Chapter 2

A/N: Hi everyone! Thank you so much to those who have responded to my first chapter! I love those warm fuzzy feelings that you get when someone reviews my story. And HUGE PLANET SIZED THANK YOU to Newbie11, you have given me an idea to incorperate Trey into the story, but it will come later on.

Oh, and just a heads up people, there will be a bit of a romance between Alura and Tommy, but it'll probably come later when they have some sort of epic battle to deal with :)

And there will be swearing and violence scattered throughout the story... meh, I think we're all mature enough to deal with that.

And now on with the story!

-flashback-

"Alura," The Gold Ranger stopped and turned to face her Father.

"It's true, isn't it?" she turned from the hatch of the pyramid. "About the Power."

"… I don't know what you mean."

"Don't lie to me! I know that I caused Mothers death! I killed her and inherited her power. And that's the way that it will be from now on. It would be so easy for anyone to kill me and take the power.'

"Alura, that power is keeping you alive!" Her Father lowered his gaze. "It wasn't anyone's fault that she died. And just because your powers are your life force, that doesn't make you weak. You have a good soul, so you should use your soul and powers for good. You will find a way to work with it. You're the most determined person I know."

"I hope the Dragon Ranger is too…" she climbed through the hatch. "Hopefully, I'll be back soon..."

-end flashback-

They lay the Gold Ranger on a bed in the first aid room. The blade was in the mystery Rangers left side. The Red ranger closed his fingers around it, his gloved fingers being covered in blood as he did so, as if about to pull it out. Suddenly a figure dived on him.

"Don't Tommy!" said the figure, re adjusting his glasses. "The knife is serrated! You'll do more damage to him if you pull it out like that."

"But Billy, the wound won't heal until we get this blade out! He could die!" Said Tommy the Red Ranger.

"I'll see if I can get it out. Alpha, give me a hand." A robot came over with various medical instruments. "You guys should go and talk to Zordon. He's dug up some pretty interesting information on this guy."

The Rangers didn't want to leave the Gold Ranger alone, but they knew that they must talk to Zordon. They left the Room, Tommy last. "Hurry, Billy."

The other Rangers had already taken off their helmets when Tommy had entered the room. He took his off also. "Alright Zordon," said Tommy, "What information can you give us on this guy?" The Rangers looked up as a floating head in a power tube appeared.

"I do not have information on the Gold Ranger himself," said Zordon."However, I do have information on his powers."

The rangers looked at each other, confused.

"Why would we need to know about his powers, Zordon?" asked the Yellow Ranger.

"When the gold ranger first appeared a few weeks ago, and helped you defeat Wolfbane, I contacted various connections to get information on him to see if he was friend or foe. I found out that this Ranger is from the planet Aerovillia. It was thought that the gold powers were lost decades ago, as there has been no record of a gold ranger for some time now. It was believed that these powers had all been used a long time ago. Therefore, in order for him to exist with this huge amount of power, I believe that this ranger might have a secondary source of power as well as the gold powers too balance them."

"He has a secondary power source as well as Ranger Powers? Is that even possible, Zordon?" asked the Blue Ranger.

"It is possible, Rocky," said Zordon. "However, now that this Ranger is on a planet that is foreign to him I fear that both of these power sources may become unstable due to a sudden change in environment, thus making him more vulnerable in battles like the one you just fought."

There was a crash from the first aid room. The rangers ran in to see Alpha be tossed from one end of the room to the other. Billy was trying to restrain the Gold Ranger as she had woken up and was trying to get away.

"Stay still!" yelled Billy. "Guys, hold him down!" Tommy and Rocky held the Ranger down on the bed as the other rangers helped Alpha up. "You have to stop moving, you're going to do more damage to yourself!" The Gold Ranger stopped moving, obviously reluctantly, but the pain seemed too strong to fight against.

"What did you do, Billy?" asked Tommy.

"I tried to get the knife out, and he woke up. I told him that he was in the command center, and he panicked."

I can't stay here. The thought came to Tommy.

"Why do you speak to us telepathically?" Tommy asked the Gold Ranger.

To keep you all safe.

"What do you mean, Tommy? I can't hear anything." said Billy.

"Me neither" said the Blue Ranger.

"Really?" Tommy was confused, but before he could question further, Zordon interrupted him.

"The Gold ranger is subject to great power, therefore is a very secretive being," said Zordon. "This Ranger obviously reveals minimal information about himself in order to keep him and others safe. Perhaps he is only communicating with one of you in order to minimize spread of information."

In all of Zordons ramblings, the Gold ranger had blacked out again. Billy sprung into action. Undoing the side clasps on the Gold Rangers helmet, he put an oxygen mask over the mystery warrior's face, but he still kept the helmet low enough so that none of them could see the face.

"I can't get the knife out safely," stated Billy, "The serrated edge makes it too difficult to get out without causing further damage. I could only pull it out a little way. It's going to have to be surgically removed."

"At a hospital?" asked the Green Ranger. "It's far too risky. We can't take him into the city. Zedd or Mondo would be likely to track his signal."

"I know it's risky," said Billy. "But we don't have a choice. It's not like we can bring anyone here."

The Rangers looked at each other. Billy was right, as usual.

"One of you has to take him while you're morphed. I would go, but I can't be seen with a Ranger, people would start asking questions."

"I'll go," said Tommy. "You shouldn't need me for a while, Rita and Zedd are probably still in the desert arguing with Mondo."

"Let me go first, Tommy," said Rocky. "I'll find a surgeon that can operate immediately so that you can just teleport straight there without having to wait around."

Tommy nodded. "Alright, Rocky."

"Back to action!" Rocky put his helmet back on and teleported out of the command centre. As he teleported out the Gold ranger stirred, the oxygen helping to resuscitate her. The others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, how are you holding up, man?" asked Tommy.

Alura was dizzy and still in an enormous amount of pain, but she took off the oxygen mask, did up her helmet and tried to sit up anyway.

Tommy held her down by her shouldershield. "Don't worry, you'll be fine soon. Rocky, the Blue ranger and I are going to take you to hospital."

You're crazy! Let me go! You're in danger with me around!

"Why are we in danger?" Tommy shouted at the Gold Ranger.

The Gold Ranger stopped struggling and weakly put a hand on his head, as if trying to communicate with him clearer. I can't tell you… If I do… I might lose my powers…

Rocky teleported in just as Alura passed out again.

"Tommy! I found someone!" Rocky supported the Gold Ranger as the Red ranger put his helmet back on.

They teleported out, without another word to the other rangers. Time was of the essence.

As soon as they teleported they arrived at the hospital and Tommy and Rocky lay the Gold Ranger down on an operating table. A surgeon put on a pair of latex gloves.

"Please hurry," said Tommy. "He keeps going in and out of consciousness."

"She's very strong willed, your friend. I hope she makes it." The surgeon picked up a scalpel.

He began to operate.