Fic: Coming Into Their Own, Prologue, PG-13, All Seasons of Power Rangers
Okay, so I wrote a monstrosity of a story. Or started to anyway. I wish I could give you one main character, but it has an ensemble cast eventually. So... yeah. There are way too many relationships and characters to mention.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. None.
Summary: When Rita becomes pregnant, Zedd decides to take back his home. He gets the most unlikely help to do it. And from there, a future neither side imagined comes to be.
Author's Notes: The prologue, while necessary, made me whine. A lot. I'm still not entirely happy with it, but I like to think it does its job at least. So, let's get this show going, huh?
Zedd gripped the steering wheel until his knuckles turned an abnormal color. It was hard to see over the metal parts, but he knew and that’s what mattered. He would have been closing his eyes if he had any normal eyes rather than the visor. He didn’t care if he was driving. At this point, he would have run them off a cliff if he could find one and she didn’t stop that insistent nagging. His temper completely shattered, he finally turned to his right. “It’s the moon, Rita! There is no right way! No matter which way we go, we’ll get there eventually because there’s no towns, water, anything in our way! It’s all bare!”
Rita folded her arms as she looked at her husband scathingly. When she did it toward other people, he found it endearing. When directed at him, he fought back. Her eyes narrowed at him. “Zeddy! I’m telling you we should have gone right!”
Zedd nearly threw his arms in the air from that but managed to clench the wheel even harder. He found he was gritting his teeth as he answered her. “For what? More moon rocks?”
They’d been having this argument for over an hour. Back and forth as it got louder and louder which, being that they were in an RV, wasn’t helping the noise level or their moods. They were both still just on edge from everything. The Machine Empire, good riddance to them, had destroyed their plans and an RV on the moon was one of the most degrading ways he could think of for an Emperor of Evil to travel. “No, for… Left, Zedd!”
Zedd turned to glare at her. “Don’t backseat drive!” He snapped before seeing the ditch in front of him and trying to swerve. Both of them screamed as the RV didn’t obey and crashed into the chasm. Zedd clung to the wheel, vaguely hearing Rita scream as he tried to keep it from rolling. When it did stop, he slammed both hands down on the wheel in anger before getting out of the car. He heard Rita doing the same. He glanced over at the vehicle, annoyance rising inside of him. How dare this thing do this to me!
A glance over at his wife showed him that she was mirroring the same anger he faced. She pulled up her dress and kicked the RV, wincing a bit but not complaining about the pain. He inwardly smiled at that. She glared harder at it. “Worthless piece of junk!”
Zedd calmed himself as he headed toward her, gently setting a hand on her arm. “We have another wheel in the back. We’ll wake up Goldar and Rito and they can pull it out.”
Rita gave a brief nod, moved away from Zedd and glared at the RV. “FINSTER! Wake up Goldar and Rito!” She screeched.
Finster didn’t bother to come out to neither ruler’s shock. Instead, he timidly answered from inside. “Yes, my Queen.” Considering that he hadn’t bothered to come out, Zedd assumed he was already to work on doing so. As much as the little creator was more loyal to his wife than him, Zedd did appreciate the efficiency in which Finster excelled in.
Rita slumped against the RV after doing so and Zedd turned his attention toward her instead. Zedd moved over her, looking around for signs of an attack, before sitting down next to her. She didn’t say anything for a minute, just stared out into the distance. Finally she turned to her husband. “We can’t keep running, Zedd. It’s not getting us anywhere. And now Divatox is in charge.”
Zedd forced back a snicker. “I thought you two were friends.”
“We are,” Rita snorted. “So trust me when I say we don’t want to be anywhere near this.”
Zedd felt a bit of surprise at that. Usually when Rita had someone she considered an ‘old friend’ there was either pleasure or rivalry from seeing them. “She’s that bad?”
Rita shook her head. “It’s not that she’s a bad leader, not really, but she manages to bring the weirdest things to her. I had her for a roommate and things just... stopped making sense.”
Zedd looked at his wife, not being able to hide the skeptic nature in his voice. “Really?”
She shrugged. “I don’t understand it either. Her sister only speaks in questions which is normal. When Divatox broke that… well… insanity.”
He thought about this for a moment before answering. He barely remembered the two twins and certainly hadn’t cared for either of them. “Hmm. Well, we’ll stay out of her way then. Maybe she’ll finish off those Rangers for us then.”
Rita nodded absently and leaned into him gently. He moved his arm to hold her as they sat there and he looked at her. She was staring off into space again, something she’d done more and more recently. At first, he’d thought that it had to do with the Machine Empire being gone and their lack of things to do. Yet, when Divatox appeared, Rita hadn’t shown much interest. She’d answered her old roommate’s call and then promptly ignored her. Thus, as Goldar and Rito began to try to drag the RV out of the ditch, he moved her face to look at him. “Something is bothering you. Don’t lie to me about it either. I love the way you lie, but not when you do it to me.”
Rita looked ready to do just that, but the tone in Zedd’s voice stopped her. “My magic is on the fritz.”
Zedd tried not to snort. If that was all that was wrong, she would have brought it up already. “And?”
She looked uncomfortably at him and then back at the ground, pulling out of his hand. “I didn’t want to tell you before we were back in charge.”
He laughed in self-depreciation at that. “I think you’ll be waiting a long while then.”
She looked up from the ground and took a breath. “I know. Zedd, my magic isn’t working right, I’ve been feeling more tingly, and everything seems worse. I had Finster check.”
He nearly fell back away from her as he looked over to make sure that Goldar and Rito weren’t listening. “No.”
It wasn’t so much in anger as disbelief. Rita fortunately caught onto that and gently tried to pull him into the truth. “Zedd... Surprise. I’m going to have a baby,” she said without any amusement in her voice. Zedd stared off for a minute while Rita looked worriedly at him as the fear of him leaving her rushed into her. She had begun to wring her dress a bit in fear when Zedd stood up and she managed to stop herself from taking a step back. He didn’t look in her direction. He turned toward the RV and called his staff to him as Rita just watched. “Rito! Goldar! Hurry it up! We’re going home!”
Both of the minions looked at each other in surprise before Goldar spoke up. “My lord?”
Zedd looked at them in complete disdain. “I said move!” He roared, causing both of them to work harder than they had before. With that, he stood up and headed toward them, making sure everything was ready to go as Rita cautiously followed him.
“What are you doing, Zedd?” She asked.
As he turned to look at her, the fire seemed to be back in Zedd. Rita nearly backed up again in fear, but decided against it. Instead, she stood her ground, hoping he wasn’t going to kill her. “What we should have done earlier. No baby of mine is being born in an RV.”
She looked at him in surprise, trying to regain sense of the conversation. “There are still remnants of the Empire there. Not to mention other things that might have moved in,” she said, still trying to keep her voice from panicking. With how he was acting, she wasn’t sure if he was going to change his mind and kill her anyway. Instead, Zedd reached over and pulled her to him.
“I know, Rita. But it’s for the best,” he assured her. She looked at him suspiciously.
“Does that mean you want it?” She asked, ready to move away if necessary. Zedd didn’t move at all.
“It’s yours and mine. We needed an heir,” he assured her.
“And if it’s an heiress?” Rita asked, wanting to eliminate every possible destructive angle. Zedd chuckled at bit.
“That’ll work too,” he assured her. He gently set her aside as he turned on Goldar and Rito. “I said hurry it up! I want to head back now!”
“I was getting used to the RV. It’s cozy,” Rito said. Zedd just turned on him and Rito backed away a bit, finally showing a bit of fear. “Whoa... Sis?”
Zedd raised himself to his full height, letting the magic swirl around him like a cloak. He somehow managed to exude the hatred and anger that he couldn’t master with a look. Rita pretended to look elsewhere, deciding against coming to Rito’s aid. Zedd kept his voice to a dark and dull roar. “I am an Emperor of Evil, Rito. I have conquered galaxies, destroyed planets, and murdered entire ecosystems. It’s time I started acting like I was before. We’re going back. We’re going to throw anything out of our castle and we’re going to wait to see what Divatox’ reign brings. Goldar! Find Scorpina.”
Goldar smirked a bit at Rito, happy to not be in trouble. “Yes, my most...”
His lord wasn’t in the mood. “Just go!”
There was a look of surprise from the golden clad warrior and the smirk disappeared and he began to lift off. “Yes, my lord,” he said as he took off, making sure the rest of the RV was on solid ground first. Zedd turned to his wife and gently helped her into the RV. She looked at him. “What now?”
He glanced around for a minute, collecting his thoughts before he looked back at her. “Now? We move. Rito, keep your trap shut. Finster, work on some monsters. Rita, my dear, please come sit down. We’ll be back to taking over Earth shortly.”
She looked at him in surprise, but nodded as she headed back inside, a little worn out from the emotional task she’d taken on. Zedd didn’t mention it. He merely turned on the others to get them back in the RV before taking off once more.
He wasn’t sure how he was going to pull it off, but he would do what it took to fix this. His heir wasn’t going to be king of an RV. Zedd would get him at least one world to rule over and he wasn’t accepting whatever Grandpa Vile chose. No, Zedd was going to take back his home, defeat earth, and pass it all down to his son or daughter. And he didn’t care who he had to kill to do it.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. None.
Summary: When Rita becomes pregnant, Zedd decides to take back his home. He gets the most unlikely help to do it. And from there, a future neither side imagined comes to be.
Author's Notes: The prologue, while necessary, made me whine. A lot. I'm still not entirely happy with it, but I like to think it does its job at least. So, let's get this show going, huh?
Zedd gripped the steering wheel until his knuckles turned an abnormal color. It was hard to see over the metal parts, but he knew and that’s what mattered. He would have been closing his eyes if he had any normal eyes rather than the visor. He didn’t care if he was driving. At this point, he would have run them off a cliff if he could find one and she didn’t stop that insistent nagging. His temper completely shattered, he finally turned to his right. “It’s the moon, Rita! There is no right way! No matter which way we go, we’ll get there eventually because there’s no towns, water, anything in our way! It’s all bare!”
Rita folded her arms as she looked at her husband scathingly. When she did it toward other people, he found it endearing. When directed at him, he fought back. Her eyes narrowed at him. “Zeddy! I’m telling you we should have gone right!”
Zedd nearly threw his arms in the air from that but managed to clench the wheel even harder. He found he was gritting his teeth as he answered her. “For what? More moon rocks?”
They’d been having this argument for over an hour. Back and forth as it got louder and louder which, being that they were in an RV, wasn’t helping the noise level or their moods. They were both still just on edge from everything. The Machine Empire, good riddance to them, had destroyed their plans and an RV on the moon was one of the most degrading ways he could think of for an Emperor of Evil to travel. “No, for… Left, Zedd!”
Zedd turned to glare at her. “Don’t backseat drive!” He snapped before seeing the ditch in front of him and trying to swerve. Both of them screamed as the RV didn’t obey and crashed into the chasm. Zedd clung to the wheel, vaguely hearing Rita scream as he tried to keep it from rolling. When it did stop, he slammed both hands down on the wheel in anger before getting out of the car. He heard Rita doing the same. He glanced over at the vehicle, annoyance rising inside of him. How dare this thing do this to me!
A glance over at his wife showed him that she was mirroring the same anger he faced. She pulled up her dress and kicked the RV, wincing a bit but not complaining about the pain. He inwardly smiled at that. She glared harder at it. “Worthless piece of junk!”
Zedd calmed himself as he headed toward her, gently setting a hand on her arm. “We have another wheel in the back. We’ll wake up Goldar and Rito and they can pull it out.”
Rita gave a brief nod, moved away from Zedd and glared at the RV. “FINSTER! Wake up Goldar and Rito!” She screeched.
Finster didn’t bother to come out to neither ruler’s shock. Instead, he timidly answered from inside. “Yes, my Queen.” Considering that he hadn’t bothered to come out, Zedd assumed he was already to work on doing so. As much as the little creator was more loyal to his wife than him, Zedd did appreciate the efficiency in which Finster excelled in.
Rita slumped against the RV after doing so and Zedd turned his attention toward her instead. Zedd moved over her, looking around for signs of an attack, before sitting down next to her. She didn’t say anything for a minute, just stared out into the distance. Finally she turned to her husband. “We can’t keep running, Zedd. It’s not getting us anywhere. And now Divatox is in charge.”
Zedd forced back a snicker. “I thought you two were friends.”
“We are,” Rita snorted. “So trust me when I say we don’t want to be anywhere near this.”
Zedd felt a bit of surprise at that. Usually when Rita had someone she considered an ‘old friend’ there was either pleasure or rivalry from seeing them. “She’s that bad?”
Rita shook her head. “It’s not that she’s a bad leader, not really, but she manages to bring the weirdest things to her. I had her for a roommate and things just... stopped making sense.”
Zedd looked at his wife, not being able to hide the skeptic nature in his voice. “Really?”
She shrugged. “I don’t understand it either. Her sister only speaks in questions which is normal. When Divatox broke that… well… insanity.”
He thought about this for a moment before answering. He barely remembered the two twins and certainly hadn’t cared for either of them. “Hmm. Well, we’ll stay out of her way then. Maybe she’ll finish off those Rangers for us then.”
Rita nodded absently and leaned into him gently. He moved his arm to hold her as they sat there and he looked at her. She was staring off into space again, something she’d done more and more recently. At first, he’d thought that it had to do with the Machine Empire being gone and their lack of things to do. Yet, when Divatox appeared, Rita hadn’t shown much interest. She’d answered her old roommate’s call and then promptly ignored her. Thus, as Goldar and Rito began to try to drag the RV out of the ditch, he moved her face to look at him. “Something is bothering you. Don’t lie to me about it either. I love the way you lie, but not when you do it to me.”
Rita looked ready to do just that, but the tone in Zedd’s voice stopped her. “My magic is on the fritz.”
Zedd tried not to snort. If that was all that was wrong, she would have brought it up already. “And?”
She looked uncomfortably at him and then back at the ground, pulling out of his hand. “I didn’t want to tell you before we were back in charge.”
He laughed in self-depreciation at that. “I think you’ll be waiting a long while then.”
She looked up from the ground and took a breath. “I know. Zedd, my magic isn’t working right, I’ve been feeling more tingly, and everything seems worse. I had Finster check.”
He nearly fell back away from her as he looked over to make sure that Goldar and Rito weren’t listening. “No.”
It wasn’t so much in anger as disbelief. Rita fortunately caught onto that and gently tried to pull him into the truth. “Zedd... Surprise. I’m going to have a baby,” she said without any amusement in her voice. Zedd stared off for a minute while Rita looked worriedly at him as the fear of him leaving her rushed into her. She had begun to wring her dress a bit in fear when Zedd stood up and she managed to stop herself from taking a step back. He didn’t look in her direction. He turned toward the RV and called his staff to him as Rita just watched. “Rito! Goldar! Hurry it up! We’re going home!”
Both of the minions looked at each other in surprise before Goldar spoke up. “My lord?”
Zedd looked at them in complete disdain. “I said move!” He roared, causing both of them to work harder than they had before. With that, he stood up and headed toward them, making sure everything was ready to go as Rita cautiously followed him.
“What are you doing, Zedd?” She asked.
As he turned to look at her, the fire seemed to be back in Zedd. Rita nearly backed up again in fear, but decided against it. Instead, she stood her ground, hoping he wasn’t going to kill her. “What we should have done earlier. No baby of mine is being born in an RV.”
She looked at him in surprise, trying to regain sense of the conversation. “There are still remnants of the Empire there. Not to mention other things that might have moved in,” she said, still trying to keep her voice from panicking. With how he was acting, she wasn’t sure if he was going to change his mind and kill her anyway. Instead, Zedd reached over and pulled her to him.
“I know, Rita. But it’s for the best,” he assured her. She looked at him suspiciously.
“Does that mean you want it?” She asked, ready to move away if necessary. Zedd didn’t move at all.
“It’s yours and mine. We needed an heir,” he assured her.
“And if it’s an heiress?” Rita asked, wanting to eliminate every possible destructive angle. Zedd chuckled at bit.
“That’ll work too,” he assured her. He gently set her aside as he turned on Goldar and Rito. “I said hurry it up! I want to head back now!”
“I was getting used to the RV. It’s cozy,” Rito said. Zedd just turned on him and Rito backed away a bit, finally showing a bit of fear. “Whoa... Sis?”
Zedd raised himself to his full height, letting the magic swirl around him like a cloak. He somehow managed to exude the hatred and anger that he couldn’t master with a look. Rita pretended to look elsewhere, deciding against coming to Rito’s aid. Zedd kept his voice to a dark and dull roar. “I am an Emperor of Evil, Rito. I have conquered galaxies, destroyed planets, and murdered entire ecosystems. It’s time I started acting like I was before. We’re going back. We’re going to throw anything out of our castle and we’re going to wait to see what Divatox’ reign brings. Goldar! Find Scorpina.”
Goldar smirked a bit at Rito, happy to not be in trouble. “Yes, my most...”
His lord wasn’t in the mood. “Just go!”
There was a look of surprise from the golden clad warrior and the smirk disappeared and he began to lift off. “Yes, my lord,” he said as he took off, making sure the rest of the RV was on solid ground first. Zedd turned to his wife and gently helped her into the RV. She looked at him. “What now?”
He glanced around for a minute, collecting his thoughts before he looked back at her. “Now? We move. Rito, keep your trap shut. Finster, work on some monsters. Rita, my dear, please come sit down. We’ll be back to taking over Earth shortly.”
She looked at him in surprise, but nodded as she headed back inside, a little worn out from the emotional task she’d taken on. Zedd didn’t mention it. He merely turned on the others to get them back in the RV before taking off once more.
He wasn’t sure how he was going to pull it off, but he would do what it took to fix this. His heir wasn’t going to be king of an RV. Zedd would get him at least one world to rule over and he wasn’t accepting whatever Grandpa Vile chose. No, Zedd was going to take back his home, defeat earth, and pass it all down to his son or daughter. And he didn’t care who he had to kill to do it.