Far Beyond Love and Hate
MESOGOG'S LAIR
Mesogog watched the Aerial Assault Vehicle closely. Reptile eyes glowed with excitement as it was loaded with the massive ray gun. "Elsa" he hissed.
"Yes Master?" Elsa murmured, shaken from her thoughts by his call.
"We'll be ready for lift off in three hours, the school will be the first target of the DNA gun, in the chaos we'll occupy the rangers"
"Y-yes my lord" Elsa murmured as she felt the colour drain from her face. The school... suddenly she felt worried…and she didn't know why!
The students – as she walked down the halls, not knowing where she was headed – she thought about the students, rowdy, snotty, careless, rebellious…they never did what they were supposed to, they were willful – and that school was responsible for bringing her close to…Tommy Oliver.
Him. He was a problem…
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Tommy opened his eyes. Elsa raised the remote and pressed the button – the green ray burst forth. Tommy shut his mouth tightly and scrunched up his eyes… the shackles fell away.
"Mesogog is going to blast the school with a mutation gun…we have to stop him – the students are my responsability" Elsa said as she helped Tommy up. "I can't let them be mutated."
"We have to destroy the gun then" Tommy grunted as Elsa helped him up and towards the door.
"It's not possible, Calais and a detail of Exols are in the way – unless you're about to use a massive store of energy you hid away then I suggest you come with me to the invisi-portals"
Tommy looked into her eyes for a few moments before nodding slowly and allowing her to help carry his weakened body out the doors. "No further Elsa"
Elsa gasped. Zeltrax was standing before her, his sword held in large metal clawed hands, his chest plate veined with tubes and pipes of every imaginable sized, closely packed and banded with metal. Green energy coursed through the plate on his head like a gigantic demon eye…
"Zeltrax -"
"You would betray the master?"
"I can't be loyal anymore…"
Zeltrax raised his sword. "Then you must learn to be loyal once more"
"Smitty" Tommy said, struggling forwards, debating on if he could morph yet.
"He died a long time ago Dr. Oliver"
"He's standing right here" Tommy said firmly.
"I am Zeltrax – general to Mesogog"
"Your Terrance Smith, a good man who didn't deserve to lose his humanity"
"You must die" Zeltrax charged…his blade glanced off Elsa's and she lashed out with a kick, the neon heel of her boot glowed and with a flash she repelled him.
"I can't let you do that Zeltrax"
"Why Elsa…" growled Zeltrax.
"I finally found something to fight for" she shrugged. A slow clapping resonated in the hallway. The Exols and Paris strode forwards. Elsa stepped in front of Tommy, her blade at the ready
"How noble Elsa…alas it's time for you to die – nobility costs too high a price I think you'll find" Paris pulled a sword from his shoulder blade. Elsa unleashed a sword blast that Paris caught on his blade and absorbed. "Oh do it again love" he snickered.
Elsa stood her ground – Paris unleashed a power bolt at her…and Zeltrax deflected it with all his strength. "Zeltrax!" Elsa gasped.
"Run Elsa" Zeltrax grunted.
"He'll destroy you Smitty" Tommy said
"I was destroyed a long time ago" Zeltrax said, he brandished his sword…and charged. Paris fired two blasts of green energy from his eyes but the optic bolts glanced off the charging cyborgs claws. He leapt and slashed.
In a flash Paris blocked the attack and parried it aside. He spin kicked Zeltrax in the torso and slashed at him. The blades met in a cloud of sparks and green light that caused the air to crackle. Paris pulled back, his face mask snapped into place and his twin capes whipped out, snaring Zeltrax. "You made a mistake Zeltrax"
"I am Terrance…SMITH" Zeltrax unleashed a blast of energy from his body, forcing Paris to release him before he charged and slashed Paris with a power blade. He hacked his way through the Exols and Triptoids…Paris pulled two axes from his shoulder blades and charged them up.
"No…you're scrap metal"
The axes flitted through the air, Zeltrax tried to hack them from the air, the glowing crescents closed in and slkashed him one after the other.
"Goodbye Zeltrax, I do hope Mesogog kept your Warranty" Paris sighed. He hurled the power bolt he'd charged up…and in a flash Zeltrax was gone…
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Elsa shuddered as she heard the cry from Zeltrax. Quickly she tapped the coordinates of the invisiportal into her wrist device and pulled Tommy through. There was one place she had to be.
The school.
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Mesogog looked at the Mutate. "Tarantulip" he hissed. "Take the DNA-Gun and change the students at Reefside High post haste".
The brilliant red monster bowed. "Yes My Lord" he grunted. Calais watched the monster leave before advancing.
"The school – why attack their?"
"It will force the Rangers to divide their forces or divert completely from attacking us" replied Mesogog as he boarded the airship. "We move on the city…nowwwwww"
"I hate that dragged out whisper thing" grunted Calais.
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Elsa shifted back into her black business suit and glasses. She put Tommy in her chair, he'd fainted from exhaustion…his gem would recharge during the nap though so that was handy.
Now she needed to find the rangers. She hurried down the hall – only to be greeted with the sound of screaming, terrified students. Elsa rushed to the steps to see a monster aiming the DNA gun at the students. Cassidy and Devin were trying to get a shot, as soon as Cassidy saw Elsa she rushed forwards.
"Principal Randall! What do you think should be done about this situation?" she quizzed.
"Not now Ms Cornwall! Students! Inside! Now!"
The Monster aimed and fired the blast. A student morphed into a blue skinned reptile wrapped in vines. Elsa grimaced and leapt forwards. Tarantulip spun but Elsa kicked the blaster to one side and punched him back.
"Camera on me Devin, get her in the background!" snapped Cassidy as she straightened her hair. "Moments ago a freakish monster attacked the city and – where's Principal Rand- OH MY GOD!"
Elsa knocked the monster aside and kicked it backwards. She leapt on the attack her sharp high heels lanced into the monster and forced the weapon from it's hands. Tarantulip slashed at her, she weaved aside and punched it so hard it was sent flying.
"Mesogog will reward me greatly for destroying you!" Tarantulip spat.
"Perhaps – but it's not going to happen so quit dreaming" sneered Elsa. She swung the monster into the wall of the school and rushed it. Tarantulip unleashed a blast of spider shaped seeds that exploded around Elsa. As the smoke cleared she rushed forwards and rammed a knee into Tarantulips eight eyed face.
Kira, Conner and Ethan pulled up on the Raptor Riders. "Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?" Kira murmured.
"Uh – I don't know" Ethan mumbled.
"Let's go see what The Principal thinks she's doing" Conenr suggested.
Tarantulip knocked Elsa down and lurched at her – the energy blasts hit it in the torso and it fell back. The Rangers leapt on the attack but the monster rolled aside and grabbed the DNA Gun
"That's infused with Zeo radiation! Don't let it hit you!" Elsa shouted.
"How does she know that?" hissed Ethan.
The monster blasted the rangers with a pollen burst and aimed the gun. Elsa ran forwards her sword appearing in her hand as her costume appeared on her body. She unleashed a winding energy bolt that blasted the gun to one side and then knocked Tarantulip down.
"I'll take it from here" Calypso said as she materialized, pulling a bone blade from her elbow. She charged it to full power and hurled it at Tarantulip. The blast of white light gave Elsa a chance to get in a spinning slash.
Calypso smiled and in a blur of speed she circled Tarantulip. Elsa removed a dangling piece of metal from her belt and snapped it out. The bat shaped projectile flitted through the air and hit Tarantulip repeatedly.
Calypso leapt into the air, her blade glowed and she stabbed down. The white light exploded from her blade as she sliced Tarantulip down the centre. Elsa spun, her blade glowed and she hacked him with two slashes at 45 degrees from his head to his hips.
The monster disintegrated on the spot.
Elsa nodded with satisfaction and turned around to find the Rangers ready to fight.
"Where's Dr O?" Kira snapped.
Elsa looked around. "This isn't the place to discuss that – come one" she walked past the amazed students and into the school.
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Calais kicked the guard into a wall and advanced on the controls to the city power grid. "And she said unto them…let their be a power outtage" she hurled an energy wave at the controls and in a flash everything went dark.
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Calypso finished scanning Tommy. "He's fine, my brother's draining didn't take all his energy, he'll be back to full power soon" Ethan and Trent stood at the doors to make sure no one came near as they discussed their plan of action.
"The DNA gun the mutate had was a prototype, small potatoes" Elsa said. "Paris and Mesogog have loaded a bigger one onto the airship; it'll help speed up the heat ray and will irradiate the earth with Zeo energy so that people start to morph into dinosaur monsters"
"Why the change of heart?" Conner asked with narrowed eyes.
Elsa looked at Tommy. "Something worth fighting for. I repaid my debt to Mesogog – I guess I can't accept the things he's going to do anymore" she shook her head. "We have to stop him – once and for all" She looked at Trent. "But there's a catch"
The White ranger looked at his feet. He entered the office and de-morphed. "Mesogog's using my Dad's body." There was a stiff silence. "He had a lab accident and mutated, he can't control it…I promised I wouldn't say anything in order to protect him. But – I have to say it now or he could be destroyed for good"
Elsa shook her head. "Mercer tried to get rid of Mesogog, Mesogog tried to get rid of Mercer…neither succeeded. Then Paris came along -"
"Brother dear always was good at genetics" Calypso growled.
"He's been working on a way to free Mesogog – if we time an attack just right we might get Anton Mercer out of danger…but…" Elsa hesitated. "There's the risk that Mesogog will be almost omnipotent"
The shudder ran through the group. The thought was chilling. Kira took Trents hand in hers and gave a supportive smile. Seconds later the lights went out.
"I have a bad feeling" Conner said.
The distant explosions and shrieks of metal agreed.
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The pink, yellow, green, blue and red energy waves hit the streets and buildings of Reefside. People screamed and transformed into dinosaur monsters. The coin fragments influenced the transformations while the zeo energy augmented it, in an instant humans became dinosaur monsters.
Paris watched from the massive window on the front of the command room. On a raised platform, in a large black chair Mesogog sat, he appreciated the chaos with closed eyes and a satisfied hiss.
"The heat ray is almost at full power" Calais said as she entered the bridge. "We can fire it into the atmosphere soon"
"We can remove Mercer now" Paris suggested. "Usher in the new Era with you in your full power, demi-god form"
"Yessssssss" hissed Mesogog. "You're more capable then Lothor at least" he added.
"I'd seen bricks more capable than Lothor" snorted Paris. He gestured to the side door to his lab. "Dinosaurs first…"
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"Be careful" Elsa said as Tommy (in full ranger outfit) headed for the city. The Airship looked like death overhead.
"Calypso's shielded our gems from the Zeo Radiation" Tommy said, reassuring her
"That may be so…but you can still be killed" sighed Elsa. She kissed him on the helmet. "Please come back to me"
Tommy hugged her. "I think I might love you"
"Save it for the matinee" she said softly as she stepped away and let him rush to the rescue. "Never fall for the shining armor type" Elsa muttered. "It only brings heartache"
"Let's go find a DNA-reversal, take your mind off things" Calypso suggested.
"We can use my workshop" Hailey added as she gently put the prototype DNA-gun into the case she'd brought. Calypso put a hand on either woman's shoulder and in a burst of light and energy they were gone.
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Calais watched the rangers approach on the screen. "This'll be fun" she mused.
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Ethan used a flip kick to knock a large Mammoth monster with green hair back, he spun and kicked a Blue tricera monster aside.
Kira knocked a yellow Sabretooth onto it's backside with her cartwheel.
Ethan leapt over the head of a swooping Pink Pteradactyl