Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 5 and Power Rangers Season 3
Chapter 3: Return of the Green Ranger
Los Angeles, CA
Angel, the vampire with a soul, was working on a case that put him in an awkward position of saving his old flame from a hundred years ago, Darla. "Lorne, how's she doing?" Angel asked as Darla lay on Lorne's bed sleeping and pregnant.
"She's pissed," Lorne said simply. Angel shot him a look. "Oh, you meant Darla? She's sleeping and in a lot of pain. When she sang 'O Danny Boy' at the top of her lungs, I knew what was happening." Angel felt a weird tingling sensation in his body, but no pain.
"Uh, Lorne," he began. Lorne kept rambling on about the demons he helped. "Lorneā¦" but Lorne wasn't listening. "Hey, Lorne!"
"What?" Lorne yelled. "Sorry, I forgot you were talking."
"Right, well I feel a tingling sensation all over my undead body and I'm seeing green." As he said it, green light covered him and he flew into the air.
"Oh, I better tell Wesley about this one." Lorne said to himself. "Wesley!"
Angel landed in the Command Center confused and disoriented. He looked around in awe at the place he was in. "This is very different."
"Angel, I'm glad you're here," said a deep voice issuing from the narrow energy tube. Angel looked up and nearly staked his self. "I am Zordon of Eltaar."
"Okay, but why am I here?" Angel asked rather nervously. Never in his 249 years did he ever get nervous about the mystical beings he met. "Um, could you tell me that, please?"
"Yes, I can." Zordon said gravely. "My assistant, Alpha 5 and I have been working on a way to bring back the Dragon Power Coin and an anonymous person volunteered you as a candidate." Angel tried to think of who would do it. By the time he thought of someone, Alpha blurted the answer.
"It was Buffy's friend, Xander," he said clapping a hand to his saucer-shaped head. "Oops, I didn't mean to say that."
"Xander was right in picking me for this," said Angel. "When do I start?" A small gold coin with a footprint appeared in his hand in a flash of green light. "Okay, it looks like I start now. Uh, two questions. One, how do I morph, and two, how will this save me from bursting into flames if I fight in sunlight?"
"Don't worry about the sunlight part," said a voice. "Angel, your Ranger costume will help you fight monsters and the Putties in the sunlight and give you extra strength." Angel looked around and saw someone he thought to be dead. "That's right, it's me Doyle."
"Doyle? But you're dead!" Angel croaked. The alarm went off and he nodded. "Thanks for the info, old friend, but now I've got some work to do! Dragonzord!" At once, his body was covered in the Green Ranger's uniform and his head was masked by a helmet. A sword was in his hand. "What's this?"
"That is your Dragon Dagger," Zordon replied. "It's the weapon of the Green Ranger and it also doubles as a flute to call the Dragonzord." Angel nodded and teleported to the battle. "Good luck, Green Ranger, and may the power protect you."
"Guys, we're fighting a losing battle," Rocky said as he struggled to stay on his feet. "Goldar's getting stronger, not to mention the Tengas are getting harder to fight these days."
"I hear that," said Aisha. "We need some help, but where are we going to get it?" Four blasts of green energy hit the golden-armored monkey and the black bird-like creatures. "I should just shut up, shouldn't I?"
"No, if you hadn't said anything, we'd be dead," Kimberly said patting her best friend's shoulder. "But who did that?" Looking up the Rangers gasped. "It can't be!"
"The Green Ranger?" breathed Tommy. "What's he doing here?" The Green Ranger pointed at Goldar.
"Now, why in God's green earth are you attacking my friends?" Angel asked in his most menacing voice. "Before you say anything, I'm going to say this once and only once. I am stronger than you think, and these powers are enhancing every ounce of energy I have, so I can kick your sorry butt all the way to the Moon!"
"This is impossible!" Goldar yelled. "The Green Ranger's powers were destroyed a year ago!" Angel laughed and shook his head. Buffy stared in disbelief at the new hero. "You are a fool to mess with Lord Zedd and Rita. You are finished, Green Ranger."
"Not on your life, monkey butt," Angel said jumping high into the air and pulling a swift kick into the chest. Goldar flew at least fifteen feet toward the ground. "Now, are you going to hurt my friends, or are we going to sit here and have a chat?" Goldar growled and disappeared in a flash of fire. Turning to the other Rangers and Buffy, he said, "You guys okay?"
"No thanks to you," Buffy said hugging him. "You saved us from a terrible fate." Angel frowned, but took in the thanks all the same.
