Monkey Easter (Transcript)

This is the 12th episode of Soaring Squadron: Skyranger.

Our heroes were talking a walk around a city they had gone to fighting one of Bananabeard's monsters. What they noticed was a lot of things evolving around colored eggs, baskets, and white rabbits.

Reggie: You know, during this month, I've noticed a couple of these cities having all this stuff around.

Dina: I wonder what is up with that?

Jeff: I bet it's another thing that people down here do. I'm sure we could get an explanation for all of this.

So they decided to ask a shop keeper what was going on.

Jeff: Excuse me sure, but we've noticed all these eggs and rabbits going about. What does this have to do with?

Male Rabbit Shop Keeper: This is all for Easter. It's coming up this Sunday.

Dina: What exactly do people do on Easter?

Male Rabbit Shop Keeper: On Easter, people will go to church to celebrate the rising of Jesus. The children will sometimes hunt for these plastic eggs with candy inside of them and put them into these baskets.

Jeff: Ah. Makes good sense now.

Male Rabbit Shop Keeper: Why did you want to know this?

Marcus: Oh, we're from Cloudnoia, a city in the sky. We don't celebrate Easter up there.

Tiffany: But we do celebrate a holiday called Christmas.

Jeff: Funny thing is, my brother told me that last year during Christmas Eve, he thought he could see a white eagle come in a delivery presents for us instead of Santa. An eagle doing Santa's job? That's kind of funny.

Dina: I think we should bring Easter to Cloudnoia. I'm sure the people there would like to know about it now that we've discovered it.

Reggie: That's a good idea, Dina.

Marcus: Should we buy some things from this shop?

Jeff: I think we should, but can we afford all this stuff?

Marcus: Good point. Maybe we should get some jobs to earn money down here.

Jeff: Well, I'm sure I could clean Mrs. Posselham's house again. It does keep getting dusty.

Dina: I think we'll need jobs down here, Jeff.

Jeff: But we'd have to come down here everyday for the jobs. Also, we never know when Bananabeard will attack.

Dina: You have a point, Jeff. Let's just see what we can purchase here.

So they bought a few things and loaded them into the Bird Guardians and took them back up to Cloudnoia. When they got back, they explained everything to Headmaster Daschsman.

Jeff: So we bought as much as we could and brought it up here. I'm sure the people of Cloudnoia will enjoy this celebration.

Headmaster: Well, you'll have to let people know about it first. Also, I don't think all of this will be enough. Tell you want, how about I give you jobs here at the library? Then I can pay you to buy more of this.

Dina: Sounds good to me.

So for the past couple of days, they helped out at the library. They helped to accept returns, put the books back on the right shelves, and to help people visiting the library find books they were looking for. Soon, it was two days before Easter and they were counting up their money for more Easter stuff.

Dina: OK. I think this should do it. Why don't we go back down there and buy the rest of the stuff we'll need?

Jeff: Sounds like a plan. Let's go everyone.

So they headed down back to the surface. Meanwhile, Bananabeard had be observing them and decided what his next monster should be.

Bananabeard: So, they're going to be celebrating this thing called ether eh?

Dr. Toris: Sir, I believe it's Easter!

Bananabeard: Don't correct me!

Dr. Toris: O\_O

Bananabeard: Anyway, I'm going to send down some sort of basket monster. I'll send down......Basket Chimp!

Then, a walking basket that looked like a monkey walked in. He has light brown fur, white hands, feet, and tail tip, and he carried egg grenades.

Bananabeard: This will be the perfect monster for this occasion. Hahahaha.

The monster was sent down to the city where the Skyrangers were where they learned about Easter. He started to put egg grenades into the different shops around town.

Basket Chimp: (After his fourth stop) Hehehe.

However the Skyrangers were there too.

Jeff: What do you think you are doing?

Basket Chimp: I am Basket Chimp, I am a walking monkey basket who carries these egg grenades. When the children find these eggs on Easter morning, ka-boom. They'll be blown up.

Dina: You fiend. You can't do that to those poor children.

Tiffany: Lucky for us, we've already gotten all our Easter stuff so Cloudnoia can celebrate Easter for the first time.

Marcus: But that doesn't make it OK to cause trouble down here!

Jeff: Let's go!

All: Sky Change! (Transforms and starts to fight)

Basket Chimp started to threw grenades at the rangers, the rangers did their best to avoid the attacks. (They are shown to be fighting for a while)

Basket Chimp: Alright. Now for another trick up my sleeve! (He throws an egg that was a smoke bomb. When the smoke cleared, only Reggie and Tiffany were there)

Reggie: G-guys? Where'd you go?

Tiffany: What happened to them?

Basket Chimp: You're friends are now trapped. They are in my hammerspace dimension where they are helping to make more of these eggs.

Reggie: They'll never give in. Our friends know better than to do something like that!

Basket Chimp: On the contrary. If they don't do what I say, they're doomed!

Tiffany: How'll we get them out, Reg?

Reggie: I don't know. We'll have to come up with something.

Inside the hammerspace dimension, Jeff, Marcus and Dina, who's suits weren't active at the moment, were forced to make more of these eggs for Basket Chimp.

Jeff: I can't believe we got trapped in her.

Dina: I wonder why he only got the three of us? Wouldn't it have been wiser to capture all five of us?

Marcus: But then who would rescue all of us?

Dina: Hey, I was just saying.

Jeff: I think we may need to figure out how to get out on our own. There's got to be a way out of here.

Dina: We'll just need to figure out what it is.

They continued their forced work on making more of these eggs. Meanwhile, up in Cloudnoia, Reggie and Tiffany returned and explained the situation. (Still in the suits, but not wearing the helmets)

Tiffany: So he's gotten everybody except Reggie and I.

Reggie: Is there anyway we can free them?

Headmaster: Hmmmm. A basket monster you say? Something like that will be hard to beat. Maybe you could trick him into bringing in maybe a bankie? Or maybe one of Bananabeard's crew men?

Reggie: How will we even get any of them down to the surface to even trap them in the first place.

Headmaster: I think you'll be happy to know someone from his crew is already down there.

Tiffany: Really? Who?

Headmaster: I believe it's that panther girl. The Bird Guardians told me she's down there for her own mission. Bananabeard doesn't even know she's gone.

Tiffany: So, what should we do when we find her?

Headmaster: Well, she is a panther. So it's logical that she would want a steak.

Reggie: Thankfully, I still have some money left to buy one. Tiff, we'll lure this panther to Basket Chimp, trick him into trapping her, and then he'll be forced to release everybody.

Tiffany: Sounds like a plan, Reg.

So they hurried back down. They had their helmets on again and Reggie was carrying a huge steak as they searched through the city for Panthina.

Reggie: Now, where is that little panther.

Tiffany: (Hears a noise in the dumpster) I hear something.

They looked to see a dumpster and out came Panthina trying to chew on a steak.

Panthina: (Spits it out) This steak is too hard.

Reggie: Hey, panther!

Panthina:  (Looks) You!

Reggie: We've got a steak for you! (Waves it in front of Panthina)

Panthina: (Stomach starts to gurgle) Must....have....steak....

Tiffany: Well you'll have to come and get it.

Reggie and Tiffany started to move and Panthina followed them.

Tiffany: Reg, I'll try to find Basket Chimp, I'll let you know where he is so you can lure the panther to him.

Reggie: Right, Tiff.

So they split up. Tiffany went to search for Basket Chimp while Reggie continued to lure Panthina around town.

Tiffany: Alright, Basket Chimp. Where are you?

Basket Chimp: Shows up. Here I am. Are you ready to join your friends?

Tiffany: (Calls to Reggie) Reggie, he's over here.

Reggie started to lure Panthina towards Basket Chimp.

Tiffany: Alright. I'm ready for you!

Basket Chimp threw another smoke bomb just as Reggie arrived with Panthina. He dropped the steak and then got out of the smoke with Tiffany. When the smoke cleared, Panthina was gone.

Basket Chimp: Huh? You tricked me!

(Inside the dimension)

Panthina: (Starts eating the steak)

Dina: Hey, it's that panther girl from Bananabeard's crew.

Panthina: (Notices where she is) Huh? What happened?

(Outside)

Reggie: I guess Panthina is trapped unless you let our friends out.

Basket Chimp: What? I don't believe this! (Throws a smoke bomb and out of it appears Jeff, Marcus, Dina and Panthina)

Jeff: Ah. We're out!

Panthina: (Runs off)

Reggie: Are you guys alright?

Marcus: We're totally fine.

Jeff, Dina and Marcus: Sky Changer! (Transforms)

Jeff: Now, to finish this basket case.

(They combined their weapons together and made the finishing attack on Basket Chimp)

Basket Chimp: GAAAH!

Jeff: Alright.

Then Bananabeard's ship showed up and let out the storm cloud to make Basket Chimp grow giant.

Jeff: Bird Guardians!

As the Bird Guardians formed, Pantina waved her arms at the ship wanting back on board.

Panthina: Captain, I'm down here. Let me back up!

A boat was sent down and Panthina climbed into it and went back up. Basket Chimp and Sky Flyer King they began their battle.

Basket Chimp: Take this, you big hunk of junk. (Throws eggs at Sky Flyer King and they were stink bombs)

Jeff: Phew. That smells!

Sky Flyer King: (Walks towards Basket Chimp and makes some hits)

Basket Chimp: GAH! How dare you. (Throws a grenade egg at Sky Flyer King)

Reggie: Not this time!

Sky Flyer King: (Grabs the grenade egg in his hand and throws it back)

Basket Chimp: (Gets hit) GAAAH!

Jeff: Sky Sword! (Presses the button and the sword appears in Sky Flyer King's hand) Lightning...

All: Sword Strike!

Sky Flier King: Lighting Sword Strike!

Basket Chimp: Eh?

Sky Flyer King: (Strikes and defeats Basket Chimp)

Jeff: Alright.

Reggie: Easter should be saved now.

Dina: Not quite yet. We have to get rid of all these grenades he put in the different shops.

(Gets a call on her communicator from her dad)

Headmaster's Voice: Actually, Dina, those eggs disappeared upon his defeat. You don't have to worry about them.

Dina: Oh. That's a relief.

Up in Bananabeard's ship, Bananabeard was angry with Panthina.

Bananabeard: Why did you sneak off the ship without anybody noticing?

Panthina: I was getting tired of eating all those disgusting bananas you always make me eat. I wanted to find something else. So I found a steak.

Bananabeard: And you let the Skyrangers trick you into getting trapped by Basket Chimp. For your punishment, you have to have an entire meal of bananas tonight!

Panthina: WHAT? No fair! That's all I ever eat anyway!

On Easter Sunday, the children of Cloudnoia were enjoying their first ever Easter Egg Hunt. Austin was finding the most eggs.

Jeff: Wow. Look at Austin's basket. I think he's finding more eggs than the other children.

Dina: Certainly a great egg hunter, he is.

Mr. Pursworth: This was a pretty sweet idea, Jeff. Bringing this holiday from the surface up to Cloudnoia.

Mrs. Pursworth: I think you should find more holidays down there that we don't already have here.

Jeff: Thanks, Mom. Thanks, Dad. We'll see what else we can find down there.

Austin: Oh. Here's another egg. (He sees it under a tree very close to the edge. He tries to grab it, but it falls down below the clouds) Oh darn. I almost had it. Oh well. Maybe some kid who lives down below the clouds will find it.

(The egg is shown landing outside a building that resembled a cat. Does that sound familiar?)

To be continued next chapter...