Chapter 31 Pink Attack
Holly and Kristin are at Holly's locker wearing their cheerleading outfits. Holly is straightening up her hair a bit as she looks into her locker mirror and as Kristin keeps babbling about what happened between Corey and Zelda.
Kristin-Do you realize that if he doesn't get a passing grade in English he'll lose his football scholarship?
Holly sighs and responds.
Holly-Yeah I know. He talked to me about it last night. Ooo who does that Zelda think she is anyway? I mean she could of just dealt with the hurt and left things alone.
Kristin-I feel sorry for Corey. Now he'll never get to college.
Holly slams her locker door and says with a funny little grimace appearing on her face.
Holly-Oh yes he will.
Kristin-Oh, and how do you know?
Holly says in a whispering tone.
Holly-We're just gonna convince Zelda to talk to Mr. Spears again and the principle.
Kristin-Go on.
Holly-About the whole thing, she'll admit she made it all up.
Kristin-And if she doesn't?
Holly-Oh she will. Or she'll deal with us on a personal basis.
Kristin smiles.
Kristin-Good. Fair enough. The nerve of that girl! To ruin the reputation of a solid football player really deserves an ass kicking!
Holly-Of course. Not only did she ruin the rep of a football player, but she ruined the rep of my boyfriend! And that is something I'm not taking lightly! So we'll talk to her first.
Kristin nods.
Nakia, Zelda, and Kimberly all meet up at Nakia's locker before the last bell rings. Nakia is wearing blue jeans and a white t shirt with a yellow stripe extending from her left shoulder down to the right side of her stomach and comforter shoes. Zelda is wearing a pink skirt, a light blue blouse and tennis shoes. Kimberly is wearing a white jean skirt, a black shirt and white tennis shoes. The three girls start talking and giggling a bit as Nakia closes her locker. Zelda tells them that she'll meet up with them later since she has to go to the counselor's office for a few minutes.
They depart and as Zelda walks down the long corridor, she runs right into Holly and Kristin. The collision causes Zelda to lose her books. She reaches down to get them when she hears.
Kristin-Well looky here. Its Zelda, the liar!
Zelda stands back up with her books in hand. She notices the very mean looks on both of the girls faces. She asks.
Zelda-What?
Holly responds.
Holly-You know what we're talking about! How dare you ruin my boyfriends chance. You know he'll lose his football scholarship because of you!
Zelda says.
Zelda-I don't think so. He shouldn't of did what he did.
Holly-Granted. But you should of at least thought about his future.
Zelda lets out a snooty sarcastic laugh.
Zelda-I only did what was right. And that was to tell the truth about Corey not doing his own English work.
Kristin says.
Kristin-Just because you were dumb enough to fall for his lies it doesn't make it right.
Zelda-What do you mean by that?
Kristin-He wasn't actually twisting your arms, now was he?
Zelda-No, but.
She's cut off by Holly.
Holly-Just go back and tell Mr. Spears that you lied. Because Corey hurt your feelings or something.
Zelda-No way. Not in a million years.
Holly gives her a meaner look as the late bell starts to ring. She then backs off a bit and says.
Holly-You'll regret this Zelda. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon.
Zelda says as she starts walking away from them.
Zelda-I don't regret this at all. Only thing I do regret is Corey leading me on to get what he wanted, no matter how I felt and how stupid I was to have believed him.
The day passes on but not without Zelda having a bit of an unwelcome presence, well two actually. Both Kristin and Holly keep bothering her, they threaten to make the rest of her high school days a living nightmare if she doesn't make things better for Corey. The end of the school day comes to an end. Nakia, and Kim notice Zelda acting different slightly and wonder why she doesn't tell them if anything is wrong, which obviously something is wrong.
Zelda just tells her friends that she'll walk home today so she can think to herself. They respect her wishes and let her be. Meanwhile, both Kristin and Holly decide to follow Zelda on her way home. Zelda starts walking and finally starts walking on some train tracks slowly just to think. The area is not bad looking but really no one should be around it since trains show up out of no where sometimes and could really knock the wind out of an unsuspecting person, or more likely kill them.
Zelda walks still but hears snickering coming from behind her. She quickly turns around and see's Kristin and Holly. The two snots walk over to her slowly.
Holly-So have you changed your mind yet, Zelda?
Zelda-I'm not going to stoop down to your level.
Kristin says in a mocking way.
Kristin-Oooh she's "not going to stoop down." How pathetic.
Holly-Then perhaps you ought to be taught a lesson Zelda.
Zelda-Look this isn't the answer. I know you're upset about what happened to your boyfriend, but really this isn't the answer. I'm sure if he tries hard he won't lose his scholarship.
Holly-Oh please! Corey's a hot jock but when it comes to brains, lets just say he was passed through the line.
Zelda-That's not a nice thing to say about a guy you supposedly love.
Holly-Shut up Zelda!
Zelda-I don't have time for this. I'm leaving.
Kristin says as she grabs Zelda's right arm.
Kristin-I don't think so.
Zelda breaks Kristin's grip and backs away a bit. The two girls look at each other and decide that they'll have to make Zelda change her mind in a physical way.
They ball up their fists. Zelda says to them.
Zelda-I don't want to fight you, this isn't worth it!
Holly-What's the matter, chicken?
Zelda-No, its just not the right answer.
Holly-You're stupid Zelda!
Holly rushes over to Zelda and tries to punch her, but Zelda quickly drops her books and does a back flip. Holly looks shocked but angry as she tries to hit her again. But Zelda catches Holly's swing hand and says as she holds it.
Zelda-This isn't the answer I said! You don't have to do this!
Holly pushes Zelda away but she doesn't fall.. Kristin rushes over and swings with all her might but Zelda ducks. Now both girls are trying to attack Zelda. Holly swings her fist in an attempt to punch Zelda in the face but Zelda ducks a second time, she then gets up and grabs Holly's fist and uses her strength to twist Holly onto the ground, she then does a side kick and hits Kristin right in her stomach, she falls on the ground too. They both groan out.
Holly and Kristin-Uggghhh!
Sinistar watches through her viewing dome at the fighting girls. She smirks as she says in a dark tone.
Sinistar-Most wonderful. I can destroy two worthless humans and the Pink Ranger all at once!
The train tracks lying around gives Sinistar an idea.
Sinistar-Yes, of course!
Sinistar stands up and points her star staff towards her viewing dome, she then releases a band of lightning into her dome and as she does she says.
Sinistar-ARISE RAIL RHODA! DESTROY! HAHA!
The lightning starts flashing through the sky and soon it hit's the railroad tracks just as Holly and Kristin stand up. The ground starts to shake violently and suddenly it stops. The girls notice the power transforming the train tracks into a monster.
When completed. The monster is basically half train and half female monster breed. She has a horn right on the top of her head, and her arms and hands are made out of train tracks, her legs are also made out of train tracks. Her face is ugly and branded with steel as the rest of her body.
She says in a rough and scruffy voice.
Rail Rhoda-I'm Rail Rhoda! And I'm here to take you on a trip that'll be your last!
She laughs. Holly and Kristin start shuddering.
Holly-We've got to get out of here now!
Kristin-You don't have to tell me twice!
They take off running and as soon as they do Rail Rhoda zaps them with her power, they groan out as they are stunned onto the ground.
Holly and Kristin-Uggghhh!
Zelda gasps and looks at the monster, then the girls. She runs over to them and stands in front of them.
Zelda-Leave them alone!
Rail Rhoda laughs and says.
Rail Rhoda-And what are you gonna do, huh? Pinky?!
Zelda makes a gesture, a gesture saying she's going to transform, she does this as she says.
Zelda-THIS!
Zelda sticks her right arm out to her left side, she then swings it once to bring it back to her right side but now she pulls her arm back and then pushes it forward as she yells out.
Zelda-PINK STARLIGHT, SHINE BRIGHT!
Zelda finds herself surrounded by a beautiful essence of the Universe as well. The Pink Star appears and swirls all around Zelda's body, it leaves its pink power residue on her body and then attaches itself to the center of her chest and this also causes an explosion to arise from under her body. The explosion covers her body completely and causes a transparent image of a Pink Panther appears. The explosion disappears as the pink panther image forms onto Zelda's body. Her body then glows brightly pink and as the glowing dies down Zelda is found completely transformed into the Pink Star Force Power Ranger.
The Pink Ranger leaps up into the air, she lands on the other side of Rail Rhoda. The monster turns around and opens her mouth, she lets out a horrid cloud of steam, the steam hit's the Pink Ranger and causes small explosions all around her, she yells out in pain as she is being stung.
Pink Ranger-UGH!
Rail Rhoda laughs again. But the Pink Ranger manages to leap up again but this time she materializes her whip. She gives Rail Rhoda a few whipping strikes which really don't do much damage. Holly and Kristin look up barely and notice the Pink Ranger fighting. Holly says in a whisper.
Holly-Zelda?
Rail Rhoda grabs the Pink Ranger and swings her down onto the ground, she then raises her left leg and stomps on the Pink Ranger's stomach constantly.
Pink Ranger-UGH! UGH!
She then picks the Pink Ranger up and punches her really hard in the stomach again, she lets go and sends the Pink Ranger onto her back slowly. She groans out.
Pink Ranger-UGHHH!
Both Kristin and Holly watched the Pink Ranger fighting, they can't believe before their very eyes that someone they never really knew but recently have threatened because of Corey, was there, risking her life for them.
Rail Rhoda says to the Pink Ranger.
Rail Rhoda-Its time to lay the tracks and take you on your way!
She is about to release a heavy powered layer of tracks right on the Pink Ranger when she is hit in her back. Her body starts surging as she notices a tree branch sticking out from her back. She turns around and around to try and reach the branch but she can't. Holly and Kristin rush over to help the Pink Ranger back on her feet, they take her arms and put them around their shoulders, they then all start running off.
Just then the other Power Rangers flip into action. The Red Ranger attempts to attack Rail Rhoda first but he's hit by one of her steel hands right in his chest. He is flung back over to his friends.
Red Ranger-GUUHHH!
The Yellow Ranger asks him.
Yellow Ranger-Are you okay?
He responds.
Red Ranger-Yeah. I'm all right babe. But holy damn that hurt!
She helps him up. Rail Rhoda gets angrier because for one she still has the branch stuck in her back and for two the other Power Rangers are there to try and stop her from what she's supposed to be doing.
Holly and Kristin help the Pink Ranger over to a very large oak tree, they sit her down on a bench next to it. The Pink Ranger catches her breath and says in a weak tone.
Pink Ranger-Thank you. But.
Holly cuts her off.
Holly-We know who you really are.
The Pink Ranger looks up but says nothing.
Holly-Zelda. We'd like to apologize.
The Pink Ranger stands up and just nods her head she then tells them that she has to get going so she can help her friends fight Rail Rhoda.
The Power Rangers are finding themselves to be weaker than Rail Rhoda, for she has them all pinned to the ground and is about to lay a bunch of tracks over them when the Pink Ranger comes leaping back into action. The Pink Ranger materializes her whip and strikes the branch in her back, this causes the branch to be plunged in deeper and only to cause Rail Rhoda's body to surge tremendously. Rail Rhoda screams out in pain as the branch causes her body to create more stings of electrical pain, she tries to get it out of her back but nothing she does works for her. Rail Rhoda stops and she slowly falls onto the ground, and when she hit's the ground her body explodes into a huge fiery flaming explosion.
The Pink Ranger rushes over to help her friends get back on their feet. Back in space, the evil Sinistar points the eye of cawdor towards her viewing dome, she yells out as an image of her fallen monster appears.
Sinistar-GROW!
A beam of power emerges from the eye and flashes onto the screen. Meanwhile on earth the beam flashes down on the destroyed body of Rail Rhoda and causes her to reform and grow to a very large size. The Power Rangers gasp as they look up to see the newly reformed monster readying her attack. The Pink Ranger quickly looks the other way and shouts out.
Pink Ranger-WE NEED STARLIGHT ZORD POWER, NOW!
Just then the universal stars begins to light up and release their power upon the earth, the power shines brightly and as it vanishes, it reveals all of the starlight zords. Quickly after the Pink Ranger shouts out again.
Pink Ranger-STARLIGHT ZORDS, COMBINE!
The zords immediately obey, they soon form into the mighty Starlight Megazord. The Power Rangers then leap up into the megazord and sit down at their posts.
Rail Rhoda immediately begins her attack. Her steel arms extend away from her body, she then wraps them all around the Megazord as she laughs. The Megazord's body starts to feel the result of this, it starts surging with electrical stings. Inside, the Rangers feel the pain, they scream and groan out as they try and get her arms off of the Megazord.
Rail Rhoda then lifts up the Megazord high above into the sky, she then says.
Rail Rhoda-HOW ABOUT A DIVE! A DIVE THAT WILL SURELY FINISH YOU OFF!
The Yellow Ranger says from inside of the Megazord to the others.
Yellow Ranger-Ugh! We have to get free!
The Pink Ranger looks forward and types in a command, she then says to her part of the megazord which is the left arm.
Pink Ranger-PINK PANTHER KNAWING DRILL!
The zord quickly activates and uses its power to transform into a drill. The arm drill breaks out of Rail Rhoda's arm trap. She screams out as her arms fall onto the ground. But all she does is retract them into her body.
Rail Rhoda-YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!
The Megazord lands on its feet and materliazes the Starlight Saber. Inside of the Megazord, the Pink Ranger gives the command as the other Rangers imitate the final striking procedure.
Pink Ranger-HEAVENLY GAZE!
The Megazord zooms over by Rail Rhoda and traps her within a large star, then with one heavy slash, the Megazord destroys the star and this causes Rail Rhoda to see a very intense blinding light, she screams out in complete agony as her body once again begins to surge. White lightning goes all throughout her body until she falls onto the ground in a fiery explosion, but this time for good.
Later on Holly and Kristin meet up with Zelda and her friends. They speak face to face.
Holly-Zelda. We've had a lot of time to think and we understand what you meant. I'm sorry for the way we treated you earlier.
Zelda smiles and says.
Zelda-That's ok. Really it is. Its always important to learn something from a situation like this.
Kristin says.
Kristin-We'd also like to thank you again for saving us.
Zelda smiles.
Zelda-No problem.
They all smile, laugh and begin talking as they walk away from the once dangerous scene.
