Here is the next part! I hope you enjoy! This is where it gets a little bit more dramatic! Please, please, please, enjoy reading it!
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The soldiers still stayed there, right in front of the door, looking around. They kept asking the obvious questions, like "Where are they?" and "Who were those witches?" You know, the normal ones.
If I could hear them over my own, I'm sure I would've heard everyone else's heart beating. It was really scary, knowing that soldiers with real guns could find us and kill us. Guns don't kill people you know. People who hate people from the future with guns, kill people.
Finally, as if by some twist of luck, one of them suggested they look over somewhere else. I don't know why, but one of those soldiers sounded familiar.
I looked to my friends, to see if they were all okay. The girl and Adam were looking at each other with loving eyes, making me and the boy that helped us both look sick. The girl spoke, "I'm Marissa." She whispered.
Adam smiled, "I'm Adam."
I rolled my eyes, but before I was able to speak, a familiar voice sprang up, "Ugh, why'd we help these guys Marissa?" The boy spoke up. I looked over to him and he had a hat on, so I really couldn't see his face, but his voice sounded like I've heard it before.
Marissa smiled, "James, we couldn't just let them take these people. I don't believe they are witches." She answered, turning back to Adam with her innocent doe eyes. I retched in my throat, "Ugh, gross. Adam ignore the beautiful girl and focus on the real issue!" I scolded him. I swear there was a blush on Marissa's cheeks when I called her beautiful.
Adam looked to me, "What would that be?" He asked, giving me a dirty look. I gave him one right back, before looking around the barn, "Um, that would be finding a way back to our time and what was up with Tommy back there." I told him, like it was the most obvious thing ever.
The boy stood up and got in Marissa's face, "See! They are witches! How could they get here from another time without being witches?" He said, angrily, pointing in her face. I glared, pulling him away and it knocked his hat off.
I was going to say something, but all I could do was stare in shock. I think everyone else did too. James had flat black hair, and tan skin. He had greyish green eyes and he wore glasses. It was like looking into a mirror. That would explain why his voice was so familiar. He was me, or at least me from the past.
He picked his hat up and placed it on his head, glaring at me, "Close yer trap. The flies will land in it if you don't." He quipped.
I just sat down on a wooden barrel, holding my head. "Whoa, talk about vertigo." I said, looking down at the ground. I didn't feel good at all.
Adam spoke up, "Sorry about him, he gets a little, temperamental. That's Kaleb, and my other friends are Rocky, Billy, Kimberly and Aisha." He explained to Marissa and 'James', pointing to each of us as he said our name.
My head hurt a little too much for me to care about him calling me temperamental. Kim turned to Marissa, "Um, why was everyone calling us witches?" She asked.
Billy gestured to our clothes, "Because in olden days, anyone that was considered different or unusual was accused of being a witch." He explained for Marissa. I sighed, "Well, this is just peachy." I muttered.
Marissa turned to Adam with a raised eyebrow, "Olden days?" Oh way to go Billy, create a time paradox and explain to her what we are doing here. Well done.
Aisha looked very uncomfortable, like the rest of us, "Uh...Marissa, we can explain everything." She stumbled.
Rocky just laughed, "Yeah right, you try Billy." No! That'll confuse her even more!
Billy just nodded and started off very unsuccessful, "Alrighty, um, where should I begin? Have you ever wondered what Angel Grove would be like in the future?" He asked her.
I groaned, "Here he goes again."
Kim hit my shoulder, "Quiet!"
I glared at her, "Excuse me if I have a huge headache and we're stuck in an alternate time." I snapped at her. "This isn't exactly the way I thought I'd be spending my weekend."
She just stuck her tongue out.
I dismissed her, as my headache increasingly got worse and I started feeling really weak, like something was draining me of my energy. It wasn't even a subtle feeling of weakness. It just came crashing down on me like a tidal wave at a beach. Rocky seemed to notice, "Kaleb, are you okay?" He asked.
I tried to nod, but it felt like a bag of bricks were hanging by my neck, and I couldn't lift my head. "Yeah, I'm fine." I said, breathless. It was probably all that running and then getting that shocking reveal that James was me. At least now I knew why that guy tried pulling me away from my friends. He probably thought I was his son.
Rocky stood by me, I'm guessing to make sure I was actually okay, like I said I was. When Billy finished his explanation, Marissa looked very astounded, while James looked indifferent, and maybe a tad bit annoyed. Adam walked up to her, "Don't worry Marissa. I know it's a lot to understand."
She just shook her head, "No, I just can't imagine Angel Grove in 200 years. What's it like?" She asked.
Kim spoke up, "It's awesome! You have to see the mall! The shops in it are so cool!" She swooned. Here she goes. And when one goes, the other is sure to follow.
Aisha proved me right as she held a hand out, "Yeah girl, the make-up department at the superstore, ugh!" She made an excited sound. I craned my head to face them, "Yeah, sure, tell her about make-up. I'm sure she'll need it here. Why not tell her the better stuff, like um, we're a free country now or have electricity?" I asked them, giving them the look that just asked them if they were seriously talking about the mall to a girl who lived 200 years in the past.
Rocky finally stepped forward, "I think you should just drop it and help find a way to get out of here." He suggested. I held out a fist above my head, "Amen!"
Rocky hit my fist with his, and suddenly, a wave of nausea hit me and I just groaned, "Ugh!"
The Red Ranger bent down, "Kaleb?"
I shook my head, rubbing it, "I'm fine, just a little dizzy." I breathed. It seemed like it was going away, for now.
Kim looked to Billy, "Maybe we should try to contact Zordon." She suggested. Billy looked doubtful, but agreed. "I really doubt our communicator signal's going to get through." He said.
He lifted his wrist to his mouth, "Alpha? Zordon?" The beep after he spoke was the only sound the communicator made. "Alpha, Zordon! Can you hear me?"
When nothing happened, Rocky became even more frantic, "If we can't reach Zordon, does that mean we're stuck here forever?" He asked.
I shrugged, now standing. My energy was back, so I felt a lot better than I did a few minutes ago. I think it was just some sort of reaction to being sent back in time. Kim looked at us, "But Tommy's still back there, he'll come for us."
I glared at her, "Assuming he knows where to look. Remember we are 200 years in the past." I snapped at her. It wasn't that I was mad at her, I was just mad in general, like something was controlling my emotions to just be set on anger.
Kim looked down, "Oh yeah…." She then looked back to Billy, "You better keep trying." She said, trying to find some kind of hope.
He nodded, "Right, Alpha?" He looked to us, "Guys, I still can't get through. Alpha, Zordon, can you hear me?" He asked again.
I sighed, looking around the barn. It was boring just waiting here for something that wasn't going to happen to happen. Adam made the suggestion to morph, but just as he did, some soldiers popped up from behind the fenced up section of the barn. We could only see their faces though, and one was strikingly familiar. "Skull?" I asked, walking closer to inspect. It was him!
The soldier looked confused, but looked to Marissa, "Marissa, you will be punished for helping these," He gave us a dirty look, "Witches." He sneered.
Marissa glared at the soldier, "They're not witches!" She snapped back.
Adam also gave the soldiers a glare, "Leave her alone!" He yelled.
Ooh, someone's got a crush on a 200 year old girl! Look at you Adam, you sly dog you.
Kim looked around, really scared, "What are we going to do?" She asked, quietly.
Adam turned to Billy, "We can't morph now!"
Kim shook her head, "Of course not, Marissa shouldn't be punished for trying to help us."
Marissa looked really scared and she looked like she was about to cry. She had her hands on her face, and Adam, being the smooth lady killer he was, grabbed her arms and pulled them down, giving her a warm smile. Okay, I will admit, I did swoon a little at Adam's smile.
What? I never said that Adam was ugly! He is rather adorkable! That's right, I said adorkable.
Billy sighed, turning to Rocky, "Alright, I'll take care of this. Rocky, play along." He walked over to the soldiers. "If I could have just a minute of your time, I think I can explain everything." He told them. The soldiers didn't look interested at all, but Billy proceeded to talk to them.
I rolled my eyes, "Wow, I'm surprised Billy wants to leave. The people here love to hear him talk." I muttered, holding my head again, as a little dizziness hit me. It wasn't much, but it did grab my attention. "HOLD YOUR TONGUE!" The soldier that looked like Skull shouted. "You're all under arrest!"
Kim gave the brainiac a look, "Billy, somehow I don't think they bought your story." She said, a little concerned at the moment. Rocky turned to the people behind him, with his eyes telling us to follow him, "Ready guys?"
We all nodded, I stood up. Rocky then ran off, "Go!"
We quickly followed him out of the barn, hearing the soldiers yell out to us. We ran outside and back around the way we came, into the streets. We ran down an alley, before going under a building with no walls. It led to a herd of sheep that didn't move out of the way until we got there. We ran out of there really fast, thank goodness. I always sneezed when close to wool.
We then ran off to a road that had a lot of forest on the sides, running down it. I looked behind us and the soldiers weren't anywhere to be found. That didn't stop me from pushing myself to run even faster. Marissa turned a corner, "This way!"
Adam, with Marissa holding his hand like a lifeline, shouted out, "Where are we going?"
Marissa turned to us, "My uncle's! He'll help us!" She cried, while we all kept up our pace.
Running down the path, Marissa pointed forward, "There! That carriage!" She noted to us. The carriage was going slow, so we could easily catch up to it. Billy made it on first, then Adam, then Marissa, then me, then James, then Aisha, then Kim and finally Rocky. Marissa called out to the driver, "Uncle Ben we need your help!" She cried.
Kim sat down, catching her breath, "Thanks a lot!"
The man turned around, making me just drop my jaw. "You're alright now lads and lassies." He commented.
Kim looked to me, while I just gave her the doubtful look. She looked like she was confused, as was I. "Um, guys can you please take a look at Uncle Ben?" She asked. We all looked to him and he turned around.
"Bulk?" We asked at the same time.
He laughed, "No, Ben's the name." He told us. I wanted to laugh, really, I did, but it wasn't the time, hehe funny pun, or the place. Ben smiled at us, "We'll be back to my homestead in a short while. You just sit and catch your breath." He calmly told us.
Finally, a chance to catch my breath. That dizziness I felt before increased ten-fold, making me groan. My stomach felt like it was about to burst and I barely could move any more. Just lifting my hand to wave would feel like a few tons of sand were weighing it down.
Aisha looked to me, "Kaleb? Are you okay?" Everyone looked to me.
I just looked up, with all the strength I had, "I feel really weak." I told them, before quickly falling forward and passing out. The last thing I remember hearing was a very evil sounding trumpet sound and the roar of what sounded like a Zord of some kind.
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Kaleb looked up, frowning, "I feel really weak." He mumbled, before his eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he fell forward, heading towards the ground. A pair of arms caught him before he reached it though. Rocky looked around, kneeling on the ground with Kaleb's body halfway in his arms. "I think we just got another problem to deal with." He muttered.
Suddenly, a green line of electricity appeared at Kaleb's feet and rapidly went up his body, and when it reached his head, it appeared again at his feet. Billy moved to him, "Oh no, this is bad."
The whole gang in the carriage went looked to the passed out boy. Adam looked to the brainiac, "What's wrong with him? What is that green light?" He asked, frantic for answers.
Billy sighed, "Kaleb is going through a Power Split. You see, I believe that the Tommy that tricked us into coming to the sign, was a clone, created by Rita or the Wizard and they gave him the powers of the Evil Green Ranger."
Kim shook her head, "Wait, what? How does that explain what going on?" She asked.
Billy continued, "A Power Split is when there is two rangers of the same Power Coin alive at the same time. Since both Kaleb and the clone are from the same time period, and they both got their powers from a green Power Coin, Kaleb's powers are being drained. His life force has bonded with the coin and if his powers are removed completely…" He paused, looking around the group with a morbid look on his face, "He could die."
The gang all looked to each other with very scared looks, except for Marissa and James, but that was only because they didn't understand.
Adam shook his head, "But, isn't the Evil Green Ranger's Power Coin the Dragon? Why would Kaleb be affected? He's the Parasaur."
Billy answered right away, "Well, I heard from Alpha that the Parasaur and Dragon coins are like two magnets trying to come together. If one is powered up, the other will be weaker." Everyone seemed to understand it now, except for the obvious two.
Aisha looked to Billy, "Isn't there something we can do?"
He shook his head, "Not without Zordon's help."
Rocky hit the brainiac's shoulder, "Well? Try to contact him again!" He commanded. Everyone could see how terrified the Red Ranger was. He looked nearly in tears and he was shaking. Plus, he wouldn't yell if he wasn't scared, that was a key sign.
Billy shook his head, "It won't work, just like last time. No signal for the communicators." He explained, sadly.
Everyone looked down at the boy sadly, even James, who stopped being so annoyed a few seconds after running away from the soldiers. This actually could mean the end for the Green Ranger.
Arriving at the homestead, everyone got out of the carriage, with Rocky carrying Kaleb's body on his back. Ben lay out a few blankets on the ground and Rocky laid the boy down gently. Kim kneeled down to him, running a hand through his hair. The green line of light just kept repeating going up his body. It stayed the same pace, so that was a relief, if only a small one.
Billy looked around the area, keeping a lookout. Rocky and Aisha were hanging by the corner, with Aisha sitting against a wall and Rocky standing, leaning against it. Adam was with Marissa, of course, and he was trying to calm her down, as she was scared for Kaleb.
Billy came back, smiling, "It looks like we lost to soldiers."
Everyone sighed in relief, glad that was over with. Aisha started squirming before hitting Rocky's leg, "Rocky, your foot is tickling my back!" She whined. Rocky looked down and moved his leg away, backing up, "Uh, that's not my foot."
Aisha looked behind her and screamed. She quickly got up and moved away from the things. It was only a group of rats play fighting each other. Ben laughed, then Marissa laughed, then everyone else minus Kaleb and Aisha laughed. The latter frowned and crossed her arms, "Don't laugh! I hate rats!"
They all continued to laugh until a dark voice called out, "Well, that's good to know. Then you'll especially enjoy what I have planned for you next!"
Everyone jumped and looked over to see the Wizard standing on top of a brick smokehouse. He started laughing while Ben got in front of Marissa and the gang all stood in front of them and Kaleb. Rocky stepped forward, "Man, not you again!"
The Wizard laughed again, "Yes, I thought I'd bring by a little news from home. The city's about to be destroyed! Too bad you're not there to see it." He laughed again. Adam stepped forward "You'll never get away with it!"
The Wizard looked curiously at him, "But, young man, I already have." He laughed again. He then raised his wand, "Now, did somebody say something about rats?" He asked, as he pointed the magic stick at the furry vermin. They grew to be about people size and the rangers went on guard. Rocky picked up Kaleb's body, placed him back on his back. "I'll take Kaleb, Marissa and Ben away from here." He offered.
The rest nodded, and Rocky waited until they were morphed and ready for battle. Billy, Kim, Adam and Aisha all stood together, going to grab their morphers, "It's Morphing Time!" Billy cried.
Nothing happened at all. Kim freaked out, "It's not working!"
Billy slapped his head, "Of course, we're 200 years back in time before we met Zordon and got our powers."
Adam moved forward again, "Then lets try and take them."
Billy shook his head, "No! Who knows what they can do?!" He cried. Kim grabbed Ben and Marissa, "Come on you two! Run!" She cried.
Rocky ran with them, carrying Kaleb's body. He followed the other rangers down a field, avoiding the Wizard trying to hit them with his spells.
They made it out of the field, but unbeknownst to them, the pulse of the line of green light began to speed up and Kaleb's skin started to pale slightly.
OMG! Kaleb might actually die! Holy crap! I'm telling you in all honesty, I had a plan already laid out for this episode arch, but this idea came to me as I was writing and I like it so much more than my first one!
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