So, here it is! The Season 3 premiere! Well, it isn't the first episode of Season 3 but I felt that the storyline with The Masked Rider was pointless. So, I skipped over it, not mentioning it at all, since, after it happened, it was actually never mentioned again! I will warn you all, if you haven't watched the actual episode this chapter's based on, then you're in for a shock at the end.

I don't own Power Rangers, just my contribution to the plot.

Kaleb's PoV - Saturday -

It was really, the day after I went to Rocky's house. It was fun, being there. His mom came home at about five, coming down and knocking on the door. She was a nice lady, and I think she liked me too. She had this glint in her eye, like she knew something, but I couldn't tell what it was. Rocky's dad and sister came home at the same time, as I'm sure his dad picked up his little sister from her practice. His sister liked me, but I'm not sure about Rocky's dad. He was nice and all, but he had this vibe about him that was just very intimidating.

Anyway, enough about that, because today, it was a new day. A beautiful one in fact. Ernie was hosting a Volleyball tournament in Angel Grove for all of the towns bordering. That meant besides Angel Grove, there was Stone Canyon, Reefside, and Briarwood. I heard that there was some mysterious vibe in Briarwood, but I've never been there. I had a penpal living there from when I was living in Connecticut. I think her name was Vida, but I called her V, as everyone does. She was really into music.

Wait, why am I talking about this? Oh, I mentioned Briarwood and then my mind just took off. See, this is why I can never be a juice, because I just can't concentrate! (Insert the Drums here)

Moving on, Angel Grove and Stone Canyon had beaten both of the other teams, and now, it was the final game. Did I mention that all of my friends were on the Angel Grove team? No? Well they are. I would've joined, but the rules were that only six people can be on a team, so I stuck with Ernie on the sidelines.

"The winners get a free lunch at my new outdoor cafe!" Ernie announced, tossing the ball to Angel Grove's team. I turned to Ernie, as Bulk and Skull appeared out of nowhere. Bulk gave Ernie a smug smile, "Does that include fans of the winners?" He asked.

Ernie laughed, "Not if your name isn't Kaleb." He said, pointing to me. I smiled smugly at the two of them. I knew helping Ernie set up his new cafe this morning would pay off. Sure, I only helped bring in some chairs and place them by the tables, but I wasn't going to question it.

Watching the game, I just found myself moving my head from left to right constantly. It was a really good game, as all of the players weren't afraid to dive for the ball, especially my friends. I was cheering for my friends, when a low rumble sounded through the air. I looked around, looking at Ernie, "Did you hear that?" I asked.

He raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"That rumble sound, just now." I explained.

Bulk laughed, "That may have been my stomach. I'm starved!" He gave Ernie a look, "You sure we can't get that free lunch?" He asked.

Ernie groaned, "Bulk, as soon as you learn to think about others, rather than yourself, then you get a free lunch, along with Skull." He reasoned with the two ex-bullies. Seriously, they are horrible at that title, that I think they are just really weird people. Don't get me wrong, I still owe them for what they did a while back with ScatterBrain wiping our memories, but I still thought they weren't my favorite people.

The game went on as usual. My friends were doing all sorts of tricks in the air to hit the ball, making me roll my eyes. They were so showing off, and it was actually pretty funny how no one was questioning it. They were just jumping and flipping all over the place. It was just sad. At least Stone Canyon was putting up a decent fight, the score being 15-14. If Angel Grove got this next point, they would win the tournament.

Of course, I'd expect Adam, Rocky, Tommy or even Kim to score the final point, but no. It was actually Billy who did a leaping dive, hitting the ball in midair, before falling to the ground hard. He got up, brushing himself off, watching as the ball went speeding towards the ground. A girl from Stone Canyon tried diving for it, but she was too late. The ball already hit the ground by the time she decided to run for it.

I smiled, running over to my friends as they were celebrating. I laughed, jumping in front of them, "Great job you guys!" I said.

Tommy, despite my warnings beforehands, ruffled my hair, smiling, "Well, we couldn't do it without our favorite cheerleader." He winked at me, making me roll my eyes, prying his hand away.

I ran a hand up my hair, trying to get it up again, glaring, "Tommy, it took me twenty minutes to get my hair right this morning." I whined.

Adam laughed, "Twenty minutes? On hair?" He asked.

I shrugged, "Twenty minutes on a good day. Otherwise it takes double the time." I told them, before Ernie approached us with the other team.

"You know, everybody's played so well, what the heck, lunch is on the house. For everybody!" He announced. I don't know who was happier, the losing team or Bulk and Skull.

Everyone at the beach was cheering and having a good time, all walking down the park's path to go to the cafe just behind the Youth Center. I thought it was a really cool idea for Ernie to open an outdoor cafe. It's great business, and means that more people can come and enjoy themselves.

Rocky had his arm around my shoulder, walking with me. He made it look like there wasn't anything behind it, but I knew that it meant something to him, that he could do this in public with no worry of anyone catching on. Everyone in town knew about how me and Rocky were really good friends, so it was normal for Rocky to have this kind of affection towards me, even if it was based more so on our relationship rather than friendship.

Kim, Aisha, Billy and Adam were all around us, chatting with each other, just enjoying each others company. I think today would finally be the day when we all have the perfect day with no monsters attacking, no Rita and Zedd spoiling everyone's fun, and most importantly, no evil to mess with my Saturday with my friends.

I didn't see Tommy anywhere, but I saw him going over to the referee of the volleyball match, so maybe he had something to talk about and he'd catch up later.

The outdoor cafe was already packed with people by the time we got there. There were tables still available, as Aisha and Adam ran over to claim one for us. Ernie placed Bulk and Skull in charge of handing out sandwiches while he got other food ready. That wasn't the best idea on Ernie's part. Knowing those two, they'd eat more than they'd give. There were usually only two things going on in their minds. Either the Power Rangers and their secret identities, or something related to food.

Whatever though, I wasn't that hungry anyway. It was just a nice hangout spot for us, rather than staying cooped up inside. I sat down next to Rocky, leaning slightly on him. It was crowded, so it would just looked like I was forced to be squished against him. Under the table, Rocky had grabbed my hand and placed it on his right leg. I passed it off smoothly, just looking at him and raising an eyebrow. He shook his head and went back to talking with Billy.

Apparently, Tommy was actually returning the net from the game to the athletic department. Adam, holding a couple of sandwiches, walked over, handing them to Kim, Aisha and Billy. "He better hurry if he wants lunch."

I laughed, nodding, "Yeah, or else Bulk and Skull will eat it for him." I pointed over to said duo and they were salivating over the food.

Everyone laughed, watching that for a few seconds, before going back into conversations with each other. Aisha looked to me, "So, Kaleb, Rocky tells me you finally met his family, is that right?" She asked, getting everyone in our group's attention.

I nodded, "Yeah, so? What's the big deal?"

Aisha gave Rocky a look, "So, they know now?"

We both shook our heads, "No, I was introduced as a friend." I explained. Kim smiled, "Rocky, I don't know why you're so scared. I mean, they're your family. They should respect it." She said.

I gave her a look, "It isn't that simple. Trust me. I found out I was gay four years before I told my parents. It took me that long to get the courage to even attempt to tell them. I understand exactly what Rocky is going through." I explained.

Before we could continue our conversation, I heard Bulk, "Excuse me, uh, can I have your attention, please?" He announced.

I looked over, with an unamused look on my face. What were these two dimwits up to now? Another guess as to who the Power Rangers are? I think I was the only one who heard them as Skull had to whistle, getting everyone's attention, "Hey! Bulky here has something to say." He said, like he was angry.

Bulk nodded to his friend, before addressing all of us. "Skull and I have decided to enroll in the Angel Grove Jr. Police Patrol." he announced, with a smile. You could hear all of the jaws hitting the ground, as mostly everyone gave incredulous looks at the duo.

I say mostly because I was too busy on the floor, laughing. "Oh my god! That is too rich!" I got up, pointing at them, "You two? Police officers?" I couldn't help it as I cracked up laughing again.

It took me about two more minutes of constant laughing that I was finally able to calm myself down, enough so I could sit back down in my seat. The initial shock went by everyone, before everyone started talking about what just happened. Bulk and Skull left, no doubt because they were the center of some negative attention.

Rocky rubbed my back, as I coughed, trying to catch my breath. "You okay?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I just can't believe those two are seriously joining the police force." I said, still snickering about.

Aisha shrugged, "Hey, you gotta give them credit." She said, just before our communicators went off.

Rats! And today was just going way too perfect! Aw well, I guess beggars can't be choosers. I didn't pick being a ranger, whatever controls everything did. Destiny, fate, that stupid magic 8-ball, one of those things.

Kim pulled her sleeve back, before we all leaned in to listen. "Alpha, we read you." She answered.

"Rangers, we've detected a disturbance on the outskirts of Angel Grove!" He said, all panicked. If he kept getting this worked up over everything, he's going to get more than a few wires crossed. He's going to end up overheating his circuit board.

"Alpha, Tommy's not here yet." Kim mentioned.

The robot answered, "I will contact him immediately and have him meet you."

We looked to each other and nodded, making Kim respond, "Okay, we're on our way."

We got up from our seats, and quickly made our way to the edge of town, where there was a dense area of trees and plant life. It was like a forest, but it was way too small. We looked around the area, but there wasn't anything out of the ordinary.

"This is really weird." Billy commented. I looked to him, "Do you think Alpha went evil again?" I asked.

Rocky shook his head, before Tommy spoke up, "Everyone stay alert."

I nodded, before looking around. We all walked together, before we heard someone laugh and land behind us. I turned around, expecting to see Goldar, but instead, it was this skeleton that had an army helmet. His body was split in half with colors. One half was the normal grey and white of bones, while the other was army camouflage. The guy laughed, "So, the Power Dweebs, nice to meet ya." He pulled out a boney sword pointing it at us.

Tommy stood up straight, grabbing behind him. We all did the same, as he called out the famous phrase, "It's Morphing Time!"

This time however, we all did something different. Instead of just holding our morphers in front of us, we each moved our arms around, like the morpher was some sort of sparkler on the Fourth of July and moved them in different patterns.

TigerZord!

Mastodon!

Pterodactyl!

Triceratops!

Saber Tooth Tiger!

Parasaur!

Tyrannosaurus!

We all stood morphed and ready for action. The skeleton laughed, pointing at us, "I gotta admit, that's a cool trick. Now let me do one for you!"

All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning hit him from a random black cloud that appeared out of nowhere. The guy grew to giant size and looked down at us, "Hey, you still want to dance?" He asked, stomping his foot towards us. We all backed up quickly.

"We need to call in the Zords!" Aisha cried.

We all agreed, looking off to the sky, "We need ThunderZord Power Now!" We all shouted.

Mastodon/Lion ThunderZord Power!

Pterodactyl/FireBird ThunderZord Power!

Triceratops/Unicorn ThunderZord Power!

Parasaurus/Basilisk ThunderZord Power!

SaberTooth Tiger/Griffin ThunderZord Power!

Tyrannosaurus/Red Dragon ThunderZord Power!

White Tiger ThunderZord Power!

All of our Zords came rushing in. As if it knew what I wanted, my snake changed into it's Vampire Warrior Mode on it's own. I smirked, jumping into the cockpit, ready to get this show on the road. This bonehead was going down!

Speaking of, he slashed his sword, not meaning to hit any of us, "You guys are finished, uh, as soon as my pals get here." He said, looking around.

I heard Tommy laugh through our communicators in our Helmets, "Looks like Zedd left you hanging."

The evil bag of bones growled, "Then I guess I'll have to take care of you myself!" He then swung his sword hard at me, but I blocked it with my Zord's arm. However, it still caused a big burst of sparks to appear, making me worried. That was a strong swing, even with me blocking I still took damage.

The TigerZord knocked him down on the ground, and he got up quickly, before pointing at us, "Hey, no fair! Three against one, that's not right!" He complained.

The ThunderMegaZord walked up to the skeleton, but didn't get a hit, as the guy swung his sword hard against the chest of the giant attack robot. He then did the same with me and Tommy's warrior Zords. I held my hand up to protect my vision from the brightness of the sparks. This wasn't looking good.

The skeleton laughed, "You don't stand a chance against Rito Revolto!"

Hmm, that must've been that guys name. Why does it resemble Rita's name?

I was starting to move in to attack, when all of a sudden, four other monsters grew and appeared out of nowhere. I looked around, seeing that we were outnumbered suddenly, five to three. I was terrified as we were already falling behind, with us not even getting a dent in Rito. He already scored some major hits on us, and I don't know if my Zord could take much more.

All five of the monsters attacked us at the same time. Two of them attacked Tommy, two attacked the ThunderMegaZord and that left Rito to me. I growled out to him, pressing a button, "ThunderWhip Activated!" I yelled out.

My faithful weapon materialized in my zord's hand, and I smirked, "It's over Rito." I told him.

The skeleton nodded, "You are right, it is over!" He lifted his sword up into the air and a red bolt of electricity crashed down onto it. He then pointed it to me, sending a beam of dark energy out. I quickly reacted and cracked the whip, sending lightning back at it, but it did no good, as the beam hit me. It then bounced off and hit the other two Zords, surrounding us in flames.

Rito grinned, "I love when a plan comes together." He said, cackling.

I tried gaining control, but my control pad started giving off random discharges. It wouldn't respond to anything I told it to do. The other monsters each fired a blast at us, making my Zord completely dysfunctional.

"Kaleb, get out of there!" I heard Rocky exclaim. I looked around, and sighed, "Goodbye." I whispered, suddenly realizing that there was no saving my Zord. I quickly ejected myself, landing on my stomach, de-morphed. I groaned, getting up.

Rito and his monsters were having a celebration, while we got up. Nobody seemed hurt, but everyone was confused. Billy looked at his body, "We demorphed. What does that mean?" He asked.

I was about to answer, when our Zords, which were still standing, turned around to face us, and they exploded. I watched in horror as I saw the last moments of my zord. Before the explosion really destroyed it, I saw it raise an arm and wave at me, before being consumed in the flames. I crumpled to my knees, looking just distraught. The zords all just started to fall apart, with their pieces flying everywhere.

I didn't even notice I was in danger until I felt someone tackle me and roll me out of the way. When I was able to see again, I saw that Rocky dived to tackle me, and where I was just seconds before, there was a large shard of green metal, sticking out of the ground. I stood up, tears welling in my eyes, and walked over to it. I placed a hand on the surface of it, not caring that it was searing hot. I let the tears fall out of my eyes, just feeling hopeless. Rita and Zedd finally beat us.

I felt someone wrap their arms around me, and I immediately knew it was Rocky, so I just buried my face in his chest and sobbed. I've never been so scared in my life. I heard Kimberly scream, "NO!" Before there was a huge explosion.

The flames nearly reached us, and Rocky twisted us, so that he, if they hit us, would take the blow. I, however, didn't react much to the explosion, as I did to the fact that we had lost the battle, and now, we had no chance of beating Zedd, Rita, Goldar and Rito.

The Power Rangers lost, and now, the world may be destroyed.

Poor Power Rangers! They may have lost their Zords, but they may have also lost something else. I'm not going to reveal anything else, as you have to read on to find out.

Please, review! I haven't been getting many lately, and I'd love to hear any kind of opinion! If you don't like the story, tell me! If you love it, tell me! If you don't care at all, TELL ME! I want some sort of opinion on this story!