CHAPTER 3: "The Durability in Our Swords"



Before the transformation was even complete, Slaisionnach was already taking his chances to knock Masato over! However, the transformation didn't cancel. Masato was very quickly back on his feet, while Jason saved Carlos from some Treaders right as Carlos ran out of bullets.

Jason: "MAN, there's a ton of these things!"

Carlos: "You're telling me!!!"

Zack and Trini headed toward the gate, where they found even more Treaders to fight.

Masato put up a fight, but Slaisionnach had at least a few dirty tricks still up his sleeve!

Slaisionnach: "Little FOOL!!! EAT LIGHTNING!!!"

The blast was agony! Masato feared his armor would retreat if he got another blast like that one soon! He couldn't afford to be sucker punched again!



Jason: "Time someone got an attitude adjustment!"

He was furious to see so many trees damaged as they broke Masato's fall. Slaisionnach was about to feel Tyrannosaurus Fury!

Slaisionnach: "Yes, very much time! For you, Red Pajama Man!!!"

Jason had never fought anyone so adept with a sword before! But he couldn't give up. However, he did begin to lose his nerve when Slaisionnach's sword was able to chip and dent the Power Sword like it was made of aluminum foil!

Jason: "No!!!!!"



A few more battle moves, and a few decapitated Treaders later, and the Power Sword had been sent retreating after being nearly destroyed by Slaisionnach's blade! Slasionnach was effortlessly able to overpower Jason, whose suit just barely defended him from that same sword! Slaisionnach caught him off guard, scratching him with claws that effortlessly pierced the bio-field armor and dug deep into his left arm, injecting venom along the way. The pain was excruciating!!!

Sparks flew in a frenzy from the Red Ranger suit, as Jason forcibly demorphed and found himself clinging for life!

Slaisionnach (giggling): "I eat you next, no?"



Masato returned, throwing shuriken at a Slaisionnach who seemed barely even hurt, while screaming at the top of his lungs:

Masato: "BURN IN THE ETERNAL ABYSS!!!"

Slaisionnnach was feeling a strange sickness in his stomach, and that he was using up his lightning too fast. All the same, he made several more failed attempts to zap the enraged Masato.

Slaisionnach: "No, Silly Rabbit! I BURN YOU!!!"

Hatred burned in both their eyes, as Carlos noticed the Treaders retreating. He looked on top the hill, and could see a rare sighting of Gwirmalesh in the distance! If only he had an extra bullet right then! But if the Treaders were retreating, it meant there was no more reason for them. Slaisionnach was angry, and could easily do the work of five whole armies of Treaders!



Slaisionnach landed a lucky gut punch, getting past Masato's skilled swordsmanship, and knocking the wind out of him. He sent the Spectral Hare Samurai flying backward, finally de-mogrifying him.

Slaisionnach: "And, now, I make hasenpfeff-"

A bright light flashed around the homicidal maniac of a monster, and he soon vanished from the field. Masato and Carlos both knew this could only mean the worst. But they could at least check on Jason. Where were those other two? They'd have to locate them before they got in worse trouble than they were already in!



Gwirmalesh: "Slaisionnach, you fool! You have vaporized Volkonir, but made victory pointless! Now we must go back to conquering the multiverse another way! All armies, fall back!!!"

It didn't matter anymore where Slaisionnach was. Nor where Volkonir was. Without that device, and with Masato still existing, Gwirmalesh still faced an uphill battle to conquer his own native dimension - let alone worlds beyond! He had never been so disappointed by a single monster before in his life; and that was including the treacherous Tarantrum!



Carlos: "Boss, we got some super duper bad news!"



Vanessa: "I hope you're okay at least, Carlos."

Carlos: "Fine, honey. But that's not the issue."

Hanom: "Spit it out."

Carlos: "We've got visitors from another world. I didn't know at first, and called the police. One's down, the others are missing. Vinny and Kayla are also missing. The device is trash, and the monster is missing."

Hanom: "Down how?"

Carlos: "Injured bad, looks like he was clawed through his magic spandex."

Vanessa: "Magic spandex???"

Hanom: "What did the monster look like?"

Carlos: "Dreadlocks. Bad Russian accent. Beard. Silver hair with blue streaks. Gray scarf. Gray skin. Like Vantina, but could tolerate sunlight."

Hanom (sighing): "Oh crap!"

Vanessa: "What?"

Hanom: "That monster is Slaisionnach, Seirsionnach's cousin! Raped and burned villages with reckless abandon during the war. I remember Vinny mentioning to me that he feared the return of that thing. Now, it's stuck in the strangers' world, and them in ours. He damaged my machine most likely in a way that they cannot Temp back easily. I don't even want to think about what this will mean in regards to how to save our friends - and get these newcomers home!

Listen carefully, Carlos! You have to get him to base, pronto! We need to administer the antidote to Slaisionnach's venom, which Vinny taught me how to prepare! And then we need to get him to a hospital! Hurry!"



Carlos and Masato approached Jason with caution. They knew they needed to get him out of there fast.

Carlos: "Get a tourniquet made! We gotta stop the venom!"

Masato: "Venom?"

Jason: "My arm! It really hurts!!!"

Carlos: "Don't stand up! I've got a transporter on me. We're taking you to get some help! And we'll need to know who you are!"

Jason: "My name is Jason. My friends there are Zack and Trini."

Masato: "Masato. And that is Carlos. Knights of Cortascius. You?"

Jason: "Power Rangers."

Masato: "Not for long, if we can't steady this wound!"

Carlos: "This is bad, man! You're stuck in our world, and our friends Vinny and Kayla are stuck in yours! That Slaisionnach must die!"

Jason: "Wh-where are my friends?"

Masato: "Chasing down the Treaders. But these are not public grounds. They're trespassing. We gotta find them, before the police do!"

Jason: "My arm!"

Carlos: "Relax, man! Don't speak! Save your energy. We're getting you out of here...now!"

Carlos grabbed Jason, after coordinating his transporter to right outside the entrance to HanomCorp R&D's secret base. Masato used his to follow. They knew they'd have to hurry to get Jason the medical attention he needed.

Carlos (thinking out loud): "Hanom, have that antidote ready! We're coming!"



Zack: "They're falling back!"

Trini: "But some are heading out that gate and into town!"

Zack: "Read ya! We can't let them hurt the townsfolk!"

Trini: "Say, where's Jason?"

Zack: "I dunno. But we have to stop these guys!"

Trini: "Right!"