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DISCLAIMER
Plot inspired by "The Coins" written by KSuzie who's given me permission to use it. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the adoption plot.
Hours later, in own dimension, Alpha had finally gotten some results.
"I've found something! Hooray!" he exclaimed, and Tommy, Kimberly, Billy, Trini, and Zack crowded around him.
"What is it? What'd you find?" Tommy asked.
"Do you know where the vortex came from?" Zack added.
"No, but I found out where it sent Jason," Alpha answered.
"You found Jason?" Trini questioned.
"Where is he? Is he all right?" Kimberly queried at the same time.
"It's coming up on the viewing globe now," Billy noted. They turned to the screen and were surprised to see themselves.
"That's us," Kimberly said in surprise.
"Alpha, are you sure this is correct?" Billy queried.
"Yes, Billy. This is where the computer picked up Jason's bio-signature," Alpha responded.
"So, what is it? Some sort of alternate reality?" Kimberly wondered.
"I think that's precisely what this is," Billy replied. They watched as Jason approached what appeared to be Tommy's house. To their surprise, he used a tree and knocked on the widow.
"What's going on here?" Zack wondered. Tommy opened the window.
"He messed things up over there too?" he questioned.
"Yeah. I-I-thought-I hoped…" their friend's voice trailed off and Tommy's brows furrowed. What was that all about? Kimberly, Billy, Trini, and Zack stared at each other in concern. What were they talking about? Had something happened to his parents in that dimension? They watched as Tommy stood aside and let the boy in.
"What's going on? What are they talking about?" Kimberly wondered. Oh, did he just find out that something happened to the Scotts? she wondered.
"I am uncertain, Kimberly," Zordon responded. Jason sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.
"I'm worried about Rocky. What if he's attacked?" he wondered.
"Who's Rocky?" Trini asked. Her friends shrugged.
"Then we'll take care of it," the other Tommy answered.
"So, how are you dealing with all of this?" Jason asked. The Rangers looked at each other in confusion at the concern in their friend's tone. The other Tommy sighed deeply.
"I hate this. He was the first one to welcome me after they broke Rita's spell and now…" They watched as Jason put a comforting hand on Tommy's shoulder. Huh? What's that about? They wondered. Just then, the picture became static-y and the alarm blared.
"No, we're losing him!" Kimberly shouted desperately.
"I'm sorry, Rangers, but the sensors have picked up something else," Alpha apologized.
"Is the monster back?" Tommy queried. Then, as the monster showed up in the viewing globe, "Yep, he's back. It's morphin' time! Tigerzord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-toothed Tiger!" Once morphed, they went out to meet the monster and pulled out their weapons. The monster roared and charged at them, and soon the Rangers were locked in a fierce battle with it. On the moon, Zedd was sitting on his throne, tapping his nails on the side of the chair. I love it! The Red Ranger has disappeared, throwing the others in a tizzy! he thought to himself. He wasn't sure where the Red Ranger had been sent, but if it got him out of the way…who was he to complain? Too bad he couldn't get rid of the other Power Brats that easily.
"Say, there's an idea," he said out loud. If I could get the other Rangers out of the way, the Earth will be mine! He thought. "Goldar! Goldar!" The winged monkey hurried into the chambers.
"You called Sire?"
"Yes, the Red Ranger has disappeared and I suspect that he was pulled into a vortex that I noticed earlier. I want you to see if you can track the vortex and discover a way to use it to our advantage. If we find it, we could send the other Rangers through it and just be done with them." Goldar bowed and went do his lord's bidding. Zedd stood up and perused the sky. Maybe he could find it himself. Sure, he had told Goldar to find it, but it wasn't like that was possible.
In the other reality, Jason had hunkered down by Tommy's bed and had tried to go to sleep, but found that his mind was too awake. What am I going to do? Am I ever going to get home? Man, Tommy and the others must be going crazy, he thought. Then, he frowned. What if they didn't care? What if they were happy that he was gone? No! That's how the other Jason got messed up! Don't buy into that! he chided himself. There was no way he'd let himself end up like him. While this was going on, Rocky was doing a cool down in his family's large den. The door opened to reveal his father, Miguel.
"Mijo, shouldn't you be in bed?" he asked in concern.
"Couldn't sleep. It's just been a long day and I couldn't wind down and thought maybe a cool down would do the trick," the boy answered, stopping his actions.
"How's it working?"
"Not well." Miguel laughed and ruffled his son's hair like he was still a little boy.
"Just don't stay up too late, mijo."
"Yes, Sir." The man left the den and headed back to his bedroom as his son resumed the workout, unaware that despite Jason's precaution, they had had a shadow. Jaytron's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits as he watched the boy finish his cool down and then get into bed. Don't get so comfortable, buddy. This is my team, and there's only room for one Red Ranger, he thought to himself. No one was going to take his team from him. No one.
