Evox wasn't happy with him, and Scrozzle knew why. So far, the Rangers had proven that they were tough opponents and as much as he hated to admit it, they had all the advantages on their side.
To travel between dimensions, robots, avatars, and viruses like Evox needed a source of energy that would be strong enough to support their jump. Morph-X in small doses was enough for a being like an avatar or a small robot but was nowhere near enough for something as complex as Evox. Unfortunately, even with only small amounts needed, the robot was running low on his supply and sadly, to get enough Morph-X, they had to use Morph-X.
Scrozzle did have a plan, though. If he had enough Morph-X, he could send a Gigadrone into the city. Gigadrones were impossibly large robots, created from the same programming as their smaller counterparts. Scrozzle planned to use the Gigadrones side by side with their regular sized robots to cause maximum trouble for the city. The more trouble, the more distracted the Rangers would be and the more Morph-X they could steal. The more Morph-X they stole, the fast Scrozzle could prove himself to Evox by setting him free on Earth.
Unfortunately, for his plan to work, he needed a lot of Morph-X now. As he apologized to Evox for the delay and promised that once the ball got rolling, it would be no time at all, Blaze and Roxy returned from a quick trip to Earth. They could sense that Evox was in a mood and though Scrozzle tried to hide it, he did appear to be a bit scared.
"Looks like we got back at the right time," Roxy smirked. Scrozzle tried to brush her off.
"We're a bit busy here, avatar," he hissed. "Unless you have good news…"
"It's better than good news," Roxy said. "Morph-X is now available to the public. Cars are starting to fuel up with it, which means it's about to get so much easier to steal."
"That's good news," Evox said, sounding glad, which irritated Scrozzle. He was supposed to be the one getting all the credit. Avatars were inferior to robots, especially since they were created form humans, who by nature were flawed.
"We over heard a conversation between some of the Rangers," Blaze announced to Evox. "They're going to talk to the Mayor about X-Bikes. From what we've gathered, it seems like they're bikes powered by Morph-X. They won't hold as much of it as cars would, but if the Rangers get their way, these bikes will just be laying everywhere in the city."
"Why not go after the cars?" Scrozzle asked, trying to throw a wrench in Blaze and Roxy's plan so they didn't appear so competent.
"Well, we could do that," Roxy said. "But since it's only a few cars that hve made the conversion from gas to Morph-X, and there's literally no way to tell which is which, the bikes are the easiest targets right now."
"Bring me Morph-X," Evox demanded.
"There's just one problem," Blaze admitted and Scrozzle perked up. "We don't know how to extract the Morph-X from…"
"I have just thing for that," Scrozzle announced. He rushed over to his work station and grabbed a small vial of Morph-X. "Whatever you inject this Morph-X into will automatically turn into a monster, with the dominant ability of whatever it is you transformed. So, a bike pump, for example, might turn into a monster with the ability to pump, or drain anything."
Scrozzle handed the vial over to Roxy. She smirked.
"Guess it's not just nuts and bolts in that tin can of yours," Roxy said. Scrozzle clenched his fists. He didn't like that the credit was shared, but he did know Evox was smart. His master would realize that without him, Blaze and Roxy's plan was worthless. And while they were busy obtaining the Morph-X, Scrozzle could focus on the real work. All the Morph-X in the world wouldn't help Evox without a machine to pull him from the cyber dimension to Earth. And even that would be no good without a body to provide Evox with a physical form. That was where the real credit lay, and Scrozzle wouldn't share any of that.
So he fumed while Blaze and Roxy were looking, but once he was gone, he promised Evox he wouldn't rest until the mission was complete, then headed back to the work table.