"So this is Angel Grove, huh?" Lionel asked. "Nice place to visit."
"Yeah, I really like coming here," Mo smiled. "It feels like a really cool place to live in."
Patch nodded. "Can't wait to see the others again!"
"You said it, boy!" Atticus smiled in agreement.
"This is gonna be great!" Lionel exclaimed gleefully.
Atticus soon parked his car and they all got out, looking around.
"Hmm... If I were Tommy Oliver, where would I be?" Cherry pondered.
"He mentioned something about a martial arts tournament, right?" asked Nicole. "Why don't we find where it's being held?"
"Hmm... I guess he could be there already." Cherry shrugged.
"Then let's go there!" Lionel replied.
They soon went to get going to the martial arts tournament.
"You can show off your own moves," Atticus smiled. "You learned a lot from the Black Samurai."
Cherry shuddered from that adventure.
"Must've been pretty hectic," Lionel replied. "If it got you shaking like a leaf."
"I wasn't scared." Cherry grinned sheepishly.
"I never said that," Lionel replied. "I just said you were shaking like a leaf."
"Oh! Uh... Right..." Cherry said sheepishly. "I... I just got a chill down my spine."
"Alright." Lionel replied as they headed off.
They soon found a building which held a karate tournament, inside was a group that Cherry soon recognized.
"That must be the group you guys mentioned, right?" asked Lionel.
"Oh, that's them alright." Cherry replied.
"How about we go introduce ourselves?" Nicole suggested.
"Come on then." Cherry said.
They soon walked off together to go and meet the Power Rangers up close.
"We'll help introduce you." Atticus smiled to Lionel and Nicole.
"Cool!" Lionel replied.
The Rangers were seen getting themselves ready for their competition.
"Oh! Careful, Rocky!" Cherry yelped.
Rocky yelped. "Whoa! Thanks, Cherry...wait a second. Cherry?!" he asked in realization.
"Heh. Hey, Rocky!" Cherry waved to him.
"Great to see you!" Rocky exclaimed. "And it looks like you brought some new friends with you too!"
"Yeah," Cherry replied. "This here's Lionel Schwartz and Nicole Candler."
Nicole smiled shyly and waved to him.
"Hi there!" Lionel replied as he waved. "Nice to meet you!"
"Hey, there," Rocky smiled as he came out. "Name's Rocky."
"Hi, Rocky." Nicole smiled back.
"And who are your other friends?" asked Lionel.
"Hey, Tommy." Cherry said.
"Cherry, Atticus, Mo, long time no see." Tommy said.
"Hey, Tommy, good to see you," Atticus smiled. "Meet some new friends."
"Hey, I'm Adam." Adam said to Lionel and Nicole.
"Nice to meet you," Lionel shook his hand. "Name's Lionel, and this is our friend Nicole."
"Nice to meet you too." Adam replied.
Nicole smiled as this felt so cool so far.
"Hey, Atticus, you want in on this?" Tommy smirked as he struck a karate pose.
"Hmm...nah," Atticus replied. "I don't wanna show anyone up. Today, we're here as spectators!"
"You sure?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah," Atticus smiled. "Let someone else have a chance. I don't mean to show-off," he then looked to Cherry. "Even if some friends of yours think otherwise."
"It's funny how whenever someone wants to outdo you and think you're cocky and arrogant about your strength, they end up maybe themselves look silly without you even doing anything." Cherry replied.
"Yeah, life is funny like that." agreed Lionel.
"All right, Atticus, suit yourself," Tommy smiled. "It sure is great to see you guys and your new friends."
"Hey, same here!" Patch agreed. "We'll be rooting for ya!"
"So, uh, is this Zordon's idea or something?" Cherry asked the guys.
"No, this is for charity," Tommy smiled. "We're gonna try to save the Youth Shelter."
"Zordon?" Lionel asked. "Youth Center?"
"Maybe one explanation at a time, please?" asked Nicole.
"Oh. Sorry." Tommy said sheepishly.
"Zordon is kind of the boss of the Power Rangers." Atticus said for one thing.
"Oh, okay!" Lionel nodded.
"Also the Angel Grove Youth Center is our hang-out." Tommy then added.
"Nifty!" Nicole added.
"It might shutdown, so we're doing a karate tournament to help save it." Tommy smiled back.
"Knowing you guys, it'll be a breeze." Atticus replied.
"Yeah," Lionel nodded. "You guys will definitely be able to make things right."
"Thanks," Tommy smiled. "Enjoy Angel Grove, Lionel and Nicole. I'm sure you will."
"He seems nice." Nicole commented.
"Oh, most definitely." Lionel agreed.
They soon began to explore a bit as the guys of the Power Rangers practiced their karate moves until the tournament.
"Alright, this crew has some impressive moves!" Lionel replied. "And spending time fighting monsters and stuff has definitely given them a chance to improve their skills!"
"Right!" Tommy, Adam, and Rocky agreed.
"Ooh... I wonder if I could help make some posters?" Cherry suggested.
"Sounds like a plan." replied Atticus.
Cherry grinned to that and soon prepared some posters of her own for the karate tournament as her artistic side came out.
"Whoa, these look spectacular!" Lionel exclaimed. "They're definitely gonna attract attention for the tournament!"
"Really? Spectacular?" Cherry replied. "I don't know about all of that."
"Well, they DO look really great." replied Patch.
"Well, thanks, guys," Cherry said. "I do my best whenever it comes to art."
"No problem!" Mo replied as the others helped to put them up.
"Angel Grove's gonna love this!" Atticus beamed.
Cherry gave a small bashful smile.
"Well, no disagreements there." Lionel replied.
"Aww... You guys are nice..." Cherry said even if she didn't exactly smile.
"Hey, someone has to be!" Nicole replied with a smile.
"Yeah, especially you," Cherry smirked. "You were probably the sweetest girl in Witch Academy."
"Aw, shucks!" Nicole blushed.
Tommy, Adam, and Rocky soon came to take a break.
"Hm... Nice posters, Cherry," Tommy said. "Never knew you were so artsy."
"I have my good days." Cherry said.
"It's true." Mo smiled.
"Aye!" Lionel agreed. "So what now?"
"You can wait with us if you want," Tommy smiled. "I think we should take a quick break."
"Aw, come on, I can still go." Rocky smirked in determination.
"If you wanna," Atticus replied. "We'll wait until the tournament starts."
"Awesome!" Rocky chuckled.
"Eager Beaver." Mo smirked to him.
"With good reason to be," Lionel added. "This is going to be great!"
"Yeah!" Rocky beamed. "What could possibly go wrong?"
Cherry face-palmed to that question.
"Way to jinx it..." Patch remarked.
"Come on, guys, nothing's gonna happen to me." Rocky replied.
"I guess we could go for one more quick round." Tommy said.
"Okay then, go for it!" Lionel shrugged.
Tommy and Rocky soon got back into the fighting ring and began to have a fight. Adam waited in the sidelines until he would be called up next. Atticus decided to practice his karate as he was only coming as a spectator and not a participant. Lionel decided to practice with him, since he wouldn't be participating, but he couldn't just rely on his magic to get him out of troublesome situations.
"How's your magic going?" Atticus smiled to Lionel.
"Just fine," Lionel replied. "But I figured I may as well brush up on my physical ability too!"
"That's good," Atticus smiled. "Always good to keep in shape."
"So I've been told..." Lionel replied.
Atticus smiled as they bonded through exercise.
Eventually, some people began to show up to watch the charity tournament.
"Looks like the crowd is pouring in," Nicole noted. "And that means the tournament is about to begin!"
"Great!" Patch beamed. "Oh, this is gonna be awesome!"
"Better believe it!" Lionel replied. "Let's make sure we get good seats!"
"Sounds good." Atticus said after straightening himself out and came to go with Mo, their arms linked together.
Lionel glanced over to Cherry. "C'mon, let's go get a seat to watch the fun!" he said.
"All righty then." Cherry nodded as she came to join the others.
And so the group gathered on the bleachers to watch the events play out. It seemed like a lot of fun so far as Tommy and Adam worked together as Rocky smirked to them, though playful and in determination as they were all having fun with each other for the tournament. And the audience was enjoying watching the two in the ring, for fun and for charity. It seemed to be going really well for them so far.
"Rocky! Spinning heel, kick my hand!" The coach called out.
"Okay!" Rocky replied.
The others began to watch. Rocky soon did a spin, but he soon fell right on his back.
"Ooh!" The others winced as that seemed painful.
"Is he okay?" Nicole asked. "Can he get up?"
Rocky soon got up, though he seemed a bit hunched.
"You okay, Rocky?" Atticus asked.
"I-I'll be fine... Really." Rocky replied.
"You're not looking too good," Lionel replied. "Maybe we oughta get you to the ER."
"No, no, I'll be fine," Rocky smiled. "No sweat."
"If you say so..." Lionel replied.
The others felt unsure about that themselves. Tommy soon took a sip from his water bottle.
"Hey, Rocky," Adam spoke up. "Maybe we are trying too hard."
"Maybe we're not trying hard enough." Rocky replied.
"You sure about that?" asked Patch. "You two don't want to overwhelm yourselves."
"Will you relax? I'm fine!" Rocky replied before he soon began to kick and attack, but soon flew out of the ring.
"ROCKY!" The others cried out.
"Oh, no, bro!" Lionel exclaimed. "We gotta get him to the hospital!"
"Augh! My back!" Rocky yelped. "Man, I'm so stupid..."
Eventually, the emergency services were contacted and Rocky was on a gurney to be taken care of.
Lionel sucked in air through his teeth. "Whoof..."
The people who came to visit soon looked concerned for Rocky.
"Oh, I wish I could master healing spells." Atticus sighed to himself.
"Same here..." Lionel agreed.
Rocky was soon taken away into the ER to get looked at.
"We better go with him," Nicole suggested. "To make sure he's alright."
"That's probably a good idea, Nicole." Cherry replied.
Nicole nodded as she thought it would be best.
"Then let's get moving." Lionel replied as he and the others then headed out.
The others were told the wait in the waiting room until they would be allowed inside. Cherry looked a little uncomfortable as she looked around the other patients who were sick or hurt. Lionel gently patted her shoulder to ease her discomfort, though he knew it might not do much.
"Hospitals, man..." Cherry shuddered.
"I hear ya," Lionel replied. "They're pretty unnerving."
A nurse soon came up to them. "You guys can go in now." she then told them.
"Thank you, Miss." Lionel replied as the group went inside.
Rocky was held up in a bed with a neck brace as he had been hospitalized from his great, big fall.
Lionel and the others came in to see him. "How you holding up, Rock?" he asked.
"Huh? Oh... Hey, guys..." Rocky said softly. "I guess I'm okay."
"I've never been the type to tell someone I told you so," Lionel stated. "So I won't start."
"Oh... Thanks..." Rocky replied. "I guess I'll be all right, kinda want this to be over though."
"I can imagine." Atticus said.
"Hey, at least it was in a tournament, and not in a battle with one of Rita and Zedd's monsters." Nicole replied.
"Yeah... That's true..." Rocky smiled. "You're a sweet girl."
"Aw, thanks!" Nicole beamed. "I get that a lot..."
"Well, you are," Rocky smiled. "You're pretty too."
Nicole seemed to blush from that. "Thank you."
"Anyway...here's hoping you make a relatively-speedy recovery." Patch replied.
"Oh, thanks, you guys..." Rocky said. "I'm so dumb."
"No, you're not," Cherry told him. "It was an accident."
"Yeah! Who could've predicted that you'd somehow end up injuring yourself on accident?" Lionel replied.
"Thanks, you guys," Rocky said to them. "You're good friends."
"Ah, no sweat," Mo replied. "We try, you know?"
Rocky smiled to them. Just then, the group's Morphers started beeping.
"What's that?" Lionel asked.
"Is that what I think it is?" Cherry asked as it had been so long.
"This is Atticus, go ahead." Atticus said as he answered his.
"Rangers, report to the Power Chamber," Zordon's voice alerted. "A powerful wizard has arrived on Earth and may be in danger."
"Apparently, an old friend of Zordon's, Barza, has taken on an apprentice, but he's come to Earth and we need to help him ASAP!" Alpha-5 added.
"We're on our way." Atticus replied.
"What're we waiting for?" Lionel asked. "Let's get going!"
"Ooh... Um... Would he be allowed?" Cherry asked the others.
"There's no time for that," Atticus said. "We have to meet up with Zordon and the other Power Rangers."
"Yeah," Mo nodded. "So let's get moving, tout de suite!"
"But... Wait... What about Rocky?" Nicole asked.
"You guys heard Zordon," Rocky told them. "What are you waiting for?"
"The guy makes a good point," replied Patch. "So let's get moving!"
"We'll let you know what's going on," Cherry told Rocky. "You get some rest."
The others soon stepped back and took off without him along with two guests.
