The sky was gray and it looked like it was about to rain, it had never been so gloomy in all the days that the people of Angle Grove could remember. Their beloved rangers were no more and they could just hope and pray that something would protect them and keep them safe.
"Well," said Aisha, "It looks like the rangers have finally been defeated. Do you guys remember what we were instructed to do?"
"Yes" replied Rocky and Adam in unison.
Zordon had instructed them that they were to search through the city and find 4 people that they considered to be of a caliber fighting of a ranger. After they had done so, 3 of them would be given a power coin and the fourth who would be a man of great intelligence would be a watchman and a lookout in a semi-power chamber created by Zordon if the command center should ever become destroyed.
The rangers then went to find their fellow rangers using the signs that Zordon gave them to watch for in a person to determine their worthiness.
Meanwhile another team, the team of evil was picking a helper of their own. As they searched through the world to find someone to govern the world for them they happened upon a specimen that they considered worthy of the challenge.
"There we go." said Rita as she looked through her telescope to the specimen that she saw,"He is the perfect man to keep control of the world for us."
Zedd looked and said, "Rita I approve of him, I agree, he is perfect for this job."
"Putties," Rita screamed out, "Bring me that man."
So the putties went down to earth to get the man that their mistress wanted.
He did not just stand by and let them take him he put up a bit of a fight, but finally he was able to be teleported by Rita.
"What's your name?" Rita asked him as he stood in front of her in complete confusion as to where he was.
"I am Alexander," the man said. Now he noticed that these were the evil villains who had been trying to take over the world so he wondered, "What is it that they could possibly want with me?"
Zedd came up and said, "Well, Alexander, we have proposion for you that I doubt you will be able to turn down."
"Wow, what is it?" Alexander asked with great curiosity.
"We have a mission for you to accomplish and when you are done you will rule the entire world and be our representative there." Zedd told him, "We will guide you and help you to over through every world leader and set you in charge of the planet."
Alexander was speechless and didn't know what to say so he just stood there in complete amazement and could not wait to control the world.
As Aisha, Rocky, and Adam returned from who they had found. They began to introduce them one by one.
Aisha had found someone and her name was Alexandra. Adam had found someone and her name was Catherine. Rocky found another person and her name was Jack.
As they were gathered together the rangers explained to them that they were going to be Rangers and what they had to do. The three that they picked stepped up and accepted the challenge expressing that they new they were up to it and could get it accomplished. They informed them that they were to tell nobody and keep it a secret and they all agreed.
Rocky then said, "All of us must go now and find another, one who is good, strong and smart. One who will be willing to give his life for the cause of good?"
As they were searching Aisha, Rocky and Adam remembered the qualities that Zordon had asked them to find. Aisha recognizing them in one guy said, "It is him."
"Are you sure," Adam questioned.
"Yes," Aisha said.
After just five minuets of conversation with him the rangers were positive that he was the person that they wanted as their leader. His name was Christopher.
Little did the rangers know, but that he was the twin of Alexander the one that Rita and Zedd had picked to serve them? But he was quite the opposite of him, he didn't have a thirst to rule the world but to make it safe for everyone.
After being informed about the situation he immediately accepted what he considered to be his duty. He was taken to the semi-power command center and started to read the manual as to how things worked there. It was complicated and he knows that it would take time.
Adam informed them, "Zordon said that we have power coins that we need to get. We will have a mission that we will have to fill before we can get them. They are found all around the world. Who wants to go first?"
Alex stepped up and volunteered saying, "Let me be the first to go."
"Alright," said Rocky,"Alex you may go first. Your power coin will be found in New Mexico on this Mesa." Adam then pointed to a map was she could find her destination. She looked at it and took the map.
"Thank you," was her response as she left to fulfill her task.
Alex set off to accomplish her mission that she was sent to do she had her map with her and she was ready to do what it took to get the power coin. Alex sat in front of the mesa she was expected to climb. It was high and steep and she was a little afraid, at first, but then she just started up and she wasn't so scared anymore.
She saw on the map that she was supposed to find a boulder and tough three crevices in the order shown. As she did so a hole opened up in the ground and she fell through.
As she hit the bottom of a cave, she heard a very faint voice from the back of the cave say, "You have too master two challenges before you can continue on this trail. Yours will be simple. You must sing without fear before a large crowd to prove that you have the will to be a ranger, but you must also do it without the temptation of bragging to show you are humble. Your second will be to share your biggest secret with your fellow rangers who will be looking for their powers as well, to demonstrate that you have trust in them."
"Okay," Alex said as a bright light appeared before her.
Chris sat in what was to be his command area. As he searched through all his instructions he happened upon instructions for a Proto-Alpha. His instructions said to assemble the thing and he would have an assistant for five months.
Chris got right to work on this robot and Rocky came in and asked, "Would you like some help?"
"Yes, of course, thank you," Christ replied.
Rocky got to work helping Chris. They had the Proto-Alpha assembled in the course of three hours. This Proto-Alpha immediately got to work passing out orders for people to get things done, and how they needed to have them done.
Rocky remembered that he had one last command for Chris from Zordon. After he was done with the job that Proto-Alpha had given him, he walked over to Chris and said, "Zordon said that it was important for you to have an assistant, because your mission will be really risky and we need two people to know how to run this place in case one of you should die."
Chris replied, "Yes, of course, I just have one thing to finish and I'll be off to find myself an assistant."
Tomias heard affection in Rita's voice for Alexander. As he thought about it, he decided that Alexander was his way to get rid of her and her twin children. Tomias loathed her even more everyday.
Tomias walked over to Goldar and said, "I know how to get rid of Rita for good."
"How?" Goldar asked with his voice in extreme joy to hear that someone had an idea to get her away from the palace and out of his hair.
"Have you heard the affection in her voice for Alexander?" Tomias inquired.
"Yes, it makes me sick to see that she would like a human," Goldar said.
"Let's use that against her. You can work on Rita, and I will on Alexander, until they fall in love with each other and run off together," Tomias said.
"Zedd would be extremely mad at her," Goldar admired Tomias's ingenuity and then added, "She'll be out of our hair for sure."
Goldar and Tomias were extremely happy for the rest of the day, and nobody could figure out why. In fact Goldar was walking through the hallways of Zedd's palace humming and Scorpina who was suffering from morning sickness eventually yelled at him, "Shut up, now!"
Alexander and Tomias searched through the world to find the perfect army that he could use to conquer the world. Zedd had instructed them to build up an army really large and they were to use it to conquer the countries of the world one by one with this army.
Alexander knows were to find all of the world's worse people. They went to all of the gangsters, ruffians, and criminals that they could find to get them to join up in their army. They promised them that if they would help, then they would get to rule the world.
It wasn't long before they had a large enough group of people from all of the countries of the world to help them conquer every nation. They infact had the largest army ever know to exist.
Alexander and Tomias looked at their band of ruffians and Alexander shouted, "It is time to conquer earth, for our master, Lord Zedd. For helping me, I will make you all my helpers. You will rule the world with me."
The group of people cheered, because they hated law and order. The though of overthrowing the governments that had kept them bound and unable to do as they pleased filled their hearts with hope for destruction of them.
Tomias looked at Alexander and asked, "Do you really mean that you are going to offer then the chance to share power with you?"
"Of course not," Alexander replied, "Do you think that I am stupid?"
"They can be easily deposed of," Tomias suggested.
"Yes," Alexander concluded, "They will fight harder if they think they are getting something for it."
Tomias and Alexander laughed together for the matter of a couple of minuets. Tomias was trying to warm up to him, because he desperately hoped that he could become friends to get his plan to work. Friendship was an essential step to be able to make him think that Rita was in love with him. He didn't know if Goldar would be able to get done with their plan, but he had his heart set on it. He really hated his step mother and would do anything to get rid of her.
Alexander and Tomias began to make their plan of attack. Not long after the war to conquer the world began.
Alex appeared before an audience at Broadway. She began to sing, but to her dismay she began to be extremely terrified. Her singing went bad and people began to boo at her and throw their things at her. She ran off the stage to the back part but before she knew it she was in the Grand Old Opera.
"Try again, and sing," the voice that she had heard in the cave told her.
This time when she attempted to sing her nerves did not get to her. When she finished her song, she was greeted by Catherine and the other guys.
"Great," the voice told her,"Now share your secret with these guys."
"Okay," Alex thought, "Here goes nothing."
She then turned around and said with tears filling her eyes,"You guys; my grandpa died one night because I forgot to give him his medication."
The voice she had heard before then told her as the images of the fellow rangers disappeared and turned back into the cave, "You have proved that you can do what you are chosen for."
Back at the Command Center, Rocky, Aisha and Adam were setting up the Communication device so that they could communicate with Zordon.
Chris asked them, "Do you guys have everthing under control?"
"Yes," replied Rocky.
"I have to accomplish the mission that Rocky informed me of." Chris told them, and then left.
The communication device was complicated, and all of them agreed that if Proto-Alpha was not there they would have been able to get it all done. They wouldn't have even have know where to start.
"This will take a while," Proto-Alpha told them.
"What?" Rocky asked.
"Setting up this Command Center," Proto-Alpha said.
"How long may it take?" Rocky questioned.
"The whole thing will be maybe five years, and two months alone before you can finish the communication device with Zordon." He lamented, "I shall not be able to see it when it is finished."
Rocky and Adam looked at each other with worried glances for five years was a long time, that they maybe fighting that long.
"Thank you, Alex," the voice said, "You have proved yourself worthy of being a Ranger, please continue to where this map shows you."
Alex walked on and a putty appeared before her, "This will be attacking you, fight him and you will only have one more step before you to reach what you've come for.
Alex was prepared, and she positioned herself to fight the creature before her. The putty made the first punch though, and knocked Alex to the ground. Her wrist really hurt, but the voice told her, "Get up and try again."
As Alex got up her wrist felt better. She continued this getting knocked over for just three times as she began to fight back even harder. Finally, she was the one knocking the putty to the ground. It took a few punches, and Alex found the spot she needed to hit to destroy the decrepit creature.
After the putty was gone the voice told her, "Nice job! Now, continue forward."
Alex stepped forward through the cave, and before she knew it, she came upon a deep canyon.
"Now, what do I do?" she questioned inside her head.
"Think of what you have done in the past," the voice told her, "And you will know what to do."
Alex thought for a moment and she remembered the one time she had done some mountain climbing. She called out, "Where can I get a rope?"
Before she knew it a man appeared before her with a rope and all the equipment she needed to get down the cliff. He assisted her down the cliff and when she reached the bottom he said, "You have passed."
This was the man who had directed her through the cliff he continued to say, "You have proved that you are smart, trustworthy, and courageous, and here is what you came for." A little power coin then fell from the top of the cave a number of yards before her.
Chris walked through Angle Grove pondering, who would be the best person to be his assistant. He took out a notebook and started writing down the names of people he considered possible candidates. He walked into his house and encountered his brother, Alexander.
Alexander and Chris were identical twins, but they had taken different directions with their lives. They were both the victims of an alcoholic father, and it had a deep impact in the way both of them lived their lives. Alexander grew bitter and resentful of life and the people in it while Chris became compassionate and hoped to help others make it through their problems.
Chris was surprised to come home to see his brother happy. It was not a usual site. In fact, he hadn't seen his brother happy since their mother had died and left them all alone to the beatings of their father. Little did he know, then, that this happiness was from his brother's joy that he had joined up with Lord Zedd.
Eventually, Alexander told Chris that his friend Salvador had called. Chris went to the phone and answered it thinking, "He is the one who can help me."
Chris jumped up so he could talk to his friend. He was invited to his house so as soon as his friend got off the phone, so he took off out the door to go and ask his friend if he'd be willing to help him. This shocked Alexander so he called out, "Where are you going?"
"Out," Chris replied.
Chris was surprised at how easily he'd convinced his friend, Salvador. Salvador went immediately with him to the command center where they began to get to work on what Proto-Alpha had for them to do. Salvador was a fast learner, and Proto-Alpha and Chris didn't have to spend much time showing him what to do. After not much time had passed Alexander knew that he'd made the right choice.
Alex took off and made it to her power coin. As she touched it, she felt a power come over her and she was dressed in the suit that she had always seen the rangers in. She took off back to the command center. She arrived there very tired, but she knew that she was stronger for all this that she had gone through. She ran to the rest of the rangers and said, "I have completed my task."
"You have," Rocky rejoiced and then suggested going to the Youth Center for a little break. While they were there they drew straws to see who would be going for their powers next…….
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