Chapter II: Zord Power - Online!
"Once again, congratulations on your first victory Rangers. I can tell that this will be one of many," Phong said. "Thanks Phong, but how do we plan on disguising the morphers? People will begin to get suspicious if they see these on our wrists," Kent asked. "There is no need to worry about that. News reporters were all over the scene. They caught all the footage, so your identities need not be secret. Your friends may assist with any data uploading that will me needed. Just give me the names eventually and they will be given access to the Supercomputer, home of the Guardians," Phong replied. "Makes sense to me. I already know seven people who can be of excellent assistance with everything around the base," Jeff said. "Really? Who?" Emily asked him.
"My very good friends Matt, Chris, JC, Leslie, Alex, Wilson, and Sandi. They are all very fluent with computers and quite intelligent. If any upgrades need to be made or uploaded, they can help," he replied. "Very well, Jeff. You may tell them that they have been designated as official assistants to the Cyber Force," Phong said. "Now you must all get back to your homes. Return to school and get your education." "Alright. Contact us if you need anything," Jake told him. "Will do. Take care, Rangers," Slash said as the six teens warped out of the base and back to their homes.
"Phong, didn't we forget to give them something?" Hack asked him. "I have no idea what... Their icons! We forgot the give them their Icons!" Phong exclaimed
"Curses! Bob is alive and has chosen new Guardians! How can we possibly stop them?" Killabyte bellowed. "Now, now brother. Calm down. We have many viruses that can keep them at bay until you regain your true from," a tall slender woman said to Killabyte. "You do have a point, Hexadecimal. Maybe you and Scuzzy would like to select the first in our army to take on those Guardians," he responded. "It would be our pleasure, dear brother. In fact, we already have one."
A door opened up adjacent to Killabyte's throne and a large sword-wielding warrior marched in. "I am Trojakon, one of the many Trojan Horse type viruses in your army. I can disguise myself as anything or anyone. What is your wish, Lord Killabyte?" The warrior said as he kneeled down before the mighty virus. "My wish is for you to handle the problem of the Power Rangers. They must be eliminated. That Silver one must be first to go. He has already formed a group to help destroy us," Killabyte explained. "Very well then. I shall lure him into aiding his friends, and defeat him from there," Trojakon said as he warped away from the Tor. "Excellent," Killabyte sneered.
"So that's the full story, Jeff?" Matt asked him back at their school. "Yeah. I've chosen you as aids to the Guardians. Creating and downloading updates, fighting alongside the others and myself. No major job. I'll just get you registered," Jeff explained to his friends. He then proceeded to activate his Morpher and call up Phong. "Silver to Phong. You there?" Jeff said.
"I am here, Jeff. You are with your friends you mentioned to me yesterday?" Phong said as a hologram of him appeared before Jeff and his friends. "Yeah. These are the ones. They're ready to be registered to the Supercomputer. You can proceed when ready," Jeff said to the hologram. "Very well. Aim your Morpher at them and I will handle the rest." "You're the boss. Stand together everyone," Jeff said to his friends. The seven teens grouped together as a rainbow aura engulfed them for a minute. "There you go. You seven now have complete access to the Supercomputer. And I have the perfect initial assignment for you," Phong said to them. "What would that be?" Sandi asked him. "There is currently only one weapon available for downloading: the Cyber Zords. Six machines made to battle Killabyte's viruses," Phong explained.
Just then, the bell went for their next class to start. "Well we'll have to start uploading these things during Integrated, Jeff. You can help out seeing as you know how to access the Supercomputer," Chris said. "Ok then. Thanks, Phong. Silver out," Jeff said as he deactivated the Morpher. The eight teens then headed off for their next class, five of which were in the Integrated Systems 1205 course.
"Kent, you alright dude?" Jake asked. "Yeah I'm good. I just got the feeling that something's up," Kent responded. Then as if on command, Jake's Morpher began to beep. He lifted it to his mouth and activated the communication link. "Black here. What up?"
"Jake! It's Emily. Me, Ashley, and Alex are under attack. Contact Jeff and transport to our school. It's in Corner Brook," Emily said just before ending transmission. "You hurry and teleport. I'll call Jeff," Kent said to Jake. "I'm on it. Meet ya there, bro." Jake pressed one of the buttons on his Morpher and vanished in a flash of black light. "I hope Phong will have some idea about this," Kent said as he began to locate Jeff's Morpher.
"Red to Silver. You read?" The voice through Jeff's Morpher said. "Jeff here. What's up, Kent?" Jeff replied. "Who is it Jeff?" Chris said, turning away from our project to listen in on the transmission. "It's Kent, the Red Ranger. Something must be up."
"Me and Jake just got a transmission from Emily in Corner Brook. Their school is under attack by one of Killabyte's goons. We need your help immediately. I'm on my way there now. I'll meet ya there," Kent explained as the transmission ended. I looked at Chris, Matt, Leslie, and JC. "Start uploading the Zords. This is the time to start testing them," he said. "Mr. Matthews, I gotta run and help out." "Go on, Jeff. Don't forget to check out first," his teacher said to him. "Sure thing, sir," Jeff said as he bolted out the door and ran to the office to check out. After doing so, he pressed a button on his Morpher and warped to Corner Brook in a flash of silver light.
"Where's Jeff when ya need him?" Jake asked, struggling to stand up after being struck down by a Nulltron. Just then, a silver beam of light came down in the corridor of Emily's school in Corner Brook. "How's that for service?" Jeff said as he stepped out of the light. "Good timing, Jeff. These Nulls are more powerful than the pervious ones," Kent replied as he limped over to the Silver Ranger. "Maybe there's a way to beat them without morphing," Jeff said as he went to help Emily, Ashley, and Alex stand up. "There is one," A voice said.
"That you Phong?" Alex asked. "Yes it is I. There is a way to defeat these new upgraded Nulls without having to morph. Just activate Icon Mode on your Morphers and give the command 'ReBoot'," Phong explained, "You will be transformed into the inner spirit within you based upon your best interests." "It's worth a shot," Jeff said. The others nodded and they crossed their arms in front of them. "Icon Mode – ReBoot!" They yelled as the executed the final move they used for activating the Morph Sequences.
A black aura surrounded Jake as he was transformed into a high-speed skateboard warrior.
A white aura engulfed Emily as she was transformed into a graceful amazoness.
A blue aura enveloped Alex as he became a warrior with an arsenal of high-tech weaponry.
A yellow aura surrounded Ashley and she became a griffin tamer.
A red aura engulfed Kent as he emerged as a martial arts master.
And a silver aura enveloped Jeff as he emerged wearing a long red trench coat and his hair spiked up high.
"Jeff, what are you supposed to be?" Kent asked him. "From the looks of things, I've become Vash the Stampede," Jeff replied. "And his power is what?" Ashley asked. Jeff looked at a few of the Nulls and looked them dead in their lifeless faces. He rolled forward and pulled out a silver shotgun. He let six shots fire and took out each Null. "Expert marksman," Jeff responded, smiling. "Nice. Stand back and we'll take out the rest," Kent said. Jeff nodded as the other ran to the Nulls, attacking with their new weaponry. Each Null fell easily. "Well these new powers are quite impressive," Alex said after firing off a plasma blaster at the final Null. "Oh yeah. But something seems wrong," Jeff replied, placing his gun in its holster. Just then, a beeping noise echoed through the corridor of the school. "White here. What's up, Phong?" Emily said into her Morpher.
"One of Killabyte's viruses has begun to attack Jeff's school. You must teleport there immediately," Phong explained. "The guys are still busy uploading the Zords. This virus must know of the plan and is trying to stop them. But we'll stop him!" Jeff said with determination. The others nodded at him and they all pressed one of the buttons on their Morphers. IN flashes of light corresponding to their Ranger colors, they were warped back to Lester Pearson Memorial High.
"Well, Phong said that there was a virus here, but I can't detect him on the Morpher," Jake said, taking a quick scan of the school. Suddenly, a tall figure appeared from around the corner. "Mr. Roebotham? I thought that you were supposed to be in class now," Jeff said to the new science teacher. Mr. Roebotham looked at the odd group of teenagers, laughed, and launched a beam of energy at them. "Everyone out of the way!" Kent yelled as everyone jumped clear of the blast. "Mr. Roebotham!? What's going on?" Jeff exclaimed. The teacher just laughed and then transformed into a dark warrior with a long blade by his side. "The virus!" Ashley exclaimed, sounding completely shocked.
"That's right. I am Trojakon. Master Killabyte sent me here to destroy the Silver Ranger and prevent the upload of a supposed new weapon," the warrior explained. "I'd like to see you try. Bring it on, punk!" Jeff exclaimed. He took his gun out of the holster and fired six shots at the virus, but he deflected each bullet with his sword. "Pathetic," Trojakon said as he lunged towards Jeff with his sword. Kent ran forward and jumped at the virus, knocking him to one side with a strong kick. "Jeff, use the special weapon of Vash!" a voice from around the corner called out. "Who the?" Jeff thought to himself. A familiar figure poked his head out from the senior high corridor.
"Alex! I almost forgot about that weapon!" Jeff exclaimed. "Everyone, stand back. I'm breaking out the big gun." The other Rangers and Alex nodded and ran for cover. Jeff and Trojakon stood mere feet from each other. He took his gun from the holster and aimed for the virus. "You've already used your bullets against me, Ranger. You have nothing that can stop me!" The virus laughed. Jeff looked at the virus and smirked. His arm then began to glow a bright blue color. The light shone throughout every corridor, and students were flocking out to see what the source was. "Stand back! This will be lethal!" Jeff called out to the students. Everyone went back into the classrooms, but poked their head out to see what was going on.
The silver gun in Jeff's hand slowly merged with the hand and the two became one. A large silver spike emerged from his shoulder and small wings sprouted from it. The place where his hand once was became a long silver gun barrel with a large energy orb where his elbow once was. His arm them emitted a bright flash of light as the transformation completed.
"Typhoon Power: Activated!"
"What the?!" Trojakon exclaimed. A large beam of silver energy then emerged from the barrel of the gun and became larger as it approached Trojakon. It then made contact and exploded on contact with the virus. "Guys, now we Morph and use the Defender!" Jeff exclaimed, powering down the gun. The others nodded at him and they regrouped. "Cyber Force – Online!"
"Cyber Force Black – Lion!"
"Cyber Force White – Tiger!"
"Cyber Force Blue – Unicorn!"
"Cyber Force Yellow – Griffin!"
"Cyber Force Red – Dragon!"
"Cyber Force Silver – Eagle!"
"Logged on! Power Rangers Cyber Force! Force Weapons – online!" The six Rangers yelled as they materialized their weapons and once again, combined them into the Norton Defender. "Norton Defender – Deletion Slash!" They yelled as they attacked what was left of the mighty Trojakon. The remnants of the virus exploded and the Defender separated again. "Awesome! That's how it's done!" Jake exclaimed, claiming a high-five from the rest of the Rangers. Each Ranger then undid the clips on each side of their helmets and removed them. Several students emerged from their classrooms to see the Rangers' faces for themselves. The victory was short lived, as the pile of rubble that was Trojakon suddenly lifted up and floated outside the school.
"That can't be good, can it?" Ashley said. "It doesn't look so," Jeff replied. The six teens ran outside of the school only to find a gigantic version of the virus they had just destroyed behind the school. "Great! Now how are we supposed to destroy that?" Kent exclaimed. There was a moment of silence while they thought about a plan. Jeff then snapped his fingers and ran back into the school. "Running?! That's not much of a plan, Jeff!" Jake called out.
Jeff ran down the new corridor of the school to the computer lab where he was before leaving suddenly. "Chris! How's the upload?" Jeff called out, scanning the room for his friend. He then found Chris exactly where he was during the last class. "It's done, Jeff. The instructions said to activate Mode 3 on the Morphers and say 'Cyber Zords Online'," Chris explained. "Thanks, man. I'll let you know how they run," Jeff said as he quickly put his helmet back on and ran outside.
"Guys! Activate Morpher Mode 3!" Jeff commanded when he arrived back to where the others were. The others nodded and put their helmets back on. They all pressed a button on their Morphers and waited for the next command. Jeff held his Morpher to his mouth and gave the command, "Cyber Zords Online!" For a moment nothing happened. Suddenly, there was a loud rumble and a large black lion ran down the road and stopped in front of the virus. A white tiger, blue unicorn, and yellow griffin then followed him. "Awesome! The Zords are amazing!" Emily said with astonishment. There was a flash of lightning and the rumble of thunder and a mighty red dragon and a silver eagle flew down from the clouds and hovered above the other Zords. "Amazing. Okay guys. Time to power them up," Jeff commanded as he leapt into the air and landed on his Zord. He was then transported within the Zord and into a central cockpit. There was a slot in front of the main screen that was the exact shape of his Morpher. "When you get into the cockpits, insert your Morphers into the slot in from of you," Jeff radioed before inserting his Morpher. The others nodded at each other, jumped into their Zords, and inserted the Morphers. "Now what, Phong?" Alex said aloud in the Zord. "Activate the transformation," Phong's voice said in each Zord. "Ready guys?" Kent said into the radio transmitter in front of him. "Ready!" The others replied.
"Transformation activate!"
The Lion Zord leaped into the air and his legs folded up underneath him. The body then split down the middle and opened up. Each side then turned to form a pair of shoulder pads. The Tiger's legs folded up and then it separated into two parts. Each half then attached to the shoulder pads, with the head part acting as hands. The Dragon's head detached and the body then folded up to act as two legs and attached to the bottom end of the Lion. The Griffin and Unicorn then folded up and attached to each end of the Dragon that protruded from the Lion. The Eagle flew down behind and attached securely to back of the Lion, with it's wings folding down around the entire body. The mouth of the dragon then opened to reveal a warrior's face and it attached to the top of the body. The entire structure then landed back on the ground in front of Trojakon.
"Cyber Force Megazord – Online!"
"This can't be!" Trojakon exclaimed, gazing in fear at the monstrous robot that loomed before him. He unsheathed his saber and began attack the Megazord with a flurry of slashes, but sadly none of them had any effect. "Flight Mode initiate!" The six Rangers yelled from within the central cockpit that was cleverly concealed in the Lion's head, which now acted as the chestplate. The Eagle's wings then unfolded and the giant Zord lifted into the air. A large sword then materialized in the Zord's hand. "Cyber Force Megazord Saber – Online!" They yelled. The Zord then flew at astronomic speed towards the giant virus and gave one mighty slash with its saber. It then landed on the ground behind the virus, as a flash of light emerged from the chest of Trojakon. He then exploded and all traces of him vanished.
"Excellent!" Kent exclaimed as he high-fived the other Rangers. "Oh yeah. The Zords are absolutely astounding," Alex said, returning the high-five. The six teens then jumped out of the cockpit and landed in front of the school. "Power down!" they commanded as their jumpsuits and helmets vanished and they stood wearing the clothes that they wore to school that day. Chris, Leslie, JC, and Matt all came running out of the school to greet the heroes. "Well, how do the Zords run, guys?" Chris asked. "Much better than we anticipated, man. But there's gonna be a lot more to upload in the not too distant future. I can tell," Jeff replied.
"Blast! The weaponry of the Guardians is too powerful!" Killabyte bellowed, shaking the walls of the Tor. "Calm down, dear brother. I just might have the one thing that can defeat those pests with ease. I've sent Scuzzy to begin uploading the necessary components that we need," Hexadecimal replied in an attempt to soothe the savage Killabyte. "How long until this new weapon is ready, sister?" "Give me another three weeks. Uploading the files is the easy part. Finding the necessary items may take a while. But I promise that the Rangers will be powerless against this new force. Muwahaa ha ha!" Hexadecimal laughed.
What does Hexadecimal have planned for our heroes? Will they be able to withstand the so-called "unstoppable force"? Find out in the next chapter of Power Rangers Cyber Force!
Chapter III: Mini-series Part I – A Least-Likely Enemy