KO-35

It had been almost a week since the clash with Dark Spectre, and Andros still hadn't gotten round to talking to Zhane; the Silver Ranger seemed back on course with former fiancé Micah and as a result would leave Karone heartbroken.

He had no choice; he had to speak to him. If Zhane wanted to be back with Micah then Andros couldn't change that, but he could at least confront him about it; at the end of the day Karone deserved to know the truth and, even though Zhane was his best friend, his sister came first

Power Chamber

'Who's this Cassie?' Billy asked; the man who had been wearing the Gold Ranger armour had now demorphed and none of the group recognised him

'His name's Andrew...he was getting attacked...look I didn't have a choice ok?' she retorted, trying to defend her actions in turning a civilian into the Gold Ranger

'We can't change what's happened...' Tommy began

'True but this guy's gonna need training' Jason interjected, before seemingly being hit by a eureka moment 'I'll train him'

The others looked at Jason, rather puzzled, motioning for him to continue

'If Tommy joins as the Red Ranger then you guys have a full team,' Jason told them 'This Andrew guy needs training, and I used to be the Gold Ranger...I think we'll get on just fine, right man?'

Andrew just nodded and gave what seemed to be a laugh; he hadn't said a word since he had been brought to the Power Chamber and seemed nervous. But he felt he had at least one friend in Cassie, and now this Jason guy had offered to help him; maybe these guys would accept him...

'Then it's settled' Adam concluded 'Here you go Tommy' he indicated to his former team mate, handing over the Red RPM Morpher

'And looks like you guys will need Tommy's help,' Billy began, motioning to the screen where a larger version of the monster Cassie had seen earlier was terrorising Angel Grove 'Only the first three Zords are fully operational; without a Red Ranger you wouldn't be able to combat this threat' Billy concluded gravely, feeling rather lucky that operators for both Morphers had literally turned up on the doorstep

'We'll provide support' Leo told them

'But after that we should get back to Terra Venture' Kai reminded him

'That'll be fine; we're grateful of the help for now' Billy told them 'You ready guys?'

'Let's do it' Tommy announced 'RPM Accelerate!'

As the monster swung its thin blade and attacked Angel Grove, Deviot watched as his plan came together

'Darkonda will take control of this place quicker than those rangers can do anything' he laughed in his robotic tone, but he hadn't noticed the advances of the Galactabeasts as well as three other, newer Zords

'I like the Eagle Racer, Billy' Tommy commented as he drove the Red Ranger's Zord

'It's based off Red Lightning; I knew how much you liked fast cars' Billy laughed

'So what's the plan?' Kim asked from her seat in the Bear Crawler, the Yellow Ranger's Zord

'The Galaxy Rangers have brought us some time,' Billy told the trio 'They're handling that monster in the Galaxy Megazord, so you guys can get used to your new Zords'

'Didn't I ever tell you I liked fast cars too, Billy' TJ remarked as he drove his new Lion Hauler Zord

'I'm afraid there wasn't enough room for two fast paced Zords TJ,' Billy told him 'Plus we needed something with heavy artillery, you know, for the big stuff...try it out'

TJ flicked a few switches before pressing one of the buttons on the main system. The result was a fleet of rockets that wormed their way around the Galaxy Megazord before striking the monster in the chest and sending him reeling

'I'm still not convinced' TJ shrugged, but Billy just laughed; the new Blue Ranger couldn't not be impressed with the weaponry and firepower his new Zord was equipped with

'So do we have a Megazord mode to go with these cool new Zords?' Kim enquired

'The Morphers have three different designs,' Billy told her 'your three have the same configuration and therefore your Zords combine to make a Megazord. It's the same for the Black and Green Morphers, and then the Gold and Silver ones...well the intended plan anyway, once those Zords are finished and fully operational; it's designed to maximise the amount of Megazords at our disposal' the first Blue Ranger concluded

'So how do we bust out this bad boy and help the Galaxy Rangers' TJ asked

Ashley now spoke 'There's a button on each of your monitors that will activate the Zord configuration. Once each of you has pressed that button, the Zords will transform and combine to achieve High Octane Megazord Mode'

'Sounds cool' TJ replied simply

'Oh it's more than cool TJ, trust me' Ashley laughed 'The Turbo Zords were nothing compared to these'

Each ranger pressed the button indicated and, as expected, their Zords began to change; TJ's hauler formed the legs, Kim's Crawler slid on top to provide a torso of sorts before Tommy's Racer formed the arms, upper body and head. Now all present in the same cockpit, the trio of new rangers couldn't hide their astonishment

'This thing is insane!' TJ commented as he eyed all the dials and screens at his disposal

'You've excelled yourself Billy' Kim praised her former team mate

'I do try' he smiled

'Let's finish this' Leo now spoke to the RPM Rangers through their communication system. The two Megazords put their swords together and slashed across the chest of the monster, finishing him off once and for all

'Wow' TJ said simply as the RPM Rangers and the Galaxy Rangers returned to the Power Chamber

'Told you they were good!' Ashley said to him

'We best be off,' Leo told the new team 'Trakeena is bound to be up to something and Terra Venture is under our protection...'

'Leo its fine, we understand' Tommy told his fellow Red Ranger

'We're just thankful for your help' Cassie interjected

'Anytime' Karone smiled, just as Cassie gave her a hug

'I know you'll make a great Pink Ranger...Kendrix would be proud' the former Pink Space Ranger told her, holding back the tears and forcing a smile

'And you'll make a great Silver Ranger' Karone replied 'Zhane would be honoured to have such a person as his successor'

Cassie simply smiled; she didn't know what to say but Karone's words had touched her. However Leo's words snapped her out of her thoughts

'See you around' he said to the RPM Rangers, leading the way and being followed by his team as they all waved before boarding the Astro Megaship. Things had all gone so well, the Galaxy Rangers had reunited with majority of the Space Rangers, Tommy had agreed to being the new Red Ranger, Jason had offered to train Andrew so he was prepared for the challenges he faced as a new ranger and the first three Zords of the RPM arsenal had performed brilliantly and the trio had successfully formed the High Octane Megazord; if only things were this good everywhere...

KO-35

Andros knocked on Zhane's door; around ten minutes earlier, Gia had agreed to take Micah out so that Andros could talk to Zhane on his own. After a few moments, the Silver Rangers answered the door

'Oh hey Andros,' Zhane smiled 'everything alright?'

'Zhane we need to talk' the Red Space Ranger told him