(One Friday morning on the moon, Zedd's crew gets a rude awakening as their master bursts through the back entrance in a fury; still in his night robe and slippers.)
Lord Zedd: This is outrageous!!
(Zedd points to a newspaper in his hand.)
Squatt: Car bomb in Pakistan kills 20.
Baboo: Wow... what a tragedy.
Squatt: That's like, four Americans!
Lord Zedd: No you imbeciles, on the bottom.
(Zedd points to the bottom half of the front page, next to an unflattering picture of himself.)
Goldar: "Lord Zedd's Approval Rating Plummets"
Lord Zedd: It's down to 150%. It's the lowest amongst the United Alliance since Stalin.
Squatt: How could this have happened?
Lord Zedd: You tell me. There are only four of you here...
Baboo: Wasn't me!
Goldar: It most certainly wasn't me.
Squatt: Wasn't me either... although... you can be a little hard on us.
(The others impulsively flinch.)
Lord Zedd: Excuse me? Do you have something to say?
Squatt: Uh... duh... well, I just meant... well, I approve of you wholeheartedly. But I can just, kinda understand how some would dislike the way you treat us. Not that I'm one of them that is.
(Zedd growls as the room grows bright red.)
Lord Zedd: So you think I'm mean, eh? Think I'm riding you a little rough? Well let me tell you, you haven't the slightest clue what "mean" is!!!
(Zedd's voice begins to echo ominously through the castle walls. Squatt is shaking in his boots and regretting his foolish decision to speak up. Suddenly though...)
Lord Zedd: Although... perhaps I have been a bit of a tsar lately, haven't I?
Squatt: What...?!?!
Lord Zedd: Well I mean I haven't exactly been Fred Rogers, have I? I'll tell you what, jump into a dry pair of pants and I'll take out to a night on the town, just the two of us. You can buy whatever you want; it's on me.
Squatt: Really?!
Goldar: Really?!? Cause I don't like you either!!
Squatt: Me neither. You're terrible.
Goldar: I fantasize about me killing you every night.
Squatt: I spit into that coffee you're holding.
Goldar: Me too.
Lord Zedd: What the heck, you're all invited! Grab your coats. We're headed to the Otherworld.
Goldar: Alright!
Baboo: Yay!
Lord Zedd: Somebody tell Finster.
Squatt: We're is Finster? I haven't seen him in weeks it seems.
(As Zedd and his crew's take the day off, evil still isn't taking a break. Back in her new lair, a queen of evil rises from the abyss.)
Rita: Ah, it's great to be back! And now, it's time to conquer earth!
"Tall latte for Meagan!"
(Although by new lair, that means the back of a local Charbucks in the Otherworld.)
Finster: It is absolutely wonderful to have you back my Queen. Oh boy, how I've longed for those days; that Lord Zedd is absolutely dreadful. I spit into that blokes coffee every morning.
(They also aren't alone.)
Kraken: So what's the plan, how do we get back at him?
Rita: Lord Zedd comes second. First we need to get those power rangers out of the way, then we take back the throne!
Kraken: And how do you expect to do that? (Looks around) You're on a bit of a restricted budget, you don't exactly have many resources.
Rita: Bah. Who needs United Alliance funding to be evil? All you need is a wicked imagination and vengeance in your heart.
Finster: And the keys to Lord Zedd's luxury cruise ship.
(Finster waves them in his hand, eliciting a loud chortle from Kraken.)
Kraken: Haha! Excellent. And I am in no short supply of vengeance either. Since the day those power thugs' slayed my comrades, I have made it my life's mission to see to it that each and every one of them, pay with their own lives.
Rita: Aha! That's the spirit
(Later in the day back on Earth, most of the rangers decide to kick back and relax after a long school week. A few weeks have passed since Tommy became the white ranger too; with a lot happening. Jason, Zack, Robbie and Trini's friends, Adam Rocky and Aisha have recently been introduced to the rest of the team in a somewhat eventful way. After being kidnapped by Lord Zedd in another effort to create dark rangers, the power rangers identities were compromised. However the three have sworn to keep their identities safe with them, and they have all grown to be close friends ever since. )
Aisha: You guys, I'm so looking forward to coming to Angel Grove. We're all gonna have so much more time to hang out together.
Kimberly: I know! I can't believe it. We'll be like one huge family.
Zack: Or a normal sized Mormon family.
Adam: We've just got to find a school to transfer to.
Rocky: We were thinking about transferring to Angel Grove High. What do you guys think of it? Robbie just called it a good safety net in case you don't get into clown school. But we weren't sure what he meant by that.
Tommy: Do yourselves a favor, don't listen to a word he says.
Billy: Yeah. Angel Grove High is a really top notch institution with an outstanding faculty. I highly recommend it.
Zack: Yeah, it's also a good school.
Adam: Great! I'll let my parents know it's where I want to go.
Rocky: It's gotta be better than the time I studied abroad.
Aisha: You studied abroad?
Rocky: Yeah. She didn't like that I called her that.
Aisha: Oh gosh...
Jason: Well we look forward to having you guys here full-time nonetheless.
Kimberly: Yeah, no kidding Jason. Why didn't you tell us you met these cool new people?
Jason: (shrugs) I guess it never came up.
Kimberly: I'm especially peeved with Trini. You know how many girls' night outs we could've had by now?
Aisha: I'd like that....
Tommy: Hey speaking of which, where is Trini? I haven't seen much of her lately.
Billy: She's over there. She's been working out with her trainer all afternoon. She says she's got a lot of catching up to do.
(Billy points to the workout area where she and her Kung Fu instructor, Master Li have been training rigorously all day long. However Master Li appears a little impatient as Trini seems out of whack and unfocused. Finally, he abruptly stops.)
Trini: Yes Master Li? Is something wrong?
Master Li: Your body is present, but your mind is long absent.
Trini: I'm so sorry master, it's just... I've had so much on my plate lately. I've just haven't had much free time to practice.
Master Li: So you said last week. And the week before when you cancelled.
(He looks at her sternly.)
Trini: I know, and I-
(He puts his open palm in the air.)
Master Li: Mantis Kung Fu is all about focus, respect and honor. Lately Trini, you have shown no focus in class, no respect for my time and have thus dishonored yourself and your name. I cannot force you to prioritize Kung Fu over personal matters. That is up to you to decide. Call me when that happens.
(Master Li turns away, grabs his belongings and walks out, leaving Trini in disgrace. She is left dumbstruck before heading back to the table.)
Kimberly: Hey Trini, we were just talking about you?
Trini: Yeah, about how my life is falling apart?
Billy: What do you mean?
Trini: You guys didn't see that? Master Li just called me out for not taking Kung Fu seriously, then just walked out mid-lesson.
Aisha: Ouch.
Jason: Now that you reminded me, our head coordinator from the Global Outreach program was asking about you last night. He noticed you haven't been by much the past few weeks and asked if you were still serious about the Global Peace Conference.
Trini: Ugh. Yes, I am. I totally am. I want to take it seriously, I want to take all of it seriously, but I'm just drowning in other stuff that I just can't get to it.
Kimberly: You got to give yourself a break Trini, do what makes you happy.
Trini: Tell that to my homework, maybe it'll feel bad and go away.
Adam: Learning to prioritize is a big part of growing up Trini. You gotta balance the things you want to do, with the things you have to do.
Trini: I know... and to be honest, it's not just school work, or being a ranger that's plugging up my schedule. It's mostly...
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Robbie Chronicles Volume 2
FanfictionRobbie is back for an all new adventure! Finding his place on the team is only the beginning as he faces new obstacles with his new relationships and struggles with the idea that they may one day leave him.
