Power Rangers GPX, Part 2

by DChan87

With the defeat of Phaedos, the GPX Rangers move to Orlando, Florida. There, a new enemy awaits them, as well as new allies... or something like that.

6. A Rude Awakening

Power Rangers GPX, Episode 22: A Rude Awakening

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The last episode was filler. It wasn't badly-written filler, but filler nonetheless. Now that it's over we can get back to the actual plot and Ranger fighting. That's what everyone's here for, right? Well, then, let's get back down to business.

Kalderon was looking for a way to keep his plan in motion. He wasn't quite ready to tell everyone what it is, so we won't go over it. Instead, he's facing a different problem; the monsters. The last time he sent one down to Earth, it turned out to be a powder-puff teddy bear with no will to fight. These creature-based monsters were going to be a problem if he wanted to beat the Rangers in the short or long term. The best bet for him was the Empire's cyborg or machine monsters.

And that is what he was here for.

He marched into Emperor Rashon's throne room, throwing Swabots around that got in his way. He needed to speak with Rashon, there was no way a simple Swabot would get in his way. Even Liaria was pushed out of the way. The Emperor's consort was not too pleased about Kalderon's rudeness. But he didn't care. He didn't like her, anyway.

Rashon just happened to look up as Kalderon marched into the room. He raised his eyebrow a la Stephen Colbert (a reference that would fly over his head). Kalderon pushed some Swabots out of the way, much to Rashon's displeasure. At first he though the general was angry at something he did. But then Kalderon kneeled in front of the Emperor. "My Emperor!"

"What was the purpose of your entrance?" Rashon asked. "You nearly destroyed two whole Swabot squads."

"My apologies," said Kalderon. "I beg for your forgiveness."

"I will grant you forgiveness," said Rashon. "Now, what is it you need? I assumed your plan was underway."

"It is, my Emperor," Kalderon said as he raised his head. "The plan will take time to produce results, so until then, I need something from you."

"I see," said Rashon. "What is it you need?"

"The Rangers are becoming complacent," Kalderon said as he stood up. "I intend to send a message to them. My last monster was a cream puff who did not want to fight. I want a vicious, powerful creature for them to fight. If they have to be partially or fully mechanical, so be it."

"Anything else?"

"Yes," Kalderon replied. "I want powerful Swabots, too. The Rangers cut through them like paper. I want our best Swabots."

"Do you care if you kill them?" Rashon asked. "And by 'them', I mean the Rangers?"

"If they are killed, then so be it," said Kalderon. "I do however, expect them to fight as hard as possible and maybe even come out victorious."

"You have studied the Rangers," Rashon said. He was impressed. "Very well, then. You shall have your strike force. If you succeed, then I shall be grateful. If you fail… then you will be given another chance. I am basing this on your current plan. If this was not the case, I would dispose of you."

"Yes, my Emperor," Kalderon replied. "My monster shall do his best!" He stood up, bowed, turned around and left the room.

As he did, he heard the sound of wind blowing. He turned around to see Tirna chuckling. "Do you really have a decent plan?" the feminine general asked. "Or are you lying to the Emperor?"

"Why do you not go and suck up to Master Zentor?" Kalderon shot back. "You seem to be fond of him."

"How rude!" Tirna replied as Kalderon walked away. But Tirna glared back at him. He'd been in Tirna's way for too long.

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It was a fine summer day in Orlando. It was partly cloudy, humid, but in the lower 80s. The temperature was actually comfortable for once. A lot of people were outside today, enjoying the sun. Some were relaxing on the shore of Lake Eola, others were at Disney World or Universal Studios. Whatever they were doing to relax, it didn't matter. Even though the threat of intergalactic attack was still hanging over them, it was best to go about their business.

As that goes on, the focus shifts to a red 2010 Ford Mustang driving down I-4. The driver is none other than Sean O'Callahan, GPX Red Ranger and Hitomi Miyazawa, GPX Pink Ranger. The XM radio was set to a hard rock station and the song "Surrender" by Cheap Trick began playing. Hitomi began seat dancing to the song. Sean looked over at her with his sport sunglasses. "You like Cheap Trick?" he asked.

"Yeah!" she replied. "I love them!"

"They're from Rockford," said Sean. "My mom loves them, she has the At Budokan album and she's played it more times than I can count."

"I think one of my aunts was at that concert," said Hitomi.

"Oh, that's nice," said Sean. "I wanted to go to a show in Tinley Park, but—hold on." His phone began ringing and he switched on his Bluetooth earpiece. "Yo!"

"Oi!" Maria shouted. "Where are you, and why is Hitomi gone?"

"Oh, sorry about that," said Sean. "I'm just taking her to the INS office on Corporate Centre Boulevard."

"INS office?" Maria asked. "Why?"

"Turns out she made a mistake," said Sean. "She filled out the wrong dates for her visa and we have to either correct it or get the form to renew her visa."

"Oh, okay," said Maria, "My mistake. And does Rob know you took his Mustang?"

"Of course he knows!" Sean replied. "I asked him if I could drive it, he said 'yes'."

"Alright!" Maria said. "Let me know when you're coming back, okay?"

"Okay," said Sean. He hung up the phone and went back to driving. "You nervous?"

"A little," she replied. "I hope I can get this form."

"Hey, you got the first visa just fine, you should get it renewed," Sean replied. Hitomi nodded and smiled at him. Then, she decided to speak.

"I've met a nice girl," she said. "Her name's Katie. She seems really nice."

"Are you gonna be friends with her?" Sean asked.

"I hope so," said Hitomi. "She seems to really like me."

Sounds like a lesbian, Sean thought to himself. Eh, she might not be, who cares if she is or isn't. Who knows, this girl might be a good friend for Hitomi. I mean, she needs someone to talk to besides Maria.

"How much farther is this place?" Hitomi asked.

"Not too much farther," he said, "Looks like this is our exit." He turned the car off the expressway and onto Route 528 East. Unfortunately for Hitomi, it took a while longer. But the navigation device helped out a lot and they eventually found the immigration office near McCoy Airport.

"Maybe I should have mailed the form in," Hitomi said as she got out of the Mustang.

"Probably," said Sean. "But you wanted to do this in person, so I just went with your request."

"Darn," Hitomi scowled.

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About two hours later the two exited the office and left for the house. Hitomi finished the form and had her visa renewed for another couple months. Since they could not find a concrete date for her to return to Japan, they went with the dates. Hitomi felt satisfied with the results, despite the wait (the American jokes turned out to be true).

"Let's take the long way," Sean said as he turned on the engine.

"Where are we going?" Hitomi asked.

"I'm going to find 408 and go downtown," Sean replied. "I'm hungry." He pulled the car out of the area and eventually turned north onto Semoran Boulevard. Hitomi watched the scenery go by in the Mustang while Sean concentrated on driving. He then merged onto 408 heading west. Sean then called the house and asked Maria, Mandla and Kevin to join them downtown.

"So is this Katie girl nice?" Sean asked as they were on 408.

"She's very nice," said Hitomi. "She lives on our street, too."

"How old is she?" Sean asked.

"She's 20," Hitomi replied. "By the way, do you hate Mandla?"

"Of course not," said Sean. "What made you ask that?"

"Well, you rarely talk to him," said Hitomi.

"He still needs to prove himself as a Ranger," said Sean. "But he also has some anxieties that he needs to overcome. He's not a coward; he's just not used to being a Ranger. But I do feel that when the time comes, he'll rise to the occasion."

About 10 minutes later they reached the limits of downtown, the high-rises in sight. Sean got off 408 and began looking for a place to park. But it wasn't long before he noticed something in the rear view mirror. He looked concerned as the object closed in on the Mustang. "This doesn't look good," he said to himself.

Then, the object fired a pair of laser beams. Sean tried to keep the Mustang from veering off the road as best he could. "FUCK! ! !" he shouted. Then, he turned the car off the road as the object flew by. "Oh, man, oh man, I hope it's not damaged," he said as he got out of the car. A stunned Hitomi got out of the car.

"But we were almost killed!" she said. "Where are your priorites?"

"Rob's gonna have my head if his Mustang's damaged!" Sean replied, looking at the front of the car. Luckily, there was no damage.

"HELLO, RRRANGERS! ! ! Sean and Hitomiu turned around and got into a fighting stance, Sean in a southpaw and Hitomi in an orthodox. The monster approached. It looked mechanical and humanoid. It had a blue, bulky body and a face that looked like Guyver. A pair of shoulder pads contributed to its large appearance. "I am GARGOTRON! ! ! I am here to KILL you!"

"Great, he must be Zordonian," said Sean. "Oh well, he should be easy."

"Swabots, attack!" Gargotron shouted. A bunch of Swabots appeared. They didn't look like the usual Swabots; no, they looked much more sleek and dangerous. But Sean and Hitomi didn't heed any warning. Instead, they waited as the Swabots came closer, and then started fighting.

The two fought ferociously, landing punches and blows on the new Swabots. It was much more difficult than previous fights. But this wasn't clear at first and the two had little trouble dispatching the Swabots. They did fight in tandem at times, but they weren't quite used to doing that with each other.

Sean tried to get closer to Gargotron. Suddenly, a red-colored Swabot stepped in his path. Sean gave it a one-two punch. The Swabot ducked each punch. It retaliated with a one-two of its own. Sean ducked and blocked before countering with a roundhouse kick. He gave it a quick left hook but it grabbed him. It shoved him into a yellow Honda Civic. Sean grunted and felt the blow in his back, but he did not have time to suffer. The Swabot tried to kick him but he got out of the way.

Unfortunately, he ended up in front of the Mustang. The Swabot showed him no sympathy, punching and kicking at him. Sean tried to block each attack before saying, "Wait—stop!" Surprisingly, the Swabot stopped. "Can we move? I don't want to damage this car. My Brother-in-law will kill me if his car is scratched, dented or damaged in anyway. So can we please move?" To his surprise, the Swabot honored his request… by grabbing him by the collar and tossing him into the street. "Not what I had in mind," he said to himself.

Hitomi had little trouble of her own by comparison. But one blue Swabot stepped up to confront her. She did a little spin move and tried to kick the Swabot in the head. However, it blocked the kick and tossed her. Luckily her gymnastics instincts kicked in. She flipped over backwards and saved herself from the pavement. The Swabot assaulted her, throwing punches and kicks at her. She blocked and countered as best she could despite being physically weaker than the Swabot.

She ended up on the street to the bewilderment of some pedestrians. However, she got back up and started to fight back against the Swabot. The Swabot ran over to her and grabbed her hair. She hollered while it carried her away. But she stepped on its foot enough to distract it. She then elbowed it in the gut. It let her go and she kicked it in the chest. It staggered backwards while she made her escape.

Sean was busy blocking some Swabot kicks and punches when he decided it was time to kick it up a notch. He broke free and ran over to Hitomi. "Looks like we're going to have to kick things up," he said. He displayed his morpher. "Ready?"

"Ready," she said.

"GPX, Start it—"Just then, the Swabots fired their blasters at them. The two scattered and took cover behind some trees.

"Dammit, these guys are good," Sean growled.

"How?" Hitomi asked.

"They know we're at a disadvantage when we're about to morph," he said. Just then, a pair of blasts got them out of there. "Keep moving!" he said. He pressed some buttons on his morpher. "Kevin! Maria! Ndebele! We're at the intersection of East Church St. and Lake Ave.! We are under enemy attack!" A pair of explosions kept him moving. "JUST GET THE FUCK OVER HERE NOW! ! !"

It was like a war movie the way the scene was unfolding. Explosions were going off from the Swabot blaster fire making it difficult for Sean and Hitomi. Hitomi took cover near a building while Sean was cornered in the lot. Out of desperation, he pressed a button on his morpher. The fuel pump nozzle-shaped Octane Blaster materialized in his hands and he immediately returned fire.

He took out a couple Swabots before turning to Hitomi. He gave her some covering fire before she was able to get away. "GPX, Start it Up!" she called, jamming the AcceleKey into the AcceleMorpher. There was flash of pink and Hitomi was transformed into the Pink Ranger.

Using the AcceleKey, Sean turned the Octane Blaster into the Grand Prix sword. Some Swabots rushed up to him and he swiped at them, taking them out. This gave him time to escape. "GPX, Start it Up!" he yelled as he jammed the key into the morpher. In a flash or red light, he morphed into the Red Ranger.

The two fought back. Now morphed, they began to turn the tide against the Swabots. But these things were still dangerous. They gave the two a very hard time. It was best they work as a tandem. But the Swabots knew better. They kept them separated to prevent that from happening. But that didn't stop them from trying to help each other. Sean converted the Grand Prix Sword back to the Octane Blaster while Hitomi was held by Swabots. A couple of shots and they were off her.

She returned the favor when he was thronged by Swabots. The bots were starting to overwhelm him when two of them exploded in sparks. Two more were hit before Sean looked to see Hitomi drawing an arrow on her Am Bow. She gave him a "V"-sign. He replied with a thumbs-up and went back to kicking Swabot ass.

But despite their determination, the sheer number of upgraded Swabots was starting to get to them. Fatigue was setting in. It was harder for them to fight off the waves of Swabots that were converging on the one intersection. Hitomi kept falling to her knees. The Swabots would start to overwhelm her, but she kept on fighting.

Sean, on the other hand, refused to show any exhaustion or weakness. With all his will, he stood tall and fought hard. He knocked back each Swabot as best he could. To kick things up a notch, he pressed on his belt buckle. The GT Sword materialized and he grabbed it in his right hand. Now dual wielding the GT Sword and the GP Sword, Sean was able to keep the tide in his favor.

But he looked to the corner and noticed Gargotron lounging; LOUNGING! "That bastard!" he said. He swung both swords to start cutting a path through the Swabots. But there was so many of them he had difficulty. "Hitomi! You think you can get to Gargotron?"

"I'll try!" Hitomit repliedas she released her arrow. Sean gave her some covering fire while she drew her arrow. Once she was aimed, she released it. The arrow cut through the air. Gargotron stood up and effortlessly cut it down.

"Dammit," Sean groaned. The Swabots weren't going to let him get complacent. They started attacking again. "Where the hell are they?" He asked. He blocked and parried as many Swabots as he could. But their sheer numbers and the Rangers' lack of them was getting to them.

Hitomi's fatigue was getting to her. She was spending more time on the pavement than actually fighting now. The Swabots were closing in on her. Not even Sean's covering fire would help. It seemed—

Then, the Swabots exploded. Hitomi looked around, confused. There was not way they could have exploded like that! The only explanation would be—

"Looks like we got here just in time!" said Kevin, holding his smoking Touring Rifle. Maria and Mandla brought up the rear.

"About time you got here!" Sean said as he threw a Swabot off. "What took you so long?"

"Traffic," said Maria.

"Traffic?" Sean asked. "Why didn't you take the Indys?"

"We did take the Indys," Maria said as she joined up with him.

"That doesn't sound good," he said. "Let's do this."

"Got it."

With the reinforcements, the Rangers were able to turn the tide. Sean and Maria fought together while Kevin and Hitomi fought as a tandem. Mandla rotated between fighting alone, with Sean and Maria, and Kevin and Hitomi. But each Ranger also alternated.

"So how was the trip?" Maria asked while stabbing a Swabot for Sean to finish off. He swung the GT Sword downwards and cut the robot in half.

"Hitomi's application was accepted," he said as he pushed a Swabot over to her. She stabbed it with her Haz Dagger. Then, he took her hand and pulled her to him. She hacked at a Swabot behind him while he took care of the one behind her. The Yellow Ranger broke free and flipped over a horde of Swabots to start fighting alongside Mandla.

Kevin switched over to Sean. Sean cut down the Swabots with the GT Sword while the Blue Ranger shot them. Kevin bent over and Sean flipped over him to take out a pair of Swabots. "Are you tired?" Kevin asked as he pulled the trigger twice.

"Kind of," Sean lied. "You think you can give me a power boost?"

"Don't think so," Kevin replied. Two more Swabots fell to his rifle. "Ask Maria."

"Dammit," Sean growled.

Meanwhile, Hitomi got a power boost from Mandla. Those two started fighting in tandem. Hitomi fought well with him. Mandla swung away with the Mountain Axe. Hitomi kept the Swabots at bay with her Am Bow. Then, he kneeled down and let her step on his feet. He flipped her in the air. She fired an arrow at the Swabots while in the air. She landed and two Swabots fell to the ground. Next, Mandla decided to give another option a try. "Help me out here," he said. Hitomi covered him while he threw the axe at the Swabots

Sean cross blocked a Swabot short sword. He threw it off and countered. A quick swing and a thrust later, the Swabot was down. He and Maria were fighting in tandem again. Maria jumped on Sean's shoulders, flipping in the air. She thrust the dagger into the Swabot with a crunch. Sean followed up by cutting off its head.

It was not long before the Swabots were done. Their broken pieces teleported away and the tired Rangers turned their attention to Gargotron. Gargotron stood up and walked over to the Rangers. They readied themselves for him.

"Should we attack him now?" Mandla asked.

"No," said Sean. "That won't work." He learned his lesson in episode 7. "We attack on my signal. We do this as a team. Got it?" The Rangers nodded.

"Well?" Gargotron taunted. "Are we going to fight or not? COME AT ME! ! !"

"Hold it," said Sean. However, Gargotron got impatient.

"GET READY! ! ! HERE IS COME! ! !" Gargotron charged the Rangers.

"Shit, SCATTER! !" Sean shouted. The Rangers scattered. Gargotron stopped and prepared. "Alright, let's GET 'IM! ! !" Sean shouted.

They didn't have to get him. Gargotron came to them. He pulled out a large sword and attacked. He swung a massive backhand at the Rangers. They ducked out of the way and Sean cross blocked the sword. Gargotron applied the pressure to Sean, pushing him down. But Sean pushed Gargotron off and countered. But Gargotron parried his attack and punched him; hard.

Sean slid for five feet before stopping before Kevin and Mandla leapt at Gargotron. He pushed them both back. Kevin got back up and charged Gargotron. He tried to tackle Gargotron. But the robot stepped to the side. Then, he just swatted Mandla out of the way. Mandla groaned on the ground. He could see Sean barely stand up.

Hitomi and Maria were next. "Lightning Throw!" Maria tossed the electrified daggers at Gargotron. He knocked them down with little effort. Hitomi released an arrow but Gargotron just swatted it down.

"Did you actually think that can trick me? HA!"

"This doff's getting arrogant!" said Mandla.

"Fucking jagov," said Sean. He struggled to stand up, holding the side where he had his broken rib. "Man, I hate to say it, but this guy's tough. Where are the Flash Rangers where when we need them?"

"You fool!" Gargotron said. "The Flashman are not coming to help you! We already have them taken care of!"

"Fuck!" said Sean. "Alright, that's it. We need the Nitro Cannon." The engine-shaped cannon appeared in front of them. "Alright, ready!" Sean said as he grabbed the trigger.

"Ai—" KABOOM! ! ! Maria didn't have a chance to say it. Gargotron fired an energy blast at the Rangers. The cannon was destroyed.

"DAMMIT! ! !" Sean growled. "This guy's better that I thought."

"What do we do now?" Maria asked.

"We keep fighting," said Sean. "Let's do—GAAAH! ! !" Gargotron rushed Sean and punched him; HARD. He didn't let up. He punched Kevin and Mandla next and then tossed Maria and Hitomi to the side. Sean, being the stubborn bastard he is, got back up. The other Rangers followed suit.

Sean rushed Gargotron and tried to check him. But Gargotron stepped out of the way and kicked him to the ground. Next, Kevin tried to tackle him. But Gargotron stopped him with a hand to Kevin's helmet. He tossed him to the side. With little effort, he swatted Mandla to the side. He caught Maria's knives and threw them back at her. Hitomi flipped and was knocked out of the air. "You fools!" he said. "I know every one of your tricks! I know how you fight and you can't surprise me! Even if you switch fighting styles, I will still—"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP! ! !" Sean yelled. He got up and charged Gargotron. The other Rangers tried to help. Kevin fired a couple of shots that were blocked. Mandla rushed him, but Grgotron swatted him away. However, Sean was right in front of him, the GT Sword's blade glowing with energy. "GT STR—OOF! ! !" Gargotron punched him in the gut. He fell to the ground, holding his stomach in pain.

"Is that the best you can—ARRGGGH! ! !" Suddenly, he was engulfed in electricity. He fell to the ground. Maria's Haz Dagger was embedded in his back.

"Sean!" Maria said as she removed her dagger.

"Got it," Sean said as he got up. He pointed the sword down and prepared to strike. But Gargotron disappeared in a flash of light.

The Rangers were tired. Their suits were damaged. Their bodies were aching with pain. The suits disappeared, showing off their bruised skin. They just barely escaped getting killed. But they needed better.

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"Excellent work, Kalderon!" Rashon said as he shook the General's hand. "The Rangers are bound to be on alert, now!"

"Gargotron has been one of my best soldiers," said Kalderon. "It was only natural I call upon his services."

"Yes, but Gargotron's circuitry has been fried," Eltar said as he entered the conversation. "It will be some time before he is fully repaired."

"The Rangers were fortunate," said Rashon. "But their tenacity worries me."

"Their tenacity is foolish," said Kalderon. "I do not understand why they are content to fight a losing battle."

"Speaking of which," said Rashon, "Our forces have been pushed out of our previously-held territories by Terran militaries. I feel the Rangers may simply be a distraction. Also, the Juraians have made great gains in the past several days. We may have to divert forces to the Juraian front."

"I understand," said Kalderon. "This war must be ended soon."

"But your plan will take time," said Rashon. "I hope it can be completed soon."

"It will," said Kalderon.

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"Ow! Take it easy, will you?" Sean said as a UN nurse treated his bruises and wounds. Turns out he aggravated his broken rib. Luckily for him, it was in no danger of puncturing any internal organ. It did hurt a lot, though. And no, the Mustang was not damaged.

The Rangers were being treated by UN doctors and nurses at the house they lived in. They only had a short amount of time before Bridget and Rob showed up. It wasn't just bruised bodies they were treating, but bruised egos, too. It wasn't as bad as the first fight against Phaedos, though. The only one who was really in bad shape was Mandla. This was his first real beating. Hell, he didn't even get much in!

The doctors and nurses continued their work. But the ringing of Sean's phone interrupted them. "Keep it quiet, please." He said. "Hello? Oh, hey Bridge… oh, not much. No, Rob's Mustang is fine. When? Oh, 45 minutes? Okay, bye."

"What now?" Maria asked.

"Bridge will be here in 45 minutes," said Sean.

"And Col. Greene will want to talk to you," said one doctor. "We'll stay for ten more minutes. It should not take long to finish up."

"Okay," said Sean.

Ten minutes later…

With the Rangers all patched up and healed, the doctors and nurses left the house. Sean pulled out his laptop and looked for Col. Greene on Skype. Even US Army officers use it. Col. Greene's picture appeared on screen. "Hello Rangers," said Col. Greene. "I saw the battle on CNN."

"Great," said Sean. "So what now?"

"Your suits were not up to the task," said Col. Greene. "They're in desperate need of an upgrade. Put your keys and morphers into that teleportation device on the kitchen counter."

The Rangers—save for Mandla—took their morphers to the kitchen table. Mandla sat on the couch and Maria had to take his morpher. They put the morphers in the device. They disappeared in a flash of light. "You'll keep the current suits," said Col. Greene. "But there may be some changes. We should have them done by tomorrow."

"Thanks Colonel," said Sean. The Colonel hung up. Now it was time to talk to a certain paleontologist. Sean went into the closet where he kept a glowing rock. Next, he put his hand on the top of the rock. The other Rangers watch while a hologram appeared in the kitchen. Kevin,a Maria and Hitomi came into the kitchen. Mandla stayed on the couch.

The hologram of Tommy Oliver sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "What do you guys need?" he asked.

"We had some trouble today," said Sean. "Some hammy robot beat the crap out of us."

"I saw that," said Tommy. "It looks like you guys were in for a rude awakening."

"What do—"

"I mean, you got too complacent," Tommy said to Hitomi.

"Complacent?" Sean asked as if Tommy just told him to cheer for the Red Wings.

"Did I stutter?" Tommy replied. He got in Sean's face. "You did not think of the possibility the Zordonians would actually learn from you."

"Shit," said Sean.

"These are not the dumb villains most of us had to face," said Tommy. "From my observations, they're smarter than most of our villains. Gargotron is like the Psycho Rangers Andros and his team fought. The difference is, he's using his own style. If you think you can change your fighting style to beat him, forget it."

"Great," said Sean. "The Zordonians are good. He didn't let us morph. He even destroyed the Nitro Cannon."

"He's dangerous," said Tommy. "You have to be on guard. I'm not telling you to be paranoid. Vigilance is the key. You need to recognize that any enemy could be deadly."

"Got it," Sean said, nodding his head. "We'll do what we can." Tommy's hologram dissipated.

Bridget and Rob arrived 20 minutes later. Bridget had a pizza with her and Rob asked about the Mustang. Sean was able to explain the car was okay. The Rangers did their best to relax, but Mandla's refusal to join them and the previous fight made it difficult to do son.

Being a Power Ranger isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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