Disclaimer: Still the same. I am a non-owner.
Author's note: It is Alpha 5. I don't remember what happened to him in the show, but in my world, he's up and running.
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"Welcome to the Delta Megaship." Andros smiled, moving forward to greet the former ranger. "I'm Andros."
Kat smiled and shook his outstretched hand. "Katherine Hillard. Now, not that I'm not happy to see you guys, but what am I doing here?" She asked looking around at the team.
"I believe I can answer that." Alpha said, moving through the tall humans.
Kat gasped and rushed towards the little robot. "Alpha! I haven't seen you in ages! How are you!" she smiled hugging him.
"I am alright Katherine." He said returning the embrace.
"How are you doing without Zordon? I was so upset when I heard." Kat sighed. Little did she know, Andros was wincing behind her from the reminder of what he'd done. Alpha saw this, and decided to quickly change the subject.
"We will have to catch up later Katherine. Unfortunately, our reunion is not happening under the best of circumstances. I'm afraid there is more bad news." He sighed.
"Well," Andros began causing Kat to turn to him, "the reason you're here is because.we found Tommy floating in space. His ship had been attacked and he was low on air. He was unconscious when we found him, and he's in the infirmary now. We're still trying to find out who did it." He paused, giving Kat a second to digest the news, and continued when she said nothing. "From his med scans, we found that he's going to have massive amnesia. We contacted Alpha to see if there was a back up plan in case this ever happened."
Kat sighed after a moment, coming out of her stunned silence. "So.why am I here? To trigger his memory when he wakes up?"
"Not necessarily trigger his memory. More like retrieve it." Alpha said, receiving puzzled frowns from the group. "There is a way to get Tommy's memory back," he continued, "When the rangers were chosen, Zordon developed a stone for each individual to store their memory in. Once they agreed to take the power, he duplicated their memory and stored it in the appropriate stone. Then he hid them in an ancient cave that no one knew about, and upgraded the security system, just in case. If a ranger ever lost his or her memory, to such severity as Tommy has, the ranger closest to them must go to the cave and embark on a memory quest in order to retrieve the stone. That is why you are here Katherine. It is you who must go on the quest."
"What happens if I fail?" Kat asked.
"Tommy will." Alpha couldn't finish his sentence, but the others caught his meaning. There was a short pause before Kat finally spoke up.
"When do I leave?" she said determinedly.
"Wait a second," Cassie cut in stepping forward, "before you go risking your life, don't you think you should see what you have to do?"
"Cassie's right. We don't need any more people in the infirmary." Ashley said.
"I'd give my life for him in a second if it meant I could save his. I'm going." Kat said firmly.
"Rangers please," Alpha said stepping forward. "Katherine, it is admirable that you would risk your life for him, but I would not let you go without explaining it fully. Also, why would you be here if we were going to deny you the choice to go."
"Alright, so what do I have to do?" Kat asked, crossing her arms.
"The cave is called Amneous. Once you are inside you will be told whether or not you are the one to go on the quest. Then, if you are, you will be allowed to go to the first obstacle. There are three of them, and they all require you to confront a memory, each one is more severe than the last. If you succeed, you will have to face one more test before you cane get to the stone: you will have to face your greatest fear. If you pass that, and retrieve the stone, you will be shown to an area where you can be teleported. If you get to the stone, do not touch it. Only the one whose memories it contains must touch it. Any questions?" he finished.
"How do you complete a memory obstacle?" Carlos asked.
"Once you are through the gates, you'll find stone room with a pond like pool in the middle. To complete the test you must hold your breath under the water as the memory plays, but if you come up for air, you will fail."
"How do you hold your breath that long?" T.J. asked.
"Your heart rate will be lowered to ensure your safety. The cave is mystical." He said, which answered the next question. The rangers remained silent for a moment, allowing Kat to consider her decision.
"I'll do it."
Author's note: It is Alpha 5. I don't remember what happened to him in the show, but in my world, he's up and running.
***
"Welcome to the Delta Megaship." Andros smiled, moving forward to greet the former ranger. "I'm Andros."
Kat smiled and shook his outstretched hand. "Katherine Hillard. Now, not that I'm not happy to see you guys, but what am I doing here?" She asked looking around at the team.
"I believe I can answer that." Alpha said, moving through the tall humans.
Kat gasped and rushed towards the little robot. "Alpha! I haven't seen you in ages! How are you!" she smiled hugging him.
"I am alright Katherine." He said returning the embrace.
"How are you doing without Zordon? I was so upset when I heard." Kat sighed. Little did she know, Andros was wincing behind her from the reminder of what he'd done. Alpha saw this, and decided to quickly change the subject.
"We will have to catch up later Katherine. Unfortunately, our reunion is not happening under the best of circumstances. I'm afraid there is more bad news." He sighed.
"Well," Andros began causing Kat to turn to him, "the reason you're here is because.we found Tommy floating in space. His ship had been attacked and he was low on air. He was unconscious when we found him, and he's in the infirmary now. We're still trying to find out who did it." He paused, giving Kat a second to digest the news, and continued when she said nothing. "From his med scans, we found that he's going to have massive amnesia. We contacted Alpha to see if there was a back up plan in case this ever happened."
Kat sighed after a moment, coming out of her stunned silence. "So.why am I here? To trigger his memory when he wakes up?"
"Not necessarily trigger his memory. More like retrieve it." Alpha said, receiving puzzled frowns from the group. "There is a way to get Tommy's memory back," he continued, "When the rangers were chosen, Zordon developed a stone for each individual to store their memory in. Once they agreed to take the power, he duplicated their memory and stored it in the appropriate stone. Then he hid them in an ancient cave that no one knew about, and upgraded the security system, just in case. If a ranger ever lost his or her memory, to such severity as Tommy has, the ranger closest to them must go to the cave and embark on a memory quest in order to retrieve the stone. That is why you are here Katherine. It is you who must go on the quest."
"What happens if I fail?" Kat asked.
"Tommy will." Alpha couldn't finish his sentence, but the others caught his meaning. There was a short pause before Kat finally spoke up.
"When do I leave?" she said determinedly.
"Wait a second," Cassie cut in stepping forward, "before you go risking your life, don't you think you should see what you have to do?"
"Cassie's right. We don't need any more people in the infirmary." Ashley said.
"I'd give my life for him in a second if it meant I could save his. I'm going." Kat said firmly.
"Rangers please," Alpha said stepping forward. "Katherine, it is admirable that you would risk your life for him, but I would not let you go without explaining it fully. Also, why would you be here if we were going to deny you the choice to go."
"Alright, so what do I have to do?" Kat asked, crossing her arms.
"The cave is called Amneous. Once you are inside you will be told whether or not you are the one to go on the quest. Then, if you are, you will be allowed to go to the first obstacle. There are three of them, and they all require you to confront a memory, each one is more severe than the last. If you succeed, you will have to face one more test before you cane get to the stone: you will have to face your greatest fear. If you pass that, and retrieve the stone, you will be shown to an area where you can be teleported. If you get to the stone, do not touch it. Only the one whose memories it contains must touch it. Any questions?" he finished.
"How do you complete a memory obstacle?" Carlos asked.
"Once you are through the gates, you'll find stone room with a pond like pool in the middle. To complete the test you must hold your breath under the water as the memory plays, but if you come up for air, you will fail."
"How do you hold your breath that long?" T.J. asked.
"Your heart rate will be lowered to ensure your safety. The cave is mystical." He said, which answered the next question. The rangers remained silent for a moment, allowing Kat to consider her decision.
"I'll do it."