Author's Notes: Well, here we are again. This one took me awhile to start, but gave me plenty of time to plan out what's going to happen in the next few chapters. Just so you are for warned, the next few chapters will have repeating lines or repeating scenes due to it being the same time from different groups' perspectives. I hope you guys enjoy it and thank you to everyone for liking my story and giving me ideas.
Chapter 21: Invasion Part 1
Reefside: Downtown
Buildings exploded and spread debris across the streets. People were running in terror; followed by swarms of Putties and Tyrannodrones. Psycho Red walked through the mayhem behind the foot soldiers.
"Take them down! Destroy everything!" he shouted.
The Putties and Tyrannodrones used small weapons and blasted buildings and fired at running civilians. Psycho Red stopped and looked on at the scene. Buildings were slowly collapsing from the damage. Putties had cornered people in an alley and were closing in. Tyrannodrones continued to fire in all directions.
"So how does the attack go?" someone asked.
"It's all going to plan… Green Ranger."
Green Ranger was standing behind Psycho Red with his arms crossed.
"Excellent. Now to wait for those pesky rangers to show up." Green Ranger looked over his shoulder. "Let's make sure they get here soon. Blue! Yellow!"
The Mezodon Megazord and Replicant Zord, using the Ankylozord to replace its destroyed arm, appeared and began to destroy buildings as well. Psychos Blue and Yellow were laughing as they smashed buildings. Psycho Red stood in the street and wasn't moving.
"What's the matter Psycho Red? This too much for you? We're going to destroy the Power Rangers!"
"No." Psycho Red said. "I don't want to destroy the Power Rangers. I want to destroy the Red Rangers! I don't care what you or Mesogog want anymore, I'm destroying them whether you like it or not!"
Psycho Red spun around and shot energy out of his sword toward the Green Ranger. Green Ranger drew his dagger and deflected the energy away from him. It exploded next to him, sending rock shrapnel in all directions; some hitting the Green Ranger's helmet.
"Trying to defy me again will only make your punishment worse."
"I'm not afraid of you!"
Psycho Red charged toward the Green Ranger, sword in hand.
Reefside: Tommy's House – Lab
"Tommy! Jason!" Hayley shouted up the stairs.
The two rangers ran down the stairs toward the monitors where Hayley and Ashley were.
"What's wrong?" Tommy asked.
"Mesogog has made his move. The Psychos are leading a full scale invasion of Reefside."
The three veteran rangers looked in shock at the footage playing. Buildings were falling over or on fire, civilians running in terror and megazords blasting anything in sight.
"This is horrible." Ashley said.
"We have to move now!" Jason exclaimed.
Tommy lifted his communicator and switched it on.
"Mesogog is invading the city. There are Tyrannodrones and Putties everywhere. We need everyone to do what they can now. We don't have a lot of time. We also have megazords attacking so we need them taken care of."
"Got it Dr. O." Conner answered.
"On my way." Ethan answered.
"I've got the eastern part of the city." Kira said.
"Predazord is ready to go." Merrick said.
"All ready engaging them." Ryan said.
There was no word from Trent. Tommy looked from side to side.
"Trent, do you copy?" There was silence over the communicator. "We don't have time. He'll have to catch up. Ready?"
"Ready!" Jason and Ashley said in unison.
"It's Morphin' Time! Tyrannosaurus!"
"Let's Rocket!"
"Dino Thunder! Power Up!"
Reefside: Tommy's House – Outside
Tommy, Jason and Ashley ran outside Tommy's house, but stopped in their tracks. Putties and Tyrannodrones stood in front of them.
"They've gotten this far?" Jason said in shock.
"We can't let them get inside!" Tommy shouted.
Tommy drew his Brachio Staff and ran toward the assembled foot soldiers. He kicked a Tyrannodrone in front of him into a small group behind it. Tommy stabbed his staff into the ground and shot a stream of fire toward the fallen group; exploding upon contact. Jason joined the fight with a flying kick to a Putty. A Tyrannodrone swiped at Jason, but it was blocked; receiving a punch to the face in return. Jason lifted a Putty off the ground and threw it at a group of them.
"Not as tough as they used to be." Jason joked. Two Putties jumped toward Jason from behind. He turned to face them, but two yellow tinted laser blots struck them down. Ashley held her Star Slinger and fired off a few shots at a Tyrannodrone.
"May want to watch your back." Ashley said; continuing to fire at approaching troops. Ashley was blasting each foot soldier she put in her sights, but it didn't seem to be doing much against their numbers. Jason pulled out his Blade Blaster and began to fire on the Putties and Tyrannodrones to back up Ashley. Streams of laser fire cascaded through the crowded front yard until hitting their target.
"There's too many of them!" Jason shouted.
"We need to retreat!" Ashley also shouted.
Tommy was slowly being pushed back by the enemy. He used powerful swings of his staff to stave off the attackers, but they were quickly replaced by more. A Tyrannodrone and Putty double teamed Tommy, sending him on his back next to Ashley and Jason. The three rangers backed up toward the door of Tommy's House; Ashley and Jason still firing. Ashley tossed her Astro Blaster to Tommy who joined in on the shooting gallery.
"We can't hold them much longer!"
"Ashley! Jason! Get to the lab and start evacuating Hayley and whatever else you can!"
"What about you!" Ashley asked; kicking a Tyrannodrone that had gotten too close.
"I'll be right behind you!" Tommy tossed the blaster back to Ashley and the two ran inside while Tommy redrew his weapon. The Putties and Tyrannodrones all ran toward Tommy.
"Brachio Staff! Fire Strike!" Tommy jabbed his staff into the ground and launched fire toward the oncoming enemies. The fire caused the nearest ones to explode and knock the others down. Tommy ran inside and headed for the lab. He flipped the switch to close the entrance and broke it off of its mount with his staff; jumping into the quickly closing floor. Tommy tumbled down the stairs and rolled into the middle of the room. Hayley ran over to Tommy and lifted him up.
"Are you alright?" she asked in panic.
"I'm fine and I just bought us sometime. How are things going down here?"
"We're loading everything we can onto the Rangers' Raptor Riders, Cycles and yours and Trent's ATVs"
Ashley and Jason were quickly grabbing any computer component they can carry and brought them to the vehicle bay. Stacks of files on the rangers' technology and ranger history were scattered across the floor. Hayley left Tommy and began to gather them up. Tommy ran over to the partially disassembled monitors and sat in the chair.
"Do any of these still work?"
"Yes, the one on the far right is still up and running. I kept it connected just in case."
Tommy inputted commands on the keyboard and brought up the surveillance footage of the outside of his house. The enemies had got back up and crashed through the front door.
"They're in. We almost ready to go?"
"Almost, just a few more sensitive documents then we're out of here." Hayley answered.
Tommy changed the view of the camera to outside of the entrance. Putties were flipping over furniture and tearing down walls. The Tyrannodrones looked like they were sniffing something out. They looked to the ground and started to pound on it.
"They found the entrance! We've only got a few minutes left at the most!"
"We're ready to go Tommy!" Hayley said.
"Alright, Jason go with Hayley and take her to the Brachio Zord right away. Ashley, you're with me. We'll go through the other entrance to the lab and clear out anything in there. I'll set the cycles to head straight for the Brachio Zord. We'll meet up at the Brachio Zord once we deal with this invasion."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Jason took Hayley and got on the Dino ATV. He revved the engine and took off straight away. Tommy input the commands for the other cycles. They all sprang to life and launched out of the bay just as fast as Jason did. Tommy looked back to the camera and saw a Tyrannodrone and Putty carrying a small device.
"Ashley! We're out of here, now!"
Tommy jumped up from the chair and ran to the other entrance. He hit the switch to open it and went into the caves. Ashley ran in behind him and drew her blaster. She aimed back at the last operating monitor and blasted it and the remaining CPU. She took a few steps back and blasted the switch for the entrance. It began to close slowly as Ashley ran to catch up with Tommy.
"Guys, so you read? The lab has been compromised. We've just abandoned it now and…" Tommy was cut off by a loud explosion that rocked the caves.
"Say again Dr. O, what?" Conner asked.
"The Brachio Zord is now acting command center for the time being. Once we quell this invasion, we'll meet up there."
"Got it. And Dr.O… Good luck."
"We're going to need more then luck for this one."
"You may be right about something Tommy Oliver."
Tommy and Ashley stopped in their tracks. A large man in black armour stood in their way.
"Zeltrax!"
"You didn't think you would get away from this invasion unscathed did you?"
"Now is not the time!"
"Now is better than ever. Finally I shall have my revenge on you."
"Tommy, who is this guy?" Ashley asked.
"Zeltrax. He's an old colleague of mine, but now he's become a cyborg thanks to Mesogog."
Ashley drew her Astro Blaster and trained it on Zeltrax.
"I have no quarrel with you Yellow Ranger, only Dr. Oliver. If you get involved I will have no choice but to destroy you."
"I'm not going to run away. Rangers never abandon each other in their time of need."
Ashley opened fire on Zeltrax, sending bolts of laser fire his way. Zeltrax drew his sword and deflected the lasers. The deflected attacks hit the cave's ceiling and partially collapsed; sending large amounts of debris on top of Zeltrax.
"Let's go!" Ashley shouted as she grabbed Tommy and dragged him away.
"No! You won't get away from me Dr. Oliver!" Zeltrax shouted.
He gathered energy into himself and sent it outward, disintegrating the debris around him. He began to chase the two rangers when he was slashed across the chest and fell to one knee.
"Who did that?"
"I did."
Something just as tall as Zeltrax appeared from the darkness. He was covered in black leather and armour. His face was shaped similar to a wolf's and was covered by a black mask with a large horn protruding from his forehead. In his hand was a large crescent shaped blade, pointed at Zeltrax.
"And who are you?"
"I am the Duke Org Zen-Aku. Former ally of evil, now ally to the Power Rangers. Perhaps defeating you will bring me redemption."
Zen-Aku charged toward Zeltrax and swung his sword. Zeltrax jumped back to his feet and swung his sword to block the duke org's. Zen-Aku began to swing his sword wildly, trying to make as many strikes on Zeltrax as possible. His sword occasionally made contact with both Zeltrax and the cave walls. Each landed hit would create a flurry of sparks, illuminating the caves for a brief moment. Zeltrax attempted to parry the attack, but would feel a hit across his chest, knowing he failed. The two combatants locked blades and pushed against the other; their faces drawing closer together.
"You are quite skilled." Zeltrax said.
"As are you."
"But only one of us will walk away from this fight alive."
"If that is how this will end."
The two broke their sword lock and stared each other down. Zeltrax lifted his sword and began to gather energy into it. Zen-Aku did the same, drawing as much energy as he could into his weapon. Both combatants were teeming with energy; the cave was greatly illuminated by the amount gathered in such small places. They charged each other and locked blades again. The energy they'd gathered was violently reacting with each other. The caves started to shake and parts of the ceiling began to crack. Zen-Aku had put all of his might behind his sword, but was being driven to one knee by Zeltrax.
"Looks like you've lost." Zeltrax taunted.
"I don't think so!"
Zen-Aku pushed Zeltrax back, disconnecting their blade lock again and immediately grabbed him.
"What are you doing? You'll take this whole cave down around us!"
"Exactly."
Zen-Aku released all of his stored energy and the two were engulfed in a blue light. The cave walls around them collapsed and suddenly exploded. The cave ceiling was blasted open, revealing the sky amidst the fire and shrapnel. Fire began to pour through the cave like water. Every crevice was filled with fire and illuminated as bright as the sun.
Reefside: Forest
"Run Ashley! Run!" Tommy shouted. The two rangers ran toward the cave's exit in a hurry. "Jump!"
The two jumped out and onto the ground. Just as they landed, a large stream of fire exploded out of the cave, burning small vines off of the entrance. The flames retreated back into the cave, while smoke took its place. Tommy got up and looked around to make sure it was safe. He could see a large amount of smoke coming from the cave and far off in the distance.
"Ashley are you ok?" he asked the Space Ranger.
"I'm fine. Never been better. So now what do we do?"
"We make our way into town. The others are going to need our help to stop this invasion." Tommy lifted his communicator. "Jason, do you read?"
"Loud and clear."
"Did you make it to the Brachio Zord? Is Hayley alright?"
"We made it and she's fine. She's starting to set things up inside the Brachio Zord now. Where are you?"
"Outside the cave entrance in the forest. Ran into a little trouble, but we're alright now."
"Good to hear. I'm on my way to the city now."
"Copy. See you soon." Tommy lowered his communicator, but quickly brought it back up. "Jason, do we have any idea what's going on out there right now?"
"Nothing on our end, but from what we can see here, looks like the Dino Stegazord isn't in combat."
"What?"
"How can that be?" Ashley asked.
"Doesn't look like Trent came to get it. The Dragozord and Stegazord are still here."
Tommy couldn't believe what he was hearing. Why didn't Trent get his megazord? He's the only other one who can use a megazord.
"Tommy, if the Predazord is the only thing out there fighting…"
"I know Ashley. Jason, see what Hayley can do so you can pilot one of the other zords in there. Merrick is going to need all the help he can get."
"Roger."
"Tommy, we need to get moving now. Reefside still needs us."
"Right."
Both rangers ran toward the city, going as fast as they could. They passed trees with lightning speed. They were able to finally see the city scape, but stopped in horror. Most of the city was on fire or collapsed into ruins. Smoke bellowed off of buildings and small explosions could be seen between buildings.
"Conner, Ethan, everyone do you read me?"
"Loud and clear Dr. O. Glad you could finally make it." Conner semi-joked.
"Great to hear from you. I was beginning to worry something went wrong." Ryan answered.
"Me and Ashley are on the city's edge. Things don't look so good from here."
"You can say that again. There are Tyrannodrones and Putties everywhere!" Ethan shouted over the communicator.
"Guys I need some back up over here." Kira said. "Not exactly ready for a straight up fight, let along an invasion."
"Ashley, can get to Kira's location and help her out?" Tommy asked.
"Not a problem. Where is she?"
"Kira, where are you?"
"East side of the city. Near the Café."
"Alright, Ashley is on her way now. Just hang in there."
"It's what I've been doing for the past twenty minutes."
"Anyone else need back up?"
"I'm good here." Conner answered.
"Doing fine over here." Ethan said.
"I should be alright for now." Ryan said.
"I could use some help. These zords are giving me trouble." Merrick answered.
"We're working on getting you back up Merrick, just hang on a little longer."
"Alright."
"Does anyone know where the leaders are?"
"City Hall." Ryan answered.
"Thanks. I'm on my way there now. Everyone, good luck and may the power protect you."
Tommy exploded into a run and headed for City Hall. He tried to ignore the Putties and Tyrannodrones around him, but stopped to slash a few in his way. He knew that if he made it to city hall and took down whoever was leading the invasion, it would stop right away. Tommy turned a corner and was faced with a horde of Putties.
"Oh man, not you guys again."
Tommy raised his staff, preparing to strike when the Replicant Zord fell in front of him, crushing all of the Putties. Tommy jumped back as the Replicant raised itself up. It saw Tommy and lifted its two drill arms. A boomerang flew by and knocked the zord off its feet again, out of Tommy's way.
"Go Tommy!" Merrick said over the communicator.
Tommy proceeded to run again as the Predazord stepped across the road Tommy was on. Sparks from the Replicant Zord showered the road in front of Tommy, obscuring his vision for a moment. Past the sparks, were cars lit a blaze and the street filled with debris. Tommy could see the top of city hall and knew he was getting closer. He rounded the corner and began to climb the stairs toward city hall. Once he reached the top, he expected there to be Putties and Tyrannodrones guarding the place, but to his amazement there was nothing.
"This doesn't make sense."
Tommy looked around and still couldn't see any guards. City Hall was not very damaged especially compared to the rest of the city. Only one wall had a hole in it, large enough to fit a tank. As Tommy entered the hole in the wall, his foot stepped on something. He looked down only to jump back in shock.
"Psycho Red?"
The Psycho Ranger was against the wall, slumped over. Tommy kneeled down to get a better look and noticed his chest. Something was sticking out of it, but it didn't seem to be random debris. Tommy lifted Psycho Red's body up and his eyes widened. The thing in Psycho Red's chest was his own weapon. It was lodged deep into his chest and pinned him to the wall.
"Whatever did this was extremely powerful… Green Ranger." Tommy said to himself. Tommy walked further into the building; shaking once in a while from the battles raging in the city. He could hear what sounded like a fight going on inside. He heard the sound of swords clashing and people grunting. Tommy followed the sound and was getting closer and closer to the city council meeting room. Tommy began to make out voices, but not who they belonged to.
"Nice try."
"How about this!"
"Better, but still nothing.
"I'll kill you!"
"Like you can."
From the sounds of it, Tommy figured whoever was fighting was not going to back down so easily. He found the door to the room blasted open by something. Large pieces of shattered wood littered the floor around him. Tommy gripped his Brachio Staff tightly and ran into the room
Author's Notes: Now this was one exciting chapter wasn't it? What will happen to Reefside? Where is Trent? Will the Rangers be able to hold off this invasion? Find out next time. Please Read and Review.
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