Chapter 2: Return of the Power Rangers (Part 2)

November 25th 2015,

1 ALB,

Hexagon/Silver Guardians HQ,

New York,

Five teens were in an SUV heading through the city of New York. All around them, the city was once again, a very busy place, filled with pedestrians and automobiles. Only this time, the atmosphere was very much different. Traffic jams filled the roads and crosswalks. People were rushing in different directions as if they were running from a bull rush. And with good reason. It was an evacuation, and the people of New York were rushing to safety once again.

Troy looked at the flashing scrolling signs on the buildings, displaying the disturbing news of his early encounter with a returning enemy. He held onto his chest where he was shot from Jestino's surprise attack. It was well bandaged inside his shirt, but the pain lingered for a while.

However, nothing was worse than the feeling he had inside of him. All the while, he knew that this sort of stuff would happen. The Armada really did feel like just the beginning. And now, here was the rest of the cavalry. An empire bent on full furious revenge.

It was only wave one and the Rangers were beaten to a pulp. It was almost like the day the Armada first struck without warning. And they sent a large force of ships against the Rangers. The attack earlier was just a small dispatch force. How could they beat an enemy that could easily wipe them out with a swift blow?

Fortunately enough, one man was determined to come and save the day. Thanks to the intervention of the Silver Guardians, the Rangers were saved from an unpleasant end. And now the Rangers were heading for a place where they will find an answer to the new problem.

The Megaforce Rangers were sitting at the back seat withthe legend himself, Tommy Oliver, with other well-known Rangers, Wesley Collins and Eric Meyers at the front, with Eric driving. Behind them, a long line of black cars followed suit. They couldn't help but feel curious about why they were being sent to another place.

"So, let me get this straight…" Gia started. "You want us… to be agents to your, um…"

"Hexagon." Tommy answered. "An organization formed to counter the threat of the Empire."

"Empire? You mean those guys?" asked Noah.

"Precisely."

"So, how do you guys know about the Empire?" wondered Emma.

"All your questions will be answered when we reach our base." Everyone agreed and stayed on for the ride.

They drove on and on, until they reached a tall building away from the bustling roads of the big city. The team looked out the window to marvel at the building's architecture. Additionally, Noah noticed a rather interesting sight. Outside the structure, there were twenty-four flags hoisted in a straight line. He couldn't help but notice something significant from the flags.

"Hey, those flags." He pointed at them. "They have the symbols of the past Ranger teams."

"That's quite a good eye you got there, kid." remarked Eric. The lead car drove at the front into the driveway while the other cars drove around of the building. The lone car parked right at front. Once done, the Rangers all exited the vehicle and walked inside the building. They passed through the hallway and towards the elevators.

"Whoa, dude." Jake could just stare at how cool the building's interior.

"This is the Silver Guardians' base." said Noah.

"Yep." Wes nodded. "With my dad currently retired and all his shareholders getting equal money, I decided to get him to let Eric and I keep the Silver Guardians."

"Yeah, no more paid jobs to save lives. Made us look like mercenaries than real heroes." The group walked into two different elevators. In one of them, Wes pulled out a keycard and slid it on an activation panel. Soon afterwards, the elevator went down. Way down…

Troy noticed the elevator going down a lot longer than any ordinary elevator could.

"Okay, either this elevator is slow, or are we really going way too deep?"

"You'll like what you'll see, Troy." Tommy assured him.

And so the elevator continued down underground.


After a minute, the elevator had come to a stop. When the doors opened, the teens were in for a big surprise. Exiting the lift, they were soon met by the other Rangers and all eyes were viewing the massive hangar bay around them. They walked on the catwalk towards another pair of doors on the other side. As they came midway, Troy turned to his right and what he saw below the catwalk took him by surprise.

"The Skyship?" He stopped by the railway and saw the mighty Zord that was once his own, docked in a hangar bay with machinery hooked to many of its sides. The other Rangers joined in to witness the Legendary Zord.

"The Skyship is undergoing some major repairs." explained Tommy. "The Legendary Megazord was so crippled that the damage was beyond repair. The four other Zords, however, weren't so lucky."

"They've been destroyed?" asked a shocked Gia.

"I'm afraid so." The Rangers couldn't believe their ears. Their most powerful Megazord yet, having been heavily damaged by the might of the Armada, leaving behind a wrecked Skyship and worse, the other Zords rendered useless. It was such a fine marvel of invention until the Armada decided to put it out of commission.

"Well, what is the Zord doing here?" Emma wondered. "Didn't Gosei bring it back?"

"Oh right!" Suddenly, Noah was hit with sudden realization. "At times like this, we would have to go to our Command Center and tell Gosei. Couldn't we just go there?"

"Hold your horses, Noah." assured Tommy. "We will get that covered later. For now, just come along for the tour." Noah nodded and the team went on ahead. They made it to the other side of the catwalk and entered through the doors.

They came into a corridor where people in labcoats and lighter black suits. They all had the same hexagonal-shaped symbol embedded on their clothes, signifying their allegiance to the organization underneath the ground.

Tommy showed the Rangers the many rooms and their purposes.

"And there's the control room. It helps us to monitor any trouble from across the world. Every nation in the world has a system of cameras and are being operated to make sure Hexagon gets a full view of the world."

They exited the room after looking at the various computers and consoles. They then walked again through the corridor, examining more rooms. There were laboratories, training rooms, supply rooms, mess halls, bedrooms and more.


They then stopped by another smaller hangar bay, where a large green hover vehicle was docked. It had two large jet engines at the back of it and two frontal cannons and two long-boarded landing gear.

Below the ship, there was a man, dressed in a stylish black jacket with green highlights. He had his right hand spraying some paint on it. His left hand was holding a cowboy hat.

The group entered the hangar.

"Giving her a new paint job, I see?" called out Tommy to the man. He stopped what he was doing and ran up to them, putting on his hat. He made a low-five with Tommy before shaking his hand and doing the same with Wes and Eric.

"Hey. Cowboy's gotta pimp his ride if he wants to make show biz." the man laughed.

"I would like you to meet the current team of Power Rangers. The Megaforce Rangers. Everyone either waved or said 'hi' awkwardly. All except Emma.

"Wow! " she said with glee. "You're the Sky Cowboy!"

"Hey, yeah!" he responded.

"Oh my gosh. My mum is like a huge fan."

"Well, I'm obliged, young lady. What's your name, girl?"

"I'm Emma, the, um, Pink Ranger.

Meanwhile, as the Sky Cowboy shook hands with Emma and the rest of the team, Noah looked at the man and for some reason, he suddenly recognized him.

"Wait!" he urged. "You're Joel Rawlings. The Green Lightspeed Ranger!" Everyone else, except for the other older Rangers, were shocked to hear Noah's call. Emma was especially baffled. Her mother's favourite star turned out to be the Green Ranger of Lightspeed Rescue!

"Well, looks like someone has been keeping track with his homework. Hehehe." teased Joel. "That's right, y'all. This Sky Cowboy's all green with Lightspeed Rescue."

"Wow! I mean, just... Wow." Emma couldn't bear her thrilled expression.

"Hey I tell ya what. After this, I'll give your mom my autograph. How's that sound?"

"Ehh… sure!" Emma stuttered.

"Well, we gotta get going with the tour, Joel." said Wes. "Send our regards to Angela." The Rangers waved goodbye to the Sky Cowboy as he went to resume work on his paint-job.


The group continued walking down the corridor.

"How long has this place existed?" asked Troy.

"This place was built for the Silver Guardians as an underground test facility for most of the Silver Guardian technology. I can say a year after our days as Time Force Rangers came to an end." answered Wes.

"But after a while, when Wes and Eric took over the Silver Guardians from Wes' father, he decided to lend all available resources to me and thus I was able to build up this base from the ground up; filling it with eager recruits. These people around us are all dedicated to preserving the Power Rangers legacy by helping me run Hexagon." added Tommy.

The group soon headed on over to a room with an elegant style. There, they saw various memorabilia on some tables and on the walls. There was even a roster of almost twenty photos, each containing a team of five, six, or in some of them, more colourful heroes in them. Behind a large wooden desk facing the doors, there was a large portrait of a floating bald head, pale and illuminating.

"Whoa." Noah was in awe as every bit of Ranger nostalgia hit him. Jake was just as impressed.

"Glad you like what I have done with the place." said Tommy. "But we're not going to begin talks here." Then, Tommy reached for a statue bust of a Green Ranger and pushed its head up front like a lever, revealing a small red button. He pressed the button and, to the teenagers' surprise, a bookshelf moved up front and turned into a 180° angle, revealing an entranceway into a deep, stone-walled corridor and a spiral staircase descending downwards. "This will lead to the place."

"Watch your step." Wes and Eric stayed as Tommy and the others walked in first before entering themselves, shutting the bookshelf behind them.

The group walked down the steps, passing through torches on the wall. After a minute, the Rangers approached a stone door and Tommy opened it. The Rangers soon find themselves in a very spacious rock chamber with mist drifting from under their feet. There were also five stone podiums lined up in a circle and a bright torched table lighting up the cave.

"Whoa..." The Rangers found themselves in a state of awe as the cave's walls were soon lit up with torches.

"So, is this where begin?" asked Troy.

"Indeed." responded Tommy. "But first, I'm going to have to introduce to you an old friend of yours."

"Who?" Jake asked.

"That will be me." Jake was suddenly shaken by the low and deep echoing voice coming from behind him. The rest of the gang turned around to face a dark, shadowed wall. When two torches lit up, they saw a very familiar face. On the wall, was a white and gold face that looked like a Moai statue with green eyes. As it talked, the green eyes and red mouth flashed. "Welcome back, Rangers."

"Gosei?!" The Rangers were both surprised and happy to see the sight of Gosei, their mentor.

"Then, that means..."

"Say no more!" Suddenly, the group is joined by a small little rover robot with two wheels and a squared head.

"Tensou!" The wheeled little robot swirled around and sped right for the Rangers. He was then greeted with hugs and strokes.

"It's good to see you here." said Gia as the robot giggled in happiness. Troy soon got up and headed for Gosei.

"So, how did you two get here, Gosei? What happened to the Command Center?"

"Unfortunately, Troy." Gosei began. "During the first attack on New York, an alien ship in orbit bombarded the Command Center as well. The cave could not sustain itself for long as it came down. Tensou and I gathered whatever we could, including your Morphers and the Ranger Keys, and evacuated the Center just in time. We then teleported here, where Tommy Oliver built this new Command Center." Tommy walked to Troy's side, explaining his side of the story.

"We knew something like this would happen. So, after the Legendary Battle, I spoke to Gosei and prepared for an emergency plan so that he can retreat here at Hexagon HQ."

Soon, Troy acknowledged the story and headed back to his friends. Tensou rolled to Gosei's side.

"But how do you know about hexagon, Gosei?" asked Emma. Gosei took a minute of silence, before answering her question.

"Because you have been selected as Hexagon's agents and it is a great honour to fight alongside your predecessors to counter the Empire."

"Whoa! Hold up!" Jake stopped, with Noah walking with him.

"We? We get to fight alongside other Rangers?" Everyone couldn't hold their excitement. To meet Tommy Oliver, Wesley Collins and Eric Meyers again, that's a real shocker. But to fight alongside more of their favourite predecessors? That's a shocker times ten! They were really pumped doing so during the last Legendary Battle, but now they get to do it again, possibly many times over. It was a real honour.

"So, what is this whole story?" asked Troy. "Of the Empire and Hexagon?"

"Ah, we were wondering when you would ask that." said Tommy. The Rangers all gathered around to hear it all. They were about to get a full story of the Mavro Empire and the history of Hexagon.

Then, the fire at the central table lit up at a very bright flame, startling the Rangers. Next, the flame then formed a ring of fire, and in that ring, there was an image of a memorable scene. It was the Legendary Battle, where all the past Power Rangers united to battle the last of Emperor Mavro's forces.


"The Legendary Battle." Gosei started. "A pivotal moment in Power Rangers history. Every single Power Ranger coming together to battle the might of the Armada. You Rangers have made that battle one to remember. To add up to things, you have also thwarted the efforts of the Warstar fleet, the Toxic Aliens, Metal Alice's robot army and eventually, Vrak himself. Thanks to you, Mavro, his two heirs, Vrak and Vekar, and the entire bulk of his Armada, has been destroyed, bringing the world back to peace."

"But not for long." Tommy joined in. "I was afraid something like this would happen. I knew that if Mavro and his Armada was to be destroyed, that would leave his Empire coming right at Earth for total revenge and domination." The vision changed from the ending of the Battle, to an empty field of space. "This footage was taken from one of our fellow Rangers, Andros, just a few months after the Battle."

"This is Andros, Red Space Ranger. DECA has detected a very peculiar occurrence in Sector Epsilon, almost a few light-years away from KO-35. The Megaship is in the area now. Scanning for energy disturbance."

The video displayed almost a minute of emptiness. The Rangers watched closely to see what has been captured. Suddenly, they saw what that very thing was.

It was an alien spacecraft. It looked like the same alien warship that attacked the Rangers earlier. It was soon followed by another two ships behind it.

"What the?" The stunned voice of Andros could easily be identified by everyone watching. "Oh no. Andros to Tommy. If you're seeing this, then your suspicions are correct! There are still Mavro warships out there. Calculating their trajectory, they seem to be heading for one location. And the one planet within the trajectory… is Earth. I do not know what this means, but if you ask me, there could very well be an Empire left behind and they're coming for revenge. Going back to report KO-35 to alert all allies within range of the fleet. Andros out." The footage was paused. The Rangers weren't so enthusiastic as before.

"So, it isn't over?" Troy asked.

"Afraid not." Tommy answered. "I felt somehow that the enemy force we took out was only an Armada. And whenever there's an Armada, there's always an Empire to serve. And when there's an Emperor like Mavro, we can be sure that there's an Empress that could be equally as dangerous as him." An Empress? As bad as Mavro? The thought couldn't get out of the worried Megaforce Rangers.

"The Mavro Empire is a force to be reckoned with." said Gosei. "When I was under the mentorship of Zordon, I have witnessed the many atrocities and conquests of their dreaded expansions. Under Mavro and Verinora, the Empire became so powerful, that it eventually split from other villainous organizations, even Dark Specter's United Alliance of Evil."

"And we all know how powerful the Alliance was before Zordon sacrificed himself to save us all." added Tommy. "In fact, speaking of said sacrifice, I wasn't even sure how such a force so infamous could even survive the energy wave that purified or destroyed most of the Alliance's members. A large force of them were hit, but Mavro survived. We then found out from our espionage forces that the Empire's home planet was in a galaxy too far and dark for the Energy Wave to hit. Mavro and his family must've retreated there before the event. How they knew of what would happen exactly, that's a bigger mystery."

"And thus, the Empire has preserved, and while many different generations of Power Rangers continued to fight different generations of villains, the Empire began to rebuild and expand. Without the competition with Dark Specter, it was able to gobble up remaining worlds and eventually, sought their sights on Earth, starting by sending the Warstar fleet under Vrak and Malkor, to survey and besiege."

"And that's where you guys came in." Wes joined in.

"With my guidance, you were able to utilize your Megaforce powers to combat Warstar and their allies. Then, with the powers of legends, you were able to handle the arrival of the first wave of Vekar's forces and then, his father, Mavro."

"With a little help, of course." Eric muttered quietly.

"And you know what happened next." Tommy cleared. "We all came to fight by your side and Mavro and his Armada have been vanquished. And soon we all thought it was over."

"Until now." Gosei added.

"Once the battle was over, we decided to take the initiative to start picking up from the aftermath. While I was assuming the possibility of an Empire out for revenge, I had to take action and gather info from every Ranger I knew. I went to various resources, beginning with Wes and Eric. Next, there was Lightspeed Rescue, and so on and so forth. Eventually, I talked to Gosei about you guys."

"So, about us being Hexagon agents?" Tommy nodded to Troy.

"Why us?" Noah added.

"Because you were able to handle not one, but four major villain organizations and were able to be there to unite every single Power Ranger in existence. You were to be that decisive force. We've been watching you from the moment the Armada invaded, and we believe we've seen it all from you. And now, we want you again. Rangers, the reason why I formed Hexagon, was to relive the glory days. Where Power Rangers of old would come together as one, to defeat a threat far greater than even Dark Specter. And we're going to do all of this under an orderly fashion. The old traditions of passing on the torch from team to team are no more, at least for now. I am hoping you guys will join us as we gather all the past heroes and unite to defeat the Empire and Verinora. That is Hexagon's primary goal. And in the future I hope, that Hexagon will stand to the tests of time and continue to watch over Earth and the universe for as long as it can."

"So, Rangers." Gosei spoke. "The question now lies…"

"Will you join us…?" Troy looked at Tommy as he extended his hand. He then turned to his fellow Rangers.

"Guys?"

"You're the boss, Troy." Jake said.

"Whatever decision you make, we'll gladly respect and follow." added Emma.

"Besides, we could use all the help we can get." suggested Jake.

"Yeah. It's still your call." Gia ended the group discussion. With all the answers in place, Troy looked back at Tommy.

"Have you made your decision?" Troy thought about it for another few seconds. Could this actually work? Under an organization of his predecessors, could it be enough to fight the Empire? And will the Megaforce Rangers decide the fate of the planet, for better or for worse?

Finally, Troy finished his thinking and faced Tommy, with his answer.

There was a handshake…

"Alright, then. We'll do it." Tommy and the other Rangers couldn't be any happier. From behind him, Troy could hear the joyous giggles and high-fives coming from his teammates. He went over to join the group cheer.

"WOOHOO!" Tensou rolled around and around in delight. "We got our Rangers back!" Tommy then walked over to them and the teenagers stood at attention.

"Megaforce Rangers. Welcome to Hexagon." Tommy, followed by Wes and Eric, shook the hands of the Rangers one by one. Gosei and Tensou watched on happily as the puzzle is now complete. The Megaforce Rangers have joined Hexagon.

BWWWAARRRMMM! BWWWAARRRMMM! BWWWAARRRMMM!

Suddenly, the chamber is rocked with the wailing sounds of an alarm. Trouble seemed to have found its way to the Rangers once again.

"Looks like the Empire decided to stick around for round two." said Jake. Wes reached for his wrist communicator.

"Captain Samuels. Get the men ready to counter. We've got another red alert. Go!" He ordered his men through the communicator before turning it off to join the Rangers. The Megaforce Rangers gathered in front of Gosei.

"Rangers." he spoke. "The time has come for you to heed the call to action once again. I will now give you your Morphers and some of the Ranger keys you may use." The Rangers acknowledged. "I want each of you to stand at each one of the podiums of your respective colours." The Rangers went towards the five podiums. Troy headed for the red one, Gia headed for a yellow one. A black podium was chosen by Jake. Noah went for a blue podium. Finally, Emma took her position at the pink podium. "Now, hold on to your podium and concentrate. Allow the Power inside of you to be channelled into the podium."

Grasping each side of their podium, the Rangers closed their eyes and focused. They could feel a flow of energy deep inside them, pumping from their bodies to their hands. A visible coloured aura was emitted around each of them. And soon, those auras were soon sucked into the podiums. As the energy is transferred, the podiums began to open up. Inside the openings, there was a gold and black flip-phone-like device inside each of them. The Rangers took out these devices.

"Alright, we got our Morphers back."

"And now for the keys. Tensou."

"Already on it!" Tensou had disappeared during the obtaining of the Morphers, and now, came back in with a few Ranger-like figures on his back. There was a set of five of the same type, with some other Rangers. The team grabbed a hold of two each. With that done, the team was now all set and ready to go.

"Alright, men. And women. Follow me!" ordered Tommy. Everyone acknowledged as they headed out to the staircase.

"Good luck, Rangers. And may the Power protect you."


The Rangers were now running along the same corridor out from Tommy's room. They ran back into the hangar bay where the Skyship Zord was being lifted via elevator.

"Joel Rawlings here!" A loud echoing voice of Joel from a loudspeaker filled the room. "Aero Rescue 3, ready for lift off!"

At that time, the green hovercraft of Joel Rawlings was seen flying over an opening door above the Skyship. After a few seconds, the doors were wide opened. The Megaforce Rangers were standing on the catwalks over the Zord.

"Okay guys." Tommy stood in front of them. "From this moment on, all means of transportation will go to the Skyship. It will now act as your mobile command center and battleship. I've also got word from Gosei that you may also call upon your Megaforce Zords in case of any… big problems. You guys ready for this?" Troy nodded before turning to his fellow Rangers.

"Let's do it, guys!" he cheered.

"Right!" The Rangers were now ready for combat. With their Powers back, the team ran into the Skyship.

Inside the Zord, the interior was simply like that of a luxurious sailship (A/N~ aka the same interior from the Gokai Galleon). The Rangers went up the stairs to the top floor, where a steering wheel was located at. Troy took hold of the wheel as the other Rangers sat at a fancy dining table behind him.

"Hold onto your seats, guys!" Putting to the pedal to the metal, Troy pressed down on the accelerator down on the floor and turned the wheel around. As a result, the ship began to take off, hovering on its way up the door.

Down at the catwalks, Tommy, Wes and Eric were witnessing history in the making. Hexagon was finally ready for action. They looked on with pride as their new agents were ready to save the world.

"Take a look at that." Tommy remarked. "We're finally kicking it off. I hereby declare Hexagon fully operational."

The Power Rangers are finally ready for action once again. Will they be able to thwart the Empire's first invasion? Find out soon!