A/N: Okay so here is the second chapter! Huge thanks to everyone that has read and reviewed the first chapter. I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter as much as the last.
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"What's going?" Goldar asked as Finster walked into the room. Kimberly was still out and still glowing a dark red. The one change was her body was now shaking.
"I'm not sure, its like she is fighting off the evil Maligore infused into her." He said running scans over her. He couldn't figure out how she was fighting it though. No one should be able to fight that much evil.
"Zedd will not be happy if she does fight it off." Scorpina commented walking into the room. "I mean she is the only key to this plan of his."
"Don't inform him then." Goldar muttered as Finster hooked up another machine to Kim's body. "What's that?" He asked wondering how many machines Finster had.
"This machine will harness and control the evil flowing through her body. She will not be able to fight it off anymore." He said as Goldar and Scorpina stepped out of the room.
"She should have died. I am capable of destroying those rangers." Goldar growled as Scorpina laughed at him.
"You?" She laughed again. "You haven't succeeded once in destroying those rangers I mean really you should take lessons from those rangers on how to fight." She snorted before leaving him alone.
"I will show you. I can defeat those rangers starting with Tommy He should have died with the Green candle anyway." Goldar said to her back before making his way to the throne room. They needed to mount an attack on Angel Grove while the rangers were still in shock over what happened in Maligore's temple.
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"Billy, what's going on?" Jason asked as Billy and Alpha rushed over to Tommy's body. The others stayed back not wanting to get in the way.
"I don't know. His body is going into convulsions." He said hooking up more machines. There were so many things hooked to Tommy's body that Jason couldn't even begin to know what they were all for. "He may not be in a coma after all." He muttered going over his scans.
"Uh guys, he's not glowing white anymore." Rocky pointed out as Jason and Billy looked at Tommy. He was still glowing but it was the color that had everyone hushed in silence.
"Pink? Something is really wrong with Kimberly." Billy whispered trying to pull strength from within. Why wasn't Tommy waking up?
"This means that Kim is alive and their connection is what's causing this." Jason stated as Alpha nodded.
"Can we link into that to find her?" Trini asked walking over to them. They had to find Kimberly and fast.
"Their link was through the Ninja powers and those were destroyed, how can it still be there?" Katherine asked walking over to them. She was confused by their comment about Tommy and Kim's link.
"Their link was always there and only got stronger with the Ninja powers." Zordon informed them. "We could try to link to it but I'm not sure if it will help." He said not getting the rangers' hopes up.
"We have to try though; I mean this could be the only way to find Kimberly." Adam said speaking up for the first time. "She's our friend too." He said as Rocky, Tanya, and Kat nodded. They hadn't spent as much time with Kim as the others had but they were close to her as well.
"Adam's right, we have to try for Tommy and Kim's sake." Tanya said stepping forward. She did not know the Original Pink that well but she knew that Kimberly was very special to the team.
"I'll see what I can do." Billy said walking away from Tommy back to the control panel. Trini and Alpha were right behind him as everyone else waited. They didn't know what they could do to help since normally they just battled whatever monster showed up that day.
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"How is my weapon doing?" Zedd asked as Goldar walked into the throne room. He was still angry over the fact that his master had chosen to replace him in the fight against the rangers. He would show him though that he was better than Kimberly would ever be.
"Trying to fight off the evil." Goldar muttered stopping just shy of the throne. "Master, would now not be a good time to attack the rangers while they are still in shock." He suggested as Zedd stood up. He would be able to prove his worth in a battle better than Kimberly ever could.
"Yes I do believe that you are correct, now would be a perfect time while Kimberly is still out. I want you to take some putties to the park and mess with the rangers' heads." He said waving his staff. He couldn't wait to unleash Kimberly on the rangers but she had to wake up first.
"Yes, master." Goldar said before disappearing in a golden swirl. Those rangers would face his wrath since he couldn't take it out on Kimberly.
"This should be interesting." Zedd mused while walking over to the balcony. Focusing on the Earth spinning below him, he zoomed in on Angel Grove Park and saw Goldar appear as the citizens of Angel Grove took off running, nothing like scaring a few humans to make your day better. Looking closer, he saw something that would make this even better. Raising his staff, he took aim and watched as a monster formed from a picnic basket that had been left. "Let's see how the rangers deal with this." He said with a laugh.
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Billy, Trini, and Alpha were working hard when the alarms started sounding off as the lights started blinking. "What's going on?" Rocky asked stepping forward.
"Zedd has sent Goldar and a monster to the park. Rangers you will need to teleport there." Zordon said as Alpha bought up the monster and Goldar in the park on the viewing screen.
"What about Tommy? We can't call on our zords without him." Kat pointed out. If the monster should grow, they could not defend the city from it.
"I can help." Jason said stepping away from Tommy thinking that he could take on the Red Turbo Powers to help. They would need his help because the four of them hadn't faced Goldar as much as he had.
"Tommy's turbo powers are sustaining him at the moment but your power coin should work." Billy informed him reading the intent behind Jason's statement. He would like to be out there too but he was needed here more. Jason would have to be the one who stepped up and helped the rangers against Goldar and the putties.
"What?" Trini, Zack, and Jason asked thinking that they heard Billy wrong. They had transferred their powers to Aisha, Adam, and Rocky before they left for the Peace Conference. How could they have powers still?
"How is that possible?" Adam asked knowing that those powers had been destroyed by Rito causing them to go to Phadoes in search of the ninja powers.
"I have relinked their power coins to the morphing grid. When the powers were transferred it was more like they had been copied instead of transferring. Jason, Trini, and Zack still had their power coins they were just unlinked to the morphing grid. They couldn't use them just basically keep the coins safe." Billy explained to them.
"So we can morph?" Jason asked as Billy nodded. "Then what are we waiting for, let's get to the park. It's Morphin Time!" He yelled with Zack and Trini.
"Mastodon!" Zack yelled.
"Sabertooth Tiger!" Trini called out.
"Tyrannosaurs!" Jason stated.
"Ready?" Rocky asked looking at the Turbo rangers.
"Yes!" They said together.
"Shift into Turbo!" They yelled together.
"Mountain Blaster, Turbo Power." Rocky yelled.
"Desert Thunder, Turbo Power." Adam called out.
"Dune Star, Turbo Power." Tanya spoke.
"Wind Chaser, Turbo Power." Kat said.
"Go rangers and may the power protect you." Zordon called out as the morphed rangers teleported to the park.
"Billy if the monster grows, what will the rangers do? They still don't have zords to battle with." Alpha pointed out. He was worried about the rangers not being able to battle the monster if it grew which they always did.
"Don't worry, Alpha. I have been working on getting the Shogun zords back online. Jason will able to call upon them when the time comes." Billy explained as he looked back Tommy. "I just wished that it was that easy to help Tommy. I can't find anything wrong with him." Billy said looking back at the Red Ranger still lying there glowing pink. He could feel that Tommy was fighting for Kimberly in his mind but he couldn't figure out why he was fighting for her in his mind. Kimberly had to be experiencing the same thing or at least he hoped so. It meant that she was alive and fighting.
"Don't worry, Billy. He can pull through this." Alpha said placing his little robot hand on Billy's forearm offering him comfort.
"Alpha's right, the Red Ranger will pull through this and we will get Kimberly back." Zordon commented as Billy looked doubtful. He had been searching for Kimberly and the only thing to come up had been a link in Tommy's mind. He couldn't search that link though because it was in his mind and Tommy was currently using that link.
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"Goldar!" Jason yelled as they appeared in the park seconds later. Most of the citizens of Angel Grove had already left the park but Jason looked around to make sure that there was none in the way. They didn't need another person captured.
"I see that you have pulled useless powers out to fight me. I will still destroy you." He stated as he raised his sword before him. "Attack!" He yelled for the putties and monster.
"Let's do this." Jason said as the rangers nodded and spread out. The turbo rangers were having little problems with the putties.
Zack and Trini were still adjusting to being back in uniform. They had forgotten how it felt to be in the spandex with powers coursing through them to feel this powerful.
Jason finally felt at home. Red was his color, far more than Gold would ever be. It was like he hadn't left and he attacked Goldar with a fierceness that shocked the golden monkey. He had forgotten that Jason was a strong Red Ranger and that he had beaten him countless times. Jason wouldn't beat him this time though.
"I see that you have learned some new moves, Red Ranger." Goldar said as he was thrown back. "You will still be defeated."
"I think not, you overgrown monkey. You never defeated me and you never will." Jason said pulling out his blaster and took aim. He watched as Goldar fell back and waited for him to stand up. Next he called on his sword which felt right in his hands. It had been way too long since he had held the sword.
Rocky looked over at Jason and felt a little sad. He had never looked like that as the Red Ranger. He could tell that it was Jason's now more than ever. Jason was a natural born leader and the others followed him like they did Tommy and he was okay with that. It was Jason's place and he would support him in any way he could.
Trini flipped over the putty running towards her and came down behind him. She swept her leg through his legs and hit the 'Z' as he fell. The putty didn't disappear though, it was like they had upgraded while she had been gone.
"How do you like Zedd's new putties? They do not have the self-destruct button like the last ones you faced." Goldar called out with a laugh. The rangers paused and knew that they had to find a way to destroy them. They each had taken turns at the putties while fighting the monster as well. Goldar was left to Jason since it seemed that they had a score to settle.
"What do we do?" Kat asked as the rangers circled up again. "We can't just hit the 'Z'." She pointed out clearly unable to see a way to destroy them.
"Guys, we're rangers. We can do this, just use you brains." Jason said sternly. They couldn't just give up; they were the Power Rangers for crying out loud. "Work together and we will get this done." He said as they nodded.
Kat and Rocky paired off and worked through a set of putties. They still couldn't find the way to destroy them but at least they were not wearing themselves out with kicks and punches.
Tanya and Adam were working together each flipping in and out of the fight. They had the added challenge of the monster since it seemed to like fight the Yellow and Green Turbo Rangers. The monster had taken to throwing plates at the rangers. They were dodging plates and forks while fighting the putties.
"This had got to be one of the weirder monsters." Adam said as he flipped back to avoid a butter knife that the monster had thrown at him.
Zack and Trini had naturally paired up since they were not used to fighting with anyone but each other and Jason and he seemed to fight better by himself. They had finally settled into their powers and were doing very well when Trini punched the putty nearest her before sending a sharp uppercut to its neck. The putty disappeared in clay segments. She had never been happier to see a putty disappear.
"You destroyed one!" Zack yelled as Trini nodded. "Where did you hit it?" He asked kicking the nearest one to him. They had to find their weak spots before they wore themselves out.
"Well I punched him before hitting him in what would be our neck. I guess its called that on them, not sure though." Trini said as Zack hit the nearest putty in the neck and watched it disappear too.
"Awesome! Guys, aim for the neck!" Zack yelled as the others nodded and got to work destroying putties.
"I see that we found the self-destruct button." Jason taunted Goldar as he finally knocked the sword away from him. He advanced on him as Goldar spoke.
"You will pay for that, Red Ranger." Goldar said before disappearing in a golden swirl.
"I think its my turn." The monster said as Jason spun around, sword in hand.
"I can handle you too." Jason answered the challenge as the other rangers came up behind him. They had defeated the remaining putties in quick form and now joined Jason against the monster.
"So can we." Adam said as the monster laughed.
"I don't think so." The monster taunted as the rangers began attacking the monster. They called on their weapons and finally gained the upper hand in the battle before it turned once again.
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"I think that its time to take this battle to new heights." Zedd spoke from his palace balcony. He pulled out a bomb and threw it towards the monster. "Let's see how the rangers handle this." He said under his breath as he watched the fight get bigger. As far as he knew the rangers couldn't call on any zords since he didn't see that dreaded Tommy fighting. This was even better and he would use this information to turn Kimberly against those rangers. Nothing like finding out your love betrayed you along with all of your friends.
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"Well now, this is a turn in my favor." The monster laughed and pulled the key on the bomb before throwing it down in front of him.
"Zordon, what do we do now?" Jason asked into his communicator. Their weapons were no use now that the monster was huge.
"You are linked to the Shogun zords, call on them." Billy informed them instead of Zordon. He had finally gotten them online after a few suggestions from Zordon. It had been hard because they had been last linked to the Alien Rangers.
"The Shogun zords?" Jason asked as he looked at the Turbo rangers. He thought that those zords had been destroyed when the ninja powers had been.
"Don't worry they are awesome." Rocky said as Kat and Adam nodded.
"Okay, we need Shogun power now!" Jason yelled with his hand raised in front of him accepting the new zords with no other questions. The ground began to shake as the zords woke up and came out of their hiding places. It had been a while since they had been called upon but they were still in working order and from what the rangers could tell perfect in the battle against the monster.
The rangers quickly gained control of the zords and bought them together. With a downward arc of the flaming sword, the monster was finally destroyed.
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The Moon Palace began shaking as the rangers destroyed the monster. "What is going on?" Rita screeched grabbing the railing on the balcony. The last time that they had experienced the palace shaking was when the Machine Empire showed up. "It had better not be another evil being taking over my palace!" She yelled trying to stand up straight.
"It has to be Kimberly." Finster said as they left the throne room and made their way to the dungeons only to notice that nothing was different.
"She looks the same." Zedd said looking at the former Pink Ranger. She was still laid out and glowing that deep red color. "Nothing has changed." He stated before walking away. Rita, Rito, and Goldar followed him while Scorpina stayed behind with Finster.
"Shouldn't she be awake now?" She asked as Finster opened the cell door. The Pink Ranger hadn't moved since they had bought her here several hours ago.
"I don't know but the energy pouring off her has increased. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not." He replied as she nodded. She watched him run more scans on the Original Pink Ranger. Scorpina knew that Kimberly was strong than anyone had given her credit for since she had faced her on a few occasions. Kim was still fighting Maligore's evil even with Finster's machine hooked up but she had to be receiving help from someone. It had to be that Tommy. Rita's mistake years ago was letting him go. Apparently he could fight evil even when it wasn't happening to him.
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"Those zords are pretty awesome." Zack said as soon as they got back at the Power Chamber.
"Yea they were cool when we first got them." Rocky said as they demorphed.
"How did you get them? I don't remember Kim talking too much about them." Trini said looking at Rocky, Adam, and Katherine. She didn't really get to talk to Kim much about rangers over the phone. They never knew who was listening in so they just made general comments.
"Well I guess you could say that we can thank Zedd and Rita for them." Adam stated shyly. "I mean they found them and used the Falconzord to power them up." He amended.
"How did they get the Falconzord?" Zack asked clearly wanting to know about the rangers after he had left.
Kat looked away before sighing. "I did that." She said quietly.
"What?" Trini asked. She didn't know the real story of how Kat came to Angel Grove. Kim had thought it best to forget the whole ordeal and didn't share it with her best friend.
"I stole Kimberly's power coin and Goldar drew Tommy into a fight. Since Kim's coin was gone, the others couldn't call on their zords which left Ninjour to help Tommy. With Kim's coin, I got into the Falconzord and stole it from Tommy." She explained as everyone stayed quiet. They knew that this was hard for Kat but she had paid her dues and was a great ranger because of her past. It was pretty much the same as Tommy's and if they could forgive Tommy for all he had done, they could forgive Kat as well.
"So how did you get the Shogun zords?" Trini asked. Jason wasn't saying much which meant that he already knew that story and Trini wondered why Kim hadn't told her.
"Kim was weak from the loss of her power coin and was captured by Goldar. Zedd purposed a deal, in exchange for Kimberly's return we had to pilot the Shogun zords for him." Rocky stated taking over for Kat. He knew that this part was still hard for her. She knew that the only reason Kim had been captured was because of her.
"Well I know that you didn't pilot the zords for Zedd so I assume that you got Kim back safely without sticking to his deal." Zack stated as Billy nodded. He looked down at Tommy and knew that it was only because of him that they had gotten Kimberly back.
"Actually Tommy got Kimberly back all on his own and Billy reprogrammed the zords for the rangers." Jason supplied. "How is he?" He asked Billy switching subjects.
"At the moment, the same but it seems like his brain activity is slowing down. I don't know if that's a good thing or not." He replied as Jason nodded.
"What can we do?" Zack asked walking over to them.
"The only thing we can do is wait." Billy said with a heavy heart.
"Oh shoot, I have to pick up Aisha from the airport. If you need us we will be at the Youth Center." Rocky said as Billy nodded. "She finally got a flight in."
"Maybe we should all go to the Youth Center until something changes." Trini stated as everyone nodded. "If you need anything, let me know." Trini whispered to Billy. He understood why she had suggested for everyone to leave and he was thankful. There wasn't anything for them to do and all they were doing was worrying.
"I will." He answered as the rangers disappeared in colored streaks.
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Inside Tommy's mind
"Kimberly!" He called as he searched the forest for her. Looking around it looked like he was back on Phadoes but he wasn't sure why. He knew that she was near though because he could feel her all around him.
"You are going to lose her, young falcon." A voice stated through the leaves.
"Who is there?" He called out looking around.
"The crane needs you to break the spell." The voice said again.
"Who are you and how do you know the falcon and crane?" He asked spinning around.
"I know the falcon and crane since I am the one to awaken them inside you." The voice said again.
"Dulcea?" Tommy questioned as he headed deeper into the forest.
"Yes young falcon, you must find the crane before the evil takes over her body." Dulcea stated as she appeared before him. She wasn't in her human form though which was why Tommy didn't see her before. She was in her animal form, a white owl. "You must save her." She urged.
"I am trying but I can't find her." He cried out. He couldn't find Kimberly and she needed him.
"You know where she is." She said as a temple appeared before him.
"I have been here before." He muttered looking at the temple walls.
"Yes you have, this is where it began. You must save her." The owl urged as Tommy ran inside the temple. He saw Kim dangling above the lava pit and got a sense of déjà vu. Where had he seen this before?
"KIMBERLY!" He yelled as she looked over at him.
"You are too late! How could you let them do this to me, to us?" She questioned as her eyes glowed red.
"What's wrong? I am here." He stated walking over to the chain that held her. He knew that something was wrong.
"You have failed!" Kim screamed at him as he was thrown to the side. Looking around, he saw Zedd laughing at him.
"I have finally beaten you, Tommy. She is my weapon against you and those rangers." He laughed as Tommy turned to look at Kimberly.
"Why couldn't you save me? You did as the White Ranger." She cried out as Zedd released the chain and she plunged into the lava pit.
"KIMBERLY!" He yelled as everything went black. His last image was of Kim falling into the lava pit.
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"KIMBERLY!" Tommy yelled as Billy jerked up. Rushing over to his side, he saw as Tommy's eyes shot open. "I didn't save her." He cried out.
"Tommy, its me." Billy said as Tommy focused on him. It had been a long night of watching over Tommy but finally he was awake.
"I didn't save her." He said again as Billy just stared at him.
"Didn't save who?" He asked but he knew who Tommy would say. Apparently Tommy had been trying to save Kim in his mind but just like earlier, he had failed again.
"Kimberly, I couldn't save her. I just watched her plunged into the lava like I didn't care." He said rising up.
"Tommy, wait. You have been asleep for hours." He said as Tommy paused.
"I have? But it was so real." He said not understanding.
"It is real but you passed out when Kim fell into the lava." He explained as Tommy shook his head. "It has been over a day now." Billy uttered.
"So I still failed her, what kind of leader am I?" He asked more to himself than anyone else.
"We will get her back." He said as Tommy stood up on weak legs that barely supporting him. "What are you doing?" Billy asked.
"I need to be by myself for the time being, I won't leave the area." He said as Billy nodded. "I just need to get this straight."
"I understand just stay close." Billy stated as Tommy nodded. Billy watched him walk away and knew that something was broken in the Red Ranger and he feared that unless Kimberly was found then Tommy would never be the same.
"Don't worry, Billy we will get Kimberly back." Zordon stated as Billy looked over at his mentor.
"I hope so." Billy whispered as he contacted the rangers about Tommy's condition. He had never lost hope before but his hope was declining slowly. How would they ever get Kimberly back?
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"TOMMY!" A scream pierced the air as Kim's eyes flashed open. Jumping up she looked around and wondered where she was and where Tommy was. She had been here before but she couldn't place it.
"I see that you are awake." A voice said in the darkness. Why was she always surrounded in darkness?
"Who are you?" She yelled as Zedd stepped into the light. "Zedd, where is Tommy?" She asked looking at him with eyes that were flashing red. The evil coursing through her was messing with her thoughts.
"Why would you want Tommy? He betrayed you." He said simply as she looked at him.
"What?" She questioned him. This wasn't right. Why would Tommy betray her? She was his crane.
"He was the one that let you fall, that's why you're here." Zedd supplied as Kim remembered the lava pit and Tommy not saving her. He had promised to save her and he didn't. A red haze filled her eyes as she let the evil overtake her. He didn't save her and now she was here with Zedd.
"Those rangers didn't even try to save you. Look." He said as an image appeared on the wall next to him. She said seeing the inside of the temple. She watched herself fall before looking at Tommy. It looked like all rangers gathered around him and then he was flat on his back. "You see they were just standing around him." He said as she looked back at him with eyes flashing red.
"They will pay for not saving me." She growled as her entire body turned red. "TOMMY!" She screamed as the entire Moon Palace shook again.
Zedd softy laughed as he watched the evil finally take over her mind. His plan had worked.
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Okay so what did everyone think? Please let me know. So they are both awake but of course all is not well stay tuned to find out what happens next.