Equus/Future Earth: 5026

Robert groaned as he found himself slowly returning to the land of consciousness and slowly adjusted his eyes to the blinding white light in front of him. As everything slowly came into focus, he could see the stark white walls, hear the beeping of a machine somewhere beside him and smell the distinct odor of disinfectant. He was in a hospital, he knew that much. So that solved where he was. How he got there was another question entirely. Taking note of everything around him, he noted this hospital wasn't as quite as advanced as the ones back on Earth. (If he only knew.) So where was he? Another planet maybe? He quickly shot that thought out of his head. All of the planets in the known galaxies had sufficiently higher level technology than the current level of the hospital he was currently in. One thing was for sure, he needed to find out where he was, and then try and get back home. But once he tried to move his arms, he found both of them were solidly cuffed to the hospital bed he was lying in.

"Okay, whoever did this to me has at least racked up kidnapping charges, though if they put me in a hospital at least they're being kind about it. A kind kidnapper, that's gotta be a new one." Robert mused. Then suddenly he was alerted to the sounds of voices outside his room.

"He's in here, Princess." A male voice said before what sounded strangely like the trotting of hoofsteps walking off came, and the obedient tone suggested he was of the local military or maybe police. No, definitely military. "Crap. Police I can talk to, but military, that's another matter entirely. Hmm, so wherever I am, they're ruled by a Princess of some sort. Interesting, but not unusual." Robert mused and then the door opened and six... Well, what could only be described as anthromorphic ponies stepped inside his room. It was really beginning to feel rather cramped right now. The first pony was golden in fur color and had red hair with yellow streaks, making it resemble bacon in some manner, and had teal green eyes that Robert could just lose himself in. She had a commanding aura about her, suggesting she was a leader of some sort. The second mare was cyan in color, and had orange and yellow streaked hair along with wings, and had a haughty aura about her. The third mare, also winged was white in color and had pale colored eyes and seemingly gust blown hair that was both cyanish grey and an emerald greenish color. The fourth pony was a unicorn stallion, with orangish fur and dark red hair, and had glasses, a blue wizard's cloak and had a goatee and looked rather nervous. All four of these first ponies, Robert noted, had golden phones peaking out of their pockets, golden phones which looked frighteningly like the Growl Phones of the Wild Force Rangers. But it was the final mare which caught Robert's attention the most. She, taller than the rest, had multicolored hair, which consisted of green, pink and blue streaks and seemed to flow in a nonexistent wind and was pure white in fur color and like the golden furred mare had both a horn and wings and was wearing an elegant white dress and a golden crown and necklace. This had to be the Princess that he overheard being talked to.

"Hello... Human." The Princess said in a completely disgusted tone of voice, and Robert suddenly began to feel very nervous indeed. How'd he get himself into this situation again? Oh yeah, that's right...

NewTech City 2026: SPD Delta Base, one day earlier...

"What the Hell were you thinking?" Sky shouted at him in the Delta Base's command center as the rest of B-Squad tried not to look at Robert being chewed out by his superior. It was a rather awkward situation to say the least, although not really a new one. "This is the fourth time you've gone off on your own to go after a criminal without back-up!"

"Hey, for the record, the guy I just confined, you're welcome for that by the way, was my target to begin with!" Robert shouted back. "I'd been chasing him all over the city and would have captured him had he not brought out a giant freaking robot!"

"That's right, he did bring out a robot!" Sky retorted. "And even when we had to bring out the Zords, you went off ahead of everyone else and pulled that stunt of yours! Third time you've done that!" Sky ranted, and he wasn't done yet. "And even when the robot blew up, you still directly disobeyed my orders and went after Xenox, alone, AGAIN! I have half a mind to take away your badge and Morpher!"

"Go ahead and do that, see if I care! You need to learn that sometimes doing things your own way is part of being a Ranger! There's a reason the others quit, and I think WE all know the reason why!" Robert bellowed, before shoving Sky backwards causing gasps and storming out of the room. He now needed to blow off some steam and he knew the perfect way to do it. Now the rest of B-Squad was definitely staring, and Sky looked at them with a raised eyebrow. Bridge muttered "Awkward..." while everyone else pretended to be doing something. Then, someone else entered the room. Everyone then stood at attention, even Commander Cruger who had stood silent throughout the whole endeavor. The man who had entered, a man with long brown hair, with blond streaks in it, although was beginning to show signs of grey as well was the Supreme Commander of SPD, Andros Hammond, the former Red Space Ranger.

"Little harsh, don't you think?" Andros asked and before anyone could ask how he knew what just happened, he answered for them. "Heard your little disagreement through the doors."

Now he was looking directly at Sky.

"Supreme Commander, what brings you all the way from KO-35?" Sky asked.

"Just a routine check up on how things are going." Andros answered simply, before his tone became more stern. "And I can see things are not going well, Commander Tate."

"Yeah, you got that right..." Sky muttered. "I swear, Robert just doesn't have what it takes to be one of us."

"Seems to have lasted longer under your command than the others. I'd say that shows fortitude." Andros replied.

"F-Fortitude!?!" Sky sputtered out. "He deliberately disobeyed a direct order, just as he's been doing since he got here!"

"Now, I'm not saying he's in the right all the time, but he's got a point. Sometimes you do have to do things your own way, or haven't you forgotten about your predecessor to your powers, a certain Mister Landers? As I recall, you and he had arguments, and he sometimes went off on his own, and so did you for that matter. Remember when that Armageddon sized asteroid came to Earth and you both had to blow it up with the SWAT Flyers?"

Sky winced, Andros had a point. It also hit Sky hard, as if he'd been punched in the gut. Here he was, getting a dressing down from Andros, one of his idols, the man who had saved the galaxy and lead the Space Rangers into battle during one of the galaxy's darkest hours and eventually had no choice but to shatter Zordon's energy tube to save everyone from Astromena's evil.

"...You're right. It seems I still have much to learn about being the Red Ranger." Sky admitted looking down at the floor, before Andros put a hand on his shoulder.

"We're all learning and we all make mistakes. We all do throughout our lives. It's part of what makes us... Human." Andros smiled.

Robert, grumbling none too kind things about a certain Red Ranger entered the room known only as the SimulaDeck. This entire room was designed as a training room built specifically for the Rangers to train in, and was made to create any sort of situation that the Rangers might find themselves in, either it be an underwater battle, (Which came up a lot more often than you might think with this job.) or just a simple fight in an abandoned warehouse. Now, in the olden days, which just happened to be not even six months ago, someone had to be in a special suit to simulate the monsters, magical beings or assorted aliens that the Rangers might find themselves up against, but now, with technology graciously provided by the people of the Supreme Commander's home planet of KO-35, that wasn't even needed. Now, holographic projectors had been added, controlled by someone in a control room that overlooked the entire area.

"Hey Robert!" A cheery tone Robert knew belonged to Boom, Kat Manx's personal number one assistant/Gadget Tester/Lab Rat came over the comms. "Ready to do some training?"

"You're rubbing your hands together evilly aren't you Boom?" Robert asked drolly.

"Uh... No?" Boom answered nervously and Robert sighed and rubbed his temples.

"Just gimme something to fight. I need to blow off some steam." Robert grumbled.

"Wow, you're in a bad mood today. Sky must have really gotten to you. If it helps any, I... may have overheard the Supreme Commander chew him out a bit." Boom said kindly and Robert smiled a bit. Served him right.

"Anyways, what do you want to beat up today?" Boom asked.

"How bout something... Classic? Gimme some Tenga Warriors, make the scene an average day in Angel Grove, 1995." Robert requested, and as soon as Boom said "You got it!" the room immediately changed to that of a hilltop overlooking the small and peaceful town of Angel Grove, California, the site of Earth's first Power Rangers. And then, appearing in feathers, were blackish purple winged beings with beaks, yellow eyes and a really bad smell about them. These were Tenga Warriors, provided as a belated wedding present by Rito Revolto to his sister, the late Rita Repulsa, the first villain the Earth ever faced.

"Hey, it's a human, get him!" One of the Tengas crowed and they all charged towards him as Robert tossed off his jacket and took a fighting stance and let out a "Ki-Yah!" and engaged his foes. Robert punched a Tenga backwards into a tree before leaping over another that was charging at him. Robert smirked. Stupidity couldn't be simulated, not that it would need to be. Tengas were never known for their intelligence. Then he was grabbed from behind by two Tengas but managed to wrestle himself out of their grip and kick one in the face. Next, Robert went for his Delta Blaster and fired at three Tengas, taking them down.

Several more Tengas flew down at him from the sky, wielding swords in their hands and swung at him but Robert blocked the first blade with his wrist and kicked the offending Tenga backwards before backhanding another sword using Tenga. The final Tenga came at him with a vertical slash, but Robert caught it's blade in his hands before kicking the Tenga in the one spot no male creature, no matter the species wanted to be kicked. Yeah, that spot. As soon as the last Tenga was down, Robert smirked. Minions defeated, and he wasn't even tired yet. He called out to Boom, yelling "That all you got?" as the Control Room materialized in mid-air, spoiling the illusion entirely.

"R-Really, you want some more?" Boom asked with trepidation. "Well, in that case... What do you want?"

"I don't know... Mix it up a little bit. Give me a monster, a good one. Your choice."

Boom actually smirked in a somewhat cat-like manner, the kind of manner a cat would smirk before pouncing on an unsuspecting bird before saying "If you say so..." and pressing a few buttons up in his Control Room. It vanished, and the scene changed once again to a rock quarry in the middle of nowhere. Rangers were surprisingly used to fighting in these. It had actually become a bet amongst the B-Squad (Probably started by Bridge or Syd) when they would fight in a rock quarry again. Anyways, appearing in a flash of flame was a gold armored winged being with a dark blue baboon like face and with a sword in his hands. Robert actually swallowed and thought "Boom, as soon as I'm done here, I swear, I will kill you." Who he was facing was Goldar, a living legend amongst Ranger circles, and a being no Ranger had ever managed to take down as he always fled from a fight, although some had come pretty close to defeating him, most notably Tommy Oliver and Jason Lee Scott, the Mighty Morphin' Green (And later White) and Red Rangers respectively.

"Puny human! Prepare to meet your end!" Goldar bellowed and charged towards him, sword in hand while Robert yelled out "It's Morphing Time! SPD, Emergency!" and was enveloped in that same green energy and became once more the Green SPD Ranger.

"What? A Power Ranger?" Goldar asked in surprise. "No matter, I'll still destroy you for my Empress Rita and Lord Zedd!"

Goldar swung his sword, and Robert blocked it with his own before throwing a kick, but it was caught and Goldar threw him backwards into some rocks.

"Your tactics are predictable, Ranger!" Goldar taunted. Robert swore quietly to himself. He'd forgotten the SimulaDeck's creations adapted as you got further along in it. It was yet another new feature. Robert picked himself up and charged once again at Goldar, Delta Saber in hand, but this time he jumped over Goldar and slashed at him from behind.

"You'll pay for that Tommy! Your costume may have changed, but I still know you anywhere!"

"Tommy?" Robert asked himself in confusion before he realized. "Oh, I am wearing Green, so it would make sense he'd mistake me for his old foe." He mused even as Goldar turned around a full 180 degrees and got in a slash across the chest. Just as Goldar slashed forwards once again, Robert jumped backwards and fired his Delta Blaster several times at Goldar hitting him directly in the chest. Just then, Boom chimed in.

"Hey, want to see another of the new improvements?" Boom asked, and before Robert had a chance to respond, a recording of Rita's voice yelled out "Magic Wand, make my Goldar grow!" and sure enough, a crescent moon shaped wand covered in bronze and gold with a red orb in the center plunged down from the sky and it's magic made Goldar grow to the size of a titan.

"How do you like me now, Ranger?" Goldar laughed as he loomed over the quarry.

"Oh, fu..." Robert muttered, but then the Green Ranger's Dragon Dagger appeared in his hands.

"Okay, maybe I was going to kill Boom at first for this little stunt, but now I might actually thank him." Robert mused. "This could actually be fun. I need DragonZord power, now!" Robert shouted before playing a very familiar tune. And from the nearby waters of Angel Grove Harbor (Robert didn't even bother to question the SimulaDeck's logic.) emerged a very familiar Zord. It had a dragon's head, two golden shoulders with hands coming out from them and was mostly black in color, save for the silver chest emblem which had red flashing dots arranged in a star like formation with one red dot in the center. And to top it all off, there was a silver tail ending in a drill.

"Not even the DragonZord will save you from your own destruction!" Goldar taunted.

"Oh yeah? Wanna bet on that? DragonZord missiles!" Robert shouted before playing the Dragon Dagger again, and from the Zord's fingertips emerged small red missiles which were quickly fired in a barrage at Goldar who didn't even have time to react. Goldar, in revenge swung his sword a few times and caused some damage, but then Robert commanded the DragonZord to swing it's tail at Goldar, who simply jumped over it before firing laser beams from his eyes making the DragonZord stumble backwards.

"Now you've made me mad." Robert said before ordering the Zord to grab Goldar and throw him to the side and the baboon like alien landed with a powerful thud making the very ground shake. But Goldar was back up again soon enough.

"Now, time to end this!" He roared and charged towards the DragonZord.

"I agree." Robert said, before firing off another barrage of missiles that made Goldar stumble and then fall over shouting "You may have defeated me Tommy Oliver, but be assured, Rita and Zedd will avenge my death!" before exploding and ending the simulation.

"Feeling better?" Boom asked. Robert smiled as he demorphed. Yeah, much better.

Later that day, Robert was in the room shared by all of the male B-Squad Rangers, with only Bridge in the room with him, eating his favorite food, buttered toast.

"Something on your mind?" Bridge asked as he noticed Robert just staring off into the distance through the window.

"Yeah... I've been thinking. Maybe Sky's right. Maybe I'm not cut out to be one of you guys." Robert mused to himself. "He's right, I have no respect for authority, and do things my own way. I'm reckless, arrogant, and... Well, let's face the facts, none of those traits are good in a Power Ranger, it always ends up with them getting hurt, or worse."

"You know, but that's what makes you you. If we all thought the same way, we'd be like robots." Bridge responded before turning to R.I.C, who was sitting nearby on a couch. "...No offence."

R.I.C barked, as if to say "None taken."

Suddenly Bridge stood on his hands and made his whole body face upwards to the ceiling.

"Hey, maybe you should try thinking things through my way. Might help." Bridge asked, and soon Robert was doing the same thing Bridge was.

"Yeah, all I'm getting is the blood rushing to my head and I'm prrrretttyy sure that's not a good thing." Robert commented dryly before flipping back to a standing position and walking out the door.

"I'm going to go for a drive. That's what usually works with me." Robert said, before Bridge asked "Sure you don't want some toast for the road? It's..." He said before doing that little finger wiggle of his. "...Buttery."

But Robert was already gone.

A 2006 Ford Mustang, pure green in color roared through the streets of downtown NewTech City. In it, sat Robert behind the wheel. He'd saved up for months for this car, but it was worth it.

"Now this is the life! This is just what I need. The open road, and nothing but me and my tunes." Robert commented even as Styx's Renegade played through his phone. Robert chuckled at the irony. Here he was, a lawman, listening to a song about a man on the run from the hangman coming down from the gallows. He supposed it fit him in a way. He wasn't like the other Rangers, and he knew it. He'd always felt out of place. He never had any genetic powers like the others, and he could never stand to be in the same room with them, except for Bridge, for more than a few minutes. Sure, they were all nice people (Even Sky) in their own way, and he respected them, but he just never felt like he belonged with them.

"Hmm, seriously, we need to replace all the Police Cars on the force with these. I mean seriously, Vauxhall Astra Diesels? Which hair brained idiot thought of that for a good patrol car? They're shit, and everyone knows it."

Back at base, Syd, who happened to be listening to Robert's musings over his Morpher, which he always kept on him as procedure, nodded at Sky and said "He's got a point. Besides, Mustangs are sexier cars."

Then, the scanners picked up something. Sky contacted Robert.

"Robert, there's some strange energy readings in your area. Go check it out." Sky ordered.

"Alone? Shouldn't I wait for back-up?" Robert snarked and Sky winced. It seemed Robert was still pissed off at him, as he had every right to be.

"Yes, do it your way. Not like there's anything I can do to stop you." Sky said. Robert smirked and gunned the engine and headed toward the coordinates Sky gave him, and not even an hour later, just as dusk was falling, Robert was there, in a park somewhere in the city. Following the readings with the tracker built into his Morpher, he found himself in a heavily wooded area under a bridge.

"Hmm, picking up traces of magical energy, but I don't see..." Robert mused, and the next thing he knew, he was sucked into a green swirling energy vortex and was gone even as Robert's signal vanished and Sky let out a shout of "ROBERT!" and slammed his fist on the console in frustration.

Equus/Future Earth: 5026

"UH!" Robert groaned out even as he landed in some grass in a dark forest that seemed to be covered in thorny vines and filled with strange sounds.

"Okay, do not want to do that again." Robert muttered and immediately set out on scanning the area. "Hmm, says I'm on Earth, but..."

Then, he heard a loud female shout of "HUMAN!" and felt several blasts of energy hit him in the back before he slipped once more into the realm of unconsciousness and the darkness greeted him with open arms...

Author's Notes:

Okay, so this chapter will be the last chapter to feature the SPD opening, as you can see Robert's finally been time-warped to the Future Earth, where he gets a not so warm welcome (One might even say frosty) reception from the locals. Whoo boy... Anyways, this chapter was made to pander to the Zordon era fans, as evidenced by the appearance of Andros, the Tengas, Goldar, the insert music and the freaking DragonZord. As you can see, Robert, and then Sky both get royal dressing downs for their actions. Both, to be honest are not in the right with their actions. Robert does need to learn to work with a team, and Sky needs to be more accepting of doing things one's own way. Actually, on the note of Robert, if you're wondering, and probably are, why I haven't given him a description outside his Ranger Form, I'm taking the Halo Series route and allowing you to imagine what he looks under the helmet. Next time, Robert deals with his newfound situation... and Princess Celestia, and meets the new team of Wild Force Rangers.

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(Also, I've noticed I've gotten 8 dislikes and that'll probably climb, so if anyone wants to tell me what the heck puts you off this fic, I'd really love to know. Finally, I'm putting this fic on hiatus for a short while so I can focus on my other two big fics which I've been neglecting, along with a Twixie oneshot and a upcoming collab story.)