A/N-Same drill as the first chapter. I do not own Power Rangers, nor do I own Sabrina. The owners of those entities are mentioned in Chapter 1. I do own Lady Chaos.
A/N 2: For those hoping to see Dulcea back in, here's your chapter. And as for those fans of Adam, the Green Ranger…well, all I can say is you're OK for this chapter but I will warn you like I have some of my readers that things will start to go downhill for him in Chapters 3 and 4.
Thirst for Revenge
Chapter 2: Memories and Reactions
Saturday, March 29, 2006
6:00 p.m.
Ninjor's Temple of Power
An hour and a half after Sabrina's call to Ninjor for help, she had set up shop for the night in the Temple of Power, and was presiding over a feast that Ninjor had made for her…a feast that, Sabrina had muttered to herself, been made for a royal queen by her Ninja Master friend.
Ninjor had been almost like a second father to her...because it was during Sabrina's youth that her father, Zordon, had discovered that Sabrina, like Kimberly, then had unlimited power potential. Of course, not to be outdone, Rita Repulsa had discovered this too, so she relentlessly pursued the child. Thus, Zordon sent her to live with the Master Warrior, Dulcea, and Ninjor, as early as 10 years old.
(Flashback)
"But Daddy, I don't WANT to go! You're my father, my flesh and blood! I don't even know these powerful beings that I'm going to live with!" cried Sabrina.
"I AM SORRY, DARLING, BUT I AM AFRAID I MUST DO THIS. MY ENEMIES WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON YOU, AND I AM NOT WILLING TO LET THEM CAPTURE YOU WITHOUT A FIGHT. THESE BEINGS THAT YOU WILL LIVE WITH KNOW OF MY PREDICAMENT, AND WILL DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO PROTECT YOU."
"Daddy, I'll miss you. You have been so wonderful!"
"AS HAVE YOU, AND I SWEAR BY THE POWERS THAT WE WILL BE REUNITED SOMEDAY. KNOW THIS, MY CHILD. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, THE POWER WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU, AND WILL PROTECT YOU."
(End Flashback)
She then began to recall the day she was captured. 7 years later, as the battle between Rita and Zordon neared its peak, the fateful day came. On Sabrina's seventeenth birthday, Rita decided to launch an attack. Sabrina recalled how her team was defeated in a vicious Zord battle, and she was taken prisoner. 48 hours later, her life had changed. The Sabrina that had been Ninjetti was gone…in her place stood Scorpina….a ruthless, cruel body of flesh. At these memories, she began to cry, and Ninjor noticed this.
"Remembering your past, Cougar?" said Ninjor, and Sabrina smiled at the recollection of her Ninjetti spirit animal, the fierce, stealth Cougar.
"Yes…and that actually just calmed me a bit," she said.
"Good…because as I recall, you didn't come here for a social call. What's going on? I thought the Rangers were fighting the Machines," said the Ninja Master.
"That's what is so dangerous about this situation, Ninjor. Lady Chaos has allied herself with her granddaughter, Master Vile, Lord Zedd, and their minions, and she has developed a fiendish plot that could be the end of Earth as we know it," Sabrina said.
At the mention of Lady Chaos' name, Ninjor suddenly stood up, growled, and banged a fist on the table.
"Not THAT silver scoundrel! What is her plot?" said Ninjor.
"Her plot is to destroy the Rangers psychologically. You heard about the separation of Falcon and Crane, right?" Sabrina asked.
"Of course…how could I not have heard? That made me VERY angry with the both of them. I TOLD them that their union was prophesized and was to be everlasting," said Ninjor.
"It's not their fault. You see, Lady Chaos was the one who wrote that letter. She's been hiding on Earth…away from all our scanners, even my father's at the Power Chamber, and she somehow managed to forge a letter in Kim's handwriting," said Sabrina.
At this, Ninjor clenched his fists, almost to the point of when he'd power up to his second battle mode.
"That's a new low, even for those vile creatures," said Ninjor. "But how do you know this?"
"I should take you back to Florida sometime with me…and you should see the collection of technology that I have. It would make the Machine Empire blush!" said Sabrina. "My good friends on Eltar gave it to me as a congratulations gift after I broke my spell. Those vile creatures know not that I can keep an eye on them."
"I can suspect her plot doesn't end there. What are her other steps?" said the Ninja Master.
Sabrina then went over the rest of Lady Chaos' plot for the next 20 minutes, and at the end of her details, Ninjor suddenly became more furious than before.
"I shall never let Chaos and her forces win! They'll be sorry they EVER messed with the forces of good! Evil shall never triumph…." bellowed the Ninja Master, and at this, Zordon's eldest child cracked a smile for the first time all night. She knew that with her friend in an uproar, there was no way they would lose.
After five minutes of his ranting and raving, Sabrina finally said, "Um, shouldn't we be discussing plans to stop them?"
"When does Chaos start her next phase?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"We'd better move fast. Do you have any ideas?" said Ninjor.
"I wish Dulcea could help us," said Sabrina.
"You're in luck. She can help us, and will be a great asset."
"But I thought she was locked up on Phaedos for all time…."
"When the Rangers defeated that slime-ball Ivan Ooze, her bond was broken. She can now travel freely as the situation permits."
"We'd better call her into action then," said Sabrina.
"I'll take care of that," said Ninjor, and he began to make contact with Phaedos. After a few moments, the familiar voice came.
"Dulcea here. Please state your business."
"Do you not remember this voice, Master Warrior?" said Ninjor.
"And don't forget me..." came a familiar voice that Dulcea thought she'd never hear again.
"Ninjor…it's great to hear your voice again. And Sabrina, by the Morphing Grid, is it really you?" the Master Warrior cried with hope.
"It is me, Dulcea," said Sabrina with pride.
"We have much to talk about, Cougar, although I doubt this was a social call," said Dulcea.
"It wasn't. You see, Earth's guardians, Tommy and Kimberly are all in serious danger…."
"I don't want to ever hear about the Falcon and Crane again…not after they broke that prophesy…" Dulcea started.
"But Dulcea, Lady Chaos..." said Sabrina.
"Lady Chaos? Did you just say Lady Chaos?" said Dulcea as she stood up straight.
"Yes, Dulcea. She wrote the break-up note, according to Sabrina here, and she's planning on using psychological ploys to destroy the Rangers," said Ninjor.
"Lady Chaos is my archrival. She is an absolute menace…a type of menace which the Rangers have never faced before," said Dulcea flatly. "I have no doubt that vile creature would do something such as that. If she is indeed involved, the entire galaxy is in great danger. I must travel to Earth immediately," said Dulcea.
"We'll be waiting for you. You know my residence," said Ninjor.
M51 Galaxy
Unknown Time
As the villains, gathered in Master Vile's spacious dining room, and ate heartily while thinking about the havoc they planned to wreck on the Rangers, a green light zipped by the castle. It was a teleportation beam that was unfamiliar to the villains, except to the eldest one.
"What in the name of evil is that?" screeched Rita.
"I don't know, my beetle blossom. However, I sense it's heading for Earth, and it's something nauseatingly good," said Lord Zedd. Meanwhile, Lady Chaos was standing up angrily.
"DULCEA!" she suddenly roared with anger. "That means some nauseatingly good, noble person on the side of Zordon must have found my plan out and summoned her! If that do-gooder witch ruins my plans, I will NOT be happy!" she yelled.
"But who could have found out?" rasped Goldar.
"I suspect that the blasted Ninjor is a guilty party," said Zedd.
"And I suspect that you are correct," said Chaos, more calm now. "However, I do suspect another party was involved…and I don't know who it could be, but I have my suspicions. It's OK, we're still in control, however," said Chaos.
"Whatever do you mean, grandmother?" said Rita.
"We just have to move our plans up. We move to attack tonight. By the end of the night, that blasted Coach Schmidt will be under my spell, and we can wreck havoc on Kimberly starting tomorrow morning. TENGAS!" she bellowed, and immediately, Rito's Tenga Warriors came running into the room.
"Tengas, your assignment is very simple. You are to go to Earth and bring me back Kimberly's blasted coach. Now go. And Goldar, Rito, go with them!" said Chaos.
"Yes, Lady Chaos," said the Titan warrior.
"You got it, great grandmother, Ed…" started Rito, and at this, Lord Zedd began to boil with anger.
"Zedd! FOR THE FINAL TIME, IT'S ZEDD YOU BONEHEADED MORON! Z-E-D-D! MY NAME IS LORD ZEDD, YOU IDIOT!"
8 p.m.
Temple of Power
After an hour and a half, following acquaintances, the three had met in the temple's spacious living room to discuss plans. Dulcea had been told by Sabrina of Chaos' plans, and she was absolutely fuming that an evil being could do something as horrendous as what she'd done. However, she settled down after a while, enough to discuss strategy.
"I think we're going to have to split into two teams," said Ninjor. "One or two of us must assist Zordon in helping the Rangers and Tommy deal with this threat."
"I agree. And I think you and Dulcea should go to Florida and help Kimberly…wait a minute…oh no…" Sabrina said.
"What's wrong, Cougar?" said Ninjor.
"Chaos has moved her plans up as well. She must have spotted you coming to Earth, Dulcea…I've received word through my on-the-go communicator that Goldar and Rito just took off with Kimberly's coach," said Sabrina.
"That's awful news. She's going to turn Kimberly's coach against her…possibly in a matter of minutes. We must act swiftly," said the Master Warrior.
"Yes, and as I mentioned, I think you and Ninjor should go to Florida and help Kimberly," said Sabrina. "I can go to my father and help him and Alpha contact the Rangers."
"I think it's a good plan, but have you thought about what the Zeo Rangers may think of you, particularly Adam? Your father will probably think highly of you, but I'm not sure about the Rangers after what you did to Adam," said Dulcea flatly.
"He can say whatever negative things he wants to say about me and they would all be true, but the bottom line is, I'm just going to have to be mentally tough. I will never let evil mess with another's life again….especially not when it's a Ninjetti Ranger. Besides, I still love Adam. He's with another, but he'll be in my heart forever," said Sabrina.
"You're a real Power Ranger, Sabrina. May the Power protect you in your mission. Besides, this gives me an excuse to go see Kimberly again. We never did get to say goodbye to each other," said Ninjor.
"I'm out of here," said Sabrina as she flew up and away from the Temple of Power.
"And we're on our way to Florida," said Ninjor. "Kimberly's roommate just left, so now's the perfect time to warn her."
M51 Galaxy
Gunthar Schmidt, the legendary head gymnastics coach for the Pan-Global Games, had quieted his racketing after struggling mightily against Goldar, Rito and the Tenga Warriors. He'd fought hard, but was now in a position where Lady Chaos could put him under his control.
"The spell is nearly complete," said Chaos as she chanted in some sort of foreign language. After 5 minutes, the chanting stopped, and Chaos liked what she saw.
"Rise, Coach Schmidt," said Lady Chaos.
"I am yours to command, my lady," said the coach in his thick German accent as his eyes flashed silver. "What is your desire?"
"I want you to go back to Florida, and I want you to start torturing Kimberly the next time you meet for practice. Do it every day until you can kick her out, or she quits altogether. But whatever you do, do NOT let her compete in your Pan-Global Games coming up. Also, do not tell of ANY of this conversation. Are those rules understood?" said Chaos.
"Yes. I shall do as you command, my lady," said Coach Schmidt. "Kimberly hasn't participated in Pan-Globals before, and she won't when I'm done with her."
"No she won't. Now go!" said Lady Chaos, and with a wave of her wand, the legendary coach was gone.
9:30 p.m.
The Power Chamber
Alpha 5 was busy working at the consoles with Zordon, and the little android robot had been busy for the last two hours, as he'd been sent on Zord repair after the deadly battle with the Machine Empire just 24 hours before. He'd been working on some minor technical adjustments when Zordon suddenly snapped to attention.
"ALPHA, I SENSE THAT SOMEONE IS HEADING DIRECTLY FOR THE POWER CHAMBER, AND WILL ARRIVE IN APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. I KNOW NOT WHO IT IS, BUT I SENSE THAT I KNOW THIS ENERGY SIGNATURE. BRING THE IMAGE OF THIS BEING UP ON THE VIEWING SCREEN."
"Right away, Zordon. I wonder who could be coming here this late at night?" wondered Alpha as he brought up the viewing globe.
The being that Zordon saw in the viewing globe made him smile if he could find a way to do it, which confused Alpha.
"Why are you smiling, Zordon? Do you know this person?"
"INDEED I DO, ALPHA. SHE IS MY ELDEST DAUGHTER FROM ELTAR, SABRINA. YOU REMEMBER HER AS SCORPINA, HOWEVER, HER SPELL HAS NOW FADED OFF," said Zordon.
"Aye-yi-y-yi-yi! I didn't know Scorpina was your daughter!" cried Alpha.
"YES SHE WAS. IT WAS RITA'S DOING. I SENSE, HOWEVER, THAT SHE'S NOT COMING HERE ON A PLEASANT VISIT," Zordon said. After a pause, he said, "SABRINA WILL BE ARRIVING IN 3, 2, 1…." and as he finished, a flash of golden light appeared in the Power Chamber.
The new arrival then gasped in shock at her wizard father, trapped in his time warp. She almost couldn't believe it. She knew he was trapped, but to see it up close was another story.
"Um, Daddy…" she barely breathed out.
"YES, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO, SABRINA. I TOLD YOU ALL THOSE THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO THAT WE WOULD SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN," said the father to her daughter, who at this point had tears streaming down her face.
"I…I come on a mission of peace…my first major mission for the side of light in 10,000 years, Daddy. Your…your Power Rangers are in great danger, as are Kimberly and Tommy in particular. Lady…Lady Chaos has re…returned…" Sabrina barely choked out through her tears. At the mention of Lady Chaos, Zordon's eyes widened and Alpha started spinning out of control.
"AYE-YI-YI-YI-YI-YI-YI! Not Lady Chaos! I haven't seen that vile creature in 15,000 years!" cried Alpha in despair.
"LADY CHAOS IS A MOST HIDEOUS CREATURE. WHAT HAS SHE DONE, SABRINA?" asked Zordon.
"She was the one that broke up the Falcon and Crane. Forged Kim's handwriting too," said Sabrina.
"AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS?" said Zordon.
"With my handy tape. You see, I have technology she knows nothing about. I managed to record her conversation and I'm uploading it to the viewing globe now," said Sabrina.
Some time later, after hearing the conversation amongst Lady Chaos and her minions that the Rangers were all too familiar with, Zordon grimaced, if he was able to do so.
"SO TOMMY WAS RIGHT. KIMBERLY WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. BUT HOW ARE WE TO STOP THEIR PLAN?"
"Easy. I've summoned Dulcea and Ninjor. They are in Florida, presumably with Kimberly now," said Sabrina, and Zordon smiled with pride at his child. He knew she was worthy of the Power from her birth, and she was proving it at this hour.
"YOU SEEM TO HAVE DONE QUITE A LOT OF WORK, SABRINA. WE CAN CALL THE RANGERS IN THE MORNING. BUT FOR NOW, YOU NEED SOME SLEEP."
"Agreed. Where are your quarters?"
"On Floor 4, Sabrina," said Alpha suddenly.
"Ah yes, I remember you! Alpha 5 from Edenoi, right?"
"Made by King Lexian, and my circuits are proud of it! It's nice to meet you on a good note for a change," said Alpha.
"I'll see you two in the morning, I'm going to bed," said Sabrina.
"MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU, SABRINA," said Zordon, and he smiled if he could force one.
8:30 p.m.
Pan-Globals Gymnastics Complex
Tampa Bay, FL
Her roommate had gone out for dinner in the gymnasts' last few hours off before practice, and so had her other teammates.
But for whatever reason, she wanted to be alone.
As she sat on her bed all by herself, she began thinking about memories.
Memories of being one of the first five chosen by Zordon to defend the Earth from Rita's attacks, and proving herself later to be worthy of the ancient powers of the Pterodactyl.
Memories of her first meeting with Tommy, after he'd chased off the local resident high school bullies, Bulk and Skull.
Memories of fainting as she found out that her beloved Tommy had indeed claimed the White Ranger powers, and would hopefully forever be her White Knight.
Memories of receiving the power of the Crane while trying to defeat the feared Ivan Ooze, watching Zordon come back to life, and later training with Ninjor.
And memories of the countless times Tommy had saved her, and she only wished they could come back.
She was expecting and hoping that all of them would come back someday.
One thing she wasn't expecting was to see two teleportation beams enter her room. The first was a peculiar white snow owl, and the other was a blue teleportation beam she knew all too well.
Presently, the white owl flew to the floor alongside the blue beam, and both transformed into figures that Kimberly was shocked to see again.
"Dulcea! Ninjor!" cried Kimberly. "I can't tell you how happy I am to see you again!"
"I feel the same way, Kimberly. I am so saddened that we never got to say goodbye to each other before you went off chasing your dream," said the Ninja Master.
"I too feel the same way, young Crane," said the Master Warrior to her Pink Ninjetti, who ever since the battle with Ivan had become one of Dulcea's favored warriors. "We must leave momentarily, my child. You, and Tommy both, have been sidetracked, and the Power Rangers are in great danger. Come, young Crane, and we shall explain," said Dulcea.
TBC...