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Eva had taken care of the Frissons and was now distracting the monster while Ris attempted to heal Jay, with little success. She pressed her hands to his belly, hoping like hell the healing light she knew should emanate from her would find its way to his head.

Behind her, a cry broke from Eva's lips as the monster threw her to the ground. Yet, still she gained her feet, gritting her teeth, and launched herself at him again. She blocked a slice to her belly, a punch to her jaw, and slammed her helmet into its tiger snout. Stars danced in front of her eyes but she shook her head to clear them and narrowly blocked a knee to her belly. She pushed away, whirled back suddenly, legs raised in a deadly kick. It connected with the monster's belly, sent him staggering back.

"Good kick!"

The call came from Jay, who was finally getting to his feet, with Ris's help. Relief flooded Eva's senses. "I like to think so too."

Jay straightened away from Ris and, in typical Jay fashion, charged the monster while ignoring Ris's warning. A clawed hand lashed out. He twisted mid charged, grabbed the wrist and slammed his foot into the monster's thick neck. It let out a sickening choking sound while Eva flew in, kicked it solidly on the head. Its head snapped round and it fell onto its back. Before the three rangers could take advantage, it had leapt to its feet.

Something was forming into its glowing mouth. "Laser!" Ris yelled the warning and jumped forward, pushing Jay down.

Eva somersaulted to the side, the laser skimming close enough for her to feel its scorching heat, even through her suit. She hissed in a breath, landed on her foot and knee. Jay and Ris slowly rose to their feet. The sudden fall had jolted Jay's already fragile head wound. He shook his head to shake out the dizziness while Ris subtly moved in front of him to shield him. Eva bounded forward, her Griffin's Bow already drawn, an arrow of bright blue light forming in its cradle, aimed straight for the tiger's head. She released it as the monster made ready to charge forward, catching it straight between the eyes. It toppled back.

Eva looked over her shoulder at the black and yellow rangers. "You all right?"

Jay nodded. "I'm good."

Ris's answer was simple; "Phoenix's Daggers!"

Light flashed from the gem stitched into her glove, solidifying into two wicked looking daggers in her hands. The yellow hilts were the same golden yellow colour as her ranger suit. She slid her legs a little further apart, lifted the daggers so the sharp blades glistened in the light.

"I take it you're all right."

Ris laughed at Eva's comment. "Yeah, I'm all right."

"Don't want to left out. Minotaur's Sabre!"

The black bladed weapon appeared in Jay's gloved hands in the same way Ris's weapons had appeared in her hands, in the same way Eva's had. "Let's get it on."

Ris made a face, even though it couldn't be seen through her dark visor. "Do you realise how wrong it sounds."

"Now I do." He muttered as the monster rose to its four feet again and let out a furious roar. "Think we made him mad?"

"Without a doubt," Eva said with a wicked grin. She drew another arrow through the air, and released it. The laser like bolt raced through the air, this time striking the monster on its shoulder.

It let out the roar of a wounded animal but at least the arrow had slowed its charge somewhat. Jay steadied himself by shifting his feet so they were shoulder width apart. He lifted his sabre, holding it in a two handed grip.

And Ris attacked. Her daggers flashed in the air, two glinting pieces of deadly metal, slashing at the monster. She caught him on its neck, its chest. She aimed for its eyes but its arm came up, caught her in her middle and sent her spinning to the side.

Another blue laser arrow slammed into him, this time into his gut. And then another, that left a burning line across the side of his head. Before she could release a third, it was charging towards her, too near for her to let the arrow fly.

Jay came to her rescue, black blade whirling in the air before slamming into the monster's head. It howled, turned, huge clawed hand swiping at him. He managed to nip back, then lunged forward again, sabre raised to the monster's chest height.

It never even touched the monster. The laser from its mouth blasted Jay right on the belly, sent him slamming into the nearest wall – which was a good fifty feet away.

"Jay!"

It was Eva who yelled. She fired off five arrows all at once to deter to monster before running for Jay's crumpled form. Panic and fear nearly stopped up her throat when she saw he'd de-morphed. Oh god. This was not going well at all.

Ris was fighting the monster now, trying to stop him from advancing towards Jay and Eva. But she was losing. Claws slashed through the air, hit her on the helmet hard enough to send stars spinning before her eyes. She stumbled back, raised her daggers

And two hot pink lasers slammed into the monster's heat, then another two and another two. Jeanie!

There she was, already suited up, her Unicorn's Slings in her hands, twirling them as in their cradles formed two pink balls. "Need help?" She asked and Ris could practically hear the grin in her voice.

"That'd be nice," the yellow ranger replied, shifting her grip on her daggers.

"Coming right up!"

As she spoke, the lasers catapulted out of their cradles and hit the monster, setting off two explosions on its body powerful enough to send it stumbling back. When it was far enough from Ris that she wouldn't be hurt by his attack, Trev came in, his own weapon, the Centaur's Staff, whirling with only one deadly intent. He slammed it on the top of the monster's head, changed his grip and hit it on the side of its neck.

Meanwhile, David joined Eva at Jay's still body. She stared at his helmet face in shock. "David! How'd you…?"

He pulled Jay's arm over his shoulder, lurched to his feet. Eva hurriedly pulled Jay's other arm around her shoulder.

"There'll be time for explanations later," he said. "Let's just get Jay out of the line of fire for now."

She nodded and, together, they dragged the black ranger's limp body from the battle ground.

Ris somersaulted high above the monster's head as Jeanie fired off two more lasers to stop it from attacking her cousin. Trev was been hit and was rising to his feet, albeit a little unsteadily, his staff swinging in his loose grip. He took up his staff in his other hand, took a moment to steel himself, and attacked.

Blow after blow that stunned the monster enough for Ris to come in with her daggers, the light flashing off them as she sliced and thrust. And then David got into the action, his Dragon's Sword with its distinct red hilt, already drawn. Working in sync with Ris, he slashed and fought off any attack the monster attempted.

A safe distance away, Eva had de-morphed so she didn't look conspicuous. She knelt over Jay, trying to wake him up. An ugly cut on his forehead was slowly healing before her eyes but it wasn't, she feared, fast enough. She could head the other rangers' cries as they were hit and she couldn't help but wonder how long they'd be able to last.

"Jay! Jay, damnit! You have to wake up! They need us!"

She'd barely finished yelling the last sentence when Jay prised his eyelids open. "They?" He mumbled. "What?"

"Jeanie and Trev got David out," she said urgently. "They're fighting now. I don't know how long they can hold out…"

"David?" Slowly, as slow and deliberate as an old man, Jay got to his feet, nearly staggered but Eva swooped in, holding him up by flinging her arms around his waist and moving her shoulder under his. "Jeanie? Trev?"

A cry rent the air; Ris. Like he'd been slapped to his senses, Jay straightened. "Ris!"

"Come on! Morph!" Sensing he could stand on his own now, Eva took off at a run, calling as she went; "Griffin Rider, Ranger Form!"

"Minotaur Rider, Ranger Form!"

Trev was still grappling with the monster, his staff trapped by his hands. Ris was rising from behind it, her daggers raised and ready. David was beside Jeanie, panting, hand pressed to his belly, his sword dragging on the ground. Jeanie was providing cover fire.

David's head whirled round when he heard Eva and Jay running up. "Hey! Wait! You just got de-morphed! You sure you're ready to fight?"

Jay nodded. "More than ready. I'm taking this bastard down."

"We are," David corrected. "Looks like this bastard will only go down with one thing."

"Then let's stop talking and do it before Trev and Ris are knocked out," Jeanie suggested, letting loose a salvo of lasers.

"Griffin's Bow!"

With her bow in her hands, Eva's light blue arrows joined Jeanie's hot pink lasers. The barrage was enough to make the monster release Trev's staff, for the two rangers to fall back. "Spirit Cannon!" David ordered, already moving his sword into position.

"Minotaur's Sabre!" Jay called, his weapon appearing in hand in time for him to add it to the growing weapon. "Ready?"

"Just fire," Ris growled, her voice uncharacteristically angry.

"Agreed," David said and squeezed the trigger.

A swirling grey mass rocketed out the mouth of the cannon, heading with only one target; the monster. It roared, a laser shooting out of its mouth to slam into the grey mass – with no effect. Realising it had no choice, it turned to flee, only to be enveloped. The rangers let out a slow collective sigh as it exploded into little bits.

That is, until a yellow glow began to surround the smouldering remains.

"You have got to be kidding me." Jay glared at the remains.

"You know Pleance never kids," David muttered, his voice dark. "Red Dragon Zord!"

"Black Minotaur Zord!"

"Pink Unicorn Zord!"

"Green Centaur Zord!"

"Yellow Phoenix Zord!"

"Blue Griffin Zord!"

The six Zords came from seemingly nowhere, the Dragon, Griffin and Phoenix Zords winging above the other three. Red, black, pink, green, yellow, blue and gold, with piercing gold eyes, they were awe inspiring and just what was needed.

The Rangers leapt and were drawn into their respective Zord's cockpit. "Let's just make the Megazord and get this over with," Jay suggested. "My muscles ache."

"I hear you," Ris said.

"Let's do it," David said, concern for Jay obviously making his decision easy. "Rangers, form the Megazord!"

As if the Zords themselves had heard, they moved of their own accord. The Minotaur became the torso and legs, the Unicorn and Centaur becoming its arms. On its back, the Griffin and Phoenix became long fluttering wings. And the Dragon completed the humanoid Zord by becoming a helmeted head.

They reared up, hundreds of feet above the warehouses, matching the resurrected monster in both height and breadth. And temper.

Both opponents rushed each other at the same time. The warehouses trembled with each thunder step. Suddenly, as the monster reached out with claw tipped hands the size of four wheel drives, the Megazord's wings flapped, once, twice, thrice, to launch it in the air. It twisted, much like a person would, to face the monster as it turned back round, letting out a furious roar that its quarry was in the air and unreachable.

The Megazord's human hands reached out, forming a cup. It was blasted through the air as a column of liquid fire rocketed from its two palms, slamming into the monster.

Ris and Eva adjusted the wings, bringing them closer to the monster again.

David held out his hands, took a deep breath and called out; "Spirit's Sword!"

Clear as water, deadly as a bomb and far larger than an ordinary sword, the sword formed from nowhere, appearing in the Megazord's hand in almost an instant.

The Megazord's second hand lifted, clasped the sword's giant hilt. The wings flapped, and the giant robot shot forward. The sword, lifted, swiped and fell.

And, behind the Megazord, the monster exploded with one final agonised roar.