TOMMY OLIVER

TOMMY

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Kimberly urges Grumble to remember which way to Mondo the Magnificent Magician. Grumble uses the excuse of never having gone backwards to defend that he is unsure of which way to go. Tommy encourages Grumble to try. Grumble stares at the two paths and debates which one to take. Grumble finally decides on a path and the teens follow him. Tommy, Kimberly, and Rocky arrive at Mondo's place. Grumble gets nervous and wants to leave. Kimberly runs over to Grumble and tries to pull him over to the door. Kimberly reminds him, he can't leave. How else will we get your spell broken. But Grumble decides he doesn't mind being under a spell. Rocky pulls and Kimberly pushes Grumble over to the door. Grumble protests the entire time. Tommy can't wait for the spell to be broken. He has had enough of Grumble's attitude. Tommy knocks on the door. Despite Tommy's knocking, there is no answer from Mondo. Tommy thinks it's weird that no one is answering. Grumble is actually relieved that no one is answering. Suddenly there is lightening and the ground starts to shake. Kimberly states, I really liked this story better when I wasn't in it. Eventually, the shaking stops. They all hear Mondo's voice, which asks who dares knock on my door and disturb my beauty sleep? Tommy, Kimberly, Rocky, and Grumble gather around the door. Mondo asks what they wanted? Tommy tells him, we came to ask you to reverse the spell on Grumble the Elf. Mondo replies, never! Kimberly can't believe it, why not? Mondo replies, because it's not in the story, that's why. Tommy tries to persuade Mondo to let them come in and talk to him. Mondo refuses and all goes silent. Tommy apologizes to Grumble and Kimberly gives Grumble a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. After awhile, Tommy spots the wagon full of toys and points it out to his friends. (From the Command Center, Aisha had drawn into the book the toys.) Grumble, Rocky, and Kimberly are surprised but happy. Tommy is eager to get the toys to the kids and pulls the wagon. Soon Grumble is pulling the wagon and complaining the entire time. Grumble suddenly pauses. Rocky asks him why he is stopping? Grumble warns them that Mondo the Magician is on this page too. Quietly Tommy, Grumble, Kimberly, and Rocky continue on their way. They are unaware that Mondo the Magician is hiding behind a tree. Eventually they reach the orphanage. Grumble is delivering the presents to the orphans. Grumble gives the last toy to a young girl. The little girl thanks Grumble, which gives Grumble a warm feeling. Grumble decides he likes the feeling. Tommy, Rocky, Kimberly are happy for Grumble. Grumble walks over to them and tells them to get out of his book. Tommy, Rocky, and Kimberly are more than happy to leave and they are soon teleported out of the story. Suddenly they are at the Command Center. Aisha, Billy, and Adam are there as well. Tommy asks, did you miss us? Aisha confirms that they did. Aisha also tells them that Rita and Zedd have taken Mondo out of the story book. Rocky replies, we better get busy then. The six teens morph and teleport out. The Rangers arrive and summon their Thunderzords. The Rangers enter their Thunderzords. Thunder Megazord is formed. White Ranger has White Tiger Zord go into warrior mode. Mondo the Magician twirls his sword as he runs towards the Megazords. Thunder Megazord and Mondo the Magician battled. Mondo the Magician formed a weird electric current in front of him. It then struck the Thunder Megazord several times. The Rangers lost control and Thunder Megazord fell to the ground. Mondo the Magician demanded that Thunder Megazord get back up, so he could finish them off. Tiger Zord Warrior Mode arrived. Mondo the Magician prepared to battle Tiger Zord Warrior Mode. Tiger Zord Warrior Mode knocked Mondo the Magician to the ground. Thunder Megazord got back up and summoned it's sword. Mondo the Magician also got back up. Thunder Megazord destroyed Mondo the Magician with it's sword. After the battle, the teens returned to Angel Grove High School and are helping with cleaning up the book fair. Adam asks Tommy, what was it like being in that book? Tommy replies, I never really liked fairy tales, but hey, this one was pretty exciting. Rocky adds, that's putting it mildly. Kimberly hopes Rita and Zedd are out of the story telling business for good. Tommy adds, their plot twist was a little too intense. Everyone chuckles. Miss Appleby walks up with great news. The book fair was a big hit. The teens are very happy, that should help the library. Bulk and Skull come walking down the hall. Miss Appleby thinks they have come back for more books. Instead Bulk and Skull would like to donate "Monster Making Made Easy" and "How To Make A Thanksgiving Feast" back to the book fair. Miss Appleby takes the books. Bulk and Skull add that their monster making days are done. With a sly grin on her face, Kimberly takes the Grumble the Magic Elf book and gives it to Skull. Skull mocks the title and then opens the book. Grumble tells them hello and Bulk and Skull freak out. Skull tosses the book, which lands neatly into Billy's hands. Bulk tells them they will pass and Skull adds, thanks anyways. Bulk and Skull run down the hall. Kimberly comments, I guess they weren't into reading. Tommy, Billy, Adam, Rocky, Kimberly, and Aisha laugh.

Tommy walks into the Youth Center with a cactus plant. He walks up to the guys at the counter. Adam asks Tommy, what's that? Tommy explains that it's a cactus his dad brought back from Arizona. Billy recognizes it as a cactal vocifera spinoctera, a very rare type of cactus. Adam is surprised that Tommy is into plants. Tommy chuckles and replies, actually it's for Kimberly. She's been looking for something really special to finish her garden. Tommy walks over to the table and the guys follow him over. Tommy tells Kimberly to close her eyes, he's got a surprise. Kimberly loves surprises and covers her eyes. Tommy instructs her to open them, but there is nothing. Tommy laughs and tells Kimberly he was just kidding and gives her the cactus. Kimberly is impressed and asks Tommy where he got it? Tommy replies, Arizona and asks if she likes it? Kimberly thinks it's incredible and knows exactly where she is going to put it. She gives Tommy a kiss on the cheek and thanks him. No one notices the strange lightening that takes the cactus. A few moments later, Kimberly notices that the cactus is missing. She thinks her friends are playing another joke on her. But none of her friends know what happened to the cactus. Rocky notices the strange green goo on the table and points it out to his friends. Billy picks up some of the goo. He has no idea what it is. Billy thinks they should take it back to the Command Center and analyze it. Tommy suggests they get going. Billy uses a napkin to take the rest of the goo off the table. Tommy, Billy, Kimberly, Adam, Aisha, and Rocky walk over to the locker area of the Youth Center. Tommy, Aisha, Adam, Billy, and Rocky teleport out. Kimberly is left behind. Soon, Tommy, Aisha, Billy, Rocky, and Adam arrive in the Command Center. They immediately notice that Kimberly is missing. Tommy asks Alpha 5, what happened to Kimberly? Alpha 5 is worried and replies, her teleport signal accidentally got sweep into a time hole. Rocky is puzzled, a time hole? Billy explains, a tear in the fabric of time. If someone falls through it, they could end up in the past or the future. Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, and Billy walk over to the viewing globe. The viewing globe shows the time hole. Billy comments that for some reason, this time hole is located near the lockers at the Youth Center. Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, and Billy continue watching the viewing globe. Tommy asks, what's happening to the time hole? Adam thinks it's disappearing. Alpha 5 informs them that it is not disappearing. The time hole turns invisible when not in use. Tommy is really worried. Kimberly is lost somewhere in time. We don't even know where. Alpha 5 tells them, he is trying to locate her, but time holes form randomly in the universe. Time streams are unpredictable. Soon, Billy is working at the controls. Tommy asks if he has had any luck locating Kimberly? Billy is having trouble moving his signal through the time barrier. Billy decides to try something else and after working a few moments, is confident something will turn up on the viewing globe. Tommy, Aisha, Rocky, Billy, Alpha 5 and Adam walk over to the viewing globe. An image of Kimberly's face appears on the viewing globe. Tommy is very happy to see her, but then the viewing globe goes blank. Adam asks, what happened? Billy is not sure. He thinks he might need to check the power transformer. We may need to increase the voltage surge to carry an ongoing signal. Soon, Billy locates Kimberly. He tells his friends that Kimberly is in Angel Grove, just in 1880. Tommy is eager to go rescue Kimberly. The alarms go off. Alpha 5 tells them that Goldar and his goons are headed straight for the time hole. Tommy, Aisha, Rocky, Adam, and Billy walk over to the viewing globe. It shows Goldar, Needlenose, and several of Zedd's Putties walking towards the time hole. Billy concludes the monster was created by Lord Zedd from Kimberly's cactus. Zordon warns the teens if Zedd's monster destroys Angel Grove in 1880, it will alter Angel Grove's future and all of you will disappear because you have never been born. Alpha 5 adds, you must stop Zedd's monster from reaching the time hole! Tommy agrees. If the monster goes back in time, no one will be able to stop it. We have to get there before it does. Aisha asks, what's going to happen to Kimberly? Adam adds, we just can't leave her there. Tommy replies, we just have to hope she's okay until we can get to her. Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, and Billy morph and teleport out. White Ranger, Blue Ranger, Red Ranger, Yellow Ranger, and Black Ranger arrive and face down Goldar, Needlenose, and several of Zedd's Putties. White Ranger tells Goldar to forget about going back in time, your time here has run out! Goldar shouts back that they are no match for them! White Ranger threatens to turn them all into mulch. Several more of Zedd's Putties arrive. Black Ranger notes they are surrounded. White Ranger warns them to keep their eyes open. Goldar gloats, things don't look so rosy now, do they?! Time for cactus to practice it's stinging surprise! This is such a glorious moment! White Ranger warns if they can't block Goldar's path, their future is doomed. Goldar threatens the Rangers, I hope you are prepared to be weeded out! Each Ranger battles a group of Putties. In the midst of the battle, the Zedd's Putties suddenly take off running. Black Ranger wonders where they are all going? White Ranger notes they are heading for the time hole. The five Rangers chase after Zedd's Putties. Goldar yells at them to stop. The Rangers turn around and face Goldar and Needlenose. Goldar tells them, their fight isn't finished here Rangers. Needlenose shoots needles that hit the Rangers and paralyze them. White Ranger recognized them as paralyzing spores. Goldar told Needlenose, nice job and laughed. White Ranger vows, you won't get away with this Goldar! Goldar continues to laugh. White Ranger encourages the rest of the Rangers to fight the effects of the paralyzing spores. Needlenose and Goldar laugh and vanish. White Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers we got to catch them before they turn back the clock. It is still a struggle for the Rangers to move. Meanwhile, Goldar and Needlenose enter the Youth Center and run towards the time hole. Goldar and Needlenose vanish through the time hole. The five Rangers race in, but they are too late as the time hole has closed. Yellow Ranger is sure there is another way to get in. Black Ranger suggests they go back to the Command Center and tell Zordon. White Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, he doesn't want to leave here because it's their only link to Kimberly. But Adam's right, maybe Zordon can help. At the Command Center, Tommy tells Zordon, we blew it. Kimberly's trapped in the past. Zordon tells them it's not time to give up hope. Aisha agrees. If Goldar and the monster won, our world would already be destroyed. Alpha 5 concludes that Kimberly must have defeated the monster. Zordon tells him no. I have no evidence to base that conclusion. Billy points out it's a paradox. Our world won't change until Kimberly battles the monster in her time. Tommy tells his friends, there must be some way to help her.

Storybook Rangers, Part II