Eastern Rangers Episode 13: Rise of Evil

Act 1
Scene 1
Setting: The Moon Palace

Gridster: Those Rangers beat all my monsters. If I don't come up with something soon they will come here and destroy me.

He paces across the floor for a while.

Gridster: Hum.... It's risky, but I may be able to summon them again.

He leaves the thrown room and enters a ceramonial chamber. He stands in the middle of the room.

Gridster: Ancient powers of my life, come to me.

The room begins to glow.

Gridster: It's working. I SUMMON THE GRIDSTER POWER COINS!

The glow intensifies. The light separates into six sections. It condenses to the size of a power coin, then solidifies. The coins have pictures printed on them. One has a comet. Another has a star. One has a black hole. On the fourth is a planet. The fifth has a galaxy, and the sixth is a sun.

Gridster: Yes! It's just as I thought. Their powers were not completely sealed. Now to send my destroyers to get the humans.

Scene 2
Setting: Angel Grove Park. Six teens are walking along. The first is Jeff. The second and third are Jeremiah and Keith. Scott and Jared are behind them. Beth is in the lead. Destroyers appear.

Beth: What are those?

Jared: I have no idea.

Scott: Let's get out of here.

Keith: Good idea.

They start to run. The Destroyers close in on them. They grab the teens and teleport away.

Act 2
Scene 1
Setting: The Mall. Joe and Karen are window shoping.

Karen: It's nice to be able to relax for a while.

Joe: Yeah. That last battle was really something.

Karen: I don't see how we could ever face anything that bad again.

Joe: You proabably shouldn't have said that.

Karen: Why?

Joe: As soon as you mention something bad it usually happens.

Karen laughs a little.

Karen: That's just a superstition.

Joe: Laugh now, but if something happens I'll just say I told you so.

Kara and Max come around the corner. Kara sees Joe and Karen.

Kara: Hey guys.

Her and Max walk up to them.

Karen: So what are you two up to?

Kara: Max just took me out for lunch.

Max: I wish one of you would have told me how much she can eat.

He gives a joking look at Kara.

Kara: Hey, what can I say. I like to eat.

Max, Joe, and Karen chuckle.

Scene 2
Setting: The gym. Tai is lifting weights while Victor spots for him.

Tai: I just don't get it. What does Kara see in him?

Victor: In Max?

Tai: Yeah, I mean she just ditched me to go with him to find the coins.

Victor just shakes his head.

Tai: I just want one date, that's all.

Victor: Then ask her.

Tai: She'll just say no.

Victor: Never know if you don't try.

Tai: Maybe.

Victor: No maybe about it. She's known you longer than him. Besides, they aren't a couple or anything.

Tai: Not yet. I heard her say Max was taking her to lunch at the mall today. He's probably gonna ask her out.

Victor: Well does she know you like her?

Tai: Not exactly.

Victor: Then just tell her. It's not that hard.

He sets the weights down.

Tai: Easy for you to say.

He and Victor head for the locker room.

Scene 3
Setting: The Moon Palace. The destroyers arrive with the humans.

Gridster: Excellent work.

Beth: What is this all about?

Keith: Why are we here?

Jared: Let me go or I'll rip you apart.

Gridster: My my, aren't we just full of questions. And as for you.....

He walks up to Jared

Gridster: Let's just hope you show that much energy when I get done with you.

Scott: Let us go you freak!

Gridster: Now why would I do that? You will be the instrument of destruction of the Eastern Rangers.

Keith (shocked): No way!

Beth: We'll never do it!

Gridster: I'm not giving you any choice.

He draws a star in the air in front of him.

Gridster: DARK VEIL!

A dark mist surrounds the teens. It flows into their bodies and their eyes glow red momentarily then return to normal.

Gridster: How do you feel my chosen ones?

Jeff: The Rangers will pay.

Jeremiah: We'll crush them into dust.

Keith: They are finished.

Scott: Death to all who oppsose Gridster.

Jared: I serve only you.

Beth just gets and evil grin on her face.

Gridster: Excellent. Here are your power coins.

He hands each one a coin.

Gridster: To activate them just say "Gridster Power".

All Gridster Rangers: GRIDSTER POWER!

Comet Morphing Sequence
Jeff is standing in black space. A comet appears behind him and slams into him. His suit appears. It looks exactly like the Fire Ranger's except it has a comet on the helmet.

Star Morphing Sequence
Jeremiah is standing in black space. A star appears behind him and slams into him. His suit appears. It looks exactly like the Lightning Ranger's except it has a star on the helmet.

Black Hole Morphing Sequence
Keith is standing in black space. A black hole appears behind him and slams into him. His suit appears. It looks exactly like the Diamond Ranger's except it has a black swirl on the helmet.

Planet Morphing Sequence
Scott is standing in black space. A planet appears behind him and slams into him. His suit appears. It looks exactly like the Amethyst Ranger's except it has a planet on the helmet.

Cosmic Morphing Sequence
Jared is standing in black space. A galaxy appears behind him and slams into him. His suit appears. It looks exactly like the Onyx Ranger's except it has a galaxy on the helmet.

Sun Morphing Sequence
Beth is standing in black space. The sun appears behind her and slams into her. Her suit appears. It is exactly like the Thunder Ranger's except it has a sun on the helmet.

Scene 4
Setting: The gym locker room.

Victor: So are you gonna tell her or not?

Tai: I guess.

Victor: Just be brave. The worst she could say is no.

Tai: You're right. I'll do it!

They grab their stuff and head out.

Scene 5
Setting: The mall. Tai and Victor arrive.

Victor: Let's go find them.

Tai: Um. I think I have to go do something else.

Victor: Oh no. You're not backing out now.

He gabs Tai's arm and pulls him down the hallway. Tai pushes his hand off and walks on his own. They come around the corner and spot the others. They walk up to them.

Joe: Well, we should proabably get going.

Kara: Yeah, us too.

Just as they are about to split up Victor and Tai come walking up.

Tai: Hey Kara. How's it going?

Kara: Good.

Joe: Hey Victor. What's up?

Victor pulls Joe aside.

Victor (whisper): Tai is gonna tell Kara he likes her.

Joe (whisper): That'll go over well with Max standing right there.

Karen walks up to them.

Karen: What are you two whispering about?

Joe and Victor look kinda embarased.

Victor and Joe: Oh, nothing.

Karen: I'm sure.

Act 3
Scene 1
Setting: The Moon Palace. The Grister Rangers are standing for inspection by Gridster.

Gridster: Ah, yes. You are exactly what I expected.

Comet Ranger: What are your orders master?

Gridster: It is time for you to go down to Earth and destroy the Eastern Rangers.

All Gridster Rangers: Let's do it!

Gridster waves his hand and they teleport down to Earth.

Scene 2
Setting: A residential district just outside Angel Grove. There is a bolt of lightning and the Gridster Rangers and some Destroyers appear.

Sun Ranger: Trash the place and those whimps are sure to show their pathetic faces.

Comet, Star, Black Hole, Planet, and Cosmic Rangers: Right!

They begin attacking the residents.

Scene 3
Setting: The mall. Tai is still rambling off to Kara.

Kara: Do you have a point to all this babling?

Tai is taken off guard.

Tai: Well, yeah. You see.... I kinda.... That is uh..... I was wondering if

He is stoped in mid sentence when the communicators go off.

Tai: Oh crap. Of all the rotten timing.

Victor: Over there guys.

They walk over to a corner of the mall.

Karen: Go ahead.

Alpha's voice: Aye, ay, ay, ay, ay. Teleport to the Power Chamber immediatley. This is an emergengy.

Karen: Ok.

Victor: He sounds worried. Let's go.

They teleport away.

Scene 4
Setting: The Power Chamber. The Rangers teleport in.

Victor: What's the matter Alpha.

Zordon: We have a terrible situation at hand.

Joe: But I thought we took out all Gridster's monsters.

Alpha: You did, however we overlooked one aspect of Gridster's powers.

Tai: What do you mean?

Zordon: Ages ago when Gridster and Morphster were in battle Gridster created the first true power coins.

Max: The first coins were evil?!

Zordon: Yes. This was before the Morphing Grid existed. Only those two had the kind of power it would take to create them.

Kara: So what does this have to do with what's going on.

Zordon: It was thought that the coins were destroyed. However we have just detected the coins energy waves in the suburbs.

Victor: You mean...

Alpha: I'm afraid so.

Zordon: Gridster has unleached his own evil Rangers on the Earth.

Max: We've got to go stop them.

Zordon: Be very careful. I sense they are much more powerful than you.

Victor: We will Zordon.

All Rangers: IT'S MORPHIN TIME!

(Fire Morphing Sequence)
(Lightning Morphing Sequence)
(Diamond Morphing Sequence)
(Amethyst Morphing Sequence)
(Onyx Morphing Sequence)
(Thunder Morphing Sequence)

Scene 5
Setting: The suburbs. The Rangers arrive. There is debris scattered all over, but no sign of who caused the damage.

Karen: You think we're too late?

Kara: I seriously doubt we could be that lucky.

A beam shoots out and sends the Rangers flying through the air.

Max: What was that?

Joe: We're about to find out. Look!

The Gridster Rangers step out into view. The Eastern Rangers get up.

Victor: Hold it right there.

Comet Ranger: Why should we?

Star Ranger: You can't even begin to overpower us.

Black Hole Ranger: Your time is finished.

Planet Ranger: Gridster will rule the Earth.

Cosmic Ranger: You'll end up with the Zeo Rangers.

Sun Ranger: And there's nothing you can do about it.

Kara: We'll see about that.

Victor: Let's get them!

The Eastern Rangers charge at the Gridster Rangers.

Sun Ranger: Not so fast. Destroyers!

The Destroyers come out of hiding and cut off the Eastern Rangers. Tai jump kicks one. It falls back and trips two more. One of them grabs Max and pulls him to the ground. The Destroyers flock over him as he stugles to get up.

Kara: Diamond Cutter, power up!

She fights her way through the Destroyers to help Max.

Max: Thanks.

Kara: Anytime.

Joe and Karen stand back to back and blast some Destroyers. Victor calls the Fire Staff and takes out the remaining Destroyers. The Eastern Rangers then continue at the Gridster Rangers.

Tai: You'll have to do better than that.

Star Ranger: Gladly.

The Comet Ranger attacks Victor. Comet Rangers punches him. Victor tries to block but Comet Ranger is too fast. The punch hits him and sends him flying through the air.

Comet Ranger: Pathetic.

Star Rangers corners Tai. Tai leg sweeps Star Ranger. He falls but instead of hitting the ground he pushes up with his arms, flips, and kicks Tai in the head.

Star Ranger: I don't see what the big deal about you Rangers is.

Black Hole Ranger puts Kara in a headlock. She struggles to get free but Black Hole Ranger picks her up and slams her head first into the ground.

Black Hole Ranger: Got one. Hahaha.

Karen shoots the Amethyst Blaster at Planet Ranger. He holds his hand out as the beam comes to him. He catches the energy and tosses it back at Karen. There is an explosion and she is taken down.

Planet Ranger: How's that for power.

Cosmic Ranger grabs Joe's hands. Joe drops the Onyx Chargers. Cosmic Ranger trips him, picks him up, and throws him. Before he lands Cosmic Ranger picks up the Onyx Chargers and hits Joe with them.

Cosmic Ranger: This is fun.

Max calls his Thunder Sabre.

Sun Ranger: Give me a break.

Max swings the sabre. Sun Ranger is hit and takes a step back.

Sun Ranger: Not bad. My turn.

She focuses energy in her left arm. She releases it at Max. As it nears him it forms into a sun. He is nocked accross the street from the blast.

Sun Ranger: How do you like that?

The Eastern Rangers struggle to regroup.

Victor: That was bad.

Tai: How can we beat them?

Kara: Ow, my head.

Karen: Now I know how Gridster's monsters felt.

Joe: This is gonna hurt in the morning.

Max: Remind me to check on life insurance.

Comet Ranger: Now let's finish the job.

Act 4
Scene 1
Setting: The battle.

Sun Ranger: Time to die Eastern Rangers.

Tai: We need more fire power.

Victor: We need the Eastern Blaster.

Tai: Right. Lightning Strikers, power up!

All Rangers: EASTERN BLASTER!

Victor throws the Fire Staff into the air. It stays suspened horizontaly. Tai throws up the Lightning Strikers. They land sideways on top of the Fire Staff. Kara tosses the Diamond Cutter. It sets on top of the Strikers. Karen throws the Amethyst Blaster. It lands on top of the Cutter with it's handle forming the handle of the Eastern Blaster. Finaly Joe tosses the Onyx Chargers and they hook onto the bottom of the Strikers. The Eastern Blaster falls into Victors hands. The other Rangers stand to his sides.

All Rangers: FIRE.

A beam with all their colors leaves the Blaster and flies towards the Gridster Rangers. They lock arms, catch the beam, and send it back at the Eastern Rangers. They are sent soaring throught the air. They can barley stand up.

Max: Not too smart.

Kara: I don't believe it. Our weapons are useless.

Cosmic Ranger: Now you're getting the picture.

Scene 2
Setting: The Moon Palace. Gridster is watching the battle with delight.

Gridster: Now let's finish the job. Gridster: Grid powers, strengthen them.

A portal opens in the sky. The Gridster Rangers are taken into it. There is a flash of light as the portal closes. They then reappear as giants.

Scene 3
Setting: The battle.

Joe: Think the zords stand a chance?

Victor: Maybe, but at least we won't personally take the beating now.

Max: Good. I don't know how much more I can take.

Victor, Tai, Kara, Karen, and Joe: ELEMENTAL ZORD POWER, NOW!

Scene 4
Setting: The zord holding bay. The main door opens. An orange, blue, white, purple, and black streak of light leave. When they arrive at the scene the orange one touches down and in a ball of flame the Firezord appears. The blue one lands. Lightning surrounds the Lightning Ninja and then dissapears. A bright flash of light shines as the Diamond Slasher appears. Crystals grow from the ground and the Amethyst Ninja emerges from them. The black light touches down and the light forms the shape of the Onyx Deputy. The Rangers teleport to the cockpits.

Max: THUNDER BATTLEZORD POWER, NOW!

The zord holding bay opens. A gold streak of light leaves. As it strikes the ground there is a loud blast. The zord appears.

Victor: ELEMENTAL MEGAZORD POWER!

The Zords jump up into the air. Firezord retracts it arms, legs, and head. Lightning Ninja transforms into and arm and attaches to the left side of Firezord. Diamond Slasher also forms into an arm and connects to the right side. Amethyst Ninja becomes the left leg and Onyx Deputy becomes the right leg. The Firezord head re-emerges with a helmet on.

Victor: Let's get them!

Max: I'm on it.

The Elemental Megazord and Thunder Battlezord charge at the Gridster Rangers.

Comet Ranger: Don't make me laugh.

The Megazord takes a swing at him. He dodges it and grabs it's leg. The Megazord is flung to the ground. The Star, Planet, Cosmic, and Sun Ranger run up and start beating it.

Joe: We need some help here.

Max: I'm comming.

The Thunder Battlezord runs towards the Elemental Megazord. Before it gets there the Black Hole Ranger steps out in front of it.

Black Hole Ranger: You didn't think we'd let your friends have all the fun did you?

Max: I can take you. Thunder Destroyer.

The blast hits Black Hole Ranger. It doesn't even phase him.

Black Hole Ranger: My turn.

He focuses energy and fires at Thunder Battlezord. There is an explosion and it falls to the ground.

Max: Sorry guys. I don't have enough power.

Billy's voice comes over their communicators.

Billy's voice: Shut the zords down. You can't defeat them.

Victor: But what about the Gridster Rangers?

Billy's voice: We'll have to come up with something else. For now just get out of there.

Victor: Fine. Power down!

The zords vanish and the Rangers are left standing there.

Sun Ranger: Give up so soon?

Planet Ranger: We were just getting warmed up.

Victor: We'll be back.

The Eastern Rangers teleport away.

Cosmic Ranger: How pathetic.

Star Ranger: Let's get back to the palace.

Act 5
Scene 1
Setting: The Power Chamber.

Tai: We just can't stop them.

Kara: We need more power.

Max: The zords didn't even slow them down.

Zordon: We will go over the battle and try to find a weakness in them. Until then you must be prepaired to do whatever it takes to hold them back.

Victor: We will.

The Rangers teleport home.

Billy: This is not good.

Alpha: What are we going to do?

Billy: I don't know. If only we could get the Zeo Ranges back.

Zordon: Unfortunatly that is not an option right now. We must monitor the battle footage and look for a weakness.

Alpha: Begining battle footage.

The battle appears on the viewing globe.

Scene 2
Setting: The Moon Palace.

Gridster: You have done well my evil Rangers. You have accomplished what even I could not do alone.

Jeff: When will we fight the Rangers again?

Gridster: In good time. I'm in no hurry. They can't even begin to put up a decent fight. Now return to your homes. I will call you when I'm ready.

All Gridster Rangers: As you command.

They teleport away.

Gridster: This is perfect. Zordon and his little rainbow colored friends don't stand a chance now.

The End

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