Chapter 32 – Power Rangers: Generations (Part 4)
Hunston Valley Beach
Landing on the sand with a heavy thud, the Dino Charge, Ptera and Plesio Megazord's faced off against their skyscraper sized opponents. The beach wasn't wide enough for everyone to line up alongside each other so the three Megazords tried to find an area to tackle their chosen opponent. With its natural strength against Deboss monsters, the Plesio Megazord faced off against Disciple Ice Age.
Using its affinity with water, Kiera moved her Megazord towards the edge of the sea. Ice Age threw an icy rock towards the Plesio Megazord but it was able to dodge it easily. The Disciple of Deboss responded by charging towards the Megazord. Kiera waited until the last second and executed a small side step. Ice Age stumbled and crashed into the water. His body began to steam as the pure sea water battled against the Deboss cells in his body. Growling with rage, Ice Age placed his hands as close to the surface of the water as he dared. Suddenly the water around the Plesio Megazord began to freeze, locking the giant mecha in place.
"Oh crap this isn't good", Kiera cried as she desperately tried to free her zord. Ice Age moved safely out of the water and began throwing more icy comets towards the stricken Megazord. The purple ranger staggered on her podium as she fought for control. The Plesio Megazord groaned under the constant attack from the Disciple of Deboss. In desperation she prepared to fire the Plesio Rocket but Ice Age reacted quicker than her. Firing another freeze ray, it managed to block the end of her weapon, "Ok now I'm in trouble", she muttered.
"Give up yet purple ranger?" Ice Age taunted, "You can't take too many more hits".
Kiera didn't want to admit it but Ice Age was probably right. She had one more trick up her sleeve though. Firing the Plesio Megazord's rockets, she began to melt the ice around her feet, "Hey what are you doing?" Ice Age called out. With one final surge, the Megazord broke free and shot into the air. Swooping down on the Disciple of Deboss, the Plesio Megazord smashed it's frozen weapon against Ice Age's face, breaking the ice around the barrel. The icy monster fell to the ground and whimpered in pain.
"Alright, Plesio Rocket Final Strike", Kiera called and charged up her main weapon. A powerful blast flew towards Ice Age and slammed into his body. With a cry, the final Disciple of Deboss fell to the ground and exploded in defeat. The purple ranger looked around, The Ptera Megazord was still engaged with Zeltrax but the Dino Charge Megazord was currently in a handicap battle against Scorpina and Goldar. Taking to the air, Kiera flew over to help her team mates.
The Ptera Megazord and Zeltrax were surprisingly well matched. The gold ranger's craft was quicker than the cyborg but Zeltrax had extremely thick armour. He also had a giant axe that threatened to shred through the skin of the Ptera Megazord. Ivan tried to dodge out the way of one attack but he was still clipped by the giant weapon of Zeltrax. A crack formed on the outer skin of the Ptera Megazord, "Can't take too many more blows like that", he muttered.
The gold ranger opened his belt buckle and pulled out a green Energem, "I don't think Riley will mind if a borrow this". He summoned the Raptor Zord and it appeared on the left arm of his Megazord. Now he had a weapon to defend himself from the relentless attacks from Zeltrax. He blocked the giant axe and kicked the cyborg in the legs. With Zeltrax distracted, Ivan brought the Raptor Zord down against his armour. Zeltrax raised his arms to defend him but the Raptor Zord shattered the armour around his arms, revealing the circuitry underneath.
Zeltrax looked down at the remains of his arms and his head snapped towards the Ptera Megazord. Ivan was surprised that the cyborg didn't simply give up and he had to admire his relentlessness. Deciding it was time to put Zeltrax out of his misery, the gold ranger activated the spin attack of his Megazord. With the added bite of the Raptor Zord, the metal man didn't stand a chance. Zeltrax's armour was disintegrated and briefly the man that had once been Smitty could be seen again. That moment passed quickly as the remains of Zeltrax fell to the ground in a ball of flame, finally defeated.
Ivan looked up and saw his friends facing off against Scorpina and Goldar, "Let's tip the odds in our favour", he smiled under his helmet and raced off to help.
The Dino Charge Megazord had taken a beating at the hands of Goldar and Scorpina but with Kiera's help, the rangers had been able to stabilise their craft. The Dino Charge Megazord used the Tricera Zord to drill into the upper body of Goldar. The lion faced creature roared in pain as the attack broke through his defences. He wasn't backing down though and responded by swinging his sword in the direction of the Megazord. The rangers raised their Dino Blade to block the attack but they couldn't stop the second attack. The mecha stumbled as the blow slammed into its chest but it was prevented from falling by the Plesio Megazord, "Thanks Kiera", Tyler called over.
"Thank me when this over", the purple ranger replied. The distraction provided an opportunity for Scorpina to launch an attack of her own. She raked her claws down the back of the Plesio Megazord, sending it to the ground. "Damn it", Kiera muttered before reaching into her belt buckle, "I need some more fire power". She summoned the Para Zord and it slotted into on the left arm of the Plesio Megazord. Firing a blast of black energy at Scorpina, the creature recoiled in pain with each blast.
"They're stronger than I gave them credit for", Scorpina gurgled towards Goldar. Her partner nodded as he struggled to repel an attack from the Dino Charge Megazord. Their challenge got even more difficult when the Ptera Megazord landed next to his team mates.
Down on the ground, the other rangers watched on nervously. Jason had his arms folded across his chest as he watched Scorpina and Goldar step back nervously, "I know that look", he stated out loud.
"They're going to run", Zack finished his thought. During all of their battles, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers had never been able to land a killing blow on the pair. They usually ran away as soon as the battle got too tough.
"I wish there was something we could do to help", Conner commented as he approached his fellow red ranger. Suddenly there was a loud shriek and the ground began to shake with giant footsteps.
The other rangers looked up and couldn't believe what they were seeing, "Is that your Tyrannozord Conner?" Ethan asked.
"And your Tyrannosaurus?" Kim directed her question towards Jason.
The two red rangers nodded, "Looks like they couldn't resist one last battle", Jason replied.
The two Tyrannosaurus' approached the villainous couple and bit them hard on their arms. The Dino Charge rangers looked out of their cockpits and couldn't believe what they were seeing, "Are they holding them in place for us?" Chase commented.
"Looks like it", Shelby replied.
"Everyone we need to hit them with everything we've got", Tyler called out to the other two Megazord's, "Final Strike", he called. The Plesio Megazord fired off a barrage of black and purple energy into Scorpina and Goldar. The Ptera Megazord used its spin attack once again and battered the armour of the golden couple. Finally the Dino Charge Megazord used its blade and cut through the pair. The Tyrannosaurus' released Scorpina and Goldar and they fell to the ground, exploding on contact with the sand.
On the beach a loud cheer erupted at the defeat of Goldar and Scorpina. Jason and Conner stood away from the group and looked up at their zords, "Good job old friend", the original red ranger called out.
Hearing his comments, the two zords cried out in triumph before they disappeared back to the spirit world, "It was nice to see them again", Conner clasped Jason on the shoulder, "now I think this calls for a celebration". Jason chuckled, for once he couldn't agree more.
Dino Mansion
The celebrations had gone on late into the night and there would be a few sore heads amongst the Mighty Morphin and Dino Thunder rangers. It was now time for everyone to say their goodbyes. "As much I like performing, I do miss kicking some bad guy ass", Kira laughed.
"Yeah I know what you mean", Ethan sighed, "I really need to see if Doctor Manx will let me out of the lab more often. I could should some of those cadets a thing or two", he did a little shadow boxing.
"Easy there", Trent placed a hand on his shoulder, "I really need to jet, my flight back to New York won't wait around forever".
"Thanks for the sneak peak of your new graphic novel", Shelby smiled at the White Dino Thunder Ranger, "I'll made sure to pick up when it hits the stores".
Trent shook his hands, "Nonsense, I'll send you a free copy, hot off the presses", the pink Dino Charge ranger smiled in response.
"And I'll send you my latest CD once it's done Little K", Kira said to the purple ranger.
Conner joined the majority of his team and placed an arm around his wife, "Well it was fun everyone and remember if you need any more help, you know where we are". With a final wave, four fifths of the Dino Thunder Rangers departed the Dino Mansion.
"Looks like it's our turn", Tommy began with his arm around Kim's waist, "I think we've been separated from our kids for too long".
"It was good to fight alongside you", Kim said to the latest team before turning her attention to her team, "now don't be strangers you lot and I don't want any excuses", she eyed Trini specifically, "the state of California can wait for a few hours at least".
"Whatever you say Kim", Trini smiled, "talking of my day job, I'd better get back to Sacramento". She gave her old friends and the latest team a hug, "Remember we're just a phone call away", she said to the new guys. "You coming Zack?" she called over to the original black ranger.
"Alright keep your hair on", Zack smiled, "peace out everyone", he gave everyone a final wave and the quartet departed the back yard.
Billy sighed and took a couple of steps forward, "Well I guess it's my turn", he opened his arms up and pulled his daughter into a tight hug, "I am so proud of you", he whispered.
A few tears leaked from Kiera's eyes, "Thanks Dad", she replied. Father and daughter stood there for a few moments before Billy kissed her on top of the head and released her from his embrace.
Almost instinctively, Kiera found herself in the arms of the Black Dino Charge Ranger. Billy gave a small smile, "Take care of her won't you Chase".
"I will", he replied simply with his arm around Kiera's shoulder. Billy pulled out a small device and he teleported away.
This left the Dino Charge rangers alone in the back yard, with the departure of the previous teams it felt very quiet. "I'm going to miss them", Koda sighed, "I still believe I met my childhood heroes".
"Alright Koda I think you've had enough alcohol for the night", Tyler smiled as he plucked a can of beer from the blue ranger's hand.
"Well I don't know about everyone else but I am knackered", Riley yawned and stretched, "and I'm sure my parents are wondering where I am".
"Come on Riley I'll drive you back", Shelby said and picked up her car keys from the nearby table.
One by one, the remaining Dino Charge rangers retreated to bed until Jason was left by himself in the back yard. He began to clear away some of the rubbish from the celebrations into a garbage bag when he heard the back door open, "Hey", Chloe called out, "you're living up to your 'old man' nickname".
Jason smiled and placed the bag on the ground, "I always did struggle to wind down after a battle", he shrugged, "seems to be getting worse with age". There was a pause before Jason continued, "You left the party early".
Chloe sighed, "I didn't feel like I belonged, everyone was talking about ranger related stuff and I felt like the odd one out".
Jason approached her and placed an arm around her shoulder, "Sorry we didn't mean to exclude you".
"It's fine", she replied, "it gave me a chance to think about everything, this all came as a shock to me and I wasn't sure if I could handle it".
A feeling of dread filled Jason, "And how about now?"
Chloe smiled and stretched on to her tip toes. She gave Jason a light kiss that lingered for a few moments, "Does that answer your question?" Jason nodded and returned the kiss with more urgency.
Unseen by the couple, Torin and Andreas were watching the scene with a small smile. "She really is a strong lady", Andreas stated.
Torin nodded, "For someone still so young she had been through a lot but hopefully Jason can provide some stability". There was a brief silence as the pair walked away and into the trees, "Talking of stability, you know that you can't keep leaving the spirit world for much longer". Andreas groaned, "You know that you had to retreat from the last fight with severe exhaustion. You risk not being able to pass on if you keep this up".
Andreas sighed, "I know but I had to make sure my powers were in good hands".
"So you've chosen your successor?" Torin asked.
"I have", he nodded, "I will rest for a few days before delivering the news myself". The pair walked in silence until they faded away and back into the spirit world.
A/N – Given there are still 18 chapters to go this might sound strange but the build up to the final battle kinda starts here. It's a bit of slow burn as I need to get the appropriate players in position but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end. I hoped you all enjoyed this team up, it could've gone on and on but I thought 4 chapters and close to 10,000 words was enough.