Trini: Stop the pollution of our neighborhood!
Kimberly: Sign a petition, shut the dumpsite down.
(We begin today in the hallways of Angel Grove High. Trini and Kimberly have attracted a crowd with an impassioned speech about Trini's latest environmental cause.)
Kimberly: Let them know that you care.
Trini: We can hardly stand the smell. Please sign up.
"Hello girls."
(The school principal, a middle aged man with greying hair and a neat suit walks in.)
Trini: Oh, hi, Mr. Kaplan.
Ms. Kaplan: Now, this is wonderful, girls! It's dandy that you're getting involved so young in the political process and trying to clean up the environment. But, is the dumpsite as bad as you say?
Trini: You should see the place, Mr. Kaplan. It's an industrial waste disaster.
Kimberly: Who could stand to pollute like that? …I mean, I haven't seen it myself. But I'm sure Trini's description of it is spot on.
Trini: …
Mr. Kaplan: Hmm.
(Also attracting attention from out of this world, Rita looks on through her telescope.)
Rita: Ahaha. Using their own pollution against them is a stroke of genius. Just wait until those girls deliver those petitions.
Goldar: Those goody goods sense of righteousness will be their own undoing.
Rita: Aha!
(Back in Angel Grove High, the girls continue to push for more signatures.)
Kimberly: Sign a petition. Help clean up the dumpsite.
Trini We can live in a cleaner environment.
Kimberly: Come on, save our Earth!
Jason: Hey, ladies, what's up?
(Having apparently come from recess by the football in Jason's hand, he, Zack and Billy appear.)
Kimberly: Hi, guys.
Zack: You're attracting a crowd.
Billy: You conducting a campaign?
Trini: Some manufacture just moved a toxic waste dump to the north end of Angel Grove Park.
Kimberly: Yeah it's totally gross.
Trini: And you can smell it all over the park. Kids play near that waste.
Jason: Well it sounds like a noble cause to get behind.
Trini: We're delivering these petitions, today.
Jason: Cool.
Trini: Yeah, you guys want to sign?
Jason: Yeah.
Billy: Sure.
(The boys take the clipboard from Kim's hand to add their signatures under dozens of other Angel Grove High students. They appear glad to help their friends however they can. That is until…)
Trini: Would you come with us, guys?
Jason: Uh…
Zack: Uhm…
(Then their enthusiasm suddenly evaporates…)
Kimberly: I mean… we might encounter some angry resistance. We could use some "big, strong men" to protect us.
Jason: I'd love to, but I have a karate class that I have to teach later and, I mean, it's a great cause but I can't bug out on my students. And my dad… you know times are rough…
Trini: I understand, Jason.
Jason: Thanks…
Zack: Uh, I'd love to ladies, but, Alpha he said he has something to talk to me about, right away.
I promised to meet him, sorry!
Kimberly: It's okay.
Billy: (Shrugs) I'm President of the Science Fair Committee and today's our first meeting.
Trini: …Okay?
Kimberly: That's fine. We'll go alone. But we'd look a lot stronger if we acted like a team.
Jason: Sorry, girls. We'll catch you after?
Kimberly: Sure.
Zack: Take it easy. Call us if you run into trouble.
Trini: Okay.
Trini: I don't think I buy what their selling.
Kimberly: What gives it away?
Trini: I'm the President of the Science Fair Committee.
(Just then though, Robbie happens to pass by. He's wearing headphones and appears in another world when Trini places a hand on his chest to stop him.)
Trini: Hey, Robbie!
(He stops short, then slowly removes his earphones to turn to her.)
Robbie: Yes…?
Trini: What are you doing tonight?
Robbie: Why…?
Trini: Just answer.
Robbie: I'm going to Chili's with my friends.
Trini: Oh yeah? What friends.
(He pauses briefly. Then sighs.)
Robbie: No one.
Trini: Can you do me a huge favor and help me deliver this petition to the Angel Grove dump? Pleeeeeeease?!
(She flashes him a big cheesy smile. He sighs ruefully to himself, but finds himself unable to say no.)
Robbie: Alright.
Trini: Yay! Now we're a team.
Kimberly: So much for a "big strong man" helping us.
(Meanwhile, still looking on from the moon…)
Rita: Oh, this is sweet! Three of the rangers are about to walk into my trap.
Goldar: It's perfect, my empress! They don't stand a chance.
Squatt: Serves them right for fighting for a cause.
Baboo: That's why I don't even vote.
Rita: Prepare the putties Finster. They've got work to do.
Finster: Yes my empress.
(We return to earth a little later in the day, the girls are seen walking through Angel Grove Park on their way to the toxic dump that was recently placed at the northern end of it. Robbie tags along as promised. But despite Trini's initial delight, her mood has been brought down a bit as he's complained every step of the way.)
Robbie: …I don't know what you expect is gonna happen. Do you think these guys are gonna pack up and quit their jobs because a bunch of teenagers hurt their feelings? I mean this is a business, you know.
Trini: I don't know Robbie. It'd be nice if they just cleaned up and followed state regulations.
Robbie: Because they'll listen to you over the Republican they bribed to put a dump in the middle of a park in the first place.
Trini: Well thanks for coming with us anyway.
Robbie: I mean. I guess it's nice what you're trying to do. But this isn't well thought out at all.
Kimberly: And you would be an expert on the subject?
Robbie: What was that?
Kimberly: Robbie, I think Trini wants you to stop talking.
Robbie: Oh… okay.
(Robbie finally quiets down and keeps walking. Meanwhile at the Youth Center...)
Jason: One. And two. And one. And two.
(As stated, Jason is teaching his karate class to a group of students. Unlike Zack and Billy however, who from the corner of his eyes are seen clearly trying to attract crowds of their own and not where they told Trini they were going to be when they blew her off earlier.)
Zack: Hey pick up your mix tape today! My man Billy here is the hottest up and coming rapper. You should all check out his new album "MC Squared".
Billy: Pick up my new album everyone. It's so dope, it's… stupid.
(Bemused, Billy turns to Zack.)
Billy: Are you sure I should be calling my album stupid? Wouldn't that be counterproductive?
Zack: Yeah. See Billy, in the hood, calling something "stupid" is actually a good thing!
Billy: Oh! Okay. I get it. I get called stupid all the time by African Americans. I had no idea it was a compliment.
Zack: Yeah. …right.
(As they continue to petal the album, Bulk and Skull walk in and march passed them.)
Zack: Hey you guys wait up. If you're into good music, pick up Billy's new album.
Bulk: Billy? He made an album?
Zack: Yep. A rap album. My boy "MC Squared" is gonna be the next big thing.
Bulk: MC Squared? More like MC Square.
Skull: Square. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Cause he's a square.
Billy: …
Zack: Yeah you won't be laughing when he gets signed by a record label and gets a full commercial release.
Bulk: If this dweeb actually made a mixtape, it won't be released. It'll escape.
Skull: Escape! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Cause it's terrible.
Zack: …
Bulk: The only place his album is gonna drop, is in the garbage.
Skull: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You're killing me.
Billy: (Shrugs) A-actually. I'm not so much interested in becoming achieving commercial success. Zack convinced me that this would improve my chances with the opposite sex.
Bulk: Zack? Giving love advice? That's like taking weight loss advice from a fat person.
Skull: A fat person! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Zack: Yeah, you would know.
Bulk: …
Skull: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Bulk: Quiet, numbskull.
(Elsewhere, back in the park by the northern end, Robbie and the girls continue their way to deliver Trini's petition. She points at something up ahead.)
Trini: There it is. It doesn't look too safe.
(In the near distance, the toxic dump is seen behind barbed wire fences. The front gate however is wide open, leaving an eerie chill down their spines.)
Kimberly: I'm scared.
Robbie: It's fine. If anything pops off, I keep a pocket knife with me at all times.
Trini: Please tell me you're kidding.
Kimberly: Obviously a guy like Robbie doesn't kid about carrying weapons.
Trini: You brought that to school?! Are you crazy?!
Robbie: We're power rangers now. We have to protect ourselves.
Trini: Yeah. We have powers for that! Actual powers. We don't need to carry knives like common criminals.
Robbie: Geez. Calm down. You sound like my mom.
Trini: Please don't ever say that to me again.
Kimberly: Now do you understand why I clutch my purse so hard around him?
(Trini just rolls her eyes in disgust, unbelieving that she's hearing any of this from him, much to his bewilderment. He decides to say nothing else as they walk inside and survey the area. In what is either neglect or deliberate sabotage, puddles of strange, discolored liquid surround barrels labeled as toxic haphazardly knocked over.)
Kimberly: This is gross.
Trini: What do you suppose that stuff is?
Kimberly: I don't think I want to know.
Trini: They've been here a week and already they trash the place?
Robbie: Talk about complete disregard.
Trini: Now do you see why I made this petition?
Robbie: …
Kimberly: Well, it doesn't look like there is anybody here to give these petitions to.
(Robbie points up a flight of stairs.)
Robbie: There's an office up there. I think?
Trini: If there's nobody here. Then why does it feel like we're being watched?
(And right on cue, putties appear from the skies.)
Robbie: We've got company!
(Surrounded in all corners, they spread out. Kimberly runs up the stairs but gets grabbed by a putty patroller. It takes a wild swing at her but she blocks it with her clipboard which breaks in two. Kim grabs the enemy by the arm and lands two kicks that sends it down the stairs.)
Kimberly: Hope you had a nice trip.
(Trini on the other hand stays planted in one position and chops two enemies as they come to her. A third catches her chop and she tries to recover with a kick to the rib but that gets caught too.)
Trini: Let me go!
(She gets tossed in the air and spun around but lands standing up. The putty that spun her throws a punch but misses and hits another enemy behind her. Trini recovers and takes them out with dual elbows to the ribs.)
Trini: Huy-yaa!
(Robbie charges bullishly toward a couple of hordes, hoping to knock them over like pins. He throws a few wild haymakers at a crowd, but gets grabbed from behind and his arms restrained. Robbie kicks his feet up to knock away those in front of him, then bends over as the putty on his back rolls over him to the ground. Robbie punches him in the chest to finish him off.)
Robbie: Hyaaa!
(But before he can so much as catch his breath, more appear. One even puts Robbie in a headlock.)
Robbie: Ugh. What is this, wrestling?
(Thinking on his feet, he drops to a knee and drives his forearm up between the putty's legs for a low blow.)
Robbie: Cause I like wrestling.
(But before he can get back up, he is swarmed and thrown to the ground. Kim also can't seem to make her way up the stairs without more coming toward her. She's able to knock some over the railing and into the debris below, but even more show up as her stamina begins to fade. Trini plants herself again and chops an assembly line of putties, but with no end in sight she starts to wear out too. Back on the moon, Rita prepares at capitalize on this attack.)
Rita: Now, all we have to do is send a monster! With half the team distracted, they'll go down twice as fast! Aha!
(Meanwhile, back the Youth Center…)
"And when we come back, a new medical breakthrough provides a local elderly woman with two more years on inconveniencing her family."
(Jennie the waitress, is working at the Juice Bar by the television set, cleaning down the blenders. Zack eyes her and takes a break from selling records and approaches with a slick smile and a tape in his hand.)
Zack: Hey Jennie. How's it going?
Jennie: It's going.
(Jennie answers nonchalantly, without even bothering to turn around and face him.)
Zack: Have you heard about Billy's new album? I can give you a free copy if you want.
Jennie: No thank you. My ears are pierced enough.
Zack: Oh… that's cool.
(Having stalled, Zack tries gracelessly to keep up the conversation.)
Zack: Say uh… you wanna gets some shakes sometime?
(Jennie turns her head toward him briefly, away from the very blenders she was busy wiping down that makes said shakes.)
Jennie: No.
Zack: Come on Jennie. Why won't you give me the time of day? Just sit down and have a chat with me. I promise, once you go Zack, you never go back.
Jennie: A chat sounds lovely. Except I actually have a job. So I don't have time to deal with deadbeats who don't tip.
Zack: Oh I get it. I'm a deadbeat cause I'm black.
Jennie: No. You're a deadbeat cause you don't tip. Loser.
(He quickly reaches into his pocket and pulls something out.)
Zack: Well, would a loser have two tickets to WWF Monday Night Raw, airing from the Angel Grove Sports Center?
Jennie: Yes?
Zack: Oh…
Jennie: Look leave me alone, okay? I have work to do.
Zack: Uh… okay. Nice talk.
(Jennie takes a tray with her and walks off. Zack then gets a not so subtle tap on the shoulder from Jason.)
Zack: Huh? Oh hey.
Jason: What are you doing here?
Zack: What?
Jason: What happened to "Alpha's emergency?"
Zack: Oh? That? Man, that was just an excuse to get out of Trini's petition mess. You know how she is. She always has some cause to fight for. I mean she's my home girl and everything but who has time for that?
Jason: You clearly had time for it. And what about Billy's Science Committee?
Zack: That's just the name of our record label.
Jason: …
Zack: Billy named it.
Jason: …
Zack: Man, stop looking at me like that. I don't see you out there.
Jason: My excuse was actually true.What happens if they get into trouble?
Zack: Don't sweat it. Robbie's with them I heard. I'm sure things will be alright.
(Just then, Jason's communicator rings.)
Zack: (Sighs) …
(Trying to hide his annoyance, Jason covers his communicator and signals for Zack to head to the hallways. He passes by Billy and catches his attention as well. They wait till the coast is clear to answer the call.)
Jason: We read you.
Zordon: Jason, the girls and Robbie are in trouble. The Putties have them outnumbered.
Jason: Alright. Where are they?
(At that moment, on the moon…)
Rita: Finster, it's time! Is the monster ready?
(She storms into Finster's workshop as he puts the finishing touches on his newest creation.)
Finster: Yes, the Minotaur is nearly complete. There, done.
(Without hesitation he throws the clay figure into the monster-o-matic and pulls the lever. Back at the Youth Center…)
Zordon: Get to the dumpsite immediately and… Wait, Rita has sent down a monster by the rocky hills. You'd better deal with him first.
Alpha: It's the most menacing Minotaur!
(Jason sighs again out of frustration before responding.)
Jason: You got it. It's Morphin Time!
"Mastodon!"
"Triceratops!" "Tyrannosaurus!"
"Power Rangers!"
(The boys teleport to the rocky hills, faced across from the Minotaur. Simultaneously, Jason and Zack leap to the air for a double dropkick but meet with the monster's shield and bounce back to the hard gravel floor. Billy runs and upholsters his weapon.)
Jason: This guy is tough.
Billy: It's time to pop some caps on this fool.
(He fires three shots, but each get deflected and bounce back to hit the rangers even harder.)
"AHHHHH!"
Minotaur: Who shot ya? Gyahaha.
(Meanwhile back at the dump, the girls have just finished the seemingly endless horde and finally take a breath. Robbie rushes over.)
Robbie: Are you all right?
Kimberly: I hurt my ankle. I think it's broken.
Robbie: I meant Trini.
Trini: Yeah. I'm fine. Did we get them all?
Robbie: Uh-oh.
Kimberly: Oh no. Look.
(Just as they thought they were in the clear, two more putties appear.)
Kimberly: I can't move. I'm hurt.
Trini: What are we gonna do?
Robbie: Stay with her. (Turns to Putties) Come on, clay boys, come and get me!
(Robbie rushes in to handle them. Meanwhile back at the command center, the alarm rings yet again with more bad news.)
ALPHA: Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi! More trouble on the way, Zordon!
(An image of Goldar appears on the viewing globe marching ominously through the park with a pack of putty patrollers as people scatter for their lives around them.)
Zordon: This is a dangerous turn of events, Alpha. Contact Robbie and the girls. Tell them to morph and hook up with the others after fending off Goldar. Working together as a team is their only hope.
Alpha: Right away Zordon.
(Alpha frantically tries to reach out to them. Finally, Trini answers the call as Robbie finishes the remaining two in the dump.)
Alpha: Trini, Trini come in.
Trini: I read you.
Alpha: Goldar is on your tail. Head southward of the park to ward him off.
Trini: We're on it. It's morphin time.
"Pterodactyl!" "Stegosaurus!" "Sabre-toothed Tiger!"
(Before long, Robbie and the girls rush downward and Robbie and the girls rush downward to stop Golar in his tracks.)
Trini: Look there they are!
Robbie: Let's go!
Goldar: Get them.
(The putties leap over Goldar and rush at them.)
Kimberly: Oh no. Will these clay brains ever leave us alone?
Trini: Wouldn't count on it.
Robbie: Attack!
(The two sides charge and collide in the middle. Trini ducks a kick and responds with a leg sweep. Kim however hobbles around gingerly on her bad leg. She struggles to use her better one to ward off enemies and can't seem to land any effective blows.)
Kimberly: Ugh. I'm surrounded. I'm a lame duck!
(Kim finds herself swarmed by a horde of enemies and is defenseless to fight them off. Suddenly some of fall like pins, at the hands of Robbie's blade blaster.)
Robbie: Lame is correct.
Kimberly: Thanks I guess?
Robbie: You have a gun, genius. You don't have to kick.
Kimberly: Right.
(Having not thought of it before, Kim pulls her blade blaster out and begins mowing enemies down with much greater ease. Trini however remains in the middle of the mayhem as she faces off with Goldar.)
Goldar: You're mine, power rangers.
Trini: You've got to catch us first.
(She backflips to get in better position to attack. However the space between them is instantly filled in by putty patrollers.)
Trini: Oh no. Look out!
(With Trini now occupied, Goldar shifts his attention to Kimberly, taking her down with a single swipe of his sword.)
Kimberly: Ugh!
Trini: Kimberly!
(Trini has to leapfrog again over everyone to grab a hold of Goldar to prevent him from more damage.)
Goldar: Grrrrr….
Trini: Robbie, help Kim.
Robbie: (Sighs) Why do I even bother?
(He runs over to cover her.)
Trini: Call the others. Get help.
Robbie: Right.
(Back at the command center Alpha and Zordon continue to look on. The situation has grown direr as from the rocky hills, the Minotaur has grown to epic proportions.)
Alpha: Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi! The Power Rangers have their hands full! This is the toughest situation they have faced.
Zordon: Perhaps the time has come to reveal the ancient secrets of the power weapons.
(Back in the rocky hills, the Minotaur hovers over the helpless rangers as they try to avoid being stepped on.)
Jason: Look out!
Minotaur: You're finished!
(The Minotaur stomps his foot down, creating an earth shattering quake. The boys barely rolls out trouble, but know they'll need help.)
Billy: Whoa!
Zack: You've had it, now!
(Jason communicator rings.)
Robbie: Jason, come in. We need help!
Jason: We've got our hands full over here ourselves! Call up your Zords and help us put this dude down!
Robbie: We're on our way!
Jason: Alright guys, WE NEED DINOSAUR POWER, NOW!
(With a huge blast and a and even bigger crater opening up than before, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex appears through the flames; roaring fearlessly as it rises from the earth. We then cut to a far away, icy tundra, where the Mastodon proudly rises with a loud blowing of its trunk. Then we cut to a desert during a wild sandstorm, created by the Triceratops racing right through it, creating dust behind it and wherever it goes. Next, we cut to a the top of a hill where the ferocious Saber tooth jumps down to a vine filled rainforest, ripping through anything in sight, with a roar that could frighten ever the scariest predator. Finally, nearby with another loud boom, a volcano erupts and through all the smoke and ash, the pterodactyl rips through the sky, flying right through a tree branch on its way to Angel Grove. Jason sees his Dinozords within sight and flies through the air to get in the cockpit.)
Jason: Log on.
Trini: Alright guys let's keep it together.
Billy: I'm on it. Power hooks locked on.
(The Triceratops fires its horn hooks and wrap around the enemy to try and restrict his movement. However Minotaur is able to easily resist.)
Billy: They're not holding! Increasing power!
(The Tyrannosaurus tries to approach but Minotaur rips through the chains with brute strength alone.)
Billy: What?! He just broke free.
Zack: He can't be defeated!
Trini: We're too close! We gotta hang in there.
Jason: Power Rangers, bring them together!
"Right."
Alpha: Zordon, he's coming no matter what they do! The Zords will have no effect on him. They don't stand a chance.
Zordon: You're right, Alpha.
(Zordon gets in contact with Jason.)
Zordon: Power Rangers return to the Command Center for new instructions.
Jason: Right. Never mind you guys. Retreat to the command center.
"Right."
(The team teleports mid battle, leaving Rita ecstatic.)
Rita: They're running away! Now, the world will be ours for the taking!
(Back on earth, the rangers make it back to the command center.)
Jason: Hey, Zordon. What's up?
Zack: Yeah, we had him on the ropes.
Robbie: Were you watching the same fight I was watching?
Billy: Yeah. That studio gangsta was all talk, but couldn't scrap a lick with OG's like us.
Robbie: What did he say?
Trini: He said… I'm not sure.
Billy: Me neither.
Jason: Zordon, what happened to our Zords? We just left them there.
Zordon: Your Zords are in their hiding places and are safe. I will now reveal new powers and weapons.
Kimberly: Weapons?
Zordon: Yes Kimberly. Now please, all of you, hold out your hands.
(The rangers dutifully oblige. And like magic, weapons appear in each of their hands.)
"Behold Billy, this is your Power Lance- a weapon of great power and range."
"Kimberly, behold your Power Bow- accurate and strong."
"Jason, this is your Power Sword- key to all the weapons power."
"Zackery, behold the Power Axe- lightning quick and hard as diamond."
"Trini, your Power Daggers are feather-light and true."
"Robbie, this is your Power Pocket Knife- It is a pocket knife."
Robbie: What? This looks like my pocket knife.
(He pats around his pants area.)
Robbie: This is my pocket knife! What's the deal?!
Alpha: Your weapons match your personalities.
Kimberly: And you did say you loved carrying a pocket knife.
Robbie: Yeah, I don't see you holding birth control.
Kimberly: …
Zack: Man this is awesome.
Billy: A splendid new addition to our arsenal. That sucka MC is doesn't stand a chance.
Zordon: Each of your weapons contain great power individually. However when together as a team, they create an unstoppable force.
Trini: You here that guys? We're stronger together.
Zack: I hear that.
Jason: That Minotaur is history!
Kimberly: Let's show them what we're made of.
Jason: Alright. Back to action!
(They teleport back to the rocky hills to face off again with Minotaur, who for some reason is now human sized again.)
Jason: All right, Minotaur, you're going down!
Zack: You got that right!
Billy: You're yesterday's news!
Trini: Face it, Minotaur, you're finished!
Kimberly: Why don't you go back where you came from?
Robbie: Before you get hurt!
"Power Rangers!"
(Minotaur appears unfazed by their new arsenal. That is until Trini and Kim take the lead and leap into the air. They throw their daggers and an arrow at him respectively. Without hesitation, Zack, Robbie and Billy follow with their axe, knife and bow. Finally Jason takes to the air with a mightly downward swing from his power sword. Minotaur is thrown several yards back and appears badly hurt - Pouring with smoke from his injuries.)
Zack: Now that did it.
Jason: He's down, but not out.
(Zordon's voice appears from Jason's communicator.)
Zordon: The time is right to bring these weapons together.
Jason: Alright. Let's do it!
(The rangers meet together and start to put their weapons together.)
"Power Ax!"
"Power Bow!"
"Power Daggers!" "Power Pocket Knife!"
"Power Lance!"
"Power Sword!"
"Power Rangers!"
(One by one they throw their weapons in the air; connecting midair to create one large cannon. The tips of each weapon locked onto Minotaur, whose 30 minute life is flashing before its eyes. Finally, Jason takes his power sword, leaps into the air to complete the transformation before coming down and joining the others.)
Minotaur: Arg… Do your worst!
Jason: We plan to.
"Fire!"
(Each weapon unleashes its own devastating beam, combining into one large blast that hits its target dead on; killing it before it hits the floor and explodes. It leaves only a ball of flame behind before vanishing into nothingness.)
Zack: Yeah!
Trini: Alright!
Billy: We iced that fool!
(Back on the moon, Rita laments her latest defeat…)
Rita: Oh, I can't believe it! We were this close to beating the Power Geeks! If it wasn't for your monster, we'd have done it!
Finster: Well, yes, your –
Rita: It's all your fault! What do you think of that? –
Finster: B-but your majesty. Goldar was supposed to be a backup. Where was he?
Goldar: I had to wait for the cable company. They gave me a very broad time fame and you know this!
Squatt: Well if it makes you feel better the smoke from that blast should be bad for the environment.
Rita: Quiet.
(We rejoin the team the next day on earth. It's the end of another school day as the final bell rings. Trini, Billy, Zack and Robbie pack their bags to head home. Trini receiving a little more help than usual.)
Trini: (Drops something) Oops.
Zack: Here let me get that for you.
Trini: Thanks Zack.
Zack: Don't mention it. Is there anything else I can do for you?
Trini: (Smiles) No it's fine.
Billy: Here let me get that door for you.
(Billy rushes forward and holds open the already opened door.)
Trini: Thank you… Billy. Is everything alright with you guys?
Zack: I just feel… I definitely owe you an apology, Trini.
Billy: (Shrugs) As do I.
Trini: Do you?
Zack: Yeah. We sort of blew you off earlier to go do our own things. I feel terrible about it now.
Billy: Indubitably so. Especially since my album turned out to be a commercial and critical failure. Never mind MC Hammer's pending lawsuit regarding my single "Please Touch This."
Trini: …
Billy: Suffice it to say the whole ordeal was a mistake overall.
Trini: You guys don't need to apologize. No one could've guessed that the whole thing was a set up. I also know I can be a handful sometimes when I put my mind into a cause.
Zack: Yeah. You can become like a runaway train when you become passionate about something.
Trini: (Laughs) And I guess I can't exactly expect you guys to help me all the time.
Billy: Well I'll accept this experience as a ham fisted lesson about the consequences of not working together as a team.
Trini: Which is important. Since you know, we're a team.
Zack: Come on. Let's meet up with Jason and Kim. I'm buying shakes.
Trini: Sounds good!
(Zack and Billy head out the door. Trini heads out, but notices Robbie has barely moved from his desk, though he's looking right at her. She feels somewhat obligated to respond.)
Trini: Detention again?
Robbie: Not today. Though who knows what could happen between now and my walking out of the school.
Trini: Is something wrong with you?
Robbie: For future reference it's safe to assume yes.
Trini: Huh.
Robbie: I just… I also feel like I owe you an apology.
Trini: What?
(Not expecting anything more from him, Trini has prepared to write him off in her head. That's why she's thrown off by his attempt at an apology he's clearly struggling through.)
Robbie: I was kinda saying some stupid stuff back there on our way to the toxic dump. I say stupid stuff without thinking sometimes. I didn't mean to offend you. I'm sorry.
(Stunned that he has even the presence of mind to realize what he had said might have bothered her, Trini quickly accepts his apology.)
Trini: That's okay Robbie. Don't worry about it.
(Robbie doesn't reply, but she does sense a look of genuine concern in his eyes. Even if she may just be projecting it onto him.)
Trini: I appreciate you coming out at least. You did more than any other of my so called guy friends did today.
Robbie: (Laughs) Yeah. And it's not like I don't agree with you on the dump. It's awful what they did. It was just…
(He shakes his head, thinking better of whatever he was about to say.)
Robbie: It's not important.
Trini: So… Do you always apologize to people you insult?
Robbie: Nope. But I guess there's a first for everything.
Trini: I see.
(Feeling thoroughly awkward with the situation, Robbie finally takes his bag and gets up to leave the classroom. Trini stops him just outside as she has another burning question to ask him, feeling the urge to dig a little deeper.)
Trini: So. What made you agree to come out with us anyway?
Robbie: (Sighs) Well… how could I say no to that cheesy smile you gave me?
(He playfully, though clumsily, punches her cheek. He gets a giggle out of Trini though, who appears to have completely dropped her brief protest against him. He exhales, then continues.)
Robbie: Actually, I really appreciated how you've stood up for me since back when we got our powers. Back when everyone was ganging up on me. I… feel like I owed it to you.
Trini: …you don't owe me anything.
Robbie: But I do. If this power ranger thing works out for me, I'll have you to thank.
(Trini's mixed with several different emotions and doesn't know how to respond. But she is relieved to know that her intuition is holding true, and that there is a decent human being underneath the thick coat of armor.)
Robbie: Do you know when we start getting paid by the way? It's been like a month and so far nothing.
Trini: (Smiles) I'm not sure, Robbie.
Robbie: I guess I'll speak to Zordon at some point. Anyway I should get going.
(Robbie turns back and starts walking the other direction.)
Trini: You're not coming with us?
Robbie: I rescheduled with Chili's and my reservation is about to pass soon. I'll catch you around.
Trini: Okay. Would… you like some actual friends to go with you?
Robbie: Haha. Very funny. Way to rub it in. I'll see you.
(He points to her as he walks off. Leaving Trini to wave at him and softly reply.)
Trini: …bye Robbie.
