A/N: The evil Ranger part of the story continues. Conner makes his debut as an evil warrior in this chapter.
A/N 2: I own nothing. Power Rangers once belonged to Saban, then they went to Disney, now they belong to Saban again.
Chapter 25 – Red With Evil V
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004
2:15 p.m. PDT
Downtown Reefside, CA
As he saw the Rangers form their Megazords and was following Wes and Jen out of downtown Reefside, suddenly Eric Myers' communication device rang.
"This is Eric, I read you," he said.
"Eric, Hayley here. I've told Wes and Jen to come on back, but I want you to stay downtown," Hayley said. "I'm picking up some additional energy signatures other than the leaders of today's goon patrol."
"You mean there are some extra unwanted visitors?" Eric said.
"Yeah. Zordon says activate your Zord and help the Rangers out by keeping any other villains away from them until the awful singing duo are dealt with," Ninjor said from the Dino Thunder base. "The Ninja Storm team is on their way and should help the odds but in case of other members of the goon patrol lurking around, go handle them."
"Consider it done. Eric out," he said as he prepared to call his Zord.
Meanwhile...
"Five on two! No fair!" Dischordia whined as she looked at the Ninja Megazord, Ninja Mega-Falconzord, Dragon-Tiger Megazord, Dino Stegazord and Thundersaurus Megazord standing before her. "Guess we'll have to even up the odds."
"Guess again, slut," a voice suddenly said as several laser blasts hit Dischordia and her daughter. "Make it eight."
The girls turned around behind them and saw the Thunder, Storm and Samurai Star Megazords ready for battle which brightened the Rangers' spirits.
"Hey guys! Glad to have the backup!" Tommy said.
"No problem, let's put these two out of business forever," Tori said.
"Seven on two, huh? You're going to need all of it to beat us!" Dischordia shouted as she and her daughter raised their arms in the air, causing the sky to darken around Reefside.
"The hell's she doing?" Hunter shouted as the lightning storm which darkened the sky continued to rage. "Thunder and lightning's supposed to be our deal!"
"Yeah what's up with that?" Tori said.
"It's her way of gaining an advantage; she hates bright light and so does her daughter apparently. It's also meant as an intimidation factor," Tommy replied.
"Well if she wants power then power she's going to get," Blake said. "It's time to up the ante. Power Sphere Four, Hunter!"
"Locked and dropped," Hunter said. Immediately the Spin Blade formed, ready for action.
"Copy that, thunder boy," Tori said as she saluted her lover. "Power Spheres 5 and 6, locked and dropped!"
"Initiate Turbine Combo sequence!"
"Guess I'm next," Cam said dryly. "Power sphere 12, locked and dropped."
In a flash, the spider catcher weapon appeared in the hands of the Samurai Star Megazord, making all seven Megazords armed and ready.
"Attack!" Dischordia ordered her daughter and with that the fight was on.
The two singing sisters were powerful, but the Ninjas, Dino Thunder team and Ninjetti worked well together and the sheer numbers overwhelmed the two sisters; after 10 minutes they were clearly hurting as a powerful Cephala Power Punch sent Croonia careening into her mother.
"Mom, they're too powerful and we're outnumbered!" Croonia said.
"Yeah, right, run like the cowards that you are. We've got eight Megazords for you to get through so by all means, try us," Tommy said.
"Us, run from you? I don't think so. Besides, I think you should look behind you," Dischordia laughed.
Tommy never saw the slash coming until it was too late; Goldar's war zord Cyclopsis had teleported in moments ago to aid the two sisters and slashed the Ninja Mega-Falconzord from behind causing the cockpit to blow up.
"Greetings, Rangers," Goldar cackled from his cockpit. "Let's see how you like it eight on three!"
"Whatever, Goldar, we've got more than enough to handle you," Jason said from the Ninja Megazord. Jason was about to start towards Cyclopsis when that Megazord was blasted from the side; moments later, a revitalized Gasket and Archerina joined the fight.
"How's eight on five sound, Rangers?" Gasket boasted.
"Just bring it, Gasket, we've all faced worse than you," Hunter said.
"As you wish Crimson Ranger," Gasket replied and the fight began anew.
What followed was a melee that, as an announcing legend once said, resembled Muskogee, Oklahoma on a pay day Saturday night and neither side was giving ground. With the odds now eight on five, even though the Rangers were powerful, their efforts had to be divided quite a bit which took away a lot of the teamwork the Rangers were capable of.
Early in the fight, the Storm Megazord and Thunder Megazord were hooking it up with Gasket and Archerina and were having a hell of a time trying to gain the upper hand. Tori was about to suggest the Zord go to its Lightning Mode when suddenly a better idea came to her.
"Guys, I've got an idea, I'm going to disengage the Megazord for a moment. Stay out of the line of fire. Dolphin Zord, disengage!" Tori said as the Dolphin Zord went solo. Shane and Dustin shook their heads wondering if Tori was crazy. Then they saw what she was about to do and a smile formed on their faces.
"You think you can beat us, little girl?" Archerina goaded.
"I know I can and that's because I've got the one thing you can't handle, you hag," Tori responded. Having said that, Tori ordered her Zord to unveil its surprise; massive tidal waves which careened towards Gasket and Archerina. Gasket saw the attack coming and dodged it, but Archerina didn't and the tidal waves rocked against her, basically incapacitating her.
"You're...gonna...pay for this Ranger scum!" Archerina wheezed as she was teleported off the battle field.
"Yeah, right. Doesn't take much to beat a machine," Tori snapped. "Storm Megazord, reengage!"
"That's my girl!" Hunter cheered. "Way to go, Tor!"
"That's what I'm talking about. I'm two for two against a wannabe valentine bitch. No machine can handle water much less a tidal wave," Tori said sassily, referring to Tori's ownage of Archerina back during the rescue mission not long ago.
"Remind me to give you a hug when we get back to the lair," Kat said which caused everyone to laugh.
"Speaking of that, I'm about ready to wrap this up what do you say?" Kim said.
"Affirmative," Billy said as the eight Megazords were beginning to back Dischordia, Croonia, Cyclopsis and Gasket into a corner.
That was when the whole tide of the battle changed.
That was when a Megazord was thrown at the eight Megazords' feet.
Or rather, what was left of a Megazord. It had been Eric Myers' Q-rex in Megazord mode, but now it was just a pile of scrap metal.
"What the hell happened to Eric? Is he still alive?" Tommy said.
Time seemed to stand still as both Rangers and villains gasped at the sight. No one had expected the fight to take THIS turn.
"Guys, I'm OK," Eric spoke through the Megazord. "Get the Q-rex out of there and look out. Conner is in the area and could sneak attack at any time! He trashed my Zord!"
"You're telling me Conner has been watching us this whole time?" Trent said in disbelief.
"Yes, this whole time. I tried to keep him away from the fight but he trashed the Q-Rex. He has nothing to keep him from a sneak attack now."
"We better get the Q-Rex out of here," Tommy said as he pressed a few buttons and breathed a sigh of relief as the Q-Rex disappeared.
"All right Conner, we know you're here. Show yourself!" Tommy said tersely.
"You know, Dr. Oliver, your friend has some spunk," a sinister voice echoed as the form of Conner calmly sauntered onto the battle field. What Conner had been to what he was now was a complete 180.
This Conner was dressed in red and black from head to toe, helmet of a snake on his head. He had a gauntlet on his left arm, a ball and chain on his right. But the thing that scared the Rangers, and Kira, most were the eyes.
The eyes that were once loving and caring were filled now with 100 percent hatred and lust. Lust for more time with his lady, and 100 percent hatred for his former teammates.
"It really is too bad that I had to trash his Zord because he was interrupting my business," Conner laughed. "He was no challenge; I barely worked up a sweat. I sincerely hope you will provide better competition."
"Q-rex is trashed?" Croonia asked.
"Yes, totally trashed. Hahahahaha," Conner said.
"Listen boy," Kira said, which surprised every one of the occupants on the battle field. They had expected Kira to have difficulty fighting her boyfriend, but the tone of voice left no doubt. The safety of the world came first.
"If it's a fight you want then shut up and bring it!" Kira finished.
"You will regret saying that little girl," Conner drawled sardonically. "If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get. Attack."
The fight began again as before, but this time, the new arrival of Conner changed the whole game. The Rangers had no idea what he was capable of.
The first to test him were Tommy and Jason's Megazords. It didn't work out so well because ten seconds into the confrontation, Conner released his ball and chain which wrapped around both Megazords.
"You and Jason are brothers in everything but blood are you?" Conner laughed. "Well then it's time for some family togetherness!"
That said he bashed both Megazords together multiple times, causing a significant amount of damage. The attack was coming quickly enough so that Tommy and Kim couldn't call their special powers also.
With both of those Megazords out of the game and occupied by Conner, the tide turned and Adrianna's side began to wear down the rest of the Rangers bit by bit.
20 minutes later, things looked grim.
Not only were Tommy and Jason's Zords in really bad shape, but the other six Megazords had been battered and fried by Dischordia, Croonia, Cyclopsis and Gasket. Much of the Zords power had been wasted and the next strike could be lethal.
Moreover, the five villains were closing in.
"Dr. O, Kim, do something, hurry!" Kira pleaded frantically. Time was running out.
Both of them heard Kira, but they were focused on their bond. It was the only hope left.
"Grab...my hand...Beautiful, we've got to do something..." Tommy said as he reached for Kim. With the Zord on its side, it made it harder for the two of them to reach for each other. That said, they grabbed each other's hand and when they did, a bright light shot through them and all the Zords. It not only stopped Conner's advance and impending attack, but it broke the darkness spell the two singing sisters had put on the city.
Dino Thunder Lair, same time
"Thank goodness," Jennifer Scotts said as she breathed a sigh of relief seeing the Zords back on their feet and looked at her laptop. "Get them out of there now. We need to regroup."
"All of them?" Hayley said.
"ALL of them," Jen said, leaving no room for argument. "We need to regroup and I have news for Kim."
"About what?" Ninjor said.
"Her mother," Jen said.
"You know, I've been wondering about that," Divina said. "The more I think on it, the more I smell a rat. I have a gut feeling there's something below the surface there."
"Well, you'd be right," Jen said. "Hayley, get them out of there now."
"Working on it," came the response.
Downtown Reefside, CA, same time
"Ready for round three, Rangers?" Conner said. "It's only a matter of time before I finish you off so you might as well just surrender now."
"We'll never surrender to the likes of you," Kim said, even though she knew in her heart that all Tommy and her power up had done was buy the Rangers time. Though they still had a chance, she believed their chances at this point were significantly lower.
As the combatants prepared to engage again, suddenly the Zords disappeared...nowhere to be found.
"What the...NO! We had them!" Conner said. "That's a bunch of crap! They ran from us!"
"Easy, young one. Next time will be their date with doom. Next time. Let's get off this mudball and go home. They saved their hides for now. Let them enjoy their escape; we kicked their ass," Dischordia said.
"Besides, I think Mistress will...want some time with you if you know what I mean," Goldar added.
Conner's eyes lit with lust at that thought. They were filled with lust already, but the thought of more time with his lady excited him even more.
"You know, I could destroy this piece of crap town right now, but I have better things to do," he said. "Next time, we'll get them. Let's go home."
Dino Thunder Lair, same time
"Well, that fucking sucked," Trent said. Anton gave him a look to which Trent said, "Sorry for the language, but that is, unfortunately, the truth."
"No kidding," Kira said. "I mean, God, did you see the look in Conner's eyes? I think this is even worse than when you were evil."
"I think so too," Trent said. "There, I could at least control my actions somewhat. Whatever Adrianna has done, she's got Conner pretty tight under her control."
"Yeah, and every night, she's doing things to him that I don't even want to mention," Kira said.
"Right, let's not even go there," Jen said. "Let's talk about more important matters."
"Seriously Jen, what could be more important than the situation of Conner being evil and all our Zords getting their asses kicked?" Jason said.
"The situation involving Kim's mother for starters," Jen said. "Yes I know about that little fiasco. And there's more to that situation than meets the eye."
"What do you mean by that?" Kim said.
"As you know, while I was keeping your friends alive in that hellpit, I made sure I had a flash drive with me, that could get all of Adrianna's important information. I want everyone to take a look at this on my laptop. This comes from her confidential files but Billy helped me hack those files too."
All present walked over to the laptop and it was plain as day.
Captured Hart, Caroline on 14 March, 1997
Kim's mouth dropped open in shock.
"How is this possible? We just saw my mother not long ago and yet, she's captured?" Kim asked in disbelief.
"I have a theory on that, but it has to be proven by someone," Divina said. "My theory, and it's a long shot, is that the woman we saw acting like an ass at Mr. Scott's funeral wasn't really your mother.
"No way," Tommy said. "Is that even possible?"
"I don't know, but if this is true, do you know what this means?" David said.
"I have no idea, tell me," Jason said.
"It means, if this Caroline really is a fake, then, there is a chance we won't have to go to trial. Especially if it's an alien invader," David said.
"You know, come to think of it, my mother never really liked Tommy but my 'mother' only started really acting like an ass around that time. I don't think my true mother would be dumb enough to do something of the things that lady has been doing," Kimberly said.
"That begs the question though, if the fake Caroline is really an alien who could it be that we don't know?" Kat said.
"I'm not sure, but all I know is I'm going to hate to find out when I do," Zedd said.
"I think we all will," Tanya added.
"I have my suspicions on who it could be but I don't have definitive proof. All I know is that I hope it isn't who I think it might be," Divina said.
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