Y'all I cannot even comprehend the overwhelming response this story is getting. Lord knows that it took Power of Winter until nearly the end to start getting as many comments per chapter as this one is getting, and this is only the third one. Holy crap. Thank you to lizziestrong, Jimmyle311, thunderyoshi, GenkiPlus, Gwendolyn Yuki, .2016, brankel1, and brittpage21 for commenting! And here is chapter 3!
The Rangers were in a somber mood as they worked in the Command Center. With their three new friends and their teacher now in Lord Zedd's grasp, the Rangers were doing everything they could to find them and free them. At the center-most console was Billy and Jamie, although Billy was doing most of the work, with Jamie doing her best to help him.
"Billy, your new friends and their teacher are in very serious trouble. It is imperative that we establish their location coordinates." As soon as Zordon said these words, Billy looked up from the console he was tinkering with.
"The computer data reports that Mr. Anderson, Adam, Rocky, and Aisha are being held in some sort of closed area," the Blue Ranger looked up at Zordon for a moment before looking back down at Alpha. Behind him, Trini and Jason were working at another console together. "In another dimension."
"Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay!" Alpha exclaimed, "Goldar must have taken them to Lord Zedd's Dimension of Despair!" Before too much more could be said, the alarms began to blare.
"What, now?" Kimberly looked up to Zordon, her voice laced with worry.
"Lord Zedd is attempting to distract you from your mission of saving the three Ninja fighters," Zordon told them, "He has unleashed the Terra Blossom on downtown Angel Grove. One touch of his Crazy Petals will freeze all that is in his path."
"Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay! The Terra Blossom could shut down the whole city!" Alpha exclaimed. On the Viewing Globe, the Rangers were able to see what looked like snow, but more than likely flower petals.
"It could prove to be disastrous," Zordon added.
Taking a deep breath, Jamie twirled around to face their mentor, "Zordon, we have to do something quickly," she said.
"How can we beat it?" Trini asked.
"Alpha will provide all of the details with his analysis," Zordon said.
"Oh! Lord Zedd has jammed our scanner's frequency! I can't even pinpoint the location of the monster!"
"Fear not, Rangers. I have anticipated and prepared for Zedd's interference. First, Tommy, Kimberly, Jamie, and Billy, you must continue your rescue efforts. The teacher and three young people must not be turned to the forces of evil," Zordon said. The mentioned teens nodded. "Jason, Trini, and Zack; you must stop the Terra Blossom. Without coordinates, your standard method of teleportation won't be possible. We'll use a new transport mode, called Jiffy."
"Right," Jason agreed.
"Jiffy will allow you to see exactly where you are going!" Alpha explained.
Finally, Zordon ended with, "Good luck, Power Rangers."
Tommy nodded once and stepped forward. "It's Morphin' Time!"
"Tiger Zord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Megaladon!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber-Toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Once morphed, the Rangers split, each going to the job Zordon gave to them. While Jason, Trini, and Zack flew off with Jiffy, the other four were able to teleport to where Billy calculated the dimensional warp to be.
"Zedd's dimensional opening should be here," Billy said once they landed.
"Good job, Billy!" Tommy praised. Only seconds later, Tommy's communicator went off. "Hang on, Billy! I read you, Zordon, we're just about to go in."
"Tommy, the threat from the flower monster has increased. He must be stopped immediately," Zordon told them.
"I hope our friends will be okay until we can get there," Tommy worried.
The other three Rangers glanced at each other as Zordon finally sent his order, "Tommy, teleport now!"
"We're on our way, Zordon," Tommy assured, before lowering his arm. "Let's go," Tommy said.
"Come on, you guys, let's put these two on ice!" with that said, the four Rangers transported away from the dimensional warp, and to where Jason, Trini, and Zack were. They landed in the park, the other three joining them.
"Well, so lovely to see you, again!" the monster exclaimed.
"Where's the Flower Monster?" Tommy questioned, looking around for it.
"Don't worry, we'll keep you company!" the new monster said, gesturing wildly to the putties that were creeping up on them.
"Thanks, but no thanks!" Tommy answered, standing defiantly against the monster.
"Come on, boys! Let's have a little fun," the monster laughed, a noise that would have sent shivers down Jamie's spine a month ago. Now, all she felt was determination to defeat this monster, and save her friends.
Rushing forward, the Rangers took on the putties. Facing two at once, Jamie grinned a little bit under her helmet. Tommy and Jason's lessons had done wonders for her fighting skills, and it helped that she was already athletic from soccer. With a yell, Jamie jumped into the air and kicked her legs out, hitting both putties, and sending them down. With those two taken care of, Jamie moved on to the next puttie. She ended up back-to-back with Jason.
"You doing alright?" the Red Ranger asked.
"I'm good," Jamie answered. The Silver Ranger grinned again. "And you?"
"Never," Jason started, twisting away to kick away a puttie, "better!"
With the putties taken care of, Tommy turned, looking for the monster. "Where'd the Hatchasaurus go?!" Finally spotting him, Tommy rushed it, and jumped into the air. With a yell, Tommy performed a flawless tornado kick and sent the monster to the ground.
"That's quite enough! I'm not going to take this from you power brats again!" the monster exclaimed as he clambered back to his feet. Seconds later, Hatchasaurus caught an orb that Jamie recognized as the device Zedd used to make his monsters grow huge.
"Stay back, everyone," Tommy ordered, backing up slightly.
"Time to change the rules of this little game!" Hatchasaurus through the orb to the ground, causing a fiery explosion. When the smoke cleared, Hatchasaurus had grown to the size of a skyscraper.
"Great," Tommy said, sounding more annoyed than anything, "Just what we didn't need right now."
"What a lovely day for a walk through Downtown Angel Grove!"
"Zords?" Jamie asked.
"Zords," Kimberly nodded.
Stepping forward, six of the seven Rangers shouted out, "We need Thunder Megazord Power, now!"
"Mastodon Lion Thunderzord Power!"
"Pterodactyl Firebird Thunderzord Power!"
"Megaladon Orca Thunderzord Power!" As the newest Ranger, Jamie was still unsure with her Zord, but her Orca Thunderzord was slowly getting easier to control.
"Triceratops Unicorn Thunderzord Power!"
"Saber Tooth Tiger Gryphon Thunderzord Power!"
"Tyrannosaurus Red Dragon Thunderzord Power!"
Tommy called the Tiger Zord, and created his own Megazord.
"Jason, I'm in position; convert to Thunder Megazord when ready!"
In response, Jason created the Thunder Megazord, combining his, Trini's, Zack's, Billy's, Kimberly's, and Jamie's Zords into one massive one. Tommy converted the Tiger Zord to its Warrior Mode, creating a second larger-than-life Megazord.
"You will never defeat me!" Hatchasaurus exclaimed.
"Oh, yeah?" Tommy challenged, "Watch this!" sending his fist forward, Tommy's Megazord mimicked his motion, sending a punch to the monster. He fell, and upon getting back up, found himself falling over again due to the Thunder Megazord swinging at him with a sword.
"Yeah, we got him now!"
Finally, the Thunder Megazord sent a blast of smoke at Hatchasaurus, which finally caused it to explode, ending the fight. They thought.
"Tommy, you must find a destroy the monster's cardiotron!" Zordon told the leader.
"Consider it done," Tommy said.
"After that, resume your mission to rescue the three young people, and their teacher."
"We'll take care of it, right away! Right, guys?!"
"Right!"
However, the monster reassembled himself, but this time, he was in Angel Grove.
"Tommy, Lord Zedd will do anything to guard against your interference," Zordon said, "Please be careful."
"Right, Zordon. White Tiger Zord, power up!" Tommy replied.
Landing in the city, the two Megazords quickly found Hatchasaurus. He was destroying buildings, but luckily no one was outside. Over the year and a half of attacks, the city had created a system of having everyone go to the lowest level possible, like in a tornado, to avoid any serious injuries or deaths.
Now out for revenge, Hatchasaurus easily pushed the Thunder Megazord back. Even when the Rangers managed to send the monster to the ground, he got right back up. And, the Rangers were completely unaware that their new friends had broken free of the chains holding them and were now fighting for their lives in the cave.
"I'm not done, yet! In fact, I have a couple of surprises for you!"
His shoulders glowed, and they appeared bigger, as something new appeared. Laughing menacingly, Hatchasaurus bent over, allowing darts to fly out of his shoulders. The darts hit the Thunder Megazord, filling the cockpit with smoke, and throwing the Rangers around. When Tommy stepped in to try and help, he got the same treatment. Both were sent to the ground, but the Rangers weren't done. Getting back up, the Thunder Megazord stalked forward, ignoring the darts.
"This is the end!" Hatchasaurus exclaimed.
"Yeah, for you!" Jamie responded. Lifting their sword, the Thunder Megazord stepped forward.
"That toy is useless!" using bolts of lightning, the monster blasted the Thunder Megazord, and sent their sword flying. "I told you," he mocked.
But the Rangers still weren't done. They had one more trick up their sleeve.
"Thunder Sabre Battle Ready!"
This new sword was bigger, badder, and all around more powerful. It tended to be used only as a last resort, and the Rangers were definitely on their last foot.
Charging it up, the Rangers slashed at the monster, forcing it to back up a few steps.
"Power Ranger Thunder Power!" the Rangers chanted.
"AHHH YOU'RE NOT PLAYING FAIR!" Hatchasaurus screamed.
"Saba, arm the thunderbolt!" Tommy ordered. Saba was Tommy's talking sword; without it, he wouldn't be able to control the White Tiger Zord.
Finally shaking off the smoke from the previous strike, Hatchasaurus charged forward. "Face it, Rangers, you're finished!"
"White Tiger Thunderbolt, fire!" Tommy commanded. Bolts came out of the Tiger Zord, hitting Hatchasaurus, and destroying him for good. "Hahaha, you're the one whose finished!" Tommy laughed.
With the monster finally destroyed, Zordon had Alpha teleport the Rangers to the Command Center.
"A job well done, Rangers," Zordon told them, "But your job is far from over. Lord Zedd still has your friends captured in his Dimension of Despair, hoping to lure their powers to the forces of evil." The Rangers turned to look at the viewing globe. What they saw was the Flower monster. To be honest, Jamie had forgotten about the flower monster, she was so occupied with Hatchasaurus. "Meanwhile, the Terra Blossom is still rampaging through Angel Grove, looking for a heat source to germ mate his seed pods." On the Viewing Globe, it looked like it was snowing in the city.
"How strange that a creature that freezes everything in its path needs heat to rejuvenate itself!" Alpha noted.
"Even Lord Zedd cannot escape the laws of nature," Zordon told his Rangers. "Both situations demand your attention."
"You'll have to split into two teams, again," Alpha said.
Tommy nodded and stepped forward. "It's Morphin' Time!" Once again, the Rangers morphed and split up. Jason, Trini, and Zack went to fight the Terra Blossom, while Tommy, Billy, Kimberly, and Jamie went back to the Dimension of Despair.
"Alright, let's get those out of there!" Billy exclaimed.
"Right!" the other three agreed. However, once again, Zordon called before they could.
"Hold on, guys," Tommy raised his arm up to his mouth, "We read you, Zordon, loud and clear. What's up?"
"Tommy, Jason, Trini, and Zack were caught in the Terra Blossom's shower of petals."
In the background, they could hear Alpha, "Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay! They're frozen solid!"
"What now?" Kimberly asked, "We've got to help them!"
"Yeah, but we need to help to Adam, Rocky, Aisha, and Mr. Anderson, as well," Jamie said.
"But we can't be in two places at one time," Kimberly pointed out.
"Zordon! How much time do we have left?" Billy asked.
"I'm afraid it doesn't look good, Power Rangers," Zordon told them. "Goldar's snake has completed it's transformation and is headed towards your young friends and their teacher."
"Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay! It's not fair that they have to choose!" Alpha exclaimed.
"Can you transport them back in their frozen state?"
"I'm afraid I can't transport them home without the other Rangers!"
"Alright, Zordon, we understand," Tommy said.
"Move swiftly, Tommy; there is no time to lose," Zordon said.
"Don't worry! We'll make it!" Billy exclaimed.
"Right," Kimberly agreed. "We'll get Jason and the others, and then we'll come back!"
"I just hope they'll be okay for a little while longer," Jamie worried.
"They'll be fine," Tommy comforted, "Hang in there, buddy, help's on the way!" With that, the four Rangers teleported to their friends.
"Look out, there he is!" Billy exclaimed the moment they landed.
"And there are the Rangers!" Kimberly added.
"Come to join your friends, have you?!" Terra Blossom mocked.
With narrowed eyes, the four Rangers rushed forward.
"Ah, it's useless! Surrender to me!"
"You'll be surrendering to us before this is over, flower breath!" Tommy responded.
"Haaaa, you're very funny," Terra Blossom laughed, "Guess again!" waving his arms forward, Terra Blossom sent petals at the four remaining Rangers, who swiftly dodged.
"We've gotta get them out of here!" Kimberly said, looking over at Jason, Zack, and Trini, frozen in their spots. Running towards their friends, the four Rangers grabbed them.
"You won't get away so easily!" Terra Blossom hissed. He sent more petals at them, but the Rangers teleported away just in time in streaks of red, white, blue, silver, black, yellow, and pink.
At the Command Center, Billy took out one of his many inventions, and pointed it at the frozen Rangers.
"I have the cell-base stimulator set on high," the Blue Ranger said.
"Then why doesn't anything seem to be happening?" Jamie asked. The four Rangers had taken off their helmets, and Jamie was nervously messing with a blonde curl.
"I don't understand," Billy stood up from where he was crouched in front of the Rangers, his device in hand. He pointed it at each frozen Ranger, but when it didn't work, he turned around, "It isn't working, Alpha."
"Well, maybe all it needs is a couple of adjustments," the robot suggested.
Billy nodded and brought it over to Alpha. After a moment, he sighed. "Something's malfunctioning."
"Oh, man," Kimberly sighed, before turning to her boyfriend, "Tommy, we don't have much time."
Tommy sighed, and looked back up at Zordon. None of them knew what to do, the snake that threatened to make Aisha, Adam, and Rocky evil only got closer to their new friends.
To Be Continued…