AN: Alright so a couple things obviously on the last chapter Tommy wasn't abducted therefore most events will happen differently than the original some may dislike this since I know Legacy of Power is a fan favorite, but here's my reasoning for this. Introducing the 4th ranger in the 5th episode is kind of early in the series and not much amounts to it asides from having the Brachiozord as a carrier for the aux zords. Don't worry Tommy will still be the Black Ranger just much later in the series than in the original hopefully this makes sense in the narrative and hopefully you understand the change.
Thank you for understanding
Haru
Dino Thunder HQ
500 episodes may the power live on forever!
Conner, Ethan, and Kira arrive at the HQ where they are received by Tommy, Carlos and a third man with blond hair wearing a red long sleeve sweater.
"Coach Vallerte?" Conner asked confused as to why his coach was in their HQ. Sure he knew he was a former ranger however this was the first time he saw him here so it was bound to confuse him.
"Glad the three of you could make it, I guess we can begin the history lesson" Tommy begins explaining
The three teens upon hearing this rolled their eyes at the prospect of more homework. The other two adults in the room grinned at Tommy's lack of tact with teenagers.
"The lesson on Power Rangers History" Tommy finished explaining regaining the attention of the three.
"Take a look at the screen there we'll explain along the way" Carlos said pointing at the screen in front of the three teenagers
After saying this, the footage of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers begins playing and Tommy begins narrating.
"This story begins in Angel Grove 10 years ago…" Tommy explains the origins of the original 5 rangers
"Does it normally happen that the powers pick people from different social backgrounds?" Ethan asked wondering about the similarity between the first team and theirs
Tommy chuckled at the comment and replied "I guess teenagers with attitude is kind of an outdated term, but answering your question the powers pick who are worthy of wielding them in most cases, you'll see that moving on"
"Dr. O what I still don't understand is how you fit to all this" Kira asked confused as she wondered as to why their teacher was this well informed regarding ranger history up to the point of knowing a former ranger.
Tommy simply pressed play to the footage when a familiar face showed in the screen. "When Rita decided to create her own ranger, unfortunately I was her best candidate" Tommy said revealing his past as a former ranger.
"woah" was all Conner could say at the revelation. Tommy laughed at the response "we haven't even gotten through the first generation trust me you will woah a lot more during this"
Pressing play once more the video continued showing Tommy losing his powers as the Green Ranger and later on receiving his White Ranger Powers and ninja powers.
"And when Kimberly chose to leave, Katherine was the only choice…" Upon saying this Conner looked down feeling slightly guilty for thinking of quitting just like Kim did.
"Lighten up Con, there's no shame in choosing your civilian life over your Ranger one we all do at one point" Carlos pointed out as he placed a hand on Conner's shoulder.
"Yeah but I tried to quit in like my third week" Conner replied angry at himself. Tommy opened a new file to as he finished telling the history of the Alien rangers (totally omitted in the original) to which Ethan was freaking about the concept of actual aliens existing.
"You are not the first one nor will be the last one to think that Conner even the original five did at one point" Tommy reassured the red ranger as he told the tale of his tenure as a red ranger as both the Red Zeo and Red Turbo ranger.
"Woah you were a red too" Conner asked his thoughts shifting to the new revelation.
"Yeah but that's not what we remember him for" the blonde man in the red sweater said shifting the room's attention towards him.
"Sorry but who are you sir?" Kira asked the blonde man who nodded at the question and simply pointed at the screen and said "We'll get there eventually"
"Yeah besides I'm up now" Carlos said as he pointed to the screen which showed Tommy and the original Turbo rangers handing their powers over to the next generation.
"Tommy, Kat and Adam hold a distinct honor in Ranger history for being the three with the most time serving as rangers, the three served from the Mighty Morphin days to Turbo but eventually they all decided to resume their lives always keeping the lessons imparted in their hearts" Carlos said as he began telling the story of his Turbo ranger days up to the point when the command center was destroyed.
"We lost a lot that day and it seemed the fight was forever lost, but rangers never lose hope even with the odds seem impossible even when the power tests you at every step of the way" Carlos commented as the screen showed Andros in his Red Space Ranger suit attacking Carlos, TJ, Cassie, and Ashley later handing them their morphers and becoming the Space Rangers.
Ethan, Kira, and Conner's eyes widened as they saw their suits. "That was you guys!" The three teens yelled in unison. "I was watching the live coverage of Astronema's invasion attack you guys saved the world" Ethan said as the footage of the final fight displayed on screen Conner and Kira nodding at what their teammate was saying.
Carlos simply gave them a smug grin and turned around to do the same to Tommy who just rolled his eyes in response, imagining how big of an ego boost the new generation of rangers was giving to his friend.
"Andros case is the prime example why no matter what your identities must remain hidden, the moment they knew who Karone was they used her against him and it nearly destroyed him and by proxy the team" The blonde man spoke as he pointed out the arduous journey of red space ranger.
After saying this the footage continued to showing Leo and the Galaxy rangers showing them fighting with Trakeena and her father up to the point when Mike came back.
"You see guys the Quasar Saber didn't pick Leo but rather it picked Mike as its wielder however call it destiny or the power picked Leo to be its wielder, however that doesn't mean Mike wouldn't have his go at the powers of a ranger" Tommy said as the video played Mike receiving his Magna Defender powers and up to the point when Leo destroyed Trakeena.
"I guess I'm up now, Carter Grayson Red Lightspeed Rescue Ranger" Carter introduced himself to the group as he played the footage of his team's origins.
Conner and Kira stared at the man with wide eyes. Conner couldn't focus on the footage his attention was solely directed at the man in front of him. Kira on the other hand panicked at the mention of the words light speed.
"Me and my team were stationed in the mariner bay aqua base unlike previous teams we were civil servants as such we never bothered with the whole secret identity deal and our powers came not from ancient forces or mystical powers like Tommy's or Leo's but rather they were created by reverse engineering the technology of the Astro Megazord, the Space Morphers and the technology of the Blue Senturion" Carter started narrating the tale of him and the Lightspeed team
"Our mission was to defeat a legion of demons led by there queen-"the lighspeed red ranger narrated only to be cut off mid sentence.
"Queen Bansheera" Conner said surprising Carter and Tommy
"How did you know that?" Carter asked
"Do you remember the Cyborg Rangers?" Conner answered Carter
"The Cyborg Rangers? It was an initiative they tried implementing on Mariner Bay by a high ranking general" Carter said trying to fit this new piece into the puzzle
"General Christopher McKnight is the man you are talking about otherwise known as my grandfather" Conner replied anger seeping from his voice
"You are his grandson?" were the only words Carter could reply at the revelation
Conner nodded at the question and replied "My grandfather brought on the initiative of the cyborg rangers to avoid human lives to be risked. My father was the head engineer in the project; however you know how the story goes"
"Yes the rangers short-circuited and we had to stop them, that was the last time we heard from them or that team" Carter said this as he summarized his experience with the cyborg rangers
Conner upon hearing the summary decided to walk away from the group. "You guys can continue the history lesson I'm going to get some fresh air" The young red ranger said. Tommy replied with a nod and allowed him to step outside.
"I don't like where this is going, perhaps if I talk to his grandfather or his dad we can straighten this out" Carter said not wanting to have an angry red ranger in his conscience
"That wont be possible Mr. Grayson" Kira answered as her voice started breaking.
"Why is that Kira?" Tommy asked confused
Kira moved towards the monitor as it showed the final battle the Lightspeed team had against the army of demons.
"Conner's dad and grandfather lost their lives on that fight. We were there when it happened; we saw it happen. If only I hadn't-" Kira explained as tears started welling in her eyes and she started sobbing
Carter looked at the yellow ranger shocked by the news. He knew there had been casualties from the attack and the damage to the base but he never expected a ranger to be related to one of them. "Kira what exactly happened that day?" Carter asked the young ranger
Kira simply shook her head and responded "I'm sorry its too painful to remember right now please understand"
All the men in the room nodded at the response and Carter finished telling the tale of the Lightspeed team as footage of Time Force began playing
This shocked Ethan who had just been informed that time travel was possible.
"Wait a minute if Time Travel is possible couldn't we go back and save Conner's dad and grandpa?" Ethan asked with the best intentions in mind
"Unfortunately it doesn't work that way Ethan. Wes the time force red ranger explained to me that the events from the past cannot be altered that easily as any changes in the timeline can have dire effects on the present and the future" Carter explained placing a hand on the shoulder of the young blue ranger. "Despite our best intentions and how tragic certain events are we cannot change what already happened all we can do is fight to better the future" Tommy explained his two pupils as the they continued narrating the adventures of Time Force Rangers
Meanwhile as the group kept talking and exploring the history of the past rangers, Conner was outside Tommy's house gathering his thoughts and attempting his best to remain calm.
(Gramps I don't know if you would approve of me being a ranger, I know all you wanted was for there not to be the need for people to risk their lives. That's why you and dad always worked so hard to create the Cyborg Rangers. You wanted to make the world a safe place for me. I know that's what you wanted, but now neither of you guys are here and its my duty to protect the world now I just don't know if I'll be able to do it y'know? If I fail its not just me who is in trouble but the whole world can I really do this?)
"Can I really do this?" Conner said as he decided to walk back to the house.
The rangers and former rangers heard the footsteps and looked at the direction of them to see Conner approaching them.
"Sorry about that Dr. O I promise it wont happen again" Conner said as he took at seat next to Ethan and Kira
"Conner never apologize for your feelings part of being a good ranger is to have a good balance of both the fight outside and the fight inside. Don't hold back your emotions but rather harness them and make yourself all the more stronger" Carlos said as he tried to give hope to his student.
Conner nodded at the words of his mentors and Tommy continued to show the three the footage of now the Wild Force Rangers and their final bout against Master Org. As Cole and the rest of wild force rangers defeated the evil lord the picture froze and the computer started acting up.
"Oh no not this again" Tommy said as he tried to fix the feed
"What's the matter Dr. O?" Kira asked concerned
"This computer always jams up when accessing these files" Tommy said trying to get the computer to work. He raised his hand to try to hit it when a voice stopped.
"Thomas David Oliver! I know you weren't about to smack the CPU of that computer" The female voice says from behind of all the rangers forcing Conner, Kira and Ethan to turn around only to encounter an angry Haley behind the trio clearly mad at their teacher.
"Haley? What?!" Ethan reacted to seeing the genius and computer expert in the headquarters.
"Guys Tommy might be many things but a computer technician is not one of them. All the computers and machines in this building were built by yours truly. It is my greatest masterpiece" Haley explained as she pushed Tommy out of the chair he was in taking command of the computer and began typing in the keyboard trying to unfreeze the feed.
"Now all I need to do is remember the name of the team" Haley said as a search bar popped up in the screen
"Try with Ninja Storm" Conner said once more shocking the room
"What? My twin brother went to the not so secret ninja academy it was common knowledge that some students were picked to be rangers" Conner explained causing Ethan's jaw to drop and Tommy and the other veterans to facepalm at the past entry's lack of secrecy.
"Eric was a power ranger?" Kira asked wondering if Conner's brother could've become a ranger as well
Conner chuckled at this "Eric? Please as if, last I heard from him was that his Sensei Dan or Justin or something like that was making him run laps on the mud, something about getting in tune with the earth"
Kira grinned at the image of Conner's brother struggling and let out a slight chuckle
Suddenly the monitor flashed and showed the veterans and the new rangers the footage of the Ninja Storm team.
"Oh there we go Dustin that's Eric's sensei" Conner said as he pointed at the Yellow earth ranger in the screen
"You know looking at all these teams of ninjas, government professionals, time patrollers, and galactic saviors cant help but feeling outclassed by the previous teams" Ethan said in awe at the ninja storm team as they fought a hoard of Kelzaks unmorphed utilizing their martial arts knowledge and ninja powers.
Tommy paused the feed as the Ninja Storm team had defeated Lothor and sealed in the Abyss of Evil. "All the teams before started in a similar spot, they may have had abilities prior to their times as rangers, however they trained and worked hard and as a result they got to where they are now" Tommy said as he stopped the feed of the video.
"That's right think about it like this Tommy and me started out when we were like you in high school. He had martial arts training, but nothing prepped him to be a ranger. Same with me I was like Conner wanting to be a soccer player and I ended up defending the earth in a spaceship so don't worry so much about the small stuff" Carlos said as he reminisced at his time as the Black Space Ranger
"We trust you to continue the legacy and we know you will succeed in this fight" Carter said as he smiled at the trio
"You do?" Conner asked
Tommy and the rest of the adults chuckled as the most veteran ranger pressed play in the feed revealing him with the last entry in the video.
"With Mesogog presence growing every day, the dino gems selected their wielders. Should the earth become endangered I can safely say we are in good hands with these three. As always may the power protect you"
"You really trust us" Kira said
"We do and we will assist you in every step of the way. You can count on our help" Haley said as she revealed she pushed a button and it revealed the HQs garage showing the Zords, the raptor riders and three half built motorcycles and tools scattered around them.
The three teens looked at their arsenal excitedly and rushed to the room. "You can leave the technical gear to us we've got you covered in that front" Haley said as the three checked out their respective Bio Zords. "As for your combat skills if you wish to polish them I'm always up for a spar" Tommy said as he cracked his knuckles as he made his way towards a tatami matted section on the garage.
The three stared at their mentor and smiled confidently. "You're on Dr.O" Conner said as they followed their mentor to begin practicing Carlos and Carter joining the four and Haley working on the bikes staring at the former and current rangers train.