The Terran Rangers/The Spectrum Force/Sailor Moon - The Preliminaries Volume 5 by Heather Ray (lightweight ebook reader .txt) 📖

hand. Suddenly, in a show of golden light, the Firebird grew twelve times its original size, and turned around. It shrieked deeply as it flew towards the two Sailor Scouts, who were caught by surprise.
Part Thirteen

Chapter Fifteen

In Angel Grove, the Pink, Yellow, and Red Power Rangers, accompanied by the Yellow, Green, and Blue Spectrum Enforcers and Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus, arrived at the park. As soon as they appeared in streaks of light, they were welcomed by screams of terror. They all looked around the park, searching for the newest menace they were to face.

"I don't see anything," said the Yellow Ranger.

"Yeah," said the Blue Enforcer, "but I can hear it!"

Then, they all turned when they heard a powerful roar. A tall but slender monster appeared from behind the bushes. It had two horns, and a ring in its nose. It ran on all fours, but stood up on its back legs to face the heroes.

"Its...a skinny bull?" asked Tamara. Suddenly, a swarm of over a dozen Tenga Warriors appeared in flashes of black light.

"What are those?" asked Tamara. "Are they anything like the Putties we fought before?"

"These don't have a weak spot," said Kimberly. "You just have to keep hitting them until they vanish."

"We'll take the Tengas," said Rocky, "Craig, you can give us a hand. The rest of you, fight that bull!"

The heroes all nodded, and Rocky, Kim, Aisha, and Craig split up, each taking on about three Tengas. Sailor Moon stepped forward, and raised her arm to the sky.

"I am Sailor Moon!" she declared, "the Champion of Justice! I will right wrongs, and triumph over evil!"

"And that means you!" added Sailor Venus, standing beside her friend. "You're going down hard."

Taurus just roared and charged at the two scouts, meaning to run them through with its horns. Sailor Moon shrieked and leapt out of the way just in time. Sailor Venus recovered immediately, and touched her finger to her tiara.

"Venus Crescent Beam...SMASH

!!" she cried, pointing her index finger at the bull. A streak of powerful white light smacked the beast in the face, causing it to fall backwards. The beast shook its head and roared furiously, and ran at Venus at a blinding speed.

"Um, help?" she said quietly, running away from the monster. Then, a tree branch suddenly lowered from one of the surrounding trees, and blocked the bull's path. Taurus crashed right through the tree, sending splinters flying in all directions. It continued following Sailor Venus unhindered.

"This isn't good," said Tamara, looking down at her Wood Boomerang in disappointment. "He charged right through the tree."

"Nothing can stop a raging bull," said Matthew, "except maybe a sturdy wall!"

The Green Enforcer rose to the air, and flew after the bull nearly at the speed of light. Matthew quickly passed the bull, and gently lifted Sailor Venus into his arms, and out of the bull's path. Then, Matthew hovered above, and mentally created a neon green force field, surrounding the bull on all sides. The bull roared angrily, and smashed into the wall with all its strength. Matthew immediately set Sailor Venus on the ground, and fell to his knees in pain.

"He's...too strong," Matthew gasped, holding his head painfully, "I can't...hold him!"

Part Fourteen

Chapter Sixteen

In a tall apartment building in Tokyo, Japan, the two feline guardians of the Sailor Scouts, Luna and Artemis, sat upon a couch, speaking to the owner of the apartment -- Usagi's boyfriend, Mamoru Chiba.

"Let me get this straight," said Mamoru, who was pacing around the living room. "The scouts went to fight the Negamoon's four sisters, and then, they just vanished?"

"Exactly," said Artemis, the white cat, "I told them where the sisters had gone, and they ran ahead of me. When I finally caught up, they were gone. Without a trace."

"Did you try to contact them?"

"No," said Luna. "At least, not yet. We don't have scout communicators with us, you know. Besides, I was hoping you'd know whether or not Sailor Moon is in danger. You can feel it when she's in danger, right?"

"Yeah," said Darien, running his hands through his black hair nervously. "A few hours ago, I felt a little tug on Tuxedo Mask. But before I had a chance to transform, the tug had dissipated. I figured the scouts took care of whatever monster they were dealing with. Now, I don't feel anything."

"What do you mean?" asked Luna.

"I mean, I don't sense anything! I can't tell if she's in danger, or if she's even alive! There's nothing there!"

"Then, where are the scouts?" asked Artemis worriedly.

"We have to contact them somehow," said Mamoru, "Amy never gave me a communicator, for whatever reason. And neither of you have any way to contact them?"

"Nope," said Artemis, shaking his head.

"Wait," said Luna. "When the scouts got the new star wands, they also got new wrist communicators. So, they don't use the pocket communicators anymore."

"Do the pocket communicators still work?" asked Mamoru, his blue eyes lighting up with hope.

"They certainly should," said Artemis. "Let's go!"

"If I know Serena, she lost her communicator," said Luna with a small sigh, "I only wish she'd be a bit more responsible."

"Well, let's go get Minako's communicator," said Artemis, "She keeps all her scout equipment in one place -- her top drawer."

"Lead the way," said Darien, grabbing his jacket and opening to door.

Part Fifteen

Chapter Seventeen

The flames knocked both Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter clean off their feet, and created a powerful explosion. The White and Black Rangers were freed from the infamous bubble, and fell limp to the ground. The Red and Purple Enforcers remained on their knees, trying to catch their breath. Solar merely stood there, grinning cruelly at the suffering of the young heroes.

"Is that the best you can do?" asked the villain. "Maybe you weren't the best choices to be my allies after all."

Tommy and Adam ran to where the Sailor Scouts had landed. Tommy gently lifted Lita's head, and checked for a pulse. "There isn't a scratch on her!" said Adam in disbelief. Mars' eyes then fluttered open, and she looked around anxiously.

"I'm the mistress of the fire," she said, glancing towards Sailor Jupiter. "No flames can harm me. Unfortunately, Lita is another story. Thunder and lightning will have no effect, but fire can prove fatal."

Lita didn't even stir as Tommy laid her head back on the sand.

"We'd better leave her back here," he said quietly. "Out of harm's way. Let's get Solar."

The three heroes ran back up the hill, where they saw the two Spectrum Enforcers flying through the air, dodging all of Solar's energy blasts, while at the same time firing a few of their own. No one actually made contact, but Solar began to get impatient.

"Enough of this!" he declared. "This game is over!!"

Suddenly, Rachel and Keith fell limp to the ground. Tommy, Adam, and Raye stared in mute horror.

"He's done something to their minds," said Raye.

"I simply