AUTHOR'S NOTE

Second chapter. Takes place after The Ninja Encounter, but before The Power Transfer. Once again, the familiar characters belong to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and later in the story, Disney.

Tommy Oliver was sparring with his best friend, Jason Lee Scott in Ernie's Gym and Juice Bar when Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park, and Aiesha Campbell walked in. Kimberly Hart was the first to notice them.

"Hey, guys," she greeted.

"Hey," they chorused.

"What brings you here?" the petite girl continued.

"Just thought we'd visit," Rocky responded. Kimberly nodded. Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, and Kimberly's best friend, Trini Quan walked up.

"Hi, guys," Trini acknowledged. More greetings were exchanged. Presently, Tommy noticed the newcomers.

"Hey, bro, we got company," he said.

"Huh?" his sparring partner asked. Tommy pointed and Jason followed his gaze.

"Rocky, Adam, Aiesha," Jason said happily. They walked up to the group.

"Hey, guys. What's going on?" Tommy wondered.

"We wanted to visit you guys," Aiesha answered.

"Oh," Tommy said.

"You guys are okay though, right?" Jason asked.

"Oh, yeah," Aiesha assured.

"Great. More goody-goodies," a voice sneered. With a groan, the teens turned around.

"Look who's here," Trini stated.

"Bulk and Skull," Kimberly continued.

"We come here to get a drink and look what we find: a goody-goody convention," Bulk sneered again.

"Leave us alone, Bulk," Trini requested.

"Hey, Kimberly, how 'bout a date?" Skull questioned, ignoring the exchange between Trini and Bulk.

"Skull, how many times do I have to tell you I'm not interested?" Kimberly sighed.

"What does he have that I don't?" Skull jeered, gesturing towards Tommy.

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Kimberly snapped.

"You know, I'm getting sick and tired of you always acting like you're better than me," Skull said angrily. He grabbed her arm and began to pull her away.

"Knock it off, Skull!" Tommy growled, shoving him. Skull's eyes widened and he tapped Bulk on the shoulder. At first, the bully just dismissed his friend, but at the persistant tapping, he finally looked up. Then, his eyes bugged out. Without a word, the two ran off.

"What got into them?" Tommy wondered, turning towards his friends. The girls gasped.

"What?" Tommy asked.

"Your---your eyes. They're---they're green," Aiesha stammered.

"What?" Tommy gasped. How can that be? Zordon said that side effect was temporary, he thought.

"Oh, no. Not again," Kimberly moaned.

"We gotta get to the Command Center," Jason determined. "Guys, we clear?" the former leader asked. The teens looked around. Luckily, there wasn't anyone else around. Moments later, the entire group teleported.

"Rangers," Alpha said in surprise. Then, "Ai-yi-yi! Is there something wrong with Rocky, Adam, and Aiesha?"

"No, there's something wrong with Tommy," Adam replied with a shake of his head.

"Zordon, you told me that this was temporary!" Tommy angrily exclaimed, gesturing to his now green eyes.

"Calm down and explain what happened," Zordon told them.

"Bulk and Skull came up, started messing with me, and Tommy got mad. Then his eyes turned green," Kimberly reported. Alpha immediately began a scan.

"Ai-yi-yi!" he exclaimed.

"What?" everyone asked.

"The scanner indicates that there's still some Green Ranger residue residing in Tommy," Alpha reported.

"What does that mean?" Rocky wondered.

"Apparently, due to this energy, the side effect that Tommy acquired after being Rita's Green Ranger, will always be with him," Alpha said.

"So this is permanent," Tommy realized moodily.

"I'm afraid so, Tommy," Alpha replied.

"Great! Just great!" Tommy exclaimed seethingly.