The Dissledge Protocol

Author's Note: This is a story I had help writing with Google Gemini more or less based on a dream I had with me as Tommy except I was female and still went by Kate. I don't own Power Rangers only the concept of an evil Blue Avian Ranger and the idea of a morpher that combines green and white ranger suits to make something new.

The Dissledge Protocol

The familiar roar of the Angel Grove Mall was a welcome sound. I was walking, my feet on the polished floor, my heart beating with the rhythm of everyday life. A couple, holding hands, paused and looked at me. "Is that really the White Ranger," the guy whispered, "or a really good cosplayer?" My heart did a weird little flip. In this world, the line between reality and fandom was a thin one.

Just then, my communicator on my left wrist, hidden under the glove of my ranger suit, flared to life with a familiar chime. I discreetly held my wrist and answered the call. "Come in, Zordon," I said. "I read you. What's going on?"

"Kate," Zordon's booming voice replied, "you and the other Rangers are needed at the park. There is a monster threat. Go now, and may the power protect you!"

"Affirmative, Zordon! I'm on it!" I snapped my communicator shut.

I looked up. The other Rangers were already there, scattered across the upper floor of the mall, their communicators now glowing with their respective colors. There was Jason (Red), Zack (Black), Trini (Yellow), Billy (Blue), Kimberly (Pink), Rocky (Brown), Adam (Silver), Aisha (Neon Yellow), Kat (Magenta), Bulk (Purple), Skull (Orange), and Tanya (Teal), along with eight other familiar faces, all ready to morph. My Master Morpher pulsed on my wrist as I held it aloft, my power coin glowing. We all morphed in a flash of light.

We teleported directly to the Angel Grove Park. The monster was a massive, lizard-like creature, tearing up the grass and throwing cars. It was a tough fight, but we were a well-oiled machine. We fought with everything we had, and we eventually won. With the monster defeated, we teleported to a nearby restaurant, a quiet, forgotten place, to celebrate. The relief was a palpable thing. We laughed, we drank, we told stories, and for a moment, we were just kids again, heroes who had saved the day and earned a much-needed break.

But as the celebration went on, a terrible dread began to settle in. I had seen something. Out of the corner of my eye, a flicker in the adjacent room—a flash of a figure, a teleportation I wasn't supposed to see. No one else noticed. They were all too busy celebrating.

I excused myself from the party and slipped into the next room. There, standing over a power surge protector, was a woman who looked exactly like me, down to the last detail. But her eyes were cold, her mouth twisted in a cruel sneer. It was my evil counterpart, from some other timeline, and she was watching the others, the team I loved.

"Who are you and how did you know they were here?" I demanded, my voice raw and echoing with my morphed White Ranger voice.

She just laughed. "I'm you from another universe. I was once like you but now I'm not held back by silly things like morals and ethics. You may say I'm evil but I'm just you without anything holding me back. As for your friends, you all are so predictable, Kate. Always celebrating in the same places. It makes them so easy to trap." She reached for the power surge protector, her fingers hovering over a button that would send a jolt of energy through the entire building, a shock strong enough to kill everyone in the next room—everyone I cared about.

I lunged for her, but she was too fast. I saw a button on her belt that was on her morpher, a backup Master Morpher identical to my own. I managed to distract her for a moment with my morphed Zeo powers and then with a flash of light i was able to grab the power surge protector that was powering the entire building that we were all in and pulled the plug. The lights flickered, then went out, plunging the room into a chaotic blackout. During that chaos, I lost my White Ranger morph and became unmorphed and then pulled out my main Zeo morpher to morph as Zeo Ranger 5 when the power comes back on. In the process, the Zeo crystal, the key to my Red Ranger form, slipped from my grasp, landing with a faint clink on the concrete floor.

My counterpart, however, laughed again, a sound so cruel it made my skin crawl. "Looking for this, hero? I saw you drop it." She held up a small, glowing crystal, the very one I'd lost. "But it's useless now. I've already corrupted it. You can't use it, but I can. I have a spare Zeo activator part of a Zeonizer, you see. I lost mine years ago, but I have this now."

She held up the corrupted crystal and the activator. With a flash of blue and white, she morphed into a Ranger. But it wasn't a Ranger I knew. She was a Blue Avian Ranger. Her suit was a mix of blue and white, with feathers around the shoulders and a beak-like helmet. It was an abomination, a corruption of the Zeo crystal, and it filled me with a deep, consuming rage.

"How is that possible?" I yelled. "That's the Zeo crystal for Red Ranger 5! Not some other Ranger, especially a Ranger that's never existed in my universe!"

She just smiled, a chillingly confident smile. "You don't understand, Kate. Your universe is just one of many. And now, I have your power. I have your friends. And soon, I'll have all of you." With a flash of blue, she teleported away, leaving me alone in the silent room, the taste of her betrayal in my mouth.

I ran back to the others, a terrible dread in my heart. They were all still celebrating, still unaware of how close they had come to death. I explained everything: the power surge protector, the evil version of me, the stolen crystal, and her new, terrifying form.

They listened, their faces pale with shock. "What do we do?" Kat whispered, her voice trembling.

Just then, another version of me—a woman, with a worried but determined look on her face—teleported in front of us. She held up a second Master Morpher, identical to my own. "We need to work together," she said. "This is a risk, but it's our only chance." She set the morpher down, and I saw that the green and white coins were already placed inside. "This is a one-time morph. A 'dissledge' morph. It can only be used once every five hours, and it lasts for thirty minutes. It's like being a passenger in your own body. You're aware, but your body goes on autopilot. It makes you incredibly strong, but there's a chance you'll lose yourself."

I stared at the Master Morpher, the weight of her words sinking in. I knew the danger she was talking about. A similar, dangerous morph had created Lord Drakkon, a tyrannical villain who had nearly destroyed the world. "The worst that's happened to me, though, is I once spent thirty bucks on junk food I didn't need," she said, a small, wry smile on her lips. "It's a risk, but it's our only chance."

My heart hammered against my chest. The choice was mine: face an enemy who had proven herself to be a clever, powerful version of me, and risk becoming a passenger in my own body, or risk losing everyone I cared about.

I reached for the Master Morpher, my hand trembling. The fate of the world, and my friends, rested on a choice—a simple, terrifying choice.

I took the dissledge morpher and stowed it away, knowing it was a last resort. Instead, I used my Master Morpher, a surge of familiar energy flowing through me as I morphed into the White Ranger. We teleported to the Command Center. Inside, a familiar sight greeted us: Alpha 5 scurrying anxiously around the consoles and the towering tube of Zordon glowing with a soft, ethereal light.

"Zordon!" I gasped, the words tumbling out in a rush. "Evil me has a Zeo crystal. She morphed into some kind of Blue Avian Ranger. She's stronger than any monster we've ever faced."

Zordon’s booming voice, laced with a familiar concern, filled the room. "I am aware, Kate. I've been monitoring her energy signature since she first appeared. She is a powerful anomaly. Look." The viewing globe flickered, showing a horrifying scene: a deserted warehouse, with Evil Kate standing in the center. She was an imposing figure, a perfect reflection of my Ranger form, but corrupted. She was using her power to conjure past monsters and putties, and the other twenty Rangers were valiantly fighting them off, but they were struggling.

"We have to go there and help them," I said, a wave of urgency washing over me. "We have to stop her."

Zordon agreed, and we teleported to the warehouse. The scene was pure chaos. Putties and various monsters from our past were everywhere, and the Rangers were fighting with everything they had, a beautiful and terrifying symphony of combat. Evil Kate, however, was at a small table watching everything.

My other me, the one who gave me the dissledge morpher, gave me a look of determination. I nodded, understanding the unspoken plan. I pulled out my old morpher from a pouch and with a green coin in hand, I handed it to her. "Time to go back to our roots, girl," I said. "Go get 'em, Green Ranger."

She nodded and with a flash of green light, morphed into the Green Ranger, a powerful figure in her own right. Together, we were a force to be reckoned with. We launched ourselves at Evil Kate, our twin forms a blur of white and green. We fought with a synchronicity born of shared DNA, but she was prepared. She blocked every attack, parried every blow, her movements a terrifying reflection of our own skills.

Finally, realizing that our current forms weren't enough, I switched tactics. "This isn't working!" I yelled. "I need more power!" I then morphed as Red Turbo Ranger, my suit a sleek, crimson race car, ready to fight with renewed energy. But she was still stronger. I switched again, this time to Black Dino Thunder Ranger, my power now a surge of raw, primal energy. I fought with the ferocity of a dinosaur, but she was still winning. She was always one step ahead, one move faster.

Finally, a last resort. "If she's going to be fighting using my Zeo crystal in a corrupted form," I said, "then I'll fight back with a pure one." I used my Master Morpher to morph as Red Zeo Ranger 5. My suit, a brilliant red with golden accents, pulsed with power. We were finally evenly matched. We fought with a ferocity that shook the warehouse, a battle of cosmic doppelgängers. I felt like I was winning, that this was the form that would finally defeat her.

But in the last moment, as our fists met in a clash of red and blue energy, she hit me with an attack so powerful, it made both me and my other me demorph, sending us flying back into the warehouse wall. We were battered and bruised, but still alive.

She stood there, victorious, her Blue Avian Ranger suit shimmering as she watched our fallen forms. "Pathetic," she sneered, her voice full of a cold disdain. "You're all pathetic."

Finally, I realized I had no other choice. I reached for the dissledge morpher, my hands trembling. The words of the other Kate, about the risk of losing myself, echoed in my mind. I breathed a heavy sigh, a silent prayer not to turn evil escaping my lips. I aimed the morpher at my evil counterpart. "This is for all of you!" I yelled. "For everyone you've ever harmed!"
​I took one last, deep breath and, with a final, desperate burst of energy, I screamed, "DISSLEDGE!"

A blinding flash of green and white light consumed me. I felt the familiar jolt of morphing, but it was different this time. I was in a suit, yes, but it was half green, half white, a corrupted, beautiful mess of a Ranger. My body moved on its own, a blur of motion, but I felt no tension, no strain. I was just there, watching, as a passenger in my own body. My mind was calm, relaxed, as if I was watching a movie of myself, but my body was fighting on autopilot, a powerful, unstoppable force of nature.

My autopilot body grabbed my Dragon Dagger and Saba, both weapons feeling light and perfectly balanced in my hands. I charged towards Evil Kate, a living whirlwind of green and white energy. I used both weapons to slash at her, a flurry of precise, powerful strikes. She was knocked back, surprised by the sudden surge of power. Before she could counter, I used the Dragon Dagger to create a shimmering energy shield, bouncing back any attacks she launched at me. Then, with a flick of my wrist, Saba flew into the air, his laser eyes blazing, hitting her with a concentrated beam of energy. Finally, I crossed both weapons, and a powerful surge of green and white energy erupted, shooting directly at her. It was a critical attack, a direct hit that sent her reeling.

Just as she was about to demorph and lose her powers, a sudden, dark energy streaked through the air. From above, Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd appeared, their staffs crossed, unleashing a torrent of evil energy that slammed into Evil Kate. She absorbed it, her body convulsing, and then with a roar, she began to grow, reaching immense, building-high proportions.

My body on autopilot, without any conscious thought from me, yelled, "ZORDS!" The ground trembled. From the earth, the mighty Dragonzord and Tigerzord emerged, a symphony of ancient and modern power. They combined, forming the majestic Dragon Tiger Megazord. I fought her with every ounce of power the Megazord possessed, but her sheer size and the corrupted energy flowing through her made her a formidable foe. Suddenly, her blue avian form unfurled massive, white, bird-like wings, and she took to the sky.

"FALCONZORD!" my autopilot body roared. The legendary Falconzord soared through the air, joining the Megazord, and with a series of powerful clicks and whirs, we transformed into the awe-inspiring Dragon Tiger Falcon Ultrazord. We met her in the air, a titan against a titan, battling among the clouds. Finally, with a perfectly executed maneuver, I unleashed the Ultrazord's finisher, a devastating blast of pure energy. It struck Evil Kate with full force, destroying her powers, shrinking her back to normal size, and leaving her demorphed and unconscious, plummeting towards the ground.

I jumped out of the Zord, landing gracefully on the ground as the "dissledge" morph finally wore off. I felt my own body again, the control returning, the tension settling back into my muscles. I was exhausted, but victorious. I quickly grabbed the Zeo crystal, which Alpha could surely repair to work as it once did for me. With my other me's assistance, I teleported myself, her, and the unconscious Evil Kate to the Command Center.

When we arrived, an energy barrier immediately surrounded Evil Kate, ensuring she couldn't escape as we pondered what to do with her. She wasn't from our universe, and regular police certainly wouldn't understand how there were three of me here, let alone how to charge someone with her kind of cosmic-level crimes.

Just then, a shimmering portal opened, and a figure teleported in. She was a woman in sleek, futuristic armor, carrying an advanced energy weapon. "We are from the Inter-dimensional Ranger Law Enforcement," she stated, her voice calm and authoritative. "We were developed to handle individuals with powers who choose evil, not those under a spell, but truly malevolent Rangers. We will take her."

With a nod, she and Evil Kate vanished through another portal, leaving us in a stunned silence.

The twenty other Rangers, who had just arrived at the Command Center, cheered, celebrating our hard-won victory. They thanked me and my other self before teleporting away, promising to catch up with us later.

I looked at my other me, the Green Ranger who had fought so bravely by my side. "Do you have to leave?" I asked, a touch of sadness in my voice.

She smiled, a genuine, warm smile. "There isn't much for me back on my world, Kate. Most of my family and friends are gone. I developed that dissledge morpher, with all its risks, because evil was so bad there, it was all I could do to combat it. Now that it's been stopped, there's nothing left for me to want to stay." She looked at me, a flicker of hope in her eyes. "So, yes. I came to your world to assist, and now... I'm willing to stay."

A wide smile spread across my face. "I'd love for you to stay," I said, my heart soaring. "We can tell everyone you're my long-lost twin sister, separated at birth. But we can't keep calling you 'other me.' Since I'm Kate, how about we call you... Katie?"
​She beamed. "Katie," she repeated, the name sounding perfect. "I like that very much."

Epilogue

​Life after the Dissledge event was... different, but in all the best ways. Katie and I, once strangers, quickly became not just best friends, but something more profound. We became sisters. We shared a face, yes, but our differences were what made our bond so strong. I was a bit of a homebody, always ready for a new video game adventure. Katie, on the other hand, was more of a thrill-seeker, an extrovert ready to jump into any social situation.

We spent our days making up for lost time. We went shopping a lot, filling our closets with new clothes, laughing at how we could still argue over who wore what better. We played video games together for hours on end, our skills complementing each other perfectly. And of course, we spent every moment we could with my friends, our lives now a beautiful blend of ordinary and extraordinary. We'd go out for pizza with Jake and Sarah, then spend an evening with all twenty of our Ranger friends, sharing stories and laughs.

But when the call for duty arrived, a familiar chime on our communicators, we were no longer just two girls having fun. We were a team. We would morph into action, fighting alongside our friends, the power of our suits a constant reminder of the incredible journey we had been on. We no longer felt like the same person, even if on some cellular level we were. We felt like true sisters, bound by a love and a history that spanned universes.



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