Well my computer is working fine. But I may have to do a system recovering to know for sure, if it is my hard drive. I was unable to complete a Complete Hard Drive Diagnostic. So that may be why I may not update the next chapter as quickly as I have before. But don't worry they will be coming.
Jason, Rocky, Andros and Zhane walked through the underground command center. A place close to a year ago Jason and Rocky had called home. They and their friends had stayed here during the time the CellBorgs were on earth. They both thought they would never have to come back here. That was until Andros and Zhane showed up to inform them that the CellBorgs were back.
The command center seemed empty and cold. Only a few lights were on as the four approached the main room. It was the same room where Jason and the others had been given their new ranger powers; the room where Jason and the others all said goodbye to Tommy. Those events played over in Rocky and Jason's mind. They could almost hear the sound of their friend's voices play over in their head. It all faded away when Andros stopped and turned to face them. He eyed them carefully. Jason and Rocky glanced at each other they knew what Andros wanted. He wanted them to get a move on it and get their morphers. "Well?" Andros said.
"Zola" Jason called out hoping the computer would respond. For the first few moments there was no response at all. The computers were still all off. The only thing that seemed to be working was the emergency lights. Just when it seemed they had only wasted time by coming here the computers began to turn on. The main room lights turned on to light up the room.
"Jason. Rocky. Welcome back," replied the computer.
"Hey Zola, are friends…….."
"Yes I know. Andros and Zhane the red and silver space rangers. Zordon and Alpha programmed me to recognize them," Andros began to wonder that perhaps the answers they were looking for were here. He began to walk around the room, as if he was searching for something in particular.
"Zola. Rocky and I need our morphers. We have reason to believe the CellBorgs are alive," There was a long pause before the computer responds.
"Zordon, feared this," Rocky's eyes widened as if he was in shock. He wondered why they weren't told about this before all those months ago. "However, he gave me no message to give to you. I am afraid I have no further knowledge to give to you rangers. But I will return to you, your two morphers," And just like that Rocky and Jason's morphers appeared on both of their wrists.
Andros was pressing his hands against a wall. Zhane walked right up behind his friend, wondering what it was Andros was looking for. Andros began to knock on the wall and then listened. Zhane had to chuckle, Andros wasn't making much sense, of course none of what's been going on had made any since. "Zhane listen when I knock. What do you here?" asked Andros as he began to know again. Zhane listened closely, as Andros continued to knock at the wall.
"Um. Nothing, sounds pretty hallow,"
"Exactly!" Zhane got a confused look on his face. What the heck was Andros talking about? "Zola?"
"Yes Andros," Jason and Rocky had joined up with Andros and Zhane.
"Is there a hidden room where I'm standing?" Rocky and Jason looked right at each other. A hidden room? Tommy had some how found a hidden room.
"I'm afraid I do not know Andros. If there is one Zordon never programmed me to know about one,"
"Jason then how did Tommy……."
"I don't know Rocky. There seems to be a lot of things Zordon didn't program Zola to know about,"
"I would be guessing Zordon had safety reasons for that. The less the computer knows the better," Andros continued to press his hands against the wall as if searching for a button or a switch of some type.
"So, you mean Zordon didn't just want anybody to find this room," responded Jason as he walked up behind Andros and leaned his arm against the wall.
"I can't say for sure………" suddenly the wall slid open almost knocking Jason down. The four looked at each other confused.
"Andros, how'd you do that?" asked Zhane looking at Andros. Andros got this blank look on his face. He hadn't done anything different then before.
"I have no idea. I didn't do anything different then I've been doing,"
"Well expect for that this time Jason was leaning against the wall," replied Rocky staring at the three. The three all gave Rocky an odd look, like he had to be crazy to think that had anything to do with it.
The four walked into the dark room. It was small in size only one red light was on in the room. And in the center was a sort of control structure with a platform of a hand print. The four began to approach it when the room suddenly shook.
"What's going on!" yelled Rocky, as he and the other held their ground. And just as it had started it ended. The four looked at each other, wondering. What that was all about?
"Hey look!" yelled Zhane in shock. He was staring at two new control structures that had appeared out of no where. One was on each side of the first control structure. The two new ones had a platform with a hand print as well.
"What the…" said Rocky. Something very weird was going on here. First the door slides open, only after Jason had been leaning on it. And now two new platforms appear out of no where. Rocky began to see a pattern.
"Okay what's going on here?" asked Jason looking at Andros and Zhane, both who looked to be just as confused as he was. All of them were ignoring or hadn't heard Rocky yelling at them.
"Hey guys!" no answer. "HEY GUYS!" That time they heard it.
"Rocky this is no time to be goofing around," announced Zhane. Andros smirked at that.
"Looks who talking," replied Andros.
"Will you guys just listen to me? I think I know what's going on,"
"Alright what is it Rocky?" asked Jason. Rocky gave them all a big smile. He was feeling quite proud of himself that he had figured something out.
"Okay we know for a fact that the door only opened after Jason had leaned against it," The three all had their arms crossed against their chest wondering how much time they were going to waste to listen to Rocky's theory. "Now Jason and I know for a fact that Tommy had used this platform all those months ago to get the message from Zordon,"
"Rocky is there a point to this?" asked Jason who was growing a little impatient.
"I'm getting to that. Now what do Tommy, Andros and you all have in common?" asked Rocky. The room grew silent as Zhane, Jason and Andros began to think what the three had in common. All of their eyes lit up. It made sense in fact it was the only thing that had made any since ever since Andros had gotten in touch with them.
"We were all leaders at one point," responded Andros.
"So then that means these two new platforms are meant for us." Replied Jason as he walked up to the on the right. Andros then walked up to the one of the left. The two looked at each other nodding their heads, and at the same time they placed their hands on the print.
A big blue screen appeared in front of them, it look like some sort of holograph. Zhane began to laugh. He had doubted Rocky at first. "Rocky, when your right. You are right!" laughed Zhane. The room then grew very silent when an old friend appeared on the screen, Zordon.
"If this message has been opened then that means you had succeeded in defeating the CellBorgs. However, you being here know they are not gone, as you like them to be. Andros, Jason, you and one other I had entrusted into opening my messages. Sadly our friend Tommy is no longer with us. I had set up these messages that way. My message for Tommy had released this message that I am giving to you now."
"Jason you have every right to be angry with me, you and the others. I am so very sorry I had never told any of you about this. I hope one day you will be able to forgive me."
"Andros, my old friend by now you must have some idea I had tampered with your memory. What you saw was the second coming of the CellBorgs. I had to erase it from your memory, for reasons of which you already know. But what you may not know is how deeply sorry I am for everything."
"My friends I never wanted any of you to be burden with this task. I had tried once before to prevent it. Years ago, before the rangers joined up with you Andros. I had sent someone to go after the light crystal. A powerful warrior from my home planet, the young warriors name was Zikar. But you probably know him better as the Phantom Ranger…" Zhane glared over at Andros in shock and surprised. What did the Phantom Ranger have to do with this? "Ziker went to the planet Oxlee with the ambition to retrieve the light crystal, because of that his fate was forever doomed. He was not one of the finde,rs as Billy was. Nor was he the chosen one. He had to fight many dark spirits. If it hadn't been for Xantara, he would have died. That is why Ziker no longer lives, in order for his life to be spare. He had to forever live the rest of his life in the suite, with the red ruby as his life source," The four were all beginning to understand just what kind of burden Zordon had been carrying, and why he had never spoke a word of it to anyone. "I did not have the heart to ask another to try fearing that it could destroy them. That is why Tommy had to do what he did. He was the chosen one. There was nothing you or even I could do to stop it. Tommy was meant to die. To ensure that all of you would still be here to finish the job, that is why he had to die. I am sorry rangers, forgive me…….." The holo screen cut out. There were no dry eyes in the room. Perhaps for the first time they all understood why Zordon had done what he did. Why he never told any of them before or even after he had sent Ziker on a doomed mission. He felt guilty and responsible for everything that had happened. Zordon had tried and tried again to change Tommy's fate, but he stopped with Ziker and then finally himself. Jason and Andros removed their hands from the platform and glanced at one another and then to Zhane and Rocky. And as much as they all may of wanted none of them could be angry at Zordon. No one said a word. What could they say? That hadn't been said already.