DISCLAIMER: Not mine. DC & Saban's. Original storyline for most of this: Cinders. And now...

ALTERNATE POWER PATHWAYS: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
by: C.A. TURNER

In the AstroMegaShip, Kimberly Hart was wondering about the last 2 days. She had just met 2 doubles of herself, both still with their original Ranger Power, and she also had just met Wonder Woman: the original, from where she got her new powers.

You see, this Kimberly Hart had just come from another dimension, where she had the powers of Wonder Woman, and the former Rangers had also gained the powers of other legendary heroes, and in fact were known as the Power Rangers JLA. Besides her, there was...

Jason Lee Scott, a/k/a Superman,

Tommy Oliver;Green Lantern,

Zack Taylor; Batman

Trini Kwan; Isis,

Billy Cranston; the Flash

Tanya Sloan; Hawkwoman,

Adam Park; Hawkman,

Kat Hilliard; Black Canary,

Rocky DeSantos; Firestorm,

and Aisha Campbell; the Huntress.

"Apparently, the Lightstar Rangers were a part of every dimension." she thought. It also amused her about where they were on their dimensional plane. Jason, a reporter for the Daily Planet, Kat; a florist, Adam & Tanya; museum curators, Rocky; a graduate student, Tommy; a freelance commercial artist, Aisha; a bodyguard, Billy; a police scientist, Trini; a high school science teacher. What really shocked her was where she & Zack wound up.

In addition to inheriting the mantle of Batman, Zack also wound up with total control of Wayne Enterprises, becoming CEO. As for Kim herself, she became Ambassador to the Amazonian nation of Themyscira.

Aiding them were other heroes & other Rangers from other dimensions. Kimberly was brought out of her reverie by...

"KO-35! Spectre is heading there! Get ready, guys!" Andros shouted. The Lightstar Rangers who were helping them were from this dimension. The others stayed on Earth to protect it from the U.A.E.

"Activate cloaking device!" Jason 3 shouted.

The cloak was activated, turning the ship invisible. "Dark Spectre's ship has begun landing procedures. Get ready to roll!" TJ added.

"We can't let them drain Zordon's power! Get ready to morph, gang!" Tommy finished.

As one, they shouted...

TIME FOR JUSTICE!!!

Jason: "SUPERMAN!"

Zack: "BATMAN!"

Kimberly: "WONDER WOMAN!"

Tommy: "GREEN LANTERN!"

Trini: "OH, MIGHTY ISIS!"

Billy: "FLASH!"

Tanya: "HAWKWOMAN!"

Adam: "HAWKMAN!"

Kat: "BLACK CANARY!"

Rocky: "FIRESTORM"

Aisha: "HUNTRESS!"

This was immediately followed by Andros' cry of "LET'S ROCKET!" As one, the team of 16 heroes shot towards KO-35.

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Meanwhile, back on Earth...

Quantrons, putties, cogs, and parademons were giving an assist to the UAE, making things a little rougher for the heroes. Billy 2, aka Blue Ranger, quickly joined Hal Jordan at his power battery, and having put on his own power ring, joined in the oath...

In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night, No evil shall escape my sight, Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!

With that, everything white on Billy 2's uniform turned green. "Time to go to work." he finished.

Soon, he and Kyle were nailing cogs at an alarming speed, while Hal helped both White Rangers polish off the Parademons. "What the hell are they doing here?" Tommy 2 asked.

"Beats me." Andros 2 finished.

My doing. Actually, mine, and a friend of yours." Rita chuckled evilly. Within seconds, they knew who she meant when he revealed himself.

Aisha 2 gasped. "It can't be!"

Rocky 2 frowned. "Jason can't find out about this!"

Aquaman stood before them, chuckling evilly. "Why not? I'd love to meet the young punk who's gonna try to kill me.

It hit everyone right then. This Aquaman came before the time Jason killed him.

"Enough fooling, boys and girls. Time to end this. Once this dimension's land masses are destroyed, I'll return home and do the same there!" the one-time hero sneered.

"Wanna bet, fish face?!?" a voice snapped behind him. It was Jason.

"Well, well, well, the little punk decided to show up after all. Any regrets, little boy?"

"A few. None that involve YOU, I'm happy to say!" Jason finished. This was THIS dimension's Jason, and as the former Sea King was about to find out, he DIDN'T have any qualms about polishing him off.

In fact, the fight was over before it even got started. Jason 2 joined in, and soon, Aquaman was at their mercy. Using magic had weakened his fighting skills, and both Jasons 1 & 2 had the definite edge. Laying nearly unconcious, Aquaman whined "Why?" over and over.

"Best he forget about his knowledge of the future." Isis added, and cast a memory spell on him, before returning him back to his own place in the timestream.

Rita's forces continued to fall, due to the combined onslaught of the heroes of 2 worlds. Batman, Hawkman, all 3 Green Lanterns, and both Zack 1 & 2 trashed their weapons.

Wonder Woman led both Kimberly 1 & 2, Black Canary, the Titans, & both Trini 1 & 2 in a major trashing of the UAE's forces. Rita, Ivan Ooze, Master Vile, Divatox, and Darkonda were beaten down.

Meanwhile Isis & both sets of Zeo Rangers not only rescued Washington, they discovered that Zedd was under the same spell as Astronema, and the Zedd of their dimension. Using the same tactic as before, they destroyed the staff, returning Zedd back to his true self, the Prince of Danata, aka Larry Zedden, who was reunited with his daughter, Jamie.

Flash & Superman quickly dismantled both Mondo & Machina, leaving Sprockett, Gaskett, & Archerina prey to the other heroes. Within minutes, it was all over. The heroes had won.

A great WAHOOOOOOOOO! went up from all assembled, until Wonder Woman returned them to reality. "It's not over yet. Our friends still have to rescue Zordon."

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KO-35:

The heroes landed on the surface of the planet, only 100 yards from where Zordon was. "Leave this part to me." Batman spoke, and was soon gone.

Tengas & cogs were guarding Zordon, and doing a good job of it, until a bat-shaped sillouette passed over them.

Batman returned. "Coast is clear. Let's do it."

The heroes struck quick & precisively. Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Isis, & the Lightstar Rangers got Zordon safely aboard the MegaShip, while the other members of the Power Rangers JLA trashed Dark Spectre's plans to rule, by ruining his weapons, and capturing Arcus & Justin.

Superman & Flash put Dark Spectre out of his misery, forcing him to surrender to them by having Isis cut off his connection to the Morphin Grid, leaving him very vulnerable, despite his strength. "It's not over yet, I WILL destroy you, and rule that mudball! Especially as long as I have Arcus..."

"The name is...ZHANE!" a voice bellowed. Turning, Spectre's hopes were dashed when he saw Zhane was free from his programming. "NOOOOOO!"

Superman chuckled "I heard that the IGPF had been after you for a long time. Hope you enjoy your new home. You'll be there for a while.

Back on the MegaShip...

Wonder Woman, who had since demorphed back to Kimberly, explained

"Tommy's the person to thank for freeing Zhane. He used the ring to bypass the synapses the device was hooked up to, and destroyed it without hurting him. There was still a great bit of residual Arcus to deal with, so that's where my Magic Lasso came into play, getting rid of him."

Zordon spoke up. "We must all return to Earth...and return everyone back to their own dimensions. They are needed there."

"You can say that again!" Huntress giggled.

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Earth; Command Center:

Everyone was ready to take their leave and return home to their worlds, the JLA Rangers were first. Zack spoke for his teammates. "It's been...a new experience for all of us. So long, and take care." With that, they boarded their ship, and went through their portal.

Everyone else asked their counterparts the same question: "You've got your powers back, now what?"

The answer was also the same. "Simple. We'll be there for Zordon if he needs us. Speaking of which..."

"Now that the Center's been reestablished, we can begin monitoring the UAE again. As for Justin, I'm happy to say that his brainwashing has had no permanent effect on him. He'll be fine."

"And on that note, it's time we took our leave. Too much time in another dimension does not a happy Zack make."

Wonder Woman quickly agreed. "Time to go home! And may the Power Protect you, and the Glory of Gaea be with you. Later, everyone!"

Zordon smiled, as he created another portal, this time with help from 3 Green Lanterns. Soon, they leaped through the portal in the MegaShip...

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...and soon found themselves looking at the Watchtower, coming home.

"Can I ask a favor?" Kimberly asked.

Superman grinned. "Sure."

"This was a blast, but can there be at least a year before we have another interdimensional adventure?"

No one knew this would be out of their hands, especially Superman, when he told her "Promise."

THE END.