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Tommy, Rocky and Kat turned as they heard the others teleporting into the power chamber. The three of them rushed over, wanting to make sure that everyone was all right.
Rocky pulled Aisha into a hug, his arms wrapping tightly around her.
Aisha held him as if she would never let him go.
Tommy and Kat wrapped the others into a group hug, letting them know how relieved they were to have them back safe and sound.
Jason looked to Zack and Trini, opening his mouth to say something. Before he could, the alarms in the power chamber started sounding.
Dimitria looked at the rangers as the viewing globe showed Gasket's whole army headed for earth.
Jason looked at Dimitria. "Contact the guardians," he said. "Plus Ninjor and my parents. We're going to need their help."
Dimitria nodded, doing as Jason asked without questioning him.
Tommy looked at Jason. "What do you want us to do," he asked. "Gasket looks bent on destroying the town."
Jason looked at the rangers. "We need to get to Angel Grove and get the people to safety," he said. "Then, we show Gasket just who he is messing with. He is not going to destroy this town. We'll stop him."
The rangers looked at Jason, and then nodded in agreement. They were in for a tough battle, but trusted him to lead them through it.
Jason nodded at Tommy. "Let's get ready," he said.
Tommy nodded and looked at the rangers. "Let's do it, guys," he said, lowering his arms to his sides.
The others put their hands to their sides, bringing up their zeonizers.
"Zeo Ranger one, Pink!"
"Zeo Ranger two, Yellow!"
"Zeo Ranger three, Blue!"
"Zeo Ranger four, Green!"
"Zeo Ranger five, Red!"
"Zeo Ranger six, White!"
Jason stood relaxed, his arms down to his sides. "Ultimate Gold, power up!"
Zack and Trini stood back, watching as the rangers all teleported out of the power chamber.
Dimitria looked at the two of them as she noticed a glow coming from the drawer the zeo crystals were kept in. She walked over to it, pressing the button to open it. She took a step back as the purple and silver crystals floated out of the drawer, going over to Zack and Trini.
Trini held out her hand as the purple crystal floated over to her. She took the crystal in her hand, feeling the power from it flow through her. She looked at Dimitria as the crystal disappeared.
Zack held out his hand as the silver crystal floated over to him. He felt the powers flowing over him as the crystal touched his skin. He was surprised when it disappeared from his hand.
Dimitria smiled at the two of them. "I think you two will be needed," she said.
Trini looked at Zack, smiling and nodding at him. "I'm ready," she said.
Zack nodded. They both lowered their arms, bringing forth their zeonizers.
"Zeo Ranger seven, Purple!" Trini called out.
"Zeo Ranger eight, Silver!" Zack called out.
Dimitria smiled as they teleported out of the power chamber, joining the others in downtown Angel Grove.
Dimitria watched on the viewing globe as Gasket and his army arrived at the quarry just outside of Angel Grove. She went over to the communications panel. "Jason," she said. "Gasket is at the quarry, along with his entire army."
Jason's voice came over the speaker. "Teleport us there," he said. "We're ending this now."
Dimitria pushed the buttons and turned to the viewing globe, watching as the rangers arrived at the quarry.
Gasket heard the rangers teleport into the quarry and his anger built inside of him. He looked at his cogs. "Kill them," he snarled, heading for the gold ranger himself.
Jason looked up as Ninjor, Zordon and Dulcea arrived at the quarry. He looked towards the cogs that were swarming at them. "Take them down," he said.
Jason ducked under the blow of one cog, coming up and hitting it on the chest. He lifted his staff, seeing that his friends were about to be overwhelmed. "Time for a gold rush," he shouted, feeling himself go translucent. He rushed the cogs, destroying any that got too close to him. He made it through the army, looking back to see that only a few remained for his friends to deal with.
Gasket appeared in front of Jason, swinging his sword at him.
Jason staggered back as the blow connected with his shield. He swung his staff up as Gasket swung his sword at him again. His staff blocked the blow, then he shoved Gasket's sword away from him, dropping into his fighting stance.
Gasket dropped into a fighting stance, his sword held in front of him. "Time for you to die, gold ranger," he snarled. He lunged at Jason, his sword swinging up once again.
Tommy jumped up, knocking a cog down with a kick to its chest. He landed back on the ground, going into a spin with his right leg held to his chest. He came out of the spin and his right leg shot out, hitting another cog and knocking it far away from him.
Kat hit a cog in front of her, her right fist connecting with its chest and sending it flying away from her. She kicked out to the side, knocking another cog away from her as well.
Trini and Zack were standing back to back. Trini braced herself against Zack's back and kicked out, her right foot hitting a cog in the chest and hurling it away from her. She punched another cog in the chest, smiling under her helmet as it flew back from her.
Zack shot out both of his arms, hitting two cogs in the chest and sending them flying away. He went into a spin, his left leg lifted to his waist. He shot his leg out as he came around, hitting another cog in the chest.
Billy flipped over two cogs that were charging at him, landing behind them. He braced himself on his left leg and spun around, his right leg shooting out. The two cogs flew away from him, landing hard on the ground with sparks shooting out from them.
Rocky and Aisha were fighting side by side, neither wanting to move away from the other. They joined their left hands, their right legs shooting out in sidekicks. Two cogs flew back from them, knocking down two more who were trying to move in on the rangers.
Adam jumped up, his legs shooting out in a split kick. He landed back on his feet as two cogs slammed into the ground from the kicks. He ducked under the punch of another cog, coming up with his fist shooting out. The cog flew back from the blow to its chest.
Kat went into a spinning kick, her right leg shooting out to kick three cogs away from her. She flipped over another one, spinning around and hitting it in the back. She did not even look at it as it fell onto its face.
The rangers grouped around Tommy as they saw all of the cogs on the ground, sparks flying from them. They looked towards the four monsters that were moving towards them.
Tommy looked at the others. "Time for the zeo cannon," he said.
The others nodded and lifted their hands. "We need the zeo cannon, now," they all cried. The cannon appeared and they all braced it on their shoulders.
"Fire," Tommy yelled.
The cannon shot out its power beam, repeating the process four times. All four monsters were blown apart by the cannon.
The zeo cannon disappeared as the rangers looked towards Jason. They watched him battle with Gasket, not interfering for fear of distracting him.
Jason's staff moved like lightning, blocking every blow that Gasket took at him with his sword.
Gasket snarled in rage and frustration, as he could not make any blow count against Jason. He tried again, his sword swinging towards the gold ranger in a horizontal arc.
Jason blocked the blow, twisting his staff around the sword and making Gasket lose his grip on it. He swung his staff, sending Gasket's sword sailing away from him.
Gasket stood before Jason, unsure what to do without his weapon. He felt surprise run through him as Jason tossed his staff aside.
Jason threw his staff to the side, dropping into his fighting stance and facing Gasket. "Let's see how tough you are, Gasket," he said.
Gasket gave a growl of anger and swung his fist at Jason.
Jason's left arm came up, blocking the blow. His right fist shot out, catching Gasket in the chest. He watched as Gasket staggered back from the powerful blow. Jason went into a spin on his left foot, his right leg held tightly against his body. As he came around, his right leg shot out, catching Gasket on the side of his head.
Gasket spun around, falling to his hands and knees. He shook his head, his gears shifting as they tried to get back into working order. He heard Jason walking towards him and looked up.
Jason lifted his hand, bringing his power staff flying into it. He looked at Gasket as the staff began to glow with his powers. "It's over," he said simply, swinging the staff down.
Gasket stiffened as the staff cut through his body. He felt his gears inside tearing and breaking.
Jason stepped back, watching as light began to shoot out from Gasket's body. He lowered his staff as Gasket blew apart, his body scattering into tiny pieces. He heard a noise behind him and turned, just as an arrow flew at him. Jason went into a rolling dive, passing under the arrow that Archerina sent at him.
Archerina grabbed another arrow from her quiver, notching it onto her bow and drawing the string back. She changed her point of aim, sending the arrow flying at Jason as he rolled to his feet.
Jason could not avoid this one. It hit his shield on his left side, penetrating it and biting into his upper chest. Jason dropped his staff as pain knifed through him. He felt the arrow digging in deeper and brought his right hand up, gripping the shaft and keeping it from going any further into him.
Archerina looked at Jason, her eyes glowing a bright yellow with her hate. She grabbed another arrow, notching it into her bow as she slowly walked towards Jason. She stopped a few feet from him, raising her bow and pulling back the string.
Jason sank to his knees, his right arm straining to keep the arrow from digging deeper into his chest. He looked up as Archerina approached him, tensing as she drew back the bowstring.
Archerina let the arrow go, heading straight for Jason's heart. She gave an angry growl as it seemed to stop in mid-air and shattered before it could reach him. She looked up, seeing the guardian of magic standing behind Jason, his hands glowing with his powers as he put a force field around the gold ranger.
The guardian of strength was there suddenly, kneeling beside Jason and grabbing the arrow that was in him. "I've got it, Jason," he said. "Let go. I won't let it go in any further."
Jason let go of the arrow, his right arm aching from the strain of keeping it still. He looked past the guardian of strength as Zordon, Ninjor and Dulcea appeared, surrounding Archerina.
Archerina looked at the staffs that the three warriors were holding and decided to retreat for now. She looked at Jason, her eyes still filled with hate. "You haven't seen the last of me, gold ranger," she said, venom in her voice. "I'll be back to have my revenge." She teleported away before anyone could stop her.
The guardian of magic lowered his hands, moving around to kneel in front of Jason. "We have to get that out," he said. "It's a digger arrow. It will keep digging into him until it makes its way to his heart."
The guardian of magic nodded, but did not say anything. His face was showing the strain of holding the arrow back.
Jason reached up with his right hand and removed his helmet. He looked at the guardian of magic. "Get my shield off," he said, his voice filled with pain. "Then, push it all the way through."
The guardian of magic met Jason's eyes. "It will do a lot of damage, Jason," he said quietly, hearing the others move to surround them.
Jason shook his head. "I don't care," he said. "That's the only way to get it out, right?"
The guardian of magic nodded. "Yes," he almost whispered. "That is the only way to keep it from killing you."
"Then do it," Jason said, his teeth clenched from the pain. "You don't have a choice."
The guardian of magic looked at Zordon and Ninjor. "Help me get his shield off," he said. "Then, you will need to hold his shoulders. He must not move as we push it through or it could change direction."
Zordon and Ninjor dropped their staffs, kneeling on either side of Jason and getting his shield off. They grabbed Jason's shoulders firmly, holding him still with powerful grips.
The guardian of strength looked at Jason. "Are you ready," he said, his teeth clenched from the strain of holding the arrow.
Jason slowly nodded, his right hand moving to grip Ninjor's shoulder.
The guardian of strength pushed the arrow quickly, shoving it through Jason's chest and out his back.
Jason clenched his teeth harder, holding back a scream of pain. His grip on Ninjor's shoulder was tight enough to make Ninjor wince.
The guardian of magic moved behind Jason, grabbing the arrow as it came out his back. He snapped the arrowhead off, throwing it away and looked at the guardian of strength. "Pull it back out," he said. "The arrowhead is detached."
The guardian of strength nodded and pulled the arrow shaft back through Jason's body, doing it swiftly.
Jason could not hold back the scream of pain as the shaft left his body. He felt the blood start to flow down his back and chest.
Ninjor and Zordon held him, keeping him from falling over as the guardian of healing moved to kneel in front of him.
Jason trembled as the guardian of healing placed her hand on his chest. He closed his eyes, trying to relax as her hands began to glow. He felt the trembling ease as she began to heal the damage the arrow had done to him. The pain started to lessen and he slowly relaxed his grip on Ninjor's shoulder.
Ninjor let his breath out slowly as he felt Jason going limp in his grip. He looked at Zordon, seeing the worry on his face.
The guardian of healing slowly lifted her hand, watching as Jason went completely limp. She looked at Zordon, seeing his worry. She put a hand on his shoulder. "He'll be all right," she said. "I just made him go to sleep so that his body will accept the healing. After a couple of hours, he'll be as good as new."
Zordon looked at her, giving her a small smile. He looked at Ninjor. "I'll take him to the power chamber," he said. "He can rest there."
Ninjor nodded, letting go of Jason so that Zordon could pick him up.
Tommy and the rangers walked over to Zordon. "We'll go with you," he said. "We want to be there when he wakes up."
Zordon nodded, letting them grab a hold of him and teleport him and Jason to the power chamber.
Dimitria had a bed ready for Jason, watching in silence as Zordon gently placed Jason onto the bed. She looked up as Dulcea and Ninjor also teleported into the power chamber. She motioned for the rangers to move back, letting Dulcea and Zordon sit with their son.
Kat looked at Tommy as they all powered down. "I'm going to get Natalia," she said. "She'll want to be with him."
Tommy nodded, watching her teleport from the power chamber.
Zack and Trini exchanged puzzled glances, and then walked over to Tommy.
"Who's Natalia," Trini asked.
Tommy turned to them. "Let's go somewhere and talk," he said. "There are some things you need to know."
A/N: Let me know what you think. I am not too sure about this chapter. Thanks.