Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie by Heather Ray (free books to read TXT) 📕

Tommy smiled as an idea crossed his mind. Yeah, it's probably not the most though-out plan, but its the only way I can get myself up to the Moon Palace without breaking one of Zordon's rules! The other rangers can follow, and we can all save Kim!

His mind made up, Tommy slowed down his attacks. This gave the Putties a chance to move in closer, and soon two managed to grab Tommy by his arms.

"Tommy!" Kat cried, dodging the fist of a Putty. She caught a glimpse of him being held to his knees by a group of Putties, and tried to get close enough to help him.

"Kat!" he yelled, "Get out of here! Go to the Power Chamber!!"

"Tommy, no!" she shouted, "I won't leave you! Shift into Turbo!!"

A black armband appeared on Kat's forearm, and she flipped away from the Putties to make some room.

"Kat, don't!" Tommy ordered, "It's the only way!"

Kat stared at Tommy in amazement, until a revelation struck her. He's sacrificing himself to save Kim!

she realized. While she was distracted, two Putties rushed her. She managed to fend them off, constantly glancing in Tommy's direction. He remained in the grasp of a large group of Putties, not putting up the slightest resistance.

"Katherine, please

!" he called to her, "Get to the Power Chamber now!! They're after you too!"

Kat continued to fight the Putties, dozens of thoughts running through her mind. She couldn't just abandon Tommy, but he had asked her to go. Rather, he had ordered her to go, for her own protection. There was no way she'd be able to save Tommy, and by staying she'd only get herself captured, which would mean that Tommy would have to keep an eye out for her. After delivering a powerful spin-kick, forcing the Putties back, Katherine activated her teleporter.

"I...I love you, Tommy!" she called as she vanished in a streak of rose-colored light. Tommy heaved a sigh of relief that Katherine was now out of harm's way. It didn't take long before he and the Putties vanished from the park.

In a spectacle of bright lightning, Tommy arrived in the throne room of the Moon Palace, surrounded by a cloud of Lord Zedd's Putties. Two of the Putties forced Tommy to his knees, while the others stepped back against the wall. Tommy looked up and saw Lord Zedd sitting upon this throne, grasping his sceptor with his right hand. On his left stood Goldar, with his arms crossed and his wings stretched. Tommy looked around the throne room expectantly.

"She is not here," Zedd said, getting Tommy's attention.

"What have you done with Kimberly?" Tommy yelled at the Emperor of Evil.

"Don't worry," said Zedd, "you will have the priviledge of seeing her before you die. Actually, you will bear witness to our wedding ceremony, where you will see the woman you loved given to me forever."

"I won't let you get away with this, Zedd," Tommy said darkly. Lord Zedd rose to his feet, and approached the teenager. The Putties holding Tommy down by the shoulders stepped back, allowing Tommy to rise to his feet and glare at Zedd directly in the visor. He didn't flinch, even when Zedd's visor flashed red.

"I have already gotten away with this," Zedd replied, quickly reaching out and grabbing Tommy's wrist. Tommy was shocked by this action, and even more so when he saw his Turbo Morpher appear. Somehow, Lord Zedd summoned it from the interdimensional pocket it was kept in. Tommy knocked Zedd's hand away viciously, and flipped backwards, making some room between them. He then brought his key towards his morpher, attempting to morph into the Red Turbo Ranger. But as quickly as lightning, Goldar's sword swung through the air, slicing through the cotton of Tommy's sleeve, and also breaking the skin. Tommy yelped, and glanced at the cut on his shoulder. Goldar held his sword at Tommy's neck, preventing him from retaliating.

"You've gotten faster," Tommy commented, not resisting as Lord Zedd took the morpher and key.

"Perhaps you have gotten slower," Goldar grunted, baring his ivory fangs. Once Zedd took the morpher, he beckoned to his Putties.

"Escort him to the dungeon," he ordered, "and Goldar, you make sure Tommy-Boy doesn't try anything. He gets to stay in the dungeon for a few days, rotting in the darkness, all alone. Its a shame you didn't bring Katherine with you. I'm sure you would have enjoyed the company."

The Putties resumed their grasp on Tommy's arms, and Goldar marched behind them as they moved through the stone palace. Zedd returned to his throne, and stared at the Turbo Morpher in his hand.

"Won't Kimmie be surprised when she sees my wedding present?" he chuckled maliciously, "Its a shame I didn't manage to capture Katherine. But I'm sure Kimberly will be more than delighted to hunt the Pink Turbo Ranger down herself."

In a streak of bright pink light, Katherine materialized in the Power Chamber. Immediately, her glance turned to the medical bed, where Justin was still lying unconscious. She sighed deeply, and then approached Zordon's tube.

"Someone sent a squad of Putties to attack me and Tommy," she explained, "They got Tommy, but I managed to escape."

"Aye yi yi!" shrieked Alpha, "Why didn't you call for backup?"

Katherine folded her arms in frustration, "Tommy didn't let me! He wanted to be captured!"

Zordon observed the distraught condition of the Pink Ranger. "KATHERINE, PLEASE CALM DOWN. TOMMY HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY EVIL ON MANY OCCASIONS, AND HE ALWAYS RETURNS. HE WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO ZEDD WILLINGLY UNLESS HE HAD A PLAN OF ACTION."

"Somehow, I doubt he thought this one through," Kat muttered, "Alpha, can you call Tanya and Adam? We need to figure out what we're going to do."

"You got it," said Alpha, walking over to the communications console. While he contacted the Yellow and Green Rangers, Kat made her way over to Justin's side, and squeezed his limp hand gently. She turned around when flashes of green and yellow light brightened the Power Chamber.

"Don't tell me," said Tanya bitterly, scanning the Power Chamber completely with her eyes, "Tommy's been captured."

"YES,"

answered Zordon, "A SQUAD OF PUTTY PATROLERS ATTACKED KATHERINE AND TOMMY AT THE LAKE. TOMMY WAS ABDUCTED."

"I can't believe a squad of Putties can overcome two Turbo Rangers," Adam said. "We didn't morph," Kat said, "We didn't get the chance."

"Well, what are we gonna do?" asked Tanya, glancing up at Zordon, "Zedd's captured one of our own. We have to go save Tommy! You can't say attacking the Moon Palace is breaking the Power Ranger code."

Zordon remained silent for a moment, reading the desperate and angered expressions on the three remaining Zeo Rangers. "YOU ARE CORRECT," he decided, "IN THIS CASE, TOMMY WAS ABDUCTED. ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT RESIST TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY, WE ALL CAN ASSUME QUITE CORRECTLY THAT HIS LIFE IS IN DANGER. THE POWER WILL PROTECT YOU IF YOU LAUNCH AN ATTACK TO SAVE YOUR FRIENDS."

Adam, Katherine, and Tanya smiled at their mentor, silently thanking him for bending slightly the rules against escalating a battle. Then, Adam walked over to Justin, and gazed at the young man's sleeping form.

"How is he, Alpha?" he asked, turning to the short robot.

"He's slipped into a coma," Alpha replied quietly, "We're pretty sure he'll be fine, but he needs time to heal the neural damage inflicted in his fight at the Power Plant." "Its possible," said Adam, "but dangerous. We really need a Blue Ranger. Now."

"How about Rocky?" asked Katherine, "Do you think he's up to it?"

"I don't want to risk it," Adam said, "He's only been out of the hospital for about a week, and I don't know if fighting is a good idea for him."

"THE POWER RANGER ARMOR DOES PROTECT OLD INJURIES,"

Zordon said, "IT IS UNLIKELY THAT HE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE MORPHED."

"Well, look what happened to Justin," said Katherine, "He was morphed."

"How about Jason, then?" asked Tanya.

"He's still on vacation," Adam sighed, "We have no way to contact him, and it would take hours to scan for him."

"We don't have that kind of time," Katherine said, stating the obvious, "Anyone else?"

"There's always Zack and Trini," Adam suggested.

"THE INTERFERENCE FROM THE SWISS ALPS MAKES TELEPORTATION NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME REQUIRED TO MODIFY THE SYSTEMS."

"Are they even still in Geneva?" asked Katherine, "I think they went to Rwanda for some reason. Or was it Bosnia?"

"We'll never be able to find them," Tanya sighed, "So, we're completely out of options?"

"I guess so," said Adam, sticking his hands in his pockets, "I guess we'll have to -- hey, what's this?"

Adam pulled a napkin out of his pocket, with a hotel room address and a phone number written on it in black ink. A smile crossed his face. "Guys," he said, holding up the napkin, "I think we've found our temporary Blue Ranger."

Katherine looked at Adam in confusion, while Tanya's eyes widened in surprise. "You're kidding," Tanya said.

"No, I'm not," Adam said, looking at the napkin, "Look, Trevor obviously cares about Kimberly. He came all the way here to find her, and I'm willing to bet he'd accept being a ranger to help us save her. He's obviously smart -- I mean, he managed to find us, didn't he?"

"Who is 'Trevor'

?" asked Kat in confusion. Adam related the story of when he, Rocky, and Tanya met Trevor Monroe only about an hour ago, at the Juice Bar.

"What makes you think we can trust him with the Power?" Tanya asked.

"He's Kimberly's friend," Adam said, "and Kimberly doesn't become close friends with just anyone. What do you think, Zordon?"

"I TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT, ADAM, AND SINCE WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF A BLUE RANGER, I APPROVE OF YOUR DECISION."

"Great," said Adam, touching his wrist communicator, "I'll be right back with the