A/N: Behold, the sequel to Dino Charged Samurai! This is an idea I've had for quite a while, and I really like it. Keep in mind, however, that this is fanmade and is in no way part of any canon series.
Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, sadly. Saban does. I just own the story plot.
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"Jayden's rubbed off on her, apparently. Let's just hope it all works."
Power Rangers: Dino Charge
Episode 2: Only Human
Chapter 4: Emily's Plan
"The Princess will be wearing the Stone itself! Tune in today at noon, only on Glitz World!"
"Yes! Our fake story make it to TV," Koda exclaimed.
"Yeah, good job, Kendall," Riley said. (Kendall was the only one who could pull the strings to make this happen. All Emily had to do was ensure her plan's success.) "Let's just hope Poisandra catches it."
But Emily wasn't worried. The hard part was going to be the fight against Fury.
"Oh, she will," Emily replied, knowing exactly where she got her intel from.
"I heard her say to Curio that she never misses an episode," Chase explained, he and Emily sharing a knowing smile as he finished talking. Chase turned off the television set, just as a crash sounded in one of the caves.
"This…is the WORST!"
Emily couldn't help but smile, "And now for Phase Two of the plan."
Shelby entered the main room, wearing a fluffy pink dress, with white elbow-length gloves. Her hair was up in a bun and the Gold Energem was tethered to a string around her neck.
She looked just as pretty as Mia during Operation: Undercover Bride.
"Wow…" Chase mumbled. "You look…"
"Like cotton candy!" Koda finished with a big smile on his face.
Shelby merely shot them a death glare. "I can barely breathe. And my feet feel like they're getting chomped on by alligators." She paused. "No way, unh-unh. I refuse to be a whiny," she took off one shoe, "spoiled princess," and she took off the other shoe.
Chase snorted. "Well, it sounds like you don't have to pretend."
In response, Shelby angrily threw one of her shoes at him, but he caught it easily.
"Listen, Shelby," Emily spoke up, once she got over the urge to laugh, "I know you hate this, but it's to retrieve the Ptera Charger. Trust me, I thought about this through and through, and I've done it before. I know what I'm doing."
Shelby groaned, "I know, Em, but did you really have to pick me to be the princess?"
Emily grabbed her by the shoulders. "I know what I'm doing," is all she said, but then she stepped back and started pacing. (She could sense Tyler coming, by the vibrations his footsteps made in the ground. She wasn't the Earth Samurai for nothing.) "But, if you really want, I guess I could be the princess instead. It's my plan, anyways."
Shelby let off a huge sigh of relief. "Thank you, Emily." She handed Emily the shoes. "You are a lifesaver."
Emily only smiled at her as she took the said shoes from Shelby, as if knowing something she didn't.
Just then, the elevator doors opened up, revealing Tyler with his hair slicked back, wearing a fancy red prince uniform and a fake mustache, a black hat under his right arm, and a serious look on his face.
But that stoic look didn't last long. As soon as the elevator doors closed behind him, his dorky smile broke out across his face as he jogged over to the group, throwing his hat to Koda on the way over.
"I look awesome!" Tyler exclaimed, looking over at Shelby. "Emily, I'm liking your plan already." He paused, seeing Shelby's shoes in Emily's hands. "What's going on?"
"We seem to be having a technicality," Emily was barely able to contain a smile as she glanced over at Shelby knowingly. (Meanwhile, Chase and Riley shared a knowing glance at each other, both of them just realizing why Emily at set Tyler and Shelby as the Prince and Princess.)
Shelby was quick to reply. "No, we don't," she cut Emily off in a hurry. "At least, not anymore." She took back her shoes as she walked over to stand next to Tyler. "You're right, Em. It's wrong to complain. We're just doing this to get the Ptera Charger back."
"You know," Keeper spoke up, "a princess doesn't have to be spoiled. Sometimes, she can use her royal status to do good deeds."
Shelby kinda hung her head as Emily nodded, agreeing with Keeper. "Now, Tyler, do you need me to brief you on the Sir Ivan story again?" (She still didn't understand why the Energems were mentioned in ancient Samurai Ranger history.)
Tyler shook his head. "Nope, I wrote it all down." He patted his breast pocket, where the folded piece of binder paper was.
Emily nodded again. "Good. Remember, the real deal is always easier to buy and sell than the fake." Riley patted her on the back, for reassurance (he could always tell when she was doubting herself). "Everyone know their places?" She got six affirmations in return. "Good, now let's cross our fingers and hope all of this is not for nothing."
"Ladies and gentlemen," Chase said, "may I introduce to you, the prince and princess of Zandar."
The rest of the Rangers played along, applauding, as Tyler and Shelby began to play their parts.
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Emily the Bodyguard called the others through the earpiece she had on.
"Anything yet?" She asked quietly, her standing in position on the sidewalk, a crowd of fans and paparazzi behind her.
"Negative," said Riley, her fellow Bodyguard. (When they're serious, country folk don't play around.)
"Me neither," said Chase, the Paparazzi.
"No Fury," Koda replies from up in a tree, as the Watchdog.
"Nothing on the radar yet." Kendall was down in the lab, as Mission Control.
"Okay, keep an eye out." As the one who thought of the plan, the others had places Emily as temporary leader, just like when she took over the Megazord earlier. "Tyler, Shelby, you guys ready to roll?"
"We were born ready," was Tyler's reply, from the limo currently parked just around the corner, out of sight.
"Good, you have to be. Remember, you guys have to make it sell, otherwise Fury's not gonna show up."
"Don't worry, Em," came Shelby's voice. "We'll force Fury out of hiding if we have to."
"Hopefully, we won't," was all Emily said, before she gave the subtle signal to start.
Through her sunglasses, Emily watched the following events unfold.
As soon as the limo pulled up the curb, the paparazzi immediately stormed the area. (Jesus! Alright, Emily, time for your drill sergeant persona!) Emily (thankfully) was able to get through the crowd and open the limo door for Tyler and Shelby.
As soon as the two stepped out, photographers and interviewers swarmed the couple.
"Woah, geez, people," was Emily sole reply to this.
"Try to keep your sanity, Peaches," Riley muttered to her, having a clear view of what was going on.
Emily deeply inhaled, then exhaled, letting go most of her stress. "Thanks, Honey."
"Anytime."
"Keep your eyes open," Chase reminded them. "Fury could be anywhere."
Emily watched as the audience demanded a kiss from the royal couple, and when Shelby kissed Tyler quickly on the cheek, she hoped to the Grand Shogun that Chase got a picture of it.
But then Shelby went rouge. She entered the crowd, obviously intent on something.
"What is she doing?" Riley asked.
"No idea," Chase replied.
"Shelby–" Emily began, but paused when she realized what Shelby was doing.
The art kid, Julian, was here, and Shelby was using her disguise as a princess to endorse him. This and the fact that Tyler played along made Emily's heart warm up. She couldn't help but smile.
By the time the two got to the podium, Emily had grown increasingly concerned. She gave Tyler the story just in case, but she had predicted that Fury would have shown up by now.
"Emily," Shelby began.
"I know," was Emily's curt reply.
"What do we do?" Tyler quietly asked.
"Don't stop," Emily advised. (It's what Jayden would have done.) "Keep going until Fury shows up."
Tyler reached into his pocket and pulled out the paper. At the podium, he cleared his throat before speaking in a very convincing British accent. "800 years ago, Sir Ivan, Knight of Zandar, found the legendary Stone of Zandar in a creek. No one knows what happened next, but this story has been a large part of our kingdom today. And it is our deep honor to share our treasure with you today–"
All of a sudden, without warning, Fury ripped through the poster behind them and laughed evilly, before slicing the Gold Energem off Shelby's necklace.
"Finally, the Gold Energem is mine!" Tyler scooped Emily up in his arms bridal styler, as the other four Rangers were the only ones who dared to stay behind. "You Rangers made a huge mistake! Summon Ptera Zord!"
Emily switched on her Dino Com as soon as Fury jumped into the Ptera Zord,
"Kendall?"
"I know. Program activating in three…two…one."
When the six saw an explosion shake the Ptera Zord and Fury fall from 300 feet, Emily pumped her fists into the air in victory.
"Ha! Fury, you fell for that, hook, line, and sinker!"
Kendall's voice came back. "I'm sending you guys his coordinates now. Good luck."
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By the time the Rangers had arrived at Fury's location, the general was infuriated.
Why did these Rangers keep playing him like a fool?
"Looking for this?" Fury snapped, holding up the Ptera Charger. "Your little charade nearly paid off. But now you'll pay the price."
"Trust me," Shelby stated, "I'm already paying it. These heels are killing me! We've gotta morph! Dino Charger!"
"Ready!"
But Emily was the only one (besides Shelby) who was.
Tyler and Chase ripped off their fake mustaches (Tyler rather quickly, which he regretted).
"We did look good, aye?" Chase asked Tyler. Shelby rolled her eyes as the two goofed around.
"Oh, yeah," Tyler agreed.
Emily cleared her throat, causing the four guys to snap back into focus.
"Ready! Energize, ha! Unleash the Power!"
"Spikeballs!" Fury ordered. "Get them!"
"Dino Steel, Armor On!"
Armed with her Ankylo hammer, Emily charged into the fight. As Tyler, Chase, and Koda handled the Spikeballs (with Tyler eventually going off to fight Fury with the aid of Chase's Para Chopper), Riley and Shelby each taking on the vivix, Emily was free to take on the second Spikeball.
It was tough, but she was winning.
But a powerful shockwave knocked her back. The Spikeball she was fighting immediately turned to the source.
"Boss!"
Boss? He meant Fury, and Tyler was fighting Fury. Oh, no! Tyler!
Emily got back to her feet, hitting the Spikeball in the chest with her Hammer, before rushing over to help Tyler and see if he was okay. (She hoped her worry was all for nothing.)
"Tyler!" Emily paused upon seeing the scene.
Tyler was unmorphed, watching Fury as a golden-energized entity (Emily was surprised at this, but suspected that this was what was inside Fury's body that the others were talking about) was seemingly attempting to escape.
But Tyler was…hesitating. Again. Why? Unlike the Megazord battle, Emily couldn't find any reason here.
Then again, the entity kinda looked…like a human.
"Tyler, what are you waiting for?" The other four Rangers rushed up and stopped just behind Emily. "Destroy him!"
The others were right. Fury was in the perfect position to be destroyed. (Good job, Tyler.) But he was hesitating, possibly because of that entity.
Shelby turned to Emily, probably hoping she would take command again. "Emily?"
Emily's fist around the handle of her Hammer tightened. She too was hesitating, because that entity did indeed look human.
But only when Tyler tearfully muttered "Dad?" did Emily finally make her decision.
"Stand down," was Emily's curt reply.
She had heard about Tyler looking for his dad. Her own dad had left home when she was a kid, without warning, never to be seen or heard from again, but Tyler's dad had disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Ten years had gone by, and Tyler was still searching.
No matter what Jayden or Lauren would have done, Emily knew that she couldn't do it. A single tear fell from one of her hazel eyes, underneath her helmet. Fury was an enemy, yes, but if that entity really was Tyler's dad, then…she couldn't do it. Emily's empty fist (the one without the Hammer) tightened as well.
"But–!" Koda began.
"That's an order!" Emily snapped, and Koda wasn't the only one who backed up. (Shelby, Chase, and Riley also got out of Emily's way. While Shelby and Chase had a feeling that Emily wasn't one to be messed with, Riley knew for certain what that voice tone meant.)
Eventually, the entity went back inside Fury's chest, but it apparently took its toll on Fury. He looked deadbeat tired.
"Nice try, Rangers! As if you could actually take that Charger away from me!" Emily glared at him, not intending to play nice with Fury ever again. Not after this. "Take me to the ship!"
The six Rangers could only watch as the Spikeballs supported and led Fury off the battlefield and away from Earth back into space.
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Emily waited behind as Shelby celebrated with Julian in the café, while they were closing up. The kid had just got his gig at a fancy art school in New York, exactly what both of them wanted. All because Shelby was named the princess.
Emily was disheartened. Her plan failed. They had failed to retrieve the Ptera Charger, all because she was too soft to attack Fury when she knew that a living human being probably was trapped inside him. But maybe Julian getting where he deserved to go could be worth it. Emily tried to slap on a smile, but she couldn't keep it on.
Koda and Chase (and Shelby too), Emily could tell, were still scared of her. They hadn't expected her to snap earlier, and Emily hadn't apologized yet. And Riley?
Emily felt that Riley was scared of her too.
At least, until she felt a gentle tap on her shoulder.
Emily let slip a smile (It was very small, but it was there). "Hey, Honey."
"How are you doing, Peaches?" Riley asked.
"I could be a whole lot better," was her reluctant reply, but out of the corner of her eye, she could see Koda, Chase, and Shelby creep closer. "Sorry about earlier, Koda. I just…couldn't do it."
"So why?" was all Shelby asked. "Why couldn't you destroy Fury?"
Emily took a deep breath, preparing to tell them about what she and Tyler had seen.
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Tyler was in the base, moping like Emily had been earlier in the café. Kendall entered via the elevator doors, the other five Rangers entering not long after.
Kendall approached Tyler, sitting at the table, taking off her glasses and slowly saying, "From what I could tell, you had the chance to destroy Fury and retrieve the Ptera Charger, but you didn't. Why? What happened out there?"
"I…" Tyler didn't know what to say. He knew it was his fault. He was the one fighting Fury, but he didn't follow through on his word.
"It's okay, Tyler," Emily spoke up. "I couldn't destroy Fury either." Kendall gave her a confused look.
"I wouldn't have destroyed him either," Riley followed up. "Not today." After what Emily had told them, he immediately felt the same way.
"Me either," said Koda.
Chase placed a gentle hand on his friend's shoulder. "You made the right choice, mate."
"It was the only choice, Tyler," Shelby said. "Until you know for sure." After what Emily had revealed to them, she and Tyler were right not to destroy Fury.
But Kendall still didn't know, "Know what for sure?"
Tyler took a deep breath, "That spirit, the one inside Fury. I think ten years ago he captured my dad and…he's trying to escape. That's why I didn't destroy Fury."
Kendall was speechless upon what she was hearing, Keeper gently cut in once again, "You followed your heart, my friend. That is never a mistake." (Emily had a feeling he was aiming this at her too.) "Until whoever is locked inside of Fury is free, you cannot destroy him."
To Be Continued...
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A/N: Do review, please. If you guys have any ideas you want me to consider adding, please PM me. A preview for the next chapter:
Chapter 5: "The Real Prince of Zandar"
"Just as Emily heads to the Shiba House for some answers, some guy named Phillip takes off with the Gold Energem."