Ultimate Astro Rangers
---Ultimate Power Rangers
---Season 05
---Digital Task Force Astro Rangers
---Chapter Twenty-five: Prelude to the Countdown
Zordon
could feel it. His time was almost up. The dark shroud of mist that surrounded
his existence was tightening. It flooded his every breath. It choked the core
of his soul. It clouded.
Beyond
the shroud, he could sense Sauron moving his evil forces into play. The
villains were preparing for their final strike. Sauron was about to begin his
campaign to darken the entire galaxy, as it was in the beginning of time.
It was
at the beginning of time when Sauron ruled all. Nothing is recorded farther
into the past. The first Ranger, Jestin, rose up and defeated Sauron’s forces
on Eltar…
…Eltar.
Zordon
felt his homeworld’s pain. The world was once again under a tyrant’s heels. And
from Eltar, Sauron had managed to gain a firm grasp on countless worlds and
races: the Amazon-like warriors of the Kyrana Cluster, the remnants of the
Machine Empire, the feline Kilrathi, the Wyrun pirates, Divatox, the Vongnar,
the spider creatures of Ravin’law, the Zentron, the stone Sedementarians,
insectoid Vingians, the Night Sisters of Hayden, the Jolna Compact, Tark Space,
countless pirates, and other bounty hunters such as the Verox. The list went
on…
Foremost
on Zordon’s mind was Astronema. Tommy’s sister. What would be her fate? Zordon
knew how the war was going to end. He had known since joining the side of
Light. But who would survive following his sacrifice? How many innocents had to
die? What would happen to Tommy? Jason? Kimberly? Adam? Ryoma? And all his
Rangers?
And
worst of all, if they survive, how would they be affected? Tommy in particular.
Warrior of the Heaven Fire Star. Dragon Ranger. The boy was more powerful than
he or Master Kaku ever thought possible. It was terrifying. That kind of power
would likely kill Tommy by devouring his body, or corrupt him.
But
Zordon had faith. Although he worried, he had faith.
He felt
panic ripple across the galaxy. Sauron’s forces were attacking. After the
initial wave, Sauron would send his true soldiers in: creatures of pure evil
designed to kill everything in their path.
The
lines were drawn.
Sauron
had made his move.
The
countdown to destruction had begun.
To be continued…Countdown to
Destruction