Power Rangers: Steam Force
Ch6: The Amazing Adventure of Welkin Stross
Note - This is an extremely silly chapter for Steam Force and nothing is meant to be taken seriously, primarily why I chose to format this like a 50s radio show, That said, let the craziness begin!
Narrator - "You're listening to The Amazing Adventures of Welkin Stross! Today's episode 'In Soviet Russia'" The narrator paused as an old instrumental theme played. "Our Hero, Welkin Stross has travelled to Russia to deal with Bulrik, the villainous communist commander, and retrieve a special power core from the brute, he finds himself in a remote Russian bar, a hangover from the night before." The narrator finished as Welkin Stross woke up, holding his head.
Stross - "Wow, those Russians really know how to party." He said in his German accent as he got up, using a toppled over table beside him to aid in his accent.
Narrator - "Suddenly Welkin heard the smashing of bottles in the back and went to investigate. When he got there, he found a Spetsnaz assassin brandishing a long blade of sorts who froze when he saw the suave German pilot."
Stross - "Looks like you missed the party, comrade." Stross said in a sarcastic manner.
Assassin. "Silence fool!" He yelled out running at Welkin with his blade pointed at the hero.
Narrator - "Stross proceeded to dodge the blade he was being attacked with before bringing his radial morpher up and pressing down on it.
Stross - "Ready for takeoff!" He called and morphed into his ranger suit.
Narrator - "As the assassin came in with a stab at the ranger, Stross countered with his vambrace wing blades and caught the soldier off guard. With one swift punch, the assailant was on the ground and the roguish hero stood above him with a cocky smile printed on his face!" The narrator exclaimed in excitement.
Stross - "So tell me what were you doing here and why are you trying to kill me?" He asked, stamping on the assassin's chest with his boot.
Assassin - "I carry out orders… For commander Bulrik… I have failed…" He informed welkin who left the assassin to his regret, stopping to take one last drink before heading out of the bar.
[Steam Force]
Narrator - "Welkin stood outside the wooden bar in the middle of the wilderness and gave a high pitched whistle before an engine came to life, he smiled brightly as his zord, the wing straffer literally drove through and destroyed the treeline as he jumped into it, then it lifted off and took to the skies."
Stross - The ranger was sat in his pilot seat, paying little attention to where the zord was going, but he was flicking through a pile of letters that he picked up. "Let's see here… Medical bills… Notes from angry ex's… Another letter from the Nigerian Prince… Ah, here we go!" He exclaimed as he picked out a letter from Lohan. "Looks like those crazy kids have been up to no good again, seems Ayana nearly broke TJ's arm!" He laughed to himself as he read through the rest of the letter. "That was fun. I'll have to get back some time, they seem pretty unstable without me." He joked to himself as he turned his attention back to where he was going in his zord.
[Steam Force]
Narrator - "Meanwhile, at the evil Soviet secret base." The narrator monologued.
Bulrik - He was a hardy stereotypical Russian. He wore a black fur cap with a red star at the front and wore extremely bulky power armour, almost like he had ripped a tank apart and was wearing it. Attached to the suit was the ammunition belt with a large minigun on the other end. "Soon enough, my plans to bring civil unrest to the democratic nations will be complete. And you will be its first victim." He said confidently to a tied up young woman with a bag over her head. Then the brute pulled it off.
Young Woman - "My father will not have this Bulrik, My country will not stand for this!" She spat. Bulrik shook his head.
Bulrik - "Oh yes he will, Miss Ambassador's daughter. While I have you, I have complete control over him." Bulrik laughed maniacally as his captives struggled against her restraints.
Narrator - "Oh no! Looks like our hero has bigger problems than just defeating Bulrik, there's a damsel in distress and a bigger plan at work. Can our friend overcome it? Stay tuned for more from The Amazing Adventures of Welkin Stross!" He sounded off as some 50s era music began playing.
[Steam Force]
Narrator - "When last we left, our roguish hero was in his zord heading for certain danger as Bulrik revealed some of his plan to his prisoner, can our hero save the day? Find out in The Amazing Adventures of Welkin Stross!" He summed up.
Stross - Stross was coming up on a military installation in the frozen setting. "Looks like this is it." He told himself, getting ready to jump from his zord. "Geronimo!" He called, with one quick look down and then he jumped out, freefalling until pulling his parachute out and floating to the bottom. The ranger took a quick look around and noticed several armed guards.
Narrator - "From the looks of things, Welkin's odds of winning are, at the least, ten to one. He's vastly outnumbered. But that doesn't mean outmatched.
Stross - "Ready for takeoff!" He called, morphing into his silver suit. "Now to deal with you fools." He said, emerging and getting the attention of the guards who aimed their weapons at him. Welkin stood there spinning his blaster around.
Narrator - "The guards let out a hail of bullets which our hero quickly avoided the bullets and aimed his own gun at the assailants, blasting as he ran forward. By the time he had reached the first grunt the rest were all on the cold ground, with a left hook, the last of the soldiers hit the ground with a thud. Then Stross headed to a large door."
Stross - "Too easy." He laughed turning his head to the fallen enemies before opening the door and heading in.
[Steam Force]
Narrator - "Stross saw a large missile bay holding devastating weapons as he walked into the enemy base. Then he saw a raised platform where Bulrik and his prisoner were."
Stross - "Looks like He has someone hostage, hopefully it's a pretty young lady I'm saving and not some old fat guy." He joked to himself as he vaulted over the ledge he was looking over to get to them quickly.
Narrator - "Stross now faced Bulrik, the villain had an evil grin on his face.
Bulrik - "Ah, Welkin Stross. I see that you like wearing spandex now." Bulrik laughed, insulting the ranger.
Stross - "Well, it's all the rave in the ranger community, you've gotta get with the times." Stross remarked.
Bulrik - "You don't change." Bulrik told him.
Stross - "I see you do, you look like you're wearing a tank for clothes."
Bulrik - "In Soviet Russia, We Are Tanks!" He commented proudly.
Stross - "I see, still won't stop me from beating you."
Narrator - "Bulrik powered up his minigun and Welkin reached for his pistol. Stross rolled to the side to avoid the hail of rounds being shot at him, when his opponent had to reload, Stross took his chance and blasted the weapon and destroyed it. Bulrik became outraged."
Bulrik - "That's it! Fire the missiles!" He called to some technicians, who obeyed and set the launch protocols. Bulrik ran off to a separate door which was sealed shut after entering.
Stross - He watched as the missiles' engines began to ignite. "This isn't good." He said to himself as he heard a high pitched scream. "Oh, right."
Narrator - "The young woman was attached to a rope which was in turn tied to one of the missiles. With one quick blast, the rope was severed and she fell to the floor.
Stross - "Miss, are you okay?" He asked, taking the bag off of her head.
Young Woman - "Who are you?" She asked, getting up with his help.
Stross - "Welkin Stross, pilot extraordinaire, suave gentleman and power ranger." He announced smugly. "And what is the name of the damsel I just saved.
Young Woman - "Sofia." She said. "If there's anything I can do to repay you."
Stross - He gave a laugh. "I'm sure there's, something, you can do." He said smugly, for that, he got a punch in the gut from Sofia, she had an annoyed look on her face. "Fine, I'll think about it." He said.
Sofia - "And if you ever try it again, it'll be more than a punch in the gut you get." She threatened with her arms folded.
Narrator - "Stross gave a sigh and then remembered the imminent threat, the missiles were still in the sky and there was an opening above them. He gave a whistle to call his zord and grabbed her arm and jumped up as it passed by.
Stross - "Okay Sofia, sit tight. I gotta take out these missiles quickly." HE said, she gave a nod and the ranger took the controls.
Narrator - "The wing straffer flew through the sky, from either side of the cockpit, a machine gun emerged."
Stross - "I'm glad I made these modifications." Stross told himself as he pressed down on the triggers for the machine guns.
Narrator - "It swooped between the weapons above the clouds as a hail of blasts from the zord set the weapons ablaze and forced them to explode in mid-air. When he dropped below the clouds, Stross saw a giant mech, a holographic projection of Bulrik's face was where the head would be.
Stross - "This guy never gives up." Stross sighed as he flew towards it, firing as he did.
Bulrik - "Ha! You think that will defeat me Stross? You're puny zord is no match for Red Prime!" He announced in his communist themed mech known as Red Prime.
Stross - "Oh really? German Piloting is the greatest piloting in the world!" He called, heading straight from the mech. blasting it with full force. Before he collided with it, Stross pulled up and opened up the hatch doors for a bombing run. "It's time for you to feel the force!" He called as the bombs dropped out and lit the mech up with numerous explosions.
Narrator - "Before the mech was destroyed, Bulrik escaped and shook his fist at the ranger and his zord.
Bulrik - "I'll get you next time Stross!"
[Steam Force]
Narrator - "The wing straffer touched down near a lavish mansion and Stross and Sofia exited the zord. Welkin demorphed and turned to her."
Stross - "What an adventure. Well then, I'll be off now." He said, turning to the door. He felt a tug at his arm.
Sofia - "You're leaving?" She asked, surprised he was going so soon.
Stross - "Yeah, I have somewhere to be." He said, she turned him around. "I'll come back, at some point."
Sofia - "You better do." She told him, leaning in and kissing him.
Stross - After a few minutes, he finally finished. "I'll see you soon Sofia." He waved as he got in the zord and set off. Inside he gave a sigh. "Hopefully she doesn't get angry and come after me like some other women have, sometimes I think my irresistibility is a curse." He laughed.
Narrator - "Once again, our hero, Welkin Stross has saved the day, got the girl and won against his nemesis Bulrik. What's next for our adventurer? Find out next time on The Amazing Adventures of Welkin Stross!"
General Lohan sat reading over the pages of written content. He gave a sigh. "This is really what happened?" Lohan asked, looking skeptical.
"Sure it is, well more or less. So what do you think, is it good enough to be on Vicdon Radio?" Stross asked, sitting across from the General.
"If this was the 50s, sure." Lohan sighed. Stross gave a laugh.
"Maybe next time. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to deliver a panda to a Cartel boss." Stross said, getting up and leaving.
"What is wrong with that guy?" Lohan questioned after the ranger left.
|Steam Force|
That is the sixth chapter of Steam Force over and done with, now for the most part, it was a script about one of Stross' wacky adventures, but was it real, or just Stross telling an extremely unlikely story? Well I'll leave you guessing with that. The actual story was written in a way that it would be like a 50s propaganda radio show and it was fun to make. Next time its back to more character focuses, only three more to go.
Little announcement, this week is my half term break for college so I'll be able to put a bit more content than usual on, probably anyway. It gave me more time to write this chapter too since I've had my fair share of distractions lately.
Next Chapter - Filthy or Rich
Synopsis: It's the white ranger's turn for family drama as finally her parents have found her. It would be absolutely fine, except they're the reason she lived and worked in a garage for years. Can she finally come to terms with who she is and still live an independent life, Will she forgive them or will things be a lot more complicated than that, especially when the Terrasoids are wreaking havoc at the same time. Find out next time on Power Rangers: Steam Force.
