MMPR Gold, Silver and Orange Ranger/Chapter 8: Sophie's Worst Nightmare

At Angel Grove high, the Rangers, along with their classmates, where coming out of class, getting ready to go on a field trip to the Zoo. They stopped by there lockers to talk about the trip.
"Man, I can't wait to get to the Zoo." Trini said.
"I know, I wonder what animals we'll see." Kimberly said.
"It could be full of all sorts of jungle, swampy, wild, native and gentle animals." Billy said.
"What did he say?" Zack asked, turning to Trini.
"He said, it could be full of all sorts of different types of animals." Trini said.
"I hope you bought your camera, Soph?" Jason asked, turning to Sophie.
Sophie though, who had her head down, unlike the others, was not so keen about the idea of going to the Zoo.
"Yo, Soph, you alright?" Zack asked.
"Yeah? You seem pretty quiet today?" Kimberly asked.
"Would you mind telling us what's up?" Billy asked.
"I, err, I can't." Sophie said, quietly.
"Come on, Soph. We're your friends." Jason said.
"I, oh...alright." Sophie said, giving in. "There's something I haven't told you guys."
"What's that?" Trini asked.
"Well, you know how I've known you guys since I moved here." Sophie said.
"Yeah, so?" Kimberly asked.
"Well, you see, the last time I went to the Zoo, it didn't go so well." Sophie explained.
"How so?" Zack asked.
"Well, you see..." Sophie began. "I kind of got curious when I got to the reptile house, and I got pushed into a pit of snakes."
(Flashback)
A young Sophie was at the Zoo reptile house, looking down at a pit of snakes.
"..I kind of got curious when I got to the reptile house..."
A boy came up behind Sophie as she looked down at the pit, before he pushed her into it.
"..I got pushed into a pit of snakes." 
"Ahh!" she screamed.
(Flashback ends)
The Rangers where shocked by that news.
"So, that's why your not so keen on going?" Billy asked. "Because you developed Ophidiophobia. Back when you fell in that pit."
"What he say?" Kimberly asked.
"He said, she developed a fear of snakes." Trini translated.
"Yes." Sophie said. "When I fell in, snakes slithered all over me. They really freaked me out, and I've never been to the Zoo since."
(Flashback)
Sophie lay in the pit, as snakes slithered all over Sophie's face and body.
"Ahh! Get them off!" She screamed, getting up.
The snakes continued to slither all over her, before she climbed out of the pit, shaking wildly.
(Flashback ends)
"Sorry you had to go through that." Ash felt bad for Sophie.
"I agree Ash." Dawn nodded.
"Nothing we can do about it now though." Marcus said nonchalantly. 
"Well, how's this. Once we get to the reptile house, we'll tell you to cover your eyes, so you won't have to see them." he said
"Yeah. How's about that, Soph?" Zack asked.
"You guys, would do that for me?" Sophie asked, looking at them all.
"Hey, what are friends for Soph." Trini said.
That definitely cheered Sophie up, but they didn't notice Bulk and Skull had over heard them.
"Well, well, well...so the camera girl is scared of snakes." Bulk said.
"So what you got in mind, Bulk?" Skull asked.
"When we get to the Zoo, we release the snakes, and scare Sophie away." Bulk said, which made Skull laugh.
Ms. Appleby, who was taking the class, then came in.
"All right, everyone, come on! The bus is here, so we need to get going!" She yelled.
The class then piled onto the bus, but Sophie still looked like, she wished she didn't have to go.
In Rita's palace, Rita had heard the whole thing while standing on the balcony, and an evil smile then came to her lips. She now saw another plan to destroy the Power Rangers, which would hopefully work this time.
"So...Sophie doesn't like snakes huh? she inquired.
Goldar, Squatt and Baboo where standing behind her.
"What do you plan to do, your evilness?" Baboo asked.
"I'll tell you what I plan to do." Rita said. "Finster!"
Finster then came into the room.
"Yes, my queen." he said.
"I want you to make a snake monster." Rita said.
"Why what for, my queen?" Finster asked.
"So we can give Sophie, a real nasty scare." Rita said.
"Yes, my queen. I'll start working on it right away." Finster said, who then left to make the monster.
"What is your plan, your evilness?" Squatt asked.
"We will use, Sophie's fear of snakes, to make her so scared, she won't be able to fight anymore! This will leave the rest of the Power Rangers vulnerable." Rita explained.
"Oh, what a great idea, your Empress." said Goldar, before they all started laughing.
----Once the school bus arrived at the Zoo, the class piled out, Sophie being the last, due to her nerves. Kimberly saw how worried she looked and went up to her.
"You okay, Soph? she asked.
"Just worried, Kim." Sophie answered.
"Look, you'll be alright." Kimberly said. "We'll make sure of it."
"I know you'll try, Kim." said Sophie.
They then made their way to the others, who where by the entrance.
"You do know we'll be with you, right?" Zack asked.
"I know, guys." Sophie said.
"All right, everyone." Ms. Appleby said, who was standing with a man who worked at the Zoo. "This is Mr. Philips. He'll be our guide here today." she told the class.
"Hello everyone. Now if you would follow me." Mr. Philips said.
The class then followed him around the Zoo, seeing Lions, Tigers, Baboons, Rhinos, Hippos and all sorts of animals. When they got to the reptile house however, Sophie started shaking with fear.
"Hey, come on, Soph." said Trini. "We're here for you."
"I know, guys. But I worried the snakes might...you know." Sophie said, shivering with fear. She was thinking about the snakes coming out and slithering over the fall.
"That won't happen, Soph." Jason said, who knew what she ment. "I promise."
"And this is the reptile house." Mr. Philips said, who then began telling the class about snakes.
Unknown to anyone however, Bulk and Skull had left the crowd and made their way behind the snaked pit.
"Right! All we have to do, is break this glass, and the snakes go free." Bulk said.
"Right. The snakes go free." Skull said.
"Let's do it, Skull. Bulk said, before they got to work.
"Alright, any questions?" Mr. Philips asked, who had finished telling them about snakes.
"Um, sir...where are the snakes?" Billy asked.
"Why they're right..." Mr. Philips turned around, but saw the snake pit empty."...here."
The class look surprised, expect Sophie who look petrified. Jason then saw the snakes on the ground.
"Over there!" he shouted.
The snakes began slithering their way towards them, some of them hissing while moving.
"Okay, okay! Don't panic!" Mr. Philips shouted.
Sophie though was so scared she didn't listen, and screamed, before running back to the bus, dropping her bag and everything.
----In the palace, Rita laughed while looking through her telescope, as Goldar, Squatt and Baboo stood behind her.
"She's more scared of them than I though!" she laughed.
"Which will make it better for the monster, your evilness." Goldar said.
"Yeah!" Baboo said. "She'll be petrified with fear."
"And unable to fight as well." Squatt said.
----At the Zoo, Mr. Philips ran towards an alarm and hit it, and then more Zoo workers came in.
"Someone has let the snakes loose." he explained.
"Right." The head worker said. "You heard him. Gather them up."
They then gathered up all the snakes, and then put them back in the pit, before sealing it up with cardboard.
"I want to know, who did this!" Mr. Philips shouted.
As he shouted though, Bulk and Skull came in laughing.
"Oh, so it was you two." Mr. Philips said.
Trini leaned towards her friends.
"How cruel of them." Trini whispered.
"I know. They went a bit too far this time." Billy said.
"So it was you two?" Ms Appleby asked.
"Hilarious right!" Bulk said, still laughing.
"Yeah. Hilarious right!" Skull repeated.
"You two have gone too far this time!" Ms Appleby scowled. "Detention for both of you!"
Bulk and Skull then heard what sounded like knuckles cracking behind them.
"I don't like that sound." Skull admitted. 
They turn around slowly and the two lock eyes with the one person they didn't want to mess with.
"Nobody does that to one of my friends. Nobody." 
"Run." Ash and Dawn gritted their teeth in anger.
Bulk and Skull took off like bats out of hell.
Ash, Dawn and Marcus chased after them.
The other Rangers then looked around to see Sophie had not come back.
"She must've really been scared." Jason said.
"I know, look." Zack said, picking up Sophie's stuff. "She dropped her stuff."
"She must've ran back to the bus." Billy said.
"I think she'll be better when we get back." Kimberly said.
"Yes." The others agreed, nodding and muttering.
(Rita's palace)
"When the monster is ready, Sophie will be scared out of her wits." Rita said. "She won't know what scared her!"
She then laughed loudly.
At the Zoo, Sophie just stayed by the bus until it was time to go back, too scared to re-enter the Zoo. When the others got back, Zack gave her bag back.
"We didn't think your fear was that big." Zack told her, sitting down beside her on the bus.
"How old where you? When you developed this fear?" Billy asked, who was sitting behind her with Jason.
"I was only seven, Billy." Sophie answered, still shaking.
"You've had it for half your life?" Kimberly asked, who was sitting in front of her with Trini.
"Yes. And it's never left me since." Sophie said.
----In the palace, Rita was now getting restless.
"Finster!" She shouted. "Is the monster ready!"
She then went over to Finster's workshop to see him finished.
"Yes, my Queen." Finster said. "He is called, Basilisk Cobra.
He then put Basilisk Cobra into the monster-matic.
"The Orange Ranger will get quite a fright out of him." Finster explained, as he rolled the conveyor.
He then activated the monster-matic, and then Basilisk Cobra came out.
"Basilisk Cobra, reporting for duty, my queen." he said, hissing in a snake like voice, when he came out.
"We'll get the Power Rangers this time." Rita said, laughing. "I just know it."
Basilisk Cobra was then sent down to Earth, along with a group of Putties.
They landed by the plaza and began wreaking the place.
----In the Command Center, Alpha stared at the viewing globe as the alarms went off, seeing Basilisk Cobra and the Putties at the plaza.
"AY-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi! Zordon, there's an attack at the plaza!" Alpha said.
"I know, Alpha." Zordon said. "You must contact the Power Rangers immediately."
"Right away, Zordon." Alpha said, walking to the computer.
----After leaving school for the day, the Rangers went to the park to relax. They had told Sophie about Bulk and Skull letting the snakes loose, who was now furious with those two.
"Those two did that for a joke?!" Sophie said, loudly. "I can't believe it!"
"I know what you mean. Some joke!" Jason said.
"They went way too far back there." Trini said.
Before they could carry on talking their communicators went off.
"We read you Zordon." Jason said, while the others look around to make sure no one was there.
"Power Rangers, teleport to the Command Center immediately. Rita is at it again." Zordon said.
"We're on our way." Jason said.
They then teleported to the Command Center.
Once there, they all looked up at Zordon, as Alpha worked on the computer.
"Power Rangers, observe the viewing globe." Zordon explained.
When the Rangers look, all they saw where Putty Patrollers, attacking the plaza.
"I don't get it Zordon? There's only Putties there?" Zack asked.
"That may seem so. But I have a feeling that Rita has sent something down there, to wait for one of you." Zordon said.
"Yes! Something is down there waiting to scare one of you." Alpha said.
"I don't like the sound of that?" Kimberly asked.
She turned to the others, looking at Sophie more than the rest.
"Rangers, you must investigate, and find out what's up." Zordon said.
"All right, it's morphin time!" Jason said.
"Compsognathus!"
"Velociraptor!"
"Brachiosaurus!"
"Mammoth!" 
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-tooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
"Red Dragon!"
----They where then teleported to the plaza and began to fight the Putties. Jason kicked one in the belly, and then tripped a second over with his foot. Zack elbowed one, before punching another in the chest. Billy tackled one and then kicked another in the side. Trini dived and pulled one to the ground, and then hit a second with her wrist. Kimberly kicked one in the chest, before backwards hand springing away, then kicked a second as she got up. Sophie punched one in the chest and then elbowed another in the belly, before tackling a third. The Putties soon disappeared however, leaving the Rangers puzzled.
"Why they run for?" Zack asked. "I mean...we only just got here?"
"Because they were only here, to lure you out." A hissing voice behind them said.
The Rangers turned around, to see Basilisk Cobra standing behind them.
"No! No! Stay back!" Sophie shouted, who couldn't stand to see the giant snake. "Keep away from me?!"
She hid behind Zack, as he was closer to her than the others.