The Robo Knight strode forward, straight through the flames as the Rangers watched on.

"Um...OK, did he just lump us in with them?" Jake asked, flicking a thumb in the direction of Vrak and Scaraban.

"I think he did." Noah stated as they all started to back up slowly. "We...we failed to stop them spilling the oil. He must have decided that makes us as bad as them."

"Yeah great logic there." Gia responded. "He wasn't even here! Where does he get off judging us?"

"Look around Gia." Emma responded, gesturing to the ruined dock, which as a result of the oil was quickly becoming engulfed in a massive inferno. "He's not thinking about who is or isn't responsible!"

Robo Knight rushed through them all, attacking left and right. He slashed out with his Robo Blade, making no distinction between the Rangers or Vrak and his latest monster. The Rangers fought as hard as they could to stop themselves being obliterated, but the Robo Knight fought with more ferocity than they had ever encountered. Before long, everyone was on the ground, with the exception of the Robo Knight.

"This isn't working." Gia stated. "We can't treat him with kid gloves."

"But Jordan's in there." Emma reminded her.

"Yeah, he's in there." Jake stated. "In the big armoured suit that can take having a building dropped on him!"

"Troy, you said you've got something in mind." Noah stated. "If there was ever a time, this is it!"

"Emma, take this, you'll need it more than I will." Troy stated, handing her his Dragon Sword. "Take care of Vrak and his little pet."

With that, Troy rushed straight for the Robo Knight. It levelled its blaster straight at him, and started to open fire. Every shot that hit felt like he'd been hit by a car, but summoning every ounce of his determination, Troy kept going, gritting his teeth and ignoring the pain. He slammed his shoulder into Robo Knight's abdomen, and grabbed him into a double-leg pickup, hoisting him off the ground, before bringing him down. Before he hit the ground though, both of them teleported, leaving the dock.

"Wait...THAT's his plan?" Jake asked incredulously. "He wants to take Robo Knight by himself?"

"Jake, we can't worry about that now." Emma told him, looking around as the flames became more intense. They could now feel the blistering heat through their suits, which were stretched to breaking point by the effort to keep them from succumbing to the flames. "We have our own fight to worry about."

"Troy knows what he's doing." Gia stated. "Most of the time. We can help him once we're done here."

"Well, it looks like your leader has chosen to sacrifice himself to spare all of you." Vrak taunted them. "Well, I was hoping to just leave you to your malfunctioning team mate, to unleash him against you all, but I guess having him destroy one of you for now will suffice."

He gestured to Scaraban.

"Without a full team, my friend here should be more than enough to finish you off." Vrak answered. "Scaraban..."

"It would be my pleasure!" He answered as he rushed to the attack. With a huge cry, the Rangers took up their weapons and rushed his way.

Troy and Robo Knight reappeared, several feet in the air, tumbling back towards the Earth. Troy had activated his teleportation, but in the heat of battle, he hadn't been able to focus properly on his exact re-entry destination. They slammed into some cliffs, tumbling down the rock face, sparks coming from them with every impact. They both landed on the beach, at which Troy de-morphed, rolling to a stop in the sand. He groaned in agony from all the punishment.

He looked up to see the Robo Knight starting to get back to his knees, but as he was doing so, he saw him clutching his helmet again, and screaming out. Troy started to crawl towards him.

As he got closer, he saw the armour beginning to segment, and retract. Jordan fell face first into the sand as the last of his armour retracted within him. Troy came over as quickly as he could, turning Jordan over. He was very pale, and looked completely drained, but he appeared to still be breathing. Troy helped him back to his knees.

"Jordan?" Troy asked him. Jordan just looked to him.

"Troy, I...I can't..."

"We can worry about what happened later." Troy told him. "Right now, you need to come with me."

"Where are we?" Jordan asked, looking around.

"We're on Gosei's island." Troy explained. "I had intended to take you straight to Gosei, but...well..."

Suddenly, Jordan grabbed at his head again.

"Jordan, Jordan, you have to fight this..."

"I...I can't!" Jordan told him. "It's too strong!"

"You're stronger! The Robo Knight can't exist without you!" Troy told him. Jordan looked to where his Robo Blade had fallen in the sand, and up to Troy.

"You're right." Jordan responded. "Troy, do it now, while I'm in control."

"Jordan, what are you talking about?" Troy asked him.

"He can't exist without me!" Jordan reiterated. "There's no one out here for him to get a new host! This might be your only chance!"

Troy saw Jordan looking at the fallen sword and realised what he meant. He knew that there was logic in his thinking. He knew that it would be the best chance he would get to end the threat of the malfunctioning Robo Knight. He also appreciated the sacrifice Jordan was willing to make. He was offering to let Troy kill him so that Robo Knight wouldn't have a host body.

"Jordan, I can't..."

"You have to! I can already feel him coming back!" Jordan answered. "Troy, please, before it's too..."

Jordan couldn't speak anymore, clutching at his head. Troy started to back away as his armour started to come forth once more. As the final piece locked into place, Troy saw him taking up his sword.

"You interfere in my mission. You are an enemy." Robo Knight stated. Troy tried to activate his morpher, but it just sputtered uselessly. He had used up a lot of power on his protection and bringing Jordan to the island; he had no energy left to morph. He realised to his horror that the Robo Knight wasn't stopping just because he was defenceless.

Inside the Command Centre, Emily, Mike and Lauren were watching events unfolding on their monitors.

"Troy!" Emily called out.

"He didn't bring him in here!" Tensou added. "We need him here!"

"Well, maybe it'll be easier if Troy manages to get out with all his body parts still attached!" Mike told him. "The others...?"

"They're having their issues." Lauren answered, looking to another screen. She thought about it for a moment. "Mike, you and Emily go and help Troy."

She pulled out the Black Box and the Snake disk, handing them to her two team mates. Emily took the Black Box.

"I look better in the white coat." She explained to her husband. "Come on, we need to get out there."

With that, they ran out of the Command Centre. She then looked back to Gosei.

"Gosei, I need to borrow something." She told him.

"The Robo Knight..."

"I have every faith in my team." She told him flatly. "Here's what I want you to do."

Back at the harbour, the battle was becoming much more dangerous by the moment. Fire service ships were starting to move in to control the flames fanning out over the ocean on the floating oil, but with the battle raging on the dock, there was no way they could risk doing much more than controlling it and stopping it getting out further.

Sections of the dock were collapsing around them as the flames consumed it, rendering the whole area unstable. The Rangers quickly found themselves battling against the conditions as much as their enemies. Thick, dark smoke and heat ripples made seeing more than a few feet next to impossible. Gia and Noah were concentrating on Vrak, keeping him back as Emma and Jake dealt with Scaraban. Jake's snake axe rebounded off his carapace again; sending sparks flying, but doing little to slow him down.

"Man, what is this guy made of?" Jake complained. He and Emma were sent crashing to the ground, only to be joined shortly afterwards as Vrak blasted Gia and Noah, sending them to the same area.

"Now, this has been fun." Vrak told them. "I almost want to just leave you here to roast, but I think it'll be much more fun to just..."

As he was about to finish, a huge flame flashed across them, staggering them. They watched as the Red Megaforce Ranger ran into view.

"Guys, Troy's back." Gia responded. "Come on, we can combine our weapons."

"Wait, here? Now?" Noah asked. "The place is falling apart as it is."

"Do you have a better idea?" Emma asked. She handed the Dragon Sword back to Troy. "OK, you lead off."

"Uh...I think you should." A surprisingly feminine voice replied. Emma just looked to the Red Ranger.

"Lauren?" She asked.

"It's amazing what a little symbol power can do." She told Emma. "You need five Rangers and five power cards to use the Mega Blaster. Gosei lent me Troy's cards, the new look...that was my idea."

"OK guys, now." Emma stated as she locked the Dragon Sword to her Phoenix Shot. The rest of the Rangers followed suit, completing the weapon. Emma took up the firing position, realising that Lauren probably didn't know the full intricacies of operating it.

"Just do what I do." Emma told her. "Sky cards, activate!"

Emma placed her card into place, and Lauren did likewise. The other Rangers completed the procedure. Seeing them all placing their hands on Emma's shoulders, Lauren did likewise. She felt the weapon drawing from her power.

"Megaforce Blaster, activate!" They chorused. Pulling the trigger, they opened fire. Scaraban arrogantly stood his ground, but Vrak's survival instinct prevailed and he threw himself out the way, rolling through some flames and igniting his cloak as he did so.

Scaraban took the full brunt of the hit, and stopped still. He felt his power erupting, bursting forth. Falling backwards, he exploded.

"Well, that's a breath of fresh air." Jake stated. "With all the mutants we've been facing, it's nice to see someone that doesn't leave...pieces...behind."

They heard screaming, and saw Vrak frantically batting out the flames on his cloak. He had been badly burned, and looked like he had no desire to continue fighting.

"You think this is over?" Vrak snarled. "Just because your Red Ranger somehow evaded the Robo Knight..."

His words tailed off as he saw them aiming the Mega Blaster at them. He realised his position now. He was a strong fighter, but he was not too proud to realise when it was time to flee and come back at a later date. He just teleported out as the Rangers fired a blast, narrowly missing him.

"Damn it!" Gia growled. "So close!"

"You'll get another chance." Lauren answered. "Trust me, they always come back."

"Wait...Lauren?" Jake asked. "You Samurai really are into your cross dressing aren't you?"

"I just took your warning about public image to heart." Lauren answered in a groan. "Now, am I going to have to teach you a lesson like Terry did?"

"Shutting up now." Jake stated.

"The emergency services are starting to move in." Emma told them. "We'd probably be best not being here when..."

"OK, not an option." Gia said as she pointed to the sky. "It looks like Vrak's giving Scaraban another shot at us."

"So, ready for your first time in a new Zord?" Noah asked Lauren.

"I guess I'm up for trying anything once." She answered. "Gosei, I have one last favour to ask."

Back on the island, Troy was doing his best to stay ahead of Robo Knight as he pursued him across the island. He had never really seen much of the island outside of the Command Centre, all the times he had been there, he had teleported straight inside. Since there were no obvious buildings, and the walls were made of rock, logic dictated that the Command Centre was inside the cliff, the only thing on the island large enough house anything that large. The issue was, finding the way inside before he was vaporised.

His morpher still didn't have the energy to morph him. Without his powers, there was no room for error. He didn't have any enhanced strength or speed, and no protection. He knew that his first mistake would also be his last. He scrambled up the rock face, taking cover as another blast came forth.

"You cannot hide forever." Robo Knight called after him. "Enemies of the Earth will all be destroyed!"

Troy pressed his back against a rock, waiting for a moment as he looked around. He wished he knew more about the island, more about where he could find a way inside. Instead, he was stuck with the Robo Knight in pursuit. He knew that he would never stop unless someone made him. He felt a shift in the island, and saw a cave open up. He ran for it, only narrowly being missed by the Robo Knight's blasts.

"This way!" Mike called out as he got to the cave.

"You?" He asked.

"Thank my wife for the new back door." He responded. "You need him in the Command Chamber right?"

"That's right." Troy said in breathless gasps as Mike helped him.

"This way." Mike told him. They ran through the cave, being followed implacably by the Robo Knight as he got in. Suddenly, the cave started to close up behind him.

They finally got to the Command Chamber, where Troy took cover. He looked to his morpher, and saw the eyes starting to glow dimly.

"I think I've got enough energy to morph." Troy told him.

"Never mind." Emily told him. "You're not the only one with ideas."

"There's nowhere left to run." Robo Knight warned him. He saw the Yellow and Green Samurai standing in his way. "Step aside, assist him and..."

"But how can we be enemies of the Earth?" Emily asked him. She used her Samuraizer to cause some of the Earth to rise up between them. Mike joined in, causing the roots of the plants outside to grow into the Command Centre.

"The Earth responds to us." Mike told him. "The Earth accepts us as its partners in protecting it."

"Illogical!" Robo Knight blurted out. "How...The Earth...You stand in defence of an enemy...but the Earth..."

"It's working." Mike whispered as he and Emily drove their barrier forward. Just for a little more theatricality and a demonstration of the Earth's response to them, Mike added a few flowers to the mix, the roots bursting into bloom.

"Did you doubt me?" She asked. Robo Knight continued to back up, completely confused. Eventually, he saw a wall open up. He turned to see Gosei on the wall.

"Gosei?" It asked. "You stand in defence...?"

"He must go into that chamber." Gosei told them. "It is the only place he can be safely secured while he repairs himself."

"You...you stand in defence of the enemy!" Robo Knight declared. "You gave them their powers, you protect them. You are more than just an enemy of the Earth, you are a TRAITOR!"

Robo Knight started to fire blasters at the face in the wall, damaging it. Mike and Emily just continued to move their barriers, driving Robo Knight towards the barrier.

"He's nearly there!" Emily called out. "Just a little more!"

Just then, Gosei's eyes lit up, and he fired a blast into Robo Knight's chest, punting him straight into the dark chamber within. The wall closed over, sealing him inside.

"It is done." Gosei told them.

"Wait, that's it?" Troy demanded. "That's what you were going to do? Lock him up?"

"He is where he needs to be." Gosei told him. "That chamber houses the Library of Zordon. Only there can the memories of the Robo Knight and Jordan be completed and separated once more."

"You locked him in a library?" Emily asked, seeming confused.

"His body will be shut down, only his mind, his memories will be active." Gosei explained. "The Library will attempt to use the collected information of its databank to sort and separate the Robo Knight's memories from Jordan's."

"So...he'll be alright?" Troy asked.

"That is something only Jordan can determine." Gosei told them. "For now, all we can do is wait."