DISCLAIMER

Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. Concept by "The Coins" written by KSuzie who has given me permission to run with it. I only own characters you don't recognize. The second half of this (a few weeks later portion) takes place during what would be the end of "The Power Transfer" but gives Rocky, Adam, and Aisha more of a ceremonial welcome into the Ranger family. I'm taking out the Sword of Light since I feel that they had just thrown that in because of the quick way they were getting rid of Jason, Zack, and Trini. Uses some lines from the episode.

As soon as Jason stepped into the Command Center, the other Rangers and Alpha wrapped him in a hug.

"Jase, you're back!" Trini exclaimed.

"We were so worried," Kimberly confessed.

"Yeah, I was too," Jason told her. Then, "Zordon, I have a question-and Bro, don't take offense at this, you're a great leader-why was I replaced?"

"It is a tradition on Eltar to replace Ranger leaders after a certain period of time to-" Zordon began to say.

"Prevent burn out," Jason finished with Zordon. "That's what the other Zordon said as well," he continued. It's good to know the reason was the same here, he thought to himself. He frowned. "What are we going to tell my parents?"

"That you got kidnapped by Zedd and you were rescued and that the Red Ranger got hurt which is why he's not with the group. Fortunately we got to you before any damage was done to your person," Zack replied.

"Nice thinking, Zack," Tommy praised. Then, everyone except for Jason morphed and then they teleported. Meanwhile, Jess had been through various parts of Angel Grove with no success. Dang it, Jase. Where are you? he wondered, running his fingers through his hair. Man, it was like he had just disappeared from Angel Grove. Then, he heard a faint noise and ran over to it. To his surprise, Jason was in the middle of the street with the Power Rangers.

"Jason?" he asked, hurrying towards them.

"Jess? What are-" Jason's question fell away as he realized what had happened. "My parents talked to Vic, who talked to you because they all thought I had run away."

"What happened?" he asked, grabbing Jason perusing the boy's body for any bruises.

"He was kidnapped by one of Zedd's monsters, but we were able to get to him before he was injured," the Pink Ranger answered.

"Thanks. Come on, let's get you home," Jess said.

"Okay," Jason agreed and the two walked off.

"Well, that was relatively easy," the Black Ranger said. Then, they went to a secluded corner, demorphed, and then teleported to the youth center. At the Scott house, Jason's parents were waiting anxiously. As soon as they heard a knock on the door, they jumped up and opened it.

"JASON!" the couple grabbed their son and pulled him close.

"Oh, we were so worried. Where were you?" his mother questioned.

"I found him with the Power Rangers. Apparently he got taken by their enemy, but they rescued him before he could get hurt," Jess told him.

"Thank you, Jesse," Christy said.

"I'll go call Vic and tell him that Jason's been found," Tony stated and then went to do so. Sensing that it was a private moment, Jess left. Christy held her son tightly.

"You scared us, son. We thought you ran away again," she stated.

"No way, Mom. I told you never again. I'm just glad the Rangers rescued me before I could get hurt," he responded. In the kitchen, Tony was on the phone explaining to Vic what had happened.

"Yeah apparently he had gotten taken by the Power Rangers' enemy. He appears to be okay, kind of shaken, but unharmed," he said. "Yeah, thank you for everything." He hung up and then rejoined his wife and son. Jason smiled, reveling in the warmth of his parents' arms.

A FEW WEEKS LATER

Jason paced around in the Command Center.

"What if something happened to them?" he wondered.

"Everything's fine, Jason. They just need to get into a secluded place before we can teleport them," Alpha said. He sighed.

"Yeah, I know. It's just hard not to worry about him…I mean, after everything I saw in that other dimension…" Jason's words trailed away. The Peace Conference couldn't have come at a better time. While he intellectually understood Zordon's reasoning for making Tommy the leader, he was still feeling hurt and betrayed, emotions that had most likely driven Jaytron to make the deal with Zedd.

"It is now time," Zordon told them. There was a whooshing sound and Rocky, Adam, and Aisha appeared in the Command Center.

"Whoa. This is amazing," Aisha breathed.

"I can't believe this is actually happening," Adam said in amazement.

"Yeah, I know," Rocky agreed. Zack came to stand in front of Adam.

"Adam, you've proven yourself to be brave, quick-thinking and selfless. I can think of no one better to wield the powers of the Mastodon," he stated, handing the coin and Morpher to the boy. Black energy flowed from Zack's hands and into Adam, strengthening the boy. Trini approached Aisha.

"Aisha, fun-loving, kindhearted, and selfless. The Saber-toothed Tiger is now under your command," she told her, doing the same. The yellow energy flowed from Trini into Aisha. Then it was Jason and Rocky's turn.

"Rocky, strong, intelligent, loyal, brave, and definitely fun-loving," Jason began. Everyone laughed, recalling his penchant for a good time. "You've proven to be everything I thought you'd be and more. It with honor and pride that I choose you take up the mantle of the Tyrannosaurus," Jason told him. "The power's all yours, Bro," he continued, handing him the coin and Morpher. Rocky gasped at the unexpected surge of power. Then, Jason, Trini, and Zack began to remove their communicators.

"Jason, Zack, and Trini, do not remove your communicators," Zordon instructed.

"But Zordon, how will they be able to-" Jason began to ask. Billy pulled out a chest and opened it to reveal red, yellow, and black communicators.

"I made replicas of our communicators when we all applied to the peace conference just in case any one of us got picked," he explained.

"Morphinominal," Zack approved.

"I just wish you guys didn't have to leave so soon," Aisha commented.

"Yeah, we've only known you a few weeks. It's not much time to really get to know each other," Adam agreed.

"Yeah, I know," the others except for Jason agreed. Tommy stepped away from the group as they began chattering excitedly and Jason walked over to him.

"What is it?" Jason asked softly.

"I don't want you to leave," Tommy admitted. Jason sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Bro, I promise-I'm not leaving you. You remember what I told you guys about the other reality-what happened to their Jason?" he reminded. Tommy nodded. That had been weird hearing that another version of his best friend had teamed up with Zedd and turned on the Rangers.

"Yeah."

"He most likely started out feeling hurt and betrayed, and-this isn't your fault-but I'm still feeling that way too and I need the time apart so that I can compartmentalize my feelings and deal with him without the risk of Zedd honing in on a weakness."

"Jase, you would never-"

"I'm not taking any chances of turning into that thing." Tommy nodded.

"Okay. Just know that you'll always have a home here."

"I know. Thanks." They clasped hands.

"Hey! Why so serious over there?" Zack queried.

"It's nothing, Bro," Jason told him.

"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi! This is so exciting! Brand-new Rangers! Welcome aboard Rocky, Adam, and Aisha," Alpha stated.

"It's a whole new beginning," Kimberly commented.

"Yeah, it sure is," Tommy agreed. He put his fist out and one-by-one, the others put their hands on top of it.

"POWER RANGERS!" they all cried, jumping into the air.

THE END