Adam Park walked down the street, carrying a CD player in his hands and earphones on his head. His hair was short, black and spiked, and he wore a white shirt underneath a blue sweatshirt and khaki pants. Lyrics blasted through his head, making it move to the beat, almost simultaneously.
The mountain is high, the valley is low
And you're confused on which way to go
So I've come here to give you a hand
And lead you to the Promised Land
Come on and take a free ride
Come on and get by my side
Come on and take a free ride
He stopped as he saw an elderly woman being mugged by a black-masked man. He through the CD player and headphones down and ran towards them. The mugger saw him coming, but didn't panic. Instead, he grabbed the woman's purse, took out a knife, and threw at Adam.
Adam saw the knife and jumped into the air backwards, far enough that the knife went below him and into a tree. Landing on the ground, he took a fighting stance, pulling his right arm back and his left hand in front of him. The mugger chuckled, as if mocking him. His size was big and bulky, bigger than Adam, but he could use that against him.
"C'mon shrimp," the mugger said, "let's see what ya got." Nodding as if in agreement, Adam ran towards the thug. He drew an arm back, and then lunged forward, but Adam pressed off the ground, and went above him. In the air, Adam kicked the thug in the back of the head with enough force to send him face first into a pile of dirt. Adam landed on the ground, bent down and got the purse, as he still had his back turned to him.
Turning his head slightly so that he could see him from the corner of his eye, he said, in a sarcastic manner, "Ask and you shall receive." He then walked to the old woman, who was in astonishment, and handed her the purse, smiling and bowing.
He stepped over the thug, who was knocked out on the ground still, picked up his CD player and headphones, put them in his pocket, and continued walking.
***
My, my, my, the ghostly silhouette thought to himself, observing the situation between Adam and the thug. He turned around, and started walking into an invisible portal in which he disappeared.
***
Adam climbed into the black Navigator that was parked along side the curb of the street. He entered the key into the ignition. Turning it, the engine started and he drove off.
A black, ghost-like silhouette appeared in the passenger seat beside Adam. He didn't notice, however, because he was concentrating on the rode. The silhouette's eyes glowed a purplish color, and he watched as Adam went to turn to volume up on the radio. Seeing this, the silhouette grabbed Adam's arm. Adam looked over, his eyes wide, and screamed. Surges of purple lightning went through Adam's body as the being laughed. Adam struggled to get free as the SUV swerved on the rode. It was no use, though, and the car crashed into a tree.
***
"Adam, Adam! Wake up!" a nice, familiar voice rang through Adam's scattered mind. His eyes slowly blinked open as he saw a blonde standing over him. She smiled, and he was astounded.
"Kat? Kat!" he said, surprised. He sat up and looked around. They were in the Power Chamber, the old base of the rangers when they had their Zeo and Turbo powers.
"Hello, Adam. You had quite a ride," said a voice from behind. He looked back, and to his surprise, it was Zordon.
"Z-Zordon, how? I mean, weren't you destroyed?" Adam asked.
"That's besides the point, dear Adam. We're not here to discuss my business. We're here to discuss yours." Zordon replied. Tommy, Kat, Rocky, and Tanya all came to stand beside him, glaring at him in an unusual fashion.
"My business? What do you mean?" Adam asked. He was confused. Confused about how the Power Chamber was, how Zordon was, and why the heck he was even here.
"Don't play stupid with us," said Tommy, strictly. "We know your little secret."
"Secret? What sec--"
"You know what you did," interrupted Rocky. Adam turned to Zordon, as if he would help.
"Adam, we've been informed by a dear friend that you have committed a treacherous act of treason against the Power Rangers and I. You've been telling Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd our actions and whereabouts while we've been fighting Divatox." Zordon said, in a strict but kind manner. From the shadows, Carlos emerged, the teenager who became the Green Turbo Ranger after Adam.
"No! It isn't true! I--I--" Adam started, but was utterly confused. Zordon hadn't even been around that long when they battled Divatox, and Rocky hurt his back. This didn't make sense. Why were they accusing him of treason?
"Give it up, Park," said Carlos, smirking, "you're going to be punished for your actions." Adam began to walk backwards, afraid of what was going to happen. The five rangers started walking towards him, each morphing into their Turbo suits.
"C'mon guys, you know it isn't true. We defeated Divatox, Rita, and Lord Zedd! Don't you remember? And Zordon--Zordon was killed by Andros, the Red Astro Ranger!" Adam pleaded. The rangers didn't listen. Adam closed his eyes, hoping to wake up in his car. But it didn't happen. Something, though, did happen. He felt power surging through his body and he held his arms out in front of him.
"Heaven Illusion Star Ranger Power!" he yelled. Green lightning bolts flew down his arms, and then back up them and to his head and then down his legs. Suddenly, he was covered in a green and gold suit. A white vest with gold trim lined his chest and shoulders, and his helmet had a gold design on it.
"What is this evil?" yelled Tommy. Adam looked down on himself, admiring the suit. Where had it come from?
"This isn't the evil," said Adam, motioning to his suit, "but you are!" Adam threw up his hands and the five imposter rangers went flying into the air and into the computer panels. Zordon was affected by this, for the computers maintained his Time Warp.
"But Adam, ugh, don't, ugh, do, th--" Zordon managed to get out before his Time Warp was totally destroyed.
"Now, to find out what the hell is going on here," said Adam, turning around and starting to walk away. Something caught his eye, though, and he turned back around. The body of the knocked out Carlos was standing, and morphing grossly. It wasn't natural. Purple slime morphed around the figure as it became clear. Ivan Ooze.
"Ivan Ooze!" yelled Adam.
"Thank you for that marvelous introduction," Ivan said, quoting himself.
"What are you doing here? What have you done to me?!" Adam demanded.
"I have done nothing except bring you here," Ivan replied, showing his rotting teeth.
"Then what is this power? This suit?"
"I expected you'd find it. When Dulcea gave you your Ninjetti Power, she was wrong in one thing: your animal spirit. This is the power of your true animal spirit, the lion."
"For some reason, I don't believe you. What is this place?"
"As I'm sure you'll recognize the title, this is my Nightmare." Adam remembered Ivan saying "Welcome to my nightmare!" when they had first met. It still didn't make sense.
"What are you talking about?"
"When I said that when I conjured my Ooze Beings, I had actually put a spell you rangers."
"What kind of spell?"
"It was simple. The strongest ranger would come to my Nightmare to be ultimately be destroyed, so that I could use your power to kill the other rangers. My plan was delayed, though, because of you're luck of defeating me. But now, now I have you here! And I will have my power now!" Ivan lunged into the air, transforming into a being similar to his Ooze Beings, but with wings and sharp claws. Adam fell to the floor, put his feet to Ivan's stomach, and sent him flying into a Power Tube that held Kimberly's old suit and weapons. Adam got back on his feet.
"C'mon, Ivan. We've beat you before, and I can do it again," Adam said sarcastically.
Ivan let out a screech as he ran towards Adam, claws drawn back. He lunged out, but disappeared in a purple cloud of dust before he got to him. Adam released his tension and de-morphed, and then started looking around.
"But how?" he asked himself, still confused about the whole situation. He wasn't even going to try explaining his morph, it would be useless. He looked back at the four bodies of the imposters, but they had disappeared. He walked to the computer control panel and rested his hands on it, leaning forward.
The mountain is high, the valley is low
And you're confused on which way to go
So I've come here to give you a hand
And lead you to the Promised Land
Come on and take a free ride
Come on and get by my side
Come on and take a free ride
He stopped as he saw an elderly woman being mugged by a black-masked man. He through the CD player and headphones down and ran towards them. The mugger saw him coming, but didn't panic. Instead, he grabbed the woman's purse, took out a knife, and threw at Adam.
Adam saw the knife and jumped into the air backwards, far enough that the knife went below him and into a tree. Landing on the ground, he took a fighting stance, pulling his right arm back and his left hand in front of him. The mugger chuckled, as if mocking him. His size was big and bulky, bigger than Adam, but he could use that against him.
"C'mon shrimp," the mugger said, "let's see what ya got." Nodding as if in agreement, Adam ran towards the thug. He drew an arm back, and then lunged forward, but Adam pressed off the ground, and went above him. In the air, Adam kicked the thug in the back of the head with enough force to send him face first into a pile of dirt. Adam landed on the ground, bent down and got the purse, as he still had his back turned to him.
Turning his head slightly so that he could see him from the corner of his eye, he said, in a sarcastic manner, "Ask and you shall receive." He then walked to the old woman, who was in astonishment, and handed her the purse, smiling and bowing.
He stepped over the thug, who was knocked out on the ground still, picked up his CD player and headphones, put them in his pocket, and continued walking.
***
My, my, my, the ghostly silhouette thought to himself, observing the situation between Adam and the thug. He turned around, and started walking into an invisible portal in which he disappeared.
***
Adam climbed into the black Navigator that was parked along side the curb of the street. He entered the key into the ignition. Turning it, the engine started and he drove off.
A black, ghost-like silhouette appeared in the passenger seat beside Adam. He didn't notice, however, because he was concentrating on the rode. The silhouette's eyes glowed a purplish color, and he watched as Adam went to turn to volume up on the radio. Seeing this, the silhouette grabbed Adam's arm. Adam looked over, his eyes wide, and screamed. Surges of purple lightning went through Adam's body as the being laughed. Adam struggled to get free as the SUV swerved on the rode. It was no use, though, and the car crashed into a tree.
***
"Adam, Adam! Wake up!" a nice, familiar voice rang through Adam's scattered mind. His eyes slowly blinked open as he saw a blonde standing over him. She smiled, and he was astounded.
"Kat? Kat!" he said, surprised. He sat up and looked around. They were in the Power Chamber, the old base of the rangers when they had their Zeo and Turbo powers.
"Hello, Adam. You had quite a ride," said a voice from behind. He looked back, and to his surprise, it was Zordon.
"Z-Zordon, how? I mean, weren't you destroyed?" Adam asked.
"That's besides the point, dear Adam. We're not here to discuss my business. We're here to discuss yours." Zordon replied. Tommy, Kat, Rocky, and Tanya all came to stand beside him, glaring at him in an unusual fashion.
"My business? What do you mean?" Adam asked. He was confused. Confused about how the Power Chamber was, how Zordon was, and why the heck he was even here.
"Don't play stupid with us," said Tommy, strictly. "We know your little secret."
"Secret? What sec--"
"You know what you did," interrupted Rocky. Adam turned to Zordon, as if he would help.
"Adam, we've been informed by a dear friend that you have committed a treacherous act of treason against the Power Rangers and I. You've been telling Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd our actions and whereabouts while we've been fighting Divatox." Zordon said, in a strict but kind manner. From the shadows, Carlos emerged, the teenager who became the Green Turbo Ranger after Adam.
"No! It isn't true! I--I--" Adam started, but was utterly confused. Zordon hadn't even been around that long when they battled Divatox, and Rocky hurt his back. This didn't make sense. Why were they accusing him of treason?
"Give it up, Park," said Carlos, smirking, "you're going to be punished for your actions." Adam began to walk backwards, afraid of what was going to happen. The five rangers started walking towards him, each morphing into their Turbo suits.
"C'mon guys, you know it isn't true. We defeated Divatox, Rita, and Lord Zedd! Don't you remember? And Zordon--Zordon was killed by Andros, the Red Astro Ranger!" Adam pleaded. The rangers didn't listen. Adam closed his eyes, hoping to wake up in his car. But it didn't happen. Something, though, did happen. He felt power surging through his body and he held his arms out in front of him.
"Heaven Illusion Star Ranger Power!" he yelled. Green lightning bolts flew down his arms, and then back up them and to his head and then down his legs. Suddenly, he was covered in a green and gold suit. A white vest with gold trim lined his chest and shoulders, and his helmet had a gold design on it.
"What is this evil?" yelled Tommy. Adam looked down on himself, admiring the suit. Where had it come from?
"This isn't the evil," said Adam, motioning to his suit, "but you are!" Adam threw up his hands and the five imposter rangers went flying into the air and into the computer panels. Zordon was affected by this, for the computers maintained his Time Warp.
"But Adam, ugh, don't, ugh, do, th--" Zordon managed to get out before his Time Warp was totally destroyed.
"Now, to find out what the hell is going on here," said Adam, turning around and starting to walk away. Something caught his eye, though, and he turned back around. The body of the knocked out Carlos was standing, and morphing grossly. It wasn't natural. Purple slime morphed around the figure as it became clear. Ivan Ooze.
"Ivan Ooze!" yelled Adam.
"Thank you for that marvelous introduction," Ivan said, quoting himself.
"What are you doing here? What have you done to me?!" Adam demanded.
"I have done nothing except bring you here," Ivan replied, showing his rotting teeth.
"Then what is this power? This suit?"
"I expected you'd find it. When Dulcea gave you your Ninjetti Power, she was wrong in one thing: your animal spirit. This is the power of your true animal spirit, the lion."
"For some reason, I don't believe you. What is this place?"
"As I'm sure you'll recognize the title, this is my Nightmare." Adam remembered Ivan saying "Welcome to my nightmare!" when they had first met. It still didn't make sense.
"What are you talking about?"
"When I said that when I conjured my Ooze Beings, I had actually put a spell you rangers."
"What kind of spell?"
"It was simple. The strongest ranger would come to my Nightmare to be ultimately be destroyed, so that I could use your power to kill the other rangers. My plan was delayed, though, because of you're luck of defeating me. But now, now I have you here! And I will have my power now!" Ivan lunged into the air, transforming into a being similar to his Ooze Beings, but with wings and sharp claws. Adam fell to the floor, put his feet to Ivan's stomach, and sent him flying into a Power Tube that held Kimberly's old suit and weapons. Adam got back on his feet.
"C'mon, Ivan. We've beat you before, and I can do it again," Adam said sarcastically.
Ivan let out a screech as he ran towards Adam, claws drawn back. He lunged out, but disappeared in a purple cloud of dust before he got to him. Adam released his tension and de-morphed, and then started looking around.
"But how?" he asked himself, still confused about the whole situation. He wasn't even going to try explaining his morph, it would be useless. He looked back at the four bodies of the imposters, but they had disappeared. He walked to the computer control panel and rested his hands on it, leaning forward.