Chapter 7
Ninja Quest Part 4
Rito was wrecking havoc on Angel Grove. He was destroying everything in his path. The rangers had just arrived back in Angel Grove and saw Rito charging up his sword.
"Time to save home!" said Tommy.
"Yeah!" cried the other rangers.
"Alright, let's do it!" said Tommy.
"We need Ninjazord power now!" cried the Rangers.
"Red Ape Ninjazord, power up!"
"Black Frog Ninjazord, power up!"
"Pink Crane Ninjazord, power up!"
"Blue Wolf Ninjazord, power up!"
"Yellow Bear Ninjazord, power up!"
"Orange Owl Ninjazord, power up!"
"Purple Tiger Ninjazord, power up!"
"White Ninja Falconzord, power up!"
As the zords came into the city and the Rangers got into the zords, Rito couldn't believe his eyes.
"Ahh! They're back!" cried Rito in disbelief. "New zords, eh? They still won't stop me!"
Back in the Command Center, Alpha was cheering with excitement.
"They did it! They're in control of their new zords!" cried Alpha.
"As long as they focus on teamwork," started Zordon, "the rangers should be able to defeat Rito Revolto."
Back in the city, Rito started making his way towards the zords.
"Alright, gimme all you got!" cried Rito. The Wolf Ninjazord charged at Rito. It back-flipped a few times and slashed its metal tail at Rito, creating a shower of sparks. The Bear Ninjazord stood up and crashed its paws to the ground, causing Rito to stumble in a mini-earthquake. Rito let out a yell as the ground cracked beneath him and his foot got caught, causing Rito to fall to the ground with a crash.
"Man, this is harder than I thought!" said Rito. The Frog Ninjazord came up to Rito and breathed fire at him, creating more sparks. The Crane Ninjazord then flew through the air and fired its lasers at Rito, causing more sparks. Both the Owl and Tiger Ninjazords followed suit. The Owl Ninjazord fired a few rockets from it's talons, while the Tiger let out a loud sonic roar.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" cried Rito as he was sent back in another shower of sparks. "No fair! Tagged teaming isn't allowed!"
"Give yourself up Rito!" cried Jessica. "This is what teamwork is all about! Taking down slime-headed pigs like you!"
"No one messes with the Power Rangers!" cried Jill as Rocky swung the Ape Ninjazord's swords at Rito, creating more sparks.
"Ow ow ow! Ooh!" cried Rito in pain and he dropped his sword.
Meanwhile, over at the Police Academy, Bulk and Skull were standing with the other cadets as Lt. Stone spoke.
"Now listen up men and women," said Lt. Stone. "You are about to enter the most difficult part of training...the Hangman's Obstacle Course." Bulk and Skull looked at each other while Lt. Stone laughed deviously. "I'm sure you'll find it a devilishly good time." Bulk whimpered and clung to Skull while Lt. Stone laughed some more.
Back in all the action, while Rocky was still hitting Rito with his sword, Rito shoved him away.
"Not bad you guys, but check out my little toy!" cried Rito, and a cannon appeared on his hand. "I got thirty million cool BTUs just waiting for the chance to roast some rangers!" He fired several shots at the zords.
"Whoa!" cried Jessica. "Let's bring the zords together!"
"We need Ninja Megazord power now!" cried the Rangers. Rocky and Billy's zords formed the arms, Aisha became the chest, Jessica Jill, and Adam became the torso and legs, and Kim was the head.
"One instead of seven? I can deal with that!" cried Rito. He fired more shots at the Megazord but it walked right through the fire fight. The wolf arm pulled back and packed a punch at the cannon on Ritos arm. The cannon fell off.
"Hey!" cried Rito. The ape arm then proceeded to do the same and it sent Rito back in a fury.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" cried Rito as he fell to the ground. Tommy swooped in with the Falconzord and it became a pair of wings as the rest of the megazord jumped into the sky and allowed the Falconzord to dock.
"So, ya wanna take to the skies do ya?" asked Rito. "I'll give ya that." Rito's rocket pack launched him into the sky. The Falcon Megazord did a spinning kick in the sky and sent Rito crashing back to the ground.
"Ow!" cried Rito. The Falcon Megazord flew through the air towards Rito.
"Let's finish him you guys!" cried Tommy.
"Right!" said the other rangers. The megazord swooped down as the wolf and ape arms powered up and the fists met Rito's chest. He fell backwards in agony.
"I'm outta here!" said Rito before he could explode. He disappeared into space and the rangers cheered.
"Yes! We did it!" cried Kim.
"I'm sure we'll be seeing him again," said Jessica. "We'll be ready for him.
'This is incredible!" growled Zedd.
"Ooh, what'd I do?" cried Baboo as he and Squat cowered at Zedd's hand.
"Of all the insuffereable, unbelievably stupid maneuvers!" continued Zedd as he approached Goldar and Rito.
"You see there were-" started Rito.
"You said you could do it!" cried Zedd. "New Ninjazords! And you still couldn't crush the Power Rangers?! You call yourself a monster!"
"I'd knew he'd mess it up!" cried Goldar.
"Well I made a mistake," said Rito. "So sue me!"
"You should be so lucky!" exclaimed Goldar.
Back on Earth, the rangers had arrived at the Command Center. They had cleaned up the mess and got most of the equipment working again.
"Thanks for all your help, Rangers," said Alpha. "We should be up and running in no time. Oh ai yi yi, I'm so excited I could burst a gasket!"
"Well don't do that Alpha," laughed Aisha.
"That was excellent work, Power Rangers," said Zordon. "I could not be more proud of you. Now, if you would please observe the Viewing Globe. Someone would like to say hello to you."
The rangers turned towards the viewing globe to find Ninjor with his back to them.
"Hello? Is this thing on?" asked Ninjor.
"Over here, Ninjor!" said Kim with a smile. Ninjor turned around.
"Oh! There you are! Congratulations on a job well done!" said Ninjor. "Now that you have mastered your Ninja Powers, we can join forces to protect the Temple of Power from the evil which inhabits the universe."
"You got it Ninjor," said Rocky with a smile.
"Yeah, to protect and serve," smiled Jessica.
"Ninjor is now in alliance with us," said Zordon. "From this day forward he will answer your call for guidance and help."
"We are one now," said Ninjor. "Simply close your eyes and focus on our collective energy. That is the power of Ninja!"
"And you'll know, just like that?" asked Kim.
"Just like that," said Ninjor. "Till we meet again rangers!"
Everyone smiled and Kim waved goodbye as Tommy spoke.
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm sure glad he's on our side."
"Yeah, you can never have too many friends like that," said Aisha.
"Agreed," said Jill. "Hey, who wants to go celebrate at Ernie's cafe? I could go for an orange smoothie and some cheese fries right about now."
"Sounds good to me! Make mine strawberry!" said Jessica.
"Uh, Kim and I will meet you there," said Tommy. "There's something the two of us have to do first."
"Okay, see you two later," said Rocky.
Kim sat nervously in the bathroom at Tommy's house. Her and Tommy had gone and bought a couple pregnancy tests and were now sitting anxiously as they awaited the results.
"Can we look yet?" asked Tommy.
"I think so," said Kim. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah, whatever it says, I'll be okay with it," said Tommy. "Let's look together." Kim held up both of the sticks and they both let out a sigh of relief.
"Negative, thank god!" said Kim. There was a hint of disappointment in her voice and Tommy noticed it.
"Hey, it's okay, we still have plenty of years ahead of us, beautiful," said Tommy, placing a hand on her back and kissing her head.
"Just glad this doesn't mean I have to leave the Rangers," said Kim.
"Tommy? Kimberly?" came a voice.
"Oh no it's your mom," said Kim. "Quick, bury those in the garbage!" Tommy hid the tests in the garbage and they washed their hands. The two exited the bathroom and came down the stairs to find not only Sharon McKinley (formerly Oliver), but Jessica, Jill, Rocky, Lexie and Richard.
"Hey guys, what are you all doing here?" asked Tommy. "I thought you were at the cafe."
"Tommy, there's something Richard and I have to tell all you kids," said Sharon.
"What is it?" asked Tommy.
"Richard and I were high school sweethearts, and we just reconnected a few weeks ago," said Sharon. "We've been seeing each other."
"You're joking," commented Jill. "Dad, why didn't you tell us?"
"Because we wanted to see if there was anything left between us," said Richard. "Both of us just went through divorces last year and we were ready to start seeing other people again. However, when I ran into Sharon at the coffee shop, I knew fate was bringing us back together."
"What are you saying Richard?" asked Rocky.
"Kids, Richard asked me to marry him, and I said yes," smiled Sharon as she held up a stunning engagement ring. The group of teens dropped their jaws in shock.
"What!?" they cried.
"Seriously?!" asked Jessica. "You mean that Jill, Tommy and I are-"
"Going to be step-siblings? Yes," said Richard.
"And I've already had an offer on the house," said Sharon. "They want us out in two weeks."
"Two weeks?!" cried Tommy. "Mom! Are you sure about selling it so quickly?"
"Yes, the money will help pay for the wedding."
"Holy moly," murmured Jill as she sat down on the sofa in shock.
"What's the matter?" Richard asked Jill. "We thought you guys would be happy about this!"
"We are Dad, but two weeks to throw a wedding and move Tommy and Sharon in?" asked Jessica. "School starts back up in a month," said Tommy. "Are you sure we can pull this off?"
"We'll figure it out you guys," said Richard. "In the meantime, why don't we all go out to celebrate at Tony's? My treat. Kim, you can invite your mom if you like."
"Oh, sure!" said Kim. "Mind if I use your phone, Sharon?"
"Go right ahead sweetie," smiled Sharon. As Kim walked over to the phone to call her mom, Sharon noticed the promise ring had changed hands.
"Tommy?" whispered Sharon. "Is there a reason why your promise ring to Kim is on her left hand?" Sharon smiled as Jessica and the other teens smiled.
"Oh yeah, um, I asked her to marry me and she said yes," smiled Tommy. "But we're waiting until we graduate."
"Oh I'm so happy for you two!" said Sharon, hugging him. Kim had just hung up the phone.
"My mom said she'll meet us there!" said Kim. When Sharon came up and hugged her, Kim was taken aback.
"She knows about the engagement," replied Tommy when Kim at looked at him funny.
"Oh!" said Kim.
"Welcome to the family, sweetheart," said Sharon.
"Uh, thanks Sharon," said Kim.
"Okay Mom, you can let go now," said Tommy, earning a laugh from the others. "Let her breathe!"
"Sorry, I'm just so excited. I'm getting three new daughters!" cried Sharon happily as she released her hold from Kim.
Two weeks later, all of the rangers were gathered at the Angel Grove Methodist Church for the Hartgrove-McKinley wedding. Thanks to Jessica and Jill, the girls had put their wedding planning skills to use and managed to throw Richard and Sharon the wedding of their dreams. The rangers and all of their families had been invited. Richard's co-workers from his law firm were invited, as well as the teachers from Angel Grove Schools, as Sharon taught music at the high school. Since Richard and Sharon didn't have any other family or siblings in the local area, Richard had asked Tommy, Rocky, Billy, and Adam to be his groomsman, while Sharon had Kim, Jessica, Jill and Aisha be her bridesmaids. Jessica had a great idea to have Richard and Sharon walk up the aisle with her and the other rangers singing the song that she had written for them as a wedding present, since Sharon was in charge of the glee club.
"You guys ready to do this?' asked Jessica to the others. The others nodded. Jessica had enlisted the help of the Angel Grove High Jazz Band to play the music and she nodded to the conductor, who started the song. Lexie started up first as the flower girl while the orchestra played the introduction to the song. As Lexie reached the end of the aisle, everyone laughed as she realized she ran out of petals and looked confused on what to do next. Maria DeSantos, who was sitting on the groom's side, motioned for her granddaughter to come sit with her. The crowd saw Tommy make his way up and they were surprised when he started to sing.
Tommy: It's a beautiful night
We're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
As he sang the last line, Tommy turned around to Kim, who walked out smiling and she started to sing.
Kim: Is it the look in your eyes?
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby?
I think I wanna marry you
Rocky and Jessica came up the aisle next dancing.
Jessica: Well, I know this little chapel on the boulevard
We can go-o-oh (go-o-oh)
No one will know-o-oh (know-o-oh)
Rocky:
Oh come on, girl! (girl)
Jessica:
Who cares if we're trashed?
Got a pocket full of cash
Both:
We can blow-o-oh (blow-o-oh)
Shots of patro-o-on (patro-o-on)
Rocky: Ah! And it's on, girl!
By this time, the guests had started clapping along as Billy and Aisha came up the aisle singing.
Billy and Aisha: Don't say (no, no, no, no-no)
Just say (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah)
And we'll (go, go, go, go-go)
If you're ready
Like I'm ready
Jill: 'Cause it's a beautiful night
Jill and Adam: We're looking for
Something dumb to do
Jill: Hey, baby!
Jill and Adam: I think I wanna marry you
As Jill and Adam got to the front of the aisle, the other rangers and appeared behind them, all in a line as they did a dance down the aisle together.
All:
'Cause it's a beautiful night
We're looking for something dumb to do
Hey, baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes?
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby?
I think I wanna marry you
At that moment, Richard came running into the sanctuary, as he did a little dance coming up the aisle. The rangers were now up at the altar, still singing and dancing. Lexie had even gotten up from her seat and danced with Rocky and Tommy.
Rocky:
Just say I do-oh-o-oh
Tommy:
Tell me right now baby
Billy:
Tell me right now baby
Adam:
Just say I do-oh-o-oh
Billy:
Tell me right now baby
Tommy:
Tell me right now baby, baby, oh!
As Tommy sang this, his eyes focused on the back of the room. Sharon came in and everyone's heads turned to see the bride coming up the aisle waving her arms back and forth. Tommy thought his mom never looked more beautiful.
Kim:
Cause it's a
All:
beautiful night
We're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes?
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares baby?
I think I wanna marry you
Richard walked up to Sharon and took her arm in his and the two walked up to the altar together
All:
'Cause it's a beautiful night
We're looking for something dumb to do
Hey, baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes?
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby?
I think I wanna marry you
As the song ended, the church burst into a roar of applause and everyone sat down as they had stood when Sharon walked in. When everyone has sat down, the minister spoke.
"That was a great performance, wasn't it everyone?" asked the minister. Everyone applauded.
"Now, dearly beloved we are gathered here today..."
A few days after the wedding, the group now sat at the Police Academy for Bulk and Skull's graduation.
"Welcome family and friends to the Junior Police Academy Graduation ceremonies. These fine young cadets have been working hard these last several weeks, completing vigorous training to becoming Junior Police Officers. Let the procession begin!" said Lt. Stone. As the cadets walked in, Jessica let out a cheer.
"Yaye Bulk and Skull!" cried Jessica.
"Yaye Bulkie!" said Kim.
"The streets of Angel Grove will be safer thanks to these fine young people," continued Lt. Stone.
"Way to go guys!" said Jill, giving them a thumbs up. The two grinned at their friends and pointed with a wink.
"Let's give them a hand, shall we?" asked Lt. Stone. The crowd cheered and applauded.
"Whoo! Bulk and Skull!" cried Jessica.
"Alright Junior Patrollers, about, face!" cried Lt. Stone. Bulk and Skull turned the wrong direction and knocked the other cadets over. Everyone bust out into laughter as Jessica put a hand over her mouth in laughter, while Jill winced.
"Same old Bulk and Skull," said Rocky.
"Yeah, some things never change," laughed Tommy. Lt. Stone let out a laugh as he handed Bulk and Skull their pins ( literally).
"Ow!" cried Bulk as he pull his pin off his hand.
"Bulk, Skull, I'm going to have you boys on parking ticket detail for the rest of your lives," said Lt. Stone. "What do you think?" he asked as he stepped back on the stage.
"Let's give them another hand shall we?"
The crowd applauded and the rangers cheered for their friends as more cadets ran past the ceremony. Bulk and Skull held up their badges. They were now official Junior Police Officers!
"Whoo!" cried Aisha. "Congrats you guys!"
Bulk and Skull just grinned and gave them all a thumbs up.
TBC