Authors note: This is a
sequel to “Return of the crane”. For the
explanation of Kims healing power, read “Some
unexpected gifts”. This fanfic leaves the Saban
timeline completely
Coming
of the gazelle
Eva
It had been nearly two moths since Kim had joined Lightspeed as the Pink Ninja Ranger. She still fought with a secret identity. But what didn’t was a secret was her relationship with the Titanium Ranger. After six weeks they had become very close.
Kim absolutely didn’t regret leaving
her gymnastics career as coach. This was where she was
meant for: defending Earth, and her people.
But tonight she wasn’t protecting
Earth. Tonight she was just on a date with her new found
love.
***
Together they entered the hall of Mariner Bay Theatre. It was a very formal affaire where they were going. Ryan was in black smoking with a silvery bow tie and cummerbund, Kim was in a long, glittery, pink dress and matching high heels. It was a premiere of “the Nutcracker”.
Quickly they brought their coats to the
cloakroom and headed towards there places. They had with
an excellent sight on the stage.
A girl handed them their programmes and they
took their places. They just had the time to read thru
the dancers list. Kim read a certain name and was
pleasantly surprised. Just as she wanted to whisper
something to Ryan the orchestra started playing. Kim
shook her head and directed her gaze to the stage.
Suddenly the curtains opened and a woman in
a purple tutu appeared on the stage. The woman had long
blond hair, pulled back in a neat bun. Kim sat back to
enjoy the performance of her successor.
***
In the break she told Ryan about the prima ballerina and her background. He was pleasantly surprised. Kim headed in the direction of the stage entries. A man stopped her and asked: “Can I help you, Miss?”
Kim nodded. “Can you ask Miss Hillard
if she wants to see Kimberly Hart after the show? I am an
old friend of her.”
The man nodded and headed backstage. Five
minutes later he returned with a positive answer. Kim
thanked him and headed back to her place with Ryan.
***
The curtains of the stage just opened, when Kim told Ryan more about Kat Hillard.
Then the couple sat back to enjoy the show.
But the peaceful sitting only lasted for ten minutes.
Then the spotlights turned off. That
wasn’t supposed the happened and Kim and Ryan knew
that both. Both felt their hackles rice and Ryan
already twisted his wrist.
Then there was chaos.
The lights in the auditorium went back on.
And everywhere were Batlings holding people. Also Kat.
Suddenly she slammed a foot in a Batling, who went
flying. Another one holding her threw she over her back.
Then a Batling slashed her with a sword a number of
times. Kat went down with some serious injuries.
When Kim saw that she screamed. The long
scream turned in her morphing cry: “Pink Ninja Crane
Power.”
A pink flash filled the air and she was
wearing her Pink Ninja costume. Beside her Ryan also
morphed and the two ran in the direction of the stage.
***
Kat felt the hands holding her. When the lights came back on, she saw that she was being held. Old battle instincts began to rise and she slammed her feet in one of the black creatures. Then managed to free an arm and threw a creature over her shoulder. Suddenly she felt stabs of pain in her chest and everything started to become black. Just before everything became black she heard a woman scream and then a familiar voice who cried: “Pink Ninja Crane Power.” Then everything became completely black and Kat knew nothing anymore.
***
Kim jumped on the stage and dove in the horde of Batlings. Ryan was just behind her. Quickly they fought their way to the injured woman.
Kim quickly
twinned and kicked the Batlings away from Kat, while Ryan
made a call to the Aquabase.
***
Ten minutes later the Rescue Rover arrived at the theatre, with the other Rangers.
Quickly they hurried inside.
Inside they took one second to oversee the situation. Ryan was fighting Batlings around the stage and Kim was kneeled by a person on the stage.
Carter quickly gave some orders: “Chad, Kelsey, the Batlings on the right. Dana, go to the stage and help Kim and Ryan. Joel, we go left.”
Everyone spread
out and started fighting Batlings.
***
Kim was kneeled beside Kat. Kat had a serious stab wound in the chest and probably the sword had hit one of her lungs.
Kim shook her head and turned her head to the side for a moment when she heard the noise beside her. Dana was heading toward her and Ryan.
She turned her
attention back to the woman before her and thought back
to a fight with a monster named the Ostrichor. In that
fight they had discovered a side effect of the Ninja
Powers.
Kim wondered if
she still had her healing powers.
She placed her
hands on Kats chest and closed her eyes. A hot pink glow
started to build up around her hands. Then it started to
surround Kat.
***
Dana looked at
the stage with big eyes. Kims hands were glowing pink and
then the body of the woman started to glow. Quickly she
hurried to Kims side and started to kick the approaching
Batlings away.
***
Kims was starting to feel like that all her energy was drained.
A voice appeared in her head. “Young crane, ask the help of other Pink Rangers in the universe. Focus and the current and former Pink Rangers will hear you. Ask them to send energy.”
Kim recognized the voice of Ninjor and did what he had said.
Her head
started also to glow pink. “Pink Rangers or former
Pink Rangers, please hear my call. I am the Pink Ninja
Ranger. I can heal. A woman who once was a Pink Ranger is
hurt very seriously. I can heal her, but I need your
help. Please send me energy, so that I am able to help
her.”
***
Dana heard Kims message in her head. Quickly she kicked another Batling away and hurried to Kims side.
Dana placed her
gloved hands on Kim shoulders, closed her eyes and
started sending energy.
***
On Mirinoi two young blond women were sitting on a couch.
Their names were Kendrix Morgan and Karone from KO-35. They were both former Pink Galaxy Rangers.
When they were talking calmly about the assignment of tasks in the house their heads started to glow pink and they heard a message.
“Pink Rangers or former Pink Rangers, please hear my call. I am the Pink Ninja Ranger. I can heal. A woman who once was a Pink Ranger is hurt very seriously. I can heal her, but I need your help. Please send me energy, so that I am able to help her.”
When the message had faded away, Karone and Kendrix looked at each other and nodded.
Then they closed their eyes, gave each other a hand and started sending the energy.
When Leo
Corbett entered, he got a shock when he saw Karone and
Kendrix sitting on the couch, both glowing pink.
***
Cassandra Chan just started to sing for her new video clip, when she heard a message in her head.
“Pink Rangers or former Pink Rangers, please hear my call. I am the Pink Ninja Ranger. I can heal. A woman who once was a Pink Ranger is hurt very seriously. I can heal her, but I need your help. Please send me energy, so that I am able to help her.”
Quickly she lifted her hand and stopped the music.
“Excuse me, could we wait for few moments? I am suddenly not feeling so well.” Cassie asked.
On the director
confirming nod she headed towards her dressing room and
started to focusing and sending the energy.
***
Everywhere in the universe Pink Rangers and former Pink Rangers felt Kim’s message and the most of them started sending energy.
Suddenly hundred or more pink energy beams entered the auditorium and hit Kim.
For a moment
she was glowing completely pink, but then the energy
transferred to her hands and thru that to Kat. Her hands
and Kat started to glow even brighter.
***
The other Lightspeed Rangers had defeated the Batlings and were now staring to the stage. Kim’s hands and the woman was glowing a hot pink. Dana had her hands on Kim’s shoulders and she was glowing a soft pink.
***
Kat felt her returning slowly to her own body. It was if she was being drawn there by pink chords.
Suddenly she
could open her eyes and when she did all she could see
was pink light.
***
Kim saw that Kat opened her eyes and stopped the energy flow. Then she sent another message.
“Thanks, my fellow Rangers. I have succeeded in my goal. My successor is healed. Again, my thanks.”
Everywhere in
the universe the Rangers who had sent energy heard the
message and stopped their energy flow.
***
Kat saw the pink glow being drained away form her sight. She started to see a masked face.. Then five helmeted faces appeared also in her range of vision.
After blinking a few times she realized that it were Ranger helmets. And she recognized the masked face as the Pink Ninja Ranger.
She started to sit up and was relieved when she felt a soft hand behind her back who helped her. The Pink Ninja Ranger went to the silver-colored Ranger
The Pink Ranger took of her helmet and revealed a face of a young, blond woman with blue eyes. The other Rangers quickly followed her example. The Yellow Ranger was a woman with dark, curly hair, the Green Ranger was a Afro-American man with smiling eyes, the Blue Ranger was an Asian man and the Red Ranger was a Caucasian male with light hair and blue eyes.
Kat wanted to stand up, but the Pink Ranger said: “I think you can better wait for a few moments, Miss. My name is Dana Mitchell.”
The other Rangers quickly said their names and Kat turned her look to the last two remaining Rangers.
The silver-colored Ranger supported the Pink Ninja Ranger, who was busy removing her mask. Then she turned around.
Kat got a shock
when she saw the face of Kim.
***
Kim saw her friend turning very pale and she kneeled down beside her.
“Are you okay, Kat?” she asked.
Kat shook her head and nodded. “Just a bit shocked. When have you become a Ranger again? And I thought that the Ninja Powers were destroyed.”
“About six weeks ago. I was attacked in the training hall and I was able to morph. I have fought with the Lightspeed Rangers since them.” Kim explained shortly.
Ryan had also taken his helmet of and Kim quickly introduced him. But she didn’t tell about her relationship with him.
Then Carter spoke. “Kim, can you tell us a little bit more about this woman? She seems to know all about your history.”
Kat grinned and said: “I can do that myself. My name is Katherine Hillard. I was also a Power Ranger, just like Kim. When she went to Florida to train, I was her successor. Kim, how did you manage to heal me? I have healed also as the Pink Ninja Ranger, but I couldn’t heal such large wounds.”
“I asked all the Pink Rangers and former Pink Rangers in the universe for help. They sent me energy which I used to heal you. Would you mind coming with us to the Aquabase, so that we can check you out properly?” Kim told.
Kat agreed and
Kelsey and Dana helped her up and walking to the Rescue
Rover. Kim put her mask on again an Ryan helped her walk
to Rescue Rover.
***
Kat lay calmly on the bed in the infirmary while Miss Fairweather ran different scanners over her.
While Miss Fairweather had been busy, Kat and Kim had been catching up with what happened since Muiranthias. Kim had told Kat about her relationship with Ryan, but hadn’t asked the question yet which was burning inside her.
Now she gathered enough courage and asked: “Are you and Tommy still together?”
“Yes, we are. Tommy is building up his own martial arts school, while I am on my last tourney for a while. We have plans to get married.” Kat told, a little bit hesitating.
Kim nodded. ”Good to know that he has found someone to be happy with.”
Then Miss Fairweather spoke: “You are okay again, Katherine. The scans don’t show any damage.”
Kat nodded and came of the bed.
Suddenly a blue
glow appeared in the infirmary. It looked like a
teleportation beam. The glow formed into Ninjor.
***
Ninjor saw the three women gaping at him. He smiled inside his self.
“Hello Ninjor, what are you doing here?” Kim said, after she had come over her shock.
“Hello young crane. I have come for Katherine. The Power wants that she discovers her own Animal Guide and Color.”
Both Kim and Kat were stunned. Miss Fairweather was still gaping at the blue armoured figure.
Kim turned her look to Miss Fairweather. “Miss Fairweather, this is Ninjor. He has issued us our Ninja Powers. Ninjor, this is the inventor of the Lightspeed Powers, together with Billy.”
Ninjor nodded towards Miss Fairweather. “Katherine, I must ask you to return with me to my temple.”
Kat thought for a moment, but nodded then. “That’s alright, but is it possible that Kim and Tommy come also?”
Ninjor nodded and said: “I will teleport the Falcon here. Go say goodbye to the people you want.”
Kim left the
room with Miss Fairweather, while Kat spoke with Ninjor.
***
When Kim returned, with Ryan who wanted to meet Ninjor, she heard three voices coming from the infirmary. One was Kat’s, the other was Ninjor’s and the last was Tommy’s…
Ryan looked at Kim for a moment and then asked: “Are you okay?”
Kim nodded. “I have told you everything about Tommy. Just a bit nervous to see him again.”
Ryan laid an
arm around Kim’s shoulders and together they entered
the infirmary.
***
Tommy looked up when Kim and Ryan entered.
Kat had told him very quickly what had happened and had also named Kim’s new relationship. Kim and he had talked about the letter after Muiranthias and they had sorted things out, but to see her enter with her new friend shocked him a little.
Kim smiled at Tommy. He was still handsome and looked very good in his blue jeans and white shirt. She had realized that she still loved him long ago, but she loved him as a brother.
She slipped away from under Ryan’s arm went over to Tommy. She gave him a quick hug and said: “Hello Tommy. Good to see you again. Kat has told you what happened?”
Tommy nodded and Ryan approached them. “Hello, Kim has told me a great deal about you. I am Ryan Mitchell, the Titanium Ranger.”
Tommy gave him a hand. “I am Tommy Oliver. I have seen things about you on the news. We seem to have the same Ranger background.”
Ryan nodded and then Ninjor spoke: “We need to go.”
Kim agreed with him and kissed Ryan on the cheek. The she stood beside Ninjor, just like Kat and Tommy and they disappeared in a flash of light.
Ryan stood for
a moment and left the chamber.
***
They appeared in Ninjor’s temple.
As soon as their forms were solid again, two things happened.
Kim morphed automatically.
Tommy gave a shout: “White Ninja Falcon Power”. And he also morphed in his white Ninja uniform, with the Falcon on the golden coin in his chest.
Everyone was surprised at Tommy’s morph. They talked for a few moments about it. But then Ninjor asked Kat to stand before him.
“Katherine Hillard, the Power wishes that you find your own Animal Guide and color. Close your eyes and become Ninja, pure of Body, Mind, Heart and Spirit.”
Kat closed her eyes and white energy wisps appeared in the temple. They swirled around Kat and there was a flash of light.
Kim and Tommy had to shield their eyes.
When they could see again, Kat was suited up as the Purple Ninja Ranger, without the mask and hood.
Kat opened her eyes and smiled when she saw herself. “I am the Gazelle, quick and elegant.” she spoke.
Everyone smiled
and Ninjor said: “You have found your color and
Animal Guide. Congratulations, young gazelle. Now you can
return.
Kat, Kim and
Tommy stood with each other and disappeared in a flash of
light.
***
The three Ninja Rangers appeared in Rescue Ops, still morphed.
Immediately they were surrounded by people from the base.
Then they saw four other people appear. It were the Yellow, Red, Blue and Black Ninja Rangers.
Seven mouths fell open behind the masks.
Then Dana appeared and she guided everyone to the familiar meeting room. There were the other Lightspeed Rangers, Miss Fairweather and Captain Mitchell.
The Ninja
Rangers all demorphed and took a place, together with
Dana.
***
When everyone was comfortable, Captain Mitchell started to speak: “About ten minutes ago, the Blue, Red, Black and Yellow Ninja Ranger appeared here. They didn’t know why. Do you know something?”
“It seems that the Power wants us to fight again. At least, that is what Ninjor told me, when I morphed six weeks ago.” Kim told.
Aisha Campbell, Rocky DeSantos and Adam Park looked shocked when she mentioned Ninjor. Billy Cranston sat calmly, just like Kat and Tommy. They knew already about this.
Suddenly the blue glow of Ninjor teleportation appeared again. Besides that was a green glow.
When both glows
had subdued, it was Ninjor and a female in Green Ninja
Ranger suit. On the golden coin in her chest was the
image of a Reindeer.
***
The Green Ninja Rangers saw the familiar and unfamiliar faces looking at her. Quickly she lifted her hands to her face and removed the mask.
Then she spoke: “I am the Green Ninja Ranger, guided by the Reindeer. For those who not know me, my name is Tanya Sloan, former Yellow Zeo and Turbo Ranger.”
Everyone was silent. Then Kat got up and hugged her friend. With that Kim, Tommy, Aisha, Rocky and Adam got up and also hugged their friend.
The warm greeting were disturbed by Ninjor’s voice: “My task is now complete. Ninja Rangers, although you can’t morph fully, you have your old Ninja Powers back. Also you have your gifts back.”
The eight Ninja Rangers stood in a row and Ninjor moved before them.
“Thomas Oliver, White Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Falcon again. He also grants you your power to give and take energy, when you wish.”
“Katherine Hillard, Purple Ninja Ranger, you will now be guided by the Gazelle. She grants you the power to sense peoples emotions, empathy, when you wish.”
“Adam Park, Black Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Frog again. He also grants you your power to read peoples minds, telepathy, when you wish.”
“Kimberly Hart, Pink Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Crane again. She also grants you your power to heal people, when you wish.”
“William Cranston, Blue Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Wolf again. He also grants you your power to make psychic shields, when you wish.”
“Aisha Campbell, Yellow Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Bear again. She also grants you your power to move things with you mind, telekinesis, when you wish.”
“Rockwell DeSantos, Red Ninja Ranger, you will be guided by the Ape again. He also grants you your power to fire psychic blasts, when you wish.”
“Tanya Sloan, Green Ninja Ranger, you will now be guided by the Reindeer. She grants you the power to communicate with animals, when you wish.”
After these words, he dissolved in his blue glow, without saying a word.
The Ninja
Rangers sat down.
***
The Rangers who didn’t knew each other were quickly introduced.
Then Kim spoke: “I have decided to join Lightspeed as long as they need my help. I thought I couldn’t do much on my own with my powers. And sometimes there are some extra motivations to stay.” With that she gave Ryan a hand and they looked at each other.
Aisha, Tanya, Rocky and Adam were very surprised by the expression of love in the eyes of Kim and Ryan.
Suddenly the clock began to strike eleven times.
Captain Mitchell looked at the clock. “We will continue this meeting tomorrow morning. Kim, Kat and Aisha, would you mind sharing Kim’s quarters for this night? Dana, Kesley, would you mind to take Tanya in for the night, if she wants?” The six women nodded and left the meeting room.
Then Captain Mitchell turned to the guys. “We have a quarter prepared for you tonight. If you wish. We can look further tomorrow.”
The guys nodded and Captain Mitchell turned to his son. “Ryan, the quarters left from yours are prepared. Would you mind leading them to their quarters?”
Ryan nodded and left, with the four male Ninja Rangers in tow. The other male Rangers also left the meeting room and after a few quick words, Angela Fairweather and Bill Mitchell also went to bed.
The whole
Aquabase went to rest, with the exception of a small
night crew.
***
Aisha and Kat sat down on a couch while Kim moved around in her quarters to arrange to the beds for Kat and Aisha. Aisha was looking at Kim.
Kim felt the look of Aisha and turned towards her. “What is wrong, Aisha?”
“Kim, I know that I haven’t seen you in a while, but are you in love with the Titanium Ranger?” Aisha asked, with a little bit hesitation.
Kim giggled and sat down. “You are right. For about five weeks.”
“And what happened between you and Tommy?” Aisha asked.
Kat and Kim looked at each other.
Aisha was again very surprised. Then Kim got up and finished the beds.
“I am going to bed. I don’t know what you will do, but I say goodnight.” Kim ended the conversation and went to bed.
Aisha and Kat
followed her example.
***
The next morning was used to catch up and to for and for the both teams to get to know each other.
The were just pleasantly talking, when an alarm went off. Kim reacted immediately and raced to Rescue Ops, with the other Ninja Rangers in tow.
The Lightspeed Rangers were also there already and Captain Mitchell gave them a quick debriefing. There were some strange things in the sky. With that the Lightspeed Rangers hurried to Transport, while the Ninja Rangers lined up.
“It’s Morphin Time.” Tommy called and the morphing cries rose up from everybody’s troth.
“Pink
Ninja Crane Power.” Kim called
“Red Ninja Ape Power.” Rocky
shouted.
“Purple Ninja Gazelle Power.” Kat
intoned.
“Blue Ninja Wolf Power.” Billy
bellowed.
“Yellow Ninja Bear Power.” Aisha
invoked her morphing call.
“Black Ninja Frog Power.” Adam
called.
“Green Ninja Reindeer Power.”
Tanya’s morphing call was.
“White Ninja Falcon Power.” Tommy
was the last to morph.
With a huge flash of light everyone was
dressed in their Ninja outfits. Everyone closed his or
her eyes and dissolved into beams of colored light.
Only Ryan stayed behind.
***
They arrived on
the battle scene as the Lightspeed Rangers with the
Rescue Rover.
It was a chaos
there. Everywhere were scared people running and
screaming. Batlings were chasing them. The sky was
colored black.
Both groups of
Rangers immediately started to fight the Batlings and to
herder the people away. Also they freed some people were
trapped.
The Ninja
Rangers used their gifts also generously. Adam’s
telepathy helped tracking down some people under the
rubble and Aisha’s telekinesis and Billy’s
psychic shields helped freeing them. Kim used her healing
power also a few times.
In the meantime
a beam of light had shot into the sky.
***
In the Aquabase
everybody monitored the fight. Ryan was watching a screen
with the energy readings, while Miss Fairweather was
looking for explanations of the sudden big attack.
Suddenly Miss
Fairweather called. When Ryan and Captain Mitchell had
reached her, she said: “There is a very rare
planetary alignment. Maybe it has something to do with
it.”
Ryan went over
his knowledge about the demons and then suddenly knew
what was gonna happen.
They wanted to
give Queen Bansheera a bodily form.
Without saying
a word he hurried back to the monitor he had been
watching and everything clicked in place. Turning to his
father and Miss Fairweather he said: “They want to
give Queen Bansheera her bodily form. And where this
energy is coming from, is the place where the ceremony is
taking place.”
Miss
Fairweather and his father absorbed the information for a
few seconds, but then his father nodded and said:
“Go.”
Without any
further words he himself into the direction of transport.
***
Ryan ended by
an old warehouse. He spotted some Batlings and tried to
avoid them. This didn’t worked completely as he had
planned.
He nearly had
reached the door he was heading for, when it opened and a
group of Batlings flowed out, lead by Vypra.
Ryan fought
valiantly, but soon he was overwhelmed and taken inside.
***
On the battlefield Kelsey got a call her morpher. “Rangers, thirty minutes ago Ryan went to stop an ceremony at an old warehouse. He hasn’t contacted us since then and we can’t reach him.”
“Roger, we
will do something.” she replied and collected the
other Rangers. Quickly she explained the situation.
Carter immediately issued some orders: “Dana, Chad,
go to the warehouse and check the situation out.”
Tommy also issued an order: “Kim, Adam and Billy, go
with them. We will join you as the problems here are
solved.”
The five
selected Rangers nodded and headed to the warehouse.
***
Inside the warehouse Ryan was being held by Batlings. He had to watch as a monster chanted and jingled with his staff. Strange energy effects ran over the whole room.
Ryan knew he had to find a solution fast. Fighting the Batlings of wasn’t an option. Then he heard an Batlings whisper something in Vypra’s ear. Although he couldn’t understand everything he understood that the Pink and Blue Lightspeed Rangers were coming his way, together with the Pink, Blue and Black Ninja Rangers.
Suddenly he remembered himself something. Something Kim had told him about their gifts. ‘Everyone has his of her own gift. My gift was the power to heal. Adam, the Black Ninja Ranger, was telepathic. He can read minds, speak into them, trace people and it has happened that when one off us was captured that we were able to warn him by calling with our thoughts.’
He relaxed a
little in the gripe of the Batlings and closed his eyes.
Then he focused on reaching Adam and sending his message.
***
When they were close to the building, Adam suddenly stopped walking. He closed his eyes and around his head was a faint black glow.
Kim stopped also and said: “What are you feeling?”
“Ryan is calling me. He says that they are inside the warehouse and that there the ceremony had been going on. He also says that he is being held by Batlings, but that he can break free with some distraction.” Adam reported, eyes closed.
“Well, then we will create some distraction. Adam, can you ask how to come inside the building?” Chad said.
Adam nodded and sent the message. A few seconds later he said: “The blue door ahead of us. But there are Batlings guarding the door.” Adam reported and opened his eyes.
The little group huddled together for a minute, made a plan and came into action.
Kim, Billy and Adam lined up and focused, eyes closed. Then they sank into the ground.
Chad and Dana waited till they had disappeared completely and then headed towards the door. Dana pulled her Rescue Blaster and blasted the door. The door flew in backwards, effectively taking out some Batlings.
The two Rangers
jumped inside and started kicking the Batlings butt.
***
The three Ninja Rangers ‘swam’ thru the ground till they reached Ryan. Then they rose out of the ground and started fighting the Batlings. Ryan was also able to break free and morphed.
Soon Dana and Chad reached them. The other Ninja and Lightspeed Rangers weren’t far behind.
And the battle
was on.
***
The monster who was busy summoning Queen Bansheera, finished his chanting. While a vortex of energy raised itself to the sky he eyed the battle for a moment and he gave a mighty bellow running into the battle.
Soon the o