Last time on Power Rangers AVX, Reptillia attacked the school and held the students hostage. At the same time, the Rangers faced down Hellivore, who was accompanied by Slamco, the last member of his Warrior Brigade. Enhanced by the power of Malgramon, Hellivore managed to trash the Racer Megazord and badly damage the Convoy Zord, only to fall before the upgraded Highway Base, which rose to the surface to help out. Now, as the Rangers reel from this battle, Reptillia has taken the fragment of Malgramon's power for herself and Chloe has discovered she has mysterious, unexplained powers.
In the Boma Palace, Bugroth and Malgramon lamented the recent events. "Poor Hellivore.", Bugroth sighed. "I guess that much power was too much for him to handle."
"Yes, and now Reptillia has taken it for herself.", Malgramon hissed. "She is up to something I don't know about. And I would much prefer to be assured she isn't misusing my energy for herself."
Malchemist stepped into the room, accompanied by Ultimos, the warrior he had traded with Hellivore for. Ultimos had a mostly blue body, with a chest plate and shoulder pads resembling a skull, with his ankles and forearms being green. His head was black, with red eyes and a golden headpiece. "My Lord, my strongest warrior and I will make certain the power is brought into good hands."
"Meaning yours?", Bugroth asked accusingly. "Don't try and play games with me, bub. I can read you like a book."
"And what does that matter?", Malgramon asked. "Reptillia has proven herself untrustworthy. If the power can go to someone I can depend upon, then so be it."
"As you wish, my Lord.", Malchemist bowed along with Ultimos, before turning around to leave.
"One more thing.", Malgramon said to interrupt them. "To make things fair, I'll give you the same rules as Hellivore and Reptillia. Namely, if you fail this time…"
"…then don't bother coming back.", Malchemist concluded. "I understand." He and Ultimos then departed for real.
"And what about you?", Malgramon asked Bugroth. "Do you also intend to join in this little competition?"
"No, no.", Bugroth sweated nervously. "I want to keep serving you until the day you're free of your seal. And I can't do that if I go out to die."
Malgramon seemed angry at this, raising his hand. "Your response…", he began. Then he put his hand down "…is logical. I would like to make sure I have at least one general left at the end of the day. Other than Damos, of course."
"Indeed, sire.", Bugroth nodded in agreement. "He's too untrustworthy. I bet he's not even going to look for that so-called Princess."
Elsewhere, Damos had wandered over to Crosslands High School, where Feedor and Houser were waiting by the gate. "Oh, you're that halfbreed who joined us recently.", Houser hissed.
"What do you want?", Feedor asked.
"I'm on my own mission.", Damos informed them. "My own mission that's led me to this place. Let me pass." His spider used its silk to spin a cutlass for him. "Or else."
"Let him pass.", a voice echoed. It was Reptillia's, but Damos noted that it somehow sounded raspier and less human. "He can't do much to interfere."
"Yes, mistress.", the two Bomas nodded. They moved their arms allowing Damos to enter.
"Not far now.", Damos thought. "Soon, I'll have the Princess's identity in my hands."
In the wilderness nearby, the 5 Rangers made their way to the large structure that had been converted from their underground lair. "How do we get in?", Drew asked. "There's a lot of room this thing's taking up."
"Don't worry about that.", Beck's voice came over their communicators. The lower ridge on the front of the structure came apart, splitting in two to reveal an entranceway in the form of a door. "Well, come in. The door isn't that hard to open."
Raquel went over and pressed a button, which opened the door. "Well, let's go in.", she suggested. "We've done it lots of time."
The 5 entered the door, observed by Mrs. Collins. "I'm about to see what you're up to.", she thought to herself as she went over to the now-closed door.
Inside the structure, the Rangers ascended in an elevator to the top of the structure, exiting to meet with Beck. "That elevator is gonna take some getting used to.", Ricky commented. "And I'm gonna miss the entranceway."
"You'll get used to it.", Beck said dismissively. "Now then, all of you come and have a look at this." He gestured everyone towards him. They all approached the window he was looking out of, beholding a giant, aircraft-like vehicle. "This is the newest Zord I've been working on to expand your arsenal."
"It looks awesome.", Artie responded. "Though I don't see what a jet has to do with our current car theme."
"Well, I just suggested that you guys could use some air support in battle.", Kalia answered him. "So this Rocket Zord was begun, based on some ideas I put forward."
"It has high-power turbine engines, a robot mode with a kicking power that far exceeds the Racer Megazord's and a pair of powerful twin lasers that can reduce anything to dust.", Beck added.
"That sounds really cool.", Roland practically squeed.
"But what's going to happen to our old Zords?", Raquel asked.
"Don't worry, we're going to be working on the maintenance for them.", Kalia assured her. "All of them have been recovered and are in the midst of repairs. Though it'll take longer for the Convoy Zord."
Drew slammed his hand on the wall in frustration at this. "Never mind, I can get through this without worrying about one part of my arsenal. For now, we need to devote all our efforts to taking the school back from Reptillia."
The others were shocked to see their friend so determined. Raquel was the first to approach him. "Drew, I know you and Reptillia have a history, but I doubt just barging in there will help us. Besides, how will we explain to my mom…?"
"Explain to me what?" Everyone was disrupted by an angry Mrs. Collins appearing at the doorway. "That my daughter and her friends are doing some kind of secret government thing with the quack who teaches engineering and some kind of tiny pixie?"
"Mom?", Raquel reeled in shock. "How did you get in here?"
"I was able to escape from those freaks in the classroom to try and find someone who could help.", Mrs. Collins explained to everyone. "But then I see you kids being preyed upon by some kind of giant Red Devil, like those old superstitions. Then a giant… something… emerges from the ground and shoots him to pieces as those pagers Dr. Beck told me he gave you for his special project tell you to come to that giant building. I have to know… what are you kids up to?"
Beck was about to explain, but Ricky stopped him. "I'll handle this.", he insisted as he sat down. "I'd better start at the beginning…"
In Class 13-B, the students were still talking among themselves. "Teach hasn't returned yet.", Carla Sabara, the cheerleader, pointed out. "What're we going to do?"
"We can get out easily enough.", Daniel pointed out. "Chloe did something to one of those freaks that disintegrated him. We just need to get her to do it again."
"I-I can't.", Chloe said, shaking her head. "I don't know what I did, but when I try to do it again, I can't make anything happen."
Samantha seemed curious at this. "What could be stopping her from doing it now that wasn't stopping her then?"
"Maybe someone I care about needs to be in danger.", Chloe suggested. "I did unlock that power when I saw Mrs. Collins in danger."
"'Saw'?", Evan, the track star asked, as she thought about the issue. Then she clicked her fingers. "That's it!"
"What's it?", Drew asked.
"Chloe's glasses fell off before she used that power of hers.", Evan said in response. "They must act as some form of limiter for her powers."
"So if Chloe takes them off, she'll be able to use them effectively.", Samantha realised. "What do you say, Chlo? You up for it?"
Chloe thought about their words. "They may have a point about the glasses. I've been in danger around the others before, and I wasn't unlocking any powers. And there's the fact I don't really need these glasses to begin with." She turned to the others and took her glasses off, letting them drop to the floor. "I'll do it."
Back at Highway Base, Ricky was finishing his story. "And that's our tale up until you walked in here.", he said.
Mrs. Collins could barely process it. "Let me get this straight… demons from 3000 years ago have awoken in this town. You five have received power from the mythical being that sealed them away and for the last 4 months, you've been stopping them from destroying or enslaving humanity."
"Pretty much.", Artie nodded. "Those students rampaging, the school turning into a medieval castle, those disappearances, it was all on them."
"As was what happened to Christopher, in a roundabout way.", Roland added. "If he hadn't stumbled upon our battle, that wouldn't have happened to him."
Mrs. Collins came up with a decision. "I want you all to give it up. Now."
"What?", Raquel gasped. "Mom, you can't…"
"Oh yes I can, young lady.", Mrs. Collins scolded her daughter. "You've been LYING to me for months, making me worried about you when you were out there risking your lives. Why didn't you tell me?"
"For exactly the reason you're yelling at her now.", Drew interrupted. "If she'd told you she was going out there and might possibly die, you wouldn't let her go and it might mess up our mission to save the world."
"Mom, I promise you, if you really want me and my friends to give this up, we will.", Raquel said to her mother. "But right now, there are kids in the school depending on us. Some are our age, some are younger, but they're under the threat of our enemy Reptillia's retaliation."
Beck then stepped in. "If I may, Harriet - I can call you Harriet, can't I? - these are good kids. They've managed to avert being in total danger quite a few times already. They've shown me quite a few times that, even if it doesn't look like it, they can win."
"In my last fight, I managed to unlock a new power.", Ricky pointed out. "That's how tough we can be."
Mrs. Collins thought about this, then came to a decision. "I'll let you save the students.", she stated. "And then, we'll see what happens next."
"Okay then.", Ricky nodded. "Everyone, let's go."
Back at the school, the class had begun their escape plan. "Okay, Chloe. Do it now.", Connor West called out.
"Okay.", Chloe looked at the door and willed an explosion into existence, blowing the door off its hinges onto the Savant on guard duty. As the others were shocked by this, the students took this chance to gang up on and overpower their captors, allowing them to escape the classroom.
"We've got company.", Samantha called out as more Savants came out of the other classrooms. As the other students began beating them up, Chloe went the other way, hoping to avoid a scuffle. She had questions about herself that needed answering and she wouldn't get them standing around in a war zone. The Savants wouldn't harm her, they were two scared of her power to do anything to stop her. It was easy to find her way to an exit and escape into the woods, unnoticed.
Unnoticed by all except one. From behind the trees, her departure was observed by Damos. "So, the Princess Hana was that girl who was hanging out with the Rangers back in Spring Falls." He then started laughing at the irony. "Oh, this is just too good to be true."
In the Principal's office, Reptillia's human face observed the students of Class 13-B, now joined by students from other classes, over the school's CCTV feed. "Those little rascals are a lot more trouble than they're worth.", she hissed, her voice sounding weaker and weaker. She also now lacked the snake-themed accessory on her head.
"That's what you get for underestimating the humans.", Miles Gorman commented, as he stood up. "They defeated you all those years ago through the same ingenuity. And they're likely to do the same in this day and age, unless you can change your way of thinking."
"You seem to have a lot of supposition for someone who claims to be a regular high school principal.", Reptillia noted. "Just who are you, Gorman? If that is your real name."
"Oh, Reptillia.", Gorman said quietly. "I have a very dark past."
Reptillia chose to ignore him and go back to looking at the monitor. She saw some familiar figures approaching on the monitors. "So, the Rangers are back to free their friends. I imagine they'll have no trouble with the guards on duty."
"In that case, I should greet them.", another voice in the room announced. "Or rather, we should."
Outside the school gate, the Rangers saw that the school was being guarded. "Those are Reptillia's last two goons.", Raquel noted. "If we can deal with them, then she'll be the last challenge she has for us."
"Yeah, taking on two Bomas at once.", Artie commented. "Should be a snap."
"Leave that with me.", Drew insisted before running up to the two guards. "Hey, Dumb and Dumber. Your mistress has it out for me something bad. I'm pretty sure if you take me down, she'd be pleased enough to promote you." He then turned and ran off. "Though you'll have to catch me first."
"Oh no, ya don't.", Feedor yelled. "Let's get 'im." He then began pursuing Drew.
"Wait for me.", Houser hissed as he gave chase. "We shouldn't be doing this."
"Is Drew serious?", Roland asked.
"Regardless, he gave us an opening.", Ricky pointed out. "Let's go." As the 4 ran into the courtyard, they saw Reptillia staggering forward to face them. "What happened inside?"
"Those pesky classmates and juniors of yours have overpowered my guards.", Reptillia explained. "But that's not why I'm like this." She then smiled. "It turns out that the power of Malgramon I took after Hellivore was destroyed had some unexpected effects on my physiology."
"What kind of effects?", Raquel asked, suspicious of this.
Then the four were attacked at high speed by something they couldn't see, knocking them down. Then their enemy appeared in front of them. It was dressed similarly to Reptillia, but was more muscular and with reptile-like arms sticking out of the shoulders and head. Covering the face was a black veil held by the hands on the head, which obscured all but a pair of snake eyes. "Why are you asking my copy here?", the newcomer said, in a voice that everyone recognised as Reptillia's, but raspier and more inhuman. "When I can tell you all about it."
The Rangers regained their footing. "So you're Reptillia?", Artie asked. "What the heck happened to you?"
""Like my copy said, I absorbed the piece of Malgramon's energy that was corrupting Hellivore.", Reptillia explained. "But then the energy proved to have some conditions when I tried fighting back against being surprised and becoming a second Malgramon. I was separated into a new, more powerful body, while my old body was given a temporary new lease on life, that will fade with time. I may have lost my human visage in the process, but I can take another."
"And I don't mind going out today.", the copy continued. "As long as I can take you Rangers down with me. For the sake of Malgramon."
Ricky interrupted. "This is all well and good, but how are we gonna tell you two apart? Can one of you pick a new name?"
"Is this really the time?", Raquel asked. "Both of them are about to kill us."
"Well they say last requests should be honoured.", the stronger Reptillia hissed. "Very well, to suit my new body, I shall be called 'Reptilliattack'."
"How about we just call you 'dead meat'.", Artie suggested. "Because that's what you'll be when we're down with you."
"Start Up! Ready, Go!" The 4 Rangers morphed into their suits and adopted offensive stances.
Reptillia tutted. "How about we show them what the two of us can do together, Mistress?"
"I like your way of thinking.", Reptilliattack hissed. "Let's show these teens what real teamwork is." She launched clothes from her hand that wrapped around Reptillia's arms. "Now our movements are as one." The two then moved in sync towards the oncoming Rangers.
In the quarry, Drew had lured the two Bomas to battle him. "Alright you clowns, let's do this." He said, preparing his two-part Morpher, crossing over the two halves. "Start Up! Ready, Go!" He morphed into the Black Ranger, drawing his Convoy Hammer. "Let's go."
A fight ensued, but Drew found himself outmatched. With Houser managing to tank all the hits he made with his hammer, and Feedor managing to absorb the kinetic energy and launch it back at him. "Everything you can do only makes us stronger.", Feedor declared.
"That is, if it doesn't bounce off harmlessly.", Houser bragged. He then punched Drew back, as Feedor stepped on his arm. "You were a fool to challenge both of us at once."
"No, this can't be the end.", Drew thought. "I won't let it end like this."
Back at the schoolyard, the duo of Reptillia and Reptilliattack was overwhelming the 4 Rangers. "Duo Bomber!" The two combined their energies into a ball and fired it at the Rangers, sending them flying.
"That's not going to stop us.", Artie said as everyone pulled themselves up. "Safari Cannon!" He combined his two firearms and fired at the duo. But it had no effect, as they simply knocked him back.
"If only my Auto Saber wasn't damaged.", Ricky lamented. "Though there is something I can still do. Armour of the Gryp-."
"We won't let you.", the enemy duo declared as they ran forward and unleashed a flurry of punches, that disrupted Ricky's transformation and knocked him down, before turning their attention to Roland and Raquel, knocking the two down. "I thought the 5 of you would be more of a challenge." Then they both realised something. "Where's your black friend?"
"He's not with us.", Roland told her. "If you want to fight him, you'll have to find him."
"A good idea.", the Reptillia/Reptilliattack duo noted. Reptillia was then split off, with her human face fading away, revealing her true, snake-like visage, with the third eye. "So, your body is already falling apart.", Reptilliattack noted. "No matter, you can still fulfill your purpose. Find and eliminate the Black Ranger."
"As you wish.", Reptillia nodded, before staggering off.
"This is our chance.", Raquel stated. "Let's blast her."
"Okay." Everyone pulled out their Vroom Blasters and aimed at Reptilliattack, who deflected the shots.
"Just because I'm on my own, doesn't mean I've diminished in threat.", Reptilliattack hissed. "I can still fight you to the end."
"It's the end.", Feedor noted as he and Houser continued to kick a downed Drew. "You can't stand against us together. You're finished."
Drew stood up. "I'm not done yet. Not by a long shot. I can still keep going." Then time seemed to stop around him, as Pallagos appeared in front of him. "Pallagos? What're you doing here?"
"Ricky isn't the only one who can utilise my power, Drew.", Pallagos explained. "All of you have unlocked a different fragment of my powers for your own use. You shall invoke the power of the gryphon's head, which can see anything an enemy will try to do."
"Thank you for entrusting me with this.", Drew nodded. "I'll tell the others about their unlocked powers, with your permission of course."
"I have no objections.", Pallagos assured him. "I merely need to instil the knowledge into you." He nodded and time resumed.
Drew found himself still surrounded by the two Bomas. "Let's see how you like me now.", he then pumped his arm backwards. "Armour of the Gryphon: Head!" A glowing light enveloped his body, giving him golden lines on his body and a headdress over his helmet, resembling a beak. "This is sweet."
"Don't think it changes anything.", Houser declared. "We're still stronger than you." He charged at his opponent.
A move that Drew was able to read the outcome of from his movements, allowing him to move in a way that allowed him to counter the Boma's attack and knock him down. "You may be stronger, but now I can use that strength to my advantage."
"Who needs to overpower you?", Feedor asked. "When I can simply eliminate you from afar with my power." He then began gathering energy to power himself up.
Drew foresaw him then using this power to launch an energy burst at him, allowing him to roll to the side and then fire off a shot that disrupted Feedor's process. "Saw that coming a mile away.", Drew dryly commented as he moved in and took Feedor down with nothing more than basic martial arts moves. "Now to finish the two of you off." He took out his Convoy Hammer and Vroom Blaser, connecting the handle of the former into the back of the latter, forming a new weapon. "Road Cannon!" A series of white lines came from the weapon, pointing their way towards the two Bomas.
"What's going on, Houser?", Feedor asked.
"I think we're done for.", was the answer he received.
"Fire!" Drew launched a glowing projection of his Convoy Zord at the two Bomas, surrounding them in flames and destroying them. "Goodbye."
Before he could do anything else, the copy of Reptillia stumbled into the quarry. "It's not over yet, Drew.", she wheezed. "You still have to face me. And like Hellivore's fight with your friend Ricky, I intend for this fight to definitively conclude."
"Okay then.", Drew nodded, firing his Road Cannon at Reptillia, who managed to knock the shot back. "What?" The weapon then separated in his hand as he returned to his normal form. "Uh-oh.", he commented as Reptillia launched a fireball at him, sending him flying.
Back at the schoolyard, the 4 Rangers all ran forward and delivered slashes with their Gearshift Sabers to Reptilliattack… who tanked all these hits. "You fools.", she hissed as she zapped all of them down again. "There is nothing that can stop me now."
"Reptillia!" She was disrupted in her attack by the appearance of Malchemist, walking towards her.
"I don't need your assistance, old man.", Reptilliattack snarled at her ally. "I'm about to finish these 4 off myself." Malchemist then plunged his hand into her chest, causing her to wince in pain as he removed the power of Malgramon from with her body, greatly weakening her. "Why-?"
"That is the price for your taking the power for yourself.", Malchemist explained. "Malgramon has ordered you eliminated for your duplicity." He then brought his pole down on her head, knocking the veil off her head, as she collapsed to the floor face first.
From the side, the Rangers were confused by this. "Why would Malchemist destroy his own ally?", Ricky asked.
Malchemist then turned to the Rangers. "I'll get around to destroying you later. My plan is still in the works." With that said, he turned around and left.
"Come on.", Raquel urged. "We should help Drew out." Everyone then turned and left, not noticing Reptilliattack's arm twitching.
In the quarry, the battle between Drew and Reptillia continued, with Reptillia initially having the upper hand. "Take this!", Reptillia declared as she hit Drew with her whip, wrapping it around his neck. "This ends here, Drew!" She fired a beam from her eyes, knocking him back.
"It's not over yet.", Drew said, drawing his Vroom Blaster and firing at Reptillia, knocking her back and releasing him. He then drew his sword and dashed towards an oncoming Reptillia slashing her with it.
"Why can't I be rid of you?", Reptillia hissed, as she staggered backwards. "I am the superior fighter."
"Because I have the one thing you don't have.", Drew stated as he pulled out his Convoy Hammer. "Black Convoy Break!" He brought his weapon down on Reptillia in a cross slash, causing her to be surrounded by flames.
"No!", Reptillia snarled. "This won't be the end." She then was consumed by the flames, destroying her totally.
"Good riddance.", Drew commented as he looked back at the smoke. "That was for Hellivore. And all the others you've hurt."
"Hey, Drew." The other Rangers came running towards him. "We thought you could use a hand.", Artie told him. "But it seems that you've handled Reptillia's double pretty well by yourself?"
"'Reptillia's double'?", Drew questioned. "Never mind, I've got something to tell you all."
Before he could say anything, everyone was interrupted by anew figure huffing. It was Reptilliattack, he veil now removed to expose a more snakelike face than Reptillia's, with the same third eye. "How dare you destroy my veil.", she hissed.
"I'm guessing that's the original Reptillia.", Drew realised, as everyone assumed defensive stances.
Energy crackled out of Reptilliattack as she increased in size, yelling all the way. "I hate you! Rangers, gryphons, humans, even the Bomas! I hate you all!" When the crackling stopped, Reptilliattack was now the size of a skyscraper.
"She grew on her own?", Roland questioned.
"It must be residual runoff from that energy that was inside her.", Raquel rationed.
"Never mind that now.", Ricky pointed out. "How are we going to fight that thing without the Racer Megazord?"
"How indeed, Ranger?", Malgramon asked as he observed all this from his palace. "Bugroth, send a pair of fighters to destroy their base."
"As you wish.", Bugroth nodded.
Back at the quarry, a solution was suggested. "We're going to need that new Zord.", Drew told the others, before speaking into his communicator. "Beck, is it ready?"
"The Rocket Zord is good to go.", was Beck's answer as he worked the controls. "Get back here and we'll send it out."
In a few minutes, the Rangers returned to the building and entered their new Zord. The roof of Highway Base opened, revealing the new Zord, which was elevated up to form a runway. "Take off!", Ricky declared as the Rocket Zord launched, retracting its landing gear and heading to the scene of Reptilliattack's rampage. Along the way, it encountered a pair of Boma fighter jets, dodging their shots. "Let's test this thing's firepower." The Rocket Zord fired its lasers at the two fighters, destroying them handily. "Now, let's convert to Megazord mode." Ricky pressed a button, which caused the side and back thrusters of the Rocket to detach, with the sides attaching to the front of the vehicle as legs and the back thruster as a pair of feet, with the undersides folding out to form arms, as the central hull folded in half with a head emerging from within.
"Rocket Megazord, ready!"
The new Rocket Megazord landed at the scene of Reptiliattack's rampage. "That's not your usual Megazord.", she hissed.
The Rocket Zord then pumped itself before placing its football down on the ground. "No it isn't, but I'm sure you'll get some kicks out of it all the same.", Ricky replied as the Rocket Megazord kicked the ball towards Reptilliattack, damaging her. It then ran forward and began punching her in the face, causing her to fall to the floor.
"Such power.", Reptilliattack hissed. "But it's not enough." She recovered and fired energy arcs from her arms, causing explosions to surround the Rocket Megazord.
But the robot emerged unharmed, jumping into the air and spinning towards Reptilliattack at high speed. It then hit its opponent with a tachyon powered punch, which knocked her down once more. "Shoulder Cannons, fire!", the Rangers declared. As it sounded like, the cannons on the shoulder lowered 90 degrees, firing at Reptilliattack, weakening her greatly. "High Speed Kick!" The Rocket Megazord then leapt into the air, coming down feet first to hit and fatally wound Reptilliattack.
"I can't believe… humans overcame a high-ranking Boma warrior.", Reptilliattack managed to say, as the energy surrounding her body caused her to go up in flames with her ambitions.
"This time, you're gone for good.", Drew commented.
Nearby, in a cave, Malchemist broke the sphere of power and gave half of it to Ultimos. "The problem those two faced was they they gave themselves all the power. I on the other hand, am not so green." He then took half the power for himself. "How do you feel, Ultimos?"
"Powerful.", was all Ultimos said. He then growled, as he punched a nearby rock, before posing by himself.
"Good.", Malchemist nodded. "Soon, the Rangers defeat will be at our hands."
Some time later, the Rangers returned to Highway Base, with Drew having explained the information Pallagos had given him. "Nice to know we can all use that Gryphon Armour.", Raquel commented.
"Yeah, I can't wait to try out my new speed.", Artie added. But their mood was broken when everyone they remembered Mrs. Collins was still there. "So, how'd we do out there?"
Mrs. Collins seemed unchanged in her mood. "Your performance out there didn't do much to reassure me you've got this. Drew had a lot of trouble with two of those boomers…"
"Bomas.", Beck corrected.
"Whatever.", Mrs. Collins practically yelled. "My point is, that if Drew hadn't got that armour and that old guy hadn't shown up at the school, you would've lost."
Roland then stepped forward. "Mrs. Collins, to be fair, these guys were a lot tougher than the ones we usually face…"
"I don't want to hear it, Roland.", Mrs. Collins said disapprovingly. "I want all of you to give up this superhero business and go back to your normal lives."