The Adventure Continues

The Rangers Rock

"Sir Tyler's making a strong showing at this Pavlova eating contest, but Chase is catching up with big kiwi bites," Ivan said, acting as a commentator, with a spatula.

"But the real threat is Koda, who is eating the cake like a caveman right now!" Riley added, watching the blue ranger closely.

Adelaide giggled as she sat cross-legged in the window. The cafe had closed for the day, and they had finished cleaning up after a rough day, with not much to do, and no monsters threatening the city, part of the team had decided to mess around in the kitchen with the last of the Pavlova cake that Chase had baked.

The rules were simple. Chase, Tyler, and Koda had to eat all the Pavlova without using their hands.

"Oh, good grief," said Sasha, walking into the kitchen carrying her tablet.

Taking one last bite, Koda swallowed and threw his hands up into the air. "I win!" he declared, releasing the blob of whipped cream that had fallen from his cheek onto his finger. It splattered against Sasha's face.

A hushed silence fell around the kitchen as Sasha reached up to wipe away the cream. "Your dad," she said to Tyler, "found what we've been looking for. Get cleaned up and meet us at the base. Philip, Jessie, and James are on their way."

"My dad's back!" Tyler cheered, running off.

Adelaide offered Sasha a wet towel and squeaked as she snatched it away, wiping off the smeared cream and leaving the kitchen.

"Oops," said Adelaide, turning back to Chase and the others. She grinned as Chase chuckled.

~X~

Keeper smiled as he surveyed the full team before it. "Welcome, Power Rangers," he greeted. "Although we have all eleven Energems, and unlocked five individual powers, to unlock, but to unlock the full set we must first destroy the dark Energem."

"And now, thanks to James, we might be able to do just that," Sasha said, placing her hand on James' shoulder.

"I've discovered the monsters' base," said James, looking around at his teammates. "Their spaceship crashed, but it wasn't destroyed. That's where the Dark Energem will be."

"That's great," Shelby grinned.

"It's not all great," James said, shaking his head. "Snide has a new partner... Sledge."

"Sledge?!" Adelaide and Chase gasped.

"He survived?!" Shelby asked.

"He's working with Snide now?" Koda asked. "This... very bad."

"Mm-hmm," Kendall agreed.

"Whatever do we do now?" Ivan asked, looking around at his friends.

Clenching his fists, Chase put his hand on Adelaide's shoulder. "I say we hit them with everything we've got," he said. "Every Megazord. We destroy the monsters, the spaceship, and the dark Energem all at once."

"That might work but... there's no way to be sure we destroyed the dark Energem," Shelby said, voicing her concerns.

"I agree with Shelby," Adelaide said, looking to Kendall and Sasha. "Even with five unlocked Energems, there's not enough power to take out the dark Energem. Especially when you consider it and mine to be polar opposites."

Sasha sighed and looked at Kendall. "They're right," she agreed. "Four unlocked Energems against the dark one isn't going to be enough to dent it, much less destroy it."

"So, what do you suggested?" Jessie asked.

"I say," said Shelby, taking the lead. "We storm Sledge's ship and crush the dark Energem. A sneak attack."