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A/N: This takes place immediately following Invasion.

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Marnier Bay, California

"This is Cassidy Cornell for Reefside news. It's been a week now since Zak'eth made first contact with our world, and in that time, he was erased all barriers that once separated our race. The world leaders unanimously agreed to relinquish their authority over their respective territories, and now, the entire planet is at peace. We are no longer divided by race, religious, country or belief. The people of Earth are as one. Since his arrival, Zak'eth has put an end to war, has given us cures to many diseases that plagued us, and as initiated plans to put an end to world hunger. He has for nothing in exchange, only that the people of Earth continue with the progress we've made. There are, however, some people who are against unification process. While most of the planet lives at peace, a small group of people calling themselves the Resistance has launched several attacks…"

It was Zak'eth who turned off the monitors in the Aqua Base, refusing to watch anymore. "I will never understand why there are some who choose a life of violence and oppression, rather than the life of peace that I have offered them," he said.

It still amazed Cam that while Zak'eth didn't appear to have a mouth, he could hear everything Zak'eth said to him. He wondered whether or not Zak'eth had telepathic powers, and if so, were they limited only to communicating with others. Cam stood with his arms folded, facing Zak'eth in the lab.

"I don't understand, why not just eliminate them. We have the capability to destroy them…" he was interrupted.

"Cam, I have come to trust you a great deal since coming to your planet. You have proven to me that you are one of the most enlightened among your race. I came here to establish peace, and while there are some who don't agree with what we're doing, I will not destroy them. To do so undermines everything we've done here."

"But what about…" he stopped, allowing his sentence to trail off.

"You may speak freely with me Cam. What concerns you?"

"Tori, Conner and the others have been rounding up members of the Resistance for days now, bringing them here, but after that, they're just gone. I assumed you were…"

"Destroying them? No, of course not. Those who eventually realized how wonderful unification was were assigned to other areas of the world to complete our goals. Those who did not serve another purpose," he said.

"Another purpose?" Cam asked.

"There are aspects of unification that you're not ready to know about Cam, but soon, you will."

"So what do you want us to do? About the Resistance?" he asked.

"Go to them, convince them that this pointless fighting will get them nowhere."

Cam paused, slightly. Almost so briefly that Zak'eth didn't notice. "What about the red Time Force ranger and Quantum ranger? We've had them captive for over a week now, yet they seem unwilling to support unification," he mentioned.

"I am unsure why they have not seen the path to peace yet."

"I will go to them, explain the error of their ways. I know them, we're rangers, I can convince them that…"

"Always so eager, aren't you Cameron?" he put his hand on Cam's shoulder. "I will be in my quarters, I need my rest. You may speak the rangers; try to get them to listen to reason. If they do not, have them sent to me," he said.

"As you wish Zak'eth." Cam said, nodding slightly, then walked out the room.

Eric and Wes hung from chains on the ceiling, their feet dangling just a few inches from the ground. They'd been there for a little over a week, and it was beginning to take its toll on them. Every six hours or so, a guard came to their cell, offering them food packets, or at least something that they were told were food packets. It was a small bag of liquid, usually a greenish-brown color and it was completely tasteless and odorless. The guard removed their helmets, and would feed them the packet through a straw.

"Whenever you're ready to come up with a bright idea, I'm listening," Eric said, breaking the silence between them.

"I'm working on it."

"Really? Because from over here it looks a lot like doing nothing," he said.

"Even if we were to get out of here Eric, then what? This alien has control of most of the planet. Where would we go, what would we do?" he asked him.

"You know, you could always embrace unification," a voice said.

The two of them turned their attention to the entrance, or what appeared to be an entrance, as Cam walked in, escorted by two guards.

"Cam, listen to me. I don't know what the aliens have done to you, but this is…"

"They haven't done anything to me, other than open my eyes. I support unification because its for the good of the world. Why don't you see that?" he asked.

"Because it's a load of sh…"

"Guards, you may go," Cam said. The guards nodded, walking back into the hall. As quickly as the opening had appeared, it was gone. "We don't have a lot of time, and there's a lot I have to explain to you," he said, walking over to the pole that the chains were connected to, unlocking them.

Wes and Eric fell to the floor, but landed on their feet.

"What the hell is going on?" Eric snapped.

"Zak'eth is using mind control to manipulate everyone on the planet. Hes already convinced most of the world to buy into this unification. There is a Resistance group, but they're numbers are getting smaller and smaller by the day. We have to organize some kind of assault against Zak'eth, but I don't know what yet," he explained.

"I thought you supported Unification," Wes brought up.

"I don't, but I needed him to think that. However hes controlling people's minds, he tried it with me, but it didn't work. I think it has something to do with the energy signatures in our morphers," he said.

"If that were true, the other rangers wouldn't be affected either."

"I thought of that. I think you have to be morphed to be shielded from the effects. The only reason it didn't work on me if because of the abnormal energy levels in the Titanium morpher. Zak'eth hasn't figured it out yet, which is why you two have been in here so long," he said.

"So now what?"

"Now, I give you a ten minute head start, then tell him you escaped. Head north, there's a Resistance group in Turtle Cove, its targeted to be raided in the next six hours, so you have to get there and warn them," he said.

"What about you?"

"I have to stay here. Zak'eth thinks his mind control trick worked on me, and I can do more good here. I'll find a way to shut down whatever it is he's doing to people," he handed them a card. "This is my key card, it opens every door in the Aqua Base. Head down this hall, make a left and stop at the docking area. The rescue vehicles should still be there, use them to get to the surface, then head to Turtle Cove," he explained.

"Zak'eth is going to figure out you helped us," Wes mentioned.

"I know, that's why one of you is going to have to hit me. That way, it will look…" he was cut short as Eric cocked back, hitting Cam in the head of the head with the chain wrapped around his fist, knocking him out.

"Eric, what the hell did you do that for?"

"You heard'em, we had to. Now lets go."

Turtle Cove, California

Taylor walked down an alley slowly with bags of groceries in hand, making her way back towards headquarters. She'd been able to slip into the grocery store, get supplies and make it most of the way back without being stopped by Zak'eth's security force. She had, however, run into a few "true believers", who praised Zak'eth for bringing peace to the world. As much as she hated to admit it, it did appear as though the world was a better place. People weren't hungry anymore, diseased had been cured, and the things that divided people had been eliminated. Still, there was the nagging feeling that it was all too easy, that something just wasn't right.

The sun was beginning to set, and she picked up the pace, hoping that going down the alley would prevent her from being followed. As she stepped out the alley, she was stopped by Zak'eth's security, all of them wearing Lightspeed Rescue jackets.

"Greetings citizen," one of them said.

As Taylor moved forward, she recognized one of them. "Kelsey? Kelsey Winslow?" she asked.

"Yes, do we know each other?"

"No, not really. I was in the air force with a friend of yours, Nancy, before she transferred to the NASADA program," she said.

"I haven't seen Nancy in a while. These are my friends Tori, Ethan and Conner," she introduced. "I'm sorry, I didn't get your name."

"Taylor Earheart," she said.

"You were the yellow Wild Force ranger, weren't you?" it was Ethan who took a step forward. "I remember reading about you in Dr. Oliver's logs."

"So where are you on your way to Taylor?" Conner asked.

"Taking this food to some friends of mine. I was trying to make it there without running into anyone, but I guess that's out now. Isn't it?" she asked.

The four of them moved closer.

"You do believe in Zak'eth's vision for the world, don't you?" Tori asked.

"Oh yeah, I'm all for being brainwashed and having my free will taken from me so some alien with a big head can tell me how to run my life," she said sarcastically.

"You're a member of the Resistance!" Kelsey said.

"Well yeah, duh!" Taylor responded, dropping her bag and hitting a spin kick to Tori right away. Conner charged in, but she ducked his attack, doing a back flip and landing on a park bench. Ethan got onto the bench with her, but she shifted her weight, knocking the bench over and Ethan with it. Kelsey made her move, but Taylor picked up the trashcan near the bench and hit Kelsey over the head with it. Kelsey fell back, but Conner and Ethan grabbed Taylor, holding her arms.

"We don't want to fight you, only to make you understand the importance of Unification," Tori said, walking towards her.

Taylor struggled to get free, but it was no use. Kelsey got back to her feet, reaching for her morpher. "Eric, this is Kelsey, do you read me?" she asked.

"Loud and clear."

"We apprehended a Resistance member in sector three. Drive around here and pick her up while we continue our sweep of this sector," she said.

"I'm on my way. Eric out."

"How can you guys let yourselves be controlled by this alien? You're rangers for God's sake!" Taylor snapped.

Before any of them could respond, two figures from out of the alley, attacking them. One of them took down Conner and Ethan with a sabat kick to the head. The other managed grab Tori and flip her onto the bench before she even realized what happened. They swung at Kelsey, but she ducked it.

"More members of the Resistance?" she asked.

"You could say that."

"TIME FOR, TIME FORCE!"

"QUANTUM POWER!"

There was a flash of light, and the two figures were transformed into the red ranger and Quantum ranger. Ethan got back to his feet, standing next to Kelsey.

"If that's the way they want to play it, lets do it!" he said.

"Right!"

"LIGHTSPEED, RESCUE!"

There was another flash of light, and the two of them were transformed into the red and yellow Lightspeed Rangers, but as soon as they did, they collapsed to the ground.

"Ethan, Kelsey, what's wrong?" Tori asked, rushing over to them.

Taylor hit a kick to the side of Tori's head. The red ranger grabbed Ethan, picking him up and putting him over his shoulder. The Quantum ranger picked up Kelsey as well.

"You got a place we can go?" Wes asked.

Taylor nodded. "Come with me," she said, motioning for them to follow.

"She's been gone a while, maybe one of us should go out there and look for her," Jason suggested, peeking out the window, hoping he'd see Taylor on her way back, but there was nothing.

Tommy, who was sitting at the table across the room, simply leaned back in his chair. "Relax man, she'll be here," he said.

"You said that two days ago when Alyssa went out there to get supplies, and she never came back. I knew sending her out there alone was a bad idea," he mentioned.

"Everything is going to be okay."

"How is it going to be okay? The Resistance was a lost cause when we started it, and our numbers just keep getting smaller and smaller. I say we ranger up and attack the Aqua Base," he said.

"And what will that get us, other than captured? We need a plan," Tommy said.

"The plan won't do us any good if we're the only ones on the planet left," he said.

Just then, the front door flew open as Taylor rushed in along with Wes and Eric.

"Close the door and help us get them into the basement," she instructed.

Jason closed the front door, and then helped as they carried the unconscious rangers down the steps and into the basement. Jason and Wes laid Ethan down across the couch while Tommy and Eric put Kelsey in a chair.

"Taylor, what's going on?"

"They morphed, and they just passed out," she said.

"Their morphers shielded them from the mind control. When they morphed, it must have been too much for them to handle and they passed out," Wes told them.

"How do you know the morphers block the mind control?"

"Because Eric and I haven't been manipulated yet, and we were in the Aqua Base for almost a week. Cam said there's something about the energy that…" he was cut short.

"Wait. Cam told you that?" Taylor asked.

"Cam has been all over TV right next to Zak'eth. He lied to you, this is a set up," Jason told him.

"No, the Titanium morpher has a unique energy signature, and it blocks the mind control as well. Cam is only going along with Zak'eth to find a way to stop him from the inside."

"Its true. If it wasn't for Cam we've probably still be in there," Eric mentioned.

"How do we know that when these two wake up, they won't be under Zak'eth's control anymore?" Taylor asked.

"I doubt they will. When they come to, they'll be a big help in getting us back into the Aqua Base," he said.

"Back? Why would we go back?"

"I have a plan," Wes said.