Onboard his ship, now parked in the mountains, Mantack was in the process of beating up Wrench. "Master, calm down.", Metal Alice insisted.

"I need to come up with a new plan to defeat those Rangers.", Mantack snarled. "They've stood in my way for too long, and they're only going to get more powerful with the Whale Zord in their corner."

"In that case," Mantack and company turned to see Keldor approach. "I think we should break the Rangers apart before taking the Whale."

Wrench was slightly annoyed to see Keldor present. "He's one of Archris's goons. He's gonna rat us out."

Keldor swatted him aside in response to this. "Please, I have no more love for Archris than you people do." He then took out a data card. "In fact, I've brought along some information to aid in my plan."

Metal Alice however was more curious about his comment than about his gift. "You claim to have no love for Archris, yet you continue to serve him. Why would you choose to do so?"

"I'm also curious as to that.", Mantack stated. "You've been going behind Archris's back to help me since we broke the contract. Why?"

"Because your Anima Arm is a vital asset to my cause.", Keldor answered him. "But as for my grudge with Archris, it goes back even further than my first meeting with him. Don't worry, I'll have time to tell the story, thanks to Cuborg sending down another warrior to deal with the Rangers."


Sure enough, Johnny, Marina, Trunks and Luke teleported in to find a new monster, one with a topknot, red skin, white marking all over his body, a prominent rictus grin that showed off his yellow teeth and boxer shorts made of crystal. "Only 4 Rangers?", the monster asked.

"Tora had to stay behind and cover Adrien's workload again.", Trunks explained. "What about Lenny?"

"Grandma's sick, so he's covering her grocery duties.", Luke explained.

"But 4 of us is all it takes to beat you.", Johnny declared as everyone took their Morphers out. "It's Morphin' Time!"

"Primal Spirits, Awaken!" The 4 Morphed, facing down the monster.

"If I'm gonna face you guys, then you'll need the right outfits.", the monster laughed as he unleashed a beam that caused wrestling pants to appear on their costumes.

"Is this a diaper?", Marina asked as she looked down at the white coloured garment in confusion.

"No, but it smells about as bad.", Trunks answered as he gagged himself. "Let's get in there." He tried pulling out his Primal Blaster, but it vanished into thin air.

"No weapons are allowed against a Wrestler.", the monster chided him. "You use your hands like this." He grabbed onto his Bacterus attendant and threw him overhead.

"This shouldn't be too hard.", Marina announced as she and Trunks ran in to begin grappling with the Wrestler monster.

However, the Wrestler managed to dodge all of their attacks. "Two against one isn't exactly fair either.", he announced as he knocked the pair a few feet back.

"Who said we'd play fair?", Marina asked as she and Trunks ran forward.

"Blue and Green disqualified." A disembodied voice rang out, before the two Rangers were blown backwards by an invisible force.

"Guys!", Johnny called out. "Bro, let's get in there."

"Right.", Luke said as he and Johnny soon found Wrestler standing over them. He then proceeded to throw the pair out of the ring before a formal fight could ensue.

"Wrestler wins by default!", the announcer declared as Wrestler did a victory pose.

"You should've been quicker.", he mocked, before throwing his already injured attendant down. "But in the interest of playing fair, I'll let you guys prepare for a rematch. But make sure everyone's there that time." He then teleported out.

With a reprieve granted, all 4 Rangers reverted to human. "That guy's tough.", Luke noted. "And he cheats like h-."

"In any case, we can't win with just the four of us.", Trunks pointed out. "Wrestler was right. We need Lenny and Tora back for round two."


Meanwhile, Keldor began his story. "Over 50 years ago, I lived on a small planet, in what the humans refer to as 'Andromeda'. The planet was highly industrialised, with there being barely enough plants left behind to provide oxygen. But while the technology on my planet was advanced, our society was far less so. My mother died shortly after giving birth to me. And since she was poor, no-one could find her family or my father. I was left an orphan of what passed for a state."


Keldor then thought back to a particular incident from when he was a child, barely older than 5. In the orphanage, everyone would line up and receive food from a rather unpleasant looking man behind the serving counter. Keldor had been served his portion, but it was notably smaller than that of the two who had come before and after him. So after Keldor finished his portion, he went back up to the server and said "Please sir. I want some more."

"More?", the man asked. "MORE!?" He then raised his ladle, and knocked the young boy aside. "You'll wait until tomorrow. Then you'll get more."

Keldor's response in that instance was an important one. If he had taken this punishment lying down and moved on with his life, it might've set him down a better path then what he had embarked upon. But what he did next sealed his last chance at a normal existence. He reached forward and bit the worker on the knee. He was punished for this act of defiance, but the lunch worker never left him with less than what he gave the others again.


"And with that, I discovered that fear could be used to ensure I had real power.", Keldor explained to his audience.

"Ooh, your life sounds pretty rough.", Wrench commented.

"Oh, you don't know the half of it, my friend.", Keldor said in response, before continuing his story.


As I grew up, I saw that the people outside the orphanage had it better than us. They were taught to make their own food, given jobs that allowed them to have better than secondhand clothes. And they weren't ostracised as freaks because they had no parents. It made me mad at my whole society.

When Keldor had become too old to be the orphanage's charge, he was released onto the streets to fend for himself. Eventually, he fell in with a gangster named Ludis. "We need you to stand guard while my gang and I pull some heists.", the man explained. "And in return, when we sell the loot, you'll receive a cut of the profits."

"Oh thank you.", Keldor said as he shook the man's hands.

And so I worked with Ludis and his gang as a lookout for a while, making a quick buck or two for my efforts. But I soon decided it wasn't enough. So I asked to take on a bigger responsibility. Surprisingly, Ludis was willing to consider it.

"Okay then.", Ludis said to Keldor. "I'll put you in charge of disabling the security feeds at our targets. Starting with our next job."

"I won't let you down.", Keldor said.

If only I'd known how it would turn out. On my first time out, I ended up triggering the alarm rather than disabling it. And then the gang let me take the fall when the militia arrived to detain me. And even when I realised they'd abandoned me and ratted them out to curry favour, I was still locked up in that hellhole for 15 months. It was like the orphanage again, but with slightly less violence and competition.


"I assume this story is leading somewhere.", Mantack commented. "I mean I doubt Archris simply bought you out on bail."

"Don't worry, we're nearing the point where I was recruited for something greater.", Keldor assured him. "Though not by Archris."


Soon after being released from prison, Keldor found himself back on the streets. Due to his known association with a crime gang, no-one wanted to give him more than menial employment. By this point in his life, he was fed up with how everyone looked at him as a screw up and refused to give him a chance. So he was using some skills he picked up in detention to improve his fighting skills. He constructed a sword that could turn into a blaster, practicing with it against objects in the alleyway, until he was a master of his own style. And then she came.

From out of the sky came a large ship, shaped like a giant tree. The tree then projected a hologram of a green creature with a face and chest seemingly made up of lotus petals, a ruby in the centre of her head and two large, red flowers on her back. "Animals of this planetoid, please attend carefully. You have been judged to be guilty of mistreating the perceived lower life that helps you, keeps you alive. Therefore, you have been deemed unfit to survive. The first among you to submit to my judgement will be allowed to survive. Until then, enjoy your last moments before Empress Floriana destroys your planet." And with that said, the hologram vanished.

Keldor then walked out into the streets, seeing the people reacting to the broadcast. As it turned out, none of them were taking the alien invader seriously. "It's just a hoax."

"I mean really, the flower monster costume was obviously rubber."

"I mean, what were they thinking they'd accomplish?"

But I knew better, Keldor told his audience. I knew that Floriana might just be the key to my revenge against my whole rotten society. So that night, while the fools all went to sleep, I went into the streets, yelling for her to notice me.

"Hey, Floriana!", Keldor yelled at the sky. "You want someone to surrender to your command? Well here I am. Come and take me!" In a few seconds, the tree ship had captured Keldor in his beam, warping him into an antechamber that looked like it was constructed entirely of vines.

"So, you would condemn your own people to be culpable for their crimes against plants?", Floriana asked him.

"To be honest, I don't care what my people have done to annoy you.", Keldor answered her. "I just want to help light the fire that destroys them all."

"How intriguing.", Floriana commented. "I haven't seen one so dead-set on destroying his own civilisation since Centitrax. Perhaps you'll do better than him on the civilisation destruction mission."


And so, I was given a task to end life on my planet so thoroughly that no animals could evolve on it ever again. And I knew exactly where to do it. In the centre of the plaza of the Capital, there was a tree which legend says was the origin of life on the planet. So I went there, to be met with militia forces.

"Keldor!", the captain recognised his target, having been the officer who originally apprehended him. "So, you're up to something again. What is it this time?"

"Oh, just testing a theory.", Keldor answered. "Have you ever wondered why this tree is the only one on this planet? Because if it really was, then everyone outside of its range would've suffocated long ago."

"What are you babbling about now?", another militiaman asked.

"I'm saying that this isn't a tree.", Keldor answered as he snapped one of the branch's off and tore into the bark. But behind this wasn't wood, but circuitry. "It's a filter, removing contamination from the air that could corrode your lungs." He then took out and donned a breathing mask.

The Captain was confused by this statement. "What do you mean, our-?"

Keldor didn't let him finish this sentence, instead pulling out the wires of the tree. "All the foliage on this planet was destroyed centuries ago. This filter has been the only thing keeping our civilisation alive and thriving for all that time. And now, pollution is slowly entering the air." Everyone except for Keldor then began to choke. "Well, not that slowly. You have about a day to live, as does the rest of the populace. I'd say it's been fun, but that would be a lie."


Back in the present, Mantack and his crew were shocked to hear this. "You allowed your whole species to suffocate?", Metal Alice asked, shocked.

"Well, not everyone.", Keldor answered her. "Before I left with Floriana, I hunted down Lupin and personally crushed his neck so he wouldn't get the mercy of a slow demise. After that, I became a prominent figure among Floriana's empire."


Over the years, I worked for my new Empress, working my way up through her ranks by destroying planets. But eventually, on a mission to quell an uprising on one of her territory planets, I came across HIM for the first time."

"People of Terraspos, I Archris have liberated you from the reign of the terrible Floriana. If you pledge your allegiance to me, then I will be merciful and allow you to join my universal domination crusade. But if you don't, then I will ensure you pay the price."

Keldor behold the figure making the speech, this 'Archris'. He was a silver humanoid with gold highlight on his upper body and prominent wings. Knowing that Floriana would want to know about this upstart, he teleported out, leaving the planet to be destroyed once they chose to refuse Archris's "protection".

Soon after, I gave the description to my Queen. "This 'Archris' thinks himself my superior, does he?", she snarled. "If he wishes a war, then I shall give him a war."

And so, we fought against Archris's onslaught. We lost planets either to his genocides, or because they decided teaming with him was more likely to ensure their survival, which made Floriana decide that they should die as well. Soon enough, I accompanied my Empress as she faced down Archris and his loyalists in a final showdown. "I won't allow my universal empire to be derailed by your insolence, Archris!", she declared to him.

"Your reign of terror is over, you old weed.", was Archris's response. "It's time you wilted away."

The two titans of space engaged each other in battle. I tried to intervene, but I got hit by one of Archris's minions and became unable to move. Soon after, the clashing energies of the two titans created a huge explosion, which I was caught in and barely survived.


When I awoke, the figure standing over me was Archris, now in the state you probably know him. "Is he alive?", he asked.

"Barely.", the voice of Ignoblia spoke from right next to him. "The explosion that destroyed Floriana and left you crippled like this badly damaged this one's body. Without this total survival suit I constructed for him, he would join his empress soon enough."

"The suit will slowly repair his body and slow down his aging.", Archris continued as he touched Keldor by his chin. "And until it does, you'll work for me, in my hunts for artefacts of power. If you won't, then I'll switch off your life support and let you suffocate to death."

As you can guess, I was aware enough of the irony to concede to Archris's demands. Initially, I was the sole member of Archris's crew besides him and Ignoblia. But after I recovered something called the Eternity Heart, Cuborg became part of our merry gang. And soon after, I was able to successfully propose we construct a large army of mercenaries to handle affairs, while we of the bridge crew supervised them and handled the ship's maintenance.


Back in the present, Keldor finished his story. "And that's how I ended up in my current position."

"So Archris has been forcing you to serve him all this time.", Mantack realised. "And I suppose you want me to modify the suit so he has no control over it."

"Oh no, I already did that earlier.", Keldor assured him. "No, I need your Anima Arm to help create an army to overthrow Archris. And in return, I'll help you get the Whale Zord, using the data on my card. So, do we have a deal?"


Meanwhile, all 6 Rangers had tracked down the Wrestler, with Johnny having Primal Changed into the Gorilla Ranger. "Alright, it's time to throw out the rules and take you all on.", the Wrestler declared as he charged in with a spear.

"Can wrestlers even use weapons?", Marina asked.

"Heel wrestlers can.", the monster answered as he swung the weapon, which all of the Rangers dodged. "While you faces have to follow the rules." As Lenny grabbed onto his weapon, Wrestler delivered a kick that knocked Trunks back, before breaking his weapon free and unleashing a shower of sparks that sent Marina flying.

"There's nothing wrong with following the rules.", Marina told him as she ran back towards him, engaging in some kick boxing moves. She then grabbed onto his weapon and used it to flip herself over so she could use her legs to bring him down to the ground.

"What?", Wrestler blurted out as Trunks delivered a brief body slam to him, followed by Luke pulling him up and delivering a flurry of punches.

"What's wrong?", Lenny asked as he did a forward roll to use his legs to kick Wrestler. "Can't handle our teamwork combinations?"

Tora then ran forward, allowing Lenny to swing her into Wrestler. "After all, wrestling is supposed to be about using your environment." She delivered a scratch to the Wrestler. "Now Johnny."

"Don't need to tell me twice.", he declared as he ran forward to punch Wrestler hard enough to send him flying. He then summoned the Whale Hyper Morpher. "Primal Evolution!" The force of the blast cushioned the monster's fall, in addition to completing Johnny's transformation into the Whale Ranger.

"Oh, have you done a Heel Turn?", the Wrestler asked. He then tried swinging his spear, but Johnny expertly avoided all his swings, before punching his foe back, and eventually beating him down.

"Let's go for a knockout.", Johnny said as the other Rangers appeared.

"Okay.", Lenny and Tora said as they pulled out their Savage Blasters.

"I can finally use this.", Trunks said as he and Marina did likewise.

Luke proceeded to change forms. "Primal Change: Wolf!" He then pulled out his Reel Blaster.

Everyone then aimed their weapons at the Wrestler, charging them up for a final attack. "Hit me with your best shot!", the monster announced.

Everyone then unleashed their full fury. "Bait Blast!"

"Wild Fury Savage Blast!"

"Super Primal Blow!"

The 6 blasts combined into one that finished Wrestler. "Fired away!", he announced before exploding.

From the sidelines, Cuborg and Ignoblia had been watching the whole thing. "Hey, they had an unfair advantage.", the former complained. "Hey, Ignoblia. Make him grow big."

"I am not your servant.", Ignoblia hissed at him before going to grow Wrestler of her own volition. "The Rangers defeated you in round one, but you'll score a knockout in the next match."

Wrestler revived as a giant. "Round 2, begin!"

"Time for some Megazord action.", Johnny decided. "Tora, will you join me?"

"Right.", she nodded. "Let's do this."

"Zords, combine!" In an instant, the 10 Zords had formed two Megazords. "Predator Megazord, ready!"

"Whale Zord, Battle Mode!"

"Two against one.", Wrestler noted. "I still like my odds." He threw an explosive powder at the two Megazords, buffeting them.

Inside the Whale, both Johnny and Tora were buffeted. "What is that stuff?", the latter asked.

"If you ask me, bad news.", was Johnny's answer.

In the Predator cockpit, the Rangers quickly recovered. "We can't let that stuff bring us down.", Trunks iterated. "It's not over until one man leaves."

"Right.", Luke nodded. "Time for a counter."

"Good luck with that.", Wrestler laughed as he drank and then spat out a purple liquid that caused them to be buffeted further.

"I'm guessing this guy has never had a fair fight in his life.", Marina commented.

"Then it's time we show him one.", Lenny announced.

The Predator Megazord moved forward, delivering a punch with this left arm, before a stabbing motion with its right arm, knocking the Wrestler to the ground.

"Do we get in there now?", Tora asked.

"You know it.", Johnny said in response, as the pair ran in and grabbed Wrestler by the legs, spinning him around for a long time.

"He'll be two dizzy to counter us.", Luke said as he plugged his Morpher into the control weapon. "I need one of your Morphers here."

"I'll contribute.", Lenny answered as he plugged his own Morpher into the device. "Now let's end this."

"And up.", Tora announced as she had the Whale throw Wrestler into the air.

The other Rangers then launched their final attack. "Predator/Prey Extinction!"

The Predator then fired a blast at Wrestler, causing him to explode. "But I never even hit the ground.", he cried out before exploding.

"Champ of the Ring!" the Rangers announced as the two Megazords stood triumphant.


Back at Mantack's ship, Keldor was still waiting on his answer. "Well?"

"Your offer sound tempting.", Mantack nodded. "I accept. Provided that you allow me to claim all of Archris's wealth once he's defeated."

"I can arrange something.", Keldor nodded. "Though in order for my plan to work, we'll need to devise a way to lure out the Rangers for your goal."

Metal Alice stepped forward. "Having analysed the data you provided us with, I think I might have a plan devised that will ensure we both receive the Whale Zord and deal with the Wild Fury Rangers."