Much, much later
"Hey, guys, I'm the new blue Ranger. Isn't that cool or what?"
From the Dark Fortress, some light years from earth, Ecliptor snickered at the lads naiveté. The crystalline warrior had erased his memories on the trip before leaving him with the Stewart's, with instructions not to tell the boy anything other than that they were his parents, or else he would return.
Fear, it was proven, was a great motivator.
One week later
Justin Stewart collapsed on his bed at Little Angel's Haven. This Ranger gig was a lot tougher than I thought it'd be, he thought. But worth it, he added with a smile. Definitely worth it. Just to hear Goldar rant about being beaten by a kid.
Goldar. General to Lord Zedd, the Rangers fiercest foe. After Divatox's failed attempt at reviving Maligore, Zedd had returned and taken over, disposing with Divatox…however a Lord of Evil disposes with people. Justin didn't feel like going into it.
And just after his arrival, the dreams had started.
A voice in shadows, calling for his help. Zedd's hideous laughter. An odd creature that looked like he was made out of crystal that seemed to want to protect him. None of it made sense. Except the woman who was screaming was important somehow. That was all too clear. She needed hi help. And Justin had a feeling it was more than a dream. It was real.
It was time to see Zordon.
Power Chamber
"Preparations are almost complete, Zordon," Alpha said. In his time warp, the mentor of the Power Rangers, Zordon of Eltar, nodded. It would be good to be home, and he was sure the Rangers would be well looked after in Dimitria's hands.
The column of blue light delivered Justin, without warning, to the centre of the Power Chamber.
"Justin!" Alpha exclaimed. "What's wrong?"
"I need to talk to Zordon," the Blue Ranger said nervously.
"WHAT IS IT, JUSTIN?" Zordon's voice boomed.
"I've been having this weird dream," Justin said. "But I think it's more than a dream."
"Why do you say that?" Alpha asked.
"'Cause I've been having the same dream, every time I sleep, since I joined the team," Justin informed them.
"WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS DREAM?" Zordon asked.
"Not a lot," Justin said. "There's this lady, screaming for help, and then I hear Lord Zedd laughing. Then this weird crystal guy shows up and he seems to want to protect me. That's pretty much it."
"That's a rather vague description, Justin," Alpha commented.
"It's all I have," Justin said defectively.
"I DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR DREAM, JUSTIN, BUT I FEAR YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE IS MORE TO THIS THAN MEETS THE EYE," Zordon said. "RETURN HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP. I WILL MEDITATE ON THIS AND ALERT YOU IF I THINK OF ANYTHING," Justin nodded, teleporting back to the orphanage. "ALPHA, CONTACT LERIGOT AND DIMITRIA. IT WOULD SEEM WE ARE NOT RETURNING TO ELTAR AS PLANNED."
"Aiaiaiaiai! Zordon, do you think it's that serious?"
"I DO NOT KNOW ALPHA. BUT I FEAR WE MAY DISCOVER THIS SOONER THAN EITHER OF US WOULD PREFER."
Phaedos
She looked over the cliff, looking down at the forest below her. It would be so easy to just step forward, age til she was nought but dust. But she would not give Zedd that satisfaction.
"Lady Dulcea," Dulcea turn, facing the crystalline warrior known as Ecliptor. "He is awakening."
"Are you sure?" Despite her knowledge of the warriors past, she found herself relying on him for news outside the boundaries of her home world and, more importantly, of her son.
"He already dreams of his past, though he does not realise it. And he has joined Zordon's Power Rangers against his father."
"Why do you help me, Ecliptor?" Dulcea asked for the thousandth time. "And why did you bring your charge here?"
"You know the answers to those," Ecliptor said. It was truth. She asked the same questions every visit. And every visit he gave the same answers. "I could not allow Zedd's plan to use the child as nothing more than a battery, or to discard him in such a heartless manner. And I wished Astronema to learn a true warrior's code of honour. Why do you continue to ask these same questions."
"Because they are the first truths you ever told me, Ecliptor. They bring me comfort."
"I will return again,." He said, disappearing. Dulcea turned back to the forest below. Revenge would be hers.