Power Rangers Dino Thunder AU: White Lightning
Episode Number: PRDT-AU-018
Episode Title: Burning at Both Ends
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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Author's Note: -
Sorry about the delay on this one, and the next, but you know Christmas and all that.
You'll find this episode is almost a copy of the original, you'll find that about a few of the episodes in this AU series. But I said almost, I will be trying to add more detail in several of the scenes in this. Please forgive me if when you read this you'll find a somewhat symmetry to the original 'Burning at Both Ends'. But I hope you enjoy it none the less.
Again thanks to all those who have reviewed, your views are greatly appreciated, what ever you may think about my writing.
RedGenesisRanger
Additional: -
In due light of the Tsunami disaster in Asia, I am dedicating 'Burning at Both Ends' and 'The Missing Bone' to the victims and the survivors of the dead and missing of this most tragic event. Let's hope that all this cooperation throughout the world over the past week will help bring the world closer together long after this tragic event has long past.
Matthew Keirl
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'Burning at Both Ends'
"Power down!" Tommy said, crossing his arms, but Tommy's Ranger armor didn't disappear as it should have done, "I said 'Power down!'" Tommy didn't demorph.
"I think we might have a problem" Tommy said.
"Dr. O, I know the suit looks good and all, but quit kidding around" Kira said.
"I wish I could, Kira. When Michael trapped me in that amber, somehow my Dino Gem and my morpher became re-molecularized" Tommy said, still trapped in his Black Ranger armor.
"In other words?" Conner asks.
"He's stuck. His morpher and his Dino Gem have become fused; the Dino Gem is supplying a constant supply of power to the morpher. It appears the power down circuit built into the morpher has been damaged, and we can't repair the circuit with the morpher still active. I'll begin researching a way to safely interrupt the power supply, but that could take time." Hayley explained. Then the alarms from the computer go off.
"And speaking of Michael, looks like he's up to no good again" Hayley says. The image on the video screen shows the Dino Stegazord attacking downtown Reefside.
"Man, I'm so over that poser!" Conner says.
"Conner, it's not his fault!" Kira counters.
"That's your excuse for everything, Kira"
"Guys" Tommy said, "Right now you need to stop him before he hurts innocent people. We'll figure out something here"
"Right" Conner says, activating his Dino Morpher.
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, ha!" and the three Rangers morph.
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The Dino Stegazord fired its lasers again, and civilians run away from the ensuing chaos.
"That's right, you'd better run!" White Ranger shouts, controlling his Megazord from his neuro-sphere. Several laser blasts hit the Dino Stegazord from the ground level. The blasts came from the Rangers Raptor Cycles as the Red, Blue and Yellow Rangers entered the battle area.
"Get outta here!" Ethan shouts.
"Michael, stop!" Kira says.
"That is enough" Conner adds.
"I'm just getting started!" White Ranger says.
"It's Zord time!" Conner says into his morpher.
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"Right. Brachio Zord!" Tommy said, talking into his morpher, "Brachio Zord on its way guys"
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"Let's bring 'em together" Conner orders, and the three Rangers jumped into the control centers of their zords and they joined together to form the Thundersaurus Megazord.
"Parasaur Zord!" and the Parasaur Zord exited the Brachio Zord and replaced the Tyranno Drill on the left arm of the Megazord.
"What are you Rangers waiting for? Make your move!" White Ranger says.
"What is he up to?" Ethan asked.
"I don't know" Conner answered, "But we're gonna stop him"
Taking out his Drago Saber the White Ranger draws a chain in front of him, "I hate to do this to you, it's nothing personal" and White Ranger throws the chain around the Thundersaurus Megazord, wrapping it up.
"Dino Stega-stinger!" White Ranger says, and the Dino Stegazord lays the weapon in front of it's self and fires it at the Rangers Megazord, hitting it hard causing it to fall to the ground, "All too easy!"
"Auxiliary Zords, Online!" Conner shouts, and the Dimetro and Ankylo Zords exited the Brachio and advanced.
"Perfect!" White Ranger said, and drew two circles which turn into two energy spheres with his Drago Saber in quill mode, "Containment fields!" and the White Ranger fires them at the Dimetro and Ankylo Zords, and get trapped inside the spheres.
"What?!" Conner says, "Give them back!"
"Sorry, not gonna happen!" White Ranger says.
"Michael, you've gotta stop this, please. You're out of control!" Kira says, trying to plead with him.
"Looks like I'm in control!" White Ranger says, "Dino Stegalaser, fire!" and the blue-white laser beam is fired at the Thundersaurus Megazord, causing it to separate into it's separate component zords, "Catch you losers later!" and the Dino Stegazord and the captured zords disappear.
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"What's the situation, Hayley?" Tommy asks, the Rangers having regrouped back in the lab.
"It's no good!" Hayley answers, "I can't detect the Dimetro and the Ankylo Zords on the scanners"
"It's not Michael's fault! The gem is making him this way!" Kira pleads.
"I don't care whose fault it is!" Conner snaps, "We find a way to deal with him, or thing are gonna get ugly!"
"Slow down, Conner. I was in his shoes once. And I wouldn't be here today if my friends hadn't given up on me and we know Michael is a good person, we owe it to him to try and help him" Tommy said.
"Okay, so we don't give up yet, but what do we do?" Ethan asks.
"Go back to school, keep a low profile, and Hayley and I will let you know if anything changes" Tommy said.
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Meanwhile inside Mesogog's island fortress.
"White Ranger has captured two of the Ranger's auxiliary zords" Zeltrax informs his master of the latest developments.
"He continues to be neither with us" Mesogog says, "Nor against us. I cannot allow such power to remain outside of my control"
"Master, we share a common enemy. If there was only some way we could persuade or force White Ranger to join with us"
"Zeltrax, you cannot force someone to do what is not in their nature, but perhaps his nature can be changed...I have a mission for you" Mesogog orders.
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"White Ranger!" Zeltrax shouts inside a warehouse, "White Ranger, I wish to speak with you" and then a white streak hits Zeltrax repeatedly and the cyborg warrior drops to the ground.
"What the hell do you want?" White Ranger says, "I don't talk to losers, especially ones with a track record like yours!"
"I come with a gift from my master" Zeltrax says, getting up, holding a box.
"What's that?"
Zeltrax opens the box to reveal a Dino morpher, "It a morpher, a device similar to the ones the Rangers use, to allow you better control of your powers" Zeltrax says, the White Ranger looks unconvinced, "You didn't think Dr. Oliver was the only one who could build Ranger technology, did you?"
"Why?"
"It's a gift, take it in the manner it's offered," Zeltrax says, "I also come with a proposition from my master"
"I'm not interested"
"Not even if Mesogog has something to offer you?" Zeltrax says.
"What could Mesogog possibly have to offer me?" White Ranger asks.
"What would you do to be rid of that pathetic Michael Scott, White Ranger," Zeltrax asks, "and have the Yellow Ranger to do with as you will?"
"What's the catch?"
"Join in an alliance with us, and together we'll destroy the Power Rangers"
"You haven't answered my question, Z, what's the catch?"
"Join with us and my master will help you get rid of Michael Scott; you'll be the White Ranger, not sharing that mind with him, and together we'll eliminate the Rangers, and we'll allow you to do with the Yellow Ranger what ever comes into that psychotic mind of yours"
"Alright, you have my attention. What do you need me to do?" White Ranger asked, taking the Drago Morpher from the box and placing it over his Dino Gem.
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Conner is walking outside the plaza in the centre of the city on the way to school, with his bag on his shoulder and holding a small red and white soccer ball. Michael materializes out of thin air in front of a wall, catching the Red Ranger of guard.
"You know Red, you shouldn't walk to school alone. You never know who you might bump into!" Michael says sarcastically.
"How did you do that?" Conner asks.
"You didn't think you were the only one with Dino powers, did ya?"
"I don't want a fight" Conner says.
"Well, that makes one of us!" Michael says, and he places his right hand over his over his left shoulder, with his left arm down by his waist, and his Drago Morpher appears, "WHITE RANGER..." he says, and he throws his right arm in front of him and bring his left arm near his chest, then he brings his right hand to the button on the morpher, "...DINO POWER, ha!" and Michael morphs into the White Ranger.
'Where did he get a morpher from?' Conner asks himself.
"Bring it on!" White Ranger says, feeling more in control of the White Powers then ever before.
"If that's the way it has to be" Conner says, tossing the football aside and dropping his bag, then Conner activated his morpher, "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, ha!" he morphed into the Red Ranger, "Tyranno Power! Show me what you got!"
"No problem" White Ranger says, and the two Rangers go at it. Conner tries to punch, but White Ranger block and kneed Conner in the stomach. Conner launches a kick; White Ranger blocks and sweeps him off his feet. Conner flips to his feet and tries a punch combo, but White Ranger blocks each and every one of them and grabs Conner's wrist, restraining him.
"It doesn't have to be this way" Conner says.
"This is the only way, Red Ranger" White Ranger responds.
"Why won't you let us help you?"
"I don't need anyone's help, least of all yours!"
"Fine, if that's how you want to play it" Conner says, and White Ranger pushes Conner back and kicks him in the chest, sending him flying back. Conner gets up and pulls out his Thundermax Saber, "Thundermax Saber!" Conner shouts.
"White Drago Saber, Sword Mode!" White Ranger says, bringing his weapon out and the two Rangers continue to trade blows, and both Rangers hit each other with their weapon sending them flying back. When Conner gets up he converts his saber into blaster mode.
"White Drago Saber, Laser Arrow, Single Shot!" White Ranger shouts, charging the tip of his sword. Conner and White Ranger fire at the same time and their respective blasts hit each other, sending them to the ground.
Seconds later, Zeltrax and a monster appear through an invisi-portal.
"Perfect timing! Shall I infect them both?" the monster asks.
"No, do as we've been instructed. Just the white one" Zeltrax says.
"Yes, sir" and the monster fires an energy beam at the prone White Ranger, and the White Ranger demorphs seconds later.
"What have you done to him?" Conner asks, getting up. The Monster and Zeltrax look at the Red Ranger and promptly disappeared through a portal, "Ah, man! Power down!" and Conner demorphs and runs over to the White Ranger, "Mike, are you alright?"
"I'm better then okay, I'm me!" Michael answers, sitting up, in his normal voice.
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Outside in the grounds of Reefside High School, Ethan and Kira are walking through the parking lot next to the sports field, talking.
"Ethan, I don't what to do" Kira says.
"What do you mean?" Ethan asked.
"I don't know if I can keep fighting like this"
"What?"
"It's difficult fighting someone you're in love with, Ethan, and even harder knowing you can't help them" Kira says.
"We'll help him, Kira, never give up" Ethan said, as Principal Randall walked up to them.
"Ms. Ford, Mr. James, I've just received an E-Mail from that science teacher of yours, he saying he's too sick to come to work" Randall said.
"Now that you mention it, he didn't seem himself the last time I saw him" Kira says.
"Well, I better not find out he's faking it, or he can kiss his job goodbye!" Randall said, before walking off.
"She the perfect model of warmth and sympathy!" Kira says sarcastically.
"Hey, guys!" Conner shouts over, gaining his team-mates attention.
"Conner, what's wrong?" Kita asks.
"Yeah, you seam more confused then normal!" Ethan adds.
"Funny! Come on!" Conner says, waving his friends over towards the bleachers, "It's like he's reformed!"
"Michael?!" Kira asks, seeing the White Ranger sitting on the concrete stairs.
"Don't worry, Kira, it's really me" Michael said standing up.
"Yeah, one of Mesogog's freaks messed up big time" Conner said.
"I think it's released the Dino Gem's hold on me" Michael says.
"That doesn't make a whole lot of sense" Ethan says.
"Guys, Kira, Look, I'm really sorry for everything I've done to you. You've got to believe me, it wasn't me. If there's anything I can do to make it up to you..." Michael said, before being cut off by the Blue Ranger.
"How about returning our zords for starts?"
"Meet me in the warehouse district this afternoon, after school. I'll give you back your zords. And I might have a little peace offering as well"
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"So they fell for the ploy?" Mesogog asked, as the White Ranger walked behind him, inside Mesogog's lab.
"They took the bait, hook, line and sinker! Gullible fools!" White Ranger answers.
"Excellent"
"I did my part, now you need to pay up" White Ranger says.
"Of course. I never cheat an ally" Mesogog says.
"Let's get one thing straight, Mesogog, we are not allies!" White Ranger says, getting right into Mesogog's face, "It's like we said; you don't stab me in the back, I don't stab you in yours! Then we go our separate ways! That was the deal"
"Ah, yes" Mesogog said, and the White Ranger left through the door, "We shall see..."
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Michael sits inside a large warehouse with lots of crates and boxes and something covered in a large white drape. The Power Rangers enter in on their Raptor Cycles, with Dr. O riding on the back of the Blue Cycle.
"Hope you don't mind. I tagged along just in case" Tommy said getting off with the other Rangers and walked up to the White Ranger.
"The more the merrier! I'm glad you're okay" Michael said, as he and Tommy shook hands.
"More or less"
"I hate to get right to the point, but I don't see any Dino Zords around here" Ethan says.
"We'll get to that in a minute; I remember I said I'll have a peace offering for you. I'll give that first" Michael said, walking over to the white draped-covered object and he lifts it off. Underneath the drape is a black and gold bike with heavy armor and large cannons, it's around twenty-five percent larger and more heavily armed and armoured than the Raptor Cycles.
"What's that?" Conner asks.
"The Black Dino Battle Cycle, I thought you could use the help against Mesogog" Michael says, "Who wants to give a spin?"
"Make way!" Ethan says; only to be stopped by the Black Ranger.
"Sorry Ethan, but I think it's better if I try it out first" Tommy says, walking towards the Battle Cycle.
"Aww man!" Ethan adds, just as Tommy walks to inspect the new vehicle.
"Nice!" Dr. Oliver says as he hops on the battle cycle, "Advanced targeting systems; high-energy plasma weapons..."
"Yep!" Michael says.
"...Good work, twelve-stroke engine?" Tommy asks.
"Yeah, sure is" Michael says.
"Michael..." Tommy says, turning his head towards the White Ranger, "...they don't make twelve-stroke engines!"
Michael's expression changes instantly, like the weather, from a friendly face to an evil one, his look burning holes into the Black Ranger, "Mesogog doesn't make monsters that turn people good either!" this catches Dr. Oliver and the other Rangers, especially Kira, off guard, and he jumps over the crate he was sitting on and kicks the back of the cycle.
"It's a trap!" Tommy shouts, and the bike starts and takes off, outta control, carrying Dr. Oliver through several cardboard boxes and out of the warehouse.
"You're gonna pay for that!" Conner says, pointing a finger at the White Ranger.
"Not this time" Michael says, "WHITE RANGER, DINO POWER, Ha!" as he presses the button on his morpher and morphs into the White Ranger. Conner charges and White Ranger blasts him with a golden lightning bolt from his morpher, hitting all three Rangers sending them to the ground, sparking, near their Raptor Cycles.
"See you losers later!" White Ranger says, "White Battle Cycle, on-line!" he shouts and a White cycle pulls up next to him. This battle is different from the black one, with similar weaponry and armor and a face plate similar to his helmet. White Ranger gets on, throttles the bike and goes towards the Rangers, and they jump out of the way.
"Come on!" Conner orders, climbing on his cycle, while Kira and Ethan do the same, all of them going to pursue, when an invisi-portal opens and a monster and several Tyrannodrones exit.
"You Rangers are not going anywhere, I, Insectolite, are gonna make sure of that!" the monster says.
"Try and stop us. Come on guys!" Conner says, pulling the throttle on his new Raptor Cycle.
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Dr. Oliver's new ride smashes through some more cardboard boxes, out of the Black Rangers control, Tommy tries everything to gain some control but to no avail, and sees a serious problem enter is field of vision. He's heading for a head-on collision with someone's car.
"How do you control this thing?!" Tommy asks, pulling on the bars again, hoping to nudge the bike out of the way, to no avail, "Not good! Think Tommy, think"
Tommy suddenly gets an idea and grabs his Brachio Staff and stabs into the hood of the bike. This knocks something inside the bike and Tommy turns the handles ever so slightly and manages to turn the vehicle to the right, stopping it inches from the car, "Now that was close!" Tommy says, catching his breath, only to see the White Ranger fly over head in a two-wheeled vehicle, but also similar to his, "Time to get to work!" He says, swinging the battle cycle around and shots after the White Ranger.
White Ranger turns his large bike and sees the Black Ranger coming at him, "Wanna play, eh?" He asks, and shots of to intercept the Black Ranger. Both bikes exchange fire as they pass and skid to face each other. White Ranger turns his bike and shots towards the Black Ranger, who was still turning his bike around, "Lightning Cannons, full power!" he shouts and the two guns on the side of the bike fire, shooting two large golden and white lightning bolts towards the Black Ranger. Tommy manages to swing his bike out of the way just in time to avoid the energy bolts, as White Ranger shoots past.
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Conner flies past a Tyrannodrone, blasting away at others, and he swings his bike around and blasts some more. Ethan also fires his lasers at several Tyrannodrones, sending them back, one runs at him and jump into the air, Ethan just lifts the front of his bike up and fires directly at the jumping drone, sending it flying back several feet.
"See ya, spike!" Ethan says, brining the nose of his bike down.
Kira rides past the Blue Ranger and fires her lasers at a group of Tyrannodrones, and turns her bike around as Ethan joins her and both Rangers ride along side each other. Insectolite aims a satellite-like weapon at the Blue and Yellow Raptor cycles and fires at them as they pass. Ethan's bike is hit first and careens out of control, hitting a car, sending the Blue Ranger flying over the hood. Kira is also hit and her bike skids along the ground on its side, Kira rolls off and her bike runs of into come crates. Conner rides past, flying over some crates, blasting some more Tyrannodrones as he goes, when Insectolite blasts him. Conner's bike suddenly brakes and Conner rolls violently to the ground, his bike flipping over itself.
Ethan and Kira run over to the Red Ranger, and help him up.
"You okay, dude?" Ethan asks.
"I'm okay. How are you guys?" Conner asks also.
"Could be better" Kira says.
"Okay, I guess" Ethan says. Conner looks over at his bike, it was damaged and sparking. It was brand new, given to him by Hayley as a replacement for the one he destroyed in rescuing Dr. O and Ethan from an attack by Angor and Zeltrax.
"Man, Hayley is really gonna kill me!" Conner says, "That was brand new!" referring to his Raptor Cycle.
"Is that all you've got?" Insectolite asks sarcastically.
The Rangers just look at each, silently conveying an agreement between them. They were becoming so close as a cohesive unit that they knew what was needed next.
"SUPER DINO MODE!" the three Rangers shouted, and the White Diamonds turn into hard, armoured scales and Kira gained a set of wings under her arms.
"Super what-y what?" Insectolite asks, "Oh, attack!" he orders the remaining Tyrannodrones to attack with him following behind. The Rangers meet him head on and Conner landing a flying kick directly into Insectolite's mid-section, the monster goes flying back into some crates. Insectolite gets up only to see Conner leap into the air. Insectolite fires a beam at the Red Ranger, and the beam hit home, but cause no damage, and as Conner come down and slashes Insectolite with the scales on his arms. "Not this time, you crazy freak!" Conner says.
Ethan slashes a couple of Tyrannodrones in front of him and then he hits a couple with his forearm blades that come up behind him. Ethan grabs a couple of Tyrannodrones and flips them into the air.
Kira runs towards a wall and flips off it onto a large packing crate, where she slashes a Tyrannodrone with her wings, ducking under another attack and slashing a couple more in quick succession.
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The White and Black battle cycles ride through a packing area, White Ranger firing behind him all the way. Tommy manages to keep a marginal lead, but White Ranger is catching.
'What does this kid do motocross, or something?" Tommy asks himself, which is entirely possible as the Rangers know almost nothing about Michael Scott or his likes and dislikes, except was little he has told Kira, 'He rides like a factory pro!' he thinks again, seeing the White Ranger accelerate past him, riding on the loading platform and jumping off into the open area a few meters ahead. Tommy pulled down on the throttle and accelerated towards him. The two blast each other as they pass again, but there blasts miss by mere meters. When Tommy turns his bike, he find that he is trapped in a dead end.
"Your trapped, Black Ranger! Nowhere to run" White Ranger says tormenting him.
"Michael!" Tommy shouts, "Don't think for one second I won't hesitate to destroy you!"
"Whatever, old man!" White Ranger says, and he accelerates towards Tommy, and Tommy responds in kind. Both Rangers wheelie as they ride towards one another.
"I'm sorry, Michael, but you've asked for it!" Tommy says.
"Bring it" White Ranger responds. And when they pass each another, they throw punches, hoping to knock the other off. Tommy stops and swings his bike around, as White Ranger does the same, and begins to accelerate towards him. Tommy takes his Brachio Staff out and twists the dial on the handle to a lightning bolt. "Brachio Staff, Lightning Strike!" Tommy shouts and a large white lightning bolt streaks out from the 'head' and the bolt strikes all around the White Ranger. As the smoke starts clearing, Tommy throttles up and goes in search of the other Rangers.
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Ethan strikes the last Tyrannodrone and turns to face Insectolite, just as Conner and Kira join him, all still in their Super Dino Mode.
"Your bikes are history, and you Rangers are next!" Insectolite said. Just then several black blasts of energy hit Insectolite, the Rangers turns around to see Dr. O blasting him with the lasers on the Black Battle Cycle.
"All right, Dr. O!" Conner shouts, cheering on his teacher. Tommy stops next to the Rangers and climbs off the Battle Cycle and joins his fellow Rangers.
"Talk about a wild ride!" Tommy says.
"Glad you're okay!" Kira says, and the four Rangers face off against Insectolite.
"Sorry Rangers, I'll love to stay and play with you, but I've got to go" the monster says, before disappearing into an invisi-portal.
"Dr. O, where's Michael?" Kira asks.
"Right here, Yellow!" White Rangers says, pulling up on his Battle Cycle, "Nice to see my friends were keeping you busy" White Ranger looks over towards the three damaged Raptor Cycles, "Someone has been a little careless, haven't they?!"
"Michael, you are making a mistake, you cannot trust Mesogog" Tommy says.
"Who says I do trust him?"
"Dude, he's using you" Ethan says.
"I know"
"Then why are you helping him?" Kira asks.
"Cause I'm using him too. I've got what I've wanted" White Ranger says, before climbing onto his battle cycle, "Goodbye Rangers, till next time"
"Hey, what about our zords?" Ethan asks.
"Say bye-bye to them to" White Ranger begins to ride off.
"Michael, don't do this" Tommy pleads. White Ranger breaks and turns his head around.
"Keep the Battle Cycle, who knows, it still might come in handy against Mesogog" White Ranger says.
"Why? I thought you hated us" Conner asked.
"I do, Red, but I'm not that much of a fan of Mesogog either" he says, "I'm outta here, catch you again, Rangers!" and the White Ranger rides off.
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Back in at the underground lab, the Rangers sat, with Dr. Oliver still trapped within the confines of his Ranger form, and so are the other Rangers, but they have the ability to take there helmets off, which they have done.
"Can we go over this again? Michael made a deal with Mesogog, pretending to let Insectolite turn him back into himself, as a way of getting us into taking the rigged battle cycle?"
"I can't believe it. Michael making a deal with Mesogog" Kira says, to stunned to say anymore.
"What do you think of your boyfriend now, Kira?!" Conner snaps, although somewhat lightly, "I can't believe we trusted him, him of all people!"
"Conner, enough" Tommy says, the Red Ranger shuts up.
"Wait! Guys, the White Ranger was supposed to beat us, Mesogog is gonna be pissed" Ethan said.
"Lighting the candle at both ends, the White Ranger is bound to get burned!" Tommy said, Hayley coming up behind him, placing a hand on the Black Ranger's shoulders.
"And I think I know how to get the fire going. The energy pulse used by Insectolite short-circuited the control systems on your bikes was a high energy plasma discharge. I'd bet if we can get that creep to aim that at the trapped zords, which I've found by the way..." Hayley explained before getting cut off by Conner.
"Where?" Conner asks.
"In the woods" Hayley said, "But what I was getting to, is if we can Insectolite to aim his energy pulse at the forcefields trapping the zords..." Hayley said, though this time getting cut off by Kira.
"We could break through Mike's energy shields and free the zords" Kira said.
"Right"
"Okay, small problem, how's Michael or more importantly, White Ranger, gonna feel about this? Ethan asked.
"Well, Ethan, every trap needs its bait!" Hayley finished.
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Walking through the woods, the four Rangers, three with their helmets back on are searching for the White Ranger, as they are near the location of the captured auxiliary zords.
"Mike, we have to talk, bro!" Conner shouted.
"Michael!" Ethan called out, Kira also called out a few seconds later.
"Michael, you made a deal with Mesogog, it's about time you made a deal with us" Tommy shouted.
From behind a tree, White Ranger materialised and stepped out into the open, brandishing his Drago Saber, in quill mode. The Rangers barely had time to react when White Ranger engaged his super speed and streaked at the Rangers, hitting them and slashing them repeatedly, and to finishing them off, White Ranger drew yellow crosses across the chests of all four Rangers, before streaking to a stop a few feet from them, and a second later the crosses on the Rangers chests exploded, causing a massive shower of sparks, sending the Rangers to the ground.
"What do you think of my new move, Rangers?" White Ranger asks as Conner gets up off the ground first and runs at the White Ranger with his Thundermax Saber in hand. White Ranger converts his saber from quill mode to sword mode and blocks Conner's attack and the two Rangers dance around, throwing attacks at each other, until they lock swords.
"What do you want, Red?" White Ranger asks.
"We just wanted to make a deal of our own" Conner said.
"I don't make deals with losers" White Ranger said, before kicking Conner in the stomach and slashing him across the chest. Conner recovers surprisingly quickly, and swings his arm high, trying to catch White Ranger in the head, who ducks, Conner then goes for a leg sweep, White Ranger expertly jumps it and lands on a tree stump, "You Rangers just won't learn" White Ranger says as the other three Rangers joins Conner's side.
"Learn what?" Conner asks.
"The White Ranger always wins" and White Ranger slashes the air repeatedly before disappearing. Tommy's morpher beeps.
"Yes Hayley" Tommy asks.
"It working, Insectolite is back and not far from your position, around two clicks from you in a north north-westly direction" Hayley says.
"Got it" Tommy says.
"Come on!" Conner orders and the Rangers run to the monsters location. When they arrive they see the back of him, "There he is!" Insectolite turns around to find four Power Rangers in fighting positions.
"Get outta my way Rangers, I don't have time, I'm here to find the White Ranger" Insectolite says. The Rangers charge and Conner tries to land a kick only to get it blocked by the monsters leg, sending Conner to the ground by the force. Tommy misses a flying kick, only to get struck across the chest. Kira's kick is blocked and she's thrown away. Ethan's punch is blocked and he gets kicked in the chest. Conner manages to land a solid hit, then Kira and Dr. Oliver land a double kick sending him back further, finally Ethan lands a drop kick to the monsters chest, sending him to the ground.
Getting up, Insectolite is meet by three Thundermax Blasters and a Brachio Staff pointing at him. Insectolite fires several energy pulses at the Rangers that send them to the ground. Tommy is the first to get up, holding his staff, "You're going down!" he informs the monster, "Brachio Staff, Energy Orb!" and Dr. Oliver charges up a black orb and fires it towards the monster.
"Tyranno Staff!" Conner shouts, his weapon appearing in his hands, and he slashes the monster repeatedly with both ends of it, sending him in the path of the Blue Ranger.
"Tricera Shield!" Ethan shouts and his weapon of choice materialises on his right arm, and Ethan blasts him with an energy pulse before slashing Insectolite with the tusk end of it, before passing the buck onto Kira.
"Ptera Grips!" Kira shouts, her duel-welded weapons appear in her hand and she jumps over the monsters head and slashes him across the back.
"Let's put 'em together!" Conner orders, and the four Rangers assemble the Z-Rex Blaster, without the Brachio Staff.
"Remember guys, we want him alive" Tommy reminds.
"Right. Ready, aim, FIRE!" The three remaining Rangers shout and they fire the Blaster directly at Insectolite...right at his feet, sending him back, ploughing down several trees along the way. Insectolite is now down and out in the brush several feet away.
"We got him!" Conner says.
"Good work, help me load him up on the ATV" Tommy orders.
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The White Ranger is looking up at the captured Dimetro and Ankylo Zords, two of the most powerful individual zords in the Rangers arsenal, as he's holding his glowing saber and morpher up to them, golden lightning lancing up towards them, turning them evil.
"Soon, your friends are gonna try and rescue you, those fools are for a wild awakening!" White Ranger says, pouring more energy into the corruption of the Zords.
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A black ATV arrives carrying two passengers, one dressed in black and the other tied to the ATV its self, Insectolite. Tommy grabs Insectolite and pushes him forwards, "Do it!" Tommy orders, preparing to unhook the monster when something strikes the Black Ranger in the back, dropping Tommy to the ground like a sack of potatos. Tommy looks up to the see White Ranger. Insectolite also turns to see the same thing, but is unable to do anything as his limbs are tied behind his back.
"You...you won't shot an, an unarmed person...would...would you?" Insectolite said.
"First, your not a person, your one of Mesogog's freaks; secondly, I just shot theBlack Rangerin the back, you work it out, moron!" White Ranger says, sarcastically.
"Oh..." Insectolite said.
"Yeah, 'oh' would just about cover it!" White Ranger said, charging his sword up, "White Drago Saber, Energy Orb!" and White Ranger fires an white orb, similar to the one Black Ranger fires, at the monster, which gets absorbed into it and white and golden lightning crackle inside the orb, just before claiming Insectolite in an impressive explosion.
"Oh man!" Tommy says, seeing what could be their only chance to free their zords blow up.
"Yeah, 'oh man!' would also cover it!" White Ranger draws several arrows in the air with his saber, "Nighty night, Dr. Oliver! White Drago Saber, Laser Arrows!" and around fifteen to twenty yellow arrows fly towards the Black Ranger, who does his best to block as many of the incoming as possible, but get hit by around ten of them, and Tommy falls to the ground, unconscious.
"Now to deal with the other three, no doubt they've found their precious zords already" White Ranger said, before streaking off.
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Meanwhile, the other three Rangers are searching for their auxiliary zords and after several minutes, they find them in a clearing, still trapped in their forcefields.
"Yo, check it out!" Ethan shouts.
"All right!" Conner says.
"All we've got to do is wait for Dr. O to free them" Kira notes.
"I'm afraid that Dr. O is indisposed at the moment" White Ranger says walking up behind them.
"You?!!" Conner shouts, pointing him, "What have you done with Dr. O, you psycho bastard?!"
"What would your mother say, Conner? Using such language?" White Ranger says, before kicking in the super speed and slashing the Rangers repeatedly, sending them to the ground, "Meet my new friends, Rangers!" He says, "Dino Zords, on-line!" and he draws two laser arrows with the tip of his sword and launches one each at the captive Dino Zords, and when the arrows connects with then forcefields they pop, revealing two fully mobile and active zords.
"Destroy them!" White Ranger commands, referring to the Ankylo and Dimetro Zords to attack the Rangers on the ground.
"He has control over the Dino Zords!" Ethan says, unable to believe.
"Hayley, we need the zords, now!" Conner shouts into his morpher.
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"They're on their way" Hayley says, typing several commands into her keyboard.
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The Brachio Zord turns up and it releases the Tyranno, Tricera and Ptera Zords from it's internal hold, and the Rangers jump onboard their respective zords and join them together to form the Thundersaurus Megazord.
"Megazord, Power up!" the Rangers shout, just as the Dimetro Zord jumps at the Megazord, hitting it with its blade. Then the Ankylo Zord approaches the Megazord, spike tail first, the classic defensive pose for the Ankylosaurus, and the Zord hits the Megazord repeatedly, sending to the ground.
"Dino Zords, stop attack!" White Ranger shouts and the two evil zords stop their pounding of the Megazord, "My turn! Drago Zord, Stega Zord, Power Up!" and White Ranger jumps towards his own zord, the Drago Zord when it flies overhead. "Dino Stegazord, transformation!" The Drago Zord pick up the Stega Zord and both fly into the sky, where the zords begin the transformation into the White Rangers Megazord. When the transformation is finished, the Dino Stegazord falls to the ground in between the Dimetro and Ankylo Zords.
"Hello Rangers" White Ranger says from the cockpit of the Dino Stegazord, "Mind if I join in?! Dimetro Zord, Ankylo Zord, formation!" he shouts and the two arms of the Dino Stegazord detach and the two captured zords attach in their place, Dimetro Zord attaching to the left arm and the Ankylo Zord on the right, "Dino Stegazord, Cutter and Drill formation!"
"Ah, man, he's forced out zords against us" Conner says.
"I thought the Zords would make an excellent addition to my collection!" White Ranger says.
"No way! That's crazy!" Ethan says.
"It was so easy to convert these two to work for me, just like the Stega Zord" White Ranger admitted, "Let do this! Dino Stegazord versus the Thundersaurus!"
"You're on! I'm gonna make you pay for everything you've done to us, you bastard!" Conner shouts, getting pissed at the White Ranger.
"You'll be paying Red, and you can't afford it!" White Ranger says, "Ankylo Zord, Slash attack!" and the tail of the zord strikes the Megazord repeatedly, causing the central cock-pit to spark and shake with each impact, "Dimetro Zord, Saw Blade attack!" The blade begins to spin and connects with the Thundersaurus Megazord, causing a massive explosion of sparks inside and outside the Megazord, sending it to the ground.
"With our zords, he's just to powerful!" Kira says, picking herself of the deck of the central cockpit.
"Now your getting it, Kira!" White Ranger says, "Why don't you just surrender the rest of your zords to me? And I promise I won't hurt you, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. I hope you choose the hard way"
"If you think were gonna give up our zords to you, you're one crazy sonofabitch" Conner says.
"I was so hoping you'd say that, I'll guess I'll have to take 'em!" White Ranger said, sadistically, and the Dimetro Zord's blade begun to rev up and moves towards the Megazord. Inside all the Rangers flinch.
"Michael! Please don't do it!" Kira shouts, and suddenly the Dino Stegazord stops, with the blade inches from the Thundersaurus. And suddenly a something hits the Dino Stegazord on the back.
"What?!" White Ranger says, snapping out of his momentary lapse of concentration, turning his zord around to find Insectolite.
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Mesogog is watching the battle unfold on his screen inside the confines of his laboratory fortress.
"Foolish boy, you think I would let you double-cross me?" Mesogog says.
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"Out of my way, insect!" White Ranger shouts at Insectolite, "Dino Stegazord, Stega-tail attack!" and the Dino Stegazord jumps into the air and smashes the monster with it's tail, "Dimetro Zord, Dino Blade attack!" and the Blade begins to slice the monster, "Ankylo Zord, Dino Drill attack!" next, the drill on the other arm impales Insectolite and begins to spin, drilling a large hole in the centre of him, Insectolite is sparking, and about to fall down and explode, like all the other monsters before him destroyed by Power Rangers.
"I'm not finished with you! Dino Stegazord, Dino Stega-laser, fire!" The White Ranger command his most powerful attack, which begins to charge and cuts up from the ground towards the nearly destroyed creation and slices him in half, vaporising him, the laser leaving nothing left in it's wake.
"Man, did you guys see that, he went postal on Mesogog's freak!" Ethan says.
"Another day, Rangers" White Ranger says, turning his Megazord to leave, "By the way, Dr. Oliver is down there" the Ankylo Zord arm pointing the location of the Black Ranger.
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Back at Dr. Oliver's house, the three Rangers after collecting a rather groggy Dr. O are sitting at the counter in the doctors' kitchen.
"What are we gonna do now? He has three of our zords" Conner asks.
"I don't know" Kira simply states, still hating the fact that she has to fight the person she has feelings for with no clear way to help against the evil and corruption in the gem, all though she does know, if they don't figure something soon, the evil and corruption will extinguish Michael forever.
"Why doesn't he just give up?" Ethan asks.
"Cause it's not in his nature to give up, Ethan, you can't expect someone to change their nature at another's whim" Tommy said, entering the kitchen, still in his Ranger Form.
"It's a good thing I don't give up either" Hayley said, wiping her hands of oil and the Rangers look at her, "Your bikes are fixed"
"Thanks Hayley" Conner says.
"Yeah, thanks" Kira says.
"Nice one, Hayley" Ethan adds last.
"Just don't do it again, especially you Conner, I don't want to have to build you another bike" Hayley says, patting the Red Ranger on his shoulder.
"Hey, last time, I saved Dr. O and Ethan from Zeltrax and that Anchor-headed freak. I'd say that was a nice pay off" Conner said in his defence.
"True enough" Hayley said.
"Hey, Dr. O, is it such a hot idea you being up here?" Ethan asks, "What happens if, you know, someone comes here and your up here?"
"Ethan, this is my house, I'm not being confined to the basement till I get this off, beside, the nearest person lives five miles away, through the woods, so I wouldn't worry to much" Tommy said.
"Oh, I almost forgot, on another note, I've reprogrammed and repaired the Battle Cycle. It should come in handy," Hayley explained, "It power output almost equals that of the Z-Rex Blaster, should be an effective backup for you Tommy when you need pure firepower over manuvrebility, which the ATV was designed for"
"Good, cause we could use all the help we can get. Cause if White Ranger and Mesogog team-up for good, we're going to have a real battle on our hands" Tommy said.
"Who says they'll eventually team-up? You heard Michael, he hates Mesogog just as much as us!" Conner asks.
"Mesogog is not the genius he is for no reason, Conner, Mesogog will find an away to hold something over the White Ranger's head, or just buy him off with something, almost everyone has a price" Tommy says.
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"Why must you two continue to fail at bringing me the White Ranger?" Mesogog calmly says, although his calm demeanour betrays his true mood.
"My lord, you yourself know that the power of the White Dino Gem and it's powers are unfathomable..." Elsa says, only to be cut of by Mesogog, finally losing it and he blasts them both with a mind blast.
"Excuse after excuse! Now get out of my site. I need time to think without your snivelling incompetence distracting me" Mesogog orders.
"Yes, my lord" Zeltrax says, and both he and Elsa leave. Mesogog starts walking around his laboratory but grabs his hand in pain, it is glowing a fiery-orange color "No..."
The pain intensifies and Mesogog starts turning back into something else. "I...must control...it..." he says, and seconds later Mesogog turn into a human being. Called Anton Mercer, owner of the second largest bio-research conglomerate in California, next to Bio-Lab, called Anton Mercer Industries, "...Before he control me!" Anton finishes Mesogog's last line, while adjusting his tie, and then he proceeds to walk out of the door. Dr. Anton Mercer is Mesogog! Mesogog is Dr. Anton Mercer! They are one and the same.
Near the door a figure blends out of nowhere, revealing himself to be Michael Scott, the evil White Ranger. He just laughs.
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PRDT-AU-019 - The Missing Bone
Synopsis: Kira gets controlled by a creature created by Dr. Oliver and Dr. Mercer on a field trip with her new teacher, a replacenent for Dr. Oliver, Dr. Anton Mercer. Whe she brings the creature to life, it might take all five Rangers working together to defeat it, the question is, can they?
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