Disclaimer: Power Rangers Time Force and all related logos are property of Disney and/or Saban Entertainment. I am using them without permission. KJ Sheldon, Lt. James Emery, Trinity Oliver, Camille Summers, Amanda "Mandy" Scott, Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Scott, Leo Claw and the "Omega Project" are property of yours truly.
A/N: This fic contains portions of "White Light pt 1 & 2" and "Force from the Future".
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~~ Angel Grove, California ~~ 1994 AD ~~
Seeing the name on the envelope was enough to get her excited, but after she read the letter, she could barely contain herself. It had been weeks since she'd seen or heard from Tommy, so when she got his letter in the mail saying he'd be home at the end of the week, she knew it called for a celebration.
With the letter in hand, she raced towards the Youth Center. 'I have to tell the guys the news,' she thought to herself. She knew that everyone would be glad to hear Tommy was coming back, but she had a personal interest in it. She was determined that instead of "waiting for the right moment", this time she was going to tell him how she felt. She'd had boyfriends in the past, but nothing compared to what the two of them shared. There was an unspoken bond, a connection that went beyond words, but this time, she was going to tell him everything.
It didn't take her long to make it to the Youth Center. She ran in, making her way towards the bar where Billy and Trini were eating lunch.
"Where are the other guys?" she asked them.
"In the park playing football with Curtis and a few of the others. Why?" Billy replied.
Kim walked over to the first empty seat she came to, sitting down next to Trini. "I have some great news. Tommy sent me a letter and he's coming home at the end of the week," she said.
"Excellent. That's great,"
"That calls for a surprise party," Trini mentioned.
"My thoughts exactly. Lets go get the other guys," Kim said.
Without a second thought, the three of them stood up, making their way out the Youth Center.
~~ New Silver Hills, California ~ 3002 AD ~~
"Trip, I just want to say that…" he cut her short.
"Not now Camille, I can't deal with that right now. What we should do is get to work on trying to figure out who opened the portal in the first place and where the temporal wave originated from," Camille said.
"Don't bother, I know who it is," Alex said as he walked into the room.
"You what?" they asked in unison, turning to him.
Alex walked over to them, removing his sunglasses and tucking them into his uniform. "I already know who it is," he walked over to the controls, pulling up surveillance footage. "It was during my last mission to capture Ransik. I'd tracked him down to an abandoned warehouse, where he was planning on opening a portal and going back in time. I was able to stop him, but there was a temporal displacement wave, and everything changed. It wasn't a warehouse anymore, it was a lab, and Ransik escaped into the past," he told them.
"That's not the way it happened. You captured him," Camille brought up.
"In the original time line, yes. Something was changed,"
"Which explains the displacement wave we just saw," Trip added.
"So you're saying Ransik through a time hole and changed the past?" she asked.
"Not exactly. In this new time line, I was sent back to the past to capture him again by any means necessary. Captain Logan felt as though it was necessary to equip the rangers of that time to deal with Ransik in the event he tried to take over the city. With that in mind, I made first contact with Zordon of Eltar and equipped him with Quantum morphing pods," he said.
"Quantum morphing pods? Like the ones used to create the Quantum Ranger?"
He nodded. "Zordon was told to use the pod to create the most powerful ranger in history. One ranger was selected to receive the power, and the White Ranger powers were created," he said.
"Tommy," the two of them said in unison.
"Tommy was also given the white tiger zord in an attempt to even up the odds in case Ransik did attack, but it never happened. Ransik was defeated, and the time line was returned to normal," he said.
"So how do you remember it all?"
"Because at the time, I had the red Chrono Morpher. For the rangers of that time, they had no knowledge that anything had changed, and because the morphing pods emitted low levels of radiation, it was unaffected by the time shift,"
"Which is why after the time line as restored, Tommy was allowed to keep the new Morpher," Trip said.
"Tommy was never meant to receive the white ranger powers, and when he did, the time line changed. Since then, the time line adjusted itself to compensate for it, but Tommy didn't," he said.
"You're saying it's our fault that Tommy's condition got so bad. If not that this incident, Tommy wouldn't have needed to be cryogenically frozen, and he wouldn't be here now," Camille said.
"I prefer to think of the future as something that isn't etched in stone, but something that can be changed if needed. I've seen destiny defeated before, and this case was no different," he explained.
"So you said Ransik was defeated, how? By who?"
"I don't know, and there is no mention of it in the history logs either. Its as if it never happened," he said.
"Maybe Tommy and the others stopped him. Maybe they repaired the time line,"
"Without being seen?"
"Its possible,"
"But I was there for at least a week during that time period, and I don't remember anything out of the ordinary happening," Alex said.
"Where were you?"
"In the Command Center supervising the creation of the white ranger powers,"
"So it's possible that something happened while you were there," Camille said.
"You have to assume that if Ransik did go to that period in time, no more than likely tried to form an alliance with Lord Zedd to assist in destroying the rangers," Trip said.
"But there was no proof of that,"
"So if he didn't go back in time to team up with Zedd, where did he go and what caused the shift in the time line?" she asked.
"I intend to find out," Alex said.
"How?"
"I want you to reopen the vortex and send me to the 20th century," he said.
"Sir, need I remind you of the implications of what you're trying to do? If your younger self is there helping Zordon create the white ranger powers, there's a chance of you running into yourself. The results of which would cause a paradox and unravel the space/time continuum," Trip said.
"I'm aware of the risks, open the portal," he insisted.
"You don't even have a Morpher. If you were to go back, what would you be able to do?" Camille asked him.
Just then, he remembered something. Not so much a memory as it was a flash of… something. He strained to remember what it was, but was drawing a blank. As quickly as the memory came to him, it was gone. All he did remember was that whatever was happening, it wasn't in Angel Grove.
He walked over to the controls, changing the coordinates. "Send me there," he said.
"But sir, that isn't even Angel Grove. These temporal coordinates will send you to…" Trip was cut short.
"You have your orders," Alex said dryly.
"Yes sir," he said, turning to the controls and reactivating the portal. "Be careful,"
"Count on it," he said, stepping through the portal, disappearing…
* Angel Grove, California 1994 *
'Warning. Auto pilot failure, crash is imminent,' the computer warned him.
Alex struggled to regain control of the time ship, but with two of the engines damaged, he found himself spiraling out of control. He stood up, rushing over to the opposite end of the ship and sitting at another control panel.
"Computer, reroute all available power to engines 1 and 3 and prepare for emergency landing," he said.
'Unable to comply, there is no more power available power,' the computer told him.
"Great, just great," he sighed.
He hurried over to a small panel on the side of the ship, opening it and pulling out a small bag. He tossed the strap over his shoulder, and then struggled over to the escape hatch. He quickly snatched on the handle, opening the door, and the momentum was enough to snatch out of the hatch. As he fell towards the river, the time ship exploded.
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"Zordon, the viewing globe is picking up an explosion outside of Angel Grove," Alpha said, standing in front of the controls.
"I too have sensed the explosion Alpha, it is unlike anything I've ever experienced before," Zordon told him.
"What is it?"
"The explosion has an unusual signature to it, as if it had a temporal signature,"
"You're not suggesting that…"
"Yes Alpha, I suspect that someone has traveled from another time to our own," Zordon said.
"But who?"
~~
Alex walked onto the shore, clutching the handle on the bag as he headed up the beach. He looked around, but because the sun had already set, it was difficult to see anything. From what he could tell, it was a beach, and about 100 feet away was a mountain.
He reached inside the bag, pulling out what looked like a pair of binoculars, getting a better look at the mountain. "Yep, there is it," he said, noticing a building on top of the mountain.
With a reluctant sigh, he headed for the mountain. It didn't take him very long to get there, but the climb itself took its toll on him. Once he made it to the top of the mountain, he stood what look he assumed was the entrance.
'I'll probably have a better chance of getting in if I'm morphed,' he thought to himself, dropping the bag and reaching for his Morpher. "TIME FOR, TIME FORCE," he called out, but nothing happened.
He tried again, but with the same result.
"What the hell?" he took another look at his Morpher. "I must have damaged it when I landed in the water," he sighed.
Before he had a chance to worry about how he was going to get inside, the doors opened. He glanced inside, observing a long hallway. Without a second thought, he headed inside.
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"Are you sure that was a good idea Zordon?" Alpha asked as they awaited the arrival of the stranger.
"I sense a great power within him Alpha, I believe he can be trusted," Zordon assured him.
Moments later, he made his way into the Command Center. He couldn't help but look around, taking it all in. Sure, he'd read about the legendary Command Center and knew just about everything there was no know about it's layout, but there was nothing like actually being inside it.
"Zordon," he sighed, staring upward. "My name is Lt. Commander Alexander Collins, I am from what you would consider the future," he introduced.
"We suspected as much when we detected the explosion," he said.
"I have been sent to warn you; Ransik, a powerful mutant, has traveled to this time with the hopes of teaming up with Lord Zedd and conquering the past, thus destroying the future," he said.
"Ai yi yi yi yi yi," Alpha squealed.
"If there is a threat from the future, I have no doubt that the rangers will be able to contend with him," Zordon said.
"You may be right, but the combined power of both Lord Zedd and Ransik will be too much for them. That's why I am here, to give you this," he said, reaching in his bag and pulling out a small device.
"What is it?" Alpha asked.
"It is a Quantum Morphing Pod. With it, you will be able to give one of your rangers unbelievable powers. It should be enough to defeat Ransik," he said.
"I have recently come to the realization that the rangers could use an additional member to their team. Lord Zedd has proven himself to be much more of a threat than Rita Repulsa," he mentioned.
"Another ranger? Did you have someone in mind?"
"I believe I know just the man for the job," Zordon said.
* Turtle Cove, California 1994 *
The vortex opened, and Ransik stepped through, only to find himself in a park of some kind. He quickly reached for his weapon and stare at the vortex, waiting to see if the red ranger managed to escape and follow him. Soon, the vortex began to close, and when it was completely gone, Ransik couldn't help but let out a sickening laugh.
He glanced around, watching as the people in the dark scattered in fear, all of them afraid of the very sight of him. With a sinister look on his face, he turned around, disappearing into the woods.
* Angel Grove October 17th, 1994 *
Tommy, Katie and Nadira stepped through the portal, finding themselves on a beach. He quickly turned to them. "Everyone okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, we're in one piece," Katie said.
"First thing we should do is try to track down Ransik and make sure he never finds Lord Zedd," he said.
"And how do you propose we get to the moon to find out if Ransik is there?" she asked.
"We won't have to. If we're having a problem finding a way to the moon, I imagine Ransik is too. That means he's still here, on Earth, and more than likely in Angel Grove. A guy who looks like Ransik shouldn't be too hard to find," he pointed out.
"But Angel Grove is a big place. This could be like looking for a needle in a haystack," Katie said.
"I know where he is," Nadira said.
"What? How?"
"I remember when daddy first tried to open a time hole. He was looking for someone, and he said that the key to destroying the rangers once and for all could be found here," she said.
"In Angel Grove?"
"No, in Turtle Cove," she said.
"What's in Turtle Cove?" he asked her.
"Daddy heard a legend about a mythical creature in this time, who possessed the power of the moon and had the ability to destroy the rangers. This creature was suppose to be locked away in a tomb, and the tomb can only be opened once every eight years when the moon is full and the planets are in proper alignment," she said.
"And you didn't think to mention any of this to us before we got here?" Katie asked.
"Gimme a break, I haven't been evil in a long time. I just remembered," she sighed.
"Okay, we should make our way to Turtle Cove and see what we can find," Tommy said.
*
He'd been wandering the woods for hours, searching.
He was almost willing to consider the idea that the rumors he'd heard about a great warrior being trapped inside a tomb was merely a legend, a myth. 'Even if that's true, now that I'm here, I'll have an easy time of destroying the rangers and taking over the entire planet,' he thought to himself.
Finally, after what seemed like hours of searching, he found a clearing in the woods. There were mirrors set up along a small concrete circle, and in the middle of the circle was a concrete coffin. With a smile on his face, he walked over to the coffin, nodding with devious approval. "So the legends are true," he laughed. "Now nothing will stand in my way of total domination of the universe," he began to align the mirrors into position, each of them reflecting moonlight from one mirror to the other. Once all of them were in place, the moonlight connected with a crescent shaped symbol on the coffin itself. "Arise and have your revenge, Zen'Aku," Ransik screamed.
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Preview: Triad pt 3Next time on Parallels II: The rangers race to Turtle Cove in an attempt to stop Ransik from resurrecting Zen'Aku from his tomb, and get help from an unlikely ally.
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