A/N: Here is Chapter 25!
"Absol, use Night Slash!"
Immediately, Absol headed straight for Solrock. As Absol went to slash, Solrock levitated across the battlefield. The battlefield was a green glowing platform with pink and blue lines of light along the wall with a starry background. The other rangers were watching the most difficult battle of Rachel's life. She has never battled on a two-on-two match.
As her Absol went to slash, the Lunatone tackled her to the ground. Absol landed on the ground as it struggled to get up.
"Quickly, Torch! Use Double Kick!"
As her Torch went to use a kick across, her two opponents, Tate and Liza, twins and gym leaders of Mossdeep Island, stood there with heads shaking.
"Solrock, Psybeam!"
Immediately, Solrock released a rainbow beam at Torch.
"Torch, dodge it!"
The Blaziken jumped up as it went toward Lunatone.
"Stone Edge!" shouted Liza.
Lunatone released a few rocks heading toward Torch. Rachel watched as Torch was hit hard by the attack. Torch screamed as it fell to the ground.
"Signal Beam!" shouted Tate.
Solrock began to release a red, yellow, and blue beam that combined as one blast. Absol was hit severely as the blast pushed the Pokémon down. Rachel stood there aghast as she watched both her Pokémon faint. The referee watched as he released the flag.
"Both Blaziken and Absol are unable to battle. Solrock and Lunatone win! The winners are Tate and Liza!"
Rachel fell to her knees as she returned her Pokémon to her Poké Balls. Sighing, she put her head down as she slammed her fist on the ground. Looking up, she saw Liza stretch out her hand.
"You tried your hardest out there for sure," said Liza.
Holding what she wanted to say, Rachel grinned as she shook her hand, "Thank you, I appreciate it."
"You are mad at us… guess this is your first loss?" asked Liza.
Rachel sighed as she looked at her, "I can't hide anything, can I?"
Tate, who walked over toward them, nodded slowly. Tate crossed his arms as he looked at her, "Yep. This is what happens when you are twins that can read each other minds."
Rachel looked down a little as she turned toward them, "Well, I want to thank you for the opportunity."
Tate grinned, "You will come back for a rematch?"
Rachel sighed as she looked at him, "Well, I-."
Immediately, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She looked over as she turned to Lamar, who was looking at her, "You should."
"Well," said Rachel, looking at them.
"We also understand…," said Tate, looking at Rachel, grinning, "Saving the world probably has been the hardest."
"How…?" asked Rachel.
Liza grinned as she turned to them, "You do realize five gym leaders trained five trainers to become Poké Rangers a few years ago? One of them trained with us right here."
Liza turned around as she looked at the photo. Both Lamar and Rachel looked at the photo. She had shoulder-length light red hair, dark red eyes with pale skin. She also wore black metal frame glasses. She wore a pink shirt with purple tie and brown mini-skirt. She also carried a Samurai Saber.
"This is Leona Evans," said Tate, "She's the Pink Samurai Ranger."
"Wow… so I fought gym leaders who trained the Samurai Rangers? Never knew," said Rachel.
"Yep… it took her some time to connect with her Pokémon and her element… but she found it," said Tate, grinning, "And I think you will find that in you. I recommend you have a rematch with us."
Rachel looked down, smiling as she turned to them, "Well, I guess I don't see why not."
As she shook hands with Tate and Liza, Solrock and Lunatone also grinned as they were looking at her. Liza grinned as she petted Lunatone, "It seems the Psychic Pokémon enjoy your company."
Rachel placed her hand on the back of her head, "Well, I am glad I am able to connect with them."
Suddenly, Tate felt vibrations in his mind as he looked at Rachel and Lamar. Liza turned around as she looked at him, "Tate, are you okay?"
"Yeah, sis. Rachel and Lamar, you need to go to the other side of the island," said Tate, "I sense something."
"Something?" asked Rachel.
Immediately, Seb dashed over to the battlefield, looking for Rachel and Lamar, "Guys, we got a situation. Team Aqua has one of the artifacts."
20 Minutes Later…
On a remote island off the coast of Mossdeep Island, the waves were crashing along the shore banks. The sunlight pierced the palm trees as the wind was blowing back and forth. Along the shoreline, a Team Aqua submarine was parked on the eastern edge of the shoreline. In the center of the island, there was a red rock formation. Inside the red rock formation, there was a black and green shrine. In the shrine, there was a black and lime djembe, a drum with black coils around it with white melodic notes that are printed along the basis. As the Aqua Grunts were looking at the drum, they were amazed as Shelly arrived. She grinned as she was looking at the drum.
"Ah, well, will you look at this?" asked Shelly, brushing her hair, "This is a beautiful artifact. Archie is going to be so happy to see this."
As she picked up the drum, she grinned as she turned around, "Let's turn back before the rangers or anyone else shows up."
Walking out of the shrine, Shelly stopped moving as she looked up straight ahead. The Aqua Grunts withdrew their sabers as the six Relic Hunter Rangers stood there, morphed.
"I should keep my mouth shut," Shelly muttered.
"Yeah, you should," said Rachel, bring the Hunter Blade behind her shoulder, "So, it seems you found the Meloetta Drums."
"Yep," said Shelly, "Like I am going to let you keep it!"
As Shelly went to give it to a grunt, a silver claw grabbed it. Shelly turned around as Rachel used her Scope Shot, to grab the drum back, "Thank you!"
Shelly sighed as she turned to the Aqua Grunts, "Get them!"
The Aqua Grunts charged forward as they had their blades withdrawn. Seb nodded as they removed their Hunter Blades, "Attack!"
Seb and the others charged forward to fight the grunts. Seb swung his blade around as he slashed a few of the Aqua Grunts. Looking behind him, Zander used a few spinning hook kicks with his right foot and then slashed a few of the Aqua Grunts in the face. Flipping backwards, Lamar slashed a few Aqua Grunts in the face as he continued to fight the Aqua Grunts. Meanwhile, Grace was slashing a few with her Hunter Blade. Kicking a few of them, Grace flipped backwards and slashed across the Aqua Grunts. Turning around, Cedric raised his Steel Sniper. Pulling the trigger, silver laser blasts pierced the Aqua Grunts in the face. Landing on the ground, the Aqua Grunts screamed as they rolled on the ground.
Meanwhile, Rachel was trying to hold the drum while fighting the Aqua Grunts. As she spun around, she kicked a few of them in the stomach. As she did, she dropped the drum just enough to kick a few of them in the face. Upon grabbing the artifact, Shelly turned around as she threw a kick to the face. Rachel landed on the ground as Shelly grabbed the artifact. Shelly turned to another Aqua Grunt, throwing the drum across. The Aqua Grunt grabbed it as he tossed it to another grunt.
Rachel tried to climb up from the rocky formation. As she got on both legs, she dashed toward the Aqua Grunts as they were tossing the drum back and forth. Every time the grunt would toss it, Rachel tried to grab it. She missed deliberately as they tossed it back and forth. As she tried to grab it for the last time, Shelly released a blue arrow from her crossbow, hitting Rachel. Rachel landed on the ground as Shelly walked over, grabbing the drum.
"Enough of this!" she said.
As she went to pick the drum up from Shelly, a huge hand touched her on the shoulder. She looked up as Archie arrived.
"Archie!" shouted Shelly.
"Leave the artifact alone," said Archie, "Give it to them."
"Why?" asked Shelly.
"The Meloetta Drums are not worth our time," said Archie.
Seb and the others surrounded Rachel as Archie arrived. Archie turned around as he looked at the rangers, "Unfortunately, rangers… we were unsuccessful about this artifact, so you can enjoy this trinket. However, eventually, we will be successful."
A blue aura surrounded him as he disappeared into the darkness. The rangers huddled together as they went to speak. Seb turned around as he looked at Rachel. Rachel sighed as a yellow aura surrounded her, transforming out of her suit. The others followed suit.
"So, I wonder why they just gave it to us?" asked Grace.
"I would rather analyze this," said Cedric, looking at Seb, "It could be a trap."
"Agreed," said Seb, turning to the rangers, "Let's bring it back."
As the others started leaving the island, Rachel grabbed the drum. Inside the drumhead, a Kricketune image could be seen on the drumhead as they head back to HQ.
Chapter 25: The Meloetta Drums
"A 3?" asked Zander, "A measly Hazard Level of a 3?"
The rangers were sitting together at Ranger HQ as Max was doing an analysis on the drum. Placing the Meloetta Drums on the scanner, Max pressed a white button on the device. Green beams surrounded the drums as the device was scanned. Scanning, the rangers were surprised as they were looking to find anything that could be considered harmful. The fact there was next to nothing on that drum was very questionable.
"So…," said Rachel, looking at the drum, "If its so harmless, why did Archie even look for it in the first place?"
"Because Meloetta is more than just a Pokémon," said Max, looking at Rachel, "It's legendary. Just like some of the artifacts we collected, Meloetta is one of a kind with the drums."
"This was one of the missing ancient instruments that was used when Meloetta's songs were popular. Meloetta is a beautiful musician Pokémon. She inspired music, art and songs to the world. As a matter of fact music history started in Meloetta. Many people could not find the other instruments years later but if all were present, Meloetta could possibly appear," said Max.
"So… the reason why Archie gave us a drum was because he couldn't find the other instruments?" asked Zander, "Well, that's cheap."
"Well," Seb said, turning around as he looked at the team, "This is not something to worry about then. I guess we can go chill."
Rachel sighed as she turned around. Getting up from the chair, she turned around, walking away. Grace turned around as she looked, "Where are you going?"
Rachel turned around as the door opened up, "Unlike you all, I have to train."
"Train?" asked Grace.
As the door closed, Lamar turned around as he went to look at the door. He then turned around as he went to speak. Gulping, he looked at the other rangers, "Rachel lost her first gym match."
"Say what?" asked Zander.
Lamar nodded as he turned to them. He then looked around as he continued to speak, "It seems that with the Ranger Slayer issues, she has never had a chance to train her Pokémon to face the psychic duo."
"Well," said Grace, turning around as she looked at the group, "You have a point. With everything that happened, she has rarely had a chance to train. This is almost like the time we faced the Pantheon Hades Beasts."
"Yeah," said Seb, "We had to pause everything just to face them. In this case, we just continued our merry way."
"Do you think Rachel should put a hold on her journey?" asked Lamar, looking at them, "I am concerned she won't be focusing on it."
"I think Rachel can figure that out for herself," said Cedric, raising an eyebrow, "I mean… she can think for herself too. I get you worry Lamar, but she will have to figure it out."
Raising an eyebrow, Lamar nodded as he turned around to speak to them, "Good point. Well, time to go back to the cruise ship and enjoy the pool side."
"Aren't you going to find Rachel?" asked Seb, looking up. Lamar grinned as he turned around, looking at Seb, "Cedric has a point. She can think for herself. But, we all know this, once Rachel is determined to do something, she will not rest until she completes that goal."
With that said, the black ranger left the headquarters through the two doors. The doors closed behind him as the other four rangers sat down to look at the table. Cedric turned around as he looked at the others, "So, I guess we can go chill?"
Meanwhile…
Off Route 125 in the Shoal Cave, Rachel walked over to where the wreckage was from their battle. Surprisingly, some of it was still covered by ocean water. However, she knew that this would be the perfect place. Taking out her Poké Balls, she released the balls into the air, releasing her Pokémon: Torch, Flare, Manectric, Pelipper, Absol and Sandshrew.
"Alright team… we have some training to do!" said Rachel, "This is perfect terrain, let's get it done!"
As the Pokémon nodded in response, Rachel nodded as she unzipped her backpack, gathering the materials needed in order to train her Pokémon. As she did so, there were seven spirits floating over in the back in the shape of a Kricketune, Beedrill, Chatot, Chimeco, Politoed, Gardevoir and Mismagius.
"It seems the Yellow Ranger used this place to train," said Beedrill, "I don't think she realized that she and her teammates have devastated our sacred place."
"Well, that was Team Magma's fault," said Kricetune, "Let's not get too crazy. Imagine what would've happened if Scream destroyed the Shoal Cave?"
"True," said Chimeco, "Little did they know the secrets of Shoal Cave."
"Ah," said Politoed, "Well, I sensed they found something awesome."
"Awesome?" asked Chatot, "How would you know? You have been here this whole time."
"It's not just him," said Gradervoir, "I'm going over there."
"WHAT?" asked Mismagius, "You are nuts…"
Gardevoir turned around as she looked at him, "Well, do you want answers?"
Gardevoir's eyes began to glow bright blue as the ground began to shake. An earthquake formed a little as Rachel turned around. The other Pokémon were looking around as they felt the earth rumble. Looking across, she noticed a white saber, shaped like a quarter note head straight toward Rachel. Rachel ducked as she landed on the ground, seeing the blade pierce into the rock. Rachel took a deep breath as she pulled out her Relic Blaster.
"Who's there?" asked Rachel.
"No need to pull your blaster out," said Gardervoir as her image appeared.
"What the heck?" asked Rachel, "A Gardevoir?"
"Yes. I am one of the music spirits of Shoal Cave… that unfortunately Team Magma destroyed weeks ago," said Gardevoir.
"I apologize. We … had to save a friend. This must be sacred ground for you then," said Rachel, "Team Magma definitely destroyed this beautiful cave."
"No need to apologize. We understand. I am Gardevoir, one of the seven music spirits," said Gardevoir.
"Music spirits?" asked Rachel.
Suddenly, flashes of red, black, blue, green, blue, yellow and purple light surrounded Gardevoir as Kricketune, Chatot, Chimeco, Politoed, Beedrill and Mismagius appeared.
"We are the seven musical spirits," said Kricketune, "As leader of the team, we thank you for saving our sacred grounds."
"Despite the fact that we would totally destroy Team Magma ourselves…," said Beedrill, "But, it's all good."
"But, how could you if you are just ghosts?' asked Rachel, looking at the Beedrill. The Beedrill turned around as he looked at her.
"I fought with a human… actually a princess!" said Beedrill.
"Well, it's good to see you too, Beedrill!"
Rachel turned around as she looked up. Gasping, she noticed a woman who stood on the shore. She grinned as she was walking toward the group. She had long blonde hair that was tied in a ponytail. She wore an emerald dress with yellow and black bracelets. She also wore black and emerald slippers with a golden scepter.
"You look amazing Fiona!" shouted Beedrill, floating over, "What brings you back?"
"Simple… can I check on my amazing partner?" asked Fiona.
"Partner?" asked Rachel, looking at them, "Look, I don't know what this is about. But, I have a gym battle I must get ready for."
As she turned around, Fiona walked over as she looked at her, "Not so fast. Not here you don't."
"I understand that this is sacred ground," said Rachel, "Six Pokémon aren't going to do that much damage."
Fiona turned around as she looked at her, "Then you must prove yourself against me."
Rachel turned around as she looked at her, "Listen, princess, do you know not know who I am? I am a magician. I don't know what you and your crazy musical Pokémon were doing while I was around but I saved the whole world from being turned into a world of darkness. And now I am taking a little break because I am currently trying to find artifacts to once again save your butt from destruction. I have Team Magma, Team Aqua, Team Dracos and now the Ranger Slayers on my butt. So, now I have YOU? I don't bow to no princess!"
Beedrill looked over as Fiona stood there calmly. Rachel looked at her as she turned toward Beedrill. Fiona stretched out her hand, "Beedrill, its time!"
Beedrill laughed, "Oh yeah… let's give her a taste of her own medicine!"
Rachel looked around as she turned to her Pokémon, who looked puzzled. Quickly, she returned every single Pokémon into the Poké Balls. Turning around, a yellow aura surrounded Beedrill as a black quarter note saber appeared, heading straight toward Fiona. Rachel looked at her as Fiona stretched out her left hand, releasing a black device, which was a metronome. Changing it to the right speed, she turned around as Beedrill materialized into a yellow crystal. Grabbing the crystal she placed it into the metronome.
"Bandstand, Rock Out!"
A yellow energy beam wrapped around Fiona as her digital suit appeared. She had black gloves and black boots with golden rims on the gloves and boots. She had a gold belt around her waist with a black note on it. She had her Metronome Morpher to the right of her. On her chest, she had a golden quarter note with two flags sticking out to the right, or as we call it, a sixteenth note. Her helmet was almost a resemblance to a Beedrill.
"The hopeful spiritual bassist, Yellow Bandstand Ranger!"
Rachel stood there in shock, "Never heard of you guys…"
Fiona sighed as she withdrew her Notation Saber, "You want training on our grounds after you've insulted a veteran ranger, you must go through me."
Rachel sighed as she turned around, "You don't want to mess with me."
As she swung her saber, Rachel's eyes began to glow bright red as she stomped on the ground. Flames emerged as Fiona stepped back a little. The other musical spirits stood there in shock as Rachel looked at her. She withdrew her Relic Detector. Opening it, Fiona went to strike with her saber, only for Rachel to slide her morpher across the blade. A yellow aura surrounded her as she transformed, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
Transforming into her ranger suit, the music spirits stood there in awe as Fiona aimed her blade. Rachel turned around as she looked at her, "The strong adventurer, Relic Hunter Yellow!"
"Relic Blaster!"
Yellow beams shot out as Fiona blocked it. She then charged forward as she swung across. Rachel ducked underneath as she twirled around with her attack. She turned around as she transformed it into the Hunter Saber. As the blades clashed, Fiona and Rachel continued to fight. Fiona turned around as she struck across with her saber. Rachel rolled across as Fiona kicked her in the face, causing Rachel to fall backwards. Immediately, a yellow aura surrounded her Notation Saber.
"Sonic Bash!"
Two yellow strikes emerged from her blade. Immediately, Rachel closed her eyes as her blade stood in the middle. Flames surrounded it as the strikes surrounded her. Rachel looked up as she released flames from her saber. Fiona was hit as she landed on the ground. Looking up, Rachel then revealed her Thunder Scooper. A yellow aura surrounded her weapon.
"Thunder Strike!"
Lightning strikes surrounded Fiona as Rachel charged forward. Immediately, as Rachel went to strike, she stopped as Fiona pushed her down. Rachel then noticed something different about Fiona. Fiona had a needles attached to her arms with black stripes. Wings were also attached to the back.
"What the-?" asked Rachel.
"Rockstar Power!" shouted Fiona, "Twineedle!"
As she charged forward with her needles, Rachel turned around as she went to duck. However, as Fiona went to strike, someone jumped down in the distance, landing on the ground.
"Fiona!"
Fiona turned around as she looked behind her. Rachel looked at her as well, surprised to see someone familiar.
"Amy!" they both said. They then turned to each other, "How do you know her?"
"I work with the Relic Hunter Team, but I also worked as a member of Bandstand," said Amy, "I was their scientist."
"Wait… seriously?" Rachel asked, surprised at what was going on. The yellow ranger seemed confused based on the answer given. Amy grinned as she shook hands with Fiona. Fiona nodded in response as she walked toward her, "Yes, Amy helped us defeat Scream, a metal band that pretty much wanted to eradicate anything music related… and more."
"Interesting group of enemies," said Rachel, turning around as she looked at Amy. Amy shrugged as she looked at them. Amy walked forward as she turned to Rachel, "Actually, Rachel, I am glad you're here."
"Well, I do have a gym match I have to get ready for… but what can I do?" asked Rachel.
"I am here because I want to learn more about this," said Amy. Rachel then noticed that Amy had a tan satchel strapped to her. As she opened the bag, Fiona and Rachel stood in awe as Amy revealed the Meloetta Drums."
"The… Meloetta Drums?" asked Rachel.
"How did you find it?" asked Chimeco, floating over, "We could have used it to fight Metallica years ago!"
"Simple. Team Aqua was after it," said Amy, "But apparently, it was such a low hazard level, it was given to us to look at."
Fiona crossed her arms as a yellow aura surrounded herself, transforming out of her suit. She walked forward as she was looking at the drum. As the drum was picked up a yellow aura surrounded it.
"No way!" shouted Fiona.
Immediately, a yellow aura surrounded her Metronome Morpher as the Bass Shooter appeared. As Rachel transformed out of her suit, Rachel scanned the Bass Shooter and the Meloetta Drums with the Relic Detector. Her eyes grew as she turned to Amy, "Amy, Fiona!"
Both turned around as they headed toward her Relic Detector. Beedrill flew over as it looked at the number. As Rachel looked at the number, Beedrill was confused, "What does this mean?"
"It is now a Hazard Level of 70 now…," said Amy, "Interesting."
"Wait, my weapon is an artifact?" asked Fiona.
"No, but the instruments we gave you are connected to the drums," said Beedrill.
"Wait… so, weren't these music spirits…," said Rachel, looking at Fiona. Fiona turned around, "Now, looking at it, there's much to discuss."
Politoed walked over as he turned to the group, "Well, you know about The Realm of the Music Spirits and our history. Believe it or not, we have fought with Meloetta some years ago."
Rachel turned around as she looked in surprise, "Well… Amy, what did Max say about this drum? That it was only activated when the instruments are found?"
"… Yeah," said Amy, raising her finger. She eyed the drum and the bass guitar, "I wonder if there's a connection between the Bandstand Weapons and the drum."
"So… if we had all of our weapons that were musical instruments originally," said Fiona, "Does that mean the level of the drum will go up."
"Probably, but in order to do that, we need to find the other six rangers," said Rachel, looking at her. Fiona turned around as she looked at her. She grinned as a yellow crystal popped out of her Metronome Morpher, transforming into a necklace and put it around her neck. Rachel looked at her as she turned around, "What?"
"Well, its time for an adventure! Let's go Rachel," Fiona said.
"Besides, if we can get the team together, we can unlock the secret of these drums," Beedrill stated.
Fiona nodded as she turned to Rachel, stretching her hand out. Rachel slowly nodded as she reached for her hand, "But, before we go, I need to get a few things."
Amy nodded, "You need to go to headquarters, don't you?"
Rachel nodded with a grin as she turned to Fiona, "I need to get my gear."
Later…
The doors opened at Ranger HQ as Amy and Rachel stepped forward. Fiona was behind them, mesmerized by the hideout.
"… Wow," said Fiona, "Just wow."
She turned around as she looked at a golden cabinet with a glass doorframe. She stood there in response, noticing the previous artifacts as Rachel went to grab her backpack that was located on the main floor. Fiona turned around as she looked, "These artifacts…"
"Yep," said Rachel, walking toward Fiona. Fiona then turned around as she noticed the Crown of Weather placed on the shelf, "The Crown of Weather!"
Amy nodded slowly as Fiona looked at it, "I remember reading it when I was back in the Rayquazia Kingdom. Never thought I would see it up close and personal. But, where are the three jewels?"
Rachel shrugged, "Well, that's why we are finding the artifacts. We believe the artifacts that are located around could possibly have the 5 jewels to unlock this."
"So, if this is unlocked…," said Fiona, "Whoever uses it can pretty much control the world's future."
Rachel nodded as she went toward her yellow backpack, grabbing it and putting it behind her back, "That's why its essential that we find the artifacts."
"That's why I have been recruited," said Amy, looking at Fiona, "To help them find the artifacts before the Weather Syndicate and the Ranger Slayers find them."
"Weather Syndicate?" asked Fiona.
"Team Magma, Aqua and Dracos…" said Rachel.
Fiona nodded, "Oh, got it."
Turning around, Rachel turned around as she spoke to Fiona and Rachel, "Well, let's get moving!"
"Hold on…," a voice said in the background. Rachel turned around as Lamar stood in the background, eyeing her as he stepped forward, "Just where do you think you are going?"
"Well… apparently there's more to the drums that meets the eye. With Fiona and Amy's help, I plan to get to the bottom of it," said Rachel.
"Rachel, I think this is a dumb idea. We got an artifact that is typically harmless…," said Lamar.
"I don't think so," said Fiona, "According to the music spirits in the Shoal Cave, it is more than just drums."
Lamar turned around as he went to walk with her, "Then, I'm going with you."
"Nah, we got this," said Rachel.
"I'm not letting you go," said Lamar, stern as he turned toward her. Amy sighed as she looked at Lamar, "She will be fine because we will be there."
Lamar groaned as he turned to Rachel, "If anything happens-."
"I think I know what to do," Rachel said, grinning, "Just hang tight."
Lamar said nothing. Rachel, Fiona and Amy started heading toward the transporter room. As the door closed behind them, the black ranger stood there with confusion. As he turned around, he noticed Seb was standing behind the door, who just listened to the whole conversation. Lamar turned around as he looked at Seb. Seb walked forward as he grabbed Lamar's backpack.
"What's up?" asked Lamar.
"I would take Rachel's observation. And after what we've been through…" said Seb.
"Name one artifact that was deceiving," said Lamar.
"The one that made Zander a clone," said Seb, grinning.
Lamar looked to his right and then turned to him. He grabbed the backpack as he put it on his back, "Alright, you win Seb."
Ten minutes later…
Rachel, Fiona and Amy were walking toward the northern shore of Mossdeep Island. Rachel was looking at the beautiful white and blue boat that was currently docked on the shore. On the sign, it said "Shoal Cave Tours". Grinning, Fiona and Amy looked at each other as Rachel led the way. Amy turned around as she looked at her, "So, why aren't we teleporting?"
"Well, I figured it would give me a chance to set up the equipment without dealing with doing it there. I just want to get in and get out," said Rachel.
"You win," said Fiona.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Beedrill asked, popping out of the jewel.
"Why not?" asked Rachel.
As she approached the dock, she walked over as they hopped on the boat. The rangers noticed that it was just three on the boat. Rachel turned around as she looked at the front, "Is there anyone here for a boat ride?"
"Oh… yes!"
Rachel turned around as a man walked over in a sailor costume. Rachel stood in horror as she noticed a familiar face. Lamar was wearing a white and blue sailor costume with a black hat over his head. He grinned as he looked at them, "What up, babe? Going on a trip?"
Rachel sighed, "Where's the actual boat guy?"
"I said his shift was over, so I can take you across. I also knew you would probably do this and you need backup," said Lamar.
"Get off the ship," said Rachel.
"Can't. Seb's orders," said Lamar, "And also, no offense, Amy is with you… and this new girl that I never met before."
"New girl?" asked Fiona, looking at Lamar. Lamar turned around as Fiona walked over toward him, "I am Fiona. Princess of the Rayquazians. I have been inherited with Rayquaza to run the Rayquazian Kingdom. I also served as co-mentor to the Heaven Force Rangers and I am the Yellow Bandstand Ranger."
Lamar stood there silent, "And I've been a ranger for a long time?"
"Not as long as her," said Rachel, "Look, its best you let Amy and Fiona run the mission. I am with them to make sure the drums are not taken by the Weather Syndicate."
"I am going with you. Period," said Lamar.
"And I am not going to let you go alone either, Fiona," a voice said.
Fiona turned around as she stood in shock. Amy stood there in shock and Rachel stood there in surprise. There were two people standing inside the boat with them. One person was about average height, with brown hair with blond streaks in it. He has blue eyes, with a scar across the right eyebrow. Has a tattoo of a Blaziken across his back, the head can be seen at the back of his neck. He also wore a brown leather jacket, red shirt and belt, blue jeans and black sneakers. Next to him was another familiar face. She wore a yellow t-shirt with white shorts and brown sneakers. She also had a white and black plaid jean jacket over her shirt. She had her Turbo Morpher strapped to her brace. Her brown hair was tied into a yellow tie with blue eyes.
"Beck… Violet?" asked Fiona.
"Hey, girls!" said Violet, grinning as she walked forward, "It's great to see you all."
"Wow," said Rachel, "What brings you here?"
Amy grinned as she turned around, "I figured we would need backup… so… I called them while you and Fiona were touring around the headquarters."
Fiona nodded as she grinned, looking at Beck. Beck reached for her hands as she looked at him, "How's Princess life?"
"Fun…," said Fiona, "But, it's also nice to be back to Earth."
Beck grinned as he turned around, "It's not the same without you."
"I know," said Fiona, "But, hopefully, things will change."
Beck raised an eyebrow as he looked at Lamar. Lamar shrugged as Rachel grinned, "I am sure we can explain everything. We are on our way to the Shoal Cave. Hopefully, Beedrill is right about the clues."
"Also, the whole band is coming," said Beck, "Sandra, Cam, Josh and Owen will meet us there."
"The WHOLE band?" asked Fiona.
"We are going to have a rockstar reunion?" asked Amy, grinning, "Well, rangers… I think we should've asked Seb to bring the artillery."
"Seb will be here," said Lamar, looking at them, "He asked me to join you on your quest and if the Weather Syndicate shows, the rest will be here. Now, shall we get going?"
An hour later…
The rangers were on the boat as they arrived at Shoal Cave, the waves were calm as the speed of the boat slowed down to make it idle. Lamar was steering the wheel as they reached the pier. Turning around, Beck released a silver anchor to the ocean, knocking the boat in place. Fiona and Rachel turned around as Amy opened the back gate. The rangers landed on the beach as they walked toward the cave.
"The cave looks… different," said Beck, turning to Lamar.
"We were here when Team Magma bombed it," said Lamar.
Beck looked at him silently as Lamar nodded, but Amy intervened, "It's all good though. Your music spirits were safe."
"Rachel! Lamar!"
Rachel turned around as Seb and Cedric were running toward the group. The rangers were in shock, knowing that they were supposed to call them, but knowing them, especially Seb, patience was not of the essence.
"Nice to meet you," said Beck, "Sebastian, correct?"
"Yes," said Seb, shaking his hand, "And this is Cedric."
"Pleasure to meet you," said Cedric.
The rangers shook hands as they turned to Violet and Beck. Beck nodded as he looked at Violet, who went to speak, "So, where's the rest of your team?"
"Grace and Zander went to go explore and learn more about the drum…" said Seb, turning to Rachel. Rachel sighed as she said nothing. Seb looked at the others as he tapped Rachel on the shoulder, "May I see you privately?"
Rachel nodded as she and Seb parted ways from the group. Seb walked around with her as she looked at him, "Well?"
"Well, what?" asked Rachel.
"Why did you decide to go off on your own?" asked Seb, "I hope what Grace and Zander finds is legit and its not wasted time."
Rachel stopped walking as she turned around, "You've known me long enough when it comes to intuition."
"Intuition?" asked Seb.
"Yes," said Rachel, sighing, "But, the reason this all started was because I was training my Pokémon."
Seb went to ask a question, but he kind of figured it out based off of her tone, "You lost to Tate and Liza."
Rachel nodded as she turned around, "Yeah, so I figured I would train off island to bring me peace of mind. Only for Fiona and Amy to show and the music spirits of their ranger powers. I got us into this mess, so I figured I can do it alone. I have done it before."
"How can you do this alone when you don't even know where to start?" asked Seb.
"Because… the spirits were kind of angry that I stepped on sacred property… so, I am trying to be nice to them," said Rachel, "I don't want an argument. I have to prove myself to them."
Seb turned around as he looked at her, "You could've told us."
"But," Rachel started to say and Seb finished her sentence, "You didn't want us to worry about you."
Rachel grinned as she nodded slowly, "Precisely."
"Remember though," said Seb, grinning and Rachel finished his sentence, "Anything that happens to me is your responsibility. I get it! Sorry if I stepped out of line, you know I lead and lead alone."
"But, you aren't wearing red," said Seb, grinning.
"You don't have to wear red to be leader. I made you leader so you can get experience," said Rachel, looking at him, "Now, are we going to find out more about this drum or are we going to argue about who's in charge?"
"Yes, ma'am," said Seb, "How about we just co-lead?"
Rachel grinned as she shook her head, "You have learned a lot about leadership, Seb!"
Meanwhile….
Grace and Zander walked up the rock formation stairs of the Shoal Cave, looking at the golden shrine that was edged into the cave. Zander and Grace were amazed that this part of the cave was not affected by what happened months ago, and everything was intact.
"So," said Grace, using her flashlight, climbing up the stairs, "Do you think we will find more clues?"
"This is a clue for me," said Zander, turning around, looking at her.
They reached for the top of the stairs. As they got to the top of the stairs, they noticed another artifact, that looked exactly like the Meloetta Drum that they picked up earlier. However, it had a red base with a white drum pad. Grace scanned it with the Relic Detector, as she looked at the other one. Zander stood there in surprise.
"A match?" asked Zander.
"Looks like it," said Grace, picking up the Relic Detector, "Rangers, this is Grace. It looks like we found an exact match."
"Excellent," said Seb, "Pick up the drum and meet us outside."
Grace nodded as she went to pick up the drum. As her fingertips grazed it slightly, the drum began to glow in an orange glow as it lifted off of the pedestal and started floating away. Grace turned around as they chased after the drum. Zander reached for his Relic Detector, "Guys, the drum is leaving the cave on its own."
"On its own?" asked Seb.
"Guys, this is Urara at Ranger HQ," Urara said on the intercom, "I don't know what you guys just did… but the original drum disappeared."
"Urara, track the source… Grace and Zander follow that drum," said Seb, on the intercom.
"Right!" shouted the rangers.
Meanwhile…
Beck, Fiona, Violet, Seb, Rachel, Lamar, Cedric and Amy were running through the caves, tracing the path. Amy turned around as she looked at the drum signature while running, "Beedrill, can you look at this?"
Immediately, Beedrill popped out of Fiona's jewel as it was floating toward the drum. Beedrill nodded as he looked at them, "Beck, we need to go to the spirits and get Kricketune!"
"Why?" asked Beck.
"This was the secret that I was hoping would happen. When the Meloetta Drums combine, a special power is unlocked between you and Kricketune. If anybody uses that power other than yourself, great chaos will ensure!"
"Got it," said Beck, picking up the pace.
As they got to the outer mouth of the cave, blue arrows shot out as explosions surrounded them. The rangers landed on the ground as Rachel looked up. Shelly arrived with the Aqua Grunts. Immediately, there were also a few Magma Grunts who also arrived with Courtney in front of them. Next, Jake arrived with a few Draco Grunts.
"Crap!" shouted Seb, "All of you?"
"I am not in the mood, ranger," said Jake, "You won't get to the drums!"
Beck turned around, "What do we do?"
"Rachel, you take Beck and Amy to get Kricketune. The rest of us will face him…," said Seb.
Violet nodded as she turned to Beck, "Make sure to get Gardevoir for me."
Beck nodded as he turned around. Violet stretched out her Turbo Morpher, which flashed in a yellow light with her turbo key in front. Beck nodded as he, Rachel and Amy ran off. Beedrill nodded as a yellow flash surrounded Fiona's pendant with the Metronome Morpher in hand.
"Ready!" shouted Seb.
"Relic Hunters, Start Up!" shouted Seb, Lamar and Cedric.
In flashes of red, black and silver, the rangers morphed into their suits.
"Bandstand, Rock Out!" shouted Fiona. A yellow aura surrounded her as she transformed into her suit.
"Shift into Turbo!" Violet shouted, inserting her key into the Turbo Morpher. Suddenly, a Raichu-Minivan combination went through her as she wore a yellow racing uniform. She had a silver belt with a white holder that carried a red blaster. She had white boots and white gloves with black rims and there were two yellow squares above the stomach; one square around the neck and one right under it. She had two white stripes across his upper arms. She had two yellow triangles; one on each shoulder. On her left shoulder had the number 4 on it and he had a 'T' on the right shoulder. His helmet was yellow with a Raichu as the visor with headlights and a silver mouthpiece. A yellow skirt also appeared.
"Attack!" shouted Shelly, Courtney and Jake.
Before the Grunts dashed toward them, Violet stood in front as she pulled out her red blaster. Pulling the lever back, the blaster split open as her blaster began to glow in a yellow light.
"Auto Punisher!"
Blasting through most of the Grunts, Jake headed straight through with his saber. Violet flipped backwards as she kicked Jake in the stomach and then threw Jake on the ground. Jake turned around as he released green and black beams, piercing Violet's armor. Violet flipped back as she landed on the ground.
"You think you can stop me that easily?"
Violet laughed as she turned around, "Oh, you are messing with the wrong ranger. Turbo Weapons, engage!"
In a flash of yellow light, a pair of black wheels appeared with a yellow rod that stood between them, "Rolling Batons!"
As Jake went to battle, black beams struck him as he turned around. Looking around, he noticed Lamar with his blaster.
"Let me have some fun," said Lamar.
While Violet and Lamar fought Jake, Seb and Fiona faced off with Courtney while Cedric faced off with Shelly in a heavy match.
On the other side…
Grace and Zander dashed toward the drum as they see the drum began to glow in a red light with a green light coming from across. The rangers watched as a golden explosion appeared. Ducking for cover, Grace watched as the two drums combined into one. It was a golden drum with a black handle. It also had a pair of silver drum sticks that appeared. Grace was amazed as she looked to see it transform into its own drum set.
"That is so cool!" said Grace.
"Hand over the drum set!"
Grace and Zander turned around as they noticed Matt, Tabitha and Darcie with their grunts.
"Not a chance!" shouted Grace, "Zander?"
Zander nodded. They reached for their Relic Detectors, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
In flashes of blue and pink, the rangers transformed into their suits. Immediately, the rangers pulled out their Hunter Sabers. Grace and Zander were facing off against the grunts, one grunt at a time, no matter which type.
Grace spun across as she slashed a few of them with her Hunter Blade. Transforming it into a Relic Blaster, she pulled the trigger, releasing pink bursts of energy that pierced through the armor. She turned around as she kicked a few of them in the stomach, shooting them down in the process.
Zander slashed each one with the Hunter Saber, flipping backwards as sparks flew across each grunt. Rolling around, he transformed his saber into a Relic Blaster, releasing blue spurts of energy, destroying the grunts. Zander then turned around as he headed straight for Darcie, Darcie took out two emerald daggers as she went to strike. Zander blocked as he kicked her in the stomach, breaking and releasing her form. Zander slashed her across as she spun around. Darcie grinned as she looked at him, "Give it up, Blue."
"No thanks," said Zander.
Immediately, Matt arrived with his Trident. As he went to stab, Zander dodged as he went to kick his way out, only for Tabitha's crossbow arrows to pierce him. As he landed on the ground, Grace flipped over as she went to strike.
"Psychic Slash!"
Using her Psychic Cutters, pink energy charged as she went to strike. Immediately, Tabitha released a red and black energy beam from his crossbow, piercing Grace. Grace screamed as she landed on the ground. Zander scrambled as Grace went to get up from the ground. The three of them headed toward them, laughing as they were ready to finish them off. However, as they went to strike, blue, black, green and purple beams struck the ground.
Looking up, four people were walking up the hill. One person had braided black hair, brown skin, and green eyes. He was fairly tall from what he could see. He also had a white t-shirt with a black leather jacket on him. He was also wearing denim jeans and white sneakers with black stripes. The next person to him had brunette hair down to his shoulders and turquoise eyes. He had a black cross on the back of his neck. He wore a black trench coat with a sleeveless blue t-shirt and he even had black jeans and leather dance shoes. Following that there was another person. She had long brown hair and yellow eyes and wore a purple and yellow t-shirt with black leather pants. She wore a green camo jacket with a silver necklace around her neck. Finally, there was another person with black curly hair with golden eyes. He wore a black t-shirt with purple jeans with a white skull painted on the shirt.
"Hey guys, I am so glad to see you!"
"Bandstand Rangers!" Grace shouted, "This is amazing!"
"Amy told us you would need our help," the black ranger said, looking at her, "We can do this."
"Hell yeah!" Zander exclaimed.
"Uh… and who exactly are you?" Tabitha asked, "Obviously, you are rangers."
Suddenly, red and yellow beams shot out as they landed on the ground. Courtney, Shelly and Jake arrived as the other rangers snuck around. Beck arrived with his Metronome Morpher as he headed for the drum set.
"Get that drum set!" Kricketune said.
"You will not touch that drum set!" Tabitha shouted, pushing Beck to the ground. Beck looked up as he took his legs, grabbed one of Tabitha's and pulled his legs full force, knocking Tabitha off balance. Tabitha turned around as Beck inserted the red jewel in his morpher. He then threw a white pendant toward Violet. Violet picked it up as a yellow aura surrounded her body, removing her Turbo Ranger suit. She then placed her white pendant in her Metronome Morpher.
"Bandstand, Rock Out!"
Flashes of red and white light surrounded them as they transformed into their suits. Immediately, the seven Bandstand Rangers stood in a line with the Relic Hunter Rangers.
"Let's get this done!" Beck shouted, "Those that disturb the realm of the music spirits will never leave this place unharmed."
"And to prove it to you," Josh said, "It's time we show you who you are messing with."
"The serious spiritual drummer, Red Bandstand Ranger!"
"The amazing spiritual guitarist, Black Bandstand Ranger!"
"The handsome spiritual keyboardist, Blue Bandstand Ranger!"
"The beautiful spiritual vocalist, Green Bandstand Ranger!"
"The hopeful spiritual bassist, Yellow Bandstand Ranger!"
"The graceful spiritual sensation, White Bandstand Ranger!"
"The master of musical courage, Dark Musician Knight!"
The seven rangers stood in a line, forming poses, "Rangers of peace and harmony… power of the musical spirits! Poké Rangers Bandstand!"
The six rangers stood there amazed as Beck turned around as he looked at them. Seb raised an eyebrow as Beck looked at them, "And… don't keep us waiting with your role call."
"But, they know us…" said Seb.
Rachel stomped on Seb's foot, causing him to cringe, "FINE!"
"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 clenched his fist as he brought it to his chest, "Let the adventure begin!"
"Poké Rangers: Relic Hunters!"
Darcie and Jake laughed as they started dashing toward the drum set. Immediately, Beck and Seb flew over the Team Magma and Team Aqua Admin, landing in front of them. Jake went to strike down, only for Lamar to block the attack.
"Not today, Jake!" Lamar shouted.
As he jumped up, his Doom Hammer appeared over head, "Shadow Strike!"
A black line of energy went down Jake's body as he stumbled. However, he turned around as he went to strike Lamar. Lamar went to block the attack. As Lamar jumped up, he then struck the hammer across. He turned around to strike, only for Cam to arrive with his Guitar Blaster. Shooting purple pulses, Jake was hit hard by the attack.
"I will not let you win!" Jake shouted.
"Oh, I am just getting started!" Cam shouted.
As a purple glow began to charge, Cam aimed his Guitar Blaster at Jake. He strummed a chord or two as the neck began to charge.
"Guitar Blaster, C Chord Blast!"
Three purple bursts of energy combined into a triangle, combining into one as Jake was hit hard. Jake yelled as he spun around. Cam then turned around as he used his Notation Saber, "Pitch Perfect!"
A black aura surrounded his saber as he struck Jake. Lamar then turned around as he struck him with the Doom Hammer, causing Jake to fall.
Zander and Josh fought Darcie again as they went at it. Zander used his Swamp Blaster while Josh used his Chime Daggers. The two went at her as she tried to block every attack. Instantly, Darcie flipped over as a green aura surrounded her. Turning into a tornado, Josh and Zander landed on the ground. Immediately, Zander began to use his Swamp Blaster. A blue aura surrounded his weapon as he pressed the trigger.
"Hydro Pump!"
A blast of blue energy was released as Josh jumped on top of the energy beam. His blue aura surrounded the Chime Daggers as he went toward him, "Scale Slicer!"
A blue line of energy struck Darcie as she spun around. Immediately, Josh took out his Notation Saber. A blue aura surrounded his saber, "Chimes of Glory!"
A cobalt blue energy line struck Darcie as she screamed a little, stumbling backwards. Spinning around, she turned around as she flew backwards, landing on the rock formations.
"Easy peasy…," said Zander, turning to Josh.
Grace, Violet and Sandra were dashing over towards a few Magma Grunts. Grace withdrew her Hunter Saber and slashed a few of them in the chest as she flipped backwards to continue her battle. She fought strategically as Courtney and Shelly arrived.
"Shall we show them who's boss?" asked Shelly.
"We'll team up just for today," said Courtney, taking out a black and red gauntlet. Placing it on her left hand, golden arrows shot out of her glove. Grace, Violet and Sandra dodged out of the way as they went in three different directions.
Immediately, Shelly took out a golden harpoon. As she pressed a black switch on the side, multiple harpoons shot out. Grace and Violet dodged the attack as the harpoons caused explosions on the side. Immediately, Grace tumbled as she jumped up in the air. She took out her Psychic Cutters. A pink aura surrounded them as she slashed Shelly and Courtney in the face. Shelly and Courtney turned around as they started staggering. Immediately, Violet knelt down as she carried a huge rocket launcher. However, it had green stripes on the launcher and it had two holes at one end. There were also pink stripes that wrapped around the blaster.
"Serene Blaster, fire!" shouted Violet.
Rainbow beams shot out of the rocket launcher. Courtney and Shelly screamed as explosions surrounded them. Immediately, Serena jumped out with her Notation Saber. A green aura surrounded it as she raised it in the air, "Serenade Wave!"
A green wave of energy came across as Shelly and Courtney were hit hard by the attack. They stumbled as they landed on the ground. Immediately, Violet and Sandra turned to Grace as she looked at them.
"They will never learn," Grace said.
Matt and Tabitha were faced with Rachel, Fiona, Cedric and Owen. Matt laughed as he took out two pirate like sabers. Golden and sharp to the edge he snarled as Tabitha took out a green rocket launcher like device.
"Your weapon upgrades aren't worth diddly squat," said Cedric.
"Ah, Silver Ranger… watch your tongue," said Tabitha, releasing rockets from his arsenal Immediately, Cedric sliced it with his Meta Tector. The rockets slashed in two exploding into pieces. Matt turned around as he went to strike with his saber. As he swung across, both Rachel and Fiona flipped forward as Matt went to strike. Matt turned around as he looked at Rachel. As he went to strike again, Rachel laughed as she closed her eyes.
"Time for some inner magic," she said.
A burst of flames emerged out of her suit as it turned into a stream of fire, hitting Matt in the stomach. Then, with her Thunder Scooper, yellow bolts charged as she went to strike.
"Thunder Claw!"
Two yellow lines struck Matt as he was electrocuted. Turning around, he then noticed Fiona who had her weapon in the air.
"I think its time," said Fiona, "Rockstar Power!"
A flash of yellow light surrounded as she transformed into her Rockstar Form. She took out her weapon as she went to aim at Matt.
"Twineedle!"
As she used her notation saber, a yellow surge of energy struck Matt to the ground. Matt stood there in anger as he felt pain. Looking up, Fiona turned around as she put her foot to Matt's head.
"That will teach you to touch our sacred property again…," said Fiona, kicking him in the face. Matt flew backwards and landed on the ground.
Tabitha went to release more rockets, only for Owen and Cedric to dodge the attack.
"Cover me," said Owen, looking at him, "I'm going in."
"Got it," said Cedric, transforming his Meta Tector, "Steel Sniper!"
Releasing silver blasts of energy, Owen charged through with his weapon. Jumping up in the air, Owen took out a purple bass guitar with two long necks. It had silver nozzles poking out of the necks. On the necks, there were black and purplish designs.
"Shadow Song Blast!"
Black and purple bursts struck out of his weapon as Tabitha went to block with his gauntlet. He then released another rocket launcher, only for Cedric to tackle him to the ground. Tabitha grumbled as Owen's body began to glow in a purple aura.
"Shadow Strike!"
Tabitha was struck hard by the attack as he spun around. Looking around, he landed on the ground in anger. Immediately, Tabitha, Courtney, Darcie, Jake, Matt and Shelly stood together as the other rangers arrived with their weapons.
"Give up?" asked Zander.
"Well, once we get that drum set…," said Darcie.
"It's too late," a voice said.
Darcie turned around as she looked at them. Beck and Seb walked down the stairs as Beck grabbed the drum set.
"You…," said Matt.
Beck turned around as he looked at Seb, "And now… Kricketune? Shall we?"
"Let's do it!" said Kricketune.
"Guitar Battlizer, activate!"
Placing the ruby jewel into the morpher, he set the tempo to 300. Suddenly, Beck's uniform began to glow bright red. As it began to shine in ruby, there was a black and gold vest that appeared on Beck's uniform. He began to get black and gold shoulder pads. He had golden gloves that had red gauntlets on them. He also began to have golden boots with black kneepads. A black helmet that was shaped like a bandana appeared on the back of his head and behind him was a red guitar with white lightning stripes.
"Bandstand Battlizer Power, ready for battle!"
He then sat down on the drum set. A red and golden aura surrounded him as he went to play the drum set. Tabitha and Courtney turned to each other and then at Matt and Shelly. Darcie and Jake looked at each other as a golden and red aura surrounded Beck. Seb revealed his Relic Detector as he was analyzing, "Hazard Level: 2000?"
Taking the drumsticks, he started playing a 4 beat pattern on the drums, causing a shock wave. Both admin of each faction started rumbling as Beck improvised his way. He then twirled his drum sticks as he placed both sticks on the drum pad at once. Immediately, a golden beam unleashed. The admin yelled as explosions surrounded them. Landing on the ground, Beck looked at the drum set and then at the explosion.
"Alright," said Josh, "You showed them!"
"That's powerful… why didn't we use that ten years ago?" asked Sandra.
As the smoke cleared, Matt opened his eyes as he looked at them, "Alright, rangers… you win for today. But, just remember, we will get all of your artifacts and the jewels!"
Immediately, flashes of light surrounded them as they disappeared. The rangers jumped up for victory as the smoke began to clear…
Later that afternoon…
The Bandstand Rangers were sitting outside the Shoal Cave as they were watching the sunset. Owen sighed as he was looking at the music spirits, looking down at them with gleam as he turned to them.
"So," said Owen, "I wish we could stay together like this… like we used to."
"Sad though," said Cam, looking at Owen, "But, its always good to be called to action."
"Yeah," said Sandra, grinning, "I should probably go find Claese."
Josh turned around, "And where was Claese?"
"Claese was waiting for me and then all of this happened," said Sandra, sighing, "He understands."
Josh chuckled as he turned around. He then noticed the other rangers around the Relic Hunter Rangers observing the drum set.
"So," said Seb, turning to the other rangers, "This is what we call an amazing artifact."
"Yes," said Rachel, grinning, turning to Fiona. Fiona nodded as she gave her a high five, "Impressive, isn't it?"
Beck said nothing as he looked at Violet. Violet nodded as she turned toward the team, "Hey, if you need anything from us, we are a phone call away."
"Thanks," said Grace, "I hope we can get more of the jewels soon and save Hoenn before they turn it to something we don't want."
Violet nodded as she turned around, "Exactly. This region has too much on its plate. But, there's plenty of us rangers here to help."
Grace nodded as she turned toward them, "Well, you are always welcome to join us on an excavation."
"Yeah," said Seb, looking at Rachel. As they turned around, they noticed Rachel and Fiona walking along.
"So… Magiland… what's it like?" asked Fiona.
Rachel grinned as she turned around, "It is a beautiful dimension where humans and Pokémon use magic. The legendary Pokémon are mystical saints… not like what I read in the books here. But, when you are magician, you have to save the world from darkness and if we get the jewels, I can return back to Magiland."
"What about Lamar?" asked Fiona.
Rachel sighed as she looked at her. Rachel looked at Fiona as she turned to Lamar, who was hanging out with the others, "I love him so much, I don't know if we could make it work."
Fiona grinned, "Sometimes, you are just going to have to follow your heart. Beck and I are still together. I just work up in the Rayquazian Kingdom. You will find your place…"
Rachel grinned as she turned around, "Thanks, Fiona."
"Not a problem," said Fiona, looking up as she saw the sky. The sky was flashing bright green as she turned around, "Just a heads up, if you get the crown together… there will be a task you need to complete to save the Hoenn Region. Actually, it's a matter of when."
Rachel looked up in response. Fiona grinned as she nodded, "You will understand in due time."
"Got it," said Rachel.
Immediately, Fiona and Rachel shook hands together as the sun began to set.
Next Chapter:
Max: So, we have a new artifact!
Seb: Forbidden Berries?
Cedric: It's supposed to make you smarter?
Darcie: Start studying!
?: Trying….
Amy: Someone hacked into my computer.
Cedric: Time to give him my own intelligence!
Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 26: Forbidden Fruits
A/N: The Bandstand Rangers returned! They were introduced in 2011… ten years ago to be exact. Feel free to read their adventures. It is a stand-alone season and this chapter pays homage to the first original ranger story without any adaptations. Speaking of adaptations, I felt this was the perfect fit. Even though it was based off of Boukenger Episode 24, I felt I could do more. Well, let me know what you think in the chapters below. I am super-duper excited to hear from you!
Also, a new poll is up. Select your Green Ranger for the Hoenn Dream Team!
