When they landed they looked around unsure of where they were.
"I know you have questions," Zordon said approaching them. "Here," he said moving his hand and suddenly Tommy could speak.
"What's going on Zordon? Was Draegan lying?"
Zordon hesitated and then said, "no."
"Which part," Micah asked. "Tommy being a teenager or the fact that you abandoned Jason?"
Zordon hesitated again. "What happened with Jason is more complicated. There was nothing I could do for him. He must have escaped the base. As for Tommy, the council couldn't save him so I had to take him somewhere that could."
"So everyone does think I'm dead," Tommy said his shoulders sagging. At least the bright side was that he was alive. "Why fill me full of memories that aren't mine and where is the Tommy from that time?"
"Still on the Mirinoi mission," Zordon answered. "I sent you to the base by mistake as I wanted to help Asa. Draegan, for unknown reasons, is attacking our dimension and as I just said, I have no idea why. Maybe he followed Jason back. He wants the Red and Gold Zeonizers."
"Zordon why does the Jason from my universe keep getting flashes of what your Jason is doing?" Micah asked.
"I'm not sure at this point. I need to talk to him and examine for spells or anything else. I haven't been able to find him until now as he disappeared not long after I left with Tommy. It has to have been caused by Draegan. There was a chance he could have been returning to the base and that's why I told you to run. I just didn't expect you to run to Micah."
"He was the person I knew I could talk to." Tommy said with a shrug. He changed the subject. "How's Asa?"
"He's doing better but has a long recovery ahead of him. That weapon, even if it was set on stun, did a lot of internal damage."
"So what happens now," Tommy asked, "do I go home?"
Zordon didn't say anything right away. After a few moments he said, "maybe not as you. How would you feel about being Asa?"
"Zordon, Draegan recognized me," Tommy said. "He'll see through me as Asa and Jason will lose it."
"Not if you give him what he wants," Zordon said and made a small object appear out of thin air. It was the Red Zeonizer.
"Zordon we can't give him the morpher," Micah exclaimed. He couldn't believe Zordon was even suggesting that!
"It's not an actual morpher," Zordon said quickly. "It's a replica. It'll be the distraction that you will need. Micah I will need your assistance in teleporting both Jason and Tommy away. I know you have the ability to do so."
"Sure," Micah said, "I'm always ready for an adventure even if this sounds like a suicide mission."
Zordon looked at him for a moment and said, "if it was, I wouldn't be sending you."
Micah looked at Tommy who nodded. Tommy knew Zordon better than Micah did. Micah only knew stories.
"So when do we leave," Tommy asked. He wasn't completely sure if he could trust Zordon after all that he had heard. What his mentor said sounded crazy. Actually this whole thing had been crazy. Everyone thought he was dead and he thought he was in danger of dying because of the future correcting itself while it was just because Zordon saved him and didn't tell anyone.
"Right now," Zordon said as he made a few adjustments to the program that Tommy was using. Tommy's appearance changed to Asa's. Zordon made changes to Micah's appearance as well. There was a flash of light and they were gone.
When the light faded, they found themselves back in front of Billy's lab. Jason appeared to be about to enter it.
Jason heard their arrival and turned around. He was momentarily shocked by what he saw. He recovered quickly however. "The pretender is back," he said a sadistic smile starting to appear on his face. "You recovered quickly."
"Yeah," Tommy said with a shrug. "The future has great machines that can fix anything. You were right. I do have your morpher." he said taking out the fake Red Zeonizer. "Here you can have it." He said tossing it to Jason. Jason was thrown off guard as he quickly scrambled for the Zeonizer.
Now Micah! Tommy sent.
"No," a voice yelled. Something, or rather someone, knocked Tommy to the ground. The device that Tommy wore shattered.
"Tommy!" He heard Kat scream as everything faded away with the teleportation.
When the light faded, he found himself in a dark place.
Micah? He sent.
Nothing.
"Zordon," he called. He only received silence. "Is anyone here?"
Tommy shh! Micah sent.
Tommy stood up nervously. Where are you?
I'm right next to you. Something happened when I tried to teleport us to Zordon. I'm not sure where we are. Jason's next to you so don't say anything!
You can see? Why can't I?
Because it's dark in here. Micah said with a sigh. I can hear Jason's thoughts. Kat sure didn't seem too happy that you threw Jason the Zeonizer. She knocked you down and I think that messed up the teleportation.
Do you know where we are?
No clue. I tried to teleport us again but nothing happened.
Tommy tried to look around again. He couldn't see anything that would give him a clue about where they were.
Jason noticed Tommy was standing and said, "so the pretender is awake. First you show up pretending to be my cousin and now you are pretending to be Tommy Oliver! I want to know who you really are!"
"You have to believe me. I'm Tommy."
"You can't be Tommy. Tommy's dead! I saw him die because Zordon made me watch it happen!"
"Zordon took me somewhere else that could help me. I don't know what happened but it's me. The guy who was posing as your cousin was…" how could he possibly answer that? He sure couldn't say that Asa was Jason's son from a different dimension. "Asa who was from a different dimension sent to help the others with Divatox."
"I don't believe you."
Micah decided to speak then. "Draegan took Asa and sent him here because he hates the Jason from my dimension. He's after something in this dimension but no one knows what it is. It has to be more than the Zeonizers. He's just using you."
"Why should I believe either of you," Jason demanded. He looked around and his face went ashen. "Especially since you took me here!"
Tommy frowned. "Do you know where we are?"
"Yeah I do. And if you are who you say you are you'd know it too!"
Tommy looked around and saw something that also filled him with dread. The son was starting to come out and he could start to make out a platform. He knew exactly where they were. The last time he was there he almost died at the hand of someone he trusted. "Micah," he said turning to face the older man, "we're in Gasket's Arena."
