Disclaimer: I don't own the power rangers.
A/N: Lord Zedd has come, and disastrous consequences will emerge in the next chapter. I hate to admit, but soon this story will be over, and I will move on to my next story: Zeo United, continuing the fight, minus Zedd and just Divatox and a new character.
Chapter 9-The New Artillery
THE COMMAND CENTER
The rangers turned to Zelda, and said together, "Thunderzords?"
Zelda nodded, and turned to Zordon, who continued, saying, "The thunderzords are an upgrade to your dinozords that Zelda and I have been working on. They are much more powerful and will assist you with Lord Zedd,"
Cindy asked, "But Zordon, how do we use these zords, when
our dinozords are frozen?"
"In order to obtain these valuable machines, you must unfreeze the dinozords," Zordon said.
"How?" Greg asked, as Ross posed a possible answer.
"If I can invent a supersonic sound beacon, position it at Pirantis-Head's flute, then it will backfire, destroying the flute and freeing the zords," he said.
"How long would it take?" Joan asked.
"A day, maybe two," Ross replied.
"Ross, begin work on this device, rangers, try to relax, I will call you when we are ready," Zelda said.
"Wait, what about me, do I get a new zord?" Samantha asked.
"I am deeply sorry Samantha. The green candle Rita used to create you has started to melt, and soon your powers will be gone," Zordon said.
"How soon?" Kyle asked.
"I am not certain, it will not be a pleasant time," Zordon said.
Samantha looked at the floor as she and the ranger, minus Ross, teleported away.
LORD ZEDD'S PALACE
Lord Zedd sat on his throne, observing the destruction Pirantis-Head had caused.
"I love it! Destruction everywhere, and not a thing the power rangers can do about it. Soon, Earth will be defenseless!" Lord Zedd said, cackling.
Goldar entered and said, "You called for me, Emperor?"
"YES! Find the green candle, and start burning it down, I want that ranger out of commission as soon as possible!" Zedd said as Goldar bowed and exited.
ANGEL GROVE YOUTH CENTER
The rangers entered the Youth Center as its patrons had their eyes glued to the destruction on the TVs.
"Ernie? Could we have a round of strawberry milk shakes?" Kyle asked as Ernie turned away.
"Sure. Can you believe this? Where are the power rangers?" Ernie said as he prepared the drinks.
"I don't know," said Samantha, downtrodden.
The teens paid for the shakes and sat down. Samantha starting rubbing her head.
"Are you ok?" Kyle asked as Samantha stopped.
"Yeah, just getting like…a major headache," she said.
As the teens finished their drinks, Joan's communicator went off and they headed to the back of the Youth Center.
"We're here," Joan said.
"Teleport to the Command Center, the device is ready," Zelda said as the teens disappeared.
THE COMMAND CENTER
The rangers landed and saw Ross lift up a welding torch.
"Wow, that was fast," Kyle, commented.
"Rangers, go now, use this device, and call out to your thunderzords. They will be the mastodon-lion, pterodactyl-firebird, triceratops-unicorn, saber-toothed tiger-griffin and tyrannosaurs-red dragon thunderzords," Zordon said.
"You got it Zordon!" Kyle said as he removed his morpher.
"IT'S MORPHIN TIME!" the rangers said.
DOWNTOWN ANGEL GROVE
The six landed near City Hall, and suddenly, Samantha fell to her knees.
"SAMANTHA!" Kyle yelled, assisting her to her feet.
"Are you ok?" Joan asked.
"No, I don't feel right," Samantha, said as green energy began emanating from her body.
Kyle contact Zordon, saying, "Zordon, something's wrong with Samantha,"
"She is being teleported back," Zordon replied as Samantha left.
Suddenly, a large explosion occurred as Ross activated the supersonic beacon. Following this was a stroke of lightning, transforming the zords.
"WOW!" the rangers said.
"Time for a test drive. We need thunderzord power now!" Kyle said.
"Mastodon-lion thunderzord power," Greg said.
"Pterodactyl-firebird thunderzord power," proclaimed Cindy.
"Triceratops-unicorn thunderzord power!" yelled Ross.
"Saber-toothed tiger griffin thunderzord power!" bellowed Joan.
"Tyrannosaurs-red dragon thunderzord power," Kyle said, coolly, as the rangers entered, combining for the new Megazord.
The zords were much more powerful, and automatically knew when to combine, and how. The griffin and unicorn became the legs, the firebird a belt, the lion and dragon formed the body, and it supplied a helmet, where the rangers' cockpit was.
"Well, another zord to become mine," Pirantis-Head said as he blew ice from his gills. The Thunder Megazord froze, but this time, the rangers had an advantage.
"Activate heating beacon," Ross said as the ice melted away. The Thunder Megazord punched twice, and Pirantis-Head fell over.
"Thunder sword now!" the rangers said as the giant zord removed a samurai sword. It backed up, held position, and fired, cutting through Pirantis-Head.
A large explosion signaled the foe's end. The rangers cheered, defeating Zedd's first monster.
LORD ZEDD'S PALACE
Up on the moon, Zedd was furious, his body glowing a bright red.
"I will not stand for this," Zedd said.
"But Emperor, the green candle is now nothing," he said, showing a small pile of green wax.
"Yes, and I hear that the Time Eraser is near finished with repairs," Zedd said, his body cooling off.
"Soon the rangers will be no more," Goldar said as his master cackled.
THE COMMAND CENTER
The rangers de-morphed and saw Samantha was nowhere to be found.
"Zordon, where's Samantha? What happened?" Kyle asked, concern in his voice.
"Calm down. Unfortunately, the green candle has melted, and Samantha's powers are no more. She has gone up to her aunt's cabin, and will return soon," Zordon said.
Zelda directed the rangers to the viewing globe, where a message played.
"My friends, my time as a ranger is at an end. I wish it could have been longer. My days as a power ranger were some of the best I ever had in my entire life. I will return to Angel Grove, when I'm ready to face society. Do not fear, Lord Zedd never knew my identity, I am safe. Farewell, my friends, and may the power protect you," Samantha said, her face disappearing from the viewing globe.
Kyle wept silently to himself as some of the others did the same.
Suddenly, Zelda fell to the ground.
"Zelda what is it?" Cindy asked, lifting her to her feet.
"I just saw, three of you, disappearing, forever, and the strange thing was, you were piles of goop," Zelda said, as the rangers looked uncertain at one another.
A/N: Who will it be? When will Samantha return? The answers
will be in Chapter 10. Please review this story.