Chapter 1
"White Ranger, Tiger Power!"
A lot had happened to Tommy Oliver over the past year. He had spent months fighting alongside his friends, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, as the green ranger. Eventually, thanks to a plot by the Queen of Evil (Rita Repulsa), Tommy had lost his ranger powers. However, when saving the city of Angel Grove, his Power Coin (the source of his power) got a temporary recharge. However, thanks to a monster sent by the rangers' newest enemy (Lord Zedd), his power was eventually drained completely. Tommy then left Angel Grove, during school break, to gain some perspective.
Now, thanks to Zordon (the rangers' mentor), Tommy was back as the white ranger, and he was even more powerful than he had been as the green ranger. Zordon had also made Tommy the leader of the Power Rangers, transferring the leadership of Tommy's friend, Jason (the red ranger).
Tommy now had a new zord (a giant, robotic vehicle), called the tigerzord, and a new weapon. The enchanted white saber, known as Saba, was a short sword with a white hilt and blade. The hilt also had a white tiger head that could talk.
Now, Tommy was about to face off against Lord Zedd's newest monster, the Scarlet Sentinel.
"Activate the Tigerzord," Saba said.
"Tigerzord, power up!" Tommy said.
The zord roared and started coming to him.
"Yeah it works!" Tommy said. "All right woo-hoo!"
The Tigerzord tripped on a couple of boulders, then fell on its back. It hit the ground so hard,it caused a tremor that knocked Tommy off his feet.
"Hey!" Tommy said to Saba. "I thought you knew what you were doing."
"I do," Saba replied.
"Yeah, you sure could've fooled me," Tommy said sarcastically.
Tommy searched for the fallen zord and quickly found it. Now, it was lying on its stomach.
"All right, there it is!" Tommy said. He jumped up on the zord's head.
"All right, Saba, let's start all over," Tommy said. Then he and Saba said at the same time, "White Tigerzord, Tiger Mode, battle ready, now!"
This time, the zord charged forward without any problems.
"Sorry, I've never had a partner before," Tommy said to Saba. "We'll get it together.
'All right, let's do it!"
"You're toast, White Ranger!" the Scarlet Sentinel (Nimrod) said.
He fired several red laser balls at the Tigerzord, but the zord wasn't even fazed.
"It's getting a little warm out here," Tommy said. "I'm going inside." He got into the Tigerzord's cockpit. "Ah, much better," he said. "All right, let's send this lightning rod packing!"
The zord roared so loud, it hurt Nimrod's ears.
"Tigerzord, convert to Warrior Mode, now.!" Tommy said. He inserted Saba's blade into a slot in front of him, and the Tigerzord transformed into a megazord (a giant, humanoid robot.) It was white, with a white tiger head on its chest.
"Power up!" Tommy said.
The megazord and the monster engaged each other with their weapons. The Tigerzord had a gold sword. Nimrod had a silver, metal staff with a blue jewel at one end.
After a few swings and parries, the Tigerzord slashed Nimrod three times in a row.
"Saba, I want the zord to follow my every move," Tommy said.
He made the megazord punch Nimrod several times. Then, he made it kick the monster twice. Nimrod fell over, but got right back up
"Oh, that was most impressive!" Saba said.
"Thanks, let's wrap this guy up," Tommy replied. "It's time to fight fire with fire!" He put a clear, glass sphere into another slot. "White Tiger Thunderbolt, armed and ready!"
The mouth of the tiger head shot Nimrod with a giant, blue laser ball.
Tommy laughed, then said, "Say 'goodbye,' Nimrod. You're history!"
"We'll see about that!" Nimrod replied. "Don't be so sure of yourself, White Ranger. If you're not careful, history will repeat itself!" He laughed and created two copies of himself with different heads.
"Woah, cool move! But, guess what, it's not good enough!" Tommy said.
"We'll see. Go get him, boys!" Nimrod said.
The Nimrod copies, armed with swords, charged forward and slashed the Tigerzord.
"Blast him!" Nimrod said.
The monster and its two copies shot the megazord with laser bolts fired from their weapons. The megazord went down and Tommy went flying out.
"Oh my, that didn't go very well," Saba said.
"Tell me something I didn't know," Tommy replied. "Contact Jason."
Jason and the other rangers had been Chan fighting Zedd's clay soldiers (Putties).
Back in the rangers Command Center (the rangers' headquarters) Alpha (Zordon's robot assistant) said, "Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi! Zordon, Tommy's in trouble!"
"I'll reconfigure the other zords to combine with the Tigerzord to become the Mega Tigerzord," Zordon said.
"I'm having difficulty getting through to the red ranger," Saba said.
"Jason, Where are you? I need you," Tommy said.
Somehow, the communication got through.
"Let's show him the power of thunder!" Jason said.
He summoned his Red Dragon Thunderzord and it transformed into it's own Warrior Mode.
"I need white tiger thunder power, now!" Tommy said.
Something came flying through the air and landed in his hand. The Tigerzord (now in tiger mode) struggled, then managed to stand up. The Tigerzord charged forward and the Red Dragon jumped into the air, twirling a staff, and landed on the Tigerzord's back.
"Back for more?" Nimrod said.
The two zords continued forward. The Red Dragon used its staff as a lance. First it hit Nimrod's copies, then Nimrod himself. Nimrod shot the zords with laser bolts, but they were unfazed.
"It's time to turn the heat up a little," Tommy said. "Disengage!"
The Red Dragon jumped off the Tigerzord's back. Tommy jumped inside the Tigerzord's cockpit again.
"Activate Mega Tigerzord transformation now!" Tommy said.
He reinserted Saba's blade into the slot. The Tigerzord transformed back into Warrior Mode. Then, the other Thunderzords came and combined with the Tigerzord.
The new megazord was similar to the Tigerzord's Warrior Mode. It now wore a white and gold crown, and had different arms and legs.
The megazord walked toward the monsters.
"Get him!" Nimrod said.
He and his copies fired laser bolts at the megazord, but it kept walking forward, taking no damage. Nimrod's copies hid behind him.
"Don't hide behind me," he said. "Get him, you fools!"
The copies jumped at the megazord, but it punched them backward. They slammed into Nimrod, knocking him down.
"Can't you do anything right?" Nimrod said.
The Firebird Thunderzord, which was attached to the megazord's arm, disengaged. It caught fire and flew through the monsters, destroying them. The zord reattached to the megazord's arm.
The Red Dragon (still in Warrior Mode) walked over to the Mega Tigerzord. The two shook hands, then nodded to each other.
Back at Zedd's moon base (formally Rita's moon base), Zedd was furious.
"Not only have the Power Rangers beaten me again," he said. "But Tommy is back and more powerful than ever. Will I ever find a way to destroy those pesky rangers?"
Goldar stepped forward. Goldar was a blue-skinned alien with black hair clad in gold armor. He had formally been Rita's right hand. Now, he just as loyal to his new master.
"My lord," Goldar said. "I may have a plan. Have you ever heard of the Dragon Flame?"
Author's note: Uh-oh! Looks like Bloom's in trouble. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Lord Zedd and the Dragon Flame. Let me know what you think so far and stay tuned for Chapter 2.