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Episode 1: The Shower Rangers Are Born
Tubville: July 7, XX06
Deep in the sewers of an abandoned area near Tubville, construction workers pulled out a broken old toilet. It was the ceramic kind, with a seat, a lid, and a handle to flush. Someone must have thrown it in there hundreds of years ago. It still hadn’t decomposed or broken up or anything. They opened the toilet’s lid…
A monstrous being flew out. It was huge and wrinkly, colored a disgusting greenish brown. The construction workers backed up against the grimy wall of the sewer, scared to death. Two other monsters jumped out, one being a completely brown round lump, and the other an ugly girl with long, golden yellow hair.
The first monster gave the construction workers a grubby grin.
“Finally!” it roared. “After 200 years!! I’m free! It’s time to conquer Earth!” The construction workers cowered with fear as the monsters slowly descended on them…
“…Who’s there?” the boy asked.
“I am Bath,” the voice said. “Rub the toothpaste tube.” The boy, Drain, thought this was kind of strange, but he decided to try it, anyway. He’d had no history of being schizophrenic or anything… so maybe this was real. He picked up the Colgate tube and rubbed it.
Some sort of silky gas floated out of the cap and piled up onto the floor to form a very transparent human being. Drain was scared now.
“…Who…who are you?!” the boy exclaimed as loudly as he dared. He was afraid his parents would hear him and think he was strange.
“I told you already,” the spirit-like thing said with a sigh. “I am Bath.” The boy surveyed the spirit in disbelief.
“What are you?”
“I used to be the protector of Earth…” the spirit said. “Then I destroyed the evil Grime, Dirt, and Filth. I stuck them into a toilet and threw them into the bowels of the sewer… hoping they would never return again. But… they have, indeed, returned.” Bath shrugged.
“…What am I supposed to do about it?” Drain asked. He adjusted his glasses on his nose to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.
“I am assigning you to find the three teenagers who can stop these evils,” Bath said. “As you can see, I cannot do it. I am but a spirit of the toothpaste tube. I was trapped in here long ago after my powers ran out.” Drain sighed. Why him? He jumped down from the stool, taking the toothpaste tube (and Bath) with him into his room. He closed he door.
“…Ok, so say I will help you,” Drain said. “Who am I finding… and why?”
“We must revive the awesome power… of the Shower Rangers,” Bath replied. “And I need you to find them.”
In walked her two good friends, Soap and Water. The two guys walked over to her.
“Hey, Shampoo,” Soap greeted her. Water waved. He was quiet and shy, but a good friend. Soap was outgoing and forward, but kind as well. They sat down next to her.
“Sorry we’re late,” Water muttered. “It’s raining cats and dogs out there.”
“That’s alright. Anyway, about our project,” Shampoo started, spreading the papers from her folder onto the table. Just then, the cashier came over.
“Could I get you two gentlemen a drink?” she asked. Soap and Water glanced at her.
“Um… I think I’ll just stick with some Sprite, thanks,” Soap said. Water just shook his head politely. The girl hurried off to fetch the Sprite. Shampoo sighed.
“Ok, about our project…”
Just then, there was a loud clap of thunder, and water started pouring into the café from the cracks in the doors and windows.
“Whaaat?!” Soap yelped. The water was streaming into the café and filling it.
“A flash flood! Everyone, get to high ground!” someone yelled. People started climbing onto tables, but it was no use. The water was already waist height and rising fast.
“We gotta get outta here!” Soap decided. “Come on, into the water! Let’s swim to the door and see if we can get out!” He slid into the water and helped Shampoo down. Water jumped in as well. The three swam over to the door.
“Okay, I’m going under,” Shampoo said. She dove down under the water, which was almost to the ceiling now.
Suddenly, a Shampoo felt a little tug on her big toe…
They were in a bathroom. And there was a little kid with a toothpaste tube over them.
“Shampoo, Soap, Water,” the kid said. “Welcome.” He was wearing a metal hat (it kinda looked like a metal colander) and had thick glasses. He was holding the toothpaste tube in one hand.
“Who... are you?” Water spoke up. He coughed and wiped his dripping brown hair out of is eyes.
“I am Drain,” the kid said. “And this is Bath.” A smoky sort of vapor wafted out of the toothpaste tube and settled onto the floor. It formed the shape of a man.
“Nice to meet you,” Bath said. “And as for why you are here… I have chosen you three to gain the powers of the Shower Rangers… for the evils of Grime, Dirt, and Filth have arisen from the depths of the sewer once again.”
“Whaaaat?” Soap asked, completely confused.
“You, as the Shower Rangers, will defeat these evils and bring cleanliness to the world…!” Drain added. “Using your Wondrous Washin powers!”
“…Why us?” Shampoo asked as she wrung out her hair. Water spilled from her locks and onto the linoleum floor.
“Stop that; my parents will have a fit!” Drain hissed, grabbing her wrist.
“So we get powers?” Water said, bringing the conversation back on topic. He leaned against the counter. “What kind of powers?”
“Shower Powers,” Bath said. He pulled out three flat, round, silver disks. He handed one to each of them.
“What are these?” Shampoo asked, fingering the little disk.
“When you are fighting against the forces of evil, turn the knob on there and hold it high over your head. You will then become the Shower Rangers and have powers unlike any you’ve ever seen!” Bath replied. “Ah, I believe this is your first fight…” He turned to the mirror, which had turned into a sort of screen. There, they could see a large, brown lump with a horrid face. It was terrorizing the town, which was already in a panic from the flash flood.
“…What are we supposed to do about it?!” Soap asked incredulously. “This is… I mean… all of this…” He gave a broad swoop of his arm. “Is completely unbelievable!” Drain shook his head.
“You’ll have to believe us,” he said. “Now go! The world is counting on you!”
“Guys, we’ve been chosen to save the world!” Shampoo exclaimed. “So we should save it.” The other two nodded solemnly. Soap stood forward.
“IT’S WASHIN TIME!”
Again, thanks for reading!
-Lefty
