AN: So apparently you can find JDF (green ranger) teaching the green ranger kata on youtube. The quality is terrible, since its from the early 1990's but it still looks cool. Since he teaches it slow for kids I might actually be able to pick some of it up. :)
I met David Yost (Billy the blue ranger) and Walter Jones (Zack the black ranger) at AwesomeCon 2014. They were both really nice and got me thinking about how much MMPR influenced my childhood and who I grew up to be. And then this little story popped out.
Also please review, it means a lot to me.
***************************Youth center******************************
Five days had now pasted since Sarah was taken. The only reassurance that she was even still alive was speculation from Zordon. If the prism crystal had been destroyed their powers would be gone as well.
Sitting up from the weight bench, Jason wiped the sweat from his brow. If anything knowing she was alive worried him more. When he and Tommy were first getting to know each other they sometimes talked alone. Jason often talked about the problems and worries that came with being the leader and often Tommy talked about the abuse he received while under Rita's spell. Tommy had once mentioned Rita had a torture chamber in the castle. Sarah might still be alive but that evil Rita could be doing anything to her. Jason hated his good imagination sometimes.
"She's just a kid." Jason growled quietly, banging his fist against the bench. But it didn't matter if she was a kid. The cruelty of Rita Repulsa knew no limits.
"Hey man," Zack said coming over from the juice bar. "Here." he held out a banana protein smoothie.
"Thanks man, but I'm not hungry." Jason said waving his hand a bit.
Zack frowned. "Jason you have to eat, you've barely eaten anything these past few days. I've watched you man. Look I'm worried too but," he glanced around. "Going hungry isn't doing Sarah any favors."
Jason opened his mouth but then shook his head and took the smoothie. Drinking down half of it in less then a minute. There was no point in arguing, Zack was right.
Zack smiled, "besides when Billy and Alpha find her, you're going to need all your strength."
Finishing the smoothie Jason nodded. "I just, I hope they find her soon. Tommy said, well let's just say Rita's castle is a very bad place to be."
Zack nodded. "Hey want me to spot your next set?" he asked Jason.
"Yeah. Thanks." Jason said picking up the bench press weights again. For a moment everything felt almost normal again. Too bad normal doesn't last long.
"You." Bulk said, with a courage in his voice neither ranger had every heard before. In fact he was talking almost quietly. He was also alone. Very usual for Bulk.
"Where's my cousin?" Bulk asked looking Jason directly in the eyes. When Jason didn't say anything Bulk continued. "She has her first karate class with you and doesn't come home. Then your little girlfriends show up, out of nowhere with this little song and dance routine for my mom saying Sarah's gone on the freshman field trip. And bag of her stuff was even packed and missing from her room. In spite of what you might think my kid cousin does tell me things. And she never mentioned a field trip."
Zack gulped. Removing the bag, that had been him. When Trini and Kimberly had been downstairs he had teleported into Sarah's room thanks to the recon done by Tommy and had packed a bag.
Bulk went on."Only you and I know better don't we? I checked with Principal Kaplan. There no freshman field trip this year. It was cut due to budget issues. So I'll ask again where is my kid cousin?"
Jason looked at him. "I don't know what to tell you Bulk. Sarah's gone on a trip." Every word was truth, but Jason wasn't sure this was a trip she would ever come back from.
"Sure you don't," Bulk dropped his voice to a harsh whisper, "But if I ever find out you had anything to do with her going missing, I don't care how good a fighter you are or how many friends you have. "Bulk said looking at Zack. "I will make you hurt, and not even the power rangers will be able to save you."
With his peace said Bulk turned on his heels. Rolling is shoulders back and standing at his full real height he walked away from Jason and Zack. This was not the comic buffoon they knew. This was a serious Bulk and possibly very dangerous.
*************************At the command center**************************
Billy's nap was interrupted by the sudden blaring of alarms. Startled awake he fell out of the chair he was sitting in, landing hard on the floor. "Alpha what's going on?" He asked getting to his feet. If the others were there he would feel embarrassed about falling but it wasn't like that with Alpha and to a lesser extent Zordon.
Zordon answered, "It Rita's henchmen, there reaching havoc on the shopping complex."
"Ai Yi Yi! Baboo and Squatt! There terrible! I'll teleport the other rangers here immediately." Alpha said pushing some buttons on the control panel.
"Zordon any news of Sarah?" Jason asked once he and the other rangers arrived at the command center.
"Negative but behold the viewing globe." Zordon said.
"That's Squatt and Baboo." Tommy frowned.
"And a whole mess of putties." Trini added.
"Are they...shopping?" Kimberly asked, squinting into the viewing globe.
"They do appear to be procuring an large assortment of items." Billy agreed.
"They can't possibly be getting those items for Rita. She'd never want anything like that. I mean look at the bright colors." Even as Tommy said it he could feel the eyes of the others on him. He held up his hands, "Hey its not my fault I still remember stuff from well you know when."
"No ones judging you Tommy. We understand." Trini reassured as best she could.
"Of course!" Billy shouted hitting his fist into his palm. "They must be getting those items for Sarah. If we could somehow plant a tracker or some other communication device into those bags, we may be able to pinpoint her location and teleport her back."
"Brilliant idea Billy." Jason said. "I think for once the power rangers need to be a distraction."
"Ai yi yi, but what shall we used?" Alpha asked.
"It needs to be something we can track." Billy rubbed his chin.
"Hey what about our communicators?" Zack asked, pointing to his watch.
"Yes theoretically, that could work." Billy nodded.
"But wouldn't we be, like, outing ourselves as the power rangers?" Kimberly asked, hesitation in her voice. That was one of Zordon's three rules given to them when they became rangers. To keep there identiy secret.
"I do not believe it will be an issue. From what Tommy has told me, the Crystal ranger may not be gone after all. There is a chance his power is still alive inside the prism fragment, conneting him to the living world through Sarah." Zordon said.
"Alright guys! Its morphing time!" Jason said.
"Mastodon! Pterodactyl! Dragonzord! Sabre Tooth Tiger! Tyransauors!"
"Billy why didn't you morph? Ai yi yi." Alpha asked as Billy stood alone among his morphed friends.
"Given the proximity of other normal humans in the area, it may be easier to slip in a communicator unmorphed." Billy concluded.
"Good thinking Billy. We'll distract the putties, you get the communicator into the bags. Let's go everyone." Jason said as the rangers teleported to a grove of trees nearby Baboo and Squatt.
People were running everywhere, screaming widely while Squatt, Baboo and a handful of putties were calmly walking along the sidewalk. They appeared to be looking at something written on a piece of paper.
"Alright you goons, your wave of trouble stops here. Hi-Ya!" Jason yelled as the rangers confronted them.
"Geez rangers, where'd they come from?" Squatt worried.
"Oh dear, and right in the middle of shopping. Putties attack!" Baboo ordered. In doing so the putties dropped the many bags they were carrying. Ignoring the fighting around him Billy slowly made his way from behind bush and tree towards the closest dropped bag. "Come on Billy, you've got to do this. This may be the only chance to save Sarah." he thought. He was going to have to get dangerously close to Baboo and Squatt.
Holding his breath Billy slipped his communicator watch into the closest bag before retreating to behind a park bench. The rangers were dispatching the putties with ease.
"Don't over do it guys." he whispered out loud. They needed to make sure all the bags were taken when the putties and Baboo and Squatt retreated.
"Oh dear," Baboo whined as another putty fell near him.
"I think we better get out of here." Squatt said, grabbing at the closest bags.
"Right, retreat!" Baboo called.
Billy let out a sigh as his friends unmorphed and joined him. Many of the bags had not been taken but the one with the communicator had been.
"Did you get the communicator in?" Zack asked. Billy nodded "Affirmative, now we just have to track the signal at the command center."
"I really hope they don't search the bags." Kimberly worried. She had been kidnapped a few times and each time she had been so scared. Especially the few times she could not morph. Like when the Samurai fanman had her in his nasty wet interdimentional jar. At least she knew her friends would try to save her. Poor Sarah didn't have the luxury of that hope.
*************************On the moon***************************
Sarah sat on a short flat stone in her cell. It was not comfortable but it was a least a little dryer then the floor. This placed smelled stale and even though she was pretty sure she had only been here about a day she was already so dirty. Her once white karate outfit was now stained in gray, greens and browns from the dankness around her. She had been so proud of it just this morning, or at least she thought it would have been this morning. Sarah couldn't tell anymore and her hope was dwindling.
Her only thought was on the trick she played on Squatt and Baboo. Yes, she needed clean water and edible food to survive but she hoped beyond hope that on earth there presence had attracted the power rangers attention. If any force in the world could save her now, it would be the power rangers.
The door at the top of the stairs opened. Even though she could not hear it the wave of fresh air that came down the stairs always alerted her to someone coming.
"We're back!" Squatt called rolling down the narrow stairs. This was the third time she had seen him come down like that, Sarah was vaguely beginning to wonder if that just how he did stairs.
"We got everything on the list. It was so easy." Baboo said shoving a few bags up against the bars.
"Stand back you." Squatt said as a low portion of bars opened on the floor like a sliding door. Sarah obliged and only when the bars were back in place did she pick up the bags.
"You got everything?" She asked. Sarah had made that list as long as possible. The four colorful bags now in her hands could not be everything.
"Well we did, but then those stupid power punks showed up and we lost most of it." Squatt said.
Baboo hit him on the head. "Don't tell her that you idiot."
"BABOO! SQUATT! Where are those two nitwits!" Rita's voice came shouting from somewhere in the castle.
"Oh dear, Rita sounds mad." Squatt said wiping at his mouth.
"We better go, scream if you need anything." Baboo said glance at Sarah before running up the stairs.
Sarah felt the door close. Rummaging in the first bag she found a a few bottles of water and some potato chips. Taking out one of the water bottles she drank half in a few gulps. She felt so helpless and fatigue was starting to set in. Leaning against a corner of her cell, she drew her knees close to her chest and rested her head upon them.
Beep, beep, beep beep beep, Beep.
Sarah's head shot up at the new sound in the silent dungeon. Rubbing her eyes, she was vaguely aware she must have fallen asleep. Glancing around she saw no sign of anything new. Had she dreamed up that noise?
Beep, beep, beep beep beep, Beep.
Sarah dove into the closest bag, tossing items and tissue paper everywhere. She knew that sound! She remembered hearing that sound before. Her hand burshed against something metallic. Pulling it out Sarah could only stare for a moment. "Billy's watch? But how...?' She questioned. Now that she was actually holding it, it didn't look much like a watch. There was no way of telling the time on it. It looked more like a walkie talkie with the speaker on top. "No way." Sarah mumbled, disbelieving. Billy was smart but...no way.
Pressing the now obvious button on the side Sarah spoke. "H...Hello?"
"Ai Yi Yi! We've made a connection rangers!" A very strange voice answered. "Sarah can you hear me? Are you hurt?"
"I'm okay...but who is this?" Sarah questioned, now wondering if the watch was some kind of trick.
"My name is Alpha 5, it is imperative you keep this link open till we can track your location."
Pushing some buttons on the console, Alpha sighed with pride. "There got it, rangers behold the viewing globe."
The viewing globe showed Sarah in a small cell, wet, dirty and looking exteremly uncomfortable.
"Oh no." Kimberly mumbled.
"Zordon we have to do something." Jason exclaimed.
"Can't we just, teleport her here?" Zack asked looking at the pathetic form in the globe.
"Alpha is working on it." Zordon assured.
"Ai Yi Yi! This is bad, bad bad." Alpha whined waving his arms.
"What is it Alpha?" Zordon asked.
"The signal is too weak with just one communicator. I can't get a clear teleport signal on her. Ai Yi Yi! Someone will have to telepot to the moon and free her." Alpha pushed more buttons on the console.
"I volunteer!" Billy said raising his hand.
"As noble as that is Billy your expertize will be required here to help Alpha bring Sarah and Tommy back." Zordon said.
"Me Zordon?" Tommy asked, he wasn't sure if he was ready to return to such a horrible place.
Zordon continued,"Yes, Tommy you are the only one with any knowledge of the inside of Rita's castle. The ranger to go must be you."
Tommy nodded, "I understand."
"Tommy be careful. " Kimberly said.
"You can do this man." Jason reassured.
"We'll be routing for you pal." Zack said.
"Please bring her home." Billy added punching in come coordinates on the control pad.
**************************In Rita's spell room******************
"Ooh whatcha got there your evilness?" Squatt asked.
"This you idiots is the candle of corruption. The very last one in the universe. Once I light the wick that girls mind will be filled with evil, ensnared, enslaved and loyal only to me. Hahahaha! Think of it. The power of the prism and the crystal ranger mine to control. Oh it just so perfectly evil." Rita smiled with glee as she lit the wick.
************************Moon Castle Dungeon***************************
"Is anyone still there?" Sarah asked into the metal watch as a dark feeling came over her mind. Sarah let out a scream of fright as the watch clattered to the ground.
"Sarah! Can you hear me? Are you hurt? Ai yi yi!" the strange voice came through the watch. Sarah tried to answer but she couldn't find her voice as wave afer wave of dark fear penetrated her mind. The last thing she saw before her eyes drifted closed was a white mist pushing back.
***********************Command center***********************
Ai yi yi! Look at the viewing globe!" Alpha shouted.
Sarah was curled up now against the floor wincing, a white mist forming around her body.
"Rita is attempting to case a spell upon Sarah. Hurry Tommy, there is not a moment to lose." Zordon ordered.
"It's morphing time! Dragonzord!" Tommy yelled as he then teleported himself right outside the cage holding Sarah.
"Sarah hey!" He called, only it wasn't Sarah that looked up at him but the more visibly solid form of the Crystal ranger that was surrounding her like a cloud.
"Green ranger, please help us. Rita has lit the candle of corruption. I can only protect us for so long. Once the candle burns out we will be under queen Rita's control." The crystal ranger said, thrashing slightly on the cell floor. "Destroy the candle, hurry!"
Tommy hesitated for only a moment before rushing up the narrow stairs. It had been a long time since he had been in the castle and his memory was rusty but the spell room was near Rita's bed chamber. He remembered that much. Sneaking out into the hall Tommy slide carefully along the walls. The trip was uneventful only have to dodge a few putty patrols here and there.
As he came upon the entrance to the spell room Tommy found his luck running out. Just inside the door he could see the Tricky Trickster, Squatt, Baboo and Goldar were all playing poker on a table in front of the candle of corruption.
He would need to come up with a distraction and fast.
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