Dichotomy
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Introduction - A Short History of Power
Though it is possible for those of great Power to send their consciousness back to an earlier point in their life, it is rarely mentioned and is only known to have happened once before.
This occurred in the early days of the Nimian Empire, the Prince rushed to the Emperor to warn of their destruction at the hands of a force that was a trusted ally. The Prince went on to explain how the troubles started small, almost unnoticed, but over time the attacks grew more and more bold. Though many years, no one could trace the source of these attacks, and because of this the traitorous ally kept their place in the war council. By the time their identities were revealed, there was almost nothing left of the Nimian Empire. Knowing the battle lost in the present, the Emperor and his heir combined their powers and sent the Emperor's consciousness back as far as they could. When the Emperor awoke in his younger self and saw the date was barely a week after he'd received the Green Dragon Powers, he knew it was already started.
With his future knowledge, they destroyed the traitors and saved their Empire. Nothing was ever mentioned of the Prince's time travel and he never mentioned anything of the old time line beyond what he'd told his father, yet as the years passed, there were a few people that seemed to remember events from the time that never was. It wasn't many, barely a handful altogether, all of which were considered insane. No one took notice of them since the stories they told were all of different events.
The Prince never noticed these people until he met his wife from the old timeline. When he spoke to her, hoping to form a bond once again, she smiled at him and said, 'Our son was brave and strong. He will be again.'
She only remembered two events from the erased future. Their son's birth, and the day her husband and son combined their powers to send him back.
The Prince meditated on the Green Dragon Powers that night, adding a warning for all future holders so that when they learned of his time travel, they would also be aware of these fragmented memories. They married once again, their son was born as before. The son knew nothing of the old timeline until he came of age and received the Green Dragon Powers, the repository of his family's history.
Many generations passed before another Green Dragon Ranger looked closely at this information. He studied it in his meditations for many years, continuing even after he became Emperor and his own son received the Green Dragon Powers. He surmised that while this had been accomplished through the father and son's agreement, the travel would also be possible if the more powerful of the two overcame the other and forcefully claimed the power needed. He thought of several methods this might be accomplished, finally deciding on the one he thought most likely to work. Though there was nothing needing changed, he decided to test his theory, using his own son, once the boy returned from training. His ship crashed days before his son was due home, killing him instantly and leaving his theory untested.
Many more generations passed. Prince Zedd noticed the time travel history and the other's theories but thought little of them. He concentrated more on the military knowledge, believing it much more important to win his battles the first time around so such methods would never be necessary. By the time he became Emperor, he'd all but forgotten that one bit of knowledge tucked into his Power's memories. At the usual age, Lord Zedd married however his wife disappeared before an heir could be born. Zedd spent years searching for her while continuing to rule his empire. Since he had no heir, he accented to allow Rita Repulsa to use the Green Dragon Power Coin in a plan to destroy a team of Rangers that were challenging her ability to continue the tasks assigned her. It was never meant to be a long term placement as he'd assumed no human could withstand holding so much power for long.
Rita Repulsa chose a talented fighter that she watched tie the Red Ranger in a local competition - she chose Tommy Oliver.
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