"We're not sell outs," Rob defended himself and the others, "and you're being brash and unreasonable. What exactly do you think would happen if we went to Zedd and Rita's base? We have no idea what's up there, and its their home turf. We'd be walking into a trap. Besides, if Zordon's tube was already smashed before, yet he is still here as well as Zedd and Rita, then there's no point in doing it again. For all we know, destroying Zordon't tube wouldn't affect Zedd and Rita at all, and we would be done for." He didn't want to start lecturing at this point, but Patrick was going way out of line at this point. "
Zordon is not a threat to us or the world. Why do you think he chose us to be Power Rangers? He wants us to protect the Earth from evil! I get that your pissed about your parents' deaths, but you can't let that blind you from the fact that the world needs us now, and if we don't work together we will lose!" Rob had a feeling none of this was breaking through to him, but he at least needed to hear himself say it.
"As much as you want to believe it, it's not Zordon's fault your parents are dead. Zedd and Rita are responsible. Why do you hate him so much?"
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Zordon observed as Patrick and Rob argued over their roles as Power Rangers, and he sighed. "Patrick is troubled indeed."
"That's putting it mildly!" Alpha complained. "He's so caught up with revenge that he's becoming selfish!"
"You must understand," Zordon reminded, "that losing a parent is the worst experience any human can face. Patrick lost both parents because of Zedd and Rita, and now this is his chance for revenge. While he has no control over his emotions, I sympathize with him."
"So what do we do about it?" Alpha asked.
"Patrick will continue to hold a grudge against us and the Power Rangers," Zordon explained. "In time, we will have to find a way to break through to him. I sense there is still a good person hidden beneath all that rage."
"I hope you're right," Alpha replied.