Chapter 2
The Past.
Tucker sat in the Juice Bar with his friends, Dimitri, Angela, Bill, and Suzanne, enjoying a milk shake after another dreary day at school. Bill was commenting on the latest happenings in his precious Pro-Wrestling, to the laughter of his friends. As he described each move, in detail, the laughter increased, due to his intensity in what happened. Dimitri, ever the bookworm, laughed as he worked on another school project. Tucker didn't even try to figure out what his genius friend was working on today. While Tucker wasn't what someone would call an idiot, he did receive mostly A's, with an occasional B, but Dimitri's classes were all Advanced AP, an experimental class for those truly gifted few. Angela smiled and laughed at Bill as he stood to demonstrate another ridiculous move that he swore up and down would "work in a real fight". Tucker had long since stopped trying to talk his friend down from his viewpoint. Angela, however, seemed to be totally enthralled with what Bill was saying, and describing. It was odd, seeing his two friends, who had known each other as long as he had known either of them, seemingly getting closer. Nah, he thought to himself, Bill and Ange are just friends. I'm imagining things. Suzanne just sat there, smiling, absently drawing in her notebook. She wasn't his type, but there were times that he couldn't help but note how beautiful she was. Of course, so did everyone else. If someone needed a friend, a shoulder to cry on, or an attentive ear, they turned to Suze. She was a friend to everyone, from the Football players to the members of the A/V club.
"Anything else for you guys?" Ernie said, walking up to the teens' table. The kids shook their heads.
"We're good, Uncle Ernie. Thanks." Tucker said, smiling up at the man he had referred to as "Uncle" for as long as he could remember. While he wasn't truly Tucker's Uncle, he was a good friend to Tucker's Mother after his father died before his birth. Ernie patted Tucker on the shoulder, smiling at him.
"OK. Can you give me a hand with some boxes in the back, Tuck?" Ernie asked, thumbing over his shoulder towards the swinging doors behind them. Tucker nodded, and stood, walking towards the storage space of the Juice Bar.
"So, anyways," Bill continued the story from where he stopped as Ernie approached. "The one guy picked the other one up, over his shoulders, sneered at the camera, and fell forward, throwing the guy onto his shoulder. I don't know how they do that without hurting themselves." Angela just smiled and laughed at her friend as he talked on.
"Well, actually, its quite simple. The ring is made…" Dimitri began, looking up from his notebook, but, after seeing the attempted glare by Bill, stopped short. "Um… I honestly don't know." Dimitri had forgotten himself, and the fact that Bill would ask the rhetorical question after describing a supposedly impressive move. Bill knew how it worked, and his friends knew he knew it. As he brought his gaze back to work, he noticed Suzanne doodling on her pad of paper. "What are you drawing, Suzanne?"
Suzanne looked up, and blushed, realizing she had been caught. She usually preferred to sit in the background of the group, only truly being herself during a one on one situation, or when she was alone. She didn't like having much attention brought to herself, unless it was absolutely unavoidable. "Its… just a doodle. I doodle. You too. You do doodle too." Dimitri smiled, Suzanne's quick use of words was always good for a smile, and even more so when she worked so many words together like that. They once described her tongue as being "untieable", referring to her ability to work her way through any tongue twister they could find, with ease. He looked at his friend's notebook, and would have turned white as a ghost, if not for his dark skin. Bill, pausing in his continued rambling, noticed the shocked look on his friend's face.
"What's up, D?" Bill asked, looking over at Suzanne's notebook, at whatever it is that Dimitri was looking at. The paper has a drawing of a man shaped creature, his muscles showing as if he had no skin, his face covered by some sort of face guard, and holding a long staff topped with an "N". "Ummm… Suze, have you been staying up late watching those bad horror movies again?"
"Suzanne, where did you find this image?" Dimitri asked.
"Well, honestly, it's from a dream I had last night," she began explaining slowly. "This… thing appeared, and started trying to take over the world. It was horrible."
"Sounds like quite a nightmare," Tucker said, walking back out to his friends.
"Something seems to be amiss. I had a similar dream last night, including a similar fiend," Dimitri added in, looking to his friends. "Its possible that we were receiving some sort of warning."
"OK, now you're starting to sound like Bill," Angela said, smirking at her friend.
"Hey!" Bill responded.
"Well, you're the one who's always talking about alien invasions, bub," Tucker chided, patting his friend on the shoulder. "But, it does seem kinda strange that the two of you had the same dream. Maybe it DOES mean something?"
"I dunno, Tuck. It seems kinda… out there," Angela chimed in. "OK, so D and Suze had similar dreams. It doesn't mean that some alien is gonna appear outside and claim to be the new ruler of Earth."
Just then, an older teen came running into the Juice Bar. "Some alien just popped up outside, claiming to be the new ruler of Earth!" The four friends looked at Angela as they raised to their feet. She shrugged as she joined them, rushing outside to see for herself.
Outside of the Juice Bar stood a seven-foot tall being, apparently with no skin. The muscles that showed were black, which contrasted with the silver and chrome mask that covered where his mouth would be. He pointed a long silver staff topped with an "N" towards the crowd, shooting lightning from it. "I am Lord Necron, and I hearby claim this planet as my own. All shall bow to me, or all shall suffer!" Two men ran towards him from out of the crowd, only to be blasted by the lightning from Necron's staff. All that was left of the two men were smoking husks. Angela and Suzanne stood in mute horror, as Bill, Tucker, and Dimitri tensed, almost ready to rush the alien. They would have, if not for the fact that they were stuck behind everyone else, and not able to make their way through the crowd.
Suddenly, the five friends were enveloped in shafts of light, and watched as the scene disappeared. Split seconds later, their sense of sight returned. What they saw, however, startled them. They were in a round room, with computer equipment lining consoles about two feet from the walls. Behind them was a large crystal sphere, and in front of them was a large glass cylinder.
"What's going on here?" Tucker said, asking everyone and no one at once.
"Perhaps I may be able to answer that inquiry," came a soft voice from their side. The five friends turned to see a short robot walking towards them. It was five-foot tall, with a domed head, red body with a lightning bolt insignia made of yellow lights, and golden hands and feet. "Welcome to the Command Center. I am Alpha 5."
"Where are we?" Tucker asked the little robot.
"This is the Command Center, as I have already stated. Ay-ai-ai-ai-ai!" the robot responded.
"How did we get here?" Dimitri asked, his usual curiosity kicking in.
"I brought you here when Necron appeared outside of your Juice Bar. He disappeared moments after you did, but we thought it safer if you were away from there."
"Who's 'We'?" Bill asked.
"Myself, and Zordon!" the robot said, pointing towards the large cylinder. As he did, a large disembodied head appeared in the tube, and looked down towards the five friends and the robot.
GREETINGS TO YOU. I AM ZORDON, AND I ASKED ALPHA 5 TO BRING YOU HERE, AS TO PROTECT YOU FROM LORD NECRON.
"Who is this Lord Necron? And why did he kill those two men?" Suzanne asked.
LORD NECRON IS MY ANCIENT ENEMY, WHO SEEKS TO LAY CLAIM TO ALL WORLDS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY BLOCKED HIS ATTEMPTS TO ATTACK THE EARTH, BUT THE LAST SUCH ATTEMPT LEFT ME AS I AM NOW. HE NOW PROCEEDS WITH HIS ATTACK, SEEKING TO CONQUER THE EARTH.
"Why doesn't someone attack HIM, then?" Angela asked the floating head.
NECRON IS NOT VULNERABLE TO THE WEAPONRY THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ON EARTH.
"Then he's going to conquer the world? And there's nothing we can do?" Tucker persisted.
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO. THE REASON I BROUGHT YOU HERE IS SO THAT I MAY FORM A LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST NECRON, AND PROTECT THE WORLD.
"But I thought you said he couldn't be fought with anything we had on Earth?" Dimitri added.
WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT NONE OF YOUR EARTH WEAPONS ARE ABLE TO HARM NECRON, THERE IS A WAY TO PROTECT THE EARTH. ALPHA, SHOW THEM THE CRYSTALS.
With that, Alpha 5 opened a small panel on the counter. Within the panel were five crystals; red, green, blue, yellow, and pink. The five friends all gasped in awe at the sheer brilliance of the five gems. "These are the Elemental Crystals of Eltar." Alpha explained. "Within each crystal lies the power of the elements." He pulled the five crystals out, and held them out to the five friends. "Each of you, please take one." The five friends looked towards each other, and slowly took one of the gems. Suzanne took the pink crystal, Angela, the yellow, Dimitri, the blue, Bill, the green, and Tucker, the red.
AS ALPHA SAID, WITHIN EACH CRYSTAL LIES THE POWER OF ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE. SUZANNE HARRISON, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE PINK CLOUD OPAL, WITHIN WHICH LIES THE POWER OF WIND. ANGELA GARRET, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE YELLOW LIGHTNING TOPAZ, WHICH HOLDS IN ITS FACETS THE POWER OF LIGHTNING. DIMITRI QUENTIN, YOU HAVE SELECTED THE BLUE TIDAL SAPPHIRE, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS THE POWERS OF WATER. BILL AUSTIN, YOU HAVE DECIDED ON THE GREEN FOREST EMERALD, ALLOWING YOU TO CALL ON THE POWER OF EARTH. AND TUCKER DELA ROSA, YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE RED FIRE RUBY, WHICH CALLS FORTH THE POWERS OF FIRE. THE RUBY ALSO HOUSES WITHIN IT THE MANTLE OF LEADERSHIP.
"Leadership?" Tucker asked, looking up at the disembodied head. "Of what?"
"The Earth's first and only line of defense against Lord Necron." explained Alpha. "A group of five teenagers destined to protect the Earth known as the Power Rangers." The five friends blinked.
"Excuse me. Did you just say 'Power Rangers'? What's that? A group of super hero baseball players?" Bill said, sarcastically.
THE POWER RANGERS ARE AN INTRICATE PORTION OF THE BALANCE OF GOOD AND EVIL WITHIN THE UNIVERSE. WITHOUT THE POWER RANGERS TO OPPOSE LORD NECRON, THE WORLD, IF NOT THE ENTIRTY OF THE UNIVERSE, WOULD FALL TO HIM.
"Uh-huh. Sure. Tuck, you're not actually buying this are you?" Bill asked his friend, turning his back to Zordon.
"I dunno, Bill. He sure talks an impressive game."
"Tuck, come on, man. He's saying that these little gems will help us beat up some freak show that just smoked two full grown adults without blinking. And we're supposed to be able to hold him off of our planet. I don't buy it."
"Bill, I don't think he's asking us to buy it," Angela added, stepping between the two friends before things got any worse. "I think we just kinda have to except it. Zordon, exactly how are we supposed to use these gems to stop that… thing?"
As she asked the question, a table appeared before the five teenagers, with ten golden bracelets set upon it. THESE ITEMS ARE YOUR ELEMENT MORPHERS. WHEN BROUGHT TOGETHER WITH YOUR CRYSTAL, THEY RELEASE THE POWER OF THE MORPHIN GRID. IT IS THIS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO BECOME THE POWER RANGERS, AND FIGHT LORD NECRON.
Bill laughed, and picked up two of the object, slipping the green crystal he still held into the recess for it. "Sure. All we do is put these things on our wrists, slap 'em together, and say the magic words." To emphasize his remarks, he slipped the bands onto each wrist, and slammed them together. Nothing happened. "Let's see, and the magic words are… what did you call this thing again?"
"You have the Green Forest Emerald." Alpha answered him.
"Oh yeah." Bill separated his wrists, and brought them together again. "Green Forest Emerald!" He called out jokingly, as his crystal shone brightly, and covered him in a cocoon of leafy energy. His friends were amazed as the leafy pattern of energy subsided, revealing a figure clad in a green, spandex-like costume. He wore a helmet with a thin black rectangle, white gloves and boots, and, embedded in his left shoulder, was a green crystal. "Holy…!"
"Well, I guess that confirms that his claims are truthful." Dimitri admitted.
"How do I get this thing off?" Bill exclaimed, tugging at the glove which would not come off of his hand. "It's stuck!"
WHILE IT IS ACTIVE, YOUR ARMOR IS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HELMET. SHOULD YOU WISH YOU TO DEACTIVATE YOUR ARMOR, EITHER TOUCH THE BUCKLE OF YOUR BELT, OR REMOVE THE CRYSTAL FROM ITS HOUSING IN YOUR ARMOR.
Bill slowly reached for the gem embedded in his left shoulder, and slowly removed it. As he did, the armor shimmered with an emerald energy, and disappeared. A look of relief crossed Bill's face. Tucker and Dimitri both looked to Zordon after hearing this. "But," Tucker started. "If all someone has to do is remove the Crystal, all this stuff is pretty impotent. All they have to do is yank it out in the middle of a fight, and we're toast." Dimitri nodded, admitting he had similar thoughts.
"Only myself, one of the other Rangers, or yourself can remove the Crystal. No one else is able to, unless you wish them to." Alpha explained. "Should a monster reach for it, they will receive a massive jolt of electricity and be thrown back."
Suddenly, a harsh alarm began blaring within the Command Center. The five teens covered their ears as Alpha turned off the alarm. "Ay-ai-ai-ai-ai! Zordon, Lord Necron has sent a squad of Necrones to Angel Grove Park!"
"Necrones? What are they?" Tucker asked Zordon.
THEY ARE LORD NECRON'S ARMY OF SHOCK TROOPS. OBSERVE THE VEIWING GLOBE BEHIND YOU, AND WE SHALL SHOW YOU WHAT THE NECRONES ARE.
The five teens turned to the spherical construct behind them, which now showed a picture of Angel Grove Park. Five skeletal creatures were running amongst the people visiting the park, frightening and attacking them. While no muscle showed upon their features, they showed themselves to be very strong, picking up huge rocks embedded in the shore of the lake, and tossing them around.
"Zordon, if we have the power to do it, we have to stop those… those things. We can't just let them attack those people!" Tucker said, turning back towards Zordon. "What do we do to bring forth these powers?"
AS BILL HAS ALREADY SHOWN YOU, YOU MUST BRING TOGETHER YOUR ELEMENT MORPHERS, AND CALL OUT THE NAME OF YOUR CRYSTAL. THIS WILL DRAW OUT THE POWERS FROM WITHIN YOURSELF AND THE CRYSTALS, CAUSING YOU TO BECOME THE POWER RANGERS!
Tucker, Angela, Suzanne, and Dimitri looked at each other, and reached for the golden bracelets. Sliding them on, they looked to each other again, and shrugged. "I guess it's now or never. Ummm… Well, if these things are called Morphers, I guess It's Morphin Time!" The five friends each brought their golden bracelets together, causing their Crystals to glow.
"Pink Cloud Opal!" Suzanne cried out, a pink nimbus of energy covering her.
"Yellow Lightning Topaz!" Angela shouted, yellow lightning racing up and down her body.
"Blue Tidal Sapphire!" Dimitri called out, a blue, water-like displacement flowing over him.
"Green Forest Emerald!" Bill yelled, as green energy, the shape of leaves covered him.
"Red Fire Ruby!" Tucker bellowed, red fire coursing over his body.
Each teen now stood clothed in a spandex-like armor, the color of their Crystal, with the exception of the white boots and gloves. "Amazing!" Tucker exclaimed, looking at his hands. "I don't think I've ever felt this… alive!"
"I wholeheartedly agree, Tuck. But," Dimitri began. "I believe we had some people in the Park who need some assistance."
"Oh, right! Zordon, how do we get to the Park? We don't even know where we are!" Tucker asked.
WAIT A MOMENT, AND ALPHA-5 SHALL TELEPORT YOU TO THE PARK. GOOD LUCK RANGERS, AND MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU! As Zordon finished speaking, the Rangers glowed with their signature colors momentarily, and disappeared, only to reappear a moment later in the park.
"Well, I guess this is it. Spread out and take 'em down, Rangers!" Tucker called out, pointing towards the Necrones. As they ran towards the Necrones, they spread in different directions, drawing the Necrones towards them, and away from the innocent people in the park. This also gave each Ranger enough room to fight the skeletal minions in their own way.
Tucker, having spent years training in Karate, immediately began throwing punches and kicks at his boney opponent. As the Necrone retaliated, Tucker winced within his helmet, knowing how strong these things were. He was shocked, when, moment later, he felt very little contact on his chest. The Necrone just hit me full force, and I barely felt it! This armor is amazing! Tucker thought. He grabbed the wrist of the Necrone and twisted its wrist, causing it to double over. Tucker called out "Fire Multi Kick!", kicking the creature's midsection repeatedly, before kicking up and over its head, bringing his heel down on the back of its skeletal neck.
Dimitri, while not as proficient in his attacks as Tucker, went full throttle against the Necrone who followed him. He charged the Necrone, and collided against him, throwing both of them to the ground. Dimitri rolled off of the creature as it tried to pull itself to its feet. Well, Zordon said I had the power of Water. Let's see what I can do with it. Dimitri took a running start, and jumped into the air. "Flying Tidal Kick!" he screamed, as his body was bathed again in the watery displacement, and connected a flying kick against the Necrone's head. Where his foot had connected with the Necrone, the watery energy flowed over it, causing it to fall.
Bill smiled to himself, though the Necrone he fought couldn't tell. It threw a punch at him, which he dodged, hooking his arm under the creature's arm, and tossing it over his hip. The skeletal minion flipped over, and landed heavy on its back, getting back to its feet slowly. Bill somersaulted, letting his legs land on the creature's upper chest and shoulders, forcing it back to the ground. Bill slid off of the creature, and backed up. He noticed his friends calling on the power of their Crystals. Let's try it! He thought. "Forest Rumbling Thunder!" he called out, and dove into a forward roll, jumping up out of it, and crashing, back first, onto the Necrone.
Angela dodged one way, then they other, avoiding the Necrone's blows one by one. She had made her way towards the Jungle Gym, figuring to use the play set to her advantage. She slipped between the bars of the swings, leading the Necrone in after her. She turned, and kicked the creature in its head multiple times, until it back away, leaning against the metal pole. Hmmmm… Lightning, metal. I wonder… She jumped forward, grabbing for the metal support. "Lightning Circuit Popper!" she shouted, as lightning arced from her hands and over the pole, throwing the Necrone many yards back.
Suzanne wasn't sure what she was going to do. She had never taken any kind of Martial Arts class, like Tucker had, nor was she a big fan of Pro Wrestling like Bill, or a natural athlete like Dimitri or Angela. The only thing she had was this armor and the powers that came with it. Will it be enough? She though to herself. The Necrone loomed closer, menacingly, when a though crossed her mind. She had kept an eye on her friends, to get some idea as to what to do, and she had seen each of them call on their Element. Suzanne ducked under another of the Necrone's punches, and grabbed it around the waist. "Cloud Vertical Tosser!" she cried, and leapt into the air. Higher and higher she climbed, until she felt herself go weightless, and she let the Necrone go. It quickly plummeted towards the ground, while she, thanks to the power of Air, merely floated down gently.
Looking around, the Rangers realized they had taken care of all of the Necrones, which quickly evaporated after their defeat. "That wasn't so tough." Tucker said, as a silent explosion in front of them caught them by surprise. Where the explosion happened, now stood a man dressed in snake-themed suit, full with King Cobra headdress, and a flowing green cloak.
"Well done, earthlings. Never before have any of the worlds we have conquered fought back so valiantly. But, alas, your feeble attempts at protecting your planet have gone for naught," the figure spoke.
"That's what you think, pal," Bill called back. "Cause none of the planets you've conquered have had us to defend them. We're the Power Rangers, and nothings gonna stop us!"
The figure stood there momentarily, surprised to receive an open threat from one of these… earthlings. He then laughed. "Oh… Oh this is rich. Someone actually claiming to be one of the Power Rangers of myth. I shall truly regret having to destroy you!"
"And just who are you, mister Snaky-pants?" Suzanne asked him.
"I am Cobran, Lord Necron's General. And I shall be your destruction!" Cobran materialized a long sword, the hilt carved to resemble a cobra ready to strike, and charged at the Rangers. The five teens attempted to jump over the attack, but Angela and Dimitri hesitated a split second too long, and were knocked back to the ground. Suzanne, Bill, and Tucker landed on Cobran's other side, and spun around to take advantage of his momentary distraction. Tucker stepped in to kick the back of Cobran's knee as Suzanne lunged forward, hoping to take out Cobran's other knee. Taking a cue from his friends, Bill leapt at Cobran from behind, and attempted to grab him around the neck, trying to pull his head forward, hoping to drive it into the ground.
It was all for naught. Suzanne bounced off one knee, as Tucker's kick merely glanced off the side of his other knee. Bill was able to grab Cobran's head, but the stoic snake warrior stood there, unrelenting. He threw Bill towards were Angela and Dimitri had landed, as Tucker and Suzanne made their way to their fallen friends.
"And now, humans, as much fun as I've had watching your useless attacks, I must destroy you." Cobran looked towards the sky. "Master! Send me your Power!" A shimmering beam flowed over Cobran, and he began to grow, until he was a massive version of the monster they fought mere moments before.
"Now what?" Bill said, looking to Tucker. "There's no way we can fight him like that!"
RANGERS. YOU MUST CALL UPON YOUR ELEMENT ZORDS. THESE FIGHTING MACHINES WILL AID YOU AGAINST COBRAN, NOW THAT HE HAS GROWN BEYOND YOUR CAPABLITIES.
The Rangers looked to each other, and shrugged. Everything else that Zordon had said so far had worked, why begin to doubt him now? As one, the five teens stood and thrust their hands out towards the horizon. "We call on the power of the Element Zords!"
Five flashes of light emanated from the sun, each corresponding with one of the Rangers. Five massive machines, shaped like animals, appeared, and raced towards the Rangers, distracting Cobran for the few moments the Rangers needed to recover from awe. Each Ranger knew instinctively which Zord was theirs, and jumped towards it. Although the distance to each Zord was much too far for the normal human to attempt, the power of their Crystals made the leaps easy. As they landed in the cockpit of their Zords, each Ranger called out, signaling the activation of their Zord.
"Cloud Eagle, ready for action!" Suzanne said, running her hands over the controls of the pink bird Zord.
"Lightning Warrior, alive and kicking!" called out Angela, tightening her grips inside of the yellow man machine.
"Tidal Horse, ready to clean up some scum!" Dimitri signaled, his mind already formulating the best course of action for his blue Horse.
"Forest Panther, up for some rough housing!" Bill announced, nearly bouncing with excitement in his green Panther.
"Fire Dragon. Lets burn this mother down." Tucker said softly, his cool determination almost tangible in his red mystic beast.
"Ahhh, brought some friends to play, I see. No matter, I'll defeat them as easily as I did you!" Cobran said, swinging his sword towards Angela's Lightning Warrior Zord. The Zord caught the swing in its hands, twisted it aside, and punched Cobran in the chest. The impact threw Cobran back a short way, and caused him to pause. Something had actually hit him, and it hurt! This was something he was not used to, and he did not like it! He moved in for another attack, as the Tidal Horse and Forest Panther came in under his legs, knocking him over. He swore to himself as he began to rise, noticing moments later that it wasn't under his own power. The Cloud Eagle Zord had him in its claws, and was pulling him skyward. He swung his huge sword at the Zord, but was already plummeting back towards the ground. This is insane! No one could fight this well against me! I'm the greatest warrior in the galaxy! Unless… these children truly ARE the Rangers of yore. A sudden burst of heat and pain brought him out of his reverie, as he realized the fiery breath of the Fire Dragon Zord was burning him.
"This is amazing! We're actually able to do something with these Zords!" Bill exclaimed, pumping his fist in the air.
"Yeah, but look at the scanners," Suzanne added. "If I'm reading this right, we're barely doing more then pissing him off." Almost in response to her comment, Cobran jumped into the air, and shot lasers from his eyes, hitting each Zord, and rocking the Rangers in their seats.
"We have to find a way to finish him for good!" Angela finished. "Any thoughts, D?"
"Even with the amazing firepower we have at our disposal with these Zords, I doubt we have enough to finish this fiend."
"Zordon," Tucker called, activating the communicator in his Zord. "Is there anything else we can do to finish Cobran off?"
YOU MUST FORM THE ELEMENT MEGAZORD. OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO THE POWER OF YOUR ELEMENT, AND IT SHALL GUIDE YOU.
"Well, what have we got to lose, guys. Let's form the Megazord!" Tucker called out.
Each Ranger closed their eyes under their helmets, opening themselves to their Elemental power. Each Zord released a blast of pure Elemental force, knocking Cobran back a step with each blast, allowing them the few seconds they needed to combine. The Lightning Warrior's chest folded up, parallel to the ground, and then folded in half, forming a waist and legs. The Cloud Eagle landed on the now formed waist, and sat straight on it, forming a chest. The Tidal Horse leapt into the air, and folded in on itself, forming an arm, its head jutting out from the shoulder, and attaching to the Eagle's right side, as the Forest Panther did likewise on the Eagle's left. The Fire Dragon slid up the back of the Eagle, between its wings, until its head sat over the Eagle's. The Dragon's maw opened, revealing a face. Its tail folded up behind its back, revealing a hilt. One by one, the Rangers slid out of their individual cockpits, and joined each other in a larger cockpit. The five Rangers shouted "Megazord, power up!"
The Megazord stood massively in front of Cobran, and began to advance. Cobran swung his sword at the Zord, and for the first time in his existence, faltered. His swing came up short, and the Zord kicked out at him, throwing him back to the ground. He leapt back to his feet, not sure what he was going to be able to do to this new thing, if he could do anything at all. "OK, Rangers. Its time to finish this thing!" Tucker called out. The four other Rangers nodded in agreement. "Dragon Sword! Power Up!" The Zord reached behind itself, and grabbed the hilt jutting from the Fire Dragon's tail, and pulled it around like a sword. The Zord brought it up over its shoulder, and the blade began to glow red, green, blue, yellow, and pink, and then back again. The Zord brought the sword down, but, at the last second, Cobran disappeared.