Chapter 57 The Boys Who Cried "Monster"
Saturday evening time arrives and soon the sun will begin to set. After the wild ruckus in the field as David tried to give his lecture, he decided that since most of the teens didn't want to listen to him speak about rules and regulations, that maybe they'd listen as he assigned them each different chores around the camp.
He figures as each group does a chore he'd speak to them on his intercom. One group has to pick up left over trash and take out all the trash that is sitting in the camp's trash cans in the mess hall. Another group has to wash all the dishes before taking a break. Kimberly's group has to pick up all the large pieces of chopped firewood sitting next to a cut down tree with an axe next to it.
They grumble of course but Kimberly reassures them that they should just do it to get it over with.
Robby let out a whining whim.
Robby-Man, I don't want to do this. This is so stupid.
Kimberly responds to that.
Kimberly-It might be stupid, but what everyone did earlier was really stupid. So just do it..
Brad looks at the wood pieces and comes up with an idea. He figures that he might be able to get him and his friends out of this choring mess and future other chores that might be in store for them.
Kimberly looks at the three guys and says.
Kimberly-I'll be back in a few minutes. I have to get something. Remember have this at least half way finished when I get back.
Brad reassures her with a funny little grimace appearing on his face.
Brad-Yeah, we sure will.
Kimberly walks away. Brad doesn't say anything till Kimberly is completely out of sight. He then looks over to his friends and says.
Brad-I've got an idea guys.
Robby looks at him and asks eagerly.
Robby-WHAT?!
Ben-Yeah, what?!
Brad-I'm going to make a couple of horrible things out of these firewood logs. And when I'm done, I want you two to scream your heads off.
Ben-Why?
Brad-Because that'll cause another ruckus and everyone will be distracted. They'll come running to see what's wrong and find my monstrous statues.
Robby-So?
Brad-So Kimberly is responsible for us, right?
Ben-Yeah.
Brad-So we'll play a mean trick on her and get her in trouble.
The guys start cheering and laughing.
Ben-Yeah.
Brad-So come on guys, pick up the firewood.. I've got work to do..
The intercom comes on.. David starts to speak and the night lingers in and on. When everything is done. Everyone reports back to their designated cabins to sleep. Kimberly says to her group as they walk into their cabin.
Kimberly-Goodnight guys and good job cleaning up the firewood earlier.
Brad says in a fake tone.
Brad-Yeah, no prob..
Kimberly shuts the door and leaves the area. Brad looks under his bed and takes out some of the firewood his friends had put there earlier. He takes out a small jack knife and immediately begins to work. He tells his friends to keep a watch out and to listen carefully just in case nosey Kimberly decided to check up on them before he was done.
The time is 9:00 p.m and Brad is hard at work. A couple hours later he finishes a small monstrous statue with detachable legs that he will put on the monster when he wants it to be taller. The monstrous statue is basically looking like a pot bellied demon beast with ugly fangs and yucky smile. His friends are astonished that Brad completed it in only two hours.
Robby-Wow, man it looks so cool.
Brad chuckles.
Brad-Yeah, best student in my tech ed class.
Brad now attaches both legs which makes the monstrous statue a lot taller. It now stands at about 6 feet. He opens up the door and moves his medium sized statue outside of the cabin. Now he says to his friends.
Brad-All right guys. Start screaming. Make it sound real, otherwise they'll think we're just nuts.
Ben and Robby take a deep breath. They walk outside and face the wood statue. They start screaming really loud, so loud that the other cabins wake up.
Robby-MONSTER! HELP US! THERE'S A MONSTER OUT HERE! PLEASE, SAVE US! SOMEBODY! AAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
Ben-AAAHHHHHHHH! HELP, HELP!
Lights in the main cabin come on too as the guys scream bloody murder.
Kimberly never heard anyone scream like that unless its real trouble, so she's the first to rush outside and over to where the screaming is taking place. When she gets there she see's Ben and Robby screaming their heads off and looking very scared. They move in back of her and right now she becomes startled as she notices Brad's monster statue. It looks real so she believes it is. She says to the guys.
Kimberly-Guys, stay behind me!
They start screaming louder and louder as David rushes over in his pajamas. Soon others arrive.
Kimberly thinks to herself.
Kimberly-I can't transform right now! Ugh!
Soon after Robby and Brad stop screaming, they hear someone laughing. The statue moves closer and closer towards them, they let out a yell and Kimberly is about to fight it when.. Brad steps out from behind it. Everyone calms down, except for David and Kimberly.
David walks up to Brad and asks in an angry tone.
David-What is the meaning of this?!
Brad starts looking innocent.
Brad-Huh? But we were told it was okay to do this since this camp is so boring.
David-What?
Brad-Yeah, Kim gave us permission.
Robby and Ben walk over to Brad and they look confident as they say one by one to David.
Robby-She sure did.
Ben-She said this place needed something live to make it live.
Kimberly becomes shocked with anger.
Kimberly-What are you talking about?! I never said anything like that to you.
Brad-Yes you did. You said we could keep the firewood we were picking up earlier. Oh come on now Kim, don't tell us you forgot.
David looks at Kimberly and says.
David-I'm so disappointed. To orchestrate something like this and scare us half to death is not funny, not one bit.
Kimberly-But.. I didn't know anything about this!
David-I'll talk to you tomorrow morning Kimberly. Maybe you're just not junior counselor material after all.
Everyone leaves the area except for a disgruntled Kimberly. She walks over angrily to Brad and says.
Kimberly-What ever you're planning, you won't get away with it Brad!
Brad-Sorry, I can't be held responsible after you gave us permission to do this. Take responsibility for your own actions girlie..
Kimberly-Oh you just said a mouthful and I promise you this Brad.. You will definitely take responsibility for what you've done tonight, I promise you that..
Kimberly makes it to her room in the main cabin. She uses the phone to call up her friends Nakia and Zelda, using three-way of course. Both girls answer their phones in sleepy tones.
Kimberly-Hey!
Zelda is the first to respond.
Zelda-Yeah?
Nakia-Who is this?
Kimberly-Its me Kim.
Nakia-Oh hey Kim..
Zelda-Hey.. Whats up?
Nakia-Yeah, how are things going at Camp Turnaround?
Kimberly-Not so good.
Zelda-What's wrong?
Kimberly-The guys I'm responsible for got me in big trouble.
Nakia-Trouble?
Kimberly-Yeah. They made a monster out of firewood and caused a huge ruckus just a few minutes ago. They blamed me and the main counselor believed them.
Zelda-What are you going to do?
Kimberly-I guess he'll suspend me tomorrow.
Nakia-I'm sorry about that. But cheer up..
Kimberly-I can't cheer up.. This isn't right. Those guys are so mean. I try to help and all I get is knocked down.
Zelda-Maybe if you talk to the main counselor, he won't suspend you.
Kimberly-I don't know. I don't think its fair that he immediately believed them and condemned me at the same time.
Nakia-Hey you know you didn't do it.. And we believe you Kim.. So all you need to do is not give up when explaining to the main counselor. If he won't believe you, keep trying till he gets it through his thick skull.
Kimberly smiles a bit.
Kimberly-Yeah, thanks Nakia.
Zelda says to Nakia.
Zelda-Why are you so attitudish all the time?
Nakia-I dunno, nature I guess.
They all start giggling.
Kimberly gets a hold of herself and starts feeling a bit better.
Kimberly-Thanks, both of you..
Nakia-For what?
Kimberly-For being good friends.
Back in the cabin, Brad, Robby and Ben start cheering and laughing with each other.
Brad-Oh man did you see the look on Kimberly's face? It was priceless!
Ben-Yeah! She's in big trouble now, haha!
Robby-And maybe she'll get kicked out or she'll have to do our chores!
They all do a one time high five.
Brad-YES!
The guys get into their beds and fall asleep. A few minutes later, the evil General Crimson appears right next to their cabin.
General Crimson-Hmmm.. So this is the cabin where the wooded monster lays.
He chuckles.
General Crimson-So they want a real monster. I'll give it to them.
General Crimson fires a small transparent red beam into the cabin, the beam strikes the wooded monster statue that is sitting next to Brad's bed. The red beam causes the statue to come alive.
General Crimson says from the outside.
General Crimson-Arise, Babilus and destroy!
He laughs and disappears.
Very soon after General Crimson's departure, the statue becomes completely alive.
It doesn't talk, it only makes babbling noises. And its body seems to be slightly covered in green slime. So as it starts making its way across the room, Brad wakes up slightly.
Brad-Shut up guys!
He opens his eyes a bit and see's the monster. He closes his eyes now but then opens them again in a wide shocking manner.
Brad-WHAT IN THE WORLD?!
His loud words wake up Robby and Ben. They see the monster and start getting very worried.
Robby-What is that?!
Ben-Looks like Brad's monster!
Brad-My monster?!
Ben-Yeah, your monster! You made it!
Brad-But.. But.. But its real!
The monster opens its mouth and lets out a howling power blast which engulfs the three guys in a vortex of slime. They yell out as they are flung up onto the wall in a plaster of slime.
Robby-UGH, MAN! This is all your fault, BRAD!
Ben-Yeah!
Brad-My fault! I didn't do this!
Robby-Yes you did! You made that ugly thing!
The monster opens its mouth wide and shows a horrendous sight of sharpened fangs. The guys start screaming louder than before.
Brad-OH MAN, SOMEONE HELP US, PLEASE!
Robby-PLEASE, THIS MONSTER IS GONNA EAT US!
Ben-WE'RE SORRY ABOUT BEFORE, PLEASE, HELP US!
They continue to scream as the monster makes its way towards them.
Meanwhile, everyone who hears them scream just ignores it, except for Kimberly. She wakes up but begins to think it might be another trick. But just in case she investigates without making herself look like a twice foiled fool.
When she gets to the cabin she notices no one else outside. She peeks in and see's a horrible monster attacking Brad and his friends.
Kimberly-Oh no! I've got to transform..
Kimberly looks around and see's no one around. So..
She sticks out her right arm out to her left side. She then swings it around once to bring it back to her right side, now she pulls it back and pushes it forward as she yells out.
Kimberly-WHITE STARLIGHT POWER!
Kimberly is found within an essence of the Universe and there a white star appears and swirls all around Kimberly's body. After leaving its power residue it attaches itself to the center of Kimberly's chest which soon after all of this causes an explosion that soon disappears after a transparent image of Kimberly's white phoenix appears and forms onto her body. Her body then glows brightly white as she has been transformed into the White Star Force Power Ranger.
The White Ranger bursts right through the door. She immediately flips up into the air and does a cannonball flip over the monster's head, she lands next to Brad, Ben and Robby as they are still stuck on the wall.
The White Ranger yells out towards the monster.
White Ranger-Get out of here!
The monster doesn't listen of course, it just babbles some more and hurls a huge glob of slime towards the White Ranger. Instead of ducking, she does a fantastic kick and sends the glob back at the monster. When its hit, the White Ranger attacks. She does super front kick and a side kick, and finally she turns around and does an immediate tornado kick which sends the monster flying out of the cabin.
She looks up at the guys and says to them.
White Ranger-Don't worry. I've got everything under control.
She materializes her White Phoenix Bow and Arrows. She gives the guys a few swipes with it and free's them from their gooey prisons.
She doesn't say a word, she just leaves the cabin to confront the monster. The guys start peeling the left over goo off of their bodies.
Brad-Ugh! This is gross..
Ben-Wouldn't of happened if you didn't make that monster, Brad!
Brad-Listen, I didn't do that!
Robby-Yes you did! You made that thing, and now the White Ranger is trying to fight it off.
Ben-We could of gotten killed because of you!
Brad-Listen..
They don't listen.. They just leave the cabin.
Meanwhile, the White Ranger is having a bit of trouble with fighting Babilus. They are out by the main field in combat.
The monster waves its ugly hands and sends out bolts of lighting power.. The power strikes the White Ranger right in the center of her chest. Her suit starts letting off small explosions and you'd better believe she's feeling every minute of the pain being inflicted.
White Ranger-UHHHH!
She falls onto her back with a hard thump on the ground.
White Ranger-Ugh! I've got to get rid of that thing! Ugh! I need help! Got to call the other Rangers.
The monster grabs the White Ranger by her neck area. She's getting weak but she's not down yet. She super kicks the monster right into letting her go. She falls on the ground again but stands up.
The guys make it to the area and watch as the White Ranger prepares her bow and arrow for a superior strike. Suddenly Brad gets an image in his head. The image he saw earlier.. Kimberly shooting a wooden bow and arrow.. He gasps but keeps his thoughts to himself.
Brad-No way..
The monster slowly gets back up and prepares to fight, and as soon as it does make it back to standing, the White Ranger fires three arrows at once. The arrows strikes the monster instantly and cause it to explode in a hurricane of fire. Brad gasps again but this time so do Ben and Robby. Brad then comes to a conclusion over what he had just seen.
Brad-Kimberly…
The White Ranger sighs, but its not over yet. The monster is revived by General Crimson. The monster grows to a horrendous size.. It starts laughing as it looks down at the White Ranger as if she were a mere ant. She rushes back and forth on the ground in worriment.
White Ranger-I've got to get help!
She turns on her wrist communicator.
White Ranger-Rangers, come in! I need help now!
The others hear her from where they are and immediately become the Power Rangers Star Force Team. The White Ranger looks up and see's her friends flipping into action.
The Red Ranger steps forward and see's the giant monster.
Red Ranger-Oh man! What an ugly sight!
Yellow Ranger-I concur.
The other Power Rangers look at the Yellow Ranger in puzzlement since they really didn't expect her to say anything like she had just said. She says…
Yellow Ranger-What? I said something not attitudish for once.
The Pink Ranger giggles before the White Ranger says.
White Ranger-No time to chat.. We've got a Megazord to form!
Agreeing all of the Rangers say at once.
Power Rangers-Right!
The Power Rangers summon their zords and soon they appear within the darkened sky. The zords quickly form into the Mighty Starlight Megazord with a minor change. The crocodile zord becomes the left leg while the others become their normal parts of the Megazord. Finally it is all complete.
The Starlight Megazord materializes its saber as the Rangers leap in and take their places.
The Red Ranger is about to give a command when the monster strikes first. It fires a glob of goo that sticks to the Megazord's main body frame. The goo starts glowing and soon it causes the Megazord to fly up into the air and crash back into the ground, then back up again then another crash.. The Rangers feel the surging pain as their Megazord crashes once again.
Power Rangers-UGH!
The Pink Ranger exclaims.
Pink Ranger-Enough is enough!
She gives a command and soon her part of the zord which is the left arm hit's the ground first so that it holds up the rest of the Megazord. It works. The Megazord then gets back on its legs and picks up its saber. The Rangers, tired and angry give their final command, and so this causes the Megazord to glide over to the monster and strike viciously. The strikes cause the monster to scream out in pain and fall into its explosive grave.
When morning arrives and things have calmed down, Kimberly gets a message from David to go to his office. She sighs and starts feeling upset, but she gets a hold of herself as she makes her way to his office. She knocks and is told to come in and as she opens the door she see's Brad, Robby and Ben sitting in three chairs and looking very relieved and upset.
David sends them out and starts speaking with Kimberly.
David-Kimberly those guys just told me everything.
Kimberly-Everything?
David-Yes, they told me you were not responsible for what they had planned to do against you. I told them they were being pretty respectable for taking responsibility for their own actions.
Kimberly-Yes?
David-So I told them that they'll have to make it up to you somehow.
Kimberly-How?
David-That's for you to decide Kim.. They're your responsibility, if you see fit to punish them, then do so.. They can do chores for a while. Your decision.
Kimberly-Well I think first they should clean up their cabin, from top to bottom.
David nods in agreement.
Kimberly leaves his office feeling better. She says to herself.
Kimberly-Those guys are something else.
She slowly smiles…
