A/N 1: See Chapters 1, 15, 16 and 27 of Thirst for Revenge for that which does not belong to me.

A/N: OK, here comes the sequel. Enjoy.

Chapter 1-Double Trouble

Sabrina of Eltar's spaceship

Unknown Time

They rolled around in the white and pink bed made specifically for them, holding onto one another, completely oblivious to their surroundings.

At long last, Earth's original Power Couple, Tommy Oliver and Kimberly Hart, were reunited.

It had taken some time, and some struggle, but the bottom line was they were back together, and the two main birds of the Ninjetti were enjoying every single moment of it.

For Tommy, it was the best night's sleep he'd had in a long time...maybe ever.

Part of it was the fact the bed colors were pink and white. After all, pink was the color his one true love wore in battle, and his favorite time as a Ranger had always been as the White Ranger.

The first Green Ranger tenure, he was always the sixth man on the team, only called into situations where he was needed. Not only that, he still had the lingering nightmares of being under Rita's control. Having made friends with Sabrina of Eltar while both were evil had helped a little, and Jason and Kimberly had helped him after he brke his spell but still, he'd had nightmares of being in the palace...as Rita and Goldar had treated him like a dog.

The second Green Ranger tenure had been better, but he'd always had to deal with the looming specter of his powers possibly fading at any second.

But as the White Ranger, he'd gained the leadership role, had gained confidence, and didn't have to deal with the specter of the Green Ranger any longer. His time as the Green Ranger had been good because it had given him opportunity, but it had also been nightmarish. Also, Tommy's time as the White Ranger was the peak of his relationship with Kimberly.

Part of it was that Sabrina had custom made the room just for them when she'd had the chance.

But the biggest thing was that during this sleep, was that Kimberly was with him once again.

"Handsome, please," said Kimberly, as Tommy tickled her sides mercilessly, "you're killing me with this tickling spree. Please stop."

"Why would you force me to stop? This has been a long time coming," Tommy said.

"Well then, little boy," said Kim, "you leave me no choice."

Tommy suddenly found himself unable to move his head, as Kimberly had grabbed him in a headlock.

Kim then decided to have a little fun with Tommy's head. First, she grabbed his ponytail on the back of his head, and twisted it around at many different angles.

Next, she decided to give him a noogie, ruffling his hair all the while.

Finally, she moved his head around to where she could kiss him on his face at several different angles.

When she was finished, Tommy said, "Well, that was worth waiting for."

"Well, I sure HOPE so!" Kimberly said. "You had that one coming to you, little boy!"

"Little? Who you calling little?" Tommy said.

"Um, are you two done?" came a female voice from the outside. The two young lovers turned to see Sabrina just outside the door.

"Sorry. We didn't expect you to arrive at our room so soon," Kim said.

"I've been known to surprise people a time or two. By the way, breakfast beckons," Sabrina said. With that, she left the room.

"Well, I hate to end this bedside session," said Tommy, "but you heard her. Let's go, Beautiful."

"Right," Kim said, "we need to get ready fast."

The last time he'd actually slept with Kimberly in his arms was the night before she'd left to go train for the Pan-Global Games in Tampa, and it had been a long time coming.

It was no secret around Rangers headquarters that Tommy was extremely defensive where Kimberly was concerned, and he was quite obviously showing it.

Now, Tommy's pink princess was back in his arms...for good, and he wouldn't have had it any other way.

After all, Kimberly had been his very first love

Empress Zera's empire headquarters, at an unknown time

Lord Zedd, Emperor of all Evil, sat with his sister in her empire headquarters, enjoying refreshments as he watched his sister set the table for dinner.

As soon as the table had been set, Zera sat down and said, "So tell me, dear brother, why are you having so much trouble conquering these pathetic brats?"

Zedd hated to talk about it, but he knew he was never going to convince his sister to drop the subject otherwise. So, with his temper barely controlled, he began.

"OK. So you know that Lady Chaos had actually planned to turn the first Pink Ranger to our side, at least temporarily, right?" Zedd said.

"That was the last I'd heard from my sources," Zera said, nodding.

"OK. You heard that Zordon's daughter came back, right?" Zedd said, scowling as he did so.

"What? You did not tell me this!" Zera said, her face turning into a frown.

"Well, she came back and joined with the Rangers. She's SUCH a pansy...Zordon's family is full of pansies!" Zedd said.

"That's just one of the mistakes you made...you should not have underestimated her," Zera said. "She scares me far more than any of those other teenagers. She has more knowledge of magic and the Morphin Grid than anyone on either side of it."

"Are you saying my plans may not work against her?" Zedd said, almost astonished.

"They might not. Now, what else?" Zera said.

"Well, Sabrina's arrival caused some friction between the Rangers at first, particularly the Black Ninjetti. You see, I sent Scorpina out to gain Adam's trust, then break his heart right before she broke her spell. It worked, and she and Goldar almost beat the Rangers."

"That was a good plan," Zera said. "I never cared much for Adam anyways in the bits of the Rangers I watched...he's way too damn shy for my liking. So, how far did that tension go?"

"For a while, it went far enough to where they had to get a replacement because he left the team," Zedd said. "Eventually the Rangers called the original Black and Yellow Rangers from the peace conference they were at."

"For a while it went on like that until after we got Kimberly. I don't know how the tension between Zordon's daughter and the Black Ranger died off, but it did."

"OK. Enough with that for now, although that's something we may be able to use against them. I'd do anything to get Sabrina out of the way...she's a very dangerous opponent," Zera said. "So what about the Kimberly thing?"

"So Kimberly wore the Rangers out in a major battle...it was her first battle and she did quite well. And then...then came Rita's idiot father, Master Vile to train Kimberly further," Zedd said. "IT MADE MY BLOOD BOIL!"

"Rita's father? In your palace?" Zera said, wide-eyed shocked. "I have never liked that windbag. His pompous attitude makes me want to throw up my breakfast."

"Exactly," Zedd said. "So Goldar and I planned to turn Kimberly towards my service. You know the Ninjetti rule, right?"

"I do indeed. So I do approve of the plan," Zera said. "When did you plan it?"

"For this weekend," Zedd said. "The Rangers' graduation weekend."

"Very good. To break their hearts, I see," Zera said. "Why isn't she here?"

When Zera saw her brother's body glowing red, she knew a burst of rage was coming.

"Because the Rangers jumped my plan, Zera!" shouted Zedd. "Apparently, they had some spies in the palace when I wasn't looking! They jumped my plan, and now Kimberly is a blasted do-gooder again! In fact, she's probably kissing Tommy senseless right now!"

That made Zera want to gag.

"And I assume that's where Serpentera got utterly destroyed?"

"Yes," Zedd said. "By the Rangers, and then fire-breath Specter, who promptly canned me from his ranks!"

"I've never liked Specter. I'm glad you're finally out of his service," Zera said. "He thinks his crap doesn't stink too much...he doesn't even want to believe a damn simple prophecy that could change the course of fate forever. Let him try to take over the world...he'll never do it."

"And what will we do in the meantime, dear sister?" Zedd said. "We can't just sit here rotting forever!"

"We won't. I'll get Tommy, you'll get Kim, and then both of us will have more power than we want or need," Zera said. "But the problem with you, dear brother, is that you are too impulsive and you rush to action too much. Timing is everything, dear brother, and you have the worst timing possible."

"So how do we do it?" Zedd said.

"Patience, dear brother. Patience," Zera said. "As I said, timing is everything. We don't even have the foggiest idea where they are yet...I don't even have them on my ship's scanners. But when the time is right, we take them by surprise. By the time they know what hit them, we'll have our two spouses, and have enough power to rule the universe...even over Specter and his cronies. Watch and see, dear brother. Watch and see."

Sabrina's spaceship

"Well, lookie who decided to show up to the party, finally," Aisha said as Tommy walked in, Kimberly snuggled against his body. "What happened, Kim? Is Tommy's policy of being late rubbing off on you too?"

"Oh, cool it, Aisha," Kim said, rolling her eyes at her friend.

"They were in one of their make-out sessions," Sabrina said as she finished setting breakfast items on the table. "I had to get their attention to get them out of it. I was actually going to make a bet with Adam on when they'd start making out again. Glad I didn't...my estimation was way off."

"What was going to be your guess?" Adam said.

"Two days. I made the mistake of thinking they'd take it slow," Sabrina said.

"Believe it or not," Tommy said, as he used his fork to pick up two sausage links, "I think that Kim and I are closer now that we know that these UAE villains are going to try to take everything away from us."

As the teens and Zordon's family continued to eat, Sabrina noted abruptly that Tommy had his necklace tuned in to the Lunar Palace.

'Atta boy, Tommy,' thought Sabrina. 'Because of that, I can continue to keep in contact with the higher-ups on Eltar without having to worry about Specter. You just keep that on and keep us updated.'

"Hey Aisha," Kim said as she went for a couple of pancakes, "you were in Angel Grove while I was on the moon. Have you see any sign of Veronica Wright? If so, how bad were you harassed after you came back?"

"I actually didn't see her around very much," Aisha said. "And you know, it's really weird because you are aware Veronica was a stuck up, spoiled Daddy's girl who always counted on being rich as a prerequisite for a good life."

"Wait...who are you guys talking about? I don't follow," Sabrina said.

"Veronica Wright," Adam said. "She was one of the biggest girl-bullies in Angel Grove High when I moved there, and she remained that way throughout my stay. Aisha had disagreements without her throughout high school."

"And she thought that all of us were losers," Tommy said, "I think where Kim is going with this is that because of Veronica's hatred for anyone who is different, she thinks Veronica could become evil at any time."

"And I think she'd be a very dangerous opponent," said Aisha. "She doesn't stop her hatred of other people who are different until she's crushed those people beneath her feet."

"Hm," Sabrina said. "I don't even have her on my radar. I guess I could make a call to the guys. Besides Justin, do we have an scientists at the base?"

"We do," Tommy said. "Mike Wilton was a chemist teacher at Angel Grove High, and like some of the others you met Saturday and Sunday, he retired from AGHS after graduation. Maybe he could give us some insights, and maybe he could help find something on the scanners."

"So it's settled," Sabrina said. "After breakfast, I'll clean up, then make a call back to the guys."

Tuesday, June 10, 1997

11:00 a.m. local time

Angel Grove Park

Angel Grove, CA

In Angel Grove Park, Jason Scott was enjoying one of his favorite pastimes.

Long-distance running.

Jason loved teaching karate and the discipline it entailed. He loved being there for others who needed help. And he loved to settle disputes without violence.

But one of the things he'd loved to do all his life was run.

And run.

And run.

Yes, he'd gone out for the football team at Angel Grove High...as a wide receiver.

But if he had a choice, he'd have taken up distance running. During his time at Angel Grove High, he had been considered to be in the best shape amongst anyone on the football team.

Because he worked out every day.

Currently, he was taking a nice, easy jog over by the placed he'd dubbed "The Spot," near Angel Grove Lake.

"The Spot," he fondly and bitterly remembered. He remembered it fondly because his two best friends had shared their first kiss.

But he shuddered at what had come before that...the loss of Tommy's Green Powers the first time.

All of a sudden, he felt his neck vibrate.

'My necklace!' Jason thought. 'Someone's trying to contact me through my necklace!'

Jason abruptly stopped and pressed one of the jewels, activating a hidden communicator.

"Jason here," he said.

"Good morning, Jason," the female voice of Sabrina of Eltar said.

"Morning, Sabrina," Jason said. "You need something?"

"I do, Jason, and I can't get a hold of the others," Sabrina said. "I need you to go to the base and tell those there to look up the surroundings of Veronica Wright. The guys are kind of afraid Dark Specter may have taken her and corrupted her."

"Hm. I'll see what I can do," Jason said. "I'll have to see who's at the base."

As soon as the communications ended, Jason pressed another jewel, causing him to disappear in a flash of red.

30 minutes later

Underground Power Chamber

"So, the guys are afraid that Veronica is in Dark Specter's army? Really?" said Mr. Wilton. "I thought she was a brat, but I don't think the grand monarch of evil would take her."

"You'd be surprised at who they've targeted in our time as Rangers," Jason said. "We didn't think Rita Repulsa would take Tommy when he first moved here from Phoenix four years ago. Veronica always harassed Kimberly and Tommy, too. She always wanted to take Tommy from Kimberly, but they never let that happen."

"All right, all right," said Mr. Wilton. "We'll look. What's the easiest way?"

"If you have any pictures of her," said Justin Stewart, the newest Zeo Ranger IV, "just put them through the scanner. It can match their life form picture, and show where they currently are."

"Ah. Here she is," said Jason.

"I'll run it through," said Mr. Wilton. Pushing some buttons, he began the scan.

"There she is," said Jason, pointing to the main television, which showed Veronica just seemingly going through her normal day.

"Seems ordinary," said Mr. Wilton. "Maybe your friends are just paranoid."

"WAIT!" said Justin. "I just saw her eyes flash! Rewind the tape!"

Jason promptly did it, then turned around and paid attention.

Just as Justin said, Jason saw Veronica's eyes flash a deep shade of red.

"Man, I don't believe it," said Mr. Wilton. "She's indeed under some form of magic. Scary thing is she's right here in Angel Grove."

"I think that's a part of Specter's plan," said Justin. "I think he's planning on some of his crew disgusing themselves as Adam's parents. They don't know the guys are headed for Eltar yet. Veronica is one of their spies."

"Better tell Sabrina about this," said Jason. "I want her to scan Veronica and tell us what kind of powers she has, if any."

Moon Palace

Unknown Time

Dark Specter could barely contain his excitement.

The graduation party for Angel Grove High's newest graduates was already beginning to commence, and his spy, Veronica, was already there keeping Specter updated on what was happening. The Ninjetti hadn't arrived yet, but Specter didn't care. He was sure they'd show up soon.

He could barely wait to lay his hands on the Ninjetti. Once he had them, he would gain control against the other Rangers, and go on to take the entire unvierse.

He had chosen nine of his strongest henchmen for this task...Vile, Divatox, Astronema, Ecliptor, Mondo, Gasket, Rita, Maligore and Scorpina's clone. Those eight stood with him, waiting with legion of Tengas, Cogs, Piranhatrons, and other footsoldiers.

"Is everything ready?" Specter said, turning to his henchmen.

"We are ready. At long last, the beginning of the demise of those Power Punks is at hand!" Vile said.

"Yeah!" Prince Sprocket of the Machine Empire said from the back. "Go get em guys!"

"What are we waiting for!" Mondo said. "LET'S LAUNCH THE ATTACK AT ONCE!"

"I concur," said Specter. "Come one, come all. We can't waste any more time!"

With that, the various soliders and henchmen disappeared.

5:30 p.m. local time

Somewhere outside Angel Grove Youth Center...

As the Rangers stood in a huddle outside the Youth Center, Jason barked final orders.

"OK, guys, be prepared should things get ugly," said Jason. "I've already talked to Ernie about this. And remember what powers Veronica has. Let's go."

The Rangers broke the huddle and went inside the Youth Center.

2 hours later...

The Rangers danced and chatted with one another, all the while keeping an eye on their surroundings.

Zack and Angela could easily dance with one another, especially since both were now finally Rangers.

The rest were going through the food and drink line. Ernie had breathed a huge sigh of relief considering that Rocky wasn't there to hog all the food.

Suddenly, at one point, Jason looked to see a group of a few people harassing some smaller people.

'We got trouble,' said Jason. 'If they want a fight, they're going to have to deal with us.'

At once, he beckoned to his teammates, who joined him a few minutes later.

Meanwhile, the small group was having a good time harassing people. Lt. Stone, having to hide his identity, had simply come a few times to reprimand them. That was the only thing that had attempted to stop them.

'Where are they?' Specter wondered impatiently. He was disguised as Adam's father, but he hadn't seen Adam or the others yet.

But before he had time to think about that, he was grabbed from behind. And try as he might to get out of the grasp, he could do nothing about it.

He and the rest of the group, Veronica included, were hauled to the Youth Center door, then shoved out of it.

As the small group regrouped, the Rangers lined up across the way from them.

An enraged Jason shouted, "Okay, Darky! We know who you are! Show yourself, you and the rest of your army, for that matter!"

"Gladly!" Specter shouted in broken Korean. Instantly, he and his army transformed into their real identities, obviously surprised by the ambush.

"And by the way, the seven you are looking for aren't here! We're your substitute teachers, but we aren't ordinary substitutes!"

"Oh, so the original Ranger leader thinks he can beat us when there's only one team of Rangers out of this ragtag bunch," Veronica said. "You don't know who you're messing with!"

"Hear me, Power Punks!" Specter said. "Bring your Ninjetti to me, or I turn this town into ashes!"

"Never!" Jason said. "And this town will stand as long as we guard it. I'd be willing to bet YOU don't know who YOU'RE messing with! Ready, guys?"

"Ready!" Shawna said.

"Oh, look at the former washed up gymnast...she thinks she can take me in a fight. Dream on," Veronica said.

"Enough!" Jason said as his team summoned their Zeonizers, and the Turbo team summoned their Turbo Keyes. "IT'S MORPHIN TIME!"

"SHIFT INTO TURBO!"

TBC...