He couldn't believe this day had come. He never expected it to, and it struck like lightning out of a clear blue sky. Completely unexpected, and thoroughly devastating. And he was convinced his life was over.
As young Tommy Oliver stood atop a rock bordering Angel Grove Lake, his arms and legs moving fluidly in the practiced rhythm of a kata, he reflected on the day that was without a doubt the worst day of his life.
It all started that afternoon, a rather typical afternoon by any other measure. Rita, furious with all her recent defeats at the hands of the expanded Power Ranger team, played her final remaining Trump Card, that she had saved in her bag of tricks for months: using a rare magical wax to create a Green Candle. As was revealed, when Tommy was under Rita's Evil Green Ranger spell, he touched that wax, which created a bond between it and the awe-inspiring Green Ranger powers. Even though he had defected to the side of justice after only a short stint as a villain, the wax remained, and the bond between it and the powers didn't fade. It couldn't be broken. And with that wax, Rita knew she had power over the ranger team. Once the wax was formed into a candle, and the candle was lit with a magical flame, destiny was irreversible: once the wax melted, his powers were to vanish. It was as if his powers could only exist as long as the candle did.
Rita offered him a choice. He could rejoin her evil ranks and once again take the mantle of the Evil Green Ranger, or the Green Ranger powers would be forever destroyed. For another person looking in, this decision doesn't seem too difficult, choosing between power and friends. However, there's more to being a Power Ranger than a stylish suit of armor. He knew then, and he knows now, that he couldn't just go back to being plain old Tommy Oliver. Perhaps that may surprise you, but then again, you've never had a Power Coin, so its difficult to see just how incredible being a ranger is. And how much it meant to Tommy.
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Mighty Morphin Power RangersLove Is SeriesVolume 2: One Moment In Time
FanfictionKimberly and Tommy are facing a hard time right now with Tommy nearly losing his powers. They decide to go blow off some steam and take advantage of an unlikely perfect moment.
