Power Rangers: A Legend Retold

The Sixth Power Coin Part 5

She ran as fast as her legs would carry her for the end of the corridor, they were three lone humans in the middle of an alien base with no way of knowing where their coins or any computer which could locate them were. All they knew was that behind them their enemy gave chase and they would not be so hesitant to kill them this time.

Trini turned back and fired, taking down an enemy soldier who was gaining on them. She looked down the corridor as it shook from the weapons fire outside, no one there. Trini finally let herself stop and catch her breath, the other two did the same as she hunched over and breathed heavily.
"We have...to keep...moving" Zack panted back to them.

Before Trini or Kimberly could answer a different thudding sound began, it wasn't from outside but from the door they had closed and locked at the far end of the long corridor. In the dark light they saw the door bulge.

"There coming through!" Kim called out.

"Come on!" Zack said, gesturing with his hand to them.

They ran, not wanting to see what was about to come through. They ran the rest of the way to the other end of corridor and around the corner to the next. As they did the door exploded outward and Green Ranger led a group of Zedorian commandos and soldiers through it, having blasted the door with the combined power of both his blaster weapon and his dagger. He lowered them and ordered the men to continue their advance.

"Where are they heading sir?" Asked the leader of the squad he had ordered to follow him.

"I'm not sure even they know Commander" Tommy replied as they walked "but they will not get far, come on!"

He picked up the pace, speeding down the halls as a green blur at super human speed. The men could only follow as fast as even their alien legs could carry then.

***

Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops advanced, moving their feet and wheels over the red sands of Mars. Jason, still as the Red Ranger, moved his head at sparks flew behind him.

"We are taking too much damage Billy" he communicated "we need to find a way in."
"What about the Zords?" Billy asked as he took weapons fire from the base defences.

"We can put them on autopilot and send them home" Jason replied.

"Then how are we supposed to get back? If we ever make it off this planet alive."
"Its better than letting them being sitting targets and being destroyed" Jason told him "at least then they will be there when we get back."
"Good point" Billy agreed "our armour will be able to operate as our space suits"

"See you down there then."

They both promptly set there Zords on autopilot for the Command Centre and opened the top hatch, dropping down to the red surface of Mars. Jason looked over as Billy landed near him and watched with him as their vehicles took to the sky and managed to evade the enemy blockade. They were only streaks of light as they fired there main engines and speed off toward Earth.

Jason ran over to Billy and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Lets go get them."

***

Zack, Trini and Kimberly had continued running until they came across what looked like some sort of control room, or at least an office. They ran inside and closed to door behind them, hoping those giving chase would not think to look in there.

"Trini" Zack straightened after taking a moment "you think you can operate this thing?"

He looked toward a computer console that glowed blue with various strange symbols on its display.

"Me?" She exclaimed.

"Your Billy's science partner" He replied.

"Well" she said and sat in the strange chair "I'll try."

Kimberly and Zack lent over what must have been the backrest and looked over her shoulder as she pressed the touch screen.

"Look for anything that looks like our coins" Kimberly said.

"No shit" Trini looked up at her in annoyance "what do you think I'm doing?"

"Sorry" Kimberly sighed back.

***

It had taken a few minutes but they had finally dodged the defences and found a way inside through an airlock near the cargo area. They stood back and at either side of it as the strange, thick door opened and waited as the air sucked out. When they were finally clear to enter they did so, seeing the bodies of Zedorian men who had been near the area when the section was decompressed.

Billy lent down near what looked like a young man and sighed.

"They were probably drafted by Zedd from their home planet" he lowered his head "but we kill them without a second thought."

Jason stepped over and looked down at the body.

"They wouldn't hesitate to do the same to us, the fear they have of Zedd blinds them. Corrupt men give the orders to attack they simply obey, its the way of all armies. Especially fascist ones. What makes us different is that we can stop it happening to our world, maybe even save some others while we are at it" Jason spoke softly, then straightened "come on, we have a job to do."

"Yeah" Billy replied and stood "I just hope we aren't too late."

They walked over and closed the airlock, allowing the area to refill with oxygen before opening the door to the rest of the base. As the door slide back several aliens looked their way and raised their weapons.

Jason lifted his hand and clasped his did the same with his set of lance. They ran forward dodging the discharges and striking the enemy down. No hesitation, too much was on the line.

As Jason slashed his sword, killing the last of them he held his head as he heard a faint whining sound. It sounded similar to the one he had heard on the day he found his coin. Jason looked down at his belt and noticed his power coin glowing a faint red. Billy noticed his doing the same but blue. The noise seemed to be leading them somehow, calling to them.

"The other coins must be calling to our own. Perhaps they are connected" Billy said.

"Then why don't they always do it?" Jason asked.

"I don't know" Billy replied "maybe it only happens when their away from their chosen host."

"Or their chosen host is dead" Jason added before clearing the thought from his mind "no, their alive. Lets follow where they lead us."

"Right."

They took off down the dark hall and opened another door. As they did and ran through to a square room another identical door opened to their right and Green Ranger with his squad stepped through.

"Ah" Tommy stopped "nice of you to come to us. Seems my reward will be granted after all."

Jason raised his arms and sword in a fighting stance as across from him Tommy did the same.

"Billy, go find the others. I got this bastard" Jason told his friend.

"But Jason, if we stay together..." Billy started.

"We need to find the others and their coins. Go!" Jason ordered.

Billy didn't say another word but took off to the left, following the whining sound. The squad of men, not sure what to do decided to give chase of the Blue Ranger, they did not want to get in Green Rangers way.

The two combatants circled each other, Jason's sword raised. Tommy put his dagger on his waist and commanded his suit to turn the blaster into his own sword. He raised it, continuing to circle parallel to Jason.

"Why are you doing this?" Jason finally asked.

"Because my Empress commands it, and because you need to pay for your crimes against Earth" Tommy responded.

"You make it sound like we are the bad guys here. Your the one helping Zedd and Bandora take Earth" Jason shot back.

"From Zordon, of course I am! You think I am going to let that dictator of an alien rule our world" Tommy sounded so noble in his words, just like Jason sounded at times.

"I don't know what book you read your facts from pal but I'm telling you now its all bullshit" Jason said "let me show you proof."

"Enough!" Tommy snapped "fight or die Red Ranger!"

Tommy ran forward bringing his sword down on Jason, Jason raised his own and blocked it. The metal made an echoing clang as the two weapons met.

***

Billy ran, using his suit for speeds that his perusers could never reach. The whining was getting louder as he passed through each door and down each corridor until finally it was unbearable, they were near. The noise his had made on the day he found it had been faint, however three calling coins was enough to give him a migraine. He stopped outside a sealed door, luckily for him the guards that were posted here were too busy trying to find him and Jason elsewhere. He couldn't make heads or tails of the panel in front of him and simply pressed a bunch of random buttons hoping the alarms wouldn't sound. Nothing, but thankfully no alarms, at least non he could hear. He thought for a moment and recalled a collection of symbols he had seen on the way in, perhaps something meaningful. He tried that, still nothing.

"Ah to hell with it" he said a brought his lance back out.

He slashed with it destroying the panel. He then withdrew his weapons and walked forward trying to hot wire the circuits he had uncovered inside it. He barely had chance to touch them when from behind he heard someone call out. He turned and saw a soldier heading his way, he raised his gun and fired a beam of energy. Billy instinctively rolled out of the way and watched in amazement as the bolt hit the open panel, the security door sliding back. With that he called for his blaster, rolled from another shot and fired, taking out the soldier.

Billy stood and looked over in disbelief at the open door and case inside it, then back at the soldier.

"Thanks" he nodded and headed for the case.

The metal case thankfully was not secure and opened with an automatic hinge upon his touch. He smiled as inside lay the morphers and power coins of his friends. Now he just hoped they were still alive. As if in answer at that very moment he heard a familiar voice call out and then weapons fire.

"I'm sure, it was some kind of glowing lock symbol down important." Trini called to the others as she turned the corner.

He stood not being able to conceal his joy as their eyes met. He, perhaps foolishly, powered down and ran to her as she did the same.

"Billy!" She called out as they embraced.

Without event thinking he pulled back from the hug and leaned in kissing her passionately. They didn't care literally thousands of hostile aliens surrounded them or that they really should be getting out of there, for that moment everything was right in the world and the only ones there were each other.

By the time Zack and Kimberly were in the room they stared wide eyed as their two friends were in process of a full make out session.

"Whoah!" Was all Kim could say.

The two parted there lips and smiled at each other before turning to the other two.

"Perhaps this isn't the best time for this" Billy sighed.

"We will talk when we get back" Trini nodded.

They parted and Billy greeted the others before walking over to the security locker.

"I got something here you guys might want" he said throwing them their morphers.

Suddenly the whine was silent.

"Our morphers!" Trini exclaimed as she caught hers.

"You found 'em" Kim added, looking at the device and coin inside it.

"Come on. Jason needs our help and we need to get the hell out of here" Billy told the group.

"Yeah. Lets save the...ahem...reunions till later" Kim agreed.

"Right" Zack said and raised his morpher "its ass kicking time!"

"Masterdon!"
"Pteryadactyl!"

"Triceratops!"

"Sabretooth Tiger!"

***

Jason reeled back, holding his chest from the strike. He defiantly pushed back forward, striking with full force at the Green Ranger.

"You are strong Jason, but I'm stronger!" Green Ranger snarled as leant in on the sword.

"You talk to much" Jason replied with clenched teeth.

With than he raised his foot and gave Green Ranger a hard kick to the stomach, making him drop his guard. He jumped forward aiming for his neck but at the last second Green Ranger was able to deflect it with his own. He was down to a knee and giving up the height advantage. However he to had a trick of his own up his sleeve; He brought his other hand down and took hold of his dagger, bringing it up and driving it into Jason's knee. It pierced the armour on impact, its metal stronger than that of the swords. Jason let out a cry and fell backward. Tommy was able to get to his feet and get a well aimed kick to knock the red sword from Jason's hand. As Jason backed off in reaction he brought down his own sword on Jason''s chest, watching as the armour sparked and his opponent fell to the ground in pain.

Tommy walked forward, placing the dagger back on his belt and both hands on his long sword.

"You were a worthy opponent Jason" Tommy looked down at him.

He then raised his sword, ready to deliver the final blow "but it is over."