In Your Own Shadow (Transcript)

This is the 36th episode of Dragon Squadron: Draconightger.

Monty: (Wakes up from his bed) Yawn! (Looks to see that it is still dark outside) That's odd. I was certain that morning would come by now.

He walked over to his window to see that it was dark outside. But it felt like it was supposed to be 8:00 in the morning. In fact, when he looked at the clock in his bedroom, he saw that it was indeed 8:00 in the morning.

Monty: Is it actually 8:00 at night? It can't be as I went to bed at 9:00 last night.

He went outside and took a look at the dark sky. He noticed that there was something unusual about the sky.

Monty: Hang on, the sky isn't black or dark blue. It's dark gray. That isn't usual. I bet that it is the result of a new monster.

Then all of a sudden, the sunlight came in, followed by a scream.

???: GAH!

Then, a monster appeared. It was a shadow-like monster. This monster was Shadassassin.

Monty: Aha! It was a monster!

Then, Platia, already in her ranger suit arrived.

Platia: Morning, Monty! I just thought I'd get a head start at fighting this monster.

(Cuts to a flashback of Platia, waking up from her bed as her communication scale flashes)

Platia: Huh? (Looks at her scale to see Shadassassin show up) Oh no. A shadow monster.

Platia could see on her communication scale that it was just starting to become sunrise, but then the monster made it much darker and disappeared.

Platia: Uh oh. That's not good. I better call the others. (Pauses for a moment) But it is very early in the morning. Maybe I should try to handle this monster myself for once. I'm sure they won't mind. (Gets out of bed, gets out her Draconight Key, and inserts it into her sword) Draconight Change! (The tiny knights dance and she is then transformed into Draconight Silver)

(Flashback ends)

Shadassassin: It is going to take a bit more than light to beat Shadassassin. (Turns invisible)

Monty: Wh-where did he go?

Platia: I don't know. I cannot see him.

Monty: Call for the others. We've got a monster hunt going on. (Gets out his Draconight Key and sword) Draconight Change! (Inserts his key into the sword, the tiny knights dance, and he is then transformed into Draconight Red)

Over at the local Meaty Moose, there was a family of foxes who were getting ready to eat their breakfast. They had just placed their order and were waiting for their food.

Fox Son: Dad, how long will the food take?

Fox Father: It shouldn't take too long. Only about four to five minutes.

Fox Daughter: And hopefully not three-plus hours like what happened at that fancy restaurant last week.

Fox Father: Well I promise we're never eating there again. I sure hope those people at the restaurant learn to have better service after that angry letter I left them for making us wait three hours and then never bringing us our food.

Fox Mother: Well the same thing will not happen here. I should know, I've eaten here a lot when I was a kid.

One of the workers (A female raccoon) had gotten their food ready and tried to pick up the tray, but the tray wouldn't lift.

Female Raccoon Worker: Huh? (Tries to lift it again) Why wouldn't this tray lift?

Then, behind her, Shadassassin appeared. The worker didn't see or even hear him appear.

Shadassassin: Muahahaha!

Female Raccoon Worker: (Turns around)

Shadassassin: (Vanishes before she can see him)

Female Raccoon Worker: Huh? (Turns to her co-workers) Did any of you guys hear that laugh?

Male Stork Worker: What laugh?

Male Tiger Worker: It might have been Fred who laughed.

Female Raccoon Worker: Fred called in sick.

Male Tiger Worker: Oh yeah.

Male Stork Worker: It was probably nothing. You must have been hearing things.

Female Raccoon Worker: You're probably right. It could just be work that is stressing me. At least I'll get Christmas off. (Tries to pick the tray up again, and actually does this time) Huh? I wonder what the matter was.

She proceeded to carry the tray over to the fox family. They could see her coming.

Fox Father: Ah. Here comes our food.

But just as the raccoon worker was about to hand them their tray of food, Shadassassin appeared behind her and then pierced her shadow with a shadowy needle. This causes her to get stuck. Shadassassin then disappeared before anybody else could see him.

Female Raccoon Worker: Uh oh? (Looks around to see if she was stuck on anything, but she wasn't)

Fox Mother: (Gets up from her chair and walks over to the worker and takes the tray) We'll take it from here, ma'am. (But then she gets stuck) Uh. What's the matter now?

Fox Son: Come on, Mom. Don't mess around.

Fox Mother: I'm not! I'm actually stuck!

Fox Father: Maybe you're feeling a bit stiff from all that work you had to do last night. Let me give you a hand. (But he isn't able to get out of his seat) Uh oh. Why can I not get out of my seat?

Fox Son: I can't get out of my seat, either.

Fox Daughter: I can't either.

They were not the only ones who were having this problem. All over the restaurant, both customers and workers alike were suffering from getting stuck where they were. Shadassassin had pierced their shadows, too. Then, he finally showed himself and everyone in the restaurant saw him.

Shadassassin: Hahaha! Now you shall all become my servants. (Absorbs them all into his body) Hahaha! (Vanishes as the camera pans down to the tray of food the fox family ordered now a mess on the floor as a result of Shadassassin absorbing everybody while the tray was still being held)

The Draconightgers (All morphed) were searching around town to see if they could find Shadassassin. But due to his ability to turn invisible, it was quite impossible to track him. Not even the communication scales were of any use in finding him.

Platia: (Holding a communication scale)

Kathleen: Can you see any sightings of that monster yet, Platia?

Platia: The last location I was able to see him was at that restaurant with the big yellow M on its sign.

Jase: That sounds like the Meaty Moose.

Platia: But he just vanished from there.

Amanda: Do we know if he is really disappearing or just turning invisible?

Kathleen: That is a good possibility, Amanda. I guess he's too scared of us finding him.

Harry: Why wouldn't he be scared? Of course, he would be scared. He's a monster sent to fight us Draconightgers.

Princeton: Well, he's not fighting us for some reason.

Jase: Doesn't sound like a very faithful monster in fighting if you ask me.

Monty: I don't think he is scared. I think he is disappearing like that to make it harder for us to find him. He could be making a plan.

Shadassassin's Voice: How funny of you to say that. (Appears)

Kathleen: So the coward finally shows up!

Shadassassin: Not a coward, just making a plan. In fact, I've already completed my plan. Behold. (Makes his shadow army appear in front of him)

Jase: Oh great! He has his own army of shadow minions.

Amanda: Wait a minute. I recognize some of these people.

Harry: I do, too. I recognize some of them as the workers at the local Meaty Moose.

Shadassassin: Yeah. I went there for breakfast. But not to eat the food they were offering, but to eat the customers and workers and turn them into my own personal army. Alright, my shadow army. I command you to attack the Draconightgers.

The shadowfied civilians charged for the Draconightgers.

Amanda: What will we do, Monty? We can't fight the civilians!

Kathleen: But it doesn't look like they are thinking the same about us.

Jase: But wait. Can a shadow hurt us? (One shadow civilian grabbed him) Well, they can grab us at least. (Manages to shake the shadow civilian off of him) Hands off. Is that any way to treat your heroes?

Shadassassin: You're not their heroes anymore, Draconightgers.

The shadow civilians kept on trying to grab hold of the Draconightgers. Three of them surrounded Monty.

Monty: You keep your hands off! (Pushes one of them away from his left, then shakes another one off his leg) You are not pulling my leg! (Elbows another shadow civilian)

Amanda tried to move through the shadow people, but they kept on getting in her way.

Amanda: Ugh. I'm trying to get through these shadow folk, but they keep getting in the way.

Harry: Same here. How can we beat the monster if these citizens keep getting in our way?

Monty: Platia, you can control light. Can you perhaps try to shine a light on them?

Platia: I could do that. But what if it hurts them?

Monty: We'll just have to take the risk.

Platia: Well, alright. But I'm not going to make a huge light within the sword. (Whispers) Light Shine! (Her sword lights up with a little light)

Platia used her sword to try and move the shadow civilians away. They began to move away from the light.

Princeton: Hey, it is working.

Kathleen: And it doesn't look like it is harming them.

Monty: Great. Now shine a light to give us a path to Shadassassin.

Platia guided her team through the shadow civilians. None of them dared to get any closer to her light. Soon, they made their way to Shadassassin.

Shadassassin: Uh oh! (Disappears as Platia swings her sword at him)

Platia: Darn! He got away!

Harry: How can we beat him if he keeps disappearing like that?

Then, Kathleen had noticed something about the shadow civilians. Some of them had partially gone back to their original forms. But they were still mostly shadowy.

Kathleen: Guys, I think Platia's light sword was able to restore the citizens part way.

Platia: It did? Then maybe I should brighten the light within my sword up. (Raises her sword into the air) Power of Light! (The sword lights up brighter, then she shines it at the civilians)

With Platia's brighter sword power, all of the civilians were restored to their old selves.

Platia: (Sighs) Thank goodness. I was worried I'd hurt them.

Amanda: I was worried, too.

Monty: I think we all were.

Princeton: I wasn't.

Others: What?

Princeton: Just kidding. I was just as worried as everyone else was.

Monty: We'll see if we can stop that monster. In the meantime, stay in your homes.

Harry: We'll let you know when that monster is gone.

Fox Brother: Aww. So much for our breakfast as Meaty Mouse.

Fox Father: We can go back there later when the monster has been defeated, son.

Fox Mother: It's already too late. (Shows her watch which says "10:45") Breakfast was over 15 minutes ago.

Fox Sister: If only they didn't take All-Day breakfast away. This would be a convenient time for them to still be doing that.

In Rusairus's Castle, Shadassassin appeared.

Rusairus: Shadassassin, you did a pretty good job at turning those civilians into shadow people. But you need to do something about Draconight Silver's light powers.

Shadassassin: What can I do about it?

Turantrax: Perhaps he could use sunscreen?

Vector: Not likely to work, Turantrax.

Jaroblin: Yeah. It's sunscreen, not light screen.

Tinker Tonker: Is there even such a thing as light screen?

Vector: Not that kind of light screen that can protect you from light in the same way that sunscreen protects you from the sun.

Tinker Tonker: And even if there was, I doubt you'd be able to find enough light screen to go around anyway.

Rusairus: Well, you will have to beat the Draconightgers before the sun goes down.

Vector: Not going to be a problem since it is fifteen to eleven.

Rusairus: Well, you can turn yourself invisible, can't you?

Shadassassin: Yep. That is just how I was created.

Rusairus: Then use that ability to try and pierce the Draconightgers' shadows and turn them into shadow people. Then there will be no hope of stopping me.

Shadassassin: (Slaps his face) Why didn't I think of that? I'll get to that straight away! (Disappears)

Vector: Do you really think he is going to pull this off?

Rusairus: If he doesn't, he knows what's going to happen!

Turantrax: Oh, are you going to kill him if he fails?

Rusairus: Not if the Draconightgers kill him first!

Turantrax: Oh right! But I had encountered the Draconightgers before and they didn't kill me, and neither did you after I failed.

Rusairus: That is true. Just don't count on that staying the case for very long.

All Henchmen:

Jaroblin: There is one thing I realized. You said that Shadassassin needed to defeat the Draconightgers before night fell.

Rusairus: Yeah.

Jaroblin: But he made the sky dark this morning, and he was just fine in that instance. That is until he was hit by Draconight Silver.

Rusairus: (Sighs) Vector, can you show us what actually happened?

Vector: Very well. (Shows that in the scene where Shadassassin was first out in the field, which showed that he wasn't hiding at all and was just making it much darker)

Tinker Tonker: Whoa! He's not even hiding.

Rusairus: How can he when he is in the dark?

Over at the base, the Draconightgers (with their helmets off) were wondering how they were going to find Shadassassin and keep him from disappearing.

Monty: When we get close to him, he just disappears before our eyes.

Harry: He is quite fast when he does it.

Platia: Hmmm. I think that is only if there is light.

Amanda: Only if there is light?

Platia: Yeah. I was able to hit him earlier this morning when he made the place so dark.

Monty: Did any of you guys notice it suddenly go from night to day this morning?

Jase: Nu-uh.

Kathleen: Me, neither.

Amanda: It was already sunny when I got out of bed this morning.

Princeton: Same here.

Platia: I think that he gets his strength from the light. (Gasps)

Others:

Amanda: What's the matter, Platia?

Harry: Did you just realize what the monster's weakness is?

Platia: You bet I have! I just realized that the lack of light is his weakness. So my light abilities would actually strengthen him.

Jase: That's hard to believe since your light powers were what freed the citizens from their shadow forms. I've never heard of something that strengthens you, but not your brainwashed slaves.

Kathleen: How can it be hard to believe? You saw those citizens return to normal from Platia's light.

Jase: That I did see. The monster getting stronger from more light I haven't seen.

Monty: But I heard him cry out the moment the daylight came in.

Platia: I attacked with my sword, not with my light.

Monty: Oh.

Princeton: So what are you saying, Platia?

Platia: What I am saying is that we need to get Shadassassin someplace dark. I wonder if he will be able to teleport away if he is covered in darkness.

Jase: I suppose the only way we'll know is if we get him in a room where there is no light.

Kathleen: It will be a while before the sun goes down anyway.

Amanda: So what is a good dark place we can take him?

Harry: We don't we try an underground parking lot?

Monty: An underground parking lot could work. If there was no light down there.

Harry: We could cut the power at the parking lot.

Princeton: I don't think that is such a good idea, Harry. People need the light to find their cars.

Harry: Platia could just unplug the power the moment that monster enters the underground parking lot, and then once we've defeated this monster, she can plug the lights back in. Hey, it isn't like anybody will know what happened.

Amanda: I actually am not too sure about that, Harry. Messing with public property.

Jase: Do you have a better idea, Amanda?

Amanda: No. I suppose that is better than any idea I could ever think up. (Sighs) OK. I guess we got to do what we got to do.

Monty: Then let's lay out the plan. First, we'll need a car. (Picks his helmet up and puts it on)

Later on, Shadassassin was searching around for the Draconightgers.

Shadassassin: Those Draconightgers will surely come out soon. I just wonder when and where I will see them come in.

Then, he heard a familiar voice.

Monty's Voice: Oh man. I certainly am looking forward to today.

Harry's Voice: Yeah. I just hope that we do not encounter any monsters before we leave this parking lot.

Shadassassin: Parking lot?

Shadassassin looked around, but he didn't find any parking lot anywhere around him.

Amanda's Voice: It would be quite a shame for a monster to come in and ruin our day. Particularly that shadow monster that turned all of those people into shadow folk.

Then, Shadassassin was able to identify where the voices were coming from. He saw they were coming from an opening that had a sign above the entrance that said, "Parking lot".

Shadassassin: The Draconightgers are in there!

He ran towards the parking lot building and went inside. He took a listen.

Jase's Voice: I think we are safe. No monster in here.

Kathleen's Voice: Let's not speak so soon, bro. He could come out, or rather in, at any second.

Shadassassin: You bet I am.

He followed the voices to the bottom floor of the underground parking lot. Meanwhile, Platia was in the section of the building where the electric wires were. She was observing Shadassassin on her communication scale.

Platia: It looks like that monster has taken the bait.

Shadassassin searched for the Draconightgers in the underground parking lot until he was on the very bottom floor where all the other Draconightgers were hiding.

Shadassassin: Alright, Draconightgers. You cannot hide from me anymore. Now, prepare to say goodbye to your freedom and hello to your time serving me as a shadow slave!

(Cuts to Platia)

Monty's Voice: (From the communication scale) Now, Platia!

Platia: Right! (Unplugs a plug from the wall)

(Cuts to Shadassassin, where the lights go off just as he begins to use his shadow piercing abilities, only to find it doesn't work)

Shadassassin: Huh? (Tries again, but it doesn't work)

Just then, Monty, Amanda, Harry, Kathleen, Jase, and Princeton jumped out from behind one of the cars in the parking lot.

Monty: There is no place for you to hide anymore, monster!

Shadassassin: No! It is so dark!

Amanda: And Platia is not here to give you more strength!

Harry: You could have stayed to allow Platia to give you more light powers.

Shadassassin: And risk getting hit by her sword again? No way!

Shadassassin tried to teleport away again, but he couldn't because of the lack of light.

Princeton: Can't teleport away? Good! Now it is time for you to meet your end!

Over in Rusairus's castle, Rusairus and her henchmen were watching the action on Vector.

Rusairus: Shadassassin, get out of there before the Draconightgers manage to beat you!

Shadassassin's Voice: But how can I do that? It is too dark for me to find my way out. I can see the Draconightgers well enough, but everything else far away from me is difficult to see!

Rusairus: Ugh! Jaroblin, go see if you can find where the wires are and plug the power back in.

Jaroblin: Yes, Mistress. (Heads on out)

Rusairus: And Tinker Tonker, you go and see if you can enlarge Shadassassin if he is able to find his way out of that underground alive.

Tinker Tonker: I'm on it, Mistress. (Heads on out)

In the underground parking lot, the Draconightgers got their swords ready.

Monty: Alright! Sword jump, guys.

All six of them jumped towards Shadassassin with their swords and all managed to hit Shadassassin at once.

Shadassassin: GAH! (Attempts to run off)

Monty: Kathleen, use your energy attack on him.

Kathleen: Sure thing, Monty! (Raises her sword into the air as it lights up with purple energy) Energy strike! (Releases a purple ball of energy from her sword at Shadassassin)

Shadassassin: (Gets hit in the back with the purple energy ball) AH! (Gets thrown through the air and then lands in front of a pair of headlights heading towards him) Ah! A pair of lights! I can teleport away!

The Draconightgers saw the car, too.

Harry: It looks like whoever is in that car has put their headlights on because the lights had gone out.

Jase: I'll try not to use my wind powers to lift the car that is approaching! (Raises his sword to create a small tornado. What he says next is in whisper) Wind Tornado! (Throws his small tornado towards Shadassassin, lifting him up)

Shadassassin: Hey! (Is lifted up as the car drives under him) Oh no!

Meanwhile, in the room with the wires, Platia was watching the fight on her communication scale, waiting for the moment to be able to put the plug back in to turn the lights back on. She just saw Jase lift Shadassassin into the air to avoid the car's headlights.

Platia: Nice save, Jase. That was a close one.

But unbeknownst to her, Jaroblin arrived behind her, carrying his club. He snuck up behind her and then swung his club and hit Platia on the head. It was supposed to knock Platia out, but instead, she just shook a little bit from the vibration, which triggered her attention.

Platia: Huh? (Turns around)

Jaroblin: (Swings his club to her side, knocking her away)

Platia: AAAAH! (Is thrown to the wall, then falls on her face) Ugh...

Jaroblin: Now to get that plug put back in. (Picks up the plug, then puts it back into the outlet, turning the lights back on)

Amanda: Oh no! The lights are back on!

Monty: I sure hope that nobody working here caught Platia.

Shadassassin: Aha! I can get out now! (Teleports away and reappears outside)

Tinker Tonker: Now it is my cue! (Uses his enlarger ray to make Shadassassin giant)

Shadassassin: Ah! Now to make the whole city my shadow slaves!

In the power room, Jaroblin had left just as Platia got up from the floor.

Platia: (Gets her communication scale) Guys, Jaroblin turned the power back on and now Shadassassin is in the city and Tinker Tonker had made him giant. You better hurry out and stop him before it is too late.

(Cuts to the other Draconightgers)

Monty: We'll get out there as soon as we can.

Platia's Voice: I'll get out as soon as I can with you guys.

It took the Draconightgers a while to get out while Shadassassin was using his shadow-piercing abilities to make civilians all around town, turning them into shadow folk. All around the city, the civilians turned into shadow folk just as they had before. The Draconightgers, Platia included, finally arrived at the surface outside of the underground parking lot and saw the civilians.

Princeton: It looks like that monster has used his abilities to turn people into shadow folk again.

Amanda: Well, Platia. You know what to do.

Platia: Of course. (Gets her sword ready, and raises it as it lights up) Light Shine! (Shines the light at the shadow folk, turning them all back in an instant, but there were still plenty of people under Shadassassin's control) There are too many of them.

Monty: Maybe if we destroy this monster, his power will be cut off. Let's get DracoLightzin formed.

Platia got out the Light Dragon key while Monty got out the auxiliary Draconight Creature keys. They tossed them and the Light Dragon showed up alongside the Draconight Unicorn, Griffin, Seapony, and Mandrake.

Platia: Combine, DracoLightzin.

The Light Dragon combined with the other Draconight Creatures and formed DracoLightzin. All seven Draconightgers appeared in the cockpit.

Shadassassin: Oh look! A gigantic robot for me to make my slave!

(Cuts to DracoLightzin's cockpit)

Platia: Think again!

DracoLightzin: (Spins its arms around and hit Shadassassin)

Shadassassin: (Gets hit so many times, saying "oww" each time) Ugh! I'll pierce your powers, Draconightgers! (Gets his needle ready)

DracoLightzin: (Swings its arm to break the needle in half)

Shadassassin: No!

(Cuts to DracoLightzin's cockpit)

Platia: Now to finish this! DracoLightzin light swi-

Monty: Hold it a minute, Platia!

Platia: What is it?

Monty: I don't think the DracoLightzin's light swipe will defeat this monster!

Harry: (Snaps his fingers) That's right since light makes him stronger!

Platia: Oh yeah! But, how else will we beat him?

Monty: I think I have an idea. We can use the Draconight Griffin's ice breath to freeze him still.

Jase: Good thinking, Monty.

Platia: Very well! DracoLightzin, decombine!

Shadassassin was surprised to see DracoLightzin decombine right in front of him.

Shadassassin: Oh! So you are running away, eh? That is just swe-(Is suddenly frozen over by an ice attack as the camera shows DraconightOh in its Griffin Seapony formation freezing the monster over)

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit with all seven Draconightgers)

Monty: There we go now! Now we can finish him!

Harry: Draconight Final Earth Strike!

DraconightOh: (Swings the Earth Dragon arm at Shadassassin, breaking the monster into a million pieces)

(Cuts to DraconightOh's cockpit)

All: Yeah!

Platia: That is the end of that shadowy mess.

Later on, the Draconightgers (all demorphed, but minus Platia) were at Meaty Moose along with all of the customers who were there before Shadassassin attacked. Even though it was now 11:55, they were serving breakfast to make up for what happened earlier.

Jase: It is quite a shame that having breakfast this late into the day is only for today.

Kathleen: Yeah. And after this, it will be back to the usual breakfast until 10:30 thing. I never understood breakfast ending at that time. Isn't the start of the afternoon at, oh I don't know, NOON?

Princeton: That is something I've never understood myself. One time, I was on my way to Meaty Moose for breakfast, but there was some road construction on my way which slowed me down until 10:35.

Monty: Aww. That is a bummer.

Princeton: I did try again the next day and made it here on time. Perhaps I could have planned ahead for the unexpected.

Amanda: That is always good thinking, especially when you are a Draconightger.

Harry: Yeah. But I think we all have gotten used to that sort of thing by this point.

Monty: Let's just hope Rusairus doesn't make any more monsters that can ruin breakfast.

To be continued...