Plant Power (Transcript)

This is the 28th episode of Dragon Squadron: Draconightger.

Turantrax was out in the forest outside the castle picking up some dandelions.

Turantrax: I should pick up as many of them as I possibly can. The more of them I have, the better. (Continues to pick some)

Up in the castle, Jaroblin was looking out the window and could see Turantrax outside. He wondered why Turantrax was picking dandelions.

Jaroblin: Hey, Mistress Rusairus, did you know that Turantrax is out picking flowers?

Rusairus: Picking flowers?

Jaroblin: Yeah. He's picking some kind of flower that is all white on the top like a cotton ball.

Rusairus: Oh, I think you mean dandelions.

Jaroblin: Danda-what?

Tinker Tonker: She said dandelions. They are a type of flower that becomes cotton on the top after some time.

Rusairus: Turantrax discovered that some people are allergic to dandelions. So, that gave him an idea for a new monster.

Jaroblin: "Some" people who are allergic to dandelions?

Rusairus: Uh-huh.

Jaroblin: "Some!" Not, all!

Rusairus: Well...

Tinker Tonker: You don't have to be allergic to dandelions to be affected by this monster. But if you are allergic, it will be especially bad.

Jaroblin looked out the window to see that Turantrax had picked up all of the dandelions in the field he was at and was on his way back to the castle.

Jaroblin: Ah. He's coming back.

Tinker Tonker: I'll get the machine prepared. (Walks over to the machine)

They waited as Turantrax arrived back into the castle with his hands full of dandelions.

Rusairus: Did you pick out plenty of dandelions, Turantrax?

Turantrax: Oh yes, Mother. I picked out the entire field that I found. People will be plenty miserable after this new monster spreads his dandelion power.

Rusairus: Bring the dandelions over to Tinker Tonker at once.

Turantrax: Right away, Mother. (Heads to Tinker Tonker, and hands the dandelions to him) Here are the dandelions, Tinker Tonker.

Tinker Tonker: Thank you, Turantrax. (Takes the dandelions, puts them into the machine, and starts it up)

Turantrax: I certainly am looking forward to seeing how this monster will turn out.

Rusairus: (Walks up next to Turantrax) Me, too.

The hatch door then opened up and a plant-like monster with a single eye with cotton on his head stepped out.

Cotton Head: (Speaks in a Brooklyn accent) It feels so dandy to be alive, puff.

Rusairus: Ah, you gave him a Brooklyn accent, I see. Certainly nostalgic, but at the same time, kind of reminds me of how foolish my brothers and sisters all were in battle before.

Over at the Draconightger's base, Amanda had arrived, looking a bit concerned. Harry noticed how concerned she looked and wondered what was up.

Harry: What is the matter, Amanda? You're frowning.

Amanda: Well, my dad has been sneezing quite a bit again. It always happens around this time of the year.

Kathleen: Uh oh. What's happening? Does he get some kind of sickness every year around the same time?

Jase: That would be a bit too coincidental to get sick with the same flu every year at the same time of the year.

Amanda: It isn't a sickness, it is an allergy.

Platia: An alla-what?

Amanda: An allergy. Don't you know what that is, Platia?

Platia: I don't think I do know. What is it?

Monty: An allergy is a condition somebody has where a certain plant or food might make them sneeze or begin to feel funny.

Platia: Well, if they begin to feel funny, that should be a good thing, right?

Monty: (Sighs) I forgot how literal you are, Platia.

Jase: Monty meant feel funny in a different way, such as not feeling right. Haven't you ever had a cold?

Platia: How could I get a type of temperature?

Jase: Not that kind of cold, what I mean is, have you ever felt sick?

Platia: Felt sick? Oh yes. I had gotten sick a few times when I was a young dragonling.

Jase: Feeling sick is a way of feeling funny, and not in a good way.

Amanda: There are some food allergies as well. That just means that certain types of foods can make a person feel unwell in a way that otherwise wouldn't affect anybody, such as making your throat swell or something. In the case of my dad, there are some flowers that often grow on our street during fall time which makes Dad sneeze. We've been trying to tell the city about it for years, but they have never done anything about it. My mom is even considering moving houses after failing to get them to remove these flowers.

Princeton: Not out of the city, right?

Amanda: No. Just into a different neighborhood, but it wouldn't take me away from my Draconightger duties.

Princeton: That's a relief.

Amanda: Yeah. My Mom and Dad would never move out of this city. Dad says this town is his home.

Platia: Do any of you guys have allergies?

Monty: Not me.

Harry: I don't have an allergy.

Jase: Neither Kathleen nor I have any allergies, but we have a cousin who does.

Kathleen: He's allergic to peanuts, which is funny because aren't peanuts a type of nuts? They have nut in their name.

Platia: How does that affect him?

Jase: He says that it makes his throat feel itchy.

Kathleen: But if he gets a shot, he'll be just fine. And before you ask, that just means that he needs to have a needle put into his arm to stop the allergic reaction. He doesn't like needles, however, so he avoids peanuts as much as possible.

Jase: But he's been doing a pretty good job at that for the past few years since he was diagnosed with the allergy when he was a kid.

Princeton: Peanut allergies are quite common. Because of that, many restaurants that serve products with peanuts put out signs that let customers know what products have peanuts in them. This way, they will know not to eat them if they are allergic.

Platia: That is smart thinking.

But then, Platia's communication scale began to flash, so she picked it up.

Platia: Oh dear. It appears as though your dad isn't the only one having an allergic day, Amanda.

Amanda: He hasn't just been having problems today, he's been having them since the Fall weather started. And before you ask, fall is a nickname for the season called Autumn. But anyway, what is the problem?

Platia: A plant monster that looks a lot like a dandelion is going around making people sneeze.

Kathleen: Even if they aren't allergic to dandelions?

Platia: I guess so.

Monty: Hopefully, our helmets will protect us from having to sneeze. So let's get going.

The main six Draconightgers got together and got out their keys and their swords.

All: Draconight Change! (Inserts their keys into their swords, the tiny knights dance, and then they are transformed)

And then they headed to where the monster was attacking. It was happening at the local park where people were people were covered in yellow pollen, which caused them all to sneeze. Cotton Head was breathing this yellow pollen.

Cotton Head: Yes. Endure my pollen breath, puff. (Continues to breathe it)

The Draconightgers soon arrived and saw the yellow pollen in the air.

Harry: Oh my. Look at this awful pollen.

Kathleen: But at least we're not sneezing at it. I guess our helmets are protecting us.

Jase: I guess it is a good thing we transformed before arriving here.

Monty: We better see if we can get the civilians out of here before we fight against the monster.

Amanda: That's a good idea, Monty.

The Draconightgers ran over to the civilians who were having to deal with the yellow pollen and worked to get them out of the park where there was none of the pollen making them sneeze. The civilians felt much better after that and thanked the Draconightgers for their assistance.

Princeton: It isn't over yet. We know that the source of this pollen is a monster sent out by Rusairus.

Monty: We will handle the monster. Just be sure to stay clear of the park until we confirm the monster has been defeated.

Jase: The helmets protect us from the pollen, so we'll be just fine.

Male Kangaroo: Will do, Draconightgers.

The Draconightgers then headed back into the park in search of the monster. Cotton Head was still breathing the pollen but then noticed that there was nobody left in the park. So he stopped.

Cotton Head: Hey, what happened to all the people, puff?

Just then, Monty and Princeton jumped in and hit Cotton Head with their feet, knocking him back.

Cotton Head: Whoa, puff! (Falls a few feet back as the remaining Draconightgers join Monty and Princeton)

Monty: The civilians are safe from your pollen breath.

Princeton: It isn't that good to make people sneeze like that unless it is for self-defense.

Monty: What?

Princeton: I'll explain later.

Cotton Head: (Gets up) ERGH! You will pay for getting those people out of the way of my pollen attack, puff!

Harry: It will do no good to try it on us because our helmets protect us from your pollen attack!

Amanda: Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten this far.

Cotton Head: Whiknights! (An army of Whiknights appears) Get them, puff!

The Whiknights charged toward the Draconightgers. The Draconightgers in turn got out their swords and began fighting.

Monty: (Fights some Whiknights) Flame attack! (His sword lights on fire and he swings it at some Whiknights, knocking them back)

Amanda: (Fights some Whiknights) Water wave! (Creates a wave of water at the Whiknights, washing them away)

Harry: (Fights some Whiknights) Earth shake! (Thrusts his sword into the ground, making it shake and making the Whiknights fall)

Jase: (Fights some Whiknights) Wind push! (His sword blows a wind at the Whiknights, pushing them away)

Kathleen: (Fights some Whiknights) Energy strike! (Releases energy from her sword, which strikes at the Whiknights)

Princeton: (Fights some Whiknights) Lighting attack! (His sword lights up with lightning, he swings it, then slashes at the Whiknights)

Cotton Head: (Picks off the cotton from his head, then some new cotton grows in its place)

Draconightgers: Whoa!

Jase: That was quite freaky!

Cotton Head: If you think that's freaky, have a load of this, puff! (Throws the cotton ball at Jase, trapping him within it)

Jase: (Gets caught in the cotton ball) AAAAH! (Tries to break out) It is too tight!

Kathleen: Hold on, Bro! (Swings her sword at Jase's cotton ball, breaking him out of it)

Jase: Thanks, Kathleen!

Cotton Head: Drat, puff! I guess I'll need to try that again, puff! (Picks off the cotton from his head, and a new one grows in its place, then tries to throw it at Princeton)

Princeton: (Swings his sword at the cotton ball, slicing it in half)

Cotton Head: I guess I'll need to try this out on any targets that don't have swords, puff! At least I can try this, puff! (Gets some cotton puff and tosses it at the Draconightgers, which blows up, pushing them back)

Draconightgers: AAAAH! (Falls onto the ground)

Cotton Head: We'll settle things later, puff! (Vanishes)

Amanda: He got away!

Jase: Those cotton puffs totally blew in our faces. At least the cotton ball that he tossed at me was easy to break out. With a sword.

Harry: But he could do the same towards some civilians, and they do not have any swords.

Amanda: At least most do not.

Monty: We better spread out and see if we can find that monster before he can harm any civilians. Amanda, Kathleen, you search around the outskirts of town. Harry, Jase, check around the sports park. Princeton and I will check out the mall.

Kathleen: Can't we be the ones to check out the mall?

Amanda: Orders are orders, Kathleen.

Kathleen: Fine, then.

And they split up to search for Cotton Head. Jase and Harry arrived at the sports park, but there were not many people there.

Harry: No sign of him here. But also there is nobody at this park.

Jase: Since the weather is starting to get colder, I would imagine most folk would prefer not to ride their bike or skateboard until the weather gets warmer next spring.

Harry: Or rollerblades.

Jase: (shrug)

Then, they both heard the sound of bells ringing.

Jase: Did you hear that?

Harry: If you are talking about the sounds of bicycle bells, then yes, I did hear that.

Jase: But at this time of the year? And in this weather?

Then, they looked to see a bunch of civilians riding on bikes, but their faces looked a bit green, and they had weeds growing on their bodies.

Harry: Oh my. They're looking a little green around the gills, aren't they, Jase?

Jase: I don't know about gills as none of them are fish, but a little green, I do have to agree. Even the reptiles are looking greener than they naturally should.

The bicycle cyclists then rode towards the both of them.

Jase: Hey, they're coming right at us!

Harry: Jump!

They both jumped out of the way as the cyclists rode by them.

Harry: That was a close one.

But then some of the cyclists started riding towards Harry, and the others rode towards Jase.

Jase: They're coming right at us!

Harry: It looks like they're trying to run us over.

They began to run to avoid getting run over, but no matter where they ran to, the cyclists rode after them. Over at the outskirts of town, the girls were walking down a street with all sorts of shops. However, the shops all had "Open" signs on their doors, but there was nobody in any of them. No customers or workers. The girls thought that wasn't right.

Amanda: Are you getting a bit of deja vu, Kathleen?

Kathleen: Apart from being out on the outskirts of town, I kind of am. This is just like a battle we had a couple of months ago. Do you suppose every worker is on break?

Amanda: I think that if they were, they'd put up the sign that says "Out to Lunch".

Kathleen: Uh, I don't think all sorts have such a sign. In fact, I don't recall the last time I saw such a sign. I wonder if they even have those anymore? Should we go inside and see if we can find anybody?

Amanda: I don't see any harm in walking into the store.

Kathleen: What I meant was checking the back.

Amanda: Oh that? Well, let's just go on in and see.

They walked into the ice cream shop. They looked around to see if they could find anybody.

Amanda: Hello?

Kathleen: Anybody here? (Looks at the ice cream display) Anybody in there?

Amanda: Kathleen, people can't hide in ice cream. Unless they're bugs. Or in some instances, got themselves shrunken down tiny.

Kathleen: They could have shrunken down tiny.

Amanda: I don't think that the monster we're fighting has the ability to do something like that.

Kathleen: You never know. He could have released a sort of gas to shrink whatever the gas touches.

Just then, some thorns were thrown from the back room behind the counter and hit the wall.

Both: Whoa!

Amanda: That was quite a close one.

Just then, Cotton Head jumped from the back room and over Amanda and Kathleen.

Kathleen: So, we found you.

Cotton Head: I like what you said about shrinking people, puff. But I do not have the ability to do something like that, puff. I do however have the ability to make people become my personal army, puff.

Amanda: Your personal army?

Cotton Head: Yes. You may recall that I got a cotton ball stuck to your green friend's body before little Miss Purple set him free, puff.

Kathleen: And how is that important?

Cotton Head: If you hadn't freed him, he would become a member of my army, puff. Just like what you see outside, puff.

Both girls looked outside and saw an army of people, all looking similar to the cyclists that Harry and Jase encountered. And they all were carrying thorns in their hands.

Cotton Head: Toss your thorns at the Draconightgers, puff!

The crowd of people threw their thorns through the window, breaking it. Amanda and Kathleen duck to avoid getting hit. Then, Cotton Head swung his thorn tail at them both. Amanda and Kathleen got their swords out to block off the tail.

Amanda: That isn't happening, Cotton Head. (She called him that as an insult)

Kathleen: Amanda, how can we get these people returned to normal?

Amanda: I'm not sure. But it doesn't look like we can go anywhere else. The only exit is blocked.

They just stood as the army of people got closer. Over at the mall, Monty and Princeton also encountered a bunch of shoppers who were under the same effects.

Princeton: This monster must be wanting to make this a very weedy city.

Monty: Yeah. And saying nice words isn't going to get us out of this.

Princeton: Not sure why anybody would think that it would, but I agree.

The army of people began to throw thorns at Monty and Princeton, but both of them ducked and ran off. They ran towards a glass wall with water behind it.

Princeton: Should we jump up there?

Monty: I'm not sure if we should. There's a sign that says "No Climbing".

Princeton: Yeah. But it doesn't say "No jumping".

Monty: I suppose the people at the mall didn't expect anybody to jump this high. I suppose we can go for it.

They both jumped to the top of the glass wall but nearly fell into the tank.

Both: Whoa!

Princeton: (Gets a hold of his balance, then keeps Monty from falling in) There you go, Monty.

Monty: Thanks, Princeton.

They turned around to see the army of people still walking towards them, tossing their thorns. The thorns then hit the glass wall, and some water began to break through the holes that were made.

Monty: I think we better jump to the floor over there. (Points to the floor behind a railing on the other side of the tank)

Princeton: Good idea.

They both jumped just as the glass completely broke. They got to the other side of the tank and watched as water splashed all over the crowd of people.

Monty: Ooh! I certainly would not want to be in a tidal wave like that.

Princeton: Neither would I.

As the water cleared, the people reverted back to their old selves, and the cotton balls that were stuck around their bodies were now gone.

Female Wolf: Huh? What has happened?

Male Raccoon: I'm all soaking wet.

Monty: It looks like water is the weakness. (Gets out his communication scale) Guys, if you are encountering people who have turned weedy and have cotton balls stuck on their bodies the same way it happened with Jase, try using water to return them to normal.

Over at the ice cream shop, Amanda and Kathleen just got the message.

Amanda: Understood. (Gets out her sword) Water wave! (Makes a wave of water splash towards Cotton Head and the civilians)

Cotton Head: WHOA! Not water, puff!

Over with Jase and Harry, who were still being chased by the cyclists, they had also gotten Monty's message.

Harry: Will do, Monty. But where are we going to find water?

Jase then saw the sprinkler system and ran towards it. He looked at the box that was needed to open the door to get to the sprinkler controls.

Jase: Shame I have no key. But I don't have a choice. (Uses his sword to break open the box, then sets the sprinkler system on, with the water going all over the cyclists, returning them to normal and making the cotton balls disappear)

Harry: Good going, Jase.

Jase: Thanks, Harry.

Over with Kathleen, Amanda, and Cotton Head, Cotton Head was now shown without any cotton on his head.

Cotton Head: (Feels his head to find that he's bald) My cotton hair, puff! It's gone, puff!

Amanda: Now you are going to get it.

Kathleen: Messing with people and their allergies. That is not right.

Amanda: And neither is any of the damage you caused to the city.

Then, Tinker Tonker appeared with the enlarger ray.

Tinker Tonker: Just wait and see how bad this cotton brain does when he is gigantic. (Blasts Cotton Head with the enlarger ray, and Cotton Head is now gigantic)

Cotton Head: Now I shall cause a huge pollen attack, puff!

Amanda: It looks like we'll need StingrayOh for this since the guys aren't around.

Kathleen: We'll hold the monster off until they get here.

Amanda got out her Water Dragon key and Kathleen got out the Energy Dragon key and the Stingray Dragon key. Then tossed the keys and summoned the Water Dragon, Energy Dragon, and Stingray Dragon.

Kathleen: Combine, StingrayOh.

The Stingray Dragon converted into StingrayOh form with the Water and Energy Dragons forming the arms. The girls soon appeared in the cockpit.

Cotton Head: That is quite a lot of blue, isn't it, puff? Well, no matter, puff. (Breathes pollen from his mouth)

(Cuts to StingrayOh's cockpit)

Amanda: Water blast!

StingrayOh: (Uses the Water Dragon arm to blast water into Cotton Head's mouth)

Cotton Head: (Coughs) Glub glub!

(Cuts to StingrayOh's cockpit)

Kathleen: Energy strike!

StingrayOh: (Uses the Energy Dragon arm to release an energy strike at Cotton Head)

Cotton Head: (Gets hit by the blast) AAAAH!

Just then, DraconightOh (Earth, Wind formation) and LightningOh arrived.

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit with Monty, Jase, and Harry)

Monty: Hey, girls. We see that you've got things under control here.

(Cuts to StingrayOh's cockpit)

Amanda: We're certainly glad you've come to help.

Cotton Head: (Swings his tail towards DraconightOh)

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit)

Jase: Wind Dragon Fan Blades!

DraconightOh: (Uses the fan blades on the Wind Dragon arm to attack Cotton Head's tail)

Cotton Head: Oww, puff!

(Cuts to LightningOh's cockpit)

Princeton: Lighting Strike!

LightningOh: (Raises its sword in the air, it lights up with lightning, then strikes at Cotton Head)

Cotton Head: (Gets hit by the lightning) GAH! (Is shown to be covered in lightning) AAAAH!

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit)

Monty: What say we finish this cotton brain off?

(Cuts to StingrayOh's cockpit)

Amanda: Agreed!

Amanda+Kathleen: Stingray Sword!

StingrayOh: (The end of the Water Dragon's tail becomes a hand and then the Stingray Sword appears)

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit)

Monty+Harry+Jase: Draconight Sword!

DraconightOh: (The fan blade at the end of the Wind Dragon's tail becomes a hand and then the Draconight Sword appears)

Monty+Harry+Jase: Draconight Strike!

DraconightOh: (Swings the Draconight Sword at Cotton Head)

Cotton Head: (Gets hit by the attack) GAH!

Amanda+Kathleen: Stingray Final Strike!

StingrayOh: (Swings the Stingray Sword at Cotton Head)

Cotton Head: (Gets hit by the attack) AAAH! What a not-so-soft end, puff! (Falls and explodes)

(Cuts to StingrayOh's cockpit)

Amanda: That is the end of his national allergy season.

Over in Rusairus's castle, Rusairus saw what had happened on Vector.

Rusairus: That dandelion monster was such a failure. I cannot believe that water was what it took to defeat him.

Jaroblin: I cannot believe that either. I thought water was good for plants.

Vector: (Shows his actual face) Enough water is good for plants. Too much however can kill them. Or make them sick.

Turantrax: I guess the Draconightgers remembered that and used that weakness to their advantage?

Vector: No, that was a total accident that they discovered.

Turantrax: Perhaps we can try some sort of vegetable to attack the Draconightgers next?

Rusairus: Well, Halloween is coming up real soon. I suppose we could get a pumpkin monster ready for the next attack. I think we should wait until Halloween night before we do that, however. It will be fitting.

Jaroblin: Good thinking, Mistress.

Later on, Amanda arrived back at her house where her parents were. Her dad was actually looking just fine.

Amanda: Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad.

Mrs. Iguan: Hey, Amanda.

Amanda: I assume you are handling that allergy of yours, right, Dad?

Mr. Iguan: I'm handling it just fine.

Amanda: Are we going to have to move neighborhoods since they never bothered to remove those flowers that make you sneeze every fall?

Mr. Iguan: Not at all. I was able to get a friend of mine to finally see to it that those flowers were removed. He's a lawyer.

Amanda: That's great to hear. I guess when it comes to allergies, you just can't find demands to get rid of what could be causing them.

Mrs. Iguan: I heard that the Draconightgers did something like that today against a monster that was causing people to sneeze.

Mr. Iguan: Sure glad I wasn't in the park when that monster was making those poor people sneeze. I wonder how the Draconightgers handled that pollen?

Amanda: That is a good question. I guess their helmets are too thick for the pollen to go through.

Mrs. Iguan: That makes a lot of sense.

Amanda: Well, I look forward to Halloween. Kathleen and I had some costumes made a couple of months ago.

Mrs. Iguan: Oh yeah. You're going to go as a pair of very hairy ladies.

Amanda: Uh huh. I think the costumes will be funny. But if that were to happen to me for real, it would not be so much. I can imagine not being able to see with all that hair on my face. The costume however doesn't have that problem.

Mr. Iguan: Well that's good. I would really hate it if my daughter wasn't able to see what was in front of her all because she had hair covering her eyes.

Amanda: (smile)

To be continued...