The Rangers, Aisha, Zack, and Billy all met in Billy's lab the next day. Billy was a bit nervous about telling the others about what Dimitria told him but he knew he had to. They needed to know. They needed to know how dangerous Jason really was.
"Yesterday I went to the Power Chamber to request a viewing of the video feed from when Jason and Zordon disappeared. It's pretty much what we expected but the video revealed something quite shocking. Jason destroyed Alpha 5 with the Dragon Dagger."
"What," Zack exclaimed. "How's that even possible?"
"Yeah," Rocky said, "it was sent back in time with Tommy's clone."
"I don't know," Billy answered. "I just know what I saw. Dimitria also never told us that Alpha 5 was replaced with Alpha 3. There must be other things she is not telling us."
Adam stood there trying to piece things together. "So Zordon took Jason out of the Power Chamber and they arrived at wherever Tommy was, Tommy died, and then Jason took him away?" He couldn't help but remember their conversations since Jason's return. He had been very angry and so sure Asa had both sets of morphers.
There was a knock on the door. Billy got up to answer it. Mr. Cranston was on the other side of the door. "Billy there's an Emily Mitchell here to see you." He said moving aside to let her enter the lab.
"Thanks dad," Billy said. Mr. Cranston left.
Emily waited until she was sure Mr. Cranston was out of ear shot before she said, "I know you guys are Power Rangers. I heard you guys arguing with Jason after he shot Lee who I guess' real name is Asa."
The others exchanged looks. They hadn't realized anyone else was there but there really was no way to deny it.
"Well some of us are Power Rangers," Tanya explained. "The rest of us are former Power Rangers."
"So if Jason used to be a Power Ranger why did he shoot Asa?"
"He's under a spell," Kat said though no one was completely certain of that. He could have turned evil due to his grief. "He thinks we have something we don't have."
"Is Asa okay," Emily asked.
"He's been sent home," Billy answered. "We don't know how he is."
Emily had so many questions but she didn't know where to start. Before she could ask any more questions, the door opened and in came Jason. Mr. Cranston had no idea of how much the boy had watched grow up; hand changed and allowed him into his house without notifying Billy first.
Emily get out of here," Zack said slightly pushing her towards the door that led outside.
Emily was about to protest but the look in Jason's eyes made her hurry out of the garage hoping the others would be okay. It was the first time she had been truly frightened. She wasn't a coward but she had seen what Jason had done to Asa.
Back in the garage Jason was glaring at his former teammates. "Where are the Zeonizers?" He demanded.
"We don't have them," Rocky answered. "Why do you want them?"
"It's none of your business," Jason said angrily. "It was my morpher! Zordon took it away from me when I needed it! You have no idea what Zordon did to me! He made me watch Tommy die and then he sent me away. Said he knew someone who could help me and I got away. Now I'm here to get what's mine."
"We don't have your morpher," Billy said, "and Asa doesn't have it either."
"Ah yes the pretender," Jason said, "where is he?"
"Home," Adam said. He wasn't about to tell Jason who Asa really was. He could only hope the Scott's hadn't told him either.
"Jason come on man," Zack said taking a different approach. "Let us help you. You are under a spell."
Jason snorted. "I'm not under a spell Zack and the only help I need from you is to get my Zeonizer back." His grin became wider. "Yes I think you can help me after all." He called up his sword and fired it at Zack. Zack tried to move out of the way but the blast caught him in the ankle and he disappeared. Jason turned to the other Rangers. "If you want Zack back, meet me at the coves with Tommy and my Zeonizers." He said before disappearing.
The Rangers exchanged looks before teleporting to the Power Chamber.
In the future Jason sat at his son's bedside watching his son struggle for every breath. He felt so much anger at his younger self wondering what had caused him to react that way.
"Hey," a voice said from the doorway. "How's the kid?"
Jason turned around to face the new person surprised to see him. "He's hanging in there." He said and patted his son's hand. "I'll be right back." He said signaling for the other person in the room to follow him. When they were in a quiet room near Asa's room, Jason shut the door.
"How long did you think you were going to hide this from me," the other person said.
"We weren't trying to hide anything! You were off helping on that Mirinoi mission when Asa disappeared. Speaking of which I thought you weren't due back until next week."
"My wife thought I might want to know. You thought Haley wouldn't tell me?"
"Well no I knew she would but kinda hoped we'd have figured this out before you came back. I didn't think it was something to call you about.
"Your son nearly getting killed and I'm supposedly dead in the past is something I think you should have told me about!"
Notes: Dun dun dun! I was starting to think I'd never get this part started again and then I was inspired by an unexpected source. Also the big surprise from the future just came slowing out. Stay tuned for how all of this is intertwined…or is it?
