"What do you mean you won't let us go back!" Troy shouted. Once Emma had tricked them into teleporting into the command center, they had immediately tried to go back. However, Gosei disabled their teleporting abilities because he didn't want them to get caught in explosion. There was no way that they would be able to save the others and get back in one piece.

"It is too risky. I cannot afford for you rangers to take a risk like that."

"We're fucking power rangers! We take risks every single day!"

"I just could not allow you to take this one. There are extremely dangerous radioactive particles in the air in that area. There is no telling what would happen if your human bodies were exposed to it."

"Screw you Gosei." Troy growled as he stomped away.

"Oh no." Noah whispered. Gosei wouldn't allow any of them to teleport back, so Noah did the next best thing; he had pulled up a visual of the bomb. He took off his glasses and wiped them, hoping that his eyes were just playing tricks on him. Sadly, he seemed to be right, there was nothing to see. The bomb had gone off and the girls were nowhere in sight.

"You alright Noah?" Jake asked. Gosei had proven to have a good reason for all his actions, but he had to side with the red ranger this time. After all, it should've been their decision to decide whether or not they would risk their lives. It was Gosei's powers, but their lives. He was just as upset as Troy, but a little more forgiving. Jake was angry, but he wasn't going to waste his time arguing with the galactic alien.

"The bomb went off..." Emma had managed to teleport them into the command center, but none of them knew what had happened to her and Gia after that. Communications got cut off and Gosei had refused for the rangers to leave the command center.

"It exploded…" Noah choked. He could barely get those last two words out of his mouth. While he was working on the bomb, he could've sworn that there was still more time left. Had time passed by that quickly?

"What do you mean it exploded?"

"It went boom boom. I mean, there's really nothing else to say. It went off a few minutes after we arrived inside the command center."

"What about Gia and Emma?" Jake asked worriedly. "Do you know where they are?"

"I've already tried to look for them." Noah shook his head solemnly. "Something is blocking their signal. I can't get a read on their location quite yet. I don't know how much longer we have to wait until it clears up."

Hearing this, Troy stomped over to his console in an attempt to locate their missing friends, but to no avail, he ended up with the same result as Noah. He let out a frustrated scream, kicked over his console, and retreated back to the command center's corner.

At this point, Troy was beyond frustrated. He felt angry at Gosei for not allowing him to leave the command center. Having no idea what had happened to the girls killed him in the inside. However, Troy still felt angry towards Emma. What the hell was she thinking? Had the girl he liked betrayed him and the team? Troy couldn't figure out what her game was and it sparked an anger he had never felt. With his back on the wall, he sunk to the ground with his hands burying his face.

He was the team leader. He was supposed to keep everyone in check, but make sure they were also safe at the same time. Based on what was currently happening, he felt like he had failed as their leader and as their friend.

"Troy…?" Noah called out.

"Shut the fuck up and just leave me the alone!" Troy yelled from under his arms.

Jake and Noah looked at their broken leader and then to each other. Because they were friends for years, they could tell that they were on the same page, but then again, anyone could probably tell that something was up with Troy. It was more than this whole bomb ordeal, there was something more. Jake gave Noah a quick nod and hoped that he would understand what it had meant.

"Hey Tensou, wanna help me fix Troy's console?" Noah asked as he made his way to the fallen piece of technology.

"He shouldn't have broken it in the first place." Tensou whined. "Do you know how long it took me to set those consoles up in the first place? Not to mention all the rare metals that I used to create it. Geez, I get no appreciation here."

"It's okay." Noah smiled. Noah wasn't sure if Tensou had emotions, but he could still relate to the tiny robot. He himself used to feel underappreciated and belittled, but eventually got over it after realizing that he didn't need recognition to feel important. He just wanted to do what he could to help others. Although, it did feel nice to be appreciated once in a while. "I'm sure Troy didn't mean it. Here, just tell me what to do and I'll do it."

"Really?"

"Of course." Noah gave him a small nod.

"Thanks!" Tensou beamed with pleasure. Usually, he did all the maintenance and repair by himself, so it felt nice to get help once in a while.

"Oh and Tensou," Noah called.

"Yes?"

"You are appreciated." Noah didn't think that robots could smile, but he could've sworn that he saw a genuine smile appear on the tiny machine's face. Seeing the robot's happy expression even caused Noah to give off a small grin. The two of them then happily skipped to the other side of the command center in an attempt to fix the console.

Meanwhile, Jake walked towards Troy and sat beside him. Jake was grateful that Noah caught his signal so that he would be able to talk to Troy alone. If Troy didn't want to share it to the team, then maybe he would share it with at least one person.

"What's wrong?" Jake asked softly.

Troy lifted his head from his hands and looked at Jake like he was crazy. "You got to be kidding me. First of all, we don't know where our friends are, yet we're stuck here. We have no idea how they're doing and our communications with them are severed. We also don't know if Vrak got back to them or if they're stranded and hurt. Not to mention our situation with Emma too. You and I both know that she could've betrayed us."

"How could you even think that? After everything we've been through, you now decide to question her loyalty?"

"She had the antidote and took off with it. And she didn't just take it off to just anywhere; she took it all the way to Vrak."

"Have you even tried to understand what she was trying to do?" Jake was starting to feel disgusted with Troy's accusations. It was like he was a completely different person. The Troy he remembered would never assume these things and act so cold. What he was saying made some sense, but he could at least give her some benefit of the doubt.

"You know, Gia's not here. You're not earning any brownie points for defending Emma."

"This is between you and me Troy." Jake glared at Troy. He didn't want to show any signs of aggression to Troy, but it seemed like he needed a different approach. Nothing seemed to be getting through his thick skull. "You took things way too far earlier. And don't act like I didn't see it. I saw what you did. While Emma was on the ground, you attacked her with an unnecessary swipe to the shoulder! What the heck were you thinking! She was already down; you didn't need to hurt her further! Whether she's on our side or not, she is still our friend. The least we could do is fight her with honor, not some cheap move that my grandma could've done."

"I wasn't thinking!" Troy's voice started to get louder as he recalled that moment. He remembered feeling guilt and shame wash over him right after it happened. He didn't know why he did it, something inside of him just snapped.

"Well you obviously weren't! You've been acting a bit off ever since you found out about the whole antidote thing. Get it off your chest now before you decide to hurt anyone else. I don't care who it is or whether is physical or emotional pain; if I find out that you were the cause, you're dead.

"I'm mad, okay! How would you feel if the girl you loved betrayed you?"

Jake took a deep breath to calm himself and smiled. He hated to be so rough, but at least he knew what was truly bothering him. The thought of someone you trusted deeply betraying you could really mess someone up.

"You don't know that yet." Jake said. "She could be as much as a victim as me or Gia. We'll figure this out later, okay? We don't give up, remember?"

"I just don't want to get my hopes up." Troy muttered. "I don't want to get my hopes high only for it to be crushed."

"That doesn't mean that you can't believe in them."

Troy looked up at Jake with a small smile and gave him a quick appreciative thanks. After everything he had done, he agreed that he really did need a reality check. All the worry and pressure had messed with his thoughts a little too much.

"Maybe we should all go home." Noah suggested from his side of the room. He was able to fix a good amount of the damage from the console and decided that he could just finish it tomorrow. "It's been a long day for all of us."

"But what about the girls?"

"The scanners aren't going to help, and it'd be suicide to walk through a radioactive wasteland. Maybe we'll have better luck with the scanners tomorrow."

"We can't leave them to die!" Jake proclaimed.

"Maybe they're safe and sound." Noah suggested. "They probably teleported us away so that they could make their escape."

Troy and Jake sighed in defeat and was forced to comply. They understood where Noah was coming from, but that didn't stop them from worrying. For Jake, the girl he had a crush on for years could possibly be fighting for her life through that radioactive death land. He would never forgive himself if he figured out that he could've done something to help her. As for Troy, he cared about his friends. His feelings towards Emma were jumbled up and confused, but he would save that for later. Right now, he had to make sure he did anything and everything to ensure his teammates' safety. Anything.