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Ranger Slayer

I stood, watching Drakkon egg on the Rangers. Tension was high in the air, mixing with the smoke that filled the area. It was hard to breathe, each breath burned. My back was also on fire, the cuts on my back seeming to repeat itself with each move I made. Drakkon turned towards me, nodding. He had transformed to his complete form, the power glowing around him. I returned the nod, pulling my bow out and firing arrows towards the teens. The ground in front of them blasted into the air in fire balls, knocking them back.

Moving forward, I headed for Zack and Kimberly. I knew it would be foolish to go for Jason or Tommy. They were the more trained fighters on the team and Drakkon was headed towards Billy and Trini. I aimed my airs and fired them towards Kim. Zack pulled her from my line of sight, just missing her feet. Grabbing my bow at the top, I swung. It brought the blades down towards them. Zack deflected it with his axe, pushing me backwards. I flipped through the air, shooting air after air of pink energy towards the teenagers. Kim pulled out her bow as well, firing towards me. I dodged these with ease, darting between them.

From the corner of my eye, I saw that Drakkon had moved from Billy and Trini and was now going head to head with Tommy. My chest tightened at the sight and I turned my attention back to Kimberly. It was surreal, like a dance with our past. I wished with everything that I hadn't come through the portal that day and that I hadn't stumbled upon the two of them. We wouldn't be here and this destruction could have been avoided. I knew I needed to stop Drakkon and try to make him see what was wrong. I didn't know how to do that though. He had already shown me that his punishments towards me would be different. There was no love there. I had felt it the moment he stuck the blade into my skin. I was nothing more than someone else to control in his ranks. It made me sick to my stomach and tears sprang to my eyes that I blinked away, firing arrows blindly towards the Rangers.

Sudden loud screams made the three of us stop and turn to see what was happening. On the edge of the park, a building was beginning to crumble from the missiles that Drakkon had launched again when others had tried to assist Tommy in their fight. A large group of people had been standing below it, leaving them trying to run for cover. I moved to use the distraction to stop Kim and Zack but found myself unable to release the arrow. I looked back over at the group, swearing. I needed to help them. My mind and my body was screaming at me to. I vanished the arrow, running towards them.

"No! Stay away from them!" Zack called out behind me as they started to chase me.

"I'm trying to save them, idiot." I yelled over my shoulder. I skidded to a stop on the sidewalk in front of the group. It was about ten people, each of them cowering in fear. Too much so to move away from the obvious danger.

"The building is going to fall on them." I heard Trini say behind me.

"We will need to get them away from here." I said, turning to see that it was just her, Billy, and Zack behind me. I spotted Kim by Drakkon and Tommy, her and Jason doing their best to stop the Dragonzord from attacking again. I spotted the open area by the lake them, noticing it was far enough away from any structure to be at risk of something like this. "The lake. We need to move them over in that direction."

"Oh, now you're helping us?" Zack asked. "You were just trying to kill me."

"She's right, Zack. Save people now, fight with her later." Trini said, running towards the group. "Everyone! I need you to follow us." She called out to the group. She started towards the lake, the group following her. Billy run with them, making sure everyone stayed together. Zack ran ahead, clearing anything that was in their path. A corner of the building gave, large masses of it falling to the ground. I jumped back, seeing the dust billow from its collision with the sidewalk. I saw more people running up the road towards us and I signaled them to follow the other group. I ran behind them, herding them towards safety.

"Mommy!" A voice yelled behind me. I stopped, my feet sliding on the dewy grass that was under my boots. Behind me, I saw that there was a woman lying on the middle of the asphalt of the road. She was struggling to get to her feet, blood pouring from an open wound on her forehead. There was a girl pulling at her arm and I noticed it was Serena, Trini's sister. She had been the one from yesterday that had noticed who I was. She was crying, trying her best to get her mother up from the ground. Her eyes turned up towards the sky and I shifted to see what she was looking at. The side of the apartment building above them was giving, bricks falling around them. I could hear the moaning of the steel bars in the structure, holding it together with everything it had.

"Serena!" Trini screamed from my right. I felt myself take off, my body running as fast as I could towards them. Serena saw me and her eyes lit up.

"Help me please!" She yelled.

"I'm coming! You have to move!" I yelled out. She pulled on her mother who was still fighting to stand. Above them, I saw that the chunk of building began to glow green. I pulled off of the building and hovered in the air. I didn't look back, knowing it was Drakkon's doing. Was he saving them? Did he see me trying to rescue them and finally let it sink in that there were innocent lives at stake here? I ran harder, getting closer to them.

The glow disappeared and the concrete slammed into the ground where Serena and her mother had been. Everything around me seemed to slow to a snail's pace, the screams the echoed in my ears sounded far away. I stopped, my eyes unable to turn away from where I had just seen Serena standing. She had just been there. Now, the rubble was there. Blood began to pool out from the pile and I fell to my knees.

He killed them. He saw me running to save them and he killed them anyway.

The pain from before blasted into the back of my skull and I let out a loud scream. I fell to the ground, writhing in pain. What was this? Was this him punishing me again? I closed my eyes, clutching at my helmet. I pulled it off, cradling my temples in my hands. Bursts of light filled my eyes and flashes of memories played. Hanging out with my friends at the Youth Center. Standing in the Command Center, talking to Zordon. Me, trying to talk to Tommy Oliver in the hallway. Me, begging him to stop listening to Rita and to join our team. Me, being asked to join him. Me, telling him I would never betray my friends and family like that. Him, telling me I wouldn't have the choice.

I walked through the park, the night air feeling fresh compared to that of the Command Center. We had taken refuge there, the latest battle taking its toll on us. We were all tired and sore. Jason and Zack were also pretty beat up. Rest had sounded great until I had received the message. Somehow, Tommy had been able to reach me. He asked me to meet him here. I knew that the others would not approve. I snuck out as soon as they were asleep, teleporting just outside of the Command Center. I had tried to talk myself out of coming but my heart had made the decision for me.

"You came." A voice said in the shadows, causing me to jump. Tommy stepped out, just standing in the light of the nearby street lamp. I nodded, apprehension filling me.

"I did. Why?" I asked.

"I needed to see you. I have a question for you." He stepped closer, his slender frame towering over mine. He would easily over power me if I let me guard down.

"What is it, Tommy?"

"Do you still care for me?" He asked, his tone and facial features soft for once. I hadn't seen him look at me like this since before Rita granted him his power coin. This was the Tommy I remembered.

"Yes." I whispered without think. "I do."

"Come with me then." He whispered. "Come with me and be with me."

"What?" I whispered.

"Kimberly, think about it. I can give you anything you ever imagined." Tommy said, stepping closer to me. He reached over and grabbed my hands. I moved to pull away but hesitated. It was still Tommy, the boy I loved. "We can be together."

"We can be together if you join our team, Tommy." I pleaded, looking up at him. "You can help us stop Rita for what she did to you." He shook his head.

"She's given me everything. I can't turn my back to her. I'm going to take over the world and I want you by my side."

"Well, not like this." I pulled away. "I can't join forces with you if you plan on following in her footsteps. She's evil, Tommy. You're not! We freed you from her spell. How can you still follow her so blindly? She took everything away from you! She wants to see all of us dead. If you want to be with me, you have to stop. Please."

"No." He shook his head, grabbing me roughly by the forearms. "You're going to come with me and we will rule together."

"Tommy, please don't do this." I whispered, tears in my eyes. "It's me. It's Kimberly."

"I know. That's why I have to." His eyes flashed green and I felt my body stiffen. I was paralyzed, unable to move. "Love me, Kimberly. Love, honor, and obey me until your last breath. You'll fight against the Power Rangers and slay every last one of them. You'll be the assassin that you were destined to be. You will please me in every way I can imagine and more."

"Yes, Lord Drakkon." I heard myself say.

It was a spell. My eyes opened as the ache of my memories returning started to dull. He had placed me under a spell. I was turning him away and he placed me under some type of magic to make me stay with him. I hadn't wanted to do the things I had done. He had caused me to kill my friends and other people to get what he wanted. He had taken everything from me in order to have me there with him. He used me. He used me in every way he could.

"Are you alright?" A voice asked above me. I saw that Trini was kneeling by me, her helmet blocking out the hazy sun above us. "You are Kimberly."

"Y-y-yeah." I whispered, sitting up.

"You tried to save them." She said, pulling her helmet off. "My mother. My sister. You were trying to save them." I nodded, feeling tears in my eyes.

"I was the one at the park yesterday who had walked her there." I said softly. The sound around us had softened, the fighting seeming to come to a stop. "I'm sorry I didn't get there in time."

"We need to help the others." She said, shaking her head. Standing, she held her hand out to me. I took it and she pulled me to my feet. We turned, running towards where Drakkon had been fighting with Tommy. There was a heavy dust cloud in the air and I didn't see Drakkon anywhere. I saw Tommy, Jason, and Zack digging through a large rock pile, tossing rubble as they went.

"Kimberly!" Tommy screamed, throwing a large piece of concrete to the side. Billy was on the ground, talking to Jason as we approached. Jason grabbed Tommy, stopping him. All sights turned to me as we came to a stop next to the group.

"Where is she?" Tommy demanded, running over to me. He grabbed the neck of my uniform and practically picked me up off the ground. "Where did he take her?" I saw the blood on his uniform and noticed that Kimberly wasn't in the area with the rest of them. I could also feel a difference in the power inside of me. It wasn't as strong, telling me that her Power Coin was not nearby or that she was no longer needing it.

"Nowhere." I said. That pissed him off more, him shaking me in rage.

"Bull shit!" He yelled. "Where is the portal for your universe? I'll go find her myself." I shook my head. I had been there when Drakkon had spoken to Finster. He had noticed but I was in the shadows. I had heard Finster explain that the portal was too dangerous to go through unless you held extreme power life Drakkon. Besides, he would have no reason to bring him with her. He viewed them as useless and wanted their Power Coins. Chances are, she was at the bottom of this pile and her Power Coin was traveling with Drakkon.

"He couldn't have brought her there." I explained. "Finster said that anyone who went in and out of there was being ripped to shreds besides us. That's why he ran. He knew he was losing."

"You're lying." Tommy said, his grip growing even tighter. I was reminded of Drakkon for a second, the rage in his voice.

"She's gone, Tommy." I said. "Kim's dead."

"No." He said, dropping me. "She can't be."

"Zordon, we need our Zords." Jason said into his communicator on his wrist.

"Alpha is sending them right now, Rangers." The being replied. The whole group turned towards me as Tommy stared at the rubble pile.

"I need to find her. He has her somewhere." He said, unmorphing.

"Tommy, you heard her. There's no way-." Jason started but Tommy shook his head, cutting him off.

"You're either with me or not. I'm not standing around here while she's out there." With a blast of green light, he was gone.

"Who is he? And who are you? What are you doing here?" Jason asked, pulling his helmet off. I guess the whole secret identity thing was out the window with their whole town destroyed.

"Lord Drakkon. He is the version of Tommy from my world. He has taken over after siding with Rita Repulsa. We tried to free him from her spell but he returned to her side after he gained his freewill back." I explained. "I'm Kimberly. He's had me under a spell since then. It didn't break until I saw just how much of a monster he is."

"Why are you in our world?" Billy questioned, looking fascinated.

"His powers were getting weaker. He somehow managed to open up the Morphing Grid in our world. He sensed some kind of power. When he found out it was you, he wanted to steal your Power Coins and make him stronger." I replied. I felt exhausted, like I had run three marathons in a short time frame.

"What about the Rangers from your time? Why haven't they tried to stop him?" Zack asked. I bit my lip, turning my gaze to my feet.

"Most of them are dead." I said softly. "He killed Jason, Zack shortly after that. And Trini…" I trailed off, the weight of my actions heavy on me. I had slain my own best friend. I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw it was Trini. She gave me a small smile before turning to the group.

"We need to find a way to stop him before he comes back for the rest of our coins. She can help us now."

"Oh, fuck no." Jason said, shaking his head. "It's too convenient that you just happen to be freed from a spell when he ditched you in our world. How do we know that this isn't another trap you're leading us into? You're good at that."

"You don't." I replied. "But I can assure you that I want nothing more than to stop Drakkon either. He took my life from me and I want him to pay for what he's done."

"Our Zords are coming." Zack said, nodding towards the sky on the eastern part of the park.

"Uh…those aren't our Zords." Jason replied, stepping towards them. In the sky, I spotted several large objects flying towards the park. They were shaped like triangles, black metal forming the bodies of the unidentified flying objects. There were three of them in total, lights on the bottom of them. They flew over, stopping directly above the park. Slowly, they lowered themselves to the ground. I had seen one of these vehicles before in my world. It had belonged to an alien race that Drakkon had destroyed early on in our quest to rule all. Drakkon had taken their fleet under his control, using their technology to design weapons for his troops. The vehicles landed and the group tensed up, taking a fighting stance.

"Are these friends of yours?" Billy asked, glancing at me. I shook my head, taking a stance as well. Perhaps with the new Power Coin, he had found a way to travel with others through the portal.

The door on the closest ship opened, a ramp coming from it. Tension hung in the air as we waited for someone to appear. I could see figures in the doorway and then, four people began to walk down the ramp. They all wore heavy armor made of a dull silver material. It reminded me of the armor worn by the troops in Drakkon's command, represented by the five coins that used to be held by the Coinless. The one in the front was carrying a long weapon, one I recognized as an energy blaster from my world. All of the troops in our command used them. I was right. They were under his command.

"I don't know who they are but they don't seem too friendly." I replied.

The group traveled closer. On the sides of their armor, there were patches of color. The other also carried various types of weapons, ranging from guns to blades. I felt uneasiness in the pit of my stomach as I armed myself with my bow. I wasn't going to leave anything to chance. There were helmets covering their heads, dark protective material covering their eyes. They walked in their formation, not raising their weapons towards us. The Power Rangers followed my lead, holding up their weapons to prepare for another battle. The group stooped about ten years away, flanking out. The one who had been leading lowered his weapon, letting it hand by its strap around his shoulder. Reaching up, he unclasped the latches on either side of his helmet and pulled it off. The others follow suit, pulling their helmets off. I felt the air in my lungs disappear as I glanced at their faces.

"Hey, gang." Jason Lee Scott from my time said. He smiled at the teenagers, a thick goatee on his face. To his left, I saw an older version of Zack with short dreads in his hair. To Jason's right stood Trini, her long hair cut shorter now and pulled back in a bun. And next to Trini was Billy, shaggy hair around his head. They were alive. "Thought you could use some help."