Chapter 2: The Panther and Cheetah Arrive

Two days later…

"Still no luck…" said Tigre, his ghostly head sticking out of Kevin's chest to look at the young boy's face. When they had to be in crowded areas, Tigre hid inside Kevin's body. "I felt no signal from any of the students who passed you by in the halls,"

"Its not like the new Power Rangers are all going to be in the same school," said Kevin; he was safe to talk to his partner because he was the only one in the classroom. He got there first because he finished lunch early and went to his science class. Suddenly, the bell rang and Tom went, "Uh-oh. Better hide," Tigre nodded and sunk his head back into Kevin's body.

When all the students had arrived, Kevin's teacher, Mr. Jameson, walked in and said, "Class! We have two new students today," He pointed to the Japanese boy and the dark-skinned island girl standing in the corner. The Japanese boy was wearing a dark blue shirt and tan pants while the girl was wearing black and was somewhat big-boned.

"I'm Rob Willard," said the Japanese-originated boy, introducing himself to the class.

"And I'm Lara Kate. I'm from the Caribbean Islands," smiled the island girl.

Mr. Jameson then looked around, saying, "Now…where to put you two…?" He then saw Kevin sitting at his table by himself, and said, "Mr. Hawkin, you've been sitting by yourself too long. Rob and Lara will be your table partners,"

"Nice to meet you, man," said Rob, sitting on Kevin's right while Lara sat at his left. The three began to talk in some free time from Mr. Jameson getting things ready for the lesson. "So do you guys do? I skate board in the summer and snow board in the winter,"

"I'm more of an indoor activity guy. I play video games and read. I am good at cooking though," said Kevin. "You see, my dad's a widower, so I prepare the meals for him and me,"

Lara smiled, and said, "Cool, I never really met a guy who cooked. Growing on the islands, I became a surfing pro, but I like to write poems in my free time,"

"Hey guys, want to get some burgers on the way home?" asked Rob.

"Sure," said Lara, wanting to do things with her two new friends.

Kevin then said, "Okay, but we'll have to take this kid named Sam with us. My dad and his mom have been dating, so they expect me to take him home while they work,"

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"I can't believe I actually met the new Red Ranger!" smiled Sam happily as he walked in front of Kevin and his new friends.

"Yeah…and I can't believe you told us five times now," said Rob.

Kevin then said, "Let him brag. Its not everyday a kid gets to meet a real hero,"

Lara then said, "Ah, childish youth. Its spirit and energy are perfect roots for poetry,"
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"Sir! You'll be so happy when I tell you this!" shouted Rakon, the fat dog alien jumping happily.

Anurebas sighed, "What…you actually caught your tail?" He was still fuming from the humiliating set back, caused by the Red Ranger two days ago.

Rakon then went, "No sir! I found not one, but two energy sources! We can get two monsters in one shot!"

"Excellent, excellent!" shouted Anurebas, letting out a toothy smile. It was then a screen next to him turned on, and Fluffin's face was in it.

"DADDY!!! Why do I have to lead this mining operation?!!!" whined Fluffin inside the communicating screen. "Its dirty, its smelly, and there's no TV or shopping!"

Anurebas then replied, "Daddy's Little Mauler is turning rotten, so she must pull some weight. Luckily, I started this before the weight became too much. You will not return to the fortress without obtaining the Jilane Box," He then turned off the screen, and turned to Larass's lab. "Larrass, bring in your best creation,"

Suddenly, there was an explosion, and Larass came out of his lab, coughing and covered in soot.

"Well, Boom-Boom works fine…" coughed Larass, before a new monster walked in. He looked like a bull dog, and he was wearing navy blue armor, donned with spheres and sticks.

"Me Boom-Boom! Me make big blast!" shouted the monster, reaching for a stick on his armor.

"No, no, no! Save it for the Power Ranger!" shouted Larass, pulling his monster's arm away.

"What, may I ask, does this thing do?" asked Anurebas.

"Boom-Boom here can make explosions with those objects on him and his own energy. All he has to do is take one, load it with energy, and…BOOM!!!" explained Larass.

"Boom? Boom-Boom make big boom!" shouted Boom-Boom, reaching for the objects on his armor.

"NOT IN HERE!!!" shouted Larass, taking a rolled-up newspaper and whacking Boom-Boom on the head with it.

Anurebas smirked, "Rakon, you and Boom-Boom will go and capture the new energy sources,"

"Sir! I'm the general! What am I supposed to do if you're giving this idiot my job?!" complained Larass.

"I'm expecting family over soon, so I need you to sweep and dust. Last time, I had Rakon do it…and well, we needed to move," said Anurebas.

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Kevin, Rob, Lara, and Sam were approaching the burger place, when suddenly several figures appeared out of nowhere.

"Surprised to see us again, Red Ranger?!" shouted the shaggy, fat dog alien, leading the explosive-armed bulldog and jackal men.

"Red…Ranger?" blinked Sam, noticing the fat alien was talking to Kevin.

"What's this freak talking about?" asked Rob, suspicious.

"Oh, don't you know? Your pal there happens to be the Red Tiger Power Ranger," said the fat alien, pulling out a portable screen. "Here's some footage from two days ago,"

The screen showed Kevin shouting, "Spirit Feline Power!" and changing into the Red Tiger Ranger.

"I don't believe it…you're a Power Ranger?" said Lara, speechless.

"Well, guess you guys know my new big secret…" said Kevin, before the bull dog approached them.

"Boom-Boom want to make boom!" shouted the bull dog. "Rakon said Boom-Boom can blast Red Ranger," he said to the fat alien.

Rakon pointed to Kevin, saying, "Old four-eyes there is the one you want,"

"Spirit Feline Power!" shouted Kevin, slashing his hand over his Morpher. In a flash, he transformed into the Red Tiger Ranger. "Guys, get away while I deal with these dog dopes,"

"BOOM-BOOM MAKE BOOM!!!" shouted Boom-Boom, tossing glowing spheres at the Red Ranger.

"WHOA!!!" shouted the Red Ranger, barely dodging the blast.

Lara, Rob, and Sam just stood there, unsure what to do. They watched as the Red Ranger was tossed around by Boom-Boom's explosions.

"Go! I can take care of this," said the Red Ranger, a hand on his chest as he weakly stood up.

"You two aren't going anywhere! Get them!" shouted Rakon, before the jackal men attacked.


Rob then shouted, "Lara, keep these guys busy. I'll see if I can help Kevin. Sam, get away!"

"But…" began Sam, wanting to help too.


"GO!" shouted Rob and Lara, before Sam sighed and ran off. Lara then round kicked an approaching jackal man, before grabbing him and tossing him over her shoulder. She then leaped between two of them, and did a double side kick to their chests. The two jackal men tried to punch her at the same time, but Lara dodged just in time to make them hit each other.

Meanwhile, Rob ran up behind Boom-Boom and jumped on his back.

"Quick! Hit him now!" shouted Rob, trying to hold on while Boom-Boom furiously shook himself.

"Rob!" shouted the Red Ranger, somewhat worn out from the explosions and dodging them.

"Boom-Boom hate it when human interrupts boom time," said Boom-Boom, grabbing Rob and throwing him to the ground.

Lara ran up to help Rob, just as Boom-Boom tossed a glowing stick at them.

"NOOOO!!!!" shouted the Red Ranger, but suddenly a long white mist wall shielded the two from the blast.

"They're here…that means…" began Tigre, his head sticking out of the Red Ranger's wrist. The mist broke up into two, and each part shifted and shaped until there was a ghostly panther and a ghostly cheetah.

"Hello Lara. I am Pantera of the Black Panther, your guardian spirit," said the panther spirit, her light and elegant voice revealing she was a lady.

"Rob, I am Guepard of the Blue Cheetah, your partner spirit," said the cheetah spirit.

Rakon then went, "Oh no…please don't tell me they're…"

"That's right! They're Power Rangers!" shouted Tigre.

"WHAT?!!!" shouted Rob and Lara, just before Morphers appeared on their wrists.

"Do what the Red Ranger did!" shouted Pantera, with Guepard nodding.

"Alright…" said Rob, deciding since things were going crazy, he might as well go with it.

"Spirit Feline Power!" shouted Lara and Rob as they slashed their hands across their Morphers. They were covered in energy, and when they cleared, they had changed. Rob was now wearing a blue Power Ranger suit, with cheetah eyes and spots on the helmet. Lara was wearing a solid black suit, with large yellow eyes above the visor.

"Behold the Blue Cheetah Ranger and the Black Panther Ranger!" shouted Tigre, before sinking his head back into the Red Ranger's wrist.

"Whoa! I don't believe this!" shouted the Blue Ranger, looking at himself.

Boom-Boom turned to the new rangers and went, "Me make big boom! Pesky Power Rangers go boom!"

"Don't you ever say anything else?" asked the Black Ranger, before she and the Blue Ranger took their weapons. She was armed with a large blaster , while he had a long halberd. "Let's go!"

The Red Ranger was about to jump in to help, but Rakon stood in his way.

"You ain't going anyway, tiger boy!" shouted Rakon, armed with a scimitar.

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Meanwhile…

"Finally…I got out Rakon's muddy footprints…" said Larass, now wearing an apron and a smock over his head. He looked at his long list and said, "That just leaves…the rest of the list…" before letting out a groan. Suddenly, the computer console began to hum, and the wolf alien looked over it. "Huh? It can't be! Another energy signal?" was his reply, before letting out a toothy smirk when he saw who it was. "This should be easy…"

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"HYAHH!!!!" shouted the Blue Ranger, slamming the middle of his halberd onto Boom-Boom's face, before performing a back kick onto the monster's gut.

"Ow! Me in pain…" went Boom-Boom, before the Black Ranger fired several lobs of energy from her gun at him. The bulldog went flying from the attack, before the two rangers jumped up together and performed a team flying kick onto the monster's chest.

Meanwhile, the Red Ranger and Rakon were locked in a huge sword fight, but the Red Ranger was slowly gaining the upper hand.

"I don't get it! You took a blast beating from Boom-Boom! You should be tired!" shouted Rakon, before the Red Ranger slashed the scimitar out of Rakon's hands.

"Yeah…I'm tired of you!" shouted the Red Ranger, before he fired an energy blast from his sword's laser cartridge, sending Rakon flying.

"Boom-Boom no want to fight now…" whined Boom-Boom, realizing he was no match for the Black and Blue Rangers that were making him the same colors.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!"

Everyone turned their heads to see a wolf alien, wearing an apron and head smock, holding Sam captive.

"I have the fourth special energy source! And if the pattern is right, this brat is the next Power Ranger!" laughed the wolf alien.

"Kevin! Rob! Lara! Help!" shouted Sam, before all the aliens vanished, taking their new prisoner with them.

The Red Ranger fell to his knees and said, "No…I have to save Sam!"

"We'll save him," said the Black Ranger, putting her hand on his shoulder.

"Yes, he is the next Power Ranger, so we must save him before he is made into a monster," said Tigre, before he, Pantera, and Guepard all let out roars.

"Ow! Warn us before you do that!" shouted the Blue Ranger, covering the spots on his helmet where his ears would be.

"We were just calling the Wild Cat Cycles," said Pantera, as three motorcycles with wild cat designs appeared. One was red with yellow stripes, one was blue with yellow spots, and the third one was solid black. "We'll need these for our rescue mission!"

The Red Ranger climbed onto his Wild Cat Cycle and shouted, "Alright team! We got a friend to save!"

To Be Continued…