Chapter Twenty-One-Animal Spirits
The Rangers waited as patiently as possible for Dulcea's plan. The Guardian of the Ninjetti powers had and how to return Kim and the Dino Thunder Rangers to their own time. The Rangers couldn't help their excitement and hope. The day was getting better and better.
First, the Rangers had rescued Kim and Kira. Regrettably, they had to fight Dr. Oliver and Trent in the process, but they were still successful.
Second, Trent and Dr. Oliver were turned good again, the Rangers had captured the two evil Rangers during their rescue mission to save the Pterodactyls. Dulcea had used Kira and Kim's connections to the Black and White Dino Thunder Rangers to purify the males. It didn't take long before Dr. Oliver and Trent were on the side they belonged.
During Trent and Dr. Oliver's purification, Dulcea had told the Mighty Morphin Rangers to form a circle. She told them to join hands and focus on finding their animal spirits. Once the spirits were found, the Rangers opened their eyes to find they were in their ninja uniforms. The Ninja, or Ninjetti powers had returned to them.
Next, the Rangers had faced difficult battles. Tommy, Trent, Conner, and Dr. Oliver battled Rito, Goldar, Elsa, and the Evil White Drago Ranger clone. Of course, the Rangers won, but had to split of into their separate teams to face three different monsters.
Tommy, Kimberly, Rocky, and Aisha fought Gator Blade; Dr. Oliver, Kim, Trent, and Kira fought Metal Cobra; and Conner Ethan, Adam, and Billy fought Thunder Lizard. Tommy's team had a hard time with the water monster. The pressure of Gator Blade's water cannon forced the Rangers into hiding. Dr. Oliver's team had it much easier as they faced Metal Cobra. They had managed to knock the monster unconscious, but at the price of injuries to the members of the team. Conner's team, like Tommy's, was not able to attack Thunder Lizard. They just ran around avoiding the monster's lightning bolts.
The Rangers almost went into panic as they watched all three monsters grow to gigantic proportions. They only had six zords and again had to split off into three separate teams. Tommy had come up with a plan to attack the monsters at once. Lead them all to one point in the city. It worked, but not in the way the White Falcon had planned.
Thunder Lizard and Metal Cobra accidentally attacked each other. Thunder Lizard's lightning bolt destroyed Metal Cobra and the snake monster's poisonous barb destroyed Thunder Lizard. Only Gator Blade was left and it did not take long for the Rangers to defeat him.
Now, there was the hope of returning the Dino Thunder Rangers and Kim home.
Dulcea looked at the group. Trent, Kim, Dr. Oliver, and Kira were now with everyone else. The Rangers looked hopeful. She did not want to disappoint them.
"Rangers," she said to Kim and the Dino Thunder team. "Do you know how you came to be here?'
"Yes," Ethan answered. "We used all of our special near the time portal and Kim was sent her totally by accident."
Dulcea nodded and clutched her staff. She paced for a second. She paused and looked at the group from the future again.
"Do you know why the powers were needed to bring you were here," she asked.
"Affirmative," Billy replied drawing the guardian's attention to him. "The portal required the exact amount of energy of five. The use of their special abilities opened the portal completely, sending the Dino Thunder Rangers to our time."
Dulcea nodded again.
"Then that is how we will send them back," she said.
"But how," Aisha asked. "We all need to use the same power."
"Yeah," Rocky said. "It goes by the majority or main power. Six of us have the Ninjetti power ruling out the use of others."
Another nod form the blonde woman signaled her understanding for the Rangers' concerns.
"Have you already forgotten who I am," she asked.
The Rangers remained silent. They had forgotten.
"You men, to give the Dino Thunder Rangers and Kim the powers of the Ninjetti," Adam deduced.
"Yes, Black Frog," Dulcea replied.
"But what about Dr. Oliver and Kim," Kimberly asked. "Is it possible for them to hold their powers?"
"Yeah," Tommy said. "I mean, Kimberly and I already have powers of the Crane and the Falcon. Can they use the same powers at the same time as we do?"
"Yes," Dulcea answered. "It is very possible."
"Right," Billy said. "The powers are still within them. Why would they not be able to access their powers."
"Yeah," Ethan added. "The power already exist."
Dulcea smiled brightly at the Blue Wolf and Blue Tricera. They had been listening when she first arrived.
"Wise, Blue Rangers," she praised and Billy and Ethan blushed. "You both listen well."
Conner clapped his hands together once. Everyone's attention went to him.
"Are we ready to do this," he asked his team.
"I am," Kira said.
"Me too," Trent said.
"Yeah," Ethan said.
"Dr O," Conner asked his teacher.
Dr. Oliver smiled and nodded.
"I miss having the falcon," he said. "Kim?"
Kim looked up at the Brachio Ranger and smiled at him.
"I miss my crane too," she said.
"Then, it's settled," Conner said,
The Red Tyranno Ranger turned to Dulcea.
"We're ready," he said.
Outside of the Command Center, the Rangers stood in three semicircles. The first semicircle consisted of Kim and Dr. Oliver; the second, Trent, Conner, Kira, and Ethan stood behind the adult; and the third, Tommy, Kimberly, Aisha, Billy, and Adam, and Rocky stood as the outer layer. Dulcea stood in front of them all, beside a roaring fire.
"Dr. Oliver, Kim," the blonde woman said to the adults. "Face each other and take each other's hands."
Kim and Dr. Oliver did as they were instructed to do.
"Close your eyes," Dulcea continued. "And concentrate on finding your animal spirits."
The adults closed their eyes and focused. They both felt faint soothing throbbing inside of them. Behind her eyes, Kim saw a pink light and Dr. Oliver saw a white light. The pulsing grew stronger as the two adults continued to search for their animal spirits.
After a minute or two of the throbbing, Kim and Dr. Oliver began to see their animal spirits flying towards them. Kim saw only her crane and Dr. Oliver only saw his falcon.
Kim watched as her crane came closer and closer to her. The closer the bird approached the woman it began to fly faster. Before the crane flew into Kim, it let out a cry.
Kim gasped as her crane enter her. She felt a comforting warmth rush through her and she began to glow pink. Seconds later, the former Pink Pterodactyl was covered in her pink Ninjetti uniform.
At the same time, Dr. Oliver's falcon came closer to him until it cried out as they connected. The science teacher gasped as he felt the warmth of the falcon's power. Within the same time as Kim, Dr. Oliver's white Ninjetti uniform cloaked his body.
They opened their eyes and stared at each other in wonder.
"My gosh," Kim said. "I worked."
Dr. Oliver chuckled at the sound of surprise in her voice.
"Yeah," he said.
They did not realize they were still holding hands.
Dulcea smiled a t the pair.
"Join the other Ninjetti Rangers," she instructed.
Dr. Oliver and Kim nodded. They joined their young friends. They let one pair of hands drop and kept the other clasped as they stood. They took off their masks. Kim looked up at Dr. Oliver.
"You know, you looked better in white with longer hair," she commented.
Dr. Oliver just smiled at the woman.
Dulcea turned her attention to the Dino Thunder teens.
"Close, your eyes," she said to the team.
"What," Conner said. "We don't have to hold hands?"
"No, Red Ranger," Dulcea said.
"Ok," Conner said and closed his eyes.
The Tyranno Ranger's team did the same.
"Buried deep inside each of us is an animal spirit," the blonde woman explained.
She blew some sparkling dust into the fire causing the flames to grow. She watched as Kira, Trent, Ethan, and Conner's animal spirits emerged and they became covered in their own Ninjetti uniforms.
The Dino Thunder teens opened their eyes. They looked in awe as examined themselves.
Dulcea approached Conner. He stared at the woman.
"Conner," she said. "You are the leopard, powerful and strong."
Conner smiled and nodded.
Dulcea moved on to Ethan.
"Young Ethan," she said. "Playful, energetic, you are the ferret."
Ethan smiled and shrugged.
"Kira," Dulcea said moving on to the Yellow Ranger. "You are the beautiful Nightingale."
The Ptera Ranger smiled brightly at the woman.
Dulcea moved to the final teen.
"Trent," she said. "Silent and dependable, you are the glorious eagle."
Dulcea walked a steps away from the group. She turned and faced them.
"With these powers, you must realize all is possible," she said. "Even finding you way home, but once there, your animal spirits will return to their nesting places."
Dulcea looked very serious. She looked at Dr. Oliver and Kim. She felt she needed to address something with them and Kira and Trent.
"Tommy, Kimberly," the guardian said. "You have forgotten the ways of your animal spirits."
She turned to Kira and Trent.
"And you must learn the ways of you animal spirits."
Dulcea turned to Kira and Trent.
"And you must learn the ways of your animal spirits."
Kira and Trent stared at each other. They wasn't sure what the woman meant, but they had an idea.
"It will be hard work," Dulcea said. "But I have faith in you. You will find your way."
Kira, Trent, Dr. Oliver, and Kim nodded.
"Now," Dulcea said. "We need to go the place where the portal is."
"Alpha," Billy asked. "Is the portal still at the park?"
There was a pause on the other end as Alpha checked on the portal.
"Yes, Billy," the robot said.
"Can you teleport us to the location," the Blue Wolf asked.
"Yes," Alpha said. "Teleporting now."
At Angel Grove Park, the Rangers and Dulcea stood in the very spot the Dino Thunder Rangers first appeared. They all stared at the Technicolor portal.
"Now, what," Kimberly asked.
"Now," Dulcea said. "Kim and the Dino Thunder Rangers will approach the portal."
Kim, Dr. Oliver, and the teens walked up to the portal.
"They will hold hands," the guardian instructed.
The Dino Thunder team and Kim held hands.
"Now," Dulcea said. "The Mighty Morphin Ninjetti Rangers will also hold hands.
The 1996 Rangers held hands and waited for further instruction.
"Call upon you animal spirits," Dulcea said.
The Rangers all seemed to sigh at once. They weren't sure who should go first.
"The Bear," Aisha was the first. "Fierce and unstoppable."
"The Frog," Adam said. "Wise and silent."
"The Wolf," Billy said. "Cunning and swift."
"The Ape," Rocky said proudly. "Powerful and Smart."
"The Falcon," Tommy and Dr. Oliver said at once. "Bringer of justice and strength."
"The Crane," both Kim and Kimberly said. "Agile and graceful."
"The Leopard," Conner said. "Powerful and strong."
"The Eagle," Trent said. "Silent and dependable."
"The Nightingale," Kira said. "Beautiful bringer of song."
"The Ferret," Ethan said. "Playful and energetic."
The Portal began to glow brighter and brighter as it took in the powers of the twelve Rangers. It wasn't long until the group was blinded.
One more chapter and this story is complete. Don't worry, I have two sequels in the works. More romance in them hopefully.
The last chapter will be posted as soon as I type it up.