Power Rangers: Once and Always (Alternate version)

A Teaching Lesson

Kat was making a video call to Billy.

Kat: You were right. It's just what we need.

Billy: The others got back from the youth center. We'll head over and get set up soon.

Kat: Okay, great. See ya. Look after my son.

Kat ends the video call.

Minh: Awesome place. Who knew Cranston Tech was hiding all this ?

Billy: Not the public and not my employees. This place is secret, so let's, uh, keep it that way. Okay ?

Minh holds her hands up and walks around.

Zack: She's gonna need a talk.

Billy: Can I help ?

Zack: Thanks. I got this. The plan needs you. It's urgent.

Billy: Agreed. All right. We'll be back soon.

Zack: All right.

J.J. : Good luck, Uncle Billy. You too, Uncle Rocky.

Rocky: Thanks kid.

Billy and Rocky teleport out of the Command Center.

Alpha 9: Pleasure to meet you. I am

Zack: I'm sorry, Alpha. Can we have the room ?

Alpha 9: No problem, Zack. My sensors are detecting a vibe.

Zack holds out his hand.

Zack: Come on. Give it to me.

Minh takes out the morpher from her pocket and gives it to Zack. Zack shakes his head in disappointment.

Zack: If I thought this was gonna get you in trouble, I never would have told you the truth. But Billy

Minh: What ?

Zack: He insisted. He thought it'd be good for you. Closure and all that. But here we are, in a full-on crisis, and you're trying to play Ranger.

Minh: What's wrong with that ? All of you and Mom did exactly the same thing. I'm just following her example. Isn't that a good thing ?

Minh walks away from Zack. Zack and J.J. look at each other and look back at Minh.

Zack: What do you think it means to be a Ranger ? Kicking butt ? Cute quips ? Having fun ? It's hard.

Minh: I know. But someone needs to dole out justice on the bad guys. Rita killed Mom. She needs to go down. And I'm ready. I'm happy to do it. Whatever it takes.

J.J. : Minh, are you forgetting that Rita also killed my Dad ?

Minh looks down with guilt. She didn't consider how J.J. felt. Minh looks at Zack.

Minh: Why won't that thing let me morph ?

Zack: Minh, what you're feeling, what you want, it's not justice. It's revenge. When I was your age, my mentor told me that only monsters seek revenge. That's what Robo Rita is doing now. She was defeated by the Rangers. Now she wants to even the score and hurt us as much as she can. That's why she... did what she did to Trini and Tommy. A mission of revenge can never end well. That's not what I want for you or J.J.

Minh: What about what I want ? What J.J. wants ? Maybe it's not your call.

Zack: You wanna be a hero ? It's a selfless path. It's not always easy. But I do my best. Setting aside your ambitions can be a good thing. Like me, making sure that you have a good life and a home.

Minh: It was worth giving up your career in Congress... for me ?

Zack: You are absolutely worth it. And if you can understand that, then you can understand how hard Billy is trying to fix what he set in motion. Zordon sacrificed himself for us long ago. You never met him. He was our mentor but almost a father figure. Billy was trying to bring him back. He didn't know this would happen.