Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers.
A/N: Bet you thought this story was GONE. Well, a big thanks goes out to CoolDiva and moonlite-n-roses for never shutting up about me getting an update out for this. Seriously, special thanks to those two. This story would seriously be gone and forgotten without them. Sorry for the massive delay though, there were a few factors outside my control contributing...anyways! Here we are, at long last! Enjoy!
"Tommy?"
The Red Zeo Ranger shook his head, breaking out of the stunned trance he'd fallen into. He didn't know if that had been Eric on the other end of the line or someone in the room that had brought him back to reality. Not that he cared right this second.
"Tommy, what's wrong?" Kimberly asked, making eye contact with him. The look in his eyes scared the crap out of her...she'd never seen him look so terrified in all her life. "Tommy?"
Tommy closed his phone, shoving it in his pocket. "We gotta go."
"Go? Go where?" Kat asked with a frown.
"Tommy, man...what's going on?" Zack wondered...also voicing the room's confusion.
"They're coming," Tideus laughed from his seat. "And there's nothing you can do."
"What!?" Adam snapped, looking to the captive Yellow Ranger.
"Aquitar is invading Earth," Tommy quickly said, while running up to his gun safe and turning the combination. "They're going for downtown...we don't have a lot of time! We gotta go after them!"
"Invading!?" Justin said, looking around. "What the hell are they invading with!?"
"I'll explain on the way!" Tommy said as he pulled out a twelve gauge shotgun and loaded a few rounds into it.
"And what are you doing with that...?" Trini asked as me moved over to Tideus.
The Rangers just watched as Tommy slammed the stock of the gun into the back of Tideus's head, knocking him out and sending him to the floor.
"Tie him up!" Tommy yelled to no one in particular, assuming someone would do it. Meanwhile, he went back and closed the safe, twisting the knob again. "I need someone to stay here and keep an eye on him...those with powers...we'll do what we can. Those without...help with the evacuation. Who's staying here?"
Silence.
"I...I guess I'll do it," Aisha said with a shrug. Someone had to...she might as well.
"Good! Here!" Tommy said, shoving the shotgun into her hands while Cassie and Tanya began roping the unconscious Ranger to the chair. "If he starts to escape...kill him. Don't take any chances."
"Alright," Aisha said with a gulp and a nod.
"Why is Aquitar invading, Tommy!?" Kimberly tried to ask again.
"I don't know, Kim," Tommy said, a hint of desperation in his voice. "Will you just work with me, here!?"
"Sorry..." Kim said, crossing her arms.
"Alright, everyone!" Tommy said, noticing Tideus was secure. "Load up into the cars! We gotta get downtown!"
"Be careful, everyone!" Aisha called after them as they stormed out of the room.
"You too," Rocky said, giving her a quick smile and nod.
"Thanks," Aisha simply said, smiling as Rocky ran out the door last, slamming it behind him.
Life as a Ranger...always crazy.
"Maddox! Get over here!!!" General Griffin yelled as Kyle stepped into the room. Kyle quickly moved to the computer screen he was standing over, looking over the shoulder of it's operator while standing next to the general.
He frowned at what he saw. Hundreds of enemy crafts descending on Angel Grove...here!
"Mind telling me why all these damn things are attacking this city?" General Griffin ordered in a harsh tone, but Kyle was just staring in confusion.
"Good God..." Kyle finally whispered. "We can't fight off all of those."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" the man operating the computer asked.
Kyle looked to the general...and saw the look in his eyes.
"We have to evacuate," Kyle said.
"I want all law enforcement and military units to get down there, now," General Griffin ordered. "This is gonna be hell."
Kyle just nodded as the operator got to work on the computer. While that was going on, he stepped back and pulled out his cell phone. He quickly scrolled through his contact list...and dialed his wife.
"Look at all of them...!" Carlos whispered from the backseat of Tommy's jeep. Tommy was driving, and Kat was riding shotgun while Carlos was crammed in the back with Ashley and Kim. Behind them, Zack was driving his truck with Trini in the passenger seat and all the other Rangers sitting in the truck bed. Now that they were getting near the city...they could see the sky almost darkened by the uncountable number of those mini-Serpenteras.
"Don't answer that!" Tommy yelled all of a sudden, and the other three Rangers in the vehicle looked to see Kimberly's phone ringing...and the first Pink Ranger about to pick up the call.
"It's Kyle," Kimberly said, very matter-of-factly.
"Don't answer it," Tommy repeated.
"Are we still assuming he's a traitor, Tommy?" Kimberly challenged. "Because he's not."
"Okay. He's not," Tommy said in a tone that clearly showed he didn't care about that at all at the moment. "Then he's telling you to get out of Angel Grove. What are you going to say?"
Kimberly just sighed as she hit the silent button and put the phone down.
"I don't know what we're going to be able to do," Kat said, looking at all the cars fleeing from downtown. "But at least everyone's getting out..."
"We're just gonna have to make sure that happens," Tommy said. "I don't know what else we're going to be able to do other than that."
"I'm worried about Andros, Jason, and TJ," Ashley threw into the conversation. "After all...they went to Aquitar."
"I'm sorry, Ashley," Tommy said, shaking his head and feeling a little overwhelmed right about now. "We're gonna have to worry about that later."
"Yea..." Ashley said, not even noticing Carlos wrapping a comforting arm around her. She knew she needed to be strong and focus...but times like this made it so tough.
Tommy slammed on the breaks in a random parking lot, and Zack stopped next to him. Instantly they both cut their ignitions, and all the Rangers leaped from the two vehicles.
"Oh, it's the big one!" Rocky shouted from the back of Zack's truck...sounding only a little excited about the odds they were up against.
"Kim, Zack, Trini! Check the area!" Tommy ordered, running onto the deserted city streets. "Everyone else...line it up!"
Tommy just stared upwards at the approaching fleet while the Zeo Rangers lined up to his left...and the Turbo ones lined up on the right.
"You're clear!" Zack yelled from the parking lot.
"Good! Here we go!!!" Tommy called out as he and everyone else got ready to morph. "It's morphin' time!!!"
The Zeo and Turbo teams both ran through their respective motions to activate their morphers before calling out their morphs.
"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!"
"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!"
"Dune Star Turbo Power!"
"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!"
"Zeo Ranger I – Pink!"
"Zeo Ranger II – Yellow!"
"Zeo Ranger III – Blue!"
"Zeo Ranger IV – Green!"
"Zeo Ranger V – Red!"
The Rangers all let out a battle call, striking various combat poses...only to realize they weren't morphed. Instantly they all dropped out of their stances...feeling a little embarrassed.
"What's wrong!?" Trini cried out from the vehicles.
"That's a REALLY good question!" Rocky shouted back.
Suddenly, though, a massive impact knocked all of them right off their feet.
"Holy...shit!" Adam yelled, looking up first to see the source.
A giant, red colored miniature version of Serpentera stood on it's hind legs...looking down at them.
"What the hell...!?" Kat screamed as everyone stumbled to their feet.
"Aurico!" Tommy yelled, knowing right away by the color scheme. "What the hell is going on, here!?"
"You and your little friends are always surprising everyone, Tommy!" Aurico's voice boomed through what appeared to be a built in PA system. "No more, though!"
The defenseless Rangers all took steps backwards Aurico's war machine began to take a step...but a large energy blast sent it stumbling backwards a few steps.
"Huh!?" Tanya said, looking for the source of that attack and why it was aimed at that. It certainly didn't seem like anything military...
"Look! It's the Phantom Ranger!!!" Cassie screamed, pointing to a random stone balcony that sure enough...the Phantom Ranger was standing on.
Tommy stared in disbelief for a second...but then a massive smile came across his face when he saw the first ever Red Ranger land, fully morphed, on a similar balcony across the street from the Phantom.
And even as more of Aquitar's fleet landed all over the city...for the first time...he felt a little bit of hope.
Jason shot a glance to Billy, then redirected his attention to the bright red Serpent. Despite the countless machines touching down all over the city...he had picked this one out upon arriving. The bright red color made it obvious to him that Aurico was in the pilot's seat, and therefore, this one was the leader of the attack. Although it was a little funny to him...he couldn't really judge the guy. He would have done the exact same if it were his Zord.
"You said you had a plan!?" Billy called over to him as they watched Aurico's Serpent slowly appoach.
"Yea...yea, follow my lead!" Jason replied, beginning a series of arm motions. "I need Thunderzord power NOW!"
Billy just stared as Jason held up his right arm...and nothing happened.
"I said Thunderzord power!" Jason said, a little louder this time.
"The Thunderzords were destroyed!" Billy screamed, a little bit of panic creeping into his voice. He was just praying that Jason hadn't been planning to fight fire with fire.
"Dinozord power!" Jason hastily corrected himself, keeping that arm in the air.
"We turned those INTO the Thunderzords!" Billy said, getting frustrated now. "You were there!"
"Ninjazord power...?" Jason tried calling out next, although the confidence was absent in his voice.
"Gone."
"Shogun...Zord...?"
"Gone."
Jason dropped his arms to his side, completely turning to face Billy, now. "Well dammit! What the hell did you do when I left?! Pack the whole fleet into a giant catapult and launch them at the moon!?"
"I remember losing one under you!" Billy shot back, turning to face Jason completely. "Don't act so innocent!"
"It was salvageable!" Jason snapped back.
"Look, can we argue about this later!?" Billy quickly said, noticing Aurico's Zord closing in on them.
Jason nodded and they turned to face the Zord. He tried to form a backup plan in his head...but only one thing came to mind.
"How could you let that thing get trashed!? It was like my baby!" he said, refocusing his attention on Billy.
"How did you not know!?" Billy replied. "It was all over the news!"
"Since when have I watched the news!?" Jason instantly shot back, figuring Billy remembered him better than that.
"Well, I hope you have a plan B!" Billy said a little bitterly, trying to get him back to the situation at hand.
Jason just made an annoyed face under his helmet, looking back to the bright red Serpent as he formed his sword in his hands and held it ready.
"I want a Goddamn flying bike."
A/N: Next time...the battle begins! Let me know what you think!