Power Rangers Zeo
"Return of Power, Part 3"
Billy woke up in the medical bay on Aquitar. Delphine and Cestro were standing over him.
"Guys…" Billy said "You're alive."
"That's not much of a miracle, the miracle is the fact that you survived?" Cestro said.
"Wait…what do you mean?" Billy asked.
"You survived being at the bottom of the ocean, unconscious, for more than an hour." Cestro explained. "You had an oxygen field surrounding you."
"Of course…the oxygen field, it worked." Delphine said.
"But we're afraid we have terrible news. Mondo's forces are advancing, they'll reach the city within hours." Cestro said. "Aquitar's military forces aren't strong enough to hold them back for long."
"And without our powers we're stuck." Delphine added.
"Have you contacted Trey or the Zeo Rangers?" Billy asked.
"No, without the Command Base, we cannot contact anyone." Delphine answered.
"I think I know a way to get Help." Billy said.
"How?" Cestro asked.
"I need a ship" Billy replied
Tommy flipped over after taking a hit from two Tengas. He backed up and bumped into Rocky.
"Okay, we need to fight another way." Tanya said.
"Yeah, the direct approach isn't working out too well." Rocky added.
"Guys, Zeo Laser Pistols." Tommy said.
The Rangers each took out their guns and jumped above the crowd. They shot a few beams, which hit a few Tengas and Cogs. Adam and Tanya kicked down as they landed and hit two Cogs. Adam flipped forward and hit a Tenga as he landed. Tanya jumped up and performed a mid-air spin kick, hitting several Cogs. Kat landed on a Cog head and jumped up and landed on a Tenga's head. She front flipped and drop kicked another Cog.
"There's too many of them!" Adam yelled.
"Okay guys regroup!" Tommy said.
"Right" The others said in unison
"Tommy, what do we do?" Kat asked.
"Oh man…" Tommy said as he thought. "Okay guys, activate the Zeo Cannon."
"Zeo Cannon now!" The others said in unison.
"Loading Zeo Cannon Power Cell, ready?" Tommy said.
"Ready!" The others said in unison.
"Fire." Tommy said.
They shot a large energy blast into the large horde of charging enemies. When they looked ahead, they saw that a large portion had been evaporated.
"Okay, that stopped some of them." Tanya said.
"The Zeo Cannon needs time to recharge." Kat said.
"Looks like we're on our own again." Tommy said.
Billy raced toward the vessel that Cestro had acquired for him. Cestro and Delphine were waiting for him at the vessel, and watched him as he came close.
"This is the fastest ship we could get. Now you need to be careful when exiting Aquitar's atmosphere, scanners indicate a blockade of Machine Empire battleships orbiting the planet." Cestro said
"Does it have an active hyper-drive?" Billy asked
"Yes." Cestro answered
"Then I'll be fine. Once I get to Triforia, I can contact the other Rangers." Billy said.
"Why not voyage to Earth?" Delphine asked
"Triforia is much closer, I can get there quicker." Billy answered.
"Okay." Delphine replied. "Be careful."
"I'll be back soon." Billy replied.
Billy placed on the helmet of his flight suit and closed the cockpit of his ship. He looked out of his window and toward Delphine and Cestro. He nodded toward them, who nodded back.
"All systems go." Billy said.
The ship began to take off and he leaned back into his seat and tightened the grip on the control yoke.
"Here goes nothing." Billy said.
His ship accelerated into the sky and he reached the clouds in seconds. Before he could blink, Billy was exiting Aquitar's atmosphere. The pressure in his ship increased and Billy fell back against his seat as if a ton of weight had dropped on him. Billy exited Aquitar's atmosphere and entered into the vast cold abyss that was outer space. He piloted his ship a few feet ahead, and saw what he had been warned about. A large blockade of Machine Empire battleships appeared from the darkness of space.
"Okay. Have to be careful." Billy said to himself.
The battleships began firing lasers at Billy's ship, which was miniscule, compared to the larger vessels. He turned the yoke and his ship maneuvered around the energy beams. His ship dipped down and turned right, then ascended upward and spun 360 degrees. An energy beam came rushing by, barely missing the cockpit. Another blast came rushing at him, and hit his engine. Billy's ship began to fall apart as the metal casing peeled away. He could feel the air begin to rush out. He reached for the switch to activate hyper drive and flicked it.
His ship sent out a beam in front of him, which opened a brightly colored portal. Billy piloted the ship into the portal, which sealed up as he entered. The flashing white and blue auras of the portal came rushing at him, whose eyes began to close as he slowly passed out. He reached his hand out onto the auto pilot.
"Destination, Triforia" Billy said slowly, as he passed out.
Billy opened his eyes and placed his hand on his forehead. He sat up quickly, and observed his surroundings. He hadn't woken up in his cockpit, he was somewhere much different. A metal plated room of an unknown vessel. There was a small window on the side of the room, and he walked up to it and placed his hand on it as he looked outside.
"Great, you've awaken." Trey said.
"Trey, how did you find me?" Billy asked.
"I found your ship hurtling toward Triforia's surface. I was able to use Pyramidus's tractor beam and guided it to the ground." Trey answered
"We're on Pyramidus?" Billy asked
"Yes." Trey answered
"Good. Trey I need you to contact the other Rangers. Mondo's forces have invaded Aquitar, they set up a blockade around the planet." Billy said
"I was headed for Earth now, Mondo's forces are attacking Angel Grove as we speak, and the Rangers are outnumbered. I've been watching the battle, it's not good." Trey answered
Billy looked at the viewing globe in front of him. He could see Tommy and the other Rangers, fighting the Cogs and Tengas, struggling to keep up.
"No offense, but I don't think one Ranger can make much of a difference there." Billy replied
"None taken, I can't help but agree." Trey answered
"But maybe…I need to get in contact with Zordon. Can you do that?" Billy asked
"Sure. Contacting him now." Trey said.
The viewing globe turned off, and then restarted as Zordon appeared.
"Trey, I'm assuming you are coming to lend assistance." Zordon said.
"Yes, Zordon, but someone else needs to contact you." Trey said.
Billy walked in front of the globe.
"Billy, are you coming to Earth as well?" Zordon asked
"Yes, Zordon, and I'm afraid I have bad news, the Rangers of Aquitar were invaded by Mondo and have lost their powers and, I was wondering if there was a way I could regenerate their Ranger powers, like the power of Ninjetti did for us." Billy said.
"Fortunately, this is possible. Deep in Mt. Estonus, a volcano on Eltar, is a crystal capable of restoring the powers of previous Rangers, it has the same capabilities as the Ninjetti. But, it has never been successfully excavated." Zordon replied
"Has no one tried?" Trey asked
"Hundreds have tried for centuries to harness its power, but none have been successful. The crystal is guarded by ancient warriors, who cannot be defeated through physical means." Zordon answered
"Well I have to try." Billy said.
"Billy, you do understand the risk of your objective." Zordon asked
"Yes, Zordon, I understand." Billy said.
"Billy…" Trey said "I cannot allow you to go on such a dangerous journey alone, I shall join you on your quest."
"Thank you, Trey." Billy said.
"Billy, the future of the universe depends on you, be wise in the decisions you make." Zordon said.
"Okay Zordon." Billy replied "Well Trey, let's do it."
Tommy flipped over and fell on his back with a loud thud. He turned over and rose to his feet as the others came running next to him.
"This is getting old." Tommy said.
"Not sure how this could get much worse." Adam said.
A lightning bolt hit the ground. The Rangers flipped over and regrouped.
"Over there!" Kat yelled.
The Rangers turned and faced the hilltop in front of them.
"Hello Rangers!" Lord Zedd said.
On the hilltop, Zedd, Rita, Mondo, Machina, Sprocket, Goldar and Rito all watched them.
"Things just got a lot worse." Rocky said.