Author's Note: An action chapter yay! Read on and see what happens…
Lord Zedd was keeping an eye on both Goldar and the ex-power rangers. He growled as he watched them have fun, laughing and eating around their campfire. "Gah! I hate fun!" he cried, brandishing his staff in front of him. "Let's see if they can still handle some old friends" he said aiming the staff towards earth. "Putties! Go!" he yelled as a bolt of power headed to earth.
Meanwhile, the rangers and Catlin were relaxing around the fire, enjoying the smores Rocky was doling out. They were oblivious to the shadows that moved through the woods and watched them. They were too busy having fun, remembering their past, and embarrassing both Rocky and Justin as much as possible.
As Justin complained about the unfairness, Catlin put a hand to his mouth. She'd heard a rustling in the woods behind the others and was peering off into the brush. "Quiet. I heard something" she said to Justin who was fidgeting behind her hand.
Adam turned around to face the woods "Probably just an animal" he said getting up to go check it out. Just as he stepped into the bushes, a kick to the stomach sent him flying back towards the campfire. "Or not," he panted, as the putties came into view. "Guys! Putties!" Adam cried getting to his feet.
Tommy, Jason, and Rocky jumped to their feet and ran over to Adam, helping him to his feet. "How did they get here?" Tommy asked incredulously as the putties began their attack. "Spread out guys" Tommy yelled, looking at Tanya, Kat, Justin and Catlin.
"What are these guys?" Tanya asked, dodging a punch and dealing the putty a kick of her own. "We've never fought these things before!"
"Before your time" Rocky replied, leveling a putty with a backwards clothesline.
"Guys! Aim for the Z" Jason yelled, kicking his putty in the chest, watching it disintegrate. "It still works!"
"Why are these things attacking us?" Catlin asked, flipping over one to land a flying kick to another. "What are these things?" She asked, watching it break apart. "They're… they're made of clay!" She gasped in astonishment.
Justin leveled three of them and looked around at the others, running over to get a putty off of Kat, who was cornered against a tree. "Guys! Is this a you know what related thing?" he asked, as he and Kat double kicked a troublesome putty.
"Yes… it is" Tommy replied, flipping a putty over and punching it hard in the chest.
Lord Zedd was watching the fight, "After all these years, they can still beat my putties" he cried angrily. "Even that civilian…" he trailed off, watching Catlin battle a group of three putties. "Impossible! Goldar!" he cried, waiting for him to appear. "Go to the putty battle, bring that civilian to me. She has the crystal! Go NOW!"
Goldar appeared at the battle and watched "Hi rangers!" he said launching a fire attack at Tommy and Jason, which just missed. "Did you miss me?" He asked, walking around the battle.
"What are you doing here?" Adam asked, kicking at him, a move Goldar evaded easily. Adam went flying when Goldar punched him, getting knocked into Rocky and causing him to go down as well.
"I came to collect something for my master" he replied, pushing putties out of the way and grabbed Catlin, who started screaming.
"Let her go!" Justin shouted, running for him.
"Justin! Don't!" Tommy yelled, trying to get to them as well, but he was stopped by the putties.
Goldar grabbed Justin by the arm, twisting him around and threw him to the ground. "Nice try brat, but what my master wants, my master gets." He cackled and vanished from view, Catlin still in his clutches. The putties vanished along with him.
"No! They took Catlin! That gold wizard of oz reject has Catlin!" Justin cried getting to his feet. "What are those clay-brains? Why'd they attack us? What do they want with Catlin?!" He said angrily.
"They were putties Justin, when Rita and then Zedd attacked Earth; they were using those clay foot patrollers. Think Piranhatrons." Tommy replied. "Is everyone okay?"
Adam was still on the ground, looking at the place Catlin and Goldar had vanished from. "Why the hell is he after my niece? She's a civilian! We're not even rangers anymore! Why are we a threat to him? Who's he working for this time?" Adam said in a calm and deadly tone.
Justin chewed on his lip "Guys, I have to tell you something. Catlin told me not to tell, but considering the circumstances, I think I need to." He waited until the others all gathered round him, and he began to tell them everything he knew about Catlin's dreams, her mentor, and everything her mentor had been telling her that she'd confided in him. "So, that's all I know" he finished, running a hand through his hair nervously.
"Who's her mentor? How do we know if we can trust this guy?" Adam said after Justin finished, clenching his fists in frustration.
"I believe I can answer that question my friends" a voice said from behind them, causing all of them to whirl around into fight stances. "I come in peace" the visitor replied, holding his hands up.
"Who are you?" Kat asked suspiciously, though she knew she recognized his face from somewhere.
"Andros!" Tommy and Adam replied at the same time. "What are you doing here?" Tommy asked, walking up and shaking his hand. "I wish you would have gotten here sooner."
"So do I my friends" Andros replied. He turned to Kat, Tanya and Rocky and gave them a slight head nod in greeting. "I'm Andros, Red Space Ranger. I am also the mentor Catlin spoke of."
"Wait what?" Adam said before anyone else could bombard Andros with questions. "Why? What does Catlin have to do with all of this? Who sent Goldar after her? What is going on?"
"Whoa! Adam, slow down" Rocky said, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "One question at a time," he looked at Andros, "Come sit down by the fire, and you can answer all our questions alright?"
Andros nodded, "Alright, I'll explain everything I can to you" he agreed, walking over to the fire and sitting down on a log. He took a deep breath and began to explain everything he could to the former rangers.
Author's Note2: Dun-dun!! Oh no! Zedd's captured Catlin! What will happen next? I hope this action chapter came out alright; I'm inexperienced writing something like this.
Author's Note3: Once again, thank you to everyone who's reviewed, if you haven't yet, please do. Let me know what you think. I'm all ears.