Episode 8

Call of the Wild Part 2

The vines were strong and Merrick couldn't break free. Master Org was laughing as he charged up his staff and aimed it right at him. The rangers struggled to get back up, but they were beaten pretty badly.

"Oh how I dreamed for this day!" He kept on laughing. He was about to fire, when women dressed in all white, with a white crown on her head came running out of no where and jumped on Master Org. He lost his balanced and fired the shot, missing Merrick and hitting the vines. Merrick landed on his feet and looked to see what happen.

His eyes widen, "Princess!" He called out. Master Org grabbed her and threw her off of his back.

"The princess? Here? Perfect!" He held out his gem at her. Merrick ran and stepped in front of her.

He held up his Lunar Cue, "You will not hurt her!" He glared at Master Org. The Ninja Rangers stood up as quickly as they could and took out their ThunderStorm Cannon.

"Fire!" They shouted, firing at Master Org while he was caught off guard. Master Org held out his staff to block the attack and it deflected and went straight into the ground, creating a huge explosion and smoke that shrouded around him. In all the confusion, Merrick grabbed Princess Shayla.

"Retreat!" He shouted to all the rangers and they all fled to Ninja Ops. Both rangers team walked down the stairs. The wild force was looking around, exploring every part of the room. The only ones that didn't come down was Merrick and Princess Shayla. Cole bent down at the terminal and looked at all the buttons. He was about to touch one of them when Cam grabbed his arm.

"I don't think that's a good idea." He said sternly.

"What is it?" He stared back down.

Cam responded, "We use that to activate weapons and zords and whatever else we need from this thing. Do you understand?"

"No idea. I care for animals, not computer." He told them and sat down to listen to Alyssa's and Shane's conversation.

"Why does he seam so cold and distant?" Shane asked her, "Merrick I mean."

Alyssa shrugged, "He's always like that. It took forever before he finally joined us. Even then he always kept his distant. Always walking around or exploring instead of hanging out with us. You just have to be patient." Shane just sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Back with this guy, this Master Org. What happened to him? Because man, he got a major power boost." Hunter walked forward and changed the subject.

Cam thought for a sec, "That gem he used. Vex had that one."

Blake shook his head and sat down next to Tori.  "Man, if he didn't have that, We would have been all over him."

Tori nodded and put her head on his shoulder, "Yeah. He got us good." She sighed.

Taylor was standing near the exit, she walked forward and looked at everyone, "Why did we run? We should have stayed and fight." She looked at everyone.

Dustin was twirling around in the chair, "Dude, we got our butts kicked if you haven't noticed." He stopped and responded.

Taylor shot him a dirty face, "Don't' call me dude." She snapped at him, "We shouldn't be wasting our time here. Let us take care of him. We just need to try again right?" She looked at everyone.

"Let's think of something before we rush things." Max spoke up from the corner.


Taylor shrugged, "Maybe the kid is right." She smirked.

Max slapped the ground and rose up, "Don't call me a kid!" He shouted out.

She chuckled, "All right Max. I'm sorry. I just don't like sitting around knowing that Master Org is out there, destroying everything." She explained.

Cole jumped to his feet and went to her, "Don't worry. He will be destroyed." He reassured her.

She nodded and turned to everyone, "All right! What's our plan?!" Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Merrick and Princess Shayla were sitting on the benches. They were silent before Merrick finally turned to her.

"What are you doing here!?" He finally asked.

She turned her head and responded, "I had to come and see if you guys were all right. I couldn't just sit up there without any means of contacting you. I don't have my necklace any more remember. I was worried."

He cracked a small smile, but then it soon faded, "I'm suppose to protect you. If anything happens to you, I would fail all my duties and vows that I have made." He softly told her.

She shook her head, "Merrick! Is that all you care about!? Full filling your duties!?"

He looked away, "No, it's not just that. It's, it's.." He trailed off.

She lifted Merrick's chin up and guided his head till they locked eyes, "Look around you Merrick. This isn't like 3000 years ago. Were in a new age, with friends. We even met new friends here. You don't have to do everything yourself. Why do you continue to keep your distant?"

Merrick sighed, "I don't know." He replied.

"Open your heart, let them in. You accepted them as comrades, now except them as your friends." She said.

"But." He tried to protest.

She pressed her finger on his lips, 'Shhh." She said softly. He nodded and she smiled at him. She then got up and walked a few steps and looked out at the courtyard, "Once Master Org is gone. I will have to leave and." She spoke.

Merrick stood up and interrupted, "I will go with you this time." He already knew that once Master Org would be defeated, that she would have to leave once again.

She turned to him, "No Merrick. We've been through this. Your place is here." She said. He shook his head, refusing to accept the answer this time.

"By the way, what has happen to Zen-Aku." She asked, changing the subject.

"After you left, I ran into him and we traveled the world together. When I sensed Master Org has returned, he disappeared out of the blue. I have no idea where he is now." He responded.  Dustin came up the stairs and into the courtyard. He saw Merrick and Princess Shayla and waved to them.

She glanced over to him then back at Merrick, "They need us." She picked up her white dress off the ground and walked away. Merrick looked at the ground as she went down into Ninja Ops with Dustin. He then followed. He went down the stairs and found the rangers sitting around.

"Merrick! Just in time!" Cole called out to him. He nodded and leaned against the wall.

"All right, we all agreed that we cannot take Master Org head on, so instead we need a few people to distract him, so we can get the gem." Taylor explained the plan.

"That's our plan!?" Merrick said bitterly. Princess Shayla shot a look at him and he sighed, "Perfect!" He tried to put on his game face.

"Tori, Alyssa and I can handle this!" Blake stood up, "He can't get us if we use the bikes."

Alyssa stood up next to him,  "Good idea Blake!"

Tori rolled her eyes and stood up also, "Let's do it!"

"Then Hunter and Dan can sneak up behind him and hold him back while Shane and I grab the gem!" Cole said excitedly.


Dustin scrambled to his feet also and looked at everyone, "Dude wait, what do I do!?" He asked.

Cam walked from his terminal, "You, Max and I will finish him off." He explained. Dustin and Max nodded. Everyone stood up and got into their morphing stances.

"Wid Access!" The wild force shouted.

"Ninja Storm, Thunder Storm, Samurai Storm, Ranger Form! Ha! Ninja Ranger Power!" The rest shouted. 

Tori and Blake were riding up on their Tsunami Cycles and Alyssa rode on her Savage Cycle through out the city. They were then attacked by Master Org who turned around the corner and faced them. The rangers separated and drove around Master Org.

"Three little Rangers about to meet their end." He shouted and blasted a shot. The blast nearly hit Blake but it missed by an inch. He hit the break and turned to face Master Org. He hit the gas and went flying at him, firing shots from his bike. It didn't phase him and he shot a blast from his staff, knocking Blake off his bike. The bike continued forward and slammed into a building and exploded.

"My bike!' Blake struggled to get up. Alyssa and Tori rode right past Blake and towards Master Org. He fired a shot but they swerved out of the way and continued at him. Alyssa held out her hand and a row of sharp nails came out of her glove. Tori took out her sword and held it out and they both collided with Master Org, knocking him down. Master Org stood back up and fired a lighting shot at both of them sending them flying off their bikes. The Crimson Thunder Ranger and the Black Wild Force Ranger both snuck up on Master Org while he was busy attacking and held his arms.

 He dropped his staff but held onto the gem tightly, "What is this!? Let me go!?" Suddenly Cole and Shane jumped out of a bush and started running towards the captive Org. Master Org simply laughed and squeezed the gem, sending a power surge through him and zapping Hunter and Dan. The power was too much that they both let go and stumbled back. He picked up his staff and twirled around, hitting them both with it. He then turned back and fired a shot at Cole and Shane, nearly hitting them.

"Damn. It didn't work!" Shane yelled

"Anyone got a plan B?" Cole asked, trying to get back up. He walked forward and fired a shot at the top of a building where Cam, Max and Dustin were hiding. Parts of the building exploded and crumbled, making the rangers lose balance and fall. Merrick appeared on the scene and saw all the rangers down. Master Org turned to him and then was hit by a blur of black. Then it went straight towards Merrick and  revealed itself as a familiar creature.

"Zen-Aku!" Merrick shouted out in surprised. He turned to him and nodded, "Where have you been?"

"A warrior does not interfere with another warrior's enemy. I stayed away to let you and your friends battle this out." The wolf beast replied.

"A fine time to mind your business!" Merrick sarcastically spoke, "So why help now!?

He turned and faced Master Org, "You were taking to long." He smirked and took out his blade.

Master Org started to get angry and held out his staff. Zen-Aku charged forward and started to battle Master Org as the Rangers regrouped and watched.

"Is it just me or do I see a wolf?!" Dustin pointed out. No one said anything, they were watching closely. Zen-Aku slashed at Master Org with his blades and knocked him back. Master Org took the gem and fired a shot at him but he dodged out of the way. He knocked the gem out of his hand and Shane jumped up in the air and caught it.

"No!" Master Org tried to get to his gem but Zen-Aku blocked his path. He then started to feel the effects of his missing horn. His vision started to get cloudier and was losing balance. The power was draining from him.

"Now Merrick!" Zen-Aku screamed out to him.


"Go guys!" Merrick signaled them. The ninja rangers took out their ThunderStorm Cannon and the Wild force Rangers took out their Jungle Sword. Zen-Aku held onto Master Org as he screamed out to attack.

'No! I will not let this happen!" He struggled to break free.

"Fire!" The Ninja Rangers yelled.

"Jungle Slash!" The wild force yelled out and both attacks went straight towards Master Org. Zen-Aku pushed him forward and jumped out of the way as the attack collided right into Master Org, creating a devastating explosion. As the smoke cleared away the Rangers searched around to see if they were victorious.

Dustin and Max jumped around, "We did it!" They both yelled out. Shane and Hunter high fives each other and Blake hugs Tori. Everyone was cheering loudly except for Merrick who looked down at the ground. They all returned to the wind academy courtyard where the wild force rangers were getting ready to depart.

Shane held out his hand, "Thanks for all your help, man."

Cole shook his hand, "No my friend. Thank you."

"Sure you can't help and stop Vex with us!?" Dustin asked.

The wild force exchanged looks and shook their head, "We can't. Now that Master Org is gone, Shayla must take our powers back." Taylor explained.

"Well that's all right. We have one of Vex' s gems, so that should give us an edge." Cam held it out.

"What do you plan on doing now?" Hunter asked them.

Alyssa chuckled, "Well, I took a lead of absent from my teaching. I better get back to that."

"Yeah and the air force won't be too happy that I left out of the blue. It's going to take forever just to convince them to let this issue slide." Taylor shrugged.

"Back to taking care of animals again." Cole said proudly, "Where's Merrick and Princess Shayla?" He looked around. Merrick walked down one of the paths in the courtyard and ran into his old enemy, Zen-Aku.

Merrick nodded to him, "Thank you for your help."

Zen-Aku walked past him and stopped, "I was only redeeming myself from the evil I have done. That is all." He spoke, "Will we be traveling together again now that it's all over?" He asked.

Merrick didn't turn to him, he just simply stared off into the distant, "I do not know. I think I'm done running away." He responded.

"Well then, this is goodbye friend." He said and vanished. Merrick turned as he disappeared. Princess Shayla was coming down one of the paths and ran into Merrick.

"Are you ready?" She asked, getting his attention.

He ran to her and held up her hand, "Please let me go with you. Don't leave me." He whispered

She closed her eyes and shook her head, "I'm sorry Merrick. I told you the first time we had to departed. You belong here. How many times will we go through this?"

"Then stay with us. You no longer need to go back to sleep. We drove the Orgs away, this time forever." He reassured her.

She shook her head again, "I want to but I cannot. This is what I was chosen to do."

He brushed a hair out of her face, "Is that all you care about? Full filling your duties?" He repeated what she said from the last argument. She frowned and held out her hand. Merrick sighed and pulled out his moprher. He hesitated for a sec and then put it in her hands. He then folded her hands and brought it to his face and kissed it gently. After a few seconds, Merrick finally let go and she picked up her white dress of the ground and walked right past him, not saying a word. Merrick turned and watched her walk away. She stopped in her tracks and turned her head at him. A single tear rolled down her face.


"You are not alone, you are with friends. Open your heart and let them in." And she continued walking. She walked down the path and greeted the rest of the rangers. She wiped the tears from her face and then smiled at them all. She held out her hand and each wild force ranger gave up their morphers once again.

"This is not goodbye, remember?" She reassured them. They all nodded.

"We'll meet again,  Princess Shayla." Cole said.

"It was good meeting you all." She turned to the Ninja Rangers. They all nodded and waved as she took a step back.

"In till next time Rangers." She waved and a white light appeared upon her. Merrick ran as fast as he could, barging through the group to get one last look at Shayla. She smiled her brightest smile and disappeared with the light.

"Goodbye Shayla." He whispered and turned to the others.

"You leaving again?" Alyssa asked after a bit of silence.

 He thought for a second and then smiled, "No, not this time. Think I will hang around Turtle Cove for a while." He softly replied. He walked over to Shane and held out his hand, "Good working with you."

Shane a bit stunned, shook his hand, "You to. Hope to see you around again" He responded. Merrick nodded and turned and walked off with his friends. The sun was setting as they walked off, the ninja rangers waved goodbye as they disappeared into the woods.

"What a day." Dustin shook his head.