Power Rangers Zeo - Venusian Encounters - Heather Ray (good books for 8th graders .TXT) 📗

magical ailments. That is the legend, at least."

"Then there is a chance, althought slight, that Billy can save Cestria!" Kat almost yelled, "He should be given the chance to save his love's life!"

Delphine frowned. "You humans certainly have a romantic vision of reality. Let's say that it is true, and that Billy could indeed restore Cestria to full health. Using the Sword of Tympanus as a healing item drains the user of his own energy, meaning that Billy would be extremely weak. Since Cestria is nearly dead, a great deal of Billy's own energy would go into her treatment, meaning it could take hours for him to recover. Meanwhile, Divatox is still battling the three remaining Zeozords. Even with you, Katherine, the Zeo Rangers were barely holding their own. What chance do you think Aquitar has if Billy wasn't up there?"

Katherine remained silent. Delphine continued.

"I understand how frustrated you feel, Katherine. However, one must regard the bigger picture. We can't risk billions of lives on the minute possibility that one life can be saved. Do you not agree?"

Kat nodded slowly.

"And if your planet were in such jeopardy that all humankind was at immediate risk, would you dare remove a ranger from the fight, just to save one individual?"

"I... I never thought about it --" Kat stammered.

"I pray, then, that you never are faced with such a dilemma. But think of this-- what would that individual think? How would he feel, knowing that his entire planet was sacrificed just so he may continue living? How would you feel, if the rangers sacrificed Earth to save you?"

Kat didn't respond. She didn't have a counter for Delphine's logic. Although it seemed rather cruel and unfeeling, it was correct. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Of course Billy, being a logician by nature, would understand that concept. Whether he will accept it in this instance is an entirely different question.

The two women finally reached the zord hangar, and Katherine stood at the edge of the pool, looking up at Super Zeozord I. To her amazement, it was in perfect shape. All the slashes were mended, and the helmet was repaired perfectly. Kat grinned beneath her helmet.

"Back to Action!" she cried, vanishing in a streak of rose-colored light. She then appeared in the cockpit of her zord, and activated the thrusters. After only a few seconds, Delphine activated the teleporter, and sent the Zeozord back into space. She then turned to Corcus and Cestro, who were assembling their tools to repair Super Zeozord V. Cestro looked up at her, his face grim.

"Is my cousin still alive?" he asked.

"For now," Delphine answered, "Aquiva thinks she will live for about thirty minutes. At most."

Cestro shook his head solemnly, and glanced up at Super ZeoZord V. "It is impossible for this ship to be repaired in less than five days, Delphine. It isn't advisable to begin repairs now. Perhaps it is best to work on the Battle Borgs, to aid the Zeo Rangers. The Yellow, Black, and Red Battle Borgs weren't damaged too severely."

"Then do so," said Delphine, laying a hand on Cestro's shoulder, "but first, I think you should visit your cousin. I shall assist Corcus in the repairs until you return."

Cestro smiled gratefully at his leader. "Did Aquiva yet inject her with Serastosine?"

"Yes, so you will not be able to mind-speak to her. However, I am sure she will be able to detect your presence, on some level of awareness."

Cestro nodded, and hurried out of the borg hangar. Delphine and Corcus then stood on the hoverpads, and rose towards the Yellow Battle Borg. Tideus stood by on the computers, watching the battle taking place miles above Aquitar's densely clouded atmosphere.
Chapter Thirty-Four

In space, ZeoZords II and III rush the space submarine, their swords held high. But their mighty weapons only make dents in the outer hull of the ship, and suddenly, another torpedo was launched.

"Great," muttered Rocky, quickly pushing on the steering wheel to cause the zord to dive out of the way, "I wonder what this torpedo does!"

^Somehow, I doubt its confetti,^

said Tanya.

"Hey! I'm the one who makes the jokes around here!"

^Guys,^

said Billy's voice through the intercom, ^back away. I want to try something out.^

^Go for it,^

said Adam, as all three Zeo Rangers watched the Silvertip Sharkzord on their screens. The shark pointed directly at the submarine, and inclined its head downwards, arching its back slightly. Then, the gleaming silver dorsal fin suddenly began to glow, and launched from the back of the zord. The fin streaked through space, spinning like a boomerang, and sliced into the wing of the submarine. Then, it swung around, completely wripping off the other wing, and then it returned to the Sharkzord.

"Wow!" said Rocky in awe, "I gotta get me one of those!"

Billy smiled beneath his helmet, as the four zords congregated before the submarine. Sparks still flew from where the wings used to be, and the disconnected sheets of metal floated away in space. Then, Billy noticed a pink blip on his screen.

"I knew Cestro could fix it," he said to himself, activating the intercom, "Kat, welcome back to the fight!"

^I certainly hope you left some for me,^

she answered.

"Indeed. Everyone, get ready to form Megazord."

^Uh, I think something's wrong with my communicator,^

said Rocky, ^Did you just say form Megazord?^

"Yes, that's what I said."

^But Tommy's still on Aquitar --^

"I realize that, Tanya. Trust me."

Billy then turned off his communicator, and activated a special computer, on the arm of his pilot's chair. A small screen came up, with some buttons on it. Billy began pressing buttons, scanning the possibilities for transformation. Finally, he found the zord he was looking for, and pressed the initiate button.

Outside, the pilots of the four Zeozords watched in surprise as a strange red aura clouded the Silvertip Sharkzord.

^Ohmigod!^

cried Kat, ^What's happening to Billy's ship?^

^Could it be one of Divatox's attacks?^

suggested Rocky.

^Billy said to trust him,^

Adam reminded them, ^He knows what he's doing.^

^We hope,^

added Tanya.

The red light faded, and the rangers all gawked at what they saw. Floating before them, less than a kilometer away, was Super Zeozord V.

"Okay," said Billy into his intercom, "Its time for Megazord!"

Chapter Thirty-Five

Awhile ago, Divatox screamed in anger when she saw the Silvertip Sharkzord appear. She knew that meant someone had already found the Sword of Tympanus. Later, she roared with rage when the Pink Zeozord rejoined the fray, just after her ship was completely disabled from warp drive, with both wings ripped off. Now that she sees the Super Zeo Megazord form before her eyes, she yells furiously, and rises to her feet.

"Rygog!" she barked, "Send out one of the drill torpedoes!"

"Captain, we.. we don't have anymore ready to fire!"

Divatox's icy blue eyes became silver, and a beam of silver energy flew at Rygog. Rygog ducked, and watched as the laser burned a hole in his seat.

"Porto! What can we do against the Megazord?"

"Well, considering all the energy expent earlier... not much."

Divatox frowned angrily, and looked at the screen again. The Megazord was complete, and it drew its sword.

"Evasive action!!" she screamed as the zord swiftly approached. Elgar did his best to move the submarine, but without the wings, it just wasn't very responsive. The swordstroke tore through the middle of the space submarine, rocking the entire bridge.

Divatox collapsed onto her chair as all the lights flickered on and off, and began exploding. "No," she muttered, rising to her feet and throwing her purple ponytail out of her face, "NOOO!!"

"Auntie D! We gotta get outta here!" Elgar yelled, running to his aunt and grabbing her arm. She glared at him, causing him to cringe and release her.

"Porto," she said, "where is the dehydration spell? I want to finish off that Goddess-forsaken planet before we leave. No one stands up to Divatox!!"

"Uh, there's a slight problem with that," muttered Porto, anxiously glancing at his computer station. It had exploded, and was sparking with electricity. Divatox growled.

"Don't tell me," she mumbled, "the pages were still in the computer."

"I'm afraid so."

"Do you realize that that was the only

copy of that spell in existence?!"

Porto stumbled back as Divatox marched up to him, her eyes glowing with silver fury.

"I'm sorry, Captain, but with all the fighting, it was difficult to divert enough energy from the weapons to finish the restoration."

Divatox backed down as the ship began shaking, and a console caught fire. She jumped back from that console, and glared at the screen, were the Megazord was still visible through the static.

"You will pay for this, Powre Rangers of Earth! I promise, you will not forget Divatox! I will destroy you, and your entire world!"

Divatox ran to the back of the bridge, and pressed a few buttons. "To the escape pod!" she ordered, "We'll get a new ship, and some reinforcements, and then we shall exact our revenge!!"

Divatox then ran from the bridge, followed closely by her crew. Soon, they were inside the circular escape pod, which streaked inconspicuously into outer space as the submarine exploded in a blinding flash of flames.

Chapter Thirty-Six