Chapter 2: Sparring Partner
School was out now. Xion had quickly made friends with the six heroes of Angel Grove. Rocky (the Red Ranger) suggested they take him to the Angel Grove Youth Gym & Juice Bar & meet some of the locals. Xion was also a fan of martial arts, & told this to Tommy. Tommy suggested that they go inside & spar with one another. Xion gladly accepted. Once inside, he was introduced to Ernie & some other students. Tommy was anxious to compete against Xion. "Alright, dude. You ready?" Tommy asked, eagerly. "I shall do my best." Xion replied, sounding unsure.
At first, punches began to fly. Xion proved to be quite fast, as he managed to block almost every one of Tommy's punches. Tommy proved to be fast as well. Now, kicks began to fly. The girls were watching the guys in action. "He's pretty good." Kim said coyly. Billy (the Blue Ranger) came up & said "Indeed. He is quite prodigious." They continued to spar as Adam watched from a distance. He had a feeling that Xion could not be trusted, as it might lead to something bad.
The guys decided to move on to kendo sticks now. Xion was pulling off some fancy moves with his kendo stick. Tommy seemed to be a bit overwhelmed, but that didn't stop him. Then, out of nowhere, Xion lunged forward & did a kind of dash attack, striking Tommy across the stomach. Tommy collapsed. Everyone went over to him to see if he was all right. He was hurt, but it wasn't serious. "Man, how did you do that?" he said, as he was being helped to his feet. "I'm sorry if I hurt you." Xion apologized. "I am a master of Kendo."
This intrigued Tommy. "You're going to have to show me some of those tricks of yours." Tommy said. "I would be glad to. but, I need to be on my way." He replied, looking at his watch. "Where are you going?" Rocky said. "Well, it's kind of personal, so I don't want to say." They all understood. "I shall see you all later" Xion friendly said.
About fifteen minutes later, Tommy was still a little hurt from Xion's dash attack. "Are you sure you're feeling okay?" Kim asked, concerned. "Yeah, I'll be okay. He was quite good." Then, Tommy's communicator went off. It was Zordon on the line. "Yeah, Zordon?" Tommy answered. "Rangers, please report to the Command Center immediately." The Rangers gather & teleport to the Command Center. Once there, they are wondering what's up. "Zordon, what's going on?" Adam asked. Zordon gave them the news. "A new evil has descended upon the Earth. Observe the Viewing Globe." What they saw was rather shocking. No one could say anything. What was seen on the Viewing Globe was - the Green Ranger!?
School was out now. Xion had quickly made friends with the six heroes of Angel Grove. Rocky (the Red Ranger) suggested they take him to the Angel Grove Youth Gym & Juice Bar & meet some of the locals. Xion was also a fan of martial arts, & told this to Tommy. Tommy suggested that they go inside & spar with one another. Xion gladly accepted. Once inside, he was introduced to Ernie & some other students. Tommy was anxious to compete against Xion. "Alright, dude. You ready?" Tommy asked, eagerly. "I shall do my best." Xion replied, sounding unsure.
At first, punches began to fly. Xion proved to be quite fast, as he managed to block almost every one of Tommy's punches. Tommy proved to be fast as well. Now, kicks began to fly. The girls were watching the guys in action. "He's pretty good." Kim said coyly. Billy (the Blue Ranger) came up & said "Indeed. He is quite prodigious." They continued to spar as Adam watched from a distance. He had a feeling that Xion could not be trusted, as it might lead to something bad.
The guys decided to move on to kendo sticks now. Xion was pulling off some fancy moves with his kendo stick. Tommy seemed to be a bit overwhelmed, but that didn't stop him. Then, out of nowhere, Xion lunged forward & did a kind of dash attack, striking Tommy across the stomach. Tommy collapsed. Everyone went over to him to see if he was all right. He was hurt, but it wasn't serious. "Man, how did you do that?" he said, as he was being helped to his feet. "I'm sorry if I hurt you." Xion apologized. "I am a master of Kendo."
This intrigued Tommy. "You're going to have to show me some of those tricks of yours." Tommy said. "I would be glad to. but, I need to be on my way." He replied, looking at his watch. "Where are you going?" Rocky said. "Well, it's kind of personal, so I don't want to say." They all understood. "I shall see you all later" Xion friendly said.
About fifteen minutes later, Tommy was still a little hurt from Xion's dash attack. "Are you sure you're feeling okay?" Kim asked, concerned. "Yeah, I'll be okay. He was quite good." Then, Tommy's communicator went off. It was Zordon on the line. "Yeah, Zordon?" Tommy answered. "Rangers, please report to the Command Center immediately." The Rangers gather & teleport to the Command Center. Once there, they are wondering what's up. "Zordon, what's going on?" Adam asked. Zordon gave them the news. "A new evil has descended upon the Earth. Observe the Viewing Globe." What they saw was rather shocking. No one could say anything. What was seen on the Viewing Globe was - the Green Ranger!?