DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers belongs to Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the subplots and original characters.
While this was going on, Jason and his father, Ryan Scott, were at a car dealership, looking at cars. Presently, a man came up.
"I'm Henry Roth. Can I help you? We have new cars, some old cars, used cars, etc.," the man said.
"Old as in classic?" Jason asked.
"Why, yes," Mr. Roth answered.
"Could we see what kind of classic cars you have?" Jason queried. Mr. Roth laughed and gave the boy a condescending smile. Great. Another typical teenage boy who wants to impress girls by getting a car he can't afford, he thought.
"Perhaps I can show you something that's more in your budget," he stated in a patronizing tone. Jason bristled, but kept his mouth shut.
"For your information, my son has been saving up for quite some time now and I'm sure we can find a classic car in his price rang," Mr. Scott stated hotly. Wow. Way to go, Dad, Jason thought in appreciation. The dealer just gave a tight smile and led them to another section of the lot. Jason perused the cars thoughtfully. There had to be a car around here somewhere that would pique his interest. Then, he froze. Hey, that's not a half-bad looking car, he thought and walked up to it.
"Check this baby out," he stated walking up to the dark red 1985 Mustang Convertible LX. Mr. Roth smiled tightly as he walked up to stand beside father and son. Great. This car, he thought to himself. That car had been giving him trouble ever since the dealership had gotten it. If he didn't know better, he'd swear it was alive.
"Not bad. 5.0 Liter V6 engine," Mr. Scott commented. He peered inside the car to see black vinyl seats.
"Stick or automatic?" Jason asked. I hope it's not a stick. I stink at driving them, he thought.
"Automatic," Mr. Roth replied.
"I like it," Jason announced. Unnoticed by the humans, the car perked up at this. The human was interested in him! "How much?"
"Fourteen thousand," Mr. Roth replied.
"Oh," Jason said. Man! Two grand short, he thought to himself. Noticing Jason's unhappy expression, the car deflated.
"He'll take it," Mr. Scott announced.
"Dad?" Jason asked in surprise.
"I told you son, I'll help with the difference," Mr. Scott reminded. Jason laughed and hugged his dad. Seeing the reaction, the Mustang let out a series of beeps.
"Whoa! Sounds like I just bought myself a Herbie," Jason laughed. Billy would have a field day with this, he thought.
"I'll get the paperwork," Mr. Roth stated. "Although, I don't know why you would want this pile of junk. It's nothing but trouble," he added. Before he knew what was happening, oil was pouring onto his shoe. Jason and his father laughed heartily.
"Definitely a Herbie," the older man determined. On the moon, Rita and Zedd had seen the whole thing.
"So, the Rangers like cars do they? Well, then, they'll like this ride!" Rita cackled.
"I like your thinking, my Dear," Zedd stated. With that, they chanted a spell, put their staffs together, and then fired at the cab. Kimberly let out an exclamation of surprise as the car suddenly sped up.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Skull wondered.
"Yeah, we wanna be discreet," Bulk added.
"It's not me! I'm not doing this!" the cabbie exclaimed as he futilely tried to slow his cab down. Bulk looked over his shoulder and discreetly pointed to his communicator and looked at Kimberly and Tommy questioningly. They shook their heads, gesturing to the cabbie. In the Command Center, the alarm blared crazily.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi! Kimberly, Tommy, Bulk, and Skull are trapped in a speeding cab and Kimberly and Tommy can't do anything because they're with a civilian! And I can't contact Jason because he's with his dad" Alpha exclaimed and then punched in a diagnostic on the car.
"Contact the other Rangers at once," Zordon instructed. Alpha did so. Inside Ernie's Gym and Juice Bar, the Rangers looked around furtively.
"What's going on, Zordon?" Billy asked.
"Come to the Command Center immediately," was all Zordon said. Katherine blew out a breath. What about Gabriel? I can't just leave him here, she thought as Justin, Hilary, Chris, Zane, and Tina walked up.
"Kat, I can look after Gabriel for you," Hilary offered, seeing the look on her friend's face.
"Oh, thanks," Katherine sighed gratefully, handing the puppy over. Then, the Rangers went to the hallway entrance of the building, where, after making sure the coast was clear, they teleported.
"And the day was going so well too," Hilary commented. Gabriel made a grumbling noise as if he agreed with her.
"Yeah, well, that's Rita and Zedd for you," Richie sighed. At the Command Center, the Rangers faced Zordon anxiously.
"Zordon, where are Jason and Kimberly?" Adam wondered.
"Behold the viewing globe," Zordon told them and the Rangers did so. "Rita and Zedd have placed a spell on the cab Kimberly, Tommy, Bulk, and Skull are riding in causing it to travel at insurmountable speed," he continued.
"Oh, no! What if they come across another car? The crash would be disastrous," Katherine realized.
"I am afraid you are correct, Katherine," Zordon said gravely.
"I've started a diagnostic on the car to see if there's a way we can reverse the spell, but it'll take some time to get any results," Alpha added.
"What about Jason? Where is he? Is he okay?" Trini asked.
"Jason is fine, but he is with his father and would not be able to get away without revealing his identity," Zordon answered. Back on the moon, Rita and Zedd cackled.
"Now for a monster," Zedd determined. Suddenly, there was a loud boom.
"What in the galaxy?" Rita wondered.
"It sounds like a monster's ready," Squatt said helpfully.
"Yes, but what monster is it and how did Finster know?" Zedd asked as he and Rita headed for the dog-eared monster's laboratory. To their pleased surprise, they saw a saw a green snake-like monster with large silver scales.
"Ah, yes! Serpentine! He's perfect!" Rita approved. Then, with a zap of her staff, she sent him down to Earth.