The Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy

Episode 65

by Derald Snyder

*Steve DeRommer's House*

"So let me get this straight," Steve addressed Adrian, standing alongside his wife and son. "You want Arthur to become part of a strike force specifically designed to repel attacks from Demon Lord Etna and her minions? After you and he barely survived fighting one?"

"With all due respect, Mr. DeRommer, trouble seems to be pretty good at finding your son anyways," the soldier pointed out. "And after that demon was disarmed, Arthur seemed to hold his own okay for a short while... he's still wet behind the ears, but I think he'd be a great asset if he teamed up with me, Peach, and Nicole."

"Personally speaking, I'd feel much better if I knew that Peach had Arthur's back. And Nicole, to a lesser extent," Laura stated.

"I'm not exactly a baby anymore, Mom," A-Mac muttered.

"You're not quite an adult either," Steve countered. Turning back to Adrian, he said, "So IF I agree to this, can you promise that you won't let him go out 'in the field' alone?"

"He will not, no sir," Adrian shook his head. "I already explained this to him yesterday, if he wants to help us, he doesn't go in without backup. And it's not about 'babying' you, Arthur... it's that you're part of Peashy's family, which will become my family when she and I finally tie the knot. You and she are alike in a lot of ways, after all... and we'd all be devastated if something happened to you that could've been prevented."

"Right," A-Mac heaved a sigh, "I get it. I promise, only as part of a team, cross my heart and hope to die."

"Good," his father nodded. "And on that note, Adrian, I hope you'll put him through some training exercises so he can sync better with you and the others, so someone else won't have to bail you out at the last second."

"Oh, don't you worry about that, sir... Actually, I was thinking we should fight in armor-suits similar to my Army combat uniform," Adrian expounded. "And Arthur's about the same height as I am, so getting a suit for him shouldn't be a problem..."

"I don't think I could move very well in armor," A-Mac muttered.

"Well, Peach and I'll help you out with that," Adrian assured him. "Anyway, I'm gonna go run my idea by Nicole, and see if maybe Chika wants to help out as well..."

*Sea of Gehenna, Netherworld*

"HAAAAA!" Nepgya cried as she brought down her laser blade, chopping the lava golem easily in half. "TOO EASY. ANY OTHERS WANNA TRY ME?" She heard a roar, turning to see a scaly green dragon with wings about a head taller than her. "ME AND MY BIG MOUTH..." The robot ducked a fireball, before charging at the enemy, rolling to the side to dodge it's flame breath, before coming back up and swinging, managing to cut off its right claw. The dragon roared in pain, suddenly lashing out with its tail, sending Nepgya skidding across the rough stone floor.

Before the monster could retaliate, however, it was suddenly skewered by an Elder Spear, roaring one last time before collapsing on its side, dead. Etna then touched down and withdrew her spear from the dragon's corpse, turning to address Nepgya. "Well, that wasn't half bad. You faltered at the end, but..." She swept her arm to indicate the bodies of all the monsters that Nepgya had defeated, at least twenty or so. "Whoever programmed your battle routines knew what they were doing..."

"MY FIGHTING STYLE IS BASED OFF OF MY TEMPLATE AND CREATOR, CPU CANDIDATE NEPGEAR," the robot explained. "IN ADDITION, I AM CAPABLE OF LEARNING AND ADAPTING MID-BATTLE TO A LIMITED EXTENT..."

"CPU candidate...?" Etna muttered in confusion, before something occurred to her as she snapped her fingers. "Wait, now I remember, you look just like that pink-haired woman I fricasseed after I destroyed the giant robot she and her friends were piloting, and that Green Heart called them goddesses..."

"THE OTHERS WERE LIKELY THE OTHER CPU CANDIDATES, UNI, ROM, AND RAM," Nepgya said. "I HAVE LIMITED INFORMATION ON EACH, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED."

"Oh, definitely interested," Etna grinned. "Looks like my kitty made the right decision bringing you to me after all..."

*Leanbox Basilicom*

"Me?! As part of a five-man superhero team?! I am so in!" Nisa proclaimed enthusiastically.

"Um, me and Arthur aren't exactly superheroes," Adrian sweat-dropped. "But seeing as we're all family, or least will be in the future, and your prior experience with Etna..."

"So you, Peach, A-Mac and Nisa..." Chika counted on her hand. "That's four, who were you thinking of for your fifth?"

"I was thinking of you, Oracle," the soldier stated bluntly. "After all, you not only held your own against Etna, you actually wounded her, if only slightly. You have been keeping up or your physical conditioning, right?"

"Of course!" the greenette nodded. "I still go jogging every morning, just not as early as Peach does... or did, that is. I heard our resident little angel healed her?"

"That she did," Adrian confirmed. "Peashy's resting for a day on doctor's orders, and then she'll be putting herself through a short re-training regimen. And I was thinking we'd join her, so we could start to learn to coordinate as a team..."

"I see..." Chika nodded. "Very well, I suppose I could join you... or the stipulation that my work as Oracle of Leanbox takes priority."

"Fair enough," Adrian acquiesced, "just as long as it's serious work, and not just an excuse to goof off with Lady Vert."

Chika visibly grimaced at this. "Nnngghh... y-you drive a hard bargain, first-class petty officer. *sigh* But, very well, I will agree to your terms."

"Excellent," the soldier nodded. "One other thing, because of the strength of the enemy we're facing, I thought it would be better for us if we suited up in full body armor for our battles. Arthur's already agreed, and Peashy and I will help you gals get used to moving around in armor..."

"Full body armor... how gauche," the Oracle sweat-dropped. "But if Demon Lord Etna is as powerful as our prisoner says, then I suppose it can't be helped."

"Just as long as I get to wear my scarf with my armor, I'm good," Nicole stated. "Now our team just needs a name! Got any ideas?"

"Well, I was thinking of calling it the Anti-Demon Strike Force..." Adrian ventured.

"Bzzzzt! NO! Lame, lame, lame!" Nisa crossed her arms in an 'X' position. "Even you can come up with something better than that..."

"Uh..." Now it was Adrian's turn to sweat-drop. "Okay, let me think... how about... the Armored Rangers Division?"

"...Yeah, that's more like it!" the Hero of Justice grinned. "Let's just tweak it a little... from now on, our team will be known as... the Mighty Mecha Armored Rangers!"

(Song: 'Go Go Power Rangers- TV Version')

(Shot of Nepgeardam 2.0 being destroyed, overlaid with a zoom-in on Etna's evil grinning face, then a shot of her Chaos Impact, followed by a shot of the four CPU Candidates getting fireballed.)

(We then see five people in armor posing one at a time, colored red, white, yellow, blue, and black respectively, before the title card appears: )

MIGHTY MECHA ARMORED RANGERS

(Shots of each of the heroes in civilian clothing, then a shot of their respective transformation.)

STARRING ADRIAN HAROLD JOHNS AS RED GRIZZLY

PEACH C. MACINTOSH AS WHITE GORILLA

ARTHUR M. DEROMMER AS YELLOW TIGER

NICOLE 'NISA' SARDINI AS BLUE FALCON

CHIKA HAKOZAKI AS BLACK RAVEN

AND TARA PLATT AS GODDESS GREEN HEART

(Shots of the Rangers holding their morphers, then a few shots of the supporting cast)

ALSO STARRING AMANDA CELINE MILLER AS MAGES.

NEPGYA AS HERSELF

MICHELLE RUFF AS DEMON LORD ETNA

(A shot of a newly-rebuilt Nepgeardam 2.1 slowly rising and coming online, a close-up of its eyes flashing, then a zoomed out-shot of the robot with an explosion behind it for dramatic effect...)

(~Go, Go, Armored Rangers, You Mighty Mecha Armored Rangers~!)

(Then a final shot of the title card, before fading to black.)

*Episode 65- End*