The Corporation: Chapter 2

Author's Notes: 72 reads and one review? In the words of the immortal.....Shane Helms, what's up with that? I'd like to see some reviews this time around, or else no third Chapter! Hah!



Tommy laid flat on his back, trying to get back on his feet as the five Dark Quantrons advanced on him.....

Then, Tommy watched as one of the Dark Quantrons hit the ground, hard!

"What...?" Tommy began to say, but the he spotted who was responsiable.

The Phantom Ranger stood over the fallen Dark Quantron and was already trading blows with another.

"These things are tougher than any normal Quantron I've ever faced!" the Phantom Ranger said.

Tommy stood up.

"Who are you?" he wondered.

"No time to explain, Tommy!" the Phantom Ranger yelled, just as he knocked the second Dark Quantron down. "Take this, and use 335 to activate it!"

The Phantom Ranger threw an Astro Morpher into the air just as he was jump- kicked down by another Dark Quantron. Tommy grabbed it as it hit the sand and strapped it around his wrist.

"Well, here goes nothing." Tommy said.

He pressed 335, and watched in amazement as he morphed into the seventh Astro Ranger, the Green Astro Ranger- the regular Astro Ranger costume with a shield over it that looked much like the original Green Power Ranger shield!

"Feels good to be back in Green again!" Tommy said.

He drew the long sword that served as his weapon- the Green Astro Saber.

"Well....it worked with the Sword of Darkness.....let's see if it works with this sword!" Tommy said, and stuck the sword into the ground.

The sword's energy was released into it, creating a wave of energy through the ground and knocking down all the Dark Quantrons, as the Phantom Ranger leaped out of the way of the powerful blast.

"Well, that worked." Tommy said.

The Dark Quantrons made their strange beeps and teleported out. Tommy demorphed and lended an arm to the Phantom Ranger, pulling him up.

"Those things were tougher than any normal Quantron." the Phantom Ranger said with a slight gasp.

"Who are you?" Tommy asked him. "And what is this morpher you've given me?"

"That's a long story, Tommy." the Phantom Ranger replied. "I think we'd better sit down."



Meanwhile, Andros, Carlos, T.J., Ashley, and Cassie were all gathered back in the Astro Megaship, parked in orbit around the Earth.

"So it was a robot?" T.J. asked Andros, who nodded.

"The only group that uses robots, that we know of, are the Machine Empire." Cassie pointed out. "And we already know that they were completley wiped out by Zordon's energy."

"So, who could it be?" Carlos wondered.

Ashley shook her head, just as confused as the others.

"Rangers, I think you should see this." said DECA.

All five of the Rangers turned to the nearest videoscreen on the ship's Bridge. There, Misslecon was terriozing Angel Grove Park, firing missles at innocent people and destroying park property.

"We're on it." Andros said.

"Wait Andros, don't you think we should contact Zhane?" Ashley asked him.

"No, there's no reason to, we should be able to stop this robot on our own." Andros said. "We'll only call him if we really need to."

"Right." Ashley agreed.

"Let's Rocket!"



"So, you see, just before Dark Specter captured Zordon, he intrusted me with this morpher, the only Astro Morpher he had- the long-lost seventh morpher, the Green Astro Morpher." the Phantom Ranger told to Tommy as the two sat inside his ship. "He entrusted me to find you- the only person who he felt could handle such power- and make sure you got it. However, I was sidetracked before I could reach Earth, and was only able to get the morpher to you now."

"But why do I need it, if all evil was wiped out by Zordon's energy wave?" Tommy asked him.

"Simple- it wasn't." the Phantom Ranger replied. "Only the strongest evils were wiped out. The remaining evil powers can make themselves stronger, and maybe even reach the levels the previous ones were at. I sense a great deal of evil energy coming from Earth."

"So there's a new evil power here." Tommy said.

"Yes, but one unlike anything I've ever dealt with." the Phantom Ranger said. "This power seems not to come from pure evil, as most do.....but rather, out of human emotions. And that is what makes this evil both different, and dangerous."

"So this new evil power is....human?" Tommy wondered.

"From what I can tell, yes." the Phantom Ranger replied.

However, soon the sirens inside the ship began to go off, as the Phantom Ranger quickly went over to a heads-up display.

"What is it?" Tommy asked.

"A robot that's attacking random people in the park of Angel Grove." the Phantom Ranger replied. "Obviously an attempt to draw out the Astro Rangers, which he's succesfully done as they've already started to fight him."

"Well, maybe they should meet the Green Ranger!" Tommy said.

"Good idea." the Phantom Ranger agreed. "Oh, and this ship? It's the Green Battleship, and it's yours."

"Really?" Tommy asked him, impressed. "Wow."

"It can also trasnform into the Green Battlezord....so use it wisely, Tommy."

"Thanks, man. For everything."

But then, Tommy realized something.

"But wait, how are you going to get back to wherever it is you have to go?"

"There's a pod here." the Phantom Ranger said, twitching his head to the side. "It will take me. Good luck."

"Thanks." Tommy replied again, and watched as the Phantom Ranger shot into orbit in the small space pod. He quickly moved his right arm around, and yelled "Let's Rocket!" as he pressed 3-3-5.



The Red and Blue Rangers flew backwards from the explosions of two missles, as Misslecon stood above them, laughing. Quickly, the other three rangers ran over to make sure they were okay.

"You two alright?" Ashley asked them.

"Yeah, I'll be okay." Andros said as he and T.J. stood up. He then turned his attention to the robotic attacker. "Alright, Misslecon, you're going down!"

"Really....I see things quite a bit differently, my young friends."

The Rangers turned around, and standing there was....

"Kat?" Cassie said with a bit of disbelief in her voice. "The Ranger who gave me my Turbo Pink Ranger Powers?"

"What are you doing here?" T.J. asked her with sterness in his voice, as Ashley quickly filled Andros in on who she was.

Kat was wearing the same clothes as before, only now she had on a small head piece- an iron band around her head that then extended down with a small piece of glass hanging over her right eye.

"Well, don't you get it yet, Power Scum?" Kat asked them. "I'm your new enemy....that's right, you get to fight one of your own! Misslecon! Eliminate them!"

As the rangers stood in disbelief, unable to comprehend what they were hearing, Kat teleported in a black flash just in time, as Misslecon blasted all five rangers with a super-powerful missle, knocking them down to the ground with auidable groans.

"Misson will soon be complete!" Misslecon boasted in his robotic voice.

However, as Misslecon advanced foward on the rangers, suddenly a green blur tore right through him, knocking him in a flip before he fell to the ground, smoking from the upper stomach.

"Look!" Ashley yelled.

Standing above him, Green Astro Saber raised high, was Tommy, morphed as the Green Astro Ranger.

"It's the long-lost seventh Astro Ranger!" Andros said. "I thought the Green Astro Morpher was long-gone....I wonder who the ranger is underneath the helmet?"

The five watched as Tommy completley schooled Misslecon with repeated sword swipes, knocking him down again. As Misslecon got back to his feet, Tommy raised the sword in the air with his right hand, and pulled out....the Dragon Dagger with his left hand! He then brought the Dragon Dragger up as well, and in a green flash, it went into the Green Astro Saber, making it glow with an eeriy green light! As Misslecon stood back up, Tommy took off, and hit him with a huge slice of the glowing Green Astro Saber! He then posed with the glowing saber as Misslecon fell to the ground, exploding.

"Wow...." Carlos said. "He's powerful, whoever he is."

Suddenly, from behind them, all six Rangers could hear the distinct sound of mock clapping.

"Very nice performence, new ranger." Kat said. "Another problem I will have to deal with. But wait.....ah, your idenity only makes this that much sweeter."

"How can you know his idenity?" Andros asked her.

"Simple." Kat said. "Reveal!"

Kat waved her right hand, and for a moment Tommy appeared de-morphed. He looked down at himself, shocked, and then back at the rangers (and he was still shocked from seeing Kat), before whatever Kat did ended, and he appeared morphed again.

"Tommy?" T.J. said out loud.

"He was the original Green Ranger, and the leader of the Turbo Rangers before they gave up their power to us." Ashley explained to Andros.

"And what the hell are you doing here, Kat?" Tommy asked. "At least I have an excuse. Once a Ranger, always a Ranger. But you....what the hell is that on your head?"

Kat smirked.

"You'll find out everything soon enough, lover." Kat replied. "Everything soon enough."

With that, Kat dissapered in another black flash, leaving the rangers utterly clueless.

Tommy looked over at the other five.

"I'll explain later." Tommy said. "Right now, I've got buisness to take care of."

Before Andros could say anything, Tommy teleported out.



Kat appeared back in her office in a dark flash, and took off her head piece, setting it down on a nearby table.

"This is just too good...." Kat said, beaming. "This is just TOO good!"

She walked over to the Robotic Ranger- Kimberly.

"You and Tommy will have each other." Kat said. "When you're fighting to the death!"



Tommy walked up-and-down the beach again, de-morphed.

"Kimberly!" he yelled out. "KIMBERLY!"



Drowning.

She was drowning.

She pushed upward, trying to reach the top of the water. She watched images fly by her....images of her life. Of people she loved. She watched them all fly by, and she sank deeper even as she tried to swim upwards.

She closed her eyes, and the water was gone. She was on an island now, surronded by complete blackness. She looked upwards, and saw very few things: The robotic shell of the Robotic Ranger. The Astro Rangers being blasted by Misslecon's missles. And the Green Astro Ranger (morphed)....the one she was supposed to be concnetrating on.

But then she saw something else. Something that was so strong, it had managed to trickle past Kat's deletion process.

The face of the one she loved.

The face that haunted her.

The face of Tommy Oliver.