(Five Episode Mini-Series), An alternative take on the final days of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, which asks the question…what if the Rangers were not reverted to children at the end of “Rangers In Reverse”, but the rest of the world was? Featuring Kid Bulk and Skull, Battle Borgs, the Zeo quest, Alpha defusing a bomb, and above all else, more metallic glitter!
Episode One: Rangers In Retreat
At the Angel Grove Juice Bar, it was another frantic weekend afternoon for six extraordinary teenagers with attitude.
One of these teenagers, Rocky, was lifting a large crate of bananas that had been recently delivered. His friend Billy was helping him with another heavy crate, full of melons.
Directing traffic was the bar’s owner Ernie, who was pleased to have all the help he could get lifting these packages.
“Good work guys” he said.
“Think nothing of it Ernie, we’re glad to help, especially when it means free smoothes” said Rocky, which caused Billy to give him a dirty glance.
Rocky wondered what the accusatory stare was for.
“What? I’m eager to try out Ernie’s new recipe, you must be curious too” he said.
“Rocky, surely the fact we have put some effort into helping Ernie out with the crates reward enough?” Billy insisted,
“Come on guys, they’ll be plenty of reward to go around, and it’ll be for everyone, it’s all on me today. After all, it’s a special occasion tomorrow” said a satisfied Ernie.
As he walked past another of Billy and Rocky’s friends, Tommy, a sense of awkwardness overtook all three as they pondered what Ernie meant.
“You guys get the feeling we’ve forgotten something?” Tommy said.
“I know you get that feeling all the time, but I’m usually pretty sharp” said Rocky.
“I admit to being fairly stumped myself over what Ernie could possibly be indicating” said Billy.
Two more of their friends, Adam and Aisha, charged into the bar.
“Hey guys, is Katherine here?” said Adam.
“No” Tommy replied.
“Thank goodness, I wanted to run what we have planned for her big day past you guys before she turned up” Adam revealed.
Tommy, Rocky and Billy all looked at each other and felt an overwhelming urge to bury their heads in their hands
“Kat’s birthday, aw man I forgot all about it” he said.
“Well don’t that beat all?” said Aisha sarcastically.
“Hey, we all forgot this time, he’s in good company” said Rocky defensively.
“Well it shouldn’t really matter, this present didn’t require all of us to think it out anyway…this has fallen straight into our lap” said Aisha.
“What are you getting at Aisha?” asked Tommy.
Aisha beckoned the group to huddle together so she could reveal her intent.
Meanwhile, high above the Earth, on the far side of the moon, within a lavish lunar palace, evil was stirring.
“My father, Master Vile, is finally ready to unleash the masterstroke of the millennium” exclaimed a lethally lively Rita Repulsa to her hardened husband Lord Zedd, bratty brother Rito and long suffering solider Goldar.
“Such a prestigious presentation requires an audience, we have supplied it, now where is the presenter? Is the old coot perhaps conjuring up a vanishing act? Let’s hope so” Zedd remarked.
“Have patience my pretty, he’s been very busy, this latest scheme has taxed his powers and his mind”
“I’m going out of my mind just putting up with him” said Zedd.
Deep within the core of the moon, in an underground cave close to the lines of the Caves of Deception, Master Vile stood in the midst of heavy mist, a sceptre in hand, putting into practise an insidious incantation.
“Forces of darkness that I empower fulfil my needs at this crucial hour. To ensure that all my enemies fall, delay no longer and answer my call”
Vile raised his arms, ripples of blue electrical energy surged from his sleeves, the blue turned wildly to gold as the energy levels in the cavern increased tenfold. The sheer strength of the power surging through Vile as the incantation took effect was enough to trigger a small lunar quake.
The ground beneath Vile began to crack open, and a power crimson glow emanated from where he stood.
Vile continued his incantation.
“Evil so pure it blinds who can see, after ten thousand years, send your champion to me”
The lunar quake soon subsided, and the cave once more became stable. Vile stood firm despite much debris falling around him. He reached out to the chasm that had opened before him with his right hand and fetched a stone orb with a pulsating orange light.
“It is done, oh glorious embers of evil I thank you for this gift” Vile said in gracious thanks.
Vile would find little gratitude when he returned to the lunar palace. Having been severely damaged by the lunar quake, everyone was stumbling around. Squatt was helping Baboo back to his feet, while Rito was attempting to help Goldar in much the same way, only for the golden gladiator to swat his hand aside, opting to rise on his own power.
“Gee Pop, you did it again, you left ol’ Edd over there piping hot” Rito said to Vile, pointing to Zedd’s skin glowing a bright and enraged crimson. The colour of the lunar chamber changed to reflect his current attitudes.
“Just what in pandora’s play pen are you up to now Vile?” Zedd said angrily.
“Planning the next step in our plan to destroy the Power Rangers and conquer this planet of course” revealed Vile.
“And what will it require? Another visit from a branch of your family tree? You’re lucky I don’t cut you off at the roots” Zedd replied angrily,
“Be nice Zeddy” said Rita
“I’m an overload of evil, being nice isn’t in my nature” revealed Zedd.
“Mock me if you will Zedd, for very soon the fate of the Power Rangers shall be decided, and not by my hand, but by their own”
At the Power Rangers Command Centre, Alpha 5 was in a state of distress.
“Ay-yi-yi Zordon, a disturbance in the moon’s gravitational pull is decalibrating all of our instruments”
“Have you been able to pinpoint the cause?” Zordon, the Ranger’s Eltarian mentor, asked
“Not at this time Zordon, but the readings are off the scale, I can only think of one item found at the heart of the moon that could create such a disruption, but it’s remained undisturbed for thousands of years…not even Rita or Lord Zedd have dared to try and release it”
“Then we can only assume Master Vile has dared to do what others have not” Zordon revealed.
“Only the most absolute of evil beings would risk using what we assume has been uncovered” Alpha said.
“The evil we oppose has never been in a more desperate state Alpha, the Rangers have become quite the formidable force and Vile’s last campaign against the planet ended in humiliation. He will not take being humbled in this way lightly”
“I guess all we can do right now is hope that we’re both wrong about this, but I have a feeling in my dials that something is going to go drastically wrong” confessed a worried Alpha.
Elsewhere, in Angel Grove, a large carnival was in town.
Katherine , a pink blindfold over her eyes, asked her five teammates what was going on
“Guys, where are you taking me?! I don’t understand!” she pleaded, half excitedly as the loud music and sound of screaming children gave her the impression she was surrounded by a lively and joyous environment.
“We wanted to make sure your first birthday in the States was full of life, laughs and love. The love comes from us, the laughs come from them, and here’s to more years of life for all of us” exclaimed a pleased Aisha.
“Yeah Kat, you’re definitely going to love this” said Tommy.
Tommy and Billy lead the blinded Katherine through the main parking lot, the others following close behind.
Elsewhere in the parking lot, Junior Police Officers Bulk and Skull were on parking duty. Skull was carrying a measuring tape, while Bulk was busy writing tickets on a notepad.
Skull’s measurements one vehicle in particular were analysed by Bulk, scribbling them on the notepad and agreeing with them.
The owner of the car soon arrived, his features hidden behind a baseball cap and a pair of dark shades.
Bulk approached him.
“Excuse me sir, but according to our meticulous measurements, your car is too inches close to the line. That’s a mighty big traffic hazard there.
Skull wound up the tape measure and plucked it into Bulk’s hand.
“Write ’em his notice Bulkie” Skull exclaimed.
“Sir, I must advise you to be careful where you deposit that heap of yours, otherwise next time we’ll be forced to tow it” Bulk continued, chuckling. Skull followed that up with his own trademark laugh.
The man removed his shades, revealing the features of Bulk and Skull’s superior officer Lt. Stone.
“I might be forced to do something quite disturbing if you go through with that gentlemen…so why don’t we put a bad idea to bed” said Stone in a smooth and stern voice that shook Bulk and Skull to their core.
“Yes sir, absolutely sir” said Bulk, tearing up the parking ticket and stuffing it in Skull’s mouth, Skull swallowed it and grinned nervously at Stone, who rolled his eyes and stormed past them.
Around the corner, the blindfolded Kat was brought to the carnival entrance.
“Now for the grand unveiling” said Aisha as Tommy handed her the tickets for entry.
“I’m ready guys, surprise me” said Katherine.
Billy removed her blindfold and Katherine took in the full sights and sounds of the carnival in progress.
“Surprised?” said Rocky.
“Oh guys I love this, thank you so much” said Katherine as she got a little overemotional.
“Hey, wipe those tears girlfriend, this is a happy occasion” remarked Aisha.
“I’m so lucky, these past few months have been a rollercoaster for me, meeting you guys has really changed my life for the better” Katherine said.
“We’re all lucky to have met you Kat” said Rocky.
“Come on, guys. Let’s go have some fun!”
At the Lunar Palace, Master Vile was explaining his latest plan to his family.
Squatt and Baboo, most curious about the item in Vile’s hand, reached out to touch it, only to be electrocuted by a surge of Vile’s sceptre
“Don’t put your grubby paws on it. This is a delicate item, it has the power to shatter the very foundations of a planet. Do you want us all cast adrift in space?” Vile” cautioned with sheer contempt in his voice.
“It would help of course Vile if we knew just what we were dealing with” Zedd said.
“Thankfully it is the Rangers that will have to deal with this orb’s power, and they will find they have at last met their match”
“Their match? Wouldn’t they use that to start a fire and smoke us out?” asked a dumbfounded Rito much to Vile’s dismay. Zedd zapped Rito’s behind with a bolt of energy from his own staff.
“The Orb was devised as a morphing grid in miniature” Vile explained, “It has the ability, when placed in a location that aligns perfectly with a set of stellar constellations, can emit a temporal wave that restores the Earth to an earlier point in its history. This was originally devised as a last resort by the Morphing Masters should evil overtake the planet, but the orb was too powerful for them to control, and was thus buried deep within the moon. Only a thorough breakdown of the caverns of despair’s defences by the Rangers on their last visit here granted me the power sufficient enough to release it”
“So this orb can do what we’ve already tried, and failed, to do in turning the clock back on the Earth, to do. An inspirational piece of original thinking there Vile” replied a cynical and wearier Zedd.
“Oh ye of little faith, this will do more than just reverse time, being a product of the Morphing Masters, the orb harnesses the very core of the Morphing Grid’s energies, whenever energy from the same source is used in opposition to it, it absorbs and bestows it’s wielder with a karmic deflection” Vile explained.
“Are you telling us this is basically a rabbit’s foot?” asked Rita.
“I got one better sis, it’s the whole rabbit” said Rito.
“Rito, I am entrusting the Orb of Doom to you, position it just north of the city, it will do the rest. You need not worry about interference from the Power Rangers, indeed I am looking forward to their attempts at meddling” Vile instructed, handing Rito the orb.
“You can count on me Pops” said Rito, shimmering in red energy as he transported himself down to the surface of the Earth.
Back at the carnival, the six teenagers were atop the Super Slide riding atop potato sacks, cheering loudly as they slid down towards the bottom. At one point in the trip, Tommy found himself unable to maintain his balance and spun around on his back.
Katherine was in high spirits, and exclaimed how awesome the slide was as soon as they touched down.
“You guys want to try out the Roller Plane next?” asked Tommy as Katherine helped him to his feet.
“I eagerly agree” said Billy as he came down.
“I’m definitely up for it” said Katherine.
Rocky clutched his stomach, feeling a little queasy.
“I don’t know guys, these rollercoasters are really messing with my intestines, probably shouldn’t have those chilli dogs before I started on these rides” he said.
“The ironic thing is you haven’t even been on any real rollercoasters yet” joked Aisha.
The Rangers communicators suddenly went off.
Katherine’s face froze, she shook slightly.
“Not today” she whispered.
Tommy and the other dashed off to a secluded corner at the edge of the slide, the teens huddled together in a circle, activating their communicators.
“We read you Zordon” said Tommy.
“Power Rangers, you are required at the Command Centre immediately” said Zordon.
The teens did as instructed, triggering the teleporter on their communicators. Their bodies shimmered and crackled with sparkling multi coloured electricity and they flew into the sky heading towards their Command Centre hidden in the rocky mountains on the outskirts of the city.
Upon landing inside the Command Centre, they were greeted by a distressed Alpha,
“Oh, thank goodness your’re here! Ay-yi-yi! It’s just terrible!” he bellowed.
“Calm down Alpha, I’ve never seen you this haywire” said Adam.
The teens, looks of concern on their faces, asked Zordon what the latest emergency was
” Master Vile has summoned the darkest force in the universe, and is preparing to unleash it on our planet.” Zordon revealed.
“I don’t get it! What force?” Aisha asked
“The Orb Of Doom. A device that harnesses the very power of the Morphing Grid. Corrupted long ago by the forces of evil it lay dormant within the Moon’s caverns of despair for millennia until very recently. Somehow Master Vile has gotten a hold of it, and has sent Rito to Earth to place it at a specific set of coordinates. Once he succeeds, Vile will be able to use the Orb to reverse time and undo key events in our history. It will be as the Power Rangers had never arrived”
“Wait, it can tap into the Morphing Grid energy? Does that mean it can give Vile, Zedd and Rita access to our powers?” Rocky asked.
“No, but for as long as he has his hands on the Orb, Rito and his forces will have a distinct advantage in both strength and tenacity that could prove to be a difficult challenge” explained Alpha.
“Once the Orb is planted, it will burn through its remaining energies to accomplish its task. You won’t have to worry about it afterwards, but by that point it will have achieved it’s purpose and the Earth will be altered”
“Does this orb have the power to halt time indefinitely?” asked Billy.
“It was created to be an ideal weapon by people whose sole ideal was the planet’s perceived golden age, an age that cannot be viewed through a lens that looks forward” Zordon revealed.
“So in other words, to the orb the past is most present” said Adam
“Let us intercept Rito Zordon, we can take him” said Tommy.
“There is a chance, but there is a great risk Rangers. As Alpha has said, the power you draw from the morphing grid will be used to enhance Rito and his own forces; they would prove to be a formidable match”
“We’ve gotten by before through taking chances” said a confidant Tommy.
Billy printed out the co-ordinates and studied them thoroughly.
“Remember, Rangers. Once the Orb is secured, it cannot be removed.”
“Red Ranger Power”
“Black Ranger Power”
“Yellow Ranger Power”
“Pink Ranger Power”
“Blue Ranger Power”
“White Ranger Power”
Transforming into the Power Rangers, the six teenagers teleported to their destination, where they found Rito wandering the hills.
“Look, he’s got the orb in his hands” said Adam, pointing to the glowing object in Rito’s grip.
“Hey Rito, we’ll take that” called out Tommy.
Rito turned around and grunted.
“Hey, dad said you’d arrive for the party, might as well start it with a bang” he said and fired several electrical shots from what passed for his eyeballs, igniting the very ground the Rangers stood on, though fortunately the Rangers were able to leap out of the way in time as the soil erupted into flames.
The Rangers encircled Rito, giving him no possible way out.
“You’re surrounded Rito, you might as well surrender and hand over that Orb” said Tommy.
Rito waved his bone-sword menacingly at them.
“If I had nerves, you guys would be getting on the end of every one of them” Rito remarked.
“Whatever your game is, you’re going to lose” said Rocky.
“Oh games? Now this is definitely what I call a party, here’s one of my favourites, it’s called “TENGA, YOU’RE IT”
He waved his sword and summoned an army consisting of purple and black feathered freaks
“Those feathered forces have never been much of a match for us Rito” said Tommy.
“Always a first for everything, sic ’em boys” said Rito.
More Tengas approached Aisha from behind.
She backed away slowly upon noticing them.
“I hate to tell you this, guys. But now we’re the ones that are surrounded”
“I ain’t got all day, so if you don’t mind, I’ll leave you guys to play while I get my job done” Rito said, resuming his journey.
Suddenly, Zedd’s most loyal minion Goldar arrived.
“I heard you were having a party, why wasn’t I invited?” he said.
“Guys, we can’t delay any longer, we’ve got to stop Rito before he plants that orb where it needs to be” said Billy.
“Agreed, drop it Rito” said Tommy.
“We won’t let you get away with this” said Katherine.
“I’m afraid you have no choice this time Birthday brat, the grid’s energy flow through this odd little orb, a lot of luck is on my side this time”
“Your luck’s about to run out” decreed Tommy.
“Fortune favors the bald” said Rito
“That’s bold you numb skull” said Goldar
“Hey, there’s nothing wrong with my skull, sure it’s a bit dented around the edges, but it feels just fine” said Rito.
The Rangers, realising time was of the essence, charged into battle with the Tengas. Rocky threw several fierce punches, some of which the Tengas deflected or ducked, and set themselves upon him. Aisha managed to avoid being sliced in half by Goldar’s sword and reached out to grab the orb from Rito, but a Tenga speared her from the side and pulled her down to the ground.
Billy tried his hand next, getting close to Rito and managing to spar with him briefly. Rito was able to juggle clashing with Billy with holding the orb and keeping it from falling into the Ranger’s hands. The orb glowed brightly, Rito could feel the harmonious energy of the grid protecting him as Billy found it difficult to get past Rito’s sword attacks and take the orb from him, even attempting to kick it out of his hand fell to pieces as Rito’s hand was able to avoid every attempt by Billy to do so.
Finally, two Tengas grabbed Billy’s arms and held him back, Billy eventually hurled them off and knocked them on top of one another, but by the time he turned, Rito had already advanced. The two Tengas swiftly got up and this time were successful in bringing Billy down.
Adam tried his hand next only to find his path to Rito blocked by Goldar and a trio of Tengas. Billy broke free of the Tengas pinning him down and joined Aisha to fend off Goldar and the trio and clear a path for Adam.
As the fight wore on however, more Tengas swooped in and provided Goldar with back up. Blue and Yellow now faced overwhelming odds, and their plan to give Adam cover to reach Rito soon fell apart as Adam raced to their rescue.
The swarm of Tengas tore into the Rangers with kicks and pecks from their beaks, Adam was kicked in the gut and Aisha was slammed onto a slab of concrete rock . Billy found himself being tackled once again, and was barely able to get up.
Billy walked over to Tommy, who was biding his time, attempting to find a clearer path to Rito and becoming frustrated that
“Tommy, Zordon was right, the orb’s power is protecting Rito, there’s no efficient way of reaching him, and the Tengas are unbelievably strong. We need extra protection”
“We’ll call on the Mettallic Amour” Tommy replied.
The Rangers all gathered around as the Tengas and Goldar swarmed over them, they motioned their arms up in the air and then down, creating a dazzling flash of light.
“Metallic armour power up” Tommy bellowed.
A pool of gleaming energy coated the Rangers in sparkling, gleaming variations on their outfits. The Rangers cracked their knuckles and flexed their enhanced muscles.
“So you Mighty Morphing Morons are on the Metallic Mend, as if that’ll put a dent in my plans” said Rito.
“Too bad, because we’re about to put break your bird’s beaks” declared Rocky.
Aisha jumped high in the air and perched herself a tall boulder, the Tengas surrounded it. Aisha leaped off the boulder and delivered a jump kick to the Tengas, her golden yellow colouring illuminating the sky as she did so, knocking down several of them in one mighty swoop.
A Tenga also takes a leap into the air and attempts to pin down Billy for a third time, but Billy, protected by the metallic armour, was able to deliver a nasty kick with his leg in perfect position to impact on the Tengas’s chest, causing it to flip uncontrollably down to the ground.
Black Metallic Ranger Adam faced down three Tengas at once. He utilized the power of his armour, gliding across the ground at the speed of light, zipping across the area and deflecting attacks from several Tengas.
Tommy engaged with Goldar, using Saba to counter sword attacks from the winged warrior. Several Tengas attempted to attack Tommy, but his sharp instincts alerted him to the ambush and he was hold to fend off the attempt at an attack by twirling around and slashing them with strieks from Saba before turning around and again clashing with Goldar.
Rocky and Katherine attempted to double team Rito, managing to finally catch up to him through the efforts of the others. They sparred back and forth with him, again trying to get him to release his grip on the orb of doom.
Rito was not to be deterred however, and slashed away at the two Rangers with his bone sword. The metallic armor protected them, but to their horror they found difficulty in trying to break Rito’s hold on the orb.
“It’s no good, that thing is still drawing power from the Grid to protect itself” said Rocky.
Meanwhile, somewhere up in the mountain range, White Ranger easily takes on Goldar, AND several Tengas at once. What a guy! Red Ranger gets back in the action with Rito Revolto, the two sparring Tommy attempted to reach Rito next, but the Tengas wee as determined as ever to prevent their foes from succeeding, and they grabbed him from behind, Katherine and Rocky were faced with a difficult choice, let Rito go or help their leader.
Katherine knew where her loyalties lay, and dashed off to protect Tommy. Rocky was initially hesitant, concerned with the mission, but realised friendship and teamwork was always the main priority.
Rito powered on, counting the numbers until he reached a spot covered in a patch of grass.
“Looks like a pretty spot…but wait, would Vile really pick somewhere nice looking to plant this thing? Is he just being ironic?” he said to himself.
Rito sat down, bashing the left side of his skull as he pondered where exactly to place the orb. The other Rangers were struggling to keep the Tengas at bay in the backdrop of him puzzling over the problem.
He pointed his finger to the patch of earth and waving it around, settling on the left, then the right, then up, then down. Nothing satisfied him.
“This isn’t working, I have no idea where to place this thing, might as well chance it” said Rito, getting up and dropping the orb on the first patch of soil he chose.
To his astonishment, he found sometimes chances pay off for villains as much as they do for heroes.
A bright beam of violet energy was released from the Orb, streaming upwards towards the sky. Rito stood next to it, looking on in awe
“Alright” he said
“I don’t believe it, the bonehead actually pulled it off” said Goldar.
“Hey, I was the one who trashed their Zords months back too, my pop was right about broken clocks” replied Rito.
Menawhile, the Rangers found their struggle against the Tengas becoming mercifully easier, and they were able to beat them back.
Unfortunately, they also knew what this meant.
“Looks like the Orb’s been released, which means we’re too late” said Tommy.
The Rangers huddled together and watched as a loud thunderclap could be heard and the sky darkened. Lighting struck various sections of the rocky terrain, encircling Rito as he laughed triumphantly.
As the sky became a black hue, Rito spotted full moon peering through the murky clouds, as it’s glow intensified, a earthquake suddenly rocked the area.
Rito, Goldar, the Tengas and the Ranger swayed from side to side as fissures opened up in the ground and they struggled to maintain their balance.
Observing all of the events was Alpha and Zordon from the security of the Command Centre.
“Ay-Ay-Ay Zordon, the Rangers have failed” said Alpha.
“Then we must proceed with our contingency plan quickly Alpha, summon the Rangers back here and begin preparations” Zordon ordered.
“Rangers, return to the command centre immediately” Alpha instructed as he contacted the Rangers.
“There’s still a chance we can take the orb out Alpha” said Tommy.
“There’s nothing that can be done at this stage Tommy, if you stay where you are, you’ll be affected by the temporal storm the orb is generating” Alpha revealed
“Tommy, listen to Alpha, Rito’s won” Rocky insisted.
“No, we’ve got to get the orb” Tommy said, anguish and desperation in his voice.
“Remember what Zordon said, the orb can’t be removed. It’s over, we have to retreat”
“No way” said Tommy, trying to make it to where the Orb was, only to be pulled back by the remaining Rangers.
“It’s too late Tommy, please, it’s too dangerous to remain here” Katherine pleaded.
Tommy pounded the ground in frustration as he realized his friends were right.
“…Ok” he said.
Tommy looked at his friends; he clenched his fist in frustration, and made the call.
“Rangers, retreat” he said.
The Ranegrs raised their arms to the sky and triggered their teleportation.
“The Rangers in retreat? Now there’s a story” said Rito.
“We’d best retreat ourselves, otherwise we’ll be taking a trip to the Earth’s core” Goldar said, grabbing Rito by the shoulder blades and teleporting away.
Back at the Lunar Palace, a triumphant Master Vile addressed his family, giving the returning Rito a gold medal for his competence.
“Well done sonny boy, I knew the good fortunes of the Orb of Doom would bring misery and ultimate defeat for the Power Rangers” Vile boasted.
“Thanks dad, if I had a face, I’d be red with blushes right about now” said Rito.
Rita noticed Zedd was hesistant to celebrate.
“Hey, what’s down with your demeanour, the Rangers lost and had to run away” she said.
“Exactly, they retreated back to the Command Centre, where undoubtedly Zordon will find some means of protecting the power squeaks” Zedd revealed.
“Not even the wise and formidable Zordon can prepare fully for the great sea of change about to flood this planet” Vile revealed as bolts of lightning darted out of the Earth and lit up the stars, exploding into majestic sparks of light and energy that danced across the moon palace.
Back at the carnival, Bulk and Skull were trying to maintain order as the citizens panicked and ran in all directions.
“What’s up with the sky? The forecast said it’d be clear all day” said Skull.
One citizen trod on Bulk’s foot, causing him incredible pain
“That’s the fifth time someone’s stood on my bad toe today, the next one to try that is up to their pencil necks in trouble” he vowed.
No sooner that he’d decreed this did the same thing happen again. In pain, he grabbed the citizen by the neck and demanded he apologise.
“Care to repeat that Bulkmier?” said the Citizen, revealing himself to be Lt. Stone.
“Apology ac-accepted sir” Bulk said.
“Hey Bulk, you wanna head off and get something to eat” Skull said as he turned back to his friend, only to freeze in horror at the icy look on Stone’s face as he suggested this.
“I meant get something to eat for the folks here” Skull said nervously.
“Yeah, a little something to calm their nerves and stomachs, I don’t know if you’re aware of this but there’s something brewing up there” Bulk said nervously, pointing upwards towards the sky.
On the moon, Master Vile began to cast a spell
Give me strength, power, and rage. People of Earth, reverse in age”
The Orb Of Doom gleamed with another surge of power, a ferocious torrent of fire shot upwards and igniting the moon, making it as bright as the sun, before it shot back down towards the Earth and immersed in a warm glow.
Inside the Command Centre, the Ranger, still in costume, watched a view of the Earth from the viewing globe.
“Look, the planet is beginning to reverse it’s rotation” Billy said
“Alpha, can you focus on the carnival?” Tommy asked.
On the viewing globe, the carnival slowly ground to a halt. Citizens froze in place as the planet burned bright with white hot energy.
On the moon, Master Vile concluded his spellbinding ceremony.
“Ultimate power, exert your force! Divert the Earth’s natural course!”
“These nursery rhymes aren’t worth my time” said a despairing Zedd.
Rita aggressively elbowed him.
As the world turned, Master Vile gloated at his supreme victory.
“The Rangers will not able to summon their Ninja Zords or draw on their own power, their defeat is total, we must make preparations for the conquest of their world” he said.
The Earth began spinning in a clockwise direction, opposite of where it was heading before, and as it did so, those caught up in the temporal storm found themselves regressing in age.
Bulk, Skull and Lt. Stone were among the panicked citizens reduced to children.
“Hey, aren’t we a little bit short for these uniforms?” asked a nimble and nervous Stone.
“Who asked you?” said Bulk, shoving Stone to the ground and trying to walk away only for his feet to trip over the long sleeves of his pants.
Elsewhere, someone is tossing a baseball to some milk jugs at a booth, observed by a vendor with his dog at his side, when the temporal storms overtake them and they’re all reverted to children, with the dog reverted to a puppy.
Back at the command centre , the Rangers observed the changes to the world in disbelief.
“I can’t believe this is happening” she said.
“Our parents…our friends, will they even recognise us if we head back?” asked Adam.
Tommy was beside himself with guilt and anger.
Observing all these changes at the Command Centre, Katherine shed a small tear as the world she knew fell apart, and all on her special day.
“What do we do now?” she asked.
Noone had an answer.
TO BE CONTINUED
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