Jason's Birthday Bash
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Chapter 6
"Guys, what are we going to do?" Kimberly wailed. "We have to get Jason out of Rita's control before anything else happens!
"I agree. This has gotten way out of control," Zack said. "We can't lose Jason!"
"This situation is very grave," Zordon put in. "Every minute longer that Jason is under Rita's spell makes it that much harder to break it."
"But Zordon," Alpha said frantically. "We still haven't found a way to break the spell yet! Oh, ay, yi, yi! This is bad!"
"I know, Alpha, but we have to keep trying," Zordon told him firmly.
"There's got to be a way to break it!" Tommy said, very frustrated. "Why can't we find it?" Tommy punctuated his sentence by punching his palm with his fist clenched tightly.
"I don't know, Tommy," Zordon replied. "Have faith in the Power, though. It will pull through this."
"How can you say that, Zordon?" Kim yelled. "I'm so scared. What if we lose him forever?" Kim's voice was quavering and her shoulders had started to shake, indicating that she was about to burst into tears.
Tommy was the first to react. "Kim, come here," he said softly, opening his arms. Kim wasted no time in listening and threw herself in Tommy's waiting arms. "It's going to be all right, Beautiful. We'll get him back, I promise," he murmured and Kim couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears, sobbing hard into Tommy's chest. Tommy felt his heart breaking seeing his Kimberly so sad and upset and their not being a thing he could about it except hold her tightly, rubbing her back and whisper soothing words in an effort to calm her down.
"I say we just go in there and get them," Zack stated firmly after a couple minutes. "That way maybe we can get more information on the spell if we scan face to face."
"Yeah, and maybe that info will help us find a way to break it," Kim added, sniffling a little as she turned around in Tommy's arms.
"But I still can't get a strong enough lock to teleport them back here!" Alpha wailed despairingly. "Oh, I wish Billy were here, he'd know what to do!"
"Alpha, I know it's hard, but please try to remain calm," Zordon interjected. "You must keep trying. Meanwhile, set the scanners to continuously scan for Jason and the other two rangers anywhere on Earth or anywhere else where we can get a lock on them to teleport them home. Also have them keep a constant lookout for Rita's monster or her goons.
"Right, Zordon. Setting the scanners on auto with the parameters you listed. But what do we do in the meantime?" He asked anxiously.
"We do the only thing we can, for now. We wait."
"Maybe not," Tommy spoke up as he got an idea. "Why don't we lure Jason down to Earth ourselves so we can bring him back here."
"That's risky, Tommy," Zack said. "But it just might work."
"Yeah, but how do we do it so Jason falls for it?" Kim asked.
Tommy smiled slyly. "He's totally pissed off and hell bent on destroying us, right?" The others nodded, wondering what Tommy was getting at. "We use that and make him even madder so he completely loses it and comes to finish us off. When he does, Alpha can teleport him back here and place him in a transparent force shield."
"Like the one he put Billy and me in when we turned punk from that potion Baboo put in our drinks at the park?" Kim asked.
"Exactly," Tommy confirmed. Even though that had happened before he moved to Angel Grove and became a ranger, the others had told him all about it and all the other things that had happened prior to him arriving on the scene.
"Let's do it!" Zack said with determination in his voice. But before anyone could respond, the alarms began to wail loudly.
"What is it Zordon?" Tommy asked.
"Rita has sent Electrifier back down into downtown Angel Grove. You must stop him rangers!"
"But what about our plan to get Jason here?" Kim asked anxiously.
"We can do at the same time. We can insult him and Rita and taunt him as we fight the monster. Alpha will keep constant watch on the viewing globe and the moment he appears, teleport him here," Tommy replied.
"All right, let's go," Kim said.
Be careful, rangers, and let the Power protect you," Zordon told them as they left the Command Center.
Meanwhile, Jason was watching along with Rita as the rangers appeared in downtown Angel Grove to battle the monster. But as they began to fight, they did something that Jason was completely unprepared for; they began making fun of him!
"Jason's such a wuss! Why else wouldn't he be down here himself," Tommy sneered.
"Because he knows he fights like crap!" Zack snickered loudly as he dodged a blast from Electrifier. "He couldn't even beat up a worm!"
"Yeah my great-grandmother can beat the snot out of him, and she's eighty-eight years old!" Kim added, laughing loudly as she ducked a punch from the monster then coming back up and kicking him the chest, knocking him flat on his back.
"Talk about major embarrassment," Zack replied, blasting the advancing Electrifier back with his Power Axe. "All you'd have to do is come at him with raised fists and he'll run away and go cry in Rita arms."
Kimberly snickered. "Boy, I feel majorly sorry for anyone desperate enough to have to get comfort from Rita.
"Talk about a nightmare from hell," Zack shivered violently, as Tommy shot the Electrifier with his Blade Blaster as he was sneaking up on Zack from behind. "Thanks, man," He told Tommy. "See that, Jase," he yelled up at the sky. "That's what teamwork is, you freaking piece of scum! Something you probably couldn't ever comprehend!"
"Why don't you give it up, Rita!" Tommy yelled. "You're dumber than a box of rocks and twice as ugly! Even with that good for nothing Jason on your side, you'll never beat us!"
During all of this, Jason was getting angrier and angrier. Now with that last comment from Tommy, he couldn't contain himself any longer. "That's it!' He snarled furiously. "I'm going down there and beat the shit out of all three of them!"
"Jason, you're too angry right now. You need to calm down before you go," Rita tried to put a comforting hand on his shoulder but he just shook it off.
"No one talks about you that way and gets away with it! I'm going to kick all their asses all the way to kingdom come! For you, my love!" With that he teleported down to where the rangers were fighting Electrifier, not having a clue that that was exactly what the rangers wanted. He appeared a few feet directly behind Tommy "I've had enough of you, Oliver! You're going down for good you asshole!" He roared while lunging at him with raised fists, preparing to pummel his brains out.
"Not this time, Jase," Tommy replied calmly as he deflected Jason's mad punches. "This time, we're going to get some answers." As Tommy finished speaking, a white light surrounded Jason and he disappeared only having enough time for a quick "What? ---"before he was gone.
"Yes, it worked," Kimberly said, relieved. "Now let's finish this ugly creep and get back and see if Zordon and Alpha and found out anything about the spell." But the monster disappeared before they could even take a step in its direction.
"Another, time, rangers," it said as it vanished.
"And we'll be waiting to finish you," Tommy said firmly. He turned to the others. "Come on lets get back." They nodded their agreement and they disappeared as well.
A moment later they appeared back at the Command Center to find a very furious Jason in the transparent containment force field.
You won't get away with this!" He raged punching at force field wall. "I'm going to get out of here and destroy you all myself!"
"Jason, stop," Kimberly begged him. "This is not you. Rita has you under a spell. But you can fight it! And beat it! Come on Jason, we're all friends. You're one of us, our red ranger and leader."
Kim's pleading words fell on deaf ears, though, as Jason continued to rant and rave. "I am certainly not one of you rangers! And I sure as hell am not your leader! I work for Rita and no one else. She is why I live. To serve and protect her. And to love her till the end of time." Jason's words had gotten a little softer at his last sentence.
Jason, please,---" Kim began but was cut off by Zordon.
"The spell is too powerful, pleading and begging will not have any effect."
"What did the scanners say? Have you found a way to break it yet? Tommy spoke up then.
"We're still searching, green ranger," Zordon replied. "We have found something else, though."
"We've discovered a way to free the other rangers!" Alpha said excitedly. "The teleportation signal focused in a narrow beam has locked on to their energy from their power coins!"
"Yes!" Zack exclaimed. "Can we bring them back?"
"Teleporting now," Alpha replied. He then pushed a series of buttons on the control panel and with a whoosh Billy and Trini appeared in the Command center.
"Yes!" Kimberly cried as they all rushed to hug their teammates.
"this is great!" Zack added happily.
"No it's not!" Trini's voice was sharp. "You guys won't believe the things Jason has said and done." As Trini finished speaking, tears started to well up in her eyes.
Kim gave her a gentle hug. "We know all about it. We saw everything on the viewing globe."
"Yeah, and we will find a way to break this spell," Tommy added.
Trini started to speak but Jason beat her to it. "How sickenly sweet!" He sneered. "You guys are just nauseating. I think I'm going to throw up now."
"Jason, you are under a spell. The anger and hate you feel is not real. It is the spell making you feel these things," Zordon told him.
"Save your pathetic words, old geezer! They mean nothing to me!" Jason snarled in response.
Trini burst into tears. "Jason, you're our friend. You mean everything to us! To me," she said and sank to the floor, sobbing hard.
Was it just his imagination or did Tommy see a flicker of uncertainty in Jason's dark eyes as Trini spoke. If he did indeed see it, then what could it mean, he thought, feeling a tiny stirring of hope in his heart.
A/N: What does it mean? Is Trini the key to breaking the spell? Stay tuned to find out. Also, please review and tell me what you think!