A/N: You know the disclaimer. I don't own em, Chapter 1 has that information. I do own Lady Chaos and Sarah of Eltar. I don't own Zack as Zeo IV or didn't own Jason as Zeo V either. For those that used em...you know who you are. I know PGW used Jason as Zeo V, and she and those on other sites used Zack as Zeo IV.
Ch. 15-Heart to Heart, Lost Power, and Major Attack
Friday, April 25
3 p.m. local time
Angel Grove, CA
Two weeks after Kimberly and Jason's departure from Angel Grove, life had seemingly come back to normal, which the Rangers were relieved at.
The two-week break, which had briefly been stopped a few times by Tenga Warrior attacks conducted by Jason and Kimberly just to make sure the Rangers were on their toes, had gone rather smoothly.
Tommy still had the hole in his heart, but his friends had helped him through it. While Dulcea was still in Florida guarding Sabrina's residence, the rest of the team had at least kept Tommy from being totally ineffective as leader of the team. David and Sam Trueheart had also helped in this process.
Billy, while distressed by the departures as well, had been helped through it by Trini, whose calm influence, as usual, was having an effect on the Rangers' leading technical genius. They had each other, and to them, that was all that mattered.
Adam, while still queasy about Sabrina, had come to terms with the fact that she hadn't been the villain she once was and had accepted her as a member of the team. Still, while he'd come close to Tanya again in the weeks following the rescue, there wasn't that intimate bond between the two like there had been. He was also trying to keep Rocky from eating all the food in the Juice Bar, as ever since the events started, Rocky had been eating even more than usual.
Perhaps the second most affected person by the whole turn of events was Katherine. It hadn't been her fault in the first place that Rita had made her nearly take Kimberly's life, but she still felt guilty, and, at times, didn't feel she belonged on the team.
Sabrina had kept her calm in a reasonable fashion throughout these two weeks, knowing that the Rangers would eventually heal enough to fight, but an attack would soon come. She'd also been working with her parents on a new power source for the Rangers, as she was almost certain that the certain Zeo powers would not be strong enough for this fight. She'd also come out and be with the rest of the team at times, but she was afraid to go out in public for two reasons…first, because she knew that what she did as Scorpina was remembered around those parts, and, second, she didn't want to tip the Rangers' secret off.
And all the while, Zordon had let the Rangers go back to their normal lives…without a Red Ranger…though Zack had taken temporary leadership of the team.
On this day, most of the Rangers were being found in the Youth Center. Tanya was working on homework and miscellaneous for her job as a disc jockey, and Katherine was wit her. Meanwhile, Tommy and Adam sparred. This sparring session was particularly entertaining to most of the passers by, in particular the women under 50 years of age, who were all drooling all over themselves with regards to these two men. Rocky and Aisha were chatting about something that the rest of the team couldn't pick up. Billy and Trini were finally getting a chance to visit, and were going over where they had been since Trini had left Angel Grove for Geneva. Meanwhile, Zack was working on his dance moves, and just flat out was being his usual flashy self.
Presently, Trini was snapped out of her meditative state with Billy, and turned to see what the ruckus was.
"Um, Trini, what's the disturbance?" said Billy.
"I think everybody's entranced with what's going on at the mats. Look!" said Trini, as she saw that everyone, including the current Rangers, except Sabrina who was in the Power Chamber, had gathered around the mats, where Tommy and Adam were furiously going at it now. Despite the fact that Tommy had a taller reach, Adam was much more difficult to reach because of that, and he had quick feet and had just as much speed as Tommy, which surprised no one, as Adam, for a while, had played second base for Angel Grove High School's baseball team.
Even Ernie had come from behind his counter to watch!
"This is incredible," said Billy. "I can only wish I was like those two."
"Billy, stop it," said Trini. "You have a style all your own. You don't need to cater your own style to Tommy's."
"Yeah, but this is beautiful to watch," said Billy.
Finally, with both men sweating profusely, trying to work off their worries from their duties, Tommy finally caught Adam in a vulnerable position, swept Adam off his feet, and was able to pin him long enough.
"Good match, Adam," said Tommy as both men bowed to each other. "You seriously gave me a workout."
"Well, as frazzled as we both have been, I think we've seriously needed it," said Adam. "I just wish I could find out," he said where only Tommy could hear, "how I'm back here, and not wearing that green uniform Jason's wearing. I have a feeling I'm going to need to find out soon, and I can't seem to find any answers."
"Look in your heart," said Tommy. "What does your heart tell you?"
"It tells me something that I don't want to believe," said Adam as he walked away to the showers, much to Tommy's confusion.
As soon as Adam was out of ear-sight of anyone, he made a decision.
"There's only one person whom I'd go to that I can truly trust to tell me the truth," muttered Adam. "As soon as I'm out of the showers, I'm going to find Dulcea, and I'm going to find out the real truth behind everything that's going on."
Unknown Time
Lunar Palace
"Masters!" Goldar of Titan suddenly roared, "Our new Princess and Green Ranger would like to have a few words with you about their plan!"
Seconds later, Kimberly and Jason, fully robed and uniformed, walked into the room and bowed before the evil villains.
"So, how do you plan on destroying them?" said Rita.
"First off, yes I do feel it's finally time to attack. I've been spying on them, and they are a bit lethargic. They're all together, but they're not really thinking about us. It's finally time to strike."
"I was growing roots waiting for it to be time!" said Lord Zedd. "Now, out with it!"
"First, it's time to say hello to an old friend," said Kimberly. "Master Vile will be proud when I do this."
Kimberly then pointed her new wand at Earth, in the direct place in downtown Angel Grove she'd sought for and found, and fired a beam of energy at what she was looking for.
"Blue Globbor!" shouted Kimberly, "arise once again!"
"Wow," said Ivan Ooze, who was standing right next to his niece, "she's really bent on destroying them, isn't she?"
"I shouldn't be surprised," muttered Gasket. "After all, with all the pain Thomas has put her through, why should she not be? With this recreated monster, we'll finally have enough to destroy those pesky Rangers!"
"I wouldn't be so sure of that, Gasket, which is why we have another part of our plan," said Jason.
"And just what might that be, Green Ranger? Our forces are indeed strong enough to beat them together," said Gasket.
"Silence! Your problem is the same as Rita and Zedd's! You don't attack them the right way! We're going to use the Globbor to lure them all out in the open. Kim will go with them. I will, in the meantime, attack the Power Chamber and steal the Zeo Crystal. Once the Crystal is in evil hands, the Zeo Rangers powers will be void. The Globbor can then drain the Ninjetti Rangers powers or destroy them outright, and then we can raze the Power Chamber altogether, and conquer Earth!"
"Brilliant! Jason, that's absolutely brilliant!" shouted Rita.
"I must agree with you, Rita," said Gasket. "But just let me have a crack at my traitor of an ex! I want to destroy her, once and for all!"
"Ah, so revenge is your goal, eh?" said Jason. "That can be an excellent motivator. We're going to need the Nasty Nightmare, Goldar and Rito as well, and also I think we should bring the Tengas and Cogs, and Ivan's Oozemen. With that army and the Globbor, it should easily be enough to dispatch of them."
"I also have made a device," said Gasket, "that will keep them from teleporting to safety should we get the upper hand." He then pulled out a device that looked like a gun. "Once this strikes them, they won't be going anywhere."
"Awesome. They won't be able to run or hide, then."
"Kimberly," said Goldar, "if I may request something?"
"Yes?" said Kimberly.
"I want a chance to wear down that White Ranger before the rest of you destroy him. He's ruined my reputation time and again, and I at least want a few good licks on him before you send him to his grave!"
"You're going to be one of the ones to send him to his grave, Goldar," said Jason suddenly, "because you, I and Kimberly are going to be the ones to destroy him. Together."
"And if I may make a request?" said Rita.
"What is it, Rita?" said Kim.
"I want Sabrina back here, no questions asked! I vowed long ago that the golden one was going to pay for betraying us all, and I stick by it! I intend to torture her for all the rest of her days should I get my hands on her! You can do what you want with the rest of those geeks, but I want Sabrina back here myself!"
"The Globbor should be able to take care of that assignment," said Kimberly. "Now, everyone rest up. We have little time before we attack."
The Power Chamber
12:30 p.m. local time
"The installment of the new powers and Zords are finished, my love," said Sarah.
"Whoo, we made it! Heh heh! Heh heh!" said Alpha as he continued to skitter around the room like he'd done the entire day.
"You know, Daddy," said Sabrina, "I have to be impressed with your Alpha. He may be herky-jerky sometimes, but he gets the job done."
"THAT'S MY ALPHA RIGHT THERE," said Zordon. "NOW ALPHA, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING, SO DON'T TEAR UP. YOU'LL GET RUSTY."
"I know, Zordon, it's just hard to not have that human emotion when you get a job like that done," said Alpha.
"I WAS HUMAN ONCE, ALPHA, SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO GET EMOTIONAL OVER."
"You know, he's right," said Archerina. "You should listen every once in a while."
"Oh, be quiet, ya little pink poser with a bow and arrow!" said Alpha.
"Alpha, have we not told you before not to get your emotions up?" said Dimitria.
"You did. I just don't like getting shown up like that," said Alpha.
"I don't know why, but something's telling me everything's gonna go to hell in a handbasket here pretty soon," said Sabrina.
Lunar Palace
"Jason, are you ready?" said Kimberly.
"Yes, baby sister," said Jason. "My research is complete. You guys go into battle, and once everyone's cleared out, I can invade."
"Well then," said Kimberly as she turned to her army, which was gathered on the balcony, "let's get this party started. Launch the attack at once!"
The Power Chamber
1:00 p.m.
As Sarah was contemplating going to visit the Rangers as a human in Angel Grove, suddenly the alarms started blaring.
"Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi! What's going on?" shouted Alpha.
"I SENSE A MAJOR ATTACK ON ANGEL GROVE HAS BEGUN. BRING UP A VISUAL ON SCREEN," said Zordon.
"Right away, Zordon," said Alpha. "I wonder what it could be this time?"
Everyone turned their attention to the Globe, and what they saw made them all shudder…an army led by Kimberly was terrorizing citizens in downtown Angel Grove.
"Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi! It's an all out assault!" cried Alpha.
"THIS IS VERY BAD INDEED. WE NEED TO CONTACT THE POWER RANGERS IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT."
"I'm right on it, Zordon," said Alpha.
"ONE OF YOU ALSO NEEDS TO CONTACT THE ALIEN RANGERS OF AQUITAR," said Zordon, as he knew the Alien Rangers were somewhere near water hydrating themselves.
"I'll take care of that," said Archerina.
Youth Center
Tommy had just sat down with his teammates when suddenly, his communicator beeped.
"Man, finally it happened," said Rocky. "I was SICK of waiting!"
Every one of the Rangers simply glared at him as they filed out of the Youth Center. Once they were out of sight, Tommy hit his communicator.
"Go ahead, Zordon," he said.
"RANGERS, YOU MUST REPORT TO THE POWER CHAMBER AT ONCE," said Zordon.
"We're on our way," said Tommy, and they all hit their communicators and were gone.
Power Chamber
Sans Adam and a Red Zeo Ranger, the team landed in the Power Chamber as one.
"Rangers! Where's Adam?" said Alpha.
"He finished sparring with me, and I haven't seen him since," said Tommy.
"Don't ask me," said Rocky.
"WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT NOW. PLEASE OBSERVE THE VIEWING GLOBE, RANGERS," said Zordon.
All turned to the viewing globe, and gasped in horror.
"My lord," said Tommy. "When Kimberly attacks, she attacks big. That's an army right there. Apparently she has the ability to recreate monsters, because I believe that's the Globbor I see right there."
"Yeah, and we're short two Rangers," said Zack. "Who've we got to help?"
"Us," said three voices, those of whom belonged to Ninjor, Auric the Conqueror, and Trey.
"Ninjor! Auric! Trey!" said Tommy. "It's good to see you guys!"
"We are always here to defeat the forces of evil, Tommy," said Auric. "Now, shouldn't we be going?"
"We should," said Tommy. "Ninjor, do you have any idea where Adam is?"
"Yes. He's with Dulcea. He'll join us later."
"Be warned, guys," said Tommy. "There's something to this attack, but I don't know what it is. Be on your guard. It's Morphin Time!" he said, as Zack said the last part with him.
"WHITE RANGER POWER!" shouted Tommy.
"GOLD RANGER POWER!" shouted Sabrina.
"BLUE RANGER POWER!" yelled Billy.
"YELLOW RANGER POWER!" said Aisha.
"RED RANGER POWER!" shouted Rocky.
Meanwhile, Zack and his team put their Zeonizers together.
"ZEO RANGER I, PINK!" shouted Kat.
"ZEO RANGER II, YELLOW!" said Tanya.
"ZEO RANGER III, BLUE!" yelled Trini.
"ZEO RANGER IV, GREEN!" yelled Zack.
Together, those nine, Trey, Auric, Ninjor and Archerina teleported out, unsure of what to expect.
Lakeland, FL
Dulcea had been working on some things, and was just getting ready to head to the kitchen for some light lunch, when she suddenly heard a teleportation beam in the room.
"Who's there? Identify yourself!" she snapped.
"Calm yourself, Dulcea. It's me," said a hauntingly familiar voice.
Dulcea turned and smiled…at Adam. Adam had long been one of her favored Ninjetti warriors. It seemed like every time the two saw each other, Dulcea had to restrain herself from doing more than just kissing him on the forehead like she'd done on Phaedos.
"Hello, Frog Prince," she said, as she came up and kissed him on the forehead, like she had done before. "It's been a while since we last met."
"It is. I'd love to keep kissing you, but I need your help," said Adam.
"I know why you are here, young Frog," said Dulcea. "I do feel badly for the situation you got put in, but we really had no choice with Lady Chaos attacking. Had Sabrina not started planning when she did, this planet might be a wasteland right now. However, when I get the chance, I'd like to talk to Ninjor about what he said to you as this all started. The way he handled you in your state was flat out wrong," said Dulcea.
"Thank you, Dulcea," said Adam. "Sometimes, all I want to know is the truth, not about what happened when Tommy was evil."
"Sometimes, Adam, Ninjor is simply way too impulsive. He cares too much about protecting the planet to really care for those he loves. Kimberly never got to say goodbye to Ninjor because he never went to Florida to see her after he was freed," said Dulcea.
"Yeah. As I said, I just wanted to know the truth," said Adam.
"And you shall know the truth," said Dulcea as she put on what looked like a baseball cap. When she touched her cap, a holographic projector appeared.
"Got some treats?" said Adam as he grabbed a chair and began to watch 'the show' as he liked to call it.
Angel Grove Park
"Haha, Rangers, you're finally here!" rasped Goldar as he stood ready with his fellow villains. "Now, we can destroy you, and I can especially destroy you, White Ranger!"
"Been there, done that, monkey-breath!" snapped Tommy. "If you're going to attack, do it!"
"Don't invite trouble, Thomas, because you might just get it!" rasped Gasket. "Monsters, attack!"
At once, the monsters charged forward to their targets…in particular one Ranger, except for two figures, Kimberly and Goldar, who charged directly at Tommy.
Tommy was getting ready to go help Rocky and Aisha with the Globbor monster, but was stopped dead in his tracks by his girlfriend and Goldar.
"Man, and I thought things were bad enough, but they're coming after me," said Tommy. He reluctantly pulled out his talking saber, Saba, and came face-to-face with Kimberly.
"Greetings, Tommy," said Kim. "Like my new look?"
"Not impressed, Kim. And you should know by now that the forces of evil never-"
"Can it, Tommy!" growled Kimberly. "Evil might never have won before, but this is going to be an exception. When we're through with you, you'll wish you had never been born! It's our turn to make you pay for following all your rules!"
With that said, Kim rushed at Tommy, and the two began trading punches and kicks. Tommy noticed that this fight was going to be tough, as Kimberly's speed and strength appeared enhanced.
Tommy delivered a sharp hook punch to Kimberly, but the ex Pink Ranger countered by finding an open area, and delivering a hard uppercut. Kim then swept him off his feet and pinned him.
"I KNEW that when it all came down to crunch time, you were SOFT, Tommy!" shouted Jason. "Now give up! You can never hope to defeat me!"
"Don't bet on it, Kim," growled Tommy as he somehow threw his girlfriend off of him and got to his feet. But before he could really use Saba, he was kicked in the back by Goldar.
"Nice cheap-shot, monkey-brains," said Tommy.
"Save your breath for your death, White Ranger!"
Tommy got up and looked over at the rest of the battle, and found it wasn't going favorably for his side. The two Gold Rangers were going at it with Globbor, but with Globbor's enhanced powers (Kimberly had brought the monster back in Ranger-Globbor form), it was a tough draw for both Rangers. Archerina, Ninjor and Auric were going at it with Gasket, but even three on one, it was a tough draw. Kat, Zack and Tanya were being tossed on their butts by the Nasty Nightmare, and Rocky, Aisha, Trini and Billy were having trouble against the numerous squadrons of Cogs, Tengas, and Oozemen.
The Power Chamber
Those who were watching the fight at the Power Chamber found it wasn't going favorably either.
"My love, we need some help!" said Sarah.
Suddenly, the Power Chamber began to spark, and for once, Dimitria asked a question.
"Zordon, what's going on?" shouted Dimitria.
"Intruder alert! Intruder alert!" shouted Alpha.
Then, the double doors opened…and out stepped, to the surprise of the senior members of the Power Chamber, the Green Ranger, Sword of Darkness in hand…the Zeo Crystal in the other!
"Wow, do I know how to make an entrance or WHAT?" said Jason. "By the way, fools, thanks for the gift! It was sitting there, all nice, wrapped up in a bow for me to take. Thanks for the Christmas gift in April."
"JASON, I ORDER YOU TO PUT THAT DOWN IMMEDIATELY," said Zordon in a very harsh voice.
"No way, you old windbag!" shouted Jason. "With this in my hands, your putrid Zeo team ought to be powerless in a matter of seconds. And without them, your universe is going to be ours VERY soon!" said Jason.
"And while I'm here, I might as well cause a little damage. Goodbye Zordon…maybe I'll see you in hell someday," said Jason as he charged his sword and hurled it right at Zordon's tube.
It never made it. Sarah's hands had come over her head just that quickly, which created a spell that simply caused Jason's powers to bounce right off her.
"Impossible!" Jason shouted. "Seems you guys do learn from your mistakes after all. Guess I'll have to get a little more physical!"
With that, he started running to consoles, ripping them wide open.
"But before he could do much damage, Sarah bumped him again, causing both to roll on the floor.
Jason snarled as he got up, and said, "OK, brats, enjoy the fact that for now, your precious Power Chamber will stand. But trust me boys, it's going to get a lot worse from here," said Jason as he teleported back to the Palace, Zeo Crystal in hand.
"Wow. That was too close," said Dimitria.
"INDEED, YOU ARE RIGHT. I NOW WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ONES WHO HAVE HELD THE ZEO POWERS. WE ALSO NEED TO MOVE LOCATIONS, SO THAT THE CHAMBER WILL NOT BE ATTACKED AGAIN."
Lakeland, FL
Adam Park was in tears…because he finally knew the entire truth.
When Dulcea started by showing him pictures of Eltar's most trusted warrior and Zordon's eldest, Adam smiled. He could see why Zordon's family had placed so much trust in their eldest child. Adam had also been impressed by her decision-making in battle…woman or not, she had been a true leader. She'd also treated her teammates as if they were her own family…they were inseparable. It had almost been like his own team…he and his two Stone Canyon friends had replaced three of the originals, and as Dulcea's Ninjetti, they had shared a bond with their three veteran teammates that could never be touched.
Then, he'd had to watch pictures of her as Scorpina after Rita had captured her…it was like a total nightmare. He'd been forced to watch her fight her own teammates, and now he understood why it had hurt Tommy so much to be under one of Rita's spells. He could only imagine how Sabrina felt after she'd released herself from her spell.
Finally, the nightmare photos came to an end, and the negatives turned to slightly better positives, as she was shown with her family shortly after breaking her spell. At that point, Dulcea stopped, and looked at Adam, who was still crying his eyes out.
"Adam, what's wrong?" said Dulcea, although she didn't really need to ask to figure it out.
"I was WRONG!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. "I can't believe that I treated her like a piece of crap!"
Dulcea took him in her arms and said, "You know, Adam, she doesn't fault you for what you did."
"That's impossible," Adam barely muttered.
"It's not, because she still feels horribly about what she did to you," said Dulcea.
"Hopefully, we'll both be in a state now where we can forgive each other and start over," said Adam. "It's not her fault that Zedd made her do what she did."
Angel Grove Park
Back at the Park, Sabrina and Trey continued to duel with Globbor, Tommy was still fighting Kimberly and Goldar, and the four Ninjas continued to deal with the footmen. But the Zeo Rangers were having quite a few problems.
"What's going on?" yelled Kat as her suit began to flicker in and out.
"I'm losing power!" shouted Tanya.
"Me too!" shouted Trini and Zack
Within moments, the Zeo Rangers were demorphed, and became more vulnerable to attacks.
"Monsters, regroup!" shouted Kimberly.
"Nice of you to fall for our trick, Powerless Rangers. Now that Jason has the Zeo Crystal, your team has been weakened, and our army will be able to destroy all of you once and for all.
"Alpha, teleport us now!" shouted Trini.
"Not so fast, Rangers!" said Gasket as he pulled out a gun and fired. However, the Zeo Rangers and their allies were teleported mere seconds before the blast could hit them. Yet, the blast did strike the Ninjetti Rangers.
"I wouldn't even try to teleport, Thomas. With that blast, it will not work until we leave. And we won't leave until you are destroyed!" shouted Gasket.
"Man, as if this isn't bad enough…" Tommy said as he began to engage Kimberly in battle again. He was grateful for the respite, although he wasn't looking forward to fighting Kimberly again. Ninjor decided to go help him, and the other three went after Gasket, Nasty Nightmare and the rest, leaving Sabrina to face Globbor alone.
Sabrina tried her best against the Globbor, but in Ranger-Globbor form, he was almost impossible for a single Ranger to defeat on her own.
Yet, after a single blow to Globbor's chest, she crossed her arms in satisfaction. This was a mistake, as seven Cogs grabbed her from behind and wouldn't let go.
"All right, Gold Ranger!" shouted Globbor. "It's time to add you to my long list of victims!" With that, he aimed his energy draining sockets, and fired, easily hitting the Gold Ranger, and draining a good part of her energy with it.
Lakeland, FL
Back at the other command base, Adam could feel a twinge of pain going through him, and could hear the Ninjetti powers speaking to him.
"Damn! She's in trouble! I'm not going to lose her again!" he said.
"Go, and may the Power protect you, Frog Prince. She and your friends are in Angel Grove Park," said Dulcea.
"I'm on it. It's Morphin Time!" shouted Adam. "BLACK RANGER POWER!"
Instantly Adam teleported to Angel Grove, and Dulcea prayed he wasn't too late.
Angel Grove Park
By this time, Globbor had successfully absorbed half of Sabrina's power, and was prepared to take her back to Rita.
"Say goodbye to your friends, Sabrina!" shouted Globbor. But as he was about to teleport, five blasts smacked him from behind.
"Your so-called victory has come up WAY short, you overgrown slimeball!" shouted the Black Ranger as he held the Power Axe, ready to fire again.
"Well, Black Ranger, it's about time you showed up," snarled Globbor.
"Enough! You stay away from her, slime-ball, and I mean it! You don't, and I'll fire again!" shouted Adam.
"Me? Leave her alone? Never!" shouted Globbor. "You shall pay for intruding!"
With that, he drew his Ninjor-like sword and rushed at Adam.
Through his haze, he could hear Sabrina shout, "Adam, be careful!"
The other Rangers could see that Adam had arrived as well, and began renewing their fights with their enemies with new energy.
TBC…