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Ch. 12 It's Time
When they sat down in the ship Andros pulled the holographic cube from his pocket and placed it in the small cell in the back of the Velcofighter. While it projected a picture of him in cuffs, it also projected several Quantrons so Darkonda wouldn't get suspicious.
"All went well I presume," Darkonda stated over the small viewing screen. Tommy and Andros simply nodded, trying hard not to give away their identities. "I will be expecting you." The two rangers breathed a little easier once the screen went dark. Assuming that Darkonda was able to listen in to any conversation they had brought along a small pad of paper so they could make some sort of plan going into the Dark Fortress.
'I know where they're keeping him,' Andros wrote. 'We should be able to get there pretty easy if we can just keep everyone from figuring out who we are.'
'And how are we going to do that?' Tommy questioned. He was pretty sure this wasn't going to go well when Darkonda figured out that it was really them in the ship and neither of them were a prisoner.
'We ask to be teleported directly to the prisoner cells,' Andros answered. 'I know Darkonda he would let me sit there for an eternity before he ever came to do anything.' Tommy only nodded, knowing that Andros was right, Darkonda would wait until he came up with the perfect amount of torture before coming to see Andros.
It wasn't long until the Dark Fortress came into view and Andros felt a knot form in the pit of his stomach. If something was to go wrong here the consequences would be deadly. He typed in the request to be teleported directly to the prisoner cells and was glad when it was allowed. They were automatically surrounded in a green light, but not before Andros telekinetically grabbed the holographic cube. When they rematerialized at the cells they were glad to see no one else was around. They placed the cube in the cell hoping that when anyone saw the 'Quantrons' guarding the cell they would just walk away.
"Let's go," Andros whispered, carefully positioning his Astro Blaster for easy access. He led Tommy down a series of dark hallways and secret passages that Karone had told him about, hoping to sneak into the room with Zordon without much detection.
"Are you sure you know where you're going?" Tommy questioned as they traveled down the hallway for what seemed like the third time.
"Yes, I know where I'm going," he answered a little louder than what he would have liked when Quantrons came out from everywhere. "Might as well get rid of this." They tore off their armor and prepared to fight but not before Darkonda came up behind them.
"I guess I should have known you wouldn't come peacefully, Red Ranger," he snarled. "But there's no way you'll make it out of here alive and you're going to cost someone else their life." As the Quantrons advanced Andros and Tommy took advantage of a small space they had left open. They ran through the middle of the Quantrons, knocking several of them off balance which led to an even bigger advantage for them. Once he felt comfortable that they had a large enough lead, Andros dove into a small hallway and hurried into the air shaft.
"What are we doing in here?" the other asked as Andros pulled a small flashlight from his pocket.
"They'll be having a manhunt down there," Andros explained. "Meaning if we stay above them we should be able to get to Zordon and no one will be guarding him because they'll all be looking for us." Tommy only nodded, now wondering why he couldn't see what a great leader he was from the beginning. They moved silently through the vents, at least as quietly as they could, until the found themselves over the small room containing Zordon. "Let's go."
"Andros, Tommy," Zordon began, as they practically fell from the ceiling, "you must save the Earth."
"We know, Zordon," Tommy stated. "But we don't know how."
"You must shatter my energy tube," their mentor responded. "It is the only way to destroy all the evil forces."
"No!" Andros yelled. "There has to be another way and we'll find it."
"You have to do this," Zordon ordered just as Darkonda and his minions filled the room.
"Yes, Andros," he mimicked, "you have to do it or risk your own life." Tommy and Andros quickly morphed ready to take on their enemies. They were forced back quickly, taking them both by surprise, but they kept fighting. It wasn't until they were knocked down a third time that Tommy decided what had to be done.
"Andros," he began, forcing the other Red Ranger to look at him, "you have to destroy the tube. It's the only way." Andros only nodded, not believing that Tommy was actually giving up, but they didn't really have any other choice. Andros turned and faced his friend, knowing that Zordon would forgive him. He swung his Spiral Saber and heard more than saw the shattering of the glass.
As the Golden Wave destroyed all that was in front of them they watched as it spread throughout the universe, both knowing that it was the only way.
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