A/N: Here is another chapter of Relic Hunters! Enjoy!


"Welcome to Mossdeep Island! Remember, that our excursion is only three days! Please enjoy your stay. Remember, we disembark, Wednesday, May 31 at 9:30am. Enjoy your stay at Mossdeep Island!"

Rachel poked her head out at the balcony as they were looking at the island. The island was beautiful. It was green, lush and had beautiful wooden homes that laid out on the island. There was also a space shuttle that stuck out in the back.

"I can't wait to go!" said Rachel.

"Did you train?" asked Zander.

"Yes… I trained my Pokémon for three days in the Battle Deck while all of you were sipping mead and wine. I actually did work," said Rachel.

"I didn't drink. Greninja and I went to the gym," said Lamar.

Rachel eyed Lamar with a look that Lamar couldn't stand. Lamar gulped as he turned to the group, "On second thought… maybe just once."

"So," said Urara, looking at Rachel, "Are you going to train on the ship?"

"Yep… I am going to train on the ship for a little bit and see if I can make an appointment to battle them tomorrow," said Rachel, grinning as she looked at the team. Cedric turned around as he looked, "Well, I can train with you."

"Really?" asked Rachel.

Cedric nodded as he turned around, "Yeah, I don't see why not."

Lamar sighed as he turned around, looking at Cedric. Cedric looked at Lamar as he walked over toward him, "I think someone with experience should train with her."

"And that's you?" asked Cedric.

"Duh," said Lamar, giving Cedric an attitude.

"No need to give me an attitude, Lamar," said Cedric.

"Well… no offense, you kind are out of practice," said Lamar, grinning.

"I am not!" said Cedric.

"Yes, you are," Lamar responded.

"Yeah right!" shouted Cedric.

"Seriously," Lamar said calmly.

Immediately, the argument escalated on both ends of the spectrum. As both were arguing back and forth, Rachel sighed as she looked at Flare, who was sitting on her lap. Flare nodded as he opened his mouth, releasing a Flamethrower attack. Both Cedric and Lamar were burnt to a crisp as Flare landed on the table. Rachel looked at both of them, "You two need to work out your own problems. I'll train alone."

She grabbed her training bag as she got up from her chair. Flare decided to jump off the table and walk with her. She headed toward the door and opened it, slamming it behind her. Lamar turned around as he looked at Cedric, "Rachel, wait!"


Chapter 22: The Landrous Hammer


Meanwhile…

Archie, Shelly and Matt were sitting together as they were sitting in a remote island. The island was beautiful with a few palm trees and there weren't that much wildlife existing on the island, so it was the perfect place for them to be. The group were standing on the sandy shore, waiting for Archie to begin speaking about his new plan. They knew that with the Ranger Slayers out of commission for a while, the others can do a little of their own thing. Archie turned around as he looked at the group.

"So," said Archie, "Did we have a chance to see that battle four days ago?"

"Yes…. The Detector Megazord is a toughie," said Matt, breathing deeply as he continued to battle, "He destroyed the Obstinate Mechanoid and who knows if the Ranger Slayers survived."

"True," said Shelly, "Either way, I wouldn't really worry about them right now. We should just focus on our mission to find the next jewel. I am sure once the rangers are destroyed, we can handle them ourselves. If they can hack the grid, I am sure we can figure out a way to stop them and use the powers the rangers had."

"Good thinking," said Archie, "Well…"

"Well…,"

Archie and the others turned around. Maxie, Courtney, and Tabitha walked toward the three of them. Shelly turned around as she went to take out her saber, but Archie shook his head. Maxie grinned, "Why did you call me?"

"I wanted to find this before the Ranger Slayers did. If you find it, great," said Archie.

"Why should I trust you… you know the last time it didn't work out to well," said Maxie.

Archie grinned, "I know. But, I would rather trust you than those three humans that have ranger powers."

In his jacket, an old map was in his hand as he gave it to Maxie, "This also would suit you better than me."

Maxie opened the map as Courtney and Tabitha looked at it. Maxie grinned as he looked at him, "Okay… well, I guess you're right. Thanks!"

"Just make sure Nick, Brent and Chloe don't find it," said Archie, grinning.


Back on the ship…

Walking down the blue spiral staircase, Rachel headed toward a red wooden door. As she turned the knob and opened it, she grinned as she was looking at the wonderful Pokémon Training Course. She took out a sports bottle, which had a bottle of pre-workout in it. As she consumed the pre-workout, which had a fruit punch flavor, she released the Pokémon out of her bag. Torch, Flare, Pelipper, Absol, Sandshrew and Manectric looked at her as she grinned.

"Alrighty, team. We have work to do! We have a big gym battle coming up and unfortunately, with how things have been going, I haven't had a chance to do some hardcore training. We've been training for four days… but we are going to work together!" Rachel said, "Apparently, the gym leaders use Psychic-types… Absol, you will be my starter… so you will be training with intensity… everyone else will work together in certain stations. You got it?"

The Pokémon cheered in their own names. Rachel grinned as she turned around, "Alright, let's get to work!"

As Rachel was doing fast feet burpees on the floor, wooden dummies appeared on Absol's field. Absol jumped forward and raised her claw, slashing each wooden dummy on the ground. As they broke apart, Pelipper flew across, shooting a Water Pulse at each plate coming toward him. Flying across, Flare jumped up as it rolled into a ball, making a ball of fire. Creating a Flame Wheel attack it headed straight toward Torch. Torch, who was now a Blaziken used a Blaze Kick to kick Flare in the air as a red and white target was hit. As the training escalated, Rachel's Sandshrew dug in the sand bank and then rolled into a ball, smacking into a few things as it jumped out. Landing on the ground next to Rachel, Rachel was doing a triple bear exercise, having her knees two inches off the floor, rotating back and forth.

"You managed to do all of that in seconds? Good job!" said Rachel, grinning.

Looking up, she noticed the other attacks happening as she continued. Turning around, she heard the door open. Lamar stood there in surprise, seeing the chaotic training going on.

"What the heck is this?" asked Lamar.

"It's called training," said Rachel.

"It's called lets do six things at once in one room," said Lamar, looking at the Pokémon. He took out his Poké Ball, "Come on… you all trained together. How about a battle to see how you really do?"

Before he could do anything, Cedric arrived as he brought a silver backpack, "We can train in a different setting."

"Back off, Cedric!" said Lamar, "You don't know anything about training."

"Boy, you have no experience," said Cedric.

"Excuse you…," said Lamar.

Rachel sighed as she took a deep breath. "Can I just train without you two arguing?"

"But, Rachel!"

Before Rachel could unleash any more steam, the Relic Detectors began to start beeping. Rachel sighed as she looked at them, and then seeing the Relic Detector, "You are so lucky that we were summoned to HQ. Everyone, please form a line so you can return to your Poké Balls!"

As they stood in a line, Rachel returned each Pokémon to its Poké Ball. As she placed the balls in her red string bag, she looked at Cedric and Lamar. The two looked at her as she stopped walking.

"Look… I don't know what's going on, but you both need to can it. I don't need your stress," said Rachel, "On both ends."

She marched forward as she slammed the door behind her.


A few minutes later…

The transporter room in Ranger HQ began to glow as seven beams of energy surrounded the transporter room. As they dematerialized, Seb and the others walked toward the front door. As the door opened, Max and Jack arrived as they went to speak.

"So, what's up?" asked Seb.

"It's time to talk about the new artifact that went active," said Max, "You have collected the Tornado Bow and the Thunder Cannon… now we have the Landrous Hammer."

"Based off Landrous correct?" asked Rachel.

"Exactly," said Max, grinning, "If you get the hammer, it will grant you a wish and it also can split mountains in half too. It also unleashes the Landrous Special Ability!"

"Sheer Force?" asked Grace.

"Precisely…," said Max, "It can split a land formation in half if struck correctly."

"Great!" said Seb, "So, where do we begin?"

"Yeah… it was on Route 125… the map that is," said Max, "It was deemed stolen. It was last seen on the island next to the Shoal Cave."

Pointing to the island, Seb turned around as he looked at the team. Jack turned around as he looked at them, "I managed to create new survival backpacks for you. They are on the wall."

Seb turned around as they noticed six backpacks with the ranger colors. As they grabbed their backpacks, Jack turned around, "Each backpack has binoculars and a spare Relic Blaster… with a medical kit and of course a PokéNav."

"Nice," said Rachel.

"Urara, I need you to monitor here," said Jack.

Urara nodded as she turned around toward him, "Yes, sir."

Seb turned around as he looked at him, "Thanks, Jack. Alright, team… let's go get that hammer!"

Ten minutes later…

The waves crushed on to the island as six beams of light appeared on the beach. As the six landed together, Cedric walked over as he pulled out his PokéNav. Grace turned around as she was looking at the beach. Walking forward, she turned around as she saw the palm trees sway a little. Cedric looked over as she stood there looking around.

"You seem very anxious," said Cedric.

"Well, let's be real. Without a map, it could take us a whole week to find that hammer," said Grace.

"True," said Lamar, "But, I am sure we can split up and make the work faster."

Rachel turned around as she looked at the mountain. She took out her binoculars as she zoomed in. She noticed a few Magma Grunts climbing up the mountain. She shook her head as she looked at them, "Our work might be cut out for us."

"What makes you say that?" asked Zander.

"Team Magma is already here searching for the same artifact," said Rachel.

Seb sighed as he turned to the team, "Well, we better go make an appearance. And maybe we can steal the map while we are there."

"Or… we can just stop you here and you don't get the map."

The rangers turned around as they noticed Tabitha and Courtney. Tabitha had his golden saber in his hand while Courtney had her crossbow.

"Who are they?" asked Cedric.

"Team Magma," said Grace.

"Hello!" said Tabitha, "So… I guess we are going to have to distract you. Magma Grunts!"

Snapping his fingers, flames appeared around them as the Magma Grunts arrived with their sabers. The six rangers stood together as they had their morphers in hand. Cedric turned on his morpher on his wrist.

"Let's Poké Battle!" shouted Seb.

The five rangers spun their morphers as they caught them in hand. Cedric pressed a few buttons as the lights activated on his morpher. As they pressed buttons on their morphers, they began to morph.

"Relic Hunters, Start Up!"

The rangers transformed into their suits as they appeared together striking poses.

"Attack!" shouted Tabitha.

As the rangers went to take out their Relic Blasters, Cedric dashed through as he shot all of the Magma Grunts with the Steel Sniper. As the grunts landed on the ground, Lamar turned around as he looked at Cedric. Cedric spun his Steel Sniper as he aimed at Tabitha and Courtney.

"What a show off!" shouted Lamar.

"Come on, dude… lighten up," said Cedric.

Courtney went to strike with a golden crossbow as Cedric began to disappear in the shadows. As he snuck up behind her, he used his Meta Tector and slashed her in the back. He then turned around as he threw his Meta Tector in the air, throwing multiple punches at Tabitha and then struck him with the Meta Tector. The other rangers did absolutely nothing as Cedric spun around and looked at them.

"You know, that silver guy is a pain in the butt!" said Courtney.

"Fall back for now," said Tabitha, "Hopefully, they found the hammer."

As the two grunts retreated, the other rangers circled around as flashes of light surrounded them. As their suits disappeared, Lamar turned to Cedric. Before Lamar could even speak, Seb stepped in.

"Save it for now," said Seb.

"But-," said Lamar, but Seb interrupted him.

"Not now," Seb said, "Those are my orders. I am going to take your suggestion, Lamar. We are going to split up into groups. Grace and Rachel, you are going to take the northern part of the island. Zander, you and I will take the eastern half… which leaves you two to take the western half."

"You've got to be kidding me," said Lamar.

"I must protest, cuz. I don't want to be near him," said Cedric.

"Tough," said Seb, looking at Cedric, "Unfortunately, as a sixth ranger, you are going to have to trust your leader."

"He learned from me," said Rachel, looking at the two of them, "So… three words: Suck it up."

"Rachel, you can't be serious!" Lamar demanded.

"No offense, dear. It's not personal. We're on a mission," said Rachel, "Grace, shall we?"

Grace nodded as she and Rachel split up. Seb waved Zander over as they continued to walk away. Lamar and Cedric looked at each other angrily as they walked together, going to explore the other part of the island.

"I am going to get the hammer first… how I do it is my business, understood?" asked Lamar.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Seb was right. We need to work together. So, let's do it my way," said Cedric.

"Aw, hell no!" shouted Lamar, looking at Cedric, "You have no experience in treasure hunting."

"I am not arguing with you," said Cedric, taking a breath. He turned around as he looked at Lamar, "Look, if you are going to act like a jerk this whole time, I am not putting up with it. I'll find the hammer before you. But, you are going to have drop the attitude. Rachel's right. You need to loosen up them-."

"Don't finish that sentence," said Lamar, waving his Relic Detector.


Meanwhile…

Grace and Rachel were walking through the bushes as Grace had the PokéNav. Grace turned around as she looked at Rachel. Rachel shook her head as she stopped walking. Grace turned around as Rachel had her binoculars on. Grace could tell something was a foot.

"So…," said Grace, "What's going on?"

"Did you notice a change of attitude in Lamar lately?" asked Rachel, "Since Cedric came on board?"

"Well, yeah," said Lamar.

Rachel sighed as she looked at her, "I am like so close to saying either he changes his attitude or I'm done."

Grace turned around as she looked at her, "Well, did you ever ask why?"

Rachel looked at the ocean waves as she had her binoculars, "Well, I didn't think I needed to."

"You should," said Grace, sighing, "Rachel, I know Cedric's married and all… but I wonder if Lamar is jealous of Cedric?"

"What makes you say that?" asked Rachel, looking at Grace. Grace grinned as she turned to Rachel, "Because Cedric wanted to get to know you more because you helped him. Do you think that Lamar could be jealous? Also, Lamar could also haven't gotten over the fact that he used to be a villain. I know you've gotten over it."

Rachel sighed as she looked at her. She shook her head as she turned around, "Well, Lamar always needed to overprotect at times. Maybe he doesn't trust Cedric…"

"Right…," said Grace, "And personally, I think putting them together for this mission will give them a chance to work things out. Figure out what they would need to do."

Rachel raised an eyebrow, looking at Grace as she looked at the sky, "If I were still leader, I would do the same thing."


Meanwhile…

"So… you do realize you made the ultimate mistake?" asked Zander, looking at Seb as he was climbing up rocks. Seb looked over as he turned around. He folded his arms as he looked at Zander. Zander turned around as Seb stared at him. Zander looked over as he turned around, "What?"

"You are questioning me," said Seb.

"Yes," said Zander, "Cedric and Lamar are going to beat each other up by the time we get the hammer."

"No, they won't," said Seb, grinning, "I intentionally paired them up."

"… You actually wanted this to happen?" asked Zander.

Seb continued to walk up the mountain as he heard Zander's question. Seb looked up as he looked down, seeing Zander climb.

"As I've learned, when the Kanto and Johto Region were at war many years ago, they had to resolve their differences. So, if they can do it, Lamar and Cedric can," said Seb, "Also, we do have a mission to get our magic back, right?"

Zander nodded, "True."

While that was happening…

Cedric and Lamar were walking along one of the hills on the island. Lamar was walking faster than Cedric. Cedric then began to catch up as he cut him off. Lamar walked around him to pick up speed and Cedric followed. After fighting back and forth, both of them started dashing toward the path as they found a fork in the road. As they got to the fork in the road, Lamar turned around, "We're going that way."

"No, we are going that way," said Cedric.

"Do you want to find the hammer?" asked Lamar, "Follow me."

"No… trust me, and follow me," said Cedric, glaring at Lamar.

Lamar sighed as he looked at Cedric, "Alright, fine!"

Cedric grinned as Lamar went toward the left with Cedric behind. As they continued their path, the group continued forward as they headed to the mountain. Looking up, Cedric turned to Lamar as he pointed upward. Grabbing his binoculars, he noticed a brown shrine that was on top.

"I think that's it…," said Cedric.

"Are you sure?" asked Lamar, picking up his binoculars. Seeing the shrine, he turned around as he looked at it, "Well, I guess we can find out."

Lamar went to pick up his Scope Shot from his backpack. As he went to release the anchor, the anchor deflected back. Lamar sighed as he looked at it, "This never happens."

"Here, let me try," said Cedric, taking out a Scope Shot. He released the attack. Nothing was working. Cedric felt the mountain. As he knocked on it, he felt something weird, "This rock is impenetrable…"

"Really?" asked Lamar.

"Yeah….," said Cedric.

Lamar sighed, "Well, I guess there's only one thing. It's going to blow our cover though if Team Magma is still on the island."

Cedric looked at him as Lamar grabbed his Relic Detector, "Heracross Zord, launch!"

Pressing the number 9 and spinning it, a purple beam of energy arrived as the Heracross Zord arrived. Grabbing the Relic Driver, Lamar released his Scope Shot as he grabbed Cedric. Both headed up as they landed in the cockpit. Landing inside, Lamar placed the Relic Driver in the cockpit and pressed a few buttons. The Heracross Zord flew up a little as it headed toward the mountain. As they were able to see the summit, Cedric looked over, "What are you doing?"

"Trust me," said Lamar, "Activate Bug Scanner!"

Immediately, the Heracross Zord began to analyze the brown shrine. Looking at the shrine, Lamar noticed a grey case that was inside the shrine. Hovering over, the Heracross Zord landed on the summit. Lamar and Cedric jumped out of the zord, heading straight toward the shrine. As they went to walk inside, flames surrounded them as they landed on the ground. Cedric and Lamar looked up as they noticed a horde of Magma Grunts with Courtney and Tabitha behind them.

"Thanks for finding it for us… even without a map," said Tabitha, "But, now… its over."

"Cedric, go get the hammer," said Lamar.

Cedric turned around as he looked at Lamar. Lamar nodded as Cedric dashed over. Lamar released his Relic Detector, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"

As the Relic Detector dragged across his arm, a purplish-black aura surrounded him as he transformed into his suit.

"Relic Hunter Black!"

The Magma Grunts were coming toward him. Dodging the blades, Lamar kicked a few of them in the face as he headed toward another group. He kicked three of them in the stomach and landed on the ground. He then threw a spinning hook kick as they landed on the ground. Lamar flipped forward as he kicked two more grunts. Slamming them on the ground, he looked over as more were coming his way.

"Relic Blaster!"

Shooting a few of them, the Relic Blaster pierced the Magma Grunts. He blasted more that were on the ground. Continuing, he transformed his Relic Blaster to the Hunter Blade. The Hunter Blade cut across the Magma Grunts as they landed on the dirt. As they fell backwards, landing in the dirt, a few more were coming toward Lamar. Lamar grinned as he pressed his belt buckle. In a flash of purple light, the Doom Hammer materialized in the air. Grabbing it, he swung across, smacking the Magma Grunts across. He then turned around as he saw a few of them coming his way.

"Shadow Strike!"

Slamming the hammer, a black beam of energy struck out piercing the wave of Magma Grunts. Turning around, he saw Courtney and Tabitha heading straight toward him. Lamar flipped forward as he continued his battle, facing both admin.


Meanwhile…

Cedric appeared in the shrine. As he walked inside, he could make out the details. It was all wooden around the inside as he was looking at the torches and design. He could see a Landrous encrypted on top. As Cedric went to touch the box, he turned around as he felt a claw touch his hand. The creature flew Cedric across as he broke through the side wall. Cedric fell through, landing on the ground. Looking up, he noticed Maxie.

"I am guessing you must be Maxie," said Cedric.

"Nice to meet you, Cedric," said Maxie, withdrawing his saber.

Cedric brushed the dirt off his shirt as he activated his Detector Morpher, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"

In a flash of silver light, he transformed into his suit. Maxie laughed as he looked at the design, "So, you are Relic Hunter Silver! Archie told me all about you…"

He laughed as he withdrew his saber, "Now, let's see if the expectations are true."

Charging through, flames emerged as he went to strike. Cedric rolled underneath as he pulled out his Steel Sniper. Blue beams shot out as Maxie blocked them. He then charged his saber as a red and orange aura headed straight for Cedric. Cedric gulped as he quickly transformed his weapon into the Meta Tector. Slicing the energy beam in two, he broke the flame aura in half, exploding on either side. Cedric swung his Meta Tector, slashing into Maxie a few times. Maxie looked up as Cedric jumped up in the air with his Meta Tector. Transforming it back into the Steel Sniper, a silver beam started charging.

"Flash Beam!"

A silver and white sparkly beam emerged, hitting Maxie in the chest. Landing on the ground, Maxie released another saber attack, hitting Cedric. Cedric landed on his back as sparks flew. Maxie laughed as he looked at him, "Magma Bomber!"

Flames erupted from his saber as bombs of magma emerged, hitting Cedric from all angles. Cedric landed on the ground as he looked at Maxie. Maxie grinned as he walked into the shrine. Laughing, he opened the cement box. He couldn't believe it as he went to pick it up. It was an orange hammer with dark orange spots that spiraled down the handle. The hammer was white, just like the ears of Landrous in his Trivial Form. Laughing, Maxie turned around as he got the hammer.

"The Landrous Hammer is mine!" shouted Maxie.

As he went to swing the hammer, Cedric charged in and tackled him to the ground. As the hammer started spinning away from the shrine, Cedric looked up as he turned to Lamar, "Lamar!"

Lamar looked across as he noticed the hammer spiraling off the cliff. Quickly, Lamar started jumping toward the cliff with Cedric. The two flipped forward, heading toward the hammer. Lamar and Cedric both grabbed the hammer as they were heading straight toward the ground. Upon impact, the earth began to quake a little. The shrine fell apart as Maxie looked over.

Maxie turned to Tabitha and Courtney, "Don't just sit there!"

The three of them dashed toward the edge as they evaporated in flames. As they arrived down below, both Lamar and Cedric had the hammer in hand as a whole army of Magma Grunts arrived.

"Wonderful," said Cedric.

"Now…," said Maxie.

"Lamar! Cedric!"

Lamar turned around as Seb and Zander dashed forward with their Relic Detectors. Activating them, the two rangers flipped forward in flashes of red and blue, "Start Up!"

Landing on their feet, they appeared in the circle. Turning around, Grace and Rachel were heading toward them. Grabbing their Relic Detectors, they took out their devices and flipped backwards, "Start Up!"

Landing on the ground, Maxie turned around as Seb arrived, "The hammer is ours now, Maxie!"

"Fools… do you think I am going to let you take my hammer?" asked Maxie.

"Let's go!" shouted Seb.

"Right!" said the rangers.

"The fiery adventurer! Relic Hunter Red!"

"The fast adventurer! Relic Hunter Black!"

"The deep adventurer! Relic Hunter Blue!"

"The strong adventurer! Relic Hunter Yellow!"

"The mindful adventurer! Relic Hunter Pink!"

"The dazzling adventurer! Relic Hunter Silver!"

Seb struck out his hand as he clenched his hand into a fist and put it toward his chest, "Let the adventure begin!'

"Poké Rangers Relic Hunters!"

"Magma Grunts! Aqua Grunts!" yelled Maxie.

Suddenly, a flash of water appeared on the right side as the Aqua Grunts arrived. In a flash of blue light, Archie grinned as he turned around, "Good thinking, sir!"

"Leave this to me, Archie," said Maxie.

"Understood," said Archie, turning around, "Aqua Grunts! Help Team Magma destroy the rangers!"

In a flash of blue light, Archie disappeared. The Aqua Grunts and the Magma Grunts continued their onslaught of the rangers.

"Hunter Weapons, engage!"

Seb turned around as he fought with his Blaze Lance. Using the Blaze Lance, he stabbed the lance in the stomach as he kicked a few Magma Grunts in the face. Twirling around his weapon, he destroyed the Magma Grunts as they fell to the ground. As more were coming toward him, Seb's helmet began to glow as he charged straight through with his weapon, the Blaze Lance began to ignite from the flames.

"Blaze Zone Slash!"

A stream of flames destroyed the Magma Grunts instantly as he turned around.

Meanwhile, the Aqua Grunts were all over Zander's back. Zander turned around as he blasted a few with his Swamp Blaster. Jumping backwards, Zander's helmet began to glow as he aimed directly at the Aqua Grunts. Spinning around, Zander aimed his weapon at the group of Aqua Grunts.

"Hydro Pump!"

A blast of blue energy emerged out of his Swamp Blaster. The blue energy blast exploded into hard water pellets as the Aqua Grunts were damaged. They landed on the ground, exploding into pieces. Zander took a deep breath as he landed on his knees, "You gone!"

Meanwhile, Grace was slashing a few of them as she used her Psychic Cutters. She kicked a few of the Magma Grunts as they landed on the ground. She flipped, using a tree as a vantage point. Flipping behind the grunts, she faced away. Turning around to face the grunts, her helmet began to glow as her weapons began to glow in a pink aura. She stretched her arms as she began to energize her body, twirling around.

"Psychic Tornado!"

She cut across every Magma Grunt as she cut through each one down the line. The Magma Grunts screamed as they landed on the ground.

Rachel slashed each of the Aqua Grunts in the lake as she kicked a few of them in the lake. Slashing with her Thunder Scooper, she finished the group that was down in the lake. As they tried to swim through, her helmet began to glow as her Thunder Scooper began to charge.

"Oh no!" said Rachel, "Take this!"

"Thunder Strike!"

Two yellow electric lines of slashes emerged out of her Thunder Scoopers. As she aimed at the aquatic platform, electricity channeled through the lake, electrocuting the Aqua Grunts as they exploded.

Meanwhile, Tabitha and Courtney were facing Lamar and Cedric. Lamar and Cedric protected the hammer as the two admin went to strike. Lamar threw the hammer toward Cedric. Cedric grabbed it as he swung a spinning hook kick at Tabitha. Tabitha spun across as he landed on Courtney. Courtney released a golden arrow from her crossbow. Cedric blocked it with his Meta Tector. He turned around as he looked at Lamar. Lamar nodded as his Doom Hammer and the Meta Tector connected, a black and blue aura surrounded them as they turned toward Team Magma. Lamar threw the Landrous Hammer in the air as the two of them headed straight toward the admin.

"Shadow Hydro Slammer!"

"Meteorite Shadow Strike!"

Two dark energy beams emerged with water and steel energy combined as one. As it pierced Courtney and Tabitha, the two of them screamed as explosions surrounded them. As they landed on the dirt, Lamar and Cedric fist bumped as the Landrous Hammer landed in Cedric's hands. Maxie groaned as he looked at them.

"I am not letting you get out of this island alive," said Maxie.

He turned around as he snapped his fingers. The rangers started looking at the mega-sized Magma Grunts that are currently alive, thanks to Maxie. There were at least a dozen. Maxie looked up as he turned to the grunts, "Burn this island to the ground and when they are dead, bring me the hammer!"

In a flash of red light, he, Courtney and Tabitha disappeared. The Magma Grunt released a flamethrower, aiming at the rangers. As some of the forest went on fire, the rangers took cover as Seb and Cedric ducked underneath.

"Relic Hunter Zords, all zords dispatch!" shouted Seb.

Immediately, in flashes of light, all ten zords immediately appeared as they were heading toward the Magma Grunts. Each zord started battling the Magma Grunts as if it was their own Pokémon battle. A few Magma Grunts fell down, exploding into pieces. The island was pretty much a warzone at this point. Seb and the others grabbed their Relic Drivers.

"Let's do it team!" said Seb.

"Right…," said the other rangers.

The five rangers landed in their zords.

"Ultimate Adventure Fusion!"

Ultimate Adventure Fusion Start-Up System Begin: Blaziken, Houndoom, Swampert, Manectric, Gallade, Beedrill, Gyarados, Abomasnow, Heracross, Aerodactyl!

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.

The Abomasnow Zord's head projected off from its body. The Abomasnow Zord split in half as the bottom half flipped up ninety degrees. The Abomasnow Zord's body connected to the armor of the Relic Hunter Megazord's legs. The Beedrill Zord folded its arms as it connected to the right arm of the Megazord, with the stinger facing the opponent. The Gyarados Zord split in half and covered the left arm of the Megazord. The bottom half and the top half snapped together on the left arm. The Heracross Zord snapped to the back of the Megazord with the horn detached. The Abomasnow's head detached as it connected to the left arm of the Megazord.

The Aerodactyl flew across as its head detached, forming the helmet of the Megazord. The body connected to the back of the Relic Hunter Megazord with the tail detached. The tail connected to the right arm of the Megazord, forming the saber. The cockpits appeared in the same location as the rangers were looking around.

"Relic Hunter Ultrazord… Assembly Complete!"

Flying across, the Magma Grunts released arrows of flames. Piercing back and forth, the Relic Hunter Ultrazord released flames, destroying a few of the grunts as they landed on the ground. Decimating the rest of them, the Relic Hunter Ultrazord noticed a few red and black tanks appearing. As they shaped into formation, there was something different. There were silver streaks on them with cannons.

"Magma Tanks…," said Zander, "And they are not the ones that we fought before."

"And… a Magma Fighter?" asked Grace.

The rangers looked at each other as they noticed a black and red jet with the letter M engraved in silver markings. As the five tanks appeared, they connected to the jet. Five red beams shot out at the Relic Hunter Ultrazord.

"It seems they have gotten stronger," said Seb, "Let's give them something to be scared about."

Floating, the zords began to glow as it connected to the center of the Ultrazord. The Abomasnow Shield and the tail of the Aerodactyl combined as it turned into a crossbow. It was a white crossbow with a grey nozzle. It had a green scope attached to it.

"Hunter Crossbow! Target locked!"

Immediately, the red crosshairs aimed directly around the Magma Jet Formation.

"Relic Hunter Ultrazord, Sky Attack!"

A red and orange blast shot out of the crossbow. It shaped into a phoenix as the formation dodged the attack by spinning around. The tanks combined their energy as five beams struck out, turning into one beam. The Relic Hunter Ultrazord flew backwards, landing on the ground.

"Talk about a huge battle for real," said Seb, getting up.

"Our armor is intact… but we can only take a few more hits," said Zander.

Immediately, charging into the scene, Cedric reached for his Relic Detector, "Detector Zords… launch!"

In a flash, the Steelix Zord appeared as well as the Scizor and Metagross Zords. Jumping up, Cedric arrived in his cockpit, placing the Relic Driver into the cockpit.

"Let's do this!" said Cedric, "Emergency Adventure Fusion!"

Turning the dial, he heard three different clicks… seeing the numbers 11, 12 and 13 glowing in the center of the device. Pressing the green button, the device lit up.

The Steelix Zord split into three parts, the tail, head and body. The Scizor Zord jumped up as Steelix's head covered the Scizor Zord with the body attached to the Scizor's torso and legs, giving some height. The Metagross Zord attached to the back, with the arms coming up and over the Megazord. A blue helmet appeared on top of the Steelix's head.

"Detector Megazord, assembly complete!"

As the Magma Fighter formation swung around, green beams struck out toward the Detector Megazord. The Detector Megazord deflected it with the Steelix drill, spinning its tail as the beams reflected at the formation. The beam pierced one of the wings.

"Target that wing!" shouted Cedric.

"Target locked…," said Rachel.

"Pin Missile, fire!" shouted Cedric.

Lime needles emerged out of the Beedrill arm, creating substantial damage. Explosions surrounded the jet as it started spinning around. Immediately, the jet with the cannons headed straight toward the Detector Megazord. The cannons began to charge an orange aura at the same time.

"Do we have enough for another Sky Attack?" asked Seb.

"Oh yeah… our armor held and our weapons are still working," said Zander.

"Lock on to their engines," said Seb, "Cedric, let's finish them at the same time."

"Got it!" Cedric shouted, "Let's do this!"

Pressing a few buttons, silver, red and blue energy surrounded the Detector Megazord. The blue Metagross claws clamped together as blue beams surrounded it. The Scizor claw opened up, with a red aura surrounding the inside. The Steelix drill started to spin with a silver energy forming around it.

"Engines locked…," said Grace, "Activating finisher!"

"Sky Attack!"

"Triple Flash Cannon!"

A red and orange blast shot out of the crossbow. It shaped into a phoenix as the formation pierced directly toward the Magma Jet formation. At the same time, three beams of energy were unleashed, combining into one blast of energy. The Magma Fighter and the Magma Tanks landed on the ground as it split apart, exploding into pieces, creating a mini shockwave.

"We did it!" said Seb, "Mission accomplished."

"Great job, Cedric," Lamar said.

"Same," Cedric responded.

Later that evening…

As they arrived back at Mossdeep Island, the rangers were sitting on the island as they looked at the sunset. Lamar yawned a little as he turned around, looking at Cedric. Cedric turned around as he looked at him, "Hey, I am sorry if I stepped on your toes."

"Well… we never really resolved what was going on did we?" asked Lamar.

"Nope," said Cedric, "So, why were you edgy when I was speaking to Rachel?"

"Well, I figured as a married man, you wouldn't be making moves on my girl," said Lamar.

Cedric took a deep breath as he nodded slowly, "Oh…"

"Yeah," said Lamar, sighing.

"Well," said Cedric, "I would never do that to you or hurt the relationship you and Rachel had. I was just trying to help. I didn't mean to overstep. I didn't even know I was drawing the line about that. I hope you can forgive me."

"You are forgiven…," said Lamar, "For now."

"For now?" Cedric asked.

Lamar laughed as he rolled his eyes. He took a deep breath as he turned around and went to speak to Cedric, "You know for someone who hasn't been in the real world in a long time, you need to read sarcasm better."

Cedric grinned as he turned around to shake hands with Lamar. Lamar grinned as he turned around, noticing what was going on. Rachel and the others arrived as they were looking at the sunset.

"So," said Seb, "No more drama…"

"Nope," said Cedric and Lamar.

"Hey guys!"

The rangers turned around, noticing Urara. Urara grinned as she looked at them. The rangers turned to Urara as she was thrilled with excitement.

"You seem very excited," said Grace.

"The three artifacts we collected are pointing us in the right direction. We collected the Thunder Cannon, Tornado Bow and the Landrous Hammer and it popped a clue for the third jewel," said Urara, "However, we would need a few more artifacts to figure it out."

"Well, at least we know there is a clue," said Seb.

"Wait, there's three more jewels left?" asked Cedric.

"Yep," said Seb, "We are literally at the halfway point. I am super excited."

Urara grinned as she turned around, "So, who wants to go to Mossdeep Shakehouse?"

"YES!" shouted the rangers.


Next Chapter:

Grace: What happened to you?

Lamar: I am a Houndour… what do you expect?

Rachel: I guess being an Electrike was not on my to do list.

Darcie: I love this thing!

Zander: What did they do to our friends?

Cedric: It's that ring…

Darcie: What are you going to do about it?

Zander and Grace: Time for the Jackson Siblings to do their thing!

Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 23: The Ring of Evolution

Silva: I am not going to let those two rangers get that ring!


A/N: So, yeah… Another filler chapter for sure. And as promised, I said I would upload today and at 9:40 EST, I did! So, yeah four chapters in a row! I haven't done this since 2006 when I updated every day on Mighty Morphin'... HAHA! But, I wrote 2,000 to 3,000 words a chapter. Now, I write 6,000 to 10,000 words a chapter, which makes it longer.

However, I hope these four chapters satisfied a month worth of updates. I hope to write more this coming month, but December is not promised with my field. So, yeah... I hope to post batches of chapters in December and hopefully in 2022. :)

I will switch polls this weekend though for my Dream Team for 2022. I think Green Ranger is next for who you want. It's a tie right now for Black Ranger. :)

On that note, have a wonderful week!