I OWN NOTHING!
Summer, Flynn, and Scott sat at a long table in a theater, waiting for Ziggy's candidates for the green ranger. They figured, they already had most of the team, why not get the last member? But, Scott was dozing, Summer could barely keep her eyes open, and Flynn was already knocked out, drool on the table. But they all jumped when they heard the boom of the mic.
"And for our next green ranger candidate," Ziggy started.
"Allow me to present Captain Smoothie. " he smiled at the man with blue tights, a white shirt, and a red cape with a matching mask on his face.
"Uh, now, he's mostly been working birthday parties, and bar mitzvahs, but he could be ready to take it to the next level." Ziggy said. Everyone nodded though Flynn was still slightly drowsy. They looked down to their clipboards and hovered over the box for Captain Smoothie, each of them ready to write an X. Captain Smoothie looked to Ziggy for confirmation.
"All right, you're on." he smiled at him before moving to the far right of the stage. Heroic music played, and Captain Smoothie took a weird stance. He threw punches that looked kind of out of place. He did kicks that showed you he wasn't flexible or coordinated at all. Flynn laughed quietly, Summer looked at the man worriedly, he looked kind of sick, and Scott just put his hand over his mouth and his eyebrows were raised. The man played air guitar. Then he did a high jump and sadly, his cape got stuck in the fan. He went around and around, and the rangers heads followed him. Summer gasped and began to slightly laugh. This had definitely woken them all.
"This is so horrifying, but at the same time, I can't look away." she muttered. But then, the cape tore, and the man fell to the ground. With no clothes... Scott looked away in disgust, Summer gaped, and Flynn laughed out loud. Before he was hit in the chest by a red-faced yellow ranger. As the man got up with a confused expression, Summer covered her eyes, Flynn and Scott covering them over her hands.
"Uh, not to worry, not to worry. He was another warm-up." Ziggy tried as Flynn pressed his buzzer for "NO!"
"Uh, an Appeteaser, if you will." He smiled.
"Uh, the-the best candidates are yet to come, so.." he said as he tried to get the man's clothes from the fan.
"Sorry. Can we cut the power to this?" He yelled. Summer shook her head and Scott and Flynn laughed again.
XXX
Both Dillon and Tenaya stood on rotating discs in their suits without their helmets as Dr. K explained how their energy forcefields should work. Because they were morphing partners, they had the same energy power. Sonny sat in the corner of the lab, playing with her black stuffed cat and yellow stuffed bear.
"Each color of the rangers' series is designed to configure the movement of electrons within the energy biofield in a configuration that bends time and space in order to achieve a specific function." she told them.
"Should I pretend I understood any of that?" Dillon asked causing Sonny to giggle from the corner. Dillon smirked. Hearing his daughter's laughter after a year made that small laugh his new favorite sound. Dr. K ignored him.
"Series Blue Suit is designed for time-field manipulation. It can halt the movement of electrons through the entire biofield, suspended time for 10 seconds. Series Yellow is able to read energy signatures and focus the flow into concentrated surges. Red Suit is designed to channel the bio-energy field for the three second burst attack." she listed off the powers of each suits.
"Which brings us, to us." Tenaya said.
"As the operators of series black and white technology, your suits are enabled with an invincibility shield that will make you completely impervious to any attack for a period of five seconds." he said.
"Completely?" Dillon asked, suddenly interested.
"Theoretically, when your shield is fully powered, you could withstand the direct blast of a 40 megapulse explosion." Dr. K informed the two of them.
"Theoretically, but you haven't actually tested it yet, have you?" Tenaya asked quizzically.
"No, that's what you're here for." Dr. K said. Dillon and Tenaya pressed a button on their morphers, back to back, and their helmets appeared on their heads.
"Great. Powering up shield." Dillon commanded. Dillon's shield was purple, and Tenaya's was a pure white. It covered the whole top half of their bodies.
"Ideally, at least one of you will have mastered this ability before the other rangers and your Ziggy have found a suitable operator for the series green technology." Dr. K said as the rotating discs started once again.
"We'll try one at a time." he said before ordering Dillon out of the room.
XXX
"Lady and Gentlemen, please put your hand-" Ziggy started, but a man in silver and green cloths walked across the stage.
"N-No. Back- back here!" he tried, but the man didn't listen. After a bit of convincing, the man came back and tried to stand steadily next to Ziggy.
"Now, unfortunately, his favorite color is blue. Uh, but I'm sure we can change that." he said as the man stepped back and started twirling his extremely long sleeves. They each pressed it at the same time.
X
"Our next candidate, Pink hot." Ziggy introduced the candidate in black and pink clothing. He continued to do weird stances, and wouldn't stop. He then ran to one side of the stage and ran before skidding across it.
"Speed." smiled Ziggy. Pink Hot came to stand next to Ziggy and did an uncoordinated back flip and when he landed, he pretended he heard something with a 'Whip! Whip!' as he looked back and forth.
"Sound Effects." Ziggy tried again. Scott had his head in his hands, Summer had an uncomfortable look on her face, and Flynn's hand was already on the buzzer.
X
"Do you want to be a green Power Ranger?" the man with the dummy asked the dummy. This was a ventriloquist act, not even a Power Ranger audition. This was not good.
"Yes!" the dummy said.
"What can you do?" he asked the dummy. Scott, Summer, and Flynn all laughed slightly.
"I can sing and dance!" the ventriloquist made the dummy say. Scott immediately pressed his buzzer. The man nodded at Ziggy who had an uncomfortable expression.
X
A girl in a green overcoat and a bike helmet rolled around slowly on the stage on a scooter.
"She comes with her own vehicle!" Ziggy tried. Summer pressed the buzzer immediately.
X
"Picture this-" Ziggy started as a woman dressed in Asian clothing and holding an umbrella you'd usually find in a drink twirled on stage.
"You're in the middle of a battle, and it starts raining." he pointed to the umbrella.
"That's what we have suits for." Summer muttered before pressing her button.
X
A girl dressed in all pink and black had a hoola hoop around her waist and Ziggy was trying to help her adjust it.
"Just a little bit higher and then we- 1, 2, 3." he said as he spun it around her waist. She spun, with Ziggy shouting "Go, Go, Go, Go!", but they fell to the ground.
"Hang on." Ziggy muttered. That time, they all pressed the buzzer at the same time.
X
A mime stood on the stage, pretending to be a box. Again.
"He-He's in a box." Ziggy smiled.
"He can't get out." he muttered at the confused faces of the rangers.
"Ooh... He's still in there." he laughed. As the man seemed as if he was being pressed down by the box, Ziggy muttered "I'm sorry." Flynn pressed his buzzer.
X
Finally, Scott had enough.
"Stop! Just stop!" he yelled.
"We're looking for a green ranger, here, not a clown!" he said. Ziggy took that to heart.
"Do you want a clown? Like-Like an actual clown? 'Cause I can get you one of those!" he said, flipping through his papers.
"And on that note, I'll be going home." Flynn said, as he, Summer, and Scott stood from the table.
"Thanks Ziggy. Very entertaining." Summer said, trying to be nice. Ziggy widened his eyes and rushed down the stairs of the stage.
"No, wait, wait, wait. No, you can't leave yet! Okay, this has all just been building up to my, you know, 100% can't-miss green ranger candidate." he said, trying to convince them. Flynn sighed, Summer put her chin on her fist, and Scott threw his hands up in the air.
"Ziggy, this had better be good!" he growled. Summer stood.
"Actually, I've got to go. It's Sonny's nap time and Dillon can't put her down because he's testing his shield. You guys can handle this." Summer smiled and put her hands on her two teammates shoulders. They nodded, knowing Sonny's nap time was important, or she ends up annoying everyone and disrupting everyone because of crankiness.
XXX
Ziggy ran outside into the hall, looking over all the people with crazy outfits and such.
"Not you. Not you. Definitely not you." he pointed at a guy dressed as Santa. But then a big guy, with gray hair and an important looking suit pushed through the line and came up behind Ziggy.
"What about me?" he asked. Ziggy turned and you could see the panic in his eyes, but he smiled.
"Fresno Bob!" he laughed. he turned and there were two henchmen grinning at him.
"Hey. There you are!" he smiled nervously.
"It's funny, I've been looking for you everywhere." Ziggy exaggerated.
"Well, today is your lucky day. Because you found me." Bob said as Ziggy put a finger in the air.
"Hold on. I, uh, know what you're thinking. You're probably saying to yourself-" he started, but Bob cut him off.
"Where is it?" he growled.
"Right!" laughed Ziggy.
"Where is it? That's the million dollar question!" he smiled.
"Five million dollar question." Fresno Bob said, and by the look on his face, he was not playing at all.
"Right, now before you say, uh-" he started, but Bob cut him off again.
"Pound it out of him, boys." he commanded. Ziggy was lifted by the two men behind him.
"Right, before you say that- No, no, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" he said, but they carried him away.
XXX
They walked outside where Fresno Bob rubbed his chin.
"Why, Ziggy? Why'd you do it? Is it just that you're that greedy or you're that stupid?" Bob asked.
"Well, that all depends, uh, o-on what you, uh- Sorry, what are the two options again?" Ziggy stuttered. Bob rolled his eyes before signaling, letting his boys knew what to do. One of the men, grabbed Ziggy around his stomach, holding him up and the other put his fist up, but suddenly, there was a tune. The Farmer in the Dell. They all looked around before rapid footsteps came at them. Two henchmen were taken out. Ziggy didn't even know those two were there. She caused the man to let go of him as the two rushed at her. He threw a punch she blocked and pushed him away. She threw a kick to his stomach, and he fell into a few boxes. Ziggy hid behind boxes, watching the amazing girl in front of him. She had long flowing brown hair, and he couldn't see the eyes narrowed in determination. But what amazed him was the skill and flexibility she displayed. She jumped into the man's stomach which most likely hurt with her high heels and climbed the wall. She jumped into the air, and fell on her feet, grabbing a man's arm and breaking it. But she finally looked up after disarming the last henchman and Ziggy finally saw dark brown eyes. She looked exactly like Dillon and Tenaya. She would've been a younger sister. But her dark brown eyes glared at Fresno Bob. And for the first time Ziggy had ever seen, Fresno Bob looked scared.
"Wanna play too, Jabba?" she insulted.
"You just made a very big mistake, young lady." Bob threatened. Though he still seemed frightened. He pointed behind her at Ziggy.
"And you! All five of the cartels know you're back in town, Ziggy! So, you better come by the track and you better have what you owe us!" he growled, dropping a card. 'The Scorpion Cartel.' it read.
"Come on!" he growled at his broken and beaten henchmen. Ziggy smiled, coming from behind the boxes and picking up the card.
"Uh, those guys are really lucky you showed up when you did 'cause I was about to, uh- I was about to get primal with them, you know?" He nodded. The girl laughed.
"Yeah, they really looked like they needed some help. But, you know, since they're safe now, I'm just gonna go wait back in line." she played along with him.
"Line? You mean, for the ranger program? Th-That line?" he asked, excitedly. After what she did, she could be his chance!
"Well, I don't know if I have what it takes to be a ranger, but I-" she started.
"NO, no, you definitely have what it takes!" He encouraged before running off to alert the red and blue rangers.
"Really? Well if you say so." she smirked slightly as her dark brown eyes glowed a bright red.
XXX (A/N: Just a little family moment I couldn't get out of my head and had to write!)
Summer arrived at the garage where she found the cutest scene. Dillon had Sonny giggling on her back as he tickled her mercilessly. Summer laughed quietly at her family before walking slowly over to them. The two were unsuspecting as Summer jumped heavily on Dillon's back. He landed on the couch with a big 'oof!' as Sonny and Summer continued to giggle. He smiled and twisted, leaving Summer to fall onto the couch. She smiled up at him as he held a hand out to help her up off the couch. She took it and stood.
"Okay, that was fun. But we need to put Summer down for her nap." she smiled. Sonny groaned.
"But, mommy, I don't want to sleep yet!" she stuck her bottom lip out in a pitiful pout and in that moment, she looked exactly like Summer, minus the electric blue eyes. Dillon smiled, picking her up and setting her on his hip.
"Wow, you even have your mommy's pout. Minus her big blue eyes." he chuckled. Sonny smiled, big and bright.
"Yup. I have your eyes." she smiled, poking him in the cheek.
"Well, munchkin, time to get you up to your room." Summer smiled, pinching the little girl's cheek. The 6 year old giggled and hid her head in her father's neck. They all walked up to Sonny's room where she changed into her pajamas and her Dad pulled the covers back, pulling her into the bed by grabbing her waist. He kissed her forehead, pulling the covers over her.
"I love you, Sonny." he whispered.
"I love you, too, Daddy." she whispered back. Summer admired the sweet scene before joining.
"We both love you." Summer chuckled, kissing Summer's forehead, then kissing Dillon.
"Ew!" Sonny laughed, crinkling her nose before hiding under her blankets.
"I love you, too, Mommy." she whispered, peeking two little brown eyes out. Summer shook her head and caressed her daughter's cheek.
"Have a nice nap, baby." she whispered. Dillon nodded before getting up and rounding the bed to join Summer going out of the room. Sonny fell asleep quickly, her head full of dreams of her now, and forever, full family.
XXX
The girl ran on a treadmill as Flynn looked over her stats. He handed the paper to Scott.
"She's off the charts again." he laughed. Zuggy stepped carefully over to the two guys.
"Well, not bad, huh?" he laughed nervously.
"Now, did I tell you or did I tell you?" he asked, with more confidence.
"Heather Sevenson. Former news-helicopter pilot. Ziggy, where did you find her?" Scott laughed.
"What can I say? Ziggy promises, Ziggy delivers." he shrugged.
"I make moves, this is what I do!" he laughed.
"Well, she's perfect. Too perfect." Flynn laughed. They walked back over to her.
"Heather." Scott said. She stopped the treadmill, looking up at him.
"Congratulations. You just joined the Power Rangers." he smiled proudly at Ziggy. Heather smiled, shaking Scott and Flynn's hands. Then Dr. K spoke in Flynn's hand.
"The sooner Series Green is activated and in phase one training, the better." he said.
"Great. Well, we can do the DNA bonding right here." Scott smiled.
"I'll grab the green morpher and be back in a flash." Ziggy nodded before turning.
"And Ziggy-" Scott started as the boy turned his way.
"Great work." he nodded. Ziggy nodded and mouthed "Yes!" as he turned away to get the morpher.
XXX
Back in the lab, the morpher on the green ranger suit pixeled out of the box and onto the ground where Ziggy picked it up.
"Just so you understand, Ziggy, you must guard that morpher with your life." he warned.
"My life, Doc?" Ziggy asked, making a face.
"That's- That's a bit severe, don't you think?" he asked.
"That morpher contains the base DNA code for the series technology. You must do everything in your power to keep the morpher from falling into the wrong hands." he ordered. Ziggy nodded, understanding.
"Okay, okay! Never fear, the Zig-Man's here!" he promised.
"After all, who found you the perfect green ranger?" he gloated as he exited the lab.
XXX
Back in the theater, two of the guards were examining Heather and the metal detector beeped.
"Sorry. This thing's been giving me false positives all week." he apologized, looking at it.
"Hey, well, you can never be too careful, can you?" Heather smiled slyly. She reached up, and pulled her hair back, revealing a memory slot with a 7 etched under it.
"Hey!" the guard growled. He reached for his weapon before she grabbed his arm, taking the metal detector and kneeing him in his stomach, sending him to the floor. The one behind her already had his weapon out, he didn't know where to shoot. Heather turned towards him and kicked the gun out of his hand before punching him repeatedly in the stomach, sending him to the floor. Suddenly, she heard a voice.
"Hey, guys! I'm back!" it was Ziggy.
"And I got the green morpher for the perfect-" he came to the same room and as he arrived, she changed to her true form. A black leather suit with a helmet and black visor.
"Evil robotic imposter!" he finished his sentence quickly, with a slight change of words.
"Thanks, I'll take it." she smiled evilly. She tried to grab it out of his hand, but he held it out of her reach. He tried to run, but she grabbed his arm. She twisted him, so he threw the bag and pushed her, catching it and running. Heather 7 sighed in annoyance before walking calmly after him. Ziggy ran out behind the building where his scooter was. He took his helmet and put it on his head before sitting and starting the engine. He raced forward, and he got just a few feet away from his previous spot before she stepped out in front of him. She grabbed the front of it and lifted him, making him tinkle, just a bit...
"Okay, I, uh, I don't mean to sound rude, but, uh, what are you?" he stuttered, looking at her unsurely.
"Heather, Generation 7, Venjix human infiltration attack bot. I am your thoughts and mind. I am mankind's unconscious being..." as she continued, Ziggy looked around with an annoyed expression on his face before he came up with a plan.
"I am the final evolution of-" she started, but he pressed a button, squirting her with water. She dropped the bike heavily, and he looked at her with squinted eyes.
"That was actually a rhetorical question." he said as he sped past her. She growled before letting down her visor and taking off after him. He raced through people in a blind panic, hearing the pounding and rapid steps behind him.
XXX
Summer, Scott, and Flynn walked back in the theater after Scott and Flynn told her what had happened. They walked in the room to find two guards moaning in pain on the floor.
"Well, this does not look like a promising development, now, does it?" Flynn asked, a sarcastic smile painted on his face. They raced back out of the room with one last glance at the guards who were finally standing.
XXX
Ziggy raced through curtains as laundry hung all around him. He stopped in the middle, looking around to make sure he was completely hidden. Then, he took out his phone, still looking around. He pressed his button to connect to the computer at the garage and said "Doc K, this is Ziggy. Come in." he whispered.
"Yes, Ziggy?" he asked with an irritated tone.
"Uh, you know that perfect green ranger I found?" he mumbled.
"Yeah, turns out she's also a, uh, a deadly venjix attack bot, so, my bad?" he whispered.
"Is the green morpher secure?" Dr. K asked.
"That's affirmative. I'm fine, too. Thanks for asking." he nodded, still in a clear panic. Back in the garage, Dillon had been listening to the conversation.
"Ziggy, keep that attack bot busy. Buy yourself some time. I'm on my way. I'll track you through the morpher." he said.
"Yeah, well, hurry. This one's different." he muttered.
"Different? Different how? Explain." Dr. K demanded.
"Well, she's-" he started, but the tune "Farmer in The Dell" began again. He knew it was her. She had used that same calling card when she rescued him from Fresno Bob. He saw her shadow on the curtains, and sheets, and just everywhere there was a surface she could hide behind.
"She's enjoying this." he whispered into the phone.
XXX
Scott walked into the living from the lab where Tenaya was still testing her shield.
"This is all my fault. I never should've sent Ziggy after the green morpher." He groaned as he walked up next to Summer who was speaking to Dr. K.
"Any word, Dr. K?" she asked.
"We lost communication with Ziggy." he told her.
"Dillon has gone after-" he started, but stopped.
"Hold on. I'm picking up subterranean seismic activity in secret E-3." he said.
"Well, is it an Earthquake?" asked Flynn.
"No." Summer said as she zoomed in on the spot.
"Much worse." she whispered.
XXX
Ziggy began to shake as the tune continued. Then, he decided to speak.
"I'm not afraid of you, Miss Heather 7..." he whispered.
"Oh no?" she laughed. Before pulling a curtain behind him.
"Well, you should be!" she growled. She grabbed his shoulder to yank him off the bike, but he twisted out of his jacket that landed in her hands. She stepped easily through the scooter, but when she got through, Ziggy threw a sheet at her, making a run for it. He threw another behind him for good measure. He knocked over a rack, making sure to get a distance from her, whispering to himself.
"Okay, yeah, need to buy some time. Buy some time." he muttered. But he widened his eyes and smiled to himself, taking out the card. 'The Scorpion Cartel'.
XXX
Ziggy ran up the stairs of the track before jumping over the railing where 5/however many there ever where stood. Along with Fresno Bob who was counting money.
"Fresno Bob! Did you miss me?" he laughed. Everyone was eying the green bag in his hand.
"Ziggy!" Bob smiled, handing his money to a henchman. Two of them grabbed Ziggy.
"I must say, you never fail to surprise me." he smiled, being nice for a change.
"You said, bring what I owe." Ziggy nodded, handing over the green bag.
"What you owe?" Bob asked, taking the bag.
"What you owe doesn't fit in any bag. You know that." he stated. Ziggy smiled evilly. Then, like he expected, rapid footsteps sounded behind him. Heather kicked off one of the men holding him, letting Ziggy make a run for it. She put a full-on attack on the cartel before turning to Fresno Bob. She glared at him and spotted the bag.
"That is mine." she growled.
"Yours?" he chuckled.
"I have been waiting-hey," he stopped.
"It's that girl from before!" he raised an eyebrow and pointed a finger.
"Right, now that I've reintroduced you guys," everyone turned to Ziggy, who was hanging out below them.
"Feel free to just hang out, get to know each other, beat each other senseless." he said, backing up. When he finished the sentence, he took off down the steps.
"Hold on. He lured her here. He tricked us." Bob said in an infuriated tone. The cartels came at her once again, making the bot smirk. He put a forceful hand on her shoulder, making her laugh. She grabbed his arm, twisting it and sending him away from her. Another grabbed at her, but she flipped him. She tripped the others, making them fall and hit their heads. One of them tripped Bob who struggled with his toupee. Ziggy hurried down the stairs, quick as he could. As he got back out on the street, he heard an engine revving. He turned and saw the black fury racing through the courtyard.
"Hey!" he yelled at Dillon, who stopped at the sight of him.
"Get in!" he ordered to the boy who was practically shaking.
"Careful." he warned his friend. "She doesn't give up." he sighed. They both looked up as a tune started. Once again, Farmer in The Dell.
"Yeah. Yeah, she does that. It's like her calling card or something." he said, turning to the black ranger.
"Cute." he muttered. He slammed his foot on the gas, taking off down the road before she landed on the hood of the fury, making Dillon growl. He went faster and faster and faster, until he finally swerved, sending Heather flipping off the hood. She growled walking toward Ziggy's side and grabbed him shoulder, pulling him and throwing him out of the car window and onto the concrete. Dillon immediately threw open his door and hopped over his hood. She made to grab at Ziggy, but Dillon stopped her, blocking each of her attacks on him and throwing her to the concrete. She sat up.
"You've had upgrades." she laughed.
"What are you supposed to be?" he asked her.
"Heather, Generation 7, Venjix Human Infiltration Attack Bot. I am your thoughts and mind. I am mankind's subconscious being. I am the final ev-" she went over her long speech again.
"Save it." Dillon growled. During the time she spoke, she had gotten up from the ground. She pushed him, and tried to sweep him, but he back-flipped away from her, morphing. She flew at him and kicked him to the ground. Heather stopped in front of him, waiting for him to stand. When he stood she kicked and he blocked. He swung, she ducked. She grabbed his fist, he yanked and tried to punch her in her head. She blocked again and punched him twice in his gut. Heather yanked him up, and kneed him in his crotch, sending him flying to a fence. He fell to the ground, clutching his chest and crotch in pain. Heather laughed before heading over to Ziggy who had taken the green morpher out of his pocket. He tried to crawl away, but Heather smiled and stole it away from him.
"Now, I will bond with your series green and destroy the Power Rangers from within. I will become the final stage of techno-awareness." she began another long speech, but Ziggy stopped her.
"You talk too much." he said before standing and grabbing the morpher from her. As they fought for it, it accidentally locked itself on Ziggy's wrist. He pushed and pulled the lever, creating a flash of green that blasted Heather backwards. He looked down at the green spandex all over his body.
"Whoa! I'm a Power Ranger!" He said, feeling over his helmet. Heather screamed in anger before charging at him. She punched, he blocked, she swung, he ducked, and she kicked him in his stomach.
"I don't wanna be a Power Ranger!" he said, grabbing her foot as she tried to kick again. He jumped as she tried to sweep him.
"I do not want to be a Power Ranger!" he screamed. She tried to kick and punch, but he could actually block. But, she finally got a kick in, sending him skidding backwards with his new boots. She continued to kick, but he blocked it. He grabbed her foot, and she twisted in the air, flipping him to the ground. He got up and backed away from her. Then he heard, "Ziggy! Duck!". He didn't know who it was, but he followed orders and saw Dillon with his blaster. He shot at her 3 times, her being blasted away from the last explosion. She looked up at the two rangers, and they noticed a large broken piece missing from her visor.
"You all right?" Dillon asked the brand new green ranger.
"Yeah." he nodded as Dillon got in front of him. Heather stood up, growling. Her growl sounded similar to Dillon's.
"You haven't won. The gopher-bot is already within the walls of your city." she said in monotone.
"The what?!" Dillon asked. Ziggy said a few incoherent words, making Heather smile and laugh before walking away.
XXX
Dillon stepped through the woods, Ziggy far behind him.
"Dillon! Come on! Wait up!" he called desperately and out of breath.
"Shouldn't we wait for the others?" he asked.
"Shh! Listen!" Dillon ordered. He knelt down and put his ear to the floor.
"What is it?" Ziggy asked. Then he heard it. Rumbling. Quick rumbling that got louder and louder.
"Whoa." Ziggy said in amazement.
"See, uh, I don't like that sound of that." he said, turning to Dillon who sat up.
"Follow my lead." Dillon told him.
"Yeah. Right." he muttered as they stood.
"Deploy Weapons!" Dillon called, Ziggy following. The signs on their chests glowed, giving Dillon his rocket blaster and Ziggy his turbo ax.
"Rocket Blaster!" Dillon called, Ziggy following him with his own weapon. Together, Ziggy hit the ground as Dillon shot it, making the gopher bot underground be shot out. He fell to the ground in front of the two where Dillon growled "End of the line."
"Uh, yeah, what he said." muttered Ziggy. The gopher bot growled lowly before slicing the two in their chests. He ran toward them with a roar, but Dillon stopped him, by sending his foot up to his face. He tried to hit Dillon, who had gotten on his knee by then, but Dillon blocked. Dillon sped out of the way, continuing to block the bot from Ziggy's way who had run off screaming.
"He's-He's really mad." Ziggy stuttered, running to hide behind a tree. Unknowingly to the two rangers, Red, Blue, and Yellow flew onto the scene. As they arrived, Dillon was thrown into a tree. In unison, the 3 primary rangers jumped into the air and blasted the gopher. He fell to the ground as Dillon was getting up.
"Need some help?" Scott asked smugly as he landed.
"You all right?" Summer asked.
"I'm okay." he nodded.
"We tracked you from the seismic disturbance." Flynn said. Scott looked behind the 3 and noticed Ziggy.
"What?" Scott hissed. Ziggy whimpered behind them, making the other 3 turn.
"Who's that?" Scott asked. But they didn't have time for an answer before the gopher bot stood. The 3 primary turned and raised their blasters.
"Let's end this." Scott ordered. Together, the rangers sped through, around, and over the bot, each time blasting him. But as they stopped, he still stood. And he was angry. He put his shovel-like claw in the ground and shoveled dirt at the rangers who shrieked. Dillon put a hand on Ziggy's shoulder to grab him into the battle.
"No! Not me! No way!" he cried as he held onto the tree with one hand and tried to pull from Dillon with the other.
"Come on!" Dillon growled at him as his other hand slipped from the tree.
"No, no, no, no!" he begged, but he was pulled from it. They ran off, leaving the others under the dirt.
"Hey, where's Black, and where's Green?" Scott asked as they all climbed over the huge dirt pile.
"Never mind where's green? Who's green?" Flynn said, putting a hand on Scott's shoulder.
"I mean, who was that guy?" Flynn cried.
"Come on!" said Summer as she pulled herself further out. She was the first to make it to the hole where the gopher had crawled underground. It was way bigger than her, or the gopher.
"Hmm." she muttered. Maybe she knew exactly where the green and black rangers went.
XXX
Summer was right. Dillon and Ziggy had jumped after the gopher and were now running through the dirt hole.
"Come on! He couldn't have gone that far!" Dillon told his companion.
"It looks like its gone that way." Ziggy pointed in the direction, also pointing out the obvious, and making Dillon sigh. In the middle of the city, the gopher popped out of the ground, causing others to run and scream. Behind him, Dillon and Ziggy climbed out of the hole.
"Let's do it!" Dillon told Ziggy.
"Okay. If you say so." muttered Ziggy before they both jumped in the air.
"Nitro Blaster!" they called together. They shot at the gopher in mid-air, making him fall to the ground. The black and green rangers landed and stood.
"Well, that wasn't so hard." laughed Ziggy. The gopher shot a blast of power and the two and only Dillon noticed it.
"Move!" he ordered, pushing Ziggy out of the way. As they moved, the rangers took out their weapons. Dillon hit with his nitro sword and the gopher blocked. Ziggy tried to hit him over the head with his ax, but he missed and stumbled.
"All right, come on." Ziggy muttered as Dillon continued to fight.
"Batter up!" he yelled, swinging his ax, missing the gopher and almost chopping off Dillon's head. He continued to swing, not realizing he was heading to a car. His ax went into a car window as he hit his head on the top of the car.
"Ow!" he cried out. He tried to pull his ax, but it was stuck. Dillon kept going in fighting the gopher, and his chances of winning were a total 40%.
"All right, this is-" Ziggy started, continuing to pull until it flew out and dragged him backwards.
"Embarrassing!" he called out. Without meaning to, he knocked the bot away from Dillon, making the black ranger tilt his head. He stood and looked at the shaking Ziggy.
"Hey! Watch out!" he told him. Next time he swung like that, he'd probably take his head off his shoulders. Both turning, Ziggy shrieked as he watched the bot come at them. He pushed them, only to have them push back. As Ziggy continued to push, Dillon was first to let go and kick the bot away from them, causing Ziggy to fall to the ground. Ziggy tried to be brave and swung his ax again, but the monster stopped it, and pushed the green ranger to the ground with his ax hovering over his head. Dillon cocked his rocket blaster and ran forward, jumping off the ax and shooting the monster in its face. Ziggy finally got up and took a correct slice this time, knocking the bot off of its feet. Ziggy smiled underneath his helmet as the bot rolled.
"Nice." he muttered to Dillon who rolled his eyes.
"Turbo Plasma Launcher." they called together as their weapons connected. They held it at the monster as Ziggy held up an engine cell.
"Engine Cell Activate!" he called, inserting it into the Launcher.
"Ready, Set..." they chorused as Yellow electricity moved its way through the weapon.
"Fire!" they announced as two beams of plasma were fired at the bot. The bot exploded when he hit the ground, causing Ziggy to jump for joy. But then, he grew bigger.
"What the-?" cried Dillon as Ziggy fell to the ground in surprise. As they backed up, Scott, Summer, and Flynn raced in front of them. Scott turned towards the green ranger.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
"Not now!" Dillon told him as Ziggy ran to hide behind the black ranger.
"We've got bigger problems." Summer said to Scott.
"Right." Scott nodded. They each took out their morphers and called for their zords. The megazord formed, and the rangers took their places.
"High Octane Megazord!" they chorused.
"I've got him in my sights." nodded Scott.
"Weapons Online!" called Flynn. The super saber came from the zord's leg and into the hand.
"Super Saber!" they called. From the ground, Ziggy complained to Dillon, "When do I get one of those?" They fought the bot, and he was easily destroyed in minutes.
"Yeah! Hey everyone! Check out how cool I am!" Ziggy yelled to them, making Dillon shake his head. They all heard him, but only Summer noticed the distinctive voice.
"No way." she muttered. She shook her head and put it into her hands. Summer knew who the green ranger was. And she didn't like it at all.
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"Yeah!" cheered Ziggy as he stood, morphed, on a rotating disc in the lab, with all the rangers (And Sonny) in front of him. Summer had her head down.
"This is a bad idea." she told Dillon.
"I know, but there's no way to take it now." Dillon told her. Scott and Flynn turned to them confused. Summer gave a look to Dillon who continued.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, and creepy Doc K computer screen," Sonny giggled.
"May I present to you, the sixth member of our team, Ranger Green." Dillon nodded to Ziggy who pressed a button on his morpher. The helmet flashed as it revealed the second curly haired ranger. Ziggy was smiling nervously at the rangers. Flynn gaped, dumbfounded and Scott's eyes widened as Summer shook her head. Tenaya laughed out loud.
"How? A-And why?" Flynn stuttered for the first time.
"Look, Ziggy, you can't just be a ranger." Scott told him with narrowed eyes.
"There is a strict series of tests designed to assess the qualifications of an operator." Dr. K said.
"Look, he may not be an ideal choice..." Dillon nodded in understanding.
"I would say far from it." Dr. K grumbled.
"...But you said he had to do anything to keep the morpher from enemy hands." Dillon finished. Ziggy nodded quickly.
"Bonding with it himself is the only way he could do it." Dillon told them.
"Yeah, but that's permanent!" protested Flynn.
"That's right. This is a done deal, fellow rangers." Dillon smiled. "So we all better start getting used to it."
"I'm not sure this operator arrangement is going to work." Dr. K muttered.
"The amount of training that would be required-" she went on with a speech, making all the rangers, except for Ziggy, and their tiny sidekick leave the room. "to properly prepare an unqualified-" he started, but Ziggy stopped her.
"Hey, train away!" he nodded.
"And, uh, when do we get back to the blowing up stuff?" but then, he noticed all the people leaving him with the doctor.
"Uh, hey guys, uh, just a few things about the rules about taking the uniform on dates!" he called, climbing off of the rotating discs.
"'Cause I think, chicks would dig it." he nodded in his own approval before the doors closed on their own.
Quickest Update I've had in a long time! Hope you enjoyed!