"Come out, come out wherever you are."
(After losing his green ranger powers for good, Tommy was left in an empty field in Zedd's other world to die at the hands of his latest creation, Turbanshell. Desperate and powerless, Tommy did what he could and ran for his life and is now hiding behind a rock.)
Turbanshell: Come out and fight me like a man, cowardly ranger. This is not how a hero should act.
Tommy: …
Turbanshell: I'll find you sooner and later, and then, I will finish y—
(Out of a strange combination of fear and anger, Tommy leaps from the rock and kicks Turbanshell right back down the hill he came from.)
Tommy: I'm no coward worm face, you want me? Come and get me.
Turbanshell: Ugh… How dare you? You'll pay for that you horrible little human.
(Turbanshell takes his staff and charges halfway up the hill. He digs it into Tommy's abdomen and lifts him over his head and onto the ground several feet away.)
Turbanshell: And that's just for starters. Without your powers I'm going to pulverize you.
(But before he can capitalize, Tommy up and bolts. The with painfully slow Turbanshell lumbering behind him, Tommy gets far out in front, then leaps into a trench where he's out of view.)
Turbanshell: Without your powers, you're useless. Just come out now and I promise I'll make it quick and painless. You are only fighting the inevitable.
Tommy: …
(He tries to control the sound of his breathing and make as little sound as possible as the monster passes by him. Suddenly though, he has an idea.)
Turbanshell: Fee Fi Foe Fum, I smell something green and du-
(Just as Turbanshell passes in front of him, Tommy grabs the monster by the foot and with one quick yank pulls him down the ditch with him. He hits the ground hard, giving Tommy some time to climb out and keep running. Meanwhile at command center, Zordon and Alpha are in the middle of their own desperate attempt to save Tommy and the others. However they seem to be having their own problems.)
Alpha: Aye ya yai, I still can't break through Lord Zedd's energy field.
Zordon: We must not allow him to prevent us from communicating with the outside world Alpha, we must get in contact with the other rangers and teleport them to safety.
(Just when things look like they can't get any worse, more reports print from the dashboard.)
Alpha: And there's more bad news. Computer data reveals that the energy field is rapidly constricting. In a matter of hours we're gonna be a big pile of rubble.
Zordon: Then we must find a way to stop that from happening.
Alpha: Aye, yi, yi, yi, yai! I just hope the Power Rangers can get back here safely.
(Just like Tommy, the rest of the team is trapped in the other world, only trapped in a tiny force field in front of Zedd, Goldar and the Dark Rangers stand over them.)
Goldar: Look at you pathetic rangers… please master, let me have the honor of killing each one of them, one by one.
Lord Zedd: Absolutely not!
Goldar: Please master! Do not deny me that pleasure, oh great one.
Lord Zedd: Quiet!
(Goldar backs down as Zedd glows bright red with fury.)
Kimberly: Why does he glow like that when he's angry?
Robbie: Hey Zedd, you look like a dogs wiener.
Lord Zedd: They have foiled enough of my plans. I'm sending them back to earth, where without their precious powers and Zordon, they will be forced to stand hopelessly by as Turbanshell and the Dark Rangers destroy the city they have sworn with their lives to protect.
Jason: I'm sure that won't backfire.
Lord Zedd: It is a fitting punishment indeed. Knowing you can do absolutely nothing to save Angel Grove.
(Zedd waves his Z staff at the ranger team and sends them all back to Angel Grove before turning back to his own team of rangers.)
Lord Zedd: And now, with those rangers out of the picture, it is time to unveil to the world the poison I will use to end their collective suffering, the Dark Rangers.
Goldar: Yes!
Lord Zedd: Off now… and may the power protect you. HAHAHAHA!
(He sends them to downtown Angel Grove; the place already reeling from an earlier attack. The place is littered with rubble as first responders tend to the wounded. Rocky, Adam and Aisha are also there, having just competed in a martial arts tournament.)
Adam: Rocky, you can't be so hard on yourself man.
Rocky: I was overconfident. I decided to go out for a party the night before instead of training and resting like I should've.
Aisha: Well you know how you are. "Rocky just wants to have fun," right?
Rocky: Yeah, a little too much fun.
Adam: Second runner up isn't so bad Rocky. It was out of sixteen and you were third best.
Rocky: A real martial artist doesn't settle for third best. A real martial artist trains and wins tournaments.
Adam: A real martial artist doesn't pout like a child when he loses. A real martial artist acts with respect and discipline.
Rocky: …
Adam: You did well man, stop being so upset. All we can do it make sure we work on what went wrong and do better next time.
Rocky: Yeah, I guess you're right. …I guess I should just be proud of what I did.
(The three of them continue to walk down the eerily empty road.)
Rocky: Say, did you see that cute blonde in the front? Think she was checking me out.
Adam: Yeah. There were a ton of cute chicks there.
Rocky: Yeah.
Aisha: Yeah…
(The two turn their heads blankly at Aisha's direction, but then start to notice something strange just over her shoulders. Fallen debris everywhere, from buildings that have taken a beating. All around them they see cars pushed aside, businesses looking as if they've been looted, and more than one ambulances within eyeshot.)
Rocky: What on earth is going on here?!
Aisha: Was this place hit by a hurricane or something?
Adam: I don't think this was a hurricane.
"Well, duh."
(The three turn around to see the Dark Rangers standing behind them standing menacingly.)
Adam: It's… the Power Rangers?
Aisha: You mean they're real? I thought they were made up to scare people like Sasquatch, or God.
Adam: Oh man, you're gonna get a lot of hate for that.
Rocky: Rangers! Thank god you're here. There seems to be a monster on the loose. There are injured people every- AHH!
(Rocky runs up to the yellow ranger and put his hand on his shoulder, but Zac F. Ron grabs his hand in time and bends his wrist in a painful position. Lindsay steps in and roundhouses him in the jaw. He collapses to the floor.)
Aisha: Something tells me these aren't Power Rangers.
Hannah: Let's trash this dump in the name of Lord Zedd, starting with these three!
Aisha: Adam, what do we do?
Adam: We need to call the police, fast.
Aisha: This place has police? They have one teacher.
Adam: Okay then, just fight back and stop them from causing anymore destruction.
Aisha: Got it.
(Adam and Aisha run into the mob, ready to defend a town that isn't theirs. Meanwhile Jason and the others are teleported back to Angel Grove, but nowhere near the actual battle.)
Kimberly: Where are we?!
Trini: We're in the park. I think.
Billy: Quick, call Zordon. Maybe he can figure this out.
Jason: Zordon! Zordon, its Jason, come in.
(But there is no response.)
Billy: The frequency is still jammed, but I might be able to figure out a way to break through the energy field back at the lab.
Zack: It's our only chance. If Zedd is sending Turbanshell and other rangers to mess up Angel Grove, we don't have much time.
Trini: But what if we can't contact him in time? What if they launch another attack?
Robbie: Then we fight anyway. Powers or no powers.
Jason: Let's get moving. To Billy's garage.
"Right!"
Jason: Except you Trini.
Trini: Huh?
Jason: You head home and put on a turtleneck. That thing on your neck is really bothering me.
Trini: Right!
(Rangers run off to Billy's garage while Trini runs the opposite way. Meanwhile, back in the other world, Tommy has been cornered again by Turbanshell. This time, there is no escape.)
Turbanshell: Time to say goodbye green ranger.
Tommy: Ugh… you'll never get away with this. As soon and you finish me off, my friends will be here to avenge me.
Turbanshell: Would be a nice storybook ending, wouldn't it? Too bad story books are fiction.
(Turbanshell lifts his staff and points it point blank at Tommy's face.)
Tommy: Ahh!
(Suddenly, Goldar appears.)
Goldar: Stand down! I shall finish this.
Turbanshell: What?! No way! I have him on the ropes, the green one is mine.
Goldar: Obey my orders worm, lest I feed you to the worms. Our master has other plans for you. Now go.
Turbanshell: (groans) Very well…
(He vanishes resentfully.)
Goldar: Greetings green ranger. Or should I just say, Tommy! How does it feel to be stripped of your powers forever? Are you green with envy? Ahahaha!
Tommy: …
Goldar: And your humiliation is far from over.
Tommy: What are you gonna do to me Goldar? You gonna chop my fingers off one by one and feed them to me? You gonna water board me to get information? Or you just gonna do it for kicks?
Goldar: Enticing ideas, but I've got much worse than that. By the end of today, I'll have you swearing allegiance to me.
(Extends his hand for a giant remote control that looks more or less like a grenade.)
Tommy: What are you gonna do with that?
Goldar: I'm going to show you all the times you used to be heroic. And that'll make you feel really, really bad about yourself! Then the world will be ours! Ahahaha!
Tommy: …how?
(At Billy's garage, the blue ranger is hard at work on his computer while Robbie and Kim hover over his shoulder.)
Kimberly: So, how's it going Billy?
Billy: I finally got a breakthrough; I was able to lock onto the electric force field surrounding the command center.
Kimberly: So will it figure out how to dismantle the force field?
Billy: Not exactly, but it may tell us how to break through it and make contact with Zordon.
Robbie: This feels like a huge waste of time Billy. We should be going downtown right now and saving those people. It must be freaking Armageddon down there.
Billy: I can assure you this is possible, we must be patient. I am a proficient hacker and it won't be much longer before I get access into their network.
Robbie: Billy, you have disco balls on your desk for crying out loud. You're full of crap.
(Just then, Trini runs in through the garage door wearing a brand new yellow turtleneck.)
Trini: Okay guys, I'm here. What did I miss?
Kimberly: Whoa, hold the phone Trini that is a hot turtleneck.
(Trini smiles)
Trini: Thanks, Richie bought it for me. We were just randomly walking down the street when we passed by a store selling this. He just said it'd look good on me and then just went in and bought it. I love it! Not sure I like the color though…
Robbie: …
Kimberly: Oh. Very nice…
Trini: So, how can I help?
(Kim takes note of the bothered look on Robbie's face and responds accordingly.)
Kimberly: Actually. The others are all in the other room trying to figure out how to work the Zords if we can't morph. Why not go in there and brainstorm with them.
Trini: Got it. You haven't seen the last of the Saber-toothed Tiger.
(Trini runs off into the other room. Once out of sight, Robbie begins muttering to himself.)
Robbie: Stupid Trini, and her stupid boyfriend. And her stupid Zord that she can't even pronounce correctly…
Kimberly: I know… there was no need to mention who got her that sweater. But you have to not let it get to you Robbie, you have to be the mature one.
Robbie: Yeah, I guess you're right.
"We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this breaking news."
(The rangers turn to the television in the corner, which seems to be airing some special announcement.)
Billy: You guys, look.
"Local government sources have confirmed that the creature known as Turbanshell has returned to Angel Grove and is running amok. The attack, confined to the business district downtown comes less than 24 hours after its first attack was thwarted by the Power Rangers. I am also getting news that near the Industrial district there is another attack, and although the sources are unconfirmed at the moment, several eye witnesses report the Power Rangers themselves being behind this attack."
Zack: What?! The Power Rangers?!
Billy: You mean the Dark Rangers.
"We will send in a helicopter momentarily to investigate the situation that just broke out minutes ago. If these sources are true, then what hope will remain for Angel Grove?"
(Bleak looks are shared among as they watch their home be destroyed. Back in ground zero of the attack, Rocky, Adam and Aisha continue to fight for their lives while outnumbered by the Dark Rangers.)
Rocky: I don't wanna fight you.
Justin: You have no choice.
(The two run in and lock horns like two bulls. Justin tries to land the first kick to the side, but Rocky quickly swats it away. He tries to capitalize with his own, but has that swatted away as well. Adam uses the momentum of his left foot getting swept aside to throw a hard right hand, but Justin ducks. The dark pink ranger goes for his own haymaker, but Rocky blocks it with one arm and lands a hard punch with the other.)
Justin: Ugh. I am the high school captain of the football team. I am the star wrestler on the football team and I have won more titles than you've had women.
Rocky: ….
Justin: I refuse to go down to a man who is only third best at what he does.
Rocky: (growls) I'll show you third best!
(Angering Rocky, the two of them leap back in and continue to trade blows. Neither seem to gain the upper hand as the other is too fast to get hit. The two even attempt simultaneous roundhouses and stalemate when both their boots meet. Though after that, Justin gets angry himself and goes on the offensive. He lands another spin kick that brushes him back, followed by a quick leg sweep that knocks Rocky down by the back of his knees.)
Zac F. Ron: You're going down, dweeb!
(Adam is having an equally tough time with Zac F. Ron as they fight around a street pole. Adam tries to use it as leverage to swing forward with a high kick, but Zac blocks it. Zac does the same and pushes him back. He tries to sweep Adam off his feet with a low kick by the ankles, but Adam swiftly leaps into the air and onto a nearby milk crate. Zac then tries to punch him by the ankles to get him to fall, but Adam again leaps into the air, this time leaping off of the street pole and back at Zac with a hard kick to the chest.)
Zac F. Ron: Where'd you learn to fight like that?
Adam: seven years of Shaolin martial arts, five years of Choi Kwang-Do and many other things you can't even pronounce. You?
Zac F. Ron: I took a hip hop kido class once at the Juice Bar.
Adam: I've taken eight.
Zac F Ron: Yeah? Well I've got a gun!
(Zac F. Ron pulls out his blade blaster and fires at Adam, barely missing him by a scratch, but leaving him momentarily vulnerable and open to a kick in the face by the dark yellow ranger that causes Adam's face to smash off the pavement. He doesn't have it the worst though Aisha is tasked with having to face all three of the females at once. Try as she might to keep away from citizens being aided by first responders, she has very little control over where Hannah, Lindsay and Hilary wanna take her.
Seeing Hannah pull out a dark power blade while on the chase, Aisha tries to find something to protect herself with, but finds only a crowbar laying on the ground. The three girls leap into the air and block her from moving forward. She picks up the crowbar and manages to swipe away a blow from Hannah's blade. In one fluid motions, she holds it to her chest to block a kick by Hilary and turns to Lindsay to clobber her across the face. She turns back to Hilary and stomps her right on the chest, sending her flying into a nearby trash bin. After that, she turns to Hannah who has her blade in a ready position.
She charges Aisha who bravely charges back at her. Aisha tries to smash her in the knee, but the cheerleader leaps evades the attack with leap and high kick. She comes back down the two duel… not for very long though, as Aisha's tire iron snaps in half pretty easily. Hannah drops to a knee to land a left elbow to the abdomen followed by a quick right. The attack causes Aisha to keel over, which is the perfect set up for Hannah to hit her with an athletic backflip that kicks her right beneath the jaw. Wounded and outnumbered, Aisha tries to back away.)
Lindsay: Had enough?
Aisha: (panting) I'm not… I'm not finished with you three yet.
Hilary: What's wrong? Out of breathe already?
Hannah: I can literally hear how fat you are under that hoodie. You aren't fooling anyone.
Aisha: You talk tough, but you sound like a punk brat. How old are you?
Hannah: Whatever. I just hit seventeen.
Aisha: I asked how old you are, not how many boyfriends you've had.
Hannah: Oh you are so dead. She doesn't even know me. Let's wipe this bimbo off the face of the earth.
(Lindsay, Hilary and Hannah run in for the kill while Aisha struggles just to catch her breath. Zedd is loving all of this, and is back in his castle, ready to capitalize.)
Lord Zedd: Ah, how it must hurt those pathetic Power Rangers to stand idly by while my rangers destroy their entire city. Very soon, the next phase of my plan begins. I will reprogram the Zords, and use it against them. Then, the world shall be mine!
(Back in Billy's garage, there appears to be more breaking news.)
"We continue our live coverage of the attack on downtown Angel Grove…"
(The others run in from the other room.)
Trini: Did you guys hear the news?
"We have aerial footage of the scene near the Industrial district. It appears eye witness reports are true, the Power Rangers have turned on their loyal citizens and are waging an all-out war. Though they are not currently answering our questions, a channel 2 news reporter was reportedly given an atomic weggie by the pink ranger, before being tossed in a nearby broom closet and called 'queer' over and over. More on that later."
Zack: Man, we gotta get our powers back!
Robbie: Wait, who are these people fighting the rangers?
Jason: Adam, Rocky and Aisha!
Robbie: Of course!
Kimberly: Who are they?
Trini: They're friends of ours.
Zack: And they're not doing too well…
(Things get worse before their eyes, as the Dark Rangers are joined, by a swarm of putties who spread out and terrorize the rest of the town.)
Aisha: Things just got a little more lopsided.
Rocky: Hey, that's no fair.
Aisha: What do we do?
Adam: We've just got to hold on, at least until help arrives.
Rocky: But we've got no chance.
Adam: Angel Grove doesn't stand a chance. We can't just run away.
Aisha: I'm in.
Rocky: Guess that makes three of us.
Robbie: That's it. We gotta get down there, fast.
Billy: How? You wanna call us a cab? We still don't have any way of teleporting and it'll take us an hour if we walk.
Robbie: (groans) Well hurry up then.
(Billy continues to work diligently despite the fact that the world is crumbling around them. The other world is looking pretty bleak too from Tommy's perspective. But for different reasons.)
Goldar: This is me outside the Washington monument.
Tommy: Ahhh…
Goldar: And this is me at the Alamo.
Tommy: I'm feeling weak.
Goldar: …and this is what I ate at the Alamo.
Tommy: Please stop it… I'm so bored.
Goldar: Silence!
Tommy: Please Goldar show mercy. I'll do anything, just make it stop.
Goldar: Alright green ranger, I'll stop. But on one condition, I want to hear you say that I am your superior.
Tommy: What?
Goldar: Now. Say it.
Tommy: Goldar…
Goldar: Yes?
Tommy: You are…
Goldar: Go on…
Tommy: You are… out of your mind!
(Tommy leaps into the air and punches Goldar in the heart. Goldar backs away just enough to allow Tommy to kick away the sword from his hand. Now less vulnerable, Tommy begins to mount some offense. He backs Goldar up with a side kick to the ribs, followed by a roundhouse to the other ribs. He lands a right to Goldar's chest, but the giant griffin catches his right and flips him backwards with little effort.)
Goldar: I shall destroy you for that.
(He picks Tommy up by his shirt, and with one hand is able to send him soaring through the air.)
Goldar: I've wasted far too much time on you green ranger. Now it's time to finish you off once and for all.
(The two come toward one another once more to finish the fight. But instead of fighting, Tommy kicks the device and lets it soar into the air. To make sure Goldar doesn't catch it. He roundhouses him right in the jaw and takes him down before reaching up and grabbing the device.)
Tommy: I almost gave up on myself Goldar, but your stupid picture show showed me all the good I've done. Not just as the green ranger, but as me; plain old Tommy.
Goldar: Give me that device!
(Goldar gets back up and makes a charge for him, but Tommy responds with a series of kicks, the last one brings him to his knees, like Tommy was earlier.)
Tommy: You want it; here.
(Tommy points it forward and pushes any random button on it. The one he pushes sends Goldar away. With the immediate danger averted, Tommy finally breathes a sigh of relief.)
Tommy: Yes! Goldar's gone. (Exhale) Man, but how the heck am I gonna get out of here? Wait a minute, this thing's some kind of time device. Maybe I can contact myself in the past?
(Figuring that out without ever being told it's a time device, Tommy continues to push more random buttons until a small lightning storm forms around him. And much like the first time, he's greeted by his hologram.)
Tommy: Huh?
Hologram: It's a time warp. I got—message.
Tommy: I'm pretty sure I don't talk like that. Whatever.
(Tommy walks toward the image and tries to touch it, much like he tried last time. But instead of vanishing, the hologram removes its communicator and lets it drop into Tommy's hand.)
Tommy: Yeah, now I'm home free.
(Tommy puts on the working communicator over his old one and teleports back to Billy's garage.)
Billy: Hey guys, I think I've got something. The computers have broken into the force field. I should be able to get a visual on screen. It should just take a—
(Computer crashes.)
Billy: Stupid Windows 95.
(Just then, Tommy arrives just behind Kimberly.)
Kimberly: Tommy! Oh my god you're okay. We were so worried.
(She runs up to him for a hug. The others also look relieved.)
Tommy: Oh man, am I glad to see you guys. I've got a lot to fill you in on.
"Power Rangers, I'm afraid there's no time to lose!"
(Shockingly enough, the hack was successful and the computer is now streaming live feed of the command center.)
Robbie: Well I'll be…
Zordon: Rangers, Zedd's green crystal must be shattered to return things to normal. And only a non-Power Ranger may enter the other world undetected.
Tommy: Then I guess that's me.
Jason: No way man, it's too dangerous.
Zack: You can get killed without your powers man.
Tommy: Look, I have a personal score to settle. I'm ready.
Zordon: Alpha will teleport you now Tommy.
Alpha: Here it goes.
(Tommy is teleported away, back to the planet he came from, only just outside Lord Zedd's cave where he's blasting Goldar.)
Lord Zedd: What?! What do you mean you lost Tommy?
Goldar: I had him on the ropes master. I was showing him the projection and…
Lord Zedd: What?! You mean you wasted precious time showing him that insufferable slide show when you could have finished him?
Goldar: He was this close to crying, I swear to you.
(While the two are distracted Tommy sneaks up from behind and grabs the green crystal. This gets their attention.)
Lord Zedd: Tommy? What are you…? But how?!
Tommy: I'm afraid the game's over Zedd.
(He smashes the green crystal on a rock, causing it to shatter into dozens of tiny pieces. The effects are felt almost instantly. Tommy is hit with a sudden rush of energy as his green ranger powers return. This comes at the price of the Dark Rangers, who quickly demorph, then just vanish. Leaving Angel Grove baffled, but relieved.)
Lord Zedd: No, my crystal! My Dark Rangers! My whole plan ruined!
Tommy: And you lost. You should know by now not to mess with the Power Rangers.
Lord Zedd: NOOOO!
(He teleports away before they can get to him. He returns to Billy's home, and greeted with smiles and working power morphers.)
Trini: Our morphers!
Robbie: And the Dark Rangers vanished! Angel Grove is safe.
Zack: Well almost. We still got Turbanshell to take care of.
Tommy: Yeah, man. And after touching the crystal, I feel like I can handle one more fight.
Jason: Alright then, let's do it. It's morphin time!
"Dragonzord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Stegosaurus!"
"Saber-Toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurs!"
(The rangers are morphed and return to the war torn streets of downtown Angel Grove that is not yet out of the woods. Spotting Turbanshell in the distance, they get right back to work.)
Jason: We need Thunder Megazord 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.)
"Stega Thunderzord, battle ready!"
(Before the Stega Thunderzord has a chance to settle in, Turbanshell leaps toward them and withdraws into his shell in midair. The shell rocks everyone off their seats, but he wasn't finished yet. He gets in front of them and sends a powerful beam from his shell staff. The beam is so strong it sends them spinning backwards until they crash into the side of a building.)
Jason: He's trashing us again. We have to try something different.
Robbie: I'll get us out of here. We'll try an aerial attack
(Robbie tries to lift the giant machine into the air, but unfortunately it doesn't even get the chance to. Turbanshell balls itself up again and takes it out from the sky like a heat seeking missile. Watching from a nearby skyscraper, Tommy finally decides to use the last of his powers to save his friends, one more time.)
Tommy: I need Dragonzord.
(Tommy plays his flute, summoning the Dragonzord from the Angel Grove harbor.)
Turbanshell: You! I should have known Goldar was gonna mess this up. Guess I should pick up where I left off.
(Turbanshell leaps into the air, then balls itself up much like it did to the Thunderzord, but a timely tune leads to the Dragonzord batting it away with its tail. Another tune has it pelted with ten small missiles.)
Turbanshell: AHHH!
Tommy: Yeah! Like I told Goldar, you'll never stop the green ranger.
(Confidently, Tommy plays another tune to get it to continue attacking. However this time the Dragonzord does not respond; it just stands there.)
Tommy: Huh? What's going on?
Turbanshell: Looks like you've just been stopped.
(He plays another tune, but this time the Dragonzord turns back around and walks back into the ocean and into standby mode. Desperately, he tries to blow another tune to turn it around, but the before the dragon dagger can even reach his lips it fades into nothing.)
Tommy: Huh? My dagger…
Turbanshell: HAHAHA! This is the end green ranger. How does it feel?
(Tommy gets a call from Zordon.)
Zordon: Tommy, you are losing the last of your powers and are slowly demorphing. You must evacuate the area, it is extremely dang—
(That was the last ting Tommy heard before a huge explosion sweeps Tommy off his feet and over the edge of the building.)
Kimberly: TOMMY!
(The other rangers don't see him hit the floor as their view is blocked by other buildings, but they see him in a free fall toward earth no longer wearing a shield.)
Trini: Oh my goodness. We have to get down there and check up on him.
Jason: Not until we finish the battle.
Kimberly: But Jason, that's my b—
Robbie: Get over it Kim, he's clearly dead. You heard the man, the fight comes first.
Kimberly: Oh my god…
(With the Stega Megazord back on its feet and with Turbanshell's back turned, the Zord takes flight. It gets a safe distances away and then makes a u turn. Jason commands the Zord to yield its power saber and readies itself for a devastating attack.)
Jason: Hey mollusk brain.
Turbanshell: What?!
"Thunder power, hi-ya!"
(One horizontal swipe and it cuts right through the giant shell and the monster doesn't stand a chance. The Stega Thunderzord comes to its feet with the sound of a huge explosion going off behind it.)
Jason: We did it!
Billy: Yeah!
Robbie: Alright! Drinks on me at the Juice Bar!
Zack: We should probably go check on Tommy first.
Robbie: Oh… yeah. No doubt. I mean I could really go for a drink.
Jason: Let's go.
(The Power Rangers leap from the Stega Thunderzord as the rush to their friend's aid. Eventually, they find him lying on a street corner unconscious and unmorphed. Like last time, Kimberly rushes up to him. She rips her helmet off and puts his head on her knees.)
Kimberly: Tommy, please be okay.
Billy: He isn't moving.
Zack: I think we may have to call an ambulance.
(Though just as things were looking their bleakest, Tommy begins to slowly kick his legs and starts moaning.)
Trini: Look he's moving.
Tommy: …hey… beautiful.
(She smiles brightly as he pulls through.)
Kimberly: He's made it. My hero.
(She embraces her boyfriend lovingly as the sudden jerking motion makes Tommy's head hurt. Later in the day, much to Robbie's insistence, the rangers head to the Juice Bar to unwind after a hard fought battle. Most of the rangers are parked around their usual table, though Trini is noticeably absent and sitting by the stools, talking to Richie.)
Billy: So Zordon said the Dark Rangers were returned home with absolutely no memory of what happened today
Jason: That's cool.
Kimberly: The pretty pink bow in a hard day's work. Right Robbie?
Robbie: …
Kimberly: Robbie?
(Robbie's gaze was long gone. It's stuck near the vicinity of Trini and Richie.)
Zack: Robbie!
Robbie: Huh?!
Kimberly: Still can't stop obsessing about it huh?
Robbie: Yeah. But I'm good. I'm gonna be the mature one like you asked and do the right thing for everyone. I'm gonna talk to her. Just as soon as this idiot walks away.
Jason: Why are you wearing cologne?
Robbie: No reason.
Kimberly: Well it smells nice.
Robbie: Thanks.
Tommy: Yeah. Pick up any guys on the way here?
Robbie: Just your father.
(Seeing his chance, Robbie gets up and takes the stool right next to Trini, who seems very surprised to see him approach her.)
Trini: Robbie! Hey. Do you… need something?
Robbie: Actually yeah. You and I need to talk.
Trini: Oh?
(He takes a deep breath.)
Robbie: Yeah, look. This is kinda tough for me to say, but I think I should say it. I know we're both single now and I can't really stop you from pursuing anything with anyone you like, but I'm… not really comfortable with the way you've been so… open about your new relationship with Richie.
Trini: But I'm not in a relationship with Richie. We're just frie-
Robbie: That's fine, it's none of my business what you are. But the fact that just last week you and I agreed to work on being friends again and ever since we've spent nearly zero time together yet I always seem to be within eyeshot of you and Richie.
Trini: Robbie… I mean, what do you want from me?
Robbie: I want my friend back. Not some insecure little girl who either carelessly or brazenly decides to flaunt her perfect new boyfriend around the person she just broke up with. That is not my friend. That is not anyone's friend.
(She is speechless.)
Robbie: I'm sorry Trini… but I think it's a bad idea for you and me to try and pretend like we can be friends. We can't. I'll keep it professional with you when we're out there fighting monsters. But I think it's for the best if we kept our distance.
Trini: Robbie… please think about this. Think about what you're saying.
Robbie: I have. And trust me, it's the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But it's also the first rational conclusion I've ever come to as well. Anyways, I've got to go. I'm gonna go meet up with someone, but you take care.
Richie: Is everything okay here?
Robbie: Oh, and Richie?
Richie: Yea-
(Robbie punches Richie dead in the jaw before even letting him finish his sentence. Everyone's mouths drop as Richie plops to the floor behind the counter.)
Kimberly: Real mature, Robbie.
(Calmly and unburdened, Robbie smiles and waves to his friends as he walks out. Trini on the other hand looks as if she had just seen a ghost. As Robbie leaves, Hannah and her crew walks in and head for the opposite end of the stools Trini is sitting at.)
Zack: Hey look. It's them.
(Seeing no one behind the counter, Ernie steps in.)
Ernie: What can I get for you?
Hannah: Give me five sodas.
Ernie: You got it, doll.
Kimberly: You know what? Maybe what they need are some friends?
Jason: Yeah. Come on guys.
(Jason and the others get out of their seats and walk up to Hannah's crew.)
Ernie: That'll be $4.50.
(Hannah signals for one of the guys to pay for her, but Jason stops him.)
Jason: Hey. I got this one.
Hannah: Uh… thank you? That's very nice of you.
Jason: No problem. What do you say we start over? Friends?
(Hannah pauses momentarily to consider the offer. She even turns to her friends for some non-verbal encouragement. Finally, she turns back to Jason with a bright smile…)
Hannah: No.
(Hannah and her friends grab their drinks, then merrily walk to the table the rangers were just sitting at.)
Zack: I gotta say, I saw that one coming.
Jason: …
Ernie: Hey, have any of you guys seen Richie? I swear that guy's never where he's supposed to be. Think I'm gonna have to fire him.
(A little later in the day, the six of them are called into the command center for a debriefing.)
Zordon: Once again rangers, you've done great work. Congratulations.
Trini: So I take it the command center is back to normal?
Zordon: Yes Trini. The force field disintegrated as soon as Tommy destroyed the crystal.
Alpha: You saved us!
Zack: Yeah man you saved us too. Thanks.
Kimberly: You fought Turbanshell, Goldar and went into Lord Zedd's other world without having your powers.
Billy: You're a true hero Tommy.
Tommy: Thanks guys. You know, there was a moment back there when I almost gave up. But then I realized, it's not just the costume and powers that give me strength, but it's who I am inside that empowers me.
Jason: You'll always be one of us man.
Trini: Yeah.
Zack: Except when you suddenly stop hanging out with us again for no reason.
Tommy: I'm gonna miss these times. But I'll hold you all close to my heart. One last time?
(Tommy puts his hand in, the others slowly follow.)
"POWER RANGERS!"