[FangRX]

As the door opened on the Blizkon, a giggle filled the room as a black cloak swished into the area. Lowering the hood, Dhamphin giggled as she revealed herself, her hair slicked back on her head while thin black marks ran down her cheeks. “Drancon!”

“Dhamphin,” Drancon said, bowing his head. “So glad you could make it. I was under the assumption, however, that Mumman was the first to arrive behind me.”

“He was supposed to be,” Dhamphin said, moving some of her hair from her eyes. “But, as his shuttle went to leave Onyx, some rebels got in his way. And you know how my brother is when it comes to dispersing trouble in front of him, Dranny. Always has to be gentle and cautious about it.”

“Idiot,” Drancon snarled. “Either way. It doesn’t matter.” He turned away, taking the Red Key out of the machine and putting it back on the silk pillow before he turned to Dhamphin. “Your key, my dear. If you wouldn’t mind.”

Nodding, Dhamphin reached into her cloak’s sleeve and took out the Key, handing it to Drancon. “So, are we destroying this world or letting Serpen take it over?” she asked.

“Serpen is no longer the problem.”
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The Rangers stood in shock on the main deck of the Galleon, none of them speaking as they tried to process what had just happened. April turned her back, walking over to one of the portholes. Richmond disappeared into the kitchen, while Alec and Demi sat down in the main galley. Destiny looked down, tears falling down her cheeks as she relived the moment her team was killed as well.

“So much death,” Destiny whispered, wiping her eyes lightly. She sank down to the floor, her arms wrapped around her knees. “I failed at home, and….we’re going to fail here…”

Geeps sighed softly, fluttering down and landing beside Destiny, sitting on hr knee. “Don’t think like that,” he said, turning his head to look at the young woman.

“It’s true, Geeps,” Destiny muttered. “Thomas is dead, and we don’t have anyone to replace him.”

“Yeah, we do,” Demi’s voice said, the young woman getting up and crossing the room. “We’ve got you.”

Destiny shook her head softly, looking down. “I’m not doing this again…I got my family killed once. I don’t want to be the one that kills you guys…”

“Destiny, please,” Demi whispered. “We need you to help us.”

“I can’t,” Destiny said, getting up and running out of the ship, tears obscuring her vision as she ran. “I can’t help you…”

Demi sighed as she sat back down, looking at the floor. “Damn it,” the Yellow Ranger sighed.

Richmond, meanwhile, was in the cargo hold next to Artemis and Andrea’s bodies. “How did you come back, Andrea?” he mumbled, taking her hand in his and sighing softly. “We buried you…”

“Richmond?” April asked, stepping into the cargo bay. “You ok?”

“Just thinking, April,” the Green Ranger admitted, looking over at his friend. “We buried Andrea, right? You were there.”

“Yeah. I was there when Skelecron threw her dead body on the ground that day we joined the team,” April remembered. “Why? What’s wrong?”

“Look,” Richmond said, pulling Andrea’s shirt away and revealing stab wounds, whip marks, as well as a few burns. “She was reanimated somehow. I think I know how and by who. But the problem is…I need to get him from the Blizkon.”

“Mitagas. That old bastard that was there when I came and freed you guys,” the Pink Ranger said, her eyes wide. “How do we go about getting him?” As April asked her question, Geeps flew down into the main belly of the ship. “What’s up, Geeps?”

“Umm…Mitagas is upstairs. Says he can give you the rundown on how the girl was brought back,” the mechanical parrot said, flapping his wings to stay in the air. “I don’t know how the hell he got on board, but we’ll finally get some answers.”

“Good,” Richmond sighed, letting go of Andrea’s hand and rubbing her arm. “I’m hoping we get the answers we want and not some bullshit that he’ll say is the truth.”

“Yeah, well, the bastard worked for Serpen. I don’t think we’ll get much truth out of him,” April said, raising her eyebrow. “Come on, Rich. Let’s get the others. We need to find Destiny, too.”

“One thing at a time, April,” Richmond sighed, leading the Pink Ranger back up the stairs. “Alec, Demi? You guys in the Galley?”

“Yeah,” Demi’s voice called. “No why in hell are we letting this Empire bastard out of our sight.”

As the two Rangers walked into the main galley, they were met with Mitagas staring down the barrels of two Ranger Guns, Demi and Alec’s fingers poised on the triggers. Mitagas, having been against the wall, made no move to get in the Ranger’s ways, nor did he attempt an escape. He looked up when Richmond and April walked in, bowing his head.

“I’m sorry for the intrusion,” he said, stepping forward.

“Then just get to the point before I do blow your head off,” Demi snarled.

Mitagas sighed, looking down. “You want the truth about what happened and why Serpen started having a change of heart? Then sit down and listen to me.”

Earlier that day

Serpen had come to me looking scared. I’d never known her in the twenty plus years I’d known her to show fear, and the fact that she was scared and shaking was the first clue I had that something was really wrong.

“Serpen, what’s wrong?” I’d asked, getting up from my chair behind my computer where my newest schematics were running.

“I’ve screwed up, Mitagas,” she’d said, sitting down and melting back into her human disguise. “I spent too much time down there on Earth as Artemis. I grew too close to Earth. I can’t blow it up…” She looked up at me with confusion in those blue eyes, tears forming in the corners. “What have I done, Mitagas?”

I didn’t have the answer for her. I shook my head and hugged her, letting her use my shoulder to cry on. I was astounded. This woman I’d thought could never show emotion other then rage and anger was scared and crying like a child who’s lost their mother. After a while, she stepped back out of the room, and that was the last I’d seen of her.

"Now, I've got one last thing to explain," Mitagas said, sighing. "And it's going to hurt."

With that explained, let me tell you about the girl. After Skelecron first showed up and he was tasked with killing you all, he kidnapped Andrea. Well, Serpen had found her in the cells, and she went to talk to her. The conviction and sadness in her eyes spoke volumes. She hated what she was doing, and she knew that without destroying everything from the inside, she couldn’t stop it.

After Andrea was killed and she was returned to you, the body was brought to me by Serpen herself. “Fix her,” she begged me. “Mitagas, you have to give her life again. I know you can. Please!”

I took the body and started working. I focused day and night on her. I did whatever I could, but the human body is so much more complex then what we’ve got on the Blizkon. After two weeks of working diligently, I finally had a breakthrough. I called Artemis down to the labs, and she was overjoyed. She was planning on leaving, having crafted her own Ranger Keys out of two uncut that she’d found in the Holds. She hid Andrea away, never letting the world know about her.

That day I had you all strapped to the tables in the labs, she had given me the choice. Continue with what I was doing and be killed, or run with her and Andrea and make a better life. I blend in well enough with humans to be passed off as one, but I didn’t think about leaving as an option.

As Mitagas finished, Demi’s hand lowered as did Alec’s. Richmond and April sat down, Drake having taken residence in one of the chairs around the room. Alec was the first to speak.

“Why come to us and tell us?” the Blue Ranger asked. “Your little companion in Zexias killed Thomas. I think that’s more then ample reason to blow your brains out, don’t you?”

Mitagas backed up slowly, growling when he’d backed into the wall again. “Please, you misunderstand me. I did what I did with Andrea and bringing her back to life as well as help Artemis form those two Keys because she was sick of hurting the planet she loved,” the professor said, looking at the four Rangers. “And with the Earth being targeted by Drancon and the Outlying, she wanted to fight back again.”

April sighed, rubbing her arm lightly. “Who killed her?” she asked, voicing the biggest question in the room.

“Vexacon. She took herbal tea in her chambers after every trip to the bridge, Vexacon being the one that was to deliver it constantly. He poisoned it, but when the poison didn’t do it’s job fast enough thanks to her being immune to most intergalactic poisons, she was brutalized before her neck snapped,” Mitagas whispered. “I’m so sorry, Rangers. For everything that’s happened. I tried to help her, and she paid for it dearly. I…don’t know what else to say except that I’m sorry for what’s happened.”

“It’s alright, Mitagas. We can find somewhere for you to stay for the rest of this war,” Demi said. “I’m pretty sure you can go in town somewhere and live the rest of your life.”

Nodding, Mitagas turned to leave as the alarms blared out again. “Figures,” Alec growled, shaking his head. “Geeps?”

“Looks like Zexias is back. And he’s got company,” the mechanical parrot chirped out.

Looking at the screen, Mitagas’ hand clenched. “It’s Dhamphin. She’s one of the worst of the Outlying,” he revealed. “Take caution with her. Her power over the electrical element is not to be taken lightly.”

“Understood,” April said, nodding softly. “We need to convince Destiny to help us. But…we need to fight first. Goddamn it.”

“Go fight Zexias and Dhamphin. There will be plenty of time to deal with your friend in the coming hours,” Mitagas said.

Soon, the Rangers were running down the street towards the commotion, helping people down the street and away from the battle. Lightning blasts soared over the Ranger’s heads, making them duck as they ran. Stopping in the middle of the road, Alec fired three shots past Dhamphin’s head, making her stop firing.

“What the bloody hell was that?” she screeched, turning and looking at the five Rangers. “Ah…should have known you freaks would have shown up. Can’t stop getting in the way, can you? No wonder we blew up your Red Ranger.”

“Dhamphin,” Drake growled. His hands clenched, the blonde haired woman turning to him and giggling. “You killed my family.”

“You seem familiar, yeah,” Dhamphin said, inching forward bit as she stayed behind her Eternaks. “Have I threatened you before?”

“Done a lot worse then that, bimbo,” the Silver Ranger snarled, his hand tightening around his Key. “Can we end this?”

“Don’t see why not,” Alec said, holding out his own Key and Caller. “We do this as a team, not on our own, Drake. Got it?”

“Can’t make a promise I can’t keep,” the Silver Ranger replied, his grip on his Key tightening.

“Unleashed Engage!”

“Silver Shift!”

Soon, the five Rangers were transformed, Drake converting his Tri-Staff into a long range weapon before he started firing at Dhamphin. “I’ll take the ugly one in the coat,” Drake chimed, rushing forward.

“Looks like we don’t have a choice, do we?” Alec asked, firing at some of the Eternaks that were around.

Drake rushed Dhamphin, the Outlying woman transforming into her more Vampiric form before she swooped down at the Silver Ranger. “I bet you think you can stop me, right Sparkles?” Dhamphin asked, laughing as she snagged Drake into the air.

“I don’t think I can. I know I can,” Drake growled, slamming the trident part of his staff into her leg, forcing her to drop him. He didn’t get flipped in time, landing hard on his stomach. “Ow…”

“Ew,” April said, watching as Dhamphin transformed into an uglier form. “What, she run out of Neutrogena Plaster?”

“And that’s why drinking was invented! For ugly as fuck skanks like that!” Demi smirked, firing several shots. “Hang on. I‘ve got a better one. It’d take a FACTORY of booze to make her look good!”

“YOU LITTLE SLUTS!” Dhamphin screeched, roaring as she aimed for Demi and April’s heads, the two female Rangers barely dodging. “I’ll kill you for insulting me!”

“Actually, it’d be a compliment,” Zexias chimed in, blocking Alec and Richmond’s swords. “You know that the doctors slapped your mother after you were born, Dhamphin!” He slammed his foot into the two men, throwing them backwards before he absorbed a blast from the Tri-Staff. “Do you not remember what happened the last time I absorbed your shots, boy?” He returned the fire, three times harder then it was given, slamming it into Drake and throwing the Silver Ranger against the ground.

“YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE!” Dhamphin screamed, throwing lightning around. She slammed her hand into Demi’s chest, throwing the Yellow Ranger backwards.

“Ok…let’s change this up,” Demi said, holding her chest where she’d been shoved and shocked. “Because I am SO getting tired of the Buffy reject!”

“Oh, you did not insult Sunnydale!” April chimed in, taking a Key from her belt. “I’ll have to kick your ass for that later, lady!”

“Rain check,” Alec said, shaking his head as Dhamphin landed. “We’ll focus on Zexias first. We need to get out of here. We’re outmatched because of the Outlying woman being here.”

Richmond nodded, Drake standing as well as they both took Keys from their Belts. “Unleashed Engage!”

“SIlver Shift!”

As the five Keys turned, five different Ranger teams or names rang out. Demi rushed Zexias with the Rhino Morpher on her arm, the blade extending as she slashed. She leapt backwards and almost fired several large shots but remembered that she couldn’t without getting them rebounded. “April!”

“HA!” the Pink Ranger yelled, her body clad in the suit of the White Mystic Ranger. She leapt forward, summoning a snow storm that froze Zexias to the ground. She slammed her Staff into his chest, throwing him backwards again. “Alec!”

“White Tiger Baton!” the Blue Ranger yelled out, lunging and slamming the Tiger-headed weapon into Zexias’ back, not giving him a chance to fight back. He threw Zexias into the air, grabbing his ankles and throwing him into the ground. “Richmond!”

“Let’s do this, Saba,” Richmond said, taking his sword from it’s sheath. He ran forward, Zexias getting up and heading for the Green Ranger and meeting him head on. “In the words of some wrestlers I saw on old WWE, SUCK IT!” He slammed Saba into Zexias’ shoulder, snapping the bone and headbutting him, knocking him backwards as black blood flooded into the street. “Drake! Go Drago on his ass!”

“You got it,” the Silver Ranger called out, his Drago Saber in his hand. “Arrow Strike!” He used the pen tip and drew several dozen arrows in the air, swiping the Saber over them before they multiplied, flying through the gap in the air to penetrate Zexias, a cloud of smoke lining the street.

“Let’s go,” Alec said, grabbing Demi’s arm and feeling the others around him. As they teleported out, the smoke cleared, leaving Dhamphin and Zexias in the middle of the street.

“Damn,” Dhamphin growled, returning to normal as she held a cut that was dripping blood on her arm. “Let’s return, Zexias.”

“Yes, Dhamphin,” Zexias said, vanishing in a burst of light with Dhamphin behind him.
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Alec groaned as he crashed onto the couch, sighing as he looked out at the light of the setting sun from the porthole. “I can’t believe this. Dhamphin’s coming out to play first thing, Zexias is taunting us, and we’ve got no goddamn Red Ranger. What the hell are we going to do?!”

“We can start by not getting so pissed off,” Demi said, pushing her sleeve up and wrapping some gauze around her cut appendage. “One of us needs to find Destiny and convince her.” She tied the gauze, putting some over April's eyebrow. “How do you keep getting cuts on the face?”

“Because the evil women are jealous of my beautiful visage and want it for themselves?” April asked, cocking her good eyebrow.

“Ok, stop Dwayne Johnson,” Demi said, shaking her head. “I want to do something. For Thomas.”

“What?” Alec asked, letting Richmond help patch up his wounds.

“A headstone. Next to Andrea and Artemis,” the Yellow Ranger replied. She looked up at her friends, and each of them were nodding. “Ok. That solves it.”

“Ok, you told me earlier that I’d get the story about the girls in time. But…I’m confused,” Drake said, raising his hand from the table. “Can I please get some fill in the blanks before the next fight?”

Alec sighed, nodding. “He’s right. He needs to know everything,” he said, looking around. “Basically, it started when the Empire first started attacking…”
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Dhamphin snarled as she slammed a Timbak out of her way, throwing it to the side as she stormed down the hall. “Vanak!” she swore, her hand clenched. “This is not how the battle was supposed to go. I was supposed to win!”

“The problem is you got cocky,” a voice drawled from the end of the hallway. Dimas walked out of the shadow, his hands at his hips. “Dhamphin, these Rangers have caused us problems for six months. It would be best if you did not just blindly attack or let their words get under your skin.”

“Ha! Like you know about the way they fight. You’ve only fought them once from what I’ve seen,” Dhamphin said, cocking her eyebrow. “The planet surveillance system Serpen put in, Dimas.”

Dimas growled lightly. “I’ve fought them on this very ship, Dhamphin At the time, the Pink woman was formidable enough. Though, considering she is my technology, it isn’t a surprise.”

Dhamphin laughed, shaking her head as she listened to Dimas’ pitiful reasons. “You really are pathetic. I’m surprised that Drancon hasn’t killed you yet. Or Furyblaze. That’d be a fight I’d pay Zagins to see.” She turned and walked back down the hall, slipping into the command room. “Dranny, baby.”

“Dhamphin, I’ve told you to not call me that,” Drancon snarled, shoving the blonde off of his arm. “Bring up the footage from the battle. Let’s see what needs to be worked on.”

As the battle replayed on several large screens, Dhamphin’s blood boiled as she watched herself get her ass handed to her. “I need to fight alone,” she snarled, her hands clenched tightly. “That bastard Zexias got in my way! I couldn’t get any hits in even after taking to the air.”

“That was not the way it happened,” Zexias said, stepping into the room. “I was doing my duty and fighting. You got in my way, Dhamphin. If it happens again, I’ve permission from Lord Drancon to end the nuisance.”

“WHAT!?” Dhamphin screeched, one of the monitors blowing up from a surge in electrical power. “ARE YOU NUTS!?”

“If you continue to under perform, Dhamphin, Zexias is given permission to end you,” Drancon said, shrugging his shoulder. “You know in our Laws that if a member of the Outlying gets in the Empire’s way in a battle, the battle changes to stopping or killing the Outlying Member. It was how you appropriated your position, is it not?”

”Vanak…” Dhamphin sighed, looking away.
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Downtown, Destiny sighed as she walked through the streets, nibbling on a carton of cheese fries with a shopping bag on her left arm. “I don’t like the thought of being the Red again,” she mused, sitting down on a bench and rubbing her legs. “Mmm…need a massage…”

Her mind started to wander, replying the battle that took her family in her mind again…

The fires exploded around the six women, each of them trying to get to a different cover spot in the Command Center. Kinu screamed as she dove down, skidding to a halt beside Anisha. She growled as she held her leg where a small burn was visible under the armored plating of the leg.

“We can’t stop them,” the Yellow Ranger said, holding her Gun tightly as she tried to get her breathing focused.

“Don’t think like that, Kinu,” Anisha said, popping up and blasting several Gokins backwards. “We’ll get out of this alive, and you can Destiny can get out of Angel Grove.” She stood to fire again, but she was slightly slower this time. A blast hit her in the chest, throwing her backwards, her suit fading as her Ranger Chips fell to the ground.

“Ani!” Nyota yelled, jumping up from her hiding spot and slashing down the Gokins’ where they stood. “Bastards!” She ran over to Anisha’s body, dragging her out of the line of fire. “Damn it. Destiny! What do we do!?”

“Change it up!” the Red Ranger yelled, tying off a cut on her arm while Adira blasted and gave cover. “Let’s go with some sparkling silvers!” The four women nodded, each of them taking their Unleashed Memory out of the Morpher.”

“Ranger Memory!”

“Wolf!”

“Knight!”

“Get in Gear!”

“Accelerate!”

“Let’s Rocket!”

As the five Silver Ranger suits formed around the women, they jumped from their hiding spots and started running, firing or slashing down Gokins’ and other smaller monsters, heading for the main commander. “We have to break through!” Destiny yelled, driving her foot into one’s head, her Drive Detector breaking one’s skull open.

“You can’t escape us,” the Commander snarled, unleashing a wave of black energy from his chest that sent the Rangers to the ground…

Destiny jumped, holding her chest as the remainder of her fries hit the ground. “Goddamn it,” she whispered, wiping her eyes. “Kinu, Adira…I’m so sorry…”
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Back on the Galleon, the Rangers finished their tale of the two fallen Rangers, Drake sighing as he looked out of the window. “So, Artemis was really Serpen and Dricos, even though nobody knew about it. God, this is whacked. So now that she’s dead, the Outlying are moving in and taking over,” the Silver Ranger said, reflecting on the story.

“Pretty much,” Demi said, watching Geeps flutter over to the computer. “Geeps?”

“I saw Destiny’s faint Ranger signal. I’m trying to get a lock,” the parrot said, tapping several keys before the blip shone brightly. “She’s downtown.”

“I’ll go,” Demi said, standing up and putting the Red Ranger Key and Caller into her pocket. “Maybe I can convince her to help us.”

“Good luck,” Alec said, standing up and heading towards the kitchen. “Gods know we could use some good news for a change.”

Demi nodded, going towards the ropes that let them repel to the ground. She grabbed a yellow rope, falling down and landing swiftly on the street. Letting the rope retract back into the Galleon, she turned and headed towards downtown, seeing Destiny sitting on a bench looking distressed.

“Destiny?”

The young woman in question jerked, looking at Demi. “Oh…hi, Demi,” she sighed, watching the Yellow Ranger sit down. “What’s up?”

“We’re worried about you, sweetheart,” Demi said, taking her friend’s hand. “I’m sorry we pushed everything on you like that. I wasn’t even thinking when I said we could use you to be our Red Ranger.”

“It’s ok, Demi. Really. It’s just…gonna take a while for my heart to heal after what happened,” Destiny admitted.

“What happened?” Demi asked, concerned and curious about how Destiny ended up in their world again.

“We were under attack. The Occupation came in guns blazing. We hid in various corners of the Command Center. Megas’ tube was shattered, killing him, Alpha was shot in the back, her circuits lining the floor. Kinu had hidden with Anisha, both of them firing over their cover,” Destiny said. “Anisha stood up to fire at more of the Gokins, but she was slower on the second rounds. She got shot in the chest, dead before she hit the ground. Her Memories dropped to the ground, her body beside them as her suit fizzled out. We changed into the Silver Rangers we had Memories for, rushing out to fight.”

Demi handed Destiny a tissue, the woman accepting them as tears started down her cheeks. “As we got near the Commander, he let out a blast of energy that knocked us backwards. Nyota and Catherine were the first up, Cat rushing towards him. She started firing from her Rocket Dagger, but she didn’t get very far. A single shot to the head had her down. Nyota tried to get out, knowing the battle was lost and we were done for, but the Commander shot her in the back, blood lining the wall where the blast entered. Adira, Kinu, and I got up to fight again, but two of his henchmen killed them. I just ran. I put on as much speed as I could, and I got the fuck out of there.”

She sighed softly, wiping her eyes again. “Then that Rift opened up again, just enough for one. I got through somehow, and I landed on the Galleon where Thomas found me,” Destiny finished, looking down. “I don’t want to be responsible for another team’s death, Demi.”

“You won’t be,” Demi said, looking at Destiny. “We’ve all got faith in you, Destiny. I know you can do this.”

“Demi, please. Just…don’t,” Destiny whispered, wiping her eyes. “Please?”

Demi nodded, getting up and taking the Key and Caller from her pockets. “Just in case you do decide to join us,” the Yellow Ranger said, setting the two devices down beside Destiny. “You know where to find us if you want to join, Destiny.” With that, the Yellow Ranger walked off into downtown, ducking into a shop that caught her eye.

Destiny sighed as she picked up the Red Ranger key, turning it over in her hands. “Goddamn it…”
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Dhamphin sighed as she watched the Earth spin out of her room’s window. “Damn this,” she growled, throwing her lamp. “We need to end this!”

“I couldn’t agree more,” Furyblaze’s voice said from the doorway.

“How do you plan on going about it, then?” Dhamphin asked, clearly intrigued. “Besides, I thought that you were Dimas’ right hand nut sucker.”

‘You misinterpret then,” Furyblaze said. “He tried to kill me with Vexacon today. Vengeance is on my mind, and I have the thing to do so.”

“Mmm…do tell,” Dhamphin said, smirking. "But before you do, let me give you my idea."
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As the Rangers again sat down to try and eat, the alarms rang out. “Never fails,” Richmond sighed, getting up and heading to the computers. “Looks like Dhamphin’s back, and so is Furyblaze. No sign of Zexias.”

“Where’s Demi?” Alec asked, getting up.

“Downtown. About five blocks from where they’re at,” Richmond replied, opening a channel to Demi. “Demi! Head five blocks south from where you’re at. Furyblaze and Dhamphin are back. We’re on our way there now.”

“Got it, dude. I’m just finishing up a bite to eat. Be there in a minute.” Demi’s voice replied over the systems, the sounds of a café in the background evident.

“Let’s go,” Drake said, standing up and putting his Key and Cell in his pockets.

“Couldn’t agree more,” Alec and April said, Richmond nodding.

“Let’s do three full color changes,” April said, looking at the boys. “Sorry, boys, but it’s time to see how you’d look like me.” With the look on the men’s faces, April smirked and headed towards the hold for the UQRs’, jumping on her own and revving the engine.

The boys followed April down, jumping on their Runners and heading straight out of the belly of the ship, tearing through downtown. After several minutes of driving, the four Rangers jumped off of their bikes and landed on the ground, seeing Demi already tangling with some of the Timbaks that had been brought down.

“About time you showed up,” the Yellow Ranger smirked, flipping over an Eternak and landing beside her friends. “How about you get in on this shindig, hm?”

“Oh, thought crossed my mind,” April smirked, holding her Caller up. “Let’s do it!”

“Unleashed Engage!” the Rangers yelled.

“Silver Shift!” Drake chimed out, transforming into the Silver Ranger.

As the five Rangers rushed forward, Furyblaze threw large blasts of fire at the Rangers, Demi barely managing to dodge the blast that flew at her. The red member of the Empire threw Dhamphin forward, causing her to crash into the two female Rangers.

“What the hell!?” she snapped, looking at Furyblaze.

“Just doing my job,” Furyblaze mocked, slashing out at Alec and Richmond while Drake ducked around and went after the footwork. “Besides, I think you could handle two little girls.”

“Little girls?” Demi asked, stopping in the road. “Boy, if I wasn’t wearing a helmet, these earrings would be comin’ off my head at you.”

“If I remember, Furyblaze, I owned you when I stormed the Blizkon a few weeks ago,” April smirked, slashing out at Dhamphin.

“A minor fluke. I was not on my game that day,” Furyblaze retorted, kicking Alec into Drake.

“What do you say we change this up?” Alec asked, helping Drake stand up. “As much as I’d rather not be seen in that color.”

“Can’t say I don’t agree. Not my first choice,” Drake said, he and Alec hitting their belts while Richmond blocked a shot again.

“Demi, let’s change up,” April smirked.

“Got it, girl,” the Yellow Ranger replied, smirking as the two women hit their belts.

“Unleashed Engage!” the four Rangers called out, turning their Keys in their Callers.

“Silver Shift!” Drake called, leaping backwards.

Five bursts of Pink lights later, the five Rangers were clad as various Pink Rangers. Demi rushed in at Furyblaze first, firing large quantities of arrows from her Power Bow, slamming the end of the weapon into his chest.

“Drake, give him a lift!” Demi yelled, flipping Furyblaze over her back.

“Got it,” Drake said, taking his Spin Sword from his hip. Spinning the black disc, the weapon changed into the Sky Fan. “And, Houston, we have lift off!” He swung his arms around and caused a gust of wind to whip up, taking Furyblaze into the sky. “Alright, who’s next?”

Dhamphin, watching the scene, couldn’t help but start laughing as the male Rangers were clad in pink. But what was funnier to her was Furyblaze getting what he deserved. “Hahaha! Sucks for you, dude!” she laughed, throwing a blast of lightning at Furyblaze for good measure.

“I’ll take it,” April said, summoning her Drive Geyser and firing several blasts of scalding water at Furyblaze, throwing him down into the ground with a well placed kick in the chest.

Alec and Richmond ran in simultaneously, Alec holding the Turbo Wind Fire bow, launching several arrows out. Richmond took the Deltamax Striker from his own sides, a number “5” on his chest before he slammed the baton half into Furyblaze’s neck, causing him to double over.

After Furyblaze slowly stood up, Dhamphin ran over and started flinging lightning at the Rangers, knocking them all onto the ground. She laughed as she and Furyblaze forced the Rangers out of their morphs, and she picked Demi up by the neck. “You might think you’re so tough, but you’re really not, little girl,” Dhamphin smirked, growing fangs out of her mouth.

“Don’t you dare,” April growled, trying to get up. She screamed when a wall of fire erupted around them, sucking the oxygen out of the area. “Demi…”

“No!” Demi growled, trying to get away from Dhamphin. She screamed when she felt Dhamphin plunge the fangs into her neck, feeling something enter the wound as she felt her own blood being sucked out. “AH!!”

“Demi…” Alec groaned with his last bit of strength, the fire around them dying down.

Dhamphin let go of Demi’s neck, the Yellow Ranger’s morph falling as her Key and Caller clattered to the ground. She slung Demi’s body over her shoulder, licking her lips a little more sensually then was probably needed. “Mmm…so yummy,” she said, a devilish look in her eyes. “Don’t worry, little Rangers. You’ll see her again. In a whole new light.”

As she started laughing, a black light surrounded Dhamphin and Furyblaze, taking the two higher ups in the Empire and Demi away, leaving four Rangers in the middle of the street unconscious.

On the Galleon, Geeps was fluttering around like, well, a chicken with his head cut off. “Not another one! Now what do I do!?” he squawked, trying to think. “This is not going to end well…”