Disclaimer: So apparently I wrote this and forgot about it. Go figure. Oh well, here's to my abandoned escapades in the world of fan fiction. Go James!
The Space Race
by James Austin Valiant
A long time ago, in an era of forgotten lore
A wizard named Zordon and six coins bore
Teams of young men and young women
Secondly, warriors, but first most friends
Through many power changes did they go
From Morphin' to Zeo and then to Turbo
But, alas, some things don't always run their course
As the Turbo team got cut a little short
TJ, Justin, Carlos, Ashley and Cassie (what a fox!)
Their chamber of command destroyed by Divatox
What could they do, with everyone gone
But to go into space and find Zordon
One of the greatest forces of good, by far
Had been kidnapped from his world, Eltar
And the only way to stop the universal invasion
Was to add Zordon back into the equation
Leaving Justin on Earth, the other four left
In a shuttle lent by NASADA, it wasn't theft
In the meantime, a mysterious Ranger, Red
Somehow got the idea stuck in his head
That he could invade Dark Specter's meeting
And mix himself in with all of their seating
And no one would notice him, no one at all
He took a big chance, almost had a big fall
For Dark Specter unveiled a new ally, Rita let out a shrill
It was a young teenage girl, Astronema, new Princess of Evil
Divatox grew mad, Zedd angry, Mondo shook his scepter
For this young upstart witch got the Dark Fortress and Ecliptor
If they had only known the girl's tragic story
How her past was so mangled and gory
They would've given her some pity and cut her some slack
But they didn't know; she was "some worthless hack"
Well the Turbo Rangers, they didn't have much luck
Left the Earth and then came to be stuck
On a desolate planet, attacked without warning
When Astronema appeared, and promised death before morning
The mysterious Red Ranger made an appearance again
And the others wondered: is he foe or friend?
But when he demorphed, the others sighed without loss
He was a human, like them, this Red Ranger boss
But he seemed kind of cold, and real rigid, like toast
Pronounced correctly, his name was Andros
And the thing about him was he was wary of strangers
Really didn't want a team of new Rangers
Quite content to live life the same
Playing his one-army warrior game
But the careful coaxing of one Alpha Six
Convinced Andros that there were no tricks
And that someday, somehow, he'd be in danger and yelp
He'd wish that he had accepted this help
While animosity itself is known to cluster
Andros put it aside, all that he could muster
And almost as sharp as his spiral-edged sword
Recruited new Rangers; "Welcome aboard."
Since Andros was red, color change was a must, you'd think
But Ashley was still yellow and Cassie still pink
The Space Morphers had no green, so Carlos was black
Seeing TJ in blue wasn't too far out of whack
The monsters they battled made them strong as a team
And Andros slowly became less mean
And don't forget, he also dropped being nasty
Because he developed a liking for Ashley
Not sure how it started, so don't ask me
But they hit it off, so if they are happy
That should be more than good enough
But things can still get a little rough
Like the looming threat of one Astronema
Treating universal battle like common phenomena
Of course, on Kadix, something that was hard to explain
The revelation, the long hidden secret of Zhane
The frozen, remembered, honored Silver Ranger
Who had once, years ago, put himself in danger
To save his best friend, whom he loved with his life
Andros knew his sacrifice was not in strife
So he kept him on ice for a long two years
And closely watched the systems and gears
Hoping in earnest for the glorious day
When Zhane's big, bright smile would give way
Something happened, during the course of the battle
DECA malfunctioned, Zhane no longer sat still
He joined the Rangerothers in full-on combat
Andros was elated; his best friend was back!
Most important of all was something that rocked the core
A weird, not suspected secret that no one sought for
Was revealed when it was found out by Andros himself
That the locket he wore and kept on his shelf
Matched Astronema's exactly, but what did this mean?
Was he a prince? Or was she some sort of queen?
I say thee nay, for what you all should know
Darkonda kidnapped Andros' sister some time ago
The Red Ranger spent his life looking for her
While Ecliptor became her foster father
No one is certain how the future wind blows
But Andros' own sister was right under his nose
On the Megaship, she showered, changed and turned good
Things don't always play out just as they should
Andros saw how she did, finally on her own
Had grown to be this woman, his sister, Karone
Karone had to go to stop Dark Specter's plans
She was captured, outfitted with implants
Karone was gone, Astronema remained
And nothing would ever be the same
For the countdown began not long after that
When the villains engaged in a quite long spat
Almost conquered the universe, long and far
In the great, involved Universal War
Astronema's assignment from the UAE
Was to take the Earth, everything she could see
It didn't work out, for Andros left and was gone
Boarded the Dark Fortress and found Zordon
Zordon told Andros he was a wise and a brave soul
But the strains of war had taken it's toll
Shatter my tube, the energy will do it's thing til
The entire universe is purged of all evil
The Red Ranger battled his sister, and complied
Tragedy for him, for he thought his sister had died
But the ending turned out and all was well
Karone was alive; there would be no living hell
Zhane, Andros, Karone's people, from KO-35
Now had a habitable place to thrive
The only hard thing was saying goodbye
Ashley couldn't leave Andros, and he, her
But, he thought it was for the better
Before the Megaship took off, he realized
The main bridge's door opened with a slide
The Yellow Ranger jumped, and sprinted to the big lug
Wrapped her arms around Andros, in a powerful hug
Zhane and Karone followed right after, ready for re-birth
On a new home, a new planet, called Earth
