Tensou felt he had tweaked his machine enough and hoped that this time it would work to deactivate the chip in Cliff's brain. He hoped it would not for the cyborg's sake, but Gia was still technically under Emma's command. The pink Ranger would never take advantage of that power and hurt Gia, but Tensou knew how much Gia liked her independence. It would mean a little more peace of mind for her if she didn't have to worry someone could tell her what to do.

He called the Rangers down just in case something went wrong. Cliff was locked up pretty tight, but he couldn't be too careful. Gia opted not to show up, and instead remained in her room with Ryan and Tiger, but everyone else was watching. Tensou hooked up the wires to Cliff's brain and started up the machine. While it charged up, he saw Cliff was glaring at the Rangers. Cliff had protested many times about his captivity and living conditions. The Rangers were doing the bare minimum to look after him. Normally, it wasn't something Tensou would condone for the Rangers, but even he felt Cliff didn't deserve any luxuries.

"I'm not brainwashed," Cliff stated. "Your stupid machine isn't going to change me. Everything you're trying to say about Vrak controlling me is..."

"He doesn't give two fucks about you," Troy said. "The sooner you stop believing he does, the better for all of us."

"Or, I'll just turn myself into a villain," Cliff said. "I'll wait for you Rangers to get rid of those dumbass aliens for me and then I'll just stomp all over all of you. Strip your powers, kill the people you love most, and rule this planet with Gia as my bitch."

Jake gripped the bars of his cell angrily, but it was Orion who lashed out by punching Cliff in the side of the head for his comment. Cliff hit the ground hard. Orion physiology was different from humans and so while he looked very similar to his teammates, his muscles were much stronger. He could pack a punch that rivalled Cliff in the Robo-Knight armour.

But without the armour's protection, Cliff had no idea what hit him as he lay dazed on the floor. By this time, the machine was charged up and Tensou activated it. Cliff stiffed up then started convulsing and then stopped breathing. Everyone was hopeful again that it was just a malfunction, and when he didn't come back to life as quickly as Emma said he had from the first try, they thought perhaps they had really killed him.

"Um..." Noah scratched the back of his neck. Suddenly, Cliff gasped loudly. His eyes shot open and he looked around in a panic. He glanced down at himself and saw he was wrapped in the chains. Then he noticed the Rangers. He seemed to recognize them immediately and tried to shift away from them, but the chains kept him from going too far.

"What... what's going on? I... What is... Where am I?"

"Well, you did something," Emma said to Tensou and then looked down at Cliff. "What do you remember?"

"I... I remember... that alien freak. Vrak?"

"What about him?"

"I was... working for him?"

"For him or with him?" Troy asked. Cliff looked up fearfully.

"He... he... he gave me all these powers. He promised me everything..."

"And if we tell you there's about a thousand percent chance he was lying that whole time...?"

"Oh god..." Cliff muttered. He shifted his attention back to his chains and tried to break free of them. "What are these? Get me out. Please, please, I know you guys hate me but let me go. I'll go back to jail. I'll leave you alone."

"Don't fall for it," Emma growled. Cliff looked up at her pleadingly.

"No, please, I'm serious. I'm not like that monster. He... that guy he... he killed me and... How am I still alive? All this Ranger stuff and invading aliens and, and please... I'd rather be in prison."

"You're a mega monster," Emma shook her head. "All that stuff you did to Gia..."

"Whatever, I'll leave her alone..."

"Bullshit!"

"No, seriously. Anything that keeps me away from that... that psychopath!"

"Is he talking about Gia or Vrak?" Rebecca whispered to Noah. He nudged her lightly, letting her know this wasn't the time for jokes.

"You seriously think after everything you put her through, we're just going to let you walk out of here?" Jake asked from his cell. Cliff looked over in complete confusion, but he dared not question what the Rangers were up too. He was scared enough as it was.

"Not to mention, you've still got the Robo-Knight armour," Troy stated. He crossed his arms over his chest, "We would kind of like our friend back."

"My... my armour?" Cliff looked down at himself again. "He did this to me! Look, I know I'm not perfect but I'm not a villain!"

"You seem pretty villainous to me," Rebecca muttered.

"Fine, I'm a criminal. I'm whatever you want me to be..."

"Dead?" Emma said.

"Whatever gets me out of this mess! Please, just don't let him get me again! I'm not a monster! I'm just... I'm sorry!"

Troy pulled his teammates aside, closer to Jake's cell. While he wasn't free to leave his prison, Jake was still a member of their team and friend. He had just as much say about what they were going to do with Cliff as anyone else. When they were out of Cliff's earshot, Troy shrugged his shoulders slightly and looked around.

"He seems pretty sincere..."

"I'm not letting him go," Emma shook her head. "Vrak's busted him out of jail once. Who says he won't do it again?"

"Not to mention, jail seems pretty luxurious for someone as scummy as him," Rebecca nodded. "I say we make him walk the plank into shark infested waters. Noah..."

"He's not walking the plank," Troy rolled his eyes. "I agree, he's still not very trustworthy, but he does seem really scared. Vrak must have had more control over him than we thought."

"Vrak made him more evil," Jake said. "That doesn't mean he wasn't evil to begin with. Cliff's still a monster and something needs to be done. I agree with Rebecca. Let's just dump his useless ass out in the middle of the ocean and let the sharks tear him to pieces."

"You're already in trouble for attempted murder," Troy said to the green Ranger. "Cliff's still human. We can't just kill him."

"Troy! Have you not been paying attention these last couple years? That punk's a waste of oxygen! I saw we toss him out like the trash he is."

"I agree with Jake," Rebecca's hand shot up. Troy glared at her.

"Then would you like to join him in his cell?"

"I'm not saying we beat the shit out of him," Rebecca answered nervously. "Just that we put him down like an old dog. Maybe one or two kicks in the nuts before he's out."

"Or you can just leave him to me," Jake said.

"Or me," Emma nodded. "Give me ten minutes with him. He'll wish he was never born."

"Guys!" Troy shook his head, "Come on! We're Power Rangers! We're the good guys!"

"I'm not trusting him in a prison!" Emma shouted. "I wouldn't trust him in fucking Alcatraz!"

"We're not sending him away," Troy shook his head. "It's too dangerous. Besides, we need to salvage as much of the Robo-Knight technology as we can so Tensou can rebuild. If we keep him here..."

"Close to Gia?" Jake asked.

"If we keep him here," Troy continued, "we can keep an eye on him. We'll know he's not fallen into the wrong hands and we can keep him under control."

"But he's close to Gia," Jake stated again. Orion turned to the green Ranger.

"Nothing's going to happen to Gia."

"Dude, Cliff is..."

"Do you think I'm going to let that scumbag anywhere near her?" Orion asked. Jake frowned deeply.

"Oh, and I am?"

"Why don't you just focus on why you're still behind bars," Orion rolled his eyes. "I'll keep Gia safe."

Jake growled and reached through the bars to grab Orion by the shirt. He pulled him in closer and was about to throw a punch but Noah grabbed his wrist and Troy pulled Orion back. They stood between the boys.

"No one's going to let anything happen to Gia," Troy said. "We all care about her, so both of you just calm down!"

"He started it," Jake muttered. Noah glared at his best friend through the bars.

"You're not helping yourself..."

"I'm not the only one who wants him dead!" Jake shouted and pointed directly at Rebecca. "Your own fucking girlfriend wants to throw him to the sharks! You're not locking her up! Why the hell am I still in here?"

"Jake..."

"It's probably you," Jake turned to Emma. "It's probably your call to keep me here!"

"Mine?" Emma frowned.

"You're probably thrilled Gia wants nothing to do with me! Now your best friend is lonely, just like you've been since Jordan fucking left! You're keeping me here so Gia and I can't make up and leave your sorry ass feeling all alone!"

"This wasn't my call!"

"Bullshit!"

"Shut up!" Gia shouted from the stairs. The Rangers all turned to see she had come down and were curious as to why. She had been very reluctant to even walk by the staircase up on the deck. Jake, especially, was surprised. It had been days since he had seen her. He smiled softly.

"Gia..."

"The Armada's in the city," Gia held up her morpher and then tossed Jake's his. It hit the ground and then slid between the bars to land at his feet. He picked it up and then looked to her hopefully. Gia wasn't even looking back. "We've got to go."

Troy unlocked Jake's cell and the green Ranger stepped out. He started to make his way over to Gia but she turned away from him and headed back up to the deck. Jake frowned.

"Wait! Gia, I'm..."

"Now's not the time, Jake," Noah told him. "She'll talk to you when she's ready."

"You guys won't let me see her."

"No, we're not letting you out," Noah shook his head. "Gia's more than welcome to visit you."

"I... then..."

"Think about what you did."

"I want to apologize."

"It's about more than stabbing her in the heart," Noah said. He sighed loudly, "Look, Jake, we've got a monster to fight. Can we just focus on that?"

"Whatever," Jake muttered and teleported to the city with the other Rangers. Rebecca was left alone in the prison room with Cliff and Tensou.

"Well... the machine works," Tensou stated. "I've run all my tests on him and the chip's deactivated with no long term effects. Just some mild amnesia, but that's likely from Cliff being controlled for so long."

Rebecca nodded, "So then we can deactivate Gia's?"

"As soon as she gets back."