8. Short-Circuited (1/2)

a/n: please read and review?

in the city, a medusa themed mutant with blue and red skin, and long nails on his hands called rabbitcon, stared at the rangers, while they all stood on a rooftop. (paige was between wes and katie)

"who are you?!" he demanded.

the rangers all turned to him, then trip held his left hand out.

"time force!" he said, before they all held up their badges. "you're under arrest! we don't want any trouble. now give yourself up peacefully?"

his badge glowed.

"not a chance!" rabbticon snarled. "cyclobots!"

a bunch of cyclobots began charging towards the rangers.

"we tried to warn you." trip said, as the rangers

ought out their chrono sabers in dual blade mode.

they rangers all charged forward slightly, then blocked a cyclobot's sword/blaster each with their long sabers, then they knocked the cyclobots weapons up with both sabers, before slashing them across the chest while running past them. the rangers and cyclobots all turned to each other, then the rangers blocked the cyclobots weapons with their long sabers, before slashing them down the chest with them.

trip turned to another behind him, then slashed it with his short saber, then he turned to a third and knocked its sword/blaster up with his longer saber, before slashing it with both sabers downwards like an x.

nearby, nadira peeked out from behind a large crate as the fight moved from the rooftop to the docks nearby, and then she laughed.

rabbitcon pulled out a whip, and then threw it at trip, wrapping around him, before he rolled to his left.

"uh!" trip moaned, as the whip lifted him up.

he then got pulled towards rabbitcon, who then turned around and whipped him away towards a crate, which he then hit as blue electricity surrounded him.

"ah!" trip moaned, as sparks came out of his suit. "uh!"

he fell onto the ground as the others gathered around him. (paige was between katie and trip)

rabbitcon growled and sent his whip at them all, hitting them all across the chest.

"ugh!" they moaned, hitting the ground on their backs.

nadira laughed as she stared at them.

"it'll take more than that to stop me!" trip said, pulling himself up.

he charged at rabbitcon as the others stared at him.

"trip!" paige cried.

rabbitcon fired lasers from his eyes, which hit trip as he kept charging forward.

"ah!" rabbitcon gasped.

trip slashed him across the chest with his long saber, then turned and slashed him with both as he turned to him, and then slashed him again with the long one. trip then jumped up and spun his sabers around, as a clock came up behind him.

"time strike!" he shouted, holding his sabers at 12 and 9.

he crossed his sabers over and slashed rabbitcon, making sparks come out of him.

"aghh!" he moaned.

trip turned around as he landed on the ground, as rabbitcon fell onto his chest.

"yeah, we got him!" trip whooped, turning back to him. "let's finish this!"

the rangers all combined their v-cannons into the vortex blaster, then they all took their positions, while aiming it at rabbitcon.

"vortex blaster!" they shouted.

"it's over, rabbitcon!" trip said.

"that's what you think!" rabbitcon snarled angrily, getting up. "i saved the best for last!"

he pulled off a patch near his left forearm, causing the bubbles inside him to began to rise up. he laughed evilly as he towered over the rangers, who stared at him.

nadira sniggered as she looked up at him.

"now they're in trouble."

"circuit, we need you!" trip called into his morpher

nearby, circuit was flying by a building.

"right away." he understood. "dispatching time force megazord."

nadira frowned, as she'd overhead him.

"drat!" she cursed quietly. "pesky pidgeon's ruining my fun!"

she then smiled as a plan came into her head.

(3000)

the time flyers all got knocked towards the gateway by the transwarp megazord.

(2001)

the time flyers all came out of the gateway through a stadium roof.

once the rangers were inside them, they quickly combined into the time force megazord jet mode.

"huh?" rabbitcon muttered, turning to it.

"cyclone defense!" trip shouted, holding his fist up.

the time force megazord began flying around in circles, creating a whirlwind.

"ah!" rabbitcon growled, staring at it.

he then fired lasers from his eyes, hitting the whirlwind.

"fire!" trip shouted.

the time jet fired its lasers as it flew out of the whirlwind and towards rabbitcon.

"aghh!" he moaned, as sparks came up all around him.

the time jet flew past him, as circuit watched from on a railing on the ground, with nadira behind him near a crate, laughing.

"time force megazord, mode red!" wes shouted.

the time jet separated back into the time flyers, then they combined into the time force megazord mode red. its saber then came out of its chest, before it grabbed it, then held it and shield up.

on the ground, nadira slowly approached circuit.

"well done, rangers." he said. "now finish him."

he flew up into the air just as nadira tried to grab him.

"ah!" she complained. "that mangy bird! you haven't seen the last of me."

"time to finish this!" wes decided, pulling his saber back, before swirling it around.

he then held it out.

"full power!" he shouted.

the two metal points came down the ends of both sabers, then the clock appeared around the one the time force megazord held.

rabbitcon got up and growled while staring at it, before he charged at it.

wes slashed his saber across from right to left, then the time force megazord did the same while running past him, slashing him across the chest.

the clock appeared around the time force megazord's saber again, then the metal points began to move slowly up, until they reached the 12.

sparks came out of rabbitcon as he moaned, then he fell onto his chest before an explosion went off around him, then the bubbles inside him shrunk, turning him to tiny size.

the time force megazord then separated back into the time flyers, then flew through a portal in the sky, before it closed.

intro:

time force!

wes

ings out his chrono saber, then all the rangers turn around on a building.

time force!

the rangers stand near the time gate, then all spin around on a building again.

power...rangers!

they all stand together, then lucas presses his chrono morpher.

the rangers - minus wes - all stand together while looking around through visual scanner sunglasses.

the transwarp megazord whacks the shadow winger into the time gate.

racing to...

the time flyers fly through time and space, then the rangers spin around onboard the time ship.

..another time

dinosaurs gasp as they see the time flyers, which then flew over the egyptians in ancient egypt.

chrono...

neil armstrong gasps as shadow winger flies past him on the moon.

..morphers are...

the rangers suits all light up slightly, with lines going down the helmets.

..online

wes stands near his dad's mansion and smiles.

jason fauntas wes

timeless...

lucas jumps down from a balcony in the clock tower and smiles.

..wonders

michael copenas lucas

fire...

trip works on something and then smiles.

kevin kleinbergas trip

..and...

katie smiles while standing near a window.

..thunder

deborah estelle phillipsas katie

off...

jen folds her arms and smiles.

erin cahillas jen

..to save...

paige smiles while sitting down behind a table.

..the world!

kate maraas paige

go go time force!

the rangers stand together in a street.

time,

the rangers all bump their fists together.

time, time...

jen shows her badge at a villain, which glows.

..for power...

wes slashes through some cyclobots with his chrono saber.

..rangers time force!

jen slashes through some cyclobots with her chrono saber.

time, time,

lucas slashes some cyclobots with his chrono saber.

time for...

paige dashes past some cyclobots while firing her v6 blaster.

..power rangers time force!

jen runs along a street, then the rangers - minus wes - run away from the time ship.

time, time,

the rangers all ride their vector cycles along a street.

..time for power rangers time force!

the time ship blows up, then alex twirls around to avoid ransik.

time force - time force!

the rangers stand together as an explosion goes off behind them.

the transwarp megazord stands above people in the year 3000.

ransik stands in front of some cyclobots.

vernon wellsas ransik.

wes presses his chrono morpher,

inging out his v1 blaster.

nadria rips off her civilian clothes in a store, showing her battle armour, and freaking out the customers while she smiles.

kate sheldonas nadira

mr. collins sits in his office behind his desk.

andedward laurence albertas mr. collins

time shadow megazord races along the side of a building while being fired upon.

casting by:iris hampton

time, time,

shadow force megazord mode blue aims its long blaster, as a clock symbol appears in front of it.

action directorskoichi sakamotomakoto yokoama

..time for power...

it then fires at the clock numbers one-by-one.

..rangers time force!

time force megazord mode red holds up its saber, as a clock appears in front of it.

time, time,

the ends of the saber move up slowly.

the rangers all look up at the clock tower.

..time for power rangers time force!

co-producersjudd lynnkoichi sakamoto

time force -

time force megazord mode blue fires at a monster, while they both hover above the city.

co-producersscott page-pagterpaul f. rosenthal

time force!

time shadow megazord stands on top of a building.

producerjohnathan tzachor

power...rangers! go!

later that day in the clock tower, wes and lucas were playing poker at the wooden table, while trip was working on circuit's chest circuits with a sonic screwdriver.

"wahoo. lucas, lucas, lucas..." wes said, putting some chips in the middle of the table. "i hope you have a good hand?"

circuit laughed as trip kept the screwdriver on him.

"hey, that tickles." circuit laughed.

lucas stared at wes while opening up his cards, seeing he had four kings and an ace.

"oh, sorry, buddy." trip said. "but i'm almost done okay."

circuit laughed as lucas pushed some chips into the middle of the table.

"no. you're bluffing." wes smirked, putting some chips on the table.

trip's gem began to glow, before it zoomed in and made him see what lucas' hand.

"four kings." he said. "amazing."

lucas turned to him. "what?" he muttered.

"what? four kings?" wes asked.

lucas put his cards down, then got up and walked towards trip, as wes picked up the chips.

"what did i tell you about reading minds?" lucas asked, getting trip to turn to him.

"it's, uh... it's rude." trip answered.

"exactly." lucas confirmed, patting his shoulder.

he took out a big plaster from his jacket, and put it over trip's gem.

"but i was just-" trip reasoned, touching the plaster.

"your gem is grounded for one day." lucas said. "no more mind reading."

trip sighed as lucas turned around and walked back towards wes. trip then turned back to circuit and put back his chest plating, as wes put the cards down on the table.

"come on, circuit." trip said, picking him up. "let's go for a walk."

he picked up his bag.

"sounds good to me." circuit said.

trip walked off towards the stairs, as wes shuffled the cards.

in the cryo prison, nadira marched into the main room in a huff, shoving past two cyclobots. she approached the panels, then lifted one up, but then closed it and opened another, but then closed it as well.

"frax, where's medicon?!" she yelled loudly.

frax came in with another cyclobot.

"repair chamber 2b for cryogenic regeneration?" frax instructed.

the cyclobot opened up a panel as frax turned to nadira.

"are you speaking of the dr., nadira?" frax inquired, before he turned and pointed to a container in the panel. "he's right over there."

nadira approached the panel and picked up the container.

"but you know medicon is nothing but a quack." frax said, as she turned around.

"which is exactly what i need." she smirked.

she walked towards the cryo chamber.

"if you say so." frax said.

nadira picked medicon up from the container, which was a white mutant which resembled a cyborg doctor, with a cannon on his head, and then put him down in the cryo chamber.

"don't worry. you'll be back to your old self in no time." nadira cooed, as she backed away.

the door behind her opened up, and then ransik came in.

"activate the reanimation chamber!" nadira ordered, as ransik approached her.

she giggled slightly as ransik and frax both gathered around her.

the door to the cryo chamber closed, as a cyclobot stood by its panel, while stream went into it, then the yellow light above it turned green. the chamber opened up, then medicon came out of it, back to normal size.

"ho, ho! medicon's mah name, surgery's mah game." he said, speaking with a southern accent. "so who's thuh patient?"

nadira giggled, before she approached him, and rubbed her hand against his chest.

"hello nurse." medicon said.

"the dr. is in." nadira smirked. "now all we just need the patient."

she laughed.

later, in the city, trip walked by a hot dog vender, where four people stood in line, as another two sat at a nearby table. he got in the back of the line and looked around, thinking about earlier.

"boy... lucas was really mad at me." he sighed.

"some much fuss about a..." circuit said, popping up from the bag as trip turned to him.

"hey, shush." trip hissed.

"..silly little card game." circuit said.

trip turned back as circuit ducked into the bag, seeing the people staring at him.

"huh?" trip blushed, smiling.

"aghhhh!" a woman screamed. "aghhh!"

everyone turned and saw her being chased by a bunch of cyclobots.

"aghh!" she screamed.

the civilians all gasped and ran off as trip stared at the woman, who then ran past her. he picked up a nearby bin, and then threw it at the cyclobots, hitting one in the leg, tripping it over. another then fell onto it as trip turned around and ran after the woman, as two cyclobots grabbed her arms.

"ahhh!" she screamed.

trip rolled forward on a table, then grabbed ones arm and pushed it away. he then ducked as the other tried to hit him with its weapon, then dodged as it tried to stab him with it, before he grabbed its arm and elbowed it in the chest, knocking it down. he then grabbed the woman's shoulders, making her bend down as he spun around, and then blocked the first's weapon with his leg, and then kicked it in the chest, knocking it down. he spun around with the woman, before he stopped and turned to her, as they stood back to back.

"ah!" she whimpered.

"come on." trip said.

he grabbed her arm and ran away with her as the cyclobots got back up. they then began to chase after trip and the woman, who both hid behind a wall.

"ah!" the woman gasped.

"are you okay?" trip asked, turning to her.

she took off her sunglasses and her hat, reveling herself to be nadira, shocking trip completely.

"ah!" he gasped, before he backed away. "nadira?"

"no, wait?!" nadira begged. "let me explain. i'm not here to fight you."

"you're not?" trip questioned, confused.

"no." nadira said, approaching him. "i never wanted to hurt you and your friends. never ever."

circuit stared at her from inside the bag.

"she's up to no good, trip." he whispered. "always has been."

trip thought for a moment, wondering what to do.

"i know i've done some bad things, but my horrible father..." nadira began, crying, getting trip's attention. "..he made me do it. he's held me captive all this time."

she looked around, seeing no cyclobots or mutants were around.

"but now i've escaped." she whispered. "you have to help me? please?"

"i don't like this one bit." circuit said unconvinced.

nadira looked at trip desperately, who thought for a minute, before turning to her.

"you don't have to worry about anything." he assured, convinced.

nadira smiled.

"i'll take care of you." trip promised. "come on."

he touched her arm and led her away.

later, nadira sat at a table, eating a hot dog, as trip was at a vender getting a drink.

"yuck!" nadira said disgusted. "how do they eat these things?"

she dropped it onto the table, just as the vendor gave trip a drink of soda, and then began to walk towards her.

"trip, this is nadira we're talking too." circuit hissed. "i don't trust her."

"you're too suspicious." trip said. "i think she's telling the truth."

nadira turned to him as he handed her the drink.

"here you go." he said.

"thank you." she said.

she put the straw in her mouth and began to drink it.

"you're welcome." trip said.

"hmm?" nadira mumbled, as the straw fell from her mouth. "yummy."

she put the drink down on the table.

"uh, what, you didn't like your hot dog?" trip asked, seeing it.

"oh, no, i loved it." nadira lied. "it's just that i'm so full."

"oh..." trip said, understandingly.

"why don't you take that heavy backpack off so we can sit awhile?" nadira suggested, patting his arm.

"no, it's fine." trip assured. "we'd better get going and tell the other rangers."

"but not yet!" nadira insisted. "i'm still hungry."

"but you just said you were full." trip reminded her.

"did i?" nadira inquired. "well, now i'm famished. would you get me a fresh hot dog?"

"okay, sure." trip shrugged.

he unclasped his bag's strap and put it down on the table.

"be right back." he assured, as he ran off towards the vender.

nadira smiled evilly as she stared at the bag.

trip poured some mustard from a spoon onto the new hot dog, then he put the spoon down, turned and ran towards nadria slightly, but then stopped when he saw her picking up circuit, now in her battle gear.

"get your lying hands off of me?!" he demanded.

"pipe down, you overeducated chicken!" nadira snapped.

she turned to trip and grinned evilly.

"i can't believe you fell for that sob story, sucker!" she sneered.

"let go of him?!" trip demanded.

he charged towards nadira, then jumped and dived towards her, just as she and circuit disappeared, making him hit the ground. he lifted his head up and looked at his bag, not believing how stupid he was.

"circuit!" he cried loudly.

later, at a train yard, medicon and a few cyclobots were going over circuit's circuits inside a boxcar.

"there's nothing wrong with me, and you're no dr.!" circuit insisted.

a cyclobot handed medicon a tool.

"release me at once, you oversized orderly!" circuit demanded.

"sounds lahk thus bird needs an attitude adjustment." medicon said.

he put the tool near circuit's chest, making smoke come out of him.

"ow! ow!" he cried.

nadira came towards medicon.

"when are you going to finish?" she asked.

medicon pulled the tool away from circuit, then turned to nadira.