Ep. 21: Call the Storm
Episode(s) Adapted: Shushuuto The Special (シュシュッと)
Dedicated to Mua Magasiva & Grant MacFarland. May the power protect you.
"Breaking into the sealed dimension requires the use of the Ninja Storm ultimate power," Shane said.
"Hold on a second. If it wasn't for Marvelous, the Ranger Keys wouldn't even be on Earth!" Chip retorted. "And now you're...it's not right!"
Doc put a hand on his shoulder.
"That's enough. Thanks, but..." he interjected.
"This isn't the time for us to bicker amongst ourselves," Vivi said, keys in hand, then held them out for the others.
"Vivi...Doc..." Chip said.
"All I ask is that you rescue our friends along with the poor people who've been stolen. I beg of you."
"And I want you to take a good look at them...then you'll see what they're really like. And, please, get my key back," Doc said.
"Are you sure? You might not get these back," Shane asked.
"That shall not be a problem," Vivi answered. "If that does happen, we shall take them back by force."
Marvelous, Robin, & Joe woke up in the pocket dimension, tied up to chairs.
"What the heck is this place!?" Robin asked.
"Welcome! To the Abyss of Evil!" a gravelly voice said. "I am Lothor. And you are the Power Rangers."
"Power Rangers? We're pirates," Marvelous said, struggling against his chains & the chair's back.
"No matter. You've been a needle in Vekar's backside for a while now & we are going to eliminate you," Lothor said, then Vexacus, Shimazu, & a third person in a green ranger suit. "And then your friends."
"Doc?" Joe asked.
"Oh? Didn't you get the memo?" a female voice came from the suit & it walked over to them. "I jacked your friend's stuff. You should know all about that, since you're pirates. Sometimes you get pirated," she said, brandishing his sabre on her hand.
"Three of the pirates were caught while trying to stop the Soul Stealing Operation," Damaras said."They're being subjected to a torturous time int he Abyss of Evil."
"Yes! This is most excellent!" Vekar exclaimed. "They deserve nothing less for foiling our plans. Ah, I have an idea. Biorg, Levira! Until Shimazu returns, I want you to head down to Earth and rough up those other three pirates!"
"Now, it's time to subject you to my special Ninja Arts!" Shimazu said as the rangers stood, hand & ankle cuffs around their arms & legs, bolted to the floor below them.
"Get on with it already," Marvelous said.
"Well then, let's have a nice simple opener! Ninja Art: False Floor!" Shimazu said, then the floor opened below them & they fell though, but their chains caught on to where they were bolted to it & they hung upside down. Robin screamed a bit, but the guys held calm, but breathed deeply after losing their breaths.
"This all ya got?" Marvelous asked.
"What?"
"Bro, we face worse things than simply falling down into a pit every other day!" Joe said & they all smirked.
"Well then, let's go to our special venue for the next round!" he snapped his fingers & they were suddenly outside.
"Why here?"
"A good bout of fresh air & sunshine will do you good. That is until Earth's Ozone layer disintegrates completely & the amount of CO2 in the air makes life too hot, but that won't happen for a few years, so, I have to improvise. With souls," he said, holding up a clear container with moans coming out of it, barely audible.
The Ninja Storm rangers had their keys in their hands.
"We'd better go check on your friends," Shane said,
"Please do," Vivi said.
"Let's go," he said & they started walking forward a bit, then they stopped, opened their hands. Their Ranger Keys glowed & lifted up in the air, then swirled around them. Their morphing sound effects went & they were transformed.
"Ninja Art: Open Abyss!" they all exclaimed.
The Abyss opened in front of them.
"Come on!" Shane exclaimed.
"Right behind you!" Dustin said, then they all jumped in.
The Abyss closed behind them.
"It's gonna be okay, right?" Chip asked.
"Of course it will. All we have to do is wait for them to come back," Doc reassured.
They then got blasted at.
"Today your bounty shall finally be claimed, pirates," Levira said.
"It seems we will not be afforded the luxury of waiting," Vivi said.
"Yeah," Chip agreed.
"It's Morhin Time!" the two of them exclaimed & morphed.
"Pirate Crew!"
"Doc, here!" Vivi exclaimed & threw him her sabre.
"Right!" he said & they all ran in.
The Ninja Storm Rangers exited the Abyss near where the others were outside. They were on top of a cliff & bent down to listen in.
"There they are..."
"The pirates look a bit beat up, huh?"
"You look so stupid! I'll give you a chance to phone a friend, though."
"Really?"
"No! Of course not! What am I, a Game Show host? I will, however, bring in someone you know, though," he said, revealing a man sitting in a thrown.
"Oh hey, Marvie."
"Basco!"
"Yes, Marvie," he said, standing up. "And to think I thought we'd meet next on more even grounds. But, this is as good a place as any, I suppose," he added, walking up to them. "You know, you're rather pretty," he said to Robin.
"What?"
"I'm just noticing right now. Brown hair & eyes, fair, if a bit sunburned, skin. Yeah, you're all right," he said, patting her head. "Shame you've chosen to shack up with him, though. You were a street rat, yeah? I could treat a lady proper."
"No thanks. I'd rather be a street rat again than with you."
"I know, I know. And you," he said to Joe. "A swordsman ex-general turned pirate. You had a bright future ahead of you."
"I'd rather be a pirate than spearhead an authoritarian, fascist empire."
"Makes sense. Did you know that Sid was my brother?"
"What?"
"Well, estranged. Personally, I think father pampered him a bit too much. Left him soft. Though, I could just be lying. Playing mind games to screw with your head. I'll let you figure that one out. Speculate."
Joe was left speechless.
"And you, my old friend, Marvie. Well, there's not much else to say, is there?"
"Um, guys, who are they talking to & looking at?" Dustin asked the others.
"You will now face off against Basco," Shimazu said & their chains came off. "Use what you can. Come get your keys if you think you can get them," he showed them the keys in his, Vexacus, & Vypra's hands.
"Enough waiting! Let's go get them!" Shane said.
"Yeah."
They jumped in & got their swords. They started fighting Shimazu. He got away.
"Hey, don't you care what happens to these?" he asked, holding the container of souls.
"What!?"
The pirates tried to run over to them.
"Uh, uh, uh. You have me to contend with," Basco said, turning into his monster form.
The Ninja Storm Rangers were then blasted on to the ground & demorphed by Vypra.
The other 3 were still fighting the X-Borgs.
"Chip!" Vivi yelled as he was pushed back.
"Doc, here you go!" he said, handing him a key.
"Thanks!"
"Power Switch!"
"SPD!"
They ran in, Vivi & Doc blasting.
Basco was toying with the pirates, laughing at them.
"Come on! I haven't even broken a sweat yet!" he exclaimed as they were lying on the ground.
"Come on! What's wrong, guys?" Dustin asked, looking over to them as they got up.
"Haven't you been paying attention?" Tori asked.
"Huh?"
"They're fighting something. It's invisible to us."
"Yeah."
"Guys! Where is he!?" Dustin asked them.
"Huh?" Marvelous asked. "Can you not see him!?" he asked, struggling for breath.
"Unfortunately not!"
"What the-? He's right in front of us!" Joe exclaimed.
"All right, I've got something," Shane said. "Dustin, you go under ground, I'll go high in the air, Tori, you hit the middle with water. Break!" he said, then they used their techniques.
Basco was going to slash them, but Dustin came up from the ground with a wall of compact dirt right in front of them. Tori's torrent of water engulfed him, giving a location on where he was based on where the water was moving, then Shane saw & slashed him with his sword. Basco knelt to the ground & turned visible for the rest of them. The other villains were so in awe of this, they didn't notice when Shane also flash stepped in front of them & swiped the keys & souls.
"Seriously?" Marvelous asked as Shane held out a hand & the others also helped them all up.
"Fabulous," Robin said.
"It was totally insane, but it got us free," Joe said.
"I believe these are yours?" Shane said & handed them back their keys.
"Who's this?" Dustin asked.
"Basco," Marvelous said.
"Or so you think," Lothor said, then he snapped his fingers & Basco flashed away. "Vypra is someone I met in the Abyss of Evil. She hid in your friend's head for several days, forging psychic connections to each of you. That was only a weaponized vision of Basco."
"Really? And, why make him go away?"
"He's visible & weakened. No point," he said, then Vypra shot at them with a blaster & made Shane fling the container up in the air. She tried to go for them, but Marvelous jumped up.
"Oh no you dont!" he said, then grabbed them. He got back to the ground as Shane got up. "I believe these are yours?" he said & Shane nodded while smiling slightly. "And here's what I think of hijacking my friend's powers!" Marvelous said, then got out his blaster & loaded his key into it, then blasted Vypra. All that was left was the Key, which Dustin quickly grabbed.
"Here," Dustin handed the key to him.
"Thanks."
Doc & Chip were fighting Biorg while Vivi fought Levira. They all got flung back on the ground & demorphed.
"Time to finish you off," Levira said.
A portal opened overhead & the rest of the rangers & the other villains all came out.
"Guys!" Doc exclaimed.
Shane opened the container of souls & they flew away. The others helped them up.
"Are you alright?" Shane asked. Marvelous gave Doc his Key back.
"So, what do you think of Marvelous and the others?" Vivi asked.
"I don't have much of an opinion, but they're good people."
"Yeah."
"You can't really know someone unless you meet them in person," Dustin said.
"Cut all this cutesy stuff," Lothor said.
"Wanna try this with nine people?" Marvelous asked.
"It's only fair we get a chance to show off too," Robin said.
"Back us up, old-timers," Joe added.
"Sounds good!" Shane exclaimed & they all lined up. "Ninjas and pirates together!"
"It's Morphin Time!"
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"
"Pirate Crew!"
"Pirate Crew Red."
"Pirate Crew Blue."
"Pirate Crew Yellow."
"Pirate Crew Green."
"Pirate Crew Pink."
"Pirate Crew Silver!"
"Power Rangers Pirate Crew!"
"Power of Air!"
"Power of Earth!"
"Power of Water!"
"Power Rangers Ninja Storm!"
"You guys get special treatment," Marvelous said.
"Sure. Then we'd better..." Shane started.
"Blow them away with this!"
They jumped in.
"Sky Stride!" Shane yelled, floating through the air, slashing Kelzaks & X-Borgs left & right. He then landed on the ground & fought next to Marvelous. They then paused a second.
"Try and keep up!" Shane said, then they went back to it.
"Liondance!" Dustin exclaimed, then multiplied into 5, then took care of a horde that he was fighting with Doc & Chip.
"Blaster Mode!" Tori exclaimed as she, Vivi, & Robin charged in. They took care of some, then came together in a circle, back to back.
"Triple Blast!" the yelled, then moved forward in a circle & blasted away.
"Let's do this!" Doc yelled & they all tossed their weapons in the air. Joe caught a sabre & Dustin's sword, Doc had one blaster, then Dustin had one of each of theirs. "Where's mine!?"
"Pirate weapons, huh?" Dustin said.
"I'm gonna borrow this," Joe said, then they continued.
Dustin slashed a few, Joe slashed, twirled while kicking, then stabbed one with the Ninja sword, & Doc carried on with his blaster.
"Get ready, get ready, get ready for this!" Chip exclaimed, holding off some with his Spear.
"Shadow Dance!" Shane exclaimed & 3 bruisers were taken behind some screen & he struck them with a kick on one & 3 slashes on the other 2.
"Let's do this!" Shane said as Marvelous climbed on his shoulders.
"Come on!" Marvelous exclaimed.
Shane spun them around as he slashed & Marvelous blasted away & their group was defeated.
"Nicely done!" Shane said.
"You too!" Marvelous agreed.
They said & then were shot at. Shimazu came in & started fighting them.
Dustin, Doc, Joe, & Chip all stood next to each other.
"Biorg!" Doc exclaimed.
Biorg came at them with Vexacus. The rangers all charged in & the 2 fought them off.
Levira fought the other ladies by using an energy whip from her blaster.
They stood their ground, but Tori walked a few steps in front of the other 2.
"Eroding Stream!" Tori yelled & flung water at her from her hand. She deflected it, but then Robin & Vivi jumped over Tori & slashed her. "Sonic Fin!" she said, then they blasted her. "Off you go!"
Chip & Joe fought Biorg & Vaexacus.
"Hey! Over here! Come on!" Dustin yelled to Doc.
"Right!"
Doc went over to him & they both went under ground. Doc then shot lasers at the bad guys.
"Our part in the operation concluded upon Shimazu's return," Biorg said as Levira walked over to him.
"Let's not stick around," She said & they beamed out.
Marvelous & Shane were still fighting.
"You can't beat me!" Shimazu said, his head giant, then blew them back with his breath.
They got up, Marvelous then ran up to him & slashed his head, which then got him down to size.
"Now!" Shane exclaimed & jumped in, doing a flying power kick on Shimazu, Marvelous then ran alongside him, slashing him while Shane did the same.
Joe & Dustin slashed Vexacus back towards Shimazu.
"Let's finish them off!" Chip exclaimed, getting his Anchor Key out. "Power up!"
"Pirate Crew Silver: Gold Mode!"
"It's time to get really showy!" Marvelous said & powered up his sabre with Shane powering up his sword. The others did too.
"Final Wave!"
"Pirate Ninja Art: Storm Scramble!"
First Chip slashed, then Doc & Vivi, then Robin & Dustin, then Joe & Tori, then Marvelous & Shane. The energies combined & slashed the 2 of them. They fell to the ground & exploded.
"Curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you!" Vekar exclaimed, then got the grow gun. "Curse you!"
"I live!" Shimazu exclaimed, growing big.
"Leave the rest to us," Marvelous said.
"All right," Chip said as they began to type for their Zords on their Morphers.
"Wait," Shane said & he, Tori, & Dustin demorphed. "You forgot these," he added & threw them the keys. "We're counting on you, as the successors of our legend."
"Right."
"Red Galleon"
"Q-Rex Drill, Launching!"
"Megazord Combine! Megazord, ready!"
"Q-Rex Megazord, ready!"
They started fighting.
"I'm gonna have a ton of fun!" Shimazu said.
Chip tried hitting him with the drill arm, but he deflected it.
"Space Ninja Art: Downfall!"
Some purple lightning came down upon them.
"Chip, fall back!"
"All right..."
"Do you see how great I am now!?" Shimazu bragged. "Now, to have fun tearing you apart!"
The rangers looked down on Tori, Shane, & Dustin. They (those 3) nodded to them. The Ninja Storm Keys came out, glowing.
"We'll put these to good use," marvelous said, then they used the Keys.
"Ranger Key, set!" they all exclaimed.
"I, the Minizord, have come to your aid."
"Another pest!?" Shimazu said, then the Minizord pelted daggers at him, throwing him back.
"Rangers, let us combine!" it said.
"All right! Come here!" Marvelous yelled.
The Minizord summoned several elemental things, then combined them into itself & combined with the Megazord.
"Enter: Pirate Hurricane Megazord!"
"Wha—!? What the heck is that!" Simazu exclaimed.
"Let's do this!" Marvelous yelled. They started fighting again & flung him back.
"Shuriken Gale Chain!" they swung it at him & he was flung backwards.
"Have another one while you're at it!" Doc exclaimed.
"Pirate Infinite Shuriken!" they flung a LOT of Shurikens at him from the openings in the Megazord.
"You...You won't take me down that easy!"
"Then how about this?" Marvelous started.
"Pirate Thunderstorm Attack!" they twisted the keys & the Minizord came out.
"Storming Blossoms Attack!" it said, doing its hand motions. It multiplied, took the trowing stars on their backs, then slashed Shimazu to an explosion.
The Minizord came out of the Megazord.
"Thank you very much for your help," Vivi said.
The Minizord then disappeared.
"All right, here we go," Joe said on the Galleon.
He & Robin did their elemental attacks, with Robin going under & Joe doing water.
"You two have a knack for this!" Dustin said after Robin came up.
"Don't they?" Tori agreed.
"This is a nice ship you've got," Shane said to Marvelous. "You've been traveling around space in this thing, huh?"
"Yeah," Marvelous said.
"What do you think of our planet?"
"I like it. I'm starting to appreciate the fact that the Greatest Treasure in the Galaxy is on this planet."
"I see."
"U-Umm... can we take a picture, just to celebrate the occasion?" Chip asked, holding a camera & tripod. "Please? Please?"
"Oooh, that sounds good!" Navi said in the background.
"Come on, you too, Marvelous!" Chip said.
"All right. Come on, let's go," Shane said & they all got up in front of the camera.
"All right, everyone! Make sure you all squeeze in the frame, okay?" Chip said. "Ready? Okay then, here we go!" he said, then set the timer & ran to where everyone else was.
"Big smiles please, everyone!"
They took the picture.
"Hey, whatever happened to Lothor?" Navi asked & they all looked puzzled as the picture snapped.
END
