So it's not confusing: I kinda fused the MMPR movie and the episodes when they get their ninja powers. It'll make more sense a bit later.
Chapter Five.
"I thought you guys were gone," said Kimberly. She looked up at the giant smiling face. "Jason told me that Andros…"
"Yes. Stranger things have happened, Kimberly." Zordon's booming voice echoed through the Command Center. He smiled. "And, I've missed you too."
"And Alpha!" Kimberly turned to the little robot next to her. She gave him an awkward hug.
"It's been a long time," he said. "How are you, Kimberly?
"I'm good, I think. I hope that I'm not dreaming. What happened? How did you guys…?" Kim turned to Zordon. "How did you come ba-…?" Her voice trailed off.
"I don't exactly know what happened. But I have strong suspicions that the evil beings who were destroyed alongside myself have also returned. And whatever or whomever made them return also unintentionally allowed myself to return.
"I know Tommy has created a new Ranger team." Zordon's voice echoed that of a proud father. "And I feel that I know what he and his team are up against."
"You think Mesagog has teamed up with the bads of the past?" Kim asked. "Like Rita, Zedd, Divatox, and all of them?"
"Yes. And if my suspicions are correct, they want to achieve a strong army and retain more power before they make themselves known."
"I've got to tell them."
Zordon nodded. "But the new Rangers are not powerful enough to defeat the forces of evil. Even with your help and the help of the other former Rangers. You have to find a way to gain more power."
"Does this have something to do with that unknown power source?"
"Indeed it does."
"Do you know where we could get it? Where we could find it? I know that they're looking for it back at Tommy's lab."
"I'm afraid I don't know where it is, Kimberly. I fear you will have to embark on another journey to search for this power."
Kimberly nodded. She remembered the last time they had to go on a journey for their powers. They met Dulcea and received their ninjetti powers with Ninjor. "How do I get back?"
"We will teleport you back to Tommy's"
"And how do we get back here?"
"We will take care of that. Right now, you will return to Tommy's. Tell them what I have told you. We will give you a few minutes to relay this message unto them. Then we will teleport you all here. The important thing is that you find this power source before the forces of evil do and use it to their advantage."
Kimberly nodded again. "I'll tell the others."
"Ready for teleportation," said Alpha.
In a flash of pink, Kimberly disappeared.
The next morning, Conner, Kira, Trent, and Ethan arrived at Tommy's, finding everyone in the exact same positions as they had left. They all simultaneously sighed and got right back to work.
"Anything?" Tommy asked looking up from his computer.
A chorus of no's filled the room. Tommy sighed. 'Come on Kim, I know you're out there somewhere,' he thought. A loud crash interrupted his thoughts.
"Sorry guys, I didn't know where I should land," Kim said as she struggled to stand.
"KIM!" Jason yelled as he ran over to hug her followed by Zack and Billy.
"It's okay, guys. I'm fine." Kim struggled to break free of the three man hug the guys locked her into. She looked at Tommy, who smiled. He cocked his head to the door, indicating he wanted to speak to her alone. She smiled back and mouthed, 'Later.'
"Now, just where have you been, young lady?" Jason asked, using his older brother tone.
"You guys wouldn't believe me if I told you," Kim answered.
The four teens and Hayley stood off to the side, awkwardly trying to fit into the situation.
"If I ever get lost, hug me like that, and you guys are dead," Kira said to the boys around her.
"Don't worry, we won't," Conner reassured her.
"So, what happened?" Tommy finally said something. "I saw you disappear in the middle of all those tyrannodrones. Mesagog wasn't the one who took you, was he?"
"When has a bad guy ever voluntarily given back a prisoner, who hasn't turned evil? No, I was taken by good. They were good." Kim thought for a moment. She shook her head. "They are good." She sat down. The others followed. The teens sat on the floor like it was story time, while Hayley resumed her seat at the computer desk.
"It was Zordon and Alpha."
"Impossible," said Billy. "They're gone. And Alpha went back to his home planet."
"And Andros told me that he shattered Zordon's energy tube," added Jason. "It killed off the bads."
Kim gave them a look of exasperation. "Let me finish. Zordon and Alpha teleported me to a place that looked exactly like the command center. Complete with a viewing globe and everything."
"It probably was," Tommy said with his eyebrow raised. Kim nodded.
"I'm sure it was. Well, since they're back, that means—under Zordon's suspicions—that the bads are back too. Rita, Zedd, Divatox. I don't know if it's just them or if there's anybody else or if it is even them."
"Zordon's suspicions are usually correct," said Tommy.
Kim nodded again. "One more thing. He talked to me about the power source. Zordon wants us to find it. Stronger powers to take on all the bads." She winked and smiled.
"How do we find it?" asked Jason.
"Time for another adventure, guys," she answered looking at Billy and Tommy.
The teens looked at each other, with a confused look on their faces.
Tommy saw them and answered, "Long story short, we lost our powers and had to go on an adventure to find it. How do we get to the command center, Kim?"
"They'll be teleporting us after giving me some time to explain to you guys. So it should happen any second." Right when she finished that sentence, everyone except for Hayley disappeared in beams of light.
Hayley looked astonished. "Good luck, rangers," she said to herself. "Return safe and sound." She looked back to the computer in hopes of finding out where they went.
The four teens stumbled to the ground when they landed.
The adults smiled and helped them stand. "You get used to it after a while," said Billy. Everyone looked around.
"Zordon?" called Kimberly.
"Rangers! How nice to see you all," Zordon greeted them.
The teens stared at Zordon with big eyes as Tommy, Billy, Zack, and Jason all simultaneously called his name out.
Zordon smiled at the new teenagers. "Tommy, I believed some introductions are in order."
"Oh, of course," he answered. "This is Trent, he's white; Kira's yellow; Conner's red; and Ethan's blue." Tommy pointed to them and then gestured towards Zordon. "Dino Rangers, meet Zordon. Our mentor and the one who gave us our powers."
"Wow," Kira said.
"Hey Dr. O," said Conner, with a smile on his face. "You're our Zordon."
Tommy shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Conner." He stole a look at Kimberly who was chuckling to herself.
"So, Zordon, where is this power source?" asked Zack.
"We don't exactly know," answered Zordon. "Alpha is currently trying to locate it. The only thing we are sure of is that it is not on Earth."
"And when we find it, we go?" asked Jason. He had heard about the trip to Phaedos and wished that he was still a part of the team then.
Zordon nodded. "As soon as we extract enough power to teleport you all there. Since our return, we have been slowly regaining the power that we once possessed."
Billy went to one of the button-filled tables. "I'll work on extracting power for the teleportation."
Ethan looked at him. "I'll help you." They both sat down and got to work.
Trent, Kira, and Conner looked around. "Do you mind if we looked around for a bit?" Kira asked to nobody in particular.
"Sure," answered Jason. "I'll come with you, I haven't seen this place in years."
"Me too," added Zack.
Tommy looked at Kimberly. "I guess its just the two of us, then, huh?"
Kim smiled. "I guess so."
"You want to walk around outside for a bit?"
"Sure," answered Kim as she headed for the exit.