Chapter Four

November 1, 2013 A.D.

12:16 a.m.

Kim steps through a doorway and enters a club.

Rave music is blazing.

The people rhythmically skew their bodies to the beats.

She pushes her way through arriving at the bar.

Tommy is waiting for her.

Kim:"Hey you."

Tommy:"Glad you could make it."

Kim:"I'm glad I could too."

Tommy:"Busy?"

Kim:"Always. But I'm here to forget about that."

Tommy:"Right you are. Care to dance?"

Deep beneath Earth's surface another soul tries to forget.

But his memories are as vivid as a painting.

I remember when it started.

When the news spoke of secret meetings.

We didn't want to believe it was happening, but it was.

Denial is something I can do without.

They called it "The Council of Freedom".

I guess they lost track of their motives once Zedd took power.

Our cities were littered with anonymous pamphlets; speaking of revolt.

They saw our great empire as a tyranny, we were only trying to protect them.

Yes we took freedoms, but we gave them so much more.

If they learned to appreciate us.

Things would have been different.

We were ordered to hunt down the Council.

From thy Majesty himself:"I decree that all traitors to the values shall have their hearts removed from their bodies. This society will not be threatened by such cowards. The swift blade of justice will fall upon them in the form of this empire's most honorable of guards. The Power Rangers."

And so it began.

The majority of the council were executed.

I personally and responsible for the deaths of over 20 revolutionaries.

The blood on my hands may run thick, but I swore to the code.

We didn't get them all.

Of course Zedd evaded us, but so did his close followers.

Among them, Goldar.

And if I were to take the life of anyone, if not Zedd, Goldar.

In many ways he was worse.

Being uneducated, he joined the army at a very young age.

He served during the empire's early days.

Fought in the Machine Empire War.

At one point he was considered "An ideal Power Ranger Candidate."

In a way he helped form our Great empire.

There was a time I respected him.

But when I had learned of his atrocities, that respect quickly diminished.

He sent a company of only 200 men into a battle against 10,000 strong.

Goldar was victorious, but at the expense of his entire company.

He cared not for human life, but of victory.

They called him a hero, I call him a monster.

When they took the palace, Goldar led the assault.

Given his military experience he was the perfect man for the job.

Without him, Zedd wouldn't of had a fighting chance.

There will come a day when I step foot on my home soil once again.

That will be the same day The Power Rangers retake the royal palace of Eltar.

And I will watch as Zedd and Goldar fall to their knees.

And when they beg for mercy.

I will show them the same fate they showed my brothers.

I am not a man.

Not anymore.

November 2, 2013 A.D.

//log.on/black/Zack/04/ Now I know why Jason felt the way he did. Empty. I guess she has that effect. It's only been a few days since we broke up. Too long. But that's no excuse for me to stop serving, Earth still needs me. /log.off/black/Zack/04/

October 11, 2013 A.D.

Trini and Billy wake up on the beach they watch the sun rise, everything is perfect.

They think they're in love.

October 16, 2013.

/com-transmission/zordon-kimberly.zack/"Report back to the Command Center, now!"/com-transmission/zordon-kimberly.zack/

6:01 a.m.

Location: Power Chamber, Command Center.

Five rangers stand awaiting Zordon's words.

Zordon:"Well, it's obvious that whoever it is. They are from Eltar. I'm going to assume then, that Zedd would know of my presence on Earth. Therefore, what we're dealing with here is an evil with unimaginable power. I'm going to be frank, your not ready for this. This threat is great, and as of now, as a team, we are weak. In order to confront this, your going to need help. I'm giving you exactly that."

Billy:"How exactly would you be doing that?"

Zordon:"Allow me to introduce you to Alpha Unit #5."

An eight foot tall robot warrior walks into view from the shadows.

It looks as if it's seen many battles.

Alpha Unit #5:"Hello rangers of Earth. I am Alpha Unit #5, you can call me Alpha, considering I am the last of my kind."

Zordon:"He will help you defeat whatever it is Zedd has sent down here. Hopefully we can stop it before it reports back to Eltar. God help us if Zedd comes to Earth."

Alpha:"Let's go."

They teleport.

Alpha Unit/Alpha Unit #5: Toward the end of the empire's reign on Eltar it was decided that due to the increase in revolutionary/terroist activities that security, especially that of the royal city, be escalated. Therefore, in addition to the Power Rangers, a special unit consisting of entirely robotic soldiers was formed. This unit was called Alpha Unit. Although lacking significant human characteristics, and life; these machines were still highly effective. Some thought they might even replace their Human counterparts(The Power Rangers). On the day of the last battle of the revolution, when Zedd claimed the throne of Eltar, It was presumed that all of the Alphas had been destroyed. With only 150 made, they were scarce to begin with, yet Zordon and the other surviving rangers managed to salvage six usable units. When the assassination attempt on Zed took place, all but one ranger died, and all but one alpha was decimated. Together, Zordon and the last Alpha, number five, fled Eltar. Zordon has made some alterations upon the original design. Despite these modifications, Alpha has not lost it's data on battle, and can still be implemented every bit as effective as it once was during the reign of the empire.

November 5, 2013 A.D.

Night.

Location: A small town in New Zealand.

Three rangers and a robotic warrior lay in the shadows.

Waiting.

Zack and Kimberly deal with the apparent situation, a riot.

The town is in a craze.

The police are in no condition to handle it.

Jason:"This is ridiculous."

Billy:"What?"

Jason:"Staying together, watching each other's backs like this. We should be fighting it."

Trini:"We can't."

Jason:"And why is that?"

Alpha:"Because this, thing, won't reveal itself. Can't fight nothing."

Jason:"let's find it then."

Alpha:"What do you think we're doing. If Zack and Kimberly stay out there, exposed, and do what rangers do; save people; it will come."

Trini:"Bait?"

Billy:"Yea."

Alpha:"It's effective. Always has been."

Jason:"And what if it doesn't take it?"

Alpha:"It will. If it really wants to kill the Power Rangers, it will."

Five minutes pass.

/com-transmission/zack-rangers.alpha/"It's here! Move in! Now!"/com-transmission/zack-rangers.alpha/

Three rangers and a robotic warrior emerge from the shadows and charge into battle.

Zack and Kimberly can barley see what they're fighting.

Its fast.

And the flames that surround them don't help.

Whatever it is; it means business.

With their swords in hand they do anything they can to kill it.

A blade is inserted through Zack's armor and into his thigh.

Blood pours out of his wound.

He goes down.

Kimberly stands over Zack with her sword held out.

Kimberly:"Come out you coward!"

The evil creature leaps at Kim from behind, it's blade about to split her skull.

Alpha dives between the two and loses an arm for it.

Jason:"Get back!"

Trini:"Let's get Zack back to the infirmary!"

Jason:"Where is it!"

Alpha:"Gone."

Jason:"What?"

Alpha:"It's gone."

Jason lets out a roar of anger.

Billy:"Zack, did you see what it was?"

Zack:"It looked like a ranger."

Trini:"He's loosing a lot of blood."

Billy:"I'll finish up here with Alpha."

Jason:"Let's get back to the Command Center.

They teleport away.

Location: Command Center: Lower Levels Section 3B: Infirmary.

Zack's leg is inside a alien machine.

Somehow the liquid surrounding his leg heals the wound.

Jason:"Are you sure it was a ranger?"

Zack:"Yes."

Jason:"It couldn't have been one of us."

Zack:"It wasn't."

Jason:"How do you know?"

Zack:"That ranger, if you can call it that, he was pure evil. Not an ounce of good in him. A true assassin."

Jason:"We will stop him."

Zack:"I'm afraid its already too late."

Jason:"Zedd?"

Zack:"Yea."

Jason:"Do you think he'll come?"

Zack:"If he knows we're here, and Zordon. Yea, he'll come."

The medical machine finishes it's procedure.

Zack:"Come on let's go."

Jason:"I got you."

Jason helps Zack to walk.

Location: Power Chamber, Command Center.

As Zack and Jason enter the room, Zordon begins to speak.

Zordon:"Rangers. It is evident that this new ranger poses the greatest of threats. But in his secrecy, we cannot partake in a conventional style of battle. We must find a way to evade him until we discover his identity. I'll only say this once. Keep eye upon your brothers. Without a unified effort you, will be sincerely defeated. May the power protect you. Dismissed."