SCANRANGER

JETMAN!

Before we go on, you know what comes next..

Disclaimer:Chojin Sentai Jetman and all characters within this novel are a property of Toei Co. Ltd. and TV Asahi-Japan. Movie Task Force Scanranger and all characters within are a property of Vincent Jones(the author). This novel is not intended to be sold or used for monetary purposes, it's created just for all live-action(tokusatsu)fans all over the world.

That said, On with the show!

Prologue: In another galaxy, far, far away from the Milky Way galaxy, a spectaular galactic battle is taking place. One side of the conflict lies an alien race, the Ranchaos, against another, the Lighkaris. To this moment, the Lighkaris(the good guys) are fighting a losing battle as a fleet of their starships are destroyed. The main cruiseship with the minister of defense is all what's left of the depleted fleet.

"Their defenses have been breached!" said the captain of the Ranchaos fleet. "Nothing can stop us from claiming our prize for which we have struggled for so long!"

"Aileen!" shouted the defense minister. "The Ranchaos have invaded the ship! You have to escape! I'll hold them off!"

"But what about you? They're not concerned about your life! They only want the amulet of Lighkari! Come with me!"

"Use the Timerunner! The only thing you can do is to hide the jewel in the past where they wouldn't think of finding it!" The wall suddenly explodes.

"Go, Aileen! Save yourself! Get out of here!" Aileen runs through the corridors to the main transport room.

"Ah, Counselor! I do believe you have something that belongs to us!" said the Ranchaos fleet commander. "The amulet..I shall releive you of it, if you shall...

"Never!"

"Then we'll pluck it out of your hands..Troops, exterminate him!!" The blasters are aimed at the minister. The next thing Aileen hears is a round of laser blasts and a thump on the floor. "Counselor..." she cried softly. "But I must get away now.." She begins to activate the Timerunner.

The invaders search the minister of defense, but find no amulet. "He didn't have the jewel!" said the commander. "Sir, there's another life form not far on this ship." said a trooper. "Find her! And find the amulet!"

"Oh!" said Aileen. "Seize her!" said the soldier. As soon as they attempt to reach her, they shoot at her. A piece of the amulet flies off into space, immediately disappearing,and then she was gone, and the Timerunner with her. Aileen warps back into the past, unaware of what year. She lands on Earth, and not its whereabouts, she wanders off into the countryside.

Not far away, on the other side of town, there lies a airport hangar. The area Aileen had landed in was Tokyo, in the year 1991. Across the town lies the Skyforce base of the recent fighting team called Jetman. Advised by the Skyforce commander Aya Odagiri(aka Chokan),she leads her five charges in a brief military type training exercise to prepare for the next battle.

"All right, everyone.." she said in Japanese. "I've already went through the moves with Ryu, but as for Raita, Ako, and Kaori, I've yet to see any improvement..."

"Come on, Chokan.." pleaded Kaori Rokumeikan. "We went through this almost forty times already! Do we have to keep on pulling these tires up the hill like we did weeks ago?"

"I shouldn't have to remind you on how you nearly gotten your butts kicked by that Faucet monster! The tires are used to utilizing the enemy's strength in your favor.."

"It's all right, Kaori," said Ryu Tendo. "Keep doing your best..The results will be great once the workout is finished and done..Like thet say, 'No pain, no gain..'"

"Tell that to Gai!" said Raita Oishi, noticing that the other Jetman was missing from the workout. "How come he never attend these workouts, anyway?"

"Well, Chokan doesn't know it, but he always finds some lame excuse to get away from her, the lone wolf that he is..." said Ako Hayasaka. She tries to sneak on another tire onto Raita's like she had done before(Jetman ep.#3), but Raita catches her in the act.

"Don't even think about it!" he shouted.

Speaking of Gai Yuki, he was already hanging out at his favorite nightclub. Aileen wasn't aware that he had picked up a piece of he amulet earlier in the day, thinking that it could be a good luck charm to settle his gambling debts. Instead of confronting his rivals, he went on to play a gig on his sax at the club. After he finishes, he proceeds, in Gai fashion, to impress a couple of women sitting by and admiring his skills.

Afterwards, he approaches them. "So, ladies..What do you think? Do you think I can give that guy 'Kenny G' a run for his money?" His conversation was cut short by one of the club managers.

"You've got a lot of guts showing your face around here again!" said the bar owner. "You still owe me 10,000 yen for the last two times you were here!"

"Well..I was working on giving you the money in installments, instead, I'm working on giving you the full amount as soon as possible..." Gai fumbles around his pocket and pulls out the amulet piece he had found earlier.

"What do you say? Think this will cover it?" The amulet was actually crowned with 14K gold, and tiny small jewels inside. The owner snatches it away from him. "What debt? I say this'll cover the whole year!" He walks away.

Gai looks at the time and realizes he was late to get to the workout. He rushes to get back. "Darn it, lost track of time..Better get back to base..The last thing I need right now is to have Chokan chew me out for lateness again; enough that I have to put up with 'Mr. Boy Scout' as well(referring to Ryu).

Dateline:Somerset County: Leewood Park, N.J., U.S.A. The place: Central New Jersey University..Home to one of the hidden bases of the fighting team: Scanranger. Led by Lt. Commander Daphne Alexandria(aka'Professor Alex'), she leads her team against evil. We see two of the teammates as well as herself teaching a summer course to incoming freshmen.

"Time travel.." Alex writes on the board as two of her charges, Vin Harlock and Toni Montanez assist her. "Numerous books and movies have based this section of science fiction on a lot of subjects. As you have already seen clips of the 'Back to the Future' series, you know that any event that occured by time travel into the past or even the future can have life-changing results..or they can be catastrophic.." The students look and watch highlights from the BTF movies, and get a brief peek at a 'Star Trek' episode,"The City on the Edge of Forever", where a time travel plot was also involved.

"Now, in this situation, we see Dr.McCoy in a serious, life-death decision..Shall he save his future lover,resulting in happiness and marriage, or will the entire Earth suffer because of a man's sacrifice? As you know, this person will be responsible for saving lives in the future..." continued Toni.

"Suppose you had possessed the power to go back in time, with the intent of saving the world..If you went back to the early 80's, and avoided the menace of crack cocaine to reach the world, it would have kept families together, kept urban areas,as well as the suburbs from destruction.. Now, a new form of an addictive drug, even more potent than crack, hit the streets..Your intentions of bringing peace were great, but chaos would have reigned." said Alex. Vin looked at the students; some cringed, some were upset, some were non-chalant about the whole thing, ,and then the class ends.

"All right, guys..Next class, we'll continue on sci-fi movies, and talk about its influences from foreign films.."

A little later after class, Alex gets together with the two rangers. "Uh, Profess?" said Vin nervously. "Don't you think an analogy like drugs fit in with the subject of our class? With all due respect, ma'am, I think it was unnecessary..."

"You rather I should talk about a dictator, like Hitler, or even Stalin? What if they had succeeded in their plans? There would be no creativity in movies as we know it..Don't you agree, Toni?

"Sort of..I may have to agree to a point, Vin..These kids need something thought provoking to bring some ideas to their future filmmaking classes.."

"The future Spike Lees, Stanley Kubricks, Steven Spielbergs, and an Akira Kurosawa thrown into the mix...Just what we need.." The three meet up with the other three members, Nick Simonds, Ben 'B.C.' Shimamura, and Kunio Mikimoto.

"How's it going, guys? Good class today, huh?" said Nick. "Yeah, I guess so.." replied Vin.

"What's up with fearless leader? He looks down.."

"I say he's looking at your face and he's sighing like he's out of breath.." said B.C. "No, no.." said Alex. "Vin's a bit disturbed about a point I made in the session today..

"You mean you guys saw 'Boyz in the Hood' today?"

"No, you bakame..fool.." said Kunio. "I can guess..the professor bought up a bad memory about his childhood.." "Yeah, that was it.." said Vin. He turned and walks to the window.

"I don't know about you guys, but I say we take a break from all this madness, and hit the mall..It's hot enough as it is out there.." said Nick. "Unless there's anything else, ma'am."

"Go! Hit the beach! Go to the mall! Go to Australia for all I care.." she said jokingly. "You've earned your freedom.."

Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the Scanrangers mortal enemies, MAYHEM(Mechanized Androids Yoked Hither to Eliminate Mankind)lands in the countryside. General Ug, Commander Vixen, and Anark Key search for resources for their mothership.

"How long will this take, Key?" asked Ug. "Don't rush me!" Key replied. "It wasn't my fault that I ran out of raw material to boost up the Nebultopia engines! I know for certain that there was energy detected about..200 yards from here.." He mumbles,"You reject from a Neanderthal factory!"

Ug heard Key, and angrily grabs him by his shirt. "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?"

"I said, the metal detect needs a small battery!"

"Stop it!" said Vixen, the warrior woman. "You two are acting like barbaric children!" "I resemble that remark.." Ug replies, and dim-witted as he was, he releases Key.

"I am getting close.." Key discovers pieces from an old rocket booster. and also finds the other piece of the amulet of Lighkari."Interesting..." Key bites the amulet, realizing it was pure gold. "This may be useful later...Vixen! Call Lord Blackorg and inform him of our recent find!"

Vixen radioes the enigmatic MAYHEM leader. "Vixen to Lord Blackorg...Come in.."

"You have the metal?"

"Yes..I believe we have also found a downed satellite where the energy supply came from.."

"Hmmm..perhaps I can use the satellite for an extra extension for Nebultopia..I shall arrive immediately..Blackorg out!"

Not far away, Dr.Markby and another Cape Paramount base technician was doing some research on the ground. "We just need to check out that clove of fir trees over there, and check for any recent bark damage..Look out for ticks or anything that might have drained the sap from the tree..."

As the tech went over to the area, he witnesses the four MAYHEM villains plotting away. "Dr.Markby!" he whispered. "Look!" Ug slightly hears the shuffling of their feet. He looks and sees nothing, then went back to their work. Markby and the tech hide behind a rock, hoping they won't be seen.

"It's MAYHEM! This is serious! We've got to get back to the base! Whatever Blackorg's plotting, it's definitely no good! Let's go-" The two CPB members are quickly confronted by Ug, and is shortly brought to the other three.

Back at Cape Paramount base, Sarita Jain, one of the 'Second Unit' crew members on base, gets a silent distress signal. "Professor Alex! Dr. Markby's been captured!"

"Call the rangers! Tell them it's Code Red, Sarita!"

"Seems we have guests, my Lord..." said Vixen.

"Nosy guests, to be precise..." Key notices the CPB emblem on their arm. "..Who happen to be working for those military project-Paramount..." He then pulls out one of his blades and holds it to the tech's throat.

"One moment, Anark Key..I shall..persuade them." Blackorg looks into both their eyes as he attempts to apply hypnosis on Dr. Markby and the tech. "Now, I know that you're part of Project:Paramount...All I desire, good doctor, is the secrets to your five member team's source of power..If you can tell me, I shall provide you with a high position, wealth, and your freedom as well.."

But Blackorg didn't count on Dr. Markby's ability to resist his hypnotic entrallment, as the CPB crew was prepared for any contingency. "I don't think so!!" he replied. Blackorg sighs and says, "Very well..I attempted to be reasonable..Key, do as you will.." As Anark Key was about to kill them both, a flat flying object knocks his knife out of his hand.

"What the-?" cried Key.

The object returns to its owner. It was Pinkscanner's/Toni's Film Splicer shield, meaning the movie task force arrived on the scene. "Let them go, Blackorg!" shouted Redscanner/Vin.

"The Scanrangers!" responded Ug. Professor Alex also appears beside the five. "I don't know what your evil plan is his time, Blackorg, but if it requires harm to my men, you will regret it!"

"On the contrary, professor..YOU'LL REGRET THIS!" The enigmatic creature blasts a force beam from his hand, and the rangers get Alex out of the way. As Dr.Markby and the tech run for safety, the two teams go into battle. Red takes on Blackorg, while Greenscanner/Nick and Yellowscanner/Kunio take on Ug, Pinkscanner takes on Vixe, and Bluescanner/B.C. fights Key. During the fight, the amulet piece falls out of Key's pocket, and activates itself. Out of nowhere, a dimensional portal opens up wide, crackling with thunder and lighting. Immediately, the portal starts to suck in the combatants. 'W-What's going on here?" shouted Yellow. "We've been pulled in some type of stargate or black hole or something!"

"What in the name of -" shouted Blackorg as he was the first to be pulled in the gate. The other MAYHEM captains follow one by one. "Scanrangers! Hold on!" shouted Alex. "I see the source of the-"

"NO! PROFESSOR! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" shouted Pink. Yet it was too late. Alex was pulled in as well. "PROFESSSORRR!" shouted Red. Our leader loses his grip trying to save her, and he is pulled in. Pink, Green, Blue, and Yellow. As soon as Kunio was in, the portal closes, and the amulet piece stops glowing.

The MAYHEM villains travel through a time warp and eventualy land in a dark empty warehouse with little lighting and twisted column figures. Meanwhile, Alex and the Scanrangers land in a nearby countryside, with a city across the hill. In the process, the team reverts to their civilian guises.

"Vin was the first to get up. "Where the heck are we?" "Let me put it this way.." replied B.C. "We're not in Kansas anymore.."

Vin thought to himself, "Now why did I have a feeling he was gonna say that?" Kunio gets up himself and finds an old newspaper. He checks out the date, "June 8,199-What?! B.C.! Come here! I want to show you something! You're going to find this hard to believe but check this out!"

"Well, like Vin said, where are we? I don't think we're technically far way from the base.." said Nick.

"Hey, gang..I can tell you where we are..." said Kunio. He shows them a town across the hill, but it wasn't Leewood Park, but instead from a distance, they see signs from a very familiar Far Eastern city.

"Scanrangers, Welcome to Tokyo, Japan!" said B.C.

"No way!" said Vin.

"Yes way, fearless leader. You have the honor to be visiting the land of the rising sun!"

"On June 8, 1991..." said Kunio.

"I've always wanted to visit Japan myself, but not like this! And on top of it all, we have no passports!"

"I think that's exactly what had happened.." said Alex. "That jewel opened up the gateway, and sent us back in time.."

"Now what do we do?" asked Toni.

"According to custom,the first thing we have to do is to find some story to explain to the U.S. ambassador, and get things straightened out at the embassy." As Alex speaks, Kunio notices a group teleporting in a grassy area from a distance.

"Hey, guys!" he said. "I see a group coming! Let's hide!"

The portal comes through, and it turns out to be..four alien humanoids.. Surprisingly, B.C. and Kunio recognized them! One man, with a horned mask covering half his face and blue skin, a female with black and white bobysuit and a whip, a little kid with a black and white cape covering his body, and a armed humanoid robot. "Just a second! Mikey! Do you see what I see? If I'm not mistaken,that's the Viram, the dreaded enemies of Jetman!" B.C. points out in description Count Radiege, Maria, Tran, and the robot Grey.

"Who's Viram?" asked Nick.

"These are bloodthirsty bad guys who give the Jetmen a hard time..I'll try to explain, but we don't have time..."

"The Mirage Mist worked very well..." said Grey. "After using it to test those two karate students against one of those policemen, they struck him down, thinking he was a thief..."

"Yesss..." replied Radiege. "This will give us an opportunity to wreak utter terror against these vile humans.. It's only fitting that Tran's formula was responsible to turn the Earthlings agianst themselves.."

The Scanranger crew, still hidden, ponder their next move. "This is very interesting, that we've teleported back in time to meet up with some fictional characters that were only on TV..." said Nick. "Think what you like.." replied Kunio. "After watching this show years ago back home in my country..I think that MAYHEM is a walk in the park as far as villains go..." Without warning, something jumps on Kunio's back, and he screams.

"Who's there?" said Maria. The four search for the disturbance.

"I don't know about you, but I think a hasty retreat is in order.." said Vin. "Professor, look ahead and see if you can get some help..." As Alex runs off, the other five are intercepted by the Viram.

"Ahh..Nosy humans..." snarled Radiege in Japanese. " Do you know what happens to nosy humans?" The count holds his Bloodygade sword to Nick's nose.

"What in the world are you talking about, man, or should I call you creature? I don't even understand a word you're saying!"

"I get it..since Kunio and B.C. know the language, that explains why they speak in Japanese...I remember some words, but not enough to speak fluently..." thought Vin to himself.

"I guess we'll have to hold you all hostage to prove how the Viram don't tolerate interlopers..." said Tran.

"I don't think so, Rhino face!!" said Kunio in Japanese.

The four villains are startled as Vin kicks Radiege's sword out of his hand, The rangers leap out of their way, landing on top of the hill.

"I don't think you should've done that!" said Vin. "You have no idea who you're dealing with!"

"Yes! Five dead humans!" shouted Maria.

"Wrong again, sweetheart!" said B.C. "We've got big news for you! Guys! Let's do this!"

"RIGHT!" said the others. The five summon their FilmBraces and VCP bracelets.

They all shout, "LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! SCANRANGER!" , and transform into the movie task force once again. The four villains were amazed by the transformation.

"Scanranger?" said the count. "Another team like those accursed Jetmen? Or are you another group of refugees from the Dimensian planet that we've already conquered? No matter, you're already finshed!"

"That remains to be seen, pal!" said YellowScanner. Let's go, rangers!" The two teams attack as Red takes on Radiege, and the others deal with Grey, Maria, and Tran.

Grey uses his machine gun, attempting to blast Yellow. He dodges and blasts back with his Scanlaser. Pink duels with Maria as the female Viram member snags her with her Necrorod. She throws her over and gives her a swift kick, flying alongside Blue and Green who was battling Tran.

"So what kind of ability you've got, kid?" said Green. "You look like you need a good spanking!" "No, Green! Wait!" shouted Blue. As Nick tried to grab him, Tran disappears. Green leaps for him again, and misses. Using his remote-control gauntlet hand, the 9 year old child presses a button, and a mini van comes out of nowhere, running Green over.

"W-what happened?" said the dazed Greenscanner, as Tran laughs.

"I told you to wait, man.. What I've read about that kid is he has the power to control metal objects at his whim...saw that on an older episode..." said Blue. "I hope that our fearless leader's faring better than we are..."

Sure enough, Redscanner actually was holding his own against the mad count. Red's Swashbuckler sword was an even match against Radiege's sword.

"I don't know who you are, stranger, but number one, you are not welcome here! This is our world to conquer, and no one shall stand in our way of claiming this Earth in the name of Viram!" Radiege leaps over Red, and zaps him in the back with one of his energy vortex beams. "And number two, I DESPISE HUMANS!" Radiege runs to finish off Red.

"Listen, Raddy J, or whatever you call yourself... Has anyone told you that you have a nasty disposition?" said Red. "You need to see a doctor..but for right now, this shall have to do.." Red calls up his Film Energy, summoning his Action power. He calls upon the memories of his favorite samurai show, 'Abaenbo Shogun'. Becoming one with the TV show, he calls up Yoshimune's sword attack. Twisting his Swashbuckler, he zooms to meet Radiege, and slashes him on the arm. The count, dropping his sword, holds his injured arm.

"And do me a favor..SPEAK ENGLISH!" continued Red.

"You want nasty? I'll show you NASTY!" The other Scanrangers join Red as they all witness Radiege, in his violent rage, transform into his beastly image-Radieggan!

"Man, you're one ugly looking mother!" said Pink. With rapid speed, Radiege's second form dashes and runs through Pink, Green, Red, and Blue. The other three Viram cease their activity and watch.

"Whew!" said Blue. "Did you get the license of that monster?" Blue briefly passes out after that attack. With Radieggan successfully triumpant, he was unaware of one other Scanranger.

"HEY, RADIEGEE! SPECIAL DELIVERY! WARP SPEED SMASH!" shouted Yellow (again in Nihongo), smashing his face in. He used his Film Energy of Sci-fi/Anime movies with his Super Valkyrie Mecha(from Macross)to knock the count senseless.

"Are you guys all right?" Yellow gathered up the rest of the team, getting them up on their feet. "Had enough, guys? You'd better make your next move now!! We're just getting started!"

Before the villains made their move, the battle was temporarily interrupted. Up from the sky, descended a band of five color-coordinated paratroopers. It was none other than the ranger's sentai counterparts:

"Jetman!" said Blue.

"Jetman!" said Maria.

"Jetman?!" said Red.

"All right! The calvary is here!" said Yellow."The Japanese good guys are gonna fix you, brother!"

"Quick, Grey! The Mirage Mist! Now!" shouted Tran.

As the Birdman Task Force was about to attack, Grey activated the device on the team members. The leader, Red Hawk, felt disoriented, as well as the rest of the team. The next thing they knew, they saw the Viram, hesitated for a moment, looked again, and saw the Scanrangers. However, the real Scanrangers, to the Jetmen, was the Viram to them! The Mirage Mist made our heroes to be seen as the enemy, not Viram!

"I don't know what diabolical scheme you're planning now, Radiege, but this ends now!" said Red Hawk/Ryu in his native language.

"What are you talking about? The bad guys are over there!" Redscanner was trying to point to the real villains. The effects of the mist made Red Hawk see Vin as Radiege, Yellow as Grey, Pink as Maria, Blue as Tran, and Green as a Grinamu foot soldier. Swiftly, the Jetmen attack! Red Hawk slashes Redscanner with his Bringer Sword as Vin tries to defend himself. The other birdmen attack the other Scanrangers.

"Mate! Wait! What're you doing?" cried Yellow. We're on your side!" Black Condor/Gai smashes Kunio in the stomach.

Meanwhile, Pink is being beaten by White Swan/Kaori. "I'm disappointed in you, Maria..You're not giving me a good workout today! Why aren't you fighting back?" The female Jetman's words are lost to Toni as she passes out from the blows.

"YAMERO! STOP IT!" cried Bluescanner in vain as he was trying to defend himself against Yellow Owl's/Raita's attack. The man mountain-size Jetman shoots B.C. with his Bird Blaster." Wait! Yellow Owl! There's been a big mistake!"

"You're right, Tran! And you made it!" Owl lifts Blue in the air and throws him at Greenscanner.

Blue Swallow then flies towards Green and Blue, knocking them down constantly as the Jetmen, still under the influence of the gas were poised to finish off the intruders. The real four bad guys sat by and watch.

"HA HA HA HA HA!" laughed Radiege. "The Mirage Mist is working perfectly! We can mass produce it later to use it against the entire world! By then, we'll bring this pathetic planet to its knees!"

"Hmph! As much as I want to stay and watch these fools kill each other, we do have much to accomplish.." said Maria. "What say we put both teams out of their misery?"

"I have just the thing.." said the little talkative Grey. The robot pulls out a small time bomb to go off about 10 seconds. He places it in the midst of the battle.

"Farewell, humans!" said Radiege as Tran, Maria and Grey teleport back to base. "We shall not meet again!"

One of the Jetmen notices the bomb at the very last possible second. They reach for it, but as expected, goes off. The five Scanrangers fly in the air, almost taking the full brunt of the detonation. The Jetmen also take the blast. When the smoke cleared, the Scanrangers and the Jetmen all lie unconscious and back in their civilian identities.

Back at Skycamp, Commander Odagiri witness the destruction. "Mina! Everyone! Get up! Get up!"

Professor Alex runs to the struggle. "Rangers! Rangers! Good Lord! What happened?"

Meanwhile, the four Jetmen villains return back to Birock, their outer dimensional home base. They ponder their next move. "That was too easy, I still wanted to get a piece of that other yellow suited being.." said Grey. "This should mean that I claim rulership of Viram, does it not?"

"He does have a point, we did agree that whomever was the first to eliminate the Jetmen, rules over us..." said Tran.

"HA!" said Radiege. "It was my idea to use the bomb! My suggestion! All you did was aid me in finishing the job! Besides-"

Suddenly, without warning, an explosion hits the four Viram members, knocking them off balance. Out of the fog, came the remaining four villains from the time vortex-Blackorg, Vixen, Ug, and Anark Key. They made their appearance to them.

"Who are you?" demanded Maria.

"Fascinating.." said Blackorg. "It seems that we've landed into another dimension..and the natives are speaking in a strange tongue.." The MAYHEM overlord adjusts his speech in order to understand what they were saying. In Japanese, he introduces himself.

"I am Lord Blackorg..Head of MAYHEM! My colleagues and I travel from the future in order to wreak havoc and chaos throughout the galaxy!"

"But we didn't come here to do that, we came by acc-" whispered Ug.

"Shut up, Ug!" Key interrupts him, elbowing him on the side.

"We have come to your ship, and ask to join us in this glorious quest for the conquest of the universe!" Blackorg continued.

"Sorry, tin man, but this is our ship, we are the ones who are planning to conquer the Earth, and then the known universe, in no particular order..."

"Tin man?! Why you arrogant whelp! I'll-"

"Just a moment..Blackorg..." said Radiege. "You say you're from the future, right? Now Tran was right..this is our ship...and sice this is our ship, we know it better than you would, and we've our own agenda..to destroy these protectors of that planet..Jetman! And as you see on the screen, we have already succeeded!"

"What protectors?" said Vixen. "I see nothing!"

"What? They're gone!"

"Looks like we've got to hunt them down again, you know?" said Tran.

"There cannot be two masters of this ship, stranger!" said the count. "If you want to take over this craft, you have to go through us first to do so!"