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Wherever she went, death and destruction followed. Over the years, her crusades earned her many titles but most knew her only as the Ranger Slayer.

All eyes were on her as she entered the bar. Some shrinked back while others glared at her. She enjoyed it all the same. It was funny the effect she'd on people like them.

She sat on a stool directly in front the counter, resting her hands on the wooden slab.

"What can I get you ?" The bartender, an overweight blue skinned alien asked, approaching her.

"The usual." She replied simply.

"One glass of Muranthian Martini, your slayerness ?" he asked.

"Yes and stop the theatrics, Squatt." Kimberly glared at him.

"The name isn't that bad, Kim. After all, it does strike fear into the hearts of -"

"Were you Rita's bard ?" She snapped. "Instead of setting up a shady bar in a goddamn black market planet, you could have written a drama series or something."

"Well you should be glad I'm here." He said happily handing her a glass filled with what appeared with molten lava. "How else would you get your monthly dose of galactic gossip ?"

"Haha" She said dryly before swallowing the drink in one gulp. "What have you got for me, blueberry ?"

"Well everyone's either angry or scared of you as usual. But there has been news that the Armada is gathering forces in the Cynthia Quadrant. The Machine Empire is heading for the Oh Galaxy next." The former henchman refilled her glass. "I still can't believe how you can have all that. It's supposed to be toxic for most humans."

"Being dipped in Maligore's pit would do that to ya" Kim drawled. "What about Eltar ?"

"Shouldn't you know that better than me considering your former mentor is Eltar's leading officers ?" He replied perplexed.

"He is ? Good for him !" She said, sipping her drink slowly.

"Are you avoiding Zordon ?" Squatt raised his squiggly eyebrows.

"No." She averted her eyes.

"Kimberly."

"Well sort of. He won't exactly approve of my life choices as of late." Kim grimaced. "There's nothing left for me on Earth or Eltar. My family is gone. My friends have moved on. I can't just sit ducks and let evil run rampant across the galaxy when I have the power to stop it."

"Why not join the Ranger Corps ?" He asked.

"Nobody is keen on having someone like me fighting alongside them." She replied.

"That's bullshit. You have saved the universe more times than -"

"They won't see it as that."

"Zordon would vouch for you."

Kim nodded her head. "He wants me to return to Earth."

"That's why you're allying yourself with the more extremist part of the Light forces - Kerovian System, the Lion Galaxy and...who was your last mission for ?"

"Aquatar. These are not extremist factions. These are people who are fighting civil wars in their galaxies. The council of worlds refuses to acknowledge their problems for they are either neutral planets or allied to the UAE. Rangers are supposed to protect everyone." The brunette said.

"If I didn't know better, I would peg you for a senator." Squatt smirked.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were my shrink. Thanks for the small talk, blueberry." Kim said, completing her drink and putting a couple of zanabattars (silver coins used as universal galactic currency) on the table.

"I got a client waiting for me in the docks. Will catcha on the flip side, Squatt." She said, getting up.

"Take care, Kim."

She nodded, turning around and walking out of the bar not noticing a hooded figure leaving the bar after her.

ELTAR

Zordon pursed his lips looking at his assistant, Gosei.

"What do you mean he escaped ?" He asked angrily. "I thought he was still sedated."

"There was a surge of morphin energy and he was gone, Sir." The gold armoured alien stuttered. "It broke through our barriers. There was no way we could have expected it."

He missed Alpha 5 in times like these. He would have done something instead of being a nervous wreck.

"There is no way we can lose him. If he gets into the wrong hands, there's no telling the level of destruction he'd cause. Tell the black ops to hunt him down by any means necessary." The eltarian sage ordered.

He missed his rangers and the days he was just protecting a single planet. Now he was back on the front lines, fighting a millennia old war against the greatest evil of all time. His every action had repercussions on the entire galaxy. And if that was not stressful enough, he had a loose canon running around in the planet.

If other people found out about this, it would completely destroy their faith on him and the Eltarian Government. He wasn't proud of the choice he made but it was for the greater good.

Zordon had sworn to keep his actions conjunct with his morals yet he found the lines between good and evil get blurry once more as he returned to Eltar.

He could only hope his rangers would never find out about his actions. Zordon banged his fists on his office table once Gosei left the room. He was being a hypocrite. How many times had he convinced his students to be on the morally high ground yet he had consented to a secret project to control what can't be controlled and tamper with destiny, all in order to win a stupid war !

SHADOW DIMENSION

"Where am I ?" He asked, waking up. The last thing he remembered was ... That was weird. He couldn't remember how he got here. It was at the slip of his tongue yet it continued to evade his thoughts.

He looked at his body. He was dressed in a completely white body fitting suit. He tried to touch his face only to find his fingers grazing on a fabric. A mask covered his nose and mouth.

How could he not remember ? After all, he was -

Wait, who was he ? He stepped backwards in shock. He couldn't remember his own name.

He couldn't remember anything.

He looked around to see white smoke all around him, clouding everything else.

"Hello. I see you are up." He turned around to see a woman in green armour carrying a golden staff walk up to him.

"Who are you ?" He asked nervously, taking a few steps back.

"You don't remember me ?" She pursed her lips before smirking. "Now that's a twist. I am Rita Revilo."

"How do you know me ?"

"Surely you remember... unless you don't. The shockwave must have purged everything from you." She smiled calculatingly. "Don't worry dear. I'm a friend. Everything will come back eventually."

"I don't understand. Why don't I remember anything ? You know me ?"

"Of course I do." She smiled at him. "We're family."

"What's my name ?" He asked desperately.

Rita's smile widened. Zordon practically giftwrapped him for her to manipulate. Oh, this was the perfect revenge ! That eltarian had sought to remove this man's memories in order to have perfect control over him. Well, she'd turn Zordon's own strategy against him.

"You are my grandson, a noble warrior who has a powerful gift. You are Lord Drakkon."