Mack and Rose were beginning work on rigging C4 charges around the warehouse as Will and Dax arrived back in the room.

"We got what we wanted out of the chef." Rose greeted them with a sly grin. "And it was fun to get the information, even if I do say so myself. So, did you deal with the mascot?"

Mack turned around from where he was working, noting their roughed up appearance, and the slightly sheepish looks on their faces. The grin slipped from his face as he looked around, seeing that his fiancée was not with them.

"What the hell happened?" He snapped, closing in on Dax, grabbing him roughly by the jacket and lifting him off the floor. "Where's Ronny?"

"We were ambushed." Will informed him. "They got her."

"You got your asses handed to you by our team mascot and the god damned cheer squad?" He whispered menacingly, getting into Will's face. Will didn't back down. Unlike Dax, Will wasn't scared of Mack. He was a confident warrior in his own right, a fact that occasionally made him difficult to work with back in the day. He got nose-to-nose with Mack, unflinching.

"They weren't alone." He explained. "This town's big badass got the drop on us."

"So you just cut and run, leaving Ronny to them?" Mack snarled in his face. "I knew I shouldn't have counted on you. You've been a pain in my ass since my dad hired you!"

"Like you were ever any better," Will interrupted him aggressively, "we'd probably have found the crown in half the time if we hadn't had to carry you."

"In case you failed to notice, I was the one who destroyed Flurious, and he was infused with the power of the crown by then."

"And in case you forgot, you died in the process!" Will snapped back. "Maybe it would have been better for us if..."

"That's enough!" Jellica roared, separating them with her tentacles. "Dai Shi has allied himself with the Rangers?"

"That's what I said." Will replied. "He got the drop on us."

"You're lucky he didn't destroy you." She interjected. "This greatly complicates the plan."

"It complicates nothing!" Mack snarled, breaking free of her tentacles. "We know where the eyes are, and we know where Ronny is. I'm going after them!"

"That is a rash and foolish plan." Jellica stated. "Dai Shi defeated three of your friends. With his zukado power, he would crush you in seconds..."

"And in case you forgot, you're just human like the rest of us now." Rose reminded him. "You can't use the battliser."

"You will need the others to defeat him." Jellica stated with authority. Mack stopped in his tracks and thought about this. As much as he wanted to rush off to find the woman he loved and tear apart everyone in his way with his bare hands, he knew she was right. He made his way over to a work bench, resting his hands on it as he thought about Ronny. He didn't know what they were doing to her. With a howl of frustration, he swept it off with his hands, scattering equipment and tools onto the floor. Jellica only just caught the terracotta jar imprisoning the animal spirits. With another anguished cry, he brought his fists down, shattering the table and sending splinters flying.

"You fool; you almost released the animal spirits!" The overlord screamed. "I should..."

"Like you said, it will take all of us to take them down." Mack responded, a look of anger crossing his face. "We know where the eyes are, and we know where Ronny is. Maybe we can achieve both objectives at once."

"You sound like you have a plan." Rose commented. "You know how to track them?"

"Rose, why track them when we can get them to come to us?" He replied. "Open the communications link on your overdrive trackers."

"But then Tyzonn will be able to hear us." Will reminded him. "That's why we switched them off in the first place."

"Trust me Will." Mack responded, pulling himself back to his feet. "Leave the thinking to me."

Back in Fran's house, she sat on the couch, staring at the floor. They had put Dai Shi in charge of securing the perimeter, not trusting him with the welfare of the prisoner, or Dr. Hartford's work. Camille came over to her young friend, sitting down beside her. She placed an arm around her.

"I don't know how you're staying so calm." Camille commented. "Any time I'm by myself, or I don't have something to do I start thinking about Casey."

"It's natural." Fran answered. "I'm worried about the others, but I'm scared about losing Theo too."

"So how do you stay calm?" Camille asked again. "Any time I think about what's happening to Casey, my heart stops. I can't breathe, I can't..."

"It's my love for Theo that gives me that strength." Fran told her. "I want to curl up in a ball and cry too. But I know that Theo needs me. My love for him gives me the strength to push aside the tears and the pain. I know that I'm no good to him like that."

Camille smiled a little at hearing those words. "I think I know where you're coming from." She replied. "When it comes time to fight, I don't even think about what's going on. I just kind of focus on the job at hand."

"That's what we have to do." Fran responded. Dr. Hartford came into the room a short time later. "How's Ronny?" She asked.

"She's fine." He replied. "She's got one hell of an impressive black eye coming up, but she should be fine."

"So what do we do now?" Camille asked him. "We don't know where they are."

"I know my son better than anyone." Dr. Hartford began. "I've asked Tyzonn to open the communication link on his morpher. Something tells me once Mack finds out we have Ronny, he'll call us."

"Well that gives me a plan." Fran stated. "I'll go with Tyzonn and Dai Shi to meet him."

"It's too dangerous." Dr. Hartford told her. "Dai Shi and Tyzonn sure, but you shouldn't try to take them head on. You don't..."

"They'll only meet with us if I go." Fran interrupted him. "I'm the one they want."

"But they want Ronny back." Camille responded. "Why would they want you?"

Fran looked around to ensure Dai Shi was out of earshot before explaining. "RJ only told you half the truth when he said that he hid the eyes." She shifted a little on the couch. "He knew there was a chance that the restaurant would be targeted, it would be the first place they'd look for them."

"So where did he hide them?" Camille asked. "He never told us..."

"He knew that he and the Rangers would be a target too." Fran continued. "So he gave them to me. I hid them. He knew Dai Shi would be watching the Rangers, but he was unlikely to care what the 'bumbling sidekick' was up to."

"So you know where the eyes are." Camille concluded.

"We can't give them to Jellica." Dr. Hartford interjected. "If she gets them..."

"Dr. Hartford, Mack's making contact." Tyzonn announced, entering the room. "He wants to talk to Fran."

Fran took the morpher, holding it close. "Mack?"

"You know what we want." He began. "Bring Ronny and the eyes to the old Winston Electronics warehouse in an hour."

"I want your word that you'll release the others." Fran demanded.

"You're in no position to demand anything." He sneered dismissively. "What are you going to do, kill her? You don't have it in you."

"Maybe not, but I have it in me to hurt her." She replied. "I know you'll find us eventually, and I know you'll probably kill us when you do, but it'll take time. Just think of all I could do to her in that time."

Mack froze up for a second. She was right, even with the means at their disposal; it would take hours, maybe even days to search the whole city.

"You should see the state I left her face in." Fran taunted him. "I've never given anyone a black eye before. I never knew someone's face would swell up like..."

"Touch her again and I'll make you suffer!" He roared over the communicator. Fran smirked a little realising she was getting to him as she had intended. Dr. Hartford turned from her with an uncomfortable look on his face. He knew what she was doing; she was turning herself into bait. "Let me speak to her or I swear..."

"I'll let you have a word." She replied casually, making her way from the living room to where Ronny was being held. "We'll bring what you want in an hour. Just be ready to release the others."

"It won't matter, once the phantoms are released, you're all dead anyway!" He snarled. He stopped in his tracks as he heard her voice.

"Mack." She muttered.

"Ronny, are you alright?" He asked. "What have they done to you?"

"I'm alright, my face hurts a little." She reassured him. "I'll be fine once I get my hands on four eyes here."

"We'll get her and make her pay honey, I promise." He responded, smiling a little at hearing her voice. "We'll make her pay together."

"One hour Mack." She concluded, killing the communication and switching off the communicator to prevent a return message.

"To think, you used to be part of the problem." Fran stated. "Now you get to be part of the solution."

Back in the warehouse, Mack ran his hands through his hair in frustration as the communicator went dead. He started pacing the room.

"Rose, finish setting up those C4 charges." He commanded. "As soon as we get those eyes, we're bringing the whole place down on the Rangers."

"So you have no intention of releasing the Rangers." Jellica chuckled, turning to Will. "I told you your fears were unfounded. His fiancée isn't distracting him at all."

"No, it's making me focus more than ever." Mack responded coldly. "Will, round up the dogs. We're going fox hunting."

"But the eyes..."

"She's bringing the eyes here, you'll get them." He snapped, cutting Jellica off. "No one touches Ronny and gets away with it."

An hour later, Jellica and the remaining four Rangers assembled outside the warehouse. They watched as Dai Shi, Tyzonn and Fran dismounted from the jeep, dragging Ronny from the back as they went. Dai Shi grabbed the collar of her uniform roughly and shoved her ahead of them, while Fran carried a brief case. Mack stepped forward to confront them.

"Where are Camille and my dad?" He asked. "I want everyone where I can see them."

Sighing sadly, Dr. Hartford walked slowly from the vantage point he'd taken up with his rifle.

"Lose the gun dad." Mack ordered. Dr. Hartford dropped the rifle and stepped away from it. Camille de-cloaked and appeared next to the others.

"Right, we're all here. Where are our friends?" Fran demanded.

"They're inside." He told her, throwing her a bunch of keys. "You'll find them in the basement."

Fran was about to make her way forward, but Will attracted her attention with a whistle, producing the detonator.

"There's more than enough C4 in that building to send it straight to hell." He informed her.

"Now, cut Ronny loose and give her the case." Mack instructed her. "Otherwise we celebrate the fourth of July a little early."

Fran untied Ronny's hands and handed her the case. Ronny walked over to Mack, throwing her arms around him and kissing him deeply. He pulled away a little, observing her injuries. He stroked the side of her face gently with his fingertips.

"It looks worse than it is." She answered his unasked question. "I'll be fine once we get our hands on her."

"Oh that won't take long." He replied, handing the case to Jellica. "I can't believe you fell for that."

Will pressed the switch on the detonator, starting a timer. "You now have ten minutes to release them before this place goes sky high." Mack stepped forward, smirking as he pulled out his morpher.

"Ready guys?" He asked. "Overdrive...Arghhh!"

Mack screamed, grabbing his neck. Turning around, he saw Ronny holding a syringe.

"Mack, I'm sorry, but you need the antidote." She explained.

"Overdrive Accelerate!" The others called out, morphing into Ranger form. Tyzonn and Dai Shi rushed to the attack as Ronny tended Mack. Unfortunately the serum took a little while to work, and so it was necessary to mix it with a sedative. Jellica disappeared from view, teleporting away from the scene. She had the case, so the outcome of the battle really didn't concern her.

"Camille, help me release the others!" Fran screamed, rushing inside. They frantically searched for the entrance to the basement. Fran stopped in her tracks as she saw the jar sitting on the table. Her fox spirit could hear the call of Theo's Jaguar. The connection between them was so strong that she felt its presence.

"Camille, I've got an idea." She called out, smashing the vase on the floor. Before them, the newly released animal spirits rushed forth, seeking their masters. "Follow the spirits!"

Dominic was sitting alone in his cell when he felt the rhino coming. It passed through into the cell, reuniting with him, filling him once more with its power. Complete once more, Dominic summoned it forth.

"I call to the beast inside. Release the rhino!" He called out, sending it forth and smashing the door from its hinges. He made his way into the hall as quickly as his restraints would allow.

"Dominic!" Fran called out as she came to his side and scrambled through the keys to find the one that would open his manacles. "We have to hurry; this place is going up any minute now."

"Concentrate on the manacles." He told her. "Leave the cell doors to the rhino."

Releasing the others as quickly as they could, Camille joined them in the basement shortly afterwards, handing out their morphers.

"Guys, we need to get out quick, this place goes up in one minute." Camille told them. "Morphing will give you a little energy boost to help you get out of here."

Dai Shi smashed Will out of his morphed form, allowing Dr. Hartford to inject the last of the affected Rangers. The others came scrambling out of the warehouse at this time and started gathering up their unconscious bodies.

"Guys, let's book!" RJ called out, sprinting as quickly as they could, just as the warehouse exploded. Mack was the first to recover as they watched the wreckage fall in on itself.

"Power down." The Jungle Fury Rangers called out, taking their civilian forms once more. Dr. Hartford immediately hugged his son warmly. Mack broke down and wept into his shoulder.

"I'm sorry!" He sobbed. "I'm so sorry!"

"You couldn't help what you did." Dr. Hartford responded, overjoyed to have his son back. "We know you weren't responsible for any of it."

He pulled away a little, wiping tears from his eyes as he looked to RJ and Lily. He knew he had hurt them worst of all. Memories of everything he'd done rushed back to him in vivid detail. "Can you ever forgive me?"

RJ held Lily tightly, extending a hand towards the young man. He knew what it was like because of his experiences as a werewolf. Mack took his hand acknowledging the gesture.

"Guys, we need to get out of here." Fran informed them, alerting them to the sirens as the emergency services made their way to the explosion.

"Casey!" Dai Shi announced. The Red Ranger approached him a little suspiciously at first. He tried to understand his motives, but found it impossible. "I promised I wouldn't fight you this day. I just wanted to let you know that I intend to keep that promise."

"Thanks for your help." He replied. Dai Shi gestured for him to come closer. He wanted to speak quietly with his nemesis.

"I saw the way Camille fought these last couple of days. I've never seen her feel such passion." He told him. "I know only one thing could have given her that passion. I can now see that being with you is the best thing for her. Promise me you'll take care of her."

"You know I will." Casey replied. "I love her."

Dai Shi extended a hand, which Casey accepted. "Although tomorrow we will be enemies, today it was an honour to fight by her side again." He stated with a smile. "Take care of her. Farewell Red Ranger."

With that, he vanished, teleporting back to the fortress. For now, he had a certain Jellyfish to fry.

Back in the fortress, Jellica returned to the secret chamber where she planned to resurrect the phantoms, feeling a sense of accomplishment. She knew Dai Shi would be too smart to stick around and be destroyed by the explosives, and she hadn't waited for the result of the battle with the Rangers. With luck, they had all destroyed each other, but in the meantime, she could console herself with reviving the eight phantoms.

Throwing open the case, she recoiled in horror. It was then that she realised Fran had double-crossed her. The case was empty, and the alignment was the following night. There was no way she had the time to find the other eyes and prepare the three she already had by herself.

"I guess three will have to do." She thought aloud. "By this time tomorrow, Dai Shi will be destroyed."

Back at Fran's house, she and Theo took a last look around before she left that hovel for good. Having explained her situation to the others, they insisted that she wasn't to return there. Dr. Hartford was paying to have the restaurant rebuilt, and they had already told her that she was welcome to move in with them.

Fran pulled back the carpet, before forcing up a few floorboards with a crowbar. She pulled out a canvas sack, containing the remaining eyes. She handed them to Theo, putting an arm around his waist.

"It feels strange to know I'm never going to come back here." She sighed.

"You didn't have to live this way." He assured her. "It'll be great once we get back home. I promise."

Fran pulled him in close, kissing him warmly before resting her head on his shoulder. She knew now where she belonged. Her real family had been there all along, and now she realised it. She couldn't wait to move in with them. More than anything else in the world, she wanted to leave her old life behind. The Rangers were her life now.

They arrived back in the hotel Dr. Hartford had booked for them while the restaurant was being rebuilt. As they exchanged small talk, Mack arrived in the room, making his way into the centre of the room.

"Look, I know you guys have forgiven us, but I still feel really bad about some of the stuff we did." He began.

"Mack, it's alright. Your dad's having the restaurant rebuilt just the way it was." RJ told him.

"It should be ready to move into by the end of the week." Dr. Hartford interjected.

"I still would like to make amends for some of the stuff I've done." He replied, pulling a jewellery box out of his pocket and handing it to RJ. Opening it, he saw Lily's engagement ring. "I had it repaired. I'm really sorry I did that."

"Thanks Mack." RJ responded, taking the ring out of the box. "This really means a lot."

"I know how I feel about Ronny; it would kill me if anything happened to her." He told them. "I know how much the ring must mean to you."

Lily gave RJ her left hand, allowing him to slide the ring back onto her finger. It felt so wrong when it wasn't there, but now it had been returned to her. Looking to her hand as she settled into RJ's arms, it felt good to have everything back to normal. Mack looked over to Dominic, making his way over to the Rhino Ranger.

"Dominic, could I talk with you in private for a minute?" He asked him. The two Rangers made their way into another room for some privacy. Mack began pacing as he tried to think how to begin. He knew this would be a hard conversation, but he needed to complete his atonement. "Dominic, I know a little about what happened to you." He began.

Dominic turned from him. Was this guy for real? He was going to start talking about this now? "Mack, you have no idea what I'm going through." Dominic stated. "Please don't try and tell me you do."

"I have a better idea than you think." He replied. "It's not easy finding out you're not who you thought you were."

"You were adopted too?" He asked. "At least your dad didn't..."

"I wasn't exactly adopted." He interrupted. "Believe it or not I'll be four years old in August."

"Excuse me?" Dominic asked, more than a little confused.

"My dad was so wrapped up in his work that he never met a woman and had kids." He commented. "He built an android and programmed it as his son."

"You're an android?" Dominic asked him.

"Not exactly, during the last Ranger battle I was destroyed." He told him. "The Sentinel Knight used his power to bring me to life. I've been human since then."

"I guess that must have been a shock." Dominic replied.

"It was quite a surprise when I woke up and my body was on the other side of the room." He admitted. "Look, I know how much it hurts to know that people you care about have lied to you about something this important."

"I just don't know how I can forgive them?" He replied. "They've betrayed me."

"I felt like that too." Mack told him. "Dad had lied to me about everything. I didn't know what, if anything about my life was true. Even Spencer, one of my oldest friends had kept it from me."

"What happened?" He asked. "You and your dad seem really close now."

"One time Flurious was threatening my life and demanded we hand over the Corona Aurora." He explained. "Dad and my friends handed it over without question."

"But that could have destroyed everything!" Dominic remarked.

"But it showed me one thing that I'd forgotten. It proved how much they loved me." He explained. "Because I was an android and because I wasn't his son, I started to become a little reckless. I believed that it didn't matter if anything happened to me because I could be replaced."

"But you couldn't." Dominic interjected. "Not to him, because he loved you."

"I realised that the reason they gave Flurious the crown was the same reason they lied to me." He explained. "They loved me, and they didn't want to hurt me. They knew I'd be disappointed when I found out."

"So how did you get over it?" Dominic asked him. "It still hurts."

"It will for a long time." Mack informed him. "Just remember the people who've always been there for you."

"Thanks Mack." Dominic replied, smiling a little. "I guess I should really give them a chance."

"Just try not to let your pain cloud you to those who want to help you." He told him. "RJ cares about you, and I'm sure Master Mao did too."

"I guess that leaves one major problem." He sighed. "There's one more member of the family, and he needs his big brother's help."