A/N: Here is the next chapter! I hope you enjoy!
Last time…
The Ranger Slayers split up between Team Aqua, Team Magma and Team Dracos to discuss about certain artifacts. To keep the rangers busy, Justen resurrects Cedric's demon: Incinizard to fight. As Cedric tries to face Incinizard by sealing him, Incinizard traps Cedric in an obsidian statue as he is sealed. While all of that happened, the Ranger Slayers have the Deoxys Cup and the Red and Blue Orb.
The Ranger Slayers were sitting in a grey and green cockpit as they were activating their systems. Justen and Celia stood in the back as they were continuing their robot maintenance. While that was going on, Brent was connecting the wires to the Deoxys Cup as it was placed in the center of the cockpit. Bringing the wires to the bottom, he connected it to his console as he placed a few microchips in the system. Sitting down, he turned around seeing Chloe and Nick finishing their maintenance.
"So…," said Brent, "The Deoxys Cup is set…"
"Place the Red and Blue Orb on either side," said Nick.
Brent nodded as he placed the red and blue orb in the slots on the bottom. A red and blue aura was shining as the Deoxys Cup began to shimmer. Nick grinned as he was looking at the artifact and then at the screen.
"Now… we wait," he said.
"Wait?" asked Celia, "Why, wait?"
"Team Aqua, Team Magma and Team Dracos just need to do their thing…," said Justen, "And will come to plan."
(Poké Rangers logo appears… theme song set to GouGou Sentai Boukenger… screen shows various artifacts)
Narrator: The Poké Rangers as you know them fought through amazing villains and warriors. Now, they face the advances of the Weather Syndicate, Team Magma, Team Aqua and Dracos. Now, they must find the artifacts, get the jewels, revive Rayquaza and save Hoenn!
(The season logo appears)
Seb: Poké Rangers
Rangers: Relic Hunters!
(The Mystic Force Rangers stand in pose as they transform into the Relic Hunter Rangers with Urara looking across)
Go Go Go! Go Go Go! Ready Go!
(Rangers show one by one with their weapons: Seb and Lamar with their weapons)
Start Up, Relic Hunters!
(Zander jumps up with his weapon, shooting the Magma Grunts down)
Revive Rayquaza, Shift Up, Relic Hunters!
(Rachel fights with her weapon with Grace behind cutting new grunts)
Go, Go, Ready Go!
(The five Relic Hunters arrive, standing at Sky Pillar)
(Seb appears fighting as the Solaris Knight, Seb is then climbing up on the mountain)
(Seb appears in a red background with the Red Ranger driving a zord… "Sebastian- Red Relic Hunter Ranger" created by D.J. Scales)
Riding to the center of the Earth, my heart starts beating.
(Lamar uses his Mystic Morpher to transform into the blue ranger, then Lamar drives down a snowy mountain on a sled)
(Lamar appears in a black background with the Black Ranger driving a zord… "Lamar Clayton- Black Relic Hunter Ranger" created by NashWalker)
It gives me a strong pulse…
(Zander uses his Mystic Morpher to unleash green vines from his morpher. Zander then is standing on a ship with a telescope in his hand)
(A blue background appeared with Zander grinning with the Blue Ranger driving a zord… "Zander Jackson- Blue Relic Hunter Ranger" created by BentleyGirl)
A dream is now awakening…
(Rachel arrives in Magiland as she took out her Mystic Staff, then Rachel arrives, riding on a Rapidash)
(A yellow background appeared with Rachel grinning and the Yellow Ranger driving a zord… "Rachel- Yellow Relic Hunter Ranger" created by MakiZanaX13)
It is no longer a dream, the treasure is real.
(Grace appears DJing as she releases electricity from her station. Grace climbs up a mountain, looking overhead as she used a map to look for treasure)
(A pink background appeared with Grace and the Pink Ranger driving a zord… "Grace Jackson- Pink Relic Hunter Ranger" created by NashWalker)
Climbing up, diving down, finding your Precious!
(Cedric appears from the shadows. Cedric then takes out his Meta Tector to look for clues.)
(A silver background appeared with Cedric driving a zord. "Cedric- Silver Relic Hunter Ranger" created by D.J. Scales)
Start up right now, the adventure begins!
(Urara appears mixing chemicals and doing research. Urara puts down the map down as she uses extracts ancient DNA from a fossil)
(A green background appeared with Urara and the Green Ranger driving a zord... "Urara Nakamura- Green Relic Hunter Ranger" created by Hikaru Todokori-Midorikawa)
Shift up, increase your adrenaline!
(Jack, JT, Max, and Ray stand together... donning suits from Mighty Morphin', Dino Thunder and In Space)
We were summoned to find the Ultimate Treasure…
(Team Magma, Team Aqua and Team Dracos are standing in a backdrop with the Ranger Slayers in front)
Now, let's go and chase our dreams in harsh or mild weather!
(Seb transforms into his battlized mode, Urara uses the Hoenn Sentinel Megazord)
Go Go Go! Go Go Go! Ready Go!
(Zander, Grace, Lamar and Rachel fight the admins)
Start Up, Relic Hunters!
(Seb fights Maxie, Archie and Silva)
(Urara uses the Relic Crusher to destroy the grunts)
Through the sea, through the sky, through the desert…
(Relic Hunter, Relic Seeker and Detector Megazord form in two-way split screen... with the Super Relic Hunter Megazord and the Relic Hunter Ultrazord close in)
And even through the valleys!
(The Battleship Megazord pierces through the enemies)
Do not run! Do not lose! Do not die! Let's begin our adventure!
(Rangers pose with their helmets in the background)
Revive Rayquaza, Shift Up, Relic Hunters!
(The seven rangers jump up as Rayquaza arrives in the background)
(The rangers turn center with a facial close-up unmorphed. © 2020-2022 Blaze Productions. © 2006-2007 GouGou Sentai Boukenger by Toei. © 2007-2008 Power Rangers Operation Overdrive. All rights reserved)
Chapter 44: The Slayer Trap
Brent and Lamar with the help of Seb placed the fossilized Cedric on the floor at Ranger Headquarters as Jack stood there with aghast. He clenched his fists as he walked over toward them. Before he could say anything, Urara was walking toward the statue as she took out a green device with black wires and white pads. Placing them on Cedric's head, Urara pressed the button to see faintly beeping. She turned around as she looked at them, "So, Cedric's alive."
"Great," said Seb, looking at Urara, "Can we break him out?"
Urara sighed as she turned to him, "While heading back here, I did run a few tests. If we had our magic back to full, Grace would have had something ready to go. Sadly, with the technology we have… heat, steel, heck even the Relic Crusher… it wouldn't bust open this statue. There's also a dark presence within the statue."
"Like if we broke it, darkness would be unleashed?" asked Zander.
"Kind of… but it traces back to Cedric's dark element. So, whatever Cedric tried to do, Incinizard was smart enough to take Cedric with him."
"Well, we can go back and get the cup," said Lamar, "No point of staying and speculating."
Jack turned around as he looked at him, "I hate to break it to you, but we were watching Celia grab the Deoxys Cup."
Rachel turned around as she looked at Jack, "Wait, what?"
"This is why I told you not to fight Incinizard and go get the cup… now, we have a problem," said Jack, turning to the rangers, "And it's going to be a big problem now."
"So," said Rachel, looking at them, "They did take it…"
Seb looked up as he turned to them, "Wait, I remember Incinizard being revived by Cedric's DNA… Justen revived Incinizard…"
"… If he revived Incinizard," said Urara, turning around, "Then the Slayers are up to something… for them to steal the cup and then used an enemy to directly attack Cedric, only means that they are plotting something huge."
Seb nodded, "Probably to cut the team to its knees.
The lights turned red as the alarm went off. Max dashed out of the elevator as he looked at the team, "Guys, Team Aqua is on Birth Island looking for an artifact. You need to go!"
"Got it!" said Seb, "Let's go!"
"Wait!" said Zander, turning to Jack and the others, "I'm going to stay."
"Why?" asked Jack.
Zander turned around as he looked at Urara, "Well, someone's needs to monitor what's going on. Plus, if we work together, we can figure out all of the pieces…"
Jack nodded, "Alright. Seb?"
Seb nodded as Lamar, Grace and Rachel walked toward the elevator, leaving the headquarters. Zander grabbed his laptop as he turned to Urara, "I will research more on that Deoxys Cup."
"Fine, then I'll look up a way to restore Cedric," said Urara.
"Deal," the blue ranger responded as he opened his laptop computer.
Meanwhile…
Birth Island was floating off the coast of Route 128 as Archie, Matt and Shelly started walking up the green hills. Matt grinned as he was climbing up the bedrock, seeing something beautiful and shiny in the process. It was a red and green scepter shaped like a Deoxys arm. It also had a red star on it as Archie picked it up.
"Ah, the DNA Scepter," said Archie, looking at it, "Now, we are going to have some fun."
"Yep… all the fun you want, Archie!"
Archie turned around as Seb and the others arrived, morphed. Seb shrugged, "We have a lot to do, so hand over the staff… oh wait, you probably are going to send your grunts."
Archie said nothing as he snapped his fingers. Immediately, the Aqua Grunts popped out of the ground as they went to strike. Seb, Rachel, Lamar and Grace split up as they were fighting a group of them by themselves. After minutes of hand to hand combat, the Aqua Grunts landed on the ground. Seb dashed over toward Archie, only for Shelly and Matt to take him down full force. Seb looked up as he went to get his Hunter Saber. Before he could do so, he heard his Relic Detector sound.
"Hey," said Zander, "I don't know how… and I don't know what's going on…"
"Get to it," said Seb, dodging Shelly as he landed on the ground. Matt withdrew his harpoon, releasing three golden rockets. Seb yelled as he landed on the ground. Turning around, Matt was kicked by Rachel as she struck him with the Thunder Scoopers.
"Team Magma is at Mt. Chimney because another artifact has been active," said Zander.
"What in the world? Two artifacts?" asked Rachel.
Lamar turned around as he looked at Seb, "Rachel and Seb, go to Mt. Chimney, Grace and I can deal with them."
"Are you sure?" Rachel asked.
"Yup," said Lamar, turning around, "Grace, let's get that scepter!"
Grace nodded as they took out their weapons. The two rangers started fighting as Seb and Rachel headed away from Birth Island. As the fighting continued, Archie started scratching his chin, "That blue scamp is right… usually artifacts are found one at a time… hmmm…."
Meanwhile at Ranger HQ…
Zander and Urara were looking at computers as they turned around to see what was going on. Zander noticed the artifact that popped on the screen. It was a bow that was red and green, wrapped around similar to Deoxys with a pink heart on it. It also has a handle on it.
"The DNA Crossbow… looking at the DNA Scepter…," said Zander, turning around and then looking at the Deoxys Cup.
"What?" asked Urara, looking over his shoulder.
"Urara, I have a bad feeling about this…," said Zander, turning around as he pressed a button. He looked up as the door opened. Ray and Amy walked over as they march toward Zander, "We heard two artifacts were active at the same time… can we help?"
"Well," said Zander, taking a breath, "It would be nice to perform a simulation. The Red Orb, the Blue Orb, the DNA Crossbow and Scepter plus the Deoxy Cup. I wonder if they are all connected."
"We can run a few tests," Amy responded, taking out her laptop. Ray nodded as he took out his laptop. All four of them sat around the table as they were going through the computer screens, "It is important that we all work together now as a team to figure it out."
"Agreed," said Urara, looking at Amy, "Especially, now with the Ranger Slayers."
"How's the Cedric mystery?" asked Ray, looking at Urara.
Urara shrugged, "Stuck… that's why I am helping Zander. I can't do a single thing."
Meanwhile…
The sun was bright, shining down on Cedric as his eyes opened. Cedric cringed as he managed to get up from the ground. He looked down as he saw sand below. Cedric turned around as he noticed nothing but sand and cacti. He turned around as he looked at the dunes blowing by. The heat was unbearable as he looked over.
"Where am I?" he asked.
He then turned around as he walked over to see someone. As he stumbled, he managed to run into someone familiar. He stood in shock as he noticed the man. He was exactly like him, except he wore a black t-shirt with black jeans.
"Hello future self," he said.
"Past self.. . Cedric?" asked Cedric.
His past self grinned as he turned to him, "Yep. I was hoping we didn't need to run into each other."
"Look, where am I?" he asked, "I have to get back. My friends need me. Your cousin needs me."
He shook his head as he looked at him, "Well, we need to take a trip down memory lane."
The earth started to shake as Cedric landed on the ground. Cedric looked up as a black door struck out of the desert. Cedric looked up as the door opened. As the bright white light was shining, Cedric and his former self were sucked into the portal. The door closed behind them and then disappeared.
Back in Mt. Chimney…
The Magma Grunt spun around as Rachel swept him with her leg. Turning around, Rachel used her Hunter Saber to slash a few of them. Seb flipped forward as he swung his saber, slicing the Magma Grunts. He turned around as Maxie aimed the DNA Crossbow. Pink and green beams shot out as Seb dodged the attack. Maxie charged forward as Seb and him went at it.
"You got some nerve to come with just yellow," he said.
"Team Aqua is with the others… what do you think?" asked Seb.
"Archie… what?" asked Maxie.
Seb was kicked to the ground as he landed on his butt. Maxie took out his saber as he looked at him. Swinging the saber, Seb dodged the attack as Maxie was grabbed. Seb lifted him and threw him to the ground. As he went to grab the crossbow, Courtney released a golden beam, shooting Seb down. Seb landed on the ground as Maxie pushed his foot on Seb's chest.
"Now I have questions, what is Archie doing?" he asked.
"He had the DNA Scepter… hopefully my friends got it," said Seb.
"What the-?" asked Maxie, before Rachel slashed him down. Maxie landed on the ground as Seb and Rachel went after Courtney and Tabitha.
Back on Birth Island…
Swinging a roundhouse kick, Lamar knocked down the Aqua Grunts. Grace then turned around as she used her Psychic Cutters.
"Psybeam!"
A rainbow blast knocked the Aqua Grunts out as they turned around to face Shelly and Matt. Archie turned around as he used the DNA Scepter.
"Let's try it… Psycho Boost!"
A rainbow beam surrounded it as he increased speed, slashing both rangers. Lamar and Grace landed on the ground as Archie turned around, "By the way… I am taking this to where it needs to go… I also heard Maxie was around somewhere. Looks like there's more to it… let's go team."
Matt and Shelly nodded as a blue aura surrounded them with Archie, disappearing. Grace carefully got up as Lamar climbed up from the ground. Grace took out her Relic Detector, "Zander, it looks like Archie took the DNA Scepter… what's going on at Mt. Chimney?"
"Looks like Team Magma got the DNA Crossbow," said Zander on the intercom, "Head to Mt. Chimney to help them out."
"Got it," said Grace, turning to Lamar as they were heading toward the coastline.
Back at the Headquarters…
Zander clenched his fist as he slammed his hand on the table. He then turned around as he looked at Urara, who shook her head, turning to Amy. Amy nodded as she was looking at the artifacts. Immediately, she saw something amazing on screens, "I think I found something… all of those artifacts are connected."
"Connected?" asked Zander.
Ray nodded as he looked at it, "That makes sense… the Deoxys Cup is the essence of Deoxys from years ago. The Red and Blue Orbs from Kyogre and Groudon can be used to activate its essence. When activated, three artifacts can be summoned at the same time. The DNA Scepter represents the speed form of Deoxys, the DNA Crossbow represents the defense form and the DNA Saber represents the attack form."
"So, what happens if they were combined?" asked Urara.
"Well…," said Amy, looking at the screen, "This."
Urara turned around as she noticed the screen, "Oh my…"
Zander noticed the screen as Amy shared it through her main laptop. Ray turned around as he looked at them, "The Slayers took the cup… Archie and Maxie took their artifacts…"
Immediately, the alarm went off as Zander looked at the screen. He then pressed the button on the laptop as he looked at the screen. He sighed as he took his Relic Detector, "Seb, Grace, Team Dracos is in Lilycove City. They have the DNA Sword."
"What?" asked Grace.
"Three artifacts?" asked Seb, turning around, "I don't like where this is going."
"Sadly," said Zander, looking at Seb, "You're right."
Rachel's voice interfered, "So, anything about them?"
"They are all connected to the Deoxys Cup…" said Zander, turning to them, looking at Urara, "And if I'm not mistaken, the Ranger Slayers pretty much have a big role in this."
"Yeah, Maxie was confused on why I confronted him about Archie..,.," said Seb, turning around. "Makes sense. We'll head over to stop Jake and Darcie."
As the communication closed, Ray turned around, "Makes sense?"
Zander nodded slowly, turning to Ray, "The Ranger Slayers love to play manipulation sometimes. If they spoke to each team, not knowing that they were being used…"
"Then, they would be part of what the Slayers are doing," said Urara, turning around as she turned to Zander. Zander nodded silently as Urara turned to the screen, "Incinizard was just a decoy to get the Deoxys Cup AND for us to get out of their way… and now the Weather Syndicate will potentially have all three items. They must be heading to the Slayers location without even knowing."
Ray's eyes grew as he looked at them, "This is worse than the Psycho Rangers… and the Stryker City plot. That's a story for another day."
"Alright," said Zander, standing up as he looked at the screens, "Can we run a simulation on all three artifacts when combined with the cup?"
"Working on it now," said Ray, "Give us a few minutes."
Meanwhile…
Jake and Darcie flipped out of the secret entrance outside Lilycove City as Jake stretched out the weapon. Landing on both feet, their shoes imprinted on the sand as the breeze was blowing back and forth. Jake was amazed at the design. It was a sword shaped into a Deoxys arm with red and green lines. It also had a pink jewel to it. Darcie grinned as she walked toward Jake.
"Is that the DNA Sword?" asked Darcie.
"Yep… now, where are we going?" asked Jake.
"We were supposed to meet them here," said Darcie.
"That's right!"
Darcie and Jake turned around as they noticed Celia arriving. She grinned as she looked at the sword, "Wow… that is so beautiful. Thank you for-."
"Hold up," Jake said, stretching out his saber, "What is the meaning behind this?"
Celia grinned as she turned around, "What do you mean?'
"Isn't it obvious. It was too easy," said Jake, looking at him, "Silva found it skeptical."
"I agree," said Darcie, taking out her daggers, "So, explain."
Before Celia could say anything, she turned around as she heard some rattling. Celia gulped as she saw three people walking toward them. Archie, Matt and Shelly arrived as they looked at Jake and Darcie. Archie's eyes grew as he looked at Celia.
"I never was told Team Dracos would be here," said Archie.
"Same goes for you, Sharpedo breath," said Jake.
Back at Ranger HQ…
Ray turned around as he looked at the screen. He grinned as he tapped Zander on the shoulder. Amy nodded as she walked toward the screen, pushing the screen with her finger. Zander and Urara turned around as they saw the artifacts combine. The rangers looked at each other as a creature was formed.
"Is that… a lifeform?" asked Zander.
"Well," said Amy, looking at the creature that was hard to make out, "Yes, when combined with Deoxys DNA, it can attach to anything…. Organic or not. It can even use those three weapons and cause massive destruction."
Urara turned around as she looked at Zander, "That was the plan. The Ranger Slayers are going to collect these artifacts…"
"And then fuse them together to use on their robot they probably constructed," said Zander, "With the combined hazard levels…"
He pressed a few buttons as he saw the Hoenn Region Map. Shades of red were shown as his eyes grew, seeing explosions all around the region. He turned around as he looked at the team, "If I am reading this correctly, if we let the Slayers use this, they can level this whole region in a matter of days."
Urara turned around as she looked at Zander, "We need to get down there."
Zander nodded as he closed his laptop. Urara turned around as she looked at Cedric. She placed her hand on the statue, "We'll be back."
Zander grabbed Urara as the two of them started running toward the elevator. As the door closed behind them, Urara activated her morpher, "Seb, this is Urara. Meet us at Lilycove City… now!"
Meanwhile…
Cedric was following his past self as they were walking around the Petalburg Woods. Nothing new was there, but it was all discolored. It was a black and white world as Cedric turned around, looking at him.
"So, why are you here?" he asked Cedric.
"I tried to seal my inner demon… I don't know if I am even alive," said Cedric.
His past self grinned as he walked toward the woods. He sighed as he turned around, looking at the ranger, "Oh you are…"
Cedric turned around as he looked at him, "What does that mean?"
"The question is…," he said. A black and red aura surrounded him as he grabbed Cedric. Cedric grumbled as he was lifted, "How long can you stay alive?"
Cedric took a deep breath as a purple aura surrounded them. Immediately, the Petalburg Woods transformed into the Hades Underground. Landing on the ground, Cedric was in chains as he looked at someone familiar. A creature turned around as he looked at him. He was a humanoid metallic Steelix with an Empoleon crown on his head.
"Metallico?" asked Cedric.
"Cedric… seems you have decided to join us," said Metallico, "When you tried to seal your enemy… he sealed you in… Hades Purgatory."
"Purgatory?" asked Cedric, "Impossible."
"It is," he said, "And now, if you want to break free… you are going to have to fight your way."
Cedric turned around as the light shown down. Cedric struck a fighting stance as a group of humanoid Crobats emerged. They had a blue and green design with red and yellow eyes. Each one of them had a sword.
"Challenge accepted," he said.
Meanwhile…
Seb and Rachel screamed as they fell off the ridge at the Lilycove City beach. They followed Team Magma all the way to Lilycove City to face them. Maxie and the others turned around as they had the DNA Crossbow. Aiming his weapon, the rangers dodged as the beams hit, causing explosions. Before Maxie could say anything, Zander jumped over as he used his Scope Shot, taking the bow. Grabbing the bow, the rangers landed on the ground as they met together.
"Seb… we got to retreat at least with this artifact," said Zander.
"Why?" asked Rachel.
Urara turned around, "Each team was assigned to find a piece of the Deoxys Cup. The Ranger Slayers did this!"
"How can you conclude that?" asked Maxie, walking over.
Suddenly, Maxie froze as Grace and Lamar landed on the shore. The six rangers stood together as Urara went to explain, "Maxie, you've been used, I hate to tell you that."
Suddenly, explosions surrounded them as the rangers fell to the ground. Zander released the DNA Crossbow as Nick grabbed it. Nick landed on the ground as he turned to the group. Team Aqua and Team Dracos also arrived as the Ranger Slayers arrived.
"Good job, Urara… you once again knew my plot," said Justen, "But, it's too late."
"Justen…," Urara said, angrily as she looked up, "This doesn't surprise me you did this!"
"I would like to thank everyone," said Nick, grinning, "Justen, Chloe and Celia for convincing teams and Brent for making our final operation a success. And using Cedric's inner beast to trap him… in Hades Purgatory."
"Hades Purgatory?" asked Seb, looking at him, "Do you know what you've done?"
"Well, that's nice to know," said Rachel, looking at Nick, "He will be lucky if he survives purgatory! That was a crude move on your behalf!"
Darcie turned around as she looked at them, "You mean to tell me that this was a plot for YOU?"
Justen laughed as he looked at Darcie. Matt and Shelly turned to Darcie as they looked at Justen. Shelly stepped forward as she turned to the group, "You aren't after the crown at all… weren't you?"
"Us… after the crown?" asked Nick, "We're using Ranger Technology to destroy all of you and make the world ours. It's called world domination and doing everything we can to survive."
Justen nodded, "The fact that we even got you to find the artifacts we need, that was a success."
"And now…," said Celia, grinning as she turned around, "The grand finale… Poké Rangers, using these artifacts, we plan on leveling this whole region and then destroying the rest of the world. No Legendary Pokémon or Ranger can stop us now!"
Chloe grinned as she stretched out the Deoxys Cup, "Brent, move the robot in position!"
Immediately, the earth began to shake. Team Aqua, Team Magma and Team Dracos landed on the ground. The rangers took cover as they saw a silver robot. It was a simple prototype Megazord as Brent put it in position.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Brent.
"It's do or die now," said Nick.
The Slayers placed the artifacts in the cup. Chloe then stretched out the cup as the orbs began to shine. The cup began to spin as a pink and green aura surrounded it. The rangers stood in shock as the robot began to glow. The legs were made out of Kyogre legs and fins. The torso was a Groudon design with Deoxys arms. It had a green Rayquaza head with red and blue wings from Latios and Latias. It screamed as the cup transported back into the cockpit.
"The Hoenn Legendary Megarobo!" shouted Justen, "Do it, Brent!"
Brent gulped as he turned around, looking at Lilycove City. The right hand began to glow in a pink aura as a green and pink energy blast emerged. The blast appeared on impact as half of the houses exploded in the residential district of Lilycove City. Team Magma stood in shock as Maxie stood forward.
"Unbelievable…," he responded.
Courtney stood there, "Boss, there's no way we can stop them. We should probably retreat."
"Retreat?" asked Maxie, looking at her, "Once they level Hoenn, every artifact could be exposed."
"I guess you're right," said Tabitha, "But, this is not the way, boss. This is why we want Groudon to do it all. Not some robot!"
The Hoenn Megarobo then released a red beam, directly at Sootopolis Island at long range. Pressing the button in the cockpit, the red beam shot out as the rangers felt something shake. Immediately, the Ranger HQ started buzzing.
"Sootopolis Island just got hit. A piece of the mountain exploded," said Amy.
Justen laughed as he looked at them. He turned around as he looked at the rangers, "Weather Syndicate, Poké Rangers, let's face it. You can't beat us! And now, we are going to blow this whole place up. To hell with the crown! All hail the Ranger Slayers!"
As the four rangers landed in the cockpit, Chloe placed the Deoxys Cup in the cockpit. The energy began to glow as it was supercharged. Seb turned around as he looked at the group, "We can't just sit here… Relic Hunter Zords, all zords launch!"
Immediately, a golden aura appeared as the Sentinel Sword emerged. Urara took it as she looked at it, "Well, I'm glad he's alive."
The rangers arrived with their Relic Drivers. Each ranger got into their zord.
He pressed the first five numbers of the morpher and then spun the dial. Immediately, the systems began to haywire as he saw what was going on. The Houndoom and the Manectric got on all fours. The legs began to shrink as they turned into wheels. Leaving the heads where they were, their bodies lifted 90 degrees. The Blaziken Zord jumped up into the air as it landed on top of the zord legs. A red and golden charge surrounded the zords as they combined. The Swampert Zord divided in half. The Swampert's head and chest popped out as the body split in half, connecting to either side of Blaziken. The chest connected to the front of the Blaziken with the head covering the Blaziken. Last, the Gallade Zord flipped up as it put its legs together and spread its arms wide. Connecting to the back, Gallade Zord's arms wrapped around the chest. 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!"
"Ancient Hoenn Fusion!" shouted Urara.
Immediately, the Sentinel Knight transformed into Dragonite form as it split into parts. Golden armor surrounded the Sceptile Zord. The tail detached from the Sceptile as it was held. It transformed into an emerald saber as the Megazord grabbed it.
"Sentinel Scepter Megazord!" shouted Urara.
The Megazords went at it. The Hoenn Legendary Megarobo threw a strong punch at the Relic Hunter Ultrazord and then slashed the Sentinel Scepter Megazord. Stretching its wings, the robot flew across as both mecha were hit. Sparks flew as they landed on the ground. The Relic Hunter Ultrazord gradually stood up as it jumped up to attack.
"Hunter Crossbow!" shouted Seb.
A red and orange blast shot out of the crossbow. It shaped into a phoenix as it drilled into the Megarobo. Explosions appeared as a hole emerged from it. The hole then began to glow in a green aura as the armor was rebuilt.
"What?" asked Seb.
"That's all Deoxys DNA… it can regrow at will," said Zander.
"Then, let me handle it!" said Urara.
"Draco Storm!" shouted Urara.
A blast of draconic and grass energy emerged from the sword with a gust of energy, slashing the robot. The Megarobo broke free as the energy was diminished.
"Now…," said Justen, "Alpha Omega Delta Beam!"
The two Deoxys arms began to glow in a pink and green aura. The energy beams combined into one as the Relic Hunter Ultrazord exploded. All ten zords crashed into each other as the rangers landed on the ground. The rangers managed to escape as they rushed down the beach.
"Well…" said Seb, "I'm not going to accept defeat."
He released his Relic Detector, "Hunter Battleship, undock!"
The Hunter Battleship emerged from the ocean as it started landing on the beach. The rangers dashed over as they headed toward the top of the battleship. Getting into the bridge, the rangers sat down as Seb swiped his keycard on the chair, "Voyager Fusion!"
Electro, the yellow bomber vehicle, which had black lightning stripes around it, extended as it became the lower torso and legs. Shadow, the black freighter stayed connected as the legs lifted up into the air. Shadow rotated 90 degrees as silver bones materialized around the freighter, becoming the upper torso. The blue fighter jet, also known as Hydro, swung across as it split, becoming the shoulder blades. The front of the Battleship, which were the silver wheels with pink and black stripes, also known as Psyche, connected to either side of the freighter becoming the arms, connecting to the fighter jets. The red armored vehicle, known as Inferno, formed the head as it connected to the top of the Megazord. Dark clouds surrounded it as blue lightning bolts surround it.
The rangers arrived on the bridge, sitting in their respective stations.
"Battleship Megazord, battle ready!"
Meanwhile…
Cedric swung his fist as he punched one Crobatula in the face. He turned around as he did a swinging hook kick as he looked at the Crobatulas. As one went to attack, he grabbed the sword of one of the dead Crobatulas and slashed a few of them. Swinging around, he finished them all off as he turned around to stab the last one in the head. Kicking him to the side, he looked up at Metallico.
"Looks like I'm next!" he said.
He stood from where he was and jumped down, causing the earth to shake on impact, "Now, its your turn."
Cedric laughed as he looked at him, "I don't plan on losing."
Meanwhile…
Psybeams and Ice Beams emerged out of the Hunter Battleship. The Hoenn Sentinel Megazord went to strike the Megarobo, but alas there was no effect. The Megarobo released a blast of golden energy as the ship diverted course. The Hoenn Sentinel Megazord headed toward the robot, heading straight toward them.
"Let's try it again!" shouted Urara.
Immediately, the Megarobo turned around as Justen grinned, laughing as he grabbed the joystick, "Goodbye."
Pressing the trigger, the Megarobo released a ruby, sapphire and emerald beam. Piercing through, the Sceptile Zord fell to its knees and landed on the ground as the Sentinel Knight broke off. A golden aura surrounded the knight as he transformed into the saber with Urara on the ground. Urara landed on her back as she turned to the Sentinel Sword. Grabbing it, she dashed over toward the Battleship Megazord as it was fighting back and forth.
The doors opened on the bridge as Urara arrived. Seb turned around as she sat to the right of him, turning on the consoles, "That was brutal. And I even got this sword out of that bond…"
"Well," said Seb, "Anything?"
"If you are referring to the Megarobo, there is no weakness what-so-ever. We are facing a robot without a weak point," said Urara, "Also the power levels are so high, they can outgun us."
"Well…," said Seb, turning to over to where Cedric would be, walking over, he pressed a few buttons as Rachel turned to him, "What are you planning?"
"Diverting all energy to the weapons," said Seb, "Defensive systems, everything."
"Seb," said Urara, looking up, "Smart idea! But, if this plan doesn't work, you leave us vulnerable to severe damage in the Battleship… and who knows how long it will take to repair it."
Seb turned around, "I know. But, we've got to try! Systems diverted… armor down to 30 percent."
"That's a huge risk," said Grace.
"I know," said Seb, sitting down, "Grace, do it."
Grace nodded as she pressed a button on the console, "Ready."
The rangers pressed the button on each of their consoles. A golden aura surrounded the arms of the Megazord, starting to twirl.
"Battleship Megazord, Double Corkscrew Drill!"
The golden auras surrounded the arms as it drilled into the robot. As the drills hit the barrier, the rangers held on as blue sparks surrounded the Megazord. On the other side, the Slayers were holding on as they felt the barrier. Seb turned around as he headed toward where Cedric would sit, "Increasing power…"
"Seb… our power is at its limit," said Urara, walking over.
Seb turned around, "To hell with limits…"
Pressing a few buttons, the engines began to whirl as the finisher continued to increase speed. As the damage began to increase in the Megarobo, a blue electrical surge exploded at the Engineering station of the bridge, causing Seb to fly and land on the ground.
"SEB!" shouted Grace.
Explosions surrounded the cockpit as the Battleship Megazord was damaged. Justen laughed as he looked at the whole battle.
"Rangers… no matter what you do, your Battleship can't pierce the armor of Deoxys," he said, "And now… we are going to show what we are capable of."
Rachel turned around as she walked over toward Seb's chair. Sitting down, she pressed a few buttons on the keyboard to the right armchair. Pressing three buttons, there was a green aura as they saw the Megarobo release three energy beams toward them. The Battleship Megazord began to glow as it split into five zords, combining back into the Battleship. The beam missed and hit a mountain, exploding it into pieces.
"Zander, get us out of here," said Rachel.
Zander nodded as he turned around. Lamar turned around as he looked at Rachel, "That beam actually hit one of the engines… we won't be able to make full speed."
Rachel turned around as she saw the Megarobo released another beam. The golden beam struck as it hit one of the engines. The engine exploded inside as a blue electrical surge surrounded the area. The bridge went black as the rangers were down.
"Emergency Lights!" Rachel said.
Immediately, the white lights turned on as the bridge went from being pitch black to having some illumination. The screens were green and fuzzy as Zander turned around, "The helm is not responding."
Lamar walked over as he turned to her, "Rachel, they targeted our engine room. All systems are heavily damaged…"
"So, we're a sitting duck," said Urara.
"Yeah," said Lamar.
Rachel turned around as she reached for her Relic Driver, "JT, Emergency Zord transport…"
As the Megarobo went toward the Battleship, a blue aura surrounded it as it disappeared into the ocean. The other zords around them also disappeared. Justen laughed as he turned around, spinning around in his seat, "A ha! They are powerless! POWERLESS! And now… we can continue our invasion."
Outside…
Team Magma, Team Dracos and Team Aqua watched the whole battle from a far. Jake turned around as he looked at Darcie. Darcie turned to Silva as Silva arrived.
"Those guys really did it… they could destroy them," said Silva.
"Yes," said Archie, looking at the Megarobo, "My question is… how can that artifact be used?"
Maxie nodded as he turned to both of them, "I still can't believe we played a role in their plot."
Tabitha turned around as he looked at the group, "And the rangers couldn't do anything about it."
Archie scratched his chin as he looked at Shelly and Matt, "Shelly, Matt… we're going to head back to base."
Maxie looked at Archie as he went to walk away. Archie stopped walking as he turned to Maxie, "It's nothing against you all. But, something tells me its best to prepare for the worst."
As Team Aqua walked away, Team Magma looked at each other as they turned to Team Dracos. As Jake looked up, curious, Silva looked down as he shook his head. He turned around as Darcie arrived to speak to him.
"What's up?" asked Darcie.
"Nothing… let's head out," said Silva.
Meanwhile…
Cedric was being kicked repeatedly as he was thrown to the ground. Cedric looked up as Metallico grabbed his neck. Cedric yelled as he was repeatedly slammed. Cedric grimaced as he started to feel pain and bloody. Gashes appeared on his face as he looked at Metallico. His vision was blurry as Cedric tried to focus. Metallico laughed as he looked at him. His sword was spinning around as he went to raise his saber…
"Say goodbye," he said, raising the saber.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Next Chapter: **Hoenn Legendary Theme**
Max: With the zords damaged, this is going to be a problem.
Seb: I guess we have no choice.
Grace: What do you mean?
Seb: … You'll see.
Metallico: You are at your wits end, Cedric… I hope you are ready for your funeral.
Seb:… I won't lose.
Nick: Rangers, this time… no one leaves alive.
Seb: Ranger Slayers, your end is now!
Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 45: The End of the Slayers
A/N: So, the rangers met their match… how? Well, most of the Megazords are gone, Cedric is in purgatory. The Ranger Slayers pretty much took control of the show. But, for how long can they do so? Find out next chapter!
Also... please be patient the next couple of weeks. I may not be able to make that December 12th deadline. In October, I have been working a lot and was also out of town to not also better learn about my job but I went to spend time with my family and have some fun outside of fanfic land. It has been a pleasure to do that. I will hopefully be able to do more writing, but I am also a little behind. I am still working on the endgame chapters. It's all pre-planned and drafted, just need to be written. But, I have a deadline for myself on those. They need to be done before December 1st. If you are on my discord, you all know that December is the toughest month for me... which means from December 1st to Christmas Eve, it's a hot mess. It's been like that Pre-COVID too.
On a good note, I have selected my ranger team and sadly the Google Form for Ranger Submissions have been closed. I planned out the first six chapters of the next season, which will premiere in May. There will be a trailer sometime in a few weeks to start off the Sinnoh Series. Seven Chapters until the end of the Hoenn saga... :(
Reviewers: What was your favorite Hoenn Ranger moment? Let me know in the reviews below. Alright, take care!
