(In a sunny autumn day in Angel Grove, the gang decides to spread out and do their own thing instead of constantly hanging around together at the Juice Bar. For Robbie, this means enjoy a quiet lunch at the Juice Bar. Without the sound of incessant whining about lost powers and ecological causes, Robbie sits by the barstools in peace, eating a turkey club and watching the news.)
"Two twins who grew up in separate homes discovered only after they had gotten married that they were in fact, siblings. It is not known how they found out though the marriage was subsequently annulled in state court."
Robbie: Looks like someone took the phrase "Screw yourself" a little too seriously.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
(He hears the sounds of familiar laughter behind him and initially thinks it's for him. However, when he turns his stool around he finds Trini and Richie in the middle of some funny conversation as he is supposed to wait on her. He figures she must've chosen to be here because of him.)
Trini: Stop it Richie that didn't happen.
Richie: No for real. The hooker offered it for free. She even offered to pay me. I said sorry, I'm not that kinda lady. I'm flattered though.
Trini: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Well I can't quite blame her for trying then.
(Her eyes glisten as she hangs on his every word, it's a look he hasn't seen from her since the very beginning of their relationship; how long ago that feels now. For weeks he's been vaguely aware of something going on between them, but actually seeing them together and hearing about it third hand elicit two different kinds of emotion.)
Rocky: Hey Robbie, why don't you take a picture? It'll last longer.
(Relieved, he sees Rocky, Adam and waving him over. He pulls up a chair.)
Robbie: Hey guys, what's up? What are you guys doing here in Angel Grove?
Adam: Rocky and I are gonna be in a martial arts tournament downtown tomorrow, and we just decided to see the sights in Angel Grove. We're even staying over at Jason's.
Aisha: How're you feeling though Robbie? We saw you staring at Trini pretty hard.
Robbie: (sighs) I don't know. I thought I was doing a whole lot better. But now that I see her with him, it just brought me right back to the day she broke up with me. I don't like it, but I can't do anything about it.
Rocky: Well have you tried meeting new people yourself?
Robbie: I have no interest in that. I can't bring myself to care about some new persons problems. I guess it sounds silly now, but I've kind of been holding out hope that Trini would forgive me for cheating on her.
Trini: HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Aisha: My sentiments exactly.
Robbie: Man, she hasn't laughed like that at anything I've said in a while. (He pauses) Hey Aisha, do you think if I pretend to make a joke, you can laugh? You know, like we're having a good time?
Aisha: I'm not helping you stoop to that le—
Robbie: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
(He turns to see if Trini's noticed, but she's stuck in her trance like state.)
Robbie: Crud.
Aisha: Sorry.
Robbie: It's okay. (Sighs) It's not fair though. I hate that guy, why does he have to hit on my girl? Why can't he leave me in peace? What does that smiling idiot have that I don't anyway?
Aisha: …well for starters, he has thick, flowing hair?
Rocky: And movie star looks.
Aisha: And a job.
Rocky: He's also got good grades and volunteers at nursing homes.
Adam: He also showers regularly.
Robbie: Great. He's perfect. Whatever, I'm gonna go. If Richie comes by, tell him he can have my sandwich. He seems to enjoy my leftovers.
Aisha: Robbie, don't go. We don't mean to upset you.
(But Robbie doesn't listen, he gets up and gets out, all without even a head turn from Trini. On his way out he passes by, but ignores Tommy, another person who is having a bad day. He is playing basketball alone in the parking lot. Like Robbie, he's having difficulties accepting a bleak future and the feeling of lost control that comes with it.)
Kimberly: Hey, Jason told me I'd find you here. How are you?
Tommy: …alright. The results of the bio scan I took after we fought the Fly Trap come in tomorrow.
(Not expecting great news, he tosses the ball with one hand toward the basket, it bangs right off the backboard and rolls away.)
Kimberly: Well, maybe Zordon can help you find a way to increase your powers.
Tommy: I don't know. I don't want to get my hopes up, Kim. Lord Zedd's been after me ever since he took Rita's place. And he's not stopping till I'm stripped of all my powers.
(Wishing there something, anything she could do to make her boyfriend feel better, she consolingly rubs his back. The two are quickly startled though when they hear thunder from all around them.)
Kimberly: Oh, what's going on?
(Expecting yet another attack from Lord Zedd, instead a sweaty hologram of Tommy appears from several feet away.)
Kimberly: Tommy look.
Tommy: It's me!
Hologram: I'm you from… the future.
Kimberly: Ew Tommy, why are you wearing the same clothes in the future?
Hologram: Final battle… remember… communicator. That's all I could tell you. Don't give up. We'll meet… right after.
(Tommy tries to walk further up to it, but the hologram quickly vanishes.)
Kimberly: What was that?
Tommy: Some kind of warning, from the future?
(On the moon, Zedd prepares for his most diabolical plan yet.)
Lord Zedd: The moment has finally come. The end of the green ranger is at hand. And this time, there is nothing that can save him from his destruction.
Goldar: We revel in your evil excellence, Lord Zedd.
Lord Zedd: And when the green ranger is finished, it will be onto my next phase: total annihilation of all the Power Rangers. HAHAHAHA!
Goldar: You are brilliant master, this plan is sure to work!
Baboo: Geez Goldar, take it down a notch.
(While Zedd starts phase one of his evil plan that is supposed to be out of the park, Zack and Billy walk through the park back on earth, waiting to start a football game with some of the other boys in their class.)
Billy: So Zack, when is your cousin Curtis transferring to our school?
Zack: Well he should've been there by this week. I hope everything's okay. One things for sure, and that's our school needs more black guys.
Billy: Yeah. Well… (Awkward laugh) Yeah.
Zack: Is there a problem with that?
Billy: No, not at all. It's just, well when you say it like that… (Points) …hey look, is that him?
(Billy points ahead toward a small mob of people, crowding around a young black teen dancing to rap music. Oddly reminiscent of Zack himself, it had to be someone of blood relations. Once the music stops and the crowd applauds then disperses, they find Curtis smiling back at them.)
Curtis: Yo Zack man!
Zack: What's up cuz?
Billy: Boy, your cousin sure knows how to make a grand entrance, huh?
Zack: You can say that again.
Billy: You were really good.
Curtis: Thanks. It runs in the family.
Zack: Sure you're not too tired from dancing to play some football?
Curtis: Man, those were my warm ups. I'm good.
Zack: That's what I like to hear. Some of the guys are sitting by the benches over there. Why don't you go and start picking teams?
Curtis: No problem, man.
(Zack tosses the football in his hand to Curtis, who catches it, then runs off to the group of guys on the bench. Tommy walks in glumly from the left side of the park.)
Billy: Hey Tommy, Kim told us what when on outside the Juice Bar.
Tommy: Man, it was really weird. There was some guy who looked just like me.
Billy: You know, it's quite possible that he appeared through a rip in the space time continuum. Much like with Trini's device that got you from the past. Well it was my device really. Trini just sat around all day eating ice cream and ridiculing Robbie's physical endowments.
Tommy: …
Billy: I felt like you needed to know that.
Tommy: Think I might have used that device to warn myself?
(Billy shrugs, not knowing the answer.)
Zack: Look out!
(Zack points at two large barrels coming toward them. They quickly leap over them before it takes the three of them out by the knees. The barrels hit a nearby tree and comes to a full stop, letting out a dazed and terrified looking Bulk and Skull.)
Billy: Hey! You guys could've hurt someone.
Bulk: Yeah? Well… we-we-we're sorry.
Zack: What's wrong with you guys? You're acting like you're scared.
Hannah: That's because they are, duh.
Justin: They're scared of us.
(Zack, Tommy and Billy turn around to be greeted by Hannah and her crew: Lindsay L Han, Hilary Douf, football captain Justin B. Burr and Lindsay's boyfriend Zack F Ron. These are Angel Grove high's elite class, the nobles. And they had the ability to intimidate, even school bullies like Bulk and Skull.)
Skull: Y-y-yeah, we are…
Lindsay: And the next time you ruin one of our parties, we won't go so easy on you.
Bulk: Y-y-you got it!
Skull: We're r-really sorry. It'll never happen again. We swear.
Zac: Now scram!
(The two scatter in opposite directions.)
Zack: What's going on here Hannah? Woke up on the wrong side of someone else's bed?
Hannah: Actually, I was taking care of a little business. See, dumb and dumber over there are responsible for destroying my birthday party and my home. And now my daddy thinks I'm irresponsible and won't buy me a car. I'm riding the bus…
Hilary: So gross. Tell them about that puddle you sat in.
Hannah: It wasn't water.
Lindsay: Someone needs to be punished for this. And that brings us to you, the lollipop guild.
Zack: Us? What do we have to do with Bulk and Skull trashing your home?
Hannah: See, that's the thing. I was told Bulk and Skull were behind this, but then I was told that you guys were there too. And last we checked, none of you were invited.
Zack: What are you getting at?
Tommy: Yeah, there were flyers all over the place for that party. We thought it was an open invite. If you didn't want us to come, maybe you should have just handed out invitations more personally.
Billy: Yeah, we were just trying to cheer Trini up after her break up Hannah caused.
Hannah: Trini's problems are not mine. You want to cheer that girl up? Take her to Home Depot, I hear she loves Latino guys.
Tommy: …
Hannah: But if I ever find out that Trini had you guys trash my house as some sort of revenge plot. You'll be sorry.
(Hannah quickly switches her face to an evil grin as she walks away, making sure to push through Zack and Billy as she does. She snaps her fingers ordering her crew to follow. The two men she's with continue to stare down the boys, even as they slowly trail behind. Lord Zedd looks on from the moon, impressed with the group's vindictiveness.)
Lord Zedd: Ah, did you see that Goldar? Yes. They're absolutely perfect. Those five surly teenagers should become my evil superheroes; the dark rangers.
Goldar: A stroke of brilliance my evil lord. But what is the purpose of this strange crystal?
(Goldar holds up a giant green crystal.)
Lord Zedd: When the green ranger is no more, the crystal will be fully charged. And I will use that energy to destroy Goldar and his command center.
Goldar: I can feel it siphoning off the green rangers powers, ahahaha!
Lord Zedd: It isn't even on yet, you imbecile.
(After a sleepless night, Tommy heads to the command center the next day to await the results of the scan. Though hopeful, he's not very optimistic about his chances. The trip to the command center felt like that of a dead man walking the green mile.)
Tommy: So what's the verdict Zordon?
Zordon: I'm afraid the news is not good Tommy.
Tommy: (sighs) …the bio scan?
Zordon: The scan came up negative. The last effort to restore your powers has failed. Tommy, you may have enough powers for one last fight.
(Though unsurprised, Tommy still finds himself taking the news pretty hard.)
Tommy: But what about the vision I had the other day Zordon? What does it mean?
Zordon: Alpha is still trying to pin point its origin. But there is one thing significant about your vision, although you appeared to be in the middle of a battle, you were not wearing your green ranger costume.
Tommy: Huh… but if I'm fighting without my powers, how can I possibly win?
(But Zordon has no answer for him. Tommy has to leave with that question lingering in his head. Some of the others however are keeping their spirits up with a trip to the beach. Jason and Zack are practicing martial arts moves while Billy and Trini search for sea shells.)
Kimberly: I just feel terrible for Tommy, you know? After everything he's been through, all the time he's helped us out just to see his powers slowly fade into nothing. He hates feeling so useless and I hate how powerless I am to help him.
Billy: Well don't give up hope yet Kimberly. We'll find out the results of the bio scan shortly.
Kimberly: Yeah…
Billy: Hey, is that Robbie coming here?
(Robbie stops by unexpectedly and marches angrily toward the group. He completely ignores Jason and Zack's waves at him and just sits down beside Billy and Kimberly and just stares off into the ocean.)
Kimberly: Robbie? What are you doing here? I thought you didn't want to come.
(He doesn't reply.)
Kimberly: Robbie?
Robbie: I'm just sick of it, you know!
Kimberly: Sick of what?
Robbie: Everything. My life sucks right now, and I can't stand how I can't walk an inch in this town without running into Trini and her new boyfriend. It's like they're following me to tick me off.
Billy: Well if that is in fact her strategy, it appears to be working.
Robbie: They sit at the lunch table together across from me. They share sundaes at the Juice Bar. Heck Trini even walked up to me and asked to borrow the seat that I was sitting in because Richie was on break and was "tired.|"
Kimberly: That sounds a little strange. I'm sorry you have to go through that Robbie.
Robbie: It's fine. I made sure to drill huge fart into that seat before I gave it up.
Kimberly: Ew.
Billy: To be fair though, Trini is a single woman. She is free to do and see whatever and whomever she likes.
Robbie: Not when we're trying to be friends again. I mean… I just… I'm not ready to see all that. And I know what you're both going to say, I shouldn't have cheated on her, blah, blah. I've heard it a million times. But it doesn't give her the right to toss her new lover in my face. I just… I wanna punch something.
Kimberly: Robbie please don't do anything drastic. And believe it or not, I actually agree with you. Trini's really been throwing all of her time into Richie, almost like she doesn't know how to be alone anymore.
Billy: She's just filling the void you left. And as far as I know, they aren't actually dating. She's told me repeatedly that she isn't ready to be in a relationship with anyone. That's usually followed by "now get out of here, I'm showering."
(Though Robbie won't say anything, his body language loosens up a bit; it seems that he really needed to hear that.)
Kimberly: I wouldn't pay much mind to it Robbie. If anything, he's just a rebound. Trini isn't serious about him at all. But if you'd like me to have a talk with her, I will.
Robbie: It won't be necessary. But thank you.
Kimberly: I may still have a talk with her anyway. But I hope you two work it out. I honestly hope you get back together though.
Robbie: That's surprising. You were my biggest critic when she and I started dating.
(She shrugs)
Kimberly: I changed my mind. And you changed a lot more than your mind. Deep down, you're kind of a nice guy. Sometimes. When you want to be.
Robbie: Thanks?
Kimberly: And you're very smart on certain things; a lot smarter than most of us expected of you. You're like rain man. If rain man were mentally challenged.
Robbie: That's like the nicest thing you've ever said to me.
Kimberly: What are friends for?
Robbie: Well, I sure know that if we do get back together, I wouldn't repeat the same mistakes the second time around.
(Robbie turns his head back toward the ocean reflect on that last statement. Returning to her sea shell collecting, Kim spots something massive out of the corner of her eye.)
Kimberly: Whoa, look at that funky looking shell.
(Kim crawls over a few feet to her right to examine a large, grey and yellow shell that's shaped as if it came off a turtle. She feels its texture and becomes completely oblivious to everything else going around her. She does not even notice when someone walks up to her until a foot stomps down on her hand.)
Kimberly: Ouch!
Lindsay: Aw, look at that. The lollipop guild is searching for seashells.
Hannah: What's wrong, bored with finger painting?
Kimberly: Hannah?
Robbie: (sighs) Speaking of mistakes.
(Hannah and her crew appears yet again and they circle the three of them almost threateningly. Jason and Zack become alarmed enough to come in closer.)
Hannah: Are you like, seriously still talking about that? God, get over it already.
Lindsay: Like, totally.
Robbie: Why are you even here? Shouldn't you be out restocking on Penicillin?
Hannah: After you, that would probably be wise wouldn't it?
(Robbie, Billy and Kim start getting up to face them eye to eye, but as soon as Kim picks up her bucket of seashells, Justin leans over and smacks it into the ground.)
Robbie: Hey! Pick those up and apologize.
Justin: Or else what?
Robbie: Or else I'm gonna…
(Jason steps in.)
Jason: Hey, Robbie take it easy. What's the problem here guys?
Hannah: The problem is all of you. My home was trashed by five people in costume, and I count five people standing right here before me.
Kimberly: Wait, you don't think that we… Hannah, I wouldn't do that to you. I'm your friend, remember? We've been friends since middle school.
Hannah: Yeah, my friends don't hang out with losers.
Lindsay: And they certainly don't wear pink every day Barf.
Kimberly: I see…
Jason: Hey, that party was open to everyone to come. We came, caused no problems and then left. We left when monsters came in and trashed your home.
Hannah: Oh? Did monsters put a cherry bomb in my toilet? Did monsters smash all my plates? Did monsters switch out my birth control with blue Skittles?
Jason: Look, Hannah. I know what you're thinkin—
Zac F. Ron: Quit talking muscles. We're here to beat some respect into you.
Jason: I'm not gonn—
Robbie: Fine by me! If it's a fight you want, a fight's what you'll get.
(Back on the moon, Zedd is more certain than ever that these five would make perfect candidates for his Dark Ranger team.)
Lord Zedd: Ah, you see Goldar? Arrogant, nasty, disrespectful and they hate the Power Rangers just as much as I do. Those are my five warriors; the final element to complete my plan. It is time to summon the dark rangers into my play land.
(Zedd swings his staff forward, unleashing a powerful electric current aimed toward earth. As the confrontation on the beach has turned for the worse, the area suddenly gets struck by lightning. Hannah's group gets engulfed by the dark energy and vanish within seconds, leaving the rangers baffled.)
Billy: Huh?
Kimberly: Oh my god! What happened to them?!
Billy: I don't know, they just disappeared. Maybe Zordon will have the answers.
(While the rangers prepare to teleport to the command center, Hannah and her friends are taken to a strange place outside of a cave and robbed of all their autonomy. They stand before Lord Zedd, who eyes each and every one of them carefully. Satisfied, he points his staff to the dark orange sky above.)
Lord Zedd: Hahaha! Welcome to my other world.
(The teens continue to look straight ahead, with no indication of life in their eyes.)
Lord Zedd: This is a planet I conquered years ago. A planet you will now call your home. You five have been chosen to be my dark rangers. And together, we will conquer the earth as well!
Goldar: But master, the green ranger still has strength left.
Lord Zedd: Not for long. The crystal will drain Tommy's power as soon as he morphs. Soon I will send down my newest monster, and when the rangers battle him Tommy is sure to join the fight.
Goldar: Yes, and use up the last of his strength!
(The two laugh evilly as Hannah and her friends continue to stand perfectly still.)
Lord Zedd: The time has come. Inspired by Kimberly's little seashells, it's my latest, most devious creation. Behold, Turbanshell! Hahaha!
(Zedd points his staff to the sky and sends another electrical charge back to the beach. This time it hits the abandoned bucket of seashells Kim left behind. The "funky" shell she found begins to quiver and grow. Suddenly, legs and arms begin to push their way from under the shell to try and pick itself up. It lets out a loud, gasping yelp before it holds out its right hand for a shell staff to form in it.)
Turbanshell: Lord Zedd... Your wish is my command. I'll take care of those Power Rangers.
(Back at the command center, Tommy has been joined by the others.)
Zordon: Alpha, contact Trini.
Alpha: Yes Zordon.
Kimberly: Hey, how did your test come out?
Tommy: Negative. I got maybe one more fight left.
(She sucks her teeth.)
Kimberly: Tommy…
Tommy: It's okay, I'll be fine. This day was bound to happen sooner or later.
Kimberly: No, not that. Why haven't you changed your clothes since yesterday?
(The alarm sounds, bringing everyone's attention to the viewing globe.)
Zordon: Trouble in Angel Grove rangers.
(Zedd wasted no time in trying to cause the max amount of destruction that he can. Turbanshell has already grown and is tearing apart downtown Angel Grove like a kid and his blocks.)
Jason: This guy looks ruthless.
Zack: We're gonna need some major Zord power to stop him.
(Trini arrives. She quickly rushes forward to the viewing globe to take a look at what's happening for herself.)
Trini: What's going on?
Billy: Zedd's at it again. He's released a monster in downto—whoa Trini! What is that?!
Trini: What is what?
Jason: You've got a huge hickey on your neck!
(She gasps as Billy points it out. Not even realizing it was there, she quickly puts her hand over it to cover it up. Her face grows bright red with embarrassment as everyone crowds around her. Everyone except Robbie that is.)
Jason: Let me see that thing again. It's all purple and nasty. You sure you weren't attacked by Dracula?
Robbie: Okay guys, can we drop this? We're kind of in the middle of something. People are dying right now, we need to focus.
Trini: …thank you Robbie.
Robbie: Shut up, whore.
Trini: …?!
Tommy: Robbie's right. This guy means business. You can count on me.
Kimberly: Tommy, no offense, but I don't think you should help us.
Zack: Yeah, maybe we should handle this alone.
Zordon; Maybe not rangers. My scanners indicate that this creatures name is Turbanshell, and its power levels are dangerously high.
Tommy: You here that, I'm coming with you. And that's final.
Zordon: Tommy, you are the only one that can decide your fate.
Zack: Good luck man…
Tommy: Thanks.
Jason: Alright, it's morphin time!
"Dragonzord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Stegosaurus!"
"Saber-toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
(Now morphed, the rangers rush through downtown Angel Grove and it already looks like a disaster scene. The streets have been cleared, as buildings crumble and debris falls on abandoned cars. The rangers have to dance out of the way of some themselves as they approach the monster from a safe distance.)
Robbie: Man, look at this place, it's trashed!
Zack: I don't believe it.
Turbanshell: Ah Power Rangers, so happy to see you since I have orders to destroy you… like this!
(Turbanshell swipes his hand right through a building, spilling a whole bunch of concrete, glass and steel right on top of them. Again, they need to dance in order to avoid being hit, thankfully no one is hurt.)
Jason: Man, this dudes gonna be tougher than I thought.
Zack: We're gonna need help.
Jason: Right. We need Thunderzord power, now!
(On command the Dinozords arrive from their hiding spots and begin transformation.)
Zack: Mastodon-Lion Thunderzord power!
(The Mastodon sounds its trumpet before it fuses with the power of thunder and becomes the Lion Thunderzord.)
Kimberly: Pterodactyl-firebird Thunderzord power!
(The graceful Pterodactyl soars into the scene and becomes the Firebird Thunderzord.)
Billy: Triceratops-unicorn Thunderzord power!
(The Triceratops roars rolls down the rocky road and harnesses its new power to become the Unicorn.)
Trini: Saber-toothed Tiger-Griffin Thunderzord power!
(The Saber-toothed Tiger growls, before it fuses with a bolt of lightning, turning it into the Griffin.)
Jason: Tyrannosaurus-red dragon Thunderzord power!
(With a mighty roar, the Tyrannosaurus morphs into the red dragon and takes the lead in transformation while the others march down the road behind it. Robbie decides to jump in and summons his Zord as well.)
Robbie: StegaBird Thunderzord power!
(Ripping through the air, leaving only the echo of its passing by, the StegaBird arrives and joins the cavalry just as they complete transformation. The StegaBird latches onto the shoulders of the Thunderzord to create the Stega Thunderzord. From down below, Tommy sounds his flute to summon the Dragonzord. It bursts from the waters near the Angel Grove piers and slowly walks toward land to join the battle.)
Turbanshell: Prepare to be shell shocked!
"Thunder Megazord, battle ready!"
(The Stega Thunderzord strikes a pose, then circles its hands around its green chest piece. The chest piece lights up and sends a powerful beam at Turbanshell, but it merely knocks him back.)
Turbanshell: You'll pay for that, power geeks!
(Jumping in on the action, Tommy plays his flute to issue a command to the Dragonzord. The metal beast rears back and nails Turbanshell with its tail, again knocking him back but not doing much more. The two lock arms like two bulls locking horns, but Turbanshell gets the upper hand quickly and knocks Dragonzord away with a swipe to the chest.)
Turbanshell: And now it's time to finish the rest of you off. Starting with this.
(Turbanshell takes his staff and points it at the other rangers. He fires a beam of his own, causing a huge explosion and blinding the rangers as smoke starts to build in front of their windshield. While blinded, Turbanshell rushes toward them as fast as his giant shell will allow him rams them into the side of a giant skyscraper.)
Billy: The Zord's losing power. We're going down.
Robbie: Quick guys, get us on our feet. I'll get this thing in the air.
(The Billy and Trini do their best to find their way to get back up without any idea of what's happening in front of them. Once they do, Robbie pilots the Zord into the air. The wind blowing by it puts out any smoke and fire and they get into a safe enough distance to regroup. However something else seems horribly off.)
Zack: Hey, what's wrong with the Dragonzord?
Trini: It's not moving.
Billy: It looks like no one is manning it.
(The team looks down and sees that the Dragonzord appears either powered down, or no one is giving it any orders. It's standing, but it's completely hunched over with its arms limp; like one would imagine a robot would look without power.)
Kimberly: Oh no, I hope Tommy's alright.
Robbie: I'm willing to bet he's not.
Jason: Robbie get this thing to the ground, quick. We have to check this thing out.
Robbie: Right.
(The Stega Thunderzord leans down and to the side and finds a clear enough space nearby to land on. It rushes to the Dragonzord and tries to get it to 'wake up' but to no avail.)
Jason: It's completely lifeless. What is going on?
(Kim reaches for her communicator.)
Kimberly: Tommy come in. Is everything alright down there?
(But before there is any opportunity for a response, Turbanshell sneaks up behind them and rams them again. The Stega Thunderzord falls forward onto its face. Though when they look up, the Dragonzord seems to have been reactivated.)
Trini: The Dragonzord, it's moving.
Zack: But… where's it going?
Billy: Looks like it's headed… back to the sea.
(Without no power source controlling it, the Dragonzord returns to standby mode and reenters the sea.)
Jason: Looks like we're in this one alone.
Kimberly: We have to get out. We have go check up on Tommy.
Turbanshell: Don't worry, I can arrange that!
(Turbanshell takes the sharpened bottom end of his staff and takes three swings at the Stega Thunderzord: One across the chest from the right, one across the chest from the left, the final right down the middle on the chest plate; where the cockpit is located. The Zord was rocked so hard that now the cock pit burst into several small flames. Controls were none responsive and now just sitting there put their lives in danger. Jason makes the only call his has at this point under the circumstances and orders an evacuation.)
Jason: We gotta get out of here, regroup! Thunderzord, disengage!
(The rangers leap out from the emergency exit on the far right side of the Zord and plunge down a good 25 meters down to the hard ground. The Zords disengage and return to their hiding spots before further damage is done.)
Jason: Is everyone alright?
Robbie: I'm fine. But what happened back there with the Dragonzord?
Kimberly: Oh my god, Tommy!
(Kim spots Tommy nearly passed out against a building wall. His Dragon dagger left on the floor several feet away from him. She frantically runs over to check on him and the others follow.)
Tommy: I was… attacked by putties.
Billy: Looks like this was done to make sure Zedd got all of Tommy's powers.
Zack: Man, I hate Lord Zedd.
Tommy: This is it… I'm finished you guys, aren't I?
(Instead of mincing words, Jason gives him a straight answer.)
Jason: (solemnly) Yeah… I guess so.
Tommy: Hope I… haven't been too much of a distraction.
Jason: Nah, you've been great man.
Kimberly: I… I can't believe it.
Trini: We're gonna miss you Tommy.
Tommy: I'm… gonna… miss… I'm… gonna…
Robbie: Can you hurry up? The rest of us have a monster to defeat.
Zack: Come on Tommy, you can't give up and neither can we. We're Power Rangers!
"Not anymore!"
(The last thing Tommy hears is the sound of Turbanshell before he zaps Tommy and makes him disappear. He wakes up after an undetermined amount of time in some strange, grassy field.)
Tommy: Wha—where'd everybody go?
(He looks up to the sky and figures because of the orange sky that he was passed out for a while. But the why would the others just leave him there? He uses the last of his strength to try and get back to his feet.)
Tommy: Where am I? I'm… I'm all alone.
"Well not exactly. But it's just you and me kid!"
(Turbanshell springs up from some high grass and knocks Tommy on his rear with one fluid swing of his staff.)
Turbanshell: Welcome to your nightmare.
(He rushes Tommy before he has a chance to process what is going on and swings his staff over his face. Tommy tries to catch it with both arms, but Turbanshell pulls back quickly and hits him again in the back, knocking him to the floor. Tommy tries to summon the strength to get back up but before he can the monster turns its back toward him and siphons the last of his green ranger energy into its giant shell. It forces him to de-morph involuntarily and renders him completely vulnerable.)
Turbanshell: Ha! You're through green ranger. It's the moment we've all been waiting for; you've lost your powers.
(Completely weak and now defenseless against a stronger opponent, Tommy has no choice but to run the opposite direction.)
Turbanshell: You can run, but you can't hide!
(Back in Zedd's part of the otherworld, he watches proudly as the green crystal lights up with energy; meaning only one thing…)
Lord Zedd: Ah at least the green ranger is no more, his powers belong to me!
Goldar: Master, victory is finally yours!
Lord Zedd: And with this new power, I begin the next phase of my plan: the elimination of the Power Rangers, and the rise of the Dark Rangers! Hahahaha!
(Back downtown among the rubble, the rangers try to get some answers from Zordon.)
Jason: Come in Zordon, we're in trouble!
(But there's no response.)
Jason: Zordon? Zordon come in.
Billy: Zordon? Something's jamming the communicators.
Trini: I don't believe this, first Tommy, now Zordon.
Robbie: Something terrible is happening you guys.
(Right on cue, the teens get struck with a second bolt of lightning that grabs hold of them and forces them from the area. They arrive, completely unmorphed, inside of a force field created by Lord Zedd.)
Kimberly: Where are we?!
"HAHAHAHA!"
Jason: It's Zedd!
Trini: Oh no. This is bad. This is very bad.
Lord Zedd: Welcome rangers, I bet you're all wondering where you are. Well, you're are looking at what the earth will look like, once I conquer it. Hahaha!
Jason: Let's trash this fool. It's morphin time!
(Team reaches for morphers but to their alarm they're nowhere to be found.)
Lord Zedd: I'm afraid that your morphers are useless here. And Zordon cannot help you either. With this crystal I have sealed off his precious command center forever!
(Zedd points to the crystal holding the remainder of Tommy's energy. The Rangers look on distressed, but it gets even worse.)
Lord Zedd: And now good friends, it's time to meet your replacements.
(Enter the Dark Rangers. Hannah the red ranger, Lindsay the blue ranger, Hilary the black ranger, Zac F. Ron is the yellow ranger and Justin B. Burr is the pink.)
Lord Zedd: Behold, my rangers, the Dark Rangers. My old friend Zordon chose five teenagers to become Power Rangers to defend the world. I, also have chosen five… to destroy it. They are stronger than you are, faster than you are and not some cheesy multicultural cliché.
Hannah: Diversity is so last year.
Robbie: Hannah, you gotta snap out of it, you're being manipulated. Don't be so stupid.
Billy: When Zedd is done with you he'll destroy you too.
Justin: Never! Zedd has promised us land, power, money and loyalty.
Robbie: Nice skirt, B. Burr.
Jason: The only person Lord Zedd is loyal to is Lord Zedd.
Lord Zedd: Silence. Enough of this bleeding.
Trini: Your evil will never win in the end, Zedd.
(Angered at her speaking out, he marches toward her menacingly.)
Lord Zedd: And who's going to stop me? Certainly not yoooou… whoa, what the Hell is that on your neck?!
(Going completely off topic, he points to her large hickey that she again forgot about. The Dark Rangers and Goldar laugh as she tries to cover it up with her hair.)
Lord Zedd: Good lord, have you no shame woman? What would your father say if he saw that monstrosity?
Robbie: Look, can we please drop this? Our situation is clearly much more serious than a stupid hickey.
Lord Zedd: You! (Points at Robbie) Are you responsible for this?
Robbie: …no.
(Zedd gasps and turns back to Trini.)
Lord Zedd: You whore.
Trini: We broke up Zedd. Not that it's any of your business.
Lord Zedd: Oh right. Okay then. Well, I'd love to sit here and chat, but I have other important business to tend to. Such as watching the destruction of the green ranger; and then, the world!
Kimberly: What have you done to him? Where is he?!
Lord Zedd: He's… somewhere in the other world. He is completely powerless and of no threat to me whatsoever.
Jason: I swear to god if you hurt him I'm gonna….
Lord Zedd: God? HA! I am god. Hahahaha!
(The teens look to one another, worried at what might have become of their friend. Back on the other side of the other world, Tommy continues to run from the lumbering beast though he finds himself tiring down. He finds a giant rock to hide behind while Turbanshell taunts him. The one thing running through his mind is what was running through it earlier: How will he stand a chance without his powers?)
Turbanshell: Hiding from me is useless Tommy yet you cannot fight me. The green ranger is no more, it is only a matter of time before I find you and finish you.
To be continued.