The Terran Ranger Saga Volume 2 by Heather Ray (jenna bush book club .TXT) 📖

over to stand beside the Red Ranger.

"You did it!" said Adam, slapping Tommy on his back. "Great job!"

Just then, the Blue and Black Terran Rangers teleported to the top of the bleachers. They hurried down to the track to meet the others.

"What's going on?" asked Katherine.

"You're just in time to help us end this whole mess," said Zack. "Are you okay, Kat?"

"I'm a bit tired, but otherwise I'm alright."

"Let's finish this guy off then," said Jason. "We need the Terra Tempest!"

The six rangers summoned their Terra Weapons -- the Lightning Bow, Earth Sword, Light Lance, Flame Sabre, Ice Daggers, and Wind Shield--and prepared to assemble their combined weapon. However, just before they could initiate the combination, a small silver sphere floated down to Earth and landed beside the semi-conscious Hyperion. Hyperion picked up the sphere, with an evil twinkle in his red eyes, and detonated it. In a flash, Hyperion was now a towering monster, looking down at the now trivial Terran Rangers. The rangers stood back and looked up at the giant menace.

"This is really bad," said Zack quietly.

Suddenly, Tommy's communicator beeped.

"Go ahead, Billy," he said into his wrist.

^Tommy,^

said Billy's voice through the communicator, ^I'm watching the fight on the Viewing Globe! Apparently Lord Zedd has decided to escalate the battle rather than watch his monster be destroyed by the Terra Tempest! According to my data readouts, Hyperion is back to full strength!^

"What do we do?" asked Jason. "Do we have Zords yet?"

^I'm glad you asked. Fortunately, I have just completed primary testing of the Terrazords. Before Zordon and Alpha left, they left behind schematics for six Terrazords, along with the technology to create them. Each zord is activated by the voice of its owner. You must activate your voiceprint scanners and cite your name, color, and element. Tommy will pilot the Phoenix, Jason will drive the Rhinoceros, Kimberly will fly the Thunderbird, Adam will steer the Hawk, Zack will control the Cheetah, and Kat will operate the Alligator. The Phoenix and Thunderbird provide the raw energy, the Alligator and Rhinoceros provide strength and durability, and the Cheetah and Hawk possess speed and agility. Combine the six sub-zords to create the Mega-Terrazord. Good luck!^

"Thanks, Billy," said Kimberly into her wrist. Tommy turned towards the others and nodded. The entire team turned to face the gargantuan Hyperion.

"We summon the Terrazords!" cried the six Terran Rangers in unison.

"Black Rhinoceros...Activate!" bellowed Jason.

"White Cheetah...Activate!" hollered Zack.

"Yellow Thunderbird...Activate!" cried Kimberly.

"Green Hawk...Activate!" yelled Adam.

"Blue Rhinoceros...Activate!" cried Katherine.

"Red Phoenix...Activate!" yelled Tommy.

The rangers watched as the ground parted, allowing the huge and powerful Rhinoceros climb out of the dirt. The zord was silver and black, with metallic legs and sharp silver horns. Then, a beam of light fell from the sky, forming the shape of the Cheetah. The Cheetah was mostly white, but the body was gold with black spots. The fangs shimmered gold, and the eyes were glowing red. A flash of lightning struck in the heavens, forming the Thunderbird high in the sky. The Thunderbird was yellow and gold, with silver lightning bolts decorating the wings. The winds picked up, forming a glowing green cyclone. At the top of the funnel was the graceful Hawk, with forest green frame, silver feathers and claws, and a shiny silver beak. A wave of blue energy appeared from nowhere, resembling rippling water. Out of the energy puddle climbed the Alligator zord, a massive and sturdy machine with blue frame, silver teeth and legs, and a huge blue tail with sharp silver scales. Finally, a fireball formed in the sky, taking the shape of the Phoenix. The Phoenix was all shades of gold and red, and the golden wings appeared to be on fire. The rangers silently admired their new arsenal.

"Amazing," whispered Kimberly.

"Man," said Zack, "they're totally awesome!"

"Let's get going!" said Tommy, touching his belt buckle. He vanished in a flash of red light, and reappeared in the cockpit of the Phoenix. The other five rangers followed suit. Tommy activated the ship to ship communication.

"Okay, team," he said, "Billy said to activate the voice scanners to operate the weapons and engines. Tommy Oliver -- Red Ranger -- Fire! Phoenix on-line!"

"Jason Lee -- Black Ranger -- Earth! Rhinoceros on-line!"

"Kimberly Hart -- Yellow Ranger -- Lightning! Thunderbird on-line!"

"Zachary Taylor -- White Ranger -- Light! Cheetah on-line!"

"Katherine Hillard -- Blue Ranger -- Water! Alligator on-line!"

"Adam Park -- Green Ranger -- Wind! Hawk on-line!"

Immediately, the controls came to life in the Terrazords, and the teens started testing them out for size.

"Yahoo!" cried Zack. "Let's rock 'n roll!"

"These zords are great!" added Jason.

"Don't forget, we're in the middle of a fight here, guys!" said Adam.

"Then let's do it!" said Tommy.

"Do you have a plan, Tommy?" asked Kimberly.

"Sort of. First, Kat goes in for the first strike. Kim, you cover her from above."

"I'm on it!" said Katherine, steering the Alligator into Hyperion's path of destruction. "Let's see what this 'Deep Freeze Cannon'

can do!"

Katherine fired the Deep Freeze Cannon at Hyperion, which is a broad and powerful beam of liquid oxygen that fires from the mouth of the Alligator Terrazord. The liquid oxygen freezes anything it touches, in this case Hyperion's right arm. Hyperion's expression was a silent cry of pain as he grabbed his frozen arm.

"His arm is frozen solid!" said Zack.

"Yeah," said Adam, "but the ice is already subliming! It won't hold him for long."

"Kat," said Kimberly, steering the Thunderbird high into the clouds. "Coat his entire body in the liquid oxygen! It should give me enough time to try something."

"You got it, Kimberly," said Katherine, using her cannon to completely coat Hyperion with the freezing substance. "He's a popsickle, Kim. Now what?"

"Now's he's frozen solid, it should take him a while to get free. Hopefully, that'll be enough time for me to charge up the Thunderbird's weapons to full capacity. Activating Lightning Rod!"

As the Thunderbird soared in the clouds above Angel Grove, a long, narrow iron beam extended from the forehead of the zord. The Lightning Rod began to absorb the electricity in the atmosphere, storing the energy in the backup battery of the zord. Once the rod absorbed the zord's limit of electricity, the Yellow Ranger steered the elegant zord back down to the fight scene. The other zords all surrounded the still frozen Hyperion, but the ice was nearly completely evaporated.

"Now that I have enough power...Activating Thundernet!"

The tip of the Lightning Rod began to glow with electricity, and it formed a web of lightning bolts, completely surrounding Hyperion. Once Kim finished spinning the electrical web, the Thundernet collapsed all at once, sending a massive amount of electrical power through the remaining ice and into Hyperion's body. Then, Hyperion managed to break out of the ice, and collapsed to the ground. He silently shook his head, and then drove his fist into the ground. The earth began to quake, and a stream of molten lava poured out of the whole. Hyperion directed the lava flow at the Alligator Zord, which was too massive to move out of the way.

"Guys!" shrieked Katherine. "The lava is cooling on top of me! I'm stuck inside an igneous rock!"

"Hang on, Kat!" said Jason, bringing his Rhinoceros Zord to the Alligator's side. "My Seismic Vibrator will shake that rock into dust!"

While Jason carefully chipped at the igneous rock encasing the Alligator, Hyperion struggled to get to his feet.

"He's up, guys!" yelled Tommy.

"Not for long!" cried Zack. "Activating Warp Shield!"

The Warp Shield allowed the Cheetah Terrazord to move at speeds approaching the speed of light. Zack circled Hyperion at light speed, entrapping the monster behind a wall of energy as he moved. Hyperion madly swatted at the Cheetah, but the zord was too fast to be hit. Finally, Hyperion floated above the shield, and began to spin around. He then released a spray of massive fireballs, a few of which managed to strike the Cheetah harshly, knocking it on its side.

"C'mon, Adam," said Tommy. "It's our turn!"

"What do we do?"

"We have to stall, to give Jason enough time to free Katherine. We need the Megazord to finish this guy off!"

"Sounds like a plan. Let's see what these Wind Missiles are."

From the broad wings of the Hawk flew a dozen silver feathers, each streaking to Hyperion at once. The feathers penetrated Hyperion's black skin, causing Hyperion to turn around and form a massive fireball. He threw the fireball at the Hawk, who managed to dodge the ball easily. However, the fireball turns around, and pursued the Hawk as it flew across the sky.

"This is not good!" yelled Adam. "It's like a heat-seeking missile!"

"Keep flying, Adam," said Tommy. "Let's see what happens when the Phoenix gets in the way! Activating Hyperflame Shield!"

As the Hyperflame Shield was initiated, the hull of the Phoenix Terrazord began to glow with red flames. Then, Tommy steered the Phoenix into the path of the fireball, which was right behind the Hawk. Upon collision, the red flames of the Hyperflame Shield absorbed the fireball, and diverted that energy into the Phoenix for later use. Once the Phoenix was out of the way, the Thunderbird wove another Thundernet, surrounding Hyperion, but not collapsing into him. The Thundernet kept Hyperion trapped while the Rhinoceros finished destroying the last bits of rock encasing the Alligator.

"Tommy," said Jason, "Kat's free and ready to rumble."

"Great," said Tommy. "Okay Power Rangers, prepare of Mega Terrazord transformation, now!"

The six zords flew into position: the Phoenix hovered high in the sky, with the Hawk on his right and the Thunderbird on his left. Directly below the Phoenix was the Cheetah, with the Alligator on his left and the Rhinoceros on his right. All at once, the Terran Power Rangers touched their right hands to a glowing panel on their control consoles, each with the images of their element etched in the center.

"First, transform the legs," commanded Tommy.

"Right leg ready," said Jason once the Rhinoceros was shaped into a leg and foot. "Left leg ready," said Katherine.

"Okay, " continued Tommy, "the body?"

"Body complete," said Zack when the Cheetah was in place, connected to the two legs.

"Arms?" said Tommy.

"Right arm, ready," said Adam.

"Left arm, ready," said Kimberly.

"Great! Now, I'll form the head," said Tommy, steering the Phoenix in place on the Megazord's shoulders. Once the head was in place, all six rangers teleported to the bridge of the Megazord, which was inside the Phoenix. There were six work stations, set up as three stations on each of two rows. On the top row sat the White, Green, and Blue Rangers, and on the bottom row sat the Yellow, Red, and Black Rangers. The Mega Terrazord stood at the height of the tallest skyscrapers in Angel Grove, easily towering over the track field and stadium of Angel Grove High. But, Hyperion was not impressed, and he silently brought his hands together to create another fireball. However, this fireball wasn't like the red ones. This one was white hot, and as large as the torso of the Megazord. The rangers madly scanned the fireball while Hyperion created it.

"That thing is a condensed version of the heat found at the heart of a supernova!" said Adam. "It'll torch all