Chapter Nineteen - Blast to the Power Past Pt. 2
Jason looked up and saw Kimberly and Trini walking towards them on the bike trail. Without thinking he grabbed Kimberly and led her to two large shrubs that they could hide behind. Catching his breath, Jason turned to Kimberly to make sure she was all right.
"Do you think they saw us?" he asked, still panting. He wiped the sweat which was pouring from his forehead. "What happens if they saw us, if you saw yourself?"
Kimberly shook her head. She wasn't sure, by the looks of things the two teenage girls were still a couple of meters away from the spot they'd landed. Kimberly couldn't believe her eyes. She was staring at herself, her teenage self and it felt weird to refer to herself as someone else. It was an awkward out of body experience for the disheveled Pink Ranger. She brushed the grass off of her jeans and leaned forward trying to hear the conversation as the two girls passed the brush.
"Did you see those two weirdoes jump into the bushes when they saw us coming?" Kimberly said to Trini. "That is like so totally sick and disgusting,"
Trini nodded. "Yeah, I saw it all right. I don't know what they were doing, but whatever it was, it's probably illegal to do in Angel Grove Park,"
Kimberly sighed. "I'd always heard that nasty things happen in the park, and you know, my mother wants me to avoid it and all but she seemed okay that I'd be walking with you. I guess I never believed the rumors, I mean nothing ever bad happens in Angel Grove… or well, some bad things happen but you know not this bad,"
"My parents are thinking about moving to Stone Canyon, but I really don't want to. My Uncle Howard recently moved here, and leaving right now wouldn't be an option for me. If we do move, I hope they decide to wait until I'm finished with high school," Trini replied, semi-changing the subject.
Kimberly gasped. "Oh my god I know, it would so suck if I had to spend four years at Angel Grove High by myself without my best friend. I think I would die,"
"You wouldn't die Kim," Trini laughed. "Besides, you'd still have Jason, Zack, and Billy. They're your friends too you know,"
Kimberly nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, I know they're my friends… it's just sometimes I… never mind, it's silly," she paused, wondering if she should reveal her thoughts. She'd never told anyone in the whole wide world about her feelings for her guy friends, and she wasn't sure Trini would take them seriously if she told her.
"No, what is it?" Trini asked. "Come on Kim, you can tell me anything… you know that right?"
"I don't know Trini…," Kimberly hesitated.
"Come on, we still have at least fifteen minutes before the bell rings… so come over here and sit down and tell me what's on your mind. You know I'll drag it out of you anyways," Trini joked.
Kimberly sighed, deciding to tell her friend. "All right I'll tell you," she replied, as they walked over to a park bench.
Back in the bushes, Kimberly and Jason listened on. Jason poked Kimberly in the side and whispered, "What are you going to tell her?"
Kimberly shrugged, and held her finger to her mouth signaling him to be quiet so she could hear the conversation. The girls were sitting directly in front of the bushes Kimberly and Jason had dashed into. She was suddenly remembering this, as if it has been re-planted into her head as she watched it, but she couldn't remember for the life of her what secret she was going to tell Trini.
"All right… here goes nothing," Kimberly mumbled, she turned to Trini. "Sometimes I think the guys don't like us more then friends," she said. "I know it doesn't make any sense… but they're getting older, and their hormones are just as active as ours… so why haven't they complimented us, or asked us out?"
Trini giggled. "Of course not Kim," she replied. "They are our friends, our brothers even. They are there to protect us, and well, I think they are the only guys at Angel Grove High who wouldn't make a pass at us,"
"Maybe," Kimberly replied.
"It's okay to feel that way Kim, it's normal," Trini added. "I admit, I caught myself wondering the same thing. But look, we're sounding conceded about ourselves,"
"No we're not," Kimberly replied. "Both of us are attractive. Some times I think our guys are into guys,"
"Kimberly!" Trini gasped.
Kimberly giggled. "I'm only kidding Kimberly. Jason could have any girl he wanted, and Zack has been chasing Angela since junior high. Billy is too shy to be thinking about girls right now… he's more concerned over his science projects," she smiled. "I could see myself as Mrs. William Cranston someday, he would be making the money as a famous scientist, and I would be spending it,"
"You're so bad," Trini replied friendly. "Come on, we better get to school before Mr. Caplan catches us. I don't think we want to get detentions as freshman on our first day of school,"
Kimberly nodded. "Trini wait," she turned to her friend and hugged her. "Thank you for listening to me. It's great to know that I can confide with someone about my silly ideas and take them seriously,"
"I'm always here for you Kim," Trini returned the hug. "It looks like you're stuck with me,"
"Life couldn't be better," Kimberly replied as the two girls walked off down the path.
Meanwhile in the bushes, Kimberly turned to Jason wiping a tear from her eye. Hearing that conversation brought back so many memories, reminding her of how close she and Trini had been. It also made her feel ashamed of herself, because she'd been so conceded in those days, and was disappointed with her remarks about spending Billy's money.
"Wasn't that surreal?" she asked Jason.
Jason had a stern look on his face. "You thought I was gay?" he asked, crossing his arms and staring at her.
"Oh come on, it was only a joke. I was just wondering why the three of you never complimented me or asked me out on a date. It was weird," she replied.
"You were like a sister to me Kim, why would I do that?" Jason asked. "At least…I didn't think you wanted me to… I always thought you were interested in Larry Hetrick,"
She sighed at him. "Hello? I was only interested in Larry because you never asked me out. However, can we please not fight about this, it's in the past, and we have a serious problem here,"
"Don't forget Kim," Jason winked. "We are in the past,"
Kimberly pushed him down onto his back. "I can't believe they thought we were making out in the park. All we did was run into the bushes," she flicked the leaves that fell into her head from bush onto the ground and stood up.
Jason nodded. "Yeah that is pretty weird, but you know, I'm always open to that," he wretch for her hand and kissed it softly.
"Jason!" she yelled. "Look, we're in the year 1993, we obviously went through a time portal, and we have more important things to worry about right now, like finding that time portal so we can go back to the future and help the others escape from Zedd,"
"Obviously," Jason joked. "Joking aside though, you're right. But you know Kim, you and Trini would have seen a weird portal if it was still there… and obviously they didn't, so obviously there is no more portal. We're obviously stuck,"
"Jason Scott!" she yelled again. "If you think mocking me is going to make me feel any better about this situation then you're obvio- ugh! You're wrong!"
"Kim, look," he replied, standing up beside her. "I'm sorry… I shouldn't have done that, I guess I'd rather be right here with you then anywhere else,"
Kimberly buried her head into Jason's chest and began crying. "I'm sorry Jason, I'm just scared. I don't know what's happening in our time, and now we're stuck here. Zordon and Alpha are gone, and Billy doesn't have some weird science contraption to bring us back to the future. What are we going to do?". She looked at him, trying to read the clueless sorrow that filled his face.
Jason wiped the tears from Kimberly's face with his fingers and kissed her forehead. "I don't know Kim," he replied. "But, you know what I do know? I know that we were Power Rangers once, and I know that we've gotten out of sticky situations before without using our powers, and I'm sure we can find a way to do it this time,"
She nodded at him. "I'm glad I'm here with you too Jason. I feel protected when I'm with you, and I know you're not going to let anything happen to me, I know it,"
"Of course I'm not going to let anything happen to you Kimberly. I love you," he said finally, a private moment the two of them were sharing had finally happened, and he'd finally said the two words to her that he'd been yearning to say for a long time. "And when we get back, I want you to marry me, I want us to be together,"
"I love you too Jason," she replied meekly, forcing a smile onto her face. "I want to be with you too, so lets find a way back to the future,"
Jason took Kimberly's hand and the two emerged from behind the bushes and began walking down the pathway that would lead them into downtown Angel Grove.
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Lord Zedd slammed his metal clad hand down on the balcony and cast lightning energy from his Z staff out into space. Kimberly and Jason had escaped his clutches and somehow they'd managed to close the portal to the past. Now he'd never stop the mutant of the year 3000 from ruining his Empire. After interrogating his henchman on who had let the power brats out of the dungeon, Rito was revealed as the culprit. Zedd was still trying to decide what to do with Rito, and wanted nothing more then to destroy him on the spot.
Rito stood behind Rita Repulsa trembling, the silence of the throne room making him nervous. He'd been tricked, and this time he didn't think Lord Zedd would let him off easy, because he could tell how angry Zedd was by the deep red glow emitting from his body.
"Uh, Ed," Rito mumbled. "I'm really sorry about letting the Rangers out of my grasp, I won't do it again I promise,"
Zedd turned around in anger. "Who said there will be a next time!" Zedd growled, slamming his fist into the balcony again. "You've single handedly cost us all we've worked for Rito! And my name is Lord Zedd for the last time!"
Rita Repulsa walked forward to calm her husband down. "Zeddy, my little brain tumor, isn't there a way for you to revive the time vortex with your powers?" She clasped his hand and patted him on the back. "After all you are the great and powerful Lord Zedd, prince of darkness, king of the Z-"
Lord Zedd pulled a way and walked towards his throne, knocking Rito to the ground. He slumped down into his throne chair and sighed at his wife. "Why do you think it took so long in the first place my little rotten fruit? I opened a time vortex to the actual past, not one of those little pocket time dimensions that we sent the Power Rangers into, and now I've drained the energy from my staff! It would take days to recharge, and by then we'd be history!"
"Ed, I've got an idea!" Rito chimed in. "First we'll dispatch Tenga Warriors all over the palace to find and imprison the remaining power punks, and then we will use Rita's staff to open a time vortex to the past!"
Zedd raised up. "I think you might actually be on to something Rito," he clasped his hands together. "We'll capture the remaining power geeks, and then we'll use them for ransom on the others! What a brilliant idea I've come up with!"
Rito sighed, once again one of his ideas had been stolen from Lord Zedd and he didn't have the credit to show for it. He sat down on the stone floor and awaited Zedd's orders.
"Rito!" Zedd commanded. "Goldar and you shall take the Tenga Warriors to every floor of this palace until you find those power punks. Once you find them throw them in the cellar, then we will use Rita's wand to create a portal to the year 1993,"
"All right," Rito sighed. "I'll go and find Goldar then Ed,"
Lord Zedd didn't even hear Rito's response, not that he cared. He was too happy that his empire may be saved after all that he jumped out of his throne chair and glided to the balcony with his wife. "Isn't Earth dreadfully ugly this night?" Zedd asked.
"Yes Zeddy," Rita replied. "That reminds me, we need to move the palace back to the moon, I'm growing tired of this heat," Rita wiped her forehead.
"Perhaps if you tried new clothing you wouldn't grow as hot, my dear," Zedd replied, angering Rita.
Rita Repulsa stormed off towards Finster's laboratory. "Why do you care anyways?" she muttered under her breath.
Zedd peered down into the empty streets of Angel Grove still in fear that all he had accomplished could be destroyed any second. It was the only time he'd ever been afraid of anything, and it terrified him. He felt himself growing weak, as if he was disappearing completely. He grasped the balcony for support and collapsed to the ground.
Rita walked over to Finster and tapped the white headed wizard on the back, causing him to jump "Finster! We need to move the palace up to the moon, so began the engineering immediately!" her voice screeched.
"Oh, Empress, I wasn't expecting your company," Finster replied, bowing. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Did you hear me?" Rita screamed. "MOVE THE PALACE BACK TO THE MOON IMMEDIATELY!"
Finster cowered in fear. "Right away mistress," He walked over to a control panel and began to punch in a few buttons.
"Wait Finster!" said Rita. "Have you seen my Magic Wand? Zeddy is going to need it soon, and I can't find it anywhere!"
Finster nodded. "Yes empress, I sent your wand to the Cimmerian Planet for repair, it should be back within days brand new and just as powerful," Finster replied cheerfully.
"YOU IDIOT!" Rita yelled pushing Finster into his table filled with clay monsters. "Zeddy and I needed to use my wand to create a time vortex and stop a mutant from destroying the past!"
Finster was bewildered. He knew he remembered receiving orders to send Rita's wand to the Cimmerian Planet for repairs, he distinctly remembered this. "Rita, you gave me instructions to send your wand to the Cimmerian Planet because you'd accidentally damaged it when the palace was moved from the moon to Angel Grove,"
"You weren't supposed to listen to me!" she whined. "Fine Finster! Move the palace, while I go and explain to Zeddy that my wand is missing," she pushed Finster out of her way and started walking towards the throne room.
"Sis!" Rito called, dashing down a separate passageway almost knocking the round witch down. "Sis, those power geeks have the dungeon keys and they've locked all of the doors!"
Rita grabbed her brother by his neck. "Listen skull brain, we have more important things to worry about then a locked dungeon door," she began to walk off.
"But sis!" Rito chimed again. "I have orders from Ed, and well, can't you use your wand to open the dungeon door? Please?" he begged.
Rita screamed. This was not the time for idiotic questions, not only was she terrified at telling Zedd about her missing wand, but she had a weird feeling in her stomach as if she were disappearing into alleviation. Now she was dealing with her idiotic brother and his idiotic questions. She turned to Rito, glaring at him. "I don't have my wand, and I'm going to Zeddy now to work out a new plan,"
"Uh, okay?" Rito replied stupidly.
Rita made her way into the throne room where she saw Lord Zedd's collapsed body. She rushed over to it and screamed in horror. "Zeddy!" she yelled. "What has happened to you?"
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Meanwhile, below the throne room deep in the dungeons, Trini, Zack, and Billy wondered along the walls hoping they would find a way out of the palace. Trini held the dungeon keys in her hands. She'd been guarding them ever since Kimberly handed them to her when the five of them had split up. Trini was worried about Kimberly and Jason, because she wasn't sure if they were all right. Trini was growing weaker however, and she was unable to explain it. She could tell that the same thing was happening to Zack and Billy by the drowsy looks on their faces.
"Do you think Kim and Jason are all right?" she finally asked, breaking the eerie silence.
Zack shrugged. "We can only hope for the best at this point. I'm sure we'd know by now if something horrible happened to them," Zack stepped ahead, the cells on this floor were surprisingly empty.
Billy nodded. "I'm sure they're all right Trini, probably better off then we are anyway. I'm sure Zedd and Rita have their armies searching the Palace for us,"
Up ahead, Zack noticed a door with many locks on it. It appeared to be a high security door, used for important prisoners, or maybe storage. Zack motioned towards the door. "What do you think that is?" he asked.
"Who knows?" Trini asked looking down at the keys. "Maybe we could find out," she grinned.
"Wait a second," Billy panted. "Do you guys care if we take a little break before we venture out any farther?" he leaned against the cold stone wall. "I don't know what's come over me, but I'm just so tired,"
Zack slid to the floor. "I know what you mean bro," he replied. "Maybe it's just nerves, we've never been in a situation like this without our powers,"
Trini sat down beside of Zack and Billy. "Something weird is going on, that's for sure," she added. "Have you guys thought about the past at all, like before we became Power Rangers?"
Billy shook his head. "Not really," he said. "I mean, I guess I've just been so involved in my life being a Power Ranger that those times never crossed my mind,"
"Same with me," Zack replied. "Although Billy, you've been a Power Ranger longer then Trini and I… so you've probably got a lot more things to think about, right?"
Billy nodded. "Right now I'm thinking about what happened to Cestria on Aquitar. She tried to stop me from returning here, she even teamed up with the United Alliance of Evil to make sure it didn't happen. Supposedly she erased this message that Kimberly sent,"
"Wow, that's awful man," Zack said. "She sounds like she really cares about you too," he patted Billy on the shoulder.
"She's not the only one," Trini thought to herself, trying to hold back tears. She still wondered if she should tell Billy about her feelings for him, but hearing the way he talked about Cestria made her wonder if it was even worth doing. Now she regretted hiding her feelings in High School, and knew how Kimberly felt about not telling Jason.
Billy glanced at Trini. "Why'd you ask that anyway Trini?" he asked. "Have you been thinking about those days?"
Trini nodded. "Something weird happened, while we were moving along the corridor earlier I suddenly remembered sitting in the park talking with Kimberly about something, and I could have sworn we saw people doing the deed in the bushes or something like that. It's weird because it's the first time I remember having a memory like that,"
"Hmm," Billy said. "That's definitely not weird. It's perfectly normal not to recall things that happened years ago, and then remember them,"
"Maybe," Trini responded. She glanced towards the bolted door, wondering if there was indeed something behind the doors. No sound emitted, not even from above. It was eerie, yet soothing to think that maybe they were safe for now. "Are you guys ready to see what's behind that door?"
Billy and Zack nodded at Trini giving her the answer that she wanted to hear, so she raised up and looked down at the keys. The darkness of the dungeon made it hard to see the shape of the different keys. Trini cautiously made her way towards the door, and looked carefully at one of the locks hanging on the wall.
"Who's there?" a voice echoed from behind the door, causing Trini to drop the keys on the floor.
Trini instantly recognized the voice, she cautiously looked at Zack and Billy who nodded at her before she spoke. "Tommy?" she asked. "Tommy is that you?"
Silence. Tommy Oliver stood behind the door, wondering if Trini Kwan had really spoken to him or whether or not it was another one of Lord Zedd's tricks. He hadn't heard from Zedd and Rita for days, and he was beginning to believe that during their overdrive to take over the world that they had forgotten about him. He felt weak too, something was consuming his life force and it was beyond him as to what it was.
Tommy prayed that his friends had found him, and that the Power Rangers had managed to defeat Rita and Zedd once and for all, but he wasn't going to get his hopes up. "Trini," he spoke weakly. "Is that you?"
A smile came to Trini's face. "Yes Tommy," she replied. "It's me, and I have Billy and Zack here with me. We're going to get you out, all right?"
"All right, Trini, Zack, Billy," Tommy weakly replied. "Where are the others?" he asked, thinking about all of his friends that had served as Power Rangers.
"We're not sure right now man," Zack answered. "We're just glad that we managed to find you,"
Tommy laughed. "It's good to hear your face again bro,"
Trini fiddled with the keys, unlocking them locks one by one. The anticipation made the wait seem even longer, but finally she'd unlocked the final local and pulled back the door. Tommy stood there, with a smile on his face, even though he appeared to be tortured, his hair was a mess, and he was grungy. "Tommy!" Trini rejoiced, throwing her arms around her friend. "I'm so happy to see you,"
Tommy returned the hug, while delivering high-fives to both Zack and Billy. It felt great to see his friends again, especially Trini and Zack. It'd been so long since he'd seen them. He looked around for Kimberly and Jason, realizing they weren't there at all. He didn't know why he'd hoped for them to be standing there even though Trini told him who really was there.
"Tommy, how did Lord Zedd and Rita capture you anyhow? Were you among those captured during the invasion?" Trini asked.
Tommy shook his head. "No, that's not it at all. He paused for a moment re-accounting his capture. "I was captured while doing research with my lab partner, it was a Bounty Hunter by the name of Darkonda. I had the Zeo Crystal with me, and I tried to summon my powers… but it was too late. He brought me to the palace and handed the crystal over to Zedd," he sighed. "I've been here ever since… and well, I was beginning to think they'd forgotten I was down here,"
"That sounds like a plot out of a Star Wars movie," Billy replied. "With Lord Zedd having the Zeo Crystal, I don't think there is much we can do,"
"Where are the Power Rangers?" Tommy asked. "The Turbo Rangers and myself picked an elite team of new teenagers to take our places. Have they been captured as well?"
"I guess you haven't heard…" said Trini. "Zordon has been captured by Dark Specter, and the Power Rangers are searching for him. I don't know if they are aware of the invasion, but I'm sure they'd be doing something,"
"Then I guess it's up to us then," Tommy replied. "Powers or not,"
Suddenly the castle began violently shaking, up above, Finster had programmed the engines to transport the palace back to the moon. Trini, Zack, Billy, and Tommy fell to the ground as the floor rumbled beneath their feet.
"What's going on?" Trini shouted.
"It seems as if the palace is moving," Billy answered. "Lord Zedd must be moving back to the moon,"
"I've got a bad feeling about this," Tommy held on to the wall trying to stand up, unaware how right he was.
Meanwhile in the thrown room, Rita Repulsa violently shook the lifeless body of her husband Lord Zedd, not noticing that the palace was leaving Earth's atmosphere.
"Finster!" she yelled. "Get in here right now!"
Finster came scurrying from his workshop afraid that he'd done something wrong again. Then he noticed Lord Zedd's body and rushed over to the scene.
"Oh dear," he spoke. "What has happened to our Lord Zedd?"
"I don't know!" Rita screeched. "I came to tell him about my wand and I found him laying here like this!"
Finster pondered for a moment trying to figure out the cause of Lord Zedd's state. He wasn't sure but he thought he had an idea.
"Have you been feeling rather odd lately Empress? As if you're not feeling complete?" he asked Rita.
Rita Repulsa nodded affirmatively. "Yeah, I've been feeling like this all day! How did you know?"
Finster frowned. "I have been feeling the same way myself. I have predicted that the changes in time is having an effect on us. This mutant from the future's actions is causing everyone involved with his task to loose their state of being, causing them to feel incomplete. Eventually, as time changes even farther they will loose consciousness and then cease to exist,"
"WHAT?" Rita yelled. "Zeddy! Wake up! We have to stop that mutant before he ruins EVERYTHING!"
"I don't think that's going to be possible Empress," Finster responded. "In order for Lord Zedd to return to full health, what has happened to him must be undone.
"WHAT?" Rita screamed. "Then we have to find a way to go to the past!"
"Precisely," Finster added.
"Well, with Zeddy's wand damaged, and my wand in the repair show, what are we going to do?" Rita thought for a moment and then jumped into the air in joy. "Of course! The Zeo Crystal! We have the Zeo Crystal!"
"Ah yes," Finster answered. "However, Lord Zedd concealed the Zeo Crystal within a very secure place, and he is the only being who knows of its location,"
"Fiddlesticks!" Rita said. "All right fine then! Finster, summon the troops and start looking for that crystal!"
"Right away Empress," Finster replied, scuttling off towards his workshop.
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Kimberly and Jason made their way into downtown Angel Grove, and were standing in front of a tall corporate building. Hours from now a Megazord battle would take place in these very streets, costing Angel Grove some of its most prized businesses. The power that the two had in their hands was unbelievable. All they had to do was make a few changes and their lives as Rangers would be altered forever.
"So," said Jason. "What do you want to do since we're obviously stuck here?"
"I don't know," Kimberly replied. "I mean, there really wasn't much to do back then, and Angel Grove was just a name on a map before Rita was unleashed. I suppose we could go to the mall, but it's not like I'm going to find anything worth wearing in this time for my age,"
"You could always dress up as a valley girl," Jason joked. "Your clothes size probably hasn't changed a bit,"
"Oh shut up Jason," kidded Kimberly, softly punching him. "You know, just because I told you I loved you doesn't mean you have the right to make fun of me now,"
Jason laughed. "Oh, is that right? Well… I guess I'll just have to act proper as your new boyfriend.
Boyfriend. Jason had said the word boyfriend, and it brought a wide smile onto Kimberly's face. Even though they were stuck in a time that they shouldn't be in, being with Jason was the most amazing experience. She'd never seen him like this before, so calm, and flirtatious. She liked it a lot. But still, they were stuck in the year 1993 without any notion why.
"Jason, why do you think Zedd and Rita had a portal open to here?" she asked.
"Hmm," Jason thought. "I'm guessing it might have something to do with the time fluxes that Lokar informed you and Billy about. If time is changing, perhaps they are threatened that their plans will be tarnished. That's only a guess though. I don't get why Zedd wouldn't send his goons after us though. It just doesn't make any sense to me,"
"Yeah I suppose," Kimberly replied. "That's a very good theory, and it makes a lot of sense. Judging by the activity around here though, nothing big has happened,"
Jason sighed. "We're in school right now. It's a good thing we look older or we'd be caught for truancy at the first grownup who saw us,"
"Bulk and Skull got away from it all of the time," Kimberly responded. "I mean, they were always in detention for skipping school, but they still did it anyway,"
Jason laughed at her mention of Bulk and Skull. "Kimberly, back then, Bulk and Skull looked like they belonged to a gang. As harmless as they were, I think people were afraid of them,"
"I never thought of it that way. I wonder what happened to Bulk and Skull anyway after graduation… any idea if they became full-fledged police?" Kimberly asked.
Jason shook his head. "No. Bulk and Skull pretty much got out of the police agency when Lt. Stone retired and purchased the Youth Center from Ernie. Bulk and Skull are back to their punk ways these days,"
Kimberly shook her head. "That's too bad. I thought maybe they were model citizens or something,"
"You're kidding right?" mocked Jason. "They're still good guys… they're just Bulk and Skull. You know?"
Kimberly nodded at Jason. "Yes, I know,"
A middle aged brunette woman stepped in front of Kimberly and Jason. She had her nose buried in a magazine that had something to do with art. She didn't seem to notice Kimberly and Jason, but Kimberly noticed her.
Kimberly grabbed Jason's arm and pulled him down the street. "Oh my god, that's my mother!"
"Your mother?" Jason asked. "Are you sure?"
Kimberly sighed. "I think I'd know my own mother,"
"I guess it doesn't sound that crazy, I mean she'd still be living here," Jason said. "Well, come on, you can't let her see you. You don't look that much older, she'll recognize you,"
Jason and Kimberly turned the corner, and suddenly Kimberly remembered something. "Jason! I've got it!" she screamed.
"Got what?" Jason asked. "Are you okay?"
"Yes!" she replied. "I'm feeling fine. When I was sent back to the 1800's I sought out Zordon in that time. I went to the Command Center, and he helped me! So, I was thinking… since Zordon already knows me, both of us can go there and we'll explain our situation,"
Jason sighed. "That's a great idea, but without our communicators how do we get to the Command Center or even find it?"
"We have to try Jason! We have to at least try. We have to get back and save our friends, and save the world," she replied. "We can hike the mountains until we find it,"
He nodded at her. "All right… all right. Let's go find the Command Center,"
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The Time Force Rangers dressed in their nineties clothing further interrogated Bulk and Skull in Angel Grove Park. Jen had a distinct feeling that they were hiding something from them, and she intended to discover what it was.
She sighed at the two teenagers. "Why don't you tell us what you're really doing in the park, I mean, is it really cool to skip school?"
"Look who's talking," Bulk replied to her remark.
"Yeah, look who's talking!" Skull copied, causing Bulk to give him a stern look.
"Fine," Jen said. "If you won't tell me then I'll just have to report you to the principal,"
Bulk thought for a moment. "No!" he screamed. "I can't go to detention this week, I have a huge television marathon I have to watch tomorrow,"
"All right," Jen said. "Then tell me,"
Bulk decided to give in, figuring that he'd get away from the weird teens faster. "We were watching these two weirdoes who fell out of the sky,"
"What?" Wes asked, but backed off when Jen gave him a weird look. It signaled that she was the one asking questions.
"All right," Jen said. "And just who fell out of the sky?"
Bulk winced. "I don't know? Two people?"
"Yeah, two people!" Skull chimed in.
"All right, thank you boys. You may go now," Jen dismissed them. "NOW GO TO SCHOOL!" she yelled, as Bulk and Skull hurried off towards Angel Grove High School not looking back.
Jen turned to the others. "Come on guys, we're going to Zordon. This could be serious,"
To Be Continued…