Harmonic Hypnabot: Alpha's Return to Dreamland

Synopsis: After Somnibot becomes part of Zordon's forces, she wants to use her sleeping spell for good. Seeking training and advice from Alpha 5, Somnibot and Alpha begin to experience deeper feelings for one another than just friendship. Here, we're introduced to Hypnabot, Somni's sister, and his lover from Edenoi, Delta 4. Complexities arise when Alpha comes to realize he is torn between the love of Delta 4 and Somni. Two sides of a totally different (power) coin, too. Which one will he choose ?

Chapter 1—I Have a Weapon in Mind

Somnibot had never seen combat before and she was just itching to try out her latest sleep incantation with the help of a wand to focus the effectiveness of her talent.

'If I have a wand, it'll increase the potency of my spell !', she said, excitedly to Alpha.

'I'll have to see a design, Somni.', he mentioned.

Somnibot had already thought ahead and made a very detailed blueprint, including the fact that the wand would use moonstones to hone the power of her song over a massive radius. It would be a devastating attack to the enemy, once everything was fabricated. Alpha was more than pleased to begin production of the complex and gorgeously designed wand. It was a long, pink rod, studded with yellow stars, bedecked with all sorts of jewels to give it a lovely, radiant shimmer. The very top of the wand was moon shaped, fabricated from moonstone. The middle of the moon would be finished off with a golden, multi-pointed star. Alpha reminded Somni such a weapon would take time, patience, silicone-based sweat and quite a lot of labor, but Somni didn't mind. She honestly wanted to see the little bot hard at work with her latest, brightest idea.

The Rangers were arriving home from Angel Grove High School for a large study session. Midterm exams were right around the corner and most of them had dedicated themselves to studying arduously until everything was committed to memory. Of course, Billy had everything stored in his massive intellect. He simply had an eidetic mind. They were off in their own version of a study hall where no noise or clamor could bother them but wondered what Somnibot and Alpha 5 were up to.

'When we have a break, we'll ask him.', Jason offered. 'Yeah, that's a great idea. I can't wait to see what they're making. I bet it'll be remarkable when it's done.', Kimberly chimed in. They would take breaks on the hour and stretch, breathe deeply and practice yoga before poking their noses into Somni and Alpha's business. Of course, the two didn't mind. They welcomed the curious onlookers.

'What cha makin' ?', Aisha questioned, looking at the mold Somni and Alpha were beginning to fashion. 'It's Somni's latest weapon. It's not done yet, Rangers', he said, his red eye visor gleaming with excitement. It would take a few more hours for them to complete her wand, but the anticipation was already beginning to mount between the creators, their creations and the eager onlookers. 'We'll come back when it's finished. We have more studying to do.', Kat said, with a bit of a skip in her step. 'Heh, Kat's the only other one here who has a bounce in her step about studying other than Billy !', Zack added as an aside. They continued hammering away at their textbooks, and the bots continued to finish what was to become the most splendid and surreal weapon ever fashioned. Now came the moment of truth. All the hard work the bots had done had culminated and the mold had finally cooled enough to be tactile.

'Okay, Rangers ! The weapon is ready !', Alpha beamed.

'Yay !', the teens exclaimed with excited, toothy smiles. Once it was revealed, everyone 'oohed' and 'ahhed', whispering to each other how glorious, mystical and ethereal the design was, coupled with its sheen, sparkle and shine. The color scheme happened to be perfect, too.

'I can't wait to try it out in battle.', Somni said, waving her hand to compress the wand to the size of a small baton. She had built in a holster around her waist to hold it just in the right spot to grab it when battle commenced.

'You really thought of everything. I don't know about you, but I think this calls for us all having a celebration.', Jason offered. They all agreed and ordered a pizza. Somni and Alpha were given a description of the taste and flavor, which was enough for them to experience the remarkable nature of it, as well as the different types of sodas that were passed around. Before long, everyone was tuckered out and Somni offered them a goodnight lullaby to send them off to dreamland.

'Hopefully soon, we'll get to see that wand in action.', Trini said, positively, patting her friend on the back. The last of the Rangers left HQ and Zordon powered down for the night. Somni gave Alpha an unexpected peck on the cheek before heading off to her recuperation chamber.

'Sweet dreams, metal prince.', she said. The expression made him reminisce about Delta 4 and despite everything he did to achieve a perfect re-energizing slumber, he couldn't bear to tell her about his feelings for Delta 4 versus those he had for her. He had to make a decision, and quickly. He feared that Somni would be server-broken, but somehow, the truth had to come out.