Voyage: Part I

Disclaimer: If I owned power rangers why would I be writing here? I only own the plot (I think).

Warning: I've decided to post chapters from part one of Voyage as I post continue to post part two. So when I post chapter two, part two, I will also be posting chapter two, part one. If that doesn't make sense…um I guess you're out of luck.

Lightning flashed as a lone figure emerged from the darkness. The cloaked figure looked around for a moment, and then started to walk up the mountains. After a half and hour he froze suddenly. Before him lay a pond with a small waterfall pouring into it. The beginnings of a smile appeared under his cloak.

Before he could continue forward, two figures wearing crimson and navy emerged from the surrounding forest. "What are you doing here?" the crimson clad figure asked. The cloaked figure didn't respond at first, only staring at the two figures for a few moments. Finally he shook his head, and then reached into his robe. The former crimson and navy rangers got into a defensive crouch, ready for anything. When his hand emerged from the cloak, a sword rested easily in his grip.

The crimson and navy rangers advanced slowly, looking at each other and nodding. Suddenly they attacked. But as they reached him, he disappeared. "Where'd he go?" Blake asked. Immediately he felt a tap on his shoulder. Together they turned around, and there the figure stood. Both rangers slipped perfectly into synchronization, as they renewed their earlier attacks. The figure managed to avoid punches and kicks that were thrown at the same exact moment. After a while Hunter grew frustrated because he realized that not even one of their attacks had gotten through the defense of this cloaked figure. Just as Hunter was about to suggest a new strategy, the figure once again disappeared. Suddenly a slight pressure was felt on the back of his neck, then they both collapsed, unconscious. Suddenly the cloaked figure heard clapping behind him. He turned around to find four figures standing behind him.

When Blake regained consciousness, the first thing he saw was the face of Shane, looking at him in concern. Slowly he began to get to his feet. "Dude," Shane said, "are you okay?" he nodded, then looked around the room and saw his brother slowly regain consciousness. "What happened?" he asked. "Well basically" Dustin said from the corner "you guys just got owned." Slowly Blake realized that he was in Ninja Ops. "Dude, next time think, before you act." Blake frowned at Shane then said, "what were we supposed to do? That guy started attacking us first." An old man slowly walked down the stairs and held a look of amusement in his eyes. "That may not be the case," Sensei Watanabe said to Blake. "What were we supposed to do Sensei? He drew a sword."

"Like Shane said," a voice coming from the stairway said, "think, before you act." Then the cloaked figure emerged. "There he is." Blake said, immediately entering his fighting stance. Then he noticed that everyone else was just standing around. Slowly, Blake relaxed, but still stared at him suspiciously. "Maybe this will help" the figure removed the hood of his cloak, revealing the face of a man in his late twenties. "Well at least you're human." Blake said not recognizing the man. "Sorry, but it will take a lot more than that to let me trust you." For a moment the man appeared at a loss until a voice floated down the stairs. "He's an old friend," Cam said, emerging from the stairway, "an old friend from Angel Grove." Blake gazed at the man with new respect. The man held out his hand saying, "nice to meet you Blake. My name is William Cranston."

Blake watched everyone's reactions. Hunter, Shane, and Dustin's eyes widened in shock. Blake knew that the name sounded familiar…. then his eyes also widened in shock. "You're.. You're the Billy Cranston?" A smile appeared on Billy's face as he just nodded. Blake gazed in awe of the original blue ranger, his predecessor.

Then the smile left Blake's face as he asked, "then why did you attack us?" Billy burst into laughter and said "I didn't, you attacked me before I could say anything." Seeing the puzzled look on Blake's face, Billy continued "I was just about to say something when you attacked." Blake considered the statement then heard Hunter say, "you drew a sword though."

Billy unsheathed the sword once more and held it out to Hunter. "Actually that's why I'm here. I thought you might want to take a look at this." Billy took the sword back, and then said "after leaving Aquatar, I went to Eltar to research Zordon's past. While looking through his home I found this sword with inscriptions on its blade. I didn't recognize most of the symbols, but I could make out one word, Ninja."

The ninja master held out his hand, and Billy placed the sword onto his hand. "Interesting," Sensei Watanabe said, "I recognize this language." He continued to study the blade then said, "I don't think this prophecy is complete." Billy looked at him in confusion. The Ninja Master continued, "this appears to be part of a incomplete prophesy. Also, Billy, you were wrong, the word isn't "Ninja," but "Ninjette." Billy's eyes grew wide in surprise. 'It couldn't be.' he thought. "The Ninjette powers were destroyed a long time ago." Billy said.

Billy went over his time on Eltar, trying to see if he might have missed something on his admittedly short stay. "There was nothing else there. The sword was the only thing left." Billy absentmindedly scratched the back of his head while concentrating even harder. Then his eyes again widened in shock. "You know, now that I think about it, the foliage engulfing Zordon's home wasn't as dense as it could have been, I just dismissed it as part of the local ecology. I also detected a slight hint of smoke inside one of the rooms. I should've paid more attention to my surroundings." Billy sighed and rubbed his temples irritably.

"I should've been more thorough in my search. How could I have missed such obvious signs of break-in?" He felt a hand squeeze his shoulder. He turned to find Blake staring intently at him. "It's okay man," he said, "everyone makes mistakes." Billy shook his head. "This is a mistake that I should have spotted while I was there. I was just so excited to find something that belonged to him." Blake squeezed his shoulder tighter, "look, it's perfectly understandable. He was your mentor, a major influence in your life." Billy shook his head, "well, sitting and talking about this isn't going to accomplish anything." Billy thought for a moment. "Well I guess that means, I'm going to have to return to Eltar, but this time, I need a better ship."

Everyone looked at Billy in confusion. Billy saw this and said, "getting in wasn't the problem, it was getting out. But I'm willing to bet that this time it will be more difficult." The expressions didn't change, so Billy elaborated. "I was attacked while leaving Eltar. It appeared to be an ambush. The interesting thing was, that the ships looked vaguely familiar... anyway, I managed to escape, but my ship was damaged, but I managed to limp to Mirinois. After they repaired my ship I headed straight over here to Blue Bay Harbor, so here I am."

Shane still looked confused, "wait a minute, how did you even know where Ninja Ops is?" A grin appeared on Billy's face. "Well there are three reasons. First: I'm a power ranger, and I know where to look. Second: I lived here before I moved to Angel Grove. I went to school with Cam. Basically with our mutual interests in technology, we became the resident nerds. We pretty much kept in contact through the years. One day Cam asked me to do him a favor, and from that one request, your morphers were made." Blake smiled as the newest realization sunk in. "You're the one who created the morphers for the wind and thunder rangers." Billy nodded. "I also created all of the zords except for the samurai zord."

Shane furrowed his brow then said, "wait, that was only two reasons. You haven't told us the third." Billy scratched the back of his head. "Well, the last reason is that…" "I told him." interrupted Tori. Everyone frowned at her. She looked around uncomfortably. "What? He told me when he became a ranger, so why couldn't I tell him when I became one?" Shane at her then asked, "but why would a complete stranger tell you that he became a ranger?" Tori furrowed her brow in confusion. "What do you mean 'complete stranger'? Billy is my big brother."