Chapter 43 – Silver Machine

Dino Mansion

"Ouch, careful with that", Chase groaned, "you've got the bedside manner of a grim reaper".

"Stop your whining you big baby", Kiera shot back, dabbing a cut on her boyfriends forehead, "perhaps next time you'll call for some back up from the support team".

The rangers were in a bad state after their latest battle. After they had revived the Titano Zord, the Deboss had decided to really up the ante. They had managed to recreate a previous version of Torin, nicknamed MegaTorin, from the period when he had served the Legion of Deboss. They had never seen spirit Torin in action but if his evil doppelganger was anything to go by, he was a formidable opponent. The six core rangers had been caught unawares by MegaTorin in the park and had lost that battle, badly. With the help of Kiera, Chloe and Matt, they were slowing being patched back together.

"MegaTorin packs one hell of a punch", Koda said as he inspected an impressive purple bruise on his chest. He winced when Chloe tried to wrap a bandage around his ribs.

"I think it's clear, the next time we face him we do it all together", Tyler added to the other rangers.

"Have you heard from your Dad recently?" Riley asked.

Tyler nodded, "He thinks that he's finally been able to tame the Titano Zord but he doesn't want to risk a battle until he's sure".

"I don't think we've got a choice", Shelby began, "the Titano Zord could give us the edge".

The red ranger sighed and nodded in agreement, "Alright I'll ask him during our next call".

"Can I make a suggestion", Ivan said to the red ranger, "you're the leader of the team so you should be ordering him. I know its weird ordering your Dad around but we need all ten rangers against MegaTorin".

"Especially if we're going to use these", Kiera added, holding up a couple of Energems. One of them had the word "Victory" and the other "Maximum" printed on the surface. "I've designed these gems so we can fully harness our Dino Spirits but it will only work if all ten of us are together".

"Alright guys I get the message", Tyler replied and pulled out his communicator, "Hello Dad, we're going to need your help". The other rangers couldn't here the other side of the conversation and Tyler's face was largely emotionless. After a few moments he lowered his communicator and smiled at everyone, "He's in, what's our plan?"

Hunston Park

MegaTorin was rampaging through the park, destroying everything in his path with his sword. He looked identical to Torin except that his body was a mixture of red and black. Instead of the sadness and regret people saw in Torin's eyes, MegaTorin's were full of rage and hate. The creature saw a few children struggling to run away and smiled maliciously. He charged up his sword and was about to fire a powerful blast but he was interrupted by a shot to the back. He turned around and saw Tyler with his Dinovolver pointed directly at him. Flanking the red ranger were the other five core rangers, "Come back for more I see", he chuckled.

"You could say that", Tyler shrugged, "only this time we've brought some back up". They stepped aside to reveal the purple, aqua and grey rangers.

"Please do you think that nine rangers scares me", MegaTorin scoffed.

"How about ten rangers?" Bastian's voice called out from a nearby tree. He jumped down gracefully and landed next to his son. In his hand was his own version of the Dinovolver, identical in appearance except that the colour scheme was red, white and blue.

"Good to see you again Dad", Tyler smiled and gave his Dad a quick hug. The red ranger took a couple of paces forward, "If you can hear us Master Deboss, we're not afraid of you", he began, "we're Power Rangers and we'll fight you to the very end". He pulled out his personal Energem and inserted it into his morpher. Behind him the other rangers did exactly the same, "Dino Spirts, Dino Charge", he called.

"Ptera Brace, Dino Charge", Ivan added.

In a bright flash of light all ten rangers morphed and stared down MegaTorin. All of them summoned various different weapons and prepared to charge, "I'm not going down that easily", the creature called out and a fleet of Vivix appeared in front of him.

"Is that the best you can come up with?" Chase taunted the villain as he twirled his blaster around his finger.

"Alright this is going to get wild", Tyler called out.

"Try and stop us", the others added. The core rangers charged towards MegaTorin, leaving Kiera, Matt, Chloe and Bastian to deal with the footsoldiers.

The purple ranger leapt high into the air and dropkicked one of the white suited creatures. She quickly kipped up and blasted a couple more using her Dinovolver. A Vivix snuck up behind her and slash Kiera across the back. The purple ranger cried out in pain but she was saved by the grey ranger and his Dino Blade. Matt was showing that Riley wasn't the only talented swordsman in the family as he cut through a couple of footsoldiers in quick succession. Unfortunately he was soon disarmed by a Vivix but this didn't seem to bother him, "I'm better with my fists anyway", he muttered and proved his point by knocking out two more Vivix in quick succession.

Chloe was great with a blade or a blaster but still had Dino Armour mode to fall back on. She summoned her Anklyo Hammer and slammed it into the ground. The Earth split open slightly and the shockwave disposed of several footsoldiers in one go. "Not bad", the silver ranger commented, "but let's see if I can beat that", Bastian leapt into the air and smashed his fist into the ground. Once again the earth shook violently and more of the white suited creatures tumbled like skittles.

"Plesio Rocket", Kiera called out and blasted the remaining creatures with her special weapon. Anything left standing was soon turned to dust, "Come on, we need to help the others", she said to the rest of the support team.

Once again the core rangers were finding MegaTorin a challenge but at least they were ready for his attacks this time. His powerful sword strikes still packed a punch but they were slowly beginning to wear him down, "I think you might need to go Supercharged", Ivan suggested to the red ranger.

"Good call", he replied and called on his special Energem. In a flash of light he upgraded himself to Supercharged Mode. He fired off several blasts from his blaster but MegaTorin deflected them easily. Deciding to take a chance, he ran towards the creature and slid down low. In one swift motion he swept out MegaTorin's legs. With the creature flat on his back, he fired off several more shot into his chest. The monster cried out in pain but still he found the energy to continue his attack. He swung his sword and caught Tyler in the abdomen, pushing him back a few paces.

"Tyler get down", he heard Shelby call out. He did as he was instructed, just in time to see the tip of the Dino Lance whistling past his head. MegaTorin was knocked into the air where he was promptly shot down by a powerful burst of lightning from the gold ranger. MegaTorin crashed back down to earth with a thud.

"Give me a little more warning next time guys", Tyler grumbled as he rejoined his team. With the Vivix out the way, all ten rangers could face off against MegaTorin again. Tyler opened his buckle and pulled out the Victory and Maximum Energem. He handed the Maximum gem to Ivan before turning to the purple ranger, "So how do these gems work?"

"They don't need to be used with a Dinovolver", she replied. "Activate them by pushing the button and press the gems together. We'll all need to hold on to each other to ensure the spirits are correctly channelled".

"Good thing we all like each other then isn't it", Matt joked with the others. Tyler and Ivan stood side by side and their team mates lined up behind them. The placed a hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them and focused on their Dino Spirit.

"Dino Spirits", the red and gold rangers called out, "Maximum Victory Strike". Each ranger began to glow their respective colour before a stream of light flew towards MegaTorin. The blast tore a hole in the creature's chest and he tumbled towards the ground.

All of the ranger's knees buckled slightly from the power of the attack, "Wow that packs a wallop", Chloe wheezed.

"I've never felt so much power before", her brother added before he spotted something familiar in the sky, "Oh you have got to be kidding". Several shards of ice slammed into the body of MegaTorin and soon he towered above the rangers.

"Now's the time to use the Titano Zord Dad", Tyler called out to the silver ranger.

"Alright but it's going to take all of us to pilot him", Bastian replied, "this time at least". He clicked the button on his Energem and through it into the sky. The ground began to rumble before the Titano Zord lumbered into view. The zord looked at MegaTorin in confusion before roaring in anger, "Easy there Tan", Bastian called out, "it's not really him". This seemed to pacify the Titano Zord and in a flash, the rangers were teleported inside the beast.

The cockpit was like nothing any of the rangers had ever seen before. Instead of the usual podiums or control panels, they were standing on several stone steps. The inside of the cockpit looked like an ancient Greek temple, complete with sandy coloured pillars. The silver ranger got the prime spot at the front of the zord, with the red ranger just behind him, "If you want me to drive this time Dad I'm sure we'll all understand".

"Nonsense, what do you think I've been doing for the last few days", he replied. "Titano Zord, convert to warrior mode", he called out.

The rangers couldn't feel anything but they knew that the Titano Zord was slowly changing. It stood up on its hind legs and it's long neck began a massive spear. Once the transformation was complete, the mecha was easily larger than any other zord in their fleet. It towered menacingly over MegaTorin and the ground rumbled when it's spear touched the ground. It's arms and legs were silver and gold and its body had some red patches, "Titano Megazord, ready".

"I'm not scared", MegaTorin called out and charged toward the giant robot. He unleashed several kicks and punches but the Titano Megazord looked down at the creature like an insect. With the slightly flick of its wrist, the Megazord sent MegaTorin tumbling across the ground. The monster wasn't beaten yet though, it fired a powerful burst at the Megazord and very briefly, the mecha tumbled.

"I know we're big but we really should attack at some point", Riley commented.

"Just having a little fun with him kid", Bastian chuckled, much to Riley's annoyance. "Alright Tan, unleash the Titano Ultra Spear". Silver energy gathered at the tip of the Megazord's horned spear and with a mighty swing it cut through MegaTorin. The monster lurched forwards and slammed into the ground, exploding on impact.

"It's not nice to tease monsters you know", Tyler said to his Dad.

"I dunno, I kinda liked it", Chase smiled under his helmet.

"You would", Kiera scoffed.

"Now that monster's extinct, we've got one more thing to do", Bastian began, "could you meet us at Lake Excel after sunset, there's someone we need to say goodbye to". The rangers were confused but all gave their nod of agreement.

Lake Excel

On the shores of the lake, a large fire crackled away as all ten rangers looked out across the water. They could see the head of the Titano Zord poking above the surface looking at spirit Torin. The Titano Zord gave him a sad cry before dropping his head below the water again, "I'm sorry that you had to face me in battle today", Torin began, "I never believed that Chaos would be able to recreate me like that".

"No problem Torin", Tyler replied, "you were one bad ass back then".

"Yes I was", Torin sighed, "I was the Legions chief enforcer, that was until the day I came across the Titano Zord. I'm not sure what it was but I knew that the two of us were going to be partners". He paused for a moment, "Unfortunately that partnership didn't last long as we both fell during the final battle".

"So that's why the Titano Zord recoiled at the sight of MegaTorin", Riley replied.

Torin nodded, "It was, he believed that I had turned my back on him but thanks to Bastian, he believed that it wasn't really me". He looked out at the lake one more time before turning back to the rangers, "Now that the Titano Zord is back, my work in this realm in done".

"You're leaving?" Kiera asked.

"Passing on, like all spirits have to at some point", Torin replied, "I'm sorry I won't be around to witness you defeat the Deboss once and for all".

"You're confident we'll win then", Shelby gave him a small smile.

"You're in a better position than I was all those millions of years ago", Torin replied, "it won't be easy but have a little faith in yourselves". He looked at the rangers one final time before slowly fading away.

"Goodbye old friend", Bastian sighed, "thank you for being here", he said to the other rangers.

"Hey Torin was our friend too", Chase replied but he was stopped by the snapping of twigs nearby.

Out of the undergrowth stumbled an Asian female that Ivan immediately recognised, "Jodella", he cried, "what are you doing here?" Everyone reached for their weapons but the gold ranger held up his hands, "Woah lets hear what she's got to say first".

"Thank you", she smiled, "I've come to warn you, Chaos has done something terrible".

"How's that any different from normal", Chloe snorted.

"This will top anything he's ever done", Jodella replied, "he's merged himself with the remains of Master Deboss". She sniffed, "I don't want to be part of that".

"Alright lets go and stop him them", Tyler replied.

"It's too late", Jodella replied, "we weren't aware of what he was doing until it was too late. He's begun the final judgement against the planet".

"I don't want to ask but I have to", Shelby sighed, "what's the final judgement?"

Jodella wiped away a few tears, "He's summoned a meteor towards the Earth. In under 48 hours, all life will be completely wiped out". The usually happy General broke down in tears in the arms of the gold ranger.

"Do you know if we can stop it?" Kiera asked. Jodella shook her head in the negative which was bad news for the rangers. They needed to finish off Master Deboss and the rest of the Legion in the next two days. Even then it still might not be enough to save the world. This could be the Power Rangers toughest assignment ever.

A/N – That was a busy little chapter wasn't it. I deliberately delayed the arrival of the silver ranger until near the end mostly because the Titano Zord is so much more powerful than any regular monster. A little like Pyramidas in warrior it dwarfs regular monsters comfortably.

So there are seven chapters to go which means that's it's time for the rangers to face off against the big guns.