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So Adri and the Oliverettes rescued the Megaship in a story called "Save Our Ship".
It's well-written and terribly amusing, but putting together something like that isn't as easy as she makes it look.

The MegaShip struggled within the strong grip of the Scorpion Stinger's pinchers. Escape seemed impossible. On the Bridge, Leo and Damon struggled to no avail with the controls, trying desperately to free the MegaShip from Trakeena's ship's clutches.

"Guys!" Leo shouted. "There's only one way to stop Trakeena!"

"Sacrifice you?" Damon suggested.

"Cut!" the director yelled.

***

"Guys!" Leo yanked on the controls some more. "There's only one way to stop Trakeena! We've gotta put the Megaship on self-destruct!"

"No way!" Damon protested, but Kai interrupted him.

"No," Kai agreed, "Leo is right. It's our only hope."

"Since when does Kai know anything about tactics!" someone yelled from offstage.

"Shut up, peanut gallery!" Kai shouted back.

***

"We've gotta get outta here!" Leo shouted. "Come on! Alpha! Meet us at the Jet Jammer Bay."

The whisper of teleportation announced new arrivals, and Teej's voice yelled, "Hold it! Cut! Stop the press!"

"Cut!" the director repeated, slapping the real pilot console. Leo couldn't work it, and they had all agreed it would be better to disable the hyperaccelerator controls and let him play with those instead. "It's 'stop the *presses*', not 'stop the press'!"

"'Presses' sounds disorganized," Teej argued. "We're supposed to be curt and to the point."

"You're using the expression wrong!" the director insisted.

Teej threw up his hands. "I'm a pirate! What do I know about grammar!"

***

"DECA, stop that silly self-destruct please," Adri announced, banging her Wrath Staff against the deck for emphasis.

"Gladly! I was beginning to think these bozos were serious!" DECA answered immediately, and Starhawk burst out laughing.

"Cut!" the director exclaimed. "DECA, read the script the way it's written!"

"I don't like the way it's written," she replied primly.

"You can't say it that way," he informed the computer.

"And why not?" she wanted to know.

"Because it's out of character!"

A small metal arm extended from one of the auxiliary panels and waved itself menacingly at the director. "This works on humans just as well as it does on turtles," DECA informed him.

"It sounds good your way, too," the director said quickly.

***

"You don't know us? I'm hurt!" Teej struck a rather dramatic pose as Leo and Damon turned to look at him. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Teej, pilot navigator of the Peregrine Dragon."

"TJ!" Starhawk exclaimed. "Pick one or the other! You're either the pilot or the navigator!"

Teej didn't abandon his pose. "I'm both," he declared loftily.

"Then say 'and'," Adrienne suggested, trying not to giggle.

Teej sighed. "Fine. Go from 'we have to stop Trakeena.'"

***

"You don't know us? I'm hurt!" Teej struck a new pose, and Leo and Damon obediently turned to look at him. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Teej, pilot and navigator of the Peregrine Dragon. I'm also the cute one with the patented smile, and the victim of unfair discrimination when it comes to any mention of ducks, and the only--"

"Cut!" the director shouted. "Are you going to take over the ship or not?"

"Oh right, right. Sorry, I got a little carried away."

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya asked, obviously confused. "What is that? Another GalactaBeast?"

There was dead silence on the Bridge.

"No, actually, it's our ship," Teej said at last. "Star!"

Starhawk looked up, startled. "What? Oh, was that my line? Sorry. Give it to me again."

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya asked, exchanging glances with Kai. "What is that? Another GalactaBeast?"

"Do they look like they're kidding?" Starhawk demanded. "After all, if Teej and Adri want to believe they're pirates..." she trailed off. "Uh, they're delusional?" she finished, looking around helplessly. "Line?"

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya wondered. "What is that? Another GalactaBeast?"

"Do they look like they're kidding?" Starhawk asked wryly. "They have that crazed look in their eyes, after all."

"Oh, and you don't!" Adrienne exclaimed. "You live in denial!"

"And I'm happy there!" Starhawk shot back.

"Cut!"

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya asked. "What's that? Another chance for Starhawk to get this line wrong?"

"Hey!"

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya repeated. "What's that? Another Galaxy--dammit!" she exclaimed, turning. "It's catching!"

***

"Peregrine Dragon?" Maya asked carefully. "What is that? Another GalactaBeast?"

"Do they look like they're kidding?" Starhawk replied. "Look, if Teej and Adri want to believe they're pirates, I'll go along with it. Especially since it involves getting the MegaShip back."

"Cut!"

"I wasn't done yet!" Starhawk objected.

"That's the first time you've gotten it right," the director informed her. "I didn't want you to ruin it. We'll splice the second half in later."

***

"But there isn't any other way out of this situation!" Kai responded, frustrated. "If the MegaShip self-destructs, then we can take her out with us."

The Megaship rocked violently, throwing Kai and Leo against the controls. Teej tumbled to the deck with a yelp, and the director yelled, "Cut!"

"Sorry," Teej said sheepishly, hauling himself to his feet again. "I tripped."

***

"What *is* that?" Damon asked, staring in awe at the three-masted galleon sailing through deep space.

"The asylum," Starhawk muttered.

"Cut!"

***

DECA linked up with Inigo and Adrienne opened a communications channel to the Dragon. "Okay, Travler, cease fire."

The main screen flickered to life, revealing a video feed from the Dragon's Bridge. "And so they asked me if the red skidgets were discriminated against by the green skidgets," Travler was saying, trotting a little clay hitchhiker across the floor. "I tried to tell them that they were just different colors because they look pretty--"

"Uh, Travler?" Adrienne asked.

Travler looked up, seeming surprised to find the screen on. "Oh, hi Adri. I was just explaining the fuzzy bunny world to WhiteZeo."

"Do you think you could say your line first?" the director interrupted.

Travler blinked. "I have a line?"

***

"Okay, Travler, cease fire," Adrienne told the screen.

"Inigo!" Travler shouted, waving her fist in the air. "Cease fire!"

Teej snickered, and Travler glared at him. "What are you smirking at, Mr. I-have-a-pose-for-every-occasion?"

"Travler, I think Inigo can hear you without shouting," Adrienne put in helpfully, trying not to laugh.

"Oh, I know," Travler assured her. "I just didn't want to miss my entrance."

The director sighed loudly. "Let's try that again."

***

Adrienne poked at the comm panel for a moment, then announced, "Okay, Travler, cease fire."

"See," Travler was saying, as the screen sprang to life again, "adults just don't understand the fuzzy bunny concept. They think bad things have to happen everywhere. But not in my world!"

"Cut!" the director yelled.

Travler looked up in surprise. "Oh, are we doing it again?"

***

As Leo turned back to the screen, two figures could be seen entering the Scorpion Stinger's Bridge behind Trakeena. She turned, catching sight of a Blue AstroRanger and a very large cat.

"Augh!" Trakeena screeched. "Lion!"

Cat's tail lashed, and she growled, "For your information, I'm a *cougar*."

***

Two figures were visible on the main screen, walking onto the Scorpion Stinger's Bridge behind Trakeena. She braced herself, turning around slowly. "Is--is this who you've sent... to--to stop me, Rangers?" she asked, her voice trembling.

"Cut!" the director said, frustrated. "Don't talk with your back to the audience. And sound mean, for heaven's sake!"

Trakeena took a deep breath and turned back to the screen, shooting nervous glances over her shoulder the whole while.

"Villains," Cat muttered, tail swishing as she followed Blue off the Bridge again.

***

"Is this who you've sent to stop me, Rangers?" Trakeena demanded, managing to keep her voice level. "One Ranger and a kitty-cat?"

Cat opened her mouth and let loose a menacing roar. Trakeena screamed and threw herself to the floor, hands over her head.

Cat sat back on her haunches, looking disgusted. "She's not worth eating."

***

"KITTY-CAT?! NO ONE CALLS ME THAT!" Cat leapt forward, pouncing on the still-shaking Trakeena and knocking her to the floor. She went for the villain's throat, ignoring her obvious terror--but a second later the cougar sprang backward.

"Augh!" Cat shrieked, imitating Trakeena's high-pitched scream. "Bug!"

Trakeena screamed again, trying to roll away, and Cat put a heavy paw firmly on her chest. "How do *you* like it?" she demanded.

***

"KITTY-CAT?! NO ONE CALLS ME THAT!" Cat leapt forward, apparently eager to repeat the scene as many times as possible. Just as she seemed about to tear Trakeena's jugular out, she drew back calmly and lifted one paw to clean her toes.

"Cut!" The director stepped forward. "What's wrong this time?"

Cat looked up, as though surprised he would ask. "You can't expect me to actually bite it," she said. "It's a *bug*."

"She's not a bug anymore than you're a lion!" the director shouted.

"It's a bug," Cat insisted, returning her attention to her left paw.

On the floor beside her, Trakeena whimpered, and Cat stopped to consider her. "I could bash her head in, if you want," she said at last. "Would that help?"

***

"I see you're taking good care of my staff," Karone said, turning away from the screen to address Adrienne. "The job suits you."

"I can't thank you enough for recommending me for the job," Adrienne replied, twirling her staff happily. "Being the Queen of Evil is more fun than I thought was possible. And it's so all-encompassing, you know? Anything I do, I can blame on my new status. If someone complains about 'the mean story', I can say, 'Well, I'm the Queen of Evil; what do you expect?' If someone accuses me of plotting terrible 'Eye of the Storm' pages, I can deny it and not feel bad. I can turn small children into frogs. I can give red pens to people who don't like red pens. I can--"

"I think you have it down," Karone interjected. "Really."

***

"I see you're taking good care of my staff." Karone turned away from the main screen and regarded Adrienne. "The job suits you."

"I can't thank you enough for recommending me for the job," Adrienne said, leaning on the Wrath Staff. "Being the Queen of Evil is more fun than I thought was possible."

"Yeah, she's learned how to eat live kittens," Starhawk put in.

***

"I see you're taking good care of my staff," Karone said, turning around to look at Adrienne. "The job suits you."

"I can't thank you enough for recommending me for the job--"

"But my alter ego, Mr. Sinister, will be paying you a visit tonight," Starhawk finished.

Adrienne glared at her. "Do you want to say this line?"

***

"I see you're taking good care of my staff," Karone said, considering Adrienne carefully. "The job suits you."

Starhawk burst out laughing.

"Cut!" The director marched over to the console she was supposedly repairing. "Well? Do you have something to say?"

"I'm sorry," Starhawk gasped, through a fit of giggles. "I was trying to picture Adri in Astronema's old costume."

***

Karone turned to Adrienne and commented, "I see you're taking good care of my staff. The job suits you."

"I can't thank you enough for recommending me for the job," Adrienne replied. "Being the Queen of Evil is more fun than I thought was possible." She hesitated, obviously waiting to see if the peanut gallery had anything to add. When there was no comment, she continued, "I can't believe you've stayed here this long."

Karone shrugged a little, pretending not to see Starhawk dissolve into giggles again. "They needed help."

"Someone does," Adrienne agreed darkly.

***

As WhiteZeo appeared on the Megaship's Bridge, Damon lost all interest in helping Kai and Leo. "So you're a pirate too?" he asked, moving subtly in her direction.

White Zeo fluttered her eyelids at him. "Do you like pirates?"

"Cut!" the director yelled, and WhiteZeo just grinned.

***

"So you're a pirate too?" Damon asked, as soon as WhiteZeo appeared on the Bridge.

"But of course," she replied, linking her arm through his. "I'm WhiteZeo, the Oliverettes' public relations director." As she pulled him away from the controls, she added, "Let me tell you about life as a pirate."

"Doesn't that violate some pirate code?" Teej demanded.

"No, 'cause see, he's going to join us," Adrienne explained.

"I am?" Damon asked, looking up.

"He is?" Leo exclaimed.

"Traitor!" Kai yelled.

Adrienne threw up her hands. "Doesn't *anybody* read the script around here?"

***

"I'm on it. No one knows the MegaShip better than me," Damon announced, heading for the Megalift.

"No one except Andros. And Zhane. And Ashley and Carlos. And TJ, Cassie, PHANTOM, and Kerone," Starhawk muttered. "No, no one at all. What was I thinking?"

***

"I'm on it," Damon said, turning toward the back of the Bridge. "No one knows the Megaship better than me!"

"The only people who know *less* about it are the other Galaxy Rangers," Starhawk remarked.

***

"I'm on it. No one knows the MegaShip better than me," Damon shouted as he ran toward the engine room.

"Cut," the director said quickly, before Starhawk could add anything.

"That's right!" she yelled after Damon. "Run away! But I'll find you!"

***

"Gee, you're not bitter or anything, are you?" Adrienne asked.

An explosion and a squawk of terror drew their attention to the main screen, where Trakeena was staring in horror at the burn marks on the deck only inches from her face. Blue looked from his AstroBlaster to the screen, shrugging slightly. "Missed."

Starhawk shook her head. "And you think *I'm* bitter."

***

"All the detonators are planted," Lenni announced, running up to Blue. "Now all that's left are these."

"Umm... what does she have?" Kai asked nervously.

Upon hearing his question, Lenni turned to the camera and held up one of the round metal canisters boldly wearing the label, "Clairol's Natural Hair Spray".

Kai frowned, puzzled, and Lenni glanced down at the canister. "Oops," she said. "How did that get in there?"

***

"Come on, Cat. Time to go," Blue called.

Cat looked up from Trakeena's limp body. "Can I bring my toy?"

***

"Can *you* explain how Mike has managed to do it? Twice?"

"Well, no..." Kai trailed off.

"Exactly." Teej said, satisfied. "It's Saban Logic. Go with it, 'cause you'll never understand."

"Like you and Oliverette Logic, huh Teej?" Adri put in, smirking.

"It's denial!" he shouted. "It's not logic! Oliverettes don't have logic!"

"Hey," Starhawk demanded. "Are you dissing denial?"

"Cut!" the director exclaimed. "This isn't about the Oliverettes!"

Adrienne gave him a puzzled look. "What story are *you* doing?"

***

"Are we far enough away, Teej?" Adrienne asked, as the detonators went off all over the Scorpion Stinger.

He raised an eyebrow. "It's a little late to ask now, isn't it?"

***

"Okay," Adrienne said, clapping her hands together. "Phase one down. Time for phase two, which is much more fun."

"What's phase two?" Kai asked suspiciously.

No one answered.

Finally, Blue poked Starhawk gently. "Your line," he told her.

She looked up. "What? Where?"

"Cut," the director sighed.

***

"Here," Lenni said, handing a rectangular object to Adrienne. "We found this floating out there in space. It's so cassette, I thought you'd like it."

"Ooh! This could be promising; thanks!" She started to flip through it, then stopped and stared at one of the pages. "Okay, who was coloring in the Galaxy Book?"

Leo looked around guiltily. "Why is everyone looking at me?"

***

"Kai never told you that he stole the MegaShip, huh?" Teej shook his head sadly at Kai.

"Is this true?" Maya demanded, turning to look at Kai.

"Uh..." He swallowed. "I don't remember?"

***

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Teej said, shaking his head. "Kai never told you that he stole the Megaship?"

Maya turned to Kai. "Is this true?"

"Well... if the Rangers didn't want me to take it, why did they leave it sitting out in plain sight?" He frowned. "No, wait, that doesn't work."

***

Teej sighed sadly. "Kai never told you that he stole the Megaship?"

Maya looked over at Kai. "Is this true?"

"If the Rangers needed it, why did they let it be turned into a museum?" Kai asked uncertainly. He mouthed the words again to himself, checking to make sure they made sense, then nodded. "Yeah, how come they did that?"

Lenni rolled her eyes. "Hello, public service!"

"I guess Kai doesn't believe in giving back to the community," Blue said. "What a surprise."

***

Teej shook his head, making "tsk"ing sounds. "Kai never told you that he stole the Megaship, huh?"

Maya glared at Kai. "Is this true?"

Kai flinched, hiding his face in his hands. "Yes!" he cried. "Leave me alone!"

Teej sighed. "How many more times am I going to have to say this line before he says something intelligent?"

Cat looked up from where she was lounging at the back of the Bridge. "I wouldn't hold my breath, if I were you."

***

With a puff of red smoke, Leo was transformed into a small possum. "Oh, how cute!" Maya exclaimed, leaning down to pick him up.

Blue lowered his AstroBlaster, disappointed. "Damn. She got in the way."

***

Adrienne shrugged. "It said it was a spell to reveal someone's spirit animal. Guess it *changes* you into the animal. Huh, go figure." She slammed the book shut, and it slid out of her hands and tumbled to the floor. "Plus it makes the Galaxy Book really slippery."

***

"Your turn," Adrienne said, offering Teej the book.

Kai jumped even further back when he saw what she held. "That's the--" There was a loud clatter and a muffled yelp as he tripped over a chair and fell backwards to the floor. "Who put that there?" he demanded, struggling to pull himself to his feet.

Blue looked away, humming innocently.

***

"Zhane told me he could take care of the kids for a while," Karone complained.

"Well, he could 'till magic got involved," Adrienne explained. "Sorcery isn't exactly his strong suit."

"Nothing is," Blue muttered.

***

"See, PHANTOM was reading the kids a bedtime story, "The Frog Prince"-," Starhawk began.

"And wasn't *that* a sight to see," Teej remarked. "Never let someone with his kind of past read fairy tales. 'And when the princess turned the frog away'," Teej mimicked, "'the frog came back with a whole army of little frogs, all carrying thermal detonators and grenade launchers...'"

***

Karone disappeared into a purple silhouette, and Kai frowned. "Purple? What was that?"

"That's a color of the rainbow," Starhawk said helpfully.

"It's called teleportation," Teej offered at the same time.

***

"Purple?" Kai asked, puzzled. "What was that?"

Lenni rolled her eyes. "She's a sorceress, duh."

"But why didn't she ever tell us?"

"Honestly," Lenni exclaimed. "Did you spruffs even *watch* the show?"

***

"Where do you expect us to go?" Kai demanded, as he and Maya were unceremoniously herded off the Bridge.

"Weren't you listening earlier?" Lenni asked. "Talk about being a spruff to the power of ten because you're running totally a-track on me! You're going down to the planet so the season finale will end!"

"What?!"

"She said, you're going down to the planet so--" Blue began, but Kai interrupted him.

"No, before that! I couldn't understand a word she said!"

Lenni sighed and gave him another shove. "Spruff."

"You said it," Blue agreed.

***

"So you're just going to leave us on that planet without a ship?" Kai demanded indignantly.

The group came to an abrupt halt as Adrienne, who was in the front, stopped and turned on Kai. He drew back sharply, momentum arrested mid-step, and Maya plowed into him from behind. The two Rangers tumbled to the ground in a tangle of arms and legs, and Kai glared balefully up at Adrienne. "Warn a person when you're going to do that!"

***

Damon looked up as the group entered the engine room. "Hey," Damon said with a smile. "Engines are online and ready to go."

"Did you hear that, Teej?" Blue asked his communicator.

There was no response.

"Teej?" Blue tried again.

There was still no answer, and Lenni tapped him on the shoulder. "I'm not an expert but I think maybe you have to turn it on first."

***

"Hey!" Lenni exclaimed. "You're due on the planet, people! Let's move this party along!" She herded Kai and Maya into the hangar bay just as Cat chased Leo in from the other direction.

Blue reached out and grabbed Leo, much to Cat's dismay. She leapt up, claws fully extended as she swiped at the possum with both paws, but Blue just lifted Leo a little higher and said calmly, "Chemistry."

Cat's snarl evaporated, to be replaced by a look of absolute horror as she cringed against the deck. Ears back and whiskers twitching, she managed to muster up a reproachful look for Blue. "That was uncalled for."

***

The scrabbling sound of claws on the metal deck announced Leo the possum's arrival in the hangar bay, with Cat only inches behind him. They shot past the pirates as Blue looked the other way, and Cat leapt forward to pin Leo with one paw and frown over her shoulder at Blue. "You were supposed to grab him!"

Blue just shrugged. "I thought you'd eat him and save me the trouble."

***

Leo skidded into the hangar bay, with Cat tearing along behind him. As they darted past the group gathered by the Jet Jammers, Blue folded his arms and watched them go past.

Cat caught Leo again and opened her mouth, snapping her teeth inches from his face. "One more time and you're a dead possum," she warned him.

"Great!" Blue made no attempt to conceal his enthusiasm. "Let's do it again!"

Adrienne tapped her Wrath Staff on the deck impatiently. "Isn't it enough that we're going to abandon them on the planet?"

"No." Blue frowned at her. "Why can't I just shoot him?"

"No killing characters!" Starhawk's voice shouted, and he clapped his hand over his communicator.

"Did you hear something?" Blue asked, glancing around the hangar bay.

***

Adrienne turned the Wrath Staff on the retreating Jet Jammers. A bolt from the staff hit the Blue Jet Jammer and it faltered under the extra weight as Leo was returned to human form.

"Wow," Blue's communicator commented in Teej's voice. "It's like there's gravity out there or something."

***

"Hey," someone said, "do you think Andros would mind if we gave the MegaShip a paint job while we're repairing? It just might look so cool black and gold."

"This ship is a quarter-mile long. Where are we going to get that much paint?"

"I'm gonna write a book called, 'Oliverette Logic'."

"Unless you're also going to paint the ship yourself, don't bother."