Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:
The Next Generation
Season 2: Episode: 14
Parental Guidance Part 1
Kwan / Taylor Household - Kitchen
Minh heads inside of the kitchen, she grabs a bite to eat. Shelly turns around to see Minh grabbing a piece of toast. "Minh, that's all you're gonna eat?" She asks her. Minh turns to look at Shelly with a stack of pancakes "Are you gonna eat all of those?" She asks her. Shelly laughs at Minhs comment "no, it's for you and everyone!" she says laughing. Minh tilts her head a bit slightly to the right, not sure if she is serious. Shelly places the plate of freshly cooked pancakes on the table "eat! You need a good breakfast to start the day" she says so cheerfully. Minh doesn't wanna upset Zacks girlfriend, so she sits at the table, grabs a plate, and takes two pancakes. Zack comes into the room "morning honey!" he says after kissing her on the cheek. Shelly smiles at her boyfriend "we have a big day at city hall!" she says with a smile. Zack wraps his arms around Shellys waist, he smiles at her "I know, we got the budget for the Angel Grove Museum, opening up a new Mexican Restaurant, and visiting one of the Middle Schools here. It's gonna be a great day!" he says to her. Zack and Shelly set themselves to the table. Shelly grabs a pancake and puts it on her plate. Shelly notices Minh eating the pancakes with no syrup or butter "Minh? You don't want syrup or butter?" she asks with a puzzled look on her face. Minh looks at Shelly with a weird look on her face "no, I'm okay eating pancakes this way." Minh says, trying not to be rude to her. Zack notices this and says to his girlfriend "Minh's unique in her own way!" said Zack "that's what makes her special!" he says, looking at her with a smile. Shelly worries for Minh "I just want what's best for your child" she says to him. Minh gets a little uncomfortable, she pretends to look at her phone "oh, it's Austin. I have to get to a meeting!" she sticks a pancake in her mouth, scurries out of her seat, and heads out of the front door.
Kwan / Taylor Household - Stoop
Minh hurries out of the front door of the house. She is about to go to the garage to teleport to school, but Zack stops her "Minh, wait!" he calls out to her. Minh turns to look at her Uncle Zack. "I know it's annoying to have Shelly around the house, but she's doing the best she can to be there for you" he says to Minh. Minh doesn't say anything, she just looks on the cold concrete floor. Zack gets Minhs attention, she looks at him, Zack looks at Minh right in the eye "look, I know your Mother hasn't been around for three years. But Shelly isn't going to replace her." Minh doesn't say anything, she listens to what Zack is saying to her. Zack says more to her "I do wanna be with her forever and I know she does too." Minh suggests to him "can you tell her to ease up a bit. I'm not a little kid. I'm gonna be in college in the next two years. I love Shelly and I'm glad you let her stay with us. But I don't want her to be too motherly." Zack says to Minh "I love you Minh, you'll always be my daughter. I know your father hasn't been there for you, but I'll always be there. I am just like the father you've never had." Minh hugs Zack, she knows how bad her dad was to her and Trini. Including trying to take full custody of her illegally, when he wasn't allowed to by the court of law. Minh thanks her Uncle Zack and teleports to school. Zack is happy to have Minh as his own daughter, Shelly as his own girlfriend, and to be the Mayor of Angel Grove. He gets ready to head to city hall with Shelly.
50 Minutes later, Zack and Shelly get into the car, they head over to city hall for their duties. The camera pans away from the house to a silver sports car. There is a silhouette of a person clenching his fist angrily.
Grande Morevils Lair - Base
Grande Morevil wants to find a way to get started on his project, the only issue is that all of his enemies are out there. He wants to come up with a distraction, because he can't rely on other villains to go out there and take on the rangers while he is busy. "I must come up with something on the spot? But what?" he asks Kinz. Kinz comes up with an idea "how about this!" He takes out a case from the freezer, inside of the case is a small frozen scaled alien. Morevil thinks about the idea "hmmm, he did help us out of a jam before he was injured?" he says, staring at the being. "I can help make some modifications to this thing" Kinz suggests to Morevil. Morevil responds "very well."
While Kinz goes over to revive the monster, Grande Morevil looks at himself in the mirror. He thinks about his past.
Angel Grove High School - Basement
Minh teleports into school, she is in the basement. She is about to walk up the stairs until she hears a door open. Minh gets startled, gasping a bit. Coming into her view is William and Sally. They just came out of the storage closet from making out. "You almost gave me a heart attack!" Minh yells at the two, feeling startled. "You're one to talk! We thought you were the principal!" said William. Minh settles down, she sits on the stairs. Sally comforts her "you okay?" she asks her. Sally sits next to her on the stairway. Minh talks about her problem "it's just, my Uncle Zack. Ever since Shelly moved in with us, she's been acting like a mom to me." Sally comforts Minh "ever since my dad left us. Mom has been dating other guys. I avoided them because of my bad history with them. Even when my moms new boyfriend came, I just haven't gotten to know him very well. It took time, but I finally warmed up to him." Minh asks Sally a question "how did you manage?" Sally answers "it got a lot of getting used too. But my moms new boyfriend has been helping me a lot. Including boy troubles. He's become my best friend" she says, smiling at the fact she has a fatherly figure in her life. "Well, that's the thing. I don't want Shelly to replace my mom. But I don't want Shelly to mother me too much" Minh says, feeling confused. William advises his friend "Just give her some time to warm up to you. She's doing the best for you. And Zack loves her very much. You gotta be supportive towards him and Shelly. They both love you, you just gotta get used to them." Minh smiles at her friend, she is glad to have met such great people. Sally smiles at Minh, she is pleased to have her and William in her life. Minh suggests William and Sally to go on ahead so she can sit on the stairway to think about all of this. William advises her to not sit too long or she will get caught. Both William and Sally walk up the stairs, they go to their first period classroom.
Angel Grove High School - Statistics Classroom
It is the fifth period of school.
Both Minh and William sit in their stats class, taking notes about the topic they are learning. While Minh looks through her notes, the classroom phone rings. The Teacher, Mr. Lyon, picks up the phone. He listens in on the call, he then looks at the class. He hangs up and looks at Minh, he calls out to her "Minh, you're wanted in the office, your dad's here." Minh is shocked and confused at the same time. She hasn't seen her dad in a year, not since the election of Zack Taylor as Mayor. William is also shocked, he knows how bad of a person he was towards her. Minh gets up, gathers her things, and heads out of the classroom.
Angel Grove High School - Main Office
Minh goes over to the office, she wonders if this is really her dad or an ambush by Grande Morevil. As she walks inside, she realizes that it is her dad. Minh is disappointed and wishes it was an ambush by Grande Morevil instead. Her father gets up from sitting in the chair in the waiting area. "Minh, lets go!" he says to his daughter. Minh is confused "but what about class?" she asks him. Sebastian answers "I excused you for the rest of the day."
Downtown Angel Grove - Felix's Restaurant
Minh and her Dad both go to a fancy restaurant. They sit down and have a drink together. "I ordered your favorite drink, Mango Juice. It was your favorite since you were little" Sebastian says to her. Minh turns her head slightly, she is confused on why she is out of school. Sebastian glares at his daughter "don't look away from me" he says in a slight demand. Minh looks right at her father, she sits there frozen in shock. Sebastian looks at his daughter straight in the eyes, "I am here to give you a better life! You can come live with me and finish the rest of your high school years at the same school your mother and I graduated from." Minh looks at her father, wondering if what she heard was correct, "the same prep school you guys went too?" she asks him. Her father answers "yes" he explains more "I am here to give you an open opportunity for you Minh! A Full Ride Scholarship to an Ivy League School. A great job at a huge business. Maybe even a chance to run for President!" Minh is shocked, she processes the whole thing. She doesn't know how to react, the first thing she says is "I-I have a lot going on here at Angel Grove. I am the Class President-" she is about to say more, but her father interrupts her "you can come the next school year! I'll pull some strings and get the prep school to make you class president and a representative of the student board! You can even participate in that karate team they have!" he says to her. Minh is confused "but, how would Uncle Zack pay for all of this?" she asks him. Her father snaps "he would not!" A few people look at them, after hearing Sebastian bark at his daughter, he settles down before he could start a scene. A few people turn their heads away from him.
The camera zooms out from the two and pans over to a girl with red hair. The girl sits at the bar, having a martini, she looks at her glass, the reflection flashes to her real self. It is Rave, the Phantom Thief. Rave thinks about herself when she was young, back when she was Minhs age. She looks at the Father and Daughter and looks back at her drink.
Fade to White
Old Abandoned Town
The old town is wrecked, some of the houses are abandoned. A few buildings fall apart. A man goes out to clean the trough. He cleans it out to make it better for horses and visitors to come too. While cleaning, he hears the sound of a young girl, she says to him "hey mister." The man looks at her, feeling shocked to see. Coming from behind the abandoned salon is a girl. The girl is naked and is covering herself with only a rag. The poor girl begs the man to cover her. The man, being a good samaritan, takes off his jacket and holds it in front of her. The girl drops her rag on the ground and grabs the jacket. The man turns around so he would not look at her. The girl puts the jacket on the fence, she puts on her dress. She smirks and says "turn around" in an evil tone. The man turns around, he looks at the girl who is fully dressed, wondering what is going on? A few other men jump out of nowhere and beat up the guy. They take his money and shoot his horse. They rob him, the older man compliments the girl "you did a very good job there Rave." The girl standing there is a Young Rave, she smirks evilly.
Flash to White
Downtown Angel Grove - Felix's Restaurant
Rave walks into the bathroom, she changes her disguise, she is disguised as a waitress in a restaurant. The 'waitress' grabs a bottle of vodka and a basket, before leaving she looks at the little statue. It looks so much like a humanoid elephant, she grabs it. Rave comes up with an idea and teleports back to her lair.
Camera pans to the Father - Daughter Duo
Minh has a hard time eating her pasta dish. She is thinking about how her father is offering her an opportunity for her future. The problem is that her Uncle Zack has full custody of her, her home is in Angel Grove, and she has her Uncle Billy and her Ranger Team. Her Dad notices her not touching her food. "Hey, Minh!" he calls to her. Minh zones back in, she looks up to see her Father giving her a dirty look. "You haven't touched your food. Who do you think is paying for all this?!" he says to her in a demanding tone. Minh gets a little scared, she looks down to her plate "I'm not feeling hungry" she says to her dad. Sebastian sighs in annoyance "you think money grows on trees?!" he says to her. Minh gulps, feeling frightened by her dad "n-no. I'm just gonna take it home an-" she tries to explain to her dad, but he interrupts her. "And What!?" he starts to yell "WASTE IT!" he says angrily. A few people look at the two, Minh feels embarrassed by her dad.
Minh thinks about her father screaming at her mother when she was little. How many times she's heard Trini scream in pain. The household was pretty toxic. She remembers hearing her father screaming at her about the last name being different at birth. Her father is screaming about why Minhs last name is her mothers maiden name. Little Minh is traumatized about the whole thing. Even remembering him hitting her mother. Trini wanted peace and love in the house, but not like this.
Minh zones back in, her father tries to call for her attention. Minh has no clue what her father wants. Her father says to her "I want you to think about this opportunity. You do not want this to go to waste! This could change everything for you."
Kwan / Taylor Household
An hour goes by after the restaurant.
Minhs Father drops off Minh in front of her house. Minh is holding a takeout box with her, she lost her appetite after the whole talk by her dad. Minh is unsure how to take this whole thing? She walks up to the front stoop, she opens the door and steps inside.
Kwan / Taylor Household - Living Room
Minh steps inside of her house. She is caught up with everything and she doesn't notice Shelly cleaning up the house. Shelly notices Minh carrying a box of her leftovers with her. She stops Minh, making her freeze in her tracks, she goes over to her "Don't you have school today? Why are you home? And where did you go?" She asks, scolding her for skipping school. Minh doesn't want to answer her, she unfreezes and puts the takeout box in the fridge. Shelly says to her "I hope you know that we're having curry for dinner? You can't always go out and stuff yourself with food after school?" Minh tries to walk away from her, but Shelly gets in her way "look at me when I am talking to you!" she yells at her, trying to get her attention. MInh gets seriously annoyed by her, she loses her thoughts and screams at Shelly "how about just stop treating me like I'm your daughter!" Shelly is shocked to hear Minh yelling at her. She doesn't wanna yell back, so she tries to comfort her. Shelly asks Minh "what's wrong honey? Is everything alright" feeling concerned for her. Minh yells "just stop! You're not my mother! So stop acting like it!" She screams in her face. Shelly gets angry with Minh "you do not talk to me like that young lady!" She yells at Minh "you are my boyfriends kid! And I'll treat you just like my kid!" She yells, feeling like she has to take control of her daughter. Minh yells "get the fuck out of my house! You are not my mother! You will never be like her! You Bitch!" she screams with rage. Shelly storms out of the house, feeling sad and angry with Minh. She yells to Minh through her tears "Zack will hear about this!" She slams the door hard.
Minh sits down, feeling aggravated about the whole thing. She starts to have a panic attack, Minh passes out on the couch.
Fade to Black
Minh wakes up, she wonders if this is all a dream? She calls out for her Uncle Zack, there is no response. The inside of the house is dark, with only a few lights turned on. She curls up into a ball, feeling miserable about her day.
Phantom Thief Manor - Ballroom
The Phantom Thieves sit around, they turn the statue of a humanoid elephant into a monster. The Humanoid Elephant wears some japanese robes around its body. It has a couple of earrings. The Elephants tusks are sharp and pointy. It growls with rage, ready to stomp down on anything that stands in its way. "Welcome Phantump! We will work together to destroy those that get in our way!" yells Silvia. Rave chugs a bottle of vodka, she then looks at the picture of a salon thinking about her past.
A Flashback Begins
Stone Canyon Salon
A Young Teenage Rave flirts with a cowboy, the cowboy becomes aroused by her. She jesters him to come outside, he follows her.
Stone Canyon Salon - Backalley
The teenage Rave seductively grabs the cowboy to the back of the salon. The cowboy is turned on by her, Rave shows off her cleavage, ready to show him her boobs. The cowboy starts to stare at Raves boobies, he is hypnotized by her tits, almost showing a little nipple, he is ready to take off his pants. But before he could pull them down, three men jump out from two neighboring buildings. They hold the cowboy at gunpoint, one of the men stabs the cowboy in the thigh, the other hits him in the face with a strong wooden stick. Raves brothers steal whatever they could from that drunken cowboy. "Weehoo! We got ourselves some money!" one of the brothers yells to the top of his lungs. The older brother, named Rover, smacks the brother in the back of the head "Rage, are you trying to get us caught again!" he says, scolding his younger brother. The oldest and maturest brother, his name is Ray, nods at his baby sister "well done Rave! You've done a great job!" he says to her. Rave smiles at her oldest brother, she is proud to have been a wonderful help to her brothers.
Flash Forward
The teenage Rave is running, she is getting chased down by the sheriffs. She is half naked, she was just caught by an undercover cop. Rave and her brothers are wanted by the sheriffs. One of the cops is shot by a man on a horse, it is one of Raves brothers, Rage. The youngest brother (who is three years older than Rave), charges past the other cop. He scoops up Rave and pulls her on his horse he just stole. Two of her older brothers (Ray and Rover) are both galloping on their horses, they shoot the police. One of the brothers gets tied up by a lasso, it is the second oldest brother Rover. Rover is pulled off of his horse and lands on his head, snapping his neck in the process. Rave is shocked to see her brother fall down. Ray gets Rave to come on to his horse, she leaps off Rages horse and gets on her oldest brothers horse. Rave wraps herself around her oldest brother. Rage turns around and starts shooting at the police, giving both Ray and Rave the opportunity to run away. Rave is having a hard time, she fights her emotions, leaving her brothers behind.
Rage charges towards the two policemen, he starts to shoot some of the cops. While charging and shooting, more and more policemen pop out from each and every one of the rocks, they throw sticks of dynamite at Rage, blowing him up in the process.
Flashback Ends
Phantom Thief Manor - Ballroom
Rave zones back in, she hears the sound of her leader calling for her attention. Rave zones back in "what?" asks Rave furiously. Silvia yells to his female thief "take this being and help him destroy angel grove!" he yells to her. Rave nods "yes sir!" she does a little curtsy. Both her and Phantump teleport over to the city.
Kwan / Taylor Household - Living Room
Minh has a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, coming from the kitchen with two cups of tea is Austin, he keeps Minh company. Minh takes the teacup from Austin, she needed somebody to talk to. Austin, being longtime friends with Minh, comes over to listen to her. She explains to him about her father coming over and explaining everything to her. She even talks about how much of a mother Shelly has been acting lately, but has been getting on her nerves. Austin listens to everything about what she says to him. "It seems that your dad has a grudge towards Zack. And that he doesn't want to keep paying for child support. He wants to keep you and only you for his own selfish needs" Austin says, trying to understand what has been told to him. Minh nods "I just don't know what to do? I have been given an opportunity, but I don't wanna deal with him during my breaks at dads place" she says to him. "Tell him no!" Austin says to her "you know what he did to your mom! Just don't let him take you away from us." Minh sits there, feeling bad, but also worse after what she said to Shelly. Minh is conflicted with what is going on with her personal life. Austin wishes that his parents would disappear for once, but he doesn't say it out loud. Minh then asks Austin "I tried calling your house the other day, but your parents said that you haven't been home lately, is there something wrong?" she asks him in concern. Austin doesn't want to say anything, he ignores Minhs question.
They sit there talking until their communicators go off, they realize that there could be trouble. Austin responds to the call "come in Alpha" he says into the mic. Alpha responds "there is trouble downtown, the Phantom Thieves have released another monster. You must hurry! Ai yai yai!" Austin nods to Minh, "you up for this?" he asks his longtime friend if she is able to fight. Minh nods "anything to take down any type of evil!" she says to him. Austin and Minh both face the camera, Austin yells "It's Morphin Time!"
"Sabertooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Downtown Angel Grove
Both the Red and Yellow Rangers teleport to downtown Angel Grove. Rave and Phantump both turn around to face the two rangers. "I was expecting more of an audience. But this would do!" said Rave, she takes out her laser and fires it towards the rangers. Both Yellow and Red dodge just in time before it could hit them. Phantump sprays hot boiling water out of its nose, it hits a car, melting it in the process. "Looks like we have to stay on our toes!" said Austin, after watching the car getting hit by the boiling water. Phantump tries to hit the rangers again, this time they both dodge. The building is hit, the wall melts, a bunch of women from the strip club run out screaming for their lives. Rave notices the strippers, she thinks about her time when she was involved in that.
A Flashback Begins
Shack
The shack is run by a sexist husky rich man. He commands his women to dance for him. Raves oldest brother (Ray) sold his own sister to him for the money. Rave is whipped, she is half naked and unable to shake her hips. The rich man hits her "do as I say you slave!" he yells in a demanding tone. Rave falls on the ground to her knees. She is unable to stand. The other man says to the rich man "the audience is here." The Rich Man sends all of his women out, including Rave.
The Half Naked Women dance around teasing and arousing the men. They all cheer for the women. Some of them are even slapping their booties. One Woman drags a man into the room. Rave asks the other woman "what room is that?" feeling curious. The other woman responds "you make a little more money when they have sex with you." Rave is outraged, but the other woman says to her "if you wanna get respected and out of here faster, this is the only way to do this" she says to her. Rave is shocked, unable to do anything. But she starts to shake her hips seductively, she gets on top of another mans lap, rubbing her finger on the guys chest, feeling him up. The man is aroused, he smiles at her. Rave remembers having to use her body to rob other people when she was young, but now she uses it to get out of this place.
Flash Forward
Rave has learned a lot while being held captive, she has learned to do other seductive things to men. When the Rich Man would whip her, she ends up getting turned on by him. She begs him for more, the Rich Man smiles and makes her an authority figure for the illegal club for men.
Flash Forward
It has been two years and Rave is now the authority figure for the club. She dances around getting all of the mens attention. One guy with a pink vest and another with a brown vest catch her eye. Rave, dancing around in her red velvet bra and thong, seductively dances closer and closer to the two men. The two men eye her, signaling her to come over. The man in pink says to her "how bout we go to the room to do it" he asks her. Rave comes up with an idea "how bout for ur friend as well" she says, licking her lips seductively. The man in the brown is shocked to hear this. The man in pink nods, "I get it, but this seems weird" he says, wondering why the threeway should be involved. Rave bends down, showing off her ass, she slaps it hard and turns around to face the two "for one on top and the other below. Both head and below action at the same time" she says, seducing the two men. The Man in Pink and the Other Man in Brown both nod to each other "We'll take the double action" The Man in Pink says to her.
Shack - Chamber
The Sex Chamber is a run down room, it is only a soft and fluffy bed with a few candles lit to make the room look a little romantic. Rave is about to strip down, but the two men draw out their pistols "we're not just here for fuckin" the Man in Pink says to her. The Other Man in Brown says "we're here for the money!" Rave is shocked, but surprised about the whole thing. "I can get you the money! But I want you to help a lady out!" she says to the two. Both Men are surprised by this, they still draw their pistols "how do we know ur not lying!" said the Man in Brown. Rave responds "because, I've been trapped here for a long time!" she starts to beg "please, I'll do anything to get out of here! I'll help you two out! I'll join your group. I can use my body to help rob other horndogs out in the wild west!" she says, crying and begging to get out of here. The Man in Brown and The Man in Pink both talk to each other privately, they discuss if they should believe Rave.
Rave sits on the bed, hoping these two would let her out and help them on their quest. She felt betrayed when she got sold by her brother, she wants to do anything to get out and not be held in this illegal joint for the rest of her life. She is desperate for anything to get out. Both Men turn around and face her, they are about to draw out their pistols, but Rave starts to cry. She cries, feeling violated for her own needs. The Man in Brown wants to shoot her, but the Man in Pink notices that these are real tears. He bends down and puts his finger underneath the girls crying eyelids, he gets a tear on his finger, he tastes the tear "it is real. Those are real tears of sadness" he says to his partner. The Man in Brown is dumbfounded about the whole thing. The Man in Pink smiles "I'm Gaston and this is my partner in crime Silvia!" he says to Rave.
The Flashback Ends
Downtown Angel Grove
Rave zones back in, she watches Phantump fight off the Rangers. Rave sees the half naked girls crouched in a corner shivering. Rave throws a blanket and covers the girls. The girls are confused on why Rave is helping them? She then fires a warning shot to get the strippers to run away to safety. Rave thinks about her time having to show off her body for money, feeling sorry for the strippers.
Watching the fight is Sebastian, he watches the Yellow and Red Rangers fight off the Monster. He sips a bottle of whisky, he then puts it inside of a brown paper bag. Sebastian eyes the Yellow Ranger, there is something strangely familiar about her. He doesn't know what it is about her, but he thinks it is the Whiskey getting to him.
While the fight continues, ambushing the two villains are more villains: Zeltrax, Lady Darcine, and the Tyrannodrones. Austin realizes that he is in a situation, he and Minh are both in a corner. But Lady Darcine throws a shockwave at Rave, Rave dodges and shoots at Lady Darcine. "This is our turf!" yells Lady Darcine. Rave responds "this has been our turf longer than you've had it!" she yells back. Both Rave and Lady Darcine fight each other. Minh and Austin both shrug their shoulders, they let the two villains fight each other, but they have to take down Zeltrax, Tyrannodrones, and The Monster of the Day.
More Shockwaves zap Zeltrax and his foot soldiers, it is Tara. Tara and the rest of the rangers come over to help the two rangers. "We came as soon as we could!" said Sav. Sav takes out his power axe and fires it towards the foot soldiers. The Tyrannodrones are hit, they fall down. Zeltrax charges towards the Green Ranger. Tara takes out her Dragon Saber and fights off Zeltrax. Both of them battle each other in a swordfight. Minh and Austin both battle Phantump, the Elephant tries to spray the rangers with its boiling hot water, they dodge the attack, hitting the Tyrannodrones instead. William and Sav fire their blade blasters while Beverly fires her pink arrows at the Tyrannodrones. The arrows split from one, to two, to four, to eight, and then to sixteen. The Tyrannodrones all fall down.
Zeltrax transforms into his Crimson Mode, he zaps the Green Ranger. "Not as powerful like your father was!" Zeltrax says. He then points his sword towards Tara "Very pathetic Tara Oliver!" he says to the fallen Green Ranger. Tara starts to get angry, she glows in a green powerful aura. Tara glows, ragging with power. She charges towards Zeltrax with her Dragon Saber in hand. She runs, sprinting as hard as she can. Zeltrax charges, running at full speed with his sword in hand. Both Tara and Zeltrax charge towards each other. Both of them clash, swinging their swords at each other.
FLASH!
A strong flash of Green and Bluish Light spark. Both individuals stand, they have their swords in hand. Zeltrax starts to fall on his knees, he drops his sword to the ground. Tara smirks from behind her helmet, she starts to relax. Zeltrax jumps back up and throws an electric ball at her. The Electro Ball is a black-blusih with yellow static electricity glowing inside of it. The ball hits Tara right in the chest, the golden armor on her chest cracks and starts to shatter, Tara takes the damage. She flies hitting the wall on her back and lands on the ground like a pancake. Zeltrax laughs "you're nothing alright! Your own father was a much better fighter than you!" he says to the Green Ranger. Zeltrax teleports back to base. Tara struggles to stand, she says to herself "next time, Zeltrax."
The Red and Yellow Rangers fire their Thunder Blasters at Phantump. Phantump is hit, but with only a few scratches. The Elephant stomps on the ground, sending a strong wave hitting a building, it falls towards the Red and Yellow Rangers, hitting them in the process. "Ha Ha Ha! You two are way too easy!" he says to the fallen rangers. Under the remains, is a glowing powerful aura, it blows up. The remains hit the monster. Standing from what was the rubble are not only two, but five rangers, they have transformed into their Crystal Mode.
Phantump is shocked in horror, "h-how? How did you do that?" he asks the five rangers. William explains to the monster "well, first of all we saw the building falling on the rangers. We ran and transformed into our Crystal Mode using a device I made to run in fast motion. Then, while we helped our comrades. I turned on the slow motion to help our rangers morph into their Crystal Mode, got our black ranger to use his weapon to shield us and started to chop the rubble into millions of pieces. Then we used our blasters to fire the remains at you!" he explains to the monster. The Monster is impressed but continues to charge towards the rangers using his tusks. Sav takes out his Axe and holds Phantump back, he stands on his own two feet not letting the beast take one step. William uses his lance and swings it at the Elephant, hurting his back. Beverly jumps high into the air and fires her crossbow at the monsters head. Minh sprints, she jumps up and does a flip, using her daggers, she slashes the monster. Phantump is feeling extremely weak, he tries to fire its tusks at the yellow ranger, but Tara comes just in time to stop her. Tara uses her forcefield to block the attack. The rangers use their Power Cannon; they load up the cannon with their Yellow Orb, Red Orb, Black Orb, Blue Orb, Pink Orb, and Green Orb. They fire it towards Phantump, destroying him.
The drunken Sebastian watches the whole battle, he yells "wow, go rangers!" Minh turns and realizes who this person is. It is her father. While not looking, he notices a catfight going on between Lady Darcine and Rave. Sebastian yells "take her top off!" Minh is feeling embarrassed for her dad. Rave fires at the drunken man, Minh jumps over and grabs her father, protecting him from harm. As they both roll on the ground, her father says to her "not even my little girl could protect me from those bitches!" Minh gets disgusted by her father, she says to him "get out of here now!" she says to him. Sebastian is about to say something, but he hustles over and vomits by a garbage can he just knocked over.
Rave and Lady Darcine both breathe in exhaustion, Lady Darcine says to Rave "I've rebuilt you, and I can destroy you!" she says to her. Rave smirks, she charges towards Lady Darcine, slashing her on the chest. Rave uses the spell she memorized from the book she read from Woodward and revives the monster.
Phantump grows into a giant. Rave says to the rangers "enjoy!" she teleports back to base. Lady Darcine gets up and teleports back. Tara hustles over to the group, she is in pain from the battle, but can still fight.
The rangers call out their zords, they teleport to their cockpits. Tara calls out the Falconzord for extra firepower. The Zords Combine into Megazord Aerial Mode.
The Megazord (Aerial Mode) flies towards the monster. It punches the monster right in the face using its Thunder Punch. Phantump sprays the Megazord using its boiling water, but the rangers counter it using its ice punch to block the attack. Phantump tries to charge using its tusks to stab the megazord. The rangers dodge the attack using the Falconzord to fly up in the air. The Elephant crashes into an abandoned building.
Down below, a contractor sees the rubble, he smiles and thanks the rangers for helping him demolish the abandoned building, saving him a lot of money. "I told you we didn't need a demolition crew. The power rangers can do it for us!" he says to his partner. His partner asks "why are we out here at night time again?" The contractor responds "to make sure our prayers were answered! Anything can happen here in Angel Grove!"
Back at the Megazord fight, the monster gets aggravated, it tries to charge at the Megazord. The Megazord grabs the monster by the tusks, it flies up in the air carrying Phantump in its hands. The Megazord, up in the air, spins the monster around and around making the monster feel dizzy. It throws Phantump up in the air, using its cranial laser attack to blow up the monster. The rangers celebrate with victory.
Phantom Thief Manor - Ballroom
Silvia storms out of the room in frustration. He is furious that another plan has failed. Vassel and Omen leave the ballroom and go outside to train. Woodward heads over to his lab to work on a few more experiments.
Rave leaves the room, she goes over to her own private studio.
Phantom Thief Manor - Raves Studio
Rave walks inside of her private room. It is just like a studio apartment. She walks over to her dresser and looks at the mirror. She then opens up a drawer and takes out an old picture. It is a little dusty, but she brushes it off. Rave looks at the old picture of herself when she was young, along with two people standing beside her. One man on the right is a young Silvia, while the other man standing on the left side of her is none other than Gaston.
A Flashback Begins
It is dark outside, three individuals storm off on a carriage. They just robbed the shack that Rave was held captive as a slave. The shack explodes into millions of pieces. Inside of the carriage are stolen goods along with some bottles of poison that were used to kill some of the people that were there.
Gaston wraps the Half Naked Rave with a blanket. Rave holds onto the blanket and hugs Gaston really tight. She cries tears of joy, feeling thankful for Gaston and Silvia for saving her. Gaston smiles at the scared Rave, he holds her really tight. Silvia drives the carriage, he whips the horses really hard. Rave doesn't look back, she becomes one of the workers of the two thieves, who will later become the Phantom Thieves.
The Flashback Ends
Phantom Thief Manor - Raves Studio
Rave cries, she wonders why Gaston betrayed her and the rest of the gang. But still wonders what ever happened to him? She wonders if Gaston is okay or not? She puts the picture away before Silvia or anyone else could notice her.
Kwan / Taylor Household - Living Room
Minh teleports back into her house, sitting on the couch is Zack. Zack is aggravated with Minhs behavior, he gets up and talks to Minh, feeling angry about her. "What did I just hear about you saying all of this to Shelly?!" he yells, feeling disgusted about Minhs behavior. "I just came back from Shelly's place and found out about what you just said to her!" He says, trying to hold back from anything he could say or do to Minh. "Answer me now!" he yells at her angrily. Minh is about to lose it, but keeps her cool, she explains what went on and why she acted that way towards Shelly.
Zack sits there, realizing how much Sebastian has tried to persuade her to come live with him under his full custody. Zack wants to strangle Sebastain for what he has done "you were not allowed to see him!" said Zack. Minh responds "I know, I thought he would change since the election, but he still acts like he tries to control everything" she says to him. "I'm gonna have a talk with the school about this. That secretary should know that me or Billy are under your parental contact list! Not Sebastian!" he says to Minh. Minh says to Zack "next time I see him-" Zack interrupts "You're not going to see him again!" he yells aggressively. "I forbid you to ever talk to him!" Zack yells furiously to Minh. Minh gets up and screams at Zack "can you at least let me finish!" Zack sits there, frozen in shock, he settles down for a bit. Minh explains to Zack "I will talk to him, if he ever does anything to me, I will talk to the cops about this! Dad can't control me, only I can control my own decisions. Not him, not you, not Uncle Billy, and not Shelly! Only me!" she says, setting her foot down. Zack realizes that Minh is going to be out of high school soon, she is no longer a child, but around the same age as he was when he left Angel Grove to go to the Peace Conference. "You're right" said Zack "you are old enough to decide what to do" he says to her. He steps forward to Minh, and puts his hand on her shoulder "but you'll always have your Uncle Zack to help guide you in the right direction, same with Uncle Billy" Zack says to her with a smile. "You maybe under control, but you will always have us to help you out." Minh gets up and hugs Zack.
The doorbell rings, both Minh and Zack look at each other feeling puzzled. "Who could be here at this hour?" asked Zack, feeling confused. Minh goes over and looks through the peephole. Standing outside is Sebastian.
Minh goes outside from the back door, she goes through the gate and heads all the way to the front porch of the house. She doesn't want Sebastian to barge into the house to start another fight like last time. While Sebastian stands on the porch, waiting for the door to open, he gets startled by the sound of his daughter's voice. Sebastian turns around to see that it is Minh standing a few feet behind him, calling for his attention. Sebastian stumbles down the stoop, he goes over to his daughter "did you make up your mind?" he asks, feeling sober enough to speak to his daughter. Minh sighs and starts to explain to him, the first thing that comes out of her mouth is "no." Sebastian asks her "no as in, no more Zack? Or no as in, no to my offer?" he asks, trying to get her to be a little more specific. Minh straight out responds "no, I will not come live with you!" she says, looking her father right in the eye. Sebastian gets angry "you are turning down an opportunity! Your Mother and I finished school at the boarding school we went to! Your tuition would've been discounted! You would've had a lot to go for an open opportunity!" he yells at his daughter. Minh responds "No Dad! I will not go live with you!" she says in a serious tone. Sebastian grabs Minh by the wrist, twisting her arm. "You will listen to your father! You will do as I say!" he yells, squeezing her arm, twisting it, trying to break it like a wishbone. Minh goes in self defense mode, she turns around, grabs the man by the other arm. She pushes it away and chops the man in the neck. Sebastian loses his grip, Minh kicks her father below the knee and chops him in the back of the head. She grabs her father by the arm and holds it behind his back, she holds him down to the ground. Minh yells out to her father "leave now, or I will not hesitate to beat your ass down!" she yells to the whole neighborhood. Minh gets off of her fathers back, Sebastian hustles over to his car, he drives away at rapid speed.
Minh stands there, watching her father drive away. She is scared of the consequences, but feels brave to have taken down her wifebeating father. Zack dashes out of the house, he asks her if she is okay? Minh nods, but she teleports away to cool off.
Cranston Residence - Gym
Minh is at her Uncle Billys place, she is at Billys private gym doing a few workouts, she is wearing a black sports bra, black spandex, and boxing gloves. She is beating up the punching bag and punching stand (punching bag stand). She is taking her rage out on the punching equipment. Minh keeps punching and kicking the equipment, she is sweating buckets and breathing heavily. She grabs her water bottle and drinks it.
Billy is barely at his house, he is usually out at his company, at the command center, or out on either business trips or on other planets. He loves going out there to help save the world but isn't too worried due to Minh and her team helping save Angel Grove along with a few other ranger teams that are out on the planet or galaxy.
Minh sits down in exhaustion, she keeps drinking her water. Jacko and Kako come inside of the gym, they check up on Minh to make sure she is okay. Jacko is visiting his dads place and thought he would bring his buddy Kako along to see the place. Minh is pleased to have two of her friends from another planet to check up on her. "We just came from the pool to see if you were feeling better?" asked Jacko. Minh nods "I am feeling a little better. I just need to cool down for a bit" she says to the two. Kako responds "I'm glad to see that you are okay. If you need us, we'll be in the living room relaxing." Minh smiles at the two "thank you" she says to them. Both Jacko and Kako leave the room to go relax. Minh sits there, she looks at the equipment to do some lifting, she plays some loud heavy metal music to drown out the thoughts she was having about her father.
Cranston Residence - Living Room
Minh goes upstairs and wipes the sweat off of her face. She notices Jacko and Kako having a few snacks together. Minh lies down on the couch, she is exhausted. Jacko says to Minh "you are seriously going to be exhausted when school starts." Minh lies down staring up at the ceiling "I'm not going, I need a day off" she says to him. Kako nods "I understand needing a break. That's why Jacko and I came here to get away from the twins arguing." Minh laughs "those two are still at it?" Jacko sighs "Sheilba and Sayla are always at it. These two can never stop acting out" he says to her. Minh laughs "thank god I don't have a twin" she says to him. Kako responds "I'm an only child. Jacko has to deal with his little sister." Jacko corrects Kako "Half Little Sister!" he says to him, feeling annoyed by her nonsense. Both Minh and Kako laugh. "You have no idea how much she annoys him," Kako says to Minh. He then says to Minh "you should hear about what happened when Jacko got dressed up by her." Jacko gets up and gets furious with Kako "do not tell her!" he yells. Minh lies up from the couch and gets excited "oh, I wanna hear this!" she says with a smile on her face. Jacko hustles over to Kako to cover his mouth. Kako runs away from him, he is getting ready to tell Minh the story. Minh goes over to sit on top of Jacko to restrain him, "tell me the story!" she says to Kako. Jacko tries to get Minh off of him "no don't!" he yells to Kako. Kako explains to Minh "Well, there was this dress up. She makes him wear a dress and make up-" Minh drops her jaw with excitement, getting ready to laugh. Jacko tries to stand up but Minh keeps him restrained. Kako keeps explaining to Minh the whole story. "He is dressed up for a tea party that was made by his sister. He is dressed up and I walked in on them dancing like a couple of princesses!" Kako explains to Minh. Minh laughs really hard, unable to keep Jacko restrained. Jacko pushes Minh off of him and goes over to beat up Kako. Kako runs away from him, Jacko feels embarrassed by Kako. Minh is on the floor laughing hysterically.
Teleporting into the room is Zack. Zack notices a lot of laughter and chasing around in the manor. Both boys stop to notice a serious look on Zacks face. Minh is on the ground laughing, she stops when she notices her Uncle Zack looking pale as a ghost. Minh gets up from the ground and asks Zack what is wrong. Zack explains to Minh "Minh, it's your father. Your Father was found in a car crash." The whole room goes silent. Minh is shocked "What?" she asks him, feeling sad and shocked by the news. Zack responds "Minh, your father is dead." Minh is shocked to hear the news, she is unable to stand.
TO BE CONTINUED….