Resurrection

by White Firebird

Love. Hate. Anger. Loss. Depression. Coming of age. Re-uniting. Never telling someone how you feel will kill you inside. Evil is resurrected and the fight is on again. Angel Grove will never be the same.

6. Resurrected At Last

AN: Thank you all for being so patient with this next chapter getting up, I've just been swamped with school, my job and life overall lately. I hope you all enjoy! And as you all know, I don't own the Power Rangers. If I did, I'd of done a reunion show and got Kim and Tommy back together. Oh well. Enjoy!

The flashing lights in the building were enough to drive any normal person blind, but the six people standing in the center of it were anything but normal. They were used to being around such bright atmospheres like this. But this was something they hadn't expected on seeing once more, if ever again, considering how their collective lives had moved on past this years ago. As they all stared on in stunned silence, watching the lights blink repeatedly and feeling the floor beneath them slowly move in a circle, the realization of what was before them was beginning to sink in, but they other than that small feeling of familiarity, they simply couldn't believe what was before their very eyes. The robot at the head of the room looked on, not knowing what to say to his old friends, so rather, he let them digest this all before anything further could be spoken.

Just mere minutes ago, the entire old gang was together, having a great time laughing it up as their old leader went through the trouble to disguise himself so that he could get near the former love of his life, the heart of the old group. After spending so many years apart from one another, they all got along like they had never left the duty that once bonded them together as one big family. Everything was going great for them as they talked about their lives and how they were all doing. It was good to be back...and then the party came crashing down on them.

Fire. Pain. Brimstone. Bodies everywhere. The building had turned into a war zone for suffering, for agony.

Evil was back and with it, all of the old, horrifying memories of a past that seemed all too real again.

Adam looked at the flashing orb in the middle of the floor that served as the rotating axis for it's circular movement and let a small sigh of dismay escape his lips as he ran his hand through his curly black hair. The suit he had got for this occasion was now ruined, the tie ripped in half and barely hanging on by a thread, the jacket covered in dirt and dust, and the shirt rumpled and torn up a bit. But his thoughts weren't on the suit, nor were they on what he was surrounded by. He closed his eyes and tried to conjure an image, but he couldn't. His mind was too clouded at the moment. He tried once more but quickly gave up. He couldn't bring himself to see the happiness that he shared with Tanya in his head. As he stopped himself from remembering any further, his thoughts began to wander to the auditorium at the high school, to the innocent civilians, then finally to Tanya and the rest of the group. He hoped she was alright, that Jason and Zack had managed to lead them all to safety, away from...from them. He just had to know if Tanya was safe, but given where he was, where ever it was, he didn't know what to expect.

Billy gazed at the empty tube, studying it's shape, size and how it looked like it was protected by everything surrounding it. He also made a note to himself that it looked like a home for someone, a base of operations within it's own base of operations, it would seem. It looked awfully familiar to him, but he shook his head in denial, it couldn't be what he was thinking it was. There was just no way that this place was real. To him, it felt like a bad dream, one that he would hopefully wake up from any minute now, to find his wife Cestria lying beside him, their baby boy Titus in the other room, sleeping comfortably on their home back up on Aquitar. He closed his eyes for a moment and thought about all of that, how it brought warmth to his cold blood, but when he opened his eyes, he felt like he needed to purge his insides and vomit. This was reality, and the reality was making it's way back into his body, a feeling that Billy didn't want to experience anymore. He briefly glanced at the robotic being at the head of the room and quickly turned away, his eyes shut tightly and his jaw clenched in fear as he prayed that none of this was happening.

Aisha sighed loudly as she began to straighten out her dirty and tattered clothing as best as she could. In her mind, what just happened to her and her friends was the least of her concerns, which shocked herself as she stared down at her heels and began to get the dust off of them while her eyes darted to the flashing orb in the middle of the room. It moved in such a slow motion, she found herself in a mini-trance, watching it make it's rotation as if it were a tortoise trying to reach a pond for a drink of water. She then stood upright and glanced around at the room, the flashing lights drawing her in and keeping her interested as to what this could possibly all mean. The horrifying images that were filtering in and out of her head were flashing before her eyes at such a rapid rate, she was getting a headache thinking about them, as if flying through the sky didn't already do that for her. Was it that? Did she seriously...teleport again? No, it couldn't of been that. She hadn't done that in years, and she knew what it felt like. What happened felt completely and totally different. It felt...it felt like that rush of adrenaline you get when you go for a long run. Except it wasn't a run. It was jetting. Or at least it felt like that.

Rocky cracked his neck both ways before stretching upward and then outward to crack his aching back after the hard landing he took on the floor when he felt like he was dumped right out of the sky, like God had finished playing with him and dropped him back into the proverbial toy box to play with another one. As he finished stretching his legs out to make sure he didn't fall back down again, he looked up at the ceiling, and then looked at the giant hole that served as the chimney of the place it seemed. It was a good ten, maybe twelve foot drop from the hole up in the ceiling to the floor he found himself standing on. Perhaps it was even more than that, he didn't know. All he knew and felt was the shooting pain in his neck and lower back thanks to that fall. He then looked to everyone, trying to read their emotions, but he just couldn't do it at the moment. It varied from person to person. He closed his eyes for a moment and thought back to the reunion, how good it felt to see Aisha again after so many years. He then opened them up and saw the flashing lights on the walls, on the poles, and in the floor. A heavy sigh escaped his lips. He didn't know what he himself was feeling.

Tommy blinked. Then he blinked again. He thought to himself that if he kept blinking, he'd find himself back in the auditorium, dancing with Kimberly, wearing the rediculous hat and jacket that Jason gave him. He looked down and around at himself to see that at least one thing was right, as he brushed some dirt off the jacket and saw that the fedora was at his feet. Taking the jacket off and letting it fall to the floor, he searched the surroundings and saw the robot, front and center. His jaw jutted out slightly to the left as he rubbed the back of his head, his hair feeling ratty and frizzy. He saw Billy and noticed how he was trying not to vomit. He saw Adam, who looked distraught about something. He couldn't read Rocky, he just looked lost. He saw Aisha and noticed how heavily she was breathing. He then looked for Kimberly, but a small, though nearly inaudible sniffle was all it took for him to look down on the floor to find her. There she was, curled up in a ball, sitting under one of the panels, her eyes red and tears freely flowing down her cheeks. He so badly wanted to comfort her, but he was too busy trying to grasp the situation, and he was smart enough to realize that she'd outright reject his help after being away from him for so long. He had a feeling that she still harbored a world of regret over sending the letter, and he couldn't blame her. It still burned inside of him like a raging inferno, the thought of it angering him greatly, but he still wanted her to be a part of his life either way. He then looked back up to check the building out, then bowing his head back down in disappointment. He had given this up a few years ago, presumably for good, and now it was back to bite him in the ass. Why could he never escape this? Why was all he was asking himself as he balled his fists up and gritted his teeth, doing his absolute best to keep his emotions in check.

Down on the floor, Kimberly was still sobbing. But her thoughts weren't on what was currently going on around her. Rather, she was in a daydream, a fantasy land. She was back home in Florida, and the sun was beginning to set on the day. Neveah was out with her friends at the movies, so Kimberly had the house to herself, watching the sunset from her balcony as Tom Jones was heard playing in the background. As the light wind whispered through her hair and touched her skin gently, she felt at ease with the world around her. Her life was good. She was finally happy, content with everything. She had a beautiful, loving daughter who was like her in nearly every aspect of life. She had a great job that paid well and had amazing benefits, not to mention all of the friends she had there to boot. She had a gorgeous house in a nice neighborhood, she had her gold medals...she had everything she could ever ask for, except for one thing. She'd trade everything she had, with the exception of her daughter, for one thing, and that was for someone to hold her and tell her "I love you." Looking at the hills in the distance from her position on the balcony, then looking down at the streets in her neighborhood as people walked their dogs and children rode by on their bycicles, a sad grin crept across Kimberly's lips as she rubbed her bare shoulder, before something inside the house caught her attention. Turning around and walking back inside, she saw a man with his back turned to her, facing the front door. Not thinking twice about whether it could be a burglar or anything of the sort, she approached the man with great intrigue, but also great caution. The man stood straight up, still facing the door, and sighed. Instantly, she thought it was Andrew finally coming back home to her. She put her hand on the man's shoulder and turned him around, but was utterly shocked to see Tommy standing there, a big smile on his lips, his face lit up with excitement. She was floored by this revelation, and she went to say something, but Tommy hushed her and put his fingers on her lips. Once more, she went to say something, but this time Tommy kissed her, crushing his lips against hers as she didn't fight to resist, willingly letting him do it. It had been so long since she experienced it, and it felt good. But then he stopped, pulled away and began to laugh maniacally. She tried to step back but his grip around her arms tightened, there was no use in fighting it. Soon, Tommy Oliver began to melt away...and Lord Zedd was in his place, his evil cackle chilling her heart as she opened her eyes, the nightmare over it would seem, letting out a piercing shrill that startled everyone in the room, including the robot. Aisha walked over and sat down next to her old friend and began to comfort the rattled former Pink Ranger as everyone cast them concerned looks.

All six of them had no idea what to expect. But they were all thinking the same thing at one point or another.

"What the fuck is going on here!?"

Luckily for them, the robot at the head of the room was ready and able to explain everything to the six humans in front of him.

"Now, I know what you are all thinking...and believe me, I know how it feels after going through it for the first time in a while...but you all have to bear with me here", he began as neither of the guys or girls offered anything in the form of objection. "You all must be wondering what you just saw, what just happened to your bodies, and where you currently are at the moment, and I have all of the answers you seek. Don't be afraid, because I know deep down, you all remember this place, and you all remember me, no matter how hard you try to forget. You could never forget the bond that you all shared with one another."

Everyone but Kimberly turned their heads to face Alpha as he stood his ground, his circular head bobbing back and forth with each word he spoke. They all didn't know what to think. They felt lost, left out in the dark with no sense of direction. Here they all were, in the place they once collectively called their second home, the Command Center. At least they thought that this was the Command Center. But...

"How can this be?", Billy managed to choke out as he was still fighting the nausia inside his body, leaning back on a panel to make sure he didn't fall down from the exhaustion.

"That's a very good question, Billy. As some of you may know, many years ago, the Command Center was blown up, destroyed by Rito Revolto and Goldar as they attempted to steal the Zeo Crystal for their own evil gains. While me and Zordon managed to get to the Power Chamber in the nick of time and the Zeo Crystal was saved by those who held the Zeo powers, the Command Center was gone forever, reduced to a pile of rubble and debris. From there, the Power Chamber was moved just west of the old Command Center ruins, and the rest is history, for those of you who know", Alpha noted as he turned his head ever so slightly towards Tommy, as he snorted and smirked. "He must of done his homework...", Tommy thought to himself as Alpha continued on.

"After me and Zordon made our way back to Eltar, Zordon was kidnapped by Divatox while the Space Rangers tried to find him and dealt with Astronema, Darkonda, Ecliptor and Dark Spector. It was soon thereafter that I learned of the impending war that was about to be waged between the United Alliance Of Evil and the remaining strongholds of good in the universe, the Space Rangers included. So while Eltar fell under attack, naturally, I was singled out by Dark Spector's forces and thus, a bounty was put out on me. While they gave chase and searched the planet for me, I decided that the best thing to do was play dead. And that's exactly what I did. I scrounged up old body parts that I had discarded over the years and littered them out in an open field. They did no further investigations as to how it happened or who did it. They had what they wanted, it seemed. So while I sadly bid farewell to Eltar, I fled back down here to Earth. By then, the war had been over and good triumphed in the end. As I made due with living in the mountains, I was on a trip one day, analyzing data from the war when I stumbled upon a rather large rock formation. Intrigued, I made my way to the center of the valley and, as you guessed it, I came across the ruins of the old Command Center."

"They weren't...they weren't...nobody noticed the ruins lying here? Nobody came across it and did anything?", Adam said curtly as he glanced down once more at Aisha and Kimberly, Aisha doing her best to console Kim, who was still crying and had her head down. Alpha went to go say something more about how the Command Center came to be again, but he noticed his old friend in the state she was, and so he began to shuffle over towards her, hoping that she would remember him and therefore stop crying. Alpha hated it when he saw his friends cry.

"Kimberly...are you...alright?", he asked as he stood mere feet from her and Aisha as Aisha jerked her head upwards to look at Alpha, instantly waving him off and whispering to him that now wasn't the time to try and see if she was alright. Alpha nodded his head and exhaled a sigh loud enough for Kimberly to hear. Looking up, she saw Alpha and instantly began to cry harder, muttering to herself, "This can't be, this can't be...", before finally letting out another shrill scream and yelling, "Why is this happening to me!? Why the fuck is this happening to me!!", before Aisha grabbed her head and cradled it in her arms, Kim's chestnut hair covering her face as she sobbed uncontrollably, her head resting in Aisha's arms and on her shoulder while Alpha backed away and proceeded to move on with the story.

"So as I was saying before, friends, I came across the ruins and was amazed to find them as they had been left when I last saw them many years ago. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy and shocked at the same time. I couldn't believe it was left that way, so right then and there, I made a choice to go back to Eltar and equip myself with the proper tools so that the building you are in right now would be rebuilt to it's former glory", he quipped as everyone but Kim, who still had her head buried in Aisha's hands, looked astounded at what he was saying. None of them wanted to believe him, but they found themselves slowly doing so, slipping back into that sense of familiarity that came with being inside the compounds of their old secret post.

"You came back down here with all those tools?", Rocky asked, surprise in his voice.

"Well, no, I didn't make one trip, Rocky. I would come down here for months at a time, beginning from scratch and making my way upwards. As you must realize, it took me a great deal of time to finish building it back to what it was, so I would enlist help from fellow Eltarians to make sure this place would be operational. And one week ago, the Command Center was up and running again."

The gang stared in disbelief at their surroundings. Even now, years after they had all surrendered their powers and moved on with their lives, they could always remember what the Command Center looked like on the outside and inside, through old photographs or their own memories. And it looked exactly the same. The only thing that was missing...was the man that brought them all together in the first place.

"Before I ask the obvious question that is probably on everyone else's mind...my first few questions are...how did you know where to find us? How did you know what happened? Did you have prior warning about it? Can you tell us anything about what we just saw? Was it all smoke and mirrors? Or was...was it the real deal?", Tommy asked in rapid fire succession, while everyone nodded their heads in agreement, though rather uneasily.

"You are in a state of shock, Tommy. All of you are, some more so than others", Alpha trailed off, stealing a look at the down-trodden Kimberly, hints of sadness in his voice as he continued on. "It is alright. I was expecting this from you all. I take it you all think that this is some sick, horrible dream where Lord Zedd has returned to destroy the balance of peace that Angel Grove has been enjoying for many years, that he has come back to make your lives a living hell and to kill everything in his path until he has total control over Earth. Am I right in this thinking?", Alpha said without any hesitation and without any fear. The group looked at each other, their eyes interlocking with one another, before looking back at Alpha and nodding their heads slowly in agreement once more.

"You then are all probably thinking about what could possibly be coming next. Thinking about why I have called you six here, the auditorium under siege, Angel Grove being heavily bombarded, your friends left behind to fend for themselves while innocent civilians flee for their very lives, some lives already lost. You're all thinking that I've called you here to ask you the single biggest question of your lives...again."

Stunned silence befell the gang as the only sounds heard were Alpha's voice echoing off the walls and Kimberly's soft sobs. This was all too surreal, too damn realistic for it to be a nightmare. Could Zedd really be back? Could Angel Grove really be the battle grounds for evil's hostile takeover once again? Could the Command Center and Alpha be a mirage, or the real thing? Could the gang all really be standing here in this room, reunited as a group for the first time in over a decade? There were so many questions to be answered, but it seemed there was so little time to answer them. Alpha let them stand in their silence for a few moments before speaking perhaps the most chilling words any of them had ever heard him speak.

"Right now you're probably thinking that now is the time when the nightmare ends and you wake up, huh?"

Everyone stood up, rigid as a board, fear in their eyes as Billy's jaw dropped, before he doubled over, doing his best to contain his dinner, while Adam and Rocky put their hands on their foreheads and began to think the situation over. Aisha closed her eyes and bit her lower lip, her grip on Kim's head getting tighter as Kim said something about how this was the worst night of her life, while Tommy, the fearless leader and man who had gone through more powers, weapons and color changes than any other Power Ranger in history, stood there, a blank, emotionless expression on his face. But his mind was a machine, whirring in motion with many thoughts racing through the bowels of his brain as he stared at Kimberly, wanting to be the one holding her, before his eyes were averted back to Alpha. "This can't be happening to me, not again, not after I drained my Dino Gem of all it's power and tucked it away in the house...I'm so fucking sick of this coming back to haunt me! Why the hell did I ever agree to become a Ranger in the first place! Damn it! Damn it all to hell!"

"Well, my friends...I am sorry to inform you that this is indeed not a dream. It may seem nightmarish, but that's the reality of seeing your mortal enemy before your eyes again. This is all real. This is all true. To go back to your earlier questions, Tommy...I knew where to find you because when I was doing my nightly scan of Angel Grove to see if there was any power source that related to ex-Rangers or anything of the sort, the readings I got back tonight were absolutly off the charts. So upon further investigation, I did the mathematics and figured out that today was your high school reunion and anniversary as being the protectors of Earth. It was nice to see you all together again after so many years of being apart. But sadly, that all changed in a matter of moments. I had been detecting unusual bio-rythyms coming from, of all places, the Moon, but whenever I tried to get a lock on them, they suddenly disappeared, as if they knew I was trying to lock onto them. I tried my best to keep as many tabs on it as possible, but it was like trying to find the proverbial needle in the haystack. Only tonight was I able to get a distinctive reading on it, but by then, Zedd and his forces had already burned a giant hole in the side of your auditorium and reverted back to his old ways. I did not have prior warning about their attack other than the information I just provided you with. What you all just saw and felt was indeed the real deal. I am sorry, my friends. But Lord Zedd...and his army...is indeed back."

The weight of the words Alpha just spoke to them crashed down on all six of them like an anvil being dropped from a ten story high building. All of their worst fears had come into the light and were proven to be real. Silence was golden as the gang looked around at each other with looks of uncertainty plastered all over their faces, while Kimberly finally looked up and had the same look on her face as well, albeit her face was damp with her own tears and her make-up and mascara was running, giving her the look of someone who had been running in the rain for far too long. Alpha let them all wallow in their silence as he turned around and began to shuffle his way back towards the door he originally came out from. As he did so, he ducked out of sight, and the former Rangers finally found their voices, some of them in disbelief, some of them none too pleased...but they were all scared. And it showed on their faces and in their voices.

"Can you...uh, can you believe that?", was the first thing that Adam said as he took out his cell phone to see if Tanya had called him or sent him a text about her whereabouts or her condition, but nothing. He tried calling her but saw that he got no reception whatsoever, so he threw his arms up in defeat as he tucked his phone away.

"No. No, I don't believe it. I don't believe one bit of it. It has to be some sort of joke. All of this, it's gotta be just one sick ploy to fuck with our heads since we're all in the same place for our reunion and anniversary. That's what this all is...a goddamn joke...", Billy said as he stood upright, the nausia seemingly gone from his body as he shook his head in denial.

"This is so messed up, guys", Aisha began as she still held onto Kimberly, who by now had finally stopped sobbing, but looked like she couldn't talk at all. "How do we know that he...er, Alpha is telling the truth? How do we even know that that's Alpha? For all we know, that could be an impostor or something like that! Billy could be right! This could all just be a big, sick joke!", she exclaimed as she stroked the side of Kim's face and rested her chin on the top of Kim's head, being the rock she always was for her former best friend.

"I don't know, you guys. That all seemed pretty damn real to me, seeing Zedd, Goldar and Rito like that. Not to mention the Putties and Tengas coming up from...from the floor like that. And Zedd's laugh...it sent chills up my spine like never before. If this is a joke, this has got to be the most elaborate joke that has ever been concieved..", Rocky said as his words trailed off, his eyes looking up at the ceiling while he let out a deep sigh.

"I saw this coming."

Everyone looked at Tommy, who, until just now, had kept quiet the entire time, sans for his few questions earlier. All of them gave him puzzled looks, trying to understand his cryptic words, but unable to grasp them. Did he know something that they didn't?

"What'd you just say, Tommy?", Billy asked sternly as his eyes remained fixed on Tommy, while he stared down at the floor, not making eye contact with any of them. The phone call from Terry, the recording of the laugh, not to mention recurring nightmares that he'd been having were enough justification for Tommy to say that.

"I said, I saw this coming."

"Yeah, and what makes you say that?", Aisha asked bluntly as she stood up and helped guide Kimberly to her feet as well.

"The fact that I had gotten a phone call from my contact in NASA, Terry Ortega, telling me of unusual and suspicious behavior on the Moon's surface. Not to mention the fact that world renouned scientist Ed Tillman has gone missing, his house ransacked and destroyed. It was all over the local papers. I myself, didn't believe it at first, but when I did the math and Rocko here played an old voice recording of Zedd's cackle, I knew something was wrong. Sure, I didn't act like it, but deep down, I knew. It also doesn't help that I've been having on and off nightmares about this very thing happening again. One night it would be Rita, the next it'd be Zedd, hell, I even had some visions where Ooze, Mondo, Machina, Gasket, Divatox or Mesogog would come back as well. But it was mostly either Zedd or Rita, and for the longest time I was fearing that one of them might come back into our lives. Tonight confirmed those fears."

"You didn't tell me or Jason about any of this!? What the fuck, dude? We live together! We run a dojo together! You and me, we helped Jason put this together! Why the hell didn't you let one of us know about these? We would of helped!", Rocky near-screamed, the anger evident in his voice as he looked like he was ready to strangle Tommy for not saying anything sooner.

"I didn't tell you or Jase because I didn't want to burden you with what I thought were silly nightmares. I didn't know how you'd react if I said anything. I know now how you'd of reacted. And most importantly, I didn't want you two getting hysterical and suggest that I force my students...my own Rangers...to use their powers and go back into action. They're like my children. And I would never, EVER force them to go through hell again", Tommy said fiercly as Rocky went to protest, but was shot a firm look from Adam and Billy, their eyes telling him to not say a word. But then something clicked inside of Tommy's head.

"Oh my god...Jason! The rest of them! Holy shit, I have to know if they're alright!"

Immidiately, Tommy hurridly walked towards the viewing globe, smacking it, twisting it, turning it, doing whatever he could to try and get a better reception, as if the viewing globe was an old television set. Aisha, Rocky, Billy and Adam followed suit, while, not surprisingly, Kim stayed behind, her face buried in her hands as she was still reeling from this topsy-turvy, emotional ride. After smacking it a few more times, Billy stepped forward and began to work his magic, inspecting the globe to see if a better picture could be found on a different frequency. As Billy did that and Rocky, Adam, and Aisha watched him anxiously, Tommy slipped out from the crowd and turned back towards the circle of panels, where straight ahead, Kimberly was leaning up against one, right in front of the empty tube, which served as an ominious guardian of sorts. Tommy stepped forward, his eyes fixated on her as he watched her languish in sadness. Soon, he found himself mere feet from her as she still didn't look up, not noticing that her former teammate and lover was right in front of her. He cleared his throat loud enough to get her attention, and her head rose from her hands and soon met the gaze of his hazel eyes. She quickly closed hers and turned the other way, a hurt expression on Tommy's face as he attempted to move closer to her, but she immidiately waved him off as she struggled to find the strength to speak to the man she let go after not speaking to him for so many years.

"Hey", was all Tommy could manage at this point, his hands in his pockets as he sadly looked at the girl he still harbored feelings for. It broke his heart to see her like this, and he wanted nothing more for her to let him back in and let him help her, let him be there for her. But he knew it would probably never be the same between them, no matter how much he wanted it to be. Life works in cruel ways like that.

"So I take it that it was you under the hat and in the jacket?", Kim said solemnly, remembering the mysterious figure from the reunion that she had danced with.

"Look, Kimberly, all I wanted to do was--"

"Find a way to get close to me without actually being yourself? That's some new grounds for you, Tommy. I'm impressed."

Her words were dripping with sarcasm and the faintest hint of sadness, almost like she didn't want to say them. Tommy felt as if he had just gotten punched in the gut a few times, the wind taken completely out of his sails. But, he reasoned with himself, at least she was talking to him. That had to count for something.

"Kim, all I wanted to do was to speak with you, okay? That's all I've wanted for the past eleven years is to speak with you! Eleven years, Kim! I'm not here to play games, I'm not here to beg you to take me back, and I'm not here to tell you that...", Tommy said, stopping himself from revealing the feelings he had for Kimberly all along; that he still loved her. She turned back to face him, intrigue in her eyes and confusement on her face. He had piqued her interest.

"You're not here to tell me what, Tommy?", she said, hoping that he'd say what she thought he would say, while at the same time fearing for her life if he said it. Tommy choked on his words, trying to get them out, but found himself not being able to do so.

"I'm not here to tell you about how miserable I've been, how you broke my heart and nearly ruined my life with that damn letter. I'm over all of it", Tommy said flatly as Kim appeared to be glad and deflated all at once with his answer. Part of her didn't want to let him back into her life after being out of it for so long. But part of her still clung to the hope that what they once had could be rekindled.

"Thanks for saving me the pity party. Lord knows I've been through enough of those tonight", Kim muttered as she began looking for a napkin or a towel to dry her face off and make her look less frightening, at least in her eyes. "Ugh, no wonder why this place isn't nearly as good for having emotional breakdowns like home is. At least back home I'd be making myself look decent again!", she whined as she crossed her arms and pouted, a soft smile creeping across Tommy's lips as he remembered when she would throw these mini temper tantrums when they were still together. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a napkin, extending his hand forward. She saw this and, after hesitating for a brief moment, took the napkin out of his hand and began to clean herself up a bit. Even after all these years, he still looked out and cared for her. Her heart, if it wasn't already broken by tonight's events, was breaking even more after this small, but kind gesture on Tommy's behalf.

"Thanks. You didn't need to do that."

"I had a spare one on me. Figured you'd need it more than I would."

"With the way I look and feel, I would certaintly hope so."

"Heh, yeah. It hasn't been easy for any of us. But we'll be fine. We always pulled through when we were a team. We'll pull through again."

"I can only pray that we do..."

"We will, Kimberly."

"Tommy..."

"Yes?"

Kim finished wiping away the streaks of tears from her face and looked a little better, throwing the napkin over her shoulder and fixing her hair so that it didn't look like a complete mess. She then looked Tommy in the eyes and smiled, waving him over, inviting him to sit next to her. Tommy looked surprised to see this as he took the few steps forward and sat down next to her. She even surprised herself by doing this, but it was too late to push him away like she had done so many times before.

"How are you? Jason told me a lot about how far the school you, him and Rocky own has come. He also mentioned something about you becoming..."

"A Power Ranger again? Yeah. It's true. I was the Black Dino Ranger, along with my four students. After that phase came and went though, I re-assesed my life and decided that while teaching was fun, I just didn't want to do it anymore. So I decided to join up with those two and now the three of us run the dojo."

"Black, huh? Just couldn't wait to add one more color to your collection, could you?", Kim joked as his chest of colors had already included green, white and red.

"Hey, say what you want, but black suited me well. A lot more than red did, at least."

"Still have an affection for the colors white and green, don't you?"

"Yeah, I guess so. But I could say the same about you and pink."

"Well, fortunatly, that was, and still is, the only color for me. I don't know what I'd have done if I ever had to switch colors. I'd probably have thrown a fit."

The fact that this conversation was even happening because of the fucked up events that had occurred was not lost on Tommy. This is what he wanted, what he pined for for eleven years. Were the circumstances that caused it to be perfect? Definatly not. But at least they were talking. And that's all that mattered to Tommy as he continued on.

"That sounds like the Kimberly Hart I used to know. Throw a fit over something until you got your way. Don't think I've forgotten how stubborn you were, Ms. Hart."

"You're one to talk, Mr. Oliver. Don't tell me you didn't whine like a baby when you told me how much you hated changing over from white to red. I remember how much you complained to me over the phone."

"That's because I was being serious. Red was never my color. It was always either Jase's or Rocko's. Believe me, I'd of given everything to switch back to white during that time of my life. It was just...natural to me."

"Tommy..."

"Yes...Beautiful?"

Tommy's eyes widened with fear as he realized what he had just said. Kimberly quickly turned her head and looked a tad bit mortified to hear him say that to her, no matter how happy it made her feel inside to hear him call her that again. Tommy promptly smacked himself on the forehead while Kim nervously giggled, trying to dismiss it as a simple brain fart on his part, but secretly hoping he had meant to call her that.

"Listen, uh, I'm sorry I said that, it completley slipped, and uh..."

"Oh, it's fine, I understand, it was a roll of the tounge and yeah, well..."

Both of them stopped speaking upon hearing the door open behind them. Emerging from the darkened room was Alpha with a small bag in his hands as he padded his way across the aisleway towards the group, who had all re-assembled in the center of the room, watching his every movement carefully as he stopped a few feet away from them, the bag still in his hand.

"What were you doing in there, Alpha?", questioned Rocky as the rest of them nodded their heads in agreement, wondering just what the little robot was up to while he departed.

"It took me forever to find them, but I finally did", he said, using his free hand to point to the bag in his other one. All six of them curiously eyed the bag, imagining what it's contents could be.

"Find what?", asked Billy.

Alpha sighed and began to unravel the tie that was holding the bag together. It was now or never.

"Friends...what I am about to ask of you all is quite possibly the single biggest question that you will ever hear in your entire lives..."

As the bag began to come undone, a small glimmer of gold light peeked through the opening. The six former Rangers eyes widened as the contents of the bag became known. It couldn't be. There was no way. They were all destroyed. But yet...the question was asked...and their lives would be drastically changed forever...again.

"Are you ready?"

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The auditorium, or what was left of it, was slowly starting to crumble, the attacks that had been done to it's structure were causing it to bend, break, basically fall apart nearly as everyone either cowered in fear or tried their best to outrun the Putty Patrollers and Tenga Warriors that seemingly spawned from the depths of Hell. Nobody dared to try and run out of the decaying building as long as those horrible creatures were still around, keeping guard so that everyone would suffer and possibly die. That thought right there caused shivers to go up Jason's spine. Zedd never intentionally tried to kill anyone when he first came back. Perhaps this was another person taking the throne? Could Zedd have produced a son? Many questions raced through his head as he, Zack, Trini, Tanya and Kat were huddled up in the farthest corner, out of sight of the Putties and Tengas as they roamed the room to make sure that nobody dared escaping. What had started out as a great night for all of them quickly turned into a living nightmare.

"What the shit are we gonna do?", Zack whispered to nobody in particular as he curled himself up into a ball, his back against the wall as he put his head down on his knees.

"I don't know man, I don't know. We're trapped here, and unless we can think of something or God himself decides to lend us a hand in getting the hell out of here, we're all screwed. Man what I wouldn't give to be in possession of the Golden Power Staff right about now!", he softly exclaimed as Katherine turned her head and gave her fiance a puzzled look. He looked her straight in the eyes and then said, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"Golden Power Staff, huh? I thought you were the one that had the mad on for red. Why the Golden Power Staff all of a sudden?", she asked simply, still confused with his answer.

"That kind of just came out, actually. Usually, I'm wishing for my old Power Sword...but man, when I was the Gold Ranger...I felt like I had the power of the entire universe at my disposal", he stated, fondly remembering his time spent wielding those powers.

"Are you sure that just wasn't your ego talking?", Tanya whispered as Trini, Zack and Katherine all laughed in hushed tones as Zack's eyes went from looking at Trini's face to what was behind her. His eyes widened with the slightest hint of joy as he tappped Jason on the shoulder to get his attention, hoping that he would catch on immidiatley.

"Hey Jase, do you see what I see?", Zack said hurridly as the tapping on Jason's shoulder became more rapid and annoying, Jason finally turning his head to see what the hell Zack was so damn excited about. When his eyes fell onto the object that Zack was pointing at, he too hatched a big ol' smile on his face as he inched towards it to get a better look.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?", Jason asked.

"What are you guys doing?", asked a concerned Trini, startling both men, as she had been silent the entire time since Tommy and the rest of them disappeared and the goons started taking control of everything. If there was one person who knew Jason and Zack better than they knew themselves, it was her. And she could sense what they were thinking. She didn't like it one bit.

"Why do you ask?", Zack said as nonchalontly as possible, trying his best to avoid eye contact with Trini, but failing miserably.

"If you guys are thinking of using that brick as a distraction to get our hides out of here, you're both dumber than I originally thought you were!", she said sternly as Jason tried to protest but found himself with Katherine's hand in his face. It was obvious who's side she was taking on this little affair. Tanya looked at the two men and shook her head in disbelief. That made three against two. Not that Jason and Zack cared. They were used to being outnumbered.

"Listen here guys. Do you wanna let the building collapse on all of these innocent civilians and watch them die while we argue and sit on our hands, not doing anything about it? I know that me and Jase here aren't! Just because the power doesn't protect us anymore, doesn't mean we can't do what we were chosen to do all those years ago by Zordon and Alpha! We'll always be Power Rangers in spirit, and that's all the reassurance we need to make sure that we save ourselves and most importantly, save the innocents here!"

Jason sat there, his arms folded across his big, muscular chest, nodding his head approvingly while the three females sat in silence, Zack's words hitting them hard and hitting them fast, like a blow to the chest or the aftershock of an explosion going off right in front of them. As the thought of the weight those words carried, they all remembered the sacred bond they all shared as being one of Zordon's Rangers. While the girls thought about what he had just said, Zack grabbed the item in question, which turned out to be a rather large brick that had flown all over the place, much like the other bricks that were strewn across the floor from the crater that Zedd had created when he first reappeared. The three females thought back to times when they thought they were going to give up the power; Trini when she tried (and eventually did) overcome her fear of heights when rescuing Billy from certain doom; Katherine, when Numbor had used her poor self esteem to make her feel light as a feather (before she realized that inner beauty is more important); and Tanya, when she was offered the recording deal by the big time record company (which she turned down in order to stay behind and continue being a Ranger). Right then and there, the girls looked at each other and nodded their heads, before looking at the men before him and giving them their answers.

"I'm in", Trini said simply, a grin on her face.

"Let's do this thing", Tanya said with a big smile.

"What did you two have in mind?", Katherine asked, always the cautious one.

"Alright, what me and Zack-Man here had in mind was one of the simplest ways of tricking someone...even something as dumb as those clay-heads and bird-brains. A kid could do this", Jason said lightly as he looked around to make sure nobody was listening in on this conversation."It's rather simple...Zack's gonna go hide behind that large piece of the wall, and when he's fully hidden, I'll look in the direction of the opening and scream at Zack to book it, and thus the Putties and Tengas will look in the direction that I'm yelling. When they've got their backs turned, I'll smash one of them in the back of the head with the brick, and then we'll go into full attack mode from there. We've taken them before, we can take them again. Once we've got a good portion of them down for the count, we'll begin to evacuate this place and get all these people to safety. And then we'll just run. Run as far as we can. Hopefully I'll be able to get a hold of Tommy or one of them and we can meet up. After that, I don't know what we'll do, we'll just have to play the cards we've all been dealt", Jason said as calmly as he possibly could have. Though the plan had worked for them when they actually had the power in their possession, now was a whole different ballgame. Jason hadn't had the power ever since he personally deactivated his old morpher after Operation Forever Red on the Moon, and Zack, Trini, Kat and Tanya hadn't had the power in over a decade. He began to wonder if this was such a good idea, but the fierce leader inside of him wouldn't let those doubts rise to the surface. They were pushed down and he knew that he was doing the right thing. But before he could even give Zack the cue to go hide, he saw that Zack was already hiding behind the giant slab of the wall. He had to give Zack credit where credit was due, he was still as fast as lightning, even after all these years. He looked at Katherine and he could feel the love in her motions and sense it in her eyes. He sensed the trust and faith in Tanya's and Trini's eyes as well.

It was time.

"GO ZACK, RUN!"

The Putties and Tengas turned their ugly mugs in the direction of Jason's voice, only to find that nobody was running away. As they stood there, confused and scratching their heads, Jason stood up and slowly began to creep up behind one of them, hoping that he wouldn't be heard as he carried the brick in his hand, chomping at the bit to smash it across the back of that vile creature's head. But just when he was in range to lunge forward and initiate the attack, he stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes wide with fear as the sound filtered through the air, the Putties and Tengas turning around to face their would-be attacker. The ringing noise told Jason that it was Kimberly's daughter, Neveah, calling him, probably to see how her mother and her "Uncle Jay" were doing, being that she was cooped up in her hotel room all by herself. As the Putties and Tengas eyed him menacingly, Jason could tell that they were sizing him up for the kill. His heart was beating rapidly, like it wanted to explode out of his chest. He didn't look back at the rest of the group, but he could just knew that the horror of the situation was not lost on them. What happened next was a blur, but Jason knew that it was the only way to salvage everyone's lives. Grunting his kiya, he raised the brick above his head and brought it down upon the nearest Putty's head, knocking it senseless as he then thrusted his fist downward onto the 'Z' on it's chest, causing it to shatter into a million pieces. One down, god knows how many more to go.

"Alright, let's go! Move it! We've got to do this now!", Jason roared as he turned back to face his friends, who by now were all on their feet as they ran to the civilians and told them to start running for safety, to get out of the building before the inevitable happened. Jason ducked under the fist of a Putty, taking it down with a leg sweep before hitting the Z and destroying it. Left and right, the people in the burning auditorium ran for the giant, crater-sized hole in the size of the building and fled for safety, with Kat, Trini and Tanya directing them outside, while Jason and Zack battled with the Putties and Tengas, albeit with great difficulty. It had been far too long since either man had been forced to use their martial arts skills.

"Augh, I hate birds! I hate them! How the hell do we get rid of them, Jase!?", Zack screamed as he parried an attack from a Tenga and flipped over it's head, kicking it in the back and sending flying into a group of it's own as Zack wiped some sweat from his forehead before hitting a spin kick that knocked a Putty down, before he rammed his fist into it's Z, destroying it before he was confronted with a group of them.

"It's been too fucking long man! Just try to hold them at bay while the civilians escape!", Jason shouted back as he grabbed a Tenga by the wrist, twisted it, and then flipped it onto it's back as he saw the last of the civilians escape. By now, the Putties and Tengas had advanced on Kat, Trini and Tanya, and the three girls were holding their own, but he knew that it was time for them to book it as well.

"Alright, we gotta go! Come on Zack, forget them, we can outrun them if we get out in the open!", Jason yelled as he waved for the girls to come to where he was, while Zack was sent spinning out of control in their direction. After helping him to his feet, the five of them quickly saw that they were slowly being surrounded by the beasts, their eyes darting back and forth as the Putties and Tengas closed in on them. Seeing a small opening, the five of them burst through and began to run for their lives, running hard and fast into downtown Angel Grove, near the park, where hopefully they'd be able to lose them and get an idea on where Tommy and the rest of them disappeared to. But before they began their sprint towards the park, Jason stopped himself and hid behind a tree, telling the others to go ahead of him that he'd catch up eventually. Pulling out his cellphone, he began texting a message, hastily mashing the buttons on his phone before sending it and beginning his run towards the park himself. As he ran, his heart racing and the blood fiercly pumping through his veins, one thought crossed his mind as he ran and never turned back.

"Tommy's going to want to kill me for this..."

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Hayley's Cyberspace Cafe was closed for the night, but you wouldn't be able to tell judging from the four teenagers sitting down around the television set, watching a late night horror slasher flick while Hayley herself brought out a few empty boxes, tapping her foot on the floor and her hand on the counter in an attempt to get the kids attention, to no avail. Sighing loudly in mild disappointment, she cleared her throat, and after the third time, only did the kids turn around to face her.

"Hey Hayley, what's up?", asked Conner as if the empty boxes on the counter of the bar weren't enough of a clue as to what they were supposed to be doing.

"Oh, you know, just standing here, waiting for these boxes to grow legs and throw themselves in the dumpster while you guys watch your movie and I do all the work you're supposed to be helping me with", she said sarcastically as Conner lowered his head, feeling guilty for sitting down on the job.

"We're sorry Hayley, we've just been bored out of our...", Ethan went to say, but stopped when he saw the stern look on Hayley's face to see what she wasn't joking. There was a lot of stuff in kitchen that needed to be stocked and the front of the house also had to look presentable tomorrow as Hayley was planning on having Tommy and the other original Power Rangers over for a party in honor of their anniversary. And from the look of it, it appeared that it a snail could do a better job than the kids as they were still huddled around the television. "I mean, er, we'll be right there to help out! No sirree, we aren't bored, we're glad we're here to help you out and prepare for the party tomorrow!"

"Nice save, Ethan", Trent muttered under his breath as he took his arm that was wrapped around Kira's shoulder and put it up to defend himself from Ethan's playful shove as they got to their feet to stretch their bodies.

"Hayley's right though, you guys. I mean, we have some serious work to do here if we want to impress the original Power Rangers", Kira reasoned as she herself stood up and went to go turn the television off, but was stopped by Conner, who was entranced in the movie. "Conner, seriously, we have to get back to work."

"Yeah yeah, I'll be right there after the commercial comes up, then I promise I'll get back to work", Conner said as he kept his eyes glued to the television set.

"Ugh, you never fail to amaze me, Conner", Kira said, rolling her eyes and throwing her hands up in defeat as she turned around to help Hayley throw the boxes in the dumpster while Ethan and Trent began to maneuver the chairs and tables to make sure there was adequate space for everyone tomorrow. The two boys began to make conversation about it while Conner was still sitting down, the movie having taken over his brain it seemed.

"Man, tomorrow's gonna be so sick! I thought meeting Jason and Rocky was cool, I can't wait to meet the original Blue Ranger! I think Dr. O said his name was Billy, but from what he told me, he's as big a computer freak as I am! That's gonna be so awesome!", Ethan excitedly exclaimed as he moved a few chairs to the side to set up a table while Trent chuckled.

"Don't pop a vein there buddy, the time will come soon enough. But yeah, I really want to meet Adam, I think his name was, the second Black Ranger and second Green Ranger after Dr. O. Dr. O had nothing but nice things to say about him when I asked", Trent commented as he set up a folding chair and tucked it in near the table he and Ethan set up. Kira and Hayley re-entered, only to see Ethan and Trent doing the work while Conner still had his butt firmly planted on the couch.

"Conner McKnight!", Hayley said loudly as Conner snapped out of his stupor and turned to face her. "What are you doing!? Get back to work, mister!"

"I said that I would after the commercial!", he whined as he didn't feel like getting up and doing any work. Why put off today what you could do tomorrow was his thought process about the entire thing. "And besides, I don't know why we need to do the majority of the work tonight anyways! They're all not expected to be here until at least two in the afternoon tomorrow!"

"Conner, just stop being so damn lazy and help out a little. It won't kill ya, alright? It's not like we're asking you to fight Mesogog, Zeltrax and Elsa all by yourself!", Kira shot back as Conner rolled his eyes and sighed in defeat, getting up off the couch and bringing an empty bowl that once was filled with popcorn with him and placing it on the counter, before going to help Ethan and Trent. "So, what were you two talking about when we came in?"

"Oh, we were talking about what original Ranger we want to meet the most", Ethan said plainly. "I said I wanted to meet the original Blue Ranger, Billy, and Trent here said he wanted to meet the second Black Ranger, Adam. Who do you wanna meet the most?"

"Well...I know she didn't wear my color and all...but I'd really love to meet Kimberly. Dr. O, Jason and Rocky have gushed on about her, saying how much of a great girl she is, so I really want to see if they were right. And plus, she had the pterodactyl as a Zord and she plays guitar. We have that much in common", Kira said shyly as she put a covering over the table while Trent, Conner and Ethan snickered. "What? Why're you three laughing? So what if I want to meet the original Pink Ranger the most!"

"It's not that, Kira, believe me. It's just, maybe Dr. O was right about comparing you to her. And I totally knew you were gonna say that", Trent said as he winked at her, Kira's face flushed red now as she turned away, knowing that the guys would continue to laugh if she let them see her like this.

"So Hayley, what about you? Who do you wanna meet the most out of the original Power Rangers?", asked Conner as he super-sped to the other side of the building to grab a chair before speeding back to where he was mere seconds ago, setting it up.

"To be honest, Tommy's said that they're all incredibly nice people, so I have no real preference. I'd like to meet them all", she said simply as she took out some balloons and streamers to hang on the walls and ceiling, while the kids would blow up the balloons. But just then, as he was moving a table, something on the still-running television caught Conner's eye. It was a live chopper shot of a fire, but he didn't pay any attention at first. But when the words "ANGEL GROVE UNDER ATTACK", he was suckered in. Dropping everything he was doing (literally), he walked back to the television and proceeded to turn the volume up so that he could hear the report better.

"Conner, would you leave the television alone!?", Kira yelled, but he waved her off, shushing her as he continued to listen to the reporter's talk.

"Massive fires...high school reunion wrecked...multiple casulties...strange creatures...auditorium nearly destroyed...on the run..."

"Oh no...", was all Conner could manage as Trent began to pick up on it as well.

"Dude, turn the volume up! Did you guys just hear what I heard?", he called out as Kira and Ethan's interest were now on what the report was saying.

"Unknown assailants...supernatural forces..."

"Did he just say supernatural forces?", Ethan said, a worried look on his face as the headline once again scrolled across the screen.

"ANGEL GROVE UNDER ATTACK"

"Under attack!? From what?!", Kira said as she put her hands over her mouth, scared for what that could possibly mean. Just then, Hayley's phone began to vibrate as the kids still had their attention on the television, fearing the worst, considering the report said that the Angel Grove High School Auditorium was the center of these attacks and that's where Dr. O and the rest of the original Power Rangers were having their high school reunion. Behind them, Hayley let out a shriek as she dropped her phone on the floor, the kids turning around to see what might have caused her to react in such a manner.

"Hayley, are you alright? What happened? Why'd you drop your phone?", asked Conner in rapid fire succession as Hayley bent down to pick up her phone off the ground.

"That's...why", she said, something scaring her nearly to death as she held out her phone for all to read. Conner grabbed the phone and began to read the text message she recieved...from one Jason Lee Scott.

"Hayley -- it's Jason. Don't have much time, but here goes. Auditorium was attacked. Putties, Tengas everywhere. Me, Zack, Trini, Kat and Tanya fled. Lives were lost. Building in flames. Barely got out. On the run now. In short...Lord Zedd is back. We need help. FAST!! Send the kids. We need them real bad. I'm sorry. JLS"

To say that the kids and Hayley were shocked, stunned, scared and fearing for their mentor's friends lives would be an understatement. Nobody said a word as Conner handed Hayley her phone back, his jaw dropped as he stared down at his feet. Kira had her hands covering her entire face now, the fear overcoming her as she tried her best not to break down crying. Trent, trying to be a good would-be boyfriend, put his arm around Kira and pulled her into a hug, his face wrought with disbelief. And Ethan had his hand on his forehead as he took a deep breath and loudly gulped, closing his eyes and shaking his head. After much moments of awkward silence, Conner found his voice and softly spoke up.

"You realize...that we need...to go there...and help them...right?"

Trent, Kira and Ethan looked him straight in the eye and gave him a look like he had four heads. They couldn't believe what he just said.

"Are you serious?", Ethan whispered. "We don't know how to combat those things. We'll die out there."

"Ethan's...Ethan's right, Conner. Mesogog is one thing, but Lord Zedd? Dr. O said he was...well, now is again, I guess, the dark lord of all evil. How can we help them?", Trent said softly as he let Kira go and bit his lip in pure fright.

"What help are we if we don't know what we're doing?", Kira said timidly as she brushed away some of her hair and tried to get a grip of the situation.

"It doesn't matter if we don't know what we're doing or if we've never combated Putty Patrollers or Tenga Warriors. Dr. O's best friend and the rest of the original Rangers need us, need our help. We still have our Dino Gems. We still have the ability to morph and take care of evil. We need to go out there and save them before they all die", Conner said in his best leader voice. While he was dreading this as well, if there was one thing that Dr. O had taught him, it was about looking out for your friends and fellow Power Rangers. And he was not about to let the original Red Ranger die while he sat around and did nothing.

"Conner's right, you guys", said Hayley, earning her questionable and confused looks from the other three as Conner smiled, glad to hear Hayley agree with him on something for once. "They need you. Think of that for a second. The original Power Rangers...need your help. And only your help. What do you think Tommy would say at a time like this?"

"He'd...he'd want us to fight...", Trent said, a defeated look on his face as he did so.

"Exactly. He'd want you to go out there and protect the world. I'm not gonna let you guys get away without doing it. They need you, and you know it. I will do what I can from here. I'll try to see if I can log into Tommy's files about his Ranger history, to see how you can defeat these Putties and Tengas. Until then, hold them at bay and buy them some time. Go. Angel Grove needs a set of heroes. And I'm looking at four of them right now."

Hayley's words ringing true, Trent, Ethan and Kira nodded their heads as their Dino Morphers suddenly appeared on their wrists, ready to be used again.

"I never thought that this would happen again", Ethan said as he shook his head and prepped himself for the rush of energy he was about to feel flow through his body once more.

"You're telling me", Kira muttered incoherently under her breath as she did the same.

"Are you guys ready?", Conner said fiercly. The three of them, while nervous at the prospect of facing off against the unknown, nodded their heads approvingly, while Conner locked eyes with Hayley. She smiled weakly and nodded her head too. Conner did the same as he stepped forward and mouthed "Thank you" to her. It was time.

"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!"

"WHITE RANGER, DINO POWER!"

And with that, in four streaking lights of red, blue, yellow and white, the Dino Rangers were back in business and headed to Angel Grove. As Hayley watched them fly through the skies, one thought came to her head as she grabbed a computer and feverishly began to see if she could access Tommy's files.

"Godspeed, kids. Godspeed."

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By the time the four multi-colored streaks of light appeared at the building that once resembled Angel Grove High School's auditorium, the police, fire squad and paramedics had the fire's nearly out, civilians giving their stories on what happened...and for the first time in forever, body bags were deployed to cart away the charred, destroyed remains of innocent civilians. As the scene was being taken care of, the Dino Rangers landed smack dab in the middle of stretchers carting off the recently deceased to the back of the ambulances. A few of the fire fighters and cops noticed them land as they surveyed the surroundings, and to say that what they saw before them was disturbingly shocking would be an understatement.

"Oh god...", Kira said behind her helmet, her breath taken away at the horrible acts committed by Lord Zedd as she put her gloved hand to her mouth piece, words hard to come by at this rate.

"I never thought that Lord Zedd could be capable of such disgusting acts", said Ethan, remembering what Dr. O had told them about Zedd. Zedd was always a highly dangerous, incredibly horrifying creature, but never did he kill anyone. Until now.

"This is just too surreal. I mean, look at that hole! Look at all these bodies! How could he do such an unspeakable act?", asked Trent to himself, saying it aloud as another row of body bags made their way past the four of them, headed for the morgue downtown.

"Simple. He doesn't care. He doesn't feel compassion. He only feels anger, hate, and utter destruction. From the looks of it, he was trying to kill the original Rangers. No way this attack was intended for anyone but them. But any casulties is good news for him. He's the bringer of death, if there ever was one", Conner said tensly, his own body begining to tense up with every chilling word spoken. Before long, two men walked towards the four teenagers, one an officer, the other a fire fighter. The police officer was a somewhat portly fellow as he made his way over, with the fire fighter being lean and as thin as a stick. The two were conversing, constantly stealing looks at the Dino Rangers as if they would disappear any moment. As they approached, Conner took the initiative to ask them about the prior events.

"Uh, hello officer, hello sir", Conner said as he extended his hand to shake their hands. "Any idea as to what happened out here? We got a distress call from our leader to travel here and see what the commotion was. Anything you can help us out with?"

"First off, I just want to say that we were around when the first Power Rangers started protecting Angel Grove many, many years ago, and we respect, admire and love the Power Rangers. It's good to see that Ranger teams are still around doing what the original Rangers set out to do nearly two decades ago. Anyways, enough with my rambling, I'm Captain Bulkmeier, I supervise the precinct of Angel Grove. But if you'd like, you're more than welcome to call me Bulk", the officer said as the Dino Rangers gasped behind their helmets. They remembered Rocky and Jason telling them about two bullies turned police officers from their teenaged days, and they could only assume that this was indeed them standing in front of them.

"And you are?", Conner said to the firefighter, who was looking back as his team finally succeeded in dousing the flames completely.

"My name is Eugene Skullovitch, I'm the head of the Angel Grove Fire Department. But like my buddy here, you can call me Skull if you'd like", he said with a hint of sadness as he watched another body bag be carted by. The Dino Rangers had goofy grins underneath their helmets, and for good reason. "Jason, Rocky and Dr. O were right about these two; they sure have cleaned themselves up", Kira thought to herself as she shook both men's hands.

"From the sound of you four gasping upon us introducing ourselves, I take it that you've somehow heard of us before?", Bulk asked inquisitvely with a genuine smile on his face as he quickly turned to bark out orders to an officer before turning to face the Dino Rangers.

"Uh yeah, I guess you could say that", Trent said breathlessly. "Our mentor, him and his friends told us about a Bulk and Skull, how they constantly bullied them in high school before they joined the Angel Grove Junior Police Force and turned themselves around. They were right. You two seem nothing like the bullies our mentor and his friends fondly told us about."

"Oh boy, those were the days, eh Bulkie?", Skull said with a smile on his face as he patted his best friend on the shoulder, chuckling at the remberance of their high school days. They surely had come a long way from then. After the Space Rangers conquest in saving Earth and going to the planet Mirinoi to study it with Professor Phenomenous, Bulk returned to the police force and, through the years, slowly made his way to where he is now, earning the captain rank last year for all of his hard work and dedication to the force. Skull, on the other hand, had been left behind as Terra Venture departed for Mirinoi, and thus decided to go to college to get his bachelors degree in dramatic arts, of all subjects. After graduating, he decided to follow a lifelong dream of being a fire fighter and went to work on that, finally getting to the head of the AGFD two years ago.

Not only that, but the two of them decided that, having saved up enough money over the years, decided to venture into the hospitality business, breaking ground on a series of motels named after their friend and father-figure, the late Professor Phenomenus, approprietly naming the motels, "Phenomenus Motels." The first one was built and placed in, where else, Angel Grove, while two others were currently in the process of being built and furnished in San Francisco and Los Angelas, with the possibility of expanding further across California. The two former bullies had indeed come a long way.

"Yeah Skull, I remember those days, walking into Ernie's and causing trouble with Jason, Kim and all of them. Those were indeed the days. Anyways, you mentioned a mentor and friends of his that said they know us. Who were they?", Bulk asked, intrigue in his tone of voice as he kicked aside a rock and studied the Dino Rangers helmets.

"Oh, you uhm, you don't really know them, they just remember going to school with you two and talking about how you two were the big bullies of the school, that's all", Ethan managed to stutter out while doing whatever he could to not tell them that Dr. O was their mentor and Jason and Rocky were the friends in question. "They really liked how you turned yourselves around, though", he added as an exclamation point of sorts as Conner nudged his shoulder, giving him a serious look through his helmet. Though he couldn't see it, Ethan knew that Conner was glaring at him and decided to stop all together.

"Hmm. Always good to know that people gave us a second chance and saw how we turned out, eh Skull?", Bulk said as he nodded his head approvingly, his hand on his chin as he thought about what was going on around him at the moment. "But yes, I don't want to distract you from your jobs, and I'm sure Skull doesn't either", he suddenly said in a serious tone as Skull nodded his head. "We don't really know what exactly happened here. I was alerted to the disturbance about an hour ago, there were several 911 calls placed to the station from people who witnessed it and neighboring houses who heard explosions", he explained as he motioned with his head to the carnage behind him, as a few of his officers were interrogating those who survived but were injured in the attacks. "And I was alerted at the fire department about twenty minutes after Bulk here was, the only thing we were going on was that there were possible civilians stuck in the smoldering mess and that there was a massive case of arson. Other than that, we can't really give you any other information to go on than what we have."

The Dino Rangers thought the situation over as they gazed at the clusterfuck of bodies, ash, brick and resque squad vehicles. From what Dr. O had told them about Zedd, he was never one for mass murdering and the theatrics of blowing up a building that actually had civilians in it. Hell, he never really cared for the citizens of Angel Grove; his only goal was the utter destruction of the Power Rangers, by any means necessary. But even those means didn't mean death back when Zedd first terrorized Angel Grove, his main goal to merely make the Rangers his slaves for eternity and send Zordon packing to a dimension where he would be lost forever. Something just didn't feel right about the entire thing. But the Dino Rangers were determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Alright, well...", Conner began to say before his wrist bracelet beeped, Hayley's scratchy voice coming in over the static. "Yeah Hay, we're here. What's going on?"

"Downtown Angel Grove, the park, that's where the five of them are, and that's where you need to be at this instance. No arguments, just go. I'll let you know what's going on when you get there", she said rather harshly as the static died and Kira looked at Trent, while Ethan looked at Conner, as if they were all searching each other for an answer on how to stop this madness.

"Well you heard the lady on the bracelet, go down there and kick some ass!", Skull exclaimed as he slapped Trent on the shoulder, a smile plastered on his face as he did so. "We'll take care of things here, the situation is under control. Thank you though, for showing up and showing your concern. But we've got it", Bulk said firmly as he nodded his head dutifully at the multi-colored heroes. The four of them nodded back to show their understanding.

"Thank you for all you've done down here. Angel Grove's in safe hands with you two running the police and fire departments", Kira said as the four of them shook Bulk and Skull's hands once more, the sincerity in her voice ever so present.

"No, thank you. Thank you four for giving the world hope. Thank you for giving us all a reason to believe that one day, the world will be rid of evil and we'll all be able to live happy lives", Bulk said as he saluted them. Trent nodded his head, Conner and Ethan both gave each other reassuring looks of confidence while Kira had a sad smile on her face. His words had obviously touched them all as they stepped back to begin teleportation to the park.

"Your faith in us shall be rewarded", Ethan said as the four of them then disappeared in streaks of white, blue, yellow and red lights, while Bulk and Skull watched them teleport until they were out of sight, grins on their faces as they then turned their attention back to each other.

"Hey Bulkie."

"Yeah, Skull?"

"You wish that the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were still around? You know, the original Rangers from our high school days?"

"Yeah, I kind of do still wish they were around. But it's good to see that the Power Rangers as a whole still exist. The originals influence isn't lost on all the Ranger teams after them. It makes me sleep easy at night knowing that the Power Rangers are still protecting the Earth."

"They were the best though, the originals. No disrespect to any team afterwards, but the originals were the best and always will be. They were great."

"You ever find yourself still wondering who the originals were under the helmets, Skull?"

"Bulkie, we're past that phase of our life. We're grown men now."

"I'm well aware of that, but honestly, do you? I know that if they wanted us to know who they were, they would have told us long ago, like the Space Rangers did that one time. But that was the Space Rangers. I'm talking about our Rangers. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers."

"Truthfully, Bulkie...I do. I've always wanted to know, just so I could go up to whoever they are, shake their hands and thank them for risking their lives for so many years. Sure, back when they saved our asses more than once, we may not have realized it then, but now...I realize that they love us all and want to make sure that the citizens of Angel Grove live peaceful lives. I feel like I'm forever indebted to them for their years of service."

"I hear you on that one, Skull. But that's for another day. Come on man, let's clear this place up and get these people the proper help."

The two men sighed as they took one last look at the night sky, the stars blinking as they turned their attention back to cleaning up the wreckage and blocking it off from the public, the reality of their jobs beginning to set back in as Skull went to confer with a fellow fire fighter about disposing of the ashes, while Bulk got information from one of his officers, who had just concluded questioning a rattled victim, a survivor of the attacks.

Miles away, in downtown Angel Grove, the Dino Rangers landed in the park, near the lake, and immidiately began to survey their surroundings. What they saw was an empty field with no signs of any abnormal lifeforms, or human lifeforms, for that matter. Conner supersped from one end to another in the blink of an eye and found nothing. Ethan surveyed the trees and the brush in the distance, but got nothing as well. Kira let out one of her ear-splitting sonic screams to see if anyone would stumble out of the bushes or the darkness, but all that was heard was her scream echoing throughout the night. After the three of them did their business, Trent got on his wrist bracelet and got through to Hayley.

"Hayley, we've got no signs of anyone or anything being here in the park", he began, knowing that Hayley wouldn't be overly excited with what he just said. "It's just the four of us. Conner, Ethan and Kira searched the main perimeter and got nothing in return as far as human bio-rythyms or alien lifeforms went. What do we do next?", he asked, gulping at the posed question.

"You guys found absolutly nothing? That can't be! From what I have here on the computer, there are readings of those things everywhere! And Jason and his friends were just there no less than ten minutes ago! Something must be wrong with the signal...", Hayley muttered in frustration as she punched in some numbers and codes to try and get a better reception. But suddenly, the computer she was using for all of this suddently went blank, shutting itself off and cutting her connection to the Rangers. Her eyes wide with fear, she frantically tried to turn the computer back on, but was met with nothing but the same blank screen. Back at the park, Trent tapped his wrist bracelet, but nothing came from the other end. Something was up, and it didn't feel good at all.

"What happened, Trent?", asked Conner, who was still overlooking the vacant park for any signs of human lifeforms when he felt Trent's body tense up. "Trent? What is it?" Kira gasped and Ethan snorted in shock, while Trent stared straight ahead, frozen to the touch. "Guys, what is it!? What's so damn important? Hello!? Are you listening to me??"

"L-look", Kira managed to choke out in barely a whisper as Conner looked straight ahead and felt his heart plummet into his gut. Dead ahead were the Putty Patrollers and Tenga Warriors. The sounds they made sent chills up their spines as they watched them inch closer and closer with the intent to rip their heads clean off their shoulders.

"What do we do?", Trent said with a huge gulp as their adversaries were within striking distance, surely waiting for the opportune moment to strike and take them all down as quickly as possible. As the Rangers slowly got into their fighting stances, Conner felt the pang in his heart. He knew what he had to do next. Superspeeding past the three other Dino Rangers, he connected with a sidekick to the shoulder of a Putty Patroller, sending it flying to the ground near the feet of it's comrades.

"The only thing we can do!", Conner shouted as he spin kicked a Tenga in the gut and grabbed two more by the their feathery wrists and flipped them onto their backs, their squawks of pain echoing in the night. "We gotta fight them and hold them off, buy Jason and the rest of them some time, where ever they are!", he shouted as his teammates joined the fray and began to take on their unknown enemies. Kira got surrounded by a group of Putties and tried to take them on in hand to hand combat, parrying a few of their strikes with a few jabs and elbows of her own. When they began to overwhelm her, she let loose a sonic scream that had everyone holding their heads in pain as she summoned her Ptera Grips and went to work, holding them all at bay as best as she could.

Trent ducked and rolled under a crescent kick from a Putty before springing up onto his feet and nailing an axe kick that sent a Tenga twirling in the air, landing on it's back with a sickening thud, but before Trent could celebrate that small victory, he felt two of them grab him by both arms and fling him backwards. Luckily for himself, he managed to change his momentum in mid air, baclfkip, kick off a nearby tree and nail a soaring double punch to two of the Putties faces, knocking them down while he flipped forward and landed on his feet, before sidekicking a Tenga in the gut, backflipping over another Tenga and kicking it in the back, sending it into the one he had just kicked as they fell to the ground. But before long, he too found himself overwhelmed by the seemingly never ending army of Putties and Tengas, taking out his Drago Sword to combat them as he fought on.

Conner and Ethan seemed to be having an easy time at first, with Conner's super speed and Ethan's impenatrable skin, the two of them were taking care of the Putties and Tengas with relative ease, until one of them punched Ethan in the back off the head, causing him to stumble right back into Conner just as he was about to run circles around them again, throwing their entire attack off as they struggled to recooperate and gain the proper footing to battle these creatures. As Conner went for a spin kick, he foot was caught, and he was met with a fist to his gut, while Ethan didn't appear to be faring much better, joining the Red Ranger on the grass, the two of them shortly met by Kira and Trent, who appeared to take pretty bad beatings themselves as they rolled towards their friends, all trying to get up and gain the upper hand again.

In the distance, hidden behind a few large trees, were Jason, Zack, Tanya, Kat and Trini, all them watching on in horror as the Putties and Tengas began to team up and decimate the Dino Rangers one by one. Every time they blinked, they saw a multi-colored suit go flying in another direction as they were picked apart. Jason then went to go join the fight and help them out but felt Kat's hand on his arm. Turning around to face his girlfriend with rage in his eyes and the will to fight pumping through his blood vigorously, he didn't take too kindly to being held back while his best friend's students were being slowly destroyed before his very eyes.

"What're you doing, Kat!? Let me out there! They'll die if they don't get any help!", he said loud enough for them to all hear without giving away their location. "It's my fault they're out there in the first place, Kat! Let me go!"

"Jason, you can't go out there, because if you do, you'll only end up like them!", she pleaded as the glare in his eyes felt like fire on her skin, but she knew she couldn't let him risk his life, no matter how much he wanted to do so. "I can't afford to lose you! They're the ones with the power still! They'll figure something out! If Tommy taught them, then they must be good for a reason!"

"You don't understand, Kat! They've never faced the Putties or Tengas before! I have! I can take care of it! Let me out there before their deaths are on my hand!"

"Jason, I can't let you! Stay here, please! They'll find a way out of this! Someone will come to help them!"

"Yeah, who the fuck is going to come and help them!? None of us have our powers anymore, I can't even begin to imagine where the other Red Rangers are at this time, and Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Billy, Aisha and Kim have all disappeared on us! What, you expect me to stay here, sit on my hands and let them all die!? NO! I won't let that happen! They need help, and I'm gonna give it to them!"

"Jason, NO!"

But by the time she screamed her words, Jason had broken free of her grip and began to make his way out of the forested area they were hiding in and was marching towards the battle, where the Dino Rangers were still trying to put up a valiant fight, but were getting their butts kicked. Just as Jason was halfway across the field, it happened. A bright light from the sky blinded him, and blinded just about everyone as everybody stopped what they were doing, the Putties and Tengas even stopping to admire what the source of the light was. Whatever it was, it was getting closer and closer with each second passing.

There were five colored streaks of light landing on the ground; white, red, blue, yellow and black. When the lights disappeared, the sight that Jason saw was enough for him to back away, his jaw dropped in utmost astonishment, his body paralyzed as he was now staring at something he thought he'd never see again in his entire life.

The Ninjetti Rangers. In all of their glory. The spirits of their animals adorned on their ninja suits, their faces cleverly disguised and hooded...the Great Power was with them once more.

And it was time to go back to work.

"Alright guys, let's do it!" the White Ninja said as he pumped his fist, the other four shouting their approval as they leaped high into the air, flipping forward and landing on their feet as they all began to make quick work of the Putties and Tengas, giving the Dino Rangers an opportunity to catch their breath and quickly lick their wounds as the Ninjetti Rangers took care of business like they had never stopped so many years ago in the first place.

The Blue Ninjetti Ranger quickly found himself surrounded by a group of Tengas, but underneath the hood, he was smiling as he flicked his arms upward and disappeared into thin air. As the Tengas scratched their heads and wondered where the heck he went, an arm appeared, punching them in the back of their heads in successive fashion before reappearing, laughing as they all tumbled to the ground, struggling to get back to their feet. Not far behind him, the Yellow Ninjetti Ranger was seen twirling through a group of both Putties and Tengas before handspring backflipping into the air and going through the ground. The monsters looked perplexed by this, but soon found themselves face first on the ground as she re-appeared from under the soil, before punching the Putties in their 'Z', dismembering them before backflipping away.

The Red Ninjetti Ranger found himself cornered by Tengas, backed up against a tree. Thinking quickly, right as the Tengas leapt forward to attack, he scaled up the tree at a lightning fast pace, leaving the Tengas in the dust as he stood at the top of the tree. Laughing hysterically to himself as he stared down at them, he jumped off and teleported in mid air, landing behind them while they all stared at the skies, wondering where he went. Tapping two of them on the shoulder, they turned around and squawked their surprise at being outsmarted, but soon found themselves all lying on their backs as he continued to laugh, cartwheeling to another area of the park to continue the fight. Meanwhile, the Black Ninjetti Ranger was seen taking on a small army of both Putties and Tengas, and for the moment, they seemed to be getting the upper hand, nailing a solid kick to the gut, but instead of taking the wind out of him, he split up into two different bodies. The creatures looked at him confused as he motioned with his hand to bring it on. After side stepping and twirling his way through them, he swiftly took them all down before becoming one again.

The White Ninjetti Ranger, the leader of the group though, was having a great bit of difficulty in trying to send his adversaries away. It seemed as if something else was on his mind as he combated the Putties and Tengas, something that was distracting him from the task at hand as he barely dodged a kick that was aimed at his head, leg sweeping the Tenga before being knocked onto his back, sending him for a loop. Before, in the past, he had been able to dispose of them all rather easily without ever breaking a sweat, but back in those days, he had someone to confide in, someone that would be there to back him up at a moment's notice as they fought these birds from hell and their clay companions. As he kipped back up to his feet and swatted away a Putty, knocking it in the head and sending it onto the ground before destroying it by punching the 'Z', his thought was not on the battle at hand, but what had just happened moments before him and his team came here. It rattled him as he unloaded a few of his trademark jumping roundhouse kicks, all of which seemed to be lacking the velocity and ferocity of his past as he stunned the beasts before he once again found himself flat on his back, staring at the stars.

"Why?", was all he thought as he felt the Tengas claws dig into his suit, trying to bring him to his feet as his teammates watched on, dealing with their own problems, but wanting to help out their leader.

"We've got to get over there and help him!", the Blue Ninjetti Ranger screamed as he destroyed a Putty with a swift short sidekick before stepping backwards and sending a pair of Tengas onto their backs after taking their feet out from under them.

"There's too many of them though!", the Black Ninjetti Ranger yelled out as he aided the Yellow Ninjetti Ranger in ridding themselves of a few more Putties before being swarmed by Tengas. "We've gotta try and lower their numbers before we can do anything!"

"Come on, we've gotta help them out!", Conner said loudly, the Dino Rangers re-appearing after getting their wind back, leading the charge as the Dino Rangers re-entered the fray and began to help the Ninjetti Rangers out. "AIM FOR THE Z!", yelled the Red Ninjetti Ranger as he elbowed a Tenga in the head and jumping spin kicked another one in the gut before flipping forward and ripping the Putties off of the Blue Ninjetti Ranger, while their leader was being led away like some sort of sacrifice to their lord.

"NO!", they all yelled out as Jason ran forward once more, but found this time that Zack was the one holding him back, his four friends now out of hiding as they watched what happened next. Another bright light appeared in the sky as it rocketed down towards the park, landing right in front of the Putties and Tengas holding the White Ninjetti Ranger up. Once the light disappeared, the White Ninja was able to see what the source of it was. A weak smile crept across his lips as he caught a glimpse of it. One thought came to his mind as he felt the strength re-enter his body.

"She came."

Letting out a battle cry, the Pink Ninjetti Ranger started to go to work as the Putties and Tengas bullrushed her, but she used her slide teleportation trick, moving faster than they could as she giggled madly at their vain attempts to reel her in. "You gotta be quick if you wanna catch me!", she said with great delight as she slapped down a Tenga's arm and kicked it in the gut before slide teleporting over to the White Ninjetti Ranger, helping him to his feet as she guarded him from any attacks that might come their way.

"Is it..is it really you? You came after all?", he managed to choke out as tears freely went down his eyelids and on his cheeks as he balled his fists up and prepared himself to battle again, the new found source of strength being her re-appearance to fight the evil.

"You better believe that it's me, buster. Now come on, we've got to clear this place of all these clay heads and bird brains!", she exclaimed as she took a hold of his hand and squeezed it tightly.

"But..."

"I'm with you."

With those three words, the strength was back in his body, the ferocity running through his veins as he smiled down at her, letting her hand go and grunting his kiya, unleashing a vicious side kick that sent a Putty flying backwards into a group of his own, all of them being destroyed with that single, solitary kick. The Dino Rangers stopped and began to admire the unfolding situation; the Pink and White Rangers united once more. They remembered the videos that Dr. O had shown them, what he had told them about how the Pink and White Rangers were always meant to be together. This proved his theory. The rest of the Ninjetti Rangers, along with Zack, Jason, Trini, Kat and Tanya, watched on in awe as the two of them went to town on the Putties and Tengas, beating them all with ease, enjoying it all as the bodies piled up and the Putties were destroyed by the wayside. Before long, the Tengas were sent packing, retreating back to the moon, and the last of the Putty Patrollers were destroyed. The rest of the Ninjetti Rangers ran over to their two friends and began to congratulate them on a job well done, especially the Pink Ninja, all of whom doubted that she would even show up. As the Dino Rangers, Zack, Trini, Jason, Kat and Tanya watched, the Ninjetti Rangers turned to their friends, smiling widely through their hoods.

"Is this what I think it is?", Jason spoke up as he walked to the front of the pack, staring them all in the eyes, his heart racing a mile a minute as he hoped that it was who he thought it was. "Well? Is it really you? Or are you just some imposters?"

"Should we?", the Pink Ninjetti Ranger spoke up as she looked at the rest of her teammates, who all nodded their heads in agreement.

"Let's do it then", the White Ninjetti Ranger said with a grin on his face as they all grabbed their costumes and swiftly removed them, thus powering down to reveal themselves. The Dino Rangers, behind their helmets, collectively felt their jaws hit the ground, while Kat, Tanya, Zack and Trini couldn't believe their eyes, blinking rapidly to see if it really was who it was, not some mirage. It really was them.

"I knew it. I fucking knew it!", Jason exclaimed as he smiled and high fived Tommy and gave Kimberly a big hug, while everyone did the same, this moment too good to be true.

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were finally resurrected. And it was the greatest feeling in the world.

AN: And thus ends chapter six! I know it was a lot to get in but I felt I did a good job, at least I hope I did. Expect chapter seven up soon! Thank you for reading, please review!