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

Trevor looked up at the source of the booming voice, and stared mutely at the large floating head.

"That's Zordon," said Adam.

"Not to be rude or anything," said Tanya, "but we don't have time for drawn-out introductions. Tommy and Kimberly are really in trouble, and every minute counts!"

"Alpha," said Adam, turning to the small robot, "where is Justin's stuff?"

"Right here," said Alpha, walking over to the temporary leader. He handed him the blue Turbo Morpher and communicator. Adam then looked at Trevor, and held up the communicator.

"This goes on your wrist, just like a watch," he explained, "You see each of these five colored buttons on the left side? The silver one patches you into the Power Chamber, and each other one sends a signal to the ranger of that color. The buttons on the other side are for teleporting. The top one sends you right here, and the others are for programing destinations. You don't have to worry about that though, because most of our teleporting is to the Power Chamber. Alpha teleports us from here to wherever else we wanna go."

Adam handed the communicator to Trevor, who strapped it onto his wrist confidently. Adam then held up the Turbo Morpher, with the black armband in one hand, and the golden key in the other.

"This is the Morpher, which will allow you to transform into the Blue Turbo Ranger. Just put the key into the hole and turn it, calling 'Mountain Blaster Turbo Power'. The Power enhances all of your physical skills. You'll run faster, jump higher, punch and kick harder, and withstand more punishment. Do you have any fighting experience?"

"A little," Trevor admitted, "I started taking karate classes with Kimberly last September, though. And I was on the gymnastics team in high school."

"That sounds good enough for me," said Adam with a smile, handing the morpher to Trevor, "Welcome to the Power Rangers, Trevor."

Trevor smiled in reply, and attached the black box to his forearm. He then held the key in his opposite hand.

"How will we get into the Moon Palace?" asked Tanya, "Isn't it protected against teleportation?"

"IF IT WERE COMPLETELY PROTECTED, THEN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR LORD ZEDD TO TELEPORT TOMMY FROM HERE TO THERE. WE HAVE THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE TELEPORTATION BEAM LORD ZEDD USES TO GET TO EARTH FROM THE PALACE AND BACK AGAIN. SHIELDS CAN ONLY PROTECT AGAINST CERTAIN FREQUENCIES, AND THEREFORE THEY ALLOW OTHER FREQUENCIES THROUGH. THIS ONE WILL TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE IN THE PALACE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE."

"Aye yi yi!" shrieked Alpha, typing in codes in the teleporter console, "Take care, rangers!"

"Let's Shift Into Turbo!" Adam called, holding up his arm. As one, all four rangers placed their keys into the morphers.

"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!"

called Adam.

"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!"

yelled Trevor.

"Dune Star Turbo Power!"

shouted Tanya.

"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!"

cried Katherine.

"Teleporting now," said Alpha, activating the teleporter as soon as the rangers had morphed. After a few seconds of transit, the Turbo Rangers appeared on the balcony of Zedd's Lunar Palace.

"Wow," said Trevor, "this is so incredible."

"Where are we?" asked Tanya.

"This is Zedd's throne room," said Kat, "I've been here before."

"So, where do we go from here?" asked Adam.

"To your graves," came a deep voice from the side. The four rangers turned around, and saw Goldar step out of the darkness of the shadows. He was gripping his sword tightly, and a fierce grin plastered his blue furry face. Behind him, dozens of Putty Patrolers marched. Goldar held out his sword, and pointed it at the rangers.

"Destroy them," he snarled.

Inside the dungeon, Tommy hangs weakly from the slimey vines of energy sprouting from the wall. His cheek was still sore from when Kimberly slapped him, and now, Lord Zedd stood only inches from Tommy's face, his expressionless countenance only hinting at the joy he feels at this moment.

"Kimberly my dear," Zedd says suddenly, turning to face his bride-to-be, "would you please get Goldar for me? I'll need him to stand guard. After all, we don't want the Turbo Twits to try and save their fearless leader."

Kimberly frowned for a moment, but nodded. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do,"

she called while leaving. After waiting a moment for Kimberly to leave, he then turned back to Tommy.

"She certainly is wonderful, is she not?" he mocked, "Amazing how fate works. This time last year, she was the sweet, innocent girl-next-door, harboring a cute little crush on you. And now, she is the devious, powerful Empress of Evil, forever bonded to me in an alliance against you and your friends. Or at least she will be in a matter of days."

"Shut up, Zedd," Tommy muttered, glaring at Zedd, "I don't need to hear this."

"Oh, but I think you do," Zedd chuckled, "You don't know how long I've been waiting to tell you what happened. Tell me, Red Ranger, do you recall a certain 'Dear John' letter, as they say on your planet?"

Tommy's hazel eyes widened in realization and alarm. "You..." he whispered.

"Yes," Zedd said, folding his arms, "I wrote it!

And it worked magnificently. Oh, Tommy, you should have seen what I saw! You were sobbing like an infant, and poor little Kimmie was doing the same. But at least you had all your closest friends to help you cope, as well as the Power Ranger duties to keep you busy. Kimberly, on the other hand, couldn't make her Florida friends understand what she was feeling, because they only knew about you through stories. And of course, she didn't have that outlet of her frustrations that you had. Gymnastics wasn't nearly as theraputic as beating the daylights out of villainous robots. She suffered for weeks, feeling she was abandoned by everyone she held dear. At least you had an explanation in the letter. Kimberly had nothing to go on but her suspicions."

Tommy's eyes were flaring now, and a look of utter hatred crossed his tan face. "You despicable, cowardly son of a

--"

"My dear Red Ranger," Zedd interrupted, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "isn't such harsh language unbefitting of a hero?"

"I swear to you Zedd, you'll pay for this," Tommy threatened, "I'll see to it."

"You'll be dead in a matter of hours," Zedd said, "You are no threat to me."

Meanwhile, just outside, Kimberly is sitting by the gate to the dungeon, curled into a ball. She looked up, allowing hot tears to spill from her ruby eyes. Since she has only lived in the palace for a matter of days, she was yet unfamiliar with the layout of the palace. While searching for the stairwell to the ground floor, she reached a dead end, and had to backtrack. As she passed near the room where Tommy was being held, she heard Zedd's taunting. She decided to listen further, to hear Tommy suffer all the more. But what she heard shocked her more than anything she had ever experienced. Hearing Zedd recount her experiences over the past few months, and all that she endured straight-faced while in Florida only revived the pain that remains. The pain of being unloved and abandoned, betrayed and forgotten. She couldn't hold in the emotion, and for the first time in a month, she cried tears of sorrow. But those tears didn't remain long. While she heard Zedd's mocking laughter echo through the dungeon, fury built in her heart. But for once, it wasn't focused towards Tommy or Katherine. It was pure, unadulterated anger, aimed at Lord Zedd, and only Lord Zedd.

He...he tricked

me,

she realized, her eyes flashing with anger and she rose to her feet, He tricked us all

!! All these months

of pain

and loneliness

, were all because of his manipulations?! Tommy never cheated

on me! It was Zedd

, from the very beginning! My God, why didn't I realize it earlier

?!

"I think now is a good time to spy on Earth," she heard Zedd say, "Now that I have you, I would like to add to my little collection by capturing Katherine. I'm sure you recall how much Kimmie likes presents."

Kimberly grasped her scepter tighter and inched slowly from the door as she heard Zedd approach. She focused her attention through the Heart of Darkness, and suddenly, Kimberly became invisible. Zedd marched right past her without even noticing her presence. She released the breath she was holding as she reappeared. After waiting a few more seconds, she slowly entered into the cell holding Tommy. She remained quiet, and just looked at him for a moment.

Tommy was hanging limply from the vines, his chestnut hair hiding his face from her. She could tell from his completely motionless position that he had given up. As Kimberly walked further into the cell, the sound of her heels striking the stones caused Tommy's head to rise slowly. Kimberly eyes widened when she saw his face. Tears still wet his eyes and cheeks, and a stoic expression crossed his face. But the expression in his eyes was of infinite pain, drowning in a sea of failure.

"I'm surprised,"

she said quietly, "Usually when I see you, you immediately begin to beg me to come back to the side of light. Have you nothing

to say?"

"No," Tommy responded weakly, but firmly, "I don't."

"Well, I have something to say to you,"

she said, walking closer. She stopped right in front of him, and gently touched his cheek, where she had slapped him earlier. "I'm sorry."

Tommy's eyes widened, expressing confusion laced with a ray of hope. "Huh?"

"I...I'm sorry,"

she repeated, her ruby eyes tearing, "I'm sorry I slapped you. I'm sorry I fought you, and joined with Zedd. I'm sorry for not listening to you when you tried to save me. I'm sorry...I hated

you and Kat so much. I didn't know about the letter, and I didn't want to believe it when you tried to tell me about it. I'm so sorry."

She was crying outright now, covering her eyes with one hand while the other still gripped her golden scepter. Tommy's heart ached when he saw her in pain, and yet a powerful feeling of joy overcame him as well. He had finally won her back.

"Kim," he said softly, "you have nothing to be sorry for. Neither of us could have guessed Zedd was manipulating us."

"All this time,"

she continued, "all the pain and heartache, all because of Zedd

, and not you..."

Kim took a deep breath, and looked up again. Tommy smiled when he noticed the ruby shimmer had faded slightly. The only thing maintaining the spell Maligore placed on Kim was her hatred for the Power Rangers, and as soon as it