Chapter Twenty-One
Tommy was still hiding behind the rock. He could hear Turbanshell continuously call him a coward and it was starting to get to him. Tommy Oliver was many things, good, a hero, forgetful, but not a coward. He would face Goldar by himself, heck he would even fight Lord Zedd without his friends. How dare this monster call him a coward?
Angry, Tommy jumped out of hiding and attacks the monster.
"I'm no coward, worm-face," Tommy called out. "You want me? Come and get me."
Turbanshell attacked the Green Ranger. It was a fierce fighter and gave Tommy a rough time. Tommy was having so much difficulty with the monster that he had to run again. So, he ran, after being thrown by Turbanshell, and hid in a nearby ditch.
The monster wasn't very bright. He didn't see where the Green Ranger had gone. He couldn't even find the teen.
Tommy was frightened. He knew there was a possibility that he would not survive. He wouldn't see his friends again. He wouldn't see his parents again. He would never see Kimberly again. It was almost enough to make him cry. Especially, since going up against the monster one on one, Tommy could tell that the monster was tough and without his powers, the Green Ranger didn't think he would be able to defeat the monster or even survive long enough to be rescued.
Tommy was an excellent fighter. He had spent most of his life practicing and studying martial arts. But even he knew he couldn't fight Turbanshell on his own. Heck, he didn't think he could take Goldar on his own at the moment. Maybe he would have stood a chance if he was at his full normal strength, but with his powers being drained from his body, it left him feeling weaker than he's ever been. He felt weaker than he did when he lost his powers the first time. He even felt weaker than he was before he was a Power Ranger.
Releasing a silent sigh, Tommy didn't know what he was going to do. All he could do was hide or fight...
Fighting sounded better than lying on the ground, waiting for the monster to find him and destroy him. So, when the monster began to walk past him, Tommy grabbed its leg and pulled it down and waited for the monster's reaction.
END OF CH. 21