The Terran Ranger Saga - The Preliminaries Volume One by Heather Ray (free romance novels txt) 📕

will immediately awaken. As long as a being of evil touches the coin last before it is rejoined with its owner, the coin's essence will be evil."

Lord Zedd gave the coin to the Putty and disappeared in a magical cloud. The Putty approached Alexis, but Trini got in its way.

"Oh, no you don't!" said Trini. "If anyone is going to give Alexis that coin, it's going to be me!"

The Putty made a gesture, and a dozen more Putties appeared.

Trini decided to take them all on. She managed to swipe the coin from the lead Putty and ran to Alexis. She placed the coin back on Alexis' necklace, causing Alexis' eyes to open wide.

"Trini, what happened?" said Alexis, confused.

"I'll explain in a minute," said Trini, approaching the Putties. "Get out of here! I'll cover you."

"Wait, I think I can help!" Alexis concentrated, and released a broad beam of purple light. The Putties are incinerated immediately.

"How did you do that?" asked Trini.

"My power coin was just charged here, so it managed to operate here. Yours will not. Hurry, we must get to your friends, before Despair and Deceit have their way!"

"Who?" asked Trini, running after Alexis.

"The guardians of the Omega Dimension. They were sent to destroy the Pink and White Rangers. You were fortunate. Goldar was supposed to send you to Deceit with Kimberly."

"How do you know so much?" asked Trini. "I...I don't know. I just see images in my head. As if they were memories of experiences I never really had."

Trini followed Alexis out of the cave.
Chapter Ten

Back in Angel Grove, Zack and Jason practiced their foul shots on the basketball court in the park.

"Nothin' but net, Jay," smiled Zack, watching his shot slide faultlessly through the net. "That's twelve in a row!"

"I'm beat, Zack," said Jason, retrieving the ball. "We've been practicing foul shots, field goals, dunks, fade aways, and dribbling for three hours! Don't you get tired?"

"No way man," said Zack, jogging in place, "I'm pumped."

"Actually, I'm getting worried about the others. They should have checked in by now. Maybe we should go look for them."

"If they need us, Jay, they'll call."

Just then, a squad of Mud Putties approached. "What are those?" said Zack. "Yellow Putties?"

"It's a good thing you're pumped, Zack, 'cause these things look like they're after a fight!"

Jason and Zack immediately engaged the Mud Putties, expecting the usual easy victory. However, they soon learned that these were rather unusual Putties. Both Jason and Zack were easily defeated by the onslaught.

"We're in trouble," panted Jason. "We'd better get help!"

Jason and Zack reported to the Command Center. "Power Rangers,"

said Zordon, "I have dire news. Tommy, Trini, and Kimberly have been captured."

"Why didn't you contact us earlier, Zordon?" asked Zack.

"Alpha Five has been recalibrating the scanners to locate your missing friends. The radiation from the scan had interrupted the communications devices."

"What about those strange Putty Patrolers?" asked Jason.

"They are Finster's infamous Mud Putties. Their power is great, especially if they combine. You will need the other Power Rangers to defeat them."

"Alpha," ordered Jason. "Try to reach Billy. We're gonna need him. We have to find Tommy and the girls, or Angel Grove is doomed."

Chapter Eleven

In the Omega Dimension, Kimberly continued to battle her mirror image. However, without her ability to morph, she was at a severe disadvantage.

"Come on, Kimberly! You should at least be ALMOST as fast as I am,"

taunted Deceit, striking Kimberly in the face. Kim fell to the ground, the taste of blood in her mouth.

Just then, Trini ran onto the scene. She went straight to Kimberly. "Are you okay, Kim?" asked Trini, helping Kim to her feet.

"I'm fine," mumbled Kim, her pride hurt. "What happened to you? Did you find Tommy or Alexis?"

"I found Alexis, but I haven't seen Tommy."

"What a cute little reunion,"

mocked Deceit. "Why don't you get up and fight, Wimp? Or are you waiting for your White Knight to come and rescue you, like he always does? Face it Kimberly, you really aren't cut to be a hero."

Kimberly's eyes flared, and she tried to approach Deceit, but Trini held her back. "Easy Kim, she's trying to provoke you. The creatures of this dimension were placed here by Zedd to break our spirits. Don't let them get to you!"

"What's the matter, Kimmy?"

taunted Deceit further, "I know you can't beat me, but what ever happened to the old college try?"

"Kim, stay calm," advised Trini. "She is feeding off your hatred and self-doubt. Everything she has said to you is a lie! Her name is Deceit!"

Sudddenly, Alexis ran onto the scene. "Stand back, Ladies," she said, firing her energy beam at Deceit, "I know how to handle this windbag!"

Alexis' energy beam is ultraviolet heat, which caused Deceit to turn into her liquid form and later evaporate.

"How did you know Deceit's natural state is a liquid?" asked Kimberly, surprised by Alexis' actions.

"Well, I just did. I don't know. I just have the feeling that I suddenly know everything about everything, including this Omega Dimension. Its a world used to hold captives and torture them by making them feel weak and useless. We have to find Tommy and get back to Angel Grove. Jason, Zack, and Billy need our help fighting the Mud Putties."

"The what?" asked Kim, turning to Trini.

"I'll explain on the way," said Alexis, leading them in another direction.

"What happened to her?" whispered Kim to Trini.

"I don't know, but it seems she can tap into the power of the eagle coin, but she doesn't have a morpher. She explained how she manages to use such power, but I don't understand where the knowledge came from. How does she know the six of us are Power Rangers?"

Trini and Kim hurried to catch up to Alexis. The trio soon came to a hill, where they witnessed Tommy fly into a dead tree. He was barely conscious.

"Tommy!" cried Kim, running down the hill to him.

Trini stopped her. "Wait, Kim. There is more here than meets the eye."

"She's right," said Alexis. "Something is here. Follow me." The girls cautiously approach Tommy, who is lying by the tree. Kim checks on him while the other two women keep an eye out for danger.

"Tommy," said Kim soothingly, "Are you okay?"

"Kim," he answered, struggling to speak, "Look out. Despair!"

"Who?" asked Kim, helping Tommy to his feet.

"Despair is Lord Zedd's other Omega Dimension minion," said Alexis. "He has super strength and the ability to become invisible, making it impossible to attack him."

"So, where is he?" said Trini, looking around.

"I see him with my ultra-violet vision."

"Your what?" asked Tommy, dumbfounded. "What happened to Alexis?"

"A question for another time," said Alexis, firing her violet rays. They struck Despair, and with the impact, he could no longer concentrate enough to turn himself invisible.

"Oh, crap,"

muttered Despair, knowing he no longer could provoke the Power Rangers safely.

"You can't defeat Despair with brute force, Tommy," said Alexis, "You must use your power coin!"

"But, we can't morph in this dimension," said Trini.

"Maybe I can channel the White Ranger energies directly from the coin, like what Alexis is doing," said Tommy, taking his coin off his morpher and clenching it in his fist, "Let's see what happens."

Once Tommy enclosed his fist, it began to irradiate white energy. He charged at Despair and struck him in the gut. Despair hunched over and disappeared.

"Now you know what it feels like," said Tommy, hunching over.

"Tommy, are you okay?" asked Kimberly.

"Yeah. I'm just a little tired."

"So, what do we do now?" asked Trini.

"I don't know," grunted Tommy, "I couldn't reach Zordon earlier, so I doubt we can reach him now."

"Wait," said Kim, turning to Alexis, "maybe there is a way! In this dimension, the purple coin is very strong, while our coins are weak. The purple coin has been replenished, and you seem to gain some kind of understanding about this dimension, along with its power."

"Are you saying Alexis can get us out of this?" asked Tommy.

"It's an idea." said Kim.

"Well, I suppose I have enough energy left to create a portal. I do know how to create one as well. However, I don't think I can choose our destination."

"Here," said Tommy, holding out his power coin, "use this. Our coins are tuned to the Morphin Grid on Earth."

"Good idea," said Trini, holding out her coin.

"Right," said Kim, taking out her coin.

All four power coins glowed in the radiant colors of their signature powers. All the energy focussed into the purple coin, that is still on Alexis' necklace. She then released a single ring of power, which became a tunnel. All four teens leaped into the vortex.

Chapter Twelve

About ten minutes later...

"...and that's the whole story, Zordon," said Tommy.

"It seems as if the purple coin has bonded with Alexis. The reason why