DISCLAIMER: OK, here goes…Power Rangers, Morphin, Zeo, & Lightstar(Space) belong to Saban, as does Justin Stewart(Steed in this series)Kris & Kay Thomas are 2 very real young ladies, and I thank them for their permission to have them here. Jamie Zedden, Franklin Park, Tommy’s family, Jason’s family, & Adam’s family courtesy of Ellen Brand. JLA, and all associated heroes, DC comics. Keith, Laurie Danny, Chris, & Tracy Partridge, Columbia Pictures Television(Screen Gems)(Yes, I am a Partridge Family fan. Accept it and move on.) Karen Peel, Mark Stanton, and Jessica Cranston are mine, as is the idea for the Geo Rangers. Thundercats name belongs to Rankin-Bass, concept, however, is Saban’s. Thanks again to Kris for Mark’s last name.
THE POWER PROGENY
by C.A. TURNER
Cassie Chan & Trini Kwan were listening to the latest cd by Madonna, and definitely had varying opinions, such as from Trini: “The woman has definitely returned. 15 years on top, and taking her music in a whole new direction. That’s guts for you.”
“She’s a poser, plain & simple! And a has-been! Bonnie Raitt, however, there is a…” Cassie challenged
“…real boring, overrated, no talent, useless, fraud, and her music is so blatantly vomitizingly crappy! I know music is universal, but, this…OH, GOD! PLEASE!”
“Vomitizingly crappy?”
“Hold it, you two! You both know your tastes in music is as different as Milk chocolate and dark chocolate, so let’s leave it at that, and get back to business.” Kimberly Hart said, quickly taking over.
“That business being, what are these new powers of ours supposed to be? And more important, why us? I mean, it could have been anyone out there?” Laurie Partridge spoke up. At this moment her thoughts went back 2 weeks ago-
Zordon, mentor to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers peered into the viewing globe. He saw Superman, the Man of Steel, allying with Lex Luthor, his archenemy, along with the rest of the Legion of Doom, now renamed the New Apocalypse. The Power rangers stood ready to join the remaining heroes if necessary, but a new team was needed.
“Alpha! Retrieve the ThunderMorphers! The ThunderCats need to exist. They will soon be needed!” the Eltarian wizard commanded.
“The ThunderCat zords still are not at peak performance, Zordon!” Alpha 5 replied.
“Their zords will have to wait! Besides, with Morphin, Zeo, Space, Wild Force, and Dino Thunder, there are plenty of zords. Now, find and teleport either: a family of 5, three brothers and two sisters, or: 2 brothers, 2 sisters, and 1 like- minded person. Hurry, there isn’t much time!”San Pueblo, California:
Keith Partridge was tuning his guitar in the garage as his sisters Laurie and Tracy came in the door. Youngest brother, Chris was already there, and the 4 started to talk about being restless. Laurie looked at the assembled group and said “Anyone else as antsy as I am?”
“Tracy and me feel the same way. Like we’re gonna stay up front in attention. Something’s up, Danny tried to fling peas at me last night during dinner-” Chris started.
“Yeah, then you went postal on him. Something’s coming, and I don’t mean a gig.” Keith told them.
At this point, their mom, Shirley, came in. “Dinnertime, kids. Chris, I’ve talked to Danny, and he won’t throw anything at you anymore. Not after last night.” She then sat down. “In fact, I’ve noticed, in all 4 of you, you seem a lot more serious about everything, watching the news more, getting mad over things you can’t do anything about. Anything you want to talk about?”
“I wish there was something. It’s just a feeling, mom.” Laurie replied.
“And all 4 of us have it? And why is Danny still the same greedy, annoying turkey he always is?” Chris asked.
Before Keith could answer, a rainbow glow filled the garage, as a voice boomed “KEITH, LAURIE, CHRISTOPHER, AND TRACY PARTRIDGE, YOU ARE NEEDED TO HELP SAVE HUMANITY! TIME IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE!”
Shirley looked at her children. Her 2 eldest and her 2 youngest were being asked to do who knows what for mankind. She looked over at them, and was shocked when they seemed calm about this. Laurie, Chris, and Tracy nodded, as Keith asked “What do we do?”
“STEP THROUGH THE VORTEX.” A red, pink, black, and yellow swirling cloud appeared. Shirley started to object “Keith, kids-”
Keith looked over at his mother and told her “Mom, I can’t explain this. It just feels right, like we should be doing this.”
“THEY WILL NOT BE IN ANY DANGER, SHIRLEY PARTRIDGE. THEY WILL RETURN SAFELY TO YOU.”
“We’ll be back soon, mom.” Keith told her, and kissed her on the cheek before going through. Laurie, Chris, and Tracy followed him, but not before calming her down, and letting her know they will be ok. As the vortex faded, Shirley wondered 'Why didn’t this-whatever ask about Danny?-
Atlanta, Georgia:
Bill Engvall, resting from a hectic tour with 2 of his closest friends, sat down and sighed in relief. The Blue Collar Comedy tour was a megahit, and there was talk of a tv series. His career as a comedian was what he wanted, but there was something missing.
“BILL ENGVALL, YOU ARE NEEDED TO AID MANKIND! WILL YOU GIVE US YOUR ASSISTANCE?” the voice from a blue swirling cloud asked.
His mind thought 'What?- His voice, however, spoke “Hell, yeah! What do I do?”
“STEP THROUGH THE VORTEX. ALL WILL BE MADE CLEAR.”
Bill did just this as his friend Jeff Foxworthy walked through the door. The vortex had faded, but there was still enough energy for Jeff to wonder “What’s going on here-and where the hell is Bill?”
Soon, the assembled 5 stood before a plasma tube, in a techno heavy area. “What is this place?” Keith asked.
“Welcome to the Command Center, home of the Power Rangers. I am Zordon.” A head appeared in the plasma tube.
“And I am Alpha 5” the little android spoke. What surprised him is that none of the guests seem surprised by this.
Keith took charge. “And we’re here because-”
“The 5 of you are needed to aid the Earth’s heroes. One of them will turn soon, and when that happens, all of the heroes of Earth will be needed. You are part of the force needed to save the world.”
“Normally, I’d think I had one too many, but I get the strange feeling you’re telling the truth here. But, how can one country comedian and 4 kids help superheroes?” Bill asked.
“By becoming superheroes.” Zordon told them. In flashes of red, pink, black, yellow, and blue, they each held a disc with a sillouette of a cat in roar.
“What are these?” Chris asked.
“The symbols of your power. Hold them out in front of you, calling the name of your cat source, and like the Power Rangers, you will morph into an incredible fighting force known to all as the ThunderCats!”
“Morph?” Chris & Tracy asked.
“Metamorphosis.” Laurie explained. They still looked confused.
“To change.” Bill explained.
Zordon then continued “Keith, you will call upon the lion for your power, and hold the lion sword.” A red glow appeared in Keith’s hands, and soon after it faded, a broadsword appeared in his hands.
He continued “Laurie, you shall be at one with the Cheetah.” A pink glow later, she was holding a slender, but strong bow.
“Christopher, you are the child of the leopard.” A black light gave him a powerful axe.
“Tracy, your spirit is the cougar.” 2 daggers were in her hands after the yellow pulse.
“And Bill, your power comes from the tiger.” A lance appeared in his hands. Zordon resumed his tale. “All of you will have incredible martial arts skills, and increased agility. Keith, your leadership skills and warrior talents are enhanced now.” Keith wondered about this, as he didn’t care to get into physical fights before.
“Laurie, your speed will increase to almost superhuman peaks.”
“Christopher, your brainpower and cunning will give you an extraordinary edge.”
“Tracy, your agility shall match the finest gymnasts.”
“And Bill, your strength will rival some of the strongest people on the planet.”
“How do we harness this?” Keith asked.
“Take your morpher and hold it out in front of you, shouting ‘THUNDERCATS, TIME TO ROCK!’ and the power shall flow.” Zordon told them.
An alarm filled the air. “Behold the viewing globe!” The images showed Shirley and Danny along with their neighbors being attacked by something called Hunger Dogs, a cross between putties, coyotes, and winged monkeys.
“Looks like we’re about to give these powers a test run!” Keith yelled.
“Charge through the vortex, and may the power protect you!” Zordon shouted, as they ran trough the swirling cloud, now with blue added.
Once back home, they saw Shirley aiding the neighbors, Danny trying to stay hidden, and the neighborhood in a panic. Keith saw enough. “LET’S DO IT, NOW!”
Grabbing their morphers, they shouted “THUNDERCATS, TIME TO ROCK!””COUGAR!””LEOPARD!””CHEETAH!””TIGER!””LION! Let’s get to work!” As one, the new ThunderCats attacked the monsters. Laurie fired her arrows with her bow at them with unheard of speed, nailing each of her opponents, while Chris struck each of the HungerDogs with his axe, then changing it into a deadly cannon, firing at each opponent.
Tracy & Bill joined forces and nailed their bad guys, and Keith played slice and dice with his foes. 'I can’t believe how quickly we’re doing this. We’ve never done this before!-
Just as the HungerDogs faded, a new threat appeared, and oddly enough, they knew who he was, even though they never met him before: King Sphinx. Flapping his monster-sized wings, he started to wreck the neighborhood.
Keith knew what to do next. “BRING ‘EM TOGETHER!”
Chris started with “COSMIC CANNON!” It went into the air.
Laurie followed with “BATTLE BOW!” The weapon went across the handle of the axe/cannon.
“DANGER DAGGERS!” Tracy screamed. They hooked up under each side of the bow.
“LIGHTNING LANCE!” Bill cried, each one alongside of a dagger.
“SCREAMING SWORD!” Keith finished, slamming his weapon on top. The result: The ThunderBlaster. As one: “FIRE!”
One multicolor blast later: King Sphinx was no more.
In the Partridges’ Garage, after they had demorphed, Shirley was trying to get her kids to give this up-until she saw Bill. “Um-hi.” She stammered shyly.
Bill blushed cherry red. “Hi.” He squeaked.
Keith thought to himself 'This is Bill ‘Here’s Your Sign’ Engvall, tongue tied over our mom?-
Chris had a question. “Why didn’t you ask Danny?”
“It has to do with the rules, Chris, and your brother would have broken the 1st one. Speaking of which-
1: NEVER use your powers for personal gain.2: NEVER enter a battle unless absolutely necessary, and finally-3: Keep your identity secret. Except for Earth’s fellow heroes, and your mother, no one can know you are the ThunderCats.
-Danny would have trashed No.1.- Laurie thought to herself.
“We’re ready. We just need training.” Keith smiled.
Worry hit Shirley’s face. Not just for her kids, but also for Bill, too.
Laurie’s thoughts returned to the present as Dmitria told her “Laurie, in the case of yourself & Tracy, it will be a family team. Having said that, let the rest of your team appear here now!” With a flash of white light, Laurie’s three brothers appeared, and Kim could not take her eyes off the oldest one. He was almost like Tommy in build and in looks, except he wore his hair in a long ’70’s shag cut, and had hazel eyes. Laurie went over to introduce her brothers.
“Kimberly, Trini, & Cassie, I would like you to meet Christopher Partridge(the youngest, at 10) the Black ThunderCat, the one Kim can’t seem to take her eyes off of…Keith, the Red ThunderCat and our friend, and the Blue ThunderCat, Bill Engvall.” Laurie introduced.
Kimberly stumbled over her words. “Nice to meet you, sorry for gawking, it’s just that you look a little like my boyfriend, Tommy.”
“Um, nice to meet you. Where are we?” Keith asked.
More people teleported in. Trini recognized one of them, Adam’s younger brother, Franklin, and thought she saw Rocky’s cousin, Carlos, among the newcomers.
One of them, a young boy of 13, with a decidedly British accent, asked, “Where in the bloody hell are we?”
At that point, Cassie, Ashley Hammond, Kris Thomas, her sister Kay, Aisha Campbell, & Tracy Partridge all teleported in to the Centre. “Hi. I know we’ve got a lot of explaining to do.” Ashley told them.
“That’s putting it mildly. What in the world is going on here?” TJ Carter demanded.
Samantha Dean’s voice rang over the comm units. “AstroMegaShip landing right outside.”
Superman’s voice then came over. “Could all of you please come up to the Watchtower? All will be explained there.”
“On our way Superman. Trini out.”
“Superman? Now I definitely want to know what’s going on here.” TJ shouted to his friend, who just told him “Hang on, you’re about to find out.” With that, all of them teleported out.
On a partially cloaked spaceship, 3 women were welcoming their new associate, bitchiness just flying. “Rita, darling! So sorry to hear about Zedd. Drove him to the side of the angels, did you?”
“Circe, sweetie! About your power loss, a real tragedy! Wonder Woman proved to be a bit much for you, did she?”
“Look who’s talking! You can’t even destroy seven goody-good teenagers!”
“At least I still have some degree of power, and Wonder Woman didn’t take that away from me!”
DON’T YOU DARE MENTION THAT DAMN AMAZONIAN WITCH AGAIN!
“Struck a sore spot, did I, sweetie darling?”
“ENOUGH! Cease your catty remarks! Darkseid & Dark Spectre are counting on us to destroy the Earth and capture Zordon. Can we at least pretend to be civil towards one another?” Astronema snarled.
“Civil? From these two? You are living in a dream if you think for one moment that Laverne & Shirley here will ever act… civilized.” Divatox smirked.
“I SAID ENOUGH! Does anyone have an idea we can use to destroy the Rangers and the JLA?”
“I, unknown to the Rangers or the Justice League, have a 2nd copy of my book of spells. We can create a devastating monster and then invade the Earth!” Rita snarled.
“Been there, done that, sent the postcard. Ad Nauseum.” Circe frowned.
“Ah, but this time it will work. We have a new ace in the hole. Ladies, meet my right hand man…Ecliptor!”
A humanlike prism swaggered into the room, speaking, “My princess, are you sure you wish to associate with these…how shall I say this…pigs?”
“Who in the hell do you think you are?” Divatox roared.
“How dare you speak to me like that?” Circe snarled.
“What makes you think you’re all that, refractor boy?” Rita finished.
“Ecliptor…these are our…associates after all. But know this ladies…and I use the word ‘ladies’ very loosely here…if any of you even think about double crossing me, you had best make plans to leave this universe. Do I make myself clear?” Astronema finished.
“Yeah, yeah, we getcha.” Rita frowned.
“And now…as this planet’s John F. Kennedy once said…’Let us Begin.'”
Zordon, Princess Shayla, and her guests, & Gaea were ready for the villainesses plans for Earth, and took the necessary steps. Zordon spoke “Andros, are you ready?”
Andros came forwards. “I am ready, Zordon. Cassandra Chan, Ashley Hammond, TJ Carter, Carlos DeSantos, and Aisha Campbell, could you please step forward.”
The five of them did this, and Andros handed each of them a wrist morpher, called a digimorpher, like the one he had, and told each one of them their power that they will have. “Cassandra, you will be the Pink Lightstar Ranger.”
“Ashley, you are the Yellow Lightstar Ranger.”
“TJ, you are now the Blue Lightstar Ranger.”
“Carlos, you shall become the Black Lightstar Ranger.”
“And Aisha, you will be the Purple Lightstar Ranger. Welcome aboard, all 5 of you.” Andros finished.
Zordon continued. “Gaea?”
“Yes. Justin Steed, Karen Peel, Franklin Park, Kristine Thomas, Kay Thomas, and Mark Stanton please step forward.” All six did as asked.
As each one stepped forward, Gaea kissed their foreheads, giving them their powers. “Justin, you shall be the Red Geo Ranger, and control the element of fire.”
“Karen, you are the element of wind, and identified as pink.”
“Frankiln, the element of earth, and the color black, are yours.”
“Kay, energy, and the color yellow shall be yours to command.”
“Kristine, you will control the forces of nature, and will be identified with Green.”
“And finally, Mark, Blue, and the element of water are yours. Let yourselves be known as the Geo Rangers, and you shall fight for the Earth.
Princess Shayla took over. “And now, Cole Evans, Taylor Earhardt, Max Cooper, Merrick Balitou, Alyssa Enrille, and Daniel Delgado, please step forward.” As each one came forward, she presented them with a crystal, and a cel phone..
Princess Shayla then spoke “Cole, the Lion resides within you. You shall be the Blazing Red Lion, leader of the Wild Force Rangers.”
“Alyssa, you are one with the Tiger. You are the Noble White Tiger.”
“Daniel, within you is the spirit of the Bison, thus you are the Black Iron Bison.”
“Max, your spirit is that of the Shark, thus you shall become the Blue Surging Shark.”
“Taylor, the Eagle, and the powers of the Yellow Soaring Eagle are yours.”
“Finally, Merrick. You have come through so much. It is my honor to award you with the powers of the Howling Wolf. The new teams are ready.” Jason walked up to them and asked “How do you guys feel?”
“A little nervous. I don’t know if we’re up to this.” TJ told him.
Before the point could be discussed any further, the alarms blasted. “They’ve already started. No time to test, we’ve got work to do. Morphin Rangers, you’re with Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Hal, & myself in Gateway.” Wonder Woman spoke.
“The Zeo Rangers are with Flash, Isis, Robin, & myself in Gotham.” Batman told them.
“Lightstar Rangers, you’re with me in Metropolis.” Superman added.
“Geo Rangers are with me in Seattle.” Black Canary spoke.
“Thundercats, Wild Force, we’ve got New York. You ready?” Kyle asked.
“Ready or not, we’ve got work to do. IT’S MORPHIN TIME!” Jason shouted.
“TIGERZORD!”
“MASTODON!”
“PTERODACTYL!”
“TRICERATOPS!”
“SABRETOOTH TIGER!”
“STEGOSAURUS!”
“TYRRANOSAURUS!”
“ZEO RANGER 1, PINK!”
“ZEO RANGER 2, YELLOW!”
“ZEO RANGER 3, BLUE!”
“ZEO RANGER 4, BLACK!”
“ZEO RANGER 5, RED!”
“ZEO RANGER 6, PURPLE!”
“RED LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“PINK LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“BLACK LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“BLUE LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“YELLOW LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“PURPLE LIGHTSTAR POWER!”
“FIRE!”
“WIND!”
“EARTH!”
“NATURE!”
“ENERGY!”
“WATER!”
“LION!”
“CHEETAH!”
“TIGER!”
“LEOPARD!”
“COUGAR!”
“WILD ACCESS!”
The Gold Ranger had already arrived, and was nailing as many cogs as he could, when the Zeo Rangers & the other heroes arrived, and quickly got into the thick of things. “As if we didn’t have enough trouble with the Joker & Two-Face!” Robin snarled as he slammed a cog into the ground.
Adam was furious. “ZEO 4 POWER HATCHETS!” he bellowed, trashing almost 12 of them with two strokes. “Happy birthday, you bunch of mother…
“ADAM!” Tanya shouted. “ZEO 2 NUNCHAKS! Come here, cogs, come to mama!” and promptly laid waste to as many as she could. Afterwards, she went to help Batman trash Prince Gaskett, not that he needed it.
“Well, I see, if anything your reputation is an understatement. Even so, I will still…” That was as far as he had gotten. Tanya had slammed a foot into his jaw, dislocating it. “Good move, Zeo 2. A little riskier than I’d like, but still very good.” Batman told her.
“I’m getting a message from Black Canary. She and the Geo Rangers need help with the Beowulves and a new Octoplant. How are you guys without me?” Isis asked.
“Go for it, Isis, they need you. We’ll be fine.” Flash answered.
Kat, Rocky, David, & Jamie went after Archerina with a vengance.
“ZEO 1 POWER SHIELD!”
“ZEO 3 POWER AXES!”
“ZEO 5 POWER SWORD!”
“LIGHTNING SWORD STRIKE! Eat this, you walking wet-a-bye doll! Jamie snarled.
The Flash, Batman, & Robin were trashing cogs by whipping them into a column of hardened air, about 85 feet up, then dropping them hard onto the ground, finally dismantiling them.
Gaskett called to his wife “Archerina, my love, let us grow!”
“Yes, my darling!” Together, they used an old growth potion stolen from Rita, and grew to godzilla-size. “DAMN! We did NOT need this!” Rocky growled.
The Gold Ranger had quickly opened a box and set it on the ground, then blasted the contents with his power staff. The gems quickly grew into a group of zords, each with the color of a Zeo Ranger. “What are these?” Rocky asked.
These are your Super Zeo Zords. Each one is attuned to you. Hurry!” Gold Ranger shouted.
“Shall we put these babies to the test?” Jamie shouted.
Adam quickly agreed. “Let’s do it, guys!”
Activating the morph controls in each zord, they came together to form the SuperZeoMegaZord. Grabbing Archerina, they threw her into Gaskett, then, using their sabres, shrunk them both back down in a blaze of glory. The other heroes were waiting, and soon nailed the husband-and-wife robots. Any cogs that were left were toasted.
“And that takes care of that!” Kat grinned. She then looked at Batman and thought to herself -I’m gonna make him crack a smile if it’s the last thing I do.-
Seattle was littered with cogs and putties running wild. Isis soared in on the zephyr winds to see Black Canary, and the new Geo Ranger team go at it tooth and nail with them.
Justin cut loose with a good sized blast of fire from his hands. “Bon Appetit, you bloody bastards!” he bellowed, sounding every bit British and proud of it.
Isis quickly got into the game, yelling… “Where nothing grew before, save grass, Let there be oaks of mighty mass!”
A pack of Beowulves had arrived, and were adding to the terror, when she surrounded them with the trees, then…
“Trees grown to a size so great, surround them, so they meet their fate!”
While Isis was occupied, Black Canary used every bit of her training in the Martial Arts, and her sonic scream, to nail more of the foot soldiers. The Geo Rangers were soon busy with a new opponent: Occuplant.
Justin quickly took the lead. “Smile old girl. SWORD OF FIRE!” Swinging the sword, he made a slicing contact with the monster, weakening it.
“ENERGY WHIP!” Kay shouted. The whip hit the creature 6 times. “All we’re doing is slowing it down! We need to finish it off!
Franklin & Kris got together to finish it off. “PLANT ATTACK” “EARTH LANCE!”
Together, the 2 also slowed it down even further. Vines grew from nowhere, and surrounded the monster, while a lance of pure soil slammed into its face.
Mark took out every bit of water the killer plant had, leaving an almost harmless husk. Almost, because the falling form could still cause some damage. Karen took charge. “WHIRLWIND!” Soon, the plant was torn apart to miniscule pieces by the windstorm.
“Not bad for our 1st adventure. A little too easy for my tastes, but…” Justin smiled.
“Don’t worry, I’m sure there will be worse monsters down the road. Let’s get back to the Watchtower. Isis frowned.
Metropolis was a madhouse when Superman & the Lightstar Rangers arrived, along with the Thundercats, in the downtown business district, which had turned into a complete scene of terror.
“Oh, great. Luthor’s newest ‘pet’, a new, deadlier version of the Dark Warrior. All right, people, let’s get to work.”
The Thundercats had helped Kyle and the Wild Force Rangers in New York by stopping a new monster, Megaphonemouth, and caught Circe, turning her in to the police. Divatox, however, had escaped, making her way to Metropolis. Kyle and the Wild Force Rangers remained behind, trying to restore order.
Tengas & Quantrons made for a distressing afternoon. “Time for a little Tenga-fricaseeing! THUNDERAXE!” Chris shouted. The youngest Partridge boy took to his new powers quickly, and soon, of all the Tengas that he had, there were nothing but feathers left. Carlos, his Lightstar counterpart, was taking care of his Quantrons in swift fashion. “LUNAR LANCE!” He then polished off the pack, shouting “I could get to like this!”
Laurie got into the act. “THUNDERBOW! Eat this, bird-brains!” she yelled, shooting arrow-tasers with pinpoint accuracy. Likewise, Cassie went to work as quick as she could. “SATTELITE STUNNER!” 6 shots told the story. “Anybody need any spare vcr parts? Come see your friendly Quantron recycler!” Cassie chuckled.
Ashley, Tracy, & Aisha got together against a pack of Tengas. There being no purple Thundercat, Aisha helped the Yellow Thundercat and Lightstar. “SOLAR SHURIKEN!”
“STAR SLINGER!”
“THUNDERDAGGERS! Now, don’t mess with us!” The trio carved into the Tengas like they were Christmas turkeys.
Andros & Keith had discovered that 7 Quantrons were equipped with deadly Kryptonite lasers aimed at the Man of Steel. “Let’s take ’em out, Andros! THUNDERSWORD!”
“Sounds good to me! “SPIRAL SABRE!” As one, the 2 Red heroes launched into a Quantron-trashing spree.
Bill, however, was having a tough time of it with his group of Tengas. TJ leaped over to help, as did Hal, who had just arrived..
“ASTRO AXE!” TJ shouted. As Hal shot a blast from his ring, TJ nailed some of the bad birds. The blast finished them off. Rita & her new cohort, Lex Luthor, had other ideas.
“May I, Lexie-poo?”
“But of course, Rita darling.”
“DARK WARRIOR, GROW!”
The monster was now the size of the Lexcorp building. Superman bellowed “LUTHOR! I thought that even you would have more taste than to hook up with that dime-store witch! I see that I’ll have to deal with her too.”
“Is that so? We’ve got a suprise for you, you overgrown boy scout! Dark Warrior?” Rita snapped.
“KRYPTONITE PUNCH, ACTIVATE! Your life is now at an end!” Dark Warrior grinned evilly.
“Wanna bet?” Andros snapped. As one, he, TJ, Ashley, Cassie, Carlos, & Aisha yelled “WE NEED LIGHTSTAR MEGAZORD POWER, NOW!”
The MegaShip appeared in the horizon, which promptly morphed into a warrior robot, which the 6 hopped in. Lightstar MegaZord & Dark Warrior traded punches & kicks, with the MegaZord gaining the upper hand. “LIGHTSTAR MEGAZORD, ENGAGE! Let’s finish this!” Andros yelled.
One decisive slice told the tale. Dark Warrior was down and out.
Kyle & the ThunderCats came out with Rita & Luthor bound & gagged. “Guess who we caught trying to escape through the fire exit!” Keith smiled.
“Hope you like prison.” Laurie giggled.
The comm unit beeped, and Hal answered it. Trini’s voice rang over, saying “Guys, we nailed Dark Spectre, Ecliptor, and the ohers. Astronema got away, however.
Zack’s voice followed, saying “Wonder Woman made herself one nasty enemy in this Astronema babe. She almost destroyed her Dark Fortress, and just beat the living hell out of her. This didn’t sit well with ol’ Astry, and she vowed revenge before she got away.”
“Other than that, we stopped these creeps. Now, let’s get back to the Watchtower. I think it’s time for a meeting.” Hal Jordan told everyone.
All the heroes were assembled in the Watchtower’s meeting room. Gaea had long since left, as had Dmitria. Superman spoke up “Our roster is full at the moment, but we are looking for alternate members for the team. Would any of you like to join us in that capacity?”
David spoke for the Zeo Rangers. “We would be honored.”
“As would we. You can count on us.” Andros added for the Lightstar team.
“This is gonna be wild! Count us in too!” Keith spoke for the ThunderCats.
“It will be a privelege to work with you.” Justin spoke for the Geo Rangers.
“We would be honored to help when necessary.” Cole spoke for the Wild Force team.
“I see I’m needed too, and I’d be a fool not to come back full time. Count me in too.” Hal finished.
Batman spoke up “Welcome back Hal. And as for our new alternates, welcome aboard.
Trini was lost in thought at the observation window when Isis came up behind her. “Penny for your thoughts?”
“Nothing. Just looking at the Earth, and how peaceful it seems to be up here. No one would suspect what goes on down on our little marble we call home. Speaking of home, I better get back. Cassie is still trying to convince me that Bonnie Raitt is the best female Rock artist ever. PLEASE! pure dishwater!” Trini spoke up.
“You’re right. Let’s get out of here.” Isis finished.
Soon, they headed for the teleporters, and beamed back to Earth.
The End