i have actually spent a lot of thought on this matter, so i've come up with the following, but I must warn you it gets really complicated, and one may say, even to darker.
it starts with men in suit knocking over a house, a young hero looking boy opens the door
jon blake: who are you, guys
man in suit number one: are you jon blake?
jon blaker: yes, what do you want
man in suit number one: was yesterday your eighteenth birth?
jon blake: yes sure, what the hell do you want?
man in suit number two: you were accepted in a special force where you wil be able to serve and protect your country
jon blake: what do you mean? I didn't assign for anything
the men interrupts him, gets a tranq gun, and starts shooting everybody (his father and mother) on the house, shooting him at last
he wakes up in a bright stylish room, the camera shows things from his point o f view, he sees many employees, all of them appearing to be women, he is dizzy, as he regain focus he notices his hands are locked to a chair. the camera focus on the big executive table in front of him, where he sees a typical businessman sitting, his voice is sweet as honey, but it carries a political touch showing his experience
businessman: finally awake Sleeping Beauty
jon blake: where am I ?!
businessman: Oh, right to the point hu hu, I certainly can respect that
jon blake: where are my parents and what is going on?
businessman: relax, your parents are just fine, about you, you will be joining in a big adventure
jon blake: what the hell are you talking about
businessman: you see, you have a really athletic body, you know karate, kung fu, boxing, and many others, you are a straight A student, your I.Q. is higher than 153, you are a true genius, one may say you are one in a million
jon blake: so what is your point
businessman: oh, come on, you are smarter than that, we want to recruit you
jon blake: I've signed no paper
businessman: of course you didn't, this is a top secret thing, there are no papers
jon blake: but why me? why don't you call one of your best soldiers
you see, the army is full of old people like me, people without vision or creativity, you seen to have both
jon blake: but I don't want this
businessman: oh come on, it will be fun, don't you want to become a Power Ranger?
jon blake: you said what? power ranger? come on, is this some kind of practical joke?
businessman: no joke, but I understand your skepticism, the power rangers thing is real, and ultra secret, all the persons which ever told other people about it were considered crazy and interned, shot dead, or sent to a star ship base, and the few who weren't transformed it all in a children's show, but they are real, believe me
jon blake: I don't know what the heel is wrong with you, but I am not becoming a soldier
businessman: hahaha, but you are, because if you don't
jon blake: let me guess, you are going to torture me
businessman: no, that proved to be inefective. so we started to torture the prodigies's parents
jon: people will notice I have disapeered, I have a family and friends
businessman: but you will be forgotten, we are going to say that your father's got a good working opportunity on alaska, we may fake some telephone calls, and in some years nobody will remember you.
jon: fine, what if I kill myself?
businessman, oh I wouldn't, they would kill your parents also, however, if you are killed on training, or battle they would be released, some choose to fake their deaths
jon blake: you bastards, which fight am I fighting? who are the enemys?
businessman: for now, that is not of your concern, but let's discuss salary. I mean, if you survive to five years of duty they will release you, by then you will have your money, and may live a good lie as long as you keep your mouth shut. (silence, no response) hey, don't blame me, I am just the messenger
next scene we hear helicopter noise with the camera zoomed Jon's face. another man sitted next to him says
Jason: so you are the rookie? (Jason is kind of old)
jon blake: not for my own choice
Jason: Oh, it never is
jon blake: those fuckers will torturer my parents if I don't coope
Jason: it sucks, right
as Jason speaks he grabs a cigarette, and offers Jon
Jon: no thank you, I don't smoke
Jason: (chuckles) they never do in the beginning, but save it for later, you"ll be damn sure to want a cigarette when those aliens start trying to kill you, by that I mean, if you ever live to see one
jon blake: so how does it work? they just give us spandex clothes and send us into battle?
Jason: you've been watching to much tv, they will give you training first, and I assure you, they won't make you use spandex
jon blake: what did you say your name was?
Jason: Jason Scott, but you may call me Major J
Jon freezes for a second, after realizing with who he's just been talking to
the helicopter lands
general: move cadets, move, you are not here to relax, you are here to train
Jason: you better hurry up
he goes, looking behind to see that Jason was still on the plane
something like thirty cadets, and the general up in a platform, making him look big and important
general: my name is general Thomas Oliver, and for now on your asses are mine, you are now always going to answer me 'yes sir', if I tell you to run you will ask how fast, if i tell you jump you will ask how high, and you better lick my balls until they start bleeding if I don't go with your face, are we clear?
everybody: yes sir
general: good, now I know you don't want to be here, I know that you probably hate all of this institution, but you will soon discover that I don't give it a fuck, here you are going to learn how to run, you are going to learn how to shoot, unless you want to learn how to die, and believe me when I say it, is that clear?
everybody: yes sir
general: one more thing, I don't want any liars around here, I never lie, and you better never lie to me if you ever want to see your parents again. I will be your worst nightmare, but I am as honest as it gets. now go change your clothes, MOVE FASTER YOU FUCKING COWARDS!
everybody starts running, then, are showed training moments together with an epic tune, with people dying in accidents, and jon blake being somekind of a perfect student, throwing people on the floor when it is time to battle, and rapidly learning how to use guns
it is show then, some kind of intelligence base speaking with a robot like thing, with all the cadets around him the (tune is still playing)
Alpha 5: my name is Alpha 5, at your services, I am a cyborg programmed to attend to all your reasonably needs, I am here to provide you with information, as well to clean your stuff and make your food
the speech continues as the camera fades, showing moments later when Jason is alone with Alpha (the tune stops)
jon blake: where this Spandex thing came from?
Alpha5: the legend is always bigger than the truth, the secrets where contained as good as they could be, but there are always leaks.
jon blake: just one more quick question, why don't you always use the robots to crush all the aliens?
Alpha 5: because it is not always necessary, and the robots are really expensive, general Oliver would say that they are worth a thousand of you. more the coast to send them, nuclear energy cells, lots of people to command then, it is a nightmare.
the scene changes, we than have general Oliver in some kind of forest with all the remaining cadets in front of him
general: thirty three were recruited, I have only eighteen standing in front of me now. seventeen will probably be sent to their deaths today, the survivor will become a power ranger. we have a hunting exercise, as I begin to count to fifty, you will start running, when I am finished, you will try to kill your partners
a cadet starts crying
crying baby: oh God, I don't want to die
general shoots his head with his handgun
general: do anyone of you have another peculiar point? (silence) good, you will be given the academy's worse assault rifle, together with a razor sharp sword, I will be watching you around, and remember, I am untouchable, so if anyone is the cause of a little "accident" this guy will probably suffer. so good hunting one... two... three...
and the counting goes on, jon goes to a hidden place and starts with a more sneaky approach, he hears gunfireing and screams, he kills some dudes until the shooting ceases, he sees himself facing another man, hereby called guy x, jon blake still has almost all of his ammo, guy x is out of ammo, guy x throws his sword on jon blake gun making jon loose it, guy x starts running towards jon, they start fighting, guy x trying to take jon's sword, jon slices his stomach, making guy x fall, he gets his rifle on the floor and faces guy x for a second. guy x speaks with a hoarse voice
guy x: please don't do it
general appears from the woods
general: do it son, you cannot have pity over the enemy
guy x: no please, not like this
jon blake hesitates
general: oh, come on, you can do it
jon blake: no, I won't
general: goddammit, do it or I am going to kill you two
jon blake point his gun at guy x, than hesitates again
general pulls his hand guns and touches it on jon blake's head
general: do you want to die?!!
jon blake shoots
the general stares him, as if he were disappointed
general: you idiot, you can't work as a team, can you?
he pulls his handgun and shoots him in the face, he wakes up in a sickbay, his waking up is received with punch in the face from the general
general: you couldn't pull it though, could you? you were supposed to join forces against me, no one had to die
jon blake: you, you shot me
general: it was a paintball gun, and your suit has a system which gave you a shocking sleep
Jon: so, are all the people alive?
general: they are on a suicide mission on another planet, I told you they would be sent to their deaths
(a brief pause)
jon: what about my parents?
general: they will be safe and comfortable, while you keep working
jon blake: so, am I a Power Ranger
general: unfortunately yes, our world is at war, and we've put to much resources on you, and you certainly know how to fight. there would be a time when you would be sent with the others to the suicide mission, but we don't have that luxury now. you will find things that make my training look like picnic, I promise you that, and there will be times when you will just which you were dead, I promise that also.
to be continued...
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