Power Rangers aren't mine; otherwise, they'd stay more faithful to the Sentai series they were based on. Note that this story acts as if the Dino Thunder Rangers are currently active, and there are no other Ranger teams on Earth.
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Angel Grove, CA, 1995
"Take good care of those Pink Ranger powers, Kat." Said a tall, thin brown-eyed brunette with a gymnast's figure. Kat, a tall Australian girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, was cupping a solid gold coin with a crane etched into it in her right hand.
"You can count on me." She said.
"Good bye, Kimberly." Said a slightly buff Asian teenager.
"We'll miss you, girl." Said a thin African-American girl.
"Don't forget to write!" said a Hispanic teen.
"I'll invent something in your honor." Said a tall dirty blond with glasses. The last member, a white teenager with long brown hair tied into a ponytail, came up and kissed her.
"We'll miss you, Kim." He said, and pulled away.
"And I'll miss you guys. Adam, Aisha, Rocky, Billy, Tommy, Alpha, Zordon, thank you. Being a Power Ranger was the best thing that has ever happened to me." Said Kim, tears in her eyes. A large, floating blue head in a giant tube spoke from behind her.
"Best of luck at the Pan Globals, Kimberly, and may the Power protect you." He said, and Kimberly was teleported out of the Command Center in a flash of pink light. Rematerializing in her apartment, she plopped down on the sofa.
"If only they really knew why I quit." Said Kimberly, and she picked up a piece of paper and began writing a letter.
Reefside, CA, 2012
"And once again, another monster was destroyed by the Power Rangers." Said a blonde news broadcaster.
"Yeah, but what else is new." Said a tall brunet teenager, turning off the television. He walked into the kitchen to find a note for him. "'Sorry, but I'll be home late again tonight. Hailey's going to come over to do some work for me later, and don't burn the house down. Love Dad.'" He read. "Ugh, why does Miss Hailey have to come over?" he asked no one in particular. "I mean, I'm seventeen years old! It's not like I'm gonna-" he was interrupted by the sound of a key being inserted into a lock. A tall, red-headed woman set her purse on the table by the front door and put her coat in the closet.
"Jacob, it's me!" she yelled.
"I'm right here." Said Jacob, rounding the corner with a soda can. "Nice to see you again, Miss Hailey."
"It's good to see you too. Listen, your father asked me to do some work for him, so be a dear and don't disturb me." Said Hailey. "I'll be in the study, as usual." And with that, she walked down the hallway, unlocking a door and shutting it behind her. In what seemed like a split-second, she came back out, shutting it again. "I left a Flash drive at home, be right back!" she said, running out the door. Jacob just shrugged, and walked down the hallway.
"It's finally time to see what's in here." He said. Ever since he could remember, the room had had a lock on the door. When he asked his father, he was told the room was off-limits until he was old enough. He had seen his father, Hailey, and his father's now-graduated students Conner, Ethan, Kira, and Trent, go in there with him countless times. He pulled open the door- "Why am I not surprised?" he asked, looking around the room. Fossils of various sizes and shapes, as well as dozens of paleontology models and reference books, were scattered around the room. He sat down in a computer chair, looking at a model of his father's favorite dinosaur, the Tyrannosaurus Rex. "Well, T-boy, it's just you, me, and the other four." Said Jacob, looking around. He recognized the other four models well enough. The first was a Mastodon, a black ID card placed next to it. Following was a Triceratops with a blue ID card. The others had color IDs as well; yellow for the Saber-Tooth and red for the T-Rex. He smiled as he looked at the Pterodactyl; it had always been his favorite. It was identified by his least favorite color, pink. "Mastodon, Pterodactyl, Triceratops, Saber-Tooth Tiger, Tyrannosaurus." He said, naming all five. To his surprise, a computerized voice said,
"COMMAND ACKNOWLEDGED."' A bookshelf opened, revealing a case of sorts. Inside, he saw what looked like a belt buckle, a watch, a candle-holder with some solidified green wax on it, and a pair of bracelets. Jacob picked up the belt buckle. "Pretty cool." He said, and slid it over top of his own belt. He then tried on the watch- it fit like a charm. "The watch fits me? Funny, Dad has huge watches." He said. He heard a gasp behind him, and he turned to see Hailey, her eyes wide.
"J-Jacob!? How did you find those!" she said, pointing at the shelf behind him. She walked over, running her hand along the candlestick holder. "Answer me!"
"I don't know, please don't tell my dad!" said Jacob. Hailey walked over to him, and held out her hand.
"Give me those." She said, her voice wavering. "Give them to me NOW!" she yelled. Jacob backed up; he then got a very angry look.
"You can't order me around! You're not my mother!" he yelled back. Hailey looked pained, before she smacked him across the face. Jacob tumbled to the floor, landing with a dull thud. He touched his cheek lightly, tears coming to his eyes. Hailey advanced, her green eyes seeming to glow, before Jacob held up his hands to shield himself. He had hit a button on the watch when he fell, however, and it gave out a six-tone beep.
Beep-beep beep-beep be-beep
In a flash of green and pink light, Jacob was gone.
Outskirts of Angel Grove, CA
Jacob landed with a thud on a hard, metal floor. He looked around, seeing wrecked electrical equipment and spider webs everywhere. His belt buckle shone, a small spotlight illuminating the room. As he walked around, he tripped over something. Turning around, he saw what looked like a small red-and-gold robot. "Wow, that's awesome!" he said, and began dusting the robot off. He found a mall button on its belt, and it seemed to be flashing. "Wonder what it does." He asked, pressing it. In a flash, the visor around the robot's head began glowing with red light.
"Alpha Five returning online." It said in a female voice, and stood up. In a second, the robot shook its head.
What happened? I feel like I've been in stasis for seventeen years!" it said. It then looked at Jacob.
"Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, intruder alert, intruder alert! Zordon, call the Rangers, there's and intrud-" it stopped as it saw the black tube. "Zordon?" it asked, and then turned to Jacob. "What did you- wait, Tommy, is that you? It's me, Alpha, don't you remember?" Alpha began walking towards Jacob. He backed away, hitting a control panel.
"Tommy's my dad's name! I'm Jacob Hart-Oliver, and how do you know my father?" he asked, eyes wide. Alpha gasped in disbelief.
"Hart-Oliver? Then… Jacob, was your mother's name Kimberly?" asked Alpha.
"How do you know that?" asked Jacob. Alpha turned to the panel behind her and pressed a button. In a flourish, electrical equipment surged to life for the first time in seventeen years. Alpha pressed a few keys, and a white globe near a set of stairs fizzled to life.
"Jacob, observe the viewing globe." Said Alpha. An image of a dirty blond teen in glasses flickered on the screen.
"Hello. If you're watching this, you've reactivated Alpha and the Command Center. My name is Billy Cranston, and I'd like to talk to you five about your relatives' lives."
"Five?"" asked Jacob, turning to Alpha.
"We chose five of you a long time ago; we didn't expect that you'd come alone." Said Alpha.
"Your relative's lives as Power Rangers." Said Billy. Jacob's jaw dropped as Billy continued. "In 1993, the evil witch Rita Repulsa was released from her ten thousand year prison by a pair of astronauts. The powerful Eltarian sorcerer Zordon summoned five teenagers to combat Rita. Together, Jason Lee Scott, Trini Kwan, Zack Taylor, Kimberly Hart, and myself, became the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." Jacob gasped.
"My mother was a Power Ranger?" he asked in disbelief.
"Indeed." Said Alpha. Images of the Rangers fighting and summoning their Zords flashed across the screen.
"Jason was our leader, the Red Ranger, commanding the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord. Trini was the Yellow Ranger, with power over the Saber-Tooth Tiger Dinozord. I was the Blue Ranger, having the power of the Triceratops Dinozord. Kimberly was the Pink Ranger, with power over the Pterodactyl Dinozord. And finally, Zack was the Black Ranger, commanding the Mastodon Dinozord. After many battles, Rita became frustrated at her many defeats, and chose Tommy Oliver as her evil Green Dragon Ranger." Jacob gasped as images of the Green Ranger destroying the city, summoning the Dragonzord, and fighting the other Rangers played as Billy continued. "The Green Ranger used the Dragon Dagger to control the fearsome Dragonzord. Using our powers, though, we were able to break Rita's spell, and Tommy became a valuable teammate. Rita, angry that her spell was broken, drained the Green Coin's power as revenge, leaving it useless. After long, the terrible Lord Zedd appeared and took over from Rita, destroying our Dinozords. Zordon then gave us the power of thunder, and we gained the use of the Thunderzords. Jason was given the Red Dragon, Trini received the Griffin, I was gifted with the Unicorn, Kimberly became the owner of the Firebird, and Zack was given the mighty Lion. Tommy rejoined the team as well, becoming the White Tiger Ranger and gaining the Tiger Thunderzord. Using these Zords, we fought the newlywed Lord Zedd and Rita. When Jason, Trini, and Zack were chosen to go to a peace conference in Sweden, the Red, Black, and Yellow Ranger powers were transferred to Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park, and Aisha Campbell, respectivley. One day, Rita's brother, Rito Revolto, appeared and destroyed our Thunderzords and Power Coins. We ventured into the Desert of Despair to find Ninjor, the creator of the Power Coins, and received the powers of Ninjetti. Along with Ninja power, we received new Power Coins and Zords. Rocky was given the might and wisdom of the Red Ape Ninja and the Ape Ninjazord. Aisha was given the ferocity and power of the Yellow Bear Ninja and the Bear Ninjazord. I was given the speed and wisdom of the Blue Wolf Ninja and the Wolf Ninjazord. Kimberly gained the grace and swiftness of the Pink Crane Ninja and the Crane Ninjazord. Adam harnessed the speed and quick-thinking of the Black Frog Ninja and the Frog Ninjazord. And Tommy gained the razor-sharp senses and keen ability of the White Falcon Ninja and the Falcon Ninjazord. Seeing this new threat, Rita brainwashed a new minion, a girl named Katherine Hillard. Using her closeness to us, under Rita's orders, Kat stole Kimberly's Power Coin, effectively draining her life force and leaving the Ninjazords inaccessible. With Ninjor's guidance, we were able to find the legendary Shogunzords, and we began the fight again. Kimberly's compassion was able to break Rita's spell over Kat, and, deciding to leave for the Pan Global Games, transferred her powers to Kat. Shortly after Kat became the Pink Ninja Ranger, Rita's father Master Vile came to Earth and turned back time, transforming us rangers into children and leaving us powerless. During this time, the Power Rangers of Aquitar came to this planet to help us during our time of need. Using a device energized by the Power Coins, I was able to regain my age; unfortunately, though, this device, and the coins, were destroyed by Rito Revolto and Goldar. Using a time-travel machine I created, the five child Rangers went into the distant past to retrieve the shards of the mighty Zeo Crystal. When Aisha was supposed to return, however, she sent a girl named Tanya in her place. Using the Zeo Crystals, Tommy, Carlos, Rocky, Tanya, and Kat were able to become the Power Rangers Zeo. As the Zeo Rangers, the five fought King Mondo and the Machine Empire…"
The lecture continued a while longer, detailing the adventures of the Turbo and Space Rangers, before the viewing globe switched off. Alpha had gone into the basement a while ago, and she had returned, carrying a briefcase.
"After the Space Rangers helped destroy Dark Specter, Ninjor old me that he had minted these if Earth ever needed Power Rangers again." Said Aloha, opening the case. Five Power Coins glittered in the light, energy flowing over all five briefly. The original five Dinosaur coins were sitting on a red plush interior, and Jacob's eyes widened. "Take one, and continue your family legacy." Said Alpha. "Put the coin into your Power Morpher, raise it to he sky, and shout the name of your dinosaur." Jacob, without thinking, immediately took the Pterodactyl Coin and inserted it into his morpher. "Are you sure you want the Pterodactyl??" asked Alpha.
"Yep, it's my favorite. And besides, the Red Ranger always gets his powers first, right?"
"Jacob-!" started Alpha, but Jacob held his Morpher out and repeated the phrase he had heard on the video.
"It's Morphin' Time!" he shouted. The morpher opened, and he shouted "PTERODACTYL!" In a flash, a fully clad Power Ranger stood before Alpha. He looked down at his uniform and let out a choked gasp.
"I warned you." Said Alpha. Jacob pinched himself through the spandex to make sure h wasn't dreaming.
"I'm…. THE PINK RANGER?!"