Ep. 20 & 21: Calm Before the Ninja Storm & Call the Storm
Episode(s) Adapted: Pirates and Ninjas (海賊とニンジャ) & Shushutto The Special (シュシュッとTHE SPECIAL)
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Dedicated to Mua Magasiva & Grant MacFarland. May the power protect you.
Also, you guys could've read the first part much earlier on my AO3 account.
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"All right, everyone, settle down! In today's lesson, we'll be discussing the history of the Power Rangers!" Chip said as the others were all seated in chairs as he stood in front of a white board with a projector aimed at it.
"Huh? What a drag..." Robin said, looking bored.
"Don't wanna!" Joe said.
"Hey, stop that!" Chip interrupted. "And...there will be a test!"
"A test!?" Joe asked.
"I bet there will," Marvelous said, rising up from his chair, sarcastically as he crossed his arms.
"But if we can learn more, it could help us understand Navi's predictions better," Doc interjected.
"Sounds good to me!" Navi said.
"Perhaps we should allow him to speak?" Vivi suggested.
"Right, first of all, let's talk about the ultimate powers we've obtained thus far," he said, using the projector's remote to turn it on. His laptop was hooked up to it & he hit a button, starting a backdrop of various images of the past teams. "The first one you got was the Mystic Force's Mystic Dragon," he said, hitting a button on the laptop & it showed the Mystic Force team.
"Pirate Magi Bind!" they yelled as it showed a flashback of them doing it.
"Next was the Delta Runner, from SPD..." he said, showing the SPD rangers.
"Pirate Full Blast!"
"Red Lion from Wild Force…"
"ROAR!"
"Pirate Animal Heart!"
"And when you transform Red Lion with the power of the Samurai, and combine with it, you get the Samurai formation."
"Fire Smasher! Pirate Samurai Strike!"
"We've been getting a lot of use out of that one, huh?" Doc reminded.
"And you can't forget about the Jungle Fury's Spirit Animals!"
"Pirate Spirit Animals!"
"You also have…Lost Galaxy & Lightspeed Rescue! And I've received...Time Force's…"
"Q-Rex Drill!"
"Mighty Morphin's…"
"Q-Rex Dino Mode!"
"And Dino Thunder's ultimate powers."
"Q-Rex Megazord!"
"2, 4, 6, 8...So that makes 10. Took a lot of hard work, too."
"Not only that, but you got some more in the battle against the Black Cross King, right? Man, so awesome!"
"When we fought alongside Megaforce, some of the other teams gave us their approval," Doc reminded.
"Megaforce, Turbo, Overdrive, &…the Red Spirit!"
"I believe it was at that moment that I realized that this planet is beloved by so many of these valiant heroes."
"I wish I could have been there too...Just thinking about meeting them…They're, like, double legendary!" he said, looking at the projections of the pictures & Marvelous, Joe, & Robin took their leave. "If only I could've met them..." he then cleared his throat. "Ok. Now, let's continue. We've been able to gather 14, so far. So, to get our hands on the Greatest Treasure in the Galaxy, we're going to need another 6. And now, the core issue: How do we obtain the remaining powers? Why don't we all—" he said, looking out & only seeing 2 of them. "Huh? Where'd they go?"
"They're gone!? When did they..." Doc asked, shocked.
"No way...why'd!?" Chip asked.
"Prince Vekar. Our new Action Commanders have arrived," Biorg said.
"Who are they?"
"They are space ninjas, heralded amongst the Armada elite," Damaras said. "Show yourselves!"
"At your command," said a shark-looking ninja coming down from the ceiling.
"I am Vexacus, Your Excellency."
"Don't drop down from the ceiling like that!"
"How about from the ground?" said Shimazu, lifting Levira up into the air before becoming visible. "And I'm Shimazu!" he let Levira down, catching her in his arms. "My, Lady Levira, you are quite a sight. How about we do something once this operation's over?" she punched his face, then stood over him.
"Don't make me laugh," she said.
"Can you really handle this, fool!?" Vekar said. "Just what kind of plan do you have in mind, anyway?"
"Oh, you'll have to wait & see! We're gonna have a lot of fun! Just watch! You're gonna flip!" he said, doing a backflip. "Let's go, Vacuous!"
"My name is not Vacuous, it's Vexacus."
Shimazu went around, sucking out people's souls & putting them into jars, leaving their limp bodies behind. One of them eating his lunch while listening to a song by Kira Ford, one studying, & a bunch of office employees opening up a company email, only to show him.
"Sorry for the wait. We're ready for you now, Ms. Hanson," an official said on the beach.
"Okay!" she said, but then felt an ominous wind. "What's this feeling?"
Dustin was just finishing up his Motocross race, winning.
"Perfect weather we're having today," he said, but he felt the same wind. "That could only be..."
Shane felt the same wind.
"It's a space ninja!" he said as he was writing on scrolls in his school office.
"Chip's an okay guy, but I wish he'd learn to chill out once in a while," Robin said, eating ice cream in a waffle cone as she, Marvelous, & Joe walked down some stairs.
"You got that right. Testing is going way overboard," Joe said as Marvelous finished his cone. Then, they turned when they heard a commotion to their left.
"Oh no!" a woman yelled, then they all go their souls swiped. they went to check on them as their bodies fell limp.
"What the...?" Robin asked. "They're unresponsive."
"Precisely!" Shimazu exclaimed, popping into the picture.
"The Armada!?" Joe asked.
"Yup! I'm Action Commander Shimazu! Well, I think that's enough for now, so all I've gotta do now is make 'em into a missile!"
"What'd you say?" Joe asked.
"Come on!" Marvelous said, then got his key.
"It's Morphin Time!" they all yelled & morphed.
"Pirate Crew!"
They all shot at him.
"Nooooo!" he yelled, then disappeared.
"Huh?" Robin asked as they looked confused.
"Just kidding!" he said, appearing on a level above them, then jumped down. "Come on!" he said, ushering them over.
They charged in, swinging their sabres. He dodged all of their strikes. Joe then caught him as he tried to catch his sabre, then punched his face. Marvelous then kicked him, aiming him over to Robin, who then tripped him.
"You guys aren't too shabby!" he said, getting up. "You don't disappoint, space pirates! But, well..."
"Huh?" Marvelous asked, then looked left & a quick thing slashed them all & they fell to the ground.
"Hey! I've been waiting for you!" Shimazu said to Vexacus.
"Action Commander Vexacus is here," he said. "You shall be facing me now."
They charged in, as did the rangers. they were all decently-matched, then Vexacus jabbed Robin & powered up his sword to slash her & Joe. Marvelous slashed Shimazu a few times, but he poofed away & jabbed him with his staff several times. This forced them all back.
"These guys are pretty decent," Joe said.
"Yeah...haven't had a challenge in a while," Marvelous said.
"I wonder how long you'll keep that bravado up?" Vexacus asked.
"As long as it takes!" Marvelous replied, holding up a key.
"Power Switch!"
"Aquitar Rangers!"
They jumped in the air & tried to quick-slash them, but to no avail, as they countered. Shimazu then went to a higher platform & made then made his staff bigger & tried to stab them, but they evaded.
"Space Ninja Art: Tethered Head!" Vexacus said, driving a big shark head through the concrete & hit them. The rangers were sent back again. "Is this all you wanted pirates can muster?"
"Way less impressive than I figured!" Shimazu added.
"Well then, how about this?" Robin asked, holding up another key.
"Power Switch!"
"Dino Thunder!"
"Z-Rex Blaster!"
"Oooh, sounds like fun!" Shimazu exclaimed, then they combined energies & fired back at them. The energies converged, but Shimazu & Vexacus forced theirs to overwhelm the rangers'. they fell to the ground.
The others jumped into action.
"Are you guys all right!?" Chip asked.
"Joe!" Vivi said.
"Oh my, would you look at the time? It's Missile O'Clock!" Shimazu said, patting Vexacus on his shoulder.
"I hope you put up more of a fight next time," Vexacus said, then they ran off.
"Hey, wait!" Chip said, then looked back at Marvelous as he let out a frustrated grunt. "Marvelous..."
"Ugh!" Robin exclaimed as Doc was helping her up.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow!" Doc exclaimed.
"Let's go," marvelous said after getting up & started to walk.
"I knew it...space ninjas," Dustin said.
"And they're Shimazu & Vexacus, at that!" Tori added as they watched from a tall building near the battlefield.
"Do you think those pirates can win?"
"I'm not sure. Not without our ultimate power, at least."
"Then should we give it to them?"
"Let's see how this plays out, for now," Shane said.
"Excellent, excellent!" Vekar exclaimed. "Your plan is proving surprisingly effective! You've proven your worth, Shimazu!"
"See? I told you!" Shimazu said.
"Once our completed missile is launched, the humans will go completely silent, robbing them of their souls," Vexacus said. "Our conquest of the Earth will be assured."
"What he said! The missile will be ready to go as soon as these souls are done converting into energy!" the missile rose from a ground door. "Oh, it's all so exciting!"
"I'm excited, too!" Vekar exclaimed.
"You mean they all had their souls taken away!?" Navi asked. "That's so absolutely nuts!"
"But, they must be rather formidable to have given you all so much trouble," Vivi said.
"Hm," Marvelous said.
"They're going down next time," Joe said.
"For now, we need to find where they're building the missile," Doc added.
"But, however shall we locate it?" Vivi asked.
"Oh, I've got just the thing! It's Morphin Time!"
"Pirate Crew!"
"And one more switch for the desired effect!"
"Operation Overdrive!"
"Oh! The Mercury Ranger!"
"Yep! Drive Detector, Search Mode! We'll just scan this, & then set it to seek out similar readings," he said, down below, scanning a person.
"Huh...I didn't know it could do that," Robin said, then it beeped.
"Here we go! Here? There? And everywhere? Found it! It's 6.21 miles that way!"
"Let's go!" Marvelous said.
In an underground tunnel...
"Just a bit more...a bit more...Turn 'em up, make us a missile...Just a bit more... a bit more...How much more? A bit more!" Shimazu said, excitedly.
"Above us!" Vexacus said.
"Wha—!?" Shimazu exclaimed & the rangers descended on them. "W-W-W-W-Who the heck!?"
"Pirate Crew Red."
"Pirate Crew Blue!"
"Pirate Crew Yellow!"
"Pirate Crew Green!"
"Pirate Crew Pink!"
"Pirate Crew Silver!"
"Power Rangers Pirate Crew!"
"I'll commend you for locating us, but all you've done is brought us some amusement," Vexacus said.
"And we were almost ready, too!" Shimazu said, then snapped his fingers & some explosions came over the rangers.
"Let's make it showy!" Marvelous exclaimed & they charged in.
Shimazu & Vexacus drew their weapons.
Marvelous fought Shimazu as the rest fought Vexacus. Vexacus threw Chip against a nearby wall
"Here we go!" Vexacus said & they combined their staffs again & blasted the rangers. The rangers then jumped out of the fire, shooting.
The main 5 distracted them as Chip made his way over to the machine transforming the souls.
"All right, now's my chance..." he tried sticking his hand into the machine to break it. "Ow! Hot! Hothothot!"
Vivi & Doc double-blasted the missile, destroying the launchpad.
"Wha—!?" Shimazu said in surprise, seeing the explosion.
"Eyes in front, clown!" Marvelous exclaimed,t hen slashed at him, to which he defended. He then kicked him away, through a nearby fence. Marvelous then slashed him again, then did a roll in mid-air & shot at him.
Robin then clashed blades with Vexacus.
"Think you can make us look stupid?" she asked him, then kicked him back. Joe then clashed with him.
"It's payback time," he said, then slashed him on to the ground next to Shimazu.
"It's over," Marvelous said, then Doc, Chip, & Vivi lined up & shot at them. Marvelous, Robin, & Joe jumped over them & went in for the finishing blow.
"Space Ninja Art: Misdirection!"
They witched places quickly with Doc & Vivi, who were then pelted with the shots & slashed. Chip then looked to his sides, seeing them.
"What!? No way—! He swapped us around!?" Shimazu hit him in the shoulder. "Ow!"
Vexacus then slashed him away behind them. Shimazu then made his face big, picked him up, then threw him back. They regrouped outside.
"Too bad," Vexacus said.
"Now, then. We were hoping to not have to use this, but our little mole is growing bored. Vypra!" Shimazu said, then the camera went into Doc's helmet & she smiled.
"Finally," she said, then Doc gripped his helmet, with a bit of pain, then stepped back & slashed them all from behind. Vivi & Chip staggered to the sides as they were all demorphed.
"Time for you guys to have fun in my little pocket dimension! Space Ninja Art: Subsidance!" Shimazu said, then a portal opened up below Doc, Marvelous, Joe, & Robin.
Doc's suit then flashed off of him & he was pushed off of the portal. The suit then laughed in his voice.
"Marvelous!" Chip exclaimed.
"Robin!" Doc exclaimed.
"Joe!" Vivi exclaimed & they were all brought down into the portal.
"Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh! I missed three? Well, two, but, whatever. You can handle them, Vexacus," Shimazu said & he opened a portal beneath him. "Here, just for you!" he exclaimed, then a bunch of Kelzaks appeared from the portal.
"What's with these weirdos!?" Doc asked as they got up.
"Kelzaks!?" Chip exclaimed.
They went forward into another fight, getting their weapons out.
"Hey, I'm powerless!" Doc exclaimed & Vivi threw him her sabre & he defended himself with the others.
"Quite unnecessary," Vexacus said. "Very well, I'll make quick work of it," he said, then got out a fan. "Space Ninja Art: Enlargement Arts!" he said, then made himself grow big.
"That's going overboard!" Chip exclaimed.
"Chip, see to it!" Vivi exclaimed.
"Right! You got it!" he replied, loading his key into his morpher. He then slashed away a few Kelzaks before morphing. "It's morhpin time!" the energy flashed, then the Q-Rex came out of its time portal. "Q-Rex Drill! Q-Rex Megazord, ready!"
Vexacus charged at him, getting some hits. Chip managed to fend him off.
Doc was held by some of the Kelzaks, but Vivi blasted a whole circle of them around her.
Vexacus then slashed & damaged the Q-Rex.
"You're finished!" he said. He then held the Q-Rex at swordpoint.
Just then, some ninja stars came out of nowhere & he looked to his right.
"Who dares—!?"
"The Minizord has arrived!" said the Minizord.
"What the—!?" Doc asked as he was held down by the Kelzaks.
"That's—!" Vivi said, looking up.
"The Minizord! He came all this way..." Dustin said as they ran towards the battle.
"He must have sensed their presence & couldn't ignore it," Tori said.
"We'd better hurry too," Shane said.
The Minizord threw its swords at Vexacus. It then jumped off its star & kicked him several times, then leaped off him into the air.
"Final Technique! Binding Shuriken!" it said, holding him to a building with the stars. "Now, finish him!" it said to Chip.
"I owe you one! Q-Rex Triple Drill Strike!"Chip exclaimed, landing the finishing blow on Vexacus. "All right!
"Farewell," the Minizord said, then go on its star again & flew off.
"That was..." Chip said, then it went back to the scene with Doc & Vivi.
"Aw, man! One at a time!" Doc exclaimed, being annoyed at the Kelzaks.
"We must see to rescuing Marvelous & the others from the pocket dimension, or..." Vivi started, then they took care of that wave, but more were waiting in a straight line.
"Huh!?" Doc said.
Then, Shane, Tori, & Dustin leapt in & took care of them.
"Whom might you be?" Vivi asked as they put their weapons away.
"Shane Clarke of Ninja Storm.
"I'm Tori Hanson. Same"
"Dustin Brooks. Same as them."
"So, you three are the Ninja Storm rangers!" Chip came in, exclaiming. "It's really you, right? Whoa. I can't believe I'm meeting you guys in the flesh...Let me introduce myself. I'm a space pirate in training, the name's..."
"Introductions can wait," Tori said. "You might've defeated Vexacus, but Shimazu is a problem all his own."
"Oh, I get it! So, the Minizord was here because—"
"That can wait too."
"Your friends are trapped inside Shimazu's pocket dimension, right?" Dustin asked. "And the people who got put into comas must be there too."
"I believe so," Vivi said, confirming.
"This isn't good...can't get much worse either. The pocket dimension has some fiendish traps within it," Shane said.
Marvelous, Joe, & Robin awoke in a room lit by an overhead light. They got up.
"Where are we?" Joe asked.
"Then we need to hurry and save them!" Doc said.
"You won't be able to," Shane said.
"If you're going to beat Saturakura Jr.'s space ninja arts, you'll need complete mastery of the Ninja Storm Ranger Keys," Tori said.
"But you haven't got Ninja Storm's ultimate power," Dustin said. "So, you won't be able to do it."
"Inconceivable," Vivi said.
"Then please, give us your ultimate power!" Doc exclaimed.
"No," Shane said.
"Why not!?" Chip asked.
"I'm sorry, but we can't trust you pirates," Dustin said.
"Especially your three friends," Shane added.
"No way..."
"You should give us our Ranger Keys."
"Huh?" Chip asked.
"Those were originally ours. We can use their power the way it's meant to be used."
"We can defeat Shimazu & rescue them in a flash," Tori said.
"Once he's gone, your friends will be back," Dustin said. "So, please, give them to us."
"Hold on a second! This isn't right!" Chip said.
"Chip…" Doc said.
"Why? You're from Earth, you should understand what's at stake," Tori said.
"I know that these powers originally belonged to you. But, who was it who risked his life to gather all the Ranger Keys!? If it wasn't for Marvelous, the Ranger Keys wouldn't even be on Earth! And now you're...it's not right!"
Part 2
"Breaking into the sealed dimension requires the use of the Ninja Storm ultimate power," Shane said.
"Hold on a second. If it wasn't for Marvelous, the Ranger Keys wouldn't even be on Earth!" Chip retorted. "And now you're...it's not right!"
Doc put a hand on his shoulder.
"That's enough. Thanks, but..." he interjected.
"This isn't the time for us to bicker amongst ourselves," Vivi said, keys in hand, then held them out for the others.
"Vivi...Doc..." Chip said.
"All I ask is that you rescue our friends along with the poor people who've been stolen. I beg of you."
"And I want you to take a good look at them...then you'll see what they're really like. And, please, get my key back," Doc said.
"Are you sure? You might not get these back," Shane asked.
"That shall not be a problem," Vivi answered. "If that does happen, we shall take them back by force."
Marvelous, Robin, & Joe woke up in the pocket dimension, tied up to chairs.
"What the heck is this place!?" Robin asked.
"Welcome! To the Abyss of Evil!" a gravelly voice said. "I am Lothor. And you are the Power Rangers."
"Power Rangers? We're pirates," Marvelous said, struggling against his chains & the chair's back.
"No matter. You've been a needle in Vekar's backside for a while now & we are going to eliminate you," Lothor said, then Vexacus, Shimazu, & a third person in a green ranger suit. "And then your friends."
"Doc?" Joe asked.
"Oh? Didn't you get the memo?" a female voice came from the suit & it walked over to them. "I jacked your friend's stuff. You should know all about that, since you're pirates. Sometimes you get pirated," she said, brandishing his sabre on her hand.
"Three of the pirates were caught while trying to stop the Soul Stealing Operation," Damaras said."They're being subjected to a torturous time int he Abyss of Evil."
"Yes! This is most excellent!" Vekar exclaimed. "They deserve nothing less for foiling our plans. Ah, I have an idea. Biorg, Levira! Until Shimazu returns, I want you to head down to Earth and rough up those other three pirates!"
"Now, it's time to subject you to my special Ninja Arts!" Shimazu said as the rangers stood, hand & ankle cuffs around their arms & legs, bolted to the floor below them.
"Get on with it already," Marvelous said.
"Well then, let's have a nice simple opener! Ninja Art: False Floor!" Shimazu said, then the floor opened below them & they fell though, but their chains caught on to where they were bolted to it & they hung upside down. Robin screamed a bit, but the guys held calm, but breathed deeply after losing their breaths.
"This all ya got?" Marvelous asked.
"What?"
"Bro, we face worse things than simply falling down into a pit every other day!" Joe said & they all smirked.
"Well then, let's go to our special venue for the next round!" he snapped his fingers & they were suddenly outside.
"Why here?"
"A good bout of fresh air & sunshine will do you good. That is until Earth's Ozone layer disintegrates completely & the amount of CO2 in the air makes life too hot, but that won't happen for a few years, so, I have to improvise. With souls," he said, holding up a clear container with moans coming out of it, barely audible.
The Ninja Storm rangers had their keys in their hands.
"We'd better go check on your friends," Shane said,
"Please do," Vivi said.
"Let's go," he said & they started walking forward a bit, then they stopped, opened their hands. Their Ranger Keys glowed & lifted up in the air, then swirled around them. Their morphing sound effects went & they were transformed.
"Ninja Art: Open Abyss!" they all exclaimed.
The Abyss opened in front of them.
"Come on!" Shane exclaimed.
"Right behind you!" Dustin said, then they all jumped in.
The Abyss closed behind them.
"It's gonna be okay, right?" Chip asked.
"Of course it will. All we have to do is wait for them to come back," Doc reassured.
They then got blasted at.
"Today your bounty shall finally be claimed, pirates," Levira said.
"It seems we will not be afforded the luxury of waiting," Vivi said.
"Yeah," Chip agreed.
"It's Morhin Time!" the two of them exclaimed & morphed.
"Pirate Crew!"
"Doc, here!" Vivi exclaimed & threw him her sabre.
"Right!" he said & they all ran in.
The Ninja Storm Rangers exited the Abyss near where the others were outside. They were on top of a cliff & bent down to listen in.
"There they are..."
"The pirates look a bit beat up, huh?"
"You look so stupid! I'll give you a chance to phone a friend, though."
"Really?"
"No! Of course not! What am I, a Game Show host? I will, however, bring in someone you know, though," he said, revealing a man sitting in a thrown.
"Oh hey, Marvie."
"Basco!"
"Yes, Marvie," he said, standing up. "And to think I thought we'd meet next on more even grounds. But, this is as good a place as any, I suppose," he added, walking up to them. "You know, you're rather pretty," he said to Robin.
"What?"
"I'm just noticing right now. Brown hair & eyes, fair, if a bit sunburned, skin. Yeah, you're all right," he said, patting her head. "Shame you've chosen to shack up with him, though. You were a street rat, yeah? I could treat a lady proper."
"No thanks. I'd rather be a street rat again than with you."
"I know, I know. And you," he said to Joe. "A swordsman ex-general turned pirate. You had a bright future ahead of you."
"I'd rather be a pirate than spearhead an authoritarian, fascist empire."
"Makes sense. Did you know that Sid was my brother?"
"What?"
"Well, estranged. Personally, I think father pampered him a bit too much. Left him soft. Though, I could just be lying. Playing mind games to screw with your head. I'll let you figure that one out. Speculate."
Joe was left speechless.
"And you, my old friend, Marvie. Well, there's not much else to say, is there?"
"Um, guys, who are they talking to & looking at?" Dustin asked the others.
"You will now face off against Basco," Shimazu said & their chains came off. "Use what you can. Come get your keys if you think you can get them," he showed them the keys in his, Vexacus, & Vypra's hands.
"Enough waiting! Let's go get them!" Shane said.
"Yeah."
They jumped in & got their swords. They started fighting Shimazu. He got away.
"Hey, don't you care what happens to these?" he asked, holding the container of souls.
"What!?"
The pirates tried to run over to them.
"Uh, uh, uh. You have me to contend with," Basco said, turning into his monster form.
The Ninja Storm Rangers were then blasted on to the ground & demorphed by Vypra.
The other 3 were still fighting the X-Borgs.
"Chip!" Vivi yelled as he was pushed back.
"Doc, here you go!" he said, handing him a key.
"Thanks!"
"Power Switch!"
"SPD!"
They ran in, Vivi & Doc blasting.
Basco was toying with the pirates, laughing at them.
"Come on! I haven't even broken a sweat yet!" he exclaimed as they were lying on the ground.
"Come on! What's wrong, guys?" Dustin asked, looking over to them as they got up.
"Haven't you been paying attention?" Tori asked.
"Huh?"
"They're fighting something. It's invisible to us."
"Yeah."
"Guys! Where is he!?" Dustin asked them.
"Huh?" Marvelous asked. "Can you not see him!?" he asked, struggling for breath.
"Unfortunately not!"
"What the-? He's right in front of us!" Joe exclaimed.
"All right, I've got something," Shane said. "Dustin, you go under ground, I'll go high in the air, Tori, you hit the middle with water. Break!" he said, then they used their techniques.
Basco was going to slash them, but Dustin came up from the ground with a wall of compact dirt right in front of them. Tori's torrent of water engulfed him, giving a location on where he was based on where the water was moving, then Shane saw & slashed him with his sword. Basco knelt to the ground & turned visible for the rest of them. The other villains were so in awe of this, they didn't notice when Shane also flash stepped in front of them & swiped the keys & souls.
"Seriously?" Marvelous asked as Shane held out a hand & the others also helped them all up.
"Fabulous," Robin said.
"It was totally insane, but it got us free," Joe said.
"I believe these are yours?" Shane said & handed them back their keys.
"Who's this?" Dustin asked.
"Basco," Marvelous said.
"Or so you think," Lothor said, then he snapped his fingers & Basco flashed away. "Vypra is someone I met in the Abyss of Evil. She hid in your friend's head for several days, forging psychic connections to each of you. That was only a weaponized vision of Basco."
"Really? And, why make him go away?"
"He's visible & weakened. No point," he said, then Vypra shot at them with a blaster & made Shane fling the container up in the air. She tried to go for them, but Marvelous jumped up.
"Oh no you dont!" he said, then grabbed them. He got back to the ground as Shane got up. "I believe these are yours?" he said & Shane nodded while smiling slightly. "And here's what I think of hijacking my friend's powers!" Marvelous said, then got out his blaster & loaded his key into it, then blasted Vypra. All that was left was the Key, which Dustin quickly grabbed.
"Here," Dustin handed the key to him.
"Thanks."
Doc & Chip were fighting Biorg while Vivi fought Levira. They all got flung back on the ground & demorphed.
"Time to finish you off," Levira said.
A portal opened overhead & the rest of the rangers & the other villains all came out.
"Guys!" Doc exclaimed.
Shane opened the container of souls & they flew away. The others helped them up.
"Are you alright?" Shane asked. Marvelous gave Doc his Key back.
"So, what do you think of Marvelous and the others?" Vivi asked.
"I don't have much of an opinion, but they're good people."
"Yeah."
"You can't really know someone unless you meet them in person," Dustin said.
"Cut all this cutesy stuff," Lothor said.
"Wanna try this with nine people?" Marvelous asked.
"It's only fair we get a chance to show off too," Robin said.
"Back us up, old-timers," Joe added.
"Sounds good!" Shane exclaimed & they all lined up. "Ninjas and pirates together!"
"It's Morphin Time!"
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"
"Pirate Crew!"
"Pirate Crew Red."
"Pirate Crew Blue."
"Pirate Crew Yellow."
"Pirate Crew Green."
"Pirate Crew Pink."
"Pirate Crew Silver!"
"Power Rangers Pirate Crew!"
"Power of Air!"
"Power of Earth!"
"Power of Water!"
"Power Rangers Ninja Storm!"
"You guys get special treatment," Marvelous said.
"Sure. Then we'd better..." Shane started.
"Blow them away with this!"
They jumped in.
"Sky Stride!" Shane yelled, floating through the air, slashing Kelzaks & X-Borgs left & right. He then landed on the ground & fought next to Marvelous. They then paused a second.
"Try and keep up!" Shane said, then they went back to it.
"Liondance!" Dustin exclaimed, then multiplied into 5, then took care of a horde that he was fighting with Doc & Chip.
"Blaster Mode!" Tori exclaimed as she, Vivi, & Robin charged in. They took care of some, then came together in a circle, back to back.
"Triple Blast!" the yelled, then moved forward in a circle & blasted away.
"Let's do this!" Doc yelled & they all tossed their weapons in the air. Joe caught a sabre & Dustin's sword, Doc had one blaster, then Dustin had one of each of theirs. "Where's mine!?"
"Pirate weapons, huh?" Dustin said.
"I'm gonna borrow this," Joe said, then they continued.
Dustin slashed a few, Joe slashed, twirled while kicking, then stabbed one with the Ninja sword, & Doc carried on with his blaster.
"Get ready, get ready, get ready for this!" Chip exclaimed, holding off some with his Spear.
"Shadow Dance!" Shane exclaimed & 3 bruisers were taken behind some screen & he struck them with a kick on one & 3 slashes on the other 2.
"Let's do this!" Shane said as Marvelous climbed on his shoulders.
"Come on!" Marvelous exclaimed.
Shane spun them around as he slashed & Marvelous blasted away & their group was defeated.
"Nicely done!" Shane said.
"You too!" Marvelous agreed.
They said & then were shot at. Shimazu came in & started fighting them.
Dustin, Doc, Joe, & Chip all stood next to each other.
"Biorg!" Doc exclaimed.
Biorg came at them with Vexacus. The rangers all charged in & the 2 fought them off.
Levira fought the other ladies by using an energy whip from her blaster.
They stood their ground, but Tori walked a few steps in front of the other 2.
"Eroding Stream!" Tori yelled & flung water at her from her hand. She deflected it, but then Robin & Vivi jumped over Tori & slashed her. "Sonic Fin!" she said, then they blasted her. "Off you go!"
Chip & Joe fought Biorg & Vaexacus.
"Hey! Over here! Come on!" Dustin yelled to Doc.
"Right!"
Doc went over to him & they both went under ground. Doc then shot lasers at the bad guys.
"Our part in the operation concluded upon Shimazu's return," Biorg said as Levira walked over to him.
"Let's not stick around," She said & they beamed out.
Marvelous & Shane were still fighting.
"You can't beat me!" Shimazu said, his head giant, then blew them back with his breath.
They got up, Marvelous then ran up to him & slashed his head, which then got him down to size.
"Now!" Shane exclaimed & jumped in, doing a flying power kick on Shimazu, Marvelous then ran alongside him, slashing him while Shane did the same.
Joe & Dustin slashed Vexacus back towards Shimazu.
"Let's finish them off!" Chip exclaimed, getting his Anchor Key out. "Power up!"
"Pirate Crew Silver: Gold Mode!"
"It's time to get really showy!" Marvelous said & powered up his sabre with Shane powering up his sword. The others did too.
"Final Wave!"
"Pirate Ninja Art: Storm Scramble!"
First Chip slashed, then Doc & Vivi, then Robin & Dustin, then Joe & Tori, then Marvelous & Shane. The energies combined & slashed the 2 of them. They fell to the ground & exploded.
"Curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you, curse you!" Vekar exclaimed, then got the grow gun. "Curse you!"
"I live!" Shimazu exclaimed, growing big.
"Leave the rest to us," Marvelous said.
"All right," Chip said as they began to type for their Zords on their Morphers.
"Wait," Shane said & he, Tori, & Dustin demorphed. "You forgot these," he added & threw them the keys. "We're counting on you, as the successors of our legend."
"Right."
"Red Galleon"
"Q-Rex Drill, Launching!"
"Megazord Combine! Megazord, ready!"
"Q-Rex Megazord, ready!"
They started fighting.
"I'm gonna have a ton of fun!" Shimazu said.
Chip tried hitting him with the drill arm, but he deflected it.
"Space Ninja Art: Downfall!"
Some purple lightning came down upon them.
"Chip, fall back!"
"All right..."
"Do you see how great I am now!?" Shimazu bragged. "Now, to have fun tearing you apart!"
The rangers looked down on Tori, Shane, & Dustin. They (those 3) nodded to them. The Ninja Storm Keys came out, glowing.
"We'll put these to good use," marvelous said, then they used the Keys.
"Ranger Key, set!" they all exclaimed.
"I, the Minizord, have come to your aid."
"Another pest!?" Shimazu said, then the Minizord pelted daggers at him, throwing him back.
"Rangers, let us combine!" it said.
"All right! Come here!" Marvelous yelled.
The Minizord summoned several elemental things, then combined them into itself & combined with the Megazord.
"Enter: Pirate Hurricane Megazord!"
"Wha—!? What the heck is that!" Simazu exclaimed.
"Let's do this!" Marvelous yelled. They started fighting again & flung him back.
"Shuriken Gale Chain!" they swung it at him & he was flung backwards.
"Have another one while you're at it!" Doc exclaimed.
"Pirate Infinite Shuriken!" they flung a LOT of Shurikens at him from the openings in the Megazord.
"You...You won't take me down that easy!"
"Then how about this?" Marvelous started.
"Pirate Thunderstorm Attack!" they twisted the keys & the Minizord came out.
"Storming Blossoms Attack!" it said, doing its hand motions. It multiplied, took the trowing stars on their backs, then slashed Shimazu to an explosion.
The Minizord came out of the Megazord.
"Thank you very much for your help," Vivi said.
The Minizord then disappeared.
"All right, here we go," Joe said on the Galleon.
He & Robin did their elemental attacks, with Robin going under & Joe doing water.
"You two have a knack for this!" Dustin said after Robin came up.
"Don't they?" Tori agreed.
"This is a nice ship you've got," Shane said to Marvelous. "You've been traveling around space in this thing, huh?"
"Yeah," Marvelous said.
"What do you think of our planet?"
"I like it. I'm starting to appreciate the fact that the Greatest Treasure in the Galaxy is on this planet."
"I see."
"U-Umm... can we take a picture, just to celebrate the occasion?" Chip asked, holding a camera & tripod. "Please? Please?"
"Oooh, that sounds good!" Navi said in the background.
"Come on, you too, Marvelous!" Chip said.
"All right. Come on, let's go," Shane said & they all got up in front of the camera.
"All right, everyone! Make sure you all squeeze in the frame, okay?" Chip said. "Ready? Okay then, here we go!" he said, then set the timer & ran to where everyone else was.
"Big smiles please, everyone!"
They took the picture.
"Hey, whatever happened to Lothor?" Navi asked & they all looked puzzled as the picture snapped.
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