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Task 08: The Sword in the Stone

Ryu and four Draconians blew open a cave with dynamite. Stryker and the others from the Syndicate waited near by.

"Hurry up and get the damn thing." Stryker said to himself. He wanted the relic badly. The relic is the Beast Egg, a egg from the ancient Lemuria Civilization. This civilization exsisted in the UK area and other parts of the world, over a thousand years ago. It is said they created a powerful giant dragon. The said dragon was believed to be used back during the time of King Arthur and his knights. Some believed King Arthur defeated the dragon and sealed it away in the egg.

"We found it!" one of the Draconians came out of the cave with a golden egg. Stryker took it and stared at it with a smile.

"Excellent." Stryker said. "Now we have to find the ancient sword Excalibur to control it."

"Wait, Excalibur controls the Dragon Beast?" Ryu said baffled.

"Of course Ryu." Stryker replied. "Remember the Lemuria Civilization is one of the lost civilizations in this era. It would be no surprise that King Arthur had found the sword and named it Excalibur, which started the stories of the sword and King Arthur."

"That may be true." Ryu said. "Let's go find that sword then."

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Amanda, and Leo arrived at the cave. They were too late though the Syndicate was already there and they took the egg.

"Looks like they've been here alright." Leo said.

"And we missed them." Amanda added.

"Alright let's begin searching the area." Leo said. "They couldn't have gone far."

"What the hell are you bloody doing?" came a male voice behind them. They turned around to see a archeologist named Thaddeus Journey. He is a famous explorer that has been researching Lemuria for years.

"Thaddeus Journey?" Leo gasped. "I've heard about you. You're the Lumeria expert. Look I know what it looks like but it's not. Someone stole the egg before we even got here."

"I know who you are too!" Thaddeus said. "You're with the UNAS! A dreadful organization that is nothing more than greedy people who want every single relic for themselves. Not only that but I've met your cousin Lara Croft once before Leonardo Croft and I don't like your family bloodline."

"Look I know we may be the glory hogs but you'll earn your spot in the limelight someday." Leo tried to calm Thaddeus down. Unfortunately Thaddeus got mad and left.

"I think we better report this to Mr. X." Amanda said. Leo nodded in agreement.

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"So you've met Dr. Thaddeus Journey." Mr. X said. "It ain't his fault that he was so rude to you. He just hates the UNAS with a fiery vengence. Thinks we're going to hog all of the relics for ourselves."

"Well Leo went after him. So I'll go find the egg." Amanda said.

"Good luck Amanda." Mr. X said.

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Amanda's weapon is the Search Staff. Not only does it act as a blaster for the Silver Ranger, but it can also find the relics for the Rangers. She has already picked up the trail of the Syndicate and is following them with the Search Staff in search mode. She chased them unti they were on a bridge.

"Silver Morpher! Engage!" Amanda morphed and fought with some of the Draconians. Until one of them opened the egg and a giant dragon was brought to life. The Draconians fled during the confusion.

"Oh great." Amanda muttered. "Billy I need my Hunters!"

"They're on their way." Billy said through the communicator.

The Police, Ambulence and Fire Hunters arrived and Amanda hopped in. Then she formed the Siren Megazord to battle the Dragon King monster. Of course it was too powerful for the Siren Megazord.

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Leo had caught up with Thaddeus and asked him what he knew of the egg.

"What do you know about the treasure that the Syndicate had stolen?" Leo asked.

"Only that it contains a powerful beast named the Dragon King." Thaddeus replied. "The only way to defeat it is with the sword Excalibur. Sure King Arthur used the sword, but it was created by the Lemurians. They made the sword to be wield by those with a righteous soul. Arthur was that kind of man. I'm hoping that I am too."

Just then Ryu appeared and attacked Leo. Leo went on the defensive but he was hurt and sent flying down a steep hill.

"If anybody should have the sword, it should be me." Ryu said and walked away. Thaddeus had heard of Ryu. He watched as Ryu walked away laughing. Then waited for five minutes.

"Hey Croft! Are you still alive!?" Thaddeus shouted.

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Leo was hurt but not seriously hurt. He felt someone grab his body and help him up. It was Tim. Who had just arrived to help.

"What happened?" Leo asked Tim.

"I don't know." Tim replied. "I just got here. I was heading towards the spot where Excalibur is said to be and found you laying on your stomach."

"Hey Croft! Are you still alive!?" came Thaddeus's shout from above.

"Yes I am!" Leo responded. The two started heading back up to rejoin Thaddeus. Then they continued the search for Excalibur.

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The Siren Megazord was having trouble fighting the Great Dragon. It was even more powerful than the Siren Megazord.

"Come on guys! I need help!" Amanda shouted as the Siren Megazord was receiving a beatdown.

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"You're saying Ryu is only three hundred years old and was a pirate from Japan?" Tim asked.

"Yes." Thaddues said.

Not only was he a pirate, but a explorer that was one of a handful of people to know about the Lemurians at that time. He created a potion from the blood of a Draconian that his crew killed. It changed him into the form that you see today.

A human Ryu sits inside his private cabin, mixing together various chemicals. Then he pours a flask of blood into the flask with the chemicals. He drinks the result of his experiments and grabs his throat as if he's choking. Eventually he fell to the floor and minutes later emerged as the Ryu that the Rangers fought.

His crew was later sacrificed to the real Draconians and Ryu became their leader.

"So what do you think?" Thaddeus asked.

"I find that a bit hard to swallow." Leo said. "But I guess it could be true."

"I think I can see the sword from here." Tim ran on ahead of the two. Once they all caught up to Tim, they stood in front of a golden sword in a stone.

"We've finally found it!" Thaddeus walked up to the sword and tried to pull it. It didn't come out.

"Maybe you have to be the Queen of England to pull the sword out." Leo said.

"No, it should work with a righteous soul." Tim said. "Let me try."

Tim didn't have any luck with it either. "I can't pull it out."

"None of you have a righteous soul!" Ryu showed up. "Only I can pull the sword out."

Ryu too, couldn't pull the sword out. Leo was the only who could. So he did. He pulled the sword out, to everyone's surprise.

"WHAT!?"

"Impossible! Leo Croft has a righteous heart?" Thaddeus said.

Leo's communicator then went off. It was Naomi. "Leo! We're in trouble! We need your help now!"

It was now the Hunter Ultrazord getting beat up by the Great Dragon. The Siren Megazord is laying on the ground, completely smashed up.

"I'm on my way." Leo and Tim ran to the Megazords. Thaddeus watched them go.

"Get out of there Leo Croft!" Thaddeus then cried.

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Leo morphed and held the sword. Then he lept into the air and destroyed the Great Dragon by cutting in half vertically. Destroying the Great Dragon. Once the Rangers climbed out of their Zords, they met up with Leo.

"That was great Leo." Ayumi said. Then she noticed a green gem near the hilt of the sword. "What is that Leo?"

"I don't know..." Leo found the gem and turned the oval shaped shaped switch it was part of. The sword then transformed in a humanoid gold figure.

"Where am I?" said the figure.

"You're in the twenty-first century England." Leo said "Who are you?"

"Me? I was King Arthur's magician till my soul was incased in Excalibur." said the figure. "You can call me Merlin!"

"MERLIN!?" the Rangers shouted in unison.

Author's Comment: Well the latest "Ranger" has been revealed. I don't know what posessed me to twist the legend of King Arthur and Merlin into what it is now, but I guess I'll see what happens next chapter. Next chapter is going to be the last chapter of the year. The Syndicate are trying to ruin Christmas by finding a time machine. How can they ruin Christmas with a time machine you ask? Read the next chapter and find out. Plus Merlin's history is explained to the Rangers.