"You mean the Gold Ranger is actually human?" Ashley said to Dr. Oliver, astounded.
"Yes. Ranger powers have never been controlled by anyone who has a purely evil soul. They can be controlled by a corrupted soul. It seems that the person harnessing the Gold power is under the control of Killabyte. We have to break the hold," the wise teacher responded.
"Maybe Phong or Bob have an idea as to what we can do. An upgrade or something," Kent said.
"Good idea, man. Dr. O, why don't you come with us? As a fellow Ranger, you deserve to be in on this plan," Jeff said.
"Just let me contact some friends of mine. Give me a couple of minutes, ok?"
"No problem. We'll wait here," Alex replied.
Dr. Oliver walked away from the other Rangers and lifted his Morpher to his mouth. "Hayley? It's Tommy. I need some assistance over here. You might want to get the new weapon ready to test. You know where I am, so set the co-ordinates for here. Ok? I'll be waiting."
"Got everything taken care of, Dr. Oliver?" Emily asked as he walked back over to them.
"Yeah. Lets go."
The seven Rangers then held their hands against their belt buckles and were teleported in beams of light to the Guardian Base.
"You have failed me, Ranger. You were to destroy all those Rangers. Now they have a new one and that blasted Battle Upgrade. What do you have to say for yourself?" Killyabyte bellowed as he held the Gold Ranger in a powerful energy chain.
"Give me one more chance, Master. I have uploaded the information for the Battle Upgrade into my keytool. I shall use it against those fools next chance I get," the Gold Ranger replied.
"See that you do defeat those pests. This is your final chance. If you fail me this time, you will be deleted."
"Phong, this is my new teacher. Dr. Tommy Oliver; the Black Brachio Ranger," Jeff said as he introduced the teacher to their mentor.
"Honored to meet you, Dr. Oliver. I understand that you helped the Rangers out of a tight spot. I thank you very much for that," Phong said as he shook Dr. Oliver's hand.
"Likewise. So do we have any idea as to what we can do about the Gold Ranger?" Tommy asked Phong.
"So far, we have no idea. We have lost the most powerful upgrade the Guardians have designed. It was rumored to harness one of the six legendary powers into a very powerful force. But without it, we have no idea how it would have helped us."
Tommy broke his gaze away from the group and began thinking. "That file. It's what Phong is looking for. I can't get it yet. We need to see how the others will fare in the next battle."
Suddenly, the emergency alarm sounded off again.
"The Gold Ranger. He is attacking once again. Teleport there at once," Phong replied.
"We're on it. Ready guys?" Kent asked.
The team nodded as they put their helmets back on and teleported back to the school.
"There he is!" Jake replied when they arrived back at the school in Wesleyville.
The Gold Ranger stopped attacking and looked at the seven Rangers that were sent to battle him. "Well, I see you want another taste of my power. Pathetic."
"We'll show you who's pathetic, Gold Ranger. Ready everyone?" Jeff asked.
"Wait, Jeff. I've sent for a power source that is bound to give us a little bit of an edge in this fight," Dr. Oliver commanded.
"A power source? What is it?" Ashley asked.
Her thought was cut short as the earth beneath them began to shake. The water in the harbor near the school began foaming as a large black beast emerged from beneath the surface.
"What the?" the Gold Ranger exclaimed.
"What is that, Dr. Oliver?" Kent asked the Brachio Ranger.
"That's the power source. Cyber Rangers, this is the Plesiozord. I designed it from the DNA of a plesiosaur. It's a transport Zord that serves as a submarine."
"I don't see how an oversized sub is going to help us, Doc," Jake said, feeling defeat creeping up on them very quickly.
"It's not the sub, Jake. It's the contents of the sub."
All of a sudden, four beams of colored light emerged from the sub and landed between our heroes and the Gold Ranger. Four teenagers stepped out of the light, three males and a female. Each was wearing clothes in the same color as the beams of light they appeared from, and the colors were red, blue, yellow, and white.
"Right on time," Dr. Oliver said, with victory in his voice.
"The Plesiozord is awesome, Dr. O," the male wearing red said.
"Definitely. The computers in it are amazing," the male in blue added.
"Yeah. It's really cool," the female in yellow replied.
"Can we start this already?" the male in white finished.
"Of course. We'll save the introductions for later," Dr. Oliver told them
The four teens crossed their left arms across their chests and the heads of dinosaurs appeared on their wrists.
"Those are Morphers!" Emily exclaimed
"Dino Thunder!" the four teens yelled. The crossed their arms together over their right shoulders, then moved their left arms to their left sides with right arm outstretched. They then lifted their right arm to press the button on their Morphers. "Power up!"
Colored jumpsuits appeared on their bodies with many triangles going down their arms and legs. A black and white shield appeared on the white ranger's upper body. Helmets resembling the heads of their dinosaur spirits appeared on their heads.
"Tyranno Power – Red Ranger!"
"Tricera Power – Blue Ranger!"
"Ptera Power – Yellow Ranger!"
"Drago Power – White Ranger!"
"Feels great to be back in action!" the Tyanno Ranger exclaimed, taking a long stretch.
"Everyone, power up to fight him!" Dr. Oliver commanded.
"Right. Battle Upgrade Online!" the Cyber Rangers commanded.
"Super Dino Mode!" the Dino Rangers yelled as the triangles on their jumpsuits became spikes that appeared all over their bodies.
"Ranger Power – Power up!" the eleven heroes yelled.
"Big deal. Golden Battle – Online!" the Gold Ranger yelled into his Morpher.
"What's he doing?" the Drago Ranger yelled.
"Never mind what he's doing. Attack him now!" the Tyranno Ranger yelled.
The five Dino Rangers charged at the Gold Ranger, attacking with a flurry of slashes with their spikes.
"3-5-0 Mega Blast – Fire!" the Cyber Rangers yelled as they shot their trademark upgrade at the Gold Ranger.
There was a loud explosion, which resulted in the Dino Rangers being thrown back to the Cyber Rangers, in their regular clothing. "What the?" Alex exclaimed.
"3-5-1 Viral Blast – Fire!" the Gold Ranger yelled as he launched a golden beam of energy at the Rangers, resulting in another explosion and the remainder of the team reverting back to their human forms.
"He's too powerful with that upgrade," Jeff moaned as he helped the others stand.
"I told you that I would win," the Gold Ranger laughed as he teleported away.
"How did he get our Battle Upgrade?" Kent exclaimed, rubbing his fist.
"Worry about that later, Kent. But right now I need your Morpher. Everyone, go wait in the cafeteria. You can get to know each other there," Dr. Oliver commanded.
"Why my Morpher, Doc?" Kent asked as he unstrapped it from his wrist.
"Remember that lost upgrade Phong told you about? Well I accidentally found it the other day. It was designed specially for you, Kent."
"Works for me." Kent then handed the Morpher to Dr. Oliver.
"Wait for me in the cafeteria. I'll be back in a few minutes," Dr. Oliver said as he ran to his cubicle in the school office. The other Rangers then began walking in the opposite direction towards the cafeteria.
When they got there, they each took a seat near the vending machines. The Cyber Rangers took their turns introducing themselves to the Dino Rangers, who afterwards introduced themselves.
"I'm Conner McKnight, soccer star at Reefside," the Tyranno Ranger said.
"Ethan James. I'm a computer whiz," the Tricera Ranger continued.
"I'm Kira Ford, aspiring songstress and singer at the Cyberspace," the Ptera Ranger added.
"And I'm Trent Mercer, son of Dr. Anton Mercer and artist of Reefside," The Drago Ranger finished.
"Anton Mercer? Isn't he Mesogog?" Emily asked him.
"My dad was Mesogog, but we managed to save him from himself. It's a long story that will have to wait for another time. Our first priority is the Gold Ranger and how to stop him."
"Have you guys ever dealt with evil Ranger Powers before?" Jeff asked the Dino Rangers.
"Actually, I was an Evil Ranger myself," Trent replied.
"How were you saved, Trent?" Jake asked him.
"Mesogog tried to destroy the White Dino Gem because I was on neither his nor Dr. Oliver's side. Luckily, dad's mind took over before the Gem was destroyed. He diverted the machine, which caused only the evil within the Gem to be destroyed. I then joined up with the rest of my friends and here I am now."
"So do you think that might work with the Gold Ranger?" Conner asked.
"I doubt it. The Power itself isn't evil. The person using the Power is just brainwashed. If we can purify his mind, the Power will be good, just as it should be."
"But there must be a way to defeat him in his Ranger form so we can try and fix this. Any ideas, Conner?" Alex asked.
"If the upgrade Dr. O's giving Kent's Morpher works, then only Kent and myself will need to fight," Conner replied.
"Why just the two of you?" Emily asked, puzzled at the response.
"If the upgrade is what I think it is, we'll be the most powerful Rangers on this team."
Kira thought for a moment about what Conner had just said. It had been a while since the Dino Rangers had last done battle, so she was trying to remember about Conner's Power. She then snapped her fingers, breaking the pause of silence. "The Shield of Triumph, right Conner?"
"That's right. The Shield of Triumph is a weapon that allows me to become the Triassic Ranger. My power becomes greater than the others combined. So if the upgrade is similar to the Shield, Kent and myself will have no problem with this."
At that moment, the sound of running footsteps could be heard coming towards the Rangers. Dr. Oliver's shadow then appeared on the cafeteria floor. He walked over to the table and handed Kent his Morpher. "It's done. Your Morpher is compatible with Mode 5 now. Activate it after you morph," Dr. Oliver explained.
A loud explosion was heard outside of the school after Kent had just finished strapping his Morpher back on his wrist.
"Ready for this, Conner?" Kent asked, determined.
"I was born ready, man." Conner replied, standing next to Kent.
"Cyber Force – Online!"
"Dino Thunder – Power Up!"
The two Red Rangers stood side-by-side, waiting for Dr. Oliver's advice.
"Head outside. When you get there, I want Conner to use the Shield and Kent to activate Mode 5. It should be enough. But if it doesn't work, call for us," Dr. Oliver commanded.
The two nodded at the veteran Ranger and began running down the corridor.
"May the Power protect you, Rangers," Dr. Oliver said, remembering the wise words of his mentor, Zordon of Eltare.
"Gold Ranger! This is the last time you'll harm anyone!" Kent yelled when he and Conner arrived outside.
"You wish, Red boy," the Gold Ranger laughed.
"Ready, Kent?" Conner asked.
"You know it."
"Shield of Triumph – Power up!" Conner yelled. A giant red shield materialized on his chest and enveloped him completely. A jagged crest appeared above the dino eyes on his helmet. The white spikes on his jumpsuit became golden and a shield appeared on his arm. "Triassic Ranger – Power Up!"
"Morpher Mode 5 – Activate!" Kent yelled. He began to glow a bright gold color as a golden shield appeared on his chest. A bright green gem appeared on the shield, along with golden kneepads and elbow pads, each with a green gem on each. A golden crest with two spikes on it appeared on his helmet, and a long spear materialized on his back. "Dragoon Armor – Online!"
"Conner, this power is awesome!" Kent exclaimed.
"What the?" the Gold Ranger exclaimed. "Golden Battle – Online!"
"Not so fast. Sword of Triumph!" Conner yelled as a long silver blade materialized on the shield.
"Dragon's Hair!" Kent yelled as he drew his spear from his armor and stood poised for battle.
"3-5-1 Viral Blast!" the Gold Ranger yelled as he fired his Upgrade Attack at the Rangers. Unfortunately for him, they were too fast in the new armor modes and they managed to dodge it.
"Triumph Slash!" Conner yelled as he attacked the Gold Ranger with a mighty blow from his sword. The force was so powerful that it knocked the Gold Ranger back in pain.
"Now my turn. Dragon Hair Lunge!" Kent yelled as he leapt into the air and came down hard on the Gold Ranger, piercing his chest armor with the spear.
"Combo Strike – Ancient Flare!" They yelled as they aimed their weapons at the Gold Ranger. A red-and-gold flare of energy fired from them and hit the Gold Ranger dead on. There was a loud explosion and the Gold Ranger emerged in his human form.
The rest of the team ran out from the school and grabbed the teenager. Jeff grabbed his left arm and ripped the Morpher off of his wrist. "Now you can't Morph, punk."
The teen looked up at the eleven Rangers with innocent eyes. "Where am I?"
"You don't remember anything?" Conner asked, powering down along with Kent.
"I remember being captured and that's about it," the teen responded.
"He's not brainwashed. The Golden Power file is corrupted," Dr. Oliver said, examining the Morpher.
"What's your name?" Ashley asked.
"I'm Largo Reynolds. I live in Grand Falls. Where I am now?"
"You're in Wesleyville. You were captured by a virus named Killabyte and force to fight us. We've temporarily freed you from his power, but until we can fix the Morpher, we can't let you out of our sights," Dr. Oliver explained.
"I know I've done wrong, so do what you must," Largo replied.
"Phong," Jake said into his Morpher, "Teleport us to the base. We've got the Gold Ranger and the Morpher has be separated from him."
"Very well. Teleporting now," Phong replied.
The sixteen Rangers all glowed a bright white color and were instantly teleported to the Guardian Base.
Well it's over. The fight with the Gold Ranger has ended for now. Will the Power within Glitch be purified? What will become of Largo? All will be revealed in the exciting conclusion to the Cyber Force Miniseries!
Chapter VI: Mini-Series Part IV – A Tough Decision