Katy woke up with a groan, "Aww man, they even the playing fields."
Cory chuckled at his sister, before frowning, Zoey was still sound asleep.
...on the moon...
"What was that all about?" Lord Drakkon demanded, glaring at Zillah. The idiot had released the Cranston twins from their trance.
"Oh, it wasn't working with them anyway, besides, Did you want the punk ranger on our team, she is so annoying. Her constant laughter gives me a headache and I wouldn't be able to trust her."
"What about the blue ranger?"
"To smart, he would have figured it out."
... The power manor...
Olivia crouched down over her cousin, gently shaking her shoulders. She looked up to their mentor, "Why have we all snapped out of the trance but Zoey?" She asked glancing around at her teammates.
"I don't know, Alpha is looking into it." Zelda stated.
Olivia frowned and absentmindedly played with the pink crane necklace her mother had given her. Zelda glanced at it, "you were wearing your necklace?"
Olivia nodded, "Like Zoey, I don't take my mother's necklace off often."
Zelda frowned, turning to Robby, "and you had your father's dagger on you?"
"Yeah, never know when I'll need the Dragon Zord," Robby stated, shrugging.
"That might be the answer," Zelda muttered.
"But what about us?" Cory asked, he and his sister didn't have anything connected to their parents, well except for their communicators.
...
"You need to go," Trini ordered, "Your teammates need your help!"
Zoey shook her head, the past half hour with her mother had been wonderful, she didn't want to go back. She didn't want to say good bye to her mother, again, "I don't want to lose you."
"Maybe you don't have to say good bye, at least not forever."
Zoey jumped up and crouched down into a fight position, "What are you doing here Zillah?" She demanded.
"Temper, temper," Zillah said, shaking her finger at her.
"Just tell me what you want."
"You want to stay with your mother," Zillah said sweetly, "I can make that happen."
Trini pulled her daughter behind her, "Never trust a villain Zoey, they never tell the truth."
Zoey glanced from her mother to Zillah, her mother was right, she couldn't trust Zillah, but Zillah, Zillah, she was offering her the one thing she truly wanted.
When she woke up, she would be motherless once more.
Zillah smiled why had she wasted her time trying to get to the others, the Yellow Ranger was like putty in her hand.
Zoey glanced at Zillah with narrowed eyes, "How can you give me back my mother? No-one else has been able to."
...
Olivia glanced at her cousin, then at the viewing screen, "We can't wait for Zoey to wake up. Nightmare Bear is already on a rampage, and we don't have much time."
Zelda nodded, "Go, I'll watch over her."
"I should have smashed that machine while I was on the moon," Robby muttered.
...
Zillah smirked, Why hadn't she thought of this earlier? It would have saved her a lot of time and trouble, "my machine doesn't just bring monsters back from the abyss, it also works on humans."
Zoey glanced at her mom, who quickly shook her head, "Zoey don't, she's lying, it doesn't work on humans, if it did, she wouldn't be seeking revenge on her father's death. She would have used the machine to bring him back."
"Okay, that is it," Zillah snapped, "you have got to go!" With that she snapped her finger and Trini disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Why did you do that for?" Zoey demanded, "She had a point."
"A point yes," Zillah said, carefully selecting her words, if she wanted to sell this she had to be careful with what she said, "but it is an invalid point, I can't recreate my father, or your mother, because I need a more powerful power source. It takes a lot of power to bring people back from the dead."
Zoey frowned, if what she said was true, then, "If I get you what you need to power the machine, can you really restore Zordon and my mom?"
Zillah smiled, she had walked right into her trap, "Yes, well sort of, you see, I need one more thing to be able to pull it off."
"What is it?" Zoey demanded, eager to help, anything to get her mother back.
"Schematics, information on every monster that a power ranger had ever fought."
"What does that have to do with anything?"
Zillah smiled, choose her words wisely, now reel her in, "I guess all I really need is information on monsters your mother fought to ensure she still has her ability to fight. I just figure it would be easier to get information for all the monsters instead. I understand that your so called uncle Tommy has all the information you need."
Zoey nodded, it sounded ready enough, "what kind of power source do you need?"
"Well, I kind of was thinking maybe the Zeo crystals, no ones using them at the moment. But you can't ask for them, for anything. If they find out you're working for me," Zillah faked a sob, "I don't know what would happen."
Just then Trini showed back up, "Zoey, she is asking you to steal your aunts and uncles powers. She can't be trusted. Do you honestly think she needs monster information to bring Zordon back? She's trying to get you to betray your team." As she talked she started to fade away, "Listen, Zoey, never trust a villain." With that she was gone.
Zoey looked at where her mother had stood, and then at Zillah, who was wiping water eyes. Her mother was wrong, her friends were wrong, Zelda was wrong, and Uncle Tommy was wrong. Zillah wasn't a bad guy, she was just a lonely person missing her father. Just like she missed her mother. She stuck her hand out, "you have a deal."
Zillah shook it, "Remember, don't let anybody know what is going on."
...
Zoey let out a groan as she opened her eyes, "What's going on?"
"The others need your help at the park." Zelda shouted.
Zoey nodded, she will have to help, Zillah wanted to keep this a secret. She couldn't wait to see her father's face when she brought mom home.
