Case File 6: An Old Wound

Money, Oh Sweet Money is the sixth episode of Power Rangers EDF and The Destiny Wars

Summary
Ryan comes back after a week of partying hard and finds that the team has moved on and are on their special missions

Plot
After watching Ryan defeat ULSAR who rampaged through Shanghai, Amir Ahmed Mohammed also wants the better of him too. Their fathers worked together on the first Laser Core, but Mr Royle left Mr Mohammed to die in a Core accident. Amir finishes his mech suit, and is ready to roll.

After recent sucesses, Ryan decided to take a couple days off and party hard and spend all of his money. He's having the time of his life goofing off. He goes to parties, he skydives, he travels, he uses his suit to do awsome light shows and tricks, he's living large, at the expense of the team.

When he decides to attend a team meeting, he notices that no one is there. HE wonders "Woah, where is everybody" Rick walks in and says "On Mission, Ryan. Where you SHOULD be." Ryan looks confused and dazed. "Wha, what mission we supposed to be on? Nobody threatning us." The two walk around the Veranda, and Rick tells him he has someone to show him

Its Lt. Col James Thompson! Ryan's friend/mentor. Apparently the army is not happy with the express of weaponry Ryan displayed on his tirade. James states "Now I was sent here to berate you for your actions, but son, you clearly dealing with something."

Ryan shruggs it off and ignores it. He then invites James to his house warming party, much to James and Rick's disdain.

Meanwhile, Amir travels to Los Angeles, suit in tow, revenge on the mind, the party the destination...

At the party, Ryan is going hard. James arrives and is disappointed in him, and notices Amir there, looking VERY suspicous. As Ryan celebrates himself, Amir sees him from the other side and begins his attack, James is thrown back, and Amir wrecks Ryan with his electric lassos. Ryan morphs and tries to fight back but is too disorientated. James realizes this and runs to the basement and takes the Missle Navy Suit and fights off Amir. Sensing a change in situation, Amir dips.

James runs up to a dejected Ryan and asks if he is mentally okay. He responds yes, but James does not give up. Ryan eventually fights James off and flies away in the new Missilezord he created, but James catches him and pins him to his expensive car. He yells "What has gotten in to you? What is your problem?" Ryan finally confesses.

"I, I, I... miss my parents so much man. I sit in my mansion alone for days on end. That robot, he said I made him not long after they died, and all the memories came flooding back. This money, it means nothing!" James looks at him, and sits down to console him. Amir returns to his hotel and gets in his suit. He then makes his attack again on the mansion. His Robot uses nanotech and grows to giant size. Rick sends the Star, Mind, and  Speed Zords. Ryan does not feel like fighting,but James can't take him on all alone. Ryan does however send the Lasezord and the new Missliezord. A new Starfleet Megazord is formed. Ryan musters up enough courage to fight, but Amir's Laser Core is way more powerful. Amir states his purpose Ryan tries to reason with him, but Amir is too far gone as he explodes the mansion and himself trying to kill the two of them. Ryan and James sit and look at the rubble. Ryan realizes what could become of him if he lives with his thoughts to corrode him.

Debuts

 * Amir Ahmed Mohammed
 * StarFleet Megazord (Missile)

Trivia

 * Comics/Movie Counterpart: Iron Man 2 (2010)