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Chapter 2: The Plan

"What is your plan, Your Highness?" Damaras asked Vrak.

"It's simple, Damaras." Vrak stated. "We will send a platoon of X-Borgs to Earth. They will distract the rangers so Zilas can infiltrate their base and sever their powers once and for all. Then this planet and all of its inhabitants will be at our mercy."

"Oh, Vrak, you've done it again." Levira sighed dreamily. "How do you do it?"

"It comes from a lifetime of hard work, my dear Levira." Vrak answered as he ran his hand across her cheek. He turned his attention back to Damaras. "Well, you have orders!"

"Oh yes, of course, sire, I'll get right on it." Damaras quipped as he left the room.

Vrak and Levira turned their attention to the window, observing the Earth.

"Just a little more time, my love." Vrak whispered to Levira.

"Hey, Orion!" Troy called as he and his friends entered the Brain Freeze.

"Hey, guys!" Orion waved as he prepared the smoothies for his friends.

The five rangers took a seat at the smoothie bar as they waited for Orion to bring them their smoothies.

"I still can't believe we finally defeated the Prince." Noah said to his friends.

"I know. Maybe now, the Armada will finally back off." Jake added.

"Don't be so sure, Jake?" Troy warned. "Even without their leader, I'm pretty sure the Armada's still capable of launching another attack on Earth. Revenge is quite the motivation in war, and I'm sure those aliens are no exceptions."

"Well, after fighting the prince, I'd have to say Vrak was worse a threat than him." Gia admitted.

"Who's Vrak?" Orion asked as he brought his friends his smoothies.

"He was a member of the Warstar Aliens." Emma told him. "Before the Armada arrived, he was the biggest threat we had ever fought."

"Yeah, even after we defeated him and his boss Malkor, one of his minions brought him back as cyborg and he came close to destroying us." Noah went on.

"If it wasn't for Robo Knight, we would all be toast right now." Jake joked.

"So, how is this Vrak connected to the Prince?" Orion inquired.

"Well, a Messenger from the Armada said that Vrak was the prince's brother and second in line for the throne." Troy stated, remembering the battle they last had with Vrak. "So I guess that means he was Vekar's younger brother."

Jake chuckled lightly under his breath.

"What's so funny?" Gia asked.

"Nothing, it's just how can the Prince be older than Vrak?" Jake grinned in amusement. "I mean you remember when we fought him. I mean, he acted like a baby and he couldn't even fight."

"Yeah, that guy went down when I barely managed hit him with my blaster." Noah remembered smiling.

The others broke in tiny laughs of amusement.

"So…." Orion went on. "What happened to this Vrak? Did you guys ever beat him?"

"Afraid not." Noah answered. "The minute the Armada showed up, he went into hiding. He's still out there somewhere, probably waiting to strike back at us."

"Right, and since he's hasn't attack in a while, I'm pretty sure he's planning something big." Troy added.

The five rangers handed their empty bowls to Orion who took them over to the sink.

"Well, until that guy is found, I'll stay here with you guys for as long as you need me." Orion told them.

"Thanks, Orion." Emma smiled.

Beep! Beep!

Troy looked at his communicator, which was attached to his belt loop. The others looked around making sure no one could hear them. Troy pulled it out and brought it to his mouth.

"What is it, Tensou?" Troy whispered into the communicator.

"A platoon of X-Borgs have landed in the plaza!"

"We're on our way." Troy answered, placing the morpher back on his belt. "Let's go, guys!"

The five main rangers walked casually out of the building, with Orion following them shortly so he could tell Ernie he was going on break.

Ernie took their cups into the kitchen, unaware someone was observing the whole scene.

"Those rangers took the bait." Jordan sneered.

The brainwashed human was sitting at the table just within earshot of the rangers. Now that they were distracted, he could finally move forward with his mission.