Episode 9 "Deceived"
"Decepta my queen, I have found a power source capable of destroying the rangers," Rage said. "It's the Key of Ziaria."
"The Ziarian Key?" Decepta asked as though she was puzzled.
"Yes, this key is what can unlock the gateways to any dimension. We can use this key to bring a reign of terror upon the rangers. Think about it, there are dimensions that are filled with horrible creatures. We can unleash them upon the earth."
"Or we could send the rangers to one of those dimensions." Decepta added.
"There is only one problem," Rage started.
Decepta looked at Rage with a steamed look in her eyes.
He continued "We need the 5 Pendants of Eltar to release it."
"Well, send something down there to capture the rangers." Decepta ordered.
"I've got just the monster."
A monster walks in holding an item resembling a laser gun.
"This is Tantalon. He can capture the rangers with this reverse transport beam." Rage announced.
"Good, now get down there," Decepta ordered.
"Ahh, soda." Brandon said
James agreed, "Yep, this is great."
"Uh huh." Rad replied.
The 3 rangers were at James's house. Brandon was on the floor, James was sitting on a couch, and Rad was laying on another one. They looked like a lazy bunch of fools. Jeff walked in from the kitchen, with some nachos.
"Hey gimme some," Brandon said.
"Get your own," he replied.
Brandon groaned and got up and went to the kitchen.
At the same time, Sam came in the door.
"Hey, what's up everybody," she said in a cheerful voice.
"Notta Lotta, just chillin." Rad replied.
She looked around at everyone and realized she was the only lively one in the group.
Brandon walked back out with some nachos.
"Aww thanks," Sam took the nachos from Brandon and started munching away.
"Hey!" he said, then groaned again as he walked back into the kitchen. He sighed as he stepped into the door.
"Hey, while you're in there, will you get me another soda." Rad asked.
Everyone started laughing, because they knew it was annoying him.
Brandon groaned again.
"Hey, I'm just jokin dude." Rad said. "Don't worry about it anyway, I gotta get down to The Pizza Palace. Mr. Owens asked me to help out down there tonight. His normal employee had to take off."
The 4 Eltarian Rangers each told Rad bye as he left.
"Hey, Mr. Owens, what can I get started on."
"Ahh Rad, just the person I was looking for. Here put this on." He hands Rad an apron.
"Uh," Rad looks at it, then nods and puts it on. "Ok"
"Now, basically, you just need to bring stuff out to people when it's ready. Then bus the table when they leave. Sound easy?"
"Yep."
"Because it is."
The 4 other rangers were sitting around watching TV.
"Hey, we ought to go bug Rad," Brandon suggested.
"Nah, I don't wanna get up unless I really have to," James said.
The Micro-Morphers beeped. They each looked at the screens and noticed that there was a disturbance in the park.
"Aww man," James said.
"Let's do this," Brandon said.
"What about Rad?" Sam asked.
"We can't wait." Jeff said.
"Eltarian Force, Engage." James called out.
Each ranger entered the morphing grid, and after morphing was teleported to the park where Rage and Tantalon were waiting.
The 4 rangers charged the duo, but Tantalon pulled out his weapon, and sucked in Sam.
"Whoa," James exclaimed.
"That's got some serious power," Jeff said.
"Hey, give us back our friend." Brandon yelled.
"No, how bout you join her instead." He aimed the weapon at Brandon and fired, sucking him in too."
"Aww, this is bad," James said.
"We gotta retreat," Jeff yelled.
"We can't, we gotta get them out."
The 2 remaining rangers pulled their swords and charged the monster. Rage stepped in, to defend Tantalon, so they couldn't reach the laser.
Tantalon fired the laser at James and Jeff, sucking them in as well.
Rad was hanging his apron on a hook at the Pizza Palace.
"Thank you for your work Rad," Mr. Owens said.
"Oh, it's no problem."
"Next time you and your friends come in, you can have a free pizza for you work."
"Ahh, thanks, but that ain't really necessary."
Outside, Rad heard Zordon's voice.
"Rad, the rangers have been captured. My worst fear has come true. Decepta and Rage must be seeking the Key of Ziaria. If they get it then the world will not be safe."
"Why would they capture the other rangers?"
"The Ziarian Key is locked in a dimension that can only be accessed with the power of the 5 Eltarian Pendants. Decepta plans to use them to gain access to the Key. You must stop her."
"How?"
"Decepta's motivation to destroy you is revenge for her father being captured and imprisoned in a chamber. I have located the whereabouts of the chamber. If you free her father, there is a good chance that the spell will be broken, and she could stop all of this."
"Where is her father?"
"The chamber is located on Decepta's space base. Now is an opportune time to go there, since Rage and Decepta are on Ziaria searching for the key. You must hurry."
"Alright."
"Go, now, and may the power protect you."
Rage, Decepta and Tantalon are walking in the grass surrounded by trees and a mountainous area. An army of Crunks are following them.
"How much longer, my feet ache." Rage complained.
"Quiet you big lug." Decepta said. We need to get to the temple. Once we are there then the rangers will meet their doom."
"What about the White one? Rage asked."
"We are luring him into out trap now. He won't have a choice but to give up his powers to save his friends."
Rad, who was morphed, walked slowly aboard the Space Base. He looked around, and noticed that it was abandoned. He thought it was odd that Decepta would leave the place without any defense. From the main control room, he walked into a dark room. He looked to his left, and noticed a tube that had a dim red glow to it. He walked up and noticed a humanoid figure standing in it.
Rad flashed back to the day the father of the girl he had known as Decepta, was kidnapped. He seen the man's face, and recognized it in front of him.
Rad pulled out the Divine Staff, and powered up a beam toward the chamber. It lit up and the being inside was transported out. He looked around for a minute, not knowing what had happened.
Rad's helmet disassembled itself. The man, looked at Rad recognizing him from the day he was kidnapped.
"Where's my daughter? Is she ok?" he asked.
"She's alive, but she needs you. If we don't get to her in time, the world may be brought to ultimate doom," Rad replied.
"Oh man," her father said as he covered his face in his hand.
"Come on." Rad's helmet then rebuilt itself around his head, and the two teleported off with a flick of the Divine Staff.
"Here it is." Decepta said. They reached a mountain with a doorway that was blocked. In front of the door was a pedestal that had a box on it, similar to the box the Rad had found the pendants in.
Decepta shot a beam of energy, which caused 4 wooden poles to rise out of the ground with ranger colored energy of the 4 captured rangers. "Do it, Tantalon," she commanded.
He fired his laser gun in the direction of the poles, and each of the captured rangers were instantly tied up to the poles. Their arms were stretched over their heads, and tied to the pole, they were also held by their feet at the bottom of each pole.
Rage then brought the 4 Pendants to the pedestal and put them in their marked places. Decepta brought her black pendant and put it in the final place.
Rage said, "Ok let's get this thing opened."
"No, not yet. We need to dispose of the white ranger first."
"That's the Divine Ranger," Rad said as he walked into the area.
"Yeah, he came, you're going down." Brandon said.
Standing next to Rad was Decepta's father.
"Harlie?" he said to Decepta.
Decepta looked up at him with a confused look on her face. "Daddy?" she said in a low innocent voice.
"Dad! Get away from him, he's a power ranger!"
"He saved me," her father replied
Decepta's face changed from fear, to shock to disappointment, to anger, all in the matter of moments.
"You lied to me." She pointed at Rage. "You said the rangers were responsible for kidnapping my father."
"Hah, you were my pawn. I knew that if you were on my side, the rangers wouldn't destroy you. But I now I have no need for you!" he then shot an energy blast at her knocking her off of the platform, and onto the ground below, close to Rad and her father. Her father helped her up.
"Rad, give up your powers, and I will spare your friends." Rage commanded.
"No, don't do it." Brandon yelled.
"It's a trap," James added.
"I can't risk your lives like that guys. I have no choice." Rad was smiling inside of his helmet.
The helmet disassembled from his head and the suit flashed a white light and disappeared. Rad pulled the power coin out of his pocket and flipped it into the air.
"No!" Jeff said.
Rage reached out and caught the coin as it flipped through the air. He set it down on the pedestal near the box with the pendants.
"Alright, I held up my end of the deal, now release my friends." Rad commanded.
"Ha Ha Ha, do you think I was gonna release your friends that easily. Ha. Now I've got the power, and I'm going to bring doom to your planet."
"You won't get away with this Rage." Rad said.
Just as he was saying that, the Divine Ranger Helmet assembled itself out of nowhere behind Rage. Then, with a sweeping light effect, the suit materialized from the helmet. The Divine Ranger's spirit was behind Rage.
"What are you going to do about it? You don't have any powers now."
Well, I may not, but he does." Rad pointed behind Rage, who turned and looked to see a flashing streak of white energy. It shot through Rage, and sent him flying back.
In the meantime, Rad, Harlie, and her father went to the other rangers and untied them from the poles.
The Divine Ranger's spirit then rejoined with Rad, and he picked up the pendants. He handed them to the other 5 rangers.
James made the call, "Eltarian Force, Engage."
Each Ranger entered the morphing grid, and returned as the Power Rangers.
Upon returning, Harlie exclaimed, "Black Ranger Power!" She was clad in a suit just like the other rangers now with a black visor instead of red.
Rage got back up and charged along side Tantalon. They charged toward the rangers but were no match for them. Rage held up the Sword Of Despair. Tantalon, grow.
Tantalon grew to a much larger size.
"Alright guys, we need Eltarian Zord Power!" James exclaimed.
The 5 Eltarian Zords teleported in close to Tantalon. The rangers jetted up to the cockpits. The 5 Zords attacked, Tantalon all at one time. It didn't faze him much.
"Hey guys, we can do the Megazord now," Harlie said.
"Alright, initiate docking sequence," James said.
"All tracking systems are online," Jeff said.
"The defensive response cycle is ready," Brandon said.
"Ok, Power Controls are set," Sam said.
The 5 Eltarian Zords transformed and became The Eltarian Force Megazord.
Tantalon charged the Megazord, but was blasted back with a quick punch. The Megazord drew its saber that resembled the ranger's sabers, and slashed Tantalon, destroying him.
"Good job guys," Rad said.
The 6 Rangers and Harlie's dad were at The Pizza Palace. Harlie apologized for being against the rangers. The other rangers forgave her, since she proved herself by helping them escape and joined them to make the Megazord.
Later that evening, Rad and Harlie were alone.
"Why didn't you destroy me when you had the chance?" Harlie asked him.
Rad flashed back to when Andros carried Karone off of the Dark Fortress.
"I just didn't have the heart to do it," he replied.
End Episode 9 – Deceived