Power Rangers Dino Thunder AU: White Lightning
Episode Number: PRDT-AU-012
Episode Title: White Thunder, Part 2
Rating: PG-13 (U.S.)/15 (U.K.)
By Matthew Keirl (RedGenesisRanger)
Based off of 'Power Rangers: Dino Thunder' by BVS Entertainment, Inc. and loosely based off of 'BakuRyuu Sentai Abarenjaa' or translated into 'Blast Dragon Squadron Outburst Ranger' by Toei Entertainment International.
This Fan Fiction is not intended to infringe on the Copyrights held by BVS Entertainment, or any of its affiliates and is intended solely for my enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. However, any material in this Fan Fiction that I have invented is mine and is protected by internet and plagiarism laws and any infringement will be dealt with appropriately.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue, Power Rangers Time Force, Power Rangers Wild Force, Power Rangers Ninja Storm, Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta and all related logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses are TM and © 2002-2005 by BVS Entertainment.
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'White Thunder, Part 2'
The speeding White Ranger stopped right next in the center of town, which was empty, like ghost town, due to the power failure. The White Ranger just looked on and an invisi-portal opened and out stepped Zeltrax and a large force of Tyrannodrones, nearly forty strong.
"What?! Another Ranger!" Zeltrax said, unable to believe it that in the space of a few weeks the Power Rangers had managed to gain two new members.
"You like?" The White Ranger said.
"Hand over the Dino Gem, Ranger and I won't have to destroy you" Zeltrax threatened.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha!" White Ranger just laughed.
"You dare mock me, Ranger!" Zeltrax was getting quickly angry, "You will pay for this insolence!"
"Big guy, you are pathetic, and not even worth my time, I can crush you like a tin can, so go back to 'Bone-head' or what ever it is you call him, and tell him the White Ranger is not something that belongs to just anyone, White Ranger belongs to me and tell him if he gets in my way, I'll kick his ass too!" White Ranger mocked further, he was enjoying this too much.
"One last chance, Ranger, hand it over, or I let my Tyrannodrones go"
"You are threatening me with Tyrannodrones, Ah! Pathetic! By the way, where's biker bitch? She with another client!"
"ENOUGH! Tyrannodrones, bring me that Dino Gem and his head!" Zeltrax ordered and the Drones attacked in full force. And as they were about to strike, White Ranger disappeared, leaving the Tyrannodrones dumbfounded. None of then saw the 'Predator-like' figure moving between them and then it struck out and several drones went flying, then the drones begun hitting everything, including each other.
Just then three motor cycles and an ATV pulled up and the Rangers stood, looking on as Tyrannodrones continued to go flying as they were hit by nothing and then when around ten to fifteen drones dropped to the floor, a White Ranger appeared outta nowhere and kicked down four more in quick succession.
"A White Ranger?!" Conner said, flabbergasted, "A friend of yours, Dr, O?"
"Never saw him before" Tommy said, stunned behind his own visor at this new White Ranger.
"Well who ever he is, he just about to get swamped. Ya think we should help him" Ethan said.
"He is a Ranger, we should" Kira said.
"Alright, but be careful, we don't know his agenda and who's side he's on. Stay on guard" Tommy said.
"You don't think he's hostile do you, Dr. O?" Kira asked.
"It's not like its not happened before, evil or misguided Rangers are not completely unheard off"
"You mean like the Titanium Ranger, the Quantum Ranger and those Thunder Rangers?" Ethan asked.
"It's nice to see you've been studying your Ranger history 101, Ethan, but you left one ranger out"
"I know, you, but I didn't want to mention it, you know just in case"
"It's okay, I've learned to come to terms with my past as the Green Ranger long ago" Tommy said.
"Um, Zeltrax is gonna bowl that White guy over any second now, we really need to get in there" Conner said.
"Let's do it!" Tommy said and the Rangers withdrew either their Thundermax Sabers or Brachio Staff form their belts and got stuck in.
The White Ranger noticed the Rangers arrival at the same time as Zeltrax. And the fact they decided to help one of their own didn't be totally surprising to him, 'Wait till they find out that I'm not playing by their rule book and that I'm more than a threat then they realise!" White Ranger thought as he slashed several drones in quick succession and he found the Red Ranger near him, attacking several other drones with his Thundermax Saber.
"I didn't ask for your help, Red Ranger!" White Ranger said, kicking another drone away.
"What?! You were being swamped, dude, Zeltrax was gunning for ya!" Conner said.
"Zeltrax! Don't make me laugh; he couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag"
"You're lucky that the Black Ranger intercepted Zeltrax, before he took your friggin' head off!"
"I knew that bucket of bolts..." White Ranger said as he swept another drone to the ground and in the up took the head of another off with a high sabot kick, "...was coming long before you did, Ranger!"
"Why the hostility man, we're all on the same side" Conner said.
"You assume too much, Red Ranger" White Ranger said, slashing another with his saber, before throwing his blade to hit one drone in the chest as it was advancing on Conner.
"What?!" Conner looked behind him to see a Tyrannodrone out with the White Drago Saber lying at its feet, "Oh, thanks man!" Conner said picking the blade up and threw it back to the White Ranger.
"Whatever, although I don't need your help, I'm not completely against the offer and I have just returned the favor. We are even, Ranger!"
"Whatever dude!" Conner said, before slashing another drone in the chest with his saber.
Meanwhile, Dr. Oliver was battling Zeltrax again, and their respective weapons collided, showering them both in sparks.
"You know Zeltrax, this is getting old, the whole 'revenge' thing" Tommy said.
"I agree, Black Ranger, why don't we end this now" Zeltrax agreed, surprising Tommy.
"End what?! Zeltrax, what the hell are you talking about? What have I done against you to make you want revenge against me?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Zeltrax said, bringing his sword down, just about to cleaver the Black Ranger in half, but Tommy just side stepped it and countered by slashing the huge cyborg in the chest.
"Yes, actually, I would! Why don't you humour me, Zeltrax?"
Zeltrax, getting up and seeing the remaining Tyrannodrones down and out, and the Red, Blue and Yellow Rangers converging on him as well, the White Ranger was hanging back; he decides that discretion is the better part of valour.
"Maybe some other time, Tommy, but right now I must be going" Zeltrax amusingly said as he stood up and teleported out.
"What on earth is he on about, Dr. O?" Conner asked.
"Wish I knew, Conner. Right now, we have other problems to deal with, like this new Ranger?" Tommy said as his morpher bleeped, "Go Hayley, what have you got?"
"Tommy, you know that strange power signature that was rushing through the city?" Hayley asked on the other end.
"What about it?"
"The new White Ranger's power signature matches. The sinus wave is identical. He's our speeder!"
"You've got to be kidding us" Conner said.
"I'm afraid not, Conner, but be careful guys, this new White Ranger's power signature is similar to yours, but his has been altered somehow, I'm researching it now, be careful, we have no idea what he's capable of" Hayley warned.
"Thanks for the heads up, Hayley" Tommy said, cutting the communications, "Okay guys lets talk to this new Ranger"
"Um, guys, he's gone" Kira said.
"Great! Let's get back to the lab and wait this guy out" Tommy suggested, and the Rangers jumped on their cycles and rode back to the underground lab.
A ghost-like figure watched them go, hiding in the shadows, using the special ability his Dino Gem gave him.
"We will meet again, Rangers, and next time you'll be the ones needing help" the figure said quietly.
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The Rangers appeared back in the lab through the only invisi-portal they had complete control over. Hayley was busy working on the computer when they arrived.
"Power Down" Tommy said, crossing his arms in front of him and then uncrossing them and placing them at his sides. In an instant, Tommy was covered in a soft black glow as his armor disappeared.
"Power Down" the others said and they were covered in a glow of their respected color as their armor vanished as well.
"Any luck tracking this guy, Hayley?" Tommy asked as he approached the main command and control console.
"None, he must be somewhere where we can't track him. He might be underground" Hayley said.
"Hey, didn't he appear outta nowhere when fighting those drones?" Ethan said.
"Yeah, it looked like he had Dr. O's ability" Kira suggested.
"No, not exactly like Dr. O's. I remember I saw a ghost image fighting those Tyrannodrones" Conner said.
"Predator!" Ethan said, excitedly.
"What?!" said Hayley.
"What are on about?" Conner asked.
"The mid-eighty's film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger about an alien who could blend into the surrounding area" Ethan said, "The alien used some sort of adaptive camouflage, the white Ranger must have been using something like that"
"Good thinking Ethan, if this White Ranger's gem ability is some sort of adaptive camouflage, then that explains the ghost image you saw, Conner" said Hayley.
"What do you mean? I think I was the only one who saw it" Conner said.
"You proberly were. Your gem ability is super speed, and as such to allow you to see where you're going when using it, your visual reaction time has been enhanced, and he was proberly moved fast enough for you to see the flicker of his camouflage"
"Well his ability could prove to be a problem for us, especially if he's hostile" Tommy said.
"Well, guys, here's your chance, he's in the park" Hayley said.
"Let's go. Ready?" Tommy asked.
"Ready!"
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, Ha!" the other Rangers shouted as they morphed into the Red, Blue and Yellow Rangers respectively.
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!" Tommy shouted, as he morphed into the Black Ranger.
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The White Ranger waited for the arrival of the Power Rangers. He got a good gage of their skills during their last meeting, when they helped him against Zeltrax and his Tyrannodrone horde. However this time he was interested in learning more about them, especially the way their insides looked when he gutted them.
"Where are they?" White Ranger said, frustratingly. Just then three armoured cycles and an armoured ATV turned up and the Rangers stepped off and approached him, "It's about time!"
"Who are you?" the Black Ranger asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know, Black?"
"We would in fact, so why don't you power down and come peacefully" Conner suggested.
"Not likely, Red"
"Who do you work for?" the Black Ranger asked again.
"For myself. Now I think you've asked enough questions." White Ranger said as he turned around.
"Hey, we're talking to you. We deserve to know who you are" Red Ranger asked him, walking closer to him.
"I wouldn't come any closer, Red. You'll force me to do something I really don't want to do"
"What do you mean?" Ethan asks.
"This!" The White Ranger says, as he unsheathes his saber and points it at the Rangers, "White Drago Saber, Laser Arrows!" and fourteen large energy arrows materialise, pointing in random directions, all around the White Ranger.
"Whoa! What in the world?" Conner asks, and the arrows suddenly all point at the four of them.
"How many can you dodge?" White Ranger jokes, and he slashes the air with his saber and the arrows suddenly fly at the Rangers, striking them like darts, as small explosions of energy careen off the armor of their suits, and the Rangers fall to the ground, hurt.
"Man, you guys are terrible at this game, every single one hit you! And I thought Red here was the fast one?!" the White Ranger mocked them.
"Was that really necessary? We only wanted to talk to you" Conner said getting up.
"That was only a warning, see you around, Rangers" the White Ranger said as he disappeared, using his adaptive camouflage.
"Is everyone alright?" Tommy asked, helping Ethan and Kira up.
"Man, those things hurt!" Conner said, picking himself off the ground, "Yo, Dr. O, can we consider this guy hostile, now?"
"Let's get back to the Lab, and track this guy" Tommy said.
"Yeah, before he decides to go postal or something!" Ethan said, climbing onto his Raptor Cycle.
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"Sir, let me express how sorry I am" Zeltrax says as Mesogog punishes him with his bolts of energy being emitted from his head, he has been undergoing this punishment for the past forty minutes. Elsa winces having just recovered from a longer drawn out version of the torture her cyborg partner is enduring at this minute. The bruises on her body will take days to disappear; she would have to be careful around school, especially around Dr. Oliver. Elsa envies Zeltrax to a certain extent, due to the fact he has metallic skin, but there is no doubt that the metal behemoth could feel the pain he was being subjected to.
"I am not interested in how sorry you are Zeltrax," Mesogog says, as he stops his punishment of the cyborg, "I am however interested in how the two of you are going to rectify this error!"
"This was entirely Zeltrax's fault this time, my lord, I was here learning the consequences of my mistakes..."
"I AM ALSO NOT INTERESTED IN WHOSE FAULT THIS WAS, ELSA!" Mesogog shouted, as he raised his hand, looking like he was going to back hand her, Elsa cowers and places her arms up to protect herself from her masters vengeance. Although he has punished her before, her master has never ever struck her physically, but she also knew his temper knew no limits and therefore he was capable of anything, including killing her, fortunately the evil genius came to his senses and decided to attempt to calm down. He had expended enough energy for one day punishing these two; he wasn't going to waste anymore by resorting to physical violence.
"I have been formulating a plan, my lord..." Zeltrax said, gaining Mesogog's attention.
"Well Zeltrax, it had better be ingenious, because your track record in this area has not been exactly, shall we say, perfect!" Mesogog sarcastically said, "Because somewhere out there is my future, the future of our planet, and in the end, the future of..." and Mesogog walks right up to Elsa and looks directly into to eyes, and Elsa cowers in response, "...the two of you. And right now, none of them looks very bright!"
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"Anything?" Tommy asks Hayley as he removes his helmet and places it on the bench and walks to the main computer terminal.
"Nothing. He's obviously getting better at using his camouflage. Also I can't get any sort of reading on his genetic makeup. It's like his DNA has bonded with his Ranger powers and they've all been jumbled into one"
"Well I say bust the Z-Rex Blaster out on this punk, he's proven himself to be hostile, and who knows how dangerous he is capable of being!" Conner says.
"I agree with Conner, Dr. O, he kicked our asses out there without even touching us. And we've seen him fight, and this dude knows his stuff. He might even be a match for you" Ethan says, agreeing with the Red Ranger.
"We only resort to attacking once all available options have been exhausted, guys. This time it was just a misunderstanding. We continue to talk and negotiate until..." Tommy says before being but off by Conner.
"Until what? Until he attacks an innocent. Until he tries to destroys the city, or how about until he kills one of us, eh? I say we can't afford to take the chance, I say we take care of this White Ranger punk before he becomes a problem!" Conner countered.
"That is not how we do things, Conner, we won't destroy him, understand, we try and help him"
"Help him! Dr. O, I don't really want to agree with Conner two times in as many minutes, and generally, as a rule, his ideas suck most of the time, but I agree with this one. We don't know what he is capable of, for all we know this guys a psycho and is capable of anything!" Ethan says.
"Thanks dude, I think"
"Enough. Guys, Hayley said that that this guys power signature was different, that it was unusual. It could be affecting him somehow, that's why we have to help him" Tommy said.
"What happens if he doesn't want any help?" Ethan asks.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it." Tommy turned to the Yellow Ranger, "Kira, you haven't said much, got anything on your mind?" Tommy asked.
"Well, I agree we should help him, by any means at our disposal, but I also agree with Conner, to some extent"
"What do you mean?"
"He needs to be stopped. Not destroyed or hurt, but immobilized somehow" Kira suggests, but then the alarm sounds.
"He's back!" Hayley says.
"Where?" Ethan asks.
"Industrial district, near the docks"
"You guys better get over there, Make sure he doesn't go postal on any civilians, I'll stay here, Me and Hayley are going to work on find out some information that could help us against this guy, I'll catch up" Tommy suggests.
"Well, boys and girls, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Conner said picking his helmet of a control panel closest to his Raptor Cycle.
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The Rangers arrive to find the White Ranger, looking over Reefside Bay City Harbour. "Hey, back so soon? Thought you made your point last time?" Conner asks, getting off his Raptor Cycle.
"I've only just started with you, Red! Want some more?" White Ranger asks.
"Yeah!" Conner shouts.
"Come on!" The White Ranger says, holding out his right arm and signalling with his hand to come forwards, ala 'The Rock' style, "Bring it, bitch!"
"Oh, you're gonna get it now!" Conner says, as he kicks in his Super Speed, only for the White Ranger to get in a spinning kick to Conner's head and he goes flying into a couple of crates.
"Impossible. No one can react that fast, except maybe Conner, and he just got his butt handed to him in one kick" Ethan says, in disbelief.
"Hey, what are you two waiting for? Christmas? You gonna attack me or what?" White Ranger says, mocking them, "Although I wouldn't blame you if you didn't, I would kick your butts so fast it would quickly go outta fashion!"
"You want us? You got us pal" Ethan said, unsheathing his Thundermax Saber and converting it to sword mode and he ran at the White Ranger, Kira following. Ethan tried to slash down but the White Ranger dodged the attack and swept the Blue Ranger off his feet with a leg sweep. Kira tried to attack from the side, but the White Ranger blocked her attacks and preformed the same move on her that knocked Ethan on his butt. Ethan got off the ground and attacked hand-to-hand, the White Ranger blocked hid attacks and suddenly grabbed Ethan across the shoulders with his right arm and placed his right leg behind Ethan's, with the Blue Ranger in this position, the White Ranger grabbed Ethan around the belt with his free hand and pulled, violently throwing him to the ground, hard and with a lot of force, Ethan's head bounced as his body collided hard with the concrete. The Blue Ranger didn't move a lot after that.
"Ethan!" Kira screamed as she got up and as Conner joined her.
"You're gonna get it now! Tyranno Staff!" Conner shouted, as he summoned his Tyranno Staff and charged towards the White Ranger. The White Ranger unsheathed his Drago Saber and waited for the Red Ranger's attack.
"Kira, Kira come in" Dr. O's voice sounded over her morpher, trying to get her attention.
"Eh?!" Kira said, still a little stunned by the White Ranger's sweep attack.
"Kira, down here" Dr. O said again.
"Oh, sorry Dr. O"
"That's okay. Kira, I need you to check on Ethan, see if he's okay. Wait till Conner has drawn the White Ranger away and check on him. Don't move his head, just to be on the safe side, I'll be there as soon as I can, okay? Can you do that for me?" Kira's skin lost its color when Dr. O suggested that she not move his head.
"Don't move his head?!" Kira said, scared to say the words she was thinking, 'Ethan can't have a broken neck! He can't!' Kira thought.
"It's just a precautionary measure, his vitals are fine, and he's proberly just unconscious. But I need you to not move him, at least till I get there. Okay?" Dr. O asked.
"Okay" Kira said, and seeing an opening, she ran to the unconscious Blue Ranger and held his head, while the White and Red Rangers fought.
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"What are Ethan's vitals?" Tommy asked, back in the lab and still in uniform, minus his helmet.
"He appears to be okay, his heartbeat is stable, for now, but my heart jumped into my throat when that White Ranger threw him to the ground like that" Hayley said.
"That was an Aikido throw, we are dealing with a real pro here, Hayley, Aikido is a martial arts that takes a real long while to learn and a whole lifetime to master, and that throw is a black belt-level move, only taught when you reach a certain level of skill. I'm going to help Conner. Conner is good, but he won't last for long against a Ranger of this caliber" Tommy said, grabbing his helmet and placing it on his head.
"Be careful Tommy, I know you're good, but..." Hayley said.
"He might be better, I know. I will, keep an eye on Ethan's vitals and notify me of any change, regardless of how small" Tommy asked.
"Will do" Hayley said as Tommy climbed on his ATV and drove to the invisi-portal.
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"You know, Red, you're good, but unfortunately, not good enough!" White Ranger said as he ducked under the staff of the Red Ranger and countered with a slash up to the chest.
"I'm gonna hurt you for what you did to Ethan, you bastard!" Conner said, picking himself off the ground.
"You?! I said you were good, but you are no way in my league, Red!" The White Ranger says, powering up the tip of his saber, "White Drago Saber, Laser Arrow, Single Shot!" and White Ranger slashed the air with his saber and a yellow energy was 'drawn' from the tip and was fired at the Red Ranger, sending sparks up when it hit him head on, "Pathetic! Who's next?!"
"How about me?!" a voice was heard, and the Black Ranger appeared directly in front of him.
"Ah, Black Ranger. Finally a real challenge!" White Ranger said, assuming a fighting stance.
"I don't want to fight you" Tommy said.
"Well, in life, Black Ranger, you don't always get what you want" White Ranger said as he attacked, Tommy expertly dodged, and unsheathed his Brachio Staff and the two Rangers, Ying and Yang of each other fought for supremacy, both evenly matched.
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"Kira?" Ethan asked, quietly, as he slowly roused himself into consciousness.
"Ethan! You're awake! Are you alright?" Kira asked, still holding his head, as Conner came over.
"Head hurts like hell!" Ethan said.
"That's because White Ranger threw you right on you ass, dude!" Conner said, slowly walking over, recovering from his arrow hit.
"Oh, right!" Ethan said, trying to get up, only to find Kira holding him still, "Kira! Let me go, please"
"I can't move you, your neck could be damaged" Kira said.
"I'm fine, please, Kira let me up"
"Okay, only if you're sure?"
"I am, my head might hurt like hell, but I can move all my limbs, which I take is a good sign. By the way, where is that White punk at?!" Ethan asked.
"Tangling with Dr. O" Conner said.
"Dr. O's here? We better help him" Ethan suggested.
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"Black Ranger, you are a skilled warrior, it has been an honor fighting you" White Ranger said, "But it's time to end this pathetic game" White Ranger charged up another shot from his Saber, "White Drago Saber, Laser Arrow, Single Shot!" and he threw the laser arrow right at the Black Ranger, who deflected it aside with his staff, "Impressive!" White Ranger commended.
"Yeah! My turn!" Tommy said, readying his Brachio Staff for one his most powerful attacks, "Brachio Staff, Lightning Strike!" and a single white lightning bolt shot out of the head part of the staff, and the White Ranger deflected it, right back to it's source, striking Tommy directly in the chest. Tommy flew back in a shower of sparks, dropping his Brachio Staff on the ground; just as the other Rangers came running over.
"Dr. O!" Conner shouted running over.
"One down, three to go!" White Ranger joked as he picked up the Black Rangers weapon, "Hey, Blue, nice to see you still moving. I was so worried that you'd hurt yourself!"
"You can't keep me down that easily! Now give that back, it's not yours!" Ethan shouted, regarding the Black Ranger's weapon.
"No...I think I'll keep it. But I'll make a deal with you three, if any of you can knock me on my butt, just once, I'll give it back, okay?" White Ranger said, holding the Brachio Staff, tempting the Rangers.
"Well, prepare to give it back, White Ranger!" Conner said, swinging his Tyranno Staff in the air.
"I said 'If' Red, pay attention"
"Ready guys, let teach this guy all about why the good guys always win in the end" Conner said.
"Let's do it! Tricera Shield!" Ethan said, summoning his Tricera Shield.
"Right! Ptera Grips!" Kira followed up by summoning her arm blades.
"Come on!" White Ranger ushered the other Ranger to attack, holding his Drago Saber in one hand and Dr. O's Brachio Staff in the other, the Ranger's charged, at the same time, using numbers to their advantage.
Conner swung his staff and it collided with the Brachio Staff, which White Ranger was using more like a larger sword, and he countered with a slash with his saber to the Red Ranger's chest, and followed up with a slash again with the staff. Ethan tried to smack White Ranger in the chest with his shield, but White Ranger dodged the attack and spun around to the side of the Blue Ranger and wrapped his leg around Ethan's neck and slashed him in the knee with the Brachio Staff, and then using his leg like a rip cord, sent Ethan spinning to the ground. Kira is the last to attack and she tries to slash across the White Rangers chest with her Ptera Grips. Her attack misses by mere millimetres and White Ranger sweeps her of her feet from the side of the legs instead of the back of the knee where the attack is normally preformed at. The effect is that Kira is thrown over her self and she hits the ground hard.
When Kira hit the ground, Conner and Ethan were up attacking together and White Ranger dodged each of there attack with relative ease and the he just disappeared.
"Where did he go?!" Conner shouted.
"Keep on your guard, he could be anywhere" Ethan said, as Kira joined them, "You okay?"
"Fine. I'm really annoyed now" Kira said.
"Oh-oh! Hey, White Ranger, did you hear that, you've annoyed our Yellow Ranger, now you've really done it" Ethan joked, earning a light elbow from Kira.
"Is that so, Blue Ranger" said the White Ranger, is voice disembodied in the air.
"Yeah, you really don't want her annoyed" Conner said, listening for the voice, wondering where it might be coming from.
"Like I'm scared of her!" White Ranger mocked again.
"I am when she's like this. My advice pal, you would be too!" Ethan said, as he saw a flicker near the water, "THERE!" Ethan shouts, pointing.
"I got him!" Conner shouts, Unholstering his Thundermax Saber and firing a blast at the White Ranger, hitting him in the chest, and the White Ranger materialized, as the Rangers stood over him.
"We'll be taking that!" Ethan says picking up the Brachio Staff with his free hand. The White Ranger takes the opportunity to spin his feet round and knocks the three Rangers to their feet in a single move.
"Never, ever take your eyes of your opponent, first rule of Martial Arts, idiots!" White Ranger said as he stood over three Rangers. The Rangers quickly stood up and assumed defensive stances.
The Rangers attacked in force again, Conner received a kick to the chest that sent him flying away, skidding along the asphalt. Ethan and Kira jumped into the air and tried to use their weapons, but they hit the White Gem imbedded on the White Rangers wrist and it begun to glow, the Blue and Yellow Rangers Dino Morphers begin to glow in response and the White Gem begun to absorb the powers out of the two Rangers gems.
"He's too strong!" Ethan says.
"It hurts, I can't take it!" Kira screams.
The White Ranger slashed them across chests and they flew to the ground and they demorphed.
"Okay, that didn't go according to plan!" Ethan says.
"What did he do to us?" Kira asked.
"Kira, Ethan!" Tommy shouted as he picked up his Brachio Staff of the ground on a run and steps up to protect his charges.
"Bring it!" White Ranger says, Tommy attacks with his staff and the two Rangers dance for a few minutes, until the White Ranger moves and causes Tommy's Brachio Staff to make contact with the White Rangers Dino Gem, "I'll guess I'll just take yours too!" and the Black Rangers powers are drained also. When finished, the White Ranger sabot kicked him away and he demorphed as well. The White Ranger begins to laugh when a red streak knocks him flat.
"I WANT SOME ANSWERS, NOW!" Conner shouts, demanding as he grabbed the White Ranger.
"Get off me!" White Ranger demanded.
"You are messing with the wrong guy, dude. I'm giving you one last chance!" Conner demands for the final time, unholstering his Thundermax Saber and pointing it near the White Ranger's head. However the White Ranger uses his leg and kicks Conner off of him, knocking him to the ground. Both flip up and Conner converts his Thundermax Saber into Blade Mode and tries to strike White Ranger, but the Blade connects with the White Gem and he drains Conner's powers too, to finish this he kicks the Red Ranger away.
"You were saying?!" White Ranger says. Tommy and Kira helped Conner to his feet, The White Ranger points his Drago Saber at the powerless Rangers, "You have been warned, Power Rangers. Stay out of my way, or be destroyed!" and the White Ranger disappeared.
"Guys, I think we've got big problems!" Tommy says, holding his chest.
"Yeah, and he's dressed in white!" Ethan adds.
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The Rangers reconvened on the Underground lab, Ethan was on the medical bed, getting checked over by Kira, he was being examined for the nasty fall he took during the fight with the White Ranger. The Rangers are currently reflecting on the battle, and the appearance of this new Ranger.
"Hayley, what is the situation on our powers?" Tommy asked the red-headed genius.
"Yeah, that White Ranger just sucked our powers right out of us!" Conner said.
"Well, it appears that the White Ranger has temporarily drained your powers, according to the scans, they should return in several hours" Hayley said.
"Until then though, we're vulnerable and the city is defenceless, right?" Ethan said, on the medical bed.
"Sit still, Ethan, the scan isn't finished. You took a nasty fall, and I want to make sure you're alright" Kira said, pushing the Blue Ranger back onto the bed.
"I feel fine, Kira" Ethan complained.
"Ethan, lay still" Tommy ordered, and Ethan did as he was told, "But to answer your question, yes, we are vulnerable, and the city is defenceless. But remember we are Power Rangers, and powers or no powers, we have a job to do and we will do it, no matter the cost"
"Man, it wasn't supposed to go like this, was it?" Conner said, addressing Dr. Oliver.
"An evil White Ranger? No. Of course, it has been known to happen" Tommy says.
"Are you referring to your Green Ranger stint, Dr. O?" Conner says.
"Unfortunately, yes. But my friends never gave up on mw, and they helped me break the spell I was under. We owe this White Ranger the same"
"But, Dr. O. how are we supposed help him, if we don't know who he is?" Ethan asked.
"What do we do?" Kira asks.
"Yeah, how are we supposed to fight him, he kicked our butts, this guy was, like, major overkill!" Conner asks.
Tommy gets up and walks around the room, "We figure out who he is, where he's from, and what he wants, before it's too late," He says.
"Dr. O, this is gonna get worse before it gets better, right?" Kira asks, finally letting Ethan off the medical bed.
"I'm afraid so, Kira" Tommy finishes, and the Ranger look solemnly.
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Cassidy and Devin are walking through the park, a location where several Ranger sightings have been reported.
"What are you so happy about?" Devin asks. Cassidy just smiles at him.
"You heard him. I'm going to be the lead story!"
"No, what I heard was you need to find the identity of one Power Ranger. Look, we've never even been near one, so how do you think..." Devin argued, until Cassidy stops him and points to the clearing.
"Dev!" Cassidy says. It is the White Ranger, and he stagers around the back of some public toilets and a bike rack.
"Whoa, I didn't know they came in white!" Devin says.
"Does it matter, it's a Ranger. Come on!"
Behind the small building, the White Ranger falls and he demorphs into Michael, who gradually picks himself off and stands up, gets his bearings and walks from around the toilets and bumps right into Cassidy and Devin.
"Did you see him? Did he come this way?" Cassidy bombards him with questions.
"Who?" Michael asks.
"A White Ranger! He was here, I saw come by here. I know it!"
"Nope, didn't see anybody" Michael says.
"Hello, how could you not? He came right by here" Cassidy says more frantically.
"Look, Cassidy, is it? Read my lips, I. Did. Not. See. Any. Body. Okay?" Michael says slowly.
"Oh, Whatever!" Cassidy says, walking off in a huff.
"Sorry, dude. See ya" Devin says, but then he gets a good look at Michael, "You okay, man, you look like hell"
"Thanks, Devin; you really know how to cheer a guy up, don't you?" Michael says, joking lightly. He likes Devin, but doesn't think too much of Cassidy.
"Sorry!" Devin says, a little sheepishly.
"No problem, see ya around"
"Sure" and Devin goes off to catch his partner-in-crime.
When Cassidy and Devin are gone, Michael stands up against a wall and takes a deep breath, and a sinister looking grin graced his face.
"Watch out, Power Rangers, the next time we meet, I will finish what I started!" Michael said quietly to himself.
To be continued....