DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney. Transitions may get confusing, so I apologize in advance. References to "Food Fight", "Fowl Play", "The Island Of Illusion Parts 1 & 2", and "Dimension Of Regret" ("Mirror Of Regret" retooled).
"You guys, I am so excited to be on the Harvey Garvey show," Kimberly raved.
"Yeah, what a cool way to spread our message," Tommy agreed.
"You know what? I'm starting to like this superhero stuff," Rocky stated.
"Yeah, and Angela will be so impressed!" Zack enthused. They laughed.
"Well, here's hoping Zedd decides to stay out of the television industry," Jason said.
"Oh, I know. It would be like him to try and ruin it for us," Trini agreed. Just then, Goldar and some Putties appeared. In his hand was Zedd's staff.
"Oh, man. What do they want now?" Adam wondered as the creatures spread out.
"Same as usual---us," Jason responded, and they all started fighting. As the Putties distracted the Rangers, Goldar zapped Jason, Kimberly, Zack, Trini, and Billy with Zedd's staff. Zedd cackled as some of the Power went from the teens to his staff. Then, everyone disappeared.
"What was that all about?" Zack wondered.
"Good question," Adam said.
"Jase, I'm worried. I felt Power go out of me," Kimberly retorted.
"Yeah, so did I," Trini commented.
"Me too man," Zack confirmed.
"As did I," Billy stated.
"Yeah, I felt it too," Jason told them.
"Do you think we should keep a close eye on our communicators?" Aisha wondered.
"That's not a bad idea. I've got the feeling that Zedd's up to something bad," Jason replied.
"What do you want to do?" Tommy asked.
"Come on, we should get going," Jason decided. They continued. Back on the moon, Zedd laughed with evil pleasure.
"Excellent work, Goldar. Now go get me my Dark Rangers!" Goldar laughed and teleported himself to the beach where Justin, Hilary, Zane, Tina, and Chris were.
"Guys, look! It's that monster from the news!" Tina screamed. Immediately, Justin, Zane, and Chris put themselves in front of Hilary and Tina as the Putties started attacking. The five teens started fighting. Meanwhile, in the studio of the Harvey Garvey show, the audience was chanting one thing: "We want the Power Rangers!" Harvey Garvey came out.
"You want 'em?" he asked. The chant continued. "You want 'em?!" Again, the chant was continued. "You want 'em, you got 'em!" He then gave the audience a brief blurb, stating that they had become known as the town's saviors fighting off monsters with their powerful weapons and zords. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the one and only Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!" There were cheers as the nine Rangers came out, each displaying different martial arts moves as the stage lights erupted. The Red and White Rangers did a short kata with each other, and then, they all convened on the couch.
"That was fantastic," Harvey told them. "You know, it really is an honor having you all here today."
"Well Harvey, we're here to spread a message to kids all over the world," the Red Ranger stated. "The way to be cool is to stay in school."
"Yeah, you got that right," the Yellow Ranger agreed.
"It's the only way to get ahead," the Black Ranger commented. Everyone cheered and clapped.
"Great advice, Rangers." He turned to the audience. "Don't go away. We'll be back with more Power Rangers after this short commercial break." Bulk peeked out from behind the curtain. He motioned to Skull and they quickly ducked away.
"Okay, powder me up. I don't want to glow when I'm on camera."
"Okay, look up." Bulk did as he was told and Skull thrust a large makeup powder swab at him. He then powdered his friend's tongue. Back at the beach, the five teens had made no headway in defeating the Putties.
"These things have got to have a weak spot!" Chris shouted.
"Don't give up!" Justin cried. "We can beat them! We've just got to hold on!" In the studio, Harvey turned back to the cameras.
"We're back," he announced. "Now Rangers, our first question is: where did the Gold, Silver, and Purple Rangers come from?"
"Well, to summarize, Zedd's forces were getting stronger, we needed more power, and after a short quest, they joined the team," the Red Ranger answered.
"Just in time too," the Black Ranger commented.
"Yeah," the other Rangers agreed.
"I see." Then, "Did staying in school help you become Power Rangers?"
"Well, let's put it this way: you can't become a Power Ranger without first developing your mind," the Blue Ranger answered.
"You got it," the White Ranger agreed.
"And try to get good grades," the Purple Ranger encouraged.
"It helps," the White Ranger agreed again.
"Our education has even helped us to outsmart Zedd's evil monsters," the Silver Ranger stated.
"And Rita's too," the Pink Ranger chimed in.
"Yeah, every single one of the monsters that we've faced so far has had some special skill that required us to use our heads," the Gold Ranger informed Harvey.
"Can you give us a couple of examples of this?" Harvey requested.
"Well, there was Rita's Pudgy Pig," the Yellow Ranger recalled.
"Oh, man. That thing was so gross," the Pink Ranger remembered.
"Rita's plan was to have it eat the entire world's food supply," the Red Ranger told them.
"And it almost worked. It ate everything in sight," the Blue Ranger continued.
"Including our weapons," the Black Ranger said. While this was going on, Bulk and Skull were getting ready to implement their plan.
"Okay Skull, listen up. When I tell you let the third rope loose. That will in turn release sandbag number three which will then drop onto the Rangers, and then we jump right on stage and pull off their helmets."
"Got it, Dad-io." Skull went over to the equipment and found himself confused by all of the tabs.
"So, what did you do?" Harvey wondered.
"The Yellow Ranger figured out that it didn't like spicy foods," the Red Ranger answered.
"So we lured it in with food that it liked, hiding a radish in a sub sandwich," the Yellow Ranger said.
"And it worked," the Pink Ranger confirmed. "It got so sick it spit up our weapons, and we were able to defeat it."
"Then there was the time we fought the Peckster," the Black Ranger said.
"Yes, I remember him. Didn't you trick him with a bunch of balloons and a ball?"
"Yep."
"Yeah, that was awesome," the other Rangers said. The Gold, Purple, and Silver Rangers looked at each other.
"That's fantastic! You guys really do use your heads," Harvey approved. Backstage, Bulk motioned for Skull to make his move and the boy did so. However, instead of a group of bags dropping over the heads of the Rangers, a single bag fell at Bulk's side. He glared as his friend came up. The show was dismissed and came back shortly.
"Now, was there ever a time you guys had to overcome a situation using your head but not necessarily your education?" Harvey wondered.
"I got transported to Zedd's Dimension Of Regret, and I had to remember the confidence that I possessed inside of myself. I was able to do it with a little help from the other Rangers," the Silver Ranger said.
"Wow. That's great. What about the rest of you?" The six original Rangers looked at one another.
"Rita's Island Of Illusion," they chorused.
"Man, that was one bad place," the Red Ranger recalled.
"You see, this island of hers was able to make you see stuff that made you doubt yourself and then you would disappear. And in the same way the Silver Ranger had to stay strong, we had to think of positive things that would help us overcome the illusion," the Blue Ranger told him.
"Wow," Harvey said. Then, "Hey can you show our viewers how you do some of those incredible flying kicks?"
"Sure Mr. Garvey. How about we give you a little lesson?" the Yellow Ranger asked. Hesitantly, the man stood up and joined the Yellow and Red Rangers. They demonstrated the moves as he copied them, and then the Rangers gave an impressive kick. Harvey's kick however, landed him on his butt and the audience laughed.
"Kids, trust me---don't try this at home," he cautioned and then went back to his seat. Once they were seated, Bulk pulled a rope, joined Skull, and---a bag fell over his head. Skull immediately went over to help him.
"There's gotta be an easier way," Bulk said once the bag was off of him. Back on the beach, Chris, Tina, Justin, Hilary, and Zane fell to the ground in a heap.
"Yes! Now for phase two!" Goldar cheered as he zapped the teens. They groaned as waves of red covered their heads, enveloping their minds. Instantly, they were covered in suits similar in style to the Rangers' only instead of a diamond pattern, the suits were adorned in a large black "Z". "Now go Dark Rangers, go and destroy!"
"We obey!" With that, the Dark Rangers disappeared.
