DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney. I only own the subplots and I decided to incorporate something from the original Japanese version as well as some stuff from Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, which belongs to Warner Brother Canada Limited and Warner Brothers Distribution, since Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam) was trained in Shaolin Kung Fu. I know what I have isn't quite what they did, but I decided to put my own spin on their concept.
The Rangers walked around the theater.
"Could someone please tell me what we're doing in this weird place?" the Purple Ranger requested as they walked up the stairs.
"Sorry, Aisha. I think we're going to have to wait until we hear from Alpha," the Yellow Ranger responded as they began to explore the upper floor. One of the poles-which had a theater face painted on the end-came to life with a crackle of energy and slammed the doors shut behind them. The Rangers gasped and turned around.
"What's going on?" the Pink Ranger wondered.
"This place is really weird," the Silver Ranger muttered nervously. Back in the Lunar Palace, Finster, Goldar, and Scorpina were helping Rita get ready to put the next phase of her plan into action.
"Here you are, Evil One," Finster said.
"Are you sure this is going to make me beautiful and young?" Rita asked through a mask of moon mud and cucumbers.
"Yes, Empress. I've used them for centuries with no harm to myself and it drives all of the males wild," Scorpina answered, shrugging off Goldar's advancing hand.
"Yes, and Zedd will flip his galactic cookies when he gets a look at you," Finster added. "Ah, time to wash it off."
"This better work, you three." With that, she dipped her face into the cauldron and then looked into the mirror. "You've done it! I don't look a day over eleven thousand! I'm beautiful!"
"I told you that you could trust us, my Queen," Finster reminded her. Yes, he did, Rita thought. But she wouldn't admit that he was right. She smirked as she saw Goldar trying to come onto Scorpina, only to be rejected. It looked like he was in the monsterhouse with his wife and was going to take some serious groveling for her to forgive him. The scorpion warrior walked away from her winged partner, picked up a large perfume bottle, and approached Rita.
"Now for the finishing touch, Empress," she stated, presenting the bottle to her. "Here's the love potion." Rita cackled and took the bottle. "I smell the power of love!" she cried in a sing-song voice. Back in the Spectrum Theater, the Rangers were trying to reach Alpha.
"Alpha, do you read me? Alpha, come in," the Red Ranger said.
"I don't like this. It doesn't feel right," the Silver Ranger worried.
"Yeah, we should've reached them by now," the White Ranger stated.
"Well, Alpha did say that the Command Center was having some technical difficulties. Maybe they're still working on it," the Gold Ranger reminded.
"Alpha, do you read me? Come in!" the Red Ranger insisted. The only response was a squeal.
"Jase, the communicator's just making the non-functional noise," the Pink Ranger told him.
"Yeah, and you've been at it for a long time," the Blue Ranger reminded. Man, I can't believe this! Why would Alpha do this to us? the Red Ranger wondered. However, not wanting to alarm the other Rangers, he said nothing.
"What if something happened to Alpha and he can't tell us because of the problems in the Command Center?" the Purple Ranger wondered.
"What do you think we should do?" the Black Ranger wondered.
"Well, Alpha told us to stay put. He must've had a reason," the White Ranger commented. Yeah, like he's turned on us. But why? the Red Ranger wondered again, feeling sick. It didn't make sense. Alpha was their friend. He wouldn't do this to them unless…maybe someone had reprogrammed him or put a virus in him. In that case, it wasn't his fault. The thought made the Red Ranger feel slightly better, but he was still worried about the robot.
"We'll give it a little longer, and then try to find a way out," the Red Ranger stated.
"Right," the others agreed. In the Command Center, Zordon was still trying to get through to Alpha.
"Alpha, the Rangers except for Jason don't know that their powers won't work in that theater. You must bring them back at once."
"No way! I'm just getting started with them!" He laughed evilly. Then, he pressed some buttons on the console, which resulted in some of the Command Center's functions to shut down.
"You have obviously malfunctioned and need help." The robot just ignored him and continued what he was doing. "Reprogram yourself at once and bring the Rangers back."
"And spoil the party? No way, Jose!" In the Lunar Palace, Rita snuck her way into Zedd's Rejuvenation Chamber, stopping to look at him through a mirror.
"YUCK! How'd you like to wake up to that every morning?" she wondered out loud. "Oh, well. We all have to make sacrifices sometimes," she continued with a shrug and walked around the machine. Thanks to this little potion, when you awake, you will love me madly, she thought. The witch poured the potion into the tubes that were connected to his bloodstream. Sleep well, Zedd! For I shall have my revenge on upon you and the rest of the world! she thought. She cackled with evil delight as Zedd snored in his deep slumber, unaware of the goings on in his palace. In his laboratory, Finster was looking through the monster cookbook with some help with Goldar while Scorpina was making every place in the palace known to her.
"Now that Rita is back and up to her old evil tricks, all is well," Finster said to Goldar.
"Now, let's create some of her favorite monsters to be her wedding guests," Goldar suggested.
"Yes, my thoughts exactly," Finster stated. "Plus, we need the meanest ones to vanquish the Power Rangers," he continued. Goldar began looking through the molds. He couldn't believe he was actually helping Finster like this, but Scorpina was angry with him and he figured that for the time being, it'd be safer to help the monster-maker than try to get back into her favor.
"How about the Invenusable Flytrap and Eye Guy?" Goldar suggested.
"Yes! We can also send down Robo Goat, the Soccadillo, the Dark Warrior, and the Nasty Knight," Finster agreed. They got the molds and then put them in the Monster-Matic. Meanwhile, in the theater, the Rangers were once again walking around.
"This way, guys," the Red Ranger said.
"I don't know, Jason. Something's wrong here," the White Ranger stated.
"Yeah, we've been here almost an hour and not a word from Alpha," the Silver Ranger agreed.
"Maybe we should just stay put," the Purple Ranger suggested. The Red Ranger quickened his pace and then with a subtle jerk of his head, motioned the White Ranger forward. He stepped closer to the leader.
"Jase, what is it? What's wrong?"
"I think Alpha's been compromised."
"What?" The Red Ranger motioned nudged his arm, indicating for him to be quiet. "What makes you say that?"
"You remember what I said to you, Billy, and Rocky about what Zordon said about this place?" The White Ranger nodded, not understanding. Then, it dawned on him.
"You mean-?" The Red Ranger nodded. "But why?"
"I don't know." The other Rangers looked at them.
"What do you think they're talking about?" the Silver Ranger wondered.
"No idea," answered the Yellow Ranger. The Blue and Gold Rangers glanced at each other. They remembered what the Red Ranger had told them about this place. Had the Command Center been breached somehow?
"Guys, we're staying here so we can keep an eye on things," the Red Ranger announced.
"That sounds like a valid plan," the Blue Ranger agreed. Suddenly, there was a rumbling.
"Whoa! Did you feel that?" the Gold Ranger asked.
"Yeah, what was it?" the Silver Ranger wondered. The rumbling came again.
"That was stronger than the last rumble," the Pink Ranger commented nervously. The Silver Ranger put a hand on her shoulder, intending to put some of his Ranger strength into her, only to realize that he didn't feel the familiar jolt of power leaving him. Then, he blew out a breath, and grabbed her hand, and searched deep within himself. Feeling an unfamiliar power, the Pink Ranger turned to him.
"What are you doing?"
"Giving you a bit of my Chi."
"What?" She gasped softly as she felt something flow through her. Instantly, she felt a calmness, which she instinctively knew came from the Silver Ranger.
"Thanks."
"Anytime." The other Rangers continued to look around for the source of the rumbling, unaware of the exchange.
"It seems to be generating from…" the Blue Ranger looked around. "THERE!" They turned to his left to see the Invenusable Flytrap.
"Oh, not that ugly thing again!" the Pink Ranger exclaimed.
"I thought we demolished you," the White Ranger said. Then, Soccadillo, the Saliguana, Robo Goat, and the Dark Warrior appeared.
"Whoa!" The Rangers looked around nervously.
"Downstairs! Now!" At the Red Ranger's command, they all jumped to the first floor.
"How nice to see you again," Eye Guy said.
"I just love cheerful reunions," Soccadillo stated.
"You remember me, don't you?" the Nasty Knight queried.
"Hey, Rangers! Guess who's back?" the Peckster asked.
"Aw, man! He's ugly!" the White Ranger exclaimed.
"He wasn't pretty the first time around either," the Black Ranger added as the monsters began to sing some sort of song. There was a gurgling sound and they turned towards it.
"Whoa! Talk about ugly!" the Purple Ranger cried.
"Dramole monster! Watch out for his fumes!" the Blue Ranger warned. They tried to teleport out, but found that they couldn't.
"What?" they gasped.
"Pathetic Rangers," Alpha sneered from the Command Center. "You're all doomed!" He laughed evilly. The Rangers looked around nervously.
"This is not good," the Pink Ranger stated. What's up with that song? the White Ranger wondered.
"Let's try our weapons!" the Red Ranger proposed. Each of the Rangers did so, but found that they couldn't even do that, though Saba was able to be pulled from the White Ranger's holster.
"Blade Blasters!" However, like most of the Power Weapons, the guns didn't materialize. The Rangers turned in each direction, staring at the monsters, who continued to sing. This wasn't good.
TO BE CONTINUED…
