"It has been a long hard road," the Mayor of Angel Grove began at the ceremony, "we have seen many events in this city in general and in this school in particular. The fact that we are all stood here today we owe to the Power Rangers, and I wish they could have been here today to give you this honour but we have no way to contact them. So it has fallen to me to once again watch with pride the future of this country. You have all gone through every danger, every challenge, every test, and now comes your reward. As you walk through life, choosing your path meeting heroes and villains try always to choose the path of the hero. To sum up I want to congratulate all of you gathered here today, congratulate you on graduating."
Not long passes, the students all collect their diplomas, the photos have been taken and many of the graduates head back to Ernie's Juice Bar. The Rangers are all gathered around a table, continuing the celebration, Kat has a major announcement to make.
"I've got some good news," she said in her thick Australian accent, "my new visa just came through, I'll be able to go to collage here in Angel Grove."
The Rangers were thrilled, but Bulk and Skull who had been listening in were not as impressed. Aisha asked what they had decided to do now they had graduated that was so much better, then going to AGU.
"We are joining the Angel Grove Police Academy," Bulk announces proudly. The Rangers are impressed, before they can congratulate them fully Tommy's watch begins to beep. They make their excuses and slip away.
* * *
The sextet appears in the command centre, Tommy steps forward and addresses the mentor of the Power Rangers, Zordon.
"What is it Zordon," he asks concerned.
"Where's Alpha," Aisha asks noticing the absence of the Robot.
"Do not fear," Zordon reassures them, "there is no great emergency at this time. I merely wanted to congratulate you."
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi," the Rangers heard behind them, they turned to see Alpha Five in an apron wheeling out a large cake on one of the silver trolleys that are seen around the command centre.
"Is that what there for," Rocky whispers jokingly to Adam, who bites his lip to stop him from sniggering.
"I've been baking this all day," Alpha continues, "congratulations Rangers."
"Oh Alpha," Kat gushes, "you shouldn't have."
"Nonsense, my Rangers," Zordon tells them, clearly full of the pride a father feels, "today is your graduation, this not something that happens everyday. I must now apologies for what I must ask you, today is a day for celebration and joy, yet I must ask you to remember your responsibility once more. I told you a week ago that this is the time for you to choose, you may go on into your world and see what it has to offer you, or you can remain Power Rangers. You do not have to answer now, I just want you to remember your destiny doesn't have to be here."
The Rangers all fall silent for a moment taking in the fork in the road before them. Before any of them could say anything, the alarms begin to sound around them.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi, Rita and Zedd are attacking," Alpha panics.
"Knew this day was going to well," Adam comments.
"Where's the danger Zordon," asks Tommy.
"That's strange," Alpha notes, "I can't find where the disturbance is."
"The chances are it has happened in another plain," Zordon said worry filling his voice.
"What can we do," Rocky asks, turning to face Zordon his face a mask of confusion.
"We don't even know where the attack is happening," Billy tells his friend, "right now there is nothing we can do."
"Alpha will continue to monitor the situation," Zordon explained, "I suggest that you return to Angel Grove, I will contact you when we know something else."
"Of course Zordon," Tommy agrees, "I have a bad feeling about this. It's got to be bad news."
* * *
"Good news, boss," Mordent told Lord Zedd as he walks into the moon base, "one of the Putties managed to get the helmet."
"Great," Rita chimed in, "we now have a Putty with some nice head gear."
"You have no concept of things," Zedd moaned at her, "this is not just a helmet, it is Herotica's helmet. He is the guardian of a great power, held within a gemstone, the gem is held within the helmet, bring me the Putty."
"You got it." Mordent leaves to bring in the improved warrior.
"With this weapon we can empower any creation making the Rangers unable to stop us."
"Umph," Rita mutters to herself, "where have I heard that before."
"Presenting," Mordent introduces with a compere's flourish, "Power-House and the Uberputty."
A warrior, about eight-foot tall, in dark orange-brown armour, and a Putty with a blue samurai helmet with red trim enter the throne room. Zedd's eyes light up with glee, Rita is underwhelmed. Zedd orders the empowered soldier of darkness to empower a group of Putties and his armoured monster, he then sends them to attack the Earth, the monster is sent to the park, the Putties teleport to the outside of the command centre.
* * *
The Rangers are celebrating the festivities of the day, a dance is being thrown to commemorate the passing of a generation. Adam is acting as the mandatory wallflower, Aisha is enjoying the pleasures of the dance floor with Billy, Tommy and Kat are at the juice bar generally having a chinwag about the future and Rocky is canvassing the ladies.
"So what's a nice boy like you doing on his own on graduation night," a voice asks Adam.
He turns to sees an attractive girl, he recognises her from school, he remembers her name is Cassie, a couple years younger then him, he thinks she could have been a Power Ranger in a different world.
"Oh you know," he says shyly, "not much."
"You mind if I do not much with you," she says with an implied nudge nudge and wink wink.
"Sure, go ahead."
"I can't believe you're graduating already, I wish I'd had the nerve to talk to you before now."
"Really," Adam was surprised and it showed he was immediately cursing himself inside his mind for making it so obvious. Before the conversation could progress any further his communicator beeped at him.
"What's that," Cassie asked.
Adam thought fast, "it's telling me I have to leave because in two minutes this suit transforms back into my work cloths. I should be back soon, I just need my fairy Godmother to give it a quick recharge." Cassie laughed, Adam smiled at her and then stole a kiss on the cheek, before he left to join the others.
Rocky was the last to join the others in the backroom shouting to the last girl he had been talking to, "call me," before the others drag him away. Aisha hits him on the back of the head with an open hand, Rocky mocks being hurt, Tommy shoots them a look and they fall silent.
"Go ahead Zordon," Tommy says over the device.
"Rangers a monster is attacking Angel Grove Park, and a group of Putties are attacking the command centre."
"No problem Zordon," the leader told their mentor before hanging up. He turns to the others, "you guys go after the Monster, I'll take the Putties." The others nod their agreement, he then exclaims, "It's morphing time!"
* * *
The now morphed Rangers appear in the park, see the giant monster and call upon the Ninja Megazord. When the giant robot is assembled and the Rangers are online, a sucker punch knocks them to the ground.
"That's impossible," Billy comments, "the Megazord is already at half power."
The Rangers call on the Ninja Megasword, which they swing in the air nicely a few times before they attack the monster with it, a single punch to the sword and it breaks in two.
Tommy is fairing little beater, three Putties, which he normally can handle with no real problem, have managed to pin him to the ground. With a swift set of kicks Tommy has managed to free himself from the attackers and draws his Ninja Battlestaff, the whole dynamic shifts slowly in the favour of the White Ranger. His energised three-hit-combo that he uses to defeat monsters is needed to destroy one of the Putties, Saba, his enchanted Sabre, is used to defeat another, and an energy flying ninja kick destroys the final attacker.
He suddenly gets a message from Rocky over his communicator, "Tommy, we need help. The Megazords down, this creatures defeated us, Angel Grove is defenceless."