The Real Ninja Storm
By
James P.
Chapter 4: High School Reunion, Pt. 3
"They're as ugly as I remember," Kimberly commented, facing the Tengu warriors for the first time in over ten years.
"Maybe uglier," Katherine added. At this point, the Tengus swarmed against them.
"Split up guys!" Rocky exclaimed, and the team did that. Katherine and Tommy took on a group, while Jason and Adam teamed up, and Rocky and Kim went their own way with their own group of the bird villains.
"Is it me, or are they stronger?" Adam asked out loud, after getting thrown against the ruins for the fifth time.
"Yeah, it's like they've been upgraded or something," Rocky yelled, also getting pummeled while trying to help Kim with a group of the warriors.
"This is ridiculous!" Katherine said, trying to catch her breath, as she fended off her own group.
"Do you think we should morph?" Jason said.
"Who knows if it'll even work?" Tommy added.
"It's worth a shot!" Adam exclaimed, still getting pummeled (A/N: I've just noticed that Adam seems to get pummeled a lot in the shows).
"Guys, I don't have a morph!" Kimberly exclaimed, then doing a front flip over a group of their adversaries.
"Oh no, she's right!" Katherine exclaimed. "She gave up her powers to me!"
"Kim, you should be able to call upon the ninja powers!" Tommy explained. "They were inside of you, not because of the coin. Try it!"
"Okay guys!" Jason said, looking around. "It's Morphin' Time!"
The ex-rangers took their morphing stances.
"Tyrannosaurus!" Jason exclaimed, pulling out his old morpher.
"I need Ninja Ranger Power, now!" Kimberly exclaimed. "Pink Crane, Ninja power!"
"Zeo Ranger 1, Pink!" Kat pronounced.
"Zeo Ranger 3, Blue!" Rocky announced.
"Zeo Ranger 4, Green!" Adam yelled.
"Zeo Ranger 5, Red!" Tommy finished. (A/N: I didn't really watch a whole lot of Dino Thunder, but from what I have read, Tommy's powers were destroyed even though he was able to call on them later... and Adam has always shown back up at the black MMPR, but I just like Zeo a lot better!)
The rangers all transformed, even Kimberly. The Tengus continued to attack, but in their ranger forms, the team was able to use their weapons and extra strength in the case of Kimberly, to finish off their enemies. (A/N: I hate fighting scenes...)
"Power down!" The six ex-rangers yelled together, and returned to their normal clothing and forms.
"Okay, what the hell?" Kimberly spoke up first.
"This is crazy!" Adam said. "Tengu warriors? Ruins? Morphing again?"
"Someone has summoned us here for a reason," Jason spoke. "I just wish we knew what and who."
Katherine examined the ruins some more. She was actually excited, more excited than she had been in a long time. She was back as a ranger, at least for one battle, and it felt great. Not that she didn't love her kids, because she did, but life as a ranger was more exciting than life as a mom. A single mom at that. Rocky was feeling a similar way. Ever since giving up his role to Justin, he felt like he wasn't a whole person, similar to how Jason had felt. Now he felt empowered. He tried to help Katherine figure out more the symbols on the ruins, but it was too much for his head. Tommy continued to look around the area for any signs of life. He swore he heard some rustling in the bushes around them, and swung his head to see where it might have been coming from.
"Did you guys hear that?" he asked. Kimberly nodded.
"Yeah.... spooky..." Adam said.
The rustling became louder, as if someone was approaching them.
"Be on guard, everyone," Jason said. The ex-rangers took defensive stances, as a human figure ran out of the bushes.
"What in the...?" Rocky said.
"This is too strange," Adam commented.
"Tanya?" Katherine questioned.
"Guys?" Tanya questioned back, nervously.
"Tanya? What are you doing here?" Tommy asked.
"Oh my... she must have sent for you!" Tanya exclaimed, hugging her old teammates.
"Who must've sent for us? What is going on?" Rocky asked.
"We haven't heard from you in years, Tanya. And now you appear here, after we were mysteriously summoned here, and after we just fought off Tengu warriors? Something is just wrong here. What if this is a trap?" Jason commented. Tanya looked hurt.
"Jason, it's me, Tanya. We fought against the Machine Empire together. Do you really think I would lure you here?"
"No, but you might not actually be Tanya."
"Jason has a point," Kimberly said. "What if this isn't Tanya, but just an illusion?"
"Guys, you need to be more trusting," Adam said. "Or at least let her explain."
The team listened as Tanya told them that she had been summoned by an old friend of her parents to a remote jungle in Australia. The friend had found some unfinished journals of her parents', and they had been on an expedition to find some rare artifacts in the jungle. Tanya accompanied the friend on her journey to find the artifact, and in finding the artifact, had been transported to the ruins where they stood now. They had been attacked by Tengu warriors as well as Puttys as soon as they had arrived. Tanya had used her Zeo powers, even in front of her friend, seeing as it was an emergency. Unfortunately, her friend had been slain in combat. Tanya managed to escape, and had been wandering the strange place for a year, surviving on fruit she had found and the occasional boar, when she came across a temple.
"The temple had the name Zordon inscribed on it," Tanya said, prompting the other ex-rangers to pay even more attention due to the mention of their ex-mentor's name. "I was immediately curious, so I went inside the temple. There were all these inscriptions, similar to the ones on these ruins, talking about a great power and a great evil. I assumed they were talking about Zordon, Ninjor, the power coins, and Rita and Zedd. But then she appeared."
"Who?" Kimberly said.
"The person who summoned you. She appeared out of nowhere, shocked that anyone human was inside the temple. She said that their planet had been plagued by evil since Zordon had been destroyed."
"Wait? Planet?" Rocky asked.
"Are we not on Earth?" Katherine said.
"No. We are on Eltar." Tanya responded. Kimberly and Katherine gasped, Jason and Tommy grew wide-eyed, and Rocky and Adam looked at their surrounding even more.
"Eltar?" Kimberly asked. "Like, 'Zordon of Eltar', Eltar?"
"Exactly. Somehow, the artifact worked as a wormhole to travel to this planet. The temple was where Zordon had his headquarters millennia ago. He had millions of followers, who served as his warriors, before the Power Rangers. And today, only one of those warriors remain. I've been working with her as the Yellow Zeo ranger, but my Zeo crystal is fading. I can only morph for three minutes at a time, and the forces of evil are getting stronger. In fact, I was running away from a squad of Pirannahtrons when I came across you."
"Why doesn't this friend of Zordon's help you?" Rocky asked.
"She is over four millennia old, Rocky! She helps me the best she can, but I'm not part of the legendary team of warriors that Zordon prophesized while he was still here."
"Legendary team of warriors? Wouldn't that be the rangers?" Kim asked.
"Well, yes," Tanya answered. "But not just any rangers. A specific team of rangers. Why do you think there's been so many of us? The fates are trying to find the right combo of rangers at the right time to wipe out evil."
"What? Wipe out evil?" Adam said. "Isn't that what Andros killing Zordon did?"
"No," Tanya said. "If that was the case, then why did we have all the villains that every other team has fought, including Tommy's team?"
"Good point," Jason said.
"Zordon's energy defeated the evil that was known in the universe at that time. Some evil was buried, like the Orcs, and some just had not been created yet. And Zordon knew this would happen. So, he prophesized that a legendary team would be brought together at some point in the future, that would actually eradicate evil. However, I am not one of those warriors. But..." Tanya trailed off.
"But, what?" Tommy asked.
"Well..." Tanya continued. "How about I don't tell you? I show you instead."
"Didn't you just say you were running away from Pirannahtrons?" Kim asked.
"Yeah, but I think they've given up. Plus, you guys can morph, and I still need to recharge my powers. I'll lead the way to the temple."
And so the group of ex-rangers, Mighty Morphin', to Ninjetti, to Zeo, started out on yet another adventure...
A/N: Not as much personal drama this time, but I make up for it with the next chapter. I know I said I didn't like writing for Tanya, but I think I found a way to make it enjoyable for me. And if you read my notes on the first chapter, you can probably guess who Tanya's been working with. Also... I don't know if Kim would actually be able to use her ninja powers, but I figured for the purpose of this fic, she can.