Disclaimer: If I owned Power Rangers so you really think that I'd be as broke as I am at this moment? If you sue, all you'll get is a couple Power Ranger memorabilia.

Author's Notes: Did you know that you could get the MMPR: The Movie in a Wal-Mart bargain movie bin for about six bucks? It is both awesome and upsetting at the same time.

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Hundreds of kids and teenagers filled the park, all of them wearing purple clothes. They were all dirty and grunged out. All were alternating between jumping around, breaking stuff, and sparring with each other.

It was total pandemonium.

Suddenly, in a eruption of smoke, Ivan magically appeared disguised as a wizard.

The crowd cheered, Nuremberg style, with fists raised. They chanted. "Ooze! Ooze! Ooze! Ooze!"

Ivan just grinned with false modesty. "Thank you! Please! You're too kind." A mutter in a sotto voce, "Finally, a little appreciation where it's deserved."

Once voice from the crowd called, "We love you Ivan!"

"Right back at ya!" Ivan replied as his smile began to grow. "Now, who misses school!"

"NOT US!" Was the crowds reply.

"And who misses rules!"

"NOT US!"

"And who wants to join me in raising hell across the universe!"

"WE DO!"

At the edge of the crowd, Fred discreetly approached Bulk and Skull. "Can I have a word with you guys?" He pulled them aside. "What's really going on here! Where are everybody's parents?"

Skull exchanged looks with Bulk. "Like we said before, that's classified, top secret..."

A idea formed in Fred's mind. He obviously wasn't getting any where by being honest. "Look, Ivan wants me to go dump a load of garbage all over them."

"Why didn't you say so?" Bulk sounded indignant.

"They're at the World Center Construction Site." Skull answered.

Fred nodded a thanks. "Uh... Ooze Rules!" He did a ridiculous mock salute.

Bulk and Skull repeated it. "Ooze Rules!"

Rolling his eyes, Fred hurried away.

-

Dulcea led Snoggle and the rest of them up a stone path. They approached a luscious bush filled with exotic berries. She picked one and nodded to the others in approval. A few exchanged looks and began to choose.

Tommy popped one in his mouth and watched as Kim reached past him and picked a couple. "Dulcea..." He looked at the woman. "How do you and Zordon know each other?"

She smiled and began to reminisce. "We belonged to an interstellar peace keeping force known as the 'Order of the Meledan'." Dulcea paused long enough to grab some of the purple-blue iridescent berries. "Zordon was widely regarded as the finest commander in the galaxy. He was a true legend..." Her smile softened some. "If it wasn't for him, the universe would be a very different place from what is today."

Rocky blinked, overwhelmed by what he heard. "So... what happened?"

"Over time our enemies were defeated... I returned to Phaedos, Zordon moved on to continue the struggle elsewhere." Dulcea turned to look at the others. "Until you showed up, I hadn't heard from hin for centuries." It was silent for a moment. "He was always an inspiration..." Dulcea started to speak with grim-visaged intensity. "This is why I'm taking you to the Nathadian Monolith. That is why I'm teaching you the Ninjetti." She sighed. "If Zordon dies... then a piece of all of us dies... and the force of good within the universe will be dealt an irreparable blow."

A quiet sensation came over the garden.

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The bulldozers and earth movers had dug out twenty foot pit. Ivan led both Goldar and Mordant through the site, passing dozens of laboring parents.

Mordant grinned. "As soon as we've taken over the world I'm gonna change my name Sir Mordant. Or how about Major Mordant!" He seemed exited.

"How about Major Moron?" Goldar grumbled, annoyed.

Ivan glared at them. This was what he got for non-union helpers. "How about the two of you shut up and pay attention!" He stopped and heard a thump from where Goldar and Mordant had run into each other.

"What is that!" Mordant cried. There was a huge mechanical arm and leg was extruding from the dirt.

"Feast your eyes upon the exoskeleton of the barbaric Hornitor!" Ivan called. He turned to the parents, who had stopped. "Keep digging. The dreadful scorpitron should be close by. Once I have my ecto-morphicon machines up and running, I shall annihilate Angel Grove... and then... the world!"

-

Fred darted through the construction site, taking care not to be seen. He hunkered down behind a stack of two-by- fours and searched the area. Moments later he spotted his dad. "Dad!..." He glanced around to make sure the coast was clear, then sprinted off to where his dad was digging and grabbed his hand. "We have to get out of here!"

"Dig... Dig... Dig..."

"Dad!... It's me, Fred!" Fred was given a blank stare.

"Dig... Dig... Dig..."

Suddenly an arm fell on Fred's shoulder.

"Gotchya!"

Fred whipped around to find Mordant standing behind him. He sprang to action pulling off a couple of lightening quick moves.

Mordant was getting pummeled. The last kick sent him flying back into the dirt.

The moment Fred saw Goldar over Mordant, he took off.

"Just shut you gap!" Mordant glowered at Goldar.

"Did I say anything?"

-

Zordon was looking more decrepit than ever, Alpha noticed as he inserted a tube into a make-shift electronic contraption. "By bouncing ultra-high frequencies off one of the network satellites, I can send a long-range pulsar signal to within two feet of the rangers coordinates."

"... I just pray we're not too late." Zordon managed to get out with difficulty.

Alpha continued to make adjustments. "Let's give it a whirl." He flicked a switch and the screen lightened up with static.

A reporter appeared on the screen. "Angel Grove Police have been fielding hundreds of calls from concerned citizens as the number of missing persons continues to grow."

There was more static, then Ivan appeared, still dressed as the wizard, on the screen. "Hi, folks, Ivan Ooze here."

"Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi." Came from Alpha.

"Are you bored with your work? Are you bored with your family? Are you bored with your life? Well, come on down to Ooze City and let's get sticky!" As Ivan spoke, Alpha noticed Mordant walking out behind him and waving ingot the camera.

-

As the group reached the crest of a ridge, they looked at the outline of the Nathadian Monolith in the background.

Dulcea glanced into the distance, than turned back to the group. "The Monolith is there in the distance." She pointed it out. "This is as far as I can take you."

The teens were thrown by this, while the adult nodded knowingly.

"You're leaving us!" Aisha exclaimed.

"I have taught you all that I know. Now you must achieve the Ninjetti on your own." She watched at they shared glances, not quite knowing what to say. "It is said that once you've reached the power... you have only ten triacs to release it."

Billy sent her a confused look. "What's a Triac?"

"About twenty seconds in your time." Dulcea explained.

Tommy nodded. "And how do we release the power?"

"The legend goes that you release the power with the power."

"What does that mean!" Adam demanded, exasperated.

Dulcea just shrugged. "That is a question that I even cannot answer." She looked them over, taking in the looks of annoyance and haste. "Remember, ten triacs. After that something bad will happen."

"Like... how bad?" Kim inquired. There was a bad feeling settling in the pit of her stomach.

Dulcea seemed to pause, almost as if she was debating on whether to tell them. "They say the power will throw off a super-heated, radioactive fireball, instantly reducing you to ash and bits of charred bone."

"I shouldn't have asked." Kim shook her head.

Aisha nodded in agreement. "That's pretty bad."

Dulcea tilted her head slightly. "Kimberly, may I speak to you alone?"

Kim gave her a curious look and joined her. As soon as both of them were out of earshot, she crossed her arms. "What is it?"

"I am not sure how the power may react to you. Mixed with the amulet around your neck and the power that already resides in you, there may be serious repercussions."

Kim just nodded. "I know."

Dulcea sent her a questioning look.

"I figured, that there may. So much power concentrated in one person is always bad." Kim replied.

"Okay, then as long as you understand."

"I do."

The two left and rejoined the others.

Tommy sent them a peculiar look. "Thank you, Dulcea. For everything."

Dulcea nodded, knowing that her part in their journey was over. "Ka'Alabas tor nartu En'Kata-Tay." She stopped then translated her words. "May your animals watch over you."

-

The parents had already finished assembling the steel tower, thick cables ran from the base to the skeletal heads of the Hornitor and the Scorpitron. There was a group of parents fastening some clear plastic pipes between a vat of ooze and the skeletal feet.

Ivan watched the procession with a grin. He was vaguely aware that Mordant was videotaping him. "Finally, after centuries of waiting, my Ecto-Morphicon machines are ready to take on the world!" Mordant got the camera a little to close to Ivan. "Get that thing out of my face!" Ivan swatted at Mordant, sending the camera flying through the air and smashing against a wall.

"Oh, man, that was a rental!" Mordant wined.

Fred was watching the whole thing from behind a generator, an alarmed look on his face. The camera came precariously close to his head.

Ivan stepped up onto a platform. "Mordant... let the ooze flow!"

Mordant pulled a lever and the ooze slithered through the pipes and started filling out the giant exoskeletons.

"Goldar... the roof!" Ivan yelled.

Goldar nodded and pressed a red button. The roof of the plant rolled open, revealing the tumultuous skies above.

Ivan held his arms above his head. "Hecale Mennipus Libri Magus!" The sky crackled with thunder and a jagged bolt of lightening streaked down, zapping the metal tower and sending up an enormous eruption of sparks. "Bulls eye!" Electromagnetic charges traveled up the length of the cables and hit the Hornitor and Scorpitron with searing blasts of energy. "Life!" Ivan called, doing a bad Dr. Frankenstein impression. "Give my creatures life!"

Mordant gave Ivan a look of admiration. "This guy is the king!"

The scintillating behemoths began to awaken from the dead, their eyes and mouths opening, and their arms reaching upward. The beasts let out a roar of thunderous rage.

Mordant's hair literally stood on end as he quickly retreated behind a drum.

Fred looked on in horror.

All the parents turned their attention to Ivan. "You have served your purpose. Now you will return to the construction site an leap to your demise!" The parents just stood there with blank expressions. "What're you waiting for!" He felt a tap on the shoulder an spun around to find Goldar. "What!"

"You forgot to say 'Simon says.'" Goldar reminded him.

Ivan shook his head dismally.

-

The teenager and adult walked down the crest of a hill. Adam, who was in the lead, suddenly disappeared, dropping down. The others barely had time to exchange looks before following in suit. They were lucky, or unlucky depending on who was asked, enough to get be stopped from rolling by a very large rock. There were groups of groans and moans coming from the pile.

"Ouch."

"Rocky, your on my arm."

"Sorry, Adam."

"Who's on stomach?"

"My fault, Billy."

"Now your on my arm."

"Sorry, Aisha."

"Okay, someone really wants to move their hand."

"Oops. It was an accident, Kim."

"I know."

They managed to de-tangle them selves in record time.

Kim shook her head as she rearrange the outfit into a more comfortable position and dusted herself off. She leaned against the savior rock and gave a eep as it shifted away from her. Pulling herself away, she leaned over the rock and realized that it was sitting slightly off of the edge. Her eyes widened as she realized what could have been their fate. "That would have been messy." She walked around the rock and called to the others. "Come look at this."

Before them was a tenuous rope bridge that lead to a vast rock landing as the ocean raged below. On top of the island was Nathadian Monolith. It was a mind-boggling wonder from another time and place. And between them and the bridge were the Tengu Warriors on patrol.

Tommy glared at the Tengu. "Man, these are the last guys I wanted to see."

"What now?" Kim asked as she surveyed the area.

Billy shrugged. "That's the only way to the Monolith..."

"We can take these guys!" Rocky claimed.

"Hope so..." Kim muttered as Tommy pulled them into a huddle.

-

The Tengu were on full alert. One of them heard something come from behind it, snapped around and realized there was nothing there.

Another Tengu looked down as a frog hopped between its legs. It screeched and stomped down its taloned foot, barely missing the creature by inches.

There was a caw and the Queen Tengu squinted as she spotted a falcon circling in the sky above. The Queen was perched on top of a twenty foot rock face. She looked around hesitantly.

Everything was deadly still when they attacked, some bursting from crevices, others lunging off rocks and the final few coming over the walls.

Billy was wielding his whistling sticks. He missed several times, then started bashing and thwacking the feathered beasts.

The Queen growled and shot a laser blast from her eyes, missing Tommy by inches.

Kimberly was battling another Tengu as the creature forced her back onto the rickety bridge. As glanced over the Tengu's shoulder she noticed the Queen prepare to fire another at Aisha. "Look out!" The momentary lapse in guard cost her. The Tengu she was fighting landed a hit and she was sent flying back. Losing her balance when she landed, she managed to grab the rope.

Rocky heard Kim's warning and looked from his Tengu. The Queen was aiming at Aisha. He dived, knocking Aisha away from the bolt. He looked up at Kim give a silent thank you when he saw the Tengu land a blow and a moment later she was hanging off of the rope bridge. "Kim!" He watched as she glanced at him and then preformed a move worthy of an Olympic medalist. She swung herself upward and preformed a flip, landing perfectly balanced on the roped bridge.

Adam and one of the Tengu circled each other warily. "The frog silently assesses its target, then strikes out..." Suddenly the Tengu was hurtled backward ten feet through the air. From and outsiders point of view it would have seemed as if Adam hadn't even moved. "...in the blink of an eye."

Tommy stepped up behind one of the Tengu. "Yo, Tweety!" The Tengu turned around and Tommy walloped it with a spinning-heel kick.

A Tengu faced down Aisha and she immediately went into a bear stance. "The bear is sturdy as a towering tree. Nothing can uproot it."

The Tengu charged like a bull and slammed into Aisha.

She held fast and the bird exploded into a cloud of feathers. "Bye, bye birdy."

Kim continued to balance precariously on the bridge as she and her foe exchanged blow. She finally dropped into a crane stance. Then, just like Dulcea, she leaped through the air and executed a brutal spinning heal kick, sending the birdman tumbling off the bridge.

In a movement that seemed to defy gravity, Kim landed perfectly back on the swinging bridge. "Hasta la Pasta, Bigbird!" She paused, realizing how much like her past self she sounded. "I really have to get back to my own time."

Billy swung his sticks, bashing one of the Tengu in the beak. The creature exploded into a cloud of feather. "Aim for their beaks!"

Tommy reached the top of a rock. He sees a Tengu making a kamikaze dive toward Kim. Diving, he soared thirty feet in the air toward the Tengu. Mid air, Tommy intercepted the warrior and the two went spinning toward the earth together. They hit the ground and exchanged blows as they fell over one another.

Rocky slammed another Tengu in the beak, and with a sound of kablam the creature was obliterated.

Tommy leapt into the air, nailing two Tengu in the beak. Both burst in an explosion of feathers.

The Queen shot another bolt of energy, shattering a rock. The humans were showered with shrapnel.

Aisha turned to Rocky. "It's up to you."

Taking a deep breath, Rocky went into a crouching position. Incredibly, he scaled the wall in the same way he went up the pole. He flipped over the top and landed right before the Queen Tengu, looking her dead in the eye. "Polly wanna cracker?" With that, he executed a devastating spinning-heel kick and the Queen burst into oblivion.

"All right, Rocky!" Aisha called.

Instantly, the remaining Tengu retreated, squawking and cawing in rage.

The kids and the adult turned to each other, sharing a moment of triumph.

"We did it!" Adam shouted.

-

Ivan, Mordant, and Goldar appeared on top of a high tower overlooking the entire city in a burst of purple smoke.

Looking out on the city, Ivan held up his arms theatrically. "Angel Grove... I'd like to introduce you to a couple of my nearest and dearest friends... Hornitor!" Hornitor appeared on the street, roaring like a fiend. His enormous foot dropped down and crushed a car into oblivion. "And his trimetallic partner in crime... Scorpitron!" Scropitron appeared on another street and bashed into the side of a building, sending glass and debris everywhere. "The boys are back in town!"

"Go Ivan!" Called Goldar.

Mordant turned to Ivan and threw his arms up in jubilation. "Long live the booger man!"

-

Zordon, now barely alive, watched as Alpha made more adjustments to his contraption.

"That should do it. We won't be able to hear them, but they should be able to hear us." Alpha 5 paused a moment to fiddle with some buttons. "Here go nothing." He pushed the final button.

On the screen there was static and then the reporter appeared again. "... the Mayor has declared a state of emergency and asked that the city be immediately evacuated. He has reiterated the need for everyone to remain calm." Images of people screaming their guts out as they clambered past the camera appeared on the screen. "Angel Grove has never before known such a crisis and we can now only pray for the swift arrival of the Power Rangers!"

"Ay, yi, yi, yi!"

"...Alpha, keep trying!" Zordon's voice once booming voice came out a whisper.

-

They climbed up on top of the rock bluff, before them was a huge black Monolith. There were all sorts of charred bones and skeletons strewn around it, some human, other alien.

After approaching the massive block, the six stood before it in awe struck silence. In the middle of the Monolith there was a large circle with the six animals of the Ninjetti carved into it.

"... The Nathadian Monolith..." Rocky's voice was hushed.

Kim looked at all the bones, her hand instinctively placing itself on her animal symbol. "I guess these guys weren't so lucky."

A few of the kids walked around the Monolith, examining it more closely.

"We've come all this way for a rock wall!" Aisha cried.

Billy shook his head. "There should be a way to open it." He joined Tommy in latching on to the block, searching for an opening. "...Nothing."

"Release the power with the power." Rocky stepped back and threw his shoulder into the Monolith with a thump, wincing in pain.

There was an amused look on Kim's face. "Not that kind of power."

Discouraged looks were exchanged.

"There has to be something we're missing." Billy mumbled to himself.

A crestfallen look appeared on Rocky's face. "It can't end like this..."

Suddenly a sizzle of electricity formed in front of them.

"What now!" Came from Kimberly.

Everyone could feel their mouth's fall open as a holographic image of Zordon's withered face appeared. His voice was barely audible. "Rangers... Ivan has invaded the city... time is running out..." Zordon's image flickered a few times the stabilized again. "Only when the six become one will you have the strength to harness the Great Power." His image flickered then faded away.

"Zordon!" Aisha cried.

Billy studied the circle with zealous eyes.

"Six become one... the combined forces of the Ninjetti." Tommy realized.

Rocky nodded, getting the gist of it. "Strength in numbers!"

The six silently assembled in a line, all interlocking hands. They faced the Monolith, taking a deep breath in union.

"I am the wolf, cunning and swift!"

"I am the crane, agile and sublime!"

"I am the bear, stalwart and bold!"

"I am the frog, quick as lightening!"

"I am the ape, mighty and steady!"

"And I am the falcon, winged lord of the sky!"

They stared at the monolith and called out in union, "We are the ninjetti!" A mysterious halo of light shrouded them and they disappeared into thin air.

-

They burst through a wall of light and came down together inside a vast cavern. There was a pyramid shaped steel object in the center of the room, a radiant light shining from it.

Aisha pulled herself to her feet. "What happened!"

"Where are we!" Adam questioned no one in particular.

Billy was the one who answered. "Of course! The power is of another world. Another dimension."

Kim looked at Billy. "Not be rude or anything, but we've got ten triacs before we're toast!" She reminded them.

"Twenty seconds!" Rocky's eyes widened as they advanced toward the pyramid.

Tommy examined the pyramid. "Release the power with the power."

"What does that mean!" Aisha wondered out loud.

Adam noticed that their symbols were glowing. "Our symbols."

While the others were ogling their radiant emblems, Kimberly took a hold of hers and it came off in her hand, revealing a mirror on the other side.

"Ten second and counting." Rocky counted down.

Kim examined the thing in her hand. "It's some kind of mirror!" She looked at her reflection and wiped a smudge from her cheek. One look up told her that the others were removing them as well.

"Release the power with the power." Aisha reiterated.

"I've got it!" Billy called out. "We use the mirrors to reflect the light back into itself!"

"Three seconds!" Rocky glanced at his watch.

"Let's do it!" Tommy commanded.

All of them turned their mirrors toward the pyramid. A beam of light shot from the power, bouncing from the power to the mirrors to the power. There was a rumbling sound and the ground began to shake. Everyone looked at each other, horrified.

Then everything fell still and silent, and then a miracle happened.

There was an other worldly sound as the pyramid opened up, revealing the most glorious source of light in the universe.

They shielded their eyes from the brilliance, most wearing wonder-struck expressions.

Six beams of colored light shot out and hit each one of them. The light died down and five of them had their ninjetti outfits changed into their power ranger uniforms. Kim's ninjetti outfit faded back to her regular clothes.

Kim frowned as she examined her shirt. "That's going to stain."

"We have the great power!" Tommy grinned, though it was hidden by the visor.

"Our morphers are on line!" Billy called out.

Aisha jumped for joy. "We did it!"

"Hang on, Angel Grove." Adam said.

"We're on our way!" Rocky exclaimed.

Billy hit a couple buttons on his communicator and the six was instantly transformed into six iridescent columns of color and blast off.

-

Dulcea and Snoggle watched as the columns of color streaked away from the planet, leaving behind a rainbow of six colors.

Snoggle made a sound of surprise. "Spherhlehnu."

"Yes, Snoggle." Dulcea smiled proudly. "They now have the Great Power of the Ninjetti!"

-

Ernie's was packed with crazed kids and teenagers who were ripping the place apart. Bulk and Skull just watched while gorging themselves on pizza.

"There goes the neighborhood." Bulk commented.

Skull gave a nod. "A real shame."

Fred appeared at the entrance, out of breath. He took a deep breath. "Everybody, listen up!" He watched as the place fell silent. "You've been brainwashed! This Ivan is no wizard. He's some kind of demon!"

"Shut up, squirt!" One teenager yelled.

"You can't talk that way about our leader!" A kid called.

Enraged, they began to mob up on Fred. "You gotta believe me. He's evil!" That seemed to get the crowd angrier. Fred gulped in fear as they moved closer. Glancing around for help, he noticed a hose placed on the ground outside and lunged for it. Cranking on the water, he turned it on the crowd and sprayed them down.

That stopped the crowd, breaking the spell. There were voices of confusion and distress.

Fred jumped up on a picnic table. "Listen to me! Our parents are in danger! If we don't help them they're going to be killed!" He hurried off. A few followed him, then a few more... until pretty soon everybody joined him.

Skull exchanged a look with Bulk. "What about the pizza?"

Bulk considered the dilemma. "We could take it with us."

Skull nodded, relieved. They gathered up the pizza and moved off after the others.

-

The six people materialized in the Command Center, five of which with their helmets off.

"Alpha!" Aisha inquired the trashed room.

Alpha approached from a pile of debris. "I'm afraid you're too late." His voice was anguished.

Aisha's face paled. "What?"

"Zordon... he's gone." Alpha replied.

They were too stunned to speak, approaching Zordon's lifeless form looking absolutely devastated.

Aisha gave a choked sob. "...This can't be..."

They stared at Zordon with gut-wrenching expressions. Looks of utter defeat.

Eventually, Tommy looked to the others and spoke in a fervent voice. "To those who possess the Great Power... all things are possible."

Zealous looks were gradually exchanged. A circle was formed around Zordon and the six interlocked hands. They closed their eyes and bowed their heads.

After a long moment, a shimmering energy began to flow down from the six and into Zordon's astral form. Zordon's form grew brighter and brighter and then there was a dazzling, stroboscopic explosion.

The moment the light faded, the teens and the adult look around to see the Command Center back in its original, pristine form.

Zordon's youthful face once again looked down from withing his pillar of light, his eyes filled with a fierce pride.

"Zordon..." Rocky whispered.

"WELCOME BACK." Was Zordon's response.

Adam grinned. "It's good to be back."

Alpha jumped up and down like a child. "He's alive! He's alive!" The Ecto-Morphicon machines on the viewing globe caught his attention. "Ai, yi, yi, yi, yi. Ivan's Ecto-Morphicon machines are leveling the city!"

"We've got news for you, Ivan..." Rocky was cut off by a strangled noise. He turned to find Kim laying on the floor, pale.

Moments later, the five teenagers were surrounding her.

Billy pushed his way to her side and placed two fingers to her neck. "Guys..."

"What?" Tommy didn't like the way Billy's voice wavered.

"I can't find a pulse!"