The next week, we had spent time bonding. Jason, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, and I
had become very close friends. I can't remember when I had such close
friends as it was such a long time, since I had them. I learned to open my
heart and allow the others to enter, though they had to be persistent about
it. I must say, I never had any friends like them, even in my past. They
were different. Their whole perspective on life was different. They view
obstacles as challenges and weren't ready to give up, despite how many
times, they tried to accomplish the task.
Tommy and Kimberly had been seen together often. They were catching up on old times. I wondered how far back their history goes, but I didn't want to be intruding on their privacy so I kept my inquiries to myself. I did notice they have been closer than any of my team mates, but then again they were dating each other. Tommy and Jason seemed to be like brothers. They were always joking around or hanging with each other.
Kim, Trini, and Aisha were usually found together. They will often be in the company of another girl or boyfriend, depending on who it was. Trini started to notice Jason. I can tell that she has a small crush on him, but the gold lightstar ranger didn't have a clue. I wasn't that keen on romance, but it was obvious from her reactions to him. Her eyes lit up whenever he entered the room. She would change moods when he was in her company. It was these little things. I wished that I could have that special someone, but I knew that I couldn't. I have one of the longest life span of any creature in this or the next universe. I don't want to stay the same, while my significant other aged.
Rocky and Adam acted the same way with each other as Jason and Tommy. They can be found within the company of each other. In addition, they seemed to be acting like siblings. Adam was an only child, but he wanted to have a brother. Rocky, on the other hand, came from a large family. He was the oldest out of the seven children. He knew what it was like to be constantly around someone.
Now that we had filled five out of the six positions, we needed to fill the last spot. Unfortunately, Justin didn't want to return as the blue turbo ranger, because he wanted to spend time with his father. I can sympathize with him. My father had been kidnapped recently. For most of my life, I have seen him now and then. This was mostly due to the fact that I had been constantly moving around. I go where I was needed and stayed until I was no longer required. When I stayed with my father, I wouldn't stay for long, but it would be more than a few days, but a few days was nothing compared to a millennium. Tommy recommended that we go to Aquitar to find Billy. He was the original blue morphin ranger. The last time anyone heard from him he was heading there. They said something about having to do with his aging problem and then falling of love.
"How long is it?" Rocky asked, swirling around in his chair. He glanced over towards me. I looked over towards the screen.
"ETA is one hour," I answered him. "Do you know anyone from there?"
"Yes," Rocky answered. He picked up his digital clipboard and walked towards me. "Tommy, Adam, Aisha, and I met the Aquitian rangers. When the earth was turned back in time, we had to call them and ask for help. We couldn't use our morphers, because we were in our younger forms. I became the blue zeo ranger after we went on our zeo quest. Adam became the green zeo ranger, Tommy the red zeo ranger, Kat the pink zeo ranger, and Tanya the yellow zeo ranger."
"I've never lost my powers," I said without realizing it. "I have been with my morpher for so long that I think I have bonded with it. I know it sounds strange, but it feels like that." I took out my morpher and fingered it.
"I wouldn't have a clue on that," Rocky shrugged. "I wondered how they are doing, since the last time we saw them. We heard from them while we were zeo rangers."
"I see," I said. "Where are the others?"
"Tommy and Kim are spending time together," Rocky answered my question. "Jason and Adam are busy sparring. Aisha and Trini are hanging out, doing girl stuff. Don't ask me, because I have no clue."
"I haven't been on Aquitar before," I announced honestly. "They never did need extra protection as they had an entire team of rangers. I only went where I was needed and on occasions, I would visit my father. I wished I spent more time with him, but there is nothing I can do now."
"I also haven't been in Aquitar either," Rocky sheepishly admitted. "I have been on Edenoi. We were there looking for an unusual activity. It was there we run into the crown prince. His name is Dex. He thought we were his enemies and we attacked each other until someone mentioned Alpha and Zordon. We called it a truce and became allies, once we found out we were on the same side."
"Neither have I," I informed him. "I only go where I am needed. They had the masked rider powers there. It is passed down from king to crown prince. It would mean that Dex will be receiving the masked rider powers, if he hasn't already received it."
"Most likely he has," Rocky said. He placed down the digital clipboard. We both glanced towards the approaching planet. "It kind of reminds me of earth."
"Yeah," I said as we watched the planet. I sighed and took the electronic keyboard, before looking at the results. "Everything is in the clear."
An hour later, Rocky had decided to hit the synthetron before we settled into an orbit around the planet. Jason and Adam had come back from taking a bath. They didn't want to be smelly when greeting old friends. Kim was eager to meet them, after hearing about them from her current boyfriend. Trini also wanted to see them. Aisha and she had been chatting about the adventures after Trini had left the rangers for the peace conference. I had been finishing up the test runs.
An aquitian appeared on the screen. She had long dirty blonde hair in a pony tail. Her face was strange, compared to elves and humans. I wondered who this person could be, but from the sash, I could tell that she was in a high position.
"Greetings, travelers," the strange being said.
"Hello," I replied to her in Sindarin. I returned back to the common language. "We have come to see Billy."
"I'm sorry but Billy is busy with his inventions," she apologized.
"You mean he can't see an old friend?" Jason said, approaching from behind me.
"Jason, is that you?" she inquired, tilting her head.
"Yes, Delfine," Jason responded. "It's been awhile."
"The last time, I heard from you, you were temporarily holding onto Trey's powers," Delfine said with curiosity. "I have heard that Trey has received his powers back. Are you still a ranger?"
"I have returned as a ranger, because I'm needed," Jason said with a grim voice. "Zordon has been captured and we're trying to get him back."
"We recently heard that he has been captured," Delfine said sorrowfully. "Our agents have been on the look out for him." She then noticed my presence. "Who is he?"
"This is Lucaz," Jason replied. "He has been gathering former rangers to create a team. After we rescue Zordon, we have to defeat this evil entity. He said that this enemy was more powerful than Dark Specter."
"This is not good," Delfine stated the obvious.
"My father needs our help more than ever," I spoke up. When I saw her confused look, I answered her silent question. "My father is Zordon."
Delfine gasped when she heard me mention who my father was. "I cannot believe Zordon has a son. He never mentioned you to us before."
"Maybe he forgot to remember it," I shrugged. "I haven't around him too much so I guessed I must have slipped his mind."
"A father will never forget his son," she informed me. "I will tell Billy right away." She closed our connection quickly.
"Jason, I would like you to come with me when I meet them," I requested from him.
"Sure, but why?" Jason inquired curiously.
"I'm not sure how they are going to react to me or how I'm going to react to their planetary conditions," I informed him. "Besides, you already know them."
"That is true," Jason said, thinking what I said over. "What about the others?"
"What about them?"
"Well, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, and Aisha have also met the Aquitian rangers before," he answered my question. "Wouldn't you want one of them?"
"You don't want to go?" I inquired.
"I would like to go, but I was wondering why you chose me," Jason said.
"I chose you, because you and Rocky have met the Aquitian rangers and you have experience on the galaxy gliders," I replied in a polite tone.
"I'll come then," Jason agreed to my plans.
"I will contact Rocky and tell him that the three of us will be leaving shortly," I told the gold lightstar ranger. I pressed the button that would allow me to contact another ranger specifically. "Rocky, your presence is required on the bridge."
"I'll be there in a minute," Rocky said quickly. In the background, I could hear some scuffling followed by laughter. They had better not make a mess there or they'll be spending all night cleaning it.
I shook my head. Jason gave me a quizzical look but decided not to ask about it when he heard some of the noises. Every single ranger was soon on the bridge. Did I not ask that Rocky report to the bridge? Why then were all the rangers here?
"So what did you call me for?" Rocky asked while eating his sandwich.
"I called you here, because I want you and Jason to accompany me to Aquitar," I informed him. The others appeared to be disappointed. "I needed someone who both knew the Acquitians and how to fly a galaxy glider. We can't risk teleporting during an electrical storm and I don't want to fly the ship down to that level"
"I understand," Tommy spoke up first. "Maybe once the storm goes away, the rest of us can visit there."
"That can be arranged," I assured him. "Besides, we won't be leaving orbit for a few days as we need to arrange plans with the other rangers on my father's rescue. Surely, there are others who are searching for my father as we speak. I know the Phantom Ranger is on the look out for Zordon."
"Who is the Phantom Ranger?" Trini inquired.
"He's a mysterious ranger who comes from my home planet," I answered her question. "I cannot tell you his identity, as I have sworn to keep it a secret. Please don't try to make me tell you, because I have made a promise."
"We understand," Tommy acknowledged my request. "We have had to keep secrets from our parents and our families or it would place them in danger."
"Rocky, Jason, let's go," I said, heading towards the jump tubes. We had ten jump tubes aboard that ship, but six of them weren't in commission as I didn't activate them yet. I only had four of the morphers and maintaining those tubes used energy. Why activate them when no one was using them in the first place?
When we had landed on the planet, we wandered around for awhile. They didn't any piece of land, as everything was covered with water. We were able to make it through the water as our gliders had portable shields to them. I had them installed after doing a test run with the first gliders, though I didn't know if my father had them installed on the other four.
"Greetings fellow rangers," Delfine greeted us as we entered their main room.
"Hi," I replied. "We were wondering if we could see Billy. It is of the utmost emergency."
"He is on his way as we speak," Delfine assured us. "He has been busy with his experiments, though he wouldn't tell any of us what it is. Many times, he can be found working late hours. I worry about his health."
"He tends to do that," Jason sighed. "Especially when it deals with saving the world."
"Remember he spent an entire night, trying to get the bugs out of our megazords?" Rocky recalled thoughtfully.
"Yeah, we had to practically strap him to his bed," Jason chuckled at the memory.
"You didn't do that?" Delfine said with a concerned voice.
"It's a figure of speech," Jason assured her. "I wonder what could Billy be working on that would be more important than sleep."
"He has been locked up in that laboratory ever since he heard of Zordon's capture," Delfine informed us. She tilted her head. "I believe his invention involves his kidnapping, but I am unable to confirm it with my knowledge. Why do you require him?"
"We need a blue turbo ranger," I spoke up. "Justin wanted to spend more time with his father, after how long they been apart. That is the reason why he left the Turbo Rangers when he did."
"Ah the bond between a parent and a child is strong," Delfine said understandingly. She glanced over in my direction.
"I wish I could have spent more time with him," I said with regret. Inwardly, I shook my head and sighed a long one. "In our long lifespan, I would have never thought that he ended up in our enemy's hands. There are things and people we take for granted until we lose them."
"I understand the feeling," Jason agreed with me. "There was a time relied on my morpher to get me out of tough situations. You know the types that involve physical situations dealing with evil villains. Then, when I was without it, I realized how much I took it for granted, but dealing with a loved one, is more difficult."
"Yeah," Rocky said. "This discussion has become depressing. I wonder what's keeping Billy. You would think he'd want to see us, but then again there were times when he was too busy with his inventions that he often forgets we're even there."
"Sometimes I think he's in his own world," Jason said smiling a small one. Just then, the person of our discussion walked into the room a bit annoyed.
"What is the emergency?" Billy asked. Obviously he didn't see us; otherwise, he wouldn't have been asking that question.
"You're friends are here to see you," Delfine answered him, stepping out of the way. When she moved, Billy was able to see us.
"Jason, Rocky, what are you doing here?" Billy inquired, raising a brow. He stepped forward to greet each one of them. "Who is he?" His gaze turned towards me.
"He's the reason why we're here," Jason spoke up. "We're on a mission to rescue Zordon. This is his son, Lucaz."
Billy's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Zordon has a son?"
"Yes, he does," I replied. "As you know Dark Specter has captured my father. We're on a rescue mission and there's a greater evil at work here."
"What do you mean by that?" Delfine inquired.
"Dark Specter is being control by another evil entity," I answered her question. "You could say the same for Dark Vile and a few others. This dark entity has been ruling over these universes with his commanders while he sits comfortably in his palace or wherever he lives. I have yet to see him, but I can sense his presence. He cannot hide his dark energy from me."
"These are dark times," Delfine said. "We cannot let our guard down."
"True," Jason backed her up.
"I'm gathering former rangers to battle him," I explained our presence. "We need you to accept the blue turbo morpher. Justin said he wanted to spend time with his father and decided to stay behind."
"It has been awhile since I morphed, but I accept," Billy said as I handed him the blue turbo morpher. "This brings backs old memories." He sighed. "I wonder how the others are doing."
"You can ask when we return to the ship," I replied. "Tommy, Adam, Aisha, Trini, and Kim are there."
"It's almost like the good old times," Billy said. "Jason, Zack, Trini, Kim, and I were the first rangers summoned by Zordon. Tommy was the next one, though he was brought in through a different means. We'll have to go back when the storm dies down. I'm sorry that I kept you waiting. The storm must have started while you were waiting for me."
"We told the others that we will be in orbit for a few days," I assured him.
"In that case, what are you working on?" Rocky asked, to which Billy motioned us to follow him, which we did.
"I'm working on a device to locate Zordon," Billy replied, walking through several corridors. "By tracing his unique energy signature, I hope to pinpoint his location. When I thought I had found him, I must have mistaken him for you." He indicated me. "I saw an energy signal coming towards us, but I know understand how I was mistaken."
"My father and I do possess similar energy signatures," I said thoughtfully. "It would be easy to mistake his for mine and mine for his."
"In any case, I thought it wasn't functioning properly," Billy said with relief. "Now, I know it functions."
"We can have it installed in the ship," Rocky chirped as we entered the laboratory. He glanced around the room, looking for the device. I too scanned the area with my heightened senses.
"It's over here," Billy moved over towards an isolated area. He picked up a small unit Well, it wasn't small, but for what it did, it was small. "I should perform a series of tests before we have it installed. I was wondering if you can help me with that." He looked over towards me. "You mentioned earlier that you have similar energy signals. I was wondering if I could test it on you."
I shrugged. "It's not like that many creatures have similar energies as we do. Sure, you can test it on me."
"How long do you think the storm will be?" Jason inquired. He peered through a window outside towards the storm.
"This one should last approximately an hour," Billy responded. "This isn't a large one and they do pass rather quickly. Unlike earth, the storms here can be very unpredictable but they tend to be shorter in duration."
"I see," Jason said. "So we basically have an hour to do whatever we want to do."
"It would appear that way," I said, leaning against the wall. "I will have a talk with delfine as she is the leader of the Aquitian rangers. If you need me, contact me through our communicators. Oh and would you mind filling Billy on what I have told you."
"No problem, o fearless leader," Rocky joked around, despite the serious situation. He always seemed to find humor in any circumstances.
"What does he mean by that?" Billy inquired curiously.
"Luc has become the leader of both the ranger teams," Jason answered the scientific genius. "Tommy is second in command and leader of the Turbo team."
"Oh, I see," Billy said.
"We'll meet back at the hangar in one hour," I said leaving Billy's laboratory. "I'll expect all of you to be there."
I retraced the route that we had taken to arrive at Billy's lab. Glancing around, I noticed the natives giving me strange looks. I also heard them whispering something about Zordon and his son. I knew they were referring to me. Word traveled fast around here, especially when it concerned someone very popular. My father may not have been popular with the humans on earth, but among some of the other races, he was very prominent and they often came to him for advice on serious matters. I, on the other hand, was not as famous as I tended to move around and preferred to be in my own company.
Delfine was talking with the other rangers from their planet. I couldn't understand what they were speaking as they were using their native tongue. When they saw me, they turned around and greeted me in their usual manner.
"Greetings Lucaz, son of Zordon," they said.
"What brings you here?" Cestro inquired my presence.
"You have heard about my father's kidnapping," I said, to which they nodded. "I have come here to ask Billy if he would take up the blue turbo morpher and discuss any future plans we have in rescuing my father. I have also sensed a darker force at work here. Dark Specter is being controlled by another. I do not have any detailed information on him, but I can sense his presence even if it is weak."
"This is not good news," Tidus stated the obvious. "We have a missing mentor and not to mention another villain to face."
"But this isn't any villain," Delfine pointed it out. "If he or she can control Dark Specter, imagine what that person is capable of doing."
"I know," I sighed regretfully. "That is why I'm gathering former rangers. We are going to rescue my father and defeat this evil once and for all, though I'm sure he or she will be replaced. Then we start the entire process over again."
"Try to look on the positive side," Cestro said, tilting his head.
"In the universe, there will always be opposites," I said thoughtfully. "Light cannot exist without dark; dark cannot exist without light. It also applies for good and evil. Good cannot exist without evil; evil cannot exist without good. It reminds me of the human symbol of yin and yang."
"You seem to be a philosopher," Delfine smiled a little.
"When you have as much time as I do, you tend to notice things," I said with a small smile. "Though I may not look it, I am a few millennia old."
"Yes, you do appear to be in your late teens to early twenties," Delfine commented.
"Anyways, we're here to discuss how to rescue my father," I said, getting the conversation back on track. They nodded their heads. "The first part is obvious. We have to locate him. Billy said he was working on a device to locate my father, but he doesn't know if it will function so he is going to perform a few tests before he has it up and running. As for the next part, I know that Dark Specter will have tight security surrounding him. We'll have to plan a coordinated attack. The problem is we need to know what kind of environment we will be working with."
"That does pose a problem," Cestro agreed with me. "For all we know, it could be an ocean to a desert."
"The plan is to locate Zordon," I said with authority. "When we find him, whoever locates him should tell the others, but not alert Dark Specter or his minions that we have found their location. From there, we will coordinate a massive assault on them and get my father out of there, before they know what hit them. We do not try to take on them or engage them in battle unless we have to. Remember this is strictly a rescue mission and I don't want any casualties on our side."
"We understand," Delfine spoke on their behalf. "Are there any more rangers that are willing to help or allies?"
"I'm sure that the Phantom Ranger will help," I replied. "We have the other lightstar rangers waiting. I don't know if four out of the six have been activated. My father told me that he had given two morphers to two candidates. As for the four, I have no clue where they are or what he has done with them. We have six turbo rangers and four lightstar rangers. We also have the help of the Blue Centurion and Trey the gold ranger."
"It should be enough to rescue Zordon, in theory," Cestro said, pacing back and forth. "We haven't accounted the other factors."
"I know," I sighed, leaning against the wall. I glanced over at the rangers and wondered what was going through their minds. Maybe they were thinking of a way to rescue my father. I know that he had a hand in creating their morphers, their weapons, and their zords. I also had a hand, but you can't tell by looking at it.
"In any case, I'll be heading back to my lab," Cestro spoke up after a long period of silence. "We need to be prepared for any type of environment. I'm going to tinker with a few ideas I have, but I wasn't able to get to them." He turned around and left the same way I had come in. I guessed their labs must be close to each other or at least in the general vicinity.
"We'll be training," Tides said, leaving me with Delfine.
I turned towards her. "In the meantime, I think all we can do is wait," I sighed out loud. "I wish I could have been there for him. I arrived in time for the battle, but I was too late to save him from being kidnapped."
"You will have your chance," Delfine assured me. "When the time is right, you will have your father back where he belongs."
After the storm had passed, I found the three rangers waiting for me in the hanger area. I glanced to each of them and told them to morph. Billy would ride with me as I had the most experience out of all of us. In fact, I was the oldest out of all of them, even with their ages combined and multiplied by ten. We headed back to the ship, where everyone who didn't come greeted Billy warmly. They asked questions about how he was doing and what he was carrying with him. He answered every question politely. Jason and Rocky gave Billy the royal tour of the entire ship. They had lived there the longest out of all the rangers. I think this has become their second home, a home away from home. In any case, we still had urgent matters to attend to. Once they were out of the bridge, I contacted Delfine and told her that the entire team will meet her the next day. She agreed to that and said her team will meet us. We had to cooperate as a team or else we would fail our missions. These were missions that we cannot lose.
Tommy and Kimberly had been seen together often. They were catching up on old times. I wondered how far back their history goes, but I didn't want to be intruding on their privacy so I kept my inquiries to myself. I did notice they have been closer than any of my team mates, but then again they were dating each other. Tommy and Jason seemed to be like brothers. They were always joking around or hanging with each other.
Kim, Trini, and Aisha were usually found together. They will often be in the company of another girl or boyfriend, depending on who it was. Trini started to notice Jason. I can tell that she has a small crush on him, but the gold lightstar ranger didn't have a clue. I wasn't that keen on romance, but it was obvious from her reactions to him. Her eyes lit up whenever he entered the room. She would change moods when he was in her company. It was these little things. I wished that I could have that special someone, but I knew that I couldn't. I have one of the longest life span of any creature in this or the next universe. I don't want to stay the same, while my significant other aged.
Rocky and Adam acted the same way with each other as Jason and Tommy. They can be found within the company of each other. In addition, they seemed to be acting like siblings. Adam was an only child, but he wanted to have a brother. Rocky, on the other hand, came from a large family. He was the oldest out of the seven children. He knew what it was like to be constantly around someone.
Now that we had filled five out of the six positions, we needed to fill the last spot. Unfortunately, Justin didn't want to return as the blue turbo ranger, because he wanted to spend time with his father. I can sympathize with him. My father had been kidnapped recently. For most of my life, I have seen him now and then. This was mostly due to the fact that I had been constantly moving around. I go where I was needed and stayed until I was no longer required. When I stayed with my father, I wouldn't stay for long, but it would be more than a few days, but a few days was nothing compared to a millennium. Tommy recommended that we go to Aquitar to find Billy. He was the original blue morphin ranger. The last time anyone heard from him he was heading there. They said something about having to do with his aging problem and then falling of love.
"How long is it?" Rocky asked, swirling around in his chair. He glanced over towards me. I looked over towards the screen.
"ETA is one hour," I answered him. "Do you know anyone from there?"
"Yes," Rocky answered. He picked up his digital clipboard and walked towards me. "Tommy, Adam, Aisha, and I met the Aquitian rangers. When the earth was turned back in time, we had to call them and ask for help. We couldn't use our morphers, because we were in our younger forms. I became the blue zeo ranger after we went on our zeo quest. Adam became the green zeo ranger, Tommy the red zeo ranger, Kat the pink zeo ranger, and Tanya the yellow zeo ranger."
"I've never lost my powers," I said without realizing it. "I have been with my morpher for so long that I think I have bonded with it. I know it sounds strange, but it feels like that." I took out my morpher and fingered it.
"I wouldn't have a clue on that," Rocky shrugged. "I wondered how they are doing, since the last time we saw them. We heard from them while we were zeo rangers."
"I see," I said. "Where are the others?"
"Tommy and Kim are spending time together," Rocky answered my question. "Jason and Adam are busy sparring. Aisha and Trini are hanging out, doing girl stuff. Don't ask me, because I have no clue."
"I haven't been on Aquitar before," I announced honestly. "They never did need extra protection as they had an entire team of rangers. I only went where I was needed and on occasions, I would visit my father. I wished I spent more time with him, but there is nothing I can do now."
"I also haven't been in Aquitar either," Rocky sheepishly admitted. "I have been on Edenoi. We were there looking for an unusual activity. It was there we run into the crown prince. His name is Dex. He thought we were his enemies and we attacked each other until someone mentioned Alpha and Zordon. We called it a truce and became allies, once we found out we were on the same side."
"Neither have I," I informed him. "I only go where I am needed. They had the masked rider powers there. It is passed down from king to crown prince. It would mean that Dex will be receiving the masked rider powers, if he hasn't already received it."
"Most likely he has," Rocky said. He placed down the digital clipboard. We both glanced towards the approaching planet. "It kind of reminds me of earth."
"Yeah," I said as we watched the planet. I sighed and took the electronic keyboard, before looking at the results. "Everything is in the clear."
An hour later, Rocky had decided to hit the synthetron before we settled into an orbit around the planet. Jason and Adam had come back from taking a bath. They didn't want to be smelly when greeting old friends. Kim was eager to meet them, after hearing about them from her current boyfriend. Trini also wanted to see them. Aisha and she had been chatting about the adventures after Trini had left the rangers for the peace conference. I had been finishing up the test runs.
An aquitian appeared on the screen. She had long dirty blonde hair in a pony tail. Her face was strange, compared to elves and humans. I wondered who this person could be, but from the sash, I could tell that she was in a high position.
"Greetings, travelers," the strange being said.
"Hello," I replied to her in Sindarin. I returned back to the common language. "We have come to see Billy."
"I'm sorry but Billy is busy with his inventions," she apologized.
"You mean he can't see an old friend?" Jason said, approaching from behind me.
"Jason, is that you?" she inquired, tilting her head.
"Yes, Delfine," Jason responded. "It's been awhile."
"The last time, I heard from you, you were temporarily holding onto Trey's powers," Delfine said with curiosity. "I have heard that Trey has received his powers back. Are you still a ranger?"
"I have returned as a ranger, because I'm needed," Jason said with a grim voice. "Zordon has been captured and we're trying to get him back."
"We recently heard that he has been captured," Delfine said sorrowfully. "Our agents have been on the look out for him." She then noticed my presence. "Who is he?"
"This is Lucaz," Jason replied. "He has been gathering former rangers to create a team. After we rescue Zordon, we have to defeat this evil entity. He said that this enemy was more powerful than Dark Specter."
"This is not good," Delfine stated the obvious.
"My father needs our help more than ever," I spoke up. When I saw her confused look, I answered her silent question. "My father is Zordon."
Delfine gasped when she heard me mention who my father was. "I cannot believe Zordon has a son. He never mentioned you to us before."
"Maybe he forgot to remember it," I shrugged. "I haven't around him too much so I guessed I must have slipped his mind."
"A father will never forget his son," she informed me. "I will tell Billy right away." She closed our connection quickly.
"Jason, I would like you to come with me when I meet them," I requested from him.
"Sure, but why?" Jason inquired curiously.
"I'm not sure how they are going to react to me or how I'm going to react to their planetary conditions," I informed him. "Besides, you already know them."
"That is true," Jason said, thinking what I said over. "What about the others?"
"What about them?"
"Well, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, and Aisha have also met the Aquitian rangers before," he answered my question. "Wouldn't you want one of them?"
"You don't want to go?" I inquired.
"I would like to go, but I was wondering why you chose me," Jason said.
"I chose you, because you and Rocky have met the Aquitian rangers and you have experience on the galaxy gliders," I replied in a polite tone.
"I'll come then," Jason agreed to my plans.
"I will contact Rocky and tell him that the three of us will be leaving shortly," I told the gold lightstar ranger. I pressed the button that would allow me to contact another ranger specifically. "Rocky, your presence is required on the bridge."
"I'll be there in a minute," Rocky said quickly. In the background, I could hear some scuffling followed by laughter. They had better not make a mess there or they'll be spending all night cleaning it.
I shook my head. Jason gave me a quizzical look but decided not to ask about it when he heard some of the noises. Every single ranger was soon on the bridge. Did I not ask that Rocky report to the bridge? Why then were all the rangers here?
"So what did you call me for?" Rocky asked while eating his sandwich.
"I called you here, because I want you and Jason to accompany me to Aquitar," I informed him. The others appeared to be disappointed. "I needed someone who both knew the Acquitians and how to fly a galaxy glider. We can't risk teleporting during an electrical storm and I don't want to fly the ship down to that level"
"I understand," Tommy spoke up first. "Maybe once the storm goes away, the rest of us can visit there."
"That can be arranged," I assured him. "Besides, we won't be leaving orbit for a few days as we need to arrange plans with the other rangers on my father's rescue. Surely, there are others who are searching for my father as we speak. I know the Phantom Ranger is on the look out for Zordon."
"Who is the Phantom Ranger?" Trini inquired.
"He's a mysterious ranger who comes from my home planet," I answered her question. "I cannot tell you his identity, as I have sworn to keep it a secret. Please don't try to make me tell you, because I have made a promise."
"We understand," Tommy acknowledged my request. "We have had to keep secrets from our parents and our families or it would place them in danger."
"Rocky, Jason, let's go," I said, heading towards the jump tubes. We had ten jump tubes aboard that ship, but six of them weren't in commission as I didn't activate them yet. I only had four of the morphers and maintaining those tubes used energy. Why activate them when no one was using them in the first place?
When we had landed on the planet, we wandered around for awhile. They didn't any piece of land, as everything was covered with water. We were able to make it through the water as our gliders had portable shields to them. I had them installed after doing a test run with the first gliders, though I didn't know if my father had them installed on the other four.
"Greetings fellow rangers," Delfine greeted us as we entered their main room.
"Hi," I replied. "We were wondering if we could see Billy. It is of the utmost emergency."
"He is on his way as we speak," Delfine assured us. "He has been busy with his experiments, though he wouldn't tell any of us what it is. Many times, he can be found working late hours. I worry about his health."
"He tends to do that," Jason sighed. "Especially when it deals with saving the world."
"Remember he spent an entire night, trying to get the bugs out of our megazords?" Rocky recalled thoughtfully.
"Yeah, we had to practically strap him to his bed," Jason chuckled at the memory.
"You didn't do that?" Delfine said with a concerned voice.
"It's a figure of speech," Jason assured her. "I wonder what could Billy be working on that would be more important than sleep."
"He has been locked up in that laboratory ever since he heard of Zordon's capture," Delfine informed us. She tilted her head. "I believe his invention involves his kidnapping, but I am unable to confirm it with my knowledge. Why do you require him?"
"We need a blue turbo ranger," I spoke up. "Justin wanted to spend more time with his father, after how long they been apart. That is the reason why he left the Turbo Rangers when he did."
"Ah the bond between a parent and a child is strong," Delfine said understandingly. She glanced over in my direction.
"I wish I could have spent more time with him," I said with regret. Inwardly, I shook my head and sighed a long one. "In our long lifespan, I would have never thought that he ended up in our enemy's hands. There are things and people we take for granted until we lose them."
"I understand the feeling," Jason agreed with me. "There was a time relied on my morpher to get me out of tough situations. You know the types that involve physical situations dealing with evil villains. Then, when I was without it, I realized how much I took it for granted, but dealing with a loved one, is more difficult."
"Yeah," Rocky said. "This discussion has become depressing. I wonder what's keeping Billy. You would think he'd want to see us, but then again there were times when he was too busy with his inventions that he often forgets we're even there."
"Sometimes I think he's in his own world," Jason said smiling a small one. Just then, the person of our discussion walked into the room a bit annoyed.
"What is the emergency?" Billy asked. Obviously he didn't see us; otherwise, he wouldn't have been asking that question.
"You're friends are here to see you," Delfine answered him, stepping out of the way. When she moved, Billy was able to see us.
"Jason, Rocky, what are you doing here?" Billy inquired, raising a brow. He stepped forward to greet each one of them. "Who is he?" His gaze turned towards me.
"He's the reason why we're here," Jason spoke up. "We're on a mission to rescue Zordon. This is his son, Lucaz."
Billy's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Zordon has a son?"
"Yes, he does," I replied. "As you know Dark Specter has captured my father. We're on a rescue mission and there's a greater evil at work here."
"What do you mean by that?" Delfine inquired.
"Dark Specter is being control by another evil entity," I answered her question. "You could say the same for Dark Vile and a few others. This dark entity has been ruling over these universes with his commanders while he sits comfortably in his palace or wherever he lives. I have yet to see him, but I can sense his presence. He cannot hide his dark energy from me."
"These are dark times," Delfine said. "We cannot let our guard down."
"True," Jason backed her up.
"I'm gathering former rangers to battle him," I explained our presence. "We need you to accept the blue turbo morpher. Justin said he wanted to spend time with his father and decided to stay behind."
"It has been awhile since I morphed, but I accept," Billy said as I handed him the blue turbo morpher. "This brings backs old memories." He sighed. "I wonder how the others are doing."
"You can ask when we return to the ship," I replied. "Tommy, Adam, Aisha, Trini, and Kim are there."
"It's almost like the good old times," Billy said. "Jason, Zack, Trini, Kim, and I were the first rangers summoned by Zordon. Tommy was the next one, though he was brought in through a different means. We'll have to go back when the storm dies down. I'm sorry that I kept you waiting. The storm must have started while you were waiting for me."
"We told the others that we will be in orbit for a few days," I assured him.
"In that case, what are you working on?" Rocky asked, to which Billy motioned us to follow him, which we did.
"I'm working on a device to locate Zordon," Billy replied, walking through several corridors. "By tracing his unique energy signature, I hope to pinpoint his location. When I thought I had found him, I must have mistaken him for you." He indicated me. "I saw an energy signal coming towards us, but I know understand how I was mistaken."
"My father and I do possess similar energy signatures," I said thoughtfully. "It would be easy to mistake his for mine and mine for his."
"In any case, I thought it wasn't functioning properly," Billy said with relief. "Now, I know it functions."
"We can have it installed in the ship," Rocky chirped as we entered the laboratory. He glanced around the room, looking for the device. I too scanned the area with my heightened senses.
"It's over here," Billy moved over towards an isolated area. He picked up a small unit Well, it wasn't small, but for what it did, it was small. "I should perform a series of tests before we have it installed. I was wondering if you can help me with that." He looked over towards me. "You mentioned earlier that you have similar energy signals. I was wondering if I could test it on you."
I shrugged. "It's not like that many creatures have similar energies as we do. Sure, you can test it on me."
"How long do you think the storm will be?" Jason inquired. He peered through a window outside towards the storm.
"This one should last approximately an hour," Billy responded. "This isn't a large one and they do pass rather quickly. Unlike earth, the storms here can be very unpredictable but they tend to be shorter in duration."
"I see," Jason said. "So we basically have an hour to do whatever we want to do."
"It would appear that way," I said, leaning against the wall. "I will have a talk with delfine as she is the leader of the Aquitian rangers. If you need me, contact me through our communicators. Oh and would you mind filling Billy on what I have told you."
"No problem, o fearless leader," Rocky joked around, despite the serious situation. He always seemed to find humor in any circumstances.
"What does he mean by that?" Billy inquired curiously.
"Luc has become the leader of both the ranger teams," Jason answered the scientific genius. "Tommy is second in command and leader of the Turbo team."
"Oh, I see," Billy said.
"We'll meet back at the hangar in one hour," I said leaving Billy's laboratory. "I'll expect all of you to be there."
I retraced the route that we had taken to arrive at Billy's lab. Glancing around, I noticed the natives giving me strange looks. I also heard them whispering something about Zordon and his son. I knew they were referring to me. Word traveled fast around here, especially when it concerned someone very popular. My father may not have been popular with the humans on earth, but among some of the other races, he was very prominent and they often came to him for advice on serious matters. I, on the other hand, was not as famous as I tended to move around and preferred to be in my own company.
Delfine was talking with the other rangers from their planet. I couldn't understand what they were speaking as they were using their native tongue. When they saw me, they turned around and greeted me in their usual manner.
"Greetings Lucaz, son of Zordon," they said.
"What brings you here?" Cestro inquired my presence.
"You have heard about my father's kidnapping," I said, to which they nodded. "I have come here to ask Billy if he would take up the blue turbo morpher and discuss any future plans we have in rescuing my father. I have also sensed a darker force at work here. Dark Specter is being controlled by another. I do not have any detailed information on him, but I can sense his presence even if it is weak."
"This is not good news," Tidus stated the obvious. "We have a missing mentor and not to mention another villain to face."
"But this isn't any villain," Delfine pointed it out. "If he or she can control Dark Specter, imagine what that person is capable of doing."
"I know," I sighed regretfully. "That is why I'm gathering former rangers. We are going to rescue my father and defeat this evil once and for all, though I'm sure he or she will be replaced. Then we start the entire process over again."
"Try to look on the positive side," Cestro said, tilting his head.
"In the universe, there will always be opposites," I said thoughtfully. "Light cannot exist without dark; dark cannot exist without light. It also applies for good and evil. Good cannot exist without evil; evil cannot exist without good. It reminds me of the human symbol of yin and yang."
"You seem to be a philosopher," Delfine smiled a little.
"When you have as much time as I do, you tend to notice things," I said with a small smile. "Though I may not look it, I am a few millennia old."
"Yes, you do appear to be in your late teens to early twenties," Delfine commented.
"Anyways, we're here to discuss how to rescue my father," I said, getting the conversation back on track. They nodded their heads. "The first part is obvious. We have to locate him. Billy said he was working on a device to locate my father, but he doesn't know if it will function so he is going to perform a few tests before he has it up and running. As for the next part, I know that Dark Specter will have tight security surrounding him. We'll have to plan a coordinated attack. The problem is we need to know what kind of environment we will be working with."
"That does pose a problem," Cestro agreed with me. "For all we know, it could be an ocean to a desert."
"The plan is to locate Zordon," I said with authority. "When we find him, whoever locates him should tell the others, but not alert Dark Specter or his minions that we have found their location. From there, we will coordinate a massive assault on them and get my father out of there, before they know what hit them. We do not try to take on them or engage them in battle unless we have to. Remember this is strictly a rescue mission and I don't want any casualties on our side."
"We understand," Delfine spoke on their behalf. "Are there any more rangers that are willing to help or allies?"
"I'm sure that the Phantom Ranger will help," I replied. "We have the other lightstar rangers waiting. I don't know if four out of the six have been activated. My father told me that he had given two morphers to two candidates. As for the four, I have no clue where they are or what he has done with them. We have six turbo rangers and four lightstar rangers. We also have the help of the Blue Centurion and Trey the gold ranger."
"It should be enough to rescue Zordon, in theory," Cestro said, pacing back and forth. "We haven't accounted the other factors."
"I know," I sighed, leaning against the wall. I glanced over at the rangers and wondered what was going through their minds. Maybe they were thinking of a way to rescue my father. I know that he had a hand in creating their morphers, their weapons, and their zords. I also had a hand, but you can't tell by looking at it.
"In any case, I'll be heading back to my lab," Cestro spoke up after a long period of silence. "We need to be prepared for any type of environment. I'm going to tinker with a few ideas I have, but I wasn't able to get to them." He turned around and left the same way I had come in. I guessed their labs must be close to each other or at least in the general vicinity.
"We'll be training," Tides said, leaving me with Delfine.
I turned towards her. "In the meantime, I think all we can do is wait," I sighed out loud. "I wish I could have been there for him. I arrived in time for the battle, but I was too late to save him from being kidnapped."
"You will have your chance," Delfine assured me. "When the time is right, you will have your father back where he belongs."
After the storm had passed, I found the three rangers waiting for me in the hanger area. I glanced to each of them and told them to morph. Billy would ride with me as I had the most experience out of all of us. In fact, I was the oldest out of all of them, even with their ages combined and multiplied by ten. We headed back to the ship, where everyone who didn't come greeted Billy warmly. They asked questions about how he was doing and what he was carrying with him. He answered every question politely. Jason and Rocky gave Billy the royal tour of the entire ship. They had lived there the longest out of all the rangers. I think this has become their second home, a home away from home. In any case, we still had urgent matters to attend to. Once they were out of the bridge, I contacted Delfine and told her that the entire team will meet her the next day. She agreed to that and said her team will meet us. We had to cooperate as a team or else we would fail our missions. These were missions that we cannot lose.