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Chapter 5: Return of the Caveman
"Here you go, two Bronto Burgers, one plain, one extra cheese, two large fries and two milkshakes," Olivia listed as she set the food down on the table. "Enjoy," she smiled at the two customers as she straightened up.
"Thanks," they grinned, watching the blonde walk back to the kitchen. "Man, the girls in here are something else," one grinned to his friend, watching Olivia in the kitchen as Shelby approached her.
"I hear that," the other nodded his agreement. "You seen that New Zealand chick? Man, she's super cute. I might have to ask her out," he smirked, taking a drink.
"Actually, I'm from Briarwood," he choked on his drink and almost shot out of his seat at the voice behind him. He looked up as Teddie passed him, a guitar on her back. She turned and smiled sweetly at him. "And I'm not interested," the other laughed at his friend's stunned expression as Teddie lifted an empty plate and glass from a table a customer had left, and walked into the kitchen.
"Hey Teddie, Kend-Ms. Morgan," Shelby caught herself, making both girls smile in amusement. "Wants us downstairs," the Pink Ranger told them.
"No probs," Teddie nodded, putting the dirty dishes into the sink.
"Where's Chase?" Olivia asked, looking for the other Ranger who was supposed to be working. Teddie and Shelby rolled their eyes.
"Flirting with the customers, what else?" Teddie shrugged, and their newest Ranger frowned. "Hey, Chase!" Teddie called over the counter. Olivia spotted him sitting with a pretty girl, who giggled at something he'd said. "My brother is such an idiot," Teddie sighed, crumpling up a piece of paper. She hurled it at him with perfect accuracy, and three sets of eyes widened when he caught it.
"For someone with no focus whatsoever, Chase has some good reflexes," Shelby commented as he frowned at the three.
"Meeting with Ms. Morgan, now," Teddie told him. His dark eyes widened, and he smiled at the girl at the table.
"Sorry, gotta go," he stood and went to join the three, but not before taking her number that she gave him on a napkin.
"Picking up girls at work? You're a total sleeze," Olivia rolled her eyes as they headed to the lift that would take them to the underground base.
"Careful Olivia, you sound like you're jealous there," Chase said lightly. Olivia let out a bark of laughter.
"Like I'd want those skills. Do you even like those girls, or are you just collecting numbers?" the Forest Ranger challenged. Shelby raised her eyebrows at Teddie, who shrugged with a sigh. The two had been arguing since they'd met, and it was only getting worse.
"Hey guys," Ari greeted from the ground, sitting cross-legged with Nerida sitting beside her. The tan dog wagged her tail and got up, bounding over to Olivia. Chase's attention immediately left the argument he'd been having, and his eyes grew wide.
"Whoa!" he rushed over to the bike with a look of glee. "Is this for us? It's awesome!" the Black Ranger bounced around, excited.
"I'm glad you think so," they looked around to see a familiar young man standing with Kendall. He wore a blue plaid shirt and jeans, with a streak of blue through his black hair. "I've been working non-stop with Ms. Morgan here to perfect them," he smiled.
"Kayden!" Teddie hugged the young man with a laugh.
"Shelby, you'll probably remember this genius," Ari got to her feet, standing beside the bike as Chase continued to admire it. "Olivia, this is Kayden Bradley, SPD's Blue Ranger. Kayden, this is Olivia, our Forest Ranger," she introduced the two.
"Hey," Kayden smiled at Olivia, who smiled back, scratching behind Nerida's ear as the dog brushed against her.
"SPD? I didn't know our teams were working together," she commented softly.
"Yep, since our bro is on their team, mum thought it would be a good idea to work with them," Teddie nodded.
"Especially since Sledge has been on our threat list since SPD was created. Fury too, but we've never been able to track the big cat down," Kayden nodded. "So we offered our help in any way we could. In this case, equipment," he grinned.
"Kayden helped design a lot of the equipment that the SPD Rangers used in their battle against Grumm," Ari explained.
"That's awesome," Tyler breathed, admiring the bike with Riley and Chase.
"Kat's the real genius, I'm just good with engines," Kayden shrugged. "Same with Ms. Morgan, she's the one who amped up that baby," he told them modestly.
"He's also the one responsible for designing the software we use to track down Ranger signatures," Ari rolled her eyes, not about to let him undermine himself. Kayden went red, scowling half-heartedly at the woman he'd known all his life.
"Really? That's amazing," Riley said, impressed. "How can you do that?" he asked.
"All us Rangers give out a different energy signal once we've been connected to the Morphin' Grid," Kayden explained. "It's still in testing and can't search very far, but it works. It can detect you guys the moment you enter the search radius," he grinned, proud of his creation.
"That's how you knew we were coming, and that we'd bonded to the Energems," Shelby realised. Ari nodded, before Shelby's eyes lit up with excitement. "Hey, would you be able to use it to find the other Energems?" she asked hopefully.
"Already tried it," Shelby deflated and scowled at Kendall for her dismissive tone. Kendall didn't even look up from her Tablet. Kayden smiled in amusement, finding the action very familiar. Spencer could get just as engrossed in his work.
"Unfortunately, only those who have bonded with Energems give off the signature," he elaborated in a much more patient tone. "We've got the system running in New Tech City, as well as here, and I'm working on expanding it with Kat, so if we find another active Energem, we'll let you know," he said confidently. There was then a beeping noise, and he looked to his side and sighed. "No rest for the wicked," he lifted his SPD Morpher and flipped it open. "Kayden here," the Blue Ranger answered.
'Sorry to drag you back on your day off, but there's trouble in the city and the others are going to need you,' Kat told him.
"No sweat, I'm on my way," Kayden told her, closing it. "Well, back to my real job. Let me know how the bikes turn out, I'm hoping they beat out Annie and Spencer's. The two finally got theirs up to the level of Bridge's and Jet's," he smirked, heading to the exit.
"How will you get back in time?" Riley asked, curious. Kayden glanced around, going to speak, before catching himself. He glanced to Ari, who shrugged.
"Oh, I'm a fast runner," Kayden then answered, making the former Gold Ranger grin as Teddie giggled. Riley frowned, not understanding, but Kayden disappeared out before he could press matters.
"Still not ready to tell them the truth?" Ari asked Teddie, who shrugged.
"I'm not sure. Yeah, we've grown up with the idea of being open about it, but that was only because most people already knew about us," the White Ranger sighed. "I don't want them to judge us for our powers," she admitted. Ari patted her shoulder.
"I think Tyler is the same. But these secrets have a habit of coming out eventually," Ari warned. "Don't be hiding it from them for my sake," she told her daughter, knowing that part of the reason she and Chase hadn't told anyone, was because they didn't want to reveal Ari's own secrets. "So!" Ari spoke in a louder voice. "Who wants to test it first?" there were immediate shouts before Chase won out and took a seat on the bike.
"This is awesome!" Chase laughed, revving the engine. "The power behind it!" he revved the engine again, before Ari glanced around.
"Chase, quieten it down a little," she warned softly, as Koda emerged, wearing just his shorts and brandishing a staff.
"Sorry, sorry, we didn't know you were sleeping," Kendall apologised quickly, raising her hand as the others looked around in surprise.
"Kendall-Ms. Morgan," Shelby corrected again as the genius beside her shot her a frown. She wanted to maintain a professional level between herself and the others. Only Ari and Koda called her Kendall. "Was just showing us our new Dino Cycles," Shelby grinned widely, moving to show Koda the bike. Yellow in colour with the front designed like a dinosaur head with red eyes, the bike seemed normal enough, but the power it emanated was enough that all of them could feel it.
"Come on over, take a squizz," Chase nodded as Koda glared at it, not speaking. Fear was evident in his eyes as he took a step back.
"A 'squizz'?" Shelby, Tyler, Riley and Olivia repeated. Chase looked at them, not understanding their confusion.
"It means a look," Teddie clarified for them with a giggle. The four continued to stare at Chase, who groaned.
"Sometimes I wonder if I'm speaking English," he grumbled.
"Me too," Riley smirked, making the others laugh. Chase rolled his eyes.
"Take a look Koda," Ari smiled. "It's got everything. Lazer blasters, energy scanners-"
"And most importantly, I look really good on it," Chase interrupted with a smirk. He revved the engine again, pulling up onto one wheel.
"Chase, no!" Ari called, but Koda reacted faster, lashing out like a frightened animal and slamming his staff against the wheel. "Koda, it's okay!" Ari stepped between the two as Chase almost overbalanced, and the others backed away quickly. "It's okay, it's not going to hurt you," she told him gently. Looking up at the woman, Koda started to relax, lowering his staff.
"Sorry...my instincts say danger," he glared at the bike. Shelby laughed lightly, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"No apologies, I totally get it," she smiled at the Blue Ranger. "Where you're from, anything that makes a strange sound-" Shelby then glared at Chase, who arched an eyebrow. "Is a threat," she finished. Unfortunately for her, Shelby's phone then started to ring, and Koda spun around, slamming his staff onto it. The phone flew across the room, landing on the ground and breaking apart.
"I'm sorry..." Koda realised his mistake as Shelby let out a whimper, staring at her pink phone. The others winced sympathetically, except Chase, who laughed.
"No apologies mate, she totally gets it," Shelby glared at him, and he smiled back pleasantly.
"Oh, that's a bad break," Ari commented as she lifted the shattered phone.
"He's grown accustomed to morphing into a Ranger," Kendall explained as she stood beside Koda. "But..."
"Some...modern things still give me..." Koda frowned, thinking of the right words. "Nervous?" he tried.
"Look," Chase walked over and put his arm around the caveman. "You just need a few pointers. I've ridden everything from rollercoasters to kangaroos. If anyone can teach you how to ride, it's me," he said confidently.
"Uh, kangaroos are from Australia," Olivia pointed out. Teddie sighed heavily.
"It's a long story, don't ask," she shook her head.
"Let's go," Chase led Koda away before they could press the matter.
"Is that really a good idea?" Olivia asked dubiously.
"Jokes aside, Chase has been riding bikes since he was old enough," Ari shrugged. "Downside of having friends in the motocross business, all your kids want to try it. They'll be fine," she said confidently.
"Right..." Olivia frowned, before Teddie looped her arm through hers.
"Come on, let's take Nerida for a walk," she suggested. At the mention, the dog barked with excitement. Surprised, Olivia nodded, and the two led the dog out of the base, to Kendall's relief.
"Do we really need to have the dog here?" she grumbled.
"Hey, you got a new Ranger and Energem out of it. I'd call it a fair compromise," Ari shrugged, taking a seat and looking at the phone in her hands.
"Koda hit that thing hard, no way it can be fixed," Kendall spoke, and Shelby whimpered again. "You'll just need to buy a new one. Sorry," she told the Pink Ranger.
"It took forever to afford that one..." she grumbled, before Tyler and Riley led her out of the base and up into the museum. Ari didn't look up from the phone.
"I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited to get on those bikes," Teddie spoke as she and Olivia walked through the park.
"Yeah, they look amazing. Ms. Morgan really did a good job. And your friend too," Olivia nodded. Teddie hummed her agreement. "Did you say your brother is an SPD Ranger too?" she asked, remembering what had been said earlier.
"Yeah, Spencer is the SPD Gold Ranger," Teddie confirmed, kicking a stone out of her path. Nerida had bounded ahead, but was keeping in view. "It wasn't really a surprise. We've kinda seen it coming since the Ranger program was first announced for SPD. Me and Chase though..." Teddie shrugged.
"What?" Olivia asked, not understanding.
"Well, I never figured I'd be a Ranger. I didn't want to be part of SPD. I never thought I was...well, a hero," Teddie admitted.
"Hey, you saved me, twice," Olivia reminded her. "You're a hero, and you're a great Ranger," Teddie smiled bashfully.
"Thanks," she spoke in a softer tone. "You don't need to worry about Chase teaching Koda how to ride. Kayden and the others taught us when we were younger. He's got moto-blood, and his cousin Annie is the same," Teddie changed the subject.
"Moto-blood?" the Irish girl frowned, confused.
"Yeah, his dad is a professional motocross racer. My uncle has been doing freestyle for years as well, pretty much since he was my age. So Koda will be fine," Teddie said confidently.
"Wow, you guys have all these crazy connections. Motocross, SPD, what else?" Olivia commented, and Teddie laughed.
"You have no idea how weird my family is," she shook her head.
"I know that feeling," Olivia's quiet reply made Teddie look at her, seeing a frown on her face, but before she could say anything, Nerida barked and raced ahead. "Hey! You know not to run off!" Olivia ran after her dog. Teddie followed, and they spotted Koda leaping over a bench and landing on his back.
Chase laughed, getting up and walking around to help Koda, who had jumped up and over in fear, startled by the sprinklers suddenly turning on. Hearing a bark, he saw Nerida run over, her tail wagging, and she started licking Koda's face. The Blue Ranger laughed, petting her, before accepting Chase's hand.
"Relax, they're just sprinklers," Chase soothed the embarrassed caveman.
"Hey guys! You okay Koda?" Teddie called as she and Olivia reached them. Nerida barked, running back to Olivia. Koda sighed, lifting his Energem out from under his shirt.
"Why would Energem choose a caveman?" he asked, doubtful. He looked up, and gasped. "Duck!" he yelled, leaping out of the way. Teddie, standing beside him, moved too, but the other two were too slow, and as Chase looked around, a cage landed on him and Olivia, glowing blue.
"What is that?" Teddie gasped as she looked up at it.
"Koda, Teddie, behind you!" Chase warned, before he and Olivia disappeared. Hearing screams, the two remaining Rangers looked around to see a monster with cages on his shoulders approach.
"Two Rangers locked up, time to give them some more cellmates!" Slammer laughed, conjuring another cage in his hands. He swung it through the air and tossed it at the two, but Koda kicked it away. He grabbed a shovel from an abandoned wheel-barrel and ran at Slammer, and Teddie followed.
"Where are our friends?!" Koda demanded, striking the monster repeatedly before Teddie kicked him across the head. However, unmorphed, their blows glanced off him.
"You'll be joining them soon!" Slammer declared as Koda leapt back up, only to be tossed back to the ground. "Stop trying to break out before you're even in!" he yelled at the pair. He ran at Koda, who kicked him back, into Teddie's blow. With a yell, Slammer caught the White Ranger, lifting her and tossing her into Koda. The two hit the ground, rolling down the steps. "The smart thing to do is to come quietly," Slammer told them with a laugh.
"Fat chance!" Teddie yelled.
"You guys aren't very smart, are you?" Slammer taunted, swinging another cage and throwing it. The two prepared to dodge, before noticing a boy cycle along, not having noticed the fight as he focused on riding his bike.
"Watch out!" Koda caught the boy, and the two were caught in a cage.
"Koda!" Teddie yelled as the cage landed on the bike, crushing the front wheel.
"Two again! I'm on a roll!" Slammer laughed as the cage vanished. "One left. Ready to come quietly, little girl?" he taunted Teddie, before Nerida bit his leg and made him yelp.
"No!" Teddie grabbed the dog as Slammer hopped back, and hauled her into her arms. "Sorry girl, this may startle you a little," she warned the dog, who whimpered, before Teddie shot off in a Ninja Streak.
"What? Why's she so fast?!" Slammer cried as Teddie escaped.
"Would you stay on your side?"
"There's next to no room, I can't help it!" Chase and Olivia's arguing was interrupted by another cage appearing. They looked around to see Koda, who pulled at the bars. Despite his caveman strength, they didn't budge. "We tried to Morph, but we can't," Chase told him as Koda continued to try and break free. "Even you can't bend these bars?" Chase sounded worried, knowing that Koda was one of the strongest of the group.
"Is that a kid with you?" Olivia noticed the other prisoner. Koda remembered the boy, and looked down at the little boy on the ground, who whimpered as he held his leg. Tears ran down the boy's face, and Koda crouched beside him.
"You okay?" Koda asked gently, removing his bike helmet.
"My...my leg...I can't...I think it's broken," the boy cried, his leg sticking out at an odd angle.
"Koda, look, the cage landed on the bike," Chase realised, spotting the damaged bike under the cage. "Maybe you can get out," he suggested. Koda moved the bike and tossed it aside, sliding out under the gap left behind. Gently, he helped the boy out as well.
"Careful, don't hit leg," Koda warned him. He pulled him free of the cage, and leaned him against a rock. "Stay still," he instructed as the boy continued to cry softly.
"Nice work for getting out," Chase nodded as Koda began to work on something with his back to them.
"Yeah, he's out of the cage, but he still needs out of this cave," Olivia reminded him. Chase rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything. "And it's too dark for-" she was interrupted by fire suddenly sparking to life at the end of a branch that Koda had found.
"Oh, you've gotta teach me how to do that," Chase laughed as Koda stood.
"What is your name?" Koda asked the boy.
"P...Peter.." the kid managed, pale from the pain.
"Peter, can you hold torch?" Koda asked him. Wincing from moving, Peter did so.
"Yeah," he nodded, managing to hold the burning branch.
"He needs doctor," Koda told them. Chase grabbed his communicator from his pocket, and tried to open up a link.
"Kendall, can you hear me?" Chase tried as Koda ripped up his jacket to make a splint for the boy's leg. "Is anybody out there?" he asked quietly, trying not to let the boy hear him. "There's some kind of field jamming our equipment," he realised.
"That must be why our Morphers aren't working either," Olivia realised, looking at the small Charger in her hand.
"Koda, get the kid out of here first, we'll be fine," Chase told the Blue Ranger. "Well, as fine as can be when stuck with this one," Olivia glared at him as Koda held up the torch, checking to see which way the wind was blowing.
"For a moment, you actually sounded like a decent person," she growled at him. Koda lifted the boy into his arms, and stood.
"I get Peter out, then come back," Koda told the two.
"Good luck," Chase nodded to him. Koda nodded, and disappeared down the tunnel. With a sigh, Chase took a seat.
"May as well get comfortable," he said, closing his eyes.
"You can't seriously be taking a nap right now," Olivia frowned at him.
"It's called meditating. Calms a person down. You should try it sometime," Chase told her in as irritated a tone.
"Yeah, like you meditate. You can't even focus on work for two minutes," Olivia rolled her eyes, but sat down, looking at the Charger in her hand. "I hope Koda gets out okay," she murmured. Chase didn't reply, but was thinking the same thing.
Kendall walked through the museum, weaving around visitors, and walked into the restaurant where Shelby, Tyler and Riley were working. Seeing the concerned look on their boss' face, they gathered together.
"Chase, Koda, Teddie and Olivia are late," she spoke quietly.
"Teddie's always late," Shelby shrugged.
"And Koda doesn't even know what time is," Riley grinned. Kendall frowned at the Green Ranger, not appreciating his joke. "Chase probably got distracted with some girl again," he shrugged.
"Teddie hasn't been late since you became Rangers," Kendall pointed out. She was happy that the girl had taken her words to heart. "Olivia's always on time too. And while you'd normally be right about Chase...they aren't answering their Dino-Coms," Kendall's words made them frown. They always answered, no matter what.
Hearing a bark, they looked around to see Nerida run in, looking a little windswept.
"Guys!" hearing Teddie's hiss, they looked up to see her in the entrance to the restaurant.
"Teddie! Where have you been?" Kendall asked as they all hurried over to her.
"There's been trouble," she told them, and they saw the cuts and bruises across her legs. "Sledge's monster attacked us in the park. He took the other three, I don't know where," Teddie shook her head. Kendall looked to the others, all of them worried.
"Right...Tyler, you and Riley take the Dino-Cycles. Their scanners will allow you to cover more ground," Kendall instructed.
"Okay, let's go," Tyler said to Riley, and the two hurried off.
"We'll do a city-wide sweep downstairs too," Kendall told the two girls, who nodded and followed her down.
"You're being stubborn, as usual!"
"You seriously can't get over that I didn't succumb to your charm and hand over my Energem, can you?!"
"No, I couldn't care less about that! But what I would like is to go back to when I could come into work and not get my head bitten off!"
"Oh please, you say work, but you just use it as an excuse to pick up girls!"
"What?!" their argument was cut short by the furious roar of Slammer as he stormed in. "A jailbreak on my watch?! That Ranger is more clever than I thought!" he yelled, throwing the broken bike aside. "I'll crush him!" he yelled, kicking the bike.
"Hey, um, I'm pretty clever too. Let me out and I'll show you," Chase suggested.
"Really?" Olivia muttered under her breath.
"Just shut up, I don't see you coming up with a way to get out," he hissed back.
"You want to show someone? Show Sledge! He'll eat you for breakfast," Slammer mocked, rattling the bars and making them back up. "Now, I have a Ranger to catch!" the monster laughed, walked off to find Koda. Chase swore under his breath, looking at the bars. If he'd been on his own, it would be easy enough to escape. But with a witness, he wasn't quite so eager.
"Watch your back Koda..." Chase muttered. "Let's hope Teddie and the others can find us," he murmured.
"Any luck?" Ari called as she walked in, unclipping her helmet and lifting her skateboard.
"Mum, you didn't need to leave the demo," Teddie told her.
"It's okay, my boss is pretty understanding about it," Ari patted her head. "Any luck tracking their Ranger energies?" she asked, looking at the map that was being cast in front of them.
"None. I don't get it," Kendall shook her head. "If they're still in the city, they should be detected," she frowned.
"What if they're not in the city?" Shelby suggested.
"Then we'd have picked up some kind of energy used," Kendall told her. "Anything powerful enough to teleport people would need to have strong energy," she explained, frowning at the map as a tracer ran over the city.
"And what about underground?" Ari's suggestion made her pause. "This system is still in testing phases, it wouldn't be able to track underground or in caves and stuff," she pointed out.
"That...that might be it," Kendall focused on her tablet, changing the search patterns. The system then beeped loudly.
"Did you find them?" Teddie asked hopefully.
"Not yet, but-" Kendall stopped as another beep let them know that Tyler was contacting them.
'I'm picking up a magnetic field,' Tyler told them. 'Do you see it?' he asked.
"I see it too," Kendall nodded, focusing on the red area near the beach. "Strange readings," she murmured.
"That field must be what's stopping them from communicating with us," Shelby realised.
"Or maybe even from Morphing," Kendall's eyes widened at the thought. "They've got to get outside!" she shook her head before opening a link with Riley. "Riley? I'm sending coordinates. Meet us at the mountains," she instructed.
'Right. I'm on my way,' the Green Ranger confirmed.
"We best get out there too, not being able to Morph puts them in a real disadvantage," Ari told the rest, and they nodded, hurrying out.
Pulling up by the caves, they spotted Tyler and Riley's bikes.
"Any sign of them?" Shelby called as they climbed out and ran to the two other Rangers, who were unmorphed and looking around.
"There's a cave over..." Tyler stopped, spotting a figure emerging from the darkness.
"Koda?" Kendall realised, seeing the Blue Ranger run out, carrying the small boy in his arms.
"Koda!" Tyler yelled. Koda looked back at the cave, before running over.
"He need doctor," Koda told them. Ari took the boy in her arms.
"We'll get him to the hospital. You guys find Chase and Olivia," she told them. They nodded, and she and Kendall hurried back to the jeep. "You're safe now kid, don't worry," Ari smiled as she helped him onto a seat.
"Koda..." he mumbled, looking over at the caveman.
"He'll be fine. We're gonna get you to a doctor and get that leg looked at, okay?" she asked, and he nodded, his eyes closing as he fell unconscious.
"Koda, where's Chase and Olivia?" Riley asked him as they drove off.
"Still trapped in mountain," Koda explained.
"Trapped? By who?" Shelby asked, and Koda's eyes narrowed.
"By him," he growled, and they looked over to see Slammer standing on the cliff above, carrying a cage.
"Hey Rangers! Thanks for coming! How about you stay a while?" he laughed, swinging the cage. "Or in this case, forever!" Slammer declared, tossing the cage. Koda growled, and caught the cage. "Hey! Let go of that!" Slammer was surprised by the move, and tugged, but Koda was far stronger. He yanked on the cage, and Slammer shrieked as he was pulled from the cliff.
"It's Morphing Time!" Koda yelled. "Dino Charger!"
"Ready!"
"ENERGISE, HA! UNLEASH THE POWER!" the Rangers Morphed into their suits.
"Power Rangers Charge! Tyrannosaurus Rex, Power Ranger Red!"
"Stegosaurus, Power Ranger Blue!"
"Velociraptor, Power Ranger Green!"
"Compsognathus, Power Ranger White!"
"Triceratops, Power Ranger Pink!"
"Dinosaur Might, ready to fight!"
"Power Rangers..."
"Dino Charge!"
"Vivix! Destroy those techno colour twits!" Slammer ordered, and the footsoldiers squealed as they rushed the Rangers.
"It's about to get wild!" the five ran to meet them, and Teddie leapt through the air. She spun, kicking on into another and knocking them down. As she landed, she swept the feet out from another, and kicked on in the legs.
"You guys really are nothing compared to other Ninjas," she taunted, dodging their retaliating blows. Riley and Tyler called on their Dino-Cycles and fought Slammer, easily overwhelming him with their new power. As they defeated him, the other three defeated the Vivix, and they regrouped.
"We need go back in cave. Save Chase and Olivia," Koda told them.
"Knowing those idiots they'll have killed each other, being left alone," Teddie giggled.
"Come on," Tyler went to lead them, before thunder boomed overhead and green light hit the ground. Slammer returned, growing much larger.
"He's blocking the cave entrance!" Shelby frowned.
"Then we'll have to move him," Teddie grinned.
"Yeah!" Tyler cheered. "Dino Charger, ready!"
"Dino Charge Megazord, Tri-Stego formation!" Riley and Teddie watched as Tyler, Shelby and Koda combined their Zords.
"Battle-mode, engage!" they attacked Slammer, and held him in place. "Riley! It's time to try out your Zord!" Tyler told him, and the Green Ranger grinned.
"Oh, I've been waiting for this!" Riley grabbed a Dino Charger from his belt. "Dino Charger, ready! Summon Raptor Zord!" he hurled it into the air, summoning his Zord. As Slammer went to escape, he was attacked by the Raptor Zord, and thrown to the ground.
"Dino Charge Megazord, Stego-Raptor formation!" Tyler yelled. The Triceratops Zord switched with the Raptor Zord, and Riley appeared in the Megazord with the others.
"Oh, I have an idea!" Teddie called. "How about a weapon!" she giggled. Grabbing a Dino Charger from her belt, she activated it. "Dino Charger, ready! Summon Compo Zord!" she threw it up, and a small white Zord appeared, spinning through the air.
"It's so small!" Shelby exclaimed as the much smaller bipedal Zord jumped over their head.
"Yeah, but don't underestimate her!" Teddie cheered, and as Slammer got to his feet, he was slashed by the spinning Zord's long tail. "Compo Zord, blade formation!" the white Compo Zord changed into a sword, and the Megazord grabbed it with the Stego arm as Teddie appeared with the others. "Oh, it looks awesome in here!" she smiled.
"Let's see what we can do together!" Tyler cheered. "With our double bladed slash!" the Megazord began to spin, swinging both blades as Shelby sent her Triceratops to find Chase and Olivia.
"I hope Teddie and Nerida are okay..." Olivia murmured, sitting on the ground.
"Teddie is a great fighter, but she's also smart," Chase told her, leaning back against the bars. "She'll back off if she knows she can't win, and she'd protect Nerida too," Olivia found herself comforted by his words, and didn't speak. "I hope Koda made it out before Slammer caught up to him," she glanced at Chase when he spoke, looking up at the small hole above that let the light in.
"Yeah," Olivia murmured, and he met her gaze. Before anything more could be said, they heard a roar in the distance, and stood up.
"I know that noise," Chase grinned, and after a moment the wall shattered as the Tricera Zord drilled through the side of the mountain. They laughed, relieved. "Thanks Tricera," Chase nodded.
"I sentence you to destruction!" Slammer yelled, but each of his moves was blocked by the Megazord.
"Look! The Tricera Zord is back!" Tyler spotted the pink Zord racing back towards them.
"You found them! Good job!" Shelby cheered, praising the Zord.
"Chase and Olivia free!" Koda smiled.
"Now, let's finish this!" Tyler called to the others.
"Right!" Riley nodded.
"Raptor-Compo Zords! Final Flame Strike!" summoning a ball of fire, the Rangers used it to light up their blades and deliver one final strike, destroying Slammer.
"Monster extinct!" Tyler cheered.
"You really could have let us out of there when you defeated Slammer, you know," Chase complained as the group drove to the park.
"Yeah, you didn't need to make us wait even longer," Olivia grumbled.
"Well," Teddie shrugged. "I thought you might have killed each other, and I wasn't ready to face that," she told them innocently, earning glares from both as the others giggled. They pulled up, spotting the boy Koda had saved talking with his friends, telling them all about the adventure.
"He was like...like a caveman!" Peter exclaimed, and the others glanced to Koda, whose head lifted. He smiled brightly as he lifted a blue bike from the back of the jeep, warmed by the boy's comments.
"Whoa!" the other boys breathed in awe of Peter, before heading off. Peter waved goodbye, before turning around and seeing Koda approach.
"Aw, that's so cute," Teddie smiled as they saw him hug Koda tightly.
"It really is," Shelby nodded. They watched as Koda and Peter talked, before Peter offered to teach him how to ride a bike.
"Come on. I protect you, I promise," Peter said what Koda had told him in the cave, making Koda smile. He bumped fists with the boy, who began to teach him how to ride as the others laughed.
Fact for the chapter: For a brief time, Zoe didn't exist in this series. Originally she was to be an evil Ranger with Hunter and Blake, then after I didn't like how that worked, I took her out entirely. She wasn't brought back until a few chapters in, and I'm so glad I did. She's one of my favourite originals, rage issues and all!
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