Power Rangers: Lion Force

Episode 32

“Thunder Storm Force”

By DinoBot

“Guardian MegaZord/Guardian Zords used with grateful permission from The House Of Sophistry”

Setting: LionStar – Bridge

Drax is sat at the helm, studying a 3D image of the DinoZords and the auxiliary Zords.

Drax: Just a few more adjustments...

The image of the Zords crackles, but remains unchanged.

Drax: Come on, you know you want to

Drax stares at the view screen, switches the screen off, then gets up and walks off the bridge.

Setting: Kira’s House - Kitchen

RaptorCon belches loudly as he reads a Tom Clancy novel.

Kira: You’re disgusting....

RaptorCon: I’m hungry...

Kira: So what’s new, from what Drax tell me, you’re always hungry

RaptorCon: Never mind my appetite, what about Drax? He’s been on the LionStar ever since we got our butts handed to us by the Blizzard Force MegaZord. I’m telling you, we were lucky that it ran low on power and needed to recharge...

Kira: He took our defeat rather well don’t you think?

RaptorCon: Knowing Drax, he’s already formulating a plan. Now enough shop talk, let’s talk about your love life... When are you going to ask Drax out?

Kira(Blushing): Who says we like each other?

RaptorCon: I know he’s in love with you, and that you are in love with him. Now, when are you going to ask Drax out?

Kira: I really want to ask him but, but he’s been busy on the LionStar and I’ve not seen him since our first fight with the Blizzard Force MegaZord

RaptorCon(smiling): Leave it to me, I’ll organise a PERFECT date for the two of you

Setting: LionStar – Bridge

Drax walks back onto the bridge, he walks up to the science station and inserts a CD into the computer.

Drax: Computer, scan the DinoZords and the Auxiliary Zords and match them with the data on the CD

Computer: Requested action will take 4 hours to complete

Drax: Proceed...

Computer: Beginning search...

As Drax moves away, the intercom crackles to life.

Setting: Drax’s Quarters – 10 Minutes Later

There is steam drifting out from the bathroom and we can hear Drax singing while he is in the shower.

Drax(Singing): Take my love, take my land, take me to where I cannot stand...

Drax exits the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and still singing.

Drax: I don’t care, I’m still free, you can’t take the skies from me...

He walks over to the bedside cabinet and picks up the picture of elderly Drax with his arm around someone who has their arm around him.

Drax: Well, while the computer is searching, I can relax until Organ rears his ugly head again...

He walks over to a comm. Panel and presses two buttons and a view screen slides down over the rear wall.

Drax: Computer, scan Reefside for any signs of trouble

Computer: Define trouble

Drax: Any monsters?

Computer: Negative...

Drax: Good...

He disappears back into the bathroom and a few minutes later, comes out wearing a pair of jeans and a yellow and black t-shirt. The intercom then crackles to life.

RaptorCon: Drax old boy, are you busy

Drax: No, why’d you ask?

RaptorCon: Just to the Reefside Museum

Drax: Museum? Since when do you hang out at museums?

RaptorCon: Just get here, ok?

Drax: I’ll be there in five

RaptorCon: Good, and bring some flowers with you

Drax: Why?

RaptorCon: I’ve set you up on a date with Kira, now you’ll need to make sure you dress nicely, not your usual so-called ‘dress sense’

Drax: Why? What’s going on?

RaptorCon: Just do it, and don’t argue with me

Setting: Reefside City Center

Drax, wearing a nice black suit and tie stands outside a flower shop, he scratches his head in confusion.

Drax: although I scrub up good pretty boy when I want to, how the living HELL am I supposed to buy flowers for a girl?.

Drax is so caught up in his confusion he doesn’t notice someone stepping up next to him.

Anton: Maybe I can help?

Drax turns and comes face to face with none other than Dr Anton Mercer.

Drax: And you would be?

Anton(Holding out his hand): Dr Anton Mercer

Drax shakes his hand.

Drax: Anton Mercer... weren’t you also known as Messagog?

Anton: Yes, how did you know that?

Drax: I have my ways. Now you said you might be able to help me?

Anton: That I can. A friend of yours, a dinosaur monster called RaptorCon called me and asked for my help...

Drax: You’ve met RaptorCon?

Anton: Yes, Kira and Tommy introduced me to him and FireStorm. They also told me about our alien threat?

Drax: Yeah, I never seem to get a break...

Anton: RaptorCon asked me to help you pick some flowers out for your date, he said, and his exact words were ‘Drax has crap taste’

Drax(Smiling): Well, you’ve got me there. I’ve never bought flowers before

Anton: Well, you can never go wrong with roses...

Drax: Ok, roses it is...

Setting: Reefside City Museum

RaptorCon taps his foot on the ground and checks the clock that hangs on the wall.

RaptorCon: He’s late. Besides having terrible dress sense, he can NEVER keep an appointment...

RaptorCon wanders up to the skeleton of a Triceratops and takes a bone out and puts it in behind the neck. He hears footsteps and whirls around and sees Drax walking towards him.

RaptorCon: You’re late...

Drax: I had to get a decent outfit AND find flowers, fortunately Dr. Mercer was on hand to give me advice

RaptorCon: So he found you then?

Drax: Yes, thanks for sending him to help me

RaptorCon: You can thank me on your wedding night...

RaptorCon teleports away as Drax turns around and sees Kira walking up to him, wearing a formfitting yellow satin dress. Her hair is tied up in a bum on the back of her head instead of her usual hanging down.

Drax: You look... wow

Kira(Smiling): Thanks, and you look good to

Drax hands Kira the flowers, she smiles as she takes them and gives Drax a hug.

Setting: Moon Place – Throne Room

Organ looks at the holographic image of the Blizzard Force MegaZord retreating from it’s first battle.

Organ: The test of the Blizzard Force MegaZord was a success, and once the neo plutonium reactor is installed, it will sweep a new ice age over Earth...

Returner teleports in, walks up to the throne and bows before his master.

Returner: My lord, I have an idea that might help

Organ: What is it this time, Returner, a monster that blows itself up?

Returner: No my lord, while that would undoubtedly confuse the Rangers, my plan is more of a results orientated plan

Organ: ‘results orientated’ you sound like Lothor

Returner: He is part of my plan my lord

Organ: I’m intrigued, go on....

Returner: If we resurrect Lothor, and perhaps Messagog as well, and place them under your total control, the Rangers will be so busy fighting them, they will not have the time to stop you until it’s to late... for them

Organ: An interesting plan with two major flaws, Lothor was not actually destroyed, and Messagog was part of Anton Mercer

Returner rings out a jar containing the miniaturised Lothor and a sample of what looks like burnt rubber.

Returner: This jar contains Lothor, I can easily turn hum into your obedient slave, and this chunk of monster is actually part of Messagog, using the DNA Recombinator, I can resurrect Messagog and have him swear loyalty only to you...

Organ: An interesting idea, get to it Returner

Returner: Yes my master

Returner bows then turns and leaves the room.

Setting: Reefside City Museum – Rear Gardens

The immaculate and beautiful rear gardens of the museum are the most beautiful scenery in Reefside. Sitting on a blanket, enjoying a romantic picnic is Kira and Drax. Kira takes a bite out of a sandwich and smiles.

Kira: RaptorCon certainly can cook

Drax: Besides being one of my oldest friends and walking garbage disposal, he never ceases to amaze me with his cooking skills

They look into each other’s eyes. They inch closer, and closer, and closer still, and when they are about to kiss, Drax’s Morpher beeps.

RaptorCon: sorry to interrupt, but we’ve got a problem that needs your attention

Kira: What is it?

RaptorCon: I’m no so sure, but it could be trouble

Drax: We’re on our way, just give us a few moments to change...

Setting: Dino Cave – 5 Minutes Later

Drax and Kira teleport into the Dino Cave having changed into casual wear.

RaptorCon: Sorry for interrupting your date guys, but take a look at this...

RaptorCon points to a monitor which shows the outline of what looks incredibly like Lothor’s ship.

RaptorCon: this showed up just a few moments ago in geo-stationary orbit right above Blue Bay Harbour...

Drax: That looks like Lothor’s ship...

Tommy: I thought he destroyed his ship by setting the self destruct?

AquaSect: Things seem to go from bad to strange don’t they?

The Rangers turn around and see AquaSect leaking under the door.

RaptorCon: It’s ok guys, he’s a friend...

AquaSect rises up and solidifies into his humanoid form. He looks around at the assembled Dino Rangers. He walks up to Tommy.

AquaSect: So, you must be the new leader type guy

Tommy(Smiling Respectfully): Hi! I'm Dr Tommy Oliver

AquaSect shakes his hand and pats him on the shoulder.

AquaSect: I’m AquaSect

He then begins to walk down the row of assembled Rangers.

AquaSect: I recognize... SOME of you guys from historical documents.

He finally gets to Kira, who smiles politely at the water based monster.

AquaSect: I recognise some of you more than others...

He looks Kira up and down, then turns to Drax and gives him the thumbs up.

AquaSect: You struck gold here old friend, she’s a corker all right...

Before Kira can react to the compliment, an alarm on the computer sounds. RaptorCon works the controls and grunts.

RaptorCon: We’ve got more trouble... and it’s not in Reefside but over in Blue Bay Harbour

On the monitor, we can see a dozen Kelzacks making their way towards the beach.

FireStorm: Ok, we’ll handle this...

RaptorCon: Yeah, I feel like kicking alien ninja butt...

Drax(Pointing To View Screen): What about him?

On the screen we can see a monster walking behind the Kelzacks. It’s none other than Impy, the new general last seen when Lothor returned and took over the Ninja academy.

Drax: I think we’ll deal with this

Tommy: You know what time it is?

Kira: Dino Thunder, POWER UP

Drax: Lion Ranger Force, ACTIVATE

(Dino Thunder Morph Sequences)

(Red Lion Force Ranger Morph Sequence)

Setting: Blue Bay Harbour – Beach

The six Rangers teleport in and drop into battle stances. Impy notices them and moves to stand in front of the Kelzacks.

Impy: Foolish Rangers, if the eternal darkness of the abyss of evil can not stop Lothor, what hope do you have?

Red Lion Force Ranger: Look around you, there’s six of us to your one, you’re out numbered. And those Kelzacks will prove to be no trouble for us

Impy: Who says that we are all that is here?

Red Lion Force Ranger: What?

Explosions erupt around the Rangers, flinging them back. More explosion erupts, keeping them away from Impy and the Kelzacks.

Impy: Meet my re-enforcements, courtesy of Returner and Lord Organ...

Out of the explosions step five monsters from out of the Power Rangers past. The five monsters are none other than King Sphinx, Fighting Flea, Goo Fish, Slippery Shark and Vampiress.

Impy: Who has who out numbered Red Ranger?

Suddenly, six beams of energy shoot out and slam into the monsters, knocking them backwards. Six blurs shoot towards Impy and slam into him, causing the general sever damage, but not taking him down. The blurs move over to the Dino Rangers and solidify into the six Ninja Storm Rangers.

Red Wind Ranger: Could you guys use a hand?

Red Lion Force Ranger: No, we’re good thanks...

Red Lion Force summons the Fire Saber and takes aim at Impy.

Red Lion Force Ranger: Any last requests?

As Impy goes to say something, Red Lion Force Ranger fires a massive fireball at him, smashing the egg-timer on him, thus destroying the monster.

Crimson Thunder Ranger: Who are you?

Red Lion Force Ranger: What say we get rid of these other monsters then we can introduce ourselves

The 12 Rangers turn to face the resurrected monsters.

Red Lion Force Ranger: Well, you monsters have to ask yourselves one question, can you take on 12 of us and live?

Before they can answer, Red Dino Ranger and Red Wind Ranger draw their weapons and aim them at the monsters.

Red Lion Force Ranger: Fire...

They fire their weapons, each of them hitting the monsters dead center on their chests, shattering the egg timers and destroying them. Along with the file of dust that was Impy, the dust blows away on a gentle breeze.

Red Wind Ranger: That was easy...

The Wind Rangers, Thunder Rangers and Green Samurai Rangers power down.

They walk up to the Dino Rangers, who power down.

Tori: It’s good to see you guys again

Connor: You to...

Blake: So, who’s your new friend?

Kira: That’s Drax, the Red Lion Force Ranger...

Red Lion Force Ranger: We should not stand around in the open, Organ will most likely send down more monsters...

Hunter: Don’t you mean Lothor?

Red Lion Force Ranger: Do you have a base of operations or somewhere that we can go?

Dustin: We can go back to the academy...

Red Lion Force Ranger: Where is it? do you know the exact location?

Dustin: Of course...

Red Lion Force Ranger hands him a scanner device.

Red Lion Force Ranger: if you would be so kind as to input the exact co-ordinates...

Tori: Why?

Red Lion Force Ranger: I can teleport us there if I have the co-ordinates.

Dustin hands him back the scanner device. Red Lion Force Ranger looks at the co-ordinates then taps a control on his morpher.

Red Lion Force Ranger: And away we go...

The assembled Rangers are all engulfed in the familiar glow of the teleporters as they are snatched away from the beach. A few moments after they have gone, dust blows onto the beach and takes on the form of Impy.

Impy: Your attacks can not harm someone who was forged within the abyss of evil, and when my master Lothor destroys you, the world will BOW at the feet of Lord Organ

Setting: Moon Palace – Throne Room

Returner is being physically punished by Organ who continually shoots beams of energy at Returner. He falls helplessly to the ground, struggling to get back up.

Returner: Ahh! No... please, no more

Organ: Your abilities, like your monsters are pathetic and USELESS... YOU ARE A WAIST OF A LIFE...

Impy teleports in and bows at Organ.

Impy: My lord, the Rangers think I am destroyed

Organ blasts Returner, sending him crashing into the rear wall.

Organ: Get out of my sight you worthless slag heap...

Returner grabs his staff and teleports away.

Impy: My lord, Lothor stands by, waiting for your orders...

Organ: excellent, now all we have to do is wait for Messagog to initiate his part of the plan...

Setting: Wind Ninja Academy

The teleport beam fades away, depositing the Rangers in the middle of the Wind Ninja Academy. Sensei approaches the Rangers.

Sensei: Your mission was successful I take it?

Tori: Yes Sensei, and we made a new friend who helped us out...

Sensei walks up to Red Lion Force Ranger and bows.

Sensei: any friend of the Wind Rangers is a friend of mine...

Red Lion Force Ranger bows in return and powers down into Drax.

Drax: it is an honor to meet the Sensei of the legendary Wind Ninja Academy...

Sensei: You know of us?

Drax(Smiling): Of course Sensei, when I come from, everyone knows about you and your team of Power Rangers.

Setting: Blue Bay/Reefside Boarder Forrest

Returner studies the map carefully and looks around him.

Returner: Hmm, according to this map, it should be around here, somewhere.

He sees something glinting in the sunlight, and walks towards it. It’s a large golden plaque, embedded in a stone column. He brushes away the cobwebs and vines with his hand. The plaque has a picture etched into it, a picture of a large MegaZord style robot.

Returner: I’ve found it, I’ve ACTULLY FOUND IT...

He looks at the etching and runs his hand over it gently, almost reverently.

Returner: With this, I will be able to strike back at Organ and make HIM suffer. The way he treats me ends NOW

He stabs his staff at the base of the column. He steps back and watches as a shield of fire red energy wraps around the column.

Returner: There, that should charge you up, and in a few short....

Organ: TRAITOR.....

Returner whirls around and is hit in the chest by a massive beam of energy that sends him crashing to the ground.

Organ: You dare to conspire against me, you will DIE for this...

Returner(Weakly): I would rather die than serve you any longer...

Organ: Then you will DIE...

Organ blasts Returner, engulfing the monster in a maelstrom of fire end energy. He then shoots a massive energy blast at the maelstrom, ending it shooting through the air and off into the distance.

Organ: Now, to claim my prize and begin the subjugation of this world under MY RULE...

He walks up to the column and thrust his hands into the red energy.

Organ: Yes, YES I can feel it’s power coursing though my veins...

The red light glows bright and completely envelops Organ.

Setting: Wind Ninja Academy

Sensei and Drax are walking around the grounds together.

Sensei: I get the feeling that you are not from around here...

Drax(Smiling): That’s right, I’m from a... far away place... and time

Sensei(Frowning): I don’t understand?

But before Drax can explain, two ninja students come running up to Sensei, they bow.

Student 1: Sensei, we have a problem

Student 2: Two monsters have just entered the Academy

Drax: Monsters? Does one of them resemble a dinosaur and the other one a walking puddle of water?

Student 1: Yes, that’s the ones

Drax: It’s ok, they’re my friends. I can vouch for them Sensei

Sensei and Drax follow the two students to where RaptorCon and AquaSect are standing. RaptorCon bows respectfully at Sensei.

RaptorCon: Sensei, do we have permission to enter your academy?

Sensei: it is so given. You are such a polite monster.

RaptorCon: Actually, I’m not a monster, I’m an alien, but that doesn't mean I don’t have manners...

RaptorCon walks up to Drax and hands him a scanner.

RaptorCon: I’ve taken the liberty of hooking this scanner up to the Dino Cave’s systems, as well as the LionStar’s sensors, so we can keep an eye on things...

Drax: Good idea...

RaptorCon looks around and starts sniffing the air and growling slightly.

Drax: Let me guess, you’re hungry?

RaptorCon: Yeah, just a little...

Setting: Blue Bay/Reefside Boarder Forrest

The red light has completely enveloped Organ.

Organ: It’s power has merged with me, now they will awaken and obey me as I crush this world in the name of the Necrari...

Organ begins to turns into a red mist, he flows towards the stone column, he is absorbed into it, and all that is heard of him is his insane laughter.

Setting: Wind Ninja Academy

As Drax and Kira move in to kiss, a loud sonic boom echoes out overhead, shattering all the windows and showering them with glass. Drax shields Kira from the falling glass.

RaptorCon: What the living hell was that?

AquaSect: I think it was that...

The Rangers, Sensei and RaptorCon look up into the sky and see what AquaSect is pointing at. Descending down from the cloudless sky is a huge black shadow.

RaptorCon: I think it might be time you guys did your morphing thing and kicked dark-descending-cloud butt

Drax: I agree. Ready guys and girls?

Tommy: Dino Thunder, Power up

Shane: Ninja Storm, Ranger Form

Blake: Thunder Storm, Ranger Form

(Red Lion Force Ranger Morph Sequence)

(Dino Thunder Morph Sequences)

(Ninja Storm Group Morph Sequence)

The Rangers draw their weapons and stand ready as the cloud descends down over the academy.

Navy Thunder Ranger: Drax, what’s going on?

Blue Wind Ranger: if you know anything about what’s going on, you should tell us

Red Lion Force Ranger: If we survive what I think is heading towards us, I’ll fess up everything...

The cloud hovers over the academy and energy bolts blast down and slam into the Rangers, knocking them down. As they try to get up, they are hit by multiple blasts, which begin to do them some serious damage.

Organ: Your time is at an end Power Rangers, the Necrari will reign supreme over this world...

The cloud fades away, revealing the Guardian MegaZord. Red Lion Force Ranger stares at the Guardian MegaZord, hardly able to believe what he is seeing.

Red Lion Force Ranger: I thought that was only a legend...

With that, the Guardian MegaZord holds out it’s left hand and fires at the Rangers.

TO BE CONTINUED...