Author's Notes: Hope I didn't keep you guys waiting long. Had a bit of difficulty with this chapter, but managed to get through it well enough. This one has a few good twists and answers the question everyone wanted to know. I hope you guys enjoy it and thank you to everyone for liking my story and giving me ideas.
Chapter 19: Revelations and Escape
Reefside: Trent's House
Trent was still sitting upright in his bed, sweating heavily; stains lined his face from the tears that he had shed. He had his hands on his head trying to figure everything out.
"Why… why would that happen… is that what is going to…" Trent shook his head as more tears began to form. "No! I refuse to believe that's going to happen!" Trent was still in his own thoughts when a sound brought him back to reality. He looked down to his communicator as it beeped again.
"Go ahead" Trent said as calmly as he could.
"Trent, its Tommy. I need you to come to the lab right away." Tommy said hastily.
"Something wrong Dr. O?"
"I just need you to get here right away. I'll explain everything."
"Alright, I'll be there in a few minutes."
Trent got up from his bed and walked over to his dresser and put on a clean white shirt.
"Why would he need me now? In the middle of the night?"
He walked out of his room and through the hallway for the door.
"Hello Trent."
Trent snapped to attention and was surprised by the voice.
"Dr. O?... Wait!"
Trent spun around and stood face to face with the Green Ranger.
"You! What do you want?"
"I just want to talk."
"Are you kidding? That's why you came to my house in the middle of the night? How long have you been here! Wait. It was you who contacted me, not Dr. O wasn't it?"
"You're right, it was me. But I haven't come here to fight."
Trent stared at the Green Ranger uneasily, lowering his guard.
"Fine, but you better not try anything."
"Do you want me to prove I won't try anything? Fine, I'll prove it. Power Down." Green Ranger was engulfed in green tinted light and reappeared unmorphed. Trent was shocked to see the unmorphed Green Ranger. He looked like a younger Tommy with long hair and a smaller build. He was wearing a green muscle shirt and green pants. "This good enough for you."
"Sure. Now, what do you want?"
"I told you, I want to talk."
"What about?"
"About you, me, us?"
"Excuse me?"
"You felt it didn't you? The power surge right? It hurt like hell first, but then you felt refreshed, energized." Trent looked up and then down uneasily. "So, you did feel it."
"What about it?"
"That surge we felt is the power the White Ranger clone was siphoning. Now that he's gone, the Morphing Grid redistributed the power to its original source… or in this case, sources."
"How was he taking part of your power? You haven't been around up until a few days ago."
"Exactly. It means you and me are connected more than we think."
"Impossible! Your powers come from the power coin, mine come from my dino gem."
"Yes, but Mesogog had the white dino gem before anyone. My future self didn't know about it until you showed up."
"Are you saying that…"
"Mesogog used the residual energy of the green power coin to help augment and corrupt the white dino gem in the first place. In other words, my powers tie into your powers directly. As are our lives."
"What?" Trent shouted. He stared at the Green Ranger with a look of curiosity and confusion.
"The dino gem bonded to you correct?"
"Yes."
"Well thanks to Mesogog's tampering, your dino gem is mutating. Instead of just be bonded to you and giving you powers, it's bonded to your very life… same as my power coin. If one of us falls in battle, the other will fall."
Trent's eyes widen and he took a few steps back. He put his hand on a chair to steady himself.
"No. It can't…"
"It is. Now if you want to still destroy me, you'll know the price. If you destroy me…"
… I'll destroy myself."
The Green Ranger nodded and pulled his morpher out.
"It's Morphin' Time." He said quietly. He again engulfed in green tinted light and reappeared in his morphed form. "Now White Ranger, you must decide. Destroy me yourself or let the others destroy me. Either way, your end is near."
The Green Ranger then disappeared, leaving Trent alone.
"No. No. I can't believe it. I won't believe it."
Trent slammed his against the wall.
"Nothing is going right! Wait a second!" a thought had entered Trent's mind. "He said my dino gem was mutating, so these visions are another mutation from the gem. And if they're like the first ones I got… either me or Kira will die."
Trent's eyes popped out and he began to breathe heavily again.
"In the end. Me and Kira will never be able to be together."
Trent slumped into the chair he had held onto and stared blankly at the spot the Green Ranger previously stood.
"Why? Why would he tell me this?"
Reefside: Tommy's House- Lab
The monitors were on standby mode, with the CPU's giving off a low hum. The lights had been turned off and no one was around… expect for Ashley. She was left on the small bed while everyone else retired for the night. She was breathing softly and barely moved. She took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes. At first she believed she was on the Megaship, but after a moment she realized she wasn't in the safety of the Andros and the others. She sprang from the bed and opened her eyes all the way. She scanned the room, looking for anything that would give her an idea of where she was.
"Where am I? Last thing I remember was fighting some Green Ranger. Billy!"
Ashley had remembered she was escorting Billy and looked around for him. As she stepped forward, she tripped over a chair that had been left out and knocked over a small table; making a large amount of noise.
"Crap! Great going Ashley, now whoever is here will know you're awake."
"Who's down there?" a voice asked.
Ashley was petrified. Even as a veteran ranger, she knew when she would be no match for something in their own domain. Footsteps began make their way down the stairs. When Ashley could begin to make a figure out, the lights were flicked on, blinding her slightly. She raised her arms up in defence and to shield her eyes from the light.
"Oh, it's you Ashley." the voice said. "How are you feeling?"
Ashley was confused as to why they would be asking that. She moved her arms a bit to try and see who was in front of her. She could partially make out the person in front of her.
"Tommy?"
"Yes, its me."
Ashley dropped her arms in relief, but put them back up immediately when she was again blinded by the light.
"Oh thank god, I thought I was in some deep dark dungeon."
"Wow really? My commander center is that creepy looking?"
Both rangers laughed over the misunderstanding. Ashley was finally able to see properly and helped Tommy pick up the table she knocked over. She sat down on the bed she'd been sleeping on while Tommy sat in the chair she'd tripped over.
"So mind filling me in on what's going on?"
"Well, Mesogog, my new team's enemy is using technology left over from the Time Force Rangers' time ship and went and made himself a portal. He's been using it to bring back all sorts of things such as the Psycho Rangers… and my first ranger power."
"That's… kinda nerve racking."
"Worse of all, thanks to the time portal, alternate worlds have been created."
"Alternate worlds?"
Tommy nodded. He got up from his chair and walked over to the monitors.
"Yes. Alternate worlds. They range from being relatively the small to total different. Time Force went to two of the known alternate worlds. First one was about the same, while the other…"
"The other…"
"Anyone they sent through hasn't come back. From what they got from a message, they were massacred."
"Oh god… Wait! What about Billy? He was with me when the Green Ranger attacked and then…"
"He's missing. We didn't know who took him, but from what you just said it looks like the Green Ranger was responsible."
"Have you guys tracked him down yet?"
"No. We've been running a scan to find him, but nothing's turned up. " Tommy looked away from Ashley and turned to his monitors.
"Are you checking the search now?"
"Yeah." The monitor beep and a message came up. "Damn, no trace of him."
"Tommy… I'm sorry."
Tommy turned back to Ashley with a small frown on his face.
"It's not your fault. Not many people can go toe to toe with the Green Ranger even at full strength. You did what you could." Tommy looked back at the monitor. "Just have to focus on finding him. Expanding the search to Angel Grove."
"Angel Grove?"
"Well now that I know it's the Green Ranger, I'll check the one place he knows best."
"Smart move."
Ashley and Tommy watched the monitor and were met with another message.
"Damn, Thirty-six hours to check the area."
"That's quite a wait."
"Well we're going to have to wait. Plus it's still very late and I need my sleep. Someone just had to wake me." Tommy said, giving Ashley a small smirk.
"Well sorry for being knocked out." Ashley joked.
"I've got another room you could stay in or would you rather use that one." He said pointing to the one she was sitting on.
"I'd rather have the extra room. Waking up in a room is better than waking up in a lab."
"Alright, just follow me."
Unknown Location
Billy was lying down near the Green Ranger's 'Project'. He had been up for nearly three hours after falling asleep. He keep thinking of the sign.
"I need to know where I am. I need to see that sign." Billy got up and was about to go to the sign when he remembered the Green Ranger. "Wait, he said he'd kill me." He changed his direction toward the machine he was working on. After a few steps he tripped and hit the ground hard.
"Dammit!" Billy froze for a moment, waiting for the Green Ranger to say something. Not a sound came from the Green Ranger. "Hello? Green Ranger?" Billy was again answered with silence.
"He's not here. This is my chance!"
Billy ran to the sign and began to clear away the dust and dirt and began to make out the sign a little more.
-eo -rd Hang- Bay
"Am I? No wow." Billy cleared the remainder of the dirt and stared at the sign, re-reading it to make sure he was correct. "I am!"
Zeo Zord Hanger Bay
"I'm in the Power Chamber ruins! He brought me here! But if he knows where the hanger bay is, why isn't he having me repair the Zeo Zords? Speaking of which, where are the Zeo Zords?"
Billy looked all around the remaining bay, trying to find any trace of the Zeo Zords. He could make out the old supports that held the Zeo Megazord, Super Zeo Megazord and Red Battlezord in storage when not needed, but still no sign of the zords Billy had spent so much time and effort to create and maintain.
"If I remember correctly, the Zeo Zord Hanger Bay was retrofitted to hold the Turbo Zords so they had to move the Zeo Zords. Now, based on my knowledge of the Power Chamber, we had only one more area to store zords and that was Pyrimidas' old bay. It's certainly big enough to hold two megazords and a battlezord." Billy looked for the door to the Pyrimidas Hanger Bay, only to find it blocked. "Damn, it'll take me awhile to move all of that out of the way. Unless…?" Billy walked over to the collapsed corridor leading to the Power Chamber and opened a hidden compartment. "Perfect. They're still here." Inside were an extra Zeo Laser Pistol and Zeo Sword along with a copy of the Zeo Power Weapons and a utility belt designed after the Zeo Rangers' belts, complete with holsters for the pistol and sword. Billy grabbed the belt and through it around his waist. He reached for the pistol and holstered it along with the sword.
"Wait. I know how to clear the debris."
Billy grabbed the Zeo Power Weapons, Laser Pistol and Sword and started to put them together.
"Zeo Blaster!" Billy was armed with the combination of the weapons. It was a little difficult for Billy to carry, but he managed. He walked over to the blocked door and aimed at the debris.
"Fire!"
A large energy blast launched from the end of the cannon and impacted the debris, causing an explosion. Billy shielded his eyes from the explosion and looked back to see the way clear.
"Yes!" Billy ran down the hallway, still carrying the Zeo Blaster. After a few feet, the hallway opened up into a room as big as the Zeo Zord Hanger Bay. He looked to the side of the door and read the sign to confirm his location.
Pyrimidas Hanger Bay
"Perfect. Now to see what condition the zords are in."
Billy looked around the room and spotted the megazords and battlezord. There was no debris around them. Despite sitting for years, they were in pristine condition.
"I guess they took better care of them then I thought."
He brought up an old console to check their status. All three had their systems in the green.
"Great, now to get out of here. And maybe take the zords out of here." Billy hit a few more buttons on the console. The Super Zeo Megazord and Red Battlezord sprang to life. "Alright, these two will act on their own and take commands from me. I'll use the Zeo Megazord."
Climbed into the Zeo Megazord and manned the controls, putting the Zeo Blaster down next to him.
"Alright, that's get out of here! Zeo Zord One Helmet! Red Battlezord! Fire!"
The Red Battlezord lifted its arms and began to fire on the old hanger doors. The Zeo Megazord, wearing the Zeo Zord One Helmet, fired on the door as well. The laser fire impacted the door and blew a large hole in them. "Yes!"
The three zords walked through the blown out door and started to walk toward Angel Grove. Billy was the last to exit, but before he did, he used the helmet's cannon to blast the roof of the bay. Large amounts of rubble and support beams fell in front of the door connecting to the Zeo Zord Hanger Bay.
Angel Grove: Power Chamber Ruins – Zeo Zord Hanger Bay
The Green Ranger had returned and looked around for Billy. He noticed the sign was wiped clean and a corridor was opened. He walked down the corridor to find the other end blocked. Green Ranger gathered energy between his hands and launched it at the debris in his way. The rubble and support beams flew back into the room, out of the Green Ranger's way. He causally walked into the other hanger and looked around.
"So he found the Zeo Zords. No matter, the work he did on my project will outclass those zords easily." He looked over at the hole in the hanger door. "Now time to track him down."
Green Ranger walked away from the hanger as the floor gave way. The Replicant Zord's components sprang up and roared. Both ran to through the broken hanger door, widening it even more as they smashed through it together.
Angel Grove: Outskirts
The two megazords and battlezord continued to walk toward Angel Grove. Billy sat in the Zeo Megazord, thinking out loud.
"Alright so I've escaped. Now what? If I get to Angel Grove what can I do? I can't just show up with three zords and ask if I can call Tommy."
As Billy was in his thoughts, the Zeo Megazord was rocked by something hitting it.
"What the hell was that?"
He turned the megazord around to face the Replicant components.
"Oh great, just what I need!"
The two zord components roared and began to combine. The T-Rex had sung its entire body around and stood up straight; its tail forming its drill arm. The Triceratops jumped into the air and formed the other arm. The Replicant's head appeared from the body and the T-Rex head on the chest roared. The drill tail came off of the arm to reveal a fist and combined with the Triceratops tail. The Triceratops head came off the other arm and revealed another fist. The combined tails were held in the right hand like a sword and the Triceratops head was held in the left hand like a shield.
"Like that's supposed to scare me? Zeo Megazord Saber! Super Zeo Zord Sabers!" The Zeo Megazord and Super Zeo Megazords wielded their swords and pointed them at the Replicant Zord. "Red Battlezord, fire!" The Red Battlezord raised its arms and fired its cannons at the Replicant. The Replicant took hit after hit from the endless barrage of laser fire. It then raised its shield and charged forward.
"Super Zeo Megazord, attack!" The megazord did as it was commanded and walked toward the charging Replicant; brandishing its twin swords. The Replicant raised its tail sword and did a downward slash. Super Zeo Megazord caught it between its crossed swords. It pushed up on the sword and swung its left sword, striking the shield. It pushed off and did a double downward slash; Replicant reeling back from the dual strike. As the Replicant was recovering the Zeo Megazord ran toward it and struck it across the chest and its back. The Replicant fell, but got up almost immediately.
"You can take quite the beating can't you? Well how about you try this on for size. Zeo Mega Battlezord!" The Zeo Megazord and Red Battlezord stood back to back. The Red Battlezord extended its legs and rotated its arms backward. The cannons slide forward, hiding the fist, and the battlezord's head came off. The head twisted around to reveal a new helmet and rested over the Zeo Megazord's head. "Zeo Mega Battlezord, fire!"
The cannons light up with laser fire, bombarding the Replicant with stronger lasers. The Replicant fell once more.
"Super Zeo Megazord, finish it off!"
The Super Zeo Megazord stood in front of the Replicant and put its swords together, creating a large energy sword larger than the megazord itself. The Super Zeo Megazord dropped the large sword on top of the Replicant, causing a large explosion that engulfed the evil megazord. The Super Zeo Megazord detached its sword and the Zeo Mega Battlezord uncombined into its components.
"That'll teach you!"
As the smoke began to clear, The Replicant charged forward with its drill spinning.
"What?"
It struck Billy's three zords and sent them falling to the ground.
"Get up! Come on, get up! Damn, I'm running out of power!"
The Replicant loomed over Billy and the zords, preparing to strike. It raised its drill arm and started to spin it.
"This isn't good!" Billy lifted up his old communicator. "This is Billy! Does anyone copy? Repeat, this is Billy! Tommy, can you read me?"
Author's Notes: Quite a bit has happened in this chapter hasn't it. What is Trent going to do now that his life depends on the Green Ranger? What was Billy going to do with the Zeo Zords? How's he going to get out of this in one piece? Will Tommy and the others get his message in time? (Yes I have gone back to using the questions at the end. Why? Because I said so.) Find out what will happen next in Chapter 20. (Milestone for me). The poll is still going on. Keep it as one long story or split it up into two separate stories. Please Read and Review.
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