I Will Remember You:
Hey, thanks to all who reviewed. Like I said... I was going to add a song here. For those of you who know of an artist with the last name McLachlan, I'm sure you'll be able to recognize one of her songs. This song... as a matter of fact... is also... the name of my fic. Anyway... I plan to make my next chapter totally interesting. For those of you who watched the 'Made in Japanathon' on Sun. Jun. 13th, this is where there was a little cross- culture between American & Japanese. I found that one quite amusing, the way that Connor acted. Of course... for all you Japanese fans out there, I salute you. Because I too... happen to find it very cool. I have to admit... I REALLY loved the Japanese opening of the Japanese version of PRDT. Not to mention... it does sort of cross a few lines between the Japanese version, & the American version. For those of you who know your little TV history, great job. For those that don't... well... here, let me clarify it for you.
Ever since the first season of PR, going all the way back to MMPR, I
began to wonder where it all originated. No sooner had I watched later
seasons... that I suddenly began to realize that it all originated from
Japan. I might not have been able to figure out how I knew that, but...
somehow... I just knew.
They DO know how to create PR seasons. Heck, they were the ones that started it all. Ok... back to work here. I also happen to notice something else... next Sat. episode is when the rivalry between Trent & Zeltrax continue, & both battle it out to see which is more superior. Course... for those of us that know the White Ranger's abilities, it's no contest. I was planning to add some of that into my fic, just need to figure out where to place it.
Disclaimer: Yami Kero doesn't own PRDT, or any of its characters. Belongs to Saban.
Enjoy!
"I'm going to enjoy bringing you into oblivion," said Archbomber.
"Oh yeah... & who sent you?" asked Connor.
"I did," said a voice. It was Zeltrax, accompanied with some tyrannodrones & appeared from behind a tree.
"This is going to be a blast when I destroy you all," said Archbomber.
"Most unlikely. Ready?" asked Connor.
"Ready," replied the other three. "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP! HA!" they said in unison & transformed into their Ranger forms.
"Let's do this. Tyranno staff," said Connor, calling on his weapon.
"Petra grips," called Kira.
"Tricera shield," called Ethan.
"Brachio staff," called Tommy.
"Attack," commanded Zeltrax.
As the tyrannodrones, Archbomber, & Zeltrax charged towards the Rangers, they charged & fought separately. Connor fought Archbomber, Ethan & Kira were fighting the tyrannodrones, & Tommy was... of course... fighting Zeltrax.
As Tommy & Zeltrax were fighting, they both had their swords intertwined. Of course... Tommy had sort of the same question he had before.
"Still worked up on your revenge, eh Zeltrax?" asked Tommy.
"For one, yes. I'll make it easier on you if you would just surrender," said Zeltrax.
"Not going to happen," said Tommy & they both went back & did a sort of a short aerial battle as they jumped & tried to get the upper hand on their opponent.
Meanwhile, Connor was busy fighting Archbomber. He was able to give it a few kicks, but Archbomber was a bit tougher, as he caught Connor off guard & sent him flying back, only to make him bounce off a tree & attack from above with his saber.
"Here catch," said Archbomber as he sent off some of his arrows towards Connor.
Connor was able to fend a few off, but got hit a few seconds later by 10 of them & was sent falling hard to the ground.
Ethan & Kira had finished off the tyrannodrones, & Tommy & Zeltrax were still going at it.
Connor struggled to get to his feet. That attack made him a bit... stunned.
Ethan & Kira rushed to his aide.
"Connor, you ok?" asked Kira.
"Yeah, sort of," said Connor, still trying to stand up.
"What's the point of continuing? I've got you guys right where I want ya. Here... catch this," said Archbomber, sending a few target boards towards the Rangers.
They tried to fend it off, but... unfortunately, it caught them & pinned them to a tree.
"Now for some REAL fun," said Archbomber as he fired some of his arrows at them, & it stuck to the boards.
"Huh?" wondered Connor.
"Why didn't it just go through?" wondered Ethan.
"Time to say bomb voyage, Rangers," said Archbomber as he set off the arrows, causing them to explode.
"Whoa," yelled Ethan & Kira as they were thrown off.
"Aghhhh," yelled Connor as he was thrown down hard.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha. You Rangers don't stand a chance against my sharp archery skills. Later days, Rangers," said Archbomber, & disappeared.
Zeltrax & the tyrannodrones did the same.
Tommy, seeing that his students were worn out, rushed to their aide.
"You guys ok?" asked Tommy.
"Barely ok," said Ethan.
"That was... how I should say... brutal," said Connor.
"All right, let's head back to my place & I'll see if I can find a weak spot," said Tommy.
Meanwhile... back at Mesogog's island fortress...
"Why are you back here? I told you to finish off the Rangers," said Mesogog.
"Sorry master. But I was hoping I can get an upgrade," replied Archbomber.
Mesogog was annoyed with his complaints & used his mind blast on it.
Archbomber cringed & whimpered in fear trying to rid it off.
Mesogog stopped & told him, "That ... was just a warning. But if you fail... I will make it much worse on you. Much worse...sss...sss," said Mesogog.
"My lord... my sensors have picked up an energy scan coming from Dr. Oliver's house," said Elsa.
"My, my... this is a discovery. Tell me... where does this... energy surge... come from?" asked Mesogog.
"Well my lord... after a few more scans... I just found out that this energy... comes from Dr. Oliver's... so to speak... girlfriend," explained Elsa.
"So...... it seems Dr. Oliver's old friend... is actually his first crush. Send down some tyrannodrones & ... give Archbomber another upgrade to make his catch of the day," said Mesogog.
Back at Dr. Oliver's house, the 3 new Rangers were quite tired from their battle with Archbomber. While downstairs, Tommy was with Haley trying to figure out Archbomber's weak point.
"So... what's been discovered so far?" asked Tommy.
"It's hard to say... his arrows act like a ticking time bomb somehow. I just can't seem to find out what its weakness is," said Haley
"What about those target boards?" asked Tommy.
"What about them?" Haley asked, curiously.
"They seemed to have a sort of connection device every time he throws one," said Tommy.
"You mean... like a hook or a sharp spike?" asked Haley.
"Exactly," said Tommy. "Hmm..."
"What?" Haley wondered.
"What if we could use those things against him?" asked Tommy.
"You mean... like... create our own?" guessed Haley.
"Bingo. Now you're on the right track," said Tommy.
Just as they finished analyzing the data, Kimberly happened to show up, & was completely in awe at the underground base. At the same time, Connor, Ethan, & Kira happened to arrive as well.
"Hey... anything new yet?" asked Connor.
"Not quite yet," said Haley.
"So this creep... is one of Meso...whatever's?" asked Kimberly.
"Exactly. And speaking of monsters... how are the gymnastics going?" asked Tommy.
"They're going well. The coach said that I've been working a bit too hard & told me to take break," said Kimberly.
"And speaking of which... we need to talk," said Tommy.
"I think that would be our cue to leave," said Ethan.
"Yeah, you're right," said Kira.
As the 3 Rangers left, Tommy also turned to Haley & asked "Um... would you mind..." started Tommy.
"Yeah, I get the point," said Haley, got up from the chair, & left.
As soon as they were alone, Tommy asked "So... what has been really going on?"
Kimberly was starting to get nervous about telling Tommy what really happened. But she knew that she wouldn't be able to hide it for long. It had been a long time since they talked to each other. Especially when she left the team & gave her Power coin to Katherine. Ever since then... she thought that Tommy would start to like Kat, yet... deep within herself, she knew quite well, maybe all too well, that she really missed him.
"Listen Tommy... before you start going off on me a bit..." started Kimberly.
"What are you talking about? If this has something to do with that letter of yours, you better have an explanation," said Tommy, knowing he wasn't going to like at least one bit of it.
"It wasn't true. On what I wrote. There was nobody around that I liked. I wrote that letter because... ......because I thought you were better off with Katherine," said Kimberly, looking down. Just hearing those words really made her heart ache, after all they've been through, she had to shoot him down with a completely, made-up, totally stupid lie.
Tommy, remembering what Kimberly had wrote on that letter, remembering how he felt when he read it & how it had affected him, suddenly started to feel it coming back again.
"You know what... ...... that was about the most dumbest, most craziest, most downright wrong, completely stupid explanation I've heard from you," scolded Tommy.
"Well... what was I suppose to do... head all the way back there & bow down & beg for your forgiveness?" retorted Kimberly.
"Yeah well... what if you were right? What if I was actually better off with Kat & completely forget about you? How would that make you feel?" shot back Tommy.
"Tommy... I didn't want it to be this way... I really didn't. I didn't want to hurt anyone. Especially you," pleaded Kimberly.
"Aw... don't give me that load of crap," said Tommy. "Do you have any idea on how I felt after that letter?! Heck, I doubt you do."
"If that's the way you forgive others, then maybe I was better off without you!" shouted Kimberly.
"Fine with me!" shot back Tommy.
"Fine!" shouted Kimberly.
Just upstairs, the 3 Rangers were interrupted as Haley mentioned the weak spots of Archbomber. Ethan was the first to hear it.
"Something tells me that did not go so well," said Ethan.
"Hey... pay attention," said Connor, nudging Ethan with his elbow.
Meanwhile, back downstairs, a completely furious Tommy Oliver was sitting down on the chair reflecting on that argument. Just as he was doing that... he heard some footsteps coming from the entrance. It was Jason.
"Hey man, you ok?" asked Jason.
"Oh... hey Jase," said Tommy.
"Didn't turn out that well, did it?" asked Jason.
"No... you think?" said Tommy, agitated.
"Hey... take it easy, no need to try & bite my head off, you know," said Jason.
"Yeah... sorry man. It's just..." started Tommy.
"She really brought you a lot of pain with that lie, didn't she?" guessed Jason.
"You heard all that?" asked Tommy.
"With the way that you two were shouting, yeah... we all could hear it," said Jason.
"Listen man... you gotta try to forgive & forget. I know it's been a while & I know the pain of that letter still resides somewhere... but......... you gotta know when to let go of the past," said Jason, trying to reassure his old friend.
"It's not that easy though," said Tommy.
"Hey man... we all have our ups & downs. We're here for ya man," said Jason.
Tommy... feeling a bit reassured, said, "Thanks man. Hey... can you make sure that she doesn't head too far out?"
"Sure thing," replied Jason.
"Thanks...again," said Tommy.
"Anytime," said Jason. "Listen... I'm going to go find Kimberly. Why don't you join the rest of your team upstairs, Haley's giving them a sort of lecture on how to defeat Archbomber."
"Thanks man. I will," said Tommy, & headed upstairs, while Jason went to go find Kimberly.
Meanwhile... in the forest, Kimberly started to begin to feel sort of bitter & upset at what had happened back at Tommy's house & did regret all the things she had done to him.
'I can't believe how selfish I was to think that I was better off without Tommy. I'm such an idiot,' thought Kimberly to herself. 'I used to pine away for him after I'm done with gymnastics. And... I actually... in truth... DO miss him. A lot.'
Just as she finished that last thought, she could hear someone following her, someone actually running. Then... she heard her name being called.
"Hey... Kim, wait up," said a voice. It was sort of faint.
She turned around & saw Jason running towards her.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" asked Kimberly.
"I came looking for you. Listen... why don't we head back to Tommy's house. You guys should try to talk it over & probably apologize," said Jason.
"Ha, like I'm going back to Mr. Bossy & beg on one knee & ask him to apologize? Like that's ever going to happen. Heck, I bet he already hates me by now," said Kimberly.
"To you... yes. To me...no," said Jason.
"And why's that?" asked Kimberly.
"Because... because I know there's a part of you that still misses him. And... every time I see that... I pity you. It's like... something inside you is dying, like some part of you is missing. Come on... just give him another chance," said Jason, trying to persuade her.
"Don't try to get me with your 'Big Brother' thing, Jase. I'm not going back there & that's final," said Kimberly.
Just as they were talking, a group of tyrannodrones, Archbomber, & Zeltrax appeared.
"Uh, oh. This can't be good," said Kimberly.
"Want to try & reconsider your decision?" asked Jason.
Meanwhile... at Haley's Cyberspace, Connor & Ethan were still debating on what could have gotten the so known couple separated, while Kira was trying to write another song. As if that weren't enough to complicate things, their communicators on their wrists began to beep. As usual, the little beeping meant trouble.
"Guys we got trouble in the woods," said Haley.
"On our way," said Connor.
"Looks like the archer got an upgrade," said Tommy, & went to join the others.
"I've been looking all over for you," said Archbomber.
"What do you want with Kimberly?" demanded Jason.
"My master has a little invitation for her that I wanted to give to her," said Archbomber.
Jason knelt down & whispered to her, "Run, I'll take care of these creeps."
"Duh, don't forget that we no longer have our powers," said Kimberly.
"Who needs it?" retorted Jason. "Just go."
But as Kimberly ran, some of the tyrannodrones were about to go after her. Luckily, the Dino Rangers intercepted them. Unfortunately, Archbomber had sent out a large net to capture Kimberly while they were fighting. Tommy had just arrived on the scene, but Zeltrax happened to get in his way.
"Out of my way, Zeltrax," demanded Tommy.
"You're not going anywhere, Dr. Oliver. We have a little unfinished buisness," said Zeltrax taking out his sword.
"That's it, you leave me no choice," said Tommy, as he too took out his sword & fought with Zeltrax.
As the Rangers fought off the tyrannodrones, the Red Ranger was trying to deal some damage to Archbomber. Unfortunately, his armor was twice as hard to penetrate & was sent back flying. To make matters worse, more tyrannodrones appeared, & were right in front of the net that Kimberly was entangled in. Jason tried to help her, but some of the tyrannodrones intercepted & blocked Jason's path. He tried hard to fend some of them off, but... unfortunately; they disappeared once they took her. Archbomber & Zeltrax left as well as soon as they got what they received.
"Power down," said the 3 Rangers.
Tommy was completely pissed off at what had just happened.
"Damn it!" cursed Jason & punched a tree.
"What in the world did they want with Kimberly?" wondered Kira.
"I'm not sure, but we better head back," suggested Tommy.
Meanwhile, back at Mesogog's island fortress, the tyrannodrones were still holding onto the net that Kimberly was caught in.
"Let go of me you freaks," said Kimberly, struggling to get out.
"My lord... what should we do with her?" asked Zeltrax.
"Let's just keep her as bait for right now. I'll take care of the energy extraction later," said Mesogog.
"As you wish, my lord," said Zeltrax, and left.
Back at Dr. Oliver's house, down in the ancient ruins base, Haley was still trying to figure out the weakness of Archbomber. At the same time, trying to locate Kimberly's whereabouts.
"What do you think they want with Kimberly?" asked Ethan.
"I'm not sure. But knowing Mesogog... he's trying to get something from Kimberly, though I don't know what," said Haley.
Just then... the monitor started to indicate something & began to beep, signalizing that something has just been found.
"How's the progress?" asked Tommy.
"Right now... I've just found a sort of energy surge coming from Mesogog's fortress," said Haley.
"Think it might be a sort of chemical problem?" asked Ethan.
"Heh, very funny, Ethan. I've just detected a sort of energy coming from there. It has a sort of a pink shade," said Haley.
"Knowing that... it's got to be Kimberly," said Tommy.
"But how?" asked Connor.
"Hang on a sec... let me think," said Tommy.
After about like 15 sec, Connor finally figured it out.
"The Ninja Powers," guessed Connor.
"Wow, good call," said Kira, sarcastically.
"But I thought they were gone," said Ethan.
"Sort of. Connor's right about one thing. The Ninja powers contained the powers of the animals. 6 different animals. Aisha had the power of the bear, Rocky had the power of the ape, Billy had the wolf, Adam had the frog, Kimberly had the crane, & I had the falcon. According to Ninjor, the ancient warrior of the ninja arts, who gave them to us, told us that we would have a type of connection with our animal spirits. A spiritual connection. Kimberly's animal spirit was the crane. But after she gave her power coin to Katherine, she no longer had the power to become a Ranger. But... the crane's spirit never left her side. It was her animal spirit that would always be with her," explained Tommy.
"So if she still has the power, how come she didn't use it?" asked Ethan.
"The reason is simple, right after Goldar destroyed the power coins; we soon had to find a new power source. As for Kimberly, it has been long since she's been able to connect with her spirit. It still resides within her, but... she hasn't drawn it out ever since," said Tommy.
"This power source... was it the Zeo crystals?" guessed Kira.
"Exactly. When Rita & Zedd joined forces, they were somehow able to turn back time, & we became younger. Luckily for Billy, he was able to shake off the spell. As for the rest of us, we had to embark on our 'Zeo quest'. The quest to find the Zeo crystals. While we were doing that, Rangers from another planet called 'Aquitar' came & defended the Earth while we were on our quest," said Tommy.
"I remember now," said Ethan.
"You sure? Cause it looked like you weren't paying attention," said Connor.
"As if. You were probably off daydreaming," retorted Ethan.
"All right, settle down you two," said Kira.
"All right, first of all... how do they know all this?" asked Jason.
"Well, uh... you see..." started Connor.
"When I was caught by Mesogog & his goons, they somehow tapped into the mainframe & found my video diary. From there, I explained in detail about the events that have occurred then," said Tommy.
"Ooookaaayyy. But how is this going to help us find Kimberly?" asked Jason.
"Good question. If I'm not mistaken, Mesogog is probably going to use the power from Kimberly for his own use," said Tommy.
"So... how do we get there?" asked Jason.
"When I was in that position, those three," said Tommy, pointing to Connor, Ethan, & Kira. "Took an inviso-portal & was able to get in using Raptor cycles."
"So... how are we going to find one of those portals?" asked Jason.
"You leave that to me. Right now, you guys have to devise a strategy to defeat Archbomber & save Kimberly. I'll keep analyzing the monster until I find a weak point," said Haley.
"Whatever you say," said Ethan.
Meanwhile, back at Mesogog's fortress, Kimberly was still struggling from the tyrannodrones grip & the net she was in. As soon as the net was off her, she suddenly heard a strange voice.
"So......finally......we meet Dr. Oliver's girlfriend," said Mesogog.
"What the heck do you want with me you lizard freak?!" demanded Kimberly.
"What I want to know...... is what this power that's within you is & how I can get it?" asked Mesogog.
"Look Mr. Dinobreath......even if I did know, I wouldn't give it to the likes of you," said Kimberly.
"Fine......have it your way. Strap her to that chair, & keep her there......until she is ready to talk," commanded Mesogog.
"Let go of me you creeps," demanded Kimberly, as she struggled to free herself from the tyrannodrones & their grip. But they were able to restrain her as soon as they reached the seat.
"My lord......what if she doesn't cooperate?" asked Zeltrax. "If she doesn't......then destroy her," said Mesogog.
Meanwhile... at Haley's Cyberspace...... a very nearly down Dr. Oliver was just sitting at one of the chairs at the bar stand. It wasn't quite that loud after a while, considering it was nearly afternoon, & there were very few people around. Haley suddenly noticed Tommy's expression & tried her best to cheer him up.
"Hey... you ok?" asked Haley, with concern.
"Yeah... I'm fine," replied Tommy.
"Well... the others didn't seem too convinced. And neither am I," said Haley. "Look... if you still bothered by what happened to Kim, don't blame yourself, Mesogog is the one to blame. Besides... we're all here for you."
"Thanks," said Tommy.
"No problem," replied Haley.
"Hey... would you mind putting this on?" asked Tommy, handing her a tape cassette.
"Sure," said Haley, & popped it in.
Just then...... Connor & the others arrived, only to see Dr. Oliver not in a very good mood. At the same time... some music began to play.
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for the memories.'
'Remember the good times...that we had? I let them slip away from us when things got bad. Clearly I first saw you...smiling in the sun Wanna feel your warmth upon me...I wanna be the one.'
"Guys... I don't think this would be a good idea right now," said Kira.
"I know but... duh, just look at him. Couldn't we at least do something to help?" asked Ethan.
"I think the best solution would be to leave him alone for a while Ethan," said Connor.
Ethan, sighing in frustration, knowing he was beat, submitted.
But just as they were about to leave... someone stopped them.
"Guys... wait," said Tommy.
"Yes?" asked Connor.
"I just wanted to say... thanks. Thanks for trying to help out," said Tommy.
"No problem, Dr. O," said Connor.
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for ...the memories.'
"Listen... Dr. O, this isn't your fault. We'll find a way to get her back," said Kira.
"Yeah... it's like you told us before... you never gave up on us," said Ethan.
"So don't give up on her," said a voice.
They all turned around to see Jason standing by the door. Tommy was a bit surprised & a bit glad that they all cared.
"Thanks guys," said Tommy.
"Hey listen... nobody...gets away hurting our friends without a fight," said Connor. "Right guys?"
"Couldn't have said it better myself," said Jason.
"Exactly," said Ethan.
"Totally," replied Kira.
"Hey guys... thanks for your support, I'm going to head back to do more analyzing for a while," said Tommy.
"Sure. Later, Dr. O," said Kira.
"Take it easy man," said Jason, giving him a pat on the back.
'I'm so tired...that I can't sleep... Standing on the edge of something much too deep. It's funny how we feel so much, that we cannot say a word We are screaming inside or...we...can't be heard.'
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for...the memories.'
As soon as Tommy got back home, he sat down & began to look back on the times that he & Kim had together. It had been quite a while since then... after Zordon was gone... things weren't quite the same without him.
'I wish you were still here Zordon... I could really use your help & guidance right now,' thought Tommy. 'I'm sorry Kim. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. Damn it, I shouldn't have done it at all.' As soon as he had thought about it... he began to feel a bit of guilt & bitterness within him. He knew she was sorry... but...there are things that are so painful that time can never mend.
'So afraid to love you...more afraid to lose... Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose... But once there was a darkness...a deep & endless night... You gave me everything you had...oh...you gave me life...'
'And I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for...the memories.'
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for... the memories.'
'I sure hope your ok, Kim,' thought Tommy.
'Weep not for......the memories.'
Just then...... the monitor started to beep, indicating an enemy's presence or trouble. Only this time...... it was a message.
"Zeltrax... what the heck does he want?" wondered Tommy.
"If you ever want to see your friend again... meet me down at the pier," said Zeltrax.
"Damn him!" said Tommy, pounding on the desk. "Now what am I supposed to do?" he wondered.
Just then... the monitor beeped again & Archbomber was on the attack once again.
At the same time... the communicators on the 3 Rangers's wrists began to beep. And Tommy's voice came out of it.
'Guys... we got a problem down at the city. Archbomber's back,' said Tommy.
"We're on our way," said Connor.
"Wait," said Tommy.
"What is it Dr. O?" asked Ethan.
"There's something personal I've got to take care of. I'll meet you guys later," said Tommy.
"K. Good luck, Dr. O," said Connor.
"Thanks guys," said Tommy, & logged out.
"Sure hope he's ok," said Connor.
"Guys... let's go," said Kira.
"Yeah," said Ethan.
"Right behind you," said Connor, as they headed out the door.
Done......finally! That was quite a challenge, considering I had to do some editing & trying to place the song in the right spot. Sorry for the hold up guys. I just happen to have a lot of things to do during summer. I hope I can finish the 2 chapters soon. The next one is when I'm adding the sort of 'cross-culture'. For those of you who have seen the episode when the 3 Rangers were watching a TV show that was about them in Japan... I'm sure you'll know what I'm talking about when you read it or if you can recall it. The next chapter's called "The Rematch: Kimberly's Rescue & the Rangers against the Archer."
Hey, thanks to all who reviewed. Like I said... I was going to add a song here. For those of you who know of an artist with the last name McLachlan, I'm sure you'll be able to recognize one of her songs. This song... as a matter of fact... is also... the name of my fic. Anyway... I plan to make my next chapter totally interesting. For those of you who watched the 'Made in Japanathon' on Sun. Jun. 13th, this is where there was a little cross- culture between American & Japanese. I found that one quite amusing, the way that Connor acted. Of course... for all you Japanese fans out there, I salute you. Because I too... happen to find it very cool. I have to admit... I REALLY loved the Japanese opening of the Japanese version of PRDT. Not to mention... it does sort of cross a few lines between the Japanese version, & the American version. For those of you who know your little TV history, great job. For those that don't... well... here, let me clarify it for you.
Ever since the first season of PR, going all the way back to MMPR, I
began to wonder where it all originated. No sooner had I watched later
seasons... that I suddenly began to realize that it all originated from
Japan. I might not have been able to figure out how I knew that, but...
somehow... I just knew.
They DO know how to create PR seasons. Heck, they were the ones that started it all. Ok... back to work here. I also happen to notice something else... next Sat. episode is when the rivalry between Trent & Zeltrax continue, & both battle it out to see which is more superior. Course... for those of us that know the White Ranger's abilities, it's no contest. I was planning to add some of that into my fic, just need to figure out where to place it.
Disclaimer: Yami Kero doesn't own PRDT, or any of its characters. Belongs to Saban.
Enjoy!
"I'm going to enjoy bringing you into oblivion," said Archbomber.
"Oh yeah... & who sent you?" asked Connor.
"I did," said a voice. It was Zeltrax, accompanied with some tyrannodrones & appeared from behind a tree.
"This is going to be a blast when I destroy you all," said Archbomber.
"Most unlikely. Ready?" asked Connor.
"Ready," replied the other three. "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP! HA!" they said in unison & transformed into their Ranger forms.
"Let's do this. Tyranno staff," said Connor, calling on his weapon.
"Petra grips," called Kira.
"Tricera shield," called Ethan.
"Brachio staff," called Tommy.
"Attack," commanded Zeltrax.
As the tyrannodrones, Archbomber, & Zeltrax charged towards the Rangers, they charged & fought separately. Connor fought Archbomber, Ethan & Kira were fighting the tyrannodrones, & Tommy was... of course... fighting Zeltrax.
As Tommy & Zeltrax were fighting, they both had their swords intertwined. Of course... Tommy had sort of the same question he had before.
"Still worked up on your revenge, eh Zeltrax?" asked Tommy.
"For one, yes. I'll make it easier on you if you would just surrender," said Zeltrax.
"Not going to happen," said Tommy & they both went back & did a sort of a short aerial battle as they jumped & tried to get the upper hand on their opponent.
Meanwhile, Connor was busy fighting Archbomber. He was able to give it a few kicks, but Archbomber was a bit tougher, as he caught Connor off guard & sent him flying back, only to make him bounce off a tree & attack from above with his saber.
"Here catch," said Archbomber as he sent off some of his arrows towards Connor.
Connor was able to fend a few off, but got hit a few seconds later by 10 of them & was sent falling hard to the ground.
Ethan & Kira had finished off the tyrannodrones, & Tommy & Zeltrax were still going at it.
Connor struggled to get to his feet. That attack made him a bit... stunned.
Ethan & Kira rushed to his aide.
"Connor, you ok?" asked Kira.
"Yeah, sort of," said Connor, still trying to stand up.
"What's the point of continuing? I've got you guys right where I want ya. Here... catch this," said Archbomber, sending a few target boards towards the Rangers.
They tried to fend it off, but... unfortunately, it caught them & pinned them to a tree.
"Now for some REAL fun," said Archbomber as he fired some of his arrows at them, & it stuck to the boards.
"Huh?" wondered Connor.
"Why didn't it just go through?" wondered Ethan.
"Time to say bomb voyage, Rangers," said Archbomber as he set off the arrows, causing them to explode.
"Whoa," yelled Ethan & Kira as they were thrown off.
"Aghhhh," yelled Connor as he was thrown down hard.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha. You Rangers don't stand a chance against my sharp archery skills. Later days, Rangers," said Archbomber, & disappeared.
Zeltrax & the tyrannodrones did the same.
Tommy, seeing that his students were worn out, rushed to their aide.
"You guys ok?" asked Tommy.
"Barely ok," said Ethan.
"That was... how I should say... brutal," said Connor.
"All right, let's head back to my place & I'll see if I can find a weak spot," said Tommy.
Meanwhile... back at Mesogog's island fortress...
"Why are you back here? I told you to finish off the Rangers," said Mesogog.
"Sorry master. But I was hoping I can get an upgrade," replied Archbomber.
Mesogog was annoyed with his complaints & used his mind blast on it.
Archbomber cringed & whimpered in fear trying to rid it off.
Mesogog stopped & told him, "That ... was just a warning. But if you fail... I will make it much worse on you. Much worse...sss...sss," said Mesogog.
"My lord... my sensors have picked up an energy scan coming from Dr. Oliver's house," said Elsa.
"My, my... this is a discovery. Tell me... where does this... energy surge... come from?" asked Mesogog.
"Well my lord... after a few more scans... I just found out that this energy... comes from Dr. Oliver's... so to speak... girlfriend," explained Elsa.
"So...... it seems Dr. Oliver's old friend... is actually his first crush. Send down some tyrannodrones & ... give Archbomber another upgrade to make his catch of the day," said Mesogog.
Back at Dr. Oliver's house, the 3 new Rangers were quite tired from their battle with Archbomber. While downstairs, Tommy was with Haley trying to figure out Archbomber's weak point.
"So... what's been discovered so far?" asked Tommy.
"It's hard to say... his arrows act like a ticking time bomb somehow. I just can't seem to find out what its weakness is," said Haley
"What about those target boards?" asked Tommy.
"What about them?" Haley asked, curiously.
"They seemed to have a sort of connection device every time he throws one," said Tommy.
"You mean... like a hook or a sharp spike?" asked Haley.
"Exactly," said Tommy. "Hmm..."
"What?" Haley wondered.
"What if we could use those things against him?" asked Tommy.
"You mean... like... create our own?" guessed Haley.
"Bingo. Now you're on the right track," said Tommy.
Just as they finished analyzing the data, Kimberly happened to show up, & was completely in awe at the underground base. At the same time, Connor, Ethan, & Kira happened to arrive as well.
"Hey... anything new yet?" asked Connor.
"Not quite yet," said Haley.
"So this creep... is one of Meso...whatever's?" asked Kimberly.
"Exactly. And speaking of monsters... how are the gymnastics going?" asked Tommy.
"They're going well. The coach said that I've been working a bit too hard & told me to take break," said Kimberly.
"And speaking of which... we need to talk," said Tommy.
"I think that would be our cue to leave," said Ethan.
"Yeah, you're right," said Kira.
As the 3 Rangers left, Tommy also turned to Haley & asked "Um... would you mind..." started Tommy.
"Yeah, I get the point," said Haley, got up from the chair, & left.
As soon as they were alone, Tommy asked "So... what has been really going on?"
Kimberly was starting to get nervous about telling Tommy what really happened. But she knew that she wouldn't be able to hide it for long. It had been a long time since they talked to each other. Especially when she left the team & gave her Power coin to Katherine. Ever since then... she thought that Tommy would start to like Kat, yet... deep within herself, she knew quite well, maybe all too well, that she really missed him.
"Listen Tommy... before you start going off on me a bit..." started Kimberly.
"What are you talking about? If this has something to do with that letter of yours, you better have an explanation," said Tommy, knowing he wasn't going to like at least one bit of it.
"It wasn't true. On what I wrote. There was nobody around that I liked. I wrote that letter because... ......because I thought you were better off with Katherine," said Kimberly, looking down. Just hearing those words really made her heart ache, after all they've been through, she had to shoot him down with a completely, made-up, totally stupid lie.
Tommy, remembering what Kimberly had wrote on that letter, remembering how he felt when he read it & how it had affected him, suddenly started to feel it coming back again.
"You know what... ...... that was about the most dumbest, most craziest, most downright wrong, completely stupid explanation I've heard from you," scolded Tommy.
"Well... what was I suppose to do... head all the way back there & bow down & beg for your forgiveness?" retorted Kimberly.
"Yeah well... what if you were right? What if I was actually better off with Kat & completely forget about you? How would that make you feel?" shot back Tommy.
"Tommy... I didn't want it to be this way... I really didn't. I didn't want to hurt anyone. Especially you," pleaded Kimberly.
"Aw... don't give me that load of crap," said Tommy. "Do you have any idea on how I felt after that letter?! Heck, I doubt you do."
"If that's the way you forgive others, then maybe I was better off without you!" shouted Kimberly.
"Fine with me!" shot back Tommy.
"Fine!" shouted Kimberly.
Just upstairs, the 3 Rangers were interrupted as Haley mentioned the weak spots of Archbomber. Ethan was the first to hear it.
"Something tells me that did not go so well," said Ethan.
"Hey... pay attention," said Connor, nudging Ethan with his elbow.
Meanwhile, back downstairs, a completely furious Tommy Oliver was sitting down on the chair reflecting on that argument. Just as he was doing that... he heard some footsteps coming from the entrance. It was Jason.
"Hey man, you ok?" asked Jason.
"Oh... hey Jase," said Tommy.
"Didn't turn out that well, did it?" asked Jason.
"No... you think?" said Tommy, agitated.
"Hey... take it easy, no need to try & bite my head off, you know," said Jason.
"Yeah... sorry man. It's just..." started Tommy.
"She really brought you a lot of pain with that lie, didn't she?" guessed Jason.
"You heard all that?" asked Tommy.
"With the way that you two were shouting, yeah... we all could hear it," said Jason.
"Listen man... you gotta try to forgive & forget. I know it's been a while & I know the pain of that letter still resides somewhere... but......... you gotta know when to let go of the past," said Jason, trying to reassure his old friend.
"It's not that easy though," said Tommy.
"Hey man... we all have our ups & downs. We're here for ya man," said Jason.
Tommy... feeling a bit reassured, said, "Thanks man. Hey... can you make sure that she doesn't head too far out?"
"Sure thing," replied Jason.
"Thanks...again," said Tommy.
"Anytime," said Jason. "Listen... I'm going to go find Kimberly. Why don't you join the rest of your team upstairs, Haley's giving them a sort of lecture on how to defeat Archbomber."
"Thanks man. I will," said Tommy, & headed upstairs, while Jason went to go find Kimberly.
Meanwhile... in the forest, Kimberly started to begin to feel sort of bitter & upset at what had happened back at Tommy's house & did regret all the things she had done to him.
'I can't believe how selfish I was to think that I was better off without Tommy. I'm such an idiot,' thought Kimberly to herself. 'I used to pine away for him after I'm done with gymnastics. And... I actually... in truth... DO miss him. A lot.'
Just as she finished that last thought, she could hear someone following her, someone actually running. Then... she heard her name being called.
"Hey... Kim, wait up," said a voice. It was sort of faint.
She turned around & saw Jason running towards her.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" asked Kimberly.
"I came looking for you. Listen... why don't we head back to Tommy's house. You guys should try to talk it over & probably apologize," said Jason.
"Ha, like I'm going back to Mr. Bossy & beg on one knee & ask him to apologize? Like that's ever going to happen. Heck, I bet he already hates me by now," said Kimberly.
"To you... yes. To me...no," said Jason.
"And why's that?" asked Kimberly.
"Because... because I know there's a part of you that still misses him. And... every time I see that... I pity you. It's like... something inside you is dying, like some part of you is missing. Come on... just give him another chance," said Jason, trying to persuade her.
"Don't try to get me with your 'Big Brother' thing, Jase. I'm not going back there & that's final," said Kimberly.
Just as they were talking, a group of tyrannodrones, Archbomber, & Zeltrax appeared.
"Uh, oh. This can't be good," said Kimberly.
"Want to try & reconsider your decision?" asked Jason.
Meanwhile... at Haley's Cyberspace, Connor & Ethan were still debating on what could have gotten the so known couple separated, while Kira was trying to write another song. As if that weren't enough to complicate things, their communicators on their wrists began to beep. As usual, the little beeping meant trouble.
"Guys we got trouble in the woods," said Haley.
"On our way," said Connor.
"Looks like the archer got an upgrade," said Tommy, & went to join the others.
"I've been looking all over for you," said Archbomber.
"What do you want with Kimberly?" demanded Jason.
"My master has a little invitation for her that I wanted to give to her," said Archbomber.
Jason knelt down & whispered to her, "Run, I'll take care of these creeps."
"Duh, don't forget that we no longer have our powers," said Kimberly.
"Who needs it?" retorted Jason. "Just go."
But as Kimberly ran, some of the tyrannodrones were about to go after her. Luckily, the Dino Rangers intercepted them. Unfortunately, Archbomber had sent out a large net to capture Kimberly while they were fighting. Tommy had just arrived on the scene, but Zeltrax happened to get in his way.
"Out of my way, Zeltrax," demanded Tommy.
"You're not going anywhere, Dr. Oliver. We have a little unfinished buisness," said Zeltrax taking out his sword.
"That's it, you leave me no choice," said Tommy, as he too took out his sword & fought with Zeltrax.
As the Rangers fought off the tyrannodrones, the Red Ranger was trying to deal some damage to Archbomber. Unfortunately, his armor was twice as hard to penetrate & was sent back flying. To make matters worse, more tyrannodrones appeared, & were right in front of the net that Kimberly was entangled in. Jason tried to help her, but some of the tyrannodrones intercepted & blocked Jason's path. He tried hard to fend some of them off, but... unfortunately; they disappeared once they took her. Archbomber & Zeltrax left as well as soon as they got what they received.
"Power down," said the 3 Rangers.
Tommy was completely pissed off at what had just happened.
"Damn it!" cursed Jason & punched a tree.
"What in the world did they want with Kimberly?" wondered Kira.
"I'm not sure, but we better head back," suggested Tommy.
Meanwhile, back at Mesogog's island fortress, the tyrannodrones were still holding onto the net that Kimberly was caught in.
"Let go of me you freaks," said Kimberly, struggling to get out.
"My lord... what should we do with her?" asked Zeltrax.
"Let's just keep her as bait for right now. I'll take care of the energy extraction later," said Mesogog.
"As you wish, my lord," said Zeltrax, and left.
Back at Dr. Oliver's house, down in the ancient ruins base, Haley was still trying to figure out the weakness of Archbomber. At the same time, trying to locate Kimberly's whereabouts.
"What do you think they want with Kimberly?" asked Ethan.
"I'm not sure. But knowing Mesogog... he's trying to get something from Kimberly, though I don't know what," said Haley.
Just then... the monitor started to indicate something & began to beep, signalizing that something has just been found.
"How's the progress?" asked Tommy.
"Right now... I've just found a sort of energy surge coming from Mesogog's fortress," said Haley.
"Think it might be a sort of chemical problem?" asked Ethan.
"Heh, very funny, Ethan. I've just detected a sort of energy coming from there. It has a sort of a pink shade," said Haley.
"Knowing that... it's got to be Kimberly," said Tommy.
"But how?" asked Connor.
"Hang on a sec... let me think," said Tommy.
After about like 15 sec, Connor finally figured it out.
"The Ninja Powers," guessed Connor.
"Wow, good call," said Kira, sarcastically.
"But I thought they were gone," said Ethan.
"Sort of. Connor's right about one thing. The Ninja powers contained the powers of the animals. 6 different animals. Aisha had the power of the bear, Rocky had the power of the ape, Billy had the wolf, Adam had the frog, Kimberly had the crane, & I had the falcon. According to Ninjor, the ancient warrior of the ninja arts, who gave them to us, told us that we would have a type of connection with our animal spirits. A spiritual connection. Kimberly's animal spirit was the crane. But after she gave her power coin to Katherine, she no longer had the power to become a Ranger. But... the crane's spirit never left her side. It was her animal spirit that would always be with her," explained Tommy.
"So if she still has the power, how come she didn't use it?" asked Ethan.
"The reason is simple, right after Goldar destroyed the power coins; we soon had to find a new power source. As for Kimberly, it has been long since she's been able to connect with her spirit. It still resides within her, but... she hasn't drawn it out ever since," said Tommy.
"This power source... was it the Zeo crystals?" guessed Kira.
"Exactly. When Rita & Zedd joined forces, they were somehow able to turn back time, & we became younger. Luckily for Billy, he was able to shake off the spell. As for the rest of us, we had to embark on our 'Zeo quest'. The quest to find the Zeo crystals. While we were doing that, Rangers from another planet called 'Aquitar' came & defended the Earth while we were on our quest," said Tommy.
"I remember now," said Ethan.
"You sure? Cause it looked like you weren't paying attention," said Connor.
"As if. You were probably off daydreaming," retorted Ethan.
"All right, settle down you two," said Kira.
"All right, first of all... how do they know all this?" asked Jason.
"Well, uh... you see..." started Connor.
"When I was caught by Mesogog & his goons, they somehow tapped into the mainframe & found my video diary. From there, I explained in detail about the events that have occurred then," said Tommy.
"Ooookaaayyy. But how is this going to help us find Kimberly?" asked Jason.
"Good question. If I'm not mistaken, Mesogog is probably going to use the power from Kimberly for his own use," said Tommy.
"So... how do we get there?" asked Jason.
"When I was in that position, those three," said Tommy, pointing to Connor, Ethan, & Kira. "Took an inviso-portal & was able to get in using Raptor cycles."
"So... how are we going to find one of those portals?" asked Jason.
"You leave that to me. Right now, you guys have to devise a strategy to defeat Archbomber & save Kimberly. I'll keep analyzing the monster until I find a weak point," said Haley.
"Whatever you say," said Ethan.
Meanwhile, back at Mesogog's fortress, Kimberly was still struggling from the tyrannodrones grip & the net she was in. As soon as the net was off her, she suddenly heard a strange voice.
"So......finally......we meet Dr. Oliver's girlfriend," said Mesogog.
"What the heck do you want with me you lizard freak?!" demanded Kimberly.
"What I want to know...... is what this power that's within you is & how I can get it?" asked Mesogog.
"Look Mr. Dinobreath......even if I did know, I wouldn't give it to the likes of you," said Kimberly.
"Fine......have it your way. Strap her to that chair, & keep her there......until she is ready to talk," commanded Mesogog.
"Let go of me you creeps," demanded Kimberly, as she struggled to free herself from the tyrannodrones & their grip. But they were able to restrain her as soon as they reached the seat.
"My lord......what if she doesn't cooperate?" asked Zeltrax. "If she doesn't......then destroy her," said Mesogog.
Meanwhile... at Haley's Cyberspace...... a very nearly down Dr. Oliver was just sitting at one of the chairs at the bar stand. It wasn't quite that loud after a while, considering it was nearly afternoon, & there were very few people around. Haley suddenly noticed Tommy's expression & tried her best to cheer him up.
"Hey... you ok?" asked Haley, with concern.
"Yeah... I'm fine," replied Tommy.
"Well... the others didn't seem too convinced. And neither am I," said Haley. "Look... if you still bothered by what happened to Kim, don't blame yourself, Mesogog is the one to blame. Besides... we're all here for you."
"Thanks," said Tommy.
"No problem," replied Haley.
"Hey... would you mind putting this on?" asked Tommy, handing her a tape cassette.
"Sure," said Haley, & popped it in.
Just then...... Connor & the others arrived, only to see Dr. Oliver not in a very good mood. At the same time... some music began to play.
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for the memories.'
'Remember the good times...that we had? I let them slip away from us when things got bad. Clearly I first saw you...smiling in the sun Wanna feel your warmth upon me...I wanna be the one.'
"Guys... I don't think this would be a good idea right now," said Kira.
"I know but... duh, just look at him. Couldn't we at least do something to help?" asked Ethan.
"I think the best solution would be to leave him alone for a while Ethan," said Connor.
Ethan, sighing in frustration, knowing he was beat, submitted.
But just as they were about to leave... someone stopped them.
"Guys... wait," said Tommy.
"Yes?" asked Connor.
"I just wanted to say... thanks. Thanks for trying to help out," said Tommy.
"No problem, Dr. O," said Connor.
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for ...the memories.'
"Listen... Dr. O, this isn't your fault. We'll find a way to get her back," said Kira.
"Yeah... it's like you told us before... you never gave up on us," said Ethan.
"So don't give up on her," said a voice.
They all turned around to see Jason standing by the door. Tommy was a bit surprised & a bit glad that they all cared.
"Thanks guys," said Tommy.
"Hey listen... nobody...gets away hurting our friends without a fight," said Connor. "Right guys?"
"Couldn't have said it better myself," said Jason.
"Exactly," said Ethan.
"Totally," replied Kira.
"Hey guys... thanks for your support, I'm going to head back to do more analyzing for a while," said Tommy.
"Sure. Later, Dr. O," said Kira.
"Take it easy man," said Jason, giving him a pat on the back.
'I'm so tired...that I can't sleep... Standing on the edge of something much too deep. It's funny how we feel so much, that we cannot say a word We are screaming inside or...we...can't be heard.'
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for...the memories.'
As soon as Tommy got back home, he sat down & began to look back on the times that he & Kim had together. It had been quite a while since then... after Zordon was gone... things weren't quite the same without him.
'I wish you were still here Zordon... I could really use your help & guidance right now,' thought Tommy. 'I'm sorry Kim. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. Damn it, I shouldn't have done it at all.' As soon as he had thought about it... he began to feel a bit of guilt & bitterness within him. He knew she was sorry... but...there are things that are so painful that time can never mend.
'So afraid to love you...more afraid to lose... Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choose... But once there was a darkness...a deep & endless night... You gave me everything you had...oh...you gave me life...'
'And I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for...the memories.'
'I will remember you... Will you remember me? Don't let your life...pass you by... Weep not for... the memories.'
'I sure hope your ok, Kim,' thought Tommy.
'Weep not for......the memories.'
Just then...... the monitor started to beep, indicating an enemy's presence or trouble. Only this time...... it was a message.
"Zeltrax... what the heck does he want?" wondered Tommy.
"If you ever want to see your friend again... meet me down at the pier," said Zeltrax.
"Damn him!" said Tommy, pounding on the desk. "Now what am I supposed to do?" he wondered.
Just then... the monitor beeped again & Archbomber was on the attack once again.
At the same time... the communicators on the 3 Rangers's wrists began to beep. And Tommy's voice came out of it.
'Guys... we got a problem down at the city. Archbomber's back,' said Tommy.
"We're on our way," said Connor.
"Wait," said Tommy.
"What is it Dr. O?" asked Ethan.
"There's something personal I've got to take care of. I'll meet you guys later," said Tommy.
"K. Good luck, Dr. O," said Connor.
"Thanks guys," said Tommy, & logged out.
"Sure hope he's ok," said Connor.
"Guys... let's go," said Kira.
"Yeah," said Ethan.
"Right behind you," said Connor, as they headed out the door.
Done......finally! That was quite a challenge, considering I had to do some editing & trying to place the song in the right spot. Sorry for the hold up guys. I just happen to have a lot of things to do during summer. I hope I can finish the 2 chapters soon. The next one is when I'm adding the sort of 'cross-culture'. For those of you who have seen the episode when the 3 Rangers were watching a TV show that was about them in Japan... I'm sure you'll know what I'm talking about when you read it or if you can recall it. The next chapter's called "The Rematch: Kimberly's Rescue & the Rangers against the Archer."