Hey! I'm back after a break and I have a new story! It's MMPR fic with a twist, so it's AU. I've always noted fic writers making references that Zordon treated Kimberly like a daughter and vice-versa. So I thought why make Kimberly his biological daughter! Now please forgive me if her backstory seems a bit similar to The Last Son/Daughter of Krypton.

Also, I imagined Eltar to be a bit like Krypton, but I wouldn't think they're that advanced technologically. As to The Great War; AKA: The Galaxy War, I sort of stole the title from Earth's history regarding to World War I; which we all know as The Great War. I'm a sucker for history.

It's a prologue, so it may or may not be it bit boring because it's all primarily introducing the few main characters and Kimberly, whose original name I not-so subtly stole: Kara (sound familiar?).

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, at this stage I don't know who owns the franchise, so it belongs to whoever owns it now. The only character that belongs to me is Aria Kara's "Kimberly's" mother. She's an OC I made up.

Enjoy and please give it a chance!

"Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child,

who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same.

The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising."

- Nia Vardalos

Prologue: Escaping Eltar

(Scene: Nursery, Zordon's House, Eltar/No POV)

Inside the nursery of the home belonging to the great and powerful sage Zordon, a young, middle-aged woman with brown hair and doe-brown eyes sat in a chair, rocking a young child to sleep. She wore the traditional garments of Eltar: a simple, but long dark navy dress, finished elegantly with gold embroidery thread. Because of her husband's position as Grand Sage, they are quite high up in Eltar's social ladder; among the other higher ranks. However, Zordon nor his wife were into such luxuries their titles offered and chose to live the life among the middle-class; something which the higher ups frowned upon with silent disdain, yet respected their decision.

Zordon's wife is named Aria; they met a few years ago before the Galaxy collapsed to full scale war thanks to the actions of Lord Zedd and his wife Rita Repulsa. It first started with some appeasement by Government officials among the planets of KO-35, Triforia, Phaedos and of course, Eltar itself. They all wanted to avoid going to war. Lord Zedd, at the beginning was willing to talk on neutral grounds; in which peace talks were held on the peaceful, primitive planet of Mirinoi. Its people were far from stupid despite their tribal ways of life and their leader acted as go-between if things got heated. Zedd demanded to be given control of Sentai Six; which the officials agreed to, even though no delegate of the planet attended such meeting. The conqueror signed a treaty promising to stick to Sentai Six and not attack any more planets. That was their biggest mistake, even Aria and her husband saw the flaws.

Lord Zedd's army marched on Sentai Six, taking over the planet and placing a puppet government. He instantly broke his agreement and attacked other planets; Mirinoi being a few of the victims. The Great War; also known as The Galaxy War has begun. The officials realised their mistake too late, but declared war on Lord Zedd and his allies; made up of Onyx, Rashon, The Machine Empire and then The Dark Alliance. KO-35; where the Astro Rangers reside, Triforia; home of the Gold Zeo Crystal, wielded by the Prince, Phaedos; birth place of the Ninjetti and Aquitar; where the Aquitarian Rangers live, even Edenoi; home of the legendary Masked Rider got behind Eltar's war effort to defeat Zedd and Rita. There were reports also of serious acts of resistance on Sentai Six; the people were not happy about being ruled by a warlord and having a government that will listen to his orders.

Mirinoi was rebelling thanks to the bravery of the chosen Champions of the Galaxy Sabres. Fighting is heavy on both land, water and space; both sides suffering heavy casualties. War was messy and expensive business; blacksmiths all around the Galaxy and beyond working tirelessly and overtime to provide for the soldiers with armour and weapons. Agriculture was pushed to its limits and rationing has been introduced on a few planet. War meetings were drastically increased and sometimes in secret for fear of spies. A lot of a single planet's state funds were pushed towards training, recruiting and stocking arms. So far, the fighting has stayed away from Eltar itself. Lord Zedd nor his wife has dared to attack a planet that is the centre of supporting the war. Eltar is heavily guarded.

Aria looked down to her child, Kara with sad eyes. How unfortunate for a child to be born in a time of war. She prays to The Great Power that the war will be over, so she does not have to grow up during it. She would hate to see her daughter join to help free the repressed. Despite such sorrow engulfing everything, a single child birth can be a sign of hope. Kara is now a month old and she has fought her own little battle. Kara was born a sickly child after Aria had given birth; the healers feared her child would not survive or see the next morning because she had a weak heart. But fight Kara did, her heart got stronger and Zordon holding his first born in his arms, she wailed! Almost bringing the entire Healing Chamber down. All Aria and Zordon did was chuckle, their child is alive and breathing.

Kara's mother began to sing an old Eltarian lullaby, which was once sung by Zordon's mother when he was a young child. The only reason Aria knew it was because her husband sang it with pain, but with love when she attended his mother's Passing Ceremony. Kara settled in her arms and slept. All of a sudden, the entire house rocked when something exploded nearby, causing Kara to awake and cry out. At that moment, her husband Zordon burst into the house, his robe in tatters. He began to speak.

"Aria my love!" He gasped, "Rita has attacked Eltar! You must flee with Kara!" Before Aria could even get in a word, Zordon raised his staff, citing an ancient spell, bringing forth a portal. It left her baffled.

"Zordon, what!?",

"It's a time portal. It will take you to the future. How far in the future, I do not know. Take Kara and go! I will find you again!" Aria however, stood her ground. She may be a mother, she cannot cast spells like her husband, but she was born into a family of warriors. She originally lived on Phaedos, but when she met Zordon, everything changed, even her best friend Dulcea knew so. They were protectors of the planet at a young age, bearing the mighty powers of the Animal Spirits; Dulcea; calm and all knowing - Champion of the Owl Spirit and Aria; agile and light as the feather - Champion of the Pink Crane. Her husband; righteous and just - was once the Champion of the White Falcon. By ancient legend of Phaedos; the Winged Lord and Lady of the Sky were destined as soul mates and the most powerful of the Ninjetti.

Sadly, Zordon had to pass on his powers to another warrior he personally chose, so he could pursue the journey required to take to become Grand Sage. It was not an easy task, he knew he had to leave Aria, the woman he loved behind and his close friend Dulcea. However, after a brief talk, Aria was permitted to leave Phaedos, but still wield the powers of the Crane; so at that very moment, only five Ninjetti are protecting the planet. The White Falcon aside, the other four Champions are: the Red Ape, the Yellow Bear, Blue Wolf and the Black Frog. After surviving his quest, Zordon became Grand Sage and shortly, proposed to Aria. But that was before the war.

Now, that animal spirit still remains inside her if it ever needs to be used and that time is now! Rita shall endure the wrath of the Pink Crane Ninjetti. Aria nodded, grabbing Kara's blanket so she will have a reminder of home. Placing her in a basket cradle, Aria stepped through the portal.

Day: Unknown…

Time: Unknown…

Year: 1979…

(Scene: Hart Household, Housing Estate, Angel Grove, Earth/No POV)

Aria stepped out of the portal, finding herself in a strange time. It was dark, the path ahead only lit by strange standing lights that are not powered by fire or magic. Wherever she is, wherever the portal Zordon summoned sent her, she is not on Eltar any longer. She recalls in her lessons about a distant planet called Earth, but the planet during her time is only nothing but water and rock! It is not this developed! She doesn't know what time she has been sent to, but it's a long way in the timeline. It is also safer for her darling Kara; if Rita and Zedd got their hands on her, she could be used as an asset to conquer more planets. Hiding Kara on this evolved Earth, will increase her daughter's safety.

The Pink Ninjetti saw a house in front of her, perhaps the perfect family to take care of her little fighter. Quietly walking towards the house, she saw an unusual structure with the family name: 'Hart' was on the side. Unfortunately, she could not read the strange language; so that's the family, she hopes she chooses right. Aria quietly placed the basket on the doorstep, only to quickly turn back. Her husband has not closed the portal yet, good because she is going back to fight for her planet's freedom! Next, she reached for her necklace, taking it off. Zordon had her necklace custom made by the finest blacksmith in Eltar; that was only the one time he used his title as leverage. The necklace was crafted from the finest metal and sculpted into a silver crane, it's long wings protectively wrapping around a sage's staff. The crane to represent her and the staff to represent Zordon.

It was a gift he presented to her, as custom on Eltar, if you wish to propose to the one you love, dearly love, you must craft a gift for them. If your chosen lover accepts the gift, he/she is wants to be betrothed to and be with you. If the gift is rejected, well… that gesture speaks for itself; you'd be lucky to remain friends after that. The families take extreme measures to make sure to avoid that person of the other family that rejected the gift. Sometimes, it will spark bitter family rivalry or feuds that can never be calmed or dealt with.

Eltar wasn't always perfect, it had its flaws and had two Civil Wars throughout its long history. At first, it was a monarchy run planet, before eventually changing to democracy, either forms of rule have their strengths, weaknesses and flaws. Nothing is perfect. KO-35 was the same as well.

Brushing the past and ancient history away, Aria placed the necklace around Kara's neck. She then pulled out a piece of parchment she keeps in the cradle and a piece of sharpened lead. She wrote a note in her Eltarian tongue, thinking Earth spoke the same language. She only placed her and her husband's name at the bottom and did not dare risk revealing the name of Kara's home planet. A planet she will sadly forget. Maybe at some point in time, they will be reunited, the war will be over, the Galaxy at peace and Kara will return home. Folding the note, Aria put the note in the basket, just below her daughter's tiny hands. It was so hard for her to let go, but through her teary eyes and silent sobs, Aria knocked on the door and made a run for the portal, while whispering in Eltarian:

"I love you Kara. I will be with you in your heart. May the Power protect you, always!" Aria ran through the portal and it closed behind her.

(Scene: Battlefield, Eltar/No POV)

Aria stepped out, only to see her home in ruins, Eltar burning! In the distance, her husband was engaged in brutal combat with Rita Repulsa. Each side blasting powerful spells at one another. Her foot soldiers: Putties were causing major damage. Young Eltarian soldiers were either dead, wounded or still fighting. Explosions everywhere! Civilians trying to flee and young children crying; most likely going to be orphans by the end of the fight. Now it's her turn to fight, now is not the time to fear. Aria knew it was only matter of time before Zedd and Rita gained the numbers to attack Eltar. She got into a stance, concentrating on her Ninjetti powers, calling out to her Crane. She moved her right arm in a circular motion, then meeting her left wrist in a cross and her index fingers parallel with each other. Pink electricity crossed them.

"Ninja Ranger Power!" She cried, "The Crane!" And the power of the Ninjetti surged.

Year: 1979…

(Scene: Hart Household, Housing Estate, Angel Grove, Earth/No POV)

A woman in her early thirties woke up to the sound of knocking on the door coming from downstairs. She wondered who on Earth would be up at this time? The brunette left her husband's side, trying not to wake him. Mrs Hart was always a light sleeper, much to her dismay. Groggily, she made her way down the stairs, turning on the hall light. Unlocking the door, Mrs Hart opened it, expecting to find someone outside. Yet there was no one and she silently growled.

"Fucking drunkards." She thought. Mrs Hart was about to turn around, only for her eyes to meet something unexpected. She looked down and saw a baby sleeping in a basket, with a note. She gasped in shock! Who would leave a baby on their front door? Where are the parents? Why did they do this? She had to wake up her husband. Carefully picking up the basket containing the young baby, she closed the door behind her and called out.

"Kevin! Wake up now!" The wife made her way to the kitchen and her husband not far behind her.

"Caroline! What's wrong?" He asked, with urgency in his voice. Caroline moved, so he could see the basket. He approached the object, to see the baby sleeping soundly inside. His jaw dropped. He and Caroline talked about having children, but… a child that was just left on their doorstep! How will they explain this to Social Serivces!? "My god! A baby girl!". His wife turned her attention to the note, also noticing the strange necklace. It must have belonged to her biological mother.

If they were to keep the child, there is no way she can get rid of it. It's the only reminder of this child's link to her mother. They can make up a story for it. Caroline picked up the letter, hopefully it will have an explanation. She carefully unfolded the letter, knowing it was some sort of parchment and not normal paper; only for her hopes of an explanation for truth to be dashed. The letter was written in a language or a dialect that is unrecognisable, let alone exist among all the known languages of Earth! The letter was written in a series of strange, untranslatable words. Wherever this child comes from, it is not of this planet.

"I can't read the letter. It's written in a strange language." She said sadly. Caroline showed Kevin and he too frowned in confusion. He is a Historian by profession and mastered many languages which include Gaeilge (Irish), Ogham (series of lines; Ireland's and Britain's first ancient alphabet), Ancient Greek, Latin, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, practically the majority of the ancient languages of the old Earth. Yet in his entire lifetime, he has never witnessed such an unusual language. It was a mix of Greek, Latin and maybe Irish. A thought came to him.

"We shall hide the letter from the child. Even if she is from a… distant planet," Kevin wanted to avoid the term 'alien', as the child appears to look human from head to toe, "We can still make her our child." He was taking the step! A big step into parenthood and Caroline felt ready for the challenge.

"OK, we'll talk to Social Services in the morning, sort out the adoption papers." Said Caroline,

"Alright. I'll ask to be off work, get someone to cover my research shift. I know it's last minute, I'll say it's a family emergency." He then pondered for moment, "Do you have a name for the child?",

"Her biological name is written in the letter I assume, but since neither of us can read it…" Caroline paused too. Then, she remembered her sister's name; Kimberly sadly she died in a car crash. Killed on impact. What better way to honour her older sister. "I want to name her Kimberly Ann. After my sister and the middle name from my mother." All Kevin did was smile, it was a beautiful name and… sounded somewhat musical or rhythmic on the tongue. Wrapping his wife in a tender hug and they looked at their new child.

"Welcome to the family Kimberly Ann Hart." A new life was about to begin for them all.

And that's it! I hope you like! So expect unpredictable updates, but I promise to finish this story!

Stay tuned!