Episode ten-"Revenge of the CyberCreature!"

A beautiful sunny afternoon in Leewood Park, where at the hospital, a patient is waking up in great conditon. Prior to today, the inpatient had awakened from a coma the week before. The nurse tends to him as he is served dinner.

"I'm very impressed by your fast recovery after last week, Mr..Uh.." The nurse looks at his record on the bed. "Mr. Hayata..I'ts a miracle, and you've improved 85% last time I've examined you.. Your friends and family will be excited about this.."

"I..I..I'm sorry, miss, but I have no friends, nor any family.." the man replied.

"Try not to talk too much.." said the nurse. "Just get some rest after you've finished eating..Meanwhile, do you want to watch TV?"

"Please.." said Mr. Hayata.

As he watches the local news,he catches on to a news flash. "Here I am at Central NJ University, where the buzz of the semester is this new vigilant crime fighting group.." said the reporter. "Recently, they have helped the Leewood Park Police in arresting suspects in a brief robbery weeks ago. At the exact moment, through this file video, these five heroes has battled weird monsters and creatures straight from a Star Wars movie..."

"Nan nitsu? What the?" replied Mr. Hayata.

The reporter continues. "These Power Ranger wanna be's have already saved the city from total destruction with their weapon arsenal and their giant robot. The only problem is that once they accomplish their goal, which to this day is unknown, they disappear into the night. Reports from reliable sources call this commando squad:Scanranger.."

"C-Could it be? Could it be..them?"

"Again, they have saved the town countless times, but what is their true motive? We will see everything revealed in the many days to come.. Reporting live from Leewood Park,this is Daniel Chen, Channel 7, Eyewitness News.."

"Scanranger..It's..It's slowly coming back to me.." said Mr.Hayata. A flashback! For a brief mill-second, he recalls an explosion! In the background, he remembers the last thing he saw..a shadowy figure standing tall, giving a hollow throaty laugh, echoing in his head..

To his left, he witnesses a child by the other hospital bed playing with some action figures. The seven year old boy was playing with an Ultraman type doll against some monster action figure, replying, 'Take that, Skull monster!', making the hero figure kick the bad guy.

"That looks so familiar.." Hayata said to himself, since he remembered watching super hero shows back in his country. He lays back down and watches the rest of the news.

Back in Nebultopia, up in Anark Key's lab, a cybercreature sitting in the darkness on the operating table. Vixen enters and turns on the lights.

"KuroModel?! What are you doing here?"

"Master Key has reprogrammed me.." the cybercreature replied. "Mistress Vixen, where is my mate? You promised me a mate.."

Vixen tried to cover up the fate of KuroSiren(episode 3). After the botched effort of controlling the males on campus, she didn't deactivate KuroModel. The warrior woman decided to lie about the incident.

"I'm so sorry, but your fiancee` had been destroyed in battle weeks ago." said Vixen. "What? Who's responsible for all this?" cried KuroModel.

"Our mortal enemies..Scanranger..." Vixen said. "They killed her while she tried to save me.."

"AAAAGGGHHH! MURDERERS! HOW DARE THEY!!" cried the creature.

"Yes.. I know.." continued the commander. "But you must avenge us! If they are not destroyed, they will surely take over this planet, and the universe! They have special powers beyond imagination..." Vixen then shows him a picture of one of the Scanrangers. "This is your target..You must destroy him, avenge your fallen lover, and salvage the honor of the MAYHEM Corps..Now, I shall prepare you for the journey, but you must disguise yourself as a regular human.."

Vixen puts the cybercreature inside a syntazoid machine, where it covers KuroModel with artifical skin to cover ite face and arms. "Now, for the great Lord Blackorg, avenge us! For MAYHEM!"

"Yes!" said the creature. "For my lover! For MAYHEM! For me!"

As KuroModel teleports down to Earth via the Nebutopia Vortex, Vixen shouts, "PB Floyd! Andy Roy!"

Her two android bodyguards kneel before her. "Yes, Miss Vixen..What can we do for you?"

"I've already sent my cybercreature to attack one of those accursed Scumrangers.." said Vixen. "I need for one of you to spy their every move..After KuroModel takes care of them, escort me to the school to help me insure their defeat! And I know that you two will do anything for me, yes?"

"Yes, Miss Vixen," replied the two. "Anything for you.."

"Good, then..Now,go!"

KuroModel teleports in his disguise near a corner of one of the campus buildings. He looks around and seeing the students walking to class. He then suddenly bumps into Toni and her classmate Monisha..

"Oh! Excuse me! I'm sorry about that!" said KuroModel. Can I get your books?" "It's all right.." Toni replied. "I figured that you're a freshman on campus looking for the bookstore." The disguised android picks up her books. "Thank you..uh.. I'm sorry..I didn't get your name..

"Ku-" the android hesitated. "Kirk..My name is Kirk.. I'm still trying to get familiar with this here school.."

"Like you said, girl," Monisha said to Toni. "He's definitely a freshman.." "I know that being on campus and all, I really haven't made any friends here.. Being from another..planet." said Kirk/KuroModel. "You're pretty funny..you remind me of my friend B.C." said Toni. Kirk looks at Toni, as she goes into a trance, making her irresistable to her charms.

"I heard that there's a game on campus later this afternoon.." said Kirk. "Really? That's a coincedence!" said Toni. "Moni, myself and a friend of mine are supposed to be out there this afternoon.. I'll probably see you up there!"

"Well, it was nice meeting you both.." said Kirk as he kisses Toni on the cheek.

"Likewise.." said Toni and Monisha.

"Ain't that too soon, Toni?" asked Monisha. "You just met the guy.."

"Being around the rest of the crew on campus, I figured it'll be cool to get to meet someone new .." sighed Toni. "..so why not? If he shows up, it's cool.. If not, we move on.. Besides, he's cute!"

"That new kid looks like he wants you, and he had that look like he wants to get hitched, and start a family..You sure he's not steering you wrong, girlfriend?" said Moni.

"I'm positive.." continued Toni. "I'm also looking for an excuse to go out on a date.."

On the way to the ball game, Toni and Nick walk to meet Kirk. "You met this freshman about three hours ago, and already you've set a date?" said Nick.

"And what's so wrong about that?"

"I don't know.." continued Nick. "When you have a guy who already want to go out with you, the first thing comes to mind is being picked up at a bar, not love at first sight.."

"What's the matter, Nick?" Do I sense some type of jealousy in your system? You guys get to hang out with different women in your class..

"That's beside the point, Toni..What I'm trying to say is to be careful..It's a good thing I get the opportunity to keep an eye on you anyway.."

"Sure, that's all I need, a Kevin Costner-Whitney Houston mindset.." said Toni to herself.

Later, at the game, Toni, Nick, and 'Kirk' all sit together getting to know each other better. "So, Kirk.." said Nick. "What's your major?" "Major?" replied Kirk. "I..I.."

" Oh,I get it.." said Nick. "Still undecided..Well, you still have some time to declare a major, but I would suggest computers, the wave of the future!" "Well, I know some..programs that you don't know about yet..In fact, I've heard about the new CAD software that hasn't been released.. It's back at my dorm.. Wanna check it out after the game?" said 'Kirk'.

"Why not? I've got nothing planned after my class.."

From a distance, Vixen's bodyguard Andy Roy scopes the three, hiding in a building, watching every move they make.

After the game, 'Kirk sees Toni off. "Hey, Toni, I'm going to hang out with Kirk at his place for a few minutes.." said Nick. "Tell the guys I'll catch up with them later..."

"See you later, guys.."

Back at 'Kirk's' apaartment, he and Nick check out some information on his computer. "Here's the disc.." said Kirk. "Load it and read the instructions. The terminal reads.."TIME TO DIE, NICK SIMONDS!" "What the-" said Nick. He is then struck by Kirk, flying to the other side of the room. "Who are you, really?"

"Yes, fool!" Now Kirk decides to reveal himself. "I am a cybercreature! I am KuroModel! And I am your death!"

"Wanna bet?" replied Nick. "I've got big news for you, bunkie!" As Nick prepares his transformation pose, KuroModel, using his belt, zaps Nick's FilmBrace off his wrist. "My bracelet!" cried Nick. "It's your fault! All your fault! You destroyed my mate! We were to be together forever!" shouted KuroModel. "And now I shall destroy you!"

"I don't think so! I don't need my bracelet to take on the likes of you!"

Nick tries to stall for time as he grapples with the cybercreature. He clips the monster and locks him in a full nelson. "I was defending my friends! Give it up!" he said. KuroModel flips Nick over his head, and uses one strand of his long hair to bind him, and the other to strangle him.

"Hey!" said Nick. "What are you doing? Put me down and fight like a man! I mean android! I mean, whatever!"

"I won't kill you..yet!" said the cybercreature. "I'm preparing your ultimate demise.. Then, after I take care of your other Scanranger mates, you shall suffer an unimaginable fate!" KuroModel then electrocutes Nick with his hair. Nick screams in agony as he passes out by the jolt.

Act two-interlude

Somewhere in deep outer space, we cut to a space cruiser called the Dark Fortress. Inside, a slew of decapiated robot body parts are lying all over the ship. A quintet of warriors shown unseen surround a certain warrior queen who is cornered by the five fighters and a sharp dressed leader shown only from the chest down.

The woman cries out, "My master, Dark Specter, will make you pay!"

"You mean that gill-man type creature that looked like Marygore, Malificent or something like that? Heh Heh Heh Heh.." said the leader of the five. "He's already been toasted to a crisp by my mightiest warrior! We told you if you'd surrendered to me, I would be merciful..But you resisted..Now it's time to pay the price!"

One of the henchmen encases the warrior woman in ice up to her neck. For the first time since she faced a band of five rangers in space, the evil long-haired woman knew fear. The leader goes to her slowly, attempting to give her the kiss of death. She screams, 'You can't do this, don't you know who I am? You..can't! NOOO!'.. He succeeds, kissing her on the lips,and draining her life energy, and leaving her a mindless vegetable. The six leave the Dark Fortress, blowing it up.

End of interlude

Back on campus, Toni was trying to find Nick. "Where's Nick? I haven't seen him all day." The other three rangers see her by Film Appreciation class.

"What's up, guys?" asked Professor Alex.

"Nick's missing," said Toni."..and I haven't seen him since he went over Kirk's dorm last night.. The last thing I remembered was that Kirk would call me for another date.. He said to meet him at the gym, but he stood me up.."

"Was that the actual last time you saw him?" asked Mikey. "..because I need to detect the last time the two was on campus."

"Well, if you have to," said Alex. "Find him as soon as possible..I don't want anyone to suspect us being here together, otherwise, your identities will be exposed.."

"Come on, guys!" said Vin. "Let's go!"

Meanwhile, off campus, Nick slowly wakes from consciousness, and is hanging upside down over a vat of chemicals. In addition, he is blindfolded. "Where am I?" he said.

"You're in my secret hideout, Mr. Simonds.." said KuroModel, dressed up as Kirk again. "How are things hanging about up there? Ha Ha Ha!"

"I'm gonna hang your metal faced puss after I get out of this!" replied Nick.

"But you can't..and your pretty face is going to be so disfigured not even your mother can tell you apart.. I want you to die slowly just as you caused my lover to die slowly.."

"Geez!" thought Nick. "How Batman cliffhanger can you get?"

"Even though I can't see you, creature, I can still hear your voice.." he continued to himself. " If only I can reach my mini-hologram projector..then I can stall for time till the rest of the gang can rescue me.." Nick squirms and grabs his projector from his left pants pocket, landing in the back of his hand.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Scanrangers arrive at Kuromodel's hideout. They find the cybercreature, disguised as Kirk. "Help me someone! I saw you coming! For pity's sake, help!" Kirk cried.

"Are you all right?" asked Pink. "Not quite..Nick and I was studying last night, and these creatures took us to this warehouse. I tried to help Nick, but he's about to be tortured to death.."

"We've found our victim.. Let's go!" said Red. As soon as they enter the warehouse, they find Nick over the vat of chemicals. "Nick! We'll get you out of there!"

"I don't think so, rangers!" Kirk replies, transforming back into KuroModel. "What have you done to him?" said Pink."Nothing yet..just about to give your pretty boy a face lift.Now that I have all of you, surrender now, or your friend is doomed!" Meanwhile, with Nick hanging, he then activates his mini-hologram projector. "There! I hear his voice.." said Nick to himself. "Now to distract him.." He signals to Blue while he gets the cybercreature's attention.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, KuroSiren appears. The other Scanrangers appear in shock, as does KuroModel.

"KuroSiren! You're alive!" cried the cybercreature. "Yes, my honey..I want to help you finish off those do-gooders.." said the female.

"I don't believe this!" said Yellow. "I thought we destroyed her! I'll take her!"

"Wait, Mikey!" said Blue. "Not so fast!"

"Huh? What gives?"

"Nothing, just wait one moment.."

At the same time, Vixen and her two cyberbodyguards witness the trapped rangers from a distance. "Excellent! KuroModel has trapped them all! It's only a matter of time till they themselves are destroyed! What's this? KuroSiren's alive? Ohhh, yes! Now those accursed Scanrangers are as good as dead!"

"Come with me my love.." KuroModel said. "We shall finish them together." Suddenly, the cybercreature walks through KuroSiren like she was a ghost. Nick used his projector to make a holgram of the female cybercreature. "What?! It can't be! Where's my mate?" Swiftly, Blue teleports behind the monster, and snatches Nick's FilmBrace from him. Then he whacks him aside with his Speed-Bo Staff. "I'll relieve you of that, if you don't mind!"

"You..YOU TRICKED ME AGAIN!" cried the monster. Now, your friend shall die!!" The cybercreature releases the rope as Nick falls. However, BlueScanner catches him in the (pun intended) Nick of time..

"Are you all right, dude?" said B.C. "I guess I am.." replied Nick. Blue unbinds Nick, and cuts off his shackles with his FilmBlade.

"I do believe that you belong to this.." continued Blue, giving Nick his FilmBrace. "Much obliged, buddy.. LIGHTS! CAMERA!ACTION!GREENSCANNER!"

"FLOYD! ANDY ROY! Get them!" cried Vixen.

Vixen's bodyguards battle Yellow and Red. Yellow attempts to slice the cyberguard with his FilmBlade, but Floyd blocks the sword, and punches him. Meamwhile, Red, using his Swashbuckler sword, is able to hold his own against Andy Roy, as the two fighters engage in a sword duel. Roy slashes Red in the back, but Vin recovers quickly, grabs Roy's sword arm, twists and breaks it off his body. RedScanner uses this as an opportunity to test his new move.

"Flying Flynn Finish!" he shouts. The 'Flying Flynn Finish' is used as Red utilizes his Swashbuckler to spin in a spiral, and with the sword charged with his Film energy. Becoming one with an Errol Flynn movie,'Captain Blood', he thrusts the sword into the victim. He does the same to Floyd. "Touche, Le bodyguards!" jokes Red. The cyberguards retreat, with Roy carrying his dismembered robot arm with him.

Meanwhile, Pink lands a punch to KuroModel. "You lied to me! I trusted you, and you've used me! I'll never forgive you! CHARISSE KICK!" As Pink smashes his face in triple sequence, Green once again uses his favorite weapon. "DISC LAUNCHER!" striking KuroModel in the face.

Red gives the call to the finishing weapon. "CAMZOOKA!" The rangers target the cybercreature in its crosshairs. "Set the focus! Fast Forward! FIRE!"

Kuromodel is blown to pieces via the mighty plasma blast. "You won't get away with this, Scanranger!" shouted Vixen. "Byte! You know what to do!" "Indubitally, my sweet!" replied the robot spider. Byte is thrown towards the destroyed CyberCreature, and pumps it up with its energy. "Need a big face lift, big guy?" Byte jokes. KuroModel grows into a giant.

"Here we go again, guys!" said Blue. "No problem!" said Red. "It's our turn now! Roll 'em out! Hollywood Vehicles!" shouted Red. The HV's scramble, the call,'Superimpose! Thunder Dolby THX!' goes out,and is ready for battle.

Dolby is knocked around by KuroModel, using his hair to bind the robot. KuroModel then lifts it up in the air, slamming Scanranger's mighty warrior back and forth to the ground The monster then electifies his hair to zap it.

"Don't worry, guys!" said Red. "We'll get out of this! Yellow!"

"Right away, Red! SPHINX KNUCKLE!" The flying rocket punches make their mark on KuroModel as the cybercreature is stunned by the knockout blows, falling to the ground.

"Okay!GREAT EDITOR SWORD! The sword materializes as Dolby rushes to cut Kuromodel's hair so it wouldn't bind the robot. "I'm the Barber of Seville! Figaro! Figaro!" joked Blue. "Why did I get a feeling he was gonna say that?" thought Red. "Let's finish this!" Dolby zooms towards the cybercreature, spinning like a film reel once again. "FINAL CUT!" the rangers shout, slicing the monster as KuroModel falls at the GE sword's swordstrokes. "Five thumbs up! Way up!" they shouted.

Back in space, Vixen is watching the events on the video screen. Obviously, she was ticked off about another failure. Banging her fist at the screen, she storms off into another room without a word.

"Do you think she's mad?" said General Ug to Anark Key. "Well, Ug, I think she's taking the failure..how can I say it.. rather well..." snickered Key to himself. Lord Blackorg himself begins to laugh as well. "Perhaps it's time to call in..reinforcements.." The sinister enigmatic being grins very slowly.

The next day, back at Cape Paramount Base, Vin, B.C., Mikey, and Rosewood all get in a hot game of 2 on 2 basketball. Meanwhile, Toni looks over the mountains, still in disbelief after learning that Kirk was a cybercreature. Nick goes out to join her to console her.

"Toni..I.."

"Say no more, Nick..I really don't feel like talking right now..

"Come on, sis.." continued Nick. "We were all fooled.. The same way how Vin and Kunio were used not too long ago..not to mention my bad times in finding romance..Unlucky in cards, unlucky in love..That's the story of my life.."

"The point, Nick, that I never even said thank you for finding out and saving me in the process.." said Toni.

"You're welcome. Come on, girl..You're a smart woman and you can lick this..And may I remind about the countless number of times that you've saved all of our skins? As Howard Jones once said, 'Things can only get better.. Which reminds me.. I've got an extra ticket to that WCW/NWO match at the Meadowlands this weekend-"

"I love to.." replied Toni.

"Just a second!" said Nick. "You've supposed to let me finish asking you! We've got a few hours, so let's join the game over here.." As Nick and Toni walk over to the court with the other four, Professor Alex looks out the window, encouraged about Nick encouraging the lone female Scanranger. She smiles, hoping that things can and will get better.

To be continued...

In our next Scanranger adventure, a team from another dimension ally themselves with MAYHEM, plotting to do in our heroes. Meanwhile, who is 'Mr.Hayata', and what role this human has in saving the Movie Task force from grave danger?

Next-Movie Task Force Scanranger-Episode 11

Arno Benedict-The Wandering Dimensional Fiend!

Roll that film!