TOMMY OLIVER

TOMMY

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Tommy and Jason are at the Youth Center, training for the upcoming Team Ninja competition. Instead of working together, Tommy and Jason keep trying to outdo each other. As a result, they are not doing well with their training. Billy and Zack are there, trying to help them train. Tommy and Jason start arguing with each other. Zack calls a halt and points out they have a lot of work to do before the Team Ninja finals. Billy adds that this computer training program will have them ready in no time, if they would learn how to cooperate. Jason thanks them for managing them, but he is confident he's got a lock on this team ninja thing. Jason then gives a demonstration. Tommy and Jason train once more and soon they end up on their backs on the floor mats. Zack walks over to two. Zack tells them this is suppose to be a team competition. Zack walks back over to Billy, hoping Tommy and Jason understand. Tommy and Jason get up and start training once more. In spite of themselves, they keep trying to upstage the other one. Billy and Zack get very frustrated. Trini and Kimberly walk in and join Zack and Billy. With in a few moments, Tommy and Jason land on the floor mats. Trini tells them they need to learn how to gung ho. Tommy and Jason have no idea what Trini is talking about. Trini tells them it's Chinese for working together. You have to learn to work together if you want to win the Team Ninja finals. Tommy and Jason don't listen as they get back up to train once more. Tommy and Jason continue to train for the Team Ninja finals. They soon end up arguing with each other. Kimberly, Zack, Billy, and Trini have been watching them. Zack tells them to stop. Billy adds they lasted 7.8 seconds that time. Bulk and Skull enter the Youth Center. Bulk is laughing. Bulk tells them their boys need some work. Skull adds a lot of work. Zack replies don't worry about it Bulk. Tommy and Jason are ready for the finals. Bulk tells them they better be. My ninjas are the best. Two young men leap into the Youth Center, covered from head to toe in black ninja gear. Skull laughs. Trini comments that is some heavy competition. Bulk states you are looking at the team who is going to win the ninja finals. I only manage the best. Gentlemen, time for your workout. Skull repeats that it is time for their workout. The ninjas walk over to the floor mat as Tommy and Jason leave. The four guys stare each other down as they pass each other. Bulk tells them to look at them, that is what losers look like. Tommy and Jason join their friends. The two ninjas begin their workout and they are very good. Kimberly is impressed and tells her friends they look like pros to me. Billy states they are extremely proficient as he glances at his stop watch. Zack adds yeah, and they are good. Jason claims he can take them on by himself. Tommy states he can as well. After awhile, Bulk has the ninjas stop and tells them now, a power kick. The two ninjas take a flying leap towards the punching bag and kick it. Bulk brags I told you they were super ninjas. The punching bag swings back and knocks Bulk down. Everyone in the Youth Center laughs. Trini and Kimberly leave the Youth Center. Later, Jason is working out on the punching bag. When Jason is finished he leans onto the punching bag. Tommy tells him he blew that last combination. Jason replies hey, I was tired, okay. Jason's communicator goes off. Tommy, Zack, and Billy gather around Jason. It is Zordon. Kimberly and Trini have been attacked by Putties in Angel Grove park. Hurry! Tommy, Zack, Billy, and Jason, hurry out of the Youth Center. Kimberly is still trying to protect Trini from the Super Putties when the Tommy, Billy, Jason, and Zack arrive. Billy tells his friends he will protect Trini. Billy runs over to Trini to protect her. Kimberly joins Tommy, Zack, and Jason in their battle against the Super Putties. Despite their best efforts, they cannot defeat the Super Putties. Tommy and his friends gather together. Zack tells his friends they are getting pounded. Jason instructs his team - everyone back to the Command Center to regroup. Tommy and his friends teleport away. Tommy and his friends arrive in the Command Center. Jason tells Zordon we never had that much trouble with Putties before. Zack asks what is the deal with those clay heads? Zordon informs them they are not ordinary Putties. They're Rita's new Super Putties. Behold the viewing globe. Tommy, Trini, Billy, Jason, Zack, and Kimberly walk over to the viewing globe. It shows Finster's monster room and the Super Putties being made. Zordon informs them they are made from the super putty she mined and they are nearly indestructible. Alpha 5 announces the Super Putties are attacking a factory. Zordon tells Tommy and Jason he is sending them on a quest to get the weapons they need to defeat this new menace. Kimberly asks what will the rest of them do? Zordon replies they have to keep the Super Putties at bay. Jason tells them to hold off those Super Putties as long as you can. Billy, Zack, Kimberly, and Trini morph and teleport out. Zordon tells Tommy and Jason that only by working together, can you succeed in your mission. The way is treacherous. Use this map (two halves of a map appear in Tommy's and Jason's hands) and may the power protect you. Tommy tells Zordon we'll get those weapons. Soon, Tommy and Jason are following the map which leads them through some rugged terrain. Jason is thrilled when he finds the marker and points it out to Tommy. Tommy is less than thrilled. Tommy joins Jason at the marker. Tommy asks Jason what do you mean, you found the marker? You couldn't have done it without my half of the map. Jason tells Tommy come on, we must be on the right path. Eventually they found where the weapons are stored, but it is guarded by powerful zord (Titanus). Tommy and Jason cannot make it up the hill. They come up with a plan. Tommy and Jason morph. Green Ranger transfers his shield to Red Ranger to protect as he races up the hill to get the weapons. Green Ranger tries to hold off Titanus with the Power Sword and Dragon Dagger. Red Ranger gets the weapons. Green Ranger and Red Ranger teleport to the factory and toss their friends the new weapons. Green Ranger and the rest of the Rangers battle the Super Putties with the weapons. Green Ranger and the rest of the Rangers destroy the Super Putties. The following Saturday, Tommy and Jason are ready for the Ninja Team finals. Zordon contacts them and lets them know that Titanus is actually a friend. Soon it is time for the match. Tommy and Jason are up against Bulk's ninjas. Tommy and Jason do very well against Bulk's ninjas and win the Ninja Team finals.

Angel Grove High School is doing the play Rumpelstiltskin. Rehearsals are in one of the classrooms. Mr. Caplan is overseeing the production. Billy is the director. Trini is his assistant. The cast includes Kimberly as the miller's daughter, Jason as the King, Skull as a court jester, and Bulk as Rumpelstiltskin. Tommy and Zack are watching play rehearsal. The cast goes through their lines. All goes smoothly until Bulk misses his cue. Bulk hasn't been paying attention and Trini points out that he has missed his cue. Bulk quickly starts doing his lines - with a little Bulk flavor added to it. Mr. Caplan asks Bulk where is his costume? Bulk replies that he is just adding a touch of the 90's. Mr.. Caplan checks his watch and then tells Bulk to get on with it. The Play rehearsal continues. Bulk is very rough with the spinning wheel. This upsets Kimberly as it is her grandmother's spinning wheel. Bulk tells Mr. Caplan that Kimberly is making him mess up his lines. Bulk spins the spinning wheel way too fast. The wind from the spinning wheel makes Mr. Caplan's toupee fly off. Bulk starts laughing. Kimberly gets really mad. Kimberly checks the spinning wheel and is furious to find it is broken. Kimberly yells at Bulk that he has ruined her grandmother's spinning wheel. Mr.. Caplan calls a break before anything else gets broken. Tommy, Trini, Billy, Jason, Zack, Kimberly, and the rest of the kids walk out with Mr. Caplan. After school, Tommy is at the Youth Center. He sees Kimberly sitting at the counter, looking sad. Tommy walks up and asks Kimberly what is wrong? Ernie answers. She is worried about her grandmother's spinning wheel. Kimberly adds that it's just has always been very special to her. What am I going to do if it's really broken? Tommy tells Kimberly he bets he can fix it. Tommy suggests they take a look at it. Kimberly is very relieved and thanks Tommy. Tommy and Kimberly leave the Youth Center. They walk down the school hall. Kimberly thanks Tommy for his offer of help, she really appreciates it. They reach the classroom and Tommy holds the door open for Kimberly. Kimberly enters, and then Tommy. Kimberly immediately notices the spinning wheel is missing. Tommy and Kimberly look around the classroom, but can't find it. Kimberly becomes alarm when she doesn't see the spinning wheel anywhere in the classroom. Tommy and Kimberly head back to the Youth Center to ask the kids there if they had seen the spinning wheel. Tommy and Kimberly split up and ask various teen if they had seen the spinning wheel. No one has seen it. Tommy and Kimberly look at each other from across the room and shrug. Tommy hears Skull's laugh and spots Bulk and Skull sitting at a table. Tommy walks over to them. Tommy asks them if they have seen the spinning wheel? Bulk sarcastically replies that he needed some money, so Skull spun him some. Tommy becomes angry and tells Bulk he is serious. Bulk remarks what would he want with a spinning wheel? Later, Tommy is walking through the park, when he pauses. Tommy takes a look around, something doesn't seem right. Suddenly several Putties arrive. Tommy doesn't have time for these guys. Tommy battles the Putties, but it is difficult. Tommy's gym bag is quite a distance, and he regrets leaving his communicator inside it. Tommy tries to make his way back to his gym bag. he is almost there, when the Putties kick it away. Tommy is knocked to the ground and tied up. Tommy is unable to break out of his bindings. The Putties surround Tommy as he continues to struggle against his bindings. Tommy is tied to a tree. The Putties have surrounded his gym bag, but are hesitant to open it. Keeping an eye on the Putties, Tommy rubs the rope back and forth against the tree, slowly breaking it apart. The rope is almost completely apart when Tommy calls out to the Putties. Tommy tells them he is starting to feel sick. Then he lets his head fall forward, as if eh had fainted. The Putties cautiously approach him. The rope breaks apart and Tommy leaps into action. Tommy battles the Putties and defeats them. The Putties vanish and Tommy races over to his gym bag.

Gung Ho!