A/N: Here's Chapter 11… Part 2 of the story arc.
The red doors opened toward the main corridor of Rangers HQ. Seb and the others were walking down the steps with only one of the Eon Dolls. As they circulated toward the main room, they pulled the chairs underneath the table and had a seat. Immediately, the white doors opened from across the hall. Jack and Max headed toward the group with the doors closing behind them. Seb started to sweat a little. All of this stress of telling Jack bad news has caused him to think of how he was going to react. As Jack walked over toward the group, the former red ranger turned around as he looked at the others. He seemed a little concerned.
"So…," said Jack, "Where are the dolls?"
Seb turned to Zander, who looked at the blue ranger. Zander took a deep breath as he placed the Eon Doll in Jack's hand. Jack looked up as he turned to Seb, "Where's the other one?"
"Missing," said Grace, feeling guilty as she looked at them, "Team Dracos caught us before we could get back. It may have been missing around the area. To this point, we don't know."
Jack, turning around, looked at Seb. Seb stood up as he turned to Jack, gulping, "It's my responsibility. We should have kept our focus, Jack."
"Well… when you are dealing with Team Dracos… it's a bit difficult," said Jack, "But, I am not going to take this lightly. Scan the doll, please."
Seb slowly nodded as he reached for the Relic Detector. Pressing the red button, a blue light scanned the doll. Immediately, the number 0 appeared. Seb looked up, examining the artifact. Rachel looked confused as she was looking at the doll.
"How come there's a zero hazard level?" she asked.
Grace turned around as she looked at the artifact, "I wonder if its because we need the other doll?"
"That is correct, Gracie."
Grace turned around as Max walked toward them. Max stepped toward them as he began to speak, "When you have them apart, they are not a danger. When you have the dolls together, major things happen. But, we need to find the other doll…"
Rachel turned around as she looked at him. Max was going to say something, but he held back what he was going to finish, "And?"
"When you get them, burn them," said Max.
Rachel gasped as she turned to the others. Grace and Zander looked at each other in response. Lamar stood there with confusion as Seb turned toward Max, "Run that by me again?"
"You have your orders, Sebastian. Burn the dolls," said Max, "We can't let Team Magma, Aqua or Dracos have them."
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 11: Sebastian's Orders
"What else about Dracos do we know?" asked Jack, turning to the team.
"Jake is a former Team Rocket member," said Lamar, turning around, cringing as he looked at Jack. Rachel turned around as she looked at him. Lamar began to have flashbacks, thinking about the battle between him and Jake.
"Ah," said Max, looking it up on his computer, "Jake Markisian. He was a Team Rocket Grunt in the Cerulean Branch and he was recommended for promotion. Until… he was arrested some years ago for attempted Pokémon theft and second-degree murder. From his report, he is an insane human who has supposedly escaped jail using ninja powers."
"So… wait… Darcie's Admin… or whatever… is a ninja?" asked Grace, turning to Lamar.
"Great…," said Lamar, "And all I can do is summon Suicune."
Jack turned around as he looked at Lamar. Lamar looked up as Jack chuckled. As Lamar went up toward Jack in anger, a flash of light surrounded him as he split into two people. Lamar turned around as Jack merged together into one person.
"How…?" asked Lamar.
"Max and I are ninjas…," said Jack, "We keep training."
Max grinned as he looked at Jack, "We can show him our ninja powers later. Right now, we need to find that doll."
"Permission to use the Eon Doll and investigate?" asked Rachel.
"Why?" asked Jack, "We need to burn them."
"Well…," said Rachel, "What if there's valuable information? I would rather check it before we burn it."
Jack shrugged as he turned to the yellow ranger, "Very well. Investigate."
Meanwhile…
Maxie was sitting down as he was looking at his new robot. The robot had ruby gauntlets and ruby boots with a black and gold chest armor. It had the head of a Camerupt with two red and golden blades attached to the back. Hissing, smoke emerged from its nose. Maxie laughed as he looked at the tests. Courtney and Tabitha were analyzing the robot as they headed toward him.
"So… what were you thinking?" asked Maxie.
"Simple. The Camerbot has armor plating with rockets that can be armed," said Tabitha.
"It also can cut through steel plating," said Courtney.
"Good," said Maxie, "Once we find the dolls, we can use the Camerbot to destroy the steel plating of the Relic Hunter Zords."
As he went to turn around, his jaw dropped. He froze as Archie stood in front of him. Courtney and Tabitha stood across as they went to fight him.
"Please," said Archie, raising his hand, "I am not in the mood to fight. I wanted to speak with you."
"About what?" asked Maxie, "The Eon Dolls?"
"Yeah…" said Archie, looking at Maxie. He turned to Courtney and Tabitha as he turned to them. He looked at the robot as he sighed, "I don't know about you, but I am getting tired of those rangers taking artifacts."
Maxie looked over as he turned to him, "You're not the only one."
"What do you mean?" asked Archie.
"We've been trying to face them too! Now, with new zords, new weapons…," said Maxie, "Do you think you are the only ones? And I am sure Silva is at his wit's end!"
"Well, we need to work together… just like they do," said Archie.
"We don't work well together," said Maxie.
"We cut off their powers before…," said Archie, looking at them.
"That was before…," said Maxie, "If only we had more power."
Archie scratched his chin. Turning around, he had a very interesting idea he was trying to form in his head. As he looked up at the cave ceiling, Archie turned around as he looked at Maxie's robot. Shelly turned toward Archie as she stepped forward.
"Well, it was enough that the rangers can defeat one beast at a time. What if we were able to build a robot of our own?" asked Shelly.
"And you get the prizes?" asked Tabitha, turning to Maxie, "They are lying!"
Matt turned to them, "We have all been unsuccessful. If anything, we need to work together and get whatever treasures they had. Especially, the jewel to the crown."
Maxie's eyes lit up as his ears burned, "You mean to tell me the rangers already have a jewel?"
Shelly nodded, "A few weeks ago, they found the jewel while they were traveling toward Fortree City."
Maxie grumbled as he turned to them, "Well… instead of destroying their Megazord, what if we capture it?"
"Why?" asked Archie.
Maxie laughed as he looked at him, "Isn't it obvious? We can use the Megazord to locate the previous artifacts and we can also add their zords to our arsenal. And I am sure with their nine zords, we can have a whole army destroy this planet…"
"And then what if you get the crown?" asked Archie.
"We'll get to it when the time comes," said Maxie, grinning, "Besides, you seemed eager to work with me."
Archie grinned as he reached for his pocket. Maxie looked over as he picked up the Eon Doll, showing it to Maxie.
"It's because I already have what I need," he said, "If we can get the other doll, we will be able to unlock the treasure that has been hidden for years."
Maxie's face was blank and speechless. Courtney and Tabitha were also priceless as Archie walked toward them, "Team Dracos is a joke. Thank Darcie for trading it in. So, are you in?"
Meanwhile…
Grace was sitting in the lab, watching the analysis as Urara was analyzing the doll data. Grace was pacing back and forth as Rachel sat down, looking at Amy as she was trying to get the team answers. Lamar and Zander watched the analysis as Urara continued to examine it. She took a deep breath, angry at the results.
"So… you were ordered to burn the dolls?" asked Urara.
"Supposedly," said Seb, who sat down with the team, "What can you find?"
Urara shook her head as she turned to the group, "Nothing. Not also is there no hazard level. There is no trace of power in that doll."
"How?" asked Lamar, "It reacted with the other doll…"
"But… maybe you need both dolls?" asked Grace, "We know Darcie has it."
"Then, we need to go get it from Team Dracos," said Zander.
"We don't know where their base is," said Grace, raising her eyebrow.
As the rangers debated over the argument, Seb was looking at the Eon Doll that was collected. As he turned the doll over, he felt something on the back. As he looked at the others, he ripped open the back. As he did, he noticed drawings written on a piece of papyrus. Looking at it, he turned around as he looked at his team. He placed the papyrus in his front pants pocket. Seb looked up as the four rangers were surrounding Urara, placing the doll in his other pocket.
"Well, true. That's like looking for a needle in a haystack," said Zander. The blue ranger shrugged as he looked at the others. Urara grinned as she turned to them, looking at the dolls. She took out her hairbrush that was in her pink knapsack.
"At least it's harmless…," said Urara, "What can we do?"
Lamar sighed as he looked at her, "I guess you're right."
Turning around, he looked at an empty chair, noticing Seb was missing. Grace turned around as she looked at the other rangers.
"Where did he go?" Grace asked. The other rangers were looking at each other with confusion. Urara looked over to Amy as she was searching the desk, looking for the Eon Doll.
Amy looked up as turned to the others, "More importantly, where's the doll?"
Meanwhile…
Archie pulled out of the papyrus out of the Eon Doll. Grinning, Maxie and Archie sat together around the table. The table was made out of metamorphic rock, sturdy enough as he rolled out the map. The papyrus rolled across as they noticed the drawings. Maxie and Archie looked over as they noticed the drawings on the paper. The drawing resembled half of an island with the map drawn. There was a golden star that was attached on the mountain. Matt and Shelly looked at each other as they noticed the designs.
"So… that's not anywhere in Hoenn…," Matt said.
"That's where your wrong, Matthew," Maxie grinned, "There's a secret island that only the Eon Pokémon know about. Southern Island is the place of the Eon Dolls."
"The golden star is where the treasure is," said Archie, pointing to the map, "I am sure the rangers will be after this doll to find the treasure."
"We need to destroy the rangers, and seize the Relic Hunter Megazord," said Maxie, "I don't want any mishaps."
Archie and Maxie turned to the admins as they looked at each other. Archie took a deep breath as he turned to the others, "Let's head back to the base. We have some work to do!"
Back at Ranger HQ…
Grace and the others were dashing through the metal hallways, locating to find Seb. As they ran around another corridor, Lamar turned around, sniffing. He could smell the smoke around the corner on the left. Leaving the group, he dashed toward his right, opening the doors. As the door opened, Lamar walked down the silver steps. The room was basically a cave, but it had a green platform where there was a Poké Ball design in the middle. Standing in the middle, Seb was lighting a match to the Eon Doll. Lamar jumped off the steps, flipping forward as he landed on the ground. Seb turned around as Lamar threw a punch. Seb landed on the ground as Lamar went to grab the doll. Before he could, Seb swept him from underneath. As Lamar landed on the ground, the two were scuffling across the field. The door opened to their right as Rachel and Grace dashed forward, noticing the burning doll.
"Seb, seriously?"
As Grace went toward the doll, Rachel chased after her. By the time, they got there, it was too late. The doll was burnt and nothing but ash. Rachel turned around as Zander broke up the fight. Lamar was breathing heavily as Seb looked at him.
"Since when do YOU think you can burn that doll?" Lamar asked.
"That doll is dangerous. Max was right," said Seb.
"Your analysis is invalid!" Zander shouted, "All of that data proves it."
"I am under orders," said Seb.
Rachel looked at him. Seb turned to her as she looked at him, "That woman trusted us with those dolls… Wow, Seb. I can't believe you."
"You seriously are talking about a doll," said Seb, looking at her. Rachel stood there in surprise, but she shook her head as she stepped closer.
"Seb…," said Rachel, and then she stopped. Seb looked at her as she turned away, "I get we needed to do further research, but we needed the other doll. Now, how are we going to figure things out? What you did was unnecessary."
Before Seb could speak, Rachel turned around, "Obviously, you don't trust us enough."
Lamar looked at him as Rachel stormed off, angrily. Lamar looked at him, glaring at his eyes, "I hope you're happy with yourself."
Zander said nothing as he walked away with Lamar. Leaving Grace and Seb to be alone, Seb looked down as Grace looked at him. Grace turned away as she looked at Seb.
"I know there's something more," said Grace, turning to Seb.
Seb walked over toward her as he took out a tissue to wipe off the blood from his mouth. He said nothing as he looked at her. Grace folded her arms across her chest as she looked at him, "You may be able to cover yourself for the other three, but you can't fool me. I've known you for way too long."
Seb laughed a little, "I know."
"I will find out," said Grace, "Don't think I will."
Seb said nothing as Grace kissed him on the cheek. Grace then slapped him across the head, "Why did I choose to date you in the first place?"
"You made the first move," said Seb, grinning.
"Don't change the subject. You're still in the wrong!" Grace shouted as she walked toward the door, closing it behind her.
Seb sighed as he went to take the papyrus out of his pocket. Opening it up, he looked at the papyrus. His eyes popped open as he looked at it, "That is why…"
Meanwhile…
Lamar sat down in a quiet room in the base. Grabbing a box of Q-tips and hydrogen peroxide that was on the table, he looked at the mirror. His Greninja sat down with him as he was putting hydrogen peroxide on his face. Stinging his face, he cringed as he applied the liquid to his skin. The black ranger turned to Greninja, who could feel his tension.
"This is why I talk to you more often than the other Pokémon. You know how I feel," said Lamar, applying more medication.
"Gre…," he said, patting his shoulder. Lamar nodded as he continued to finish working on healing. Turning around, the doors opened as Grace stormed in. It was basically Lamar's hangout room, courtesy of Jack. It was a combination of black and blue paint with a few net chairs on the floor. There was also a basketball hoop attached to the side wall as he looked at Grace.
"Welcome to my hangout spot!" Lamar said, "Let me guess, you're checking up on me."
Grace sighed as she stepped in, "Guess news travels fast."
"Well, when your boyfriend burns an artifact… it kind of stirs up things," said Lamar.
Grace sighed as she turned around, "Yeah and he's hiding something."
Lamar turned around as he looked at her, while closing up the hydrogen peroxide on the table, "What makes you think that?"
"It's not like Seb to do this unless he figured something out," said Grace.
Lamar looked at Grace, raising an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
Grace nodded as she turned to Lamar, "Since he's become red ranger, he's become sneaky. We usually learn later what happened. Now, there has to be something."
Lamar looked at the floor as she turned to him, "You mean, he's been given orders without us knowing or is Seb doing these things because of intuition?"
"Don't know. Rachel and Zander are heading to Verdanturf to meet with the woman who gave us the dolls. I was thinking you and I would take a look at the burn site again… maybe Seb missed some things," said Grace.
"But, he would clean up the evidence…," said Lamar.
"Or would he?" Grace asked.
Lamar stood up as he looked at her. Grace looked at him as he shook his head, "You know the last time I trusted your intuition, we were in a life threatening board game."
"And did you die?" Grace asked.
Lamar sighed as he looked at her. Waving his finger, he went for Greninja's Poké Ball that sat on the table, "You are going to be the death of me."
"Admit it. If it weren't for me, we could never do thorough investigations!" Grace exclaimed as she walked out of the room, "See you in a little bit."
Meanwhile…
Taking a red cart, Seb was driving through an underground channel as he arrived on the other side of Meteor Falls. Getting out of the car, he walked up the stone stairs. As he headed up the stairs, Seb turned around as he opened the door. Opening the door, he noticed the Meteor Falls Command Center still intact. Walking around, he noticed the suits worn by previous rangers. He walked over, noticing the Red Mighty Morphin' Poké Ranger suit covered in glass. Sighing, he turned around as he looked at the capsule.
"Jack… did I do the right thing?"
Seb turned around as he looked at the consoles. Looking around, he noticed a silver box. Opening the box, he noticed Jack's original morpher. It was still silver with black stripes around the corner with the Torchic coin. He reached for the morpher as he looked at it. As he pressed the button accidentally to the side, a handle popped out of the back.
"Wow…," he said.
"Enjoying the history?"
Jack walked down the stairs as he headed toward the main room. Seb grinned as he closed the morpher, putting it in the box, "Sorry… I never seen the Hoenn Morpher up close…"
Jack grinned as he looked at him, "10,000 years of technology. Never knew at the time that technology was that advanced."
Seb nodded slowly as he looked at him. Jack grinned, "When you learn that your powers come from tribes, knights, princes and princesses… it makes you think."
Seb sighed as he looked at Jack, "Jack, may I ask you a question?"
Jack silently nodded as Seb walked toward him, "When you were leader of your team, did you ever take risky options, even if it broke the trust of your team?"
"Sometimes," said Jack, "It depended on the battle. Depended on the monster… sometimes, it was due to other things. Mika would always question me too. Danny would definitely yell at me about it. When he took leadership in Overtech Overdrive, I would do the same. Obviously, I would handle it differently now."
Seb nodded as he scratched his head, "Well… I guess being a leader has its stress."
Jack grinned, "You'll get through it."
Seb sighed, "I hope so."
Jack nodded, "What have you learned?"
Seb sighed as he opened the papyrus map. Opening the map, Jack stood over him as he looked at the map. Seb turned around as Jack nodded, "So, the ultimate treasure is on Southern Island."
"Looks like it… but we need the other half of the map," said Seb, "And it will be hard without Team Dracos."
"I see," said Jack.
"I think it's best if I attempt this alone…," said Seb, "I know it won't look pretty when the others find out."
"Well, it is your mission. I guess they didn't take lightly to burn the doll," said Jack.
Seb grinned as he looked at Jack, "Nope."
Jack turned around as he looked at Seb, "Well, I would head back to base. Until we can find Team Dracos, we can't do anything."
Seb sighed as he looked at him as he went to walk away. Jack walked over to the silver box, "However…"
Seb turned around as Jack took out his morpher from the box, "Sparring match?"
Meanwhile…
Lamar and the others headed back into Verdanturf Town. Rachel turned around as she looked at Grace, "What are you thinking right now?"
"Simple," said Grace, "For all of that to happen, I feel like it was a set up. Lamar facing Jake, Zander and I getting ambushed, I feel like all of this doesn't add up."
"So… if we figure this out," Lamar said.
"We will know how the doll got into Team Dracos's hands… and more," said Grace.
Walking through the crowds of people, Rachel turned around as she went toward the stairs. The same place they were at earlier today. Lamar sighed as he turned to the group. Shaking his head, he looked up at the group.
"What's up?" asked Rachel.
"I have a bad feeling about this," said Lamar, turning to Rachel.
Zander nodded as he looked up, "Yeah… I don't know what we could find. We don't even know if she could be doing so."
"Either way, something doesn't add up," said Grace, turning to Rachel. Rachel nodded as she turned to the stairs, "And I have to agree as well."
"So… I guess we need to go make a house call?" asked Lamar.
Rachel turned around, shaking her head as she climbed up the stairs. Lamar grinned as they followed behind her. As they climbed up the stairs, they managed to get to the top porch together. Gulping, Rachel noticed that the door was open. Immediately, sneaking in, the four rangers walked inside.
"Lorina, are you here?" asked Rachel.
The four rangers examined the living room as they stepped inside. She may have forgotten to lock the door or close it. The rangers, at this point, do not know what to expect. As they heard the steps, she grinned as she looked at them. She was tan skinned with red and black clothing. Grinning, she walked over. Her hair was greyish-black with golden eyes.
"Hey!" Lorina shouted, "How are you? Even though its only been a few hours."
"Unfortunately, we are not here for a personal visit," said Rachel.
Lorina turned around, "What happened to the Eon Dolls?"
"Well… Team Dracos took one of them. We don't know why…" said Zander, sitting down as the others turned around.
"And… where did the other doll go?" asked Lorina, raising her eyebrow.
Grace sighed as she turned to her. She pulled up a chair as she looked at her with a blank stare and then she turned to Lorina, "We were ordered to burn it…."
"But, for reasons we don't understand," said Lamar.
Lorina giggled, "You burnt the doll after I told you the Eon Dolls needed to be together. I expected that to happen."
"What do you mean?" asked Grace, eyeing her. She felt some suspicions about her as Lorina grinned. Lorina removed her grey-black hair as she materialized… a blue aura surrounded her as she revealed to be… Shelly.
"Shelly!" shouted the rangers.
Shelly pulled out her harpoon, "I would sit down."
"So… you did this," said Grace, "This was a set-up."
Shelly grinned as she turned around, looking at them, "You better believe it. And now all four of you can die together as we try to steal whatever was in that doll."
"Wait…," said Rachel, turning around, "What do you mean?"
"You mean… the red ranger didn't tell you?" asked Shelly, laughing as she turned around, "Oh boy… well unfortunately its top secret. But, the five of you would eventually fall into our trap."
"You better explain yourself," said Lamar, crossing his arms, looking at the harpoon. He then turned around as he looked at the ceiling, noticing Shelly was not open to talking. Immediately, Lamar turned around as he looked at Shelly, "You let Darcie get away with the doll while I fought Jake. And then, during the battle, the doll was lost… but Darcie or Jake had to have picked it up."
"Which means…," said Grace, turning to Shelly, "You must've set Darcie up…"
Shelly grinned, "Keep going."
"Which means…" said Rachel, "Archie has the doll."
"… Good job…," said Shelly, laughing as she turned to them, "However, now that you know, I can't let you leave this place alive."
Shelly aimed her harpoon at Grace. Pulling the trigger, the harpoon struck out at a fast pace. Grace leaned back as the arrow missed. She pulled out her Relic Blaster, firing a few blasts, making a few burns on her stomach. As she stumbled, the four rangers jumped from their seats.
"Aqua Grunts!" shouted Shelly.
Immediately, the door barged open and glass broke as the Aqua Grunts showed up to the living room. The rangers turned around as they went to strike. Before Rachel could grab her morpher, the Aqua Grunt punched her across, causing her to land on the ground. As Rachel turned around, the Aqua Grunt went to strike as he went to reach for the sword. As he went to strike, Rachel kicked the saber out of its grasp. Sweeping with her right foot, the Aqua Grunt landed on the floor. Turning around, Rachel jumped up and then gave a roundhouse kick to another. As the creature was kicked, Rachel flipped backwards, kicking another Aqua Grunt. Landing on the ground, Lamar used a spinning roundhouse kick as a few landed on the ground. Lamar blocked a punch from another and threw the grunt on a glass table, smashing it in pieces.
Zander climbed on a chandelier kicking a few of the Aqua Grunts. Landing on the table, he ran across as one went to strike. Zander leapt, flipping over the Aqua Grunt as he landed on the ground. He used a back kick to smash the Aqua Grunt on the table. He ducked, missing the creature. While that was going on, Grace and Shelly were having hand to hand combat. As Shelly went to throw a jab, Grace blocked as she grabbed her left arm and pushed it against the wall. As Grace went to chop, Shelly grabbed her arm and threw her down to the ground. As Grace grunted, Shelly went to strike with her arm. Before she could do anything, Zander jumped up and kicked Shelly in the face. Shelly stumbled as Zander arrived. Shelly groaned as she looked at the four of them. She groaned as she went to grab her harpoon, that was lying on the carpet.
"Relic Blasters!" shouted Rachel.
Before they can reach for their morphers, flames surrounded them as they landed on the ground. Grace looked up, noticing Tabitha, laughing.
"Tabitha?" asked Grace.
"Ha! So, it seems Archie has a point. It's hard to defeat them when we don't work together," said Tabitha.
Grace stood up with the rest of her teammates. The heat increased in intensity as they stood in the center. Tabitha and the others laughed as they started to walk away, heading down the stairs, slamming the door. The flames intensified as Grace and the others huddled together. Zander reached for his Relic Detector. Pressing a few buttons, he slid the morpher across. A blue aura surrounded his right hand as Swamp Blaster arrived.
"Stand back..," said Zander, aiming for the flames. Pulling the trigger, blue blasts surrounded them as he tried to extinguish the fire. As smoke intensified, the rangers covered their mouths as he continued to extinguish.
Lamar looked over as he turned to Zander. Noticing the lights hanging from the ceiling, ready to break, Lamar tackled Zander as the lights fell, crushing the floor. Zander looked over, seeing what almost knocked him down. Without saying a word, he continued to blast across. Grace turned around as she released her Relic Detector.
"Urara, get me Seb… it's an emergency," said Grace.
Meanwhile…
Jack swung across with his Torch Sword, knocking Seb down to the floor. They were in, what used to be the ranger sparring room. It was a dark chasm with blue and green lights surrounding the area with a few white lights hanging. Seb got up as he stretched out his Blaze Lance. Gripping the lance, he dashed forward as he went to swing across. Jack blocked the attack with his saber. Then, he pushed back as he swept him. Before Seb could land on the ground, he took his lance and made it a pole. He swung around as he kicked Jack in the stomach. Jack stumbled back as a red energy charge surrounded his saber.
"Blaze Slash!"
"Red Blaze Crash!" shouted Seb.
As they charged together, both weapons came across as an explosion occurred. The two of them flew back as they landed on their feet. Jack grinned underneath his helmet as a red aura surrounded his Torch Sword. Jack then reached for the hooks on either side of his helmet as he removed his helmet. Jack took a breather as he looked at Seb. A red aura surrounded Seb's helmet as he looked at Jack. Jack sighed as he sat down on the bench, sighing as he looked at Seb.
"I haven't had a sparring match like that in forever," said Jack, "You definitely keep me energetic."
Seb chuckled, "Thanks. Why did you want to spar me anyway?"
"Just to see if I could still keep my skills up to par," said Jack, "I mean, I used to fight Danny all the time."
"Danny?" asked Seb.
"He was the Green Ranger before he took the leadership role," said Jack, "His skill was very powerful."
"Powerful?" asked Seb.
Jack nodded as he looked up, "Yeah… I could see why Rayquaza never told us about having a sixth ranger. It was a… forbidden power. But, Danny was able to control it… with our help of course."
"Wait… you mean," said Seb, "That sixth coin was Mariah's?"
"Pretty much. It was a rough week for all of us when Mariah released her trump card. But, we got over through dark times," said Jack, looking down, "Danny and I would have sparring matches after school."
"No way," said Seb, laughing, "I guess you were teenagers with attitude."
"Mika, Amii, Sean, Jenna, Amii, Danny, and myself…" said Jack, "We were the OGs… but we also had Derik and others. We were a good team."
Seb grinned, "So… I am guessing the bonds you had were strong."
"Yes, and they still are," said Jack, sighing, "Seb, let me be real with you."
Seb looked over as he turned to him. Jack crossed his arms against his chest, "You see, no matter what happens when this is over, your team is like a family. You have to be not also a leader, but you are part of a family."
The red ranger nodded as he looked over. Seb grinned as he turned to Jack, "I never knew it that way."
Jack grinned as he looked at him, "You see… seeing that you were a sixth ranger before being leader, you are starting to realize it now. And even though you are taking these orders to do what's necessary, they will understand. I am sure Rachel has probably done the same. Am I right?"
Seb grinned as he looked at the rock walls. However, he noticed the white lights turned to red lights as the alarm went off. Jack looked at Seb as he picked up his helmet, "I turned off the danger alarm system because we are no longer active."
Climbing up the stairs, the two rangers headed back into the main area. The lights were flashing with red and yellow lights as Jack pressed a few buttons. Turning on the plasma screen TV, Jack and Seb looked at each other as they saw a fire break out in Verdanturf Town. Down in town, Team Magma and Team Aqua were destroying the area.
"So… it was a set up," said Seb…, "If you are right."
"Yep…," said Jack.
Suddenly, Seb's morpher started going off. Reaching for it, he put the morpher to his ear, "Yeah?"
"Seb… we are caught in this blaze! We figured out it was a setup. Team Aqua got the doll from Dracos… and now Magma and Aqua are burning the town down and us!" shouted Grace.
"I'll be there," said Seb, hanging up.
He turned to Jack as he walked toward the exit. Jack nodded as he turned to him, "Don't be fearful. Everything will fall into place."
"Thanks," said Seb.
Pressing a button on his morpher, a red aura surrounded his head as his helmet materialized. Immediately, Seb pressed a golden button on his morpher, swiping on his arm. A red aura surrounded him as he disappeared.
"Good luck," said Jack, turning around, "Now, how do I turn this off?"
Meanwhile…
The rangers were coughing up the smoke. The flames intensified more as they were trying to get rid of the smoke. As Zander continued to spray more, the flames continued.
"There's no way… I can get this done!" said Zander.
Lamar closed his eyes, sitting down as he looked at the flames. A blue aura surrounded him as he looked at the flames. Standing up, he revealed his Doom Hammer. Zander turned around as a bluish-blackish aura surrounded the hammer. Slammed to the ground, the Doom Hammer released a wave of water as a path was made. Lamar turned around as he grabbed Rachel and Grace. Zander nodded as they broke through the windows. The glass shattered as the four rangers flew across. Maxie and Archie turned around as they noticed the four of them flying. Quickly, the rangers withdrew their morphers.
"Start Up!"
Transforming into their suits, flashes of black, pink, blue and yellow surrounded them as they landed on the ground. Dashing toward the center, Seb arrived just in time.
"Are you guys okay?" asked Seb.
"Yeah…," said Grace, "So glad to see you."
"Same…," said Seb.
The five rangers turned around as Maxie and Archie walk over. The Magma and Aqua Grunts surrounded them as they looked at each other.
"So… it seems that the rangers are here," said Maxie.
"Yes," said Archie, "I think it's time we teach these scamps a lesson. Attack!"
"Let's go!" shouted Seb.
The rangers took out their weapons as they headed straight toward them. Seb blocked a few of the grunts as he slashed with his Blaze Lance. Using the Blaze Lance as a pole, he swung his body, kicking a few of the Magma Grunts. He then slashed the Magma Grunt across with his lance. Turning around, a red aura surrounded his lance as he charged forward.
"Blaze Zone Crash!"
Flames charged around as he engulfed the Magma Grunts. Burning to the ground, the grunts landed on the ground.
Lamar kicked a few of the Aqua Grunts. Landing on the ground, he swung his Doom Hammer, smacking a few of them multiple times. Turning around, he saw more of them heading toward him. Lamar's weapon began to glow black as his whole body began to transform.
"Shadow Sneak!"
As he became invisible, he materialized into a shadow as he headed straight for the grunts, smacking a few of the Aqua Grunts with his hammer. For the remaining grunts, Lamar grabbed his Doom Hammer.
"Shadow Brutality!"
Throwing the hammer across, the Aqua Grunts were hit by a black bolt of energy. Spinning the hammer, Lamar grinned as he looked at the others.
Meanwhile, Zander swung across as a vine as he released blue beams of energy at Magma Grunts. Hitting a tree trunk, Zander stretched out his Swamp Blaster.
"Hydro Pump!"
Pulling the trigger, a ball of blue energy emerged, creating water droplets. As the energy surrounded the Magma Grunts, the ball of energy exploded around them. The Magma Grunts landed on the ground as Zander grinned, looking at the corpses.
"Keep em coming…," he said, turning to the group.
"Not so fast!"
Zander turned around, noticing Tabitha and Courtney with their weapons. Zander nodded as he turned around, noticing Lamar meeting him.
"Need help?" asked Lamar.
"Yeah… I got Tabbie…," said Zander, laughing.
"Great," said Lamar.
"It's Tabitha… ranger!" shouted Zander.
Zander chuckled, "You need to calm yourself."
Meanwhile, Rachel jumped over as she used her Thunder Scoopers. She slashed the Aqua Grunts multiple times as they landed on the ground. Sharpening her scoopers, a yellow aura surrounded her scoopers as she turned to her opponents.
"Thunder Slash!" shouted Rachel.
Two yellow lines emerged as a group of them were electrocuted. Landing on the ground, the creatures blew up. As more were heading toward her, Rachel aimed her weapon. But, before she could…
"Psycho Cut!"
Dashing through, Grace spun around, slashing multiple Aqua Grunts across their stomachs. As they landed on the ground, Grace jumped forward with her Psychic Cutters.
"Thank you!" Rachel responded.
Suddenly, blue beams appeared near them as explosions arrived. As the girls landed on the ground, Shelly and Matt arrived with their weaponry.
"Let's do this!" Matt said.
"Time to put these rangers down for good…," said Shelly.
Grace laughed, "What's wrong? All up in your feelings? Grow a pair!"
Shelly and Matt looked at each other. Without a doubt, Matt dashed forward to fight…
Instantly, the rangers were fighting the Admin. Each with their own weapon, fighting strike after strike. As the rangers landed on the ground, the six of them laughed, turning to them. Archie, Matt and Shelly stood together with their weapons as a blue aura surrounded them.
"Aqua Bomber!"
A blue and white aura shot out of their weapons as the rangers landed on the ground. Flames and smoke surrounded them as the five rangers landed on the ground. Immediately, Tabitha and Courtney stood with Maxie as they attacked with their weapons.
"Magma Bomber!"
Red and black bombs shot out of their weapons, causing explosions. The five rangers yelled as they landed on the ground. As the rangers stumbled to the ground, with smoke clearing, Seb turned around as they looked at the group.
"Alright…," said Seb, "Let's do it, fam!"
"Right!" shouted the rangers.
"Hunter Armor, engage!" shouted Seb.
Immediately, a red aura surrounded the armor. 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. He placed his weapon toward the enemies. Lamar and Rachel stood behind Seb on one side while Grace and Zander stood on the other.
Quickly, Seb pressed the button as the Drill Head appeared in the front. Immediately, the helmets of the rangers began to glow as the energy was channeled into the Hunter Armor.
"Relic Crusher, Bulldoze Combination Crush!"
Pressing the trigger, a red energy beam shot out, transforming the energy beam into a drill. As the energy beam headed toward Team Aqua and Team Magma, Maxie immediately used his saber. Swinging the saber, he split the energy beam in half. Explosions occurred on either side.
"Darn!" shouted Seb.
Maxie released a red and orange beam from his saber. The beam released an explosion as the rangers landed on the ground. Archie laughed as he turned to Maxie, "We got ourselves a battle!"
"Yes!" shouted Archie.
"And now… surrender your Megazord or I will destroy this place!" shouted Maxie.
"No way!" shouted Seb.
"We figured…," said Maxie, "Camerbot… attack!"
Immediately, the earth began to shake as the Camerbot erupted from the ground. The robot had ruby gauntlets and ruby boots with a black and gold chest armor. It had the head of a Camerupt with two red and golden blades attached to the back. The Camerbot stretched out its golden blades as it started to cut across, blowing up the buildings in its path. As many people started screaming, Seb turned around as he looked at the others.
"Alright, Maxie," said Seb, turning to the villains, "You want to play this game… we're in."
He immediately took out his Relic Detector, "Relic Hunter Zords, launch!"
Immediately, more rumbling occurred as the zords came charging through the area. Team Aqua turned around as the zords arrived. Archie grinned as he looked at the rangers jump into their zords.
"Adventure Fusion!"
Pressing 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on his Relic Detector, Seb spun the device. 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!"
"Adventure Saber!" shouted Seb.
Immediately, the Adventure Saber materialized in the hands of the Relic Hunter Megazord. The Relic Hunter Megazord charged through with the Adventure Saber. The Camerbot blocked it with its sabers and then turned around. Red bombs emerged out of the robot as the Relic Hunter Megazord was hit. The rangers held on as they continued to battle.
"Let's quickly finish that robot!" said Seb.
"Adventure Saber, Adventure Drive!"
As the saber began to charge, the finisher began to emerge as the Relic Hunter Megazord went to strike. Immediately, the Camerbot stood there as it struck. The blade damaged the golden sphere that surrounded it.
"What?" asked Seb.
"Ha!" shouted Maxie, "You think you can handle this?"
Courtney laughed as she looked at the shields, "They are operational."
"Good!" said Maxie, "Release the golden beams!"
The Camerbot released golden beams from its eyes, shooting the Relic Hunter Megazord. The Relic Hunter Megazord stumbled backwards as an explosion appeared in the cockpit. The Adventure Saber fell to the ground, splitting in half.
"The Adventure Saber!" shouted Lamar.
"Armor down to 75 percent… Main weapons are offline," said Grace.
"Well… we still have other weapons to offer," said Seb, "Beedrill Zord, Gyarados Zord, launch!"
Pressing numbers 6 and 7, Seb spun the dial. Immediately, flashes of orange and teal appeared as the Beedrill and Gyarados Zord materialized on the surface. As the Camerbot began to release flames from its mouth, the Gyarados Zord released balls of draconian energy, hitting the robot. The Beedrill Zord released needles from its stinger, piercing the creature.
"Double Adventure Upgrade!"
Pressing 6 and 7, he spun the Relic Detector, the two zords headed straight toward the Relic Hunter Megazord. 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 Beedrill began to fold its arms to right angles as it floated over toward the right arm of the Megazord. Wrapping around, the wings folded on top as the stingers moved down to the end, making a massive drill. The drill began to glow bright lime as it stretched out. The Gyarados Zord began to glow a bright aqua color.
"Anchor Driller Megazord, assembly complete!"
The Camerbot struck with its dual sabers. The Anchor Driller Megazord blocked it with both hands and then stabbed the creature in the stomach.
"Do you honestly think you can stop us?" asked Seb.
"Argh…," said Maxie on the other side.
Lamar turned around, "Well… let's not wait!"
Rachel nodded, "Agreed. Let's pierce that robot!"
"Anchor Driller Megazord: Twin Draco Beam!"
A lime and aqua blast shot out, swirling around into a drill, heading straight for the Camerbot. However, as the beam was inches away, the shield reflected the energy toward the rangers. The Anchor Driller Megazord was hit hard as they were hit hard by the attack. The Megazord spun around as the robot collapsed on the town surface. Immediately, a blue wave of energy arrived from the other side, hitting the Anchor Driller Megazord. Landing on the ground, the Beedrill and Gyarados Zord detached from the combination, landing on the ground.
"Severe damage on both zords…," said Zander.
"Armor down to 25 percent… Energy down to 75 percent," said Grace.
"Whatever that energy was that hit us… it did not come from them!" Lamar mentioned.
"Then, who?" asked Seb.
Turning around, the rangers noticed another robot. It was a humanoid robot with a Sharpedo design. It had a golden rack of bullets surrounding it, attached to a golden rifle. It also had a fins attached to its legs and arms that had red and yellow stripes. Inside the cockpit, Shelly, Matt and Archie laughed as they looked at them.
"It's a trap!" said Rachel.
"With their energy output… there's no way we can withstand another attack," said Lamar.
Seb turned around as he looked at the screen. He looked up as he turned toward Rachel. Rachel gulped, "Seb, I think it's best we fall back."
Seb laughed, "You're kidding right?"
"No… Rachel has a point. We are outgunned… our Megazord is heavily damaged. The Beedrill and Gyarados Zords are disabled!" said Lamar.
Suddenly, the Sharpebot stepped forward releasing multiple golden beams. Explosions surrounded the Megazord. As the Megazord cockpit erupted, wires flew from the ceiling as they landed on the ground. Immediately, chains erupted from both robots as it wrapped around the Megazord.
"We can't break free!" shouted Rachel.
"Yes… we got them!" shouted Archie, on speaker.
Seb was quiet as he watching the screen, noticing the two robots drag the Relic Hunter Megazord. Seb turned to Lamar as he looked at them.
"There's no way to break free if we split…," said Lamar, "The chains contain explosive charges."
"They were smart…," said Grace, "Planning this."
Seb turned around, "Not really…"
Rachel turned around as she looked at Seb, "What are you planning?"
"You all need to get out of here," said Seb, "Meet with Jack. Let him know what's going on… and I am sure he will give you a solution."
Seb turned around as he looked at Rachel and the others. They were silent. Lamar turned around as he looked at him, "No way…"
"We all go or we all stay," said Zander.
"I'm not leaving you alone," said Grace.
Seb turned around as he looked at Grace. Grace stared at Seb as he gulped. Turning around, he pressed one button on his morpher, "I'm sorry… but I must do this alone."
Pressing the button, four beams surrounded the rangers as they were caught in a teleportation beam. As they disappeared, Seb pressed a few buttons, releasing their Relic Drivers. He then pressed a few buttons, recalling the Beedrill and Gyarados Zord. Sighing, a red aura surrounded him as Seb looked at the console.
"Computer Access," said Seb, "Transfer all Megazord Command codes to Ranger HQ and shut down main power."
Immediately, lights and anything else that was on immediately turned off. Seb turned around as he grabbed the Relic Driver.
"At least, I will have some time to do some repairs…," said Seb to himself.
Outside…
The rangers, unmorphed with their Relic Drivers, looked at each other as they turned to see Camerbot and Sharpebot begin to glow in a red and blue aura, taking the Relic Hunter Megazord with it. Lamar and Rachel looked at each other and then at the sky. Grace and Zander looked at each other as Grace stepped forward.
"Why… would he do this to us?" asked Grace, "Anything could happen to him."
Rachel turned to her, "Grace, that's a good question. I just hope he disabled the access codes."
"Access codes?" asked Lamar.
"Seb told me if anything were to happen to the Megazord, he would need to disable or transfer the command codes to HQ. If Maxie and Archie were able to access them, they would be able to find where we have been keeping the artifacts…" Rachel said as she went to put her hair back, "But, we need to head back."
"And every secret that we have they will know," Lamar stated.
The four rangers were looking at the flames of Verdanturf as the smoke covered the sun…
To Be Continued…
Next Chapter:
Grace: We need to find Seb!
Rachel: Where could he be?
Lamar: Well, either way… we need our zords.
Zander: How do we defeat them?
Maxie: Seb must be here somewhere!
Seb: Of course…
Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 12: The Battle of Southern Island
Zander: Time to use our secret weapon!
A/N: So, a lot has happened in this part. Lorina was not who we thought she was. Maxie and Archie team up to defeat the rangers… Seb burns the dolls and now we have the Relic Hunter Megazord taken away. So, how will all of this end? You will have to watch the end of the story arc. I am looking forward to it!
Quick Updates:
* I have everything up to Chapter 17 ready for distribution... so be on the lookout for more chapters. I have already drafted up to Chapter 31 (planning wise), so be warned you have a new batch of chapters between now and the end of the year... and definitely will be at the halfway mark around January 2021... hopefully.
* You get to decide our Hoenn Ranger Dream Team: You have until Thursday morning to vote for the Top Pink Hoenn Ranger. Whoever's the winner of the Pink Rangers this week will be going to my mega team up in Poké Rangers Relic Hunters around spring 2021. The next update will be Wednesday evening, so you don't want to miss voting your favorite ranger.
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