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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 27, 2024 15:36:47 GMT -5
Amara narrowed her eyes as she sat down slowly, watching the press conference. "That upstart little dicklick," she said. "If he tries to market this, what's stopping the Machine Empire from snagging it?" She folded her arms and thought. "Oh! Remember how the other day at the boxing match, Ballistae and Dancelur started running out of energy? And they had to make a hasty retreat? I'm not pointing fingers yet, but what if Masters developed Morph-Z and the Empire found out and approached him in the last year?"
"I wouldn't rule it out. If this bootleg concoction is even somewhat effective, this could be a major problem if it is in AXIM's hands." Derek narrowed his eyes, reaching into his plate and eating a fry with it not tasting as good due to Marius and his Morph-Z putting a bad taste in his mouth.
When the conference continued and Marius revealed the demonstration, a rare phenomenon happened. "Shit. Somewhere Ken is screaming at the TV. And I actually feel bad for him for once."
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 27, 2024 15:54:30 GMT -5
"As far as I know, Amara works as the video gamer streamer at Derek's Dream Chasers. She's very popular. For me, I work as the head mechanic at D&M's Auto Repairs. I love fixing cars. Used to be a racecar driver, so I know the ins and outs of working with cars." Olivier says with a smile.Tifa nodded, starting to say something before her phone chirped, and she pulled it out to look at the notification. She cocked an eyebrow. "Who is Marius Masters and why is he counterfeiting Ken?" she asked, showing Olivier the video playing. "Doesn't he have a fake arm?" _________ "I wouldn't rule it out. If this bootleg concoction is even somewhat effective, this could be a major problem if it is in AXIM's hands." Derek narrowed his eyes, reaching into his plate and eating a fry with it not tasting as good due to Marius and his Morph-Z putting a bad taste in his mouth.
When the conference continued and Marius revealed the demonstration, a rare phenomenon happened. "Shit. Somewhere Ken is screaming at the TV. And I actually feel bad for him for once.""So do I," Amara said, frowning as she bit into a slice of the pizza. "Y'know, I wanted today to be nice and easy, no stupid shit spoiling the appetites....but this pisses me off to the point I don't even want to eat..." _________ As if on cue, Cogs and a new Robot appeared at the press conference. "Mr. Masters. My higher-ups are in need of your new product," the bot said. "My name is Asimov, and if you'd kindly give me what we want, nobody gets hurt." He formed a rifle out of his arm, pointing at the crowd. "My processors allow me to target several people at once. Do you wish to have their deaths on your conscious?" _________ Amara sighed, seeing the Cogs and Bot. "and that's our cue."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 27, 2024 16:04:29 GMT -5
"Yeah, your cue to rest and eat. Our cue to do the punch fighting." Derek said. He used his morpher to call the HQ.
"You guys seeing this news conference??" Derek asked.
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 27, 2024 19:25:52 GMT -5
Tifa nodded, starting to say something before her phone chirped, and she pulled it out to look at the notification. She cocked an eyebrow. "Who is Marius Masters and why is he counterfeiting Ken?" she asked, showing Olivier the video playing. "Doesn't he have a fake arm?"
Olivier's eyebrows furrow in confusion until she takes a quick peek from Tifa's phone. Just by watching the video alone makes her blood boil. "That bastard!" She scowls, moving away out of anger.
After a full minute, she returns to Tifa's side. "Marius Masters is my husband's co-owner of a scumbag. He develops Morph-Z for his nefarious purposes. I didn't expect to see him doing this so soon. And yes, Ken has a robotic arm made by Cole. Big difference is upgrades." She explains.
Right on cue, she gets a call from Derek and she picks up her Caller. "Yeah, Tifa and I did. I don't know if I will save that bastard or not." She answers with a sigh.
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 27, 2024 19:48:12 GMT -5
"Yeah, your cue to rest and eat. Our cue to do the punch fighting." Derek said. He used his morpher to call the HQ.
"You guys seeing this news conference??" Derek asked.
"I can still fight!" Amara said. "At least until--!"
"Yeah, we saw it. Get down there, stop the bot, snag the Morph-Z before the bot does, and bring it here." Jax said. ________
Right on cue, she gets a call from Derek and she picks up her Caller. "Yeah, Tifa and I did. I don't know if I will save that bastard or not." She answers with a sigh.
"I'm in this fight to punch robots, and if that means I get to do so right now, I'm all in," Tifa said. "Derek, everyone, morph and meet at the conference. We can't risk identities out in the open."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 27, 2024 19:59:00 GMT -5
"You're learning." Derek smirked, approving of what Tifa said, especially since he said it so much to his team when he was starting out. "Be there in a sec." He looked at Amara as he stood up, walking around his desk and kissing her on the forehead.
"You may be able to, but until a doctor tells us you're not preggo, we have to treat this like you are and we can't take any chances." He said, now standing in the middle of the floor. "Love ya. Be back soon. SILVER SHIFT!" Derek quickly morphed and teleported out.
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 27, 2024 21:12:34 GMT -5
Marius stood before the robot and his small army of cogs completely unafraid "I won't allow you to harm These People "the businessman said between the robot's gun and the crowd of people gathered in the Plaza
"Wendy lock up the house and get somewhere safe I need to join the others Shift up open the lock!!" The green Ranger exclaimed turning his Ranger key in his Shift Steel Caller transforming into the Green Ranger and teleporting out
"SPD on red alert we've got Machine Empire activity in Eaglemere Plaza I need a platoon of officers down there escorting the civilians to safety and helping us fight the cogs! The blue Ranger ordered Ken turned to his mom "I need you to stay here where it's safe I promise I'll be back as-soon-as-possible Shift up open the lock!" Ken exclaimed transforming and teleporting out as well from the SPD base
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 27, 2024 22:03:15 GMT -5
"You may be able to, but until a doctor tells us you're not preggo, we have to treat this like you are and we can't take any chances." He said, now standing in the middle of the floor. "Love ya. Be back soon. SILVER SHIFT!" Derek quickly morphed and teleported out.
"DEREK!" Amara yelled, flinging her chair across the office and letting it roll to a stop by the door. "AH!" She slammed her hands into the desk, taking her Gold Ranger Gear out of her pocket. "He's been doing this since I fucking told him! All the little skirmishes, "Oh, no. You stay back!" like I'm some little porcelain doll he has to wrap in bubble papper!" Her hands clenched, and she growled. "I'm not helpless!" ___________
Tifa looked at Olivier, taking her Morpher out. "Let's go," she said. "Shift Up!" She twisted the Key in her Caller, and in a flash of red light, was transformed before she teleported away. ___________
Asimov chuckled, shaking his head. "You seem not to grasp the situation, Mr. Masters. I will be taking the Morph-Z or these people will die," he said, his gun arm starting to glow as it split into several barrels. "Do you truly wish to test your luck?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 27, 2024 22:26:29 GMT -5
"DEREK!" Amara yelled, flinging her chair across the office and letting it roll to a stop by the door. "AH!" She slammed her hands into the desk, taking her Gold Ranger Gear out of her pocket. "He's been doing this since I fucking told him! All the little skirmishes, "Oh, no. You stay back!" like I'm some little porcelain doll he has to wrap in bubble papper!" Her hands clenched, and she growled. "I'm not helpless!"
"You're not helpless, but that child is!! Or can you not see that!?" Boss yelled, narrowly avoiding being hit by the chair. "This isn't working a 9 to 5 or cleaning up around the house. You're literally fighting to keep the world safe with special powers. What happens when someone hits you in the gut or you take a bad fall?" Boss walked past Amara, bagging up Derek's food to make sure that it was ready for him when he got back.
"I need you to understand that this isn't just about you or your say. There's an unborn human at play here and before you bring up the excuse about the doctor, you can keep it. You know all it takes is for DC to make one phone call and you'd be in the Doc's chair yesterday, but you choose not to." Boss finished bagging up Derek's food and looked up at the Gold Ranger.
"I need you to help me understand why you're so hell bent on fighting, regardless of the risks because right now, the math ain't mathin'." Boss finished.
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"You forgot option 3!" The Silver Ranger arrived, standing in between the people and Asimov. "The one where you end up on the scrap pile!"
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 27, 2024 23:28:15 GMT -5
Tifa looked at Olivier, taking her Morpher out. "Let's go," she said. "Shift Up!" She twisted the Key in her Caller, and in a flash of red light, was transformed before she teleported away.
"Right." Olivier responds as she goes into position. "Shift Up! Open the Lock!" Once Olivier transforms into the Pink Ranger, she teleports to the location. She arrives at the scene just in the nick of time as she stands beside Derek, facing the new robotic monster. "Not so fast you bucket-of-bolts!"
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 28, 2024 0:17:34 GMT -5
"I need you to understand that this isn't just about you or your say. There's an unborn human at play here and before you bring up the excuse about the doctor, you can keep it. You know all it takes is for DC to make one phone call and you'd be in the Doc's chair yesterday, but you choose not to." Boss finished bagging up Derek's food and looked up at the Gold Ranger.
"I need you to help me understand why you're so hell bent on fighting, regardless of the risks because right now, the math ain't mathin'." Boss finished.
Amara deflated and sank to the floor, her back against Derek's desk as she rested her hands on her stomach. "Because I told him, no matter what, I'd always have his back," she said softly. "And sitting on the sidelines, watching as he goes out and comes back with bruises and scrapes and scars...each one feels like a punch to the stomach that I'm not there. I want to keep him safe just as much as he wants me to be safe, because I know that if I am pregnant, I'm giving things to Jax and he can be there, but until it happens, I still have a duty as Gold Ranger. I've never backed away from a fight, never backed down, never let myself be told "stay away" like I have been. I've tried to tell Derek I'll be ok and taht I can manage, but he won't hear it. He won't listen to me. I know the fucking risks, I know waht Im' getting myself into, but...I can't lose him..." She looked down, ashamed of herself as she drew her knees up. ______________
"You forgot option 3!" The Silver Ranger arrived, standing in between the people and Asimov. "The one where you end up on the scrap pile!"
"Right." Olivier responds as she goes into position. "Shift Up! Open the Lock!" Once Olivier transforms into the Pink Ranger, she teleports to the location. She arrives at the scene just in the nick of time as she stands beside Derek, facing the new robotic monster. "Not so fast you bucket-of-bolts!"
Asmiov chuckled as he watched the Red, Silver, and Pink Rangers arrive. "Sadly, Silver Ranger, that isn't an option. The only options are I leave with the Morph-Z or civilians get hurt." To prove a point, one of the several barrels on his arm fired, hitting one of the press in the chest and sending her to the ground. "Now do you understand? My Masters also bid me deal with a pest on your team....any information about him would be wonderful. Loud, obnoxious, brash...self-proclaimed "King" taht most would rather punch in the throat?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 28, 2024 1:07:30 GMT -5
Amara deflated and sank to the floor, her back against Derek's desk as she rested her hands on her stomach. "Because I told him, no matter what, I'd always have his back," she said softly. "And sitting on the sidelines, watching as he goes out and comes back with bruises and scrapes and scars...each one feels like a punch to the stomach that I'm not there. I want to keep him safe just as much as he wants me to be safe, because I know that if I am pregnant, I'm giving things to Jax and he can be there, but until it happens, I still have a duty as Gold Ranger. I've never backed away from a fight, never backed down, never let myself be told "stay away" like I have been. I've tried to tell Derek I'll be ok and taht I can manage, but he won't hear it. He won't listen to me. I know the fucking risks, I know waht Im' getting myself into, but...I can't lose him..." She looked down, ashamed of herself as she drew her knees up.
Boss sighed. "Having his back doesn't just mean fighting." Softening her tone, she put Derek's food back on his desk. "Think of it like this. Him knowing you and the baby are safe is gonna allow him to fight at his best. If you're in the field, most of his attention is going to be focused on trying to protect you versus making the right moves to help the others. And with a new Red Ranger, she'll need him at his best to help get her comfy in the hero game." She slid down to the floor, sitting next to Amara.
"Look, I'll say it because Derek's too nice to do it. You're letting your pride get in the way. If the guy who listens to everybody to a fault won't listen to you now, that means something. You say you don't want to lose him, but ask yourself this. If you go out there and put that baby at risk after telling you not to which is rare in itself for him, how well do you think that's going to go over? Sure, you'll feel empowered and accomplished, but is it really worth risking what you have with him?" Boss finished.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Apr 29, 2024 0:56:22 GMT -5
Asmiov chuckled as he watched the Red, Silver, and Pink Rangers arrive. "Sadly, Silver Ranger, that isn't an option. The only options are I leave with the Morph-Z or civilians get hurt." To prove a point, one of the several barrels on his arm fired, hitting one of the press in the chest and sending her to the ground. "Now do you understand? My Masters also bid me deal with a pest on your team....any information about him would be wonderful. Loud, obnoxious, brash...self-proclaimed "King" taht most would rather punch in the throat?"
Within seconds, Jun arrived morphed, aiming his shot at Asimov from the side of his head, "You mean Ken?" he asked. "What does he have to do with it?"
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Post by y2j1915 on Apr 29, 2024 18:58:18 GMT -5
Cole and Ken materialized at the Plaza with Ken taking a shot at the Machine Empire robot "I can't believe you guys started the party without me no one out does the King when it comes to dismantling the Machine Empire!" he boasted grinning behind his helmet
as usual Cole tried to be the voice of reason as the Green Ranger arrived with the platoon of SPD cadets armed with blasters firing at the Cogs" be careful Your Majesty we don't know what kind of capabilities this robot might have"
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 29, 2024 19:14:21 GMT -5
Asimov chuckled, avoiding Ken's shot and aiming his weapon at the Blue Ranger. "My bosses wish to see you suffer, boy," he said. "Your fight is with me. COGS! Kill the Cadets and keep the Rangers occupied. I want to hear the Cadets scream."
The Cogs charged at the Cadets, opening fire at the rookies. One Cog slashed out and took one of Cadets out, splattering their blood on the ground. "Eliminate Cadets. Seperate Rangers."
"Alright, we deal with the Cogs, keep the Cadets safe and then hope to get to Ken before shit hits the fan," Tifa said, Cutlass in her hand. She took off, slashing out at a Cog before driving a kick into it's chest. __________________
"Look, I'll say it because Derek's too nice to do it. You're letting your pride get in the way. If the guy who listens to everybody to a fault won't listen to you now, that means something. You say you don't want to lose him, but ask yourself this. If you go out there and put that baby at risk after telling you not to which is rare in itself for him, how well do you think that's going to go over? Sure, you'll feel empowered and accomplished, but is it really worth risking what you have with him?" Boss finished.
Amara sighed softly, wrapping her arms around her stomach softly. "No, but....I feel useless. They're fighting a new threat and I want to help as long as I can," she said softly. "I know it's selfish, and I know the risks, but I..." She sighed and leaned her head back. "Goddamn it..."
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