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SUMMARY: Everything in the nature lived together in harmony, until it and the world was threaten by an evil force. Now teenagers are recruited with the power of the legendary beast will team up with there new powers to save the world.
Rangers:
Red: Zack Calvin
Blue: Jacob Young
Pink: Allison/Ally Verde
Black: Rory O'Callahan
White: Nathaniel/Nathan/Nate Winchester
Gold: Sean Verde
Yellow: Terra Sloane
Purple: Joshua Young
Orange: Roxanne Dennis
-AWAKENTHEBEAST-
Zack was doing pull ups in the training room. Roxanne was off hitting the punching bag with Sean holding onto it, she felt the harsh hits through the bag. Jacob was spotting Joshua as he lifted weights, Nathaniel and Rory sparred as did Terra and Ally. Zack jumped down from the bar at which he was doing the pull ups and he reached for a towel. He noticed Zane entered the training room on his phone, he seemed to be on the phone with an old friend because he was all flustered but not as flustered as he would be if he was talking to Rena aka his girlfriend.
"Yeah, you coming by would be amazing." Zane said and chuckled.
Zack put his towel down and began to walk over in the direction of his mentor. Zane laughs a little and then noticed Zack walking over with a serious expression on his face, Zane glanced at Zack and then his smile faded as he turned to address the person on the phone.
"Hey, I'll call you later. Yeah, bye Tia." Zane says.
Zane hung up and placed his phone in his pocket. At that moment Zack was standing fully in front of him, Zane glanced from the other Red Ranger and then to the other rangers. They were training and keeping busy.
"What is it, Zack?" Zane asks.
"Can we have a word?" Zack asks.
Zane nods, "Sure."
Zane and Zack move off aside from the others, giving them space from the other rangers and them. Zane noticed how serious Zack seems to be about whatever he wants to talk about. Zane leaned up against the wall and waited for Zack to begin to talk.
"So?" Zane asks.
"What was Dr Zingerot's hide out like?" Zack asks.
Zane looks puzzled, "Why with the sudden interest?" Zane asks.
Zack looks at the mentor, "I'm curious."
"You know, I wasn't the only one captured when Jason was taken back when we met the Unity Rangers." Zane said.
Zack nods, "I know but- I don't want Terra to remember her being captured. Besides, with this I don't want to worry about her picking a fight with me." Zack said.
Zane sighs, "What do you want to know?" Zane asks.
Zack looks at Zane fully, "How did you escape? Because that would be a way inside, right?" Zack asks.
Zane rubs his hand through his hair, "We almost escape without being found with Lucas' help but- Tir threw a capturing orb at Jason, Terra, and myself. Your father was taken back by Ruko, as far as I knew he was being sent back to his cell but likely someplace more lock down. From there we went outside at the rock quarry where you found us and Stella activated her special quality." Zane said.
Zack nods, "Okay." He said.
Zack begins to walk off but Zane grabs his arm, "Zack whatever you're planning don't be stupid." Zane says.
Zack nods and he walks back to his team. At this point all of them were taking a break, Joshua had handed his brother a bottle of water. Nathaniel was sitting down while texting his girlfriend, Sean sat next to Jacob, Ally sat next to Rory, Terra was lightly punching Joshua for fun and Joshua wasn't stopping her. Roxanne was just sitting quietly until she noticed Zack walking back.
"Zack?" She spoke.
Zack sighs and looks at his team, "The enemy seems to be one step ahead of us." He said.
Terra nods, "Yeah and we can never out smart them." She said.
Jacob holds onto Sean's hand and turns to the others, "They have to be planning something big." Jacob said.
Joshua nods, "Yeah but what?" He asks.
Roxanne crosses her arms on her chest, "Could Dr. Zingerot be planning some kind of riot? I mean for the most part you all have been battling them and I just joined the party." Roxanne said.
Ally shrugs her shoulders, "Well we also fought with Stella's team of rangers from Unity Lakes. They have their own battle to worry about." Ally said.
Terra groans and lays back on the mat, "If the enemy is teaming up again I will just scream." Terra said sounding annoyed.
Nathaniel put his phone down, "It's been too quiet. Little to not activity going on."
Sean nods, "What do you think, Zack?" She asks.
Zack ponders over it, "I think we should go scouting."
"Scouting? We haven't done that in ages." Rory said.
Zack grins, "I know but this way we can search the town in case there is something going on without us even knowing." Zack said.
Ally stands, "Okay so how are we going to divide the teams?" She asks.
"Ally with Joshua, Sean with Nathaniel, Jacob with Roxanne, and Terra with Nathaniel." Zack said.
Terra stands up giving the leader a strange expression, "What about you?" She asks.
Zack points at Zane, who was back on his phone, "I'll have Zane tag along with me." He said.
Jacob stands up, "Okay. I hope you know what you're doing, man." Jacob said.
Zack grins, "I'm positive." He said.
-AWAKENTHEBEAST-
Zack arrived at the rock quarry where the Beast Warriors and the Unity Rangers fought their enemies. Zack stood at the grounds a bit nervous on what he was going to do. Zack turned around making sure no one followed him and he began to walk in the direction of the rocks, he was scouting for something to help him find a way inside. So far there was no luck until he heard.
"Zack!"
Zack looked behind him, no one. He looked around and was completely shocked.
"Zack! Up here!"
Zack looked up, he knew that voice. He looked up and saw a hand extending itself from the rock formation, he knew who it was. He was certain it was Lucas. Zack couldn't help himself form a smile on his face.
"You okay!" Zack shouts up.
"You need to get out of here! Ruko is with Dr. Zingerot and should be returning to my cell soon!" Lucas shouts.
Zack shakes his head, "No way! I'm coming in to save you!" Zack shouts.
"Son," Zack hears.
-AWAKENTHEBEAST-
"So you and Zack a thing?" Jacob asks as him and Roxanne were walking.
The two were walking through downtown, nearby the town's library.
Roxanne turns to him, "Yeah. After the whole mess with my dad he was- well he was Zack." Roxanne said.
Jacob smiles, "Well I'm happy for you two." He said.
Roxanne smiles faintly, "Thank you. I guess Zack needed to get air from HQ."
"What do you mean?" Jacob asks.
Roxanne looks at him as they walked, "Since the whole issue with my dad I've noticed Zack get more- well emotional about the subject. I know from Anya and Zane that his dad was captured and has been held captured for five years by Dr. Zingerot. I guess- Zack needed to clear his mind on the subject." Roxanne said.
Jacob nods, "Zack has always been emotional about the subject."
Roxanne looks at him, "What do you mean?" She asks.
"His dad managed to escape once, he got to see Anya again and finally meet Zack. I think him finally meeting his dad made him more motivated to rescue him." Jacob said.
The two got silent. They reached an intersection where the light was red. As the two stood in silence, Roxanne was thinking about Zack and his dad.
"Wait, if he became motivated to save his dad then why are we on a scouting for activity?" Roxanne asks.
Jacob turns to her and then put it together, "Son of a bitch."
Jacob pulled out his morpher, "Guys! Meet up at HQ!"
"Why?" Ally asked through the morpher.
"Yeah bro?" Joshua asked through his morpher.
Jacob began to run with Roxanne trailing behind him, "Zack! Answer me!"
Nothing from Zack's end.
"Jake! What's going on!" Roxanne shouts from behind.
"Zack isn't answering!" Jacob shouted at her and into the morpher.
From his and Roxanne's morpher they hear, "I think I know where he went." Terra said.
-AWAKENTHEBEAST-
Zack had morphed into his suit and then began to slash at rocks with his sword trying to find a way into the hide out. Zack slashed and slashed but nothing, he stopped when he heard someone behind him. He turns around to find Ruko standing there with a grin on his rat face.
"Well, well. Here to remember back when you didn't save your father." Ruko teased.
Zack's jaw tighten, "Release him!"
"Oh since you asked so nicely, no." Ruko mocked.
Zack ran at Ruko with his sword. As Zack went to slash at the rat mutant, Ruko held his sword to block him. The sound of the two blades clashing was the only sound in the area. Zack held his sword tightly and Ruko just had his evil smirk on his face. Ruko spun around and kicked the Red Ranger onto the ground. Zack rolled over and he stood back up. Zack went to charge, but Ruko slashed at the ranger's stomach. Zack screamed and fell on his knees.
"You're head is not in it, give it up." Ruko said placing his sword on the back of Zack's neck.
"No, I will not give up." Zack said as he tighten his hands into fists.
Zack grabs his sword and goes to slash at Ruko. Ruko just jumped back and avoided the blade of the ranger. Zack ran in, foolishly, and went to strike at the beast. Only for Ruko to grab a hold of the ranger's helmet and punch the ranger in the gut. Zack yelped in pain and then felt Ruko slash his sword at him, on his chest. Zack was in so much pain he collapsed onto the ground in his civilian clothes. He was laying on his back in utter pain.
"Looks like this is the end, Red Ranger." Ruko said.
Ruko goes to slash at Zack, however someone else jumped in front of the beast's blade. Zack had closed his eyes only to open it once he felt no pain, he saw hovering above him was Jacob in his suit. The slash from Ruko's blade caused minor sparks and it did enough damage to Jacob to cause him to power down and was unconscious. Jacob falls onto Zack, Zack had caught his friend in utter shock.
"Well, well. Looks like you had a guardian angel." Ruko teased.
Ally fired her arrows at Ruko, "Stay away from my friends!" She shouts.
Rory runs in with Terra and Nathaniel with their blades, slashing at the beast. Ruko avoided them, however Roxanne held her fan and swung it causing a large gust of wind which Ruko could not avoid. It sent him forward into Sean's gauntlets and she punched the rat beast in the face. Ruko went back against the rocks, he sees the Purple Ranger coming nearby with his kama but Ruko got up and kicked Joshua out of his way.
"My, my rangers. Isn't this a delight. Well as fun as this way, I am going to go and pay Lucas Burrows a visit. Tell him his son is fine." Ruko taunted.
Zack stood up as Ruko vanished, "Release him!" Zack shouts.
Sean powers down and runs to Jacob's aid, "Jake? Jacob?" Sean asks.
Joshua powered down and stands above her, "We should return to HQ."
Roxanne nods, "Yeah. Zack, let's go." She said.
Zack stood back to his team, he did not reply. Which made Roxanne a bit worried. All of the rangers had powered down and were staring at their leader. Terra crossed her arms on her chest, glaring at Zack.
"Yo, let's get the heck out of here." Terra said.
Zack kicked a few rocks and then turned around, Nathaniel and Joshua helped carry the unconscious Jacob. Ally was comforting Sean, who was worried about her boyfriend. Rory was walking with Ally and Sean, Roxanne was trying to walk with Zack but he made no effort to be near him, and Terra was trailing behind in case Zack was planning to go be stupid again.
-AWAKENTHEBEAST-
"Zachariah Andrew Calvin! I cannot believe you ran off without any back up!" Anya shouts in the face of her nephew.
The rangers stood in shock listening to Anya scold her nephew while she was looking over Jacob's wounds. Zack had his head down, he did not want to meet anyone's gaze mostly Zane. Zane had a disappointed look on his face, he shook his head to himself. He should have seen it coming but he had just hoped maybe the boy would have told him that he was planning a rescue mission.
"You not only got yourself hurt but also Jacob!" Anya yelled more.
Zack finally looked up, "I didn't ask him to take the hit!"
Sean slapped Zack up side the head, "You know Jacob would take a bullet for you! He is one of your best friends in the whole world!" Sean yells.
Zack holds onto the spot where Sean had slapped his head, "Well-." His voice trailed off.
Anya finished looking over Jacob and crossed her arms on her chest, "What were you trying to object to complete? A suicide mission? Me losing my nephew?" Anya asks.
Zack looks at his aunt, "I was trying to save your brother- my father!" He yells.
Anya had tears in her eyes, "You are too much like your father. Zack, you're smart use your head."
Anya had shook her head and exit the medical bay. The rangers watched Anya just walk off without further scolding. Zack heard Zane move from where he was standing and he walked over to Zack, Zack avoided looking at Zane however that didn't work out well enough.
"Listen, when you asked me to tell you about my time being captured I just hoped that you may had been thinking about a rescue mission. I wouldn't be so angry if you took back up, but you foolishly went alone." Zane said.
Zack looks up at Zane, "I didn't want anyone to get hurt."
Zane points to the unconscious Jacob on the medical bed, "Look at Jacob. He is hurt and you went alone, if you took some form of back up maybe you and him wouldn't have been hurt. You ever thought of that?" Zane asks.
Zack looks down.
"Zack, what you did was stupid beyond belief. I use to do stupid and dangerous things as a kid but- I always took my team with me. You have been a leader for this team for a while, and you still haven't learned about leadership. You've been relaying on me too much, Zack. It's time for you to grow up." Zane said and exited the room.
Zack stood there in shock. Terra walks in front of Zack now. Sean and Joshua stood by Jacob's bed, as the others were on the other side nearby their teammate's bed. Terra glares at Zack and slaps him across the face. Zack holds onto his face and looks at her in utter shock. However, the others knew it was bound to happen with those two. Roxanne looks so sadden by this.
"You went off alone? How stupid are you, Calvin?" Terra shouted.
"You went alone!" Zack shouts.
Terra shakes her head, "Alone? I wasn't alone! I was with Mike and the rest of the Unity Rangers!" Terra yells.
Zack kept his head down.
"What you did, you put yourself in danger! You could have been killed and you know what Anya would have been shattered!" Terra shouts.
"Oh yeah?" Zack asks.
Terra nods, "If you were killed she would fall apart. First the loss of her brother and then losing her nephew, yeah the women wouldn't be able to help us." Terra said.
Roxanne fought back her tears, "Zack?"
Zack glanced to Roxanne, he saw her tears sneak their way out of her eyes.
"Why did you go off?" Roxanne asks.
"I- I had to save my dad." Zack said.
"But why alone?" Roxanne asks.
"Huh?" Zack asks.
The others including Terra were looking at Roxanne, "You told me that I wasn't alone. I had you and the others, so why would you go alone? Even if it was to lessen the risk, why go alone?" Roxanne asks.
Nathaniel placed a hand on Roxanne's shoulder, Zack looks at his girlfriend's sadden facial expression. He glanced at each ranger, each of them shared their own feelings whether they be anger like Terra or sorrow like Roxanne. Zack looks down for a moment before looking up again at his team.
"I thought I could sneak in and out with him, and then- everything would be better." Zack said.
Joshua looks at Zack, "Dude if you would have told us about it we would have stood by you. Jake and I totally understand." Joshua said.
Rory nods, "Yeah mate. Family is family, and we're basically family."
Zack nods, "I guess I've forgotten." He said.
Terra still glares, "That makes sense. If you need me I'll be punching a punching bag." She says and storms off.
Roxanne looks at the others, "I'm going to head home."
Nathaniel nods, "Me too."
Slowly the others, expect Joshua and Zack left the room. Jacob was coming to, and was being helped up by Joshua. Jacob looked at Zack, Zack looked at Jacob with guilt on his face. Jacob pushed Joshua away as he walked over to his friend, he looked at Zack with a grin on his face.
"Dude, that was well thought out." Jacob said.
"Jake?" Zack asks.
Jacob grins, "I'm pissed that you went behind our back but if it were Joshua or even my own dad, I'd probably do the same thing." Jacob said.
"You don't hate me?" Zack asks.
Jacob shakes his head, "No. Now you should go home, you look like crap."
Joshua helped Jacob out of the room. Zack sighs once he was alone and then he slowly exit the medical room, he stood by the door. He turned off the lights and shut the door, leaving the room in utter darkness.
Chapter thirty-two! This is actually beginning a mini arc which is going to be the rescuing of none other than Lucas Burrows! I really kind of liked this chapter only because there was a lot of feel from it, but this is literally Zack's wake up call in this chapter. Zane has a point it's time for Zack to grow up. Also I have a new series called Power Rangers: Jurassic Squad, please check it out!
NEXT TIME: It's time. It's time they take a stand and take back what doesn't belong to the enemy.
In the next chapter: The Rescue Part 1