Chapter 2
Jason, Zack, and Kim are walking out of a classroom. Jason looks upset. He looks at Zack.
"Man, I forgot how much I hate school." Jason says. "Can you believe Ms. Applebee? It's the first day and she's already assigning homework."
Zack shook his head. "I hear ya, man," Zack says. "I thought the first day was all about finding your way to class, getting handed a syllabus and then pretending to listen while the teacher goes over it. What kind of a teacher gives homework on the first day?
Jason stops at his locker and opens it up. "I don't know." He says. Then he looks over at Kim. "At least it was only a half day today, and we're done. How was your day, Kim?" Kim ignores him. She is just staring off into space, smiling. "Kim?" Jason says again. "Kim!" He finally shouts.
"What?" Kim says, finally looking at him. "Sorry, I wasn't listening."
"We hadn't noticed." Zack said. Jason hits him in the arm. "What?" Zack asks.
"Sorry Jase, I just was thinking about… something else" Kim says. "What did you ask?"
"Just forget it." Jason says. "It wasn't important anyway." Jason shuts his locker and begins to walk away. "I'll see you guys later." He says as he walks away.
"Look, Jase, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ignore you." Kim says.
"I said forget about it." Jason said. Then he walks away.
Kim looks at Zack. "What crawled up his butt?" She asks.
"He's just mad because his parents were riding him about his future this morning," Zack says. "But don't worry about him. He'll work it off this afternoon at the Youth Center."
Kim eyes widen " Oh, the Youth Center!" Kim says. "I completely forgot we were going there after school. I asked Tommy to give me a ride home and I'd feel like he'd think I'm a total bitch if I blew him off for you guys."
Zack laughs. "Now what would make him think that you were a bitch?" He says, sarcastically. Kim quickly jabs him in the arm. "Come on. Why does everyone keep doing that?" He says.
"Watch it, Zack." Kim says.
"I'm just messing with you, Kim." Zack says. "Why don't you invite him to join us?"
Kim looks shocked. "You sure?" She asks. "He's a little rough around the edges."
"I don't care about that." Zack says. "I'm sure the others won't either. As long as you like him, I like him, and judging by the way you've been smiling all day, I'd say I'm gonna like him a whole lot."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kim says.
"Nothing." Zack says. "I'll see you at the Youth Center." He then spots a girl walking by. This girl is Angela Griggs. Angela is a 5'7 African American female. Zack had a crush on her all of last year, but she had a boyfriend. Zack heard a rumor over the summer that they had broken up and this was his chance. "Later, Kim. Yo, Angela. Wait up!" He shouts and runs after her.
Kim laughs at Zack. She shakes her head and starts walking the opposite direction, but doesn't turn and look. She bumps into a girl and she drops her book. Kim turns quickly. "I am so sorry!" Kim says. "I didn't mean to bump into.. .oh it's just you Trini."
The girl is Katrina "Trini" Kwan. She is an Asian American girl. She has long black hair, and is of average height. She is very smart. Next to her is a young Caucasian man wearing glasses. This is Billy Cranston. He is very smart, but also very nerdy. \
"It's just me?" Trini says.
"Oh wow." Kim says. "That came out wrong, I didn't mean that to sound…"
"I know what you meant." Trini says. "How are you, Kim?"
"Pretty good." Kim says. "Can't complain. How about you guys?"
"I'm doing well." Billy says.
"I've been pretty good, too." Trini says. "You going to the youth center with the guys?"
"Yeah." Kim answers. "I'm just looking for Tommy."
Trini gets a puzzled look on her face. "Who?" she asks.
"Oh, right. You haven't met him yet." Kim says. "He's Mr. Oliver nephew who moved in over the summer. He gave me a ride to school today and I asked him for a ride home. I forgot we were going to the Youth Center. I was gonna invite him to join us."
Billy started to smile. "Well, I for one, can't wait to meet him," he said. "I'm sure if he's a friend of yours then he's a great kid."
"Well, I'll see you over there, then." Trini says. "You ready to go Billy?"
"Yes, I am." Billy says. The two of them walk away. Kim starts to walk again. She sees Tommy standing down by the front door of the school. Tommy waives at her.
"Hey!" Tommy says. "There you are. I've been looking all over for you."
"I just stopped to talk to some friends." Kim responds. "So, how was your first day at Angel Grove High."
"It was… school." Tommy says laughing. "It wasn't bad, but it's still school. So you ready to go?"
"Actually, I completely forgot this morning that I was supposed to go to the Youth Center with my friends after school today." Kim said. Tommy's smile disappered.
"Oh." Tommy said, sounding disappointed. "That's cool, I guess. I'll see you later, then?" Tommy starts to walk away.
"Wait." Kim says, stopping him. "I was wondering if you, maybe, like, wanted to join us?"
"Really?" Tommy says. "Man, that would be great."
"Yeah?" Kim says, laughing. "All right, let's go. Drive me?"
"Sure." Tommy says and they head for their car.
They drive away from the school. A short time later, they arrive at the Youth Center. In the Youth Center there is some workout equipment down low and some tables up high near a bar. Behind the bar is a heavyset man in his 30's. This man is Ernie, the owner of the Youth Center. Jason is hitting a punching bag in the workout area. Zack is down there with him. Kim and Tommy walk in and sit down with Billy and Trini.
"Hey guys." Kim says. "This is Tommy."
Trini reaches her hand out and shakes his hand. "Nice to meet you, Tommy."
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance." Billy says.
"Thanks." Tommy says.
"Oh, Tommy, this is Billy and Trini." Kim says.
"Ah." Tommy says.
"So, Thomas…" Billy says.
"Tommy." Tommy responds. "Call me Tommy."
"OK. Tommy, where are you from?" Billy asks.
"Around Los Angeles." Tommy responds.
"So why did you come to Angel Grove?" Trini asks.
"I don't really want to talk about it." Tommy responds.
"Why not?" Trini asks again.
"I just don't OK!" Tommy shouts. "God, what am I on trial." Tommy stands up and starts to walk away. Kim stands up and tries to stop him.
"Don't leave, Tommy." Kim says.
"I'm not!" He shouts at her. "I've gotta take a piss. Do I have to tell you everything?"
"Oh." Kim says and sits back down. Tommy walks off. They all sit in silence for a couple seconds exchanging a few glances. Finally, Trini breaks the silence.
"Well, Tommy seems… nice." She says.
"Yeah." Billy says. "He's very interesting… to say the least."
"Thanks for trying to get along with him." Kim says. "I don't know what it is. He was a lot nicer when it was just me." At this time, Zack and Jason walk up to the table. Zack leans in between Kim and Trini. He puts his arm around Kim.
"I know what it is." Zack says. The others look at him. "He wants to get in your pants."
Trini slaps him in the back of the head. Zack turns and looks at her. "Ow!" he shouts. "Why do people keep hitting me?"
"I hate to say it, but I think Zack's right." Jason says. "Why else would he be so nice to Kim and a jerk to the rest of you? Plus he's from LA, and things move a little bit faster there than they do here in Angel Grove."
"He wasn't being a jerk." Kim says defensively. "I guess he's just shy, but he's comfortable around me."
"Just keep telling yourself that." Zack says.
"By the way, Zack, what happened with you and Angela?" Kim asks. "I saw you went up to talk to her after school. I heard her and Brad broke up. Is that true?"
"Slow down, girl." Zack says. "I went up and talked to her, and it's true. For the first time in three years since we have been at Angel Grove High, Angela Griggs is a single woman."
"And she's still a single woman." Trini says. "He got shot down."
"I didn't get shot down." Zack says. "I didn't even ask her out. See, I knew by her subtle gestures that she wasn't ready to date anyone yet."
"She flat out told you 'Zack, if you're here to ask me out, you should know, I'm not ready to date yet.'" Trini says.
"Do you always have to do that?" Zack says. "Every time I try to tell a story she's gotta go and ruin it."
Trini laughs. "Yeah, well, it's just what I do." she says.
At this point, Ernie comes over to the table. "Hey guys. Here's that second round milkshakes you guys ordered." As Ernie says this, the ground begins to shake.
"What's going on!" Erine shouts, spilling the milkshakes on the ground.
"I believe the plates deep within the Earth are shifting causing a tremor in the Earth's surface." Billy says.
"What?" Kim shouts at him. "Billy, Speak English."
"Technically, Kim, that was English." Billy says.
"He means, EARTHQUAKE." Trini shouts.
"Let's get out of here!" Ernie shouts. He and all of the patrons in the Youth Center run for the door. The 5 teens, however remain in their seats.
"What's going on?" Jason yells. "I can't move!"
"Me either!" Zack shouts. As the last patron exits the youth center, the 5 teens starts to glow different colors: Jason in red, Billy in blue, Zack in a dark purple, Trini in Yellow, and Kim in Pink. Then the 5 glowing colors start to rise up and disappear.
D.E.T.A headquarters were buzzing with the news that aliens had been discovered.
"Sir, we were tracking the breathing activities of Jackson and Nichols." Jones says to Harrison. "Very shortly after the believed attacks, their breathing stopped. I believe we can call it, sir. Their gone."
Harrison sighs. "Well, OK." he says and walks away.
"Sir, do we have any idea what these things are?" Jones asks.
"Aliens." Harrison said.
"Anything else, sir?" Jones asks again.
"You were in the room, Jones." Harrison says. "You heard everything I heard. We have no idea what we are up against, but our finest men are being assembled. Men who have been training in alien combat for years." He begins to walk in to another room.
"But, sir." Jones says. "These are the first aliens we have ever discovered. These men have been training, yes, but we have no idea if their training is even remotely close to what they'll need to do to combat these aliens."
"Listen, Jones." Harrison, turning around, yells. "I already said we have no idea what we are up against! So unless you have some new information for me, I suggest you shut up and leave me be!"
"Yes sir." Jones says and turns and runs out. Harrison sighs again, as he sits down at his desk.
"I was hoping we would find life out there," He says out loud to himself. "But not like this."
The 5 teens land in a place full of advance technology. They land in a pile on the floor and stand up slowly, beginning to look around.
"OK, so, like, where are we?" Kim says.
"I have no idea." Trini says.
"Weren't we just at the youth center?" Zack says. "How'd we get here?"
"Calm down guys." Jason says. "I'm sure there's a logical explanation for all of this. Billy, you're smart, explain this."
Billy is just looking around in awe. "I wish I could." Billy says. "I have no idea where we are or how we got here. My only guess would be that there was some sort of rip in the space-time continuum and we fell through it, but that seems highly unlikely."
"OK, well we don't know how we got here, or where here is, but I think the most logical next step would be to find a way out." Jason says. "We clearly don't belong here. This stuff is way beyond us."
They all start looking for an exit. Kim turns to her right and notices something moving. "Guys!" She shouts. "I think there is something else alive in here."
Jason and Zack get into a fighting stance as they await what comes out. The others step back.
"Who are you!" Jason shouts.
A robot moves out of the corner and steps toward them. Jason and Zack step back with the others. The robot is Alpha 5.
"Do not be alarmed humans." Alpha says.
"Wow!" Billy says. "No way. A fully sentient multi-functional automaton."
"A what?" Kim asks.
"A robot." Trini explains.
"Billy, Wait!" Jason says. "Who, or what, are you?"
"I am Alpha 5, Jason." Alpha says.
"How do you know my name?" Jason asks.
"All will be explained in time." Alpha says. "Now, I am the robotic assistant to Zordon, Eltarian defender of the Earth."
Zack leans over to Kim. "I'm beginning to wonder what Ernie put in those shakes." He says.
"Eltarian?" Billy asks. "You mean from the planet Eltar?"
"That's correct, Billy." Alpha responds.
"Wait, can we, like, come back to Earth, please." Kim says. "Where's Eltar and what's a Zordon."
"Eltar is supposedly a planet in a distant galaxy." Billy explains. "Legend has it that great power comes from Eltar, but no one has ever been able to locate it. Many scientists believe it's just a myth like Big Foot."
"I can assure you that Eltar is quite real." Alpha says.
"OK, but that still doesn't answer what a 'Zoltar' is or why it wanted us." Zack says.
"That is Zordon, Zackary," A voice from behind him says, "And that would be me."
Zack turns around to see a giant, blue, floating head in a plasma tube behind. Zack's mouth drops. "Oh, Hell No!" He shouts. "There is no way this is real!'
"It is Zackary." Zordon said. "I have summoned the five of you here because the Earth is endanger. Just a few minutes ago the Earth shook in a way that it hasn't shaken in over 10,000 years."
"It was just an Earthquake." Jason says. "They happen all the time. Nothing to get worked up over."
"That was no ordinary Earthquake, Jason." Alpha says.
"Alpha is correct." Zordon says. "That earthquake was not caused by shifting plates. It was caused by Rita Repulsa, Empress of Evil."
"Come again?" Trini says.
"Please turn around and observe the viewing globe." Zordon says. The teens turns around see a globe sitting there. As they look at it, images appear on there. They see an old woman dressed in a dark brown costume. She has two pointed hair cones, and a very pointed bra, and holds a large staff, that is rounded at the top.
"OK, you couldn't pay me to dress like that." Kim says."
"Do not be fooled by her looks, Rita Repulsa is one of the most evil creatures you will ever meet." Zordon says. "She destroys whatever planet she comes to. 10,000 years ago, she chose to destroy Earth. I tried to stop her, but was unsuccessful and sealed in a time warp. I managed to create this tube with which I am allowed to contact your world, but I cannot leave the time warp."
The teens exchange a series of glances. Jason looks up at the floating head again. "Time warp? Evil Empresses?" Jason says. "This all sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie."
"It may seem hard to believe, but there is much more out there than the human race can even begin to comprehend." Zordon explains. "After she imprisoned me in this time warp, I recruited a team of mighty warriors to defeat her. We managed to seal her away and send her and her minions flying through space. We thought we had seen the last of her, but only a few hours ago, her prison crashed into the moon and was discovered by a team of astronauts. They released her, along with her minions, and now she wants destroy the Earth."
"OK, let's say all of this is true." Zack says. "This all seems unlikely, but even if it is true, what does it have to do with us? Why are we here?"
"I have selected the five of you to defend the Earth as Power Rangers." Zordon says. All the teens, except Jason, start laughing.
"You're joking, right?" Trini says. "I mean seriously, us? You want us to defend the Earth?"
"No offense, Zordon, but I think you might be losing it in your old age." Billy says. "We're not warriors. We're teenagers."
"I know." Zordon says. "I chose you not because of your fighting abilities, but because of the character traits you have shown. You will each be granted armor and a set of unique weapons. You will also each pilot a giant robotic weapon known as a Zord.
"Zackary Taylor!" Zack looks up at Zordon. "You are cunning, agile, and a skilled martial artist. Because of these skills, I have chosen you to be the Black Power Ranger. You will possess the Power Axe, which is a weapon that can be used as a blade or as a blaster, as well as the Mighty Mastodon Zord." Zack looks at Zordon. He has a confused look on his face. He then looks at his friends, who look just as confused as him.
"Kimberly Hart." Zordon says next. "You are kind and pure of heart. Your skills as a gymnast will also come in handy in the battle against Rita. Because of this, You have been chosen to be the Pink Power Ranger. Your Power Weapon is the Power Bow, a high powered bow and arrow which will stun the enemy. You will soar the skies with the Pterodactyl Zord." Kim looks at Jason and Trini.
"William Cranston," Zordon continues. "You are incredibly smart and your ability to think on your feet is unparalleled. You will make an excellent Blue Power Ranger. You will use the Power Lance and Triceratops Zord."
Next, Zordon goes on to talk about Trini. "Katrina Kwan. You possess compassion, quick wits and martial arts talent. These reasons make you the perfect candidate to be the Yellow Power Ranger. The Power Daggers and Saber-Tooth Tiger Zord will be at your disposal."
At this point, Trini and Billy look at each other, very confused.
"Finally, Jason Lee Scott." Zordon says. "I have seen that you possess courage, strength, and the rare ability to defend yourself in any situation. You are a skilled martial artist and the only person I can image leading this team as the Red Power Ranger. The Power Sword and Tyrannosaurs Zord are yours to command."
Jason has a smile on his face. He steps forward. "Zordon, I am honored that you have selected me to be the leader of this team and I will do my best to not disappoint you." he says.
"I am pleased to here this, Jason." Zordon says. "I knew I could count on you."
"Oh come on!" Zack says. "You've got to be kidding me. Jason, you're buying this shit. We're not warriors."
"Zack's right, Jason." Trini says.
"Wow, someone said I was right twice in one day." Zack says. "That's a new record for me."
"Doesn't surprise me." Kim says. "Anyway, Jason, how are the 5 of us supposed to defend the Earth?"
"It does seem highly unlikely, Jason." Billy says. "I'm sorry, but I have to side with the others."
"Guys, just give this a chance." Jason says.
"Why should we?" Zack says. "Let's get out of here. Yo, Robot, how do we get out of here."
"The exits are located at the far end of either side of the Command Center." Alpha says.
"Command Center?" Zack says. "Whatever." The 4 teens, other than Jason, start walking toward the exits. "You coming, Jase?" Zack asks.
Jason looks back at Zordon, then at his friends. "I guess." he says. The teens all start to leave.
"Jason, wait." Zordon says. Jason stops and turns. "Alpha, give Jason the Power Morphers."
Alpha hands Jason a box. "What's this?" Jason asks.
"These are the Power Morphers." Zordon explains. "They are the keys to your powers."
Jason nods. "Alright. I'll try to talk some sense into them." Jason runs after the others.
Alpha looks up at Zordon. "Well that didn't go well." Alpha says. "What are we going to do know?"
"Patience, Alpha." Zordon says. "I have faith in the selection we've made."
END CHAPTER 2
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