BILLY CRANSTON

BILLY

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Billy, Jason, and Zack walked down the hall, towards the lockers where Trini and Kimberly stood waiting for them. Zack immediately notices their bummed expressions. Kimberly reminds them there is a huge science test on Monday. The guys are aware. Trini can't believe they are not worried. Jason tells them, Billy has come up with a great plan to make sure we all pass. Billy tells them he was thinking they should all go to his Uncle's resort in the mountains and spend the weekend studying. Zack adds if we stick together on this, it will be a breeze. Kimberly and Trini get excited over the idea. The next day, Billy and his friends are at his Uncle's resort. Billy and his friends stay in the Forest Creek Cabins. Jason, Trini, and Kimberly are sprawled on the floor with various books and notes. Zack is sitting in a chair, while Billy props himself up on the bed. Billy reads to them a chapter from the science book. Zack is excited when they get to the end of chapter eight. Kimberly thinks this was such a great idea. All of us studying together. Billy agrees as he gets up and stretches. They have already made significant progress in preparing for the exam. Trini sits up and tells her friends, I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting hungry. How about taking a break and getting something to eat? It's a great idea. Jason adds he could use a big burger. As they head out, Trini suggests Chinese food. Kimberly tells them, she just wants a salad. Billy is thinking tacos. Zack suggests liver, which gets a negative response. After awhile, Billy, Jason, and Zack enter the cabin after saying bye to the girls. Zack tells Billy and Jason, he loves the fresh mountain air. Gives him energy to burn. Zack turns the radio on and starts dancing. Amused, Billy and Jason watch him. Zack removes his shoes and drops them at the floor by the bed, as he tells them to watch this move. Zack continues his dancing as he tells his friends, now check out this move. Zack jumps up and down on the bed. Zack jumps off the bed. Billy tells him, oh yeah, check out this move. Billy throws his pillow at Zack, who catches it. Zack quickly grabs his pillow and swings both pillows around. Before Zack can do anything, Jason throws his pillow at Zack. Zack throws one pillow back at Jason and the other at Billy. Billy and Jason get up and charge towards Zack with their pillows. A pillow fight breaks out among the three friends, and feathers fly everywhere. Eventually Billy, Jason, and Zack go to bed. At first, Billy sleeps peacefully but after awhile, he starts to feel uneasy. Billy's nightmares is his battle with the Terror Toad and how the monster swallowed him. Soon, Billy, Jason, Zack, Kimberly, and Trini's nightmares merge into the same nightmare. In the nightmare, Billy and his friends are in the Command Center. Zordon tells them it's become obvious you are no longer capable of performing your duties. I have no choice but to strip you of your powers forever. Billy, Jason, Zack, Kimberly, and Trini wake up and sit straight up in bed - very upset over the outcome of the nightmare. The next morning, Billy, Jason, and Zack knock on the girls' cabin door. Kimberly opens the door and they enter the room, looking as nervous. Jason asks Trini and Kimberly if they had the same nightmare? Kimberly replies, it was horrible. Billy adds it was really disturbing. Jason's communicator goes off and they all jump. Kimberly panics. Oh no! Zordon! Zack confesses that he is not ready for another one of Rita's monsters. Trini adds, me neither. Billy admits he doesn't think he ever will be. After a few moments, Jason's communicator goes off again, making the teens very jumpy. Jason tells his friends, I know we're scared but we have to answer. Jason reluctantly responds this is Jason, Zordon. Zordon tells them he is aware of their terrible nightmares. Billy tells Zordon they have lost all confidence in their abilities. Zordon explains that is Goldar and Rita's plan. Goldar had use the magic from the crystal of nightmares to make them lose their self confidence. If they destroy the crystal, they will get their confidence back. Billy and his friends are not happy about it, but they are teleported out of the cabin and close to the cave the crystal of nightmares is in. Putties are guarding the entrance of the cave. The Putties soon discovered Billy and his friends and the battle begins. Billy and his friends do not do well against the Putties. Jason manages to run into the cave and destroys the crystal of nightmares. Billy, Jason, Zack, Trini, and Kimberly's self confidence returns. This time Billy and his friends battle the Putties with ease and defeat them. Goldar and Scorpina arrive. Billy and his friends morph as Goldar and Scorpina (in monster form) grow to giant size. Blue Ranger and the rest of the Rangers summon their zords and Megazord is formed. Megazord battles Goldar and Scorpina. Eventually Goldar and Scorpina retreat. The next day, Billy and his friends are in Miss Appleby's class. She is out sick, so Mr. Caplan is taking the class. Mr. Caplan passes out the tests, telling Billy and his friends they all got As. Mr. Caplan calls Bulk and Skull to the front of the classroom and gives them their tests. Skull gets excited because they didn't get Ds. Instead they got Fs. Mr. Caplan writes on the chalkboard that they will be in detention forever. He shakes the eraser at Bulk and Skull. Bulk sneezes and Mr. Caplan's toupee flies off, causing Billy and the rest of the class to laugh.

The Youth Center is going out of business. To try and save the place, Zack walks around the Youth Center and rattles a can, asking customers to save the Youth Center. Most of the young customers drop in some coins. Zack appreciates each contribution and tells one customer, Ernie thanks you. Zack pauses at the "Going Out of Business" sign and then joins Kimberly and Billy at the counter. Zack tells them, that "Going Out of Business" sign is really depressing. I can't believe this place is really closing down. Kimberly adds, we had a lot of really great times here. Trini walks in with her own can and joins her friends. Trini asks Billy, how's it going with Ernie's books? Billy doesn't have good news. From the looks of these reports, Ernie's last quarter operating expenses far exceeded his revenues. Kimberly doesn't understand and simply says, Trini? Trini tells her, he's broke. Trini asks Zack, how much do we have in donations? Zack replies, about enough for a burger and shake. It is very obvious that Ernie is upset as he tries to work. Kimberly tells her friends, poor Ernie. I have never seen him so bummed out. Jason walks in and joins his friends. In his arms is a dog. Kimberly immediately gets up to pet the dog. Jason asks, how's Ernie? Trini replies, not too good. Zack wants to know where Jason got the dog. Kimberly thinks the dog is adorable. Jason tells them, he followed me here after school. He looked kind of lost, so I brought him in. After a few moments, Ernie brings over a bowl of water for the dog. Ernie tells the teens, I feel bad for the little guy. Being away from home and everything. My problems don't seem so terrible all of a sudden. Ernie walks away. Trini tells her friends, Ernie is so sweet. We can't let the Juice Bar go out of business. Kimberly tells her she is right. Guys, there's got to be something we can do. The dog starts barking and whimpering. Jason asks the dog if it's okay. Zack comments, it probably has to go to the little puppies' room. They all laugh. Jason thinks Zack is right. I should take him for a walk in the park. Kimberly tells Jason, she will go with him. It's on her way home. Kimberly and Jason leave the Juice Bar. Later, Billy and his friends are at the Command Center. Alpha 5 is running a scan on Jason. Alpha 5 declares that is one heavy duty rash! My epidural scanner is going haywire! Trini asks Zordon, what could it be? Zordon replies, I'm afraid it's quite serious Rangers. Rita has finally hatched her evil Fighting Flea. Jason is agitated, man I should have known that Rita was behind this. Kimberly comments that she must have planted it on Jason's dog somehow. Zordon agrees. And as you discovered the flea's bite is extremely contiguous. Be careful, not only will the itch spread all over Jason, but also to anyone who touches the rash. Trini asks if there is anything they can do? Zordon informs them, this spray will temporally stop the itching. However, any contact with Rita's monster will immediately neutralized the formula's power. Billy walks over to the control panel and picks up Alpha 5's scanner. He tells them, I'm going to take the data in Alpha's scanner back to my lab. Perhaps I can come up with a permanent antidote. Zordon thinks that's an excellent idea. Jason tells Zordon he wants to go back to the park. I got to find that dog. Alpha 5 tells Jason, no, it's too dangerous. Wait until Billy finds the antidote. Zack agrees. Rita could be waiting for you. Jason holds out his arm and tells them, look, someone else could pet that dog and the same thing could happen to them. It would be my fault. Kimberly decides she is going with Jason. Trini tells them that she and Zack will check around back at the Juice Bar. Zordon warns them to be careful and stay in close contact at all times. Billy, Kimberly, Jason, Trini, and Zack teleport out. Soon Billy is working in his lab. He gets very frustrated with himself. Come on Billy, think. You can do this.

Crystal Of Nightmares