The Terran Ranger/The Spectrum Force - The Preliminaries Volume 2 by Heather Ray (most difficult books to read txt) 📖

your heads. If you are within earshot, please evacuate the city. A vicious alien threat is quickly approaching Angel Grove from the north, and he shall be here momentarily. Please, get underground! Stay off the streets and evacuate the high rises. We are in a state of emergency!"

Alexis breathed a little easier as she saw the people heed her message without delay. She then looked over the horizon, and saw the pointed head of Dracola.

"Okay, tough guy," she said pressing a red control knob. "Eat Eaglezord Feathers!"

The top row of feathers on the wings of the Eaglezord launched at the Dracola at frightening speed. Each feather is about twenty feet long, and comes to a sharp point at both ends, sharp enough to slice through a mountain. However, the feathers bounced off Dracola. Alexis was so overcome with shock that she failed to move the zord in time to avoid a stream of fire spewing from Dracola's gruesome mouth. The fire didn't do too much damage, and soon Alexis composed herself.

"Okay, Lex, don't panic," she said to herself, her mind racing, "I've only got thousands of lives resting depending on me...no pressure."

She glanced at the computer scans of Dracola. One screen had a image of Dracola in visual light, another in X-rays. An idea finally struck her.

"According to my sensors, my ultraviolet rays had no effect on Dracola. He...absorbed them. Usually, UV will pass through an object if it doesn't cause any harm. He absorbed the radiation...like glass...that's it!! Eaglezord, show image of Dracola in visual light on main screen."

Alexis saw Dracola on her screen, who was starting to knock over buildings in Angel Grove. A pang of guilt struck her heart as she saw businesses crushed into dust. She shook it off and continued to think.

"Now, show me the same image in ultraviolet light."

Now on the screen was the relatively the same picture as she saw before, but instead of seeing a vicious monster, she saw a huge dome.

"Aha!" she cried. "He has a force field surrounding his body! No wonder none of our attacks manage to penetrate! It seems to block everything our zords can throw at it. So, now what do I do? Maybe I can somehow lead Dracola away from Angel Grove. That should buy the others enough time to get over here! Time to see how well I can maneuver this puppy!"

Alexis brought the Eaglezord to Dracola, and circled his head as quickly as she could without losing control. She heard the Dracola roar with rage, and it seemed to slightly lose balance.

"YES!"

she exclaimed. "He's dizzy, and seriously ticked!"

True enough, the Dracola lost interest in chewing automoblies with his horrible yellow fangs, and swung at the Eaglzord in rage.

"Time to kick into high gear!" said Alexis, breaking away from Dracola and flying towards the rock quarry. Sure enough, Dracola ran after her, spitting fireballs and roaring.

"Guys," Alexis said into her communicator, "did you get Tommy out yet?"

"Just about," said Jason. "Where are you?"

"About three miles from your position, and gaining fast! Dracola's on my tail, so get ready to rumble! Oh, and by the way, he has some kind of force field surrounding his body."

"What makes you think that?" asked Zack. "Because he absorbs my UV rays, and my UV scanners pick up a large dome around him. Look, someone has to come up with a plan, 'cuz I have no idea how we're gonna penetrate this shield!"

Chapter Fourteen

Not too far away, the Orange and Green members of the Spectrum Force continued to face off against Celea. Even though Jocelyn and Matthew were powerful heroes, their few month's experience pales in comparison to Celea's centuries of battles and conquests. Celea was quite possibly the greatest warrior in the galaxy, and her magical as well as physical mighty makes victory over her near impossible. Jocelyn and Matt were starting to show signs of exhaustion. They were both lying barely conscious on the cold ground, next to a huge cliff.

"Had enough?" laughed Celea, stroking her long bow. "Now that I've humbled you, perhaps I should send you to the Limbo of Lucifer. I wouldn't want to rob you of your opportunity to see it in person!"

Jocelyn painstakingly rose to her feet. She faced Celea, an expression of anger etched on her usually friendly face.

"You're not going to beat us," she whispered, raising her arm to the air, "Matt, get up!"

Matthew devoted all his strength to rising to his feet. He stood tall beside Jocelyn. The two of them raised their arms to the sky.

"We summon the Elemental Armory!" they cried in unison. In a flash of colored light, Jocelyn was holding the Ice Bow, which created arrows of ice, and Matthew wielded the Wind Nunchucks, which created cyclones of varying strengths depending on how fast the nunchunks are twirled.

"Do you think your puny weapons are a match for me?" asked Celea, firing one of the Limbo of Lucifer teleportation arrows. Jocelyn pulled back on the drawstring, and an Ice Arrow formed from the condensation of the water molecules in the air. She fired the arrow, and it collided with the other one, destroying both.

"That was my LAST

Limbo of Lucifer arrow, you little nuisance," said Celea, gritting her teeth. "No more mercy, children! My mother wanted me to capture the two of you, but it looks like capture is no longer an option. I shall kill you both."

Celea created a long sabre with her magic, and charged at the Spectrum Force. The trio fought it out in the shadow of the high cliff.

Chapter Fifteen

Several miles above Angel Grove, the Purple, Blue, Yellow, and Red members of the Spectrum Force, accompanied by the Blue Ranger, continued to descend.

"Amazing," said Billy, "we traversed the entire distance from the Moon to Earth in just a little more time than it would take to teleport."

"Well, that makes sense, if you think about it," said Rachel. "At best, we can fly at light speed."

"But, it isn't possible for matter to move at such a velocity," said Billy, "and besides, we aren't moving at light speed."

"In order to move at the speed of light, we have to convert our bodies into beams of light," explained Keith, "and we can't do that when we carry passengers."

"Perhaps you should have gone ahead, then," said Billy.

"That's nonsense!" said Tamara. "Besides, we don't even know where this 'Command Center'

is!"

The group flew across the countryside, and Billy caught a glance of a Thunderzord battle against a grotesque lizard-like creature.

"What is that?" asked Craig, looking in the direction Billy was facing.

"I do not know what the green monster is," answered the Blue Ranger, "but those five animal-shaped machines are my friends' Thunderzords."

"Wow," said Tamara, "the Power Rangers actually PILOT

those things? Wicked cool!"

"Let's get down there," said Rachel, "from here, it looks like the Thunderzords are losing the battle!"

"No, wait," said Billy, taking a closer look, "we should go to the Command Center first. Zordon may have a plan. There, continue towards the mountains!"

The Spectrum Force continue flying across the desert, with Billy and Craig leading the way. Soon, they arrived at the mountain range which concealed the Command Center.

"Everyone, land right there, next to that large dome!" said Billy. The five heroes land on the ledge beside the Command Center.

"This looks nothing at all like Cloud Castle," said Rachel. "How do the Power Rangers keep it hidden from the citizens of Angel Grove? There is no cloak or anything."

"We never had to protect it before," shrugged Billy. "Besides, there is only one way to get in."

"And that is--?" asked Keith.

"Stand close to me," ordered Billy. When the Spectrum Force stood close enough to him, he pressed a button on his morpher, causing all five heroes to disappear in streaks of colored light. In an eyeblink, the Spectrum Force found themselves in the Command Center. All eyes fell immediately on the floating green head in front of them. Everyone's chins dropped.

"Greetings, Spectrum Force,"

said the head, "I am Zordon. Billy, welcome back."

"Billy!" squealed Kim, giving her friend a big hug, "I wasn't sure what had happened to you!"

"I was the one who should have been worried," said Billy, returning her hug. When they parted, he removed his helmet and smiled at her.

"And incidentally, thanks for saving me from Celea."

"What are friends for?" asked Kim with a big smile. She then turned to the Spectrum Force, whose mouths still hung open. Rachel even took off her visor, revealing her dark eyes, to get a better look at her surroundings.

"Billy," she said. "When you told us about your mentor Zordon, you failed to mention the fact that he has no...uh...body."

"Well, I didn't think it mattered," said Billy with a shrug.

The rest of the Spectrum Force took off their face masks, and looked around at all the equipment in the Command Center.

"Absolutely amazing," said Rachel, "Jocelyn would LOVE

this place."

"Actually," said Alpha, coming into view from behind another consol, "Jocelyn was extremely impressed by our equipment."

"You mean Jocie's here!" said Craig, excitedly. "And Matt too?"

"Yes. At this moment, they are battling Celea. You can see the fight from the Viewing Globe."

"What?" asked Tamara.

"Follow me," said Kimberly, leading the Spectrum Force to the globe. There, they saw the two other Spectrum Enforcers hold their own against Celea, while the Power Rangers still seem to only irritate the monstrous Dracola.

"What's wrong with the Ranger's zords?" asked Billy, watching the zords move sluggishly to combat the Dracola, "They haven't even scraped that thing!"

"Indeed,"

said Zordon, "Alexis informed me that the Eaglezord sensors have picked up a protective shield surrounding Dracola. The Power Rangers still have not found a weapon that can penetrate the shield. The Thunderzords have taken