SHOUT OUTS/ANSWERS

MysticMelody101: Thank you. Hope this is soon enough. Thanks, yeah, me too. Good point, plus his line at the end of "A Golden Homecoming"-"I knew I was leaving the Power Rangers in good hands with you as your leader." Indicates that maybe he and Zordon talked before the whole White Ranger revelation. Again, hope this is soon enough. Thanks.

MusicLover3889: Thanks. I have the first part of "Storybook Rangers" up.

Jeremy Shane: Thanks, here's more.

JasonLeeScottFan: Thanks, I took your advice, thank you for it. Hope this update's soon enough.

Gothic-Romantic99 (Chs 4-5): Lol, someone's excited. Thanks. Thank you, I'm glad you think so. Lol. True, but what can you do? Yep. Thanks. Yeah, it was kinda hard writing that, especially since I'm such a big Jason fan. Thank you. Oh, thanks. Yeah, I figured it'd fit as well as putting in some perspective for Jaytron. Read on and see. Thanks. Thanks. I'm glad you think so. Thank you. Yeah, I'm not sure why I chose that particular word, but if it worked…lol. Yeah, I know, right? Thank you. Good. He was supposed to be. Cool. Yep. Thank you. Me too, and I'm the one writing it. Thank you. Hope this is soon enough.

DISCLAIMER

Inspired by "The Coins" by KSuzie who has given me permission to run with the idea. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the subplot. Thanks to JasonLeeScottFan who suggested a way to make the distinction between the two realities more clear. Previous chaps have been reformatted using their suggestion. They never really explored Zedd's powers on the show, so we don't really know what his magic allowed to do, which means I get to play with that. Bold is telepathic speak.

The Rangers put their weapons together and let the multiple energies surround it, destroying it. Zedd banged a fist on the balcony.

"NO! MY BEAUTIFUL MONSTER!" he roared. Once they were finished, the Rangers teleported back to the Command Center.

"Zordon, is there a way to access the reality Jason got pulled into?" Tommy wondered.

"At this point, we're uncertain, Tommy," Zordon responded. Tommy let out a noise of frustration.

"So we've found him, but we can't get to him. Terrific," he stated sarcastically.

"Zordon, we have to get him back. I'm sure his parents are going crazy," Kimberly added.

"Yeah, with his long absence, they probably think he ran away again," Zack added.

"What?" Tommy questioned. Zack, Trini, Billy, and Kimberly looked at each other.

"Rangers, I understand your concern. But you must remain calm," Zordon told them. The Rangers nodded. He was right. They had to keep cool. They knew were Jason was and they could keep an eye on him. Tommy looked at his friends. What were they talking about? When had Jason ever run away from home? He wouldn't have any reason to. Hang on, Jase. Just whatever's going on over there, just know that we're comin' for you, Bro, he thought to himself. They weren't going to abandon him. While this was going on, the Scotts were at the Angel Grove Police Department talking to an officer, Vic Snyder.

"So, wait, you're saying Jason ran away again?" he asked.

"Yes, but we're not sure why," Tony responded.

"Were there any crossed wires? You know a conversation that he overheard and misunderstood?" the officer asked again.

"No, Vic. That hasn't happened since he was thirteen. After that, we sat him down and we all made an agreement that we would be upfront with each other," Tony responded.

"And we've been doing that ever since-you know, for the important things," Christy added. She sighed. "This just doesn't make any sense, Vic. Jason wouldn't run away. He wouldn't fall into old habits. Now-a-days when he's upset, he goes to Ernie's Gym and Juice Bar to work things out." She let out a frustrated groan and buried her face in her hands. "This doesn't-I don't understand-" She looked up. "I thought we had made progress with him."

"We have."

"Listen, if it'll make you feel better, I'll revisit some of the places he's been known to run to."

"Thanks, Vic." The two left and Vic sighed and blew out a breath. Jason. That was a name he hadn't heard in a while. The boy had been one of his tougher cases, mainly because he refused to trust anyone, especially adults. Not that he could blame the kid. After all, he had been dumped at Little Haven, the Angel Grove orphanage, by his real parents at ten years old. No explanations, no apologies, they had just dropped him at the door and had left town never to be seen again. With concern in his eyes, he stood up and walked out the door.


The next day, Jason and Tommy walked up to Angel Grove High and were instantly met up with Rocky and the other Rangers.

"Hey, you okay, man? You don't look so good," Rocky noted. They turned to Jason who yawned.

"I'm okay. I just didn't sleep very well. My mind was too full," Jason assured. The others nodded and they all headed for class before the bell rang. Unnoticed, Jaytron teleported himself to the entrance of the school. His black/red eyes blazed as he used his infrared vision to spy on the students. What had incensed him was the sight of the Rangers and their new friends, one who had stolen his Powers. These are my friends! Zedd's given me the Power to get them back! And once I do, things will be back to normal, he thought. All he had to do was destroy Tommy-the one who had pretended to be his friend, while in actuality; he had been planning on usurping his leadership and stealing his friends. Using his newfound powers, Jaytron made himself invisible. Then, he walked through the halls of Angel Grove High. Throughout the day, he followed his former team as they went to their classes just like they always did. About two hours later, he saw them in the halls, talking and laughing. He huffed angrily and energy started to crackle from his hands. Calm down, Jaytron. You don't want to move too soon, Zedd cautioned. Yes, Lord Zedd, he agreed. The rest of the day was pretty much routine with classes, some Putty attacks, and then a monster made from an electric eel. Jaytron watched as the monster and Rangers fought. His gaze narrowed and he clenched a fist when he saw the Red and White Rangers. I want them, Lord Zedd. Let me have them. I need to get my team back, he pleaded. He couldn't be abandoned again. Losing his team would be like losing his parents all over again. Patience, it'll happen, the monarch promised. On the moon, he smirked. It had been a stroke of genius to play on the Red Ranger's jealousy and insecurities. Now he had a valuable tool in his army to defeat the Rangers. His reverie was broken by Goldar's footsteps.

"My lord, what is your next command?" the winged-monkey queried.

"Go help Eelster. Destroy the Rangers…if you can," Zedd answered. With any luck, Goldar would be destroyed and he wouldn't have to bother with him anymore. He returned his gaze to Earth and Goldar went to do his bidding.

"It's Goldar! What's he doing here?" the Red Ranger wondered.

"I will destroy you!" Goldar roared.

"Double team?" the White Ranger queried.

"Always, Bro," the Red Ranger answered. With that, the two came at the winged-monkey from both sides and kicked him. Eelster lunged at the Blue and Black Rangers who blocked the attack and knocked him back. It roared and then reached out with a tentacle, wrapped it around the Black Ranger, and let out a burst of electricity.

"ZACK!" The Black Ranger gave out a groan, which turned into an agonized scream. Meanwhile, as soon as the attack had started, students had been ushered into classrooms and locked in. Over the PA system, the Principal, who had referred to himself as Mr. Caplan, announced that until the attack was over, students and faculty were to stay inside their classrooms and out of harm's way.

"Right. 'Safe place to live' she says," Rocky grumbled to himself. First I get attacked by strange clay creatures and now apparently we're in the middle of a comic book, he thought. Then, Well, at least it's keeping things exciting. I was stuck in Math class before this, he continued. The television in their classroom continued to bring live reports. Rocky winced when he saw the Black Ranger get grabbed by the monster.

"Come on. Get free," he said softly. On the moon, Zedd drummed his fingers on his throne thought. Well, as long as the Rangers are distracted, I think I'll send my Putties to the school, he decided. With that, he charged up a batch of the creatures and then sent them down. There was a banging on the classroom door and some of the girls gasped.

"What's going on out there?" one asked. Rocky could only shrug. He had no clue. He had just moved here. The banging came again and everyone tensed. The door was forced open and Rocky got into a defensive stance as the clay creatures swarmed into the classroom.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Okay, don't kill me, but updates may be a tad slow from here on out because I'm not sure of which direction to take. On one hand, I could have the Rangers destroy Jaytron and be done with the alternate reality business after this fic, or leave him alive, allowing for a possible sequel. Like I said, I'm not sure of which direction to take, though I'll still be working on the fic.