Disclaimers: I do not own Power Rangers. However the characters that exist as their children are my creation.

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Their Children

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Chapter 23: Around the World

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Rocky looked around the room in awe. "This is much cooler than the Command Center. Oomph!" He winced in pain, as he rubbed his side. "Ow babe. That hurt." He whisper whined to his wife. Aisha simply rolled her eyes as they stepped further into the room. He could have sworn he heard her reply, 'ya big baby,' but couldn't be sure.

"Aye, yi, yi! The intruders!"

Their attention was immediately pulled to the little robot gesturing animatedly in the middle of the room. Zack raised a brow and glanced back at Rocky. "Umm, Alpha… junior?" He said with a smirk. Rocky simply chuckled in return.

"Okay, Tommy, our next move?" Jason whispered to his friend.

"Uh, I was hoping you could tell me bro." Tommy whispered back.

Jason shook his head with a grin. "No such luck."

"Right." Tommy breathed, before directing his attention to the woman beside the android. "Uh, hi. We are looking for our kids." He braved stepping even closer. "Um, we are former-"

"We know who you are, Originals." Phaedra stated blandly, her back turned. "However, we haven't the time for this." She added, annoyed as she turned to face the former rangers.

Aisha pushed through Jason and Tommy who stood in front of all of them. She looked angry. "Listen lady. You had better make the time, because we aren't going anywhere without answers." The short yellow clad woman placed her hands on her hips with a no nonsense look on her face.

Jason smirked, nodding his head towards Aisha. "What she said." They all nodded their heads in agreement.

Phaedra frowned at their candor. However, before she could say anything, Omega ran up to them. "Aye, yi, yi! You are the Ranger's parents! Nice to meet you all! I am Omega-360!" He immediately started to shake their hands. "How do you do? How do you do? How do you do? …"

The ex-rangers were a little startled. However, they greeted him kindly. After all, he reminded them of their old friend Alpha-5.

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With one last backwards flip, Pink delivered a fierce kick, immediately shattering the jaw of the last Goon. He disappeared once defeated. She took a second to catch her breath. These guys were becoming more difficult. Or at least she was becoming more tired. She decided to walk around the city for a few minutes to make sure there was no more trouble. It was strange how empty the streets were. Usually the business district was more populated this time of day. At least it was when she had visited Sydney, Australia with her parents in the past.

Pink halted in her steps as she looked off into the distance. She narrowed her eyes in concentration; seconds later, her eyes glowed inside her helmet. She scanned the area swiftly. After a few short scans, she sighed. 'Nothing. Good.' She thought to herself, before releasing her gift. "Omega. Fox ready for teleportation to next Goon hot spot." She stated clearly after connecting with the C-Deck communications link.

"Omega reading you loud and clear. Teleporting you now."

Pink sighed has she waited for the tingling pull that's associated with teleporting through the morphing grid. She looked off into the distance. Her eyes stopped on the opera house, which clearly suffered damage from the Goon attack. It was the last thing she saw before being lifted off of the ground and leaving the city behind.

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"Woah!" Red yelled before dodging an attack on his right. He flipped back ten feet. "You guys aren't playing." He quickly surveyed the area. There was really only a handful left fighting him. And about ten still going after civilians. The place was a wreck. Different vendor stands were crashed and flipped over. People live stock were loosed and escaped, if not killed in the ruckus. Red grew more angry with every piece of destroyed property, including the homes that he saw. He'd always wanted to visit Cairo, but not like this.

'I need to finish this now.' He thought to himself, before shouting, "Power Bow!" Immediately upon those words, his weapon manifested itself in his hands.

His first plan of action was to aim and shoot at the Goons still chasing after Egyptians. He was able to shoot three, before one of the six Goons surrounding him attacked. He swiftly dodged the punch, then pulled an arrow out and stabbed the Goon in the throat with it. He pulled it back out and threw it at the one running towards him; it landed in the Goon's chest. He knocked another back with the bow itself, jumped high into the air, and then shot an arrow, with the aid of the bow this time, right in between the Goons eyes.

Landing on his feet, Red turned to the side, and ran away from the last three Goons on his trail. He ran towards the remaining seven in the crowd. He channeling his power, he quickly shot seven fire arrows into the crowd. Using fire arrows instead of power arrows allowed him to eliminate the Goons without harming the civilians. Fire arrows only purified evil; and in this case it meant killing it all together. Red didn't know how he knew this, he just did.

"Now that that's taken care of…" He mumbled to himself before stopping dead short. He turned around looking at the Goons still chasing him. He grinned behind his helmet and raised his bow. Three power bows manifested. "On second thought…" He said has his grin morphed into a smirk. "Why not go out with a bang?" The tips of the arrows lit up in flames before he released them. The three arrows traveled at an alarming speed towards the Goons, who at the last moment tried to dodge. But it was in vain as Red watched each arrow hit its mark and three mini explosions go off.

Red willed his Power Bow away and connected to the C-Deck. "Omega. Bull here. Teleport me to my next city." He commanded. He could hear a lot of murmuring behind him. He turned to see the people of Cairo staring at him as they spoke to one another. Another second went by and then they were applauding. He raised his left hand to wave, but before it was even halfway up, he was engulfed in his signature color and headed to his next destination.

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He crashed his mace into the head of another Goon. Three tried jump on him simultaneously; however, Black was not having it. He used his strength and instantly tossed them away as though they weighed nothing. He kicked, punched, and elbowed them all into submission. When he first arrived in Argentina, he promptly recognized the Microcentro of Buenos Aires. To be truthful, the Avenida 9 De Julio was a dead giveaway, considering it is the world's widest avenue. He silently thanked his old social studies teacher; otherwise, he'd have no idea where he was.

What angered he straightaway on arrival, was the countless bodies that littered the walkways. He started checking vitals; luckily many were still alive, just injured. But still, there were too many deaths. He tried to help them, but the Goons showed up. He guessed they weren't done with the locals. He called upon his Power Mace and had been smashing heads since.

Thankfully, some of the people regained consciousness and started helping each other. Even the paramedics arrived on the scene. So he no longer had to worry about them. He focused his energy on ridding them of every last Goon.

There were still about twenty left. Black shook his head; he was getting tired of this. He knew there were others who needed him elsewhere. He looked at the mob charging at him. Without thinking he threw his mace down the middle of the group. It knocked the first in the face and preceded to the do the same to the six standing directly behind him. In the meantime, Black was delivering fierce hits to the ones that were able to make it to him.

The mace hit its last mark before halting mid-air, and making a beeline straight for its owner. But on the way, it knocked out several more Goons. Black crushed the face of a Goon with his elbow, before pausing to catch his Power Mace and striking the last Goon standing on his other side. Once they were all defeated, they disappeared.

Black turned to face where all of the people had been. Luckily, those who had been alive were already taken away. His shoulders slumped as he looked at the few who hadn't been so lucky. "Tiger ready for next city. There's nothing left to do here." He stated sadly into the comm-link. He hated to leave the bodies behind, but he knew that they would be taken care of soon. He was bathed in a dark light, but before he was pulled away by the morphing grid, he let out a whisper. "I'm sorry."

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Cassie crept through the Oliver's main level. She swiftly moved through the living room after checking the door and windows. She made extra care to avoid being seen through the windows. She soon made her way back down the hall from where she had come from. Passing the stairs, she didn't think it necessary to check up stairs if there was no indication that anyone had entered the house. She passed by the basement door as she continued to head for the kitchen. The house was dark, as they had turned off all of the lights. She walked into the spacious kitchen. Everything appeared fine. She checked the door and the windows.

She let out a soft sigh. She was relieved. Cassie softly chuckled to herself, before noticing that the door leading to the garage was slightly ajar. "Didn't we close that?" She wondered out loud. She noticed a movement in the reflection of the picture frame beside the door. Her eyes widened as she turned in time to see a fist coming her way. Startled Cassie moved backwards to dodge the attack, but ended up falling over a chair. "Aahhh!" She let out a screamed before her back hit the floor.

Using the same chair as a shield, she blocked a kick, before delivering a swift one of her own. As the Goon fell backwards, she quickly made her way to her feet. Before she knew it, more Goons entered the kitchen through the garage. 'How the hell did they get in.' She wondered, before moving backward. The kitchen was becoming too full. There was no way she could fight them all in here. She backed into the hallway. This way she could handle them one at a time.

The first Goon to enter the hall was given a mouth full of foot. The force of the kick sent him smashing face first into the wall, knocking over a wedding picture in a frame from Tiffany & Co. Cassie had to wince at that. "Ooh, sorry Kim." She said.

She quickly dodged to the left before delivering a jab and right upper cut to the next Goon in her face. Thankfully as they dropped they disappeared. 'Just like putties.' She smirked as she thought of the creatures her husband has described to her during his many ranger days stories. Her smirk was quickly wiped off of her face as she was kicked in the gut. She fell to the ground and slid all of the way down the hall and into the living room. She gasped and coughed, not believing how much it hurt. "Well you're not exactly a ranger anymore." She mumbled to herself. She released a sigh a relief as she noticed them passing by the basement door. "That's right boys," She said, rising to her feet. "Come and get it." She pushed the pain to the back of her mind as she prepared for the fight of her life.

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Billy sat in the driver's seat, keeping five over the speed limit. The others kept a consistent conversation while he drove in silence. They were discussing the possible plans of action they could take depending on what Jason and the others found. Trini suddenly realized her husband had not added any input of his own. And that was unlike Billy.

"You okay? You're very quiet." She asked him. This grabbed everyone's attention as they immediately quieted down.

Billy looked over at his wife worriedly, before returning his eyes to the road ahead. "I was just going over what Kat had said. Why would the Goon's be in that part of the park, headed in that direction?"

Kat nodded her head. "I thought it was strange too. I mean, there's really nothing in that direction but-"

"Residential areas." Adam finished as he narrowed his eyes.

Trini's eyes widened as she looked at Kim. "Kim!"

"Oh no!" Kim's widened as well as everyone's. "Billy-"

"Already on it." Billy said as he slammed his foot on the gas. "Hold on." He couldn't care less about the speed limit at this point. He just hoped they wouldn't be too late.

They sped through the dark streets, heading straight to the Oliver's Residence.

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"Now that the introductions are over. Perhaps you can check on the rangers Omega." Phaedra stated to the android.

"Yes. Of course Phaedra." He stated before hobbling over to the console.

Jason narrowed his eyes at the beauty standing before them. "Well you know who we are, all about our past, and you obviously know our children and their whereabouts. So, how about you even up the playing field? We can start with a name and move on from there." He took a few steps closer, with his arms crossed.

Phaedra gave him a pointed stare.

"Sister, it is okay. Zordon permits it. Tell them what they wish to know."

'Well, if Zordon wishes it.' Phaedra replied to her sister. She then cleared her voice. "Very well." She stated and walked back to her place beside the console. "I permit you to stay. However, the answers you seek will have to wait. The current situation deserves my undivided attention."

"And what is the situation?" Zack asked as they moved closer to where the two were.

"Take a look for yourself. Omega, show all ranger activity." Phaedra ordered then gestured for them to turn around.

They did as silently instructed and turned. They were surprised to see the entire wall light up with moving images. Aisha raised her hand to her mouth. "Oh my… Rocky?"

Rocky grabbed her hand. "Yea, I see it babe. I can't… believe it however." He then turned to Tommy. "Those are our kids right?"

Tommy nodded his head. "It looks like it. Wow…"

Zack grinned. "You could say that again. Look at them go!" He patted Jason on the back. "Just like the old days, huh?"

"Yeah, man… yeah." Jason responded with a light smile of his own. The kids were all morphed and they were fighting exceptionally. It was quite a sight.

They watched as Red, Black, and Pink were all teleported to new locations. Phaedra's frowned. 'Something's not right.' She entered a few key sequences into the monitor in the console before her. Immediately she saw each of the ranger's vitals. Everyone was normal; that is all but one. She tapped the screen, clicking the pink highlighted name. Tiffany's vitals enlarged until it was the only one showing on the screen. 'What is this?' Phaedra wondered to herself. Her eyes suddenly widened. 'Oh no!' She clicked out of the screen. She glanced at the Originals still watching the viewing wall. "Omega, man the C-Deck until I return." She says curtly before walking away from the console and off of the Deck.

Once the doors were closed behind her, Phaedra broke out into a sprint and headed to the ranger's common room. She went immediately to Tiffany's room, thrusting the door open. She paused at the doorway and her eyes grew worried. "This is not good." She said aloud. She slowly walked to the night stand beside the bed and picked up the object resting on its surface. Gripping the head gear in her hand, Phaedra made her way out of the room.

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Maura and Raptor stood at the head of their army of Goons. They watched as the UN's assigned military detail made their way closer to them. "Look at the fools Maura. They stand no chance." Raptor growled with a cruel chuckle.

"Not alone. But with the aide of the rangers, I wouldn't be so sure. So stay focused, and keep your eyes opened." Maura reprimanded harshly. "I'm very certain those power brats will be here any minute now."

No sooner had those words escaped her lips that a loud explosion sounded behind them. "What was that?" Raptor asked, as they witnessed a sections of their army get whipped out by what appeared to be a green blur with missile like force.

Maura growled. "It's the Power Rangers!" She turned to Raptor. "Signal the troops, we're moving forward."

Raptor did just that. And they started running towards the human army at an alarming speed. Raptor and Maura stopped short as a blast blew across before them, ripping through the dark ground along the way. "Now what was that? Raptor growled before stumbling to the ground as a blast directly behind them sent him and Maura off their feet. "How is it that we're the one's being attacked?"

"Shut up! And pay attention!" Maura yelled at him. "There are telltale signs, look for them." She watched as a green blur went through her army again. "See there!" She pointed for Raptor to follow. "That's a Power Brat!" She pulled an elongated stick from her hair. "But I'll take care of them." She pointed it high into the air and sent an electric bolt towards the blur. It made contact and the Green Ranger went sailing through the sky.

"Sami!" A voice their left sounded.

"And there you are." Raptor grinned before opening his mouth and blowing out a stream of fire. The flames reached too close to Yellow.

"Aahh!" Yellow screamed before backing away. She lost her concentration and her invisibility lifted. Her suit was a little scorched. She glared at Raptor, even though she knew he couldn't see her eyes. "I'd like to see you try that again."

"With pleasure." He said, before taking a deep breath and blowing a strong wave of flames in her direction.

Yellow smirked, "I was hoping you would." She then immediately went invisible and sent a sonic blast his way, sending his flames back to him. It was a direct hit that sent him flying back. Yellow started laughing as she became visible once more.

"A little early to celebrate don't you think." A smooth voice said behind her.

Yellow turned around in time to watch an electrical current head her way. Seeing no time to evade it, she closed her eyes and braced for impact. Yet it never came. She opened her eyes in confusion. She immediately broke into a smile. "Thanks for the save."

Green looked down at her friend, who she was holding high up in the sky. "What are friends for Livvy?" She asked jokingly and then lowered to the ground. "I guess the surprise tactic is over."

Once Yellow's feet touched the ground, Green stepped next to her. "Yeah, and by the looks of things. We're gonna need back up." Yellow observed, looking at the still massive army of Goons and Raptor and Maura.

Green nodded her head. "I agree. I'll make the call. … C-Deck this is Owl. We're gonna need back up. And fast."

"Backupisonitsway." Came Omega's voice.

"Alright then." Yellow started, "Let's do this. You ready?"

Green nodded, "As I'll ever be." She replied, before they both moved into a fighting stance. The UN militia still marching nearer in the distance behind them.

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Red stood in the middle of the Aga Khan University campus located in Nairobi, Kenya. When he arrived most of the faculty and students had already dispersed. They were all locked away indoors. Which he was glad for, considering it made his job easier. He's been fighting nonstop; with his bow and without. He's been able to cut the numbers.

"Red Bull, this is Omega. You are needed in Ecuador. Contact once you are ready for teleportation."

"Alright ladies! It's been fun, but I'm going to have to cut this dance short." He called his Power Bow once more and held it up high. "Flame Torrent!" Once the command was shouted, bursts of flame arrows shot from the bow high into the air. Her spun in a circle, sending the thousands of arrows into the crowds of Goons. The arrows struck as they cascaded down from the heavens.

Once there were none left, Red contacted Omega. "Omega, Bull here, send me to Ecuador." And with that, he was pulled away in a glow of red.

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"Black Tiger, this is Omega. You are needed in Ecuador. Contact once you are ready for teleportation."

"Agh, we'll see about that." Black mumbled to himself while on the ground on his back. He let the Goons get the better of him. He quickly hopped to his feet and roundhouse kicked the first one that came into his line of vision. He was in Moscow, in Red Square. He grabbed the ankles of the next Goon started spinning around. He used the Goon's body to knock out most of the others. He finished by letting go and watching them crashed into eachother.

"Time for the final touch." He was hesitant. "I really hate to do this to the square but… Tiger's Roar!" He called for his Power Mace, raised it into the air and slammed it down onto the ground. The ground broke apart leading to where the last mob of goons stood. The blast knocked them away and most of them disappeared before they hit the ground.

Black called his mace away. "Alright Omega. Tiger is ready." He said. Looking at the broken square in regret, he allowed the black light to pull him away.

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Pink quickly caught her Power Fans as they returned to her. She was making quick work of the Goons that populated the Jardine House in Hong Kong, China. The strange part of this fight was the fact that all of the Goons were situated inside of this building and nowhere else in the city. This fact made her wonder what it was they could have possibly been after. She would have asked them, but once she had appeared, it was clear that they were interested in more than talking.

You would think that there wasn't enough space for her to fully utilize the power of her fans, but she was making do fairly well. She'd either toss them away from her and hit her opponents farther away from her, or she'd hold onto them and strike down the ones nearest her.

"Pink Fox, this is Omega. You are needed in Ecuador. Contact once you are ready for teleportation."

"Already?" Pink questioned aloud. "Well guys, it's time to say goodbye." She uttered before holding her Power Fans out at her sides. "Don't worry, we'll always have Hong Kong." She grinned as she began to spin, just as the Goons jumped her. Unfortunately for them, her spinning increased and her fans became like helicopter blades. Needless to say, the Goons stood no chance.

Pink slowed her spinning until she was completely stopped. "Woah, talk about a dizzy spell." She mumbled, finding it difficult to stand straight. She shook her head slightly to clear the fuzz. "Um, Fox ready for transport. Send me to Ecuador." She communicated. A pink ray of light lifted her and took her away leaving an empty disarrayed corridor in her wake.

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AN: Well there's Chapter 23 for ya. Hope there was plenty of action. So much going on. Just so you know, I'm trying to show that everything is happening more or less simultaneously. I really hope that's being conveyed. So much closer to the end and the big battle.

So the parents reached the C-Deck. Oliver household is being attacked. Billy and the others desperately race to the rescue. Tiffany unfortunately has forgotten a very important piece of equipment. The attacks around the world have been sustained. And Sami and Livvy have their hands full with Maura and Raptor; yet still the government's army marches forward. Our poor rangers have too much on their plate.

Up next we get to see what's happening with Tommy and Connor and the U.N. So Stay Tuned!

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