Chapter Nineteen-The Light
The Power Rangers were back at the Command Center. Trent and Dr. Oliver were immediately placed into containment fields and both remained unconscious. Kim had woken from her own unconscious state. She was now sitting own the floor with Kira. They had both spent sometime in the medical lab check ups and bandages where needed.
"We need to turn them good again," Kimberly stated the obvious.
The Pink Crane was staring at the prone figures of the White and Black Dino Thunder Rangers.
"Don't worry," Tommy said coming up behind his girlfriend and placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We will."
"We have to," Conner said staring at his friend and mentor.
Aisha walked up to Kim and Kira. She kneeled in front of them. Her face showed her concern for her friends.
"Hey, you two okay?" she asked.
"Yeah," Kira said.
"Yes," Kim said nodding.
"Can I get you anything?" the Yellow Mighty Morphin Ranger asked.
"No, thank you," Kim said.
Kira simply shook her head.
"Okay," Aisha said and sat next to them.
The large room fell silent. The Rangers just didn't know what to say. There were only so many 'what are we going to do's' and 'are you ok's' the team could take.
Kimberly moved to where the others girls sat. She silently sat beside Aisha. Tommy, Rocky, Billy, Adam, and Ethan sat opposite the girls. Conner was still staring at the evil members of his team. He looked them over closely.
Dr. Oliver was lying on his stomach and Trent was lying on his back. Something was different about them ant it wasn't the evil vibe the Tyranno Ranger was feeling. Conner Stared at them for a long moment before he noticed Trent was wearing a necklace he had not been wearing when he was captured by their enemies.
"Hey, Billy," The Red Dino Thunder Ranger said. "Can you scan for evil energy?"
"Yes," Billy answered a little confused.
"Can you scan Trent and Dr. O?" Conner asked.
"Affirmative," the Blue Mighty Morphin Ranger replied.
"Good, do it?"
"Why?" Kimberly asked. "We already know they're evil."
"I just want to see something," Conner replied.
Billy got up with no further questions. He had a feeling about this. Conner looked so serious and deep in thought the Blue Ranger knew he had to do what was asked of him.
"I'll have to teleport to my lab and get the scanner," Billy said. "It won't take me long."
Within five minutes, the Triceratops Ranger teleported to his house and back to the Command Center. He returned with a new scanner he had been working on for Zordon. He had completed the project earlier that week, but with everything that had happened, the Blue Ranger forgot all about the device.
Billy used the scanner on Trent first. He started at the White Ranger's legs and moved up. The scanner's meter began to grow as it came closer to the necklace and became full when it reached the piece of jewelry.
"The necklace," Billy said. "The necklace contains a great deal of evil energy."
"The Stone of Rage," Zordon said making his presence known.
"The stone of what," Rocky asked.
"The Stone of Rage is one of the three stones of pure evil," Zordon explained. "It's sisters are the Stone of Destruction and the Stone of Death. Whoever has these stones are turned into pure evil. If all three stones are worn, they have the power to destroy all existence. The stones are so corruptible that not even the greatest evil uses them. Our enemies must be disparate."
That was a little more than upsetting.
"Is it okay if we remove the stones," Ethan asked.
"Yes," Zordon said with a nod. "But only those who have been evil before can touch them without the stones taking immediate effect. The stones thrive on purity."
Kim stood. She looked at Tommy.
"I'll take Dr. Oliver and you take Trent," she said.
Tommy nodded and moved over to the other White Ranger. Once Ethan removed the containment fields, Tommy quickly removed the necklace. He felt a strange shock surge through his body followed by a darkness over his heart. The White Mighty Morphin Ranger dropped the object and the effects wore of shortly.
Kim kneeled by Dr. Oliver's side. She struggled to roll the Black Brachio Ranger over. Tommy helped her when she couldn't accomplish the task on her own.
"Thanks," she said.
"No problem," Tommy said.
Kim removed the necklace from around Dr. Oliver's neck. She felt the same effects as Tommy and just as they had done with the White Mighty Morphin Ranger, the strange energies left her body after she dropped the necklace.
The containment field surrounded the two unconscious Rangers once again. The necklaces were just outside the fields. There was no way Dr. Oliver and Trent could reach them.
"I am going to scan them again," Billy said.
He scanned the White and Black Dino Thunder Rangers. The evil in the two Rangers had decreased noticeably.
"It worked," the Blue Mighty Morphin Ranger said. "The evil has considerably decreased."
Conner smiled a little. He was glad that the Dino Thunder Rangers were on their way to having a full team again. All they had to do was figure out how to make Dr. Oliver and Trent completely good again.
About an half an hour later, a bright light appeared in the center of the Command Center. The light was so bright that the Rangers had to turn away or cover their eyes. It wasn't long that light began t o fade and two figures appeared. One figure was short and a bit jittery. The second figure was tall and cloaked.
After the light died down some, the Rangers were able to see the two bodies more clearly. The first was Alpha 5 and the second was someone the Rangers had never seen before.
The tall body was completely covered in a thick forest green cloak. It stood proud with a wooden staff in its hand.
"Alpha," Billy was the first one to speak.
He was happy to see his little friend.
"Hello, Rangers," the robot greeted. "I am happy to see you again."
While the Rangers engaged Alpha 5 in conversation, the cloaked figure looked around the Command Center. It was as Alpha had said. There were Rangers from a different time here, that needed to be set right, and there was a usage of Power long lost.
The figure turned to the containment fields and gazed at the White Drago and Black Brachio Rangers. It was good that they were captured. It would make it easier when it came time to turn them good again.
"Zordon," the person turned to the trapped Eltarian. "It is food to see you again, old friend."
The Rangers' attention was now drawn to the mysterious person in cloak. They immediately noted that the voice was feminine, a woman.
"I am happy to see you too, Dulcea," Zordon greeted.
Dulcea removed her cloak to reveal a tall, beautiful, blonde woman. She wore nothing but a bikini looking outfit, to cover what was necessary, and knee high boots.
The males blatantly stared, while the girls noticed wisdom to the woman's eyes. They wondered if Dulcea was older than Zordon.
"Ranger," Zordon said. "This is Dulcea, Guardain of the Powers of the Ninjetti on the planet Phaedos."
Dulcea turned to the Rangers. She looked each one deep into their eyes and found their animal spirit.
"The Ninjetti?" Aisha asked.
"The original power of the Ninja," Zordon explained. "I have summoned Dulcea here to not only help purify Dr. Oliver and Trent, but to also reawaken the Powers of the Ninja, or Ninjetti, in my Rangers."
The Rangers stared at Dulcea. They wondered if the woman could do all of that. They hoped she could.
"I need for the containment field to be removed," Dulcea said wasting no time.
Ethan, without question, went to the console and turned of the field. Dulcea approached the still unconscious Dino Thunder Rangers. She knelt between them and touched their chests, right over their hearts. Dr. Oliver glowed black and Trent glowed White.
Dulcea looked up at Kim and Kira.
"Come," she said softly to the Pterodactyls.
Kim and Kira walked to Dulcea.
"Place your hand over your beloved's heart," Dulcea instructed.
Both Pterodactyls hesitated, but did what they were told. Kim's hand went to Dr. Oliver's heart and Kira's hand went to Trent's. Instantly, a pink glow surrounded Kim and a yellow glow surrounded Kira.
Dulcea moves away from the couples. She smiled secretly to herself. The bonds were as she thought.
Slowly, the black glow of Dr. Oliver and the Pink glow of Kim began to mix and blend. Kim gasped as she felt a positive energy flow through her.
At the same time, Kira gasped. Her yellow glow was blending with Trent's white glow. The positive energy.
Dulcea knew that the purifying would take several minutes. She turned her attention to the Mighty Morphin teens.
"Rangers," she addressed them. "I need for you to stand in a circle."
The Rangers did so. Conner and Ethan backed off. They some how knew she was not talking to them.
"Clasp each others hands," Dulcea said after moving into the center of the circle.
The Rangers held onto each others hands.
"Concentrate on your animal spirits," the woman instructed. "Look deep inside you."
The 1996 teens breathed calmly as they instinctively going into a meditative state.
Kimberly was first to find her spirit. The crane cried out proudly at her owner. Kimberly felt the agile bird fly out of her and surround her, cloaking the Pink Ranger in her Ninja, now Ninjetti, uniform.
Billy followed soon after. His wolf howled loudly in his ears. It leapt out of the Blue Ranger and surrounded him in a blue Ninjetti uniform.
Rocky was next. The ape in him called out as it jumped out. The Red uniform clothed Rocky as he felt the ape's protection blanket him.
Adam heard the croaking of his frog as soon as he felt his friend's clothed hand. Leaping from his owner's body, the frog surrounded the young man's body and formed a black Ninjetti uniform.
The Bear growled inside Aisha. She was happy to know her owner had found her. The Bear emerged from Aisha and formed the protective cover over the Yellow Ninjetti uniform.
Tommy, the proud leader was last. He concentrated hard in search of his falcon. A moment passed and the teen heard the powerful cry of his falcon. The falcon soared from Tommy's body and cloaked the White Ranger in a white Ninjetti uniform.
"Now," Dulcea said softly. "Open your eyes."
The Rangers did as the were told. They stared at one another in wonder.
"Thank you," Tommy said to Dulcea.
"There is no need to thank me, young leader," Dulcea said. "Your powers and animal spirits never left you. They just were lost inside of you."
"But how?" Aisha asked.
"The Powers' origin is unknown," the blonde woman revealed. "But it is on going. Once gained it is never truly lost. The power only hides within until summoned again."
"What about Ninjor?" Adam asked.
"The Power has had many guardians and has gone by many names," Dulcea continued. "When one guardian is destroyed another is summoned. We guardians are not immortal. We do die."
The Rangers nodded not sure what else to say.
The glowing group, Kira, Kim, Tommy, and Trent, began to dim. This caught the others attention and they all knew the purification was nearly complete.
With a gasp of the Black and White Dino Thunder Rangers woke. Dr. Oliver stared into Kim's eyes and Trent stared into Kira's eyes. The Purification was now complete.
Dr. Oliver and Trent sat up. They both felt odd and they were perfectly aware of what had occurred over the past couple of days. Dr. O was about to say something when the alarms blared.
It was time to get back into action, as a complete team.