A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here! Enjoy!

edited on june 9th, 2022 @ 10:42am

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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE - BOXED IN

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"TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL START to the Pan Global Games. Teams from around the world will be competing. From track and field to swimming and gymnastics, there are dozens of events happening. The only hard part is picking what to see first! I'm Muriel Reeves, Coral Harbor news." Muriel said on the screen.

I was at the base with the others, wearing a black flannel over a green t-shirt as Zoey turned off the television and faced us.

"Guys, my mom is right. What are we gonna watch?" Zoey asked.

"High jump could be pretty cool." Nate replied as he jumped in the air, making Zoey laugh.

"I wanna see the pros shoot some hoops!" Steel mimicked shooting a basketball.

"Nah. Weightlifting is where it's at." Ravi flexed his bicep. "Maybe I should enter the competition."

Commander Shaw then walked in. "Sorry to ruin the party, but I need four of you to do a routine check on several Morph-X Towers." She informed.

"But the Games are starting!" Steel complained.

"You can't disregard your responsibilities just because there's something else you'd rather do." Commander Shaw informed.

"You're right, Commander. We'll get the job done." Devon promised.

"Good." Commander Shaw said, turning around and walking out of the room.

"When you said 'we'll,' what did you mean exactly?" Ravi asked Devon.

"All of us, of course. If we all chip in, we'll finish faster, and then maybe we can still catch some of the games." Devon replied. "That's fair, right?"

"Sounds good." Zoey agreed as we began to head out.

"Whoa. Hold on. I'll miss the weightlifting. Why should all of us have to miss some of the events when only four really need to work?" Ravi questioned.

"Because we're a team, that's why." Devon answered.

"Sure, but I'll miss weightlifting! Let's draw names from a hat. That's the only fair way to decide who goes to the games and who checks the Towers." Ravi suggested.

"Well, when you put it like that, it's very logical." Steel said.

"Okay. Let's do it." Nate agreed.

"Yes!" Ravi cheered.

We were all gathered at the table. "Okay. Everyone's name is in the bucket. The first four I draw out stay here to work. Got it?" Nate told us.

"Do it, Nate!" Steel replied.

Nate exhaled as he pulled out a piece of paper, giving it to Ravi as he opened it. "Zoey." He read out as Nate handed him the next one.

"Devon." Ravi said, looking towards Devon. Nate handed him a piece of paper.

"Trent." Ravi looked at me as I just shrugged. I wasn't interested in the games anyhow, so I didn't mind working.

Nate gave one final piece of paper to Ravi. "And. . . Nate!" Ravi exclaimed as him and Steel both cheered in victory.

"Yeah!" Ravi laughed.

"Yeah! So me and Ravi. . ." Steel gives Ravi a high five. ". . . we're goin' to the Games!"

"Oh."

"Fair's fair, guys, so. . ."

"Sorry."

"See ya." Ravi said. "Let's hope we can get good seats!"

"I can't wait!" Steel exclaimed as the two left.

"Well, let's get to work." Devon informed as Zoey, Nate, and I followed him out.

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The four of us eventually arrived to a Morph-X Tower as Nate was carrying a tablet.

"Phenomenal! The Tower is functioning at optimal efficiency." Nate said.

"Great. One down." Devon noted.

"And a ton more to go." Zoey informed, making Nate sigh.

"The next one to check is in Sector. . ." Nate was suddenly cut off as a Robotron appeared in front of us, who laughed as the four of us got in a fighting stance.

I turned on my communicator. "Ravi, Steel, get here now. There's a Robotron." I told them.

"Really?" Ravi asked in annoyance.

"Oh!" Steel groaned.

"Okay, we're on our way." Ravi said.

"You'll need the help, 'cause I'm a real heavy hitter." Dumbbelltron stated.

"Ha! You look more like dead weight to me. It's Morphin' time!" Devon shouted as him, Zoey, Nate, and I got out our morphers.

"Activate Beast Power! Ha!" The four of us shouted as we morphed.

"Transport Saber!" Devon, Ravi, and Zoey shouted.

"Transport Lion Lance!" I shouted as my lance appeared.

We then began fighting Dumbbelltron, who threw dumbbells at us as they exploded, making the four of us collapse to the ground.

"Aw, was that too light? Try this!" Dumbbelltron then throws a larger dumbbell at us, pinning us to the ground.

"Yikes, that's heavy!" Devon commented.

"What's wrong? Feeling weighed down?" Dumbbelltron taunted as he laughed while we struggled.

"Push harder, guys!" Zoey told us.

"It's. . . not. . . budging!" Nate managed to get out.

"It's too heavy. We can't move it." Devon informed.

"It's all about the right lifting technique!" Dumbbelltron said.

"Hey, Robotron!" I heard Ravi's voice shout.

"Huh?" Dumbbelltron turned to see Ravi and Steel had arrived morphed. "Oh, great."

"Back off!" Ravi said as Ravi headed for Dumbbelltron while Steel walked towards us.

"What's wrong?" Steel asked.

"It's really heavy, Steel." Nate replied.

"No problem. I'll lift this the same way they do at the Games. Observe." Steel grabs onto the dumbbell as he struggles to remove it off of us. "Well, that was a practice."

Steel tried to use both of his hands but nothing worked. Ravi eventually destroyed Dumbelltron.

"Almost. . . got it!" Steel groaned, still struggling.

"You're nowhere near it, Steel." I complained.

"Looks like you guys need a hand." Ravi said. "Together. Steel, grab an end."

Ravi used his gorilla strength as he tossed the large dumbbell off of us.

"Well, that's a weight off our shoulders." Zoey commented.

"Like I said—easy." Steel stated.

"Thanks, guys." Devon exhaled as all of us got covered in our respective colors mist, demorphing.

Devon turned on his communicator. "Cruise, I need a ride." He said, before shutting his communicator off. "I'll take the first batch of maintenance results back to base. The Commander wanted it ASAP."

"I'll come with you." I offered, making Devon nod.

"Good idea. Zoey and I will meet you and Trent at Tower Three." Nate said.

Ravi was looking at his phone. "Oh, man! We missed the first weightlifting event." He announced.

"What?! We did?" Steel asked.

"Sorry, guys." Zoey said.

"How hard did you really try against that muscle head before you called us?" Ravi questioned.

"Dude, that's unfair. It's not our fault that he trapped us." Devon defended.

"I know that, but we were excited to see the Games, and nobody seems to care!" Ravi argued.

An engine was soon heard as Cruise showed up. "Hey, guys!" Cruise greeted.

"Well, we're all responsible for protecting the Morph-X Towers, and you don't seem to care much about that." Devon accused.

"We all have a job to do, and it's way more important than some Games going on." I added on, making Devon nod in agreement.

"Let's go, Cruise." Devon said as I soon followed him.

"You got it, buddy." Cruise replied as we took off.

"Rangers, there's a Gigadrone incoming." Commander Shaw informed. "Sector Bravo 5-7."

"Copy that, Commander. Trent and I are almost back to the base." Devon responded.

"We're en route, Commander, but the games are causing some traffic." Zoey added.

"Get here as soon as you can." Commander Shaw said. "Ready their Zords."

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Devon and I got into our Zords. "In position." Devon said.

"In position." I added.

"Okay, Cruise! We only got Trent with us. The others will be right behind us." Devon informed as the two of us headed out.

Devon soon began fighting the Gigadrone as a purple beam engulfed him and the Gigadrone.

"Whoa! What the—?" Devon exclaimed in shock. "Hold on, Cruise!"

Devon and Cruise soon got sucked into a building. "Oh, that can't be good. Harlem, what was that just now?" I asked.

"I don't know, Trent." Harlem replied. "What do you suggest we do?"

"I'm not sure there's anything we can do. We just have to wait for the others to arrive." I responded. "Devon, I'm sorry, but you're on your own."

"Guys!" I shouted, meeting up with the others.

"Trent, what happened?" Zoey asked.

"Wish I knew. Devon just got sucked into that building." I answered.

"Devon's in there?" Ravi questioned, making me nod.

"Guys, look! On the wall." Steel pointed towards something.

A screen soon appeared as we saw Devon's Zord fighting a Gigadrone.

"Whoa. Is that what's happening inside?" Nate asked.

"It's like the Racer Zord's in a boxing match with that Gigadrone." Ravi stated.

"That's crazy! We have gotta get inside." Zoey informed as we tried to find a way in.

"Fingers crossed." Zoey said as Ravi tried to use his strength to open the doors, but it didn't work.

"It's no good. That doesn't work either." Ravi said.

Nate sighed. "If it can stand up to Gorilla Strength, that's no ordinary door. We're gonna need some serious power to get inside." He informed.

Zoey clasped her hands together. "Why don't we try to break in with the Megazord?" She suggested.

"Yes! We'll use the Striker Megazord!" Steel agreed.

"Worth a try. Let's give it a go!" Nate said as him and Steel rushed off.

"Huh? What now?" Zoey asked.

"Uh-oh. There's two more Gigadrones in there with Devon!" Ravi said.

"Look out! It's a tag team!"

Footsteps were soon approaching. "Oh! Oh, thank goodness. Nate and Steel are back." Zoey said as Nate and Steel appeared in the Striker Megazord.

"Let's tear the roof off this place!" Steel exclaimed.

"Oh, this had better work." Zoey said as the three of us look up.

"The roof won't budge!" Nate exclaimed.

"But we're so strong!" Steel crossed his arms.

"In that case—rapid blast!" Nate shouted, firing at the roof. "Oh, it's no use!"

"Guys, we're in a bind." Steel informed.

"Good try. You did the best you could." Zoey said.

"Sorry. Our Megazord just isn't strong enough." Nate stated as Zoey turned off her communicator.

"We'll need to find another way in." Ravi said.

"And fast." I added.

The three of us soon saw another Gigadrone appear. "Whoa!" Ravi exclaimed.

"Oh no. Another Gigadrone!" Zoey said as Nate and Steel appeared.

"Guys!" Steel called out. "If that thing gets sucked inside, the fight will be three on one. That's rough."

"Maybe we can hitch a ride." Nate suggested.

"Then we could get inside!" Ravi said.

"Yeah, let's go!" Zoey stated.

"Ready?" Ravi asked us.

"Ready!" We pointed our morphers up in the air. "Cable Strike!"

Our cables soon attached to the Gigadrone. "Careful. This could be tough." Ravi said.

We all flew into the air, swinging on the Gigadrone. "Okay. We're on. Hang in there, guys!" Ravi said.

"Good thing I'm not scared of heights." I commented.

The purple beam then fell onto us, pulling us into the building. However, we ended up getting tossed out.

"That went well." I spat out sarcastically.

"Impossible! It's like the building just spit us out." Nate exclaimed.

"Heads up, Nate—we've got company." Ravi warned.

Tronics soon appeared, firing right at us as we dodged. "Time to take it up a notch." Zoey said.

"Transport!"

"Beast-X Visor linked! Activate Beast-X Mode!"

The three of us soon changed into Beast-X Mode. "Beast-X Mode ready!" We shouted.

Ravi took care of the Tronics using Gorilla Slam as Zoey hopped in the air, firing at them.

"Dodge this!" I exclaimed, glowing green and black. "Poisonous Lion Slash!"

"That's the last of them." Zoey informed.

"Great."

"I have an idea." Nate stated. "I think I can twerk the Ultrazord programming to work with the Beast-X King Zord."

"An Ultrazord! That might be powerful enough to break into the building." Zoey said.

"Then we have to try." Ravi puts his hands together.

"Yeah. Oh, Trent. Do you mind?" Nate asked me.

"Go ahead. Whatever you have to do to help Devon, I'm in." I replied, making Nate nod as we rushed off.

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"And. . . done." Nate announced. "The new Ultrazord programming should work with the Beast-X King Zord."

"Great job, Nate." Zoey complimented.

"Well," Nate paused as he sighed. "don't thank me yet."

"Give it your best, Rangers." Commander Shaw told us.

"We're on it!" Steel said.

The Beast-X King Zord roared. "Everyone ready?" Ravi asked.

"Roger that." Nate answered.

"We're in position!" Steel added.

"Chopper Zord is overhead." Zoey informed.

"And so is the Airplane Zord." I stated.

"No time to waste. Start the sequence." Ravi said.

"All right, then." Nate pressed a few buttons. "Beast-X King Ultrazord, combine!"

"Beast-X Ultrazord unleashed!"

"It worked!" Zoey cheered.

"Great job, bro!" Steel complimented.

"There's the target. What's our next move?" Ravi questioned.

"The Ultrazord's staff is specially designed to break into the building. Let's give it a go." Nate responded.

We then used the staff to try and break into the building as Gigadrones plus Devon came out.

"They're out." Zoey informed.

"Devon, are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine." Devon answered.

"You're going to regret ruining my match!" Boxertron exclaimed.

"Hold up. That's the commentator's voice." Devon pointed out.

"The entire building was a giant Robotron the whole time?!" Cruise asked.

"With some kind of boxing ring inside it." Devon added on.

"That's cuckoo bananas!" Smash commented.

"And it's not over." Ravi informed.

"The Gigadrones are back on their feet. They charge into battle, laying into the Ultrazord." Boxertron announced as we began fighting the Gigadrone. "But it fights back with brutal ferocity!"

"Ultra Slash!" We shouted.

"Gamerdrone is hit!"

"Rapid Blast!" We all shouted.

"He's down!"

"Yeah!" We cheered.

"Folks, it's up to your commentator to finish the match. I say bring it on!" Boxertron said.

"Yikes. This guy really loves to talk." Ravi commented.

"No kidding." I sighed out.

"Not for much longer." Nate claimed.

"His fists are furious! His entire body is a deadly weapon! Watch out, Grid Battleforce!" Boxertron started attacking us. "Ohhhh! Hit after hit! But the Ultrazord won't budge. That must mean it's time for Boxertron's signature move!"

Boxertron then kicked us. "What?! What's happening?" He asked. "Shocking reversal!"

"Hey, Devon. You wanna help finish this guy?" Nate questioned.

"Oh, you bet." Devon responded.

"I can handle anything you throw at me!" Boxertron claimed.

"Really? There's only one way to find out."

Devon then charged forward, knocking Boxertron to the ground. "He didn't handle that well." He commented.

"Beast-X King Ultrastrike!"

"He looks for a way out!" Boxertron exclaimed as we slashed him multiple times. "But there's no escape!"

"Boxertron is done and dusted! The match is over! What a finish!" Boxertron said his final words before he exploded.

"Virus eliminated!"

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"The new Ultrazord is really powerful! Like me. You know, I think we should call that formation 'the Steel'!" Steel claimed.

"Thanks, but the Beast-X King Ultrazord is nice too." Nate informed.

Ravi was looking at his watch. "Oh, man! Look what time it is. The Games are almost over for the day." He complained.

"At least you and Steel got to see some of it." Nate told him.

"Better than nothing, right?" I questioned.

"My bad. I actually wanted to say I'm so sorry for being so selfish, and it wasn't right that you guys worked while Steel and I got to have fun." Ravi responded.

"Devon and Trent were both right all along. It's not how Rangers do things. I say we do the rest of the job together so none of us miss out." Steel said.

"I like the sound of that." Zoey said.

"Who knows? If we're quick, we can still catch the karate finals." Devon pointed out.

"Let's get it done." Ravi said as Zoey chuckled.

We eventually got finished as we went to the games.

"Put on your gi and tighten those black belts, because there's going to be some serious strikes in this karate final!"

We all rushed towards the gate. "Hurry up! It's about to start." Zoey called out.

"It's so much better we get to see it together." Ravi admitted.

"Exactly." Devon agreed as all of us went through the gate.

"Come on. Let's go!" Devon said as we wrapped our arms around each other's shoulders.

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A/N: Another chapter is done! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 2744 words.