Power Rangers GPX, Episode 19: Who Are These Guys?
In the days after the fight with Parraptor, things were mostly quiet, except when the Rangers and Bridget and her husband were watching the World Cup. This year, the United States was in the Final against Japan, so there was some friendly tension between Sean, Bridget, Rob, Daisuke and Hitomi.
The day of the final, the group was gathered in the Rangers' TV room. Sean wore his sweater from the 2009 World Juniors to show his solidarity as a hockey player with the US soccer team. Bridget wore a Scott Michaels # 7 US soccer jersey.
"You ready to get your ass handed to you, Rich Boy?" Sean asked, giving Daisuke a taunting smile.
"In your dreams," said Daisuke. He and Hitomi sported blue Japan shirts signifying their loyalty to the Blue Samurai.
"Why do we have to watch these saps?" Kevin asked. 'We should be watching rugby!"
"You're just mad because France was handed a spot in the tournament," Sean said. Kevin frowned before hanging his head.
"Feck Thierry Henry," he said. Sean smiled in a snarky manner.
"That sucks for you," said Tommy.
"At least France crashed," said Kevin.
"That's something he should be happy about," said Mandla. In a way that matched his Ranger colors, he wore a South Africa away kit; said kit is primarily green. "We got to host the whole thing."
"I guess that's something he's allowed to brag about," said Rob.
"You're damn right it is," said Mandla.
"Ugh, soccer," said Maria. "We don't play that in Venezuela, we play a real game, baseball."
"Then why the hell are you wearing a Ronaldinho jersey?" Sean asked.
Maria looked down at her Brazil jersey and frowned at Sean. "Because my friend Simone gave it to me, alright?" She said.
"Riiiight," Sean said in a skeptical tone.
"Hey, the match is about to start!" Mandla said. Quickly the group sat down on the couches to watch the two teams enter the pitch behind their respective flags. The teams lined up on the screen and Maria happened to recognize Scott Michaels.
"Hey, he looks like you!" she said. Sean gave her a look before turning back to the TV. Most of the first part was just FIFA officials and South African government officials meeting the teams.
Eventually, they played the anthems and of course, the O' Callahans/ Jacksons stood up and sang to the American anthem. It's only natural. The Miyazawas, however, did not want to be outdone and belted out the Japanese anthem—even though said anthem wasn't written to be belted out.
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"What is this?" Rashon asked as he watched the festivities unfold in South Africa. "Is this some kind of Terran ritual?"
"According to my research, this is a very important Terran event," said Eltar. "This is what is known as the 'FIFA World Cup'. It's a sporting event held every 4 Terran years. Nations from around the world send teams to compete in this event. Whoever wins is world champion."
"It looks silly," said Zentor. "Why would these Terrans waste their times with such silly games?"
"It's held as an alternative to war," said Eltar. "Some Terrans don't like war."
"By the way, what is the status update from Kalderon?" asked Rashon.
"He said he expects to attack the Rangers sometime this week," said Eltar. "He has obtained a Terran alias by now."
"Very good," said Rashon. "I look forward to his progress."
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Anyway, the match started. The US scored first in the 15th minute of play when Edson Buddle headed the ball in on a corner kick. The Japanese struck back in the 25th minute on a screamer from Daisuke Motomiya ("Hey, he's got the same first name as you, Rich Boy!" said Sean). Next Japan took the lead in the 44th minute on a Keisuke Honda free kick.
However, the USA was not done. In the second half, the USA tied the match in the 70th minute thanks to a brilliant goal by Clint Dempsey. Then, Scott Michaels sent Sean, Bridget, Rob, Tommy and Allie into a frenzy when he scored in the 85th minute to put the USA ahead. That didn't last however, and Japan tied the game up on a burst down the field by Tai Kamiya.
The already tense match went into extra time. Extra time was uneventful, so the match went down to a penalty kick. The US and Japan each got off four successive penalty kicks each, the score tied at 4. However, the Americans went ahead thanks to Landon Donovan. The Japanese were down to Ken Ichijouji, who was the Japanese last hope. Here is where we pick up the action.
"Come on Timmy!" Scott said to American goalkeeper Tim Howard.
"You can do it Ken!" Hitomi shouted. All of them (Maria included) were on the edge of their seat waiting for Ichijouji to kick the ball. Ichijouji ran up to the ball slowly, trying to get Howard off guard. Then he fired a shot at Howard, which the American goalkeeper blocked.
Sean, Bridget, Rob, Tommy and Allie exploded.
"YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH BABY!" Sean said calmly. "WORLD CHAMPIONS! USA, BABY!"
"Congratulations," Maria said deadpan. "I'm sure you—," She was cut off when Sean kissed her cheek. Of course, considering he was ecstatic, that could simply be chalked up to how happy he was. Sean started getting phone calls from his American friends asking him if they saw the game. Apparently the streets of Chicago were filled with celebrating fans and the National Mall in D.C. was a massive party scene. Hell, celebrations were going on all over the United States.
Of course, Hitomi and Daisuke sat there dejectedly. Even when the Japanese team got their silver medals they sat there with long faces. Those faces got longer as they watched American captain Carlos Bocanegra raise the Jules Rimet Trophy above the collective heads of the American team.
"Can you say 'World Champions'?" Sean asked to Allie.
"World Champions!" Allie repeated, earning her a high-five from Sean.
Things eventually settled down and Bridget and Rob decided it was time to go home. Allie didn't want to go but Bridget was adamant that they go home. Cassie needed to sleep in her own bed, after all. They waved good-bye and drove off, leaving the Rangers alone. Daisuke also left for his apartment in Kissimmee.
"Hell of a day," said Sean. "I guess the hockey jersey worked."
"You got lucky," said Kevin.
"Hey, we tied England and beat Uruguay and the Netherlands!" said Sean. "We're good! Besides, you couldn't even qualify, remember?" The other Rangers laughed while Kevin facepalmed in shame.
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The next day, Sean looked at the front of the Orlando Sentinel. In big bold letters, the headline read:
"O! SAY CAN YOU SEE! USA wins first World Cup. Celebrations erupt all over nation".
"Fuck yeah!" Sean said, his face beaming. On ESPN, CNN, MSNBC (not Fox News, Sean was boycotting that channel), there were shots of people celebrating the USA's World Cup win. It's quite possibly one of the most important moments in American history yesterday. It was especially fantastic considering the deep economic hole the USA was in. Might as well have something for Americans to feel good about and be united.
Of course, all this patriotism annoyed the other Rangers. That goes without further elaboration. "All right, I'll cut it out," said Sean. Mandla mouthed 'thank you'.
Maria sat down and turned on Univision. The channel was playing a crappy soap opera (should be playing a Venezuelan soap opera. Not that's quality!). Fed with the crappy channel and switched to Central Florida News 13. There, something caught her attention.
"MARCUS SCHNEIDER ARRIVES IN ORLANDO," said the banner headline. Maria was perplexed. Who the hell is that guy?
"I know who he is," said Hitomi. "Our family does business with him. He runs a German tech company."
"Why does he look like Kalderon?" Maria asked. Hitomi shrugged.
"Coincidence, I guess," she said. "Like I said, I've seen him before."
"Sure," said Maria. It was obvious Maria didn't really care. It didn't matter, anyway.
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"Looks like the Terrans have been fooled," said Kalderon. He entered his 'apartment' and changed back from his Marcus Schneider disguise back into his Zordonian military uniform. "It was especially easy killing the real one."
"So what are we going to do now?" His monster, Nagron asked. Said monster was a walking, anthropomorphic shark.
"We'll have to lure the Rangers out," said Kalderon. "I think the typical attack on the city will do."
"Perfect!" Nagron said. "When do we attack?"
"Whenever you want."
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Sean took a big bite out of his apple. He glanced over to see Allie staring at him. "What?"
"Why do you like apples?" The 3-year-old asked.
"Because they taste good and they're good for you," said Sean. "You should eat more of them so you'll be like me."
"Big doo-doo head?" Allie asked. Maria snickered, earning a dirty look from Sean.
"When is your mom coming to pick you up?" Sean asked. "And aren't you supposed to be at daycare?"
"Mommy said Ms Grainger has a boo-boo," said Allie.
"Oh right, she hurt her leg," said Sean. He checked his watch. He looked over to see Kevin watching a rugby match with Mandla. The two were arguing over which sport was better, soccer or rugby. You could probably tell who was arguing for each sport. Hitomi was drawing something on her little tablet. "Bridget should get here soon," he said.
"You can't wait to get rid of her?" Maria asked.
"Not really," said Sean. Sure enough, Bridget stepped trough the door. Allie ran right up to her and gave her a big hug.
"Mommy!"
"Hey sweetie," she said. "Did you have fun with Uncle Sean?"
"Uncle Sean is boring," Allie said, earning a face from Sean.
"Sorry about that," said Bridget. "But I had dump her on you on such short notice because no one else would take her."
"That's fine," said Sean. Bridget said good-bye and left the house. No sooner did she leave when the Rangers' morphers began beeping. "Go ahead," said Sean.
"Rangers," said one of the operators. "We have reports of Zordonian activity at South Rio Grande Avenue."
"That's not good enough," said Sean. "We need a landmark!"
"The Florida Citrus Bowl," said the operator.
"Fantastic!" said Sean. "Guys, let's go!"
"The Florida Citrus Bowl?" Hitomi asked. "What's that?"
"Football stadium," said Sean. "It's west of downtown, now let's move!"
"How are we going to get there?" Mandla asked. "The Grand Prix Cruiser was smashed, we don't have transportation!"
"I think the UN has something for us," said Sean. "Now let's quit fucking dawdling and MOVE!"
"Okay!" said Maria. The Rangers followed Sean into the garage. That's when they saw their little 'gift'.
They were five Indy Cars in all five colors. The Rangers' chest symbol was on the nose and sides of the cars. "Nice," said Sean. "You guys ready?"
"Ready!"
"GPX, Start It Up!"
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"Damn, why does it take so damn long for the Rangers to show up?" Nagron growled. He hadn't really attacked, just waited for the Rangers to show up and overwhelm them. If only they had a way of getting to the Citrus Bowl any faster. Nagron chomped on a Swabot arm just to pass some time. Parking lots suck.
Eventually, he could hear the screeching of tires approaching. Whatever smile he could make with that big shark mouth of his was purely sadistic. The Rangers had finally shown up. They stopped right in front of him and hopped out. "Hey buddy, Shark Week isn't for another 2 weeks, so why don't you get the fuck out of here?" Sean asked.
"Back off, Ranger!" Nagron shouted. "Swabots, get them!" The Swabots charged the Rangers while Sean went straight for Nagron. He surprised the anthropomorphic shark by punching the monster in the snout. Nagron staggered backwards before recovering and throwing a punch at Sean. Sean blocked the punch and retaliated with a kick. However, Nagron blocked that and Sean found himself swarmed by Swabots and dragged away from Nagron. However, he threw the Swabots off. He might as well fight these guys instead. He pulled out the Octane Blaster and shot a couple Swabots.
Kevin rushed forward and clothes lined a pair of Swabots that had got in his way. His path to Nagron was mostly clear, but of course he still had Swabots to deal with. We twirled around, his boots screeching on the pavement. He butterfly kicked at more Swabots, his feet striking each one as he spun. He blocked a Swabot sword strike with his arm and then used the tire on his gauntlet to grind the Swabot's neck off. He ducked as a Swabot punch smashed the robot's face in.
With sheer brute force, Mandla smashed the face of a Swabot. He grabbed one, picked it up and tossed it across the parking lot landing right near Sean. "Sorry!" He shouted before going back to work. He elbowed a Swabot in the face and then kicked the Swabot right in front of him. Of course, this was a block kick. He changed that up with a roundhouse kick to that Swabot's head. He dodged a blast from a Swabot, said blast destroying one of them.
Like in Part 1, Maria and Hitomi worked as a duo to beat the Swabots. Maria took out her Haz Daggers while Hitomi used her brother's old Mountain Staff for the first time. Maria used one dagger to block a Swabot sword and stabbed the Swabot with the other. Hitomi kept the Swabots at a distance with the Staff. The two fought back-to-back, taking out Swabots that came their way. Hitomi thrust the blade of her staff at a Swabot and Maria shot the Swabot with her Octane Blaster. Then they spun around and Hitomi swung the Staff downwards and Maria stabbed to take out the final Swabot.
Nagron tried to escape but he found Sean right in front of him. "Smile, you son of a bitch!" He decked Nagron right in the snout, giving him up to Kevin. Kevin grabbed his neck and threw him to the ground.
"See that?" He said to Mandla. "You can't do that in soccer!"
"Watch and learn," said Mandla. He ran up to Nagron and kicked him hard like a soccer player. Then Maria and Hitomi came in and jump kicked Nagron right in the snout. The shark monster stumbled backwards and fell to the ground.
"Come on!" said Sean. "This was too easy!"
"Didn't your mother ever tell you to think before you speak?" A voice called out. The Rangers looked to the stadium to see…
"Kalderon!" Sean shouted. "What do you want?"
"If you think this fight will be easy, think again," said Kalderon. "This fight has only just begun!" He threw something at Nagron which hit him right in the arm. Suddenly Nagron began to glow red and he got up from the ground. He began to expand and gained a fiercer look than what he had earlier.
"Oh, shit," said Sean. "He just gained power."
"YYYYYEEEEESSSSS!" Nagron bellowed. He suddenly charged the Rangers. They held firm but he bowled through them like bowling pins, knocking them to the side.
"That hurt," said Mandla. The Rangers got back up however, and summoned the Nitro Cannon. They never got a shot off though, since Nagron bowled right into them.
"I thought sharks weren't supposed to charge their enemies like rhino!" Sean shouted. "Whoever made this guy, they don't know shit about Earth biology!"
"Here I come again!" Nagron shouted before charging the Rangers. Kevin and Mandla stepped in front of him and braced for impact. Nagron crashed into them but they held their ground. This allowed Sean to summon his Master Sword-resembling GT Sword. Unfortunately Nagron hit Sean and knocked him back. Then he pushed Kevin and Mandla off of him and swung around to club Maria and Hitomi.
All five Rangers landed several feet away. Their suits then disappeared in a flash of light and they writhed on the ground in pain. "HAHAHAHA!" Nagron laughed evilly. "Is that all you got?" Sean looked up and glared at the shark. He swore he could see Kalderon laughing on top of the Citrus Bowl. "That was easy!" He said. "Now it's time to finish you!" He opened his big wide mouth and a ball of energy began to form in his mouth.
"This sucks," said Sean. Nagron was about to fire.
When suddenly, something came out of nowhere and knocked Nagron down. Five figures landed in front of the Rangers dressed in strange outfits. "Hey! What are you doing here?" Sean shouted.
Kalderon had jumped off the Citrus Bowl and landed near Nagron. "Who are you?" He shouted.
"Silence, you Zordonian bastard!" The middle one, a blond-haired guy with the same build as Sean shouted.
"What did you just say to me?" Kalderon growled. "I demand to know who you are!"
"We will not tell you," the middle one said. "But we shall show you." He displayed a device on his wrist, as did the others; three males, two females.
"Prism FLASH!" A flash of light blinded the others. When they looked, you could hear several jaws drop.
"No way!" Kalderon shouted. "How could this be?"
"Power Rangers?" said Sean.
"Who are these guys?" said Maria.
There were five of them. Red, blue, green, yellow and pink; and they were indeed Power Rangers. Their suits were designed differently from the GPX suits.
"We are here for revenge!" The red one shouted. "You attacked the planets we were raised on and you are now attacking our home planet! We will not let that happen! Choushinsei!"
"FLASHMAN!"
Kalderon recoiled in shock when they announced themselves. The GPX Rangers just looked on stunned. "Flashman?" He said. "You mean… NAGRON!"
"What?"
"Kill them, now!"
"You got it! Swabots!" A host of Swabots appeared and prepared to attack the Flashman. Kalderon teleported away, leaving Nagron alone. "Swabots, kill them!" The Swabots charged the Flashman instantly. The Flashman met them in the middle.
The Flashman were certainly impressive. They fought hard and with intensity, just like the GPX Rangers. But their fighting styles were very different from the GPX Rangers, although there were minor similarities.
The Red Ranger fought with a prism sword. The Green Ranger with prism boxing gloves or something like that. He seemed to be the strongest of the five. The Blue Ranger could turn himself into a ball. He could also jump and glide long distances. The Yellow Ranger fought with batons and the Pink Ranger's personal weapon was prism boots that she used to smash the Swabots. Like the Blur Ranger, she could jump very high up in the air.
Nagron watched the Flashman for a few more moments. Then he started to sneak away from the chaos thinking he could get away easily. He though he had outsmarted the Flashman.
Too bad the GPX Rangers noticed him.
Sean looked up to see Nagron running away from the fight. He looked over to Kevin and gestured with his head to follow him. The other Rangers got up and began to chase after Nagron. With the Flashman distracted, it would be a perfect time to leave.
"GPX, Start it up!"
"GPX, Start it up!"
"GPX, Start it up!" The GPX Rangers morphed and gave chase to Nagron.
Nagron ran all the way to Church Street at the north end of the stadium. He chuckled to himself thinking he was Einstein, like he was the smartest monster ever. "Kalderon will be pleased!" he said. Too bad he didn't notice the GPX Rangers in hot pursuit.
To prevent Nagron from noticing, the Rangers stayed behind for about a mile. The suits gave them endurance to run this distance. When they got close to downtown it was time to strike. Sean leapt over Nagron and landed right in front of him.
"What?" He shouted. "How did you—ah, DAMMIT!"
"You may be strong," said Maria. "But you're no Einstein, not by a long shot!"
"To put it bluntly, you're a moron!" said Mandla.
"If you think you can stop me, forget it!" Nagron shouted. "DIE!" He charged Sean. Sean easily jumped out of the way to avoid Nagron. Nagron had trouble stopping, but he charged the Rangers as soon as he got himself turned around. Again Kevin and Mandla got in front of him and braced for impact. He charged right into them but they held their ground.
Hitomi summoned her Am Bow and took aim. She fired and the arrow hit its mark easily. Nagron got away from Kevin and Mandla and charged her. However, Sean summoned the GT Sword and took a big swipe at Nagron. Sparks flew as Nagron struggled to stay up. Maria kept him down, shooting him with the Octane Blaster.
However, Nagron got back up. Like this would stop the Rangers. They kept at him, trying to take him down. He tangled with Kevin, the two crashing into each other. Mandla also held onto Nagron. He and Kevin were already forming a good team with their physicality. This allowed Sean and Maria to take some swipes with their respective weapons at Nagron. Hitomi drew her arrow back and shot Nagron.
However, Nagron was not done. He threw Kevin and Mandla off and took a big swipe at the two. They dodged the swipe and Nagron instead found himself on the receiving end of a backhand by Sean's GT Sword. Maria and Hitomi then both jumped and kicked him both at the same time.
Next Kevin and Mandla both slammed into Nagron. However, he threw them off and sent them flying. He swiped at Sean and he managed to hit the Red Ranger, sending him flying backwards. Of course, the girls were harder to hit. They were smaller and more agile than the boys and it allowed them to recover and come back at Nagron.
A crowd had formed to watch the fight. Maria roundhouse kicked Nagron. Nagron blocked the kick and Maria responded with a cross jab that hit easily. Hitomi jumped up on him and covered his eyes. The shark monster flailed around hit Hitomi on top of him. Of course, that gave the other Rangers some time.
Sean jumped and kicked Nagron right under the snout. He landed and ducked to avoid Nagron's swipe. However, he could not block Nagron's kick. Of course, Kevin tackled Nagron. He punched Nagron right in the snout. Nagron staggered back which allowed Mandla to elbow him to the ground.
"Grr," Nagron growled as he got up. "You little bastards, you're making me angry!"
"That's the point!" said Mandla.
"DIE!" He shouted as the ball of energy began to form in his mouth again. The Rangers prepared to scatter to avoid the blast.
"FIRE THUNDER!" Suddenly, the Red Flashman came in and slashed at Nagron with his prism sword.
"WHAT THE—Hey you, get the fuck out of here!" said Sean. "This is our fight!" The Flashman reappeared near Nagron.
"You have no right to tell us what to do!" The Red Flash replied. "We're here to take our revenge on these Zordonian monsters!"
"And we're here to protect our world!" said Maria. "Now either get out of our way," she drew her Octane Blaster, "or we'll make you!"
"You think you can threaten us?" Yellow Flash replied. "You can't even beat him!"
"For your information, we've already beaten Phaedos," said Kevin. The Flashman murmured amongst each other, surprised that they had beaten a Zordonian general. "So don't say—"
"SHIT! GET 'IM!" Sean interrupted Kevin and lunged at Nagron, who was trying to escape while the two Ranger teams argued. He backhanded Nagron with his GT Sword. That hit sent Nagron over to Red Flash who slashed with his prism sword. "GT STRIKE!"
"FIRE THUNDER!" Both Red Rangers used their special attacks and struck Nagron. In an inadvertent display of teamwork, they managed to destroy the device Kalderon had planted on Nagron, thus weakening him.
"Nitro Cannon!" Sean shouted. The engine-like Nitro Cannon appeared in front of the GPX Rangers.
"Rolling Vulcan!" shouted Red Flash. The Flashman's personal cannons combined into a gatling gun.
"Ready!" Sean shouted.
"Yellow Flash, search!" said Red Flash.
"Okay!" Yellow Flash replied.
"Aim!" shouted Maria. The cross-hairs popped up and took aim at Nagron.
"Search okay!" said Yellow Flash.
"ROLLING VULCAN!" The Flashman shouted. They fired their cannon while Sean wordlessly pulled the trigger on the Nitro Cannon. Nagron stood no chance as both blasts struck him. He fell to the ground in a shower of sparks and exploded.
Of course, this being Power Rangers, that wasn't the end of it. A crystal ball appeared out of nowhere and exploded where Nagron was, making him grow.
"We need the Grand Prix zords!" Sean shouted to the UN base.
"They're on their way," said the operator.
"Indys!" He shouted. The Indys mentioned previously drove up and the GPX Rangers climbed in. "Hey big guy, come get us!" He shouted. The Rangers then drove off in the direction of the clear area at Route 423. Their efforts were successful and Nagron followed them to that area where the Grand Prix Zords were waiting. They fired their cables at him to keep him in place while the Rangers formed the megazord.
"GT Racer, online!" said Sean. It was a large, red GT race car.
"Touring Racer, ready to go!" Kevin said when he dropped into his Zord's cockpit. It was a massive blue touring race car.
"Mountian Hauler, looking good!" Mandla said as he dropped in. The Mountain Hauler was a massive green pick-up truck.
"Haz Runner, roll out!" Maria cried. It was a large, yellow hazmat vehicle.
"Am Chaser, let's go!" Hitomi said. Hers was a large, white-with-pink-trimming ambulance.
"Get your AcceleKeys out!" said Sean. The other Rangers did so. "Initiate Grand Prix Megazord sequence, go!" He jammed the AcceleKey into the key slot. The other Rangers did so as well. They gave them a twist, lighting up the dashboards.
Mountain Hauler joined with Touring Racer. The touring car split in two and rolled up to the rear wheels of the Mountain Hauler. A pair of panels adjusted, revealing elbows. At the same time, a pair of fists popped out of the back. The Touring Racer then joined with the Mountain Hauler, forming arms. Then the grill on the Mountain Hauler lifted up and the front of the truck split and a pair of extensions popped out. The Hauler then rolled up the rears of the Am Chaser and Haz Runner and joined with them. The Haz Runner and Am Chaser formed legs. Then, the GT Racer rolled up the back of the Mountain Hauler and docked with it. The large lights on the top of the Mountain Hauler rolled back and folded down. Now the Megazord was ready. It was then that several rockets fired, propelling the megazord upright. The cabs of the Am Chaser and Haz Runner stayed put, forming feet. The Haz Runner formed the left leg and the Am Chaser the right. The rear compartment of the GT Racer folded back, revealing a head. The eyes resembled goggles, and the face mask was solid. No mouth piece. A pair of wheel-like panels on the side completed it. Finally, the robot was upright. The Megazord let out some steam, ready to fight.
"Grand Prix Megazord, online!"The Rangers shouted in the cockpit, seated in Indy-car style pods.
Nagron broke free from his restraints and charged the megazord. The megazord side stepped to avoid the charging shark monster. Nagron roared (which is something Earth sharks do not do) and took a big swipe at the Grand Prix Megazord. However it blocked the punch. Too bad Nagron got another hit on the megazord, making the gigantic robot stumble towards the freeway.
"Maria, stabilize!" said Sean.
"I'm on it," she said coolly. She kept her hands on her steering wheel, trying to keep the megazord stable. Her efforts paid off and the megazord stabilized right before stepping on Route 423. Unfortunately Nagron charged them and crashed into the megazord. Kevin and Mandla did their best to keep the megazord firm and in place. Hitomi tried to get them free.
The megazord threw Nagron off of it and punched him in the snout. He saggered back and the megazord advanced on him and punched him in the snout. Nagron recovered and punched the megazord. The megazord stumbled backwards, just missing the highway but crashing on its backside on the other side. "HA!" Nagron bellowed. "Pathetic!"
"Dammit," said Hitomi.
"Dammit is right," said Sean. "Come on, let's get this thing up—what the?" Three vehicles, one land vehicle and two aircraft, suddenly combined into a mostly red-and-blue meghazord.
"Complete Flash King!" the Flashman shouted in the cockpit of their megazord.
"Oh, come on!" Sean shouted. "Won't those guys ever leave us alone?" The Grand Prix Megazord got up and confronted the Flash King. Flash King tried to get the GP Megazord out of the way, but the Grand Prix Megazord pushed it out of the way. However, the Flash King punched Nagron.
The Flash King got right on Nagron, punching and kicking the shark monster. The Grand Prix Megazord then punched Nagron, too.
"Time to end this!" said Sean. "Grand Prix Megazord Saber!" The Megazord saber materialized in front of the Grand Prix Megazord. Not to be outdone, the Flash King got its own sword. "Turbo Jets, fire!" The jets on the soles of the GP Megazord's feet fired and lifted the megazord off the ground.
"Grand Prix Megazord Strike, Go!" The GPX Rangers shouted. The GP Megazord launched itself at Nagron.
"Super Cosmo Flash!" The Flashman shouted. The Flash King energized its sword and leapt in the air and tumbled towards Nagron. He had nowhere to go with two megazords about to attack.
The Grand Prix Megazord swung its saber and stopped right after. Then the Flash King slashed him. "Checkered Flag!" The GPX Rangers shouted. Nagron did not do the usual fall-n-kaboom and exploded instantly. Usually the Rangers would have celebrated by now. But with these new Rangers, things were different.
They exited the megazord and confronted the Flashman. The two Ranger teams stared each other down, neither giving an inch. There was tension, so thick you could cut it with a knife. Finally, Sean spoke. "Alright, we don't know who you are, or where you came from but from now on, stay the hell out of our way!"
"No," said Red Flash.
"No?" Sean said in disbelief. "Listen buddy, there's only room in this town for one Ranger team, and that's us! If you want to fight the Zordonians, go somewhere else, they still occupy other areas. You could easily fight there!"
"We will not fight anywhere else but here!" Blue Flash retorted. "We will not leave until Kalderon is dead!"
Sean clenched his fist in anger. He wanted to beat the crap out of these guys, but he decided against it. Instead, he decided the GPX Rangers would leave. "Come on, let's get out of here," he said. The GPX Rangers climbed into their Indys and drove off, leaving the Flashman behind.
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"What? New Rangers?" said Rashon in shock.
"Yes," said Kalderon. "A second Ranger team appeared today. They seemed to surprise the other Rangers."
"So then these Rangers must not be related to the UN," said Rashon. "What did they call themselves?"
"They called themselves Choushinsei Flashman," said Kalderon. Rashon's eyebrows flashed in shock.
"What?" He said as he stood up. "Did you say Flash?"
"Yes," said Kalderon. "They must be from the Flash system, it's the only explanation." Rashon's eyebrows quivered. He had not considered this at all. He sat back down on his throne and put his hand on his forehead.
"This is a most unfortunate development," he said.
"How should I proceed, my Emperor?" Kalderon asked.
"Proceed as usual," said Rashon. "We will deal with these Rangers, too."
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Sean paced around, his face still showing displeasure. He and the other GPX Rangers had unmorphed and were gathered in their kitchen talking to a holograph of Tommy Oliver, a Power Ranger from an alternate universe. "You told us we were the only Rangers in this world!" He said angrily. "Why are there more?"
"You don't understand the word 'world'," said Tommy. "A world is simply a way to describe a planet. SO I was not wrong when I said you were the only Rangers on your world, because you're the only Rangers from your Earth. You're not the only Rangers in your universe."
"You mean universe as in stars and galaxies, right?" Maria asked.
"Correct," said Tommy.
"Fuck," said Kevin. "He's right."
"So now what?" asked Hitomi.
"You keep fighting," said Tommy. "You can't get angry at these guys you have a job to do. If you get angry at them, you won't be able to fight the Zordonians. Otherwise they could take advantage of you infighting."
"A house divided cannot stand," said Sean. "Are you saying we have to work with these guys?"
"You can try," said Tommy. "I'm not sure if it will work."
"We'll try," said Mandla.
"But we're not sure if it will succeed," said Maria.
"We have to," said Sean. "If we don't, then we'll fail."
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End chapter
Okay, about the 'Scott Michaels' thing. He doesn't exist. Well, not in real life, anyway. He's one of the main characters in my Digimon story "It's a Grand Old Team to Play For". Of course, in that world, Digimon exist, but Digimon don't exist in the GPX world. And as for the final, it's my dream final, USA v Japan. Not dream as in, "Oh, I wish this match-up would happen", more like "this is the final in my imagination" match-up.
And the Flashman in this story are pretty much the same as the Sentai series Choushinsei Flashman. That's why I didn't describe their suits, because they should be known.