CHAPTER SEVEN
The Great Sea Docks
The rangers arrived at a dock and got out. They turned on their flashlights and started looking for the Ghost Galleon
"Man I haven't driven a car since the ragbag got totaled." Billy said. "Good thing you don't need a license to drive a Zord, huh?" He continued, letting out a chuckle from the rest of the group.
"Guys, I hear the ocean, but I don't see a ship." Tanya said, looking around.
"I'll look up ahead, I think I found it." Tommy said, stepping forward, once he was close enough he could see the ship.
"The Ghost Galleon," Kat said, looking at the ship. "It's amazing."
The rangers looked behind them and saw the ship, the Ghost Galleon.
"Alright lets dock up, its time to get these cars on that ship." Tommy said, looking at his team. The others nodded and headed back towards their cars.
They all got into the lower deck and once they were all there they went onto they headed up to the higher deck to look around. A door behind them suddenly closed, making everybody jump.
They all started looking, seeing all of the old stuff on the boat until Billy found a box. "Hey you guys, look at this!" Billy yelled out, making the other rangers go over to the blue ranger and see what he was yelling about.
"I guess we should open it." Kat said, though she didn't. Since Kat wouldn't, Tanya reached out and opened the box and saw 5 key holes for what they figured was their Turbo keys.
"Looks like our Turbo keys also control the ship." Billy said, looking around.
"Let's do it." Tommy said, looking at the other rangers. They took out their keys and put them into the key holes and turned them, making the holes glow.
Adam heard something and turned around; putting his flashlight on a compass to see that it was moving. "Hey the compass is moving." He says, making everyone look at it, and then ship's sails rose on their own.
"The sails they're all raising." Tanya said.
"Moving by themselves." Kat said.
Adam heard a small click and moved her flashlight to the bell. "Guys, the bell," He said just as the bell started making a rhythm.
Once everything was all set the boat started sailing on its own. They all went to the edge and looked out at the sea.
Divatox's Ship
Divatox was looking the chess board in front of her. "What's your move rangers. I know you're coming."
The alarms then went off knowing her question was about to be answered.
"It seems there are five humans following us but with no vessel." Rygog answered.
"What are they doing? Swimming? We're in the middle of the blasted ocean!" Divatox yelled, going over to where Havoc and Rygog were standing.
"Whatever they are traveling on is totally undetectable." Rygog said
"Zordon's Power Rangers no doubt." She groaned, and then she grabbed Havocs's collar. "Why didn't the radar alert us?" She growled, right after she asked, the alarms started sparking.
"Get the hell off of me!" Havoc told Divatox, pushing her off of him, making her let go of him. "Do I need to remind you what I told you before? I work with you not for you! Do not overstep this boundary again or Tommy won't be my only rival, GOT IT?" He commanded, actually instilling some fear into Divatox.
Divatox took a step back before speaking again "Never mind," She said with a frightened smile. "I'll just leave a little something for those insolent weaklings to remember me by." She said and pressed a button that said pods, launching 4 putrapods, which then started heading for the Ghost Galleon.
The Ghost Galleon
That night, unknown to anybody on the boat, the putrapods had gotten on the boat, and they were slowly growing and hatching.
Billy was leaning on a railing looking out at the Ocean, thinking about things. Tanya then came from the lower duck, looking for him. "Billy. Billy" She called out, looking around.
"I'm over here." Billy yelled over to his friend, getting her attention. She looked over and started walking in his direction.
"Hey Billy, you alright?" She asked, once she got to him, leaning on the railing next to him.
"Yeah," Billy said nodding.
"You wanna come down to below with the rest of us?" She asked him. "It's getting pretty cold out here." She said concerned.
"You worry too much." He said with a smile. "Anyways, I'm way too excited to sleep." He told her, looking back at the Ocean.
Tanya looked at him, from all the times she hang around him since she's gotten to Angel Grove she knew when he was in deep thought. "What are you thinking about Billy?" She asked.
"Never would I have thought to be having one last mission, one last adventure as a ranger. It feels really good to be a ranger again. I'm actually getting fired up." He started getting excited.
"Billy,-" She started softly, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"It was being out there with the team that I missed the most. Absorbing that negative proton energy really put things into perspective for me. Especially when I tried to absorb the Gold Ranger Powers and my body rejected me, I just wanted one last time, and you could tell how elated I was when the Aquitians told me they could detract all the negative proton energy in my body."
"I know, but you were so overcome with joy with just getting your youth back that we all thought you wanted to stay on Aquitar, especially with Cestria, but this is the real reason you came back home, isn't it?" Tanya deduced.
Yes it is, I love Cestria and she knows I do, but she also understood how much this, this moment right here means to me. One last fight. For me to retire as a ranger on MY terms. Then I can go live out the rest of my life and who knows maybe I'll find a way back to Aquitar, back to her, but as of right now Earth is where I belong. I've been accepted into The University of Mariner Bay. So I'll be leaving Angel Grove after we walk across that stage." Billy said, confirming what Tanya asked.
"You know I never really asked you this but why did you give your Zeo Crystal to me? I was basically a fish out of the mud a year and a half ago and you were the one that took a chance on me? Why?" Tanya asked.
Billy Paused for a moment then spoke, "You were the one with loads of potential, I saw something spectacular within you that Zordon saw in me. Aisha saw the same thing in you as well. Thats why she sent you in her place to Angel Grove. You were the one great addition to this team that we needed to keep going. You're the glue. Thats why I gave you my Zeo Crystal, you deserved it." He explained, making Tanya smile at the answer.
There was a pause for a second and Billy then changed the subject. "What school will you be attending Tanya?" He inquired. "I'll be attending the Illustrious Turtle Cove College studying Music, Kat's going back home to Australia to go back to school, Adam got accepted in to Angel Grove State, so it looks like he's going to be the only one staying within the city limits to go attend his college. Hell, Even Bulk and Skull are going to Angel Grove Community College to at least get Associates Degrees" Tanya explained.
"Those two actually want to go to school? I never thought I'd see the day." Billy said, getting a laugh out of Tanya. But then Billy notices Tanya didn't say anything about Tommy. "Wait, where is Tommy going to school?" Tanya answered the question, "Tommy is going to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he's going for Paleontology."
Billy looked stunned for a moment then actually thought about it, "You know I would say I'm shocked but I've known Tommy since we were Sophomores in high school on the Mighty Morphin team together, it doesn't surprise me that he's choosing MIT and that major."
Tanya let out a chuckle. "You know it's good that one of us isn't surprised about that!" She said. "Yea you know the team needs me around to keep things centered." Billy responded with a sly smile.
I'm glad we had this moment, Billy, it feels like we're getting a final resolution. I'm about to head back down to the lower deck with the others. Don't stay up here too long. Even with this being your last run as one, us Power Rangers still do need sleep." Tanya told him with a smile.
"Ok. I'll be down there in a moment." Billy replied. Tanya nodded, gave him a fist bump, and then went back down below the deck.
"Is he ok?" Adam asked once she took her seat in front of him on the stairs.
"Yeah, he's alright." Tanya told everyone.
"Good." Kat commented.
Up on deck, about half an hour after the talk with Tanya, Billy was in the same seat he was before, still looking at the Ocean. He heard a noise and turned around, only to see four ugly green, gooey creatures.
"Help," Billy chocked out, afraid. "Guys," He said as he took hold of his throat as the creatures came closer. "Guys,"
Adam heard a noise upstairs and looked up, he got up to go check out what was up.
"Billy?" Adam called out.
Adam's call must have made him break free of his frozen position because he spun around and delivered a kick to one of the creatures. "Aiyaa!" He yelled out, making Adam look further in his direction. He then took a fighting stance and looked up to see another creature behind Adam.
"Adam look out!" He warned them, causing them to look behind them, and they saw one of the creatures about to attack them.
Adam back flip and kicked the creature in the back, making it collide into the bell.
"Guys," Adam called down below. "It's time to rumble." Making Tommy, Kat, and Tanya come up and they started fighting the putrapods; Billy fought one, Tommy fought another, Kat and Tanya against another, and Adam fought against the final one.
The one that Adam was fighting threw him onto a box,
Tommy sent a spin kick to the creature, making it fall to the ground.
Adam then jumped off the box and then had to roll back on it to avoid a blow from the creature.
Kat found a barrel and threw it onto the putrapods head; Tanya then kicked it making it break apart on top of the putrapods head.
Adam then took a barrel and threw it at the putrapod. He looked at Carmen who had gotten up, and asked "Are you okay?" She looked at him and nodded.
They all kept on fighting until Kat and Tanya threw one over board, then Tommy kicked on overboard.
Adam started pounding on the creatures head, then took its head and flipped it over the railing, he then looked at his hands, which had slime on them. "Uh," Adam groaned, looking at his hands, he then started shaking his hands, trying to get the slime off. "Uh, yuck." He then started running over to where the last monster was.
When Tommy got there he started doing different karate moves, not even touching the putrapod, he looked at it for a second then said, "Boo." Making the creature run over to the railing in fright, Tommy then walked over to it and shoved it overboard.
"This sure ain't the love boat." Tanya said as after a few seconds, making Kat laugh.
"What's the love boat?" Billy asked with a hint of sarcasm as they went down below the deck.
The Bilge - Divatox's Ship
Back in the bilge, Jason and Kim were making weapons. Jason pulled off a pipe and tried to hit the wall but nothing was happening, he looked at it then tossed it in the ankle deep water. He looked at Kim, then the panel that was behind her, which had been bolted shut. "That's it. Kim," He said.
"What?" She asked.
"Move away from the wall for a minute." He told her,
"Um, sure," Kim said as she moved away and Jason walked up.
"Instead of making weapons, I think we should concentrate on getting this panel off." Jason said as he tried to study it.
"Ok, wouldn't that me all the water's going to come in." Kim said, looking at him like he was nuts.
"Yeah, right now my dive computer says we're at 435ft." Jason said as he read it. "The closer that we get to Muranthias, the subs gonna start climbing. And once we reach a hundred feet we pop this off the wall and boom." He explained.
"And make it up with only one breath?" Kim asked.
"It's our only chance." Jason said told her.
Kim looked at the panel and breathed, "Wow," They then started hitting the bolts, starting to loosen them, making water slowly come in.
"At last," Divatox said with a big smile. "We're at the Nemesis Triangle! Start to climb, we must avoid the reefs!"
"Right!" Rygog said, pressing a few buttons.
Back in the bilge, the panel came undone more and water started to rush in. Kim and Jason ran to the panel to try to keep it closed.
"We need to try to keep it closed until we get closer to the Triangle!" Jason said over the noise of the rushing water.
"We better pass through it very quickly!" Kim said as she and Jason started getting soaked.
The Ghost Galleon
The next morning, the rangers went up to the front of the deck and saw the triangle.
"There it is, the Nemesis Triangle." Tommy says, looking ahead seeing all of the lightning and clouds.
"It's incredible." Kat says in awe.
"Whatever's steering this ship sure knows where to go." Justin said, looking at Tommy.
"Right into the heart of it," Adam said.
END