"OK. I'm in," said Servo "Now what?"
"See that sign behind you?" said Syd.
Servo then turns around, and sees the same sign, only larger, like the real life equivalent of a fast food restaurant sign. Then the sign starts flying off into the Grid. Servo then of course is right behind it.
"I hope you know, what you are doing?" said Servo.
"I'm tracing this signal back to its origin. Trust me, we got your back." Said Syd.
"Hey! I didn't know that the Megazord knew the Hokey Pokey!" said Amp.
"What?" asked a very puzzled Tanker. Amp then pointed out the window, to an open view area, from the third floor, and it showed in clear view, the Megazord dancing to the Hokey Pokey, with Dragon Zord.
"Oh, My God! Sam! It's the real deal. There's a virus in the Power Ranger's Megazord. It's dancing just outside our view with that Godzilla-like Zord." Said Syd.
"Well, looks like it's time to reach out, and touch some superheroes." Said Servo, as he flew further. Then the sign, dove into a white portal-like opening, with Servo right behind it. Then he found himself at a large open digital space, with a single terminal floating in the air. He went over to it, and pushed the one button that was there. Then, there at that very moment, history was made, as the terminal's screen, as it showed the Power Rangers hunched together facing the wrong direction, morphed, while they were waiting for that reply that they wanted. Then, Servo, moves his hand up, and prepares to speak.
"Um, hello, behind you guys!" he said, as they all turned to face the viewing globe.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Servo, Guardian of the Digital World."
He said, as an incredible awe and shock, are shared on both sides of the transmission. Shock, in that the Rangers had never seen Servo before.
"Wow! An actual digital being that exists in real time Cyberspace." Said Billy.
"Yeah, that's little old me, and leader of The Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, the on-line task force who keep the world safe from viruses." Said Servo.
"I am Red Ranger, Leader of The Power Rangers. We lost control of our Zords. And we received a transmission by accident that a 'Kilokahn' was going to set a trap for you, in our Zords."
"I should have known he'd be behind this. This sounds like too tight of a situation. Sounds like a strategy that involves more than one party. I'm familiar with strategies. My grandfather was in the military." Said Servo.
"Wait a minute! I know you, you're that kid's friend, Sam Collins!" said Tommy
"What? How do you..? Uh.-oh...!" said Servo.
"You said that when you had lunch with us. Everyone, power down!." Billy then did so, and then so did everyone else. The same on Servo's side, as Syd dropped the shield blocking the Rangers from seeing Servo's backup. Now, both sides could see the truth.
"It's you! You're the Power Rangers?" said Servo.
"Yeah. We can get into those stories later, but we have trouble on our hands." Said Billy.
"OK, so can you tell us what happened to our Zords?" said Zach.
"It seems you have a virus in your Zords. And when a monster is in town? Oh, boy! Sounds like your Rita meet up with our Kilokahn." Said Syd.
"We heard a voice say that he was planning to destroy you. And what about this formula? Know anything about that?" said Jason.
"No. We didn't know about it until you mentioned it before, and Malcolm mumbled something about it. Kilokahn must have found this somehow and stole it, when he met with Rita." Said Servo.
"Maybe Rita and Kilokahn wanted to steal it, so they could enhance this virus and this monster." Said Billy.
"Yeah, but how did they get wind of this?" said Syd.
"God only knows. So, what do we do?" said Trini.
"Leave it to me. I'll fight the virus." Servo said, as he zoomed off to trace the virus.
"Wait!" yelled the Rangers. Then they noticed the Viewing Globe was following Servo, so they could see what happens.
Then, the mini-Servo, sees the virus destroying the old circuit towers, and pushing buttons on his chest keypad, laughing. The sight of this whole new world, startles the Rangers, as they see this whole new concept unraveling in front of them. Then, just as they thought they seen it all, the sight of him growing to the monster's size, just leaves the Rangers in awe. And without warning, another voice is heard by the Power Rangers. The voice of Sydney.
"Hey, guys. Listen, you know who we are, and vice versa, but we need to figure out more about what we are dealing with here, agreed?" said Sydney.
"Agreed, Sydney. What do you have in mind?" said Billy.
"Did you ever see this formula's equation?" asked Syd.
"Briefly, on his monitor, but he cut me short. I scanned his whole computer when he got it back, but had no luck. I copied it all, but still haven't found anything yet." Said Billy.
"Can you patch me through to that? I'm handy with my laptop." Said Syd.
"Sure!" Billy said, just as Servo starts to fight the virus.
He connects a couple of blows, and then is kicked by the front leg. Servo recovers and shoots a couple of fireballs at the monster, which don't affect it. "That won't work, Servo!" it says, as Servo then does some high kicks.
Then his leg is grabbed, by Phantomite, and he is tossed very far away from him. Phantomite then throws a small hockey puck shaped projectile at Servo, which attaches to his chest. Then Servo just stops, and the virus laughs. "You're frozen, now!"
"Hey, I can't move! Help!" Servo says, as his alarm is beeping.
"Oh, no!" says Trini.
"Any luck, Syd?" said Billy.
"Not, yet, I need another minute." Said Syd.
"He doesn't have another minute." Said Amp.
"Syd, Send me in! I'll save him!" says Tanker.
"OK, one way ticket to the Drago express, now!" said Syd.
"Let's kick some giga-butt!" Then in a brilliant flash, Tanker is zapped into the Drago's control room.
"Here I come!" Tanker said, as he and Drago entered where Servo was, and hit the monster with the flamethrower.
Then, he hits the stuck device, removing it, and Servo collapses.
"Servo?" asks Tanker.
Sydney then gasps "Uh-oh!"
"What?" asks Billy.
"One of Servo's motor sub-routines is down. He can't move." Says Syd.
"Ah...we got to help him. Link me to the coding routine. I'm going to try something." Said Billy.
One line of code later, Billy gets an idea. "The Holographic Interface!"
"What?" asked Syd.
"Just trust me! Tommy! I need you to morph!" said Billy.
"What?" Tommy asked.
"Just do it! Morph!" Billy pleaded.
"OK. It's Morphin Time!" said Tommy.
The flash of light comes along, and with the uttering of his Morpher's power source, he became the Green Ranger.
"Dragon Zord!"
Favor accomplished. "Now what?" asked Tommy.
"Where is the holographic interface?" asked Billy.
"Downstairs..." said Alpha.
"Go, now!" he said, hitting the teleportation button, which takes Green Ranger from the Main Room, to the downstairs area, with a large open space, and few smooth silver panels, and one terminal. Kind of like a more open Holodeck, like on Star Trek.
"What the? Billy?" asks Tommy.
"Tommy Trust me!" said Billy, as he frantically alters the code he just got from Sydney.
"What are you doing? This may overload the system!" said Alpha.
"Alpha, I trust Billy knows what he's doing. Let him finish." Said Zordon.
"I'm going to use this, to tap into the Servo program, so he can at least move, and defend himself. I'm going to tweak the code a bit, Syd. Tommy, you will see an image of the monster pop up. Don't worry, it's not real. I'm going to use the Interface to fill in this gap for now. It's going to be you acting out the moving for Servo, and enhancing him with your fighting abilities. Don't use your weapons, as he doesn't have them. He'll take care of that, OK?"
"OK, ready!" said Tommy.
"On" said Alpha.
Then with that, a semi-transparent image of the Grid, Drago, and the virus appear in the strange room, and head for him.
"What the...?" says the Green Ranger moving, unaware that Servo is now moving in the exact same way.
"Hey, I'm moving Servo. You OK, buddy?" said Tommy.
Then, Servo's voice is heard. "Yeah, but I can't move."
"I got your back." Says Tommy as he with Servo moves to attack this virus.
Tommy connects a lot of punches and kicks, until an energy beam from the monster's eyes hits him. Then Tommy sees the room flicker rapidly, and shut down.
"What happened?" said Syd.
"The Interface overloaded! It's no good!" yells Billy, just as the Drago robot is knocked to the floor, by Phantomite. "I can't get up!" yells Tanker.
Then, at that moment, Syd, yells "I got it!"
"What?" asks Billy
"I found a secret code for the formula, but it's encrypted. Can you break it?" asks Syd.
"That's easy! Send it now!" He sees, as the code is displayed on his monitor, and he pushes a few switches, and the figures and numbers change, to form the diagram of the Energy Enhancement Formula.
"Bingo!" said Billy.
"Yes! And I got Servo up and ready with his motor movement code. Shall we send a little surprise?" said Sydney.
"Coming Your Way!" said Billy.
Then Syd quickly adjusts it, and then hits the button, to get Servo back up again. This also sends the energy enhancement specifications to Servo's body. Phantomite stands above his fallen prey, as he is about to terminate the both, when out of nowhere, Servo jumps up, and kicks the virus across the Grid a long distance, just as was done to him. Servo then tries hitting him more, and this does only so much good, as evening the opponents more evenly, rather than allowing for superior skills allowing in the defeating of him.
"We need to tip the odds more. I have it! Zordon, can the Morphin Grid's power help him?" said Billy.
"It may, I'm unfamiliar with this technology, but our technology has helped him so far. Do it!" said Zordon.
"Let's try. Everyone, get your coins." Says Billy, as he hits the button to return an unmorphed Tommy to their company. "Hold your coins together, and aim for the Viewing Globe." Each Ranger gets their coin out, and they are all held near each other.
"We call on the power of all those combined!" says Jason
"Saber-toothed tiger!"
"Mastodon!"
"Triceratops!"
"Dragon Zord!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Tyrannosaurus!" as each coin projected a lightning shaped beam of rainbow colored energy at the viewing globe. This then has a remarkable effect on the situation. Servo sees a bright light appear above him, and then sees six little balls of light, fly towards Servo, and hit him. This doesn't weaken him, but make him stronger. Servo then yells, like a rage driven bomb, who has found what it target was, and then use this Morphin Grid Samurai Grid Power Beam, to destroy the monster. Then everyone lets out an instant yell of excitement. Then the Rangers suddenly realize that their Zords are back to normal, and so does Rita, who sends Sphinx back to attack again in regular size.
Just then, Zordon says "You must stop him! I'll retrieve your Zords!"
Then the Rangers pull their Morphers and then activate their powers again.
"Dragon Zord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Then the Rangers appear in front of the monster, ready for combat.
Then, the Rangers are contacted by Alpha. "Rangers. I'm programming the formula into your weapons!"
"Excellent! Battle Weapons!"
Then each Ranger gets out their weapon, and attacks once, which disorients the monster. Then, Jason says "Let's bring 'em together!"
Then the Rangers bring their weapons together, to form the Power Blaster, one weapon at a time.
"Power Ax!" says Zach adjusting his Ax, into the Cosmic Cannon.
"Power Bow!" says Kimberly as she attaches her bow to the Cannon.
"Power Daggers!" says Trini as she attaches her daggers to the bow.
"Power Lance!" says Billy as he also attaches his weapons to the bow.
"Power Sword!" says Jason as he completes the package, attaching it to the top of the bow.
Then Jason grabbed the blaster, with all the Rangers behind him, and they fired it at the Sphinx, which in a single shot, reduced it to oblivion.
CHAPTER 20 – Sweeter than victory
A short while later, the Rangers, and the four Syber-Squad members are standing in the Command Center, exchanging and conversing.
Amp finds Alpha irresistible. "Wow, a real robot man! You'd be the perfect invention in the contest, but I already have one they rejected."
"Really, what?" said Alpha
"The arm." Said Amp.
"What?" said Alpha.
"Yeah, I invented the arm!" said Amp.
"Aye-aye-aye! What a strange human! Reminds me of the inhabitants of Lypo 5." Said Alpha.
"You know them too?" replies Amp, while Alpha tries to avoid him. Then, while a whole atmosphere of chatter fills the Command Center, Zordon interrupts them.
"Congratulations on a job well done! To you Rangers, and to our new allies, The Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad. You have overcome dire odds, and have saved countless lives. And we are eternally grateful." Said Zordon.
"Thanks Mr. Zordon. Yeah, but, still, no one knows who we are. Well, at least your secret is safe with us." Said Sam.
"As yours is with us also. And maybe we can help fix that little recognition problem" says Jason, as he gets a smile on his face.
In the meantime, Rita is very angry that this planned failed and believed to be a total loss. Then, Finster says "No it wasn't. We still have the formula on this disk."
Just as Rita used her wand to shot Finster, and disintegrate that very disk!
"Don't ever talk back to me, you pathetic troll! And no more plans involving computers or anything electronic without my approval! You all hear me!" Rita bellows. All of her soldiers nod in fast approval, as she storms off complaining of her headache.
Just then, Malcolm and Kilokahn sulk, stating their formula backfired, and that their day will come.
Then, we cut back to the Rangers, who get ready for a brand new plan, and then some sad news is discovered.
"This Holographic Interface is fried and no good to fix again. And we lost a few files, in a data overload, including our copy of Malcolm's computer. So, it kills our knowing the full truth for sure about why was he picked, or how" says Billy.
"I'm sorry but I'm sure it was just a coincidence, and that all's well now" says Syd.
"At least we have that formula, to make our weapons stronger when we need it." Said Jason.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. So, shall we?" says Billy, signaling that it's time for them to act on their new idea.
We now cut to Angel Grove Park, where a large crowd has gathered in front of a small stage. Surrounded by media, citizens, and cops, among others. They are all here for a press conference, called by the Power Rangers themselves. The four Syber-Squad members are all there, after a brief trip back to the festival, for something, and are now in the crowd, and they run into a well-recovered Malcolm Frink.
"Hey, feeling better?" said Sam.
"Just awful thanks." Said Malcolm.
"I see, well, just to let you know we're glad you're OK." Said Syd.
"Why?" said Malcolm.
"It'd mean more trouble for us, to come one missing one person, and without this" said Sam, as he hands Malcolm a certificate from the Festival. It was for "Best Youth Project Synopsis of the Year", and that shocked him. He almost smiled, and then recomposed himself, and just walked away with a simple thank you. Then, all attention went onstage, as the Rangers went to make their statement. Each Ranger walked out, morphed, and standing behind Red Ranger, who had stepped to the microphones stand. Then he spoke:
"Hello. I'm the Red Ranger. Oh, I guess, you could see that, or not if you're color blind, or whatever. Anyway, as you all know, we had a little monster problem earlier today. And that while our Zords were fighting the monster, they seemed to be acting funny, and almost lewdly. Well, this was in part to a sinister and evil computer program with artificial intelligence, named Kilokahn. He sent a virus monster of his own, inside our Zords circuits, and had it disrupt them, and take control. He sends these things to disrupt electronics without anyone knowing. Now there isn't any need for concern, because of one brave group of superheroes that stop him every time. It's not us, but another group of heroes, that nobody ever heard of. Because, they exist only on-line, just as this villain does, fighting his viruses, and keeping our world safe, from another side of reality. And we were honored enough to have met them, through chance, and we teamed together, to combat this virus, and then also this real-life monster. They are true brave soldiers, and defenders of peace and liberty, and yet no one knows who they are, on this side of the fence. So, we, The Power Rangers, ask all you kind people out there, not just in Angel Grove, but all over the world, in praising some true unrecognized heroes, that keep us safe everyday! Servo and the Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad!"
Then, a loud cheering came over the crowd, and followed by a sea of applause. This reaction makes the Syber-Squad smile, and almost tear up, wishing they could be upfront and take this praise in person. But nonetheless, they are satisfied, and happy with what the Power Rangers did for them. Then, The Power Rangers waved at the audience, and then, the Syber-Squad, among many others in the crowd, waved back to them. This goes on for several minutes, before the Rangers teleport out.
CHAPTER 21 – Confessions and Friends
A day or two later, one day before the Syber-Squad is set to return home, we see all our heroes hanging out Ernie's. Tanker and Sam are learning a few moves from Tommy and Jason. Tanker has trouble copying the moves Tommy showed him, while Sam has an easier adjustment to Jason's technique. But, it's all taken in good fun, as Sam trips on the long and borrowed martial arts wear. Sydney, Trini, and Billy are all talking at a nearby table, having a snack.
"Wow! I got one of the only dozen who got the U.S. High School Science Festival Good Merit Award this year! I can't believe it!" said Syd.
"It's well earned." Said Trini.
"Congratulations!" said Billy.
"Thanks! I'm going to miss you guys." Said Sydney.
"Well, here!" says Billy, handing Syd something that looks like a small address book. "It has all our addresses and stuff, so you can keep in touch."
"Oh, we will! We will" she said, as she shook his hand, knowing Tanker would get jealous.
Amp, Zach, and Kimberly are off to the side, with a boom box, while Zach is teaching dance moves to Amp, while Kimberly watches. Zach does an impressive flip, which shifts into a floor break dancing style spin. Amp then steps up to try. He mimics the flip perfectly, but falls flat on his behind while trying to spin.
"What a rush!" says Amp, as Kimberly gets up to help him.
"Are you OK, Amp?" said Kimberly.
"Yeah, thanks. Whoa! I wonder how Superman does stuff like that." Said Amp.
"Um..Very carefully?" said Kimberly.
"Yeah...! That's it!" said Amp.
"Um..Anyway..You had some nice moves." Said Zach.
"Thanks, but I still fell. I'm not a dancer, and will never attract girls." Said Amp.
"Ah..Don't say that! You're a sweet guy..." said Kimberly.
"I'm such a one of a kind piece, that no sane girl would touch me. I'm weird, and girls aren't into weird." says Amp, as he storms off, and out of the Juice Bar, a little upset.
"Amp..! Wait!" says Kimberly, as she reaches out. Then she puts her head down, starting to tear, as Zach pats her on the back.
"I didn't mean to.." she starts to say.
"I know. Go after him! If you let him leave feeling like that, you'll never forgive yourself." Said Zach.
"But..." said Zach.
"What about Tommy? Tommy will still like you no matter what you do. It's up to you to decide how you feel. Just patch things up with Amp, because I have a feeling that both of them will understand." Said Zach.
Then, without warning, Tommy heads over to Kimberly, but she darts past him. He then has a puzzled look to his face, as he faces Zach.
"What was that about?" said Tommy.
"She has to go help a friend, just trust her." Said Zach.
Then, we see Amp outside, sitting alone at a nearby bench. Kimberly then emerges from a corner, and sees him. She walks on over, and asks "Is this seat taken?"
Amp then moves over slightly, so she could sit.
"Listen, Amp. I didn't mean it that way. I never said you weird, OK? I said you were special. Weird is a negative word. Special is what you are, and you are good. Hey, I'm sure one day, you'll make some girl very happy. You made me happy yesterday when we chatted. I had a bad day, and you give me the best tips on holding my hair up. See?" she says, fondling a very nice, and stylish hairdo she has. Amp then smiles, as Kimberly holds his hand again.
"Thanks. And can I say, Tommy is a lucky guy..." said Amp.
"Ah..Thanks!" said Kimberly.
"Yeah, he can kick butt like it's nobody's business!" said Amp.
"Oh.." she said.
"Just teasing! Of course I meant you. And I see in his eyes, he feels the same way also. Don't let him go...Oh! Here!" says Amp, reaching in his pocket, and pulling out a small gold two picture locket, with two pictures of his face. "Put one of Tommy, or both if you want."
"Thanks, Amp. That's so sweet of you, but.." says Kimberly, as she leans over to give Amp a kiss on the cheek, just shy of the lips. "I'll keep them both of you. And if you are ever in Angel Grove again, call me OK?"
"I will, thanks." She says, as the happier Amp and her stand up, and head back the Juice Bar.
Everyone is there, shaking hands, hugging, and saying final good-byes. Then, Billy pulls out a camera, and says, "We need pictures!" then everyone starts to gather together, but then they realize poor Billy might be left out. Then Ernie comes out, and says "I'll do it! Go! Get in there!" as he takes the camera, and Billy joins the others. Zach, and Amp take kneeling positions, while the others are spread around, all in a one directional group hug. Ernie takes that picture, and few others for them, and leaves. Sam then heads for Jason, and gives him a big handshake.
"Thanks for everything, Jason, and you guys." Said Sam.
"Anytime Sam, Tanker, Sydney, and of course Amp." Said Jason.
Then, the Syber-squad waves good-bye, exit, and as they head for their rental car in the parking lot. The Rangers are just standing by the outside doorway, waving. Then Tommy stops waving and addresses Kimberly.
"So, uh..This Amp...are you and he...?...uh...I mean..." asked Tommy.
"Um...well...he's a cutie and everything, and maybe who knows? He also told me to appreciate what I have here, like you." she says, as she kisses him on the cheek. Then Tommy smiles and blushes a little.
"Yep, but if he had muscles like yours, I don't know if it'd be that hard to pick." teased Kimberly
"I know. Yeah. I can't blame you. He's a one of a kind person." Said Tommy smiling.
"Yep", Interrupted Jason, "They all are. And I know we haven't seen the last of them, at all. We'll meet again." Then, the Ranger's communicators go off. They answer, and Zordon replies "Rita has sent Putties to downtown Angel Grove. You must stop them!"
"We're on it!" says Jason, as they activate their communicators to teleport them. Then, in the rainbow colored flash of light, they are gone, to fight another battle, in Angle Grove, as the Power Rangers. While, the Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, are heading back to the hotel, ready to pack, and head home, as minor victors in the Festival competition, and newly recognized heroes in the real world mainstream, they soak in some of this new satisfaction and attention, and smile. They realize that people know that there is a Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad out there, as a team who deserves to be recognized. A team of true heroes.
PROLOGUE - Update - Years Later
While Kimberly was in intensive training for her big break in gymnastics down in Florida, after she left the Power Rangers, she got an unexpected visitor, Amp. He reappeared after a few years of having seemingly disappeared, went to his "home planet", and left the Syber-Squad. He then got back in contact in the other Rangers, and wished Zach, Trini, and Jason luck at the Peace Conference. He even did some charity work for the same Peace Conference. Billy was more than happy to send Amp a letter, as were Amp's fellow Syber-Squad members, who have grown up, and went to the same college together. They have rented a small apartment, and play gigs at clubs and small venues, with the surfer-like character Rembrandt, who replaced Amp after he left. Tanker has a football scholarship, and is doing well, with his fiancée' honor student Sydney. Sam and his high school sweetheart, Jennifer are still together, and she was told about Sam's double life, and even lends a hand on occasion. They share a room in that apartment. Malcolm attends the same school, and rarely talks to any of the others from high school anymore. He however, still unknown to all, is partnered with Kilokahn, and creating viruses and trouble. The Squad has some new weapons, and even are working on a way, to bring Servo into the real world, as a real superhero. At last word, Kimberly broke up with a local karate trainer from Cross World City named Ryan Starr, and has started a relationship with Amp, who is earning a degree in theater, and acting on the side in minor things. They are happy, and Kimberly is reportedly a still great friend with Tommy, although her schedule keeps contact sporadic at best. And also, that she is thrilled that her replacement Ranger, Catherine, is working out just fine, and so are the new Zeo Powers, the Rangers have acquired at this time.