A/N: Hello, my friends, and welcome to my very first fan-fiction. This takes place after the SPD/Dino Thunder Team-Up. Thanks to Kat Manx, Conner, Ethan, and Kira's powers are active again. In a few weeks, Haley was able to jury-rig Tommy and Trent's morphers as well. Team Dino-Thunder is Back in Action! Sorry, couldn't resist a pun there. Anyway *voice changes dramatically*

Green, Blue, Gray, Pink, Crimson, Red, and even White: not exactly what you'd think when you imagine evil colors. Yet the dark forces set against the Power have used each one in their plan. Some managed to fight off the darkness; others were rescued by courageous souls. But neither good nor evil can ever truly be defeated. They merely change their methods…as one Pink Ranger is about to find out.

Path of the Power

(prologue)

(It all started with a candy bar…well sort of.)

"Ugh, this stupid vending machine isn't taking dollars again." Karone banged her fist against the insurgent device and inwardly winced as she hurt her hand.

Her brother Andros smirked, "Do you really need more candy? I saw you drinking that Crimson Bison earlier."

"That's Red Bull. And can you blame me? I haven't slept well recently. Interrogating prisoners is just as draining for the officers as it is for the perp. This guy had better have the information we need."

"I feel the same, but this is too important. If data we found on this guy's ship is correct, then he was a member of the United Alliance of Evil."

"And if that's true, than there could be others in the UAE who managed to survive Zordon's Wave…." She shook her head as the unpleasant memories surfaced. In the wastelands of what was once KO-35, the Pink Galaxy Ranger had been the one to find this perpetrator comitting a heist and brought him in after a difficult fight. Now, three different teams were interrogating him for the vital info he carried. "Well, it's almost time to change shifts; maybe Trigger-Finger-Troy got him to crack.

Their conversation was interrupted as Carter Grayson, the Red Lightspeed Ranger, stumbled into the room and steadied himself against the wall. In response to their shocked looks, he merely gave them a thumbs-down and headed for his bunk.

"—Or maybe not."

"Then I guess it's your turn then."

"I don't know what to do. He's shown resistance to mental probes, reduction in sentence, even minor torture."

"Maybe you just need to scare him."

Yeah Andros, scare someone who we caught in a sector of space that even that Lord Zedd wouldn't go. How am I supposed to do that? Wait, I have an idea.

A/N: Minor cliffhanger here. Perhaps more exposition is needed. After Forever Red, Andros and TJ returned to Earth and active duty with the other Space Rangers. Karone remained behind on Miranoi with Leo, Mike, Maya, Kai, and Damon to help settle Terra Venture's inhabitants onto the planet. Until a journey back to her old homeworld crossed her path with someone she once knew. But no spoilers. Stay tuned for more.