Power Rangers: Galactic Strike Force
Chapter 9: Zedd vs. The Ninjetti
By: Pink-Green-White-4ever
Last Revised: July 5, 2007
Genre: Action/Romance
Ships: Tommy/Kim, Billy/Cestria, Pallaton/Rhiannon, Peta/Kaia, Chogan/Kimana, Ashley/Andros, Cassie/T.J, Kendrix/Leo, Maya/Damon, Conner/Kira, and Zhane/Karone with mention of Tommy/Kat
Timeframe: AU, 1 year after Dino Thunder
Setting: Earth, Eltar, Aquitar
Disclaimer: I don't own Tommy, Kim, Billy or any of the characters from the series Power Rangers. I do own the Strike Force characters. PLEASE DON'T SUE!
AN: Yeah, sorry for the wait. I just finished this chapter (writing it) about 3 days ago, but haven't had time to type it up. I promise, the next chapter is about half written right now, I hope it doesn't take me as long to get it updated.
"My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny." -- Elaine Maxwell --
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Tommy let out a grunt when Kimberly's body collided with his. He was amazed that they were still standing, but more so when he opened his eyes and saw a swirling cloud of pink and black holding off Zedd's power energy attack. "Kim?"
"Tommy, you need to get ready to ninja streak, because when I drop this shield, all hell is going break loose."
"What about you?"
Kim grinned over her shoulder at him. "Don't worry about me. Get to the others. Tell Kaia and Sani to summon the rest of the team."
"For?"
"Tell Bill they're ready for their final attack."
Tommy gave her a confused look. "Kimberly."
"Tommy, please, I know it grates, but just do it."
He nodded. "Be careful."
Kim grinned again. "Catch you on the flipside, Handsome," she told him before turning her attention back to her shield. "NOW!"
The White Ranger ninja streaked away from her when the shield fell. "BILL! KAIA! SANI!"
The three in question surged forward. "Tommy?"
"Kim said call the others, they're ready for the final attack." The White Ranger felt his stomach drop out when a look of horror flashed across Billy's face. "Billy?"
"Kaia, Sani, call the others. NOW!" Billy ordered.
"What's wrong?" Aisha demanded to know. Jason and Goldar were still fighting and Kim was facing Zedd on her own, leaving the others to gather together.
"If we don't hurry, we've got a good chance of losing Kim!" Billy snapped.
"Tommy! Look!" Katherine cried out. The White Ranger spun around in the direction she was pointing. He turned just in time to see Zedd blow Kimberly through the wall.
"Kimberly!"
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"Cestro?" Cestria asked.
"Another hole has been ripped in the dimensional wall."
"By what?" Conner gasped, the others gathering behind his chair.
Cestro almost cringed. "By Taregan."
All eyes swung to the Blue Alien Ranger, shock evident.
"Oh God!" Kira chirped in alarm.
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Rhiannon knelt next to Peta, making sure he was alright since they had just discharged their powers in a way they hadn't thought possible. "Are you sure you're okay?" she asked. "It's like you were hit harder than the rest of us."
"It's Kaia," he gasped, struggling to separate his love's agony from his own.
"KIM!" Rocky's voice ripped through the air, sending involuntary shudders through the others until they too felt what the Pink Ranger was feeling.
"Let's MOVE!" Pallaton's voice sounded as he came running down the hall toward the group. Chogan helped Rocky up while Pallaton knelt next to Rhiannon and Peta and helped the Gold Ranger to his feet. The two girls were soon leading the way, all of them feeling Kaia and Sani's urgent call on top of a haze of what ever was going on with Kimberly.
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Jason grunted as he sank to a knee, panting. Goldar mimicked his pose, both out of breath. The former Red and Gold Ranger spared a glance to his little sister and only saw a hole in the wall she'd been standing next to. Pushing away his fear, Jason faced Goldar once more.
"Tired Jason?"
"Are you?" he shot back.
"Titans don't TIRE!" Goldar roared, surging to his feet.
Jason simply shook his head and sighed, before he pushed himself to his feet and charged his opponent.
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Across the room from Jason and Goldar, the Rangers huddled together. "Someone, please, tell me you have a plan," Kaia grumbled miserably.
"Sani, Kaia, wait for the others. The rest of us are going to go against Zedd," Tommy told them, waiting until they nodded before he turned his attention to Billy.
"Tommy, you need to help them," Billy nodded toward the two active Rangers, reminding Tommy that he was now a member of Strike Force.
"But..."
"Look, we've got this handled," Billy grinned under his mask. "Adam, did you bring what I asked you to?"
Adam nodded. "Hayley sent Tommy's too, just in case."
Tommy looked confused until Adam brought his wrists up. "Zeonizers?" Aisha asked, hopeful.
"Rocky has his, and I had Zeo I, II and V's with me, plus my own."
"Adam…" Tommy started, trying not to grin under his helmet but the action was futile. He should have known his friends would be prepared for any event.
"Stealth as a Ninja…" Adam teased, shaking his wrists to summon his Zeonizers.
"Kat! Tanya!" Billy called as he and Adam tossed the girls' morphers in their direction.
Kat laughed as she strapped the devices to her wrist. "Adam, I could kiss you!"
"Justin! When Jason's done, give him Tommy's Zeonizers," Adam ordered the young man. Justin nodded in understanding.
"Ladies…" Billy grinned, gesturing with his arm for the two to join Adam.
"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" Adam shouted the command.
"ZEO RANGER I, PINK!"
"ZEO RANGER II, YELLOW!"
"ZEO RANGER IV, GREEN!"
"You think you'll stop me?" Zedd demanded. "You silly Zeo Rangers could barely stop me the last time."
"We're sure as hell going to try!" Adam shot back at him.
Kaia gasped and stiffened, seeing the Zeo Rangers in the flesh for the first time after having only heard about them through stories and memories Billy and Kim had shared with her. "The Mighty Zeo Rangers," Sani murmured with reverence.
Across the room, Kimberly struggled to her feet and allowed her eyes to take in her friends and teammates, old and new. 'Guys' she thought, smiling, as Adam, Kat and Tanya moved into position with Kaia and Sani. Billy and Tommy headed for where she was recovering from Zedd's blast. She knew that Zack, Aisha and Justin were back by where Scorpina was, trying to stay out of the line of fire as Aisha was the only one with any powers at the moment. Kim's eyes momentarily strayed to Jason, who was in the process of kicking Goldar's ass, and the Pink Ranger couldn't help but smile. Taking a deep breath, she started to center herself to let her powers begin building for her final attack. She could feel Rocky leading the others toward them, and only hoped they arrived in time.
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"MOVE YOUR ASSES!" Rocky demanded of the Rangers, his body all but flying down the hallway toward an unknown destination.
The group sensed his urgency along with their own. "Gods, don't let us be too late," Kimana muttered.
"Less talking, more running!" Peta ordered. The group obeyed and pushed themselves even faster.
Just when they thought they wouldn't find their friends, Rocky spotted Justin through an open doorway. "JUSTIN!" Rocky hollered to his predecessor.
"ROCKY!" the young man yelled back.
It took the Ninja two seconds to realize the others were morphed and already getting ready to fight Zedd. Quickly, Rocky snapped his wrists up. The Strike Force Rangers blinked in surprise with what happened next. "ZEO RANGER III, BLUE!"
"What the heck?" Chogan choked out.
"A Zeo Ranger? How?" Rhiannon questioned. Her brother had told her stories of Earth's Zeo Rangers, but she had thought the Zeo powers were lost.
"Stop talking, start fighting!" Rocky ordered, rushing into the room past Justin, Zack and Aisha.
"Let's do it!" Peta ordered as the Rangers began their morphs. "ALPHA CENTARI GOLD EAGLE RANGER POWER!"
"TRIFORIA SILVER LIONESS RANGER POWER!"
"LIARIA YELLOW BUTTERFLY RANGER POWER!"
"MIRINOI GREEN RAM RANGER POWER!"
"KO-35 BLACK HAWK RANGER POWER!"
Justin's eyebrows shot up when he saw the Rangers' morph. Jason had told him and Zack about the new Rangers, be hadn't been expecting to see them all in one place. "Do I want to know?" he turned and asked Aisha and Zack, who shrugged.
"Honey, it's a long story, but yes, that's Kim's new team."
"Ah."
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The sky above the Capital Residence began to darken with each passing moment since Cestro had informed everyone of what he knew. It had been nearly two hours since the others had gone to fight, and those left behind were starting to worry.
"This is not good," Ashley murmured.
"Ash is right, they should have been back by now," Cassie started.
Andros took Ashley's hand while Carlos and T.J. gave Cassie's shoulders a squeeze. "They'll be okay," T.J. assured them.
Carlos nodded in agreement. Andros was the only one who hadn't responded, but his eyes were on the time space hole where the others had gone, his thoughts with them.
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Jason knew he was losing strength, and fast. He and Goldar had been going back and forth for nearly two hours by his estimate, and even a boost from the Morphin Grid wasn't going to sustain him indefinitely.
"Jason!" Billy's voice reached his ears. "End it already!"
The former Red Ranger looked startled but knew Billy was right. Pushing Billy's commanding tone from his head, he concentrated on beating Goldar. He found it strangely odd that he had the chance to steal Goldar's sword right away. It was like slow motion when he managed to flip the sword from Goldar's grasp to his own before he pointed it at the Titan's throat.
"Do it Jason!" Goldar taunted.
"No, because that's what you want." In a blur of movement, Jason flipped the sword so that when he swung out with it, he was swinging with the handle aimed at Goldar.
Goldar didn't have time to react as the handle of his own sword smashed into his head, knocking him unconscious. "Nice job!" Justin told him, grinning. "Catch!"
Jason dropped the sword and caught the objects Justin had tossed at him. When he saw what they were, he smirked and strapped them to his wrists. "ZEO RANGER V, RED!"
Zedd's head snapped up when he spotted another Ranger headed for him and an unconscious Goldar in a heap on the floor. "You damn brats will die, and you, my dearest Crane, shall be mine as I rule the universe!"
"Think again!" Tommy hissed.
"You will die first, White Falcon."
"You never could keep your attention on the one Ranger who mattered most when it came to you losing, could you?" a voice hissed, drawing Zedd's attention from Tommy.
All eyes took in the woman who was standing behind Zedd, her body aglow with power. "I'm going to make you suffer, then I'm going to make you beg!" he threatened her.
"You wish," Kim uttered. "I'm done with your obsession with me, with your attitude, with you. I'm done running, done being scared. This ends here and now!"
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