"So, my daughter is my enemy. I shall bring her back to my side,"
Lord Zedd growled.
"How will you do that, O powerful one?" Goldar asked.
"I shall capture her and destroy that pendant the White Ranger gave
her. Then, I will persuade her to join forces with me. We shall be unstoppable!
The Power Rangers will never suspect an enemy in their midst. Their trust
will be their downfall!"
"A brilliant plan, my lord!"
"Now, go, capture her, and bring her to me!"
"Right away, my lord!"
Jamie and Jason were walking through the park. "Jason, about what
happened yesterday..."Jamie started.
"Jamie, before you say anything else, let me say something. I've liked
you ever since the first time I saw you in the youth center. When you disappeared
in the command center, I was worried sick about you. When we found out
that you were Zedd's daughter, all I felt was a deep sorrow that you and
I would never get to know each other better. If you're going to tell me
that my kissing you was a mistake, then don't, and we'll just be friends
and forget all about it," Jason said, looking at her with heart-wrenching
pleading in his eyes. Suddenly, putties were flying at them. They fought
the putties back to back, defending each other. The putties seemed to never
end, coming out of trees, from behind bushes, everywhere. All of a sudden,
there was a break, and Goldar stepped out .
"Ah, just what I was looking for! Come, lady, it is time for you to
rejoin with your father," Goldar stated, stepping towards her.
"Jamie! It's morphin time!" Jason called. "Tyrannosaurus!"
"Chameleon!" The Red and Purple Rangers readied to battle Goldar.
"If you want Jamie, you have to go through me!" Red Ranger called
out.
"Easy enough! Out of my way!" Goldar shouted. Purple Ranger tapped
into her powers, and shimmered into invisibility. Red Ranger stepped aside,
and Goldar said, "Huh? Where'd she go?"
"Over here, metal-head!"
she called, unseen.
"How can I catch you if I can't see you?"
"You can't catch me!"
Red Ranger felt Christina's mind-touch. <<Distract him and let Jamie absorb his power. I've already contacted
her.>>
<<All right.>> Red Ranger called, "Hey, Goldar, over
here!"
"Why should I go after you? It's her Lord Zedd wants!"
"But you can't see her! C'mon, metal-breath, one Ranger is better
than nothing." Goldar started towards Red Ranger. Looking over Goldar's
shoulder, Red Ranger could see Purple Ranger coming up behind Goldar. She
grabbed Goldar's face, and Red Ranger saw an arc of energy pass between
the two of them. Purple Ranger let go, and passed her hands over one another.
She threw the resultant energy ball at Goldar, which caused him to transport
back to the stronghold. The putties disappeared. "Let's get back and
warn the others," Red Ranger said.
"Right."
"Zordon, is there any way I can keep my father from kidnapping
me?" Jamie asked. She and Jason had demorphed, and told the others
about the attack. Then, all of them had transported to the command center.
"I do not know. The pendant should protect you from coming under his
power, but unless you are under a constant Circle of Protection, you may
be abducted," Zordon explained. "It may be best if you are never
alone. One of the Rangers should be with you at all times."
"What about at night?"
"Jamie, I may be able to transfer a bit of power into a ring or something,
so you can invoke a Circle at night," Christina volunteered. "I
can start working on it right away."
"Affirmative. It wouldn't be too hard," Billy agreed. "If
we start working on it now, we should be done in about half an hour."
"Christina, you and Billy may start work on the ring," Zordon
told them. The two transported out.
"You guys, I really want to thank
you for everything," Jamie said.
"Hey, I know what it's like to have Zedd on your case. He's the reason
my powers keep depleting. We're gonna keep him from getting his hands on
you," Tommy told her. "Power Rangers stick together, no matter
what."
Christina took a silver ring out of a box. "This should work,"
she said, handing it to Billy.
"How are you going to transfer the power to it?" he asked.
"The same way we did the pendants, just transfer the residue and tune
it. The tuning is the hard part." She retrieved the ring from Billy,
and began the energy transfer. While she was transferring and tuning the
energy residue, they sat and talked.
"I would never have thought of doing this before I met you,"
he told her. "You are truly amazing."
"Thanks," she
responded uncomfortably. "Here, the tuning is done. I think it's
the right frequency. Test it for me?"
"Why can't you test it
yourself?"
"Because I can invoke a Circle without it. I need you to try to invoke
a Circle with the ring."
"Oh." He took the ring from her. "What should I do?"
"Just call it up. Say, 'Circle of Protection - Blue!' " The crackle
was in the air. "Darn. Blue circle - Inert! Now, you try it."
"Circle of Protection - Blue!" The electric crackle snapped in
the air.
"It works!" Christina laughed. "Now inert it, and we'll
give it to Jamie."
"Blue Circle - Inert!" The snap left the air. "Let's transport."
Three days later, Jamie was getting quite fed up with never being alone.
She had been at the juice bar with other Rangers and had just needed to
walk by herself. She had barely gotten twenty feet the outside when a swarm
of putties headed for her. "Circle of Prot..." she started, but
before she could invoke the spell, a putty came up behind her and knocked
her out.
When she awoke, she was in Lord Zedd's stronghold, trapped in energy bonds.
"So, my daughter, you have turned against me?" Lord Zedd asked.
Jamie looked at her hands. "Looking for this?" He held up the
ring Christina had given her. "I'm afraid it will be of no use to
use to you now, and neither will that pendant!" He shattered the pendant
with a bolt from his staff. "Now who will protect you?" he cackled
with delight.
Jamie had a plan. She could feel the energy in her
bonds. If she could absorb it, she could use it against Lord Zedd. First,
though, she had to get his guard down. "Father, I see now how foolish
I was to turn against you. The Power Rangers are weak compared to you.
If your offer still stands, I would enjoy crushing the Rangers with their
trust," Jamie said. She began to slowly absorb the energy from her
bonds.
"I am glad to see you have come to your senses, daughter. When I am
the ruler of Earth, you shall stand by my side, proudly."
"Yes, Father. I look forward to that day." It was working! She
could feel the energy filling her.
"You shall bring the downfall of the Power Rangers from within!"
"Yes, Father, it shall be child's play, they are so trusting."
Jamie pulled more energy from her bonds. They were weakening; there was
barely enough energy left in them to hold her. Zedd didn't seem to notice
that the bonds were not glowing as brightly as they used to.
"Daughter, a new age is dawning! We shall reign supreme!" Lord
Zedd gloated.
"That's what you think!" Jamie absorbed the last of the energy
from her bonds. She passed her hands together; once, twice, three times.
"Uh-oh, I know what that means!" Goldar said, running from the
room. Jamie threw the massive ball of energy at Lord Zedd. He screamed
and dropped his staff.
Jamie retrieved the staff and the ring. "I'll
never work for you!" she shouted, and transported out of the stronghold.
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