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Chapter 9: A Friend In Need
In the Kaiser Sphere, both General Swartz and Cyber had called upon Prince Crimson, and the prince soon arrived in the command room where his two subordinates greeted the prince as they bowed.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Both Swartz and Cyber said at the same time.
Prince Crimson huffed before he sat down on his throne.
"It was quite bold of you both to call upon me like this, especially in the mood that I am in." Prince Crimson told them which slightly frightened both Swartz and Cyber. "But I take it you have news for me?"
Both Swartz and Cyber raised their heads.
"Indeed, Your Highness. Me…and Cyber develop a plan." Swartz said as he was uncomfortable saying that last part.
"You two? Working together?" Prince Crimson said as this was surprising for him, he then huffed. "Now I've seen everything. But carry on."
"Me…and the general." Cyber said as he also found it uncomfortable admitting that. "Had been reviewing our past battles against the Rangers. And the one thing that they all had in common is that while they may be strong in body, their greatest strength is their spirit."
"And that's when we made this conclusion. Why destroy the Rangers in body while we can destroy that very spirit." Swartz told him, and Prince Crimson was intrigued by this.
"What exactly do you have in mind for that?" The prince questioned.
"Simply, Your Highness. We have the perfect target, and the perfect commander that will not fail." Cyber said before he and Swartz told Prince Crimson the full details of their plan.
(Play: Believe in Nexus by Masaaki Endoh)
(Instrumental) (As the song starts, two Earths appear one at a time before they collide against each other creating a flash of light which blinded the screen.)
(Sono te nobashi te mabayui ashita o tsukamitore! Mugen no sora hamatake Believe in Nexus!) (Five of the Nexus Zords had appeared as the Racer, Wolf, and Dozer Zords were racing on a large road while the Chopper and Falcon Zords were flying above them before they turned into a flash of light and flew into the vast open sky before the story's title appeared on screen.)
(Araburu kono shoudo daremino tomiranai!) (The Nexus Rangers were standing on a hill as they looked at the town where the Children of Aura resides as some of them in DRAGON form flew above them as they watched them in awe.)
(Hiri asa mi kirikou o taka maru kono Heart Beat!) (Then it changes to a split screen with Salamandinay looking at her Enryugo as it was still incomplete, and Ange who was in her room in Arzenal as she was seated on her bed while looking at her ring, before it changes to Embryo and behind him was a man hidden in darkness holding a Morpher in his hand.)
(Bi chinai sou o natato sekawaerai!) (Then it changes showing an army of Xedroids and behind them were Prince Crimson, General Swartz, and Cyber.)
(Koko de oarasatakunai Go For It!) (Next the screen changes to the Rangers commencing their Morphin Sequence as they Morph into their suits before their helmets appeared.)
(Tachiagare kodoku ni obiekuru e naide!) (The screen changes showing a fleet of Xe-Fighters and an army of Xe-Bots charging forward to attack, then changes to the Nexus Rangers loading their Zord Cards into their Morphers as they soon appear, and the Rangers jump into them.)
(Nakama ma batte irukoto mou ichido omoidase!) (In his cockpit, the Nexus Red Ranger inserts his Battle Mode Card into his Morpher and his Racer Zord changes into the said mode.)
(Kowaku wa naisa akirame wa shinai donna tsugoi yatsu ni mo make wa shinai itsudatte o kino yuuki de Believe In Nexus!) (Then each of the Nexus Zord launch respective attacks on their enemies before the Kaiser Sphere in the sky. Then the Zords combine forming the Nexus Prime Megazord, and then energy appears around the Megazord before it flies at the Kaiser Sphere to attack and when it collides against the Sphere a large flash of light appears blinding the screen. Then it changes to both Earths before the Nexus Rangers along with the villain leaders appeared as they faced each other.)
In the training room, Dean was training with Yamato as the Red Ranger throw punches and kicks at the training robot, Yamato blocks and dodges his attacks and throws a few attacks at Dean, the Red Ranger dodges his attacks as well and lands a jumping spin kick on Yamato's head which forced him to stumble back.
Yamato placed a hand on his cheek as Dean smirks at him and gestures to him to come at him.
"Oh, you just made a big mistake there." Yamato said before he and Dean engage in hand-to-hand combat once again.
Claire was seen standing on a gymnastics balance beam, she took a few steps forward before she skillfully flips on the beam and stops on the left end of it. Claire then stood on one foot as she brought her other leg to her back and touched her toes with her hand.
Claire then brought her feet together before she jumped backwards and landed on the middle of the beam with her hands, she then took a moment to stretch out her legs a few times. She then skillfully stands on her feet once again.
Claire was ready to flip backwards to the end of the beam, just when she flipped to her hands…
"Attention!" Shin shouted through the base's PA system.
"Huh?!" Claire said as she loses her focus and falls to the floor while screaming.
Dean and Yamato notice that as they turn to Claire as she sits up and rubs her head.
"Whow, Claire!" Dean said in worry as he rushed to his cousin. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Claire said before they heard Shin's voice through the speakers once again.
"I just made a discovery! All Rangers and personnel are to enter my lab immediately! Also bring Sayla and her daughter with you! She needs to hear this too!" Shin told them.
"Personnel? We only have Pixel and Yamato with us." Claire said.
"I think he just wanted to make it sound important somehow. We better go and see what it is." Dean said.
"Okay." Claire said as she stood up.
After taking a quick shower and changing into a pair of fresh clothes, Dean and Claire along with Pixel, Yamato, Sayla and her daughter Serra were in Shin's lab and the Blue Ranger was standing in front of them.
Shin's hair was a bit messy and had bags under his eyes. Dean and Claire along with the others were a bit taken aback by the Blue Ranger's current appearance and noticed the empty cans of energy drinks and torn bar wrappers on his computer and on the floor.
"Welcome, Rangers, friends, and guests. I'm glad you were able to make it on time." Shin told them before he pushed up his glasses.
"Well, we couldn't exactly ignore it after your loud shouting." Yamato remarked.
"And for good reason I assure you." Shin stated.
"Can you just tell us why you brought us here, Shin? Especially with our two guests?" Dean asked before he turned to Sayla and Serra.
"Right, of course." Shin said before he sat down in front of his computer and began typing on the computer.
Then two images of DNA appeared on the screen and the others looked at the said images.
"Here are the DNA scans of Sayla and her daughter. From what I was able to find, Serra's DNA is completely different from Sayla and is purely organic." Shin told them.
"Wait…You can't possibly mean Serra isn't my daughter?!" Sayla asked as she held Serra closely, and Shin waved his hands.
"Oh, no! Of course not. Biologically she's still your daughter by blood." Shin assured her, and Sayla calmed down. "All that I am saying is that Serra's DNA happens to be a mutated version of your own. Free of any form of bioengineering."
"Really?" Dean asked, and Shin nodded.
"Yeah. Trust me, I was amazed as you are when I saw it myself. But that wasn't the only thing I discovered with my analysis." Shin said before he uses his computer to bring out sets of cells, Sayla and Serra's. "Here are the cells of both Sayla and Serra. From what I was able to find, it turns out that every cell in Serra's body happens to be a form of antibody against any form of organic-nanomachines and Mana."
"In english please." Claire requested as she has a tough time understanding this, and Shin pouted.
"Okay, how about I just show you what happens when I do this." Shin said before he pressed a button on his keyboard which brought both sets of cells together and Serra's cells pushed back and shattered Sayla's cells.
Seeing that amazed Dean, Claire, Pixel, and Sayla.
"In simpler terms, Serra's mutated DNA can naturally repel the synthetic nanomachines that Embryo used to create his race of human beings. Similar to how the body's immune system can fight against infections and diseases." Shin explained.
"And that same principle is how they're able to neutralize Mana, is that about right?" Dean asked, and Shin nodded and snapped his fingers at the Red Ranger.
"Exactly. But how this mutation occurred is still beyond me." Shin said before he looked at Serra's cells. "But still, I find this truly amazing. And people call the Norma mutant freaks, I call them a miracle of science."
"But was there anything else you were able to find?" Dean asked.
Shin smirks at him and the others as he pushes up his glasses as a sparkle appears in front of them.
"I'm glad you asked, because I found many things…" Shin said before he began explaining the full details of his research which was really fast and was pretty much nonsense to the others.
Claire sighed as she placed a hand on her eyes.
"Oh no, here he goes…" Claire said before she narrowed her eyes at Dean. "You just had to say it, didn't you?"
Dean groaned in annoyance as he placed a hand on his face.
"Okay, yeah…this was on me." Dean mutters to himself.
As Shin was going on, Pixel yawned before she sensed an alert from the base's main computer. The AI then brings out a holographic screen and keyboard to check to see what was going on.
"Is this…" Pixel said as she types on her keyboard.
"Even her blood cells can naturally repel Mana. I have so many tests that I need to conduct with this." Shin said before Pixel spoke out.
"I think that might need to wait."
The others then turn to the base's AI as she found something with her holographic tools.
"Why?" Shin asked.
Pixel then turns to her friends with a smile on her face.
"It's Aaron. I found his Morphin Grid energy." Pixel told them, and the Rangers were both surprised and happy to hear that.
"Really?" They said at the same time.
After receiving the news from Pixel, the Rangers were now in the command room and after contacting Salamandinay, the Princess of the Freyja Clan had arrived along with Naga and Kaname before they headed towards the computer where the Rangers and Pixel were waiting for them.
"I'm glad that you've arrived on time." Dean greeted them.
"Well, we couldn't keep you waiting, especially if it's to help a friend of yours." Salamandinay said.
They then turned towards Shin as the Blue Ranger was seated in front of the computer where he and Pixel used the satellite network to pinpoint Aaron's exact location.
"Well, Shin, did you manage to pinpoint the exact location?" Dean asked.
The Blue Ranger then turns to them.
"Yes, and no." Shin told them.
"What do you mean?" Claire asked.
"Best that I show you." Shin said before he types on the computer which brings out a landscape filled with mountains on the screen. "Pixel and I were able to locate Aaron's Grid energy in this mountain landscape. But the materials of the mountains are interfering with the scans, so it's safe to assume that Aaron must be buried in their natural cave system but thanks to that we can't get an exact location on where he is."
"Just great. I guess that means we'll have to search every inch until we find him." Dean said.
Salamandinay looked at the mountain landscape and there was something familiar about it.
"Wait a moment. I know that area." Salamandinay said, getting the Rangers' attention.
"You do?" Shin asked, and the DRAGON Princess nodded.
"Yes, is there by chance a village in that area?" She asked, and Shin nodded.
"Yeah, I spotted it during the scans." Shin said before he brings out the said village and Salamandinay and her subordinates recognize it.
"I knew it. That's Eisengard village of the Eisengard clan." Salamandinay said.
"You know that village?" Shin asked, and Salamandinay nodded.
"Yes, quite well in fact. It's one of the few villages where we expanded our territory during our process of purifying the Earth." Salamandinay told them.
"Then I guess we know where to start looking." Dean said and the others nodded in agreement.
"Indeed. Just let me contact the village chief." Salamandinay said before she uses her communicator to contact the said chief.
Dean, Shin, and Claire then turn to the mountain landscape and despite how large the area is, that wasn't going to stop them to find their long-lost friend and teammate.
"Just hang on Aaron, we'll find you soon, I promise." Dean said.
After being told the full details of General Swartz and Cyber's plan to destroy the Rangers, Prince Crimson had called upon one of their commanders and the said commander had arrived as the door opened and he entered the room.
The commander had an orange body that resembled flames and had magma stone-like armor on his face, chest, and right arm. His left hand is exposed while wearing a gauntlet on the forearm.
"Commander Magmar, I'm glad you arrived on time." Prince Crimson greeted the commander before Magmar bowed his head to the prince.
"A pleasure to be here, Your Highness. But please tell me…Will I get to burn something?!" Magmar said before he ignited himself with flames.
Prince Crimson chuckles in amusement before he lowered his hand a few times.
"At least try to calm yourself." Prince Crimson told the commander, and Magmarextinguished his flames. "And to answer your question, you'll get to burn something, just not people."
Hearing that confused Magmar and Swartz and Cyber got his attention as they spoke to the commander.
"Allow us to explain, Commander Magmar." Swartz said and Magmar turned to them.
Cyber then types on his computer.
"Your target will be this location." Cyber said as he brought out an image of Eisengard village on the large screen.
"Oh, so I can still burn people!" Magmar said in excitement.
"No." Swartz and Cyber told him.
"Even if we send you to attack that village, the Rangers will only appear and stand in your way, just like they always have." Swartz told them.
"General, with all due respect, do you really think I'll lose to a group of teenagers?" Magmar asked.
"Not every battle is absolute. I fought the Rangers myself, and I wasn't able to defeat them when they worked together. And it was because of that they were able to beat Commander Arsenal." Swartz said.
"Which is why we had this thought. Why would we destroy them in body while we can crush their spirit." Cyber said.
"Their spirit?" Magmar said in some confusion. "What do you mean?"
"Answer me this, what is a Ranger's main mission?" Cyber asked.
"That's a stupid question to ask. They mostly waste their power to protect the weak." Magmar answered.
"Exactly! And that's how we'll destroy them." Cyber said.
"I'm afraid you lost me again." Magmar said.
"To put in simpler terms, we're going to use that very priority of theirs to destroy their spirit. And it happens that you're a key part in that plan." Swartz said.
"How?" Magmar asked.
"Well, it just so happens that the mountains surrounding that village are filled with certain materials that are sensitive to extreme heat." Cyber said as zooms out to the mountains surrounding the village. "And that's when you come in."
Cyber then brings out cylinder devices.
"I created these cylinder devices that will dig deep into the mountains. If you channel your heat into them, the devices will spread it to the mountain's natural cave systems and once the heat reaches its breaking point, it will cause a landslide all around the village burying it and the people with piles of earth and mud." Cyber said as the screen showed a simulation of the said plan.
"And with that, the failure of saving those people, the Rangers' spirit will be destroyed, and they'll lose the will to fight. Then there will be nothing that will stand in our way in conquering the Earth. Hence why we choose you for this mission. Only if you're willing of course." Swartz said.
Magmar thought about it before he sighed and shrugged.
"Can't say I'm not disappointed by this. But a mission is a mission, so I guess I have no choice." Magmar said.
"Perfect. There's a group of Xedroids with the cylinders waiting for you on the surface. You best make haste." Cyber told him and Magmar nodded.
"You got it!" Magmar said before he left the room.
Prince Crimson then spoke to Swartz and Cyber.
"This plan of yours better work. You know I won't tolerate another failure." Swartz and Cyber then turn to the prince.
"Please, be at ease, Your Highness. I promise you it will not fail you." Swartz promised the prince.
"Indeed. I did the calculations myself. The chances of the Rangers stopping this plan is zero. Not even their precious Zords and Megazord are able to stop it." Cyber promised as well.
"You better be right, for both of your sakes. But nonetheless, I still have hopes for this." Prince Crismon said, both Swartz and Cyber were relieved to hear that before Prince Crimson had this thought.
'This time Power Rangers, you'll truly regret making a fool out of me.'
After receiving the call from Salamandinay, the chief of Eisengard village was waiting for her and the others' arrival.
The chief appeared to be a woman in her 50s but still appears youthful for her age. She had long brown hair tied in a braid and had gray eyes. Her clothes were colored black and white and was wearing a white coat.
Then teleporting a few feet in front of her was Salamandinay, her subordinates, and the Nexus Rangers.
The chief smiled before they walked to her, she then bowed to the DRAGON Princess.
"Princess Salamandinay, you honor our village by your presence." The chief greeted her.
"Please, the honor is all mine." Salamandinay told her before the chief raised her head and saw the Nexus Rangers.
"Oh, these must be the Rangers, you told me about." The chief then bowed to the Rangers. "It's an honor to meet you. I am Yama, chief of Eisengard village."
"Hey, there's no reason for the formalities." Dean told her while Claire whispers with Shin.
"I'm no expert, but doesn't yama mean mountain in Japanese?" Claire asked.
"Yeah, it does. But we should probably keep that to ourselves." Shin told the Pink Ranger.
Chief Yama then raised her head.
"Princess Salamandinay had told me about the search for your ally. So I brought these." She said before she hands the Rangers three map copies. "These are maps for the mountain region. It may not be much, but I hope it will aid you in your search."
The Rangers accepted the maps.
"Thank you. I'm sure this will be more than a help for us." Dean told the chief.
"Then I wish you luck." She said before she left.
The Rangers and Salamandinay's group then turn to each other.
"Alright, it's time to find Aaron. The sooner we do that the better." Dean told them.
"Agreed." Shin nodded before he went into his pocket. "But before that, I should give you and Claire these."
Shin brings out two scanning devices and gives them to Dean and Claire respectively.
"Me and Pixel were able to build these scanning devices. They're designed to detect Morphin Grid energy." Shin said before he brought out his own detector. "I figure these will come in handy in our search for Aaron. How they work is simple, you just need to point in a direction and the bigger the light is the closer you are."
Shin demonstrated by using the device on Salamandinay and the device only made a low beep sound and a small light before the Blue Ranger pointed it at Dean and it made a loud beeping sound and the light fully lit up.
"Nice. You really out did yourself with this, Shin." Dean said as he looked at the scanning device.
"Please, just give me another hour and I'll make something better out of this." Shin said with a smile on his face.
"Right…" Claire said as she and Dean sweat drops before the Red Ranger coughs in his hand.
"Anyway, I think splitting up is our best option. We'll cover more ground that way." Dean said.
"Agree. That is indeed our best option." Salamandinay nodded.
Claire hummed as she eyed Dean and Salamandinay, and that's when a light bulb appeared in her head and lit up.
"Yeah! In fact…We should split up in pairs of two, one Ranger with one of Salamandinay's group." Claire advises getting everyone's attention.
"Well…It's funny for you to mention, because I was…" Dean said before Claire quickly grabs onto Naga's arm.
"Wait…what?" Naga said in confusion before Claire turned to the Blue Ranger.
"Shin, you go search with Kaname." She told him.
"Eh? Why though…" Shin said before Claire silently sent him a message by winking at Shin and nodded towards Dean and Salamandinay, the Blue Ranger then turned to them and quickly understood Claire's silent message.
"Oh! Yes, I have to agree with Claire with this. Pairing up in groups of two between one Ranger and from Salamandinay's group is the most logical solution." Shin said.
"Glad that we're on the same page. Now let's go." Claire said before she leaves while dragging Naga with her.
"Wait! I should be with Salamandinay!" Naga protested but was ignored as Claire kept dragging her away.
Now that they're gone, Shin then turns to Kaname.
"I hope you don't mind being paired up with me." Shin said, and Kaname smiled and shook her head.
"No, it's alright." She told the Blue Ranger.
Shin then gave Dean a two-finger salute.
"Well, best of luck to you, Dean." Shin said before he and Kaname left to begin their search as well.
"Huh? Hey, wait a minute!" Dean calls out but Shin mostly ignores him, and now he is left alone with Salamandinay.
"I presume that leaves me with you." Salamandinay said, and Dean nervously chuckles as he rubs the back of his head.
"Yeah…It seems like it." Dean said, and Salamandinay chuckles to see his nervous expression.
Claire and Naga were climbing up the mountain. Claire uses Shin's tracking device to search for Aaron's Morphin Grid energy while using the map while Naga couldn't help but feel annoyed by this which Claire notices.
"Oh, come on. You can't be that upset about this?" Claire asked.
"I am not upset! I'm just displeased by this." Naga grumble.
'Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the same thing.' Claire thought.
"Honestly, not that I don't trust Sir Dean's skills, why would you leave him with Princess Salamandinay?" Naga asked.
Claire chuckles before he pretends to shoot an arrow.
"I'm just playing cupid for my favorite cousin." Claire said.
"Cupid?" Naga blinks in confusion.
In Shin and Kaname's search for Aaron, the Blue Ranger was reading the map for directions before he yawned.
"Are you alright?" Kaname asked.
Shin then rubs his fingers on his eyes.
"Yeah…I just didn't sleep much last night…" Shin mutters.
"Honestly, first Sir Dean and now you. You should really take better care of yourselves." Kaname told him.
"I know…but unlike Dean, I only did one all-nighter." Shin said before he uses his tracking device.
Kaname rolled her eyes to hear that before she asked Shin a question.
"Also, I've been wanting to ask, why would Claire pair Lady Salamandinay with Sir Dean?"
"This is probably Claire just trying to tease Dean." Shin told her.
"Really? That's all?" She asked, and Shin nodded.
"Hmm-hmm. As long as I know them, those two have always been like that." Shin said.
"And you help with that?" Kaname asked, and Shin smirks before he pretends to push up a pair of glasses.
"Well…I would be lying that I wouldn't get a laugh out of it." Shin said, and Kaname narrowed her eyes.
"For people who proclaim to be guardians, you're quite sinister." Kaname stated.
"I won't deny." Shin said before he and Kaname chuckled.
Kaname then stops chuckling as she hears something moving, she then turns to some bushes and trees.
"What's wrong?" Shin asked, before Kaname did a shush gesture to tell him to be quiet.
Kaname then pointed at the bushes and trees, Shin turned to them and that's when he saw movement behind them.
Curious about this, Shin and Kaname moved to the trees and hid behind them and that's when they saw a group of Xedroids walking forward.
"Xedroids?" Shin said.
"What are they doing here?" Kaname said in worry.
That's when they saw two of the Xedroids carrying a cylinder device.
"What is that?" Kaname asked.
"I don't know. But I doubt it's anything good." Shin said before he and Kaname nodded to each other and followed the Xedroids to see what they were doing.
In their search for Aaron, Dean was using Shin's tracking device while Salamandinay was using the map. Despite the fact they were on a mission to find his friend and teammate, Dean can't help but feel a little nervous being alone with the Princess of the Freyja clan.
'Honestly…!' Dean mentally shouted in his head. 'I know Claire loves teasing the hell out of me, but we were still on a mission. I don't think I can concentrate being alone with Salamandinay…'
"Dean?" Salamandinay calls out, and Dean flinches and turns to her.
"Yes! What is it?" Dean asked nervously, and Salamandinay blinked before she answered.
"I was going to ask if we're getting closer."
"Oh…Right…" Dean said before he coughed in his hand and soon checked the tracking device as the light started to get bigger and brighter. "The signal is starting to get stronger. So that's a good sign."
Salamandinay then checks the map.
"If we keep going in that direction, we'll soon find a cave that will lead into the mountain." Salamandinay told him.
"Then I guess we'll start there." Dean said before they began to move.
As they were walking, Salamandinay then noticed the look on Dean's face.
"Is something wrong?" Salamandinay asked.
"It's nothing…I'm just wondering how to break the news to Aaron about the…you know." Dean said, and Salamandinay understood what he meant.
"Oh, I see."
"Yeah. I mean sleeping for over 500 years was one thing, but to find out that everyone we ever knew, and love is gone…I just know it's not going to be easy." Dean said before Salamandinay placed a hand on his shoulder.
"You shouldn't worry about it. Both my people and I will help him, just like how we help you, Shin, and Claire." Salamandinay assured him, and Dean smiled to hear that.
"Thank you, Salamandinay. I swear, I don't know why, but I always feel at ease with you." Dean said, and Salamandinay smiled.
"Well, it's the least I could do after everything you and friends had done for my people." Salamandinay said. "Also, I've been curious about this for some time. Who are the other missing Rangers?"
"Hmm…Oh, the remaining Ranger is Alisa, our Yellow Ranger." Dean answered.
"I see…But what about your sixth Ranger?" Salamandinay asked, and Dean was shocked to hear that before they stopped walking.
"What? Why would you ask that? There's five Rangers here, I told you myself." Dean told her.
"I know you did. But there's a contradiction to your story." Salamandinay stated.
"How?" Dean asked.
"In your base, I noticed there were numbers on the floor of your base around your symbol. And they were numbers one to six." Salamandinay said as she remembers seeing those numbers on the floor when she first arrived in the Nexus Rangers' base, and Dean knows about those numbers as well. "Then wouldn't that suggest there's a sixth Ranger within your group. If so, I'm curious why you hadn't mentioned them before."
"I…aahhh…" Dean said as he wasn't sure how to explain about that.
'Damn it…I guess that's what I get for underestimating her.' Dean thought to himself.
"Well Dean, what is your answer?" Salamandinay asked, and Dean sighed as he knew there's no point in hiding it now.
"Alright…The truth is…" Dean said.
But before he could explain, they heard footsteps close by, curious about this Dean and Salamandinay move forward. That's when they arrived close to the cave on the map, and spotted a group of Xedroids which forced them to hide and spy on them as the Xedroids moved into the cave.
"Xedroids. Why does it always have to be Xedroids?" Dean said in annoyance.
"You don't think they're looking for Sir Aaron as well?" Salamandinay asked.
"I find that unlikely, especially after what happened last time. Just what are they up to?" Dean said before he heard his Morpher ringing as someone was calling him, Dean answered the call and Shin appeared on the screen.
"Dean, it's the Kaiser Empire. They're up to something again." Shin told the Red Ranger.
"Yeah. I had the same feeling too." Dean said as he looked at the Xedroids walking into the cave. "Do you have any idea what it is?"
"Not yet. But two of them were carrying a device. I'm following them right now with Kaname to see what they're planning." Shin told him.
"Alright. You do that and contact Claire while you're at it. This might turn into an all-hands on deck, so I want everyone to be ready just in case." Dean told him, and Shin nodded before he ended the transmission to contact Claire. "I'm going to follow them into that cave. You stay here."
"No. I'm a part of this too. You said it yourself, all-hands on deck." Salamandinay said, and Dean sighed.
"Even if I said no, you'll just end up following me anyway. Just stay close to me, alright." Dean said before he and Salamandinay followed the Xedroids into the cave.
Shin had contacted Claire telling her the situation and how the Xedroids he was following were carrying a device.
"And you're sure it's only one?" The Pink Ranger asked.
"Well, no, why ask?" Shin asked.
"Because I'm looking at a second device in front of me." Claire said as she and Naga looked at the cylinder device in front of them.
It was placed into the ground and parts beneath its cover were moving and spinning.
"Damn it. So, they set up more than one of those." Shin said.
"What should I do? Should I try removing it from the ground?" Claire asked.
"No. It's too risky to touch it without knowing what it is or what it does. For now, keep an eye on it and tell me if there's any changes." Shin told her.
"You got it." Claire nodded before Shin ended the call, and Claire looked at the device. "But still, what could it be doing?"
Something then got Naga's eyes as she looked, and Claire noticed the look on her face.
"Naga, what's wrong?" Claire asked.
"Well…It may be a coincidence, but I see Eisengard village from here." Naga told her.
Claire blinks and looks, and she sees Eisengard village as well, and the device was placed on a mountain that was close to the village.
"Wait…Is it possible…" Claire said with some dread in her voice as she really hoped to be wrong about this.
After following the Xedroids for a while, Shin and Kaname stop as they hide behind a tree as the Xedroids had also stopped and that's when they saw that Commander Magmar was waiting for the Xedroids.
"About time you show up. I was growing impatient." Magmar said as he walked to the Xedroids.
"Guess he must be in charge of them." Shin concluded.
Magmar walks in front of the two Xedroids who were carrying Cyber's device and Magmar points to a spot on the ground.
"Place it over there." Magmar told them and the Xedroids complied as they moved to that spot.
The Xedroids then placed the Cyber's device into the ground and it soon latches itself on the ground and begins to dig into the earth. That's when a sphere shape part appeared on the top and Magmar placed his hand on top of it, and the commander then channels his flames and magma into the device as it heads into the ground.
"I see now. That device is a type of drilling machine, and it must be designed to channel that flame and magma of his into the ground." Shin concluded.
"But what could be the reason for that?" Kaname said.
Shin thought about it before he remembered what materials were beneath the mountain they were standing on, that's when he turned to Eisengard village which was surrounded by other mountains.
"Oh my god…" Shin mutters as he realizes what they're planning, he soon contacts his teammates and Pixel.
Both Dean and Salamandinay continue to follow the Xedroids within the cave, but as they continue, they could see that it was getting hotter in here by the minute.
Dean breathes out as he wipes off some sweat on his forehead with his arm.
"Oh man…Is it just me or is it hot in here?" Dean asked.
Salamandinay could feel that it was hot as uses her hand to fan herself.
"Don't worry, it's not just you. I'm feeling it as well." Salamandinay said.
They soon stop and hide behind a wall, they then see the Xedroids were standing guard protecting a long cylinder tube as magma travels down in it and heads into the ground which would explain the heat they were feeling.
"Well…I guess that explains why it's so hot in here." Dean concluded.
"But what could it be doing?" Salamandinay said.
Dean then heard his Morpher ringing, he answered the call and a holographic screen appeared above it and on it was Shin, Claire, and Pixel.
"Dean, Claire, I think I figured out what they're planning." Shin told them.
"Really?" Claire asked, and Shin nodded.
"Then what is it?" Dean asked.
"Do you see a cylinder device or some type of tube in your area?" Shin asked before Dean looked at the cylinder tube.
"Yeah. I'm looking at one right now, and inside a cave." Dean told him.
"Then it's just as I feared." Shin said.
"How come?" Dean asked.
"The mountains that we're standing on consist of materials that are sensitive to heat. Once the heat reaches its critical mass it will cause a landslide that will bury Eisengard village along with its people." Shin told them which shocked everyone.
"What?" Salamandinay said in worry.
"And you're sure about this?" Dean asked.
"I am." Shin nodded. "I ran the numbers with Pixel, so trust me, I'm not wrong."
"That's not even the worst of it. Once the landslide occurs, not even the Zords will be able to stop it." Pixel told them.
"Then we need to stop it before that happens. Got any ideas?" Dean asked.
"I can try disabling the first one with my technopathic powers, but getting to the other two will be difficult." Shin told him.
"But we shouldn't forget that we are looking for Aaron, and we also have his Zord." Pixel said.
"Oh right! The Dozer Zord will have the power we need to stop the other two." Claire said, and Dean nodded in agreement.
"Then we have a game plan. Shin, you disable the device in your area. Claire, you keep an eye on the other one for any changes." Dean told them, and they nodded.
"Got it." They responded.
"Wait." Salamandinay said before she moves in front of the holographic screen. "Naga, Kaname, can you hear me?"
"Yes, we can milady." Naga said before she and Kaname appeared on the screen.
"Good. I need you two to head to Eisengard village and evacuate the people. I'm not saying we'll fail, but it's best to be prepared." Salamandinay told them and they bowed their heads to the princess.
"As you command." They said before the transmission ended.
"Alright. Now what should we do?" Salamandinay asked.
"Are you sure you want to follow my lead?" Dean asked.
"It's your mission, so it's your call." She told them.
"Alright. Then here." Dean said before he offered the tracking device to her. "I'll handle the Xedroids while you go look for Aaron and bring him up to speed."
"Understood. But do you think he'll believe that I'm a friend?" Salamandinay asked.
"He will, once you tell him this." Dean said before he whispered something in Salamandinay.
"Hmm…That's an interesting password." Salamandinay said.
"Which is why we came up with it." Dean told her before he turned to the Xedroids. "Now let's get this started."
As the Xedroids continued to stand guard, a large rock was heading towards two of them which crushed them when the rock smashed on top of them.
"Hey!" The Xedroids looked and saw Dean standing before them. "So is this a private party or can anyone join?"
The Xedroids then charge at the Red Ranger to attack him.
"I'll take that as a yes. Access the Morphin Grid!" Dean shouted as he morphs into his Ranger form and charges at the Xedroids.
Two Xedroids swung their blades at Dean, the Red Ranger dodged their attacks and threw the first one to the ground and landed a reverse spin kick on the other one.
Dean then dodges another droid's attack and punches it in the face, before he lands a kick on two droids standing on both of his sides.
As Dean continues to battle, Salamandinay sneakily moves past them and heads inside a tunnel as she uses the device to look for Aaron.
After channeling his flame and magma for a while, Magmar removes his hand from the cylinder device.
"There. That should do it." Magmar said in satisfaction as he dusted his hands together. "Now all that's left is to sit back and enjoy…"
Then a blue light appeared around the device and its drill retracted back inside before the device flew up in the air and shattered into pieces which shocked Magmar.
"What?!" Magmar said before he looked for who was responsible and soon saw it was Shin who used his powers to disable the drilling machine.
"Sorry. But you won't be enjoying anything." Shin declared and Magmar angrily growls and glares at the Blue Ranger.
"You…! You must be one of those pesky Rangers!" Magmar exclaimed.
"That's right, I am. Now how about you surrender peacefully before we do this the hard way." Shin offered, and Magmar huffed to hear that.
"Surrender? I don't even know the meaning of that word! Xedroids attack!" Magmar ordered and the Xedroids charged at the Blue Ranger.
Shin dodges two droids' attacks and lands a kick on each of them before he lands another kick on one Xedroid that was charging at him.
"So much for doing this the easy way. Access the Morphin Grid!" Shin shouted as he Morphs into his Ranger form and armed himself with the Nexus Dagger.
One Xedroid attacks in front of Shin, the Blue Ranger blocks its attack with his Dagger and pushes it back to slash on its chest. Two more Xedroids attack Shin with their bladed weapons, and the Blue Ranger parries their attacks and lands a slash on them.
Another Xedroid attempts to attack Shin from the back, but the Blue Ranger sees it coming as he kicks on that droid's chest.
As Shin continues to battle the Xedroids, Magmar watches the Blue Ranger.
"As much as I want to join in, if he's here then the rest of his friends can't be far. I should check on the other two devices." Magmar said before he left.
Shin saw him leaving and attempted to follow.
"Hold it right there!" Shin said but then two Xedroids slashed in front of him which forced the Blue Ranger to jump back before the droids had surrounded him. "You guys are really starting to become a pain to me."
After Pixel told Claire that she had found a way to disable the device she found, the Pink Ranger opens the panel which reveals its wires and parts.
"Alright, Pix, I open the panel. What's next?" Claire said through her Morpher.
"There should be a magnetic clasp inside. Do you see it?" Pixel asked.
Claire looks and sees the said clasp inside.
"I see it." Claire said.
"Good. Remove that part first but do it carefully. Even the slightest touch with the other metal parts will set off the device." Pixel told them.
"Yeah…No pressure there." Claire said before she wipes her arm on her forehead.
Claire then grabs onto the clasp and carefully removes it from the drilling device and places it on the ground. Claire sighed in relief before she spoke to Pixel.
"Okay…I removed the clasp. What should I do now?" Claire asked.
"There should be parts contacted with four wires. What colors are they in?" Pixel asked.
Claire looked for the device and found it, she then looked at the wires it was connected to.
"Found it. There are two blue wires connected on the bottom, there's a red and a yellow wire on the top." Claire told her.
"Okay, you need to disconnect the blue wires first, next is the yellow and then the red wire. That should disable the device…but if I'm wrong…" Pixel said.
"But if you're wrong, then what?" Claire asked, Pixel wasn't sure how to answer but Claire had a good idea what her answer was going to be. "It's going to explode, right?"
"Yes…Most likely." Pixel said.
Claire sighed to hear that, but given the situation, what choice does she have now?
"Oh, what the hell. It's not like I have any other choice." Claire said.
The Pink Ranger then begins by pulling out the blue wires first, and then she pulls out the yellow wire. Claire then looks at the red wire, she slowly and carefully grabs onto, Claire is now sweating bullets before she closes her to brace herself and pulls it out…
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Claire opens her eyes and sees the drilling machine is now deactivated and it didn't explode or anything. Claire sighed in relief as she fell on her rear.
"I think I just lost ten years of my life…" Claire mutters.
Back in the cave Dean and Salamandinay were in, Dean pulls out his Nexus Blaster.
"Nexus Blaster!" Dean said as he uses it to fire at the Xedroids destroying them.
After the Xedroids are defeated, Dean turns to the tube part of the drilling machine that was on top of him as it continues to channel the heat and magma into the ground.
"Now what should I do now?" Dean said before he heard his Morpher ringing and answered the call, Pixel then appeared on the screen.
"Dean, good news, both Shin and Claire were able to disable two of the drilling machines." Pixel said.
"Really? Nice. But that still leaves the third one." Dean said as he looked at the third and final drilling machine.
"I'm already ahead of you. I did a scan of the drilling machines, if you cut off the tube that connects between the drill and the main body it will cut off the magma flow and disable it." Pixel told the Red Ranger.
"Good to know! Nexus Dagger!" Dean said as he changed his Blaster to its Dagger Mode.
Dean was about to jump to the tube to cut it in half, but…
"I don't think so!" A voice calls out, Dean turns and sees incoming straight towards him before they hit his body which sends him rolling on the ground before he stops on his knee and foot.
The Red Ranger then his attacker was Commander Magmar.
"It will be a cold day in hell if I let you interfere in my mission. And you should know…I don't do cold!" Magmar shouted as he set his body on fire and summoned and threw several fireballs at Dean.
As he stood up, Dean cut them down with his Dagger.
"Yeah. I could see that." Dean said before he charged at Magmar and the latter did the same.
Then the two exchange attacks several times before Magmar blocks an incoming elbow attack by Dean which brings them to a standstill.
Salamandinay continues her search for Aaron before she wipes off some sweat on her forehead as the cave was getting hotter which meant she doesn't have much time left.
"I'm running out of time." Salamandinay said before she saw the tracking device fully lit up and made a loud beeping sound.
Salamandinay looks around and spotted a pod covered in dirt and earth, she moves in front of them and manages to wipe away some of the dirt which showed the black energy beneath it.
Salamandinay then uses her communicator to contact Pixel.
"Pixel, it's Salamandinay, I found Sir Aaron." Salamandinay told the AI.
"Perfect and just in time too." Pixel said.
"What should I do?" Salamandinay asked.
"There's a button switch in the upper right corner. All you have to do is press on it." Pixel said.
Salamandinay looked and soon found the button, she then pressed on it.
Then the gaps in the pod's door opened which unleashed some air and the light within it grew brighter and brighter which forced Salamandinay to step away as she covered her eyes.
Then the pod opens up and the Ranger steps out of the pod before the light dies down and the Ranger falls on one hand and knee and places a hand on his helmet as he feels dizzy.
Salamandinay lowered her hands and saw the Ranger's appearance.
The Ranger's suit was colored black, and his helmet resembles a dozer, with silver rectangle shaped headlight above his visor along with two round headlights above it and has silver wheels on the side. The visor was also shaped like a rectangle and the mouthpiece was shaped like a dozer's shovel along with a radiator grill design. His buckle was shaped like a dozer and the case around his Morpher was also based around a dozer.
The Black Ranger groaned as he slowly shook his head.
"Aaahhh…What happened?" He asked.
"Are you?" Salamandinay said, which made the Black Ranger look up at her.
"What the…? Who are you?" The Ranger asked as he was on guard against her as he attempted to stand up but ended up falling on his hand and knee once again.
"You shouldn't force yourself. You've been asleep for centuries." Salamandinay told him, and the Black Ranger looked up at her in confusion.
"Centuries? Nevermind that, just who are you? And where the heck am I?" He asked as he looked at his surroundings.
"It's alright. I'm a friend of Dean's." Salamandinay told him which made the Black Ranger turn back to her.
"You are?" He asked, and Salamandinay nodded, but wanting to be sure the Black Ranger asked her another question. "Then prove it. Say something only Dean would know."
"Within the Nexus there is light. And within that light lies goodness." Salamandinay said, and the Black Ranger was once again surprised by this before she offered her hand to him. "Is that good enough?"
The Black Ranger looks at her hand before he takes it and Salamandinay helps him stand back up.
"It's a start. So, care to tell me what's going on?" He asked.
"Follow me. I'll explain on the way." Salamandinay said before she runs to where Dean is, and the Black Ranger follows her.
In his battle against Magmar, Dean lands two slashes on his chest followed by a kick which forces Magmar to stumble back. Magmar then angrily growls at the Red Ranger.
"Grrr…That's it! I'm done holding back!" Magmar exclaimed as he set his body on fire and punched on the ground which turned the earth in front him into a wave of magma at Dean.
"Seriously?" Dean said in shock before he dodged the wave by rolling on the ground.
But Magmar wasn't going let his attack go to waste as he changes the direction of his lava wave, Dean dodges it once again by jumping but that's when Magmar created another lava wave behind the Red Ranger which landed on top of him before the other lava wave landed in front of Dean.
Magmar then solidified the magma around the Red Ranger into solid rocks to entrap him. Magmar then created a large ball of fire and threw it at Dean which exploded in front of him and sent him rolling on the ground.
Dean slowly stood back up as Magmar approached him.
"Just give up. You can't possibly beat me on your own." Magmar declared as Dean stood up on his knee and foot.
"Then how about I help even the odds?!"
Both Dean and Magmar look and that's when they see it was the Black Ranger jumping towards the commander and lands a punch straight on his face which sends him rolling on the ground.
"Aaron!" Dean said in relief and happiness to see him before the Black Ranger turned to him.
"Hey, Dean. Seems like you need a hand." Aaron said, Dean chuckled as he stood up and walked to his side.
"I do and I'm glad that hand is yours." Dean said before he and Aaron assumed their combat stance as Magmar stood up and looked at them.
"Seriously?! No one told me anything about another Ranger!" Magmar said. "I guess that doesn't matter. I'll just burn you both!"
Magmar sends a lava wave at the Red and Black Rangers which they dodge by rolling on the ground.
"So, lava's your thing. Then it really is a good thing that I'm here." Aaron said before he pulled out his Weapons Card from his card box which had a picture of a hammer and the card slot on his Morpher opened up. "Load Weapons Card!"
Aaron loads the Card into his Morpher then appearing out of it was digital blocks of energy which formed the blueprint of his hammer, then a black light appeared and created the open before Aaron grabs onto it showing its appearance.
The Black Ranger's weapon was a two-handed hammer with the top base around a dozer with the shovel in the front. The card slot was in the middle of the handle with the 'N' symbol on it.
"Nexus Dozer Hammer!" Aaron swung his Hammer around and rested it on his shoulder.
"Please! Like that can change anything!" Magmar said as he sent another lava wave at the Rangers.
Aaron raises his Hammer above his head and slams it on the ground which creates a large crack on the ground, and it soon opens up and the lava falls into it before the crack closes.
"What?! Impossible!" Magmar said in shock before Dean threw his Nexus Dagger at him and it slashed around his body before the Dagger flew back in the Red Ranger's hand.
"You're not the only one who said that. Nexus Dagger, Blaster Mode!" Dean said as he changes his Dagger into its Blaster Mode and fires laser shots at Magmar dealing him damage as he stumbles back.
"Hey, Dean, mind if I do the honors?" Aaron asked.
"Be my guest." Dean gave him a thumbs up.
"Thanks." Aaron said before he brought out his colored Super Charge Card. "Load Super Charge Card!"
Aaron loads the Card into his Hammer, with that, the headlights on his helmet light up as he spun his Hammer to the right and to the left as it charges up with black energy, Aaron then raises his Hammer up as it grows bigger and bigger into the size of a giant.
"Uh-oh…" Magmar said as he felt a bit intimidated seeing the giant hammer.
Aaron roared as he swung his giant Dozer Hammer down at Magmar, destroying him when it hit as he exploded.
"And that's that." Dean said as he swipes his thumb on his helmet.
"With you on that." Aaron said before the two Rangers shook his hands.
"Dean! Sir Aaron!" Both the Red and Black Ranger saw Salamandinay rushing towards them. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine." Dean said before he remembers something and turns back to the drilling machine. "Wait! The drilling machine, we need to stop it before…"
But it was too late as the last amount of magma went into the ground, and that's when they felt the cave shaking around them.
"Oh, no. We're too late…" Salamandinay said.
"Like hell we are! Come on!" Dean said before he heads to the exit and both Salamandinay and Aaron follow him.
They soon exited the cave, and that's when they saw a landslide appear as it headed towards Eisengard village. The villagers along with Kaname and Naga saw it coming as well, but they still continued to gather and evacuate everyone.
"Dean! Come in!" Shin spoke out through Dean's Morpher.
Dean then looks at it as Shin, Claire, and Pixel appear.
"A landslide is heading towards the village." Shin said.
"Yeah. I'm seeing it right now. But thankfully, I just found Aaron." Dean said before he showed his Morpher to the Black Rangers to let the others see him as well.
"Aaron! It's good to see you." Claire said.
"Yeah, same to you guys." Aaron said.
"I hate to interrupt the moment, but now's not the time. Aaron, your Zord is good to go and we're gonna need it right now." Pixel told him.
Aaron then turns to the landslide heading towards the village.
"Still not sure what's going on, but I guess I'll have to ask questions later." Aaron said before he pulled out his Zord Card.
Aaron's Card had the image of a bulldozer on it.
"Load Card!" Aaron said as he loaded the Card into his Morpher and pressed the Zord Button. "Deploy, Nexus Dozer Zord!"
Aaron's Zord soon appeared on the screen.
In the Nexus Rangers' base, a pair of lights lit up in the darkness of a hangar before the lights turned on revealing the Black Ranger's Zord.
The Zord was based around a bulldozer, it was colored purely black with silver parts and rims with large silver exhaust pipes on the sides of it.
The Dozer Zord's gives off a loud roar as flames shoot out of the exhaust pipes.
Then the gate in front of it opens which brings out a tunnel of black energy. The Dozer Zord then drives into the tunnel.
The Dozer Zord is riding on top of a black and purple rocky landscape as it smashes through and shatter walls of earth and stone until it shatters the final wall in its way.
The Dozer Zord soon appeared as everyone looked at it.
"Just in time as always." Aaron said before he jumps and enters his Zord.
Aaron soon entered the Zord's cockpit. The controls consisted of a steering wheel along with a gas pedal and the side was two levers, the one that controls the Dozer Zord's speed was a lever that was sideways, and the second lever was longer than the first one and it controls the Dozer Zord's shovel.
Aaron then detaches his Morpher and connects next to his controls.
"Access Controls!" The words 'Nexus Dozer Zord, Controls Accessed' appeared on the screen.
Naga and Kaname continued to evacuate the villagers as they began to fly away, but soon saw the landslip was getting closer and they were still people here.
"We won't evacuate the village at this rate." Kaname said in worry.
"We can't give up now." Naga said.
That's when they heard the loud roar of an engine, and the Nexus Dozer Zord drove down the mountain alongside the landslide and they were surprised to see that.
"Is that?" Kaname said.
Despite the bumps he was experiencing, Aaron continues to drive down the mountain in order to get ahead of the landslide beside his Zord.
"Guess I'll have to speed things up!" Aaron said before he pushed down the speed lever and pressed down the gas pedal.
The Dozer Zord's gives off a louder roar as flames shoot out of the exhaust pipes, and with that the Dozer Zord drives faster than the landslide before Aaron pulls the lever back and spun his wheel.
The Dozer Zord then drifts to the side before it stops. Aaron then pushes the shovel lever forward, and the Dozer Zord's shovel digs into the ground.
"Now let's go!" Aaron shouted as he pushed the speed lever down along with pressing on the pedal.
With that the Dozer Zord's engine roared once again before it drove forward while digging into the ground to create a large ditch, and Aaron repeated the process two more times.
"And now for the final touch!" Aaron said before he moved the Dozer Zord in front of the ditch and the landslide that was heading towards the village.
Then as everyone watches, the landslide moves into the ditch and smashes into the Dozer Zord, Aaron could feel his cockpit shaking around him before it finally stops.
Then everyone saw that Aaron had successfully stopped the landslide, saving Eisengard village.
"Yes! He did it!" Dean cheered while Salamandinay sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness…" Salamandinay mutters.
Claire cheered as well while Shin smiled to see that.
"Like there's any doubt when we work together." Shin said.
The villagers of Eisengard village cheered as well with Kaname and Naga smiling in gratitude. Pixel sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness this happen when we're looking for Aaron. Seems like luck was on our side." Pixel said.
(Meanwhile)
In the Kaiser Sphere, the news of Magmar defeat had reached the leaders but once the prince learned that the plan to bury Eisengard village had failed, he wasn't pleased by this.
"No!" Prince Crimson exclaimed as he stood up. "Just how was this possible?!"
Prince Crimson before he turns to General Swartz.
"You said that the plan would succeed! But not only did Commander Magmar lose, the Rangers now have a new ally among their ranks!" Prince Crimson said in pure rage.
"Your Highness, please calm yourself." Swartz said as he stepped away from the prince in fear. "I agree that this oversight was severe but Cyber is still partially to blame for this as well."
"What?! Don't pin this on me too! It's not like I knew that another Ranger would appear." Cyber said.
"So, you admit that you didn't foresaw everything." Swartz said.
"Enough!" Prince Crimson shouted which made both Swartz and Cyber flinches. "I was a fool to even trust you two. But for now, Cyber, ready the Kaiser Reanimator!"
"Yes! Of course." Cyber said before he rushes to his station to activate the Reanimator. "Activating the Kaiser Reanimator."
The Kaiser Reanimator soon appeared and fired a beam to Magmar's remains.
The Kaiser Reanimator hits its target, and Magmar is brought back as a giant.
"Hell yes! Now we can really have some fun!" Magmar shouted.
The Rangers and their allies look at the giant Magmar.
"I really spoke too soon…" Pixel said.
"It's always one thing after another." Dean said before he brings out and loads his Zord Card into his Morpher. "Deploy, Nexus Racer Zord."
The Racer Zord soon appears, and Dean enters its cockpit and loads the Battle Mode Card into his Morpher, and the Racer changes into that said mode.
"Nexus Racer Zord, Battle Mode!" Dean declared.
Then the Racer Zord and the giant Magmar faced each other as they were ready for battle.
"You and your friend may have beaten me once! But I won't lose a second time!" Magmar said before he sent several fireballs at the Racer Zord.
The Racer Zord then swatted the flames away with its arms before it charged at Magmar and landed a few punches on his body which forced the giant commander to stumble back.
"You're going to need more than that to stop the Racer Zord." Dean said.
"Oh really? In that case!" Magmar shouted before he brought out flaming rocks and threw them at the Racer Zord.
The Zord manages to punch the first two away, but rest of the flaming rocks manage to land some good hits on the Racer Zord as Dean felt the cockpit shaking with sparks appearing around him.
The Racer Zord stumbles back before it falls on one knee.
"Now it's time to finish you! For the glory of the Kaiser Empire!" Magmar declared as he was ready to finish off the Racer Zord, but…
"I don't think so ugly!" A voice calls out along with the sound of a loud engine.
Magmar looks and sees the Dozer Zord jumping towards him and lands a direct hit on his face which sends him to the ground.
"Seriously? Again?!" Magmar shouted as he fell to the ground.
The Dozer Zord then landed beside the Racer Zord before the Rangers spoke to each other through their Morphers.
"Thanks for the save, Aaron." Dean said.
"No problem. I know you'll do the same with me." Aaron said.
Then Shin and Claire appeared.
"Save the pleasantries. Right now, we need to finish that guy." Shin said as Magmar stood back up.
"Right. Time to finish this…Megazord style!" Dean said as he pulled out a new Megazord Card.
The Card has a picture of a combination between the Racer and Dozer Zords
"Load Megazord Card!" Dean said before he loads the Card into his Morpher. "Initiate, Dozer Formation!"
Then the words 'Initiate Megazord Sequence - Dozer Formation' appeared on Dean and Aaron's Morphers.
(Megazord sequence)
The Racer Zord is seen running in a rocky landscape as rocks and boulders flew past it as they crashed in the ground.
Then driving ahead of the Racer Zord was the Nexus Dozer Zord before it jumps and splits in half, then as the Racer Zord throws a punch one at a time, the Dozer Zord's split body attaches itself to the arms.
Then the gem on the Racer Zord's chest turns black and the head changes into a new form. The head now wears a black construction helmet with purple goggles and will show a silver mouth.
Then the four Nexus Rangers appeared in the Megazord's cockpit and attached their Morphers into their platforms' slots.
"Alright!" Dean said.
"Nexus Megazord - Dozer Formation!" The Rangers declared as the Megazord threw a few punches and an explosion of rocks appeared behind it.
(End of sequence)
The Nexus Megazord soon faced the giant Magmar and the Rangers assumed a boxing stance and the Megazord did the same before it gestured Magmar to charge at it.
"Fine! You want a piece of me, you got it!" Magmar shouted before he levitated four lava rocks and threw them at the Megazord.
The Nexus Rangers then throw in four punches, and the Megazord punches at the lava rocks smashing them into pieces thanks to the dozer shovels. Seeing that shocked Magmar.
"What?!" Magmar said before he growled. "Fine! Then let's see how you'll handle this!"
Magmar slams his hand on the ground which heats up the ground in front of him and sends a wave of lava at the Megazord.
The Nexus Rangers quickly lowered their right arm and threw an uppercut and repeated with their left arm.
Using its shovels, the Nexus Megazord digs into the ground and throws a large number of rocks and dirt at the lava wave, and the Megazord repeats the process with its left arm.
Then when the two waves clashed against each other, the Nexus Megazord's attack managed to bury and extinguish Magmar's lava wave.
"Seriously?!" Magmar said in shock once again.
The Megazord then charges at Magmar and begins punching him several times before Magmar is forced to stumble back.
"That's it! Let's see how you'll handle my best attack!" Magmar said before he created a giant size flaming rock and threw it at the Megazord.
The Rangers roared as they threw a punch, and the Nexus Megazord punched at the giant flaming rock that was heading towards and used its shovel gloves to dig into and catch it which surprised Magmar.
"What?!" Magmar said.
The Rangers roared as they spun around and swung their arms sideways, in turn the Nexus Megazord spun around and threw the giant rock at Magmar which hit in front of him as it exploded in front of the giant commander and sent him falling to the ground.
"Super Nexus Blaster!" Dean called out and raised his hand.
The Super Nexus Blaster soon appeared, and Dean grabbed onto it as Magmar slowly stood back up.
Dean readies the Blaster and aims at Magmar, the others get ready as well as they assume a boxing stance.
"Nexus Megazord, Dozer Barrage!" The Nexus Rangers shouted before Dean fired the Blaster and the others threw in a barrage of punches.
With energy surrounding its arms, the Nexus Megazord attacks Magmar with a barrage of punches before finishing with a double punch.
Magmar felt the damage of the Megazord's attacks before he was forced to stumble back as static appeared around his body.
"Dang it…I wanted to burn people, not myself!" Magmar cries out as he falls to the ground and explodes.
The Nexus Megazord punches its dozer shovels together creating sparks between before it raises its arm in victory.
"Never underestimate humans!" The Nexus Rangers said.
After the battle, the Nexus Rangers exited the Megazord and arrived in Eisengard village where Salamandinay, Naga, and Kaname were waiting for them.
"Dean, everyone, welcome back. And congratulations for your victory." Salamandinay said.
"Please, it was nothing." Dean said before he, Shin, and Claire took off their helmets.
Seeing his friends take off their helmets surprised the Black Ranger.
"Whoa! Guys, you sure should be taking off your helmets like that?" Aaron asked.
They then realized they hadn't told Aaron about the situation and what he missed yet.
"Oh, right, we hadn't told you. You don't have to worry Aaron, both Salamandinay and her people can be trusted." Dean told him.
"Really?" Aaron said as he was surprised to hear that.
"Yeah." Claire nodded. "They even welcome us with open arms."
"And trust us, they'll do the same with you too." Shin told him.
Aaron thought about it before he nodded.
"Alright. If you guys trust them, then who am I to argue?" Aaron said before he took off his helmet revealing his face to the others.
He's also a seventeen-year-old young man who comes from African American descent, due to his black skin. His hair was colored black styled in cornrows with a braid in the end. His full name is Aaron Pierce.
Aaron took a moment to breathe in some fresh air after being asleep for so long before he took a moment to study his surroundings.
"But still, can anyone explain where we are and who these people are?" Aaron asked. That's when the Black Ranger noticed the women here had wings and a tail on their back. "And…why do they have wings and a tail?"
"Yeah…Don't worry, we had the same reaction too." Shin said, and Clarie chuckled while rubbing the back of her head.
Dean then placed a hand on Aaron's shoulder.
"We'll explain once we're back in the base. It's going to be tough to hear, but we're here with you, just like always." Dean assured him.
(Later)
After being thanked by Chief Yama and the others in Eisengard village, the Rangers had returned to the base and soon brought Aaron up to speed on what he missed for the past 538 years.
At first, he was pretty devastated, but he slowly comes to terms for what happened during the D-War and how Embryo had succeeded in his plan.
Aaron sighed as he placed a hand on his eyes.
"Man…This is a lot to take in." Aaron mutters.
"Yeah, I know, trust me it was tough on me as well and I was the first one to wake up." Dean said before he placed a hand on the Black Ranger's shoulder. "But you shouldn't worry about it. I know it's hard, but we can't let this get the better of us. Right now, there's still people who need our help but if you still need time to process this, we'll understand."
Aaron thought about it before he remembers how he saved Eisengard village and how the villagers thank him for it.
"Well…I guess I don't have time to whine and complain in my room." Aaron said before he stood up. "If people are in trouble, I can't exactly turn my back on them. Not to mention we still owe Embryo a ton of payback for what happened."
The others smile to hear that.
"That's good to hear. Don't worry, we'll pay him back in more ways than one." Dean promised.
"Yeah. Plus, we still need to find our other sleeping beauties." Claire told them.
"Agreed. The sooner we find Alisa and Kurt, the better our chances are in defending the Earth and stopping Embryo." Shin said, and Dean flinched to hear that, and Pixel noticed it.
"But before that…" Claire said before she moves behind Aaron and grabs onto his shoulders. "How about we introduced Aaron to the rest of Salamandinay's friends. What do you say?"
"Well…I guess it would be nice to stretch out my legs after 500 years." Aaron said before he, Claire, and Shin moved to the transporter.
"Glad to hear that. I'm sure there are a lot of people who would love to meet you." Claire said.
"But be careful around the one called Gecko. She's a hungry predator." Shin told him.
"Good to know." Aaron said.
Shin then stops and turns to Dean who stayed behind at the computer.
"Dean, are you coming?" Shin asked, getting the Red Ranger's attention.
"Oh…No thanks, you guys, go on ahead. I'll stay here in case if there's any more emergencies." Dean told him.
"Okay…But don't overwork yourself." Shin said before he, Aaron, and Clare stepped on top of the transporter and headed to the town.
After his friends had left, Dean sighed as he sat down on the chair as he was left shaken on how they mentioned Kurt's name. He could also feel Pixel staring at him which caused him to sigh once again.
"If you have something to say, Pixel, then say it." Dean told her.
Pixel was a bit hesitant at first before she told her answer.
"You know, one of these days you might need to tell them what happened with Kurt." Pixel told the Red Ranger.
"Tell them what? There's nothing to say about him. After 500 years, he's probably dead by now." Dean said.
"We can't be sure about that." Pixel said. "I mean Embryo is still alive even after 500 years has passed. Plus, Shin and the others were still alive at that time too. There's no telling that the same applies to Kurt too. You have to tell them, Dean. They have the right to know."
Dean thought about it before he remembers how he fought Kurt when he attempted to stop Embryo's plans for mass genocide and was defeated by him.
Dean sighed as he leaned his head back and placed his hands on his eyes, he then turned back to Pixel.
"Alright…As soon as we find Alisa and bring her up to speed…I'll tell them." Dean said before he leaves with Pixel watching him worry.
"Oh, Dean." Pixel then sighed and shook her head. "I swear…sometimes this job isn't easy."
To be continued...The Trapped Falcon
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Today's villain
Magmar
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