Ah!" Karen gasped, as the Rangers backed away.
Merrick's crystals lit up and shot towards Zen-Aku, then the Wolf Wildzord dived towards him and bit his left forearm.
"Wolf Zord!" Merrick said.
Zen-Aku growled before pulling his arm away, making the Wolf Wildzord hit the ground on its feet.
The Hammerhead Shark Wildzord then jumped up from a river, then dived towards him, as the Alligator Wildzord approached him. He fired blasts from his hand, which hit them both, as the Wolf Wildzord huffed.
"They are useless now!" Zen-Aku declared.
"Wolf, Hammerhead, Alligator, I know you want to vanquish Zen-Aku, but my friends have shown me, we have to work together!" Merrick called, clutching his fist, before holding his cue up. "Wildzords, combine!"
His Wildzords all combined into the Predazord, its head popping out once done, before it waved its Gator Staff around.
It then charged at Zen-Aku, who charged back, then they locked their weapons together. Zen-Aku then knocked its staff down, then slashed it twice down the chest in an X shape, then stabbed it in the chest, knocking it back.
"Ugh! AH!" Merrick moaned, wobbling.
"Merrick needs our help." Cole said. "Let's do it!"
The Rangers all took their sabers out - Danny's having the Rhino Crystal in.
"Wildzords, descend!" Cole shouted.
The Rangers all put their sabers together, then held their left hands near them like claws.
"Wildzords, combine!" Cole shouted.
The Wildzords quickly combined into the Wild Force Megazord Striker mode, the others attaching to the Rhino and Armadillo Wildzords.
It then moved to the Predazord's right, then both Megazords stared at Zen-Aku.
"I'm warning you, Rangers; stay out of this!" Zen-Aku snarled.
"Not a chance!" Cole roared, punching his fist, before holding it up. "Danny, show him what we've got?"
"Right." Danny said.
The Armadillo Wildzord moved away from the Wild Force Megazord, then it turned into ball mode, then the Wild Force Megazord raced towards it.
"Final strike!" the Rangers shouted, holding their right hands like pistols on their left, before pointing them forward.
The Wild Force Megazord ran and shot the Armadillo Wildzord forward as it glowed. It shot towards Zen-Aku, who punched it away, sending it back at the Megazords, but then the Predazord hit it with its Gator Staff, sending it back at him. It then hit him in the chest, making sparks come out of him as he stumbled back, but then he grabbed it.
"Nice try?" he smirked.
"Impossible!" Merrick exclaimed, lowering his cue.
"How could he do that?!" Cole exclaimed, hitting the Soul Bird.
Zen-Aku threw the Armadillo Wildzord at the Megazords, hitting the Wild Force Megazord in the chest, then the Predazord. It shot back towards him, then he whacked it with his blade, sending it back at them, before it hit them both in the legs as it shot past them.
"AGHH!" the Rangers moaned, wobbling.
"OH! AH!" Merrick groaned.
The Armadillo Wildzord hit the ground hard, then both Megazords fell onto their backs.
"Now you see, I can't be beaten." Zen-Aku said, resting his blade on his shoulder.
"He can't do this!" Cole growled, hitting the Soul Bird.
"There's gotta be a way?" Merrick said.
"Got any ideas then?" Karen asked sarcastically.
The Armadillo Wildzord rolled towards the Predazord, which turned to it.
"Wait a minute?" Merrick said.
(Flashback)
Willie sat on the edge of the table, then held his cue up high, while aiming it at the cue ball. Merrick watched him carefully, before he shot the ball with his cue, which bounced along the table towards Merrick's end. It then spun around on the table, before it shot up, then Merrick caught it in surprise.
(Flashback ends)
"Yeah, that's it." Merrick said.
He put his hands on his podium, then the Predazord got up.
"You just don't learn, do you?" Zen-Aku said, pointing at it.
"Gator Staff, Break mode!" Merrick shouted, holding up his Lunar Cue, then aimed it downwards.
The Predazord raised its Gator Staff up, aiming downwards. Zen-Aku stared at it, before Merrick pushed his Lunar Cue down, then it hit the Armadillo Wildzord with its staff. It bounced along the ground towards Zen-Aku, then stopped in front of him.
"Huh?" he muttered, looking down.
The Armadillo Wildzord spun around on the ground, before it shot up towards Zen-Aku, hitting his face and chest.
"AGHH!" he moaned.
It then shot up and away from him, as his horn snapped off.
"My horn!" he exclaimed, touching his face. "You've cut off my horn!"
"You're history, Zen-Aku!" Merrick declared, lowering his cue, before holding his fist up.
"AGHH!" Zen-Aku moaned, dropping his blade as lighting came out of him.
He touched his head with both hands, as both Megazords stared at him.
"Revolver phantom!" Merrick shouted, holding his right hand up like a claw.
The Predazord raised up its Gator Staff, creating a crescent moon, then it dug the staff into it. The staff then spun around as it raced forward, then it hit Zen-Aku, freezing him.
"AGHH!" he moaned.
The Predazord backed away as lighting came out of him, followed by sparks.
"AGHHHHH!" he moaned.
"It's finally over." Merrick said, holding his cue up.
"AGH!" Zen-Aku moaned.
He froze soiled into a statue, then the Wolf Mask shattered to pieces, then he turned to dust.
The Predazord raised its staff up, then both Megazords stood at ease.
(Animarium)
Princess Shayla stared at the fountain, having watched the battle in it.
"Yes!" she cheered. "Oh!"
She touched the bottom of her dress as she twirled around happily, then she clapped her hands.
Later, Merrick walked along the beach, before he fell to his knees by a rock, then he clutched his chest. He then looked up, seeing the others running towards him.
"Merrick!" Cole said.
"Over here!" Alyssa called.
"Merrick!" Cole called. "Merrick, you did it."
They all gathered around him, then Cole and Alyssa helped him up.
"Zen-Aku's gone for good." Cole said.
"Meaning he'll will never haunt you again." Karen said.
"It's over." Cole said.
"I appreciate your help, guys." Merrick said. "Thanks."
"I think this calls for a celebration." Alyssa grinned.
"Yeah." Max agreed. "Zen-Aku's finally gone. Let's party."
Danny grinned, then they hi-fived each other with both hands while jumping up.
"Yeah!" they both said.
They turned and ran off slightly, as Karen shook her head amused, while Alyssa laughed while holding Merrick's arm.
"So, are you coming?" Taylor asked.
"I don't think so." Merrick said, as Danny and Max came over.
"Oh, but you have to come." Danny said, putting a foot on the rock while touching his shoulder.
"Come on, Merrick?" Alyssa asked.
"Come on, man?" Max said.
"You've got more right than us to celebrate." Karen reasoned.
"Yeah, come on." Taylor said, touching his other arm. "Don't be a party pooper."
Cole touched Merrick's shoulder as all but Karen and Taylor began to push him along slightly.
"It'll be fun." Max said, tickling him.
"Oh!" Merrick said, backing away.
The others all turned to him.
"You're not coming?" Alyssa asked.
"We'll see." Merrick said.
"Yeah!" Max smirked.
Danny laughed as they both approached Merrick, then Max touched his shoulder.
"Yeah." Danny grinned.
"Come on." Taylor said.
"Yeah." Max said, as he and Danny hi-fived each other.
"I'm sure you'll like it." Karen said.
"It'll be fun." Alyssa said, touching Merrick's arm.
"It'll be a blast." Danny grinned.
"Yeah." Max said.
All seven Rangers walked along the beach.
Later, on the Animarium, as music played from a radio, Alyssa and the Princess, both wearing Hawaiian wreaths around their necks, stood by a limbo stick, as the others sat around the table, where a bunch of fruit was. Alyssa bent down and went under the limbo stick, then ran towards the back of the Princess, as Max and Danny ate some of the food, while Karen and Taylor ate some of the food.
"Yeah. It was good. It was good." Cole said, putting a plate down. "Hey, where's Merrick? Is he coming?"
"What d'you think, Princess?" Taylor asked, getting up.
"Oh, don't take it personally." the Princess said, going under the limbo stick. "Merrick's always been a bit of a lone wolf. I'm sure he's celebrating in his own way right now."
She ran around to Alyssa, then they moved the limbo stick down slightly.
"Okay." the Princess said.
"I guess he might be." Karen said, drinking some juice.
Meanwhile, Merrick entered Willie's Roadhouse, where Willie was cleaning up a table.
"Thanks for teaching me that shot." Merrick said.
Willie turned to him as he approached the pool table.
"It came in handy." Merrick said, picking up a cue.
"I thought it might." Willie said.
He approached the table as Merrick moved the cue ball down the table.
"So, you back to finish that game we started?" Willie asked.
"Yep." Merrick said.
"Alright." Willie said.
He moved the triangle on the table to its postion.
"Still your break." he said, lifting it up.
Merrick chalked up his cue, then aimed it, then shot the cue ball down the table, shattering the balls all over.
Taylor: Next time on Power Rangers Wild Force.
Merrick catches his crystals as the others stare at him.
"My Zords!" he gasps. "They aren't answering."
The Lion Wildzord moans while lying on his rock.
"Why can't they hear us?" Alyssa wonders.
"I have no idea." Karen said.
Merrick, the Princess and a boy all look at some rocks in a quarry.
"The Ancient burial ground of the Wildzords." the Princess said. "These rocks are preventing the Zords from hearing the Rangers."
She and the boy stare at each other.
"Do you know anything about these rocks?" she asks.
The boy stares at Mandilok, Artilla and Helicos in the city.
"Stop! This is my home!" the boy said. "You can't eat it!"
"I'll eat everything Human-built!" Mandilok retorts. (Male)
Artilla and Helicos stare at the boy, who get up on a scaffold.
"There's no escape for you." Artilla snarls. "Ready..."
He aims his cannon at the boy, who runs along the scaffold.
"..aim..." he said.
Cole races his Savage Cycle towards them.
"NO!" he yells.
"AH!" the boy yelps, turning around.
Cole jumps his bike up, taking the blast, then he lands it on the ground and races off.
"Red Ranger!" the boy calls.
The bike crashes, then Cole falls off it.
"AHH!" he moans, hitting the ground.
Taylor: Next time on Power Rangers Wild Force.