The Rangers ran to Ridgeback Mountain. When they got there, it wasn't Deker that greeted them, but Serrator. He was surrounded by a mob of moogers.
"Hello Rangers." Serrator said in his usual evil tone.
"You're going down Serrator!" Mike yelled through his grass-colored mask.
"I don't think so. I don't believe you want anything to happen to her."
The sea of moogers parted to reveal two more moogers holding Tara in between them. "Jayden!" Tara screamed. "Let me go you overgrown sushi platters!"
"Tara!" Jayden yelled back.
"You attack me, we dispose of her." Serrator grinned.
"Oh no. What do we do?" Emily asked her leader.
"We surrender. I promised my dad I'd protect Tara at all costs."
"No! Jayden! Don't worry about me!" Tara yelled right before clenching her teeth in pain.
"Oh no." Mia whispered.
"Let me go! I have to go now!" Tara spoke, but it wasn't Tara's voice. In a flash, Tara wasn't there anymore. Her body was replaced by the body of the Nighlok they had been fighting all week.
"What?" Emily gasped.
"I don't believe it." Jayden whispered.
Everyone was stunned. Everyone except Mia.
The monster that used to be Tara leaped out of the Mooger's grasp and ran toward Mia. She attacked. Mia normally would've fought back, but she couldn't hurt Tara. She was bracing for impact, but just before Tara could hit her, Jayden jumped right in front of Mia, taking the blow. As soon as Jayden fell to the ground, the Nighlok got weaker. In a second, Tara was back.
"Jayden!" Tara ran to her brother's side. "What have I done?"
"Excellent! I thought you looked familiar! I was the one that made you half Nighlok!" Serrator looked pleased.
"That's right, Serrator!" Tara stood in front of her brother.
"You'll be a great addition to my team."
"Dream on, Serrator! I'd never join you!" Tara was scared, but she masked it with her feelings for her brother.
"Not intentionally, that is." The Nighlok pulled out a weird conch shell.
"What is that?" Tara looked slightly more nervous, but she stood her ground all the same.
"This shell came from the Sansu River. It sucks any chosen trait out of any human or Nighlok. Master Xandred used to be obsessed with puppies and unicorns before he came face to face with this thing. I'll just suck all of the goodness and purity out of you, and bye bye goodie two shoes. Now hold still for just a moment."
"No!" Jayden and Tara both yelled just as the beam of light hit Tara. When the light ceased, she got a sinister grin on her face, making her look like a human, female Serrator.
"Attack!" Serrator commanded.
Tara grinned even bigger. Her eyes flashed, and she struck. Only she didn't strike Jayden, as everyone was expecting. She struck serrator. He fell to the ground, and didn't get up. His body went through a gap, followed by the frightened moogers.
Tara smiled, then turned and saw the rangers, now demorphed and staring at her, and she turned and sprinted away.
