Part II: The Spark
"So, you humans defend this planet from an alien emperor called Lord Zedd?" Optimus Prime repeated what the Rangers had told him.
"Yes," Tommy replied in civilian form.
"And that gold monster is Goldar, one of Zed's servants," Billy added.
"Hmm, I never thought I would find a planet in a similar situation as ours," Optimus replied.
"Red Alert told us about Megatron," Kimberly said.
"Yes, we had countless battles with him and the Decepticons."
"How many of these 'Decepticons' are there?" Jason asked.
"Megatron keeps creating more every time we turn around."
"Like Zedd with his monsters. Man, Megatron and Zedd would get along perfectly!" Zack exclaimed.
"If he is as powerful as Megatron, together I fear they would be unstoppable," Optimus said.
"Why did you come here?" Red Alert asked. "Where are the other Autobots?"
"To find you. The others are still on Cybertron, fighting Decepticons."
"I appreciate your kind action, but you shouldn't have. The other Autobots need your leadership."
"Red Alert, you're a loyal comrade and a great friend. You make great attempts to make our base safe. I'm lucky to have you on our team, plus Inferno would have a circuit shortage if I didn't find you."
"To quote Ironhide, 'aw, shucks', Optimus! You're making my circuits overload! Wait! How did you find me?"
"I'll explain later. Right now, I think Megatron may have left Cybertron."
"What?!" Red Alert gasped.
"I was in space when I saw the Nemesis pass by. I didn't see who it was, but Megatron was reported to be missing on Cybertron." Optimus replied.
"Did anyone come along with you?"
"No, but I told our fellow Autobots to stay alert in case I call for help."
"Who's protecting our base?"
"I put Grimlock in charge."
"What?! You put that dim Dinobot in charge?!"
""It was either him or Blurr. The rest of us were fighting Decepticons."
"I hope Grimlock uses good judgment and doesn't blow up the base."
"Don't you worry I know Grimlock doesn't make the best decisions, but I have great faith in him."
"Alright... OH… I almost forgot, my gun!"
"What?!" Optimus Prime blurted out.
"The Power Rangers teleported in their base with me and after we talked for a while, I noticed my gun was missing. I don't want it to fall into the wrong hands so I came back here to look with the Rangers."
"I'd better help too," Optimus Prime replied.
"Alright, let's do this!" Tommy exclaimed.
"Wait! We'd better morph again and use our Power Beams to see while we're down in the dark crater," Trini said.
"Good idea!" Tommy replied.
"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" Trini called out, reaching behind her for her Morpher.
"MASTODON!"
"PTERADACYL!"
"TRICERATOPS!"
"SABERTOOTH TIGER!"
"TYRANNOSAURUS!"
"Wow! So you just say the name of prehistoric animals and you magically transform?" Red Alert said.
"Yep, we say the name of our Dinozords to morph, but It's really our Power Coins that allow us to morph," Kimberly replied.
"Hold on, you said 'Dinozords?' As in dinosaurs?"
"Yes-"
"Mastodon and Saber-Toothed Tiger aren't dinosaurs."
"Wait- Oh, yeah! Well, now we have Thunderzords and they… Hold on, how do you know about dinosaurs?"
"Guys, can we continue this conversation later?" Jason asked.
"Sorry," Kimberly replied and looked down the hole. "Here it goes again." She took a deep breath and jumped into the hole with the other Rangers and the two Autobots.
"Activate Power Beam!" all of the Rangers exclaimed to turn their helmets lights on.
As they looked around with the two Autobots, a sinking feeling overcame them. All they saw was dirt.
"We'll never find your gun with all dirt around," Trini said.
"Yeah, it will take forever," Zack replied.
"Well, let's start digging," Jason said. So, all of them started digging.
"I wish we had shovels," Zack said, rearranging dirt with his hands.
"Or a metal detector," Billy replied. "Hey… guys, I have one in my lab. I can teleport there and bring it back with me."
"That would be great, Billy," Red Alert said.
"I'll return with it shortly." He pushed the teleport button on his Morpher and flew up as a blue energy wave.
When Billy teleported in his lab, he took his helmet off and immediately started looking around the cluttered room. He searched through many piles of gadgets he invented. I should really organize my laboratory, he thought. He shuffled one around that looked like some sort of small satellite. When he had no luck, he dug through boxes and dove into drawers and even in his garbage can. He checked behind his little TV and looked through shelves, moving books and more gadgets.
"Where could my metal detector have gone to?" he asked out loud, scratching his head. He bent down and looked under the computer desk. "Eureka!" He reached way in the back and grabbed the skinny device.
He stood up and brushed the dust off, causing him to cough. After picking his helmet and putting it back on, he grabbed his belt and pushed the button on his Morpher. Billy teleported back holding his blue metal detector. "Have you located his gun?"
"No luck," Optimus replied.
"Don't worry; I modified this metal detector. It will track and locate the gun if it is here." He walked around as it softly beeped. He tried going towards one edge and it started beeping a little faster. "I think I'm headed in the correct location," he said and the beeping got faster. He took several more steps and the beeping turn into one continuous sound. "I think I found metal." He put the device down and started digging. "I found it!" He picked the gun up.
"Excellent!" Red Alert said as Billy handed him the gun. "Thank you, Billy. I will put this in my Subspace Storage immediately!"
"That's the last time I stay in Rest Mode for two Megacycles! How dare you make an alliance with this inferior alien life form! We Decepticons are superior to ALL life and-"
"YOU DARE QUESTION MY DECISION, STARSCREAM?!" Megatron shot back.
Starscream backed away.
"That's what I thought! Now, does anybody else have a problem with our alliance with Lord Zedd?"
"No, Lord Megatron," Soundwave and Skywarp said in unison.
"Good. Now, the Spark I detected should be in a place called… Angel Grove."
"That's where the Power Rangers are," Squat replied gathered by Goldar and the Decepticons.
"They are no match for us Decepticons," Megatron said.
"You'd better be right!" Zedd warned.
"Don't worry, the Autobots are still on Cybertron."
"Then, what do you think of this?!" Zedd exclaimed and touched his visor. A red bream shot out onto the wall, showing Optimus Prime, talking to Red Alert and the Rangers.
"Red Alert and Optimus Prime are on Earth?" Megatron said and turned to Starscream. "You told me you killed Red Alert!"
"I did… well, I shot him. It must've missed his Spark."
"I ought to turn you into scrap metal!"
"I'd like to see you try."
"I will not waste my time on a worthless heap of junk like you!"
Starscream let out a frustrated groan and muttered, "Someday…" then joined Goldar and the other Decepticons.
"I apologize for my little spat with my general," Megatron told Zedd.
"I too have to put my worthless minions back into their place. Luckily, they don't argue with me very much."
Megatron nodded. "Now, let's talk about how to acquire the Spark."
"Yes, perhaps I could create another monster to look for it."
"Perhaps but I recently stole a Spark detector from the Autobots. Unfortunately, it's broken."
"Perhaps I could fix it."
Megatron laughed. "You? You know nothing about our technology!"
"I have incredible powers. I've conquered worlds and-"
"Well, by all means go for it!"
Zedd aimed his staff at the device when he hesitated. "Wait. You told me you detected the spark before your ship crashed down by my palace. If this Spark Detector is broken, how did you locate the Spark?"
"I only followed its coordinates to Earth… It stopped working before I could spot the exact location."
"Oh, really?"
"You should have entered the direct coordinates into your database!" Starscream snapped.
"For someone who was sleeping the whole time, I'd suggest you be quiet!" Megatron exclaimed then turned back to Zedd. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing. Starscream, bring me the spark detector now."
"Why don't you go fetch it yourself?"
"YOU MISERABLE EXCUSE OF A ROBOT! YOU DARE TALK BACK?! I WILL VAPORIZE YOU!" Zedd shouted, his body glowing red.
"I was talking to my leader, Megatron!" Starscream snapped back.
"STARSCREAM!" Megatron shrieked.
"I don't see why you joined with this inferior life-form."
"Lord Zedd has magnificent power that combined with our strength, makes us unstoppable! NOW, ARE YOU WITH US OR AGAINST US!?"
"Fine! I will bring the spark detector but mark my words…" His voice trailed off and he transformed into an F-15 Eagle. He flew out the opening of the throne room, leaving a strong gust of hot air behind. He zoomed out a little way and landed by the ship and transformed back into his robot form.
"Any idea where Megatron might be going?" Tommy asked in the Command Center. He had his helmet off while still in his Ranger suit.
"I'm afraid not. He's probably looking for more power," Optimus Prime replied.
"We have to find him right away," Jason said.
"Zordon, can you locate where Megatron is?" Billy asked.
"Possibly, but it may take a while as he could be anywhere in the universe."
"We may not have much time. Megaton's ship can travel via warp -drive and I'm sure he will find a way to track where I am," Optimus said.
"Chill out, we'll find him," Zack replied.
"I'll start searching immediately," Zordon said and vanished in his tube.
Two minutes later, Zordon came back in his energy tube. "My scanners detect a strange being on the moon. Behold the viewing Globe," Zordon announced. The Rangers and Red Alert turned around.
Puzzled by what was happening, Optimus Prime followed their actions. "You have a crystal ball that shows you what's happening in space?" he said, amazed. The Viewing Globe showed Starscream entering the ship.
"Is that Starscream?" Red Alert asked.
"Looks like him," Optimus Prime replied.
"That's the robot who you said you fought with," Tommy said to Red Alert.
"Yes, he's the second in command to the Decepticons," Red Alert replied.
"Lord Zedd is also on the moon," Jason pointed out.
"Do you reckon he has encountered Zedd?" Billy asked.
"I don't like this at all," Trini said.
"Aye Yai Yai, what are we going to do?" Alpha asked, his squeaky voice making Optimus Prime jump.
"I advise all of you to remain on Earth in case of an attack. That includes Optimus Prime and Red Alert. Only all eight of you have the power to stop them," Zordon said.
"We will not let Starscream wreak havoc on this planet," Optimus replied.
"I will continue to monitor the situation and contact you if the situation intensifies," Zordon said.
"OK, we'll be ready, Zordon," Optimus Prime stated.
"Where will you stay? People haven't quite adjusted to giant robots," Zack asked.
"We will camouflage ourselves in your society; we can scan objects and transform into them."
"So, you're kinda like our Zords?"
"Zords?" Optimus asked.
"Remember when Red Alert asked about Dinozords? It was our Zords. We'll explain later." Jason replied.
"All right."
"I see you will be careful and defend the planet from your nemesis with the help of the Rangers. May the Power protect you," Zordon said.
The next day, the Rangers were listening to their teacher lecture about the quadratic equation.
"Now, who can solve for X?" Ms. Applebee asked the class. Most of the students raised their hands. "Jason?"
He put his hand down and came up to the board. He wrote the steps for the equation and explained what he saw doing as he went along. "Subtract seven on both sides; X equals five. Plugging five back in, seven times five minus nine does equal twenty-six."
"That's correct. Very good, Jason!" Ms. Appleby exclaimed while he returned to his seat.
"Good job, Jason," Tommy whispered and gave him a high five. Tommy turned back to watch Ms. Appleby when his peripheral vision caught something out the window. He looked. "Huh?" he murmured under his breath as he saw a truck parked outside. It did not have any advertising such as Soda on it (from what he was able to see from the window.) It looked kind of suspicious. He raised his hand.
"Yes, Tommy?" Ms. Appleby said.
"Uh, I just realize I left my book in my car, may I go get it?"
"You can look at someone else's book."
"OK." It was no use arguing with a reasonable suggestion but he really needed to go out and see what was going on. He had to make a decision. He got up.
"Yes, Tommy?"
"I need to go to the bathroom. I drank too much soda before class."
"OK, but hurry, back, this will be on the test on Friday."
"Alright." He left the room.
When he went outside, he saw the red semi-truck parked against the curb. It looked suspicious so he didn't tell Ms. Appleby. He cautiously approached the truck. "Hey, um, is everything OK?"
"Tommy it's me," a voice said. "I scanned an earth vehicle and transformed into it."
"Optimus Prime?" Tommy said, immediately recognizing the voice. "Um, why did you pick a semi-truck?"
"Because it's massive."
"Teenagers don't usually drive semis, let alone, hang out with one."
"What about a fire chief vehicle?"
"No."
"Oh. Red Alert will be disappointed."
"What? Where is he?"
Suddenly, a fire chief vehicle drove down the street parallel to the school. Tommy watched as it turned and entered the lot.
Tommy put his hand on his face. "Look, you're at a school; people don't come in a semi-truck and a fire chief vehicle together. You'll draw attention."
"We apologize," Optimus Prime replied.
"It's OK, you're not familiar with our customs yet," Tommy replied then saw someone out from the corner of his eye. He turned his head. "Oh, no, what are they doing out here?"
"Are those friends of yours?"
"Kinda. You need to leave NOW!"
"Alright. I was wondering how you transformed into your suit but we'll leave now," Red Alert said. The semi-truck and the fire chief vehicle turned and headed to the Stop sign. They drove down, turned, and left the parking lot. Red Alert turned and disappeared through the trees.
"Hey, what's that semi doing here?" Bulk asked as Optimus turned the corner and drove off. He shrugged then saw Tommy and strode over to him with Skull.
"Hey, dweeb," Bulk said.
"What are you two doing out of class?" Tommy demanded.
"We're skipping school."
"Yeah, we're skipping school," Skull repeated, chewing gum.
Tommy rolled his eyes. "When will you two grow up?"
"When we feel like it," Skull replied, then he had a funny look on his face, like he realized he said something dumb.
"What are you doing here? Bulk challenged. "Aren't you skipping class too?"
"No, I forgot my chemistry book. It's in my car," Tommy lied.
"Yeah, right!"
"Just, go back to class, you two, you don't want more detention."
"What if we don't want to?"
"Yeah, what if we don't want to," Skull repeated.
Tommy looked around and spotted a garbage can at the entrance of the school. "Catch me if you can!" he exclaimed and started running towards the school. Bulk and Skull chased him. Skull gained speed and easily passed Bulk. Tommy made it to the entrance and grabbed the can. Before Bulk could react, Tommy jammed the can over Bulk's head. The clumsy oaf ran into the wall and fell down with Skull.
'"I got ya, Bulky," Skull said, sitting up. He tugged on the can, but it would not budge. Still chewing gum, he put his foot on Bulk's shoulder and pulled and grunted. Taking a deep breath, he tried again, but it still wouldn't budge. He let go and put his foot back down. "I give up; your head is too fat… Wait! I know! I'll get butter! Hold on, Bulky!" He opened the door and rushed back in.
Optimus Prime and Red Alert drove back to where Tommy stood.
"Are you OK?" Red Alert asked.
"Yeah, sorry about those two. They're always causing trouble," Tommy replied.
"I sense little brain activity in both of them," Red alert said.
"Yeah," Tommy replied. "Listen, I gotta go back to class. You two have to leave for real or you'll draw attention."
"Where should we go?" Optimus Prime asked.
"Um, I'll have Zordon teleport you back in the Command Center for now."
Starscream flew back in Lord Zedd's palace. He transformed into robot mode and knelt before his master. "Here you go, Megatron," he said and handed him the broken Spark Detector.
"Excellent, Starscream. Now, let's see if Lord Zedd can repair it." Megatron gave the spark detector to Zedd as Starscream groaned.
Lord Zedd examined it comfortably in his throne. His metal finger tapped the glass case that enclosed the reader. "Yes, yes, I believe I can fix this!" He carefully laid the device on the floor then pointed the Z on the end of his staff at it, and lightning shot out, zapping the device.
"NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Megatron bellowed as lightning continued to flow from his staff to the device.
Zedd said nothing.
"STOP YOU FOOL! YOU'LL BLOW IT UP!"
Zedd continued holding his staff steady for a couple more seconds then raised it once again as the lightning ceased.
"It's fixed," Zedd announced.
Megatron picked the device up, He stared into the lit-up screen as he looked astonished. "You have great power!"
"I know. No need to tell me."
"With my keen instincts and your raw power, we'll rule the universe!" Megatron exclaimed and cackled.
"Yes, thinking about conquering the universe gives me goose pimples all over!"
"Indeed, we will make every single lifeform bow down to us!"
"Yes, we will!" Zedd exclaimed then turned his head. "Starscream, go find that Spark. Goldar can go with you."
"What?" Starscream asked in a snippy voice.
"JUST GO!" Zedd yelled.
Goldar and Starscream looked at each other.
"Well, what are you waiting for?!"
"Oh, fine!" Starscream exclaimed. "Come on, Gold Boy, you better not slowed me down!" He transformed into jet mode and flew out.
"Megatron has completely lost his circuits!" Starscream said, walking towards the Angel Grove quarry.
"Yes, I'm concerned about Lord Zedd myself," Goldar replied.
"Just, don't get in my way, Gold boy!" Starscream warned and shoved Goldar.
Goldar groaned and continued walking.
They came to the edge of the quarry, where grass grew.
Starscream looked down at the Spark Detector in his hands. "Fifty more metrons."
"How long is that?" Goldar asked.
"Fool!" was all Starscream said.
Goldar grumbled and continued following him.
Out of nowhere, a morphed Kimberly suddenly appeared in the air, one leg stretched outward, kicking Goldar to the ground. He looked as the rest of them landed in the quarry.
"Great, it's the Rangers and their new piles of scrap metal!" Goldar announced.
"What? Rangers?" Starscream blurted out.
"Whatever you two goons are up to, we'll stop you!" Zack exclaimed.
"I don't have time for this!" Starscream exclaimed.
"You must be Starscream. You're way uglier in person," Kimberly said.
"Who are you?!" Starscream demanded.
"We're the Power Rangers!" Jason replied.
Starscream grabbed Goldar's wing. "You called them Rangers; you knew about them?!"
"Yes, they're Lord Zedd's mortal enemies."
"WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?!" Starscream snapped and shoved Goldar. For a second, he looked like he was about to blow a circuit… but looked down at the spark detector. "I'll deal with you puny earthlings in a megacycle!" He knelt down, dug the gravel up, and buried the Spark Detector.
"What's that device?" Billy asked.
"None of your business!" Starscream snapped and looked at Optimus Prime and Red Alert. "So, you two Autobots finally realized how weak you are and teamed up with six humans in colorful costumes… how pathetic!"
"Don't underestimate us; you don't know our power!" Trini exclaimed.
"Well, then bring it on!" Starscream charged with Goldar.
Jason delivered a kick to Starscream's chest. Unfazed by the attack, Starscream punched him down. Optimus Prime kicked and punched Starscream. Starscream blocked his attacks with his fists.
Trini and Kimberly kicked Goldar. He stumbled back and grumbled and shot lasers, hitting the pink and yellow Rangers as they fell. Tommy leapt at Goldar and kicked him down. Zack jumped and slashed Starscream with his Power Axe.
The impact made Starscream stumble backward. "You'll pay for that!" Starscream knocked Zack down with one punch. Zack got back up, leapt in the air, and kicked Starscream, causing him to stumble back.
Tommy whacked Goldar with Saba, causing, him to stumble back. Goldar rebounded and kicked Tommy down on his back. "I got you now, Tommy!" He raised his sword up with the blade pointing down. He was about to thrust it… But, somebody shot him. He looked, in time to see Jason shoot him again with his blade blaster. Goldar stumble as sparks flew.
Starscream stretched his arm out to make his gun appear in his hand. He aimed and shot Zack… then Kimberly and Jason Billy leapt at Starscream but was shot down too.
"Guys, let's form the Power Blaster and take this freak down!" Zack exclaimed, getting back up, yet a little woozy.
"Alright, let's do it!" Jason exclaimed.
"Power Axe!" Zack threw his weapon up in the sky.
"Power Bow!" Kimberly tossed hers and it locked in through the middle of Zack's weapon.
"What are they doing?" Starscream asked.
"Power Daggers!" Trini exclaimed and threw her daggers up while they locked in on both sides.
"Enough of this!" Starscream transformed into jet Mode and flew into the half-combination, causing it to fall apart. Their individual weapons fell on the gravel.
"Oh, no, our weapons!" Trini exclaimed.
"Serves you right, you were taking too long!" Starscream exclaimed.
Kimberly looked at the ground and spotted her bow. So she walked over and picked it up. "Guys, they're fine! They weren't damaged!"
"Not for very long!" Starscream landed and transformed back into robot mode. He stretched his arm out and his gun appeared again. Before the Rangers could do anything, Starscream shot at Tommy causing sparks to fly.
Tommy yelled and fell down.
Kimberly jumped and shot an arrow at Starscream.
"I'd better summon the Putties," Goldar said and Putties teleported, dancing and bumbling about.
"You just won't give up, will you?" Tommy said.
"I will never give up. All of you will bow down to Lord Zedd!" Goldar exclaimed, and charged at them with the Putties.
Trini and Kimberly jumped together. Kimberly aimed and shot a Putty with her bow while Trini struck another with her daggers.
Zack grabbed his weapon and jumped high in the air. Starscream shot him and his Power Axe flew out of his hand. He yelled and fell down on the gravel. "My ax!" Zack exclaimed and pointed at Starscream. "You'll pay for that!" Zack leapt in the air and kicked Starscream down.
"You annoying human! You cannot defeat me that easily!" Starscream snarled, getting back up.
Red Alert rushed over and punched Starscream in the gut, causing him to bend over. Putties surrounded and kicked Red Alert with several loud clanking sounds. It almost sounded like someone beating a trash can up. Red Alert stepped on them.
"Trini, are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Kimberly asked.
"Of course!" Trini replied.
"Let's rough them up together!" Kimberly exclaimed. She somersaulted all the way to the yellow Ranger and while standing upside down on her last somersault, she leapt and flipped right-side up on, top of Trini's shoulders. "FIRE!" The two shot their blade blasters at Starscream. The lasers hit him, causing sparks to fly.
He stumbled back. "YOU MISERABLE HUMANS!" He aimed his gun and shot both of them in their chests. Kimberly fell off and landed on her stomach with Trini.
"Man, he's tough! I'd better get my axe back!" Zack exclaimed and ran off. He spotted his black and yellow ax near the grass a few feet away and rushed to it. He retrieved his Power Axe when he tripped over the lump. "What, was that?" He spun around and looked down at the raised clump of gravel. "That must be the device Starscream buried. I'd better dig…" He looked back. His team was defending themselves; Tommy and Kimberly fighting Starscream with their weapons while the rest punched and kicked Goldar and the Putties. But he had to hurry and help them. Turning back, he dug the device up.
"HEY, GET YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE HUMAN HANDS OFF OF THAT!" Starscream shrieked as Tommy and Kimberly struck him. They pushed him back with their weapons.
"You mean this?" Zack taunted, holding the device up.
"HE HAS MY SPARK DETECTOR! STOP HIM, YOU WORTHLESS MONKEY!" Starscream yelled at Goldar, pushing back from the two Rangers.
"Stop, black Ranger!" Goldar exclaimed and rushed towards Zack.
"I'll get him, Zack." Optimus Prime shot at Goldar but he deflected the blast with his sword.
Jason leapt in Goldar's way and slashed him with his sword. Goldar struck back, causing Jason to jump out of the way. Goldar clashed down with his sword only to be met with Jason's sword in a deadlock! Jason pushed back, digging into the rocky gravel under his feet.
Starscream shot Zack, causing the spark detector to fly out of Zack's grasp as Zack yelled and fell.
"ZACK!" Jason yelled and struck Goldar down. Jason ran to Zack. "Are you OK?"
"Yeah," Zack replied, getting back up.
"Ah, forget this!" Starscream exclaimed. He transformed into jet mode and flew, shooting at his targets below. Optimus shot in the air at Starscream. He swerved, just missing the lasers.
"Saba, get that flying Metal Head!" Tommy told his saber.
"Right," Saba replied, floated up, and shot lasers out of his eyes.
"What? Who's shooting at me?!" Starscream exclaimed and looked out his rearview window. "A saber with a tiger head?" Saba continued to shoot, causing Starscream to swerve this way and that. "How can these pathetic humans haven these powers?" Starscream dodged the laser beam.
"You can do it, Saba!" Tommy yelled below and punched a Putty in the chest. It exploded into pieces and vanished.
"That's it!" Starscream flew directly up, then turned… then before Saba knew it, Starscream was behind him. He fired. The laser hit the flying saber, striking it down. As he fell, Tommy ran to him. He picked the saber up.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm OK."
"I see it!" Starscream exclaimed, transformed back to Robot Mode, and landed near the edge of the quarry. He picked the Spark Detector up and looked. Oh, thank HIS Spark! It was not broken. It showed the spark to be a couple feet away. He looked, around but saw nothing. He didn't see any sort of clue; only the rocky walls and pavement. Maybe it was underneath him. He put the Spark detector down and started digging.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Trrini exclaimed.
More Putties attacked her. She kicked and punched them One spread its leg out, about to trip her. She jumped out of the way just in time and hit its back with a karate chop. Another Putty kicked her in the butt. Jumping in surprise, she turned and punched its Z. it exploded onto pieces and disappeared.
Starscream kept on digging. "I wish Backstop was here. Although I despise him. He would be useful now." He dug up another clump, of dirt.
Goldar jumped then flew around the battlefield. He shot lasers with his eyes, hitting Zack and Trini. They fell down.
"I'll get him, guys," Kimberly said and jumped with her bow. With a loud yell, she pulled the arrow back, aimed for Goldar, and let go. The bow soared and hit him in his chest. Sparks flew as he fell.
Jason and Trini jumped high in the air then came down, striking Putties with their weapons. Two more Putties punched the two Rangers down.
Billy kicked a putty right in its Z plate, causing it to burst into pieces and vanished. "Talk about a chest ache!"
Starscream removed more dirt when he saw a white light. "Could it be?" He pawed a little more up and the Spark floated up from the ground.
Red Alert stopped fighting when he saw it; now above Starscream's head. "What? A Spark?"
"Yes, I found Spark with this device! And it's mine!" Starscream exclaimed. Before anybody could do anything, he swiped the Spark and opened his chest.
"NO!" Optimus yelled and shot at him.
Starscream dodged the blast and placed the Spark next to his. A surge of lightning rippled throughout his body. "Yes! I feel it! Growing stronger throughout! With this new power, I will destroy all of you and conquer the universe!" He laughed.
"You'll never succeed!" Optimus exclaimed.
"We'll see about that!" Starscream snapped back and charged at him. He punched Optimus, causing him to stumble backward. Optimus returned the punch but Starscream quickly blocked it. "I feel this new speed pulsating throughout my, body! My reflexes are quicker and with this new strength, I am ten times more powerful! I AM INVINCIBLE!" He laughed then kneed Optimus in the gut and kicked him down.
Suddenly, there was a loud whoosh above. All of them stopped fighting and looked up. The gray robot soared in the sky.
Megatron," Optimus Prime said.
He made a three-sixty then landed in front of the second in command. "Congratulations, Starscream, you found the Spark. Now, kindly, hand it over to me," Megatron said and extended his hand out.
"No way, the Spark charged me up with power you cannot imagine!" Starscream laughed. "You're to bow down to me, now!"
"STARSACREAM!"
"Hey, you two shouldn't have it!" Tommy exclaimed. Megatron looked at him. "Oh, how rude of me! Allow me to introduce myself; I am Megatron, ruler of Cybertron."
"We heard about you, so there's another freak that wants to rule the universe! We'll just have to stop you too!" Zack exclaimed.
Megatron laughed. "Lord Zedd told me you call yourselves Power Rangers. I've seen you fight. Impressive. But you're no match for me."
"Ha! That's what you think!" Tommy exclaimed.
The Rangers charged towards the menacing robot. Jason struck Megatron with his sword. Megatron punched him down. Zack leapt and clunked him with his ax, causing sparks to fly. Megatron grabbed Zack's arm and threw him.
"Zack!" Billy, exclaimed and saw Tommy running to help Zack. Billy looked at Megatron. "You'll pay for that!" Billy hit him with his Power Lance. Megatron kicked and Billy jumped back. Kimberly shot him with her bow.
"Great attempts but not good enough!" Megatron said.
"You're going down, Megatron!" Optimus Prime exclaimed.
"We'll see about that!" he exclaimed. He stretched his arm out and a purple energy-bladed sword extended from is hand. He raised his sword and struck Optimus, causing him to back up. Optimus delivered an uppercut to Megatron, sending him flying backwards. "You can't beat me that easy!" Megatron leapt back up. He charged at Optimus. Optimus dodged and grabbed Megatron around his waist and threw him. Megatron landed a few yards away facedown. "You can throw me as much as you want, but…" He got back up. "You're going down, Prime! "Megatron charged at Optimus as Optimus prepared for him. Megatron started extending his leg, but Optimus jumped back before he could trip him. Megatron charged forward, striking Optimus with his lightsaber. Optimus raised his sword forward, blocking the attacks.
"You're always defending justice and the right to live freely and that makes you weak!"
"You've got it wrong; all living beings deserve to be free; it's the way of life. And justice always prevails over evil!" Optimus Prime exclaimed and slashed Megatron down.
"Optimus, let's combine all our weapons and finish him!" Jason exclaimed.
"Great idea!"
"Power Axe!"
"Power Bow!"
Starscream laughed. "FOOLS! You tried this before and I flew through your weapons!" This time, he flew up, staying in Robot Mode.
"No, you don't!" Tommy exclaimed and Starscream looked back. Saba blasted Starscream before he could reach their weapons.
"Power Sword!" Jason exclaimed, leaping into the air and completing the Power Blaster. He grabbed it and lowered to the ground. The other Rangers including Tommy gathered beside Jason.
"Power RANGERS! FIRE!" they all yelled in unison. The beam shot out while Optimus Prime and Red Alert shot at Megatron too. The lasers hit Megatron, causing him to explode into a ball of fire. A cloud of thick smoke hovered over the remains of the explosion. Everyone silently waited. The smoke started to clear, revealing a shadow. "Is he…" Kimberly trailed, off as it cleared... revealing Megatron on his stomach. He was still.
"Megaton's defeated! I'm the leader of the Decepticons, NOW!" Starscream declared… then Megatron moved. The Rangers and the Autobots gasped. "Megatron, are you alive?" Starscream blurted out.
"You think you have defeated me!" Megatron exclaimed, struggling.
"Give up, Megatron, it's over," Optimus replied.
"Never!" he exclaimed and slowly got back up."Starscream, Goldar, retreat!"
"Mark my words, you all will bow down to the Mighty Lord Zedd!" Goldar teleported out with Starscream and Megatron.
Starscream flew in Lord Zedd's palace and transformed into Robot Mode. "I have the Spark! You will all bow down to me now!"
"Give me the Spark now and your life will be spared!" Lord Zedd exclaimed and pointed his staff at him.
Starscream laughed. "Me? Give you one of the most powerful sources in the universe? Not a .chance!"
"Fine, we'll just have to destroy you, then," Megatron calmly stated and threw a punch at Starscream but Starscream dodged his attack. "You didn't become more powerful. If you did, why did that lion saber blast you out of the sky?"
"It's a tiger," Goldar corrected Megatron.
"I'm sorry, was I talking to you?"
Goldar said nothing.
"Ah, puny little Megatron," Starscream cackled and punched Megatron down. He stretched his arm out to make his gun materialize in his hands. He pointed it at Megatron's head. "Any last words?"
"Yes, first of all, I'm not puny; I'm roughly the same size as you! And second…"
Starscream abruptly fell to his knees with a loud grunt. The Spark shone through his chest. He felt as though his circuits were on fire. "What's happening?!" His chest opened and the Spark floated out. "HEY, COME BACK!"
Megatron grabbed it. "Thank you for finding my new Spark, Starscream!" He held a magnetic device in his other hand.
All of a sudden the spark broke free from Megatron's grip. "HEY!" It began floating up. "Come back here; you belong to me!" He made a swipe for it but the light zoomed out of his reach. It began lowering down to…
To Megatron and Starscream's surprise, it floated into Lord Zedd's chest. Zedd gasped. Red light glowed all over his body. It pulsated, growing more intense each time.
Then, red, shiny armor started forming onto him. It covered his feet and legs. His tubes disappeared underneath. What replaced them was navy blue metal markings, resembling veins. As the red metal exoskeleton continued to flow upward, it covered his silver crotch plate and torso. His six-pack became shiny metal while crimson and silver wings formed onto his back.
A red circle formed in the middle of his chest, engraved with a silver Z in the center. The metal covered the tubes that ran down on both sides of his chest; blue markings once again replaced them. As the metal flowed down his arms, he held his hands out in front as the metal enveloped them. Although, already metal, his silver fingernails turned dark red. The red metal traveled up to his neck and stopped. A translucent metal dome formed over his exposed brain. The metal stopped there, not affecting his silver Z-crest.
The light faded as he breathed deeply. He looked down at his new metallic body.
"What in the Spark happened?!" Megatron exclaimed.
Lord Zedd silently stood in front of his throne with his staff still in his hand. He breathed deeply as everyone watched in silence. Even the Putties cautiously gathered around him. Finally, Zedd spoke, "I feel energized! Power that I cannot imagine is coursing through my veins! This metal armor is somehow interconnecting with my biophysical body. The Spark must've recognized my incredible power and choose me!"
"But, why? You're not a robotic lifeform like me!" Megatron exclaimed.
"Whatever reason it did," he said adjusting his staff in his hand. "I will take the Power Rangers down soon!"
To Be Continued…