Maskranger (Transcript)

This is the 42nd episode of Soaring Squadron: Skyranger.

Bananabeard was at the wheel of the ship. He was just standing there. Making Lizahim and Dr. Toris worry.

Toris: The captain's just been standing there for days.

Lizahim: Captain, what's the matter? Sure we haven't beaten the Skyrangers yet, but we'll be sure to do that soon.

Bananabeard: How soon? Anytime we send down a monster, they already manage to beat us. I'm pretty sure that unless we're prepared, they'll just stop us again.

Toris: How can we be prepared? The Skyrangers always come down whenever there is a monster attack.

Bananabeard: Yes, and we need to prevent that somehow. Maybe we get a monster that changes them into something that can't fight us. Yeah! That is it. We'll send down some sort of monster that turns the Skyrangers into objects that can't fight.

Then, a mask-like monster came in. He was green with a red head cloth and carrying a spear. This was Manic Mask.

Manic Mask: Did you need a monster to turn the Skyrangers into something that can't fight us? Well, I'm the monster for that job.

Lizahim: Hey, nobody even called you in. You shouldn't bother bursting in without an inveta-

Bananabeard: He'll be perfect. As far as I know, he can turn people into masks. That will do nicely.

Lizahim: Hmmmmm.

Manic Mask: Not only will I turn the Skyrangers into masks, but I'll do the same to every person on earth. As a little added bonus.

Over in Cloudnoia, the Pursworth brothers were in their backyard. They were feeling the weather starting to get colder.

Austin: Well, the weather's starting to get cold, Jeff.

Jeff: Yeah. That's what happens around this time of the year. Even up here in the sky. It amazes me as to how the world below has almost the same weather as we do up here.

Austin: I'm sure going to miss the warmer weather we've been having, but I guess we can't have warm or cold weather all year long, right?

Jeff: We can have a little bit of both, but not just one of them.

Austin: Yeah. (Looks down at the clouds.) It just amazes me as to how for years, we've watched these clouds below us, but we never would have guess there was life below them.

Kenneth and Abby were experiencing the weather getting colder, too.

Abby: You know, I forgot about how good the weather can get around this time of the year, Kenneth.

Kenneth: Being away from earth can have an impact on you, can't it, Abby?

Abby: (nods)

Kenneth: I always remembered that when you were just a little girl, you would often shiver during the cold weather, then Mother would find a blanket for you to keep you warm.

Abby: Speaking of Mother, where do you think she and Father are now?

Kenneth stopped for a moment, then he remembered. Oh, well. Thing is, after you got kidnapped all those years ago, Mother and Father were so worried sick about you, they couldn't get any work done, so they pretty much lost their jobs.

Abby: Then what happened?

Kenneth: I'm actually not sure what happened next. By then, I managed to pull of my fighting skills and I moved on. When I came back to their house one day, they were gone.

Abby: You don't think they're...

Kenneth: No. I do not. I honestly thought that you were dead, but that turned out to be false.

Abby: Maybe Mom and Dad got kidnapped and raised to be evil, too.

Kenneth: I doubt it. Plus, they were already adults. You were just a little girl when you got kidnapped.

Abby: Yeah. You're right about that.

Dina: Hey, guys. What have you been talking about?

Abby: Kenneth and I were just talking about how good the weather can get at this time of year.

Kenneth: And also about our parents.

Dina: Your parents? Well, what about them?

Kenneth: We're not sure where they are or even if they're still alive.

Abby: Speaking of which, Dina, I've noticed that you have a dad, but what about your mom? Where is she?

Dina:  Well.

(A flashback then began)

Dina VO: When I was just a puppy, my mom worked with my dad at the library here. She would often go out on trips to other islands in the sky to help out with the library by bringing books that people ordered and would delivery books back to the library when the people who borrowed them couldn't return them in person. But one day, her robo bird started the malfunction as she was flying. It then blew out completely. She was too far from anybody to catch her in time. And so....

(Flashback ends)

Dina: And so she just fell through the clouds and was never seen again.

Kenneth: Oh dear. I'm so sorry this happened, Dina. I'm sure you miss her a lot, don't you?

Dina: (Nods with a sad tear)

Abby: At least you still have a dad. By the way, do you have another person do your mom's old job?

Dina: Well, after Mom's fall, Dad hired Owen. He can fly on his own and he doesn't have to worry about malfunctioning.

Abby: Maybe, there's a chance your mother survived, Dina.

Dina: I doubt it. You see, back then, we didn't even know life existed below the clouds. Well, nobody except Dad, obviously since he held the records of the Bird Guardians' legends. I don't think Mom would have survived a fall that far down.

Then, the headmaster came out.

Headmaster: Everyone, quick. There's something happening on the surface.

Everybody hurried inside. The others arrived to the library, too.

Headmaster: Guys, there's a major monster problem happening right now. There is this monster that has the ability to turn people into masks.

Reggie: Masks? What are masks?

Dina: A mask is this flat thing that you can wear over your face, like another face.

Headmaster: Correct, Dina.

Tiffany: Where is he attacking, sir?

Headmaster: He's attacking in the northern city. You better hurry. Austin, Kenneth, you stay here in case something happens to them.

Austin: Will do, sir.

Kenneth: Yes sir.

Jeff: Alright. Let's head out, guys.

And the core five headed out.

Kenneth: Hopefully their Bird Guardian's don't malfunction before they get down there.

Headmaster: Malfunc-oh, Dina told you about what happened to her mother, didn't she?

Abby: Uh-huh.

Headmaster: I see. So you know about the malfunctioning instance that happened.

Owen was a bit confused.

Owen: Malfunctioning instance, sir?

Headmaster: Oh. I never told you, did I, Owen? When Dina was just a puppy, her mother was flying on her robo bird, but in malfunctioned while she was out in the clouds and she then fell into the clouds. Haven't heard from her since. She used to delivery library books to and from the other islands in the sky, quite like you do now.

Owen: And I can fly myself, no problem. Speaking of which, I need to pick up books from those different islands. I'll be back. (Flies out the window)

Abby: Hopefully, he won't fall through the clouds himself.

Headmaster: Owen is too scared to fly any lower than the clouds. So if you thought he would just fly to the surface, think again. I'm sure that if he wanted to, he could get down there by riding on a Bird Guardian.

Down on the surface, the rangers made their way to the city where Manic Mask was. He was turning civilians into different masks. (What's shown is a giraffe getting turned into a mask, then a hippo, then an elephant)

Jeff: Stop right there!

Manic Mask: Ah. It's the Skyrangers. I've been waiting for you.

Dina: Well, you're waiting is over now!

Jeff: Let's go, everyone.

All: Sky Change! (Transforms.)

Manic Mask: Well, since you're willing to put up with a fight, I may as well do that before destroying you.

(The fight begins and goes on for 2 minutes)

Manic Mask: Enough fooling around, now it's time to show you what I can do. (Blasts Reggie with his spear, turning him into a mask)

Tiffany: Oh no.

Marcus: Reggie!

Dina: What's happened to him?

Manic Mask: (Blasts Tiffany)

Tiffany: Not Tiffany, too!

Manic Mask: (Blasts Dina, and then Marcus)

Jeff: Oh no!

Manic Mask: Now just one more to go.

Jeff: This isn't over! (Grabs the masks of his friends and runs off)

Manic Mask: Hey! Get back here! (Chases after Jeff until he gets to his Bird Guardian and flies off) Rats. He got away.

Jeff headed back to Cloudnoia and showed the headmaster what happened.

Jeff: Sir, there's a bit of a problem.

Headmaster: What's the matter, Jeff? Was the monster too powerful for you?

Jeff: Yeah. Also, he's turned everybody into masks, I escaped before he could get me. (He shows the masks of the rangers, which all were of their helmets)

Headmaster: Oh dear. My poor Dina.

Kenneth: And poor everybody else.

Austin: Hmm. (Picks up Marcus' mask) Hehe. I think this is going to be fun. (Puts the mask on his face, but then something starts to happen)

Headmaster: Hey, what's happening?

Austin: (Soon transforms into Sky Green) What the? I'm....I'm Marcus now?

Jeff:  (Picks up Reggie's mask and turns into Sky Blue) Hey, I think you've discovered something, Austin.

Austin: Don't you mean, Marcus now?

Jeff: No! When you put on that mask, you turned into whoever the mask is based upon.

Austin: Oh. I think I get it now. (Takes off the mask a returns to his old self, then puts on Tiffany's mask and turns into Sky Yellow) Maybe, we could use these masks to fight the monster in our friends' absence.

Jeff: Good idea. I just hope they don't mind us borrowing their bodies.

Abby: Well, it's not like they can really do anything else at the moment.

Jeff: (Takes off Reggie's mask) Let's hurry guys.

Austin: (Takes off Tiffany's mask) Alright, Jeff.

Jeff, Austin, and Kenneth headed out with their friends' masks. Meanwhile on the surface, Manic Mask was continuing to turn people into masks. He was having a lot of fun with that. He was still mad that one Skyranger got away.

Manic Mask: When that last Skyranger comes back, I'll be sure to turn him into a mask.

Jeff: Don't be so sure about that!

Manic Mask: (Turns around, but he sees Sky Violet, Blue, and Yellow) Huh? I thought I turned you all into masks. No matter, I'll do that now. (Tries to blast them, but nothing happens) Huh? It didn't work.

Jeff: (Voice coming from Sky Violet) That's right. I'm not Sky Violet, I'm actually Sky Red. Austin figured out that if we wear the masks of our friends, we'll be in their bodies.

Austin: (Voice coming from Sky Yellow) And it appears that as long as we're wearing one of these masks, we'll be protected.

Kenneth: (Voice coming from Sky Blue) And we'll use our friends' bodies to stop you.

Manic Mask: Yeah, but there's only 3 of you and four masks. You're missing one. (Uses his spear to take Marcus' mask away from Kenneth's hand)

Kenneth: Huh?

Manic Mask: You can turn into one of your friends while you're wearing one of their masks? (Places Marcus' mask on his face and turns into Sky Green) So can I.

Jeff: He's using Marcus' body.

Manic Mask: And now you're going to have to fight one of your own, now!

(They began to fight Manic Mask for a while)

Jeff: Try to get that mask off his face.

Manic Mask: (Knocks Dina's mask off Jeff, turning Jeff back into Sky Red)

Jeff: Oof!

Manic Mask: (Knocks Tiffany's mask off Austin, turning Austin back into Sky Orange, then knocks Reggie's mask off Kenneth's face, turning Kenneth back into the Avenger Knight)

Kenneth: I can't believe he's doing that.

Manic Mask: (Takes off Marcus' mask, turning back into himself) Now that you're no longer wearing your friends' masks, you shall now be turned into masks. Then I can use these masks to ruin your reputation.

Kenneth: (Gets up and uses his sword to cut Manic Mask's spear.)

Manic Mask: Gaaah!

(Upon doing this, the four Skyrangers who were turned into masks turn back to normal.)

Dina: Woah.

Reggie: That was quite interesting.

Tiffany: I never thought we'd have our bodies be used by other people.

Marcus: But I was used for evil for a moment.

Jeff: Wait, you guys knew?

Reggie: Being turned into a mask doesn't keep us from seeing everything that happens around us.

Austin: You're not too freaked out about us using your bodies, were you?

Tiffany: Not really. We were more concerned on whether or not we would be turned back into our old selves.

Jeff: Alright. Now let's finish this mask midget, shall we?

Manic Mask: Mask midget?

(The rangers combined their weapons together and blasted Manic Mask, then a storm cloud appears and makes Manic Mask grow giant)

Jeff: Bird Guardians!

The Bird Guardians and the Avenging Hydra Dragon showed up and made their usual combinations.

Manic Mask: Shame I don't have my spear anymore, I'd use it to turn your robots into masks, but I shall destroy you anyway!

Jeff: Sky Sword. (Presses a button to make the sword appear, then attacks Manic Mask)

Orange Bird Guardian: (Attacks Manic Mask as well)

Avenging Hydra Dragon Warrior Mode: (Fire attacks Manic Mask)

Manic Mask: Argh! (Fires beams from his eyes at them)

Skyrangers: WOAH!

Jeff: Let's combine into the Ultra Avenging Sky Flyer King!

(They make the combination with Ultra Avenging Sky Flyer King)

Manic Mask: (Shakes with fear)

Jeff: Now to finish this monster.

(They finish the monster off, making him fall and explode)

Jeff: Yes. We did it.

Reggie: Yeah. We did it alright. Whether it was us fighting with our own bodies or when it was you, Austin and Kenneth using our bodies to do our battles for us.

Later on in Cloudnoia, Abby and Austin were both enjoying the cold air outside. They talked about their childhoods of experiencing weather.

Abby: When I was little, and I shivered in the cold, my mother would always wrap me in a blanket to keep my warm.

Austin: I would always wrap myself up in blankets when it gets cold. In fact, one year, I actually found as many blankets as I could.

Abby:  That's funny, Austin.

Austin: (smile)

Well, the Skyrangers managed to survive the mask incident. I certainly wonder what it would be like if I was turned into a mask and one of my friends wore me and used my body. I bet that was be a bit awkward. Well, the Skyrangers certainly thought so.

To be continued next chapter....