VI. Power Rangers In Retrograde - Mystic Force – Rock Solid
(Based from summaries from Ranger Central)
"Still hiding behind your camera Maddie? Why don't you show us something instead of always living through your friends. Be spontaneous."
"I'm not hiding!" Maddie protests. "I'm spontaneous...w-why just this morning I needed toothpaste, I normally get Wintergreen but this time I said 'Let's try Spearmint.'"
Nick does not look convinced, just as LeeLee comes in, "Oh please the last time you went out those shoes were in," she comments as Maddie storms off. Heading for Toby who is reading the local paper with new on the recent stoning.
"Another one," she muses conspiratorially, "Sure have been a lot of weird things going on since the POWER RANGERS showed up in town."
Toby looks thoughtful a moment, clearly taking LeeLee's words to heart.
The Underworld
"Another human turned to stone," Necrolai gloats, "one at a time, soon Brairwood will be a statuary."
Koragg counters, "One at a time is hardly domination, let me take a group of my Styxoids to the surface and we can do some real damage."
"Don't disappoint me Koragg, and don't get in Necrolai's way!" Morticon orders.
Rootcore
Clare has turned herself into a fish, complete with bowl and decorations as Udonna enters, "Oh child." she says motherly before waving her wand and transforming Clare back to normal.
Crestfallen, wet, and her lips still puckered and fish like as she sighs, "Oh Udonna will I ever get the hang of this?"
At a park in Briarwood, Madison is feeling the weight of LeeLee and Nick's jabs, she sees a cute guy, steeling her will she prepares to walk over to him.
The man catches a ball tossed by some friends and Maddie turns around, "He looks busy, maybe later."
Turning back around, she steels herself again, preparing to march forward, "You can do this Maddie just walk up to him and-"
The boy walks over to Maddie extending his hand, "Hi I'm Ben."
"M-Madiso...M-Maddie, my friends call me Maddie."
A short distance away the other Rangers arrive at a terrible sight, dozens of people turned to stone a grim statuary, and in the center of it the Clawbster monster and Necrolai.
"We're too late," Nick exclaims as Necrolai lands, crossing her arms.
"And now you'll be next!" Necrolai gloats.
The Clawbster fire energy blasts alongside Necrolai at the Rangers, forcing them to scatter.
"MagiStaff, Axe Mode!" Xander slams the axe into the ground, creating a tremor headed right for Clawbster and Necrolai, "Take this!"
Necrolai flies off to the side, with Clawbster taking the full force, he staggers for a moment but quickly recovers.
"Crossbow mode!" Chip lowers his transformed staff, and takes aim, Clawbster takes the blast and remains standing, countering with an energy blast of his own as Nick charges with her Magi staff.
Necrolai knocks Nick aside with a side tackle blasting the other Rangers, leaving the four of them prone on the ground. "So much for the mighty Power Rangers," she gloats before she and Clawbster fly off, "Catch you later Rangers, more people to transform," she flies of cackling.
A short distance away at the same area of the Park Maddie and Ben are in Necrolai and Clawbster appear causing a panic, "Get um Clawbster!"
"Ben, run!" Maddie says shoving the young man just as Clawbster blasts her, in an instant she is turned to stone.
The rest of the Ranger show up a moment to late, urging Ben off, he pauses a moment at Maddie before Necrolai moves toward him then quickly runs off with the other civilians.
"Maddie!" The Pink Ranger fires on Clawbster who retreats by Necrolai, "Necrolai your going to pay!"
The other Rangers gather around Maddie as Vida charges Necrolai and Clawbster firing angrily.
"Later Rangers, this should be fun," Necrolai gloats as they disappear, "especially with you down a Ranger!"
Rootcore
Udonna waves her wand, but nothing happens, frustrated she exclaims, "This magic is quite strong, it wont be broken until Clawbster is destroyed."
"She shouldn't have been out alone," Nick muses.
"What does that mean," Vida says angrily.
"Look I'm just saying Maddie shouldn't have gone out on her own, she got in over her head, she should have been smarter. She should have just stayed behind her camera."
"The only reason she stormed off was because you called her a wallflower." Chip injects.
Vida spins around pointing her Mystic Morpher at Maddie's camera, "Nick you don't know anything about Maddie, here look, this is what she was doing 'behind the camera.'"
One of the monitors comes to life it starts with a video talking about Vida, showing her working the turn table, "Introducing DJ Vida. The best sister ever."
The scene now shifts to Xander making goofy faces, "And don't forget Xander, not only a great friend but he's sick on his board."
"No man has ever attempted this without loosing his life," we cut to Chip readying an arrow to fire at a bulls-eye before Maddie's voice-over comes in. "Chip Thorn, known him since grammar school. There is nooobody in this world quite like Chip, except..."
The camera switches to Blecker hiking through the town with her walking stick, "This is Nikki Blecker, in many ways Chip's equal in interests though with a bit more jokester personality. Nick, we all just call her Blecker is never without a joke to lighten the situation, and has even formed a strong bond with my sister."
It then cuts to Xander skateboarding, "Yeah! How about some extreme Xander!"
"So those are my friends, old and new. I know I can count on them for anything."
Finally Udonna speaks, "Everyone has their own way of expressing themselves Nick, for Madison maybe she does it through her films."
Sense knocked into him Nick leans over the table with a sigh, "I've been such a jerk." glancing over to Maddie's statue his resolve firms, "I'll fix this Maddie." just then a new spell code lights up his mystic morpher and the Xenotomb. A moment later Clawbster appears on the orb, and the team gather up to morph. "Everyone ready to do this?"
"Let's rock!" Vida says before looking apologetic at her sister, "Sorry sis."
Morphing they quickly board their Mystic Racers and speed off.
"I'll call Phineas and let him know whats up!" Clare calls out waving as the rangers fly off.
On the way back to town however Koragg appears, his Styxoids firing on them, "I'll keep them busy, you guys take out Clawbster." the Traning Ranger orders and she turns to engage the Koragg and his forces the others speeding off to the scene.
Taking potshots that destabilize her Mystic Speeder the Training Ranger swings around blasting them with the Speeder's lasers before drawing Koragg's ire.
"This ends here!" Koragg growls as he leaps into the air, slashing the Traning Ranger causing her to loose control.
As the Mystic Speeder plummets the Training Ranger exclaims, "Time to try out that new spell code."
'Gulwit Ranger Nero'
As the smoke clears from her landing The Silver Ranger is gone, replaced by Blue, "Well this is new!"
Like a fish to water the new Blue Ranger blasts the Styxoids with her magic as more circle around her she shows off a new ability combineing wind and water to sweep them, and Koragg away with a giant tidal wave.
Koragg counters by raising his shield, "Wolf Attack." launching a double shot at the Blue Ranger who deftly dodges it before transforming into a unicorn and chargeing right through Koragg and on his shield.
Koragg stumbles back, and huffs, "This isn't over Red Ranger." before quickly turning and disappearing into a spell seal.
"I'm coming Maddie!" The Blue Ranger exclaims as she quickly turns change back and leaps onto her Mystic Racer and speeds off.
Meanwhile, the other Rangers take on Necrolai and Clawbster, as well as a handful of Hidiacs. Green, Pink, Red, and Yellow embroiled in the brawl and definitely outnumbered and out gunned.
"I'm here for payback!" The Blue Ranger exclaims as she flies in on his Mystic Racer, plowing into Clawbster.
"Whoa! Maddie! Your back!" The Yellow Ranger cheers.
Dismounting just as Clawbster launching his personification beam at the Blue Ranger she raises his Magi Staff, "Reflect on this! Reflecto Targus!"
A mirror wall erupts from the ground, just as the blast is about to hit the Blue Ranger, reflecting it back at Clawbster, turning him to stone.
"I told you this wasn't over," Koragg says as he appears from a Spell Seal next to Necrolai.
"Koragg, what are you doing here?"
He turns to Necrolai with a growl, "Making sure you succeed."
A suddenly sheath of Ice appeared over the Clawbster monster before it cracked and shattered, the White Mystic Ranger running up a moment later.
Koragg growls, "White witch, we meet again."
As Clawbster shatters, all across the city and even into Rootcore the petrified people return to normal, looking to the action on the Crystal Orb Maddie quickly runs off to join the others.
"Koragg revive Clawbster!" Necrolai demands.
With a growl he chants a spell, a spell seal appearing under the rubble of Clawbster, reassembling him back together before a second spell seal appears over his head and initiates the Clawbster's transition to giant form. Maddie running up a moment later.
"Maddie your OK!" The Pink Ranger exclaims happily.
"Hey Maddie I-I'm sorry, I was a total jerk." The Blue Ranger apologizes sincerely, "You're not shy."
Madie looks at her dopple ganger confused a moment, before she removes her helment, revealing Blecker.
"What...but I thought..."
Blecker shrugs shifting back to the Silver Ranger, "I guess the Xenotomb felt we needed a Blue Ranger.
Maddie smiles and hugs Blecker, "I'm just glad everyone is alright."
Blecker smiles and steps back as Maddie transforms, "All yours."
"Ready?" Maddie says flipping open her Mystic Morpher.
"Your mine Wolf Wizard," the White Mystic Ranger says charging Koragg as Necrolai makes a tactical retreat.
First Maddie Ranger's up, then the five transforms into titan Form, gathering up into a group.
"Let's try that new spell code," Sprite suggests.
Together the five chant the incantation, "Gulwit Mysto Unios."
The five Titans contort and shift transforming into the Titan Megazord, a moment later Blecker puts in her own spell code, transforming into energy and combining with the Titan Megazord. But unlike last time when each part of the Dragon or individual Titans minds existed inside their individual body parts all six appear in a new place, a chessboard with each person set inside a chess piece.
"A chessboard," The Blue Ranger comments.
"Good thing I was leader of my Chess Club," The Yellow Ranger comments as they all shift and settle into position.
"I don't get it, we have to play a game to move." The Red Ranger wonders.
"Well this is better then body riding," Blecker jokes. "Everyone ready?"
"Ready!"
The Titan Megazord adjust it's hat and takes to the air to dodge the Clawbster's attack. Landing again and blocking his attack with a wing shield just as Koragg and the White Ranger take their own giant forms and exchanges blows.
Drawing their saber the Titan Megazord slashes at the Clawbster, forcing it back a step before drawing a spell seal in the air with the sword, and with a final slash the Spell Seal destroys Clawbster just as Koragg blasts the White Ranger with a Wolf Attack.
As the White Mystic Ranger falls the Titan Megazord moves into block the next wolf attack, deflecting it with it's saber. Then countering with another Spell Seal slash that pushes Koragg back several paces.
"Impossible!" Koragg exclaims in disbelieve before regaining his composure, "Your power is impressive Rangers."
"Did you guys see that?" The Yellow Ranger exclaims, "I didn't think the Titan Megazord had that kind of power."
The Rangers all look to Blecker, he smiles sheepishly, "Uh...you're welcome?"
Pressing forward the Titan Megazord and Koragg clash swords as the White Ranger gets to her feet.
"Back to the dark with you monster!" she exclaims as a Spell seal appears under his feet and with a defiant yell Koragg is sent back into the Underworld.
"Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
"Checkmate!" all 7 warriors say in unison as Koragg vanishes from sight before they all return to normal size.
"That was cool Udonna, can you banish the Necrolai as well?" Chip bubbles.
She shakes her head as they begin walking back to Rootcore, "I suspect Koragg will not stay sealed for long, it was at best a delay. He has already bested me once in combat and I suspect he could eventually even overwhelm you. This seemed like the best solution for now."
"We could have beat him," Phinieas cheers slapping Blecker's back, "Right Nick?" sending her sprawling to the forest ground. Vida and Chip helping her stand again, "Uh sorry-I...I didn't think I hit you that hard."
Blecker dusts herself off, leaning heavily on her walking stick until Vida and Chip support him on his shoulders, her pants struggling to stay up as well, "Bad knees remember, and that...Megazord thing just zapped everything out out me."
Maddie looks concerned to Udonna, "Udonna? I feel fine why is Blecker so knocked out."
Udonna pauses a moment in thought, "The Megazord is very high level magic, I imagine that your Ranger Powers provided a buffer against it. Alas I do not think it would be wise to continually count on Blecker to add extra power in such cases, and a prolonged fight would only make her condition worse."
"I felt fine when I fused with the Sprite Titan though," Blecker comments.
Xander injects, "What about Dragon formation?"
"Who and the what now?" Blecker asks confused.
"It's another formation we have," Chip adds, "Well everyone but Phineas or Alexis; the four of us, Xader, Maddie, Vida, and myself."
"I'll give it a shot," Blecker comments, "Later...a-after I get my strength back."
Everyone nods, "Hey if you can make the Dragon as strong as a the titan I say go for it," Phineas muses, "Besides that would mean I could help as the Phoenix."
Vida holds out her Mystic Morpher to Blecker, "Want to borrow mine, maybe you'll feel better if you ranger up."
Blecker shakes his head, "Somehow I don't think transforming into the Pink Ranger and using MORE magic is going to restore my drained magical batteries," she laughs. "Besides I'm pretty sure I don't have the figure for the Pink Ranger's skirt."
For a moment everyone imagined the overweight Blecker shoved into the Pink Ranger's spandex and let out a collective laugh. Chip took lead making the collective dream into a visible image before them before waving his Mystic Morpher, "Oh I dunno maybe you get a body to match." the image shifted becoming a more trim male build, with a uniform more like the male Rangers trading the skirt and leggings to color matching pants.
Blecker looked at the image and waved his own Training Morpher the image shifting back to the classic Pink Ranger form, before she removed helmet to reveal not Vida's face but a feminized version of his own, "Or you know, with my luck I end up like that."
There was an uncomfortable silence before Xander broke it, "Oh that would never happen," he glanced hopefully to Udonna, "R-Right?"
Udonna was again thoughtful a moment, "I am not sure, the previous Pink Sorcerer was a woman, as have been all previous holders of the wand, there have never been 2 inheritors of the power active at the same time and no men. The same holds true of the other 4 wands, their users were all of the same gender as the current generation, of you all. There are too many variables to truly know what would happen in such a case." seeing the looks of horror and shock on the faces of her team she smiled, "But I am sure everything will work out in the end. I will find a way to craft a wand for Blecker that does not draw on the same energies causing an overload of Pink energy, and then concerns over forced gender roles of the power will be a non-issue."
The group gave a collective sigh of relief.
"Udonna," Maddie finally added, "Don't you know a spell to fix Blecker's knees permanently."
"Spells no, but I am working on a potion."
Blecker looked a little green at the prospect of some magic potion, but kept her mouth shut, just as her past fells to her anckles.
Later at Rock Porium as everyone is working Ben, the boy Maddie met in the park earlier, enters the store, making a beeline for Maddie once he sees her.
"M-Maddie," she stumbles, looking a bit flustered.
"B-Ben," she says surprised as she sees him. "W-What are you doing here?"
Ben flusters again, coughing anxiously, "I...Uh...wanted to apologize-"
"Apologize? For what?" Maddie interrupts.
Ben looks away, avoiding her gaze, "I saw you before the monster attacked, t-thought you were cute, but was too shy to go over and say hi. If I...if I had-" he cuts short.
Maddie smiles.
Finally he spits it out, "If I had just come over sooner we would have moved on and away," he starts, adding quickly, "to talk...you know...and wouldn't have been there when the monster t-turned you to s-stone."
Maddie smiles pulling him into a hug, "It's no problem."
Ben smiles awkwardly, "Can I see you again, maybe after work?"
Maddie pauses a moment in thought, 'I have magic lessons after work. But he's so cute.' looking crest fallen she sighs, "Sorry, things are kinda crazy about now. Don't know when it will lighten up."
Ben nods slowly, "Can I get your number?"
Maddie nods, grabbing a Rock Porium business card and quickly writing out her number on the back, handing it to Ben, "Keep in touch."
Ben takes it, nods and hurries out of the store, "I'll make sure to do that!"
The Underworld
"The great Koragg, defeated again," Necrolai gloats as she circles Koragg, "And now he's banished here to the Underworld. Perhaps the Master choose wrong when he put his faith in you."
Koragg growls, "The white witch's seal is but a nuisance, I will have it broken in no time."
"Sure you will. But will you ever redeem yourself in the eye of the Master? He can not continue to put so much faith in you without some sort of actions to prove your worth."
Koragg growls but eventually bows his head, dropping to one knee as he stares down into the crimson eye in the center of his shield. "Master I will redeem myself in your eye. I just need more time, more power, I just need one good plan to destroy those Rangers."
Necrolai kneels by Koragg, "I may know of a way to get you back in the Master's good graces."
Instantly Koragg stands, looking to the Vampire Queen conspiratorially, "And what is in it for you."
Cooing she runs her fingers along Koragg's armor, "You are both a great wizard and a knight, I am neither which is why I must leave the destruction of the Rangers to other agents. But perhaps if you were to teach me some of your secrets-"
Koragg quickly cuts her off, "Not everyone is able to harness the Dark Magic of the Master, in fact very few are. You are not one of those, neither is Morticon, in fact there are no others in all the Underworld who can."
Necrolai huffs, "Then what of your armor, can you make me some of my own, teach me to fight?"
Koragg looks thoughtful a moment, "That is do able but not easy, the minerals needed to craft the armor are not easy to come by, plus there is a time element in the crafting of armor. Time that would no doubt be hindered by the demands of Morticon, if you can keep him off my back and help me to gather the minerals, AND keep it a secret lest Morticon demand I make armor for all his forces then, and only then, do we have a deal."
Necrolai looks thoughtful, "I will think on your offer."
"And as for your side of the bargain?" Koragg demands, "To get me back in the graces of the Master?"
"Let me think on our proposition, and then I will answer you."
Koragg growls, "Fair enough."