A/N: Here is Chapter 9… I hope you enjoy the next chapter. I'm BAAAAACK and ready to roll out new chapters!
The sun was shining brightly as the beams reflected the waves off of Lilycove City. As the waves were coming forward, hitting the shoreline, three beasts were walking along a deserted part of the beach. Archie, Matt and Shelly were just following the map that Archie had in his hand.
"Archie, I thought there was one artifact per legendary or something like that," said Matt.
Archie laughed as he looked at him, "Well, Kyogre had many things. And seeing that this tribe had a gourd designed just like Kyogre's fin, I find it amazing."
Shelly grinned as she turned to the team, "Well… it's enough that the rangers have one jewel already since our last meeting. I for one, would rather not deal with them again."
As she turned to center, she stopped walking. Matt and Archie turned around to face center as they stopped as well. The Aqua Grunts were sitting behind them as Shelly took a deep breath, looking at Archie, "I guess I should have kept my mouth shut."
Archie slowly nodded, "Yes, scamp… you should have."
They stared as they saw the Swampert Zord in the distance. Archie grinned as he turned to the others. The Aqua Grunts were looking at him as Archie looked at Matt, "Get me a submarine. We'll let the blue ranger do the work."
Meanwhile…
"Zander, are you sure?" asked Urara, looking at the screen, "You are literally searching in the wrong area."
Zander turned around as he looked at the map in the zord cockpit, "You sent me this… so I am going to keep searching."
Urara took a deep breath. At this point, she wanted to throw herself at the screen and give him a piece of his mind like in the old days, but sitting there would suffice, "Well, if you would have taken the clean copy instead of the chicken scratch, you would've been fine."
"That's not chicken scratch! It's an old map and you know it," said Zander, "Let's face it… you wouldn't have been able to draw the map if you tried. I'm going in."
Immediately, the Swampert Zord dove into the ocean. As the Swampert Zord started sinking underneath, Zander began to use the map. Identifying some of the landmarks, or at least, what he could make of them, the Swampert Zord started heading towards some rock formations in the sea. It was a good thirty minutes of searching. As he began to go deeper in the ocean, he then noticed a rock formation that was shaped like a castle.
"Beginning Sensor Scan," said Zander, pressing a button.
Immediately, red eyes beamed out of the Swampert Zord as it scanned the area. Doing so, the beam scanned each formation of the castle. A loud noise emerged as he saw something at the very top of the castle. Turning off the sensors, Zander turned on the engines as the Swampert Zord floated toward the top. Zander stood there in amazement, looking at the artifact. It was a dark blue gourd with red stripes on either side.
"Almost like the Heart of Kyogre. This was created by a civilization long ago," he said, "Well, it's mine. Let's lock it-."
BOOM!
Zander crashed his head on the steering wheel of the Relic Driver. Zander turned around as he looked at his sensors, noticing a submarine behind him. Zander turned around as he looked at the Team Aqua submarine in front of him. Zander landed in his seat as he pressed a few buttons, "Alright… I guess I will have to stop you first. Water Pulse, fire!"
A blast of water shot out of Swampert's mouth, smacking the submarine to a rock wall. As the submarine exploded, the Swampert stood there quietly.
"That was way too easy," said Zander, turning around as he piloted the zord back to the gourd's location. However, as he looked at it, the gourd was missing.
"WHAT?" asked Zander.
Suddenly, there was another explosion behind him. Zander turned his zord around as there were two submarines off of the port bow. This time, Shelly's face was on screen.
"Hi, Blue Ranger," said Shelly, grinning as she looked at him, "Thanks for all of your work. It was a-."
BOOM!
The submarine was hit as Zander looked over. He noticed the Gyarados Zord floating toward the group. Grace's face appeared on the screen.
"You took too long, bro," said Grace.
"Sis, Shelly has the artifact!" Zander said.
Grace turned around as she looked at the submarines heading the opposite direction. The two rangers nodded as they headed straight toward the submarines
Shelly laughed as she sat in her chair. The Aqua Submarine had all black consoles with blue lights on either side. She grinned as she had the Kyogre Gourd in her hand. All she could do was smile as they headed north. She stood up as she looked at the screen, "Tactical, launch a mechanical Sharpedo… let's see if they can deal with our robotic technology."
Immediately, the Aqua Submarine launched two steel shaped mechanical Sharpedos. Grace turned around as she noticed them heading straight toward Zander.
"Hyper Beam, fire!" shouted Grace.
The Gyarados Zord released a golden-amber energy beam, destroying the mechanical weapons that were heading toward Zander. Zander turned around, taking a deep breath, "Thank you! Let's take them down!"
As the submarines began to float toward the surface, the Gyarados and Swampert Zords released blue beams, shooting down the submarines. As the submarines began to explode, a white beam shot out as Shelly landed on the beach. Shelly grinned as she turned to Archie and Matt. The Kyogre Gourd was still in place.
"We have it now," said Shelly.
"Good, let's secure it quickly!" shouted Archie.
"I don't think so!"
Team Aqua turned around as Seb and the other four rangers arrived.
"Relic Hunters…," said Archie.
"Rangers, secure the artifact and take down Team Aqua," said Seb.
The rangers nodded as they took out their Relic Detectors. Seb removed his own as it spun in his own hand, "Start Mission!"
"Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
As the five rangers dragged their morphers across, their suits materialized as they struck fighting poses. Archie turned to Matt and Shelly. He then raised his hand, snapping his fingers, "Aqua Grunts, attack!"
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 9: Double Trouble
Zander marched forward as he went in for the kill with the Aqua Grunts, slashing back and forth as he continued to face them. Turning around, he noticed a few of them with their Hunter Sabers. Zander grumbled as he pulled out his saber, cutting across and destroying the grunts that were in the way. Turning around, Grace flipped backwards as she kicked a few of them in the stomach. Quickly, Matt clenched his fist and threw an uppercut. As the uppercut went across, Zander and Grace dodged the attack.
"Swamp Blaster!"
"Psychic Cutter!"
As Zander launched a wave of water from his blaster, Grace spun across with her Psychic Cutters, cutting across as a pink aura surrounded her. A psychic attack emerged as Matt was hit. As Grace landed on the ground, she turned around as she looked at the other rangers. Rachel and Lamar were facing Shelly while Seb was dealing with Archie. Archie turned around as he swung his weapon at Seb. Sparks flew across as Seb landed on the beach.
"There is nothing you can do!" he shouted, "The Kyogre Gourd is ours!"
"That's what you think! Hunter Armor, engage!" shouted Seb.
"Hunter Armor?" asked Shelly and Matt.
Immediately, a red aura surrounded Seb as the armor plating arrived in his left hand. Placing the plate on his chest, Seb stretched his arms out as the plate connected to him. Silver armor connected to the back of his body. Black and white stripes surrounded his shoulder pads as black and white gloves appeared.
"Relic Crusher!" shouted Seb.
Raising his hand, a golden blaster appeared in Seb's left hand. It was a silver and black blaster with ruby stripes. It had a mixer like head on one side and a golden drill head on the other. As Seb grabbed it by the handle, the other rangers stood behind Seb. Seb aimed his weapon directly at the Aqua Grunts.
"Shall we?" asked Seb.
"Relic Crusher, Bulldoze Combination Crush!"
Pressing the trigger, a red energy beam shot out, transforming the energy beam into a drill. The drill exploded in front of the grunts, creating a shockwave. A red shockwave went back toward Matt, Shelly and Archie as they watched their soldiers explode into pieces. Archie screamed as the Kyogre Gourd flew out of his hands. As it was spinning out of his hands, quickly Rachel jumped up as she grabbed the gourd. The rangers turned around as Archie looked at them. Matt and Shelly were impressed by that power.
"Archie, we need to withdraw," said Matt.
"But, scamp! We need the artifact!" said Archie.
Seb turned around as he looked at them, "I don't think that's going to be happening."
Zander nodded as he took out his Relic Blaster. Shooting beams into the sand, explosions, sand and smoke occurred as Team Aqua screamed. When the smoke cleared, Archie and the others dashed through noticing their disappearance.
"Those scamps did it again…," said Archie.
Shelly turned around as she looked at him, "We'll get them."
"Oh, we will… that Kyogre Gourd has a secret the rangers will have to figure out for themselves."
Meanwhile…
The doors opened up slowly as Seb and Zander walked inside the headquarters. As they headed over to the table, Jack walked over to meet them. Jack looked over, noticing the golden case that was left on the table. As the case unfolded, the Kyogre Gourd stood, shimmering in the light. Jack picked it up, examining it.
"Interesting artifact," said Jack, looking at Max. The former White Ranger walked over as he picked up the gourd, "And now… we can look for Atlantis."
"Atlantis?" asked Zander, "The underwater city that Kyogre supposedly guardian of?"
"Correct," said Max, grinning. He turned to them as he looked at the two of them, "This seemed to be a pretty easy catch."
"Thank you," said Seb, turning to Max. Max grinned as he looked at them, "Where are the girls and Lamar?"
"Lamar and the ladies just arrived at…," said Seb.
"FORTREE CITY… Even though only three of us here!"
Grace, Lamar and Rachel fell to their knees as they arrived at the northern point of Hoenn. To Rachel, seeing the houses in tall trees reminded her off a village back in Magiland. The houses were tall trees with carved in windows and homes. There were steps or ladders to each house, depending on how adventurous people were. They also noticed a rope ladder, which would connect them to the top of one of the platforms. They walked across the bridge, noticing the Pokémon Center in the center of the city.
"This is awesome!" shouted Rachel, "This is not like any other city!"
"Agreed!" Grace turned around, "I am super excited!"
Lamar laughed as he looked at the ground from the distance, "It's a rough drop, that's for sure."
In a flash of red light, the rangers turned around as Seb arrived. Grinning, Sebastian hugged Grace as she turned to Rachel, "Welcome to Fortree. You excited about the gym match?"
"Yeah," said Rachel, "I can't wait to go!"
Grace turned around as she looked at Seb. Seb raised an eyebrow as she looked at him, "Where's Zander?"
"Zander is staying behind right now," said Sebastian, "He had to do something with Jack."
"Oh… well, I guess I'll drop his lunch off for him. It was one of Etna's recipes that I duplicated…," said Grace, grinning, "I'll meet you guys at the Pokémon Center."
Seb grinned as he kissed her on the cheek, "Make it quick."
The three rangers headed off as Grace looked in both directions. Noticing that the coast was clear, she reached for her Relic Detector. Pressing a button on the Relic Detector, a pink aura surrounded her as she teleported to headquarters.
Meanwhile…
Urara and Amy brought the Kyogre Gourd for analytic reasons. As the two of them sat down, Amy placed the Kyogre Gourd on the table. Immediately, Urara pressed a black button on the console next to her. A blue UV light appeared above the artifact as they went to scan. Scanning it, Urara turned around, noticing the hazard level. Immediately, she stood there in surprise.
"Amy… it says there's no Hazard Level," said Urara.
"What?" asked Amy, "How?"
"I don't know," said Urara, turning to the screen, "It says Hazard Level: 0."
As Amy and Urara examined the gourd, they turned around as they faced the computer. As they were on the computer, looking at the screen. Examining the data, they were unaware of what was going on behind the scenes. Behind her, the Kyogre Gourd began to glow in a blue light, duplicating itself. Amy turned around, quickly noticing the gourd.
"Odd… this gourd is a duplicate," said Amy.
"How?" asked Urara.
Amy sighed as she began to take out an eyedropper from her pocket. As she went to touch the gourd, she pressed the stopper. As some liquid went inside, she walked over toward the table as she examined it on a slide, under a microscope. Urara looked over as she turned around, "How did you know?"
"Well… it was still kind of wet from being underwater… but if you look clearly… the microbes are what's causing the hazard level. Scan it again," said Amy.
Urara slowly nodded as she pressed a few buttons. Turning around, she noticed an actual number. Urara turned to Amy as she examined it under the microscope, "Interesting. So, what's causing this to happen?"
"I don't know," said Amy, turning around as she turned to Urara.
As the rangers continued to look at the information that they were seeing, the Kyogre Gourd rotated noticing the Bulbasaur statue. The Bulbasaur statue began to glow bright green as it split into two. Amy turned to Urara as she looked at the table. She then turned around to the microscope as the ladies continued researching. The Bulbasaur statues began to shine as vines struck out. Urara and Amy screamed as they were caught in the vines, being smacked across as they were knocked unconscious.
Meanwhile…
The silver doors opened as Zander was sitting by himself in the room with his Pokémon. As he was on a laptop, he began doing research on past rangers as he was eating an apple. Looking up, it was Grace, who was walking toward him.
"So… what is this?" asked Grace.
"Looking up ranger history," said Zander, looking at the screen, "It seems like we were part of a huge legacy…"
"We are part of that legacy," Grace corrected, "But, why are you looking at the past?"
"Simple…," said Zander, looking at Grace, "Grace, did you ever think that maybe dad was right?"
The pink ranger looked at him as she shrugged, "Well, what do you mean?"
The blue ranger stood up as he looked at her. Grace turned around as she looked at him, "No way… you wouldn't."
Zander raised his eyebrow. He turned around as he looked at Grace, "Yes, it was fun being a Pokémon Coordinator. Not going to lie… but now that we have all of this tech, what about helping other people. Putting myself on the line?"
"Well… that's why we have Officer Jenny," said Grace.
"I wasn't thinking that," said Zander.
Grace looked at her as she looked at the window. She then turned toward Zander, "No way! The military?"
Zander raised his eyebrow, "I mean. I can use our experience to help."
Grace turned around as she looked at him, "That's fine and dandy. But, there hasn't been a war in years…"
"I'm talking about the war between other criminal gangs," said Zander, turning toward Grace, "Such as Team Rocket… and if Team Magma and Team Aqua turn human… fighting against them after this is over."
Grace turned around as she looked at him, "Zander, I know you can hold off against them. But, here's my issue."
Zander raised an eyebrow. Grace turned around as she looked at him, "What if the criminal members know about this? What if this exposes us? You? They knew a Poké Ranger was leading the battle against organized Pokémon crime would hurt you."
Zander sighed as he turned to her, "Well, maybe you're right."
Grace grinned as she turned toward the screen. Zander turned toward her, "But… I don't want them to be a threat as Maxie and Archie are now…"
Grace looked at Zander as she turned to him, "Look, I want you to think twice about this."
"Twice?" asked Zander.
"Yeah," said Grace, looking at Zander. She headed down the stairs as she headed to the doors, "Look, are you going to sit here and think or are you going to watch Rachel's gym battle?"
Zander nodded slowly as he looked at Grace, "I am going to get Urara out of her little experiment and then I'll be over."
Grace grinned as she turned to him, "Great. I'll see you then."
As the doors closed behind her, Zander carefully got up from the table as he walked into the hallway. As the red doors opened, the doors closed behind him as he pressed a button on the elevator. As the elevator went down to two floors, the silver doors opened. Opening up, he noticed the lab was all in order. The microscopes, science tools, all were in place. Zander turned around as he sniffed around.
"The odor… it smells like sea water," he said.
Turning another corner, he stood there in surprise as he got to the desk. Urara and Amy were caught by the vines. Immediately, Zander knelt down as he noticed the blue markings on their faces. As they were struggling, Zander stretched out his Relic Detector. A blue aura surrounded it as his Hunter Saber arrived. Slicing the vines, the girls started to gasp for air. Landing on the ground, Zander knelt down. Urara looked up as she turned to him.
"Thank you… oh my," said Urara.
"Same…," said Amy, breathing.
"What happened?" asked Zander.
Zander turned around as he felt a vine smack the three of them. Urara and Amy were hit as they landed on the ground. Zander screamed as the vines came from the Bulbasaur statue. As Zander was caught, he tried to grab the saber from the floor. As the vines continued to crush him, a sprinkle of microbes entered his ear. Screaming, a blue aura surrounded him as he landed on the ground. Immediately, a blue aura surrounded him as the entity created another Zander duplicate. Zander2 laughed as he looked at the original on the ground, knocked unconscious.
"Ha!" he said, laughing, taking out the Hunter Saber. Laughing, he walked over toward the elevator, "This is fun!"
Meanwhile…
The rangers were walking up the long stair case of the Fortree City Gym. Rachel was breathing heavily as she noticed that she was surrounded by clouds everywhere. Looking at the beautiful sky, she turned to the others.
"This is the gym entrance?" asked Rachel.
"They said only the brave will get to Winona…," said Lamar, "Don't give up!"
Rachel sighed as she walked up the stairs. Seb nodded as the two supported each other. As they climbed up to a major platform with more stairs, a pink aura formed to the right. The rangers turned around as Grace materialized to the ground."
"Hey guys," said Grace."
"Hey, where's Zander?" asked Rachel.
"Grabbing Urara to watch…," said Grace, "But, I was hoping he would be teleporting now…"
Grace turned around as she looked at Rachel. Rachel grinned as she walked up the stairs. As they were on the last leg, Seb was thinking in his head as he was climbing up the stairs. Grace was next to him as they held on to each other, walking to the top of the platform. They noticed the battlefield was golden with purple towers. A woman wearing a purple and white suit walked down the stairs with purple eyes, coming from her chair.
"Hello!" she said, "Welcome to Fortree Gym. I see another challenger has made it to the top! A bunch of you have."
"Actually, they are here to watch. Winona, I challenge you for the Feather Badge!" Grace shouted.
"The Feather Badge?" asked Winona, "Do you have what it takes?"
"Believe me… I do," said Rachel.
Winona grinned as she walked toward the elevator, "I give you 30 minutes to warm up. I look forward to an air show with you!"
As she walked inside the elevator, Rachel grinned as she released Manectric and Sandshrew. Looking at the two of them, warming up, Seb was reading a book. Grace looked over as Seb was reading.
"The Legend of Atlantis and the Kyrill…" said Grace.
"Yeah… apparently the Kyrill are the explanation of why they sent the gourd away," said Seb.
"Really?" asked Grace, looking at Seb.
"Yep. It had the ability to duplicate things and humans… anything can be used to attack anyone," said Seb, looking at the page.
Grace was rubbing her chin as she was reading through it. She looked up as she turned to the others. As she looked at Rachel training her Pokémon for the match, Grace turned around as she looked at her watch. Seb turned to her, feeling the anxiety. Grace shook her head as Seb walked over, "You are very anxious."
"Zander's never late," said Grace, turning around as she looked at Seb. The pink ranger scratched her chin as she headed away from the group. She turned around as she looked at the team, "I am going to figure out what's going on."
Reaching for her Relic Detector, she went to place her morpher to her ear, "Zander…"
On the other side, there was nothing but static. Grace looked up as she went to speak again, "Zander…"
Once again, nothing could be heard on the other side. Grace looked up as she noticed the sun beams hitting the battlefield. She turned around as she looked at the others. Shaking her head, she snuck down the stairs, pressing a red button. A pink aura surrounded her as she disappeared. As Seb looked over, he noticed the pink sparkles shimmer as he turned to Lamar. Lamar walked over as he looked at her, "What's up?"
"Grace… she just left," said Seb.
"Probably to get Zander," said Lamar, "Then again, he's never late."
Seb gulped, "I have a bad feeling about this."
Meanwhile…
A pink aura surrounded Grace as she teleported into the transporter room of the base. As she stepped down the stairs, she walked over to the red doors. As the doors opened, Grace stood there in shock. Wires were hanging from the ceiling, sparking. On the shattered screens, there were glitches. She looked across as she noticed Zander2, looking at her.
"Zander, what did you do?" she asked, noticing he was not damaged and he was carrying a pipe in his hand.
Zander2 glared at her as he jumped up on the table, snarling as he grabbed her and threw her to the ground. Grace looked up as Zander2 went to strike with the pipe in his hand, smacking the ground. Grace fell backwards as he went to strike. Grace blocked with her arm and then kicked him straight in the stomach. As he growled, Grace turned around as she looked at him.
"Zander… snap out of it!" she shouted.
"Oh no…. I am just getting started," he said, snarling.
Meanwhile…
The original Zander woke up from being knocked out as Amy and Urara hovered over him. Zander lifted himself from the ground and carefully stood up. Amy and Urara turned to each other as they looked at him. Zander took a huge breath as he noticed the damage, "Well… he definitely ruined this place. Jack and Max won't be happy."
"I know…," said Amy, "We need to find your doppleganger."
"Yeah…," said Zander.
He heard the sounds of banging and swiping with screams. Zander looked over as he turned to a functioning monitor. On the monitor, Grace and Zander2 were fighting each other on the main floor. Zander turned around as he looked at them.
"Of course… he started it," said Zander, dashing toward the elevator. Amy turned around as she looked at him, "Zander!"
Zander stopped as he turned around. Amy slowly nodded, "Be careful. That doppleganger is a monster himself… it can take any form."
"I know…," said Zander, "He's not getting my sister!"
As he walked into the elevator, the doors closed behind him. As the elevator continued to move up toward the main headquarters, the door opened. As he looked, he could see Zander2's hands right on Grace's face. Immediately, Zander took out one of his Poké Balls, "Leavanny, Razor Leaf!"
As Leavanny popped out of his Poké Ball, a cluster of leaves came across as they slashed Zander2 in the back. Zander2 fell to the ground as Grace looked up. Grace turned to Zander2 and then looked at Zander.
"Wait… there's two of you?" asked Grace.
"Leavanny, Vine Whip!" Zander2 shouted.
Leavanny turned around, smacking Zander with the vine whip. As the two began to fight each other, Grace quickly pulled out her Relic Detector.
"Seb, we got a huge problem!" shouted Grace.
Meanwhile…
"Manectric, Thunder Fang!"
Rachel watched as Manectric's teeth bit into Winona's Skarmory. Chomping on the bladed wings, an electrical surge surrounded the Pokémon as it screeched.
"Screech!" shouted Winona.
Screeching sounds emerged from Skarmory's beak, causing Manectric to back off. Yellow sparks surrounded Skarmory as its eyes aimed directly at Manectric.
"Use Rock Slide!" shouted Winona.
Immediately, Skarmory flew across as it hit a rock barrier. Coming across, a slide of rocks emerged on the battlefield. Manectric was hit with full force as his body smacked on the pavement. Carefully getting up, Seb turned around as he heard his Relic Detector ringing.
"You are so late… where are you?" Seb asked. As Grace was speaking on the other side, his eyes grew, "So… that artifact that we collected must have done this. Where are they now?"
"They left HQ…" said Grace on the intercom, "I don't know where they are."
Seb looked at what was going on in the battle. Lamar looked over as Seb turned around, "I'll be right there. Head to the lab and find a way to trace Zander."
Closing the morpher, he looked at Lamar. Lamar nodded slowly, "Zander?"
"Not just one… two. That book I read," said Seb, watching the battle, "The book I read about the Kyrill and the Kyogre Gourd… the Kyrill must have took Zander's image. I need to find him."
"Wait… so there are two Zanders?" asked Lamar, looking over.
"He trashed the base," said Seb.
Lamar's eyes grew as he turned to Rachel. Rachel looked over as she turned around, seeing Manectric stand on all fours. As Skarmory charged, Rachel's eyes began to glow as she pointed to Skarmory, "Manectric, Shock Wave!"
Manectric opened its mouth as a wave of yellow lightning struck out, causing Skarmory to fly back in electrical shock.
"Now… Thunder Fang!"
As Manectric chomped on the body, yellow bolts surrounded Skarmory as Skarmory landed on the ground, smacking on the ground, vibrations surrounded the area. Skarmory landed on the ground, knocked out unconscious.
"Skarmory is unable to battle… Manectric wins!"
Rachel gulped as she turned around. Winona nodded as she went to get her next Pokémon. Winking, she looked over as Seb headed across the battlefield toward Rachel.
"What's up?" asked Rachel, "Where are the others?"
"Grace is in trouble. Zander has split into two and we need to eliminate the threat. Finish the battle and come find me. Lamar will stay with you," said Seb.
Rachel nodded as she looked at him, "You will have to provide more details."
"I will… later," he said.
Seb turned around, dashing as he ran down the stairs. When Rachel turned around to battle, Winona grinned as she nodded her head. When she went to throw the Poké Ball, she froze. She turned around as she looked at the referee. The referee, who wore a yellow shirt and black shorts nodded as he turned around, "We suspend the challenge."
"WHAT?" asked Rachel.
Winona walked over as she turned toward them. Lamar was also surprised as he dashed over. As the two rangers looked in confusion, Winona stopped by to see them.
"Look, I sensed something was wrong. The air current tells me that your friend needs your help," said Winona.
"How…?" asked Rachel.
Winona grinned, "The wind is part of nature."
As the rough winds started hitting the battlefield, Winona turned around as it settled, "And with your friends gone, something's up. We'll be back to battle when you return."
Rachel nodded as she turned to Winona, "Isn't that against the rules?"
"Well… yeah. But, after hearing from Norman… I think things are going to be fine," she said, grinning.
Rachel looked at Winona in surprise. Winona grinned, "Did you think we gym leaders do not talk?"
"There is something else… isn't there?" asked Rachel.
Winona turned around as she looked behind her, "Jordan, could you explain?"
"Jordan?" asked Rachel and Lamar.
Turning to their right side, a man walked over toward them. He was a little bit older with blue eyes and brown hair. He also wore a green hat, black waistcoat and white shirt, blue jeans and green trimmed white sneakers.
"You must be the Poké Rangers we've heard so much about," said Jordan.
"And you are?" asked Lamar.
"Jordan Singer, the Green Samurai Ranger?" he asked.
The rangers looked at him and then at each other. Then, they turned to him. Winona walked over as she turned to Jordan, "I trained Jordan to be one of the five samurai warriors to face the Fallen some years ago."
"Really?" asked Lamar, walking over.
"Yes," said Jordan, "And its really important that you go now. Your teammates are going to have a hard time trying to figure out who's who…"
"And how would you know?" asked Rachel.
Jordan grinned, "It happened to me. A similar incident happened but it was in a different situation."
Lamar walked over as he looked at Jordan. Rachel turned to Lamar as she picked up Manectric's Poké Ball. Stretching it out, a red beam shot out, recalling Manectric into the Poké Ball. She turned to Lamar as she grabbed her Relic Detector, "Let's get going."
As Rachel ran down the stairs, Lamar turned around, dashing down the stairs. Jordan crossed his arms over his chest as he turned toward Winona. Winona nodded as she looked at him, "And to think you used to be that way."
Jordan turned around, "I definitely changed since I became ranger."
"No… you still love your video games," she said, grinning.
Jordan shook his head as he turned around, "Well, I am just going to go watch the battle. You can sit here and wait for them to come back."
Winona laughed, "Well, I am not stopping you."
Jordan shook his head as he ran down the stairs, chasing the other two rangers as Winona watched. She slowly nodded as she looked at the referee, "They'll be back. Something of more importance is happening."
Meanwhile…
Zander2 and Zander continued to fight as they arrived outside of the Slateport Pier. Zander2 laughed as he jumped on top of a balcony. Zander looked up as Zander2 grabbed a Relic Blaster. Pulling the trigger, red beams shot down onto the ground as Zander dodged the blasts. Zander looked up as he pulled out his blaster, shooting the balcony. As the beam hit one of the pipes, the balcony fell underneath, sending Zander2 down to the pavement. Zander2 carefully got up as Zander went to strike again. Zander2 kicked him in the stomach, causing him to land on the ground. As the two of them started wrestling, Zander grabbed his Relic Detector. Punching him in the face, Zander2 also grabbed his Relic Detector. Sliding the morpher on a wall, Zander pressed the red button.
"Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
In a flash of blue light, Zander2 and Zander transformed into the blue ranger suit. Zander looked at his opponent, "No way."
Zander2 released a few beams from his Relic Blaster, injuring Zander as he landed on the ground. Meanwhile, while all of this was going on, Jordan stood there, observing.
"Ouch…," said Jordan.
As Zander began to stand up carefully, he looked over as Grace and the others dashed toward them.
"There's two of them…," said Grace, "Morphed."
"We don't know which one's the real Zander," said Rachel, "This is going to be hard."
"Yeah…," said Seb, scratching his head.
"Nope. It's not," said Lamar, turning to the team. He stepped forward as he looked at them, "Alright… Question Time!"
"Lamar, really?" asked Rachel.
Lamar turned around as he looked at her, "Zander knows me best. Alright Zanders, Question #1… what was your previous ranger color?"
"GREEN!" Zander2 shouted right away.
"Green…," said Zander.
Lamar nodded, "Alright. So… what's the spell to transform into the Green Mystic Ranger?"
"Magical Source, Mystic Force! Galwit Mysto Magiro!" they both shouted in unison.
Lamar turned around as he looked at the other rangers. Rachel walked over as she turned to him, "Both know the spells?"
"Lamar…," said Seb, turning around, "The Kyrill can not also acquire the body, but the mind."
"How?" asked Lamar, turning around to see them, "That means he would also know his fighting style."
Seb slowly nodded as he turned to Lamar. Lamar sighed as he looked at Grace, "Grace, I need you."
"Why?" asked Grace.
"Just trust me," said Lamar.
Grace nodded as she walked forward. Lamar pushed her toward them as Grace turned around, "What gives… HEY!"
Lamar had his Relic Blaster out as he aimed at Grace. Grace stood there looking frantic as he aimed directly for her face. Grace gulped as her hands started shaking. As she screamed, Lamar went to pull the trigger. As he went to pull the trigger, Zander grabbed Grace and threw her down. Lamar shot Zander2 instead. Zander2 screamed as he landed on the ground.
"Found it," said Lamar.
Jordan, who was watching from above, shook his head as he was eating a bag of chips, "Good strategy. Bad idea, dude."
Grace marched forward as she looked at Lamar. Lamar grinned as she slapped him across the face. As Lamar spun around, Seb threw a punch to his stomach. Lamar groaned as he looked at Rachel.
"I can't help you. That was a little reckless," said Rachel.
"At… least… we figured it out," Lamar groaned.
Grace turned around as she looked at Zander2… which multiplied into more… like 10. Grace turned around as she looked at Zander, "How?"
"How?" asked Zander.
"The Kyrill can multiple and take shape of anything… they can multiply for a while," said Seb, taking out his Relic Detector, "Eliminate the Kyrill."
"Right!" said the other rangers, with a crippled Lamar, grabbing his Relic Detector.
"Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
In a flash of black, red, yellow and pink, they transformed into their ranger suits. Immediately, the rangers pulled out their Relic Blasters. Shooting the ten of Zander2's, the Zander2's multiplied into 20 of them.
"HOW?" asked Rachel.
Continuing to blast the multiple enemies with the Relic Blaster, there were more of them multiplying to at least a total of 60. Zander stood there in surprise as he looked at them, "How do we kill all of these guys?"
"I am glad you asked," a voice said, coming out of the Relic Detector. Zander picked it up as he looked at his Relic Detector. Urara's voice was on the phone, "Relic Hunter Zord 8 is ready to go. I am going to also send the Gyarados Zord to your location."
"Got it!" said Zander, "Grace?"
"Not a problem," said Grace, "Relic Hunter Zord 7, launch!"
"Relic Hunter Zord 8, launch!" shouted Zander.
Pressing the buttons and spinning the morpher, the rangers stretched out their hands as their Relic Drivers landed in their hands. Turning around, Grace and Zander noticed the Gyarados Zord coming toward the group. Behind the Gyarados Zord was a robotic Abomasnow, walking toward the group.
"Nice!" said Zander, turning to Grace. Grace nodded as she winked. Zander grinned as both of them jumped up, landing in their zord cockpits. Grace sat down in the Gyarados Zord while Zander sat in the Abomasnow Zord, docking their Relic Drivers. Zander's cockpit was bright green with some cyan lights.
"Alright…," he said, "Time for some fatalities!"
"Zander, this isn't GTA," said Grace.
Zander shook his head, "Let's try this new zord… Ice Beam!"
The Abomasnow released a blast of ice, freezing his 60 or more counterparts that were running around the area. He laughed as he turned to Grace, who had the Gyarados ready to charge.
"HYPER BEAM!"
A golden energy blast annihilated the creatures, causing them to disappear rather than explode.
"Alright!" shouted Zander, looking over as the smoke cleared. He then noticed a blue aura come from the creatures as they increased in size. Zander watched as a bunch of Zanders combined as they transformed into a humanoid Zander. However, it had blue and red armor attached to its body. He also had a green magical cape with a green and black Mystic Staff. Pulling the Mystic Staff out, green vines struck out, slapping the zords across. Zander held on as the Abomasnow Zord fell from the impact.
"Damn!" he yelled, looking at the systems, "Using my old powers that way? Not fair!"
Seb turned to the others, "Looks like we don't have a choice. Relic Hunter Zords, launch!"
Immediately, in flashes of light, the five zords materialized to the ground, heading straight toward the creature. Stretching out their hands, Rachel, Lamar and Seb revealed their Relic Drivers as they landed in the cockpits.
"Adventure Fusion!" shouted Seb.
Megazord Combination!
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.
"Relic Hunter Megazord, Assembly Complete!"
Zander and Grace immediately hopped over to the Relic Hunter Megazord cockpit. Immediately, the creature released a Swamp Blaster, releasing blue beams. The Relic Hunter Megazord was hit by the blast as it was hit. The rangers turned around as they looked at each other as they held on to their seats.
"So… we need to nip them in the bud," said Seb, "Any ideas?"
"Well, if we blast them again…" said Grace.
"Yeah, more of me is multiplied… but I wonder," said Zander.
"Rangers!"
The rangers turned around as a screen popped open, revealing Ray Hoover's face.
"Ray!" Zander shouted.
"Zander, when I was active, we had a similar incident. Find a weak spot. I implemented a new update on your Relic Driver," said Ray.
Zander pressed a blue button on the device, seeing it blink. Immediately, a scanner popped out of the device. A green aura was showing as he directed his eyesight, "Commence scan…"
As he did so, the creature released another wave of the Mystic Staff, slashing the Relic Hunter Megazord.
"Guys… keep him busy," said Zander.
"Adventure Saber!" shouted Grace.
As the Adventure Saber arrived, the rangers turned around as they fought the creature. The staff and the saber were blocked as the battle continued. Sparks occurred from each strike. As the battle commenced, Zander was searching for it. As he turned around, he noticed a white glow. Zooming in, he noticed a creature that was sitting there. It was nothing but a little slug almost looking a Skuropi, but it wasn't.
"I found it!" shouted Zander, "Double Adventure Upgrade!"
"What?" asked the rangers.
Gyarados… Abomasnow… Adventure Upgrade!
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. The Abomasnow jumped up in the air as it transformed into an entire right arm. The head was facing as the arm and the tail was facing the shoulder. As it covered the right arm, the gears combined as a teal aura surrounded it. As the creature released another wave of blue and green energy, the zord reflected the energy back.
"Relic Anchor Freezer Megazord, assembly complete!"
"Now… where were we… Grace, I am giving you these coordinates," said Zander, "Use the Gyarados Zord!"
"Got it," she said, "Dragon Rage!"
A blue wave of flames surrounded the Gyarados's mouth, aiming for the chest cavity. The slug started screaming as it went to burn. Blue sparks surrounded the creature as it began to spin. The Abomasnow Zord began to charge up with the Gyarados Zord as they began to glow.
"Now…," said Zander and Grace, "Double Blizzard Hammer!"
A blast of ice energy surrounded both arms as the creature began to freeze entirely. The Relic Hunter Megazord charged forward as the Abomasnow Zord began to glow bright green, smashing the sculpture. Explosions of ice particles surrounded the Relic Hunter Megazord as Zander's look-a-like was eliminated.
"Yes!" shouted the rangers.
Meanwhile…
Arriving back at the Fortree City Gym, Jordan was walking with the rest of the team. The rangers were kind of exhausted from all of that craziness. Jordan grinned as he turned around, noticing how they felt. Getting to the top step, Jordan walked over toward Zander, who shook his head.
"You did a good job defeating yourself," said Jordan.
"Yeah, in a way," said Zander, laughing, "Didn't expect to use grass magic."
"I didn't even know you were a magician…," said Jordan.
"Well, was," said Zander, grinning.
Jordan laughed as he looked at his red calligraphy pen, "Maybe when you regain your powers, you vs. me."
"Ha! Samurai… vs. Magicians," said Zander, laughing, "And I am guessing that pen is mightier than the sword?"
Raising an eyebrow, Jordan drew symbols with his pen, as Zander noticed green calligraphy written, Jordan swung his pen as the symbols began to glow. Wind surrounded Zander as he landed on his butt. Zander looked up as Jordan turned to him.
"Symbol Power is great, isn't it?" asked Jordan.
Zander chuckled as he looked at him, "Well… maybe after I… nah. Grace is right. Pokémon Coordinating is what I like doing best. I may be the next Captain Fubrizzi. You never know."
"Ha…," said Jordan, "Well… in any case, you owe me a match."
As the two rangers bumped fists, the rangers turned around as they noticed Rachel and the others sitting in the background. Winona arrived as she walked toward them.
"I see things have been settled. Ready to resume?" asked Winona.
Rachel grinned as she took out her Poké Ball, "I'm more than ready."
The two opponents stood on either side with their Poké Balls at their side. Rachel nodded as Winona grinned. She then raised her Poké Ball as she threw it across, releasing an Altaria. As Altaria landed on the ground, Rachel began to think strategically. She grinned as she took out her Poké Ball, "Time to get creative."
Next Chapter…
Jake: Hello, Lamar…
Lamar: What do you want with me?
Jake: Simple, I sense things in you.
Seb: Secure the artifacts.
Rachel: But what about Lamar?
Seb: He can handle it…
Lamar: Let's go, Jake!
Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 10: The Draco Ninja
A/N: So, Zander is doubled! That was fun. Reminded me of the Mighty Morphin' episode where the rangers had to figure out the real Billy. It was an interesting episode, that's for sure. It was nice to have Jordan Singer from Poké Rangers Samurai too.
Speaking of past rangers, I have something for you guys! There will be a poll once a week starting TONIGHT. Why am I doing this? Well, you get to decide who's your "Once a Ranger" team that I get to make.
Once I figure out the teams, I am going to ask if you would like to see this as a regular chapter or a movie itself. It will be a movie published right away unlike my proposed movies that I have not finished yet.
Poll of the Week: Select your favorite PINK ranger (with the exception of Grace).
I look forward to seeing your responses. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and I look forward to updating you on Friday.
