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AN: Here is chapter 44! This is the second to last chapter and then this epic will close. I have had so much fun writing this story and it turned out to be so much more than I ever planned on. I am extremely happy with the way it has gone and I hope all of you have enjoyed reading this as much as I have had writing it. So without further ado, chapter 44! Also, any spelling and grammar errors in Toran's dialogue are intentional, because he's four.
Dreams of a Cat and a Wolf
Dreams 4: Power Rangers Forever
Chapter 44: Hope for the World
Many things had changed since the death of Zordon. The United Alliance of Good had recently crumbled due to its evil rule under Lord Veridian, as he was calling himself these days. Shortly after Toran's first birthday, Tanya and Adam became the second couple of the Ninjetti to marry. Not long after that, Tanya became pregnant and gave birth to a little girl they named Danielle Ashala Park. She was two years younger than Toran, being born during the time when Master Org was terrorizing Turtle Cove. Then finally, after the trouble with Ransik, Tommy and Kim and Rocky and Aisha finally married in a double wedding. Kim and Tommy had decided it was time when Kim became pregnant and Rocky knew that Aisha would love to get married alongside her best friend. 9 months later, Kim had a son they named Jason Thomas Oliver. He was a year younger than Danielle. And soon, Aisha herself joined the ranks as a mother, having a daughter a year after little Jason was born. She and Rocky named her Alyssa Mercedes DeSantos and she was currently six months old.
~*~*~*
Billy Cranston monitored the latest battle between Lothor and the current ranger team. It looked like he and Kat would have to once again step in. Lothor and his forces continued to strengthen each day. Marah and Kapri had proven in the last battle that they were anything but stupid. They had spent an entire year working on zords of their own and they had the rangers on the ropes for a while. It was hard trying to keep track of who was betraying who and Billy hoped that their betrayal tactics would in turn destroy each other. But it was not turning out like he had wanted. Lothor seemed to be in complete control, thanks to his alliance with Veridian. Billy glanced to his side to where his son was sitting and watching the battle intently.
"Daddy, aunt Tori and the others aren't doin very good," Toran said.
"I'm afraid not little man. Looks like your mom and I are going to have to step in again," Billy replied.
"Lothor is really after Cam this time," Kat said, as she approached them.
Just as Billy and Kat were about to morph, the rangers called upon the mammoth megazord. Seeing this, Lothor abruptly pulled his forces back. He had decided that it was time for a new approach. The tired and weary rangers arrived back at Ninja Opts.
"Well done rangers, Lothor has pulled back. But we must keep our senses tuned for another attack, for I am sure Lothor is plotting his next move as we speak," Sensei spoke.
"Man, we got majorly worked," Dustin complained.
"Dude, I am so wiped. We're going to have to take a rain check on that spar I owe ya little man," Hunter said, as he ruffled Toran's hair.
"That's okay uncle Hunter," Toran replied.
"Yes, besides, it's bedtime for you anyway," Kat said, as she picked him up.
"Awww...but mama, I not tired. I don't wanna go to bed," Toran whined.
"Sorry sweetie, but mama knows best," Kat replied. Toran said goodnight to everyone and Kat tucked him in for the night.
The next day, Lothor readied his forces for another attack. His goal was to draw the three ninja rangers and two thunder rangers out. Then, he would send some kelzacs and a monster to Angel Grove, thus taking the two wolf Ninjetti rangers out of the picture. That would leave his nephew Cam and the boy Toran at Ninja Opts. Then, he himself, would attack and capture them both. And he would also do away with his rodent brother.
~*~*~*
Cam continued his scan of Blue Bay Harbor and soon his sensors picked up a disturbance.
"Guys, it looks like Lothor's goons are back," Cam said.
"Let's get on it," Shane said.
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!" Shane, Dustin and Tori called.
"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!" Hunter and Blake called.
"I'll monitor the battle and join you soon," Cam said. Toran hopped up on a chair so he could watch the battle with Cam. Suddenly, Billy's communicator rang. And he knew it probably meant trouble in Angel Grove.
"This is Billy," he answered.
"Billy, it's Tommy. Some of Lothor's goons are attacking here in Angel Grove!" Tommy said.
"Kat and I are on our way," Billy replied.
"Toran, you stay here with Cam," Billy ordered. Toran nodded, knowing not to argue with his father in these types of situations.
"Ninjetti! The Wolf!" Billy and Kat called, as they morphed and teleported out.
Kara Cranston and Karen Hillard graciously accepted the last minute call for a babysitter. They gladly took Danielle, little Jason, and Alyssa into their care while their parents went off to fight evil. Of course Kara and Karen couldn't help but worry about their little Toran.
~*~*~*
Cam watched the screen intently and soon the monster became large.
"The zords are on their way," Cam said, as he initiated the sequence.
Suddenly, an explosion rocked through the entrance of the secret place. Cam hauled Toran to the floor with him, avoiding the flying debris. Lothor himself entered and fixed his stare upon Cam.
"Lothor, I order you to leave at once," Sensei demanded. Lothor responded by backhanding the small rodent and sending him into a wall. He blasted him, causing small explosions and sparks to ensue.
"Dad!" Cam called.
"Feels good to be rid of that meddlesome brother," Lothor said. Toran scowled and jumped down on Lothor's foot.
"You little brat!" Lothor cried.
"Get out of here Toran!" Cam yelled, as he began fighting Lothor.
"Don't think I will make it that easy for the boy. Kelzacks, capture that brat!" Lothor called. Toran began using all the skills that he had been taught thus far, but due to his size and lack of experience, the kelzacks soon caught and restrained him. Cam was not having much luck against Lothor and found himself being hurled about. With a quick swipe, Lothor seized the Samurai amulet.
"No!" Cam cried. Lothor hauled Cam up, as he and his minions disappeared with their prisoners.
~*~*~*
Silly little man, it seems you had,
A big idea in your head,
To come and conquer me.
1. Now I don't mean to go and wreck your day,
but ya better turn and run away,
Or there'll be a big, big price to pay..
The Storm Megazord proved too much for Lothor's latest lackey and went down in a brilliant display of fire. The five rangers exited the large zord and headed back to Ninja Opts.
~*~
Cuz I am the one you should fear the most..
Cuz I am the one who will take you..down.
And as long as I exist..
There's hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world..
"Wolf Saber, Final Strike!" Billy and Kat called. The Wolf Saber lit on fire with blue flames and swept through the monster. It became ashes and the rangers regrouped on the ground.
"Tell me why I'm not excited about our victory," Rocky said, as they all demorphed.
"Because that was way too easy," Adam replied.
"Yeah, since when does Lothor attack Angel Grove?" Tanya asked, as she joined her friends. Tanya had helped as the pink astro ranger with the ground battle, but allowed the others to take it on with their zords.
"Something's wrong at Ninja Opts, I have a really bad feeling," Billy said.
"Toran and Cam!" Kat explained, as it all made sense.
"Damn it! It was trick to get Cam and Toran!" Billy yelled.
"I'll go get Bulk and Skull. I think we're going to need every ranger we can get," Rocky said, as he ran off for the youth center.
"I'll contact Andros on KO-35," Tanya said.
"I'll contact Jason and Trini and have them teleport to Blue Bay Harbor," Kim said.
"Are they back from their honeymoon yet?" Tommy asked. Jason and Trini had just married two weeks prior.
"They just got back today," Kim replied, as she proceeded to contact Jason's communicator.
"This is Jason," he answered.
"Jase, it's Kim. We've got serious trouble. Teleport to Blue Bay Harbor ASAP, Trini should have the coordinates," Kim said.
"Got it," he replied.
~*~*~*
Billy, Kat, Tommy, Kim, Aisha, Adam, Tanya, Jason and Trini entered the smoky entrance of Ninja Opts. Kat choked back sobs as her mind raced with the possible things that could have happened to her baby boy. Billy squeezed her small hand in his own comfortingly.
"This place is trashed," Tommy exclaimed.
"Oh god, Toran!" Kat cried.
"Kat, I don't think he's here, but I know he's still alive," Billy comforted her. The current rangers of Blue Bay Harbor arrived behind them and gawked at their ruined headquarters.
"Lothor did this?" Dustin asked.
"I am afraid so my students," came the voice of sensei. But it was now coming from a man rather than a rodent.
"Sensei! Your back to normal!" Tori exclaimed.
"Yes, the power flux Lothor created when he was here reversed my condition. But I was not able to stop him from abducting my son and young Toran. The world is in great danger, for Lothor has already begun to open the abyss of evil. And Veridian is here ready to claim the young cub," Sensei said. The viewing screen hummed to life, thanks to Billy. It focused on Lothor and his goons, as they used the Samurai amulet to arise the fallen from the abyss of evil. Toran and Cam were no where to be seen and everyone assumed that they were still on Lothor's ship.
First, springing to life were all of Lothor's previous goons and monsters. Then came many faces from the past. Trakeena, in her green form rose. Kat shuddered, remembering their hellacious battle with her when they assisted the Lightspeed and Galaxy rangers. Many less significant figures continued to appear. Trini gasped, as she saw Dark Spector and Ecliptor. Kim groaned, as she spotted Rito and Goldar. She expected to see Rita and Zedd, but remembered that Zordon had cleansed their bodies from the evil and made them human. The same had also been for Divatox. Her reverie was broken by Kat's whimper. She looked again and saw none other than Master Vile and Ivan Ooze. Kim hugged Kat and watched Billy closely. His eyes seemed to bore into the screen and his jaw clenched.
"How the hell are we supposed to combat that much evil?" Shane wondered.
"It's going to take every ranger we have," Billy said.
"Got an idea Bill?" Tommy asked, though he could almost see the gears turning in Billy's brain.
"Yes, we're going to call all rangers. Then, we are going to break off into ranger teams divided by color. From there, we will be better able to combat this," Billy said.
"That's brilliant!" Tori said.
"I'll get the call out," Trini said, as she began to call contact every ranger team.
"Rocky, you're going to lead the Red Ranger team," Billy said.
"Wow," was all Rocky could say.
"Kim, you and Tanya have the Pink Ranger team," he continued.
"Aisha, you and Trini have the Yellow Ranger team,"
"Tommy, you have what I'm calling the sixth ranger team," Billy said. Tommy smiled, knowing that the various sixth rangers came in a variety of colors.
"Thanks man," he replied.
"Adam, you have the black/green ranger team," he continued.
"And we have the blue ranger team," Billy told his wife.
"Messages sent. The Red team has been instructed to teleport to the Astro Megaship, which is orbiting the Earth. The sixth ranger team is meeting at the Headquarters for the Silver Guardians. Wes informed me that the rest of Time Force is on their way here. The black/green team is meeting at the youth center since I cleared it with Ernie and Skull is already there. The pink and yellow ranger teams are meeting at the Animarium with Princess Shayla and the blue ranger team is meeting here at Ninja Opts," Trini reported.
"Great work Trini," Billy replied.
"We are here to help too my young warriors," a familiar voice said.
"Lupis!" Kat cried.
"Yes, and I have brought the rest of the Ninjetti masters as well. Sure enough, behind him stood Lupina, Baka, Valin, Marlon, Ursa, and Rach.
"Great, now for assignments. Rock, you and red team are in charge protecting Silver Hills. Kim, you and the Pink
team have Turtle Cove. Adam, you and the black/green team have Angel Grove, Aisha, you and yellow team will help the pink team in Turtle Cove since I am detecting a high concentration of evil heading to that area. And the blue team will take care of Blue Bay Harbor," Billy ordered and then looked Tommy straight in the eye. And Tommy knew their assignment.
"Don't worry man, I know how much you want to go up there. But you know it's probably not the best idea since you're mind is not at peace. Don't worry, we'll bring back Cam and your son," Tommy assured him.
"Thanks Tommy," Billy replied, with a handshake.
~*~*~*
"All right, you all have your assignments. I know most of you are eager to pay certain towns a visit. But I urge you and Vile to stay here if you want to face the Wolf Ninjettis," Lothor told Ooze.
"Yes, we have some unfinished business with those two," Vile said darkly.
"Go now everyone, we attack at dusk, and that only a few hours away!" Lothor shouted. The evils of the universe cheered, eager to take back what they had lost.
~*~
{Location: The Astro Megaship}
Rocky and Andros waited for the arrival of the other red rangers. Their arrivals were signaled by streams of teleportation.
"Is this the meeting for red rangers?" Leo asked.
"Good to see you Leo," Rocky said.
"Thank you all for coming," Andros said.
"Hey, where else is a red ranger supposed to be when there's evil asses to kick?" Wes joked.
"Good to see you too Wes and Carter. Glad to see you again Cole. Now you should all meet the two newest red rangers. Shane, the red ninja ranger and Hunter, the crimson thunder ranger," Rocky introduced.
"Dude, this is awesome!" Shane said, as he began shaking all their hands.
"Calm down dude, you sound like Dustin," Hunter laughed.
"Nah, he was just exited since he was going to be surrounded by girls," Shane replied. The meetings continued and plans were formed. A few hours passed and it was time to meet evil head on.
~*~
So, the battle field lights your way,
It's what you want, well then okay.
Prepare to disappear.
I'm gonna crush you down till you're so small,
That a mouse will seem like stories tall.
It's what you want..good bye!
The unmorphed pink and yellow teams strode toward the small army of evil, which was being led by Master Org and several of his past monsters.
"Ready girls and Dustin?" Kim asked. They nodded.
"Let's do this!" Tanya yelled.
"Ninjetti! The Crane!" Kim called.
"Ninjetti! The Bear!" Aisha called.
"Let's Rocket!" Tanya and Trini called.
"Go Galactic!" Kendrix and Maya called.
"Lightspeed Rescue!" Dana and Kelsey called.
"Time for Time Force!" Jen and Katie called.
"Wild Access!" Alyssa and Taylor called.
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!" Dustin called.
~*~*~*
The black/green team stood ready to defend Angel Grove. They faced the army of Zedd and Rita's old monsters, which was lead by Goldar, Rito, Squat, and Baboo.
"Look, it's Goldilocks and the three dumb asses," Adam shouted, which made Goldar growl.
"Wow Adam, I don't think I've ever heard you swear," Skull replied.
"I hang out with Rocky, remember?" Adam joked.
"That explains it, Rock head can swear up a storm," Skull replied.
"I say we make these guys wish that they never came back. Ready guys?" Adam asked. They nodded in the affirmative.
Cuz I am the one you should fear the most..
Yes, I am the one who will bring you..down.
And as long as I exist..
There's hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world..
"Ninjetti! The Frog!" Adam called.
"DragonZord!" Bulk called.
"Let's Rocket!" Skull called.
"Go Galactic!" Damon called.
"Lightspeed Rescue!" Joel called.
"Time for Time Force!" Trip called.
"Wild Access!" Danny called.
The battle in Angel Grove had begun.
~*~*~*
"Awe, dude she has got to be the most disgusting thing I've ever seen," Hunter said, as the army of evil approached them with Trakeena in her green form leading them.
"Yeah, she is one nasty bitch, take it from experience," Leo replied.
"All right, the Rock man is on the job. Let's send the slime bucket back to the hole in the ground!" Rocky said enthusiastically.
Never a time, I fall apart...I must be strong.
Cuz the winners win, the losers lose.
Choose your sides...it's your move..
"Ninjetti! The Ape!" Rocky called.
"Let's Rocket!" Andros called.
"Go Galactic!" Leo called.
"Lightspeed Rescue!" Carter called.
"Time for Time Force!" Wes called.
"Wild Access!" Cole called.
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!" Shane called.
"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!" Hunter called.
The battle in Silver Hills ensued.
~*~
The sixth ranger team was currently on board the Astro Megaship and they were slowly approaching Lothor's ship.
"Rescue mission time. Everyone ready?" Tommy asked, as he looked at his troops. They nodded.
"Ninjetti! The Falcon!"
"Let's Rocket!" Zhane called.
"Magna Power Now!" Mike called.
"Titanium Power!" Ryan called.
"Quantum Power!" Eric called.
"Wild Access!" Merrick called.
The ranger team teleported onto Lothor's ship. Their mission was to rescue Cam and Toran and then the other Ninja students as well.
~*~*~*
The blue team faced their army, which was led by Vile and Ooze.
"Ah...Katherine, still as lovely as ever," Vile said.
"We sent you to hell once Vile. Thing won't be any different the second time," Kat spat.
"We'll see about that," Vile replied.
Billy faced the blue team and knew that they were all ready. He looked to his side and quickly pulled Kat into a hug.
"You don't have to do this," Billy told his wife
"No, I do. Those monsters have one angry mother on their hands," Kat said with determination. Billy chuckled slightly.
"You're right, I'd hate to be them. Let's go," he said. She nodded.
And I am the one you should fear the most..
Cuz I am the one who can bring you..down.
And as long as I exist..
There's hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world..
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world,
Hope for the world...
"Ninjetti! The Wolf!" Billy and Kat called.
"Let's Rocket!" Jason called.
"Go Galactic!" Kai called.
"Lightspeed Rescue!" Chad called.
"Time for Time Force!" Lucas called.
"Wild Access!" Max called.
"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!" Tori called.
"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!" Blake called.
AN: The battle for earth continues in the final chapter, which is just around the
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