DISCLAIMER
Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon and that includes any weapons you recognize. I only own the characters you don't recognize, the subplots, the monster, and its powers. For this fic and future fics, I may once in a while add in some Australian slang, but it's not meant to be offensive or stereotypical. After all, Kat's just moved to the states, so she'd probably be more prone to use terms that are common to her. I got some of the slang terms from ./australian-slang . html. If I have used them incorrectly, I apologize.
On the moon, Rita laughed in delight as Goldar and Scorpina landed in front of her. During the course of the fight, Zedd had gone into his chambers.
"Good work you two. You made those Power Pests run," she approved.
"Yes, but Razorback's immobilization doesn't last very long and the Purple Ranger will soon be back at full strength and they'll return to battle," Goldar reminded.
"And when they do, they'll be destroyed," Rita laughed. When the Rangers landed, Aisha was laid on the Command Center's medical chair.
"Can you move?" Rocky asked anxiously, kneeling down so that he was looking into her eyes. The girl tried to lift an arm to put it on her friend's wrist comfortingly, but was unable to.
"I'm all right. Honest," Aisha insisted. "I just…I can't move my body," she continued.
"The bite punctured the suit. I think Alpha should take a look at you," Adam told her.
"I agree," Jason said. Immediately, Alpha began the scan. A few seconds later, the scanner began beeping.
"Other than being unable to move, Aisha is perfectly fine," he reported.
"Zordon, is she going to be all right in the long run? I mean, will this have any effect on her?" Katherine asked.
"It is too soon to tell. It has been several centuries since the Razorback was used and I don't recall how long the immobilization from the bite lasts," Zordon answered.
"And in the meantime, we have no idea how to help Aisha," Jason stated, hitting the panel in frustration. Wow. He's spit the dummy, Katherine thought.
"Easy, Rexy," Tommy said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I can't take it easy! I mean, look at what that thing did to her!" Jason pointed out. Man, I'm the leader, I should've done something to stop it, he thought to himself.
"Wow. He's as mad as a cut snake," Katherine murmured. Hearing the phrase, Kimberly, and Zack looked at her in confusion. What does that mean? Kimberly wondered.
"Jason, you must calm yourself. Your anger is what Rita and Zedd are counting on," Zordon stated.
"Hey, maybe there's something I can do: take the venom or whatever by pulling it out of her," Adam offered.
"No! Absolutely not! That's too dangerous!" Aisha protested, starting to sit up. Jason began pushing her back down, but stopped when he realized what was happening. Oh, thank goodness. The effects aren't that long, he thought.
"Hey! She's moving again!" Billy exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Zack cheered as Aisha began to stand.
"Slowly," Jason cautioned
"Whoa. That was a weird feeling," Aisha commented.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Rocky asked in concern.
"I'm feeling fine. I just want to get this thing," Aisha answered.
"I hear that," the other Rangers agreed.
"But how do we stop it without ending up like Aisha?" Katherine wondered.
"Yeah, I'm not an expert on 'em, but from what I can recall, they don't have any weaknesses," Rocky answered.
"But they are hunted, and if a gun can hurt it, I'm sure a bow can too," Jason stated meaningfully.
"You think you can hit it with your Power Bow?" Adam asked.
"Not a problem. I'll show that mangy thing what happens when you mess with one of my friends," Kimberly responded. Meanwhile, while this was going on, as they all sat in Joe Haley's dressing room, Tyler had told Lt. Stone about Jason's actions.
"He was really irresponsible Sir. He never should've left the assignment," the man finished. Lt. Stone faked a smile. Really? He thinks that's going to win him points with me? It's not Jason's fault that he had to go take care of a monster, he thought to himself.
"Thank you, Mr. Grayson," was all the older officer said.
"Definitely going to get on my nerves," Skull whispered to Bulk, who nodded in agreement.
"I just hope Rocky's okay. That griffin monster looked really nasty," Mr. Haley stated.
"I'm sure he's okay. The Power Rangers probably showed up shortly after those monsters arrived," Bulk assured. Mr. Haley smiled at the boy gratefully, but still wasn't convinced. He was still fighting those clay creatures when we left. What if he got hurt? he wondered. Seeing the man's look of uncertainly, Skull put a hand on his wrist.
"Mr. Haley, I can speak with complete confidence when I say Rocky's just fine," he assured. While this was going on, the Rangers had appeared on the football field once more and were moving into position so that the Pink Ranger could make her shot. The other Rangers got into two pyramids as the Pink Ranger jumped into the air and fired her Power Bow. Razorback yelled in pain as it fell to the ground.
"He's not finished yet! Magic Wand, make my monster grow!" The wand landed on the field, and Razorback was enveloped in a strange cloud. The Rangers watched in horror as it instantly grew.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Australian slang
Spit the dummy: get very upset at something.
Cut snake, mad as a: very angry