Worlds, Times and Distances Apart
A Power Rangers Fanfiction
by Lauraac2110
Chapter 7: Dark Dimensions
Somewhere in a Dark Dimension, early afternoon, minutes later
"... Come on Billy, wake up," Tommy was saying as Billy moaned softly. Billy was instantly aware of a sharp pain travelling down his arm and he groaned as he opened his eyes to find that Tommy was hanging over him. As he checked himself over, he became aware of the fact that he had powered down because he found himself in plain clothing once more.
"Man, Billy, I was worried about you," Tommy smiled as he helped Billy to his feet. Billy clutched his chest again as pain unexpectedly shot down from his neck and caught him by surprise.
"Did we make it?" Billy asked.
Tommy nodded. "We're definitely in one of the dark dimensions right now as it feels so familiarly cold out there. The Falconzord sensors indicate that we're not outside Corinth any longer as well. It has been slightly damaged, and I'm slightly injured, but you were the worst effected by the travel between dimensions out of the three of us. Are you all right?"
"I'm fine," Billy assured.
"You should morph again when we get out of the Zord just to be on the safe side," Tommy warned. "We have no idea what we might come up against in this dimension."
Billy nodded in reply. Then, they both stumbled out of the Zord and took a quick look around at their surroundings in curiosity. They were in a seemingly endless tunnel within a dark and dismal cave. Thick grey smoke of sorrow and despair clung to the invisible ground beneath their feet before it started to surround both of them. This caused Tommy to shiver.
Billy sighed.
"I had better morph," he said as he took out the Triceratops Power Coin. "Triceratops," he called as he held it in the customary position and activated it. He morphed.
"Do you know, Tommy, that I actually wish that the Falconzord was more portable as it's going to cause us a problem right now. We'll either have to leave it here, and take the risk that evil might steal it for the Zord technology, or send it back to the Brachiozord," Billy said grimly.
The Falconzord squawked in indignation at the suggestion of being left behind and Tommy gasped as he felt a massive drain in his energy. This forcibly powered him down as the Falconzord began to glow with eerie green light which suggested that it was behind the drain. Seconds later, it used the energy it had absorbed to shrink down to the size of an average falcon. It then proceeded to hover around Tommy as Billy looked at it surprised. However, Billy quickly turned his attention to Tommy who was standing there breathing heavily in exhaustion.
"Thanks, Billy," Tommy replied simply as he took out his Falcon Power Coin, activated it and morphed into the White Ranger.
"I'm sorry, Tommy. I didn't mean for that to happen," Billy replied.
"No, it's all right," Tommy replied quickly. "You wouldn't have been able to predict that the Falconzord would interpret your idea as an instruction and that it would carry the instruction out."
The miniature Falconzord settled on Tommy's shoulder as Billy looked around. His face was wrinkled which suggested he was in a state of deep concentration.
"She's here somewhere, Tommy, I can sense it," Billy said after a moment.
"She could be anywhere. It might take us a while to find her so we had better get moving," Tommy warned.
Billy nodded and they set off together down the tunnel as fast as they could. They could only hope that they would find Kimberly before it was too late.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, RPM base, early afternoon
Dillon sat at the table. He was quietly contemplating what the future held as Summer came in. Lunch had been long devoured in the Ranger Planning Room and everyone had gone off to do their own things. This section of the Brachiozord was extremely quiet and quiet was just the way that Dillon liked things. Summer evidently couldn't believe how quiet it was as she had a stunned look on her face as she looked around.
"Wow, it's really quiet down here. Where is everyone?" Summer asked. Dillon smiled.
"They're away doing other things in other parts of the Brachiozord. I wanted to have some quiet time to myself so I came down here," Dillon replied with a shrug.
Summer smiled. "Can I join you?"
Dillon shrugged. "It's up to you as I won't stop you."
She took a seat next to him at the table. Dillon was suddenly aware of how uncomfortably close she was to him as he could hear her erratic heartbeat and her deep, slow and nervous breaths. He wondered what was making her so nervous but he didn't say anything else, though, as much as he desperately wanted to, and continued his quiet contemplation of the future. She just sat there and her eyes constantly searched his expression for something which he hid from her behind his semblance of indifference. She didn't say anything else to him as she couldn't find the words which she so desperately sought to describe how she was feeling at that very moment.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Training Gym, early afternoon, at that moment
"Are you so sure that you both want to take me on? I warn you now that I'll not be easy to defeat as I'm a highly trained Pai Zhua master," RJ warned.
Flynn and Scott, who had foolishly decided to challenge RJ just to see how much training they were going to have to put in over the next few weeks, looked at each other before they nodded. Then, they got into their fighting stances as they prepared to enter a battle which they had already lost.
RJ smiled as he made another exaggerated gesture. "To make this fair, no one will be allowed to use their morphers during this short skirmish. This means me as well even though I'll be at a serious disadvantage considering that it's two on one. However, I like interesting odds as it makes my life exciting. Are you boys both ready to face a real challenge?" he asked. He was deliberately trying to goad them into making their first mistake which was an attack fuelled by anger.
"Boys? Let's get him," Scott exclaimed. He was clearly angered by the insult.
"Aye," Flynn agreed with him.
They attacked and RJ, yawning with boredom, caught both of their fists in his hands, twisted their arms into awkward positions so that they couldn't strike back at him, and then threw them to the floor with ease.
"Lesson Number One, my friends. Attacks made in anger are never the answer," RJ said with mock seriousness as Flynn and Scott scrambled back onto their feet. Then, they attacked again and RJ calmly blocked or dodged all of their blows before he knocked them back down onto the floor again.
"Lesson Number Two, my friends. Defence is the best offence," RJ smiled. "Have you had enough humiliation, yet?"
"No way," Scott replied as he and Flynn charged again. In response, RJ proceeded to bend the rules a little to defend himself. He decided to teach them both an important lesson that they desperately needed to learn if they were to have any chance of surviving to the very end of this fight against evil.
"Call to the spirit within, unleash the Wolf!" he exclaimed as he unleashed his Wolf spirit upon them. Flynn managed to dive out of the way in time but Scott was too late to escape the attack and the Wolf spirit caught him in the chest. This sent flying into the foam wall of the Training Gym.
"That was cheating!" Scott exclaimed as the Wolf spirit vanished.
"Not at all. Lesson Number Three, my friends. It's the most important thing a Power Ranger needs to know to survive. Always expect the unexpected and always be prepared to bend the rules a little to get the job done," RJ replied as Flynn attempted to try to catch RJ out with a sneak attack. However, it backfired as RJ caught his fist without turning and then proceeded to slam Flynn into the floor in front of him.
Scott grimaced. That had to hurt. He thought silently.
RJ kept his foot on Flynn's chest so that Flynn couldn't get back up no matter how hard he struggled. RJ coughed so that they looked directly at him. He needed their full attention to be directed towards him as he was about to rub the fact that they had lost so badly in their faces to impress upon them the need for training over the coming weeks.
"And that, gentlemen, is why I'm a Pai Zhua master. We don't need to think as we know what must be done and when it must be done for," RJ shrugged. "Do you know that you're both like your animal spirits? Scott; you're like the eagle, proud, noble, courageous and... stupid. Flynn; you are like the lion, the defender of the weak, strong, proud and... you're angered by the slightest injustice. While I'm more like the Wolf, cunning, sensible, intelligent..."
"I think the lesson that we need to learn, Scott, is that we should never challenge RJ to a fight ever again," Flynn grimaced as he interrupted RJ whilst he was listing many of the qualities of the wolf.
"Perhaps, gentlemen, we should start with the absolute basics. Get up," RJ sighed once Flynn was finished speaking as he removed his foot from his chest. Flynn and Scott got up and RJ smiled.
"I'm going to demonstrate the techniques the Cubs are taught by Pai Zhua masters. Master these, and the discipline of Pai Zhua, and you might one day have a better chance of besting me," he explained. "There will be times, of course, when your morphers may be wrecked for some reason or another. My teachings will be most useful during those times, friends, when you face opponents with only your own skills during those moments. Your skills, unless they improve, may just be your downfall during those battles. Just copy my stances, boys, and you'll pick up the techniques of the Order of the Claw eventually."
RJ then moved into the basic stances of the Tiger, the Cheetah and the Jaguar spirits. The stances that, a long time ago, he used to often watch his students and friends go through in his loft whilst learning what they had to know to become Pai Zhua masters and defeat Dai Shi. As his mind wandered through those bitter-sweet memories, he was barely aware that Flynn and Scott, like obedient students, were copying his every move so that they could improve their fighting technique and have a better chance of surviving through the tough battles where the strength of their skill would be the difference between life and death.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Dino Thunder base, early afternoon, at that moment
The base for the Dino Thunder Rangers was a mix of all the Dino Rangers' tastes. There were notepads, with pencils and other drawing equipment, lying on a table in one corner, which Trent had already used to test his rusty drawing skills again, there was a guitar underneath Kira's bed, so that she could sing whenever she wanted to, and there was also a small gym for Conner, where he could enjoy working out and keeping fit, which would be left untouched until they had found him. None of these things currently held the interest of those who occupied the base, though. No, what everyone in the Dino Thunder base was currently interested in was the computer terminal.
It had obviously been put in for Ethan by Dr O. but it would've remained untouched until Ethan had been found if it hadn't been for Ziggy. He had gotten bored as he hadn't wanted to train with RJ or contemplate his future like Dillon so he had wandered aimlessly through the Brachiozord until, eventually, he had decided to pay a visit to the Dino Thunder base to get to know Trent and Kira better. After all, they would obviously be serving as active Power Rangers for a long time together and he didn't want them to think that they couldn't be friends as Ziggy, although incompetent at times, was a rather friendly guy.
Ziggy had found them doing their own thing. Kira had been playing old, hauntingly beautiful tunes on the guitar to relax and Trent had been sketching Kira's portrait as she sat there. When he had entered, Ziggy had accidentally turned on the computer terminal by mistakenly settling on the keyboard of the computer at the terminal to ask them about their time as Power Rangers under Dr O.'s tutelage. The screen had flared up into life instantly as he had sat on the power button. After a few seconds, the desktop had appeared and a game marked "Power Rangers: The Journeys" had caught Ziggy's eye. Despite Kira and Trent warning him not to touch the computer terminal any further, Ziggy had started up the game as he was curious to find out what it was about.
One thing soon led to another and despite their reluctance to play originally, Trent and Kira were now thoroughly enjoying themselves while learning about the legacy of the Power Rangers as, unlike Ziggy, they had recognised that the game was a representation of the actual events which had occurred back in the days of the Original Power Rangers. "Power Rangers: The Journeys" involved them choosing one of the Original Power Rangers to play as for the first level and going through the events of the old days as that Power Ranger. Ziggy had chosen Zack, purely because in Ziggy's opinion, Zack had looked "good" and had strong statistics. Kira had chosen Kimberly to find out more about her as a person and to find out what her connection to Dr O. was. Tommy had never mentioned her to the Dino Rangers much more than he had to and what he had said to them often held a hint of regret about something that had occurred between them both so Kira wanted to know why there was regret between them as well. Trent, surprisingly, had chosen Jason, and not Billy as Ziggy had guessed he would choose, to allow him to see what being a leader was like as he had often wondered about the responsibilities of the Red Ranger and this game gave him the chance to find out the truth about what it was really like for himself without having to rely on the Red Rangers', often embellished, accounts.
After watching the scenes of the Original Power Rangers getting their powers, and of Zordon warning them that Rita Repulsa would now hunt them down, the three of them were now learning how to control these powers, and use the controllers, in the first battle against Putties that the Original Power Rangers had ever fought. Ziggy was doing really well so far but Kira and Trent were struggling a little as they did not usually play computer games. They had to get used to using the controllers, which Ziggy had already used before, and the game controls first before they could start improving their style of game-play.
"Wow, this is a cool game. I wonder where Tommy got this?" Ziggy said as he dodged a putty and struck down another in the game using Zack's typical dancing style.
"He created this game, Ziggy, and based it upon the actual events that occurred during each of the Power Ranger teams' active service. Did you not notice that Billy is a part of this?" Trent replied as he pointed to the almost lifelike avatar of Billy who was struggling to fight off the Putties. "This must be how the Original Power Rangers got their Powers."
"But there's no sign of Tommy anywhere so it can't be an actual representation as he was part of the Original Power Rangers team too, you know," Ziggy scoffed.
"He won't be in this part of the game, Ziggy," Kira replied as she took out another Putty. "Remember what he must have told your team about his past. He was once an evil Power Ranger under the control of..."
"Rita Repulsa!" Ziggy exclaimed as the Putties, who they had just defeated, disappeared and they came to the scene where Rita Repulsa cursed Zordon and the Power Rangers whilst she was watching through her telescope because they had defeated them. "Man, she isn't as ugly as I thought she would be."
"But her henchmen are," Trent grimaced. "And look at her palace on the Moon, it's as opulent and as over-the-top as Dr O. once described it to me. I wonder if it actually looked like this."
"It's likely that it did look like that back then," Kira said. "After all, this appears to be an extremely accurate, highly detailed, role-playing representation of what actually occurred back then in every other way so why would he not represent Rita's palace exactly as it was back then as well?"
"You know, this game might actually come in handy one day. If we're ever struggling to destroy a villain when we're fighting them in real life, we could use this game to find their weaknesses. We should keep playing on," Ziggy mused. Both Kira and Trent looked at each other for a moment before they nodded in agreement. They knew that they might learn something that would be important later on in their fight against evil and, even if Ziggy wasn't that interested in the history of the Power Rangers, they were interested in finding out more about the origin of the Power Rangers. Although they already knew about some of their origins, they wanted to know about the rest as Dr O. had been rather vague when he had occasionally talked of his past which made both Kira and Trent want to know why. Little did they realise, this game would become more important in the future than they could ever guess.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Zord Construction Bay, early afternoon, at that moment
The outer shell of the Triceratops Dinozord was beginning to take shape already even though they hadn't been reconstructing the Zord for long. One side of it was now done and Dr K., taking advantage of Tenaya 15's robotics, was halfway through rebuilding the second side of the shell as well. They were considerably ahead of schedule but they still continued on at full pace. They knew that what they were rebuilding would likely be needed soon enough in the fight against evil so, the sooner they could repair it, the better.
Anton Mercer was in conversation with Alpha over a video link to the main Command Centre, after he had decided that he could afford to update Alpha on the status of the Zord's reconstruction, as Dr K. and Tenaya 15 continued working on.
"... The shell of the Triceratops Dinozord is taking shape nicely down here Alpha so we're ahead of schedule already. What about the horde of materials that Dimitria of Inquiris left for us?" Anton was saying.
"The transport of the materials to the Storage Bay is complete," Alpha replied. "And the diagnostic checks on the Brachiozord are almost finished too. I'll just have to go outside and run the external checks on the outer shell but that shouldn't take me too long. Then, I can officially get to work repairing any damage which has been done to the Brachiozord. Cestria is continuing to monitor the doorway to the dark dimension but there has been no sign of anything that would be cause for concern so far and the doorway remains stable."
It took a moment, as he became aware of them for the first time, for Anton to register the faint snores that were originating behind Alpha. He instantly began to wonder who was sleeping. When Alpha realised that Anton could hear the snores, despite Alpha's attempts to block them out during their discussion to hide them from him, he sighed.
"Zordon is resting but keep this fact to yourself," Alpha 5 explained in a faint voice. "He's older than he looks, you know, so he needs his rest to be at full strength since he isn't trapped in an energy tube any more. Sometimes, I don't think that he quite realises this fact. Keep us informed about your progress down there and, when he wakes, I'll inform Zordon of how well you're proceeding with the reconstruction of the Triceratops Dinozord. Alpha out."
The video link was cut off by Alpha at that moment and Anton sighed. As he turned to return back to helping with the reconstruction of the shell of the Triceratops Dinozord, he instantly thought about what it was like to be a Power Ranger and stopped for a moment.
I wonder how hard it is to be a Power Ranger. I wonder what it feels like to have the Power flowing through your veins, to have to have courage in moments which any normal person would be trembling in fear, to be burdened with such a great responsibility knowing that, if you fail, the whole world will be put in jeopardy... Anton thought as he glanced down to the Tiger Power Coin in his hands and to Saba in his belt. Hopefully, I'll never have to find out about just how it feels to be a Power Ranger, even just for a moment, as I don't know if I would be able to be of much use to anyone. I don't know if I would be able to face up to evil or if I would run away like a coward...
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, RPM base, early afternoon
"Do you know, Dillon, that you were really brave doing what you did to destroy Venjix yesterday? You could have died yet you still risked yourself anyway to save the world. Why, Dillon?" Summer said to finally break the awkward silence between them.
He turned to her. Dillon so desperately wanted to say that it was to save her, and all the innocents in Corinth, that he had sacrificed himself to destroy Venjix but he couldn't find the words to tell her the truth. Instead, he decided to avoid the question deliberately.
"You would've sacrificed yourself for everyone, as I did, if you had been in my situation, would you have not?" he replied.
"You're avoiding the question, Dillon," Summer accused.
"Of course," Dillon replied. He laughed as she made a face at him. In that perfect moment, both of them so desperately wanted to say something rather important to the other but, before they could, the alarm went off. The lighting turned red as well and this ruined their chance to express their feelings.
"We had better get up to the Command Centre as it sounds like evil has returned to Corinth," Summer sighed. Dillon nodded as they abandoned the table together and made their way up to the main Command Centre.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Dino Thunder base, early afternoon, at that moment
As the alarm went off, the game was automatically saved and shut down by the system.
"Not fair! I was just beginning to really enjoy that," Ziggy exclaimed as he put the controller down in disgust. They had just gotten to the part where the Dinozords had been released for the first time and they had been about to form the Original Megazord to fight Goldar for the first time as well. However, before they could, the game had been saved and shut down by the system.
Both Trent and Kira put the controllers down and just shrugged. "Well, we had better go find out about the villain which has caused the alarm to go off. Are you coming Ziggy?" Trent asked.
Ziggy nodded and the three of them left the Dino Thunder base together to head to the main Command Centre.
Somewhere in a Dark Dimension, early afternoon, at that very moment
"Man, this dimension is endless," Tommy complained as they continued down another yet another tunnel. They had been going down tunnel after tunnel for a while now and there was still no sign of Kimberly or the villain who had captured her anywhere.
"It only appears to be endless, Tommy," Billy replied as they continued walking.
At that moment, they came to a fork in the tunnel and stopped. There were about a dozen smaller tunnels to choose from and Tommy had no idea about which one he had to take to find Kimberly. Before he could stop to consider this problem, the Falconzord made the choice for him as it flew down the tunnel on the far right.
"Wait," Tommy exclaimed as he chased after it without considering where he was going.
"Tommy!" Billy called after him. Seconds later, he too had gone down the tunnel to the far right after deciding that they couldn't risk splitting up in this dark dimension. It only took him a few minutes to catch up with Tommy as the tunnel soon led to a cavern which had no other tunnels branching off from it. In simple terms, a dead end. However, it did have a pit right in the centre which had green smoke rising out of it. The Falconzord was squawking urgently, ducking and diving in and out of the pit, in an attempt to suggest to them both that they had to go down there to find Kimberly.
"She's down there? And you are sure?" Tommy asked. The Falconzord nodded in reply.
"It's sure she is down there?" Billy asked. Tommy nodded.
"Yes, she's down there somewhere. I'm sure now because the Falconzord is," Tommy replied adamantly. Billy hesitantly peered over the edge but, because of the smoke, he couldn't see how deep the pit was nor could he see if it actually had an end at all. He then turned to Tommy to see a determined look upon his face, a look "Reds" often sported before they were about to attempt something which no one could change their minds on, and sighed. Billy knew that he and Tommy were about to make the leap of faith into the pit and, although he was reluctant to do it, Billy would follow Tommy down there because he would never abandon him or Kimberly when they needed him most. They were his oldest friends after all.
"You're sure you want to make the leap?" Billy asked. Tommy blinked.
"I haven't even suggested leaping into the pit, yet. How did you know I was just about to say that?" Tommy asked with a stunned expression on his face. Billy smiled.
"You "Reds" are all rather predictable, Tommy. Once you get to know one "Red", you know them all," Billy replied. Tommy smiled.
"I suppose," he said as he looked away. "You don't have to come with me, Billy. I can have the Falconzord take you back to Corinth if you want."
"Tommy, I'm coming with you," Billy replied. "You're my friend and I wouldn't be a good friend to you or to Kimberly if I didn't follow you down into the pit even though I don't really want to make the leap."
Tommy smiled. "Thanks, Billy. It means a great deal to me that you're at my side."
Billy nodded. "Ready for the leap of faith?"
"Yes. On three," Tommy replied as he began to count to three. When he reached three, they both leapt into the pit with the Falconzord following close behind them. Their vision was restricted for a few seconds as they fell until they cleared the smoke and landed in another set of tunnels below. The smoke, as it had been in the pit, was green but this time it clung to their feet and both Tommy and Billy knew that something was very wrong with it. A growing sense of despair was overwhelming them and, up until they had come into contact with the green smoke, it hadn't even been on their minds at all.
"What if we are too late to save her?" Tommy blurted out suddenly as they stood there and looked around to check their surroundings. Billy turned to him. He was shocked that Tommy would even think such a thing.
"Don't ever think that, Tommy. We won't be too late to save Kimberly. What has gotten into you?" Billy replied.
Tommy shook his head. "It's this smoke Billy, I think. I'm suddenly awash with a sense of desperate despair which, up until we jumped into the pit, wasn't a problem for me at all before. Can't you feel it?"
Billy could feel the growing despair which was now building in his heart but he brushed it aside. "Yes, I can feel it but we've got to ignore it, Tommy, and keep searching this place for Kimberly. We've got to hope that she's still alive and that we're getting closer to her location."
Tommy nodded. "As always, Billy, you're right. We had better keep moving."
Both Tommy and Billy continued on down the tunnel and hoped with all their hearts that they were not too late to save Kimberly from the villain who had captured her.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, early afternoon, a few minutes later
The alarm had woken Zordon from his slumber almost as soon as it had went off.
"Alpha, report," Zordon commanded as he opened his eyes. For a few brief seconds, his vision was blurry as his eyes had to adjust to the change in lighting. When his vision returned to normal, he found that Cestria was at the console and that Alpha was nowhere in sight.
"Zordon, Alpha isn't here right now as he's busy running diagnostic checks on the Brachiozord outside," Cestria said gently. "The sensors indicate that evil is attempting to destroy the Corinth City energy plant and cripple the city shields. I'm bringing up live images on-screen for you right now."
As soon as the images appeared on screen, Zordon turned pale because he recognised the villain instantly. They were in trouble now.
Zordon hadn't expected a villain this powerful to appear just yet. Villains like Goldar and the White Ranger clone were, of course, dangerous but this villain, once feared throughout the galaxy, was a whole new test for the Power Rangers. She was more powerful than all of the major villains, except Venjix, Mesogog and Dai Shi, individually and she was also cunning, ruthless and extremely dangerous. Out of all the lesser generals, she was the last one whom he had wanted to see at this early stage of the war because of just how dangerous she was. However, she was also one of the generals which he wanted to be destroyed as soon as she appeared so that she wouldn't cause any more problems at a later stage in this war. They couldn't afford to allow her to escape as they couldn't allow her any time to adjust to her new environment or she would become even more dangerous later.
At that moment, the Power Rangers filtered into the Command Centre and all of them were watching the images on-screen.
"Who is that?" Scott asked as he watched her cause havoc over at the Corinth City energy plant. She was still in her golden armour and her sword still hung at her belt just as it had all those years ago. Zordon sighed.
"She is, unfortunately, Rangers, Scorpina. She used to be one of Rita's loyal henchmen and allies but she was destroyed during the release of my purifying energy when the Red Space Ranger, Andros, smashed my energy tube," Zordon replied grimly. "I had hoped that she wouldn't show herself until all of you had a chance to get used to having your powers again, and to working as a bigger team, but, alas, things cannot always turn out the way we want them to turn out at times. Scorpina is dangerous, cunning and ruthless, Power Rangers, so I warn you that you must be on your guard against her."
Zordon then stood up and looked directly to the Power Rangers. "This will be a challenge for you, Power Rangers, but, if I know anything about you, I know that you will be able to overcome the odds and take her out of the picture. Do not let her escape justice as Scorpina will only become a bigger problem later on if she is allowed any time to adjust to the ruined condition that this world is now in."
RJ nodded. "I'll do my best to protect them, Zordon. I know how dangerous these powerful lesser generals can be so I know that it won't be easy to get rid of her."
"Protect us? We'll be able to hold our own, RJ, and it will be Scorpina who'll need to be protected from us," Scott exclaimed overconfidently.
"Don't be overconfident, Scott," Dillon said quietly. "Scorpina will be dangerous."
"We agree with Dillon," Gem said.
"But we're still going to give Scorpina our best shot," Gemma added.
"That's all I can ask. I can only wish you good luck, Rangers," Zordon smiled sadly. Privately, to himself, he added. You are all going to need a great deal of luck against Scorpina.
"Prepare for teleportation," Cestria said as she activated the controls. Seconds later, the Power Rangers vanished in a bright flash of coloured light.
Anton, who had been listening to everything that Zordon had said through the video link which had been activated as soon as the alarm had gone off, was grim. "Do you want me to come up to the Command Centre with Saba, Zordon?" he asked.
Zordon thought for a moment before he nodded in reply as he decided that it was likely that Anton, who had absolutely no experience as a Power Ranger but to whom Tommy had entrusted Saba and the Tiger Power Coin anyway, would be called upon to help the Power Rangers. Zordon knew that Tommy wouldn't have left Saba in Anton's care if he didn't think that Anton could hold his own in battle and use the Power wisely. Zordon just had to trust that Tommy's judgement was correct and that it wouldn't put everyone in greater danger.
"I'll be up in a minute," Anton promised as he shut down the video link to the Zord Construction Bay. Zordon sighed. Zordon hoped that he didn't have to send Anton to Corinth to aid the Power Rangers because, if he did, Zordon knew that Anton was unlikely to make that much of a difference in the battle against Scorpina.
Somewhere in a Dark Dimension, early afternoon, at that very moment
Tommy and Billy continued on down through another tunnel. This tunnel wasn't as long as the previous one and they were now beginning to see a cavern at the end of the tunnel. As they grew closer, it quickly became apparent to Tommy that they had found Kimberly at last. He could see the stone in the centre of the cavern from the vision which the Falconzord had given him but it wasn't until he entered the actual cavern with Billy at his side that he could see Kimberly lying there with her eyes closed.
She was even weaker than she had been in the vision but she was, crucially, still alive. Now that Tommy could see the full extent of her injuries, he was even angrier than he had been earlier about the way this villain had treated her. Her almost ghostly paleness suggested to them both that she would need medical attention soon. At that moment, he silently renewed his vow that the villain who did this to her would pay dearly at his hands for this crime.
"Kimberly," Tommy called to her. He was relieved that they still had a chance to save her. To his surprise, as he hadn't expected her to respond, her eyes snapped open and she tilted her head ever so slightly in his direction.
"Tommy," she replied weakly with a relieved smile, "You came."
"Just like I promised," Tommy smiled back as he attempted to go to her but, before he could reach her, Rito Revolto, Rita's incompetent skeletal brother, leapt down from his hiding place, clinging to a stalactite hanging from the cavern roof high above them, and barred his path.
"Rito," Tommy said grimly as he got into a fighting stance. "I wondered when you would show up. I've got to hand it to you, you were the villain which I least expected to find behind this plot."
"I thought that this would get your attention, Tommy Oliver. After I was revived yesterday, I decided that I would destroy you by myself so that I can become my father's favourite offspring. Master Vile is rather angry about Rita's defection to your side right now so I thought that I would cheer him up by destroying a Power Ranger," Rito replied.
"Get out of my way, Rito," Tommy warned. Rito laughed at this as he produced a skeletal sword and Tommy knew that he would have to fight Rito to get to Kimberly but, just as Rito charged at him, Tommy suddenly had an idea to get Kimberly away from him.
"Billy! Get Kimberly, take the Falconzord and go," Tommy shouted as he entered a struggle with Rito. Tommy was barely holding Rito's sword off so he hoped that Billy would hurry up. Billy was hesitant for a second as the Falconzord drained Tommy's energy again to grow back to full size but, as he looked into Kimberly's eyes, he did follow Tommy's instructions. He dodged Rito, collected Kimberly from the stone and rushed to the Falconzord. At that moment, Tommy gasped as he was forcibly powered down from the form of the White Ranger which left him vulnerable to Rito's sword. He flinched visibly as he also felt a sharp pain course up his body which weakened him even further.
"Tommy!" Kimberly cried out in warning just as Billy was about to attempt to flee the dark dimension. Her cry distracted Tommy for a brief second and this gave Rito the chance which he needed to strike him down. He struck with a powerful slash and Tommy tumbled away after he was struck. As he tumbled away, he connected both halves of his Zeonizer.
"It's Morphin' Time!" he called as he made the connection. "Zeo Ranger V, Red."
He morphed and got back to his feet. Then, he called for his Zeo Sword. "Billy, go!" Tommy exclaimed as he and Rito continued their struggle.
"But what about you?" Billy exclaimed as the Falconzord began to glow the same eerie green colour as earlier.
"I'll use the Power Coin to follow right behind you," Tommy vowed as he continued to hold off Rito. At that moment, Rito broke free and leapt towards the Falconzord to strike its wings in an attempt to prevent it from escaping. Tommy leapt after Rito quickly and continued to struggle with him on the wings to prevent him from doing too much damage to the Falconzord. At that moment, the green glow intensified around the Falconzord and it vanished from the dark dimension with both Tommy and Rito still doing battle on its wings.
Corinth City, Corinth City Energy Plant, early afternoon, several minutes ago
The Power Rangers lay on the ground and clawed the dirt again in an attempt to get to their feet as Scorpina stood, unimpressed, nearby. Scorpina, as Zordon had rightly warned, was powerful, dangerous and extremely cunning in their battle. No matter what they had tried in an attempt to destroy her, she had been one step ahead of them and had managed to thwart all of their attempts. RJ had almost succeeded during two attempts to finish her off in the quick skirmish but, each time, she had used other Power Rangers as a shield which meant that he had unintentionally aided her because his attacks had caused the Power Rangers which he had struck to power down. In the end, he had been the last Ranger standing but she had been able to take care of him easily because he had been no match for her despite his valiant effort.
Now, they were staring destruction in the face and it didn't look likely that they would escape her next attack.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, early afternoon, several minutes ago, at that very moment
Anton turned to Zordon as Zordon sighed. Saba was beginning to get rather excited about the prospect of some action and was trembling quite badly.
"It's time, Anton Mercer," Zordon said simply.
"I know, Zordon. I might not be very much use to them but I'll try my best to help them where I can. I learned some martial arts from Tommy a long time ago but whether what I know will be useful or not remains to be seen," Anton said.
"Mercer, we'll kick butt! Don't worry about it," Saba reassured. Anton sighed.
"Prepare for teleportation, Anton Mercer. I wish you luck," Zordon warned. He nodded as he held Saba tightly at his side and closed his eyes. Seconds later, Cestria activated the teleport controls and Anton vanished in a flash of white light.
Corinth City, Corinth City Energy Plant, early afternoon, several minutes ago
"Power Rangers, I'll destroy you in the name of Zedd, my master," Scorpina growled. "Prepare for your demise!"
She raised her hand to deliver an energy strike and, just as the blue energy bolt hurtled towards the Power Rangers, who were still lying on the ground, Anton appeared in flash of white light to aid them. He raised Saba to block the attack and, as the energy bolt reached Saba, it caught the energy against its blade before dispersing it harmlessly above them where it couldn't cause any damage.
"Not today, Scorpina," Anton replied. "Today, your destruction is immanent."
She laughed. "At your hands? Foolish human, you've got no idea what you are getting yourself into by obstructing my revenge!"
"Maybe not but I'm sure that I'm probably about to find out," Anton admitted as he held Saba at the ready whilst Scorpina attacked. He parried her blows and they fought back and forth, back and forth, with neither of them having an advantage as they were more evenly matched. Finally, Scorpina managed to land a blow which struck Anton's left arm which held Saba. The blow injuring him badly enough to force him to drop the saber.
"Dad!" Trent instantly cried out in warning. Anton reeled away from Scorpina as he clutched his arm before she could strike him again. Blood was now seeping through his sleeve and he grimaced as he backed away slightly from her. He was defenceless without Saba and she knew it.
"Have you had enough?" Scorpina asked. Anton growled.
"Not yet, Scorpina," Anton replied as he reached into his pocket and pulled out the Tiger Power Coin. Silently, he thought to himself, I hope that you're not using the White Ranger form, Tommy. I never thought that I would have to use this...
"Dad! Don't!" Trent exclaimed as he tried to get back up. "It's just too risky!"
Of course, Anton knew that it was risky to use the Tiger Power Coin. Tommy hadn't needed to warn Anton of the dangers of using the Tiger Power Coin, if it was absolutely necessary, before he had left with Billy because Anton knew of all of them anyway as they were all pretty much common sense. He also knew that this would be a desperate last chance attempt to change the odds so it was rather unlikely to succeed. However, he had to try to save the Power Rangers behind him from destruction.
Tommy hadn't taught him how to use it either. If Alpha hadn't kindly instructed him on how to use it, Anton would never even be considering using the Power Coin at this moment as he faced likely destruction at Scorpina's hands. Anton closed his eyes.
Please, let this work. Please. Anton prayed silently as he held the Power Coin out and opened his eyes again.
"You made the mistake of coming here, Scorpina, to destroy. Tommy may not be here but I'm here and I certainly won't be standing by, doing nothing, whilst you cause destruction in Corinth. I've got a Power Coin, which was left in my care, so prepare for the odds to tip in my favour, Scorpina," Anton warned. He paused for a moment.
"Tigerzord!" he called moments later as he activated the morpher.
Then, there was a flash of brilliant white light, which blinded all who watched temporarily, as the ground shook. At this moment in the dark dimension, Tommy was forcibly powered down and the temporary transfer of his White Ranger powers to Anton left him in great pain. In amongst the white light, Anton morphed and Saba returned to him. He was still injured but the Power flowing through his veins eased his pain so that he could fight on.
It was a strange experience for Anton. Now, he knew the reason why Tommy had once said long ago, after the destruction of Mesogog, that the Power was like a drug. He felt it flowing through his veins and it strengthened his courage to the point that he felt that he could handle anything that evil threw at him. As Tommy had often said back then, this was a dangerous feeling as it had the potential to destroy him but Anton indulged in it for a brief second. Then, as the light cleared, he brushed it aside.
The exclamations of shock from the Power Rangers, who hadn't believed it would work, were ignored by Anton. His injury was ignored. His surroundings were ignored.
He was only focusing on one thing, one person, at that moment. Scorpina.
Scorpina was angry. "You're a fool to continue to defy me. I'll destroy you!"
"You'll try," Anton countered.
She attacked again and, with Saba's help, Anton managed to strike her in the chest several times. Eventually, she stumbled back and hissed at him in fury.
"Fool! Now, you've just made me mad!" she hissed as she began to grow to full size. She became much more like a monster as she became much uglier and, now, she resembled a scorpion in appearance. Anton grimaced. She wasn't going to admit defeat easily so he would now have to use the Tigerzord to make sure that she didn't cause too much damage. This would be even riskier than using the morpher as it would require absolute concentration on his part to make it work. The communication system in the suit suddenly came on-line at that moment.
"Anton, I'm releasing the Tigerzord," Cestria warned through the communication link. "You must let Scorpina destroy the energy plant."
"Right," Anton replied hesitantly. He was slightly daunted by the difficult task ahead of him. Stopping Scorpina from destroying the Power Rangers had been a challenge but stopping her from destroying the energy plant would be an even greater challenge. She had already caused some minor damage when the Power Rangers had disastrously confronted her but he knew that she could cause some major damage now, even if she landed just one small blow, as she was so powerful in this form. However, Anton knew that the form of the White Ranger was just as powerful as Scorpina. He also knew that they would be able to stop her with the Tigerzord. As it leapt through the shields, Anton leapt onto the Tigerzord's back with Saba. The Power Rangers scrambled to their feet to watch the battle and all of them hoped that Anton could destroy Scorpina before she did any more damage.
The Tigerzord dodged her as she attempted to strike it down with another blue energy bolt. Then, Anton instantly struck back. The Tigerzord clawed at her and it managed to knock the sword out of her hands which rendered Scorpina defenceless.
"Mercer, we must be quick. Finish her!" Saba urged as they dodged another energy bolt. Anton nodded. He was determined to make this his contribution to the war, which was only just beginning, and Scorpina wasn't going to get away from him. He took Saba into the cockpit and plunged him into the slot.
"Activate Warrior Mode," Anton commanded Saba as he reached down to the crystal sitting in the cockpit and prepared for the final attack. The Tigerzord then shifted into the warrior mode and it clutched its golden sword in one hand as it stood ready to deliver the final attack. "Prepare for your destruction, Scorpina, as it seems that you've lost more than just this battle today."
"Do it now, Mercer, before she escapes!" Saba exclaimed.
"White Tiger Thunderbolt!" Anton said as he activated the final attack. Scorpina tried to escape but she reacted too late to avoid the extremely powerful white thunderbolt which struck her down. Then, there was a massive explosion and once it had subsided Scorpina had been destroyed.
Above them, there was a flash of green light and the Falconzord burst back through another dimensional doorway it had created to escape the dark dimension. This was closed behind the Falconzord, with the original doorway, by Cestria at that moment at Zordon's command. After that moment, confusion descended upon Corinth City and the Power Rangers.
Corinth City, In The Skies Beneath The Dome But Above the City, early afternoon, current time
It was a miracle that Tommy and Rito had both managed to survive travelling through the dimensional doorway. Tommy attributed his survival to the section of the Zeo Crystal that he had in the Zeonizer, which was now glowing brightly, but he didn't have a clue how Rito had managed it as the dimensional doorway which the Falconzord had created was entirely different from the doorways that Rito would have to use to travel between dimensions. However, Tommy didn't dwindle on that thought as he fought on.
They continued their struggle and neither of them noticed, despite the fact the Falconzord was squawking urgently, that they were rapidly losing altitude because Billy and Kimberly were unconscious in the cockpit so no one was steering the Zord upwards. Additionally, the wings of the Falconzord had been badly damaged so it was now struggling to slow its descent to give Tommy time to get rid of Rito and to get in control of the Zord before it crashed. It was only as it grew closer to the buildings, and as Tommy disarmed Rito, that both of them became aware of this fact.
"Goodbye, Tommy. We'll settle this another day if you survive this," Rito cackled as he leapt off the Falconzord to safety and fled. At that moment, Tommy couldn't care less about Rito's escape as there were other more important priorities for him. He leapt straight into the cockpit and pushed an unconscious Billy out of the way so that he could access the controls. Then, he began to desperately make an attempt to steer the Falconzord to a safe landing.
Until the Zord controls suddenly short-circuited, Tommy had some success. However, as soon as the controls were destroyed, the Falconzord began a rapid descent. When Tommy checked, it was heading directly towards a skyscraper below with only a few seconds until impact. And there wasn't anything he could do to stop it now.
Tommy braced himself for impact. There didn't appear to be any escape from this doom.
Except, there was. At the very last second, the Tigerzord leapt from a nearby building and secured the Falconzord in its powerful jaws. Tommy cut all power instantly in response to this to prevent the Falconzord from escaping the Tigerzord's grip. On the viewing screen, Anton appeared and he was still in the form of the White Ranger.
"Need a hand?" he asked with a smile behind the helmet. Tommy laughed in relief.
"Anton, you've really got good timing, you know?" he asked. "Thanks, I thought that I was done for there."
"No problem. Did you find her?" Anton asked.
Tommy nodded. "Yes, we found Kimberly. Just take us back to the Brachiozord, Anton, as the Falconzord is badly damaged and both Billy and Kimberly are unconscious over here," he replied.
Anton smiled. "Right away. Just hold tight, Tommy, as it might get a little bumpy."
The Moon, Zedd and Rita's palace, early afternoon, at that exact moment
Zedd, who had watched Scorpina's destruction and Rito's failure through the telescope on the balcony, was angry. He had just lost another of his best generals and Rito, Rita's incompetent brother, had failed Zedd as he usually did. Finster was still hard at work creating another monster, with Squatt and Baboo's help, but it was likely that it was going to take them a while so, until then, Zedd would just have to amuse himself by watching the other villains make their attempts to destroy the Power Rangers.
What Zedd was struggling to understand was the fact that Tommy Oliver had actually left his morpher in the care of someone else and that the person he left it with, despite being an absolute novice and a temporary Ranger, had been good enough to destroy Scorpina. Firstly, Tommy had never dared to trust anyone that much, unless they were a former Power Ranger, before. Secondly, the odds of the novice's success, especially against Scorpina, made Scorpina's destruction seem impossible yet the novice had overcome those odds to destroy her.
Was it fate? Or was there another power involved with his success? Or was there something he was overlooking or knew not?
Zedd didn't know.
What he did know was that he would have to find out. The last two questions which were at the forefront of his mind seemed the more likely ones and Zedd resolved to investigate this matter further to find out the answer to his doubts.
As he turned and left the balcony, he thought of Rita again. His love of her had managed to get past the evil side of him once again and it now left him with great sorrow as it made him feel uneasy in this great palace all by himself. As before, though, he quickly buried it underneath the scheming evil side of him which was currently thinking up future schemes which he could implement to destroy the Power Rangers.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, early afternoon, several minutes later
The Power Rangers returned to the Command Centre in a flash of light. Trent instantly looked around for his father.
"Your father has just arrived. He's likely to be down in the Ninjazord hangar with Tommy," Zordon assured Trent before he could ask. Trent nodded.
"Thanks, Zordon," Trent said as he rushed away with RJ close behind him. The other Power Rangers followed after them both down the corridor.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Ninjazord hangar, early afternoon, at that moment
Anton powered down and leapt out of the Tigerzord with Saba and the Tiger Power Coin in hand. Seconds later, Tommy came out of the damaged Falconzord. He had also powered down and was struggling to carry Billy out of the cockpit.
"Here, Tommy, I'll take him," Anton said quickly as he went to help his friend. Billy was still morphed but it was clear to them that he was unconscious. Billy was also heavier than Anton expected so Anton, with his injury, struggled to hold him. However, he didn't say anything to Tommy about how difficult it was as Tommy went back in to fetch Kimberly.
The tender way that Tommy moved Kimberly's hair away from her pale face as he exited the Falconzord told Anton a lot of things. It was clear that Tommy had feelings for her but Anton had never seen such deep devotion in a long time. Although Tommy would never admit it, it was clear that he would do anything for her no matter how dangerous or risky it was.
"We need to get them to the infirmary. They'll need medical treatment soon," Tommy said quietly as Anton winced as the pain in his arm fully returned. "And so will you."
At that moment, Dr K. and Tenaya 15 entered carrying the equipment which was designed specially to repair Zords.
"Leave us with the Falconzord, gentleman. By utilising my nanotechnology, and the available equipment, it should not take too long to repair the Falconzord. Now, go tend to the injured and leave us in peace to work," Dr K. assured.
Tommy nodded as he and Anton left. Then, they began to make their way to the infirmary and towards help for Billy and Kimberly.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, Infirmary, early afternoon, a few minutes later
The infirmary ward wasn't as dull grey and boring as Anton expected it to be as he and Tommy entered. The walls were awash with sky blue paint and the beds, along with everything else in the ward, were crisp white, clean and fresh. Tommy quickly lowered Kimberly onto one of the beds quickly before he went over to a computer terminal as Anton lowered Billy onto another bed nearby and removed Billy's helmet. Then, Anton placed the helmet on a nearby table.
As soon as the helmet was out the way, it was clear that Billy had sustained a nasty cut to the forehead so he would likely be unconscious for a while. Anton, who up until this point had been paying little attention to what Tommy was up to, turned to see what he was doing over at the computer terminal.
"Tommy, what are you up to?" Anton asked.
Tommy turned to him with a smile on his face. "I'm calling up our resident doctor, Anton."
Seconds later, as Trent and RJ ran in with the other Power Rangers close behind, a panel of the wall at the back of the ward slid upwards and, amongst the smoke that billowed out as the panel slid upwards, out came a beautiful blonde woman wearing the typical blue outfit of a nurse on a ward.
"Who is that?" Anton asked Tommy.
"I'm IRMA, Intelligent Robotic Medical Assistant, at your service," she replied with a warm smile. "Please confirm the patients needing medical treatment."
"Kimberly and Billy on the beds and Anton here," Tommy replied gesturing to the injured. IRMA nodded.
"I'll see to them straight away. Starting with you, Anton Mercer. Sit," she commanded as she pulled up a chair from her storage compartment. Anton sat instantly. He was slightly startled by IRMA's commanding presence as IRMA checked out the cut on his arm. Then, she proceeded into a massive storage cupboard to get the equipment required to treat it.
She came back with bandages, stitches, some cotton wool and disinfectant.
"It's not too serious but it'll still need stitches to prevent infection. Please hold still," she said as she cleaned up his wound using the disinfectant. Anton winced and tried to hold still but he couldn't help but fidget slightly as she used a built in needle with the stitches to sew his wound shut. Trent was sniggering because he couldn't believe that his father couldn't stay still for a few brief seconds so that IRMA could tend to him.
Once she was done, IRMA turned her attention to Billy after she had thrown Anton out of the ward with the other Power Rangers so that they could go get cleaned up as they were extremely dirty and IRMA didn't want them bringing infection onto her ward. Only Tommy was allowed to stay and watch but Anton returned Saba and the Tiger Power Coin to him before he left.
The cut on Billy's forehead, although it looked nasty, wasn't actually very deep so IRMA only had to stem the blood before she then cleaned the wound.
"Billy will wake in a while. He'll have a headache for a few days but he should be all right," she assured him.
When she at last came to Kimberly, IRMA recognised instantly that Kimberly was the worse of her patients. She was barely still alive and, to top things off, she was likely to be in a coma. IRMA went straight for a drip and fluids before connecting her up to several monitors to monitor her vital signs.
"She's very lucky to still be alive," IRMA remarked as she turned to him.
"Will she ever wake up, IRMA?" Tommy asked.
"It all depends on how strong she is, Tommy. She might wake up soon or she might be out for a while. I won't lie to you, Tommy, Kimberly has a small possibility of never waking up," IRMA replied. "She is, however, in good hands here in my ward. I'll look after her as long as she needs me to."
Tommy nodded and then looked away. "IRMA, I'll be back soon. I guess I had better go tell everyone about what is going on," he said grimly. He then turned and left the ward to find everyone else.
Outside Corinth City, Brachiozord Command Centre, early afternoon, several minutes later
They had gathered in the main Command Centre and they were all talking amongst themselves when Tommy entered. However, everyone fell silent as Tommy cleared his throat.
"IRMA, my friend Hayley's project to create a robotic medical assistant which looked and acted human, informs me that Billy will live for certain," Tommy said quietly. "He will return to consciousness soon and, when he does, everyone will probably hear about it. As for Kimberly, there's a strong chance that she'll wake up eventually but there's also a small chance that she might never wake up. I, however, believe that she'll wake soon as Kimberly is strong and she has pulled through events that were much worse than this before. I also refuse to accept that she'll give up on life that easily."
"IRMA is a bit like Mack, before the Sentinel Knight made him human, I mean," Kira said. Tommy nodded.
"IRMA was based on the stolen plans Hayley took from Hartford industries for Mack and other cyborgs. She has the knowledge of medical experts in all fields of medical treatment. She hasn't been tested beyond the theoretical tests so, if she has any flaws, I don't know about them," Tommy replied. "I kept her because I knew that Hayley wouldn't like her best work to be destroyed and because I felt that being a Power Ranger is so dangerous that we'd need a doctor on site to tend to our worst injuries. Zordon may be a great healer but I don't think that he should be called upon all the time unless the injuries are life threatening."
"Tommy, I will see what I can do for Kimberly right away," Zordon vowed.
"No, Zordon, not until it becomes likely that she won't survive without your intervention. You drained yourself quite a great deal yesterday between healing Kira, my jaw and re-energising morphers so you'll need to rest to recover from that. IRMA is treating Kimberly and, if she gets worse, you'll be the first one to hear about her deterioration. Then, you'll be called upon to help her," Tommy said before he asked, "Where's Alpha?"
"He's outside running diagnostic checks on the exterior of the Falconzord, Tommy," Cestria replied. "Dr K. has just requested some help with the Falconzord repairs as she needs several more pairs of hands to get the repairs finished quickly so that she can go back to the reconstruction of the Triceratops Dinozord."
"I'll go," Anton replied.
"We'll help," Gem and Gemma chirped.
"And what about the rest of us? What are we meant to do?" Scott asked.
"Now, we wait," Tommy replied simply.
Outside Corinth City, Outside the Brachiozord Command Centre, early afternoon, at that very moment
The explosion caught Alpha by surprise as he just finished the diagnostic checks on the Brachiozord. So far, everything had been quiet otherwise and, for a moment, he believed that he was under attack from evil.
However, he was greatly surprised when he turned to find that a prisoner truck had just smashed into the Command Centre. It hadn't caused any damage, because of the fact the Brachiozord Command Centre was made from a strong titanium compound that could easily withstand such blows, but Alpha still had the Brachiozord hose it down using its inbuilt fire extinguisher system. Then, he approached the wreckage to see if anyone had survived or not.
When he saw them lying there, Alpha couldn't decide whether they were alive or dead. However, as they groaned and stirred from where they lay, Alpha realised that he recognised them both from somewhere. It wasn't until they spoke that he realised where.
"What happened?" the leanest of the two of them asked.
"Welcome to Corinth City, Bulk and Skull," Alpha greeted. "You've had a lucky escape there."