MMPR/X-Men: Unfamiliar Opponents and New Friends
Tommy Oliver and his little sister Jenny Oliver were putting their books into their lockers. School had just let out for the day and they were ready for the weekend. Tommy asked, "So, Jenny, what ya think about your first week of high school?"
The 12-year old girl smiled and said, "It's a little tough with the extra load, but I think I can handle it."
Tommy smiled. He was proud of his sister. This was one girl whose confidence could not be shaken.
But then, there was an all too familiar six-toned beep. They went to a secluded area of the school where nobody would see them. Tommy held his communicator watch up and asked, "What's up, Alpha?"
"Tommy," came the worried voice of Alpha-5, "Zordon needs you in the Command Center. It's urgent."
"We're on our way," said Jenny. She looked around and said, "We're clear for take-off."
With that, brother and sister touched their communicators and disappeared in streaks of white and green-colored light.
When they arrived, they were joined by Katherine Hillard, Billy Cranston, Adam Park, Aisha Campbell, Rocky DeSantos, and Trini Kwan. Tommy immediately asked, "What is it, Zordon?"
From his plasma tube, Zordon of Eltar, mentor to the Power Rangers, said, "BEHOLD, THE VIEWING GLOBE."
The eight teens looked into the sphere close by and saw a man in a red and purple suit and helmet with a purple cape hovering in the air, accompanied by several of Rita and Zedd's Putties and Tengas. The man was surrounded by a magnetic force field.
"Who is that?" Aisha asked wide-eyed.
Billy immediately answered, "That's Magneto. He's a mutant terrorist."
"Magneto?" asked Rocky, raising an eyebrow. "As in, always battling the X- Men, Magneto?" Billy simply nodded.
"OUR SENSORS ARE PICKING UP PUTTIES AND TENGAS AT VARIOUS POINTS IN THE COUNTRY, ACCOMPANIED BY NOT ONLY RITA AND ZEDD'S HENCHMEN, BUT OTHER MUTANTS AS WELL," said Zordon. "OBSERVE WHO IS IN ANGEL GROVE RIGHT NOW."
The view changed to see a very overly-obese man in blue stomping through the streets, throwing various objects at fleeing innocents. Some police officers were shooting him with their guns, but the bullets seemed to hit him like a rock landing in water. "That's just gross," said Jenny, trying to keep herself from vomiting.
"That's the Blob, isn't it?" asked Adam to Billy, who nodded.
"But why would Magneto work with Rita and Zedd?" asked Trini.
"I don't know," answered Tommy, "but we're gonna find out. It's Morphin Time!"
"PTERODACTYL!" cried Kat. She held out her Power Morpher. An image of her Power Coin appeared to shoot out, accompanied by the cry of the pterodactyl. The Pink Ranger now stood where Katherine Hillard once did.
"TRICERATOPS!" Billy went through the same sequence. He was now the Blue Ranger.
"TYRANNOSAURUS!" Rocky was now the Red Ranger.
"MASTODON!" Adam morphed into the Black Ranger.
"SABER-TOOTHED TIGER!" Aisha repeated the routine as she became the Yellow Ranger.
"DRAGON!" It was ditto for Jenny as she became the Green Ranger.
"PYRAMIDAS!" An instant later, Trini had morphed into the Gold Ranger.
"WHITE TIGER!" Tommy completed the sequence as he assumed the identity of the White Ranger.
The eight heroes teleported to the scene. The Blob saw them and said, "Power Rangers! I've been expecting you! Here's a gift, courtesy of Magneto!" He then charged and easily batted each Ranger away.
As he got up, Tommy said, "You guys take care of the Putties and Tengas. I'll take on Fatso." He pulled out Saba, his enchanted saber.
"Are you sure about this, Tommy?" Kat asked her boyfriend.
"I'll be just fine." The others immediately began fighting Rita and Zedd's minions. They knew that when Tommy sounded like that, he was not to be disobeyed.
"You think you can stop me, Whitey?" asked the humongous mutant. "Nothing moves the Blob! Nothing!" He then slammed his fists into the ground. The White Ranger dodged and slashed him with Saba three times . . . but nothing happened. As Tommy looked on in disbelief, the Blob laughed and said, "Pathetic Ranger! You may defeat stupid monsters all the time, but they ain't got nothing on me!" He then punched the White Ranger square in the face of his helmet, knocking him farther back than any monster that Lord Zedd or Rita had ever thrown at him or his teammates.
The others weren't faring any better. This time around, they weren't doing so well against the Putties and Tengas. They were being overpowered so badly that they couldn't call upon their Metallic Armor. And whenever they tried to use their weapons, they were knocked out of their hands.
It looked like the Rangers were about to be beaten when the Rangers, the Blob, the Putties, and the Tengas heard the loud roar of a jet. Everyone looked up to see a large black jet in the sky. "The Blackbird!" the Blob growled to himself.
A hatch opened on the Blackbird. A woman dressed in a green and yellow bodysuit flew out. Her suit appeared to have a large yellow 'X' on her chest. She also had a white streak in her hair. She was carrying a tall, dark-haired, muscular man in a red and yellow outfit. As they headed for the battlefield, the man looked down at where several Tengas and Putties were looking up as the fallen Power Rangers struggled to get to their feet. The man said in an obviously Russian accent, "You can drop me off here."
"Sure thing, sugah," said the woman in a Southern accent.
She let the man go free-falling to the ground. As he neared the ground, his body turned into solid steel. He landed and slammed his right fist into the ground, causing the nearby Putties and Tengas to fall. More of them tried to ambush him, but because of his great strength, the steel- bodied man easily fought them off. Seven of the fallen Rangers assisted him.
Tommy was getting to his feet when a female voice asked, "Need help, sugah?" The White Ranger looked up and saw the Southern belle fly by and punch the Blob in the jaw, causing him to stagger. Tommy leaped into the air and landed a hard kick in the same spot.
The Blob was temporarily stunned by the double-team, but quickly recovered and knocked them both away. He said, "Even you're not strong enough to take me down, Rogue!"
A voice then said, "Maybe she's not." The Blob turned only to meet the fist of the armored man, who punched him in the face. As the blubbery villain finally fell to the ground, unconscious, the man said, "But Colossus is." He then turned back to human form.
Tommy rejoined his teammates as Rogue rejoined Colossus. The Yellow Ranger was the first to speak, saying, "Thanks for helping us."
"No need to thank us, Yellow Ranger," said Rogue. "It's our job."
"Rogue and Colossus, huh?" asked the Red Ranger.
"Yes, tovarisch," answered the Russian powerhouse. "And I'm sure that you've already guessed that we're with the X-Men."
"But why is Magneto working with Rita and Zedd?" asked the Pink Ranger.
"We're not certain," admitted Rogue. "All we know is several of those creeps that ya'll were fightin' are with other members of the Brotherhood in various parts of the country. We could use ya'll's help on this one. What do you say?"
The Power Rangers all looked at each other. They then said in unison, "You got it!"
"Let's get back on the Blackbird," said Colossus. "Professor Xavier will give us the lowdown on our mission."
As she picked up Colossus and began to carry him towards the Blackbird, Rogue asked, "Should I have the jet pick ya'll up? It's on autopilot right now."
"No need," said Tommy. As Rogue flew towards the jet, the Rangers simply teleported aboard.
To Be Continued
Tommy Oliver and his little sister Jenny Oliver were putting their books into their lockers. School had just let out for the day and they were ready for the weekend. Tommy asked, "So, Jenny, what ya think about your first week of high school?"
The 12-year old girl smiled and said, "It's a little tough with the extra load, but I think I can handle it."
Tommy smiled. He was proud of his sister. This was one girl whose confidence could not be shaken.
But then, there was an all too familiar six-toned beep. They went to a secluded area of the school where nobody would see them. Tommy held his communicator watch up and asked, "What's up, Alpha?"
"Tommy," came the worried voice of Alpha-5, "Zordon needs you in the Command Center. It's urgent."
"We're on our way," said Jenny. She looked around and said, "We're clear for take-off."
With that, brother and sister touched their communicators and disappeared in streaks of white and green-colored light.
When they arrived, they were joined by Katherine Hillard, Billy Cranston, Adam Park, Aisha Campbell, Rocky DeSantos, and Trini Kwan. Tommy immediately asked, "What is it, Zordon?"
From his plasma tube, Zordon of Eltar, mentor to the Power Rangers, said, "BEHOLD, THE VIEWING GLOBE."
The eight teens looked into the sphere close by and saw a man in a red and purple suit and helmet with a purple cape hovering in the air, accompanied by several of Rita and Zedd's Putties and Tengas. The man was surrounded by a magnetic force field.
"Who is that?" Aisha asked wide-eyed.
Billy immediately answered, "That's Magneto. He's a mutant terrorist."
"Magneto?" asked Rocky, raising an eyebrow. "As in, always battling the X- Men, Magneto?" Billy simply nodded.
"OUR SENSORS ARE PICKING UP PUTTIES AND TENGAS AT VARIOUS POINTS IN THE COUNTRY, ACCOMPANIED BY NOT ONLY RITA AND ZEDD'S HENCHMEN, BUT OTHER MUTANTS AS WELL," said Zordon. "OBSERVE WHO IS IN ANGEL GROVE RIGHT NOW."
The view changed to see a very overly-obese man in blue stomping through the streets, throwing various objects at fleeing innocents. Some police officers were shooting him with their guns, but the bullets seemed to hit him like a rock landing in water. "That's just gross," said Jenny, trying to keep herself from vomiting.
"That's the Blob, isn't it?" asked Adam to Billy, who nodded.
"But why would Magneto work with Rita and Zedd?" asked Trini.
"I don't know," answered Tommy, "but we're gonna find out. It's Morphin Time!"
"PTERODACTYL!" cried Kat. She held out her Power Morpher. An image of her Power Coin appeared to shoot out, accompanied by the cry of the pterodactyl. The Pink Ranger now stood where Katherine Hillard once did.
"TRICERATOPS!" Billy went through the same sequence. He was now the Blue Ranger.
"TYRANNOSAURUS!" Rocky was now the Red Ranger.
"MASTODON!" Adam morphed into the Black Ranger.
"SABER-TOOTHED TIGER!" Aisha repeated the routine as she became the Yellow Ranger.
"DRAGON!" It was ditto for Jenny as she became the Green Ranger.
"PYRAMIDAS!" An instant later, Trini had morphed into the Gold Ranger.
"WHITE TIGER!" Tommy completed the sequence as he assumed the identity of the White Ranger.
The eight heroes teleported to the scene. The Blob saw them and said, "Power Rangers! I've been expecting you! Here's a gift, courtesy of Magneto!" He then charged and easily batted each Ranger away.
As he got up, Tommy said, "You guys take care of the Putties and Tengas. I'll take on Fatso." He pulled out Saba, his enchanted saber.
"Are you sure about this, Tommy?" Kat asked her boyfriend.
"I'll be just fine." The others immediately began fighting Rita and Zedd's minions. They knew that when Tommy sounded like that, he was not to be disobeyed.
"You think you can stop me, Whitey?" asked the humongous mutant. "Nothing moves the Blob! Nothing!" He then slammed his fists into the ground. The White Ranger dodged and slashed him with Saba three times . . . but nothing happened. As Tommy looked on in disbelief, the Blob laughed and said, "Pathetic Ranger! You may defeat stupid monsters all the time, but they ain't got nothing on me!" He then punched the White Ranger square in the face of his helmet, knocking him farther back than any monster that Lord Zedd or Rita had ever thrown at him or his teammates.
The others weren't faring any better. This time around, they weren't doing so well against the Putties and Tengas. They were being overpowered so badly that they couldn't call upon their Metallic Armor. And whenever they tried to use their weapons, they were knocked out of their hands.
It looked like the Rangers were about to be beaten when the Rangers, the Blob, the Putties, and the Tengas heard the loud roar of a jet. Everyone looked up to see a large black jet in the sky. "The Blackbird!" the Blob growled to himself.
A hatch opened on the Blackbird. A woman dressed in a green and yellow bodysuit flew out. Her suit appeared to have a large yellow 'X' on her chest. She also had a white streak in her hair. She was carrying a tall, dark-haired, muscular man in a red and yellow outfit. As they headed for the battlefield, the man looked down at where several Tengas and Putties were looking up as the fallen Power Rangers struggled to get to their feet. The man said in an obviously Russian accent, "You can drop me off here."
"Sure thing, sugah," said the woman in a Southern accent.
She let the man go free-falling to the ground. As he neared the ground, his body turned into solid steel. He landed and slammed his right fist into the ground, causing the nearby Putties and Tengas to fall. More of them tried to ambush him, but because of his great strength, the steel- bodied man easily fought them off. Seven of the fallen Rangers assisted him.
Tommy was getting to his feet when a female voice asked, "Need help, sugah?" The White Ranger looked up and saw the Southern belle fly by and punch the Blob in the jaw, causing him to stagger. Tommy leaped into the air and landed a hard kick in the same spot.
The Blob was temporarily stunned by the double-team, but quickly recovered and knocked them both away. He said, "Even you're not strong enough to take me down, Rogue!"
A voice then said, "Maybe she's not." The Blob turned only to meet the fist of the armored man, who punched him in the face. As the blubbery villain finally fell to the ground, unconscious, the man said, "But Colossus is." He then turned back to human form.
Tommy rejoined his teammates as Rogue rejoined Colossus. The Yellow Ranger was the first to speak, saying, "Thanks for helping us."
"No need to thank us, Yellow Ranger," said Rogue. "It's our job."
"Rogue and Colossus, huh?" asked the Red Ranger.
"Yes, tovarisch," answered the Russian powerhouse. "And I'm sure that you've already guessed that we're with the X-Men."
"But why is Magneto working with Rita and Zedd?" asked the Pink Ranger.
"We're not certain," admitted Rogue. "All we know is several of those creeps that ya'll were fightin' are with other members of the Brotherhood in various parts of the country. We could use ya'll's help on this one. What do you say?"
The Power Rangers all looked at each other. They then said in unison, "You got it!"
"Let's get back on the Blackbird," said Colossus. "Professor Xavier will give us the lowdown on our mission."
As she picked up Colossus and began to carry him towards the Blackbird, Rogue asked, "Should I have the jet pick ya'll up? It's on autopilot right now."
"No need," said Tommy. As Rogue flew towards the jet, the Rangers simply teleported aboard.
To Be Continued
