Chapter 7: Photo Finish

"Alright, Kimberly, we're all set on the ground. Ready?"

"Ready, Tommy."

"Alright, then. Fire!"

From her Firebird Thunderzord, Kimberly fired energy blasts on the Canyon of Youth, collapsing the rock walls in on itself and forever trapping The

Rock of Time within. The six teens cheered as Kimberly brought her zord down to land.

"Alright! Glad to be finished with that nightmare."

"Still, its a shame we had to trap it. If I could have studied it in a safe environment, I might have been able to control it and cure aging."

Adam placed his hand on Billy's shoulder reassuringly.

"Trust me, Billy. Its for the best. That's a kind of power that could just too easily be abused."

Billy sighed sadly.

"Yeah, you guys are right."

"Come on. We have one last thing to take care of."

The six teleported to Angel Grove Park, finding their targets shortly. Bulk and Skull were asleep under a big tree, snoring loudly.

"Come on, you two. Wakey Wakey."

Groggily, the two opened their eyes, going wide when they saw their heroes standing before them.

"Y-You're the-"

"Power Rangers?"

"Yeah, that."

"A little birdie told us that you stood up to the monster when we were incapacitated."

"And that you protected some kids from the bad guys."

Bulk and Skull looked at eachother, still a little freaked out.

"Yeah, that's right."

"Well, what you guys did was really brave. It takes a lot of guts to stand up to your fears, and a lot more to stand up for whats right. We just

wanted to say thanks, and good job."

Bulk and Skull became smug.

"Well, uh, it was nothing really. Couldn't let those poor kids fall victim to that freak."

"You two get home now, and stay safe."

With that, the six of them teleported away, Bulk and Skull watching them fly off into the distance.

"Hey, Bulk. Ever think we should give up on finding out their secret identities?"

"Skull, if you ever say that again, so help me I'll give you a wedgie so hard you won't walk straight for a week."

"It was just an idea."

With that the two scurried off, already scheming up their next plan.

(Moon Palace)

"Stupid Zedd, doesn't even realized artistic talent when he sees it. At least with Rita I had a stable job."

Finster grumbled about his laboratory, fixing and replacing his instruments that Zedd had destroyed during his latest temper tantrum. Ever since the "Emperor of Evil"

had taken over, he had been demoted to making simple putties while he made his own monsters. Unfortunately, despite this disgraceful act, Lord Zedd always took his

loses out on Finster, destroying his equipment and calling him worthless.

"I'd like to see him make Putties with his temper. He would waste all of the clay supply just trying to make one."

As he finished tidying up, he noticed Rita's old telescope in a corner of the lab.

"Oh dear, whats this old thing doing here? Oh well, might as well do some stargazing."

Careful not to break the rusted and worn parts, Finster peered out into the inky black darkness of space, where he noticed something perculiar: a floating dumpster. A

very familiar dumpster on course for the moon.

"Oh my, could it be? Id better keep quiet."

He peered out from his door to the throne room. Lord Zedd sat slumped over in his throne, snoring loudly.

"Enjoy the power while it lasts, Zedd. Soon Rita shall return to her rightful power."

THE END