(This is the personal journal of Bryan Stone, leader of Cyberspace Task Force GammaRanger, for April 20, 1998.
Five days ago, an ionic storm gave Scottie and me something to observe in weather phenomena at this epoch. It also gave Namrock an idea for trouble. He sends the Beta Shock to assault the Rangers. They executed a timely battle plan, when the main power goes out while Scottie, Amy, and Eric were in Ranger form. Unfortunately, Laura and I were not. With a transistor built by Scottie, though, we were able to transform, call upon the Station, and defeat Beta Shock.)
Dramatis Personæ:
Bryan Stone/RedJupiter
Scottie Scott/BlueNeptune
Eric Moriboshi/GreenMars
Amy Berry/YellowVenus
Laura Mendes/AquaMercury
Lord Namrock
Galevan
Rhexus
Chouzo
Balzac drones
Victim (Mrs. Bailey) and her son (Peter)
Beta Bomb
(Our story begins on the highways outside of town. Two people are driving back to town after being out of town for a few days.)
Peter: Are we there yet?
Mrs. Bailey: Not yet. We'll be there in fifteen minutes.
Peter: I hope we get there soon. I miss my room.
(After a while, the two are stopped by a flash of light on an overpass. The bridge, it appeared, was blasted out of commission. Mrs. Bailey hits the brakes, but it is too late. Half of her car is left dangling over the hole in the bridge.)
Peter: (starts crying) We're gonna fall!
Mrs. Bailey Don't worry, Pete. Just have faith. Someone has to know we're here.
Peter: (spotting a flying green streak of light) Mama! Look! (Points outside)
Mrs. Bailey: Looks like... (rubs her eyes) A flying motorcycle?!
(At close view we see two GammaRangers on, yes, a new flying motorcycle. GreenMars is driving while AquaMercury is in the side car.)
GreenMars: Over there! That's what I saw on radar just now.
AquaMercury: Then let's roll!
(The two Rangers head to the bridge, while the car continues to dangle.)
Peter: Mama! It's a GammaRanger!
Mrs. Bailey: What have I told you about lying to... (pauses while she sees GreenMars' helmet in the rearview mirror) your... elders?
AquaMercury: Hey guys! Need a lift?
(The passegers nod in agreeance.)
Okay then! Mars, the ServerCycle is hooked up! Give her some juice!
GreenMars: Got it, Mercury!
(GreenMars gives the ServerCycle full gas and pilots the motorcycle so that it flies above the crevasse.)
Hold on to your hats, people!
(The bike and the car make it across the hole.)GreenMars: Are you two okay?
Mrs. Bailey: Yeah, we're okay.
Peter: I can't believe the GammaRangers are here!
(GreenMars hoists him into his arms.)
AquaMercury: Yup, that's us!
Peter: Wait till I tell my friends!
Mrs. Bailey: Thanks again, GammaRangers!
(Mrs. Bailey and young Peter drive off towards town as the Rangers are left to wonder what happened.)
AquaMercury: CyberSpace Scanner Download!
(Her Cyber Loader appears with a gridded version of AquaMercury's Scanner symbol in the screen.)
GreenMars: Anything, Laura?
AquaMercury: Just some residual effect from the blast. Whatever blew up this overpass isn't from Earth.
GreenMars: Nice observation, Scully.
(Aboard Satellite Namrock, two of its inhabitants are arguing.)
Galevan: Rhexus, I've put up with most of your bad ideas, but this is the worst!
Rhexus: I tell you, it will work!
Galevan: (sarcastically) Sure it will. Taking old programs, manipulating them to your needs, and sending them out to battle is my idea of a plan.
Namrock's Voice: And what's wrong with that? It saves time and energy. And the faster we take over Earth, the faster we can get out of this tin can in Space.
Rhexus: See? This could mean a revolution in the way we create Betamons. We're talking faster! Tougher! Smarter!
Galevan: Now you're just talking nonsense.
Rhexus: (Annoyed, he opens a DigiWindow) In spite of your comment, I sent a manipulated Beta Shock into battle after he lost recently. The resulting Betamon has used Beta Shock's concentration of energy to do this. (points out the blasted bridge) This is only the beginning, though. Beta Bomb is full of possibilities.
Galevan: I'm still not into taking any chances. I'm going to Userworld to restrain him.
(Galevan stubbornly travels through a DigiWindow towards Earth. Meanwhile, the team discusses the new ServerCycles.)
Scottie: Hmm... Zero to 60 in .24 seconds? Two fully functioning cannons... And a theft deterrent device. These bikes will really smoke.
Amy: But how come we only get three?
Bryan: There's one for me. The other two are for you four.
Scottie: But how...
Eric: One word, Scottie... Sidecars.
Bryan: That reminds me. How did the test run go last night?
Laura: Well, it was going really well, except for one thing. We saw a car dangling above a bridge that collapsed.
Amy: Another Betamon?
Laura: I don't know. Whatever it was, it didn't come from anywhere here.
Bryan: Let's see the readings. If you used your Gamma Scan, then your Cyber Loader already has them recorded.
(Laura gives Bryan her Cyber Loader and he uploads the data from the Cyber Loader into his laptop. Just then, the doorbell rings. Scottie answers it to find little Peter Bailey. He rushes in excited.)
Peter: Scottie! Scottie! You'll never guess what I saw yesterday!
Bryan: (from upstairs) Who is it?
Scottie: (yelling back) Just Peter Bailey from next door. (To Peter) Calm down, dude.. Now what did you see?
Peter: Aliens... and the overpass... and flying motorcycles... and GAMMARANGERS!!
(Everyone upstairs gets startled and runs downstairs into the living room.)
Laura: What's going on?
Scottie: He saw a bridge go out last night. (realizing that he hasn't been introduced) Oh, Bryan, this is Peter Bailey. Pete, this is Bryan. He's a friend of mine.
Peter: Hey Bryan!
Bryan: Hey Pete! So what's this I hear about GammaRangers?
Peter: There was this flash on the Windsor Street overpass. And then we were dangling over the hole. And then the GammaRangers came with this flying motorcycle. Eric, you should have been there!
Eric: Really...
Amy: You better go home now. You're too wired for your own good right about now.
Peter: Well, alright, Amy. But I'm telling you, you should have been there! (goes out the door)
Bryan: You guys better go to Windsor Street. I have to be alone for a second.
(The four go out to Scottie's car and head for Windsor Street.)
Hmm... Peter Bailey....
(Bryan withdraws to the attic. Meanwhile, the four teens arrive at Windsor Street. They find a giant hole where the bridge used to be. The crater is blocked off by barricades.)
Eric: Definitely the residual signals we saw last night.
Amy: I'm getting a message from Bryan.
(Amy activates .wav feed on her Cyber Loader.)
Bryan's Voice: I've found something interesting with the residue from the explosion. It is the exact wavelength of a Betamon. The weird thing is, it specifically matches Beta Shock. (Cyber Loader reads "Audio Message Complete.")
Scottie: Beta Shock... I thought we beat that guy!
Eric: We did. You think certain developmental fragments could have been used to make a Betamon?
Amy: I don't know... Sounds like a longshot.
(Just then, a Cyber Loader beeps. It's the Betamon detector.)
Scottie: It's near Oak Park. Maybe we'll get some answers there.
Laura: Sounds like GammaRanger business.
Amy: I agree. (everyone nods in agreement) Ranger file, DOWNLOAD!
(The five transform and transload to the park to find Bryan as RedJupiter already there fighting Galevan and a band of Balzac. GreenMars pulls his BlastDagger and fires, hitting one of the Balzac.)
GreenMars: Alright. We want answers.
Galevan: (innocently) Why, whatever do you mean?
YellowVenus: Something tells us that you know something about the bomb blast on Windsor Street.
Galevan: Oh... That... Maybe you should ask a friend of mine. (Opens a DigiWindow to revels Beta Bomb.) Beta Bomb. They want to know about the overpass. Do you know anything about the overpass?
Beta Bomb: Hmm... The overpass... the overpass... I know! Something like.. THIS! (hurls bombs at GammaRangers, hitting them.)
RedJupiter: Get up, guys! We need major reinforcements.
BlueNeptune: You mean...
RedJupiter: Yes, the Server Cycles. They're bomb resistant.
GreenMars: Then what are we waiting for?
(The three male GammaRangers stand and activate their Cyber Loaders.)
RedJupiter, BlueNeptune, and GreenMars: Server Cycles, download!
(The motorcycles appear out of the sky in grid form, them materialize on the road.)
RedJupiter: Let's mount!
(The Rangers mount their bikes, RedJupiter on Server-1, BlueNeptune and YellowVenus on Server-2, and GreenMars and AquaMercury on Server-3. They roll towards Galevan and Beta Bomb, dodging and both of their fire power. They fore their cannons at both, hitting them and their Balzac.)
AquaMercury: Whoa! I thought that would never work!
(A Balzac pulls out a Beta Blaster and shoots it at the two Namrocks, causing them to grow.)
RedJupiter: Hold on, guys! We're about to take these guys for a major ride!
(The five brace for Beta Bomb's attack. They use their Server Cycles to fly up to the two Namrocks. They engage their Blast Defenders to shoot at the Beta Bomb, hitting him and causing his bombs to become useless.)
RedJupiter: He's down. Assemble the MD Cannon!
(The MD Station comes out of the sky. The Rangers assemble the MD Cannon. The combined fire power blasts Beta Bomb into oblivion.)
You're next, Galevan!
Galevan: On the contrary, GammaRangers. This isn't over! (Digiwindows out)
BlueNeptune: He got away! Now what.
RedJupiter: We rest and dwell on the victory. We have some work to do on the overpass!
(The Satellite Namrock)
Galevan: I've never seen a creature fail so easily! I knew it wouldn't work.
Namrock: No. It worked. It just needs perfecting before we attempt it again.
Galevan: Sire...
(Back on Earth, the Rangers rebuild the bridge on Windsor Street. Later, Bryan returns to the sttic to find a message on his laptop. It reads:
From: pbailey@gammaproject.com
Time: 23 Apr 2023 09:36:09
To: redjupe@gammaproject.com
Subj: RE: Message
Stone, I received your message. You're right about one thing. I have to some more in store for you guys.
Signed, Peter Bailey.
After reading the message, Bryan smiled for a little while. Laura comes up.)
Laura: Hey, big guy. Pete's ready.
Bryan: (To himself) There is hope for the future.
Laura: Excuse me?
Bryan: Nothing. Let's go. I hear Peter likes roller coasters.
Laura: How do you... (Bryan smiles) Oh, nevermind. (They walk out together and join the other three Rangers with little Peter and Mrs. Bailey.)
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