Episode four-"The Confrontation! Future Master of the World"

As Blackorg, still steamed from his henchmen's latest defeat at the hands of the Movie Task Force, he ponders on taking matters into his own hands.

"The humans..have a very trite saying that I can apply to..They say,'If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself..'"

It is time that I deal with these children personally..to see them eliminated from the face of this earth.." he continued.

"Yeah.." said General Ug. "We want to kill them, too."

"SILENCE, FOOL! That's exactly what I said!" shouted the overlord. "Consider yourself fortunate, because I'm involving you in my attack plan! Key, I need you also to go undercover to steal this piece of metal.." Blackorg shows Anark Key the description of the metal. On MAYHEM's sensors, Key detects it in an engineering class down at Central NJ University.

"While I confront Scanranger, seek out the metal and bring it back to me.." said Blackorg.

"As you say, my lord.." said Key.

"I intend to be the first to eliminate these so-called protectors of the earth..not to fail like those other predessors who tried to do the same to another five member group.."

"You mean that group called the Powe-" said Key.

"QUIET! NEVER EVER MENTION THAT GROUP'S NAME! IT INSULTS MY INTELLIGENCE!" cried Blackorg. "I remember how we totally destroyed that so-called Alliance of Evil.. how Vixen had easily slain the space pirate Divatox.. how Ug and yourself clipped Goldar's wings and sent his queen and her cohorts.. I believe that the witch's name was Rita something..sealed them into a bottle and sent into another dimension... and how I zapped that Zedd character into dust..Some so-called Alliance of Evil indeed..Let the entire planet know that MAYHEM is evil!!!"

Meanwhile,back on the CNJU campus, the five heroic students are in their favorite class (Film Appreciation 222) and listening to Professor Alex's lecture.

One of the other students asks Alex, "If the movie's intentions was to make the audience depressed, why did the ending leave us hanging?"

"Remember," the professor continued. "It was up to you to figure out if the story continued after the last reel.. For all we know, the father and his son may have found the bike, or they had caught the thief and sent him to the proper authorities. That was all up to you if you wanted to give a little hope for a better world."

Toni looked at the classmate and said to herself, "Yadda yadda yadda.."

After class, Professor Alex and the Scanrangers walk along the campus discussing the lecture. "You know, when I was 13, I never realized that sometimes the good guys always loses or things don't go out the way they planned.." said Vin.

"That.." said the professor. "was the whole point. Some film directors intended to make movies to help other people think. Some moviegoers want to escape reality, while others want to see some gritty realism solely to shock people.."

At that moment, an explosion struck one of the main campus dorms. From a distance, the six were able to see that another MAYHEM attack was about to take place. They run to the scene, while the other campus students and staff ran the opposite way for cover. What the movie task force witnessed was a giant Cyber-creature destrying everything in sight.

"I wasn't anticipating them attacking so soon.." said B.C. "I think we need to get to the bottom of this.."

"Neither was I.." said Alex. "Transform into Scanranger while I try to get the others to safety.."

"Right!" the five said.

They transform into their battle gear, and using their Bijou Bikes, they race to the burning dorm. "First things first," said RedScanner. "Get the monster's attention.. Let it know that Scanranger's here! ScanLasers!" They fire all they have on their ScanLaser, but the blasts go right through the monster. The Cyber-creature suddenly disappears, as does the flames on the dorm. The apartment complex did not show any evidence of fire or any attack.

"Another illusion? Looks like Vixen still has an attitude about my missing audience.." said GreenScanner.

"She does indeed, but now it's time to face the reality!" Blackorg walks up to confront the Scanranger crew>

Permit me to introduce myself.. I am the one who can change your reality, your order into mayhem..I am to be your Lord now and forever! I am Blackorg!!"

"Blackorg, at last we all meet..said Red.

"I am impressed by the skill and the cunning you earthlings have done in defending your precious planet..You need someone to guide you in using that incredible power for conquering the universe..Why not serve me and join me in this soon to be glorious conquest?" said the overlord.

"Serve you?" said Blue. "We won't even serve you breakfast!"

"Very well, then..I want two things..I want this mudball for myself, and I want you to die!!"

"Sorry to disappoint you, tin man..but unless we have a say you can't have either!" said Red. "Let's go, Scanrangers!"

Red begins the attack as he leaps at Blackorg. Blackorg defends himself with his Metalstaff, blocking RedScanner's FilmBlade attacks. As Red holds him by the neck, Blackorg releases a jolt of electricity, about 20,000 volts, temporarily stunning RedScanner into unconciousness. He then chops Red's FilmBlade in half as if it was a toothpick. YellowScanner goes after him next, hoping to take Blackorg by surprise. "Warp Speed Smash!" YellowScanner shouts.

But at the last possible second, Blackorg teleports Kunio into a temporal portal, making Yellow materialize in front of a brick wall. Unable to stop in time, he hits the side of the dorm building and is down for the count.

"I am not impressed.." laughs Blackorg. "This is the best your precious Earth has to offer? I've expected more out of you Scanrangers!"

"Expect this!" Pink and GreenScanner land a double kick in Blackorg's face.

Blackorg quickly gets up. "Not bad, earthlings..I almost felt that!" he said.

"You won't feel anything after we take you out, villain!" said Green. "It's Movie Time!" Green taps into his movie logo as he summons his special effects power. He creates a bunch of snare traps in order to bind Blackorg. The MAYHEM commmander breaks out of it easily.

Meanwhile, Anark Key and Ug materialize in one of the technology labs on campus as the battle rages on. The two were to distract the movie task force as they fight Blackorg.

They search for the precious metal their master ordered them to retrieve. "My scanners detect the thing we're looking for.." said Ug. "But which one is it?" What Key and Ug witnessed was an exhibit on mini-robotics. The one that actually stood out resembled a robot spider, which coincentally represented MAYHEM's symbol.

"That's the one, Ug!" said Key.

"I don't understand, Key.. Why did our lord send us to get this robo-bug?"

"I don't know either, Ug, but at this time, we really need a competitve edge to eliminate the Scanrangers..I'm pretty sure that he's handling it very well.."

And sure enough, Key was right. Blackorg had his way with the movie task force as he uses Blue's Speed-Bo staff against him, throwing him back. The other rangers recover in the meantime.

Using his Swashbuckler, Red was able to detect a chink in Blackorg's armor. He plunges his sword into the open area, as Blackorg screams out in pain.

"This is nothing!!" he said. "But can you top this?"

The next thing that the Scanrangers witnessed was that the MAYHEM leader began to transform right before their eyes. "You see, fools, you are not the only ones with incredible energy.." Blackorg became a fanged, squid-octopus lik creature. "Your powers are nothing!!" he cried.

"He-He changed into some mix of that creature from 'The Relic..' only it has tenacles.." said B.C.

The overlord strikes the Rangers swiftly, tossing Blue and Green into each other, and another tenacle tosses Pink and Yellow as well. Red decided that the Cinemasher could stop his attack.

"Nothing's fazing this guy!" said Red. "All right, then, team! Weapons together!"

"I am really scared.." jokes Blackorg sarcasticly.

"It's Cinemasher time!" Scanranger uses its combined weapon attack in order to stop Blackorg. As they launch it towards him, Blackorg freezes it in its tracks before it touched him. He then telekinetically turns it around and heads for the rangers, hitting all five on impact. The impact of the Cinemasher transforms all of the Scanrangers back to their civilian forms.

Before the overlord could finish them, he is interuptted by Key. "We've got what you wanted, my Lord. Mission accomplished!"

"Excellent, Key.. Ug..I may reward you for this!" Blackorg out!"

"HA HA HA HA! I could finish you all with just a fraction of my Oblivion beam, but I have other matters to tend to, so I leave you to your fate.." Blackorg speaks to the half conscious rangers. "For now, I will permit you to dwell on your embarrassing defeat at my hands, for I have much on my agenda before I deliver an unimaginable fate worse than death..Farewell for now, Scanrangers..We shall not meet again!"

As the Scanrangers lay defeated, someone else had witnessed the struggle. The stranger thought to himself, "Excellent! I shall personally see to it that Scanranger's reputation is destroyed!"

A few hours later, Vin, B.C, Toni, Nick, and Kunio wake up in a place with lots of beds in it. They were all in the infirmary ward at Cape Paramount. "Aieeeee...Did you get the license of that Stealth Fighter that hit us?" B.C. said. Meanwhile, Nick screams as if he saw a ghost. "NO! STOP IT! GET AWAY! GET AWAY!" Vin himself felt very discouraged. "I can't believe that.. He went through us as if we were nothing.." A subliminal message told Vin, "That's right! You are nothing!" A throaty laugh echoed through the Scanranger leader's head.

Act two

"I don't understand it, my lord.." said Vixen. "Why didn't you destroy them?"

"You see, my lovely Vixen.. The Scanrangers are much more honorable humans that are willing to die to defend their planet, not like the lesser humans who run away for their little lives...Piece by piece, I plan to throw a little bit of despair into their lives.. Once it spreads, it influences the next person close to them, and the next, and the next... I don't want to destroy Scanranger..yet..I want them to suffer!"

"Can I at least have a taste of one of the males, while they're still alive?" Vixen said. "I told you," said Blackorg. This is not the time to mix business with your pleasure! Ug!"

"Yes my lord.."

"To make sure that you finish the job you started, take this with you.. If any human dares to get in your way, finish them! It will enhance your war-like powers." said the overlord.

Blackorg gives Ug a can of what looked like a can of spinach.This can was similiar to Popeye's source of strength, but it was tailored for General Ug. "With Scanranger out of the way, the town should be easy pickings.." Ug thought. "The moment has arrived, my troops! Today is a glorious day for MAYHEM! Today is the day we lay claim to the first country of this planet! For the great Blackorg!"

"And you, KuroKhan, shall lead the way!" KuroKhan was an exact android version of Genghis, Kublai, and Shiwan Khan blended together. With his armored horsemen, the Riders of the Storm, they are poised to begin the first attack at once.

Back at CJU, the team was still trying to shake off the psychological effects of Blackorg. Profseeor Alex joins the rest of the crew in the gym. She thinks to herself that if the team doesn't break out of the shell, the whole Earth will be at MAYHEM's mercy. "So, Vin, are you embarrassed about what Blackorg did to you today?" she said.

"I've got n-nothing to say.." stammered Vin.

"Come on, Professor! Leave him alone.." said Toni. "He's been through a lot recently..We all have.."

"If that's the case, girlfriend, how come you're still up on your feet?" Alex said. "Like the rest of these kids..These boys probably want their mommy right now! You're the macho man, the 'player' of this group, Mr. Harlock.. You can't even play dead.." Alex gives Vin a hard slap in the face. The other Scanrangers are shocked at this.

Vin gets livid and charges at Alex. As he lunges towards her, she applies a judo throw over his head, landing on his back. "Some 'player'..indeed! You're always trying to rush things instead of thinking ahead.." she continued. "I don't aim to try!" said Vin. Alex throws a staff to him as she spars with Red. The profssor seems to have the upper hand, but Vin knocks her over. However, she gets back on her feet, and throws him on the mat again. "This is pathetic, Vin.. The way you're fighting, even Barney the dinosaur could beat you to a pulp!" Alex continues to taunt Vin. "Got to keep him riled up, get the rest of the team involved.." she thought. Vin misses again, as Nick gets into the game and attempts to give Alex a half nelson in order to pin Alex down.. It doesn't work, and she breaks free. Toni, upset aboout all this, backflips towards Alex, but Alex gets out of the way at the very last second, resulting in Toni crashing into Vin. "Come on Mikey! Stop her!" cried B.C. "Uh-oh, for once, B.C. is serious..He means business..But so do I!" thought Alex. Kunio trips up Alex as B.C. takes her down, with Vin's staff in hand. The other rangers move in, until...

"Time out, people! Peace! I surrender!" Alex said.

"Forget it, Professor! You're not getting away scot free!" said Nick.

"Hey, MAYHEM is still at large, so if want to get a rematch with your teacher, it'll have to wait.."

"What's the purpose of all this? Why did you start this crazy donybrook?" said Toni. "You've got me all worked up in this fight!"

"I had to test all of you.. I was aware of the subliminal messages that Blackorg planted in your minds after the battle.. By you working off that negativity, you in the process were all able to build up your fighting abilities... It was your self-confidence that was responsible for shaking off his influence.." said Alex. "And since the whole team was able to overcome, you're ready to take out anything that resembles a MAYHEM android."

"I really have nothing else to say, Professor.." paused Vin, and then smiled. "Except.. Thank you.. a whole lot.."

"You're all welcome..a whole lot.. You all know that I'm concerned about all of you, otherwise,Scanranger wouldn't be in existence today..I love you guys.. But, for right now, chat time is over!" As if on cue, MAYHEM begins the attack on the city. "MAYHEM didn't waste any time set on conquering the Earth. Guys, (and one gal)..You know what to do! Well, Scanrangers, Ready to ride?" said Alex.

"Let's do it!" they all shouted with great determination.

With a renewed confidence, and of course with Professor Alex's help, Scanranger race out to confront General Ug, KuroKhan, and his armored horsemen.

To be continued...

In our next Scanranger adventure, sparks fly as an off-campus activist stirs up the entire campus, turning the college against Scanranger. Of course, we all know that MAYHEM is behind all this.. but what is the secret weapon that they will use to finish our heroes?

Next-Movie Task Force Scanranger-Episode 5

"With Maliss Towards All"

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Episode 5