"I can't do this anymore!" Jonnie Alexander said as he removed his helmet
and threw it to the ground. He stormed away, utterly disgusted. "Jonnie
wait!" Kimberly said as she tried to reason with him. "Forget it Kim, I
can't take anymore of this. You saw what happened back there, I damn near
killed the whole lot of us!"
Jonnie shouted. Kim thought back to the event he was talking about.
Ever since Jonnie Alexander became the Orange Ranger, everything wasn't
what it seemed. On the outside he seemed calm and collected, able to
handle pressure in tight spots. But it wasn't until one day that an
ominous warning came, through a message received at the command center,
that things took a turn. Zordon called the other rangers to the center;
Jonnie was out doing something else and couldn't make it. The message
depicted a man, draped entirely in black. "Rangers, listen and listen
closely. The one you call Jonnie is not who he seems to be. His power
level must not reach a certain point, or he will surly destroy us all!!"
The screen went black. Who was this man? And why was he warning the
rangers against Jonnie, one of their own, as such a threat? They were
soon to find out why. Lord Zed had sent a monster; one who could tell how
strong a warrior was by sniffing their power level. Its name was Snuffer.
It looked like a pig, but had the head of a bull, and stood upright like a
man. It wore armor that looked much like football armor, a sort of alien
armor. It was horribly strong. Kim and Tommy took it head on, and were
quickly defeated. Trini, Billy, and Jason tried to take it from three
sides, but to no gain. Finally, Jonnie and Zack tried a forward rush. It
succeeded in knocking the creature back, buying enough time for the others
to recover a bit. "You think you can destroy ME?!" The monster powered
up, and released a blast that sent them all flying backward. "AHHHHHH!!!!"
Jonnie screamed as he was thrown through a wall. "JONNIE!" Kim ran over
to check on her fallen comrade. Just as she reached him, Snuffer fired a
laser beam from his nose and hit Kimberly right in the back. She screamed
as she fell into Jonnie's arms. "K....KIM!!!" He said, trying to awaken
her. She was knocked out cold. Fear and anger overwhelmed him; his only
thought was to avenge his fallen friend. "You...you monster.... you...I'LL
DESTROY YOU MYSELF!!!" He yelled in anger, ready to tear his opponent limb
from limb. He stood up. Suddenly, a strange aura floated about him.
"HIYA!!!!" He shouted as he leaped toward Snuffer, nailing him right in
the face with his fist. The two exchanged blows. Hit after hit, each
filling with more rage and anger. Jonnie had finally had enough. He
concentrated his energy. It grew and grew to the point that it shattered
the visor of his helmet, and cracked the helmet itself! With a strong
scream, he released an un-imaginable amount of energy. The building itself
caved around them. They all lay under two stories of rubble. The rubble
began to move, as the rangers, after several minutes, came to.
"Where....where's Jonnie?" Kim asked apprehensively. He wasn't with the
others. "He must still be under this building! We've got to get him out
there!" Trini yelled. They searched through the debris, searching for
their missing friend. "We found him!" Zack shouted as he and Tommy pulled
his unconscious body from the debris. His helmet, or what was left of it,
was still attached to his head. He would be ok, but he needed help bad.
"Look I can understand you're a little upset about what happened back there, but Jonnie it's not reason to quit being a ranger. We need you!" Kim pleaded. By this time Tommy and the others were behind Kim, trying to plead with Jonnie and get him to reconsider. He looked at them grimly, then turned, facing the ground. "I'm sorry. But I have no choice," he said with a melancholy tone in his voice. He raised his communicator, and transported himself to the command center. Kim tried to hold back tears of grief. It felt as though he was dead to them now. "Kim, there was nothing you could do. You tried to convince him to stay, but he wouldn't listen. It's not your fault," Jason explained to her. Although she knew he was right, it still felt wrong.
They all decided it was time to go back to the command center. "Zordon, have you seen Jonnie?" Kim asked. "I'm afraid I have Kimberly, and I must say that this is a dark day for the rangers," he said. "Zordon, what do you mean?" Billy asked. "Jonnie turned in his things and headed out the door! He quit the Rangers!" Alpha panicked. They stared at each other in disbelief. This was all like a bad dream; Jonnie couldn't really have just given up like that...could he? Tommy wanted answers, and the only way he could get them he knew, was to find Jonnie.
Jonnie was just walking out the doors with his duffle bag strapped to his bag. "Jonnie!" Tommy yelled after him. Jonnie turned with that malevolent stare he always seemed to use when he was in a bad mood. "What?" He asked sharply. "Jonnie you can't quit, we need you bro!" Tommy pleaded. "Don't call me bro, pal! And I had no choice.... look, if I make you hate me now it makes things easier. Don't get me all gushy and started up explaining things, otherwise this'll be hard on both of us, ok?" Jonnie continued to walk toward Angel Grove. Tommy jumped in front of him, blocking his path. "Jonnie, I won't let you just walk out on everything and everyone you've ever believed in. Think about it. Who taught us what it meant to truly be a team, huh? It was you bro, you taught us what it meant to work together," Tommy said. Jonnie stopped and thought a moment. "I can't believe what I'm seeing and hearing! Look at you guys, you're supposed to be fighting to save the Earth, but you guys can't stop fighting amongst yourselves long enough to do jack shit! GET IT TOGETHER WILL YA?!" He remembered what he said to the group, but he no longer believed it practical. "That was then, before I realized what terrible power I possessed. I can't help you anymore; I'm too great a threat now...I'm sorry. Now move so I can be on my way," Jonnie again tried to walk, but Tommy still blocked his path. "Tommy either move your ass or get knocked on it!" Jonnie shouted in anger. Tommy reluctantly let him go. The others came to see what all the yelling was about. Kim took it especially hard as they all watched him walk out of sight and into the distance. "JONNIE!" She shouted, trying to get him to turn so she could say goodbye. He didn't even flinch as he continued onward. "Kim.... forgive me"
"Look I can understand you're a little upset about what happened back there, but Jonnie it's not reason to quit being a ranger. We need you!" Kim pleaded. By this time Tommy and the others were behind Kim, trying to plead with Jonnie and get him to reconsider. He looked at them grimly, then turned, facing the ground. "I'm sorry. But I have no choice," he said with a melancholy tone in his voice. He raised his communicator, and transported himself to the command center. Kim tried to hold back tears of grief. It felt as though he was dead to them now. "Kim, there was nothing you could do. You tried to convince him to stay, but he wouldn't listen. It's not your fault," Jason explained to her. Although she knew he was right, it still felt wrong.
They all decided it was time to go back to the command center. "Zordon, have you seen Jonnie?" Kim asked. "I'm afraid I have Kimberly, and I must say that this is a dark day for the rangers," he said. "Zordon, what do you mean?" Billy asked. "Jonnie turned in his things and headed out the door! He quit the Rangers!" Alpha panicked. They stared at each other in disbelief. This was all like a bad dream; Jonnie couldn't really have just given up like that...could he? Tommy wanted answers, and the only way he could get them he knew, was to find Jonnie.
Jonnie was just walking out the doors with his duffle bag strapped to his bag. "Jonnie!" Tommy yelled after him. Jonnie turned with that malevolent stare he always seemed to use when he was in a bad mood. "What?" He asked sharply. "Jonnie you can't quit, we need you bro!" Tommy pleaded. "Don't call me bro, pal! And I had no choice.... look, if I make you hate me now it makes things easier. Don't get me all gushy and started up explaining things, otherwise this'll be hard on both of us, ok?" Jonnie continued to walk toward Angel Grove. Tommy jumped in front of him, blocking his path. "Jonnie, I won't let you just walk out on everything and everyone you've ever believed in. Think about it. Who taught us what it meant to truly be a team, huh? It was you bro, you taught us what it meant to work together," Tommy said. Jonnie stopped and thought a moment. "I can't believe what I'm seeing and hearing! Look at you guys, you're supposed to be fighting to save the Earth, but you guys can't stop fighting amongst yourselves long enough to do jack shit! GET IT TOGETHER WILL YA?!" He remembered what he said to the group, but he no longer believed it practical. "That was then, before I realized what terrible power I possessed. I can't help you anymore; I'm too great a threat now...I'm sorry. Now move so I can be on my way," Jonnie again tried to walk, but Tommy still blocked his path. "Tommy either move your ass or get knocked on it!" Jonnie shouted in anger. Tommy reluctantly let him go. The others came to see what all the yelling was about. Kim took it especially hard as they all watched him walk out of sight and into the distance. "JONNIE!" She shouted, trying to get him to turn so she could say goodbye. He didn't even flinch as he continued onward. "Kim.... forgive me"
