Power Rangers Unlimited
Thunder Struck, Pt. 1
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Power Rangers Unlimited Thunder Struck, Pt. 1 |
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xxxxxx xxxxxx Tommy’s voice: “Previously on Power Rangers Dino Thunder.” Elsa is being drained of her powers by a beam attached to her head as Mesogog says, “Whatever made you think you could get away with betraying me?” Mesogog takes a drink of some purple liquid as Elsa watches from the floor.
“As long as he exists I am vulnerable.” He starts to transform back into Anton, and struggles between the two
forms. “That is why I will see to it that Anton Mercer never returns.” Anton emerges from Mesogog and collapses
on the floor. Cut to Trent in the Dino Lab. “If Mesogog wins my father is lost
forever.” Shows tyrannodrones dragging Anton away. “Mesogog has to be defeated. No matter what.” xxxxxx Scene opens on Anton Mercer strapped to some kind of wheel that goes around
and every which way, he spins around as Mesogog watches. “I hope you’re comfortable, Anton,” he says as
Elsa enters the room behind them. “In only a matter of hours, all your worries will fade, to black.” He laughs. “Yes, Elsa,” Mesogog says. “It was.” They walk
over to one of the tables. “And now, thanks to that genius, the people of earth will join me.” He flips a switch
and a screen shows a large weapon emerging from the rocks somewhere on the beach. “With this weapon, I will at last
complete my master plan.” “Once I get the dino gems,” Mesogog says, “I will. But to make sure . . .” he turns to Elsa slowly. “I’ll start with the power I’ve given you.” He takes her by the arms and tyrannodrones swarm around her, dragging her away. They lay her on the chair used often in the lair, and strap her down. “I’ll miss you, Elsa,” Mesogog says as she glares up at him. “Truly I will.” He laughs evilly. And not far away, hidden behind some equipment, Trent watches the whole
thing. xxxxxx “It’s not just a movie,” Ethan says patiently. “It’s the sequel to Asteroid Conquest.” Conner sighs. “The greatest sci-fi film of all time.” “Dude,” says Conner. “It’s the prom!” They
head for their table. “It’s tradition.” “Oh yeah, nice tradition,” Ethan says flatly. “The smart
kids spend the entire semester in agony wondering if they’ll get a date, or if they’ll be forced to stand in the
corner with the other smart kids.” They sit down at a table. “It’s too painful, bro.” “Whoa,” Conner says, frowning. “I never thought about
it like that.” “Who’re you going with?” Ethan asks. Kira comes in as Ethan speaks. “And you wonder why I’m going
to the movies.” “Hey, Kira,” Conner says as Kira sits beside him. “Hey,” she replies with a smile. Conner leans back in his chair and looks at her. “Who’re you
going to the prom with?” “Oh, I don’t have a date,” Kira says easily. “It’s just a dance,” she says. Conner looks about to reply when Devon comes over, slapping his shoulder.
“Hey, uh, Conner, got a minute?” “Sure,” he replies. “What’s up, Dev?” “Okay,” Conner says, standing. They walk away from the table and Devon speaks. “Yeah, I, uh, just
got this little problem.” They stop at the counter and he looks at Conner. “It’s female related. You know
the prom’s coming up, and—” “And you need a date,” Conner finishes. “Let me check
my list.” “Well, here’s what I would do,” Conner begins. xxxxxx Tommy and Haley are in the Dino Lab at one of the computers, and Tommy
is speaking. “Now that Trent’s discovered that Mesogog and Mercer are separated, we can speed up our plans.”
He looks at Haley. “How’s the new project coming? Do you think it will work?” Tommy nods. “And once we get inside, we’ll be able to destroy
Mesogog’s lair once and for all.” xxxxxx Devon enters CyberSpace and heads over to Cassidy’s table, a bouquet
of roses at his side. “Hello, Cassidy,” he says confidently. “Hey,” Cassidy answers, subdued. Devon sits down, placing the bouquet on the table. He is wearing a grey
suit and an orange shirt unbuttoned, with a plaid one beneath. “Devon, I’m glad you’re here,” Cassidy says. “I
just met with Mr. Cormere at the news station and—” she looks at him. “What are you doing with all that
stuff?” “Yeah, okay, but me first,” she says. “We have to find
the identity of the power rangers, and like fast.” “Uh, that’s kind of old news,” Dustin says. “By the end of the week or we’re fired,” Cassidy says
seriously. “Fired?” he asks. “Fired,” she repeats. “Mmm, that’s not good,” he says. “No, it’s not good at all,” she says. “So, no
clubs, no activities, no rest, until we succeed.” “Definitely no prom, until we find out who they are,” she
says. “Now,” she takes a breath and leans forward on the table. “What did you want to talk to me about?” xxxxxx “Try not to move,” Mesogog says at the controls. “Activate.”
The machines come alive and a beam shoots into Elsa, draining her quickly. Suddenly she disappears from the chair with a shout.
“Now all I need are the dino gems,” Mesogog says. “And the earth will be mine. Mine as I always dreamed
it would be.” The camera pans around him, and we see that Trent is standing beside him,
for how long no one can tell. “Where is he?” he demands. Mesogog turns to him. “Where’s my father,
what have you done him?” Trent glares icicles into him. “He’d better be alive,”
he warns. “Or—” “Or what?” Mesogog cuts in. “What will you do, Trent?”
Trent looks up at him, suddenly looking scared, and Mesogog continues. “Now, let’s get to the reason you’re
here.” “I’m offering you what you need to make your plan work,”
Trent says. “And what would that be?” he asks. “The dino gems,” Trent answers. Mesogog turns to him. “I’ll
bring them to you. All I ask is one, simple favor.” “I’m listening,” Mesogog says. “Release my father,” Trent says. “I’ll get you
what you want. Just let him go.” “What guarantee do I have that you will deliver on your promise?”
Mesogog asks. “What guarantee do I have that you’ll let my father go?”
Trent retorts calmly. Mesogog stares at him for a long moment. “All right,” he says
finally. “Bring me the gems and he’s yours. Although I don’t know why you’d want him. He’s as
useless, as Elsa is now.” xxxxxx Standing alone in the city, looking completely lost, is Elsa, now in human
form. “Where am I?” she asks herself, looking around. “Well, well, well,” says a voice behind her, and she turns
to see Zeltrax. “What do we have here?” xxxxxx At Tommy’s house, he and Haley sit at the computers. “You’d
better take a look at this,” Haley says, staring at the screen. Tommy looks up as he hears a scream from the computer, and it shows Elsa
being dragged away by Zeltrax. “Zeltrax,” Tommy says. “But what does he want with that civilian?” xxxxxx Ethan lowers the book and closes it, handing it to her. “You can
look at it now. I’ve read it like a hundred times.” “Me too,” she says in surprise. “My friends think I’m
nuts.” “Mine can’t understand why I’d rather go to a movie
than the prom,” Ethan says, his interest peaked. Ethan’s morpher goes off and he sighs. “I can’t believe
this.” “Is that, part of your costume?” the girl asks. “It’s . . . kind of like a beeper,” Ethan says. “My
mom’s a little over-protective.” He starts to walk away. “You’re . . . not leaving?” she asks. “I have to,” he answers. “You want me to save your place?” she offers. A creepy man in an alien costume glares down at them, holding a strange
whirring device. “There is no saving places,” he states. “Listen buddy,”
she says. “Do you really want to go there with me?” The alien cowers and turns away, and Ethan smiles. “Go,”
the girl says. “It’ll be fine.”
“Thanks,” Ethan says sincerely. “You’re great.”
He puts down something and runs off, up the stairs to a landing, and lifts his morpher. “This is Ethan, Dr. O.” Cut to Tommy in the basement. “Ethan,” he says. “We’ve
got a problem.” “What’s up?” he asks. “Zeltrax is back,” Tommy says. “Meet the others at the
steel plant on Spring Street.” “Right,” Ethan says. He runs off. A man in an alien costume steps out from behind a wall, and takes off
his mask to reveal Devon, watching Ethan as he leaves. xxxxxx “Safe and sound, rangers,” Zeltrax answers. “Come check
if you’d like.” He gets into stance and the rangers do the same, then they run at each other and start to fight.
None of them do well at all. Devon creeps up, still half in costume, and watches them as they get their
butts kicked. They all regroup and Zeltrax speaks. “Your time is up, rangers.” They all nod. Conner holds up a fist. “Ready?” “Ready,” they answer. Their bracelets turn to morphers and
Devon smiles in excitement, getting out his video camera. “Dino Thunder, Power Up, Ha!” they all shout, including
Trent, and they all share screen for morphing. Once morphed, their weapons appear
and they go at Zeltrax again. The rangers continue to fight, and Tommy pauses as he hears a shout from
inside the building. “Help! Somebody, help me!” “You guys deal with Zeltrax,” Tommy says. “I’ll
help her.” He runs off. “On it,” Conner and Ethan answer together. Then they get blasted. Cut to Tommy inside, wandering through the dark rooms. “Hello?”
he calls. “Where are you?” “Help!” she shouts again. Tommy turns and runs towards her,
finding her tied to a pole. He touches her shoulder and she turns to look at him. Back outside, the rangers are fighting a losing battle. “Are you
up to the new and improved Zeltrax?” he asks, transforming before them. “You’ve seen one Zeltrax,” Conner says. “You’ve
seen them all. Shield of Triumph!” It appears and the others step up, lending their powers. Conner transforms into the
Triassic Ranger and changes to Battlized Mode. “Perfect,” Zeltrax whispers. Conner uses the battle-blast,
but is unaware that Zeltrax splits in two and leaves his other half to be destroyed as he escapes. “Guys!” Tommy shouts. They turn and see him helping Elsa walk
as they approach them. Elsa collapses with a cry. “Who’s that?” Conner asks. “Let’s check it out,” Kira says. They run up to the
two. “You’re all right,” Tommy says as he helps Elsa stand.
“Huh?” Ethan asks. “No way!” Kira says. She nearly collapses again and Tommy holds her up. “We’d better
get her back to the lab,” he says. “And figure out what’s going on.” He looks at Trent. The white ranger pauses a moment, then says, “Okay.” xxxxxx Cut to them riding their vehicles through the forest, and entering the
lab through the back way. Elsa is nearly unconscious behind Tommy. Zeltrax steps out from behind a tree as he watched them.
“Fools,” he says, laughing to himself. Inside, Elsa is in bed, hooked up to some machines and asleep. “Trent,”
Tommy says. “Do you know what happened?” “Mesogog’s powering up a laser that will transform humans
to mutant dinosaurs,” Trent answers. “He drained Elsa of her energy to use in the beam.” “That can’t be enough to run that kind of equipment,”
Haley says. “He’s gonna use the dino gems to get the rest of the power,”
Trent says. Conner looks at him. “What do you mean he’s gonna use the
dino gems?” “Yeah,” Ethan says, frowning. “How’s he gonna
get them?” “I’m
not gonna give anyone my gem,” Conner says, looking at Trent suspiciously. “Just hear me out,” Trent says. “You wanna get onto
that island. Mesogog wants the gems. If I hand them to him, I can open a portal for you.” He turns from Conner and goes
to the side of Elsa’s bed, beside Kira. “Once you get inside, you can destroy the beam, and Mesogog in the process.”
He turns to Tommy. “And I can rescue my father.” “No way,” Tommy says. “It’s too risky.” “Do we really have another choice?” Haley asks. xxxxxx “I’ll call when the portal’s open,” Trent says
to him. He glances at Tommy, then gives Conner a nod and walks away. Elsa gasps a little and they turn, going to her, where she now sits in
a chair. Tommy sits on a stool beside her, looking at her with concern. “Are you all right?” he asks. Elsa pauses, and various flashbacks from her time as Elsa and Principal
Randall are shown, then she looks at Tommy. “I remember everything.” “Mesogog?” Tommy asks. “And Mercer? Fighting against
the power rangers?” An alarm goes off and they all look up to see a machine on the screen,
this time their own. “The new vehicle’s ready to go,” Haley says. Tommy stands and looks at Elsa. “Are you gonna be all right?” “Yeah,” she says slowly. “Let’s go,” he says to the others. Tommy nods, smiling a little. “We always do.” xxxxxx Trent takes a deep breath, standing in an empty room. He lifts his morpher.
“Guys, I’m heading through. Be ready when I call you, the portal will only be open for a short time.” “Got it,” says Tommy. Trent holds out a hand and a portal appears, sucking him in. xxxxxx Tommy’s jeep comes to a halt somewhere, and Haley approaches. “Okay,
we’re ready to roll.” They all get out and stand beside her as she raises a device and presses a button. “Activate.” A large, red, eighteen-wheeler comes driving in, the DT logo on it’s
side. It’s stops before them and they all stare at it. “Good job, Haley,” Tommy says. “You’ve
done it again.” “Can I drive?” Conner asks Haley. “Uh . . . no,” Haley says. “We have to make sure we
hit the portal at the exact right speed. And we only get one chance at it. Better let me drive.” Tommy nods. “Now it’s up to Trent.” xxxxxx A door slides open and Trent enters Mesogog’s lab quietly, carrying
the box of gems. “It’s about time,” Mesogog snarls. He stands and walks over to Trent, reaching for the
box. “Now give me the gems.” Trent pulls the box away. “Not so fast. Where’s my father?” “You should know by now,” Mesogog says. “That I can’t
be trusted.” xxxxxx The rangers drive down the street, strapped into their seats in the truck
with Haley at the wheel. “Haley,” Tommy says. “Are we at speed yet?” “Almost,” Haley says. “Better hope Trent’s ready.” xxxxxx xxxxxx “Almost there,” Haley says. “Just a few more tics.”
They drive straight for a cliff wall. Back in the lab, Trent manages to crawl forward slowly to the table. “We’re
at speed!” Haley says. “There’s no portal!” Ethan exclaims. “Everyone hang on,” Tommy warns. “There it is!” Tommy says. “It’s open!” “Yes!” Haley exclaims as she drives them into it and they
disappear. They come to a halt on the other side, on a forest road. Alarms go off in the lab and Mesogog turns to see the truck on the screen.
“You . . .” he says angrily, looking at Trent lying on the floor. “You did this.” “You should know by now, you can’t trust me,” Trent
says, pain in his voice as he manages to sit up a little. “It’s over, Mesogog. You’re finished!” “Thanks to your precious dino gems,” Mesogog says, “The
world shall soon worship at my feet. And this planet, will be as it once was . . . in the claws of the mighty reptiles.” xxxxxx “The beam is powering up!” Haley says as they watch on a screen.
“We have to hurry!” “I’ll do my best,” she says. “Let’s go!” Tommy says to the others. They unbuckle
and stand up, leaving the truck. They stop together and Conner shouts, “Ready!” They all get
into stance, then run at the tyrannodrones, fighting them off. A pretty cool fight ensues, and the rangers handle the group pretty well.
Then Tommy shouts for Haley to go and she drives forward, towards the beam. “Laser deployed,” she says, as a weapon
appears from the back of the truck. A blast fires from the weapon and hits the truck, but doesn’t stop
it. More cool fight footage is shown, showing off the rangers skills, but some tyrannodrones make it to the truck and climb
on board, trying to disable the laser. “You guys,” Haley says. “Someone has to realign the
laser, it’s jammed!” “I’m on it, Haley,” Conner answers.
Then he goes to the laser, messing with it for a moment. “Haley,
is that good?” he asks. “Close enough,” Haley says. “Get out of there.” “Right,” Conner says. He jumps off the truck just as she fires,
narrowly missing him, and the truck comes to a halt as the beam hits the weapon high on the cliff, causing a huge explosion. xxxxxx The lab explodes around Mesogog and Trent, and the room starts to fall
apart. Trent stands and grabs the dino gems, putting them back in the box. Haley’s voice comes over his communicator.
“Trent, get out of there before the portal network shuts down!” “Trent,” she argues. “There’s no time, go! Now!” xxxxxx The rangers get back in the truck and sit down. “Good work, Haley,”
Tommy says. “Let’s go before we’re stuck here.” “But, Trent,” Kira says. “We can’t leave him here.” says. “We’ll have to trust he’ll make it out.”
They nod slowly and they all buckle themselves in. “Let’s go.” xxxxxx Trent runs through the dark halls as explosions continue, and reaches
the room his father is in. “Dad!” he shouts, running over to where he lies. “Come on Dad, we gotta go!” “Trent,” Anton says quietly. “I’m sorry . . .”
A blast nearly hits Trent as he continues. “This is my fault—” More follow and soon the entire island is engulfed in explosions and flames. xxxxxx xxxxxx Elsa watches on the screen in the basement, and she whispers, “Come
on, Trent!” Then she screams as a blast comes from behind her, and Zeltrax steps forward. xxxxxx “Now what do we do?” Ethan asks as they still stare. “I knew we shouldn’t have left them,” Kira says sadly.
Tommy shakes his head, looking down. “Were you knocked on the head or something?” Kira asks angrily. They all smile in relief and run over to the two, who are kneeling on the ground. “You guys are all right!” Kira says. Trent stands slowly and Tommy helps Anton up. “What about Mesogog?”
Tommy asks. “I don’t think he made it,” Trent says. They all stare
at him a moment. “But just in case,” he says, lifting the box he holds and opening it to reveal the gems. Tommy
nods and smiles slightly at him. “Tommy,” Anton says breathlessly. “I don’t know
where to start.” Tommy puts a hand on his shoulder. “We’ll talk later. Right
now we’d better get back to the lab. We still have Zeltrax to deal with.” xxxxxx Zeltrax is pulling Elsa through the flaming wreckage of the lab by her
arm. “You’re coming with me,” he says. xxxxxx TO BE CONTINUED
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