Status: Complete
Pairings: Tommy Oliver/Kimberly Hart, Billy Cranston/Original Female Character
Category: Alternate Universe
Genre: Action, Adventure
Rating: Teen
Summary: The Zeo Crystal has been destroyed. Now, former Rangers have been called to retake up the mantel to protect Earth.
Notes: Set in Zeo Season
Series/Sequels: Immortal Evanescence

Chapter One: Call in the Middle of the Night

The forest around Billy was silent; the only sound of the crickets chirping and the owls hooting as they silently flew through the night air. The full moon was slowly sailing across the sky as he walked through the dark brush.

The leaves crunched under his feet as he paused at the edge of cliff, the forest sweeping away into the night. He could see the outline of the mountains on the edge of the horizon to the east. It had been a long time since he taken a night-walk into the woods. The very last time was when he still had the Ninjetti Powers.

Billy's hand crept up to where a necklace hung around his neck where a single pale wolf fang was separated by dark blue and silver beads Kim had given him before she had left for the Pan Global. He sat on his haunches, his back against a tree. Everything was changing. The things he was once sure of were now doubtful. The friendship he had shared with the other Rangers that once seemed unshakable was strained.

He hardly saw anyone anymore. While the others headed off to the Juice Bar for some shakes, he was stuck in the Zord Bay, repairing all of their Zords after each battle. It was as if he was forgotten, lost in the sands of the old times.

A tear trickled down his check as other times began to rise up within his mind; the five of them laughing as they ate a snack at the Youth Center then six. The changing of the guards as Zack, Trini, and Jason left and Rocky, Adam, and Aisha replaced them. Finally back to five when the Power Coins were destroyed and Aisha replaced by Tanya. He was now on the outside looking in, watching as the others morphed and went into battle. Billy wiped at the tears, frustrated that he had let his emotions get the better of him.

A branch snapped behind him causing him to turn around, slipping into a defensive stance. He was shocked to see the biggest timber wolf he had ever seen standing on a moss-covered boulder, the bright golden eyes staring right at him.

"William." The soft sigh ghosted to his ears. Billy took a step back, his hands coming up further.

"Who are you?"

The ears of the wolf flicked forward. A ghost of a smile touched the wolf's features as an eerie howl reverberated through the valley. A deep, yearning awoke within Billy, a long forgotten feeling rising from the depths where it slept. Billy walked forward, the need to answer the call echoing to the very core of his spirit overcoming his suspicion.

"Come, we must answer the call of the pack." The wolf agilely leaped off the rock and landed beside the startled teen.

"But I'm no longer a part of the pack. I lost the right when my Power was taken away." Billy protested.

A chuckle escaped from the wolf. "William, the Power was never taken from you. It sleeps within you even now. You will always be a member of the pack, young one." The howl came again. "We must go." The wolf said urgently. Gently but firmly, the wolf nudged the teenager forward with his head.

Billy hesitated once more. "Go where?"

"To where the light meets the darkness; the place where the day dies and night is born." With one last nudge, the wolf sprinted off with Billy right behind him.

The hard ground rushed beneath their feet, the branches whipping around them. Billy leaped over rocks and roots, trying to keep the swift creature within his sights. The moon rose ever higher, casting its pale light down on the forest below.

Time passed. Billy felt the pulse of his blood in his veins, the sweat trickling down his face. His face and arms stung as the branches sliced into his skin as he passed. Air rushed in and out his lungs, his body trying to draw in more. Pain radiated through his body as his feet slammed back to the earth with every step. He had to keep moving.

Ahead, Billy aw the wolf gracefully climb the steep hill before him. He was tired, his muscles aching from the forced run in the dead of night. The mist coming in from the coast covered the rocks, making them wet and slippery.

The wolf disappeared over the crest. The exhausted teenager moved on, climbing steadily, his feet and hands slipping as he tried to get a good grip. His breathing was beginning to get labored, the pain in his chest increasing. Blood began to seep from the small cuts on his fingers.

Reaching over, he pulled himself up onto the ledge. He closed his eyes suddenly as a bright white light flashed before him. The pain in his body erupted. As he fell into the darkness of his mind, he heard a whisper in his ear. "William."

Dayleen Mazares threw her pack next to the door, relieved school was over. Her parents were on vacation for the next three weeks in room. Why not spend the next four weeks in front of the TV and the mall? With a smile on her lips, she collapsed on her bed, flicking on the big TV.

A scream rose in her throat as a flash of light enveloped her. . . .

Scott Lopez landed with a hard thump, his bicycle coming to a stop near his friend Joseph Romero. "What did you think of that?" He asked, taking off his helmet.

Joseph snorted. "You were lucky that you landed that flip on your bike or I would be calling 911 right now."

"It couldn't have been that bad." Scott said.

His friend only shrugged his shoulders. Flipping his board onto the edge of the half-pipe, Joseph leaned over. Scott watched as Joseph did a couple of 180s. A second before Joseph landed a back flip, he screamed out a warning. . . .

Toni Alanis and her boyfriend Mark Ramirez walked down the middle of Angel Grove Park. They had just left the movie theaters, her breath softly misting in the air.

"Thanks for taking me out tonight, Mark." Toni said, giving her pleased boyfriend a soft kiss on his cheek.

Mark slid an arm around her shoulders. "I can't believe I'm going out with you."

"You better believe it." They couldn't even scream as their eyes were blinded by white light.

Duamutef stood quietly, the bodies of six young adults. He walked silently toward the first teenager he had chosen. The former Blue Ranger of Zordon's Chosen. William Cranston. The ancient warrior felt the repressed feelings the young one had buried ever since he first felt the loss of a loved one; such pain.

Gray-blue eyes swept over the still forms; the Wolf, the Velociraptor, the Serpent, the Badger, the Mustang, and the Panther were all here. He only needed to find the Raven, the Fox, the Osprey, the Tiger, and the Squirrel and the team would be complete.

The Fallen Swords were waiting for their owners. The lines of the old must be reborn for a new battle was on the horizon; a battle of terrible proportions, one that needed all eleven Sentinels and nine Rangers.

Luckily for Duamutef, the other five were sleeping. Gabriel Lewis, Kayla Bodden, Ryan Gage, Rebekkah Knight, and Jessie Rios were all picked up from their beds.

Now all eleven Sentinels were chosen.

From the depths of a dying planet, shall the new line rise
Re-forge the silent swords, sound the deadly call
Sentinels of the Ninjetti, awake!