Power Rangers Dino Thunder AU: White Lightning
Episode Number: PRDT-AU-020
Episode Title: Bully for Ethan
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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'Bully for Ethan'
Ethan James, the Blue Dino Thunder Power Ranger, is sitting with his laptop computer with several of his computer club friends, who also had their laptop computers out with wires connected between them, meaning they were playing a network game.
"Ha! With the Platinum Sword of Tryos, I can enter the locked chamber, and none of you will stand a chance! Read 'em and weep, Suckers!" Ethan said, earning groans and grumbles from his friends.
Meanwhile, nearby on the soccer field Conner McKnight, the Red Ranger is practicing soccer with a friend of his, Derrick. They'd been practicing for the past fifteen minutes and Derrick has missed the goal every single time.
"Okay, Derrick, let try again" Conner says, Derrick placing another ball in front of him. Derrick kicks the ball, and it sails, comfortably over the goal, "You missed again, Derrick!"
"Oh, oh great. Thanks. I really appreciate you support, man!" Derrick says sarcastically.
"You don't need support, dude. You need game!" Conner says, placing another ball down, "Now try it again" Derrick takes a step back and runs forward, he punts the ball and it misses the goal by miles and flies through the air...hitting Ethan's laptop square on the keyboard, the screen suddenly goes black.
"What the hell?" Ethan says, looking around and seeing Derrick snigger at the incident. Ethan gets up of the seat he's sitting at and angrily walks over and yells right at the soccer player. "Hey!"
"What are you complaining about, geek?!" Derrick says.
"First of all, my names Ethan, not 'geek'! And out of this whole field, you had to kick the ball over there?! Man, you really do need practice!" Ethan says, and Derrick gets right into the Blue Ranger's face.
"Well, look, E-than, this is my field, and I kick the ball where I want, when I want!"
"Obviously, everywhere except the net!" Ethan counters.
"That's it!" Derrick angrily says, making a fist with the intension of punching Ethan, but Conner stops him before he makes a mistake.
"Hey, it's a big field! Come on, party's over" Conner says, dragging an angry Derrick away.
"You'd better watch yourself, dweeb!" Derrick says.
"Chill, dude" Conner tells his soccer buddy, and he turns to Ethan, "Cool it!"
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Inside the underground lab, underneath Dr. Oliver's house, sitting at a desk are the Black and Yellow Rangers are sorting out through some stuff in boxes. Tommy however is still trapped inside his suit.
"No offense Dr. O, but you need some serious improvement when it comes to organization!" Kira says.
"That's why you're here. Thanks for helping me out" Tommy says, "But I hope I'm not unconvincing you. I've heard from Conner and Ethan that you've not been putting much attention into your music lately, can I ask why?"
"I just don't feel like at the moment" Kira states.
"Kira, this is not healthy. The guys are worried about you. I'm worried about you. You barely sleep, and you're not eating what you should be to keep up your Ranger metabolism"
"I'm fine, Dr. O" Kira says, although even with his helmet on she can tell that he isn't convinced, "Really I am"
"Kira, doing this to yourself is not going to help Michael in anyway"
"I know"
"Look Kira, You need to keep better self of yourself, especially now. With White Ranger and Mesogog both on the loose, we need you to be at your best. If I don't see you not being able to perform at your best, I will pull you from active duty, Kira, for your own safety"
"But..."
"No buts, Kira. I don't want you in the position where you would be hurt or worse, killed, or where accidents could happen because your fatigued or unable to perform. This is a very dangerous business, Kira, and it's not only your life that is as stake, but the lives of your team-mates and every innocent life on the planet if you make a mistake" Tommy said, placing a hand on the Yellow Rangers shoulder, urging her to look at him.
"I know"
"I don't want to have to tell your parents how their only daughter died, and have to tell them why. So please, not only as your teacher, but as your friend, please promise me you'll take better care of yourself"
"I promise"
"Thank You" Tommy said, and then he pointed at a pile of photographs on the table, "Shall we?"
"Okay" Kira said, "What is all this stuff anyway?"
"Odds and ends. Mostly from before I joined up with Mercer. I thought as long as I'm stuck in my Ranger form, I might as well as put the time to good use, I really haven't had the chance since I moved in"
"Wow!" Kira said picking up a photograph, one with the original six Power Rangers minus their helmets; Jason, Red Ranger; Zack, Black Ranger; Trini, Yellow Ranger; Kimberly, Pink Ranger; Billy, Blue Ranger and finally in the back, Tommy Oliver in his Green Ranger suit. "Nice hair!" Kira said, joking around.
"Hey, it was the style back then" Tommy countered, taking the photo and placing it in the 'keep' box.
"Oh, this one was Zeo right?" Kira asked, holding it out. It were the six Zeo Rangers in a mirror image-style pose to the previous photo; With Tommy, Red Ranger in front and next to him was Katherine, Pink Ranger and Jason, Gold Ranger and behind them in a line was Rocky, Blue Ranger; Tanya, Yellow Ranger; Adam, Green Ranger and finally Billy the former Blue Ranger, all the Rangers were in their Ranger forms, minus their helmets.
"Yeah, that was taken just after Jason returned and assumed the Gold Ranger powers" Tommy said, "Jason returned just when we really needed him, although sometimes I wished I didn't ask him to take the powers" and he put the picture in the 'keep' box.
"Why?"
"Cause the Gold Powers almost killed him" Tommy flatly said, "Although, if Jason knew that when he took the power, it wouldn't have made a difference, he still would have accepted"
"He sound like a great person" Kira said.
"He is"
"Is that a stock car?" Kira asked picking another picture out of the pile.
"Yeah. I did that during my time as a Turbo Ranger, and for about a year after I officially retiredfrom Rangering, with my Uncle John's team" Tommy said, pointing to his uncle in the picture, "Then I decided to go to college, after I made some money racing and then I meet Hayley. I was fond of that time" and the photo joined the other two in the box.
"Cool. Who are they?" Kira asked holding up a picture, Tommy took it from her and looked at fondly.
"That was when I came out of retirement for one more mission, against the remnants of the Machine Empire. Me and nine other Red Rangers joined forces against a rogue general from uncovering a weapon of terrible power from being used against Earth" Tommy said, holding the picture with nine of the ten Red Rangers standing in a line in front of the Astro Megaship inside the NASADA Hanger after the successful mission against General Venjix and the Machine Empire from resurrecting Lord Zedd's Zord, Serpentera.
"Where's the tenth Red Ranger?" Kira asked.
"Oh, Aurico, the Red Alien Ranger, couldn't survive in Earth's Atmosphere for more then a few hours without the need to re-hydrate and the ordeal on the moon really took it out of him, so he had to go home"
"Oh" Kira said, and she picked another photo out of the pile, "Is this who I think it is?"
"Man!" Tommy says, taking the picture, "That seams like a lifetime ago. This picture was taken on our first dig together"
"Okay, that's you" Kira said, pointing to Dr. Oliver in a black hat, "And that's Dr. Mercer" pointing to the man in the middle of the group, "But who's that?" she asked, pointing to the person on the other side of Anton Mercer.
"His name was Terrence Smith. Everyone called him 'Smitty'"
"Was?"
"He was killed in an accident"
"What happened to him?" Kira asked.
"It's kind of sad, really. He and I were up for the same job at Anton Mercer Industries. Anton chose me. So Smitty went to work for another company. That's where he had his accident. The newspapers said he was killed in a chemical explosion. I remember his funeral." Tommy explained.
"I'm sorry. Not really a happy family memento" Kira said.
"I'm not really sure where it came from. Just put it over there in the trash pile" Tommy asks and Kira does so.
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"My lord, if we stop the Black Ranger once and for all, the others will be at our mercy" Zeltrax said, inside Mesogog's lab.
"Zeltrax, I appreciate your commitment to revenge, but your obsession with destroying Dr. Oliver is starting to get in the way of my goal to capture the White Ranger" Mesogog said.
"But, sir, what if I had a plan that would accomplish both out goals?" Zeltrax asked.
"I am not interested in your goals, Zeltrax, but, if you should destroy the Black Ranger in the course of serving mine...so be it"
"Yes, Master" Zeltrax says, Mesogog walks out of the lab.
"So, Zeltrax doesn't like Dr. Oliver?" a voice said out of thin air.
"Huh? What? Who said that?" Zeltrax said, and Michael materialized out of the wall, "You! How did you..."
"Can't say I like him much either. Gives way too much homework" Michael said.
"Surrender at once!" Zeltrax demands, pointing his sword at the White Ranger's chest.
"What's that gonna do? Do you think your boss is going to let you continue your quest for vengeance once I'm out of the picture?"
"How do you know about that?"
"You'll be surprised what I know. Lots of interesting things!" Michael says, "Like where Tommy Oliver is most vulnerable!"
"What game are you playing?" Zeltrax asks sceptically.
"No game.Just asimple exchange. I'll help you get Tommy; you help me get Mesogog"
"Impossible! I would never betray my master"
"That's okay. Considering Mesogog will proberly get rid of you at the earliest opportunity anyway" Michael said, and he then begins to walk away. Zeltrax then blocks his path with his sword.
"Wait. Perhaps we should talk" Zeltrax said.
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Meanwhile back at Reefside High, Ethan walks up to towards Conner, who happens to have Derrick standing by him.
"Hey, Conner. Did you get the answer to number five on Dr. Mercer's homework? It's gotta be a trick question" Ethan asked.
"Yeah I got it, thanks" Conner said, earning a strange look of his soccer buddy.
"Do you know this guy?" Derrick asks the Red Ranger.
"What's that got to do with you?" Ethan counters.
"Look, geek-boy! Isn't there some kind of sci-fi convention that you need to go to?!" Derrick says.
"Oh, you really are cliché, aren't you? Your parents must be so proud!" Ethan sarcastically says.
"What did you just call me?" Derrick asked, and then he turned to Conner, "What did he just call me?"
"Why are you asking him? Don't you know what 'cliché' means?" Ethan asks, "It means and I quote from the dictionary definition, 'A person or character whose behaviour is predictable or superficial'"
"What?"
"Can't you figure it out? Man, you really are the epitome of 'dumb jock'!" Ethan said.
"That is it!" Derrick says angrily, breaking a pencil with one hand and throwing to down to the ground, "You're in need of a serious lesson"
"Oh, fine. Bring it!" Ethan counters.
"Ethan, are you sure you want to do this?" Conner asks.
"Look, stay out of this, McKnight. This is between me and the geek!" Derrick directs towards the Red Ranger. Then the bell rings for the next period.
'Saved by the bell!' Conner thinks, "You know what? For the first time in my life, I actually want to go to class. So come on, guys" Conner says, ushering Derrick on. Derrick stops near Ethan, forcibly placing his hand on his shoulder.
"You and me, after school. Your friend won't be there to protect you" Derrick whispered.
Ethan bends down to pick up his bag and a noise outside catches his attention, "What now?" Ethan says as he looks out the door, and he sees Zeltrax and an insect-type monster walking through the courtyard between buildings.
"Great. Like I don't have enough to think about!" Ethan says, dropping his bag and running to confront the two intruders, "The school for the misguided machines is down the road!" Ethan quips.
"Very funny. But it's this school we're after" Zeltrax responds.
"Get real, Zeltrax"
"This is very real. Termitetron can destroy whole cities in a matter of moments. Turn over Dr. Oliver, or I will release him on your fellow students"
"Not if I can exterminate him first" Ethan says.
"Stubborn as always. It be on your conscious, Ranger!" Zeltrax says.
"Ready!" Ethan shouts, readying his Dino Morpher, "DINO THUNDER..." Ethan starts but gets interrupted by Cassidy, Devin and a small group of students.
"Perfect timing" Zeltrax says, seeing the predicament the Blue Ranger is in. Morph, reveal his identity to the entire school; or don't morph, and watch as several of his fellow students are hurt because he couldn't morph.
"Now those are what I call bullies! Roll it, Devin" Cassidy says, Devin grabs his camera.
"No, stay back" Ethan warns, although emphasising his point, Termitetron fires a blast that lands in front of the crowd.
Termitetron then fires a blast right at Ethan, but the Blue Ranger dodges the attack. Ethan jumps up and tries to attack Termitetron, but not being morphed, the fight is kinda one-sided, and Termitetron throws Ethan to the ground. Just then Kira enters the courtyard and sees Ethan fighting, "Great, like I'm not late enough" she says, hiding behind a pillar, "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, ha!" and she morphs into the Yellow Ranger.
Ethan's back slams hard into the ground again, he looks up to see Termitetron standing over him, and then yellow bolt of energy slam into the monsters chest. The Yellow Ranger lands in front of him, holding her Thundermax Blaster. The Yellow Ranger turns her head towards him, "You okay?...Why don't you step aside?"
"Just cover me enough for me to morph" Ethan whispers.
"Go on, Ethan, go" Kira says, and Ethan runs off.
Meanwhile over at the exit to one of the buildings, Conner and Derrick are watching the fight unfold.
"Check out your loser friend now. I'm so gonna kick his ass after school" Derrick says.
"I'm going to take a look" Conner says, preparing to go and aid the Yellow Ranger, but a hand comes down lightly on his shoulder, restraining him.
"Stay back. The Rangers will deal with this" Dr. Mercer says.
Kira is having trouble fighting these two titans, and receives several hits, sending her rolling to the ground. Termitetron jumps at her, only to be deflected by the Blue Ranger. Ethan draws Termitetron away with several attacks, but that leaves Kira with Zeltrax to deal with. Zeltrax tries to slash her across the chest and Kira dodges the attack, but receives a kick instead, which takes her of balance, and Zeltrax then slashes her across the chest.
Ethan and Termitetron go at it, both laying into each other. Termitetron slashes Ethan across the chest, Ethan recovers from this and withdraws his Thundermax Blaster and fires it at the monster, but the blast barley phases the monster.
"I've got one too!" Termitetron says, firing a blast the Blue Ranger, sending him flying back, near to where the Yellow Ranger lies. Both Rangers help each other of the ground, only to receive a duel blast from both Zeltrax and Termitetron, sending them back again.
"I want you to give a message to the Black Ranger" Zeltrax says, "Tell him to surrender to me at the old warehouse before sunset, or I will turn Termitetron loose on the city" and both monsters disappear through an invisi-portal.
"Great" Ethan says.
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"Okay Class, lets continue our work with..." Dr. Mercer said, when the door opened and in stumbled Ethan and Kira.
"Um, sorry we're late, Dr. Mercer. Did we miss anything?" Ethan asked.
"No, not at all, Mr. James, Ms. Ford. It's nothing that you both can't make up in detention this afternoon" Anton Mercer says, "Now please take your seats" Both Ethan and Kira go to do so, when Ethan trips over something. On the floor, Ethan looks up to see Derrick smiling down at him.
"My bad, dude" Derrick says.
"Mr. Mitchell, I believe there are rules in the student handbook about treating your fellow students with courtesy and respect" Dr. Mercer said without turning around, still writing on the white board, and then he turns around, "So why don't you give us the honour of gracing detention with your presence, so you can review the handbook on how to treat afellow student"
Ethan and Derrick stared holes into each other, "So, where were we, ah yes, could we please turn to chapter eight so we can continue our work from last lesson about the Periodic Table"
Everyone in the classroom turned there books open, when Ethan noticed Derrick say something, but could quite make it out, as Derrick is mouthing it, it goes like, 'You're dead meat, geek!'
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After Dr. Mercer's class, the Ranger trio are walking down a corridor lined with corridors.
"You're gonna tell Dr. O about Zeltrax, right?" Kira asks the Red Ranger.
"Yeah. But what about you dude?" Conner asks Ethan.
"What about me?" Ethan says.
"The fight?" Conner says.
"Yeah, the whole school knows about it" Kira adds, just as the group passes Cassidy and Devin.
"Oh, Ethan, hello. Good luck for today, okay. And if you happen to fall over, fall towards the camera. That'll be really good for me!" Cassidy says before running off.
"Good luck dude" Devin says in passing.
"Look, unlike some people, we're your friends. And we're not gonna let you do something stupid. So Derrick is a bully who can kick your butt. Who cares?!" Kira says, then she stops suddenly, as something previously not though of entered her attention, "Wait, you're not gonna use your Dino Power on him, are you?" she asks.
"No, I'm not going to use my Dino Power, this does count as one of those 'Don't use your powers for personal gain' things Dr. O was talking about in his three rules lecture" Ethan says.
"Dude, no offense, but without it..." Conner said, only to be cut off by the Blue Ranger.
"There's other ways to deal with a bully" Ethan tells him.
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"You're going? Isn't that walking right into his hands?" Conner asks, standing inside the underground lab.
"Maybe, but he's not gonna stop pushing us around until someone stands up to him. Besides it not like I have a lot of choice anyway, right?" Dr. Oliver says.
"I suppose"
"Come on, let's go see what Zeltrax is up to" Tommy orders.
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"Once Tommy Oliver is destroyed, I will have Elsa all to myself!" Zeltrax exclaims.
"Ah, is our little Zeltrax in love?!" Michael mocked, materializing in front of a wall "Oh, right I forgot, you need a heart to feel love, and a sad excuse for a near sighted scrap-pile like you doesn't have a heart, right? Man, I love Star Wars, don't you?"
"Quiet!" Zeltrax all but shouted, "All that concerns you is the destruction of Dr. Oliver!"
"Whoa, some one got out of the wrong side if the recharge bay this morning. Did you plug the plug into the wrong socket last night..." Michael says, until Zeltrax grabs hold of his shirt and shoves him up against a wall.
"I am not some dam robot. You will not mock me or the deal is off!" Zeltrax warned, but Michael simply broke the lock the cyborg had on him and reversed the position, shoving Zeltrax up against the wall, face first.
"You really need too learn how to appreciate humor, Z. You just stick with the plan and Oliver's history!" Michael said, letting Zeltrax go and straightening his white shirt.
"If your plan works, White Ranger" Zeltrax said, turning around.
"If you don't do your usual fantastic job of defying the odds and screw up a perfectly good plan, it will work like a dream, and when you succeed, I will expect you to hold up your end of the bargain and contribute to the overthrow of Mesogog" Michael said, holding his hand out for a hand shake, "As we agreed"
Zeltrax returned the handshake, "As we agreed" the Cyborg said.
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Meanwhile, inside the abandoned warehouse specified, Conner and a morphed Dr. Oliver enter, awaiting the arrival of Zeltrax.
"Where is that walking hunk of junk?" Conner asks.
"Stay focused, Conner. I've got a bad feeling about this" Tommy says, then suddenly Termitetron appears out of an invisi-portal.
"You really are suckers for punishment" says Termitetron, and the unmorphed Red Ranger and the morphed Black Ranger run towards him.
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Back at Reefside High, Ethan, Kira and Derrick are watching the clock in intimate detail, hoping it will strike four pm, and they can leave. After several agonising minutes, the second hand strikes twelve, signalling its end of detention.
"You may leave" Dr. Mercer says, picking up his suitcase and leaves.
"Man, that was about as fun as root canal surgery!" Ethan says, earning a laugh from Kira and most surprisingly, Derrick.
"I may not like you, geekiod, but do I agree with you, that was a good waste of an hour of quality pounding time" Derrick said.
"Is that all you think about? Violence?" Kira asked.
"When it comes to your buddy there, yeah"
"You'll find I'm full of surprises, Derrick" Ethan says, "let's get this over..." but he is cut off by their Dino Braces, "...Man, We may have to reschedule"
"I knew you'd try and get out of it" Derrick said.
"Believe me, I want this over with as much as you, but something just came up"
"He's not lying, it's important, we really need to go" Kira says, backing him up.
"Look, as soon as I'm done, I'll be right back. I'll meet you on the soccer field" Ethan suggests.
"Fine. In one hour, if you don't come back, I'm coming looking for you. And you won't like it when I find you. I'll make the beating I had planned for you right now look like a friendly slap on the back!" Derrick threatens.
"I'll be there" Ethan said, as he and Yellow Ranger raced out of the door.
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Tommy and Conner continue to fight Termitetron, but the monster knocks the two Rangers to the ground, just as Ethan and Kira run up and help them of the dirt.
"I thought you were supposed to meet Zeltrax" Kira asks Dr. O.
"I guess he was too afraid to face me in person" Tommy says.
"He'll be here. I'm just the welcoming committee!" Termitetron says.
"Well, I guess we'd better change and welcome him in true Ranger style" Conner asks, "Ready?"
"Ready!" Ethan and Kira respond.
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, ha!" the three Rangers shouted together and they morphed. Conner then jumps towards Termitetron and kicks him down with a flying kick, knocking him back.
"You Rangers are no match for me! Bug bombs!" Termitetron says, and he throws several insect-shaped bombs towards the Rangers which exploded on contact with them, the floor, and practically everything else around them. Out of the explosion, Conner jumped and slashed Termitetron multiple times with the end of his Tyranno Staff, before anchoring it the concrete and kicking the monster away.
"Let's put 'em together!" Conner orders, and the Rangers assemble the Z-Rex Blaster with the Brachio Staff attached.
"Z-Rex Blaster, Super Mode!" the four Rangers shout.
"Time to bug out!" Ethan says, and Conner pulls the trigger, fires a blast towards the monster, obliterating it in a fireball.
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"Your plan has failed" Zeltrax comments.
"It's going according to plan, num-nuts. Remember, it ain't over 'til the fat monster sings." Michael says, "Just make him grow. He'll keep the Rainbow Crew busy, while you take care of Oliver"
"This had better work"
"Have faith, Z, it'll work. Now get down there and do what we agreed" Michael ordered, as Zeltrax accessed an invisi-portal and disappeared through it.
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"You guys ready?" Tommy asks the other Rangers, just as Zeltrax appears from an invisi-portal.
"Rangers" Zeltrax says.
"Better late then never, I suppose!" Tommy says.
"I'd say my timing is perfect. Give up, Tommy, and I'll call him off, or you can watch as Reefside burns!" the Cyborg threatens.
"I don't give up, Zeltrax, I thought you'd have gotten that by now" Tommy counters.
"Then watch as Termitetron destroys your precious city"
"Not on my watch, right guys?" Tommy asks.
"Right!" Conner, Ethan and Kira respond.
"Brachio Zord!" Tommy shouts into his morpher, and on the horizon appears the huge dino carrier zord. It's three compartments open to reveal the Tyranno, Tricera and Ptera Zords. The Rangers jump into their cockpits and activate the transformation sequence for the Thundersaurus Megazord, "Now where we?" Tommy asked, and both he and Zeltrax charge at each other.
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"We could use some bugspray!" Ethan says, as he and the other Rangers stand in the control center.
"This annoying pest needs a good swat" Kira adds.
"Then let's make him a smear on the sports page!" Conner says, "Ready?"
"Let's do it!" Ethan says.
"Alright!" Kira says.
"I'm gonna swat you Rangers into next week!" Termitetron says, charging the Megazord and striking it. Then the monster throws several bombs at the Megazord, several detonating on it, and the Rangers huge fighting machine falls to the ground.
"I'm not being beaten by some stupid bug" Conner says, earning confirmation from his team-mates. The Megazord picks it's self up, "Ankylo Zord, power up!" Conner shouts, and the tail swinging zord exits out of the top the Brachio and trundles towards the Megazord. Where the Tricera detaches and the Ankylo Zord takes it place.
"Thundersaurus Megazord, Double Drill formation!" the Rangers shout.
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Tommy and Zeltrax jump at each other, each slashing the other in passing and land in each other original starting position. They turn and clash weapons a couple of times until they lock weapons.
"You know? I'm getting pretty sick of meeting like this. I wish you'd just tell me what it is you have against me" Tommy says to the cyborg, Zeltrax obliges by kneeing the Black Ranger in the stomach, breaking the dead-lock.
"Does the name 'Terrence Smith' mean anything to you?" Zeltrax says.
"Smitty? Impossible, he was killed in an explosion at Bio-lab three years ago!" Tommy says.
"'Nothing is impossible', to pun a saying you like to use, Doctor. I was the person you once knew as Terrence Smith"
"No. I attended his funeral, he's dead, Zeltrax, God rest his soul. Stop the lies; I want the truth, now!"
"You want proof? How about some thing only 'Smitty' would know?" Zeltrax said, "The first dig we went on with Anton Mercer, the dig that decided who would get the position at Anton Mercer Industries, the job you stole from me. When Mercer gave you the job, we got into an argument, I called you a back-stabber and told you our friendship was over, and then I stormed off"
"No?!" Tommy said to himself, and he was caught unawares when Zeltrax attacked, the cyborg got several good hits in, sending the Black Ranger back. Zeltrax attacked again, but Tommy was prepared this time, and deflected the blows and got some good ones in himself, "But you were lost in that accident?"
"I was on the verge of a breakthrough, when it all went wrong" Zeltrax said, "I was trying to create a stable bio-matrix for Dr. Zaskin, so Bio-lab could create their own Bio-zords, a duplicate of the Quantasaurus Rex, to allow the Silver Guardians to go toe-to-toe against Ransik and those pathetic Time Rangers, when it happened"
"Man!" was all Tommy could say. He knew Smith worked for Bio-lab after he got the job working for AMI, but he didn't know it was trying to duplicate the research he and Dr. Mercer were trying to create.
"Then Mesogog found me and put me back together again. He's a genius with cybernetic reconstruction" Zeltrax said.
"Oh, man, Smitty"
"I don't want your pity, Tommy!" Zeltrax says, before charging, clashing weapons again.
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The Megazord slashes Termitetron with both arms, pushing the monster back.
"Okay, let's dynamite this termite!" Conner says.
"Right!" Ethan and Kira shout.
"Double Drill Attack!" the Rangers shout and the Thundersaurus Megazord slashes Termitetron with the Tyranno Drill first and following up with an attack with the Ankylo Tail. Termitetron, unable to withstand and he fell to the ground and exploded in a fireball.
"Let's go help Dr. O, guys" Conner ordered.
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"Genius or not, he's the enemy! You shouldn't be serving him!" Tommy said, dodging a downward slash and parrying with his Brachio Staff.
"He gave me life. Life you stole from me, and now you will repay it with your own..." Zeltrax counters, "...or those of your precious students!"
That last comment, Zeltrax's threat to his team-mates, spurred the Black Ranger and he got several hit in, "No-one threatens my students!" Tommy shouts, but his attacks were immediately repaid in kind from the cyborg warrior.
"Then give into me, Tommy, and I'll leave your students alone, once I have my revenge!"
"Don't do this, Smitty! Revenge is never the answer!" Tommy pleaded, trying different tactics.
"It's all I have left! It's what's kept me going all these years!" Zeltrax shouts, before delivering a harsh and fierce kick to the Black Ranger, knocking him into several packing crates, "Revenge is mine!"
"Find another hobby!" Tommy says, charging forward. Zeltrax fires a laser blast from his sword, but Tommy uses his Brachio Staff to deflect the blast aside and he leaps into the air and kicks the cyborg back.
"Give it up, Zeltrax, you can't win!" Tommy says.
"Never!"
"Then you leave with no choice. I hate to do this to you, Smitty" Tommy says, "Brachio Staff, Energy Orb!" and Tommy arches the staff in a circle and fires it towards Zeltrax. The cyborg tries to deflect the orb, but it surrounds him and explodes in a fireworks shower of sparks, Zeltrax falls to the ground.
"Had enough?" Tommy asks, just as the other Rangers run to back him up.
"I'll be back. I promise you that!" Zeltrax says, as he leaves through an invisi-portal.
"I'll be waiting, Smitty" Tommy says.
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"Are you sure you want to do this?" Conner asks the Blue Ranger.
"Yeah, I mean, the guy's a jerk" Kira says, carrying a laptop.
"Would you guys just trust me for once, I got this" Ethan reassures his friends.
"Out of my way, McKnight. This is between me, and the geek!" Derrick says; Conner and Kira reluctantly joined the rather large group assembled.
"Kay, here's the deal." Ethan says, "I could fight you, but what would that prove? Instead, I'd like to make you a proposition"
"Hmph, you're bailing? That's a surprise, I wouldn't want to fight me neither" Derrick says sarcastically.
"Are you gonna listen, or not?" Ethan asks.
"What's a few more minutes?"
"Okay, I think I can improve your game. If I do, you promise to lay off me and my friends" Ethan says, "My LT please" and Kira gives him his laptop computer. Ethan brings it out of it's stand-by mode and quickly brings up a video of Derrick kicking a soccer ball.
"This is a computer image of you kicking" Ethan says, clicking a couple of buttons, "I've superimposed it against the image of a pro player from Manchester" The screen now shows Derrick's kick with another image showing a pro soccer player kicking. It shows the difference between the two kicks, "You see, you're 'punting' the ball, which explains the loss of accuracy in your kicks. The pro player, however, is kicking with the inside of his boot, making the ball curve and spin in the air, making it more accurate"
"How did you do that?" Derrick asks; too stunned beyond belief.
"I'm a 'computer geek', remember?" Ethan replies.
"Yeah?"
"Well, all you need to do is change this one small hitch in your technique, and you're set" Says Ethan, "Want to try?"
"Yeah"
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The Reefside team goalie walks over the goal on Conner's insistence and prepares to defend it as Ethan places a soccer ball down in front of Derrick. Derrick takes a run up to the ball and kicks it. The ball flies through the air, curving slightly and hits the upper left-hand corner of the net.
"It worked! I don't believe it! I'm giving it another go" Derrick says, and he insists that another ball is placed before him, which Ethan does. Derrick blasts the ball and it hits the same corner again, "Dude, It really works!"
"I told ya" Ethan says.
"Where did you learn to do that?" Derrick asks.
"The net. The Internet, that is. A few soccer training sites. I can give you the web addresses, so you can go and check them out yourself later"
"Yeah, that's cool," Derrick says, "Look, I'm sorry about, about before. I just though, you know, a guy like you, you know, so smart 'n' all wouldn't want to talk to a jerk like me"
"No sweat. We're both from different worlds. Besides, I am friends with Conner, aren't I?" Derrick nods, "All I want to do is bury the hatchet, we both obviously had a rough morning, I just want to forget about it and start again, if that alright with you?"
"That's cool" Derrick says, and both shake hands.
"It's a brave new world out there, my friend" Ethan says, "Catch you around?"
"Yeah, see you around, Ethan" Derrick says, before walking off.
"Nice going, dude" Conner says, patting the Blue Ranger on the shoulder.
"Nicely done" Kira adds.
"Diplomacy one-oh-one, guys" Ethan says.
"You know, Eth, the soccer team could use an assistant coach, especially with your computer skills..." Conner started to say, but was cut off by Ethan.
"Oh, no. I feel dirty just checking out those soccer websites. Give me an good old fashion network game any day" Ethan says, Conner and Kira laughs.
"Let's go" Kira says, and the three walk off.
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"So we didn't win. That doesn't mean we still can't be friends" Michael said, inside Mesogog's fortress.
"That's precisely what it means" Zeltrax tells him.
"Fine. Don't say I didn't warn you" Michael said, when he suddenly grabs his head in pain, and he turns around to find Mesogog firing his mind beam at him.
"It is never easy for a father to punish his son" Mesogog says, stopping the beam.
"What? What the hell are you talking about?" Michael says, grabbing his head.
"I said, 'it is never easy for a father to punish his son'" Mesogog repeated.
"You are not my father, freak!!" Michael says, venomously.
"Oh no. Are you so sure?" Mesogog asks, "Zeltrax, leave us"
"Yes, master" Zeltrax says, leaving the lab.
"Yeah, I'm dam sure" Michael says, still holding his temple.
"Well, if John Scott wasn't your father, who was?"
"I...I don't know"
"I'll show you" Mesogog says, walking over to one of the various computer consoles, prompting Michael to follow him, "I need a DNA sample from you" Michael reluctantly holds his arm out, while Mesogog takes a blood sample and enters it into the computer.
"The strand on the top is Anton Mercer's" Mesogog says, typing commands into the console with his three-clawed hand, "And the bottom one is yours" Michael looks at the screen, seeing the flashing protein sequences in the digital representation of the DNA strand on the screen.
"What do those mean?" Michael asked.
"Those are the protein strands both you and Mercer share" Mesogog pointing to the green flashing sequences, "These are the ones that me and Mercer share" pointing to yellow flashing ones, "and finally these are the ones you and your mother share. These rest are fairly identical through out most animal species on Earth"
"So, what does that mean?" Michael says, too stunned beyond all belief.
"The question should be: Whose side are you on?" Mesogog asks, Michael looks at him like he's grown a second head, "Yes, Michael. Zeltrax told me of your agreement from the start. Loyalty is the most valued asset in my regime. An asset you have yet to demonstrate"
"Okay. So what are the consequences if I don't join up?"
"I destroy you, here and now" Mesogog threatens, "And believe me, as powerful as you are, you are not a match for me"
"Alright. I'm with you, but don't expect me to start calling you 'dad', okay!"
"I don't expect you too. But you had better be with me. Family or not, no one gets in my way!" Mesogog says; his face mere inches from the White Rangers.
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Author's Note: -
Well, what did you think? Liked the major curveball I threw in at the end? Please tell me what you think, regardless if you liked it or not.
I would also still like to thank those of you who still continue to review.
Keep reading and reviewing.
RedGenesisRanger
p.s. There will be no 'Lost & Found in Translation' episode, as it just won't fit into the series. I liked the original episode, thought it was funny as hell. It was so cheesy, it was actually good, and it even made some of the season one MMPR episodes seam less cheesy.
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Next Episode: -
PRDT-AU-021 - It's a Mad, Mad Mackerel
Synopsis: Kira gets an internship at Channel 3, working on the Funky Fisherman's Cartoon Cavalcade. But she finds out that not all is what it seams, especially when Elsa attacks and kidnaps a character called Marty Mackerel. Kira morphs in front of a security camera, threatening her identity. Meanwhile, Zeltrax and Michael get ready for a fight, for the right to be the undisputed second-in-command in Mesogog's regime. Will the Rangers be able to save Marty Mackerel? And who will win, Zeltrax or White Ranger?
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