The streets of Harwood were unusually still as Prince Vekar teleported down into the streets with Argus by his side. He also had some new droids with him. They looked a lot like the Bruisers, who served as the strong arm, the sledgehammer of his army, but they were red in colour. He had opted to take only a few strong henchmen with him, in lieu of the usual legion of foot soldiers. He wanted to show the People of Harwood, who had somewhat become the banner for the resistance. As the home of the Corsair Rangers, they were a natural target for him. He stood on the streets as people started to panic and run.

"People of Harwood County! You have continued to flaunt and deride my generosity and mercy for far too long!" He declared. "Today, I demonstrate the cost of your defiance!"

He and Argus drew their swords as they started to fire off power blasts, destroying vehicles and buildings. Prince Vekar cackled as he delighted in the panic he was causing.

"Where are your saviours now?" He asked. "Where are your precious Power Rangers?"

Meanwhile, at the Goodall house, Eric was sitting on the couch, fidgeting nervously as he looked over the Rangers, his daughter especially. It had been months since they'd had to leave the city on their search for the keys. Now that they had all the keys, they had taken the opportunity to return home. He had sorted out some snacks and suchlike for them, but he really wasn't sure what to do or say to them.

Their morphers bleeped, signalling the alert. Gia was the first to answer.

"Rangers, there's an attack in the city...its' Prince Vekar!" Tensou declared. "Rangers...he's attacking the city himself!"

"He's what?" Gia asked. It was indeed a strange move. While they knew that Vekar had gained new powers in his training, he still wasn't known for taking direct action. Noah turned on the television, flicking to the news. They confirmed that Tensou was correct. Prince Vekar was in the city. There were no X-borgs, no bruisers...only Argus and his new Bruisers could be seen.

"I can't believe it, he's really come himself!" Gia stated. They could hear from the feet that he was calling out challenges to the Rangers.

"We need to get out there." Emma stated. "He's going to level the place."

"We might not get another chance like this." Jordan stated. "We could take down Prince Vekar once and for all!"

"Come on guys!" Gia stated. "If it's a fight he wants, it's a fight he'll get!"

With that, they all got up and filed out of the house. Emma stopped by her father as she was about to go.

"Emma, please...be careful." He told her. Emma just nodded in response.

"I will." She assured him. In truth, she was more worried about him than she was herself. She knew that seeing her run off into battle against the ruler of The Armada couldn't do his heart any good. She kissed him softly on the cheek, before leaving the house, following her friends. As Eric watched them go, no one noticed as a dark figure watched him from the end of the street.

Vekar was having the time of his life, causing pointless destruction. He had always loved causing suffering, but nothing prepared him for the visceral pleasure of the fear and hopelessness he caused with his own hands. He cackled in delight as he saw a school bus at the end of the street. He powered up his blade.

"Precious little children, so full of hope." He said as he started to walk towards them. He launched his blast, only to have it smashed aside as Noah arrived on the scene. The others lined up beside him.

"Wow, you are so powerful and impressive...you can bully a bunch of kids?" Noah sneered.

"A distraction I assure you!" Prince Vekar declared. "I was getting tired of sending a veritable who's who of inept Commanders after you! Now, I plan on taking care of you myself!"

"Really?" Noah laughed. "Big talk for the guy I sent crying home to his ship with a broken nose!"

"Just for that, you'll be first!" Vekar screamed, rushing towards him. Orion glared at Argus, seeing him standing before him. Jake could guess what he was thinking. They knew Marv was inside, they knew he had been responsible for the slave sales.

"Orion, think about this." He beckoned him. "I know you're angry, but please...don't do anything stupid."

Orion responded by screaming at him in Andresian, before rushing at him, swinging his Silver Spear in wide arcs. Jake tried to join him, but he was sent flying by one of the Red Bruisers.

"OK, they are no ordinary bruisers!" He commented. "What the hell are they?"

"We are the Kingsmen!" One of them answered. Gia and Emma looked at each other.

"They talk?" They asked together.

"Well, that's a new trick." Emma agreed.

"Stay sharp guys!" Jordan stated. "I have a feeling that isn't the only surprise we can expect out of them!"

In his underwater base, Vrak was watching the battle raging on his monitors, a smile crossing his face. His brother was nothing if not predictable. Professor Cog's success had been a huge hit to his ego. He had almost had the world stolen out from under his nose. Vekar had always been petulant. Having almost lost the planet to a mere machine, he was now throwing himself into the mix, putting himself in harm's way. It was pretty much exactly what he had predicted he would do...it was all falling into place.

He looked around as Wayne came into the room, bearing the signs of a struggle. He had been sent out on another assignment for Vrak. He sneered as he saw him.

"Run into a little trouble did you?" He asked sarcastically. Wayne just glared at him.

"It's done. That's all that matters!" He told him. "Now, what about what you promised me?"

"I keep telling you to be patient." Vrak told him.

"I've been patient enough!" Wayne screamed at him. "You promised to return my son!"

"That I did, and he's almost complete." Vrak told him. He pressed a button, at which a panel slid open. A fine mist enveloped the room, making it hard to see. He recoiled in horror at what he saw.

"What...what have you done to him?" He asked. "You said you'd restore him!"

"I've improved upon him!" He said with a little smirk. "Now, your son will be more powerful than ever. By the time he's ready, he will have all the power he needs to take his revenge on those who stole his mind!"

"You bastard!" He screamed at him. Vrak got up, grabbing Wayne in a powerful grip.

"You seem to be forgetting who you're talking to! I'm the only one that could have returned your son to you!" He told him. "Did you really think I would do that if there was no value to me in the process? You complain how I do it? You'll get your son back...once he has done something for me!"

He shoved Wayne away from him.

"Now, get out of my sight!" He told him. "You still have some value to me. Don't make me reconsider that."

Back at the site of the battle, Vekar was sent staggering as Noah managed to strike across his chest. He had taken some hard shots himself in response, and he was struggling just to hold his sword. He didn't want to let Vekar see that though, and stood before him, levelling the sword across his shoulders, a trick he had picked up from Jayden to reduce arm fatigue.

"You're not doing too badly." Noah complimented him, looking for signs of his friends. He knew they were dealing with their own fights, and he was hoping he could hold out until they could help him. He grinned as he stared down the Blue Ranger.

"That's a bad little wobble in those legs of yours." Prince Vekar stated. "So, are you just scared? Or are you starting to weaken?"

He started to power up his blade, while Noah stood to take the attack. He could recognise the technique, it seemed that in his time since his battle with Jordan, he had been training. It seemed that now, he was able to control the Solar Flare Attack.

"Solar Flare!" He called out. Noah channelled some energy into the blade, struggling to hold the attack. He was finally overpowered, knocked flying to the ground. Gia, Emma and Jordan quickly joined him.

"Noah, are you alright?" Gia asked.

"I'll be better once we take him down!" Noah grumbled.

"Some chance!" He stated flatly, putting away his sword. "You know...as fun as this has been, I think I'm going to bring out the big guns!"

With that, there was a huge rumbling. The Rangers all looked skyward as a huge, flaming streak flew across the sky. They all shielded themselves as they realised it was coming their way.

"Oh...that can't be good!" Gia commented.

"Behold, the latest and greatest weapon ever created by my planet's forges! The Armada Megazord!" He declared proudly, panning his hand to the machine.

"Is that...his face?" Jordan asked.

"Just when I thought it couldn't get any uglier." Emma answered.

"I hope you remember those words girl! They're going to be your epitaph!" He replied. He teleported inside the Megazord, which powered up, and started moving. Gia gulped.

"Jake, Orion, forget about your playmate!" Gia told them. She heard something, presumably Andresian coming through the communicator.

"Uh...Orion's not really listening right now!" Jake responded.

"Well if that thing flattens the city, it really isn't going to matter if we take down Argus!" She reminded him. "Orion, we can help you take care of him later, but for now, get your ass in the Q-Rex!"

Orion and Jake broke off from Argus, reluctantly leaving him as they took to the Zords. The Rangers quickly formed into their respective Megazords, taking up positions either side of Prince Vekar's Megazord.

"Think you're the only one with a Megazord? With this almighty weapon, the world will soon be mine!" He told them.

"We'll just have to break it, like we broke all your other toys!" Jordan called back. "Summoning Turbo Falcon!"

They launched the Turbo Falcon, which raced towards him at speed, blasting away. They all stared in disbelief as the Armada Megazord dodged the blasts though, leaving them to fly harmlessly into the air.

"But...how? Nothing that size can move that fast!" Orion complained.

"Don't worry, we've got more keys!" Gia reminded him as they avoided his counter attack. "Legendary Q-Rex Megazord!"

"Ha, do you think that thing has a chance against me?" He taunted them as he raked across them with massive blades attached to the wrists of his Megazord. "My armour is indestructible! And the hyperdrive engines make this Zord the fastest vehicle in existence! Armada Arrows!"

The Megazord was rocked as energy arrows struck it. Noah looked to the display.

"Energy levels are dropping like a stone!" He told them.

"This is crazy!" Emma exclaimed. "It's like...everything they sent before, they were just playing with us!"

"What can we do?" Gia growled in frustration.

"We need to find a weak spot!" Noah told them. "If we can't find a weakness, he'll just pick us off a piece at a time until we're finished!"

"Armada Galactic Strike!" Vekar called out, powering up a massive attack. As the attack hit them, the controls started to spark and smoke. The Rangers could feel the power leaving them.

"We're breaking up!" Gia called out.

"You guys have to eject!" Jordan told them. "I'll finish this alone!"

"Jordan, don't be a martyr!" Gia screamed. "We're not leaving..."

"Sorry Gia, but I'm not giving you a choice in this!" He answered, hitting the command. "Emergency Eject System!"

The Rangers were all teleported out of the ship, taking the choice out of their hands. Jake, Gia, Emma and Noah all found themselves landing a significant distance from the battle site, de-morphing as their powers took the hit, saving their lives. They all looked up in time to see the Red Galleon flying, large plumes of smoke spewing out of it as it flew over the horizon. It slammed into the cliffs on the outskirts of the city.

"Jordan, NO!" Gia screamed.

"He...he sacrificed himself to save us!" Emma stated.

"You see Harwood! You see what I've done to your precious Rangers?" Prince Vekar declared in a booming voice through his Zord's tannoy system. "One Ranger down, and now I'll hunt down the others at my leisure!"

Elsewhere, Orion pulled himself up from the ground. He had gone much further than the others, ending up on a street by himself. He looked around, looking for any sign of the others.

He heard a scraping of metal on metal, and turned to see an overturned car starting to move. There was a huge bang, and it flew towards him at speed. Orion dived and rolled out of the way as it slammed into a wall, right where he had been. He looked up to see Argus coming towards him.

"You!" Orion said coldly, facing him down. Argus started to make his way towards him, drawing his sword.

"You humiliated me once Silver Ranger." Argus stated. "I owe you!"

"I was just about to say the same thing!" Orion responded as he morphed, running into battle.

Meanwhile, on the edge of the city, the Megazord had come to rest in some rocks, badly damaged. Jordan had finally ejected at the last minute, and was lying a short distance from the ship, completely unconscious.

He was starting to come to as he heard some footsteps coming his way. His vision was blurry, so he couldn't see who it was. All he could see was a dark figure coming towards him.

He started to crawl across the stony ground, searching for his morpher. It was laying a little way from him. He dragged himself towards it; every muscle in his body just begged him to lie down. The figure got up to him, and knelt down with him.

"Don't try to move." He said. "You're going to be alright."

"Who...who are...?"

"I'm a friend." The man replied. He positioned himself under Jordan's arm, helping him up. "Come on, I'll help you sit up."