After being trapped inside the sphere of eternity for over a decade, Shin Getti was finally free. Now, he had taken refuge on the moon. The palace Lord Zed and Rita had left behind was barely standing, but it would do for the time being. It was serve as his base of operation until he was able to assemble his servants, then launch his assault on Earth.
"After Earth is under my control, I will trade its survival for the life of the Great Sage himself, then, my ultimate revenge will be complete," Shin Getti snorted.
He held the Eltarian Crystal over the Sphere of Eternity, and began to sacred chant to free Shao Kahn, his most loyal henchmen. A bolt of light shot from the crystal, connecting with the spear, and in a flash of light and smoke, Shao Khan appeared before him.
He was an abnormally tall creature, almost 9 feet tall. He wore golden metallic colored armor, and had red glowing eyes. His hair seemed to hang over his shoulders, and had horns that stuck out the side of his head.
"Master," he fell to one knee at the sight of Shin Getti. "We have been released," he said.
Shin Getti motioned for Shao Khan to stand up. "Yes my friend, and I have a task you for," he informed him.
Shao Khan bowed slightly.
"I live to serve you master," he said.
"I want you to go to Earth; I sense the presence of energy on the planet. Find it, and eliminate it. Nothing must stand in the way of my revenge," Shin Getti said.
"As you wish my Lord," Shao Khan said.
With the blink of an eye, Shao Khan disappeared.
Ms. Fairweather led the rangers into the lab of the Aqua Base, where there was equipment and blue prints scattered around the room. They each did their best to avoid stepping on anything.
"You have to excuse the mess, my partner and I have been working for weeks and haven't had time to go behind ourselves," she explained.
"You keep mentioned your partner, who is he?" Josh asked.
"You mean she," they heard a voice say from behind.
The five of them turned around where they saw an older woman in a lab coat and glasses. Josh, Rebecca and Mike had no idea who she was, but Karen and Ka'Ron knew right away.
"Jennifer?" they said in unison.
"Karen, Ka'Ron, its good to see you again," the woman said, hugging both of them.
Ka'Ron turned to Josh and the others. "Jennifer Collins was the pink Time Force ranger, her husband was the red ranger, and together they researched the Trixyruim crystals," Ka'Ron explained.
"I spoke to your parents, and when they told me the first heir had found you, I knew I'd see the two of you sooner or later," Jen said, then glanced at the other three rangers. "Which one of you are the first heir?" she asked.
A silence fell over them for a moment, but it was Karen who spoke up. "Kim gave her life to save us," she said.
"I'm sorry," Jen sighed.
Ms. Fairweather cleared her throat, getting the rangers' attention. The five of them walked over to her as she pulled a silver box off a shelf. She opened the box to reveal five morphers.
"Understand that although Jen and I have been working with these crystals for years, they are still unstable. Unless there is an external power source strong enough to stabilize them on a molecular level, they will exhaust their power," she explained to them.
"How long will they last?" Rebecca asked.
"It depends," Jen walked over them, standing next to Ms. Fairweather. "The crystals power the base, but have to replaced every 3 months. The crystal themselves never lose power, but after prolonged use, the crystal becomes unstable again and the vortex' will begin to open again," Jen told them.
"So how can we make them stable?" Michael asked. Ms. Fairweather and Jen looked at one another.
"That's part of the problem. The only energy strong enough to stabilize them once and for all would be the Eltarian Crystal," Ms. Fairweather informed them.
"Then I guess that means we'll have to defeat Zolara and get the crystal back," Ka'Ron said.
The five of them stood in a straight line side by side as Ms. Fairweather and Jen stood in front of them. Ms. Fairweather reached in the box, taking out one of the morphers.
"Rebecca, I give you the pink Trixyruim morpher," she said, putting the morpher on Rebecca's wrist.
Rebecca looked at it, smiling warmly. "Thank you," she said.
"Josh, the red Trixyruim morpher belongs to you," she said.
Josh admired his morpher as he put it on, getting a feel for it.
"For you Ka'Ron, the blue Trixyruim morpher," she told him.
This was the moment Ka'Ron had been waiting for his entire life. His parents always told him his destiny would be to take his place as a ranger, and as a child, he often wondered what it would be like to finally reach his destiny. Now, he knew.
"Michael, you will be given the black Trixyruim morpher," Ms. Fairweather told him.
Mike looked at the morpher with a curious look on his face. He knew that right now, this was the best chance to world had to be saved, but wondered how long the power would last. Finally, Ms. Fairweather stood in front of Karen.
"The yellow Trixyruim morpher belongs to you Karen," she said, putting the morpher on her wrist.
"The morphers can also be used for communicating with one another and teleportation. Never let them out of your sight. If they were to fall in the wrong hands, there's no telling what kind of damage they could do," Jen explained to them.
Just then, an explosion went off, shaking the entire base. Everyone struggled to hold onto something, trying to get their footing. Josh & Karen rushed over to the window, where something had crashed nearby.
"What is that?" Karen asked.
"Whatever it is, it can't be good," Josh answered.
"Lets go check it out," Mike said.
The five of them rushed out the room, heading for the exit. As the door closed behind them, Jen turned to Ms. Fairweather.
"How do you think they'll do?" she asked.
"I think the world couldn't be in better hands," Ms. Fairweather said warmly.
The rangers made it outside, standing at the crash site, but there was nothing there but a hole in the ground made from the impact.
"Well, whatever it was, its not here," Rebecca said.
"It didn't just sprout legs and walk away, it has to be here somewhere," Josh pointed out.
"You have no idea how wrong you are human," a voice roared.
They all turned around to see a monster standing behind them.
"What the hell?" Karen mumbled.
"I am Shao Kahn, I claim this planet for my master, Shin Getti. All life from the useless rock will be purged, and your people will be enslaved by my master," he proclaimed.
The rangers looked at one another, then at Shao Kahn.
"Not if we have anything to say about it," Mike said.
"And who do you think will stop me? "he asked.
"We're the Power Rangers," Rebecca said proudly.
Shao Khan laughed. "I was destroying Rangers long before you were born. If this is best defense your planet has, it will be an easy conquest," he told them.
Josh took a step forward, then turned to the rest of the rangers.
"You ready guys, lets do it," he said.
"TRIXYRUIM POWER"
Shao Kahn was blinded by the light of pure energy as he shined down on the rangers. When the smoke cleared, Shao Kahn moved his hand away from his eyes to see the five young teenagers who confronted him were gone, and in their place, the Power Rangers.
"Impressive light show, but it will take more than smoke and mirrors to defeat me," he warned them.
The five of them charged at Shao Kahn at once, attacking him with everything they had. One by one, Shao Kahn knocked them out of his path. Josh and Rebecca gave him a double leg sweep and at the same the others gave him a sabat kick. Together, they were able to get Shao Kahn off his feet, but he wasn't done yet. He grabbed Rebecca by the ankle, and almost effortlessly, threw her 20 feet. She landed hard, and Mike was right there to help her up.
"You okay?" he asked.
She nodded.
"RED RANGER, THUNDER SABER, ACTIVATE," Josh screamed, and a blazing red sword appeared in his hand. He and Shao Kahn got into a sword fight, and with one blow, Josh sliced Shao Khan's sword in half. Shao Kahn responded with a kick, knocking Josh off his feet.
"YELLOW RANGER, THUNDER SABER, ACTIVATE," Karen called out, and a sword appeared in her hand. Josh got his sword, and together, Karen and Josh double-teamed him, forcing Shao Kahn to fall back. Soon, all five of the ranger had their Thunder Sabers, and Shao Kahn realized he was outmatched.
"You may have won the battle rangers, but believe me, this is far from over," he told them, then vanished.
"You're right, this is only the beginning," Mike said.
"Excellent job rangers," Jen applauded as the rangers made their way back into the Aqua Base.
"POWER DOWN," they all said, and their ranger uniformed disappeared, being replaced by their clothes.
"Thanks," Josh said.
At that moment, both Karen and Ka'Ron fell back, but luckily, Josh and Mike were there to catch them.
"Are you two okay?" Ms. Fairweather asked.
They made it back to their feet, then nodded.
"That was sooooo cool. Did you see the way we got him? I was like 'Hyyy Yaaaa', and then Josh was like 'Kaaaapow'. That was sweet," Ka'Ron said with an excited tone in his voice.
"It may have been fun, but don't under estimate the power of Shin Getti or his henchmen," Jen told them.
"She's right; we'll have to find a way to conserve power too. Until we get the Eltarian Crystal, these powers are temporary," Josh told them.
Meanwhile, on the moon, Shao Kahn returned, bowing in front of Shin Getti.
"My Lord," he sighed.
"I trust you eliminated the power source," he said.
Shao Kahn paused. "No master, the power is protected by the Power Rangers. I engaged them in battle, but was forced to retreat," he told him.
"Failure will not be tolerated Shao Kahn," he warned.
"I understand my master," he answered.
Shin Getti walked over to the Eltarian Crystal. "So, the Great Sage still employs humans to do his bidding, and no doubt they will plan to secure the Eltarian crystal for themselves. Perhaps I should employ a human of my own," Shin Getti said.
