Power Rangers Thunder Force #18: the psychic.
Janus is walking down the street heading towards the usual ranger meeting at the soda shop. She turns the
corner fast and suddenly runs into a guy.
"Oh I'm sorry." The man says.
He helps her and when he sees visions of her crossing the street.
"No!" He says.
He sees her getting hit by a speeding truck that ran a red light.
"What's wrong?" Janus asks worried.
"Please trust me miss. I see things. You must be careful crossing the next street." The man says.
"Okay. I have to go now." Janus says wanting to get away from this weirdo.
"Please be careful." The man says than walks away.
Janus walks away wierded out. She approaches the sidewalk and waits for the signal to turn. Meanwhile a
block down the street a truck is barreling down.
"Man I cannot believe that I let myself get so behind. I'd better rush this." The driver says.
Janus begins to cross the street.
And now for episode 18…
Something holds back Janus just as a truck goes barreling through the red light inches from her. The wind
knocks her back but she is okay.
"Hey you idiot. Don't you know what a red light means?" Janus yells after the truck but it is so far away
now that the driver could never hear her.
Janus continues to walk to the soda shop but she stops suddenly and remembers what the weird man told
her.
"You must be careful crossing the next street." The man's warning echoes in her head.
She shakes her head.
"Nah it must have been a coincidence." Janus says.
She enters the soda shop and sits down with the other rangers.
"First off, once again welcome to the team." Zanek says shaking hands with Janus.
The others shake hands and smile. Carlos kisses her hand, which makes Janus blush.
"So we have definitely faced one of the most dangerous monsters yet. And Auros says the worst is yet to
come?" Karone asks.
"Yeah and something tells me that wasn't the last time we have seen a monster like that. One that was
created from someone's energy, not with a virus." Zanek responds.
"It was awful having no energy. It was like I was still alive but couldn't move my body or think." Janus
says shuddering.
Carlos puts his arm around Janus and comforts her.
"It's okay now. It's over." Carlos says.
Janus lays her head on Carlos's chest and smiles.
"Okay I think that's all to talk about in this meeting. See you all later." Zanek says.
They all get up and walk out. Carlos and Janus walk down the street.
"I met a funny guy earlier. He grabbed my arm after we ran into each other and then he gasped. He
warned me to be careful crossing the street. I didn't think anything of it until I was almost hit by a
speeding truck. If I hadn't hesitated thinking about what he said, I could be dead right now." Janus says.
"Oh god. Why didn't tell me you were almost hurt or worse?" Carlos asks shocked.
"I didn't get a chance until now. I didn't want to worry everybody." Janus responds.
"I believe that it's possible to have sight of the future. I just don't believe that most of the people who
claim to be psychics, are." Carlos says.
Xtlc is standing in front of a wall. Suddenly a face appears.
"I implore you. Please let me return." Xtlc says.
"I told you before. You cannot return unless your master wishes you free." A voice says.
"Like that's ever gonna happen." Xtlc says angrily.
"Whether it can happen or not, that is one the rules. Good luck." The voice says.
Xtlc screams and starts throwing things around him. The man that Janus met earlier is walking down when
he hears the noise. He walks down the alley that Xtlc is.
"Who are you?" The man asks.
Xtlc stops and turns towards the psychic with a full angry glare.
"None of your business mortal." Xtlc yells.
"I know who you are. I know these things. It's a gift. A curse at times also." The man says.
"Then who am I." Xtlc asks.
"A lonely being that is trapped in this world by our species desires." The man says.
Xtlc is thrown off guard by the fact that he knows that he isn't of this world.
"I also know that you are gonna turn me into a monster. But I am not afraid cause I also see that I will be
saved." The man says.
"Actually I hadn't thought about who to turn but you gave me a great idea." Xtlc says.
"But I have to make a wish right?" The man asks.
"Yeah that helps. I don't have any power over someone unless they make a wish." Xtlc says.
"Fine. Hmm let me think. I want to not know the future anymore." The man says.
Xtlc looks shocked.
"Surprised? I am tired of seeing the future. I see everybody's future but mine. They haunt my dreams. I
want to sleep nights." The man says.
"Fine your wish is my command." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and disappears. A spore enters the man's body. The man's eyes start glowing.
Suddenly visions of his future and only his future flash in front of his eyes.
"Damn you Xtlc. I said I didn't want to see any futures at all." The man says.
Xtlc's laugh echoes all over the alley. The man walks all over the place. Meanwhile Zanek's alarm goes
off.
"What is that noise?" Cassie asks.
"It's my warning system. I figured out that when a monster is created by our enemy, a large energy surge
happens." Zanek responds.
He takes out the scanner and looks at it.
"Hmm. Doesn't look like it's another one created with energy. They must have gone back to the old
method." Zanek says.
"Well where is it?" Cassie asks.
"I will track the monster. It will also tell me who it is, just in case the monsters are still looking like the
human that was changed." Zanek says.
Cassie nods and calls the others. Soon the others all appear and start running with Zanek and Cassie.
Meanwhile the psychic is standing around confused.
"I am seeing other people's future now but it's all bad. How? I never saw anything like this before. Could
me becoming a monster have changed that?" The man wonders.
He stumbles around and approaches people.
"You are all in danger. Please listen to me." The man says.
The people just stay away from him. Some run away in fear that he is some kind of nut.
"That's far enough. You won't be scaring people with news of danger anymore." Zanek says morphed.
"I won't fight you. Cause I can see that I will be destroyed no matter what I do." The man says.
"You won't be destroyed. We can turn you back." Zanek says.
"What is going on here? He won't fight. I can't have that. Bring him to me." Astayanax says.
The psychic is beamed aboard to a room. Astayanax appears.
"So you are the one responsible for all the terror on earth." The man says.
"You will do as I say or I will destroy you right here and now." Astayanax says.
"I see my destruction in the future no matter what anyway. I may as well die fast instead of in a viscous
battle." The man says.
"Oh I can make you die slow and very painful. Now will you fight or not?" Astayanax asks.
"I have seen my future. I will fail you anyway so what is the point?" The man says.
"The future can be changed." Xtlc says appearing.
"You again. The lonely one." The man says.
"You can change your own future. Go and fight the rangers. You will beat them. I know you will." Xtlc
says.
"How do you know that?" The man says.
"Cause I will be with you." Xtlc says.
Suddenly he merges with the psychic.
"Leave it up to me." Xtlc says.
Xtlc disappears.
"Excellent idea my servant. With his future telling and your powers, you will be unstoppable." Astayanax
says laughing.
The rangers are startled when the psychic returns.
"Once again. Give up now or we will be forced to fight you." Zanek orders.
"Give up? Why we have only begun." Xtlc says.
"That voice. It isn't his. But it sounds familiar." Cassie says.
Xtlc fires beams of energy at the rangers and they dodge them. The rangers' fire back but Xtlc seems to
dodge them just as they are fired. As if he knows ahead of time.
"Hah. With my powers and his future telling abilities, you don't stand a chance." Xtlc says.
The rangers rush in for hand to hand combat but Xtlc easily dodges them, long before they can even get
close to strike.
"This is getting annoying." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and suddenly the rangers are all encased in four sided barriers.
"Ah that's better. Your futile attempts were beginning to feel like being bitten by bugs." Xtlc says.
Xtlc screams when he is hit in the back by a blast of mental energy.
"What the?" Xtlc spins around.
"I am the gray ranger. You are a threat to my friends and I will not allow you to stop them." Janus says.
Janus keeps on firing blast after blast and brings Xtlc to his knees.
"No! Why can't I see this in the future?" Xtlc asks.
"Cause I am blocking your ability to do that. The man you have possessed may have a powerful mind but
mine is more powerful." Janus responds.
Janus turns towards the barriers and breaks them with her mind.
"Computer. Commence with the scan and develop an anti-viral program." Zanek says quickly.
The computer quickly beeps and Zanek pulls out the needle gun.
"Here's your future right here." Zanek says.
Xtlc lies helpless as the needle strikes his body and forces him out. The psychic returns to normal and runs
away.
"Oh it's you Cltx." Janus says.
"No it's Lctx." Cassie says.
"THAT'S XTLC." Xtlc screams.
He snaps his fingers and the rangers' swords turn to crabs and they drop them.
"You will never defeat me. It's time I get rid of you once and for all for my master." Xtlc says.
Meanwhile the psychic is hiding around the corner and steps out.
"My poor lonely man. You really want to be free so badly. You will never be free if you keep doing that
evil man's deeds." The man says.
Suddenly a spore comes flying out of Xtlc and emerges with the psychic.
"What are you doing?" Xtlc asks confused.
The man looks up and his eyes are glowing.
"Your master is now a part of me. I am essentially your master in part. I therefore wish for your freedom."
The man says.
His eyes die down and the spore leaves his body and dies.
"What?" Xtlc says.
"You're free. That was what you needed to be free right? To have your master wish it." The man asks.
"I am free." Xtlc yells.
The rangers pull their blasters.
"No don't. He was never evil. He was just enslaved by an evil person." The man says holding up his
hands.
Xtlc flies around screaming with glee.
"I'm out of here. Oh wait but first." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and the crabs become swords once more.
"I am sorry for what I was made to do." Xtlc says.
He disappears.
"You are forgiven." Zanek says quietly.
Later on Janus walks the psychic to his house and makes sure he is okay.
"Yeah I'm fine. Thanx for saving me. I feel like my powers finally helped someone." The man says
smiling.
They shake hands. Suddenly the psychic has flashes of Janus. Ones of her testing out a ship drive. Of her
being flung into another galaxy and struggling against a powerful enemy. Of her being a hero among
others in a team.
"What is it? Another vision?" Janus asks.
"I can't tell you about it but I can tell you one thing. This trial you are going through isn't the only one.
You will face another one and will learn to rely on others to survive." The man responds.
As the man walks away, Janus wonders what he meant. On the ship Astayanax is having a temper tantrum
that is nearly tearing up the bridge.
"That is the second servant I have lost. I am tired of your failures Thunder." Astayanax yells.
"What are you gonna do?" Thunder asks scared.
"I always wondered what would happen if I used one of these on you." Astayanax says.
A spore appears in his hand and he grins evilly.
"No my master. Please. I will succeed. I promise." Thunder yells back away.
"You better succeed." Astayanax says.
The spore merges with Thunder.
To be continued…
Next week the rangers will face a monster unlike any other.
Janus is walking down the street heading towards the usual ranger meeting at the soda shop. She turns the
corner fast and suddenly runs into a guy.
"Oh I'm sorry." The man says.
He helps her and when he sees visions of her crossing the street.
"No!" He says.
He sees her getting hit by a speeding truck that ran a red light.
"What's wrong?" Janus asks worried.
"Please trust me miss. I see things. You must be careful crossing the next street." The man says.
"Okay. I have to go now." Janus says wanting to get away from this weirdo.
"Please be careful." The man says than walks away.
Janus walks away wierded out. She approaches the sidewalk and waits for the signal to turn. Meanwhile a
block down the street a truck is barreling down.
"Man I cannot believe that I let myself get so behind. I'd better rush this." The driver says.
Janus begins to cross the street.
And now for episode 18…
Something holds back Janus just as a truck goes barreling through the red light inches from her. The wind
knocks her back but she is okay.
"Hey you idiot. Don't you know what a red light means?" Janus yells after the truck but it is so far away
now that the driver could never hear her.
Janus continues to walk to the soda shop but she stops suddenly and remembers what the weird man told
her.
"You must be careful crossing the next street." The man's warning echoes in her head.
She shakes her head.
"Nah it must have been a coincidence." Janus says.
She enters the soda shop and sits down with the other rangers.
"First off, once again welcome to the team." Zanek says shaking hands with Janus.
The others shake hands and smile. Carlos kisses her hand, which makes Janus blush.
"So we have definitely faced one of the most dangerous monsters yet. And Auros says the worst is yet to
come?" Karone asks.
"Yeah and something tells me that wasn't the last time we have seen a monster like that. One that was
created from someone's energy, not with a virus." Zanek responds.
"It was awful having no energy. It was like I was still alive but couldn't move my body or think." Janus
says shuddering.
Carlos puts his arm around Janus and comforts her.
"It's okay now. It's over." Carlos says.
Janus lays her head on Carlos's chest and smiles.
"Okay I think that's all to talk about in this meeting. See you all later." Zanek says.
They all get up and walk out. Carlos and Janus walk down the street.
"I met a funny guy earlier. He grabbed my arm after we ran into each other and then he gasped. He
warned me to be careful crossing the street. I didn't think anything of it until I was almost hit by a
speeding truck. If I hadn't hesitated thinking about what he said, I could be dead right now." Janus says.
"Oh god. Why didn't tell me you were almost hurt or worse?" Carlos asks shocked.
"I didn't get a chance until now. I didn't want to worry everybody." Janus responds.
"I believe that it's possible to have sight of the future. I just don't believe that most of the people who
claim to be psychics, are." Carlos says.
Xtlc is standing in front of a wall. Suddenly a face appears.
"I implore you. Please let me return." Xtlc says.
"I told you before. You cannot return unless your master wishes you free." A voice says.
"Like that's ever gonna happen." Xtlc says angrily.
"Whether it can happen or not, that is one the rules. Good luck." The voice says.
Xtlc screams and starts throwing things around him. The man that Janus met earlier is walking down when
he hears the noise. He walks down the alley that Xtlc is.
"Who are you?" The man asks.
Xtlc stops and turns towards the psychic with a full angry glare.
"None of your business mortal." Xtlc yells.
"I know who you are. I know these things. It's a gift. A curse at times also." The man says.
"Then who am I." Xtlc asks.
"A lonely being that is trapped in this world by our species desires." The man says.
Xtlc is thrown off guard by the fact that he knows that he isn't of this world.
"I also know that you are gonna turn me into a monster. But I am not afraid cause I also see that I will be
saved." The man says.
"Actually I hadn't thought about who to turn but you gave me a great idea." Xtlc says.
"But I have to make a wish right?" The man asks.
"Yeah that helps. I don't have any power over someone unless they make a wish." Xtlc says.
"Fine. Hmm let me think. I want to not know the future anymore." The man says.
Xtlc looks shocked.
"Surprised? I am tired of seeing the future. I see everybody's future but mine. They haunt my dreams. I
want to sleep nights." The man says.
"Fine your wish is my command." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and disappears. A spore enters the man's body. The man's eyes start glowing.
Suddenly visions of his future and only his future flash in front of his eyes.
"Damn you Xtlc. I said I didn't want to see any futures at all." The man says.
Xtlc's laugh echoes all over the alley. The man walks all over the place. Meanwhile Zanek's alarm goes
off.
"What is that noise?" Cassie asks.
"It's my warning system. I figured out that when a monster is created by our enemy, a large energy surge
happens." Zanek responds.
He takes out the scanner and looks at it.
"Hmm. Doesn't look like it's another one created with energy. They must have gone back to the old
method." Zanek says.
"Well where is it?" Cassie asks.
"I will track the monster. It will also tell me who it is, just in case the monsters are still looking like the
human that was changed." Zanek says.
Cassie nods and calls the others. Soon the others all appear and start running with Zanek and Cassie.
Meanwhile the psychic is standing around confused.
"I am seeing other people's future now but it's all bad. How? I never saw anything like this before. Could
me becoming a monster have changed that?" The man wonders.
He stumbles around and approaches people.
"You are all in danger. Please listen to me." The man says.
The people just stay away from him. Some run away in fear that he is some kind of nut.
"That's far enough. You won't be scaring people with news of danger anymore." Zanek says morphed.
"I won't fight you. Cause I can see that I will be destroyed no matter what I do." The man says.
"You won't be destroyed. We can turn you back." Zanek says.
"What is going on here? He won't fight. I can't have that. Bring him to me." Astayanax says.
The psychic is beamed aboard to a room. Astayanax appears.
"So you are the one responsible for all the terror on earth." The man says.
"You will do as I say or I will destroy you right here and now." Astayanax says.
"I see my destruction in the future no matter what anyway. I may as well die fast instead of in a viscous
battle." The man says.
"Oh I can make you die slow and very painful. Now will you fight or not?" Astayanax asks.
"I have seen my future. I will fail you anyway so what is the point?" The man says.
"The future can be changed." Xtlc says appearing.
"You again. The lonely one." The man says.
"You can change your own future. Go and fight the rangers. You will beat them. I know you will." Xtlc
says.
"How do you know that?" The man says.
"Cause I will be with you." Xtlc says.
Suddenly he merges with the psychic.
"Leave it up to me." Xtlc says.
Xtlc disappears.
"Excellent idea my servant. With his future telling and your powers, you will be unstoppable." Astayanax
says laughing.
The rangers are startled when the psychic returns.
"Once again. Give up now or we will be forced to fight you." Zanek orders.
"Give up? Why we have only begun." Xtlc says.
"That voice. It isn't his. But it sounds familiar." Cassie says.
Xtlc fires beams of energy at the rangers and they dodge them. The rangers' fire back but Xtlc seems to
dodge them just as they are fired. As if he knows ahead of time.
"Hah. With my powers and his future telling abilities, you don't stand a chance." Xtlc says.
The rangers rush in for hand to hand combat but Xtlc easily dodges them, long before they can even get
close to strike.
"This is getting annoying." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and suddenly the rangers are all encased in four sided barriers.
"Ah that's better. Your futile attempts were beginning to feel like being bitten by bugs." Xtlc says.
Xtlc screams when he is hit in the back by a blast of mental energy.
"What the?" Xtlc spins around.
"I am the gray ranger. You are a threat to my friends and I will not allow you to stop them." Janus says.
Janus keeps on firing blast after blast and brings Xtlc to his knees.
"No! Why can't I see this in the future?" Xtlc asks.
"Cause I am blocking your ability to do that. The man you have possessed may have a powerful mind but
mine is more powerful." Janus responds.
Janus turns towards the barriers and breaks them with her mind.
"Computer. Commence with the scan and develop an anti-viral program." Zanek says quickly.
The computer quickly beeps and Zanek pulls out the needle gun.
"Here's your future right here." Zanek says.
Xtlc lies helpless as the needle strikes his body and forces him out. The psychic returns to normal and runs
away.
"Oh it's you Cltx." Janus says.
"No it's Lctx." Cassie says.
"THAT'S XTLC." Xtlc screams.
He snaps his fingers and the rangers' swords turn to crabs and they drop them.
"You will never defeat me. It's time I get rid of you once and for all for my master." Xtlc says.
Meanwhile the psychic is hiding around the corner and steps out.
"My poor lonely man. You really want to be free so badly. You will never be free if you keep doing that
evil man's deeds." The man says.
Suddenly a spore comes flying out of Xtlc and emerges with the psychic.
"What are you doing?" Xtlc asks confused.
The man looks up and his eyes are glowing.
"Your master is now a part of me. I am essentially your master in part. I therefore wish for your freedom."
The man says.
His eyes die down and the spore leaves his body and dies.
"What?" Xtlc says.
"You're free. That was what you needed to be free right? To have your master wish it." The man asks.
"I am free." Xtlc yells.
The rangers pull their blasters.
"No don't. He was never evil. He was just enslaved by an evil person." The man says holding up his
hands.
Xtlc flies around screaming with glee.
"I'm out of here. Oh wait but first." Xtlc says.
He snaps his fingers and the crabs become swords once more.
"I am sorry for what I was made to do." Xtlc says.
He disappears.
"You are forgiven." Zanek says quietly.
Later on Janus walks the psychic to his house and makes sure he is okay.
"Yeah I'm fine. Thanx for saving me. I feel like my powers finally helped someone." The man says
smiling.
They shake hands. Suddenly the psychic has flashes of Janus. Ones of her testing out a ship drive. Of her
being flung into another galaxy and struggling against a powerful enemy. Of her being a hero among
others in a team.
"What is it? Another vision?" Janus asks.
"I can't tell you about it but I can tell you one thing. This trial you are going through isn't the only one.
You will face another one and will learn to rely on others to survive." The man responds.
As the man walks away, Janus wonders what he meant. On the ship Astayanax is having a temper tantrum
that is nearly tearing up the bridge.
"That is the second servant I have lost. I am tired of your failures Thunder." Astayanax yells.
"What are you gonna do?" Thunder asks scared.
"I always wondered what would happen if I used one of these on you." Astayanax says.
A spore appears in his hand and he grins evilly.
"No my master. Please. I will succeed. I promise." Thunder yells back away.
"You better succeed." Astayanax says.
The spore merges with Thunder.
To be continued…
Next week the rangers will face a monster unlike any other.
