Chapter 106 - Saga I - Coincidences Converging
Episode 6 - The Beginning of the End?
by Brian Friedlander (jadeitesan@crystal-tokyo.com)
Disclaimer: Power Rangers Turbo are Property of Saban Entertainment, Inc. Sailor Moon is property of Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, Toei Animation and DiC (sadly). No profit is being made from this, this is being done primarily for entertainment reasons (whose entertainment, I cannot say...). The storyline is my idea, please don't use it. Thank you. Also, while the zords may be Saban's and Toei's, the concept of Racer Megazord is mine, as far as I know. :)
Here's the story. . .
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Power Team Turbo, Go!
Power Team Turbo, Go!
Shift into high gear,
Put the metal to the floor!
Let's show the forces of evil
that love and justice conquer all!
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Last time. . .
The Rangers and the Senshi were released from their prison by, not the Blue Senturion, but Tuxedo Kamen. They all promptly return to the Power Chamber where they find that Zordon is waiting for them. Ninjor is called upon to reveal the history of the Ranger's and Senshi's powers. Moments after the story is finished, the alarms go off, alerting everybody to one of Divatox's monsters. While Amy and Tommy turn toward fixing the Red Lightning morpher, the others proceed to fight the monster.
Now on with the story. . .
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At the park. . .
The monster is running around, sapping people of their life energy. People are down on the ground around him. The Rangers and Senshi teleport in a few seconds later.
"It's the Power Posse and their little girlfriends. Out on a date?" gloats the monster.
"No way, mush for brains. You're the one that is getting knocked out because. . ." says the Green Ranger.
The Rangers pose and shout, "WE'RE THE POWER RANGERS!!"
And the Senshi add, "We're the fighters for love and justice, the. . . SAILOR SENSHI."
"And I'm Tuxedo Kamen," says a tuxedo-clad man standing on a tree branch.
"Senshi? Kamen? What are these words?" ponders the monster. "Never mind, I'm going to destroy you anyway. I'm Drainiac, and soon, you people won't even be able to stand. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA." Drainiac starts draining the Senshi of their power before they can even release their attacks.
Meanwhile, the Phiranatrons had appeared and a group of Tengas had arrived and were keeping the Rangers and Auric busy. Each ranger took on two or three Phiranatrons and Tengas. Auric tackled a large posse of Tengas but gets in over his head. He got hurt badly and couldn't fight anymore, so he retreated.
Tuxedo Kamen tries throwing a rose at Drainiac, but Drainiac is invunerable when he was feeding. Seeing that he was no help here, Tuxedo Kamen goes to aid the Rangers so that they would be done with the goon squads quicker and be able to help his precious princess and her friends.
"Tuxedo Kamen...." moans Sailor Moon as her energies are being drained.
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At the Power Chamber. . .
Amy is standing at a table, hunched over the morpher, testing it with a diagnostic tool. Sparks were flying everywhere.
"How is it, Amy?" asked Tommy.
"It's coming along okay, but there are some unfamiliar materials used in this morpher that I've never seen before. I'll need my mini-computer and visor to analyze this. Mercury Crystal Power, Make-up!!"
Amy transforms into Sailor Mercury and activates her visor and turns on her mini-computer.
"Fascinating. Extraterrestial metals. Tommy, can you tell me anything about your morphers."
"Well, Zordon created them and infused them with the power of cars, which Alpha 5, Katherine, Tanya, Adam, and I helped to build. The keys which activate our powers, Zordon said, were similar to the Golden Key that Lerigot the wizard possessed. Why do you ask?"
"Maybe if I talked to this Lerigot fellow, that would help me."
"Is that possible, Alpha?" asks Tommy.
"Yo yo yo, I'll check on it right now."
The alarm resounds.
"Will you look at the viewing look?" asks Dimitria.
On the viewing globe, Amy and Tommy can see the Senshi being drained. It was starting to look bad.
"Is there nothing we can do? Are you finished checking on Lerigot, Alpha?" asks Dimitria.
"I've got Lerigot on the viewing globe now," says Alpha.
"Urg...Rangers...gurgle...Need help?" asks Lerigot.
"We sure do, Lerigot. Can you please come?" asks Tommy.
"Ug...Lerigot be there." With that, the transmission terminated, and with a sparkle of light, Lerigot with his golden key appeared in the Power Chamber.
"Thank you for making haste, Lerigot," said Dimitria in one of her rare statements.
"Gurgle...What you need, Tommy?" asks Lerigot.
"Well, my friend Amy here needs to consult you on the properties of your golden key in an effort to repair my Turbo Morpher."
"Will you help me, Lerigot?" asks Amy.
"Yes, Ami-chan."
"How did you know my true name?"
"Me know many things. Come now, we fix morpher."
As they get to work, Tommy returns to the viewing globe to watch the ensuing battle.
"Man, I wish I could be out there to help them."
"Maybe you can, Ninja of the White Falcon."
"Ninjor, when did you arrive? And what did you mean by that 'White Ninja' business."
"To answer your first question, I arrived shortly after Lerigot got here, and to the second one, I will tell you. You see, when Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa destroyed your power coins, it merely disrupted the Rangers' connection to their morphing powers. But the power of Ninja still resides within the Power Rangersin a dormant state. Well, at least in the rangers who I connect it to, though Tanya and Justin may be able to access the Ninja powers of their predecessors. I can revive it in you temporarily, but it will not last, nor will it not work in conjunction with the Turbo powers. Now stand in front of me."
Tommy moves to stand in front of Ninjor as Amy watches on from where she is listening to Lerigot.
"Now close your eyes and look into yourself as you hear me talking. Older than time itself, man has always known the calling. Light of the light, strength of the soul, ignite this eternal power inside of me. I am Ninja! I am pure of heart, body, mind, and spirit. Join with me now as I become one with the power on Ninja!"
Amy stops listening to Lerigot as Tommy dons a white Ninja costume.
"Awesome! I'm the White Ninja Ranger again. This is so cool."
"You look great, Tommy," says Amy. "And I'm coming with you. My friends need my help."
"But what about the morpher?" asks Dimitria.
"Alpha and Lerigot can finish up. It's almost done.
"Now then, BACK TO ACTION!" yells Tommy.
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Back at the park. . .
Sailor Mercury runs up to Drainiac and the Senshi.
"Let them go!" yells Sailor Mercury.
"And who's going to make me?" taunts the monster.
"I will. I fight in the name of love and justice. On behalf of Mercury, I will punish you. So douse yourself in water and repent, for I am Sailor Mercury."
"Fancy speech, but it won't get you nowhere. Take this." Drainiac shoots one of his energy-draining tentacles at Sailor Mercury, but she manages to dodge it.
*I need a diversion.* Sailor Mercury thinks to herself.
From out of nowhere comes a voice that sounds like Sailor Moon, but it cannot be possible, since Sailor Moon was unconscious. "Hold it!" The voice talked in Japanese, yet Mercury could also hear it in perfect english. "I am the agent of love and passion, the pretty Sailor Soldier, Sailor Moon! On behalf of the moon, I'll punish you!"
*Hee hee, nifty little trick Ten'ou-san taught me. Yuu would be so proud of me.* thinks the brown-haired girl as she hides in the tree, waiting for the battle to be over before escaping.
Sailor Mercury has no idea where the voice came from, but it provided the perfect distraction. "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" she yells. A stream of water flows from her hands and hits the monster dead on.
"A little trickle of water. You think that will stop me? Not!"
"Then this should," boasts Sailor Mercury. "DOUBLE SHABON SPRAY FREEZING!!"
The monster dodges the attack and this time manages to get his tentacle around Sailor Mercury's neck and cuts off her circulation, like he did to the other Senshi.
"Hhhhheeeeelllllppppp!!!!!" groaned an already weakened Sailor Mercury.
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A periscope can be seen rising up from the water.
In a sub below the surface of Angel Grove Lake. . .
"Yes, yes, YES!! MY monster is working. It's getting those bad rejects from a Japanese chick flick and soon it'll get those annoying Turbo Rangers as well," gloats a very happy Divatox.
"I'm happy that you're happy, my reason for living," sucks up Rygog.
"Hey, Auntee Dee, let's make things go "KA-BOOM!!" suggests Elgar.
"For once, you've proven that your brain works, my nephew."
The telephone rings. Divatox answers it.
"DIVATOX, STOP STEALING MY LINES!!" yells an angry Lord Zedd.
"How did you get my number, Zedd?" asks Divatox.
"It's on my darling wife's speed dial, 'Divie'-land.
"Who asked you, you bag of muscles," and with that, Divatox hangs up the phone. "FIRE THE TORPEDOES!! I'd like to see
those pesky rangers get through this without their precious Red Ranger."
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Back to the battlefield. . .
"Adam, I don't know how much more we can take," complains Tanya.
"Try to hold on a little bit longer, guys," says Justin.
"For what?" asks Adam.
"HHHEEELLLPPP!!!" yells Katherine whose has been overrun by Phiranatrons and Tengas.
Tuxedo Kamen threw a few roses at them, but only managed to knock away a few.
"Shimatta, these American monster just aren't like those youmas, droids, daimons and legumes. My roses always seemed to badly wound them."
Suddenly, a flash of white light starts jumping around, getting rid of the Phiranatrons and Tengas. When the battle is over, the Rangers are suprised to see who it is.
"Tommy, is that you?" asks Katherine.
"But how, Tommy?" asks Adam.
Justin, Tanya, and Tuxedo Kamen just stood there, wondering what this all meant.
Tommy, Katherine, and Adam explain.
"Back before we became the Power Rangers ZEO, we used the power of Ninja to morph. With that power came the ability to don Ninja cloth to use in fights against the Tengas," said Adam
"When Master Vile turned back time, we were children again, and unable to morph. During one attempt to restore us to our normal ages, Zedd and Rita got a hold of the Power Coins and destroyed them. We thought the Ninja powers were gone for good," explains Katherine.
"But Ninjor was temporarily able to restore my Ninja powers so I could come and help while Alpha and Lerigot work on my morpher," said Tommy.
"Speaking of help, the Senshi need ours," says Tuxedo Kamen.
"Sailor Mercury came to aid them," says Tommy.
They look over towards the Senshi and Divatox's monster. It is now apparent that Sailor Mercury was unable to render much assistance.
"Let's go and see if we can help," says Adam.
Before they can do anything, two torpedoes fly through the sky and land to hit Drainiac.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! Now I'm bigger and can drain whole cities."
"What are we going to do, guys?" asks Justin. "Tommy's morpher still doesn't work, and without him, we can't form the Turbo Megazord."
"Guys, call the Zords and handle him. I'll go back to the Power Chamber and see if my morpher is ready and have the Senshi beamed back," says Tommy.
"Alright. Let's do it," says Adam.
"We Need Turbozord Power, NOW!!" the four rangers yell together.
*click* "Robo Racer, Online," *click* yells the Blue Senturion, who had just appeared, as he blows his whistle.
"Always a late bloomer, eh, Centurion?" jokes Tanya.
Blue Centurion cocks his head in confusion.
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In downtown Angel Grove, the main street splits apart.
In a secret garage below the street, five sets of lights blink on. One belongs to a 4x4 mountain truck, the Mountain Blaster. Another to utilities van, the Desert Thunder. A third set signals an all-terrain vehicle, the Dune Star. Another set comes from a fancy sports car, the Wind Chaser. And the last set belongs to a futuristic police car, the Robo Racer.
Those vehicles speed along the underground passage leading from the garage to the opening in the street. They sped along toward the battlesite, ready for battle.
A sixth vehicle remains, sitting there unpowered.
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The Rangers hop into their Turbozords.
"Mountain Blaster, ready to roar," says Justin.
"Desert Thunder, storming your way," says Adam.
"Dune Star, ready to shine," says Tanya.
"Wind Chaser, going to howl," says Katherine.
"Robo Racer, Arrest Mode activated," replies the Blue Senturion.
"Tanya, attach your tow line to Desert Thunder," commands Adam.
Tanya presses a button on her dash board. A rope shoots out of the back of Dune Star and attaches to Desert Thunder. The two zords started to run circles around Drainiac while the rope grew taut around his legs and he eventually fell down. But he soon got back up.
"You rangers think you can get rid of me that easily. Haha!!"
*click* "I'll show you, monster. Robo Racer Battle Mode!" *click* yells Blue Senturion.
Robo Racer raises up and it's hood folds up as it rotates and returns to the ground to form legs. Then, the rear bumper folded out to the sides to form arms. Finally, it jumps into the sky and the rear end comes down to form the back and reveal the head. The arms rotate downwards. Robo Racer goes into it's stance with the Blue Senturion insignia flashing behind it.
*click* "Robo Racer handcuffs, FIRE!!" *click* Handcuffs shoot out of Robo Racer's right arm in an attempt to secure Drainiac. But Drainiac just knocks it away and shoots some of his tentacles toward Robo Racer. Robo Racer blocks it with his riot shield.
One of the blocked tentacles hits Mountain Blaster and flips it upside down, with sparks flying. Justin is stuck inside.
Blue Senturion activates Robo Racer's laser. *click* "Synergizer Blaster Mode!" *click* "Fire!!" *click* It misses Drainiac.
"Hey, Blue Boy, you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn."
"Guys, I'm uploading a new configuration into your computers," says Adam. "Robo Racer, Desert Thunder, Dune Star, and Wind Chaser, Turbo Up! Initialize Racer Megazord sequence."
Robo Racer's feet slide up. It's arms fold onto the back. Arm and leg connectors move into place. Desert Thunder and Dune Star connect to Robo Racer's feet to form legs. Wind Chaser splits, forms arms, and connect to the sides of Robo Racer. Robo Racer's head moves down and a new head, one with a police chief's hat moves into place.
Green, Yellow, and Pink Turbo Rangers move into the new cockpit in a triangular shape, with Blue Senturion in the center.
"Racer Megazord, Power Up!" they yell.
Racer Megazord and Drainiac get into a fist fit. Drainiac gets in a serious hit to the Megazord.
"Power dropping, Adam," warns Tanya.
"Hey, Adam, do we have a weapon in this configuration?" asks Katherine.
"Sure do! Synergizer Bazooka, Turbo up!" The launch cannon from the old Zeozord Holding Bay materializes in the right hand of the Megazord, and the Turbo Megazord Saber attaches to the top.
"Intergalactic Police Fireball Blast!" A massive ball of fire shoots out of the weapon and hits Drainiac.
Katherine scans him with her Turbo Navigator. "Adam, he's down to 50% power, but this Megazord won't be enough. We need Tommy."
"Tommy, help us," says Adam over his communicator.
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At the Power Chamber. . .
"Hey, Alpha and Lerigot, is the morpher finished yet?" asks Tommy.
"Yo, yo, yo, it is. But I can't guarantee it, so be careful," warns Alpha.
The communicator blares to life. "Tommy, help us," they hear Adam saying.
"Will the Sailor Senshi be alright, Alpha?" asks Tommy.
"They're resting for the moment, but I can't say anything thing definite about their magical powers. They were badly drained."
"Does anyone know what happened to Luna and Artemis or Tuxedo Kamen?" asks Dimitria.
"Scanners show Luna and Artemis are stuck up a tree, with tengas clawing at them. But they're high enough that they should be safe until you guys are done with the monster. As for Tuxedo Kamen, he seems to have disappeared for the moment," says Alpha.
"Would it not be prudent to go now, Red Ranger?" asks Dimitria.
"Right. SHIFT INTO TURBO!" yells Tommy. "Red Lightning Turbo Power!" Tommy spreads his arms apart, forming a belt around his waist. His suit morphs on over his clothes. Finally, the helmet slides over his face.br _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Back at the Battle. . .
The Racer Megazord is on its back on the ground. Drainiac has his staff pinning the Megazord down while he attempts to get his tentacles around it.
Tommy shows up and sees Mountain Blaster turned over. He rushes over and procedes to turn it right side up. Justin, unmorphed and covered with a few bruises, jumps out of the cockpit.
"What happened to you, Justin? Why are you unmorphed?"
"Well, as my zord was turning and turning, I remembered what I read in the Power Chamber's database about being careful not to overload the power systems of the zords, or risk destroying the power. The Mountain Blaster powers were starting to overload. So I demorphed, and without my suit, my bumping about earned me bruises."
"Can you still morph?"
"Most likely. SHIFT INTO TURBO!" yells Justin. "Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!"
"Red Lightning Turbo Zord, Turbo Up!"
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In downtown Angel Grove, the road splits.
Inside the secret garage of the Power Rangers Turbo, the last set of lights blink on. The engine revs up. And out races the Red Lightning Turbo Zord. It heads toward the battle.
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Tommy jumps into his zord. Justin climbs back into his zord.
"Guys, I see you've made an interesting puzzle. What do you say if we show Drainiac here what Turbo Power is all about? Ready?" says Tommy.
"Morphinomenal," says Justin.
"Right," says Adam.
"Turbo-Charged!" yells Tanya.
"Ready to go!" exclaims Katherine.
*click* "Disengaging Racer Megazord." *click* says Blue Senturion.
"Begin lock-up procedure now!" commands Tommy.
Wind Chaser splits and attaches to Mountain Blaster, now in the form of arms and hands. Mountain Blaster's front-end splits, the rack rotates up, and two connector pins rotate out. Katherine and Justin ascend into the command cockpit. Desert Thunder and Dune Star come around Mountain Blaster and link up. They spin around and rotate their hoods up. They crash into Mountain Blaster as each zord's buffers soften the impact. Adam and Tanya ascend into the command cockpit. Finally, Red Lightning slams into the rear end of Mountain Blaster and Tommy transfers over to the command cockpit.
Tommy inserts his Turbo Key into the ignition and yells, "Turbo Up!"
Everybody follows suit by placing their keys into their ignition slots and yelling, "Turbo Up!"
The top and bottom shafts of everybody's steering wheel slide into the side shafts and Tommy jams down on the brake. The Turbo Megazord lifts up. The rear end of Red Lightning slides out, revealing the head. It folds back so the head is right side up. Then the rear end slides out even more, and finally, folds down. The lightbar of Mountain Blaster slides up and locks into place. Lightning courses through the Megazord, and the Megazord becomes articulated.
The Megazord goes in for a punch to Drainiac's face, but Drainiac gets his tentacles all over the Megazord.
"We can't get loose," warns Adam.
"Some of his tentacles are covering the exhaust outtake and air circulation vents. We're starting to overheat," says Katherine.
"Chest laser, fire!" commands Justin.
The Megazord's lightbar's middle light shoots forth a laser, which only succeeds in making Drainiac's grasp on the Megazord tighter.
"I've got an idea," says Tanya. "Time to take care of business."
She press a button on her dashboard and turns her steering wheel sharply. The Dune Star foot lifts up and kicks Drainiac in the area, where if his body follows anatomy correctly, would be his most painful place. And Tanya guessed right.
Drainiac doubles over in pain and his tentacles loose their grip. The Turbo Megazord breaks free.
"Turbo Megazord Saber, Turbo Up!" shouts Tommy.
The Saber forms in the Megazord's hand. The Megazord goes into its customary stance.
"Turbo Megazord Spinout!!" everybody yells.
Being distracted by the incruciating pain, Drainiac doesn't notice the Megazord heading toward him. Spinning wildly, the Megazord rips through the monster, leaving nothing behind but minute particles.
"Alright, we did it!" exclaims Justin enthusiastically.
"Justin, you make it seem like we never beat the monster," says Adam.
"Well, it looked like we might not make it out of that one," replies Justin.
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Below Angel Grove Lake in the Subcraft. . .
"Ugh, those rangers make me sick, you hear me, SICK!! I've got such a headache," bellows Divatox.
At that moment, her phone rings. Divatox answers it.
"Hello? Who is this? Can't you tell I'm not in the mood to talk?"
"Dee, it's Rita," says Rita Repulsa. "STOP STEALING OUR LINES, YOU HEAR?!?!"
"Fine, whatever, bye-bye," and with that, Divatox slams the phone back down onto the receiver.
"You okay, Auntie Dee?" asks Elgar.
"Do I look like I'm okay, you imbecile?" complains Divatox. "You all hear this, this isn't over by a long shot. I will be victorious and get my revenge on those rangers for my wedding disaster and I will conquer this planet.
"Yes, Divatox," grovels Rygog.
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At the Power Chamber. . .
The Rangers teleport into the Power Chamber with their helmets off and Luna in Katherine's other available arm and Artemis in Justin's. Four more beds have appeared in addition to the one that is always there. The Sailor Senshi rest on those bed.
"Alpha, are they going to be okay?" asks Katherine.
"Yo yo yo, sure they are, but unfortunately, I can't say the same thing for their powers."
"What do you mean, Alpha? Shouldn't their energy have been returned to them when we defeated Drainiac?" asks Tanya.
"Usually they do, but it doesn't seem to work that way with these magical powers. Maybe it's the monster that they were fighting. They aren't the Senshi's usual type."
"So what now?" asks Justin.
To be continued. . .
Next time: Find out the fate of the Senshi's powers. What happened to Zedd, Rita, and Beryl? Tune in next time to find out. And who was that mysterious, brown-haired girl? What is her connection to Ten'ou Haruka? Would anyone kill me if I pulled a Xellos and said, "That is...a secret."? ^_~;; (Author sees the Rangers and Senshi stalking him.) Hey it was just a a joke!? Can't you guys take a joke? Besides you don't even know who Xellos is... yet!!! ^_~ ... Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!
Sailor Says:
Usagi: Today, we finally got to fight with the Power Rangers.
Rei: And what about it? We got drained of our energy and now they are hanging in the balance.
Usagi: Whatever! Anyway, the red one is so dreamy, er, that is if I wasn't already with my beloved Mamoru.
Speaking of which, why didn't he do more to save us.
David Yost (director): We're suppose to be doing a moral here. So get with it already.
Usagi: Alright, here's the moral. Beware monsters with energy-draining tentacles. That good enough for ya,
director sir?
DY: (sweatdrops) Fine, that'll do for now, but please work on it, capise?
Bloopers: Racer Megazord falls apart on the first try. The Sailor Senshi over-giggle as the stunt directors try
to set up the tentacles-strangling-senshi scene. The Turbo Morpher sparks in Ami's face, covering her with dust that was in
the morpher. The mysterious brown-haired girl falls out of the tree without a cue.