Disclaimer: Power Rangers and related characters belong to Saban/Disney/Toei/whoever else but not me. Michelle, the Genesis team, are my own creations based on Power Rangers. This story maybe reprinted anywhere as long as I am notified and this disclaimer is attached.

*Note the character of "Michelle" is an original character from another fic series I've written. Also, in this other series it explains how Zordon is alive. To make a long story short Jason and Tommy found a power to resurrect Zordon. For more on that story check out my website. All my fics are there. Also, I'm sorry for previous formatting errors. I'm still learning how to format stuff so it looks right on Fanfiction.net. It was previously formatted for my website. I'm working on fixing all the errors.

Power Rangers Genesis Episode 1- "The Next Generation"

"Mom when is Uncle Tommy gonna get here?" I asked.

"Soon Princess.soon." My mom replied.

I was very excited because my Uncle Tommy, Aunt Kim, and cousin Tony were moving back to Angel Grove. That's where I live. Angel Grove. It's a small town outside LA but I love it here. I live with my parents, Rocky and Michelle DeSantos. My dad owns a dojo called the Blue Dragon, my Uncle Jason helps him out with it a lot. Jason isn't really my Uncle but I've called him that my whole life and he's pretty much a member of the family. Uncle Jason is a detective on the AGPD. My mom on the other hand.well I don't really know what my mom does. I know she appears on a daytime drama from time to time and that she used to be a singer before I was born and that she takes off sometimes without telling me where she is going and that's about it. Also she hasn't aged since she was 25 but I think she just takes really good care of her skin. My name is Harley DeSantos and I'm 14 and a freshman at Angel Grove High School and I've lived in Angel Grove my whole life.

Anyway, we were preparing for my Uncle's arrival. He left Angel Grove 20 years ago to be with my Aunt Kim in Florida but recently he got a job offer from AGPD, I think mostly due to Uncle Jason's pushing on the issue, and he decided to take it. I was making up one of the guest rooms for Tony when my cell phone rang. I ran to my room to get it.

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Har, hey it's me." The voice on the other end said. I knew the voice. It was my best friend Melody Grayson.

"Mel, hey, what's up?" I asked

"My dad wanted to know when your Uncle is getting here because he wants to drop by and say hello." Melody said.

"Your guess is as good as mine. My mom won't tell me a thing." I said.

"Parents suck sometimes" Mel said.

"You're telling me. Anyway I have to go. I need to finish getting the room ready for Tony" I said

"Ohhh, your cousin.is he hot?" I asked

"MELODY!!!" I cried

"What?" she asked innocently.

"First off he's my cousin so I don't exactly look at him like that, second of all he's my cousin so don't get any bright ideas. I so do not want my cousin and best friend dating" I said.

"Fine, fine." She said.

"Anyway I really do have to go" I said.

"Alright, I'll talk to you later." She said.

"Sure thing. Laters." I said hanging up.

I went back to the room to finish getting it ready when the doorbell rang.

"HARLEY GET THAT!" my dad called from his office.

"YES DAD!" I called back grumbling under my breath. I was never gonna get everything done the way I was getting help. I opened the door. It was Alex. Alex is my Uncle Jason and Aunt Kat's son.

"Hey Alex, what do you want?" I asked

"Oh nice greeting. I want to know if Tony is here yet." He said.

"No he isn't and no I don't know when he's getting here. Some time today." I said

"Alright. I'll wait" Alex said walking in.

"Who invited you in?" I asked

"What are you talking about? You're lucky I rang the doorbell, this is my second home." He said.

"I know. So why not go make use of your first home?" I said.

"God Har what is your problem?" he asked.

"Ok listen you can stay but you're helping me clean up. I still have to get the rooms ready." I said

"Oh.um.actually I should get to the Juice Bar I think Mel is waiting on me." He said.

"Mel just called me, she's at home." I said

"Um.well.Logan.yes I need to meet up with Logan." He said rushing out of there.

Boys are so predictable. I closed the door and went back to cleaning. I hoped Alex was serious about meeting up with Logan because then I would have a chance to finish my work. I finally got everything ready and went to get myself ready. I took a shower and then dried and straighten my hair. I put on a pair of grey cargo pants and a purple hoodie. I put a bit of make up on then my purple wrist band and I was ready to go. I was sitting at my desk listening to music when my mom called me.

"HARLEY THEY'RE HERE!" she called.

"COMING MOM!" I called

I ran downstairs and saw my Uncle, Aunt, and cousin.

"Uncle Tommy!" I cried running over to him. He lifted me up and hugged me.

"Hey kiddo." He said putting me down.

"Hey Aunt Kim" I said.

"Hey girl. How are you doing?" she asked me.

"I'm fine. How was your trip?" I asked

"It was long but we made it in one piece." She said.

"That's good.hey Tony." I said looking at my cousin.

"Hey Harley." He said.

"Harley, why don't you show them to the guest rooms." My mom said.

"Sure." I said leading them to the rooms. I took Uncle Tommy and Aunt Kim first then I showed Tony his room.

"Thank Har." He said.

"No prob." I said sitting on his bed, "So are you ok with moving?" I asked

"Yeah, I guess so. I mean.it kinda sucks. I'll miss my friends in Florida but I'll make friends here." He said.

"Yes you will.I know some people you'll fit right in with. When you're feeling up to it we can get out of here and go hang out with them" I said

"Get out? As in away from my parents? Can we go now? I need to get away; they have been driving me insane!" Tony said.

"Sure.you can clean up and we'll go." I said

"Alright. Sounds good." He said.

I went downstairs and told everyone our plans. I think my Uncle wanted to get rid of Tony as much as Tony wanted to get rid of him. Once Tony was ready we headed to the Juice Bar. It was the hang out in town and it was kinda old. It had been there for years. Well sort of. It was the Juice Bar then a guy named Farcus Bulkmeier bought it and made it an extension of his beach club, Bulkmeier's, but he changed too many things and it didn't do so well so he renamed it the Juice Bar but he still owns and runs it. His friend Eugene runs Bulkmeier's, the beach club, but only in the summer, the rest of the year he helps Farcus at the Juice Bar. We just call Farcus and Eugene, Bulk and Skull.everyone does and I don't think anyone knows why. Anyway we went to the Juice Bar and all my friends were already there. I guess they anticipated we would be there.

"Hey guys" I said

"Hey." They all said.

"Hey, Tony what's up man?" Alex asked.

Alex and Tony knew each other because Uncle Jason always visited Uncle Tommy and vice-versa but Tony hadn't met the rest of my friends.

"Tony, alright you know Alex and these are the rest of my friends. My best friend Melody Grayson, and this is Logan Collins, and they are Aaron and Allison Kay, they're twins. Guys this is my cousin Tony Oliver" I said

"Nice to meet you all." Tony said.

"Likewise." Logan said.

Let me tell you a little about my friends. Logan moved here a few years ago with his parents, Wesley and Jennifer Collins. Wes is a self-made millionaire, meaning he didn't take his dad's money but instead rebuilt his fortune without any help. Anyway, Wes's business brought him to LA but Jen didn't want to raise a kid in LA so they decided to live in Angel Grove. Wes and Jen are old friends of my mom's. I don't know how she knows them but they go way back. Melody, as I said is my best friend, she was born in Angel Grove but her parents, Carter and Dana Grayson are from Mariner Bay which isn't too far from here. Carter is a firefighter and I guess here they offered to make him a fire chief and a lot more pay so he took the job. It's not surprising they offered Carter so much money. He's the best at what he does. And Dana is a doctor so she had no trouble finding a job. Then there are the twins, Aaron and Allison Kay. I think they have a really weird last name but they never tell me where they're from, like originally where they're ancestors are from. I think they are really related to Mary Kay, the make up lady, and are embarrassed to admit it. Anyway their parents are Andros and Ashley Kay. I don't know where Andros is from but I know Ashley is from Angel Grove. She was a cheerleader at Angel Grove High years ago. And as I said Alex is from here too. Uncle Jason is from here and Aunt Kat has lived here since she was in high school. Anyway those are my friends. I don't know what I'd do without them.

Anyway, Tony and I hung out awhile then headed home and went to sleep. Then next day was a Monday but it was a teacher work day so we all went back to the Juice Bar to hang out. We were sitting there when the hottest guy I'd ever seen walked in. He had to be new cause I would have noticed if I'd seen him before.

"I'll be back" I said to my friends as I got up and walked over to the new boy.

"Hi" I said to the boy.

"Hi" he said.

"I'm Harley DeSantos." I introduced.

"I'm.Nick Winger." He said.

"Nice to meet you Nick, so you're new here?" I asked.

"Yeah." He said. It didn't really seem he was up to talking and I didn't wanna push it yet.

"Well it was nice meeting you. I'll see you round" I said

"See ya" he said.

I walked back to my friends.

"So you got turned down?" Alex said.

"Shut up Alex" I said

"It's ok Har, happens to the best of us." Melody said.

"Oh gee, thanks Mel I feel better already. Not to worry, I'm sure he's just shy. Give me a week and I'll have a date" I said.

"Sure, you wanna bet on that?" Logan said.

"Why not, I could stand to make a few bucks." I said

"Alright, 15 bucks says you won't have a date with him by next Saturday." Logan said.

"You're on rich boy" I said

"Oh I want some of this. I'm in too" Alex said.

"Count me in." Aaron said.

"What is this? Kill Harley's confidences day?" I asked

"It's ok Har, I'm in, but I'm on Har's side." Melody said.

"Thanks Mel." I said

"I'm in too.if Har wants that new guy I think she'll get him." Allison said.

"Thanks Ally." I said

"So what about you Tony? You in?" Alex asked.

"Um.no, I think I'm just gonna stay neutral on this. I don't want you guys as enemies but I have to live with Harley right now so I'll just keep my opinions to myself." Tony said.

"Smart move" I said

Just then the ground started to shake with a major earthquake. I knew we got minor ones from time to time but this was horrible. We were trying to get out of the Youth Center when suddenly I felt this weird energy around me and I noticed my friend glowing different colors. In the blink of an eye we were no longer in the Juice Bar but we now stood in a control room of some sort.

"What's going on?" I asked

"This can't be? Can it?" Allison said.

"You really think? Us?" Aaron said.

"Us what?" Melody said.

"Yeah, us what? Where are we?" Alex said.

"I'm dreaming, that's it, I have to be dreaming" Logan said.

"I don't think this is a dream." Tony said.

"Indeed you are right, this is not a dream." We heard a booming voice say. We turned around and saw a giant green head in a tube.

Melody screamed.

"What is that thing?" I asked

"Zordon!" Allison and Aaron said together.

"You know him, that is a him right?" Logan asked.

"Yes it's a him and yes we know him." Allison said

"Can someone please tell me what is going on here!" I said

"Yes, you see two evil beings have invaded earth with their armies. Cobra X and his son Viper. Their goal is to invade Earth so that their race may have a new planet to colonize." Zordon said.

"What does this have to do with us?" Melody asked.

"You are all the children of veteran Power Rangers and because of that you possess the qualities that will make you a worthy team of Rangers." Zordon explained.

"WOAH NELLY! Back up. Stop the train. Lower the landing gear. Did you just say our parents were Power Rangers?" Melody asked.

"Yes Melody. All of your parents were Rangers."

"And so now you want us to be Rangers?" I asked

"Yes Harley."

"What exactly will our powers be?" Aaron asked.

"Tony, as leader of the team you will be the White Ranger and control the White Tiger Zord. Harley, you will be co-leader and the Purple Ranger. You will have the Pegasus Zord on your side. Melody, as your mother was you will be the Pink Ranger and you will control the graceful Crane Zord. Logan, the Red Ranger power runs in your family and you too will command its powers with the help of the fierce Lion Zord. Alex, you will command the Gold Ranger powers as your father once did and you will have the power of the mighty Dragon. Allison, you will control the Yellow Ranger Power and the Eagle Zord. And Aaron, you will be the Green Ranger and control the Falcon Zord. Do you accept you mission Rangers?" Zordon finished.

"Of course" Aaron said.

"No question" Allison said.

"I'm in." Tony said.

"Me too" Alex said

"I'm not" Melody said.

"No way" Logan said.

"Harley?" Tony asked.

"I.I don't know." I said.

"C'mon you guys, we have a chance to create a lasting legacy and change the world. Our parents did it, so can we." Tony said.

"This can't be real for one thing and for another I am so not willing to give up my life to be a Power Ranger" Melody said.

"That's so selfish Mel" Alex said.

Just then an alarm went off.

"Rangers, Viper is attacking civilians in the park. If you choose to accept the power you must go now. Otherwise the door is to the left of the Command Center." Zordon said.

"What's it gonna be Har?" Alex asked.

I thought a second. This was my chance. "I'm in." I said

"You can't be serious Har" Melody said.

"I am Mel. Look at that" I said pointing to the viewing globe. "Innocent people are getting hurt but I have to power to save them at my fingertips. I can't sit back and let that happen." I said.

"Oh I hate it when you're right. Ok Ok I'm in." Mel said.

"Melody!" Logan said.

"What? Har is right.don't you wanna make a difference? You always say you wanna be like your father.here is your chance to continue a legacy" Mel said.

"I didn't think airheads could make sense like that" Logan said.

"I'm not an airhead, just peppy" Mel said.

"Whatever either way I'm in" Logan said.

"Alright then. Let's do this" Tony said.

"How do we do this?" I asked

"Hold up these Power Morphers and call out Genesis Evolution and you will become Power Ranger Genesis." Zordon explained.

"Alright.GENESIS EVOLUTION!!" We all called out. In a flash we were morphed into Power Rangers.

"Stellar!" I cried out.

"Amazing" Tony said.

"Let's do it guys. This Viper guy is gonna be sorry he messed with our home" Alex said.

We teleported to the park and stood in a formation. We saw a guy dressed in a black ninja suit with an army of reptile looking creatures standing behind him. He was dressed so you couldn't see his face.

"Stop right there Viper!" Tony called.

"And who are you?" Viper said.

"We're the Power Rangers and we're giving you a one way ticket out of here" I said.

"Notice my fear. Out of my way you pests." Viper said.

"Pests are we? Let's see how pesky we can be" Alex said jumping up in the air and kicking Viper.

"So that's how you want to play it? Army Versai attack!" Viper commanded his army.

"Uh-oh" Melody said.

"Uh-oh is right Pinky.you Rangers are about to be history." Viper said.

"Don't just stand there you guys.fight them" Tony commanded as we went to battle.

"Right" we all said as we went to battle. It was hard but not long before we took care of the Versai. Needless to say Viper wasn't too happy.

"You Ranger may have won this time but I will be back. You can count on that. An next time your beginners luck won't help you" Viper said as he disappeared.

"We did it." I said.

"Yeah, sure did.lets get back to the command center." Tony said.

"Right" we all said. We teleported back.

"So Rangers, am I to assume you all accept this mission?" Zordon asked.

"Yes Zordon, I think we accept." Tony said.

"Yeah, we accept" Melody said.

"Very well Rangers. There are three other people here you need to know. Alpha 5 and Alpha 10, they assist me in the Command Center." He said as two robots, one a tad smaller than the other, but otherwise identical, came out from a room.

"Greetings Rangers I am Alpha 5" the larger robot said.

"And I am Alpha 10, otherwise known as Alpha Jr." the smaller robot said.

"And Rangers, you now need to meet your trainer. Ranger teams for the last 20 years have been trained by her, and some of your parents were even trained by her. You all know her I think. This is Michelle." Zordon said.

"MOM!!!" I cried.

"Yes, baby girl?" My mom asked.

"Oh my gosh!! So that's why you disappear so much! You are training Rangers." I said.

"Yes." She said.

"And.is that how you know their parents?" I asked

"Mostly. Kim, Kat, Tommy, Rocky, Jason, and I were all on the same team but I did some training for Wes, Ashley, Carter, and Dana." She said.

"Oh my god.this all makes sense now" I said

"I hoped the day would never come you would have to assume these powers but I am glad you know the truth about your father and I now." she said.

"This is too much." I said

"Zordon, I de believe, now that my Purple Ranger Powers have been transferred I am not needed in battle or for training anymore." My mom said.

"I agree Michelle.you have served as a valuable asset to Power Teams for many, many years and it is time for you to let these capable teens figure out their powers as you once did all those years ago. Know you are always welcome here Michelle and that your service was invaluable and appreciated beyond words. You are truly a skilled warrior that has protected the Earth at all costs. May the Power Protect you Michelle." Zordon said.

"Thank you Zordon, but before I go I want to give you something new Rangers. These are wrist communicators." Mom said.

"They look like watches Aunt Michelle" Tony said.

"I know, but that's only a disguise. They allow you all to communicate with each other and Zordon and allow you to teleport whenever needed. Take care Rangers.see you all later kids." Mom said as she teleported out.

"Woah.this is too much" Melody said.

"There is one more thing Rangers. To hold the Power you must follow the Ranger's code of honor. 1. Never use your powers for personal gain. 2. Never escalate a battle unless Viper forces you to. And 3. Never reveal you identity to anyone- no one must ever know you are a Power Ranger." Zordon said

"Sounds easy enough. Alright. I guess that's it. We're a team." I said.

"Yup. Power Rangers." Alex said.

We all put our hand in a circle.

"A team. United." Tony said.

"POWER RANGERS!!!" we all cried.