Jarrod and Camile dropped into some long grass just as the sun was setting over the horizon. Camile immediately recognised the ramshackle building in front of her, "This is my house".
"Huh, what are the chances", Jarrod commented, "these visions quests really freak me out".
"Have you done these often then?" Camile asked.
"One or twice", Jarrod sighed, "one of the joys of being a dai shi". The sun had almost completely set now, bathing the gardens in an orange hue, "Let's get going, the longer we're here the greater the danger".
Not feeling overly reassured, Camile nervously pushed on the door to her family home. The kitchen was deserted so she proceeded into the front room where she found Jellica sitting stiffly on the sofa, "Ok that's creepy", Jarrod commented, "very Hannibal Lecter".
Jellica finally moved, looking the two over for a few moments before she said, "You two jackasses " Camile looked like she had been punched in the gut and took a step back, "That's all it took to repel the mighty crimson and bronze rangers, god you two are pathetic".
"Ouch, low blow there dude", Jarrod hissed in reply
"See even now someone has to come to your defence", Jellica began, "you can't stay in the shadows forever", a vicious smiled formed on her face, "do you want to be the sidekick for the rest of your life?"
Camile straightened her back and took a couple of paces towards her duplicate, "I'm no one's sidekick",
"Then why don't you prove it", Jellica grinned evilly and fired off jets of water. The crimson ranger ducked and rolled away quickly, fortunately to avoid the damaging blast, "Is this the best the Animus rangers could offer?"
Camile paused, thinking about her next move. She had Jarrod backing her up but this dream duplicate of Jellica was extremely powerful. Charging into battle head on could prove disastrous, instead she needed to use her head, "Over there", she directed Jarrod to a worn looking armchair, "Distract her,I'll attack from the other side".
"I don't think it's a good idea fighting yourself", Jarrod commented, "I tried that once, really didn't work".
"Yeah well this is me", Camile replied, "I never do things the easy way". Jarrod reluctantly followed Camile's direction, not that Jellica was giving them much choice. Another powerful string of curses turned several items in the leaving room into splinters.
The rangers split up with Camile seemingly disappearing through a cloud of debris, "Running away Camile ", Jellica taunted, "Thats all your good for", she added sarcastically.
"Actions speak louder than words bitch" Camile smiled, "now Jarrod", she cried. The bronze ranger obliged by tossing he arm chair at Jellica that slammed her through the window at the end of the room. Camile jumped through the gap, landing just in front of the recovering Jellica, "I'll show you what this ranger can do". Two swift haymakers nearly dropped the clone to its knees. Clearly wobbling, the duplicate aimed some sloppy attacks at the crimson ranger which Camile easily dodged. A few slashes from her shark fins had the clone reeling.
Camile breathed deeply, her hand resting on her knees, "Unorthodox", Jarrod called.
"It fucking worked didn't it?" Camile countered,
Back with the yellow ranger, Shayla who was with Merrick, Shayla was surprised to see they were transported back to the same ridge where the legendary Warriors were fighting. The battle was long over, in fact before their eyes they watched several centuries of history play out, "This is incredible", Merrick commented, "look how everything changed".
"Not necessarily for the best though", Shayla replied.
"Am I always this dreary", a duplicate of Shayla suddenly appeared in front of the pair, "I'm some heavy eyeliner and a Smith's album away from a cliché". The duplicate paused and sang slightly offkey, "Heavens knows I'm miserable now", there was a temporary pause before the copy added, "must be hard being smart, beautiful and alone".
"I'm not alone", Shayla spat back.
"And yet your thoughts tell me something different", Dream Shayla began, "maybe if you dropped the snarky attitude and let people through your walls you wouldn't have to spend all your spare time training".
Shayla rocked on her feet as she tried to think of a suitable comeback but her duplicate could only speak the truth. "You're right, it's time to let go of everything. We won't truly be a team until I do that".
Her duplicate smiled, "We are Animus after all", Dream Shayla held out her hands as a wave of yellow energy moved towards the real yellow ranger, "remember this moment",
"You're on cruise control Zordon", his duplicate began, "and you have been since you were reborn in this World. You've been so reliant on other's showing you the way that you've forgotten how to think for yourself".
"That's not true", Zordon said with a hint of hesitation.
"There are many times that you could've taken control of you own destiny but you've let them all slip by and look what it's cost you". Dream Zordon turned his back as the real Zordon thought about his words. Maybe there was some truth in his statement, even though he hated his fame he could've used it to his advantage. Maybe if he learned more about his heritage then he wouldn't be so reliant on others.
But one memory was stuck at the forefront of his mind, "Remember the last time I lead a team", Zordon began, "that didn't turn out so well".
"You're talking about the fight where Rita betrayed you", Dream Zorodn replied and the real Zordon nodded. "It wasn't a total failure, you stopped her from getting the power coins. Some would call that a victory".
"I don't think Tommy would", Zordon countered, the death of his friend and former green ranger still hurt .
Zordon opened his eyes to see he was in a lab. With people he didnt recognise, who he assumed were other rangers around him.
" What happened?" He asked.
" It seems a mysterious virus caused you and the other to go into a coma, which caused a flux to the morphin grid, ive bene told " Kite replied.
" How come all of you but Kite look different?" He asked.
" Ok this will sound weird" Kite began " You all choose legendary warriors from seeing them in the morphing grid, your actually wild zords that can take a human and a ranger appearance" Kite explained.
"And Rita?" Former Zordon asked.
" When we were revived by Cole, I wasn't able to fond you, so i asked Rita and Zedd to locate you four for them, but now that mutants attack reset you guys " Kite said.
" Reset us?" Former Camile asked. Kite nodded, Wes pulled a curtin revealing a wall length mirror, the rangers could see Kite and Wes, and four others one looking like Taylor wild force white which Zordon figured out was her, Shayla now looked more like Alyssa wildforce white, Camile now looked more like a female version of Danny wild force black and Jarrod looked more like Max wildforce blue.
" What do we call outselves now?" Shayla asked, " Cant what we used to be called"
" I like Taylor " Taylor said looking at her blonde hair.
" Dani works for me " Dani said.
" Max is a cool name " Max said
" Guess I'm Alyssa" Alyssa said.
All four looked at Kite, " No I'm not changing my name to Cole" he said. The other four laughed.
" Lets go home" Taylor said.
" Ill catch up with you i have to thank Wes for saving you guys " Kite said, he then left the room.