At first, it was like I was in a star. I was Atoms. This is what it was like to be beamed up by Scotty. This is what teleportation felt like. This is how the magic happens. Science fills in the gaps.

It wasn't a surprise when I faced Zordon. I have been a fan of the Power Rangers since I was eight. I'd seen the news, I had learned their moves, I had hoped with all my heart I might meet them. I had never thought I would become one.

Zordon was a giant face and a cylinder of light. He was a booming voice, and a kind gentle leader. I had dreamed often of him, the Wizard of Oz here to grant me my one wish. I wanted to save people. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to be someone. And now I had the chance.

I was among three other students. All of us athletic, all of us eager to help. ZORDON look down at us and said, "welcome teenagers with attitude. I am ZORDON, I am here to make a difference. I am going to give you magical powers and science to save the world. "

Zordon looked down at us and said:

"Welcome teenagers with attitude. I am ZORDON, I am here to make a difference. I am going to give you magical powers and science to save the world. Karleigh. Karleigh Daniels, you are ranked top in your class. You saved a little girl from a fire when you were just 11. You are the spirit of the alley cat. You are the purple ranger. With the power of a feral cat, you will be able to take on any enemy no matter how hard the terrain."

"Thank you," Karleigh said. She jabbed the air with her left fist. "I won't let you down.

"Steve Tinker," Zordon said. "You shall be the leader of the group. With your Boy Scout skills and your ability to command the football team, you will be the leader we need. You will be there. You will be the red ranger. You will call on the spirit of the armadillo. You will protect the people under you. You shall be the armor we need it going forward. "

Steve said nothing, nodding solemnly.

Zordon turned his giant head towards me. He seemed to pause. He looked from me to the tiny robot that flew around the room squeaking. "Zip zap are you sure this is what the spirit of earth wishes to aid our team with. ZipZap. I'm serious, this seems a little weird."

I shifted on my feet and looked at the other teenagers. "I am I supposed to be here or did you make a mistake?"

"No, Susanna, it just seems that Garcia has an odd sense of humor. We invoke the spirit of the earth to protect us, we are the earth Rangers. We are the Power Rangers," Zordon said slowly. "So it's a little weird that the animal the brown Ranger has… Is extinct."

I looked excited. Was it a mastodon? Sabertooth tiger? No, it was the mighty, the glorious, the bad ass…

"Dodo bird."