[FangRX]

LAST TIME ON POWER RANGERS UNLEASHED:

“Come on in, April.”

April pushed the door open, her eyes taking in the destruction in Demi’s room. Picture frames strewn across the floor, the mattress on the floor as well, the chair from the desk in pieces against the walls, and several large indents in the metal caught her eyes. “Demi…”

“Sorry…about the mess,” Demi said, her eyes cast to the floor. She tensed when she felt April’s hand on her arm, falling into her friend and clinging to her shirt. “I’m just…so freaking scared, April…”
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“Interesting idea,” Frakis said, his arms crossed over his armored chest, tapping his chin in thought. “However, the fact remains that we are down one Outlying for the Deletion to occur. Or had you not thought of this?” He knew that, if Drancon had an idea, that it would be wiser to simply go with his leaders idea instead of questioning it, but he needed to be sure. “Because, in honesty, I would like a chance to fight the Rangers myself before we let the Ringed One loose. Since you know how unstable his Dragon Forms are.”

“I do know how unstable the Forms are separated, but I also know that he will not allow anything to happen to a planet we wish to conquer,” Drancon said, sending the subspace message. “Now all that remains is his arrival, and the end of the Rangers once and for all.”

With that, Faerin walked out of the bridge, floating above the hard metal floors towards her room, the door sliding closed. “Perhaps I can turn this around to what I wish…” she mused.
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DEFENSE rang out, Warpstrike’s hand over his belt as a black set of runes appeared, blocking the Rangers attacks. “You will be unable to defeat me, Rangers. Especially with this,” he deadpanned, flipping the belt to the other side. He slid a Ring to his left hand, passing it over the belt. FIRE DRAGON BURN! it rang out, changing his suit into predominantly red, the motif of the Dragon he wields adorning his helmet and chest armor. “To the end of the planet earth.”
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On the Blizkon, Drancon laughed as he replayed the battle from Earth, watching how expertly Faerin commanded the battle, rewinding when the Rangers kept getting thrashed by Warpstrike. “I made a beautiful decision to bring him in,” he laughed, shutting off the video feed as Warpstrike and Faerin walked back into the bridge. “Good work, sister. And you as well, Warpstrike. Your mission in Kasterberous System was successful then?”

“Yes, my lord. The resistance did not stand a chance, nor did the factions that rose to the fight,” Warpstrike said, bowing his head. “Despite the Phantom Ranger, Blue Senturion, and Magna Defender attempting to stop me, they fell quickly to my Unlimit Power.”

“Good!” Drancon said, clasping his hands together. “Now, while you two were keeping the Rangers distracted, I sent Mumman on a little errand, keeping something akin to work for him.”

“Oh?” Faerin asked, cocking a violet eyebrow. “What would that be, then?”
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The Yellow Ranger looked ready to cry, blow up in anger, and rip someone’s head off all in one shot. Hands shaking, she held out a slip of paper. “When I went to get Selena….I found this at my brother’s house, his blood on the walls…” she whispered.

Destiny got up, running over and taking the note. “No doubt you’re just finding the note, Yellow Ranger. If you want your daughter back alive--and relatively unharmed--you’ll do exactly as we command and turn over your Keys and vow yourself to the Empire. If not, say goodbye to your daughter as she plummets back to Earth from Space.,” the Red Ranger read out, taking Demi’s hand as April hugged her best friend.

“They kidnapped my daughter and killed my brother…and they’re threatening to kill my daughter. I’ll kill them myself,” Demi growled.

“We’ll get her back. I promise,” April said, tightening her arms around Demi and wishing she knew what to do.

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The Rangers were exhausted. Three days of running around the city stopping whatever small bits of the Empire’s forces that showed up wreaking havoc, to larger scale attacks, usually by Faerin and Warpstrike as the days wore on. They were contacted by Drancon personally two days after the ransom note for Demi’s daughter was delivered, and given a choice.

“The end of the month, Rangers. Four days to decide what you will do,” Drancon had said, his hands crossed behind his back as Selena’s screams could be heard in the background, Mumman’s robotic hand slapping the young girl as Drancon took sick pleasure in the hatred in Demi’s eyes.

“Just give me back my daughter, you bastard,” the Yellow Ranger growled. “Please!”

“Four days. Turn the Keys and your weapons over to us by December 31st, or watch your daughter die,” Drancon said, shutting off the feed.

Demi yelled out, fighting April and Destiny off of her before she tried to retrace the signal. “Get back here, asshole! NOW! AH!” she screamed, collapsing against the console as tears streamed down her face, her dark hair falling around her cheeks. Her chocolate brown shoulders shook with sobs, none of the Rangers speaking for fear of setting her off again.

“Demi. We’ll figure this out,” April whispered, kneeling down beside her oldest friend. “I promise, honey. I promise.”

“I want his head….on a silver platter…”

Now, on the eve of the last day, Demi sat on the railing of the Galleon, the cold winter air feeling slightly delightful against her bare arms as she twisted her Yellow Ranger Key around in her hands. “It’s ok, Sel…Mama’s coming. I promise…Mama’s coming, sweetheart,” she vowed, not seeing a pair of green eyes and brown hair vanish back behind the door leading into the main galley.

“She ok?” Alec asked, looking up as Destiny walked back in, the Red Ranger shaking her head.

“She’s been on that rail for days. I’m worried she’s going to do--” Destiny started, a growl from behind her stopping her.

“What? Afraid I’ll do what, Destiny?” Demi spat, her knuckles turning white from a clenched fist.

“You’ll do something to jeopardize her life even worse then it already is, and you’ll force Drancon’s hand. Do you want that?” Destiny asked, turning and facing her friend. “Demi, we’re looking out for you. You’re our sister, our family. Please.”

“Don’t bullshit me about family, you bitch,” Demi growled. “You got yours killed.” She didn’t realize what she’d said until Destiny leapt over the railing and tackled her into the wall. “Destiny…I’m sorry. I didn’t…I didn’t mean it like that…I…”

“Don’t…ever talk about Adira and Kinu like that again,” Destiny growled. “I atoned for that sin. I’m trying to make sure it doesn’t get repeated here, Demi! Get that through your goddamn head!” With that, she dropped the Yellow Ranger on the ground and stormed off, tears in her eyes as she slammed her own door.

Demi drew her knees up, burying her face against her knees, tears streaming down her face again. “I can’t do this…I keep screwing up…”

“Join the club,” April said, kneeling down beside Demi. “Come on. Let’s get you some hot coffee and something to eat. Maybe that’ll help…” She helped her friend up, leading her into the kitchen. Busying herself, April sighed as she heard Demi sniffling, her heart breaking for her friend. “Demi, it’s going to be alright.”

“No, it isn’t,” Demi said, rubbing her eyes of tears and setting her hands in front of her. “I don’t like that they killed my family and took my daughter, April. I shouldn’t…I shouldn’t have taken the Key when it was offered..”

“Then we’d be down a Yellow Ranger, and you would have been killed by now,” April said, setting the coffee in front of the other girl. “I mean…we took the Keys because Thomas needed us after Andrea died. We did what we had to because we were needed. It’s understandable that we’re skeptical that we’re going to win, but…Demi, you got to understand. We’re going to do whatever we can to make sure we get Selena back and end the Empire for good.”

Demi nodded, wrapping her hands around the coffee cup. “Alright. You’re my best friend, April. I trust you,” she whispered.

“Then you need to extend that trust to Destiny and the boys. Especially Destiny. She know what it’s like to lose everything, Dem. Don’t shut her out,” April said, walking out of the kitchen and heading towards the main galley again. “Anything on radar?”

“Nothing,” Alec said, tapping some keys on the console. “Everything’s fairly calm right now. It’s just…I’s weird.”
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On the Blizkon, Mumman threw Selena back in her cell, the young girl’s body nearly broken. Slamming the cell door, Mumman smirked under his breathing apparatus. “You do realize, young one, that your mother is not coming to save you?”

“Mama’s coming to save me,” Selena growled, coughing up some blood and spitting it out, wiping her mouth. “And she’s gonna kick your butt!”

“Such optimism,” Mumman said, shaking his head as he turned and walked away. “Such foolish optimism. You will die in that cell.”

“Like heck I will, ugly!” Selena yelled, climbing up onto the cot and wrapping her arms around herself, tears falling down her cheeks. “Mama….come and find me…”

As the doors to the bridge closed behind him, Mumman took his place at his console, Drancon and Warpstrike planning the next moves. Faerin had changed her appearance from her usual energy appearance to a woman in a white cloak, her hands busy over the keys in front of her. Drancon stood, moving to the center of the room. “Faerin, open a channel to the ships we’ve got in orbit,” he said.

“Yes, sir,” the woman replied, tapping some keys as a beep sounded. “Open.”

“Battlesnare Empire. This is Drancon, lord over you. It is time to begin the final assault on Earth. All forces surrounding this pathetic little planet, send all troops down and wipe out human life!” Drancon yelled, the sounds of cheering on the Blizkon ringing in the metal hallways. “Faerin, Mumman, you will come with me to put an end to the Power Rangers once and for all.”

“About time,” Faerin said. “Adalite Make-Up!” She waved her hand in front of her face, the human appearance melting back into her normal violet and pink body. “Let’s make this world bleed!”

“Focus your attacks on Pan Central City first,” Drancon said. “Attack various points. Warpstrike. You will come with us.”

“Yes, my lord,” Warpstrike smirked. “I’ve a new form I wish to test, and this will give me the perfect chance to do so.”

“Very good,” Drancon said. “All forces. Begin the assault!” With that final word, the crews of the ships surrounding Earth teleported down, Pan Central City becoming overrun with Golbaks, Timbaks, and Eternaks. “Let’s go.” He led his three remaining Outlying brothers and sister out of the bridge, Warpstrike on their heels.
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As the Rangers gathered themselves after Demi and Destiny’s scuffle, Geeps tapped away at the computer before all alarms lit up, the city map shining red with enemy signatures, the galley flooded in red lights. “Oh, damn!” Geeps chirped, hitting the all call for the Rangers. “Guys! Get your butts to the Galley. We’ve got….a lot of trouble.”

The Rangers piled in, Destiny in the lead. “What’s up, Geeps?” she asked.

“Everything. Everyone the Empire could throw at us…it’s here,” Geeps said. “Drancon, Warpstrike, Faerin, Frakis, Mumman….legions of Golbaks and Timbaks. I don’t…”

“We’ll deal with it,” Destiny said. “Let’s Ranger up.”

“UNLEASHED ENGAGE!”

“Silver Shift!”

As the six morphed, Geeps sent them down into town, landing them right in the middle of a crowd. “Oh, fun,” Demi sighed, taking her saber in hand. “Let’s do this.”

“Split up,” Destiny said, taking off and barreling through a group of Golbaks, knocking them down before she slashed, yelling as she got hit in the back, falling forward before popping up again, split kicking two Timbaks before she landed again.

Drancon stepped up from a rooftop, throwing a fireball down at the Rangers, searing their suits off of them, knocking them to the ground. Jumping down, he landed in front of the Rangers and sent a black wave that sealed their Morphers shut, inserts flooding the keyholes on their Morphers. “Hello, Rangers,” he sneered, smirking as he stepped forward again.

“Dran…con…” Destiny coughed, holding her ribs where a bit of blood was pooling against her skin. “Son of a bitch.”

“Thank you,” Drancon growled. “You’ve been thorns in my side for far too long. Now, I’m going to kill you and finish my conquest of this planet before I just blow you up for fun.” He snapped his fingers, Faerin, Mumman, and Frakis walked out of the shadows, surrounding the Rangers as Warpstrike flew in from above. “And you see….with the five of us…killing you will be easy without your powers.”

“You bastard,” Drake coughed, spitting up some blood, a small trickle coming from a cut on his head. “We’ll stop you somehow…”

“I doubt that,” Drancon said, kicking Drake backwards into Faerin, the female Outlying lifting the Silver Ranger up before she rammed a small silver handled dagger into his stomach, letting him fall from her hand before she kicked him backwards as well.

“Warpstrike. Are your men ready?” Mumman asked.

“Yes, my lords. They are prepared,” Warpstrike said, taking a diamond-centered Ring from his belt. Passing it over the scanner belt he wore, Warpstrike’s suit changed again. DRAGON FINALE it rang out, his body changing from black to clad in white, his hands becoming the Dragon’s Hell Claws, a Dragon’s tail growing from the back of his hip as great white wings, shining like diamonds grew from his back. “And now the Final Countdown! Blizkon deploy U.D.C.!”

As the Blizkon lowered into the Earth’s atmosphere, it slowly elongated and changed from a twin-horse fronted ship. The horse heads slid down, forming into knees, while a spinal column grew from the back, stretching out as the Rangers watched in horror. Soon, the formation was complete, and standing in front of the Rangers, and standing much taller then the Megazord, stood the U.D.C., the Empire’s secret Weapon.

“Finally!” Drancon laughed, clapping his hands together. “The Gigant Cannon in that ship will be enough to wipe this planet off of the map, just like we’ve done to Bertrasis and countless other worlds. Come, my brothers. Let us prepare the cannon.” With that, he and the rest of the Outlying vanished in a burst of black fire, the Timbaks and Golbaks surrounding the Rangers and Warpstrike.

“We won’t go down so easily,” Alec growled, helping Drake pull the knife out of his stomach before pressing his shirt into the wound. “Hold that there. We’ll take care of this.” He stood again, blood dripping from his fingers as he stood beside his team who slowly dragged themselves up.

“We’ll fight…even if we die,” Destiny vowed, a renewed sense of power inside the Red Ranger. “Adira, Kinu….just watch. I’ll take these guys down just like the Occupation back home.” Looking at her Caller, she pushed it into her pocket and clenched her fists. “We can’t use our powers, but that doesn’t mean we’re not the Power Rangers any less!”

April stood up, determination in her eyes. “I might have been created by you bastards at the Empire, but I refuse to let my home be destroyed!” she snarled, her hands clenched. “Come on, guys. Let’s end these jerks!”

Richmond wiped a bit of blood from his face, nodding. “Let’s do this for the Earth,” he said. “For those we’ve lost!”

“Thomas, Andrea, Artemis, Dimas. This is for them,” Demi said, tearing her shirt and tying the strip to a cut on her arm, the yellow cloth slowly turning red. “Destiny, just say the word.”

Warpstrike laughed, shaking his head. “You five just do not get it. You are powerless against me, and I will not be beaten by puny humans,” he said, rushing forward with a burst of speed, slamming into the Rangers again before feeling Richmond and Alec grab his arms, dragging him backwards while Demi and April delivered punches and kicks to his ribs and torso, Demi even landing a kick below the belt. Throwing Richmond and Alec off of him, Warpstrike slammed Demi and April backwards, stabbing both of them in the shoulder, pinning them to the ground. “Foolish humans.”

“Thank you!” April yelled, driving her feet up into Warpstrike’s chest, forcing him backwards. “Even though I’m a machine, not human.”

Warpstrike growled, charging his power before he flipped the belt, taking a Ring from his side before sliding it over the bed. FINALE STRIKER FULL POWER the belt rang out, Warpstrike rising into the air, the dragon’s head on his chest making it’s way to his foot as a mighty roar sounded. “HA!” He dove down, slamming into the ground, blinding the Rangers…
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A little while later, Destiny sighed as she sat up, seeing she was back on the Galleon. “Geeps! What happened?!” she yelled, jumping up from her cot in the medical wing before running out to the galley. “Geeps!”

“Destiny!” Geeps’ voice called from under the overturned table. The Red Ranger ran over, moving the chairs out of the way before yelling out as she lifted the table up, setting it up right. “Destiny…they took…the Keys.”

“Who?” Destiny asked, sitting on the floor and examining Geeps’ wing. “Geeps, your wing’s broken.”

“I know,” Geeps coughed, sighing. “Drancon and Faerin. They snuck on board as Warpstrike tried to kill you guys. They trashed the Galley, trapping me under the table. I heard them tearing the place up, and I was praying they wouldn’t find the chest with the Keys. I wasn’t so lucky. They found the Keys and the Rapparatta, taking the Chest. It had all the Keys. Mighty Morphin to Unleashed. Destiny…they’re planning on using the Keys to help destroy the universe.”

“We have to get the Keys back. We can’t fight without them, and our Morphers are still sealed,” Destiny sighed. “Geeps, don’t blame yourself for this. It could have happened to anyone.” She went back to the medical bay, waking the others up. “Guys, we need to do something stupid, suicidal, and fucking crazy, but…it’s going to save the world.”

“Actually, about that…” Geeps said. “Um…look out the window, guys.”

Destiny helped April and Demi sit up, opening the blinds before she gasped. Demi took Destiny’s hand, feeling Alec’s hand on her back, April burying her face against Destiny’s shoulder, the Pink Ranger shaking slightly. Richmond looked out of the window, his eyes wide.

“The Earth…it’s gone,” the Green Ranger said, clearly stunned. “We failed…we let the Earth get destroyed.”

“We didn’t fail yet. This is just a set back,” Destiny vowed. “We’ve still got to destroy the Empire. We just have seven billion reasons for doing so now.”

“There’s something else,” Geeps said. “The Empire…found the Zeo Zord hangar. Under the Command Center in Angel Grove.”

‘If they’ve got their hands on the Zeo Zords…we’re screwed,” Alec sighed.
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Standing on the bridge of the Blizkon, the Outlying were celebrating the destruction of Earth. With the Blizkon stopped on the moon, the Zeo Zords, Super Zeo Zords, Red Battlezord, and Pyramidas surrounded them, standing tall in the various Megazord modes. Drancon laughed as he looked out of the window, seeing their conquest.

“The Earth is destroyed! We’ve done what no other enemy in the history of Power Rangers have done!” he cheered over the fleet wide intercoms. “With the Power Rangers destroyed, we should have no trouble using the Keys we stole from them to destroy Phaedos, Miranoi, and Triforia. Liaria is on it’s last legs, so they should fall in the next days. Within the week, we should--”

“Lord Drancon!” one of the Timbaks called. “We’ve got a problem.”

“What is it?” Drancon asked, walking over to the console. “IMPOSSIBLE!” Coming up on the monitor, the Galleon sailed into view, heading straight for the moon. “Get the Blizkon out of here. Evasive maneuver!” As the Blizkon lifted off, they tried to turn and get away from the Galleon, but the Rangers wre just slightly faster. “All hands! Brace for collision!”

The Galleon’s bow colliding with the Blizkon, sending the two ships off into space. “Geeps! Activate the breathing field!” Destiny yelled, holding onto her console. “NOW!”

“I’m on it!” Demi yelled, tumbling over and hitting several buttons, a transparent tunnel connecting the Blizkon and the Galleon. “Let’s go!”

“I’m coming too!” Drake growled, stumbling out into the galley. “Can’t keep me down.”

“You had a dagger plunged into your stomach,” April said. “Drake, please. Stay here.”

Drake sighed, shaking his head. “I don’t like staying behind, but…I’ll do it,” he sighed, slumping down onto the couch.

“Let’s go, Rangers,” Destiny said, grabbing Dimas’ sword from the wall and rushing out into the tunnel, slamming into Timbaks as she landed on the innards of the Blizkon, looking around. “Alright. We need to be careful. They do have all of our Keys.”

As she spoke, twelve pairs of boots stepped into the light, the Mighty Morphing and Alien Rangers as well as the White Ranger stepped out. “Lovely,” Demi sighed. “You had to say something, didn’t you?”

“Sorry,” Destiny said, drawing Dimas’ sword from it’s sheath before dropping the sheath. “We don’t have our own powers to fight the clones, but we can at least improvise.” She rushed forward, slashing out towards the two Red Rangers. “You guys go on! Meet on the bridge!” The Rangers nodded, rushing off and leaving Destiny to deal with the twelve Rangers in front of her. “Come on, then!” She slammed her sword into the Pink Ranger, ducking a swing before she heard the Power Axe power up, flipping back and watching the blast sail over her head and hit the Tricera Ranger square in the chest, his body disintegrating and leaving just the Key. “Of course!”

As Demi and the others ran forward, they were stopped by the Turbo and Zeo Rangers. “You guys go,” Demi said. “I’ll deal here. I’m fast enough.”

“Be careful,” Alec whispered, facing Demi. He gave her hand a squeeze, turning to follow the others.

“ALEC!” Demi yelled, stopping the Blue Ranger cold. “If we die…I’m glad I met you.” She wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing him. Alec wrapped his arms around Demi, returning the kiss just as eagerly.

“Alright, you two. There’s still a war on,” April said, grabbing Alec and dragging him back. “You’ll have plenty of time to suck face with my best friend after we kill everything on board.” She smirked at Demi, nodding. “Good luck, Demi.”

“Yeah, you too,” Demi said, taking her fighting stance before rushing the Zeo Rangers, tackling the Red Ranger around the waist, his Zeo Power Sword clattering to the ground before she jumped backwards, taking the sword in hand as she held it up. “Alright. So we can separate you from your weapons and I can use them. Bitchin’. Let’s rumble, boys and girls.”

As the remaining three Rangers ran forward, Alec couldn’t help but think that they were being slowed down. “I don’t like this,” the Blue Ranger said, looking around. “They’re sending two teams of Clones after each of us, separating us. Why?”

“Make us easy targets?” Richmond asked. “Who knows? Let’s just keep moving. We need to find the bridge.” As he stepped forward again, another twelve stepped out of the hallway, this time the Clones being the Space and Lost Galaxy Rangers. “Great. I’ll deal here. You guys go.”

“You sure?” Alec asked.

“If you think I’m kissing you, you got another thing comin’, dude,” Richmond said. “Alec, go. I’ve handled tougher then these.” He shook the Blue Ranger’s hand, turning and running towards the Rangers, leaping up and slamming into the two Pink Rangers. “Sorry, ladies.” He wrenched a Quasar Saber from one of them, slashing down the Black Space Ranger’s chest before he tried to fight against the power of both Red Rangers. “GO!”

April grabbed Alec’s arm and drug him along, looking around. “Great. So that’s six teams. Which leaves thirteen. Lightspeed, Time Force, SPD, Mystic Force, RPM, Samurai, Dino Thunder, Overdrive, Wild Force, Ninja Storm, Jungle Fury, Megaforce, and us. Goddamn it,” the Pink Ranger sighed, slumping against a wall. “And with three of us left behind and Drake on the Galleon out of commission right now, we’re screwed.”

“Well, I think we’re screwed right now,” Alec said, standing up as the RPM and SPD teams walked out, fourteen Rangers in all. “April, you go. Find Selena and get her back to the Galleon. I’ll meet you on the bridge.” He cracked his neck and rolled his shoulders, stepping forward. “Go, April. Find Selena. Now!” He slammed into the Blue RPM Ranger, knocking him down before he grabbed him up, using the Blue Ranger as a weapon on his own.

April nodded, taking off running. “Again, I’m the last one standing,” she muttered. “Least I know my way around.” She took down a hallway, skidding to a halt before she followed a separate corridor, jumping over a staircase and landing on the walkway below. “Getting close to the dungeon, I hope…” She took a corner, squeaking before she ducked back, watching two Timbaks turn the corner and leave, taking off again before she managed to make it to the cell. “Selena?”

“April!” the young girl exclaimed. “Where’s Mama?”

“She’s kicking bad guy butt,” April said. She started looking at the lock, growling. “Shit. No key.” She saw Selena scurry back in her cell a bit, confusion in the Pink Ranger’s eyes. “Sel?” She turned when Selena pointed, looking up and seeing the Unleashed Rangers standing over her. “Great.” She stood up and tackled her Ranger Form, wrenching the Gun out of the Pink Ranger’s hand. “Selena! Get under your bed now!” She turned and fired several blasts, each one knocking down the Unleashed Rangers. “God, what I’d give to morph right now!” She swore loudly, jumping up and wrapping her legs around the Yellow Ranger helmet, grabbing Green and slamming him down, pulling Yellow over her head before she slammed the Saber into Yellows’ chest, dropping down when the body fell apart and left just the Key. “Duh! Key Clones!” She stashed the Key in her inner coat pocket, a renewed sense of energy around her.
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Back on the bridge, Drancon had five separate visuals, each one housing the Ranges fighting and winning against the Clones made from the Keys. “Damn it!” the dragon-based leader snarled, slamming his hand on the desk. “All forces! KILL THE HEROES!”

“Without their powers, my lord, they should go down easily,” Mumman said. He turned to his own console, visibly flinching when Destiny and Demi each finished off their clones, taking off for the next areas. “But, I have been wrong before.”

“Shut up, Mumman!” Faerin smirked. “Can you not see our leader is distressed about this turn of events?” Inside, she was giddy as a schoolgirl. She had grown tired of Drancon constantly housing victory, so to see him disheveled and losing his grip on his army was making her VERY happy. “Drancon, my dear. Why not just go deal with them yourself?”

“Because then you, my dear Faerin, would attempt to usurp my position. You have tried this before,” Drancon said. “However. If you were to take Warpstrike, you would all make short work of them again. I sincerely hope that you would not screw this up again, Faerin. It’d be a shame to end a life like yours, even though your real talents only show up in the bedding chambers.”

Faerin growled, lunging for Drancon only to be swatted aside, the woman becoming one with the wall as she got hit to the side. “Bastard!” she snarled, peeling herself out. “Didn’t enjoy you anyway. Spikes that freaking hurt on reentry.”

As she finished speaking, Drancon slammed his hand down on the desk again. “Damn it!” he yelled, shutting off the monitors. “They’re on the way here. All of them.” He sat down, reaching for a bottle of clear liquid from the side of his desk. “Timbaks. Prepare the Zeo Zords for attack. Destroy the Galleon.”

“Yes, sir,” the Timbaks on the Bridge said, each one getting up and running out, taking a ramp to the moons surface, climbing into the Megazords that were stationary before the systems powered up.

Colliding in a heap in the corridor leading to the bridge, Demi and the other Rangers were happy to see each other. “Mama!” Selena called, climbing into her mother’s arms and hugging her neck. “Mama, I’m scared.”

“I know, baby girl. I’m scared too,” Demi whispered, hugging her daughter tightly. She pulled her Caller from her pocket, growling as she looked at the stopper that blocked them from morphing. “Geeps? Can you get a lock on my daughter and get her back to the Galleon? I don’t’ want her in this fight.”

”You got it, Demi.” Geeps’ voice responded.

“Mama…come back,” Selena said, wiping her eyes. “Please?”

“Of course, baby,” Demi said, kissing Selena’s head. “I promise. And when I come home, we’ll get you all cleaned up, ok?”

“Ok, Mama,” Selena said, sniffling as the teleport happened, taking the girl to the Galleon.

Destiny stood up, helping the others up. “Come on, guys. We’ve still got Drancon and the Outlying to deal with,” she said.

“Hang on,” April said, taking the Ranger Keys from her pocket. “I got stuck fighting us.” She passed out the Keys, sighing. “We can’t use them, but…it’s good to have them.”

“Thanks, April,” Destiny said, smiling softly. Her smile faltered into a hard glare. “Let’s end this for good.”

“I couldn’t agree more, Rangers,” Drancon growled, stepping off of the bridge and into the hallway. “You’ve been thorns in my side for too long! Just die!”

“You first,” Destiny growled.

“Just to make this interesting…I’ll allow you to fight with your powers,” Drancon said, throwing his arm forward and undoing his lock on the Callers, the Rangers able to morph now. “Well, hurry up. Do the flashy morph you’re so good at wasting time doing.”

“You heard the man,” Alec said, taking his Key in hand and clenching his fingers around the key. “Destiny. Call it.”

“Let’s Ranger up!” the Red Ranger smirked, flipping her Caller open. “Ready!”

“Ready!”

“UNLEASHED ENGAGE!”

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This is it! Next week: The EXPLOSIVE finale of Power Rangers Unleashed!