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Jason stood by the fire, looking into the face of each of the leaders for the forces of good. "I'll understand if some of you don't want to go into this battle," he said. "But, earth is my home. I need to protect it from the master and the alliance of evil. I will not ask anyone who feels uncomfortable to go into this battle. It is your choice alone."
One of the elders from Eltar stood up, looking at Jason carefully. "I'll go," he said. "You came to Eltar and freed all of us. I will help you defend your home."
The others elders stood up, nodding their agreement.
Trey stood up, giving Jason a smile. "If it wasn't for you, my planet would still be under the control of the alliance, Jason," he said. "I'm in this battle with you. I won't let you lose your planet after you got enough forces together to save mine."
Each of the other leaders stood up, voicing their agreement with those who had spoken. They were all willing to help Jason and the Zeo Rangers defend their home.
Jason smiled at all of them. "All right," he said. "Then, let's get our ships ready and head towards earth. The master has had things his way for too long. It is time to destroy the alliance of evil and take back control of the universe."
The leaders all nodded, turning and heading for their ships.
Tommy walked up to Jason, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Are you ready to face the master, bro," he asked.
Jason looked at Tommy, nodding slowly. "I am," he said. "The guardians' powers are a part of me now. I'm ready to finish this, one way or the other."
Tommy looked back, seeing Kim standing and talking to Trini and Aisha. "What about Kim," he asked. "What part is she going to play in this?"
Jason glanced at her before looking at Tommy once again. "She is to stay on the White Guardians' ship," he said. "She doesn't like that, but the general and I made her understand how important it is for her to remain hidden. She'll do it."
Tommy nodded. "Then, let's get ready," he said. "We should leave for earth as soon as possible."
Jason nodded and the two of them turned and headed for their ships.
The master stood on the bridge of his ship, looking out his viewing window. He turned around as he heard someone approaching him. He frowned at the warrior who bowed in front of him. "What is it," he asked irritation in his voice.
The warrior stood up, looking at the master nervously. "Master," he said. "We have detected a large number of ships headed for earth. They are carrying the forces of good. They are on their way here to engage us in battle."
The master let an evil smile come to his face. "This is good," he said. "Zordon's son is coming to me without my even having to attack." He looked at the warrior before him. "I am going down to the planet," he said. "I want ten warriors to come with me. The rest of the alliance should get ready to meet the ships for the forces of good. Let the ship that has Zordon's son on it get through. Once it is clear, destroy the other ships."
The warrior bowed and then turned and headed for the communications. He would alert the other ships, telling them what the master had ordered.
The master turned back to the viewing window. "Come to me, son of Zordon," he whispered. "Your death is at hand. Come and make my powers complete."
Tommy walked over to stand beside Kim, both of them watching Jason as he talked to the general. Tommy glanced at her. "How are you doing," he asked softly.
Kim looked at him, giving him a small smile. "I'm okay," she said. "I'm more worried about Jason than myself. I wish I could do more than just hide on this ship."
Tommy turned to face her. "It's for the best, Kim," he said. "Jason needs to focus all of his attention on the master. He cannot be worrying about your safety and do that at the same time. Staying on the ship is the best thing that you can do. The White Guardians will make sure that you are safe."
Kim looked at Tommy, sighing lightly. "I know," she said. "But, he's going out there to face someone who wants him dead. I don't know what I'll do if something happens to him."
Tommy put a hand on her shoulder. "He's ready for this, Kim," he said. "He has the powers of the monolith in him, plus his own powers. The master is in for a tougher fight than he thinks. He'll be okay."
Kim gave Tommy a small smile. "I hope you're right," she said. "Because I can't stand the thought of not having him in my life. I don't want to lose him."
Tommy gave her a small smile. "You won't," he said. "I just know it."
The master looked at his ten warriors as they arrived in Angel Grove Park. "You know what to do," he said. "Get into place and get ready. Zordon's son should be here soon."
The warriors bowed, then turned and went to their hiding places. They would be ready to trap Jason once he got to earth. This time, he was not getting away from them.
The master looked around the deserted park, anticipation filling him as he waited for Jason to get here.
Zordon looked at Dulcea as their ship neared earth. "Do we tell Jason that we are going with him," he asked.
Dulcea shook her head. "No," she said. "We don't want him to know. That way the master will not suspect anything as well. We'll teleport down after Jason leaves, ready to help him out of whatever trap the master has set for him."
Zordon nodded, glancing over at their son. "He's ready," he said. "The master is going to wish he'd never started this battle."
Dulcea glanced at Jason, nodding in agreement. "I know," she said. "You told Tommy of our plans?"
Zordon nodded. "I did," he said. "The rangers are ready to help us keep the warriors away from Jason. We won't let the master win by cheating."
Jason looked at Tommy as their ship arrived at earth. "Time to go into battle," he said.
Tommy nodded and looked at the rangers. "Let's do it guys," he said.
The rangers nodded and made their zeonizers appear.
"Zeo Ranger one, pink," Kat called.
"Zeo Ranger two, yellow," Aisha said.
"Zeo Ranger three, blue," Rocky called.
"Zeo Ranger four, green," Adam called out.
"Zeo Ranger five, red," Tommy said.
"Zeo Ranger six, white," Billy called.
"Zeo Ranger seven, purple," Trini called out.
"Zeo Ranger eight, silver," Zack said.
Jason held his arms down to his sides. "Ultimate Gold, power up," he yelled. Jason looked at the general as his gold ranger outfit covered him. "Keep her safe," he said.
The general nodded. "We will," he said. "Good luck, Jason. We'll be watching your battle."
Jason nodded, lowering his arms to his sides once again. He teleported off the ship, heading for the park in Angel Grove where their sensors had told them the master was located.
Zordon walked over to the rangers with Dulcea. "Let's go," he said. "We need to keep close to Jason to make sure the master doesn't trap him."
Tommy nodded and the ten of them teleported off the ship.
Kim walked over to the viewer, nervous for all of their safety. She watched as they all appeared in Angel Grove Park, facing the master and his warriors.
The master smiled evilly as Jason teleported to the park near him. "Welcome, son of Zordon," he said, making a motion with his hands.
The ten warriors came out of their hiding positions, heading for Jason. They came to a halt as Zordon, Dulcea and the rangers appeared, blocking their way to Jason.
Jason looked at the master, smiling under his helmet. "Not what you expected is it," he asked.
The master snarled in anger and charged at Jason.
Tommy ducked under the swing of the warrior in front of him. He came up, his right fist shooting out.
The warrior's head snapped back as Tommy's fist connected with his face. He stumbled back, unable to prevent Tommy from doing more to him.
Tommy went into a leaping kick, hitting the warrior in the chest with it.
The warriors crashed onto his back, stunned and unable to move.
Kat went into a spinning kick as the warrior near her approached. Her right foot shot out, catching the warrior in the chest.
The warrior flew away from her, his back slamming into a nearby tree. He fell onto his hands and knees, dazed and winded.
Kat moved quickly, slamming her right arm down. Her elbow caught the warrior on the back of the neck, knocking him onto his face. He passed out from the blow.
Adam blocked the punch the warrior facing him threw at him. His right fist shot out, catching the warrior in the chest.
The warrior flew back, landing hard on the ground. Before he could recover, Adam knelt down beside him.
Adam drew his right fist back, sending it forward to connect with the chin of the warrior. He smiled under his helmet as the warrior's eyes glazed over and he passed out.
Billy jumped up, flipping over the warrior in front of him. He landed behind the warrior and went into a spinning kick. His right foot connected with the back of the warrior.
The warrior flew forward, slamming into a tree. He fell onto his back, slowly losing consciousness.
Trini and Zack attacked the two warriors in front of them. They locked their arms together and snapped out sidekicks.
The two warriors took the kicks under their chins, snapping their heads back. They fell onto their backs, passed out cold.
Rocky spun away from the warrior who charged at him. As he came back around, his lashed out with his right foot.
The warrior stumbled forward as the blow caught him in the back. He came to a stop as Rocky ran up to him.
Before the warrior could turn around, Rocky slammed his fist into the side of his head. The warrior went down hard, unconscious before he hit the ground.
Aisha snapped her right leg forward, catching the warrior in front of her in the chest. She watched him fly away from her, slamming into a tree. She smiled under her helmet as the warrior slowly crumpled to the ground.
Dulcea swung her staff, hitting the warrior in front of her in the chest.
The warrior came to a dead stop, the breath knocked from his body from the blow. He saw her swing her staff once again, but could not block it.
Dulcea smiled as her staff caught the warrior on the chin. She watched as he spun around and collapsed onto the ground.
Zordon swung his staff low, catching the warrior in front of him at the ankles.
The warrior fell onto his back, unable to catch his breath. He looked up as Zordon loomed over him.
Zordon swung his staff down, catching the warrior on the chin. He grinned as the warrior passed out cold.
Jason met the master's charge, not flinching away from him. He held up his hand, sending forth the magic powers that flowed through him.
The blow caught the master in the chest. He flew back, landing hard on the ground. He looked up as he heard Jason walking over to him. He lifted his hand, sending some of his dark powers at the young man before him.
Jason raised his left hand, blocking the blow and sending it back towards the master.
The master winced as the blow caught him in the body. He rolled over quickly, getting to his feet as Jason continued to advance on him. He opened his robe, revealing four tentacles underneath it. He shot the tentacles out, wrapping them around Jason's body and pinning his arms to his sides.
Jason strained his arms out, trying to loosen the tentacles around him. He could not get free as the master rushed up to him.
The master reached out, grabbing Jason's helmet and pulling it from his head. He smiled evilly as Jason tried to free himself. He reached up with his hands; grabbing Jason's head on, either side and forcing it back.
Jason struggled harder as the master moved closer to him. He could feel the master's breath on his neck and increased his efforts to free himself.
The master drew back his lips, revealing his fangs as he lowered his head to Jason's neck. "It ends now, son of Zordon," he whispered, placing his fangs against the skin of Jason's neck.
Jason surged his arms out, freeing his right arm. He reached under his shield, pulling out a knife. The knife glowed brightly in his hand as he lunged up with it.
The master let out a scream of pain, releasing Jason as the knife plunged into his heart. He felt all of Jason's powers flowing through the knife as he staggered back.
Jason stood looking at the master as his red eyes began to lose their glow. His face was an emotionless mask as the master slowly sank to his knees.
The master glared at Jason as he felt his life ebbing away. "No," he whispered. "I had you. You couldn't defeat me."
Jason raised his right hand, causing his golden power staff to appear in his hand. He swung it down, watching as it cut through the master's body.
The master screamed in agony as his body tore apart from the blow. He looked at Jason in disbelief, and then disappeared in a large explosion of light.
Jason stepped back as a large dark mist rose from where the master's body had been.
The mist hovered above the ground, red glowing eyes appearing in the middle of it. A mouth appeared below the eyes. "You have not won, son of Zordon," a voice in the mist said. "I will have you. Even if it means I must possess you." It moved quickly, surrounding Jason from all sides.
Jason calmly lifted his power staff, pushing the button on the top. He pulled the amulet from under his shield, placing it in front of the crystal. Jason felt the powers of the monolith feed into the amulet as he pressed the button once again.
The mist quivered as the bright lights from the staff hit it. It began to dissolve slowly as Jason kept firing his staff into it. "No!" the voice yelled. "This is not possible. I am more powerful than you."
Jason gave the mist a mirthless smile as the staff continued to bombard it with light pulses. "Maybe," he said. "But, you are not more powerful than my powers and the monolith's combined." He kept firing until the last of the mist disappeared from sight. Jason slowly lowered his arm, looking around to see the master's warriors start disappearing. He turned as he heard his friends and parents approaching him.
Zordon smiled at Jason. "You've done it, son," he said. "You have destroyed the master and the evil that was in him. Well done."
Jason smiled at him, bending down and picking up his helmet. He looked at the others as he put his helmet back on. "We need to get back to the ships," he said. "I want to make sure that all of the master's warriors are finished."
The others nodded and teleported with him back to their ships.
Kim ran over to Jason as he arrived in the White Guardians ship. She threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. "Jason," she said softly. "You did it."
Jason wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. He felt himself relax as the general walked up to him.
"The alliance of evil is finished, Jason," he said. "Thanks to you, the warriors have all been destroyed. The other members have fled, not even trying to put up a fight. I sent some of the other guardian ships after them, making sure they will not return. The universe is safe once again."
Jason nodded, slowly releasing Kim from the hug. He stepped back from her, lowering his arms to his sides. "Ultimate Gold, power down," he said softly.
Kim stood back, watching the emotions in his eyes. Without a word, she reached out, taking his hand and leading him from the bridge of the ship.
The general looked at Zordon. "Should we leave them alone," he asked.
Zordon nodded. "We should," he said. "They need time to themselves. Jason needs to deal with his emotions right now and Kim is the best one to help him with that. He'll be back later to make sure everything is settled."
Kim led Jason to the small conference room on the ship, turning to him as the door slid closed behind them. Without a word, she took him in her arms, feeling his wrap around her.
Jason put his head on her shoulder, letting his emotions take control. He felt the tears come and tightened his arms around Kim slightly.
Kim responded in kind, letting him get it all out. She stroked his hair as he released all of his grief. "It will be okay, Jason," she whispered. "I'll make sure of that."
Jason did not say a word, just silently cried on her shoulder, feeling safe and secure.
Kim held him tightly, not saying anything else, just letting him feel her love through her comfort. She felt him slowly relaxing in her arms as his grief began to subside. She slowly pulled back from him, looking up into his face.
Jason gave her a small smile. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
Kim reached up, gently cupping his cheek. "You never have to apologize to me," she said. "I'll never be sorry for being able to help you through anything. I'll always be there when you need me."
Jason looked deep into her eyes, seeing the love there. He slowly lowered his head, giving her a soft, gentle kiss. He looked into her eyes as he pulled back. "I still love you, Kim," he said softly. "I don't ever want anything to come between us again. If you are willing to take a chance on me, I want you back in my life, always."
Kim smiled at Jason, moving her hand to the back of his neck and pulling him down to her. She kissed him, letting him feel her love through the kiss. She looked into his eyes as she pulled back. "I love you, too, Jason," she said. "I want to be a part of your life, forever. I never want to lose you again."
Jason smiled at her, pulling her into a hug. "You never will," he whispered.
Kim hugged him tightly, happier than she had been in weeks. This was where she belonged, with Jason for the rest of her life. No matter what else happened, this was never going to change.
A/N: Sorry this was so long in coming. I hope you liked it. The next chapter will be up as soon as I can. Let me know what you think.