Our story continues, this time at the Youth Center. Various teenagers are hanging out together, playing the arcade games, or exercising. One by one our heroes, including Kat, arrive at the Youth Center. But there was still one person missing, and they each noticed that that person was not with them. That person was Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger. They all sat at their usual table & ordered some fruitshakes.
"Guys, I'm worried about Kim. We all agreed to meet up after school, and she's not here." Tommy said, sipping a banana shake.
"Well, maybe there was some super cool shoe sale at the mall that she just couldn't miss." Rocky said jokingly. He chuckled a little, and then was faced with nothing but stern looks from the others. "Hey, I was only joking. You know, trying to ease the tension a little?" Rocky explained.
"Rocky, we know that. But now isn't the time for jokes. We gotta find out what happened to Kim." Tommy said to him, and to the others.
"And discover a way to break the spell over your brother at the same time." Billy reminded Tommy & the others.
At that moment, their wrist communicators beeped. They each looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping on their conversation. They huddled closer together as Tommy pressed a button on the communicator to answer Zordon's call. "We read you Zordon."
"RANGERS, TELEPORT TO THE COMMAND CENTER IMMEDIATELY!!"
"We're on our way." Tommy replied.
"Kat, could you do us a huge favor?" Aisha asked.
"Sure."
"Could you ask around & find out if anyone has seen Kim? It would really mean a lot to us."
"No problem, I swore that I would do anything to help you guys, and I meant it."
"Thanks a million Kat, we owe ya one. Come on guys." Tommy said as he rose from his chair, getting ready to leave.
They each said goodbye to their friend, as they headed out to the hallway. The Rangers made sure no one was looking as they teleported from the Youth Center, to the Command Center.
Meanwhile, at the Moon Palace, our resident villains & minions all had gathered in the Chamber of Commands. They had monitored what transpired just a few moments ago, and were awaiting the return of the Green Ranger. At that moment, in a flash of fiery energy, Ricky Summers appeared before them, carrying an unconscious Pink Ranger in his arms.
Upon his return to the palace, everyone in the Chamber of Commands began clapping & cheering for the Green Ranger. As Ricky placed Kimberly's body on a nearby table, he couldn't help but smile at his dark family. "Well, if this is the kind of attention a guy can get just by capturing a Power Ranger, I should do it more often." Ricky smiled as he shook hands & hugged the people congratulating him. Truth be told, he loved the attention he was getting, I mean who wouldn't?
"We saw the whole thing Greenie, and what you did down there was absolutely brilliant. The way you snuck up behind her, and had the little pink ditz think you were her precious boy-toy, Tommy, was pure genius. I wish I thought of it." Rito said to Ricky clapping him on the shoulder.
"Unfortunately Rito, my friend, you're just a bone head." He replied, tapping the skeletal soldier on his thick skull.
At first, Rito was hurt by the Green Ranger's 'Bone Head' remark, but then he just smiled & laughed, realizing it was a joke.
Zedd & Rita pushed Rito aside, and approached their 'son'. "You've done well, my son. The first step in the total destruction of the Power Rangers, the capture of the Pink Ranger, is complete. But it won't be long before those Power Pukes discover their precious pink comrade is missing, so we must proceed with our plan as soon as possible." Zedd said to Ricky, and to everyone else.
"Well pops, before we break it down for ya, first things first. Finster!! Tengas!!" Just then the onion-domed monster maker walked in with about three Tenga warriors.
"You called Prince Summers?" Finster asked.
"Finster, I want you & the Tengas to take Kimberly to the Dark Dimension. Lock her in a cage, and bring to me her morpher & her communicator. Do it now." Ricky ordered him, as the little man & the Tengas went to the sleeping Ranger, and teleported from the palace to the Dark Dimension.
"As you can see for yourself, the first order of business is rather simple. I'm going to use Kimberly as bait to lure my brother into a fight, with me, one-on-one, within the Dark Dimension. And no doubt my brother will be determined to do everything in his power to save his precious girlfriend, even fight against me again. Of course eventually, I'll let the Pink Power Brat go, but not after I have a little fun with her first." Ricky said rubbing his hands together. "As for what will happen while I fight my brother in the Dark Dimension, I'll let Shogunar explain that." The Prince of Darkness said as he allowed his friend & teacher to speak.
Shogunar stepped forward & addressed everyone in the room. "While Ricky & Tommy are busy fighting, I shall engage the remaining Rangers in battle. I'm anxious to see how well my brother, Ninjor, has trained them. This should prove to be quite amusing." The evil warrior's eyes glowed a bright crimson color as he rubbed his hands together wickedly.
Zedd, Rita, and Vile could only smile at the Green Ranger & his mentor. In their minds they envisioned the final destruction of their enemies. And then, they looked at each other, knowing between the three of them that they each were sharing the same thought. An idea they knew, when the final battle began, would destroy the Power Rangers once & for all.
"And while all this is happening, the three of us shall be conducting a little plan of our own for when the final battle begins. And when the final battle begins, it will finally be the end of those putrid Power Rangers!!" Master Vile shouted as the three started their evil laugh that spread to everyone else in the room.
Meanwhile, in the dark, gothic, smoky dungeon-like area known as the Dark Dimension, Kimberly slowly began to awaken from her spell-induced sleep. She rubbed her eyes, and looked around at her surroundings. Kimberly placed her hand to her forehead, as she tried to clear her head & remember exactly what the hell happened. She looked down at her writs, and saw that her communicator was gone. Then, she checked her back pocket, and found that her Power Morpher was also missing.
"Looking for something Kimberly?" said a cruel & familiar voice, emanating from the shadows.
Kim recognized the voice immediately, and knew that it was the voice of her captor, Ricky Summers. At that instant, she recalled everything that happened up until the point Ricky had zapped her into sleeping mode. "I know it's you Ricky, you're not gonna fool me twice in one day. Show yourself!" The Pink Ranger demanded courageously.
The Green Ranger emerged from the darkness, still dressed in his civilian clothing, and with a cruel smile on his face. "Well, I'm impressed Kim. You're not as dumb as you appear to be. But that changes nothing, of course."
Kim looked around the cage again, desperately trying to find her Morpher & communicator.
"Looking for these, Power Misfit?"
Kim turned and saw that Ricky held in his hands her Power Morpher & her wrist communicator. "Give 'em back Ricky, now!" She ordered him.
"You know normally I would, but the simple fact is, you are MY prisoner, and YOU are not in any kind of position to order ME around. I'll give you your Morpher & communicator back, when I fucking feel like it. You got me?" Ricky said this as he placed both items in a rose quartz box on a table near the cage, but out of Kim's reach.
"Let me outta here Ricky!! You're not gonna get away with this!"
"I already have gotten away with it. And as for letting you go, I have every intention of letting you go. But NOT until I have a little fun with you first." Ricky said to Kim with a cruel smile.
"What do you want with me Ricky? What am I doing here?"
"So many questions. Well, it's really simple. You my dear are to be used as bait, to lure the White Ranger here, where he must little ol' me in a fight for your freedom. And when I feel the time is right, I shall release you into the arms of your precious boyfriend, and let you escape."
"You'll, LET us escape? Come on Ricky, you don't expect me or Tommy to actually believe that, do you?" Kim asked him with a look of disbelief on her face.
Ricky gave the Pink Ranger the most hard, cold, and evil look ever. He slowly approached the cage, and then shot out his arms & unleashed multiple streams of dangerous electrical energy right at her. The Pink Ranger wailed & screamed as the energy attacked her body, screaming out the name of her beloved Tommy to come & help her. Ricky kept it for a few more seconds, relishing the sound of her helpless screams, before reluctantly stopping his torture on the Power Ranger. "Whether you fucking choose to believe me or not Kimberly, is not really my concern. The fact of the matter is, I have bigger plans in store for the rest of your friends. Oh yes, I plan of torturing the rest of them, just like I'm gonna torture you. And then when the time is right, I will finish you off all at once! Then my revenge will be complete, and the whole universe shall belong to the forces of evil!!"
"You're gonna destroy us all by yourself? You couldn't even defeat us when you were teamed up with those bunch of losers the other day."
"A minor technicality, that's all it is. And I have no intention on destroying you by myself. No one person can do something by themselves. No matter how hard they try, they always have someone to help them along the way. Like now for instance, I had no intention of torturing you all by myself. This is the kind of thing that must be shared with another person."
"And just who, pray tell, is the other person?"
At that moment, in a flash of golden light, sashaying her way over to her future husband, dressed in her usual warrior outfit, was the sexy, seductive, warrioress, Scorpina. The two warriors shared a deep & passionate kiss before turning their attention back to the Pink Ranger.
"Well, look what we have here. The cute, sweet, innocent little Pink Ranger." Scorpina walked around the cage, looking up & down Kimberly's body. She approached the cage slowly. "I am really gonna enjoy torturing you Kimberly. I'm gonna love hearing you scream in pain, hearing you cry out for your beloved white knight in shining armor," She then lowered her voice into a very evil & seductive voice. "And, I'm really, REALLY, gonna enjoy bruising that sweet, soft, smooth, delicate flesh of yours."
Kimberly just shivered with fear, and a hidden disgust as she heard these words come out of Scorpina's mouth. The shear fact that she got her sexual kicks just by talking about torturing her, made her skin crawl. Kimberly said a silent prayer, hoping beyond hope, that the others will be able to find her, and rescue her in time.
The Green Ranger came up behind Scorpina, and slowly ran his hands up the sides of her body, then wrapping his arms around her waist. "Oooh baby, I just love it when you talk like that." He began kissing her neck savagely.
Scorpina wanted nothing more than to have sex with her beloved Ricky right there in the Dark Dimension, but it took all of her willpower to resist that particular sexual urge, and to focus on the matter at hand. "Not now darling, there'll be plenty of time for that." Scorpina reminded her dark lover.
Ricky reluctantly let go of his beloved warrior queen, and went to the cage door. "You're absolutely right my dear. We have to make our friend Kimberly here presentable when I send my message to my dear brother Tommy. Shall we my dear?" Ricky asked Scorpina as he opened the cage door. Scorpina took her place at the Green Ranger's side, and placed her right hand in Ricky's left hand. They slowly approached Kimberly, lifting their opposite hands, and charging them with tremendous energy, ready to unleash it upon the Pink Ranger.
Kimberly stared up at the two villains, and saw their hands starting to glow & crackle with energy. As much as she knew that Ricky was under a spell, it was gonna take a lot more than just talking to convince him to let the Rangers help him. She just hoped that she would still be alive when she told the rest of the Rangers this little bit of information. She slowly backed up against the wall of the cage, she started breathing heavily, and a stream of sweat started to trickle down the side of her face, as her heart started beating faster & faster. The last thing Kimberly saw before closing her eyes, was The Green Ranger & Scorpina closing in on her, raising their hands, ready to unleash their energies upon the defenseless Power Ranger. And then, she released a high-pitched scream of pain, as the violent energies viciously attacked her body. Also, if you can listen carefully enough, beneath the screams of pain & torture, you can hear the vicious & cruel laughter of the Green Ranger & Scorpina.
Meanwhile, at the Command Center, Billy & Alpha worked furiously over the computers, trying desperately to find Kimberly. While the remaining Rangers paced back & forth, worried over their missing teammate's safety.
"Billy, Alpha, have you found anything yet?" Tommy finally asked, after what seemed like forever.
"So far, we've scanned all through Angel Grove, and haven't found anything." Alpha began.
"But that could just mean that she's been taken to another dimension by Zedd, Rita, and Master Vile. Since that appears to be what happened, we'll have to initiate a Multi-Dimensional Scan. Meaning, that we'll have to scan all the dimensions we've encountered over the past two years to find Kim's bio-readings." Billy explained to Tommy & the others.
"And when we find Kim, will we be able to teleport her back here?" Aisha asked, looking at Billy hopefully.
Billy sighed and adjusted his glasses. "Well, that's just it Aisha, there's that unknown variable in every situation we face. Even if we do manage to locate Kim, there's no guarantee that we'll be able to teleport her to safety."
"Billy's right, there may be all kinds of spells preventing anyone from entering the dimension or teleporting someone out." Alpha said, supporting Billy's theory.
"Guys, we can't afford to make any kind of speculations about this. We gotta find Kimberly, and fast. Billy, how long will it take for you to initiate the Multi-Dimensional Scan?" Tommy asked his scientific friend.
"To set up the calculations to initiate the scan will take just a couple of minutes. Getting results from scan could take longer depending on how fast the scan can locate Kim's bio-readings." The Blue Ranger explained to his leader.
"Do it."
Billy nodded & turned back around to the computers with Alpha to begin inputting the calculations to initiate the scan.
"Zordon, have you been able to get a hold of Jason, Zack, and Trini?" The White Ranger asked.
"YES TOMMY, I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN CONTACTING THEM IN SWITZERLAND!"
"Did you tell them about" Billy began to say, a little hesitant.
"YES, YOUR FRIENDS HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE SITUATION AT HAND! AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, THEY ARE NOT AFRAID OF THE DANGER THEY MAY FACE!"
"I don't get it? Shouldn't be at least worried about this? I mean, it's not like they're still Power Rangers Zordon, they can't exactly protect themselves against the Green Ranger." Rocky stated, and then regretted his words.
"ROCKY, THEY ARE WORRIED, BUT THEY HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THIS THREAT, JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE SO IN THE PAST AS POWER RANGERS! YOU SEE, THEY MAY NOT BE POWER RANGERS PHYSICALLY, BUT IN SPIRIT THEY WILL ALWAYS BE MEMBERS OF THE POWER RANGER FORCE!"
It was at that moment, that a strange beeping noise emanated from the computers. The Rangers were all startled by the noise, and were hoping that the scan was able to locate Kimberly.
"Billy, did the computers find something?" Tommy asked hopefully.
"I'm not sure, the computers managed to lock onto Kim's bio-readings, but they've also picked up something else." Billy replied.
"Something else? What do ya' mean something else?" Adam asked, confused.
Billy checked over the readings once again, and was satisfied with the results. "Apparently, there's a live broadcast being transmitted from the same dimension as Kim's bio-readings. The visual transmission should be coming up on the Viewing Globe." Billy said to them all as they all turned around to observe the images in the Viewing Globe.
The transmission cut through many layers of interference, until finally, Ricky's face appeared in the Viewing Globe. "Greetings from the Dark Dimension, Power Rangers! And a very special greetings to your beloved leader, my brother, the White Ranger. How ya' doing bro'? Terrible I hope. By the way, how's Kimberly? Oh, that's right, you don't know where she is do you? Well, let me put your mind at ease for a few moments." Ricky then stepped back, and out of the way to show everyone in the Command Center a shocking & horrifying site. They still couldn't believe what they were seeing was real. The Viewing Globe displayed a young woman, possibly 16 or 17 years of age, a very slim, shapely, athletic body, and could've been very beautiful. But what they saw was just horrifying, for the young woman had cuts & bruises on her smooth legs & her arms, her belly shirt was ripped & torn, and was barely covering her upper body, exposing a light pink bra underneath, her long brown hair a mess, and her face was a mess as well, she had a bloody nose, a swollen lip with blood leaking out the side of her mouth, and a swollen black eye. But even with all this damage done to a human body, it was pretty obvious who the Rangers were looking at.
"KIMBERLY!!" All of the Rangers shouted simultaneously at what they were seeing.
At that moment, Ricky & Scorpina came into the picture, and stood in front of the injured Power Ranger. "As you can see, we had to make sure little Kimberly was made presentable to you guys when we finally contacted you. But she's not very much up for talking right now, so you'll have to talk to us." Scorpina said with her arm around the waist of Ricky.
"Let her go you fucking scumbags!" Rocky shouted at the Viewing Globe.
"Such language, do you kiss your mother with that mouth Rocky?" Ricky said, teasing the Red Ranger. "Believe me, I have every intention of letting her go. Scorpina & I already had our fun torturing the little vixen, but we'll let her go under one condition."
"What do you want?" Tommy asked.
A cruel smile appeared on the faces of the Green Ranger & Scorpina. "What I want, dear brother, is for YOU to face me in battle, here in the Dark Dimension, alone. You face me in battle, and when I'm satisfied, I'll let both you & your girlfriend leave the Dark Dimension."
"Do you really expect us to believe that you'll let Tommy & Kim leave? How stupid do you think we are Ricky?" Adam said, attempting to be confident.
"Do you really expect me to answer that little toad?" Ricky replied. "Whether you choose to believe me or not, it really doesn't matter. I have much bigger plans left in store for you pathetic Rangers. But just think of the consequences of what might happen to poor Kimberly, if you choose NOT to face me in battle. If you choose not to fight me Tommy, then you will have sentenced your precious girlfriend to her death! You have five minutes to make your decision, face me in battle, or Kimberly shall die!" Ricky & Scorpina began their dark laughter, as the transmission ended, and left the Rangers dumbfounded.
Tommy now has a decision to make, face his brother again in a fight, and possibly become caught in an elaborate trap, or face the possibility of losing the woman he loves forever.
I know what you're saying right now, 'What's gonna happen next? We're already at part 8, and we're no closer to finding out if the Rangers will find a way to break the spell over Tommy's brother.' Well, don't you worry your pretty little heads off my little Power Fanatics, for the best is still yet to come. Trust me. So stay tuned for Part 9 of the Sibling Rivalry Saga.
