Power Rangers: A Legend Retold

Zord Quest Part 1

Billy sat typing a reply to Trini's email. He had been on constant contact with her ever since they had been chosen by their respective power coins to become what they now called Power Rangers. He got the feeling she liked him and he certainly liked her, but it was getting the words right and not being to shy about it that was his problem.

Hey there,

Thanks for your last message I have been thinking about you a lot

Backspace on that one.

Hey there,

Hows it going? I have been thinking that when we next have chance to meet we could see each other you know..when the world isn't in peril and all that.

He sat back. No! Thats not what he wanted to say. Or was it?

He decided to save it in drafts and send a standard reply. No need to get ahead of himself.

"Billy!" He heard his mum call "you'll be late for your computer thing."

"On my way!" He shouted back and shut the PC down.

His feelings would have to wait.

***

The Repulsa waited in the dead of space near the planet known by humans as Neptune. They had been ordered to wait there by Lord Zedd and after recent happenings they were not about to disobey.

Bandora paced the bridge nervously thinking about what Zedd would do to her and her ship once he got here.

"We are down to forty five percent on power reserves and falling. I did warn you not to push the ship too much in its age" spoke Finster.

"Be quiet!" She snapped at him and continued pacing "our Lord and his forces will surely fix this ship before we head back to Earth."

At the back of the bridge Scorpina and Goldar stood, their wounds patched up but their armour still damaged from the battle with the Rangers.

"At least we won't have to take orders from her anymore" Scorpina sneered.

"Our Lord will surely have her destroyed for this my dear" Goldar growled back.

"I said shut up!" Bandora snapped at them.

"Apologies Rita" Goldar mocked.

"Don't call me that! Only my friends call me that!" She hissed at him.

"Then you don't know how this ship got its name. What was it the workers called you? Rita Repulsa. Heh."
"Keep pushing you primate freak! I can still have you ordered out of an air lock!"
She was cut of as the proximity alarm sounded.

"Ships coming into our screen" reported Finster "its Serpentera my Queen."

Bandora sat in her command chair and swallowed hard.

Serpentera cut through space like a blade, its sharp bow seeming to be guiding the ship to its next victims. Beside it five cargo vessels, battle suits in flight mode, were ready to be deployed.

Zedd appeared on on there screen as all on board the Repulsa stood.

"Bandora! Prepare to evacuate your ship. This will be you only warning" Zedd commanded and flickered off the screen.

"You heard him! Move!" Bandora cried.

They all promptly began heading for the doors and the shuttles that would take them to Serpentera. As they walked to corridors Bandora put her hand to her head.

"Not worried are we Bandora?" Scorpina teased.

"You failed just the same you golden harlet!" Bandora snapped back at her.

Bandora placed her hand back to her head, rubbing as they walked out onto the flight deck.

"I've got such a headache" she groaned.

They did as intructed and evacuated. Bandora, on the last of shuttle had only just left the harnger when the Serpentera destroyed the Repulsa. Zedd was not happy.

***

Lord Zedd stood among his dark surroundings of Serpentera's command deck. Before him stood the command crew of the Repulsa.

"Your commander has been confined to the brig. If you do not wish to join that wretch you will prepare to serve me in the destruction of Earth and its five heros" Zedd's voice echoed from the walls as he stood in front of them.

They all quickly nodded back to him, hoping not to seem to eager to please.

"There will be no Golem soldiers. No frontal attack. We will destroy them with the full force of my Empire and if the heros want to try and stop us we will decimate them and keep their remains of trophies. Earth will serve me, Zordon of Eltar will be destroyed and I will use the power of the coins to tighten my grip on the universe!"

He walked up a set of steps and seated himself in his throne.

"We will not fail you my Lord" Goldar bowed.

"You had better not. Goldar and Scorpina report to hanger three. You will be commanding two of my battle suits. As for the rest of you, get out of my sight!"

All came to life and rushed to their posts and orders. Zedd let the medical personnel beside his throne attach the cords that began feeding nutrients into his flesh. Pumping like blood, making his muscles pulsate as they were feed directly. Lord Zedd looked out as the fleet began to move toward the blue orb in the distance. He would have his victory no matter the cost.

***

Kimberly came from class as the bell rang for the end off the day and headed for her locker. There across the way as she opened hers was the new kid in school. Thomas Oliver, his friends called him Tommy from what she could tell. He always wore green or black. 'Must be a rocker' she thought. She finally decided to go over after a moment of waiting for his friends to disappear. She had bumped into him and introduced herself before but this was the first time since that first quick meeting.

"Hey there" she said walking up to him.

"Hey" he said turning toward her with as smile "Kimberly right?"
"Call me Kim" she swooned "look I was thinking perhaps if you not doing anyway we could do something you know, now or later on, since schools done and everything."

"I'd like that" he nodded.

He had shoulder length brown hair and from what she was told was quite a martial artist. At that moment as if on purpose she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.

"Hang on sec" she told him and took it from her shorts.

A message. It simply said; It's time.

She almost growled in annoyance at their timing.

"Sorry I got to go, maybe some other time" she abruptly said and began to run down the hall, calling back at him "Emergency sorry!"

He simply sighed and closed his locker. Oh well.

"See ya" he said under his breath. With that he took his books and left.

***

She emerged on the transporter pad, seeing the others already assembled. She saw Jason's face as she appeared and immediately felt guilty.
"Hey" she greeted them, stepping down from the platform.

As they walked through to the main chamber Jason turned to speak to her.

"So hows everything?" He asked with a smile.

"Oh you know same as always" she replied "school and everything."
"Yeah" he nodded "just a few months left though right."

"Yeah" she smiled and bowed her head, trying to avoid eye contact.

Jason simply raised and eyebrow and continued on his way as they walked onto the main platform.

"Greetings Rangers. I apologise for the short notice but we have no time left. Lord Zedd is in your solar system and it is time to find your Zords" Zordon's voice boomed through the chamber.

"You found them?" asked Billy.

"We have indeed Billy. They have been buried for many thousands of your years but we have located each of them in their resting places. If you will look at the display."

They all turned and looked over as a screen above the right hand consoles came to life.

"Trini you will find your Sabretooth Tiger Zord buried in the jungles of South Africa. Kimberly you will find your Pteryadactyl Zord buried near the Volcano Kilauea in Hawaii..."
"Like in the Volcano?" Kim cut in.

"Don't be stupid girl" said Zack "it would melt."

"As I was saying" spoke Zordon "Zack you will find the Masterdon Zord buried beneath the ice of Antarctica. Billy your Triceratops has been located in the Sahara Desert. And finally Jason your Tyrannosaurus Zord is buried deep under the rocky Grand Canyon here in America. Alpha will download the maps and information you see into personal hand held devices but this is all we can give you. These quests are for you each to take alone."

"Antarctica! Are you serious man?" Zack blurted out.

"Hey, I haven't exactly got it easy in the desert" countered Billy.

"I'll trade ya" Zack replied.

"Only your power coins will unlock the temples in which there are kept and only yourselves can activate and command the ancient weapons. Of this we are sure" instructed Zordon.

"I was only joking" smiled Zack the others.

"Well, we better get going" sighed Jason and began to walk toward the walkway.

"Easy for you to say" said Zack as he followed "you ain't going to freeze to death finding the dam thing. You and missy over there are practically going on vacation!"

"Alpha will supply you with all you will need" Zordon told them "good luck Rangers."

Masterdon, South Pole Antarctica

The wind bellowed as the cold air blew over the snowy lands of the south. Zack made his way over the desolate white wasteland.

"The thing better be out here. I swear to God if I meet the guy who buried my "Zord" weapon out here I will kill him" Zack mumbled to himself from under the scarf wrapped around his mouth.

He was in a full coat designed for this weather, its hood over his head and a scarf around his neck and mouth, snow boots and still he felt the cold. He took out the scanner he was given and pressed what he was told was the on button. Nothing happened.
"Come on!" He spoke threw gritted teeth.

He finally became annoyed and whacked it "piece of shit!"

To his surprise it came to life, the blue glow of the thing displaying that it was going to English mode. It finally began to beep and a female voice spoke.

"You are two miles from you destination. Please continue forward at sixty degrees north" the computer spoke.

He grumbled and continued walking before throwing his arms up and crying out.

"A snow buggy would have been nice!" He called to no one.

The hours passed like days as he could feel his body numbing, his toes feeling like they were going to drop off. His breathing became erratic and pronounced.

"Maybe if I could just call for the thing" he continued muttering to himself "you know like 'I need Masterdon! Power up!' Or something and it just comes to me. Heh that would be great. Maybe I'll install it when I find the dam thing."

He was beginning to think he was going mad when the device in his right hand came to life.

"You have arrived at your destination" the female voice spoke, the device showing a helpful arrow.

It was pointing directly downward.

"Oh of course" he grumbled.

He threw down the bag of charges he has been given by Alpha and activated them, setting them around the area.

"I only got one set of these so you better be right bitch" he said as he set the final charge.

Zack walked toward a mound of snow at what he thought was a safe distance and took out the remote detonator. He counted down from five, and pressed it on one. He heard the explosion and the rumbling as shards of ice flew past him. He ducked, closing his eyes under the mound.

Zack stood holding out his arms as he walked toward the giant crater he had created.
"So. Where is it?" He called out to again to no one in particular.

As if in response he tripped, shouting all the way as he rolled down the new hole in the ice and stopped only as he reached the bottom. He groaned, pushing himself up with his hands. As he looked up he found himself starring directed at a large representation of his Mammoth. Not knowing what to do he took out his coin and looked down at the personal computer. Smashed from the fall.

"Great!" He cursed.

It was then he saw a slot, almost an inverted version of his power coin. In fact the slot looked like his coin would fit like a glove. He reached out, placing the coin in the hole and waiting. The large symbol of the mammoth glowed black for a moment and the Earth around him began to tremor. The force of the tremors knocked him back down as he watched the wall before him slide back with a devil of a noise to go with it. Finally as the door stopped suddenly, so did the rumbling. Inside the place he had just uncovered a row of lights shone down showing a path inside. Hoping the cave wouldn't come down on him he timidly stepped inside. It was just a frozen corridor for the first few moments until it ended and opened out into what looked like a huge hangar. He gulped and stepped inside the darkened area. The automatic lights triggered one by one and Zack looked up in amazement as before him a giant machine stood. It hadn't been touched in thousands of years yet here it was, ready to go, he hoped. The mechanoid looked like a huge black and silver mammoth. Zack walked toward the creatures leg feeling more than a little bit intimidated and found a door on right hind leg. He scraped the ice from the panel and pressed it, watching as the door slid back.

It was dark inside the Zord as he stepped inside it, taking out the torch he had been given. Again on automation the inner workings and lights came to life and Zack lowered the torch.

"This is unreal" he commented.

He finally found what looked like an elevator and stepped into it. The panel inside it had pictures to represent the levels rather than markings of any language. He pressed what looked like a cockpit and waited as it came to life, lifting him to the head of the robotic beast.

It certainly looked like a cockpit, the window looking out letting him know he was just above the machines eyes. About the forehead from what he could tell. Zack threw the bag down to the floor and sat in the seat before the various controls. He looked over them finding what looked to be the placement to for his coin much like the he placed he coin in the slot the Zord whirled to life around him, all the panels lighting up and what sounded like a power source rumbling below him. He thought everything was going fine until the computer began speaking a strange dialect.

"Mona metha 'zeck dac don'c" he heard a voice say.

"Um what? How am I meant to work this thing?" He let out, looking around the cockpit.

To his surprise he heard the voice change, configuring. It sounded like an old radio as you looked for a station.

"Langue configured" the voice said now in perfect English "Welcome to the Masterdon Zord. Please metamorph to confirm your identity."

"What? Oh" he sputtered and took the coin, placing it in his morpher.

"Masterdon!"

A second later he was in the control chair as the Black Ranger.

"Thank you Masterdon Warrior" the computer spoke.

"Ranger. Black Ranger" Zack corrected it.

"New terms confirmed Black Ranger. We are receiving an incoming transmission."

"Huh? Well um put it on" he commanded.

"Zack. We are picking up a power source are you receiving this?" He heard Zordon's voice.

"Yeah, I got it working. It's...well it's somthing" Zack replied.

"Good. Lord Zedd has just entered orbit and has dropped giant weapons, similar to your Zords, on Earths major cities. If you can activate the Zord thrusters please get to Moscow at once."

"Understood. Zack out" he acknoleged and closed the channel.

"Lets see here" he said and pressed a button.

The Masterdon fired a bolt of energy, taking as chunk of of the hanger wall in front of it.

"Shit" Zack cursed.

"Perhaps the tactile interface" offered the computer.

"Yeah...um alright" he replied.

He reached forward at what looked like a throttle and pressed it forward, feeling the Masterdon take two steps. Better.

"Computer can we fly?" He asked it.

"Thruster power is charged Black Ranger" the computer responded.

"Good, show me how to do that."

Before long the Masterdon had broken threw the ice above it, retracted its legs and shot of toward Moscow and to battle.