Shadows in the Glass

by flipgurlpink11

An incident causes Tommy to retire from the Ranger life following the end of his latest tenure. Years later, an unexpected battle between two warring factions will throw him and the original Rangers into the mix fighting not only for the fate of their city, but for the heart of the team.

38. Wrath of the Green Dragon

(Author's Notes: Hey everyone here's Chapter 38 & I hope you all continue to keep the reviews coming. The Rangers interrogate a cunning adversary who reveals some stunning revelations. However, things become complicated when Tommy gets reacquainted with the shadows of the past from within.)

Chapter 38: Wrath of the Green Dragon

June 28th, 2009

Reefside Forest

5:00 a.m

It was a rarity that the Garrison can relish in a battle against the Emissary that they come out victorious in the confrontation. Given that over the years they have been relegated to the role as the unyielding underdogs, their triumph at defending the Monument Valley Sanctum guaranteed a temporary relief. However, they knew that time was limited and it will only be before a matter of time where the final chapter of this war will be written.

So it was then the remaining leaders of the Garrison convened within the reclusive lands of the ancient and secret landscapes of the hidden Ninjetti Kingdom buried deep in the covers of Reefside Forest. The remaining sanctum leaders stood before the longtime founding father of the Garrison and the face of the alliance of good. No matter what chapter or variation the war between the Garrison and the Emissary took form, they swore a fealty and oath as an organization to answer the call and serve to protect the heir apparent of the Bloodline of Power, the ones destined to reign dominion over the Ninjetti.

Unfortunately, there was a pulse rising deep within the Great Power, an unknown force that beckons to the corners of light and shadow. It had been the same routine over and over again for over four thousand years to prevent the Emissary from unleashing another Modus Operandi. They have fought, bled and sacrifice everything to protect the integrity and sanctity of the Great Power and the Ninjetti and it was basically the foundations of their mission: to keep the Emissary at bay at all cost.

They have done everything in their power to steer the Power Rangers in the right direction by restoring the power of the Ninjetti to Zordon's original Rangers. Over the years the Garrison continued to operate behind the scenes to uphold their oath and fealty they have sworn long ago since the beginning. The defilers who once had the capacity to be considered inducted into the Ninjetti Order long ago spent eons discrediting and desecrating the name of the Great Power and Ninjetti. However, despite the trials and tribulations the ancient Ninjetti encountered, it brought forth special individuals who believed in a higher purpose and greater cause, thus bringing forth the Garrison.

"We have survived another tumultuous encounter with the Emissary and the Garrison lives to fight another day." Zordon said addressing the remaining Garrison. "We are what is left of a fealty and oath that first commenced many eons ago beyond the stars on Pheados. We were brought together for a common cause and greater purpose in the name of the Great Power and the ancient order of the Ninjetti. My friends, we now stand at a crossroads and what we have spent eons fulfilling and lived in different variations is now all coming to a head. There is a tide of change upon the horizon and the stirring of an unknown uncertainty beckons in the far distance."

"You do understand that just because we halted the Emissary's plans on destroying our last sanctum, it doesn't mean they will submit or bow down." Jade replied. "As Zordon puts it, we are what remains of the Garrison and this council."

"And yet our enemies still continue to pursue their malicious endeavors without any consequences and inflict as much casualty to demoralize us." Dulcea added sternly.

"Though it was the sacrifice our fallen brethren understood." Roxas said.

"That was part of the mandate and mission they fulfilled and fought for till their last breaths." Zordon said. "My friends do not fret that the demise of Hideo, Felix and Whistler was not avenged in full restitution. We all fought together on and off the battlefield against the Emissary for eons. I assure you we will get our retribution for what our enemies have done to our fallen brethren, that I will guarantee you."

"I know you will keep your word Zordon and the rest of us are still alive if it wasn't for your intervention." Quinn replied. "As sanctum leaders, we have fought on and off the frontlines for the sake of safeguarding the key of the future. We have fought, bled, cut, punch, and kick and knockdown our opposition at every turn and corner. We have only bought ourselves a temporary reprieve for now but it will not stop calling to them. The unknown force that beckons them, it will keep on reaching from the distance until the call is answered."

"We warned you Quinn what happens when one tampers with the sanctum flame. The very core of existence throughout the universe is like a oculus glass that constantly changes, where the future has infinite possibilities." Jade addressed. "The White Falcon harnessed the power of the sanctum flame in order to chart the path he must partake to protect the future of the Bloodline of Power."

"Then I must reluctantly say that the pathway has been paved and the guidelines of the final chapter of this war has already been plotted down." Dulcea said addressing the group. "The unyielding force has already started pulsing as light and shadow were drawn once more from the depths of the void. Quinn is right that the Garrison has only bought itself a temporary reprisal, but the power of shadow and light will not yield."

"And our efforts have proven to be futile for over four thousand years." Roxas said sighing. "We couldn't prevent the activation of the Scarlet Sovereign by the Emissary and now the unyielding force that beckons beneath the confines of Angel Grove echos. Do you think...he can endure anymore? Now, the Winged Lord of the Skies is tapping once again into the shadows he kept at bay for many years. The wrath of the other side of his coin is bellowing and you know too well Zordon what we speak of."

"He'll take all of it regardless of the consequences, the trials and tribulations he'll face because it is his nature." Zordon simply said. "The White Falcon knows what is at stake but the Lord and Lady's little defender continues to beat the unknown pulse coursing through her. The power within her stirs as it beckons to the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies. It beckons to the light and shadow each of them balances, but the little princess...her aura is untrained, uncanny and something beyond our imagination. It seems our tale here...is coming full circle should her true nature reveal itself to all of us. Each side of their coins flips and I know the silent shadow within our lordship stirs because it hears the strangled cries of its mate battling deep in the void. Balance is the key to their endeavor to survive this war."

"We're going to let it all play out aren't we?" Quinn asked surprisingly as the rest of the Garrison reluctantly nodded. "The layers are coming off aren't they? That little girl is an enigma brought forth by the Bloodline of Power. With she will set the cornerstones of the new generation of the Ninjetti and heir apparent destined to rule over the order. You mentioned many years ago that the Great Power and the Ninjetti are one mystery and legacy encompassed as one. What if...what if those tales and legends are being played out as we speak Zordon? Our mission mandate is about to take another turn towards something beyond their comprehension. Are...are they prepared for it?"

"They have to be because the fate and destiny of this planet will be in their hands." Zordon said. "Most importantly, the story of the falcon and crane will determine it, should they keep their two sides of their respective coins at bay."

7:00 a.m

Oliver Residence

Tommy sat in a chair wearing a pair of pajama pants and tank top as Amelia was still sound asleep. He sneaked into his daughter's room a few hours ago after not being able to get back to sleep after the last few days. If his daughter only knew what he and the others have been up to since they succeeded in their mission to repel the Emissary's attack on the Garrison Sanctum in Monument Valley.

It was a sight for Tommy to just sit there, watching the child he loves and treasures with his body, heart and soul sleeping peacefully. She continued to clutch the all familiar white teddy bear he once gave to Kimberly years ago and passed on to their little girl the day she was born. To Tommy, his daughter was the bridge and the bound that kept his connection in tact with his absent crane. Despite the trials and tribulations he endured these last five years, Amelia remained the constant light in his life.

Yet, he still feared for the fate and destiny that was being paved for his little defender and he couldn't control the unknown force stirring inside of Amelia. It was becoming more clearer that his little girl is becoming aware of what is happening to her the more this battle with the Emissary continued. He stuck by his word to protect his daughter at all cost, even if it meant reaching down to the deepest parts within himself. However, that notion of by any means necessary, was he willing to even tap into the shadows of his past he kept at bay for many years in order to protect Amelia and save Kimberly from the fate she has been resided to?

There was a great concern Tommy noticed among his closet friends the last few days since their successful mission in Monument Valley. Even with his necklace on, Tommy questioned if he truly had control over his own powers the more this fight with the Emissary continued. Part of him was grateful that Amelia was still asleep when he felt the air become thick once again with energy that crackled around them.

Tommy's hands started glowing white while green energy ran through him and he knew exactly where that power within him was coming from. He had a look of calm determination as he continued to stare at his daughter and his eyes were flashing green. It was the primitive power that first enslaved him as Rita's Evil Green Ranger that made its presence known as he could feel the Green Dragon stirring within in. However, even years after Rita's spell was broken over him, the powers of Dragon took a life of its own becoming one with Tommy in ways he never imagined. It was that looming shadow he kept contained over the years and Kimberly was the equilibrium that kept his shadows at bay over the years.

For some reason, this whole situation with the Scarlet Sovereign was causing an unsettling unrest inside of Tommy like he was willing to unleash Dragon from within in order to contend with the Emissary. He thought long ago the green ranger powers were no longer accessible and that the power itself was completely destroyed. Tommy learned back then during the crisis with Kimberly's missing power coin that he inadvertently accessed them in a dire time of need: when Kim was in immediate danger. Now the Dragon within him was willing to come out to protect his family from the danger that threatened them. Suddenly, he heard Amelia yawn and she opened her eyes staring at her father as he tried to keep the green dragon within him at bay.

"Daddy, are you alright? Why...why is the green dragon very angry?" Amelia asked yawning as Tommy's eyes returned to their brown color instead of the flashing green.

"Amelia, oh hey princess you're finally awake." Tommy asked curiously as made his way towards his daughter's bed and sat on the edge of it. As the sunlight began to flood his daughter's bedroom, he saw on her table her pictures. It could only mean one thing when he saw the drawings of what looked like a green dragon and a red firebird on paper that Amelia had an idea of what her parents were dealing with. He then turned to face his daughter as he gently reached for her hand for the need of comfort.

"It's like the angry firebird that tries to break into your special place where you and mommy meet." Amelia whispered looking at him. "I feel the other tingling feelings inside of you too daddy. The green dragon is angry because the mean people who made mommy forget about us did something bad. It wants to help you to keep me safe but he may do things that will hurt others around him if you let him help. It wants to go after the firebird that is harming mom isn't it?"

"What do you know about the green dragon and the angry firebird sweetheart? Do you know what it means?"

"It's the tingling feelings inside of you again," she answered. "Dad, did the green dragon make you do bad things a very long time ago?"

"Yes...once it made me do bad things that hurt my friends and your mommy a very long time ago. Heck, even sometimes the bad guys never liked it whenever the green dragon came out because it not scared the good guys, but the bad guys too." Tommy reluctantly answered and it startled him that whatever power was brewing inside of Amelia was highly sensitive to the power within him. It was like it can sense the turmoil and conflict Tommy was struggling with. "Do...do you feel what I'm feeling right now kiddo? I promise I never lie to you and you maybe too young to understand all of this, but something tells me you're capable of anything."

"I can feel it inside of you daddy, the green dragon. It made you do bad things before but not anymore because of mommy and your friends. Sometimes, it gets angry whenever something bad will happen to mom doesn't it?" Amelia asked sitting up on her bed. "The green dragon almost came out a few times didn't he? If something bad happens to me, does it also come out too? It also reminds me of the stories you sometimes tell me about a green dragon and a firebird when I was little."

"Oh princess, this part of myself is something I have a hard time dealing with for a very long time." Tommy said taking a deep breath. "Those stories I tell you are stories about a special part inside of your mom and me. You could say it's like your mommy and me have two tingling feelings inside, but it's still the same coin. Think of it as a coin toss when you flip a coin, it lands on heads or tails. It is part of our superhero powers when we both became Power Rangers a very long time ago. Remember when we went to the park with Uncle Jason and Auntie Kat along with their kids and you went on the teeter-totter with Henry?"

"Yeah I remember and sometimes my feet couldn't really touch the ground because Henry was a little too heavy. Sometimes it wouldn't go up and down and I was always up and Henry was down. But then there was that one time the seesaw stayed in the middle like we both balanced it out. Why do you ask dad?"

"All those stories about the falcon and crane, plus the stories of the green dragon and red firebird are like mommy and daddy's personal seesaw. What most kids don't know about the seesaw is that it is more than just about going up and down on the board. Every once in awhile kids who weigh the same manage to balance the seesaw in the middle like a scale. The reason sometimes when you went on the seesaw with Henry and kept being the one going up is because he weighed a little more than you since he's a boy. The white falcon and the green dragon inside of daddy, sometimes they're riding a seesaw where each of them sees which one goes up or down."

"I think I get what you're saying about the tingling animal spirits and powers inside of you. They're sort of on a seesaw in a way trying to figure out how to keep the board in the middle or like standing on a balance beam." Amelia slightly chuckled. "Well...what about the seesaw inside of mommy? Is it different like your tingling feeling?"

"You could say that but the tingling animal spirits inside of daddy...they'll always care for your mom." Tommy reassured his daughter. "Whether it's a good or bad tingling feeling inside of me, it will do whatever it takes to keep your mom safe. The tingling feeling inside your mom, they made her different but I'm going to fix it for both our sakes I promise you that okay, my little defender?"

"I believe you dad and I trust you." Amelia said eyeing her dad. "Dad, can I ask you something...about the green dragon?"

"What do you want to know about it?" Tommy asked with precaution.

"Why did you say both the good guys and bad guys would sometimes get scared if the green dragon tingling feeling happened?" Amelia asked curiously. "Was he that scary?"

"It's because...there is that part of me that I tap into whenever something bad happens to the people I love. All the emotions, thoughts and feelings I feel within myself take a life of its own or power you will say." Tommy replied. "One thing for sure...if they mess with the ones that mean the world to me, that's when things become interesting and everything goes haywire."

10:00 a.m

Dune Lion Records

Angel Grove, CA

Adam sat in the lab reading the local newspaper today as Billy and Trini continued to run a scan over the city. The majority of the original Rangers were down in the lab with the exception of Zack and Tanya who remained topside to continue their cover of Dune Lion Records. Jason, Rocky and Aisha's absence was noted for specific reasons as Adam continued reading the newspaper. However, he noticed a shift in Kat and Justin's faces when he mentioned the headline on the front page and the two knew what the paper was writing about.

"Looks like Angel Grove has gotten itself a local vigilante pulling off a cape crusade on crime in our city." Adam said looking at the paper.

"You better hope Jason hasn't read the paper this morning." Justin said. "If this stuff with the Garrison and Emissary hasn't got us worked up, this local headline of the so called Angel Grove vigilante will surely distract him."

"It's the detective inside of Jason that won't let this little issue go." Kat said, deep in thought. "And there is no way of stopping my husband from seeing the headlines in today's paper. Probably he'll add the paper clipping alongside that little wall he has going on at the office. He's been tracking this little vigilante story the last few weeks since the first case hit the papers."

"Are you talking about the headline a few weeks back about the same so called vigilante who fired multiple arrows inside a biker bar?" Trini asked.

"Yeah, that was the headline that started this whole Angel Grove vigilante story in the papers." Adam commented. "Apparently this dude pulled off a Green Arrow motif."

"Until the next stories covered in the paper had our vigilante channeling their inner Punisher or Deadpool in them." Justin said slightly smiling. "Nightclubs being shot up; a corrupt cop being hanged upside down in an alley; an illegal human trafficking ring being set on fire at the docks; and a bunch of drug cartels hung from meat hooks." In a matter of moments Justin's slightly playful attitude became somber knowing what today's story in the paper was about. "Today's latest headline surely...doesn't help with the current state of things in our city."

"I told him I wanted to come with him and the kids to his parents' place but he insisted that at least one of us show up here to check in," Kat said sighing. "Has anyone checked in with Rocky and Aisha and how they're doing with Bianca and Robbie?"

"Yeah I called up Rocky this morning and they were going to lay low for the day." Billy reported. "Apparently the kids are a little shaken up, but overall they're alright."

"I could relate because Henry was asking a lot of questions last night." Kat added. "Being questioned by the cops about the events of yesterday didn't make things better and it only drove Jason's obsession about this vigilante story in Angel Grove."

The group discussed about the headline in today's newspaper which covered a story about a daytime shooting during a children's day activity event that took place in Angel Grove Park. Unfortunately, what shook the group about the headline was that they attended the event in order to spend the day with their kids as a way of relaxation and for stress relief. It deeply bothered them that an innocent activity hosted for kids in the city escalated out of control and they got caught in the crossfire.

"It's a miracle none of the kids at the event got hurt." Trini replied.

"That is true Trini and thank god that Henry and the twins were safe and unharmed along with Bianca and Robbie." Kat replied. "I mean the children who attended were safe and sound that's a blessing, but still someone ended up dead in the end and it's what bothers me and Jase as parents. I read the paper this morning and I can see why Jason is rattled about this. For someone to take the law into their own hands at the cost of the public's safety doesn't make them law abiding citizens."

"Except the fact that one of the volunteers who got killed yesterday at the shooting in the park had prior criminal records for domestic abuse." Justin said sighing. "And our local vigilante thought by putting an arrow right between his eyes they were doing a public service duty for our city."

"Unfortunately we don't live in comic book cities like Gotham, Bloodhaven or Star City." Adam added as he set the paper down. "Right now, we need to redirect our focus on why we're all here and the task at hand."

"Adam has a point and as much as I worry if Jason's curiosity about this Angel Grove vigilante, maybe the Ranger crisis we're dealing right now will somewhat distract him for the time being." Kat said as she and the others looked at Billy and Trini attending to the purpose of their visit in the lab.

Despite the recent events from the previous day, the group needed something to distract them for the time being. They took a big calculated risk bringing the captive Malo to their underground lab and close to Rideau Circle. However, thanks to the Garrison's intervention they were able to keep Malo prisoner and undetected due to Jade's assistance with incantation and spells to cloak Malo from the Emissary. They kept him under heavy sedation and restraint until they figured out their next plan.

"We dosed him to keep him under for another 24 hours and so far his vitals or lack of it are stable." Billy reported. "We had him for over three days and not once this guy has said a word yet. Unless we switch up on tactics on how to extort information from Malo about the Emissary's plans we're back to square one. I've been giving Tommy updates on the status here in Angel Grove these last three days including the local news. Look, when I stated about switching up our tactic, Tommy mentioned about...well..."

"...You mean by doing everything necessary to get the information we need?" Trini said uneasily. "By any means...you don't mean Tommy wants to...I mean..."

"We been getting a handle of this whole connection we have to one another through our Ninjetti powers." Adam replied with worry. "And our animal spirits are feeling the looming shadow inside of Tommy stirring, the one that has the power to literally scare the shit out of both good and evil."

"Well what does that mean for the rest of us?" Kat asked. "We already have enough on our plate to handle between all this Ranger business with the Emissary and our personal lives. We want answers I get that, but is this what we're resorting to? The others aren't going to stand by and let Tommy tap into the depths of himself he has long tried to keep in order for years. We all witnessed what happens to our leader and friend when he taps into the deepest shadows of himself."

"That's the thing and the person who has kept his shadows at bay for years is the driving factor." Billy added monitoring Malo as the others debated over their situation.

With the lack of cooperation and the constant idle taunts of threats by Malo these last few days, they needed to prepare themselves for the repercussions of their decisions and actions as a whole team. There was a tentative plan Tommy formulated that Billy revealed to the others and it involved them returning to a familiar scene from five years ago to execute their plan.

11:00 a.m

Rideau Circle

Back at Rideau Circle, Dalia continued to berate the company's PR team over the local media's story about the so called "Angel Grove Vigilante" after the latest escapade of the Scarlet Sovereign. After the mess at Monument Valley and the abduction of Malo, the Emissary were on the edge and tension was boiling. What threw the entire group off was underestimating the power of the Ninjetti Power Rangers, most importantly the power inside of Tommy. It was something that had a yin-yang effect on their weapon.

"Usually Malo will be doing all the clean up work for us because he is good at it." Ashei said with disdained. "Media containment, leaving things unmarked as if they weren't touched, that is Malo's forte, not mine!"

"Well unfortunately for you Ashei you have to temporary perform all of Malo's duties in his...absence." Balor said in a discreet manner. "As much as this displeases you."

"Oh we are all displease alright Balor." Thea added angrily. "Actually, I can relate with Ashei on her displeasure. In fact, we wouldn't have been in his situation if I had some backup on convincing my stubborn sister that our plan to attack the Garrison Sanctum had a few holes in them! Literally, you all threw me under the bus back there and because of your misguidance and egos, we lost Malo."

"Malo's abduction is just the tip of our problems. We were gloated into a battle with an adversary who clearly held back the true potential of his power." Salazar addressed the group and then looked directly at Dalia. "We've known that Tommy Oliver has been a formidable adversary over the years and he has performed fleets beyond our imagination. We saw with our own eyes just how much of a dangerous threat he is and you should be, very, very concern."

"Why is this a concern to us Salazar?" Dalia asked curiously. "He's a skilled fighter, yes, but so are we. Does anyone else think this is a concern to us?"

"It is not his fighting that worries me or his power." Pan reluctantly spoke up. "There is a reason why Tommy Oliver has been a formidable opponent for this organization for many years. Even in our alternative lives, he has gotten the best of us. We all know that despite being one of the all time powerful Power Rangers in existence as much as I hate to admit it, he has one weakness. Unfortunately, that one weakness also gives him strength and like a double-edged sword, it works both ways. What we need to concern ourselves about with Tommy Oliver is his relationship with Kimberly Hart."

"She fought side by side with him in her last life and we are very aware of the history between those two." Dalia addressed. "Next to Tommy Oliver, the only other Ranger in existence to match the same strength and power as he was Kimberly Hart. It is why they were known as the falcon and crane...the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies as the Ninjetti Order prophesied. Through them began the reign of the Bloodline of Power, the heir apparent destined to rule over the last kingdom of the Ninjetti and the future lineage of it. However...that was in a previous lifetime and that prophecy is nothing more but a tall tale lost to time."

"I hate to admit this dear sister, but there is no way the connection of the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies can be severed." Thea argued. "You can argue all you want but we're not idiots when it comes to history. We've seen this happen before and how our follies impact the previous predecessors who once held the falcon and crane powers, but this is different. There is an unknown force at work here that we haven't anticipated and for some reason, when those two were bestowed the powers of the falcon and crane many years ago by the High Priestess of the Ninjetti, a new order was established through them."

"Thea has a point because it is more than that." Pan added. "Tommy Oliver is the one Kimberly Hart loved. I remember the incident at the park when she attacked me at first, I thought she was protecting her kill, but I think it's something else. If she was prophesied to be the Scarlet Sovereign, then something tells me...there may have been a slight misinterpretation to what we believe in."

"Do you think she was protecting him that night in the park?" Dalia questioned.

"I do not think she is the empty vessel we were promised." Salazar blurted out. "Nothing in the prophecy talked about our weapon going on random rampages shooting the filth and lowlifes of this city or has mental psyche breakdowns where we unwillingly become that loose canon's personal punching bags."

"Is this what you all wanted to discuss with us earlier?" Balor questioned coming to Dalia's defense. "You believe the Scarlet Sovereign has failed us?"

"As always, coming to defense of our humble leader." Ashei argued. "What we're here to discuss is the lack of decision making you displayed recently and how you have failed in it. You made a unilateral decision and used the last of the substance to resurrect her five years ago. Our contingent resources have already been exceeded, our forces and numbers depleted thanks to the botched mission to dismantle the Garrsion and now, we are all vulnerable. That falls upon the poor decision making and I worry that our vulnerability will be on full display and don't forget that fail safe plan you strong armed us into participating in."

"Actually, I have never felt better than with her at my side." Dalia countered with Balor's approval. "We are now in a position of power."

"Except, it's not about you. It's about all of us, sister." Thea replied. "You can say that the power has shifted in our favor but not without a heavy price to solidify our standing and position."

"For once, your little sister is right." Salazar replied. "Seven pillars created the Emissary. We're stronger together and powerful like a oiled machine. There are only six pillars now left standing. Malo is gone..."

"He will return to us I guarantee it!" Dalia replied.

"You don't know that or are you too blind to see it?" Salazar argued back. "For the first time, death is a possibility."

"Even if he doesn't, we will survive." Balor said. "This group who proceed forward alongside with our weapon..."

"Except there have been a few occasions the Scarlet Sovereign almost killed me Then there would be five." Pan argued back. "Don't deny what most of us know and as much as we despise it, you can't ignore it. That connection between the falcon and crane still beats even beyond the void of life and death. Looking at all of this, perhaps this is what we needed. A reminder that everyone in this room is expendable. Everyone here, including you two. You seem to have forgotten why we started this mission. Why we need to find the key that will unlock our future."

"No, I haven't forgotten our mission and we'll see to it that we will unlock our destinies and reclaim our dominion." Dalia addressed the group. "We are all in the same vote after this situation with Malo. We all want to live to see another day and we are afraid of dying. We want to live long enough to go home and rule over our respective homelands. We may have experience a few minor mishaps in our mission, but it shouldn't hinder our progress or what we aim to achieve. However, in order for us to do that we all must be on the same page regardless of our difference."

"On the same page huh?" Salazar questioned warily as he stared at the other pillars of the Emissary. "Perhaps it's time to make a plan without the Scarlet Sovereign or our fearless leader. From where we stand it seems like our weapon has become more of a liability than an asset to this organization."

July 10th, 2009

5:00 p.m

Downtown Reefside

This was the last place the Rangers had in mind to stash their captive prisoner who proved to be more of a nuisance than valuable for the last two weeks. The easy part was learning how gullible their adversaries was assuming Malo was still in Angel Grove seeing how the Emissary exhausted their agents on searching the city. Thanks to some insider tips from Tommy's old days of Garrison training, the Rangers were able to distinguish who was in league with their enemies or not.

Pulling up to the abandon building of the old Trader Joe's food distribution plant brought back ominous and traumatic memories. The events of five years ago still haunted their minds despite the discovered truth of their wayward crane's fate that night. There was an unrest feeling coming upon the Rangers' animal spirits, in particular Jason's as he remained behind outside while the others made their way inside with their concealed prisoner.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Jason asked warily looking at the cache container he was holding. "It was easy for me to get this for you, bro. I've seen some of the ex-delta and former intel operatives use these caches for discreet and intense interrogations. It was their mission to obtain the intel required by any means necessary."

Jason reluctantly held out the cache container for his best friend, but at the last moment, his instincts made him retract back leaving Tommy puzzled. "That looming shadow that you've kept at bay for years, it's stirring and it wants to come out badly. Knowing if I give this to you, are you going to let the green dragon inside of you run rampant?"

"What are you talking about?" Tommy asked firmly. "You think...I'm going to let my emotions get the best of me? I get it you're concern and I also worry about you too bro. I may haven't visited the old hometown the last couple of weeks but the others do keep me posted on the latest gossip. They told me about your little investigation about tracking down this so called "Angel Grove vigilante." If I know my best friend, he's not going to let this go until he unmasks the vigilante whose taking justice into his own hands."

"And you think me trying to expose this so called vigilante in Angel Grove isn't any different with you going to great lengths for the truth?" Jason asked.

"It's just if I tap into that looming shadow and unleash the Dragon in me again, I need a moral compass to pull me back if I go over the edge." Tommy said, looking at the cache container deep in thought. "The others wouldn't have suggested this as a last resort unless it is necessary and wondering if my state of mind can cope with it. If there is anyone next to Kim who knew how to keep the Dragon's wrath in check, it be someone of equal caliber to do so. I can only think of one other person...and that is my brother and best friend. It's a lot to ask but you're the only other person I know with the same conviction and a moral compass that doesn't waver. If anything happens to me I..."

"...I kept my word that no matter what, I'm with you on the frontlines shoulder to shoulder because we're brothers." Jason replied. "I've seen the two sides of the coin that is Tommy Oliver and Kimberly Hart and both of them have struggled for years to find the balance between the light within and the shadows they keep at bay. I can feel the Dragon stirring but I won't let him get the best of a man who is one of the most important people in my life, next to my wife and kids. You never have to ask me for anything Tommy because no matter what, you'll always have me watching your back until we fulfill our mission. So about this cache, do you know how to use it?"

"Standard army and military personnel though I never had any experience with this stuff." Tommy said opening up the weapon cache container. It was standard register weaponry along with some customized artillery authorized by army and military personnel. However, he saw what looked like a baton inside until he opened to reveal it to see a concealed whip fashioned in it. Tommy let out a small smirk at the mechanics and creativity of the modified baton and saw the initials M.R. "I see...someone channeled their inner Daredevil."

"It's not everyday you find out your former commanding officer was once former Delta and intel years ago." Jason added looking at the cache. "I heard the stories from my unit back in the day about Ryback's career as an ex-Delta before he took charge of our unit. That once belonged to him, his personalized weapons cache, plus he was an avid comic book fanatic. That's where the inspiration came from for most of his designs. So, I guess it's time we get some answers now don't we?"

The two best friends made their way into the abandon factory where they saw that the others have restrained Malo in a chair and tied him down. They kept the power dampening shackles on him that the Garrison supplied them after they left Monument Valley. He instructed Jason and Justin to open the weapon cache, only for the others to discover what the contents inside was. If his friends couldn't get the information they wanted from their enemy, they believed that Tommy will get it for them, by any means.

"Wow look at this I am in the mere presence of the legendary Tommy Oliver." Malo mocked smirking. "The last time we met you and your little band of merry Red Rangers blew up Serpenterra to kingdom come, along with the last regime of the Machine Empire. I was a general for a powerful kingdom once upon a time."

"Well that was in another life when you were once General Venjix of the Machine Empire." Rocky replied angrily. "By the way, it was great pleasure seeing Serpenterra back in the day light up on the moon like a firecracker. Oh and FYI, we lavished in the fact that we made sure all that was left of Mondo's kingdom was scraps and bolts, thanks to good old Tommy over here."

"I'm gonna make this real simple, Gray Beret." Tommy said in a cold and threatening manner picking up the baton, much to the amusement of Malo. "You're gonna answer our questions or shit's gonna get dark in here. Believe me, I am capable of tapping into forces you bastards can't imagine in order to get what I want."

"What do they call you? The White Falcon, the Winged Lord of the Skies? Or did they also call you the infamous Green Ranger once upon a time? The rage and wrath of the green dragon boils within you doesn't it?" Malo gasped as Tommy retracted the whip out of the baton choking him, much to the disdain and uneasiness of the others. "Even if you could kill me, it wouldn't make a difference. Knockdown the pillar, the foundation itself still remains standing. We will win. We have armies, resources and artillery at our disposal for our commodities are unlimited. Most importantly, we have our weapon."

"Funny you mention the Emissary's prized weapon, the Scarlet Sovereign." Tommy smirked sarcastically. "Let's talk about your weapon because you're going to answer the million dollar we all been dying to know. What the hell did you do to her? What did you do to Kimberly?"

"...Kimberly, you mean your once precious pink crane?" Malo mocked as Tommy continued to choke him. His eyes began flashing green again as the pain and anger boiled and Malo's taunts only fueled the raging fire inside of Tommy more. Deep inside, Tommy closed his eyes and ears to the sounds of his friends pleading, he willingly let Dragon make its presence known to the pillar of the Emissary.

"Yeah, you bastard, my wife, my pink crane, my soulmate and my Winged Lady of the Skies." Tommy continued. "I know what you sons of bitches did and it took gazing upon an empty casket to find out the sick truth. You dug up her grave and stole her body. You hid her for five years from the people who mattered to her and used some sick mystical magic that made her into something else. So tell me, what did you turn my wife into?"

"The body you knew was merely a vessel, waiting for its purpose to be fulfilled." Malo said smirking wickedly. "She's ours now, back home where she was destined." He felt a shifting aura inside of Tommy as the green Dragon began to slowly resurface. It was stirring and the mention of the pink crane continued to add more fuel. "Oh, I can feel the green fire raging in you, little Winged Lord of the Skies. That other side of your coin, is the green dragon raging within?"

"Hey asshole if I were you...I wouldn't be pushing the falcon's buttons even further." Jason warned reluctantly fearing what will happen. "I don't care if your ass gets lit on fire or if you just drop dead on this floor, but the green Dragon inside of Tommy is willing to come out and play unless you give him what he wants."

"And why should I do that?" Malo asked mockingly.

"Because shit is about to hit the fan if you don't comply and this is just the tip of Tommy's power." Billy warned. "The green ranger felt the Scarlet Sovereign's presence inside the heart of its mate. It knows what you sons of bitches did to our ladyship and the green Dragon doesn't like it when someone messes with its heart."

"And you idiotic fools believe that your little crane still beats deep in the void? Good luck trying to restore the heart to the vessel it once was. All that's left of Kimberly Hart is the hallow shell that is only now the Scarlet Sovereign. Even if that heartbeat in the void still stirs, it cannot contend with balancing two sides of a coin if the other half of the coin is nothing but shattered fragments discarded far beyond the reaches."

"If she's your vessel why hasn't she killed me yet? Three times now, she could've taken my life, but she hasn't. Why do you think that is? Huh? Your weapon is defective. She won't yield to the likes of the Emissary. That connection, the bond of the falcon and crane: it's unbowed, unbent and unbroken. No matter what magic or enchantments you cast she'll breakthrough because the heart and soul of the crane still beats. That unknown force that beckons in the distance to her, it will keep calling to her until she answers it. Don't you see, she's not the weapon you hype her up to be if she can't fulfill the Emissary's purpose."

"Then she will be destroyed." Malo said in a threatening manner. "This has been the minor flaw in our plan with the Scarlet Sovereign. She was the perfect vessel and we have served her, our light of the Emissary. Now, she's a liability and must be disposed of before she be the downfall of us all. So much for tethering our remaining lifespans to buy us another day of living."

Tommy grunts over Malo's claims of disposing of the Scarlet Sovereign. He recoiled the whip causing it to wrap tighter around Malo's neck. "Not on my watch that won't happen! I'll get her back if I have to destroy each member of the Emissary to do so!" Tommy's emotions got the best of him as he felt Dragon's rage boil in him, willingly allowing his former green ranger altered powers to emerge. His assault on Malo came out with such fierceness that the others felt the persona of Tommy's green ranger days.

"Oh Jesus, looks like the dragon is being unleashed." Zack replied as the guys made their way towards Tommy in an attempt to stop his assault on Malo. However, they knew too well not one of them can reach their friend and leader. "Tommy! Tommy, listen to us you have to stop! Tommy, drop the baton!"

"Hey, come on Tommy stop!" the others pleaded trying to reach their friend and leader. "You can't undo this! Tommy, don't let your emotions get the best of you, especially with Dragon coming out!"

"Admit it! Come on you son of a bitch!" Tommy yelled angrily. "Kimberly's still in there! I know and I damn well feel it!"

"You failed. - You're the one who failed her, white falcon." Malo said in gasping for air. "You all think I'm no dense to realize this rundown old building we're in. I know it too well Tommy because this is where the Scarlet Sovereign's previous life ended. Do you want to know why you failed Tommy? It's because Kimberly died on a rooftop in your arms because you couldn't protect her."

It was enough to set Tommy off as he let out a primal cry of rage and anger as he pulled the baton back using the retractable whip. He literally choked the air out of Malo to the point their tied down prisoner started rocking the chair in an attempt for air. Tommy's eyes glowed green and for a mere second a green aura surrounded Tommy despite the fact his necklace was on. Unfortunately, Malo fell back still tied to the chair, but the ordeal left him unconscious, much to the dismay and shock of the others.

"Oh Shit," Kat said in awe and shock once Tommy stopped his assault. "Is he dead?"

"Eh, unfortunately, no. Passed out from the looks of it." Jason said panting as he slowly approached his best friend. He heard Tommy panting as he clutched the baton once he retracted it back to its regular form. "Tommy? Tommy, please let it all go. Listen to me bro, drop the baton and hear my voice. Are...are you with us?"

"Don't worry Rangers, the Winged Lord of the Skies is still in there." A voice said as the Power Rangers turned around to see Quinn standing there. He looked at the unconscious Malo still tied to the chair and Tommy breathing heavily. Reluctantly, Tommy held up the baton for Jason to retrieve noticing that his eyes weren't glowing green no more. "Kid, I believe it's time you told them the truth because clearly this wasn't your first rodeo at this stuff."

Meanwhile in Angel Grove...

The Scarlet Sovereign stopped her training the second she felt an uncanny sensation come over her. She was working on a training dummy when she saw her hand surrounded for a moment with a mysterious green aura. Then, she took off her workout gloves as she clutched her head when she thought she heard what sounded like the roar of a dragon alongside a falcon's caw. The Scarlet Sovereign was hit with feelings of rage, anger and despair as if the dragon she was hearing was seeking something.

In response, she heard the angry sounds of a firebird inside her head, along with the cry of a crane like they were responding to the dragon. The multitude of power and aura working its magic became overbearing for her. It was a mental and psychological strain on her as she tried to contend with the sensations flooding her. She couldn't stand another moment of confinement in Rideau Circle that she made her escape once again without the Emissary detecting her.

"It's that unknown force stirring again? Who are you? Why do you call to me?" She replied in deep thought trying to regain control of her breathing and pulse. She wasn't sure what was calling to her. Maybe it was whatever the heck the Emissary was trying to unlock beneath the city of Angel Grove. Or maybe it was the uncanny aura of these foreign animal spirits as she referred them to that beckoned her. The further she ventured away from Rideau Circle, she regained some sense of composure due to distance.

"The roar of a green, a caw of a white falcon, the cries of a pink crane, and...a firebird?" She eventually made her way to a secluded area of Angel Grove Park where she suddenly collapsed, bending on her knees. The Scarlet Sovereign started glowing an eerie aura of pink, white, green and a hint of red energy, but it felt more like a ripping sensation that was too much for her.

"What is this...what is this sensation? This force, it won't stop stirring. I...I need...to find the source that is causing this. I need...to know where it comes from."

Downtown Reefside

Reefside, CA

It only took a matter of minutes when the unannounced arrival of Quinn in the old factory became more unsettling. The Rangers were already accustomed to the Garrison's unpaid visits and these days it was more gloom than triumph. However, the disturbing tactics of interrogation displayed by Tommy left an uneasy feeling over the team but what they learned next about Tommy's history with the Garrison was a lot to process.

"We were willing to work with you with whatever plan you came up with." Tanya said after the unsettling feeling subsided witnessing Tommy's "interrogation" play out. Till this day they always found themselves disturbed and uneasy whenever Dragon emerged. "Was this even in the plan? Since when did we all decide to go off the books?"

"Tanya makes a point." Rocky replied. "We made a promise to each other not to go off the rails after our first trip to Rideau Circle when Justin went rogue."

"Since when did we get into the business of physical torture like what they do to POW's back in the day?" Kat questioned warily. "Is there something else you forgot to mention to us Tommy about your ties with the Garrison? You said that they have done things that cross the moral line and by any means necessary. Did...did you or Kim ever do anything like that before?"

"Kim and I never knew since the first day we met years ago as kids we were being trained by him to fight the Emissary." Tommy confessed truthfully. "After the incident in Florida, Kim fled and went to Phoenix to seek out Quinn. For eight months, she trained alongside him again and then we all knew what happened when her and Jason came to visit. Originally, Quinn sent Kim to Angel Grove to try to recruit me for the Garrison." The admission didn't surprise Quinn, but it startled the others as Tommy continued with his story. "She told him consequences be damned because she walked away again from the Garrison for a future with me. You asked her a question that night in the park."

"What did you ask Kimberly?" Aisha asked.

"Is it worth it to make the gamble that will light up a spark you won't know is igniting?" Quinn answered looking at Tommy. "Unfortunately, old habits never die don't they Tommy? You and your girl found your way again back to Phoenix and having the soft spot for you two gave you that sense of security while you pursue your mundane living."

"But it didn't come free without a form of payment didn't it?" Tommy said warily. "No wonder why Kim felt my hesitation of getting close to you after all those years. For some reason I saw into some of Kimberly's memories that night in Angel Grove Park during Tanya's concert. It was why I knew what you asked her and apparently us showing up in Phoenix was a gamble wasn't it? We saw how you ran your dojo in Phoenix because we reluctantly had to live there while we went to school. It was the same tactics and lesson plans like at Algoma Summer Camp." He then paused for a moment before looking at his friends. "There were some memories of you I...no we wanted to bury. You wanted soldiers and there was an incident I recalled one night at your dojo I never wanted to talk about, until now."

"You're meaning to tell us the Garrison has done shit like this?! Are you serious?!" Jason asked surprised. "No wonder why you asked me to keep the Dragon in you in check."

"I know I should have been honest with you guys about everything." Tommy replied. "If you guys knew about our time in Phoenix before our marriage and Amelia's birth, would you have looked at us the same? It's always been his cycle between Quinn, Kimberly and myself of reeling in and reeling out. Just when you think you almost got your soldiers, we pulled away at the last minute knowing what the hell went down that night and then I figured it out the moment I choked out one of the pillars of the Emissary. I did this before didn't I? One of those so called gang members some of your students tracked down there was more to it? It was an Emissary agent wasn't it?"

"Wait a second, you encountered the Emissary when you two went to ASU?" Billy asked as Tommy nodded his head.

"And yet you allowed us to let Tommy unleash the green Dragon knowing the consequences?" Zack replied. "So...why is he remembering this now?"

"Because it was by my hand I complied to a simple request from the crane herself." Quinn simply said. "It would have been an essential asset in this war back then, until someone got soft and thought her white knight shouldn't unleash the shadows inside. Long story short, those Emissary bastards tracked me in Phoenix and paid me a visit one night. They were after something, that I don't know what so I had my agents wipe them out. We kept one alive under discretion until the happy couple came home from date night and saw what their old camp councilor was up to. I got first taste of what happens when the green Dragon comes out."

"You made me forget about that night because I what I did? I helped torture that Emissary agent because he threatened Kim didn't he?" Tommy said deep in thought. "The only thing that keeps Dragon in control is immediate threats towards Kim isn't it? I unleashed Dragon that night eight years ago? This all happened before Kimberly's birthday on Valentine's Day? Even if I did remember it or not, would it have made a difference with how things are today? Why did you make me forget?" He looked at his friends. "Guys, there's nothing I can say to you to explain myself or why I kept this hidden from my best friends..."

"History is complicated we get it and it's still complicated now." Jason said with a slight smile. "Between the two of you back then, you were always the one that struggled a lot with the shadows of your past within you. Somehow, it took a life of its own becoming part of that same coin that makes Tommy Oliver. Despite what went down in the past, both the light and the shadow inside of you is what you need to help you endure and survive this battle ahead. You think you don't have a handle of it after your experience as the Green Ranger. My friend, you don't give yourself enough credit to your powers and ability."

"Tommy, I only did what Kimberly asked me years ago because she knew about the remorse and angst you'll feel for your actions. Just like your mate, part of you felt empathy and remorse afterwards. I kept the memory of you torturing that Emissary agent suppressed in your subconscious against my better judgement and out of respect for your crane." Quinn said with a small chuckle he left out. "Ironically, timing was on my side in that rare moment because it came at that period where you made plans to propose to your longtime true love on her birthday. Once Kim accepted your proposal, part of me felt that you two weren't longed for this war for the time being. I thought for once I let you two lovebirds at least have your moment of bliss for the time being, but then obviously we know the rest is history."

"You left afterwards once we graduated from ASU and we got engaged." Tommy said sighing. "As much of a prick you are...you sure do have a disturbed and funny way of showing your way of looking out for us. Two years of bliss, I got out of it and I lived the fairytale ending with my wife and my daughter until I had to pay up. Now, they're collecting aren't they? Being in this building it brings back all those memories especially the moment I was holding her when she died in my arms and then they resurrected her. Whatever she is now, the thing we've been fighting, it's something else. That's what you'd tell me isn't it?"

"If you want me to say it," Quinn replied. "You want me to tell you that there is still a chance on saving her?"

"It's hard to believe that Kim is back," Justin replied. "But yet at the same time, she's not the same Kimberly we knew and that nearly got us killed at one point?"

"When I said her name, she recognized it. She knew me. I think whatever they did when they resurrected her, I think I can get through to her." Tommy said looking at the unconscious Malo. "Right before I choked the air out of that son of a bitch, he dropped some vital information that we can use to our advantage. There was a side effect when they brought Kim back to life, something they didn't anticipate, the connection of the falcon and crane. She's still in there somehow but her soul, it was shattered in fragments and each of those fragments somehow found its way into myself, Amelia and one kept under the protection of Kimberly's crane, Shalimar. There is still a part of Kim's soul that resides in Kim herself, the one suppressed deep in the void. That bastard was ranting about Kim becoming a liability that needed to be taken out."

"So you're saying somehow whatever magic they used to resurrect Kimberly, somehow it split her soul up?" Billy asked curiously. "Maybe it's a side effect because of her connection to the crane. But it still doesn't explain the psychological or emotional trauma she has whenever she suffers a breakdown. Maybe we're oversimplifying all of this."

"Well what about the mysterious influx of aura and power coursing through Tommy and Amelia?" Jason added. "How is Kim tied to this too?"

"Maybe it's because of their status as the Bloodline of Power?" Kat replied. "Or maybe somehow their power is linked to what lies underneath Rideau Circle."

"He called her liability that he needed to be dealt with before she be their downfall." Tommy said in thought. "Malo talked about Kimberly like her survival was linked to the fate of the Emissary. Unless...maybe it's not the Emissary in general, but maybe the pillars themselves?"

"Unless those idiots were desperate enough to use the fail safe contingency in their little resurrection plan then we got a problem." Quinn said muttering some words of disdain and profanity. "The thing sealed beneath Angel Grove is not like the others. Everytime the Emissary desecrated or came in contact with the remains of the original Sacred Animals of the Ninjetti, there was a belief that the Great Power itself would be reincarnated or reborn. That was according to the legends we heard. It was one of the many secrets the Emissary raided once they were expelled many eons ago from Phaedos and the Ninjetti Order."

"What was the other?" Zack asked.

"The belief that maybe our falcon might have his hunch that the Emissary's weapon is defective." Quinn replied. "Anyone who holds the powers of the falcon and crane are forever bonded and that connection can't be severed. It's why we've been experiencing the mental Monty episodes with our lost ladyship. If those fools were stupid enough to attempt to sever the bond, they would have used the spell known as "fail safe" plan to empower their weapon."

"What kind of spell is it?" Tommy asked curiously. "Just what the hell did they do to my wife Quinn?"

"Anyone stupid and ignorant like the Emissary will cast something like an Everlasting Spell just to buy themselves another day of immortality..." Quinn answered.

Before Quinn could finish, the group gasped when they heard a chair break and suddenly Malo regained consciousness. In one swift movement, he grabbed a hunting knife from the weapon's cache as he forcibly grabbed Kat, holding her towards his chest with a knife pointed at her neck. Jason's anger boiled along with Tommy and the others as Malo moved back dragging Kat with him.

"Guys help me!" Kat yelled in fear. "Jason! Jason!"

"Don't you dare move!. Let's not kid each other. This is personal for every one of us. But now I have come to understand things about the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies, specially with you and the Scarlet Sovereign." Malo said holding the knife to Kat's neck as she was gasping for breath. He looked at Quinn giving him a mocking smile before turning his attention to Tommy. "You basically laid out all the cards on the table didn't you Quinn? Maybe it's fair I lay the cards out too for your entertainment."

"You hurt my wife I'll rip your head apart!" Jason angrily yelled as Tommy held his best friend back.

"Jase we can't risk Kat's safety!" Tommy said glaring at Malo. "What game are you playing?"

"For eons anyone who held the power of the falcon and crane were conundrums, destined for a greater purpose on behalf of the Great Power. All this talk about new life and reincarnation it was obvious that the answer was right underneath our noses this whole time. The Garrison have misdirected us one too many times but they were naive to their own fealty to lead us to the source of it all. The Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies, they did the impossible didn't they? They brought upon the reincarnation of "the Key of the Future" the Emissary seeks. The key to life, to our salvation, the source of the Great Power itself. They brought upon the end of the war..."

Kat was relieved that somehow her reflexes worked quick time as she manage to free herself from Malo's hold and went straight into Jason's arms. Tommy wasn't sure what happened but all he heard was the sound of Malo's body falling back and dropping on the ground as his friends let out a scream of shock. He turned around to see that Quinn was the one responsible for throwing the dagger into Malo's chest as the pillar of the Emissary struggled for air due to blood loss as the group slowly approached.

"The Everlasting Spell, the reincarnation of the key of the future, what's the endgame god dammit?" Tommy yelled in a threatening tone. "Tell me what I want to know!"

"...You maybe powerful, white falcon, the Winged Lord of the Skies, but always predictable especially when it comes to matters of the heart." Malo said gasping for air knowing his time was running up. However, if this was going to be his end, he wanted the satisfaction of giving his adversaries one last parting gift. "...It's your greatest strength, yet it is your greatest weakness and it will be your downfall, just like how the our greatest weapon will be ours should each pillar crumble one by one. But not to worry...at least you'd deliver to us the key we needed to our salvation. Just...just didn't notice that you already brought it upon the world...the unknown force that beckons in the distance..."

Malo's last words struck a cord in Tommy although his friends were distracted by the sounds of Quinn's katana sword coming down on Malo's neck. It was like a swift guillotine sound and the last sound that was made was an ominous rolling sound. Tommy stared at the dead body of Malo while his friends were stunned by Quinn's actions.

"I got my answers didn't I and all I had to do was tow the line between the light and shadow." Tommy replied. "The Everlasting Spell, it's more than just about restoring our wayward ladyship back to her rightful place isn't it? For every action there is a reaction. That's what he meant when he said she was a liability. Those bastards, they linked their lives to Kimberly's in order to make her their weapon in a bid for immortality? That's how the spell works right?"

"Kid, it always comes down to hearts of the matter especially when it's in your case." Quinn said staring at his former student. "I told you there was something remarkable about your little girl. Now tell me, how much of that line are you willing to tow now that the Emissary has shown their hand to us? The Great Power works in mysterious ways doesn't it Rangers, especially when it is the key to the fate of Angel Grove. That's the unknown force that beckons in the distance, the power within your daughter...and it won't stop until it calls to those of fate and destiny. But be careful on who answers the call because for a child to possess the greatest power in the universe, many will come for it."