"It's another tunnel." replied Carlos. "Kinda like the ones the others went through.” "And that's where we're going! Hang on tight, everybody!" Dan grinned, pulling down another lever, and the Tardizord materialised in an area which looked all too familiar to Dan. He opened the door, and peeped out. "Oh . . .brilliant!" Dan gasped in delight. "What is it, Dan?" enquired Carlos. "I think we might have landed on Mobius!" Dan grinned. “Come on out, and take a butcher’s!” The nagas were about to disembark the Tardizord, when they suddenly noticed a cloud of dust rapidly approaching. “Oh, holy Toledo!” gasped Cedric. A barrage of lasers started shooting out from the cloud. “We’re in the line of fire if the lasers aim to the front!” gasped Carlnados. “Not if I can help it! Quick, everyone back in!” Dan said urgently, and Cedric, Carlnados and Carlos re-entered the Tardizord and shut the doors. Dan pulled down a lever and the Tardizord faded out as the barrage of lasers subsided. After a few minutes, the Tardizord re-emerged. “See what I mean?” Dan asked as he opened the door. There came a sudden whoosh, and there stood a familiar hero. It was Sonic.  “Hey there, dude! What are you doing standing in a little blue box like that?” “This is no ordinary box.” Dan said. “Why don’t you come in and see for yourself, Sonic?” So Sonic entered. “Whoa!” he gasped. “It’s bigger on the inside!” His jaw dropped in awe. Dan laughed. “Naturally. Tell us, where did those lasers come from?” “Oh, those lasers that have just passed? They came from one of Eggman’s scuz-buckets.” explained Sonic. “Judging by the size of the dust cloud, I’d say that the “Scuz-bucket” responsible may have been a bit of a hassle!” Carlos said. “Yep.” replied Sonic. “So where do you think it came from?” Carlnados asked Dan. “Well, if I’m right, I reckon it came from Eggman’s HQs, so I think we’ll need to go there.” “I know the way there.” Sonic said. “I’ll lead on, you can follow my trail.” He called as he left the Tardizord. “Aye aye, sir!” called Carlos. “Carlnados, could you pull that lever please?” asked Dan, pointing to a nearby lever with a yellow top. Carlnados pulled it, and the Tardizord turned invisible and followed Sonic’s trail. Just then, Truro’s hexagon was flashing. Dan picked up the headset. “Hi, Truro.” “Hi, Dan. Where are you?” asked Truro. We’re on Mobius.” Dan answered. “Mobius? You mean Sonic’s Planet?” “Yes, Truro” replied Dan. “Where are you?” “I’m back at the Zord Hangar, and I’m about to start work on the Jubileezord.” said Truro. “OK. Watch out for Billy, will you Truro? He’s having trouble with a helibike.” Dan explained. “Oh dear. OK then, I’ll look out for him. Call me if you want help of some sort.” replied Truro. “I will. See you.” said Dan. “See you!” replied Truro, and disappeared from his hexagon. Meanwhile, Sonic was waiting by a huge warehouse in the shape of Eggman, when the Tardizord appeared next to him. “I’ve been waiting!” he called, tapping his foot. “I know.” Said Dan, rolling his eyes. After shrinking the Tardizord into a miniature, Dan put it in his pocket. About 30 minutes after they penetrated Eggman’s HQs, The 5 of them, (Dan, Sonic, Carlos, Carlnados and Cedric) found themselves in the base of the so-called “scuz-buckets.” “Wait a minute!” Sonic said suddenly. “They look like advanced versions of the E-series robots!” “That’s probably who or what has been firing the lasers at us.” confided Cedric. Then, they heard a hearty laugh, and Eggman emerged. “Well, well! If it isn’t Sonic!” “Eggman!” Dan seethed. “Who on Mobius are you?” enquired Eggman.   “I’m Dan the Countdowner. Blue Fan Art Ranger from Earth. These are my naga friends.” Dan replied, taking out his notebook and pencil. “And, I’m afraid I’m gonna have to give you a ticket!” he added, drawing a hydro-machine gun. He fed his pencil through the drawing, and the hydro-machine gun became real. Carlos and Carlnados got ready with their sabres, and Cedric took on a fighting stance. “Impressive.” said Eggman. “But you’re gonna have to do better than that!” Dan raised his arm into the air. “T-R-U-R-O!” he called. A red light appeared in front of Dan, and there stood Truro. “You called?” he asked. “Ah!” he added as he noticed Eggman and his robots. “Ready?” asked Dan. “You bet.” replied Truro. “BLOODY SCANNER!” they called, and morphed up to their MK 1 suits. “Three!” called Carlos and Cedric. “Two!” called Sonic and Carlnados. “One!” called Eggman as he got into his Egg-o-Matic. “CHARGE!” called The rangers, nagas and Sonic. The battle started literally with a bang, as the first batch of robots exploded due to them being waterlogged by the hydro-machine gun. Truro, remaining calm, took aim. “Shining Foil Boomerang!” he called, and threw it at more robots. SCREEEEEE! went the boomerang as it became a saw and sliced through half a dozen robots. “Anaconda Slash!” called Carlos and Cedric as their sabres lit up. More robots melted as the sabres came down on them with the force of a constricting anaconda. Ouch! Cedric used his Magnet Coil technique by raising his coils up. 5 robots failed to resist the magnetism and soon found themselves crushed and ended up as blocks of steel. The kind of blocks of steel you get after cars have been in the crusher. “Gyoooh!” groaned Eggman, clapping a hand to his forehead. Dan fired some more water from the hydro-machine gun, and some of it drenched Eggman, who went red with anger. “Now that’s a hard boiled egg!” laughed Dan. “Very funny, Dan.” said Truro, ironically. “Let’s see if we can finish Eggman off!” “SOL time, Truro.” said Dan. “SOL?” puzzled Truro. “Magical Plight . . .” began Dan. “Oh yeah, Sword of Light!” said Truro. “What a noodle I am!”  The broadsword appeared. “Whoa!” Sonic gasped. “Not so fast!” called Eggman. “Behold, the Egg-Rodent!” Truro snickered. “Egg-rodent? Oh, please!” The Egg-Rodent thudded to the ground, and made a deafening ringing sound. Sonic, Carlos, Dan, Cedric, Truro and Carlnados wobbled, but before they could regain their balance, the overgrown metal rodent knocked Dan and Truro off their feet and into a wall. They impacted the wall with a crash and slid to the bottom. Carlos and Carlnados went to their aid. Dan and Truro powered down from their MK 1 suits. “That’s no rodent!” groaned Truro. “No. It’s a capybara.” Dan replied. “Capy-what?” asked Truro. “Capybara, Truro.” corrected Dan. “It’s one of, if not, the largest rodent in existence.” Speaking of which, the Egg Rodent was suddenly gaining on them for another go, when Carlos and Carlnados pulled them to safety, and Sonic spindashed the Egg-rodent . . . only to find he was being deflected right on top of Dan, who yelped as one of his spines dug into him. “EEEESHHH!” gasped Dan. “Oops! Sorry dude!” laughed Sonic. “Hohohohoho! That’s right, my metal hamster! Go and squash those rats.” “Rats? RATS? Who are you calling “rats?” raged Truro. “Calm down, Truro.” soothed Dan. He took the Sword of light and raised it. “Uh, Cedric. Why don’t you keep the Egg-Rodent ‘tied up’ for the moment?” suggested Dan as the crystal shone blue. “Right!” replied Cedric. He gave the Egg-rodent a sharp thump on the head, rendering it immobile, and then slipped his coils over the unconscious metal rat and gripped tightly. Dan, with the sword outstretched like a lance, charged at the Egg-rodent. “FINAL COUNTDOWN!” he called. Cedric quickly released his grip and got to safety as the sword penetrated the outer casing of the Egg-rodent, sliced it in two and caused it to blow up to the end notes of the Countdown music. Eggman, now infuriated, pressed a button on his Egg-o-Matic. “Gah! I’m out of here, but not until I’ve set the Self-Destruct device to 10 minutes! Hohohohohoho!” “Self-Destruct?” gasped the group of heroes. As Eggman left, all the surrounding doors and windows locked up and the sirens blared. Dan regrew the Tardizord, and everyone got in. “Shut the door quickly!” urged Dan. Truro shut it as tightly as he could. The Tardizord faded out from Eggman’s HQs. Eggman was now flying at top speed away from his HQs. “They won’t survive that blast!” he chuckled to himself. His pleasure was soon cut short as the Tardizord drew up beside. Truro opened the door. “How in the name of Gerald . . .?” gasped Eggman. “How dare you leave us to perish, you rotund b…” began Truro. Dan found a car horn noise on the Tardizord console. HOOOOOONNNNNK!!!! went the horn. “Truro! Keep the course language down!” Dan yelled, going slightly pale. “How in the world did you get out of there?” asked Eggman. “That place is sealed off! Nothing could penetrate those walls.” “That would be telling, eggy-features!” Sonic answered, wagging his finger. “Oh yeah, almost forgot! Special Delivery.” Sonic handed Eggman a big parcel from within the Tardizord.” As Sonic shut the door,  the Tardizord sped away to the Green Hill Zone. Eggman opened the box, which was ticking. There came a voice. “Thank you for purchasing the Egg Bomb. Have a nice day!” “Oh, no!” groaned Eggman. BLAMMMM! Everyone got out of the Tardizord and looked in the direction of the explosion. “Adios!” called Sonic, as a cloud in the shape of Eggman’s face floated in the sky. “He’ll be back, I think.” Truro said. “Yeah.” replied Sonic. “Well, I’m outta here. I have emeralds to collect. “What, emeralds like these?” asked Dan, pulling out a green gemstone. “Yeah, that’s it.” Said Sonic. “Er, where did you find it?” “I found it beside me when me and Truro hit the wall.” Dan explained. “EE, AYE, EE, AYE, YO!” came a yodellers voice. “I’d keep a firm hold on that emerald if I were you, Sonic.” Cedric said. Sonic nodded. “I’m sure Tails will keep it safe.” He said.  He turned to the left, gave a farewell salute, and dashed off. “See ya!” he called. “Time to go, I think.” Dan said. “Yes. The others will be wondering where we are.” Truro agreed. Everyone got in, and Truro shut the door. The Tardizord dematerialised from the planet. Meanwhile, Eggman was struggling back to his HQ, wounded, miserable and dirty. “Blast those Power Rangers!” he cursed. “I’m gonna get you Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pencil Force!” He laughed maniacally, and his laughs could be heard throughout the universe.