Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and more
Jul 29, 2011 12:22:32 GMT -5
Post by PrezGAR on Jul 29, 2011 12:22:32 GMT -5
(ooc: Migrating this unfinished plot over from the Yahoo group.)
(Gray Lake, 3009. In Ryan and Tea's apartment, Ryan is relaxing. Tea and Hope are out shopping. When suddenly, he gets a feeling of dread.)
Ryan: Oh no.
(Ryan vanishes from the apartment, reappearing outside of Tad and Tori's. He knocks urgently. Tori opens the door.)
Tori: Ry. What's up?
Ryan: He's back, Mom. I dont know how, but he's back.
Tori: Who's back?
Ryan: My father. Tarnished Gold is back. I felt his presence. Just as evil as I remember. I just dont know where he is, or what he's up to. But we both know it cant be good.
(Somewhere outside of Gray Lake, Tarnished Gold has set up his new base of operations.)
TG: I sense my son is still alive. Good. And surprisingly, so is his mother. This time, Tori will be my Queen. I will need help, until I am at full strength. Someone to do the dirty work. Someone ruthless.
(Tarnished Gold opens two portals to the past, where he recruits Dark Tarantula, from the period when he was separate from Vlad. The other portal opens to Zedd's palace, where Ninjoy waits for his next mission from Lord Zedd.)
DT: Where am I? This isnt my lair? How dare you disturb my plans to abduct the Yellow Ranger.
Ninjoy: I know you. Tarnished Gold. My Master spoke of you with both fear and respect, before you were destroyed.
TG: I have returned, and brought you here, to the year 3009, to serve me. I need someone to do my dirty work.
DT: And what is in it for us?
TG: Whatever your hearts desire.
DT: Lily doing whatever I want.
TG: A Ninja after my own heart.
Ninjoy: Revenge on my former teacher.
TG: Ah, revenge. Something I know much about. Once I have my revenge, you will have yours. And you, my spidery friend, will have the woman you want.
(Underneath Crowmeowme Tower, the first generation Crowmeowmes are meeting.)
Bob: Are you sure we can trust the source when he says Tarnished Gold is back. I mean, this is his son.
Ben: That he may be, but his mother is my daughter-in-law.
Bart: Cal has vouched for him. He has witnessed Ryan's reform over the past 509 years.
Bruce: I know what he was like before then. I believe him.
Oliver: I'm a firm believer in second chances. Otherwise, we never wuld have trusted Ty. So, what do we do?
Brian: We'll need the whole family, and even they might not be enough. I'll call Willy and Alfred on Mirinoi.
Bob: I can see if Aquitar has anyone they can send.
Bart: I know Cal will want to help. If he and Syd arent on another honeymoon.
Bruce: Considering the nature of Tarnished Gold's powers, we need more than science. We might need magic. Cass and I met some Rangers with magic over a millenia ago.
Bart: In Briarwood, right? They had an alien I took home. He knew one of my fellow Coltas. I can go back in time and get one of them. I know just the one. There were twins on Sam's squad. There father was a great sorcerer. I'll just have to take a time trip to get him. I know the kids will want to help. I should
call Sam on Malleous Prime. The triplets and little Bart, as well.
Ben: Little? He's a Senior level enforcer with two kids now.
Bart: He's still little Bart to me.
Ben: I know my boys are ready. Some of the grandkids, too. Lyssy, Tad Jr. Lyssy might be able to talk Jason into helping.
Oliver: Ronald still has the Morpher he made back in Corinth. That should prove helpful. And if you're going to the past, there's one more warrior we might need. Some friends from Ocean Bluff told us about him. He has something in common with your boys, Ben. Spiders.
(Throughout Gray Lake, and beyond, the world spreads. First, in the tower.)
Ree: What's up, Dad?
Ronnie: I'm trying to duplicate my Moprher. With this new situation arising, two Diamond Rangers may be better than one.
Ree: I haven seen any action since Uncle Ty and Aunt Tenaya put all the guys in Corinth to sleep. Including you and Max.
Ronnie: My training certainly helped you out.
(Across the hall...)
Tenaya: What are you looking for?
Ty: My old cannon. I may never have been a Ranger, but I could use that cannon. Even if it is old Venjix tech. Maybe R.O.M. can upgrade it for me?
(In another apartment...)
Anni: You think I'll be needed?
Bart X: I dont think we'll need your investigative talents. We know who the enemy is.
(There's a knock at the door. Bart X opens it.)
Bart X: Great Grandma, Great Grandpa.
Maski: Hey Bart.
F Sam: Getting ready for the upcoming battle.
Bart X: Yeah.
Maski: Dad's doing some time travelling. He's getting someone who helped us?
Bart X: Who?
F Sam: A sorcerer. 509 years ago, we met him in Briarwood.
Maski: He made a potion that helped Megan and Alex, among others.
F Sam: It was the last thing he did bewfore he passed away.
Maski: Too bad we dont have our old Star Sentinel powers. We dont even know if SIN-TEL is still in orbit.
(Nearby, at a popular eatery...)
Tod: You sure you can handle everything by yourself?
Don: You tought me everything you know, Dad. I'll do fine. Just like Dan will do taking over for Grandpa.
Tod: Someday, you'll open a place of your own. And hopefully not give me a run for the money.
(Across the street, at a peaceful barber shop...)
Tad: Finish sweeping up, Junior. We're meeting your mom and Ryan in an hour.
Tad Jr: How are we going to fight Ryan's dad? I mean, it's not like we've got powers right now? You and Mom have your Inner Ninja. I dont. It's been over 500 years since I used that Growl Phone.
Tad: We'll think of something.
(On Malleous Prime...)
Sam: Get the ship ready, boys.
Malle: It's fueling up now, Dad.
Micron: And the course is being plotted. First Mirnoi, then Earth.
Sam: You want to come with us, Sep? The more the merrier. After all, we've still got our old Morphers. It helps that my big brother is still Supreme Commander of SPD.
(Mirinoi)
Maya: Do you think we can pull our Quasar Sabers out by ourselves?
Willy: Leo did it, twice. I dont see why we couldnt.
Maya: And what about our Leo? Do you think he'll be there?
Willy: I know you're worried about him. He hasnt been home in half a millennium. But, Dad said he made the right choice.
(Elsewhere on the planet...)
Alfred: You coming too, Mar? You havent gotten much action as Tempest in a long time.
Billy: Yeah, Mom. The whole family in action.
Melissa: Not that my powers would do much.
(Back on Earth...)
TG: There is one more thing I need. A scientific mastermind.
(Tarnished Gold opens another portal, retrieving Toliver from his dimension. In the 1001 years since he was last on Earth, Toliver is now supreme ruler of San Angeles, after the deaths of Luke and Rose. Thanks to his dimension's version of the Minutiaeian formula, he and Miratrix are still married.)
Toliver: Where am I?
TG: A dimension you should be familiar with.
Toliver: I need to go back home. Trixi cant run things by herself.
TG: I need your genius to serve me. In return, I will give you the two things your science has never acheived. Revenged on the one you refer to as "The bookworm", and the restoration of your face.
Toliver: You can do that?
TG: Very easily.
(Tarnished Gold touches Toliver's face. It heals, instantly.)
Toliver: I am in your service. But, what about my revenge on Ronny for disfiguring me in the first place?
TG: I have plans of my own for her.
(Tarnished Gold summons Dark Tarantula and Ninjoy.)
TG: I have a kidnapping mission for you. Several of them, actually.
(Tarnished Gold hands the two ninjas a pair of lists.)
DT: Only women?
TG: I need some companionsip. Some of them, I have had before. Some will be joining me for the first time. there is one other, but she isnt on Earth right now.
Ninjoy: And this one, in bold?
TG: The one I most desire. She might also be the hardest for you, as she is also a Ninja. The mother of my son. Lovely Tori.
(Mirinoi)
Mary: If you need my help, I am there.
Alfred: I knew I could count on you, Mar.
(Alfred kisses Mary.)
Mary: Let's hope there are others that will help with this.
Alfred: As big as my family is, there should be plenty of help. Dad said Sam will be picking us up. Reminds me of when we went home for Kitty's funeral.
Mary: I can't wait to meet them all again.
Alfred: And plenty we will be meeting for the first time. Its been a while since we were back on Earth. Bart's great great grandson, Bart X, has two kids of his own now.
<Earth, Grey Lake>
Melissa: So, now what?
Rainbow: I do not know.
(In Gray Lake City, Dark Tarantula and Ninjoy begin their kidnapping spree. Taylor, Ronny and Cassidy are the first ones taken. Tori is at Ryan's.)
Ryan: He's going to come after you, Mom. I just know he is.
Tori: Well, unles he comes after me himself, I'll be safest with you.
(On Mirinoi, a shuttle lands. Sam opens the hatch.)
Willy: Now that's a shuttle.
Sam: Finest the shipyards of the Mallean Alliance have to offer. You should see it's mothership. And you will, soon enough. She's up in orbit.
(More women have been abducted to serve Tarnished Gold. Dana, Kat and Ashley. Now, Tarnished Gold is after some more personal targets, before reclaiming Tori. First, his cousin's wife, Annie Crowmeowme. She's alone with Zordy in their apartment at Crowmeowme Tower.)
Zordy: I wish Dad would realize he's needed. He's the only one who might have a chance of stopping Tarnished Gold.
Annie: Your Dad will act when he's ready, Zee.
Voice: Talking about me, cousin.
Zordy: Tarnoqq.
TG: Calling me by my given name doesnt weaken me. I am here to take what is most precious to you.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers, and Annie vanishes.)
Zordy: No!
TG: Tell dear Uncle I will be visiting him soon enough.
(Tarnished Gold vanishes, reappearing in the MallZord, where his next target is. Tea and Hope are shopping.)
Hope: I'd feel much better if Dad was with us, but he's sticking close to Grandma.
(As Tarnished Gold approaches Tea and Hope, Hope feels his power.)
Hope: Mom, we've got to get out of here.
(Hope tries to teleport herself and Tea to safety, but Tarnished Gold prevents it.)
TG: A valiant effort, Granddaughter.
Hope: You know who we are?
TG: Of course. I am Tarnished Gold. I am power incarnate.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers. Tea vanishes.)
Hope: Mom! (telepathically) Dad. Mom's been taken, by your father.
TG: She will have a special place among my concubines. After all, if she is good enough for my legacy, she must be good enough for me.
(Tarmished Gold vanishes. At Tori and Tad's...)
Ryan: No.
Tori: What?
Ryan: He's got Tea.
Tori: You'll get her back, Ry. I know you will.
Ryan: I know, Mom. But he's probably going after you next. Tad cant stop him. I'm your only hope of safety.
(Tori hugs Ryan.)
Tori: For 509 years now, you've been the perfect son I always knew you were. And you wont go back to how you were before that, just because your father is back. Do what you have to do for the one you love most.
Ryan: Thanks, Mom.
(In Tarnished Gold's lair...)
TG: Only one piece missing from my collection. My intended Queen. My most precious Tori. (to Toliver) Do you have it ready?
Toliver: Yes. This device will jam your son's powers. He will be powerless to stop you.
TG: And my own powers?
Toliver: Unaffected. It's a unidirectional jammer. Just aim it at him, and his powers are blocked.
TG: Excellent. Keep working on your masterpiece.
Ninjoy: And what of us, Master?
DT: Yes, what orders for us?
TG: Ninjoy, bring me the wife of your former teacher.
(A glowing sword appears in Ninjoy's hand.)
TG: This blade was forged on a distant planet. It is deadly to anyone not native to that planet. I have made the hilt so it cannot harm you and a protective scabbard. Use this if he interferes.
Ninjoy: I think I have seen a blade like this before.
TG: There is a bounty hunter who uses a similar blade. He is called Star Ninja.
Ninjoy: Yes. He is a friend to my teacher. He hasnt been heard from in centuries.
DT: And for me?
TG: You have served me well. I will grant you your boon now.
DT: I know exactly what I want. Or rather, who I want. Lily.
(A yellow diamond appears in Dark Tarantula's hand.)
TG: When you are ready, squeeze the diamond, and she will appear before you. You may have any room in this lair for your own.
DT: Thank you, Master.
(Thanksgiving, 3009. As the Crowmeowme family has gotten larger, so too has their Thanksgiving celebration. Nearly the entire clan is present for this year's feast. The only exceptions are those off planet, and those currently in the custody of Tarnished Gold. Ryan is staying close to Tori.)
Tad: Ryan, I know you're just looking out for your mother, but I can take care of her, too.
Ryan: Even against my father?
Tad: I suppose you're right.
Tori: He's being a good son, Tad. Just like I've always known he is.
Hope: When he isnt worrying about Mom.
(And then, as everyone sits down, Tarnished Gold arrives.)
TG: Sorry to come univited. I just came to invite someone to my party.
Ryan; She's not coming with you, Father. I will protect her.
Hope: Me too.
Zordy: I have told my father, undear cousin. He will deal with you, when the time is right.
TG: If you think your threat will return your wife to you, it wont.
Bart: I want my daughter and my wife back.
(Bart charges, ready to shrink Tarnished Gold down to a more manageable size. Tarnished Gold responds with his favorite trick, and turns Bart into a marble statue.)
Barty: Dad!
Ryan: You've gone too far, Father. Now, Hope.
(Before Ryan and Hope can do anything, Tarnished Gold fires the weapon Toliver made, neutralyzing their powers.)
Ryan: What happened?
Hope: I... I dont know, Dad.
TG: A present from a new friend of mine. My powers will work, but yours wont.
Tad: Let's see if you can block inner ninja.
(Tad concentrates, surrounding Tarnished Gold with flames.)
TG: After millennia in the desert, I am used to the heat.
Brad: My turn.
(Brad focuses, ice starts forming around Tarnished Gold.)
TG: C...c...clever. B...b... but I c...c...can still do this.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers, Kapri and Tori vanish.)
Brad: No!
(With Brad's focus broken, the ice vanishes.)
TG: I have what I came for. My collection is complete. Soon, you will all be doomed.
(Tarnished Gold vanishes. Bart returns to normal.)
Brian: Let's hope our help arrives soon.
(Sometime later, in the strategy room of Crowmeowme Tower.)
Brian: Cloning tanks?
Bob: I figured we'd need all the help we can get, and with your Robot Double offline, I made a few clones for you to make sure we've got as many Rangers as possible.
Bart: And a few non-Rangers. Little Bart and Cal, for instance.
(An Aquitian teleports in.)
Aquitian: I have been told you need assistance.
Brian: We do. I guess Delphine got our message.
Aquitian: She did. I am called Aqueus. Delphine is my mate.
Bob: She never mentioned you when she helped us out back in the 1990s.
Aqueus: How odd. She told me of your mission. I chose to stay on Aquitar to tend to our younglings.
Bruce: If we're all here, maybe we need a roll call?
Oliver: Agreed.
(The cloning tanks open. Brian distributes morphers to himself and his three clones.)
Brian: Alright. It's Morphin Time!
Clone Brian 1: Velociraptor! Silver Ranger!
Brian: Cheetahzord! Silver Ranger!
Clone Brian 2: I need Ninja Ranger Power Now! Silver Ninja Ranger!
Bob: Zeo Ranger Prime, Silver!
Clone Brian 3: Shift into Turbo! Stretched Fury Turbo Power! Silver Turbo Ranger!
Bart: Let's Rocket!
Morpher: 3-3-5.
Bart: Gold Space Ranger!
Willy: Go Galactic! Gold Galaxy Ranger!
Alfred: Armor Man, defender of Mirinoi. I know, it's a terrible name.
Ben: Lightspeed Rescue! Camo Ranger!
Bart X: CTI, Enforce! Senior Level Enforcer, Bart Crowmeowme X.
Cronus: Junior Level Enforcer Cronus.
Tod & Tad Jr: Wild Access.
Tod: Gold Stealthy Spider.
Tad Jr: Silver Stealthy Spider.
Tad: Ninja Form, Ranger Form! Silver Fire Ranger.
Brad: Ninja Storm, Ranger Form! Grey Ice Ranger.
Bruce: Dino Thunder, Power Up! Ha! Silver Bronto Ranger.
Sam: SPD, Emergency! SPD Gold Ranger.
Cal: TechElite! Techo Authority Elite Officer Calumentus.
Barty: SPD Emergency! SPD Green Alpha Ranger.
Detrola: Detrola, Master Sorcerer.
Oliver: Overdrive Acellerate. Olverdrive Platinum Ranger.
Vlad: The Spider, Arachnid Avenger.
Ronnie: RPM, Get in Gear! Ranger Diamond.
Bart: Anyone else?
Voice: How about me, Dad?
Bart: Cassie?
(A bat flies into the room, turning into Cassie Crowmeowme, or rather, Countess Cassandra.)
Cassie: I heard Mom and Annie were in trouble. Family always comes first.
Bart X: Uh, Great Great Aunt Cassie, we need to talk later, about a mutant you bit. He caused some trouble for friends of mine.
Brian: Anyone else?
Voice: Sorry I'm late, Dad.
Brian: Junior.
(Brian Junior, currently Commander of SPD on Earth, walks in. He salutes Barty.)
Barty: At ease. This is family business, not SPD business.
Junior: Force of habit. You're the Supreme Commander, after all. Looks like I'm under-dressed. SPD, Emergency! Red SPD Alpha Ranger. OK, now I'm ready to find Mom and the others.
(Meanwhile, in Tarnished Gold's lair...)
TG: Now, dear Tori, it's time for you to take your rightful place, as my Queen.
Tori: Never.
Taylor: You tell him, Tor.
Kapri: Yeah.
TG (to Kapri): I restored your husband. But I can easily return him to marble. Along with your children. (to Tori) I am not giving you a choice. You were addicted to my power once. You will be again.
Tori: Looks like I have no choice. Fine. Release the others, and I'll be your Queen. Willingly.
TG: And where would the fun for me be? No thank you.
(Tarnished Gold takes off his glove and touches Tori. Her addiction is almost instantaneous.)
Tori: More.
TG: I will give you more. Once we are married.
(In his quarters in Tarnished Gold's hideout, Dark Tarantula is ready to claim his reward. He squeezes the yellow diamond Tarnished Gold gave him, and Lily appears.)
Lily: Wh... where am I? This isnt Jungle Karma,
DT: This isnt even Ocean Bluff, babe.
Lily: Vlad? But you're...
DT: Not quite Vlad.
Lily (shocked): Dark Tarantula.
DT: Precisely. And this time, your friends wont save you. Since it's the year 3009.
Lily: Impossible.
DT: Nothing is impossible for my new employer. Soon, you will love me.
(Elsewhere, in Toliver's lab...)
Toliver: One last adjustment. There. The weapon is ready for the master.
TG (v/o): You have done well, Toliver. I have a reward for you.
(A portal opens. Miratrix appears.)
Miratrix: Where am I?
(Toliver has his back to her.)
Toliver: Back on your Earth, babe.
Miratrix: Tollie? You've been missing for weeks. The kids and I were worried about you.
Toliver: I'm fine, Trixi. In fact, I'm better than fine.
(Toliver turns around.)
Miratrix: Your face. It's healed.
Toliver: I know. Handsome, arent I?
Miratrix: You're still the mad genius I fell in love with.
(The reunited lovers kiss. Back in Gray Lake...)
Ronnie: There. It's finished.
Ty: What is?
Ronnie: The duplicate of my Morpher for Ree to use. Father and daughter Rangers ready for action.
(The door opens.)
Ree: Hey Dad. Hey Uncle Ty.
Ty: Hi, Ree.
Tenaya: We're back from shopping.
Ty: I can see that. And I'm glad you're back safely, considering all the kidnappings.
Tenaya: I'm still a hybrid. I can take care of myself.
(One last figure enters, wrapping their arms around Ronnie.)
Ronnie: I hope you three didnt buy everything.
Tella: No. Just half of everything.
Ronnie: You've been hanging out with some of Dad's cousins wives too much, Tell. You were never the shop-till-you-drop type until after the Thermox Invasion. Anyway, I've got Ree's morpher ready.
Ree: That;s great, Dad. We'll show Tarnished Gold who's boss around here.
(With Tori sitting on his lap, her arms wrapped lovingly around him, Tarnished Gold is ready to further his plans.)
TG: Watch, my darling, how I weaken my enemis, before I finish them off.
(Tarnished Gold waves his hand over a map of Gray Lake. The temperature drops like a rock.)
Bruce: What a time for Cass to be missing. The biggest story since Ransik's trial. A massive climate change. And if Im out battling Tarnished Gold, someone needs to be on the air.
(Luckily, KGL's chief meteorologist is ready.)
Voice: Looking for me, Boss?
Bruce: Willie. Great timing.
Willie: My equipment recorded a 50 degree drop in less than 20 minutes. Very unnatural.
Bruce: Most likely, Tarnished Gold. He's got Cassidy, among others. Oh, your Dad is back home.
Willie: I know. He came to see me yesterday.
Bruce: You're just as good as your mother was. Maybe even better, since you've got the good genes. Almost as smart as your father.
Willie: Thanks, Great Uncle Bruce.
(As day turns to night, Gray Lake is covered in a blanket of snow. A very thick blanket, nearly 2 feet deep.)
Bob: This snow reminds me of when we took Tommy skiing. Me, Kat and Billy. I got to use my snowmobile.
Brian: Well, it's bad for Gray Lake. We dont have any snow removal equipment. And some roofs could collapse under the weight of the snow.
Bart: Surely, Tarnished Gold is behind this. First he takes our women, now he tries to snow us in.
(Not everyone dislikes the weather.)
Brad: Oh man, I havent seen a day like this in 1006 years, when you guys were sent to that little island by Choobo. Kapri asked me to keep her warm. It was our first time.
Tad: Well, this is probably Tarnished Gold's plan to keep you from ever doing that with her again. Too bad my Inner Ninja is stronger than my Star Guardian powers. As Ice Guardian, I'd have a better time right now. But even I'm having trouble keeping warm. Too much longer, and...
Tod: Dont think like that, bro.
Tad: This is just what he wants. I'm out of the picture, and he gets to marry Tori without a problem. I hope Ryan has regained his powers by now.
(Several days pass. Tarnished Gold's cold front has not let up. Gray Lake is now under a very thick blanket of snow. And without snow removal equipment, the city is shut down. The cold has left Tad weak. He hasnt been out of bed in weeks.)
Tabitha: Come on, Dad. You've got to try. This isnt what Mom would want you to do.
Tad: Tabby, right now, Ryan's father probably has your mother's mind so clouded she would just as soon attack me with her Inner Ninja than embrace me.
Tod: Even merging into Ted doesnt help much.
Tad Jr: What about Bart's ship? Couldnt we get Dad out of here that way?
Tod: I'll go talk to him. Just hang in there, bro. You'll have Tori in your arms again before you know it.
(Tarnished Gold's lair is quite comfortable. A balmy 75 degrees inside. Dark Tarantula has drugged Lily, so she will now do whatever he wants. Tarnished Gold is more focused on Tori than his other concubines right now. Which means, a few have cleared their heads.)
Ronny (thinking): What good is my super speed if the door only appears when he wants in here. I could run around this room until my feet are blistered, and it wont get me out of here. Ollie and the kids must be worried sick. Who knows how long I've been gone?
(Suddenly...)
Voice: I can help you escape.
Ronny: Who's there?
Voice: Who I am is not important. Only that I can offer you your escape.
Ronny: What's in it for you? There has to be a catch.
Voice: Fine. Be stuck here. When he comes back, he will break you.
Ronny: Alright. Fine. Get me out of here.
(Ronny vanishes from Tarnished Gold's lair. Where she reappears is definitely not Gray Lake.)
Ronny: This place looks familiar?
Voice: Welcome to Asgard, milady.
Ronny: Oh no. You.
(Loki is standing there.)
Ronny: Thor said Loki forbade you from coming to Earth for 2,000 years. It's only been 1,002.
Loki: He did. But since I never left Asgard, I didnt actually go to Earth. Now, since I have rescued you, I'm sure you know my price.
Ronny: I've been happily married since a few months after you attacked me. I have plenty of children. And they have children of their own.
Loki: That's an Earth marriage. It has no standing here.
Ronny: And if I say no?
Loki: I put you back where I found you, after wiping your memories. Stay with me, and you will still remember the ones you love.
Ronny: And if Thor and Odin find out?
Loki: Odin is sleeping, renewing his energies. Thor is out adventuring. By the time he returns, it will be too late.
<tbc...>
(Gray Lake, 3009. In Ryan and Tea's apartment, Ryan is relaxing. Tea and Hope are out shopping. When suddenly, he gets a feeling of dread.)
Ryan: Oh no.
(Ryan vanishes from the apartment, reappearing outside of Tad and Tori's. He knocks urgently. Tori opens the door.)
Tori: Ry. What's up?
Ryan: He's back, Mom. I dont know how, but he's back.
Tori: Who's back?
Ryan: My father. Tarnished Gold is back. I felt his presence. Just as evil as I remember. I just dont know where he is, or what he's up to. But we both know it cant be good.
(Somewhere outside of Gray Lake, Tarnished Gold has set up his new base of operations.)
TG: I sense my son is still alive. Good. And surprisingly, so is his mother. This time, Tori will be my Queen. I will need help, until I am at full strength. Someone to do the dirty work. Someone ruthless.
(Tarnished Gold opens two portals to the past, where he recruits Dark Tarantula, from the period when he was separate from Vlad. The other portal opens to Zedd's palace, where Ninjoy waits for his next mission from Lord Zedd.)
DT: Where am I? This isnt my lair? How dare you disturb my plans to abduct the Yellow Ranger.
Ninjoy: I know you. Tarnished Gold. My Master spoke of you with both fear and respect, before you were destroyed.
TG: I have returned, and brought you here, to the year 3009, to serve me. I need someone to do my dirty work.
DT: And what is in it for us?
TG: Whatever your hearts desire.
DT: Lily doing whatever I want.
TG: A Ninja after my own heart.
Ninjoy: Revenge on my former teacher.
TG: Ah, revenge. Something I know much about. Once I have my revenge, you will have yours. And you, my spidery friend, will have the woman you want.
(Underneath Crowmeowme Tower, the first generation Crowmeowmes are meeting.)
Bob: Are you sure we can trust the source when he says Tarnished Gold is back. I mean, this is his son.
Ben: That he may be, but his mother is my daughter-in-law.
Bart: Cal has vouched for him. He has witnessed Ryan's reform over the past 509 years.
Bruce: I know what he was like before then. I believe him.
Oliver: I'm a firm believer in second chances. Otherwise, we never wuld have trusted Ty. So, what do we do?
Brian: We'll need the whole family, and even they might not be enough. I'll call Willy and Alfred on Mirinoi.
Bob: I can see if Aquitar has anyone they can send.
Bart: I know Cal will want to help. If he and Syd arent on another honeymoon.
Bruce: Considering the nature of Tarnished Gold's powers, we need more than science. We might need magic. Cass and I met some Rangers with magic over a millenia ago.
Bart: In Briarwood, right? They had an alien I took home. He knew one of my fellow Coltas. I can go back in time and get one of them. I know just the one. There were twins on Sam's squad. There father was a great sorcerer. I'll just have to take a time trip to get him. I know the kids will want to help. I should
call Sam on Malleous Prime. The triplets and little Bart, as well.
Ben: Little? He's a Senior level enforcer with two kids now.
Bart: He's still little Bart to me.
Ben: I know my boys are ready. Some of the grandkids, too. Lyssy, Tad Jr. Lyssy might be able to talk Jason into helping.
Oliver: Ronald still has the Morpher he made back in Corinth. That should prove helpful. And if you're going to the past, there's one more warrior we might need. Some friends from Ocean Bluff told us about him. He has something in common with your boys, Ben. Spiders.
(Throughout Gray Lake, and beyond, the world spreads. First, in the tower.)
Ree: What's up, Dad?
Ronnie: I'm trying to duplicate my Moprher. With this new situation arising, two Diamond Rangers may be better than one.
Ree: I haven seen any action since Uncle Ty and Aunt Tenaya put all the guys in Corinth to sleep. Including you and Max.
Ronnie: My training certainly helped you out.
(Across the hall...)
Tenaya: What are you looking for?
Ty: My old cannon. I may never have been a Ranger, but I could use that cannon. Even if it is old Venjix tech. Maybe R.O.M. can upgrade it for me?
(In another apartment...)
Anni: You think I'll be needed?
Bart X: I dont think we'll need your investigative talents. We know who the enemy is.
(There's a knock at the door. Bart X opens it.)
Bart X: Great Grandma, Great Grandpa.
Maski: Hey Bart.
F Sam: Getting ready for the upcoming battle.
Bart X: Yeah.
Maski: Dad's doing some time travelling. He's getting someone who helped us?
Bart X: Who?
F Sam: A sorcerer. 509 years ago, we met him in Briarwood.
Maski: He made a potion that helped Megan and Alex, among others.
F Sam: It was the last thing he did bewfore he passed away.
Maski: Too bad we dont have our old Star Sentinel powers. We dont even know if SIN-TEL is still in orbit.
(Nearby, at a popular eatery...)
Tod: You sure you can handle everything by yourself?
Don: You tought me everything you know, Dad. I'll do fine. Just like Dan will do taking over for Grandpa.
Tod: Someday, you'll open a place of your own. And hopefully not give me a run for the money.
(Across the street, at a peaceful barber shop...)
Tad: Finish sweeping up, Junior. We're meeting your mom and Ryan in an hour.
Tad Jr: How are we going to fight Ryan's dad? I mean, it's not like we've got powers right now? You and Mom have your Inner Ninja. I dont. It's been over 500 years since I used that Growl Phone.
Tad: We'll think of something.
(On Malleous Prime...)
Sam: Get the ship ready, boys.
Malle: It's fueling up now, Dad.
Micron: And the course is being plotted. First Mirnoi, then Earth.
Sam: You want to come with us, Sep? The more the merrier. After all, we've still got our old Morphers. It helps that my big brother is still Supreme Commander of SPD.
(Mirinoi)
Maya: Do you think we can pull our Quasar Sabers out by ourselves?
Willy: Leo did it, twice. I dont see why we couldnt.
Maya: And what about our Leo? Do you think he'll be there?
Willy: I know you're worried about him. He hasnt been home in half a millennium. But, Dad said he made the right choice.
(Elsewhere on the planet...)
Alfred: You coming too, Mar? You havent gotten much action as Tempest in a long time.
Billy: Yeah, Mom. The whole family in action.
Melissa: Not that my powers would do much.
(Back on Earth...)
TG: There is one more thing I need. A scientific mastermind.
(Tarnished Gold opens another portal, retrieving Toliver from his dimension. In the 1001 years since he was last on Earth, Toliver is now supreme ruler of San Angeles, after the deaths of Luke and Rose. Thanks to his dimension's version of the Minutiaeian formula, he and Miratrix are still married.)
Toliver: Where am I?
TG: A dimension you should be familiar with.
Toliver: I need to go back home. Trixi cant run things by herself.
TG: I need your genius to serve me. In return, I will give you the two things your science has never acheived. Revenged on the one you refer to as "The bookworm", and the restoration of your face.
Toliver: You can do that?
TG: Very easily.
(Tarnished Gold touches Toliver's face. It heals, instantly.)
Toliver: I am in your service. But, what about my revenge on Ronny for disfiguring me in the first place?
TG: I have plans of my own for her.
(Tarnished Gold summons Dark Tarantula and Ninjoy.)
TG: I have a kidnapping mission for you. Several of them, actually.
(Tarnished Gold hands the two ninjas a pair of lists.)
DT: Only women?
TG: I need some companionsip. Some of them, I have had before. Some will be joining me for the first time. there is one other, but she isnt on Earth right now.
Ninjoy: And this one, in bold?
TG: The one I most desire. She might also be the hardest for you, as she is also a Ninja. The mother of my son. Lovely Tori.
(Mirinoi)
Mary: If you need my help, I am there.
Alfred: I knew I could count on you, Mar.
(Alfred kisses Mary.)
Mary: Let's hope there are others that will help with this.
Alfred: As big as my family is, there should be plenty of help. Dad said Sam will be picking us up. Reminds me of when we went home for Kitty's funeral.
Mary: I can't wait to meet them all again.
Alfred: And plenty we will be meeting for the first time. Its been a while since we were back on Earth. Bart's great great grandson, Bart X, has two kids of his own now.
<Earth, Grey Lake>
Melissa: So, now what?
Rainbow: I do not know.
(In Gray Lake City, Dark Tarantula and Ninjoy begin their kidnapping spree. Taylor, Ronny and Cassidy are the first ones taken. Tori is at Ryan's.)
Ryan: He's going to come after you, Mom. I just know he is.
Tori: Well, unles he comes after me himself, I'll be safest with you.
(On Mirinoi, a shuttle lands. Sam opens the hatch.)
Willy: Now that's a shuttle.
Sam: Finest the shipyards of the Mallean Alliance have to offer. You should see it's mothership. And you will, soon enough. She's up in orbit.
(More women have been abducted to serve Tarnished Gold. Dana, Kat and Ashley. Now, Tarnished Gold is after some more personal targets, before reclaiming Tori. First, his cousin's wife, Annie Crowmeowme. She's alone with Zordy in their apartment at Crowmeowme Tower.)
Zordy: I wish Dad would realize he's needed. He's the only one who might have a chance of stopping Tarnished Gold.
Annie: Your Dad will act when he's ready, Zee.
Voice: Talking about me, cousin.
Zordy: Tarnoqq.
TG: Calling me by my given name doesnt weaken me. I am here to take what is most precious to you.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers, and Annie vanishes.)
Zordy: No!
TG: Tell dear Uncle I will be visiting him soon enough.
(Tarnished Gold vanishes, reappearing in the MallZord, where his next target is. Tea and Hope are shopping.)
Hope: I'd feel much better if Dad was with us, but he's sticking close to Grandma.
(As Tarnished Gold approaches Tea and Hope, Hope feels his power.)
Hope: Mom, we've got to get out of here.
(Hope tries to teleport herself and Tea to safety, but Tarnished Gold prevents it.)
TG: A valiant effort, Granddaughter.
Hope: You know who we are?
TG: Of course. I am Tarnished Gold. I am power incarnate.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers. Tea vanishes.)
Hope: Mom! (telepathically) Dad. Mom's been taken, by your father.
TG: She will have a special place among my concubines. After all, if she is good enough for my legacy, she must be good enough for me.
(Tarmished Gold vanishes. At Tori and Tad's...)
Ryan: No.
Tori: What?
Ryan: He's got Tea.
Tori: You'll get her back, Ry. I know you will.
Ryan: I know, Mom. But he's probably going after you next. Tad cant stop him. I'm your only hope of safety.
(Tori hugs Ryan.)
Tori: For 509 years now, you've been the perfect son I always knew you were. And you wont go back to how you were before that, just because your father is back. Do what you have to do for the one you love most.
Ryan: Thanks, Mom.
(In Tarnished Gold's lair...)
TG: Only one piece missing from my collection. My intended Queen. My most precious Tori. (to Toliver) Do you have it ready?
Toliver: Yes. This device will jam your son's powers. He will be powerless to stop you.
TG: And my own powers?
Toliver: Unaffected. It's a unidirectional jammer. Just aim it at him, and his powers are blocked.
TG: Excellent. Keep working on your masterpiece.
Ninjoy: And what of us, Master?
DT: Yes, what orders for us?
TG: Ninjoy, bring me the wife of your former teacher.
(A glowing sword appears in Ninjoy's hand.)
TG: This blade was forged on a distant planet. It is deadly to anyone not native to that planet. I have made the hilt so it cannot harm you and a protective scabbard. Use this if he interferes.
Ninjoy: I think I have seen a blade like this before.
TG: There is a bounty hunter who uses a similar blade. He is called Star Ninja.
Ninjoy: Yes. He is a friend to my teacher. He hasnt been heard from in centuries.
DT: And for me?
TG: You have served me well. I will grant you your boon now.
DT: I know exactly what I want. Or rather, who I want. Lily.
(A yellow diamond appears in Dark Tarantula's hand.)
TG: When you are ready, squeeze the diamond, and she will appear before you. You may have any room in this lair for your own.
DT: Thank you, Master.
(Thanksgiving, 3009. As the Crowmeowme family has gotten larger, so too has their Thanksgiving celebration. Nearly the entire clan is present for this year's feast. The only exceptions are those off planet, and those currently in the custody of Tarnished Gold. Ryan is staying close to Tori.)
Tad: Ryan, I know you're just looking out for your mother, but I can take care of her, too.
Ryan: Even against my father?
Tad: I suppose you're right.
Tori: He's being a good son, Tad. Just like I've always known he is.
Hope: When he isnt worrying about Mom.
(And then, as everyone sits down, Tarnished Gold arrives.)
TG: Sorry to come univited. I just came to invite someone to my party.
Ryan; She's not coming with you, Father. I will protect her.
Hope: Me too.
Zordy: I have told my father, undear cousin. He will deal with you, when the time is right.
TG: If you think your threat will return your wife to you, it wont.
Bart: I want my daughter and my wife back.
(Bart charges, ready to shrink Tarnished Gold down to a more manageable size. Tarnished Gold responds with his favorite trick, and turns Bart into a marble statue.)
Barty: Dad!
Ryan: You've gone too far, Father. Now, Hope.
(Before Ryan and Hope can do anything, Tarnished Gold fires the weapon Toliver made, neutralyzing their powers.)
Ryan: What happened?
Hope: I... I dont know, Dad.
TG: A present from a new friend of mine. My powers will work, but yours wont.
Tad: Let's see if you can block inner ninja.
(Tad concentrates, surrounding Tarnished Gold with flames.)
TG: After millennia in the desert, I am used to the heat.
Brad: My turn.
(Brad focuses, ice starts forming around Tarnished Gold.)
TG: C...c...clever. B...b... but I c...c...can still do this.
(Tarnished Gold snaps his fingers, Kapri and Tori vanish.)
Brad: No!
(With Brad's focus broken, the ice vanishes.)
TG: I have what I came for. My collection is complete. Soon, you will all be doomed.
(Tarnished Gold vanishes. Bart returns to normal.)
Brian: Let's hope our help arrives soon.
(Sometime later, in the strategy room of Crowmeowme Tower.)
Brian: Cloning tanks?
Bob: I figured we'd need all the help we can get, and with your Robot Double offline, I made a few clones for you to make sure we've got as many Rangers as possible.
Bart: And a few non-Rangers. Little Bart and Cal, for instance.
(An Aquitian teleports in.)
Aquitian: I have been told you need assistance.
Brian: We do. I guess Delphine got our message.
Aquitian: She did. I am called Aqueus. Delphine is my mate.
Bob: She never mentioned you when she helped us out back in the 1990s.
Aqueus: How odd. She told me of your mission. I chose to stay on Aquitar to tend to our younglings.
Bruce: If we're all here, maybe we need a roll call?
Oliver: Agreed.
(The cloning tanks open. Brian distributes morphers to himself and his three clones.)
Brian: Alright. It's Morphin Time!
Clone Brian 1: Velociraptor! Silver Ranger!
Brian: Cheetahzord! Silver Ranger!
Clone Brian 2: I need Ninja Ranger Power Now! Silver Ninja Ranger!
Bob: Zeo Ranger Prime, Silver!
Clone Brian 3: Shift into Turbo! Stretched Fury Turbo Power! Silver Turbo Ranger!
Bart: Let's Rocket!
Morpher: 3-3-5.
Bart: Gold Space Ranger!
Willy: Go Galactic! Gold Galaxy Ranger!
Alfred: Armor Man, defender of Mirinoi. I know, it's a terrible name.
Ben: Lightspeed Rescue! Camo Ranger!
Bart X: CTI, Enforce! Senior Level Enforcer, Bart Crowmeowme X.
Cronus: Junior Level Enforcer Cronus.
Tod & Tad Jr: Wild Access.
Tod: Gold Stealthy Spider.
Tad Jr: Silver Stealthy Spider.
Tad: Ninja Form, Ranger Form! Silver Fire Ranger.
Brad: Ninja Storm, Ranger Form! Grey Ice Ranger.
Bruce: Dino Thunder, Power Up! Ha! Silver Bronto Ranger.
Sam: SPD, Emergency! SPD Gold Ranger.
Cal: TechElite! Techo Authority Elite Officer Calumentus.
Barty: SPD Emergency! SPD Green Alpha Ranger.
Detrola: Detrola, Master Sorcerer.
Oliver: Overdrive Acellerate. Olverdrive Platinum Ranger.
Vlad: The Spider, Arachnid Avenger.
Ronnie: RPM, Get in Gear! Ranger Diamond.
Bart: Anyone else?
Voice: How about me, Dad?
Bart: Cassie?
(A bat flies into the room, turning into Cassie Crowmeowme, or rather, Countess Cassandra.)
Cassie: I heard Mom and Annie were in trouble. Family always comes first.
Bart X: Uh, Great Great Aunt Cassie, we need to talk later, about a mutant you bit. He caused some trouble for friends of mine.
Brian: Anyone else?
Voice: Sorry I'm late, Dad.
Brian: Junior.
(Brian Junior, currently Commander of SPD on Earth, walks in. He salutes Barty.)
Barty: At ease. This is family business, not SPD business.
Junior: Force of habit. You're the Supreme Commander, after all. Looks like I'm under-dressed. SPD, Emergency! Red SPD Alpha Ranger. OK, now I'm ready to find Mom and the others.
(Meanwhile, in Tarnished Gold's lair...)
TG: Now, dear Tori, it's time for you to take your rightful place, as my Queen.
Tori: Never.
Taylor: You tell him, Tor.
Kapri: Yeah.
TG (to Kapri): I restored your husband. But I can easily return him to marble. Along with your children. (to Tori) I am not giving you a choice. You were addicted to my power once. You will be again.
Tori: Looks like I have no choice. Fine. Release the others, and I'll be your Queen. Willingly.
TG: And where would the fun for me be? No thank you.
(Tarnished Gold takes off his glove and touches Tori. Her addiction is almost instantaneous.)
Tori: More.
TG: I will give you more. Once we are married.
(In his quarters in Tarnished Gold's hideout, Dark Tarantula is ready to claim his reward. He squeezes the yellow diamond Tarnished Gold gave him, and Lily appears.)
Lily: Wh... where am I? This isnt Jungle Karma,
DT: This isnt even Ocean Bluff, babe.
Lily: Vlad? But you're...
DT: Not quite Vlad.
Lily (shocked): Dark Tarantula.
DT: Precisely. And this time, your friends wont save you. Since it's the year 3009.
Lily: Impossible.
DT: Nothing is impossible for my new employer. Soon, you will love me.
(Elsewhere, in Toliver's lab...)
Toliver: One last adjustment. There. The weapon is ready for the master.
TG (v/o): You have done well, Toliver. I have a reward for you.
(A portal opens. Miratrix appears.)
Miratrix: Where am I?
(Toliver has his back to her.)
Toliver: Back on your Earth, babe.
Miratrix: Tollie? You've been missing for weeks. The kids and I were worried about you.
Toliver: I'm fine, Trixi. In fact, I'm better than fine.
(Toliver turns around.)
Miratrix: Your face. It's healed.
Toliver: I know. Handsome, arent I?
Miratrix: You're still the mad genius I fell in love with.
(The reunited lovers kiss. Back in Gray Lake...)
Ronnie: There. It's finished.
Ty: What is?
Ronnie: The duplicate of my Morpher for Ree to use. Father and daughter Rangers ready for action.
(The door opens.)
Ree: Hey Dad. Hey Uncle Ty.
Ty: Hi, Ree.
Tenaya: We're back from shopping.
Ty: I can see that. And I'm glad you're back safely, considering all the kidnappings.
Tenaya: I'm still a hybrid. I can take care of myself.
(One last figure enters, wrapping their arms around Ronnie.)
Ronnie: I hope you three didnt buy everything.
Tella: No. Just half of everything.
Ronnie: You've been hanging out with some of Dad's cousins wives too much, Tell. You were never the shop-till-you-drop type until after the Thermox Invasion. Anyway, I've got Ree's morpher ready.
Ree: That;s great, Dad. We'll show Tarnished Gold who's boss around here.
(With Tori sitting on his lap, her arms wrapped lovingly around him, Tarnished Gold is ready to further his plans.)
TG: Watch, my darling, how I weaken my enemis, before I finish them off.
(Tarnished Gold waves his hand over a map of Gray Lake. The temperature drops like a rock.)
Bruce: What a time for Cass to be missing. The biggest story since Ransik's trial. A massive climate change. And if Im out battling Tarnished Gold, someone needs to be on the air.
(Luckily, KGL's chief meteorologist is ready.)
Voice: Looking for me, Boss?
Bruce: Willie. Great timing.
Willie: My equipment recorded a 50 degree drop in less than 20 minutes. Very unnatural.
Bruce: Most likely, Tarnished Gold. He's got Cassidy, among others. Oh, your Dad is back home.
Willie: I know. He came to see me yesterday.
Bruce: You're just as good as your mother was. Maybe even better, since you've got the good genes. Almost as smart as your father.
Willie: Thanks, Great Uncle Bruce.
(As day turns to night, Gray Lake is covered in a blanket of snow. A very thick blanket, nearly 2 feet deep.)
Bob: This snow reminds me of when we took Tommy skiing. Me, Kat and Billy. I got to use my snowmobile.
Brian: Well, it's bad for Gray Lake. We dont have any snow removal equipment. And some roofs could collapse under the weight of the snow.
Bart: Surely, Tarnished Gold is behind this. First he takes our women, now he tries to snow us in.
(Not everyone dislikes the weather.)
Brad: Oh man, I havent seen a day like this in 1006 years, when you guys were sent to that little island by Choobo. Kapri asked me to keep her warm. It was our first time.
Tad: Well, this is probably Tarnished Gold's plan to keep you from ever doing that with her again. Too bad my Inner Ninja is stronger than my Star Guardian powers. As Ice Guardian, I'd have a better time right now. But even I'm having trouble keeping warm. Too much longer, and...
Tod: Dont think like that, bro.
Tad: This is just what he wants. I'm out of the picture, and he gets to marry Tori without a problem. I hope Ryan has regained his powers by now.
(Several days pass. Tarnished Gold's cold front has not let up. Gray Lake is now under a very thick blanket of snow. And without snow removal equipment, the city is shut down. The cold has left Tad weak. He hasnt been out of bed in weeks.)
Tabitha: Come on, Dad. You've got to try. This isnt what Mom would want you to do.
Tad: Tabby, right now, Ryan's father probably has your mother's mind so clouded she would just as soon attack me with her Inner Ninja than embrace me.
Tod: Even merging into Ted doesnt help much.
Tad Jr: What about Bart's ship? Couldnt we get Dad out of here that way?
Tod: I'll go talk to him. Just hang in there, bro. You'll have Tori in your arms again before you know it.
(Tarnished Gold's lair is quite comfortable. A balmy 75 degrees inside. Dark Tarantula has drugged Lily, so she will now do whatever he wants. Tarnished Gold is more focused on Tori than his other concubines right now. Which means, a few have cleared their heads.)
Ronny (thinking): What good is my super speed if the door only appears when he wants in here. I could run around this room until my feet are blistered, and it wont get me out of here. Ollie and the kids must be worried sick. Who knows how long I've been gone?
(Suddenly...)
Voice: I can help you escape.
Ronny: Who's there?
Voice: Who I am is not important. Only that I can offer you your escape.
Ronny: What's in it for you? There has to be a catch.
Voice: Fine. Be stuck here. When he comes back, he will break you.
Ronny: Alright. Fine. Get me out of here.
(Ronny vanishes from Tarnished Gold's lair. Where she reappears is definitely not Gray Lake.)
Ronny: This place looks familiar?
Voice: Welcome to Asgard, milady.
Ronny: Oh no. You.
(Loki is standing there.)
Ronny: Thor said Loki forbade you from coming to Earth for 2,000 years. It's only been 1,002.
Loki: He did. But since I never left Asgard, I didnt actually go to Earth. Now, since I have rescued you, I'm sure you know my price.
Ronny: I've been happily married since a few months after you attacked me. I have plenty of children. And they have children of their own.
Loki: That's an Earth marriage. It has no standing here.
Ronny: And if I say no?
Loki: I put you back where I found you, after wiping your memories. Stay with me, and you will still remember the ones you love.
Ronny: And if Thor and Odin find out?
Loki: Odin is sleeping, renewing his energies. Thor is out adventuring. By the time he returns, it will be too late.
<tbc...>