TOMMY OLIVER

TOMMY

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Zack, Kimberly, Billy, Trini, Jason, and Alpha 5 watched the process anxiously. Billy warns Zordon to be careful. If you drain too much of your energy, you will cease to exist. Alpha 5 agrees. Zordon replies, Rangers it's our only chance. You worry too much. After awhile, it begins to work. Tommy morphs into Green Ranger. Green Ranger teleports to the outskirts of Angel Grove. Goldar is there and cries out, you again, green weakling! Goldar laughs and tells Green Ranger, you have no chance of defeating me! Green Ranger replies, we'll see about that! Goldar isn't worried. Empty threats from a powerless Ranger! Green Ranger is confident that he has more than enough to beat Goldar. Goldar tells Green Ranger, I shall enjoy crushing you again. Goldar leaps down and walks over to the box which contains the power coins. Goldar places the Dragon Dagger next to the power coins. He knows Green Ranger has come for the power coins and Dragon Dagger. Goldar slams the lid to the box shut and taunts Green Ranger. Come and get them! Goldar summons the Putties and tells them to take care of my old friend. Baboo and Squatt have also arrived to watch the battle. Green Ranger battles the Putties as Goldar watches. After defeating the Putties, Green Ranger and Goldar battle. Baboo and Squatt cheer for Goldar after Goldar knocks Green Ranger to the ground. Goldar taunts Green Ranger once more. Had enough already? Green Ranger replies, I'll never give in to you Goldar. Squatt and Baboo continue to cheer for Goldar as Goldar and Green Ranger fight. Goldar tosses Green Ranger to the ground and declares, now I finish you! Instead Green Ranger moves quickly away and Goldar hits the ground. Green Ranger can feel his strength fading. He notices he is close to the Dragon Dagger and power coins. Green Ranger drags himself back up and grabs the Dragon Dagger. A huge electric current hits Green Ranger. Green Ranger is knocked backwards, along with the Dragon Dagger. Green Ranger grabs the Dragon Dagger and immediately begins to play it. Squatt and Baboo become alarmed. Squatt asks Baboo, what do we do now? Baboo remembers he left the oven on and they both vanish. Green Ranger calls on the power of the Dragonzord. Dragonzord responds immediately. Goldar leaves to fight Dragonzord. Green Ranger is fighting the Putties, when he is knocked to the ground. Green Ranger starts to feel his power draining. Green Ranger glances over at the box which contains the power coins. Green Ranger uses the last of his strength to run over and grab the box. Green Ranger falls to his knees and is teleported out. Green Ranger collapses onto the floor of the Command Center. His readings are very low, but he manage to bring back the power coins and the Dragon Dagger. Tommy is placed onto a cot and watched over by Alpha 5 as the rest of the teens left to battle Dramole. Suddenly Tommy is encased in green electric currents and lifted off the cot. Tommy had absorbed the energy of the power coins and now his entire body is electrically charge. Within moments the overload wears off and Tommy wakes up. Alpha 5 excitedly tells Tommy that the energy from the force field has restored your powers. Zordon asks Tommy, how do you feel? Tommy replies, angry. My friends are in danger. I got to do something about it. Alpha 5 hands Tommy his power coin. Tommy morphs and teleports out. Green Ranger arrives and fires at Dramole. Dramole is knocked to the ground. The spell is broken for the Yellow Ranger, Black Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Red Ranger. Dramole gets back up on it's feet. Red Ranger asks, what just happened? Yellow Ranger is confused too, what's going on? Green Rangers runs up to the rest of the Rangers and they are very happy to see him. Pink Ranger tells Green Ranger, I'm so glad to see you. Green Ranger replies, it's good to be back. The six Rangers face Dramole. Dramole grows to giant size. The Rangers leap out of the way as Dramole tries to step on them. Green Ranger uses his Dragon Dagger to summon Dragonzord. The rest of the Rangers summon their zords as well. Red Ranger, Pink Ranger, Blue Ranger, Black Ranger, and Yellow Ranger leap into their zords. Megazord is quickly formed. Megazord and Dragonzord face down Dramole. Dramole releases it's gases, which causes the skies to darken. Dramole charges towards Megazord and Dragonzord. Dragonzord and Megazord fight Dramole. Dramole lands a kick on Megazord. Dragonzord tries to strike Dramole with it's tail, but misses. During the battle, Red Ranger notes Dramole is getting ready to fire and orders full power to the shields. Dramole fires at Dragonzord and Megazord, hitting them both hard. Megazord and Dragonzord fall to the ground. Pink Ranger informs Green Ranger that they are down. They need time to reboot. Green Ranger plays the Dragon Dagger and soon Dragonzord is back on it's feet. Dragonzord charges towards Dramole. Dragonzord swings it's tail around and hits Dramole hard. Dragonzord continues to use it's tail against Dramole. Dramole lands a couple of strikes against Dragonzord. Dragonzord knocks Dramole to the ground. Megazord is back and stands next to Dragonzord. Megadragonzord is formed. Titanus arrives and Ultrazord is quickly formed. Red Ranger exclaims, you're through mole face! Ultrazord fires all it's weapons and destroys Dramole. With the destruction of Dramole, the skies clear once more. The teens return to the Command Center. Zordon informs the teens, I can confirm with the destruction of the Dramole monster, your parents have been freed. The teens jump up and down in excitement and exchange hugs. Alpha 5 lets them know that they have been transported from the dark dimension back to the Youth Center and they remember nothing. Billy states, that's the best news I've heard all day. Jason adds, the second best news is Tommy got his powers back. Zordon tells them, Alpha and I will have to analyze your powers to see if it can be restored to you permanently. Alpha 5 adds, as it is, they could fail, leaving you vulnerable. Zordon asks Tommy, knowing this Tommy, do you still choose to remain a Power Ranger? Tommy replies, absolutely. It's good to be back with my friends again, even if it's only for awhile. Alpha 5 welcomes Green Ranger back. Zack reminds them, it's Parents Day. The teens return to the Youth Center. Tommy wanders through the crowds until he spots Kimberly with her parents. Kimberly waves him over. Tommy walks over and talks to Mr. and Mrs. Hart. After awhile, a food fight breaks out. Tommy, Billy, Zack, Trini, Jason, and Kimberly take cover in the locker area. They are very amused at the food fight and their parents antics. Trini asks, can you believe our parents? Laughing, Kimberly replies no. Zack tells them, you know what they say, you're only as old as you feel.

Tommy had been practicing for a big karate tournament. He was away from the Rangers during his karate tournament. Afterwards, Tommy walks into the Youth Center and the guys all high five each other. Kimberly asks Tommy, how did the karate match go? Tommy answers, it went great. But, hey, I heard about what you guys did. Man, I wish Zordon would have contacted me. Trini reminds him, you have to conserve your energy. Tommy knows, but it still makes him feel bad. Kimberly tells him, come on Tommy. We know that you are there for us. Tommy smiles and nods his head. Billy walks in and heads straight over to his friends. He tells them he has outstanding news. I got an A+ on the exam and made it into the Young Scientists club. Everyone is happy for Billy. Jason tells him, sounds like your studying really paid off. Trini adds, you worked hard Billy. You really deserve it. Jason notices Bulk and Skull sitting at a table and decides to check it out. Tommy, Billy, Jason, Zack, Kimberly, and Trini walk over to Bulk and Skull's table. They have text books pressed to their faces and don't notice the six teens at first. Bulk is startled when he does notice them. Bulk asks them, what are you guys staring at? With humor and disbelief, Jason asks, are you really studying? Billy tells Skull to stop ripping the book. Grumpily Bulk tells them, good old Miss Appleby told me if I don't get a C on the next test, she's going to make the six top students tutor me for the whole summer. Jason looks at his friends as he realizes what this means. Zack does a quick count and they all realize that they are the six top students. Jason offers to give Bulk a hand. Tommy, Zack, Trini, and Jason kneel by Bulk to help him while Kimberly and Billy kneel down to help out Skull. Tommy adds, I'll be happy to give you a hand Bulk. Billy tells them, I can certainly advise you on the subject. Kimberly tells them, we can help you guys get a C. Zack tells them, there's always a way and Trini agrees. Tommy, Zack, Trini, Jason, Kimberly, and Billy bombard Bulk and Skull with information which gets to be too much for Bulk and his head shakes with all the information.

The Youth Center is holding a Women's Self-Defense Class. Tommy and Jason are teaching the class to several moms. They demonstrate several defense moves. Jason reminds the class to scream as loud as possible to attract attention. Tommy asks if there are any questions. One of the moms tells them, I just want to say how nice it is for you boys to volunteer to teach us self defense. The class applauds Tommy and Jason. Tommy tells them, anything for Angel Grove's moms. Jason continues, today's class is about teamwork. Teamwork can be one of your best weapons against an opponent. Tommy tells them, Kimberly and Trini are going to help us show you what we mean. Kimberly and Trini walk to the front of the class. Tommy notes, when they walk they use the buddy system. Jason continues, but unfortunately they are still attacked. Trini uses her defense moves against Jason. Tommy points out, one mistake Trini is making is she's not yelling. Kimberly uses her defense moves against Tommy and eventually knocks him down onto the mats. Kimberly helps Tommy up as the class applauds. Trini continues to use her defense moves against Jason as Tommy lectures the class. See by working together and fighting their attackers, they stay calm and are able to defeat them easily. Remember ladies, two heads are better than one. Trini had knocked Jason down on the mats and she helps him back up. Trini and Kimberly leave as the class applauds. At the end of class, Tommy instructs the moms to go home and practice and we'll see you all in tomorrow's class. Tommy and Jason walk over to their friends, who are sitting at the counter. Ernie places a basket of fruit on the counter. Zack is really enjoying his drink. Kimberly passes her glass to Tommy and tells him, he's got to try this. Zack adds, man they are great as he passes his glass to Jason. Tommy and Jason take a sip of the drinks. Tommy agrees, that's really good. Jason asks, what is this? Ernie tells them, they are my new exotic fruit shakes. I've got some pineapple, a little guava, some papaya, and a whole bunch of stuff. Ernie walks away. Trini tells them, Ernie bought all kinds of exotic fruit to make them. Kimberly makes a face when Bulk and Skull join them. Bulk greets them, okay karate geeks, we are here for the self defense class. Jason responds, well you guys are late and class is over. Trini adds, besides it's a women's self defense class. Bulk responds, we know that. We want to meet some babes. Skull adds, yeah, like Kimberly as he lifts her hair and sniffs it. Kimberly yanks her hair away. Tommy tells them, you know what. You should be in the class. Tommy gives Jason a wink and he quickly plays along. Jason adds, yeah, we've got some real babes for you two to meet. Bulk and Skull get excited and exclaimed yes! Tommy reminds Jason, we have to go figure out what we are teaching next time. Jason tells his friends, catch you guys later. Tommy and Jason Tommy head out. At Angel Grove park, Tommy and Jason practice various defense karate moves, as they figure out what to teach for the next class. Two Headed Parrot arrived at Angel Grove Park and immediately shot powerful feather darts from it's arms towards Tommy and Jason. Tommy and Jason spotted the feather darts and quickly hit the ground and the darts hit the tree instead of them. Jason asks, what was that? Tommy replies, I think it was a message from one of Rita's monsters. The guys quickly get up and morph. Green Ranger and Red Ranger leap towards Two Headed Parrot. Two Headed Parrot leaps towards them and strikes them hard. Green Ranger and Red Ranger hit the ground. Green Ranger notes Two Headed Parrot got quite the punch. Two Headed Parrot tells them their lesson about teamwork is a good one. But we're here to improve it. Green Ranger and Red Ranger quickly get back up and Red Ranger asks, what is that thing? Green Ranger replies, a two headed parrot. The Two Headed Parrot tells them, you said it yourself, two heads are better than one. Red Ranger tells him, not in your case bird brain. Two Headed Parrot leaps towards them. He strikes the two Rangers as he passes, bounces off a tree, and strikes the two Rangers as he flies pass them again. Green Ranger and Red Ranger are kneeling on the ground as Two Headed Parrot faces them. Two Headed Parrot releases his feather darts at them. Green Ranger and Red Ranger quickly leap out of the way. Green Ranger and Red Ranger leap towards Two Headed Parrot. Two Headed Parrot releases a powerful gas from the nostrils of the head in the stomach. It strikes Green Ranger and Red Ranger and they fall to the ground once more. Green Ranger and Red Ranger struggle to get up as Two Headed Parrot walks towards them. Two Headed Parrot asks them, what's it going to be Rangers? Are you going to stay and fight or run away? Green Ranger and Red Ranger get back up. Red Ranger is eager to fight, but Green Ranger stops him. Red Ranger is convinced they can take on this guy. Green Ranger doesn't want to chance it. We need the rest of the team. Grabbing a hold of Red Ranger, Green Ranger retreats. Two Headed Parrot laughs. See you later Rangers! Tommy and his friends are teleported to the Command Center. Once they arrive, Zordon informs that Jason and Tommy were just attacked in the park by Rita's latest monster, the Two Headed Parrot. Tommy, Zack, Trini, Jason, Kimberly, and Billy turn around and face the viewing globe, which shows images of Two Headed Parrot. Zordon continues, with two heads working together, the parrot becomes twice as intelligent and twice as dangerous. Jason comments, it shoots feather shaped darts. Tommy adds, and missiles. Zordon tells them, the key to the parrot's power lays in both brains cooperating with each other, in order to launch it's attack. The teens turn around and face Zordon. Kimberly comments, I guess Rita finally learned how to use a little teamwork. Zack adds, man, that is one bad bird.

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