Kimberly and Tommy reached the command center and the other four rangers were already there. "Thank goodness you two are here!" Aisha gasped as she saw the whites of their eyes. "I don't think we are done with Ivan Ooze yet."
"Zordon, who is Irina and Alvin Ooze?" Tommy asked.
"Rangers, as you probably already know Irina Ooze is the wife of Ivan Ooze," Zordon began as the six teens gathered around his tube. "Irina, Alvin, and Ivan were the villain's that my very first team of rangers faced. I thought Irina and Alvin were destroyed when Ivan was in the hyper lock chamber because they suddenly came up missing."
"How were they able to go without being detected?" Aisha asked when she handed Kimberly her pink duffle bag and blue book bag.
"My team of rangers spent a lot of time looking for them. The rangers believed that they were destroyed because they were never seen again," Zordon answered. "My sources tell me that they went into their human forms for 6,000 years and hid on the planet Onyx. Ivan wanted them to go into hiding before he was lured into the chamber. He wanted someone to continue his mission if he failed. Alvin is a lot like his father and wanted revenge on me. Alvin and Irina were both friends with Mordant."
"Is that the pig we saw with Ivan and Goldar two years ago?" Billy questioned when he handed Tommy his green duffle and green book bag.
"Yes, Mordant was the pig that you saw with Ivan and Goldar," Zordon replied. "He alerted Alvin and Irina about Ivan escaping from the chamber. Alvin and Irina went to Zedd's palace after Ivan put Rita and Zedd in the snow globe. Alvin wanted to go with Ivan to destroy the rangers. But, Ivan requested that they stayed in their human forms.
Billy walked over to Tommy, when he noticed that he had patches of green slime in his hair. "Tommy, what's that in your hair?" Billy questioned.
Kimberly's eye brows rose when she saw strands of his shoulder length hair covered glued together with ooze. "You've got ooze in your hair!" she cried. Kimberly tried to pull it out of his hair. However, all the long strands of his hair were covered in ooze. "How are we going to the ooze out?"
"I think I'm going to get a haircut," Tommy hinted as he ran his hair through his sticky hair. "But, I can't go to a beauty shop like this. How am I going to explain this to a beautician?"
"Tommy, I can cut your hair," Aisha announced as she walked over to him. I worked at a beauty shop in Stone Canyon for two years. Alpha pressed some keys on the command board and a beautician chair and black beautician cape appeared the middle of the room. Then Alpha opened a drawer and handed Aisha some special succors. Tommy took a seat in the chair and Aisha put the cape on him. "How do you want me to cut your hair?"
"Cut it short and spike it," Tommy answered.
Tommy got out of the chair and looked in a mirror at his new spiky hair. "How do you like it?" Aisha questioned as she removed the black cape from Tommy.
"It looks really good," Tommy complimented.
Kimberly walked over to him. "I think he looks cute and handsome," Kimberly added and Tommy began to blush.
Adam opened his book bag and got out a funny looking crystal. "That reminds me," Rocky interrupted as he showed his team mates the crystal. "Aisha, Rocky, Billy and I were able to sneak down into the cave under Zedd's palace and get the Zeo crystal."
"When did you do all of this?" Tommy asked when stared at the funny looking crystal.
"After the game resumed," Aisha replied as Alpha picked up the crystal. "It was a challenge though. Rocky and Adam kept Rita and Zedd busy, while Billy and I went and got the crystal."
"What's the Zeo crystal?" Kimberly questioned as she looked at the crystal. Pink, yellow, blue, green, red, and orange sparks were shooting up from it.
Alpha began to break the crystal apart and laid all of them on the counter. "The Zeo crystal will make your powers stronger than they are now," Zordon explained. "Alvin and Irina are very powerful and I feel like it's time we upgraded your powers."
Alpha walked over to the command board and an African American girl with shoulder length hair appeared in the room. She was dress in an orange dress with yellow flowers printed all over it. "Welcome Tanya," greeted Zordon as Tanya appeared in the room. "I think you will make a fine addition to our team."
"As you know there are only six crystals," Billy explained as the group gathered around them. "I realize that we are going to be facing some tough villains' and I have decided to help in the command center when you all go into battle. Alpha and I are learning as much as we can about Alvin and Irina."
"Kimberly, you are now Zeo Ranger 1 Pink," Zordon explained as the pink crystal shined above Kimberly and the next minute she was standing in her new uniform. "Aisha, you are now Zeo Ranger 2 Yellow."
Billy watched as all the other rangers had their crystals glowing above them. A blue crystal was shining above Rocky. In a way Billy was proud because he knew Rocky would be a great successor. But, in a way he was sad because he had been the blue ranger for the past three years. "The rest of you have new colors," Zordon announced as he looked at his team. "Rocky, you are Zeo Ranger 3 Blue. Adam, you are Zeo Ranger 4 Green; Tommy, you are Zeo Ranger 5 Red, and finally Tanya. You are Zeo Ranger 6 Orange."
Kimberly couldn't help but wonder why did Irina and Alvin want revenge on Tommy. He didn't have anything to do with Ivan being locked in the hyper lock chamber. Besides, it was long before their time. All Tommy was guilty of was being leader of the team that defeated Ivan. "Zordon, what does Alvin and Irina want with Tommy?" Kimberly asked after the rangers called their power down.
"Alvin wants revenge on Tommy because he was the leader of the team of rangers that destroyed his father," Zordon began as Kimberly grasped Tommy's hand. "Do you remember when Duclea told you that everyone has an animal spirit inside of them waiting to be released?"
All the other rangers gathered around Tommy and Kimberly. "Yes, we remember that perfectly," confirmed Tommy. "But, what does our animal spirits have to do with it?"
"The "Winged Lord" and the "Winged Lady" of the sky are connected-"
"Duclea told me that I was the falcon, the Winged Lord of the sky," Tommy interrupted as he felt Kimberly hug him tighter. "Kim is the Winged Lady?"
"Yes, she is," Zordon answered. He watched as Kimberly and Tommy exchanged looks with each other. "The falcon and the crane share the same heart, soul, and mind, even though they have two separate bodies. They share are soul mates and are bonded together. Both have their own power, but they get a part of their power from their soul mate. Both the falcon and the crane can look into each other's heart and mind."
The sky had an upside down crescent moon in the sky. It almost looked like the smile that Cheshire Cat had. Thousands of stars were scattered through the sky twinkling. Streetlamps cast their pale-yellow glow on the sidewalks. "Isn't it a beautiful night?" Kimberly asked Tommy as they were walking through the park.
"This park is nowhere near as beautiful as you are," Tommy replied when they passed they empty playground. "You look gorgeous in that evening gown and with your hair up really pretty."
"I've finally found you!" said a familiar voice. Both quickly turned around and a gold monkey standing behind. "I've been searching for you, ever since you left the school."
"What do you want with us, Goldar!?" Tommy demanded. Just as Kimberly and Tommy reached for their communicators, but, the devices flew off their wrists. "What happened to our communicators?"
"Looking for these?" Smirked Goldar as he held up a giant magnet and both communicators were sticking to it. "You can't call for help now."
"Tommy, we can still morph," Kimberly suggested.
"Good idea," Tommy smiled and reached for his morpher. "It's Morphin..." Before they could morph, Zedd used the magnet to confiscate their both of their morphers.
"What will we do now?" Kimberly questioned as she began to squeeze Tommy's hand. Tommy didn't answer, instead they both took off running. They ran into the forest and it wasn't as well lit up. While they were running, they stepped on a ledge and it crumbled. Both began to fall over the high cliff. Tommy quickly grabbed a branch and he had his right arm wrapped Kimberly.
Kimberly felt her high heeled shoes fall off her feet and plunge into the water below. "Tommy, I'm really scared," Kimberly said in a scared tone.
"It's going to be okay," Tommy assured her through clenched teeth. Sweat was running down his face as he was trying to hold on to the branch. He looked up and saw Irina Ooze standing next to Goldar.
"This time you won't get away!" Irina shouted. She mutters a spell and the branch broke and watched as Tommy and Kimberly were plunging down towards the water. "Here comes the fun part." She muttered another spell. Tommy and Kimberly came flying up to them. Before they could touch the ground, Irina threw ooze chains at them.
"You won't get away with this!" Tommy warned as he quickly wrapped both arms around Kimberly. Chains of sticky green ooze wrapped around him and Kimberly. "The other rangers, will find us!"
"When the rangers find your morphers and communicators, they'll just find someone to replace you," Irina added as she through their morphers and communicators down on the ground. "Then they won't need neither one of you anymore. Once you two have been missing for a while, people will eventually give up on trying to find you."
"Our friends and family will never give up!" Kimberly announced angrily. Goldar walked over to her and pulled all her hair pins out of her hair. Kimberly's felt her hair touch her bare shoulders. Then he grabbed Kimberly and Tommy and teleported to Zedd's castle.
Kimberly and Tommy sat up against the wall as they watched Rita and Zedd get out a small machine and bring it to the middle of the room. Tommy noticed that torches were magically being lit one by one. The torches waved their orange and yellow flames in gloom as they were lighting up Zedd's throne room. "I wonder what they are going to use that machine for?" Tommy whispered into Kimberly's ear.
Rita looked at the two rangers with a smile on her face. "Finally, we can have some fun," she hinted as he pointed her wand at the two of them. "Which one do you want to have fun with first, Zeddy?"
"Let's start with the pink ranger?" Zedd replied.
"No!" Tommy cried as Rita and Zedd pointed their wand at Kimberly. "Take me instead!"
Rita and Zedd didn't listen, instead they zapped Kimberly with wands. "What's going on?!" Kimberly cried as she began to transform. She began to shrink and her neck grew longer. Her arms began to shrink and wings appeared. It dawned on her she was turning into a crane. "TOMMY, REMEMBER I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!" Kimberly's legs started to shrink and her feet turned into claws.
"KIMBERLY!" Tommy cried as hot tears streamed down his face. He felt helpless being chained to the wall and not being able to do anything to help her. "I LOVE YOU TOO!"
A few seconds later, a small pink crane stood top of Kimberly's empty ball gown. Zedd pointed his Z staff at the crane and it cried out in pain as it was moving over to the small table in midair. "Zedd, I'm begging you to take me instead!" Tommy pleaded as he watched Kimberly be hooked up to the machine. Rita turned the machine on and Kimberly began to cry out in constant pain. Rays of pink light was coming from her body.
"This machine is draining her life force," Rita explained while laughing at Kimberly cry out in pain. "In a few minutes, Kimberly will be dead!"
"NO!" Tommy shouted as he fought against the chains that were holding him in place. "PLEASE SPARE HER! I'LL DO ANYTHING!"
"Anything?" Zedd gasped as he stared at Tommy. "What do you think Rita?"
"He wouldn't be much use to the rangers," Rita smirked as she watched Kimberly's life force be drained away. "We could lock him and his precious Kimberly in a cage."
"I like the idea," Zedd whispered to Rita. "And they wouldn't be able to communicate with the other rangers, if they were ever rescued. I'm all for it!"
Rita walked over to Tommy with a smile on her face. "Tommy, we'll spare Kimberly for you," Rita began as she watched Zedd turn off the lifted Kimberly off the machine and carried her over to where Tommy was.
"KIMBERLY!" Tommy gasped as he saw her lay in Zedd's arms. "Is she still alive?"
"Yes, she is still alive," Zedd announced. Tommy reach out and tried to take Kimberly out of Zedd's arms; but, Zedd stepped back from Tommy. "You said you'd do anything to spare her. Am I correct?"
"Yes, you are correct!" Tommy huffed as he was losing his temper with Zedd. "What do I have to do?"
"Are you willing to allow us to turn you into a falcon right now?" Rita asked Tommy as he was still struggling against his chains. "This the only chance we will agree to spare her."
"I want to become a falcon," Tommy requested. Zedd walked over to Tommy and placed an unconscious Kimberly next him. Then green sparks shot out of Zedd's wand and hit Tommy in the chest. Then Tommy began to transform.
