In a time of great strife, a legendary interdimensional being known as Zordon came to the city of Angel Grove to establish a vanguard in the never ending struggle against evil. With the aid of his trusted assistant, Alpha 5, the noble master sought out five extraordinary teenagers and gave them the power to transform into an unstoppable fighting force. In time of great need, the young heroes could now call upon colossal assault vehicles known as "Zords". While the identity of the five remained a guarded secret, their courageous exploits soon became the stuff of legend, earning them the title... The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers... this is the beginning of their story and how they came to be...
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Jason Lee Scott is a martial artist. Some say he's one of the best in Angel Grove High School. Good enough that he teaches free classes at the Angel Grove Youth Center. Today, however, he's attempting another challenge in the local Bowling Alley; maintaining a perfect streak of strikes.
Sitting behind him were his two close friends; William "Billy" Cranston, a 16-year old prodigy wearing thick-framed glasses and blue overalls, and soft-spoken Asian girl Trini Kwan, wearing yellow khakis and a white muumuu shirt. Both were discussing effective means of scoring a strike through mathematics and physics, loudly as to try and disrupt Jason's train of thought. Like the wise martial artist that he is, he stared down patiently at the group of pins down the bowling lane, blocking all audible senses from his mind. With a stone face, he then stepped forward and rolled the bowling ball down the lane and at a high speed, managed to knock the pins down and score a strike. The pins having been knocked down, Jason's face glowed and turned to the young boy in glasses and his Asian companion sitting by the desk.
"You see, Billy?" he gloated, "You don't need complicated equations to score a strike. Just some concentration and skill."
"Not to mention a high probability of chance." Billy said suggestively, "Wouldn't you say, Trini?"
Jason's eye flew wide open, "What did he say, Trini?"
"You were lucky." Trini answered calmly and to the point.
"You call that shot lucky?" Jason asked Billy, "That's kind of natural for me to score several strikes in a row."
Billy pointed at the bowling lane as another set pins were placed at the end, "Perhaps you would prefer to demonstrate your hypothesis by scoring another successful strike."
Jason laughed, "Okay! You're on, Billy my man!"
Jason picked up his gleaming red bowling ball and prepared to bowl. He took a little longer, swirling the ball around as if he's practicing martial arts katas. Behind him, a young dark-skinned teen greeted people. He approached Billy and Trini, greeted them, and proceeded to sneak up on Jason. As soon as he was in position, he tapped on Jason's shoulder, startling him. Jason drops the ball and watches as it rolls into the gutter.
Jason turned to see the teen. He then smiled, "Oh, you're really funny, Zack! I had a perfect game going and you managed to screw it up! Thanks a lot."
Jason approaches Zack and playfully punches him in the ribs.
"Hey, hey!" Zack yelled. Jason stopped and the two clutched hands. "How's it been, dude?"
Jason smiled, "Other than the ruined streak, everything's been peachy."
"Um... excuse me."
Jason and Zack turned to the next lane to see a brunette holding a pink bowling ball.
"Do you mind? Some people are trying to bowl a strike over here." she replied, "namely me."
Jason and Zack both bowed their heads down. "Sorry, Kimberly," they both said in unison with a kiddy tone, "we won't do it again!"
Kimberly Ann Hart, the typical 'valley-girl' archtype, sighed and turned her attention towards the pins. She took a step forward and prepared to launch the ball. But instead of launching it towards the pins, she launched it away from the lane and towards a table of punks. The balls lands on a plate of chili, which splatters on a punk.
Kimberly stared at her hand and groaned, "Oooh! I broke a nail!"
The punk who got chili all over him approached Kimberly with two other punks. He violently turned Kimberly to face him and his ruined jacket and shirt.
"You're gonna pay for this, you klutz." the punk snarled, pointing at the stain, "so I'm gonna let you have a nice date with me in payment."
Kimberly weakly pushes the taller punk away, "Sorry, but I don't date non-humans."
The punk laughed and approached Kim, "You don't have a say in the matter." He then grabbed Kim's face and motioned in for a kiss, but Kimberly pushes him away and slaps him in the face. The punk is pushed away and crashes onto Billy and Trini's scoring table. Billy looks at the punk in fear and backs off behind the safety of another table. Trini pushed the punk off the table and unto the floor.
"Don't you ever learn?" Trini said in annoyance.
The punk got up and stood tall against the shorter Asian girl, "You're gonna make me, little girl?" he asked.
As a reply, Trini punches the punk in the nose, then delivers several more quick blows to his stomach. The punk falls back and his two friends approach Trini. This prompts Jason and Zack to rush in and deliver flying kicks to the two punks, knocking them to the ground. The punk made his approach towards Kimberly, but she flips over him and picks up her chili-covered bowling ball. She launches it at the punk's face and connects. The punk flies down the bowling lane and slides until he crashes into the bowling pins.
Billy gets up and assumes a baseball umpire's gesture, "STRIKE!"
Two punks remain and the blonde punk pops out a switchblade. He strikes with the blade towards Jason, who successfully sidestepped the attack and kicks the switchblade away from the punk, allowing Trini to trip him with a foot sweep.
Billy goes umpire again, "STRIKE TWO!"
One punk remains and Zack delivers several blows to the punk's ribs. He follows it up with a spinning wheel kick to the punk's face and knocks him down.
"Strike three!" Billy yelled, extending his arm up. Inadvertently, he hits a punk recovering and quickly turns to see the punk falling flat on his back. The crowd in back who witnessed the attack applauded the teens, especially Billy's last blow.
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Some time later, the punk that harassed Kimberly was being carried out by members of his posse, dirtied shirt and all. Billy approached Jason who was putting away some of his bowling gear and praised by various people. Jason turned his head towards the youngster.
"Billy," Jason greeted, "what's up?"
Billy didn't hesitate, "I want to register for your martial arts classes."
Jason looked surprised, but inside he was expecting a request from Billy. After all, the poor guy was always getting picked on and couldn't defend himself. Jason put his arm around Billy's shoulder and grinned.
"We could start today at the Youth Center if you like." he pointed out.
Billy smiled and nodded. "I accept."
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At a nearby planetoid... two astronauts are surveying space rocks. Suddenly, a comet strikes the surface. Rick Taylor and James Rulan looked ahead at the explosion.
"What the hell was that?" Rulan exclaimed.
Taylor dropped the space rocks he collected and watched as they smashed on the ground. He cursed in silence and looked ahead at the puffing smoke. He motioned towards Rulan to approach the object. Taylor soon followed.
An hour later, Taylor and Rulan saw the fallen object. It appeared to be a container of some sort, with a flashing jewel in the center of the lid. The origin was unknown, as it is not from earth. At first site, Taylor and Rulan rushed towards the object and examined the object.
Rulan looked at Taylor, "What is it?"
"It looks like some space dumpster," replied Taylor, "but I don't recognize any of the markings."
"Do you think we should open it?"
Taylor reached for the glowing jewel and suddenly it flashed. Consciously, both astronauts lifted the lid from the container. Almost instantly, several balls of energy flew out of the container and struck the ground a couple meters away. When the smoke cleared, several figures appeared and stretched their limbs. One was a gold-armored warrior who bared similarities to the simian. Another was short, stumpy, and had blue skin. The other was taller and was sort of a space vampire. The last one was a white creature who appeared to be very old.
Taylor and Rulan rushed away from the band, but tripped over a crater and fell flat to the ground.
"After ten thousand years," the old creature said, "it's good to be free again, don't you think so, Goldar?"
The simian replied with a growl, "Squatt! Awake our empress! We are finally free!"
"Rita! Oh Rita!" the short monster called, "Wake up! We're free!"
Within the dumpster stood a middle-aged humanoid female. In her hand was a staff with a round circle-like figure. She stretched her arms and gave out a mighty moan.
"Ah," the female shouted, "after ten thousand years, I'm free!"
The taller monster approached Rita and helping her out. Rita heard a splat and looked down as her foot was in a puddle. She stared at the monster and pushed him aside.
"Baboo," she snarled, "you're a baboon! You made me step in a puddle!"
Rita walked towards the band of monsters and turned her attention towards the space canister. She aimed her staff at the dumpster and a beam struck the object, literally breaking it apart.
The two astronauts tried to get up and escape before the witch could spot them. But once they were on their feet, they ran into an invisible barrier.
Rita pointed at the two men, "Please don't leave! You'll miss my coming out party."
Taylor looked up at the witch, "What party?" Rulan shook his head in disbelief.
"It will be a great party," declared Rita, "where I destroy the nearest planet!"
The two astronauts stared at the group of aliens for a while as they announced their intentions. At first, they had thought they were being delusional, that none of this was real. But deep down in their hearts, they knew better... this was real and this could be trouble for those on Earth. Rulan was the first to get back on his feet and took a step towards the alien gang, who noticed him and focused their attention on him.
"No!" Rulan announced, standing on his feet while his partner got up, "We'll warn our government of your plans!"
The small band of monsters, along with their leader, laughed long and hard at the allegation of the two human astronauts that stood before them. Rita calmed down and let out a deep breath, causing strong winds. The winds were strong enough to swipe Rulan and Taylor off the surface of the moon and into deep space.
Rita turned to her minions. "Now that they're gone, let's head to the palace."
