30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXIII: "The Power Within"
CHAPTER THREE
Unaligned World of Power Rangers 2017
Command Center
Under the surface of Lake Onodera
Outside Angel Grove, California
William smiled as he heard his Mobilates go off. "King William. Go ahead," William said. "This is Mal, Your Majesty," Mal said. "We've arrived in orbit and have relieved the Bishop. Standing by for your orders."
"Here's what we're gonna do," William said. "Rangers, prepare to beam down to my present location. Crown Princess Elena, assume command and go to Yellow Alert." "Understood," Mal said. "We're on our way. Mal, out."
"You're Power Rangers too?" Jason asked. William and Sofia held up their Mobilates. But then, William felt a strange aura about The Doctor when he brushed up against her. The Doctor cocked an eyebrow when she saw the confused look on William's face.
"What's wrong, William?" The Doctor said. "Doctor, I think you're a Key," William said. "You mean...a Grand Key component?" The Doctor said. "Only one way to be sure, though," William said. William took off his life-support belt and withdrew a Megaforce Change Key from the buckle of his utility pack.
William handed the Red Turbo Megaforce Change Key to The Doctor. William's eyes widened when he saw the Key glow red then dissolve and merge with The Doctor. A pair of devices appeared on The Doctor's wrists. "What are these?" The Doctor said.
"The Red Turbo Key you've absorbed has imbued you with the knowledge of how to use them," William said. The Doctor looked at William, Sofia and the Power Rangers as she finished absorbing the knowledge William referred to.
The Doctor touched her left thumb to a large blue device on the device on her right hand, holding her hands so that a circuit was formed encompassing both devices. "Red Turbo!" she called out. The suit of Red Turbo, the leader of Kosoku Sentai Turboranger, formed on The Doctor's body.
As soon as the Red Turbo suit had finished forming on The Doctor's body, William smiled and thought, "The Rangers will be in for one hell of a surprise" as the other Enterprise Rangers resolved from the transporter beam.
"Welcome to the Command Center, Princess Consort Mal, Lieutenant Sito Jaxa, Chad Danforth and Lennier," Zordon said. "Your leader has been briefing us on the threat of a possible alliance between your enemy and ours."
"The A.I.C. and Rita joining forces?" Mal said. "Exactly," Kimberly said as she walked up to Mal. Seeing each Ranger from the Enterprise walk up to and join their Power Ranger counterpart, Lennier sighed. "Odd man out again, it seems," he said.
"Don't worry, Lennier," Red Turbo said. "I'm just as confused about this whole business as you are." Lennier looked up and saw Red Turbo. "Who are you?" Lennier asked.
"An old friend...in a new form," Red Turbo said before powering down. The Red Turbo suit dissolved, revealing The Doctor. "It is good to see you all again," she said.
"Again, who are you?" Lennier said. "She is the life-form you call The Doctor, in her new and thirteenth form," Zordon said. "I am Zordon, and my Power Rangers need the help of your team of Rangers."
William began to describe the threat an alliance between the Army of Inter-Universal Chaos and Rita Repulsa—a sorceress who, millions of years before, was a Power Ranger herself—would bring. "We must prevent Rita from getting a hold of The Doctor's TARDIS," William said.
"The TARDIS was critically damaged following my regeneration into this form and crashed somewhere near here," The Doctor said, gesturing to a nearby scanner display. "We must get to it before Rita and/or the A.I.C. do," she continued.
"Then we need to get going," Jason said. "My thoughts exactly," William said. "Enterprise, this is King William. Lock onto Queen Sofia and the other Rangers using their Mobilates' locator signals and beam them to the Gavan's Glory landing site. I'll take care of the Power Rangers."
"Yes, William. Stand by for transport, Sofia," Elena said. Sofia, the other Enterprise Rangers and The Doctor dissolved in the Enterprise transporter.
William then gestured for the Power Rangers to hold hands. William took his place between Kimberly and Jason. "Consider me your chaperone," William joked. "Hold on tight." William closed his eyes. Then, William and the Power Rangers dissolved in a cloud of red mist.
Back at the Gavan's Glory landing site, William told The Doctor and the Power Rangers to secure themselves in the rear compartment while he and the Enterprise Rangers got seated in the cockpit. "Prepared for takeoff back there, Doctor?" William asked.
"We're ready, William," The Doctor said. "Then let's get going," William said. As William grasped the control stick, he prayed that they would find and get to the TARDIS in time.
Gavan's Glory soared through the nighttime skies over Angel Grove. "I've located the TARDIS landing site," Sito said. "On the HUD, Sito," William said.
A holographic projection of the TARDIS crash site formed over the central control panel William sat at. A marker reading "Krispy Kreme 230 Mariner Bay Avenue" appeared next to the wreckage of the building the TARDIS crashed into.
"Oh no, not the damn Krispy Kreme again," Jason said. William shot a look at the five Enterprise Rangers. From the briefing files they had read, the Enterprise Rangers knew that the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop was the same spot where, millions of years before, Zordon placed the Zeo Crystal—a powerful energy source that if it were removed from its resting place deep beneath the Earth's surface, it would lead to the destruction of all life on Earth.
"There's no sign of the A.I.C. or Rita," Mal said. "Good. Then here's what we're going to do," William said.
A few minutes later, William heard a clattering sound from his hiding spot near the TARDIS wreckage. A voice let out an evil laugh, then said, "I knew that it would crash into the Krispy Kreme. Now I can use this TARDIS thing that Lord Xur told me about to not only retrieve the Zeo Crystal and help destroy this world at the same time!"
"That's what you think, Rita!" William said before stepping out from behind the TARDIS wreckage. He was joined by the Enterprise Rangers and the Power Rangers. "Damn! You bloody teenagers!" Rita said before summoning Putties to supplement the A.I.C. foot soldiers who had accompanied her.
"Jason, this is your world, so you should say it," William said while holding up his Mobilates. "Right," Jason said before reaching behind his back to reveal a sleek black device with a gold and red coin in the center. "Rangers, It's Morphin' Time!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-Toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
"Megaforce Change!" Sofia, Sito, Mal, Chad and Lennier called out before activating their chosen Keys. "Bioman!" The Mobilates and MegaCellular called out.
William then threw his Mobilates into the air, making it dissolve in red mist. "What are you doing?" Sofia/PinkFive said.
"I recently learned that as the Scarlett Warrior, I really don't need the Mobilates to transform," William said. William twisted his arm, making a gold and red device with the relief image of an eagle on it appear. "Vul Eagle!" William said.
The suit of Vul Eagle, leader of Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, appeared on William's body. "Rita, you made a mistake coming here," Jason/RedRanger said. "Now you have two teams of Rangers to deal with!"
"One, two, it doesn't make a difference," Rita said. "With my A.I.C. reinforcements, you don't stand a chance!"
"If you want some, come get some!" William/VulEagle said. Rita sent her Putties and A.I.C. foot soldiers into battle.
::TBC::
