Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own the Power Rangers. Now, on with the story.
A/N: This chapter starts about two weeks after Kim has left for Florida. Hope you like it.
Natalia looked up from the stove as Jason entered the kitchen. She smiled at him as he walked over to her. "Hi," she said. "Dinner is almost ready."
Jason smiled at her, kissing her lightly. "Do I have time to get a quick shower," he asked. "I was out where they are putting in the gym. It got a little messy."
Natalia turned to him, giving him a small smile. "You have twenty minutes," she said. "Is that enough?"
Jason nodded, giving her another quick kiss, and then headed for their bedroom.
Jason walked back into the kitchen as Natalia set the food on the table. He walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her from behind. He kissed her cheek, and then put his chin on her shoulder. "Smells good," he said. "I'm really hungry."
Natalia looked at him, giving him a smile. "Well let me go and we can eat," she said, giving him a quick kiss.
Jason grinned at her, loosening his hold around her. "For now," he said, stealing another quick kiss. He moved back from her, going over to the table and sitting down.
Natalia sat down across from him, giving him a small smile. "Let's eat," she said.
The master stood in front of the viewer on his ship. Over the past two weeks, the alliance had been building its forces back up. They now were greater in number than ever before. He waved his hands over his viewer, looking at Jason's image as he appeared in it. "Enjoy your last night on earth, son of Zordon," he said softly. "Tomorrow, you die and your powers become mine." He turned from the viewer, an evil grin on his face. He looked at Darius. "The time has come to crush the forces of good," he said. "Spread the word. We attack first thing tomorrow."
Darius bowed to the master, and then turned and left the chamber.
Jason stood on the front porch, watching the sunset. He looked over his shoulder as Natalia came out of the house. He smiled as she walked up to stand beside him, his arm going around her shoulders. He looked at her as her arm went around his waist. "Have I told you I love you, lately," he asked softly.
Natalia smiled widely at him. "Yes," she said. "But you can say it as much as you want, I don't mind."
Jason leaned forward, kissing her tenderly.
Natalia wrapped her arms around him, pulling him tightly against her and deepening the kiss.
Jason responded by slipping his arms under her shirt, running them lightly over her back. He deepened the kiss even more, feeling her respond to his caresses. He pulled back when the need for air made him. He looked into her eyes, his breathing heavy. "Let's take this inside," he whispered.
Natalia nodded, pulling him towards the house. She closed the door behind them and locked it.
Jason bent down, lifting her legs off the floor and carrying her towards the bedroom.
The master looked at the leaders of the alliance. "The timing on this is critical," he said. "We must strike at the same time in order to keep the forces of good from helping each other. Do this right, and the universe is ours."
"What about Zordon's son," one of the leaders asked. "And the earth rangers?"
The master smiled, revealing his fangs. "Darius and I will see to Zordon's son," he said. "As for the rangers, my personal warriors will take them out." He looked around at the other leaders. "Any more questions," he asked. When he received no answer, he nodded. "Then go make the final preparations. We make our move first thing in the morning."
Jason lay on his left side, holding Natalia close to him as she slept. He looked at her face, smiling as his heart swelled with his love for her. He closed his eyes, pulling her tighter to him and drifting off to sleep.
The master looked at Darius. "Take three warriors and get Zordon's son," he ordered. "Once you have him, let me know and I will order the others to begin the attack."
Darius bowed, then stood up, hesitating before leaving on his mission. "What about his wife, master," he asked.
The master shook his head. "She is of no consequence to us," he said. "Do what you must to keep her from interfering."
Darius nodded, turning and leaving the bridge.
The sunlight has just begun to filter through the windows when Jason woke up. He lay there for a few seconds, trying to figure out just what had made him wake up. He looked towards the door to the bedroom as he heard a slight noise in the hallway. He quietly slipped out of bed, grabbing a pair of sweatpants and putting them on. He pulled a tee shirt over his head, heading for the door to his room. He cautiously entered the hallway, hearing slight noises now coming from the kitchen. Jason had an uneasy feeling that something was wrong, as he slowly and silently made his way towards the kitchen.
Darius stood on the far side of the kitchen, watching the hallway intently. He saw Jason enter the kitchen and nodded.
Two of the warriors with Darius stood on either side of the doorway.
Jason came into the kitchen. Before he could move, the two warriors grabbed his arms, latching onto his forearms and biceps. They pulled Jason into the kitchen, holding him still as Darius walked over to him.
Darius smiled wickedly at Jason as his tentacles moved, starting to encircle Jason's waist. He sent them around Jason's waist twice, then moved them up to grab Jason's wrists. He tightened the tentacles, pulling Jason towards him.
The two warriors holding Jason released his arms, watching with evil smiles as Darius slowly pulled Jason right up to him.
Jason struggled as he reached Darius, but could not get free.
Darius turned Jason, so that his back was against Darius' chest. Before Jason could attempt to struggle again, Darius' left hand came up, clamping over Jason's mouth. His right arm encircled Jason's chest, holding him tightly against Darius. Darius closed his eyes, keeping a firm grip on Jason. "I have him, master," he whispered. "He is ready for you."
On his ship, the master heard Darius. He pressed the button on his communications panel. "Begin the attack, now," he ordered.
On the planet Eltar, the alliance's ships appeared out of nowhere. Some of them landed on the planet, releasing dark warriors into the villages. Others hovered over the villages, their laser guns opening fire on the people below. The elders of Eltar were found quickly and taken prisoner without a chance to resist.
On Phaedos, ships appeared in the skies over the temple, monolith and villages. They began to open fire, their lasers striking the temple and monolith, tearing into them and sending big chunks falling to the ground.
Several ships landed, dark warriors pouring out of them and heading into the villages. They took the ones who did not resist prisoner. The ones who tried to fight back were killed instantly.
In the temple, Ninjor, Zordon and Dulcea ran into the main chamber. Ninjor made his way over to the teleportation controls, just as dark warriors began to come through the door. He slammed his fist down on the controls, smiling, as Zordon and Dulcea were teleported out of the temple. Before Ninjor could do anything else, several dark warriors converged on him, grabbing him and jerking him away from the controls.
The warriors holding Ninjor, forced him from the chamber as the others began to smash all of the panels in front of them.
Inside the monolith, dark warriors were going from chamber to chamber, searching for the guardians. They destroyed everything in their sight, making it to the main chamber. They saw no signs of the guardians, but destroyed everything in the monolith anyway.
On Triforia, Marcus grabbed Trey's arm, pulling him towards a secret tunnel in the palace. Several of Trey's guards followed, wanting to protect their king at all costs. The group made it into the tunnel before any dark warriors could find them.
Marcus led the way down the tunnel, Trey and his guards running behind him. They came to a secret chamber and ran towards the ship that was parked in there. The group boarded the ship, starting the engines and blasting through the roof of the chamber. Once in space, Marcus activated a special button and teleported the ship far from Triforia.
On earth, ships appeared in the skies above the cities. They began to open fire, their laser guns blasting away at the buildings. People ran in panic, trying to get away from the attack.
Dark warriors were everywhere, filling the streets and either killing people or taking them prisoner.
All over the planet, people were being attacked.
In Angel Grove, Tommy jerked up in his bed as the sounds of the attack reached him. He rolled out of bed, grabbing a pair of sweatpants and pulling them on. He ran from his room, right into the arms of three dark warriors.
The warriors forced Tommy down the stairs and out the door of his house.
Tommy struggled, but could not get away from their grips. He looked around, seeing people from all over his neighborhood being forced from their homes. He looked up into the sky, a sense of dread coming over him as he saw the massive amount of alien ships hovering over the city. This was going to be bad, he could feel it.
Jason heard the attack on Angel Grove and renewed his struggles to get free.
Darius gave a little laugh, tightening his hold on Jason even more. "Struggle all you want, son of Zordon," he said quietly. "It will do you no good. The alliance is taking over and the forces of good are finished." He looked up as a dark light teleported into the kitchen. "Time for you to die, son of Zordon," he whispered as the master appeared in front of Jason.
The master looked at Jason, drawing his lips back and revealing his fangs in an ugly smile. He slowly walked over to Jason, smiling wider as he watched him struggle in Darius' grasp. "We finally meet face to face, son of Zordon," he said in a vicious whisper. "Too bad you won't live long enough to see the alliance take over completely." He stopped right in front of Jason. He lifted his hands, long deadly claws emerging from the ends of his fingers.
Jason stood still as the master raised his right hand, his claws running down the side of Jason's face without cutting him.
The master looked at Jason, his eyes glowing a deep red. "I am going to drain your powers, son of Zordon," he said quietly. "Once that is done, I will feed on your blood, draining the very life from your body. You will cease to exist and the alliance of evil will take complete control of the universe."
"No," a voice said from the doorway. "Leave him alone."
Jason's eyes widened as Natalia rushed into the kitchen. He saw the master snarl in anger, his left hand drawing back. Jason struggled harder to get free as Natalia ran towards him.
Natalia was almost to Jason when the master brought his left hand forward, swinging it up and thrusting his claws into her abdomen. Natalia felt the claws enter her body and she came to a stop, looking down in shock and pain as the claws ripped across and out of her.
Jason stopped struggling, his heart seeming to tear in two as he saw Natalia's blood begin to flow from the wound in her stomach. His breathing became heavy as she slowly looked up, meeting his eyes.
Natalia looked at Jason, her eyes beginning to glaze over. "I'm sorry," she whispered, slowly sinking to her knees.
Jason began to struggle as hard as he could, desperately trying to break free from Darius and go to his wife. He kept his eyes locked on hers as she fell onto her side on the floor.
Natalia looked at Jason, her mouth moving but no sound coming out. Her lips formed the words I love you as the life left her.
Jason stopped struggling as he watched the life drain from his wife's body. Grief and pain welled through him, shock taking all of the fight out of him.
The master began to laugh, reaching out and grabbing Jason's face in both of his hands. "Don't despair, son of Zordon," he said, moving as close to Jason as he could get. "You will be joining her very soon." He slowly forced Jason's head back, exposing his neck. The master moved his head, putting his mouth on Jason's throat and kissing him. He moaned at the taste of Jason's skin, licking him just over his artery. "Time for you to join your wife," he whispered, opening his mouth and plunging his fangs into the side of Jason's throat.
A/N: The next chapter will be up soon. Thanks for reading.