Power Rangers GPX SIU episode 5: The Girls' Mission
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It was an ordinary Wednesday and Maria was waking up to some news about the Egyptian Revolution. Apparently, not much had changed just yet. That'd probably change later that night (the date is February 1, and Hosni Mubarak would speak later that day, at least in the US). Maria stretched and yawned, listening to the NPR report of the events.
Hitomi stirred in her bed, obviously unhappy with having to hear some radio noise so early in the morning. "Lo siento," Maria said as she got up and turned on her computer. After logging on, she turned on the internet. Hitomi could hear her pounding on the keys and this also got her annoyed.
"Could you please stop that?" she asked. "And can you please put something on besides your spaghetti strap top and panties?" Maria sighed and grabbed her robe, covering up much to her annoyance. Anyway, she logged onto the internet, going to Facebook first.
"Are we going to Lentz today?" Hitomi asked, her hair a little messy and her pajamas kind of scrunched up.
"Sure," said Maria. It was an automated reaction, one that if it was asked before she took her shower, she would have said 'probably not'.
"I don't want anything too special," said Hitomi, "Just some cereal." That could work.
"Whatever works," said Maria. At that point, Hitomi got out bed and got ready to take her shower. Maria, meanwhile, brought up her e-mail. It was typical, really. It was mostly junk mail and a few banal e-mails from her mother (not that her mother's e-mails were always banal, it's that they could get pointless at times) and other truly pointless e-mail.
That changed when she logged onto her SIU e-mail. She noticed an e-mail with the subject line reading 'URGENT'. Okay, it wasn't just the subject line; it was who it was from. It was a classified e-mail address that only someone like her would know what it is. So, she opened the e-mail.
She looked it over for a few minutes while Hitomi showered. Every line was dissected like a frog. It was sent in coded language, but it was language Maria was familiar with; codes that SWORD used all the time. It usually took a few reads to get what they were trying to say. To the average reader, it looked pretty pointless, but kind of incomprehensible.
To a SWORD agent, however, it contained vital information.
Plus, Maria was waiting for Hitomi to get out of the shower.
Eventually, Hitomi emerged, drying her hair off and dressed in a pink robe. "Oi," said Maria. Hitomi kind of ignored her and grabbed her hair dryer, much to Maria's annoyance. "OI!" She shouted over the hair dryer. Looking at that girl, she wondered how she could be a Ranger. But her fighting skill always provided an answer. "WE'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE!" She shouted.
"Nani?" asked Hitomi. Maria got fed up and yanked the plug. "HEY!"
"SWORD sent us something," said Maria.
"They did?"
"Yes, and apparently, they only sent it to us."
"They did?" asked Hitomi. "What did it say?"
"It's coded," said Maria, "But I've figured out what it says."
"Well, what does it say?"
"It says they've sent us a very important package," said Maria. "And they want us to make sure it's safe."
"Us?" asked Hitomi. "Are—"
"No," said Maria. "It's only addressed to you and me."
"EEEH!?"
"That's what it says!" said Maria, pointing to the address bar on the e-mail. "Don't ask me why, but I think they think we're the best for the job." She seemed to be stroking her own ego.
"You mean—"
"I'm actually kind of excited!" said Maria. "They're giving us something with this much responsibility? I think we can handle it!"
"Really?"
"It's just making sure a little package is delivered safely," said Maria. "What could possibly go wrong?"
"A lot," said Hitomi. She was shaking a little. Maria placed her hand on her friend's shoulder and said,
"Hitomi, we're Power Rangers. A lot can go wrong; we just have to respond to it as best we can."
"I'll try," said Hitomi.
"Hitomi, you need some confidence, chica!" said Maria. "I've been telling you that for months!"
"I am trying!" said Hitomi.
"As the saying goes, 'do or do not'," said Maria. "'There is no try'."
Hitomi nodded. "I shall do my best."
"A little better," said Maria.
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After meditation, the two departed for class. With Maria having a lecture class with Sean and Hitomi having a history class in the same building, they walked to class together. Leaving the Thompson Point area, they walked along Lincoln Drive towards the Communications Building, and Lawson Hall was just across the street from it. It only took a couple seconds to cross the street, even without stop signs or lights (although Illinois law does require cars to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians).
They walked in the door and Hitomi entered the first lecture hall, where her history class was. Maria walked into a different hall and found Sean waiting in the middle section near the front. She smirked and decided to sit down next to him. When she did, he said
"Why do you always sit next to me?"
"Because I can," she replied. He scoffed. She loved doing that to him. "By the way, we got an e-mail from SWORD."
"You did?" he whispered. "When?"
"This morning," she replied. "They're sending something to us."
"When is it coming?"
"I'm not sure," she replied. "But they apparently want me and Hitomi to take care of it."
"Motherfucker!" he said out loud, right in front of Professor McDonald.
"Anything else you wish to say?" asked Professor McDonald. Sean shook his head while Maria tried not to laugh. She could see Kevin trying not to laugh, too.
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"So, it's just you they sent it to?" Aaron asked after Hitomi's history class. She nodded.
"Uh-huh!" she said.
"And they didn't tell us?"
"Maria thinks it's because they think we're the best," she said.
"Bullshit," said Aaron.
"What?"
"Nothing."
"I hope SWORD is not losing our trust," said Aaron. Some students overheard them, but they shook their heads, completely ignoring the both of them. Aaron decided to take Hitomi to a little secluded spot so that they could talk. "You're sure?"
Hitomi nodded. "It was only sent to us."
"I really want to give them a 'piece of my mind'," said Aaron.
"I can help you," she replied.
"No thank you," he replied. "I'll do it myself."
"Too bad," said Hitomi.
"Are you going to follow me to lunch?" he said. "You seem awfully interested in me."
"I'll follow you to lunch, but I'm not that interested in you," she replied.
"Am I ugly!?"
"No," she said. "I'm just not that into you."
"That would hurt even more," said Aaron.
"Too bad dude," Sean said as he walked past, patting him on the shoulder. However, Aaron noticed Hitomi watching Sean and Maria. It looked like she was kind of sad, but he shrugged it off. At least he could tell why Hitomi wasn't into him. She was only setting herself up for disappointment.
Sean and Maria meanwhile walked down the extension of Grand Ave. for the student center. A certain brother-in-law's squad car and Sean asked him to roll the windows down. "Yo, Rob!" he said.
"Hello Sean," said Rob.
"We've got a little package coming for us," he said. "Unfortunately, she knew about it before I did."
"Why here?" said Rob.
"Because I'm better," said Maria.
"Don't let it get to your head," said Sean.
"Looks like it already has," said Rob.
"Do you know anybody in the postal service?" said Sean.
"I know a few, why?"
"Do you think you can help us out?" said Sean. "We need to find out where it is."
"You know, you can find out on your own," said Rob.
"Ugh, I should have known," said Sean. "We don't know the tracking number."
"Well then, that's not my problem," said Rob. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back on patrol." He rolled up the window while Sean backed out and drove off.
"Looks like Marty's coming over here," said Sean. "I'll catch up with you at the Student Center, okay?"
"Fine," she said as she walked off while Sean stayed to talk with Marty.
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"Dammit, Drake, how are we supposed to finish our plan if the Rangers keep defeating us!?"
"Ronald, be quiet!" said Drake. "We need not win every battle to win the war. We are almost finished."
"But the Rangers only need to find enough and our plan is revealed!" said Ronald.
"I must agree with Ronald," said Cedric. "The Rangers are getting close to our plans, and it is only February."
"Did you not hear what Master Drake already said?" said the black-haired woman to the side of Drake's desk. She was a lean figure, with enough sex appeal to make Madonna jealous. She was tall and had long, dark hair going down halfway down her back. Her dark eyes pierced Cedric's being. This is Bellatrix.
"Thank you darling, but I do not think they need that," said Drake. "I have received word from our sources that SWORD is planning to send something to the Rangers. Whatever it is, it must not reach them, understand?"
"Understood," said Cedric.
"Yes, Drake," said Ronald.
"And remember Ronald, you had best not fail me," said Drake. "Or else, I will not be as forgiving as I have been."
"Yes, Drake!" said Ronald.
Drake picked up his phone and dialed Neville's number. "Neville, I need a monster. Yes, the Rangers have a present coming for them… Ronald will go with him."
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Maria tossed on her bed, trying to get comfortable so she could take her stinkin' nap. Hitomi was typing away on a short paper on her laptop only a few feet away, and unfortunately, it was kind of loud. Maria rolled over on her stomach and covered her head with her pillow just so she could get some sleep. It wasn't too bad, really, but then she remembered she doesn't really sleep well on her stomach.
"Damn," she growled.
"I'm sorry if I'm being too loud," said Hitomi. "But I need to finish this paper."
"Just please finish it soon," Maria groaned. Hitomi went back to her work while Maria just got up to go to the vending machine in the dorm's TV room right inside the entrance.
Instead of getting something from the vending machine, she decided to take a nap on the couch in front of the TV. But even that didn't work. She decided to just get some caffeine and bought a can of pop.
"You think the guys are mad at us?" said Hitomi.
"I don't care," said Maria. "But, I can understand why they're mad. But that doesn't mean they have the right to be."
"I'm not sure if that's the right attitude," said Hitomi.
"Sure," said Maria.
"Maybe that's why they were mad at us," said Hitomi. "In fact, I'm getting mad at you, too."
"What did I—"
"You tell me about my confidence," said Hitomi. "Maybe I should tell you about your attitude."
"Am I going to get a lecture?" said Maria.
"Maybe," said Hitomi.
"And if I don't want one?"
"I'll give it to you, anyway if I have to," she said.
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Sean went on Skype to try and get a hold of Maelstrom. He was feeling a little annoyed with the words of the girls, but now he wanted some answers. Did SWORD somehow not trust them anymore? This is going to be addressed in the conversation, by the way.
Maelstrom's image appeared on the screen and he did not seem to be particularly fazed or anything. "Hello Red Ranger," he said.
"Director Maelstrom," he said. "Permission to speak freely?"
"Permission granted," said Maelstrom. He looked like he was reserved to what he was going to get and just wanted to get it over with.
"What the hell were you thinking sending that e-mail the girls and not us!?" he said.
"I was thinking clearly," said Maelstrom.
"I didn't doubt that," said Sean. "But why didn't you tell me, Rob, Ndebele and Kevin about the package?"
"Calm down Red," said Maelstrom. "I had my reasons."
"Do you even trust us anymore?"
"Don't you dare ask that question!" said Maelstrom. "Like I said, I have my reasons."
"Well then maybe you should tell me!" said Sean.
"O'Callahan, your attitude is getting on my nerves," said Maelstrom. "Calm down, or else I will have to come over there and make you!"
"Sorry," said Sean. "Why won't you tell me?"
"Sorry, but looks like something's come up," said Maelstrom. "I can't stay, but keep your eyes peeled." The screen went black and Sean was left with his arms up in frustration.
"Great," he said.
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Andrew Smith is a ten-year employee of the US Postal Service. He worked in St. Louis before moving with his wife to Carbondale where he now drives a mail SUV. Most of the mail he delivers is sent to the University. The mail is usually processed at an office in the area's main hall, like Lentz Hall for Thompson Point and Trueblood at the Towers. University Hall has its own mail office, as do Wall & Grand.
He was on his way to campus today, unaware of anything too out of the ordinary, even though he'd seen extraordinary things in his life, like going to see Mark McGuire's 62nd home run in 1998. Oh, and the Power Rangers, too, but he wasn't concerned about them.
It was a pleasant day, with the sun finally peeking out from behind the clouds. He smiled, noting that it was going to be a good day today. He drove down N University Ave, which a south-bound road and split from S Illinois Ave. The Brush towers were on the horizon and he was about to pass city hall, when he noticed a sickly grey figure on the side of the road.
Suddenly, he heard an explosion right in front of him and he swerved out of the way, driving on to the sidewalk and stopping. His drivers-side door was torn off. "HEY! This is United States Pos—YAAAHHH!" He didn't finish his sentence as a monster tossed him out of his SUV.
"Shut up, human!" said the monster, which looked like a sleek, muscular falcon. Another person grabbed him by the collar and tossed him to the side.
"Get out of here!" said Ronald. Andrew got up and scrambled away while the creatures started rummaging through the mail he was supposed to deliver.
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Beep, beep, be-bee-beep, beep, beep! Maria's morpher went. She pressed the TALK button on the morpher and said, "Yes?"
"Several Mannequins have attacked a USPS truck," said the voice on the other end. "We're watching it on a CCTV feed, all they're doing I s rummaging through the mail."
"We're on it!" said Maria. "Hitomi, vamanos!"
"Okay!" she said.
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Ronald watched while the Mannequins rummaged through several boxes of student and teacher mail. He was getting very annoyed at how long this was taking. Falconer looked less desperate, but that's only because he didn't have the kind of pressure on him than Ronald did. He started to growl. "HURRY UP!" he shouted.
"Will that find the package?" said Falconer.
"I need that package!" said Ronald.
"Look at how much mail we have to sort!" said Falconer. "Does it look like we're going to find it any time soon?"
"Is there some way to pick up the pace?" said Ronald. "Those pests should be arriving soon, we have to—"
"HOLD IT!" A voice called out. Ronald's eyes bugged out and he turned around to see Maria and Hitomi, already morphed with their arms crossed. "Just what do you think you're doing?"
"What ever it is, it is unforgivable!" said Hitomi. "In the name of SWORD, we shall punish you!"
"Um, what?" said Ronald.
"Hitomi, Sailor Moon taunts never work in real life," said Maria.
"But I wanted to—,"
"Enough talk! GET THEM!" Ronald shouted. The Mannequins screamed and rushed the girls. They were caught off guard for a second, but managed to recover and fight back.
They fought as a tag team. Maria threw some punches, knocking several Mannequins to the side. Hitomi twirled around, kicking them in the chin to finish them off. Maria picked Hitomi up and tossed her into a crowd of several Mannequins. She flipped up in the air, and when she came down she kicked the Mannequins in the face. Maria rushed forward to punch a Mannequin in the face and break through the Mannequin barrier to get to the mail truck.
She tackled Falconer, who was still looking though the mail. Falconer got back up and threw a punch at her. She blocked, punched him, he punched her, she bent over backwards. The kicked him in the beak. She jumped back, putting her dukes up and panting ever-so-slightly. She wasn't tired, not in the least. She went back to the fight, giving Falconer a roundhouse kick.
Falconer tried to backhand her. She bent backwards, jumped up and reverse roundhouse kicked Falconer. Falconer punched her. She ducked and punched him in the gut.
To her unhappy surprise, she was reminded that she's fighting two enemies. She felt her collar being yanked backwards and tossed several yards. She saw a boot coming down on her face and she rolled out of the way of Ronald's boot. "Damn you!" he growled.
Hitomi grabbed two Mannequins and bashed their heads in. She blocked a Mannequin's teeth and threw it at several other Mannequins. She jumped, two Mannequins ran into each other, and she noticed that Maria was fighting Ronald and Falconer was looking through the mail again. She couldn't just sit by and let that happen. She pressed her belt buckle and her Am Staff materialized. She used the naginata to get the Mannequins out of the way.
Falconer felt the blade pierce his sides and stepped away. Hitomi thrust the blade at him, then swung it in his face. Falconer tried to block, but she twirled and tripped him up with the blade of her stick. Falconer got back up when she tried to thrust her blade in his face. He punched her, but she got back up and stuck the blunt end of the stick in his beak. Confidence issues, what confidence issues?
Maria, unfortunately, was not faring as well as Hitomi was. For one thing, Ronald is a much better fighter than Falconer was, and he had her pinned to the pavement. "You damn pests," he said in her face as he pressed her to the pavement. "Every time I think I've got you, you pull your damn recovery! It's your damn fault Drake is angry at me!"
"Too bad!" Maria said. She pulled out her blaster and shot Ronald. "Do you actually think I'm going to care about that?"
"Of course I didn't!" said Ronald. "I just wanted to COMPLAIN!" He drew a quick transmutation circle on the pavement and drew a big club. "Scream for me," he said.
"Let me think about it… NO." She just shot him in the chest.
Now, Hitomi and Maria are only two people. So as they're in combat with a falcon monster and a psychotic large ham alchemist, the Mannequins were looking through the mail in Andrew Smith's truck. There were several packages strewn about the ground and opened letters, a few dollar bills and checks strewn about as well. Then, the sounds of blaster fire rang and a couple Mannequins had their heads blown off. They turned hungrily and saw a silver figure walking towards them.
"You are in violation of 18 USC § 1702 - Obstruction of correspondence," said Rob. "You are under arrest!" The Mannequins screamed and rushed him. He converted the Silver Blaster into the Silver Sword and fought back, slashing at the Mannequins. Mannequin body parts landed on the street, drying into clay as Rob did his work. He thrust, slashed and stabbed the Mannequins. More popped up.
Maria was not happy when Rob showed up, but his cop routine was a welcome sight. She still felt that she and Hitomi could handle this all by themselves and was close to telling Rob off, but Ronald wasn't letting that happen. She could see something in him every time he mentioned his defeats; a man desperate to regain the approval of the society he fought for. He was scared. She empathized with him…
But that thought broke when she had to block an attack from Ronald's club. She kicked him in the shin, causing him to hold it in pain. Then she gave him a good punch to the face. "If you are trying to gain any sympathy or empathy with me, forget it," she said with the coldest, most hostile voice imaginable. "You tried to kill me; you tried to kill my friends and countless others in this area, and now you threaten to do an unspeakable act to me. The time for any sympathy has passed."
"I was not asking for your sympathy," he said, rubbing his cheek, "I was simply explaining how satisfying it will be when I KILL YOU!"
"Well in that case, HAVE AT YOU!" She rushed the muscle-bound alchemist, prepared to kill him if necessary.
Some of the Mannequins took advantage of Rob's distraction to continue sifting through the mail. Of course, Rob didn't exactly miss this and burst through the Mannequins and stabbed the Mannequin sifting through the mail in the neck. The green blood splattered on the pavement as the Mannequin fell to the ground.
Then Rob felt several Mannequins jump on top of him. They may be dumb and bad fighters, but when they're working together… Rob knew he needed help, but the girls were not helping, fighting their own battles. Rob reversed his grip on the sword and stabbed a Mannequin in the leg. The Mannequin fell off, causing a domino effect that dragged the other Mannequins off of him.
Rob had the Mannequins where he wanted them and took a big cut, chopping off a few heads. They rushed him, but he tossed them to the curb and stomped one on the head. He ducked, avoiding another Mannequin.
Hitomi spun, twirled and jumped around Falconer. He didn't touch her, and she was taunting him this way. And when the Falconer lifted off, she hooked her blade on his talons and dragged him back down to the ground. Falconer clawed at her. She thrust the blunt end of the staff in his beak. He landed on the curb on the far side of the mail van. Then he rolled out of the way.
She chased after him, swinging downward, but Falconer flapped his wings, creating a small whirlwind. It would have worked if Hitomi was not wearing a visor. Instead, she took the blade of her naginata and thrust downwards.
The falcon was out of the way though and Hitomi cursed herself in frustration.
Hitomi heard two sets of blaster fire and a bit of alchemical lightning. Rob was shooting some Mannequins, and Maria was shooting Ronald.
Hitomi's second of distraction allowed Falconer to punch her in the helmet. She fell to the ground and rolled from Falconer's talons. He grabbed her suit right around her bust "Pervert!" and lifted. She tried to reach for her staff, but it had been knocked away and several Mannequins had kicked it out of reach. Then Falconer suddenly tossed her in the direction of one of the houses on the west side of the street.
However, she noticed that Falconer had been hit and was going down. That was not a toss!
Ronald had Maria on her back and his club in the air. "DIE, Yellow Ran—"
"GT STRIKE!"
"GAAH!"
Maria was fuming. "Dammit, Red!"
"What, I saved your life, didn't I?" said Sean. "Y'know, big damn heroes?"
"We had this!"
"Do you want our help or not!?"
"Of course not!" she shouted. "We can handle this on our own!"
"No you can't!" Sean replied.
"Why, because I'm female?"
"No, that's not it!" Sean shot back.
"Then what is it?"
"We're a team, dammit, we look after each other, and we help each other whether we like it or not!"
"We can handle it!" said Maria.
"Oh good, now the Red Ranger is here!" Ronald said with a sadistic glee. "Now I can kill you both!"
"Right, a team!" said Maria. That was fast. Ronald rushed forward and the two Rangers blocked his attack.
Kevin's rifle was smoking while Falconer writhed on the ground with scorch marks on his back. "Keep your filthy talons off of her," he said, pointing his gun in Falconer's face. "Pink, are you okay?"
"I am," said Hitomi. She got up and grabbed her naginata.
Just then, Falconer whacked Kevin's rifle. Hitomi stabbed Falconer, but the bird dodged the blade and pecked Kevin in the helmet. Hitomi took a swing, ruffling a few feathers. But Falconer swooped down and knocked the two down W Hospital Dr.
Aaron and Rob had it a little easier though, beating back as many Mannequins as they could. And that was easy. Rob slashed, Aaron chopped away. Green blood splattered all over the place while the two did their work. They kept the Mannequins from the mail van.
But, that was only the Mannequins they were facing. One Mannequin started sifting through the mail and somehow, finally found what it was looking for and took off. It would have escaped if Sean hadn't noticed it. "STOP THAT THING!" he shouted.
"I will!" said Hitomi. She grabbed her blaster and shot the Mannequin as it passed by her. The shots hit the Mannequin and the package it was carrying. The package opened and the item inside fell out. Someone who had come to investigate picked it up.
"It has SWORD's insignia!" Ronald shouted. The bystander looked up and seeing the fight, took off towards 710 Bookstore. "DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!" Ronald shouted.
"STOP THEM!" Sean shouted. He and Maria kicked Ronald down, and he hit his head on the van. It wouldn't cause a concussion, but it did knock him out. Sean, Maria, Kevin and Aaron fought the Mannequins, but that inadvertently let the bystander run away.
Then Falconer took off in pursuit, taking to the skies to avoid the melee. However, Sean noticed it. "SHOOT HIM DOWN!" Kevin and Hitomi broke free, Hitomi summoning her bow and notching an arrow. Both took aim and fired. Their shots hit their target and Falconer fell to the ground in the parking lot.
The Rangers gave chase to surround Falconer. "We gotta finish this!" said Sean. "Supercharge!" The Rangers jammed their keys in their weapons (save for Rob) and supercharged them. "FIRE!"
The Rangers fired their weapons and Sean gave the finishing touches. Falconer erupted in a shower of sparks and exploded. Now they could give chase and—
"Where'd he go?" said Sean.
"I'm going to check on Ronald," said Rob.
"Good idea," said Sean. "Green, you see where he might have went?"
"S Illinois?" Aaron suggested, heading over to the street. "He's not here!"
"Silver—"
"Ronald's gone!" said Rob.
"Oh, no!" Maria said, putting her hands on her head and leaning against the big dumpster in the parking lot. "How could this have happened?" she asked.
"Yellow?" Sean asked. "What's going on?"
"Pink and I were supposed to protect that package!"
"I know that," said Sean.
"And now it's gone! What are we going to do?"
"We'll find it," said Sean. "Let's get out of here."
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"…What am I going to do with you five?" Maelstrom said, rubbing his face on Skype after the Rangers went back to Sean's apartment and de-morphed. "You failed!"
"I know!" said Sean.
"That was SWORD technology!" said Maelstrom. "And now some idiot has it! Who knows what they're going to do with it! At least with Silver, it was a simple accident, this is plain incompetence!"
"Well, sorry!" said Sean. "Apparently we weren't trusted enough to handle it!"
"O'Callahan, what are you—oh, that," said Maelstrom. "Aparicio, Miyazawa, step forward, please." The girls did so under the glare of Sean and Aaron. "… Well?"
"We're sorry," said Maria.
"Very sorry," said Hitomi.
"And they didn't want our help!" said Sean. Maria glared at him, but Maelstrom was glaring at her.
"I appreciated it," said Hitomi.
"At least one of you did," said Maelstom. "The reason I did that was because I was sure they'd be able to handle the pressure and responsibility. As of right now, I am not sure if I am right, especially since Aparicio refused the help of her fellow Rangers."
"Is it because—"
"Sex has nothing to do with it!" Maelstrom shouted. "You are a team, and you are expecting a team, I don't want any dumb-ass excuses, especially when it comes to gender! There are times to complain about that, this is not!"
"My apologies," said Maria. "I guess I got too wrapped up in the mission. But losing the package was not my fault!"
"No, that falls on all of you," said Maelstrom. "We'll try to keep a lookout for it, you keep doing your jobs, and I want no complaints, understand?"
"Yes, sir," said Maria.
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The SWORD insignia, a sword overlapping an eagle was etched into the black case. Two hands laid the case on the table. The hands tried to find away to open the case, feeling around the black edge. They pressed, looking for a button. They couldn't find one. They started to get frustrated until they pressed a pair of buttons. The hands opened up the case and—"Holy shit!"
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End chapter
Sean VO: "Next time, on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"
Maria VO: "We have to find that guy from yesterday!"
Drake: (Angrily) "You have failed me for the last time!"
(Ronald angrily punches a wall)
Ronald: "Damn you, Rangers!" (Shot of Ronald materializing on the SIU campus) "The Rangers will pay!" (Shot of Ronald grabbing Sean in civilian form by the neck)
Maria: "SEAN!"
Sean: (Shot of him morphed, but looking at something) "No way!"
Sean VO: "That's next time, on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"