Disclaimer: Haim Saban owns the power rangers, and I don't. Big surprise huh?

AN: Here's chapter 2, hope you like it. Please send me your comments, I love any feedback.

The primary pairings in this story will be Billy/Kat, Adam/Trini, and Rocky/Aisha. I might throw in a little Zack/Tanya maybe. The gold ranger thing never happens, but Jason, Trini, and Zack return to Angel Grove after the peace conference ends. Aisha gets homesick and comes home hoping to pursue a career as a veterinarian. Also, Billy never goes to Aquitar. As far as the "Dear John" letter is concerned, it doesn't happen.

Silver Hope

Chapter 2

Billy trekked through the vast jungle. He soon crossed into the bone graveyard that had given them trouble on their first trip. He decided against picking up any bones and quickly passed through. He veered off on a path to the tall monolith, which was in the opposite direction of the Ninjetti monolith. He finally came to the tall tower and began the grueling hundred feet climb. About half way up, the vines that covered the tower seemed to come alive. They began to wrap around Billy's legs and arms. Billy struggled to break their bonds, but so far was unsuccessful. He reached his blade blaster at his side and began to cut the vines. He quickly climbed the tower, cutting the vines the whole way up. He finally reached the top. He hoisted himself onto the top platform and relaxed for a moment.

He saw the large door. He was sure the crystal was behind there.

But he knew that he wouldn't get it very easily. Billy strode toward the giant stone door.

Suddenly, about ten cogs appeared around him.

"Great, bucket heads, just what I need. Mondo must have sent them after me," he said. The ninja hood and mask covered Billy's head and face as he began to fight the mechanical nuisances. He delivered an upper cut to one and a hardening kick to the abdomen of the other. He triple roundhouse kicked another and dismantled it. He pummeled the cogs into spare parts and soon they were gone. He looked at his hands in amazement. These powers were truly incredible, and this was just his ninja form.

As he approached the door, two stone creatures came to life. Billy had expected this and quickly put his guard up. The stone creatures swung their axe weapons at him. He evaded the attacks and delivered quick sidekicks to the creatures. However, the creature's rock hard exterior was going to be hard to bust through. The two creatures ganged up on the new silver warrior. But Billy had agility in his favor and was managing to dodge the oncoming attacks. He maintained an impenetrable defense, but it wouldn't do any good if he couldn't go on offense. He did a high split kick to the both of them. He separated their defense and then took on one alone. The stone creature gave Billy a hardening blow to the stomach. This knocked the wind out of him and tossed him several feet away. Billy caught his breath and stood back up. He couldn't let himself lose, the rangers were in trouble and they needed him. He had to get this power and be there for his friends. Losing wasn't an option. He charged at the creature with renewed strength and peace of mind. He jumped into the air and delivered a kick to the side of the creature's neck. The force of his blow was enhanced by the ninja power. The creature's neck crumbled into pieces, followed by the head. The creatures' decapitated body fell to the ground and turned to dust.

'One down and one to go' thought Billy.

He stared the last one down before launching at it. He engaged in a spar with the remaining creature. This one swung its ball and chain at Billy. The former blue ranger avoided the lethal weapon by back flipping away from the creature. He followed up with a high kick and knocked the weapon out of the creature's hands. Suddenly, Billy felt as if he were floating. He looked down only to discover that he was floating.

"The power of Pegasus," said Billy. He cleared his mind and soon he was flying toward the creature. He did a high-flying kick to the creature's head. The creature went flying into the wall and broke into pieces. Billy sighed in relief. The door began to open and white light flooded the area. The light cleared and he looked on, hoping to see the crystal. But he didn't see the crystal, only a clear open pond awaited him. Billy ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. The tests were not over.

~*~*~*

The rangers defeated the cogs and were now battling the fierce Destructobot. He fired a laser and hit Rocky in the chest. The blue ranger fell to the ground and held his chest. The laser had pierced through his armor slightly, but he managed to get back up.

"Man this guy is wicked," said Adam.

"Everybody try your weapons!" called Tommy.

"Right," the other four rangers answered. They each pulled out their zeo weapons and began to fight the monster again. The weapons were giving them some help, but the monster was far from defeated. Tommy wasn't sure how much longer his team could hold out.

~*~*~*

Billy stared into the clear pond. He was assuming that the crystal had to be in there somewhere. He picked up a handful of sand and trickled it into the pond. He watched as the sand created a visible current that complied with his theory. Billy pulled off his shirt and jumped into the pond. He dove down underwater and scanned the surroundings. He saw an underwater tunnel. He came up for air and then dove back down. He knew that if he followed the path, he would find the crystal. He swam through the tunnel as fast as he could. When he was about halfway through, he came upon a breathing pocket in the tunnel. He went up for air and then dove back down. It was then that he saw the end of the tunnel, which was illuminated by a bright, silver light. The closer he got to it, the faster the current became. Just as he reached the light, the current violently pulled him through the vortex.

~*~

A while later, Billy woke up, only to find himself on a rock with the sun beating down on his back. He stood up and before him he saw the object of his quest. The sixth zeo crystal glowed with an eerie silver light. It was positioned on a pebble stone in the middle of a pond in front of a massive waterfall. The mixture of the sunlight and water droplets made a rainbow that seemed to hover above the coveted crystal.

Suddenly, a white owl appeared. The owl transformed into Dulcea.

"You have truly proven yourself worthy of the crystal Billy. You must be swift, your friends need you. Go now, and may the power protect you," Dulcea said, as she became an owl again and flew away. Billy picked the crystal up. It reacted and accepted his body. Billy was transformed into uniform. His uniform was shiny silver with a silver chest plate that covered the shoulders. The entire suit had black outlining and his helmet was silver with a sleek eye mask. His silver boots were adorned with wings on the heals. Billy smiled inside his helmet. Having the power again felt good.

"Hold on guys, I'm coming," he said as he teleported back to earth.


Destrutobot threw a grenade at the rangers. It exploded and threw the rangers to the ground.

"Damn, this guy doesn't let up," said Adam.

"What are we going to do?" asked Kat.

"If we retreat, the monster will just destroy Angel Grove. We can't let him hurt people," said Tanya.

"Stay strong guys, we can defeat him," said Tommy.

Rocky and Kat charged at the monster, attempting to double team him. The monster knocked Rocky away and secured Kat in a strangle hold.

"Let go of me!" she screamed.

"Katherine!" called Tanya.

"Let go of me you metal head!" she screamed.

Suddenly, Katherine was released from the monster's hold when he was toppled to the ground.

"You need lessons on how to treat ladies," said the silver ranger. The other rangers looked on in amazement. The stranger helped Katherine up.

"Who are you?" she asked in her deep accent.

"You'll find out soon, but let's send Mondo's monster to the scrap heap," he said.

~*~*~*~*~*

"What is this? Who is that?" asked Mondo.

"We haven't revealed his identity yet sire," said Clank.

"Well get down there and enlarge Destructobot!" ordered Mondo.

"Yes sire," said Clank as he left for earth.

~*~*~*

Billy called his silver power lance. He spun the lance and then took to the air. He attacked the monster and sent him flying.

"You brat, try this on for size!" he yelled as he launched a missile at Billy. Billy blocked the missile with his lance and then did a high spin kick to the monster's abdomen.

"Whoa! This guy is great!" said Rocky.

"Yea, but who is he?" wondered Katherine. She was completely mesmerized by this newcomer. He was mysterious, yet comfortably familiar to her.

Suddenly, Clank appeared and made the monster grow.

"Now let's see you beat me!" taunted the monster.

"Call your zords!" said the stranger.

"Right," they answered.

"Zeo zord 1, power up!" called Katherine.

"Zeo Zord 2, power up! called Tanya.

"Zeo Zord 3, power up! called Rocky.

"Zeo Zord 4, power up!" called Adam.

"Zeo Zord 5, power up!" called Tommy.

"Silver Pegasus, power up!" called the silver ranger. The rangers formed the Zeo Megazord. The new hero boarded the magnificent Pegasus. The rangers took turns hitting the monster with their specialized zeo battle helmets. The silver ranger attacked with Pegasus' stealth power. The monster was wearing down, and the silver ranger knew it was time to end battle.

"Rangers, Pegasus is built to connect to the Zeo Megazord," said the silver ranger.

"All right, let's do it!" said Tommy. The newest ranger pushed the necessary commands into the zord. A panel on Pegasus' back opened up, revealing two columns built to hold the Zeo Megazord's legs. The Megazord was secured in place, and the silver ranger joined the others in the cockpit of the Megazord.

"By the way, welcome to the team," said Tommy.

"Thanks Tommy," he said.

'How did he know my name? Why do I recognize his voice?' Tommy thought to himself.

"So silver, do you have a battle plan," asked Rocky.

"Sure do Rock," he said.

"I call the Pegasus Thunder Lance!" he called. A large silver lance appeared in the Megazord's hand. Pegasus took flight with the Megazord on its back.

"Whoa!? This is too cool!" said Rocky. The others agreed, but had lost speaking ability.

"Time to say goodnight you over grown pile of junk! Pegasus thunder bolt!" he called. The Megazord held the lance up in the air and drew electricity from dark clouds that had suddenly appeared. The lance was charged and struck Destructobot. The lightning conducted to the monster's metal. The monster was violently shocked and then exploded back into the spare parts that it came from.

"Yeah!" the rangers shouted. The zords went back to their holding bay and the ranger's teleported to the power chamber. They were each eager to learn the identity of this new ranger, who possess incredible powers.

~*~*~*

"That ranger is the brainy one they call Billy! I want everyone working on a viable way to defeat this new ranger! He cannot be allowed to destroy my plans of earth conquest!" yelled Mondo in hysterics. No one really bothered the disgruntled king the rest of the day.

~*~*~*

Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Tanya, and Kat removed their helmets.

"WELCOME SILVER RANGER," said Zordon, knowing very well just who he was.

The silver ranger unclasped the helmet and took it off. The other rangers watched with anxious eyes. What they saw was the familiar sapphire eyes and sandy blonde hair. Kat nearly fainted, but Tanya held her best friend up.

"Billy!" Katherine called, as she ran to him and hugged him. Billy blushed slightly and the others smiled at the site.

"Bout time," said Tanya.

"Yea, but Billy is almost as shy as Adam," said Rocky. Adam playfully punched Rocky in the shoulder as a response.

"Wow Billy, where did this power come from?" asked Tommy.

"I've been on Phaedos. I had to quest for the sixth zeo crystal," said Billy.

"This is so cool!" said Rocky.

"Let's go celebrate with some of Ernie's smoothies!" said Tanya. They all agreed and powered down.

~*~

The six friends enjoyed smoothies at Ernie's. Billy hadn't felt that alive since before Master Vile had come. He knew they were in for a horrific battle with the Machine Empire, but together they were a mighty force. And they would triumph as they always had.

"Billy, do you want to go for a walk in the park with me?" asked Katherine.

"Sure," Billy replied. Rocky, Adam, Tanya, and Tommy all smiled at the couple as they left the juice bar.

"So how does it feel to be a ranger again?" Katherine asked.

"Pretty great," replied Billy.

"The stars are really beautiful tonight," said Kat.

"Yea they are," he replied. His attention was on something beautiful, but it wasn't the stars.

'She's so beautiful, what could she ever see in a guy like me?' he asked himself. They stopped and sat down on a bench in front of the lake.

"I never got a chance to thank you for saving me from that monster. Thank you," Kat said, as she gazed into his deep eyes, feeling herself becoming lost in them.

"No thanks necessary. I'm just glad I got there when I did," he replied, as he stared into her gorgeous eyes that seemed to wash over him like waves lapping sand on a beach. They found that their faces were only inches apart. Their lips finally met in a gentle yet full kiss.

Billy but the caressed her cheek, and her arms went around his neck. They broke the kiss a few minutes later and the two looked at each other with a smile.

"Wow," Billy said.

"Yeah," Kat agreed.

"I love you Billy," Kat said.

"I love you too Kat, I have for a long time," Billy replied.

Katherine hugged him and kissed him again. After their tender moment, Billy took Katherine home and then drove home himself smiling the whole way.

~*~*~*

"Zeddy, the former blue power brat has gained the sixth zeo crystal. The new silver ranger pulverized those machine dolts. This could be our chance to move back into our old base!" said Rita.

"Yes, we let the rangers beat those bolt buckets, then we take over and King Mondo will work for us! But we are going to need some help. Call in all evil forces. It will take nothing less to take out the Pegasus ranger!" said Zedd.

"Even my father Zeddy?" she asked.

"Yes, but inform him that I am running the show!" said Zedd.

"All right, Ed's finally come up with a good plan," said Rito.

"It's Zedd! You idiot, Zedd!" he yelled.

"Oh Zeddy pie, it's seems our silver ranger has a certain soft spot for our former kitty Kat," said Rita. Zedd laughed evilly.

"Wonderful, I will enjoy using the pink ranger against him," Zedd laughed. Rita joined him in sinister laughter. The battle between good and evil had just begun.

AN: Hope you liked the improved chapter 2! I should have the revised chapters 3 and 4 out soon. Thanks for reading and please leave a review! Later!