A/N: Here is Chapter 6.. enjoy!


The sun was shining brightly over the sky as the group arrived along Route 110 toward Mauville City, on their way to Fortree City. New Mauville was the power plant that runs all of Central Hoenn and it was operated by the gym leader, Wattson. However, things did not seem too bright as they approached.

"So," said Rachel, "Why are we here?"

"Jack got a call from Wattson, saying there's something going on… there's an abnormality. Maybe it's an artifact," said Grace, turning to Rachel.

"… It wouldn't surprise to say the least," she said.

The two rangers were walking along the path toward the power plant. The others joined with them as they headed down the stairs.

Walking down the stairs, they saw nothing but panels, colored wiring and wild Pokémon doing their normal routines. Trying not to scare them, the rangers continued to avoid the Magnemite and Voltorb that live in the area. Walking around the bend, they heard some voices on the other side. The crew turned around as they noticed a familiar voice.

"Do you have the Crest of Cresselia?" she asked.

"Yes," a male voice asked.

"Excllent. I can then make my move and begin finding the Black Pearl… the moon pendant is supposed to awaken the pirate ship off the coast," she said, "Hopefullly… hopefully that will be enough to find the artifacts and the jewels," she said, "I'll take the weapons blueprints."

"The Crest of Cresselia?" Zander asked.

"Cresselia's a legendary from Sinnoh, though. Unless…" said Rachel, "The pendant may have to do something with guiding the ship?"

"Well," said Seb, walking around, "We should probably ask Jack about this..."

Before they walked away, the rangers turned around, noticing the Draco Grunts. The Draco Grunts hissed as they head their weapons out. Turning around, the rangers walked over as they noticed a man taken alive. He had black hair, sunglasses and a business suit. The female walked over as she put her glasses in her pocket. She had a green business suit as she looked at them. Her black hair was down just past her shoulders as her blue eyes stared at them. Zander knew right away as he stepped forward, "Darcie, up to new tricks again?"

She turned around as she looked at him, "Very funny, Zander. I am here because I have this!"

She reached for her pocket as a pendant was shown. It was bright pink with a golden crescent moon edged into it, "The Crest of Cresselia is mine. Now, if you don't mind… I have a pirate ship to find."

"I don't think so…," said Darcie. She took out some blueprints she used as she reached for her communicator, "Silva, send the beast!"

A tornado surrounded the area. The rangers hung on as a humanoid silver beast arrived with a Voltorb as the head. Its arms had colors of Smeargle, but robotic of course and its legs were silver, robotic and a had a black tail.

"Sketchorb… sketch!" she said, stretching out the blueprint. Immediately, Sketchorb began to draw what he saw. Immediately, in his right hand, a purple and green laser pistol appeared in its hand. Darcie grinned as she turned to them, "You like? Shoot them!"

The rangers turned to each other as the laser pistol shot out purple and green beams. Quickly, Seb and the others reached for their morphers.

"Relic Hunters, Start Up!"


(Poké Rangers logo appears… theme song set to GouGou Sentai Boukenger… screen shows various artifacts)

Narrator: The Poké Rangers as you know them fought through amazing villains and warriors. Now, they face the advances of the Weather Syndicate, Team Magma, Team Aqua and Dracos. Now, they must find the artifacts, get the jewels, revive Rayquaza and save Hoenn!

(The season logo appears)

Seb: Poké Rangers

Rangers: Relic Hunters!

(The Mystic Force Rangers stand in pose as they transform into the Relic Hunter Rangers with Urara looking across)

Go Go Go! Go Go Go! Ready Go!

(Rangers show one by one with their weapons: Seb and Lamar with their weapons)

Start Up, Relic Hunters!

(Zander jumps up with his weapon, shooting the Magma Grunts down)

Revive Rayquaza, Shift Up, Relic Hunters!

(Rachel fights with her weapon with Grace behind cutting new grunts)

Go, Go, Ready Go!

(The five Relic Hunters arrive, standing at Sky Pillar)

(Seb appears fighting as the Solaris Knight, Seb is then climbing up on the mountain)

(Seb appears in a red background with the Red Ranger driving a zord… "Sebastian- Red Relic Hunter Ranger" created by D.J. Scales)

Riding to the center of the Earth, my heart starts beating.

(Lamar uses his Mystic Morpher to transform into the blue ranger, then Lamar drives down a snowy mountain on a sled)

(Lamar appears in a black background with the Black Ranger driving a zord… "Lamar Clayton- Black Relic Hunter Ranger" created by NashWalker)

It gives me a strong pulse…

(Zander uses his Mystic Morpher to unleash green vines from his morpher. Zander then is standing on a ship with a telescope in his hand)

(A blue background appeared with Zander grinning with the Blue Ranger driving a zord… "Zander Jackson- Blue Relic Hunter Ranger" created by BentleyGirl)

A dream is now awakening…

(Rachel arrives in Magiland as she took out her Mystic Staff, then Rachel arrives, riding on a Rapidash)

(A yellow background appeared with Rachel grinning and the Yellow Ranger driving a zord… "Rachel- Yellow Relic Hunter Ranger" created by MakiZanaX13)

It is no longer a dream, the treasure is real.

(Grace appears DJing as she releases electricity from her station. Grace climbs up a mountain, looking overhead as she used a map to look for treasure)

(A pink background appeared with Grace and the Pink Ranger driving a zord… "Grace Jackson- Pink Relic Hunter Ranger" created by NashWalker)

Climbing up, diving down, finding your Precious!

(Team Aqua arrives… with Archie in the front)

Start up right now, the adventure begins!

(Team Magma arrives… with Maxie in front)

Shift up, increase your adrenaline!

(Team Dracos arrive… with Darcie in front)

We were summoned to find the Ultimate Treasure…

(Jack, JT, Max, Ray and Urara stand together… donning suits from Mighty Morphin', Dino Thunder, In Space and Mystic Force)

Now, let's go and chase our dreams in harsh or mild weather!

(All nine zords are launched in the ocean)

Go Go Go! Go Go Go! Ready Go!

(Zander and Grace fight Courtney and Tabitha)

Start Up, Relic Hunters!

(Lamar and Rachel fight Matt and Shelly)

(Seb fights Darcie and two other Team Dracos warriors)

Through the sea, through the sky, through the desert…

(The Relic Hunter Megazord is formed, finisher is used)

And even through the valleys!

(Seb uses the Relic Detectors and slides it across his arm with the rest of the group)

Do not run! Do not lose! Do not die! Let's begin our adventure!

(Rangers pose with their helmets in the background)

Revive Rayquaza, Shift Up, Relic Hunters!

(The five rangers jump up as Rayquaza arrives in the background)

(The rangers turn center with a facial close-up unmorphed. © 2020 Blaze Productions. © 2006-2007 GouGou Sentai Boukenger by Toei. © 2007-2008 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive. All rights reserved)


Chapter 6: Curse of the Black Pearl


As the rangers rolled underneath the explosion, Darcie turned around as she transformed in a green aura, "Dracos Change!"

Transforming into her suit, she laughed as the Draco Grunts went to attack. The rangers and the grunts had a huge brawl inside New Mauville with weapons and all. Seb slashed a few with the Hunter Saber. Turning around, he kicked another Draco Grunt, slashing another Draco Grunt in the process. He flipped backwards as he went to destroy another grunt.

Lamar and Zander swung across with their legs, kicking a few Draco Grunts. Zander hopped backwards as he took out his Relic Blaster. Golden beams shot out as a few of them landed on the ground. Lamar turned around as he slashed the rest of the group. Explosions surrounded them as they landed on the ground.

Rachel and Grace continued to face Darcie. Darcie slashed the two rangers down as she looked at them. Immediately, she turned around as she faced. Darcie withdrew her emerald sai as she screamed, using her two weapons. As she slashed the two rangers, Grace turned around as the man rushed out. Narrowing her gaze, she noticed the crest disappearing. Before she could do things, Sketchorb walked over as he went to use his weapon. Grace stretched out her weapon, shooting Sketchorb.

"Rachel… can you handle this?" asked Grace.

Rachel turned around, noticing the man disappearing. She turned to Grace, "Yeah, get the artifact."

Grace chased after him as the rangers faced Sketchorb. Seb turned around as he looked at Rachel, "Where did she go?"

Darcie began to feel around her suit. She felt something missing as she turned to the rangers, "The Crest of Cresselia! It is missing!"

Sketchorb turned around to Darcie, "What do we do?"

"We fall back and come up with a plan! Rangers, don't think this is it!"

She threw a green bomb at the ground. An explosion appeared as the rangers covered up. The smoke began to clear, leaving no trace of their existence. Seb and the others walked over toward the smoke.

"Well…," said Seb, "This isn't good. We got to find Grace!"

Zander chuckled, "Uh… well…"

Seb turned around, "Oh…"

The rangers started walking up the stairs as a horde of wild Voltorb started rolling toward the group. Lamar laughed as he turned to them, "I guess reasoning with them is out of the question?"


Meanwhile…

The businessman started dashing on foot toward the island's edge. Dashing, he was heading on the beach. Looking back, he noticed Grace behind him. She dashed toward him as he was getting on a red and black speedboat. Grace stretched out as she took her Relic Blaster. Pulling the trigger, a golden blast shot out toward the right side of the boat. Missing barely, the businessman turned around as she dashed toward him.

"Return the crest….," said Grace, aiming her blaster.

"If anything… you should surrender," he said, snapping his fingers.

Turning around, Grace looked up as she noticed a group of people. They were dressed in blue and green t-shirts with blue jeans with pistols or sabers. They also had red and black bandanas. She turned around as she looked at the businessman, revealing himself. He wore a black tank top with white and black pants with a golden belt. He was heavily built as he had a pistol and saber on the belt. His brown eyes stared at him with a black and red bandana with a silver earring. Grace aimed her weapon at the pirate.

"You really want me to give up the crest? If you surrender, your friends will be safe," he said.

Grace turned around, "I sensed that you weren't trustworthy. Let me guess… you were going to destroy New Mauville."

"Crew…," he said, "She's a smart one!"

He turned around as he went to grab her by the arm. Grace blocked with her arm and swung her backfoot across. As he was kicked, he grabbed her foot and knocked her down. Luckily, Grace formed a bridge from her back, kicking the captain in the face. He stumbled back as she placed her weapon in her holster. She pressed her belt buckle as her Psychic Cutters emerged.

"Now… these are deadly… and I don't want to kill… I'm saving your butts from Darcie and other villains. I suggest that you make the choice," she said.

Suddenly, Grace was grabbed by the neck. As her Psychic Cutters dropped on the ground, a female pirate walked over to pick them up.

"These blades are amazing!" she shouted, "These would be good to sell."

"I can't wait to learn about this technology… listen, scamp. Either you surrender or I blow up New Mauville with your friends and the wild Pokémon," he said.

Grace sighed as her body calmed down. As she broke free, she pressed her fingers on her helmet, "Relic Hunter, Return!"

A pink aura surrounded her body as her suit disappeared. As she put her hands up, the captain grinned as he looked at her, "What a lovely face behind the suit."

"Sorry… I'm taken," said Grace, grinning, "I hope my friends find me."

"Where we are going, you won't be able to reach them… get to the ship!"

Grace sighed as she walked up toward the boat with the captain. The other crew members revealed their other ships as they hopped on, following the oceans. The group looked over as Grace looked up, noticing a black ship that was shining in the distance.

"What is that?" asked Grace.

"Lass, did you think I would give the artifact to Darcie when I am searching for the pirate ship? This is the Shadow Battleship. We are Pirate Hunters. I'll explain more as we arrive," he shouted, "You will be treated as a guest. That is, if you don't plan on doing anything."

"As long as I understand why you need the Crest of Cresselia," said Grace.

"We'll talk," he said, grinning.


Meanwhile…

The rangers rushed out of New Mauville, landing on the ground. As Seb got up from the ground, he looked over as he turned to the others. Rachel sighed as she carefully got up, trying to catch her breath. As Lamar got up, he grabbed Zander up from the ground. The four took a deep breath as they were standing.

"That was so close," said Zander, "But that monster though…"

"I have to admit… Team Dracos has the most creative monsters," said Rachel, turning around as she turned to Lamar, "And the Voltorb are not too happy."

"True," said Lamar.

Seb nodded as he reached for his Relic Detector. As he opened it up, he placed it to his ear, "Grace, this is Seb. Come in…"

There was nothing on the other end. Seb turned around as he looked at his morpher, "Relic Hunter Pink, respond…"

There was nothing on the other side. Seb turned around as he looked at the others, "We need to find Grace."

"Where could she be? This island is huge!" shouted Rachel.

"Search the island…," said Seb, "Split up the whole section."

Rachel turned around as Seb walked in one direction. The other rangers followed suit as they split into three different directions, walking along the whole entire island. Seb turned around as he walked around the woods, heading toward the beach like island. He turned around as he noticed a flag. Picking up the flag, he noticed a black and red flag with two sabers.

"… Hmm….," said Seb, picking up the Relic Detector, "Urara?"

"Yes?" Urara asked on the intercom.

"Could you scan this flag and analyze it?" asked Seb.

"I can," she said, "Lay it across."

As Seb laid the flag across the sand, Seb pressed a red button on the Relic Detector. Scanning the flag, he walked over as he placed the Relic Detector to his ear, "Scanned and sent. Grace is MIA… we'll look for her."

"Okay, I will ask Ray to track her down," said Urara, "I hope she's okay."

Seb sighed as he turned around, looking at the flag, "I hope so too."


Meanwhile…

Darcie walked back toward her headquarters, looking at the temple. Her anxiety was through the roof as she continued to open the door with Sketchorb close behind her. The fact that she failed again getting an artifact will definitely anger the gentlemen of the group. She sighed as she turned to Silva. Silva shook her head as Sketchorb turned around. Darcie stood up as she looked at him, "Sorry, Silva."

"Oh no… no excuses," said Silva, snapping his finger. Jake walked over as he looked at her, "You lost the crest?"

"Yes….," she said, "We were close to giving him the weapon blueprints. But, the rangers showed up."

Silva turned around as he looked at Darcie. Darcie looked up as Silva walked toward her, "So… Darcie, what are you going to do?"

Darcie looked up as she turned to Silva, "Find the rangers."

"No… you need to go to negotiate with those pirates!" said Silva, turning to Darcie, "You were stood up, my dear."

Jake turned around as he looked at Darcie. He then turned around as he scratched his chin, "Just because… I guess I better help you!"


Meanwhile…

Getting on the ship, Grace was looking at the battleship. Some of the pirates had mops as they were swabbing the decks. The pirates that were on the ship nodded as they had their Pokémon out, carrying debris and other things to the ship. Grace turned around as she looked at the captain. The captain shook his head to the left as she followed with two officers behind her. As the red door opened, there was a desk with a queen size bed that had a red sheets. There was a TV mounted on the wall with two silver blades on either side. As she sat down, the captain sat at her desk as he was on the computer.

"Don't be so nervous," he said.

Grace looked at him as he turned to the security officers. They grinned as she looked at him.

"My name is Captain Edward Benjamin Blackbeard, captain of this vessel and leader of the Shadow Pirates. Our only mission is to seek treasure, but we are ocean bounty hunters as well. We don't sell water Pokémon but we train them to work with us to build our crew so we can search for the ultimate pirate treasure: The Black Pearl," he said.

"The Black Pearl?" asked Grace.

"Ha… so you don't know. The Black Pearl is the invincible ship with weaponry. It harnesses the power of Cresselia… because it can float even in the full moon," he said, "We've been looking for this for years. We were going to surrender the crest to get the blueprints to upgrade our weapons… until you five showed up. So, tell me… what is your mission?"

Grace looked up as she gulped, "Telling my mission will strip me of my ranger powers."

"Not telling your mission will result in death," he said.

Grace turned around as she noticed the two nozzles on her neck. Looking up, she noticed the two security officers. Looking at the captain, she sighed as she looked at him.

"Well, seeing that I don't have a choice," she said, looking at the captain, "I am Grace Jackson, Relic Hunter Pink Ranger of the Poké Rangers Relic Hunters. Our mission is to seek relics to find the Jewels of Weather and bring peace to the planet while eradicating Team Aqua, Team Magma and Team Dracos."

"Team Dracos… why them?" he asked, "They seemed peaceful on the other end."

"They are not to be trusted," Grace said, "They tried to steal treasure before. Especially, Darcie."

As the security officers backed off, the captain grinned as he looked at her, "Grace… so what makes you think this is precious enough for a jewel?"

"If I scan using my Detector, I can tell you that this crest may have a Hazard Level…" she said.

The captain nodded as he placed the Crest on the table. The captain looked at her as Grace activated her Relic Detector. Grace looked up, turning to the captain. Thought of her scanning the item and then fighting morphed would be a great idea, but she wanted to know more about this ship. Rather than doing that, she continued to proceed. Before she did, the captain grabbed her arm tightly.

"How can I trust you?" asked the captain.

"Same question," said Grace.

The captain grinned as he looked at him, "You know a lot about trust, Gracie. Scan the artifact."

Pressing the button, she scanned the artifact. As she did, a blue glow surrounded it as numbers appeared.

"Hazard Level: 80," she said, turning off the Relic Detector. As she placed the detector in her pocket, he looked at her as he turned around, "It is an artifact… and technically, you were right. I could morph and take it… destroy your vessel because my team has vehicles that could destroy. But, I want to see this ship. My intention is not to destroy you… unless your goal is to destroy the planet."

"My dear, why would I destroy the planet when I love the ocean?" he asked, "I traveled all over."

He pressed a red button on the computer, "Galley, prepare a party for our guest."

As he turned around, he looked at him as the security walked away. The captain stood up as he turned around, "Come, I'll give you a tour."

"You aren't going to send me to the brig are you?" asked Grace.

"The brig? Please…," he said, waving his hand over. Grace sighed as she walked over toward him. The captain led her out as they headed toward the front deck.


Later that day…

The rangers met up at the beach along the southern end of the island. Seb sighed as he turned to the others. Rachel, Lamar and Zander met up with him as he grabbed the flag. Rachel turned around as she looked at the flag.

"What is that?" asked Rachel.

"A pirate flag…," said Seb, "Brand new."

Lamar turned around as he grabbed the flag, "That looks familiar…"

As he held it, he turned around as he looked at the team. His face dropped as he looked at the rangers. Zander looked at Lamar as Zander turned around, "You look like you have seen a ghost."

"I've heard of these guys in my travels," said Lamar, "This is the flag of the Shadow Pirates."

"Shadow Pirates?" asked Zander.

"The Shadow Pirates are bounty hunters that don't sell water Pokémon. But, they capture Pokémon to work with them to build a crew. They have a fleet and they search for treasures and ultimate weapons. Their goal is not for world domination but to find ultimate treasure. They are a threat but not like the others. The police are after them almost every day," said Lam

"So… I bet you ten to one," said Rachel, "Those pirates were getting those blueprints to upgrade weaponry?"

"Probably," said Zander, "Modern day pirates do exist. These guys are popular…"

Seb nodded as he turned to the group, "We need to find that ship."

"Well… the only way would be the zords…," said Zander.

Suddenly, there was a beeping noise that was sounded from the Relic Detectors. Quickly, Seb opened his Relic Detector as Ray's voice appeared.

"Ray… what's up?" asked Seb.

"We found Grace… she's on the ship and they are heading toward the eastern edge of the Hoenn Sea. If I am not mistaken," said Ray.

"Okay," said Seb, "So… what can we do?"

"You can pursuit using your zords," said Jack, "They are able to float and maneuver in water. Launch the zords and then you can use them. I am also going to send the Gallade Zord on auto control as well as the Beedrill Zord."

"Awesome. Let's get this show on the road," said Rachel, turning to the others.

Seb pressed the buttons as the rangers stood together, "Relic Hunter Zords, all vehicles launch!"


Meanwhile…

As the pirates were drinking and being merry, the group were sitting along the deck, laughing along as music was being played in the background. Grace walked over as she turned to the captain, who was sitting with his senior staff. Grace sighed as she looked at him and then at the sun that was setting to the west. The pink ranger sighed as she was looking at the pirate crew all having a good time. Sipping on a glass of wine, she watched as she was watching the whole thing happened. A modern pirate crew doing stuff as if they were back in the 1700s. It made no sense. She turned around as she walked around. Some of them looked down on her, which caused some intimidation. She turned around as she noticed a group of Kingler, working on serving the crew. As she walked up the stairs, she was on the aft side of the ship, sitting as she was looking at the sky. She sighed as she turned around, noticing the light of the sun hitting the waves. Upon relaxing, Captain Edward walked up the stairs.

"So… why are you here?" he asked.

"Simple," she said, "Your crew doesn't feel like I fit in."

"Well, it's only your first night," he said, grinning, "I think you would fit with my crew."

Grace grinned, "Captain, as much you think that of me, I am a treasure hunter. A Poké Ranger. I can't break the law of the oceans."

"Maritime Law," he said, "There are no rules."

The captain looked down, noticing a golden ring on her right hand, "I didn't know you were married."

Grace turned around, "Well… I wouldn't say wedding ring. It would be hard to explain."

"I got the time," he said, "Tell me."

Grace breathed a huge sigh as she turned around. She looked at Edward and shrugged, "Well, seeing that you know… this is a ring that was used to help me fight Master Hades."

"Wait… you mean that demon that almost destroyed the Hoenn Region?" asked Edward, "You were there?"

"We destroyed him," said Grace, nodding her head, "This ring is a sign of magical oath."

"So, you are a magician… why didn't you use your magic then?" he asked, turning around, "You could've gotten away."

Grace turned to Edward as she turned to him, "When Team Aqua and Team Magma knew how to stop us, they destroyed our Mystic Morphers. We can repair them, but we already sealed how to access that. So, that's why we are looking for the jewels too."

Edward nodded as he turned to Grace, "Grace, one thing to understand is that you can restore things and go back to normal… but what are you learning right now?"

Grace turned around as she looked at his captor, "What do you mean?"

"It's not about the destination," said Edward, looking at her as he touched the seat that her back was on, "It's all about the journey. The journey of finding the jewels are what should give you the excitement. Just like me finding the Black Pearl. I don't mind looking for it… but I do want to enjoy the journey."

Grace nodded as she turned around to Edward, "Well… yeah."

"You seemed you have questions," said Edward.

"Why did you not throw me in the brig?" asked Grace.

Edward grinned, "My job is finding treasure and poaching Pokémon to help my crew. Your job is treasure hunting to preserve and save my dream. I think it makes sense why."

"I guess I was surprised," said Grace, "I was hoping you would throw me in jail."

Before Edward could continue, he heard sounds of screaming on the main floor as well as explosions on the main deck. The alarm sounded as everyone scurried to the front. Edward and Grace ran down the stairs as they noticed a tornado arriving. Jake appeared, as he turned around with his twin emerald blades, dressed in his armor. Turning around, Grace and Edward stood across as he walked over.

"You know him?" asked Edward.

"Do you?" asked Grace.

Jake turned around, "Hello, Captain… Relic Hunter Pink. My name is Jake. I am one of the Team Dracos Admins. By Silva's orders, this ship will be under my control."

"You and what army?" asked Grace.

Jake snapped his fingers. The Draco Grunts arrived out of the ocean with their sabers. Edward turned around as he looked at Grace. Grace turned around as she turned to him, "See, I told you they can't be trusted."

"Give me the crest!" he shouted, releasing green blade like beams from his weapon. As the blade slid across, Grace grabbed the captain as the blades hit a pole, cutting it in half. Edward turned to Grace as she turned around.

"I'll handle him…," said Grace, "The rest of you… can you keep the Draco Grunts busy?"

"Sure..," said Edward, "Lads and lassies, take no prisoners."

Immediately, as the grunts started attacking the crew, many of the water Pokémon that were captured were also escaping the seas. Some, who were manipulated and trained by the crew began to fight the grunts as the crew went to get weapons. Jake went to strike Grace. Grace dodged as she turned around with her Hunter Saber, blocking the attack.

"So… you are working with them now? You know they are evil," said Jake.

"At least their purpose isn't mass destruction!" shouted Grace, pushing Jake back. She raised her Relic Detector, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"

Sliding the morpher across her arm, her suit appeared. A pink light surrounded her as the crew stood in surprise. Grace stood as she went to speak:

"The mindful adventurer! Relic Hunter Pink!"

She pressed her button on her belt. Her pink weapons materialized, "Psychic Cutters!"

Jake withdrew his sabers as he went to cut across. Grace dodged the attack, blocking the attacks. Turning around, Jake went to slash her again. Grace rolled under and slashed the creature from the chest. He turned around, hissing as he turned around. Jake laughed as he looked at Sketchorb, "Sketchorb!"

Sketchorb turned around as he landed on the ground. Sketchorb laughed as he took out his rocket launcher, "Goodbye!"

A blast of green and purple energy struck Grace as she landed on the ground. Edward turned around as he looked at Sketchorb. Sketchorb laughed as he looked at him, "Don't you think you can stop me!"

"You have the nerve to attack my ship!" Edward shouted.

"Ah… is that so?" asked Jake, smacking him in the neck. Edward yelled as he landed on the ground. Knocked out, the Draco Grunts hissed as they aimed their weapons at the crew. Jake turned around as he looked at Grace, "Surrender, and these people are saved. Do the opposite, everyone dies!"

Grace turned around as she looked at Edward. Edward shook his head as she pierced aimed her weapon at Jake, "Jake… these are pirates. You don't want to mess with these people. You do realize they would die first before being taken prisoner?"

Suddenly, someone grabbed Grace by the arm. Screaming, Grace dropped her Psychic Cutters as she turned around. Darcie arrived as she slugged her in the stomach with her sai. Sketchorb released an electric bolt as Grace was hit. A pink surge surrounded her body as her suit disappeared, landing on the deck with her Relic Detector flying out of her hand. Grace landed on the ground as laughed. Behind her, another person showed up. Silva grinned as he looked at them, picking up Grace's Relic Detector.

"Well… it's not every day we get to seize a ship," said Silva.

"And who might you be?" asked Grace.

"Dracos Captain Silva… my goal is to find the jewels and use Rayquaza… to destroy you," he said, "But, we are going to need the Black Pearl."

"Nonsense," said Edward, "You will never find it."

"… Oh Captain… thanks to you, we knew exactly where you were. And we know exactly where we are going. You work for me," he said.

Edward turned around as he sat up behind Grace, being tied up with ropes. The rest of the crew were tied up as Silva laughed, "Set a course for Johenn Island…"

"Johenn Island?" asked Grace.

"An island on the border of the Hoenn and Johto region northeast of here," he said, turning around, "Any ideas?"

"Unfortunately, no," she said.


Three hours later…

The Relic Hunter Zords were floating at high speeds, trying to maneuver toward the black battleship. At this point, they were a good twenty miles away. Seb was sitting in the cockpit as he turned to the Swampert Zord, which was floating underwater.

"Zander… how close are you to the battleship?" asked Seb.

"Literally, I can swim there now. But, I just did a scan. We can be easily detected," said Zander, "And they have battleship like weaponry."

"How are their weapons?" asked Seb, "Can we outgun their ship?"

Zander turned around as he looked, "Lamar?"

Lamar turned around as he pressed a red button. Immediately, he was able to zoom in as he saw the ship diagram with blue and red auras around the ship, "Those pirates must have some weaponry… they have enough energy to shoot down a zord!"

"How?" asked Rachel.

"Wait…," said Zander, zooming in, "I'm picking up Team Dracos energy, humans, water Pokémon and Grace."

"It seems Team Dracos has commandeered the vessel," said Seb, "Let's slow down a little. I don't want to compromise our position. But, maintain pursuit."

The rangers nodded as the six zords followed behind the ship.


Meanwhile…

Urara, Amy, JT and Ray sat down in the headquarters as Max turned to listen on what was going on. Max scratched his chin as he turned around, looking at JT, "It seems that this has gone way out of proportion."

"Still," said Urara, "Isn't Cresselia a Sinnoh legendary?"

"The Black Pearl was built in Sinnoh," said JT, turning to Urara. JT turned around as he looked at Max. Max nodded as he walked toward the group, "Correct."

Max pressed a few buttons as they saw a few slides. Urara was amazed at the ship. It was a black pirate ship with over 80 cannons on the starboard and port side. There was also a four-nozzle cannon in the front of the ship. Finally, there was a golden crescent moon.

"The Crest of Cresselia powers the Black Pearl. The Black Pearl was made in the age of piracy. It was used as strong weaponry to fight off empires," said Max, "This ship was able to destroy thousands of port cities for treasure."

"So… it is a dangerous weapon," said Urara, "What happened?"

"Cresselia wasn't too pleased… because the captain wanted so much greed. Cresselia gave that to him as a gift after he saved Sinnoh from a terrible tsunami…," he said, "So, Cresselia supposedly sank the ship and made a little crest that was sent far away so no one could find it. Obviously, Captain Edward Benjamin Blackbeard of the Shadow Pirates found it."

"Shadow Pirates," said JT, "Interesting. What about his background information?"

"Captain Edward Blackbeard used to be a Team Aqua Grunt. He was recommended to be Admin but after he learned about Archie, he left," said Max, "He is wanted in the Hoenn Region for theft, battery and destruction since 2008."

"So… I am guessing if Team Dracos gets the crest… the Black Pearl is going to be summoned," said Amy, turning to the others, "And you know what that means."

"Yep," said Max, "And who knows if the six Relic Hunter Zords would be enough."

"Who said there was six?" a familiar face asked.

The group turned around as Jack grinned, walking down the stairs, "Relic Hunter Zord 7 is ready to go… and its already heading toward their location."


Meanwhile…

Thirty minutes passed as the ship was floating northeast. Grace and Edward were tied up tightly as Silva laughed, looking at the island ahead. He could see the island with the palm trees. The island looked like it could last for miles on end. Silva turned around as he looked at the group. He jumped off as he turned to Darcie and Jake.

"Darcie… do you have it?"

Darcie grinned as she took the Crest of Cresselia. The two rangers squirmed as they were tied together. Silva laughed as he looked at the two.

"Let's go!"

The anchors slowly dropped, docking the ship. Within minutes, Edward's crew was taken out on the beach, following with Grace and Edward in the back. As they sat down on the dirt, the Dracos Grunts stood behind them as Darcie turned to Sketchorb. Placing the Crest of Cresselia in Sketchorb's hands, a pink aura surrounded Sketchorb as the island began to shake. As the ocean began to shift back and forth, a whirlpool opened. Silva smiled as he watched the Black Pearl rise from the pool. Edward's face was full of surprise as Grace looked at him. Grace turned to the Black Pearl as Silva laughed, "Now, the fun begins… Sketchorb… scan the ship!"

"What's he doing?" asked Edward, looking at Grace.

"Think about it… he scanned the rocket launcher blueprints…," said Grace.

A green aura surrounded the ship as Sketchorb began to line out the blueprints in his gears. Edward turned around as he looked at Grace, "Any ideas on how to shut him down?"

Grace looked over. As she did, she winced her eyes, seeing six different robotic zords heading her direction. Looking at them, Edward turned to her as she winked, "The calvary's arrived. But, we've got to act natural."

As the zords approached the island, Seb turned around as he looked at his weapons console. He turned around, also noticing the Black Pearl on the water.

"That thing is huge!" shouted Zander, looking at it.

"Yeah…," said Rachel, "What do we do?"

"Well… we've got to make a grand entrance," said Seb, "I am hopping over to the Beedrill Zord."

"Got it!" shouted the rangers.

Seb took his Relic Driver and pressed a green button on the Relic Detector. Immediately, he transferred over to the Beedrill Zord. He placed the Relic Driver in the console. Seb noticed a green targeting scanner as a black joystick appeared on the driver. He held on as he went forward.

"Pin Missile: Automatic Mode! Fire!" shouted Seb.

Pulling the trigger, lime needles shot out of the Beedrill Zord like machine gun bullets, shooting down the Draco Grunts. Silva, Darcie and Jake turned around as a wave of needles shot the Draco Grunts. Immediately, Grace stretched her leg out, grabbing one of the grunts and throwing him down. Kicking the creature in the face, Edward turned around as he grabbed the sword that was on the ground. The two knelt down as the rest took cover, rubbing along the blade. As the blade broke the ropes, the Draco Grunts turned around as Grace went to kick them in the stomach. She turned around as looked at Edward, "Get your men free!"

"Damn rangers," said Silva.

The zords landed on the ground with the Beedrill Zord hovering. The other four rangers flew across as they landed on the ground, slashing the remaining grunts. Seb turned around as he kicked Silva in the stomach, knocking him down with his Hunter Saber. Quickly, the Relic Detector was flown in the air, grabbed by Grace. Grace turned around as she looked at Edward, "You okay?"

"Yeah," said Edward.

Seb turned around as he looked at Edward, "Hello, Captain."

"You heard of me?" he asked.

"Oh… yeah… but we'll deal with you later," said Seb.

Jake turned around as he looked at them, "You are going to pay for what you have done. How did you track us?"

"When Grace scanned the crest, it emanated a signal from the base. We have been tracing your signal since," said Lamar, grinning.

Sketchorb laughed as he looked at the rangers, "Well, rangers… at this point, you're going to be dead by the time I finish scanning!"

"Grace, let's go!" said Seb.

Grace nodded, "Understood."

The rangers took out their Relic Detectors as they placed them on their shoulders, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"

Activating their morphers, their zords materialized out of their morphers as blueprints of their suits appeared, transforming them into their own ranger suit. The five stood together as they did their roll call:

"The mindful adventurer! Relic Hunter Pink!"

"The fiery adventure! Relic Hunter Red!"

"The fast adventurer! Relic Hunter Black!"

"The deep adventurer! Relic Hunter Blue!"

"The strong adventurer! Relic Hunter Yellow!"

Grace struck out her hand as she clenched her hand into a fist and put it toward her chest, "Let the adventure begin!"

"Poké Rangers Relic Hunters!"

Immediately, Sketchorb laughed as a green aura surrounded him. The pirates, Edward and the rangers watched as he fused himself with the Black Pearl. The rangers watched as the creature bonded with the ship. There was no ounce of Smeargle, but there was a ring of Voltorbs around the whole entire ship. However, the cannons were not your normal cannons. They were replicas of rocket launchers that were created by Sketchorb. Sketchorb laughed as green beams shot out. Everyone hit the deck as explosions surrounded the area. As the smoke cleared, a couple of Edward's crew were wounded.

"Crewmen!" shouted Edward.

"Ha!" shouted Darcie, "The true power of Cresselia… using the Black Pearl and Sketchorb… creating the ULTIMATE BATTLECRUISER!"

Grace looked up as she turned to Edward. Edward walked over as he turned to her. Grace turned to Darcie, "That was your plan this whole time."

"Bingo!" shouted Darcie, "Sketchorb… destroy the ship… and then take the ship and destroy every living being… Team Magma, Team Aqua or anybody must not survive. The jewels are ours!"

"Not if we can help it," shouted Seb, turning to the others, "To the zords!"

Sketchorb floated over as it charged its four-nozzle cannon. As it began to spin and generate energy, explosions surrounded the ship. The Blaziken Zord released a Flamethrower from its mouth, hitting the creature. The Houndoom Zord and the Manectric Zord jumped up, dashing through with electric and dark energy. Bolts surrounded the creature. As the beam released, ready to hit the ship, the Swampert Zord slammed the waves, creating a barrier. As the barrier diminished, the Gallade Zord began to release a rainbow beam, piercing the ship. The Beedrill Zord went around, shooting it with Pin Missiles.

"Anything?" asked Seb.

"It seems that the armor of the Black Pearl is holding," said Grace.

"Darn," said Zander, "Not even a scratch?"

Sketchorb laughed as he released another cannon. A green blast shot the Beedrill Zord. The Beedrill Zord landed on the ground, sparks flew as it tried to get up.

"The Beedrill Zord!" shouted Lamar, turning to his scanner, "Guys… the Beedrill Zord sustained heavy damage just from this cannon attack."

"Wait… seriously?" asked Grace.

"Yeah… which means if Sketchorb continues to draw energy from both ship and the crest, this battle will soon to be over," said Lamar.

"We need to find another way," said Zander, turning around. He then noticed a red blimp on his sensor, "We have something coming… floating toward us."

Suddenly, Jack's image appeared on the screen. The rangers looked up as Jack grinned with a smile on his face, "I am going to return the Beedrill for repairs. Relic Hunter Zord 7 is yours!"

"Relic Hunter Zord 7?" asked Grace. She then turned around as Gyarados jumped up out the air, smacking the ship. The ship shook as the Gyarados landed in the water.

"A Gyarados Zord?" asked Seb.

"Nice!" said Grace, taking her Relic Driver, "I get first dibs!"

Pressing the green button, she magically teleported into the cockpit. The cockpit was teal blue with the fixings on the side. Sitting down, she placed her Relic Driver on the console, sitting.

"Relic Hunter Zord 7: Gyarados… Battle Mode!"

As the Black Pearl/Sketchorb creature floated, the creature shot a lime green blast of energy. Quickly, the Gyarados dove under the water, floating toward the ship. As the blasts continued, the zord dodged the blasts. Jumping up, the creature roared as it floated to the other side of the ship. Turning around, Grace saw a green blueprint of the ship. There was a red dot that was blinking. She then noticed a yellow grid surrounding the ship.

"Those are the Voltorb… wait… the Voltorb is generating the armor!" shouted Grace.

She then looked at the scanner as the creature continued its onslaught.

"Ah… so the weak spot is the heart of the ship…" said Grace, "Guys!"

"Yeah?" asked Seb.

"Target one Voltorb off the starboard bow. If we hit one of the Voltorb, all of them will self destruct!"

Rachel nodded as she turned to Seb, "I get it. If we pick one spot and attack at the same time…"

"We can overcome its defenses… target one of them!" shouted Seb.

The Blaziken Zord, Houndoom Zord, Swampert Zord, Manectric Zord and Gallade Zord began to channel with energy as flames, lighting, darkness, water, and psychic attacks combined into one hit. An explosion occurred as the Voltorb exploded around the shield.

"NO!" shouted Sketchorb.

"Yes!" shouted Grace, "Now… for the main event. Seb?"

"No…. you do it!"

"Fine…" said Grace, "Adventure Fusion!"

Pressing 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on her Relic Detector, she spun the device. He pressed the first five numbers of the morpher and then spun the dial. Immediately, the systems began to haywire as he saw what was going on. The Houndoom and the Manectric got on all fours. The legs began to shrink as they turned into wheels. Leaving the heads where they were, their bodies lifted 90 degrees. The Blaziken Zord jumped up into the air as it landed on top of the zord legs. A red and golden charge surrounded the zords as they combined. The Swampert Zord divided in half. The Swampert's head and chest popped out as the body split in half, connecting to either side of Blaziken. The chest connected to the front of the Blaziken with the head covering the Blaziken. Last, the Gallade Zord flipped up as it put its legs together and spread its arms wide. Connecting to the back, Gallade Zord's arms wrapped around the chest. Golden eyes appeared on the helmet as the Megazord formed.

"And now… my turn!" she shouted, "Adventure Upgrade, Start Up!"

Immediately, the Gyarados jumped up in the air. The Gyarados split into two parts, top and bottom as it connected to one of the arms. The Gyarados connected around the left arm of the Megazord as Grace sat in her cockpit.

"Relic Anchor Megazord, Assembly Complete!"

Captain Edward stood there surprised as Darcie, Silva and Jake became nervous. Captain Edward turned around as he looked at the Megazord, "Rangers, destroy the ship!"

Grace turned around, "What?"

"Destroy the ship! I don't want anyone to use this ship for the wrong reasons!"

Darcie turned around as she looked at him with her blade. Edward grabbed her by the arm and knocked the sai out, kicking her to the ground. Jake turned around as he went to strike. Before he was stabbed, the rest of his crew dashed over with sabers from the Draco Grunts, pushing them down.

"… Edward," she said, turning around.

The ship continued releasing cannons and rockets, shooting the island and the Megazord. Immediately, Grace's joystick appeared as a target arrived.

"Aqua Tail!" she shouted.

The tail shot out of the zord, releasing a chain as the tail cut across the hull. Sketchorb screamed as a pink aura surrounded it. The crest flew out of the ship as it was the mouth of the Gyarados turned on. Sucking in air, the crest went into the Megazord cockpit. Grace grabbed it as she turned to the screen. Immediately, a blue aura surrounded the Gyarados Zord.

"The final blow!" she shouted, "Relic Anchor Megazord, Draco Beam!"

A teal beam at high intensity struck as the weak spot was targeted. Sketchorb screamed as he disintegrated. The Black Pearl, however, exploded, sinking into the sea. As the rangers turned around, looking at Team Dracos, Silva turned around as he looked at them.

"Retreat…" said Silva, turning to the rangers, "You haven't seen the last of us!"

Immediately, a flash of emerald light surrounded them as they disappeared.


Later…

The sun was starting to set as the group walked over toward the crew. The Shadow Pirates were finished with doing their duties as pirates as they climbed back on the ship. Edward walked over toward Grace as she turned to him.

"Sorry, we couldn't salvage the Pearl," she said, "It was a shame that it had to end like that."

"True," he said, "But, I am glad that we saw it before it was tampered with."

Grace grinned as she turned to him, "Well, what are you going to do now?"

Edward sighed as he turned around, "Don't know. Guess look for treasure that isn't worth destroying the planet for?"

Grace giggled, "Yeah, you could do that."

As Edward and her stopped walking toward the ship, Seb arrived as he looked at her. Edward grinned as he walked over toward him, "You must be Seb."

"Yeah," said Seb, looking at Grace.

Edward grinned as he patted him on the shoulder, "You take good care of her. She is a strong woman and a very experienced ranger."

"Thank you," said Seb, turning around, "You still going to poach?"

"Nope. My poaching days are over. But, I am going to travel the world and search for treasure, just like any pirate," he said.

Seb struck his hand out as Edward shook his hand, "Are you sure you don't want to join us?"

The other rangers looked at Seb as he shrugged. Grace grinned as she turned to him, "Come on… one night on a pirate ship is not going to hurt anybody."

"But…," said Lamar.

Seb grinned as he turned to them, "We saved them. Despite their criminal activity."

"But, once a pirate, always a pirate!" said Zander.

"Yo ho… yo ho…" said Grace, looking at Edward. Edward laughed as he turned around, taking the five of them on his ship. The rangers, even though, they hung out with pirates who were aquatic bounty hunters, decided to stay a little while and hang with them. It was the least they could do. The sun continued to set on the horizon as the white flag of the Black Pearl floated to the sky with sparkles of pink dust coming from it.


Next Chapter:

Max: You are heading to the Valley of Disease.

Lamar: Sure… that exists in Hoenn.

Urara: Where's Rachel?

Rachel: WHO ARE YOU?

Grace: What's going on?

Lamar: Now, I am interested to see what's going on.

Seb: You're behind this…

Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 7: The Fog of Disease

Seb: Let's go team!

Rangers: Right!


A/N: So, this chapter was out of the ordinary. We are talking about Shadow Pirates, which I created on my own. So, just like there was Pokémon Hunters, I made pirates specifically to poach water types. In the episode adaptation, "The Imperial Pearl", that was one interesting because it had to be Grace-centered. Same thing with "Pirate in Pink." So, combining an episode with Rose/Sakura into Grace was tricky. I figured it would be fun to put a spin on originality and make it fun for the readers! So, using the Black Pearl, which yeah technically never got destroyed in any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies… except my version in this chapter. It was fun to write… who knows, maybe it will come back? I will have to see. The next chapter is one of the chapters that had no Operation Overdrive footage. It is strictly Boukenger. So, let's see how it goes!

I apologize for not uploading. This was supposed to be uploaded one month ago. There's a lot going on and with this and with this pandemic, it's kind of hard to see how things are. Every day is different... I just hope that you are safe. And I do plan on continuing. Keep an eye out for next chapter!