Not So Smart (Transcript)

This is the 13th episode of Soaring Squadron: Skyranger.

Panthina was still a bit angry after the Skyrangers had tricked her. She was forced to eat bananas like the rest of the crew.

Panthina: It isn't fair. I'm a panther, not a monkey. Those Skyrangers got me good. So they think they're so smart? I'll show them.

She got up from her seat and went down to the lower deck. She then came across a monster that looked like a vacuum cleaner with a brain patterned dome.

Panthina: Hey, you.

Monster: Huh? Are you picking me as the monster to fight the Skyrangers?

Panthina: Yes. I'm going to get back at them for luring me with that steak last time. I'm sure that if we can defeat the Skyrangers, the captain is sure to reward me.

Monster: OK. I'm up for it.

The monster was called "Brain Drainer", he had the ability to drain people's intelligence. He and Panthina snuck off the ship. Meanwhile in the captain's room...

Bananabeard: Panthina is still punished for sneaking off the ship, so Lizahim, it's your choice for the monster this time.

Lizahim: Alright. I'm sure I can pick a decent one for you. I will pick Mind Shrew.

In came a monster resembling a shrew with an enlarged brain. He had the ability to enhanced psychic powers and create illusions.

Bananabeard: Great. That's sure the get them this time.

Mind Shrew was sent down to a city where he caused illusions to the people down there.

Male Rabbit: (Sees someone) Freddy, there you are. (Walks over, but it was actually a tree) What? You're not Freddy.

Some kids were playing baseball in the park. But when the ball was hit, it disappeared.

Wolf Boy: Huh? Where'd our ball go?

Cheetah Girl: (Who hit the ball) Don't look at me. I don't know.

Mind Shrew: Hehehe. This is so funny messing with people's minds.

Jeff: (Shows up with the others) Oh no it is not.

Mind Shrew: Haha. Good to see you, Skyrangers.

Dina: Now remember, we have to be aware of his illusions like Dad said.

Jeff: Right. We'll all be on the look out for that.

All: Sky Change! (Transform)

Mind Shrew: Bankies! (Some appear) Attack!

The Skyrangers started to fight the Bankies for a while. Then Mind Shrew decided to cause illusions on them, too.

Reggie: Take this. (Punches what appears to be a Bankie, but the illusion turns into Tiffany at the last second before hitting) AAH! Tiffany! I'm sorry!

Tiffany: Ow! It wasn't your fault.

Marcus: (Makes a hit at Reggie) Ah! Reggie! I thought you were a Bankie!

Reggie: Ow! This is so confusing.

Jeff: (Comes up) Is everything alright?

Marcus: No. This illusions caused us to hit eat other.

Jeff: (Makes an attack on Marcus)

Marcus: Jeff, why did you do-(Jeff turns into a Bankie) Wait. Not another illusion.

Mind Shrew: This is so fun! Messing with the Skyranger's minds.

Hiding in the bushes, Panthina and Brain Drainer were watching.

Panthina: I think Mind Shrew could use some help. Brain Drainer, do your think.

Brain Drainer: (Stretches his vacuum arm out and uses it to drain Jeff's head, then he drained Reggie's head, too. And then Tiffany's head)

Dina: Guys? What's happening?

Jeff: What? What are we doing?

Reggie: I don't know. Where are we?

Marcus: Uh, we're fighting on the land below the clouds?

Tiffany: What are clouds?

Marcus: What? You seriously don't know? Is this another illusion?

(Brain Drainer's vacuum arm is seen about to drain Dina's brain, but Marcus attacks it)

Dina: Woah. Thanks, Marcus.

Marcus: No problem. What was that?

Mind Shrew: That's odd. That isn't my doing.

Dina: We have to figure out what's happened to the others. Let's hurry back to Cloudnoia. Come on guys.

Dina and Marcus lead their brain-drained companions to the Bird Guardians. Over in the bushes, Panthina was mad at Brain Drainer.

Panthina: Why didn't you drain the Purple and Green Ranger's brains, too?

Brain Drainer: The Green Ranger stopped me.

Panthina: We have to stop the others, or Bananabeard will never let me down here again. And I'll have to eat more yucky bananas.

Up in the library, Dina and Marcus explained the situation. (Their helmets are off, but the others are in full-costume since they don't remember how to demorph)

Marcus: So, we were fighting Mind Shrew, but then this vacuum arm came in and drained Jeff's, Reggie's, and Tiffany's brains.

Dina: They don't even know who they are?

Jeff: (Looks at a book) What does this do? (Puts it on his head)

Owen: (giggles)

Dina: Owen, this is no laughing matter!

Owen: I just th-th-think it's f-f-f-funny. Hahahaha!

Headmaster: Well, I can tell you it wasn't Mind Shrew that did that, it was a completely different monster.

Marcus: Another monster?

Dina: Bananabeard sent down two monsters?

Headmaster: Not exactly. I've been told by the Bird Guardians that the panther girl snuck down with her own monster to try and stop you. Mind Shrew was the monster Bananabeard assigned.

Marcus: So we're dealing with two monsters this time around?

Headmaster: Indeed you are.

Dina: So it's two against two. I think it's easier when it's five against one.

Marcus: Well it's one against one during the giant fight. But it might be two against....two this time. Since without the others, we can't form Sky Flyer King.

Headmaster: Surely, if you can stop the monster who drained the minds from Jeff, Reggie, and Tiffany, their minds should return to normal.

Dina: But how will we keep out minds from being drained?

Marcus: Wait, I think I have an idea. Headmaster, what would happen if the brain drainer tried too hard to drain a mind?

Headmaster: Then maybe it would get tired and not be able to do it.

Dina: But how can we get the brain drainer to try too hard. If he can drain our brains, then we'd be as unintelligent as them.

Marcus: Not if we make him drain something that already has no smarts.

Dina: But what thing doesn't have any smarts?

Marcus: Inanimate objects. What if we made a fake Skyranger and had the brain drainer try to drain that?

Dina: Good thinking, Mark. Good thinking.

Marcus: We better get to work before things get worse.

(Reggie is shown climbing up the shelves)

Owen: Reggie, stop! Get down from there! (Flies up after him)

Later on, Panthina and Brain Drainer were still trying to keep themselves hidden when they saw what appeared to be SkyViolet.

Panthina: Ah, there's the Purple Ranger. Now's your chance to drain her brain.

Brain Drainer: Alright. (Stretches his vacuum arm over and tries to drain the brain. He tries harder and harder.)

Panthina: What's going on? Why aren't you doing it?

Brain Drainer: I don't...ugh...know. I think...ugh...she's too...ugh...smart. (Starts to get red)

Panthina: Wait. Stop, you're over loading.

But it was too late at Brain Drainer then exploded and there was nothing left of him.

Panthina: Uh oh.

Then the real Skyrangers came in.

Panthina: What? You tricked Brain Drainer!

Dina: That's right. We tricked him.

Marcus: And now our friends' minds should be restored.

Jeff: Ah. It feels good to be smart again.

Reggie: Yeah. Being dumb wasn't so fun.

Mind Shrew: You may have defeated that monster, but you have not defeated me!

Jeff: Oh. I'm sure we can beat him. Let's combine our weapons, shall we?

Panthina: (Hurries away)

The Skyrangers combine their weapons together and blast Mind Shrew.

Mind Shrew: ARGH! It wasn't even me who caused your problem, but you've outsmarted me anyways.

Bananabeard's ship then came in and released the storm cloud which struck lightning onto Mind Shrew and made him grow giant.

Mind Shrew: But now's my second chance.

Dina: We better call for Sky Flyer King!

The Bird Guardians arrived and Sky Flyer King was form. The battle then began.

Mind Shrew: (Creates illusions around Sky Flyer King, causing the area to change from city, to snowy land, to a jungle, to a forest, to a volcano.)

Jeff: Man. This guy can still trick us with illusions, can't he?

Mind Shrew: (Approaches them for an attack)

Dina: Fist attack!

Sky Flyer King: (Punches Mind Shrew)

Mind Shrew: Argh!

Marcus: Kick attack!

Sky Flyer King: (Kicks Mind Shrew)

Mind Shrew: Oof!

Jeff: Now to put an end to this illusinator.

Dina: That isn't a word.

Jeff: It doesn't matter, OK. (Presses a button to make the sword appear in Sky Flyer King's hand) Lightning...

All: Sword Strike!

Sky Flier King: Lighting Sword Strike!

Mind Shrew: (Stood in fear)

Sky Flyer King: (Finishes off Mind Shrew)

Jeff: Alright. We did it.

Dina: Yes. We didn't have to deal with two giant monsters at once after all.

Up in Bananabeard's ship, Panthina was forced to eat more bananas since she once again failed to stop the Skyranger. She wasn't too happy about that.

Bananabeard: You really shouldn't have tried to go down with your own monster since you weren't assigned one.

Panthina: I did manage to get 3 rangers' brains drained.

Bananabeard: But they tricked you! Again!

Panthina: (mad)

Bananabeard: Two separate monsters send down and neither managed to stop the Skyrangers.

Lizahim: Are you OK, captain?

Bananabeard: Does it look like I'm OK?! You and Panthina both failed me! Again!

Lizahim: We're very sorry, Captain. We'll try harder next time!

Bananabeard: You better!

To be continued next chapter...