Chapter Twenty-Eight: Triforia - Legacy
Rita looked to Triforia, anger lighting up her face. She couldn't believe what her father had said to her just moments earlier. He had laughed at her, saying if she had lost her army to another villain of the universe, it was her own fault. He ended the conversation by telling her if she ever got the empire back, that would be great, but if not, she would need to learn to be a great follower if she was to survive. He said his sources had told him the powers of the universe were shifting, and nothing mattered anymore.
Lord Zedd walked over to Rita. He laughed as he looked out of the ship's windows with her at Triforia. "Rita… This plan will cause the universe to fall to their knees! My empire will be the one to bring down the mighty empire of Triforia! Rita, is everyone ready?"
Rita sneered. "Yes, my lord."
"Excellent. Send them down."
Rita watched as beams of Magic projected from the fighter on which she was. Several generals and fighters from across the universe had come on her behalf, first to meet the "new boss", then to go and attack Triforia. Their goal was to decimate the planet and its inhabitants.
Suddenly, Rita's head began to hurt. She fell to a knee as she gripped her head. The word "Hope" rang in her mind, over and over. Visions of the eye flashed through her memories, with the two people she didn't recognize screaming after the little girl who was being attacked.
Zedd looked at her and snarled. "What is this? Don't tell me my main general is mentally compromised! Argh!"
Suddenly, a red beam shot out from Lord Zedd's head, where his eyes should have been. It was the first time he had done such a thing. The light focused in on Rita. He could see past the spectrum of normal vision. He saw Blue Energy dancing around her.
With this vision came thoughts into his mind he had never perceived. Rage, Hope, Willpower, Greed, and a group of other emotions flew through his mind. He did not know why he thought of these things, but he knew it was connected to Rita's predicament.
Rita stood up and looked out into space. I… I remember… I was kidnapped as a young girl. I was taken to a place… They said I was a part of something… Some big plan that would cause the world to fall to its knees. It was called "Alphabet Soup". Children were the answer to power, or something… There was a woman… Bansheera was her name…
Zedd grabbed Rita by the shoulders and spun her around to face him. "What is your problem!?"
"I know the truth. That's what the problem is. I have for a brighter future. I'm not going to be a pawn anymore!"
Zedd looked at her. He could perceive this Blue Energy was the key to her delusion. He saw that it was emanating from out of the ship. He followed the trail of Blue Energy with his "visor" through the walls of the ship out into space, where it met with a trail of Green Energy. He followed it to behind a moon of Triforia, where the Ragnarok was hiding. Zedd cackled as he slammed Rita into the closest wall. Summoning his Z Staff, he pointed at a Tenga nearby.
"Something out there is manipulating, my silver haired friend. Let's make sure you're inhibited from it!" Zedd yelled, zapping the Tenga. It shrieked in pain as it lost its life, slowly melting into the object Zedd had willed it to become. Walking over to where the Tenga once stood, he picked up the object and forced it into Rita's hand.
The red ruby on the object glowed. Red Energy flowed out from it, blocking the Green Energy emanating from the Ragnarok. Rita's eyes glowed with the same Red Energy. The chips in her brain, planted by Queen Bansheera and Eye Guy years before reactivated, re-brainwashing her, just as it had with the other children who had been taken by Bansheera. She gripped the symbol of her new slavery and stood to face Lord Zedd. She knelt before him in reverence.
"My master… I do not know what came over me… please forgive me!" She began kissing his feet, sincerely afraid of being rejected by the person she was convinced could destroy her. She knew not why, but her allegiance to him was sealed, although her anger toward him grew.
"Nothing this staff won't fix. It will… inhibit anything from interfering with your work from here on out." Lord Zedd responded, laughing.
"Yes, my lord!" Rita said, standing quickly. "What do you wish of me, now?"
Zedd pointed out into space. "It would appear as if Zordon and his Power Ranger team are here. They wish to save Triforia."
Rita cackled as she gripped her staff. "I will make sure to destroy them immediately!"
"No! I want to play with them… Have a welcome committee awaiting their arrival on Triforia. I want them to think their plan will be working until the very last moment!"
On the Ragnarok, Zordon looked at the team. Tria and Trinity wore determined looks as Burai looked out the window with a solemn look on his face. Clearing his throat, Zordon spoke to the team.
"Everyone… This fight will be just as tough as our others. Ivan Ooze, Darkonda, Deviot, the Psycho Rangers… We fought hard and were able to defeat each of them. We can beat Rita here today, as well."
Tria looked at him with a dark look in her eyes. "Ivan Ooze's fight led to both Michael and Dulcea being destroyed. Darkonda destroyed Orion. Deviot almost destroyed Dimitria, and he helped Ooze bring down, basically, the entirety of The United Alliance, while framing me, Kamen, and Michael as traitors. The Psycho Rangers led Dulcea to be destroyed, as well, had it not been for the Nathadian Greater Power. What I'm trying to say is, yes, we've been able to defeat evil, but it has always come with a great price. What price will we need to pay today?"
Burai nodded. "My time with the Alliance Rangers showed similar results. I've seen whole planets be destroyed. Demons running amok. Commander 17…Ayame Ubi… So many others…"
Trinity looked at them all. "We lost Yoral in the midst of all of this, as well. Everywhere we turn, it seemed like we won a battle but lost an asset."
Tria stood up tall. "But… How many lives did we save?"
"How many plans for universal conquest did we stop?" Burai added.
"How many people did we encourage to choose the right path?" Trinity asked.
Zordon nodded. "No matter what we lose in these battles, we have gained more than we lost. None of us may get out of this alive… but our legacy will live on. Ready?"
Burai walked over to the console. "I just finished installing Gosei's teleportation system. It will drop us off in the middle of the apex of Rita's invasion."
"Let's go!" Zordon said, inputting the command to teleport into his wrist tech. One by one, each member of Team Victory was teleported down to Triforia.
Zedd pounded his fist in anger on his ship. "What!? Impossible! They aren't following normal battle protocol. It's madness!"
"What is it, my master?" Rita inquired.
"They have all dispersed throughout the planet. They didn't all teleport to the same location! And none of them made their way to the focused part of our attack like we planned they would! Argh!" Zedd screamed in frustration. "This is not the way their pattern of attacks have appeared up to now!"
On Triforia, Zordon landed in a heap in the middle of a desert. He looked around, shaking his head. "Seriously? I knew I should have looked over Gosei's wiring again…" Suddenly, he felt himself being watched by someone. He spun around to find the floating figure of Madam Woe, laughing.
In the midst of a jungle, Tria landed. She recognized the territory instantly. She had spent many summers in the jungle when she was off from school. The situation in which she found herself was not one of a vacation, however.
"What in the world…? Where is everyone?" Tria looked around, hoping to see the rest of her team.
"Well, I'm here…" Hydro Hog said, laughing as he made his way to the Triforian warrior.
"Oh, great." Tria said, rolling her eyes. She got into a fighting stance.
Near a lakeside a few hundred kilometers away, Trinity landed on her face. It caused the rest of her body to be perpendicular to the ground for a split moment before she fell onto her stomach.
"Uh…" She moaned as she rolled onto her back. Her vision blurred as she stood up, trying to recover from her concussion. She saw someone approaching her.
"Tria…?" Trinity asked, rubbing her eyes.
"I think you have me confused with someone else… They call me General Furio. Prepare to meet your doom."
In another location, Burai shook his head. He pulled out his Dragon Dagger and cut away at the branches. After the teleportation, he found himself caught up in a tree. He fell to the ground hard. He heard laughter from nearby. Looking up as he scraped the mud off of his face, he saw Goldar and Scorpina staring at him.
"Graceful entrance, Ranger. Are you ready to meet your destiny?" Goldar asked, producing his sword.
"You shame fighters who use animal spirits by carrying an artificial animal with you. If you were a true dragon warrior, I would not fight you. But you lack the integrity of a true Dragon Spirit." Scorpina said, thinking of Dai Shi. "You will regret shaming my fighting heritage."
Burai laughed. "How is it I always come up against you two, huh?" Getting into a fighting stance, he focused on the Dragon Coin in his robe pocket. He was ready to become the Green Dragon Ranger.
. . .
Diabolico ran down the hallway of his base as fast as he could. He had arrived just moments earlier at the fortress and what he saw shocked him. The Hangar Bay had been all but decimated. Fear gripped him as he landed, see no survivors. Loki had jumped out to see if he could find any injured personnel and help them get to a healthy status.
First, the new Maligore goes rogue with Darkonda. Now, our base is hit. This must be the work of Beelzebub and Azazel… Diabolico thought, running as fast as he could to his Queen's chambers.
As he ran, he looked into Deviot's laboratory to see if he could get his and the Psycho Rangers' help. He was surprised to find the place all but deserted. No evidence of Deviot could be found within the room. Diabolico slammed his fist into the door post.
"No!" He yelled. "We're not done yet! We're so close to finishing White Genesis!"
"Sorry to ruin your plans, Demon." Alliance Red said, getting into a fighting stance. The rest of the Alliance Rangers flanked him on either side in the hallway.
Diabolico laughed. "You don't see the irony in all of this, do you? What you have done to my home, I just finished doing to yours."
"What are you saying!?" Alliance Pink demanded.
"Try communicating with the War Star ship. You'll find you cannot…"
Alliance Blue pushed in some digits in his wrist tech. All he got was static. Alliance Green shook his head as he heard the static, saying, "The only reason we'd get static and not just some message is…"
"Don't say it. Don't say it!" Alliance Yellow demanded, clenching her fist. Feelings of guilt and failure filled her as the general of the crew.
"You, too, will suffer the same fate for what you have done!" Diabolico roared, charging forward. Rage filled him to see his home destroyed. He loved his Demon family, and wanted to punish the Alliance Rangers for desecrating his sacred home.
Diabolico swung his arm, sending the green and yellow rangers flying away. They crashed into the blue and pink rangers, causing them to pile up. Red Ranger grunted as he swung his own fist, connecting with Diabolico's head. The Demon took a step back in shock.
"You are covered in iron. Good call, ranger." Diabolico said, laughing. "My Star Power is more than enough to still destroy you. Ahh!"
The other four rangers joined up with Alliance Red. They each did the best they could to bring Diabolico down, but his feeling of revenge kept him going. Green and Violet Energy rotated around him, fueling his powers. The Alliance Rangers stepped back, huffing and puffing.
Alliance Blue stepped forward. "You can't stop us, Demon. Hi-yah!" He leapt into the air. As he predicted, Diabolico ducked down, causing the Blue Ranger to fly on by. As he passed the Demon, he threw a plasma grenade onto Diabolico. He had previously infused it on the way to Bansheera's base with salt water. As it exploded, Diabolico screamed in pain. He fell to his knees as black and blue flames danced on his injured body.
Alliance Blue jumped over the body and joined his team. Alliance Red took the forefront and looked to his fellow rangers. "Let's finish this…"
From the shadows, Jinxer stepped out. He shook with anger. "How dare you do this!? Diabolico! Take your final revenge!" The Demon searched through his pockets, feeling for the object he needed. Upon finding it, he threw it onto Diabolico.
"Zombats! Arise forth!" Jinxer yelled as the card landed on Diabolico. It summoned forth the Zombats. Their undead power filled Diabolico, reviving him and helping him grow to monumental proportions. His new form grew, breaking through the ceiling. The Time Force cameras in space focused in on Bansheera's base as Diabolico broke through. He could be seen against the backdrop of outer space.
"To the Alliance Megazord…" Alliance Green said, leading the way. They were all solemnly silent as they made their way to their machine. Loki looked on as they did. As he began to run to them, Jinxer appeared and stopped him.
"This is Diabolico's fight. Let him finish them…"
"…" Loki shrugged him off and leapt up to the top of the rafters. Sticking his head up, he could see the megazord land on the roof of the space station. Diabolico climbed up and met the megazord, ready to fight to the death. Jinxer flew up and joined Loki in space.
Diabolico laughed. The star on his chest glowed brightly. "This is the beginning of your final battle, Alliance Rangers. Are you ready for your defeat!?"
Alliance Yellow input some commands into the console, summoning the megazord's twin blades. "Bring it."
. . .
"It's morphin' time! Dragon!" Burai yelled out, becoming the Green Ranger. He got into a fighting stance as Goldar and Scorpina rushed him.
He easily dodged both fighters attacks. He leapt into the air. As he jumped over them, Green Ranger extended both of his legs and kicked his opponents in the back. Scorpina tucked into a ball and landed nearby as Goldar flew through the air toward a tree. He tried protracting his wings as he did, but pain shot through his back. Before he knew it, he slammed face first into a tree.\
"Sword of Darkness!" Green Ranger screamed. He planted the sword into the ground and shot a streaming attack toward Scorpina, sending her flying into the air. She hit the side of a mountain wall and fell to her face.
Goldar pointed his sword at Green Ranger. "You haven't won yet, Green Ranger! Empress, give me more power!"
From space, Rita looked on at the fight from the telescope she had brought with her from the Moon Palace. As she heard Goldar's call, she focused.
"Magical Source: Grooooow!" Nothing happened. "Huh?"
Lord Zedd walked forward. "It would seem as if your new power regulator is attempting to rechannel your Magic…"
Rita looked at it and nodded. "Then… Magic wand: Make my Monster… GROOOOW!" She chucked her wand down to Triforia as hard as she could. It magically flew through the walls of the ship and made its way to Goldar and Scorpina's location. Upon hitting the planet, it opened a small chasm in the rock and caused lifestream to emanate from the planet in vapor form. Mixing with Rita's Blue Magic, the lifestream caused Scorpina and Goldar to grow to monumental size.
"Uh-oh…" Green Ranger said, staring up.
Scorpina flexed her tail. Looking over her giant form, she laughed. "Let's destroy this planet!"
Rita's wand teleported and made its way back to its master. She turned and fell to a knee before Lord Zedd. "All for you… my master…"
Zedd nodded. "Yes! My power is great! Soon… my empire will rule the entire universe!"
The time will come when I will gain my empire back, Zedd. Just you wait and see… Rita thought as she stood up to look back through her telescope. She focused her sights on Hydro Hog.
"It's morphin' time! Gold Ranger power!" The Triforian shouted, becoming the Gold Ranger.
"Fancy… Too bad it's useless!" Hydro Hog shouted. He focused his power on Gold Ranger and begin absorbing the fluids from her body.
"Ahhh!" She screamed, falling to her knees. She knew not how to fight back.
"It's morphin' time! Rangers of Aquitar: We need more power!" Gold Ranger heard. Looking up, she saw six colorful beams shoot through the sky. They pounced with lightning speed on Hydro Hog, causing him to fall and lose his connection to the Gold Ranger.
"White Aquitar Ranger!"
"Black Aquitar Ranger!"
"Pink Aquitar Ranger!"
"Blue Aquitar Ranger!"
"Yellow Aquitar Ranger!"
"Red Aquitar Ranger!"
They all landed in front of the Zeo Ranger, blades pointed at Hydro Hog. "Power of water, power of light: powers unite!"
"What are you doing here?" Gold Ranger asked, looking to them. "And… who are you!?"
"It is I, Tria: Delphine. We have tracked this fiend from our planet to this place. I hope we are not too late!" Aquitar White said, turning back to Hydro Hog.
Hydro Hog attempted to take the moisture out of the air, but the six rangers joined together and focused on the moisture themselves. It became a tug of war of power between the two forces.
Realizing what was occurring, Gold Ranger jumped into Shadow Mode and began pummeling Hydro Hog with all of her might.
By the lakeside a ways away, Trinity flew through the air as Furio shot laser beams out of his eyes. Readjusting midair, she tucked into a ball and landed gently in front of Furio. She karate chopped him in the throat as he pushed her away. She got into a fighting stance. She swallowed hard. She did not have yet a power regulator, and was afraid of the consequences of a morph.
"Ninja storm: Ranger form! Ha!" She screamed. "Power of light!"
Furio looked on as the Pink Ninja Storm Ranger pulled out her blade, ready to attack. He rushed forward and punched her in the gut. Absorbing the blow, she slashed him across the chest. As he flew back in pain, she dropped to a knee from his attack.
As Furio stood up, he laughed. "Foolish girl. Now you will meet my wrath!" Furio charged forward, ready to destroy his foe. As he did, though, someone appeared onto the battlefield. He limped forward and fell down.
"Huh?" Furio said, stopping and staring. "Who dares interrupt my battle!?"
"I… I have been attacked… Please help me…" The young man said. His clothes were tattered and he looked scared.
Ninja Storm Pink ran to him. "I have to get you out of here!"
Furio laughed. "You have come to the wrong place looking for help!" He shot a blast at the Pink Ranger, sending her flying. He rushed over and picked the young man up, staring at him in the face. "Prepare to meet your doom!"
The young man then smiled. "Wrong move, sucker." He kicked Furio hard and stuck him with a plasma grenade. He flipped through the air as the explosion went off, landing a safe distance away. Five other people ran in, congratulating him.
"Nice job, Minkus!" Cory said, patting him on the back.
Minkus laughed. "Thanks."
Shawn looked at him and winked. "Are you ready?"
Minkus nodded. "More than ever."
Eric looked at Furio and took the center position. "Let's rocket!"
The six Space Rangers stepped forward, with Minkus as the new Black Space Ranger. They all got into their fighting stances.
Furio stood up, weak. "This isn't the last you've seen of me!" He said, teleporting away.
"Now what?" The Pink Space Ranger asked. As she said this, several Tenga Warriors began flocking them.
"Not these guys again…" Red Ranger complained.
The Silver Space Ranger got back into his fighting stance. "Time to go fishing… Hi-yah!"
Yellow Space Ranger laughed. "Okay, everyone. Let's follow the Panama Ranger!"
The Pink Ninja Ranger looked on, relieved. "Thank goodness. Ai-Yah!" She screamed, leaping into the fray.
Back where Zordon was, he fell to the ground, gasping for air. He fought as much as he could against Madame Woe, ensuring she didn't capture him in her dimension. He stood back up, controlling his anger as Madame Woe laughed.
"Ancient source… Meledon force…" He said calmly, transforming into Meledon Ranger. He summoned his red saber.
"Give it up, foolish creature. You cannot win!" She said, floating around him. He stared at her movements. After a few moments, he saw a pattern in her flight path. Without hesitation, he pointed his saber at her and shot her out of the sky. He the jumped forward and dug his blade into her forehead, destroying her jewel as he did.
"Game over." Meledon Ranger said as he jumped back into the air as Madame Woe's vessel exploded. He landed a ways away.
In space, Lord Zedd screamed in anger. "I thought she was one of your greatest fighters, Rita!"
Rita nodded. "She was… is… Zordon is just too powerful…"
"Send down more fighters then! We must destroy Zordon!"
Rita shook her head. "We shouldn't send down more fighters. We'll leave ourselves open for a counter attack. Goldar and Scorpina are still giant down there. Let's let them handle all of those rangers!"
"Yes, good point. Let's see what they can do…"
Back on Triforia, Meledon Ranger jumped with amazing speed from place to place, looking for his team. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the two giant Monsters destroying a large downtown area. On the top of one of the buildings, he saw the Green Ranger playing his Dragon Dagger atop a building. As he played it, sparks of power fluctuated around him, shooting the two giant Monsters as he did. Meledon Ranger was surprised to see it was causing a significant, albeit small, amount of damage.
"We must get rid of this nuisance!" Goldar screamed. He swung his sword, destroying the building on which Green Ranger was standing.
Meledon Ranger leapt forward. He caught Green Ranger as he fell to the ground. Carrying the Green Ranger, Meledon jumped from each piece of the building to another as it came collapsing down. He finally to the top of a building and placed the half conscious ranger down.
"Zordon…" Green Ranger began.
Meledon shook his head. "Not now. Stay here. I'll see what I can do." He turned and looked at the two Monsters. They were laying the city to waste. He shook his head. He couldn't think of a solution to bring the beasts down.
"Now is the end of Triforia!" Scorpina screamed, smashing buildings as she went. Meledon Ranger could hear them laughing as their spree of destruction went on, unopposed.
"Not so fast…" A deep voice said, emanating through the sky. Meledon recognized it was Gosei's. Looking up, he saw a large golden object descend from the sky.
"Huh!?" Goldar exclaimed, looking up. Scorpina followed Goldar's gaze to see the giant machine descend and land in the middle of the destruction. It's golden exterior glowed in the light of the sun shining down.
Gold Ranger looked up as she made her way into the city. She could see Goldar and Scorpina slashing away at the giant triangular machine, but seemingly doing no damage. She then heard Gosei's voice.
"Tria… This is a gift for you. I reprogrammed it to match your DNA. Only you will be allowed to enter. Jump in and activate it."
Going into Shadow Mode, Gold Ranger leapt from building to building until she was able to leap into the giant machine. Inside, she found a room that lead to the main control panel. A hologram of Gosei appeared before her.
"Tria… I thought of you when I found this machine. It is powerful and durable, like you. To activate it, all you need to do is press your thumb to the plate on the control panel. It will read your DNA and fingerprint. I also left a slot for you to attach your Zeo Subcrystal. This will allow the zord to have your power as its energy source. As a member of the Morphing Masters, I wish to apologize for the ridicule you went through before. I hope this token of my gratitude for your service can make up for it just a bit. I have named this zord Pyramidas. I hope it serves you well."
The hologram ended. Gold Ranger made her way to the main control panel. She could see out from the front panel. In front of her were Goldar and Scorpina, hacking away at Pyramidas' exterior. She could see they were slowly getting to the point that real damage would be done. Focusing on her Power Staff, she suddenly found herself holding a small, condensed version of her subcrystal. She saw the slot for the energy source and plugged it in. A gold light emanated from it. All of the lights within the zord came on. Turning around, she saw the last of the lights come on, illuminating the Orb directly behind the cockpit: the symbol of a Morphing Master. In her helmet, Tria felt a tear fall from her eye. She was glad to see she was still considered to be a Morphing Master.
Taking a seat at Pyramidas' cockpit, she begin going over the controls. The cockpit had been made off of the designs Zordon had made for his Droid projects. Information flooded the pilot of the zord, helping the pilot navigate the machine's possibilities as it merged with the pilot's mind.
Gold Ranger begin charging Gold Zeo Energy into the zord's main weapons system.
Huh?" Goldar asked, feeling the charge.
Pyramidas shot a beam of energy into the sky. It was going to charge the clouds in the sky to rain Gold Zeo Energy down upon the giants attacking the Triforian city.
"Let's not be foolish, Goldar." Scorpina said. "We need to live to fight another day."
"Until next time, Power Rangers." Goldar said as the two teleported away. The various ranger teams around Triforia suddenly found themselves alone as Lord Zedd recalled his troops when he saw Goldar retreat.
"Don't worry, Goldar. I'll be here waiting and ready for 'next time'!" Gold Ranger said, laughing in her cockpit.
She then turned around, looking at the orb behind the cockpit. She smiled as she looked at it. "A symbol of Hope and freedom… We are the Power Rangers. We will never lose."
Lord Zedd screamed in anger as he paced the command room of his ship. Red Energy lit the room up in his anger. "Incompetent! Every last one of you!"
Goldar, Scorpina, and Rita stood, staring. They were fearful of their impending punishment. Zedd approached Goldar and poked him in the chest with his Z Staff. "The next time you fail me… will be the last!"
Zedd knew he couldn't afford to be ghosting his generals after their first mission. He needed to wait until his army grew stronger before he could participate in such luxuries.
Goldar swallowed hard, relieved to hear he was receiving a second chance. "Yes, your horribleness! It won't happen again!"
Zedd looked at the window at Triforia as it disappeared in the distance. The digits of his hands danced in front of his face as he stared at it. "It better not, you fool. It better not."
. . .
Zordon, Trinity, and Burai sat outside the main room of the king's court. Tria had been called in to give a debriefing to the king after everything had settled down. He had ordered only Tria to come in, wishing to speak to who he described as "Triforia's golden child". Zordon was impressed that, instead of taking offense, Trinity had laughed at the statement.
All three fighters jumped when they heard the large doors to the king's throne room swing open. Two armored Triforian guardsmen were the ones to move the heavy doors as Tria calmly walked out. She wore a frown on her face as she approached her teammates. When Trinity saw the look on her face, she frowned as well.
"What's wrong?" Trinity asked, looking at her sister.
"I have some news…" Tria said, looking down to the ground.
"Bad news, I'm guessing…" Burai said, trying to look Tria in the eye.
She nodded. "The king said it is my duty to… stay here on Triforia."
"What!?" Trinity yelled. Zordon noticed the soldiers flex at Trinity's outburst.
Tria fought back her tears. "The king said that with everything going on, I need to stay here to ensure our people are safe. He said that although I have done great good in the universe, it has brought a target over Triforia. He also said that because my identity is known to the universe, many Triforians have been clamoring for me. They say I am Triforia's number one fighter, and they feel like because I have been wandering the universe, I have neglected my duties to my people…"
Zordon sneered. "This is ridiculous. Let's get out of here now."
Tria shook her head. "I… I can't just leave. The people do know who I am, and so does the universe. They will continually strike out at Triforia. Everyone will always be at risk because of me. I… I am sorry. Although I hate it… I need to stay here." She then scoffed. "I guess the Order of Meledon had a reason to state that we were to keep our identities a secret, huh?"
Burai nodded. "She's right…"
Zordon walked to Tria. He hugged her. She stared at Trinity in shock. Although Trinity was sad, she couldn't help but laugh as she saw the odd scene, and the look on her sister's face. Breaking the hug, Zordon nodded. "Thank you for everything, Tria. You have taught me much. I will always be a better man because of you."
Trinity made her way to her sister. She smiled. "I'll still visit, you know. I'll make sure to take some sick days here and there…" She winked and laughed. She gave Tria a large hug.
Tria laughed as tears poured down her face. "You better, understand!? Don't become a stranger! Any of you! Triforia's doors are always open to the universe's top defenders. That's what the king calls our team, anyway… er… your team."
Zordon shook his head. "You were right the first time. It's our team. Once a ranger…"
Tria smiled. "Always a ranger." She stuck her hand out, palm facing down. The others put their hands on hers.
In unison, they shouted, "Go, go Power Rangers!" They threw their hands into the air as they made the declaration. The guards took a step forward, in case it was the beginning of an attack. Seeing that, the four laughed.
They said their goodbyes and made their way to the Ragnarok, which had been brought down by Burai by remote control. As they made their way out, Tria yelled out to them. They turned to look at her.
Smiling, she got into a fighting stance. "One last practice match?" She asked, turning into the Gold Ranger.
Zordon smiled. "Why not?" He turned to the other two as they had already transformed.
Looking back to the Gold Ranger, Zordon said, "It's morphin' time."