In Or Out
July 4, 2009
Written by: John Tellegen
Directed by: Mike Smith
Dr. K had gathered her team in the garage for a meeting. Gem & Gemma were there as well. Dr. K: Ranger Series Operators, as you all know, I recently learned that my dear friends, Gem & Gemma, the original test operators of the Ranger program series hardware, survive the destruction of the Alphabet Soup research facility and escaped with the Gold and Silver series morphers, which they have been using to wage a brutal and merciless campaign against Venjix in the wasteland. Gem: We like to shoot first and Gemma: Ask questions later! Gem & Gemma both began making firing and bombing sounds. Flynn, Scott, Ziggy, Summer, and Dillon were a little taken aback by their behavior.
Tenaya 7, General Shifter and Crunch enter Corinth through one of it's gates. Tenaya 7: So what do humans need to live? General Shifter: Food? General Crunch: Water maybe? Or a...no...television! Tenaya 7: You know I don't know why I bother trying to include you two at all! Tenaya 7 told them she meant oxygen. Tenaya 7 walked away in exasperation. Both Generals were amazed that they had not thought of oxygen.
Back at the garage, Dr. K tells the group that Gem & Gemma have told her, in order to protect her emotionally, she may have distance herself from her team. Dr. K feels as their mentor, which Ziggy argues the point, she needs to change that. Dr. K walks up to Scott first and tells him the reasons that she likes him and then gives him a hug. Dr. K follows this with Summer, Flynn, and Dillon. Ziggy is prepared and holds his arms out wide. Dr. K hesitates and then simply tells him good job without a hug. Ziggy isn't happy and wants to hear about what makes him special as Dr. K walks away. The alarm goes off, there is a breach in the shields. Scott, Flynn, and Summer take off. Ziggy is still protesting as Dillon drags him off.
Tenaya 7 and Generals Shifter and Crunch are busy disconnecting hoses that direct the air in the dome. General Crunch uses his hose to spray air at General Shifter. General Shifter sprays air back and they are enjoying the small battle. Tenaya 7 gets frustrated with them, telling them they need to go before the Power Rangers arrive. But it is too late. Five of the Rangers have arrived. Tenaya 7 summons several Grinders. Green Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Red Ranger battle the Grinders. Black Ranger battles Tenaya 7. Yellow Ranger battles Generals Crunch and Shifter. Yellow Ranger knocks the generals to the floor. Tenaya 7 defeats Black Ranger and walks over to the controls. Tenaya 7 turns on the fan, and now (with the exception of Generals Shifter and Crunch) begins to be pull into the fan. Several Grinders end up in the fan. The Rangers hold onto whatever they can grab onto. Green Ranger loses his grip and begins to get pulled towards the fan.
Gold Ranger and Silver Ranger arrive. Silver Ranger banishes the controls, which stops the force of the fan. Tenaya 7 and Generals Shifter and Crunch retreat. Silver Ranger and Gold Ranger are eager to follow them out and take off after them. Colonel Truman contacts the Rangers and tells them they cannot leave the dome. Red Ranger goes after Silver Ranger and Gold Ranger. Tenaya 7, Generals Crunch and Shifter have made it outside the city. Red Ranger stops Gold Ranger and Silver Ranger from leaving and tells them they need to stay inside the dome. Silver Ranger and Gold Ranger don't understand this as the enemy is outside, but they follow Red Ranger to Colonel Truman's offices. The rest of the team and Dr. K are there. Colonel Truman has Corporal Hicks report on the damage to the air duct and the quantity of air remaining in the dome. Colonel Truman wants the shields strengthen while the air duct is repaired. There is also an outpost of Grinders. Colonel Truman is positive that Venjix is planning another assault and it's another reason have more power diverted to the shields. Gem & Gemma compliments Colonel Truman on his plan, but they still plan on going outside and attacking Venjix's forces. Colonel Truman warns them the shields will not be able to be lower for several hours. Gem & Gemma are okay with this and take off. Inside Venjix's headquarters, Venjix is very pleased. The humans are overreacting as he had planned. Venjix plans to send in Vacuum Bot in to take out all the oxygen out of the dome. Meanwhile, Ziggy is trying to get Dr. K to say a few nice words about him. Dr. K doesn't know what he is talking about. Summer and Scott are working on the computer and Dr. K joins them, leaving a disgruntled Ziggy. The screen shows the outpost where Venjix's forces are gathered. There is another older duct underneath the city. Summer points out it is too small for Venjix to send an army through. Scott realizes that Venjix's plan is to take all the air out of the dome. Scott jumps into his vehicle and takes off. Colonel Truman and Corporal Hicks arrives at the open gate. Colonel Truman gives the orders to seal the gates and divert the power to the shields. By regulation, Corporal Hicks reminds Colonel Truman that once the gates have been sealed, they will be unable to open them again for several hours. Scott arrives and runs out of his car towards his dad. Scott tries to warn his dad that this is what Venjix wants, but Colonel Truman, as usual, dismisses anything his son has to say. Colonel Truman gives the orders for the process to begin. Scott knows his dad won't listen and makes a run for it, getting outside the city before the gates are sealed. Scott gazes at the wastelands and then heads out. Colonel Truman yells at his son from the other side. Corporal Hicks tells him it is too late. Colonel Truman watches a vent and realizes what his son was trying to tell him. They are now trapped inside the dome.
Gem & Gemma run across the wasteland until they reach an edge of a cliff. They hide by the cliff and look at the activity below them. Several Grinders are there, along with Generals Shifter and Crunch. Gem & Gemma are surprised when Scott joins them. Scott fills them in on what is going on. Scott decides that Gem needs to keep the Grinders busy as he and Gemma investigate what is going on in the cave. Gem & Gemma protest that they are never separated from each other. Scott tells them there is a first time for everything and grabs Gemma and takes off. The three have morphed. Red Ranger and Silver Ranger spy on the activity inside the cave. Tenaya 7 is there as well. Outside Gold Ranger quietly walks up and then leaps into action. Gold Ranger battles the Grinders and Generals Crunch and Shifter. Back at Colonel Truman's office, Colonel Truman tries to have his team raise the gates, but nothing can be done for a couple of hours. Colonel Truman and Dr. K are in contact with each other. Dr. K has Summer, Flynn, Dillon, and Ziggy surrounding her desk. The four teens want to help Scott, Gem & Gemma. Ziggy comes up with an idea as he remembers the one area they can escape through. Inside the cave, Red Ranger comes up with an idea and shares it with Silver Ranger. Without a second thought Silver Ranger leaps into battle. Red Ranger has no choice but to leap in as well. Red Ranger and Silver Ranger battle the Grinders and Tenaya 7. Flynn, Dillon, Summer, and Ziggy reach the gate. Ziggy is still smarting over Dr. K's earlier slight. Nerves on edge, Flynn yells at him to get his head in the game. The four teens morph. Each one uses their suit's ability to get through the fiery gate successfully. Dr. K has monitored their progress. Green Ranger is the last and he uses the suit's teleportation ability. Once safely on the other side, Green Ranger makes sure Dr. K can hear how successful his plan worked. Blue Ranger eventually drags Green Ranger away. Meanwhile, Silver Ranger has successfully destroyed the machine that helped Vacuum Bot drain the oxygen from Corinth. The explosion causes Vacuum Bot to going flying outside the cave. Red Ranger and Silver Ranger make it outside and the battle continues with Gold Ranger's help. Vacuum Bot is defeated, but not for long as Venjix prepares the download and now Vacuum Bot is giant size. The rest of the Rangers arrive in the High Octane Megazord and ValveMax Megazord. Red Ranger joins them in the Megazord. The Rangers battle Vacuum Bot. Inside his office, Colonel Truman is rooting for the Rangers. Dr. K instructs Gold Ranger and Silver Ranger that she is downloading their zords. The two Rangers have their zords attach to the High Octane Megazord. The battle continues and Vacuum Bot is destroyed.
After the battle, everyone has return to the garage. Dr. K comes in and reports that the oxygen levels are returning. Everyone is in high spirits. Dr. K wants to continue to improve as a mentor, which Ziggy argues again, as Dr. K is younger than them. Dr. K wants to follow up with positive reinforcement. Dr. K walks up to Scott and compliments him. Dr. K does the same with Summer, Flynn, Dillon, Gem & Gemma. Dr. K then walks up to Ziggy with a big smile on her face. Ziggy grins back. Before Dr. K can say anything, the alarms go off. Dr. K hurries into the Ranger room as the rest of the team hurries out to take care of the problem. Ziggy is upset, as once again, he had not heard any kind words. Ziggy points out that she might not see him again, but the room is empty and there is no response.
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