Drake stepped over to Kaylee, Daniela and Dillon. All three were lying on the ground, nursing various injuries and struggling for breath.
"That was fun," he said, "but I think it's time we end this now."
He knelt down before Kaylee. He had seen her suffer enough. Now that she was at his mercy, he was going to take his chance and avenge his brother.
"This one's for you, Jordan," he smirked, his hand slowly reaching out to grab Kaylee's face.
Suddenly, a loud scream pierced through the air as visible, yellow sound waves hit Drake, knocking him on his back. Kaylee, Dani and Dillon covered their ears and hid their heads in their arms to protect their ears from damage.
Drake lifted himself up, getting to his feet as quickly as he could to look around. The city was still very empty aside from his victims on the ground.
Before he was hit again, Drake rushed down to grab Kaylee. He grabbed her arm was about to pull her up when he saw a large shadow speed by. He looked up to the artificial skies and frowned.
"What the hell?"
Because Drake was busy with Kaylee, Daniela and Dillon took this time to get back to their feet. Finding a lamp post not too far away, the two injured Rangers leaned against it for support. They weren't going to be much help to Kaylee anymore, no matter where they stood.
Kaylee tried pulling out of Drake's grasp while he was still distracted, but the simple tug alerted him that she was trying to get away and he twisted her arm behind her back. Kaylee was forced to the ground as a slight whimper escaped her lips.
"What's going on?" Drake asked her, his face hovering just over her shoulder.
"I know nothing more than you," Kaylee answered honestly.
Drake pulled Kaylee back to her feet, turning to lead her somewhere safer for his plan. Just as he did, he spotted a Black Ranger and a White Ranger standing behind him. He recognised them both from years ago. One was the Black Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger, who was all over Angel Grove in the early 1990s, and the other was the first ever White Power Ranger, also in Angel Grove in the '90s.
He hissed as he glared down at Kaylee.
"Friends of yours?"
Kaylee shrugged, "I would hope so. Knowing Ranger luck, they may have been turned evil and will choose to join you."
The Black Ranger sighed deeply, "Ribbit."
"Oh my GOD!" Kaylee cried out joyfully, "I do know them!"
Drake growled, tightening his hold on Kaylee, causing her to whimper once more in pain.
"Do you have to do that?" she asked.
"I'll finish you now!" he screamed, throwing Kaylee on the hard cement ground and pinning his knee in her stomach. He tried again to grab her face, but a strong gust of wind blew him over as a Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow Ranger ran onto the scene. Pink and Yellow went to help Kaylee while Blue ran in front of her protectively.
"Touch my sister again and I will murder you!" she threatened.
Turning to Dani, Dillon asked, "Who are they?"
Dani was grinning from ear to ear as she turned to the current Black Ranger.
"Meet the Retros," she said, "Adam, Tommy, Tori, Kira, Xander and Kelly."
"There's no use," Tommy told Drake as he tried again to go for Kaylee, "What are the odds that you can handle all of us?"
"I've killed her daughters," Drake shrugged, "I've done enough."
He turned to Kaylee as she was helped to her feet by Kelly, "But I promise you, Kaylee. I will come back for you."
"Kiss my ass," Kaylee snapped.
In a flash of light, Drake was gone.
-----Afterlife-----
"... Summer came home in tears after you told her what you did," Kira explained to Kaylee as they were lead into the old Garage. The others were waiting for the Retros, Kaylee, Dani and Dillon there, obviously eager to meet another team. Of course, they knew most of the Rangers; it was the history behind the team that fascinated Scott, Flynn, Greg and Dawn. "As soon as she told me Jordan's brother was back, I called these guys."
"Yeah, we beat Jordan, how hard can it be to beat his little brother?" Adam shrugged, taking a seat on the couch.
"I beat Jordan..." Kaylee corrected, "to death..., but that's not the point."
"The point is, you need a full team that can help you deal with this creep," Kelly said.
"I would hardly consider this a full team without Bridge," Kaylee frowned, noticing the Red ranger was missing, "Where is he?"
"Back at SPD," Kira explained, "I left him to explain things to Summer and Sam Jr. He was there when it happened."
"Summer was pretty torn up about it," Adam told Kaylee. Since the first Evacuations, he had been residing in NewTech city. He kept in contact with Kira, offering to lend a hand to the newest SPD team while they were still battling Morgana, but staying out of sight for the most part. When Kira called him to help fight Drake, he met up with her at the SPD headquarters and caught a glimpse of Summer. He saw the tear stains on her cheeks and could hear her as she tried to hold back a few sobs, something he had never seen a Ford girl doing. "What did you tell her?"
"I don't know," Kaylee sighed, "It just kinda came out. I guess it was a lot of shock for her."
"What do you mean?" Kira asked.
"Well, I had to tell these guys and Summer that I murdered someone," Kaylee said, "But when they asked why I was so pissed off about him, I had to tell them the truth."
Kaylee looked to Tori sadly, "I'm sorry. But I couldn't keep this from them any longer."
"It's fine," Tori nodded, "It's better they know the truth in this situation."
"Summer will get over it," Kira smiled, "We shouldn't worry about her. We've got to focus on..."
"Drake?" Tommy finished, "Where did he come from?"
"Out of nowhere," Dawn said, speaking up for the current Rangers finally, "It was a surprise attack."
"How did he get you guys?" Kelly asked.
"We were at my center," Dawn explained, telling the Retros how Drake managed to take down both Hayden and Samantha.
"Where were you guys?" Tommy asked, looking to Flynn and Scott, the two husbands.
"I was at the garage," Flynn explained, "The night before Dani got a huge job we both needed to work..."
There was a faint buzz coming from Daniela's phone. Everyone fell silent as she picked it up.
"Hello?... Now? But it's only been... No it's not ready. Yeah, 100 grand, go ahead, I have bigger fish to fry. I'll call you when it's done. Bye."
Dani hung up and turned to Flynn, "I know you don't wanna work on that hunk of junk, but the owner just called to pick it up."
Tommy frowned, exchanging looks with Kaylee. Both had been in the Ranger business long enough to know that maybe this wasn't just coincidence.
"I was out on a mission," Scott said, "But it was a wild goose chase. There was nothing within 100 feet of the signal's location."
"So, with the husbands away, the wives go down?" Adam asked, "Seems like great timing on Drake's part."
"And what are the odds that Scott gets a fake mission, Flynn gets a huge job, and Drake attacks all at once?" Kelly frowned.
"Something doesn't smell right," Kaylee nodded, "And this time, it's not lucky socks."
"Do you think he's behind this?" Greg asked his mentor. Kaylee turned to him.
"What would you have done if he did what he did to Dani?"
"We wouldn't be worrying about him right now," Greg growled.
"His powers too," Tori added, "All citizens were checked for powers. We fell through the cracks because of you, Kayl. But Drake definitely wouldn't have! If he had powers coming into Corinth, we would have know long before now."
Kaylee nodded, "And there's border patrol running 24/7. No one comes back in without a Ranger suit or badge, or without a full radiation scan. If his came up positive, he wouldn't be walking the streets now. He would be in a hospital."
"And no Ranger badges ever went missing," Scott said.
"And this guy's taken out one Ranger and a very pissed off Angel," Dawn said, "When I was still Tenaya, Samantha got angry at me and I was shaking in my boots. If anything could top her, it could easily handle a few guards and sneak back into the city."
"When I was out in the wastes we did find something where the signal was located," Scott reached into his pocket and pulled out a pencil.
"Whoo," Dillon frowned, "A pencil! Now we can make pretty unicorns."
Daniela reached into her own pocket and pulled out the note written by Drake. Before she had made nothing of the dirt and water on it, after all she did find it on the ground, but now she was suspicious.
"Braveheart!" she whistled as the little puppy dashed into the room. However, instead of coming over to her, the small dog saw a group of new people. He started bouncing happily, trying to meet all of them at once.
Karly stepped in behind Braveheart and sighed, "Dumb dog."
Braveheart finally began to settle when Daniela grabbed his collar. Flynn knelt down before the dog and took the note from Dani. He held it in front of Braveheart's face and explained what he wanted the dog to do. Braveheart barked, and Flynn knew he understood. The dog smelt the paper then Flynn held the pencil before the dog's nose.
Braveheart barked happily, wagging his tail.
"There's a match," Flynn nodded, "Its faint, but Braveheart's positive the two items hold a similar smell."
"So that proved that dick-head was in the Wastes," Kaylee smirked, "And got his powers!"
"What are his powers?" Kelly asked.
"He's the bringer of death," Greg shrugged, "Our best bet is that he controls death. Like Grim Reaper, I guess."
"How do you stop the man who can easily kill you?" Adam asked.
Kaylee grinned, "I already know how to do that," she said, "I just need Hayden to wake up. Until then, the Retros will hold Drake off. There's no way we're letting him get his way."
"What do we do?" Scott asked.
"Enjoy retirement," Kaylee shrugged, "Go see your unconscious wife in the hospital."
-----Afterlife-----
Dustin was in Samantha's room, refusing to leave after a nurse told him they believed she would be waking soon. She had already awakened a few times before, but passed out again quickly every time. She was never awake for more than a minute or so at the most.
Dustin sat by her bedside, holding her hand gently. He watched her eyes move under their lids. She was very responsive at the moment, moving her fingers slowly to grasp his hand with hers and shifting at the call of her name. Any moment now she would wake.
"Sammy?" Dustin tried as her grip felt stronger, and suddenly her eyes fluttered open. "Samantha!"
The Angel took a deep breath, bolting upright in her bed and holding her head. She was breathing heavily. Dustin gently set her back down and stood over her.
"Do you know where you are?" he asked her.
"No," Samantha frowned, "But I guess it's better than where I thought I was."
"What happened?"
Slowly, Samantha sat up. Dustin adjusted the pillows behind her to support her back, "There was some creeper..."
"The cat phoned," Dustin nodded. Samantha turned to him with an odd expression, "You get used to it. Just wait until Karly starts talking to telemarketers."
"Who was that guy?" Samantha asked her father. "I was no match for him."
"He's Jordan's brother," Dustin explained, "You wouldn't know him. It happened a little before you were conceived."
"What happened?" Samantha asked.
"Talk to your mother about it," Dustin said, "How are you feeling?"
"Like I ran a marathon," Samantha answered, "Last I remember, he was taking my breath away... literally. It was like I was dying on the inside."
Samantha's eyes widened, "Hayden!"
Dustin squeezed her hand, "Don't worry about her. You need to..."
"What happened to her?" Samantha asked.
"She's in the room next to you," Dustin said. "Samantha, seriously..."
Samantha jumped out of bed, successfully making it a few feet until she dropped. Dustin was by her side to catch her. He carried her back to the bed and laid her down.
"You'll help her after you've rested," Dustin whispered. "Hayden will be fine for one more night."
"I can't feel my head," Samantha moaned as the room spun around her.
"I know," Dusitn nodded. He kissed her on the forehead. "Just rest up. We're taking care of everything. Your mother's trying to take down Drake, the doctors are watching you and your sister carefully, and Mike came by here earlier to take Engel to his place."
"Engel!" Samantha said, bolting upright again. Dustin forced her down.
"She'll be relieved to see mommy's okay," Dustin said, "She was very upset and panicked around here. But Mike's a great father. I'm sure she's fine."
Samantha dropped her head into her pillow and groaned loudly. She hated being so helpless. She knew all she had to do was kiss her sister and Hayden would be fine. She knew her little girl was probably devastated that she had seen her mother in such condition, and she knew that if given the chance, she could help her own mother in taking down the man who attacked her, but she wasn't allowed.
A tear rolled down her cheek as she looked at her father.
"How bad is it?" she asked him.
"I haven't spoken to your mother in almost a day," Dustin sighed, "And you know just as well as I do, that it's got to be something terribly important if it pulls your mother away from her family."
"I have to help," she whispered.
"You're sick," Dustin told her, "Just rest up for a few hours, then you can help Hayden and join the others."
"I can't rest," Samantha whined, "I don't want to be here."
Dustin kissed her forehead again, "You're just like your mother," he said, "Go to bed; you can go play with your friends later."
Samantha yawned loudly, "But I need to help them."
"In a few hours, I promise."