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Christmas Snowballs
By Larry J. Hall

It was near Christmas time. Billy was at the Juice Bar playing his electric guitar and singing Christmas carols, raising money for the homeless. We catch Billy singing "The 12 Days of Christmas". When Billy finished, Kimberly and Tommy put $12 in his guitar case.

"Hey Billy!" said Kimberly, "Why don't you bundle up and help us make a snowman at Angel Grove Park?"

"With Rocky, Adam, and Aisha away with their families, we could sure use some help," said Tommy.

"Give me 30 minutes, I got a gig to finish," said Billy playing "Blue Christmas" on the guitar.

"Blue Ranger playing 'Blue Christmas'? Bad pun!" whispered Tommy to Kimberly, "What could be worse?"

"Going Christmas shopping with David Yost, looking at toys," said Kimberly. Then explaining the pun, "Yost is an anagram for toys!"

They groaned leaving Billy alone. After Billy played the song through, he sang it. When he got to the end, he wasn't blue at all when he saw Marge, his first girlfriend.

"I didn't know you could play the guitar," she said as she kissed Billy under the mistletoe.

"It's only a hobby," he said. He asked, "Are you visiting your relatives in Angel Grove?"

"No silly. I thought I'd make a cameo!" said Marge.

At Angel Grove Park, it was snowing. People were building snowmen and snowwomen for a contest. One person had a snowman holding a banjo (HEY! That's another Christmas special!). Billy came by to help Tommy and Kimberly build a Snow Ranger.

Up on the moon, Rita and Zedd were gone to visit evil relatives for the holidays. So Goldar was temporarily in charge. He spied on them looking at the Repulso-Scope, seeing the Rangers and other citizens building snowpeople.

"If only I could find a way to destroy the Rangers." thought Goldar, "It would make Rita and Zedd's Christmas!"

Goldar peeked at his stocking and discovered that there was a magic wand. The same one the Wizard of Deception used to clone Tommy with.

"That wand was destroyed!" interrupted Zordon.

"It's another one," I said, "I had to come up with a plot."

So Goldar had an evil idea!

"I'll turn their White Christmas into a black and blue Christmas for the Rangers. I'll make those Frosties and Crystals come alive and turn evil!"

Back at the park, the judges awarded ribbons for the best snow work. Tommy, Kimberly and Billy finished 2nd. First prize went to the banjo playing snowman since the judges like that certain Christmas special. Just then, Goldar appeared with his magic wand.

"Angel Grove, you'll have a Black Christmas!" proclaimed Goldar. Then he waved the wand and the snowpeople came to life. People panicked as they ruined the park and ran for their lives.

When the citizens fled, that's when our trio morphed into the Power Rangers.

The Pink Ranger battled a snow witch! The snow witch attacked with her broom. So The Pink Ranger made her chase her around the park. She trapped her into a greenhouse crying, "I'm melting!"

"Wizard of Oz deja vu!" said Pink Ranger.

The Blue Ranger battled the prize-winning snowman. But he tortured our hero playing the banjo and singing, "Rangers are doomed. Rangers are doomed. Rita and Zedd will be pleased. You will wind up as ornaments, on their Christmas tree!"

"Burl Ives, you're not! BOO!" critiqued Blue Ranger throwing tomatoes at him. Then he destroyed his banjo!

The White Ranger was battling other snowpeople as Goldar thought he won. Then he got Saba, his talking sword and gave him instructions. The White Ranger threw Saba at Goldar, causing him to drop the wand. Then Saba retrieved the wand and gave it to White Ranger.

"Happy Christmas from Father Christmas!" said Saba.

"Quit it, you're not in England," said White Ranger.

"I do have a British voice!" quipped Saba.

The White Ranger used his magic wand to turn the snow creatures back to normal. Then he pointed to Goldar.

"No, I'll leave!" He disappeared.

With damages done, the White Ranger turned the park back to normal, and it looked like Christmas.

At the Command Center, Alpha had a Christmas party for the Rangers. The Rangers were impressed with the Christmas decorations.

"Good going, Rangers," said Zordon, "You saved another Christmas. Tommy, may I have that magic wand so I could destroy it?"

"Zordon, could I please use the magic wand for another hour?" asked White Ranger.

"Not for conjouring up Christmas presents!" snapped Zordon, "You shouldn't have magical powers."

"Aye aye aye, it's Christmas, Zordon." said Alpha.

"Very well, only an hour," said Zordon. He asked, "What do you have in mind?"

"Something cool that I always wanted to do," said White Ranger.

The Pink and Blue Rangers watched as the White Ranger used the magic wand. At an empty section of the Command Center, appeared a band of musical instruments. Then he made 5 White Ranger clones for a total of 6 White Rangers. Tommy went to each clone, waving his wand saying, "Clone #1, play the organ. Clone #2, play the vibes. Clones #3 and 4, take off your gloves. Clone #3, play the bass guitar, Clone #4, play the electric guitar. Clone #5, take off your helmet and play the trumpet."

As the clones went to their instruments, Blue Ranger gave Tommy a present he made in metal shop.

"Cool!" exclaimed White Ranger. "Metal drumsticks and metal tympani mallets!" Then he used his gift when he got to the drums, played a tympani drumroll saying, "The Tommy Oliver/White Ranger band will play!" stopped playing and went to his drum set and said, "1-2-3-4!"

The White Ranger band played "White Christmas". However, the real Tommy, playing the drums, made some cool (but butchered) lyrics up singing, "I'm dreaming of the White Ranger. The coolest leader of them all. Driving his Shark Cycle, the White Tiger Zord, to beat Rita and Zedd's monsters. I'm dreaming of the White Ranger. With Saba as my trusty side. May I stay clean when I fight crime. If I stink, they will say B.O!"

Clone #1 then played an organ solo, followed by Clone #2 playing a vibes solo. Then Clone #4 played a guitar solo amd the White Ranger played his drum solo. Then they played together as the White Ranger played a powerful tympani ending! When he finished, Zordon was displeased.

"That's the most dumbest use of magical powers I've ever witnessed!"

"I suppose you want me to quit the Power Rangers?" asked Tommy.

"Under the circumstances, yes! But, since it's Christmas, let's hear another song!"

The White Ranger Band did some more Christmas carols for the party. When the hour was up, except for Tommy's tympani, the instruments and clones disappeared. Zordon destroyed the magic wand for good.

The Blue Ranger got out his electric guitar as he sang "Little Drummer Boy" with White Ranger playing tympani. After Billy finished, the White Ranger played a two minute tympani solo. Kimberly had the whole Christmas Party taped. By the way, Kimberly got some perfume and Billy got a computer game and a computer disc of guitar lessons.

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