Power Rangers: A Legend Retold

"Doomsday" Part 3

Commander Kier Brach walked into the galley of the Serpentera. Outside stars passed like lines of white light beyond the swirling red glow of the 'FTL' drive as they headed for Earth. Half the fleet were speeding in to bait the now legendary humans who had beaten them time and time again into the waiting arms of the rest of the fleet, and a solar eclipse that would take their power. All they had to do was hope the powerful warriors of Earth were stupid enough or eager enough, given the loss of their families, to follow them.

Brach was the highest ranking Lakerian in the Zedorian miliary, he was proud of that, for the most part. It wasn't like he had a choice, his world was taken when he was a child and he had signed up for the benefits his family would get a result. The amount they would get for his death alone would allow them comfortable lives in hard times for the occupied Lakeria.

After getting himself a plate of something, he just picked it up, he noticed his colleagues from the command deck and sat at their table. Lieutenant Mier was the helm officer and a darn good one, Brach knew they would all have been killed in battle with the humans long ago were it not for him. Then their was his other friend sub-lieutenant Thrace, a galian who served as the communications officer on the main day shift.

"I hate waiting before a battle" sighed Mier as he put his utensil down "I wish we could just get it over with. We've been at this planet for far too long now."

"Well this is the Lord's primary goal, has been since those damned coins showed up on Eltar" added Thrace.

"You two want to be careful talking like that" Brach warned "It could get you in trouble."

They all turned their heads as they heard the aft doors open, Bandora stepped in with her usual swagger.

"So, they let her out" Mier commented.

"Its her noble blood" said Brach, turning back to them "even the Lord wouldn't dare kill her. If he losses support of the nobles then he losses more than half the fleet."

"Still" Thrace fidgeted with his utensil "she should be dead for how many of us she got killed under her command."

"Thrace..." started Mier.

"No, he's right. But what are we going to do about it? Not like we could just kill her ourselves" Brach cut in.

"Now whose acting like he has noble blood protection?" Mier looked over at the Commander.

"I know. I'm just sick of it. We sign up just so our families can live the lives they would have had without the occupation and then get put straight on the front line" Brach took a drink from his cup, staring into it.

"Commander...Kier you can't..."Thrace looked on wide eyed.

"Don't worry Thrace I'm not going to do anything. I'm not an idiot. It's just over two thirds of this fleet are made up of men and women who have signed up from occupied worlds. Meanwhile the "founding race" Galar are the first into the escape pods leaving the rest of us lower races behind when things get bad. I'm sick of being the working class of this fleet, and I'm damn sick of helping take over world after world" Brach sighed and took a bite from his plate.

"Soon as we beat these warriors then the humans will join us and death will stop, thats how it always goes" Thrace said.

"Thats just it Milok they won't. Our Lord is obsessed with this planet, he doesn't want to occupy it. I heard him say it on the command deck, he wants to wipe out the humans" Brach told them.

"Are you sure? Why?" Mier asked.

"Because they resisted him, but him in a coma and destroyed his ships. No race has ever stood up to him like this,because of these 'Power Rangers' and he blames all of Earth for that" Brach sat back and took another drink from his cup "but we can't do anything about it, so why bother. Either we survive of these Power Rangers and humans do."

***

You could hear every whirl, every pulse of the Command Centre as the Rangers stood, having returned from battle. They had brought Tommy's body and the Dragon Zord home with them, for all the good it would do.

"I will make fixing the Dragonzord our top priority" Zordon told them as they remained silence.

Jason halted, having been pacing the centre platform and looked up at Zordon.

"Top priority?" He frowned "I think reinforcing our Zords are top priority. We saw what that thing can do. Add Zedd's ships to that and we are pretty fucked."

"You don't understand Jason, you will need the combined mode of all the Zords to win this battle. You need the Dragonzord, at least the dagger is intact" Zordon replied.

With than Kimberly stood from her seated position on the walkway and marched forward, tears in her eyes and rage upon her face.

"So thats all that matters right Zordon? The stupid fucking Dragonzord! Of families are dead! Tommy is dead! And all you care about is the fucking Dragonzord!" He spat toward Zordon's tube.

"I am deeply sorry for Tommy's loss, if ever we needed him it is now" Zordon responded politely.

"Is that all he was to you? A piece of you chess set, a tactical advantage! He was an eighteen year old human boy and he died because of this shit. He was never chosen by these fucking coins, he just happened to be in the area where Bandora dropped it off. Makes me wonder how you see us, I mean, why should you care? So long as the coins survive we can be replaced right? We are just a bunch of aliens you rounded up to be your army" Kimberly sneered.

"I care for all of you, the coins choose you as the Dragon coin choose Tommy. This is your path, you are mankinds only hope" Zordon seemed hurt by her remarks.

"Yeah? Well fuck you! Fuck your destiny and fuck all of this! I don't want any part of dying for you" she reached down and detached her morpher from her belt, she then placed the morpher on the panel, took out the power coin and placed it next to it "I quit."

Despite pleading from the others she stormed up the catwalk and out of the chamber. Jason looked up, his own emotions leaving him a wreck.
"Kim we can't do this without you!" Jason called after her.

"Let her go bro" Zack put his hand on Jason's shoulder "shes made up her mind."

"All the Zord's are still combined, all we need it her coin to start Megazord up" reported Billy "I wish it wasn't the case but we can go on without her if we need to."

"No Billy! I won't give up just like that, shes just upset" he walked up to the front of the platform and up at Zordon "Zordon, we need time."
"We don't have it" Zordon said frankly "the fleet are nearly in orbit and Kimberly has made her choice. I understand that the loss of Tommy, Kimberly and your families may be on your mind Rangers but you must focus. Lord Zedd's plan in killing your families was to distract you from the battle ahead, without full focus you will lose and humanity will be lost along with it."

"Zordon!" Alpha chimed in as alarms wailed "three ships have entered orbit and are headed for the Command Centre. Our shields will not hold for long against three attack cruisers of that size!"

"Then we stay and protect the Command Centre" Jason replied.

"No Rangers" Zordon said "you must protect this planet and destroy that fleet. We have a backup facility should the Command Centre fall. Your primary goal is to do what you were chosen for, to protect this planet."

Jason didn't liked it but nodded "Then lets get to Megazord."

The four of them took one last look around and at each other before running off toward the hangar bay, it was time.

"Wait!" They turned and saw Kimberly walking down the aile, she walked over to the panel and picked up her morpher and coin "I' m sorry guys, Zordon. I..."

"No need to explain" Zordon cut her off "we will have time for that later. Now go, may the power protect you."

As they ran out of the chamber, the door closing behind them Zordon watched and then turned back to Alpha.

"Tell the droids to all focus on repairing Dragonzord and have Titanus stand by" Zordon told Alpha "and begin preparation to move to site B."
"Understood and confirmed Zordon" Alpha responded as he pressed keys on the control panel.

Around them the building began to shake as weapons fire hit the shield, it would not be long before it would be breached.

***

Megazord launched from the hangar, withdrew its sword and took out one of the attacking ships with it on the way into orbit.

"That should buy Zordon and Alpha some more time" Zack stated.

"Yeah, good work" Jason replied and turned to Kim "you ok Kim?"
"Yeah" she nodded.

"Just don't think about them, about him. There will be time for that after, ok?" He told her.

"Yeah, I know. Thanks" Kimberly sighed.

Trini turned to Billy and breathed out.

"Thank God for this helmet. Do I look as nervous as I feel?" She asked her boyfriend.

"Only as much as I am" Billy smiled and held her hand "we are going to win this. Alright?"

Trini nodded and smiled back under her helmet, she hoped he knew.

"Alright people look sharp" Jason called to them as they broke Earth's atmosphere.

***

"Enemy target dead ahead my Lord" Brach reported as he looked over tactical officer Byron's shoulder.

"All ships engage target, keep us back here and let the scout and destroyer classes move in" Zedd ordered.

Behind his command throne Goldar stood having now returned from the surface.

"Well done indeed General" Zedd spoke quietly to him "only one target now. I trust your vengeance was sweet?"
"Avenging my wife and seeing the others destroyed will be far sweeter my Lord" Goldar replied.

"I see" Zedd nodded.

"Then watch with glee General" Bandora turned to Goldar from the opposite end of the backrest.

"I shall Bandora, I shall" Goldar growled.

"Target has engaged the fleet sir" a voice reported.

They looked out upon the battle before them as one by one the smaller ships were destroyed by the Megazord, Zedd didn't care. Cannon Fodder and easily replaceable at that.

Thrace looked over at Brach who walked by him, hands behind his back. Brach merely shook his head back.

"Alright thats enough" Zedd stood and grabbed his staff "all ships get in a shot and withdraw to the coordinates given."

"All ships" Thrace communicated to the fleet "withdraw to No Mans Land, repeat withdraw to No Mans Land."

"I hope the humans are ready for their doomsday" Zedd turned to Bandora.

"They had better be my Lord" she smiled back.

***

The Megazord continued forward, slashing its giant sword at anything in its path. They had taken multiple hits however and now glaring holes were evident all over the humanoid form.

"Jason, the fleet are withdrawing" Trini called "they are withdrawing to Saturn again."
"No doubt where the rest of the fleet we picked up are waiting" Billy added.

"The more the better, just get me there and I will make every one of those bastards sorry they ever came near our planet" Zack replied.

"We have no choice. I'm not playing this game anymore" Jason told the others "Kim, bring the main engines online and follow them."
"Right" Kimberly nodded and worked over the controls.

"Wait Jason" Billy spoke up, he was looking over scans of the system "its a trap. A solar eclipse will occur in the Saturn area in eleven minutes."
"So?" Jason turned to him.

"So" Billy shot back "our Zord's run on solar power. We would lose all power and be sitting ducks to be picked off. Besides we have the other two Zords down there and we need them to win this fight."

Jason sighed and turned back forward "then we wait. Zedd won't wait for long. Eventually he will come to us. When he does we land and bring all the Zords together. Then..."
"Then we blast them all to hell" Zack finished.

***

Serpentera travelled at faster than light speed toward the position their battle plans aptly called "No Mans Land." Zedd stood, looking on confidently until Brach spoke up.

"Sensors show no pursuit sir" Brach reported.

"What?!" Bandora looked at him in disbelief.

"They haven't fallen for it" Zedd growled at her.

"But it was perfect. Just let me rework..." Bandora walked forward.

"Shut up and get off my command deck before I forget who your father is and have you killed" Zedd sneered at her.

Bandora gulped and quickly fled from the command deck

"Now what my Lord?" Goldar asked as Zedd walked back to his chair and once again was seated.

"We do it my way. All ships and do mean all ships head toward that Zord. Open fire and do not stop until they are destroyed" Zedd ordered.

"Aye sir" nodded Thrace and began sending the message to the fleet.

"My Lord, if we spread out the fleet and attack Earth on all fronts they won't..." Brach suggested.

"Be quiet!" Zedd slammed his fist on the chair arm "or I will have you executed."

"Yes my Lord" Brach bowed and went back to his duties.

As he did he looked over the helm where Mier stared back at him with a look that said "you were right."

***

"They are talking it Jason" Billy called out "the entire fleet are headed our way and I do mean our way."

Jason smiled beneath his helmet and replied "right. Kim lets Land us somewhere away from any populated area. Trini call base, tell them to power up the Dragonzord and Titanus to await my command."

"Right, I'm sending the message" Trini replied.

"This is it guys" Jason let out a deep breath "do or die, this is it."