Finally! I got the first part of Once a Ranger out. Now, there's going to be some alterations compared to the TV show, but I hope it's still good and lives up to the show or miraculously, better.
If you're unfamiliar with Silverback, have no shame. There was never a mention of him in the TV series, his origins came from BOOM! Studios MMPR comics. I decided to bring him here as a loyal ally, like Goldar was to Lord Zedd and have some little parallels. Nothing else to say!
Enjoy Once a Ranger Part One!
"Old words are reborn with new faces."
- Criss Jami
Chapter 7: Once a Ranger Part I - Meet The Veterans
Next Day…
13:00…
Monday…
7th August 2006…
Canon: Once a Ranger
(Scene: Underground Cave, Unknown Location, Earth/No POV)
Somewhere in America, but in the state of California where it's been said all the ranger activity has been occurring since nineteen-ninety-three, a single figure sits in a sculptured, stone throne, one that seems reminiscent of the throne that was located in the Moon Palace, on the moon. He was part human, but had a monstrous appearance to him, especially with the cracked and damaged armour that surrounds his torso and face. At his side was a staff, similar to the former Lord Zedd, in fact, it was Zedd's staff. Beside him was a winged monkey, more like a gorilla, in silver armour, but one of his wings were natural, the other wing was protected in gold armour, seemingly to replace the one he lost; thanks to magic, the wing was able to be attached to his back and can function normally. In front of them both, was a long stone table, the entire cave they sat was resembling a board room and the two figures were not alone. Sitting at the table were the four enemies the Overdrive Rangers faced in the past few months: the Brothers of Ice and Fire: Fluious and Moltor, Kamdor and Miratrix and the Fearcats.
Kamdor and Miratrix sat smugly, much to the annoyance of the others, because they achieved one thing the rest failed to do: recover one of the Corona Jewels, but Moltor still proudly holds the crown in his vault. There was one thing for certain, that they can all agree on: they don't know why they are here or who the person that sent the invitations is. They all received the same invitation and they all came, now here they were. Moltor grew impatient and demanded answers.
"Alright! Tell us! Who are you?" The unnamed orchestrator complied to the question,
"I am Thrax, son of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa." He then turned to the silver armoured warrior. "May I introduce my lifelong friend and General: Silverback.",
"I am Goldar's younger brother, who was slain during Countdown To Destruction, when he was stationed on Eltar." The name of the planet rung a few bells for Miratrix and Kamdor, remembering their encounter with the mentor of the Overdrive Rangers: Kimberly Hart-Oliver, but going by her Eltarian heritage: Kara of Eltar, daughter of Grand Sage Zordon of Eltar and Aria of Phaedos. The names of the two warriors are well known throughout the galaxy. Although, it seems the younger sibling was not out of the loop, but surprisingly managed to evade Zordon's purification wave and even Thrax, back in nineteen-ninety-nine. "All I seek is vengeance for the death of my brother." It was Fluious' turn to speak.
"And all we seek is to destroy the Power Rangers, so we can find the rest of the jewels, without their interference.",
"Which is why I brought you all here." Thrax said, "I want to create an alliance, an alliance to end the Power Rangers and I know how to do just that." He smiled.
"How do you propose?" Migs questioned,
"Something none of you, or the previous villains attempted. Completely cut their powers off from the Morphing Grid!" The room suddenly went silent, so quiet, you could hear a pin drop or even a mouse scurry on the floor. No one is crazy or insane enough to target the Morphing Grid itself. Thrax seems even more crazy than his father. "If we stand together, united, it can be done." Thrax convinced. The villains looked among themselves, even the brothers who constantly feuded for thousands of years. If Thrax could pull this off, their enemies will be powerless and it is very difficult to reconnect with the Morphing Grid. Weighing out their options, it seems like Thrax was makes very good arguments, with that, making their minds up they all stood up unsheathing their weapons and laying them on the table; a sign that they accept working together with him, to bring down a common enemy. "Excellent." The son of Lord Zedd laughed.
Meanwhile…
14:30…
(Scene: Beach, San Angeles, California, Earth/No POV)
Andrew decided that Kim and the rangers really needed a break, especially to recover after losing the Blue Sapphire to Kamdor and Miratrix. He also thought a day off might help Kim and Will further fix the ranger bond they had, despite making amends. In both their tempers, pretty hurtful things were said, things like William being a disgrace to the Black Ranger Legacy, then the Black Ranger rebuffing the deaths of many soldiers that Kim led during the days of the war she fought on Eltar. Spencer even knows the feeling, going to war himself back in the sixties of the Vietnam War. Both were surprised that neither resorted to fisticuffs, that's got to be some really good self-control; because from the look on their faces, Will is usually too much of a gentleman to punch a woman, but he was ready to give Hart a fist to her face. Dr. Hart on the other hand, was prepared to either go Firebird on Will or send him flying out the window. Besides that, the rangers thought it'd be nice to go to the beach for the day and have fun. However, Kimberly insisted that she stay at the mansion to do some research, but the others protested, Andrew and Spencer were urging her to go and even Mímir was in on it. The kids then used one last weapon up their sleeves: the infamous puppy-dog eyes, which really annoyed Kimberly, but she cracked and gave in. Andrew and Mímir will look for clues for the other jewels while Kim and the kids enjoy their break.
So, the rangers are at the beach now, having fun or different definitions of fun. Ronny, Will and Mack were on the surfboards, Dax was just enjoying a simple swim, while Rose was showing Tyzon how to make a sandcastle after witnessing a young child do it. Then there was their mentor, Kimberly sitting on a beach towel reading a book on Celtic Mythology. When the whole thing is over, she always wanted to visit Ireland, particularly to see the Wild Atlantic Way and the Ancient East. The county: Dublin was big attraction for both its shopping and history and Cork has a few surprises of its own. Beside her was a couple of books on various parts of Irish History, one on the failed Irish Revolution, the Irish Civil War and the other was on the history of Irish Politics. Different countries and cultures always fascinated her, Trini promised to bring her to Vietnam some time and Kat would let her tag along to Australia whenever she visits her grandparents. Kat did tell her grandparents a lot about her friends and they really like to meet Kim or, her grandparents would come and visit them. She's pretty sure Cassie has a trip to Spain for the females from the Originals to the Astro Rangers in mind. Kimberly was internally cringing, while she does enjoy shopping, but to a slightly more controlled degree than she was a teenager; a holiday in her mind is like a giant classroom, learning what she can before a certain deadline, not a sun holiday. While she can sit in the sun, her yearning for adventure to just learn makes it hard for her to bask for hours on end. If that plan does go ahead, Kim prays that there's a balance between shopping, sunbathing and sight seeing.
Kimberly was so engrossed into her book, her second pair of eyes: Rhea, her Crane Spirit decided to use the break to meditate or sleep and didn't hear or warn her of a pair of footsteps approaching her from behind. It was too late, before Kim could process anything, one of the rangers dunked a bucket of cold saltwater over her head and miraculously, avoided damaging her books, which would have made her ten times worse. Her husband, Tommy knows to not damage her books, they're like her prized possessions that worth even more than her wedding ring. Tommy is still paying off the four digit bill on his credit card statement because of the ring. Kim was still trying to process what happened, dropping her book on the sand that wasn't wet, turning around to see Rose and Ronny, two rangers, not one; laughing to their hearts content and the boys laughing with them, having witnessed the prank. Kim knew the kids were having a right skit at her, with that, their mentor thought it would be fun if she turned the table on the two and pretended to not be impressed. She stood up crossing her arms, shifting into her familiar Lieutenant Mode and glared at the Yellow and Pink Rangers, who suddenly stopped laughing when they saw their mentor's eyes flash red. Their faces fell, flashing eyes is never a good thing, it made them feel like the two committed mutiny. The two girls began to back away slowly, laughing nervously now. Ronny glanced over at Rose, giving her a sympathetic look and before either could blink, she super speeded her way out, leaving Rose behind in a miniature sandstorm.
"YOU TRAITOR!" She coughed after inhaling a little sand dust, before looking back at her mentor. "It was Ronny's idea." She said meekly,
"Run." Dr. Hart said to her and one command was all she needed, as Rose sprinted for the water. "I'll drown you if I have to, Ortiz!" Rose ran into the water, quickly heading for Mack. Dr. Hart was fast approaching, even in water, Mack couldn't process anything before finding himself being shoulder rammed in the chest; bringing him down into the water, with Rose on his back. The three of them resurfaced, Mack was spared, still surprised at the power behind the ram; but sadly for Rose, Dr. Hart had her trapped in a headlock. She found herself unable to move and was amazed at the strength her mentor had, despite her petite height and Rose is taller than Dr. Hart.
"I'm sorry, Dr. Hart! Please let me go!" And Kim just did that, laughing at Rose's terrified face. Rose realised Dr. Hart was messing with her. "You have a dark sense of humour." She muttered,
"Why thank you. Now, no more pranks on me, otherwise, you'll be having a Prank War with the master of pranks himself: Rocky DeSantos as punishment." With that, she exited the water to dry off and enjoy the rest of her book. Ronny then, reappeared beside Rose, only to be smacked at the back of her head and got a world of scolding for abandoning her to Dr. Hart's wrath. It's a good thing Dr. Hart knows how to be a good sport, so good she can turn the prank on its head. After all, the kids have still yet to hear the story how their mentor got back at the master of pranks, for the one he pulled on her back in high school. Apparently it still gives him nightmares. After satisfyingly dried herself, Kim sat back down to enjoy her book, clearly liking the myths from Celtic times, they were intriguing as they were terrifying. The myth of the Banshee was creepy, a female spirit that would wail to warn the person of impending death. How joyful to know Ireland had its own version of Satan's messenger. Another story that she also liked was the myth of Cú Chulainn, following that is, what she calls the Irish version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Oisín in Tír na nÓg (Oisín in The Land of the Youth), except it is Romeo who dies and not Juliet. Kim wondered if her dad ever read things from Celtic Mythology and Irish Legends.
As a historian, Kim's personal pet peeves is when she hears people mix up or misuse the terms myth and legend, even folklore is sometimes mixed up. It's the first thing she taught herself when she was in university. The definition of a myth is: a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Legend means: a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated. Then finally, folklore, which is defined as: the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth. Kimberly recalls during her studies for her Post Doctorate, one of the professors she was collaborating with, asked if she could guest lecture his class. He so happened to be the same professor who offered to fund her studies, if she helped him with his and his team of researchers. Out of courtesy, because he was the reason she even got her qualification, she said yes. The professor wouldn't have asked her to do such a thing, but he did see that she is a 'gifted' student and her 'gifts' should not be wasted or dwindled. Kim got to lecture a group of Final Year students, but to her annoyance, the students didn't know the difference between a myth, legend and a folklore; so thirty minutes of the said lecture was spent explaining the three terms and that they are not the same and that myth and legend are not interchangeable. Kim swore if she ever heard such atrocity, she would definitely throw herself over a cliff or beg a Zord, even a Megazord to crush her. The students in the lecture hall were pretty embarrassed that they didn't know the difference between the terms and should have known this since the first semester of their First Year! Despite the short time in university she and Aegis had, they were some good times.
Over in Reefside…
Same Time…
(Scene: Hayley's Cyberspace Café, City Centre, Reefside, California, Earth/Tommy's POV)
I strolled into the café with Rex by my side with his leash on. I decided to not put his vest on him because really, Kim isn't with us at the moment, so he's technically not on duty. He's just being a normal dog until Kim finishes her mission with the Overdrive Rangers. My friends like to check up on me when they're off work, the last pair was Jason and Trini, which was during the first time in weeks I have heard from my wife. She sent me a photo of her 'kids', having hilariously mortified faces after hearing a story she told them. It's been sixteen days since she contacted me after that message, which has now been added to the stockpile of ranger photos, in a different compartment of its own, to avoid mix up. It would not be fun to get all the photos jumbled up, sorting them out spread across eleven, now twelve different teams is not fun. I can't believe the holidays are almost over, it appears that Kim won't be able to return for the new school year, starting near the second last week of this month, so her aunt: Dulcea has been teaching her classes. It's actually nice seeing her aunt, she still reminds herself to check in on her niece, but of course, even she's busy with the amount of school work and the curriculum she has to cover. Aegis will also be returning, resuming his role as the school's maths teacher, actually his wife Cassie is still taking a break from the industry and is working in the local music store here. On top of that, she has music sessions after school finishes every Wednesday and her friend Ashely is a Physical Education instructor as well as the new cheerleading coach.
Not seeing Hayley at the counter, which was manned by new staff, I chose to wait for her. She must be in her office. I sat down on the stool and Rex stood up on his hind legs, his tail wagging. Yeah, Rex is kind of tall compared to the average German Shepherd. The males typically stand between twenty-four to twenty-six inches (sixty to sixty-five centimetres), but Rex is coming in at a surprising twenty-seven inches (sixty-nine centimetres), that's only when he's standing on his four paws. Standing on his hind legs, which he is now, putting him at four-point-six feet (fifty-five point two inches or a hundred-forty point two centimetres). It seems like it comes down to his genetics, either coming from the mother or the sire. I kind of forget Rex's family dog history other than he spent a lot of his time training with Next Step Services Dogs and for some reason, they way he went over to Kim, it's like he's been waiting for her. The staff have tried to match him with other people, but it just didn't seem to work out, Kim seemed to be the one for him. Rex suddenly let out a bark, getting the waitress' attention. I smiled apologetically, Rex is possibly looking for Hayley, knowing she has his god damn treats hoarded in her office. I thank god that he's exercised so much, because Kim would have shot us if he gained a pound or more. The waitress looked up, seeing myself and Rex.
"Sir, I'm sorry, but you'll have to tie your dog outside." She said to me. I opened my mouth to explain, but another, familiar voice was heard.
"It's alright, Max. This customer is an exception." Hayley has finally come out of her office, with what looks like large Dentastick for Rex. He then wagged his tail even faster, picking up not only Hayley's scent, but the scent of the treat too. She didn't need to lean over the counter and gave him the treat. "There's a good boy." Then stroking him behind the ear. Service dog or not, Rex loves his attention. Hayley actually realised that she's on her break now and gestured the two of us go the park.
"Enjoy your time with your boyfriend, boss!" Myself and Hayley practically froze. Oh man, one of her co-workers just got the wrong idea.
"No no no! You have the wrong idea!" Hayley said in a fluster, "Tommy is a friend of mine and he's already married." With that, the waitress went red with embarrassment, her friend patting her back as we walked out. I lightly chuckled at the mistake, it's not the first time. We decided to stop at a shop for coffee on-the-go and a little walk and talk at the park.
Five Minutes Later…
(Scene: Park, City Centre, Reefside, California, Earth/Tommy's POV)
Hayley and I walked side by side with Rex in between us, strolling the path along the park. Hayley hasn't been completely out of the loop with Kim's actions thanks to our other contacts, she just hopes that my wife is alright and hasn't been looking for trouble. Last thing she wants to deal with is Kim either frozen in amber again or put herself in a coma. I have to be honest, Kimberly is usually the most grounded and level headed person I know, but when certain situations arise, oh boy, she can give Red Ranger stupidity a run for its money. Speaking of which, Trini, Aisha and Kat were coincidentally off work the same days and drove up to meet their friend. Adam and Tanya, with their daughter, did the same a couple of days before them, unfortunately for the three; they got caught in one of the attacks by one of four of their enemies. Four enemies? Jesus, that's pushing it, that must make the other teams extremely lucky. Wow, Beautiful has her hands full, as does her team; so, four enemies seeking to get their hands on the one crown and its five jewels, talking about crazy and a headache. I won't be surprised if it ends in a battle royale.
Anyways, I am somewhat up to date with Kim's going ons. Unbeknownst to her, Andrew emails me when he gets the chance, I got some updates by the Devil's Trio and there was the news from Adam and Tanya. The last time Kim actually called me was during the unmorphed combat sessions with some of the former Time and Wild Force Rangers and that was months ago. I really do hope she is taking care of herself, if Kim is neglecting to eat, I will hold no qualms in lecturing her or calling Mrs. Dumas to do it, or even her mother Aria. If Dulcea heard that too, Kim would get a right whack from her whistling sticks. I also pray she is taking breaks and not overworking herself, my wife is going between helping Andrew get the jewels, while searching for her father; her mother's ex-husband. Kimberly did have a hard time getting close to Pierre, so far he's in the acquaintance circle, so Kim hasn't really accepted him as her stepfather yet. From all the stories of her youth, my wife was really close to her dad Kevin Hart, a part of me asks why he left her, she did tell me he was becoming obsessed with the Corona Aurora; but it got to a point he pushed his daughter away and by the time she turned ten, he filed for a divorce and walked out of her life. What didn't help Kim then, was her mom Caroline, back then she wasn't exactly 'Mother of the Year', it's what caused Kim to resort to sleeping over in her friend's houses; primarily Jason and Trini, even Ernie. I still remember the one time Kim cycled to my house in the pouring rain to stay overnight. While it was a few years, including the time Kim left for Eltar, the two were able to make amends and my wife is slowly building a relationship with Pierre. I was broken out of my thoughts when I heard fingers clicking.
"In your own world, Oliver?" Teased Hayley,
"Reminiscing on the past and… thinking what Kim is up to.",
"Why don't you visit her, Tommy?" The ranger technician asked, "It's been a while since the two of you made contact and San Angeles is only a three hour drive. If you leave soon, you should reach Andrew's mansion tonight." I thought about Hayley's words. She's right, I should actually visit Kim on Hartford's grounds, I'm sure she would love it and Rex has been yearning to see his owner. As much as the dog likes me, he is a mother's baby boy. I smiled at Hayley.
"You're right, Hayley. I think I'll head home and get a few supplies. To stay overnight.",
"There you go, Flyboy. Kim will be more than glad to see you and Rex." Hayley checked her watch. "I better fly myself. My lunch break is nearly over. See you, Tommy, give Kim my regards." The two of us hugged and said our goodbyes, going separate ways. Better hurry back home and do a small bit of packing, it'll be an unannounced arrival, though, I know Kim; she'll love the surprise.
Back in San Angeles…
15:15…
(Scene: Living Room, Hartford Mansion, San Angeles, California, Earth/Kimberly's POV)
The team and I relaxed in the living room after having showers to wash off the salt in our hair and bodies. I was still reading my book, already three-quarters through it, Celtic Mythology and Irish Legends is truly fascinating. Ireland's history makes me really curious, it amazes me at the amount of gaps in our World History. There's so much to learn, so many secrets to uncover. I peeked over my book to see the kids listening to Mímir telling a story about the wolves who chase the sun and moon, the wolves who determine when Ragnarök will begin. The two wolves are Sköll and Hati, they continuously chase Sol and Mani, in essence they are the ticking time bombs for the end times, which will also be indicated by the death Baldur, his name also written as Baldr. Because of Mímir, I thought it'd be nice to brush up on my Norse Mythology, while I am a historian and myths are kind of finicky; they are interesting to read about. I have to say, the day off is kind of nice and we all needed it, plus, our enemies have been quiet, not much activity. Andrew is still researching clues for the next Corona Jewel, with Mímir's help. On the beach, Will and I further discussed the issues between us after the last incident, we felt there was still an elephant in the room that needed to be addressed. In the end, we properly apologised.
Without warning, our little break was finally interrupted when our morphers went off. Andrew was below in the base, saying he was picking up unusual activity near the abandoned steel factory. I told the kids to scout ahead, while myself and Mímir helped Andrew with gathering satellite data. What's happening now? Why is one of our enemies attacking now? Something in my gut tells me it isn't good. The rangers obeyed my orders, running out to the jeep parked outside, as I made my way underground, with Mímir behind me. When you are a ranger, never expect peace and quiet to last, in the end, something is bound to happen.
15:20…
(Scene: Underground Base, Hartford Mansion, San Angeles, California, Earth/Kimberly's POV)
I joined Andrew's side after exiting the elevator, typing away at the control panels. I brought satellite imagery to get a view of the kids, energy reading graphs, the works to figure out what the hell is going on. Mímir focused on watching the kids, so did Andrew. While I maybe a ranger again, I will only join the kid's side if my aid really is necessary; because I'm a veteran ranger, I don't want to them to become too dependant on me. Tommy was a little more active, but the Dino Thunder kids also knew not to get too dependant on him as well. As we continued watching, our enemies appeared, all four standing together; Moltor, Fluious, Kamdor and Miratrix and the Fear Cats. I had to blink twice, together!? They would tear each other apart if they even fought side by side. Something fishy is going on, someone brought them together, united them under a common goal, like a small version of the United Alliance of Evil. Who could do that? That was when a new enemy appeared, actually make that two enemies, one looking like a silver armoured version of Goldar and the other… who is he? Why is he carrying Lord Zedd's staff? Shit! This is bad! I need to be there.
I stepped away from Andrew, he knew I was joining the fight, as Mímir told me to be careful. Thankfully, I still wear my communicator on my other wrist, since my Overdrive Morpher sits on the left and Andrew didn't think to put a teleportation function into it. How bright. I tapped my communicator, teleporting off to the kids, I swear to god if anything happened to them. I would never forgive myself.
Moments Later…
(Scene: Abandoned Steel Factory, Outside San Angeles, California, Earth/No POV)
Mack screeched the jeep to a halt, all leaping out out of the vehicle to investigate the disturbance. It wasn't long till their enemies appeared, ready for battle and they weren't alone, two new enemies joined them. For the rangers, none of them recognised the two and were surprised that this new enemy managed to bring together all their opponents. They would be quick to fight each other than fight against the rangers as they are all competing for the power of the crown. Before any of them morphed, a pink teleportation beam with a green tint, landed beside them, revealing their mentor. Mack and them are somewhat jealous that Dr. Hart can teleport, it's so much faster compared to driving and even using the SHARC at full speed; i.e.: Mach Four; but she actually doesn't use it often. Kim turned, she and the rangers facing their opponents and the two new enemies were looking at her in particular, especially the one in silver armour. He unsheathed his sword, pointing it at her.
"YOU!" He growled, "You killed my brother!" Kimberly frowned. She wasn't aware that she took the life of a sibling. Then her eyes zeroed in on one of the wings, one was familiar. It was the one she severed during the attack on Eltar seven years ago, it was Goldar's wing. "I see you are remembering. You killed Goldar, Lieutenant Kara. I will avenge his death." It was time to fight. The rangers got into their morphing stance and transformed.
"Overdrive Accelerate!" In a flash of red, blue, black, yellow, pink, silver and green, the rangers were morphed and ready to fight. Without needing to communicate, the team split into pairs. Chaos ensued outside the steel factory, Mack and Will faced Kamdor and Miratrix, Dax and Rose squared off with Moltor and Fluious, then Ronny and Tyzon faced the Fear Cats. It then left their mentor to face their new opponents on her own. Kimberly unsheathed her Overdrive Defender in blade mode and summoned her short sword, getting into a dual sword stance. The silver armoured gorilla, who revealed himself to her as Goldar's brother stood at one side and the other holding Zedd's staff was on the other. Waiting for her opponents to make the first move, they did exactly what she predicted. Kimberly parried a strike from the gorilla and quickly kicked her second enemy away, keeping him down momentarily. The two were held in a sword lock, trying to out strength the other.
"Who are you?" She demanded,
"I am Silverback. My brother will be avenged, by killing you." He growled. Before Kim could push him off her, her second enemy struck her in the back, only to get slammed by Silverback's wing. Kim found herself thrown into a bunch of disused canisters. Then, the enemy holding Zedd's staff picked her up by the neck, almost choking her.
"Dear Kara, you will learn to fear the name: Thrax, son of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa!" Kim swore if she wasn't trapped in this choke hold, she would have ripped her helmet off and thrown up. Now, the Lieutenant on leave is going to have nightmares of Rita and Zedd getting it down between the sheets. Thrax threw her to the ground once more, then firing a blast of energy at her, causing her to fly back into the jeep; the force was so strong, her chest armour dented the car. The Overdrive Green Ranger prays Andrew has good insurance on that car. It wasn't long till the other rangers were tossed to her side, all pretty beat up. Kim couldn't help but be somewhat impressed at Thrax for uniting their enemies, but he is going to pose one hell of a problem. By the time they all stood up, Thrax ordered his new allegiances to charge up an attack at once and that they did. With one powerful burst of energy, it struck all the rangers, forcing them to power down, their suits took too much damage.
They were all banged up, bruises were already forming, a few of them showing small cuts on their faces. Somehow, the kids and their mentor still found a strength to stand, if there was one thing Kim learned during her service in the war: it's to keep pushing, no matter how bad things got. It worked for when she was on Edenoi, now she has to push the rangers. With whatever spirit they had, the rangers still fought using the powers. Sadly, it still wasn't enough. Mack noticed too late that this put their mentor in peril, realising that Silverback has a grudge against Dr. Hart. Silverback managed to knock Kimberly down, intending to stab her, but Kim moved in a way that he only ended up stabbing his sword into her leg; but of course, she wasn't invulnerable, she can still feel pain and cried out of the weapon's blade met her flesh. She really hoped Tommy and the other Ninjetti didn't feel that. It still wasn't the first time Kim was wounded by a sword, but to be downright stabbed was a different story. Ronny came to her mentor's rescue, pushing Silverback away with a side kick, powered by her super speed. It caused Silverback to pull out his sword, the others noticed the blood on the blade. The Green Ranger clutched her injured leg to stem the bleeding, it was deep alright. Then, another energy blast was sent out, but not at them, it was aimed at the sky and they were all hit with an energy wave, which caused their morphers to become damaged beyond repair. Kim knew what this meant and it's bad. Thrax and his allies have severed their morphers from the Morphing Grid, therefore, they are powerless and that is bad news. Knowing the rangers have lost, Thrax ordered his new 'friends' to retreat and they all knew that Silverback was not going all out. If he intended to kill Dr. Hart, he would have done so when she was down and unmorphed, he was playing her. Keeping pressure on her wound, Dax came back with the First-Aid Kit and got to work patching her leg until Spencer can look at it. Mack and Will distributed their mentor's weight, helping her to the jeep, they need to report back to Andrew and fast.
18:25…
(Scene: Hartford Mansion, San Angeles, California, Earth/No POV)
By the time they returned to the mansion, Mack's father has surely seen the whole battle. That means he certainly knows Dr. Hart is wounded, but not mortally wounded. She will recover. While Mack filled his father in, Spencer was patching up Kimberly's stab wound, they all thanked God while Mímir praised the Allfather that the wound was not as deep as they thought; it was thankful the blade had not met the bone, just only tore through muscle. The wound still required stitching. The other rangers were somewhat disheartened, now powerless and unable to morph, their enemies can run ramped with no one to stop them and certainly find the other jewels. While Kim was trying to ignore the pain of Spencer suturing her leg, she was planning ahead. Yes, their powers are gone, but there might be a way to restore them, any ranger team who lost their powers, have been able to get them back, even if it meant a new version of the old ones. Her original team lost their powers twice, then her father's energy wave not only vanquished and purified all, or most of their enemies, it also restored their past powers.
Kim thought back to when she, Tommy and Aegis were sent to Earth-X. They managed to make Firebird and a majority of her army powerless by using a crystal shard, which is the Morphing Grid in its physical form, a form that humans and aliens alike can comprehend. Kimberly prays it was just her team affected after the Morphing Grid was literally attacked in a sense. Billy made many theories of how the Morphing Grid behaves too and he's still theorising, while collaborating with scientists from KO-35. Back to the other matter at hand, despite the Multiverse, there has to be at least a constant between each of them, besides Earth-10. If the crystal was recovered in the Power Vault on Earth-X, surely it has to be in the same place on this Earth, however… it means having to go through the horrible illusion spell chamber again. Kim decided to keep this quiet for a while, to avoid bringing in unnecessary hope, she doesn't even know if the crystal can give, only knows it can take. Spencer was long finished stitching her wound now, he told her no strenuous activity, but obviously it's going to fall on deaf's ear. While they are unable to morph, the Morphing Grid still offers them accelerated healing and Kimberly still has her Ninjetti Powers as a back up; but they've been used significantly less since she became a Green Ranger. Sometimes, she forgets she does have the power of the Ninjetti, but Kim can't continue fighting on her own and her leg will only hold so long, until it can't take the strain, there's even the worry of ripping the sutures out too. Even with accelerated healing, the wound will take at least a week to heal properly, then taking into account the stitches will need to be removed. It only means one thing: she has phone calls to make, Kim needs to form a temporary team until the Morphing Grid that houses a section of their powers is repaired and second: reconnect their morphers to the Grid.
She has to say, at least one of Billy's theories is correct. The Morphing Grid does not store the ranger teams' powers in one compartment, there are actually several and each compartment holds the power that each team wields. One compartment for every team, before his passing, Zordon explained to Kim that accessing the raw energy of the Grid is too dangerous, even for aliens. Using this raw energy the Morphing Grid stores will cause irreparable damage to the body, even death; the morphers act like a conduit, same with the Power Coins, the Zeo Crystals and even the Quasar Sabres. They all act like a link to the Grid and when they morph, that link channels the energy from the Grid in safe levels, allowing them to morph. Kim can actually thank her lucky stars and so will the others, that the compartment that their Overdrive Morphers are connected to and channelling is the only one damaged. All they need is a way to fix that compartment of the Grid and reconnect the link between that and their morphers. It means calling for help from Billy and even Hayley. On the other hand, Kim needs to make the phone calls as soon as possible.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Spencer got up to answer it, while they sat in the living room. Kim stood up, wincing in slight pain, but she knew she can soldier through this; she was wounded by bomb, tortured, frozen in amber, put herself in a coma and a lot of other things that her friends would shoot her for, because she never told them. They heard the door open and before anyone could process what happened, Kim found herself knocked to the floor by a fluffy ball of brown and black fur and was soon attacked by doggy licks. Mack and his friends were unsure what to make of it, Tyzon was mesmerised because he has never seen a dog and read Earth has many types. They actually haven't heard their mentor laugh like that since the beach today.
"OK, OK Rex! Down boy." She managed to push her service dog off her to sit up, still rubbing him. Rex circled his owner, not caring his bushy tail whacked his owner's face; he was just so happy to see the human he bonded to and is his duty to protect. "I missed you too, Rexy." That was when another person entered, the Overdrive Rangers were not familiar with him, but it hit Kim in an instant. She smiled, hearing her Crane cry out in excitement, seeing her mate the Falcon; Rhea and Caesar were suddenly engaging in a dance, since they had not saw each other for several months. Kim stood up, already forgetting her wounded leg and limped to Tommy. Her husband frowned with concern, seeing his wife limp towards him.
"Was this why I felt the sharp, stabbing pain in my leg on the way?" He asked himself. On the way, he almost crashed his car into a tree because through his connection, he was suddenly hit like something stabbed him, but it was no coincidence. Kim had injured herself, again. He thanked God that Jason wasn't with him or his wife, even the wives of Billy Cranston and Rocky DeSantos. Tommy found himself locked in a tight hug, at least Kim is not crushing him in an Eltarian strength hug that could break his ribs. He returned the hug, so happy to see his wife, despite her injury, he hates it when his wife gets hurt. Much to his shock, his wife was wearing green, not pink; yes she wears green because he wore it, Kim didn't exactly return his green-checkered shirt to him, but he let her keep it. However, she's gone all out green! His instincts told him his friends and Andrew withheld some information from him.
"I missed you, Handsome." She said to him,
"I can say the same, Beautiful." Tommy answered, "What happened to your leg?",
"Got stabbed." Kim huffed, "It turns out our old enemy Goldar has a brother, and he's out for my blood." Tommy had to blink twice, the enemy he has not seen since the nineties has a brother!? And he's after her! "His name is Silverback. That's not the best of it, though.",
"Shock me." He said to her,
"Rita and Zedd have a son. He calls himself Thrax." Now Tommy felt he has heard everything. Their former enemies have a son!? It sort of made him sick to his stomach, while Rita is now Mystic Mother and Zedd is residing in the M51 Galaxy fixing up things, they still managed to bear a son when they were evil. The four-time ranger felt like throwing up at the thought, it is nightmare fuel. Suddenly, Mímir appeared beside him.
"Ah, so you're Kara's husband." He greeted, "I'm Mímir, think of me as the rangers' advisor." Tommy has definitely seen and heard everything by now. A talking head!? His mind was racing and Kim noticed the colour draining from his face, without warning, her husband just dropped to the floor. "I expect this will be the norm, then." Everyone in the room was just so confused and their mentor was face palming to hide her embarrassment. She guessed that Tommy has seen enough shit, the Green Ranger is not looking forward to the others meeting Mímir. Kimberly has to agree with Kat, Mímir is going to be number one on everyone's: 'Seen Enough Shit' list. Well, ever since entering the ranger world, life is far from normal. Mack and Tyzon lifted their mentor's husband onto the couch, leaving him there until he wakes up, once he recovered from the shock of seeing Mímir. They then noticed Dr. Hart and her dog Rex were already gone, probably into Andrew's office, Will said she was muttering about making phone calls.
Two Hours Later…
20:35…
(Kimberly's POV)
I sat across from Tommy, waiting for him to wake up. I can't believe the poor guy fainted! Well… Mímir is a sight to behold. I was long finished the book that I was reading on Celtic Mythology and now moved onto the history of Irish Politics. I remember the days learning about Government History as one of my modules back in university, some found it boring, others found it fascinating. Learning about the governments of the past, may it be the Emperors of the Ancient Roman Empire, the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, communism, dictatorship, democracy; even all that can tell the history of the country and how it was run. I picked up my cup of tea that Spencer made for me and sipped it, he knows how to make a mean cup; I have to say. Rex laid at my feet, getting into typical service dog duty again. Anyways, I made the phone calls… well… not exactly phone calls. The Sentinel Knight reappeared before me, seeing the situation we were in. He told me to give him the names of the people to form the temporary team and he will gather them. I have to say, it's better than making five different phone calls. I told the Sentinel Knight to find Rocky DeSantos - Red Ape Ninjetti Ranger, while we can summon our suits, when we are with Jason, Trini and Zach, we use the Ninja Ranger Powers to avoid confusion; Kira Ford - Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger, there's no way she'll turn this down and apparently, she does miss me and will want to catch up; Victoria 'Tori' Hanson-Bradley - Blue Ninja Storm Ranger, Carlos Vallerte - Black Astro Ranger and Alyssa Enrile-Evans - White Wild Force Ranger.
This is the temporary team I have chosen and I do remember Tori after the team up during the Dino Thunder days. They were not fun to fight when they were mind controlled by Lothor, almost gave my Ninjetti Powers a run for its money. Kira and her fought well together, they'll be happy to see each other again. Carlos is no stranger because he was on the frontline of the attack on Earth during Countdown, apparently, he heard a lot about me and was involved in my rescue. Really, on a personal level, it'd be my chance to properly thank him, apart from Cassie and Ashely, I didn't have a chance to thank Andros, Zhane and TJ. I could have done so earlier on, but I was busy carrying out political duties, there was no time for trivial talk and I didn't actually see them at some of the yearly Power Ranger Reunions. Lastly, Alyssa, the third White Ranger in the legacy after Cestria; the White Aquitarian Ranger and before Trent. Being a Primary School teacher, she will help bring some level headedness and stability to the team, who knows, she may keep Rocky in check; but Rocky has his mature moments and will step up to the mark. This team will do fine, until we get the other shit sorted out. Sentinel Knight said he'll have the team here by tomorrow morning at the earliest. Next, once Handsome wakes up, I need him to call Billy and Hayley, we need technicians to repair our morphers so that they are ready to be reconnected. I have a good feeling the next couple of days or weeks will be hell.
My attention was taken away from my book when groaned out. Looks like Handsome is finally waking up. I closed my book, placing it on the coffee table. Rex stood up beside me as I got off my seat and I put my hand on Tommy's shoulder.
"Rise and shine Mr. Rainbow Ranger." I said to him. Tommy opened his eyes, but he was still somewhat dazed.
"Don't make me wash the Zords!" He grumbled. I had to control myself from bursting out into laughter. My father made myself and Tommy wash our Zords, as a punishment for traumatising poor Billy and Alpha. It was during the Christmas when us and the rest of the team ventured to the North Pole to save Santa, his elves and the workshop. Two times our kissing sessions were interrupted, so after the mission, we managed to find some alone time by sneaking down to the Zord Hangar and… well… we got into an intense kissing session on the front paw of Billy's Wolf Zord. Our session got to intimate point where we both had our shirts off, so… imagine Billy's and Alpha's mortification when they walked in on us, trying to find the two of us. Thinking about it made me laugh internally.
Ten Years Ago…
18:35…
Friday…
24th December 1995…
Canon: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger
(Flashback/Scene: Zord Hangar, Command Centre, Desert, Unknown Location, Earth/No POV)
Kimberly followed Tommy into the Zord Hangar. They finally had some alone time after their two previous attempts to make out were interrupted, one by Bulk and Skull, the other when their communicators went off since Rita and Zedd began causing trouble once more. If Tommy was honest with himself, he really hated the interruptions, he wanted to get closer to Kim, maybe a little more if she'd let him. He was thankful that his sneaking skills were up to scratch, because the two managed to make their way into the lower levels of the Command Centre. Kim wasn't sure if this was a good idea, Tommy was playing bad boy right now and the last thing she wants to deal with is a lecture by her father. However, the consequences were blocked out by the positives, she was alone with Tommy and they can be together without no one watching them. Tommy stopped next to one of the Ninja Zords, not really caring to note which one it is, being more confident, he took Kim by the waist and kissed her, passionately and his confidence grew even further when she returned.
Their kissing session began to step into new territory, towards the more passionate aggression. The two battled for dominance, as moans of pleasure began escape their throats and filled the hangar with their echoes. Kim loved the fact Tommy was pressing against her, moulding into her petite body as she held one hand onto his shirt and the other in his dark-brown hair.
"I really want you, my beautiful Crane." Tommy growled into her ear, his voice almost shifting to evil Green Ranger.
"Take me, my Falcon." Kim gasped as Tommy kissed her neckline, "I'm yours!" The two rangers began pulling at each other's shirts. Tommy helped Kim remove her's, revealing her slim, but toned body, with the slight outline of her abs, then he quickly took his white t-shirt off, showing his muscular body and six pack. They both threw their shirts to the ground, then Tommy picked Kim up, his hands under her thighs. Knowing what he was doing, Kim wrapped her legs around her boyfriend's waist and he pinned her to the Zord, the foot anyway or they think it is the foot. Neither could comprehend what since their hormones were in overdrive. Tommy began to slowly grind into her, making Kim moan out of pleasure. Kim buried her hands further into his hair, as her arms held onto his broad shoulders. Tommy's hands brushed around the strap of Kim's bra and was tempted to take it off. The two were so deep into each other, they didn't hear the footsteps approaching them. Without warning a voice screamed out.
"HOLY WHAT THE FUCK!?" Surprised by the sudden voice, Tommy pulled away, accidentally dropping Kim in the process. Kim fell to the floor, not angry at Tommy, because she was shocked as much as him. They both looked up, the footsteps turned out to be a pair, as Billy and Alpha stood before them; somewhat traumatised looking to put it blandly. Kimberly quickly stood up, grabbing a shirt and put it on, it so happened to be Tommy's shirt. Traumatised wasn't the right word, it was more like scarred for life. Poor Billy has this image of them now engrained into his sad brain.
"Aye yi yi! Aye yi yi!" Alpha said in a shocked voice, "Sensory systems overloading!" Surprisingly no sparks came flying out of his circuits.
"Tommy! Kim! What the hell!?" Billy asked in a frantic manner, "You two were making out and close to sexual intercourse on the front paw of my Wolf Zord!" The White and Pink Rangers went red with embarrassment, unable to figure out how to deal with this. Then their Animal Spirits, as well as Daedalus appeared. Caesar and Rhea were embarrassed as much as their champions were, having been caught in an intimate moment. The last time the three spirits were in this situation was when Daedalus' original champion walked in on Zordon and Aria having alone time together. Daedalus stood next to Billy, his ears pinned back, scarred once again.
"I must agree, Billy. You and I cannot block this out.",
"I will have to spend a whole week sterilising my Zord's front paw." The Blue Ranger muttered, holding his head in his hand.
(Flashback Ends/Kimberly's POV)
Poor Billy did spend a week sterilising the front right paw of his Wolf Zord, he meant it, then in school he couldn't look at us for another week and Daedalus was just too mortified to tell the other Animal Spirits. My father did give us a lecture, embarrassingly on safe sex, surprise, surprise and as our punishment: was cleaning our Zords, thank god. It took us a month and a half and tons of water and soap to spotlessly clean the Crane and Falcon Ninja Zords until they shined like a newly bought car, beak to tail, but better. Although, the lecture wasn't fun, especially by my father. I think we did get away easy with cleaning our Zords, for all I know, he would have made clean them all. Tommy slowly sat up, looking at me.
"What happened?" He asked me,
"You fainted, in front of my rangers, after being greeted by Mímir." I told him, trying to stifle my laughter. I watched as Tommy went as red as his Zeo suit.
"Oh god! My dignity." My husband groaned. I then helped him onto his feet.
"Come on, Handsome. The kids are having pizza and you don't want to miss out because of our second human garbage disposal, and I'll introduce you to them." Rex got up as soon as Tommy and I began making our way to the kitchen. Behind the door, we could hear laughter and joking, despite our grim situation. The reason the kids are like this, because I seem to have everything in control, they know I've had past experience with this and it give them some form of reassurance. Once we entered, the rangers greeted us, while giving Rex some pizza crusts. I scolded the kids not to spoil him, as he is spoiled enough already. Service dog or not, he does what he can to get free food. "Kids, this is Tommy Oliver, my husband. He's also the longest the serving ranger in our history, bearing four different colours. He is the original Green Ranger, followed by White, Red Zeo and Black a Dino Thunder." I introduced, as he waved at them. Like him, I sort of see why he does not count his service as the Red Turbo Ranger; he spent too little time with the powers and never really bonded with it. Literally all the kids stopped eating, trying to comprehend that they are standing before a legend, which is one way to put it. I began to introduce my rangers to Tommy, going from left to right around the table. "First you have Mack Hartford - Overdrive Red, our leader, next to him is Ronny Robinson - Yellow Overdrive Ranger, our human garbage disposal I told you about." Ronny went red after that, but she still has no shame about it. Wait till you meet Conor and Rocky, one day sweetie. "Third, is Dax Lo - Overdrive Blue, then you have Rose Ortiz - Overdrive Pink, our brains of the group, Will Aston - Overdrive Black, you can call him our infiltrator if you want to." My statement made the others chuckle. "And lastly is Tyzon of Mercuria - Overdrive Mercury Ranger." I finished. Tyzon handed a plate of pizza to myself and Tommy, which we took happily.
"Dr. Hart," Mack called out, only to swallow his pizza then. "Are you not going to tell Tommy?" I gave the kids a look to tell them to 'shut up', but of course, they didn't. Oh god on Earth and the gods of Eltar help me. I turned to Mímir with a pleading look, but he returned one that told me: 'You're on your own, lass'. I'm going to kill them some day. Tommy turned his head to me, clearly confused.
"Tell me what, Beautiful?",
"That Dr. Hart is the seventh ranger on our team!" Ronny spilled, "She's Overdrive Green Ranger." Tommy whipped his head towards me, trying to process this. He was connecting the dots now, why I'm suddenly wearing more green and less pink. Now, he was heavily blushing, because I'm wearing his first ranger colour.
"Looks like things come full circle Mrs. Oliver." Voiced Spencer, from behind, accompanied by Andrew. I looked down, seeing a device in his hand; please don't tell me he has recorded footage in that. Without saying anything, Andrew placed the device on the kitchen table and tapped it, revealing the video of my first morph as the Green Ranger. I watched as Tommy's jaw dropped, with a mix of shock, surprise and not to mention, there was pride in his eyes.
"It seems like you have rubbed off me, Kim." The entire room burst into laughter, as I playfully punched Tommy in the shoulder and it wasn't soft. My fist made him wince, because I added a tiny bit of Eltarian strength to it. I stared in satisfaction as he rubbed it to ease the pain. "Really, Kimberly, you took my first colour." He laughed softly, "Welcome to the Green Ranger family, the eighth Green Ranger of our legacy and the first female to wear green. Be proud." I sighed. Tommy, there is no need to make a big deal of it, but I know I'm sort of boosting his ego. I then looked at the clock, to see it was getting late, time to hit the hay; we have a busy day tomorrow and our temporary team to meet.
Next Day…
11:20…
Tuesday…
8th August 2006…
(Scene: Underground Base, Hartford Mansion, San Angeles, California, Earth/Kimberly's POV)
After breakfast, the entire mansion was up and buzzing, everyone was in the Overdrive Base now. Tommy, on the other hand, was admiring the technology Andrew has, saying it would rival his Dino Lab. Knowing Andrew, he had a few contacts to get such technology, I never asked him who, though. The kids were in their Overdrive uniforms and so was I, to make the meeting between the veteran rangers and the new rangers somewhat formal, to a degree. Oh no, I'm going to get an earful by Rocky and Kira, I should have asked for another Red, like Shane or even Nick, though he sort of irritated me when I read his file. In the end, he set aside his pride and arrogance, becoming a good Red Ranger and leader. My husband is still trying to comprehend that I'm back in the spandex as the team's Green Ranger and said he liked my uniform. He actually liked seeing green on me.
Then, a golden light filled the room, another portal. Stepping out, one by one, were the former rangers I asked Sentinel Knight to gather. Mímir stayed beside Spencer and hopefully, we won't have fainting rangers. That's all we need. The veteran rangers stood in a line, all except Rocky and Kira. The two rangers from different teams ran over and locked me in a hug. Rocky and Kira noticed I was wearing a uniform with green lining and before I could answer, I was bombarded with questions. Rocky swore when I left for San Angeles, was that I was still the Pink Ranger, now he quickly deduced I am Green. Rocky saw Tommy, much to his surprise and began to lecture him, said something about Mr. Rainbow Ranger corrupting me. I sighed, Red Ranger or not, he can be a child at heart, I wish Aisha came too. Deciding to break up the boys, I grabbed Rocky by the shirt, pulling him back to the other veteran rangers. Kira gave Tommy a quick hug, before returning to the line. I promised him and the Yellow Ranger, that I will explain everything. Alright, everyone has calmed down, time for introductions.
"Kids, meet the veteran rangers. Veterans, meet my team: the Overdrive Rangers." They waved at each other, smiling, putting my team at ease. This is quite a bombardment for them. My team started off with the introductions.
"Mack Hartford, Overdrive Red. I'm the leader." He introduced,
"Ronny Robinson, Overdrive Yellow." Ronny smiled,
"Dax Lo, Overdrive Blue Ranger.",
"Rose Ortiz, Overdrive Pink." I heard Kira whisper to Rocky that she thought, I would be pink. I held back a chuckle, she would be surprised to hear that I almost got landed with being the Red Ranger. Next was Will and Tyzon.
"Will Aston, Overdrive Black.",
"And I'm Tyzon of Mercuria, Overdrive Mercury Ranger." He greeted. Looks like things are going off without a hitch. It was the veterans' turn to introduce themselves.
"Rocky DeSantos, Red Ape Ninja Ranger." Well, looks like Rocky is using his Ninjetti Powers. Since the other Original Rangers are not here, he can use his second form, which is his ranger suit.
"Kira Ford, Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger.",
"Tori Hanson-Bradley, Blue Wind Ninja Storm Ranger." She greeteed, proud to meet the latest team in the legacy. This legacy will never stop growing, I know it.
"Alyssa Enrile-Evans, White Wild Force Ranger." Last but not least,
"Carlos Vallerte, Black Astro Ranger." He noted, respectfully. It didn't take long to begin the debriefing, filling the veteran rangers in on why I brought them here. Andrew showed footage of the Morphing Grid, the section that is damaged and compromising our link, leaving us powerless. I explained that they are a temporary team, to protect San Angeles until we have our powers restored. We also filled them in on our enemies, especially Thrax and Silverback. I saw the look on Rocky's face, I'm amazed he hasn't fainted yet. I told Tommy we need technicians to fix our morphers, so that they are ready to be linked and he said that he will give Billy and Hayley a call. Tori offered to contact Cam, the Green Samurai Storm Ranger for an extra pair of hands. The more, the merrier they say. Oh yes, we need Alpha, apparently, it is possible to enter the Morphing Grid, but no human or alien has ever done that, unless you have a sufficient power source to help you; however, there were tests done for automatons, no doubt Alpha can get into the Grid without being harmed. Carlos said he'll get Andros to bring Alpha 5 here, also knowing I can work better with him, than Alpha 6; speaking of which. I gave Carlos a look, he knew I wanted to speak to him at the side. We walked over to the corner of the base. "What is it?" The Black Ranger asked me,
"I want to say thank you, for rescuing me eight years ago." I said to him, with a small smile. "I wouldn't even be here, let alone after the war, had you and your team come for me." Carlos laughed nervously,
"It was your mom who contacted us, Kara. We were taking an order from Commander Aria, but that said… you're welcome. I'm glad you are still here with us. You are a fighter to the end." With that, I gave Carlos a hug, still whispering 'thank you' and we let go. Great, that's one thing off my chest now. Next, the kids, so I went over to them. Tommy and Tori were making the calls to their technicians, so they'll be here later today to begin repairing our morphers. I walked over to the kids, they need to make a choice.
"Hey, guys." They turned their attention to me. "I'm giving you two choices: you can remain here and figure out how to kill time or pack some of your belongings and resume your normal lives until everything is sorted out." The kids looked at each other, looking at Mack and silently conversing before turning back to me.
"We're staying, Dr. Hart, we can help in some way. Main reason: perhaps Mr. Oliver can give us some more combat lessons." I turned back to Tommy to hear his response to that. Combat lessons by my husband is not a bad idea actually.
"I don't see why not." He answered. Suddenly, the alarm went off, causing Mack to run to the console. He typed at the computers, bringing up the location, which happened to be the city centre. Next, we got satellite footage, it was Moltor's forces: the Lava Lizards laying waste on the city. I turned to the team, let's see how they handle foot soldiers that aren't Putties, Tengas, Tyrannodrones, Kelzaks, Putrids and Quantrons. Wait till they meet the Chillers. I gave Rocky the nod to morph, Ronny was already down in the SHARC to drop them off. We stood to the side, as they began the morphing sequence.
"It's Morphin' Time! Red Ranger Power!" Rocky raised his morpher, containing the Red Ape Ninja Power Coin.
"Dino Thunder! Power up!",
"Ninja Storm, Ranger form!",
"Wild Acess!" And last was Carlos,
"Let's Rocket!" After they morphed in a bright light of red, yellow, blue, white and black; Will directed them to take the fire pole down to the hangar where Ronny is waiting for them to board the SHARC. She'll then drop them off to the location. I watched as they slid down the pole, ready to get back into the action. I sighed a little, I pray everything will work out in the end, we can't have this temporary team forever and I was hoping to not hinder their personal lives. I felt Tommy's hand on my shoulder.
"You chose a good set of rangers from each team, Kim." He praised, "They'll be fine." I turned to the screen, as the Retro Rangers landed and immediately began to engage. I smiled a little, Tommy is right, they'll be fine until then. Poor Thrax is going to get the shock of his life, when he sees this, as our other enemies will. They already forgot that there are many other rangers before us. Pay back is going to be sweet, once our powers are restored.
To Be Continued…
Next Time:
"To reconnect our morphers to the Grid, we need the crystal." Kimberly said to Tommy, her team and the Retro Rangers. Tommy didn't like where this is going. "I need to return home."…
"Guys! Look at this!" Mack exclaimed, getting his friends' attention.
"The Sword of Excelsior?" Rose frowned…
"SILVERBACK!" Thrax roared, making his trusted friend and General come running. "Zordon's daughter is getting the crystallised Morphing Grid!",
"You mean the Chaos Crystal?" He questioned,
"FIND HER AND KILL HER!" Raged Thrax, slamming his father's staff…
Done! Next stop now, is Part Two as two different quests are made; one for the Chaos Crystal (thanks for the cool name BOOM! Studios) and the other for the Sword of Excelsior. That's going to be a fun balance. Now, we are six chapters away from the Epilogue. Getting a little sad, this is coming to an end?
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