Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:
The Next Generation
Season 2: Episode: 12
Christmas Pageant
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
Weeks have passed, it is now the middle of December.
The Junior Class sets up decorations of the upcoming holiday pageant. "So glad you came up with the idea for this," said Austin. Tara smiles "I'm glad we could get it before the Freshman Class could do it!" she says to her boyfriend. Beverly wraps some fabric ribbon around Tara, Tara spins around the fabric ribbon until she is wrapped up like a walking candy cane. Both of the girls giggle to each other. "I'm a walking candy cane!" Tara says, joking around with her new best friend. Minh is surprised to see the two girls getting along with each other. It has been weeks since they started getting along.
Sally walks inside of the auditorium with her new boyfriend. William is happy to be dating someone he can share his feelings with. "This will be perfect! We never really did a pageant before!" Sally says to the group. "We got all of the acts set up! Songs, dancing, and a whole group of singers!" said William excitedly. Sally nods to the other three girls, Beverly, Tara, and Minh all to each other "we gotta go!" said Tara. William is confused "what do you have to do that is so important?" Minh puts on her santa hat and replies "girls stuff!" The four girls hustle out of the auditorium. The boys stand there wondering what is going on with them. Maria hustles over to the guys, she asks them "have you all seen Sav? He's supposed to be here helping us out!" The boys both look at each other "no, we hadn't seen him at all!" said Austin. William looks at Maria "Sav is never interested in this type of thing. He would never sign up!" he says with a confused look on his face. Maria replies "I know! I signed him up!"
Angel Grove High School - Classroom
Sav finishes up the reports from the Student Government Meeting, he adds a few final touches before submitting it to the school administration. A kid rushes down the hallway, he stops and pokes his head into the classroom, he calls out to Sav. "Yo Sav!" the boy calls out to him. Sav stops typing and looks up at the boy, he asks him "Hey Nikolai, what do you want?" Nikolai comes into the room, he goes over to Savs table and answers him "you're missing the christmas pageant! You were supposed to come help set up thirty minutes ago!" Sav looks at Nikolai, feeling confused "I didn't sign up to help out" he says to him. Nikolai shrugs his shoulders "well, someone did. You're on the sign up list." Sav is confused, he says to Nikolai "let me finish up these reports and I'll check on that!" Nikolai hustles out of the room and goes over to grab a few more items for the pageant.
Back at the Auditorium
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
The group sets up everything, Austin manages to get some lights hung up. He overhears the mixed chorus kids singing 'Christmas Tree' he asks William "why does Sav not wanna be involved in the pageant? Didn't he reject participating twice?" William nods "yeah, Sav isn't really involved with the Holidays. He has been off about it whenever a Christmas Tree is involved." Austin responds "yeah, his parents seem to be pretty strict about him. I can see so many reasons why he would rebel." They both continue to set up the decorations, making sure the place looks good for the teacher who is also in charge of the pageant.
Grande Morevils Lair - Base
Grande Morevil watches from his monitor, he comes up with his own idea of a christmas pageant "ahh, how about we spread a little joy for the holidays!" he says to General Kinz. General Kinz nods "we could do something for the rangers! Give them a little holiday cheer!" he says to his boss. Grande Morevil looks at the holiday decorations that are placed right by the piano. He uses his staff to teleport the bag of goodies to the base.
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
The bag of decorations disappeared from the auditorium. The students do not notice anything, they are too busy decorating and setting up for the pageant.
Mrs. Brady, the music teacher and head of the music department, comes into the auditorium. She is thrilled to see how great the auditorium looks. "Oh my how everything is good!" she says in an enthusiastic tone "I am so thankful you all have put your time to help me with the pageant!" she says to Austin and his group. Austin says to the music teacher "it was all Taras idea, she helped make this happen."
One kid looks around for something. Austin asks the kid "is something wrong?" the kid responds "I thought I left the bag filled with extra decorations right here?" the group looks at the kid, wondering what he is referring to? Mrs. Brady realizes that the decorations are missing "nobody move! We have a thief in our hands!" she calls out to everyone in the auditorium. The students pause, they are confused with the whole situation.
Sav walks into the auditorium, he wonders why he is mysteriously signed up. Mrs. Brady turns her head to find Sav standing there in a confused manner. "Sav! Did you steal my extra decorations!?" Mrs. Brady yells towards Sav. Sav puts his hands up, "no I didn't! I would never steal decorations!" he says to her. Some of the students look at him suspiciously. Austin stands up for him "no he didn't. He would never steal! Sav is not that type of person!" he says to the music teacher. Mrs. Brady eyes at him, looking at him up and down to see if he is lying or not. Sav is imitated by her. "Sav, I know you did. You came in late for a reason, didn't you!" she yells at him. Sav yells back "I didn't! Some dickhead signed me up and I didn't know about it!" Maria hears this and runs out of the auditorium, she starts to cry. Sav wonders what is wrong with her? Mrs. Brady gets distracted by a student putting a prop of fake presents in the center stage, she hustles over to the kid "hey! That is not where the presents go!" she yells, calling out to the student.
Austin gives Sav word about what has happened. "Sav, that 'dickhead' was Maria. She wanted you to come out and help out" he says to him. Sav is shocked to hear, not only that he was signed up by his girlfriend, but that he would be blamed for something he didn't do. "Yes, I don't like Christmas pageants or would never participate in them, but I would never steal!" he says to the group. Austin and William both believe him, they know that Sav would never steal from a pageant. "I believe you, you're a member of the SCO. You would never wreck their reputation by doing this" Austin says to him. "Mrs. Brady was overreacting, she can be forgiving," said William. "But I feel so bad, I didn't know Maria signed me up. My parents hate the holidays and think that it is not a part of our culture" Sav says to the group.
Grande Morevils Lair - Base
General Kinz throws the christmas props into the tube, it is filled with a santa hat, a box of candy canes, and some deer meat. "Found that deer meat from a hunter. People really do love hunting for animals here" Grande Morevil says, smirking at the tube. He and Kinz both start up the tube, it fills up with goo, the whole machine rattles. There is a ding, the goo drains, coming out of the tube is a glittered up reindeer, with a santa hat on its head, a couple of ornaments on its shoulders, white gloves on its hands, black boots on its feet with red bulbs on the tips of its feet, and a candy cane vest all over its torso. The Deer Faced Mutant Santa Claus walks out of the tube yelling "HO HO HO MotherFucker!" feeling hyped up and ready to take out the town. "Welcome Slasher Claus!" Grande Morevil smirks after saying this.
Angel Grove Park - Santas Workshop
Santa Claus at the gazebo, he and his elves are all getting ready to see the children. They finally set up the workshop, until Slasher Claus and his Tux Rucks all teleport outside of the gazebo. His Tux Rucks are all wearing Santa Hats, Green Elf Shirts, and Red and White Leggings. They carry out their candy cane swords and icy shotguns. A few of the Tux Rucks fire their icicle shotguns at the gazebo. Icy bullets destroy the decorations, blowing them into pieces. The other Tux Rucks damage the christmas decorations, Slasher Claus yells "Ho Ho Ho Motherfucker! Destroy this whole thing!" he cries out.
Back at the High School
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
The rangers' communicators go off, Austin, Sav, and William all make their way out of the auditorium.
Angel Grove High School - Hallway
The rangers all hustle to the hallway, they look around to make sure that everything is clear. Not a single person in sight. Austin responds to the call "what's up Billy?" he asks, feeling concerned. Billy responds "There's an attack at the Angel Grove Park." Austin and the boys nod to each other. They all face the camera, Austin yells "It's Morphin Time!"
"Mastodon!"
"Triceratops!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Angel Grove Park
The rangers teleport to the park, they find an attack going on by none other than Slasher Claus. "Looks like we got some Power Rangers, disrupting my Christmas Carol!" he says to the trio. "This will be a Silent Night for you!" said Austin. The guys rush over to fight off the Holiday Tux Rucks. They take out their weapons and knock down each and every one of them. Slasher Claus throws a few ornament bombs at the rangers, knocking them back.
Angel Grove High School - Chorus Room
The girls practice their dance routine in the chorus room. They are wearing their Santa Hats. While going over the choreography they get a call on their communicator. Sally stops the girls and lets them take the call from Billy. "What's up Uncle Billy?" asked Minh. Billy responds "The guys need you at the park." Sally nods to the girls "I think we have enough covered for today" she says to them. The girls look at the camera, Minh yells "It's Morphin Time!"
"Dragonzord!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Sabertooth Tiger!"
The girls are fully morphed and teleport to the park.
Angel Grove Park - Santas Workshop
The Yellow, Pink, and Green Rangers teleport to the park. They find the guys fighting the Christmas Themed Villains. "Looks like they're into the Holiday Spirit!" commented Beverly as she looks at the Monster and the Henchmen dressed up in their Christmas wear. One of the Tux Rucks gets the others to shoot their shotguns at the girls. Tara plays her flute, creating a forcefield to block off the lasers. The rest of the Tux Rucks charge towards the girls. Minh and Tara dash, taking out their daggers, slashing the henchmen. Beverly fires her power bow at the Tux Rucks, knocking them down.
Austin fights Slasher Claus, he whips out his power sword while Claus uses his Candy Cane Blade. They both fight each other in a blade to blade combat. Sav takes out his power axe, he knocks back the henchmen. William charges his power lance, stabbing each and every one of the grunts. He then high fives Beverly after their encounter. "Nice shot Bev!" said William. Beverly smiles at William "you're getting better at fighting!" she says to him. They both take out their blade blasters and fight off the remaining henchmen.
As Austin knocks back Slasher Claus, he swings his blade at the monster. The monster falls down on his back. Austin laughs "you think you're so strong!" making fun of how weak the monster is. Slasher Claus throws out a wrapping ribbon at the red ranger. Austin is tied up by the ribbon. Slasher Claus turns Austin into a Miniature Nutcracker Doll. The rangers all cry out to Austin "Austin!" they all yell out to him. Tara charges towards the Mutated Santa Claus, she hits the monster with her Dragon Dagger. Slasher takes the hit, but throws a wrapping ribbon around Tara "Ho Ho Ho Motherfuker!" he cries out to her. Tara is restrained, she is unable to move. The Green Ranger is turned into a Miniature Nutcracker Doll. There are only four rangers left. Minh tells the rangers to retreat back to the command center, but before she could touch her belt buckle to teleport out, she is wrapped up by the monster. Minh is also turned into a Miniature Nutcracker Doll. "Now we know what's cracking motherfucker!" said Slasher Claus. Sav, William, and Beverly all gather together to stay in a group. William says to the two "teleport back! Now!" he commands the two. Beverly is confused, "what are you doing?" she asks him. William doesn't answer her, he takes out his power lance and charges towards the monster. "Alpha, teleport them back now!" William speaks into his communicator. Sav realizes what William is doing. Beverly cries out to William "No! William!" she yells out to him, not wanting him to sacrifice himself. But it goes to the Blue Rangers plan. Both Pink and Black Rangers are teleported away, while William takes the fall.
Cranston Technologies - Command Center
Both Black and Pink Rangers are teleported into the command center. They take off their helmets, Sav feels down about what has happened. Beverly feels guilty for letting William take the fall. "That shouldn't have happened, William should not have taken the fall" she says to the group. Billy settles Beverly down "William did what he could to save you guys. You shouldn't feel guilty about that" he says to her. Beverly settles down "you're right Billy. But now we should focus on getting our friends back to normal" she says to him. "Affirmative" said Billy, knowing he has to come up with an idea to help get the rest of the team back to their normal selves. Sav feels guilty about the whole thing happening, he knows he has to save the christmas pageant and his teammates. "I'll need one of the dolls to run some tests on. Maybe I can help bring them back to their normal selves" Billy says, coming up with an idea. Alpha goes over to the back to take out some tools he could use to help Billy.
The alarms go off, the trio turn around to look at the monitor. On the screen, Slasher Claus starts damaging the auditorium. The setup of the Christmas Pageant is being destroyed. Mrs. Brady cries out, she says "oh god no! Is this where all the extra decorations went!" she dodges the attack, while two of the students try to take her away from getting herself hurt. "Oh shit, not the pageant!" said Sav. Billy gets an idea "I can use the security cameras to scan the monster. Once scanned, I can use its data to help reverse the spell and the rest of the team back to normal" he says to the group. Beverly asks Billy "what about the decorations?" Billy responds, "once the monster is destroyed, the decorations will return to normal and back to the auditorium." Alpha says to the group "I'll even teleport the decorations back to the school where they were!" Sav, Beverly, and Billy all get ready to morph. Billy morphs into his Golden Ninjetti Armor Form while the other two rangers morph into their ranger forms.
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
The rangers teleport to the Auditorium. Slasher Claus and his minions look to see that it is the crew. "Ho Ho Ho, looks like you've all been on the nice list!" he says to the rangers. Sav responds "damn right we are!" Billy says to the monster "And we'll put you on a one horse open sleigh to hell!" Beverly says to Slasher Claus "and you won't be jingling all the way!" The rangers take out their weapons and fight off the group.
Billy tries to get up on the stage, but he is blocked off by the Tux Rucks. Sav fires a few lasers at them to give Billy the opportunity. Beverly takes out her power bow, she creates a light arrow that separates into two, then four, then eight knocking down the henchmen.
Angel Grove High School - Hallway
During the battle, a Santa Claus walks into the building, he listens to the sounds of fighting going on. He follows the sounds and heads over to the auditorium.
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
Billy grabs one of the dolls, it is Tara. He says into his communicator "Alpha, teleport this doll back right now!" Alpha responds "will do Billy!" the doll is teleported back to the command center. Slasher Claus kicks Billy off stage "Ho Ho Ho Motherfucker! You little bitch shouldn't be stealing other peoples stuff!" he calls out to the Golden Ninjetti Warrior. Sav flips onto the stage, he battles Slasher Claus.
Maria peaks into the auditorium, she watches the whole battle. She feels bad for signing up Sav for the pageant, but wanted to surprise him. She then feels a brush on her left shoulder, she looks to see a Santa Claus walk by her. Maria grabs the Santa Claus on the right shoulder "you shouldn't be here! This is dangerous!" she says, warning him. Santa Claus shushes her "its okay. I know what I am doing" he says to her. Maria is confused, wondering who this person is?
Sav keeps fighting Slasher Claus, he takes the doll that resembles William. He says into his communicator "teleport him back now Alpha!" Alpha teleports William back to the command center. Slasher Claus takes out his Candy Cane Sword and knocks back Sav. Beverly jumps onto the stage and grabs Slasher Claus by the arm, twisting it. Slasher Claus screams in pain, Beverly lets go and grabs the doll that resembles Austin. She says to her communicator "now Alpha!" Alpha teleports the Austin doll back to the command center. Slasher Claus kicks Beverly in the back, she flies off stage. Sav and Billy catch her before she could hit the ground. Slasher Claus yells out to the trio "I only have one doll left! And I can't let you all have this one!" he says to the group.
Santa Claus walks into the Auditorium, he walks down the aisle. Slasher Claus looks at the Santa Claus, he wonders who this is walking down the aisle. "You dare face me! Slasher Claus!" he says to the Santa. Santa nods "Ho Ho Ho! You know I'll fuck you up!" he says to Slasher Claus. Santa leaps up on stage, she takes out his sword. Both Santa and Slasher battle in a duel. They entertain the rangers on stage with their sword fight. The rangers are blown away by the battle.
Maria, who is watching from the doorway, is thrilled to see the battle between two Santa Clauses. She is wondering if this is the real Santa or someone else dressed up as him. She is still surprised to see this battle happen.
Santa has the upperhand, he knocks back the monster and slices him on the cheek. Slasher is in pain. Santa says to the monster "evil makes me so angry!" in a goofy voice. The rangers know that familiar goofy voice. The Santa Claus glows in a Navy Aura, he transforms into his real form, it is Ninjor! "What is this trick!" yells Slasher Claus! Ninjor responds "a silent night for you!" he slices Slasher Claus on the skull, then the beard, Slasher Claus falls down but still stands up. Ninjor uses the opportunity to grab the doll that resembles Minh, he tosses it to Billy along with the beard that he cut off. Billy nods, "Thank you Ninjor!" he says to him. Billy teleports back to the command center to create a potion to reverse the spell. Beverly and Sav nod to each other, they take out their Power Coins, turn them into Power Crystals, and morph into their Crystal Ranger Mode.
Beverly and Sav both join Ninjor. Ninjor compliments on their armor "your armor is very nice. I love the looks of them!" he says to the duo. Sav nods "thank you Ninjor." Beverly takes out her crossbow and fires at the monster. Ninjor takes out his sword while Sav takes out his Crystal Blade. They both slice Slasher Claus.
Cranston Technologies - Command Center
Billy creates the potion to reverse the spell, he creates the chemicals he can use to help create this potion. After using the beard that Ninjor cut off from Slasher Claus, he uses that to help create the potion. Analyzing the beard and seeing what particles that were used to create this monster, he is able to use some of the cells to create the potion he needs to reverse the whole spell. He pours the potion into a spray bottle. He sprays this at the dolls, the Nutcracker Dolls take the effect. The dolls reverse back into their human selves. Minh, Austin, Tara, and William are back to their normal selves. Minh goes over to the screen, she watches Sav, Beverly, and Ninjor fight the monster. Austin says to the group "how about we wish this Monster a Merry Christmas of our own!" the group agrees with him. Minh faces the camera and yells "Back to Action!"
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
Sav and Beverly kick the monster out of the Auditorium. Slasher Claus flies out of the school and onto the field.
Angel Grove High School - Grass Field
Slasher Claus feels weak, he is sliced and diced by the rangers. Sav, Beverly, and Ninjor all run out of the Auditorium and face the monster. The rest of the group teleport into the scene. "You guys are back to normal!" said Beverly, feeling excited for her teammates.
Minh gets the group to call out the Power Cannon. The Power Cannon teleports to the rangers. Minh stands behind the cannon. Austin, William, and Beverly kneel to the left side, while Tara, Sav, and Ninjor kneel to the right side. They load up the cannon using the Red Orb, Green Orb, Black Orb, Blue Orb, Yellow Orb, Pink Orb, and Navy Orb. The Cannon is loaded up, it charges with a Golden Aura, firing at the Slasher Claus. Slasher Claus falls down and explodes. Then a purple smog blows up and seeps back into the explosion. Slasher Claus grows into a giant.
The rangers call out their zords while Ninjor grows into a giant himself. The Megazord, Dragonzord, and Ninjor all battle Slasher Claus. Slasher Claus calls out for a snowstorm. The rangers are all blinded by the ragging snowstorm. Slasher Claus uses his opportunity to throw his Jingle Bombs at the rangers. "Ho Ho Ho Motherfucker! You can't take down this evil!" he says to the group. Ninjor gets angry "evil makes me so angry!" he calls out. He transforms into a powerful samurai-esque Battle Mode. He throws explosive fireballs from his hands to melt the snow, giving the rangers an opportunity to battle. The Megazord uses its fire punch to knock back Slasher Claus. While Dragonzord uses its Dragonbreath to do a lot of damage to Slasher Claus. "How's this for bad breath!" said Tara, from the cockpit. Slasher Claus grows weak.
Minh calls out to Tara "hey Tara, how about we use MegaDragonzord Mode!" she says to her. Tara nods "that's a great idea!" she says to her. The Dragonzord turns into a sort of armor that would lay atop the Megazord, turning its finger cannons into shoulder cannons. It fires a three beam laser attack at the monster, Ninjor then uses his Katana, it glows in a powerful aura, he sprints and slashes Slasher Claus! Both the MegaDragonzord and Ninjor (Battle Mode) destroy the Anti Santa Claus.
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
The extra bag of props magically appears back to where it was. Leaving no damage to any of the props inside of the bag.
Grande Morevils Lair - Base
Grande Morevil throws a temper tantrum at his base. He grows very angry at the whole thing. General Kinz feels guilty for what he has done, he only wanted to help his master.
Grande Morevils Lair - Lab
Telegator and Clondurk use the opportunity to steal a few experiments from the lab. They even grab a few robotic materials to use for their own doing. Telegator overhears the tantrum from Grande Morevil, he then grabs a manual. He thinks about all of what he has become. He wonders if he was someone else or a bad clone ripped off from what he was a long time ago?
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium Lobby
It has been two weeks since the last monster attack. Maria and Sav forgive each other. William is surprised that Savs family doesn't enjoy the holidays. "So what do your parents celebrate, if it is not christmas?" he asks Sav curiously. Sav responds, "Well, it is a holiday we celebrate called 'Bada Din' it is an indian holiday where we decorate our homes with lights, Christmas decorations, and mangoes. We even cover the floors and tables with rangoli, which are intricate patterns made with colored powders, flowers, and rice" he explains to William. William then gets confused "wait, I think that's still Christmas!" he says to Sav. Sav is confused "no it doesn't" he says to William. William explains to Sav "no, Bada Din does mean that! It is an Indian term for Christmas that translates to 'Big Day'." Sav looks at William, feeling shocked "wait, are you serious right now? He asks him. Maria nods, "he is right! That does mean 'Big Day' which means, you've been celebrating Chrismtas this whole time!" William explains to Sav "The term may have originated in British India, when Indian subjects of the British called the day celebrated by their British masters 'Bada Din'. Though the majority of Indians are Hindu, millions of people still celebrate Christmas in India called Bada Din, meaning 'big day'." Sav is excited to hear the great news "So that means I do celebrate christmas, it just means differently for my culture!" he says to the group. Maria says to Sav "my cousins girlfriend is Jewish, but she still celebrates Christmas with him and his family while also celebrating Hanukkah!" Sav is shocked, he feels bad about not participating in the pageant, but still wants to make it up for Maria.
Two Days Later…
Sav, Maria, and a few other students get ready to hand out the programs for the pageant. Sav is about to feel happy about participating, until Mrs. Brady runs over to him. "OH Sav! I need you!" she says in a panic. Sav is shocked, but slowly comes over to her.
Mrs. Brady has a worried look on her face, she explains to Sav "oh Sav, this is terrible. My Drummer for the Christmas Pageant has appendicitis. He is supposed to perform in the Finale! We can't have Finale without our drummer!" she cries out to him. Sav says to her "well, I guess we're going to have a pageant without a Finale." Mrs. Brady gets frustrated "I've spent weeks preparing for the pageant, hand sewing the costumes, painting the backdrop, and repairing the place, thanks to the monster attack! I cannot let the whole thing go to pieces!" she then eyes Sav "I need you to be our drummer!" Sav looks at Mrs. Brady "Me? Perform on Stage!?" he asks her in confusion. Mrs. Brady responds "yes! Mr. Hibbard told me you were his best drummer in Band Class, other than that Michelle girl who can play the clarinet, you need to save the pageant!" Sav is about to turn around, but Mrs. Brady stops him "unless, you were the one to have destroyed the auditorium and steal from campus!" she says to him. Sav is shocked to hear this "b-but you know I didn't do that!" he says to her. Mrs. Brady responds "I know, but Mr. Crandall might think differently." Mrs. Brady blackmails Sav to take over. Sav is shocked, "b-but this? Really?" Mrs. Brady crosses her arms and eyes him. Sav gives in "fine! You know, for a hippy, you can be a real bully Mrs. Brady!" Mrs. Brady responds "peace and love Sav, peace and love!"
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium Lobby
An hour goes by, the Lobby is packed with everyone from Angel Grove. Even some of the citizens from out of Angel Grove are there. People from Stone Canyon, Wetwood, Fern Arbor, etc. They are all excited to see the Pageant.
Billy hitches a ride with Zack and Shelby. Shelby is pleased to see Minh and her friends perform in the Christmas Pageant. Billy tells Shelby about how new the pageant is at Angel Grove High School, they never had one during their High School days. Billy sees his new secretary in the lobby talking to some people. He goes over to her.
Billy asks Julie "Julie? What brings you here?" Julie turns around, she realizes that her boss is at the High School. "Oh, Hi" Julie says awkwardly "I didn't think you would come here?" she says to him. Billy explains to Julie "My friend's Daughter is performing here at the Pageant. She's like a Daughter to me as well." Julie is surprised to hear this information. She is about to say something, until her boss comes into the picture. "Hello Billy!" Jovan says to him. Billy gives Jovan a dirty look, but acts casually towards him in front of everyone in the lobby "Hello Jovan" he says to him. "I'm surprised you're here! My son is helping out at the pageant as well" Jovan says to him. They are about to lock eyes at each other, but the death stares between the rivals are broken. Austins Dad comes into the scene, he talks to Billy about the investments of his own company with Billys. Jovan grows angry with Austins dad, but doesn't try to make a scene. He nods to Julie and whispers to her "find more and more dirt on that company. We must take down Cranston Technologies." Julie nods to him, she then texts her daughter Sally. The text says 'good luck in the pageant tonight! I hope you all perform very well!'
John Trueheart talks to Zack, he is pleased that Tara is good friends with Minh. They really seem to fit in pretty well. Zack is pleased to have Tara around, he invites John for a beer at his place. The lights flicker on and off, the pageant is about to begin.
Cut to the Dressing Room
Angel Grove High School - Dressing Room
Sav is dressed up like a nutcracker, he stares at himself in the mirror. "I'm gonna need a lot of therapy after this" he says to himself. Austin, dressed up in all red, laughs at Sav "dude, I didn't think you would be a Nutcracker!" he says to him. Sav responds to Austin "shut up" not feeling good about doing this. Austin pats Sav on the back "you'll do fine. Just stay ready for the finale." He then hears clapping coming from the audience. "I think Nikolai and his group are on" he says to him. Sav is confused "Nikolai and his group?" he asks in confusion. Austin shrugs his shoulders "guess so?"
Angel Grove High School - Auditorium
All of the acts have gone by, there were about seven acts that have passed, they all entertained the audience. The mixed chorus even does a little dance to the song "All I want for Christmas is you" by Mariah Carey. The next act comes up, is by the Math Club of the school.
Both Austin and Sav watch from stage right, behind the curtain. They see Nikolai and a few other kids all dressed up in Red and Green clothing, they are dressed up like wannabe gangsters. Sav is curious, wondering what is going on? Nikolai starts to rap a beat while the music plays in the background,
"Yo, yo, yo!
All you sucka MC's ain't got nothin' on me
From my grades, to my lines, you can't touch Nicky B
I'm a mathlete, the nerd is inferred
But forget what you heard, I'm like James Bond the third
Sha-sha shaken, not stirred, I'm Nicky Bacher
The B's silent when I sneak in her door
I make love to your woman on the bathroom floor
I don't play it like Shaggy, you'll know it was me
Cause the next time you see her she'd be like
Ohhhhhh, Nicky B.!"
The music stops, while Mrs. Brady runs on stage kicking the kids off stage "Get out of here! Get out of here! This is a Christmas Pageant, not a Mean Girls reenactment!" she yells to Nikolai. Nikolai yells out to the Audience "Happy Holidays Everybody!" the Audience laughs their asses off at the whole thing. One audience member yells "now this is entertainment!" Mrs. Brady faces the audience "Sorry about that everyone" she says apologetically while the audience laughs at the whole performance. She then takes out her notes and says to the audience "and now" she pauses for a bit, looking at the card, she says to the audience "a Mean Girls reenactment by the Santa Girls!" Mrs. Brady feels awkward after the whole thing and gets off stage.
The curtain rises up, it is Minh, Beverly, Tara, and Sally, wearing nothing but Santa dresses, Santa Hats, Black Boots, Red Spandex underneath. Sav is shocked to see this along with Austin. Neither of them were aware of the girls doing the Jingle Bell Rock, honoring the film Mean Girls.
The music turns on, the girls start doing their dance to the song, Jingle Bell Rock. The girls keep dancing until the music starts to malfunction purposely. There is silence, a long pause. Then Minh starts to sing "what a bright time is the right time". Sav (from behind the curtain) along with a few other guys from behind the curtain, join in and sing "To Rock the Night Away". Some of the students in the audience join in and sing "Jingle Bell Time, is the swell time". The rest of the audience join in and sing "To go gliding in a one horse sleigh!". A boy hustles over to the piano and plays the rest of the song as background music while the girls and the entire auditorium sing the rest of the song. After the song, the audience cheers real hard, one person yells "I love Mean Girls!", a few other people give the girls a standing ovation.
Minh, Tara, Beverly, and Sally all smile, they knew this would turn out correctly. They hustle off stage and feel great about their performance. Sav is impressed with the girls. Even Austin wasn't aware of their performance. He only knew about Nikolai and his group.
Mrs. Brady cheerfully walks onto the stage, she speaks to the audience using the microphone. "Isn't that a wonderful tune!" the audience quiets down. "Unfortunately, the pageant is going to end. But to add to this closure, we will be performing the Holiday Melody!" The audience cheers loudly. Sav is embarrassed to be a part of this performance. But he goes out to play the drum. The group watches Sav perform from behind the curtain.
Maria is playing the xylophone, she is standing next to Sav. She whispers to him "you got this Sav!" Sav takes a breather before they could begin, he remembers playing this in his music class. He just wishes it wasn't for a performance. Sav plays along to the beat. He listens in and remembers his ques. The songs being used in the Holiday Melody are: "Little Drummer Boy" "Deck the Halls" and "Jingle Bells". Sav feels good about playing the entire song, he remembers playing it in music class, he just didn't think it would be on stage. After the whole performance. The audience roars, they roar with excitement, cheering on the whole band playing the performance. Sav smiles, he feels great about being in the christmas pageant. All of his friends congratulate Sav on a job well done. Billy and Zack smile at Sav from the audience, they are pleased to see their Black Ranger perform. Sav stands up and smiles to the audience, he is proud to be dressed up as a Nutcracker performing for not only his school, but the community as well. Maria hugs Sav, they both pose in front of the audience.
THE END