Chapter Six
Part Two - Ultimate Evil

The three morphed Rangers teleported onto the battle scene to find chaos reigning. The combined forces of Tyrannodrones, Golems and Amorphids were overwhelming to the two newer Rangers, but Weihan took it all in stride. He flicked his left fist quickly, a bright burst of light rapidly forming into his Raptor Sabre, the jewelled hilt gleaming in the morning light. Quickly, he assessed the situation. Building G was being evacuated, an armoured monster bunker nearby. With a slight nod to both Cat and Dani, the Orange Ranger charged into the seething mass of enemies, Sabre scything wildly through the air. The thousand strong army of foot soldiers actually took a few steps back, before swarming around him in a flurry of claws, fists and clammy hands. He gulped as they surrounded him, his Sabre slicing a few of them in half at the waist. He stole a quick glance out of one eye at the evacuation that was taking place. Everyone was out and filing into the monster shelter as Dani used her projection power to shield them. Finally, everyone was in except for Robert, Brett and Taz – who looked at Dani and the raging battle. The Red Elemental Ranger nodded at them and they filed inside the shelter, immediately going to one of the armoured windows to view the battle.

A battle cry split the air as Cat flipped through the air, bolts of power frying anything in her path. Weihan ducked and weaved as her bolts came close to deep frying him. He twirled his Sabre and thrust it forwards, shooting a broad tongue of flame which engulfed the creatures around him, the smell of burning flesh filling the air. Underneath her helmet, Cat coughed, shooting him a glare – her annoyance and revulsion evident in her voice.

"You just had to do that, didn't you?"

He smirked under is full face Raptor visor. He shrugged and then twisted the bottom of the sword's hilt – activating another hidden surprise. The metallic edge of the Raptor Sabre telescoped down into the hilt with a series of quiet "clicks", leaving him with the hilt in his right hand. Seeing this, the Golems nervously backed off, while the Tyrannodrones and Amorphids looked quizzically at it. He grinned wickedly and flexed his right hand twice. In a burst of brilliant orange fire, an energy blade extended from the hilt, catching three Tyrannodrones in the chest. He yanked the blade free and then thrust it upwards, activating its full power.

"RAPTOR SABRE – FIRE BLADE!"

Golems cowered in fear as Weihan's fiery blade pierced their armoured skin, slicing deep into their rocky bodies. He knew he was in "The Zone". His mind was buzzing with the sheer amount of power and adrenaline flowing through his system. So caught up in the moment was he, that he didn't notice Jabark or Power Zeltrax teleporting in right behind him. Unfortunately for the two evil generals, he was in the middle of a Fiery Whirlwind – so the energised blade of the Sabre caught them both in the mid-section, throwing them back violently. He snapped out of his trance to see the Hench things fall down, seemingly unconscious. He stifled a snicker and recommenced his attack, but not before glancing over to see how his protégées were doing.

Dani and Cat were fighting back to back, fire bolts intertwining with lightning balls – annihilating the forces of evil that surrounded them. As Dani brought her left arm back for another bolt, she narrowed her eyes underneath her helmet and nodded curtly to an unseen figure. Tightening her hands into fists she focused her fire power into them, causing two blades of flame to sprout out of her knuckles. Cat looked at her in surprise, before the information entered her mind as well – setting off her own set of lightning swords to protrude from her hands. Grinning wickedly at each other, they let out a battle cry and began hacking and slashing at the Golems, Amorphids and Tyrannodrones that dared to venture near them. Flashes of red and yellow – along with sparks of lightning and tongues of flame could be seen amongst the frenzy. Wei briefly paused in his own battle to look over the female warriors fighting.

A green glow suddenly caught the attention of all combatants. From a green wormhole, five coloured figures dropped out in battle ready stances. Tommy and the Dino Rangers had arrived, but there wasn't much for them to do. Tommy surveyed the battlefield, noting that most of the massed force had been reduced to so much rubble and spare parts. Nodding to Connor, he drew out his Brachio Staff and threw himself into what remained of the grunts. A slash here, a jab there and he was at the middle of the fray – well, what was left of it anyway. The thousand strong evil forces had been reduced to only a few scattered forces. For seemingly untrained fighters, the two new Elementals had proved themselves in his eyes. Suddenly, a deep cackling from their right caught their attention. Weihan was dimly aware of Connor and the other Dino Rangers grouping near him, but his attention was focused on the cyborg that was slowly walking towards them. Jabark stopped in front of the assembled heroes and laughed, his throaty voice sending shivers down the spines of the Rangers.

"You fools! You all are winded and tired. This was just the warm up act! Now, you will feel the fury of my Master Death Xonix!"

Weihan swallowed hard as the cyborg raised both hands up into the air and began to chant in a strange, but oddly familiar language. Tommy's eyes widened behind his visor and he silently shifted into Super Dino Mode, ready for anything. As more and more power built up around Jabark's hands, Weihan realised where he had heard the alien language, for it was what he had heard in his very first battle as an Ultra Ranger. He lifted up his Sabre and held it in front of him, preparing for…something, he just didn't know what the undead Overlord had up his proverbial sleeve. Finally, the sphere of electricity in the general's hand was as big as his misshapen head. Jabark gave a feral grin and then slammed the pulsating orb into the concrete at his feet. The asphalt cracked as something forced itself through…from below.

It could only be described as a beast from the bowels of Hell. It bore no resemblance to anything the Rangers had ever seen in their lives – except in one of Ethan's computer games. Red in colour, it stood on hoofed feet that seemed to burn the concrete it was standing on. Its broad chest was encased in armour that looked like pounded iron, but more rocky than granite. Four broad, muscular arms hung at its side, a long cape of what seemed to be silk billowing out behind it. Its head was what seemed to be a dragon's skull with glowing pits for eyes and a crown of horns adorning the bony surface. In four flashes of light, four short but wickedly sharp scythes appeared in all of its hands. Jabark laughed at the heroes stunned silence, but was silenced as the creature spoke – its hissing voice reminding Weihan of Xonix's voice.

"Well…thisss isss a sssurprissse. Eight Power Rangersss, ready for their deaths. Wonder no more who I am, for I am Skulldier, your Personal Destructor!"

Weihan looked at Tommy and nodded once. They knew what would happen now and they embraced it. Weihan had no regrets and accepted the fact that if he was going to die…well, it would be in a blaze of glory. As one, each team posed and shouted out their battle cries – new voices being added to the mix.

"TYRANNO!"

"PTERA!"

"TRICERA!"

"BRACHIO!"

"DRAGO!"

"DINO THUNDER!"

"ORANGE ULTRA RANGER!"

"BLACK/GREEN ULTRA RANGER!"

"PURPLE ULTRA RANGER!"

"WHITE ULTRA RANGER!"

"SILVER ULTRA RANGER!"

"ULTRA POWER, ULTRA RANGERS!"

"RUBY TYRANNOSAURUS!"

"IVORY TIGER!"

"EMERALD DRAGON!"

"SAPPHIRE TRICERATOPS!"

"ONYX MASTODON!"

"CRYSTAL RANGERS, POWER UP!"

"DUAL DINO!"

"MAGMA!"

"BLACK DRAGON!"

"ULTRA SENTINELS, BATTLE READY!"

Cat and Dani looked at the assembled heroes, the different armours, the different visors and the different colours. They knew that they were next in line. It seemed strange not doing the call with the full team, but it was a first.

"RED ELEMENTAL RANGER – FIRE!"

"YELLOW ELEMENTAL RANGER –LIGHTNING!"

"RANGERS OF THE ELEMENTS!"

As they posed, a massive explosion went off behind them, slightly startling the new Rangers. Weihan, the other Ultra, Crystal, Sentinel and the Dino Rangers paid it no notice. They were used to the Power concentration that went into the team calls…and, well, all that energy had to be released somewhere. As the pyrotechnics faded, Jabark rolled his eyes at their antics. No matter what odds were against them, they still managed to pull of that song and dance every single time. He found it very annoying and slightly amusing that they would go through all that trouble calling out their names and powers. Ah, maybe it was a human thing.

Skulldier chuckled. He strode forward purposefully, raising his scythes at the assembled team – but stopped suddenly, looking at something behind the Rangers. A deep chuckle came, causing all Rangers to spin around. What they saw was the Ultimate Evil.