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Battle 1 Location:

Kelsey arrives at the scene of an attack. We see people fleeing from the monster. In the middle of the street we see Pyrax standing there.

Kelsey: Pyrax!

Pyrax turns around to look at Kelsey

Pyrax: ahh Kelsey so good of you to join me.

Kelsey is caught off guard but quickly recovers.

Kelsey: how do you…? Ahh that's not important

Pyrax: I agree. As you already know my name is Pyrax, and I will be the last thing you ever see.

Kelsey: enough talk.

She draws her sword

Pyrax: agreed. Drazors attack

Drazors appear and charge at Kelsey who meets them head on. Kelsey makes quick work of the drazors and turns her attention to Pyrax.

Pyrax: hm not bad. For a human that is

He fires a blast of fire out of his mouth. Kelsey is caught off guard, and is barely able to dodge in time. She rolls to her feet and summons her battle weapon.

Pyrax: oh no a bow whatever will I do?

Kelsey fires a barrage of arrows, hitting Pyrax and catching him off guard.

Pyrax: ow that actually hurt human

We see inside of Kelsey's helmet and she's smiling.

Pyrax: my turn

He fires a barrage of fireballs at Kelsey. She manages to dodge most of them but several land. There are burn holes on Kelsey's armor where she was hit. The two then begin a Matrix style fire fight, dodging and shooting hoping to catch the other off guard. Eventually Kelsey

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comes around a car behind Pyrax and aims her bow. As she fires it, Pyrax turns and fires a ball of fire. Both attacks land and both are sent flying backwards. Kelsey hits the side of a building and slides to the ground. Pyrax hits a car, and the alarm begins going off. They both stand up, but they don't look to be in good shape.

Kelsey: (panting) you're not half bad for a monster

Pyrax: (holding shoulder) same to you human

Kelsey: shall we call it a draw?

Pyrax: (going to step forward but falling on his butt) sure I'm cool with that. But know this human, the next time we meet I will destroy you.

Kelsey gives a respectful salute and teleports away. After a moment, Pyrax stands up and leaves as well.

Omegor's Ship:

Pyrax has returned and a monster meets him at the teleporter.

Monster: he's not happy with you

Pyrax: I did my job and testing her limits.

Monster: we'll see

Back at the Power Chamber:

Kate is sitting at the console watching the ranger's battles. Alpha approaches carrying a tray with a mug on it.

Alpha: here you go Kate a nice hot cup of tea.

Kate: (in a distracted tone) thanks Alpha

Alpha notices this

Alpha: is something wrong Kate?

Kate: I was just thinking about that day 10,000 years ago.

The scene shifts to a forest. We see a man and a woman walking through the forest talking. We notice the woman looks like a younger version of Kate. Suddenly the woman laughs

Man: there's no way that happened Willow.

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Willow: Raphael, why would I lie about that? Especially to my own brother.

Raphael: I guess that's true

As they're walking they spot something strange on the side of the path.

Raphael: hey what's that?

They walk over and Raphael bends down to pick it up. We see it is a very ornate box.

Willow: it's a box

Raphael: thanks captain obvious. I wonder what's inside?

Willow: I don't think you should open it.

Raphael: why not?

Willow: I just have a bad feeling about it is all.

Raphael: come on sis where's your sense of adventure?

He begins to lift the lid

Willow: no don't.

The lid opens and they're both knocked backwards as dark shadows fly out of the box. One of the shadows shoots at Raphael and hits him in the chest.

Willow: Raphael no!

Another shadow flies toward Willow. Right before it strikes her she is surrounded by a bright light and Willow passes out. We see the shadow that came for willow dissolve and the rest of the shadows retreat back into the box. The box then clicks closed once more.

Kate: after that I woke up to find both my brother and the box gone. The next time I saw my brother he was possessed by an evil spirit. And he was calling himself Omegor

Alpha: so that's the day you bonded to the Spirit of Light?

Kate: yes. And the day my brother lost his free will. But I know he's still in there somewhere. I won't stop until I find a way to save my brother and destroy that monster.

Battle Scene 2:

Laura arrives on the scene and gets all the civilians to safety. She then turns her attention to the source of the commotion. We see a figure decked out in knight's armor. Laura

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approaches the figure from behind. The figure turns around and their faceplate lowers revealing it's Psyclone.

Psyclone: ahh Laura so good of you to join me.

Laura: (caught off guard) how do you know my name?

Psyclone: (smirking) does it matter? We know all of your names.

Laura: you're lying

Psyclone: am I? Laura Ventura. Anyway its not going to matter. After today the Earth is going to have 8 less defenders.

Laura: battle weapon. Enough talk let's get this over with

She swings her claw at Psyclone who dodges out of the way. Her visor then slides back into place.

Psyclone: is that the best you've got? Pathetic

Laura: shut up

She takes another wild swing that Psyclone blocks with her arm. Psyclone then punches Laura, sending her flying backwards into a car.

Laura: ow

She stands up.

Laura: (thinking) how am I gonna get past that armor?

Suddenly Laura hears a voice in her head.

Voice: squeeze the sides of your morpher.

Laura: (looking around) what the hell? Who was that?

She looks down at her morpher.

Laura: oh well what do I have to lose?

Psyclone holds out her hand and an axe appears in it.

Psyclone: time to end this

She runs her hand along the length of the axe, which begins to glow.

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Laura: that can't be good.

After a moment Psyclone swings her axe horizontally, sending a wave of energy flying at Laura. She manages to dodge at the last second. However, unseen to either combatant, a little boy has walked into the middle of the street.

Boy: mommy?

Suddenly a blur of blue light streaks by, grabbing the boy at the last second. Laura turns back to Psyclone, who is just staring at the spot where the boy had been.

Laura: you monster.

She goes to squeeze the sides of her morpher, but stops when Psyclone speaks.

Psyclone: power down

Her armor disappears and she turns to leave.

Laura: (holding arm) wait we're not done here

Psyclone: (looking over shoulder) yes we are. You're in no shape to fight and I almost….. never mind. Farewell human

Before Laura can respond Psyclone teleports away.

Laura: okay? Power down

Laura looks over and sees the little boy sitting on the sidewalk crying. She walks over to him.

Laura: are you okay?

Boy: (sniffling) yeah. Is she gone?

Laura: for now

?: Kevin!

A woman appears and rushes over to the boy.

Kevin: mommy

They hug and the woman turns to look at Laura. Thank you purple ranger.

Laura: you're welcome.

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The boy goes over and hugs Laura, who is caught off guard, but returns the gesture. As Laura goes to teleport away, she feels lightheaded and collapses. She wakes up and looks around. She is lying on a bed and Kevin is sitting in a chair next to her.

Kevin: mom she's awake

Laura: (confused) where am I?

Kevin's mom enters the room carrying a mug.

Mom: oh good you're awake. You gave us quite a scare young lady

Laura: (holding head) what happened?

Kevin: after that monster fled you collapsed to the ground.

Mom: after that we brought you here to keep you safe.

Laura: you didn't have to do that. In fact that was very dangerous.

Mom: and if that monster, or another opportunistic one, came back? You would have been defenseless. I don't know what's going on, but if there's power rangers involved, it must be big.

Laura: thank you for your help but I should really be going.

Kevin: aw do you have to go?

Laura: I do. Other people need my help.

Laura stands up and Kevin gives her a hug. Laura returns the hug. Kevin's mom steps up and holds out her hand. Laura takes it and shakes hands with the woman.

Mom: good luck Laura

Laura: wait how did you know my name?

The woman smiles mischievously and leaves the room with Kevin, leaving a confused Laura standing there.

Laura: okay that was weird.

She shrugs before teleporting away.

Omegor's Ship:

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Psyclone has just returned to the ship. She receives orders to report to her father immediately. She enters the throne room, where Omegor is waiting for her. We can see that Omegor is not happy.

Psyclone: you summoned me father?

Omegor: you've returned from your mission I see?

Psyclone: yes

Omegor: then why is it the purple ranger still lives?

Psyclone: I almost harmed a child

Omegor: and?

Psyclone: I'm sorry father but I will not harm a child. I'll destroy any man or woman who stands in your way, but I will not harm a child.

Omegor: anyone who defies my orders is destroyed without hesitation.

Psyclone: but

Omegor: but since you're my daughter I will make an exception.

Psyclone: thank you

Omegor: but know this, defy my orders again and I will not hesitate to put you down like a rabid dog. Now get out of my sight

Psyclone bows and exits the throne room without a word. The camera zooms into Omegor's face and we see that it's an older version of Raphael. He turns his attention back to the monitor.

Omegor: let's see if the others obey their orders.

Battle Scene # 3:

Greg is the next to arrive at the scene of an attack. Surprisingly the attack is at a secluded area, thus there are no civilians. The monster is standing in the middle of the field waiting patiently. As Greg approaches he turns around and we see it is Patricor.

Patricor: ahh Greg it's so nice to see you

Greg: (drawing sword) how do you know my name?

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Patricor: (raising hands) you might want to ask Kate about that human.

Greg: (looking around) did you get lost? We're in the middle of nowhere

Patricor: no I just didn't want to risk hurting any humans during our battle.

Greg is taken aback by this

Greg: wait what?

Patricor: (summoning a quarterstaff) not all of us are savages.

Greg summons his battle weapon and readies himself. The two charge forward and meet in a clash of weapons. They exchange several blows then break apart.

Patricor: not bad human

Greg: you too. So you know my name, what's yours?

Patricor: (hesitates) my name is Patricor

Greg: so are you a vampire or something?

Patricor: yes I hail from a planet Lord Omegor conquered 10,000 years ago. I was just a child when he recruited me into his army.

Greg: (surprised) he enlisted a child into his army?

Patricor: yes. In fact a lot of us have been with him since he began his conquest.

Greg: he killed innocent people, woman and children, how can you serve that monster?

Patricor: human we are not friends. We're here to fight

Without warning Patricor charges at Greg at full speed knocking him down. He then kneels down next to Greg and whispers in his ear.

Patricor: there's more going on here than you know human

Greg: what do you mean?

Patricor: (whispering) ask Kate if you want to know more. Now I'm gonna hit you with my staff play dead.

Greg: (nodding) okay

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Patricor slams his staff down on Greg's helmet, causing it to crack. Greg goes still and Patricor teleports away. After a few minutes Greg is teleported away to keep up the illusion.

Trucchis:

The scene shifts over to the Trucchis parking lot, we see it is business as usual. We see Adam and Tyler are outside tending to the lot. Tyler walks up to Adam as he takes a sip of his drink.

Tyler: hey Adam?

Before Adam can answer two female employees approach the two.

?: Hey Adam, hey Tyler.

Both: hey Jackie

?: hi Tyler

Tyler: hey Toni

All four: (seeing this) that's not good

Power Chamber:

Kate is sitting at the console watching the battles. The alarm begins going off again and Kate covers her ears.

Kate: great what now?

She looks over at the viewing globe to see the situation going on at Trucchis.

Kate: great just what I needed.

She looks over and sees that all the rangers are still busy. She reaches into her pocket, pulling out the morpher and looks at it.

?: are you sure you want to do this Willow?

Kate: not much choice now is there?

She places the morpher onto her left wrist and activates it.

Kate: white ranger dragon power

Kate is surrounded by a white light. When the light disappears she is wearing the white ranger armor. She teleports to Trucchis as Alpha walks in carrying a tray with tea on it.

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Alpha: kate?

Trucchis:

Kate arrives to a scene of absolute chaos. People are rushing to get into the store, cars are flipped on their roofs and shopping carts are littering the ground. Nearby we see Toni, Adam, Jackie and Tyler fighting off some drazors.

Kate: oh no

She draws her blaster and shoots the drazors surrounding the 4 people. She then rushes over to them.

Kate: (disguising voice) are you 4 okay?

Toni: yeah I think we're good thanks.

Kate: good now get inside it's not safe here

Tyler: but I want to help

Adam: me too

Kate: no it's too dangerous for you

Nearby we see customers surrounded by drazors. And the cart monster is terrorizing another group of people. Kate realizes she needs help and draws a 2nd blaster. She hands one to Adam and the other to Tyler.

Kate: go help those people surrounded by the robots. Then get inside the store

Both: right

They rush off to do as they're told. Toni and Jackie look at Kate

Jackie: what about us?

Kate: get to the store

Toni: but

Kate: (reverting to normal voice by accident) do it

The two are shocked but do as they're told. As they run to the store Jackie turns to Toni.

Jackie: I think that was Kate

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Kate: (looking for the monster) now where did he go?

She spots the monster causing more chaos nearby. She rushes over and draws her sword.

Kate: stop right there

The monster turns around in surprise.

Monster: (confused) a white ranger?

Kate: yes a white ranger

The monster winds up one of its arms and punches at Kate. Kate catches his fist and throws the monster into a nearby car. The monster, dazed, stands back up and faces Kate.

Monster: not bad for a human

Kate: (annoyed) why do you monsters keep saying that? Humans have been fending off alien invasions for years now. It should be well known that we're not wimps.

The monster raises its arm and launches a volley of wheels at Kate. Kate is caught off guard, but before she gets hit blaster bolts take out each one.

Monster: what the? Who did that?

He looks to see Adam and Tyler standing there with blasters aimed at it.

Tyler: say good night freak

The two of them open fire on the monster and keep blasting. Eventually the monster explodes. The two hand Kate back her blasters, which she holsters.

Kate: thanks Adam, thanks Tyler (realizing her mistake) shit

Tyler: no problem Kate

Adam: it is you right?

Kate: (sighing) yes it's me

She retracts her visor to show her face.

Kate: power down. Let's go inside and talk with Toni and Jackie

The 3 of them go inside and Kate motions for Toni and Jackie to follow. The 5 of them go up to the breakroom and close the door.

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Toni: that was you right? That white power ranger

Kate: (sighing) yes

Jackie: (excitedly) I knew it

Kate: listen you 4 you can't tell anyone about this. Doing so could put me or yourselves in serious danger. Do you understand?

The 4 of them nod.

Kate: good

They return to work and Kate teleports away. Just then the door to the breakroom opens and a man walks in and looks around.

Man: hello?

He shrugs and enters the room, heating up his lunch in the microwave.

Omegor's Ship:

Omegor is sitting on his throne watching the attack unfold when there is a knock at the door.

Omegor: enter

A monster, that appears to be made of stone, enters and kneels before Omegor.

Omegor: what is it?

?: my lord there is someone here to see you

Omegor: who is it?

?: he didn't give a name sir

Before Omegor can respond the door opens once more. A demonlike monster enters the room and approaches. Without hesitation the rock monster stands and places a hand on the demon's chest. The demon looks down at the hand and growls.

Monster: that's close enough

Demon: remove your hand before I break it

Omegor: who are you to barge in like this? Identify yourself immediately

Demon: my name is Nukus and I hail from the town of Charterville, USA

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Monster: I've heard of you. You lead the group known as the Krustaceans. The arch enemy of the Beetleborgs Metallix.

Nukus: ahh I see my reputation precedes me.

Omegor: (to rock monster) who are you anyway? I've never seen you before

Monster: (bowing) I'm new here my lord. My name is Granitor, General Patricor recruited me a few days ago.

Omegor: welcome to the team. You're dismissed.

Granitor bows to Omegor then exits the room.

Granitor: this can't end well

Omegor turns his attention back to Nukus.

Omegor: so Nukus what is it that you want?

Nukus: (kneeling) to offer my services to the great Omegor

Omegor: intriguing let's talk

Battle Scene 5:

Shane arrives at the scene of the attack to find himself in a realm of darkness. Shane looks around confused.

Shane: where am I?

Monster: Shane O'Brien

Shane: (looking around) show yourself coward

A skeleton monster emerges, from the darkness, in front of Shane. Shane jumps back in surprise and draws his sword.

Shane: whoa

Monster: welcome to my world Shane

Shane: (retracting visor) thank you. So what's your name?

Monster: I bet you're wondering how I know your name

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Shane: not really. You won't be around long enough to do anything with it.

His visor slides back into place, and he takes a swing at the monster. The monster dodges out of the way just in time.

Monster: whoa.

Shane: since you know my name, why don't you tell me your name.

Monster: my name is Skulltor.

Skulltor summons a sword with a skull on the pommel and points it at Shane.

Skulltor: you're finished Shane.

Skulltor fades back into the darkness. Shane looks around cautiously, with his sword raised.

Shane: show yourself you coward

All of a sudden Skulltor appears behind Shane.

Skulltor: boo

He strikes with his sword and fades back into the darkness. Shane spins around to face where Skulltor was.

Shane: coward

Skulltor keeps up this tactic for a few minutes and Shane can't seem to keep up.

Shane: (thinking) I don't know what to do. I can't hit what I can't see.

All of a sudden Shane hears a voice in his head.

?: close your eyes and concentrate. Cut off all distractions and you should be able to sense where your foe is.

Shane: (looking around) who was that? Oh well what do I have to lose?

He closes his eyes and concentrates. After a moment he can hear Skulltor's footsteps in the darkness. The footsteps are distant but then begin coming closer behind him.

Shane: got you

He spins around, swinging his sword which makes contact with Skulltor.

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Skulltor: (reappearing) impossible. How did you do that?

Shane: (drawing blaster) battle weapon

His second blaster appears in his other hand. Shane then combines them into a single blaster and points it at Skulltor. He pulls the trigger and a blast of golden energy strikes Skulltor. Shane then turns around as Skulltor explodes.

Shane: monster extinct

The darkness begins to fade and we can see they were fighting at a park.

Shane: (sighing) well that was a tough one.

He teleports away as the last of the darkness dissipates.

Trucchis:

The scene shifts to the outside of Trucchis. A taxi cab pulls up outside of the store and 3 kids get out and enter the store. We see it's 2 boys and a girl. They go up to the courtesy desk where we see an female employee working.

Employee: hi can I help you?

Girl: hi is Bob Caron here?

Employee: of course one second.

She picks up the phone and presses a button.

Employee: Bob to the front please.

Bob walks over to the courtesy desk.

Bob: what's up?

Employee: these 3 are here to see you.

Bob: (looking at the kids) can I help you?

Boy 1: (stepping forward) we were told to come see you.

Boy 2: and show you this

Boy 1 hands Bob a piece of paper with the weird triangle symbol on it. He looks at it and sighs.

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Bob: give me one second.

He goes back to the front end of the store, then comes back a moment later.

Bob: follow me

He leads the 3 kids to the back of the store, and up into the breakroom where he shuts the door. The 4 of them take a seat at the table. The kids on one side and Bob on the other.

Bob: alright who are you and what do you want with me?

Boy 1: my name is Drew, this is Roland and Jo. And we were told to come find you

Bob: by who? And for what reason?

Roland: we've come here chasing after our arch enemy

Bob: (confused) arch enemy? You're power rangers?

Jo: Power Rangers? What's that?

Roland: we're the Beetleborgs Metallix

Bob: Beetleborgs Metallix? Am I supposed to know what that is?

The three kids look at each other and nod.

Drew: it'd probably be better just to show you.

The three stand up and hold a hand in front of them.

Kids: data bonders

A morpher-like device appears in each of their hands.

Kids: input card

They insert a small card into their data bonders.

Kids: beetle blast

They raise their data bonders in the air. They are surrounded by a ring of light. When the light disappears they are decked out in armor that resembles metallic beetles.

Bob: (impressed) nice

Kids: back blast

The armor disappears and the kids sit back down at the table.

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Bob: so what do you want from me?

Jo: like Roland said we came here after our arch enemy.

Drew takes a piece of paper and places it on the table, sliding it to Bob. Bob takes it and looks at it. We see it's a picture of Nukus in full detail.

Bob: ugly

Jo: his name is Nukus the leader of the villainous group the Crustateans. We've been fighting him for some time.

Drew: one day he just disappeared without warning. Our friend Flabber then used his powers to track him here.

Bob: (holding head in his hands) I should've known

Roland: what?

Bob: I can't help you

Jo: but Flabber said

Bob: I can't help you but I know someone who can. Wait here

He exits the break room and goes back to the courtesy.

Employee: hey Bob what's up?

Bob: hey Betsy can I see the rolodex please?

Betsy goes into the back and comes back a moment later. We see she is carrying a rolodex in her hands.

Betsy: here you go

Bob rifles through the rolodex until he finds the card he's looking for. He pulls it out and enters the number into his cell phone.

Bob: thanks

He presses the call button and goes outside to make the call.

Battle Scene 6:

Ian arrives on the scene of the attack to find himself on an unfamiliar beach. We see two weird looking humanoids nearby. He approaches the 2 cautiously. They turn around and we see they're definitely not human.

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?: ahh a human. We haven't seen one of you in forever.

Ian: what are….. uh where am I?

?: you are on the planet Aquitar human. You are a long way from home. My name is Delphine, and this is Aurico.

The two of them bow in respect, and Ian returns the bow.

Ian: how did I get here?

Aurico: I was about to ask the same thing human

There is a splash nearby and we see a fish-like monster, carrying a trident, standing there. The three of them put up their guard.

Monster: ahh Ian you're finally here

Delphine: a friend of yours?

Ian: no he's a monster sent by my team's enemy Omegor.

The two of them tense up at the mention of Omegor.

Aurico: we'll help you

Ian: (confused) what do you mean?

Delphine: it's morphin time.

Aurico: red Aquitar ranger power

Delphine: white Aquitar ranger power

The two are now decked out in ranger armor that looks like ninjas.

Monster: ahh the famed rangers of Aquitar. After today there will be 3 less power rangers in the universe.

He points his trident at the rangers and a blast of water fires at them. They barely manage to dodge out of the way of the blast. They roll to their feet and draw their swords.

Ian: let's get him

The rangers charge at the monster and swing their swords. The monster easily blocks the attack and counters, sending the three of them flying away.

Monster: my name is Aquatus, and I will be the last thing you'll ever see

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Ian gets to his feet and raises his sword.

Aquatus: still want more huh?

Ian: I came here to stop you, and that's what I'm gonna do. Battle weapon

Ian's axe appears in his hand and he rushes at Aquatus. He swings his axe and manages to make contact. Ian then jumps back.

Ian: time to end this

He runs his hand along the axe, which begins to glow. The Aquitar rangers grab Aquatus from behind, holding him in place. After a moment, Ian swings his axe horizontally. A blast of energy flies from the axe and the Aquitar rangers dodge at the last second. The blast hits Aquatus and the rangers turn around as the monster explodes.

Delphine: monster extinct

Rangers: power down

Their armor disappears and they regroup.

Ian: thank you for the help.

He holds out a fist and the alien rangers give him a fist bump.

Aurico: you're very welcome human. It felt good to get back in the action.

Delphine: did we hear you right? Has Omegor truly returned?

Ian: you've heard of him?

Aurico: Everyone's heard of him. He almost conquered the entire universe.

Delphine: if he's returned then that means there's trouble coming. If you ever need help in the future, don't forget us. We'll be there.

Ian: thank you it's been an honor. Our history speaks of your team and how you helped the original power rangers. We'd be honored to fight alongside you in the future.

Delphine: until we meet again Ian. Farewell

The two alien rangers bow and teleport away.

Ian: that was an interesting experience. As Ian goes to teleport away, but before he does something hits him in the back of the head and he passes out.

Omegor's Ship:

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The door to Omegor's throne room opens and Aquatus enters, carrying Ian on his shoulder. He approaches Omegor and kneels.

Aquatus: my lord I've captured one of the rangers

Omegor: good work. What is your name?

Aquatus: Aquatus my lord.

Omegor: well Aquatus you're the first monster in this attack that's done something useful.

Aquatus: what should I do with him my lord?

Omegor: place him in a holding cell.

Aquatus: yes my lord.

He stands up and carries Ian out of the room. Omegor turns his attention back to the battles.

Omegor: one down, three to go. Let's see if the others take initiative like Aquatus.

Battle Scene 7:

Ny arrives on the scene of her attack. She quickly gets the civilians to safety, and turns her attention to the monster. We see it's a very muscular monster. He is standing in the middle of the street facing away. Ny approaches the monster and he turns around.

Monster: ah Ny so good to see you

Ny is taken aback.

Ny: how?

Monster: (laughs) do I know your name? that's for me to know, and for you to never find out. Besides, after today you won't have to worry about anything ever again.

Ny: battle weapon

The whip appears in Ny's hand and the monster laughs.

Monster: oh wow a whip I'm really scared

Ny: you should be.

Monster: I'll tell you what. I'll give you a free hit. Go ahead do your worst

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Ny winds up and hits the monster with everything she's got. The whip bounces off harmlessly. The monster rubs the spot where the whip struck him.

Ny: what the hell?

Monster: (laughing) did you really think that'd work on me? My name is T.K.O., and my muscle mass ensures all your attacks will bounce right off of me.

Ny: (to herself) what am I gonna do? Physical attacks won't even hurt him

Voice: squeeze the sides of your morpher. Do this and you'll gain the power to vanquish this foe.

Ny looks around, looking for the source of the mysterious voice.

Ny: (confused) who was that?

She looks down at her morpher. Suddenly she is struck by a muscular fist. This blow sends her flying backwards, and into the side of a building. She hits and slides down the wall and hits the ground.

Ny: (stunned) that felt like getting hit by a train.

The monster laughs and Ny looks down at her morpher again shrugging.

Ny: well what've I got to lose?

She squeezes the sides of her morpher, and is surrounded by a ring of light. When the light disappears, Ny is decked out in tough looking dark yellow armor. The armor is similar to that of Psyclone's armor.

Ny: (looking down) now this is more like it.

The whip in Ny's hand begins crackling like it's got electricity running through it. She looks at T.K.O. and raises the whip.

Ny: you're finished

She raises the whip above her head and swings it forward. The whip shoots forward and wraps itself around T.K.O. He struggles against the bindings but can't break free. Ny presses a button on the handle of the whip, and we see that the monster is getting electrocuted. When the electrocution ends, the monster is smoking and appears to be hurt. Ny draws her sword and runs her hand along the length of it. The sword begins to glow a bright pink color. Ny walks up to T.K.O. and stabs her sword into his chest, she turns around as T.K.O. explodes.

Ny: monster extinct

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She sheaths her sword.

Ny: power down

She clutches her stomach where T.K.O. struck her and flinches.

Ny: that really hurt

After a minute she teleports away. Nearby, on top of a building, we see a cloaked figure standing there watching. Good work Ny.

Power Chamber:

Kate is sitting and watching the ranger's battles. We can see a couple of them are already finished. Kate's phone begins to ring. She looks at it to see that it's Bob calling her. She presses the call button and puts the phone on speaker.

Kate: hey Bob what's up?

Bob: hey Kate I need you to come to the store please.

Kate: why what's up Bob?

Bob: there's someone here to talk to you

Kate: (confused) who is it?

Bob: please

Kate: (sighing) I'll be there in a bit

She hangs up the phone and stands up. Alpha see this and walks over.

Alpha: what's up Kate?

Kate: my manager called me to the store. But he didn't say why. Do me a favor Alpha

Alpha: of course Kate what do you need?

Kate: keep an eye on the rangers, in case anything happens while I'm gone.

On the monitor behind Kate, we see Ian get knocked out and captured. But Kate and Alpha don't notice because they're talking. After a moment Kate teleports away, and alpha stands watching the monitor.

Trucchis:

Kate arrives at Trucchis and heads inside. She goes to the front to find Bob waiting for her.

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Kate: all right what's this all about Bob?

Bob goes over to a female employee and hands her a key.

Bob: Mel you're in charge til I get back

Mel: okay Bob

Bob: follow me Kate

Bob leads Kate up to the break room, where the kids are sitting and talking. They look as Kate and Bob enter.

Drew: well it's about time

Jo: who's this?

Bob: this is Kate. She'll be able to help you.

Without another word Bob leaves the break room, Kate looks at the kids.

Kate: so you're the ones that wanted to talk to me? Who are you?

Roland: im Roland, this Drew and his little sister Jo.

Kate: okay what do you want with me?

Drew: (reaching into his pocket) Bob said we should show you this

He hands Kate the paper with the triangle symbol on it. She takes one look at it and shakes her head.

Kate: who gave you this paper? The three of you are way too young to be a part of this.

Drew: our friend Flabber gave us that and told us to find Bob.

Kate: (shaking head) Flabber I should've known. What is it you want from me?

Jo: we've come here chasing our arch enemy Nukus. Flabber used his powers to track him here to Taunton.

Kate: what do you mean arch enemy? Are you power rangers?

Jo: no we're not power rangers. We're the Beetleborgs Metallix

Kate: the what?

Jo: maybe we should just show you

They morph into their beetleborg forms. Kate sees this and is taken aback.

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Kate: okay so what do you need from me? You know he's here what could I possibly do for you?

Drew: we know what you are.

Kate: (suspicious) I don't know what you're talking about

Roland: look we know you're the mentor of a team of power rangers.

Drew: and we have a sneaking suspicion about why Nukus traveled here.

Kate: why's that?

Jo: he recently lost access to new monsters to use. We believe he came here to join forces with the villain you're fighting. If they join forces, you'll need our help.

Drew: plus on top of that we have no way to defeat Nukus if we do find him.

Kate: why not? Is he that powerful?

Drew: well yes. But when we defeat a monster they're returned to the 2nd dimension they came from. As long as the drawing that gave them life exists they can return.

Roland: but Nukus destroyed the only two copies of his drawing in existence. So we have no way to return him to where he came from.

Kate: what makes you think I lead a team of Power Rangers?

Jo: flabber told us there's a team of power rangers operating of this town. Then when Bob said he knew someone who could help us, we put 2 and 2 together.

Kate: (sighing in defeat) fine you're right. And I think I know what Flabber had in mind. We'll help you.

Jo: thank you Kate

Battle Scene 8:

The scene shifts over to Brielle's battle location. We see Brielle is already fighting the drazors. There is no monster in sight at the moment. She finishes off the drazors and begins looking around for the monster.

Brielle: now where is that monster?

The area suddenly becomes distorted, and we hear laughter coming from everywhere at once.

Brielle: (confused) where's that coming from?

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A jester-like monster appears in front of Brielle surprising her. She jumps back and draws her sword.

Jester: well done Brielle

Brielle: where are we?

Jester: My personal world. Here everything is distorted and I'm in complete control. Left is right, up is down, right is wrong.

Brielle: yeah good for you (drawing blaster) die

She fires a bolt at the jester and lands a hit and the jester disappears.

Brielle: did that work?

She hears laughter behind her. She turns just in time to see a giant hammer smack into her. She flies backwards and hits the ground hard. She slides a distance before coming to a stop. As she stands up, a jolt of pain runs up her left leg.

Brielle: ow

The jester appears before her and begins laughing maniacally. Brielle draws her blaster and fires a shot at the Jester who disappears. He reappears a short distance away, still laughing.

Brielle: (trying to stand again) ow this isn't good

She collapses again. It appears she can't put weight on her leg. The jester summons his hammer again and approaches Brielle.

Jester: pathetic. I would've thought someone that fought

Before the jester can finish his sentence, a blaster bolt hits him in the back of the head. The jester turns around in surprise.

Jester: who did that? Show yourself

?: me

Out of the distortion a yellow ranger ,with a helmet shaped like a pterodactyl, emerges. The jester appears confused but quickly recovers.

Jester: who are you?

Brielle: (smugly) that's the yellow dino thunder ranger. You're in trouble now.

Yellow Ranger: I'll give you one chance. Leave now before I destroy you

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The jester hears a sound. He turns around to see Brielle is pointing a blaster at his head.

Brielle: I'd take that chance if I were you. Her team was known to be tough.

The jester appears to be weighing his odds. Before he can make a decision, he puts his hand to his ear.

Jester: yes my lord returning to base.

He teleports away without another word. The yellow ranger approaches Brielle as the distortion fades.

Yellow Ranger: power down

Their ranger armor disappears and an older woman is standing there. She holds out a hand to Brielle.

Woman: are you okay?

Brielle: yeah my leg hurts like a bitch but I'll be fine.

She takes the woman's hand and is able to stand up. She winces but it seems like she's able to put weight on her leg.

Brielle: power down. Thanks for the help

Woman: no problem. Us rangers need to stick together right?

Brielle: right. I'm Brielle, silver Dragon Thunder ranger.

Woman: I'm Kira Ford, yellow Dino Thunder power ranger.

Brielle: oh I know who you are.

Kira: you do?

Brielle: (blushing) I've been following the various power ranger teams over the years. Seeing your team fighting made me want to become a power ranger. It's an honor to meet you Kira.

Kira: you're so sweet.

She hands Brielle a card with a picture of a guitar on it.

Brielle: what's this?

Kira: my number. If you ,or your team, ever need another set of rangers give me a call.

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Brielle puts the card inside her pocket.

Brielle: what are you doing here though? Didn't your team operate out of California?

Kira: I'm on tour with my band. We were passing through Taunton and I heard the disturbance from the nearby gas station. I should get back before they start to worry.

Brielle: thanks again Kira. Good luck

Kira: thanks Brielle you as well. I'm sure this won't be the last time we meet.

With that Kira turns and runs off. Brielle stands there awestruck for a moment before coming to her senses. She then teleports away.

Battle Scene 9 (final):

Brandon arrives at the scene of his attack, he finds himself in the middle of a field. We see Morticai standing nearby, sitting on a rock. As Brandon approaches he looks up and smiles.

Morticai: ah Brandon I was hoping I'd get to take you down

Brandon: who are you, and how do you know my name?

Morticai: my name is Morticai. As for how I know your name, well you don't need to worry about that. Since today will be your last day on Earth. Battle armor

Black armor, similar to Psyclone's armor, appears on Morticai. He then summons a battle axe and looks at Brandon.

Morticai: get ready red ranger. I don't plan on holding back.

Brandon: battle weapon

Brandon's second sword appears and he takes a battle stance.

Brandon: let's do this Morticai.

Brandon takes a test swing at morticai. The attack bounces off the armor harmlessly.

Morticai: pathetic

He swings his axe ,which Brandon barely dodges. Morticai comes at Brandon swinging wildly. Brandon is able to dodge easily. Eventually Brandon gets careless and Morticai lands a hit. We see a cut form on his left leg and begins to bleed. Brandon goes down on one knee and clutches his leg.

Brandon: fuck! That hurt

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Morticai approaches Brandon and looks down at him. His face plate slides down and we see he's smiling.

Morticai: pathetic. Oh well time to die.

He raises his axe over his head and begins bringing it down. Suddenly a blaster bolt hits him in the face, pushing him off guard. He looks around angrily

Morticai: who did that? Show yourself

Up in a nearby tree, we see a red power ranger. Their visor has, what looks like, animal teeth on it. He is standing up ,unsupported, pointing his blaster at Morticai.

Red Ranger: go back to where you came from. And leave the Earth alone.

Morticai: (angrily) (to Brandon) this isn't over Brandon. Next time we meet I swear I will destroy you.

He then teleports away before Brandon can respond. The red ranger jumps down from the tree, and approaches Brandon.

Ranger: are you okay?

Brandon: yeah I think my armor stopped it from being too deep.

Ranger: power down

His ranger armor disappears, and we see they're an older man wearing a bandanna on his head. The man holds out his hand to Brandon. Brandon takes it and the ranger helps him to his feet.

Brandon: thanks. If you hadn't shown up I would've been destroyed. I'm Brandon

Ranger: my name is Cole Evans, I'm the red Wild Force ranger. What's your team?

Brandon: my team is Dragon Thunder

Cole: why were you fighting on your own?

Brandon: our villain tried the old divide and conquer tactic. And he almost succeeded in taking me out. But he didn't plan on another ranger showing up. What are you doing here? I thought your team operated out of Colorado. Don't get me wrong I'm glad you were here.

Cole: I just had a feeling that I would be needed here. I traveled here and followed my heart til I found this place.

Brandon: well thank you Cole. I owe you one big time.

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Cole hands Brandon a business card, there is a picture of a red lion on it. Brandon takes it and looks at it.

Brandon: why are you giving me your business card?

Cole: I have the feeling this won't be the last time we meet. If you ever need an extra set of rangers, don't hesitate to call. My team will be there.

Brandon: thank you. I'll keep that in mind.

He holds out his hand to Cole. Cole takes it and they shake hands. Cole walks away and Brandon teleports away.