Amp takes a look at these two, and says "Hi!"
"Well, well, well! Look at what we have here! Another science geek for that geek-fest!" taunts Bulk.
"Yeah, geek-fest! Ha-ha-ha-ha!" says Skull in mindless reply
"Geek-fest? Wow! Another festival in Angel Grove? And I thought this science festival was the only one here now! Are you part of this geek-fest?" replies Amp mindlessly
"Hey! You can't call Bulk a geek!" yells Skull. Bulk then gives Skull a dirty look, and Skull gives a sorry look on his face.
"Now, look, wise guy! Just know that I got money put on our school winning this thing! So if you know what's good for you, you will withdraw or forget this festival!" demands Bulk
"What festival?" asks Amp
"The science festival, you moron!" says Bulk
"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot about it! Hey, would you believe I almost was in the festival? Except that they didn't want to believe that I invented the arm. I'm here as a true school representative with my friends" says Amp, while the two bullies express dumbfounded looks on their faces.
It's clear by now, that they have taken notice that Amp is a little off.
"What?" says Bulk with a clueless look on his face, followed by a similar look on Skull.
Then luckily enough, for the bullies in the elevator, the doors open to the floor level of the hotel, and Amp exits waving goodbye to Bulk & Skull. They stand there motionless for a moment, and then exit the elevator, looking at each other, waiting for one of them to comment on the elevator conversation.
"Ugh...OK...That was a true weirdo, Bulky."
"Yeah, and judging from that, it don't matter one way or the other if he stays or not. What chance does "that" have against our people, like Billy?" says Bulk at the very moment that Billy comes through the main hotel door, accompanied by Trini.
"And speaking of Billy..." says Bulk, as the two bullies move on over to greet their intelligent colleagues.
"Hi, Billy. Hi, Trini. Bye, Billy. Bye, Trini." Bulk and Skull mumbled as they leave out the door. Billy and Trini appear startled, but they shake it off, so as to concentrate on their primary goal.
CHAPTER 5 - The Search for AnswersBilly & Trini head in the convention area, a huge showroom area, highlighting the experiments, projects, and work of other schools from all over the country. Many displays are present. Lots of these ideas in such a close proximity is too much, that it even overwhelms the scientific perspective of the smart Blue Ranger. Just as the awe began to sink in for the two of them, a worker for the festival greets them with a thick stack of pamphlets about the Festival.
"Hello, and welcome to this year's annual U.S. High School Science Festival, hosted by Angel Grove Convention Center. Feel free to read our free literature on all our students and schools represented here." said the scrawny looking worker, as she handed each of them a pamphlet, easily about 20 pages, double-sided, all about the Festival.
"Thanks." they replied, as they start to skim the brochure, for names or any kind of clue.
"It's too massive to skim with this print. We better ask for help." says
Billy, as he signals for Trini to follow him out of the convention area, and over towards a series of old style phone booth facsimiles. Billy enters one, and then hits his communicator, and speaks.
"Alpha...Zordon...Come in."
"Yes, Billy?" replies Alpha
"I need you to scan something for me, and narrow in on any 'Malcolm's' that may be on the bill, from any school." states Billy
"You got it, Billy." says Alpha
"Hold on a sec, Alpha." says Billy, as he removes his communicator, and attaches it to the pamphlet. "Lock onto the signal of my communicator, and teleport it to the command center on my mark." Said Billy.
"Ready!" said Alpha.
"3...2...1...Now!" said Billy.
Just then, the communicator and pamphlet vanish in a brilliant flash of light, at the same moment, Billy counts to himself in his head
"...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9..." Then another flash of light sends the communicator back at the same spot in the booth without the pamphlet.
"OK, your communicator is back with you, and feeding data now. How's the headache?" asks Alpha as he feeds each sheet of paper, into the computer.
"Fine, Thanks, Alpha. Let me know when you input the flyer and get an answer." Says Billy.
About two minutes later, Alpha hastily sends in a reply
"OK, I found a total of six kids with the name 'Malcolm' on this pamphlet. Each of you rangers can investigate each one." Said Alpha.
"Roger that, Alpha. Contact everyone else, and let them know. In the meanwhile, tell me what you found." says Billy, just as Alpha reveals all the locations, schools and full names of each 'Malcolm'. The word is spread to the Rangers, and each one picks one they will investigate.
CHAPTER 6 - Picking a MalcolmAs the Rangers meet up at the Festival, which is in preparation for the launch tomorrow, they separate. At that moment Zach went to the booth where his assigned Malcolm has his display, but then he sees a sign saying that his display is canceled, because of illness on behalf of Malcolm Enso.
"So that eliminates him from the list" Zach says to himself.
Billy then heads over to a display, which is set up like three different mini-displays in one. The only person there is Malcolm Frink, sitting at a desk, with the laptop, and pad of paper, working on some math equation.
"Hello?" says Billy.
"What do you want?" asks Malcolm.
"I'm with the festival voting committee, and getting a sneak preview of all these astonishing projects, like yours." says Billy.
"Oh, thank you. Well, then sir. Feel free to ask me anything" says Malcolm as he welcomes Billy to his terminal.
"I'm curious about your project. What does it entail?" says Billy
"Well, first of all, let me state clearly, that this is the result of three projects resulting from one school. I had my own, and two other school groups had theirs also. I wanted to fly solo, but they refused to let my project stand alone." says Malcolm.
Billy then looks at the equation on the laptop screen, with the headline "Energy Enhancement". Then Billy shows a surprised look, and impressed even, with Malcolm completely unaware at this point of what Billy was reading.
"Wow, it seems you balanced all the forces correctly in this formula, allowing for maximum voltage in the experiment." replies Billy, as Malcolm panics slightly in having unknowingly left the wrong screen displayed on his laptop.
"Sorry, wrong screen" says Malcolm as he changes the screen's contents, to show a much less sophisticated formula for some other theoretical compound.
"That wasn't your project I just saw ?" asked Billy.
"No, it was just a theory I was working on. A very far fetched equation." said Malcolm.
"Well, that was a fascinating one. You should have entered that into the Festival. That would have easily won you first prize." said Billy.
Billy skims as he skims the screen's new contents, and nods.
"Umm-hmm, OK. Well, that's another great one, right there. You will go places with knowledge like that. Best of luck to you and your school in the competition." Billy said.
"Thanks, Mr...Ugh...?"
"Billy, please. Thank you."
"Oh! Malcolm. Frank Malcolm."
"Malcolm?"
"Yeah." said Malcolm.
"Mm...OK." replied Billy.
Malcolm grins at the over looker, and then heads back to his notes, as Billy walks on, with his own suspicions. Just then, Malcolm pulls out a piece of paper and starts to draw, when all of a sudden a flash of light overwhelms the table. Then the light fades and is replaced by an army of about a dozen Putty Patrollers.