Disclaimer: Saban is a millionaire; I'm living in the poor house, like the former Enron executives.
A/N: MAN! I thought I'd never finished the Green Ranger saga. I know, I'm exaggerating, but now I'm going to take a break. I have band concert, Mystery Day and I'm going this weekend to see X2: X-Men United. So, enjoy it, because there won't be one for a while.
Chapter 7-Green with Envy Part IV
THE COMMAND CENTER
Ross sealed the burn wound across Zelda's chest, and tried to search again for Zordon with no success. Zelda turned to the rangers, and said, "Rangers, try to live your lives normally, I will search for Zordon. If you find Samantha, contact me immediately,"
The rangers nodded, and teleported out.
RITA'S PALACE
Up at the palace, a celebration was in store. Divatox had prepared some of the group's favorite foods, and shared some of the rare Eltarian wine with them.
"A TOAST!" Rita proclaimed.
"Yes, yes. To Zordon, and Zelda, may their memories live on, NOT! To the Earth, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DESTINY! And to Samantha, my ray of sunshine, my savior, I salute you," Divatox said.
"Thank you, my queen," Samantha said as Divatox smirked.
"Well I have a present for you. For defeating the power rangers, I present you with the Sword of Darkness," Rita said as Goldar gave Samantha a large broadsword.
"Thank you, Empress," Samantha said, testing the sword at the air.
ANGEL GROVE YOUTH CENTER-THE NEXT DAY
Kyle entered the Youth Center, and sat down at the Juice Bar.
"Hey, Kyle, the usual?" Ernie asked.
"Yeah. Say Ernie, you haven't seen Samantha around here?" Kyle asked.
"Matter of fact I have, she's working out over there," Ernie said, pointing to the weight set where Samantha was.
Kyle walked over, and stood by the set.
"It's over, Samantha, we know who you are," Kyle said.
Samantha put the weights up, and sat up.
"No, it's the beginning of a dark time, ex-power ranger, and you won't have Zordon around to save you," Samantha said as her eyes flashed green right in front of Kyle.
Kyle sighed and went back to the Juice Bar.
DOWNTOWN ANGEL GROVE
Samantha had finished working out, and had morphed into the green ranger. She was waiting for Rita, and she appeared, with a strange dagger.
"Samantha, you have seen the mighty zords of the power rangers fall. I give you now your own zord, to destroy Angel Grove with!" Rita said, handing the dagger to Samantha and disappearing.
Samantha took the dagger, and began playing it, like a flute. In the murky waters of the Pacific, a large zord rose up, screaming as it did. The zord took the form of a dragon, and Samantha commanded it to first destroy the harbors it was near. The zord began crushing docks and buildings with its colossal feet.
RITA'S PALACE
Up in the palace, Rita began cackling. Soon the power rangers would be destroyed, and the world would be hers. Divatox couldn't stop her from ruling Earth in this time.
THE YOUTH CENTER
The rangers were sitting, disheartened at a table when their communicators began ringing. They stepped into the hall, and Kyle contacted Zelda with his.
"We're here, Zelda," Kyle said.
"Rangers, come to the Command Center, we have an urgent situation," Zelda said.
"We're on our way," Kyle replied as the rangers left the Youth Center in five streaks of color.
THE COMMAND CENTER
The rangers landed at the Command Center, hoping to see a sight of Zordon, but their dreams did not come true.
"Zelda what is it?" Joan asked.
"Rangers, look," Zelda, said pointing to the viewing globe.
The rangers saw Samantha, the green ranger, playing some type of dagger, and a large dragon zord destroying the ports.
"How can we defeat them, we can't morph and zords are totaled," Greg complained.
"I have given you five enough power to morph. How you will defeat Samantha will not be for me to decide," Zelda said.
"What happens if we fail?" Cindy asked with concern.
"Then Earth will fall to Divatox's future. Humanity will be enslaved for her will," Zelda said as the rangers looked down at the floor.
"We can't let them win, for the sake of the Earth, we will fight until we breathe our last breath," Kyle said.
"Good luck rangers, and may the power protect you," Zelda said.
"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" they all said in unison as they morphed.
DOWNTOWN ANGEL GROVE
Zelda transported the rangers to Downtown, where Samantha was broadcasting to the Dragonzord. They approached her casually, but she must have seen or sensed their coming. She put aside the dagger and produced a large sword. Before she could strike, a force teleported the six out into the desert.
ANGEL GROVE DESERT
The six glanced around at their new settings for a few seconds, and Samantha began the attack. She took the sword, charged it and let the blasts fly at the rangers. They flew back as sparks ignited on their armor. There was no way to defeat her, she was too powerful.
As the next wave hit, Kyle began thinking of how Earth would be under Divatox's rule. They wouldn't live to see it, however, his little sister, Amanda, would be a slave to the evil that had tried to prevent. For her sake, he would make sure she never lived to see it.
THE COMMAND CENTER
Zelda watched the viewing globe, seeing the rangers go down again. She would not be able to maintain their power much longer, and then they would be defenseless. Suddenly, buttons began beeping on the main console, and Zelda rushed over.
"Search complete, subject found in sector 10 Q9! YES!" she commented, pressing more buttons.
"Hold on Zordon, you'll be back here soon!" she said as her brother's tube began lighting up again. As it reached the normal operating capacity, the outline of Zordon's head came into view, and then the full head.
"YES! YOU'RE BACK!" Zelda said.
"Where are the rangers?" Zordon asked.
"In the desert. They are going to lose, and die, they do not have enough power," Zelda said.
"Their power levels will be replenished," Zordon said, prophetically.
ANGEL GROVE DESERT
In the desert, Kyle could feel Zordon replenishing his energy, giving him the strength to fight. He rose up, called for his sword, and began dueling Samantha. He deflected her blows, and eventually knocked the large sword out of her hands. He pulled his Blade Blaster to blaster mode, and fired a shot at Samantha.
She stopped, apparently stunned at the blast. Kyle turned, and destroyed the sword, and suddenly, Samantha de-morphed. The other rangers did the same, revealing themselves.
"What have I done?" Samantha said, Rita's spell breaking.
"What you did, you did under Rita's spell. It wasn't your fault," Kyle said.
"But what do I do now?" Samantha asked.
"Join with us. Fight against Rita and Divatox," Cindy said.
"We need all the help we can get," Joan said.
Samantha weighed the options, and then made her decision.
"All right, I'll join with you," she said, shaking Kyle's hand.
Suddenly Ross' communicator beeped.
"Rangers," Zordon said.
"ZORDON!" the teens exclaimed, glad to hear their leader's voice again.
"Rangers, this is a historic day. The prophecy has been fulfilled, the sixth ranger is now on our side," Zordon said.
The teens put their hands into a pile and jumped up, celebrating the new friend and ally they had gained.
RITA'S PALACE
At the palace, Rita was in deep, deep trouble.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! YOU CAN'T EVEN DO A SIMPLE MIND CONTROLLING SPELL! YOU'RE PATHETIC, YOU WILL BE REPLACED, AND EXECUTED!" Divatox roared as the portal back to 2525 opened.
Rita gulped. She had failed, and her boss would replace her, and then she would travel back to 2525 to be killed for her failure. But an even worse evil was coming, and the puny power rangers would not defeat it.
A/N: HOORAY! The Green ranger is now an ally! Hope people realized my shout-out to the Matrix Reloaded. If not e-mail me for the quote I twisted into the story.