Battle Cry (Power Rangers in Space)

[estinose]

Summary: T.J. prepares to lead the rest of the Rangers into their final battle. (Destruction... and After storyline)


Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but instead to Saban. This takes place during "Countdown to Destruction, part 2", part of a series detailing the events and aftermath of the two-parter. The dialogue is taken from "Countdown to Destruction" part 2, and was presumably written by Judd Lynn.

This is the seventh of the "Destruction... and after" series of stories and was written November 29, 1998.

Battle Cry
by Estirose
copyright 1998

"Everybody ready?" I ask as my team gathers around me. My team again, although I'm not Red Ranger anymore. Every so often I seem to end up leading the team I brought to that one deserted planet from Earth. Now I'm doing it again, except this time I've got Zhane as well. I don't mind. It'll make the fight a lot easier.

In front of me, the people have gathered, brought there by Astronema's forces. I can't see them over this piece of wreckage that we're climbing. Astronema's speaking, calling us out. That's fine. It's time for our last stand here.

"What's going on?" Carlos says from beside me as we scramble up and prepare to morph. Someone, a familiar voice, has claimed to be a Ranger, and then another, and then another, until it seems over half the crowd before us is claiming to be Rangers. They're protecting us, even though they have no idea who we are! And Astronema will punish them for it.

Ecliptor and Astronema shoot beams into the crowd, and people are running in terror. Now it's our turn to do what must be done. I stand upon the flat surface, knowing the others are doing the same. I hear Carlos gain everyone's attention, and see everyone's eyes upon us. "*We* are the Power Rangers," I proclaim, knowing friend, aquaintence, and enemy is watching me. I hear the murmur of the crowd below, and force myself to concentrate on the quantrons and pirahnatrons that I'm going to fight any moment. This may very well be my last fight, and I'm not going to let my people down. "Let's Rocket!"