I don't own Power Rangers. Rick, Rebecca, Louis, Zara, Alex, Joe and Jin were created by Jetman21, Thewhatzupwriter26, RushQuake, GoseiShinkenPink, decode9, TimmayIsAwesome and Gadget the Critic, respectively. Ted, Cronus and the Professor were created by me.
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Cronus and Alex teleported to the Mall, looking around the area. It was deserted, like a ghost town. There were hot dogs left on tables, drinks dropped on the floor, shopping dropped where it had fallen. Alex bent down, picking up a bag with a Barbie in it, taking a look.
"My niece wants one of these for her birthday." She said "She's four…"
"I don't have any idea what Ted got for his birthday when he was 4." Cronus admitted sombrely "It looks like the attack took everyone by surprise."
"Cronus…" Alex said, pointing to something over by one of the tables "Look."
Cronus moved over to the table, crouching down and picking up the smashed object underneath. He pulled his morpher, raising it to his face.
"Cronus to Professor. I've found something." He said "It's the Paladin Morpher. It's been destroyed."
….
Ted and Kendra moved through the ship. It was dark, barely lit by the red lighting of the environment. Everything was jagged, with various consoles dotted along the walls. Ted moved to one of the consoles, removing his morpher from his pocket and setting it down, a holographic overlay appearing over the screen.
"The Professor and Alex were working on a Kaltax translation matrix. They installed the test version in mine and Rick's morphers." Ted said "I'm going to try to hack the system, get a map to the hanger."
"Rick? Rick Shepard?" Kendra asked "Don't tell me. He's the Silver Ranger?"
"Chrono Ranger." Ted corrected "Which isn't Rick. My Dad is the Chrono Ranger, Rick is the Blue Ranger."
"Of course he is…" Kendra replied "Anyone else from school?"
"Louis, Rebecca, Zara, Alex and Joe." Ted commented, not looking away from the console "Oh, and Mr. Ika, the supply teacher? He's the bronze Ranger."
"The one that tried blowing up part of the city a while back?" Kendra questioned.
"Him and Joe, yeah." Ted said "They were brainwashed. It's complicated."
"Sounds it." She said with a small laugh "Can I be honest about something?"
"Sure." Ted said, finishing what he was doing and looking at her "What's up?"
"Well… It's just…" She said "Don't take this the wrong way, but out of that group, you're not exactly the most likely leader."
"I'm not exactly the most likely super hero full stop." Ted quipped "Unless you're borrowing from the logic of Spider-Man."
The two of them laughed for a moment before the lighting suddenly brightened up to full illumination, a loud klaxon audible throughout the ship.
"Well, there goes the element of surprise." Ted said, keying in one last command "Hopefully, that works."
"What works?" Kendra asked.
"You'll see." He said with a smirk before grabbing her hand "Run!"
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Rick, Louis, Rebecca and Zara walked around the desert. After a moment, Zara stopped, leaning forward, her hands on her knees.
"I hate being the black ranger sometimes…" She remarked "This heat is killing me…"
"Blue's not much better." Rick said before there was a beep "Go ahead, Professor."
"Have you found anything, Rick?" The Professor asked.
"Nothing yet." Rick said "Pretty sure this the red herring."
"It's not." The Professor said "The Paladin Morpher had been destroyed. He has to be there."
"Well he's not." Louis cut in "What now?"
"Keep looking." The Professor said "I've managed to get Joe and Jin, they're going to meet up with Cronus and Alex then come and meet you."
"Good to know." Rebecca said "Maybe consider pulling Zara out. The heat is killing her, and these suits aren't exactly air conditioned."
There was a long pause.
"I've got something coming in from Theodore." The Professor said "The signal's coming from your location…. 20,000 miles above you."
"They're in a ship." Louis said "Let's go."
"Scotty, beam us up." Rick said with a small laugh "Someone needs to fill in while Ted isn't here to make the bad puns."
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Ted and Kendra were hiding in the cargo bay behind a series of crates. There was a sound of metal slamming against metal and then of a sword being dragged along the floor. There were foot steps.
"I know you're in here, Red Ranger…" Portax's voice could be heard over the sounds of the engines below the deck plates "Come out and I might give you a quick death."
Ted hesitated. He could try to reason with Portax, get Kendra released. Then what? She'd be killed or enslaved when the Kaltax went down to take over the planet. It would be a stay of execution or whatever was going to happen, at best. He did still have one thing he could try though.
"You guys have an honour code, right?" Ted asked as he stepped out "If I make a final request, you have to grant it?"
"It's a boring and outdated concept but, unfortunately, it is in our laws, yes." Portax said "What is your request?"
"To fight for my life. And my friend's." Ted said "I challenge you to single combat."
Portax laughed. After a moment, he stopped.
"You're serious?" He questioned "I destroyed your morpher! You have no powers! You can't win."
"You destroyed my battilizer." Ted said with a smirk "There's a difference."
Ted pulled his morpher, spinning the wheel on it.
"It's morphin' time!" He called, his suit materializing on his body before his helmet appeared "Rev Max, Power Up!"
"I'm… Surprised." Portax said with a toothy grin "However, it makes no difference. You can't beat me."
"We'll see." Ted said as he shifted into Over Rev mode, pulling his Rev Protector with his left hand and converting it to sword mode while his transport sabre materialized in his right hand "Red Ranger, power up!"
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Rick, Louis, Rebecca and Zara all teleported into the cargo bay. As they did, a group of Drones ambushed them, charging forward and beginning to attack. In the distance of the bay, there was the sounds of weapons clashing against one another.
Rick ducked under a hit from a drone before coming back up with an upper cut. Louis kicked one in the gut, causing it to stagger back into another, whilst Zara hit the deck, sweeping her leg under a drone and taking it to the floor, with Rebecca kneeing one in the crotch.
"Deadpool would be proud." Rick said before pulling his Rev Protector and firing a shot into the chest of the Drone that was coming at him before aiming the blaster where Rebecca was stood "Becky, down!"
Rebecca ducked as Rick pulled the trigger, shooting the Drone that was about to grab her in the face. He moved over to her, helping her up.
"Much obliged, good sir." She said with a small laugh as Cronus, Jin, Joe and Alex teleported in.
"Time and a place." Cronus said "Where's Ted?"
"Indisposed." Came a voice from behind them, the Rangers turning to see the figure of Prothiak, a large sword in his hand "Kneel before your Emperor."
"I'd rather not." Louis replied, looking to RIck "Ready buddy?"
"Hell yeah." Rick said as they both pulled their morphers "Rescue Ranger Power!"
In a flash, the Blue and White Rangers were in their Mega Battle forms, charging in to tackle the Kaltax Emperor. Rick swiped across, his claws being blocked with Prothiak's sword, the Emperor grabbing him and pulling him across the Emperor as Louis charged in with his drills, the spinning cones impacting Rick's chest before Prothiak tossed Rick into Louis, swiping across both of them with his sword.
As Rick and Louis' morphs collapsed back down to their base forms, Prothiak pointed his sword at the other Rangers, a sadistic smile forming on his face.
"Who's next?"
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Ted spun round with his two swords, bringing both of them across Portax's chest, the Kaltax General staggering backwards. As he did, Ted converted his Rev Protector back to blaster mode, taking a pot shot before holstering the weapon.
"Yield." He said, panting.
"You've not won, Red Ranger." Portax asked, looking to his left "I think your little girlfriend might want you to reconsider your position."
"Girlfriend…" Ted questioned for a moment before turning to where Portax was looking, seeing Chamella stood there with Kendra in a tight hold, the Kaltax's clawed gauntlet around her throat "Damn it…"
"So, what was it you were saying about yielding?" Portax asked.
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Prothiak tossed Cronus to the floor, the Silver Ranger's morph collapsing as he was joined by the other now de-morphed Rangers. They scrambled to help him up as the Kaltax emperor slowly approached.
"Your son killed mine, Silver Ranger." Prothiak said "I owe him this. Honour demands it…"
"Honour. Rich concept." Came a voice, the Rangers and Prothiak looking to see Ted and Kendra being escorted by Portax and Chamella, Ted continuing "Your son certainly doesn't have any."
"I never said I'd allow you to win." Portax said, punching Ted in the gut before tossing him in with the other Rangers "What now, Father?"
"Now we kill them." Prothiak said "Starting by restoring honour."
Prothiak slowly moved to Cronus. He glared at the man for a moment before grabbing his shoulder as he ran his sword through the Silver Ranger's chest.
"Dad!" Ted screamed as Cronus' body was tossed to the floor by Prothiak, Ted rushing to the body and cradling it, looking up at Prothiak, tears in his eyes "You son of a bitch. I swear, if it's the last thing I do, I'll make you pay…"
"I'd like to see you try…" Prothiak sneered as he moved to Ted, picking him up and squeezing his face "You can't even protect your own from me."
"Want to bet?" Ted said, pulling his morpher "Rev Max! Power Up!"
He morphed, flipping out of Prothiak's grasp and kicking his sword from his hand in one fluid movement. After a second, Ted morphed into his Over Rev mode, charging in with a rapid flurry of punches and kicks, each one being blocked with ease.
"You'll never win this, boy." Prothiak said, catching Ted's next strike and twisting his wrist "First, you're not strong enough. Second, even if you were, attacking in anger will never result in a victory."
Prothiak tossed Ted back in with the group, his morph collapsing once more. A second later, Portax tossed Kendra down, Ted struggling to catch her.
"Now, who's next?" Prothiak asked before the Rangers were enveloped in beams of energy in their respective colours, Kendra being taken away with Ted "Very well. Begin the invasion."
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"Why did you bring us back?!" Ted snapped at the Professor as they materialised in the Command Centre "He killed my Dad! You should've let us-"
"Let you what?!" The Professor snapped "Kill you too?! He does that and everything we've worked for is for nothing!"
Ted said nothing. Instead, he swung his left arm, his fist making contact with the Professor's jaw. Everyone stood there, silent. The Professor touched a hand to his lip, looking at the blood on his finger.
"He was my Father too. Hence I brought his body back." The Professor said in a tone barely above a whisper before moving over to the console, pressing a few controls as he spoke up "I can repair the Paladin Morpher, and the Rescue Armour. It will take some time, though, and now, well, Prothiak won't be holding anything back anymore."
"So this is it then." Rick said "Everything we've done, everything we've fought for, it comes down to this."
"Your final battle, yes." The Professor said "Rest well, Rangers. Tomorrow, you go to war."
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So, this is part two of the finale. At this stage it's looking to be four parts. As for the content, Cronus' death has been planned since I revealed who he was. What better way to demonstrate what the Emperor can do then to have him dominate the Rangers before killing one of their own? R&R, please, no flames. B.
