Prologue

A vigilante named Rad was helping direct people out of danger. Wearing tattered clothes and sporting shoulder-length hair, he was somewhat muscular and had a natural leading ability. He fought off some of the quantrons and piranhatrons that were in the area, until they posed a neutral threat.

Many people were standing in the

streets when Astronema's Dark Fortress came and started hovering over a tall building. Everyone looked up to see her and a black and green grid-looking guy, beam down onto the top of the building.

Astronema announced, "People of Earth, this is Astronema. The rest of the universe has surrendered. The Power Rangers aren't going to save you. They've already tried… and they failed! I control Earth; the rangers are among you, somewhere. Hiding from me! This is not acceptable. By tomorrow morning I want them brought to me, or I'll destroy the whole planet. It's them, or YOU!"

Everyone watched her get beamed back up to the Dark Fortress.

Later that evening, Rad was sitting in a huddle of people. A woman was questioning the whereabouts of the Power Rangers, and got a few other people to question. Rad was about to voice his opinion when a plump guy came to the ranger's defense.

"Wait a minute," Bulk stated in an oratorical fashion, "listen everyone, the rangers have never let us down before. We have to believe they'll be here."

While the big guy was talking, Rad noticed out of the corner of his eye, that a girl in yellow seemed to be spying on the group. He figured he had better see what was the matter. She turned around and went the opposite direction, so Rad quietly stepped away from the group. He followed her from a few feet away, and found another group around a fire. He stayed back, and listened to their conversation.

"Everyone is counting on us," Ashley stated. "What are we gonna do?"

Rad's eyes lit up as he realized that these were the Power Rangers, standing before him. Another guy stumbled in from the opposite side, signaling Rad to duck behind some debris.

"Zhane? Zhane, are you ok?" Cassie asked.

"I survived, but the winger didn't." Zhane panted.

"Not good, and the rebels?" TJ asked.

Zhane gasped again, "They surrendered."

"Then we're on our own," Cassie realized. "Anyone who could have helped us has been destroyed or captured."

Carlos started, "Astronema hasn't captured all civilians on earth, so maybe we can organize 'em maybe we can find a way to…"

"We can't risk their lives, There's gotta be another way." TJ interrupted.

"There is;" Andros spoke up, "If I can get into the dark fortress, I still think I can get through to my sister. Maybe I can talk her into stoppin all of this."

Rad now believed that these were the rangers.

He watched all of them except for the one in red go to a makeshift table and start to plan.

The one in red turned around and headed out. Rad cut around behind more debris to follow Andros without him knowing. He was about to step up to him to offer assistance, when the girl in yellow came in and questioned him.

"Going somewhere?"

Rad stepped back out of view, before he was noticed and witnessed the semi-intimate moment between the 2 rangers.

"I was just umm…"

"Andros, you can't, leave."

"I have to try."

Rad could see that Andros was acting out of emotion, and was gonna get injured. He watched him morph into the Red Battlized Ranger at which he flew into the sky, and to the Dark Fortress.

Rad started walking on foot to the tall building below the Fortress. He tried to avoid all other people, because rioting could break out. About an hour later, upon arrival at the abandoned building, he realized the doors were locked.

"An emergency like this calls for critical actions."

He wrapped his arm in his leather jacket, and bust through the window in the door. An alarm went off, so he hurried, as far into the building as possible. It was a surprise that the power was still on, as Rad just used the elevators to get to the top floor. After reaching the top floor, he got out and walked across the hall, and through a door labeled "Rooftop Exit." When he got to the top, he looked up wondering how he was going to get on the Dark Fortress, for it was about 40 feet above him.

As he stood there, a beam of white energy beamed down from the mighty space base, and pulled him up into a secret layer on top. Rad landed by a hatch, which seemed to open with ease. The white energy was still in his hands as he opened it up.

"I assume that whatever beamed me up wants me here."

By now it was daylight, as he slipped into the Dark Fortress. Rad looked around as white energy closed the hatch above him. Rad actually felt a little worried, for he didn't know what his future held. He realized he was standing out in the open.

"I need to hide."

Rad discovered the red ranger, walking and decided to follow him from a distance. The red ranger found a room, which Rad believed, was the master control room. Rad went around to another entrance. He looked on as Astronema and Ecliptor came back. Rad looked over and seen a blue glowing head in a tube. They made eye contact. It could be seen in his eyes, that he was a being of pure goodness. He acknowledged the vigilante's presence with a smile. All of a sudden, something sparks, and an alarm goes off. Ecliptor orders the drones into the main core room, and also followed.

Then the red ranger comes into the room and locks the door on Ecliptor. Andros looks around, and finally notices the blue head.

"Zordon?"

"Yes Andros, it's me."

"Zordon, I can't believe it. I was beginning to think I would never see you again."

"Andros, listen to me, there is not much time. The forces of evil have already captured most of the universe. Soon they will capture the earth."

"Yes I know."

"You can stop it from happening."

"How? Tell me."

"Shatter my energy tube…"

"No!"

"…only the good energy from my tube can destroy the forces of evil."

"But Zordon, what's going to happen to you?"

"I will be gone, but my spirit will forever live in all that is good."

"No Zordon, we'll keep fighting, there's got to be another way."

"There is no other way."

Rad looks on in amazement, as the red ranger draws his weapon. Though he didn't know either of them, he sympathized with them both. Rad heard someone coming, so he hid behind a console. It was Astronema. Andros couldn't destroy Zordon.

"How bout if I destroy you?" Astronema smirked.

Rad started fighting the quantrons that started coming in the door where Astronema arrived. He knocked them out one by one, before they could get into the main control room. Rad knows when to fight, and the quantrons were one thing, but Astronema was way too powerful for a civilian. Rad figured he'd leave it to a ranger. He imagined Andros had fought with his sister when they were little, and he knew what he was doing.

After getting manhandled for a while, things started to turn his way, when Astronema's blast was reflected back and she fell unconscious. Just then, Ecliptor pried the door open and found his way back in. Though he was a bad guy, Rad admired his loyalty to Karone.

"Andros, hurry, you must destroy my energy tube; time is running out," Zordon said with urgency. "Andros, listen to me, it is your duty as a Power Ranger to save the universe. Now is the time."

Andros hesitantly raised his weapon, and swung it toward Zordon. The room erupted into a beam of light. Ecliptor turned to sand, and crumbled. Rad looked back at the tube, and noticed a coin spinning around as it dropped toward the floor. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. Andros, who demorphed, was lying on the ground with a tear in his eye. Andros rose up.

"Good-bye old friend. Your name will live on," Andros said sadly.

He then came to his senses and looked over and realized a lifeless Karone was still lying there. She was still clad in her Astronema armor.

He steered the Dark Fortress to land on the ground.

"Karone, come on. Karone. Come on, Karone. Please."

He picked up the lifeless Karone and started carrying her off the fortress.

When Rad saw that he was gone, He rose up from being knocked down, and went over to the energy tube of Zordon. Pure water, and white energy was all that lay amongst the glass. In the middle of the remains, was the coin. He picked it up and noticed markings that resembled a fierce bird's head, and had gems for eyes. When he touched it, a powerful white energy consumed his body. It was the same white energy, and had the same feeling as when he was beamed up earlier. A voice started talking to him, a familiar voice he recognized.

"Rad, you are a fine citizen, always putting others before yourself. You are a great warrior. I have chosen you to carry on my powers. You are the Divine Ranger! The Divine Powers will serve you when they are needed until all evil is permanently destroyed."

"But Zordon, I thought you were gone, and your power destroyed all evil."

"My body is gone, but my spirit is still with you, and all who are good. Whoever possesses the divine ranger coin, will feel my presence. Though I destroyed all current evil, the universe will eventually spawn a new evil. It will be your job, and all future ranger team's jobs to stop it."

"How will I become a ranger?"

"Just have faith; an old friend (referring to Ninjor) once told me that all things are possible if you have faith."

"I'll do my best to serve good. Your name will live on through me."

Rad looked around, wondering if all of that just happened.

End Prologue