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Post by FangZeronos on May 7, 2024 13:34:25 GMT -5
Jayden gave one last look to Titanus. "I'll deal with Eddie when he wakes up," he said. "Goodbye, Titanus." He took off, bringing up the rear of the group as the Rangers ran for the portal.
Kiriko yelled as she jumped through, landing and rolling to a stop, sliding back to her feet. "C'mon!"
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Post by GoseiYellow on May 7, 2024 13:50:05 GMT -5
Jafaar jumps though the portal, rolling on the ground, panting heavily. "Made it...," he said.
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Post by Mr.Silver on May 7, 2024 15:33:16 GMT -5
Titanus gave the Rangers a nod with the faintest of smiles. It was if he were at peace with his decision.
"Goodbye, my friends." He said to the Rangers and remaining zords. Just as the portal close, there was a flash of light to accompany the explosion, signaling the end for both Titanus and Zordopolis.
With all of the Rangers now back, Dr. Connor was now able to establish contact with the team. From his computer, he saw the villains come through the portal accompanied by Master Z, causing him to get frantic. He also saw all of injured zords further ahead as well as the remaining zords that came through with the Rangers.
"Rangers! Come in! What the hell happened on Zordopolis?! Why is Eddie taking a beauty nap?! And why don't I see Titanus with you?!" Dr. Connor's voice cracked as it came through the team's morphers.
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Post by FangZeronos on May 7, 2024 15:40:49 GMT -5
Jayden put Eddie on the ground, taking his morpher out. "Doc...Zordopolis is gone. Master Z and Saivage are working together, and Saivage did something. The Zords were injured in the battle and we got seperated. We were about to die and Titanus...." His free hand clenched. "Titanus held the portal open to let us have a chance to escape. And the reason Eddie's out cold is because of Titanus. He was protesting Titanus' sacrifice. I asked if it was the only way and made the call for us to get our asses out without him. He's...he's dead. And Zordopolis is destroyed..."
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Post by Mr.Silver on May 7, 2024 20:52:57 GMT -5
Dr. Connor sat back in his chair. His mouth was open while tears fell from his eyes. Like Eddie, he and the zord mage went back a long way. So to hear that his friend was dead hurt him deeply.
"S..some of the zords seem healthy. They need to retreat back to the island. Rangers, yall get back to the Bunker."
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Post by jedibloo on May 8, 2024 0:21:38 GMT -5
"Understood." Pilar replies, her eyes train to the unconscious form of Eddie. She won't be surprised when he wakes up in distraught over Titanus. With a heavy sigh, she looks at her friends and motions them to take Eddie back to base.
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Post by FangZeronos on May 8, 2024 0:26:00 GMT -5
Jayden lifted Eddie up again, teleporting out with the others. Once he arrived at the base, he laid Eddie on the normal medical table, walking over to a corner as his hands clenched, mind already working on a plan to rip Saivage and Master Z limb from limb.
Kiriko sank to the floor after arriving, pressing her back to the wall as she drew her knees up, closing her eyes as a few tears fell down her cheeks.
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Post by venomizer on May 8, 2024 2:04:44 GMT -5
Once Ryan and the others made it back to the bunker, he pulled up a chair at a nearby table and placed his 3 aura crystals on the table and just lost himself in his gaze upon them. He was torn in two. One half wept for titanus and this homeworld, the other half wanted to storm Saivage's front door. "I swear next time I see those fuckheads I'll take their smiles and wrap them around their asses." He said in an angry tone.
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Post by jedibloo on May 8, 2024 2:39:18 GMT -5
The first thing Pilar does is checking on Doctor Connor. Like Eddie, she isn't surprised to see him grieving for Titanus. She briefly places her hand on her mentor's shoulder, comforting him as she can before she lets her hand go. Then she walks over to sit by Eddie's bedside, her tearful eyes instead gazing to the floor. 'You will be avenged, Titanus. You will be avenged!' She thought with silent determination.
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Post by GoseiYellow on May 8, 2024 2:52:57 GMT -5
Once Jafaar arrived, he decided to keep his distance from the others, thinking about what to do now that Titanus was gone. He also thought about why Master Z would team up with Saviage. "How can he be on that bastard's side? How could he betray the Zords like this?" he asked quietly.
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Post by FangZeronos on May 9, 2024 2:08:39 GMT -5
"When I get my hands on both of them, I'm going to cut Saivage's balls off and use them to choke Master Z until both of them are dead," Jayden growled, his hands clenching.
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Post by Mr.Silver on May 9, 2024 20:40:04 GMT -5
Eddie slowly opened his eyes. When he regained his bearings and realized that what happened before wasn't a dream and Titanus was gone. His blood began to boil and his tears began to fall.
"Fuck!" Eddie angrily punched the table.
"Ed! Don't bla.." Before Dr. Connor could finish his sentence, Eddie was gone as he teleported away.
With such a devastating loss, the Rangers and their zords were hurting deeply. Only time will tell if they are able to overcome this massive loss and push forward against the Xanzarians.
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Three days have passed since the Rangers were defeated on Zordopolis and the pain hasn't become any easier to manage with each member of the team handling the grief in their own different ways.
Eddie has been on the beach every day where the portal was opened. He was there every day and night, eating almost nothing with virtually no rest. He hoped to see that portal open. Maybe something would turn around and Titanus found a way to escape, but all he was met with were the sounds of humans on the beach while his heart ached after another gut punch.
"I'm so sorry.... I failed them and I failed you." Eddie sobbed softly, thinking back to when his original teammates were killed.
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On the zord island in the sky, the large creatures were also mourning. Titanus was one of their own and they were all but powerless to save him, thanks to the betrayal of one Master Z. To add insult to injury, their home planet was gone. Any hope they had in returning home was now gone as it was now destroyed.
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Post by GoseiYellow on May 10, 2024 0:06:36 GMT -5
Following the death of Titanus, Jafaar was seen sitting at the park with Balto sitting beside him. The large mutt saw the sad look of his owner and companion and gave him a small lick on the cheek, but even that couldn't ease up much of the pain. But he just laid his head against his fur.
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Post by venomizer on May 10, 2024 0:40:12 GMT -5
After the loss of Zordopolis, Titanus, and Master Z's betrayal, Ryan asked for a few days off of work and said it was the loss of a loved one. He wasn't necessarily lying cause that's what it was. He was at home currently on the phone with Duncan as he had called to check up on things.
"Ryan, hadn't heard from you in a bit. Everything okay?"
"No man, that last battle threw us over. Saivage pulled a fast one. Turns out he and the zord master made a dirty deal. They both destroyed the zords home world and we lost Titanus...."
"Please tell me your kidding...Please tell me this is a joke.... Not the old man.."
"He sacrificed himself to keep the portal open back to earth. Master Z made a deal with Saivage and in the process they destroyed the zords home world."
There was a pause on Duncan's end before he asked
"Anyone check on Eddie and Doc? Those too were the closest to the old man."
"Hadn't heard a peep."
"Doc's probably buried himself at the bunker. If I had to hazard a guess, Eddie's dug himself a hole. I'd check the beach. I've got time so I'll reach out to Doc and give my condolences. Check on Eddie for me? He's the kind of guy that will run himself into the ground with grief so bring some food. Thanks for the update."
"No problem, D." Ryan said as he hung up the phone. He decided to go into town and get some food and water for Eddie before traveling towards the beach.
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Post by jedibloo on May 10, 2024 1:59:52 GMT -5
Since the past three days, Pilar takes the time to grieve and to focus on finding the solution against Saivage and Master Z. With the help from her management team, she uses her vacation time from her job until this is over. She can't focus on her music. Not when she thinks about Titanus and the time she has with him.
Currently Pilar's at the beach outside of the Bunker, watching the waves flow on high tide. She makes sure to keep her distance so she doesn't bother Eddie. Even though it's out of respect, she still keeps up with her promise to check on him and Doctor Connor whenever she can.
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