"Laura, remember what I gave you," Laura heard as Trini suddenly came out of the shadows.

Laura sighed, "I gave it to Jason like you told me to," she replied. "I also gave up my powers."

"I know," Trini replied, smiling gently at her forever friend. "You didn't give up your powers, though."

Laura frowned, "I used the Ninjetti Coin to destroy that machine so Doctor Oliver wouldn't die," she explained in a worried voice. "All of the power was in that coin and I gave that power up willingly."

"Silly girl," Trini replied, smiling as she took Laura's hands. "You still have power inside of you."

Laura was silent as an image of Kimberly standing before Tommy, Jason, Adam, Katherine, Tanya, and Malcolm appeared in front of her, "Can Kimberly be saved?" she asked in a worried voice. "I know that Tommy still has a love for Kimberly and that Jason, Adam, and Katherine also miss her very much."

"Kimberly is blinded by her jealousy," Trini stated in a sad voice. "She has become unrecognizable."

Trini was silent for a moment and then released Laura's hands, "Do what you have to do," she said in a worried voice as she took a step back. "Kimberly does not believe you will make a move against her."

"I don't want to," Laura replied in an anxious voice. "I don't enjoy hurting people that are my friends."

Trini shook her head, "Do what you have to do," she repeated softly. "It may be hard, but do it."

"Laura, are you okay?" Katherine asked, suddenly seeing Laura's pain-filled expression

Laura blinked and looked around, realizing that they were still in the canyon, "I can't fight you, Kimberly," she said, gazing at the girl who used to be her friend. "I can't fight a friend."

Kimberly chuckled darkly, "Oh, that's okay, we're not friends," she replied as she walked close enough to Laura that they were almost touching one another. She then delivered two swift slaps to Laura's face.

"Kimberly, what are you doing?" Tommy asked in a shocked voice, immediately coming to Laura's side.

Kimberly glared at Jason, "Oh, how the mighty have fallen," she commented in an amused voice as she reached for Tommy, only to have him take her hand in his own and hold it. "Let go of my hand."

As Tommy and Kimberly stared at each other, neither unsure of what to do, Laura quietly slipped away from the two and stood against the rocks, gazing up at where Rocky and Ashley were hanging together.

Prince Sprocket was watching Tommy and Kimberly and King Mondo was focused on making sure that Dr. Oliver stayed where he was, so nobody but Jason, Tanya, Adam, Malcolm, and Katherine noticed that Laura had begun to scale up the rock face. Rocky was even too busy watching Ashley struggle.

"I love you, Kimberly," Tommy said as he continued to hold her hand. "Please try to remember…"

Kimberly's eyes narrowed and she jerked her hand out of Tommy's grip, promptly giving him a dropkick to the chest which sent him backwards into Jason, Katherine, Tanya, Malcolm, and Adam.

"Tommy, are you okay?" Jason asked in a worried voice as he knelt down next to his injured friend.

Malcolm suddenly gave Kimberly a very fierce look, which Kimberly laughed off, "Your powers will not work here," she commented in an amused voice. "You're not a superhuman prince, Malcolm."

Malcolm swallowed hard and suddenly raised his hands above his head in a diving motion and without warning, the ground began to quake uncontrollably. Laura suddenly found herself at the top of the cliff, just above where Ashley and Rocky were dangling. Prince Sprocket whimpered and darted off.

Kimberly snarled and immediately moved closer to Malcolm, "Your powers aren't a match for me!" she yelled as she aimed a dropkick at Malcolm, deeply infuriated when he blocked it and shunted her back.

"I'm scared," Ashley whimpered as she watched Malcolm and Kimberly engage in small, yet very fierce hand-to-hand combat, unaware that Laura was working on untying her and Rocky from the ropes.

Malcolm reached his hand out to Kimberly and was surprised when a bone-shaped weapon appeared in her hand and she brought it down on his wrist hard, rendering it useless, "Kimberly, stop!" Katherine said in an anxious voice as she rushed to Malcolm's side. "Can't you see what you're doing is wrong?"

"What's wrong is that I invited too many of you to the party," Kimberly hissed as she suddenly began to feel tired and took a step back towards King Mondo. "What's happening? I'm losing my powers!"

King Mondo harrumphed, "If you Rangers want to see your mentor alive again, you'll bring the blood from your blood drive to the place indicated on this map," he hissed as a map suddenly appeared in his hands and he threw it to the Rangers. "We must bid you farewell for now, but we shall meet again."

"Uncle Frank!" Tommy yelled as King Mondo, Prince Sprocket, and Kimberly vanished with Dr. Oliver.

Malcolm gazed down at his wrist, which was starting to swell, "Aw man," he said in a faint voice, trying his best to block out the pain he was feeling. "Kat, I think my wrist is broken. Kimberly broke my wrist."

"What do we do now?" Tanya asked in a worried voice. "We have to go after King Mondo."

Jason looked up and saw Laura helping an untied Ashley up the rock while Rocky slowly climbed up the rope to get to the top, "We should get Laura and Ashley to safety first," he said in a worried voice.

As Rocky reached the top, Laura did an extraordinary jump down to the bottom of the canyon and immediately walked over to Malcolm and Kat, "Let me see your wrist," Laura said, suddenly remembering what Trini had said to her. Malcolm winced, but silently offered his shaking hand to her.

Laura gently touched his wrist and suddenly felt a surge of power shoot through her. The swelling in Malcolm's wrist suddenly went down and Malcolm gasped, shocked when he could move his hand.

"What happened?" Jason asked, suddenly noticing the shocked looks on Malcolm's, Kat's, and Laura's faces as Malcolm flexed his wrist without wincing. "Malcolm, wasn't your wrist broken just now?"

Malcolm nodded and Laura suddenly backed away, "I have to go," she said in a nervous voice, suddenly feeling very unsafe and very uncertain around the Rangers. "Ashley, honey, let's get out of here."

"Are these guys Power Rangers?" Ashley asked in a shocked voice. "Are you a Power Ranger, Laura?"

Laura suddenly looked very afraid, but before she could think of what to say, Jason's Zeo Communicator suddenly went off, "Jason, you and the other Rangers must teleport to the Command Center immediately," Alpha's voice spoke. "Zordon says for you to bring Laura and Ashley with you."

"Who's Zordon?" Ashley asked in a confused voice. "That name sounds really important."

Laura sighed, "Ashley, honey, stay close to Rocky or Tommy, okay?" she said in an anxious voice as she moved away from Jason, Tommy, Kat, Tanya, Adam, and Malcolm. "I'm not coming with you guys."

"If you go hunting down King Mondo yourself, he'll kill you," Adam protested. "Why not come with us?"

Laura reached down and picked up the map, "Someone has to serve as the distraction," she replied in a nervous voice as she unrolled the map. "You guys can work out a plan with Zordon and then come."

"This isn't a good idea," Tommy protested, frowning at Laura. "You could get seriously hurt."

Laura gave Tommy a look, "I'll be all right," she replied. "Ashley, go with the others. I love you."

"Love you too, Laura," Ashley whimpered as she clung to Rocky, not wanting to show her fear.

Jason swallowed hard, looking very much like he wanted to say something to try and get Laura to change her mind, but the look on her face silenced him. Instead, he turned to the others.

As Jason, Tommy, Kat, Adam, Malcolm, Tanya, Rocky, and Ashley teleported out of the canyon, Laura checked the map and began to walk in the direction that it indicated. She was unaware that Rito, who had been alone since Goldar and Scorpina had gone to Africa to kidnap Billy as an ally, was hiding in a nearby cave and had seen the entire exchange between her, Ashley and the other Zeo Rangers.

"Wow, Rita will want to see this for sure!" Rito commented in an excited voice. "Laura's tough!"

"That was a COMPLETE waste of that machine!" King Mondo roared indignantly as he faced Big Bopper, who was still stuffing his face with food he had stolen from the blood drive. "You're a waste!"

Kimberly, who was now on her knees due to her lack of energy, scoffed, "What do you expect from someone like Bulk?" she hissed in a tired voice. "All Bulk knows how to do is eat and fight people."

"Transform him back to his human self and put him in the dungeon with that annoying man that mentors those Zeo Rangers," King Mondo ordered as two Cogs came in with a struggling Dr. Oliver between them. "Ah, Doctor Oliver, I presume? Now that I have you, where is your black Gem?"

Dr. Oliver spat at King Mondo, "I destroyed it," he snapped in an angry voice. "You have nothing."

"I have your brains and your blood," King Mondo replied in a vengeful tone. "If you don't tell me the truth about what you did with the Gem, I will torture you and take your blood for Kimberly's sake."

Again, Dr. Oliver spat at King Mondo, but King Mondo snarled and immediately delivered a sharp strike to his left leg, triggering a loud cracking sound, "I'll break the other leg if you don't speak up," King Mondo instructed in an angry voice. "Very well, Doctor. Cogs, you may now put him through torture."

As Dr. Oliver was dragged out of the throne room, Klank gave Big Bopper a mighty shove into the machine, slamming the door on the terrified overweight creature, "When he's transformed back into a human, send him to keep Doctor Oliver company in the torture chamber," King Mondo stated. "Those Zeo Rangers are no doubt planning something to try and rescue their mentor. I must make a plan."

"Prince Zedison would be in here," Billy stated in an anxious voice, not liking the fact that he was having to pretend he was allied with Goldar and Scorpina. "His name is Mark Hillard and he's blind, remember."

Goldar nodded and gazed at the exterior of the Youth Center, "How would a blind person know how to get in and out of here?" he scoffed in an annoyed voice. "I can't believe Ivan made our prince blind!"

"…Thanks for being understanding, David," Mark's voice suddenly filtered outside. "I don't mean to drag you away from the Youth Center on such a busy day, but I just get so tired so easily since the…."

There was a chuckle, "Seriously, Mark, don't worry about it," David's gentle voice replied. "I understand you get tired really fast and I'm actually wanting a bit of a nap anyway before I have to go to work."

David and Mark came outside and David was shocked to see Billy, Goldar, and Scorpina blocking their path, but Mark kept sweeping his cane for a clear spot to step, "Prince Zedison, we've come to take you home with us so you can regain your throne!" Goldar proclaimed. "Billy has helped us find you!"

Swallowing hard, Billy reached out to grab Mark's wrist, but found his own wrist grabbed by David, who suddenly looked very angry, "I thought you were Mark's friend," David said in an angry voice.

"I have no friends," Billy said in an angry voice. "I am only here to help get Prince Zedison home."

Mark immediately took a step back, "I know all about you, Mark Hillard," Goldar hissed angrily.

"I can't even see who's talking to me," Mark replied in a scared voice. "Is Billy really here?"

David released Billy's hand and stepped back so he was closer to Mark, "Mark, grab my arm," David said in a nervous voice. "Billy, you and your gold friends had better get out of here before the Power Rangers show up. I am sure they would be less than pleased to see that you are acting in such a manner."

"The Power Rangers are useless," Billy scoffed indignantly. "They don't have the power that I have."

Billy chuckled, "I have the gift of seeing where they are and they don't know where I am," he replied in an amused voice. "I have an image in my mind of Laura going to save Doctor Oliver all by herself…"

"Doctor Oliver is in trouble?" David asked in a concerned voice. "Why is Laura looking for him alone?"

Scorpina grinned, "No doubt that King Mondo saw the value in kidnapping Doctor Oliver," she commented in an amused voice as she leered at David and Mark. "I mean, he's known about those pesky Power brats for a long time and is probably a very good friend and mentor to them all."

Mark suddenly swallowed hard and closed his eyes, causing the ground to suddenly tremble and debris to fall from trees, "What's happening?" Goldar yelled in an anxious voice. "Make it stop!"

Suddenly, Goldar, Scorpina, and Billy disappeared from view and Mark passed out in David's arms.

"What was that quake?" Rocky asked in an alarmed voice as he got up from the floor of the Command Center and immediately turned to see if Ashley was still on the cot. "That was pretty freaky."

Katherine sighed and immediately got up from the console she had been thrown against when the sudden earthquake hit, "My sensors tell me that Goldar and Scorpina have convinced Billy to join them in their quest to re-establish Rita's legacy," Zordon reported. "They went after an innocent civilian."

"Not just any civilian," Jason, who was nearest to the Viewing Globe said solemnly. "Mark Hillard."

Katherine's eyes widened, "Why would anyone want to hurt Mark?" she asked in a shocked voice.

"Mark is fine, Katherine," Zordon suddenly interrupted. "Goldar, Scorpina, and Billy have fled."

At the mention of Billy, Jason's eyes widened in shock, "Billy's working with Goldar and Scorpina against us?!" he asked in an alarmed voice. "Why would Billy want to work with them to hurt people?"

Tommy, who had been quiet since they had all teleported to the Command Center, suddenly sat down on the cot next to Ashley and put his head in his hands, "Do you think Goldar, Scorpina, and Billy are working with King Mondo and the Machine Empire?" he asked. "Why did King Mondo take my uncle?"

"King Mondo seems to think that your uncle has powers to aid the Machine Empire in taking over the world with evil," Zordon explained in a concerned voice. "You are all here to make a rescue plan."

Ashley suddenly looked scared, "Laura's following the map that King Mondo left," she said in a worried voice as she struggled to ignore the pain in her weak body. "She said that she had to distract him."

"I should go and help Laura," Malcolm spoke up in a worried voice. "She…she healed my wrist, Zordon."

Adam suddenly looked worried, "Zordon, what if Billy, Goldar, and Scorpina try to stop Laura from finding Doctor Oliver?" he asked as he walked over to the Viewing Globe. "She has no powers."

"Did she give them up to look after me?" Ashley asked in a scared voice. "I remember waking up in the hospital in Los Angeles and Laura said that she was going to take care of me better than our parents."

Tommy lifted his head and looked at Ashley in surprise, "I didn't know you were awake at all in the hospital in Los Angeles," he replied in a surprised voice. "Did Laura really say that to you?"

"Laura told me all that in the letter she wrote me," Tanya spoke up in a nervous voice. "She told me that trying to heal from her bad experiences and helping Ashley was more important than being a Ranger and that someone who would be better with the Zeo Power should take control of it."

Alpha suddenly came out of the Chamber of Light, "Zordon, the Super Zeo Gems are ready," he announced in an excited voice. "With the new powers, the Rangers should be successful."

"Whatever those are will have to wait," Jason said as he suddenly saw Billy, Scorpina, and Goldar approach Laura in the Viewing Globe. "We have to go help Laura against Billy, Scorpina, and Goldar."

Tommy nodded and stood up, "Ashley, you'd better stay at the Command Center with Zordon and Alpha," he said, not wanting anything to happen to her. "Just lie on the cot and take it easy."

"Zeo Ranger One, Pink!" Katherine yelled, smiling as her pink bodysuit and helmet appeared.

Tanya waved her Zeonizers and clicked them together, "Zeo Ranger Two, Yellow!" she yelled.

"Zeo Ranger Three, Red!" Rocky yelled as he connected his Zeonizers together quickly.

Adam quickly connected his Zeonizers, "Zeo Ranger Four, Green!" he yelled anxiously.

"Zeo Ranger Five, White!" Tommy yelled in a determined voice as he connected his Zeonizers.

Jason stepped back and connected his Zeonizers, "Zeo Ranger Six, Gold!" he yelled firmly.

"Zeo Ranger Seven, Blue!" Malcolm said in a determined voice as he connected his Zeonizers.

"Billy, when did you get back from Africa?" Laura asked in a curious voice as she quickly pocketed the map so she wouldn't lose it. "Who are the gold people with you and why are you here?"

Billy chuckled as he moved towards her, "I am here to see you," he said as he placed his hands on her shoulders, making it impossible for her to move. "I was wondering how you and Ashley were."

"I never mentioned Ashley to you," Laura said, suddenly feeling uncomfortable by how close he was to her and the fact that he had a red gleam in his eyes. "Billy, I'm getting really uncomfortable here…"

Goldar hurried over to the two, "Goldar!" Laura said in a shocked voice, immediately recognizing the monster who had left a disgusting kiss on her cheek long ago. "Billy, what are you doing with him?"

"He told me that you have no powers," Goldar sneered menacingly. "Why are you all alone?"

There was suddenly a flash and Billy was dismayed to see the seven Zeo Rangers in the canyon and coming up behind Laura, "She's not alone," Jason said in a menacing voice as he brandished his golden scepter. "You really have changed, Billy. I'm really surprised that you've chosen to work with Goldar."

I didn't choose this; it chose me. Billy thought to himself, "If it's a fight you want, Rangers, it's a fight you'll get," Goldar stated menacingly as he brandished his sword at Jason. "We are prepared."

Suddenly, Rito appeared and looked surprised to see Goldar, Scorpina, and Billy facing off with the seven Zeo Rangers and Laura, causing Billy to release Laura and push her right into Jason's arms. Laura immediately smiled at Jason before moving out of the way to let the two sides battle it out and choosing to focus her attention on a cave that seemed to suddenly appear out of nowhere. What was in it?

"Mmmmm…."

Bulk's eyes slowly opened and the first thing he saw was a rock wall; he was against a rock wall.

"…Ahh!"

The pained groan immediately prompted Bulk to look around and his eyes suddenly caught sight of a limp form lying on a table in the corner of the room pinned down by chains. Bulk frowned and slowly walked over to the table, horrified out of his mind when he saw Dr. Oliver laying there badly beaten with blood all over his clothes and a large needle sticking into his arm that was attached to a large tube.

"Doctor Oliver?" Bulk asked, concerned by how pale Dr. Oliver looked from losing so much blood.

There was silence and Dr. Oliver's eyes slowly fluttered, "Who's there?" a faint voice replied.

Silently fighting the urge to swear, Bulk put his hands on the needle and carefully eased it out of Dr. Oliver's arm, leaving a large gash. He quickly removed his bandana and tied it around the wound.

"You have to wake up," Bulk said as he began gently slapping Dr. Oliver's face, "Please don't die!"

"Why did the blood machine stop?" Kimberly asked, suddenly disturbed by the fact that the hose connected to the needle in her arm had stopped sending blood into her body. "King Mondo!"

Quickly tiring of the demanding human, King Mondo turned to Kimberly and sighed, "You have enough blood for now, my dear," he said in a tone he hoped would placate her. "We'll kill Doctor Oliver right after he gives us the black gem and all the information he has about the Zeo Power Rangers."

Kimberly scoffed, but her eyes suddenly widened, "I see images in my mind of Goldar and Scorpina with Billy," she said in an awed voice, suddenly feeling evil power surge through her. "They're in a fight with the Zeo Rangers and the leader of the Zeo Rangers is Tommy; he fancies that little goody-two-shoes."

Suddenly, a pocket of steam rose from King Mondo's head and he vanished, "Ah ha ha!" a menacing voice suddenly said through the smoke. "I have finally bested my father and will now take over!"

"Oh no, it's Gasket!" Prince Sprocket whined as the smoke cleared and Prince Gasket stood there with his wife, Archerina, by his side. Gasket chuckled menacingly when he saw Kimberly lingering nearby.

Queen Machina shuddered, but said nothing as Gasket was ignoring her for the time being, "I believe you are that Kimberly that my father has talked about, yes?" he asked in an amused voice. "I have no use for you right now, my dear, so go and guard the prisoners! I have other work to take care of."

Deeply confused about what was going on, Kimberly nodded and silently hurried out of the room.

"Fools," Billy hissed as he paced back and forth in front of his former friends. "A pack of fools."

Tommy sighed, "Billy, why did you switch sides?" he asked in a worried voice. "We didn't expect…"

"I didn't expect to be told I couldn't have a Zeo Power!" Billy yelled, cutting him off. "I've been a Power Ranger since the beginning and after I destroyed the Orb of Doom, I was cast out like a piece of yesterday's trash by Zordon and Alpha! You all celebrated getting the Zeo powers and left me alone!"

Tanya and Katherine looked at each other and back at Billy, "Billy, why didn't you tell any of us that you weren't happy about not receiving powers?" Katherine asked in a surprised voice. "We could have…"

"You could have what, Katherine?" Billy sneered. "Zordon already had his mind made up about me!"

A loud cackle suddenly filled the air, "That's right, Billy," a menacing voice sneered. "You got cast out and you willingly gave yourself over to Goldar and Scorpina! Now, it's our turn to bring you home!"

"What?!" Billy replied in an anxious voice, suddenly realizing that his plan had worked too well.

Goldar chuckled and he and Scorpina grabbed Billy's arms to keep him from escaping, "Say goodbye to your friends, Billy!" he chanted in an amused voice. "Your plan failed and you will never be free!"

"Billy!" Jason yelled, suddenly realizing that Billy had been faking his anger. "Let him go, Goldar."

Goldar, however, growled and roared as he and Scorpina disappeared with Billy in their grasp.

"YOU!" Kimberly yelled angrily as she entered the torture chamber and saw Bulk trying to undo the chains that bound the unconscious Dr. Oliver to the table. "What are YOU doing down here?"

Bulk looked surprised at seeing Kimberly, "Kimberly, Doctor Oliver's hurt and we have to get him out of here before those metal monsters find us!" he said in an anxious voice. "Help me with these chains."

"Doctor Oliver can wait, Bulk," Kimberly hissed as she marched over to return the needle to his arm.

Suddenly realizing that Kimberly was having fun seeing Dr. Oliver suffer, Bulk grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the table so that Dr. Oliver wouldn't have to suffer anymore. Kimberly snarled and pushed him back hard, not caring at how shocked he looked over her sudden change in personality.

"Kimberly, what are you doing?" Bulk asked, not wanting to hurt her. "This isn't like you at all!"

Kimberly chuckled, unaware that Laura had entered the cave-like structure and was now coming into the torture chamber from an outside passage, "It is exactly like me," she replied darkly. "I was abandoned by my family and friends. I have nothing to do but making other people miserable."

"That's not true, Kimberly," Laura said as she moved around to where Kimberly and Bulk were standing and gently placed her hands on Kimberly's shoulders. "You have a young man who loves you."

Kimberly suddenly groaned as she felt memories of Tommy surge through her and Laura groaned as she felt the dark power enter her own powerless body, "You think that's going to be enough?!" Kimberly yelled as she pulled away, whirled around, and delivered a sharp knuckle to Laura's pale face.

Laura knew immediately that the connection had been broken and that her healing touch hadn't been able to help Kimberly like it had helped Malcolm, but before she could comment, the seven Zeo Rangers entered the torture chamber. Bulk's eyes widened at the sight of them and he immediately whimpered.

"G-Get Doctor Oliver and Bulk out of here," Laura said as she turned away from the Rangers so that none of them would see that she had been traumatized by some of the dark power inside Kimberly.

As Bulk suddenly fainted from shock, Malcolm and Rocky immediately hurried over to Laura, "You tried to heal Kim, didn't you?" Rocky asked in an alarmed voice as he saw nothing but pain in Laura's tired eyes. "Kimberly, seriously, why would you want to harm anyone who claims to care about you?"

"Kim, please, listen to me," Tommy said as he walked over to his former girlfriend. "I care about you."

Kimberly snarled, "None of you do," she replied viciously as she picked up the bloodstained needle that was attached to the machine that drained blood from Dr. Oliver. "Your precious mentor has given me blood that I need to help King Mondo and will soon die from the torture courtesy of the Cogs!"

"Tommy?" Dr. Oliver suddenly asked in a faint voice even though his eyes remained closed.

Tommy immediately removed his helmet and moved to his uncle's side, "You have to get Mister Bulkmeier out of here and come back for me," Dr. Oliver said in a faint voice. "Some robot with a frown broke my leg and some robots chained me here and beat me up a bit. I can't get out of here alone…"

"Tommy, teleport out with your uncle and Bulk right now," Jason stated in a concerned voice.

Tommy nodded and quickly pressed a few buttons on his Zeonizer before placing a protective hand on his uncle's shoulder. As the three teleported from the dungeon, there was a low, amused chuckle.

"Well, well, well," Prince Gasket said in an amused voice as he walked into the room. "Power Rangers."

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