Loop 4

Jason blinked his eyes open and looked about his room. And it was his room. The room he'd had until he'd moved out of his parents place. The room he'd had when he was the Red Ranger. He was back in Angel Grove, at the start of a new loop.

Thrusting out his hand he checked to make sure his subspace pocket was available still and sighed in relief when he felt his morpher, the invisibility cloak, his wand, some bottles that made up the warehouse-worth of potion supplies, and all the other goodies Harry had let him keep (including the Hallows, the Philosopher's Stone, and a Time Turner to name a few) that he had kept from his time at Hogwarts. Taking out his wand he cast a quick Lumos, confirming he still had his magic, before putting the wand back and sealing up the rift. Harry hadn't had time to train him how to do wandless magic or become an animagnus (apparently became INSANELY common for loopers to learn that despite it being a rare trait in Harry's world), as they had focused on getting him up to a magical level where he could defeat Dumbledore and Voldemort in a duel, but the magical Anchor had given Jason books on the subject that he would read in his spare time.

'But I will only use it in extreme cases,' Jason thought to himself as he tossed off his pajama top and began to pad his way down the hall to the bathroom, wanting to get in a shower before his sister woke up. 'I'm not like Harry… I can't just go playing around with people's lives. I will protect Angel Grove and defeat threats… I won't use these new powers purely to keep myself from being bored.

~A Few Weeks Later~

"Jason, you will command the power of the mighty Tyrannosaurus."

The new Red Ranger nodded respectfully to his mentor.

~18 Days Later~

"Hey, you'll never be able to beat MY record, dweeb!" Bulk declared as Jason sat up on the weight lifting bench, accepting a towel from Kimberly. Jason didn't say a word and let Bulk walk away, snorting and chortling with Skull; it was annoying as Jason knew for a fact that he could, right at this instant, defeat Bulk's record with ease (when you already had mastered martial arts moves that you wouldn't learn for another 3 years in the baseline it was easy to find the time to just focus on working out) he knew that he had to make it seem like he couldn't. Would just be too odd if he beat the record in the first shot.

~A Month and a half later~

"What is up with Billy and Kim?" Zack asked, watching as the two walked away, dressed in leather and giving people the evil eye.

"I don't know… something isn't right," Jason said, keeping a level of concern and worry in his voice. 'And by that I mean they totally are under a spell and how was I so stupid back then not to catch on…' He mentally shook his head. 'It's fine, it's fine… Alpha and Zordon will get them fixed up. Now, was it Terror Toad or Pudgy Pig that we fought this time?'

~28 Days Later~

Jason rolled his shoulders, working the tension out as he stared across the mat at Tommy. This was their first meeting and back then the two of them had been evenly matched, able to go round after round with neither one of them knowing who would win. He quickly went through his move set and decided on his line of attack; with two loops of being a Power Ranger and one being a Hogwarts Ranger Jason knew moves that would leave Tommy on the floor in five seconds flat. But doing so would mean that Rita never grew interested in Tommy and while it was horrible that he had been brainwashed to be her evil minion when he had been freed he'd become a great ally and eventually taken over as leader of the Power Rangers.

'If I'm going to do the Peace Conference again then I'll need to have Tommy set up to become the evil Green Ranger. I hate doing it… but if he were in my shoes he'd do the same.'

Thus Jason stepped up to the mat and prepared to throw half his sparring matches with Tommy to ensure they tied.

~5 months Later~

"Our Zords!" Kimberly cried out, watching as Zedd's monster easily knocked out their Dinozords.

"What are we going to do now?" Zack whispered.

It hurt Jason not to be able to comfort his friends but he knew that he had to let this happen. He sought comfort in the fact that Zordon would remake the Zords into new forms soon enough…

~Several Years Later…~

Jason dug through the Command Center, looking for a morpher. While he did have his morpher from his Hogwarts loop he didn't want to risk taking it out, just in case everything reset and he lost it. Better to keep it in subspace.

'Wish I could have kept the one from this go-around, that way I'd have a spare… but there isn't any way around it. Now then-'

And then the ceiling collapsed upon him. And while he knew normally he'd survive this, that he would go on to find his morpher and lead the other red rangers into one last glorious battle before he kept to the shadows (save for that Legacy War that was more of a Legacy Skirmish) he had a feeling that once again… this would start the loop over for him.

Loop 5

Jason woke up in his bedroom, back as a teenager.

"Okay… let's go again," he said.

~39 Days Later~

"You'll never beat my record, dweeb!" Bulk cackled.

"Don't let him get to you, Jay," Zack said, clapping him on the shoulder.

"I won't."

~Nearly 4 Months Later~

"Point!" the ref called as Jason looked down at Tommy.

"You're good," Tommy said.

"You too," Jason lied, wishing Tommy, at this point, knew a few extra moves. He hadn't had a challenging sparring match in ages.

~Years Later~

"I swore the ceiling collapsed right-"

Loop 6

Jason rubbed his eyes and sighed. "Okay, time to get up…"

~Two Months Later~

"What is up with Kim and Billy?"

"What do you mean?" Jason asked dryly.

"They're acting different," Trini stated, Zack nodding.

"You mean apart from the leather and acting like after school special bullies?"

Zack nodded. "You see it too?"

Trini frowned. "Do you think it's a spell?"

Jason fought the urge to roll his eyes.

~6 Months Later~

"Our Zords!" Kim wailed.

"What do we do now?" Trini whispered.

"Zordon will have a plan. He knew about Zedd," Jason said, trying to buck up his friends.

"This is just awful," Billy stated, hugging Kim as she cried.

"Guys? Come on… we've been through worst situations…"

"Not like this," Zack said, sounding utterly defeated.

'Grant me strength.'

~Several Years Later~

"Any time now!" Jason shouted at the ceiling of the Command Center

Loop 7

Jason looked up at the ceiling and let out a grunting growl that might have worked as words if one was charitable.

~Several Weeks Later~

'Oh I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, do do do' Jason mentally sang as Zordon once more rambled on about being a Power Ranger and what Dinosaur would represent them or they represented. Honestly, he wondered if Zordon's sole wizarding powers were long running speeches.

~18 Days later~

"You'll never-"

"-beat your record," Jason said, rolling his eyes. "oh, and you'll call me a dweeb even though I'm one of the most popular guys in school. Uh huh, sure."

Bulk began to sputter and Skull stepped up. "Hey, you want us-"

"-to teach you a lesson," Jason said, overlapping his word's with Skull's. "Unless it is dressing in leather, pass. Save that for Kim and Billy in a few months."

"I… I don't…"

"Guys, just go," Jason said, the two 'bullies' shuffling away, utterly confused, while his friends just stared at him. "What?"

~A Month and a Half Later~

"What-" Zack began only for Jason to cover his mouth.

"Spell. They are under a spell. Rita. Let's just go see Zordon."

"You sure Jay?" Zack asked.

"…yeah," Jason said with a weary sigh.

~28 Days Later~

"Stop dropping your shoulder!" Jason complained, Tommy staring at him in confusion. "Listen, ref, hold up a moment, this is bothering me." Jason walked behind Tommy and put his hands on his shoulders. "Lift here. Spread you legs. Yeah, see how your center of gravity doesn't shift…"

"What is Jason doing?" Kim asked.

Billy's brow furrowed. "It appears he is has become inclined to give his competitor a series of lessons to ensure his stance and posture are correct."

Kim and Zack looked to Trini but before she could answer Jason called out, "He said I am teaching Tommy stuff! Come on, we've known Billy for years, it's not that hard to follow!"

~5 Months Later~

"Our Zords!" Kimberly cried out.

"What are we… Jason?"

The team turned to find Jason already walking back to the Command Center.

~Several Months Later~

"I really don't need to go to the Peace Conference!" Jason complained.

"I believe you do," Zordon intoned. "It is a wonderful opportunity. And it is a chance to step away from the stress of being a Ranger…"

Jason ground his teeth.

~Several Years later~

"FALL! ALL! READY!" Jason roared, stomping up and down, trying to get the ceiling to fall and reloop him already.

Loop 8

Jason leapt out of bed, a manic gleam in his eye. "Okay! The problem is my attitude! Can't let it get to me!" He slapped his cheeks and let out a roar. "Yeah! Let's do this!"

~Several Weeks Later~

"Jason, you will-"

"Right, totally sold, evil monster. Let's do this!" Jason was already morphed and running out the Command Center before Zordon could even comprehend what he was doing. "Come on guys!" Jason called out to his friends, who were looking at each other in utter confusion and shock. "LLEEEEEROOOOOYYYY JEENNNNNKIIINS!"

~18 Days Later~

"Jason, I believe you can cease your muscular activities. Bulk's record has been completely dismantled," Billy said as Jason did another set of reps.

"Yeah," Kim said awkwardly, looking over in the corner where Bulk was rocking back and forth, crying and whispering that no one should be able to do as many reps as Jason had. "And I think you might have beaten the world record."

Jason just kept going.

~A Month and a half later~

"Why did my spell not work?!" Rita screeched, watching as Kim and Billy merely stopped for half a second before continuing on like nothing had happened. "Why do none of my spells work!?"

No one noticed Jason pocket it wand.

~28 Days Later~

"And Jason Scott sweeps the tournament!" the announcer called out as an utterly destroyed Tommy was seen to by the paramedics.

'Okay, maybe that last kick was a touch too hard…'

"Get the paddles!"

"Oh god, anyone seen his ear?!"

~5 months Later~

"Jason, stop!" Trini cried. "They are gone!"

"Nope, pulling them out myself!" Jason cried out, a large rope he'd borrowed from a tool store wrapped around his waist, the other end tied to his Tyrannozord.

~Several Years Later~

Jason poked at the ceiling with a long stick. "Come on… come on…" He paused, considering what he was doing. "Wait… maybe I did it right this time and I can continue on with the-"

Loop 9

Jason laid in bed, refusing to get up, even as his mother told him he'd be late for school

~Several Weeks Later~

"Jason, you will… Jason?"

"Snort!" Jason mumbled, his eyes closed.

Alpha walked over and poked him, causing Jason to lightly rock back and forth. "Aiaiai! I think he's fallen asleep!"

"No… no… I don't wanna see you do jumping jacks Prof. McGonagall…" Jason snored.

~18 Days Later~

"You'll never beat my record, dweeb!" Bulk declared.

"Yup!" Jason said with false cheer. "So I won't ever try. Congrats, Bulk, you are the best. I even had this trophy made for you!"

"You… you did?" Bulk said, oddly touched as Jason handed him a small trophy with his name and the words 'Best Bench Press Guy At Ernie's' on it. "This… thanks dweeb!"

Jason looked over at his friends, all of them standing there with their jaws open. "What?"

~A Month and a half later~

"What is wrong with Kim and Billy?" Trini asked.

"Was there something different about them?" Jason asked, focused entirely on the Gameboy he'd purchased. "Hadn't noticed… oh come on, I hit Jump!"

~28 Days Later~

"And it is a clean sweep for Tommy Oliver!" the ref declared.

Jason, still on the ground, called out, "Yes, Tommy is amazing. And awesome! If any evil space witches are listening they should totally turn him into their evil minion!"

Tommy leaned towards Kim. "I think I hit your friend too hard."

~5 months Later~

"Our Zords!" Kim cried out.

Jason just looked to the sky. "You know what… screw it. Let Zedd have this one. Can't be any worse than the Presidents we've had so far." When the others just looked at him and glowered he let out a moan. "FINE! Let's stop him!"

~Several Years Later~

"What is life?" Jason said to the empty Command Center. He was lying on his back, looking up at the cracked ceiling… the same thing he'd been doing for the last few weeks, honestly. "Are we just pain receptors in a dark void hurtling towards oblivion?"

Loop 10

Jason woke up, took several calming breaths, and then reached into his subspace pocket and pulled out the phone Harry had given him.

~In A Concurrent Loop~

Harry paused, his phone buzzing. In the Gryffindor Tower every other Looper was seated, working on projects or just lounging around. When they'd all realized that everyone was Awake this time and everything appeared to be baseline they'd decided to just kill Voldemort in Harry's first year and then spend the next 7 or so years catching up on things that had been waiting for them. Hermione, having learned that Twilight Sparkle had the entire Library of Alexandria in her subspace, had decided she couldn't be outdone and was cataloging all her books, wanting to create the greatest library in Yggdrasil. Ron was going through his collection of chess boards and ranking them from favorite to least favorite. Ginny, who had taken up hacking about 4,000 loops back, was working on creating her own version of Yggdrasil for… reasons. Luna was answering her fan mail (she got more than him, much to his annoyance) while Neville had decided to learn to play the guitar (they weren't all odd/humorous). As for Harry himself he had, after his latest Fused Loop, borrowed Optimus Prime's DVD boxset of Downton Abbey so he could see what the baseline was like for that.

His phone buzzed and Harry picked it up. He'd spent the last 3 years going through old messages and was finally caught up, meaning that a new message actually got read right when it was sent.

HARRY: TELL WHOEVER HAD 6 LOOPS FOR ME TO BREAK WINS. –JASON

"Hey Ginny?" Harry called out. "Call Geralt for me and tell him he won the Jason Scott Betting Pool!"

Groans filled the tower.

~Back In Jason's Loop, a Few Weeks Later~

Jason hide a smirk as Zordon began his speech about the Power Coins and being a ranger. He'd been nervous at first when he'd decided to begin playing around with his loops, altering things and generally having fun, but now that the moment was at hand to finally make his first major change to the baseline (and he didn't count the changes he'd made during his Over Eager Jason Loop and his Apathetic Jason Loop) he found all his nervous energy had faded and all he felt was utter excitement. Jason had worked hard to be a good person. He didn't drink, he didn't smoke, he followed school rules and obeyed his parents. He had fought for justice and freedom as a ranger. He had volunteered whenever he could and had dedicated much of his teenage years to helping others.

It was time to be a bit selfish.

He was careful to avoid Sakura Syndrome. Harry had drilled into his head the warning signs and it had been his fear of ending up like her in his last loop that had convinced him that he needed to take Harry's advice and relax. Not too much, of course... just enough so that he could entertain himself and, eventually, the rest of his friends when they began looping as well. He had decided to start with something small but meaningful... and something that checked a box on his To-Do List of items he wanted to obtain.

"Zordon," Jason said, stepping forward and interrupting his mentor in the middle of explaining the origin of the Power Coins. "How do you choose who gets what coin? Because... I feel one calling to me."

It was sometimes hard to read Zordon, what with him being a giant floating head that seemed to have trouble holding his shape at times, wobbling and wiggling like a ball of goo in a lava lamp. But Jason could tell that Zordon was surprise and pleased by his interruption.

"That speaks well of you, Jason. A ranger who feels a deep connection to their Power Coin is a powerful warrior for light." Alpha stepped forward and, in the first major change to the timeline, presented the Power Coins in a black and red box, rather than just bestowing them onto him via magic. "Clearly, you are meant-"

Jason reached over and snatched up the Pterodactyl Power Coin.

"-to... have..." Zordon trailed off.

"Uh, Jason... that is the Pink Power coin," Alpha stated

Jason raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "It is? Huh. Neat." He flipped and caught it with ease. "Cool." He turned to his friends. "So, what coins do you guys want? Any speaking to you?"

Zack stepped forward. "Jason, man... you sure you want a PINK power coin?"

"Yeah, totally," Jason said. "I mean, I can feel it calling to me." And he could, now that he thought about it. Once he had made his decision the coin had already begun to bond with him, connecting his own inner power with it. Even if he wanted to take this loop's Red Power Coin it would feel just like the ones Harry had. He just knew it.

"But, traditionally pink has been seen as the pigment of those possessing the XY chromosomes," Billy stated.

"So? It's the 90s, man. I'm open minded."

Zordon frowned. "But Jason... don't you think... someone else should have that coin?"

"Not really. I mean, just feels right."

"But what about Kimberly?" Zordon asked.

"What about her?" Jason asked. "There are still other coins... here." He grabbed the Red Power Coin and tossed it to Kim, who caught it easily. "That one will work for her."

Zordon cleared his throat, which Jason found odd considering he didn't even have one. "Jason, the Pterodactyl is graceful and majestic, in complete control of its movements-"

"Perfect!" Jason exclaimed, clapping his hands together. "Martial Arts are all about balance and control. Knowing how to move and how to position yourself. See, told you it was a perfect fit."

"But," Alpha stammered, "the Tyrannosaurus is powerful and determined-"

"Just like Kim!" Jason said, slapping his hand onto her shoulder.

"It is?" Kim asked, a bit startled.

"Of course! Everyone thinks because you are a girl and a bit on the short side they can push you around... but you never give an inch! You are brave and determined and fierce!"

"I am?" Kim said before suddenly nodding. "I mean... yeah, I am! Bulk and Skull always try to mess with us and I never let them get away with anything!"

A bit weaker now Zordon said, "The Red Ranger is traditionally the leader of the team-"

"And Kim will be the best leader ever! I look forward to service at her side." His friend seemed to swell up with determination as the seconds ticked by and by the time he was finished speaking Kim was clutching the Red Power Coin tightly in her hand, a steely look in her eye.

"Well... I suppose if that is the will of the Power... I will not judge. We will need to alter your costume a bit Jason-"

"Why?" He asked before Zordon could move on to giving the others their coins.

Alpha shuffled nervously. "The Pink Power Ranger is typically female and well..." the viewing screen activated and Jason saw Kim's suit in full.

"Cool, has a kilt."

Zack tilted his head. "I think that's a skirt."

"Nah, man, that's a kilt! All the most brave and powerful warriors wear kilts. William Wallace, Rob Roy, Groundskeeper Willie! I am totally wearing a kilt when I am a Ranger, to honor my proud Scottish roots."

"But... you..." Jason watched, secretly bemused as Zordon managed to actually hang his head. "Very well."

~Two days later~

Jason was moving through a few katas, working to get his muscle memory to match what his brain remembered when it came to his moves. Trini was instructing Billy on his own movements while Zack worked on his Hip Hop Aikido and Kim was on the balance beam. She had donned her new pair of red tights and was doing a series of flips that would one day net her 3 gold medals at the Pan Olympic Games.

As for Jason he was wearing one of his new pink tank tops, a pink headband on his head. His mother and father had been a bit... disturbed... by his sudden fashion choices but had finally accepted it as normal teenage rebellion. His friends had decided not to say a word, both because they didn't want another explanation why pink was truly a manly color and because they feared upsetting Kim, who had rapidly grown into her role as leader and didn't take kindly to when people thought she should be more 'girly'. She still dressed nicely but she was focused more on how she felt than how she looked.

"Well lookie here, Skull!" a familiar voice called out and Jason inwardly smirked. He'd been looking forward to this. "Look at what we have here!"

"I see it, Bulk!" The two meat head bullies marched up to Jason, the newly christened Pink Ranger almost able to hear the wacky music that Harry claimed always played when the two appeared on the Power Rangers TV show. "Look at Pinkie Winkie here! Heehehehehe!"

Bulk nodded and got right in Jason's face. "What's with the pink, dweeb?"

With an utterly straight face Jason said, "Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness."

"...really?" Bulk said, surprised.

"Yeah, really?" Skull echoed.

"Yeah. Decided it is a really important cause."

Bulk took a step back... and then pulled back his vest to reveal a pink Breast Cancer ribbon pinned to his dark blue shirt. "My grandma died of breast cancer. It's horrible, man."

"Yeah... she was an awesome lady," Skull said sadly, blinking away tears. "Kind and sweet and I once saw her benchpress 500 pounds."

"We're going to stop this, you hear me," Bulk said, his voice wavering slightly. "We will find the cure."

"In our lifetime," Jason said, hiding his surprise. He hadn't expected that reaction.

"You sign up yet for the Cancer Charity Run next month in Stone Canyon? Me and Skull do it every year."

Jason hadn't, as he didn't even know Stone Canyon had a Breast Cancer Awareness Charity run. "No but I'm going to do some tomorrow."

Skull grinned and pulled out a pink beanie from his pocket and put it on. "Cool. How about we run together during it. Stand strong together."

"Uh... yeah, sure," Jason said with a bemused but genuine smile.

Bulk wrapped an arm around Jason and called out, "Any of you dweebs think about messin' with my man Jason here will need to deal with me and Skull! You hear me?"

Everyone just stared at Bulk and Skull walked off, Jason just shrugging when Ernie shot him a look. "Real men wear pink, I guess."

~A few months later~

Jason settled down in his seat, wearing a pink t-shirt and black jeans, making sure he could see the screen well. Tommy had been broken out of Rita's spell a few weeks back, despite the oddness of it all. Jason wasn't quite sure WHY but apparently in this loop Tommy Oliver was a famous gymnast and the team met him when he and Kim had competed at the same expo, the two of them taking golds in their respective competitions. That had been enough for Rita, who had see that Tommy could match the grace and skill of the Red Ranger and decided Tommy would make the perfect Green Ranger. The battles with Tommy had been... odd... as rather than focusing on quick in close attacks as he had in the baseline this Tommy had preferred to leap about the battlefield, striking and lashing out at one ranger only to send himself flinging across whatever quarry or street they were fighting in and attack a new ranger.

But in the end they'd freed Tommy and were now trying to integrate him more into the group. Jason could tell his friend was nervous, as he always seemed to shuffle about and keep to himself whenever Jason tried to engage him in conversation... more so than usual.

'Still can't believe he was the one to suggest this,' Jason thought as he scanned the theater. Tommy had come to him after class the day before and suggested the team check out a movie... a kind of bonding exercise. Jason had quickly agreed, seeing it as a way to hang out with Tommy without it getting super awkward by forcing them to engage directly. Baby steps to help Tommy deal with what had happened.

"Hey man, great seats!" Tommy called out and he moved his way down the aisle and sat down next to Jason.

"Yeah, luckily there aren't that many people here." Jason looked at his watch. "Cutting it close there."

"Heh, I'm always late, it seems," Tommy joked and Jason grinned, remembering just how true that was. Never had he met a ranger so bad at keeping track of time as Tommy Oliver. "Still, made it just in time. I hear this is a great film."

"Yeah. And besides, you aren't the only one that is late. No sign of the others."

"Oh, they couldn't make it," Tommy said with a shrug as the lights went down. "Guess it's just you and me."

And then he put his arm around Jason's shoulder.

That was when Jason learned that the old Ranger joke was actually true: Tommy did have a thing for Pink Rangers.

~A Few Years Later~

"I'm glad we are doing this, man," Adam said as he brought in a box and set it down on the floor. "We were worried with your dad getting that new job you'd have to leave the team."

Jason smiled slightly at that; in this timeline Kim's parents had stayed together and it was Jason's family that moved, meaning he had to move in with Adam. It seemed that this loop was really switching up him and Kim; she had gone to the peace conference and Kat had arrived a year earlier, taking over at Red Ranger with Adam and Aishia as Black and Yellow. "I'm just glad your folks are letting me stay…" he trailed off, staring at a large stone on Adam's mantle. "What is that?"

"Oh, that's my new pet rock!"

Jason stared at the stone… that looked just like Rocky's face.

'Okay, now reality is just screwing with me!' Jason thought.

Loop 11

"I cannot tell a lie!" the obese bear monster in a powdered wig and wearing a colonial army uniform known as Gorge Washington cried out, swinging a pair of axes. "I am going to gobble you all up!" He waved his weapons and fired off a beam of energy from each one, the team managing to dive away so that only a poor tree was caught in the beam, transforming it into a cherry pie that the monster promptly snatched up and ate.

Even after looping for 9 times now Jason still had managed to block the memory of this particular foe from his brain.

"Okay, seriously... is Rita just running out of ideas?" Zack complained.

"This isn't even factually accurate!" Billy complained. "The tale of Washington cutting down a cherry tree is merely a myth-"

"That doesn't really matter at the moment, Billy!" Tommy exclaimed. "We need to figure out how to stop this thing."

"Let us try!" Trini declared and her and Kim drew their blade blasters. The two leapt into the air and fired at the monster, who cried out as he was struck only to pop back up.

"Even if you had four score and seven years to defeat me you'd never succeed."

"That isn't even Washington!" Billy complained again.

"We need to combined our weapons!" Kim called out as Gorge Washington created a cherry-shaped shield to block their blasts. "We can't even dent him otherwise!"

"Alright," Jason said, nodding and standing up. "Let's-"

Gorge threw an axe at him that hit him right in the head (handle, not blade, thankfully) and sent him tumbling back.

"Jason!" his friends cried out, rushing over to him even as the monster cackled and mocked them. Trini shook him while Tommy asked if he was okay. Thankfully they couldn't see his face with his mask on as Jason was smirking up a storm... he'd been debating what to do this loop and Gorge Washington had given him a great idea.

"Jason, can you hear me?" Kim asked again.

"Da, I most certainly can hear you, comrade!" Jason said with the thickest, most stereotypical Russian accent he could manage. "I see willianous Symbol of American Decadence still stands. We must bring the full might against him!"

"Uh... Jason?"

Standing up and brushing aside their hands that tried to keep him down Jason stepped forward. "Hey, American swine! You and your corpulent ways are an affront to the glorious worker's paradise. In the name of Stalin I shall defeat you... for I the RED Ranger!"

"...wait, what?" Gorge Washington declared just before Jason rushed him, using his now almost century of being a ranger to easily get past his defenses and deliver a blow that had the monster reeling. "Uh... we have nothing to fear but fear itself?"

"You have nothing to fear but da collapse of your bloated capitalist ideals! For the glory of Mother Russia!" Jason slammed both his fists into the monster's face. "I am the wessel of unity and equality! Down with the elitists!" Several more quick strikes and the monster exploded. "Comrades, monster is defeated! Let us drink moose milk to celebrate!"

"Jason?" Kim said slowly. "I think you need to sit down. That blow to the head..."

"There is no time to sit, sister in arms! We must wanquish more of Rita's wile forces!"

"Okay, we need to get him to Zordon now..." Zack said just before Rita's staff landed near the remains of Gorge Washington, causing him to grow.

"READ MY LIPS... NO NEW RANGERS!"

"Have to wait for that!" Billy exclaimed. "We need to call our zords."

"Yes! Let us unite like the communist party and crush the bloated American pig dog!" Jason shouted, pressing his hands on his hips and holding his head high.

"How about you just let Tommy and us handle this with the Dragonzord?" Kim said weakly.

"Da! I shall summon Power Sickle and Hammer and prepare to aid you, beloved comrades!" He shook his fist. "Down with the capitalists!"

~Hours Later~

"There appears to be nothing physically wrong with him," Alpha explained, Jason pretending that he was too busy reading a copy of the Communist Maniesto to pay attention to him. "The scans show that everything is fine."

"Everything isn't fine!" Zack snapped, gesturing in Jason's direction. "He thinks he's a Russian communist super soldier or something!"

"For Lenin!" Jason called out randomly, thrusting out his fist before returning to his reading.

"Do you think it is a spell?" Trini asked and Jason merely gave a point to Trini for being the first to suggest that AND so soon; usually it took his friends far too long to think Rita might be involved with a radical change in personality.

"I do not detect the mark of Rita's dark sorcery," Zordon declared.

"And even then what would be the point?" Tommy asked. "Jason still wants to fight and be a ranger... he just thinks he is a communist."

"Think nothing, comrade! I am proud to stand with you all as Iron Curtain against vain and wasteful Capitalist Witch Rita! Though perhaps you should get hair cut in more dignified manner. Look like gypsy hippie."

"Gypsy hippie?" Tommy muttered and Jason almost broke character, having to turn away before he laughed.

Trini turned to their mentor. "What should we do, Zordon?"

"For now you must return to your normal lives. Alpha and I will look over Jason's scans more... perhaps we will find something we missed."

"Are you sure that is a good idea?" Zack asked. "People are going to ask questions if he begins demanding we divide the city into East and West Angel Grove."

"Yeah. People are going to notice," Kim added.

"You'll just need to stay with him, make sure he doesn't draw to much attention to himself," Alpha stated.

"I guess we can do that," Tommy said, still looking hurt over the gypsy hippie comment. "Thanks Zordon."

"Yes, much gratitude giant floating head of Lenin!" Jason called out as his friends led him away.

Alpha flailed his arms about. "Aiaiai."

~The Next Day~

"Okay... so we just have to take shifts watching him," Trini stated as the gang sat at a table at Ernie's. They were dressed in their normal street clothes... except Jason, who was wearing a Russian military uniform he'd purchased at a costume shop. "Make sure he doesn't do anything crazy."

"Or crazier," Tommy quipped.

"That too."

"Daughter of Mao, there is no need to watch over me. I will survive perfectly among fat stupid Americans, same as you!"

Trini scowled. "Ignoring that first part... it's things like that Jason that are just wrong to say! Americans-"

He pointed at Bulk and Skull, the former having gotten his hand stuck in a pickle jar and the latter was struggling to free him.

"...okay, they don't count!"

~One Hour Later~

"You manage to do balance beam well, Kimberly," Jason said with a smile.

Kim, for her part, blushed. "Thanks Jason."

"Would do better if old fat man were yelling at you for 20 hours a day before you sleep in government approved home, never to see family again and then sent to Siberia when you turn 17."

"...I'll keep that in mind," Kim said, less thankful.

~45 Minutes Later~

"See man... how can you hate the good ol' US of A when they mean these awesome tunes?" Zack said as he grooved to a hip hop beat.

"Bah, American drivel!" Jason declared with a dismissive wave of his hand, pulling out a cassette he'd gotten ahead of time for his little scheme. He yanked out Zack's music and put in some Russian folk music. "Da, that is what eweryone knows is real music!" He stood up and crossed his arms, doing a traditional Russian kick dance about the Juice Bar.

~An Hour Later~

"And do you not see the benefits? Without need to focus on accumulation of filthy green money the minds of the Mother Land can focus on endeavors worthy of us! To boldly learn to master our world as we will master out enemies."

"I must admit that is a good analysis..." Billy said, rubbing his chin.

"Jason!" Tommy exclaimed. "Stop trying to turn Billy into a communist!"

"But all are welcomed in Worker's Paradise, comrade who looks like sickly forest witch!"

"Just... just stop."

Billy lifted up some literature Jason had given him. "Can I keep the pamphlets?"

Before Tommy could answer their communicators went off. "Yeah Zordon?" Tommy asked.

"Rangers, Rita has sent down two monsters to attack the shopping district."

"More like she wishes to keep her capitalist masters in power by oppressing the workers!" Jason declared.

"...we'll be right there," Tommy finished before nodding to the others. "Let's go guys." The friends ran outside before taking out their morphers. "It's morphin' time!"

"Mastodon!"

"Pterodactyl!"

"Triceratops!"

"Sabertooth Tiger!"

"Down with the aristocracy!"

"Dragon-wait what?"

The six of them managed to still morph and were quickly teleported to the shopping district o find citizens fleeing in terror, crying out in fear.

"Heads up, guys!" Zack called out. "The monsters must... be... here..."

He trailed off as he saw just what the monsters were.

"Okay, Rita must be screwing with us," Kim said, shoulders slumping.

Jason wasn't for sure if Rita had planned this or not but all he could do is bite back a laugh before he pointed at the wicked horned mammal monster and his smaller winged rodent companion. "Come comrades... let us defeat MOOSE AND SQUIRREL! For Mother Russia!"

"For Mother Russia!" Billy called only for Tommy to grab his shoulder and shake his head. "Oh... sorry... got caught up in it all."

Jason snorted even as he went into battle.

~M~L~P~R~

Author's Notes: And thus we see what happens when you try to baseline your loops… you snap. You just… snap. Thankfully Jason didn't go all Sakura Syndrome and has decided to have fun with his loops, as we see here. I have a massive notebook filled with ideas and I just love picking them out and exploring them.

No fused loop this time as I feel some stories do WAY too many of those. Power Rangers is a massive franchise… should be able to play around in it a lot more.