Power Rangers Zeo: Venusian Encounter by Heather Ray (free e books to read online .txt) 📕

Silvia Turner, Andrea's mother, vanished from her home in London."

"Well, Janette Manning was actually abducted en route to a class at NYU," said Tanya, "and I couldn't find the name of the person, or people, attacked in Hillsdale New Jersey, but I do have a picture."

Tanya handed the photograph of the Ryan family to Alpha Five. He glanced at the photo and jumped.

"Ay yi yi!" he cried, "That's Renee! And this woman, I've seen her before..."

"IT IS LEILA, THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE ESCAPEES OF VENUS ISLAND,"

finished Zordon, "SYREN MANAGED TO FIND HER. AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF HER IN THE HOUSE, TANYA?"

"There were blood stains throughout the kitchen, and a pile of ashes on the ground. I sent Alpha a sample to analyze."

"ALPHA, WHAT HAVE YOUR SCANS COME UP WITH? WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF THE ASHES?"

"According to my scans, this ash is of an organic compound, and still has traces of nitrogen and oxygen, along with the carbon. It is like a living thing, being completely burned into cinders."

"It couldn't be Leila," said Tanya quietly, "I mean, the house wasn't burned down or anything. There was no sign of fire anywhere. Not even the smell of smoke. How could a Venusian burn someone to a crisp without destroying the whole building?"

"THE ONLY THING THAT CAN KILL VENUSIANS EFFECTIVELY IS FIRE. WHEN EXPOSED TO FIRE, EVEN OF WEAK INTENSITY, THE SKIN OF A VENUSIAN IS COMPLETELY BURNED TO ASH. I BELIEVE THAT THE ASHES YOU FOUND IS INDEED THE REMAINS OF LEILA THE ENCHANTRESS."

Jason, Kat, and Tanya all bowed their heads in respect to the dead. Alpha and Zordon remained silent as well for a moment, as the severity of the situation struck them all. Syren was serious about destroying all opposition, and if they didn't act soon, the missing women will all die. Unless they are already dead. The silence was broken by a beam of soft pink light, and Kimberly Hart appeared in the center of the Power Chamber. She collapsed to her knees in exhaustion, and Jason immediately ran to help her up. She clutched her head with her hand, and looked up to Zordon.

"Scorpina grabbed my mother in Paris," Kim said quietly, "and other Venusians kidnapped Christina Hendren in Germany and Elizabeth Turner in Rome. I fought Scorpina for a bit, but I managed to get away and check the two other locations without a hitch. Scorpina said that Syren plans to kill the Venusian hybrids at dawn on Venus Island, so since its in the Pacific Ocean, the time zone is probably similar to our own, and its already midnight here. We have less than six hours to save them all."

"Kim," said Jason, "are you alright?"

"Just let me catch my breath," she said, sitting down on the chair beside the spellbound rangers, "I'll be fine in a minute. Where's Renee? She and Dulcea are still gone?"

"PHAEDOS IS VERY FAR AWAY FROM EARTH,"

said Zordon, "EVEN TELEPORTATION, WHICH IS AT SUPER-LIGHT SPEED, IS LIMITED BY SUCH A DISTANCE. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE GREATER PART OF AN HOUR TO MAKE THE ROUND TRIP. PERHAPS MORE."

"What did you guys find out?" asked Kim, "Jason, are Kelly and Jo gone?"

Jason looked at Kim in surprise. He then slapped his forehead. "Of course! Now I remember Kelly! You taught her cheerleading ages ago, and she was kidnapped by the Lizzinator! They've both been kidnapped, and Arthur Trent has been hospitalized. Sorry.

Kim buried her face in her palms in both exhaustion and fear. Her entire family was in grave danger from Syren and Zedd, and there is nothing she could do about it that wouldn't put their lives in even greater danger. Suddenly, the Power Chamber alarms go off.

"Fantastic!" growled Tanya angrily, "Just what we need! Another retarded monster to fight!"

"No," said Alpha, reading a computer printout, "Scorpina is in Paris France, and she's terrorizing the entire city's populace. She's on her way to the Louvre."

"But, why?" asked Kat.

"She wants to keep us busy," said Kim, "and she wants to get her claws on me. We'd better get over there."

"KIMBERLY, IT WOULDN'T BE ADVISABLE FOR YOU TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE LINE OF FIRE. SYREN WANTS TO KIDNAP YOU AND KILL YOU ALONG WITH THE OTHERS, AND IF YOU JOIN THE ATTACK, SHE WILL SURELY ESCALATE THE BATTLE TO MAKE YOU SURRENDER. YOU SHOULD STAY BEHIND."

"But --"

"No buts, Kim," said Tanya, twisting her wrists to activate her Zeonizers, "Kat and I can take Scorpina down. Right, girlfriend?"

"You bet," said Kat, "It's Morphin Time! Zeo Ranger One...PINK!!

"

"Zeo Ranger Two...YELLOW!!"

The Yellow and Pink Zeo Rangers vanished in streaks of light, leaving Kimberly, Jason, Alpha, and Zordon to wait in the Power Chamber and keep an eye on them.

Chapter Sixteen

Early morning in Paris France is usually rather calm, with the exception of the crowds of people trying to get from one place to another. However, this Saturday morning, the streets of Paris are a war-zone, with hundreds of people fleeing in terror of a tall, slender woman with an Asian countenance, golden armor, and a mighty sword. Scorpina stood atop the Louvre, the historic palace which presently is a world famous museum, with priceless works of Rembrandt and even Leonardo DaVinci's "Mona Lisa". Scorpina laughs maniacally as she continues to rain her stinger rays at the helpless people. Her attention is drawn by two streaks of light--one pink and one yellow. She grins when she sees the Pink and Yellow Zeo Rangers land amongst the crowd of people below.

Well, it's not Kimberly, but I'm on the right track,

thought Scorpina as she leapt from her perch atop the museum to the ground below, Once the last two Zeo Rangers are out of the way, Kimberly will have no choice but to face me. How difficult can it be to demolish these two?

Scorpina landed on the street and pointed her sword at the two rangers. Tanya and Katherine each struck a battle stance, first taking a quick glance around to make sure the citizens of Paris were out of the way. Scorpina chuckled.

"Well well well, if it isn't the two half-rangers," she mocked, "Do you really think you can defeat me by yourselves? You don't have a snowball's chance in--"

"I wouldn't underestimate us if I were you!" interrupted Katherine, "We're Power Rangers, and Power Rangers seem to have a knack for destroying Zedd's flunkies."

"You have never battled me, girls," said Scorpina, "so you have no idea what you're dealing with."

Scorpina smiled evilly and tossed her blade like a boomerang at the rangers. The blade began spinning, becoming a golden ring of energy, and flew at the rangers, circling them and occasionally cutting through their form fitting armor. Kat and Tanya each leapt in different directions away from the sword, and Kat held out her hand.

"Zeo I Power Disc!" she cried, and a black and pink shield appeared in her hand. She promptly held it in front of her helmet as Scorpina's sword flew at her. Sparks flew on impact, and Katherine was thrown back by the force of the collision. Tanya ran over to help her friend up, and the two girls stared at the lifeless sword. They barely rose to their feet before Scorpina began firing her Scorpion sting blasts at them. Tanya began a routine of backflips to avoid the golden beams, while Katherine blocked them with her Power Disc. Scorpina growled and leapt into the air, landing beside the Yellow Zeo Ranger. Tanya barely had enough time to draw her Zeo Blade to defend herself against Scorpina's sword. Katherine rose to her feet and collected her bearings.

What was it that Zordon had said about Venusians?

she thought as she watched Tanya and Scorpina duel, Something about fire? Of course! Fire!

Kat dropped her shield and brought her hands together. She concentrated, and a pink glow formed between her palms. As time passed, the amount of energy amassed increased.

"Pink Firecloud!" she cried, throwing the energy blast at Scorpina. Scorpina tried to block the attack with her sword, but it didn't prevent the pink flames from making contact. Scorpina screamed and leapt back, away from the pink cloud. Tanya and Katherine regrouped.

"Nice going, girl!" congratulated Tanya, "Good thing you remembered Venusians' weakness."

"Yeah," said Kat with a small smile, "but the Firecloud won't be enough. I think we need real fire to finish Scorpina for good. The Firecloud burnt her, but it didn't do any permanent damage."

"Well, where are we gonna get real fire from?" asked Tanya.

Suddenly, a swarm of tall birds with black feathers and bits of purple armor appeared, surrounding the rangers. Kat and Tanya jumped in surprise as the birds squawked and shrieked.

"What're these things?!" asked Tanya, blocking a swing from one of the creatures.

"Oh my gosh!" cried Kat, "They're Tenga Warriors! Zedd must've sent them to backup Scorpina!"

While the Yellow and Pink Zeo Rangers fought the half dozen Tenga Warriors, Scorpina struggled to stand up. She balanced herself on her sword, and glared at the rangers fiercely.

"I'm not through yet, girls," she whispered, standing up tall and raising a golden badge to the sky. Engraved on the face of the circular badge was the image of a scorpion. "No mere human can battle a trained Venusian Ninjetti warrior! I summon the power of the Scorpion!"

Scorpina raised the coin high, and a flash of golden lightning struck the coin, and passed through Scorpina's body. When the light faded, a monstrous creature stood before them, glowing with golden power. Her whip-like tail slashed at the air behind her, and her mouth creased into a smile, revealing sharp fangs. Tanya and Kat stared at the creature in horror.

"What is that thing?" asked Kat.

"Scorpina's turned herself into some scorpion monster," whispered Tanya, "She's a Ninjetti, with the animal guide of a scorpion. We're in big trouble now."

The rangers stood back and watched as Scorpina grew to a colossal height, standing next to the Louvre. The Pink and Yellow Zeo Rangers stepped even further back.

"I don't think my Firecloud is gonna be much help," said Kat.

"You got that right! We need the Super Zeo Zords, now!"

Super Zeo Zord One and Two magically materialized from the sky, and the two young women boarded the humanoid shaped robot fighting machines.

"Time to kick it!" said Tanya through the intercom, activating all the zord's systems.

"I just hope two Zeo Zords will be enough," sighed Katherine.