Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers. And I forgot to mention in the last chapter that I also don't own the song "Cross my Line" That song belongs to Aaron Waters and The Mighty Raw, as well as the MMPR the movie soundtrack. Which, I might add, is an awesome soundtrack.
Anyway, on with the story.
AN: Here's chapter six for your enjoyment! Keep the reviews coming, they really make my day!
Silver Hope
Chapter 6
The earth had been quiet most of the day. The gang had gone to the youth center, but Billy had been ordered to stay behind, as he was still healing. Bulk and Skull were a welcome new addition to the circle of friends.
Rocky and Adam finished their work out and sat down at the table. The blue ranger was greeted by a basket of fries and a strawberry smoothie, courtesy of Ernie. The others simply wondered how nothing seemed to affect Rocky's appetite. If the world were going to explode, Rocky would still eat till his heart was content. The quiet state they were in should have been relieving, but it just made the rangers more nervous.
Kat's eyes lit up for the first time that day, when she saw Billy enter the juice bar. She practically ran up to him and hugged him.
"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be resting," Kat scolded, though she couldn't have been happier that he was there. Billy made his way over to the table and sat down.
"Alpha said that the wound is nearly healed. I begged him to let me out of the power chamber; I was so bored," Billy said.
"Alpha's a softy, I wouldn't have let you go," Trini retorted.
"Awe come on Trini, I'm fine," Billy pleaded.
"Whatever you say Billy," Trini replied.
"Man, I wish we knew what Zedd and the others were up to. They are being too quiet for my tastes," Tommy said.
"I know Tommy, but we have to keep cool. You know Zordon's rules, we can't attack unless we're attacked first," said Billy. The others nodded.
"So we just sit here and wait to be attacked," Rocky said. He really hated that rule sometimes.
"Yea," Billy replied, not really liking it much more than Rocky.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So what is the next phase in your evil plan Zeddykins?" asked Rita.
"We attack the earth of course. The rangers will expect us to attack them, so that's exactly what we're not going to do," said Zedd.
"Not attack the rangers! What kind of half-baked plan is that, you over grown slab of New York strip steak!" Rita yelled.
"Shut up Rita! Our attack will not start with the rangers. We will attack Angel Grove and do some downsizing on the population, if you get my drift," Zedd replied.
"Oh I get it! We're gonna kill some people to piss off the power rangers! Uh...Zedd, why are we gonna do that?" asked Rito.
"Will you shut up bonehead," Goldar yelled.
"Yea Rito, put a sock in it!" Rita yelled at her brother.
"We will demolish a few populated buildings in downtown Angel Grove and then watch those rangers get on their hands and knees and beg us to stop!" Zedd yelled.
Scorpina aimed Serpentera's arsenal at downtown Angel Grove and fired. Hundreds of citizens cried out in horror as their lives ended tragically. This was one time the power rangers had not been there.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A rumble was heard inside the youth center, and people began rushing outside. Before the rangers could, they heard the familiar six-tone ring.
"Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep," Billy's communicator rang. Billy spotted a vacant corner and led the group, including Bulk and Skull to it. Billy opened the communication channel.
"This is Billy, go ahead," Billy said.
"BILLY YOU AND THE OTHERS MUST TELEPORT TO THE POWER CHAMBER IMMEDIATELY. THERE HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. ALPHA HAS MANAGED TO RESTORE TELEPORTATION FOR THE TIME BEING," Zordon spoke.
"We'll be right there," Billy replied. When no one was looking, the zeo rangers and their six companions teleported away.
~*~*~*
The rangers and their companions arrived in the power chamber.
"What's going on Zordon?" Billy asked.
"RANGERS, OBSERVE THE VIEWING SCREEN," Zordon ordered.
They all gasped when they saw the sight. Downtown Angel Grove was an inferno. It was worse than when Ivan had unleashed his ecto-morphicons on the city.
Katherine clung to Billy as she fought back tears.
"Those people," she whispered sadly. Billy hugged her close to him.
"Serpentera is aiming for Angel Grove high, and the youth center!" cried Tanya.
"We've got to intercept them and save those people!" called Adam.
Billy nodded.
"It's Morphin Time!" he called.
"Zeo Ranger 1-Pink," called Katherine.
"Zeo Ranger 2-Yellow," called Tanya.
"Zeo Ranger 3- Blue," called Rocky.
"Zeo Ranger 4- Green," called Adam.
"Zeo Ranger 5- Red," called Tommy.
"Zeo Ranger 6- Silver," called Billy. The zeo rangers teleported to the high school, while Bulk, Skull, Aisha, Trini, Zack, and Jason remained behind.
"Good luck guys," whispered Jason.
~*~*~*
Just as Serpentera loomed closer to the school and the watching students, the power rangers appeared in front of them. Tengus, Oozemen, Cogs, and Divatox's Piranhitrons appeared.
"You guys take care of the welcoming committee, while I accept Zedd's invitation," Billy said.
"Be careful!" Kat said.
"I will," he replied to her gently.
"I call on the power of the silver Pegasus!" Billy called. The magnificent zord flew gracefully through the sky. With a flash of silver, Billy teleported into the cockpit of his zord.
The rest of the rangers began to fight the hoards of minions. They found these new Piranhitrons particularly difficult to defeat.
Billy circled Serpentera, letting Zedd know he was ready for a rematch.
"So Billy wants to play? Fire all missiles at the silver ranger!" Zedd ordered. Billy did his best to dodge the missiles, but a few made contact. Billy fired a thunderbolt at Serpentera. The giant beast shook, but remained almost untouched.
"Damn, I'll bet Ivan has charged that thing with his ooze," Billy said.
Zedd laughed maniacally, as Serpentera continued to fire missiles at the Pegasus zord.
The rest of the rangers were being overwhelmed by the mass quantities of monsters.
"There's to many of them!" Kat yelled.
"We can't keep this up!" Rocky yelled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
Meanwhile, at the power chamber, Zordon and Alpha received some welcome visitors.
"Rangers of Aquitar! How nice to see you!" Alpha greeted.
"Hello Alpha. We have come to assist the rangers. We have heard that they are under a vicious attack by many forces of evil. You remember Tideus, Corcus, Cestro, Aurico, and myself. This is Cestria, our pink Aquitian ranger," Delphine introduced.
"I am honored to meet you," she said.
"AS ARE WE. BUT OUR RANGERS ARE IN GREAT PERIL. BILLY IS FIGHTING SERPENTERA IN HIS ZORD, WHILE THE OTHERS ARE TRYING TO FEND OFF THE NUMEROUS MINIONS," Zordon said.
"Yes Zordon, we have also brought something that will aid the rangers in their fight. Recently on an expedition, Cestro recovered the zeo element gems from the Neptunian Sea. The gems each possess an element of nature, and will also equip each ranger with a more powerful zord," Delphine explained.
"THE ZEO GEMS, I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOST FOREVER. I WILL PULL THE RANGERS FROM THE BATTLE LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GIVE THEM THE GEMS," Zordon said.
"Thank you Zordon, we will assist them in this battle," said Delphine.
"THANK YOU AQUITIAN RANGERS," Zordon replied. The rangers were teleported to the power chamber. They were about to protest, but then saw the Aquitian rangers. They removed their helmets.
"Zordon, things are getting really hectic out there. We have to get back out there," Billy insisted as they all removed their helmets.
"YES RANGERS, YOU WILL RETURN TO THE BATTLE MOMENTARILY. BUT FIRST, THE AQUITIAN RANGERS WISH TO GIVE YOU THE ZEO ELEMENT GEMS. THESE POWERFUL GEMS WILL GIVE EACH OF YOU AN ELEMENT OF NATURE, AS WELL AS A NEW ZORD," Zordon said.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Look Zeddy! Those rotten rangers retreated!" Rita screeched.
"Yes! Victory will be ours!" Zedd yelled.
"Those two are really annoying," Divatox told Ivan.
"Yea, I wish they'd shut up," he replied.
~*~*~*~*~*
Delphine opened the case and approached Katherine first.
"All of you will your zeonizers into sight," Delphine said. They did as she said.
Delphine placed an oval shaped gem of rose quartz into Katherine's zeonizer. Powerful pink winds surrounded her.
"Katherine, you have the element of wind. Your zord is the graceful dove," Delphine told her.
"Thank you Delphine," Katherine said. Delphine nodded and moved to Tanya.
She placed a double oval shaped pearl into Tanya's zeonizer.
"Tanya, you hold the solar element. The power of the sun will aid you,"
The brilliant condor will be your zord. Tanya nodded her thanks.
She placed a triangle shaped sapphire in Rocky's zeonizer.
"Rocky, you hold the element of water. The powerful shark zord will come to your aid," she said. Rocky smiled and nodded.
She placed a rectangle shaped emerald in Adam's zeonizer.
"Adam, you hold the element of earth. The powerful Mountain Lion will be your zord," she said. Adam nodded with a smile.
She placed a star shaped ruby in Tommy's zeonizer.
"Tommy, you hold the element of fire. The powerful Dragon will be your zord," she said. He nodded and she moved to Billy.
She placed a wing shaped piece of silver in Billy's zeonizer.
"Billy, your element is still thunder. And Pegasus will remain your zord. But the silver gem will bring a vast upgrade to the capabilities of your powers and zord. With the silver gem, you will be able to launch violent storms at the enemy," she finished. Billy nodded.
"We humbly thank you Aquitian rangers," Billy said. The others nodded.
"It is our pleasure rangers of earth," Cestro replied.
"Ready guys," Billy said. They nodded.
"Back into action!" Billy called as the teleported back to the battle scene.
"It's Morphin Time!" called Delphine. The Aquitian rangers morphed and joined the others on the battlefield.
"Zeo rangers! You take care of the monsters! Let us handle Serpentera!" Aurico said. Billy nodded.
The Aquitian rangers called on the Shogun zords. Cestria and Delphine piloted the white one, while the others piloted their own respective colors.
~*~*~*~*~*
"ZEDD! Those brats are back! And they brought the fish rangers!" yelled Rita.
"No matter Rita. The Aquitian rangers can't remain on earth long," Zedd replied. Rita just growled, knowing that it was not in their best interest to underestimate a power ranger.
~*~*~*~*~*
Billy began plowing through the mass of monsters. Each punch or kick he made had an electric charge to it. This was similar for the other rangers as well. Tanya's connected with burning heat, Rocky's with a splash, Tommy's with flames, Adam with seismic waves, and Katherine with wind. In no time, the six zeo rangers beat the minions.
"These powers rock!" yelled Rocky.
"Yea, what a difference," said Tanya.
"Let's help the Aqutian rangers with Serpentera," said Billy.
"I was hoping for a nice test drive!" Tommy cheered.
"Let's call 'em!" called Rocky.
"Power of Wind! Pink Dove zord power up!" called Kat. The graceful dove flew out of the clouds to meet its pilot.
"Power of Sun! Yellow Condor zord power up!" Tanya called. The condor flew out of the sun and toward Tanya.
"Power of Water! Blue Shark zord power up!" Rocky called. The shark emerged from the depths of the ocean and rolled onto the land.
"Power of Earth! Green Mountain Lion power up!" Adam called. The Mountain Lion descended from the mountains to meet its waiting pilot.
"Power of Fire! Red Dragon zord(not to be confused with the dragonzord) power up!" Tommy called. The dragon emerged from a volcano and quickly made its way to its caller.
"Power of Thunder! Silver Pegasus power up!" Billy called. Billy's reenergized zord came at his call.
"Pink Tornado Cloud!" called Kat as the Dove zord created a swirling tornado. It distracted Serpentera and pushed it away from the Shogun megazord, which was taking a beating.
Rocky attached the razor sharp shark teeth to Serpentera's tail. Serpentera lashed its tail, taking Rocky for a ride.
"Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA!" Rocky yelled.
"Solar beam!" called Tanya. The Condor opened its mouth a launched a powerful solar beam into the torso of Serpentera. It made a slight breach in the stomach of the serpent.
"Keep it up guys!" called Billy.
Adam pounded the ground with the Mountain Lion and shook Serpentera violently.
"Time for a fire blast!" Tommy called as he fired a line of flames that scorched the mechanical beast.
"Silver Thunder Crash!" called Billy as Pegasus electrocuted Serpentera. This time Ivan's ooze was penetrated by the thunder and scorched.
"Guys, let's bring them together and kick Zedd back to the moon where he belongs!" called Billy.
"Right!" the others called.
"We need zeo gem megazord power!" they all called simultaneously.
The Green Mountain Lion transformed to form the pelvis and lower torso. The red dragon and blue shark zords folded into the legs. The condor wings became arms, while the torso of and tail of the bird formed the neck and chest. The Dove zord became the head and the sixth battle helmet became the primary helmet for the megazord. The megazord's legs fit into Pegasus' holders and the magnificent megazord took flight. It was armed with the reenergized thunder lance. The rangers took to the cockpit and readied for battle. They raised the lance to the sky and began to draw the power for their ultimate attack. The lance drew power from the wind, the sun, the ocean, the earth, the volcano, and the thunder clouds. The rangers held up their right arms and called out in unison.
"Power of wind, sun, water, earth, fire, and thunder! Hi yah!" they called as they made a swiping motion with their arms. The powerful attack made Serpentera begin to violently combust.
~*~*~*~*
Rita screamed.
"Zeddy! This place is gonna blow! Blast those power pukes!" she screeched.
"Time to evacuate, everyone back to the moon palace!" Zedd yelled. Each villain used their own mean of teleportation and left the unsalvageable Serpentera. Zedd's face appeared to the rangers in the sky.
"You may have won this battle rangers! But I will win the war! Enjoy your victory, for it will be short-lived!" Zedd screamed as he vanished. The rangers whooped and cheered. The twelve rangers teleported back to the power chamber for debriefing.
"You guys! That was awesome!" yelled Zack. The rangers demorphed and greeted their friends.
"Thanks, but we couldn't have done it without the Aquitian rangers," said Billy.
"It was our pleasure," Cestria replied with a warm smile. A smile Kat could have sworn was directed toward Billy. But the pink zeo ranger knew she was probably being paranoid. The rangers turned to Zordon.
"GOOD WORK RANGERS. I WANT YOU TO ALL GO HOME AND REST. I'M SURE ZEDD WILL NOT WAIT LONG BEFORE LAUNCHING ANOTHER ATTACK," Zordon informed.
"Zordon, how are we going to prevent another attack on the city like the one Zedd performed this morning?" Katherine wondered.
"WE CANNOT DO MUCH I'M AFRAID RANGERS. HOWEVER, I WILL BE TRACKING ANY SIGNAL THAT COMES FROM THE MOON. WE MUST DO OUR BEST TO INSURE THAT NO MORE LIVES ARE LOST," Zordon said. Rangers and non-rangers nodded.
"Our tracking technology even exceeds that of Eltarian technology. Billy, perhaps you could accompany us to Aquitar to learn of this technology," Cestria suggested. Kat bit her tongue. She knew Billy would never go for that.
"Um...as helpful as that technology would be, I can't leave the earth. Zedd would attack the minute I do," Billy said.
"Cestria and I can come tomorrow after we are rehydrated. We can work on a higher security system here in the power chamber," Cestro said.
"That would be great," Billy said. The Aquitian rangers departed for Aquitar, while the others departed for some R&R time at the youth center.
The girls watched as the guys sparred. Kat sighed.
"Hey girl, what's up?" Tanya asked. Kat looked at her best friends.
"Well, I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but was I the only one who noticed that little pass Cestria made at Billy?" Katherine asked.
"Oh yea, I caught that," Aisha replied.
"Honey, you shouldn't worry. You're Billy's only radio station," said Tanya. Kat giggled at Tanya's example.
"Billy is the most loyal person I have ever known. And besides Cestria is like half fish. Billy used to have a strong phobia of fish. And even though he's over the phobia, I don't think you have to worry about him having a love interest in one," Trini said.
"I know, but she was really smart and beautiful. I certainly can't compete with her brains," Kat interjected.
"Katherine, I don't think you have anything to worry about," Aisha replied.
Katherine nodded.
~*~*~*~*~*
Billy and Adam finished their spar. The swatted their skin with towels and clasped hands in a friendly hand shake.
"I think I'm gonna call it a day," said Billy.
"Yea me too. I think you need to talk to Katherine though," Adam said. Trini had just briefed him.
"Huh?" asked Billy in confusion.
"Come on Billy, the pink Aquitian ranger showed quite an interest in you," Adam said. Billy chuckled slightly.
"Kat's the only one for me," he replied.
"Then go tell her that," he said as he patted Billy's shoulder. Billy nodded and approached Kat. He kissed her cheek.
"Wanna go for a walk?" he asked.
"Sure," she smiled. The girls smiled and nodded as the couple left the juice bar.
~*~*~*
Billy and Kat walked hand in hand through the park.
"Billy, I know I overreacted about Cestria. I'm sorry, I feel so stupid," Kat said.
"No, it's okay. I just want you to know that I love only you. I was actually kind of flattered. You looked like you wanted to bite her head off. I've never had someone care about me that much before. I love you Kat," he said.
"I love you too Billy," she replied. Billy took her in his arms and kissed her deeply. A few minutes later, they finally broke the series of lengthy kisses.
"Tomorrow, I am going to work with Cestro and Cestria on a security device, but I don't want to spend the whole night there," Billy said.
Kat wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh you bet I'll be coming to drag your cute butt out of the power chamber. No more late nights with machinery and computers. You are reserved for me at night," she replied in a sultry voice. Billy blushed slightly, which only made Kat grin wider. The happy couple spent the rest of the evening under the stars enjoying the feel of being in each other's arms.
~*~*~*~*~*
The rest of the rangers were still at the juice bar, and had a hard time ignoring some of the conversation that was happening between students.
"I can't believe they are blaming the power rangers," said Tanya in astonishment.
"Damn it! We would've stopped it if we could have," Rocky said angrily, but without attracting attention. Aisha clasped his shoulder comfortingly and he calmed down.
"Don't worry guys, we'll get through this," said Tommy.
"Yea, and not everyone is blaming the power rangers. Mostly just dumb jerks like Shawn," Bulk mentioned.
"Yea, strangely enough, he doesn't seem to like you guys a lot. And he definitely doesn't like the power rangers," Skull said.
"Yea, Shawn has never liked any of us," said Adam.
"Well, I say we all go home and get some rest. It's been a long day," Trini suggested. The others agreed, and they parted ways for the night.
~*~*~*~*~*
"As usual, your stupid plans failed pathetically!" Rita yelled. Zedd groaned.
"Will you be quiet Rita!" Zedd growled.
"I'll be quiet when you defeat the power brats!" she yelled back.
"Patience Rita. We will defeat those brats. The power rangers think that today was low, but they haven't seen anything yet," Zedd muttered.
"What are you going on about?" Rita yelled.
"What would you say if I said I plan on forcing the rangers to reveal their identities?" Zedd asked.
"Well, they would lose their powers, but knowing Zordon, he probably has a fail safe for that rule. In this case, he would allow the rangers to keep the power. So what would we gain from that?" asked Divatox.
"Oh I am planning on Zordon allowing them to keep the power. If I can't physically destroy them, then maybe I need to destroy them personally first. The rangers would have no peace. People would either love or hate them. I will destroy their lives, and they will soon fall to me," Zedd explained.
"That's brilliant Z! When do we start?" asked Ooze.
"In good time Ivan. We'll give those punks about a week or so of the last normalcy they will ever have!" Zedd growled. Evil laughter and cackles filled the barren space of the moon.
AN: Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading and please leave a review! Bye for now!
