Ryla felt like she was being pulled again,
So I must have been teleported here to Angel Grove . . .
She didn't have time to process it further; for she felt her feet touch the ground. Ryla opened her eyes, and saw she was staring into the . . . plate, of Alpha. Not wanting to dig herself in deeper, she stayed quiet. Her arms were still being held by both Billy and Tommy. The Rangers pulled their masks off of their faces, just as Zordon spoke,
"RANGERS, WHAT HAS HAPPENED? WHY DID YOU BRING HER TO THE COMMAND CENTRE?"
Kim stepped forward, "She said that she needed to see you. She knew who you were Zordon-"
"And she knew mine and Billy's identities." Tommy added, slightly gripping harder onto Ryla's arm.
Ryla sighed, "I knew all of your identities . . . but it isn't what you think!"
She tired to pull herself free, but Tommy pulled back harder. She winced back at the pain, "Please Tommy . . . you're hurting my arm," she looked up at Zordon, "I do not work for Rita or Zedd . . . if I did, why would the Tengas attack me?"
Billy cleared his throat to speak, but Ryla beat him to it, "I know, to make it seem more believable when I explained it to you . . . but I'm telling the truth. Please, I am far from home . . . very far."
She turned to look back at the others. She felt Billy's grip loosen, and a small bit of the betrayal leave his eyes. She smiled at him, "I wasn't leading you on, or trying to get your trust just to betray it. Please Billy . . ." she looked at the other, "Rangers, you must believe me."
Zordon spoke after a moment, "ALPHA, SCAN HER LIFE ENERGY. SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE."
Ryla shook her head, "There is . . . I am out of place."
Alpha finished checking the scans, "Zordon . . . her energy is different from that of the people in Angel Grove, but not the same as Tommy's was when he was under the influence of Rita."
Ryla nodded, "I told you . . . I'm not under some spell. Please guys . . . do you remember when you were sent back 200 years into Angel Grove's past? You felt out of place! Please . . . that's how I feel."
Instead of trying to calm them, they moved in closer on her, and Aisha spoke "If you're not in league with Zedd or Rita . . . how do you know about that?"
"Because I saw it! Or watched it on TV. Rangers, Zordon . . . I was born on Earth . . . but not your Earth."
The rangers looked a bit confused, all but Billy, he was slowly beginning to comprehend. Zordon spoke clearly to all of them, "I UNDERSTAND YOU. YOUR ENERGY IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT FROM THIS DIMENSION. THOUGH I AM UNSURE AS TO HOW YOU KNOW SO MUCH OF US."
Out of shock, Tommy released her arm, though Billy's hand stayed against her skin, though not tightly. Ryla nodded, and grinned sheepishly, "Well . . . you see, where I am from . . . my dimension. You are . . . a TV show."
Kim blurted out, "What? A TV show?"
"Yea," Ryla nodded, "You're all played by actors . . . and they look just like you. I was in my room, watching it through my computer screen. When . . .Rita and Zedd were looking at me . . . they called me a Ranger and then used their staff's to send me here. I think they were trying to destroy me."
Alpha cried out, "Ai- yai- yai!"
Billy nodded, "Yes, why would they think you were a Ranger?"
Ryla smiled at Billy, and his genuine concern, "Well . . . because I was holding this," she used her free arm to dig into her pocket, and pull out her morpher. As she lifted it, it felt heavier, "It . . . used to be plastic."
Billy took it from her hand, and demorphed, just before the other did. He compared it with his own, "They are identical."
Ryla grinned, "Except I have no power coin."
Billy nodded, "Indeed, you do not."
Zordon spoke again, "RYLA, UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW YOU WERE BROUGHT HER, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU STAY WITH THE RANGERS. IS THAT ALRIGHT WITH YOU?"
Ryla nodded, "Oh ya. Totally. It's like a dream come true, "She turned back to everyone, "Seriously, no sarcasm intended."
Kim laughed, and Aisha nodded, "That's great, we needed another girl to hang with anyways."
The guys shook their heads, and then Zordon spoke to Billy, "IT SEEMS THAT RYLA COULD BE OF SOME IMPORTANCE TO RITA AND ZEDD . . . BILLY, FOR NOW, COULD YOU FIT HER WITH A COMMUNICATOR. FOR HER PROTECTION?"
Billy nodded, "Of course. We'll transport back to my lab to retrieve one."
Ryla grinned as both Tommy and Billy approached her, "Here, you'll need to hold onto us to transport out of here."
He nodded, and grasped onto Tommy's arm, and then grabbed Billy's hand. Just before they transported, she could almost see Billy smile. Ryla's body disappeared into a flash of purple. Alpha turned back to Zordon, hearing him begin to speak, "ALPHA, PLEASE FETCH THE BOX THAT NINJOR SENT US, AND BEGIN EXAMINING THE CONTENTS."
"Yes Zordon, I will get right on it. Ai-yai-yai!" Alpha turned back and walked down from the console, in search of the box.