PRTNG #49-MindGames

Based Upon
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaijaa, Episode #34 “A Dream Come True"
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EXT.-CITY-DAY
[Brock and Keri are walking down a sidewalk. He is carrying two bags of groceries.]

BROCK CRANSTON:
Come on, Keri...please just take one of these bags!

KERI SCHMIDT:
Ooh! A coin!

[Keri performs a somersault to pick up the coin. Suddenly, a blast knocks the coin from Keri’s fingers, and ends up in a storm drain. The duo turn to see a platoon of Foilers and two Scurvies.]

Why do you freaks have to ruin my good luck!?

[Suddenly, a mysterious man in a white trench-coat with a briefcase stops the Zangyu.]

“CAIN”:
I need to speak with this young lady privately. I will give you guys two hundred thousand Zabatars if you leave us.

[The two Scurvies deny the man the chance.]

How about this much?

[The man opens the briefcase to reveal an enormous amount of money. The two Scurvies and the platoon of Foilers vanish with the money. The man speaks to Keri.]

Long time no see, Keri.

KERI SCHMIDT:
(confused)
Cain!?

[Brock looks concerned as Keri Recognizes Cain.]

INT.-CITY-GALLEON-MAIN ROOM-DAY
[After Brock has returned alone, he has told the other crew of Keri’s friend.]

KIERAN OLIVER:
Could this Cain be an ex-boyfriend?

BROCK CRANSTON:
I don’t know...but the guy had a briefcase filled with eight hundred billion Zabatars...all for some dream.

KIERAN OLIVER:
That’s like three trillion dollard!

NIKKI BUCHANAN:
I wonder what this dream could be?

INT.-OUTER SPACE-STAMPEDER-BRIDGE-DAY
[Kraken praises the crew as he is happy.]

PRINCE KRAKEN:
Vanai has that pesky Yellow Ranger under his spell!

INT.-CITY-WAREHOUSE DISTRICT-WAREHOUSE-DAY
[Cain leads Keri into a warehouse.]

KERI SCHMIDT:
Where are you taking me?

“CAIN”:
I want you to see something.

[Once inside the warehouse, “Cain” shows Keri the real Cain.]

KERI SCHMIDT:
You’re an imposter!

[“Cain” shows his true form, then rush-attacks Keri, makes her wilt in pain.]

VANAI:
Correct, Yellow Ranger! And now...Vain Takeover!

[Vanai touches his forehead to Keri’s, and copies her form.]

INT.-CITY-GALLEON-MAIN ROOM-NIGHT
[That night, the team talks with Kimberly on the monitor.]

voice of KIMBERLY SCHMIDT:
I remember Keri hanging out with a person named, Cain. He was a...problem for Nicholas and me. Please find her at all costs.

[The monitor goes dark as Brock and Kieran get ready to serve dinner.]

NIKKI BUCHANAN:
It’s getting awfully late.

[Soon, “Keri” returns, and is acting strange from the get-go.]

“KERI”:
So, what’s for dinner?

BROCK CRANSTON:
You were with me at the store. You know what’s for dinner.

“KERI”:
Oh, yeah! I forgot!

[Everyone sits down to eat, and everyone is suspicious. During the feast, Keri is happily eating broccoli...which is supposed to be her least favorite food.]

INT.-CITY-WAREHOUSE DISTRICT-WAREHOUSE-NIGHT
[Cain wakes Keri up. Both are bound by chains.]

CAIN:
Keri! Keri! Wake up!

KERI SCHMIDT:
(waking up confused)
Cain!?

[Keri comes to, and both talk.]

What are you doing here?

CAIN:
I came to see you. I made a lot of money to make our dream come true.

KERI SCHMIDT:
To open a chain of clubs for people of all ages to hang out. I told you that it would take a lot of money!

CAIN:
And I do have that kind of money. In the last three years, I made three trillion dollars.

KERI SCHMIDT:
(shocked)
Three trillion!?

CAIN:
So come with me, and we can make the dream come true!

KERI SCHMIDT:
I can’t right now. I have some new responsibilities.

CAIN:
What kind of responsibilities?

KERI SCHMIDT:
(looking like she’s in a bind)
I’m a Power Ranger.

INT.-CITY-GALLEON-MAIN ROOM-NIGHT
[While the rest of the crew are asleep, “Keri” goes to work, setting explosive charges around the ship, such as on the computer console and by Colin’s chair.]

INT.-CITY-GALLEON-COCKPIT-NIGHT
[In the cockpit, “Keri” sets more explosive charges on the steering wheel, and behind the chair.]

EXT.-CITY-GALLEON-CROW'S NEST-NIGHT
[“Keri” sets one more explosive charge on the railing, then changes into Vanai, then leaps off of the ship to the ground below. The galleon then explodes into a fireball as Vanai laughs as he walks away.]

INT.-CITY-WAREHOUSE DISTRICT-WAREHOUSE-DAY
[The next morning, Cain and Keri continue to talk a bit. Vanai then returns.]

VANAI:
Your pitiful ranger friends and your ship have been destroyed, Yellow Ranger!

KERI SCHMIDT:
Impossible! That can’t be!

[Vanai then points his blaster at Keri and Cain, who then tries to block the Scallywag, but gets pistol-whipped in the process. Suddenly, there are several more blasts...it’s the other crewmen! Cain can’t believe it! The blasts have made Vanai go down.]

VANAI:
How’d you!?

BROCK CRANSTON:
Allow me to explain! We knew your little trick. See, at dinner last night, you at a lot of broccoli. Keri dislikes the vegetable so much, she refuses to eat it! We followed you around last night, and deactivated your little toys. Then, we had the Minizord summon his Holo-Shield to let you see what you wanted to see. We knew that you were a fake!

[Vanai is very angry as the five charge in with their weapons, and melee-battle the Scallywag, the go to free Keri and Cain.]

COLIN SCOTT:
Ready to go to work?

KERI SCHMIDT:
You bet I am!

[The six crewmen prepare their morphers and keys as Cain watches in amazement.]

ALL CREWMEN:
It’s Morphin’ Time!

[The core five turn their keys, and the suits “fully-form” on all six. The rangers blast Vanai again with Cain looking on in awe.]

EXT.-CITY-WAREHOUSE DISTRICT-DAY
[Vanai gets blasted out of the warehouse, and the rangers charge in just as a platoon of Foilers arrive, and charge in themselves, and both sides clash. The Yellow Ranger goes to battle Vanai, who copies her again. Both Yellow Rangers battle each other with their weapons. The real Yellow Ranger performs her “sword yo-yo” maneuver to make the fake Yellow Ranger fly into a pile of barrels. The fake Yellow Ranger grabs the Silver Ranger, and the two touch foreheads so Vanai can copy the Silver Ranger.]

RED HERO RANGER:
What’s going on?

YELLOW HERO RANGER:
(sarcastically as the two Silver Rangers fight with their tridents)
Kieran got copied.

GREEN HERO RANGER:
So which one is the real one!?

“SILVER HERO RANGER”:
(as he blasts the five)
I am! Vain Blaster!

YELLOW HERO RANGER:
I got an idea! Kieran! We’ll use the Space Ranger keys!

[The six utilize the Space Ranger keys, change up into the Space Rangers. The fake Silver Hero Ranger is now an open target as he cannot change ranger forms. The core five ue their Astro Blasters as the Silver Space Ranger uses his Super Silverizer on the fake Silver Hero Ranger. A blast from the Silver Space Ranger’s weapon knocks Vanai out of his imitation, sending him flying again.]

VANAI:
I’m really racking up the frequent flyer miles!

[The core five revert to their Hero Ranger forms,]

ALL CORE RANGERS:
Heroic Galleon Cannon!

[The five grab the weapon, and insert their Power Keys, as does the Red Ranger for the Red Charge, and presses the trigger.]

Heroic Galleon Strike!

[Vanai cackles in red energy bolts, then explodes. Suddenly, twin pink beams rain down from space, and hit the Scallywag to revive and enlarge him. The Red and Silver Rangers use their morphers to summon the galleon and Tri-Legend, to form the Hero and Tri-Legend Megazords.]

ALL CORE RANGERS:
Hero Megazord!

SILVER HERO RANGER:
Tri-Legend...Megazord Mode!

[Vanai blasts the two megazords with energy from two orbs on his upper chest to cause a cover of sparks. When the smoke clears, the Scallywag has vanished.]

RED HERO RANGER:
Where’d he go!?

[The megazords turn around. Vanai has changed into a non-descript skyscraper, which then opens fire on the zords.]

SILVER HERO RANGER:
Did that building just open fire on us!?

[Vanai changes back and forth a couple of times to attack the megazords to cause sparks in the cockpits. Soon, the zords use their infrared detectors to find the Scallywag. The zords then strike the building with one Dual Heroic Saber and the drill arm to force Vanai out and onto the ground.]

ALL RANGERS:
Got’cha!

SILVER HERO RANGER:
(as he sets his three keys)
Triple Legend Strike!

[The attack from the Tri-Legend weakens Vanai. The Hero Rangers insert their keys into the console, and summon the Minizord, which appears from a dark cloud.]

MINIZORD:
I am Minizord! Unify!

[The Minizord turns into shurikens to combine with the Hero Megazord.]

ALL CORE HERO RANGERS:
Hero Megazord, Storm Mode!

[A turn of the keys opens the hatches to reveal the shurikens, and also gives the megazord new chest armor and a new helmet, with the Wind Ninja Academy symbol on the chest.]

Shuriken Chain!

[The weapon on a chain is whipped around like a yo-yo, and slices Vanai in half to make him cackle in red energy bolts. The Scallywag then collapses backward and explodes behind the victory-posing megazords.]

EXT.-CITY-PARK-DAY
[Cain and Keri are in the park, talking to each other.]

CAIN:
You are doing the bravest thing, Keri. You are the Yellow Hero Ranger!

KERI SCHMIDT:
And we will fulfill our dreams as soon as my friends and I defeat the Zangyu.

[Cain kisses Keri on the cheek, and walks off into the sunset. Keri smiles as she watches Cain leave.]
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