Power Rangers: Gundam Rescue

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Previously, on Power Rangers: Gundam Rescue…

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.

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!"

"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.

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!"

Episode IX: Titanium Terror pt. II

Axis…

Yzak and Talia celebrate their victory, "All RIGHT! Without their zords, the Rangers are nothing! Ahahaha!" Yzak laughed gleefully, for the Rangers were soon about to be beaten by his "brilliant" plan. Even Talia decided to share in this victory, "The Rangers are wounded, and their zords are gone!" She happily stated. Only Auel and Sting were celebrating in the way they know best, playing cards and making drunks out of themselves, talking in gibberish and that sort of muff.

Earth…

Nicol and Luna were seriously injured during the fighting, and had to be taken to the infirmary. Athrun, Cagalli and Kira now tried to re-assess the situation.

"This Titanium Ranger under the employ of ZAFT is a truly powerful foe." Uzumi said, "Yeah, and from the looks of things, he really did a number on us, as well as our zords." Kira said, recalling how their Gundamzords were totally wrecked…

Flashback…

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.

End Flashback…

"What are we gonna do? With our zords out of commission, there's no way we can fight back, especially if that other Ranger's zord is still out there." Cagalli said, worried about the zord's conditions, "Don't worry Cagalli, I'll have them fixed spin and spack." Haro said, "You mean spick and span." Kira corrected, "Oh, Okay, anyway, they may be damaged, but they're not beyond repair, although it will take a lot of time." Haro said.

But everyone, even Haro himself (or itself) agreed that they did not have that kind of time, although Uzumi had set up an invisible force-field around the Seed Base, he knew it would only be a matter of time before ZAFT stormed their base of operations and wiped them out, they needed a plan.

"Our only option is to stop that Titanium Ranger by some method or another." Uzumi said, although it wasn't the most well-planned strategy he could think of, the others decided that it was their only option for now, the only problem was: how were they going to beat him?

Everyone was deep in thought; Athrun was thinking about a close-quarters-assault, like what Nicol did, it seemed the most effective, Cagalli was thinking more in the lines of a new weapon to counter the Steel Sniper; new weaponry was something she seemed to handle quite well. But Kira was different; his plan involved a stealthier sneak-attack, in other words: an ambush

Everyone agreed, an ambush sounded as if it had at least a probable chance of success.

Inami Temple…

As for the mysterious Titanium Ranger, he was sitting on the roof of Inami Temple, some ancient Oriental temple built centuries ago by immigrants living in Japan who fled to the US, the temple now stands as one of the only testaments of the impact the East has on the West.

As always, the mysterious Titanium Ranger was silent, unable to say anything, yet this disability did not impair his ability to think. As he sat there, many thoughts raced his mind; he could not remember who he was, or why he was chosen to destroy the Rangers, all he knew was that, beneath his mighty façade, he was a scared, small being who did not understand how he ended up in a big event.

Yet something about Inami Temple made him slightly recall something in his memory, but they were hazy and the only thing he could remember was something about a girl with maroon hair, and that he has quite a history with this certain someone…

The Seed Base…

Nicol and Luna recovered from their wounds. "Good, you guys are up. Head over to the command center when you're ready." Said Cagalli as she saw Luna and Nicol regain consciousness, Lunamaria, as always, complained, "But we just woke up, can't I just sleep in?" she grumbled, and proceeded to roll over to the side and go back to sleep, Nicol nudged her gently to wake her up, but Cagalli was more direct, lifting the bed and tossing her into the floor, causing her to fall down in pains and aches, "Owww, alright, alright already! I'll go!" She said grumbling loudly.

At the command center, everyone was morphed, excluding their helmets, and talked about their ambush plan; "Alright guys, here's the plan, First: we lure the Titanium Ranger into the open, Second: we take our positions around him, staying completely out of sight, Third: we fire off a few shots at him, he mustn't know where our positions are so try to keep moving, Fourth: after he's taken in some damage, Nicol will sneak to his rear and hold him down, after that, everyone must jump out and hit him with everything we got. It may not be much, but it's worth a shot." Athrun said, concluding the plan. Everyone got ready, and headed off to their arena to face the Titanium Ranger…

Inami Temple…

The Titanium Ranger was still sitting quietly on the roof, trying in vain to remember who he is, he jumped down and looked at himself in the temple pond's reflection, but his helmet obscured the details of his face, he lowered his head in disappointment.

Axis…

Yzak watched as he saw the Rangers set up position near some old factory, "So, the little runts think they have a prayer against us? Then they are sadly mistaken." Yzak then contacted his Evil Ranger, and told him to meet with the other Rangers in a "Final Duel" to the finish.

Earth, the old factory…

Everyone took their positions behind the gears, pipes, generators and all the other places you'd find in an old abandoned factory.

"Ugh, why must I hide in some crummy old oil barrel, the crude from it is still lingering on the inside!" Lunamaria said in annoyance, unable to bear the oil in the barrel, "Be quiet Luna! We can't jeopardize the mission with your whining!" Athrun said, Lunamaria felt hurt by this, but just let it slide.

They waited for a couple more minutes, and just as they predicted, the Titanium Ranger came out of the blue, turning his head around, cautiously scanning the environs, aware that his foes are somewhere in the area, but just out of sight.

"Alright, the target is in position, time for phase one." Athrun whispered over the Communicator, and signaled for the others to follow his lead. Each Ranger drew out their Blaster, and prepared to fire, as the Titanium Ranger continued to scan the area, unaware of their presence. Nicol got his "Mirage Curtain" and prepared for phase two, as he silently snuck close behind the Titanium Ranger, but just enough so that the others wouldn't accidentally hit him.

"Alright, on my signal… NOW!" Athrun shouted as the Rangers jumped out of hiding and fired off a couple of shots at the Titanium Ranger, he flinched, but wasn't too badly damaged; however, he was a little surprised by the attack that he started firing a wild volley in all directions as the other Rangers ducked back to their cover.

This was Nicol's chance; he made a mad dash towards the Titanium Ranger while the latter was firing off at the other direction, and held his arms under the Titanium Ranger's armpits, holding him in a sort of wrestling type maneuver.

The Black and Titanium Rangers were now struggling; Nicol, who was holding him down, and the Titanium Ranger was trying to free himself from Nicol's grip. Nicol was holding onto him like he was supposed to, but one factor could not be ignored: he wasn't the team's strongman.

At that point, everyone jumped from hiding and began to assemble the Gundam Mega-Blaster, Nicol himself put all of his weight on the Titanium Ranger and slammed him face-first into the solid concrete. As the Titanium Ranger staggered up from the maneuver, the others had already assembled the Mega-Blaster, "FIRE!" and the blast sent the Titanium Ranger slamming for a wall, "Did we beat him?" Athrun wondered as he and the others looked at the area where the Titanium Ranger had crashed into…

No, it certainly wasn't over. The Rangers stood there for a while; until an energy blast from the rubble shot out towards them, "Aaarrghhh!" they shouted as the blast struck against them.

Despite having been struck by a powerful force, the Titanium Ranger still managed to live! "What in-…" Athrun said as he scrawled back up, "Impossible." Cagalli groaned, "He's inhuman." Kira said, still on the ground. Faced with no other option, the Rangers hopelessly charge at the Titanium Ranger.

One after another, each Ranger is felled by the Titanium Ranger.

Axis…

Talia and company watch from their monitor as the Rangers get cooked. "At long last, the Ranger's end is near." Yzak said triumphantly, "Yeah, bu-bye Rangers, we'll miss ya." Sting said mockingly, "Yeah… uh, we will?" Auel asked stupidly, "Its called sarcasm, ever read a dictionary?" Sting said in a rude voice, Auel just looked confused.

Back on Earth…

As the Rangers lay on the ground, helplessly at the mercy of the Titanium Ranger, the latter approached the downed Pink Ranger, Lunamaria looked up, frozen in place, unable to do anything. The Titanium Ranger tightened his grip on his Steel Sniper, ready to fire at any given point. Having lost all hope, Lunamaria unmorphs in front of him just to get it over with.

"Luna, don't!" Everyone shouted, but Lunamaria just stood there, ready to face her fate. But as she waited there for her time to come, nothing happened, and when she looked up, she saw the most amazing thing; the Titanium Ranger was shaking, almost like he was afraid.

"Why is he stopping?" Talia asked back at Axis, "I don't know." Yzak said.

On Earth, the Rangers could tell the Titanium Ranger was quivering too. "What's going on?" Kira said, "I dunno, but something weird is going down." Cagalli said. For a brief moment, there was silence, mostly between Lunamaria and the Titanium Ranger, nothing happened… yet. Suddenly, the Titanium Ranger gripped his head as an inconceivable pain shot through it, throughout his body, his physical strength grew weaker as his memory grew stronger.

Axis…

"What's happening!" Talia shrieked, "I don't know, something must have gone wrong!" Yzak shouted, "Well, fix it!" Talia shouted. In that instant, Yzak pressed some buttons on the control panel, and the Titanium Ranger was taken back to Axis.

Earth…

Lunamaria just sat down on where she was, dumbfounded…

"Luna! Are you alright!" Athrun shouted, "Yo, maroon girl? Say something!" Kira shouted, shaking Lunamaria on the shoulders, but she just sat there, still confused. Everyone else's voices were drowned by what happened, and for the first time, the Titanium Ranger actually said something, or rather, sounded something, he shouted as if he was in deep pain, like his mind was set on fire.

What had happened?

A/N: Well folks, that's all for now, join us again for another page full of fun from your old friend, Dennis Gerbera, and another action-packed adventure with the Power Rangers: Gundam Rescue, see you soon!