A/N: Inspired by Ghostwriter's revamped stories in his/her How It Should Have Been series. This is my revamped version of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 1episode Island of Illusion I & II. Some references to The Green Candle and Return of a Friend. This is my Pilot Episode in my Power Rangers Revamp Series. Hope you enjoy!
(Today on Power Rangers)
Zack is feeling down about himself on the upcoming Angel Grove Dance Competition giving Rita an idea on how to finally get rid of the Power Rangers.
Will the Rangers survive Rita's latest idea? Find Next on Power Rangers!
Chapter One: The Heavy Artillery
(Youth Center)
Music was beep bobbing in Ernie's Juice Bar and Youth Center where you could find Zack Taylor, jump-jiving, grooving and show off his dance routine for the Angel Grove Dance Competition. A small crowd was starting to form to see the different moves Zack was displaying: Everything from Jazz to Hip-Pop to Pop and even once in a while a little tribute to the King of Pop.
Music was beep bobbing in Ernie's Juice Bar and Youth Center where you could find Zack Taylor, jump-jiving, grooving and show off his dance routine for the Angel Grove Dance Competition. A small crowd was starting to form to see the different moves Zack was displaying. Everything from Jazz to Hip-Pop to Pop and even once in while a little tribute to the King of Pop.
"Awesome moves Zack!" Kim cheered.
"Yeah, you got this man," Jason agreed.
Over on the other side of the Youth Center, Tommy Oliver, was teaching a couple of his students' self-defense. Tommy was showing his students a move to use to be in control by using your opponents' weight against them.
"Alright guys try it like this." Tommy instructed showing them the move. "Now you try. Bow to each other and begin." One of the boys went to land a punch and the other blocked it using the move that Tommy showed them a few minutes ago.
"Alright. See, now you're in control of the situation. And remember guys, a true Martial Artist will only use Karate in self-defense only. Got it?"
"Yes, Sensei!" The boys said together.
"Alright class dismiss," Tommy said cleaning up and getting ready to head to the locker rooms.
On the other side of the Youth Center, Zack was starting to gather quit a crowd with his dance moves. Unfortunately, it also caught the attention of the two school's bullies, Bulk and Skull.
"Great moves Zack," Kim cheered.
"Yeah. He's going to blow them away at the Dance Competition," Jason agreed.
"Yeah, I thinks going to blow it at the competition," Bulk laughed.
"Yeah, blow it," Skull agreed.
Just then, Zack tried a new spin move but lost his balance and tripped a little: Resulting in Kim spilling all of her smoothie all over Bulk.
"Sorry, Bulk, I tripped." Zack apologized, feeling down about his chances at the Dance Competition. "Man, he's right. I just don't have what it takes to win."
Bulk finished cleaning himself up fuming at the dweeb. 'He it did that on purpose! I should teach this guy a lesson.'
"No, but I got what it takes to make you lose, dork!" Bulk said trying to intimidate Zack. "Let's see what you got, chump!"
Zack shakes his head out of amusement, walks over the radio and presses play. Music begins to play and a crowd starts to come around to see the dance off and starts getting into the groove of the beat. Zack starts off with a little old school Hip-Hop moves and the crowd cheers. Zack backs up and let's Bulk have the floor. Bulk feeling really confident that he will make this dweeb look bad, tries to imitate his favorite music video he'd seen over a hundred times. Only to have it look like a walrus trying to jump and clap at the same time.
Jason just shakes his head chuckling to himself. 'Man, what was Bulk thinking? Zack can easily dance circles around him without breaking a sweat.'
Trying not to laugh, Zack goes to the front of the floor again. Giving himself a few minutes to get into the groove of the music and let the music take over him. Zack busts out a few mixed moves of Jazz and Hip-Hip. Then jumps in to the air, doing a split and comes down into a full split. He then gracefully and easily slides back up with no problem and performs a flawless moonwalk all the way to where his friends are.
Bulk standing there gawking at Zack with his mouth open and trying to come up with some good excuse that won't have him looking like an idiot. Unable to come with one and having a reputation to uphold. Bulk tries a few moves of his own. Only to trip himself up and have him and his best friend, Skull, land on some props from the school play.
"Looks, like you taught them a new dance move," Kim laughed.
"Yeah," Tommy says joining them. "The Crash N' Burn!"
"Nah, man," Zack said feeling down. "He just tripped himself up. Just like, I will do at the Dance Competition."
'Maybe some fresh air will help clear my head.' Zack thought and left the Youth Center.
"Zack seems to be experiencing some transient deficiency of self-confidence." Billy stated sadly feeling bad for his friend.
"He means that Zack doesn't have enough confidence in himself." Trini translated.
"Zack's tough. He'll get over it." Jason stated confidently of his friend.
(Lunar Palace)
"So, Zack's feeling a little down about himself eh?" Rita said to herself looking through her Repulsa-scope. "This will work out perfectly, time to call in the heavy artillery." She started chanting in an ancient language. The Skull's eyes placed on top of a black staff began to glow red. Thunder and lightning and the sound of evil magic escalated throughout the sky. Red storm clouds began to form and red and black lightning started crashing and tearing through the sky towards Earth.
(Youth Center)
"What's going on?" Trini asked frantically.
"We seemed to be experiencing some high level of some kind of tropical storm." Billy theorized.
"We got to contact Zordon," Jason said. He put his communicator towards his mouth. "Zordon, what's going on?"
"I am aware of the situation Jason. I have picked up some heavy power surges from Rita's moon base. She may be harnessing some magic that I don't even know of. Be on your guard." Zordon informed them.
"Alright. Power Rangers out." Jason said.
"We got to fine Zack!" Kim said. The Rangers started toward the door to find their friend and fellow Black Ranger.
"Help! Help! Tommy! What's going on?" One of the boys Tommy was teaching earlier cried. Both boys were hiding under a table.
"I can't leave my students. You guys go on ahead. I'll check up with you later." Tommy told the group.
"Alright man," Jason replied.
"Come on guys. We got to get to a shelter." Tommy helped the boys up and started to escort them out of the building and to a nearby shelter. Several people were looking frantic and kept glue to the TV for news or towards the doors and windows. Possibly expecting an Earth Quake, a Tropical Storm, a Hurricane or maybe something even worst: An attack by a monster sent by Rita.
(Lunar Palace)
"Wicked winds and evil spins heave my call.
I call forth Mutitus to destroy on the Earth!"
Rita commanded. "Then I'll open the gate to my Island of Illusion and the send the Power Brats there!"
"Brilliant, my Queen!" Goldar said with glee. "Once on the Island they will be faced with their own worst fear and start to fade away."
(Angel Grove Park)
"Look! There he is!" Kim nearly shouted in relief when they found Zack.
"Guys! What's going on?" Zack exclaimed. "Is it an earth quake or what?"
"Negative!" Bill answered. "Zordon thinks Rita might be up to something big this time."
"And he was right! Look!" Trini cried out pointing towards the monster standing above the buildings.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-Tooth Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
(Down Town Angel Grove)
Dark red storm clouds swallowed the sky. Black and red lightning cracks through the skies, striking the ground below. Smoke and fog filled the air and Mutitus materialized out of thin air. Mutitus was an evil, disgusting, mutated, alien being that looks like a cross between Frankenstein and a Red Skeleton. People quickly ran, dodged out of the buildings and headed towards a place to hide. Others were helping people out of the buildings and getting them to safety. Mutitus started to destroy buildings all around him.
"We need Dinosaur Power NOW!" The Red Ranger yelled. Instantly the Zords came to their owners call. The Rangers jumped into their Zords ready to fight.
"Alright, Rangers. Power up your crystals." Jason ordered.
The Rangers did as they were told and started firing at Mutitus. The Mastodon did a freeze attack on Mutitus but it had no effect on him. The Saber-Tooth Tiger Zord fired a laser from her tail. Mutitus stumbled back a little but fired a beam from his eyes at the Rangers. The Tyrannosaurus Zord attacked by aiming at the ground and met its mark.
"Alright guys. Let's finished this guy! Let's put them together!" Jason said.
Mutitus wasn't going down so easily. He charged at the Megazord and started assaulting the Megazord with a fury of punches and kicks. The Rangers were holding their own and even started to come back. Mutitus swung the chain with a mace-like ball was attached to at the Megazord. The chain wrapped around the Megazord pinning the Megazord's arms. Mutitus let out a surge of electricity towards the Megazord.
(Lunar Palace)
Rita was watching through her Repulsa-scope with such glee.
"Finister! I made my own monster and its winning!" Rita laughed and went to go to Earth to have a front row seat of the Rangers demise.
(Angel Grove Shelter)
A six tone beep altered Tommy. Finding a secluded area and making sure no one was around.
"I read you Zordon," Tommy answered.
"Tommy! The others are in need of you help in down town." Zordon informed him.
"Right. I'm on my way." Tommy replied. He looked around one more time to make sure no one was around.
"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!"
"Dragonzord!"
(Downtown Angel Grove)
A familiar flute tune filled the air and Dragonzord was coming to help aid the Rangers.
"Alright, it's Tommy!" Jason sighed in relief. The Calvary was here!
"Hold on. I'm coming aboard." Tommy jumped into Dragonzord and was ready for battle.
The Rangers engage in battle with Mutitus. Mutitus threw his mace-like ball at Dragonzord while at the same time sent a devastating kick at Megazord. Sparks flew everywhere out of both Zords. Then the Rangers heard a high cackling evil laugh and Rita Respulsa materialized out of thin air on top of one of the buildings watching in delight as the Rangers were struggling with Mutitus.
"Aw, man! It's Rita! We better be on guard." The Red Ranger advised.
"Hahahahaha! Beware Power Rangers! Mutitus is nothing to compare what I have in store for you!" Rita gloated.
"Forces from the deepest darkest galaxy bend to my will.
Make Mutitus more horrible still."
The skies of a late sunny afternoon soon darkened to a starless and moonless night sky. Smoke engulfed Mutitus and when it cleared. Mutitus looked even uglier than before.
"What's that? Rita's definitely learned some new tricks!" The Red Ranger said with a hint of fear.
"EW! GROSS!" The Pink Ranger exclaimed in disgust.
"Mutitus! Finish them off! Send them my Island!" Rita commanded.
"Forces of Darkness empower me,
Send the Rangers to alternate reality!
Where their fear is all they will see,
Soon the Power Rangers will no longer be!"
Rita finished her spell and Mutitus did as he was commanded to do: Lashing out at both Dragonzord and Megazord with a series of furious kicks and punches and using his mace-like ball. Mutitus put his hand to his mouth and shot out some kind of substance at the Zords.
"Look out! It's toxic foam!" The Red Ranger warned straining with the controls. Sparks flew from both Zords and the Rangers groan in pain. The controls were stuck and unresponsive and eventually both the Megazord and the Dragon Zord fell towards the ground.
The Rangers fell out of their Zords but instead of landing in a nearby park on the ground to regroup. The Rangers found themselves in another world.
(Command Center)
"Aye-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai!" Alpha yelled. "Where did Rita send the Rangers?"
"Unfortunately, Rita has sent them to her Island of Illusion. It is doubtlessly well beyond my reach." Zordon said. "The Power Rangers are facing their ultimate challenge yet. There is one thing that can save them now."
"What!?" Alpha nearly screams, fidgeting. "What can save them?"
"Their courage in themselves." Zordon answered.
"Oh! Be strong my human friends!" Alpha encourages. "Be strong!"
(Next Time On Power Rangers)
"Where are we?"
"What's the matter Zack?"
"Oh, no. It's happening to Tommy now."