A/N 1: Another Power Rangers/Suite Life crossover. It's another PBB universe story. This involves Hayley Scott's first morph ever, and she gets more than she bargained for as an old foe tries to settle a score.

A/N 2: I own nothing except my character, Melissa Blanks.

Chapter 1 – Hayley's Induction Spoiled

Friday, June 8, 2012

Reefside, CA

It was early June, and for a certain group of people in Southern California, there were many reasons to celebrate.

The first, and obvious thing, was that another school year was finally done with and graduation ceremonies had finally come to an end. Dr. Thomas Oliver loved working with students, but being the principal of a high school and having to deal with a lot of good and bad was an enormous grind and he was glad it was over.

In that part of the country, even though the Los Angeles Lakers had been eliminated a long time ago by Hayley Scott's Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA was still a big topic. The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League were in the process of wrapping up their first Stanley Cup title but most of the group consisted of Ducks fans so they didn't care.

In that group, Hayley was definitely a hot topic. Hayley couldn't stop talking all week about how the NBA Finals had finally come to Oklahoma (as the Oklahoma City Thunder had defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Western Conference Finals) and her excitement was through the roof. Not only that, but Billy had made final modifications to the device which would officially allow Hayley to become a Power Ranger – if for one time only.

Some of the group was also on Hayley's side for Oklahoma City winning the NBA title especially if they played the Heat, although there was one notable exception. Crystal Johnson, a noted Seattle native, was definitely NOT rooting for the Thunder as they had been the Seattle Sonics first and the team had been moved to Oklahoma.

Crystal had made it known she would even root for the Heat if they advanced past Boston. Others were for Miami all the way anyways – especially those who were Lakers fans. The Lakers had rivalries with the Thunder, Spurs and Celtics so the best option for those fans was for Miami to win. Also, a lot of the group liked Lebron and wanted to see him get his title.

Not many Lakers fans in the group wanted to see Hayley jawing about that team anyways – she hated the Lakers just as much as Lakers fans hated the Thunder and had jawed with Lakers fans all season which had been made worse when LA had been eliminated by the Thunder in five games. Hayley's biggest advocate had been Kimberly, actually. Kimberly was an Orlando fan and needless to say did not want Miami to win.

Along with Tommy becoming principal of Reefside, there were plenty of other new faces at the school too. Not long after Tommy had taken the job, he had seen that Elsa had hired a number of new teachers before she took over as superintendent. A lot of teachers had retired, along with the superintendent.

He'd become friends with all the teachers, but the one he'd become very close with immediately was a young, athletic 26 year old female named Melissa Blanks from Omaha, Nebraska who had once played volleyball in high school before an injury cut her career short in her senior year.

After college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she'd eventually become a highly regarded high school teacher/volleyball coach in Nebraska as her teams perennially competed for state championships every year when the team had previously been a doormat.

Reefside had been looking to revitalize its own volleyball program, which had been great for a number of years but had recently been on the decline and the social studies department had a huge void as a highly respected teacher had retired that year. A personal friend of the school's athletic director (who was from the Midwest) had recommended the young teacher/coach, and a few interviews later she had been hired as the new women's volleyball coach at the high school, and would teach social studies.

Needless to say, Melissa was a long way from home but it didn't take her long to earn the respect of her peers and especially Tommy. Tommy liked going to the volleyball matches at the high school but in recent years the atmosphere was sort of dull. However, with a surprise second place district finish that year and a crop of bright, young talent, the future looked bright for a once proud program. In the classroom she'd earned just as much respect as she was willing to help any student in need.

As he finally cleared out of his office for the final time that year, Tommy walked out of the school and flipped open his cell phone, hitting a certain speed dial number he knew by heart.

"Greetings and salutations, Tommy," Billy Cranston said. "I trust that everything went well on the last day?"

"Yep, it's finally over Billy," Tommy said. "Is everything ready?"

"Affirmative, as soon as you arrive at home we can begin," Billy said.

"OK, thanks Billy," Tommy said as he headed to his jeep.

Right as he was about to get inside, he saw screams coming from way across the parking lot. He saw a young girl being chased by some machine-like creatures.

Tommy gasped. He quickly ducked down and hid behind his Jeep so that he couldn't be spotted. He did it just in time to see a young girl scampering away with the machine creatures in hot pursuit. He gasped even more when he saw it was his friend Melissa being chased.

"Cogs," Tommy gasped to himself. "And they're chasing Melissa. Without powers, I can't go help her."

Tommy scanned the parking lot again. Right as he was about to entire his Jeep, he heard a familiar voice.

"Don't let her get away you fools! We need her as our bargaining chip! My love, did you find Thomas or not?"

"Unfortunately no, I didn't. It looks like his automobile is in the parking lot but he has hid himself well. I don't see him anywhere."

"Very well," the other voice said. "As long as we capture the girl he will come for her. He's always been that type."

Seeing that the coast was clear, Tommy hurried into his jeep and pressed speed dial again.

"Jason speaking."

"We have a situation bro. Are you there with the others?"

"Yeah, everyone's here, what's up?"

"I think Gasket is back and he's about to capture my friend Melissa."

Jason could hear the agony in Tommy's voice and he sighed deeply.

"Just get back to base safely. Unfortunately I don't remember seeing Gasket when the countdown happened so he might well still be alive. We'll find a way to get rid of him just as we always have. Let him grab Melissa for now. We will get her back."

Tommy nodded, hit the ignition and headed out of the parking lot – fortunately not being seen by anyone.

As soon as he hit the house, everyone came out and surrounded him, as if it were a sign of solidarity.

"I know how you feel," Jason said. "I remember Gasket's arena. That's one scary place. But we're going to have to formulate a plan to get her back."

"How bad is Gasket, Tommy?" Conner asked.

"Let's just say that compared to him, Mesogog is a walk in the park and a day at the beach," Tommy said. "Does anyone think he'll come after the kids?"

"Nah, I don't think he'll try that," Kira said. "Master Vile tried that with the S.S. Tipton crew and Gasket probably saw how that went for him. He probably thinks Melissa is an easy target."

"Do you still have the device to contact the Sentinel Knight, Kira?" Kimberly asked.

"Yes I do," Kira said. "I always keep it in my bag. Let me fumble around for it. Hopefully we can get enough power back to stop Gasket."

Everyone went down to the basement and Kira pressed a button and the device started shaking again, just as it had on the S.S. Tipton one year ago.

"Who calls for my help?" the voice of the Sentinel Knight boomed out.

"Sentinel Knight, it's Kira again. I'm sorry to disturb you but we have another situation."

"What is it, Kira?" Sentinel Knight asked.

"Prince Gasket and his wife Archerina, who apparently survived the Countdown, have returned to Earth and have captured one of Tommy's friends from his high school," Kira said.

Sentinel Knight sighed, as if he knew it would happen.

"Sadly, yes they did survive the Countdown. Unfortunately I knew all along that he would return to this galaxy and would target Tommy when he did," Sentinel Knight said. "How many people are with you right now?"

"All the Rangers are here except for Wes and Eric who are on Silver Guardians business. Some of the non-Rangers are out working but every single person in this room who has been a Ranger, except for Wes and Eric, is here. Hayley is here too."

"Hayley, come here for just a second," Billy said as he led Hayley over to the simulator he had been working on. Hayley looked towards it and smiled when she saw a Dino Thunder morpher and gem.

Once she took the morpher and strapped it to her wrist, she slipped the gem (orange in color) inside the morpher and could immediately feel the bond…if only briefly.

"Hayley, you have become the Orange Ankylo Ranger," Billy said.

"Now that this process is finished, we can move forward. Space Rangers and Justin, step forward please," the Sentinel Knight said.

Sentinel Knight begins chanting in an ancient language and a bright, blinding light fills Tommy's basement. When the light died out, Justin had his Turbo morpher and key again while the Space Rangers had their morphers back as well.

"Space Rangers and Justin, your powers have officially been temporarily restored," Sentinel Knight said. "Justin I also brought back a present for you. Go outside and look."

Justin ran outside the base, some of his old teammates following behind. To his great surprise, he saw Storm Blaster right outside the base and when Storm Blaster saw him, the car honked in approval.

When everyone had gathered inside again, Justin said, "Thanks, Sentinel Knight. We'll need the extra firepower if we're going to win this one."

Justin and the rest of his Turbo 2/Space teammates stepped back after that.

"Dino Thunder Power Rangers please step forward," Sentinel Knight said. Once again, it was the same drill as the Knight began chanting in his language and when the light died down the Dino Thunder Rangers had their powers back as well.

"Now, as for the rest of you, most of you have some decisions to make. Most of you have held multiple powers so you need to decide which ones you are going to take. But first, Zordon's original five…step forward please."

Sentinel Knight then began performing his spell again and before long, Zordon's original team had their morphers and Power Coins back.

"The powers of the original Mighty Morphin Team have once again been restored on a temporary basis," Sentinel Knight said. "Now as for the rest of you, you have held multiple powers. Which powers do you choose?"

"Well," Tommy said, "as much as I would love to be the White Ranger again and as much as I enjoyed the Dino Thunder powers, and even for as much as I enjoyed my pal that sits at the bottom of Angel Grove Harbor…I think we're going to need the Zeo Powers for this. I choose Zeo Ranger V, Red."

Jason looked at Tommy in surprise…those powers were not ones Tommy was a fan of.

"Bro, I know what I'm doing. We are going to need the Zeo Powers to take out Gasket," Tommy said.

"I agree with him," Adam said. "Tanya says I will always be her Frog Prince, but for this occasion I choose Zeo Ranger IV, Green."

"I feel the same way," Rocky said. "I miss being the Ape, but for this time I choose Zeo Ranger III, Blue."

"As long as we're going that way, I'm with Adam," Tanya said. "Give me Zeo Ranger II, Yellow."

"Let's make it a clean sweep," Kat said. "Let's go with Zeo Ranger I, Pink."

"Well this is easy," Sentinel Knight said. "It may have been a more difficult time restoring your powers if some of you had chosen more of the Morphin Powers as I have used up a lot of energy already. This should be easy though.

The Rangers could see the Knight turn to his right and look directly at the Zeo Crystal. He shot a bolt of energy at the five shards. When the energy hit, the shards immediately lit up with the five Zeo colors. At the same time, in a flash of light, the Zeo Morphers appeared on the wrists of the Rangers restoring their powers fully.

"Aisha DeSantos, step forward please," Sentinel Knight said.

As the Knight did the same drill, Aisha could feel powers coursing through her.

"While I cannot give you your powers back, I can give you some weapons to help you defend yourself in battle," the Knight said. Aisha looked on her belt to find a blaster and a pair of daggers very similar to the Power Daggers she owned as a Ranger. "Try to stay out of the battle as much as you can."

"Before I leave, I have one more gift for you, Rangers," the Knight said as he spread his arms wide. Immediately, at the same time, Tommy's base was covered in a royal blue light and when it died out, a figure clad in blue and gold stood before the team. Four of the Zeo Rangers recognized him instantly as did two of the originals, but the rest stood there confused.

"Rangers, a number of months ago Ninjor, the Keeper of the Temple of Ninja Powers, came to me and expressed his deep regrets that he couldn't be on your last mission aboard the S.S. Tipton. He was off world at the time on intergalactic matters. Thus I have assigned him to help you on this mission."

With that, the Knight disappeared leaving Rangers old and new in the same room with this ancient being.

"It's good to see you again after a long time Ninjor," Tommy said.

"It's good to be back, Tommy. Damn, I miss being in action," Ninjor said. "I can tell you I have been using my time effectively though."

"It's good to hear that you've been doing a lot of intergalactic work," Tommy said.

"I have, and it has been great fun over the years helping planets that have been ravaged for centuries because of the evildoers in the galaxy. I should inform you that the council I work on is most pleased with you, White Falcon," Ninjor said. "Those kids over there and that woman Hayley…could not be better representatives of the legacy that has been built here."

"I appreciate that but I'd really like to be working on a plan to get Melissa back," Tommy said. "I fear what Gasket might do to her."

"I am too," Ninjor said. "I have no doubt he will try to torture her and make her life miserable which is why we need to make our move as soon as possible. Before we start planning though, I should inform all of you that I have a little surprise in store for all of you…and even more, for Gasket."

Ninjor paused for a moment, then continued.

"Many years ago, shortly after the creation of the Zeo Powers, I went back to my Temple to see if there was any way to re-create the Ninja Powers after the Coins were destroyed by Goldar and Rito."

The six former Ninja Rangers who had made the trip to the Temple many years ago looked very interested in the story while the others furrowed their brows in confusion.

"Unfortunately I wasn't able to get enough materials to create six power coins, in fact I was only able to get enough materials for one Power Coin, which forced me to call on the spirits of all the powers combined and unite them into one Coin so that the Power would not be lost."

Ninjor again paused, then continued.

"Tommy, the reason why you and Kimberly received your original Power Coins on the ship is because the Ninja Powers now reside in the Power Coin of the Green Ninja Ranger, who has control over all the powers combined."

"Did you find someone worthy to hold this Power?" Kimberly said. "This is a big responsibility."

"Indeed I did and I have been training her for this very type of situation since December of last year. I believe she is ready for this type of situation."

With a wave of Ninjor's hand, a green light appeared in the room followed by a young Ranger – clearly female – who wore a suit that looked just like Tommy's Green Ranger suit. The only difference was that she wore a shield that was purely white instead of Tommy's golden Dragon Shield.

At a nod from Ninjor, the young Ranger took off her helmet. To the great surprise of the Rangers and civilians in the room the woman underneath the helmet was…

Maya Bennett.

TBC...