Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters

Author's Notes: Sorry for the wait, but my writing process has been blocked for a while.

Now comes for Jake's tribute. This tribute will feature both a black and green Ranger change, as well as introduce a new villain. The Legendary Rangers of this chapter will share a certain interest that Jake has.

Chapter 1: Friendly Fire

Armada Warship

"How is his status, Levira?" Vrak asked as Levira came out of the infirmary.

After the last battle with the Mega Rangers, Zilas was rushed to the Armada emergency room for treatment. It had been several days since then, and Zilas was only slowly beginning to regain his strength.

"He suffered many deadly blows from his fight with the Rangers." Levira informed. "It will be some time before he is ready to fight the Rangers again."

Vrak groaned with displeasure as he and Levira walked toward the Command Room.

"Those Rangers are getting in the way of my plan, and I cannot let them interfere any longer." Vrak growled. "Do we have any Action Commanders left?"

Levira shook her head. "I'm afraid your brother used the last one in a battle against the Rangers."

"Of course, he would." Vrak scoffed as they approached the Command Room door. "The only person I despise more than him, it's….."

"Hey-a, Vrak!" A deep voice exclaimed.

The instant the sliding doors opened, Vrak and Levira were greeted by a large alien.

As soon as he saw the stranger, Vrak groaned in displeasure.

"Why now?" Vrak grumbled, placing his palm on his forehead.

"Who is this?" Levira asked, examining the visitor.

Vrak sighed, approaching the stranger.

"Levira, this is Vric, my younger brother." Vrak told her.

Levira held in a gasp. "Vrak, you never told me you and the Prince had a brother."

"You better believe it, babe." Vric blurted out, stepping forward. "Our old man probably didn't want to brag about his best son."

"What are you doing here, Vric?" Vrak asked.

Vric turned to face his brother. "Oh well, a couple of weeks ago, Vekar contacted me and said he needed some help defeating a couple of lower life-forms. He sounded very desperate, so here I am. So where is he?"

"Sadly, Vric, I'm afraid that our dear brother is no more." Vrak informed him. "He was destroyed by this planet's inhabitants."

"Oh….Well…heh, ha….Guess I should have gotten here sooner, huh." Vric chuckled.

"This is no laughing matter, Vric." Damaras boomed as he entered the Command Center. "If the Emperor finds out that the prince is gone, he'll have all our heads."

"Ah, no he won't." Vric laughed, waving his hand. "Our father didn't like him at all, anyway. He only liked me and Vrak. He trusted me to scout other planets by myself and he let Vrak join Warstar, didn't he? Now that proves he likes us better than our brother."

"Anyway." Vrak chimed in. "Ever since Vekar's demise, we have been trying to defeat these Power Rangers who protect this planet to avenge his death. However, we have suffered many losses. My right hand man, Zilas is fatally wounded and won't be able to fight them for a while."

"Well, Vrak, I'll go down and destroy those Rangers for you." Vric volunteered

"You?" Vrak repeated. "Ha, you couldn't…." He cut himself off, considering the situation.

"Yes, Vric, you should go down and defeat those Rangers." Vrak told him. "I mean, after all, I had my chance to fight them and I couldn't defeat them, either. And if you are able to defeat them, you'll be sure to impress Father."

"Oh, thank you, Vrak, you won't regret this." Vric exclaimed, shaking his brother's hand. "And I won't be doing this alone. Natacore, come!"

The Command Room doors slid open, revealing a new warrior. This one looked similar to Matacore, except his body was red colored.

"Matacore!" Damaras exclaimed in disbelief. "But how?"

"No, no, Damaras, this is Natacore, Matacore's brother." Vric corrected him. "Father assigned him to be my personal bodyguard. Together, we'll teach those Rangers what happens when you mess the Armada princes."

On Earth

"Jake, over here!" One of the soccer teammates shouted.

Today, Jake and his soccer clique were practicing for an upcoming state championship with the Angel Grove soccer team. Thankfully, a substitute coach was able to step in when their coach was injured in an Armada attack a week ago.

"Jake, come on, pass it!" The teammate shouted as they approached the goal.

Jake ignored his teammates command, and continued running with the soccer ball, passing every player on the field.

Jake soon stood several yards from the goal, ready to kick the ball to the goal. The Goalie stood his ground while one of the other team's players pushed through the players to intercept the soccer ball. One of Jake's teammates ran over as well to provide back up. Jake continued dashing with the ball, ready to perform his signature move.

"Three seconds on the clock, game's tied up, the pressure's on." Jake said to himself as he quickly began to approach the goal. "The prize's in sight. It's now or never. It's time for Jake Holling's signature move."

Jake was now literally feet away from making the goal.

"He's going… he's going….He's…..totally faked you out." Jake said to himself, as he let his foot go over the ball, and spun forward in a somersault.

The move allowed Jake's teammate to kick the ball into the goal, thus winning the game.

"Alright!" Jake's team cheered.

Locker Room.

"Hey, Jake that was a nice pass you did out there." One of the teammates told him.

Jake smiled as he put on his Harwood County jacket on and tied his shoes. "Well, it's all about working as a team, man."

"Those Angel Grove chumps won't stand a chance against us with on the team, Jake." Another teammate added.

BrainFreeze

The other Rangers except Jake were sipping smoothies whilst doing homework.

"Hey, guys." Jake greeted as he entered the restaurant.

The others waved him as he made his way toward their table, taking a seat in the only vacant chair.

"Hey, Jake, how was soccer practice?" Noah asked as he put his textbook down.

"Great." Jake told him. "We are so going to cream the Angel Grove League next week."

Orion came over and presented Jake with his favorite smoothie.

"Thanks, Orion." Jake thanked as he handed the alien a small wad of dollar bills.

"No problem." Orion smiled before getting back to work.

Jake took a long sip from his smoothie, allowing the fruity taste to cause shiver roll down his spine.

"Ahhh!" Jake sighed with relief. "That's the good stuff."

"So, I guess your team likes the new coach?" Troy asked.

Jake nodded. "You bet."

Suddenly, Noah's computer emitted a strange sound.

"What's that?" Gia asked as the others turned to face Noah.

Noah looked at his computer and began clicking several keys before opening the folder that had popped up.

Noah leaned his head backwards slightly, apparently surprised at what he was seeing.

"Uh, it's for you, Emma." Noah said. "It's from Trip."

Emma almost coughed up the smoothie she was drinking when Noah mentioned Trip's name.

"Trip!" Emma repeated, moving closer so she could see the monitor. "What does it say?"

Recovering from Emma's outburst, Noah began reading the message.

Dear Emma,

Because of your efforts in helping me capture the A-Squad Rangers, Time Force will be sending you a token of their gratitude. You'll receive a personalized version of the Strata Cycle originally designed for the Red Time Force Ranger. It should arrive within a week's time and will be teleported to your Command Center.

From

Trip.

"The Strata Cycle?" Emma repeated in confusion. "What is that, Noah?"

Noah logged onto his Ranger database and pulled up the Time Force Folder.

"Let's see, Rangers, Zords, weapons….vehicles." Noah said to himself as he skimmed through the listings. "Ah, here we are the Strata Cycle. It's a powerful hovercraft vehicle used by the Time Force Red Ranger. It has the ability of supersonic flight and to fire V-Weapon level lasers."

"Wow, talk about fire power!" Jake quipped. "And I thought the Lightning Cruiser was awesome."

At that moment, the Rangers morphers sounded. The Rangers got up and walked out of the BrainFreeze.

"Of course." Jake groaned as he put his smoothie on the table and followed his teammates.

The City

Vric and Natacore were walking through the city, accompanied by a platoon of X-Borgs. All the civilians ran in terror of them.

"So these life-forms are the ones who destroyed my brother?" Vric scoffed. "Pathetic."

"Sire, our objective is to find the ones known as the Power Rangers." Natacore reminded him.

"Ah, of course." Vric chuckled. "Then perhaps we should let them know we're here. X-Borgs fire!"

The X-Borgs raised their staffs and began firing lasers all around them hitting civilians and buildings in the process.

"Hey, hold it right there!" Troy shouted.

"Hm?" Vric mumbled as he turned to face the six teens running toward him.

"And I suppose you must be the Power Rangers I've heard so much about?" Vric inquired.

"Yeah, and who are you supposed to be?" Jake called out.

"Why I am Vric, the younger brother of Prince Vekar." Vric replied cockily as he brandished his sword. "And I have to come to avenge my older brother by destroying you rangers and conquering this planet for the Armada."

"We'll see about that!" Troy barked. "Guys, it's morphin time!"

The Rangers pulled out their morphers and Ranger Keys.

"Super Mega Mode!" They all shouted as they placed their keys into their morphers.

"Super Megaforce Red!"

"Super Megaforce Blue!"

"Super Megaforce Yellow!"

"Super Megaforce Green!"

"Super Megaforce Pink!"

"Super Megaforce Silver!"

As the Rangers struck a pose, they shouted:

"Earth's Defenders, Never surrender!"

Vric remained unfazed by the rangers, even when they summoned their blasters and sabers.

"That's it?" Vric scoffed. "That's your powers? Ha Ha Ha! All you did was put on some ridiculous uniforms."

Vric bellowed with laughter.

"We'll see whose laughing after we beat you!" Jake shot as he fired several rounds of blasts from his Super Mega Saber.

Vric blocked the attack with his sword and charged at the Rangers.

"Come on, guys!" Troy commanded, readying his Super Mega Saber as the he and the others charged.

After several minutes of fighting, it became clear to the rangers that this new opponent wasn't some ordinary Commander. Vric and Natacore slashed them with their swords, causing the rangers to be knocked back.

"You rangers really are pathetic." Vric jeered. "I've had more of a challenge blasting space rocks."

The Rangers regrouped, ready to summon their Legendary Ranger keys.

"You like traveling in space, huh?" Troy inquired. "Then try this!"

"Legendary Ranger Mode….In Space!"

"Red Space Ranger!" Troy declared as he wielded his Spiral Saber.

"Blue Space Ranger!" Noah declared as he wielded his Astro Axe.

"Yellow Space Ranger!" Gia declared as she readied her Star Slinger.

"Black Space Ranger!" Jake declared as he wielded his Lunar Lance.

"Pink Space Ranger!" Emma declared as he wielded her Satellite Stunner.

"Silver Space Ranger!" Orion declared as he summoned his Super Silverizer.

"Let's Rocket!"

"Oooo, scary!" Vric jeered as he brandished his sword once more.

"Orion, you're with me!" Troy shouted.

"Right!" Orion acknowledged, summoning his chief weapon. "Super Silverizer!"

"Spiral Saber!" Troy shouted as he charged at Vric.

"Weaklings!" Vric bellowed as he met their attacks blow for blow.

Meanwhile, Jake and the others fought against Natacore and the X-Borgs.

"Astro Axe!" Noah shouted as he swung his axe around, slashing the X-Borgs around him.

"Star Slinger!" Gia shouted as she fired multiple rounds of lasers at X-Borgs, knocking them backwards.

Jake and Emma were currently engaged with Natacore, who used his sword to fight them.

Jake swung his lance at Natacore, who blocked it with his sword.

"You rangers are going to pay for what you did to the prince and my brother, Matacore!" Natacore seethed.

"We'll see about that." Jake grinned from behind his helmet. "Emma, now!"

Emma, using her Satellite Stunner, fired several energy rings at Natacore, briefly stunning him. This allowed Jake to swing his lance and slash the alien, causing sparks to erupt around him.

Natacore recovered quickly and brandished his sword once more.

"Man, this guy's putting up a fight." Jake quipped as he regrouped with Gia and Noah.

At that moment, Troy and Orion were blasted to their friends by Vric. The evil alien approached the rangers, standing several yards away from them.

"You know for Power Rangers, you guys really aren't that…. What's the word…..Powerful." Vric mocked.

Jake clenched his fist in anger. "I'll show you power!" Jake shouted as he charged forward.

"Jake, wait!" Troy called out in vain.

The Black Ranger leaped upward and readied his lance for a downward slash.

At the last moment, Vric dodged the attack, causing Jake's attack to hit someone standing behind the alien…Emma.

"AHH!" Emma cried out in pain, as she was struck by Jake's attack.

"What?" Jake gasped in shock. "No…"

Emma de-morphed and went limp. Jake got down on his knees and lifted her limp body in his arms.

"Emma, are you okay?" Jake pleaded as he shook the unconscious pink Ranger.

"Ha, Ha, Ha!" Vric laughed as he and Natacore regrouped. "You rangers are a real bore. I'll come back when you all learn to at least put up a decent fight."

And with that the two aliens disappeared.

The other Rangers rushed to Jake and Emma's side

"Is she okay?" Gia asked in concern as Noah checked Emma for any visible injuries.

"She'll live." Noah surmised. "But we have to get her patched up. Let's get her to the Command Center."

The others nodded. Troy and Orion lifted the unconscious Emma, carrying her as they followed their teammates back to the Command Center.

End Notes: So Emma's out for a while. You know what that means…. Anyway,

Vric, the brother of Vrak and Vekar, is based off of Bacchus Gill from the Gokaiger/Go-Buster team up movie. I figured even if we do get some elements of Go-Busters in Dino Charge, this character most likely won't be used, so why not. If I had to pick a voice actor for him, it would be Kelson Henderson.

His minion is based off of Waredonaiyer also from the same movie.

This tribute will be a little similar to the episode "Always a Chance" from Power Rangers In Space.

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