A/N: Here's another chapter, enjoy!

"Adam just informed me that Mystic Force and SPD have encountered the enemy." Theo reported reluctantly as he walked up to his team. "This isn't good, we have to do something!"

Casey shook his head, "And what do you supposed we do? Find them throughout the timeline just to get lost forever? No, we're sticking to the plan because we could get hit next."

"Casey's right." Lily replied, "We have to be ready just in case he comes here. Theo, we're all worried about them, but we can't just leave this timeline defenseless."

RJ nodded in agreement, "There's risks we must take and risks that we must avoid, but remember all choices have consequences."

"Hopefully, we're making the right one." Dom said quietly and started walking out of the abandoned warehouse they took as a base of operations.

"Where are you going?" Theo asked, somewhat rudely. The Rhino Jungle Fury Ranger sighed and stopped, but didn't turn around and simply pointed at the ceiling as the others immediately understood that he was going to go up to the roof to think. Dom left with his head hung low and made his way up to the roof as the others sighed. Theo spoke up, "Pai Zhuq is heavily protected and nothing is getting inside, so there's no reason to even protect this timeline."

"Who said we were protecting Pai Zhuq?" The trio turned to RJ with raised eyebrows in surprise. "It's true that Pai Zhuq is protected. We're waiting for the three of you to leave the academy because that's when you're all the most vulnerable." RJ explained briefly and checked the time. "Ah, right on schedule." He said, amused, as he could hear fast footsteps approach the building, then fade into the distance.

Curious, the trio peeked out the warehouse and saw their past selves run around the corner, probably heading towards the pizza parlor. Turning back to RJ who only smiled in amusement, the trio stared at him puzzled and slowly walked towards the Wolf Jungle Fury Ranger. Casey pointed behind them and asked in bewilderment, "How did you know that we would be passing here at this time?"

"A master never tells." RJ said with a grin and was about to suggest a plan of action when a bloodcurdling scream interrupted him and echoed all around them. Instantly becoming alert, the Rangers looked around carefully as their eyes widened when they remembered that Dom was up on the roof. He was the only one outside. Just as they were about to run out of the warehouse, something fell through the ceiling and landed in front of them with a loud crack.

The body lay there motionless as a small pool of crimson expanded slowly and steadily under the body. The Rangers stared in shock at the bloody body of their teammate as Derek landed next to the body gracefully and looked down at his shoes when he noticed that he had stepped in the pool of blood on accident. Lifting his foot in disgust, Derek whined, "These were new too!" Huffing, Derek turned to his left as his expression turned evil when his gaze landed on the other Jungle Fury Rangers. "Oh sorry, did you need him?" He asked rhetorically and pointed down at the body innocently. "Oh, don't worry, he wasn't much of a challenge anyway." He pretended to wave away their concern and smiled wickedly. "Once he's done with that blasted Pink Mystic Ranger, he'll personally take care of all of you. Sadly, I'm only allowed to eliminate two of each team, but orders are orders. I'm not one to defy them." Derek reassured.

The Rangers stayed focused and alert as Derek spoke, except for Casey. Casey stared disbelievingly at the unmoving body of Dominic Hargan and tuned out the one sided conversation. He couldn't believe that Dom had been eliminated. One of the most sufficient and skilled members of Pai Zhuq, eliminated by what seemed to be a stab wound that pierced through his whole body. The blade went through his abdomen and exited his back. It looked like a clean cut and Casey stifled a whimper. This was too much and then Casey recalled Derek saying something about two members of each team.

Casey's eyes widened in horror and saw Derek start to make his move. The Red Ranger quickly moved and pushed RJ out of the way as Derek grabbed Casey's shoulder with one hand to lift the Ranger up and pulled his other arm back all the way. "You were who I was going for." Derek whispered and grinned sadistically, thrusting his arm forward as a blade shot completely through Casey. Spitting out blood immediately, Casey saw dark spots in his vision as he was haphazardly dropped to the ground next to Dom. Casey slightly turned his head to hazily examine the Rhino Ranger and saw the distant, blank stare Dom had plastered on his face as tears threatened to roll down Casey's face and the Red Ranger knew the unbearable truth. Derek killed Dom. "Thanks for making it easier for me, Red." Derek laughed as the other Rangers started fighting him off unsuccessfully, but Derek started backing away. "Fortunately, for you, it's time to leave. Unfortunately, for you, we'll meet again very soon." With that, he fled quickly in the blink of an eye and the Rangers immediately went to the two fallen Rangers' sides.

"Casey! Dom!" Lily yelled and quickly checked for a pulse on Dom as Theo slowly pulled Dom onto his back and examined the deep wound that didn't seem to halt its constant bleeding. Her eyes widened in shock and her heart skipped a beat, her hand dropping to her side in disbelief as Theo looked at her slightly hopeful even though he knew the answer. She shook her head slowly and choked out, "Faint…" Lily stifled a sob and sniffed quietly, "There's no time to make it to a hospital."

Anger blinding him, Theo punched the ground hard enough to crack the cement and scrape his knuckles, standing and starting to walk out of the warehouse before the sound of RJ's voice stopped him. "What are you going to do?" RJ asked quietly. "Blindly walk in and expect to come back alive?" RJ waited patiently for an answer that never came and sighed, "You're going to get yourself killed or taken by them. We can't have either of that happen. The Rangers are thinning tremendously and if we go in with anger being our only source of motivation, we might as well put Earth on a plate and personally serve it to the enemy. We're not losing you too." RJ finalized as Theo clenched his hands into fists and turned around, walking back to them reluctantly.

Casey kept watching Dom for any sudden movements and internally sighed in relief when the Rhino Ranger blinked slowly and stared at the hole in the ceiling that he had made when Derek threw him. Casey closed his eyes and fell unconscious soon after as Lily panicked and reassured herself by successfully finding Casey's pulse. "Continue… the Legacy…" Dom said weakly as the others shifted their attention to him quickly.

"What Legacy?" Theo asked, confused, and looked at RJ for an answer, but their mentor shrugged and the pair turned their attention back to Dom who continued his explanation.

"The Ranger… Legacy…" Dom shakily reached for his bracelet on his left wrist and took it off painfully, raising his hand shakily and slowly to give it to RJ. "It must… continue…" He finalized as his arm suddenly dropped and his bracelet fell out of his hand. The bracelet hit the floor with a loud glass-like noise and RJ quickly picked up the bracelet as Lily pressed her fingers on Dom's wrist and closed her eyes, shaking her head once more.

"He's gone…" She choked out and gently let go of Dom's wrist, turning to Casey and silently muttering an apology to her unconscious leader. Sniveling, Lily covered her face and tears freely rolled down her face as Theo placed a comforting hand on her back and hugged her tightly, whispering sweet nothings to her and trying to reassure her that everything was okay.

RJ studied the bracelet briefly and sighed, "From the looks of it, they're not going after this timeline yet. For the time being, anyway." Glancing at the motionless body of his long time friend, RJ muttered a quick apology and turned to the remaining two conscious Rangers. "We need to stay low and frequently be on the move." He said, his voice cracking slightly when he stole another glance at Dom.

A helicopter lifted off the ground and flew away, "That's not me!" Dom shouted at the top of his lungs, but Derek closed the door and quickly punched him into silence as Dom spit out blood.

"Pathetic, gullible Rangers. It almost makes me want to cry at how easily we can pick you all off. Almost." Derek punched Dom again as the Ranger fell to the ground and wiped his nose and mouth from the blood. "What? Did you think I was actually going to kill you?" When he didn't receive a verbal answer and only got an angry glare, Derek laughed evilly. "No, that is not the plan sadly."

"Derek." Someone said out of nowhere.

Smiling, Derek knew it was his master calling him and looked out the window of the helicopter, "Yes?"

"Conversion. Test it." He said simply as Derek smiled wickedly.

Derek looked down at Dom who was on his knees and still glaring at him. "Well, you're in luck, Ranger. You're going to be the new test subject on this new experiment we're working on." Derek crouched down next to Dom as the angry gaze followed him. "What is it that you fight for, Ranger? Power? Money? Satisfaction? What about love?" Derek said with a grin. In response, Dom spat blood bitterly at Derek who closed his eyes in time to avoid blood going on his eyes. Disgusted, Derek wiped the spots of spit and blood off his face and sighed, standing up and turning away from the Ranger so his back faced Dom. After a few minutes, Derek said, "You'll crack." He paused for a moment before quickly spinning around and punching Dom out cold, "Just like everyone else." The Rhino Ranger's body slumped onto the ground and was left there unmoving.

Turning to the pilot of the helicopter, Derek ordered, "Set a course for Time Force." He said as the helicopter disappeared in a time portal.

Falling to the ground in the time travel device, Vida clenched her jaw and hit the floor angrily, "...No…" She choked out as sudden memories of Chip flooded her mind and tears threatened to fall. Vida knew the truth, the fate of Chip. "NO!" She shouted as she repeatedly punched the ground in anger before curling in on herself on the ground and quietly sobbing into her knees. "I'm so sorry, Chip…" She cried out. "I'm sorry…" Her voice cracked as gentle hands touched her shoulders and she began thrashing about. She didn't want anyone helping her. "Leave me alone."

Adam frowned, "Vida, you can't-"

"TELL ME WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO NOW WITH MY BEST FRIEND GONE!" Vida shouted and stood up, glaring at Adam as tears streamed down her face. "Tell me." She said, but didn't receive and answered. "Tell me!" She yelled forcefully as Adam slightly winced.

"As much as I hate to say it, you have to move on until we defeat the enemy." Adam sighed as Vida stared at him in disbelief.

"Move on? You want me to forget that I didn't just witness my best friend sacrifice himself for someone like me?" Vida asked incredulously.

"We'll lose even more people if you don't let it go for now." Adam said seriously as Vida shook her head in disbelief. She couldn't believe it. Any of it. Adam didn't care that one of their fellow Rangers died. He doesn't know how hard his death impacted her life, her being. Chip was gone, probably murdered by Xander. Oh, how wrong she was about Xander. He was in control from the very beginning. He wasn't their friend. He wasn't a Ranger.

He was a liar.

He was a traitor.

He was a murder.

Vida clenched her hands and took a deep breath before shoving past Adam, walking upstairs calmly and with a limp trudging towards the front door of the house as Tori and Kira watched her with worry plastered on their faces. "Vida?" Tori called, worriedly as Vida grabbed the doorknob and stopped suddenly, staring at the door in thought. Tori and Kira exchanged confused looks and turned back to Vida who slightly turned her head.

The Pink Ranger spoke with such venom and malice that the pair wondered extremely what had happened over in the Mystic Force timeline, "I'm going to obliterate Xander, even if it's the last thing I do." With that, she left the house and slammed the door closed, leaving the two to stare at the closed door with even more worry and confusion.

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