Hey everyone! Here's Zack's quest. Hope you like! I don't own the rangers,
and everything else is the property of my imagination. So their!
^^^Note to readers, rating has been upped to R. You'll see why once you read.^^^
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Zack cracked his eyes opened warily, wondering where he was. He had heard Dulcea discussing the quests with Kimberly once and apparently they would take place near the source of the rangers power. Zack had been very worried since he had the Sun as his power source.
His worrying had been in vain, it seemed, as he took in the plush tropical beach he was sitting on. The water lay before him, vanishing beyond the horizon. He stood up and dusted the sand off his clothing. Looking around he saw a small tent nearby, a fire crackling merrily, and a- monkey?
"Actually, I am a lemur, my name is Lemon, and I'm not related to those overgrown clowns humans call chimpanzees." He said in a very proper tone. Zack blinked. The monkey--lemur--had a British accent. The monkey- LEMUR!--gave an aggravated sigh and pushed a small log towards the shocked orange ranger. Zack warily sat down, wondering what was going on. Just at that moment, an orange-red fox jumped into the clearing. Zack started and fell off his log. The Fox was laughing frantically but the Lemur was- scowling? This was all too weird. The Fox turned to him.
"Welcome young Fox cub. I am Vixen, one of your spirit animals." A soft, sweet voice told him. She was indefinitely female. Zack looked between the two.
"I'm only supposed to have one, ain't I?" he asked, worried. Vixen smiled, which was very odd since she had rather prominent canines.
"Yes well, Spirit animals choose there masters, not the other way around. Lemon and I both wished to be yours, and neither of us would back down. Therefore you have us both. Unless you would wish to choose-" She trailed off expectantly. Zack shrugged.
"You're both fine with me." he said, and watched bemused as Lemon smiled haughtily. Vixen simply rolled her eyes.
"If I remember correctly, you Vixen dear, said he would choose you. Since you were wrong, I can only assume you will learn to be less confident in the future." He said smugly. Zack raised an eyebrow at his tone. Vixen suddenly grinned and rubbed up against the orange ranger's leg. She purred rather loudly, drowning out Lemons disapproving words. Ten minutes later, after much amusing bantering between the two sprit animals, they finally got down to business.
"Zackary, you will have three trials, Soul, Body, and Mind. Do not stray from your path, it is dangerous." Zack nodded at Lemon. Vixen, smiled and gave the two an amused glance.
"Z, you have to understand, he's only trying to make sure you complete your tests. His last two potentials did not and he believes he is cursed. It's rather funny actually." She told him in a stage whisper. Lemon huffed. Vixen tilted her head.
"And that's the reason his name is Lemon!" she winked. Zack chuckled and Lemon huffed. Again. /If he keeps huffing and puffing, he'll blow himself into a coma./ Zack thought idly. Vixen chuckled.
"Go through the doorway and take your time. Do not falter and please, do your best." Lemon pleaded. Zack looked at the doorway he ad noticed earlier and shrugged. With the voices of his two Spirit Animals arguing behind him, he walked to the doorway and stepped through.
It was unlike anything he had ever seen. Instead of a field of grass or a chamber of some sort, he was in Angel Grove. Except it wasn't any Angel Grove he had ever known. It was utterly flattened. There were maybe six buildings still upright, but barely. Body's littered the streets; blood was flowing into the drains. Fires raged everywhere he turned, sparks and explosions could be seen in every direction.
From his perch on a hill in what was once the Angel Grove Park, he could see the ocean and nearly threw up. The place was black and silver as millions of dead fish floated on the waters. He heard a commotion from down below and took a sharp intake of breath.
A small group of young children, ranging from six years old to ten, were beings kicked around by three black clothed men that had black scales, red eyes, and black bodysuits of leather. Either that or some type of skins but he didn't want to think about that. They were carrying lethal looking guns and seemed to be happy about the children being slowly slaughtered. He swallowed.
"This is what earth will be like if Atora wins." A voice said from behind him. Zack turned around. A young man in odd clothing stood there, watching the commotion below with a disgusted look. He turned to him.
"That is why you must win this battle. Young Zack, this war in which you are planning to fight in is not simply a war of independence. It is the final war between good and evil. The future of the universe hangs in the balance." Zack swallowed but nodded.
"I kind of figured that, since both Dulcea and Zordon are worried. But no matter what, I'll fight. I have a few battle strategies in my head, but I haven't shared them with the rest." He told the young man who nodded thoughtfully.
"I see. Well then, I am Merridoc and I was to point you in the way of your quest. However, there have been a change of plans. You see, I am in full contact with the Great Power and it has decided something. I will see you in a few." With that he disappeared in a crack of lightning. Zack frowned. Putting himself in instinct mode that Dulcea had taught him, he prowled the small hill. A second later, his instincts hit true as a monster from his past appeared in front of him.
Zack grimaced at the Snowman who started firing ice lasers at him. Dodging here, getting a kick in there, Zack was able to keep himself from being turned into a Popsicle but Zack was tiring out. It didn't help that just as he ducked another laser, he heard a very familiar voice from behind him.
"Zack!" Zack turned around and felt his jaw drop. Kimberly, the young woman who had befriended him when he moved to Angel Grove, was standing in rags, bleeding in several spots. She was holding her arm, which was apparently broken, to her chest. Zack looked at the young woman in alarm. She smiled at him and Zack turned to the monster he was in the process of fighting and held up a finger.
"Could you excuse me for one minute?" The monster tilted his head as Zack grabbed the young woman and pulled her out of fire range. It had never been told to wait a minute in the middle of a battle. It decided that since he had proved to be an admirable opponent he would wait. Once he was victorious, he would kill the woman.
"Zack! You're alive, oh my god, I thought you were dead!" she cried as she gripped to him. Zack looked at her.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, looking over his shoulder at waiting monster. Kim's lip trembled.
"We failed Zack. Me and Jason. They're all dead. All of them! Adam, Jason, Tommy, Kat, Trini, Billy---Atora killed them all. We're the only ones left. Even Dulcea and Zordon are gone! I don't know what to do!" she sobbed. Zack swallowed a painful lump as he got a vision of his friend's mutilated bodies. He sat her down on a rock and wiped away the tears.
"Don't worry, Kim, we'll get through this. Stay here, alright?" she nodded, and Zack, pleased with his reassurance, went back to face the now impatient monster. He never saw Goldar stalk up behind Kimberly until it was too late.
"Looks like I won't have to kill your friend after all!" Snowman goaded and Zack whirled around in time to see Goldar snap the young queen's neck. Blinded by rage, Zack lashed out at the monster. For five minutes straight he fought purely on rage and pain of the loss. He only stopped when rays of pure sunlight striked down on the Snowman and the Wizard of Oz reject. Once both were dust in the wind, his rage finally ended and he fell to the earth, exhausted. Merridoc appeared next to him and the young man looked up with tears in his eyes.
"Will they really die?" He asked, quietly. He nodded solemnly.
"Every last ranger in the universe will fall if the Spectrum Guardians fail and Atora gets the gems. I'm sorry, but your death will begin it. Once you die, the other will follow in short order." He said. Zack gritted his teach and stood.
"Well then, no one will die because I don't plan on dying myself. Where's the next test, we don't have a lot of time." Merridoc gave him a leveled look and Zack felt something rush in his body. It was something akin to morphing but more powerful and more ancient. He went to look at Merridoc but he had vanished. A soft chuckle on the wind spoke.
"You have already passed all the tests. Fear not, young one, you will learn more, you must be patient. Good luck and Congratulations." Zack took a deep breath and snapped his eyes shut at the ray of light that struck him.
When he opened them once more, he was back on the plateau. Billy, Trini, and Adam were conscience. He looked down at himself and saw the same armor the others were wearing. There was only one difference; instead of one spirit animal, there were now two. A Fox and a Lemur, who looked like they were in the middle of an argument, were centered on the medallion. He smiled and relaxed. The quest was slowly fading from his memory but as he glanced at Kim's prone form, the look on her face as Goldar snapped her neck remained etched in his memory and he swallowed. He hoped to whatever God was listening that no harm came to his friend. She and Jason were the only hope the Universe had.
***
Okay everyone, what did you think? Now do you understand why I upped the rating to R? Okay. Here's the chapter quote.
"Between you and Billy, we sent the wrong rangers to the peace conference."
Here's a small clue: It was said in a fic, not an episode. Who said it?
And here's the sneak peek at the next chapter.
***
Kim looked up at Aisha's words in horror. Trini watched amusedly as Kim gazed at the smoking crater that had once been a fairly well known suburb and whimpered.
"We destroyed the mall? I fought on the wrong side." The rangers snickered as Kim pouted and Trini faded from mortal sight.
***
Does anyone recognize what Kim said? Let me know. Always me, BashfulC!
^^^Note to readers, rating has been upped to R. You'll see why once you read.^^^
***
Zack cracked his eyes opened warily, wondering where he was. He had heard Dulcea discussing the quests with Kimberly once and apparently they would take place near the source of the rangers power. Zack had been very worried since he had the Sun as his power source.
His worrying had been in vain, it seemed, as he took in the plush tropical beach he was sitting on. The water lay before him, vanishing beyond the horizon. He stood up and dusted the sand off his clothing. Looking around he saw a small tent nearby, a fire crackling merrily, and a- monkey?
"Actually, I am a lemur, my name is Lemon, and I'm not related to those overgrown clowns humans call chimpanzees." He said in a very proper tone. Zack blinked. The monkey--lemur--had a British accent. The monkey- LEMUR!--gave an aggravated sigh and pushed a small log towards the shocked orange ranger. Zack warily sat down, wondering what was going on. Just at that moment, an orange-red fox jumped into the clearing. Zack started and fell off his log. The Fox was laughing frantically but the Lemur was- scowling? This was all too weird. The Fox turned to him.
"Welcome young Fox cub. I am Vixen, one of your spirit animals." A soft, sweet voice told him. She was indefinitely female. Zack looked between the two.
"I'm only supposed to have one, ain't I?" he asked, worried. Vixen smiled, which was very odd since she had rather prominent canines.
"Yes well, Spirit animals choose there masters, not the other way around. Lemon and I both wished to be yours, and neither of us would back down. Therefore you have us both. Unless you would wish to choose-" She trailed off expectantly. Zack shrugged.
"You're both fine with me." he said, and watched bemused as Lemon smiled haughtily. Vixen simply rolled her eyes.
"If I remember correctly, you Vixen dear, said he would choose you. Since you were wrong, I can only assume you will learn to be less confident in the future." He said smugly. Zack raised an eyebrow at his tone. Vixen suddenly grinned and rubbed up against the orange ranger's leg. She purred rather loudly, drowning out Lemons disapproving words. Ten minutes later, after much amusing bantering between the two sprit animals, they finally got down to business.
"Zackary, you will have three trials, Soul, Body, and Mind. Do not stray from your path, it is dangerous." Zack nodded at Lemon. Vixen, smiled and gave the two an amused glance.
"Z, you have to understand, he's only trying to make sure you complete your tests. His last two potentials did not and he believes he is cursed. It's rather funny actually." She told him in a stage whisper. Lemon huffed. Vixen tilted her head.
"And that's the reason his name is Lemon!" she winked. Zack chuckled and Lemon huffed. Again. /If he keeps huffing and puffing, he'll blow himself into a coma./ Zack thought idly. Vixen chuckled.
"Go through the doorway and take your time. Do not falter and please, do your best." Lemon pleaded. Zack looked at the doorway he ad noticed earlier and shrugged. With the voices of his two Spirit Animals arguing behind him, he walked to the doorway and stepped through.
It was unlike anything he had ever seen. Instead of a field of grass or a chamber of some sort, he was in Angel Grove. Except it wasn't any Angel Grove he had ever known. It was utterly flattened. There were maybe six buildings still upright, but barely. Body's littered the streets; blood was flowing into the drains. Fires raged everywhere he turned, sparks and explosions could be seen in every direction.
From his perch on a hill in what was once the Angel Grove Park, he could see the ocean and nearly threw up. The place was black and silver as millions of dead fish floated on the waters. He heard a commotion from down below and took a sharp intake of breath.
A small group of young children, ranging from six years old to ten, were beings kicked around by three black clothed men that had black scales, red eyes, and black bodysuits of leather. Either that or some type of skins but he didn't want to think about that. They were carrying lethal looking guns and seemed to be happy about the children being slowly slaughtered. He swallowed.
"This is what earth will be like if Atora wins." A voice said from behind him. Zack turned around. A young man in odd clothing stood there, watching the commotion below with a disgusted look. He turned to him.
"That is why you must win this battle. Young Zack, this war in which you are planning to fight in is not simply a war of independence. It is the final war between good and evil. The future of the universe hangs in the balance." Zack swallowed but nodded.
"I kind of figured that, since both Dulcea and Zordon are worried. But no matter what, I'll fight. I have a few battle strategies in my head, but I haven't shared them with the rest." He told the young man who nodded thoughtfully.
"I see. Well then, I am Merridoc and I was to point you in the way of your quest. However, there have been a change of plans. You see, I am in full contact with the Great Power and it has decided something. I will see you in a few." With that he disappeared in a crack of lightning. Zack frowned. Putting himself in instinct mode that Dulcea had taught him, he prowled the small hill. A second later, his instincts hit true as a monster from his past appeared in front of him.
Zack grimaced at the Snowman who started firing ice lasers at him. Dodging here, getting a kick in there, Zack was able to keep himself from being turned into a Popsicle but Zack was tiring out. It didn't help that just as he ducked another laser, he heard a very familiar voice from behind him.
"Zack!" Zack turned around and felt his jaw drop. Kimberly, the young woman who had befriended him when he moved to Angel Grove, was standing in rags, bleeding in several spots. She was holding her arm, which was apparently broken, to her chest. Zack looked at the young woman in alarm. She smiled at him and Zack turned to the monster he was in the process of fighting and held up a finger.
"Could you excuse me for one minute?" The monster tilted his head as Zack grabbed the young woman and pulled her out of fire range. It had never been told to wait a minute in the middle of a battle. It decided that since he had proved to be an admirable opponent he would wait. Once he was victorious, he would kill the woman.
"Zack! You're alive, oh my god, I thought you were dead!" she cried as she gripped to him. Zack looked at her.
"What are you talking about?" he asked, looking over his shoulder at waiting monster. Kim's lip trembled.
"We failed Zack. Me and Jason. They're all dead. All of them! Adam, Jason, Tommy, Kat, Trini, Billy---Atora killed them all. We're the only ones left. Even Dulcea and Zordon are gone! I don't know what to do!" she sobbed. Zack swallowed a painful lump as he got a vision of his friend's mutilated bodies. He sat her down on a rock and wiped away the tears.
"Don't worry, Kim, we'll get through this. Stay here, alright?" she nodded, and Zack, pleased with his reassurance, went back to face the now impatient monster. He never saw Goldar stalk up behind Kimberly until it was too late.
"Looks like I won't have to kill your friend after all!" Snowman goaded and Zack whirled around in time to see Goldar snap the young queen's neck. Blinded by rage, Zack lashed out at the monster. For five minutes straight he fought purely on rage and pain of the loss. He only stopped when rays of pure sunlight striked down on the Snowman and the Wizard of Oz reject. Once both were dust in the wind, his rage finally ended and he fell to the earth, exhausted. Merridoc appeared next to him and the young man looked up with tears in his eyes.
"Will they really die?" He asked, quietly. He nodded solemnly.
"Every last ranger in the universe will fall if the Spectrum Guardians fail and Atora gets the gems. I'm sorry, but your death will begin it. Once you die, the other will follow in short order." He said. Zack gritted his teach and stood.
"Well then, no one will die because I don't plan on dying myself. Where's the next test, we don't have a lot of time." Merridoc gave him a leveled look and Zack felt something rush in his body. It was something akin to morphing but more powerful and more ancient. He went to look at Merridoc but he had vanished. A soft chuckle on the wind spoke.
"You have already passed all the tests. Fear not, young one, you will learn more, you must be patient. Good luck and Congratulations." Zack took a deep breath and snapped his eyes shut at the ray of light that struck him.
When he opened them once more, he was back on the plateau. Billy, Trini, and Adam were conscience. He looked down at himself and saw the same armor the others were wearing. There was only one difference; instead of one spirit animal, there were now two. A Fox and a Lemur, who looked like they were in the middle of an argument, were centered on the medallion. He smiled and relaxed. The quest was slowly fading from his memory but as he glanced at Kim's prone form, the look on her face as Goldar snapped her neck remained etched in his memory and he swallowed. He hoped to whatever God was listening that no harm came to his friend. She and Jason were the only hope the Universe had.
***
Okay everyone, what did you think? Now do you understand why I upped the rating to R? Okay. Here's the chapter quote.
"Between you and Billy, we sent the wrong rangers to the peace conference."
Here's a small clue: It was said in a fic, not an episode. Who said it?
And here's the sneak peek at the next chapter.
***
Kim looked up at Aisha's words in horror. Trini watched amusedly as Kim gazed at the smoking crater that had once been a fairly well known suburb and whimpered.
"We destroyed the mall? I fought on the wrong side." The rangers snickered as Kim pouted and Trini faded from mortal sight.
***
Does anyone recognize what Kim said? Let me know. Always me, BashfulC!
