Ep. 7: The Lion's Alliance
Episode(s) Adapted: The Lion, Runs (獅子、走る) (Story)
Little Spy Tactics (スパイ小作戦) (Action Commanders that became the Skaro Brothers)
They were sailing through the air on the ship.
Vivi & Joe were on the crow's nest with a monocular & a binocular respectively, scanning the sky. Robin was standing in between them, on her Mobirate.
"Hmmm…Man, this is hopeless," she said, tired of not finding anything. "Forget an island, I don't even see a floating boulder."
"Hmmm, nothing on the radar either…" Doc said, typing on the computer console, as a map showed on the viewscreen. "Navi…"
"It-it's out there! Remember, 'the island in the sky and the person you're fated to meet'!" Navi said. "Have my predictions ever been wrong before?"
"Quit bellyaching. Let's give it another pass," Marvelous said as he was morphed, at the wheel in the cockpit.
A small red sea urchin-looking thing was sitting on the floor near the door, remaining still & silent.
On the Gigant Horse…
"Prince Vekar, sir, it seems that the pirates are looking for some kind of…island in the sky," a commander with a giant red urchin on his shoulder said.
"Excellent. You Skaro brothers were the right call to make. Scan the earth's lower atmosphere for anything resembling the planet's crust minerals," Vekar said.
"Yes, Boss," Biorg said as the X-Borgs at the consoles pressed buttons.
Back on the Galleon…
"We've been around Earth four times already! Can't we take a break!?" Robin complained.
"The Armada has to know that we're looking for something by now. You want them to find it first?" Joe said, looking over to her.
"Oh…" Vivi said, seeing something.
"What is it?" Joe asked.
"I believe we passed that same cloud the last time we flew past here…" she answered as they passed it.
"A cloud isn't going to stay the same shape hours later," Robin said as they looked at it.
"Sounds suspicious. Perfect!" Marvelous said & turned hard to port, making the others swerve starboard.
"Whoa! Don't turn so suddenly!" Robin yelled into her Mobirate, punching it.
They all looked at the cloud as they sailed into it, then came across the turtle-shaped island floating there.
"There it is!" Doc & Navi yelled.
"We found the floating island!" Marvelous said & the urchin swiftly tried to get through the door, but it wouldn't move, so he made a noise. "Hmm?" he said, powering down & looking on the floor.
"We've found it," Levira said as their computer console detected it.
"Don't let them outpace us," Damaras said. "Tell Action Commander Peluso to mobilize immediately!"
"I'll deal with you later," Marvelous said, holding the red urchin.
"But I can help-" the urchin said before being cut off as he was placed in a container & put in their fridge's freezer by Marvelous. Marvelous then walked out to the main area where the others were & smiled.
The island sailed through the sky.
"You think anyone lives up here?" Doc asked them as they walked through the woods on the island, the Galleon anchored to the ground.
"Looks like the perfect place to hide a treasure!" Robin said with a light chuckle at the thought.
X-Borgs were then deployed on to the island as Marvelous nodded.
"Looks like they found it too," he said as they were surrounded. The commander walked up to them, backed up by some Bruisers & X-Borgs of his own.
"I, the mighty Peluso, will be claiming this ultimate power of yours."
"I don't think so," Marvelous responded, then got his key & flipped it.
In her chamber, Princess Shayla awakened suddenly, a bit drowsy. She yawned.
"Why am I awake at this time?" she asked herself, then went over to her small fountain of water, using it as a viewing globe. She saw the rangers morph.
"It's Morphin Time!" they said, then put their keys in & turned them, then held them out.
"Pirate Crew!"
"Pirate Crew Red."
"Pirate Crew Blue."
"Pirate Crew Yellow."
"Pirate Crew Green."
"Pirate Crew Pink."
"Power Rangers…Pirate Crew!"
"New Power Rangers?" Shayla asked herself as she saw.
"Get them!" Peluso said & the X-Borgs charged in at them. Marvelous pulled out his blaster.
"Let's make it showy!" he said & they all stood in a circle, blasting them. They then started slashing with their sabres.
Joe was just by himself, using his swordsman skills to cut them down a peg.
Robin did the same, but with some added kicks.
Vivi rolled on the ground, then blasted a few & slashed one.
Doc jumped over a Bruiser, disarmed for some reason, but fended them off & ran about.
"Made it!" he said, getting his sabre, which was suspended by a tree for some reason, then slashed an X-Borg away. He then got his blaster & shot a few.
It was back to Marvelous as he slashed & shot some of his own, then kicked one away.
"You sneaky little…!" Peluso said, then ran at him. He then sped up & slashed them all down.
"Not bad," Marvelous said, then they all got up. Peluso then slashed them all away with a heavy one. He then regrouped his X-Borgs & Bruisers behind him.
Joe flipped his belt buckle & took out a ranger key.
"He's a lot faster than he looks…" he said, then flipped it & they all changed.
"Power Switch!"
"RPM!"
"Let's go!" Marvelous said as they all got their weapons & sped to them.
"They're able to transform into other teams as well?" Shayla asked herself, then heard a low growl. "Red lion, is that you?" she asked, then the lion started roaring loudly.
The rangers & enemies were stopped mid-fight as they heard. A man treating the wound of a puppy at a vet stopped for a second as he heard.
"What was that?" Peluso said as they looked around.
Each ranger looked behind them as they saw it.
The red lion was on its perch as it roared at them, flaring its CGI mane & its eyes glowed red.
"What is that? A lion?" Robin asked.
"My, how majestic…" Vivi said as Doc cowered behind her.
"Now's not the time to get impressed," Marvelous said.
"X-Borgs, go get it!" Peluso said as some started charging in.
The lion jumped down in front of them & swiped them away, then roared.
Peluso was petrified. The camera showed the rangers.
"Seriously?" Marvelous asked as he saw it.
The lion then quickly swiped them all away so hard, they all fell off the side of the island. Doc & a few others yelled as they descended.
The man from earlier then came out the door of the vet as he saw them in the sky.
"We're all gonna die!" Doc exclaimed.
"Keep calm & change!" Marvelous said, holding a red ranger key.
"Oh, right!" Doc said as they got theirs.
"Power Switch!" they said as they descended, changing.
"In Space!"
"Galaxy Gliders, hang 10!" they all yelled & the boards materialized below them & they got on.
"I'll get you before you hit the ground!" Peluso said as he rode a board made of Bruiser & sailed through the sky.
He tried to swipe at them, but they avoided him. He tried a few more times, but they swerved out of the way. Finally, he got Vivi's glider, which partially exploded near her left leg & started to malfunction, causing her to slow a bit & slam into Doc, which caused them to go off course. The others got their blasters out & blasted him.
"Astro Blasters!" they yelled.
They got him & he descended fast as Doc & Vivi hit the ground, falling on to some cardboard boxes that broke their fall. The others jumped off their boards on to the ground & demorphed.
"What a pain in the neck…" Joe said, cracking his. Doc & Vivi demorphed & got out from under the boxes, rejoining them. Vivi having a sharp pain in her lower leg from where the commander hit her & her board.
"What was up with that lion?" Doc asked. "Is he the guardian of that island?" he said, looking up.
"Who cares? Did you see how unstoppable he was?" Robin said, exited. "That red lion's definitely the ultimate power!"
"Yeah, let's go & grab him," Marvelous said.
"Hold it," the guy said & they turned to look at him. "Are you going to go stomping all over the Anamarium's grounds just for power?"
"'Anamarium'…is that its name?" Doc asked him as he walked towards them. Marvelous shoved him back a bit.
"And what if we are?" Marvelous asked.
"I'm sorry, but that won't happen...not for you."
"And...who exactly are you?"
"I'm a veterinarian."
"Well sorry, but we're pirates."
They had a bit of a staring contest.
"And we don't really care what you think," Joe added.
"We have our own way of doing things. And that's all there is to say," Robin added.
"Come on," Marvelous said & they started walking.
Vivi started to walk, but the pain in her leg was just too overwhelming & she stopped, kneeling.
"What's wrong?" Doc asked, running to help her with Robin running as well.
"Is that where you got hurt?" Robin asked.
"I'm so sorry. Everyone, please, go on without me," she said. "Otherwise, the Armada will gain the upper hand."
Robin looked to Marvelous.
"Doc, look after her," he said.
"Be careful," Robin said, rejoining them & they walked again.
Vivi tried to walk, but couldn't.
"Are you hurt?" the man asked. "Here, let me see…" he said & she lifted up her skirt a bit & pulling down her boot, showing a blue blood stain on her sock. "I'll treat you at my place. It's nearby."
"B-but, I thought you didn't like us," Doc interjected.
"That's a different matter. I can't just ignore the injured," he said, then Doc held her arm over his shoulder & helped her follow him.
"A red lion?" Levira wondered.
"Yes. What should I do?" Damaras asked. "If it's the source of an ultimate power, we can't allow the pirates to claim it! Do whatever it takes to retrieve it & if it won't be taken, destroy it."
"Damaras!" Vekar called. "I heard it all. Did you really think you could take over this little show without me finding out?"
"No, your Excellency. I-"
"Save it. Just get that lion for us!"
"Um, your princeship," the taller Skaro brother said. "I seem to be having a hard time contacting my brother…"
There was a sign on the building that read 'Turtle Cove Human Society,' as Vivi was getting patched up.
"Hey there…"
The camera showed several small animals in cages. Doc was holding & petting the pup from earlier. The guy finished with the gauze.
"That should do it," he said after finishing. "But don't push yourself too hard."
"Thank you very much," Vivi said.
The pup Doc had got out of his grip in the floor & walked over to her. She picked it up.
"Are you worried about me even though you're injured, too?" she started petting it in her arms.
"You've got a very caring heart. You know, she was just brought in & doesn't have a home…if you wanna adopt her," the vet said as he looked at her.
"Really?" Vivi asked as she looked at the pup.
"You're no regular veterinarian, are you?" Doc asked "You seem to know a lot about that floating island, that red lion, & the ultimate power too."
The man got up & walked away a few steps as he spoke.
"That red lion is a guardian Wild Zord. He protects all life on the Earth. I was his chosen ranger…" he turned towards them. "Cole Evans, the Blazing Lion, red Wild Force ranger," his suit faded on to him.
"Oh my…"
"So that lion is Wild Force's power then," Doc said, then walked up t him. "Can we have it? Please!" he asked, putting his hands together.
"Unfortunately, I can't give it to you. The power of the Wild Force is the Red Lion's power & I doubt he'd share that power with a bunch of treasure-hungry pirates…"
"Oh, no!"
"You're mistaken," Vivi said.
The scene went to Vekar laughing on his ship as he got behind his console.
"The greatest treasure in the universe, on Earth!? Don't be so ridiculous, Damaras! We'll soon rule the entire universe! Which will mean that everything in the universe will belong to the Zangyack Galaxy's Armada! Why would we need to search for this power now?"
"But, Your Excellency…"
"Enough! Biorg, there's been a change in plans."
"Yes, boss."
The shot lingered on Damaras.
Marvelous, Joe, & Robin were running after the commander, then a whole troupe of X-Borgs descended & began attacking some people below them.
"Out of the way! Earth belongs to the Zangyack Galaxy's Armada now!" Peluso yelled.
"Go!"
"Marvelous & the others aren't simply in pursuit of treasure," Vivi said. "If they were, they would've simply abandoned me."
"Really…?" Cole asked, pondering.
"Yes. I'm…the princess of a planet that was destroyed by the Armada. Wouldn't someone such as I, ignorant to the ways of the universe & helpless by herself, only be a hindrance in the pursuit of treasure? In spite of all that, Marvelous & his crew accepted me."
"Yeah, they're the kind of people who make a habit of sticking their necks out for others. If they see something that bothers them, they forget about treasure & deal with that first."
It showed Marvelous looking at both Joe & Robin & they nodded.
"It really kills any kind of progress we make."
They got their ranger keys & morphers out, then morpher.
"It's Morphin Time!"
A white light engulfed them & it went back to the vet.
"But, that's part of what makes them good people."
"If they truly were nothing but pirates in pursuit of treasure, I doubt the two of us would be among their crew," she added as Doc petted the pup.
"Oh well…" Robin said.
"It's time to pay them back," Joe said
"Hey, treasure! We'll be along for you in a sec!" Marvelous yelled to the lion, then paused for a moment & looked at them both. They nodded & got out their ranger keys & morphers.
"It's Morphin Time!"
"Pirate Crew!"
They jumped down to the commander & started fending them off from the people.
"More like 'Pirate Scum' with that dumb name!" Peluso said as they fought.
"I thought you guys were after the treasure too, huh?" Robin said as she kicked an X-Borg towards him.
"Silence! There's been a change in plans!"
"Being a soldier's a rough job. I should know," Joe said as he slashed.
Marvelous slashed a few of his own, then charged in.
"Marvelous & the others are fighting with the Armada!" Navi yelled.
"Ah man. They're sticking their necks out again," Doc said as he & Vivi were listening in on their Mobirates.
"We should hurry along," Vivi said, handing the pup back to Cole.
"Listen, think about adopting her. She needs a good home," Cole said, taking the pup.
"I will. Thank you ever so much," Vivi said, then they ran out of the building.
They morphed, then ran tot he others. Some X-Borgs jumped in front of them as they approached.
"Oh boy, here they come!" Doc said.
"Let's receive them…" Vivi said as she drew her weapons.
They both had their weapons as they charged it, blasting a few X-Borgs. They then delivered a flurry of slashes & shots on them.
Cole then appeared on the upper level, watching them fight. Marvelous then made his way passed some people as he blasted some X-Borgs, then had a tough time with the last one in the line, as there were still a few civilians in the way.
"Come on, come on! Move it, move it!" he said, slashing. "You guys probably should run!" he said, shooting the ground near them, but in front of the X-Borgs, making them stagger backwards.
"Understood!" one of them yelled to him.
"Joe!" Marvelous yelled, throwing his sabre to him.
"Thanks," he said after catching it. He then jumped over some railing & slashed his way through the X-Borg group, then got admired by some girls.
"Thank you so much!"
"Don't worry about it."
"Hey stud!" Robin said, throwing her grapple towards him & it wrapped around his sabre & he let it be dragged back to her. "Thanks!" she then used the whip attached to the sabre. "Nice catch, me! And now…" she added, using the whips to take out some X-Borgs that were in front of some cowering people.
"Let's go!" one of the women yelled.
"Nice technique, me!" Robin said.
"Those people…" Cole said, then had a flashback to earlier…
Marvelous: "Well, we're pirates."
Joe: "And we don't really care what you think."
Robin: "We have our own way of doing things. And that's all there is to say."
It went back to him.
"They're pretty rough around the edges."
Doc fended off some X-Borgs, then Vivi, then Marvelous.
"Move it!" he said, slashing the last one.
Peluso had 3 Bruisers get in front of him.
"Fire!" he yelled & they shot lasers at the rangers, who deflected them with their sabres. They then shot back.
"Vivi, you gonna be okay?" Joe asked.
"Yeah. Sorry I worried you all," she responded
"All right, since we're all here…" Doc started.
"Let's grab that treasure!" Robin finished his thought.
"So, just take your beating quietly," Marvelous said.
"What was that!?" Peluso yelled.
They got out 5 ranger keys.
"Power Switch!"
"Wild Force!"
They changed, their suits being replaced & the animals engulfed their helmets, changing them into the Wild Force suits.
They posed.
"Power Rangers…" Marvelous started.
"Wild Force!" they all yelled.
"Charge!" Peluso yelled, sending the Bruisers at them.
They charged in & started fighting. Joe & Robin dealt with two of the Bruisers on their own, Vivi & Doc fought one together, & Marvelous dealt with Peluso.
Robin jumped in the air, taking the Bruiser she was fighting with her & smacked him against the wall of the stairs leading to the upper platform, then let it fall to the ground.
Joe slowly beat his Bruiser using his hands, then jumped towards it.
"Surging Shark!" he said, getting out the fighting fins, then floated all around the Bruiser, slashing it many times. "Blue Shark Fighting Fins!"
Doc & Vivi did a tag team move, as he grabber feet & helped her do a flip & she kicked the Bruiser. It tried to attack them, but they both spun around it, hitting it, until they landed kicks.
Marvelous was fighting Peluso, avoiding his attacks & landing a few of his own. Peluso jumped up.
"Let's go!" Marvelous said, doing the same & slashed him with the suit's claws, then did a final two slashes on him.
Peluso fell to the ground & the Bruisers gathered in front of him.
"Let's wrap this up," Marvelous said as they regrouped.
"Right!"
Marvelous held his hand up & gathered the Wild Force secondary weapons together into the Jungle Sword. They all put their hands on their shoulders as the Wild Force team would.
"Wild Force Jungle Sword!"
"All of you, shield me," Peluso said & they did.
"Begone! Jungle Sword…" Marvelous started.
"Savage Slash!" they all said & the energy slashed through the Bruisers.
"Did you see that, Red Lion?" Cole looked up & asked. "What do you think?" the lion roared.
They turned back into their regular suits & Marvelous got out his blaster.
"Let's finish him off," he said, getting out his key & it folded up.
They all popped up the cylinders & inserted their keys, then twisted them & put the Cylinders down.
"Final Wave!"
"Pirate Crew Blast," Marvelous said, then they fired.
Peluso got hit by the blasts, then went up in an explosion.
"Darn it! Those meddling pirates, yet again!" Vekar yelled on his ship. "Levira!"
"Yes, sir," she said, then used the maximizer trigger.
The ship fired & Peluso grew big with the Bruisers.
"Not gonna let us skip this part, huh?" Marvelous said, typing.
5-5-0-1
"Red Galleon!"
They got in & got their zords out.
"Zords combine! Megazord, ready!"
Marvelous folded up his key.
"All right, let's use Starburst," he said, inserting the key.
"You've left your back wide open!" Peluso said, pushing a copy of hi hand on to the back wheel, holding it in place.
"What the—!?"
The Bruisers grabbed ahold of the Megazord & turned them around.
"You punk!" Marvelous said, then tried to turn the key, but it wouldn't move.
"Now that they have you, they won't let go," Peluso said.
"That's good teamwork," Joe said,
"Quit being impressed!" Robin interjected.
"Now what do we do?" Marvelous asked.
The lion roared, then he held the red Wild Force key & it glowed.
"The Wild Force keys!" Doc said.
"The Red Lion must've accepted us!" Vivi added.
"Yeah!"
"Did you two have your own little adventure again?" Robin asked.
"That's fine. Time to put these to good use!" Marvelous said, flipping up his key.
"Ranger Key, set!" they all said, inserting & twisting the keys.
The hand shot off the back of the Megazord & the front flap opened while the Bruisers fell over, playing the summoning sound from Wild Force.
"What the!?" Peluso yelled.
"Red Lion Zord!" the voice said as it came down.
"Isn't that—?"
"It's the Red Lion!" Doc said.
They all reacted. The lion roared as it ran through, then slashed Peluso hard.
"Magnificent, Red Lion!" Vivi said.
The lion landed in front of them, then roared to them.
"Hey, maybe we can combine with it!" Doc said.
"Huh?" Robin reacted.
"Thank you so much, Red Lion!" Vivi said.
"Hmm," Joe reacted.
"All right, time for the showstopper!" Marvelous exclaimed.
The Megazord then jumped into the air with the lion, then the legs flew off & they attached to the lion's back.
"Megazord, Wild Force formation, ready!" they said as they charged through.
"You...Bruisers!" Peluso said, then the Bruisers transformed into half motorcycle forms & sped towards them.
"What's with that? Ugh!" Robin asked.
"Bring it on," Marvelous said.
The Bruisers came at them as the lion charged. The Megazord slashed one as they passed & tried to hit them with lasers. The other two then came back around, then they got rid of the second one. The last one tried to ram them, so Marvelous had them jump over it, then they slashed it.
"In that case…" Peluso said, charging at them.
"Pirate Animal Heart!" they all said, then turned the keys.
The lion then fired a beam at Peluso, then the Megazord slashed, defeating him as they charged out of there.
"All right!" Doc exclaimed.
"We did it!" Robin said.
"Red Lion, I hope you & those pirates get along well," Cole said, then walked back to the building where he worked.
The ship sailed away from the Animarium as the lion was back home.
"Good day, Red Lion. We'll see you again," Vivi said as she & Doc looked out one window.
"That's our fourth ultimate power done," Robin said as she stepped away from a different window.
"15 to go...we've got our work cut out for us," Doc said.
"Still, what made the lion change its mind?" Joe asked.
"Who knows?" Marvelous said, putting his coat on a rack, then was going to sit down, but… "Hey, who's this sleeping in my chair?" Marvelous asked, noticing a small pup.
"Oh my goodness!" Vivi said as she went over to the pup & picked her up. "It's the pup from the human society. Cole must've brought her up!"
"Cole?"
"That man that helped me out. He was actually the red Wild Force ranger! He's the one who left us this little gift," she said, then Doc noticed a note on the chair where the pup had been. Marvelous couldn't believe it.
"'Vivi, as I said, she's an orphan. Seeing as you said you don't have your family anymore, I figured you two could be your own family. She's 8 weeks old, so she's old enough to be in the care of you guys. I've included her medical records in the folder n your console. She should be fine. Otherwise, bring her by if she gets hurt or sick. You never know with the kinds of lives we lead.
- Cole.
P.S. I've included a list of the foods & other things she'll need for the next few months until she's fully grown. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. She'll need to be trained & housebroken, but I don''t think that should be too hard for five treasure-hunting pirates.'"
Vivi chuckled as she sat on the futon with the pup. Marvelous sat in his chair.
"Well, I'd better make a quick dog food run. Joe, you have groceries you need?" Doc said.
"Yep, let's hit it," Joe said & they left.
Robin sat with Vivi as they petted the pup & Marvelous just relaxed in his chair.
Princess Shayla was still looking at the pond, then nodded. She yawned, then went back to her bed & went back to sleep.
END