Author's Note: I am so sorry for the long wait and the constant re-uploads on this story. My classes have eaten up all of my time, and I haven't been able to focus on this tribute. My goal is to finish this by the end of summer, at the latest the end of the year.
Anyway, here it is the final tribute of my Super Megaforce Tribute Series, which happens to focus on Jordan. Contrary to the foreshadowing scene at the end of Orion's tribute, the main Legendary Ranger in this tribute will not have a wolf-motif.
So I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End
Within the City plaza
The Mega Rangers, except for Orion, stood several feet away from an Armada commander and a squad of Bruisers. All five were morphed as Super Mega and held Legendary Ranger keys and their morphers.
"Let's go legendary!" Troy commanded as he placed a Legendary Ranger key into the Morpher and activated it as did the other four.
"Attack!" The monster bellowed.
The Bruisers charged toward the Rangers, who did the same.
As they raced toward their enemies, the Rangers morphed into the Jungle Fury Rangers. They quickly sped past the incoming Bruisers, slashing them with their claws. The Bruisers went down instantly.
The monster stood in shock. "Uh-oh!"
Gia and Emma stood side by side as they approached the monster.
"Surprised?" Gia exclaimed as she and Emma made their attack on the Commander.
Gia and Emma both punched the Monster with their fists (and in Emma's case, her Rhino Blade). They quickly stepped out of the way, allowing Noah and Jake to jump forward and deliver several kicks on the monster.
Troy rushed forward as Noah and Jake got out of the way.
"Take this!" Troy shouted as he punched the monster several times in the gut.
When Troy finished his attack, he placed both hands on the monster's gut. The other Rangers rushed behind Troy and placed their hands on each other's shoulders.
"Animal Spirits, Unite!" The five Rangers shouted, causing a wave of energy to engulf the monster and knock him back.
"My turn!" A voice shouted.
Orion flipped over the Rangers, landing in front of them. Once he was back on his feet, he pulled out his Silver Morpher and placed a Legendary Ranger Key in it.
"Legendary Sixth Ranger Mode….White Ranger!" Orion declared as he morphed into the Mighty Morphin White Ranger.
The monster slowly got back on its feet, but became frightened at the sight of the Sixth Ranger, who smirked behind his helmet.
"I'd like you to meet Saba." Orion quipped as he pulled out the enchanted sword.
"No!" The monster screamed as Orion leaped into the air.
"Saba Sword Slash!" Orion yelled as he slashed the monster.
Fatally wounded by the attack, the monster began to erupt with explosions before slowly falling to the ground in defeat.
Orion and the other Rangers de-morphed back to Super Mega as they looked at the smoldering remains of the monster.
"Super Mega Rangers, that's a Super Mega Win!" Troy declared as he raised his saber in triumph.
"UHHHHH!" An angered voice roared as the screen cracked.
Zilas had been watching the Rangers' battle from a computer screen in the Armada Warship. Angered at what he saw, Zilas slammed his fist on the screen, cracking it in the process
Damaras, who was standing several feet away, approached the warrior. "Calm down, Zilas."
Zilas threw a glare at Damaras, causing the general to back away.
"Those Rangers are growing stronger every day, Damaras." Zilas growled as he continued to watch the broken screens. "No matter what we throw at them, they always manage to come up on top.
At that moment, Vrak and Levira entered the command Center, deep in conversation.
"You're taking him where?" Zilas heard Levira say.
"To my secret underwater lair." Vrak replied. "And that is all I am going to say."
Noticing his superior's presence, Zilas stalked toward Vrak.
"Ah, Zilas." Vrak greeted as he noticed
his henchman. "We were just looking for you."
Zilas ignored his superior's words. "Sire, please, send me down to finish those Rangers. This time I won't fail you."
Vrak turned his head around nonchalantly and slowly walked over to the window, not speaking a single word.
"Please, Sire, give me another chance. I promise to make those Rangers pay for humiliating us." Zilas begged
Vrak eyed Zilas cautiously.
"Hm." Vrak pondered for several seconds as he walked over to the throne.
"Very well, Zilas." Vrak finally said. "I will give you one more chance to redeem yourself."
Zilas bowed before Vrak. "Thank you, sire. I vow to not return until all of those Rangers are destroyed."
Damaras stepped forward. "If this is so, I trust that you have a plan, Vrak?"
"Of course, Damaras." Vrak replied. "In the meantime, Zilas, you are to return to Earth to await further instructions."
"Acknowledged." Zilas nodded before taking his leave.
Ernie's Brain Freeze, Next day
The Rangers were all gathered around a table watching Noah typing on his laptop.
Orion walked past the group after delivering a batch of smoothies to a group of people at another table.
As Noah skimmed through the Ranger database on his laptop, he noticed something different.
"Orion, you gotta see this." Noah called.
After receiving payment from the customers, Orion walked over to his friends, who had gathered around to see what was on Noah's computer.
"Check it out." Noah told them as he clicked a folder on the Ranger database.
The Lightspeed Rescue folder opened up, which included information on the Titanium Ranger.
"It looks like using the key transfers all its information into the database." Noah assumed.
Jake leaned in and began checking out the Lightspeed Rescue's arsenal.
"Man, these Rangers had some cool wheels." Jake sighed as a picture of the team's Rescue Rover.
"Hey, Orion?" Ernie called.
Orion looked up at his boss. "Yeah, Ernie?"
"Could you give that man this smoothie?" Ernie asked as he held up a cup.
"Sure thing, Ernie." Orion smiled as he took the smoothie and walked over to the table.
As Orion walked closer, he recognized the person sitting at the table.
"Oh, hey, Jordan." Orion greeted him cheerfully. "Haven't seen you in a while."
Jordan looked up at Orion with a small glare, which unnerved the Silver Ranger.
"Um, here's your smoothie you asked for." Orion went on as he placed the smoothie on the table. "That will be 3 dollars."
Jordan continued to glare at Orion as he dug into his pockets. He pulled out a five dollar bill and slapped it on the table.
Orion slowly picked the bill off the table as he continued to eye Jordan. He looked at the bill's value.
"Um, I'll be right back with your change in a sec." Orion quivered.
"Don't bother." Jordan said before Orion could walk away.
Orion eyed Jordan in confusion. "Um, okay. Well, I hope you have a nice day."
Jordan watched as Orion went over to return the money to Ernie before the other Rangers called him back to their table. They all resumed their conversations, laughing and enjoying their company.
Jordan couldn't help but feel hatred toward them. While he hated all of them in his own way, the one he truly hated the most was Troy. When Vrak made him evil, he had finally realized Troy was the Red Ranger all along. He wanted what Troy had: Friends, being a superhero, and possibly even someone to love him. How was it that this new kid made so many friends in such a short amount of time, while he had to lie in order for people to even notice him? It just wasn't fair.
At that moment, Jordan was getting a mental message from Vrak.
Zilas, return to the ship immediately.
"Understood." Jordan acknowledged.
Jordan got up and walked toward the exit leading into the rest of the mall. He was almost out the door, when he bumped into a middle aged man who was walking by.
"Sorry, young man." The man apologized.
"You better be, gramps." Jordan snapped rudely. "Why don't you watch where you're going?"
Jordan walked away in a huff, leaving the old man frozen in shock.
The Rangers looked up to see what the commotion was, but Jordan was already gone.
"What's up with Jordan?" Gia wondered.
"Ah, who knows?" Jake shrugged.
The others went back to their conversations except Troy, who was still bothered by Jordan's rude behavior.
As Troy looked back to the entrance of the Brain Freeze, his eyes fell on the middle-aged man who bumped into Jordan.
The man was apparently watching Jordan leave. Once it seemed that Jordan was gone, the man looked inside the Brain Freeze, accidentally locking eyes with Troy for a few seconds. Without another word, the man resumed his walk through the mall.
"I know I've seen him somewhere before." Troy pondered.
"Earth to Troy!" Emma said loudly, as she shook Troy's shoulder.
Troy was brought back to reality by the Pink Ranger
"Yeah, sorry guys." Troy apologized as he rejoined the conversation. "What were we talking about?"
"Well, Noah and I were talking about the Red Mobile Armor Vehicle." Orion told him.
Armada Mothership, Command Room
The sliding doors opened as Vrak entered the Command Room, where Damaras and Levira were waiting for him.
"So?" Levira asked anxiously.
Vrak eyed Levira. "It has been done, Levira."
"So what now, sir?" Damaras inquired.
Vrak walked over to Damaras locking eyes with him.
"You and Levira will remain here while I finish the final steps in my plan." Vrak replied. "You are not interfere until my work is done. Do you understand?"
"But what if Zilas..." Levira asked.
"Do you understand?" Vrak repeated more sternly.
Taken aback by Vrak's tone, Levira and Damaras nodded hesitantly.
"Good, then I will leave both in charge of the ship until my associates and I return." Vrak stated before walking back to the doors.
After Vrak leaves the room, Damaras and Levira turn to face each other, both confused by Vrak's attitude.
"He's changed since he left for the Warstar aliens." Damaras stated.
Harwood County, downtown
The Rangers were walking home, as Orion had finally gotten off work. They all were almost home when Emma noticed something in the distance.
"Guys, what's that?" Emma asked as she pointed at the hilly area of the city.
The Rangers looked in that direction, noticing smoke arising from the trees.
"Come on, let's go check it out." Troy told the others before running down the street.
The Rangers had finally arrived in the quarry. And just in time, too, as a group of Bruisers and X-Borgs had arrived and they were headed toward the city.
"Guys, it's morphin time!" Troy commanded as the Rangers summoned their Ranger keys and morphers.
"Super Mega Mode!" The Rangers declared as they activated their morphers.
The X-Borgs and Bruisers finally notice the six teens' presence, rangers.
"Let's go to work!" Troy shouted.
The Rangers summoned their blasters and sabers before rushing in to fight the Bruisers and X-Borgs.
"Let's use the Mystic Rangers!" Troy commanded as he clicked his belt summoning the Red Mystic Ranger Key.
The others summoned their respective keys as well and held out their morphers.
"Legendary Ranger Mode...Mystic Force!"
"Red Mystic Ranger!" Troy declared.
"Blue Mystic Ranger!" Noah declared.
"Yellow Mystic Ranger!" Gia declared.
"Green Mystic Ranger!" Jake declared.
"Pink Mystic Ranger!" Emma declared.
"Solaris Knight!" Orion declared.
The Rangers stood in formation. "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
The X-Borgs and Bruisers charged at the Rangers.
"Hyah!" The Rangers grunted as they split up and took on the foot-soldiers.
"Magi Staff, Axe mode!" Jake declared as he changed his staff to its ax mode. "Get ready for some earth shattering results. HYAH!"
Jake slammed his ax on the ground, creating a shockwave that engulfed the X-Borgs in smoke.
"Magi Staff, Water power!" Noah declared as he raised his staff toward the Bruisers. "Surf's up!"
His staff shot several powerful blasts of water that propelled the Bruisers into the air. Once Noah stopped, the Bruisers fell back to the ground, weakened.
Emma found herself surrounded by a group of X-Borgs.
"Well, boys, let's see where the wind takes you!" Emma quipped as she pulled out her Magi Staff. "Magi Staff, Tornado Power!"
Using the wind generated from her staff, Emma twirled around and around until she created a tornado that blew all the enemies away.
"Whew, now that was a breeze!" Emma quipped.
"Magi Staff, Crossbow Mode!" Gia declared as she switched her weapon's feature. "Hyah!"
Aiming her weapon at the X-Borgs that were coming from every direction, Gia did a 360 spin as she fired lightning blasts at them.
"Magi Staff, Sword mode!" Troy grunted as he twirled his weapon around in his hand.
The Bruisers approached him, but Troy merely slashed them away with his fiery sword.
Troy rushed in with his Magi Sword, and began slashing the remaining X-Borgs with ease.
"Orion, finish them off!" Troy shouted.
Orion leaped over Troy, landing on his feet. Seeing the remaining X-Borgs and Bruisers coming at them, Orion pulled out his Laser Lamp and aimed at them.
"Jenji Shining Attack!" Orion declared as he pulled the Lamp's trigger, firing a golden blast that slowly took the shape of Jenji. This blast pummeled the Bruisers and X-Borgs until they all exploded.
"Yes!" Troy and Orion cheered.
The Ranger re-grouped and de-morphed back to Super Mega.
"Is it me, or was that a little too easy?" Jake inquired.
"Yeah, no commanders, no Zilas..." Troy began.
"Look out!" Orion shouted as he pushed Troy aside.
Before anyone else could react, Orion was hit by a massive energy blast. The sheer force of the blast managed to blow Orion into the forest that was near the quarry.
"Orion!" Emma cried out as Orion disappeared into the forest.
"So, Rangers, you made it." A sickening voice chuckled.
The Rangers turned around to see Zilas making his way toward them.
"Zilas!" Jake seethed.
"You all arrived just in time." Zilas said. "I told you the last time we met that I would destroy you all. And I intend to keep that promise."
"Listen to us, Zilas." Troy began.
"No, you listen, Red Ranger!" Zilas barked. "You and your friends have humiliated me for the last time."
Zilas summoned his blaster and fired several rounds at the Rangers, engulfing them in smoke. Fortunately, the attack barely caused any damage to the Rangers.
"Have it your way, Zilas." Troy sighed in defeat before turning around to face his teammates. "Guys, it's time to go legendary!"
"Good idea." Noah affirmed as he summoned a Blue Ranger key. "Let's use the Galaxy Rangers this time!"
"Alright, I've always wanted to use these guys again!" Jake agreed as the Rangers summoned new Ranger keys.
"Legendary Ranger Mode…..Lost Galaxy!"
"Galaxy Red!" Troy declared.
"Galaxy Blue!" Noah declared.
"Galaxy Yellow!" Gia declared.
"Galaxy Green!" Jake declared.
"Galaxy Pink!" Emma declared.
"Go Galactic!" The team shouted as they struck a pose
"Quasar Sabers!" The Rangers shouted as they summoned their chief weapons.
Zilas summoned his Sword before rushing in to engage the Rangers. He made contact with Jake first who raised his saber to strike. Zilas managed to block it with his sword.
"You forget we creamed you last time right?" Jake taunted.
Zilas snickered. "Have you forgotten that you can't destroy me?"
Zilas kicked Jake in the gut, causing the Green Ranger to stumble backwards. Zilas then fired a blast from his hand at Jake, wounding him.
Emma, leaping over Jake, attempted to slash Zilas with her Saber but was shot by her opponent's blast, causing her to stumble. Zilas took advantage of this and slashed her away.
Turning to face Gia, Zilas fired several rounds on her. The Yellow Ranger managed to deflect several of his blasts using her Saber before rushing over to engage him. Sadly, Gia's sword skills were inferior compared to Zilas, who matched each of her moves to the latter. She eventually made a false move, allowing Zilas to slash her and kick her aside.
Noah and Troy both teamed up together and tried fighting Zilas together. Unfortunately, they weren't doing any better. It was hard to fight Zilas without seriously hurting him.
Zilas blasted Noah away with his gun and began to use his sword to fight Troy, who matched his attacks blow for blow. Finally, the two entered a standoff when their swords were locked together.
"Listen, Zilas, we can help break the hold the Armada has on you!" Troy pleaded as he held his sword against Zilas.
"I don't need help from you, Red Ranger!" Zilas snarled as he pushed his sword against Troy, knocking the Ranger back.
"Troy!" The other Rangers cried out as they rushed to his side.
"None of you get it!" Zilas laughed maniacally. "I want to be this way. I like the way I am now. I'm no longer a weakling that everyone pushes around anymore. Even by you."
Zilas fired a massive blast at the Rangers, engulfing them in an explosion. As the smoke cleared, the Rangers were revealed to have de-morphed completely.
"My sole mission was to destroy you Rangers once and for all." Zilas scoffed as he watched the de-morphed Rangers slowly get back on their feet. "Not just for the Armada, but for myself. I made a vow to make you Rangers cower before me, begging for mercy that I will never give you. And once this planet is under the Armada's control, I will end your lives."
The Rangers groaned as they recovered from Zilas' attack, which had not injured them too badly.
Troy turned around to speak to the others. "Guys, we can't give up now."
"But Troy... none of the Rangers mode are strong enough." Noah began.
"Then we just keep trying more." Troy told them. "Ready?"
The Rangers pulled out their keys and Morphers once more.
"Super Mega-" The Rangers began before being cut off by loud cymbals clanging.
Standing behind the Rangers was Atticus, who was holding two cymbals in his hands. Before the Rangers could react, he clanged the instruments together, creating a sound wave that flung the Rangers off their feet. In the process, the Rangers dropped their keys and Morphers.
The Rangers scrambled to get their Ranger keys. Fortunately, they got to them before the alien simian could.
"Got them!" Troy breathed a sigh of relief.
"Forgetting something, Rangers?" Zilas spoke up.
Troy and the others looked up to see that Zilas had their Super Mega Morphers. In his free hand, he held his blaster, which he aimed at the morphers.
"NO!" Emma cried out.
But it was too late, as Zilas fired his blaster, engulfing the devices in a tiny explosion.
"Oh, were these yours?" Zilas asked in a mockingly caring tone. "Here, you can have them back."
He tossed the broken Morphers toward the Rangers.
The Rangers looked at their broken morphers in shock and sadness. Not only were they unable to morph into Super Mega; they could no longer use the Legendary Rangers powers.
"Let's see how long you Ranger will survive without your powers." Zilas boasted. "TuskSpike, come forth!"
The Rangers looked up in shock at the new Commander jumping into the scene.
"Come on!" Jake groaned in frustration. "There are more of these creeps?"
"Rangers, let me introduce you to my newest ally." Zilas announced. "This is Tuskspike, one of the personal commanders that serve the Prince."
"Serves the Prince?" Noah repeated. "But we defeated the Prince."
Zilas grinned at the Ranger's ignorance. "Or so you thought."
"Guys, focus!" Troy commanded. "He's just trying to throw us off."
"Now, Rangers, without your powers, you are completely defenseless against me." Zilas taunted. "You have no choice but to accept your fate."
Troy looked up at Zilas with a smug grin on his face.
"What's so funny, Red Ranger?" Zilas barked.
"You're forgetting one thing, Zilas." Troy informed him. "We were already Rangers before the Armada came to this planet."
The others grinned as well, knowing what Troy was going at.
The Rangers pulled out their Gosei Morphers and Power Cards. "It's morphin time!"
"Go, Go, Megaforce!" The five Rangers declared as they placed their cards into their morphers and activated them.
"Megaforce Red!" Troy declared.
"Megaforce Pink!" Emma declared.
"Megaforce Black!" Jake declared.
"Megaforce Yellow!" Gia declared.
"Megaforce Blue!" Noah declared.
The Rangers stood in formation. "Earth's Defenders, Never Surrender!"
"Well, this does complicate things, but it matters not." Zilas stated. "Once I find your Silver Ranger and take his Ranger key, then nothing will stop the Armada from conquering this planet." Turning to face his henchmen. "TuskSpike, take care of these fools."
With that said, Zilas made a break for the forest while Atticus teleported away.
"Stop!" Troy shouted as he attempted to follow Zilas, only to be stopped by the TuskSpike.
"We don't think so, Red Ranger!" TuskSpike growled in unison.
"Troy, we have to take this guy out first before we can help Orion." Noah reminded him as the Rangers rushed to stand by Troy.
"Noah's right, we can't let this guy escape, too." Gia added.
The Rangers turned to face the monster.
"Here we come, Rangers!" Tusk and Spike roared as they rubbed their right foot against the ground, like a bull.
The two-headed commander charged at the Rangers.
"This can't be good!" Jake quivered
TuskSpike charged closer as his feet bared down on the ground.
"Definitely not good!" Jake cried out as the Commander made an impact.
TuskSpike used its horns to attack Gia and Emma before using them toss Jake and Noah aside. When he came up to Troy, he again used his horns to toss Troy around.
The Rangers continue trying to fight TuskSpike, who wildly attacks them whenever they get close. Troy attempts to grab him so his teammates can land a clear shot, but TuskSpike tosses him once more.
Troy lands on the ground harshly, as his teammates rush to his aid.
"Man, this guy is tough." Noah breathed.
"How can we fight something like this?" Emma asked.
The Rangers all stood cautiously as the commander stared them down, when Jake realized something that happened when the monster attacked them.
"Guys, he only attacks with his horns." Jake told his friends, pointing at the monster's antlers. "He's nothing without them."
"Very perspective, Black Ranger!" Tusk laughed. "Give it your best shot!" The monster rubbed his foot against the ground again to taunt Jake.
"You asked for it!" Jake yelled as he charged toward the monster. "YAHH!"
The monster charged forward, attempting to use its horn to toss the Ranger into the air, like it did
Jake grabbed the base of the monster's horn. He found himself being pushed back as the monster continued to charge him.
"Come on, Jake; show that monster what you're made of!" Gia cheered.
Whether it was the adrenaline from the battle or the fact that Gia was cheering him on, Jake finally gained the upper hand when he switched his feet position. He twirled the monster around with very little effort.
"Take this!" Jake shouted as he raised his left hand. "YAHHHHHH!"
Jake brought down his hand on TuskSpike's left horn, successfully chopping it off.
The horn fell to the ground with a clatter.
Before TuskSpike could react, Jake twirled his body around and kicked the commander away.
TuskSpike tumbled onto the ground, visibly wounded by Jake's attack.
The other four Rangers rushed over to Jake.
"Nice work, Jake!" Noah commended.
"You sure showed him!" Emma spoke.
"Spike, how about a little juice?" Spike head asked Tusk Head.
"Yes, those Rangers still haven't begun to fathom our strength." Spike agreed.
The two-headed monster got back on his feet.
"Regeneration!" Spike cried out as his severed horn was restored instantly.
The Rangers were taken aback at this commander's ability.
"No way!" Jake grunted.
"What do we do now?" Gia asked.
Troy had an idea. "We need to take out the horns at the same time. "
"No problem!" Noah affirmed as he stepped forward, with his Shark Bowgun.
Emma stepped forward as well, wielding her Phoenix Shot.
"Shark Bowgun!" Noah declared as he fired a shot of blue energy at TuskSpike.
"Phoenix Shot!" Emma declared as she fired a shot of pink energy at TuskSpike.
Both blasts succeeded in breaking off both of the monster's horns, but the wound simply regrew like before.
"Pathetic!" TuskSpike taunted.
"You think it would be as simple as destroying our horns?" Tusk taunted.
Noah and Emma stood in shock as Troy, Gia, and Jake stepped forward.
"How could that not work?" Noah inquired.
"Now it's our turn!" Tusk stated as the monster charged at the Rangers once more.
Before the Rangers knew it, they were hit by TuskSpike's electric attack.
Battered and bruised, the Ranges de-morph once more.
"Now to finish them off." Tusk chuckled.
TuskSpike, do not finish them. Remember your role in this plan.
TuskSpike acknowledged the voice speaking to him.
"Well, Rangers…." Tusk stated.
"It looks like you all get to live for a little longer." Spike finished for his counterpart.
The Rangers got back onto their feet.
"See you around." Tusk chimed before teleporting away.
Turning to face the forest, Troy remembered about Orion.
"This way." Troy told the others as he rushed over to the forest, stopping right at an opening.
"We have to find Orion before Zilas destroys his Morpher." Troy told them.
"Let's split up." Noah suggested. "Troy, you go with Emma. Jake, you go with Gia."
"But what about you, Noah?" Jake asked.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." Noah assured him.
"Remember, to keep your Moorphers on in case one of us finds something." Troy reminded them.
"Right!" The Rangers agreed before racing into the forest.
Unbeknownst to the Rangers, two figures stood across the quarry, watching them enter the forest.
"Sir, they've taken the bait." One figure stated. "And Zilas suspects nothing."
Excellent, Gynova. Now you and your associate do your work.
"Acknowledged." The figure replied.
Endnotes: I must apologize for deleting the first version of this story, but I have grown accustomed to incorporating actual Japanese footage into my fanfics and I discovered some really good footage that I wish to use for this story.
TuskSpike would have been voiced by Dallas Barnett and Ross Girven respectively.
The fight at the beginning of the chapter is from the 33rd episode of Gokaiger, while the fight with TuskSpike is from the 46th episode of Goseiger. I haven't chosen a voice for the two characters yet, but I will introduce them.
The Legendary Rangers are coming, but not in the next chapter. Also, I plan on having Robo Knight appear in the next chapter in some form, so speculate on that as well.
Please rate and review. I appreciate your feedback