Previously on Graclynn: Operation Overdrive
A man by the name of Andrew Hartford found a legendary crown, the Corona Aurora, and released two evil beings from captivity, Flurious and Moltor. A knight appeared before Hartford and told him what is to become of his world if he didn't head his instructions. A year and a half after the Mystic Force, Graclynn had settled into her life as an ordinary citizen in Blue Bay Harbor, teaching Preschool. She was suddenly contacted by Andrew Hartford, asking her to train his new team of Rangers and to be a part of that said team. Graclynn was overjoyed to be a Ranger but she's never met Hartford or the people he's chosen, so she had no desire to be a Ranger again. Cam managed to talk her into meeting Hartford and hearing what he has to say. Graclynn is greeted by Spencer and Mack, who she trusts immediately, and they led her to her new teammates. Dax, a Hollywood stuntman, Will, a thief with trust issues, Ronny, a famous racer, and Rose, a super genius. Graclynn decided to help Hartford out and become the Purple Operation Overdrive Ranger. Moltor had his Lava Lizards ambush the Rangers at the Hartford Manor to steal the crown but they held them off, unlocking their new genetic powers. They all left the Manor, with the crown, and were soon cornered by Flurries and Lava Lizards. Hartford gave the Rangers their morphers and was about to join them but was attacked by Lava Lizards, dropping his morpher. Mack grabbed the Red Ranger morpher and became the Red Ranger. Moltor appeared and managed to get the crown, caused a volcanic eruption, and gave the Rangers an ultimatum— Save the city of follow him.
The Rangers had demorphed and were trying to figure out what to do. Will stated, "We can't let him get away. We have to go after the crown."
Graclynn scoffed, "We save the people, they come first, no matter what."
Hartford nodded, "Graclynn's right. The people must be saved first."
Ronny objected, "But the crown!"
Hartford sighed, "It wasn't the real crown. Now, you need to split up. Rose, Ronny, and Dax, find a way to stop the volcano at the source."
Rose nodded, "Let's go."
Ronny and Dax followed Rose, heading straight for the volcano. Will looked at Hartford, "Then Mack, Graclynn, and I will go to town, see how we—"
Hartford interrupted Will, "Wait. Mack has done enough."
Mack shook his head, "No, Dad. I started this. I'm gonna finish it."
They had a stare down before Graclynn placed her hand on his shoulder and they, Will, Mack, and Graclynn, left Spencer and Hartford behind. Spencer turned to Hartford with a smile, "He'll be fine, sir."
Hartford didn't answer, just watched his only son rush into danger, against his wishes. Graclynn grabbed Will and Mack, stating, "Hang on, don't let go, and trust me."
Graclynn closed her eyes and teleported them into town. Graclynn opened her eyes and let go of Will and Mack with a smile, "We're here. Now, let's save these people."
Mack was shocked about Graclynn's powers but not Will, knowing her backstory, kind of. They nodded and started helping the people to get to higher ground. Will helped a woman up when she tripped over her own feet, jumping up in the air to avoid the lava. Graclynn made her family's staff appear in her hand and froze the lava, "Hurry! I can only hold it for so long!"
The citizens continued to run and a few nodded their thanks at Graclynn. She smiled at the running citizens and jumped back as the lava broke through her ice shield. She heard a woman screaming and ran towards her along with Mack. Mack turned to Graclynn, "Can you slow down or freeze the lava again?"
Graclynn nodded, "I can try. You save that woman and her baby."
Mack continued running towards the trapped woman and Graclynn stood in front of the rushing lava. Graclynn had two of her clones appear with a staff in hand. Graclynn looked at the clones, "We gotta hold the lava until Mack gets that family free."
They nodded and one clones slammed the staff on the ground, freezing the lava. The other clone pointed her staff at the lava, slowing down its speed. Graclynn thrusted her staff in the air, giving the clones more power to hold the spells. Mack made it to the woman and she shouted, hysterical, "My baby!"
Mack comforted her, "Hang on a second. I'll get you out."
Mack grabbed the white car blocking the door and moved effortlessly. He turned back to the woman and grabbed the door, "Okay, move back."
The woman moved into the passenger seat and Mack ripped the driver's door off the car. He helped the lady and her baby out of the car, leading them away from Graclynn and the lava. One clone looked at Graclynn, "I can't hold it any longer."
Graclynn looked back to see Mack was quite a way from them so she nodded, "Let go."
The clones nodded, letting go of the spells, and disappearing. Graclynn ran away from the lava, quickly catching up to Mack and the lady with her baby. They all reached high ground and the lava was still rising and the citizens were all huddled in a corner. Will cried out, "They're cornered! Now what?"
Graclynn created a fireproof shield around the citizens as Mack asked, "Um, uh, I know, do you have your slammer handy?"
Will nodded, "Oh, yeah! Drive Slammer!"
Will grabbed his slammer that appeared in front of him and swung it around, "It's right here."
Mack gave him a thumbs up, "Nice. Now slam something."
Will raised his slammer and slammed it on the road, causing it to split and the lava fell through the crack. Graclynn lowered the shield as the citizens cheered and applauded the Rangers for saving their lives. Will and Mack gave each other a high five as Graclynn watched them with a smile. Graclynn yelped but laughed as Mack pulled her into a hug. She hugged him back with a smile, "You're an amazing Ranger, Mack! I hope you Dad lets you be the Red Ranger."
Mack nodded and let go of Graclynn, smiling happily at being able to be a Ranger and help others.
The Rangers, Hartford, and Spencer were all gathered in the base as Dax was talking, "We did what Moltor asked us to do—be heroes."
Will frowned, "But the bad guys got away."
Hartford reassured Will, "There will be another day. But today—Today you guys were great."
Rose smiled, "We were great? Mack was the one who was great."
Graclynn nodded happily, "He led us to victory and saved everyone's skin, including yours."
Hartford nodded with a strained smile, "Yes. Great job, Mack. You wanted to be a Ranger, and you were one. Now it's time to put away that fantasy."
Mack stopped smiling as Hartford walked up to him and took his morpher, walking away without a word. Mack tried to stop him, "But, Dad."
Hartford made no indication that he heard Mack, saying, "I'll be upstairs in my office."
Everyone looked at Mack as he looked down with a defeated expression and Graclynn quickly followed Hartford. She made it to his office and spoke, "Mack was a great leader out there."
Hartford stopped moving but didn't turn around to face Graclynn. Graclynn continued speaking, "I know it isn't my place to say this but, you can't keep Mack sheltered forever. He seems like a great kid, don't let your fear of letting him go hinder his ability to grow."
Hartford fiddled with the morpher but still didn't turn around so Graclynn sighed and left Hartford in his office, alone. Graclynn pulled out her cellphone and called Cam. The phone rang a few times before she heard his voice, "So, am I bringing your bags?"
Graclynn rolled her eyes with a smile, "Haha. Yes, I'm staying. Happy?"
Cam chuckled, "I'm glad you're staying, love. Helping people is what you love to do and I'll support you all the way."
Graclynn sighed, dreamily, "You're such a flirt. What am I going to do about my job?"
Cam answered, "I've got it covered, don't worry about out here. I can handle it."
Graclynn was quiet before softly speaking, "I wish I wasn't so far away from you."
Cam sighed and stated softly, "I know, love. We've done it before and we can do it again. Once you've finished saving the world, we'll get back to our normal lives."
Graclynn looked down at her promise ring, "I wanna get married."
Cam choked on his spit before repeating, "Married?"
Graclynn giggled, "Yes, I mean, I know it's kind of sudden but being a Ranger twice now has got me thinking. Why wait? Let's get married once I'm gone being a Ranger."
Cam was quiet before he started laughing, stating, "Only you love. Let's get married."
Graclynn laughed happily, "I wish you were here right now. Okay, so in our room, there is a binder sitting on my dresser. Bring it along with my bags."
Cam chuckled, "What's in this secret binder?"
Graclynn answered happily, "Wedding plans. I've been planning my wedding since I was a little girl. I've changed things as I grew up and I met you. I kind of hoped you would be my happily ever after so I started planning."
Cam laughed, "Weirdo. Well, whatever you want, we'll get."
Graclynn shook her head, "You are helping with the decisions too, mister. Also bring my laptop so we can video chat and decide together. I can't wait to tell everyone. We'll invite your dad, of course, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, Mystic Force, my family, your family, my friends, your friends, etc. I'm so excited!"
Cam chuckled and before he could say anything, Mack ran up to Graclynn, "Graclynn, have you seen my dad?"
Graclynn answered with a question, "He's not in his office?"
Mack shook his head and Graclynn spoke into the phone, "I gotta go Cam, I love you and see you when you get here."
Cam replied, "I love you too, love. Be safe."
Graclynn smiled, "Always."
She hung up the phone and questioned, "Have you told the others?"
Mack shook his head and she stated, "Let's go then. We can use the GPS Global Tracking System to find him. Don't worry Mack."
They both headed down to the base and Mack spoke to the others, "He's gone, and his office is trashed. It's got to be those Lava freaks who took him."
Spencer assured Mack, "At least he has his locator watch with him—" Spencer then muttered to himself, "That is, if he hasn't broken it already."
Rose spoke up, "I'll program a search pattern, starting with the west-coast grid. I can widen it if necessary."
Mack nodded with worry and Graclynn grabbed his hand, giving him some comfort. Dax walked over to Mack, "Don't worry, Mack, we're going to get your Dad back."
Mack slightly smiled at Dax, "Thanks. I just wish he hadn't taken Red's tracker."
Spencer's eyes brightened, "Ah, yes, the tracker. What a pity it's in your father's office, locked in a foolproof safe, impossible to crack."
Will was listening in on the conversation and Spencer turned to look at him, repeating, "Impossible."
Will smirked and left headquarters, determined to break the safe. Graclynn started to smile but tried to keep it away, now was not a smiling moment. Mack looked down at Graclynn, seeing her make weird faces, asking, "Are you okay?"
Graclynn blushed and answered, shyly, "I'm getting married once we're done with our mission. I know that now is not the time to be smiling but I can't help it. I'm getting married!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Graclynn. Graclynn's blush deepened as they all stared at her in shock. Ronny repeated, "You're getting married?"
Rose smiled, "To who?"
Graclynn replied, happily, "Cameron Watanabe, the absolute love of my life."
Rose and Ronny squealed as the computer beeped and they all quickly walked over to the screen. Rose cheered, "I found him."
Spencer smiled, clasping his hands in delight, "Oh, wonder of the wonders. For once, Mr. Hartford remembered his locator watch. Yes!"
Graclynn smiled at Spencer as Ronny stared at Hartford's location, "Rotuma Island. Never heard of it."
Rose explained, "It's a remote island in Australasia, approximately 465 kilometers north of Fiji. Now, what I don't know is how we're going to get all the way over there."
Spencer stated, "Well, the fastest way would be to use the Special Hydro/Aero Recon Craft, which Mr. Hartford loves to call the 'SHARC'."
Spencer pushed a button and the stats of the SHARC appear on the screen and they were all awe-struck by the plane. Ronny smiled brightly, "Sweet! I'm driving."
Mack nodded, "Yeah, I'm going, too. Don't try and stop us, Spencer."
Spencer feigned hurt, "I wouldn't dare, sir."
Will's voice was heard behind the group, "Hey, hotshot, if you're coming along, you might need this."
They all turned around and Will waved around Mack's tracker with a smirk. Mack gasped, "My tracker."
Ronny chuckled, "You did it."
Will threw the tracker at Mack, who caught it effortlessly. Will smirked, "Was there a doubt?"
The Rangers quickly got into the SHARC and flew straight to Rotuma Island to save Hartford. Ronny was driving over the ocean with a big smile plastered on her face. Ronny chuckled, "This baby rips."
Dax looked at the map and announced, "We're getting close."
Rose touched a screen next to her and spoke aloud, "Setting course for Rotuma Island."
Will nodded, "Got it."
Mack asked, "Can't we go any faster?"
Graclynn tightened her seatbelt as Ronny answered, "You just said the magic word."
Everyone flew back in their seats and shouted as Ronny suddenly accelerated. They made it to the island and exited the SHARC, hiding it from plain sight. They walked on the island and Ronny asked, "Now what?"
Graclynn replied, "We look around."
Will held his arm out, "Allow me."
Will used his newfound super sight to find Hartford and spotted a cave. Will stopped looking and pointed ahead, "I think I found it. There's a cave entrance on the west side of the volcano."
Mack patted Will on the shoulder, "Good job, Will."
Will shook his head as he held his ear, "But wait, I think I heard Lava Lizards!"
Lava Lizards appeared in front of them and they all got into a fighting stance. The Lava Lizards started running towards them and the Rangers began to fight the Lava Lizards. Will ducked under a Lava Lizard's sword and blocked another Lava Lizard. He pushed the first Lava Lizard away before grabbing another Lava Lizard's sword. The Lava Lizard kicked his leg out and knocked Will to the ground. Dax dodged two Lava Lizards before catching another Lava Lizard's sword before it struck him. Dax quickly blocked another Lava Lizard with the sword, throwing both Lava Lizards away from him. Dax spun around and kicked a Lava Lizard, knocking him down. Dax went to kick another but it caught his foot, throwing him back and onto the ground.
Ronny dodged a few Lava Lizards before flipping over a Lava Lizard as it grabbed her, falling on the ground. Rose threw a Lava Lizard away from her and turned around to kick another Lava Lizard. She twirled to kick a different Lava Lizard before turning to the first Lava Lizard, blocking his sword with her arm. The three Lava Lizards grabbed Rose and flipped her, making her land on the ground harshly. Graclynn took down Lava Lizards left and right with kicks, punches, and jumps. Graclynn huffed as she was surrounded by Lava Lizards and smirked, taunting them to attack her. Graclynn blocked two different Lava Lizards, swinging her leg to knock them off their feet. She used them as a step and jumped in the air, kicking a Lava Lizard in the chest. Graclynn landed on her and ducked suddenly, avoiding being hit by a sword. She grabbed the arm and flipped the Lava Lizard, punching another Lava Lizard running towards her, and kicked the Lava Lizard sneaking up behind her.
Mack dodged and ducked under multiple Lava Lizards' attacks. He tired knocking one off their feet but missed, quickly standing up. Mack lost his balance for a moment but was still able to duck under a Lava Lizard's incoming sword. A different Lava Lizards grabbed Mack by the jacket but he shrugged it off, getting kick in the chest by another Lava Lizard. Mack rolled over a Lava Lizard and fell onto the sand, harshly. A Lava Lizard raised his sword over his head, getting ready to strike a fallen Mack. Mack held up his arms in defense as Ronny saw and gasped, using her super speed to save him. Rose glared at the three Lava Lizards in front of her as they charged at her, turning invisible and jumping out of the way causing them to hit one another. Mack held a Lava Lizard's arm, shouting, "Dax, head for the cave!"
Dax looked at Mack, "I'll jump to it!"
Dax jumped, heading straight for the cave where Hartford was being held by Moltor. Graclynn used her magic to destroy the Lava Lizards that tried to follow Dax. Soon, Dax and Hartford are running towards the fighting Rangers. Hartford spotted Mack and was furious, "Mack, what are you doing here?!"
Mack broke free from the Lava Lizards and smirked, "Saving your butt."
A Lava Lizard tried to strike Mack from behind but he dodged and kicked the Lava Lizard. Hartford threw his arms around Mack and grabbed his shoulder, staring at him, "Look, I thought I told you—"
He was interrupted by Moltor showing up with a growl, "You'll never escape this island."
Ronny scoffed as she threw the Lava Lizards off her, "Great, here comes Hot Head again."
Mack pulled out his tracker and Hartford quickly grabbed his arm, "Mack, how did you—"
Mack stopped Hartford with a smile, "Sorry, dad, you'll have to finish yelling at me later."
Dax and Mack left Hartford by himself and ran towards Moltor. Will, Ronny, Rose, and Graclynn quickly ran over to Mack and Dax, facing off with Moltor. Moltor growled at the Rangers, "Let's turn up the heat."
Mack stood in front of the Rangers and held up his tracker, "Ready!"
The other copied his actions, "Ready!"
They all shouted together, "OVERDRIVE ACCELERATE!"
They slid the trackers down their extended arm and were morphed into their Ranger suits. Mack pulled out his Drive Defender, switching it to Sword Mode, and jumped over Moltor, swinging the Drive Defender at Moltor's feet. Moltor jumped up to avoid Mack's attack and swung his swords at Mack. Mack dodged and blocked Moltor's swords, backing away from Moltor as he did so. Mack kicked his leg out and knocked Moltor's sword away from him. Moltor spun around and swung his sword at Mack with a growl, but Mack blocked the attack with his sword. Mack kicked Moltor in the chest, causing Moltor to slightly stumble and grunt from the kick. They both stepped forward to hit each other but they missed one another, Mack ending up behind Moltor. They both swung around with a swing of their swords but missed one another again. Their swords locked for a second before Moltor swung around and tried to hit Mack with both his sword. Mack blocked both with his sword and pushed Moltor away. Mack tried to swing at Moltor's feet again but missed. Mack managed to knock Moltor back, causing Moltor to land on his stomach.
Hartford smiled as he watched his son fight before switching his gaze to the other Rangers. Will had his Drive Defender out, using the Sword Mode, and was slicing Lava Lizards from left and right. He ran alongside of the mountain and jumped down, slicing two Lava Lizards that ran his way. Will grabbed a charging Lava Lizard by the arm, slammed it into the mountain, and threw it to the ground harshly. Dax had his Sword Mode Drive Defender and was throwing Lava Lizards as he sliced them. Dax jumped in the air and landed in the middle of a few Lava Lizards, destroying them each with one slice. Ronny was blocking Lava Lizards' swords with her Sword Drive Defender from all directions. Ronny jumped in the air and used a rock behind her to do a backflip, landing in front of the Lava Lizards, and moved backwards slicing the Lava Lizards that once surrounded her.
Rose had her Drive Defender in Blaster Mode and was dodging and blocking Lava Lizards before jumping away from them and shooting them down. She kicked away a Lava Lizard before turning around and shooting another right in the chest. Rose looked at the Lava Lizard she kicked and shot her blaster, destroying the Lava Lizard. Graclynn kicked away a Lava Lizard and pulled out her Drive Defender, staring at the blaster. Graclynn frowned as she dodged and blocked the Lava Lizards' attacks, trying to figure out how switch it to Sword Mode. Graclynn pointed the blaster at the Lava Lizard and pulled the trigger, hitting the Lava Lizard right in the chest. Graclynn's eyes widened, "That was awesome!"
Graclynn pointed the blaster at her group of Lava Lizard and fired repeatedly, hitting the Lava Lizards and destroying them all. Graclynn held up the blaster in awe, "I can't wait to add you to my arsenal!"
Mack ran towards Moltor and swung his sword, Moltor managed to block Mack's attacks with his swords. They both twirled away from each other before swinging their swords at one another again. Moltor got close to Mack's face and growled out, "Do you know who you're dealing with?"
Mack smirked, "Do you?"
Mack broke away and swung his sword at Moltor. Moltor dodged and Mack kicked Moltor's chest, which was dodged as well. Mack swung his sword once again and hit Moltor in the chest. Moltor fell on the ground and Mack smirked at Moltor, "I'm just getting started."
Hartford ran over to Mack and placed his hand on his shoulder, "Come on, we got to get out of here!"
The others, Will, Ronny, Rose, Graclynn, and Dax, ran over to the father-son duo as Mack nodded, "Okay. Let's go!"
They all ran to the SHARC and drove off as Moltor ran after the leaving ship with a shout, "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!"
They all made it to the Hartford Mansion safely and Spencer met them in the hangar. They got off the SHARC and the Rangers took of their helmets. They started walking to the base as Spencer walked next to Hartford, "Thanks goodness you're all right, sir. I was really getting quite worried about you."
Hartford was shocked and placed his hands on his hips, "Spencer, are you turning into a softy in your old age?"
Spencer stood up taller and replied, "Never, sir."
Everyone laughed at Spencer but it was cut short as there was a sudden alarm going off. They looked at the main screen to see a giant monster attacking the island they just left. Hartford stated, "Giant sea creatures attacking Rotuma Island."
Ronny looked at Hartford, "Sounds like it's time for the big stuff."
Hartford turned to the Rangers, "Alright, Ronny. Guys, get your DriveMax zords and go."
Rose, Ronny, Will, and Dax cheered and ran over to the wall to grab a suitcase. Mack turned to look at Hartford, "Dad, they need my help."
The others didn't move and stared at the duo. Hartford turned to the four Rangers and they nodded at Hartford. Hartford then turned to Graclynn and she nodded with a smile, He's ready Hartford.
Hartford looked at Mack and gave him a nod. Mack smiled and ran over to get his suitcase, turning back to his father. Hartford said, "Mack…be careful."
Mack shouted, "Come on, Rangers!"
The five Rangers ran out of the base and headed straight for their zords. Hartford turned to Graclynn, "Sorry that there is no zord for you."
Graclynn shrugged, "I don't really like zord fighting, it's quite alright. Besides, I can drive the others when they're needed."
Hartford nodded and looked at the screen, telling the Rangers, "I'm programming the coordinates to the island into your zords. Hurry, Rangers."
The Rangers reached Rotuma Island to see the creature fully emerge from the trees with a roar. The creature fires laser at Mack but missed. Mack twirled his Dump Drive and stopped, his back facing the monster as he grabbed the creature's hands. The creature tired to free its' hands but Mack shook his head, "I don't think so, pal."
As the creature continued to struggle, Mack suddenly let go of its' hands, causing it to fall over with a roar. Mack commanded the Rangers, "That slowed them down. Let's stop him for good."
The others nodded and Mack reached for his tracker, dialed '12345', and spun the bottom of the tracker, "DRIVEMAX MEGAZORD, ACTIVATE!"
Rose and Ronny connected next to Mack, creating the arms, and his trunk expanded outwards, creating legs. The zords slowly rose on its' feet as Will drove up the back of the zords. A chest place appeared in front of the zord and a head poked out of its hole. Dax's zord broke apart and became a headpiece. The Rangers rose into the cockpit of the Megazord and placed their steering wheel case on the console in front of them. They placed their trackers next to the cases as Mack stated, "DriveMax Megazord assembly complete."
The DriveMax Megazord had a shovel in one hand and a pick ax in the other. Mack called out, "Drive Digger!"
They used their shovel to dig through the dirt and throw it at the creature. The creature roared and tried to avoid the dirt but was unable to. The Rangers buried the creature in a huge pile of dirt and stated together, "Drive Digger Saber Mode!"
They combined the shovel and pick ax to make their Drive Digger Saber and pointed it at the creature. The Rangers charged their engines and made the energy flow into their saber. They turned the saber in a circle before slashing diagonally right in the center, hitting the creature and destroying it.
Graclynn cheered and Spencer smiled at Hartford, "Mack has the makings of a fine Ranger, sir."
Hartford questioned, "Don't you have some silverware to polish or something?"
Graclynn and Spencer frowned at Hartford but they knew he was just worried about his son. Suddenly, the creature rose again and everyone gasped in shock. The Rangers were hit from behind and they shouted in pain. Hartford told the Rangers, "You still have a device on that shield!"
Rose gasped, "Oh, that thing's gonna blow!"
Dax looked at Rose, "We've got to get away from it!"
Graclynn put her helmet on and teleported herself into the Megazord. The Rangers looked at her in shock but said nothing, knocking the creature away from them. Mack stated, "Let's toss it."
Mack used their leg to grab the creature by the neck and toss it away, exploding as it flew away from them. Graclynn dropped the invisible shield from the explosion so it wouldn't destroy the people that lived on Rotuma Island. Back at the base, Hartford sighed in relief, "They did it, Spencer. They're all right."
Spencer smiled brightly, "Of course, sir. I never doubted it for a minute."
Graclynn looked at the others as they cheered in the Megazord, "Congratulations on your first victory, we have a lot of work to do though."
They all laughed but knew Graclynn was serious, knowing that they were in for one hell of a ride being Rangers and they can't wait.
Graclynn waited outside, patiently waiting for Cam to arrive, when Rose walked outside, smiling at her, "Hey, Graclynn. What are you doing?"
Graclynn smiled back, "Call me Gracie, and I'm waiting for Cam to get here."
Rose nodded, "Oh, well, Mack is getting his powers right now, if you want to officially welcome him to the team."
Graclynn looked at the road before turning to Rose, "Yeah, let's go."
Graclynn quickly ran to the base to see Mack in his uniform with red details in between the DNA Re-Sequencer poles. Spencer stopped the device and walked over to Mack with a smile, holding out his jacket, "Your DNA Resequencing is now completed, sir."
Mack walked over to Spencer, patting himself in confusion, "I don't feel any different."
Spencer placed Mack's jacket on him as Ronny answered, "Well, it takes a few minutes to kick in."
Rose nodded, "It's great to have you on the team."
Graclynn handed Mack his tracker with a smile and he took it with a smile, "I can't believe this is really happening."
Mack placed his tracker on his suit and looked down at himself, frowning. The others frowned as Mack's smile disappeared as he stated, "Huh. Hold on."
Mack reached over and grabbed Spencer by the collar of his shirt, lifting him up effortlessly. Everyone laughed as Hartford walked in and Spencer spoke, "When I asked for a raise, this is hardly what I had in mind."
Everyone laughed again and Hartford said, "I see you've given Mack his enchanted powers."
Spencer nodded quickly and Hartford looked at Mack, "You can put Spencer down now."
Mack put Spencer down with laughter and Spencer playfully sneered at Mack, "Thank you."
Spencer walked over to Hartford and whispered, "I had the re-sequencer calibrated especially for him, sir."
Hartford nodded and looked at the Rangers, "Listen up, Rangers. It's time to get to work. Our enemies have the crown. Now they're going to be after the jewels. It's going to be the mission of Operation Overdrive to find them first."
Everyone cheered, excited to start their journey as Rangers and to find the jewels of the Corona Aurora. Spencer looked at Graclynn, "Graclynn, I have a surprise for you."
Graclynn tilted her head in confusion, "What surprise?"
Spencer held out his arm and she took it slowly, wondering what the surprise. Spencer led Graclynn outside, with the others following them, to the gardens. Graclynn looked around in awe at the flowers in the garden, "This is amazing Spencer, but why are we here?"
Graclynn heard the guitar and turned to see Kira, her best friend. Graclynn gasped and shouted, "Kira! I thought you were in New York!"
Kira continued to play as she replied, "I got a call and hurried down here."
Graclynn frowned, "I didn't call you. How did you know I was here?"
Kira only smiled and looked behind Graclynn, so she turned around and covered her mouth in shock and happiness. Her boyfriend, fiancé, Cameron Watanabe, was on one knee in front of her with a ring box in his hand and a smile on his face. Graclynn felt tears forming in her eyes and whispered, "Cam…"
Cam smiled, "Graclynn Elizabeth Lieado-McKnight, you are my light, my world, my everything, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I know we agreed to get married earlier but I had to do this right, so I called Spencer and Kira to help. Where do I even begin to explain how I really feel about you? You entered my life and I can't remember what life was without you in it. So, I have to ask you, Graclynn, my love, will you marry me?"
Cam opened the box to reveal a black ring with a big amethyst in the center and two rows, on each side, of tiny amethyst. Graclynn had tears streaming down her face as she nodded her head, happily, "Yes! A million times yes!"
Cam took Graclynn's hand and took off her promise ring, replacing it with her engagement ring. Graclynn laughed happily and pulled Cam in for a long kiss. The Operation Overdrive team cheered as Kira stopped playing and shouted, "She said yes! Like she would say anything else."
Graclynn released Cam and turned to and saw all her friends, even Trent and Dr. O, standing behind Kira. Graclynn turned to Cam, "How did you get everyone here?"
Cam looked at Spencer and Hartford, "They helped out a lot."
Graclynn turned to Spencer and Hartford, "You guys did this for me?"
Hartford nodded with a smile, "It's the least I could do for not getting you a zord and asking you to train the Rangers."
Graclynn ran over to Hartford and Spencer, giving them both a hug and whispered, "Thank you."
They hugged her back before letting her go and looking at her old friends, "Everyone, meet the new Power Rangers; Operation Overdrive, Mack, Dax, Will, Ronny, and Rose. Operation Overdrive, meet Ninja Storm Rangers; Shane, Dustin, Tori, Hunter, Blake, and my fiancé, Cam, Dino Thunder; Conner, Ethan, Kira, Dr. Tommy Oliver, and Trent, and my first team and best friends, Mystic Force; Nick, Maddie, Vida, Xander, and Chip." Graclynn quickly looked at Nick, "Wait, if you're here, then that means…"
Graclynn's family were standing beside Nick and chuckled at her shocked face. Graclynn ran over to her dad and jumped into his arms, "DAD!"
Kol caught his daughter and stumbled a bit before catching his balance, "Hey lovebug."
Graclynn let go of her dad and hugged her aunt and uncle, Udonna and Leanbow, with a huge smile, "Aunt Udonna! Uncle Leanbow! How are you guys?"
They both chuckled as Kol muttered to himself, "I'm fine too, thanks for asking squirt."
Graclynn ignored her father as she turned to her friends and was instantly surrounded by her girlfriends, Rose and Ronny, included. Graclynn held up her hand and they all squealed together in excitement. Tori looked at the ring, "That is so beautiful! I can't believe you and Cam are officially engaged!"
Vida nodded and gave Graclynn a big hug, "My sister from another mister is getting married!"
Maddie joined in the hug and the three girls laughed together. They let go of one another as Graclynn looked at Kira, "Thank you for playing the guitar. It was beautiful Kira."
Kira blushed with a smile, "Glad I could bring my favorite couple together. I call being the wedding singer."
Graclynn laughed, "Wouldn't you want to be a bridesmaid?"
Kira laughed and pulled Graclynn into a hug, "Of course!"
Graclynn hugged Kira back and looked at her other friends, "You're all bridesmaids. Just don't ask who's Maid of Honor, I'm still deciding."
Rose and Ronny smiled at the group of girls and Graclynn looked at them as she let go of her other friends. Graclynn grabbed one of their hands with a smile, "Would you guys like to be my bridesmaids?"
Rose and Ronny were shocked and Rose stuttered, "U-Us? We just met."
Graclynn giggled, "I'm pretty sure we'll be close by the end of our journey so I totally want you in my wedding."
Rose and Ronny looked at one another before nodding and pulling Graclynn in a hug. Graclynn laughed again and let go of the two, "Now, I gotta go say hi to the two crybabies I call cousins."
Conner and Nick glared at Graclynn as she skipped over to them. They both looked at each other and nodded, ruffling Graclynn's hair. Graclynn shrieked and knocked their arms away, "Cut it out! I so regret letting you two meet."
They both smirked and pulled her into a hug, Conner speaking first, "Congrats, cousin. You deserve happiness."
Graclynn softly smiled as Nick continued, "Totally. I'm happy for you."
They let go of their cousin with a smile and she laughed, "Thanks losers."
They both stopped smiling as the other guys laughed. Ethan and Trent walked over to the duo and patted their shoulders. Blake and Hunter walked over to Graclynn and threw their arms around Graclynn's shoulder, stating together, "Congrats, little firecracker!"
Graclynn rolled her eyes but responded, "Thanks Thunder Twins."
They laughed and removed their arms from Graclynn's shoulder as arms wrapped around her, twirling her in a circle. Graclynn laughed as she was placed on the ground and was grabbed by the hand, being twirled around in a circle. Graclynn almost fell over and glared at the spinning figures, "Thanks losers."
The figures became clear and she saw Chip and Xander with cheeky smiles. Graclynn huffed and looked over at Cam with a pout. Cam chuckled and walked over to his fiancé, wrapping his arms around her waist, "What's wrong love?"
Graclynn looked up at Cam, "Chip, Xander, Conner, and Nick are being mean to me."
Cam raised his eyebrow, "What do you want me to do about it?"
Graclynn glared at Cam, "You're just gonna let them treat your fiancé like that?"
Cam thought for a moment before nodding. Graclynn huffed and crossed her arms, looking away from Cam. Everyone chuckled at the newly engaged couple as Kol looked at his daughter and son-in-law, "So, what's the plan?"
Graclynn answered, "Well, I want to get married after my mission with Operation Overdrive, preferably about six months after. That way, everyone has time to relax and return to their everyday life. I would like it during the spring and we could have it in the forest in Briarwood or a nice open field. I could call LeeLee to see if she can help me find a location. Colors haven't been decided, I was thinking green or purple, because they're our Ranger colors. I've already got my bridesmaids so now I need Cam's groomsmen so I can pair everyone up, we've got to find a flower girl and a ring bearer. But we've got months to decide all of that."
Everyone was shocked to hear Graclynn talk so fast, she's talked fast but never that fast. Cam and Kol chuckled together as Graclynn looked at them, "What? I've showed you the binder Dad, and Cam I'm pretty sure you snooped through it even though I told you not to. Now, let's go celebrate!"
Everyone cheered as they all walked towards the Hartford Manor, celebrating a new Ranger Team and a newly engaged couple, Cam and Graclynn.
GRACLYNN AND CAM ARE GETTING MARRIED! I AM SO EXCITED! I wasn't going have them get married during this sequel but I said screw it and had Graclynn tell Cam that she wants to get married. Graclynn won't have a zord this go round because they have a huge arsenal of zords and she can drive the others when necessary. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the second chapter and have a great day/night!
Written by: LostGirl Rae 7:12 p.m. on 12/13/2019
