The Unmasking of Rex Red and Wolf McBlue

By: PernDragonrider (with major help from psav2005 and Ghost Zero)

Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Note: I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to psav2005, Ghost Zero, and Silverline Scimitar for their help with this story. Kudos accompanied by massive amounts of bowing and scraping at their feet. Without them this tale would have never been written. Psav2005 stepped up to the plate when Ghost Zero lost his net connection for two weeks and provided the information I desperately needed to continue with this tale. Ghost Zero has gotten back on-line now and his help is just as appreciated. Silver Scimitar has graciously sat thru my poor attempts at making this tale work and giving generous comments and constructive criticism when needed. Any mistakes on what goes on with the characters from the wrestling world are mine alone. Also thank you all so much for the generous reviews for this tale. You all know who you are and if I haven't gotten around to replying to your review, I will get to it when time permits. ENJOY! Now on with the tale…

Chapter Eleven – More Surprises for Everyone!

"Good." Jason said and then eased into the chair next to Rachel with a smile that reached his eye gracing his face. "Now, Carlos is going to get the things you requested. I want to take you out to dinner, next week sometime, just the two of us. Will you go with me?"

"As long as my boss doesn't have me scheduled to work," Rachel teased lightly yet with a very shaky voice. "I'll go out to dinner with you."

"Thank you, Rachel." Jason said with a bright smile lighting his face. Tommy and Billy both noticed that this smile actually had his eyes twinkling as he turned to face them.

"How long will it take Carlos to get there and back, Jase?" Billy asked with a serious expression as he slowly turned the Green Ranger's Power coin over and over in his hand.

"About 10 minutes." Rachel answered with a small smile as she watched Billy with the coin. "I, well we, live in an apartment complex about six blocks from here. The rent is steep; but it's so close to work that we don't have to worry about travel expenses. Ryan is planning on moving in with Carlos and I sometime in the next two or three months. I think that's when his lease is up on his apartment across town.

Less than 10 minutes later, Carlos was back in the room with the display case Rachel had asked him to bring. She carefully opened the case and then allowed Billy and Tommy to inspect the contents while downstairs Jason and Andros were removing the originals from the display case.

Jason and Andros returned with the original Green Power Coin, Morpher, and the Dragon Dagger. Jason sat them before Billy as Zhane handed him a magnifying glass along with a small compact scanner. Billy examined the three identical items carefully keeping the ones from Rachel separated from the ones Jason and Andros had brought up.

"Rachel was lucky, Jason." Billy said after a few moments with the two Green Coins. "This coin." Billy held up the one from the historical display of the club. "This coin is powerless and had been for some years now; however the coin from Rachel's necklace is still active. This touching her skin would have conveyed the Green Ranger's Powers to her and since that power was always somewhat tainted by evil; I shudder to think of the outcome had it bonded to her. There is a small residual reading of Rachel's bio scan on the coin; however not a deep enough connection for it to have bonded to her. The Dragon Dagger and Morpher from the Ranger Space's displays are in the same condition as the coins, defunct. But the items Rachel possesses still resonate with energy. I surmise that Tommy could, should he desire, put this coin into this morpher and again become the Green Mighty Morphin Power Ranger. It is incredible that Zedd was able to clone all of this and for it to still contain enough residual energy after all this time for it to be a viable tool, should it ever be needed."

"I could morph with that coin and morpher?" Tommy asked as he looked on from where he sat next to Billy. His voice held awe along with an equal measure of desire.

"You could morph and use the Dragon Dagger to call up the Dragonzord from the depths of Angel Grove Harbor too, Tommy." Billy said with a small wistful smile on his face. Unfortunately, not having comparable powers to work with you would eventually lead to your untimely demise. I would not suggest morphing with this unless absolutely necessary. Since the Zordon's passing and the Wave, all of the newer powers have operated on a significantly different wavelength that what our original powers did. You wouldn't have the support you needed from those powers. The only reason that Jason was not adversely harmed when he morphed for the team up of the Reds a few months ago was that your powers and TJ's were from Zordon and that was enough to support his Power Coin and him until the battle was over."

"You mean I could have used that to help out the Turbo and Astro Rangers this whole time?" Rachel squeaked in surprise as Billy returned the Morpher, Dagger, and Coin to their original resting places.

"You could have, Rachel." Billy said with a small smile for the totally stunned and absolutely stunningly beautiful young woman at the other end of the table. "However, once bonded to you the powers would have dwindled slowly over the years and possibly harmed you as they died. Without a direct morph to morph transfer or using the Sword of Power; the consequences could have been fatal to you to have tried."

"They belong to Tommy." Rachel said with a shaky voice and she smiled sadly as she rose from her chair and presented Tommy with the necklace and display case. Both the morpher and dagger were held gently yet securely in the case while the coin was again safely behind the two pieces of decorative glass and held together with the golden chain that bound it into a necklace and charm. "Even though I did purchase them; they've always belonged to the person that was the Green Ranger and not me. I've just held them in trust, so to speak, for him until I could return them to their rightful owner."

Tommy looked wistfully at the items and then shook his head slightly as he looked up into Rachel's eyes. "These items belonged to someone that stayed in the past, Rachel." Tommy's voice held conviction yet was also tinged with a touch of longing and sadness too. "I think that he and I would like you keep them for us both. Either that or donate them to the displays here at the club. This is one small part of the legacy that Zordon gave to all of us that have wielded the power and I think this part should remain with you. You've kept them safe for years now and it won't hurt to you to keep them and pass them down through your family line."

"My parents were killed in the fighting on Terra Venture." Rachel said sadly. "My older brother and his wife too. I'm all that's left of my line, Tommy. I only purchased these with the intention of getting them into the hands of the person who should have them. I don't know if there's some kind of aura or residual knowledge left in that coin; but whenever I touched it with my bare hand I saw you. They were and again are yours to do with as you please, Tommy."

"Then here, Andros." Tommy said with a small smile toward the Red Astro Ranger. "Put these with the others in the display downstairs. I think leaving them in the case and the necklace will show that they're slightly different from the ones you already have. Maybe you could put a small plaque or sign up that told of the second Green Ranger and this is his legacy to all of us. I think he, Rachel, and I would like that very much, my friend."

"I'll see to getting it added to the displays within the next week or so, Tommy." Ashley said as Andros placed the items into a small hidden safe in the wall behind where Jason sat with a smile on his face. "I'll need some information from you and the others that knew the cloned Green Ranger; but I think we can do a credible memorial display for him, for the items he's passed back through the ages and into the hands of the one that originally held them."

"A Legacy of Power." Rachel said with a smile. "That's what you could call the display, Ash."

"A Legacy of Power. I like that Rachel." Ashley said as she returned the smile.

"Speaking of legacies," Jason said as he stood and looked around the room. "We should return to the Power Chamber room. Billy and I have some important information to impart to you and the others, Tommy."

"Jessie's still there." Billy said warily. "Justin's girlfriend, Liz, is too. Perhaps we should wait to pass along Zordon's legacy until it's just our Ranger family that's present."

"Rachel has known for years, Bill." Jason said with an understanding tone of voice. "I'm sure you will eventually tell Jessica about your time as the Blue Ranger too. That only leaves Justin's girlfriend and I think that Cassie might arrange a small tour of the club for her while we talk."

"I'll let Cassie know." Zhane said as he, Andros, and Carlos left the room with smiles again on their faces. "We're sorry to have accused you of stealing the coin, Rach. No hard feelings?"

"No hard feelings, Zhane." Rachel told him with a smile. "I guess that I'll be leaving the Ranger Space, as an employee, if things work out between me and Jase anyway. Not good policy for a waitress to date the man that owns the club she works at."

"Actually, Rachel," Jason said with a smile as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "I think that we can find a job for you here at the club; historian perhaps. Even if doesn't work out between us; I'm not here enough to cause waves for you."

The group left the room with bright laughter and smiles. Andros and Zhane returned to their jobs as managers while Carlos went behind the bar to help Ryan serve drinks. Billy, Tommy, Jason and Rachel returned to the room and were surprised to find that Justin's girlfriend, Liz, had already left.

"Well, that solves one minor problem." Jason said quietly as they returned to the room decked out like the old Power Chamber's interior. Tommy quickly returned to Kimberly's side, while Billy returned to his place seated next to Jessie. He was pleased to see that his friends had accepted her into their tight knit group without question or reserve. Jason, his arm still around Rachel's shoulders moved to where he was standing before what would have been Zordon's warp tube, had he been in the actual Power Chamber. "Your attention please; everyone!" Jason called out and allowed his voice to drop back into the deep commanding tones that he had used during his tenure as a Power Ranger.

It only took a few moments for everyone to shift to where they could see Jason and Rachel. Billy and Jessica moved to stand next to them. Rachel eased from under Jason's arm and she sat down on a low stool that was just behind him while motioning for Jessica to do the same. Once the two were seated nearby, Jason continued.

"I know that tonight has been one of surprises for all of us." Jason said with a smile on his face and Billy smiled at the reference to their unmasking earlier that night. "What most of you don't know is that there's a few more surprises in store for you. The first one being that Bill has been back home, where he belonged, since about three hours BEFORE Divatox destroyed the Power Chamber. Neither of us ever meant to disappear from your lives for as long as we have; however Zordon left behind not only the legacy of our time as Power Rangers, but also a legacy that will continue to take care of us for many years to come."

"What legacy?" Trini asked with a note of intrigue and curiosity in her voice.

"Quite simply everything, Trini." Billy said with a small smile as Trini gasped in shock when her brain registered what Billy's words meant.

"He brought me to the Power Chamber about an hour before Lerigot arrived to send him back home." Jason said with sad smile. "I did get the chance to tell him goodbye and how much he'd be missed by me and all the others. However he'd brought me there, not to be able to tell him goodbye, but to give him the legacy for his Rangers. Alpha dropped about fifty computer CD's into my hands just before he teleported me back into my bedroom at the house. I spent the time between Zordon's leaving and getting Billy back from Aquitar trying to make heads or tails of everything Zordon had given to us. A six-hour argument with Dimitria watching and listening in wasn't fun either. It only took me transmitting a portion of one CD to Bill and he was teleporting back home to Earth. We moved from Angel Grove to New York; simply to keep the information of Zordon's legacy as far away from Divatox and then Astronema as possible." Jason stopped speaking and took a drink of water while Billy picked up the explanation.

"While in New York Jason and I worked at various jobs, just to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads. We used what spare money we had and created small business; back here in Angel Grove, that ran on very shoestring budgets. I waded through all of the information from Zordon during this time while Jason worked two, sometimes three, jobs to keep us feed and housed. Working at one of the local gyms as a coach is how we came to the attention of Vince McMahon and the WWF. He offered us jobs as trainers and fight coordinators. We gratefully took that job, simply for the amount of income. During this time I started slowly leaking some of the medical and advanced electronic information into the companies we'd created. We've slowly built up the companies as well as this place, since then. The Ranger Space was Jason's idea. A place where everyone, not from Angel Grove, can come and learn about those that protected this world from evil."

Billy stopped and took a drink and Jason took the tale back up again. "Anyway to cut to the chase. The profits from the businesses and the Club that aren't funneled back in to keep them alive have been put into a special fund that's overseen by Bill's dad, Hank, and Zack's dad, Nate. Anyone that's ever wielded the powers of Ranger, whether those powers came from Zordon or not, has access to the Ranger's Emergency Fund. The Fund has quietly provided grants to those that give up, sometimes, large portions of their lives when the mantle of Ranger calls. Kim, your gymnastics studio; Tommy, your college education; Justin's college tuition, books, and living expenses, along with several other grants from the Fund for most of you here tonight. That's the last surprise for all of you that we have. If you want to know more about the REF and your personal finances; Mr. Cranston and Mr. Taylor will tell you everything; just call them. Billy and I are going to stay as wrestlers for at least another year, maybe two, and then we'll retire. Oh, and another small piece of Ranger history has come into the keeping of the Ranger Space tonight. The Green Power Coin, Morpher, and Dragon Dagger the Lord Zedd empowered his cloned Green Ranger with has been discovered and a small memorial display for him and his small part in our legacy is being created by Ashley and Rachel."

"Counterpart shock, Jase?" Trini asked with a knowing smile as Jason said Rachel's name.

"Yes, Tri." Jason said with a happy smile as he pulled Rachel to her feet even as Billy pulled Jessica to hers. "We've both finally been hit with it. Billy's reaction was mild; however mine was just a few degrees stronger than that because I've morphed recently. After recovering from trying to choke Carlos to death in a jealous rage; Rachel has agreed to go out on a date with me sometime next week. I'd take her out tomorrow night; but I have it on good authority that her boss has her scheduled to work until closing time."

Everyone shared a small laugh with Jason over his joke about Rachel's boss and the group spent the rest of their time at the Ranger Space enjoying each other's company and getting to know each other all over again. It was not a huge surprise to those in the room that Tommy and Kimberly and Aisha and Rocky were sticking close to each other's sides. All of them had accepted the Counterpart Shock as part of their lives since Trini and Zack were the first to be brought together by it during their time in Switzerland.

Tommy returned to his schooling; but kept in touch with Kimberly throughout. Aisha and Rocky were married about six months after that fateful night. Two months later, Billy and Jessica were married. One year to the day of their Unmasking, Billy retired from the world of professional wrestling with many more single and tag-team titles to his name. Jason stayed for another six months before he too retired and married Rachel. Rachel and Jason happily ran the Ranger Space nightclub with a large staff of former Rangers to help them. Ashley and Andros first child was a boy they named in honor of Zordon, Andrew Zordon Hammond. Tommy and Kimberly eventually married; but not before Tommy was again called upon to take up the mantle of Power Ranger and, this time, mentor to a team to protect the world from being returned to the time of the dinosaurs. This team called Reefside their home and was called Power Rangers Dino Thunder.

Many have been called to take up the mantle of Power Ranger and protector through the years. The Ranger's Emergency Fund is still administered and kept alive and well with profits from the first businesses Jason and Billy started on shoestring budgets that have grown into huge corporations. These corporations provide great advancements in the fields of medicine, electronics, and communications for everyone to enjoy. The information Zordon provided on how to access the Morphin Grid, Morpher and Zord construction, along with other strictly Power Ranger related information is kept secret and quiet. This special legacy continues to assist those brave individuals that are chosen to become protectors of our world whenever needed.

May the Power Protect You Always, Rangers old and new alike!

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A/N: Thus ends the tale of The Unmasking of Rex Red and Wolf McBlue. Please leave a review and I hope everyone has enjoyed this twist on a Power Rangers story. As I've said before my very appreciative thanks to Ghost Zero, Psav2005, and Silverline Scimitar for all of their assistance with this missive.

I hope that those of you that read this story take the time to stop and think about the everyday heroes that come into our lives when needed the most. Policemen, Firemen, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, Doctors, Nurses, Soldiers, Seamen, Marines, Airmen and all of those that dedicate large portions or in some cases their entire lives to keeping us safe from harm. A salute to them and to those actor and actresses, both living and gone from our lives, that have brought to life heroes, young and old alike, throughout the ages for us to look up to and enjoy watching. A giant round of applause, thanks, and appreciation for giving us such wonderful characters to be able to write about.

As a last note, this is dedicated to the memories of both Thuy Trang and Eric Frank. Your contributions to the world of Power Rangers as Trini Kwan and David Trueheart will be forever missed.