School was the very next day. Immediately, things had started to take effect for Tyrell, Carl, and Ryder. Tyrell was in deep thought for the most part, while Carl would glare at anyone who would dare look at Karmyn, with lust. Ryder seemed over excited.

During lunch, He even was talking with Karmyn, away from the crowd. Ryder was twitching nervously.

Karmyn: What's bugging you man?

Ryder: Let's just say, I have come to a realization. Hanzo has to go.

Karmyn: WHAT?

Ryder: Calm down. He must go, because he is scum. He's no better then when he worked for Azalia. If anything, he's worse.

Karmyn: how can you say that?

Ryder: Easy. Who was the first one to go after the Wind emerald when Lauren died? It was him. And he knew that the only way for him to be more powerful, was for that. He barely even cared when she did die. Of course they had been rivals for a while. But now that he has Lauren's power, he doesn't deserve it. And I will force him to give it up. I'll find a new wind ranger afterwards.

Karmyn: That's crazy talk. Not befitting for a leader.

Ryder: This leader, is going to make sure, that we succeed, and I will not have any form of upsurping happening. GOT THAT!

That was when Carl came in and punched Ryder across the face.

Ryder: What was that for?

Carl: You talking smack to my girl?

Ryder: No. Why would I? She's my friend.

Carl: Friend, huh? Maybe you're attracted to her. Well nobody but me is even allowed to look at her.

Karmyn: umm...I appreciate the gesture, but it's a bit much.

Carl: I won't lose you to anyone. Even if I have to destroy this bonehead in the process.

Ryder: Oh, so now I'm a bonehead, huh.

Ryder pushed Carl. Carl didn't react. Ryder then kept pushing Carl, before Carl tripped and fell onto the ground. Ryder smirked.

Ryder: Remember earth boy. If it weren't for me, you'd be a constant nervous wreck maybe even dead. I made you stronger. And yet you're still weak. So don't ever pick a fight with me. Not like you have the balls to anyways.

Carl snarled. He tackled Ryder, which resulted in them scuffling. Karmyn looked on in shock. That's when Tyrell, Heather, and Jake all came in. They saw what was happening, and immediately separated the two boys.

Jake: What is wrong with you two.

Carl: He's been talking smack to my woman!

Ryder: This spineless jerk needs to be taught a lesson

That's when they heard a throat being cleared. It was Tommy. He glared at his students in anger, visibly mad at how his students had become.

Tommy: What is with you guys today. I've noticed your behavior has been bad.

Ryder: I'd shut it if I were you old man, unless you want to be added onto the list of people who I'm going to kill today!

Everyone looked at him with shock. There were bewildered at just how extreme he was acting. Even his eyes seemed different. They seemed like they were glowing. Tommy sighed.

Tommy: The both of you boys, my class, after school. No arguments. We need to talk.

Tommy then turned around. Ryder looked like he was ready to break free from Tyrell's grip, and even expose his secret. But Carl turned away. Karmyn and Heather followed him, while Jake glared at Ryder, Ryder merely chuckled.

Later, The two boys walked into Tommy's classroom, and both sat down. Heather had followed them, and cut off Tommy before he could enter.

Tommy: What is it Heather.

Heather: Dr O...I've sensed something really weird about them. It would seem that their mentality has been altered. I'm sure of it.

Tommy: How do you know this?

Heather: For some reason, I can sense brain patterns. Part of the healing thing. But only if I focus on them. And I wasn't sure, but it seemed totally out of character for them to suddenly snap like that. When I had a look, I noticed that they were tainted. Basically, the taint is forcing them to take their worst traits, and make them extreme. I was able to fix Carl, but Ryder's a different story. It's like...something weird is keeping it there.

Tommy: Hmmm...well I'm glad you told me this. Now the punishment won't be so severe.

Heather: It's not just them. Tyrell's been affected as well. He keeps muttering something about family.

Tommy: Tend to him. I'll see what I can do about Ryder then.

Heather nodded, and left, Tommy then went into his classroom, and looked at the two boys under his wing. He was sorely disappointed in them.

Tommy: I heard all about what happened. Needless to say, the both of you were out of line. You two should know better then to fight at school. Only the enemy is who you actually fight. Not each other. I don't care what the reasons are.

Ryder looked at Tommy with a bit of a smirk. Tommy saw it, and looked at Ryder, with an intense glare. But it didn't affect Ryder much.

Tommy: I'm more mad at you then anything. You especially, have to set the example.

Ryder: I'm always doing that, Dr O. I was showing dirtbag here, that I mean business.

Carl glanced over at Ryder. He knew it wasn't entirely him that made him like that, so he let it slide. Tommy was really tempted to smack Ryder for that comment, but he refrained from doing so.

Tommy: Don't treat your teammates like that. Not one of them!

Ryder: HA! You think that. But what If I told you there is one that's been giving us a bad name. Namely Hanzo. He's the one that took advantage of Lauren's sacrifice. He might be a ranger, but he's only in it for the power and glory. Don't get me wrong though, the wind ranger abilities are strong, and we need them, but I refuse to let Hanzo be that ranger...and therefor...I'm going to kill him.

Tommy: ENOUGH! Hanzo did not take advantage. You can see it that way, but believe me, he wouldn't. He's not that type of person. But...I know it isn't entirely you who's talking. Carl knows this as well. Magic has tainted your thought process.

Ryder: The hell it has. And you want to know something else doc!

Tommy: What is it

Ryder smirked, before he shot a fireball at him. He looked a bit sympathetic, but not enough to stop. Ryder got up. Carl tried to stop him, but Ryder was quicker. He ran through the halls, and transformed.

Elsewhere...

Tyrell, Heather, Jake, Karmyn and Hanzo had arrived to See both Kralos and Lothor, along with some Komododrones. They were all transformed, and in Dragoon mode. They all charged, with Hanzo leading. But he went right after Lothor. They would fight in a brutal fight, which saw Hanzo being extremely aggressive.

Hanzo: I'm going to enjoy ripping you to shreds.

Lothor: Nya-ah-ah. Words not befitting of a ranger.

Hanzo: does it look like I care. I know that Azalia always had a soft spot for you, and thus, I want to see the look on her face when you're history! I want her to suffer like I have, for the torment she put me and my race through!

Lothor sent a large dark bolt at Hanzo, but he jumped out of the way. He did see that the other rangers were doing well against the Komododrones, and that Heather was taking on Kralos. Hanzo turned his attention back to Hanzo, and hused his Schimitar staff to send a massive wind blade beam to Lothor, who was unable to dodge it. He fell down, heavily weakened by the blast. He tried to rise up, but saw that his arm had been blasted off. Thus, he passed out. Hanzo walked over to him, preparing to finish Lothor off, when he was blocked by Tyrell.

Hanzo: What are you doing?

Tyrell: He's my father. Don't hurt him.

Hanzo: You dare defend this swine. I've lost all respect for you Tyrell.

Hanzo flung Tyrell off and blasted him with a wind blast. But it was then, that he was hit with an extremely powerful fire blast. To those who saw it, it was shaped like a dragon, twice the size of Hanzo in his ranger form.

With Kralos and Heather...

Kralos was winning. He had blasted Heather down. But Heather was fighting strong as well. But Kralos caught her in a magic ray.

Kralos: Now, you will see your worst nightmares come to life, as it destroys you from the inside!

Heather was in agonizing pain. But she refused to lose. He wings spread out as long as they could, before she summoned the Criss blade, and broke the connection.

Heather: You'll have to do better then THAT!

Kralos: Indeed...you are strong minded.

The two resumed their fight. Heather kept on gathering pure light energy from the fighting spirits of the rangers. It boosted her, as she finally broke the wizards staff. She then charged the Criss blade with the light.

Heather: you make me sick. Using people's mental weaknesses against them in such a profound fashion. You couldn't do that to me, because not only I recognized it, but my only true weakness, is that I have a very caring heart, and that if I see one of my friends in pain, I will be there to defend them, even if I have to take on the rest of the world. Say goodbye. FINAL JUDGEMENT!

A massive white meteor like blaste erupted from the Criss blade. It swallowed Kralos whole, effectively destroying him. Not even a single shred of his remained remained, thus there was no chance of him being reborn, and enlarged. Heather fell out of Ranger form quickly.

It was at that moment, that the remaining Komododrones went to Lothor, grabbed him and his arm, and teleported out. Ryder and Hanzo even stopped fighting.

Ryder: What's going on?

Ryder let out a mighty yell, that sounded like a dragons roar. It was enhanced due to him being in his battlizer form. Hanzo and Tyrell got up, confused as well.

Tyrell: Did I really take action to stop my father from being destroyed?

Hanzo: You did.

Tyrell: Wow. I must have been really messed up.

Hanzo: I was as well. So I'm sorry. I think Ryder was as well.

Ryder had calmed down a slight bit. He looked over at Hanzo, and hung his head in shame. And at that moment, with all the rangers gathered, (heather had just managed to transform back) they were blasted by a massive Wind blast. One bigger then what Hanzo was producing that day. It flung them all into the ground pretty hard. They all heard a female laugh. When they looked up, they all saw the one persn, they had hoped to never see again.

What they saw, was Slasheria. And she slowly descended to the ground, still laughing at them. The insane, black soul part of Lauren took great joy in their pain, as they tried to get up from her last attack.

Slasheria: Missed me?

Ryder: Hardly. But if you're alive, then...

Slasheria: Nope. She's gone. Only I remain. And let me tell you...her sacrifice, was my ultimate gain. For you see, I was a special kind of soul split. A spectralis.

Hanzo had gotten up. He looked panicked at what he had heard.

Slasheria: Regardless though, It doesn't surprise me that Hanzo got Lauren's emerald. However, I still have all her powers, and then some. In fact, I decided to make a little trip recently. A trip, to ultimately, make me more powerful. And Is cuceeded.

Karmyn: Whatever power you got, we say bring it! We will not lose to you!

Jake: Yeah. There is a reason why we're power rangers. To make sure scum like you,are forever defeated.

Slasheria: True, the sentiment is there, and I admit, you do have great power. But so do I. Afterall, you just said it. There is a reason, as to why we're all power rangers.

Slasheria let that comment hang for a second. The rangers all pondered what it meant. She chuckled again. She made two fists, and they glowed a golden color. She thencrossed them over her chest.

Slasheria: I've been waiting to say this. Hell, any bad guy would have loved to say this. So i'll say them. And it is with these magic words, that shall bring the defeat of the power rangers, once and for all. IT'S MORPHING TIME!

Slasheria glowed gold, from head to toe. The light was blinding. For a second, all that was there was a golden light. But when it stopped, slasheria was transformed, into what looked like the Gold Zeo Ranger, except with a gold skirt, and gold blades attached to the gauntlets. She chuckled at them, especially at their shock.

Slasheria: Gold Ranger Power!

She summoned the Gold Zeo Staff, and blasted the rangers with a massive golden wind vortex. The power was enough to force all the rangers out of ranger form, and back to normal, and all lying on the ground.

Slasheria: Come find me when you're at full strength. I will enjoy taking you all down at that time!

Slasheria jumped and flew away at a high speed. All the rangers passed out right there, completely broken.

A few hours later...

After being retrieved by Tommy, Haley, and Kim, the rangers were in the Dino base. Ragnarok was looking at them through the main screen, and his eyes showed major concern.

Ryder: I really messed up today, didn't I?

Heather: You were under a spell. Get over it.

Hanzo: Don't sweat it Ryder. What I'm more concerned about, was just the amount of power you generated. Not to mention the shape. That was beyond normal for you. Either you had that amount of rage, or something else.

Ryder: Well for what ti's worth, sorry. Dr. O. you were right. I am a lousy leader. I was not able to show a good example.

Tommy: May look like that, but you were reacting to something. But those things that you for you boys felt was you, just enhanced. Carl. You still have confidence, and thus, you can be possessive of Karmyn, when it's been stripped down. Hanzo, you do want to make Azalia pay for what she did to your parents, and the rest of the Dragosyn race. Tyrell...you long for a family, more so then you think. And Ryder...your love for my daughter was used against us.

Kim: But it's been solved now. But...We're in a very bad situation now. Slasheria was already ruthless as it was before, but now she's the gold ranger? That's just messed up.

Tommy nodded. He hated to see the power used for evil intent. And that is exactly what had happened here. But there was nothing he could do about it. So thus, he had hoped that the rangers would be in top form soon.

Tommy: ryder. There is still the issue of the fight. Knowing the circumstances, I can reduce the punishment of it.

Ryder: What were you going to do originally?

Tommy: A one month suspension. But I'll reduce to to a week long one. Carl...sorry, but you're going to be doing a couple days with him.

Carl: Understood sir.

Ryder nodded as well. He was really hating himself now. But knowing that he had just put some extra time on himself, there was only one thing he had in mind. To calm his rage. To learn to be a better leader. To grow stronger.

He had to, or the rest of the team would fall. Something that was simply...unacceptable.

A/N: Now THIS was some serious action, and some surprises as well. Just when you thought they won, they received bad news, and even worse news as well. what's going to happen now. Only time will tell. I hoped you guys liked those twists that i put in there.