Episode 549: Tales of Gabriel: Rise of the Pai Zhuq
July 2031
Gabriel appears on the Skyship to tell the Megaforce about Dai Shi and the Pai Zhuq Acadamy
"In China, a demon named Dai Shi appears" said Gabriel "bent on creating an army to serve him and avert a coming prophecy…"
In China, Dai Shi appears to tempt three people, two guys and a girl.
"Who are you?" one of the guys asked
"I'm a friend" said Dai Shi "I have an opportunity to give you Power"
"What do you want?" the girl asked
"Nothing" said Dai Shi "I just think if I gave you the Power of three animals you could make the world a better place"
"We need to think about this" said one of the guys
"I'd expect nothing less" said Dai Shi "meet me back here tomorrow" and he leaves. The group leaves
"Don't give into temptation" said a voice and they turn to see five beings
"Who are you?" the girl asked
"My name is Michael" said Michael "don't accept the man's offer"
"How did you know…?" one of the guys asked
"We're angels" said Michael "and he's a demon named Dai Shi"
"But he simply offered us Power" said the other guy "and didn't want anything in return"
"Do not be a fool" said Jonas "everything comes with a price and this one will be your soul"
"Can you offer us Power instead?" the girl asked
"We can but we won't" said Seth "your desire for it shows you can't handle it"
"Please" said Deborah "don't give into Dai Shi's Power, the choice is yours"
Later that day, Gabriel meets with two guys and a girl to discuss something
The next day, two guys and a girl meet with Dai Shi
"We accept your offer" said the guy
"Very well" said Dai Shi and three orbs appear "touch these orbs, and you will gain all the Power you need" and they do and the orbs glow and surround them as the angels appear "you're too late Michael! I now have my three Overlords, Grizzika, Carnisoar, and Jellica!" and the three people are fully possessed by demons. "I knew you were planning to meet with three people and turn them into warriors to overthrow me. But now they are my three warriors that I will use to hunt down you angels!"
"You are wrong about so many things" said Michael "The prophecy did state we would choose three humans, but it doesn't say it was those three. The three the prophecy spoke of, Gabriel met with yesterday"
"What?!" Dai Shi asked and three more people walk up. Michael waves his hand and three devices appear in the people's hands
"Rilla, Lope, Guin" said Michael "These are your Claw Boosters, they will give you Power"
"You gave them Power and not us?!" Grizzika exclaimed
"You wanted Power and thus couldn't handle it" said Michael "they didn't want Power and thus could"
"Give us those Claw Boosters!" said Grizzika as he charged at the three humans as they activate their Claw Boosters
"With the Strength of the Gorilla!" said Rilla
"With the Speed of the Antelope!" said Lope
"With the Heart of the Penguin!" said Guin. The angels and Dai Shi watch the battle
"The prophecy states the the chosen ones would fight you, it didn't state they'd overthrow you" said Michael
"Yes it did" said Dai Shi
"No it didn't" said Michael "It stated that three humans with the power of animals would overthrow you, it didn't say it was the same three that I chose"
"Who else could it be?" Dai Shi "only three humans infused with the power of animals… No!"
"Yes, Dai Shi" said Michael "You even called them Overlords, what did you expect besides that they would lord over you"
"Then I'll destroy them!" said Dai Shi
"You don't have the power to destroy all three" said Michael "but they will remain loyal to you for a time… until you've forgotten all about the prophecy"
"If there is no prophecy that your humans will beat me then I will form a massive army to destroy them!" said Dai Shi
"Just because there is no prophecy, doesn't mean they won't beat you" said Michael "and it looks like they've beaten your Overlords"
"We'll see who wins" said Dai Shi as he teleports away with the Overlords
"You did well" said Michael to the humans "but this is only the first battle for you in a larger war. You will need to train others to fight, both to protect themselves and to protect others"
"We will, Michael" said Rilla
"There's one more thing you should know" said Michael "Gabriel told you that part of the price is the possibility that you lose your lives. Dai Shi missed the last lines of the prophecy… which state that the Gorilla, Antelope, and Penguin and Dai Shi will destroy each other, but the Gorilla, Antelope, and Penguin will destroy Dai Shi a final time. I have no idea what it means, no idea if it's figurative or literal"
"We understand Michael" said Guin
"… and so Rilla, Lope, and Guin formed the Pai Zhuq Academy. Next time, we'll check in on the Ancient Rangers and Magnus"
"What did the prophecy mean, Gabriel?" Noah asked
"There's more to the story before we get to the fulfillment of the prophecy" said Gabriel "we'll talk about it at another time"
Next time on Tales of Gabriel:
Gabriel tells the Megaforce of a time when the Ancient Rangers, Magnus, Merrick, and the Samurai teamed up
