Okay, let's actually try to get into an actual writing schedule, here, shall we?
Thanks to Jimmyle311, Love. Fiction. 2018, Hailey Torres, and Alex B. Good for commenting on the last chapter! Gonna skip Zedd Waves and go right into The Power Transfer. Sound good? Okay, let's go!
It was finally the day. After over a week of interviews, discussions, and thinking it over, the three teens from Angel Grove who would go to Switzerland was finally announced. Everyone, it seemed, was gathered at the Youth Center, watching a TV that Ernie had set up to see who the three lucky teens would be.
Among the crowd was Tommy, Kimberly, Billy, and Jamie. They stood talking, waiting for the announcement. Finally, the voice of a local news man came on.
"After going through thousands of entries, the names of the lucky teens who are going to attend the World Peace Summit, in Switzerland were announced today. The three youths will meet, and then travel, with teens from all over the world to discuss global problems that affect all of us, young and old."
At the announcement, the four Rangers glanced at each other. All four had interviewed, as well as Jason, Trini, and Zack, and while they were all excited at the idea of going, all were also wondering what would happen if one of them WAS chosen.
"Hunger, pollution, poverty, cultural barriers, and education are all topics on the very busy agenda for these young people. They'll be visited by scientists, politicians, and academia as they attempt to understand these issues and offer their solutions to achieve World Peace."
The man continued talking, and, as it became clear that the names were about to be announced, Jamie glanced at Kimberly. The Pink Ranger met her gaze, and she held out her hand. Jamie took it, squeezing slightly, if only for luck.
Finally, the moment came.
"The three teens from Angel Grove are: Jason Scott, Zack Taylor, and Trini Kwan." Pictures of their three friends dominated the screen as their names were announced.
At the announcement, Kimberly couldn't help but let out an excited squeal, fanning herself for a moment before covering her mouth with her hands.
"That's incredible!" Tommy exclaimed.
"Hey, congrats!" Ernie said. The older man was holding a tray of smoothies, but he frowned when he realized that the Red, Black, and Yellow Rangers were not in the Youth Center. "Hey, where are they?"
"Oh, I know where they are!" Kimberly suddenly exclaimed, holding her hand up, "Um, they went to ride bikes in the park!"
"Then they may not know!" Jamie realized.
"Then come on, guys, I want to be the first one to tell them!" Kimberly said. "Thanks anyway, Ernie!"
"We'll see you later!" Jamie added as Kimberly pulled her out of the Youth Center.
It didn't take the four Rangers long to get to the park, finally spotting their friends just as the sun was beginning to go down.
"Hey, there they are!" Tommy pointed.
"Them c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!" Jamie laughed, leading the way to their three friends.
Finally reaching the three, Kimberly just couldn't help herself.
"You guys are going to Switzerland!"
"All three of us?!" Jason exclaimed.
"All three of you!" Jamie answered, jumping forward to wrap her arms around the Red Ranger's torso.
"Congratulations," Billy said, no hint of jealousy anywhere in his voice, "It's a chance of a lifetime."
"Yeah!" Jason exclaimed, wrapping his arms around Jamie tightly.
High-fives and hugs were exchanged, as the excitement of the announcement full sunk in for everyone. But none of them seemed to realize just yet what this meant for the Power Rangers.
The next morning, bright and early, found the seven Rangers in the Command Center. Trini had been the one to tell Zordon about the news, although he was already aware. If Zordon could smile, he would have been beaming down at the three who got to take this chance of a lifetime.
"This pleases me greatly, Rangers," he praised, "Although it is not surprising that the three of you were chosen."
"Over a thousand students applied to participate in the summit," Billy said.
Kimberly grinned, "Who knows, you guys might just save the world!"
Tommy chuckled, "Yeah, but from Switzerland, this time," he added.
"You guys are gonna do a lot of good in the world," Jamie finished, grinning broadly.
The other three Rangers were all blushing, their cheeks red, but smiling none the less.
"Thanks," Zack finally said.
"No doubt the qualities that made you successful as Power Rangers will serve you well in your new rolls as Peace Ambassadors." Before anything else could be said, however, the alarms started blaring.
"What is it, Zordon?" Tommy demanded, immediately going into Leader Mode™.
Alpha went to check, and then turned. "Sensors in space indicate that Zedd has started charging a massive weapon!" the little robot reported.
"The day I feared has finally come," Zordon said, "Zedd has finally completed Serpentara, a giant fighting machine."
Billy frowned, "Zedd will most likely attack while they're at the Peace Summit," he said.
"Yeah, and they can't just teleport back whenever there's an attack, they'd be exhausted," Jamie added.
"That's exactly his plan," Zordon said. "Zedd knows that once three of you depart, half of the team's strength will be gone." He paused, allowing this message to sink into the Ranger's heads. "This could be disastrous, Power Rangers. There is only one course, but it will be very difficult. Serpentara will be more difficult than anything you have ever faced. You may need assistance." The Viewing Globe changed, showing the same Zord that had helped them in battle two weeks previous. "This is your new Carrier Zord, Torre. If your Zords are in peril, call on Torre for protection."
"Awesome," Tommy said in appreciation.
"But how will it protect us, Zordon?" Billy asked.
"Yeah, I know it helped us a few weeks ago, but I still don't understand how." Jamie's statement was true; not even Billy had figured that out, yet.
"Once inside, you will be shielded by Torre's heavy armor as it transports you to safety. Most importantly, however, I must now choose three new Power Rangers, or Zedd may overwhelm us and take over the World."
"Zordon, who?" Kimberly questioned, her voice heavy. They were all lucky to already be friends before getting their powers, but they had no idea who Zordon might choose. It could be three complete strangers, for all they knew.
"You will find out soon enough, as the Power Transfer must happen at once," Zordon said.
"The Power Transfer?" Tommy asked.
"As in, you'll take the powers from Jason, Zack, and Trini, and give them to whoever you pick to be the new Rangers?" Jamie asked. She wasn't sure how she felt about that; she trusted Zordon- he'd been more of a father figure to her than her actual father was- and she knew that he'd pick good people, but she didn't want her friends to completely lose their powers.
"Is it possible?" Tommy asked.
"It is possible," Zordon confirmed, "but very difficult. Because of the immense amount of power needed, the transfer can only happen in one place. You must travel to the Deserted Planet."
"Not sure I like how that sounds," Jamie muttered, and the Silver Ranger could tell that neither did any of her friends. Speaking up, she asked, "How do we get there?"
A scroll suddenly appeared in Tommy's hands, "With this map and ring, you must find the Sword of Light. Only with the sword, can the power be transferred to the new Rangers."
The Rangers shared glances, and then Billy spoke up, "But where's the Deserted Planet? And like Jamie asked, how do we get there?"
"It is a galaxy lightyears away," Zordon answered, "Alpha will teleport you there. Jason, Zack, and Trini will go with you, as their last quest as Power Rangers."
"Ready when you are, Rangers!" Alpha said.
Tommy nodded and then stepped forward, "It's morphing time!"
"Tigerzord!"
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Megaladon!"
"Triceratops!"
"Saber Toothed Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
Once the Rangers were morphed, Alpha sent them on their way, teleporting them through space in streaks of color. Unbeknownst to them, Squat and Baboo, two of Zedd's creatures, were sent to Earth to send everyone to sleep in an attempt to keep Zordon from finding new Rangers.
After what seemed like forever, the seven Rangers finally landed on the Deserted Planet.
"Whoa, check it out!"
"Seems so unreal!"
"Man, forget going to different countries, I wanna go to different planets!" Jamie exclaimed, looking around. The planet they were now on seemed to be in a filter, making everything seem like they were in a sepia-toned photograph. Behind them seemed to be a large city, and in front of them, sprawling land. In the sky, were a few orbs, surrounding a large, floating, upside-down pyramid.
"There it is," Billy said, "The Deserted City."
"Hard to believe it's been uninhabited for thousands of years," Tommy added.
"It's kind of beautiful, don't ya think?" Kimberly asked.
"And a little creepy," Jamie said, crossing her arms. "Anyone else feel like we're about to walk into a horror movie?"
After another moment, Billy took the map. "We need to hurry; let's check out the map."
He unrolled the map, finding a relatively simple diagram of where to go.
"Looks like we're heading straight into the center of the city; at least there won't be any traffic to worry about," the Blue Ranger said.
"Yeah, you got that right!" Tommy joked, trying to diffuse the tension, if anything else.
Billy nodded and then looked at the second scroll that had been wrapped around the first. It showed a statue of an older man, holding a sword.
"It's a part of a statue; should be pretty easy to see," Billy commented.
A sudden noise made the Rangers jump, and look up. A large dinosaur that looked like a Zord was flying towards the city.
"Woah, get a look at that thing!" Tommy exclaimed.
"What is it?!" Jamie demanded.
"Yeah, I thought the planet was supposed to be deserted!" Kimberly added.
Tommy suddenly pointed up, "Oh man, it's Lord Zedd! He must have come here for the sword!"
Jason put a hand on Tommy's shoulder, "Get out of here, and I'll distract him!"
"You sure?" Tommy asked.
"Don't worry about me!" Jason exclaimed, "I'll call on my Zord, and meet you at the statue!"
"Alright," Tommy agreed, "But be careful!" When Jason nodded to him, Tommy turned to the others, "Come on guys," he ordered.
"Good luck, my friends," Jason said as the six walked away, "You're gonna need it."
As they hurried towards the city, Jason's Zord, as well as the artillery Zords flew in, forming together to create a Megazord that Jason could pilot alone.
It took them an hour, but the six Rangers finally reached the center of the Deserted City. It had been hard to miss the fight going on between Jason and Serpentara, but what they hadn't seen, they heard, and they now saw the destruction that Serpentara was capable of creating.
"Man, Serpentara destroyed the entire center of the city," Tommy said, looking around at the damage. HE was just glad that normal Zord fights didn't create this much damage to Angel Grove.
Billy opened the map again, trying to figure out if they were in the right place.
"I think the building with the statue should be right around here," The Blue Ranger said, looking around, "I think."
"That sword could be anywhere," Tommy said.
"Yeah, hopefully Zedd didn't destroy it," Kimberly said, trying to be optimistic in this very pessimistic situation.
"I don't want to think about what would happen if he did," Jamie said, looking around. They had to find that sword, they just had to.
"Let's keep looking," Tommy ordered. "Come on, this way."
Tommy led the way down the destroyed street, the Rangers splitting up behind him to look a little more broadly. Jamie wondered what the city had looked like in its' prime, when the buildings were new and the city was filled with people, whether they were human or alien. She wondered if maybe both lived here, in harmony, in a bustling city, with families. Shivers ran down her spine as she wondered what Angel Grove would look like if it were abandoned, like the entire planet she was current on had been.
Jamie was pulled from her thoughts by Tommy.
"Woah, what is this? GUYS! Over here!" The White Ranger called.
The others ran over, quickly spotting their leader.
"Look, up there!" Billy said.
"He found it!" Kimberly exclaimed.
"It's okay!" Jamie added in excitement.
The five were quick to run up to meet him, finding the mostly intact statue, with the sword safely still attached.
"Tommy found it," Billy sighed in relief, "Way to go!"
"That must be it," Kimberly said.
"It's gotta be!" Tommy replied.
"Well, let's get the sword and get out of here!" Jamie said, glancing over her shoulder. With Zedd on the planet, she was almost positive that he would send some kind of monster out to try and distract them. She had no idea where Jason was, and was worried for her friend.
Tommy stepped up, and tried with all his might to pry the sword out of the statue's hand. As he struggled, Jason finally ran up.
"Jason!" Billy exclaimed.
"Are you okay?!" Jamie demanded.
"Guys, that thing's too powerful, we gotta get outta here!" Jason reported.
Tommy stepped back, "Guys, get it!"
"Got it," Billy said as he and Jason grabbed their blasters. They aimed, and with a shout of "Fire!" they fired their blasters at the arm of the statue. They figured, if they could at least break the arm off the rest of the statue, they could still take the sword back and figure out how to detach the hand later. Alas, it didn't work.
"Okay, come on, guys!" Tommy said, taking hold of it, again. Jason grabbed Tommy, and Billy grabbed Jason. As the other Rangers grabbed onto the sword, they began to pull, trying with everything in them to make the statue release the sword.
The planet suddenly started shaking, making all of them let go in surprise.
"What's happening?!" Jamie was jostled to the ground, landing on her butt.
"Guys, I think we're in serious trouble!" Kimberly exclaimed.
"We've got to get this sword!" Tommy exclaimed, "Come on, everybody!" Each taking a moment to steady themselves- or stand back up in Jamie's case- the Rangers all grabbed onto the sword again. "Everybody, PULL!"
With shouts, the Rangers pulled, unaware that the planet was being destroyed around them. If they couldn't get this sword, then the whole universe was doomed, and they would be dead.
Oh I love a good cliffhanger. Well, I don't, but I love writing them! Sorry the chapter is short, but IS a two-parter, so there's that! The next chapter should be up soon, as well as the next chapter to the Power of Winter rewrite. See you guys next time!