Chapter Nineteen: Onyx - Revelations of Gold
Lord Zedd staggered into Finster's laboratory. He fell to a knee. His Z Staff dropped out of his hand, clanging on the floor. The echo reverberated through the room.
"Oh, my!" Finster said, scurrying over to his prized specimen. "What happened to you!?"
"It's a long and complicated story." Lord Zedd was able to gasp out. "Suffice it to say, I need to rest."
Nodding, Finster directed Lord Zedd to the slab in the secret room behind his lab. He laid him down and hooked him up to the tubing. Once he began pumping his serum into Zedd's veins, he noticed the red menace begin to drift off.
I will regain control. Just you wait and see. Commander Zedd threatened as he felt his shared brain begin to switch off.
Only in your dreams, human. Was the last thing the Dark Lord muttered as they both fell asleep.
As Finster slipped out from the hidden room, placing the makeshift wall back in place, he heard someone walk into the room.
"What are you doing in the back?" Goldar inquired, walking toward the canine scientist.
"Oh, uh… nothing! Nothing!" Finster said. As he began to collect himself for what would possibly become an interrogation, he noticed the Z Staff still on the floor. It had fallen and bounced under one of his work tables. Finster was afraid Goldar would see it.
"Nothing, hmm? You are acting too strangely for it to be nothing!" Goldar declared, walking forward a bit. As the gold warrior walked forward, Finster heard a zap. The Z Staff had returned to wherever it resided when Lord Zedd was not using it. Finster let out a sigh of relief.
"What was that?" Goldar said, looking under the table. From his peripheral vision he had seen something disappear from that spot at the same time he heard the zap emanate through the room.
"What?" Finster said, playing dumb.
Goldar stood upright and glared at the scientist. "I don't know what you're doing around here, but I have my eye on you. As Empress Rita's top general, I have a responsibility to ensure everything goes according to plan!"
Finster saw an opportunity to distract Goldar and took it. "Oh, yes! You all must be working very, very hard! How is your campaign?"
Goldar puffed out his chest. "Very, very good! We have been taking over planets and at times entire star systems. The force of Master Vile's evil plans is sweeping throughout the entire universe, and I am at the forefront of it! Ah-hahaha!"
Finster nodded. "You must be very happy."
"Not that you would know anything about war. Hmph." Goldar then turned around and walked out.
Finster let out a large sigh of relief. "Oh, dear. That was much too close." He then scurried over to his work bench and pulled out a small electronic device. On it, he was able to track Zedd's brainwaves while he rested. He noticed they were unusually high.
"Whatever Zedd was up to before he came back… it sure was taxing on him! He needs to be careful next time…" The scientist said, scribbling notes down in his workbook. From the shadows of the lab, Goldar stood in silence, unnoticed.
Zedd, huh? What does this scientist know about Zedd…? I will find out and tell my empress. Goldar thought as he slinked out from the shadows. His resolve was set. He was going to watch Finster's lab like a hawk. He was set on finding out what Finster was hiding.
. . .
Marvelous looked out from the deck of the Galleon. He stared down at the planet Onyx, from where Doc's sensors had told them the readings for the Fake Gold Ranger had been emanating. Marvelous then thought of the condition Joe was in when he arrived back on the ship from his confrontation with that ranger. Although it would now be five against one, he was still worried. The Fake Gold Ranger had a reputation of destruction, and he knew if they were going to take the Fake Gold Ranger on, they would be going into a life or death situation.
He felt someone approach him from behind. "Any word on Guy's morpher?"
Miha walked up beside him. She stared down at the planet as she replied. "He said he still can't get the right frequency or something like that between his morpher, our 'Grid' tap, and his new Dilithium Crystal. I didn't understand too much of it."
Marvelous sighed. "Yep. It looks like it's just the five of us. Unless… you don't want to go."
"Huh? Why would I not want to!?" Miha demanded.
"You can drop us off and go to Rashon… see if it really is still there like Vile said."
She laughed. "As much as I would like to, you guys are family now. I care about you… uh… all of you guys. I am going down with all of you."
"Okay, but don't whine later if we end up being destroyed, got it?" He smirked and winked at her. She laughed and rested her head on Marvelous' shoulder. They both continued to look down, trying to bide the time until they would need to descend for their battle.
. . .
Zordon sat in the dark in the Hangar Bay. He was worried.
"Zordon?" Tria asked, walking into the room. "What's wrong?"
"I'm focusing."
"Why are you so tense about this fight as opposed to any other?" She asked, sitting down next to him.
"I've seen this evil ranger in battle. She's good. Too good. She was able to fight Sentinel Knight and walked out unscathed. We might be in over our heads. I need to go into this ready." Zordon said, not looking at Tria. He continued to stare at the wall, thinking.
"We'll get her. Don't worry." Tria said optimistically. When she saw she wasn't going to get into a conversation with Zordon, she smiled and walked out of the room. Going into her own room, she sat on her bed and pulled out a picture from behind her pillow. It was of her when she first had become a Morphing Master. She looked at the big smile on her face at the time, posing next to the Orb which was the symbol of the Morphing Masters.
"What's that?" Dulcea asked. She sat down on the edge of her bed. Tria sat up and showed her the picture.
"I took this picture, didn't I?" Dulcea asked, smiling.
Tria nodded. "Yes, you did." She then sighed.
"This means a lot to you, huh?"
"Yeah, it does. It showed to me that all of my years of hard work and effort were noticed. That symbol was not only a symbol of freedom for The United Alliance, but also a symbol for me, showing me that I made it. I was able to rise to the highest ranks of The Alliance. It made me feel like I accomplished something… bigger than myself."
Dulcea smiled. "Just because you were framed for something, doesn't mean you didn't accomplish all that you did."
"I know, it's just… it still hurts." Tria said. Her face then went dark. "And we're going to face off with the witch who did this to me. She's going to pay."
"We'll get her, Tria. Don't worry."
Tria nodded and stood up, for the first time realizing where they were going and what they were about to do. She was going to her former base of operations, and she was going to confront the person who took it away from her. Who branded her as a vigilante.
"Justice, Dulcea. It's time for justice."
. . .
Kamen looked at the dark warrior standing before him and scoffed. "That's your proposal?"
AM Dragon nodded. "Yes, it is. If you allow me to turn you into a Demon, you will have the power within yourself, as well as the support of Beelzebub and his army. That way, you will be guaranteed to crush Count Dregon."
Kamen shook his head in disbelief. "Why would you think that would work? Do I look that desperate?"
"No, but your people do." AM Dragon replied casually. Then, looking down, reaching for a memory that had a hint of what he was trying to remember, he said, "You would be surprised what people are capable of doing for those who they love."
Kamen frowned. "I will get my people out of this mess. Don't begin to think you and your evil ways can come in and begin to tell me the first thing about my people. I do love my people, and that is why I refuse your offer." He then reached to his belt and felt for his Decade Morpher.
AM Dragon chuckled as he noticed the movement. "Fine, if that is the way you wish to handle this, then so be it. You will regret not taking my offer." The Demon then produced his lance.
"Ecto-phase: activate." Kamen said slowly, swiping a card into his morpher, staring at the Demon. He felt himself become Kamen Rider: Decade.
He charged forward and slashed at AM Dragon, who easily parried the attack. The Demon Dragoon then leapt into the air. Squinting up, Decade could not see to where his enemy had vanished.
"Ahh!" Decade yelled as he felt a lance hit his armor. Energy pulsated from it, causing immense pain, even through Decade's armor. As AM Dragon descended to the earth, the lance scraped down Decade's torso. Sparks flew everywhere as Decade fell to his back. The speed and power AM Dragon had was awesome, and showed clearly why he was a high ranking Demon.
"I applaud you for your courage." AM Dragon said. "You have served your people with honor. Know that I will care for each of them, after they give me their vessels, as if they were my family."
No! It can't end like this! Decade screamed in his mind. He made a fist, punched the ground, and used his arms to begin to stand.
"If you wish to be standing when I destroy you, then so be it." The Demon said, slowly walking forward. The tip of his lance dragged behind him, making a line following him in the sand. Decade lifted up his blade and prepared himself to go down fighting.
"Ah!" AM Dragon yelled as sparks flew from his suit.
"Space Rangers!" The six rangers yelled, running down the side of the slope of the rock quarry in which AM Dragon and Decade had been fighting.
"Michael..." Decade said, relieved to see some help coming his way.
"Time to go Demon fishing!" The Silver Ranger declared, jumping down first. He punched AM Dragon hard, sending him flying.
"Fishing? What do you know about fishing, Eric?" Space Red asked.
"Ha! They don't call me Panama Ranger for nothing!"
"Huh?" Space Yellow said, cocking her head to the side. "'Panama'? Who calls you that, and why?"
As the Red, Blue, Pink, and Black Rangers charged at AM Dragon, Silver pulled back to defend himself to the Yellow Ranger. "... 'They'... do. Them. And they call me that because Panama comes from an exotic language meaning 'a place with an abundance of fish'."
"And that has anything to do with you because...?" Yellow asked, shrugging.
"Because I am an excellent fisherman." Silver replied proudly.
"Okay." Space Black said, chiming in. "Thanks for the etymology lesson, but can you two please help!?" As he said this, sparks flew from his chest from a strike caused by AM Dragon.
"Hi-yah!" They both cried out, rushing to help.
Meanwhile, Decade stood and focused. He needed to refortify himself if he was to join the battle.
"After you, Sweetheart." Space Red said to the Pink Ranger, allowing her to charge at the Demon first.
"Thanks, Cory." The Pink Ranger replied, speeding up and slashing AM Dragon with her blade.
"Ugh. Newlyweds." Blue Ranger said, laughing.
"Just because you have commitment issues, Shawn, doesn't mean you should harp on the lovebirds." The Yellow Ranger said, coming up beside Blue Ranger.
"Low blow, Angela!" Blue Ranger said with a smile on his face.
AM Dragon fell to a knee, exhausted. He looked up and nodded. "Teamwork... love... family... it all seems so familiar. That is what will keep you together and strong. Well done. Finish me."
Red Ranger shook his head. "That'd be murder. We're taking you in."
AM Dragon laughed. "If you don't destroy me, I will continue to plague the universe. Once I gain enough strength again, I can become my cloud form and escape any prison you could think of putting me in. My soldiers will never rest until I'm freed. Destroy me now, or face the consequences."
Black Ranger approached Red Ranger. "We have to put him down. He's a monster. They are bred from pure darkness. This is for the best. It's not murder when the thing is pure evil. It's called protection."
Decade then approached the six rangers. "I'll do it. Rider Kick!"
A row of cards flew out from Decade, right to AM Dragon. Decade jumped into the air and, while descending, he followed the the trail to the Demon the cards created. As he hit AM Dragon, the threshold of damage he could sustain had been broken, and energy began crackling over him.
As AM Dragon fell to his knees, he smiled. "I'm... beginning to remember... Thank you... and may the Power protect you..." And with that, he exploded.
"Well, that doesn't make me feel any better about what just happened." Space Red said, looking down with guilt.
The Pink Ranger went and hugged him. "It's a war. Sometimes these things happen... whatever this was..."
Decade shook the Black Ranger's hand. "Thank you. I owe you."
Black Ranger laughed. "You owe us nothing. We are Space Rangers: we go around around, patrolling and helping when we can. We detected a disturbance here and came to help."
As they continued to speak, AM Dragon's spirt stood, staring. "How am I here? I was already a spirit, so how am I one again?"
"Actually," A woman said, appearing before him. "You were a type of spirit matter. A true spirit, like you are now, is made of materials that are so fine, they are near impossible to detect. You were still a rather physical being before, as a Demon, but with spirit characteristics."
"Who are you?" AM Dragon asked.
"I am a Reaper. My people have taken it upon themselves to ensure spirits make it out this limbo that sometimes happens after death to where they are supposed to go. My name is Tessa."
"'Supposed to go'? Where is that?"
She smiled and shrugged. "I don't know exactly what the place is like, but I have my religion. It teaches me what I believe about the afterlife. Once you regain your memories, maybe you'll see things you once believed in as well..."
A giant white light appeared before them. AM Dragon could feel it calling to him to enter into it. "What if I don't go in?"
"I'm here to persuade you to. My people have seen what happens to those who don't go, and stay and wander. They pollute space, clogging energy channels and wandering in sadness. Eventually, they lose their true selves and become... Demons."
"I'm already a Demon. Why do you care?"
"I'm don't want you to become one again. This is your chance. I remember you from years ago. Even though you don't remember, I do. This is your chance at your happily ever after. Now, trust me. Go."
It felt right. He turned back to Tessa. She smiled. He closed his eyes and walked into the light. As he did, a warmth and happiness he couldn't have imagined could exist enveloped him. Then, he was gone.
"Is it done?" A voice asked over a communicator.
"Yes." Tessa said. "We averted another potential Demon from being born." She didn't wish to go too in depth on the situation, since this case was a special one for her.
"Good work. Your shift is almost done. Head back home to do your paperwork before you leave the office." The voice ordered.
"Yes, sir." Tessa said. Wings popped out from her back. She looked up into the sky and made her way into space.
. . .
"Run!" Cestria screamed, directing the other medics down the hall into a room. She closed the door behind her. Several medics placed large objects in front of the door to block it. They heard laughter coming from the other side as their pursuer found their hiding spot.
"Oh, come on. Don't be that way!" Azazel said, laughing.
After the four new Aquitar Rangers had gone to the surface world to battle the Land Dwellers in the most recent fight, Azazel had suddenly appeared on base. What the Aquitians didn't know was that Beelzebub had sent Azazel here solely to do a quick assessment of the planet, and not a full scale invasion.
Azazel had been wary at first, because the nearly the entire planet was covered in water. When he found that the waters had not been blessed by Nathadian magic, though, his thoughts were put to rest. To test their defenses, Azazel began causing small chaos in the medical bay. He had easily destroyed four medical professionals by the time they locked themselves into the tight quarters.
Several of the Aquitians cried in the room, not knowing what to do. On the other side of the door, Azazel snapped his fingers. Suddenly, he was in the room with them. Screams of terror and Fear echoed through the room. Yellow Energy pulsated from the Demon's eyes. He smiled.
Tideus looked around, panicked. He was looking for anything he could use to defend himself and the others from this beast. He then noticed whose room it was that they were in: Cestro's. He knew there would have to be something in the office of the head of Aquitian tech.
As he heard Azazel snapping the bones of one of his coworkers slowly and deliberately, he looked through the desk drawers. One of them was locked. As a student from The Morphing Academy, he focused on his small natural tap to the Morphing Grid. He collected some moisture from the air and shot a forceful projection of water at the drawer. It created a hole, big enough for Tideus to reach in with and rummage through. He felt a small pouch and pulled it out. Reaching in, he found a coin and dropped the pouch to the ground. It landed with a metallic clink.
Tideus could feel power emanating from it. He had read the reports of the Aquitar Rangers and how they accessed their power through special coins Cestro had reverse engineered from some old schematics he took from Alliance archives. Tideus knew this coin was the fifth Aquitar Ranger coin. He focused on it and felt the circuitry sync with his biology.
Giving into the coin's prompts, Tideus said, "It's morphin' time! Yellow Aquitar Ranger power!"
Looking over and seeing the newest ranger in the room, Azazel scoffed. He saw the other Aquitians huddled in a corner, frightened. Looking again at the Yellow Aquitar Ranger, Azazel said, "Yellow, huh?" He then snapped the neck of the young girl he had been torturing. Her body fell to the floor, lifeless.
"No!" The Yellow Ranger yelled.
"Okay, so I've fought handfuls of Rangers at once before. What makes you think only one of you can take me on? Hmm?" Azazel asked, laughing. He then dashed to the Yellow Ranger and began choking him. He picked him up and ran him into a wall.
"What are you going to do!? Huh!? Huh!?" Azazel demanded. He could feel the Fear emanating from the Yellow Ranger. He loved it.
Cestria had been waiting for her chance. As Azazel was distracted, she crawled over to the pouch Tideus had dropped earlier. Just as she had assumed, inside was another coin. When she heard the pouch clink when it had fallen to the ground, she guessed it was another coin. Seeing what it had done for Tideus, she knew she had to grab it to help him.
Feeling the coin's programming, she let it guide her to what she needed to do to activate it. Standing up, she cried out: "It's morphin' time! Pink Aquitar Ranger power!"
. . .
As Novact's blade descended, a blast was heard erupting through the air. It hit Novact in his abdominal region. He staggered back, clinging to his sword. Blood began to spew from his wound.
"Next time, little boy blue." He managed to sputter, teleporting back to Cyclopsis. As he saw the extent to which he was injured, he knew he needed to be seen to immediately. He piloted the war zord up and out into space.
"Thanks." Alliance Blue said as his hero, Alliance Red, pulled him out of the rubble.
"I hate him." Alliance Red stated simply.
"Where are the others?"
"They're alright and already out of the wreckage. Let's head on over to them."
Nodding, Alliance Blue said, "I hate him, too. All of this leads back to him. Had he never defected to Vile, we'd all be home right now. The Alliance wouldn't have fallen. So many people would still have their lives..."
"I agree. Don't worry. We'll get him. I know we will."
. . .
The Gokaigers, with the exception of Guy, walked slowly into the abandoned campus. In the middle of a park where students used to exercise, near a computer terminal access point, the Fake Gold Ranger stood, holding a small device. The evil ranger was downloading information from every access point possible on Onyx.
"End of the road." Gokai Blue said, pointing his saber at the fighter.
Fake Gold turned around and laughed. "Well, well. The little boy I beat up survived and brought his friends to help him get revenge. How... juvenile."
Gokai Red sneered behind his mask. "Crush her." He ordered. As his team ran forward, he stayed back and folded his arms before saying, "And make it showy."
Gokai Pink shot at the Fake Ranger with her blaster while Gokai Blue swung with his blade. The Fake Ranger seemed to absorb the blast with a hand and blocked the blow with a replica of the Power Staff. The Gold Ranger then tripped Gokai Blue and kicked him hard in the head, followed by a vicious punch toGokai Pink in her neck.
Gokai Green and Gokai Yellow charged forward. The Yellow Ranger was using her own blaster along with Gokai Green's blaster, while Gokai Green was dual wielding their sabers. As Gokai Yellow shot blasts at the Gold Ranger, while each of the three fighters involved ran sideways in the park, what appeared to be a force field blocked the blasts. Gokai Green attempted to strike at the Gold Ranger, but accidentally dropped one of his sabers as his first swing was blocked by the fake Power Staff. Gold Ranger kicked him in his groin, then threw him at Gokai Yellow. They landed in a heap.
"My turn..." Gokai Red said, rushing toward the Gold Ranger. He gritted his teeth as he approached his target.
He, to Gold Ranger's surprise, swung with his blaster. His blaster was blocked by the Power Staff while Gokai Red swung almost immediately with his saber. The blade connected and sent sparks flying.
"Argh!" The voice that sounded like Tria yelled as the warrior fell back. "You'll pay for that."
"I'm sure." Gokai Red replied with arrogance. He charged forward and threw his saber at the Gold Ranger. As the evil ranger blocked the flying blade, GokaiRed dropped to a knee and began firing blasts at his target. Unable to focus on blocking the blade and conjuring up the force field, the Gold Ranger flew back, being pummeled by laser blasts.
The other Gokaigers ran to Gokai Red's side. They stared as the Fake Gold Ranger stood up defiantly. The pirates assumed a battle position.
"Let me take this." The real Gold Ranger said, appearing seemingly out of nowhere. Following behind her was Meledon Ranger and the Green Owl Ninja.
"She's all yours." Gokai Red said, bowing as if he were inviting her to step in during a dance. Starting at a slow jog, the Gold Ranger ramped up to a full on sprint as she got closer and closer to the imposter wearing her kingdom's insignia.
*Author's Note: Play "Whisper" by Evanescence Here for Added Enjoyment
"I've been waiting a long time for this." Fake Gold said. One could almost detect a smile from the way the phrase was stated.
"Watsaw! Wat-watsaw!" Gold Ranger yelled as she swung her Power Staff. Fake Gold dodged and ducked, trying to weave around the onslaught of fury raining down from the Gold Zeo Ranger.
"You fight with such tenacity! It's a shame it didn't help you when you lost your reputation." Fake Gold taunted, landing an uppercut on Gold Ranger's Ranger flew onto her back.
"Tria!" Green Owl said, beginning to rush forward. Meledon Ranger stopped her.
"This is her fight. We'll go in if it is absolutely necessary."
Gold Ranger lifted herself up. She got into a fighting stance. "You're ridiculous. You have nothing going on in your life, so you try to steal mine. You won't get away with it!"
Fake Gold laughed. "You have no idea what you're talking about. I have soooo much going on right now it's ridiculous! I orchestrated so much of what has happened during Project White Genesis! It's beautiful, really, how it has all come together."
"You're sick!" Gold Ranger screamed as she run at the Fake Ranger.
"Yeah, sick of you!" Fake replied, rushing to meet her halfway.
At that moment, right before they were to meet, Gold Ranger went into Shadow Mode. She began to ram herself on her wicked twin. Fake Gold Ranger was pummeled time after time, finally falling to both knees.
Exiting Shadow Mode, Gold Ranger ripped off her helmet to stare at the downed warrior with her own eyes. Tears of frustration streamed down her face. To her surprise, the Fake Ranger limped up to stand upright.
"No... no!" Tria yelled. She had thought she was finally free of her tormentor. Meledon, Green Owl, and the Gokaigers ran up to her side.
Fake Gold laughed. Gold Morphing Energy floated around the fighter. "It looks like I'm losing my morph!" The evil ranger proclaimed, half surprised. The voice was beginning to sound like a very deep version of Tria's. Almost otherworldly.
Fake Gold continued by saying, "I was wanting to go down in history as an enigma. Everyone was to wonder who I really was, leaving a seed of doubt that it really wasn't Tria. Oh, well. You may know who I really am... but I'm going to destroy each and every one of you! YOU AREN'T LEAVING THIS PLACE ALIVE!"
The group of rangers took a step back on reflex as they saw the Fake Gold Ranger lose composure, throwing a fit. They stared on as the evil ranger stamped down in anger, furiously pointing at them. Then, the Fake Gold Ranger finally demorphed.
"What!?" Green Owl shouted.
"I don't believe it..." Meledon said.
"That's sick and twisted." Gokai Blue stated.
"I would've never guessed..." Thought Gokai Green aloud.
"I'm not surprised." Gokai Yellow said, shrugging.
"How dare you betray us..." Gokai Pink accused.
"I'm going to enjoy beating you down." Gokai Red said, folding his arms across his chest.
Tria slipped her helmet back on. She got into a fighting stance. "I hate you. You've done nothing but cause problems. This ends now."
Golden fire danced around him. Orange Energy emanated from his hands and eyes. He laughed with all his being.
"Time to meet your demise, Power Rangers." Estro said, charging at the rangers.
The force with which he struck devastated the rangers. They were amazed at how powerful he was. Meledon Ranger took a step back and analyzed him. He saw that whatever the Orange Energy was, it was giving Estro much power. Estro had tapped into it more than he ever had.
Meledon Ranger continued analyzing him as he ripped through the seven rangers. What he found shocked him.
"A cyborg!?" Meledon Ranger said, shocked.
As Estro kicked the Gold Ranger away from him, he laughed. He then pointed at Meledon Ranger. "I don't know how you found out, but yes... I am a cyborg. It's a long story. Hmmm... I may as well come clean about my true identity, then..."
Suddenly, the image of King Estro slowly became distorted until a mostly metal humanoid stood in front of them. He wore a frilly collar, and on his head was the insignia of the king of Triforia.
"Why are you wearing that!?" Gold Ranger demanded, picking herself up.
"Oh, this? I loved how it looked on me when I was pretending to be you, and since I'm going to be the king of everything anyway, I figured I'd keep it for myself. Why? Do you like it?" The machine laughed.
"Who are you? Really?" Gokai Red demanded.
"Oh, I'm no one you would know. But if it is really that important to you, my name is Deviot." The cyborg proclaimed, laughing.
"Okay, Deviot," Meledon Ranger said. "Time you met your end."
He rushed forward as the other rangers licked their wounds. He swung his red saber at Deviot, missing by a hair. Deviot pointed the wrist mounted blaster at Meledon Ranger and fired. Meledon Ranger staggered back.
"Now, prepare to-"
"So, you're the guy who did this to us, huh?" Psycho Red said, flash streaking down with the other Psycho Rangers.
"Ah, my pets! It's been a while since you ran away from home!" Deviot said, laughing. The other rangers stepped away as the five Psychos slowly approached Deviot.
"So it is true what those fakes said about us..." Psycho Pink said. "You really did erase our memories."
Psycho Blue pointed his axe at Deviot. "What else did you do to us!?"
Deviot closed his fist in what appeared to be anger. "I gave you five power! The ability to exact your revenge! This is how you repay me!? Ha! I will destroy you if you dare attack me!"
"Rip him apart." Psycho Red ordered. They rushed forward as Psycho Red turned to face the eight rangers staring on. "We call a truce with you for today. Stay out of our way. Estro is ours."
He then turned and joined his team. Swinging his Psycho Sword, he hit Deviot in the shoulder, sending sparks of energy surging out of the cyborg. Deviot quickly spun around and hit Psycho Yellow in the head, throwing her at all but Psycho Pink, who dodged the attack.
"Ah, Dr. Flora... you were the one with the most spunk!" Deviot said, laughing.
"Shut up! You don't know me!" Psycho Pink yelled.
"It seems you all do have some sort of amnesia when it comes to me. Interesting. I wonder how that happened... oh, well. Let me refresh your memory: I gave you all your N-Drives, and I quickly took control over your minds. All but you. Oh, how gloriously you struggled to maintain your individuality! Of course, in the end you gave in to me, like how everyone soon will! Haha!"
"You pig!" Psycho Pink spat. She charged forward, attempting to use her bow as a sword. Deviot dodged each blow before kicking her away. He then produced a small box with a dial on it.
"I carry this with me, just in case I see you lot again. I do have to say, though: this test to see if you can still fight proved successful! I'm impressed. Now, come home with Daddy!" Deviot said, twisting the dial. Electricity shot out of each N-Drive. Suddenly, every Psycho Ranger fell to the ground.
"What did you do!?" Demanded Gokai Pink.
Deviot pointed at the Psychos. "I activated my kill switch. I'd be stupid not to have one! Now, I must bid you all goodbye. As much as I would love to finish this fight, I'm exhausted after battling thirteen of you! So, until next time!"
Deviot then waved and blew kisses at each of them. Seeing him do that reminded Gold Ranger of the time Estro had done the same to her, six months earlier on one of Triforia's moons. Adding the fact he so brazenly wore the insignia that was so honorable to the people of Triforia on his head, Gold Rangercouldn't help but be filled with Rage.
"Gold Rush! Waaaaatsaaaaaw!" She yelled, running forward. Red Energy flowed around her as she bulldozed her way to Deviot. She shot golden orbs of Zeo Energy at him as she ran. Before she could get to him, though, he teleported away with the lifeless bodies of the Psycho Rangers.
"Nooo!" Gold Ranger screamed, dropping to her knees. The other rangers ran to her to comfort her.
"This isn't the end." Meledon Ranger said, trying to console her.
Green Owl agreed. "Yeah, we'll get him!"
Right when Green Owl said this, a large object landed close to them. The ground shook so badly all of the rangers fell to their backs. Looking up, they were shocked.
"Oh, now what!?" Gokai Blue screamed angrily.
"Cyclopsis!?" Meledon Ranger said, jumping to his feet. He recognized the design from plans he had made a while back.
Novact looked down, his skin pale. He was losing blood fast. He had run to Onyx in hopes of finding some medical equipment left behind during the FinalSiege. He shook his head. "Oh, come on... not more Power Rangers!"
All eight rangers stood up, staring at the massive war zord before them. No sound could be heard but their rapid heart beats.
Meledon Ranger broke the silence. "We're not out of the woods yet, rangers. Let's fight."