Power Rangers: Gundam Rescue
A/N: Sorry I took so long to update
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Episode VIII: Titanium Terror pt. I
Yzak was pacing around the halls of Axis, "How could this happen!" He shouted, "I am the strongest warrior! So WHY!" Yzak was wondering in vain how it is he of all people is unable to defeat the Rangers; he thought to himself how his "brilliant" plans were a failure.
Talia watches Earth from her asteroid base's windows, thinking about something, "How will I be able to deal with this now?" she thought to herself how Gilbert will react when she tells him she has yet to defeat the Power Rangers.
Auel and Sting were in another part of Axis, simply playing cards; apparently they were accustomed to the constant defeats and really didn't seem to be that interested in winning anymore, "What do you think they'll do next?" asked Auel, "I dunno" said Sting, both silently kept playing, waiting for the next plan to take shape.
Yzak threw a tantrum out of frustration, unable to bear his own miserable defeats. "Why can I not crush them?" Yzak never took losing lightly, but had no patience for losing several times in a row.
On Earth, Athrun and the others were patrolling the city, morphed and on their Gun Cycles, they saw a burning building with people shouting inside, "There are people in there! We gotta save them!" Said Athrun, they dashed in and Athrun, Nicol and Kira managed to get some people out while Cagalli dashed through the burning wreckage and some people on the roof, while Luna got the people off of the roof using her "Angel Grace". Like any hero(es), they were praised for their efforts and raced off, looking for another area that needs a rescue to find; after all, they were called the "Gundam Rescue".
Back on Axis, Yzak was plotting his most despicable plot yet, the whole ordeal of losing made him almost insane and out of his mind "Yes, YES! Almost there! ALMOST THERE!" He shouted in delight. And what was his most despicable plan yet? To make his very own Power Ranger, an Evil Ranger, a ranger on the side of the villains. (It's not very original, considering the likes of Tommy, Ryan, Merrick (as Zen-Aku), Hunter, Blake and Trent were also Evil Rangers)
On Earth, Lunamaria was complaining about a hard day's work of rescuing people, who knew the life of a superhero was so hard? "Man! I wish Rey were here!" She said with a sigh, her boyfriend Rey Za Burrel wasn't at school today, but that didn't concern her, that guy was prone to illnesses from time to time, so it was understandable he wasn't around. Still, Rey was envied by all the boys at school, from jocks to nerds, he was smart, athletic, and overall, a gentleman, Lunamaria was, in fact, the most envied among the girls on campus largely due to the fact she alone was Rey's girlfriend, two almost complete opposites and yet, they're lovebirds. It was a little strange, in an unnatural sense.
Lunamaria's only problem would have to be her constant complaining, it makes hundreds (or rather thousands) wonder how Rey manages to put up with her, and for being a Pink Ranger, she sure doesn't show any sign of her color's sugary sweetness.
On Axis, Yzak completes the Berserker Morpher, the device he needs to create his Evil Ranger, yet he will need someone to use it, he certainly knows he can't, his own power would conflict with that of the Berserker Morpher, so instead, he would have to settle for some kid he abducted yesterday. "Are you sure this will actually work?" asked Talia, who was preparing their brainwashing machine "Of course it will! The only thing that can defeat a Power Ranger is another Ranger! Simple as that!" He said, Auel and Sting were watching from the background, yet again, and thinking the general has gone cuckoo. As for the kid, who was unconscious, he was then exposed to the waves of the brainwasher, and screamed at the intense pain in his head, "AAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!"
The next day…
The Rangers were out on their patrols again, just then they witnessed a shoplifter make a mad dash out on the street, however, Kira used his "Azure Wall" power and stopped the crook right in his path with a force field, it was all in a days work for the Rangers. But not for very long.
Yzak was ready with his plan, his Evil Ranger was ready for action, all he needed was a field test to prove his capabilities and the Power Rangers were history.
Lunamaria was lying lazily on her favorite resting spot, a rock near the lake which would otherwise have been uncomfortable, how she manages to stay comfortable on such a hard rock, nobody has a clue, "Maybe she has a rock for a skull." Said Haro 5, Lunamaria heard the joke, and punched him hard on his left temple, "Aiyiyiyiyi" He said as his circuits tried to reconfigure themselves back to its normal states. Just then, the alarm goes nuts, "What's going on?" Said Athrun as he entered the command center, Uzumi assesses the situation "Our sensors have found the trace of a powerful hostile around the area near Heliopolis's industrial district, it's more powerful than anything I've seen so far". He said, "Looks like we'll just have to deal." Athrun said.
They raced for the area, "I don't see anything." Kira said, "I hate to bring it up, but this is always how it starts." Lunamaria said.
Just then, a horde of GINN-borgs ambush the Rangers, but given that they're nothing compared to anything they've faced so far, they weren't really a threat and breezed through the ordeal. After the battle Yzak appears, "Welcome Rangers, to my latest trap!" Yzak said, "Yzak! What are you up to this time!" Athrun said, "No need to get all huffy now, I just wanted you to introduce my new friend." Yzak said, "Well, whatever you throw at us, you're going down just the same!" Athrun said. Then the Rangers charged for Yzak; but before they could strike him, a massive energy blast suddenly hit them all at once in a huge explosion.
"What the-!" Athrun said, staggering up. There, on the roof of some building, was another Power Ranger. "Bwahahaha! You fools! It is time for you to meet my new friend, the Titanium Ranger!" Yzak said. "What! Another Power Ranger?" Athrun said in surprise, how could there be another Ranger? He thought there were only five.
The mysterious Titanium Ranger walked closer towards the Rangers, holding his weapon, a sort of sniper rifle that packed quite a punch, and pointing it towards the other Rangers. He fired, Kira managed to get his Azure Wall up to protect the others. The explosion was so massive the Titanium Ranger didn't see that Nicol used his Mirage Curtain, and snuck up to his left side.
The Black and Titanium Rangers were now in a deadlock to control the Steel Sniper, the weapon of the Titanium Ranger, "Hurry, while I buy some time!" Nicol shouted, urging his teammates to escape, the others hesitated, but got away anyway. Nicol let go of the Steel Sniper as the struggle between him and the Titanium Ranger no longer needed to continue, the Titanium Ranger tried to fire at him, but only hit the side of a building. Nicol had escaped in time, and the Titanium Ranger could not pursue him, for by that time, he could have already used his Mirage Curtain to turn invisible.
"Curses! He got away!" Yzak said, "No matter, we'll just have to deal, after all, this was just a field test." Yzak said as he and the Titanium Ranger headed back to Axis.
Back at the Seed Base, Nicol has just arrived as he sees the other Rangers congregating near Uzumi, "Nicol, you made it, come on, we were just about to discuss something." Uzumi said. As soon as Nicol made himself comfortable, Uzumi started the discussion about the mysterious Titanium Ranger. "Who was that other Ranger Uzumi?" Athrun asked, "Yeah, that guy Yzak calls the Titanium Ranger." Kira added, "I'm not really certain, but I'm guessing he is an Evil Ranger. A Ranger borne with the power of evil and the will to crush all other Rangers on the side of good." Uzumi explained, "But that can't be! I thought all Power Rangers were good guys!" Athrun said in protest, "Perhaps the time has come for you to learn more about the history of the Power Rangers, Athrun." Uzumi said, he then urged Haro 5 to take something from the storage holds. When he returned, he held a sort of holographic recording device, "Here, let me show you." Uzumi said as Haro turned on the device, Uzumi began, "Many years ago, when the wise sage, Zordon came to Earth, he assembled together a team of five Rangers to fight the evil forces of the sorceress, Rita Repulsa, Zordon is known throughout the known universe as the greatest being that ever lived, the one who began the legacy, that was the Power Rangers." Uzumi said as the image of Zordon, followed by the image of the first Power Rangers, appeared on the hologram projector, "Anyway, getting back to the topic of evil Rangers…" Uzumi said as the image of Tommy, as the Green Morphin Ranger, appeared before them, "This is Thomas 'Tommy' Oliver…" Uzumi began, "Rita sought a means to destroy the Power Rangers, and kidnapped Tommy to use as her Evil Ranger, many times Tommy would clash with the Rangers before Jason, the first Red Ranger broke the spell over him." Uzumi concluded as another Ranger, the first Titanium Ranger, appeared "This is Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger of the Lightspeed Rangers, an angst-filled youth who sought to avenge an injustice done unto him by his father." And another "Ranger" appeared on the screen, although he didn't look like a Ranger at all, but some werewolf-thing, "This is Zen-Aku, Duke Org of the Org Empire, 3000 years ago, his spirit was imprisoned unto a mask and was released by one of the Ancient Warriors of Animaria, Merrick Baliton, who sought to defeat the evil Master Org, only to be cursed as Zen-Aku's host." Uzumi continued as two Rangers appeared on the screen, "These are Hunter and Blake Bradley, collectively they are known as the Thunder Power Rangers, as children, their parents were murdered, and later, they were captured from their Ninja Academy by an evil ninja master named Lothor and deceived to do his bidding." And finally, a white Ranger appeared on screen, "…and this is Trent Fernandez, the white Dino Ranger, when he first discovered his powers, they went berserk and affected him indefinitely, doing battle with the Rangers every now and again, spurred onwards by the corruption of his power." Uzumi concluded.
The hologram projector was turned off by Haro as the Rangers took some time to absorb their "History Lesson" about the other Rangers, or rather, Evil Rangers, across the years of Rangers coming and going.
"Uzumi, I don't think we'll be able to handle this." Athrun said, "Yeah, I mean, he's a Ranger, he's supposed to be one of us." Kira continued, "And besides, he's incredibly powerful." Nicol concluded, "There is no need for concern, Rangers." Uzumi said, "Why not?" Athrun asked, "I had forgotten to tell you about what happened to those Evil Rangers: Tommy, as you know, was cursed to do the bidding of Rita out of his will, and was freed by Jason, afterwards, Tommy would use his Green Ranger powers to assist the Rangers in times of need, eventually earning himself the mantle of "Greatest Ranger ever", Tommy would become the new leader of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, as the White Tiger Power Ranger, and later as a Red Ranger, for both the Zeo and Turbo Power Ranger teams, the latter in which he passed on his powers to a new Ranger, and, just recently, he became a member of the Dino Thunder Rangers as the Black Ranger. As for the other Rangers, Ryan learned about what his father truly did that would spur the youth to hate him in later years, and what would also make him renounce his alliance with Evil. Merrick was entombed for 3000 with Zen-Aku to forever use his body as a host, until the Power Rangers of the Wild Force team broke the curse, Merrick would then use his new Lunar Wolf Ranger powers, borne from his animal crystals to become a member of the Wild Force, the Guardians of the Earth. Hunter and Blake, two adopted brothers, were deceived by Lothor into thinking their parents were killed by Sensei Kanoi Watanabe, and fought against the Wind Ninja Storm Rangers as the Thunder Ninja Storm Rangers, until the deceased spirits of their parents returned and revealed the truth, that Lothor was the one responsible, and not Kanoi. And finally, Trent was turned evil by the Power of his Dino Gem, but its evil hold was broken when his father, who was fighting his evil alter-ego, Mesogog, shattered the Dino Gem's corruption, thus Trent joined the Dino Thunder team in hopes that he can prevent Mesogog from dominating the world alongside Tommy and the others, as well as save his father from his affliction with Mesogog." With this, Uzumi concluded yet another history of the Power Rangers.
Uzumi continued to discuss the issue of the Titanium Ranger, telling his Rangers that despite his siding with evil, he is still a Ranger and that perhaps, like the previous generations of Evil Rangers before him, there was still a chance that he could be turned to the side of good. With this knowledge, the Gundam Rescue team headed out to try persuading the good in the Titanium Ranger to join their side.
Meanwhile, on Axis…
Yzak has gone totally loco and celebrates his success, meanwhile, Talia was also pleased with the progress Yzak has made, in the long while he was on Earth anyway. As for Auel and Sting, they decided to sit back and relax, knowing that Yzak has finally thought of a workable plan. "Alright my little Titanium terror, let's see if you can face the Rangers for real. Last time was only an exercise, next time, it'll be for real! Oh, and by the way, I have something to show you, follow me." Yzak said, grinning evilly, as he led his Ranger to the Axis hangar bay…
On Earth, the Rangers wait for the Titanium Ranger at the quarry outside Heliopolis City, a battle between Rangers was sure to cause quite a bit of damage, and they didn't want any civilians involved in the fight.
Just as they expected, the Titanium Ranger appeared, alone, ready to face the Rangers without any need for back-up, "Wait! We're not here to fight you!" Athrun said, "We just wanna talk!" He continued, trying to reason with the Titanium Ranger, but he remained silent, "You don't have to do this!" Kira said, "You're supposed to be one of us!" Nicol added, "You're a Ranger, like the rest of us!" Lunamaria said, "We're on the same team, the same side!" Cagalli concluded.
The Titanium Ranger didn't respond, he only attacked with his Steel Sniper, forcing the Rangers to "aggressively" persuade him. But that was no use either; the Titanium Ranger used his own power skill, "Titan Skin", and became impervious to all their attacks. He single handedly mowed down the others, "Alright, let's try the Mega-Blaster!" Athrun said as his teammates assembled the Gundam Mega-Blaster, "Ready? FIRE!" He shouted as the energy blast traveled towards the Titanium Ranger. But the Evil Ranger didn't back down, and his Steel Sniper contorted into a Mega-Blaster of its own and shattered the other energy blast and crippled the Rangers.
As the other Rangers staggered back up, the Titanium Ranger raised the stakes and summoned his trump card, his very own zord, the Legendzord, in the form of a massive tank.
"Whoa!" Athrun said in surprise, but collecting his wits quickly after that, "Gundamzords! Descend!" and their zords came down to form the Gundam Megazord.
The Titanium Ranger drove around a bit, firing off the cannons of his Legendzord, the Rangers fought back with all they could, this was the battle of a lifetime.
Finally, the Evil Ranger was through playing around and his zord converted to its true form, the Legend Megazord. "A Megazord!" Uzumi said over the command center's viewing screen.
The two zords battled each other for a while, they were so evenly matched, and there was no decisive winner. Finally, "Alright, that does it! Impulse Power Punch!" and Lunamaria charged up for her attack, but the Legend Megazord just stood there, unfazed. "What?" Lunamaria said in shock, and then the Legend Megazord fired off its strongest attack, the Legend Power Barrage, and almost totally destroyed the Gundam Megazord.
"Aiyiyiyiyi, Rangers! Are you alright? Come in? Rangers, please respond!" Said Haro 5 over the Seed Base's radio communication to the Megazord, Uzumi continued to look at the screen, watching the Titanium Ranger leave with his victory, as Haro continued trying to reach the Rangers, "Aiyiyiyiyi, Rangers, please respond!"
To be continued…
A/N: Finally, this chapter is done! I've slaved all night working on this! And finally, it's paid off. Anyway, how do you like my homage to the history of the Power Rangers? Pretty cool, huh? Anyway, R&R and no flames please.
