Chapter 7: The quest for freedom PT2

Chelbell2016:

From now on I am going to update one chapter per time for each story. Please review and tell me what you think.

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Jessica's POV:

I am being restrained inside a cell. I am tied to the door while Tommy who was knocked out by Rey is tied on the other side. I cannot get close enough to see if he's okay and I am worried that something is wrong. I have called out to him about three times and I do not want to attract the attention of the putties or god forbid Rey.

"Tommy?" I decide to try again. "Tommy are you okay?"

I finally hear him groan and I know he will soon be sitting up. I sigh with relief and wait for him to wake up completely. Two minutes later and he is sitting up and glancing around. When he spots me he sighs in relief.

"Jess are you ok?" He asked me not realising I had asked the same question only moments. "Did Rey hurt you?"

I sighed and looked around the cell.

"No he locked us both in here and then left," I tell him. "Tommy I'm so scared."

He tries to reach me but can't.

"Jess we will get out of this," he promised me. "We will find a way!"

I nodded but I couldn't stop the feeling of fear that is growing in my stomach. I knew it was either going to come down to my cure or his powers. And I am not sure we cannot agree on which one should be taken and which one should be gone forever.

I knew that if it came down to curing me then Tommy would give up his powers. But I would rather be in pain for the rest of my life then see Tommy leave this team. I needed him.

"What do you think there waiting for?" Tommy asks me.

"I don't know," I said sighing to myself. "What I do know is that whatever there waiting for will happen soon and then they will be coming for us."

Tommy looked down and noticed that his coin is where it should be

"What I don't get is why they wont take our coins?" He said a little confused.

"Because we gave ourselves up," I explain to him. "They know we wont leave without the candle and cure. I have a feeling the only reason they restrained us is because they don't want us near each other."

He nodded realising I was probably right. It was quite then as we both got lost in our own thoughts. My wrists were beginning to ache from the way they were tied. I tried to shift a little but nearly snapped my wrist so I didn't try again. Tommy groaned.

"Whats wrong?" I asked urgent and worried.

"Just a headache," he said and then smiled at me. "Don't worry Jess I'll be ok!"

I gave him a long look.

"To be honest Tommy," I say looking around again. "Until we get out of here, I don't think either of us are going to be ok!"

All of a sudden we heard Putties outside of the door. And then Rey appears.

"You two are coming with us," They open the door and as I am tied to it I go with it and they quickly untie me and pull me to my feet with two putties restraining me. They then do the same to Tommy.

"What do you want with us Rey?" I demand to know.

He gives me an evil smirk and then glances between the two of us.

"You'll see!"

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

We are dragged into some sort of arena and I have a feeling we will be fighting. Who or what I am not sure I want to know. Rey comes over and has the putties remove the ropes that are tying our wrists together. I look around and see both the green candle and a bottle of some sort of purple potion up on a stone pedestal. I nudge Tommy and when he turns to me I point this out.

He nods when he sees what I am talking about.

"Okay heroes," Rey says as both him and Goldar are standing facing us. "We are going to play a little game just the four of us!"

Me and Tommy glance at each other a little worried.

"What kind of game?" Tommy demanded.

"You want the green candle and the potion?" Goldar asks mockingly.

"Of course!" Me and Tommy both say loudly.

"Well then you will have a fight with us," Rey said with a smirk. "Only us!"

"What's the catch?" I asked.

"There is rules!" Goldar says. "You both have one hour to get both the candle and the cure off of us. If you get one then that is the only one you get!"

I glanced wide eyed at Tommy.

"And if we don't get either?" I ask.

"We will get to that if the time runs out," Rey smirks.

Me and Tommy look at each other and then back at our two opponents.

"You said one hour," I repeat. "How do we know you will actually keep your word?"

Both Goldar and Rey glance up and after a minute so do me and Tommy.

Above us is a huge sand-timer.

"As soon as the battle begins so will the timer," Goldar tells us. "As soon as the timer stops we will all stop fighting and see what you have. If you have both then you may leave with both. If not..."

"We get the picture," Tommy snaps and then motions me to come closer.

I walked over to him.

"I think you should take Goldar first and me Rey," he says quietly. "Then after a bit switch if we can keep them divided then one of us may be able to find an opening to get the candle."

"Tommy if we get neither," I tell him. "And we have to choose..."

"Then we get the cure," he says in a matter of fact tone.

"Tommy," I say but he shakes his head.

"I can live without my powers," he reminds me. "You cannot live with the pain."

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Jason's POV:

We had been tricked. And now both my sister and my best friend were in the hands of Lord Zedd and his minions including Rey. I was so worried.

"Zordon," I look up at our mentor. "What do we do?"

Zordon turns to Alpha.

"Alpha," Zordon says. "I want you to begin looking for both Tommy and Jessica. If we can find their location then we may be able to teleport them here and out of the hands of Zedd!"

"Right," Alpha agreed going to the computers.

Billy walks over to him.

"Maybe I can help," he offers and begins to help Alpha look.

"Do you think they really have the candle and a cure?" Kim asked as we all waited for some news. "Or do you think it was all a lie to get both Tommy and Jessie to go to him?"

I sighed and thought about it.

"I don't know Kim," I say to her and I notice both Zack and Kim waiting for my answer as well. "It would so be like Goldar and Rey to trick them. But why else would they want both to come?"

Kim nods her head in agreement.

We wait for a few more minutes and then Alpha calls out.

"AY-YI-YI-YI-YI," He yells.

"What is it Alpha?" I ask worried.

"Both Tommy and Jessica have been taken to the arena of despair," Alpha tells us.

"The what?" Me and my team ask a little confused.

"It is a place where people are only sent to battle," Zordon explains to all of us. "If they do not win then there will be consequences. Alpha have you found a way to bring them out yet!"

"No not yet," he says.

"Maybe I should take the coordinates back to my lab," Billy suggests. "I may be able to come up with a solution there."

"Good idea Billy you an-" Before Zordon finishes the alarms go off,

"What's happening Zordon?" Zack asks as both he and Trini get to their feet.

"Lord Zedd has sent down his turban shell," Zordon says. "It is clearly a distraction to stop you from doing exactly what you are doing!"

"First things first!" I tell them. "IT'S MORPHIN TIME!"

"MASTADON!"

"PTERODACTYL!"

"TRICERATOPS!"

"SABER-TOOTH TIGER!"

"TYRANNOSAURUS!"

We all morph and take off to face the monster again and I hope to god that my sister and Tommy will be ok till we get back. Once we get back we can begin to find a way to get them out of there and back here on earth where they belong.

Hold on sis I'm coming.

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Jessica's POV:

Me and Tommy are about to fight our opponents.

"Tommy wait," I tell him and he pauses. "No matter what happens... I am taking some time off if we make it out of this. And I want you to join me at my aunties ranch!"

He walked forward and embraced me. He then leaned down and we kissed a passionate kiss.

"No matter what," he says. "I will follow you anywhere!"

We stop hugging and turn back to see a very annoyed Rey watching us.

"Can we get this show on the road?" He asks clearly angry at the kiss.

Tommy and I separate and then turn so we are facing them both.

Tommy and I glance at each other and nod.

"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" I call.

"DRAGONZORD!"

"STEGOSAURUS!"

We morph and the minute we finish the timer starts and all four of us run at each other. I jump high into the air and knock Goldar away from Rey. We both go rolling away from the other two and I pull out my blade blaster and its in blade mode. Goldar pulls out his own sword and we run at each other again. We clash swords and I duck under a punch I am about to kick him but the pain in my leg makes me stop and he manages to send me flying backwards with a swift kick to the stomach. This starts the pain in my stomach and I have to bite my lip from screaming.

I then notice that Tommy is having trouble as well so I decide to try and help him. I don't get very far before Goldar is blocking my way and we begin to fight again. I manage to send him back with a high kick to the chest and I run over to Tommy and we are back to back. I look over my shoulder and speak to him.

"Tommy," I say and he listens. "De-morph and get the candle and if you can the cure. I can distract these two!"

"No it's too much for one ranger," he says feeling horrified at the idea.

"I'll be fine just go when I give the signal," I say.

I then run forwards and jump over there heads and land on the other side they look at me not realising that Tommy hadn't followed me I motioned for Tommy to go. I hid behind a pillar and they took off after me.

"Come on Jessica and Tommy," let's not play hide and seek.

But then there was a sudden noise behind me and I knew they had seen Tommy.

I jump out and kick them both to the chest. They go to shoot Tommy but I jump in front and the shot hits me.

"NO!" Tommy calls out as I fall to the ground.

He pulls me over to a wall and I look up to see we only had ten minutes left I was forced to de-morph from the pain.

Tommy also glances up and then back at me.

"You're not going back out there," he says sternly I will.

"We need to!" I tell him but he shakes his head.

"I will," he says and strokes my cheek you're injured.

He runs back out there before I can protest. I watch as he tries to get around the two villains but they leave no opening. I watch as the ten minute turns to five and I try to get back to my feet I run towards the green candle but Rey blasts me again and as I am not morphed I have a wound in my arm. I cry out and Tommy turns.

"Jess," he says and he runs over.

"Well, well, well what do you know," Rey said glancing up and so do we. I gasp. "Your time is up!"

Goldar laughs.

"You have two choices heroes," He says and walks to the pedestals. "The candle or the cure!"

He motions to each one as he says it and Tommy looks at me as I groan in pain.

"Tommy don't," I tell him knowing what he is thinking. "The rangers need you!"

"And I need you," he says and then before I can stop him he stands up. "Give me the cure and you can keep the candle!"

I gasp as Rey throws the cure and he catches it before I can protest we are teleported out.

Everything goes black.

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Tommy's POV:

I catch Jess's cure and turn to grab her. She begins to protest but we are suddenly teleported and she passes out as we land in the command centre.

"Jess," I say and then I notice my friends. "Guys she took a lot of hits!"

Jason moves forward and together we lift her and Alpha teleports a bed into the middle of the command centre and we place her on it.

I glance up as Zordon speaks.

"Tommy," he says to me. "Was your mission successful?"

I sigh realising I will loose my powers.

"It came down to a choice my powers," I pause and take a deep breath before showing the others the cure in my hand. "Or her cure!"

Alpha takes it off of me and I notice my friends look a little beaten.

"You guys ok?" I ask.

"The turban shell monster is tough," Zack explains and the others nod.

"Yeah we couldn't beat him," Trini agrees.

Jason then goes on to explain how they had created a device to go into the computer that would lock on mine and Jessica's coordinates and teleport us here.

"Thanks guys," I say grateful and they all nod.

A sudden groan is heard. I run over to Jess.

"Owww my head," she says and we chuckle. "Oh no Tommy!"

I just take her hand and we stare into each others eyes for a few seconds before Alpha walks over with a cup.

"You must drink this Jessica," We look inside to see the purple potion.

She nods takes the cup and swallows it.

I notice after a few seconds that the tension leaves her body as the pain disappears.

"Oh my god," she says. "No more pain!"

She then hugs me and I feel the tears leaking out of her eyes.

"Shh Jess," I say patting her back. "I'll be fine. And as you have said once before I will always be one of you guys."

"You better believe you are," she says sternly.

The alarms suddenly go off.

"Rangers! Turban shell is back!" Zordon explains.

"I think I got one more fight in me," I tell the others and they all nod.

I help Jess up as Alpha has finished bandaging her arm.

"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!"

"DRAGONZORD!"

"STEGOSAURUS!"

"MASTADON!"

"PTERODACTYL!"

"TRICERATOPS!"

"SABER-TOOTH TIGER!"

"TYRANNOSAURUS!"

We morph and take off.

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Jessica's POV:

We arrive at the scene and everyone except for Tommy lines up.

"We need thunderzord power now!" We all say.

"MASTADON LION THUNDERZORD POWER!"

"PTERODACTYL FIREBIRD THUNDERZORD POWER!"

"TRICERATOPS UNICORN THUNDERZORD POWER!"

"SABER-TOOTH TIGER GRIFFIN THUNDERZORD POWER!"

"STEGOSAURUS CHEETAH THUNDERZORD POWER!"

"TYRANNOSAURUS RED DRAGON THUNDERZORD POWER!"

All of our zords appear and the others take to theirs and form their megazords.

"Cheetah zord convert to warrior mode now!"

My zord turns into it's megazord and just as I join my friends so does Tommy in the dragonzord.

"I'm about to show you how much I hate sea food!" I tell the monster.

Tommy fires the finger lasers at the monster and I call for my sear at the same time that Jason calls for their sword I run the monster through and Jason finishes him off.

"YEAH!" We all cheer.

We go back to the command centre and we are all looking upset at Tommy.

"Tommy I am so sorry," I say. "I should've tried harder."

He took my hand and squeezed.

"I made the choice my powers for you," he says. "And I would make it any day!"

I smile.

"We're really going to miss you Tommy," Jason says,

I think about what I had said to Tommy earlier.

"Zordon," I say looking up. "I would like a week or two away with Tommy. I need some recovery time and me and Tommy can spend it together."

Jason's eyes widen at the thought of just us two together.

"I think that is a good idea Jessica," Zordon says. "You can have up to two weeks but if we need you in emergency then you will have to come back."

"I promise Zordon!" I say and mean it. "I will keep my communicator on me."

"Very well enjoy your trip," Zordon says nodding.

Everyone says goodbye and then we all place our hands on top of each other and smile around as this may be the last time ever that we are like this.

"GO, GO POWER RANGERS!" We all yell.

*Jessica Lee Scott: Cheetah thunderzord power*

Chelbell2016:

Ok so after I have updated my other story I will come back to this one. The next chapter will be about Jess R&R time with Tommy and the chapter after she will return to her team. Both are originals but the one where she comes back will have the dark rangers in it as I have an idea for the girl who becomes the purple dark ranger. Please review and next chapter will be up by Sunday night at the latest.