Sacrifice for the Greater Good

"Looks, like I will get to put this card to use after all," Tommy said nervously sliding the guardian force Redemption card in his back pocket.

"Rocky?"

"Yeah?"

"I need you to come out here with me."

"Okay…" he said standing to his feet.

"Bring Aisha's body with you."

"But…why?"

Tommy turned to Rocky and the others looks of panic and fear written all over their expressions.

He sighed, "I'm going to need her body in order to break her free from Agent Morrigan," Tommy said stepping over to Rocky.

"I don't understand why you would need her body?" Tanya said.

"Guys, I'm need you to trust me on this."

"Okay," Rocky agreed peering at Tommy in disdain.

"Thanks man," he said placing a hand on Rocky's shoulders.

Tommy took in a long deep breath stepping out from the rubble. He glanced over his shoulders and saw Rocky tightly clutching on to Aisha's limp body.

"I will destroy you once and for all this time!" Agent Morrigan growled.

"Rocky stay right here…I'll take things from here."

"Okay…good luck my friend."

"Thanks buddy."

He turned away from his friends stepping towards Agent Morrigan.

"This battle ends here and NOW!" Tommy called.

"You are right it does end here."

"Agent Morrigan!"

"Buredo-run stay out this, this fight is between us alone," she said shoving him aside, "no one is to interfere…not even your comrades."

"I agree this battle is between the two of us only!"

"Glad you agree and to make sure…" she said pointing her blade.

A blaze of fire emitted from her blade, Tommy ducked narrowly missing the shot.

"Watch out Rocky!"

The shot landed on the ground and igniting into a flame surrounding both him and Agent Morrigan.

"What the…?!" Tommy called.

Shot of flames licked the air spreading its smoky flames throughout the vicinity. He covered his face trying not to inhale the smoky air surrounding him.

"Tommy!" a voice called in the distance.

"Guys…please stay back!" he ordered peering through the thick flames.

"Now with no one to interfere, time to destroy you!" Agent Morrigan said charging towards him.

He jumped out the way, narrowly missing her attack.

"Whoa!" he said diving out of harm's way.

"My jacket," Tommy said pulling it away from the scorching flames.

He quickly moved away the flames stepping back into the center. Tommy wiped the dripping beads of sweat away from his forehead. A loud thumping sound startled Tommy; he glanced around trying to find its source. The thumping became more and more intense with every passing moment. He covered his face trying his best not to inhale the smoke; he dropped to his knees as the sound continued filling his head. He covered his ears trying to drown out the jarring noise.

Where was this noise and where was it coming from?

Agent Morrigan clanking footsteps stirred Tommy out of his own head.

"Come on and fight me!" she demanded.

He looked up peering intensely at Agent Morrigan, focusing on the matroid. The longer he stared at her the angrier and bitter he felt himself growing. Ignoring the constant thumping inside his head, he slowly stood to his feet. Tommy never felt such intense anger before in all life and even during his past stints as a power ranger. It was time to make Agent Morrigan pay for hurting Aisha and kidnapping him and toying with him and friends' lives. Tommy slowly reached inside his jacket pocket pulling out a millennium morpher.

"Here it goes nothing!" he said pulling out the Guardian Green transformation card.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Agent Morrigan said.

"GOTCHA."

"ANGELS OF LIGHT, GUARDIANS UNITE!" he called sliding his card inside the mouth of the morpher.

"TENSOU!"

"CHANGE GUARDIAN FORCE!" The distance disembodied voice called.

A ray of blinding sunlight cast its ray over Tommy and the vicinity. The blinding light drowned out everything around him including Agent Morrigan and the intense thumping sound that rattled inside his head. Tommy shut his eyes taking in the warmth and peaceful feeling from the rush of light. He felt himself being lifted high into the air. Tommy's body felt light as a feather. He let out a long sigh as he felt the light wrapping itself around his entire body.

"No…not another one of the guardian ranger?!"

"Awesome!" Tommy called gliding to the ground. "You're going down Agent Morrigan," he said stepping forward as the Dolphin guardian ranger.

He stepped forward clearing his mind, solely concentrating on his thoughts on his guardian force abilities.

With a clear head and focused thoughts Tommy felt the same calmness from before washing over his body. A surge of energy rushed throughout his body. Tommy lifted his hands into the air allowing his body to the release the surge of energy. Tommy's energy created several steams of water that shot up from the ground all around the circle of fire. He watched in awe as his Presshower Seasic ability quickly dousing the flames.

"Whoa…Tommy has my powers?!"

"No…what have you done?!" Agent Morrigan screamed.

"Tommy…you're one of guardian rangers too?" Kat said running over towards him.

"Kat, I'm going to need you and others to stay back."

"But…Tommy…" she said grabbing his hands.

"Please stay back!" he ordered.

"Dude, you're the green guardian ranger!" Rocky said in awe.

"Tommy, let's us morph and help you," Kat pleaded.

"NO!"

Kat pulled away him shaking her head.

"I'm sorry my love" he sighed, "I'm the only one that can put an end to this battle."

"But…I don't understand why we can't help you."

He took Kat into his arms whispering, "Please…just have fate in me."

She pulled away from Tommy, lowering her head to the ground.

"What…are you going to do?!" Kat asked in a small voice.

Tommy sighed, "Everything will be okay I promise," he said gently wrapping his hands around her face.

"Tommy…please..." Kat pleaded.

He said nothing as he turned away from Kat stepping back over to Agent Morrigan.

"It doesn't…matter ranger or not I'm going to destroy you!" she said waving her blade.

This was it the moment that was going to decide who would be the victor in this battle. With his heart toiling away at his chest he slid open the card slot on his belt pulling out a card.

"GOTCHA."

"REDEMPTION!" he called slid the card inside the morpher.

"TENSOU!" he called out running towards Agent Morrigan.

Tommy grabbed her head with one hand while reaching the other into the skies.

"Let me go!" she screamed.

"I, Tommy Oliver extract thy soul from this evil entity and restore it to thy rightful soul of Aisha Campbell!"

That same blinding light washed over the entire vicinity blocking everything within his view.

"No…stop this!" Agent Morrigan screamed collapsing to her knees.

He fell to the ground, clutching her head. He felt her grip on his hands beginning to weaken with each passing moment. Tommy started feeling extremely light-headed and fatigue started taking over his entire body and it was growing harder and harder to breathe.

Kat wailing, "NOOOOOOOO!" was the last thing Tommy remembered hearing before everything around him went black…

"Tommy?!"

"Tommy!"

"Kat?" he whispered.

"Tommy you did it!"

"Did…what?"

Tommy shifted his weak body in Kat's lap clutching his chest. His breathing felt heavy and labored with each breathe he took in.

"Destroyed Agent Morrigan."

"Aisha…" Tommy heard Rocky whisper.

Tommy nodded acknowledging her statement; he turned his attention over to Aisha.

"Aisha…how…is she?" he asked in a small voice.

"She's alive," Kat said lifting his head.

Aisha took in a long gasp clutching her chest.

"Aisha…it's so good to have you back," Rocky said embracing her tightly in his arms.

The others were kneeling besides the two of them. Aisha's head fell to the side; he caught her eye despite the pale frailness Tommy could tell that Aisha's soul had returned. She caught Tommy's eye smiling before she shut her eyes collapsing into Rocky's arms.

"Aisha!" Tommy said.

"She's okay…" Adam said.

"Tommy…we did we won," Tanya said grabbing his hand.

"Yes…we did…" Tommy whispered.

"Tommy, are you okay?" Adam asked.

"Tommy?" Kat called clutching in her arms.

With his breathing and heart slowly coming to a halt Tommy felt his life slipping away.

"Guys…please…" he said struggling to continue.

"What's the matter with you?" Tanya said.

"Yeah, man I never seen you like this before," Zack said kneeling besides him.

His eyes grew heavier with each passing seconds he struggled trying to keep them open.

"I…I…don't know…" he stammered.

"Tommy what's happening to you?" Adam asked.

"When we get back to the power chamber…" he said trailing off.

"What about the power chamber?!" Kat asked her voice shaking.

He smiled reaching a hand over stroking her soft face.

"Please be sure too…" Tommy whispered shutting his eyes…

Tanya watched as his hand drop limply into Kat's hand. His head fell to the side gently resting against her lap.

"Tommy?! wake up…please wake up?!" Kat cried shaking him in her arms.

Adam reached over placing two fingers on the sides of his neck, while Tanya ran her fingers under his nose.

They glanced between each other and glanced over to Kat.

"He's not breathing…"

"He has no pulse either…"

"Is he...?" Rocky said trailing off.

"Yes…" Tanya said peering over at Kat.

A look of horror filled her blue eyes; she began rocking Tommy back and forth in her arms.

"No…way?!" Zack called pacing back and forth.

"No…no he can't be!" she protested taking his hand squeezing it.

"Come on Tommy…I know you're still in there!"

"Please…"she begged.

"Kat…" Adam called.

"Tommy please…wake up…will you please just wake up!"

Tears started falling heavily from her eyes.

"Please…" she pleaded.

Sirens started filling the air around them.

Tanya stood to her feet glancing around the trashed vicinity.

"Guys, looks police and ambulance are heading this way."

"We probably should head back to the power chamber to regroup," Adam said peering at the barricaded street.

"Tommy can't be gone," Rocky said rocking Aisha back and forth in his arms.

"If we don't hurry back we're going have to explain all of this to the police," Adam called.

"Kat…let's take him back to the power chamber so we can find out what happened," Tanya said reaching over to her best friend.

"No!"

"Kat, we have to go."

She continued rocking Tommy back and forth in her arms.

Tanya sighed crawling over to Kat.

"Guys some help please," she called to Adam and Zack.

"Kat…please let go back to the power chamber," Tanya said lifting Kat to her feet.

Zack and Adam lifted Tommy's comatose body wrapping their arms around his shoulders. Rocky stood lifting Aisha in her arms and they all made their way back over to the suburban. She glanced back, looking at the charred remains of Agent Morrigan's body. After Tommy defeated her Buredo-run and Lord Robogog picked up the pieces of her body with both swearing revenge.

They disappeared as quickly as they had appeared.

Once they reached the suburban Adam and Zack slid Tommy inside, his body fell limply against the seat. Kat said nothing as she slid inside gently placing his head on her lap. She began stroking his dark hair. Rocky hopped into the second row of seats, Aisha had awakened from unconsciousness slid into the seat next to him, leaning her head against his shoulders. He grabbed her hand she embraced it.

Zack slid in the seat next to Aisha.

"Adam do you remember the way?"

"I think so."

"Alright," Tanya sighed as she slipped into the passenger seat…

"I can't believe Dr. O. is…gone," Trent said wiping his face.

"How could this happened?!" Haley said sniffing, "Tommy how could you?!"

"Tommy…" Anton said shaking his head.

"Kat…we're going to get through this," Tanya said taking a seat next to Kat wrapping an arm around her.

Kat sniffled nuzzling his head between her breasts.

"I'm sorry…this is entirely my fault."

"Aisha…no this isn't your fault," Rocky said.

"No…it is if I hadn't been so weak I would have been able to fight off Agent Morrigan…she would have never been able to take control of my soul," she said sitting up on the med bed next to Rocky.

"Aisha, it's obvious that she took you by surprise," Rocky continued.

"Besides all of us haven't had to fight off any enemies for several years so it's perfectly understandable about what happened," Adam said.

"Legacy Power Rangers?" faint and distance voice called.

"Who said that?!" Tanya said glancing around power chamber.

"Where did that voice come from?" Trent said.

"Is someone there?" Anton cried checking behind the arcade terminal.

"Rangers?!"

"There she is again," Adam said.

"Trent, where are you going?" Anton called.

"Hold on…I'll be back," he said disappearing behind some steel doors.

"Anton?" Haley said.

"I don't know," he said shrugging.

"We need to find where that voice is coming from," Zack said peering behind some panels near Zordon's empty tube.

"Guys this is silly…there is no one inside here besides us," Haley said checking behind a panel board.

"Yeah, I don't see or hear anyone," Adam replied glancing around.

Tanya leaned against the wall. "I just don't understand what's going on," she said crossing her arms.

"Where did that Trent kid go?" Zack said.

"I wish someone would tell us what in the world is going on here!"

"Haley calm down we'll figure this all out," Anton said placing a firm hand on her shoulders.

She sighed leaning against Datas.

"Power Rangers…"

"There she is again!" Haley said.

"Please step outside of the power chamber if you may."

"Should we?" Tanya said glancing between everyone.

"I suppose…we should…" Haley said.

"Anton, where are you going?"

"I'm going to find Trent first."

"Aisha, do you think you'll be able to stand on your own?"

"Yeah…I think so."

"Kat…are you coming?"

"No…I think I'm going to stay here," she said cradling Tommy.

"Tanya?"

"Adam, can you just give us a second?"

"Sure, I'll be waiting near the entrance."

"Thanks sweetie," she said giving him a pecking on the cheek.

She sighed taking a seat next to Kat.

She wrapped a hand around her shoulders, "You sure you don't want to come outside?" Tanya asked.

Kat shook her head, "No."

"Maybe we'll find out what in the world is going on."

She shifted leaning her head against Tommy's.

"Kat, I'm not going to say or pretend that I understand what you're going through…nothing can describe the feelings when you lose someone you love. But I want you to know that Tommy was all our dear friend and ally and we all terribly miss him too."

"Tanya, I don't understand why…just when I thought we would finally settle down then this happens!" she sniffed.

"I know and it's terribly unfortunate. I'm so sorry but perhaps it was just his time and that GOD had a greater plan for him."

Kat sighed peering intensely at Tanya and her blue eyes burning with anger and dripping tears.

"I thought about that…trust me I did but…I just can't and I won't accept that. It's just not fair. We were building a future together, getting married and having children…and this happens!" she said huffing.

"Kat, I know you're hurting but you have to understand that there is a reason and higher purpose for everything that happens in life. I'm sure Tommy is in a better place now."

"No…no…it's just not fair!"

Tanya leaned over wrapping her arms around Kat trying to console her.

"Kat, it's going to be alright," she said trying to hold back her own tears.

"Tanya…Kat?"

"What is it Adam?"

"I really think you two should step outside."

"Why what could be so important?" Kat called.

"Rocky are you okay?"

"Yeah…" he said shakily.

Rocky's face was pale and he was shaking, as if he had been spooked by something.

"Kat…I think we should go."

Tanya stood to her feet reaching out for her hand.

"Kat, it's going to be alright," Rocky said.

She glanced between Tanya and Rocky, taking Tommy's hand.

"Tommy…I'll be right back."

"There you are!"

"I told you I would right here waiting for you," Adam said gently stroking Tanya's face.

She smiled, taking Adam's hand into her own.