Chapter Nineteen: Imprisoned
Saba protracted his claws and yelled as he flew through the air. He landed on a Cog and began ripping it apart, his sharp nails digging deep into gears and wires. As he continued attacking the monsters that were swarming the ground, Saba kept his eye on the massive zord fight above between Dragonzord, Cyclopsis, and Robo Knight as the Lion Zord.
The red tiger-like animal leapt from the Cog as Cyclopsis' massive foot landed mere feet away from them. He hissed at the warzord as he landed. He then had a thought: Wait... Why should I not help? I came here to represent the Animal Realm, but although I am not as large as they are, I shouldn't leave it all to fate!
Saba got onto all fours and charged at Cyclopsis' foot. As he got to it, he dug his claws into the metal frame and began to climb up the machine's leg. He found himself clinging for life with every swing up to a higher position, as the zord was still fighting the Lion and Dragon Zords.
Suddenly, Saba was at Cyclopsis' waist. He could feel that at the waistline, to help with flexibility, there was a rubber lining. Swallowing hard, Saba brought up a paw and held on with only one. He went to swipe at the rubber, but was tossed about like a rag doll by the warzord's movement.
Saba could feel one of his claws rip off his paw as he was swung about. He howled in pain as the injury's feeling swept up his body to his brain. He clenched his teeth and tried to get back in position, still holding on with what claws he had left. With a quick swipe, a gash was made in the waist. Gratefully, Saba slid into the zord.
Saba looked around and saw the main engine of the zord. His eyes began glowing with his Animal Spirit. He then closed his eyes and began waving his paws about. As he did, the energy from his Tiger Spirit began to manifest itself in the air between his paws.
"I call upon the spirit of the powerful Tiger!" Saba roared. He opened his eyes and watched as his Animal Spirit rushed out of him and began ripping the engine apart. As one piece began to spark wildly, Saba turned tail and leapt back out the way he had entered.
In Cyclopsis' cockpit, Goldar frowned. "Err... Oh, no! There's something wrong with the engine!" As he saw his console tell him the failure was critical and that the zord was about to explode, Goldar screamed in defeat and teleported out of the cockpit in a ball of flames. Right before he did, though, he turned on Cyclopsis' autopilot to do as much damage as it could before being destroyed.
As Saba sailed toward the ground, he could feel the heat erupting from Cyclopsis' core behind him. Suddenly, he saw missiles and lasers soaring around him, aimed at Dragonzord and Robo Knight.
"Saba! Watch out!" Robo Knight declared, seeing a missile flying toward the tiger. He hovered with great speed over to Saba and caught him, turning his back to the missile.
"Thank you! I-" Before Saba could finish, he saw an explosion erupt from Lion Zord's back. It was the missile hitting the zord.
"Ah! I'm down! Emergency landing initiate!" Robo Knight declared. He soared down to the ground and dropped Saba onto the sand of the beach near where they were. Robo Knight demorphed into his base form and fell to his hands and knees. Smoke danced off his back.
"Massive system failures! Shutting down..." Robo Knight declared. The red light from his visor became a crimson color before going black. Robo Knight then fell face first into the sand.
While Saba galloped to the fallen knight, Rita watched Cyclopsis fall to the ground, fire coming from a hole in its stomach. She nodded and lifted up the Dragon Dagger. "You have done well, Dragonzord. Now. Return to the sea!"
Placing the mouthpiece once again to her lips, Rita played the fanfare and commanded Dragonzord to return to its home. The zord took one last look at Cyclopsis and turned around, heading back toward the sea.
On the Moon Palace, Lord Zedd was glowing with Red Energy, the Rage portion of the Emotional Spectrum. "What is Rita doing!? She ruined everything!"
Dark Specter was angry as well. He and Ecliptor had landed their shuttle onto the moon to watch what they believed was the fall of the Resistance with one of their top generals. "I will speak with you about this later, Lord Zedd! But, the blame lies on Darkonda! I ordered him to ensure Rita did not betray us!"
Hearing the mention of his name, Darkonda stepped out from the shadows where he had been hiding. "It is all apart of my plan, Dark Specter. You see, I have caused Zordon to believe-"
"Silence! I did not tell you to go off and make your own plans, fool!" Dark Specter shouted. He began growing slightly as he focused on Darkonda. "Whatever you were planning was probably aimed at glorifying only yourself! That is not how I want my organization to be run! You work for me, Darkonda! Your stupidity cost us Rita as a general, the Dragon Dagger and Dragonzord, and Cyclopsis! Your greed has cost me too much! Darkonda!? You are banished from the United Alliance of Evil!"
"What!? I have been serving you for two thousand years! You can't just-" Darkonda began.
"Leave now, traitor!" Ecliptor said, pointing a sword at Darkonda.
"But-"
Dark Specter began glowing with evil flames of Black Energy. "Noooow!"
Darkonda sneered and vanished in his vortex.
"Now what, Dark Specter?" Lord Zedd asked, gripping his Z Staff tightly.
Dark Specter paused for a moment, thinking. "We wait. See how things play out. I did not plan for this, and don't want to make any bad moves. Zordon is very clever and if make one false step, he will surely capitalize on it."
Meanwhile, Rita landed on the beach and made her way to Saba and the unconscious/shut down Robo Knight. She pulled out her staff to see if she could help the fallen knight.
"Stand down, Rita!" Zordon said, walking toward the beach from the opposite direction. With him was Gosei, Master Mao, and Alpha 4. In one of Alpha's hands was a small monitor with Dimitria on it, observing from her subdimensional prison.
"I was only going to-" Rita began.
Zordon sneered. "I know what you were trying to do. Do it now!"
Suddenly, the Order of the Claw Master joined his hands together and a massive blast of energy erupted from them. Rita found herself trapped in a bubble with the crew following Zordon.
"Now there is no escape!" Gosei said, folding his arms.
"I wasn't planning on it. Now, do you want this dagger on coin or not?" Rita asked, holding them up to show Zordon.
"Rita, my mistress. What is happening?" Finster said, appearing from behind a rock. Squatt and Baboo followed closely behind. He had been in the area monitoring Cyclopsis during the battle. When he had seen Rita land on the beach, he raced over to see what she was up to. He and his bumbling duo had then got caught in the force field Zordon had ordered to be made.
"Nice try, Rita. Not only did you say you were going to meet us alone, but we also intercepted your radio contact to Lord Zedd. We know you were trying to betray us!" Zordon said, causing his red tiger saber to appear in his right hand.
"What!? What message!?" Rita shrieked angrily. "And I don't know what these morons are doing here!"
Slowly, Red Energy begin to come out of Rita herself, interfering with the Blue Energy that was made manifest in her by Dulcea's spell two thousand years earlier. As that occurred, the hypnotic Red Energy Zedd placed in Rita's staff to control her began to become active in her once again. Not only that, but the Red Energy began activating the cells that the Ghost of Darkness had placed inside of Rita's staff. Those cells alerted the Ghost of Darkness, causing him to be able to watch the scene from the planet he was on.
"Don't try and con us anymore!" Gosei demanded. "We are not fools!"
Goldar, who had already been on the beach per Darkonda's request, made himself known as he stepped out from a tall rock. He growled in anger. "I don't know how this plan is supposed to work, but I'm here and ready to fight!"
The Blue Energy around Rita was trying to talk sense into Rita, to give her hope. Her anger, however, from not being believed by Zordon after all she had done to help them be aware of Lord Zedd's plan, even going so far as promising to give herself up, was growing too strongly inside of her.
A sudden flash of the man and woman who she had come to learn were her parents flashed before her eyes. They were begging her to stay strong. Then, an image of her and Divitria as children stuck in Alphabet Soup flashed before her, to remind her why she was defecting.
I don't think so... The Ghost of Darkness thought to himself. He began activating his "special cells" to fill Rita's mind with images of Zordon fighting her and her Monsters. In between the images, moments from right then on the beach were interspliced.
As her anger grew, suddenly, the Blue Energy was gone from Rita once again. She was back under Lord Zedd and the Ghost of Darkness' spells of manipulation. She was a prisoner of evil once again.
No longer able to feel the Green Energy from the Dragon Coin, she slipped it back into her pocket. She then pointed her staff at Zordon. "Ah-hahaha! Well, Zordon. If it is a fight you want then it is one you'll get!"
Saba leapt up and got into a fighting stance. "I'm right beside you, old friend!"
Zordon sneered. He could see Finster, Squatt, Baboo, Goldar, and Rita standing before him, ready to fight. He had no intention on letting them out alive. "For the people of the universe! For Orion, my mentor! For Michael! For Tria! For Dulcea! For Burai... You will pay for your actions, Rita Repulsa! Ancient source: Meledon force!"
. . .
"Castiel!" Gaia Green shouted. They watched as Eye Guy exploded from a blast by the Ethereal. As the last of the Monsters was destroyed from on the Dark Fortress where they stood, the last standing Ethereal fell to his knees and hands.
"Rangers..." Castiel began. "I... we do not have a lot of time..."
Captain Marvelous, demorphing from his ranger form, knelt down at Castiel's side. "Time for what?"
Castiel looked up as each of the five Gaia Rangers demorphed and looked down at him. He then looked away in shame. "I have brought great destruction to Earth. I freed my king, Michael, from his place of imprisonment, but I did not know how much he had changed. He is set on causing a massive calamity on Earth, thinking it will bring back his brother. I have no power left in me, though. You are Earth's last hope."
Miha nodded. "We will stop him."
"Follow your Power Cards. They will help you follow his trail of White Energy." Castiel said.
"What about you!?" Guy asked, worried.
"I will follow, but I must rest first." Castiel said. They all looked at him. They knew what he really meant, and he knew they knew.
"Until next time." Marvelous said, standing up.
Castiel nodded. "Yes. Until next time."
Miha pulled out her Power Card. "Change Card! Sky Armor!"
The Gaia Rangers morphed and summoned their Ethereal wings. Castiel watched as they flew off the Dark Fortress toward Earth in search of Michael.
"May the Power protect you..." Castiel said. He then rolled onto his back and closed his eyes.
. . .
Dai Shi watched from the image Octomus had made of the scene outside the entrance to the Greatest Treasure in the Universe. The bodies of the Beast Watch Rangers were strewn about the ground. Other than that, they had no idea whether Camille and Morticon were even still alive.
Dai Shi grunted in anger. "This is far too important to let them ruin what we have been trying to accomplish for all of these hundreds of years! Get me Necrolai!"
Octomus breathed heavily. "Are you sure she is right for this?"
Dai Shi laughed. "Yes, she is. Especially since I'm going with her."
"Is that wise?" Octomus asked.
"Of course it is. This is the final stretch and I'm not leaving anything to chance. Support me with your Magic and I'll be fine." Dai Shi said.
As Necrolai entered the room, Octomus opened a portal to the entrance to the cave. "When next we meet, we will become gods."
"That is right, old friend." Dai Shi said. He and Necrolai then entered the portal and were instantly outside the cave entrance.
"I don't have a good feeling about this..." Necrolai said, looking around.
"Wait... I hear something..." Dai Shi said. Suddenly, Masters Lope, Guin, and Rilla rounded a corner, followed by the Cubs of the Order of the Claw: Swoop, Phant, and Finn.
"Are you certain this is the place of the energy spike?" Master Guin asked, looking at Master Lope.
"Yes, I am certain. Now... Oh, no! Look!" Lope yelled, pointing to the bodies of the Beast Watch Rangers.
"What happened here!?" Rilla said, sneering as he ran over to Beast Red. He bent over and checked a pulse. "This one is still alive."
"Shame I won't be able to say the same about you in a few moments!" Dai Shi said, stepping forward for the Order of the Claw to see him. Necrolai flew above him and cackled. Her shadow swept over the six of them, casting an ominous mood on the situation. As she flew, the Order of the Claw Cubs tossed their study bags to the side, where they carried their manuscripts for their lessons. As a Cub, they were required to take the manuscript box with them at all times.
"Dai Shi! So... You've decided to show your face after all of these years..." Master Lope said, getting into a fighting stance.
"How could you have done this!?" Guin asked, clenching her fist in anger.
Dai Shi laughed. To ensure he had the upper hand against his foes, he decided to take credit for the fallen rangers' defeat, to make them fear him even more. "How did I do it? Hmm... Why don't I show you!? Mighty Dragon Spirit!"
Suddenly, Dai Shi began to grow. Within moments, he was as large as the mountains surrounding them. He laughed as he shot out two of his heads to attack those below.
"We must tap deep into our Animal Spirits!" Rilla cried out.
Swoop leapt up into the air and began flying toward Necrolai. He pulled out a fan and began using it like a weapon.
"What are you going to do? Fan me to death? You're just a Cub! Don't insult me!" Necrolai said, laughing.
"Do not underestimate me. I, too, have the powers of the bat!" Swoop said. He could sense her near him. He spun in place, midair, and sent shockwaves of energy generated by his Animal Spirit at Necrolai.
As the Royal Vampire dodged the attack, Phant swung his weapon of choice, a mace. As he spun it around, Finn jumped on top of it and propelled himself up, brandishing his swords in each hand. He cried out as he tapped into his Shark Spirit and slashed at Necrolai before she could react. She screamed in pain as she began to fall to the ground.
While this occurred, the three Masters focused and tapped into their Animal Spirits. They, themselves, transformed into humanoid versions of their Animal Spirits.
"Unleash your powers!" Master Rilla cried out.
Master Guin and Master Lope channeled their powers and shot them out at Dai Shi, meeting with Master Rilla's energy.
Dai Shi used his main head to maneuver his mouth to the blast. He opened as wide as he could and swallowed the power. "Ah-hahaha! Is that the best you got!? Fools! You will now feel my power!"
The three Masters were then thrown off the ground as the dirt around them exploded, scattering them back to the floor onto their backs. Dai Shi looked down on them and laughed. He was revelling in the moment. The last time he had battled the Order of the Claw, he had brought them to a stalemate. He was glad to see his practice since that time had brought him more power than he could have hoped.
While Dai Shi was gloating, Bansheera and her minions walked out of the cave, disappointed. They had been able to incapacitate both Camille and Morticon rather easily after Gosei had left them. Bansheera had then given all she had into the shield, but realized she was getting nowhere with it. She knew she needed to find Gosei and take the Ranger Keys from him if she was to unlock each Ranger team's Greater Power to get to the Greatest Treasure in the Universe.
As she was moping, Diabolico made his way outside first. Seeing the massive Dai Shi, he rushed back to Bansheera. "My queen! A massive battle is occurring outside, and Dai Shi is there!"
"What!?" Bansheera said, curling a lip in anger. "How dare he interfere! He's probably here to take the Greatest Treasure! I can't allow that!"
"Whaaaat should we dooo, Queen Bansheeeera?" Vypra asked, eye twitching as she ran from her host's will, Ayame Ubi, in her mind.
"I don't know yet. Let me see what exactly is happening." Bansheera replied.
As the Demons made their way to the exit to watch the Order of the Claw try to dodge Dai Shi's attacks, coupled with annoying strikes from Necrolai, another group emerged from the other side of the quarry. It was Grizzaka and the Overlords, accompanied by the Phantom Beast Generals and Phantom Beast Warriors.
One of the Generals, Flamingarion, scowled. "That is Dai Shi!? Grizzaka! He's huge!"
"Yes, but with how big he is, he is still no match for my Zocato power. If he will fall by me alone using Zocato power, imagine how he will be when he is hit by your combined Rinzin power!" Grizzaka said, eager to see Dai Shi fall for betraying the Overlords.
Scorch nodded. "Fine. Phantom Beasts? This is for the Animal Realm! Rinzin!"
Dai Shi stopped and turned three of his heads as he heard the racket coming from behind him. He roared in anger as he saw the Overlords leading an army of unknown fighters against him. "What are you doing, Grizzaka!?"
"Taking what's mine! You should not have betrayed the Animal Realm!" Grizzaka said, laughing under his breath.
"What!? I would never do such a- AHHH!" Dai Shi screamed. As the Rinzin power hit him, he began to shrink, being unable to maintain his size.
Iguanadon shouted, "This is for the Animal Realm!"
Osiris agreed. "No Humans or Human sympathizers will survive under our reign!"
The Order of the Claw watched in awe as Dai Shi was back to normal size, screaming in pain. Necrolai, as well, had stopped to look at the scene in horror.
I must return to The Master! She thought. Necrolai then turned and flew off into the sky, rushing away to conjure a spell to send her back to the Magic Realm where Octomus awaited.
Bansheera laughed as she saw the sight. She then turned to Loki(D) and Diabolico. "Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to convert Dai Shi to our cause..."
"How can you do such a thing!? Dai Shi never gave you consent!" Diabolico said, shocked.
"Oh, but he did. Many, many, many years ago. I was fighting against an old rival of mine, Lothor, and he was there. I told him to join forces with me and the Demons and he said, quote, 'I would only join the Demons if I was on the brink of destruction!' It's funny how we remember some things. Well, I'd say that he is on the brink, wouldn't you?" Bansheera said.
The three Demons with her laughed as they watched Dark Magic and Black Energy erupt from Bansheera. They mixed in a foul way and floated over to Dai Shi. Suddenly, Dai Shi felt himself melt away. Within a few moments, Dai Shi was in his spirit from, floating above them all as a Demon.
"I do not know what has happened to me, but I live on!" Dai Shi screamed.
Rilla scoffed. "You've just made yourself easier to contain!" Rilla then focused his Animal Spirit around Dai Shi.
"Grab your manuscript box!" Guin ordered Swoop to do. Swoop nodded and ran a ways to grab the bag he had dropped earlier. He pulled out his box.
"Empty it!" Guin screamed as she and Lope joined in with their Animal Spirits.
Dai Shi, not knowing what to do since he had just barely become a Demon, struggled in vain to get away from the power of the Order of the Claw. Within moments, they had wrestled him into the manuscript box.
Finn then closed it. As he did, Master Rilla recited an incantation over the box.
"What did you just say?" Phant asked, curious.
Lope answered. "We felt his presence before. Many years ago, Demons were running amok in the universe. Master Zordon taught us a spell that would create something called a 'Demon Trap'. Master Rilla recited it and and the inside of the box is now a Demon Trap, holding Dai Shi in place."
As they spoke, the Phantom Beast General Snapper pointed to the Order of the Claw. "And who are they?"
"They are a warring faction of humanoids who don't want Dai Shi to rule the planet, but they don't like animals, either." Carnisoar lied.
Whiger folded his arms. "But they use Animal Spirits!"
Jellica spat. "Yes! It is to mock Animals!"
Hearing them, Guin pointed. "Hey! Who are you!? Thank you for your help! Wait... That's Grizzaka!"
Rilla sneered. "And the other Overlords. Stop right there!"
"That's your cue, Grizzaka..." Scorch said.
Grizzaka nodded. He then laughed and shouted to the Order of the Claw. "We'll see you next time!"
Before they could react, Grizzaka used his Earth powers and transported them to a different area on the mountain range, away from the Order.
As the Order of the Claw placed the box with Dai Shi into their bag, and began making a spell circle to teleport all of them and the Beast Watch Rangers to their base, Loki(D) looked to Bansheera. "Well, what are we waiting for!? Let's attack them!"
Bansheera shook her head. "No, no. They have Dai Shi captured. I don't want to be the focus of Dai Shi's partner in crime, Octomus. He's annoying and very powerful. If we interfere, we'll be on his radar. Let us wait for them to leave. We have planning to do."
"What sort of planning?" Loki(D) asked.
Bansheera slapped him in the back of the head. "I already told you! We are going to plan on getting the Greater Powers of every Power Ranger team away from Gosei. Then, the Greatest Treasure in the Universe will finally be mine!"
. . .
Nathadian Ranger, known to Future: Omega Ranger as Phantom Ranger, kept his eyes on Olivia and the other Freelancers as they had him at gunpoint. He sneered. I only just got out of the Hall of Legends and already I'm in a heap of trouble!
"Nathadian Ranger! Is September close to you!?" The Guardian asked in his helmet communicator urgently.
"Uh... Yeah. I can feel him behind me." Nathadian Ranger said, unheard by the Freelancers.
"Great! I'm bringing you back to the Hall." Guardian said happily.
"Geez... I just got here..." Nathadian Ranger said, frustrated. He very much wanted to see some action.
"Okay. Whoever you are," Link began. "You are under arrest for-"
Before he could finish, a time vortex opened up and swallowed both September and Nathadian Ranger.
Charlie threw his gun in the air in anger. "What!? How does that guy have better tech than us!? This is ridiculous!"
Olivia sneered. "We'll get him. Both of them. Come on. We have to get back to headquarters and report this."
Future: Omega Ranger then saw one of the Time Force camera indicators beeping on his console as he typed what he saw. He pushed the button and saw Nathadian Ranger appear from a vortex. Omega Ranger checked the time signature and It was exactly at the same time that Nathadian Ranger and the Rogue Watcher September had vanished.
"Fast guy..." Omega muttered as he began to index again.
Nathadian Ranger looked around. He was on the same beach as Zordon and Rita. "I hope I'm not too late!"
Nathadian Ranger began sprinting down the shoreline. "Guardian!? Why am I so far away!?"
"It's the Ghost of Darkness. He is causing time disturbances around Rita." The Guardian replied. "I got you as close as I could."
"Ugh! You shouldn't have benched me! I would have been able to get everything done faster!" Nathadian Ranger complained.
"You were injured. I did what I had to." Guardian stated simply.
He then saw it. Nathadian Ranger could see Zordon as the Meledon Ranger and Saba battling Rita while Gosei and Master Mao took on Goldar. He kept running, even faster at that point. His muscles ached with every step. He tuned his computer's helmet to hear what was happening in the bubble.
"Meledon Conversion: Blue Battery!" Meledon Ranger shouted. He knew not why he was prompted to say that but, just as it was with most of what his powers prompted him to do, he went along with the impression. His red suit was suddenly blue. Instead of a helmet, he wore a blue mask over his eyes. The suit was very similar to the one he used when he had shouted White Battery in his battle against Burai, when he had returned to life as the Bio Mech Black Ranger.
"No! Don't!" Nathadian Ranger yelled. Everything was going the way the Guardian had predicted.
"Hope Blast!" Meledon Ranger: Hope yelled. Blue Energy enveloped Rita.
As it did, unknown to anyone, including Nathadian Ranger, the Ghost of Darkness scowled. "Oh, no you don't! Rita belongs to me! Listen to me, my child! Use your Time Magic now!"
Feeling the prompting from the Ghost of Darkness, but not knowing it was from him, Rita cried out: "Magical source: Time Warp!"
"Nooo! Nooo!" Nathadian Ranger screamed.
"Zordon! Watch out!" Saba shouted. As the Time Magic flew through the air, Saba jumped up to push Meledon Hope out of the way.
"Agh!" Meledon Ranger screamed, falling to the floor and demorphing to his base red suit. Saba fell as well. Meledon tried pulling himself up but couldn't.
"Bye bye, Zordon! Ah-hahaha!" Rita cackled.
Meledon Ranger clenched his fist as he lay on his stomach. "Nathadian Containment Spell!"
After a large flash of light, both Saba and Zordon were gone. As the bubble disintegrated, Nathadian Ranger fell to his knees. He clenched his fist and shook his head.
"I was too late... if I had seen that Freelancer perched up in the tree, I wouldn't have been hit and..." Nathadian Ranger said, letting his voice trail off.
"I am sorry. I know this meant a lot to you." The Guardian said, trying to console his ranger.
"If this has happened, then that means Trinity I'm already in trouble. I'm going after her." Nathadian Ranger declared, standing up.
"No. We need to recalculate. We can't ruin the timeline!" Guardian said.
"I have to save her!" Nathadian Ranger countered. Before he could utter another word, a vortex engulfed him and he was gone.
Back with Rita, Goldar was showing some impressive moves. Channeling his frustration from losing Cyclopsis, he was more than enough to battle both Gosei and Mao. His battle was interrupted, however, by Rita.
"Boys!? We're done here! Let's go home!" Rita cried out. She teleported herself and Finster back to the Moon Palace. Squatt and Baboo teleported right after her.
"Er... Looks like you lose!" Goldar said, laughing. He then vanished in a ball of flames.
Gosei frowned. "Where's Zordon!?"
"Ay-yi-yi..." Alpha 4 said, looking away.
Dimitria was the one to answer, and because the situation was hard for her, she reverted back to her question mode of speaking. "Would it surprise you if I were to say Rita defeated Zordon? Would it make sense if I told you I watched him vanish with my own eyes?"
Mao frowned. "That's impossible. He is the strongest fighter I know!"
"All I know, Master Mao..." Gosei said. "Is that I don't see him right now. We must find Zordon."
. . .
Deviot looked down on the planet as Cub screamed in anguish, confused and lost.
"That beast is hideous. Why are we staring at it?" Bio Mech Silver asked.
"It is an experiment I started millions of years ago. I had been preoccupied with other things at the time it broke out and I lost track of him. I saw this energy signature pop up on my computer and I had to come here and see for myself! He has become more magnificent than I could have hoped..." Deviot said, staring at Cub as it attacked a fire beast that was native to the hot planet.
"What will you do with it?" Bio Silver asked.
"I'm not sure yet. I'll figure something out. Oh, and how are the other Bio Mech Rangers?" Deviot asked, not taking his eyes off Cub.
"They are charged and ready." Bio Silver replied.
"Good... Take them back to Earth, then. See if Bansheera needs you to do anything. I'm going to stay and monitor this guy..." Deviot said. He grabbed a chair and pulled it to him, sitting in it and staring, lost in thought.
"Yes, Master Deviot." Bio Mech Silver replied. He then turned and made his way to the lab, ready to activate his evil ranger partners to attack Earth.
. . .
"Zordon!" Trinity screamed. She woke up and found herself sitting in a chair, in a cave.
"Hmm? Zordon?" Michael, King of the Ethereals, asked. He was standing to the side, holding holding a Power Card in his hand.
"He's my husband. I just had an awful dream that... wait. Who are you!? What am I doing here!?" Trinity demanded. She tried getting up but found she could not.
"I am Michael. I am the harbinger of the Holy War. And you are going to help me."
"What are you talking about!? Let me go!"
"You'll find that you are stuck to that chair. I bonded you to it. Don't worry... I'll let you go soon, young miss." Michael said, focusing on the card.
Fear struck her. "Who are you!? What do you want with me!?"
"I already told you that. Do not worry. Soon, you will be one of the most powerful beings in the universe. I am so lucky to have found you. Someone with a strong connection to the Morphing Grid. The prophecies were right. Earth is the place." Michael said. He smiled as the silver card turned black.
"Let me go!" Trinity screamed.
"I will... very soon, in fact. Soon, you will be my loyal soldier. Together, we will start the Holy War."
. . .
Rita appeared on the balcony of her Moon Palace. Unbeknownst to her, on the other side in Zedd's throne room, Dark Specter was awaiting her. He was curious to see what her plan had been, because although she had helped destroy Cyclopsis, she had done so apparently to destroy Zordon. He was ready to promote her to be his right hand, so she would serve under his reign as the Queen of Evil.
As Goldar and the rest of the crew appeared on the balcony, the gang was shocked to see Scorpina before them.
"What!? I thought you were captured!" Goldar exclaimed.
Scorpina nodded. "I am. This body is just an avatar I control. I stung someone with my stinger and implanted in them a remnant remnant of myself."
"Well, good timing! Rita just destroyed Zordon!" Squatt proclaimed.
"That's right! Ah-hahaha!" Rita said happily.
"Fantastic news." Scorpina said. She actually did not care. Her only concern was getting Rita to help her get to her true body, so she could hurry and return to Dai Shi, who she knew not had been captured.
"Yes, it is! I- huh?" Rita said. She suddenly saw two red beams descend onto the balcony. She didn't know they were from Zordon's containment spell. They were slightly slowed due to the Time Magic that had been placed on Zordon, causing them to appear so much time after the spell had been cast.
Goldar and Scorpina leapt out of the way. Before any of them knew what happened, the red beam materialized into a small bin, the Nathadian Magic becoming a red jewel on its lid. A mist escaped from the bin and wrapped itself around the group of villains. As it did, they were compressed into the mist and sucked into the bin. The lid fell onto the bin and began glowing, signifying it was locked.
In the bin, Rita screamed. "Nooo! I had won! No-oh-oh!"
"Zordon will pay for this!" Goldar cried out, sounding more and more hoarse due to the hit to his throat.
Scorpina shook her head. What are the odds I get trapped, and also my avatar!?
Rita sneered. "I will get out of here! And when I do... Zordon will pay!"
. . .
"Zordon? Zordon? Where are we?" Saba asked.
Zordon, lying face first on the ground, slowly regained consciousness. He lifted himself up and looked around. As far as the eye could see, Zordon could see dirt covered ground. The sky was a dark purple color. Every few minutes thunder could be heard rolling in the distance, but never could he or Saba detect any lightning. There was a lone tree standing in the middle of the landscape near them, but it appeared to have died long ago. The horizon seemed to stretch on for eternity, with no other landmarks as far as he could see, save the dead tree.
"I have no clue." Zordon said. He sat down again upon the dirt, bringing his knees to his chest. "How long was I out?"
"I don't know." Saba said. "Minutes? Hours? I lost track of time myself."
"What do you do now, Saba?" Zordon asked, looking up into the purple sky. "How did we get here and how do we get out? I need to get back to Trinity. I need to make sure my spell worked against Rita. I... I just need to get back."
"As do I. I'm afraid if I'm not around Black Lion will rip Leon's head off." Saba said, laughing a bit.
"Zordon of Eltar..." A voice said from behind the duo.
Zordon sprang up and spun around to see who was speaking to him. His eyes landed on a figure he hadn't seen in two millenia.
"Guardian? How did you get here?" Zordon asked.
The Guardian sighed. "There is a lot I need to fill you in on. A lot I neglected to tell you the first time we met two thousand years ago. Zordon... It is time for me to tell you the truth about who you are."