Author's Note: This is my first Power Rangers fanfic. I've been a fan since the first episode and I've had a crush on almost every male Ranger that's come down the pike. Jason and Tommy are my top two favorites; this is a slash story that will focus on them unexpectedly finding and adding a third man to their relationship. If man-on-man isn't your idea of a good time, please stop reading now. :)

Author's Note #2: This is an AU story with several major differences from the original continuity. First off, the Rangers were born roughly twenty years later than in the original continuity, so the events of the series have been pushed into the present day. Only the Power Rangers' personal histories are changed; the rest of the world is pretty much as it should be in this time. Second (and perhaps most significant), Tommy never lost the Green Ranger power. As for Rita, she is calmer, more competent, and uses a more Amazonian approach in her plans for global domination. Goldar, Squat, Baboo, Finster, and Lord Zedd will not make any appearances.

Rated M for violence, strong language, adult themes, and M/M love scenes

Disclaimer: Power Rangers is owned by Saban Brands. I own nothing except my OC's.

Seeing The Light

Prologue: A New Approach

Rita Repulsa watched the Earth spin slowly in the sky. The view was truly spectacular; right now, the planet was three quarters full, throwing a mostly blue light across the desolate lunar landscape. But as much as she enjoyed the view, her gaze kept being drawn to the western coast of North America. On that distant shore was the mid-sized town of Angel Grove, home to the Power Rangers.

The Power Rangers, she thought. They've been a thorn in my side for far too long. The irritating teenagers were always in the way, coming between her and her rightful position as ruler of Earth. Even the Green Ranger, whom she had recruited and empowered herself, stood against her. Their continued interference was becoming a nuisance.

One of her more recent plans had centered on an attempt to reclaim the green power, but in the end, she decided against implementing it. Zordon would have found a way to prevent the coin and the Dragonzord from falling into her hands again; any attempt to retrieve them would no doubt have resulted in failure. And she couldn't try recruiting another human. With the Sword of Darkness destroyed, she no longer had a means of controlling such an individual. Her options were becoming increasingly limited and she was growing impatient.

I must not lose control of my wits, she thought. That was what led to my banishment the first time. And it had taken nearly ten thousand years to recover from that setback. Once she'd gotten free of the dumpster, she had sealed Goldar, Squat, Baboo, and Finster back inside it and sent it to the Dark Dimension. Their continued incompetence would not hold her back this time. But she was woman enough to admit that she bore a large part of the responsibility for her failure. The Rangers were clever and adaptable; Rita had to adapt as well or she would never achieve her goal.

So she had taken a page from Earth's ancient Amazon culture, recruiting Scorpina and several other strong females to serve as her generals. Scorpina proved to be a capable fighter and Khaytalla's monsters were as strong as any Finster had ever made, even if they did have a disturbing plant theme to them. The Rangers defeated them every time, but the monsters gave out as much punishment as they took, coming very close to destroying the brats on several occasions. However, "very close" only counted in horseshoes and hand grenades, as the human aphorism put it. It would require some thought to devise a plan that would ensure the Rangers' utter annihilation.

Rita turned and entered her bedchamber, feeling very tired. She strode to her three-paneled mirror and knelt before it, closing her eyes. Her straight knee-length silver hair flowed down her back and pooled around her; it was held in place by a simple golden circlet inlaid with small black stones. Her copper-colored robes wrapped smoothly around her body, not a wrinkle to be found in the sturdy fabric. She held her hands up before the mirror's center panel, palms out, and concentrated. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes to behold the image she had called forth.

The mirror had been a gift from her father, Master Vile, and had been enchanted with a far-sight spell so that anyone who looked into it would see whoever and wherever they wished regardless of distance. It had come in handy many times, alerting her to possible avenues of attack. This time, she would use it for a different purpose.

Now I just need to see what the pubescent pests are up to, she thought. I need more information about them if I am to have any hope of victory. She still called them teenagers even though they were in their early twenties now. To her, anyone who still measured their age in double digits was practically an infant.

The image in the mirror shifted slowly, showing her each Ranger in turn: Billy was in his lab, working on some sort of science project, while Kimberly was practicing a gymnastics routine and Zack and Trini were sparring at the Youth Center. All in all, their current activities were common and not very enlightening; these were things she already knew about them. She would find no inspiration there.

Now where are the Red and Green Rangers? she wondered. Those were the two she most needed to see.

The mirror cycled through several likely locations before it finally found them in the park, sitting on a blanket and enjoying a picnic. They were laughing and talking, having a grand old time. Jason said something that Rita couldn't hear; whatever it was, it made Tommy blush and smile as he averted his eyes. Jason reached over and took Tommy's chin in one hand, lifting the other boy's eyes to meet his. After looking at each other for a few moments, they leaned in and shared a passionate kiss. It was a gesture between two young people very much in love.

The sight didn't faze Rita in the slightest. Same-sex relationships were common among the more civilized societies of the universe, though humans were one of the few species where such an arrangement couldn't produce offspring. She wondered when the two young men had started down that path and decided that it didn't matter. A plan was starting to form.

She waved a hand at the mirror and the image dissolved as Jason was pressing Tommy down onto the blanket, deepening the kiss as their passion grew. As much as she would have liked to observe further, that little scene was a distraction; she had greater matters to attend to now.

Turning to the left-hand panel, Rita made an arcane gesture and conjured an image of Scorpina's quarters. The young woman was reclining on her bed, reading a romance novel on a device called a Kindle. Rita had no idea when her general had acquired such taste in books, but she supposed that there was no harm in it as long as it didn't compromise her effectiveness on the battlefield.

She waited for a moment before clearing her throat. Scorpina looked at the mirror and jumped off the bed to stand at attention, tossing the device aside. The young general bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry, Mistress. I was not aware that you had summoned me."

"It's all right, my dear," Rita said. "I had just now decided to do so. You could not have known." She folded her hands in her lap and proceeded to give Scorpina her orders. "Summon Allindria at once. I have need of her unique expertise."

Scorpina frowned slightly. "May I ask why, Mistress? She is hardly the most trustworthy of creatures."

"Be that as it may," Rita said, "she is the only one who can implement the plan I have just formulated. Summon her without any further delay." She waved her hand at the mirror and Scorpina's image vanished from the panel.

She turned her eyes back to the now-blank center panel, a smile stretching her lips. This plan was unorthodox and more audacious than any that had come before. But now was a time for a daring idea and this one stood a high chance of succeeding. The Red and Green Rangers had unwittingly given her the key to taking them down. All she needed to do now was turn it.

Time for a new approach, she thought.

Author's Note: This is one of my more delicate ideas. I have an idea of how this story is going to end, but I have only the barest bones of the beginning. I hope that you can forgive me for any flaws, seeing as how I'm messing with established events and personality traits. This could easily blow up in my face, but I'm going to forge ahead. The next chapter will introduce Jason and Tommy's new love interest and set up the conflict for later installments. Please read and review. Thank you! :)