A/N: OK, it's your friendly neighborhood writer back, with another story. This time, I'm going to try my hand at a Dino Thunder/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers crossover, with a lot of Olympic Games with the legendary Power Couple mixed in. All characters belong to Saban, and Disney. Note that there will be one character from Mystic Force (and from MMPR) in this story as well as one particular villain from Operation Overdrive. The beginning of the story is two months after the Rangers' final fight with Mesogog.

A/N 2: In this universe, Trini's dead.

Chapter 1-The Battle's Over, Or Is It?

Unknown Day, Time and Year

Aquitar

In ten years on Aquitar, William Cranston had become one of the planet's legendary residents.

The husband of the Blue Aquitar Power Rangers' niece, Cestria, Billy had become as much a part of Aquitar's society as anyone.

For one thing, he'd advanced Aquitar's technology far beyond what it had been. At 15, he'd been first exposed to the vast, expansive power of the Morphin Grid. In that time, he'd used it, as well as his knowledge, to build many devices capable of bailing his team out of trouble.

He'd now used that knowledge, as well as the new Earth technology he'd been exposed to before he left for Aquitar, to help the Alien Rangers of Aquitar and help Aquitar have better communications.

For a man who once detested fish with every ounce of his being, Billy was enjoying himself to the fullest on Aquitar, a water domianted planet. It also helped that because he'd achieved legendary status there, that he shared a mansion with Cestria right near the Alien Rangers' base of operations.

For as much as he loved Aquitar, Billy had enjoyed keeping up with events around the galaxy, particularly on the planet where he was first born.

Earth.

He was even thinking back to a time when he grew up in Southern California, in a small community outside of Los Angeles called Angel Grove.

It was a city that was once dubbed "Alien City," for all the different aliens from outer space that had tried to use Angel Grove as a stepping-stone to try and take over Earth.

Billy had many fond memories of that city. Its Juice Bar, with Ernie as its owner...a jolly New Yorker who simply loved keeping his customers happy.

Its park, which had held many fond memories for him and his friends.

Ah yes, his friends.

He still kept up with them.

His original and future friends, also known as the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, back in the day. Defenders of all that was good and true, and under the guidance of the legendary, snd seemingly deceased, Zordon of Eltar.

Those Rangers had been a team, through thick and thin, which was very often thick with excitement.

He'd been excited to see how far some of those Rangers had developed.

He smiled, in particular, at the thought of Tommy Oliver.

He smiled faintly at the thought of the former Ranger of FOUR different colors now.

Not only had the former Green and White Morphin, Red Zeo and Red Turbo Ranger been to the moon to stop Serpentera during Forever Red, he helped the latest team of Rangers, the Dino Thunder incarnation, to a victory over another bad guy (Mesogog, who Billy thought was even uglier than Lord Zedd and Goldar combined), AND he'd essentially taken over the role of being THEIR Zordon.

Then, he thought of Tommy's former girlfriend, and he winced.

The thought of those two in the same breath, much less the same sentence, brought chills up his spine.

He'd seen those two lovebirds go through good times and bad. He'd seen them grow up together, and had seen the perky, petite woman who was preparing to become Earth's latest Olympic Cinderella story be Tommy's everything.

And he'd been at the Youth Center when Tommy had receiver "The Letter."

Yes, THAT letter. He still couldn't believe that Kimberly had been so incredibly foolish to do that.

"If only," muttered Billy, "somehow, SOMEONE could bring those two together..." he mused as he went through his daily scans. Cestria was out, so Billy was alone at this moment.

"What if you could have your wishes become reality, Blue Ranger?" said a familiar voice coming from the doorway behind him.

At the sound of that voice, Billy shot up from his seat, and turned in disbelief to see a man he never thought he'd see again. With this man was a 22-year old adult familiar to both teams of Turbo Rangers.

"Oh my God," said Billy. "You were dead!"

Saturday, July 18, 2004

2:30 p.m.

Hayley's Cyberspace Cafe

Reefside, CA

Meanwhile, on Earth, in a sleepy coastal California town not far from where Earth's Power Rangers originated...

Four teenagers rummaged around this place, which had been much like Ernie's Gym and Juice Bar in Angel Grove.

These teenagers, however, were no ordinary teenagers.

They were the latest additions to the Power Rangers legacy.

Led by a man who many considered the Greatest Ranger Ever, Dr. Thomas Oliver (known to the Dino Thunder teens as simply 'Doctor O', they'd been through many battles, until, in early June, they'd defeated the latest alien to attempt take over the Earth, called Mesogog.

Their technical advisor, Hayley Johnson, was the owner of the Cyberspace Cafe.

One year earlier, Tommy had Hayley, a longtime friend from their days at MIT, meet with his good friend Ernie, as Hayley had wanted to open up a hangout of her own.

She'd followed many of Ernie's suggestions, and thus, the Cyberspace Cafe had been born. For the one year it had been open, it had garnered surprisingly high rankings from most California newspapers.

It didn't hurt that most of Angel Grove's former Power Rangers now lived in the Reefside area, although most the newest set of Rangers save for Tommy didn't know that yet.

As for the newest addition to the Ranger legacy, it was a regular, run-of-the-mill day.

Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Thunder Ranger, was practicing his soccer skills for college. Conner was on a soccer scholarship to USC, and knew he'd need to continue to get better if he wanted a chance to make it in Los Angeles.

His girlfriend, Kira Ford, also known as the Yellow Dino Thunder Ranger, was practicing her music for her first big nation-wide album. One month after the Dino Thunder Rangers defeated Mesogog, Kira had become one of the few to actually meet a former Ranger.

Tanya Sloan-Park, who'd been a Yellow Ranger on two different sets of teams, had become one of the United States' top pop stars (some music critics, as well as the former Rangers, had made comparisons between her and a Madonna without the fancy looks), and at her husband, Adam's, urging, made a recruiting trip to Reefside for one of Kira's concerts.

Tanya had been so impressed by Kira that she'd offered her a contract. Sensing it was her big opportunity, and that it was a former Ranger offering it, after all, Kira immediately took it. As she and Tanya were preparing their first big album, Kira knew her skills needed to get better for the album to be at a high level.

Meanwhile, Ethan James, the Blue Dino Thunder Ranger, was on scholarship to MIT. Being that he didn't have games to be working on, he was sipping one of Hayley's smoothies with the White Dino Thunder Ranger, Trent Fernandez-Mercer.

As the teens continued with their activities, suddenly, they were alerted to loud car noises outside Cyberspace.

Several car noises, in fact, one of which they recognized as Tommy's black Jeep.

Kira was the first to notice.

"Guys, look, it's Dr. O!" she shouted as she went rushing to the window, and saw Tanya, as well as many others, climb out of their cars.

The teens saw it too, and they were already rushing to the window.

"Yeah, but who the hell are those other guys with him?" said Conner, in typical nonchalant, Conner McKnight fashion.

"Those, my dear Conner," said Kira, "are the legends from Angel Grove. You know they all live in Reefside now, right?"

Conner looked at her with a shocked glance, as his jaw dropped.

'Wow,' thought Conner, 'these are the legends I've seen in Dr. O's video, and heard so much about?'

"You can tell their friendship really runs deep," muttered Ethan. "But where's the Asian chick I remember from that video?"

"Trini Kwan," said Conner. "I believe she died in a car accident...three years ago, I think."

"Yep, Conner's right," said Trent. "I remember that day. I remember thinking that name seemed so irrelevant. How wrong I was when I watched that video."

'So, Tommy's decided to bring the legends here,' thought Hayley. 'This ought to be interesting.'

It was a surprise to all of the teens when Tommy was the only one that walked into Cyberspace, and immediately beckoned for the four teens and Hayley.

"Craig!" Hayley shouted to her assistant. "Keep tabs on the place till I come back, if I come back! I gotta run!"

"You got it!" said a male voice, as Hayley joined the group.

"Hey, guys," said Tommy.

"Hi, Dr. O," said Ethan. "Long time, no see. Whatcha been up to?"

"The usual, cleaning out the lair and everything else," said Tommy.

"On to a more important topic, though," said Tommy, as the spiked-haired man in his late-20s became that much more stoic very quickly.

"How would you guys like to meet the legends?"

"You mean, as in your own former teammates?" said Conner, wide-eyed.

"Yes," said Tommy. "Thing is, unless you've been hiding under a rock, some of you have already met a couple of them," Tommy said, winking at Kira. "Most of them are here in Reefside."

"Aren't a few of them not here?" said Trent.

"Yes. You know about Trini, and she's dead. Our first Pink Ranger, Kimberly," said Tommy, as the hiar stood on the back of his neck when he said that name, "is training for the Olympic Games, last I knew. Billy's on Aquitar, and I don't count on him coming back for quite a while. Justin...well, I don't know where he is. He's been in school at MIT, and I haven't kept in contact with him lately. The rest of them are here, though."

"This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!" said Conner. "Why not?"

Kira simply rolled her eyes at him. 'Typical jock. I'd be falling all over him if he didn't sound so utterly stupid sometimes.'

The rest of the teens did nod, however.

"OK, then Conner and Kira can get in my jeep, and Ethan and Trent can go with Hayley. Let's go to my house. Believe me, there's plenty of room for everyone there."

As the teens left Cyberspace, Conner's smile was radiating, and Kira couldn't believe her luck. She'd already met Adam and Tanya, and their two-year-old baby, Matthew, and now she'd get to meet the rest of "The Legends" save for a few.

Aquitar

Unknown Time

"You...were dead," Billy said. "And who is this with you? I don't recognize him."

"Ah, but he is a former Power Ranger, like you," said the familiar figure, who Billy recognized as none other than Zordon. "As for why I have returned, certain people have used their magic to bring me back."

"Hi," said the boy, who was actually on summer break from college in Boston, at which point, Zordon had come for him. "My name is Justin Stewart, former Blue Turbo Ranger until we lost our powers when Divatox destroyed the Power Chamber."

"Oh, I remember now," said Billy. "You took over for Rocky after he got hurt before the Murianthias thing. You were great during the Turbo era. It's nice to meet you."

"But I still can't understand why Zordon's here and what's important."

"A time beyond all telling is coming for all of you," said Zordon, "and you are going to need me, as well as the people coming out right now."

Suddenly, a familiar robotic sound came from nearby.

"Aye-yi-yi-yi-yi!" came a familiar voice. "I thought it was going to take FOREVER to reach Aquitar!"

Following him came a familiar, blue, robotic figure with an "N" insignia on his chest.

"Whoo, thank goodness. That journey was tiring," came a squeaky voice.

"Alpha! Ninjor!" said Billy.

"Billy! Thank goodness you're OK!" said Alpha, as he hugged his old technology friend.

"Of course I'm in perfect condition, Alpha," said Billy as he rolled his eyes. "I don't know what would give you those doubts."

"Haven't you heard, my young wolf?" said Ninjor, somewhat amused that Billy had no idea of what was happening elsewhere. "You need to get your head out of the fish pond at some point. There's been a series of serial killings, in particular on Earth. Trini was, in fact, a victim of this."

Billy gulped. Trini had been his one true love, the only one who could truly understand him. He'd known she was dead, but not due to a maniacal psychopath.

And now she was gone...because of a serial killer?

Somehow, he had the feeling he was about to be in Ranger business all over again.

"Don't worry, Billy," said Zordon. "You've been too occupied on Aquitar to know. In fact, none of my original Rangers, save for one, has any idea of what has happened on Earth with these killings. Only a few, like Alpha, myself, Ninjor, and the person I am about to bring forth, know of the tragedy that has truly happened to one of our Rangers. To help tell you about this, I bring the one person who brought me back in this room...here is the Mystic Mother."

As Mystic Mother, white robes and all, walked in, Billy's eyes widened in shock, as he realized just who Mystic Mother really was...or had been.

"Yep," Justin said before Billy could even speak. "This is who the person you knew as Rita Repulsa has become...a powerful source of good magic."

"She's even set up a palace on the moon, near where the old Lunar Palace still is, so that she can keep an eye on any evil doings in the galaxy," said Zordon. "She's part of the reason Forever Red took place...because her palace is on the moon, she was able to get warning to Andros and Tommy so they could stop Serpentera from being reborn. Though Tommy didn't need her help against Mesogog, Tommy knows Mystic Mother does exist, and he knows that she has a deep respect for him because, like it or not, he realizes she gave him his start in Rangering. The two have developed quite a friendship."

"Believe me," said Mystic Mother, smiling as she did so, "watching Tommy kick Mesogog all around Reefside was the most fun I've had watching evil's ass get kicked. He didn't have a chance."

"I see," said Billy. "So what does she know about these killings?"

"What I know about them," said Mystic Mother, "is that they are, sadly, the reason why the first Pink Ranger of Earth has been so separated from her Falcon, and from all of you, for eight long years."

"Kimberly," said Billy, as he stiffened in alarm. "Zordon, what's happened to her?"

"She has been sidetracked, and has been running scared for eight long years, while still training to be in the Olympics," said Ninjor. "I'm quite amazed she's still performing at that level."

"Sidetracked? By whom? A psychopath?" said Billy.

"Why don't we sit down?" said Alpha. "Besides, my circuits need a rest."

"Agreed," said Ninjor. "However, I first want Mystic Mother to contact Tommy. I want her to tell him we're coming to Earth in 48 hours, and that it's urgent business. All of Zordon's first Rangers that are currently present in Reefside, as well as Hayley and the Dino Thunder teens, need to be at this meeting."

"I'll get on it right away," she said. "Tommy was kind enough to give me the frequency to contact his lair, so we shouldn't have problems."

Saturday, July 18

6:00 p.m.

Tommy Oliver's Residence

Somewhere near Reefside, CA

"Hey Jason!" said Tommy, beckoning to his friend who was, at the moment, sipping a Coors Light after helping Kat set the table.

"Yeah, bro?"

"Go tell everyone the food is ready. I'm just taking everything off the grill."

"Gotcha. Adam and Tanya just put Matthew to bed, so we won't have to worry about him," said Jason as he left.

30 minutes later, everyone was seated and was munching on food, talking about the past. The young Dino Thunder teens, eager beavers that they were, had been anxious to hear about past Ranger lore, so that was what most of the current discussion was about.

"You...were scared of spiders?" Trent asked Zack.

"Yeah, he was," said Tommy. "We had to face this huge spider monster shortly after I joined the team, and Zack got freaked out. When I pranked him with a rubber spider, it was a priceless look."

"Yeah, and then there was the time on the Island of Illusion," said Jason, "where Zack got freaked out about a snake."

"Come on, guys," said Zack, "what is this, pick on the Zack-man day? Surely, all of us have our faults!"

"For sure, I do," said Jason. "I got really down after Tommy lost his Green Ranger powers both times. It took me a long while to get over that."

"Yeah, but it's nothing like getting freaked out over a MIRROR," said Aisha, rolling her eyes at Adam.

"Hey, that thing was powerful! Don't be rolling your eyes at me," said Adam, as he glared at Aisha.

"I don't get what the topic is now," said Conner.

"The Mirror of Regret," said Tommy. "It was a powerful mirror used by my archrival Goldar to attempt to rob Adam of his self-confidence. Fortunately, he survived it."

Suddenly, the door to the patio opened, and Hayley walked out of the house, seemingly with some urgency in her step, even though she'd just come back from a restroom break.

"Yo, Hales, what took you so long?" said Tommy.

"What took me so long is that you have a call saved. From someone named Mystic Mother."

"Interesting. Haven't heard from her since Forever Red," said Tommy. "What did you tell her?"

"I told her that we were eating and that she understood. She told me to tell you to contact Aquitar after dinner."

"Aquitar, huh?" said Jason. "Maybe we'll find out if Billy's still alive."

"Or if a fish ate him," said Zack.

"Zack, that was so not funny," said Aisha. "That was horrible, in fact. And can someone relay to us not up to date on Ranger information who Mystic Mother is, because it seems Tommy and Jason are familiar with her."

"We're familiar with her because of the Forever Red mission," said Jason. "Believe me, all of you old geezers are going to be beyond shocked when, or if, you see who Mystic Mother is...or was."

Aquitar

Unknown Time

"OK, done," said Mystic Mother. "Tommy's eating dinner...turns out this is the time he's letting the new Dino Thunder guys meet the legends. But the girl who is their Alpha, Hayley, said he'd come back to my call."

"Tommy's Dino Thunder team was fun to watch. Very much like the first Earth Rangers that Zordon had. Good for them," said Alpha.

"OK, then," said Ninjor. "Let's talk turkey. Zordon, would you like to begin?"

"I would," said Zordon. "About six months after the fatal letter which broke Tommy and Kimberly apart, most of you know that Kimberly returned to Angel Grove near graduation weekend."

Justin nodded...he remembered that day as if it were yesterday...the time when an 11-year old kid was entrusted with the power of the Morphin Grid.

"Most of you know that she was captured by Divatox, and with Jason, was taken to the island of Murianthias with Jason to be sacrificed so that Maligore could be awoken."

Justin nodded...how could he forget?

"She was eventually turned good, and the Turbo Rangers destroyed Maligore. However, shortly afterwards, I was visibly upset with Kimberly for not only falling prey to Maligore, but for writing the letter itself. So I called her into the Power Chamber, fully expecting to give what Earthlings would call a 'butt-chewing,'" Zordon said.

"So, did you? How bad was it?" said Billy.

"Actually, it turned out I gave her no butt-chewings because she has carried a very dark secret for eight long years, one that she told me in only a way Kimberly could do," said Zordon, sadly. "It was why I returned to Eltar after Divatox tried to ruin graduation weekend...not simply because Lerigot had granted me opportunity, but because I felt I had to do it for my own safety."

Billy nodded; he'd heard about Zordon's departure, as he was replaced by Dimitria of Inquiris.

"You see, Kimberly has been hunted by a psychopath who wanted her only for pleasure," said Ninjor. "And would kill anyone close to her to get it."

"Four months after she arrived in Florida," Zordon continued, "Kimberly was doing quite well. She actually made friends with a male gymnast named Rick. This went on for about two months, until one night after practice, Rick asked Kimberly to have sex with her."

"Kim told him no, right?" said Billy.

"Correct, Billy," said Mystic Mother. "However, what happened next was horrifying. Rick raped Kimberly right there in the gym, and bluntly told her that if she never gave him what he wanted, he would kill anyone and everyone close to her."

"Shortly afterward," said Justin, "Rick was off the team for that act, and that's when he began his killing spree. He first went to Paris and killed Caroline and Kimberly's stepfather. He next pursued Billy, but seeing as how Billy went to another planet, he had to go to an alternative. So he next pursued Zack and Trini. Zack left Geneva because he felt he was being watched, but Trini decided to stay."

"And got killed," Billy said. "Let me guess, this psychopath is why Kimberly wrote the letter."

"Correct," said Zordon. "Kimberly told me, bluntly, that she wrote that letter so she could PROTECT Tommy, not hurt him. She couldn't bear to see him fall victim to someone who had raped her. I felt so horribly bad for her and so scared that it's why I left to go home."

"I get it now," said Billy. "How's the psychopath and how's Kimberly before the Olympics?"

"Kimberly is fine, although she feels lonely," said Mystic Mother. "Much like Tommy, I have developed a good friendship with Kimberly also, in fact, all of us have. I visit her often, and she tells me that sometimes I'm the only thing that keeps her sane, because I've told her that she and Tommy will be together again, someday. She's been running scared for far too long."

"Observe the screen, and you will see the changes in Kimberly over eight years' time," said Zordon.

Billy turned to the nearest screen, and saw his childhood friend in a way he'd never seen her before.

Worry was marked all over her once-perky face. She also was much more mentally hardened by her travails, and had developed a sense of alertness.

And she definitely wasn't comfortable simply resting, although she appeared to be lying down rather easily.

"As for the psychopath," said Ninjor, "he was eventually convicted by police officers in Paris and Geneva of killing Kimberly's mother and stepfather, as well as Trini. He was sentenced to death and was executed."

"Wow, that's quite a story," said Billy. "But how come Justin was entrusted to this secret?"

"Because Justin is as much of a Ranger as any one of you," said Zordon, "and because Kimberly knew that Rick wouldn't target Justin...he was too young and not enough of a threat in Rick's mind."

"OK. I kind of see what's going on here," said Billy. "We go to Earth and wherever Tommy is, and we tell him and the rest of the gang what happened. We then get Tommy and the others on a plane to Greece, and reunite them both. Does Kimberly know Rick is dead?"

"No," said Ninjor. "In fact, she thinks he's still alive. My idea is to surprise her with all of you, Tommy included."

"There's just one problem," Mystic Mother said, shaking as she did so. "It seems that when I was still Rita and married to Zedd, that we had a son."

"She is correct, and his name is Thrax," Ninjor said. "He is the ugliest beast any of you Rangers will ever see."

"And the big problem is he's brought back Mesogog's right hand man Zeltrax, as well as Mesogog himself," Zordon continued.

"And my husband, and Goldar," Rita said. "He just did this yesterday, and they are all gathering at Mesogog's Island Fortress."

"Uh oh," Billy said. "We have broken wings that need to be mended, and we have baddies to take out again. It's going to be one wild ride. Tommy's gonna freak when he hears about this."

"What is it Delphine?" said Mystic Mother as the leader of the Alien Rangers came running into the room.

"Tommy Oliver has returned your call," replied Delphine.

"Tell him I'm coming and that I'll be right there," said Mystic Mother as she hurried out of the room.

"Wow," muttered Billy. "Where do we all go from here?"

TBC...