Disclaimer: For the last time: I. Do. NOT. OWN. Power Rangers.
Ok, update time! I have a fairly well thought out idea of where this story is going to go and what's going to happen. Oh, and I realized that I didn't mention before; pairings are:
Sillon [Summer and Dillon](of course)
Flemma [Flynn and Gemma] (although I don't do so well with those two...)
Kiggy [Dr.K and Ziggy] (altough I'm more of a Zenaya [Ziggy and Tenaya] fan)
And maybe a slight Hicks/Vasquez moment at the end.
Ok, now that that's all done and taken cared off...
on with the story!!
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Colonel Truman sat in his chair, Venjix staring at him. With all his men now against him, and all the Grinders ready to attack, Mason Truman was truly trapped. Venjix looked at him impatiently, waiting for him to lower the shields.
"You know Venjix, I never saw this coming," Truman began, stalling for time. "All my men, including my most trusted soldier... all hybrids. You've outdone yourself-"
"Silence!" Venjix roared, causing the Colonel to jump in surprise. "Enough stalling, lower the shields already!"
The Colonel nodded slowly and began typing on his computer. But what Venjix didn't know was that he wasn't lowering the shields. He was contacting Dr.K and the Rangers.
The loud sound of Scott's red sports car's engine filled the Garage as Summer came to a stop. Not even bothering to turn it off, Summer jumped out of the car and ran to the lab. Dr.K looked up in shock when she saw the Yellow Ranger in front of her.
"Ranger Series Yellow... what are you doing here?" Dr.K asked. Summer shook her head sadly.
"Dillon's gone, Dr.K. Venjix activated the hybrids. I need the antidote!" she stated. She began running to the table but Dr.K grabbed her arm.
"Ranger Yellow, that is a negative! I already told you, it'll either destroy him or cure him! And I don't think you want to risk that," she responded. Summer sighed. "I need to run more tests and make some adjustments to it."
"How long will that take?" Summer wondered. Dr.K shrugged.
"Depends on how well it works," was the reply. Summer started thinking about this. She needed to get Dillon back. She couldn't stand to look into those dark and lifeless eyes again. Suddenly a thought popped into her head.
"What if I helped?" she asked. Dr.K's seemed to think about this. "Dr.K please, we need to get him back..." After a moment, Summer added softly, "He's my number 10." (A/n. If you watched the episode 'Brothers Keeper', you'll understand)
Dr.K looked at her, eyes widening in shock and realization. After what seemed like forever to Summer, Dr.K nodded. "Alright Summer. Let's get to work on this antidote and get Dillon back."
Tenaya ran down the streets. With her upgrade, she was faster than usual. Not that she really noticed. She was headed towards the Garage. She was sure that the Rangers mentor, Dr.K, would have an idea of what to do. She also had no doubt that that's where the Yellow Ranger had gone. She owed Dillon this. She needed to get him back. He had saved her, despite the fact that she had tried to destroy him seconds before. She needed to do the same for him.
"Tenaya," a low voice said. Tenaya stopped in her tracks and spun around. She felt a small pang of fear when she saw who it was.
"D44," she stated, acting as if she were still loyal to Venjix. Dillon raised an eyebrow.
"You sound different," he said suspiciously. He was referring to the fact that her voice was no longer electronic and mechanic. It was human again. And that was a definite hint that something was wrong. Or right.
Depends which side you were on. Good or evil.
"Are you trying to imply something, hybrid?" Tenaya spat.
"You're a hybrid too," Dillon sneered.
"I am general over Venjix's army," Tenaya said a-matter-of-factly. "You are a simple solder."
"I'm your brother... your older brother," Dillon retorted.
"Doesn't matter, because you are just a pawn to Venjix. Go to the city's Control Center. I'm sure Venjix will love to see the newest hybrid he's acquired," Tenaya ordered. "And he might even give you the honor of getting rid of the city's pathetic Colonel."
"You don't command me," Dillon said lowly.
"If you don't follow my orders, you are defying Venjix himself!" Tenaya shouted. Dillon took a step back. Tenaya smirked. "That's what I thought. After all, it's not a good idea to fight with the Master. Now go!"
"My only Master is and always will be Venjix... never you Tenaya. Keep that in mind," Dillon growled. He held her gaze for a moment longer before turning and disappearing beyond the corner. Tenaya waited for a few seconds before letting out a huge sigh. That was one of the most blood-pumping things she had ever done. She had never seen Dillon so... angry. So full of hate. But she knew that she was deep in now. No turning back.
She was fully on the side of the Rangers.
Flynn drove his blue hummer, where the Rangers were all seated. Scott sat in the passenger seat, while the twins and Ziggy were seated in the back. They didn't really know where they were going or what they were going to do. They had tried contacting Dr. K for an update, or for some idea of what they should do. The streets of the city seemed deserted, like Omega City. They all thought that everyone was home, and all the hybrids had to have been somewhere. But where? That was the question running through their minds. Flynn pulled to a rapid stop, catching them all of guard. Ziggy banged into Flynn's seat, Gemma into Scott's; and if Gem hadn't been wearing a seat belt, he would've hit the windshield. Scott turned to the Blue Ranger.
"Flynn! What the heck was that for?" he demanded. Flynn simply pointed ahead. Everyone looked through the windshield and their jaws dropped.
"Hybrids..." Ziggy whispered. Hundreds of humans- hybrids- were marching through the streets ahead of them. They didn't seem like an army or anything. They were all walking in a great big bunch, all heading downtown. They didn't seem to take notice of the Rangers however.
"That's got to be-"
"- at least two hundred-"
"-right there!" Gemma finished.
"And who knows how many more are in other parts of the dome?" Scott added. They all looked at each other, uncertain what to do. There was static on Flynn's radio. "Flynn what is that?" Scott asked. Flynn shrugged.
"I don't know-"
"You already have the dome infested with your hybrids. Why do you want me to lower the shields? What are you possibly going to gain from this?" It was Colonel Truman's voice speaking over the feed.
"Dad..." Scott said softly. Everyone suddenly seemed extremely interested.
"You do not question me human!" A thud was heard, following a soft groan. "I am Venjix, and you will do as I say!" Scott's hands formed into fists.
"I guess now we know what Dillon was talking about before... Venjix has your dad," Flynn stated.
"But shouldn't the soldiers with the Colonel-"
"-have been able to fight Venjix-"
"-long enough for them to escape?" Gemma asked.
"Unless..." Ziggy began. "What if Hicks wasn't the only hybrid in the army? The soldiers have never been tested or scanned because they came to Cornith, well... in uniform. So they were automatically assumed to be Venjix- free!"
"That makes-"
"-total sense!" Gemma finished, she and her brother grinning. Scott banged the car door, making everyone jump.
"We have to go save him!" he declared. Gem shook his head.
"Scott, we can't. We don't know-"
"-what we're dealing with here. If we go to the Command Center..." Gemma's voice trailed off.
"We could all end up dead," Flynn finished. Scott sighed, wanting nothing more than to save his dad. Losing Marcus was hard enough. But he didn't know what he'd do if he ended losing his dad too.
"Now you know how Dillon felt when it came to Tenaya," Ziggy retorted, crossing his arms. He was still upset about the whole thing, especially since Dillon was his best friend. Scott turned and glared at him, but knew the Green Ranger was right. When this whole thing was finished and done with, he'd apologize to Dillon. That is...
if they won...
In the Command Center, Colonel Truman sat up slowly. "Now get back to work!" Venjix sneered. "And wipe that blood off your face." Colonel Truman put his hand to his temple. When he withdrew it, his fingers were covered with blood. He must have gotten the cut when Venjix literally pimp- slapped him across the room. Colonel Truman got up and walked to the computer. He sat down once more and looked at the screen. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw that he had gotten through to the Rangers and Dr.K.
Now it was just a matter if they could save the city.
In the Garage, Summer and Dr.K looked at the computer worriedly as they heard the transmission. But they had no time to discuss their thoughts when the lab doors opened with a low hiss. They looked up from their work, only to see Tenaya walk in. Summer stood in front of Dr.K and the antidote, eyes narrowed.
"What do you want Tenaya?" she demanded angrily. "Because let me tell you, I am so not in a good mood right now and I will totally kick your butt."
"Relax. I want to help," Tenaya responded. Summer's eyes widened. The robotic, mechanical tone in her voice was gone. The sincerity from when she had previously joined the Rangers, was evident in her voice. Summer turned to Dr.K. The young mentor nodded.
"I assume when the magnetic wave occurred, you returned to normal?" Dr.K stated. Tenaya nodded. Dr.K turned to the Yellow Ranger to explain. "The magnetic wave activated the hybrids who were, let's say, off. So since Tenaya was already 'on', per say, when the device was activated her programming to serve Venjix was corrupted." Summer's eyes widened as she thought of something.
"Corpal Hicks! He was activated before! So wouldn't that mean that now he's normal?" she asked. Dr.K seemed to be shocked at this thought.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he was. Ranger Yellow, go to the Strict Security Unit in the Correctional Facility and free Corporal Hicks. We need all the help we can get if we're going to fight Venjix and win," Dr.K said.
"But what about the antidote?" Summer wondered. Tenaya spoke up.
"I can help. With my knowledge of the current codes and programming of the Venjix Virus, I can help you with the antidote," she offered. Dr.K nodded in agreement. Summer smiled and ran out of the lab. She got into Scott's car and fired up the engine. She turned to the left towards the West Heights Thru-way (made-up). She zoomed down the streets and thru-way. Who cares if she, or Scott, got a ticket? The fate of the city, and Dillon Summer thought to herself, was at risk.
The Colonel was typing in some codes on his computer, trying to buy some time. Venjix was pacing back and forth, with the Grinders pointing their blasters at the older man. Venjix growled in anger.
"What is taking so long?" he demanded, smashing a fist on the desk. The Colonel looked straight into Venjix's three eyes.
"The shields were at full defense and power when you walked in Venjix," Mason stated. "It's going to take a while."
"Why?" Venjix barked.
"I need to type in all the codes to gain access to lower the shields. And if I don't do it correctly, the dome will go into an immediate lock down for 48 hours. And I'm sure you don't want that," Colonel Truman responded calmly. Venjix growled in annoyance, turning away to continue pacing. Colonel Truman looked back the computer, growing more and more nervous with every second that passed. He was lying, only slightly. He did have to type in dozens of codes to gain access to lower to the shields. But the doing it correctly part was a lie. He said that to have an excuse to type slowly and 'carefully'.
"Tenaya, I need you to pour exactly two point five milliliters of mercury into this vile," Dr.K stated, handing Tenaya the vial. She turned back to the computer and began typing a few equations. Tenaya used her computerized vision and poured the exact amount Dr.K had instructed. She put it into the spray bottle that was in the clear transparent box connected to the computer (A/n. It was used by Dr.K in 'The Dome Dolls'. She was making an antidote to wake up the guys, and it showed her putting and taking out a spray bottle from it.)
"Done," Tenaya stated. Dr.K looked at the readings on the screen.
"Probability of working: seventy- five percent," she read.
"Great!" Tenaya said, and went to take out the bottle.
"No Tenaya! Not great! It either cures him, or it kills him," Dr.K exclaimed. Tenaya groaned. This wasn't going to be easy. Dr.K shrugged apologetically and turned back to update the antidote. Tenaya mixed a couple more chemicals, as Dr.K commanded.
"Probability of working: eighty- nine percent," Dr.K said after many minutes later.
"Good, we're almost there!" Tenaya stated, a bit more cheerful than before. The two continued to work.
Summer pulled up at the correctional facility, and burst inside. She froze in her tracks when she saw all the officers turn to look at her. Their eyes glowed red. Summer groaned. "You have got to be kidding me!"
The hybrids, recognizing her as the Yellow Ranger, all rushed towards her. Summer blocked as many of their attacks as she could, but soon realized she was in way over her head. Two of the guards grabbed her arms as she ducked an attack. She struggled against them, but their grip was firm. When a hybrid came towards her to attack, she used the two guards that held her, as leverage. She lifted both feet and kicked at the third guard. She kicked off him during the kick and flipped herself over, resulting with the guards landing on the round as she landed on her feet. She sent a sharp right hook to the last one. She looked around. They were all down. She knelt down next to them and checked their pulses. While they were the enemy, they were still human. She couldn't just kill them. It wouldn't be what Dillon wanted.
Kneeling down to the last one, she held his wrist, checking his pulse. Before Summer could blink, she found herself pinned with her back to the ground, with two hands wrapped tightly around her throat. Summer gasped, in shock and for breath. The guard was sitting on top of her, eyes glowing a bright red. Summer struggled against him, to no avil. She looked to the side, where the guards blaster lay discarded. She stretched her hand, trying to reach it. But it was only inches away from her fingers. She shifted slightly, which made his grip tighter. Black was enclouding her vision. Straining, she reached for the blaster. Gasping, she finally grabbed it and banged it roughly against his head. The hybrid collapsed on top of her. Summer pushed him off of her and coughed harshly, trying to get some needed oxygen to her brain. After a few minutes, she was able to stand up. She looked down at them all. They had no conscious what- so- ever. Shuddering at the thought, she turned around and ran to Strict Security Unit.
Colonel Truman was on the twenty- fifth code, and only had twenty-five more to go. Venjix had resorted to standing there, just glaring at the Colonel. He looked up from the computer screen when the doors opened with a hiss. He saw Dillon walk in the Control Center. Colonel Truman's eyes narrowed when he saw the cold, emotionless look on his face. "Well, well, well... Subject D44. How wonderful that you finally 'decided' to abandon the Rangers and join us," Venjix stated. Mason's eyes widened. Scott was right. Dillon was gone.
"Master," Dillon said in a low voice. He fell to one knee, kneeling before Venjix. His right arm was bent over his abdomen and came up to his shoulder, his hand in a fist. "I am ready to do as you command," he added, looking to the ground. Truman gulped at this sight.
FLASHBACK
"You know, when it comes down to it, you can side with us or you can side with them," Colonel Truman stated.
"I side with myself," Dillon retorted. "EVERY time."
END FLASHBACK
Dillon was one of the most thick- skulled, strong headed, independent people the Colonel had ever met. But if he was now willing to do whatever Venjix commanded, the Colonel didn't even want to think about what the other hybrids would be like. If something wasn't done soon, the city and all it's citizens were done for.
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Dun, dun, DUN!!! (lol) I'm starting to get the feeling that this is going to be longer than I had originally planned... but no sweat. It's all good!
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So please review and tell me what you think. I'm always open to ideas and I need some critique. I can't get better if you don't tell me!
Peace and love!
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