AUTHOR'S NOTE
Inspired by "The Coins" written by KSuzie who has given me permission to use the concept. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. Takes place after "Two For One". Bold is telepathic speak.
"His heir?" the Rangers chorused.
"Oh, man. Not good," Jason said. He and the other Rangers stared at each other. What were they going to do?
Meanwhile, in his own reality, Jason's friends had realized that he was missing and were in the middle of a frantic search.
"Zordon, where could he be?" Kimberly wondered.
"Yeah, and how could he have just disappeared?" Tommy wondered.
"I am uncertain, Rangers. However, it is imperative that we find him before Zedd realizes that we are missing a member of our team," Zordon replied. The Rangers nodded. Their mentor was right. If he found out about Jason's disappearance, Zedd would most likely use the knowledge to his own advantage.
"Where do we even begin?" Zack wondered.
"With Zedd's other dimensions. From there, we can try other galaxies," Billy answered.
"Billy, do it," Tommy ordered. They had to find Jason. Aw, man. Where is he? Has Zedd done something to him? he wondered, running his fingers through his hair. What would Zedd want with Jason? On the moon, Zedd frowned.
"There is a disturbance in the Morphing Grid," he stated.
"What do you mean, Master?" Goldar wondered.
"I can no longer sense the Red Ranger," Zedd stated.
"Perhaps he has been destroyed," Goldar suggested.
"Or is at least deeply injured. At any rate, I must not let this opportunity pass me by. I will create a monster to finish off the rest of the Power Brats," Zedd answered. He perused the Earth until he found something of interest: a photo of a venomous snake. One zap from his staff turned it into a monster, teleporting it to the park. The alarm blared.
"What's going on?" Kimberly wondered.
"Zedd has just created a monster from a photograph of a cobra," Zordon answered.
"It's morphing time!" Tommy shouted. "Tigerzord!" he yelled.
"Mastodon!" Zack called.
"Pterodactyl!" Kimberly hailed.
"Triceratops!" Billy summoned.
"Saber-toothed Tiger!" Trini finished. They landed in the park and immediately attacked the monster. The cobra hissed and charged them.
"Guys, be careful! Cobras are venomous!" the Blue Ranger warned. The cobra shot out darts from its tips, knocking the Rangers to the ground.
"Man, that dude packs a punch," the White Ranger groaned. "Everyone okay?"
"Yeah." The Rangers climbed to their feet, pulled out their weapons, jumped through the air, and then struck at the monster. The cobra grabbed the Black Ranger by wrapping one of his arms around the Ranger and began to squeeze. The Black Ranger groaned in surprise.
"ZACK!" The other Rangers tried to approach, but were knocked back.
"Shoot it!" the Black Ranger shouted. The Pink Ranger armed her Power Bow.
"Can you do it without hitting Zack?" the White Ranger questioned.
"Not a problem," the Pink Ranger answered. She fired, hitting the monster and the Black Ranger dropped to the ground and the others ran to him.
"Are you all right?" the Pink Ranger queried, kneeling next to him.
"Oh, man. I feel really weak," the Black Ranger moaned.
"Come on, let's get him back to the Command Center," the White Ranger said. They disappeared in flashes of light.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi! Zack!" Alpha exclaimed worriedly.
"I'm all right. Really weak," Zack told them.
"Zordon, have you found Jason?" Tommy wondered.
"Unfortunately not. We have scanned different dimensions as well as other galaxies with no luck. However, our search revealed a vortex that appeared suddenly, and pulled Jason in," Zordon answered. The Rangers looked at each other anxiously.
"A vortex. What kind of vortex?" Kimberly questioned.
"Where did this vortex send him?" Trini added.
"I am uncertain, Rangers. But have no fear, we shall find him," Zordon assured them.
In the other reality, the Rangers looked at each other.
"So, if your Jason is Zedd's new heir, what happens to the Tyrannosaurus powers?" Jason asked.
"We must strip the powers from him and find someone else to take his place," Zordon answered.
"Zordon, who?" Kimberly wondered.
"For now, that is unknown. Alpha and I will have to search for one that is worthy," Zordon answered.
"What do we do in the meantime?" Zack questioned.
"And how do we get Jason back to his own reality?" Trini asked.
"Again, that is uncertain," Zordon responded. The Rangers looked at each other. "For now, I would advise you to return to school and go about your day as normally as possible."
"Right," the others agreed. They teleported out and headed for their classes, Jason sticking close to the others since he wasn't sure of his schedule in this reality.
"It's cool, man. You and I have all the same classes," Tommy assured.
"Oh," Jason said in surprise. That's convenient, he thought. Almost as if he had read his mind, Tommy smiled sadly.
"We planned it that way…before he turned," he explained.
"Oh. I'm sorry," he said softly. They headed for their next class, and were almost there when they bumped into a boy, causing him to drop his things.
"Aw, man! I'm sorry," Tommy apologized as he and Jason knelt down to help him.
"Hey, no problem, man. It's cool," the boy answered. Once everything had been picked up, they stood up.
"I'm Jason, this is Tommy," Jason introduced the two boys.
"I'm Rocky. As you could probably tell, it's my first day, and I have no idea where Miss Appleby's English class is," the boy said.
"You're in luck. That's our class," Tommy told him. The trio headed for the class. Man, am I glad I bumped into these two, Rocky thought to himself. He had been hopelessly lost. Angel Grove High was a lot bigger than Stone Canyon High. Throughout the day, Rocky stuck close to Jason, Tommy, and the other Rangers. At the end of the day, they all convened in the park.
"So you just moved here?" Trini questioned.
"Yeah. Dad got a job transfer and here we are," Rocky answered. "I have to admit, I'm a little nervous. Angel Grove High is a lot bigger than Stone Canyon."
"Well, you don't have to worry because we're gonna stick by you," Kimberly responded. In the Command Center, Alpha pressed a button and within seconds, the Tyrannosaurus Power Coin was lying on a console. The loss of his coin didn't go unnoticed by the Dark Ranger who had been holding the coin in his hand.
"Huh? What?" he asked. "NO!" It's mine! They can't take it from me! he thought to himself. Alpha pointed a ray gun at the coin and began extracting energy from it. The Dark Ranger groaned. His powers. They were being taken away. He could feel it. NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! he thought to himself. Almost immediately, Zedd's voice appeared in his head. Do you really care for the power when you were so easily replaced? he queried.
But how can I take my team back without my powers? the Dark Ranger wondered.
Don't worry about a thing. You know I'll take care of you and make sure you regain your rightful place among your friends, Zedd assured his Dark Ranger. The boy's eyes darkened and his eyes shone in a mixture of black and red. Lord Zedd was right. All he had to do was wait things out and the Power Rangers would be his once again. Zedd let out a booming laugh.
"YES! I LOVE IT! With the former Red Ranger infused with my essence and heir to my throne, the Earth will be mine for the taking!" He perused the Earth to see Rocky and the others talking.
"Ah, so the Rangers have made a new friend, have they? Well, I'll just send down some Putties to welcome him to the neighborhood."
"Man, you guys have been great and-" Rocky's comment trailed off when he saw the Putties. "Hey, what are those things?"
"Putties!" The seven teens spread out and began battling the creatures. In the Command Center, Alpha had finished drawing the Tyrannosaurus Power from the Dark Ranger.
"Is it done?"
"Yes. Fortunately, he was holding the coin, leaving residue that allowed us to take the powers away from him." The alarm blared and the robot turned to see the Rangers and a civilian fighting the Putty.
"Who's that?"
"Run a scan on the civilian. The information could prove to be useful." Alpha did as he was told. Rocky ducked as a Putty went to punch him. Two of the creatures grabbed him and pinned him to a tree, allowing a third Putty to punch him in the stomach. He groaned and doubled up. He went to kick it with his right let, but it blocked the attack and began to twist the appendage in the wrong direction, causing the boy to cry out in pain. With a karate yell, Jason jumped through the air, and knocked it away. Rocky broke free and resumed fighting. Minutes later, the creatures had been dismantled and disappeared.
"Whoa. What a welcome," Rocky griped as he sat on a table.
"You all right?" Jason questioned, gently and expertly running his hands over the injured leg.
"Yeah, that thing didn't twist it very far. It just feels twisted," Rocky answered. Meanwhile, Zedd had summoned the Dark Ranger to his chambers and was infusing him with more of his energy. When the monarch was done, the boy's eyes shone terribly and his body had changed into Zedd's red tone, only mixed in with black.
"Whoa! This power feels amazing! I love it!"
"Yes. Your former life as Jason Scott, the Red Ranger is no more. You are now and forever more known as Jaytron, heir to my throne."
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I realize that Alpha's explanation for drawing the Tyrannosaurus powers away from the alternate Jason's kinda weak, but it worked.
