AN: So I had the pleasure of meeting David Yost (Billy the blue ranger) and Walter Jones (Zack the black ranger) at AwesomeCon 2014. They were both really nice and got me thinking about how much MMPR influenced my childhood and who I grew up to be. And then this little story popped out. :P
And since they are supposed to be teens in high school I am keeping them that age. About 17 since they are juniors in high school.
Also please review, since I see I have a few story followers but only one review so far. (sad face) And how long to you want chapters to be?
"Maybe it wasn't or isn't a power coin. Maybe it's a crystal. Like the ones our coins use to control out Zords." Billy said. The other looked at him so he continued. "Crystal or at least some crystals resonate at certain frequencies."
Zack looked at Trini. "They make noise." She explained.
"Let's talk to Zordon, maybe he has some answers." Jason suggested. A quick teleport to the command center found them soon explaining their story.
********************Meanwhile on the moon********************************
The vile queen of mean Rita Repulsa was taking one of her well known beauty naps. Heaven help any minion or anything in the galaxy that would wake her before she wanted to get up. She had been sleeping for almost a week straight earth time. Snoring loudly, the peace of her bed chamber was instantly ruined by a beautiful distant tinkling sound, like tiny chimes.
Snorting, her highness sat straight up in bed, removing her eye mask she screamed "Finster!"
"Coming of your nastiness." He said hurrying towards her chambers.
"I heard it again and it not my imagination." She frowned, throwing the blankets off.
"Now my queen, you know the power prism was destroyed by your father, Master Vile, eons ago." He tried to reassure the fuming queen.
"I know that fool," She said, storming past him out towards her balcony. "But that doesn't change what I know I heard! That sickening sweet musical chime. Ugh, makes me sick!" She frowned moving her telescope around trying to find the source of that sound.
"Gee what's going on?" Squatt asked as he and Baboo entered the throne room.
"I don't know but Rita sure seems mad." Baboo said.
Rita growled, unable to find the power rangers or any sign or sound of the power prism. "Finster, make me a monster!"
"What kind of monster would you like your vileness?" He said bowing.
"Anything! Just get working, make it clever and nasty and tricky and…I have such a headache!" She screamed before heading back to her room.
"Out of my way fools," She growled pushing past Baboo and Squatt as the muttered unintelligible apologies at their queen.
*************************At the command center****************************
"And that's all we know so far." Jason said finishing up his story. He still couldn't believe it himself. None of the team had felt an urge to morph like that before, not in front of normal people.
"I would ascertain it is probably emotionally linked. She was upset when I first felt it." Billy spoke, adjusting his glasses.
"Hey yeah, and in the hall when we all felt it, she was scared and upset again." Zack added. Billy looked down, his cheeks turning pink. He had protected her from the breaking glass and Bulk's rage but she had still been hurt when he pushed her and probably scared too. Jason gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze and when Billy looked up, Jason smiled at him. It wasn't Billy's fault.
"Ai Yi Yi Yi Yi this is a bad situation." Alpha 5 worried out loud.
"There is only one explanation I can come up with." Zordon stated, "Behold the viewing globe."
As they looked Zordon explained what there were seeing. "Eons ago the balance of good and evil was kept in check by the power of the power prism. A large crystalline living structure and the guardian of the power prism was the crystal ranger. When dark forces became too much, and life of the power prism began to fade, the power coins were forged from light refracted through this prism."
"Hence our spectrum of colors?" Billy asked.
"Affirmative Billy. When Master Vile attacked, the prism was destroyed, save one small piece the crystal ranger was able to remove and conceal bringing it to earth. He was able to hide the small fragment before he was captured and perished. As long as that small piece was safe the power coins would be functional. It is the reason why you cannot continuously be rangers."
The group nodded. They knew that even as rangers their powers had limits. They had all, at one point or another, been battled and beaten to the point of unmorphing.
"So do you think that's why we felt the urge to morph?" Tommy asked, "Did she somehow manage to find this prism fragment?"
"It would be next to impossible rangers. The fragment is only the size of a jelly bean. Ai Yi Yi Yi Yi, what to do, what to do?" Alpha 5 whined.
"That's small." Zack whispered to Trini.
"Small but powerful." She whispered back.
"Nevertheless, it is the only explanation I have right now rangers." Zordon said.
"If it's that small maybe it's in, like, a necklace or bracelet she was wearing." Kimberly suggested.
"I didn't ascertain if she was wearing anything like that," Billy said "But…I wouldn't have really noticed any accessories." He added softly.
"It's okay Billy, we'll figure this out." Trini said putting her arm around his shoulders.
"For now let's just keep an eye on her." Jason suggested. "If she really does have this crystal you can bet Rita will try and take it."
************************Three days later, Friday morning***********************
"Thanks for meeting me early to finish up the project Billy." Sarah said with a smile as they cut through the park, walking towards school. There completed project was held carefully in Billy hands. It's not that he didn't trust Sarah with carrying the solar system model and thus his grade but with the AC current batteries and the wiring it had turned into a rather heavy project.
"Not a problem, I'm really happy with the way it turned out." As Billy said this Sarah felt her smile start to fade. They walked a bit longer in silence. It was obvious even to Billy that she had something on her mind. "Is something wrong?" he prompted after a few minutes.
Sarah stopped in her tracks. "Billy, are we friends? Like, will we still hang out once the project is turned in?"
"Of course." He reassured. She was his friend and he would defiantly still be hanging out with her even if Jason hadn't suggested the rangers keep an eye on her.
Sarah giggled and laced her arm through his. "I'm glad. Moving here has been really hard. If it wasn't for you and everyone else I would still be really lonely." Billy blushed turning his head away slightly.
"Hey look, isn't that Kimberly and Tommy?" Sarah asked pointed across the park.
"It appears to be, Tommy usually has karate class in the morning. She must be meeting up to accompany him to school. Perhaps we should increase our vocalization and alert them to our presence? The may wish to join us."
"Nah, they're already pretty far ahead. Not sure they would hear us." Sarah squinted a little at the distance. "We'll see them at school."
Suddenly the space around them shifted. Grey monsters with horrible melting clay faces appeared, surrounding Billy and Sarah. Five horrible monsters in total, burbling and roughly grabbing at them.
"Putties!" Billy yelled. This was not good! He could handle two, maybe three putties on his own but not five. Not without morphing.
One of the putties violently grabbed Sarah, pulling her away from Billy, ripping the sleeve of her yellow shirt. She screamed in absolute fear. Billy dropped their science fair project, ignoring the crunching sound of parts breaking, as he punch the putty holding her captive in the face. When it fell to the ground, it made a space in the circle of putties for Sarah to escape. "Run!" Billy shouted as he took a hit to the stomach.
**********************Farther away in the park*******************************
"So Kimberly…" Tommy started, looked down with a slight blush.
"Yeah Tommy?" She replied, batting her eyes slightly.
"Well you know the dance is coming up…and I was just wondering if maybe, you would…" Tommy's words died in his mouth as he snapped to attention. "Do you feel that?" He said, head whipping around to look behind them.
"Yeah I do, it's like before, but stronger." Kimberly rocked a little on her feet, uneasy.
"Something's wrong, come on." Tommy said as he and Kimberly began running towards the strange feeling.
They ran into Sarah only after a short distance. "Sarah? What happened?" Tommy asked, her obviously ripped shirt worried him greatly.
"Monsters…attacked…Billy…help…" Sarah gasped for breath, hands on her knees.
"Stay with her." Tommy ordered, rushing off in the direction Sarah pointed.
"It's going to be okay," Kimberly said, rubbing gentle circles into Sarah's back. Trying to help her catch her breath.
Tommy ran as fast as he could. Sarah had said monsters. As in more than one! Billy could take care of himself to a point but unless he morphed there was no way he could handle more than three guys alone.
Tommy skidded to a halt amidst the ruined remains of a solar system. Torn notebooks and papers littered the area around him. Billy's glasses sat cracked in the grass. Carefully Tommy picked them up. There was no sign of his friend. "BILLY!" Tommy shouted. It was silent all around him. There was no reply. No, No, No, this could not be happening! Tommy frowned, voice desperate. "Billy! Answer me! Where are you!?"
"I believe I require assistance." A weak voice reached Tommy's ears from the nearest tree.
Looking up Tommy couldn't believe his eyes. "Geez Billy." Tommy was relieved and worried at the same time. Billy must have sustained injuries being tossed into a tree like that. "Here, just roll off the tree limb, I'll catch you." Tommy promised, positioning himself under the tree.
Billy breathed out, relaxing his grip on the tree bark and slowly let gravity do its work. Tommy caught him with ease and laid him quickly onto the soft grass below. One glance at the bruises beginning to form on Billy's face and the cuts on his hands, had Tommy's blood boiling. But he kept his anger in check when he spoke. "What happened buddy?" He asked as softly as he could, gently handing the other teen his glasses.
Billy didn't open his eyes as he spoke. "Putties, they attacked Sarah and myself. They tossed me into the tree and ransacked our belongings." Suddenly his eyes opened. "Sarah! Were you able to ascertain her location?" Billy struggled to stand.
"Easy pal, she's safe, she's with Kimberly." Tommy assured, placing a hand a bit forcefully on Billy's shoulder making sure he remained seated. Once he was sure Billy wouldn't try to stand yet, Tommy began picking up the papers all around him. After a few moments he spoke again. "Maybe you should go home and rest today. Kimberly and I can look after Sarah."
Billy shook his head and slowly got to his feet. Tommy nearby, just in case he lost his balance. "No, I'll have to explain what happened to the project and why, if my calculations are correct, we are late to school."
They arrive a bit slower than expected, Billy limping slightly. Class had already stated. There was no sign of Kimberly or Sarah.
"Kimberly and Sarah should be waiting for us." Tommy said as they entered the empty hallway as quietly as they could. Tommy was carrying the remains of Billy's solar system as well as Sarah's back pack.
"Perhaps they went to class to avoid detention." Billy offered leaning his head onto the cool metal of the lockers.
"You really need to see the nurse man." Tommy said. Billy only nodded slightly.
"You two in my office now." A voice commanded, seeming to have snuck up on them.
"Pri…Principal Kaplan." Billy stammered but said no more as he and Tommy shuffled towards the office.
When they arrived they were greeted with four chairs in the office, two already being occupied. "Billy!" at her voice he looked up. Sarah sat next to Kimberly. She appeared unharmed other than her slight torn shirt. Billy watched her eyes go wide taking in his injures. He gave her the best half smile he could manage. "I'll be fine." He whispered sitting next to her. Tommy took the free seat by Kimberly.
Principal Kaplan shut the door and walking to his desk, he sat down facing the teens. "Does anyone want to explain why the four of you are late and why you Billy, one of our brightest students, appears to have gone few rounds with Mike Tyson? Was it those bullies Bulk and Skull again?"
The rangers quickly exchanged glances. They were getting used to having to lie to people. It was coming up with something plausible that was the trouble.
"It wasn't my cousin, it was the monsters." Sarah answered.
Principal Kaplan rubbed his face. "Every time one of you kids does something wrong or is late, or doesn't have your homework, it's always a monsters fault. So just tell me the truth. Are you covering for your cousin?"
"No, it really was monsters." Sarah insisted, looking at the others for conformation.
Principal Kaplan mumbled some choice sounding words under his breath. "Okay fine, let's say it was a monster. What would a monster want with the four of you? Everyone knows if you see a monster to report it. Not get pummeled by it. Billy, I want you to go to the nurse and get checked out. Kimberly, Tommy, get to class and you, young lady, a week of detention starting Monday for lying about monsters."
Sarah opened her mouth to complain but Kaplan continued, "Not a word unless you want two weeks detention." Sarah closed her mouth with a plop.
The end of the day seemed like it would never come. At least Mrs. Watkins agreed to give her and Billy the weekend to fix their solar system. That time she had lied, she said Bulk had accidently tripped on it, breaking it.
"Hey Sarah." Jason called from across the hall. "We're going to walk Billy home. Want to join us?"
Sarah nodded looking at Billy being supported on one side by Tommy and on the other side by Zack. "Are you going to be okay?" She asked quietly.
"Affirmative, it's just a few hematoma contusions and some superficial dermal abrasions. I'll be better in a few days."
Sarah glanced towards Trini for a translation. "A few cuts and bruises." She explained.
Once Billy was safe in bed, everyone decided to head to the Juice Bar. Kimberly promising to bring Billy a smoothie when she came to check on him later, after all she lived right next door. Tommy decided to stay with Billy for a few hours. Just to make sure everything was okay. Rita's putty's rarely attack without reason.
Sarah grew quiet as she fell in line, a few steps behind the others. Zack was the first to notice. Dropping his pace he waited for her. "Hey, you okay?" worry evident in his voice.
Sarah tugged at her ripped top trying to keep it oriented correctly. After a moment she answered "There really were monsters. I saw them."
Zack laughed at her, not a mean laugh or a disbelieving laugh but a friendly laugh. "Of course the monsters were real. You didn't actually think we thought you bruised Billy did you?"
"Wait, so then how come in Kaplan's office no one said anything?" Sarah frowned looking at everyone.
"Adults, they…they don't like to think about the monsters. They like to believe they aren't real but we know better." Jason said with a nod.
"They also don't like their view of how the world works being challenged." Trini said.
"Besides you saw he didn't believe you." Kimberly added.
"I just figured it was because of my cousin." Sarah shrugged. "I mean there on the news all the time. How can anyone not think the monsters are real?" Thoughts of her parents entered her mind as tears threatened to fall from her eyes but she was struggling to hold back, to keep from crying. Zack saw and it bothered him.
"At least we have each other, right?" Zack offered. Sarah nodded then without warning Zack grabbed Sarah tickling her tummy. She squealed with laughter and when he was sure she was really smiling, Zack let her go.
***********************On the moon************************************
"What do you ninnys mean you couldn't find it?" Rita screamed smacking her minions on the head.
"Please your queenliness, the putties when through her things. There was no sign of the crystal." Baboo said, holding his hands up to try and block the next hit from Rita's staff.
"Fools! Then she must have had it on her. And your weak putties let her get away Finster!"
"Now my queen, it wasn't the putties fault and they did hurt that blue ranger quite a lot." Finster offered trying to placate his queen.
"The lot of you are worthless idiots. That crystal is a threat to my very Queendom! Find it!" she screamed sending her minion scrambling all over each other in an attempt to get out of her sight.
"Send me your majesty. I promise I will retrieve the gemstone." Goldar offered.
"You? Ha! You can't even beat the power rangers." Rita huffed.
"Perhaps if your royalness could give me a few hours I could create a tracking monster to better find crystal." Finster said.
"Why didn't you say so before? Do it Finster!" Rita ordered.
"Right away my queen, right away." He said bowing out of the room.
***********************Back on earth*************************************
By Monday Billy was feeling much better, thanks in part to a healing spray from Alpha. Sarah had redone there solar system following his instructions and they had recieved an A for the project.
But now the bell had rung and Sarah found herself sitting in detention. She sighed, she wouldn't be able to hang with her new friends after school for a whole week. And her cousin Bulk seemed proud that she was in detention with him and Skull. Calling her a chip off the old block. Sighing again, she got started on her homework. There was nothing else to do.
"What's say we get some hot dogs and fries?" Bulk offered as he, Skull and Sarah walked home from detention. It was almost 5pm.
"Were supposed to go straight home." Sarah reminded him.
"What you gonna be a little tattle tale or something?" Bulk said changing course, heading towards the park.
"You tell her Bulkie." Skull said, laughing at her.
Sarah stopped at the edge of the grass. She hadn't told Bulk about what had happened in the park last week. She hadn't told anyone. She didn't want to go in there. "Maybe we should just head home?" She offered one more time.
Bulk turned and shouted back. "Come on you big baby, unless you want to walk home alone."
Sarah certainly did not, it was getting dark as it was. Glancing behind her Sarah picked up the pace until she was next to her cousin.
****************************On the moon**********************************
"What luck, that little crystal keeper is alone. Not a ranger in sight. Finster! Get me some Puttys now!" she bellowed, she knew full well her tracking monster was not done yet. "Goldar! Go down there and make sure those puttys do their job right. Find me that crystal."
"Right away your wickedness." He assured before disappearing.
***************************At the hot dog stand****************************
"Talk about luck eh, Bulk? Getting here right before closing." Skull said, stuffing his mouth with fries.
"You sure you don't want any?" Bulk asked his cousin while stuffing his face. Watching him eat a fully loaded chill dog was enough to turn anyone stomach. Even though she was hungry Sarah was to on edge to eat. Every little noise in the failing light of the park was frightening her.
"I'm good. Just hurry up." She said.
"Aww afraid of the darkie warkie?" Skull teased.
Sarah shot him a look. "Considering my older cousin has been telling me for a month now how dangerous Angel Grove it, yes I don't want to be out in the dark." The wind blew and Sarah rubbed her arms. It was getting chilly now, she should have brought a jacket to school this morning. The hot dog owner was long gone and as far as she could tell it was just them in the park. The lamps turned on, bathing the area in an eeriy yellow light.
Suddenly she heared it. That strange burbling sound from before. "We should really go." She backed up away from her cousin, back towards the main path that lead out of the park.
"So soon? Haha!" A golden lion like creature in armor laughed at her. Bulk and Skull looked at each other suddenly screaming, comically knocking each other over, as putties began to enter the lamp light.
Sarah saw an opening and ran for it. Goldar laughed again, " Yes run, run you puny human! After her putties!"
In just a moment Bulk and Skull found themselves alone. "Oh man, Bulk what do we do?" Skull asked. It was dark now, they wouldn't be able to find Sarah alone.
"We get help, come on." Bulk grabbed Skull dragging him out of the park.
"Where? From who?" Skull asked.
"Those Goody goods down at the youth center. If anyone will help they will." Bulk said.
Also please review, since I see I have a few story followers but only one review so far. (sad face) And how long to you want chapters to be?