Power Rangers GPX SIU

by DChan87

GPX AU: Southern Illinois University Carbondale is under siege by immoral alchemists with unknown intentions. Its best hope for defense are five superheroes calling themselves "Power Rangers". But they're also students at SIU, and schoolwork and personal lives mix with professional as they try to unravel the mystery of their alchemist enemies.

7. Bellatrix Attacks

Aaron: Previously, on "Power Rangers GPX SIU"!

Drake: You have failed me for the last time!

Ronald: The Rangers will pay!

Marty: I found something, man!

(Cut to shot of Ronald appearing on the SIU campus and lifting Sean up by the neck)

(Cut to shots of Ronald beating the Rangers and then someone morphing into the Gold Ranger)

Sean: Marty!?

(Cut to Ronald's impalement)

Power Rangers GPX SIU, episode 7: Bellatrix Attacks

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Sean wrapped his fingers in athletic tape while Marty watched nervously. They were at the Student Recreation Center a few days after Ronald's failed attack. He watched while Sean gave the punching bag a few hard hits. If he wasn't careful, he could break that thing off its chain. Maybe he could find a football helmet to wear, because that doesn't look—

"Hit the bag," said Sean. Marty nodded his head quickly and put on his MMA gloves. Sean stood to the side, folding his arms, which his sleeveless Naperville Central shirt displayed.

Marty got into a fighting stance, causing Sean to sigh. It must have been bad. "Shoulder width and bend your knees."

"Well, I'm not—"

"No excuses!" Sean interrupted. "Rob wasn't trained by SWORD, and look how well he does."

"But I'm not Rob!"

"I don't care!" Sean replied. "Do you have any idea what you've just become a part of?"

"No?"

"Oy vey," said Sean. "Whatever, just… let's see you punch." Marty got into a fighting stance, putting up his dukes while Sean watched. He threw a punch—"Keep your arms straight," he said.

"Straight?"

"When you wind up your punch, it's gonna go wild and leave you wide open, among other things," said Sean. "Extend your arm—like this—real quickly. Remember how you fought in hockey?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't grab the punching bag; just throw a punch like you would in a hockey game."

"What? And why shouldn't I wind up?"

"Didn't I just explain?" Sean said to himself. "Your punch should flow—think Bruce Lee, you know, be water. Aim to hit through the bag. Again, just think like you're in a hockey fight. Don't grab the bag, just throw some punches."

Marty nodded and got back in a fighting stance. He threw one-two-three punches. "MUCH better," said Sean. He kept throwing punches; they weren't flashy like Sean's punches, but simple and could do their job. And they didn't look exceptionally hard, but when he morphed next time, they might do some damage. "Not bad," said Sean. "You learn well. Now you have to learn how to kick."

Marty groaned. "How long are you going to—"

"As long as it takes," said Sean.

"Dude, how long were you—"

"Since I was 10," Sean replied. "SWORD disguised their training as karate classes and things like that. It was designed to prevent parents from catching on. They even set up summer camps where we learned this shit and it still felt like a regular summer camp."

"Wow," Marty said his face blank with surprise, "And all this in case of some attack?"

"They didn't think they needed it," said Sean. "But then they found out about the Ouroboros Society, and found out all five of us were going here in the Fall."

"Contrived coincidence," said Marty.

"Look, just get into a fighting stance," said Sean. "Watch me." In an instant, he kicked the punching bag. "You lift your leg up with the knee bent like this," he said, lifting his leg, "And then you extend the rest of the leg, real quick. You think you got that?" Marty nodded his head. "Good. Try it."

Marty did the best front kick he could. It was sloppy, but Sean could see that he was trying. "I wonder if Rob is willing to spar," said Sean.

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The two left the Student Recreation Center, which is on Grand Avenue at around 9 at night. The Student Health Center is attached to it and just next door to it is the Wall & Grand apartment complex. "… SWORD called us up the week after we arrived on campus," said Sean. "They pretended they were friends of us and tricked us, basically, but we went willingly to their small base near St. Louis. Maelstrom asked us to take the morphers and we refused at first, but we took them anyway.

"Then a day later, I found Ronald and some Mannequins messing around in Thompson Woods. Unfortunately, I drew his attention and they chased me before myself, Kevin, Maria, and the Miyazawa siblings fought them downtown."

"So what do these Ouroboros guys want?" Marty asked as they walked down the street slowly.

"I dunno," said Sean. "We did manage to deactivate a transmutation circle that would have destroyed the city at the end of last semester, but we think they're up to something else."

"Dude, is that the Mexican girl—"

"Venezuelan—wait, what?" Marty pointed down the street, and it certainly was Maria. Sean was certainly surprised.

"You like that girl, right?" Sean whacked him in the arm. What was a light tap for Sean felt like a hard punch to Marty.

"Maria, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"I wanted to see you," she said. This earned a blush from Sean and a sly smile from Marty. A dirty look from Sean silenced him. "Are you sure we should be training him?" That thought died.

"He has the morpher," Sean replied. "And they may come after him, anyway. Do we have any other choice?"

"I don't know," she replied. "He doesn't seem like Ranger material to me."

"What do you mean?" asked Marty.

"We may be the first Power Ranger team in this world," said Sean, "But there's another universe where they're commonplace. And basically, we have to live up to their standards. That includes you. We're the best of the best, Marty. We're the ones who handle the stuff the Navy SEALS can't handle."

"Fuck," Marty breathed.

"It's a legacy that only exists in their world," said Maria. "But they're watching us, but not like how we watched them."

"You mean—"

"The TV show, dude," Sean replied. "Those were fictionalized versions of real events taking place in another universe."

Marty's head was spinning and he collapsed ass-first onto the grass in front of the Student Health Center. "Is he okay?" asked Maria.

"Dude," said Marty. "This is…"

"I think he's shocked," said Sean. "Marty." He held out his hand for his old friend to take Marty grabbed it and Sean pulled him up. "Where's your apartment?"

"A bit south of U-Hall," he replied. Sean nodded and the trio began to walk towards Wall Street.

"Marty, you've just become a part of something much bigger than yourself," said Sean. "This isn't like the army; I mean a world that almost no one knows about. Alchemy is real and there's a group out there that is bigger than the fucking CIA. Do you understand?"

"I need a beer, dude."

Maria laughed and Sean chuckled. "I think he'll do fine," said Sean.

They reached Marty's apartment, which was in a four-unit building just south of the University Hall dorm building. Marty's apartment was on the second floor of this building. Sean followed him upstairs to make sure he was okay. "Don't panic," he said. "I'll try to help as much as I can."

"Okay," said Marty. He looked at Maria, who was waiting downstairs. "Is she good?"

"She's one of our best fighters," Sean replied.

"Can she uh…" Marty looked around. "Do it?"

"Dude, what the fuck are you talking about?"

"You like her?"

"Yeah, she's gr—dude, not that way!"

"Sure," said Marty. He sounded like he believed him, but he really didn't. "So I'll see you later?"

"Sure," Sean replied. They gave each other a Bro Hug before Sean left, talking to Maria along the way. Marty watched with a sly smile on his face.

"Hell of a girl, dude," he said to himself before going inside.

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Cedric and Drake were always nervous whenever Bellatrix was angry, but this was different. She spent most of her time over the past several days in her room, sharpening her knives and abusing a punching bag. The lack of activity ever since Ronald's death must have been making her restlessness worse. "Drake," Cedric said as he pulled his leader away from their room. "We must move against the Rangers and soon."

"No," said Drake. "We must keep our focus on the Project."

"But the Rangers are already catching on," said Cedric.

"No they are not," said Drake. "Our intelligence says they are focusing on training their new Ranger."

"But there is someone on that campus who may be aware of our activities," Cedric replied. "We must act."

"That campus is already on high alert," said Drake. "Ronald's foolishness has caused this. We cannot make our move."

"Who says we cannot attack the city?" said Cedric. "If we are to eliminate that on-campus threat—"

"Let me handle the Rangers," a new voice interrupted. Bellatrix, wearing a sports bra, was standing in the doorway. She must have been listening the whole time. "I want to avenge my brother."

"Yet he threatened to commit unspeakable acts to the Rangers," said Drake.

"I am not avenging that aspect of his character," said Bellatrix. "But right now, I am so full of rage that—"

"We must find a way to isolate the on-campus threat," said Cedric.

"DO I CARE!?" Bellatrix bellowed.

"Vengeance is not a plan!" Drake replied. "My love, I understand you are very capable of defeating the Rangers, but our plan must take precedent!"

"I can be a distraction," she said. "I will attack the city, and our on-campus intelligence can get close to them. They do not have to eliminate the target."

"You have been thinking this over," said Drake. "Very well, you may do this but just this once. I will talk to Neville and he will create a monster."

"Thank you, but that will be unnecessary, my dear," Bellatrix replied, giving him a kiss on his cheek. "I will go myself."

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"… No, it's not spandex!" Sean tried to explain as he and Marty sat on under a tree near the parking garage near the Student Center. "I think I have a recording of the guy who helped designed it… Morris, I think was his name. Ah, got it." He took out his iPhone and opened the recorder app.

"IT IS NOT SPANDEX!" the voice of Dr. Wilhelm Morris bellowed. "The material is a self-assembling nano-fiber formed with an intracellular sheet memory alloy!"

"So what does that mean?" Marty asked.

"It means we don't have to zip it up," said Sean. "It's also laid over a robotic exoskeleton that enhances our abilities."

"Okay…" Marty trailed off. "I still don't get it."

"Neither do I," said Sean. He paused and looked up. An Illinois State Police car rolled past them. There were more cops on campus now. Ronald's attack changed things around here and close to a hundred people left the school before Sean had to release a statement as Red Ranger that the campus had nothing to worry about.

Sean stood up and left, leaving Marty behind. He still had some classes to go to, but Sean did not. As he crossed the bridge that connected the east side of campus with the main part of campus and walking past Grinnell Hall, he noticed something. There was some chalk art praising the Rangers, reading "Go, Go, Power Rangers" and "Rangers Forever". He smiled slightly. At least they had some support.

He got back to his apartment around the same time Aaron did, but the South African started working on his lunch first. "You've been spending time with McAuliffe," said Aaron.

"He's my friend and he's the new guy," said Sean. "What do you expect me to do? Throw him to the Mannequins and let him get gobbled up?"

"No."

"I'm not happy either, but he needs to learn how to handle himself. He's my friend, and all of us are friends, as close as family. Remember when you started out? After Rich Boy quit and you took over his job, you were mistreated, too."

"Did you have to remind me?" Aaron asked.

"Yes," Sean replied. "And it was right before November 1st and we had that big fight in Marion. You didn't even have time to get acclimated; you were thrown into the fire!"

Aaron sighed. "I still don't like it."

"I didn't say you had to," said Sean. "You just have to accept it."

Aaron scoffed and went back to his lunch, muttering about how Marty was an idiot and couldn't beat an egg.

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"… During the confusion, you will go up to your target," Bellatrix said to an Ouroboros agent. "When he's distracted, you will slip the poison into his meal. It should be undetectable in an autopsy."

"And you're the distraction?" the young agent asked.

"Of course," said Bellatrix. "The campus and city are on high alert; any attack will cause an immediate reaction, even if it's far from campus. But for the purpose of this mission, I will attack close to the campus."

"And I'll have back-up, right?"

"You have to find your target," said Bellatrix. "We know his schedule; he typically has his lunch around that time in the SIU Student Center while on his break."

"And the day…"

"Valentine's Day," said Bellatrix. "I've had enough waiting. But it's best to plan out our attack. After all, Ronald rushed into his death."

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Sean absolutely hated Valentine's Day. For two reasons: one, it's a corporate-concocted bullshit holiday, and two, it's driving home the fact that he's single.

So here he was, munching on some chocolate given to him by Hitomi (she'd made more for everyone else) looking at the dumb lovey-dovey couples rubbing their romance in his face, right outside the Student Center muttering at his luck and—"HEY! Didn't Hitomi make some for you?"

"I already ate it," said Maria. "Are you done with your classes?"

"Yeah," he said.

"If it makes you feel any better, I hate Valentine's, too."

"A little bit," said Sean. "Seeing some single people around reminds me I'm not alone."

"You're never alone," said Maria. "You have all of us."

"Thanks a lot," he said. "Almost makes up for the years of being bullied."

"It should," she replied.

"Still, today makes me wish Unofficial was today." 'Unofficial' refers to 'Unofficial St. Patrick's Day', which is celebrated at SIU and the University of Illinois because of A) St. Patrick's Day falls during Spring Break and B) it keeps people out of the bars on March 17.

"Look, we haven't had an attack in almost two weeks," she said. "Don't get cynical."

"And don't jinx us, either!" said Sean.

"Fuck you!" Maria replied. "And what about Marty, is he getting any better?"

"He's getting better," said Sean. "He's starting to get kicks down. He's been sparring with Rob since the both of them are about the same strength level. And he's gotten better, too."

"After seeing Hitomi's stash?" Maria asked. Sean nodded. She chuckled. "How'd he recover?"

"Two girls making out did the trick," he said.

"Typical."

"Hey, you like that stuff too," said Sean.

"I do, but I was only noting how typical it is for men to like that," she replied. "Besides, those kisses are fake; I've done it for real.

"TMI!" (Note: Read "Power Rangers GPX SIU Side Stories" chapter 4 to understand what's being discussed)

"This part of the conversation is over," she replied. Someone walked by quickly, nearly knocking her down. "Watch it!" she shouted.

"People have no respect these days," said Sean.

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Bellatrix smiled under the pavilion on Illinois Avenue near Main Street. Her Mannequins were in position and she would hear any minute if her other agent was in position. Once that was finished…

"Miss Bellatrix," her walkie-talkie buzzed. She took it off her belt.

"Yes?"

"I'm inside the Student Center," he said. "But he's not here yet."

"Don't worry," said Bellatrix. "He will." She turned to an armored Mannequin. "Prepare to attack on my signal."

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"Why don't you like me?"

"You can't fight!" Aaron replied, getting a bottle of water at the Saluki Oasis in the Student Center.

"Yes I can!" Marty shouted back. Aaron tried to get him to shut up as they paid for their snacks with their Debit Dawg accounts (accessible via their SIU ID cards).

"And because you stole the… thing." They were out of earshot of the cashier and leaving the Student Center, coming out onto the little drive-up connected to Lincoln Dr. and the remnants of McAndrew Stadium. All that was left of the Salukis' venerable (but clearly worn-out) old football stadium was a track and the football field. An SIU police car pulled up in that drive-up and Rob got out of it.

"Hello Marty," he said.

"Hi Rob," said Marty.

"You're lucky I can't arrest you for theft," said Rob. Marty was confused until he figured it out. At that, his eyebrows raised all the way up his forehead.

"You mean—"

"Silver," said Rob. "But I usually don't do much. I'm on duty most of the time and I have to get lunch so, sorry." He patted Marty on the shoulder and walked inside the Student Center.

"I'm fucked," said Marty.

"Yes you are," Aaron replied. Suddenly he felt his phone vibrating. He took it out and read the text from Sean.

"DWNTWN IS UNDR ATTACK," it read, "N ILLINOIS AND MAIN"

"Let's go!" said Aaron. He took off and Marty had to catch up.

"What about—"

"We'll morph on the way there!" Aaron replied.

"THEN WAIT UP!"

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The scene at the intersection of N Illinois and Main St was chaotic. Mannequins were swarming the area, both armored and unarmored. They turned over cars and attacked bystanders. Many of the bystanders ran for the old train station or wherever they could. In the midst of all this chaos, Bellatrix watched with a wicked smirk on her face. All for you, Drake, my love, she thought. In the end—Impressive. They're faster than I thought.

Three Rangers—Sean, Maria and Hitomi—had already arrived, laying waste to the Mannequins. The Mannequins noticed them and rushed them, but they were fought off by the battle-hardened superheroes. The others; Kevin, Aaron and Marty arrived a few minutes later.

Sean thrust the GT Sword through two Mannequins. He drew the sword and swung it, cutting off a couple Mannequin limbs and then brought it down on the head of another one. He jumped on top of the pavilion and then jumped down to tackle the Mannequins to the ground. "GT STRIKE!" A quick swing of his sword and the next batch of Mannequins were cut down, green (fake) blood spilling everywhere.

A Mannequin threw a series of punches at Kevin. Kevin blocked each one in succession and then elbowed it in the head. Its one eye looked back at him and it lunged at him. Kevin punched the Mannequin in the mouth. Then he grabbed it by the neck, revved up his boots and shoved the Mannequin into the group, clothes-lining a few more and then picked up and smashed it into the Mannequin group.

Several Mannequins had reached the old train station, but Aaron had caught up to them. He jumped off the Illinois Central engine slamming a Mannequin to the ground and then jumped back up, running along the engine and grabbing a Mannequin that had broken away and tossed it back into the Mannequin group. He got back down and started to fight off the Mannequins, driving them towards Main St.

A pair of gloved hands reached up and grabbed a Mannequin's head, trying to close its jaws shut. However, Maria got annoyed and grabbed the Mannequin's arm and then swung it like a baseball bat. Then she tossed it after the Mannequins were all down. A Mannequin grabbed her from behind, but she grabbed the Mannequin. Then she tossed the Mannequin to the ground.

Hitomi faced off against the armored Mannequins, blocking their attacks with her Am Staff. The smarter armored Mannequins worked as a team though, keeping Hitomi busy and attacking her when her back was turned. However, she stopped these attacks with her Am Staff on both ends. She stopped one attack, poked the Mannequin in the face and then thrust the end of her staff into one that distracter before tossing it.

Seeing a cannibalistic, one-eyed zombie monster is terrifying, especially for someone unfamiliar with them, like Marty. They swarmed the Gold Ranger, their pained screams filling the air. Marty threw his fists at the Mannequins, hitting whatever he could. However, they kept coming, knowing he's a newbie. They bit and bit at his indestructible suit, but it was enough to frighten him and—

A bolt of electricity passed through the Mannequins, they screamed out in pain. Marty uncovered his eyes and saw Maria removing her Haz Daggers from the corpse of a Mannequin. "Quit goofing around!" she shouted. "Behind you!" Marty turned and punched, the Mannequin's head twisted around at it fell to the ground.

Marty laughed in relief. Several more Mannequins jumped him, but he just threw punches left and right and began fighting back. Now he was getting the hang of it, right as he saw Sean running over to Bellatrix.

Sean attacked Bellatrix, but the alchemist jumped out of the way, pulling some gloves on. "Now, now, Red Ranger," she said, waving her finger. "You're not going to hit a woman, are you?"

"Oh puh-leaze, don't pull that bullshit on me!" Sean snapped back.

"Fair enough! I was hoping you'd say that anyway!" he clapped, much like Edward Elric, and placed her hands on the ground. A wall burst up from the road. Sean ran up the wall, flipped over and swung his sword in a precise and accurate manner at Bellatrix. She jumped out of the way and pulled a whip from her belt.

WHIP-CRACK! The whip wrapped itself around Sean's right arm and Bellatrix began to pull. "HAHAHA! I've seen your fights, Red Ranger," she said. "You try to look ambidextrous, but you've failed at concealing the fact that your left arm is weak—except when punching." She had to dodge a punch from him. She tugged on the whip again. "You haven't faced me before, have you?" she asked.

"And neither have you!" A fist connected with Bellatrix's face, a fist connected to Maria's arm.

"Hello, Yellow Ranger," said Bellatrix. She clapped her hands again and grabbed a rail. She drew a hammer from the rails. "How do you like my weapon?" Maria just readied her daggers and bent her knees, ready to strike. Bellatrix lunged, swinging her hammer. Maria ducked and slid under the alchemist. She kicked Bellatrix. Bellatrix recovered and swung her hammer at Sean. Sean blocked the attack with his sword. "I understand you have a new Ranger," she said. "I hope he's not giving in to his own fears."

"Ah, shaddap!"

Speaking of which, Marty had gotten the hang of Ranger work, punching out a couple more Mannequins—with the help of Kevin, but teamwork is always a good option. The two were throwing punches and kicks all over the place. Kevin was a little more precise about his attacks, though. Marty got fed up and pressed his belt buckle. His chest insignia projected a weapon in front of him and when it materialized, Kevin whistled and nodded.

"A hammer?" he said. "Not bad."

"Well, I know how to use these!" Marty said. He wound up and gave the hammer a mighty swing. CLANG! The armored Mannequin fell to the ground with a massive dent in its head.

Hitomi drew the blade of the Am Staff from the chest of a Mannequin while Aaron chopped another one's head off. "I hate Mannequins," he said. Hitomi didn't respond, only spinning around and chopping a Mannequin's arm off. Aaron bashed the Mannequin with the flat part of his axe and then chopped it in the neck. The two then took out a Mannequin at the same time. But, "Something's wrong," said Aaron.

"Nani?"

"They only brought a few Mannequins, are they expecting to lose?" asked Aaron.

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"Everyone, stay calm! The city is under attack!" Panicked shouts filled the Student Center, but SIU Police moved in to try and keep the crowd calm. Other shouts of confusion could also be heard while the police tried to figure out what their next move should be. Some of the Chartwell's employees tried to help some students leave the Student Center.

The Ouroboros agent moved through the crowd. He knew the face of his target and what he would be eating. This wasn't the first time he'd been sent to take out a target. But it was the first time he'd been sent to take out a major target.

He found him!

His heart skipped a beat when he noticed him talking to someone and turned away. And his back was turned, even better! The agent gulped and walked over to the target's table. He was so close he could feel it. He took out the vial of poison and prepared to use it. The target had his back turned. Sushi. That was his meal. If this went well, they'd chalk up his death to food poisoning.

The agent opened the vial and prepared to drop it in his food and drink. He was so close—

"Excuse me."

The agent stopped and turned to his left. An SIU police officer was looking right at him. His nametag read "R. Jackson". "Can I help you with something?"

The target turned around. "Is there a problem officer?" he asked.

"Not that I know of," said the officer. "Although he might think differently." The target looked at him. The agent panicked.

"N-no," said the agent. "I-I'm sorry I troubled you."

"That's alright," said the target. "I'm sorry officer, but I didn't get your name."

"Rob Jackson, Professor," he said. The agent didn't even hear this as he was out of earshot. Rob turned to watch the agent running away.

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CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! Sean's blade connected with Bellatrix's hammer. Maria waited and then, when Bellatrix's back was behind her, she struck! She cupped her hand over Bellatrix's mouth, surprising the Alchemist and then thrust her dagger—

Bellatrix twisted out of Maria's hand and conked Maria on the helmet. "Why must you wear such a thing?" she taunted. "Are you a coward to face your enemy?"

"It's called being a superhero!" Maria replied. She thrust her dagger at Bellatrix and connected! She grazed her cheek!

Bellatrix's hand was shaking. She reached up and touched her wound. Sean took advantage and attacked! She blocked his sword and threw him off. "Well played Yellow Ranger," she said. "But I'm not going to let a simple injury get in the way of our goal."

"What goal?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Cuz it'll make our job easier," said Sean.

"In that case, I shall NEVER tell you!" Bellatrix took a massive swing at the Rangers. They jumped back. "Our goals shall only stay in the mind me and my beloved."

"You mean Drake?" said Sean.

"What does she see in him?" asked Maria.

"He is good to me," said Bellatrix. Suddenly she stopped. Sean and Maria glanced at each other, then attacked. She knocked them backwards and they were caught by Aaron and Hitomi. "WHAT? You failed? How—a police officer? DAMN!"

"This was a distraction," Sean said in realization. He clenched his fist and ground his teeth. "NOW'S OUR CHANCE! GET HER!"

Bellatrix reacted quickly, dodging Hitomi's staff, then Aaron's axe. Maria's daggers also failed and Sean missed her with his sword. "Damn you Rangers," she said.

"So you were just a distraction, huh?" said Sean. He didn't say anything else. Doing so would alert her to their knowledge of the target, even if Sean didn't know who he was; he was going to find out.

"Even so, I will not go down easi—" Kevin's gunfire cut her off and she dodged it quickly. "Are you really a marksman? You—" POW! A gloved fist attached to a gold-colored arm connected.

"He didn't need to be!" said Marty.

"ATTABOY, MARTY!" Sean shouted.

"Kevin used covering fire," said Maria, "To allow Marty to hit her! Esta MUY bien!"

However, Bellatrix wasn't so happy. "Damn you," she growled. "My mission is over. I will leave you now, Rangers!" She teleported away before the Rangers could stop her.

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"HOW COULD YOU FAIL!?" Drake shouted at the cowering agent.

"I'm so sorry!" The agent quivered. "A police officer interrupted me!"

"A police officer?" asked Drake. "What was his name?"

"His tag read 'R Jackson'," said the agent.

"Darling, his name sounds familiar," said Bellatrix. "Is he—"

"I do not know," said Drake. "If he is, he's in a better position than the other Rangers are. He must be dealt with. But we should not kill him."

"What do you have in mind?" asked Bellatrix. Drake smiled at her.

"Our friend," said Drake.

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"… So Kevin said he'd give me some covering fire and give me enough time to deck that bitch," said Marty.

"Teamwork doesn't hurt," said Sean. "Looks like you're starting to get the hang of this."

"Kinda," said Maria. Aaron scoffed and muttered something about 'beginner's luck'.

Sean's iPhone started to ring. Rob's name was on the caller ID. "Yeah? So someone came up to a professor and…" He held his hand over the phone. "I think this might be our break! Who was he? Professor Nelson? Who?"

"Professor Nelson?" said Aaron. "He's my chemistry professor!"

"So what happened? … Okay, so whatever was in that thing you think it was poison? And you… Damn. Well, at least we have something now. Alright, bye."

"What do you mean we have something?" asked Marty.

"The Ouroboros Society doesn't go after random people," said Sean. "Ndebele, you think you can talk to him?"

"Probably," said Aaron.

"Then it looks like the Ouroboros Society just made its first big mistake."

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Hitomi VO: "Next time on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"

Drake: "That officer got in our way."

Aaron: "Professor Nelson?"

Prof. Nelson: "What can I help you with?"

Bridget: "Wait, a transfer?"

Cut to shot of Rob fighting an armadillo monster

Sean: "GET 'IM, SILVER!"

Hitomi VO: "That's next time on Power Rangers GPX SIU!"

Okay, so how was that? I needed some explanation as to how these characters became Power Rangers, so Marty made a good audience surrogate to explain some things.

So a bit of an explanation, here: this universe's Power Rangers show isn't quite the same as ours, as this is an AU, after all. This universe's Power Rangers show has much of the same plots as ours, but with subtle differences, so the Jason seen in an earlier episode fought different monsters than the ones that the character Jason fought in this universe's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Also, this idea of the creators using the same names as the real Rangers was partially inspired by a Justice League episode where some superheroes from an alternate universe populated by Green Lantern's favorite superheroes and Martian Manhunter came up with the possibility that the creators were receiving psychic visions of this particular universe.

Also, please review. How many faves do I have? Quit favin' and review, dammit! The button is right down there!