To all my readers, if you don't like the way I write SPD, then you don't have to read it and this goes for all of my Power Ranger fanfics, both current and future ones. I'm not gonna force you to read them.
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I DO NOT OWN CHARACTERS OF POWER RANGERS SPD! I ONLY OWN THE OC!
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In the lab, Kat, Leah and Boom were working on R.I.C. "One final adjustment to the hypertransistors, and R.I.C. should be good to go." said Kat.
"I can't wait to see it go into action." said Leah.
"This is gonna be beyond incredible." said Boom. "Ohh, can I do the honors, please?"
"Okay, but be careful." said Kat as she helped Leah puts on the protective padding. Once the padding was strapped on and the computer whirred, Boom aims a remote at R.I.C. "S.P.D. Battlizer…engage." said Boom and activated the battlizer. Just then, sparks flew out and Leah ducks behind a table, peering over. "Uh-oh." said Kat.
"Oh, no!" said Boom as Leah protects her face. R.I.C.'s head came off as Cruger walks into the room. "Hmm. I see the battlizer's not quite finished yet." said Cruger.
"A temporary setback, sir." said Kat. "I'm sure we'll have it fully functional right away."
"I'll check his programming again." said Leah, volunteering.
"See that you do." said Cruger as he then looks over at Leah, standing behind the table, still incased with protective padding. "Protective padding?"
"What can I say? You never know what could happen in the lab these days." said Leah, raising her hands in the air.
"That's something I can agree with." said Cruger as he left the lab. Kat then looks over at Leah. "I have a better idea. Why don't you go and get some fresh air." said Kat.
"Ok." said Leah, removing the protective padding from her head. "This is my chance to at least scare a couple of my sqaudmates."
"Don't give them a heart attack." said Kat, laughing as her daughter leaves to go change.
"I make no such promises." said Leah.
Out in the park, the other rangers were dressed in civilian clothes and playing with a Frisbee. "What a spectacular day." said Syd as she catches the Frisbee. "I can't believe we have it all to ourselves."
"No disasters, no sirens." said Jack.
"No talking skeletons." said Bridge.
"Huh? Whatever." said Z as Sky tosses her the Frisbee. "I just wish Leah and Sam were here to enjoy it."
"Where are they?" asked Syd.
"Cruger sent him to a disturbance in the stratoquadrant. He should be back soon and Leah is back at the base, working on something. Maybe studying for a test." said Z.
"Wherever they are, it can't be nice as New Tech City." said Sky. Suddenly, Leah appears behind them, with a grin forming on her face and rubbing her hands together. She pressed a finger to her lips, telling Syd, Jack and Bridge to stay quiet as possible. Leah crept up behind both Z and Sky, then shouted, "BOO!"
Z screams and Sky jumps to the side as Leah starts laughing. "Don't ever do that." said Z as she puts her hand to her heart.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. It was a perfect opportunity." said Leah.
"You're gonna get it, Leah." said Sky, smiling as Z chases her around.
"Sorry, Sky but it was too good to resist." said Leah, trying to get away from Z in a playful manner.
"Sky, are you actually enjoying yourself?" asked Syd as Z catches Leah and starts tickling her.
"It's a perfect day. What's not to enjoy?" Sky then asked.
"I got it!" Syd said as Sky threw the toy but a laser out of nowhere destroyed it. "Oh, yuck!"
"That's disgusting!" said Leah.
"Sorry to horn in on your fun!" said the voice and the others looked over to see who it was.
"I thought we already caught this creep." said Z.
"We did. Leah and I still have the bruises." said Syd. "It's Rhinix."
[Flashback]
"Let me out!" Rhinix shouted from inside the containment card.
[Flashback ends]
"I can feel the bruises actually coming back." said Leah.
"Looks like we're gonna have to catch him again." said Sky. "Let's ranger up."
"Oh! What?" Rhinix said.
"Ready!"
"Ready! S.P.D. EMERGENCY!"
"Catch me if you can!" he said and takes off. They chased after him until Syd then asked, "Where'd he go?"
"Hey! Whoa!" said Bridge as they turned around to see another criminal they had captured, shooting a water pressure at him.
"Bridge!" shouted Z.
"Hello, green and purple rangers." she said.
"I don't get it." said Leah.
"Hey! I remember you!" said Bridge. "You're Hydrax, the Fernovian!"
"That's right! Ha!" she said and takes off again.
"You okay, Bridge?" asked Jack and then, they heard a high pitch laugh.
"That laugh!" said Leah as she covers her head.
"Oh, no, don't tell me!" said Z. "It's gotta be Bugglesworth!"
"You got it! Hee Hee Hee! Ya-a-a-a!" he said, before shooting at the rangers.
"I still hate his laugh!" said Leah, shuddering.
"Reunited and it feels so good!" said Bugglesworth and takes off. Both Z and Leah go after him, but couldn't find him. "Oh, man! He's gone too?" asked Z.
"I don't see him!" said Jack.
"This is just crazy." said Z.
"This is getting weird. I don't like this situation at all." said Leah.
"Maybe they busted out of their containment cards." said Jack once they were back at the base.
"Kat said those cards were fool proof, no chance of escape." said Sky.
"And I was right. They're still here." said Kat, bringing all three containment cards with Rhinix, Hydrax and Bugglesworth still inside.
"I don't get it." said Syd. "We saw them running around in the city."
"Yeah, you can't be in two places at once." said Bridge and Leah snickers at this, causing Z to replicate herself.
"Excuse me?" said the Z duplicate as she taps his shoulder.
"Well…W-Well you can. But you're one of a kind." said Bridge, trying to redeem himself as he looks between the duplicates. "I mean…"
"This is a very serious problem." said Cruger. "We simply don't have the man power to recapture every criminal in our files. I want you to search the city grid for any disturbances."
"Jack, I'm gonna need your morpher to upload a new weapons system." said Kat.
"You got it, Kat." said Jack, handing his morpher to her.
"Oh ho ho! Just wait till you see it!" said Boom. "It's-it's totally awesome! Right, R.I.C.?"
R.I.C. barks and yelps as he leaves the command center with Boom following close behind him. "Excellent, Kat." said Sky. "We'll need it if one of those goons show up. You can upgrade mine next."
Kat had a look on her face, causing Sky to look at Leah. "Oh, no. After what happened last time, I decided to stay out of things like this. You want answers, ask my mother. But for the record, she didn't tell me anything nor did I make any promises." said Leah before grabbing one of her textbooks from the commander's desk.
"The technology was designed to work in conjunction with the red ranger's morpher only." Kat explains to Sky. "Sorry, Sky."
"No big deal." he said. "It should be really amazing, Jack."
"Thanks." said Jack as Sky left the command center and goes after him.
"Sky!" he said, catching up to him. "I know it still bothers you that I was chosen to be the red ranger, but you've got to get over it!"
"Listen, I know I had a problem with that at first, and I still don't always agree with some of your methods." said Sky. "But you've done a good job as red ranger. This is not about you."
"Then what's it about?" Jack asks as Sky walks away.
In his room, Sky is holding a picture of him and his dad, when his dad was a red power ranger. "All I ever wanted to be was just like him…a red ranger." Sky explained to Jack.
"So your father was an incredible guy." said Jack.
"He was my hero." said Sky.
"Sky, heroes come in all colors." Jack tells him.
"Cadet Tate to the command center." said Kat.
"Tate, I have a special assignment for you." said Cruger as Sky walks in.
"Whatever you need, sir. What is it?" asked Sky.
"This is Mirloc. He's one of the most brilliant masterminds ever." said Cruger, showing him the criminal. "He's had his hand in every dirty deal, and he knows every shady character in the galaxy."
"He's been in a specially designed maximum-security cell on Gamma Orion." explained Kat. "Conventional confinement has proven ineffectual, since he has the capability of escaping through any reflective surface."
"I see. But what do you want me to do?" asked Sky.
"Interrogate Mirloc. Find out what he knows about these duplicate aliens." said Cruger
"Don't worry sir. You got the right man for the job." said Sky, saluting the sirian.
"Good luck, cadet." he said to Sky as he left.
"Sir, I've read Mirloc's file." said Kat. "It says he was the last one to…"
"I know that." said Cruger, cutting her off in mid-sentence.
"Did you tell Sky?" she asked.
"No, I did not, and you're not to say anything, either."
"Lying to him will only make it worse." said Leah, looking up from her notes.
"Don't you have some exams you're taking tomorrow?" asked Kat.
"I do. Tomorrow morning in fact." Leah replied. "I'm highlighting some of my notes."
"Then back to your studies." said Kat, before turning to Cruger. "Leah does have a point. He has a right to know."
"Yes, but not now. Am I clear?" asked Cruger. In a shuttle craft, Sky headed towards a red planet. "Cadet Tate requesting permission to land." said Sky.
"Are you aware of our security measures?" a man asked Sky.
"I know…all reflective surfaces are to be completely covered and remained covered throughout the entire interrogation." said Sky and enters the hallway full of cells.
"If these are the better-behaved convicts, what am I in for?" Sky asked himself. Upon entering the cell, sitting in the center was Mirloc. "A visitor…what a rare treat." said Mirloc as Sky approached him.
"This isn't a social visit. I'm here on official S.P.D. business." said Sky. "I want to ask you some questions."
"What a rude young man you are." said Mirloc. "Now I don't think I'll talk to you at all."
"Oh, you'll talk." said Sky. "I've got all the time in the world. And by the looks of things, so do you."
"You're a tough one, aren't you?" asked Mirloc. "All business, no nonsense."
"Never mind about me. Several criminals have been sighted." said Sky.
"I don't see why I should tell you anything. Good bye, cadet who-ever-you-are."
"This is important." said Sky. "What's it going to take to get some information out of you?"
"Hmm, I don't ask for much." said Mirloc. "You see, I'm a collector of sorts. I'll give you information, and you give me a small something for my collection."
"Okay. Whatever. Deal…but no mirrors." said Sky, getting impatient.
"No, nothing like that. Now, tell me about these criminals that you seek." said Mirloc.
"Exact duplicates of aliens we've already captured have shown up throughout the city." said Sky. "How is this possible?"
"You say you're looking for several criminals, but did you see them all together?" asked Mirloc.
"No."
"Then it sounds like you're dealing with that scoundrel, Slate." said Mirloc.
"Slate?" asked Sky in confusion.
"As in 'Blank Slate'." said Mirloc. "He's a copycat criminal who's capable of mimicking the exact likeness of others. All he needs is a data scan of their genetic code. My guess is that Broodwing is more than happy to supply him with that, for a price."
"So we're not up against an army of old enemies, just one new one." said Sky.
"Exactly. Oh, cadet…" said Mirloc, causing Sky to turn around. "Don't forget about our deal."
"If you told me the truth, I'll keep my word." said Sky and leaves Mirloc's cell.
In a dark and disclosed place in the city, an alien with a black body was standing behind Broodwing. "Well?" he asked.
"Wait until you see what I have for you today, Slate…" said Broodwing, handing him a data code. "The genetic code data from the most powerful warrior the rangers have battled. If you want it, it won't come cheap."
"Give it to me! I'll add it to my repertoire!" said Slate. Back at the base, Sky told everyone what Mirloc had told him. "A copycat criminal?" asked Z. "That makes perfect sense."
"So all we got to do is catch this slate guy and we're golden." said Jack.
"Excellent work, Tate." said Cruger. "You didn't fall prey to Mirloc's tricks."
"It wasn't a problem, sir. I just kept focused on the task at hand." said Sky.
"Jack! Sinuku!" Bridge said, causing the others to walk over to him. "More like a Sinuku wannabe, though I don't know why anyone would want to be Sinuku. He's totally ugly. Plus, if I remember correctly, he has really bad breath."
"Finally! This means that I can reschedule my exams for later this week!" said Leah, causing Cruger to give her a stern look. "What? It gives me more time to go over my notes and study for my exams."
"That's gotta be Slate." said Z.
"This time, we got his number. Let's bag this copycat." said Jack as they left the command center.
Cruger shook his head at Leah's retreating back. "She is going to drive herself insane if she doesn't take her exams. But I'm only doing this for her." he said to himself as he went to go reschedule her exams for later that day. Out in the city, the rangers caught up with Sinuku (Slate).
"We've had enough of your games." said Jack. "You're nothing but a big fake!"
"And just who am I?" asked Sinuku then changes his shape. "Am I Sinuku…or Bugglesworth? Or maybe I'm the Fernovian bank robber, Hydrax."
"Hey!" said Bridge.
"Or I could be…the dreaded Rhinix. Ha ha!" he said, laughing and changes his shape again. "Perhaps I'm General Tomars."
"At this point, I don't care." said Jack and charges at him, but didn't make contact as Slate became a shadow. "Hey!"
"Meet your true enemy….Slate, the master of disguise!" he said, showing his true body to the rangers.
"Well, all I've gotta say is that I hope that he's much easier to confine than the others." said Leah.
"You took the words right out of my mouth." said Bridge.
"You've got some serious identity issues, pal." said Z.
"I'm all Gruumm's warriors rolled into one." said Slate. "How pleased he'll be when I defeat you, once and for all!" He then started charging towards the rangers until they were able to knock him to the ground.
"Okay, so you got in a couple of lucky hits." said Slate. "But I know the one creature you won't be so happy to see! Devastation is back!"
"It's Devastation." said Morgana on Gruumm's ship.
"Not really, but a good imitation." said Broodwing. "Slate has many warriors to choose from, thanks to me."
"I don't recall authorizing this plan." said Gruumm, as he turns to face Broodwing. "It would serve you well to remember who is the emperor around here."
"I thought you would be pleased with my idea." said Broodwing, defending himself.
"When I want your ideas, I'll blast them out of you." He said, grabbing Broodwing by his cape. He then turns to Morgana. "Morgana, I need you to go to New Tech City."
"Oh, goody, I get to help Slate battle the rangers." she said excitedly.
"Yes, but I also need you to bring me an essential tool in our conquest of S.P.D." said Gruumm. "Bring me Piggy."
"Piggy?" she asked in disgust.
"Yes, Piggy." Broodwing said to himself, turning away from them. "He will be the key to everything."
"Fury circle!" said Slate, using Devastation's powers.
"Oh, you're kidding!" said Syd.
"Not again!" said Leah and the fury circle started draining their power.
"You know what to do!" shouted Jack and all six rangers aimed their weapons at the ground, breaking the fury circle.
"It's working." said Syd.
"No!"
"Let's get him!" said Jack and the rangers went after him, making a pyramid. "Bring him down!"
"You're not supposed to beat my superior genius!" said Slate.
"You're not that smart." said Bridge.
"You're just a weak imitation!" Sky said in agreement.
"I'll show you who's weak!" said Slate as he gets up from the ground and he jumps over Jack.
"Hey! Look!" shouted Jack as they turned to see that Slate was in a giant robot.
"Kat, send the runners!" Jack said into his morpher.
"On their way." replied Kat, sending the runners.
"Delta Squad Megazord!" shouted the rangers as they formed the megazord.
"You'll never take me in." taunted Slate and charges at the megazord.
The megazord tosses the robot to the ground and goes after it, grabbing its hand and pulling on it. "Hey! Let me up!" said Slate, trying to get the megazord to let go but it started to cause some problems for him. "Aah! I'm overloading!"
"Slate, you are accused of numerous crimes…" Jack started to say.
"What?" a shocked Slate asked.
"Including identity theft." said Jack, holding his morpher and started the judgement scanner.
"Hey, can't you guys take a joke?" asked Slate as he started to freak out.
"Guilty!" they shouted.
"Guess not." said Slate.
"Identity theft isn't a joking matter." said Leah.
"Ready!" they shouted. "Fire!"
The megazord fired its weapon at the robot, knocking it to the ground and ejecting Slate from its seat. "I don't believe it." said Slate as the rangers appeared in front of him. "What are you going to do with me?"
"You and all your identities are going away for a long time." said Jack, and as he was about to confine Slate, purple lasers were aimed at him.
"Jack!"
"Watch it!"
"Morgana!"
"I don't think so, ranger boy." said Morgana as she walked up to them. "Gruumm has a little present for Slate."
"I don't think we'll like this 'present'." said Leah as Morgana sent a purple ball of energy towards Slate. The ball of energy hits him and absorbs through his body, causing the identities to come out. "Alright!" said 'Devastation'.
"What?" Jack asked.
"No." said Sky.
"Not again!" said Syd.
"Oh, great! Multiple maniacs!" said Z.
"Talk about déjà vu!" said Bridge.
"I can already see the bruises appearing everywhere on my body." said Leah.
"It's show time!" said 'Devastation'.
"Aw man!" Jack said. On his ship, Gruumm started laughing as the scene in front of him was unfolding. "Not even the rangers can defeat that many warriors at once. Ha!" said Gruumm.
"Attack!" shouted Morgana and both sides went to fight.
"Take that!" shouted 'Bugglesworth', knocking Z to the ground. The rangers were getting their butts kicked all over the place. "It's over, ranger." said 'Sinuku'.
"No!" said Jack as he covered his face but lasers were shot.
"Hang on, rangers!" said Cruger as he came in to help them on his ATV.
"Commander!" Jack called out.
"No dogs allowed!" said 'Devastation' and aimed his weapon at him. Cruger dodges the blasts as he makes his way to help the rangers. "Shadow Saber!" shouted Cruger as he whips out his sword and jumps off his vehicle.
As Cruger was fighting the 'Devastation' duplicate, Morgana joins in on the fight. "Two against one?" she asked.
"Why not." he replied and both of them aimed their attacks the sirian, knocking him to the ground as well.
"You're finished!" said 'Sinuku' as Jack was knocked down to the ground again.
"Not yet." said Jack as he looked over at his fellow rangers. They too, were getting beaten by the duplicates. "Guys!" Jack called out to them.
"Pain! So much pain!" said Leah weakly and Jack looks over to his commander.
"Good work, my friends." said Morgana as the duplicates joined her side.
"We need more power." said Jack as he got up from the ground and just then, his morpher beeped.
"Jack, I can't think of a better time to use that new battlizer." said Kat.
"I hear that. Let's do it, R.I.C.!" said Jack and R.I.C. comes running to him. "S.P.D. BATTLIZER!"
A morpher comes out of R.I.C. and goes to Jack. "Activate Battlizer!" shouted Jack as shoulder pads appeared. "In Cyber Mode…complete!"
"Yeah! Now we're talking!" said Jack. "Give it all you got!"
"Check it out!" said Syd as she and Bridge looked up in awe.
"Whoa!"
"Nice!" said Z.
"Yeah!"
"Does that mean…?" Leah asked.
"Do it, Jack!" shouted Cruger.
"Boys and their toys." said Morgana as she and the duplicates marched their way towards Jack.
"Hey! I worked hard on designing that toy!" shouted Leah.
"Get him!" ordered Morgana and the duplicates ran towards Jack, attacking him but missed their target.
"Take this!" said 'Rhinix', throwing tires at Jack.
"Uh oh." said Jack and slices up the tires that were aimed at him. The fight continued until Morgana said, "You're mine!" Suddenly Jack pushed a car towards Morgana, causing her to jump out of the way. "Battlizer…Sonic Mode!" shouted Jack.
R.I.C. was running alongside Jack down the morphing grid, until he dissembled himself and combined with him. "All right!" said Jack. "Battlizer…Mode two complete!"
"What?" Morgana shouted in surprise as Jack comes towards her and ducks out of the way. "You don't scare me!"
Jack gets out of the way as she aims her laser attacks at him. "Ha! Fire!" shouted Jack as he returns fire on Morgana, causing her to land on a pile of tires.
"Everyone okay?" Cruger asked his other rangers.
"Time to get rid of you freaks!" yelled Jack. "Battlizer…full power! Fire!"
Soon after Jack knocked down and destroyed the duplicates, Slate was in a confinement card. "This can't be happening!" shouted Slate.
"Go Jack!"
"Way to go!"
"All right!"
"Excellent work, Jack!"
"Want some more?" Jack asked Morgana. She grunts her response and leaves. "Didn't think so." he said.
In Mirloc's cell, Sky returns to see Mirloc. "I'm here, Mirloc, just like I said I'd be." said Sky.
"Your integrity is to be commended." said Mirloc.
"No small talk…I don't want to be here any longer than I have to be." said Sky. "Now, what is it that you want for your collection?"
"I collect memories…sad memories." said Mirloc.
"What?" Sky asked in confusion.
"In exchange for the information I gave you, you must tell me your worst memory." Mirloc explained.
"No! Forget it!" said Sky.
"We had a deal, ranger." said Mirloc.
"My dad was a power ranger, too." said Sky and begins to tell Mirloc.
[Flashback]
In a park somewhere in the city, young Sky was running after a baseball. "He was the red ranger. He was a great father, but he made a vow to protect the innocent." said Sky's voice.
Sky's dad touches his head as he walks by him. "When people were in danger, he was always ready to fight." Sky's dad runs down the path in the park towards danger, waving goodbye to him.
Sky's dad is suited up in his Time Force suit. "One day, he got the call. They say he save dozen of people and fought till the bitter end."
Outside of the S.P.D. building, a man from S.P.D. came outside towards Sky and his mom, holding his dad's helmet. The man then handed Sky the helmet. "It was his last battle. I never saw him again." said Sky.
[Flashback ends]
"What a horrible memory." said Mirloc as Sky sniffles at the memory. "I can only imagine how hard that was for you."
"I'll never forget it." said Sky.
"Of course not. Thank you, ranger." said Mirloc, getting up from his seat. "That's the most amusing story I've heard in years."
"What?"
"Oh, yes, I have to admit…I've heard some sorry tales, but yours is truly one of the saddest." said Mirloc. "It will be the most treasured in my collection."
"You…you're a monster!" shouted Sky as he went up to the cell in anger. "You think?" asked Mirloc, laughing evilly at Sky as a single tear falls from his face. Mirloc seizes his chance, smiling as he disappears from his cell. Sky takes off his glasses, realizing what he had done.
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