Chapter 9: Back to Action!
Zordon and Dulcea fell to the ground, having barely avoided what would've been a fatal attack. They stood up and watched as Goldar, Scorpina, and five monsters slowly approached them from different directions. Standing back-to-back with Zordon, Dulcea panted and said, "I don't know how much longer we can hold out, Zordon." Zordon responded, "I was thinking the same thing." "I'm beginning to be concerned about the Rangers," Dulcea said worriedly. "Don't worry," reassured Zordon. "If anything should happen to them, I'll know."
A strange feeling then came over Zordon. He closed his eyes and touched his forehead with one hand. Dulcea turned and noticed this from behind him. "What is it, Zordon?" she asked. Zordon turned to her and said, "We must get back to the Command Center." With that, they teleported away as a monster called Stonehinge hurled exploding rocks at them. However, Zordon and Dulcea were gone as the rocks exploded, leaving a crater where the two warriors of good had stood.
Zedd noticed this from the moon palace with his visor. "What? Why are Zordon and Dulcea retreating?" His answer came and instant later when he noticed seven streaks of colored light heading towards Earth. He didn't need his visor to know who it was. "Impossible!" He then growled, "The Power Rangers."
Alpha was frantically pacing the Command Center when the Rangers teleported in. "Rangers!" he said. "You made it!" The seven Rangers approached him as they removed their helmets. Kat asked, "Alpha, what's going on? Where are Zordon and Dulcea?"
Before Alpha could answer, Zordon and Dulcea teleported in. Zordon quickly approached his old friends and said, "Rangers, congratulations. You have completed your journey. But you must act quickly. Lord Zedd has sent Goldar, Scorpina, and five monsters to terrorize Angel Grove. You must put a stop to this!" "We're on it, Zordon," said Kat. She turned to her teammates and asked, "Ready?" They all nodded. Kat then commanded, "Back to action!"
Back in Angel Grove, Scorpina yelled to the monsters, "Imbeciles! You let them get away!" "Never mind that, Scorpina," said Goldar. "We have a city to destroy!" An accented female voice then said, "We don't think so!"
The seven villains turned toward a building and noticed seven figures standing in a line. "The Power Rangers!" yelled Scorpina. All but the Green Ranger summoned their weapons from sub-space. Tommy simply pulled his weapon from the holster on his hip.
"Power Blade!" cried the Blue Ranger, wielding her double-bladed sword. (Note: My best description for this weapon is that it's similar to Skeletor's sword from the new He-Man cartoon and towline.)
"Dragon Dagger!" cried the Green Ranger.
"Power Axe!" called the Black Ranger.
"Power Bow!" yelled the Pink Ranger.
"Power Daggers!" said the Yellow Ranger.
"Power Lance!" cried the Purple Ranger.
"Power Sword!" yelled the Red Ranger.
The Power Rangers leaped down from the building and charged into the fray. Adam hit Tigra with the Power Axe. He was sent spinning only to be hit by Tanya's Power Daggers.
Serpentor spit venom at Jada, but she avoided the blasts and began to leap over him. While in mid-air, she kicked Serpentor in the back of the head and landed on her feet. She then spun around and shot the still-dazed Tigra with her Power Bow. From behind her, Stonehinge grew his right fist into a giant boulder and hurled it at the Pink Ranger. She didn't realize what was going on until she heard a cutting sound. Jada turned around and saw Justin standing in front of a huge boulder that had been split in two and fell to the ground. The Red Ranger looked over his shoulder and said, "Got your back."
Kat and Tommy took on a monster called Horri-Bull, by far the biggest, and apparently the strongest, of the five monsters. He knocked down Tommy, but Kat managed to strike him with her Power Blade. Tommy quickly recovered and hit Horri-Bull with the Dragon Dagger. The two strikes only caused him to stumble, but a double-kick from the Blue and Green Rangers finally took him down.
Tommy ran off to help the others. Kat was about to do the same when a voice said, "Well, well, if it isn't Rita's little kitty-cat!" She turned and saw Goldar, sword ready. He then gloated, "Leader of the Power Rangers already. I'm impressed." "Only Tommy can call me 'kitty-cat' and get away with it, Goldar," snarled the Blue Ranger as she pulled apart the blades of her weapon and twirled them in her hands. "Two weapons in one, I see," said Goldar, impressed. "Let's see how well you use them!" They then charged one another and clashed.
Aisha fought a creature called Ra-zor (the o and r is pronounced as or). From his fingertips to his elbows, his arms were nothing but razor-sharp swords. The Purple Ranger had to constantly block his attacks with the Power Lance. When Ra-zor crossed his arms and attempted to bring them down on Aisha's head, she blocked it and saw her opportunity. She pushed the swords away and started a back flip. As she did so, she kicked him in the head and landed on her feet. She then struck Ra-zor twice with each end of the Power Lance. But the monster recovered quickly and began attacking again. As she blocked the attacks, Aisha yelled, "I could use some help here!" "Hold on, Aisha!" said Tanya as she and Adam rushed to her aid. Tanya tried to attack with her Power Daggers, but Ra-zor blocked them. However, this left him open to a strike from Adam's Power Axe. Once he got hit, Tanya and Aisha were free to attack him unmercifully.
A seductive, female voice caught the Black Ranger's attention. "Impressive, Adam." Adam didn't have to face her to know who it was. "Scorpina," he said in disgust before turning to face her. He remembered the one time in high school when she disguised herself as a girl named Sabrina and tried to use him to destroy the Rangers. She smirked and said, "So, you remember. But I see you've found someone else. I guess I'll just have to get rid of her."
This time, she really pushed his buttons! He pointed the Power Axe at her, ready to fire its cannon. He screamed in anger, "I will kill you before I let you do anything to my wife!" But before he could fire, another voice said, "No, Adam!" He turned and saw Jada approaching. The Pink Ranger snarled, "She's mine." Sensing the anger in her voice, Adam simply nodded and went to help Tanya and Aisha.
Scorpina looked to her nemesis and smiled. "Jada," she said. "It's been a long time." "Not long enough, Scorpina," Jada retorted. She tossed away her Power Bow and pulled out her Blade Blaster. She held it in its blade form and said, "We have a score to settle." Scorpina's smile disappeared as she responded, "So we do." She held out her sword, battle-ready. The two female warriors circled each other for a few moments. Finally, they charged and clashed.
Justin was trying to attack Stonehinge, but the rocky creature kept hurling rocks and boulders at him, regenerating his hands as he did so. The Red Ranger kept cutting through the attacks with his Power Sword, but he couldn't seem to get close enough to fight him. Finally, and exploding rock landed at his feet and exploded, knocking him off his feet. Tommy approached his fallen friend and asked, "You okay?" "Yeah," answered Justin. He then suggested, "Let's double-team. Maybe then we can get him." "Right," agreed the Green Ranger. "Let's do it!" Together, Tommy and Justin were finally able to get through the rock barrage. Justin struck Stonehinge with the Power Sword, followed by a roundhouse kick from Tommy. Justin then landed a kick of his own, finally taking the beast down.
But before the two Rangers could celebrate, Horri-Bull was back in the game. He charged and sent them flying. He snorted loudly in triumph when a male voice said, "Leave our friends alone, you big bully!" He turned and saw Adam leaping towards him. He was struck by the Power Axe, followed with strikes from the weapons of the Yellow and Purple Rangers. Horri-Bull turned around only to meet the feet of Tommy and Justin as they simultaneously kicked him down.
Kat was still dueling with Goldar. They matched each other move for move, neither one of them giving an inch. Finally, Goldar knocked Kat's blades away. But before the gold-armored ape could say or do anything else, the Blue Ranger kicked his sword out of his hand. She then leaped up and kicked hard in the chest, sending him back a few feet.
At the same time, Jada and Scorpina continued to fight. They were just as evenly matched as Kat and Goldar. Jada finally managed to knock her enemy's sword from her hand. She then grabbed Scorpina's arm and threw her over her shoulder.
Lord Zedd watched the whole battle from the moon palace. He was disgusted to see the Rangers winning. "I've had enough of this. Grow, my insufferable minions! Grow! Grow! Grow!" he yelled as he produced five growth bombs and hurled them to Earth.
Tigra, dazed as he got up, managed to catch one of the growth bombs. "Well, looky here! A little present from Lord Zedd!" He then pulled the top off of the bomb and threw it to the ground, growing several feet tall. The Rangers could only watch as the other monsters did the same.