Tommy fought the Cogs and Monster along side of the other Zeo Rangers. The Cogs were not that much different then the Putties and Tengas he had fought when he had been a Ranger previously. He found that he was not out of practice like he thought he would be. During his time in Napa he had time to dedicate to his karate training. He didn't have anyone to spar with, but he still found ways to practice.
He was also happy to see that the Ranger powers were keeping his hand from hurting which he was grateful for. He couldn't have been able to be nearly as effective if it did.
It wasn't long before the Monster was enlarged. He watched as the Rangers called their Zords and was about to do the same with Pyramidis but the sound of his communicator going off stopped him.
"I read you Zordon," Tommy answered.
"TOMMY YOU MUST RETURN TO THE POWER CHAMBER. WE NEED TO DO A FEW TESTS."
Tommy was a little more then surprised by this request. The others needed him. "But Zordon..."
"THE TESTS WILL NOT TAKE LONG AND IF THE RANGERS STILL NEED YOU, I WILL SEND YOU DOWN."
Tommy hit a button on the Zeonizer and teleported back to the Power Chamber.
"TOMMY YOU WILL NEED TO POWER DOWN FIRST," Zordon instructed.
One of the Trey's stepped forward. "To power down you cross your arms over your chest and then uncross them while saying, Gold Ranger Power Down."
Tommy did as instructed.
Alpha came up next to him with a scanner and started scanning him.
"Did your hand hurt?" Alpha asked.
"No I didn't feel any pain when fighting the Cogs."
Zordon nodded. "THAT IS GOOD. TOMMY LIE DOWN ON THE BIOBED."
Tommy sat down on the biobed and looked at the Viewing Globe, or to be more accurate viewing screen. The whole Power Chamber had changed quite a bit since he had been gone. He watched as the Rangers fought the Monster and were having no difficulty doing so. He wondered if his taking the powers was that necessary. He decided not to ask that question.
"This won't hurt Tommy. Just lie back."
Tommy knew what they were testing for and was not surprised. The only surprise was that he was called back during a fight for this. He ignored Alpha's request and said to Zordon, "couldn't this have waited until after the fight?"
"NO IT IS BEST TO DO IT NOW."
Tommy shook his head but laid down anyway. He knew there was something Zordon wasn't telling him.
Alpha did the scan which did not take long at all.
Tommy was just sitting up when the Rangers came back to the Power Chamber.
"Are you okay bro?" Jason asked coming up to him. He looked at Alpha who was entering information from the scans into one of the consoles. Tommy was sure that Jason was thinking the same thing he was. They were checking his brainwaves.
"I'm fine." Tommy said sliding off the biobed. "So what's the verdict Zordon?"
"EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE NORMAL. SOME OF THE ALTERATIONS AND BLOCKS ARE STILL THERE BUT I BELIEVE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY FURTHER TROUBLE."
Tommy just nodded. He was still rather confused on the timing of his going back to the Power Chamber and the fight. Wouldn't it have been more effective to wait until after the monster was defeated or were they more concerned about his reaction to fighting the Cogs? He would have to ask Zordon later right now he wanted to talk to Trey before he left.