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Post by Mr.Silver on Oct 18, 2024 18:19:33 GMT -5
"No. We don't negotiate with criminals." Brooklyn spoke up. "You all were given a chance to do some good and you immediately steal government property. The time you would serve in jail for that far outweighs your current sentences. If we have to work with a team, outside of SPD, there are other, more trustworthy options."
"Your options aren't that plentiful, Brook." Paul countered. "Word on the street is that the guys down the road just went through hell against some damn aliens and they won't be so keen on reuniting any time soon and the ones in Japan are a little tied up with their own criminal organization."
"Well...technically, Brooklyn is correct." Methos shrugged, acknowledging the Phantom Ranger's line of thinking.
"Fuck all of this." Amy dug her tablet from her back pocket and fired it up. "I am tired of being given the run around by scandalous mother fuckers." She hit a few buttons on her screen, shutting the morphers down remotely. "Y'all have yet to give us a reason to trust you and I'm done trying to grit my teeth and smile through it." She finished, confirming that she had regained full control of the morphers. In addition, safeguards were put in to ensure that they could not be hijacked again.
Paul looked at his powerless morpher, then back at Methos, hoping for help.
"Sorry. You all have to figure this out." Methos pointed at the two groups, not choosing a side.
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Post by conjuries1108 on Oct 19, 2024 10:46:40 GMT -5
Corrie laughed looking down her morpher that had no more power running through it. With a shrug, she took the morpher off and threw it to the ground. "Fine. Deal with it all on your own. You talk about no trust in us? What about trust in you? You're SPD the big bad of protectors and haven't done a DAMN thing about Drago even though he was working RIGHT under your noses the entire time. So maybe when it comes to trust, twinkle bitch, maybe look at your own team first." She said folding her arms.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Oct 21, 2024 14:47:26 GMT -5
"For fuck's sake!" Paul yelled out. "We're acting like fucking children over something that should be simple." Paul started walking backwards, motioning for his team to follow him. Once they did, he began speaking in a hushed tone.
"Look, it's pretty clear our options are limited. If Methos is being neutral, the only place we'll end up at this rate is back in those cells. If we're going through with this, we have to play ball... for now. That also means not antagonizing the people we need to keep us out of jail, regardless of how much y'all don't like them. Probably being a little nicer wouldn't hurt." Paul said to his team, visibly frustrated with how these discussions were going.
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Brooklyn saw Paul pull his team back and folded his arms. "Good. It'll give them a minute to cool off."
"Yeah, they damn sure need it." Amy agreed.
"They're not the only ones." Brooklyn spoke in a hushed tone to where only his comrades would hear him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Amy asked.
"You're being just as combative as they are. I know their rap sheet is long, but using them to smoke out Joey isn't a bad idea." Brooklyn spoke.
"Not when there are better options." Amy argued.
"Paulie wasn't wrong about those other teams. One other factor is that both of those groups have history with DRAGO. The second they find out that Joey is infected by their leader, they'll try to kill him and last I checked, the goal is to bring him back alive."
"So you expect me to put my trust in people who have already fucked us once?" Amy shot back.
"Not completely, but this is how it has to be. We monitor them 24/7. The second even one of them tries to run or use those powers for anything other than fighting against DRAGO or something approved by me, it's life in prison...no more chances. No more excuses." Brooklyn spoke.
"So you're gonna give the corporate who..."
"Kestra..." Brooklyn quickly cut Amy off before she could finish that sentence. "And not completely, it's a more extreme version since I still don't trust them to be fully forthcoming." Brooklyn explained. "In return, we give them full use of the entire arsenal. That means no shutting them down unless warranted and if that time comes where we have to go after them again, we bring them down with everything we have, no bullshit, no half assing." Brooklyn looked at Flynn and Jag in particular whose lack of effort and conflicted behavior wasn't lost on him. "If anyone has any problem with that, speak now." He finished looking at the SPD crew.
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Post by FangZeronos on Oct 21, 2024 15:32:45 GMT -5
"Look, it's pretty clear our options are limited. If Methos is being neutral, the only place we'll end up at this rate is back in those cells. If we're going through with this, we have to play ball... for now. That also means not antagonizing the people we need to keep us out of jail, regardless of how much y'all don't like them. Probably being a little nicer wouldn't hurt." Paul said to his team, visibly frustrated with how these discussions were going.
"Gee, working with them. Like I fucking said," Kestra said, rolling her eyes.
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"Kestra..." Brooklyn quickly cut Amy off before she could finish that sentence. "And not completely, it's a more extreme version since I still don't trust them to be fully forthcoming." Brooklyn explained. "In return, we give them full use of the entire arsenal. That means no shutting them down unless warranted and if that time comes where we have to go after them again, we bring them down with everything we have, no bullshit, no half assing." Brooklyn looked at Flynn and Jag in particular whose lack of effort and conflicted behavior wasn't lost on him. "If anyone has any problem with that, speak now." He finished looking at the SPD crew.
"You two dug all of us into this mess. So did Joey by not being truthful about what he was doing from Day fucking One. If we have to trust them, we have to trust them. And if it means having to bring them down if they fuck up, we'll do what has to be done," Flynn said. "But there has to be full accountability on both goddamned sides. And that means you need to stop being the trigger happy harpy, Amy. That's what's causing all the damn problems right now."
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Post by GoseiYellow on Oct 21, 2024 16:51:58 GMT -5
"You two dug all of us into this mess. So did Joey by not being truthful about what he was doing from Day fucking One. If we have to trust them, we have to trust them. And if it means having to bring them down if they fuck up, we'll do what has to be done," Flynn said. "But there has to be full accountability on both goddamned sides. And that means you need to stop being the trigger happy harpy, Amy. That's what's causing all the damn problems right now."
Jaguar sighed, "Flynn is right. I'm sorry but you guys have gotten us into this mess. One of the things why my father didn't trust me to join SPD, was that you guys are my friends and I don't want him to interfere with what I had been doing for so long, if not long enough," he said, looking at Lenny. "But I'm willing to trust them... even if one won't look at me the same way."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Oct 21, 2024 17:00:39 GMT -5
"You two dug all of us into this mess. So did Joey by not being truthful about what he was doing from Day fucking One. If we have to trust them, we have to trust them. And if it means having to bring them down if they fuck up, we'll do what has to be done," Flynn said. "But there has to be full accountability on both goddamned sides. And that means you need to stop being the trigger happy harpy, Amy. That's what's causing all the damn problems right now."
"For someone asking for full accountability, you're quick to put this all on us. You wanna blame us for not giving them a full fuckin syllabus beforehand? Fine. But everything that's happened after. The theft, the escape, London!? That's all on them! You don't get to tell me how I'm supposed to react when my shit is fucked with." Amy shot back.
"Guys." Brooklyn shot disapproving glares at the pair. "Not telling them about DRAGO is something I'll own and stand by. I'll even own Joey not telling any of y'all about his deep cover, but let's not lose sight of the big picture. If any of y'all are getting cold feet, now is the time to jump off the train, because from here on out, it's full speed ahead and we can't afford anyone else half assing it the next time I give an order because you don't want to piss off a friend."
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"Gee, working with them. Like I fucking said," Kestra said, rolling her eyes.
"Can we chill with the attitude for ten seconds? You've been in enough offices to know that an idea can be perfect, but can still fall through when your approach is shitty." Paul sighed.
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Post by conjuries1108 on Oct 21, 2024 17:26:45 GMT -5
"Fine." Corrie said simply after being pulled aside with her team. "Let's do it. You're right, options aren't the greatest. I'm sorry." She said with a sigh, then jerked her eyes back up to Paul. "I will not apologize to her. Fair?" She asked with a sarcastic wink.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Oct 21, 2024 17:59:38 GMT -5
"Nothing is gonna change on my part. I don't care what you say. But since you ask, I'll do it. However, my stance towards Jaguar still stands," Lenny said, Speck of his old self coming back.
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Post by FangZeronos on Oct 22, 2024 2:47:26 GMT -5
"For someone asking for full accountability, you're quick to put this all on us. You wanna blame us for not giving them a full fuckin syllabus beforehand? Fine. But everything that's happened after. The theft, the escape, London!? That's all on them! You don't get to tell me how I'm supposed to react when my shit is fucked with." Amy shot back.
"Guys." Brooklyn shot disapproving glares at the pair. "Not telling them about DRAGO is something I'll own and stand by. I'll even own Joey not telling any of y'all about his deep cover, but let's not lose sight of the big picture. If any of y'all are getting cold feet, now is the time to jump off the train, because from here on out, it's full speed ahead and we can't afford anyone else half assing it the next time I give an order because you don't want to piss off a friend."
Flynn had to choke back a retort to Amy, taking a breath. "Then let me offer am idea. Let me stay on the train. You'll need a go-between, someone who isn't attatched to this outside of all of us being Rangers, even if five of them are a Suicide Squad version. I'm the least likely to get ganked standing on the floor, since clearly all five of them hate both of you and Lenny's about a half second from ripping out Jag's spine. Besides, that day I got locked up because Suduri fucked with my head and made me think everything was a game, I got to interact a little with Paul, so there's already a small rapport there. It'll keep you guys updated, it'll keep me busy, and it's less likely I'll get attacked compared to the three of you."
"Can we chill with the attitude for ten seconds? You've been in enough offices to know that an idea can be perfect, but can still fall through when your approach is shitty." Paul sighed.
Kestra stuck her tongue out at Paul. "I'll play nice, but hte minute Ms. Thing decides to snap at me, I'm smacking the shit out of her."
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Post by wwff3 on Oct 22, 2024 3:38:40 GMT -5
Wayne looked around at the group as the discord was beginning to happen again he sighed. "So... what's the next move guys?" He asked genuinely tired from all the fighting and moving.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Oct 22, 2024 9:12:00 GMT -5
"I like that, but not on this train." Brooklyn admitted. "We just met this Methos guy and if he's powerful enough to zap us all over creation with the wave of a finger, I'd prefer not having one of our own here alone should he decide that Nitro Blaze really has the right idea."
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"Fine, fine. Just stop with the winking and the sticking the tongue out before I find us a hot tub." Paul joked...mostly. Hearing Wayne allowed him to refocus.
"Well, if Brooklyn's doing what I think he's doing, we'll come back to the table to hash out the finer details and if we're lucky, it'll end up with us back on solid ground with our powers back." Paul explained, briefly looking back at the SPD crew.
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Post by FangZeronos on Oct 22, 2024 13:37:50 GMT -5
"I like that, but not on this train." Brooklyn admitted. "We just met this Methos guy and if he's powerful enough to zap us all over creation with the wave of a finger, I'd prefer not having one of our own here alone should he decide that Nitro Blaze really has the right idea."
"Unless you've got a magic railroad stuffed down your pants, Brooklyn..." Flynn raised an eyebrow.
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"Fine, fine. Just stop with the winking and the sticking the tongue out before I find us a hot tub." Paul joked...mostly. Hearing Wayne allowed him to refocus.
"Well, if Brooklyn's doing what I think he's doing, we'll come back to the table to hash out the finer details and if we're lucky, it'll end up with us back on solid ground with our powers back." Paul explained, briefly looking back at the SPD crew.
"Promises, promises," Kestra said with a smirk. She looked at Wayne and put her hand on his shoulder. "We'll be ok, little brother. Long as Ms. Thing keeps her finger off the "Blow their brain" button."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Oct 22, 2024 14:50:45 GMT -5
Brooklyn and Paul unknowingly shook their heads at the same time.
"I'll be right back. We're gonna iron this out." Brooklyn began walking towards the Red Ranger.
"Wish me luck, y'all." Paul walked towards Brooklyn with the two finding a little corner to chat, leaving their respective teams for the moment.
"With those two, this'll either take a few minutes or a few hours. There won't be an in-between." Amy sat down, hoping for the former.
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Post by conjuries1108 on Oct 22, 2024 17:40:22 GMT -5
Corrie moved to lean against a car as Paul walked towards the other red ranger. With a sigh, she couldn't help but watch his back side as he walked. He joked about hot tubs, but she wouldn't hate it if that's where they ended up one night. She chuckled to herself softly and looked to her team. They had already fought so hard, ran so much, done so much together as a team. This wasn't going to be where it all ended. "Good luck." She said softly to herself.
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Post by GoseiYellow on Oct 22, 2024 18:19:41 GMT -5
Lenny on the other hand decided to back away from the team for a minute, let alone being around Jaguar. He didn't want to lose his temper at everyone so he chose to distance himself from the two teams while Paul and Brooklyn found some compromise. "All of this shit and look where it got... I can't be around everyone, not right now," he muttered to himself.
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