Chapter Three
A God emerges from a cliff.
His red armor gleaming under the cloudy sky.
Tommy has reached his end.
Alone he stands.
His Zeo-Tech sword in hand.
He is looking at an army of millions.
Tommy:"Machines!"
And he runs forward.
His feet kick up sand as he advances.
His blade hits another.
But it's no machine.
It is Jason's.
Tommy:"You're dead. Am I in hell?"
Jason:"Hell is the place demons go when their human shell leaves them. This is not hell. It is the vortex of life."
Tommy:"Are you my enemy?"
Jason:"I am King Mondo, ruler of the great empire. And I am here to vanquish sentient life. There is no force greater than I. None. And that is why you will watch as I take everything from you."
Tommy forces his saber forward, but he no longer holds a weapon.
He is now falling down into a dark abyss.
Day 09.
Tommy's eyes spark open.
His body is drenched in a cold sweat.
He is breathing heavy.
//log.on/red/tommy/01/ I feel as if my insides have been removed. It hurts to live. I become aware of my surroundings. Xenia lies next to me. Dreaming her sweet dreams. Are we to lose this war? I shun the thought and bolt out of the temple. I am overcome with perplexity. Yet I have lost control of my body. I sprit now. Through the empty streets. The dull morning sun begins to break the dankness of the night. The cold air enters my lungs and lifts my heart. The eerie scene of solitude further drives my fright. That nightmare is still sharp in my memory. I run beyond the technological jungle. I am now in the surrounding desert. By now I am screaming uncontrollably. I moving lightning fast. Leaving a cloud of sand suspended in the air. As I embrace my mixed emotions My body leaves the Eltarian soil and in flung through the sky. I am leaping over a cliff. And plummeting toward the surface of jagged rocks. I slam into the knifing stone. The power protects me. I rise into my sprint. My arms and legs pumping vigorously. That is when I realize where I am going. I'm not running to. I'm running from. From responsibility. From Everyone and everything. I reach the sea and halt my body. The sun has now risen above the horizon, I'm staring right at it. The ocean water beats up against the shore calmly. I am standing on the beach of hope. Being encompassed in the beauty of life. Can I abandon it? Can I abandon her? No. There is nothing for me in failure. I must win or die trying. There is nothing else for me. Nothing else but the fight. To unleash my brutality on the unforgiving machines. At all costs. We win this war. //log.on/red/tommy/01/
Tommy calls for his armor.
His H.U.D. is telling him that his Zords are to land three klicks from his location.
He sets out after his weapons.
Trini is awoken by the graze of the sun.
She peers out at the city.
At the Eltarian civilization.
Corcus steps into the room.
She rotates her neck to lay her eyes on him.
Corcus:"Where is your red?"
Trini:"I don't know."
Corcus:"Find him."
He walks out.
/com-transmission/trini-tommy/"Where are you?"/com-transmission/trini-tommy/
/com-transmission/tommy-trini/"With our magnificent counterparts."/com-transmission/tommy-trini/
/com-transmission/trini-tommy/"I'll assemble the troops."/com-transmission/trini-tommy/
/com-transmission/tommy-trini/"My position is (6,1) (3,17)"/com-transmission/tommy-trini/
/com-transmission/trini-tommy/"Give me an hour."/com-transmission/trini-tommy/
Location: The Temple of The New Republic of Eltar Courtyard.
Corcus and his the two remaining Aquitian rangers, Tideus the yellow and Cestro the blue, stand awaiting Trini.
Tideus:"Our Zords?"
Corcus:"In orbit."
Cestro:"Are they to be trusted?"
Corcus:"At this point, does it even matter? Whether we like it or not, we need them."
Trini exits the temple and walks toward them.
Cestro:"I pray to the Gods that they pull through."
Corcus:"The Gods have abandoned us. We are on our own now."
Trini:"We will meet you in orbit."
She hands them each a pill.
Trini:"Take these, they are synthetic communication technology. It will set up a broadcast link between us."
Corcus:"Right."
He swallows the pill, as do his comrades.
Trini teleports to Tommy.
Corcus:"Be ready my brothers, you know all to well the power of the Machine Empire. Let our victory be a swift and successful one."
Tideus:"Yes. Let it."
They too teleport; into their Aquitian Zords.
Location: Eastern Coast of the Eltarian Sea in relation to the Capital City, Eltaria.
The 170 Power Rangers of Earth stand on the shore
Most of them look upon the Zords for the very first time.
Tommy:"These are your Zeo Zords. Use them as you must, they will give you all the power that they are able to. This battle will be one of great importance. I will not lie to you. False hope is useless, it is for the fearful. And we are not afraid! Not all of you will survive this fight, I pray that you do, but the truth is this enemy is relentless in its efforts to exterminate us. Therefore we will show them that we will not die without a fight! Who is with me?"
The soldiers cheer.
Trini:"Mount up! Today we fight! Today we are victorious!"
The rangers teleport into their new Zords.
Location: Eltar's Orbit, Space.
The three Aquitians lie silent in their Zords.
Each one preparing themselves for battle.
From out of the atmosphere emerges a squadron of 170 strong.
Corcus opens his eyes.
His heart is slowly increasing it's beats.
His adrenaline beginning to secrete.
He speaks:"They're here."
/com-transmission/trini-all rangers/"Humanity is best left off the battlefield! Let your soul exit your body! Become a blood thirsty beast!"/com-transmission/trini-all rangers/
/com-transmission/corcus-all rangers/"(128,346) (731,972)"/com-transmission/corcus-all rangers/
173 emotionally charged warriors teleport into the Machine Empire's Armada.