Episode 33

"Legion PT 1" 

By

Furry Sith Lord

Movin in like lightning, 

You never know what they're gonna throw at you, 

Don't give up!

Just Stand Your Ground.

The Fight is Tough, 

But We're Behind you… 

Go, Go, Go, Go,

Power Fur Rangers, 

Go, Go, Go, Go!!! 

Morning arrived and all the Uncle Buck Stuffies  had returned to normal. Their owners were unaware that they were being hypnotized by the toys. In the Evil Lair on the moon, Lion adjusts the tie he wore as he dressed in his suit. The slave collar he wore was an eyesore to look at and he used the tie to try and hide it from view. 

The Evil Emperor sat on his throne as Lion entered. They watched as Shark-Finster placed a small plastic action figure on the floor that looked like a multicolored Power Fur Ranger. 

“It’s all set, my lord.” Shark-Finster said. 

“Finally.” The Evil Emperor said as he used his magic staff to fire a beam of pure magic at the toy. It began to glow brightly as each color shone light lit up lightbulbs. 

“Monstrum Arcesse Ktanos” Shark-Finster chanted and the toy began to bend and twist as it grew to life size. The figure looked like a Power Fur Rangers at first but the helmet and the colors began to twist making an almost rainbow pattern. 

“Thanks to the fragments that Gollip had collected I was able to combine them into a twisted Power Fur Ranger I call Twisted Rainbow.” 

“This is working out better than I could have expected. Since the Uncle Buck toys have been selling world wide I will soon have the entire planet under my control. The Evil Emperor gloated. 

“Yes Master.” Twisted Rainbow replied. The monster’s voice sounded as if all six of The Power Fur Rangers were talKing at the same time. 

“S-S-S we’ve heard that one before. If those toys are so great then why do we need this twisted piece of junk?” The Evil Empress asked as she flicked her serpent tongue. 

“As a distraction, my deer,” The Evil Emperor mocked as he continued to think his pun was very funny for some reason. “ As the toys hypnotize the species, my monster will keep The Power Fur Rangers busy. I will control the world while they battle a worthless monster.” The Evil Emperor said. 

In the secret base of The Power Fur Rangers, Tom sat on the chair The Power Masked Rangers created for him in order to recharge his powers. Because The Power Masked Rangers were insectoid the chair was ill equipped to handle his feline DNA. 

“No, no, no, no, this isn’t good.” Klank shouted. 

“What are the results of the scan?” Zolton asked. They had scanned The Green Power Fur Ranger’s remaining power after the rescue from the spiders. They were waiting to see how much power he had left. 

“The spiders drained off almost all of The Green Power Fur Ranger’s power. He has enough for one more battle, maybe two if he restricts himself to Lightning Zord only battles. Then The Green Power Fur Ranger will be no more.” Klank explained. 

“Is this really the end?” Tom asked. 

“I’m afraid so. Your powers come from The Evil Emperor and only he can recharge you. Despite everything we tried it has done nothing to help you keep being The Green Power Fur Ranger. Originally only five power rings were made. We lost the ability to make more rings long ago. 

How the Evil Emperor was able to make one is still unknown to us. The only thing we do know is that as a safety feature he must recharge the ring or the powers will be lost forever.” Zolton explained. 

“I guess I knew this would happen one day. I just hoped that I had a little more time.” Tom said as they all became depressed. 

“We’re sorry Tom, I wish there was more we could do. Even if I gave you The Red Power Fur Ranger’s ring, it would have to be returned to Lion once he returns.” Zolton said. 

“No, no, no, no if we ever free him, that is.” Klank added. 

“We will save him! Even if that’s the last thing I do!” Tom exclaimed. 

Zyler, Lisa, Brian, and Terri were leaving Billy’s Juice Bar as Slash and Ghoul pushed them aside as they tried to enter. 

“Watch it, Dweebs.” Zyler shouted at them. 

“Whatever,” Slash replied as they entered. The Kin suddenly appeared and one of them picked up a trash can to throw it at the group. 

We got dragon faces

we got dragon teeth

when you hear us 

we’re loud and noisy

We’re former Crows that's tough

We’ve got Dragon Kin Stuff

We’re gonna squash you

Poor little Rangers

they can’t fly, Yeah

We’re gonna get you

Fear the Kin, Fear the Kin

The Kindred Power!!!

“Just what we need!” Terri said and the group ran off to a secluded spot on the side of the building where no one could see them. 

“Shabot Ve Sum, Baby” They shouted as they crossed their paws in front of them maKing ‘X’ shapes then closed their eyes. They quickly opened their eyes as they extended their index and middle fingers as if they were unsheathing claws. They then clasped their paws together as if holding a ball of energy and motioned to pull their paws behind their backs. 

“Power of The Black Power Fur Ranger.” Zyler Shouted.

“Power of The Pink Power Fur Ranger.” Lisa Shouted. 

“Power of The Blue Power Fur Ranger.” Brian shouted.

“Power of The Yellow Power Fur Ranger.” Terri Shouted. They then motioned as if they were throwing the energy like a fireball forward. The rings they wore transformed into a gray colored goo that quickly completely enveloped their bodies. The goo hardened and became their Power Fur Ranger outfits that looked as thin as spandex but stronger than the toughest steel. The helmets they wore had blackened slots where the eyes were so they could see out of it. Their bodies seemed androgynous and the armor made it appear as if they had more muscle mass than what they actually had. 

“You chickens order a knuckle sandwich?” The Blue Power Fur Ranger asked as they ran to engage the Kin. 

“LIKE why did they attack us out in the open here? This isn’t normal for them.” The Pink Power Fur Ranger asked the others as one of the Kin was busy chasing after her as she ran, luring the dragon into a more vulnerable location where she would have the advantage. She quickly turned and dodged as it tried to punch her then she kicked the Kin as it was stunned she dodged his attack. 

“There’s too many species here! We need to get them away from here to a better location before someone gets hurt.” The Black Power Fur Ranger ordered. The Power Fur Rangers ran and the Kin chased after them as they screamed at The Power Fur Rangers for being cowards. 

The Power Fur Rangers soon found themselves being surrounded as a crowd gathered to watch them fight the Kin. 

“Someone needs to get the crowd to disburse.” The Blue Power Fur Ranger said.

“LIKE great idea. I vote that you be put in charge of that.” The Pink Power Fur Ranger replied. 

“Yeah, great idea! We got this, you disperse the crowd.” The Black Power Fur Ranger ordered. 

“Fine,” The Blue Power Fur Ranger grumbled before he faced the crowd and shouted at them. “May I have everyone’s attention. I need all species to evacuate the area.” He saw a young female bear holding what looked like an Uncle Buck stuffy and he did a double take as he saw an evil smile on her face. Her expression worried him for some reason but he was not sure why. 

Nearby Twisted Ranger and The Winged Ape  watched as The Power Fur Rangers fought The Kin. 

“The Evil Emperor wants you to watch for any weaknesses in their fighting so that you can exploit it. 

“I already have the memories of all their fighting styles. This is pointless.” Twisted Rainbow replied.

“We do as our master commands.” The Winged Ape told him. Twisted Rainbow sighed and turned to watch the fight. 

Lion watched as the workers unloaded several boxes at the airport for shipping. Individual and bulk shipments were being sent out all over the planet. Lion was still surprised at how popular the toys are.

They appeared to be just regular toys and he could feel nothing that made them seem any different. His gut told him that there must be more to these than just toys. The good news was that the demand for them had been slowing down. 

He hoped this was a sign he could return to his normal duties that let him spy on The Evil Emperor. He was still his slave but he had been trying to work around that to feed intel to The Power Fur Rangers. 

“Give it back! Give it back!” A little girl beaver screamed at a little boy beaver as they were both tugging on an Uncle Buck stuffy. Each held an arm as they pulled and Lion groaned as he realized it was about to rip in half. 

The toy ripped as the brother pulled it free from his sister’s paws. She fell to the ground crying as she rubbed tears from her eyes. Lion went back inside the van to a couple of extra stuffies they kept for promotional purposes. He grabbed two of them and stepped back outside. 

“Hey kids!” He shouted as the two little beavers looked at him wondering what he wanted. “Here.” He said as he held out the toys to them. He walked over with his arms stretched out and the boy tossed the damaged one into the street as he grabbed the new one Lion held. The girl took hers and gave it a great big hug. They both ran away as Lion went to get the damaged one. A couple of cars had driven over it but when the path was clear he reached down and picked it up. 

A glint of sunlight seemed to sparkle off of the ruined dirt toy. Lion looked closer and finally found what he had been missing. Sewn into the toy as part of the threading was a tiny strang of metal. 

“So that’s the trick.” Lion said to himself as he realized how The Evil Emperor had been hiding what the toys were. It was not just a stuffy but some sort of a robot. Lion wished he could give the toy to Brian so that he could figure out what it was used for. 

The problem was the slave collar he wore. When the Evil Emperor had put it on him one of the rules put into it was that he cannot betray or use deceit against The Evil Emperor. So he could not just hand over the toy knowing that The Power Fur Rangers would use it to foil The Evil Emperor’s plans.

An idea suddenly came to him! What if he used some of the ruined defective toys as a way to both reward and pit in the faces of The Power Fur Rangers. His master hates The Power Fur Rangers so why not pretend to give them the toys as a reward but because they are the defective ones it would be a slap in the face. He could even give them this one and say nothing and he doubted they could even figure out the trick. 

He could give them away for promotional purposes but the order from his master never said the condition the toys had to be in. He quickly jumped into the van and one of the kin workers that were in disguise approached him to find out what was going on. 

“Stay here and finish unloading. I have a task to do and will be back soon.
“ Lion ordered as he drove off leaving the disguised worker to watch him blankly. 

“Let’s get outta here!” One of the Kin shouted then jumped up and flew off in the direction of The Evil Lair on the moon. 

“Boooo!” The little squirrel girl shouted at The Power Fur Rangers as she hugged her Uncle Buck stuffy 

“You let them get away!” A male alligator wearing a business suit shouted as he snapped his jaw. This brought jeers from the crowd as the crowd closed in on The Power Fur Rangers. The crowd picked up garbage that fell out of the trash can one of the Kin had thrown and they threw it at them. 

The Blue Power Fur Ranger ran over to the others looking apologetic. 

“Sorry, there were too many of them to keep them all back.” The Blue Power Fur Ranger said. 

“Don’t worry about that. The real problem is why are they mad at us?” The Black Power Fur Ranger said as he used his arm to block an empty Soda Coke can thrown at him. “Is U.A.T.P.F.R. back in town?” 

“Power Fur Rangers,” Zolton called out as he spoke to them telepathically. “A truck is headed your way driving at a high rate of speed. Lion is the driver.” Zolton explained. The shouts and ‘boos’ of the crowd were growing louder. The Power Fur Rangers looked around confused at why the crowd was upset at them. They slowly began to step backward as the angry crowd pressed forward. 

“If Lion wants our attention he has it.” The Yellow Power Fur Ranger said. 

“Thanks Zolton, we’ll take it from here.” The Black Power Fur Ranger replied telepathically though only The Power Fur Rangers could hear him as well as everyone in their Secret Base. 

“Zolton, have Klank run a scan on the species here. The crowd seems to be acting strangely.” The Blue Power Fur Ranger added. 

Inside The Power Fur Rangers Secret Base, Klank was pressing buttons on a control panel as he was busy scanning the angry crowd. 

“No, no, no, no, the scan shows no abnormal activity among those species. No magic or potions were used on them and are controlling them. The scans show that they are completely normal.” Klank explained to Zolton. 

“Could they be members of U.A.T.P.F.R. trying to stir up trouble?” Zolton asked. 

“I can check their database to see if any registered members are present. Unfortunately, our scan can only detect if drugs, toxins, or magic were used. So far the scans show the crowd is clean.” Klank said. 

“I gotta go!” Tom said as he jumped out of the recharge chair. Zolton and Klank turned to look at him. “I have a debt to pay and I want to do it while I still have enough power left to be able to.” 

“Go and be protected.” Zolton said and Tom walked out of The Secret Base. He shivered because it felt colder than normal for some reason but he wasn’t gonna let that stop him. He began to walk towards the cave where the dragon Axelrod lay sleeping. 

He wanted to thank his friend for all that he had done to help in the fight versus his brother, The Evil Emperor. 

The Power Fur Rangers were now completely surrounded by the angry crowd as they yelled and continued to throw objects at them. A van screeched to a halt nearby and Lion ran out to meet the crowd. He stepped in front of them waving his paws calling for their attention. 

The crowd quickly quieted down when they saw Uncle Buck’s spokes lion. He smiled and waved as he held badly damaged stuffies under one of his arms. 

“Excuse me everyone,” Lion said as the crowd stared at him, making him very uncomfortable. Lion held up four Uncle Buck stuffies that were ripped and the stuffing was falling out of them. 

“I would like, if I may, to present these gifts to our valiant protectors.” Lion explained as he handed the damaged toys to The Power Fur Rangers. The crowd ‘booed’ and hissed while a couple laughed as The Power Fur Rangers looked at the damaged toys in confusion. 

“What’s this?” The Black Power Fur Ranger asked. 

“The most popular toy that has gone viral! Sure these are the defective ones but I’m sure one of you can fix them. Like The Blue Power Fur Ranger. Fitting toys for our so-called heros.” Lion mocked and it took a minute before the crowd caught on and they began to applaud Lion mocking The Power Fur Rangers. 

“Understood.” The Black Power Fur Ranger replied as Lion walked away greeting the different species in the crowd as he tried to get back towards the van. 

The Power Fur Rangers transported back to their Secret Base and turned back into the regular selves. They put the damaged toys on a table as they looked at them wondering why they were given the damaged cub’s toys. 

“Lion said you could repair these toys, Brian. I think he gave us these for you to look at.” Zyler said. Brian used his wing to adjust his glasses. He picked up the toys and began to examine them very closely. 

“Oh,” Brian remarked. The others stood around getting impatient for an explanation of what he found. 

“LIKE well?” Lisa finally asked as Brian continued to fiddle with the toy. He suddenly began to pull it apart as they watched wondering why he was destroying the already destroyed toy. 

“This is no ordinary toy! There is electronic circuitry sewn into the threads and fabric. It’s so cleverly hidden that unless you know it’s there you’d never find it. The electronics are so small and flimsy that they appear to be regular thread.” Brian exclaimed. 

“But why? They are just toys aren’t they?” Terri asked. 

“No, they are robots that look like simple toys. The Evil Emperor was so intricate with this that you’d never know what it really is. It just looks like a regular stuffed Uncle Buck toy.” Brian replied.

“LIKE should we even have those in here in case The Evil Emperor tries to activate them?” Lisa asked. 

“They need a signal to activate them. However these are so badly damaged and our base shields us from such signals that I believe we are safe. 

“No, no, no, no, at least we can study them without worry.” Klank said. 

“These may be the reason why the crowd turned on you. The Evil Emperor could be using these to control the species that have them.” Zolton said.

“I get it, like hypnotism, or something.” Zyler said. 

“This is bad, very bad. Everyone has one. These things have gone viral and everyone is buying them.” Terri said.

“LIKE everyone could be controlled. They'll surrender to The Evil Emperor as soon as he commands it.” Lisa said. 

“Brian can you find a way to block the signal from reaching these across the planet?” Zyler asked.

“That’s a big order. I could block the city by going through the satellites but the whole planet may be impossible.” Brian explained. 

“Now what do we do?” Zyler asked. 

To Be Continued…

Go, Go, Go, Go,

Go, Go, Go, Go,

Power Fur Rangers,

Go, Go, Go, Go!