A/N: Takes place immediately after the last chapter.
A/N: I know my last foot note mentioned the 'next chapter will be a special one', but it's this chapter and the next one that will be special. In this chapter, I'm writing a missing moment from 'Clash of the Red Rangers'.
Chapter 17- The Realization
Xxxxx
November 2011
Oliver House
Reefside, CA
As Kim was in the lair, Tommy was upstairs riddled with concern. His wife wasn't there yet.
"Dad, where's mom," Sophia worriedly asked, as she walked into the other living room he was seated at. "Everyone is here already."
A pregnant Kat was with her husband, Mike, and they were talking to Ethan and his fiancee, Melissa, who he met at MIT. Billy and his wife, Hayley, were in another room of the house because she was breastfeeding their newborn son, Landon. Trini, Aisha, Elsa, Tanya, and a pregnant Kira were in the kitchen preparing meals for the night. Their husbands: Jason, Rocky, Anton, Adam, and Conner were in the backyard with Justin, his fiancee, Gia, Zack and Angela. Brennan, Rocky Jr, Adrian and Ahmad were lounging and drinking sodas. All the while Kayla, May, Kaylani, and Nadia were playing games with Bailey, Tristan, Bridge, along with Trent, his wife, Krista, who used to be the object of Conner's affection, but was now the apple of Trent's eyes, and their one year old son, Darren.
"I don't know, Soph," his eyes averted from his phone to see her. "Last time I spoke to her she said she was on her way home. She sounded a bit weepy to be honest."
"Well, today is his birthday. He's technically an adult now," Tommy and Kim's only daughter pointed out. "That's a cause for any parent to become a little teary eyed." She was about to say something else, but was stopped.
"Are you okay," Brennan asked, comfortingly cupping the middle of her lower back. He had been looking for her.
She turned and faced him. She gave a slight nod. "She has to be home," she practically cried. "This is too important to her."
He placed his arms around her waist and brought her in for a very intimate hug. He kept her protectively wrapped in his arms, and he wouldn't let go until she calmed down. "She'll be here," he said.
Kim's suspicions were right. Tommy watched the two interact, and they were a little too close for comfort. His fatherly instincts told him to kick his Godson's ass all the way back to the living room, but he was also a man of his word. He let them be, unless there was a reason to intervene. Brennan was stepping up to the plate as a friend. He genuinely cared for his daughter's well-being, and as a dad, that was a great quality to bare witness to.
Sophia loved being in Brennan's arms. "You're right, but where could she be?" She was beginning to think the worst had happened. She looked at her dad, who's face became a question mark so suddenly. "Dad?"
His eyes almost bugged out of their sockets. There, on his phone, was his wife's coordinates. The large, red dot, dead and center, was on 1992 Valencia Dr. "That can't be right," he muttered under his breath. He got up from the chair, left the two teens to be by themselves, and headed down the hall. In the living room, there were plenty of people, but none matching his wife's petite body and caramel locks of hair. He entered the kitchen, not too long later. His wife wasn't there either. He heard the laughter from outside filtering into the house. He stepped to the backyard.
"Hey, Tommy, come join us," Jason prompted by holding up an ice cold brew for his best friend. He watched Tommy. "What's going on?"
The rest of the people in the backyard immediately stopped talking and wondered what was happening.
"Uh, Dr. O," Conner tried to get his attention.
"Huh, yeah, you're right," Tommy mindlessly blubbered. The astounding placement of that pixelated, red ball on his phone just didn't make sense. Once more, he entered the house. His wife's arrival would've elicited a warm and audible welcome from their friends. Hearing that hasn't happened, he knew something wasn't right. He continued to check around his home.
The guests outside were still baffled by Tommy's odd demeanor.
"What was that about," Adam asked, as he placed his drink on the table.
"Must be about Kim," Anton figured. "You know, she still isn't here."
"That's true," Justin agreed, while thinking harder.
Gia looked at everyone. "She wouldn't miss this party, would she?" As Justin's fiancee, she had grown to love these past rangers. The surprising secret was admitted to her on the night the former Blue Turbo ranger proposed. She was shocked, but honored to know.
Rocky shook his head. "Of course she wouldn't. It's Jayden's birthday today. We've been celebrating his birthday for the past three years. She wouldn't miss this even if she was caught on fire," he replied seriously.
"Unless..." Zack didn't want to think something horrible might've happened to his childhood friend.
"Come on," Angela urgently said, which caused everyone to stand up and reenter the home.
Kira was chopping lettuce and looked up when she saw her husband enter the house. His face was full of determination. "What's happening," she questioned, while dropping what was in her hand. She quickly left to join the move to the living room.
The other females occupying the kitchen soon followed. They felt something was wrong.
Now, everyone congregated into the living room. They were tightly packed in there like sardines. The adults and children scanned one another, appearing awfully confused at this point.
"Is there a problem," Kat's Australian accent voiced.
"We think there is," Jason answered. "Haven't you noticed there's someone missing?"
The others inquisitively browsed.
"Where's Auntie Kim," May, one of Jason and Trini's twins, questioned.
"Wait, there's a few more missing," Francesca, Anton and Elsa's daughter, noted.
Kayla, the other twin daughter of Jason and Trini second that. "Uncle Tommy isn't here."
"Wait, where's Brennan," Trini glanced around. She hadn't seen him either.
"Sophia isn't here too," Ethan added, as he took in his surroundings.
"It must have to do with what Tommy saw on his phone," Anton further speculated.
"And what was on his phone," Tanya, this time, asked.
"Why don't you ask me," Tommy descended down his steps, partly overhearing the conversation that was happening. He was pleasantly surprised to see his house was able to accommodate the large amount of people. In a second, Tristan ran up to him, and he scooped his son into his arms.
"Where's Mommy," Tristan inquired, as he laid his head in the crook of Tommy's neck.
"And, what's on the phone Fearless Leader," Aisha queried while being wrapped in Rocky's arms.
"Does it have to do with Auntie Kim," Bailey hoped.
"Is that why all of you are in the living room," The Falcon questioned, raising one eyebrow.
"Well, yeah, we are kinda wondering where Kim is," Trent replied, as he shifted his son from one shoulder to the other.
Krista was the next to speak. "Sophia and Brennan aren't here either. Come to think of it, the last thing I remember was Sophia went to look for you, and then Brennan went to look for Sophia," she revealed.
Rocky Jr. lightly elbowed Adrian to get his attention. "I bet you he's tapping it," he jokingly whispered.
Adrian, the first born of Adam and Tanya, found that to be disrespectful and shushed his best friend. "Doubt it. He can't even go to first base," he denied in a low voice.
Adam and Tanya's only daughter overheard. "Shut up," Kalyani growled, upset that they would think that of their best friends. She wanted to smack the two. "Don't talk about them like that."
"What were they saying," Nadia, Rocky and Aisha's daughter, felt left out. Kaylani whispered to her. "No way! They wouldn't do that."
The children of Power Rangers were very close. Most attributed that to them guarding a secret close their heart. The six sons and daughters who were very close to one another happened to be: Rocky Jr, Adrian, Kaylani, Nadia, Brennan and Sophia. They were roughly around the same age. Brennan was like the leader of the group. Sophia had the biggest heart and cared for everyone. Kaylani was the protector, while Rocky Jr. possessed the class clown type of personality. Adrian was the brains of the group, and finally, Nadia was the innocent, quirky one. They would hang out often, whether it was at school or going to each other's houses.
"No way, what," Melissa overheard. Her tone was casual yet knowing. She had been dating Ethan for over six years, found out his double life in their second year of dating, so she's been around them for awhile. She knew something romantic was brewing between the Oliver and Scott kid. Eventually, it was going to boil over, and the result would be young love.
"Huh, what's going on," Billy's curiosity was sparked and looked towards them.
Hayley smoothly rocked her son back and forth. Looking at her husband only, she said what was on her mind. "They should share what they were talking about. Because it would help us find at least, Brennan and Sophia, right?"
"Right," they nervously chorused.
"Alright then, what were you four talking about," Trini seriously questioned, and she had a very stern look on her face while gripping her hips in a threatening manner.
Not only was she looking at them angrily, but so were their parents. Someone had to speak up, or they would be in very, big trouble.
"Someone's in trouble," Ahmad crooned. His parents reprimanded him.
"They're hiding something," Bridge sensed, and he walked up to them. Even at six years of age, he's been exhibiting signs of psychometry, the ability to feel auras. He simply waved his hand and stood for a moment, trying to understand. Once he figured it out, he immediately turned to the wall that was opposite to him. "Uncle Mike."
"Yes," Mike Corbett, Kat's husband and former Magna Defender of Lost Galaxy, cleared his throat. He was still surprised by the abilities Power Ranger children possessed.
"Move this way," Bridge's fingers swayed. Once Mike moved, his hand gestured to the right. He stopped and repeated his action once more. Unexpectedly, he picked up a heartbeat faintly beating within one of his aunts. He stroked beneath his chin, trying to figure out where the sound was emitting from. His eyes stopped on the female with mahogany hair and who used to fight his mom. "Aunt Elsa's about to have another child," he nonchalantly revealed.
"What," Anton and Francesca almost screamed at the surprising news. Elsa also became stunned.
Frankly, the whole entire room was shocked.
Conner and Kira placed their knees on the ground. They were right in front of their son and made sure they heard him correctly.
"Elsa's pregnant," the former Yellow Dino Thunder ranger asked. Bridge nodded.
"So, you're saying, even at their old age they can still make kids," Conner mindlessly questioned. He received a resounding smack from his wife. "What?!"
"Yes, Aunt Elsa is carrying a child," Bridge adamantly stated. Again, he concentrated on the wall. In the midst of others congratulating Elsa on being pregnant, fanning Anton upon hearing the news, and Francesca being excited about becoming an older sister, he still continued in his activity. There were definitely distinct movements happening. He cocked his head to the right, then the left, and then back upright. "Why is Sophia on top of Brennan," he ignorantly wondered. "Are they playing a game? Can I join," his rounded eyes were puppy like when he was talking.
The guests minus the younger kids discerningly looked at one another. They had to find a way to slip out of there because they knew Tommy was about to flip a gasket.
"Brennan," Tommy irately barked, as his eyes became a menacing green color. He swiftly placed Tristan down and headed to his daughter and Godson.
Francesca was the first to say something. "Is Uncle Tommy mad," she obliviously asked.
"Um, I don't think he's happy right now," Tanya nicely responded, knowing Tommy was going to beat the snot out of Brennan.
"We should start eating," Aisha interjected and nervously laughed. "After all, Elsa is pregnant, and there's other pregnant people, plus I'm sure Rocky and my kids are hungry too."
"We are," her husband and kids repeated as a question.
"Yes," the Bear growled and escorted them to the kitchen, along with Tristan.
After hearing several curse words that made them all flinch, the rest of the occupants scurried towards the backyard.
"Did I do something wrong," Bridge innocently queried, as he was led away.
"Sweetie, of course not," Kira replied in a motherly fashion.
"Yeah, you did," Conner carelessly muttered. His wife glared at him. "Oh, I mean, no. You did great!"
Meanwhile, Jason and Trini trailed Tommy. They found their son and Goddaughter sitting practically a football field's length apart. Their faces were turned to the wooden floor, and Sophia self consciously covered her body. Brennan tried his best to ignore the strict words of his Godfather.
"Kim did say watch out for Sophia and Brennan but did I listen? Noooo... I defended you two. I said let them be, we should trust them," he rambled like a bumbling fool.
"Tommy," Jason futilely reprimanded him.
Sophia's dad continued not hearing Jason's plea. "And here you two are, kissing like you guys know what you're doing," he hissed. "13 years olds should not be making out like... making out like..."
"You and Mom," Sophia spat, as she stood up.
Trini's eyes grew wide at the sudden defiance, while Jason knew it was going to come down to this. Brennan admiringly looked at Sophia; she was always there for him.
"This has nothing to do with me and your mom," Tommy angrily retorted.
Sophia disagreed. "This does to, and you know it," her eyes flashed green too.
"Uh oh, we should go," Brennan knew that was the cue to escape. "Is the food ready," he changed the subject and was about to walk out, but his mom stopped him. She definitely looked none too pleased with his current actions. "Am I in trouble?"
"Big time," Trini lividly answered. She made her son sit down again. "Exactly what were you thinking?! This is disrespectful to both Tommy and Kim, your Godparents. Have you even thought how embarrassed me and your dad would be?! What about your sisters, huh!"
"Who cares about them," he replied, feeling attacked. "How would you guys be embarrassed? Sophia and I were alone in this room. What did you expect us to do?!"
The first leader of Earth held Trini back, since his wife was a little emotional right now. "Not make out," he replied softer than her. He looked at his son and Goddaughter. "Express the way you like each other in different ways."
"You know I like her," Brennan stated with bravado. "She likes me. We choose to express our like for each other this way."
Sophia nodded, and she sat back down with Brennan. This time closer than before. She clasped her hand with his. "I'm not saying we are in love. I don't think we know what that is yet," she smiled while looking at him. "We just know our feelings are stronger than we expected."
Brennan didn't take his eyes off of her, while he spoke. "I care about her a lot, and I do want to be there for her. If I put my arms around her, it's only because I want her close to me. If I choose to hug her, it's because I want her to know she's protected. And, if I choose to kiss her, it's to show my feelings are real."
The three adults gazed at one another, and then looked at the kids, who were acting more like adults. This was the last thing they expected to happen between their children. Jason figured this natural between the two, while Trini couldn't believe her son still displayed irreverence for the people closest to him. Tommy definitely felt the need to strangle his Godson and reprimand his daughter. Sophia, on the other hand, loathed, what she felt was disapproval from them.
Kim finally came up the stairs. While refreshing her makeup, she decided to let everyone know about her findings. As she walked into the living room, she realized it was bare. She walked to the kitchen and saw everyone was already outside. She remained a bit hidden, as she noticed there were some people missing: her husband, her daughter, her Godson and best friends. She furrowed her brows, and she walked to the other living room.
The animosity in the air was pretty obvious.
"What's going on," she finally questioned, and the quintet turned to her. Sophia virtually launched herself into her mom's arms. Kim was overcame with even more emotion. She basked in the touch of her daughter's warm display of affection. "Sophia?"
"Mom, you know what it feels like," her daughter claimed, while her emotions were on the fritz. "You know what I feel towards Brennan is real. This isn't some joke."
Kim, still in the blue, asked what's been going on. Sophia told her every single detail—from when Bridge used his sense of auras to when Brennan stood up for her.
"Wait, Elsa's pregnant," was all Kim could gather.
"Mom," Sophia complained.
"Okay, okay," Kim smiled at her daughter. She took a deep breath and faced everyone in the room. "Let them be."
"What," Tommy, Jason, Trini, and even Brennan yelped in surprise.
The Crane once more nodded. With her overbearing nature, they were in disbelief that she would be so accepting. However, Kim had this epiphany. She wished to be more relaxed and understanding about everything that had to do with her children. Therefore, she accepted this more adult like relationship between Sophia and Brennan.
"Tommy, wasn't it you that told me I should trust them," she asked, as she approached him. He slowly nodded, trying to wrap his head around his wife's sudden change of heart. Proving her point, she beamed. Then, she turned to Trini. "And if I remember correctly, you told me it's just them being teens. It's no harm."
Trini bobbed her head. "Well, yeah, but Kim, this is different now," she calmly told her.
The first Pink ranger of Earth faced her best friend since childhood. "You have nothing to say because you probably didn't have a clue," she figured out quickly. "But knowing you, you approve of this. Don't you?"
"I do, but..." Jason was stumped. "Kim?"
Sophia, out of everyone in that room, was the most bewildered by her mom's defense. She thought that her mom would always see her as this little child. She even felt some resentment towards her long lost, older brother because she thought he was the reason behind her mom being a hard ass when it came to her. As of now, that didn't seem to be the case.
Life was too short in Kim's opinion. Tonight, she strongly knew she found him. For that, her heart was filled with a warmth she had never felt before. He was safe, he was handsome, and he seemed to have a great group of friends. She was confident he was living a decent life. As long as he was content, then everyone else should be too.
With that, her daughter's happiness depended on officially cementing her standing with Brennan. That meant Kim and Tommy along with Jason and Trini had to accept that they were going to become boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Dude, what happened to your mom," Brennan whispered.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out," the determination was present in Sophia's voice. She walked up to her mom, grabbed her mom's hand and asked. "What happened?"
The tears were already welling in Kim's eyes. She couldn't contain what's happened any longer. "I found him," she confidently whispered.
The words startled her daughter. She had to make sure she heard her mom right. She took a deep breath before speaking. "Him, as in Jayden," she questioned. She saw her mom nod. "Oh, my, gosh," she placed a hand over her mouth, almost breaking down into tears herself. She really had an older brother out there, and she was ready to meet him.
Tommy stepped between the two ladies who were most important in his life. "What's going on?" He didn't know what to think. His wife was being lenient, and his daughter suddenly bursted into tears. He wanted to know what they were keeping from him. Sophia whispered. "What?! Where!? Let's go see him now," he eagerly demanded. He didn't know where to turn, he didn't know what to do, all he could feel was water prickling behind his eyes. This was actually happening. His son was found. He exhaled a breath of relief.
The Scott family questioningly watched the Oliver family. They were at a loss, not knowing what caused this emotional eruption.
Kim heavily breathed in. "Let's tell everyone," she wished. She immediately headed to the backyard with her husband and daughter closely following behind her.
Jason, Trini, and Brennan quickly went after them. They walked to the back and ended up joining the rest of their friends. They found their seats and sat. Tommy and Kim stood before them, already with drinks in their hand.
The rest of Zordon's 12, Dino Thunder rangers, associates and children curiously looked at them.
"My tears are happiness," Kim insisted while taking her precious time. "Jayden is in Panorama City," she inevitably confessed. Everyone cheerfully shouted, gave each other hugs, and asked even more questions. "Calm down," she managed to get their attention. "There's still something fishy about his situation though."
"What do you mean," Zack questioned in disbelief.
Happiness slowly died down in everyone at Kim's statement.
Tommy and Sophia were the most concerned.
"There's not a lot of information, but I'm positive it was him," and she further explained.
Xxxxx
December 2011
Summer's House
Corinth City
Summer Landsdown, Yellow RPM ranger, was in a private room getting ready for her special day. She was waited on hand and foot by various people. There was someone working on her hair, nails, and even someone to wax her legs. There was another person helping to smooth her silky, strapless wedding gown, and there was another person coming to do her makeup.
She absolutely couldn't wait for her husband to take her last name. A little unconventional, but he didn't have a last name, at least, one he could remember right off the bat.
She looked into the mirror, and she saw her future sister in law walk in with the makeup kit.
"Are you ready," Tenaya, former evil villain and sister of Dillon, asked. She began to take the necessities out.
"Of course. Plus I can't wait for later, and you know why," Summer replied, as she closed her eyes for Tenaya to start sprucing up her outer lids.
Tenaya knowingly nodded. "What if they don't like me," she wondered, as she began to blend the eyeshadow.
Summer stopped her. She made everyone else get out the room, so they could have some private time. Once they were alone, she earnestly looked at the other woman. She knew she was going to feel this way, so she hoped she could provide some words of encouragement.
"They will like you. There's plenty of them that have been turned bad and recovered with no problems. I can name some," Summer thought. "There's Karone, Elsa, Ryan, Merrick, wait no, I can't count Merrick, at least I don't think I can," she bit her lip but continued. "Then, there's Jason and Kimberly, they were dropped into a pit, Shane, Tori, Dustin, Jarrod, who used to be Dai Shi, and you can't forget the one who started it all, Tommy," she counted off.
"So, all of them have been evil?"
"One way or another, yes, and they're still accepted by others. You can't beat yourself up for what Venjix programmed you to do."
"Right, but I just don't want to make a bad impression."
The rangers of RPM haven't met any of the past rangers. Some were understandably nervous about being around such legendary people. They weren't sure how to act or be around them, but Summer wanted to bridge the gap. For that reason, she begged Dr. K to invite all of them to her wedding. Successfully, Dr. K managed to patch a message to Andros on the Astro Megaship III. Andros became an ambassador, and he helped to invite every single ranger and associates. In addition to having a wedding, there would be a ranger reunion. Over 100 guests were expected to attend.
Living in the domed city of Corinth for as long as they have been, they were a little unaccustomed to the outside world though. From what they remembered, they thought Earth had perished. However, they were assured Earth had been preserved due to a force from the galaxy. Happy to know, they were hoping to make a smooth transition from contained city to outside Earth. They had to take special precautions.
They were reassured that would be handled well.
"Trust me, they will. Some of guys will probably think you're hot, too," Summer added with a smirk. She waited patiently for her makeup to be done.
Tenaya's phone rang. She placed her makeup tools down and answered. Her face altered to confusion and concern, which alerted Summer that something was wrong. "What do you mean he went to battle alone?" She used her free hand to stop her sister in law. "I'm with her right now, you know. I'm doing her makeup."
"Uh oh," Ziggy, Green RPM ranger, smacked his head, though they couldn't see."Just tell her to remain calm."
Summer snatched the phone. "What's going on?! This is my wedding, and you aren't going to ruin this for me," she lividly snared.
Tenaya furiously rubbed her talisman.
"Ah," Ziggy squeaked in fear. Summer was bound to punch him in the gut.
"Ziggy, is that you?"
"No," he concealed his voice to try to sound like his fiancee. "It's Dr. K."
He failed. "Dr. K's voice is pretty high pitched. Ziggy, what the hell is gong on?!"
Ranger Green relented. "It's Scott. He's already left for Earth."
"Ah," Summer yelled this time around. She could feel perspiration surface, as she tended to do that when she became really worried. "What's going to happen to him?! He's not used to the difference!"
"He's morphed. He didn't want you or any of us to come with him. He went to follow a bot named, Professor Cog. Dr. K picked up his signal while talking to that guy from space."
"Andros?"
"Right, I don't appreciate him talking to my woman."
"Ziggy," Summer warned, knowing her friend was an insecure fellow.
Ziggy rolled his eyes. "Anyways, Professor Cog is probably going to team up with the baddie out there. Scott went on our behalf. His last words, 'just help Summer with her wedding'..."
Summer uneasily gulped. Upon meeting Scott Truman, she formed a crush on him. They had talks where they thought about possibly taking things further, but that was derailed when Dillon came into the picture. Dillon was a bit bullheaded, put up an icy front, and he kept Ziggy close to him. Very often, Dillon and Scott butted heads; each vying to be the leader of the Racing Performance Machine team. Despite the animosity, they came to a common ground. Scott even accepted the relationship between Dillon and Summer, since it was apparently flourishing. Turned out to be the best choice anyways because Tenaya and Scott ended up sparking their romantic feelings. However, that still didn't mean she didn't care.
"Okay, but if he's not here by the time the reunion starts, we're going to help him," she swore.
"You got it."
Summer looked at Tenaya, who was stroking the amulet given to her by Scott. "Hey, are you okay," she was obviously concerned. Scott's last words shouldn't have been about her. As much as it touched her heart, Scott was an idiot to not show concern about his girlfriend.
Tenaya nodded without looking at her. The amulet held significant meaning to the Truman family, as it belonged to Scott's deceased mom. Not too long ago, Scott gave this special necklace to his girlfriend as a promise. He promised when his life as Ranger Red was officially done and over with, he would fully commit himself to her.
"It's not going to stop, is it," she asked, bewildered.
"What?"
"This life of being a ranger. It's not going to stop, is it?"
"I'm not the person to answer. Let's ask past rangers and go from there," Summer wrapped her arms around her.
Gemma, Silver RPM ranger, came into the room. She hurriedly walked over to them. "Hey, hey, hey," she hyperactively greeted. "What's going on?! It's a wedding day, not a funeral!" Tenaya blubbered even more. "Ay, what happened," she got to wrap her arms around the former evil person and rubbed soothing circles, and gazed at Summer hoping for an explanation.
Summer used her finger to swipe her neck. "Not right now," she reproached, and she prayed Scott would make it out safely.
Xxxxx
Two Hours Later
Corinth City
"Ooof," Antonio, Kevin, Mia, Mike, and Emily soundly grunted, as they fell out of the sky. There was a loud and resounding crash. The ground really did break their fall.
"Ay, dos mio," Antonio was the first to stand on his two feet. He helped the others, and then looked at their surroundings. "Where are we?"
Their backs were turned, forming a circle. They were in a city alright, but this city was different from their hometown. The air quality was inhumanely contrasting to the smog in southern California. There were various shops, forests in the far distance, gates for various purposes, and carts for food or shopping. As people passed, they kept their guards up, unsure of who to trust.
Kevin thought back to their battle. They were aiding Scott, Red RPM ranger, with a demon, It was unlike the Nighlocks they were used to, since it looked to be manufactured."I don't know, but come on, we need to find a way out of here. Jayden needs us," the Blue ranger became the stand in leader.
The rest of the rangers followed him.
Emily tapped a random person on the shoulder. "Excuse me, can you tell us where we are?"
"The domed city of Corinth," the older lady replied. She had curly gray hair was wearing a cream colored, crocheted shawl, blue dress with white daisies and skin colored stalkings with beige clogs. She responded to the Yellow Samurai ranger's inquiry, but looked at her weirdly. "Surely you know that."
"Uh, right, we would," the Yellow ranger faced her comrades, shrugging her shoulders. "Do you know how we can get back to Panorama City?"
"Panorama City," the woman questioned, not understanding her. She curiously looked at the rest of them. "You do know where you are, right," she repeated once more.
Meanwhile, Ziggy, Dillon, Gem, Gemma, Flynn, Tenaya, and Dr. K frantically ran around, trying to find the ranger energies they picked up not too long ago. They had been searching for the past ten minutes, hoping they could help them escape to their rightful home. If they didn't go back as soon as possible, then they knew they'd be stuck here and Scott would remain there.
Dr. K held the ranger detector, and she heard the sounds get increasingly louder. "According to this, they are that way," she pointed south.
"Alright, let's go," Dillon commanded, as he was now leader. He headed that way, but was then caught off guard by five people talking to a woman who looked like a grandma. He stopped running and cautiously walked towards them.
Tenaya watched her brother and halted her movements. She furrowed her brows. Then, Ziggy bumped into her followed by Gem, Gemma and Flynn. She shoved them off of her while keeping watch on him.
Dr. K casually walked up and stood next to Tenaya. The reading was at its strongest. She looked up, and then looked back down. "That's them," she confidently said while remaining alert. She had a bad feeling about the person they were talking to.
Together, they walked closer and stood behind Dillon.
"This is the domed City of Corinth," the older woman repeated once more, her voice harsher than before. "Panorama City? Isn't that where the Samurai rangers live," catching them off guard the woman transformed into a hideous version of Buddha and held a staff in its right hand. Roaring laughter exited its mouth.
"What the hell is that," Mike immediately took up a fighting stance.
Dillon was ready to fight too. The other RPM rangers plus his sister followed suit.
"I am General Gut, and I have some business to attend to. But don't worry, I'll leave you with a going away present," the hefty monster dropped a bomb on the ground. He laughed heartily and malevolently, watching in delight that everyone surrounding him was affected. In a flash of light, he disappeared.
The detonated item caused people within ten feet of it to collapse on the cement, and innocent civilians ran in horror and tried to take cover.
Moogers and Grinders surprisingly appeared next.
The Samurai and RPM rangers along with Dr. K and Tenaya struggled to get up, but without their protective, power suits they were injured more than usual. Multiple foot soldiers readily pounced on the weakened, grabbing hands, feet, whatever they could to disable the rangers from fighting back. Though, they were trying their best, they had much difficulty.
"Is this the welcoming committee," Mia said through gritted teeth. Her arm was twisted roughly, but she wasn't backing down anytime soon.
"What the hell are these things," Mike and Dillon shouted together. "Hey, don't copy me." They spoke in unison again. "Stop that!" They growled at each other.
"This isn't the time or place to fight with one another," Emily reminded them while feeling her legs spreading apart painfully.
Samurai Green and Ranger Black were still unexpectedly reading each other's minds. "It's not my fault. It's his," they glared.
Kevin groaned in frustration. "Come on! Get it together," he stressed.
"Yeah, he's right," Flynn, Blue RPM ranger, agreed, trying to break free.
"Yup, because we are all," Gem, Gold RPM ranger, began. "On the same side," Gemma finished. "Because as Power Rangers," Gem started once more. "We stick together," Gemma happily said, completing his sentence.
"They're twins, huh," Mia bent over and asked Dr. K, who was right next to her. The tech wiz with vast intelligence could only nod.
"I wish my hand could detach and destroy all of you," Dillon's sister snapped.
The Samurai rangers dauntingly stared at her.
Out of the blue, another person's voice was heard. "Looking for me boys!"
The Black RPM ranger knew that voice. That voice was angelic, and he was about to hear that voice for the rest of his life. He shut his eyes tightly, not wanting to take a peek. "Summer, no, don't, we can handle them."
"What's with this guy," Mike looked at Dillon with annoyance.
"Right, because you're doing a great job," Summer sarcastically retorted. "R.P.M. Get in Gear!" She morphed into her power suit and took out her weapons.
Moogers and Grinders dropped whoever was in their hands and went to attack. The rangers, Dr. K and Tenaya lowly somersaulted in hopes of getting out the way.
Summer was now the new target, but she was ready for them. They Yellow RPM ranger rapidly jumped to the left then to the right. She used both of her weapons to attack. She shot and slashed them. Enemies were falling like leaves to the ground. She, then, cartwheeled and ended up simultaneously kicking a few more. She ducked, hopped to the sides and punched the oncoming army of them. Gaining an opening, she quickly ran towards her fallen comrades.
"Is everyone alright," she huffed and puffed.
"We're fine," Tenaya nodded. "Come on, I'll help you." She raced forward and grappled with a few, while trying to swerve out of the harmful strikes of others.
Ranger Green, Blue, Black, Silver, and Gold also ran towards the Moogers and Grinders. Dr. K even got in on the action, exhibiting moves her fiance taught her.
Altogether, there were about four dozen of them. They were strictly ordered to destroy both sets of Power Rangers.
The Samurai rangers watched, while still on the ground. They couldn't remain stagnant any longer.
"Go, go Samurai," they yelled and morphed into their power suits.
Green and Blue jumped in for the fight. Gold's blade swooped in a circle. Yellow and Pink circled their swords, slicing plenty of them. They fought their hardest, their need to get back home fueling the fight. In the next minute, the rangers transformed their Spinswords into their respective weapons and made mince meat out of both kinds of foot soldiers.
The RPM rangers watched in awe. The newest team's arsenal proved to be heavy duty. Not to mention, their use of Symbol Power was definitely something they had never seen before. Pretty soon, they watched the Samurai rangers decimate all of the evil that was in sight.
Samurai rangers, seeing the coast was clear, powered down and met up with RPM rangers.
"Hey, thanks," Kevin acknowledged the Yellow RPM ranger and everyone else. "I'm Kevin, Blue Samurai ranger," he held out his hand. "Right here is Antonio, Gold Samurai, Mia, Pink Samurai, Mike, Green Samurai, and Emily, Yellow Samurai."
"It's nice to meet you all," Summer greeted while still morphed. "I'm Summer, Ranger Yellow. That's Flynn, Ranger Blue, his girlfriend, Gemma, Ranger Silver, her twin Gem, Ranger Gold. Right here is Ziggy, Ranger Green, his fiancee, Dr. K., who developed all of our technology. And this is Dillon, Ranger Black and also my fiance, and his sister, Tenaya, who used to be our enemy."
"Boy, they sure form close relationships," Mike muttered. Emily elbowed him. "Ow!"
Emily sweetly smiled. "Summer, why don't you power down, so we can meet you," this felt awfully familiar to her.
The other group of rangers' heads shot up rapidly. They adamantly shook their heads that Summer could not reveal herself. The Samurai rangers were confused once more.
"Is there a reason," Mia asked.
"It's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the altar," Ziggy thoughtfully answered, as he slung his arm around Dillon. "Isn't that right you big lug, you."
"I'm not a lug," Dillon flatly pouted with his arms crossed over his chest in a child like fashion.
"Oh, be nice," Summer ordered with a beaming smile, even though, no one could see. She went into her soon to be husband's arms. "I'm going to stay morphed until I walk down the aisle."
"And how much longer until the wedding," Kevin questioned.
Dr. K glanced at her watch. "Ah," she screamed.
"Ah, what," the RPM rangers and Tenaya echoed.
"Only three more hours," Dr. K pointed to her watch too anxiously. She was about to blow a gasket. "And everyone should be gathering right now. We still have things to do, and we have to get Scott back."
Tenaya, once more, began rubbing her talisman for luck. She looked up at the simulated sky, hoping for Ranger Red's safe return. She desperately wanted him back and was worried he wasn't going to make it in time.
"Let's go to the base," Ziggy announced, and he looked at his frazzled fiancee. If she didn't calm down, she would have an heart attack. He consoled her.
"We'll get you to your wedding on time," Mia promised, understanding the importance of this day.
As they headed back to the RPM base, Gemma thought of something, but of course Gem spoke first.
"Hey, you all should," Ranger Gold started. "Join us," Ranger Silver ended.
"It's going to be super..."
"... Fun!"
"Every ranger team is going to..."
"...Be there"
"... We believe you should be apart of it..."
"...Too!"
"Do they always talk like that," Mike stepped away from them, trying to grasp the concept of their strong twin bond.
Ziggy, Dillon, Summer, Tenaya, Flynn and Dr. K nodded, as they walked into the RPM base. Dr. K immediately went to the computer and managed a transmission to Andros. She waited for a few minutes, and on the screen, in front of them, was the man with multicolored hair.
The Samurai rangers were taken aback by what was on a giant screen.
"Who's that," Emily whispered.
"Let's see," Mia responded, while hanging in the background.
"Dr. K, greetings," Andros respectfully bowed his head. He looked even closer, seeing some additional people. "And who are they?"
"The Samurai Power Rangers," Dr. K replied. "We've come across a little issue."
"Oh, what's happened?" Andros was joined by his wife, Ashley, his twin sister, Karone, and her husband, Zhane. "By the way, it's nice to meet the Samurai Power Rangers. I am Andros, Red Space ranger. "
"And I'm Ashley, second Yellow Turbo ranger and Space ranger."
"Karone, past evil princess, Astronema, and I was even the Pink Lost Galaxy ranger for some time," she greeted with a smile.
Tenaya, for obvious reasons, nodded in appreciation.
"Zhane, Silver Space ranger and husband to this lovely woman right here," he hugged Karone.
The Samurai rangers introduced themselves.
After the Gold ranger said his piece, his mouth was still open. "What have we just gotten ourselves into," he watched in amazement. "Wait, what have I gotten myself into. I was just a fisherman!"
"A fisherman who practically begged to become a ranger," Kevin muttered with annoyance tinged in his voice.
"If you guy's are done flirting, we can figure out how to get you all home," Dr. K angrily intervened. "Andros, Professor Cog is in Panorama City wreaking havoc, and I'm sure he's planning on using the Sanzu River in his plan."
Karone, Zhane, and Ashley went to opposite computers and worked on trying to gather more information.
"I see. How did the Samurai rangers get there, then?"
"We were fighting Professor Cog. He was gunning for our leader, Jayden, and we stepped into the line of fire. Then, we landed here," Kevin answered to the best of his ability.
The people aboard the Astro Megaship III peered at Kevin intently. The Blue Samurai ranger felt rather uncomfortable with four pairs of eyes boring holes into him. He expectedly looked away.
"Our Red ranger, Scott Truman, is helping to fight," Tenaya additionally informed. "Please, I need to know if he'll be alright."
"He will be," Ashley comforted, already sensing there was a deep bond between the woman with milky skin and dark tresses and the Red RPM ranger. Continuing in her endeavor, she picked up a signal. "Hey everyone, look."
On the screen, she brought up the battle happening between the Red Samurai and Red RPM ranger. They were engaged in a deadly face off and surrounded by plenty of Grinders and Moogers to occupy someone's time for a day. The other rangers watched in horror, as the battle commenced. Jayden's Spinsword and Scott's Nitro Blaster were drawn, and they started to combat one another. They twisted themselves away from the foot soldiers, trying to come in each's proximity to successfully hit one another.
"This really had to happen on someone's wedding day," Karone irately muttered. "If I was still Astronema I'd tell that Professor Cog to stick a wrench up his-"
"Now, honey, is that any way to talk in front of the bride and our new friends," Zhane reproached with his best intentions.
Karone growled and glared, unappreciative of his words.
"Stick it up his who-ha," the Silver ranger supplemented quickly, his eyes pleading with his wife for forgiveness.
Andros and Ashley snickered.
"How'd she do that," Gemma curiously wondered while pointing at the screen. Seeing Karone command Zhane, she wished to do the same. "Flynn take notes!"
"Take what," Flynn's Irish accent was thick.
Gem rolled his eyes and smacked Flynn upside the head. "Listen to my sister," he offered some advice.
"Ha, they don't always finish each other's sentences," Antonio excitedly noted. "Fantastico!"
"Let's make Antonio," Gem commenced first.
"... Go boom," Gemma mischievously grinned while she converged and diverged her fingers in a menacing way.
Antonio's knees buckled upon hearing Gemma's pitch. "I don't like the sound of that," he ran behind Kevin. "Hide me!"
"Antonio," Kevin stressed with anger. "Get it together! We have to get back and help Jayden and Scott."
Mia and Tenaya's eyes were glued to the screen. They had to watch as the guys they cared about the most fight each other. This appeared to be a duel for survival. For Mia, she wished to be back with Jayden, so she could make him snap out of it. As for Tenaya, she wanted to reclaim some of her detrimental robotics, so she could aid Scott. Both of their hearts clenched at the sight.
Everyone else surrounded the same screen, taking subtle glances at the two heartbroken females.
"I got it," Andros profoundly stated. "I've locked the coordinates, and-"
"Wait," Mia intentionally interrupted while pointing at the screen. "Look!"
Their emotions practically leaped out of their body, causing heavy gasps to escape their mouths, as they watched Scott shoot Jayden, and then Jayden kicked his Spinsword at Scott. Thinking the Red rangers had injured one another, that wasn't even the case. Jayden revealed a necklace decorated with the RPM logo. Scott pulled out a piece of paper revealing the symbol for 'guard' that was given to him by Mentor Ji. Both came together and faced their enemy. They had been under a spell, and they already devised a plan to use the spell to their advantage. The two informed they weren't going to go down without a fight.
Mia and Tenaya jumped up and down with joy. Relief came in the form of the two Red rangers fighting on the right side, and that caused their attitudes to change dramatically. The rest of the people at the base and in space held the same sentiment. All continued witnessing the beautiful partnership between the two.
As they watched Moogers riding on the backs of transformed Grinders, Jayden used his Symbol Power and summoned a car. Scott jumped into the driver seat. Off the two went, fighting off the foot soldiers.
"A classic, convertible Ford Mustang," Dillon questioned with surprise, as he saw Scott maneuver the red car.
"Okay, I have the coordinates, and with a little bit of power," Andros further typed. "Samurai Rangers," he called, and they turned. "Are you able to join us for the ranger reunion we have planned?"
"Please," Summer almost begged along with everyone else.
Antonio, Mike, Mia, Emily, and Kevin glanced at each other, unsure if they would be able to.
"We'll have to think about it," Kevin answered on behalf of everyone. "Right now, we really want to help our leader."
"We understand," Karone nodded, not able to shake the feeling it was vital for them to attend.
Tenaya stepped forward. "Please, give Scott our best wishes. I, we, would like him home soon."
"We'll make sure he's back, on your side," Mia confidently relayed.
"We hope to see you all later," Andros added. He hoped he could persuade them to come. If not, he would have to make a personal stop. This was way too much of a coincidence, in his opinion.
"Samurai Blue, Samurai Pink, Samurai Green, Samurai Yellow, and Samurai Gold, good luck," Dr. K wished.
"Tell him," Gem spoke first. "We say hi," Gemma said last.
"Thank you for helping us," Emily gladly said her thanks to everyone.
"And, here's the portal," the Red Space ranger informed.
Inside the RPM's base, a large circle of colorful energy appeared. The Samurai rangers took another last look at their new friends, both RPM and Space rangers. Their smiles were bittersweet. They did hope to join them later, since they wished to meet everyone else. However, another part knew they couldn't be deterred or relish in fun activities. At least, not yet. Already knowing Master Xandred was about to lose this battle, the leader from the Sanzu River would surely become hellbent on sending monsters more ruthless than the last to defeat them.
Before officially leaving, they morphed. All jumped inside the portal and left to help Scott and Jayden.
Andros sat back in his seat, thinking awfully hard about the group that just left. He punched more buttons, and he looked back. He wasn't able to get a screenshot of Jayden demorphed. However, the body stance and body type appeared similar to a famous ranger. They had to come.
"We need to get ready, the wedding's happening in about an hour and a half," Flynn reminded them. "Andros, we'll see you soon."
The Space rangers nodded and ended the link.
"He'll be home," Ziggy comforted both Tenaya and Summer.
They prepared to leave Corinth soon after that.