Chapter 1: Secret Enemy, Secret Ranger: Part 2
"Goldar!" A voice shouted, which echoed through the halls of the evil moon palace. Zedd was in a particularly bad mood today, for he had recently discovered the rangers plan to recover the lost power coin.
"Coming my Lord!" Shouted Goldar in his deep and gravelly voice, lumbering down the corridors to reach his master's chamber. Ever since the creation of all of the monsters, everyone in the palace had been hard at work preparing the invasion force, even Squatt and Baboo, who in Zedd 's eyes were nothing more than a duo of bumbling idiots. Finally reaching Zedd's chamber, the gold clad simian spoke; "What is it my Lord?" Zedd looked over the balcony, which faced Earth at the time, and growled rather audibly, smashing his hand on the railing.
"Do you remember that Shining Knight goody two shoes Pralion?" Zedd asked his most loyal subject, who stepped back slightly in fear.
"You mean the one who Master Vile turned pure evil?" Goldar asked, wondering what this was all about.
"Precisely, it appears that Zordon is sending two of his rangers to retrieve the Power Coin fragments that he is guarding. If they retrieve those fragments, they may have a chance to repel our monsters attacks!" Zedd yelled, shaking his Z staff in anger.
"But sire, this would be an excellent time to attack!" The golden ape proposed, which Zedd had already thought of.
"No you idiot, the monsters that I have made still need to be infused with my dark energies, I can't release them yet or those Power Brats would easily destroy them!" The Lord of evil turned around and began pacing, fuming with rage.
"But with only three rangers, they will be at a heavy disadvantage!" Goldar stated, which to be honest was already quite obvious to Zedd.
"Do not insult me by telling me the blatantly obvious Goldar!" Zedd yelled as he walked toward his minion "Even with three rangers they still have the powers of the Thunder Megazord and the Dragonzord, any attempt we make at destroying them now will be met with failure." Zedd stopped right in front of Goldar's face "and unless you would like to have a go at two extremely powerful Zords then I expect you to listen to what I was going to say!" The Lord quickly shot his hand up in anger, turning around and walking back to his throne.
"Of course my Lord, how foolish of me…" Goldar said, ashamed of himself. As Zedd sat on his throne, he rested his head on his right hand and sighed.
"Listen Goldar, if these rangers are able to get the Stegosaurus Power Coin, we might as well say goodbye to our plan." Sitting upright, Zedd continued "I'm not entirely sure what we can do to stop them right now, all of our resources are going into readying these monsters, and we all know how well Finster's monsters all turned out." Chuckling slightly, Zedd shook his head and was back to being in an abhorrent mood.
"Perhaps we won't have to do anything sire, those two rangers will be going against Pralion, one of the strongest and most evil beings in the galaxy!" Goldar shook his sword slightly as Zedd growled a bit.
"As much as I hate to admit it, Pralion is indeed an extremely powerful warrior." If the Lord of evil could still grin, then his newest revelation would have rendered him unable to keep one down. Zedd began to laugh, at first it was a calm laughter, but it soon evolved into an evil cackle. "That's right; those two power brats won't stand a chance against Pralion! And when the rangers are permanently out of two more rangers, there will be nothing stopping our conquest!" Laughing manically, Goldar smirked slightly and began laughing himself, only for Zedd to cut him off. "As much as I hate leaving things to fate, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Zordon has to be desperate if he thinks that his little group of teenagers could stand up to Pralion's might." Zedd lifted himself off of his thrown, and went back to the balcony, grabbing the ledge with his right hand. "I hope you enjoy your last few days of life rangers, for a new reign of evil shall be upon you soon!" Evil laughter filled the palace, and those on Earth who gazed upon the light of the moon were filled with a great sense of evil…
Tommy and the six rangers all sat together at a table in the Juice bar, having met up shortly after Zordon had sent Tommy to the school. It was possibly the last time that anyone would see Zack or Kimberly again, and the rangers all knew it…
"I don't get it though, if this guy is so powerful, how are Zack and Kimberly going to be able to take him down?" Jason asked the group after they had made sure no one was listening in. "I mean I trust Zordon, but this just seems too difficult for only two rangers." The group solemnly nodded, not knowing how to respond to Jason's question. Billy sighed and finally spoke up after a brief moment of silence;
"I'm not sure, but I know that Zordon has to have some sort of plan, he always pulls through for us in the end."
"Yeah, don't give up hope guys; I'm sure that Zordon has a plan to get us through this." Kimberly said while holding onto Tommy's hand under the table. Zack looked nervously toward Kim, who smiled weakly.
"It's not like we have much of a choice anyway, unless we get these power coin fragments, then we won't be able to stop Zedd." Tommy explained, making Jason slam his hand into the table.
"Damn it Tommy, I don't want to risk Zack and Kim's life for this!" Jason shouting slightly as he stood up rather forcefully, drawing some attention from the other patrons of the Juice bar. "If they die, then there won't be any chance for us to stop Zedd!"
"Hey kids, anything wrong?" Ernie asked, hearing Jason yelling was slightly disturbing to Ernie, who knew that Jason rarely ever lost his cool. Realizing that he had drawn some attention from the other people in the Juice bar, Jason sighed.
"No Ernie, just… stressful tests. Been doing a lot of work lately." Jason said as he sat down, Ernie nodded his head and started cleaning his counter top again. Tommy shook his head in disappointment.
"I know how you feel Jason, but even if they stay here, there's no way we could stop Zedd with just the five of you and a powerless me…" Jason resigned to Tommy, who was clearly right about the whole situation.
"Look, I don't know what's in store for us after Zack and Kimberly leave, but I know that we should be prepared for whatever may happen." Trini stated, which all of the rangers agreed on.
"Let's go home and get some rest guys, were definitely gonna need some for tomorrow." Zack said, ending the conversation. He found that little sleep would befall him that night.
Early in the morning, Kimberly and Zack had both shown up to the command center, and both were not entirely sure that they were ready to take on this challenge. The rest of the rangers were there, save Tommy, who was back at the school, and they were all wishing that there was a better way to beat Zedd.
"Zackary, The time has come for you and Kimberly to be transported to Mercury. Your suits will protect you from the harsh environment and heat on Mercury, so you will not have to worry about over heating or running out of oxygen." Zack and Kim both nodded at Zordon, looking up at him as he continued; "This will be the most dangerous mission that I have ever sent you on, and you will have to give 100 percent of your full potential in order to stand a chance, yet even then Pralion still may be too powerful."
"So how are we gonna beat this guy Zordon? If he's so strong, how are two rangers gonna be able to take him?" Zack asked as Kim nodded in agreement.
"Alpha and I have been working on some things that may just give you the edge in battle." Zordon turned to Alpha who was pressing some buttons.
"Yes rangers, we have created something that should be very useful to you for your battle against Pralion. If you would, please morph." As requested by Alpha, both of the rangers took position, and Zack called out the signature phrase;
"It's morphin' time!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Mastodon!"
As the transformation was complete, both the Pink and Black rangers stood in front of Alpha, who was still typing at his console. "Ahh, here we are!" Alpha said, pressing a small red button on the left side of the huge console. Just as he did, both of the morphed rangers had somehow materialized a golden shoulder and chest plate that spiked off on either side. On the middle of the armor was a golden diamond, and on their arms were golden arm bands. Just by wearing the armor both of the rangers felt more protected and powerful.
"What are these Zordon?" Kimberly asked, looking over her golden armor "They look like the golden armor Tommy had when he was the Green Ranger."
"These are Power Shields. They are merely old prototypes of the one that Tommy had, however, and should only be used in extreme emergencies. They will cease to function after a single battle, so make the most of them." Zordon explained. "If you need them, simply call out 'Power Shield' and they will materialize onto you."
"With these things, there's no way were gonna let Pralion keep those fragments!" Zack proclaimed, balling his hand into a fist. Alpha pressed the button again and the shields disappeared, to be called on again later.
"I also have one final thing to give you Zack." Zordon nodded at Alpha, who walked into a back room that the rangers had never been into. As Alpha gathered the item, Zordon explained what it was. "Although my body was trapped in this dimension, not all of my possessions were lost. This Zack;" Zordon paused as Alpha came back with a long box and held it out for Zack to open, which he did, revealing a silver blade with a black handle, adorned with rubies and emeralds. "Was my most prized weapon, I used this only once in my life, and I shall now bestow its power upon you." Zack didn't know what to say at all, the blade was beautiful, and the ranger felt humbled that Zordon would give him such a priceless gift.
"This is too much Zordon…" Zack said as he grasped the handle with his right hand, feeling an instant surge of power rushing through his body. As he lifted the sword out of the box, he noticed that the sword was rather heavy and long, 3 feet long to be exact. "Unreal, I feel great!" All of the other rangers looked on in excitement as Zack swung the blade slightly.
"Morphinominal!" Billy exclaimed as Jason nodded his head and grinned.
"Yes Zack, this sword is extremely powerful and gives the user some of its power for using it, but only someone as powerful and good as a ranger could use it." Zack placed the sword back in the box gently, and Alpha laid it on the nearest table. "However, there is a reason that I had only used it once before. This blade was forged many years ago, before even I existed. It had been passed down to me from many generations of my family, but I had been told to never use it, for if I did, it could be destroyed at any moment."
"Why would such a powerful weapon be so fragile?" Trini asked.
"A very good question Trini." Zordon responded "This blade was never meant to be used, it was merely for show, but when word had caught on that it held a secret power, many people had tried to abuse it. Eventually, my great grandfather finally got his hands on it, and kept it away from the many evildoers who sought to abuse its might." Zordon paused, recollecting his thoughts. "However, there was a great battle and it was clear to me that I had to use the sword if I were to save my planet, so I risked breaking it. Obviously it held out, and to this day I am not sure how much more fighting the blade can take." Zack nodded.
"I understand, I won't use it unless I absolutely have to, same with the Power Shields." Zordon smiled slightly, knowing that his most prized possession was in good hands.
"Thank you Zack, now that I have shown you these shields and weapon, do you believe that you are ready to depart?" Zordon asked the two timid rangers, who gulped and nodded to each other.
"Yes Zordon." Kimberly said.
"Same here." Zack assured, as Alpha began pressing buttons, Zordon gave some last words of encouragement to his noble warriors.
"I know that this will be a tough battle, but you are both fine warriors, and I know that you can defeat Pralion." The other rangers also had words of encouragement.
"You guys have this in the bag, make Pralion wish he had never messed with a ranger!" Jason said, locking hands with Zack in a sign of respect.
"We'll make sure that Zedd doesn't wreak too much havoc while you're gone." Billy said, smiling at his teammates.
"Yeah, don't worry about us, you know that we can hold our own!" Trini added.
"Rangers" Zordon said, making Zack and Kim turn to face him "Alpha is ready for transport. May the power protect you, and may you return safely." In a flash of black and pink, both of the rangers had finally teleported.
Just a short little chapter before the big battle. Hopefully you guys like this, review, gimme some feedback and I'll be back with the climactic battle next time!