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Power Ranger: Shift in Time
Chapter 8- Problems in the Future
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The Rangers teleported to the Command Center, the Blue Senturion in tow. They wanted Alpha to run checks just to make sure that no serious damage was done by Divatox. As they arrived, Tommy turned to Maya and Kendrix. They had taken that message very strangely, and he didn't like how cagey they were being about it.
"I think you two have some explaining to do," he said.
"You heard us?" Kendrix asked.
"Of course I heard you, now are you going to explain what the hell you meant by it?" Demanded Tommy.
Kendrix looked over at Maya, unsure of what to do, and Maya gave a half shrug, as if to say, "We may as well." The other Rangers looked from Tommy to the two girls in confusion; they had not heard what had been said by the two girls. Kendrix turned to Tommy.
"Well," Kendrix began, "that message was different from what we thought it would be."
"What does that mean?"
"It means that even though Maya and I have only been here for about a month, our presence here is causing the future to change. It also means that I have to find a way to get Maya and myself home before anything else changes for the worse," said Kendrix.
Kendrix moved to the nearest computer—Alpha raised a hand, but didn't object this time—and re-entered the data she already had, frantically trying to figure out if there was something she'd missed. Tommy was just repeating what he had overheard to the others when she was hit with a wave of exhaustion, and had to grab the panel for support. Maya ran to her side to help her, and made her rest on a step. Kendrix tried to get up again, but Maya forced her back.
"Kendrix, stop! The damage has already been done, and who's to say that even if we could leave tomorrow that things would return to normal again. There were already differences before we arrived," she pointed out, gesturing to Rocky. "We knew there would be repercussions from us taking over from Kat and Tanya. We don't even know how we slipped back in time, let alone how we can get back!"
Kendrix put her head in her hands, but did not try to rise again. Adam joined the pair and put a hand on her other shoulder, and Kendrix gave him a grateful smile.
"Kendrix, I understand you concern, but Maya is correct. It is unfortunate that this has happened, but we cannot tell if you leaving now would make a difference, as the damage has already been done," said Dimitria.
"You're right," she said finally, with a sigh. "There's no point in stressing myself out; we knew something like this could happen when we took on the powers, and now we'll just have to accept the consequences."
Kendrix settled down and rested her head in her hands as another wave of dizziness washed over her. Maya stayed with her, speaking in quiet whispers. Seeing that the Yellow Ranger had this, Adam rejoined Tommy and Rocky, who turned their attention to the Blue Senturion. Alpha had finished checking him over.
"Everything's fine—there's a little damage from the battle, but nothing that'll last," he announced.
"Thank you, Rangers, and I am sorry for the trouble I've caused," said the Blue Senturion.
"Don't worry about it," replied Tommy, with a shrug.
Tommy looked around at his team, and noticed that many of them were battle weary, either sitting down or leaning against a panel for support. The fight had taken a lot out of them, and he hated to admit, himself as well. It had been a long day, and he hoped that after the latest defeat that Divatox wouldn't send any new monsters down for a few days. Knowing the villains like he did, he knew that had a better chance of snow in July. Turning, he spoke to his team.
"I think we should all head home and get some well-earned rest—" Rocky was about to interrupt, but Tommy spoke over him. "And that's an order." Maya stood, helped Kendrix up, and looked over at Dimitria. The Pink Ranger was pale and leaning heavily on Maya for support, and the others noticed.
"Would it be all right if I teleported Kendrix to outside our hotel instead of the park? She's dizzy and I don't know if she can walk to our hotel," said Maya.
"Feel free to teleport directly into your quarters, or anywhere you wish so long as nobody will see you," replied Dimitria. Maya nodded, and the pair disappeared in flashes of pink and yellow.
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Once back at the hotel, Maya helped Kendrix climb into bed, and pulled the covers over her, tucking them in. Walking to the window, Maya wondered what they were going to do next. The future had changed because they were here, and Kendrix was getting dizzy spells because of crossing her own timeline. Maya was no scientist, but she could see that things were going to get worse if they didn't figure something out soon. Things were so messed up right now.
Maya realised that she and Kendrix were going to end up in space whether they liked it or not. She couldn't remember why the Ranger had left Earth exactly, but she knew that things were about to get worse. She shuddered as she wondered how they were all going to lose the Turbo powers. Tonight she would not sleep well; her mind was too busy. She paced the room as more thoughts filled her head.
Even if the Millennium Message was wrong, what would happen to them and the Pink and Yellow Space Rangers? Mirinoi was on the other side of the galaxy, and even if they went, that just meant Maya would be the one having dizzy spells. But if they did go to space, would they be able to defeat the Alliance of Evil? The original Rangers had only just managed it—by destroying Zordon. What if they had to make an even greater sacrifice to win? Kendrix's breathing was the only sound, and it filled the small room. Sitting on her bed, Maya listened to them. Soon her eyes drifted closed, as sleep overcame her at last.
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When Maya woke the next morning, Kendrix's bed was empty, and she heard running water, meaning that Kendrix was in the bathroom. She listened for a while and heard the water shut off, and a few minutes later Kendrix appeared. Maya was relieved to see that she looked more like herself this morning, but before she could comment on it, the silence was broken by a beeping noise. Both girls listened as Tommy's voice came through their morphers.
"Maya, Kendrix, we need your help. There's a monster attacking downtown Angel Grove."
"We're on our way, Tommy," answered Kendrix.
The girls did a quick check to make sure the coast was clear, and then teleported out. When they arrived, the others had already suited up. Before them stood a strange part-frog part-demon monster that looked like a genetic experiment gone badly wrong. It was green-skinned, with bulging eyes and a large mouth. Its body was almost human, but instead of hands it had long, sharp claws that looked like they could rip through concrete like a hot knife through butter. The girls looked at each other, and with a nod, they made their calls.
"Shift Into Turbo!"
"Dune Star Turbo Power!"
"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!"
When the girls finished morphing, the five Rangers attacked the monster as a team, but they were abruptly surrounded by Piranhatrons. Maya, Rocky and Adam fought off the creatures while Tommy and Kendrix took on the monster together. Tommy aimed a punch at the monster, but missed as it swiped at him. Its claws whistled in the air as he ducked. Kendrix slid under its reach and aimed a kick in the monster's chest, knocking it back a few paces. Before the monster could recover, Tommy slammed a front kick into it, knocking it to the ground, but it quickly got back up.
Meanwhile, Maya caught a Piranhatron and dropped into a crouch, dragging him as she ran into the others. They fell back, and Rocky and Adam attacked before they could regain their balance, the Blue Ranger spinning to put force into his kicks and punches, Green focusing on using his fists over his feet. Hauling the Piranhatron up a wall, Maya reached a fire escape and threw it down atop its fellows, toppling them like bowling pins. In fact, the three of them had just about finished off the Piranhatrons when they heard a scream and a yell.
"Kat!" Tommy shouted. The other three turned, and saw that the monster had its tongue wrapped around Kendrix. She was surrounded by flashing pink light, which slowly faded and went out. With a groan, Kendrix collapsed and demorphed on the ground. Before he could reach her, the monster caught Tommy, and all the others could do was watch in horror as their leader went down.
Adam and Rocky launched themselves at the monster before he could finish off Tommy and Kendrix, but they were no match for the now-overpowered monster. One after the other, they were also drained, as Maya scrambled back down the building towards them. She landed in a crouch beside them.
"Alpha, I need you to teleport the others back to the Command Center now," she shouted into her communicator.
The four Rangers were surrounded by their Ranger colors and disappeared. Maya breathed a sigh of relief, and teleported to the Command Center herself. The monster burbled something angrily at her, but she was gone before she could hear it.
In the Power Chamber, the four teens lay on the floor, motionless, as Alpha tried to figure out what had happened to them. When Maya appeared, she took off her helmet and ran to her teammates. Their skin was splotched with ugly green warts, and Tommy was trying to get up and failing.
"Where," he mumbled, looking around without recognizing the place. His arms failed, and he dropped back on the floor with a groan. The others were the same, though only Kendrix was fully unconscious. Rising, Maya paced the floor as Alpha scanned the demorphed Rangers to see what damage had been done. Finishing, he looked at the results and shook his head.
"Yo, dis ain't good. The Beelzebullfrog drained them of their Ranger powers, and without them they can't morph," he said. "Plus the poison's messin' with their nervous systems somethin' awful. I think I can fix that, though."
"Okay, so how do we get their powers back?" Maya asked.
"In order to get the Turbo powers back you must defeat Beelzebullfrog," said Dimitria.
"I was afraid you were going to say that," said Maya.
A loud blaring sound filled the Power Chamber, and Maya knew that the monster had returned. She looked around her at her fallen teammates, and knew that failure was not an option. She gave one last glance around, and teleported in a flash of bright yellow light. Arriving on the scene, she saw the monster tearing buildings apart with its claws.
"Hey Frog Face!" she called. The monster turned to face her. It skin flashed with the stolen Ranger powers.
"Ah, finally, I will hold all the powers and Divatox will destroy this planet and everything on it," the monster sneered.
"I will never let that happen, not as long as there is breath in my body," Maya retorted.
She ran at the monster, ducking under its tongue as it lashed over her head. Using her Turbo Blade, she slashed the monster across the chest and drew a shower of sparks. The monster stumbled back as Maya readied for her next attack. Recovering, Beelzebullfrog raked its claws across her body. She clutched her stomach as her suit sparked, and she fell to one knee. The monster laughed.
"Ready to give up, Yellow Ranger?" He taunted.
"Fat chance!" Said Maya, pushing herself off the ground and coming up on both feet.
Charging, Maya caught Beelzebullfrog's next claw strike on her Turbo Blade. The impact shoved her back, but the claws broke and fell to the ground. Maya smiled under her helmet. Pulling pulled the handle of her Turbo Blade back to give it an extra power boost, she swung it in a wide arc. It hit Beelzebullfrog across the chest and throat, and he stumbled back. Ducking and somersaulting, Maya cut his feet out from under him, and he exploded in a shower of sparks.
Maya waited a moment. Hearing a familiar whistle, she looked up to see Divatox's torpedoes shooting towards the fallen monster. Quickly, Maya scrambled up a building and kicked off, shouting for her Turbo Star Chargers. As the torpedoes came down towards her, she struck at them, and the explosion threw her into a wall. Maya crumpled to the ground, and lay there for a few moments, catching her breath. She grinned. No Zord fight today.
Rising, Maya saw four balls of colored light float out of the blast site towards the Command Center. She teleported back and removed her helmet. Alpha was already spraying the team with something blue and clean-smelling, and it made the warts fade and vanish. As she watched, the balls of light hovered over her teammates and sank in. The fallen Rangers began to move as Maya powered down. A smile crossed her face, as one by one, the others recovered.
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