MMPR Gold, Silver and Orange Ranger/Chapter 5: Different Drum

Sophie was drinking a smoothie in the Youth Center, as she and Zack watched Trini and Jason arm wrestling while Kimberly was teaching a dance class.
"Three...and the next one we're gonna turn." Kimberly told the class. "And turn."
The class did what she said.
"Yeah." Zack said.
"Keep going." Kimberly told the class.
"Come on, come on!" Zack said.
"And one more time and turn." Kimberly told the class.
She then saw Ernie come in, pushing a cart, dancing to Kimberly's music.
"How's everybody feeling?" Kimberly asked the class.
The class replied, but Kimberly couldn't hear her.
"Huh, can't hear you?" she asked. "I still can't hear you."
Sophie laughed as Ernie stopped near Billy, as they both joined in.
"And turn." Kimberly said. "How's everybody doing?"
Billy then tripped over Ernie's cart, and ended up rolling all over the Youth Center, ("Whoa!" he yelled.) and then outside to the lockers. He then came rolling back, covered in toiletries, until he crashed on Kimberly's stage. Sophie ran over to him, as Kimberly got down beside him.
"Billy, let me let you in on a little secret." She said. "This is not the way to meet girls."
"Ohh!" Billy moaned, while Kimberly got back up to teach her class.
"You okay, Billy?" Dawn asked him, concerned.
"I'll be alright." Billy said, taking her hand. Dawn helped him to his feet, but he still groaned in pain looking dizzy.
(Rita's palace)
I hate all that kid music." Rita said, taking her eye out of the telescope. "Music? Uh, all right! I'm going to get back at those Power Brats with music. Ha Ha Ha Ha!"
(Youth Center)
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Billy moaned as Dawn led him to the others. 
Trini then came over and asked. "Billy what happened? Are you okay?"
The two girls then lead him to Zack and Jason.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Billy moaned.
"My main brain, what's up?" Zack asked.
"Well, I'm intrigued by the rhythmic modulation yet daunted by the coordinating movements of the appendages." Billy said.
"Say what?" Zack asked, confused.
"You can't dance, can you." Marcus commented simply. 
"Precisely." Billy said.
"It takes time to learn how to dance, Billy." Sophie said, putting a hand on his shoulder. They then watched Kimberly still teaching the class.
"Right, okay, spin. And spin...spin...and spin." She said. One of her students, who was blonde then bumped into the other, who had dark hair.
"Hey, you almost knocked me over." The dark haired girl said. The blonde then left the class, looking upset.
Kimberly saw it, and the asked the class. "You guys, take a break for a sec, okay?" She stopped the music, put a towel around her neck, and then went over to the blonde.
"I wonder what happened there?" Sophie asked Trini.
"I don't know Soph, but it looks like they bumped into each other." Trini said.
Kimberly then sat down near the blonde.
"What happened?" She asked.
The girl signed what happened, as she was deaf.
"You didn't step sideways, and backed right into you." Kimberly read. "I'm sorry. I forgot to sign the moves. It was my fault." She told the girl.
The girl then signed again.
"You think it was your fault because you're different." Kimberly read. "You're a very good dancer." She told the girl. She then turned and saw something which made her smirk. "And even hearing people make mistakes."
The looked, and noticed Billy trying to dance again. 
"Left, right, spin." He muttered.
"Hey look." Sophie said to Trini, seeing it too.
"No. It's the other way. No." Billy muttered.
They both giggled at the same time as Kimberly and the blonde.
(Rita's palace)
"Music to get the Power Rangers?" Squatt asked.
"It sounds a bit risky." Baboo said.
"Finster! Oh, Finster!" Rita called.
Finster was in his workshop, making a new monster.
"Yes, O nasty one." he said. "I'm working on a marvelous monster that eats cars and smells like a fish."
"Never mind that." Rita said, walking into the workshop. "Make me a musical monster that will mesmerize those pathetic Power Rangers and bring them to their knees. Like the Pied Piper, only meaner."
"Oh, my queen, that idea is absolute brilliance." Finster said. "Howevre, musical monster aren't very reliable. Wouldn't you rather have a nice, fire-breathing hedgehog instead?"
"No!" Rita screamed.
"My bad." Finster mumbled.
"Either get my monster or I'll turn you into a syphian slug!" Rita told him.
(Youth Center)
Kimberly was back teaching her class, while Sophie was drinking another smoothie with Zack and Jason.
"Okay, everyone. Let's do one more song and then we'll call it a day." she said to the class.
The dark haired girl touched the blonde's shoulder, getting her attention.
"I'm sorry." she said, while signing it.
"It's all right." the blonde signed back.
All right, is everybody ready?" Kimberly asked the class. "And left...and right."
Bulk and Skull came in, laughing.
"And left..." Kimberly said.
"Uh-oh. Here comes trouble." Sophie said to the boys.
"Just great." Marcus muttered.
"And right. And left...and right." Kimberly said. "And left..."
"Look at all the little, wrapping ballerina's." Bulk said as he stopped by the steps.
"Spin..." Kimberly said.
"Not even ballerina's." Skull said, standing beside him. "The stuff they're doing is too easy." He added putting his elbow on Bulk's shoulder, although he took it off when Bulk saw him.
"You think so, huh?" Zack asked. Bulk and Skull then turned around. "I'd like to see you try it."
"I think that's something we'd all like to see." Sophie said.
Bulk then got in front of them.
"And left...and right... and spin." Kimberly said. "Again."
Bulk then sidestepped and said. 
"One...two...three!" He shouted the three while kicking Jason's stool, almost making Jason fall. Sophie and Zack rush over to Jason, who looked very mad.
"Okay, okay, okay." Zack said.
"Just leave it, Jase." Sophie said calming Jason down.
Zack then turned back to Bulk. 
"So you can get with those steps, but can you get with these?" He asked.
Bulk looked at him, with a mad look on his face. Zack then started to do his Hip Hop Kido dance and people around the Youth Center cheered.
"Whoa!" A boy said.
Zack then stopped and people clapped, including Sophie and Trini, while Jason gave him a thumbs up.
"No problem." Bulk said to Skull. Bulk then started trying to copy Zack's Hip Hop Kido and actually managed to do the small steps. Skull clapped while other people laughed.
"Give it up." A boy said.
"Here you go." Zack said, before doing more dance moves, including a spin around and floor split.
People clapped again. 
"Yo, Zack, yes!" Trini said, as Zack gave Jason a high five.
"Pretty cool moves, Zack." Sophie said.
"Yeah!" Jason said.
"Piece of cake." Bulk said, before trying to copy Zack, again only this time, his pants ripped, which made people everywhere laugh, including Skull, Kimberly and Billy. Skull stopped laughing though when Bulk saw him.
"Come here!" He told Skull, who then helped him up. Zack gave his hat to Trini before going to do more Hip Hop Kido.
"Check this out." He told Bulk, before turning around and jumped on the counter. 
"Let's have some fun." He said, as his hands touched it, and he then stood upside down. He then jumped back down on his feet as people cheered.
"Yep, not bad." Jason said.
"Impressive." Sophie said.
Bulk then went to where Zack was and said. "Piece of cake." but when he tried it, he fell behind the counter causing people to laugh again. When he gets back up, his face is covered in cream, and he has something in his mouth.
"You can have it. I wasn't hungry anyway." Zack joked, causing people to laugh again.
"Okay, that was a great class." Kimberly said, dismissing her class.
She and Billy then walked over to the others.
"We'd better go or we're gonna miss the movie." said Zack.
"Yeah, you better bail fast because nobody tricks me." Bulk said, who looked angry.
"Really?" Zack asks. "Looks like we already did." and then he, Sophie, Billy, Jason, Trini and Kimberly all leave laughing.
"See you guys later." Sophie said to Bulk and Skull, laughing.
"Let's go." Zack said. "See you."
Bulk and Skull then ate some of the cream Bulk had on.
(Rita's palace)
Well, do you have my monster yet?" Rita asked Finster. "The waiting is putting a strain on my natural beauty."
"Yes, I call it the Gnarly Gnome." Finster said. "He's a wonderfully ugly creature who plays a hypnotic accordion. The plan is to hypnotize a few kids and hold them. When the Power Rangers show up to the rescue he'll use the music to put them under your power."
"Okay, let's get them!" Rita said.
Finster then activated the monster-matic.
"This time it had better work, Finster." Rita said.
A puff of smoke then came out of the monster-matic, and then the Gnarly Gnome came out.
The Gnarly Gnome was then sent to Earth, and landed just outside the Youth Center.
"Whoa, what a trip." he said. "Now I got to get this thing to work right. I'll just warm it up a bit."
(Inside the Youth Center)
Both the blonde and dark haired girl were sitting by the counter, while Ernie was cleaning it.
"You want to go down to the mall?" The dark haired girl asked. "I hear they're having a really big sale."
The blonde signed 'Yes'."
"Hey, you guys, let's go." the dark haired girl called to some more. "See you later, Ernie."
"See you later. Catch you on the flip side." Ernie said, as they both left, followed by some more.
"See you." a girl said, running past him.
"Bye, Ernie." another one said.
(Outside the Youth Center)
"Mind if we stop home first?" The dark haired girl asked, as music was played. "I got to tell my mom."
The music then hypnotized them all, except the blonde. Gnarly Gnome, who was playing the music laughed.
"Come with me, my pretties." He said, still playing. "Rita wants to play."
He then lead them all to a cave, with the blonde following them.
"Come on, you can't resist." Gnarly Gnome said. "And neither will the Power Rangers."
Three Putties were outside the cave.
"Once the Power Rangers hear my magic tune they'll be totally in my power." Gnarly Gnome said. "So, come, my beauties, come and dance and wait to seal the Power Rangers' fate."
He then lead them inside the cave, while the blonde still followed.
"Follow me. Follow me. Rita's waiting." he said.
The blonde tried following them, but a net came down and covered the entrance to the cave.
"Follow me. Follow me!" Gnarly Gnome said.
The blonde tried to get past the net but she was unable to. She then turned back and ran back to the Youth Center.
(Youth Center)
She ran back into the Youth Center, walked up to Ernie and Jason, the latter of whom was lifting weights. She then signed something which they couldn't read.
"Seems like she wants something." Jason said, who then turned to Ernie and asked. "Do you understand sign language, Ernie?"
"Gee, kid- I don't." Ernie said.
Marcus recognized her from the incident in Kimberly's dance class this morning. 
"Hey, didn't she leave with a dark-haired girl earlier? Why is she back here by herself." 
The girl then took a pen and piece of paper from Ernie and wrote down something, which Jason read, 'Help, my friends are in danger." The girl then stopped writing and looked at Jason and Sophie.
"Come on, we're gonna go get your friends." Jason said getting up. 
"We're gonna go help you, all right." He added taking her hand.
"We'll help you get your friends back." Sophie said, following them.
(The cave)
Gnarly Gnome was playing his according, and Squatt, Baboo and a bunch of Putties were dancing to it.
"Dance, everyone." Gnarly Gnome said.
The hypnotized girls were dancing too.
"Let's celebrate our coming victory." Gnarly Gnome said. "Dance for me, my beauties for tomorrow you dance for our empress Rita after I finish off the Power Rangers."
He then laughed.
"Food! Bring me food." He said. "I grow hungry!"
Baboo, who was dressed like a chef, was working on the food.
"Huh! He gets a bit bossy, doesn't her?" He asked Squatt, who was dressed the same. "I just hope this plan works."
Squatt opened up the oven.
"Forget the plan. This guy throws a great party." he said.
"Dance with the girls, Putties." Gnarly Gnome said. "I want to see a show."
The Putties then walked over to the girls, and then they all danced together.
"You're dancing with Putties now but soon you'll be dancing with the Power Rangers." Gnarly Gnome said. "Hey, where's the food?"
"It's cooking, so just back off, bucko." Baboo said, holding a pan.
He walked over to a table.
"I just have to add my secret ingredient, and presto!" he said.
"Gg, I'm so hungry I could eat a bug." Squatt said. "Hey, not a bad idea!"
He opened up his pouch and took a box out. He then opened it, reveling it had a caterpillar inside."
"I was saving this for a special occasion, but too bad." He said, taking it out and then eating it.
Gnarly Gnome then stopped playing.
"Ah, yeah, that hit the spot." He said. "And now it's time for a little snooze."
He then fell asleep and snored, along with Squatt and Baboo, who'd also fallen asleep.
(Rita's palace)
"They should be ready." Rita said, walking to the telescope.
"Huh?" she asked, looking into it. "There are the hostages, but where's everyone else? Sleeping on the job, I suppose."
She then saw they had fallen asleep.
"I just hate those pathetic pinheads." She said. "Get up! Who told you, you could rest! The Power Rangers could be there any minute and you dolts aren't ready."
(The cave)
Rita's yells had woken them all up.
"I ought to turn you all into Octavian slime toads!" She yelled. "Get to work...now!"
Gnarly Gnome disappeared when he tried to put his shoe on.
He then walked and knocked the table over, but left footprints in the sand.
"Hey, wait a second." Baboo said. "You're not getting out that easy."
"Yeah, yeah, keep your wings on." Gnarly Gnome said.
"Hurry!" Baboo said.
"Don't worry, I've got it all under control." Granly Gnome said, reappearing. "There, I smell Power Rangers coming. Can someone tie my shoes?"
"What?" Baboo asked. "They're all yours, Gnome we're out of here."
He and Squatt then ran out of the cave.
(Outside the cave)
The blonde girl led Jason and Sophie, along with the others who they found on the way and told them what happened, to the cave entrance. She then pointed to it, and showed them the net over the entrance.
"They're in there?" Jason asked her, who nodded.
Kimberly then came up to her and asked her, while signing. "Okay. Okay, I want you to hide here and wait for me, okay"
The girl then started making her way back up the hill, while Kimberly continued to speak and sign. "Go up behind the bushes. Hurry."
Jason then led them down to the entrance.
"Ready?" Marcus asked as he prepared his morpher.
"Velociraptor!"
"Brachiosaurus!"
"Compsognathus!"
"Mammoth!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-tooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
"Red Dragon!"
"Power Rangers!" They shouted together.
They then saw the Gnarly Gnome, who was holding a rake, blast them, sending Jason and Sophie backwards, Billy and Zack to the left and Trini and Kimberly to the left. ("Oh!" they all moaned) Trini and Kimberly then got up and attacked, Trini throwing her Saber Daggers, while Kimberly fried a arrow from her Ptera Arrow hitting it. Zack and Billy then jumped up and hit him with their respective weapons, and then Sophie came in, with her Compo Claw and hit the Gnarly Gnome in the chest twice, before moving aside.
"Gnarly Gnome, release your captives right now!" Marcus demanded, holding a pair of long swords in his hands. "Or face the wrath of the Double Dragon Swords." 
"Never!" The Gnarly Gnome answered, before Jason hit him with his Dragon Strike Sword. Zack and Billy then hit him again, followed by Sophie then Jason and finally Trini and Kimberly.
The Rangers then gather together to combine their weapons.
"Lock them up!" Jason said, they the started to combine them.
"Mothbreaker!" Zack shouted.
"Ptera Arrow!" Kimberly shouted.
"Saber Daggers!" Trini shouted.
"Tricera Lance!" Billy shouted.
"Compo Claw!" Sophie shouted.
"Dragon Strike Sword!" Jason shouted. "Howling Cannon."
"Ready!" the others said together.
"Uh-oh." Gnarly Gnome said.
They then fired at the Gnarly Gnome and destroyed him.
(Rita's palace)
"Think you beat him?" Rita asked. "We'll see about that!"
She then threw her wand down to Earth, and it landed near what was left of Gnarly Gnome, and he came back to life, only he had grown giant.
(The battle)
"Round two, Chi Legend Summon!" Marcus yelled.
"I call upon the power of the mighty Dinozord!" Jason shouted.
Their Zords then started appearing, one by one.
"Let's do it!" Jason told the others.
"Right!" The girls said.
"Morphin!" Billy and Zack said.
They then jump into the respective Zords.
"Rangers, log on!" shouted Jason.
"Zack here- all system's go. Zack said.
"This is Billy- I'm nominal." Billy said.
"Trini here- ready to rock." Trini said.
"Sophie here- online and ready." Sophie said.
"I just love this part." Kimberly said.
"Let's show them some Megazord power." Jason said. "Power up your crystals. We're going to tank mode." getting his crystal out.
The others did the same and said together. "Power up!"
"Rangers, sync up." Jason then said, putting his crystal in his Zord. The others did the same, and said. "Two, one, mark!"
"All right, I feel a rescue coming on." Jason said.
The Zords then began to form the Tank mode of the Megazord. They where all inside the cockpit when it was formed. They then fired lasers at the Gnarly Gnome, hitting him, who then fried back from his rake, hitting the Megazord.
"Whoa!" they all said.
"Switching to battle mode, now!" Jason shouted.
"Megazord sequence has been initiated." The computer voice said. The Megazord then began to form the battle mode. 
"Megazord activated." The voice said again when it was formed. The Gnarly Gnome then attacked them with his rake, the Megazord however grabbed hold of it and threw him away from it.
"Listen to my music." Gnarly Gnome said, as he brought out an accordion. "Fall into my power!" The music made the Megazord drop the rake, and it also gave the Rangers headaches. The Gnarly Gnome then came in and punched the Megazord. He then tried to do it again, but this time the Megazord blocked the attack and hit him in the face, which knocked him over and also made him drop the accordion.
"Oh man, power up the Dinosaur Sword Godhorn!" Jason said.
The sword landed in the Megazord's hand, and then the Gnarly Gnome blasted them with his horn lasers.
"Great Windmill Slice!" The Flying Dragon Rod slammed into Gnarly Gnome, knocking it down.
"Strike three, you're out!" The Rangers all shouted.
The Megazord then slashed the Gnarly Gnome, destroying him once and for all. The Rangers then all cheered.
"We got him guys!" Sophie shouted.
"You got that right Soph." Zack said.
"All right, Power Rangers let's go down and get the girls out of the cave and take them home." Jason said.
(Outside the cave)
They were now de-morphed and were walking out of the cave with the girls.
"You should have seen the Power Rangers, Kimberly, they were great." One girl said.
"So like what happened?" another asked.
"Melissa ran for help and this totally manky monster hypnotized you and trapped you in a cave." Kimberly said.
"So, like, without her and the Power Rangers..."Zack began to say.
"Well, we could have been trapped forever." said the dark haired girl.
Kimberly murmured "Mm-hm."
"Hey we owe you big time." the dark haired girl said, who then hugged Melissa. Kimberly then hugged her while the other girls said "Thank you."
"Oh, yeah, all right." Zack said. "Hey let's go get some ice cream, huh?"
"You read my mind Zack." said Sophie as they walked off.
(Rita's palace)
"Why can't I depend on you, you dweebs?" Rita asked Baboo. "This is all your fault."
She then turned to Squatt.
"And yours too, you overgrown blueberry!" She shouted.
She then walked to the balcony.
"Why do I keep these fools?" She asked herself. "They drive me totally nuts!"
(Youth Center)
The teens are all chatting and dancing, when Ernie then came over with a tray full of sodas.
"Hey, kids, soda's on the house." Ernie said putting the tray on the table, they were sat at.
"All right!" They all said happily.
"Ernie's the man." Jason said.
"Yeah." Zack said, as he reached out for one with his hand, while Jason and Kimberly grabbed a few.
"Thank you." Kimberly said.
"And to our guest of honor." Jason said raising his glass.
"To Melissa." Trini said.
"All right, Melissa, yeah!" Zack said.
"You deserve it, Melissa." Sophie said.
Jason then signed something, which then made Kimberly and Melissa laugh.
"What? What?" Jason asked them.
"You just told her your dog smells." Kimberly said.
Everyone laughed.
"Good one buddy." Zack said.
"Well, I'll have to work on it." Jason said embarrassed.
"Well try harder then, Jase!" Sophie said, still laughing.
Melissa then signed something to Billy.
"What'd she say?" Billy asked Kimberly.
"She wants to know if you want to dance." Kimberly answered.
"Oh, no...no, no." said Billy.
"You know what they say Billy? Practice makes perfect." Sophie said, while the others encouraged him.
"Come on, Billy." Trini said.
"Go Billy. All right!" Zack said.
Melissa then lead Billy to the floor and started to dance, Billy trying to follow.
"You know, Zack, when you do it right sign language isn't that hard to learn." Jason said.
"Oh, man, it's a whole new world of rapping." Zack said. He then looked at Billy and Melissa and said. "Check this out. There's a lot we can learn from Melissa."
"I know what you mean, Zack." Sophie said.
"You know, I used to think Melissa was very happy on the floor." Kimberly said, who then pointed to the dark haired girl. "Then she saved her friends, and now..."
"Hey, look!" Sophie said, pointing at Billy who was doing pretty good, almost as good as Zack. When Billy had finished the girls on the dance floor all clapped.
"She's a miracle worker." Kimberly said.
"You sure said it, Kim." Sophie said.