Author's note: In an alternate dimension, Zordon chose five different teenagers to become Power Rangers: Jordan, Zoey, Brianna, Taylor and Kasey. Along with his daughter Eridan, they begin their destiny of being Power Rangers.
Day of Destiny
By Kaitlin
By Kaitlin
On the moon, two astronauts were bouncing along, when one saw a bright glow in front of them.
"Hey, look at that!" he nudged his companion.
"Let's go!" was the reply. As they reached what appeared to be a strange container, they saw that the flash come from the jewel on the lid. "What do you think it is?"
"It looks like a giant space dumpster!" came the response. What's inside, the first astronaut wondered.
"Let's open her up!"
One of the astronauts touched the jewel and the lid came off easily. Streaks of light exploded from within, landing some distance away and materializing into four humanoid beings. Frightened by them, the two astronauts scrambled backwards. "What's going on?" one whispered in fear.
"Who cares? Let's get out of here!"
The four beings glanced at each other as the astronauts scurried a few feet away. One was tall, burly, covered in golden armor and with a sword. The second was smaller, with white fur and spectacles, as well as a burn-spotted apron. The third resembled a giant blueberry while the fourth was somewhat taller, with tattered wings and blunt claws. All bore the same glint of evil in their eyes.
"All right, we're out!" the small and blue one declared with joy. He ran over to the dumpster and peered back inside. "Rita, wake up, wake up, we're free!"
Gray hair wrapped up into a conical style peeked over the edge of the dumpster to be followed by a woman dressed in a brown and gold gown decorated with even more cones. She stretched her arms and yawned deeply as Squatt, the one who had waken her, dug in his pouch. "Uh-oh, morning breath!" he declared. "Let me get you a mint!"
The others were gathering around Rita as she got her bearings back. Finster, the one with the apron and glasses, stated firmly, "Oh, it's good to be free after ten thousand years!"
Baboo, of the tattered wings, came over to help her out of the dumpster. "Here, your Evilness, let me help you! Walk with me, talk with me," he warbled.
"Oh, you made me step in a puddle, you nitwit!" she turned and glared at him. "Get out of my way, monkeyface!"
Rita glanced around and saw the two astronauts backing away as fast as they could. She laughed wickedly. "Don't leave!" she told them before she blasted the dumpster to bits. "You'll miss my coming out party! That's when I destroy the nearest planet!"
The five of them looked up to where Earth floated over them, and evil laughter sounded that had not in ten thousand years. It was time for some conquest.
In the Youth Center, which was owned by Ernie, four teenagers had gathered. Two were practicing their martial arts skill; one a slender, tall sixteen-year-old in a red workout suit, her long blond hair held back by a hairband, her partner, a short well-muscled young Asian girl of the same age, in blue sweatpants and a black shirt.
"Great recovery, Zoey," said the red-clad girl.
"Thanks for the lesson, Jordan," her sparring partner answered in reply.
"No problem at all."
Not too far away, a young Caucausian boy in bright yellow workout clothes was practicing on the balance beam. As he leapt off the bar, another teenager dressed in purple came over and slapped him playfully on the back. "Way to go, Taylor!"
"Thanks, Kasey!" the gymnast smiled.
Zoey and Jordan glanced up as a young woman entered, her hair held back by a hairband.
"Over here, Brianna!" Zoey waved at the young woman.
"Hi guys." Brianna Corey headed their way. "So is it almost time?"
"Not quite yet. I'm still waiting for a few more students," Jordan responded.
Just then, two very familiar figures entered the room. "Oh no, it's them," muttered Zoey under her breath.
"Bulk and Skull," Jordan groaned out loud.
The two very familiar figures, one fat, the other skinny and both dressed in black leather and wearing chains, approached. "Hi girls. What about that double date?" Both had been trying to date Zoey and Jordan for months, but never succeeded.
"Get real, Bulk. As if I will go on a date with you."
"We're not good enough for you?" Bulk was not willing to take no for an answer.
"That's right. Now leave us alone."
"Oh yeah, make me!" Bulk moved in closer.
"Yeah, make me!" Bulk glared at Skull who amended his words, "Make him."
Just then, Taylor came up behind them, "Anything wrong, ladies?"
"Nothing we can't handle. Thanks anyway, Taylor."
"Oh really? Let's show them our karate skills, Skull!" Bulk and Skull charged the girls in identical movements. Brianna and Taylor moved out of the way and watched as Zoey and Jordan easily tackled the two bullies who found themselves on the mats. "You call that karate?" laughed Taylor.
High in orbit above Earth aboard her ship, a young woman looked worried. "Oh no, Rita's free. Have to tell father!" She teleported to the Command Center and greeted the robotic helper. "Hi, Alpha. Where's father?"
Zordon appeared in his tube. "Eridan, what seems to be the problem?"
"It's Rita. She somehow escaped her prison."
"This is indeed terrible. Alpha, teleport five teenagers here immediately."
"Ay-yi-yi," the robot said as he pressed a few buttons on the panel in front of him, beginning the search for five suitable candidates.
On Earth's moon, Rita and her forces had settled into an abandoned palace they'd found there. It would make the perfect staging ground for their attacks, and be a pleasantly depressing home to live in until they'd conquered the Earth.
Rita stared at the Earth through her RepulsaScope. "Oh, yeah, I like it!" she smiled, examining what seemed to be a large concentration of magical energy in a small California city.
The servants, Finster, Squatt, Baboo, and Goldar, nodded quickly and thankfully. It was good to know they wouldn't be traveling; this place was perfect just as it was. Rita looked to Finster, the monster-maker, and snapped out, "Finster! Start making Putty Patrollers!"
"I'll take them down and make the Earth yours, Empress!" Goldar declared, raising his sword.
Back in the Youth Center, Jordan's karate class had already started. Jordan had stopped the class halfway through and approached Brianna, who seemed to be having difficulty coping.
"Like this." Jordan demonstrated for her friend.
Brianna tried to imitate Jordan's movements, but gave up. "I don't think I'm meant for this."
Jordan reassured her, "It takes time to learn, Bree. Don't give up yet."
Returning to the front of the class, she asked, "Who can tell me what martial arts develops in us?"
Brianna raised her hand. "Courage, kindness, integrity, loyalty, and discipline," she answered when Jordan nodded at her.
Jordan frowned when she saw Bulk and Skull pushing their way through the class.
"Hey, sweet babe, how about showing me how to beat people up?"
Jordan simply folded her arms and looked at them. "Martial arts is not meant to harm people."
"We did not sign up for a geeky karate class!" Bulk declared.
"All right. Let's see you learn this. Sidekick." She demonstrated a smooth sidekick.
Bulk did the same movement, passably well. Skull applauded loudly but nobody else did. Jordan performed another technique. "Tornado kick."
When Bulk attempted the difficult move, he fell flat on his face and everyone laughed at him. "That's enough for today. Class dismissed." Jordan told the students, who bowed to her and left.
Once she and Brianna were showered and back in regular clothing, they gathered at the usual table the five of them sat at.
"Brianna," Jordan glanced over at Brianna, "you did well for your first class."
"I am not so sure."
"Nobody's perfect, Bree," Zoey reminded her.
The conversation turned to other things.
"Taylor," Brianna shyly asked him, "anything planned this weekend?" "Nothing yet," Taylor replied to her question, while a bemused trio looked on.
"Why don't I go over to your house tomorrow and go over the science notes?"
"Sure."
Ernie, the owner and runner of the Youth Center, came over with a plate of drinks.
"Here you go guys." He placed the drinks on the table and left.
Without warning, the five sensed something strange happening to them and got to their feet. Before they could move one step, they vanished in five streaks of colored light: red, blue, black, yellow, and purple. They reappeared in the Command Center in the desert.
As they landed on the floor they rematerialized and found themselves in a strange place. "Where are we? What is this place?" exclaimed Jordan staring around, then caught sight of a young dark-haired woman standing in front of a control panel. She was wearing a short, long-sleeved grey jacket over a green shirt and grey pants tucked inside ankle-high black boots.
"Excuse me. Can you tell us where we are?"
The young woman turned around at the sound of Jordan's voice. "You're in the Command Center."
"Command Center?" echoed Jordan.
"Welcome, humans."
The five whirled in time to see a giant head materialize in a tube. In shock, they approached cautiously. "Who're you?" Jordan asked.
Kasey broke in. "Make that, what are you?"
"I am Zordon, an interdimensional being caught in a timewarp."
"I am Eridan, Zordon's daughter," the young woman introduced herself.
"And my name is Alpha 5," a robot approached from a hiding place.
"Wow, a real robot," breathed Brianna.
"We have brought you here because your planet is under attack," Eridan said by way of explanation.
"Earth under attack? By whom?"
"Look at the viewing globe behind you."
The five turned to see a crystal ball behind them, then peered at the images that appeared.
Zordon explained, "This is Rita Repulsa, an intergalactic sorceress who is bent on controlling the universe. With her henchmen and Putty Patrollers, she plans to conquer Earth."
"You have been chosen to form a team to stop Rita," Eridan said by way of explanation.
"Us?" Jordan gestured to include their group.
"You were chosen because of your intelligence and resourcefulness." Eridan handed each a morpher.
Zoey took it and stared at the symbol of the Mastodon on it. "What's this?"
"Those are your Power Morphers. They will enable you to change into the Power Rangers."
"Power Rangers?" Taylor was confused by what Eridan and Zordon were saying.
"A group of superheroes to battle Rita."
Zordon looked at them one by one, "Jordan, with your strength and knowledge, you will command the Tyrannosaurus Dinozord. Zoey, you are bold and smart, you will command the Mastodon Dinozord. Kasey, swift and strong, the Pterodactyl Dinozord is yours. Brianna, courageous in spirit, you will command the mighty Triceratops Dinozord. Taylor, fierce and cunning, the Sabertooth-Tiger Dinozord will be under your command."
Eridan continued for her father. "When you need help, call for your zords and they will come to your aid."
"Power Morphers? Dino Zords? Thanks, but no thanks." The disbelieving five, by silent agreement, started to leave just as the alarms went off.
"What's that noise?"
Eridan whirled around, "Rita sent down Goldar and some Putties. Time to go into action!"
"Wait a sec. How do we change?"
"Call out the names of your dinosaur."
"Mastodon!"
"Pterodactyl!"
"Triceratops!"
"Sabertooth-Tiger!"
"Tyrannosaurus!"
In multi-colored flashes of light, where five teens had stood, now were five mighty warriors. Purple Ranger, Black Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Red Ranger all stood there, covered in armor of some strange material, with laser pistols by their sides, and a confidence flowing through them like nothing they had ever imagined before.
"Now it's my turn. Let's Rocket!" Eridan punched the following series of combinations into the morpher on her wrist: 3-3-5. She morphed and in her place stood the Green Astro Ranger.
"Woah, you're a Ranger, too?" exclaimed the others in shock.
"That's right. Let's go!"
Alpha teleported them to the location of Goldar and they engaged the clay soldiers in battle.
The six arrived just outside of Angel Grove and Eridan threw out an arm commandingly. "All right, let's do it!"
Goldar appeared and a full army of putties at his command. "Get them!" he ordered the clay warriors, who rushed toward the Rangers.
The battle raged all over the tops of the buildings, as Rangers and putties flipped everywhere. The forces of good had just gained five powerful new allies, and the forces of evil were hard-pressed to stop them.
"Finster!" Rita screamed as she stormed into her servant's workshop. "Those stupid putties are being beaten by a bunch of pimple-faced meatheads! They're pathetic!"
As Finster huddled away from her wrath, Squatt piped up, "Why don't you make Goldar big with your wand?"
Rita glared at him, then marched back to the balcony she was watching the events unfold from. "I always have to do everything myself!" she grumbled. "Finster, I'll deal with you later!" As the little monster maker cowered in a corner, she raised her wand and threw it to Earth, calling out, "Magic wand, make my Goldar grow!"
On Earth, Goldar suddenly expanded into immense proportions and stomped towards the Rangers.
"Woah, that's one giant monster," said a shocked Taylor.
"Call your zords now!" shouted Eridan at the Rangers. "I'll handle the Putties!"
"We need DinoZord Power now!" Jordan cried. One by one, the Dinozords emerged from their hiding places. The Rangers jumped up and landed on the tops of their individual zords, then entered the cockpits.
Jordan commanded. "MegaZord power, activate!" The five zords merged to form the Megazord.
The Megazord attacked Goldar who fought back. Within seconds the battle was over.
"This isn't over!" Goldar declared, looking at the Rangers in their Megazord who had defeated him easily. Meanwhile, Eridan had also defeated the Putties. As the Rangers left the Megazord, she came up to them, "Congratulations, all of you, on your first victory as a team."
"Yeah, we did it!" Zoey whooped with joy and the others laughed.
"Thanks, Eridan."
"Alright, let's go back to the Command Center." The six teleported back to the secret base.
"I can't believe this!" Rita roared as Goldar appeared on the palace. "You failed! How could you?"
"But your Evilness," Goldar tried to explain his hasty retreat.
Rita growled. "Shut up! I've got a headache!" and marched out of the room.
Cheerful voices filled the Command Center as the five newly made Rangers talked among themselves.
Zordon's voice cut through it all. "Congratulations on a job well done. Now that the five of you have become Power Rangers, you must follow 3 basic rules or lose the protection of the power. First, never use your powers for personal gain. Second, never escalate a battle unless Rita forces you. And finally, keep your identity a secret. No one must know you are a Power Ranger."
Jordan declared firmly, "Let's do it!" and held out her hand. The others all placed their own on top of hers, then looked to where Eridan stood watching them. "Eridan, will you be our leader?" asked Jordan.
"Very well." Eridan came over and placed her hand on top of theirs. In a mighty voice all cried, "Power Rangers!"
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