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Power Rangers GPX episode 28: The Sixth Ranger
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"… Furthermore, it is clear the 'Power Rangers' are not just a menace, but a threat, either to the public, property, or even themselves. While it is a massive stretch to say that they are plotting to overthrow the government, despite their good intentions, they are putting innocent bystanders at risk with their risky behavior. Their destructive methods are costing millions of dollars in property damage, it is highly doubtful either the City of Orlando or the State of Florida could pay for either of them.
"Finally, their lack of sense, throwing themselves into danger against an unknown enemy is downright foolish. While I am not talking about our men and women in uniform, these 'Power Rangers' are behaving recklessly and almost seem intent on killing themselves. I don't know if the military really is supporting these people, but if they are, they must stop supporting them immediately." Eltar put down the copy of the day's New York Times. His face showed pure amazement. "I must congratulate you, Kalderon. You have turned the public against the Rangers."
"Thank you, Eltar," said Kalderon. "I knew you'd see things my way."
"But you have only been doing this for a month," said Eltar. "And you only have a small number of Terran journalists turning against the Rangers. Do you intend to keep this up?"
"Of course!" said Kalderon. "And that is not even the thrust of the plan! I will keep hitting the Rangers until their spirits are broken!"
"Is that the entire plan?" asked Eltar.
"Of course not," said Kalderon. "I cannot indulge the entirety of my plan. But I will need another monster. Actually, make it a robot, they are expendable."
"A weak robot?"
"Of course not!" Kalderon replied. "Give the Rangers a battle they will not want to have again. "But since Gargotron is not available, send down the fourth best robot."
"Very well," said Eltar. He hid his annoyance well as Kalderon walked out.
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The marble halls of Congress; the place where laws are made and policies decided. This is where great moments in American history have happened. Presidents have spoken here and great statesmen have resided. Here, American democracy is in full view for all to see. Representatives chosen by the people come here to help their constituents and exercise their love for American democracy. Yes, this is Congress, all right.
And it's full of morons and out-of-touch rich people. And I'm not just talking about the current Congress (in 2011, 2012).
But enough about the author's thoughts about Congress, this is about our main characters. And one main character is Col. Alan Greene. While the Rangers are sort of under the management of S.W.O.R.D., they are still under the jurisdiction of the US Military. And Col. Greene is here on Capitol Hill to testify about Project Ranger. "I hate Congress," he said to his aide.
"Why?" said the aide.
"It's full of morons who only care about re-election and pleasing their big-time donors," said Col. Greene. "It's only a matter of time before they come up with some really stupid laws."
"So you hate them for the same reason everyone else does," said the aide.
"That, and they're getting too nosy for my tastes," said Col. Greene. "Evergreen's especially a pain in the ass."
"Is it a good idea for you to be criticizing Congress?" asked the aide. "You sound like you want to take over."
"I'm a citizen, too," said Col. Greene. "I can have opinions, can't I?"
"My apologies," said the aide. By now they were outside the room where the Senate Armed Services Committee was convening.
They were all there waiting for him. Chairman Carl Levin, a Democrat of Michigan sat next to John Warner, a Republican from Virginia. Jim Evergreen, the Republican from Tennessee sat to the right, while Rhode Island Democrat Joseph Klein sat next to him. Col. Greene stepped before them, took off his hat and raised his right hand. He took his oath to tell the truth and nothing but the truth before sitting down before the proverbial firing squad.
To his relief, most of the questions were softball questions. It was easy for Col. Greene to answer them. He just sat back (figuratively) and let them ask their dumb questions. Of course he thought they were dumb, he shares the sentiment most Americans have, that their elected representatives are fucking morons. But that's been established. And Col. Greene still has to do his job.
"Colonel, we've had multiple complaints about these Rangers," said Senator Lieberman. "Why are they still operating there?"
"I would expect complaints," said Col. Greene. "I don't think everyone would like them."
"Are you actually monitoring the progress of these Rangers?" asked Senator Levin.
"I won't comment," said Col. Greene. He is under oath, and can't lie. Might as well stay silent.
"Why won't you comment?" asked Senator Evergreen. Of course, Col. Greene was kind of worried about him. "Are you trying to hide something?"
"I can't answer that," said Col. Greene. Damn.
"Why not?"
"I believe I already answered that," said Col. Greene.
"How long have you been connected to this project?" asked Senator Levin.
"I can't answer that," said Col. Greene. Now things were getting bad.
Senator Evergreen said, "Colonel, the reason we're asking these questions is because we're concerned," No shit! "I think the American people deserve to know what these people are, are they a threat?"
"They are not a threat," said Col. Greene. "They're trying to stop a threat."
"How do you know this?" said Senator Evergreen.
"An educated guess," said Col. Greene.
"Are you going to tell us who they are?" asked Sen. Evergreen.
"No," said Col. Greene.
"Why not?"
"Because I won't," said Col. Greene. There's some subtle hints in there, but I'm going to let you, the reader, figure it out.
"Is there a reason why?" asked Sen. Evergreen.
"Yes, but I can't say what it is," said Col. Greene.
"Col. Greene, are these people under your command?"
"No, Senator," he said.
"What?" Senator Evergreen looked flummoxed. "We have documents here linking you to this project. Are you lying to us?"
"They command themselves," said Col. Greene.
"I want to think you want to deny this 'Project Ranger' even exists," said the Senator. "Is there some kind of secret about it?"
"Maybe," said Col. Greene. "I won't comment on it, though." God, this guy's getting annoying! "And I thought the Tea Party placed a high priority on national defense. Wouldn't this count, too?"
He could see Senator Evergreen get uncomfortable. Several of the Senator's comments in the recent past suggested a distrust of the UN and the rest of the international community. His association with conspiracy theorists also raised suspicion. For someone like Col. Greene, a man who had potentially extremist views in a position of power like this was unnerving as a citizen.
It was with this background that this hearing had become a game of mental and verbal chess between the two. Col. Greene did his best to cover-up any involvement in Project Ranger in hopes of making Senator Evergreen look like a fool. And if he got in trouble, he had Senator Klein to help him out. "Senator, I do not understand this line of questioning," he said right on cue. "I do believe the Colonel does not want to talk about it for his own reasons."
"Senator Klein, I disagree," said Senator Evergreen. "These people may have access to technology far more advanced than we know. How do we know they won't try to turn on the American people?"
"I have not seen any indication they will turn on the American people," said Senator Klein. "I think you should look at the facts before jumping to conclusions."
"Gentlemen, we will conclude this hearing this afternoon," said Senator Levin. Apparently he thought it was getting silly and decided it was time to take a break.
Col. Greene got up and left. An aide followed quickly and whispered in his ear. "Sir, we've found a lead in the Silver morpher disappearance."
"What kind of lead?" Col. Greene asked.
"We found an Orlando police officer who saw the Flashman," said the aide. "They said they saw five strangely-dressed individuals who were in a neighborhood close to where the Rangers live. They didn't see them again after that. They tried to find them but they Flashman were gone."
"It's something," said Col. Greene. "Keep me posted. I assume S.W.O.R.D. knows?"
"Yes, sir," said the aide. "The Rangers have been notified, too."
"Excellent," said Col. Greene.
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"So the neighborhood where the cop noticed the Flash Rangers was close," Sean said to a S.W.O.R.D. agent. The others were gathered around the kitchen island listening in. "Did he say exactly where it was?"
"No," said the short-haired female agent. "He couldn't remember which street it was on." The sound of papers flapping around was heard as Sean slammed them on the table.
"Dammit!" he said. "We've got the deal with the enemy, we're unpopular, those Fox News fucktards are blasting our every move, we're being investigated by Congress and to top it all off, we can't find a fucking lost morpher!" He rubbed his forehead. Maria put her hand on his left shoulder as if to console him. "I need a beer," he said.
"No, you don't," said the agent, named Anita King. "We're not going to let the Red Ranger become an alcoholic." It's a valid complaint, even though Sean was disappointed. Now theoretically, someone could be stone-piss drunk and still fight like he was sober when morphed. Practically, however, nobody wants to take that chance, plus, he still has to morph and an alcoholic Red Ranger presents huge challenges. It was better that he stayed sober.
"I feel like we're some kind of cosmic plaything," said Kevin. "I wonder whose side God is on."
"Apparently not ours," said Aaron.
"We don't need a god," said Sean. He was lightly tapping his head against the wall in frustration.
"He has his own beliefs," said Kevin. "Are you done yet?"
"Almost," said Sean. "Done." A light red mark was on his forehead.
"I hope you don't do anything worse to that head," said Agent King. "Look, S.W.O.R.D. is going to keep an eye on the situation. We can still get the officer's dash-cam footage. Maybe that will help."
"It had better," said Sean. "My only hope is that we're making Kalderon desperate."
"Why would he be getting desperate?" asked Aaron.
"We've been beating him, haven't we?" asked Sean. "At least Phaedos was able to beat the crap out of us. And I'm still dealing with the pain."
"Whatever it is, you need to watch your back," said Agent King. "For all we know, this information hasn't fallen into the hands of the enemy. We'll do our part. You just focus on fighting the enemy, understood?"
"Got it," said Sean. Agent King saluted them and walked away. "Looks like we gotta do some door-knocking," he said.
"No," said Kevin.
"Why not? !" Sean asked, almost offended.
"It's a wild goose chase!" said Kevin. "We're not going to find shite if we went door-to-door and it would take forever. We have no leads!"
"We already don't have any leads!" Sean replied. "That's like saying summer is hot! The only thing we can get is that cop's testimony. I'm desperate enough to go looking in that area!"
"But Kevin is right," said Maria. "The cop didn't say which street it was on, he just saw the Flash Rangers! Now, if he said they were on a specific street or general area, I would agree with Sean. But right now, I can't! "
"FUCK!" Sean yelled. He slumped back onto one of the chairs at the table not too far from the island. The others kind of wondered if Sean had developed an Ahab-like obsession with finding the Silver Ranger. Despite his already unhealthy obsession with hockey, this one was looking dangerous. But Hitomi was just about ready to come to Sean's defense, if she was given the right cue.
"What is with you and the Silver Ranger?" Aaron asked, right on cue. "This obsession is bad for you."
"Didn't you hear what Agent King asked earlier?" Hitomi asked. "Col. Greene has to go before those Senate guys and tell them about our failures. It is not like Sean is obsessed because he feels something for him. He wants to find him to help Col. Greene. And I want to help him, too."
"Are you appealing to our emotions?" asked Kevin.
"Kevin, I don't want to appeal to your emotions," said Hitomi. "You know Sean is angry. You know he wants to beat the Zordonians, and we can't—"
"Hitomi, what are you talking about?" Kevin interrupted. "You're just going on some winding tangent, what are you trying to say? Be coherent!"
"Kevin, shut up!" said Maria. "Don't get mad at her for trying to keep you calm!"
"You keep out of this, Maria!" shouted Kevin. "What do you have to—"
"SHUT UP! ! !" Sean shouted. "Look at us! We're turning against each other, over what? Because Hitomi's trying to come to my defense? So what if it was incoherent? She's got a point! We're unpopular, Congress is after us and this search is making things worse! We nearly broke up last month in Japan! I'm not going to let that happen again!"
A silence fell over the group. A feeling of guilt fell over them as they processed their leader's words. There could have been an attempt to respond to his words, but no-one could think of anything to say. Sean, meanwhile, sat at the table holding his head as if he had a headache. "Guys, when I said we don't quit, we… forget it."
"So what do we do now?" asked Aaron.
"I don't know," said Sean. "I mean, we can't plan anything, especially—have you read those editorials? They're vitriolic! Anyways, forget it. We can't plan. Let's just take whatever the Zordonians throw at us and send it back tenfold. We can beat these guys. And if we can't, the army will. But we have to focus. And finding out who the Silver Ranger is, is a big step. Am I clear?"
"Yeah," said Aaron. "I just didn't think being a Power Ranger was so hard."
"It's not easy," said Sean. "But I think we can handle it." Beep! "Go ahead!"
"Rangers, we have an enemy attack in downtown," said the S.W.O.R.D. agent.
"Damn," said Sean. "And right when the plot was getting going. Let's move!"
"This is so repetitive!" Aaron said while following the other Rangers out of the house.
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Despite the repetitive formula of Power Rangers, the best way for the plot to advance any further is to at least try to follow the formula as long as you can until you are able to break the repetitiveness and deliver a spectacular work of prose. However, even then, you can find a way to make it spectacular. In some way, this is an apology from the author for not doing his best while writing. In that case, you're about to see some spectacular shit.
By now the residents of downtown Orlando were used to the possibility of Zordonian attack, and today was an example. An Orlando police contingent evacuated the downtown area as if to prepare the battlefield for the Rangers. Several OPD SWAT officers set up a perimeter near the library, where the Swabots and big robot were preparing to launch their assault.
"Just wait for the Rangers to show up," said the robot. "You know the—oh, forget it! Just blow things up!"
"Hold it!" shouted a police officer. "Put your hands up!"
"I surrender!" the robot said, holding up its hands.
"Get down on the ground!" The officer shouted again. "I SAID GET DOWN! ! !"
"You get down!" said the robot. Not the best comeback, but it got the point across. A pair of missiles popped out of its shoulders. Needless to say, the SWAT team was not equipped to handle this.
"Fall back!" said the same officer. The SWAT team fell back on order right when the robot fired its missiles. In a sheer miraculous (even without the existence of deities) moment, the missiles missed. In fact, it might not even be miraculous. The SWAT team fell back enough for the missiles to miss… or the robot missed on purpose. Either way, they were still alive.
But the robot wasn't done. It is here to raise hell, after all. It fired a couple more missiles. The SWAT team was in full retreat. The Swabots took the opportunity to spread out and attack more of the city.
But the National Guard was fighting back. They had City Hall evacuated and protected from the Swabots. They set up sand bags and created a temporary bunker and some missiles in front of the building. So the Swabots couldn't get anywhere near City Hall. And they wouldn't get very far, anyway.
Even with the Swabots wreaking all kinds of havoc downtown the cops and National Guard had the advantage in firepower. No tanks, but they had some anti-tank weapons to even the odds. It took a couple of shots to keep the Swabots at bay and—"GPX, Start it Up!" What the—?
They noticed the Rangers morphing and leaping over them to take on the Swabots. They met the mass of Swabots head-on.
Sean jumped over several Swabots, tumbled on the ground, got up and jump kicked the first Swabots he faced. He got down and sweep-kicked several Swabots. He got up and a Swabot got its hands on his shoulder right near his neck. He grabbed the Swabot. He struggled with it before tossing it aside. He back-handed a Swabot in the chest. The ring on his glove spun, causing damage to the robot. He removed his hand and punched a Swabot right in the gut.
A damaged Swabot thrust its sword at Maria in a last attack. Maria stepped aside and kicked it to finish it off. She spun on her left foot, blocked a punch and kicked the Swabot in the gut. She ducked, a Swabot crashed into another. She got up and side-kicked a Swabot that didn't know she had fast reflexes. She jumped on top of the mailbox and kicked off it. She kicked a Swabot in the chest, knocking it into a crowd of them. They really need to stop being stupid like that.
In an impressive display of parkour and freerunning, Aaron jumped on top of a mailbox, vaulted off of it, flipped over and landed in the middle of the Swabots. He pulled out his blaster and let off a couple rounds. The Swabots exploded in a shower of sparks. He kicked a Swabot in the gut once and spun around, kicking it in the back of the head. A Swabot rushed up to him and found something poking it in the gut. Pa-chew! The Swabot flew backwards with a big hole in its chest.
No matter how much they programmed the Swabots, they could not counter Hitomi's acrobatic skillset. She made them look like morons flipping around the place and taking them out with little effort. A Swabot swung its sword at her right as she back flipped and kicked it right in the chin. The sword tumbled in the air and landed on a Swabot's head, sticking through the chin. Hitomi kicked the sword out of the head, waited and when the sword was at the right height, kicked it into another.
He lifted a Swabot above his head like it was nothing. Then Kevin threw the robot to the ground and it shattered into several pieces. He ducked and gave a Swabot an uppercut to the gut (must be a weak spot). A Swabot grabbed him from behind, trying to strangle him with both arms. Kevin grabbed the Swabot's arms and tossed it to the ground. The body landed among a group of Swabots. He pulled out his blaster and let off a couple rounds before turning his attention to the robot monster.
The robot stepped to the side when Kevin threw a punch at it. Kevin pivoted, throwing a roundhouse kick. The robot blocked. It punched Kevin. He ducked, tackling the robot. He pushed it across the pavement and smashed it into a tree. The robot back handed him off. He recovered, bracing himself for the robot's attack. Instead…
"Target sighted," it said, pointing its missiles at Kevin.
"Damn," he said. He jumped out of the way as the missiles exploded around him. The remaining SWAT teams fell back, leaving the Rangers to themselves. Dammit!
Kevin stopped rolling and drew his Octane Blaster. He shot the robot twice, right at the missiles. The robot erupted in a shower of sparks, but the missiles were not destroyed. "Sean, I need some help!" Kevin shouted while trying to keep the robot at bay.
"I'm a little busy at the moment!" he shouted back. He was surrounded by Swabots. Not the best situation for him to be in. He pressed the button on his belt. The GT Sword materialized in front of him. He promptly grabbed it and took a big cut out of several Swabots. He spun on his left foot like his favorite video game character (read chapter 1 if you don't know) and cut a larger swath of Swabots.
He had an opening. He had to get to his best friend. He broke from the Swabots and ran for the robot. The Swabots, being smarter than the Rangers give them credit for, closed in on him. He groaned and kept fighting. He ended up making an opening and dashed over to try and get to his friend. However, he found Maria falling to the ground. He lunged and caught her. "You're welcome," he said.
"DAMMIT, SEAN! !" Kevin shouted. His hands were more than full wit—KA-BOOM! What the hell was that! ?
"Never fear, Silver's here!" he said.
"You have got to be fucking kidding," said Kevin.
"Are you okay?" asked Silver.
"If only you arrived earlier!" said Kevin.
"Sorry!" said Silver. "Let's get him!"
"Gladly!" said Kevin. The two kiai'd and attacked. Silver went first, throwing a kick at the robot. The robot blocked, but Kevin punched it in the jaw. The robot retaliated, throwing a punch at him. He ducked and it gave Silver his opening. He punched it where the kidney would be. Of course, robots don't have kidney, so it wasn't much.
Silver drew his blaster and converted it to the Silver Sword. He took a cut out of the robot. He took two big cuts, sending sparks flying. Kevin grabbed the robot's arm allowing Silver to hack away at the robot. One combo later and the robot was flying backwards at the public library. Luckily it landed before it could hit the façade. The two rushed up to the robot. It got up, but it sounded damaged, its gears grinding.
Sean parried the attack of a Swabot, thrusting the blade of his sword through the robot's gut. He removed the blade and the Swabot fell to the ground. Maria just finished slashing a Swabot's neck. She backed up until their backs were nearly touching. "This is not good," he growled.
"I hate it when they plan these things," said Maria. They started to fight off more Swabots.
At the same time, Aaron and Hitomi were having trouble of their own. Aaron was knocked down by a Swabot. It grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the pavement and started squeezing. Aaron shouldn't have been able to feel it, but he could anyway. He groaned, trying to get the Swabot off. Hitomi took her Am Bow and shot the Swabot. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"I just hope my windpipe wasn't damaged," said Aaron. He got up and attacked the Swabots.
"That's it!" Sean cried. "I've had it with these bolt-brains!" He grabbed his AcceleKey, jammed it in the sword and gave it a twist. The blade started to glow red. "GT STRIKE!" He took a big cut and cut down a horde of Swabots.
"Why didn't you do that earlier?" asked Maria.
"I don't know," he said. "Let's move!" He did the same thing with the Swabots fighting Aaron and Hitomi. "Kevin and Silver need some reinforcements," said Sean. "Let's move!"
Silver felt the blow to the back as he crashed into a tree. Kevin was struggling just to contain the robot. By now the robot was starting to overwhelm them. The robot overpowered Kevin and tossed him to the side. It advanced on Silver, ready to finish him off when sparks showered from it. Silver looked to see the other Rangers running towards them.
"Sorry," Sean said as he helped him up.
"It's okay," said Silver. "You know, you sound—,"
"Save it," said Sean. The others were helping Kevin get back up.
The robot didn't let them try to make a plan. It charged like a bull, knocking the Rangers down and/or to the side. All except Maria, who stabbed the robot and held on for dear life. She pulled one dagger out and thrust it into the robot's back. She must have hit something, because the robot started to malfunction. Silver bent down and readied his sword. "Electro Strike!"
"GT Strike!" Sean called. Silver thrust the Silver Sword and Sean took a big cut of the robot. Their strikes did the trick. The robot started exploding before falling to the ground and exploding in a shower of sparks. It looked like it was over.
But this is Power Rangers. It's never over this early.
They heard the sounds of a roaring monster in the distance. "Fuck!" Sean shouted.
A Kel monster reared above the buildings. It must have landed not too far from the fight scene. "Well, it looks like we'll have to deal with it," said Kevin.
"You stay here," said Sean. "We have some talking to do. Grand Prix Zords!"
"On their way!" said the S.W.O.R.D. agent.
"You stay here," he said, pointing at Silver. "We have some work to do." He said this Ywhile patting him on the shoulder and walking past him. Silver watched while the Rangers departed.
Just moments later, the Rangers jumped on top of their Grand Prix Zords. Sean drove the GT Racer, Kevin in the Touring Racer, Aaron in the Mountain Hauler, Maria in the Haz Runner and Hitomi in the Am Chaser. They jammed their AcceleKeys in the dashboards and activated the Grand Prix Megazord docking sequence. They did keep the Kel monster in place, though.
The Touring Racer split in two and hooked up with the Mountain Hauler, becoming the arms and body, respectively. The Haz Runner and AmChaser joined with the Mountain Hauler, becoming the legs. The GT Racer rolled up into the Hauler's trick bed and docked. The lights at the top of the cab retracted, folded back and the megzord fired several jets and up righted itself. The head was exposed and the megazord was upright, online and ready to go.
The megazord sucker-punched the Kel monster before it could escape from the cables holding it down. It threw another punch, knocking the monster to the ground. It grabbed its tail and picked it up. Bad move. The monster swatted the megazord. The Rangers struggled to keep control of the megazord. "I think it's time we finished this," said Sean. "I don't want this to go on any longer. Grand Prix Megazord Saber!"
The sword materialized in the megazord's hand. Aaron pressed a button and several rockets on the megazord's feet fired. "Grand Prix Megazord Strike! Go!" The megazord launched forward, slashed at the Kel monster and stopped. "Checkered Flag!" The monster fell to the ground and exploded.
Minutes later, the Rangers returned to the battle site. To their relief, Silver was still there. "You're lucky you didn't leave!" said Sean. "Otherwise, you'd have the National Guard on your ass."
"You said we have talking to do," said Silver. "I'm a gentleman, so I decided to wait."
"Good," said Sean. "Because you're not going anywhere until you ask some questions. First off, where did you find your morpher?"
"I found it," said Silver.
"I know that!" Sean yelled. "Where did you find it!"
"I'm not going to tell you!" said Silver.
"Listen you," Sean said, pressing the wheel on the side of his helmet. His helmet retraced into an earphone-sized clip on his ear. He got in Silver's mask and started berating him His face showed he meant business and then some. "You've caused us a lot of trouble, so you tell us where you found that or—"
"Sean?"
"What?"
"I didn't say anything!" said Silver. But the cat was out of the bag. Sean stood there, stunned.
"What th—" He whacked Silver's helmet, pressing the same button in the spoke. Silver panicked while his helmet contracted and Sean stepped back. He was stunned. "What the—ROB? !"
"ROB? !" said Kevin, equally shocked.
"Sean, you're a Power Ranger?" needless to say, Rob was just as surprised as Sean. Sean grabbed Rob and pulled him away from the other Rangers.
"Rob, what the hell are you doing? !" he asked angrily.
"I'm helping the Power Rangers!" Rob replied.
"I know that, but what are you—oh my gods," he couldn't finish his sentence. "My fucking brother-in-law is the Silver Ranger!"
"Is that a Captain Obvious?" asked Aaron.
"I think he's trying to process the revelation," said Kevin. "In fact, so am I!"
"Sean!" said Maria. "I think I hear the police!"
"Dammit," said Sean. "We gotta get out of here. You're coming to our house, got it?"
"Okay!" he said, not wanting to get in any other trouble.
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Sean was still having trouble processing the revelation while Rob sat at the kitchen island. The others were de-morphed. Just imagine Rob's shock when he saw them. He nearly had a heart attack! "So… let me get this straight," said Sean. "You're saying that you just found the package on your doorstep, took it in and took the thing inside."
"Yeah," said Rob, just realizing the penalties for opening misaddressed mail (hint: it's bad).
"And you decided to use it?"
"Yeah," said Rob.
"And you managed to figure it out?"
"Correct," said Rob.
"Oh boy," said Sean. "We're in trouble."
"What are we going to do now?" asked Maria. "Are we going to press charges?"
"No, we're not gonna press charges, are you crazy?" said Sean. "That'll blow our cover!" Rob sighed in relief. "I have something much, much worse in mind." Gulp! Sean pointed at Rob and said. "We're going to have to keep you quiet, so you are joining us!"
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