The Return of the Green Ranger, part 3

I'm not entirely satisfied with the way this chapter has turned out, but... you guys have been kept waiting for long enough.


The Green Ranger laughed as he commanded the Dragonzord to destroy one building after another. After a moment, however, the villain's mirth faded. "Those pathetic do-gooders haven't shown up yet," he mused, while casting his gaze about the increasingly-devastated city of Angel Grove.

On seeing a hospital, however, the Green Ranger sneered beneath his helmet. "Let's see if this gets their attention..."

After another tune from the Dragon Dagger, the Dragonzord's eyes flashed red, before it turned to face the hospital and fired its finger-missiles at it...

...only for the weapons to explode harmlessly in mid-air. "You monster!" shouted a high-pitched voice. "To have to watch someone target the sick and wounded like that...MAKES ME ANGRY TO THE CORE!"

The Green Ranger was promptly blinded by a huge blast of steam; once it cleared, Ninjor could be seen in his giant-sized battle mode, preparing to square off against the Dragonzord.

"And here I was," the Green Ranger mused with a laugh, "just getting bored."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a chorus of voices sounded out from behind him. "Sorry we weren't here to entertain you!" shouted the Pink Ranger.

The Red Ranger furiously gave the Green Ranger his pointer finger. "Dude, targeting a hospital's just messed up!"

"I don't know what you're playing at with those Green Ranger powers," said the White Ranger with a flurry of dramatic poses, "but now it's game over!"

The Green Ranger, however, simply chuckled. "You know what? You're absolutely right. This little game is over - for you!"

With no further warning, the Green Ranger shot an energy blast at the Power Rangers, knocking them off of the roof of the building with a colossal explosion.

Jumping down after them, he brandished a wicked-looking blade. "With the Sword of Darkness, I'm going to destroy every last one of you!"

Just as the Green Ranger attempted to bring his weapon down on the Yellow Ranger, the White Ranger threw Saba at him and deflected the blow, knocking the Sword of Darkness out of the Green Ranger's grip.

"And when I said 'destroy'," the Green Ranger continued, "I used that word because there's a lot of work involved in what I'm going to do to you!"

A diving kick to the Red Ranger's chest sent him crashing into the ground as the Green Ranger landed hard on his feet. "First, I'm going to completely and utterly beat you into the ground!"

The Green Ranger then spotted Saba about to shoot him with an energy beam, and quickly grabbed the Black Ranger to use as a human shield. "After I've humiliated you, then I'm going to kill you all!"

To punctuate this statement, the Green Ranger slammed an elbow into the Blue Ranger's throat, leaving him desperately gasping for air on the ground.

"And then after that," the Green Ranger continued while reclaiming the Sword of Darkness, "I'm going to grind away at your dead bodies until there's nothing left!"

The Pink Ranger hit the ground with a scream as the Green Ranger slashed her in the back, bathing everyone present in a shower of sparks.

Spinning on his heel, he then slammed the Sword of Darkness' hilt into the Yellow Ranger's helmet, before raking the evil blade across her chest and putting her down for the count.

The five defeated Rangers having all demorphed, the Green Ranger then turned to face the only remaining opponent. "Any last words, White Ranger? Or rather... Tommy Oliver?"

The White Ranger stiffened, but only for a moment. "You're strong," he eventually admitted while taking a battle stance, "and you're ruthless. But even if you got the drop on my friends, as long as you fight for evil, you'll always be defeated in the end!"

Just before the White Ranger could attempt to charge and prove his point, however, the Green Ranger promptly stomped on Billy's chest to hold him down, before then holding the Sword of Darkness at his throat. "You think I'm stupid, Tommy? Even with the magnificent power that my Masters Rita and Zedd have seen fit to grant me, I still know that I'm nowhere near skilled enough to defeat you one-on-one. And that's why," the evil Ranger continued while tapping his helmet, "I schemed up a way to make you dead without having to overpower you myself."

The Green Ranger produced a sharp knife, then, and tossed it over to the White Ranger. "Here's how this is going to work. You're going to demorph, and then right here in front of me, you'll take that knife and kill yourself with it. And with every five seconds that you fail to do so..."

The Green Ranger grinned beneath his helmet, and pressed the Sword of Darkness slightly harder against Billy's neck. "I'm going to chop off one of your friends' heads, one by one, until you do as I've told you to! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!"

The White Ranger clenched his fists in anger as the Green Ranger's shrill cackling echoed through Angel Grove's concrete jungle, before quickly making the only decision he could. "All right! I'll do as you ask, but only if you promise to let my friends leave unharmed!"

The Green Ranger nodded. "It's a deal, then. You sink that knife nice and deep between your ribs, and I'll leave this trash here out for someone else to pick up. Alive."

I never imagined that even Rita and Zedd would work with such a sick and twisted psychopath... but I can't put my friends in more danger than they're already in, either...

In a flash of light, the White Ranger had disappeared, leaving Tommy Oliver in his place.

"Now go on, pick it up."

Tommy slowly made his way to the indicated weapon, and picked it up.

Guys, I'm... I'm sorry. It looks like you'll have to protect the Earth without m-

"TEEEEYAAAAH!"

Just before Tommy could use the dagger, someone took out the Green Ranger with a missile drop kick to the back of the head, knocking him safely away from the downed and demorphed Power Rangers.

Taking in his impromptu ally, Tommy's eyes widened in surprise, before starting to grin upon realizing his identity.

A teenaged humanoid male with dark curly hair, clad in white battle robes, with a translucent gem adorning his forehead. "You're Dex, the Prince of Edenoi!"

Dex scowled for a moment. "Not the Prince anymore, I'm afraid. Thanks to Count Dregon, my planet and its civilization no longer exist - and the tyrant has set his sights on your world, next."

As he summoned his transformation belt, however, that scowl changed into a soft smile. "But even so, I haven't forgotten when the Power Rangers came to aid me in my time of need before, nor will I forget how this planet has given me refuge."

Tommy slowly retrieved his Power Coin, keeping a wary eye on the Green Ranger for any sudden moves. "Thanks, man. I appreciate the help more than you know."

Dex scoffed. "Don't worry about it. I may have lost one homeland to evil, but not another."

"Oh, please," the Green Ranger spat as he got back to his feet, "can you save your impromptu bromance for another time?!"

Tommy's eyes flashed with anger, as he and Dex entered their respective morphing stances. "I told you you'd lose out in the end, didn't I?!

"IT'S MORPHIN' TIME! FALCONZORD!"

"ECTOPHASE ACTIVATE!"

"You'd better get ready to run," the White Ranger growled...

"...because you now face the combined wrath of the White Ranger and the Masked Rider!"


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