Chapter 55 Achilles Heel

Ryan sits wearing a red t shirt and a black shorts in his first period class not being able to concentrate on his work or his teacher's lecture. All he can think about is not being able to whip those three new evil villains. He figures that he wasn't being a good enough leader, he assumes that is the reason why they failed.

After the school day is over, the others all go over to the Weather Station except for Ryan. He decides to stay behind to do some heavy training with his mind and body. Nakia wants to go with him but he insists that she go with the others.

They all listen to Joey and Jeremy as they both explain that since their station is no longer needed for what was originally intended, they can use it for their base. Nakia and the others look around and see that its an all right place but she says as Zelda follows her towards the left side room and looks in.

Nakia-You think this would be an ok place?

Zelda-I guess so. I mean it wouldn't hurt. We're used to a place that isn't really known.

Nakia-That's true.

Nakia walks into the small room which has two chairs, a desk, and a compact computer. The floor is carpeted with a beautiful white color. She sits down in a chair and starts to worry. Zelda goes into the room and knows the look Nakia is giving so she decides to ask.

Zelda-Nakia, what's wrong?

Nakia answers.

Nakia-Its Ryan. I know something is bugging him but he won't tell me what it is.

Zelda-Hmm.

Nakia-He said he wanted to go over to the mountains to do some heavy thinking.

Zelda-About what?

Nakia-He wouldn't say.

Zelda-He'll be all right.

Nakia-Hope so.

Meanwhile, on the moon, a strange looking palace has arisen from the ruins of what was there before. This palace has a huge dark star at the tip of it and glowing with immense energy.

Inside of the palace is a throne room. This throne room has a black marble floor, with a huge lantern like lamp on the ceiling. There is a dark star floating in the center of the room turning around constantly but in a slow moving fashion. The dark star is surrounded by a swirling power that is also turning around with it. The walls of the throne room are very old looking and very unattractive.

Dark Sinistar appears instantly and looks into her swirling star. It reveals an image of Ryan sitting along the dirtied ground where the tallest mountains lie close to the city of Terra Falls. She immediately gets an idea and summons General Valkor who quickly obeys and appears bowing. Without looking at him she says.

Dark Sinistar-I want the Red Starlight Gem, and I want it now!

General Valkor says.

General Valkor-You shall have it.

He quickly disappears.

Ryan is sitting peacefully trying to regain his strength in mind, then he will concentrate on his body. But before he has the chance to do that he gets some very unwelcome company.

The sky rumbles and releases General Valkor onto the ground. Ryan quickly opens his eyes and gasps. The evil General looks at him with evil glee and says.

General Valkor-Your time is up, Ranger! Give me your red gem!

Ryan stands up and protests.

Ryan-NEVER!

General Valkor-Stupid mistake!

Valkor leaps up into the air and Ryan looks up but he doesn't see him.

Ryan-Huh? Where'd he go?

He looks all around and doesn't see him at all.

Ryan-I know I saw him leap up into the sky.

He walks around the area and still doesn't notice anything. He looks at his wrist communicator but thinks for a moment.

Ryan-No, I won't lead the others here. I can do this myself.

Suddenly the ground from under Ryan bursts and causes a huge dusty dirt blinding session. He starts coughing due to ground dust getting to him. Right this second Valkor arises and grabs Ryan from behind. He doesn't let go at all, he tightens his grip and starts laughing.

Valkor-Say goodbye, Red Ranger!

Ryan stops coughing and says.

Ryan-You say goodbye, freak!

Ryan manages to break Valkor's grip. He then leaps up into the air above Valkor and does a super back flip. When he lands on his feet, he kicks Valkor right in his back and makes him fall back into the ground.

Ryan, now looking very serious stands there and waits for his opponent. He yells down at Valkor.

Ryan-COME ON, COWARD!

Ryan feels the ground erupting once again. Soon it bursts and out comes Valkor again. The evil General stands on the opposite of Ryan and opens his mouth. Soon very powerful blasting particles emerge and start flying all around Ryan's body, if they touch him they'll hurt him, and I mean hurt him badly.

Ryan immediately thinks and comes up with a plan. He leaps high up into the sky and flips over Valkor. As soon as he's behind him in mid air, he back kicks him very hard and sends him flying over towards his own blasting particles. All of the particles hit Valkor and this causes his body to slightly erupt and explode. He screams out as he feels the immense pain intended for Ryan.

Valkor falls onto his knees as the remaining pain surges through his veins. He then slowly stands back up as Ryan stares at him with disgust.

Ryan-I can handle you all by myself. I don't need any help.

Valkor-You're mistaken, Red Ranger, and that mistake will be your undoing!

General Jin appears right behind Ryan and takes a hold of him. She starts squeezing the life out of his body as she says.

General Jin-Dark Sinistar is not happy with you Valkor. So I'll finish this Ranger and steal his starlight gem!

Meanwhile, back at the weather station. Jeremy takes everyone to the main control room where they see lots of state of the art equipment. Jeremy explains to them all about the components in the room which are meant for tracking storms and anything else that might seem different.

He turns it on and the radar indicates nothing unusual in the area and no high velocity winds coming from anywhere. He then starts to scan the entire city and when he reaches the outskirts, where the mountains are, he picks up a highly unpleasant result. He sits down and prints out a reading which doesn't make sense. He looks back at the others and expresses his concern. Nakia steps forward and says.

Nakia-What did you do?

Jeremy responds.

Jeremy-I picked up something strange in the desert area. Just outside of Terra Falls. It doesn't seem like a weather phenomenon though.

Nakia starts getting worried as she thinks about her boyfriend. She then turns to her friends and says.

Nakia-Come on, we've got to get to where Ryan is.. I have a terrible feeling.

They all nod in agreement.

Back on the moon's darkened palace. Sinistar watches her swirling star. She thinks to herself.

Dark Sinistar-If those fools fail.. I'll never be able to summon Leviathan!

Her eyes glow darkened red as her voice rises in a demonic tone.

Dark Sinistar-AND I WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN! I MUST SUMMON LEVIATHAN!

Back in the outskirts of Terra Falls. Ryan can't withstand the crushing feeling brought on by General Jin's many arms and hands. He tries to break free but he feels his breath starting to give out. She laughs as she says to him.

General Jin-Time to say goodbye!

Just then she is blasted in the back but it doesn't do much damage. All it really causes is her to drop Ryan and get mad. She turns around and see's the Yellow Ranger, the Pink Ranger, the White Ranger and the Blue and Green Rangers coming towards her.

The battle begins. The Yellow Ranger rushes over to Ryan. She leans down and asks.

Yellow Ranger-Ryan, are you okay?!

Ryan slightly answers.

Ryan-I'm ok babe.

Yellow Ranger-Oh I'm so glad!

She hugs him. Valkor fights with the other Rangers while Jin turns around and gets even more angrier as she see's the Yellow Ranger attempting to help Ryan back up on his feet. She yells out over towards her as she sends out six mighty blasts at once.

General Jin-GET AWAY FROM HIM! HE'S TO BE TERMINATED!

All six blasts hit the Yellow Ranger right in the back, she yells out and manages to let go of Ryan. They both hit the ground with hard smacks.

The Yellow Ranger leaps up just as General Jin is about to administer a powerful strike towards Ryan. She materializes her daggers and uses them to shield his body from Jin's many arms. The evil General has the upper hand, well six of them anyway, her strength starts to overpower the Yellow Ranger's protective manner..

Then with one last attempt, the Yellow Ranger uses her own life force energy to give her a strength that knocks General Jin away.

Meanwhile, the other Rangers have their hands full as they continue to battle General Valkor. They each attempt to attack at once but they are soon knocked down. The Pink Ranger materializes her whip and strikes Valkor's chest with it, it doesn't do much in a paralyzing sense. He grabs it away from her and whips her to the ground.

Pink Ranger-UGH!

The Green Ranger materializes his crocodile grappling hooked claws. He swings them around and hurls them at Valkor. As the hooked claws strike Valkor, they attach themselves to his upper body and this is where they start sending powerful and painful surges through his very ugly body.

The Yellow Ranger and General Jin have broken away from the scene. As the others battle Valkor, and Ryan regains his strength, these two have moved further down the area to battle.

They clash and end up knocking each other onto opposite sides. The Yellow Ranger rolls back onto her feet, she then leaps up into the air with her weapons in hand. But General Jin knocks her down with six mighty blasts.

Yellow Ranger-UGH!

General Jin then says.

General Jin-Foolish Ranger, do you really think you can beat me alone?!

The Yellow Ranger props up a bit and says in a weakened tone.

Yellow Ranger-Anything is possible! I won't let you hurt Ryan!

General Jin-Silly human emotions! No wonder your species are the weakest in the universe!

Yellow Ranger-Its not weak to care for someone else!

General Jin-Oh but it is!

Tired, but angry, the Yellow Ranger manages to stand back on her feet. General Jin rushes over towards her and attempts to swipe her body with all six arms, the Yellow Ranger ducks just in time, and as she stays down for a second, she does a floor sweeping swoop that knocks General Jin onto her back. But this doesn't stay the same for long. The Yellow Ranger gets back up on her feet, and Jin kicks her in the face which sends her flying.

She crashes into a large cactus plant.

Yellow Ranger-UGH!

General Jin rushes over and grabs the Yellow Ranger by her shoulder. She lifts her up but the Yellow Ranger slips through her many arms. She does a high back flip and lands on her feet.

General Jin gets mad and so she leaps up into the air, and so does the Yellow Ranger. They both clash as they meet. Both warriors are thrown back onto the ground due to the impact.

The Yellow Ranger gets up and does a cannonball flip high up in the sky. As General Jin gets up, she looks up but its too late. The Yellow Ranger's high velocity kick almost knocks her senseless.

General Jin-UGH! YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!

The Yellow Ranger lands on her feet again. She makes sure she has her daggers in hand as she prepares to clash with Jin again.

The evil General starts vigorously spinning as she stays in one spot. The Yellow Ranger knows what's next and so she immediately plans. Now, the General starts moving towards the Yellow Ranger very quickly, and just as she is about 3 feet away, the Yellow Ranger leaps up into the sky and does a full body twist. When she lands on her feet she powers up her daggers and hurls them at General Jin's twisting body. This strike causes General Jin to stop spinning and fall onto the ground. She groans out a bit but isn't seriously hurt.

She gets up and blasts the Yellow Ranger with her power again. The Yellow Ranger groans out as she falls.

Yellow Ranger-UGH!

Jin makes another move. She gets even more angrier than before. And when she makes it back over to the Yellow Ranger she attempts to strike her but something from behind stops her. A large red dragon sword has struck her in the back and knocks her away from the Yellow Ranger.

The others are still fighting with General Valkor. He blasts them again and again. They manage to regroup and keep half the team together. The White Ranger looks around and asks.

White Ranger-Ryan and Nakia, where are they?

The Pink Ranger says in an out of breath tone.

Pink Ranger-I.. Don't.. know.. We've got go get to them!

General Valkor says in a laughing matter.

Valkor-You'll never get to them! General Jin is destroying them as we speak!

The Pink Ranger exclaims.

Pink Ranger-NO!

Blue Ranger-We've got to get rid of this monster!

General Valkor-I am not a monster, you fool!

Blue Ranger-You're the fool!

The Blue Ranger rushes General Valkor and soon he strikes him several times with his harpoon. General Valkor's body begins to sizzle after he barely notices the large scratch marks made by the Blue Ranger's harpoon.

The others see this as their chance. The White and Green Rangers roll down and they leap back up next to Valkor but not before giving him a couple of powerful strikes. He yells out in pain as the Pink Ranger leaps up off of the ground with her weapon in hand. Soon her body starts glowing completely pink as well as her weapon. She then delivers powerful strikes as she yells out.

Pink Ranger-PINK PANTHER WHIPPING SNARL!

The many whipping snarling strikes cause Valkor's body to surge even more. He then twists and twirls around in disorientation. He loses his balance and falls onto his back in a huge fiery explosion.

The Red and Yellow Rangers are having a hard time defeating General Jin. She starts beating them both badly with all six arms. And when she's done with that, she throws them up into the air just to blast them with her dark powers. They both scream out in agony as they hit the ground.

Yellow and Red Rangers-AHHHH! UGH!

The others soon arrive to help their friends. As they help them up, the Pink Ranger asks.

Pink Ranger-You two okay?

The Yellow Ranger responds.

Yellow Ranger-Yeah, we're okay.

General Jin, whose now standing on the opposite side starts laughing. She says.

General Jin-Ohhh I have the cure for that, I've got just the thing to take away that feeling of okay!

General Jin leans down and punches the ground, and with six mighty arms and hands this causes the ground to violently shake. The shaking causes the ground to slowly crack and set off explosions that strike the Rangers.

Power Rangers-OHHHH! UGH!

The ground stops shaking and the Rangers look up only to see General Jin coming at them from the sky. When she lands she strikes all six Rangers continuously with her six arms. They start groaning out as the strikes cause their suits to set off small explosions. She then kicks them one at a time but very quickly onto the ground.

The Yellow Ranger manages to roll under General Jin as she raises her right foot to kick the Rangers again. The Yellow Ranger gives General Jin's heel a strong swiping strike with her daggers. The evil General yells out in a hellishly painful tone. Her body starts to surge very badly, and also set off small explosions that grow. She screams out even more as her body starts to crack.

General Jin-NOOOOOOO, AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

She screams out again as her body explodes three times and becomes nothing more than a heavy cloud of black dust.

The Rangers get up. They look around and start cheering.

Pink Ranger-All right!

They congratulate the Yellow Ranger on finding General Jin's weak spot.

Yellow Ranger-Oh that was one tough battle.

Green Ranger-Sure was.

White Ranger-I'm just glad we're okay.

Red Ranger-So am I.

Later on, Nakia meets up with Ryan and they talk. He tells her how he felt earlier, about not being a good leader, but she reassures him that he's a really good leader and a good Ranger and that they must continue to work together as a team, no matter what.

Meanwhile, Dark Sinistar starts to laugh as she looks into her swirling star.

Dark Sinistar-Oh, this is not over. My two generals will be back Rangers, count on it!