Power Rangers: A Legend Retold

The Sixth Power Coin Part 3

Kim couldn't sleep. Her, Zack and Trini being no use standing around in the command centre had returned home. When she was awake all she could think about was how this world had been what was stable in her life and somehow now that had crumbled so had she. A life she once even loathed to take was now the life she missed most, a omen perhaps. She was also worried that if she slept that darkness would fill her dreams, nightmares of the creatures she saw during those battles now at her door, ready to kick it down. She decided to give it up and head for the kitchen, to get a glass of water.

As she stood at the sink and pored the glass in her night gown she stopped, 'what was that?' She thought to herself, stopping the tap. She swear she heard something or someone outside. Kimberly decided to wake Zack, she walked toward his room quietly. She let a muffled cry as a white gloved hand grasped her mouth while the other arm rapped around her waist. Whoever it was, they were strong. She tried to scream but couldn't manage it under the grasp of the glove. She then looked down and recognised the diamond pattern on it, they were Power Ranger gloves. She now tried to shout louder as she saw Scorpina and "putties" enter the apartment, she heard the screams of her two friends as they were attacked in their beds. Tears now poured down her face and onto the glove as she really though she was about to die.

"Yes tears. Funny you shed them now" a strangely familiar voice whispered into her ear "you know Kimberly I could kill you right now. Using this suit a simple twist of my hand would do it. But I wont. I will make you suffer as you have helped Zordon make others suffer, as you made me suffer while you helped him!"

She tried to look around but didn't need to, she knew who the glove belonged to. The Green Ranger who had attacked them that day. Zack had been right, they knew everything and now they were moving in.

"You know I will enjoy killing each of you in turn, executed for your crimes. But I will make sure your leader Jason is first, I know the feelings you have for him Kimberly!" The Green ranger snapped at her.

"Wow you are the Green Ranger" came the voice of Scorpina from behind him "Green, the colour of envy."

"This has nothing to do with you Scorpina. I didn't need you here" Green Ranger sneered back at her.

"Does she know? Will you let her know before she dies?" Scorpina raised and eyebrow waiting for his response.

"I...don't know. I said get out of here!" Green Rangers seemed conflicted, as if two voices fought within his mind.

"Very well. For good or bad Bandora but you in charge here. I just thought you would like to know Goldar found nothing but abandoned Zords at the Command Centre, it was empty. They found a hangar which you should of taken care of when you had the chance. No humans and only these threes Zords were found. Thanks to your incompetence"

"We do have these three!" Green Ranger shot back.

"We do" Scorpina walked away with her usual attitude "for now."

Kimberly breathed a sigh of relief as she heard Scorpina's words, thats meant Jason and Billy had escaped capture and managed to save their Zords. She only hoped they were far from Bandora's troops.

***

One Hour Earlier

Jason walked in from the living area of the command centre, at least the bathroom still worked.

"Hows it coming?" He asked as he walked over to Billy.

"I think I have everything replaced but the specs and diagrams I found back there might be an older model. I just hope he can sort himself out if thats the case" Billy replied, looking up from an Alpha who was now without coverings.

He went back to work, finally plugging in what he hoped was the main power lead to the brain complex of this robot. As he did the area inside lit up and Alpha came to life, somewhat.

"Sensors. Sensors. Danger attack imminent! Zordon!" Alpha sputtered before going dead again.

It took a number of minutes before Billy tried again, at which point Jason had almost wasted out of the flooring with his pacing.

"That must of been the last thing he though before shutdown" Jason said finally, trying to sound like he knew what he was taking about.

"Hmm Maybe" Billy nodded as he reconnected the wire.

Finally Alpha seemed to once again light up. Billy hoped it worked this time.

"Billy! Jason! Rangers!" Alpha called out.

"Alpha take it easy" Billy said.

"No Rangers danger! Attack imminent! Danger!" Alpha again wailed.

"No the attack happened Alpha, we found you here" Jason told the robot.

"No, now Rangers now. My internal sensors are picking up various Zedorian troops heading this way" Alpha corrected him.

"Now?" Jason asked.

"Now Rangers! If they are close enough for me to pick them up with my internal sensors they are extremely close."

Jason nodded, trying to keep himself calm and lifted his communicator.

"Jason to Zack" no answer "Jason to Kimberly" again nothing "anybody there?!"
"All communication was fed through the Command Centre" Alpha told him.

"Shit!" Jason said and whacked the console in front of him "this means they know who we are and where we are. That counts for home too."

"We can't help them now Jason, we must hurry. They can't get all the coins or the Zords" Alpha said, trying to stand.

Jason had no choice. The three of them rushed down to the hangar bay and into their Zords.

"What about the other Zords?" Jason asked Alpha over the radio as Alpha entered Billy's cockpit with him.

"We can't control them Jason" Billy cut in "we have to leave them and hope the others put up more of a fight."

"Confirmed" Jason heard Alpha say.

Jason didn't like it but they had no choice. He piloted the Tyrannosaur from the hangar with Billy following close behind in the Triceratops.

"Where are we going Jason?" Billy asked and they came out into the night air.

"Anywhere away from them" Jason replied.

***

Kimberly now sat in a cell surrounded by an energy field. In the cells next to her sat or lay, depending on there condition, Zack and Trini.

She looked up as the doors slid back and the Green Ranger entered.

"Come to taunt me more?" She asked with a groan.

"No, I have come to tell you that you will be executed tomorrow morning at dawn as enemies of the empire" The Green Ranger spoke to her.

"Why you? And why still in costume?" She asked him "you are human aren't you? Either your a monster that enjoys the destruction Bandora brings or your mind has been poisoned. Back at our apartment you sounded almost mad."
"Be quiet! I came became I knew I would enjoy you reaction. Not to be lectured" he hissed at her.

"I see then it is the later. I couldn't help but hear all the things you were saying about murder and evils upon mankind. How many do you think were killed in the attack to lore us to you? Huh? How many has Bandora killed when ordering her attacks on Earth and more so her master?" she spoke softly but directly "and yet we are the criminals. You Green Ranger already have more blood on your hands than I ever will or could. Three more will be added to that list tomorrow."

"And....I will enjoy it! You are the one whose mind has been poisoned! You will pay for your crimes!" He refused to hear her.

"Then you are truly lost" she responded.

He did not reply but simply headed to the exit in a storm of rage. She knew she had gotten to him, but perhaps it was too late to save him from himself.

***

"Goldar. You don't understand me" Green Ranger heard Bandora say as he walked up the steps to the tactical room of the base "I don't wish to destroy the Zords. I wish to control them. If we could cause a total eclipse for just a brief moment we could take the Zords."

"And how would you control them? How do you intend to control the ones you have now Zordon's base is yours?" Tommy said as he de-morphed and stepped toward the ops table.

"I will come to that. But speaking of which we need a plan for luring Red Ranger out of hiding and I have just the thing" She looked over at him.

"What?"Tommy frowned back.
"The ancient scrolls speak of another Zord. Your Zord. I believe I can find the device needed to control it without you having to go on some stupid quest, thats what men are for."

"I am honoured to receive this gift my Queen" he bowed.

"Good. You see Tommy, I could of wasted my time picking them off one by one or drawing them all into battle only to cause this eclipse but that would have been a waste of time. We knew where to find them and we have taken them and their weapons. Oh two of them run but now they have no place to run and no place to hide. Now I will complete my plan when I use the Megazord for our own needs, to retake the Earth. Shame Zordon and his Power Rangers won't be around to see it."

"My Queen I could accompany him to the surface, draw the Red and Blue Rangers out in full force with our own battle suits" Goldar spoke up, stepping forward.

"No! It has to Green Ranger. You will be my last reserve should he fail" Bandora told him.

"I will not fail you!" Tommy said proudly.

"Good. Then prepare for the execution of the prisoners. The dagger I will give you will be a present soaked in their blood" Bandora responded coldly.

***

Tommy walked down the dark hallway as he exited base command, his mind conflicted and yet something strong within him told him he was doing the right thing. He heard footsteps behind him and turned, expecting to see a plain officer but instead saw Scorpina.

"You really are pushing your luck with me Scorpina. Bandora's intentions may be noble but you, you have a darker edge to you" he said as he turned.

"Oh?" She replied as she stepped into the dim overhead lighting "she really has you doesn't she?"
"I know Bandora is..."he began.

"No! Not Bandora Tommy, this human you know. What did she say to you when you went down there? Did she tell you that you were evil for what you had done? Or did she simply offer herself to you as any human female might do knowing their fate?" Scorpina smiled wickedly.

She walked closer to him, backing him against the metal slab of wall as she leant in.

"I feel nothing but contempt for her as I do all of the Power Rangers" he replied, now looking uneasy.

"I see. Then we have nothing to worry about. Bandora has sent her men to the surface to find you ancient weapon and she intends for you to use it to kill the prisoners" Scorpina was now almost touching his face with hers.

"I will, I only wish it was the Red Ranger first" Tommy gulped as he spoke.

"I know you do. You want him to pay for taking her from you" Tommy went to answer but she lifted her finger to his lips "I know Tommy, I know. But allow me to show you a true women, then perhaps your feelings will simply disappear."

Scorpina didn't say another word but pressed in and kissed Tommy, his eyes were wide at first but something inside him calmed him and drew him to her. He closed his eyes and returned it passionately, bringing his arms around to embrace her.

He soon found himself falling with her into his cabin, he closed to door as they fell to his bed. He didn't know why he had surrendered himself so suddenly to her but he did know that there was no turning back.

***

Strange bells tolled as Kimberly, Zack and Trini were lead into a large hall in single file and made to stand in a line before Bandora. Her smile broad as she sat on a throne on a raised platform with steps high above where the rest of her men and the prisoners stood. Below Goldar opened a black ivory box and offered the contents to Tommy. Tommy nodded and reached in, retrieving the strange dagger.

"This dagger doubles as the instrument that will control your Zord Tommy but for now you will use it to kill the enemies of the Empire. The pink one first if you would" Bandora's voice echoed through the hall.

He bowed to her and walked toward the prisoners, stopping in front of Kimberly. He lifted the dagger to bring it down on her chest. Kim watched the weapon with fearful eyes. One way or another this was the final decision that will tell if Tommy was Bandora's.