[Wednesday, October 6th, 1993 11:16am]

In a swirl of green and white energy, Tommy appeared in the Moon Palace with a piece of the broken Sword of Darkness in each hand. His left hand, however, was covered with the blood of the pink ranger. It was Squatt and baboo who rushed over to him excitedly.

"You did it! You did it!" Baboo bellowed, jumping up and down with excitement.

"That's one less power brat we'll have to worry about. Once we fix the sword, you can go after the others," Squatt added.

"I think we should…"

"Shut up," Tommy snapped at them. All of once, the two of them stopped talking. "Where is the mole rat?"

"You mean Finister?"

"He's in his lab," Baboo told him.

Tommy, without another word, turned and walked away. The Moon Palace was a tall building, but inside wasn't really that big. A lot of it was badly damaged and there was no access to it, but there were parts that were easily accessible. Tommy headed down the hall and quick right, where Finster was in his lab working on a clay sculpture of some kind.

"Empress Rita has been looking for you. She no doubt wants to congratulate you on your victory against the power rangers and discuss the next…" Finster paused, getting a good look at Tommy as he stood there. He wasn't sure, but there was something strange about him, something off. Maybe it was his posture, or maybe it was the effects of the spell being broken. Either way, Finster was well aware something wasn't right. "What is it you need?"

"Where is it? Where is the Gallifreyan Chamber?" Tommy asked.

"Its right over…" he paused again, this time taking an even closer look at Tommy. It struck Finster as odd that Tommy would have any knowledge of the official name of the dumpster that had trapped them for so long. It wasn't as though it was common knowledge. In fact, only a handful of warriors were aware of the origins of the dumpster. "How do you know about that?"

"You want to end up like that pink ranger? Or do you want to give me what I came for?"

Finister was by no means a warrior of any kind. His expertise was creating, not destroying. If Tommy wanted to end his life, he would have no problem doing so, and Finister wouldn't be able to put up a fight of any kind. But that didn't mean he was going to make it easy for him.

"Who are you?"

"I am the green ranger," Tommy said coldly.

Finister took one final look at him. "No, who are you really?" he asked.

Tommy couldn't help but crack a half smile. "I always liked you, rat. You're full of spunk. I respect that. Hand over the chamber and repair my sword, and you will be allowed to live."

"I can't."

Tommy rushed over to him, grabbing him by the throat and shoving Finister up against the wall of his lab, causing several of his experiments to fall to the floor. Tommy squeezed just hard enough to let Finister know he was serious, but enough that he would be able to communicate.

"What do you mean you can't?"

"Knasty Knight named it the Sword of Darkness after he defeated the original green ranger, but it was originally the Sword of Light, forged in the heart of a collapsing star. Only someone true of heart can repair the sword, and if you haven't noticed, no one around here fits that description," Finister explained.

"You better find a way, or I will spill your blood across half the galaxy," he snapped at him.

"You very well could do that, but it doesn't change the fact that it cannot be done."

There was a momentary pause, but eventually, Tommy released Finister, dropping him to the floor. "You better not be lying to me, mole rat," he said.

"I have no stake in this war. Why would I…" he stopped. That was the second time Tommy had referred to him as a mole rat. It wasn't a common insult, and when Finister realized where he'd heard it before, he knew exactly what was going on. "I know who you are."

"I am the green ranger," Tommy repeated proudly.

"No, you're wearing him like a suit of flesh. I know who you really are," Finister said, standing to him feet.

Tommy, enraged that Finister may actually know the truth, grabbed him and threw him across the room. Finister collided with the monster matic machine, then slid unconscious to the floor. A quick glance around the lab and Tommy found the chamber on the bottom shelf of one of the work stations.

"Yes, this will do just nicely," he sighed.