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Post by y2j1915 on Sept 19, 2021 20:50:12 GMT -5
Ken let out a soft chuckle and took another sip of his iced coffee "Okay maybe I should start small instead of King of the entire world I'll settle for king of SPD right now" Ken said to Teeanna and Flynn Ken raised an eyebrow at Jaguar as he entered his bedroom "Your not here to rub salt in the proverbial wound are you?" Ken asked "Because I hate to break it to you the Internet is doing a fine job of calling me a dumb ass already" Ken admitted
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 19, 2021 21:33:11 GMT -5
Jaguar shook his head, "I think I'm gonna hold the name-calling for now," he chuckled at the Blue Ranger.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 19, 2021 23:21:22 GMT -5
As the rest of the Rangers were all gathered around Ken to help build his spirits and end their day with a bit of warmth and laughter, their team leader and team trainer were both hard at work as they were prepared to interrogate their newest prisoner. Joey and Brooklyn arrived at the holding cells on the lower level, walking down the halls until they came across the interrogation room where criminal arms dealer and former special forces operative Paul Cross was waiting for them. When the duo walked in, Paul leaned back in a rather uncomfortable chair.
"Took you guys long enough." Paul smirked. "I'd give you more shit about keeping me waiting for so long but I know you had some shit upstairs to handle. Tell me, did Amy kill the dumb one yet?" Joey and Brooklyn narrowed their eyes, only for Paul to shrug. "What!? I have my ways! Word travels fast these days."
"So if you're good at obtaining information, you should have no problem with delivering it to your old buddies, bro." Joey sat down in one of the chairs on the opposite side of Paul and Brooklyn took the other.
"Should I really? I mean, where's my incentive for helping you guys?" Paul tossed the counter out casually.
"Seeing as though we didn't ship you off to some black hole site so deep and fucked up that not even we have clearance for should be a start. Besides, if I got my ass whipped like you did, I'd be a little more humble." Brooklyn responded, earning a chuckle from Paul.
"You got a lucky punch in there.... but all right. What do you two fine gentlemen wanna know?"
"My team and I ran across a guy named Valentine. He says he's part of the DRAGO organization and ranks on the high end. He also said that he's an immortal but he doesn't look much older than us..... you okay?" Joey began to put what he wanted out and Paul's face visibly changed.
"If you crossed paths with Valentine and you lived, be grateful. What he said to you is just the tip of the iceberg."
"Wait." Brooklyn interjected. "So you're saying that what he said about being an immortal is true?"
"You're having trouble believing the concept of immortality but your friends just fought an alien from another planet? And don't get me started on what I heard about Spirit World or the Moon Kingdom!"
"The Moon Kin... never mind." Joey shook his head. "Okay, so he's an immortal but is he as dangerous as he claims?"
"No." Paul answered quickly. "He's more dangerous." He said, visibly showing concern in his eyes. "DRAGO's influence runs deep throughout the planet. The arms dealing that I do for them is more like independent contracting but every once in a while, I get a small glimpse of just how much power that organization wields in the shadows. So for them to now decide to show themselves with you guys or with those kids in Pearl Cove, it means that you're getting their attention and it means that they'll have no issues with bringing down DRAGO's full force down on y'all. So you guys really need to be careful, especially if they sent Valentine who is their best swordsman."
"Bro...." Joey has known Paul for years and he knew that there wasn't much that scared him, so for Paul to look this visibly shaken at the mere thought of these guys made him do a double take, wondering if his crew was ready to handle Valentine's power. "If Valentine comes for us, we'll be ready! I have faith in my team!"
"This isn't some fairy tale shit, Joe! This guy is thousands of years old and he's probably forgotten more combat techniques than you, me, or Brooklyn combined know. Y'all need to make sure that you're ready because if you go into a fight with Valentine half assed, he will kill you."
"Duly noted, bro. Thanks!" Joey smiled. "But like I said before, we'll be ready. Bank on it."
"For your sakes, I just hope that your ass can cash that check you just wrote." Paul leaned back and closed his eyes, much to the confusion of Brooklyn and Joey.
"What are you doing?" Brooklyn asked.
"Waiting to get some rest and some decent food. It's really hard to dish out intel on an empty stomach. I'm sure we'll have more story time soon."
Joey and Brooklyn looked at each other. They both felt that today was just the tip of the iceberg and figured that playing along may be the best bet at least until they got what they needed.
"Okay Paulie. Get comfortable." Brooklyn spoke as the duo stood up. "I'm sure we'll chat again soon." He and Joey left the interrogation room with Paul waving his cuffed hands.
"See ya soon!" Paul flashed a quick smile to mask the fear. He knew that DRAGO as a whole was dangerous but for them to send one of their best, it mean that the SPD Rangers were in serious trouble and only time would tell if this group of highly trained heroes would be able to succeed where many heroes have failed over the many centuries.
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Just over two weeks has passed since the battle with Polgara. For the most part, the viral #clownedking hashtag has become a thing of the past due to simply it falling out of that viral, trendy cycle but that still didn't stop the occasional heckler whenever Ken was in the streets. The Rangers were all brought up to speed with Joey and Brooklyn's conversation with Valentine and they all had their new thoughts on these details, all of them handling it in their own ways. Currently, it was extremely early in the morning and all of the Rangers were tending to their own devices.
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Post by y2j1915 on Sept 20, 2021 0:33:57 GMT -5
Ken was in his bedroom at SPD command currently doing pull-ups with weights attached to his legs in the weeks since the fight with Polgara Ken was no stranger to the ridicule that the Internet seemed to provide although the hashtag had fallen out of viral circulation there was still the occasional parody video, meme, or GIF to remind him of his epic failure and of course whenever he went out there was still the occasional heckler and although he didn't want to admit it it was still getting to him despite the weeks passing he could still hear Polgara's slimy voice in the back of his head calling him her "little prince" in that mocking tone of hers but he knew he would have to get over it eventually and hopefully sooner rather than later with the clear and present danger that Valentine represented
"ninety-nine and one hundred" Ken grunted out as he strained to his last two pull-ups before dropping to the ground and detaching the weights going over to the mirror Ken admired his reflection for a little bit before throwing on his T-shirt and SPD jacket Teeanna meanwhile was down in the cafeteria getting breakfast for herself as she hummed happily to herself and sat at a table with scrambled eggs, toast, and orange juice
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 20, 2021 14:12:54 GMT -5
Jaguar was out taking a stroll through the city after Ken's fiasco. He was looking at his phone where he saw the #clownedking online and he shook his head, the occasional heckler continued to make fun of the Blue Ranger, resulting in him going off on that taunter by sending him a scathing message on there, in hopes of that person and others, would stop. <"Seriously, don't y'all have anything else productive to do other than making fun of people? Grow the fuck up!">After placing his phone in his pocket, Jaguar traveled to the projects of Synchro City where its residents noticed him and that happily greeted him which the Yellow Ranger returned with a smile. He stopped at one of the homeless shelters which his father had opened a year ago and walked inside where he was met with a large population of homeless residents. However, he notices a young man sitting on one of the beds and he smiled, "Yo, Lenny!" he called out with a smile. Lenny Powers looked up to see Jaguar and he lets out a smile before it faded, "Oh. Hey, Jaguar. I wasn't expecting to see you here," he spoke. "Hey, I'm just trying to see how my homie's doin'," Jaguar spoke. "You have been keeping yourself outta trouble, are you?" "Um... yeah, yeah," Lenny spoke, shaking off the question. "Look, man. I'm not tryin' to be rude, but ain't you supposed to be fighting bad guys or something?" Jaguar's smile faded quickly, "I ain't got nothin' to do, Len. Is everything okay?" he asked in concern. "Yeah, everything's fine. I just... I need some time alone, a'ight? It's nice that you came by," Lenny spoke as he made his leave and the Yellow Ranger folded his arms, looking very concerned over his friend.
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 20, 2021 18:32:22 GMT -5
In the days since dealing with Ken's issues, Flynn had found himself shifting gears between a day of working out and practicing his firearms and gaming, alternating days and making sure he balanced both out. He'd been ranking up in Warzone and Overwatch, taking time and doing some single player campaigns, all while maintaining his scores in training. Today, however, found the Green Ranger on a run through Synchro City, doing soemthing different to change his routines up.
He passed a bakery, slowing down and looking at it. "No...aybe on the way back, big Green," he said, continuing on.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 20, 2021 22:12:55 GMT -5
It was still early in the AM and the sun was shining brightly and the birds were chirping. Joey was currently laying in bed, enjoying the sweetest of dreams. He rolled over in bed, reaching for his girlfriend. When he didn't feel her torso but rather her legs, he groggily opened his eyes, finding Amy sitting up in bed, keying away on her laptop. "Babe..." Joey groaned. "This is hella early to be working. We still have at least an hour or two." "Good morning to you too, Sunshine." Amy responded. "I figured I'd get some extra work in while I don't have anyone bothering me." "Oh yeah?" Joey rested his hand on her thigh as he yawned. "Are you still working on that RIC project?" "Oh that's done. We finished that a week ago. What I'm working on is something completely new." Amy had a twinkle in her eye as technology in general excited her. She tilted her screen so Joey could get a better look. On screen were five cars, causing Joey to narrow his eyes a bit due to the screen brightness. "Nice.. I love my bike but I'm sure the cars will be awesome." "No." Amy chuckled. "The cars aren't for this team." "Then who are they for?" "It's for a new team. We got an order to begin work on develop a new set of Rangers." "Really?" Joey rubbed his eyes as that last part woke him up a bit. "Are they trying to put us out to pasture already?" "Nah. It's actually the opposite." Amy responded. "We've gotten some good feedback but with our squad but between Prometheus and Valentine, Zaron over in Pearl Cove and whoever else is out there, they don't want to stretch us too thin." "Makes sense, I guess. But I have faith in our crew with holding things down here, so I'm not worried." "I'd expect nothing less." Amy leaned over, giving Joey a kiss before squinting her nose. "Maybe a little brushy brushy would be a good idea." She said, teasing him about his morning breath. "In a minute." Joey draped his arm across her thighs and promptly went back to sleep, causing Amy to laugh. "I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do with you." Amy shook her head and continued working on the five new vehicles.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 20, 2021 22:20:50 GMT -5
Leaving the homeless shelter, Jaguar was left thinking about the meeting he had thought about Lenny's attitude. Normally, he would be happy to see him but today his normal happy self was shifted to cautious and a bit distant. Part of him also began to think that he's been some kind of stress. Sighing, he got onto his SPD cycle, he decided to follow Lenny to see what was making him so distant. He wanted to contact Commander Storm but he chose not to, he didn't want to give him any trouble and he didn't want to return to the Delta Command.
"Lenny, what's going on with you?" he asked to himself.
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Post by y2j1915 on Sept 21, 2021 10:17:25 GMT -5
Teeanna continued to casually eat her breakfast until she checked the time on her watch "Shit!" She swore out loud scarfing the last of her breakfast in a hurry and getting up from the table
she had an hour to get ready for her shift at the Goodwill store where she worked after a quick shower she changed into her uniform for work and bolted out the front doors of Delta command and down the streets of Synchro City hating the fact that she couldn't take her SPD cycle to work she probably could but she didn't want to risk the wrath of Commander Storm and Amy especially after Ken's colossal snafu she ran past Flynn on the way to the Goodwill store "Hi Flynn bye Flynn can't talk late for work" she said running past the Green Ranger
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 22, 2021 12:58:19 GMT -5
As Jaguar tried to follow where Lenny had ran off to, he began to stop as his search went nowhere as his friend has disappeared, leaving him to give up the search, "Fuck, I can't find him anywhere. I'll go find him again later. Maybe I'll ask him why he's acting so strange. As Jaguar made his leave, Lenny arrived at a small one-story home where large groups of men were hanging out and one man was waiting for him. "Lenny, there you are, my good man," he spoke, giving a smug look. "Hey, Omar. I'm here like I promised you. You got the stuff?" he asked and Omar smirked. "All set. The boss is gonna be payin' us good money once we get this on the market. Just picture it: slick rides, fancy bling, big cribs, and hot babes... all of that bein' ours. We've been in this broken neighborhood for too damn long. Soon, we ain't gotta worry about it no more." Lenny nodded, "Yeah, but we gotta be careful, the police... and even SPD might get on our asses. We just gotta keep it on the DL and we all cool," he said. "Now that's what I'm talkin' about!" Omar said, clamping hands with Lenny who smiled.
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Post by FangZeronos on Sept 24, 2021 1:32:47 GMT -5
Flynn blinked, having seen Teeanna run past. He shook his head, snickering. "She'd lose her head if it wasn't screwed on," he said, taking off in the opposite direction.
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Post by y2j1915 on Sept 25, 2021 20:47:58 GMT -5
As the hours passed slowly for Teeanna while she worked at her job at the Goodwill store Ken had decided to go looking for someone to train with wanting to improve his fighting skills just in case Prometheus or DRAGO or Valentine decided to attack
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 25, 2021 21:50:45 GMT -5
Jaguar finally made his return to the Delta Command and decided to go to the cafeteria and order something to eat as he began to rethink about what had happened. Why was Lenny acting so strange? He didn't know the motive of the distance and he didn't know where he went when he left. He thought about his time being away from him due to joining the SPD and wondered -- is he upset that he had left him because of that> He just can't get the answer from it.
He grabbed a nice plate of french toast and began to chow down, thinking about going back outside to find Lenny and talking to him thoroughly.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Sept 25, 2021 21:56:53 GMT -5
With Amy still hard at work on Project Nitro Blaze, Joey left the room after showering and changing. Still somewhat tired, he grabbed a quick breakfast burrito and some OJ from the cafeteria. As he was there, he noticed Jaguar and walked over to his table, sitting on the other side.
"Hey Bro." Joey said before taking a bite out of his burrito. "How goes it this morning?" He asked with a smile before taking a sip of his oj.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Sept 25, 2021 22:04:01 GMT -5
With Amy still hard at work on Project Nitro Blaze, Joey left the room after showering and changing. Still somewhat tired, he grabbed a quick breakfast burrito and some OJ from the cafeteria. As he was there, he noticed Jaguar and walked over to his table, sitting on the other side.
"Hey Bro." Joey said before taking a bite out of his burrito. "How goes it this morning?" He asked with a smile before taking a sip of his oj.
Jaguar flinched to see Joey standing there and sighed, "Oh, hey Joe. How's everything going with Amy?" he asked the Red Ranger.
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