All Fear the Pharaoh - Couverture souple

Edmund, Neo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1524784753 ISBN 13 : 9781524784751

Editeur : Penguin Young Readers Licenses, 2018

Synopsis

Get inside the mind of the Yellow Ranger in this brand-new adventure from the Power Rangers.

When danger threatens the small town of Angel Grove, five ordinary teenagers must become extraordinary. This original Power Rangers story follows Trini and the rest of the crew as they battle evil forces from destroying their world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Neo Edmund, child actor turned best-selling author, screenwriter, and comic book writer began his career in Hollywood appearing on numerous television shows, most notably as a member of the infamous Putty Parole on 75 episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo. Opting to pursue his passion for writing he transitioned into the creative side of the film and TV industry.

Most recently, WordFire Press published Neo's first novel of a five book series titled A Tale of Red Riding, Rise of the Alpha Huntress. He has written numerous animated TV episodes including Hasbro's Kaijudo - Rise of the Duel Masters.

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Chapter 1

In the lobby of the Angel Grove History Museum, Trini Kwan stood looking up in awe at the fossilized skeleton of a sabertooth tiger. The prehistoric beast stood poised to attack, perched on its hind legs, its mouth full of razor-sharp teeth open. The awesome sight reminded Trini of the many times she’d piloted the mighty robotic Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord into battle against the evil forces of Rita Repulsa.

“Ms. Kwan, don’t tell me you’re daydreaming again,” said an elderly lady with a shrill voice.
Trini looked back and saw the short and slender woman approaching. She wore a sparkling plum-purple dress with matching cowboy boots. A sash hung from her shoulder, decorated with over one hundred Angel Scout merit badges. Her name was Ms. Gertrude, the highest-ranking Angel Scout leader in Angel Grove.

“Ms. Gertrude, I wasn’t daydreaming,” Trini said with a nervous crack in her voice. “I was just looking at the—”

“Excuses, excuses,” Ms. Gertrude interrupted. “When I was your age, I had more discipline in my pinky finger than kids today have in their entire noggins.”

Trini wanted to speak up in disagreement. She wanted to tell Ms. Gertrude that in school she earned straight As and had an outstanding attendance record. She wanted to tell her how she often organized community-service events. She also wanted to tell Ms. Gertrude how she had worked so hard to become a highly skilled martial artist. Of the many things Trini could have said to defend herself, experience had taught her that disagreeing with Ms. Gertrude would only make things worse.

“Sorry, ma’am. It won’t happen again,” Trini said.

Ms. Gertrude began to write notes on a clipboard. “Be sure that it doesn’t. If you hope to pass the Angel Scout leadership exam, you must go above and beyond. Those bright-eyed young scouts will be looking to you for leadership and guidance,” she said, then pointed toward the museum’s main entrance. “Speaking of which, here they come now.”

Trini smiled brightly as the young Angel Scouts entered the lobby. They were all between eight and ten years old and wore matching purple skirts with decorated sashes over white T-shirts. Their gleaming excitement reminded Trini of the many great adventures she had gone on when she was an Angel Scout. The chance to become one of their trusted leaders was just as important to Trini as her duties as the Yellow Power Ranger.

As the scouts approached, Trini was delighted to see her cousin Silvia was among them. “I didn’t know you had joined the scouts,” Trini said, giving her cousin a loving hug.

Silvia smiled and shrugged. “At first I didn’t want to, but after hearing your stories about how great it all is, I thought I’d give it a try.”

“I think it’s a great thing that you did. I’m going to make sure you have so much fun, you’ll wish you had joined a long time ago,” Trini said.

Ms. Gertrude glared at Trini over her clipboard. “Watch yourself, Ms. Kwan. Favoritism will not be tolerated.”

“I didn’t mean it like that,” Trini said assuredly. “It’s just that I’ve been trying for a long time to get my cousin to join. Besides, you told me that recruiting is a very important part of a scout leader’s job.”

Ms. Gertrude reluctantly nodded in agreement. “Fine. I’ll award you one bonus point for the new recruit.” She marked down a point on her clipboard.

For the next two hours, Trini led the scouts through the various halls of the museum. She had spent nearly a week beforehand studying the many exhibits so she would be able to give the scouts the best possible learning experience. They saw art and science exhibits. Weapons and armor from various time periods. Even old computers from the early age of technology. Along the way, Trini tried her best to impress Ms. Gertrude, but somehow she managed to lose more points than she earned.

Just when Trini thought things couldn’t get any worse, a towering brute stumbled into their path. He had lanky limbs and was wrapped in bandages from head to toe, like a mummy. His musty odor made him smell like he had crawled out of a tomb after a thousand years of slumber.
The mummy glared down at Trini and the scouts. “Welcome to the Tomb of the Griffin Pharaoh. The master has decreed that you all be put to death.”
 
Chapter 2

The mummy extended its lanky arms wide and let out a roar. Even standing hunched forward, it towered over Trini by two feet. Silvia and the Angel Scouts screeched fearfully and scurried behind Trini for safety.

Trini, having fought in many battles, was not so easily shaken. With fearless eyes, she glared up at the menacing brute. “Back off, you creeper!”

The mummy snickered. “How could such a puny mortal possibly stand against my great strength?”

Trini took a fighting stance. “You put one hand on these girls, you’ll find out I’m not so puny.”

The mummy flinched nervously and took a big step backward. “Easy, it’s just a game.”

“What do you mean, ‘a game’?” Trini asked, feeling quite confused.

Ms. Gertrude stepped between Trini and the mummy. “It means he is an actor.”

Trini looked around the hall. Several other mythical Egyptian creatures were lurking among the crowd. There was a golden sphinx, a catlike creature, a man-size scorpion, and a serpopard, which was a strange creature that resembled a leopard with the head and extra-long neck of a sea serpent.

Ms. Gertrude shook her head disapprovingly and wrote more notes on her clipboard. “As you can see, Ms. Kwan, they are merely performers in costumes.”

Feeling foolish, Trini lowered her fist. “I’m so sorry,” she said to the mummy. “I was just trying to protect the girls.”

“You’re not completely to blame,” the mummy said. “I must admit I do look quite terrifying in this getup.” He then ambled away.

Silvia took Trini’s hand. “Don’t feel bad. I think you were very brave.”

The other Angel Scouts agreed wholeheartedly.

Ms. Gertrude grumbled. “Fine. I’ll give you one bonus point for bravery and subtract one for poor judgment. Now can we just move along with the tour?”

Trini led the scouts around the hall, showing them the many amazing artifacts that had been unearthed in the Egyptian desert. There were stone tablets with strange writings. Weapons and armor once used by great warriors. Jeweled crowns worn by the emperors and empresses of the ancient world. Of the many amazing artifacts to be seen, all paled in comparison to a golden statue that reigned tall in the center of the hall.

“They called him the Griffin Pharaoh,” Trini said as they approached the statue.

The girls looked up at the statue, awestruck. From the waist down, the mighty winged creature had the legs and body of a lion. From the waist up, he had the muscular chest and arms of a man and the head of a mighty bird. In his talon-like hands, he gripped a golden staff with sparkling jewels embedded in the hilt.

Trini began to read from a plaque at the base of the statue. “According to legend, the Griffin Pharaoh was a tyrant who conquered the ancient world by imprisoning in mystical urns all those who opposed him. He then used his cyclone staff to send the urns soaring away to the far corners of the earth. Each urn was protected by a guardian beast that would attack anyone who dared to come near it. Once all his enemies were defeated, the Griffin Pharaoh used his hypnotic powers to turn everyone into mindless servants. It is believed that he once had hundreds of mystical urns, but now only five of the relics remain.”

Trini and the scouts stepped up for a closer look at the five urns. They were three feet tall and forged from glossy black metal. Each had the image of a guardian beast carved into the side: a sphinx, a mythical cat, a mummy, a scorpion, and a serpopard.

Silvia raised a hand. “So how was the Griffin Pharaoh defeated?”

Trini looked again at the plaque. “That part of the legend doesn’t seem to be included here.”
“I bet he was beaten by the Power Rangers,” Silvia said. “They fight monsters like him all the time.”

Another scout named Daisy shook her head. “There were no Power Rangers back then.”
“There were so,” Silvia said. “Isn’t that right, Trini?”

Trini could have easily told them the answer, but she had a better idea in mind. “I think you should research the subject. It would be a great way to earn a Historical Research Merit Badge.”
“Unless you’re afraid you’ll get proven wrong,” Daisy teased.

“I’m not wrong, and I’m not afraid,” Silvia said and then stomped away.

Daisy let out a screech and stormed off in the other direction.

“Girls, wait,” Trini called out, but Silvia and Daisy were already gone.

“Not good at all,” Ms. Gertrude said. She wrote more notes on her clipboard and strutted away.
Trini let out a long sigh, certain she had failed the first part of her leadership exam.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Young Readers Licenses
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1524784753
• ISBN 13: 9781524784751
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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