The Sword of Destiny Part 2

Tigress drove out of the Vazquez Rocks and into the Mojave Desert. The trip had seemed to go on forever, since Jessica and Jill had agreed to stay out of the eyes of the public. They didn't want to bring draw attention to themselves. People would probably get suspicious if they saw the zord driving through small towns, and would probably wonder what a Power Ranger was doing there.

"Oh man, I'm starved," said Jessica. "You hungry sis? Rocky packed us a giant picnic basket full of sandwiches and chips and fruit."

"Sounds good to me Jess," said Jill.

"Enjoy your lunch, Purple and Orange Rangers, I'll go into autopilot," said Tigress.

"Thanks Tigress, it's much appreciated," said Jill as Tigress switched to autopilot and Jessica and Jill headed towards the back of the zord. Jessica pulled the picnic basket out from the fridge that Billy had installed and set it on the table in front of her. The girls pulled out several bags of chips, turkey hoagies, apples, oranges and grapes. Jill set a couple cans of Coca-Cola in front of them and the two sat and ate, talking about anything on their minds, including being able to continue catching up on the last five years since Jill had been kidnapped. Jessica was telling Jill the story about how Rocky, Tommy, and Adam had pulled a prank on Mr. Kaplan involving his toupee and Bulk and Skull had gotten the blame put on them.

"So Rocky and Adam rigged a bucket of water above Mr. Kaplan's door just outside his office, while Tommy kept a look out, right? All the while Kaplan is in his office and soon an announcement came over on the P.A. for Mr. Kaplan that the chemistry lab blew up again so they hightailed it out of there quickly. Meanwhile, Bulk and Skull came around the corner just as Kaplan opened the door and splash! He gets wet, the toupee goes flying across the hall and lands on top of the drinking fountain, then Kaplan sees Bulk and Skull, assumes they are the culprits and puts them in detention while the guys watch from the opposite end of the corner haha!"

Jill sprayed her soda across the table at the end of the story and doubled over in laughter.

"Oh my gosh that's great!" exclaimed Jill.

"I know right?" replied Jessica. Just then Tigress' voice came over the intercom. "Excuse me Purple Ranger, sorry to interrupt, but we are coming up on the Sacred Mountains."

"Great!" said Jessica. "Okay sis, let's morph and get ready!"

"Right!" said Jill as they got up from their seats. And stood in the middle of the storage compartment.

"Let's shift into turbo!" cried Jess.

"Rising Sunset Turbo Power!"

"Falling Sunrise Turbo Power!"

In flashes of purple and orange, Jessica and Jill morphed as Tigress came to a halt in front of the Sacred Mountains.

"Let's contact the others and let them know we've arrived," said Jill.

"Right!" said Jessica. She lifted her arm to her mouth and spoke.

"Mom, guys, it's Jess! We've arrived at the Sacred Mountains! The sword is inside a cave in the mountains. Once we get close to the cave there will be no contact because of the amount of magic there."

"Alright Jess, let us know when you are safe and have the sword," said Tommy over the communicator. "We'll teleport you guys and Tigress back to the Command Center."

"Copy that," said Jessica. "Jessica, over and out."

Jessica turned to Jill and looked at her.

"Ready sis?" asked Jessica.

"Ready," said Jill.

"Tigress, we're heading into the mountains," said Jessica. "I'll call upon you if we run into any trouble."

"I'll be on standby, Purple Ranger," said Tigress. Jessica and Jill exited the zord and headed towards the mountains.

"Man, the energy here is insane!" said Jessica as she scanned the area with her device. "There are multiple readings of advanced magic all over the place."

"According to the map, the cave is dead ahead in front of that mountain shaped like a witch's face!" said Jill.

"Alright, be prepared for any sign of suspicious activity," said Jessica. "Let's hope Balat doesn't know we're out here looking."

Meanwhile, in the Earth's outer atmosphere, Balat snarled as he watched the two rangers walk towards the Sacred Mountains.

"No! I cannot let those Power Brats get the Sword of Destiny!" cried Balat. "Who are these so-called Power Rangers anyway? There can only be one person who is smart enough to have teenagers work for him! Zordon of Eltar! That incompetent fool!"

"Sire, my sensors indicate that Zordon of Eltar does not inhabit the planet of Earth," said one of Balat's robotic minions. "These Power Rangers have no leader!"

"Of course they have a leader, you fool!" cried Balat. "Yes, of course. It makes sense now. It's not Zordon who's down there, but his wife Sarah! She is the one helping those pesky brats! Talarat, send your best army of mutant robots down to attack and keep those pesky Power Brats from getting the Sword!"

"Right away my lord," said Talarat, the robotic minion that had not sensed Zordon.

"There's the entrance of the cave!" said Jessica. "Come on Jill, let's make a run for it!"

Just them, a loud whirring caused Jessica and Jill to look around.

"Huh? What is that god awful noise?" cried Jill.

"Balat! He must have found out we're after the sword!" cried Jessica. Sure enough, Balat's robotic army came flying down through the atmosphere, firing at the twins.

"Run!" cried Jessica. Jessica and Jill sped towards the cave as Balat's army fired at them repeatedly.

"Ahh!" cried Jill. "We're nearly there! We need to get inside!"

"I'll call Tigress!" said Jessica. She lifted her arm to her mouth once again. "Tigress! We're under attack! We need assistance!"

"I'm on my way, Purple Ranger," said Tigress. As Jessica and Jill tried to fight off the army's blasts, a loud roar came from within the distance and Tigress sprang into the middle of the firefight, blasting the army to smithereens with her cannons.

"Yeah! Alright Tigress!" cried Jessica. "WHOOHOO!"

"Atta girl, Tigress!" cried Jill.

"You are clear to enter the cave, my friends," said Tigress as she settled down on the ground.

"Alright Jill, let's go get that sword!"

"Curses! You fools! How could you let them get away like that?" cried Balat, yelling at his evil minions.

"Sire, we were ambushed by a giant metallic purple tiger," said one of the Minions.

"Yeah it had these large cannons, and ferocious teeth!' said another.

"Silence! Ugh! I can't deal with this! We will have to hit them where it hurts the most!" cried Balat. "It's time to attack Angel Grove! And then, the rest of Planet Earth!"

Back at the Power Chamber, the rest of the rangers were putting their plans together when the alarms suddenly went off.

"What's going on?" asked Kat.

"Ai yi ai yi ai!" cried Alpha 6. "Balat has invaded Earth and is attacking Angel Grove! You need to get out there!"

"But Jess and Jill aren't back yet with the sword!" cried Rocky. "There's no way we can stand up against Balat!"

"We have no choice," said Tommy. "We're not sure what Balat is capable of, but we need to know so we can upgrade our powers."

"The moment you come into trouble, Rangers, do not try to continue fighting," said Sarah. "It may result in the zords being destroyed. We will need them for the upgrade."

"Right," said Tommy. "Okay guys, let's shift into turbo!"

"Wind Chaser, Turbo Power!"

"Dune Star Turbo Power!"

"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!"

"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!"

"Red Lightning Turbo Power!"

"HYAH!" cried the five teens as they appeared downtown. Balat's army was wrecking havoc on the city including his henchmen and a monster.

"Well well, lookie what we have here!" said one of the henchmen. "It's the power pukes! Welcome to your worst nightmare!"

"Hah! We'll see about that!" cried Adam.

"Let's do it guys!" cried Kat.

"Right!" cried the others.

Back in the cave, Jessica and Jill were walking through cobwebs and lots of disgusting things, trying to locate the sword.

"Yechhh, this shit is nasty!" cried Jill. "I didn't sign on for all this crap! How much farther, Jess? I want out of this damn cave!"

"According to the scanner, the sword is somewhere up ahead. The signal is getting stronger."

"Well? What are we waiting for?" cried Jill. "Let's hurry up and get out of here!"

"Uh, hold on sis," said Jessica.

"You okay sis?" asked Jill. "You look a little green."

"I think I'm going to be sick," moaned Jessica. Sure enough, Jessica quickly removed her helmet, leaned forward and emptied the contents of her stomach onto the cave floor, making loud retching noises as she did so.

"Holy shit, Jess, you alright?" asked Jill, rushing to Jessica's side. "You just puked up a pile!"

"Yeah, probably just nerves and excitement," said Jessica, putting her helmet back on. "Alright, come on. Let's go get this sword!"

After what seemed like ages, the two reached the innermost part of the cave.

"Look! It's the sword!" said Jessica. In front of them laid the sword, which rested in the holster of a giant statue.

"Come on, let's grab it and go!" said Jill rushing forward.

"Wait Jill stop!" said Jessica. "It's probably booby trapped!"

Jessica grabbed a rock from nearby and threw it at the statue. In a flash quicker than the eye, lasers from four corners of the cave disintegrated the rock.

"Whew! That was close!" said Jill. "How are we going to get it?"

"We gotta blast those lasers!" said Jessica. "Let's point our blasters at them!"

"Right!" said Jill. They removed their blasters from their holsters and pointed them at the lasers.

"Fire!" cried Jessica. One by one, the lasers were destroyed and Jill fist-pumped the air.

"Yes! We did it! Let's get the sword and get the hell out of here!" cried Jessica, high-fiving Jill.

"Let's," said Jill. The twins reached for the sword and pulled it out of the holster and Jessica grinned as the magic of the sword enveloped them in a friendly and welcoming sparkle. The two raced out of the cave and saw that Tigress was sitting in front of the cave, guarding them from anymore of Balat's army.

"Hurry Rangers, there's not much time," said Tigress. "Alpha has just informed me that Balat is attacking Angel Grove."

Jessica lifted her arm to her mouth.

"Mom, Alpha, it's Jess. We have the sword and are standing by for teleportation."

"I will inform the other rangers to retreat and return to the Power Chamber."

Jessica, Jill and Tigress were teleported out of the mountains in colors of purple, orange and white and Jessica and Jill landed back in the Power Chamber.

"Alright, you guys got the sword!" cried Jason, who had been standing with Kim as they watched the battle unfold. Aisha and Billy had been putting the finishing touches on the new powers from the computers.

"Yeah, here it is!" said Jessica, handing it to her mother.

"Yes, this is the Sword of Destiny," said Sarah. "I have not seen this sword in over twenty thousand years, when it sat on the throne next to Balat's brother King Malat. When Malat was killed, the council hid the sword from Balat so that he would never find it. They chose Earth as the place where it would be hidden and sent Zordon and myself here to protect it after Rita was imprisoned in her space dumpster ten thousand years ago. We knew there was a chance that Balat would escape exile and seek his revenge."

"Wait a minute, I thought you said that the sword was an urban legend?" asked Jill. "You knew it existed?"

"How else were you able to find the maps?" smiled Sarah.

"Sneaky Mom, real sneaky," said Jessica. At that moment the rest of the rangers returned to the Power Chamber looking tired and beaten.

"Man, those guys were tough!" said Rocky. "It's a good thing you got the sword when you did. We nearly got creamed out there!"

"Rangers, it is time, for all of you, old and new, to join together and fight against Balat and his evil conquest to destroy Planet Earth. Gather around me in a circle," said Sarah. "It's time to begin the ceremony."

"All of us?" asked Aisha.

"Yes, Aisha," said Sarah. "Jason, Kimberly, Billy, and Aisha, it has time for you to return to duty as Power Rangers. You have proven yourselves worthy to once again conquer the forces as evil and it is time to accept your new powers."

The eleven teenagers stood in a large circle, Sarah standing in the middle.

"These new powers you have created will be allow you to be as powerful as Balat and his army. These new powers will be known as the Turbo Overdrive powers. Your zords will become even more powerful than before, with new upgrades and methods of travel. I give you, Turbo Overdrive!"

Flashes of lightning and magic filled the Power Chamber as the sword came to life. The eleven teenagers were soon enveloped in new uniforms. The seven regular Turbo Rangers had kept the same colors, but four new colors of Silver, Gold, Black and White.

"This is awesome!" cried Aisha from behind her silver helmet.

"Incredible!" cried Jason as he removed his Black helmet.

"This is most prestigious," said Billy, also removing his helmet of Black.

"Far out," said Kim from behind her white-colored helmet as she high-fived Aisha. "We're back!"

"Wicked," said Jill as the other rangers removed their helmets. "It's almost as if I can feel..."

"Feel what Jill?" asked Adam.

"As if I can feel King Malat himself!" said Jill. Just then, there was another flash of lightning and the flash was so bright, the rangers and Sarah had to cover their eyes.

"What the fuck?" cried Tommy.

"Rangers, it is an honor to finally meet you," came a voice as the lightning stopped flashing. "I have waited many years to be freed from my imprisonment in that sword and to reveal the truth of what happened that day on Hatha when my brother and I battled and I was believed to have been killed."

"Malat?" asked Jessica.

"That is correct, young Princess Jessica," said Malat as his true form became revealed. "I am Malat, King of Hatha and the rightful owner of the Sword of Destiny. With the powers being released into the hands of Good, my brother's spell was broken. He enchanted me into the sword, with the intention of using the sword for his evil conquest to rule all of the galaxies. His plan was foiled when the council of HEE realized that he had supposedly killed me. Now, I give you the powers to stop Balat from taking over the galaxy. Follow me."

Malat led the rangers, Sarah and Alpha into the Zord Storage room and he spoke. Tigress and Apollo stood there with nine new zords.

"Your animal protector spirits are a part of your new turbo powers. Many of your zords were named for the Greek gods and titans that once ruled your planet. Some were travelers from Hatha, Eltar and Edenoi, looking to colonize on different planets. Your zords can take shape of any motor vehicle, as well as bikes, skateboards or any other means of transportation," said Malat. "Jessica, Jill, Tigress and Apollo are the two of the original Overdrive Zord prototypes that Zordon and I created nearly twenty-five thousand years ago. You two will be known as Purple Sunset Tiger and Orange Sunrise Owl."

Jessica grinned as Tigress roared and Apollo hooted.

"It is nice to finally be fully operational," came the voice of Tigress. "Certain parts of me were dying to be unleashed."

"Hoot! I concur, Tigress," said Apollo, causing the rangers to laugh. "I can speak!"

"Tommy, you will be known as Red Lightning Lion, and will control Zeus the Lion," said Malat as a giant red Lion zord roared to life.

"Greeting Red Ranger, it is an honor to serve you," said Zeus, bowing to Tommy.

"Welcome to the party, my friend," said Tommy, patting the zord's head. Zeus purred loudly, causing everyone to laugh.

"Jason, you will be the Black Earth Ram ranger, and your zord will be Hermes the Ram," said Malat.

"Baaaa, it isss mahhh pleasure to be oooffff aaaasssistance Black Ranger!" said Hermes.

"What's up Hermes?" asked Jason, patting his head.

"Billy, you will be known as the Gold Moon Dog ranger, and Ares the Golden Retriever zord will guide you."

"HOOWWOOOLLL Gold Ranger!" said Ares.

"Hello Ares, I am most honored," bowed Billy.

"Rocky, you will no longer be known as Mountain Blaster, but as the Blue Ocean Seal ranger. You will command Proteus the Seal. His humor is as witty as yours, as is his love for the ocean."

"Hiya Proteus, I think you and me are going to get along just fine," said Rocky chuckling as Proteus clapped his fins and barked.

"I think so too, Blue Ranger," said Proteus.

"Adam, you will be known as the Green Desert Snake ranger, and Dionysus the serpent is your zord."

"Greetingsssss Ssssire," hissed Dionysus.

"What's up Dion? May I call you that for short?" asked Adam.

"That issss perfectly fine with me," said Dionysus.

"Katherine, you will be the Pink Wind Dove, and Aphrodite will be your zord."

"She's gorgeous," said Kat, running her hand along Aphrodite.

"Why thank you Pink Ranger, you don't look so bad yourself," said Aphrodite.

"Tanya, you will be the Yellow Sand Bear, with Artemis the Bear as your zord."

"Let's get ready to rumble!' roared Artemis, causing the group to laugh.

"Kimberley, you will be the White Snow Leopard, and Chione the Leopard will be your guide."

"You are such a cute kitty, who's a cute kitty?" asked Kim teasingly, petting Chione and causing Chione to purr.

"Finally, Aisha, you will be the Silver Rain Fox Ranger. Iris the Fox is cunning and swift and will serve you well."

"I am honored to serve you, Silver Ranger," said Iris as Aisha smiled and patted her. "I can sense your passion for all living things, and that you recently saved hundreds of animals, including my cousins. I thank you for that."

"It was no biggie, girl," said Aisha, patting the fox on the head.

"When you combine your zords, they will become the Turbo Overdrive Megazord. They will transform into vehicles in order to become the megazord. Zeus, Ares, Hermes, and Artemis will become cars. Tigress, Iris, Chione, and Proteus will become motorcycles. Apollo and Aphrodite will become airplanes, and Dionysus will become a train engine. The Sword of Destiny will be your battle weapon. when you morph you will use your keys and morphers and say, 'Shift Into Overdrive'. Now Rangers, it is time for you to return to Angel Grove and stop Balat's monster. May the power protect you."

"Alright everyone," said Tommy as the group gathered in a cluster. "Let's power up!"

"Right!" the others said.

"Shift into Overdrive!" said Tommy.

"Pink Wind Dove!"

"Yellow Sand Bear!"

"Blue Ocean Seal!"

"Green Desert Snake!"

"Red Lightning Lion!"

"Orange Sunrise Owl!"

"Purple Sunset Tiger!"

"Silver Rain Fox!"

"Gold Moon Dog!"

"Black Earth Ram!"

"White Snow Leopard!"

The rangers remorphed and appeared in Downtown Angel Grove, where Balat's monster was wrecking havoc.

"Oh look it's the Power Pukes, back for more!" said the monster.

"That's right, but we're better and stronger than ever!" cried Rocky. "You're outnumbered, Rag Face! Surrender while you're ahead!"

"I don't think so!" the monster retorted. "Hey boss, how about a power boost?"

Up in the sky, Balat snarled.

"Curses! My brother is free of his prison and has activated the Sword of Destiny's powers! This should teach that old fool to mess with me!" He raised his staff and pointed it at the monster. "By the powers of Evil and Darkness, I command my monster to grow!"

Back on Earth, a large lightning bolt hit the monster and he grew to over a hundred feet tall.

"Whoa!" cried the rangers.

"We need the zords!' cried Jessica as the others turned to the east.

"We need Overdrive Zord Power now!' cried the Rangers. One by one, their animal zords came into the city. Proteus came out of the ocean, Apollo and Aphrodite came soaring out of the sky, Dionysus slithered out from under a massive rock formation in the desert, Iris, Chione, Tigress, Artemis and Zeus came charging out of the forest, Hermes came charging down from a mountain and Ares came racing along the coastline's beautiful beaches. The rangers leapt into their respective zords and geared up.

"Alright you guys, let's bring them together! We need Megazord power now!" cried Tommy. The zords transformed into their respective vehicles.

"Whoo this is awesome!" cried Adam.

"Let's kick some butt!" said Aisha. The zords came together and as the Megazord formed, the Sword of Destiny fell from the sky. It was ten times bigger than the normal size. The control compartment was a double decker. Tommy, Kat, Rocky, Jess, Adam and Tanya were stationed on the first level, while Jill, Billy, Jason, Kim and Aisha were stationed on the top level.

"Let's do it!" cried Jessica.

"Overdrive, Spin out!" cried Tommy. The zord raced towards the monster and lifted the sword in the air. With one slice of the magical sword, the monster exploded into a million pieces and disappeared.

"Whoohoo!" cried Jill.

"Yes! Alright! We did it!" cried everyone else.

"NO! IMPOSSIBLE!" yelled Balat from his lair as he watched the scene unfold. "You idiots! You are all idiots!" Balat's minions cowered in fear as Balat started getting angry and throwing things.

"Mark my words, Rangers, you have not seen the last of me!" said Balat. "This isn't over yet!"

Later that day, Jessica stood in her bathroom at home, a look of worry and concern on her face. Rocky sat on the edge of the bathtub, his head in his hands.

"You're absolutely sure about this Jess?" asked Rocky.

"100% positive," said Jessica. "I haven't been this late since I got pregnant with Lexie."

"Fuck," said Rocky. "Maybe it's just stress from this last battle."

"I doubt it," said Jessica. "We'll know in a few minutes."

"Man, I'm not ready for this," moaned Rocky. "I was just starting to get used to the idea of being a dad, but not to an infant!"

Jessica sighed as she looked down at the small white-colored stick and watched the results appear in front of her.

"Well?" asked Rocky. "Are you pregnant or no?"

Jessica's eyes widened and tears started falling down her face.

"Yes," said Jessica, revealing the results to Rocky. "Two pink lines means positive. We're having a baby, Rocky."

Jessica burst into a loud sob and Rocky took her into his arms.

"I didn't want this to happen right now," said Jessica in between sobs.

"Shhh, it's alright baby, we'll figure something out," said Rocky. I hope...

To Be Continued...