Author's Note: I didn't like how the other one went so this is the second
attempt. There could be a third at the same chapter, but the review will
have to tell me. Some of the things are different and others are the same,
but it has changed so please, R&R!
"This idea was perfect," came a voice from behind the shadows of the bridge. "How could I have ever doubted you, Eclipor?" To be continued.
Chapter 3
Elicpor turned to see his master's cloak. He couldn't smile, but he knew he had pleased his master. Ecliptor's clone waited patiently for his Master to give him new orders. "My Master," he said. "What is it that you want from me?"
"It is time to unleash my newest plan onto the Power Rangers. Contact Astronema and tell her to meet me on Earth with a monster. We'll will finally defeat them," the cloaked person said and turned away to leave the room through a door.
Elicpor pushed some controls and Astronema's face appeared on the screen before him. "What do you want!?" she demanded. Her bad mood was credited to the Silver Ranger and the wake up call she was receiving.
"My master has asked that you meet him on the surface with a monster to destroy the Power Rangers," Elicptor told her.
Astronema's eyes narrowed into a glare. "You worthless creature, tell your master that I would sooner rot than give him a monster. I simply don't have the time to deal with him when I am working on a assignment for Dark Spectre himself. Don't call again," she commanded and closed the channel.
Elicpor frowned. That was the last thing he excepted to happen. Now, he would have to go and tell his master want Astronema said. He did not envy Elgar in any way.
*
Andros looked over the reading again. He was convinced they were wrong, but he couldn't be sure. "Hey," Ashley said from the Megalift as she walked up to him. "Have you found anything?"
He was in the center seat, his usual spot with a very unusual problem. "DECA thinks Zhane did this and Alpha's memory circuits say the same thing," he said with a hint of anger in his voice.
"That kind of makes sense," she said. "You have to admit, he has been acting very strangely, almost mean."
"Almost?" he asked. "I would say that was down right mean."
"So, what do we do about this? I mean, he's not even on board," said Ashley.
The Red Ranger tilted his head back and ran his fingers through his lose hair. He couldn't stand this. Zhane was missing after almost killing them. DECA didn't stand for the tempering of her systems and Alpha wasn't fully operational yet.
"First we fix the ship," Andros decided sitting in an upright position. "Then we find Zhane."
"When I last talked with Carlos, they couldn't get the door to the engine room open. If fact, we shouldn't have power, but all the system seems to be functioning. What's up with that?" Ashley asked looking around the room at all the buzzing equipment.
"This is a battle ship," stated Andros. "It would be foolish to have just one engine. The bad news is that the only time the secondary engine is functioning is when the primary engine is damaged beyond repair."
"And when were you going to tell us that there were two engines?" Ashley asked with her hands on her hips.
"Actually, there is three and I wasn't," he said with a smile and looked at the Viewscreen in a blank stare. "I was hoping that we would never have to us any of the others."
"Andros, it's okay. We still have to fix the hole in the hull. Cassie is down there now. I'm going to join her. Want to come?" asked Ashley.
Andros smiled at her and stood up. He took her hand and led her out of the bridge.
Outside of the engine room door, TJ and Carlos were trying to tap into the main computer security system.
" Man, Zhane really encrypted these files," TJ exclaimed.
" Yea! And he said that the "dead" Kerovan language would never come in handy for him. I bet Andros couldn't even get this stuff," Carlos complained.
" Hey. You just gave me an idea. Andros, Andros, Andros." started TJ as he headed off down the hall.
" No problem, buddy! Just leave me in the dust. It's hard to think while your doing.NOTHING!!!" yelled Carlos. " Gees! The incompetence I have to work with. Now, back to work. What does Zyzecturs mean?"
"That information is classified to senior officers only," DECA said.
Carlos glared up at her. "And who would they be?"
"That information has been restricted to senior officers only," said DECA.
"Just great," he said throwing his hands up in the air. "You are the most helpful computer that was ever designed."
"Thank you, Carlos. However, I do not believe you were completely sincere," DECA said.
"Glad to hear it. Anything about this you can tell me?" Carlos asked.
"Not at this time," she answered.
Carlos wanted to slap her, but that wouldn't help anything. Plus, she wasn't real. That was the worst part. Everything had been programmed. Carlos suddenly got a smile on his face as he ran toward her main interface.
"DECA, you are about to have a change of heart," he said. Without warning, Carlos began removing wires. Stepping back, he smiled pleased at his work. " What does Zyzecturs mean?" he asked again.
"You are not a senior officer," she commmented.
Carlos growled. "However, according to my files, you are a mean old man with an out-of-date hairstyle that has hard feelings towards AI's. And because of your status.. I still cannot tell you." The black Ranger could have sworn he heard the pleasure in her voice.
"All right, DECA, two can play at this game," he said. Carlos grabbed hold of a blue wire and pulled.
*
Zhane looked around the city from his perch on top of the tallest building in Angel Grove. Everything seemed peaceful and something inside him make him think it was good. The other part of him wanted to ruin the moment. Before each side won, a massive fireball slammed into the street below.
*Something's wrong,* Zhane told himself, but his body wouldn't listen to his mind. The Silver Ranger jumped 23 stories down to the street and landed without injury.
"Ah, Silver Ranger," a fire breathing monster said as he saw the Ranger. "Glad to have the help."
*Help!* Zhane's mind was screaming. *How could I help you?*
"Anytime," he found his voice saying, but he had no control.
"Come, let's us destroy the city for our new master," the fire monster said and began to walk away. With no control over himself, Zhane followed.
TBC
"This idea was perfect," came a voice from behind the shadows of the bridge. "How could I have ever doubted you, Eclipor?" To be continued.
Chapter 3
Elicpor turned to see his master's cloak. He couldn't smile, but he knew he had pleased his master. Ecliptor's clone waited patiently for his Master to give him new orders. "My Master," he said. "What is it that you want from me?"
"It is time to unleash my newest plan onto the Power Rangers. Contact Astronema and tell her to meet me on Earth with a monster. We'll will finally defeat them," the cloaked person said and turned away to leave the room through a door.
Elicpor pushed some controls and Astronema's face appeared on the screen before him. "What do you want!?" she demanded. Her bad mood was credited to the Silver Ranger and the wake up call she was receiving.
"My master has asked that you meet him on the surface with a monster to destroy the Power Rangers," Elicptor told her.
Astronema's eyes narrowed into a glare. "You worthless creature, tell your master that I would sooner rot than give him a monster. I simply don't have the time to deal with him when I am working on a assignment for Dark Spectre himself. Don't call again," she commanded and closed the channel.
Elicpor frowned. That was the last thing he excepted to happen. Now, he would have to go and tell his master want Astronema said. He did not envy Elgar in any way.
*
Andros looked over the reading again. He was convinced they were wrong, but he couldn't be sure. "Hey," Ashley said from the Megalift as she walked up to him. "Have you found anything?"
He was in the center seat, his usual spot with a very unusual problem. "DECA thinks Zhane did this and Alpha's memory circuits say the same thing," he said with a hint of anger in his voice.
"That kind of makes sense," she said. "You have to admit, he has been acting very strangely, almost mean."
"Almost?" he asked. "I would say that was down right mean."
"So, what do we do about this? I mean, he's not even on board," said Ashley.
The Red Ranger tilted his head back and ran his fingers through his lose hair. He couldn't stand this. Zhane was missing after almost killing them. DECA didn't stand for the tempering of her systems and Alpha wasn't fully operational yet.
"First we fix the ship," Andros decided sitting in an upright position. "Then we find Zhane."
"When I last talked with Carlos, they couldn't get the door to the engine room open. If fact, we shouldn't have power, but all the system seems to be functioning. What's up with that?" Ashley asked looking around the room at all the buzzing equipment.
"This is a battle ship," stated Andros. "It would be foolish to have just one engine. The bad news is that the only time the secondary engine is functioning is when the primary engine is damaged beyond repair."
"And when were you going to tell us that there were two engines?" Ashley asked with her hands on her hips.
"Actually, there is three and I wasn't," he said with a smile and looked at the Viewscreen in a blank stare. "I was hoping that we would never have to us any of the others."
"Andros, it's okay. We still have to fix the hole in the hull. Cassie is down there now. I'm going to join her. Want to come?" asked Ashley.
Andros smiled at her and stood up. He took her hand and led her out of the bridge.
Outside of the engine room door, TJ and Carlos were trying to tap into the main computer security system.
" Man, Zhane really encrypted these files," TJ exclaimed.
" Yea! And he said that the "dead" Kerovan language would never come in handy for him. I bet Andros couldn't even get this stuff," Carlos complained.
" Hey. You just gave me an idea. Andros, Andros, Andros." started TJ as he headed off down the hall.
" No problem, buddy! Just leave me in the dust. It's hard to think while your doing.NOTHING!!!" yelled Carlos. " Gees! The incompetence I have to work with. Now, back to work. What does Zyzecturs mean?"
"That information is classified to senior officers only," DECA said.
Carlos glared up at her. "And who would they be?"
"That information has been restricted to senior officers only," said DECA.
"Just great," he said throwing his hands up in the air. "You are the most helpful computer that was ever designed."
"Thank you, Carlos. However, I do not believe you were completely sincere," DECA said.
"Glad to hear it. Anything about this you can tell me?" Carlos asked.
"Not at this time," she answered.
Carlos wanted to slap her, but that wouldn't help anything. Plus, she wasn't real. That was the worst part. Everything had been programmed. Carlos suddenly got a smile on his face as he ran toward her main interface.
"DECA, you are about to have a change of heart," he said. Without warning, Carlos began removing wires. Stepping back, he smiled pleased at his work. " What does Zyzecturs mean?" he asked again.
"You are not a senior officer," she commmented.
Carlos growled. "However, according to my files, you are a mean old man with an out-of-date hairstyle that has hard feelings towards AI's. And because of your status.. I still cannot tell you." The black Ranger could have sworn he heard the pleasure in her voice.
"All right, DECA, two can play at this game," he said. Carlos grabbed hold of a blue wire and pulled.
*
Zhane looked around the city from his perch on top of the tallest building in Angel Grove. Everything seemed peaceful and something inside him make him think it was good. The other part of him wanted to ruin the moment. Before each side won, a massive fireball slammed into the street below.
*Something's wrong,* Zhane told himself, but his body wouldn't listen to his mind. The Silver Ranger jumped 23 stories down to the street and landed without injury.
"Ah, Silver Ranger," a fire breathing monster said as he saw the Ranger. "Glad to have the help."
*Help!* Zhane's mind was screaming. *How could I help you?*
"Anytime," he found his voice saying, but he had no control.
"Come, let's us destroy the city for our new master," the fire monster said and began to walk away. With no control over himself, Zhane followed.
TBC