WHEN THE LINES BLUR

AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER

Inspired by "A Dragon's Path" by Crowned Tiger who has given me permission to use the concept. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the plot.

16000 YEARS AGO

In his Chamber Of Command, Zedd narrowed his eyes as he silently plotted his next move. He couldn't let Zordon's forces gain another inch. He sighed and ran a hand over his chrome-plated face, an unfortunate casualty of the war-one of many.

"What's wrong, Zeddy?" a voice asked. He turned around to see his wife, Rita, who was carrying their three-year old son Trigon. Zedd smiled, though it wasn't visible. Rita. If it wasn't for his wife and son, he was sure he would've gone crazy long ago.

"Just the same old situation, my dear. Just trying to figure out Zordon's next move so that we can plot accordingly," he answered. Rita frowned at the mention of their nemesis. The man was a great wizard with an insurmountable amount of power-power that had convinced him that he could rule over everyone and everything.

"Well, where does he look like he's headed for next?" she asked, shifting their son who played with his thin, green rectangular necklace, a rare jade mineral from Zedd's home world of Keslon.

"I'm not sure. He's gotten craftier in his attacks," came the answer.

"Hmm," Rita mused. She began to say something else but a blast cut her off.

"What in the galaxy?" she screeched. For an answer, a squadron of soldiers came rushing in. The woman's face darkened and she summoned her magic wand simultaneously teleporting Trigon to his room just as her husband conjured up his staff.

"GOLDAR! SCORPINA! GET IN HERE NOW!" Zedd roared. Almost instantly, the two warriors were at their sides. Both wore golden armor, though Goldar was a blue griffin creature and Scorpina was half scorpion, having the features of a human. Seeing the oncoming assault, the two generals threw themselves into the melee. Meanwhile, a soldier was sneaking through the palace. He made his way through the halls silently. When he reached his destination, his lips curved into a terrible smile. Yes, Zordon would be so pleased. The soldier stepped into the room, which was being guarded by a dog-like creature. Hearing footsteps, Finster and grabbed a blaster. Before he could fire, the soldier just smirked and pulled out his own gun, squeezing the trigger, and Finster fell to the ground with a moan as Trigon started to cry. I'll have to move fast. The stun effect won't last long, the man thought to himself. Making shushing noises, the soldier picked the child up.

"It's going to be okay, little one. Mommy and Daddy just need to be taught a little lesson," he smirked, and then disappeared. In the Chamber Of Command, Rita and Zedd were fighting furiously when Zordon's army disappeared.

"What! What's going on?" she wondered. Then, there was a frightened shout.

"Empress Rita! Lord Zedd! Get in here!" a voice called. Rita turned to Zedd in alarm. That had come from Trigon's room! Feeling the same terror of his wife, Zedd took off, Rita, Goldar, and Scorpina at his heels. When they got there, they saw Baboo and Squatt fanning Finster who was sitting in a chair.

"Finster, what happened?" Rita questioned in concern.

"My Queen, I'm sorry. I let him get the drop on me," Finster apologized. Feeling her stomach lurch, she hurried to the bed

"TRIGO-O-O-ON!" she shrieked.

"They took Trigon?" her husband growled. I never thought Zordon would stoop so low, he thought to himself. Without waiting to be asked, Goldar and Scorpina went off to see if they could track the kidnapper. However, their search proved fruitless. Zordon's minion had left nothing for them to track. Hours later, they returned to the palace, tired and dusty. They trudged into the palace and headed for their lord's chambers. Hearing footsteps, Rita and Zedd jumped to their feet. One look at their generals faces told the couple all they needed to know: Trigon was gone. Sinking to her knees, Rita started to sob and Scorpina bent down next to her, placing her hands on the woman's shoulders.

"We'll find him, Empress. I swear it. We won't let Zordon win." Her only answer was increasing sobs.