Hexagon: A Power Rangers Story

by Darren1138

The Legendary Battle is over but the war has just begun. Whenever there's an Emperor, there's always an Empress. In an effort to thwart her evil plans, a certain legend will have to form an organization bent on preventing the threat of this new enemy. An organization of all the Power Rangers to counter her. (DISCONTINUED, STORY IS UNDERGOING A REWRITE)

14. A Morphinominal Comeback (Part 5)

Chapter 12: A Morphinominal Comeback (Part 5)

Frankthetriviaman: Again, thank you for the positive review! You've been quite excited and amazed by all the action and development that this story had been going through, haven't you?

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January 8th, 2016,

1 ALB,

Angel Grove,

USA,

Earth,

Solar System,

It was not long before the other Rangers all recovered from their painful situations. After some excruciating headaches and body pains, they soon realized that there was a brief moment of inaction. Nothing was happening, and soon, they found out why.

Something incredible was unfolding right in front of them as the battle between two combatants was about to enter an unexpected turn of events.

In front of everyone, their friend and leader, Troy Burrows, was engulfed in what appeared to be a shining golden aura. His fists clenched and his gaze directed right towards the enemy, Kalach, who had just released his strangle of the Silver Ranger.

Now facing what was going on, Kalach prepared his sword, not knowing what the Red Ranger had to settle the score.

While empowered, the Red Ranger could see the bright lights shining in his eyes and small particles floating around him. He couldn't figure out what was going on with himself, but he could feel extra power burning in his body, making him feel a whole lot more super. Even far more super than his Super Mega Mode.

"This… power…" Megaforce Red said to himself, feeling more burst in his body. "I've… felt this before…"

"Noah…?" Jake called, still astonished by Troy's sudden boost of strength. "What's going on with Troy?"

Completely taken by surprise, Noah could not answer the question. He just stared in pure amazement, his injuries forgotten.

"I… can't tell, Jake." replied Noah. "It's like he's being surrounded by a weird form of energy like I've never seen before."

"No, Noah." Emma interrupted. "We have seen this before." Everyone turned to the girl with puzzled looks. Where would she have seen Troy become so powerful? Was there really a time where it happened to him like this?

"Do you guys remember back when Robo-Knight became evil?"

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November 1st, 2014,

0 BLB,

Harwood County,

USA,

Earth,

Solar System,

It was almost two years ago, during the days of the Armada and Emperor Mavro. Or rather, it was during the time where the last surviving heir to the throne, Vrak, was unleashing his most diabolical scheme yet; to break the Earth apart with energy drills powered by the Rangers' own energy.

To make things worse, in an attempt to keep the Rangers at bay, Vrak went ahead and done yet another unthinkable deed. By capturing the Silver Ranger, he had used his own life-force to control the Rangers' greatest ally yet, Robo-Knight.

The once Protector of the Earth, now an evil entity, had been forced into becoming evil by tormenting the Rangers with his seemingly invincible might, taking them down for as long as Vrak could terrorize the Earth.

But in a small warehouse, Troy and Robo-Knight were about to face each other in a fierce battle to see who shall prevail; the forces of the light or the forces of darkness.

It was not long though, that even in his Ranger form, Troy was unable to match up against his metallic friend. He had been weakened so badly that he had no strength left to morph. The only thing he could do now, was fight in his most vulnerable human form.

"Troy!" As the showdown began, the fight was soon joined by the rest of the Megaforce team, fresh from their own encounter with Vrak's monster. There, they saw their leader and their corrupted friend getting ready to exchange blows.

Then, with his fists pumped, Troy rushed right in towards the fallen knight, who defended himself against the charging human.

"Stay back, guys!" Troy cried out to his teammates, halting them from intervening. This was his fight, and he alone must stop Robo-Knight. But his friends all wished they could do something to save him too. "I got this!"

After a few blocks and punches, Troy eventually tried to strike down the robot, only for him to receive a painful blow to his stomach from a leg, causing him to stumble back.

"Troy!" Gia called out, with her and her friends' concerns growing even more seeing their friend struggle.

"Dargh!" And then, another dashing blow to the face as a metallic clang was heard, with Troy spinning around to the ground.

"TROY! Stop!" Again, the cries of his friends sounding even more desperate, not wanting to see more. But there was nothing they could do.

Down on the ground, Troy was then grabbed at the shoulder and pulled up by Robo-Knight. Troy could see it with own eyes, meeting with the completely once-red, now-pitch black visor of the hero. Slowly losing his strength, he could only hold on to the knight's chest as the latter's grip continued to tighten.

"You still gotta have some good left in you!" Now, even Troy was getting anguished. Unable to take the pressure of forcefully fighting his own friend. Desperate to reach him, he could do so much as yell out his eagerness to save him.

However, all Troy got was a blank, but cold stare from Robo-Knight's emotionless face.

"There is only…" As Robo-Knight spoke, he pulled Troy over and tossed him towards a stack of crates and barrels. "…my mission!"

Troy crashed right into the metal barrels, dealing great damage. And immediately as he landed, Robo-Knight was quick on his feet, walking over to the fallen Ranger and and pulled him up again. He then delivered a powerful punch to Troy's face. Fortunately, this time, Troy was able to dodge the fist and ducked right under it, releasing himself from the robot's grip. But it was too late to react as he was again met with a punch to the stomach. Trying to get up, he saw Robo-Knight going in for another blow, but quickly went right around him and wrapped him with all his might.

In an arm lock, Robo-Knight tried to break free.

"That's why I'll never give up on you!" yelled Troy. "Your mission is to protect the Earth! Not destroy it!"

Again, his pleas went unheard. As the mighty knight thrust himself away from his lock, he grabbed onto Troy again and threw him off onto the sandy floor.

"Robo-Knight, you don't have to do this!" called out Jake, but again, Robo-Knight had none of it.

"Troy!" Emma cried. "Please let us help!" At this point, the Rangers could do nothing but watch as Troy relentlessly continued trying to stop Robo-Knight. They had to help him. That was what they trained for. To work as a team and defeat evil together. However, Troy just went on alone, trying to ensure that his friends would not get hurt anymore.

"I can reach him!" he called out to his teammates as he took hold of Robo-Knight again. "Dargh!" But all he got next was a deadly kick to the chest. But as he made one more punch to Robo-Knight, the latter blocked it with his own and then punched Troy with his mightiest blow yet. Troy tried to block it himself, but the force of the strike was too much for him to handle. Soon, he found himself being hurled back towards his comrades. Landing on the ground hard, he tried to get up, but his body was starting to tremble in pure exhaustion.

His friends went out to reach him, but they soon stopped when they saw Troy moving back up slowly. But all the Red Ranger could muster was only enough to kneel. Unable to stand, he could only face Robo-Knight from a lower level, surely making the fallen hero look on in pure pity.

All hope was dwindling for the Rangers. It would seem that the once Guardian of the Earth was now fully enveloped in a blanket of darkness. There was no saving him now as he stared down at Troy.

"ROBO-KNIGHT!" But then, all eyes were on Troy. Slowly, the leader soon began to rise to his feet. There was a stark amount of anger seen in his face. But deep inside him, there was much fury building up. There was no way he was going to let evil take over such a valiant and noble warrior like Robo-Knight. There has to be a way to break him free from Vrak's control. And for Troy, it was going to take a whole lot more energy to stop him. Energy beyond his abilities. "You have a mission to fulfil!" Troy burst up, not giving up on his friend. He will keep on fighting to the end, even if he had to die doing it.

"Yes." Robo-Knight walked on to him, still dark in evil. "Your destruction!"

Suddenly, as Troy stood firm, something tinkered within him. He felt it in his hands, causing him to clench them. For some reason, that tingling feeling was starting to make him feel something different. Something… powerful. Stressing his frustration again, he tensed up all the muscle in his body as he bent back down. Slowly afterwards, he now felt a strong course of energy racing through his body. Soon, once the feeling was at its strongest, he threw back up and let out a fearsome battle cry.

"HAAAARRRGGHHH!" Then, what followed simply blew everyone away. When Troy screamed, a fierce frenzy of bright power flushed right out of him in a twister; the same type of power seen today. The light was so bright that they could only shield themselves from it. Even Robo-Knight looked away, but maintained his unflustered self.

Then, once Troy had finished unleashing the full power, he aimed towards Robo-Knight and, with his full fury, slammed the biggest and most powerful punch he had ever summoned right at Robo-Knight's chest.

When the fist made contact, the full power from it channelled into the metal chest and the force was just too tremendous to withstand. Thus, the strong knight was sent flying from the hit. In mid-air, sparks were seen fizzing around him. Eventually, the now defeated warrior finally landed on the ground hard, fully deactivated.

After the epic punch, the energy around Troy soon disappeared, and the sudden disposal of that energy left Troy a little weaker now. Never before had he felt such a surge of energy, rivalling that of his Super Mega powers.

However, one thing was certain; there was so much flowing through him that he had absolutely no control over it. His mighty attack could have well destroyed Robo-Knight, at least that was how he felt.

Luckily, the attack did not do much damage despite the feeling of extra power. In fact, it did manage to save Robo-Knight instead. After recovering from his sudden burst, Troy looked up as his friends came over to help him. Then, he saw movement from Robo-Knight. And, once he saw his face, he could see that the black in the visor had now reverted back to the usual red. It was enough to show him what had happened.

"Robo-Knight!" Seeing that the attack may have finally done its job, Troy stood back up and ran towards Robo-Knight, followed by his friends.

Still down, Robo-Knight looked up to see his Ranger friends all gathered to his aid.

Troy could feel the good in Robo-Knight restored. Somehow, the power he had was enough to finally break the curse of Vrak's power.

"Red Ranger." He spoke with his old peaceful voice. "Your voice pierced the darkness that engulfed me. You brought me back to the light. Thank you."

Troy was elated to hear of Robo-Knight's recovery. He always knew that deep down, the knight of Earth was still good. He just needed some extra push to help break through the evil in his circuitry.

However, at the same time, as Robo-Knight tried to get up, he was only pushed back down by the pain that was inflicted by Troy's ultimate attack. The damage was, according to Noah, beyond repair, that it would require the power of Gosei to fix. But judging by how he was unable to control his strength, it seemed that Troy did a little too much, which troubled the boy.

Somehow, he was capable of harnessing an immense power, but the fact that he couldn't control it was a heavy hit for him. If he ever unleashed such a force again, would there be the same consequences? If he was to save someone from the same situation as Robo-Knight, would there be casualties the next time?

It was at that point that Troy wished that he would not face such dangerous power in the future.

After the Armada was defeated days later, fortunately, he did not end up using the same burst of energy and thankfully, the Armada and Emperor Mavro were down without it. He was sure that there was no worry for overusing his strength again.

He was wrong…

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January 8th, 2016,

1 ALB,

Angel Grove,

USA,

Earth,

Solar System,

"So, you mean…?" Gia said. "That is the same energy he had back then with Robo-Knight?"

"Yeah. I remember now." added Jake. "That was quite a punch he did back then."

"Too bad it didn't last long too." wondered Emma. "I'm afraid that he might not have enough time to take on a fully powerful enemy like Kalach."

Back at the battle, the Red Ranger, still engulfed in the same intense energy glow, was now inching closer to a now startled Kalach. The General stared down at his opponent, sword at the ready, but was unsure of what to do.

"What is this power?" he wondered. "It… feels so powerful. Like nothing I ever felt before… Not even my most powerful enemies from before combined." He could feel the energy heating up the atmosphere around him, and all of that was actually going right through his armour.

However, his thoughts were cut short. Suddenly, snapping back into reality, Kalach could see that the Red Ranger was now almost inches away from him. He drew his sword out, prepared for what he was about to face.

The Red Ranger only walked on, fists tightening around the hilt of his Dragon Sword. Then, once he was close enough, he raised the blade into the air and with one strong push of power…

"HHHRRAAAGGGHHH!" The sword slashed right down, followed by a bright energy trail. The blade made contact with kalach's own, but the force of the strike was so powerful, so intense, that the durable dark sword was actually thrown down to the ground, losing itself from its users own hands.

"What?!" The force was felt as Kalach's hands were actually shivering. Where could the Red Ranger ever have such incredible power? That was all he could think before, again, he looked up to the Ranger and saw the sword pulled behind him.

"HIIIYYAAA!" And then,

WWHHAAAZAAOOO!

"DARGGHHH!" An extremely sharp cut was felt followed by an intense burn exploding all around his chest. Then, the General, reeling in pain, feel right back, in the same manner as Robo-Knight did more than a year ago. Kalach touched down on the ground hard, grabbing onto his chest in pure agony.

"Whoa!" Everyone couldn't believe their eyes. Such power! They really couldn't hold the fact that their own friend was capable of using an attack as deadly as that.

"That's incredible!" exclaimed Emma.

"Did you see how he was able to knock Kalach right of his heavy toes?!" added Jake with more excitement.

"Way to go, Troy!" cheered Gia.

"Extraordinary!" shouted Noah.

As Kalach rolled around in pain, everyone was expecting Troy to now, having finished his attack, finally take a rest and power down.

However, as the Red Ranger stood firm, nothing changed. The aura around him was still shining as bright as ever. He stood calmly but coldly as he looked on at his enemy down on the ground.

"Hang on." Gia noticed that the energy as disappearing as it should be. "Why is he not stopping? Wasn't he supposed to stop after landing a hit like that?"

"Maybe not." Then, everyone turned their attention to Noah, who somehow has an objection to Gia's statement.

"What's your catch, Noah?" the girl asked again.

"Well, I was thinking. Back then, when he did it to Robo-Knight, he only powered down when Robo-Knight finally came to from the darkness."

"Okay…"

"Now look at him. There's still Kalach over there." Noah then pointed out to Kalach.

"So, what are you saying?" asked a confused Jake.

"Don't you get it?" Noah snapped. "When Troy punched the heck out of Dark Robo-Knight, the darkness in him was gone. And then. Poof! He was done. But now, he's dealing with an evil General, one with no good in him." It was then that everyone, even Jake, started to get the picture.

"I get it now!" said Jake. "Because there's still evil here, Troy's energy won't go away."

"Precisely."

"Kalach's in for it now!" cheered Emma.

"But…" Again, another sudden twisty call from the smart guy. "I remembered what Troy told me of this outburst. He said that he was unable to control this newfound power. He just let his anger and desperation on saving Robo-Knight take course and unleashed it without any control over his own body." A fearful expression as seen in each of the Rangers.

"You mean…?" asked a worried Emma. "He won't be able to stop until he is finally content?"

"I don't know, Emma. But whatever is going with Troy right now, we'll have to wait and see. I'm afraid things are about to get real dangerous around here."

Gia stepped up to the gang and clenched a fist of assurance, despite her own concerns.

"Let's just put faith in Troy." she expressed. "He's better than this to let some unknown force take over him."

"I hope you're right, G." Soon, all the Rangers could do was watch as their faithful companion was engulfed in a power like never seen before.

"Ergh…" Kalach had trailed a little further, hoping to reach his sword before the Ranger could get close enough. It was surely an unusual sight for everyone around. His fellow Generals looked on as they witnessed Kalach, known for his unbreakable power and strength, now struggling to get a hold on the Red Ranger.

Kalach managed to reclaim his sword and stood back up. There, he saw the Red Ranger just staying where he was. Again, battle-ready, Kalach stood his ground. Somehow, he felt his dark energy return to him as his body began to glow in dark red again.

"Red Ranger… For some reason you have reawakened my inner power. No one has ever caused me to use it mere moments after using it once." Kalach's voice strangely changed. He was no longer sounding shaken from the sheer might of the Red Ranger. Now, it sounded like he was back to his old self. Cold and brutal.

The Red Ranger did not say a word. It was like his new power had completely changed him. Usually the confident and aspiring Ranger, he was now like a silent fighter, who did not need to say anything to anyone; that he meant business.

"So, nothing to say, eh? No matter, I shall finish you off with all my power!" With his power now at full, Kalach began his rampage again.

And the duel began anew. Two completely empowered warriors ready to cook up a storm, in a clash of titans. The moment the blades made contact, a loud booming sound resonated throughout the area, felt by those around the combatants. Coupled with a bright flash of conflicting colours of energy blasts, the clashing blades locked in a tense showdown.

"Whoa!" Jake nearly fell from the force of the blast. "That's some major shaking right now!"

"I heard Angel Grove's an earthquake safe zone." added Noah. "Looks like they're in for a once-in-a-lifetime event!"

"Seriously, guys. You find humour in this?" Gia ranted.

But as Noah was about to say something, metal clangs from the blades of the two warriors interrupted, making them look back and watch.

Kalach swung his sword at the Red Ranger, but the latter was able to roll away from the attack and slashed at the General's back. Stumbling forward away from the Ranger, Kalach turned around and slashed at him again, only to be blocked again by the Ranger's sword.

Clash after clash, the two blades continued to strike at each other from each slice. With each attack, the swords actually produced a shaking boom from the clashing, with everyone around feeling the tremors.

Kalach swung his sword from the side, but once again, the Red Ranger made a roll away from the danger and, after dodging, threw his weapon like a Frisbee, as spun its way in the air, cutting away at Kalach in the process. The blade repeatedly made its way around him, rapidly slicing at his armour. And it was actually making dents all over than last time.

Once the sword flew away, finished with its job, the pinned General bent down, feeling the stings from his wounds. He clung onto his shoulder and clutched one of the harder-hit areas. He could never had imagined that he would be hit this badly yet, especially from an opponent who he was taking down himself. Despite this, his fury went unchallenged.

Kalach charged up his sword and unleashed a blast of red power against the Red Ranger. However, no matter how big the blast was, the Red Ranger was still walking on towards Kalach. The raging attack was about to hit him, but then, the Dragon Sword itself began to glow brightly as its user summoned his own power and transferred it into the sword. Then, with one heavy slash, the blade projected a powerful force that simply cut the incoming blast in half. The two halves separated and exploded right behind the unshaken Red Ranger.

"What?! No one has ever avoided my attack like that!" shouted Kalach in pure disbelief. But as he was about to speak some more, the Red Ranger swung his sword out and made a similar blast from his own sword. The bright white orb of power made its way towards Kalach, who was very unprepared for the sudden attack. When the blast came to him, he quickly put his sword at the front and tried to stop it. The attack hit the sword head on, causing a mighty push against the warrior General. Soon, Kalach had stopped dragging his feet and attempted to push away the shot. Putting all his strength and power into it, his sword helped him keep himself steady, but the blast was just too strong for even Kalach's own power to destroy. Eventually, after some failed attempts to sway away from the danger, Kalach could take no more. The light managed to knock his sword away after all that struggling and found its way through, consuming the dark General and blowing him up.

"WWAAAARRGGGHHH!" He was being tossed away from the explosion and landed on the ground flat. Smoke rose from his shaking body and dents and scratches were now visible on his armour. The seemingly invincible Kalach was downed by the Red Ranger's hidden power. Dragging his hand along the gravel and enveloped in a fist, the furious but severely beaten General could only curse in defeat. But the rants disappeared as he looked up to see his opponent.

For a while, the Red Ranger seemed unstoppable. Every attack Kalach threw was simply just blocked off like a tiny bug. The shining aura around him was still bright as ever, showing how powerful he had become.

"Huh…?" Suddenly, something was felt within him. He laid his hand within his sights and found the light which had covered him starting to fade away. Then, he realized it was happening everywhere on his body. Next, the next thing he felt was that his body was started to grow weaker and weaker as the light was disappearing. All the strength he had gained from the power boost was going away slowly. Soon, as his body started to show, the Ranger was unable to stand up straight, limping down to the ground and kneeling.

Once on the ground, there was no more he could hold. The loss of energy was so tremendous that even then, Troy eventually lost his Ranger mode, de-Morphing back to a mere human.

"Oh no." exclaimed Emma. "What happened to Troy?"

"I don't know." wondered Noah. "But it looks like Troy has finally lost it."

"Oh no. That means…" Jake grew even more worried about the current situation now. "We better get him out of there!"

"Ergh!" Gia stomped her foot to the ground. "If only we had enough energy to morph again!"

"Rangers or not, Jake's right. Let's go!" Soon, the rest of the squad converged and rushed to their friend's aid, but weakly as their injuries still lingered.

Meanwhile, Troy was now lying on the ground. He could no longer feel his own body after losing so much energy. All he could move was his head, with his limbs now paralyzed from all that berserk rage. And now, not even having enough to morph or stand up, he was vulnerable to anything.

Especially from a now recovered Kalach, who was dangerously walking closer to him. The General once again chuckled in evil glee as he checked out his sword. There was nothing stopping him this time. With Troy now at his most downed state, it was an easy walk towards him.

"Ahhh." he sighed victoriously. "And finally, it ends here…"

"Troy!" Kalach looked up to see the other Rangers rushing towards their friend. This was getting a little annoying for the lone General, seeing how many times the Rangers tried to get together. Even if they are now weaker, he couldn't stand the constant irritation of the Rangers just coming around like pesky cockroaches.

"Enough!" He soon drew out a blaster from his belt and fired towards the Rangers. The blasts hit the ground below them, stopping them in their tracks. Stunned by the sudden blow, they could not afford to move anymore. "No more interventions. Admit your defeat, Rangers." He faced back at Troy, who was still lying down.

Soon, the Rangers were looking at a horrible moment when Kalach began to raise his sword in the air, ready to finish off their friend once and for all.

"TROY! NO!" Their screams for hope went unheard as Kalach still mercilessly prepared for the death blow.

"Now, Red Ranger. You die!"

"Ergh…" While the execution was about to happen, a weak Silver Ranger, now back as Orion, was still coughing up from Kalach's death grip. He soon found himself flat on the dirt and tried to get up, but the pain he had suffered from Kalach's rampage made it almost difficult.

He found the strength to look up to see the same terrible scene happening before him. His good friend, Troy, down on the ground about to be sliced down by the fearsome General.

"Oh no! This can't be…" He, too, was horrified by what he was witnessing, but there was almost nothing he could do. The wounds he sustained handicapped him. There was no way he could just rise up and miraculously take down Kalach and save Troy. "There's gotta be something I can do!"

"Huh?" Suddenly, Orion could feel a soothing sensation forming at his right palm. Putting it within his sight, there he saw a ball of light emitting on it. After a few seconds, the ball of light transformed into a sort of object. It was too bright to identify what exactly the item was, but the shape looked very similar to that of a small blaster. Soon enough, the light flashed off and the blaster took form.

"It's been fun, Red Ranger!" And Kalach swung his blade down, heading straight for the Ranger.

"TROY!"

WHHHARRZZZ!

"ARGH! What?!" Before Kalach could cut down Troy, a strong and powerful blast fire whacked his hands, stopping him from finishing the attack. He retreated a few steps back from the blast, leaving Troy unharmed.

"What the-?" The other Rangers also spotted the energy hit Kalach, but they saw what appeared to be laser bolts zapping the General back. Their heads soon turned to where the firing came from. They laid their eyes on where Orion was on the ground, and what they saw next was almost a sign of relief.

"Guys, look!" Noah pointed. "Orion's okay!" Their eyes were now on a conscious Orion, aiming at Kalach with a small white pistol with a red blade folded above it. Inside the gun was a red ammo barrel with a smoke trail drifting out of the end.

Noah then squinted his eyes towards that blaster and tried to figure out what it was. For some reason, that blaster was very much familiar to him. Where had he seen such an unusual weapon like that? The weapon seemed to represent a form of nobility he had come across before.

"Wait." Then, finally, he found his answer. "Isn't that Robo-Knight's blaster?" When Noah directed his attention towards the sudden appearance of the weapon of their metallic friend in Orion's hand, everyone took notice as well.

"Where did that come from?" asked Emma. "And how is Orion able to use it?"

Orion was as puzzled as the next person was. Somehow, he had the ability to summon the signature weapon of Robo-Knight. It felt like something external had caused the weapon to appear in his hand. But what was it?

For now, he had just taken the blaster and shot Kalach and prevented Troy from being slaughtered by the mighty blade.

Kalach, on the other hand, turned around to see the confused Orion after taking the hit. He had suffered something like a minor burn on his back, but nothing major enough to fully weaken him. As such, he was about to make his way back to attack Orion.

WHISH!

"Huh?!" But the job had to be done by someone else. On the ground, a dark purple card struck the ground below Orion. The card then blasted away in sparks before causing mini explosions. Fortunately, Orion had gained enough strength to roll away from the danger.

Seizing the opportunity, the other Rangers rushed right in while Kalach was distracted by the commotion. The two boys hurried over to grab Troy up in time before anyone would notice. Grabbing the leader on their shoulders, they dragged him away to safety.

Orion had managed to get away and joined with his fellow companions. With the squad reunited, Orion made ready to shoot anyone who would come close, but not before earning a question from Gia.

"Orion, where in the world did you get Robo-Knight's blaster?"

"I'm…" Orion was wondering the same thing, but right now, it did not matter what the reason was, there had to be a good purpose as to why he was holding it. "I can't really tell. It just popped out of my hand for some reason. But I'm sure it was for a good cause."

"Drgh!" Realizing that his enemy had escaped and regrouped, Kalach just dusted the ground with his feet before sharply turning towards his two fellow Generals, knowing whose card was thrown. "I could have had him!"

"And who were you trying to destroy?" Arkanos spat back. "You could've finished off the Red Ranger, even if the Silver one had a new weapon. I had to finish the job for you."

"Oh my!" teased Jestino. "I can't believe you were side-tracked like that. Somebody's not thinking straight."

From both of the two Generals, Kalach found a real annoyance forming in himself. Those two really had dared to challenge him, so much that they would be scraped by his own hands. However, he found himself admitting that they did have a point about underestimating his enemy. Looking at the squad of Rangers, he had decided to lower his weapon. If Orion could, he would fire his weapon again and again. That first shot was indeed felt hardly, and more of the same firepower could be disastrous, especially since he had suffered his own wounds from his battle against an overpowered Red Ranger.

"Very well, Rangers. I've got to admit again." He pointed at them. "You continue to surprise even more than anyone would imagine." Soon, he was joined by his fellow Generals. "But, unfortunately, even if you had gained some new powers, your defeat is still inevitable!" In one turn, he had nodded his head at Arkanos.

The Rangers noticed the gesture and immediately knew it wasn't going to be good.

"Do it." At Kalach's call, Arkanos reached for his wrist device and tapped on a button. He then moved it closer to his face and spoke to it.

"Fedalis." he called to the butler in the flagship. "Summon our forces…"

The Rangers felt a sudden chill in each of themselves. Their worst fears were about to be realized again as Arkanos delivered an order.

"The city of Angel Grove shall be ours!"

"What?!"

After a minute of stunned silence, the Rangers could not believe their own ears. Even after all that, the Generals had called in the harbinger of destruction that was the Imperial Fleet.

"Oh no. Look up there!" As heard coming from the sky, Jake faced up and directed everyone's attention to the sky. And there they saw it.

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A group of Imperial frigates warping from out of the blue and squadrons of alien fighters swarming the skies. They all flew down to rain havoc and destruction in their wake. First, it was the fighters which fired down on the streets and unsuspecting pedestrians. Crowds of people fled and scurried for their lives from the incoming laser fire.

Once the first sweeps were done, the frigates moved into position while firing their cannons at the city. From beneath them, battalions of X-Borgs were deployed down along with several Bruisers. They landed on the ground in troops each led by a Bruiser as they went on to terrorize the people, blasting away at structures everywhere.

Even the Angel Grove High School was being targeted by the fleet as the building shook in tremendous force. Inside, students and teachers were panicking inside, massing in fear and with endless screams with the school being shaken by the ongoing bombardments.

"What's going on now?!" an alarmed Mr. Caplan ran out of his office after the attacks first hit. At that moment, another shake and it was enough for him to lose his wig away. He could not care less however because of what was happening around him. Then, he was met by an equally frightened Mrs. Appleby, who was running along the hallway and bumping into him, causing to tumble down back into his room and landing on his back.

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"No way!" exclaimed Noah.

"This can't be happening!" added Gia. Everyone was witnessing a horrid invasion happening all around them as warships were pelleting the city of Angel Grove down with tremendous power. It was hell on Earth watching the same scenes of the Empire's attacks over and over again, but this was happening to a city that meant so much to the original Power Rangers. The memories were being plagued by the forces of evil once again.

"Oh, but it is happening, Rangers." said Kalach in the usual cold manner. "Now, you shall bear witness as the city of your respected predecessors will fall at the hands of the Empire!"

"And we will make sure it will stay that way." added Arkanos. "We will do what even the mighty Dark Specter had failed to do. To take over the Earth and eventually, the universe!"

"So long, power brats! HAHAHAHAHA!"

And then, saying no more, the three Generals, along with the three Tri-Mancer monsters, warped away. With their disappearances, the battle had finally concluded, but the troubles were from over.

The Megaforce Rangers were now facing a new predicament. All around them massive waves of Imperial ships came from the sky and started to bomb Angel Grove. War had reached this once peaceful haven for the Power Rangers.

"This is not good at all!" yelled Jake amidst the deafening sounds of blaster fire and explosions.

"We better get out of here! Troy's down and we're out of energy!" added Gia. "Noah! I think it's a good time to call the Skyship!"

"Right!" Noah was about to reach for his remote device to call for the Skyship, but was interrupted by the sound of car tires screeching from behind them. They all turned around to find black SUV's all dragging in for a stop. Out of one of them, the leaders of the Silver Guardians, Wes and Eric, ejected themselves out of their seats and rushed towards the Rangers.

"Guys! Quick, get in!" Wes ordered.

"But the Skyship…!" Emma tried to tell the two, but was cut off by Eric's strict manner.

"There's no time! Hop in the cars now!" Soon enough, there was no need to argue. Everything was blowing up everywhere, so it would be stupid to sit around and wait for the Zord to come by and pick them up. Seeing reason, the Rangers quickly complied and ran for the cars. Wes and Eric took over for Noah and Jake and helped take the unconscious Troy with them.

Unfortunately, as they headed back, a squadron of fighters spotted them from the sky and made a strafing run upon them. Everyone was now running for their lives as the fighters tried to get a lock on them. Blaster fire narrowly continued to miss them though, but the constant fear of being blown to smithereens was hair-raising, almost literally.

Soon, the five Rangers were able to reach the lead car. Wes and Eric helped to put Troy in the middle of back seat while the rest of the gang followed.

"EVERYONE, DISPERSE!" Eric made a loud command to the cars behind, and what followed were scrambling vehicles making a move away from the formation. Lasers made their way onto the roads, but could not hit the speeding vehicles. They all retreated away in different directions and to safety.

"Is everyone alright?!" The lead car was being loaded with the Rangers, and inside, was a shaken Katherine, who was now being spooked by all of the chaos that was happening in Angel Grove. Her fears grew worse when she saw a battered group of Rangers, especially Troy, all beaten up to a pulp. "And what happened to Troy?"

"Long story. We'll explain back at base. Now get us out of here!" yelled Jake hurriedly, clearly nerved to the extreme. His cries were heard by Wes and Eric, who complied with his alarming tone. Seat belts were then buckled up and the engine pumped to the max as the car began to speed away, causing everyone to be at the mercy of the inner force of its movements. Fighters again flew by to take it down, but none seem to hit their mark.

"Hurry!" shouted Noah, as he dialled down on his remote control for the Skyship. "I just hope the Skyship still gets to us on time!"

The car had made its way through a crosswalk, constantly avoiding running people along the way. It skidded here and there while also avoiding incoming fighter attacks. Everyone was hanging on for their dear lives as the car violently turned and turned.

"Hang on!" Wes tried to reassure the passengers on board with his driving.

The car went on and on, speeding away from the Imperial forces. However, after a while, more Imperial fighters started to converge on their position, decreasing the Rangers' odds of making it out alive.

WHAAZZUUM!

But their numbers soon faded themselves as counter fire emerged from out of nowhere.

"Scored one!" And that fire came from none other than the Space Cowboy, Joel, himself. Flying his Aero Rescue Three around, he came just in time to escort his friends to safety.

"Thanks, Joel!" thanked Wes, speaking through loudspeaker.

"Glad I came as soon as I could, Wes!" Joel responded through the communicator. "That's what a Lightspeed Ranger does best after all!" As Joel continued to blast down and distract the fighters from the SUV, more lasers came to decimate the squadrons again. This time, Noah's call to the Skyship had managed to summon it to assist Joel in his flight mission, firing its side cannons at the attacking squadrons.

Back on the ground, the SUV drove off. Now, it was a lot easier to drive thanks to their air support. But it was still a rough ride, as it rode past attacking X-Borgs along the way They tried hitting down the chasing vehicle, but it proved to be too fast for them to land a single hit.

The vehicle went on and the Rangers still hung on tight for the ride. Eventually, after all of that chaos, they would manage to escape and return back at base. But in the meantime, they could only watch in pure terror as Angel Grove, once a city where memories were made, was now becoming a warzone where police officers were unable to subdue the invading armies of metal soldiers and cruising warships.

Today was a disaster for the Rangers. Not only did they leave a city behind to be attacked, but worst of all, they had lost their mission to reunite the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and make Hexagon stronger.

Meanwhile, the head of the still knocked out Troy bobbed around as the car bumped and driven. Little did he know that things were going haywire, and soon, once he awakens, he would have to face the horrible truths, and it would not be pleasant.

---

January 8th, 2016,

1 ALB,

Hexagon HQ,

New York,

USA,

Earth,

Solar System,

Breathing…

Breathing…

Breathing…

And more breathing…

And breathing again…

Slight huffs were the first things he heard when he was starting to come to. Then, after a while, a small amount of light was seen as his eye sight came back. He then heard some beeping on his side, but barely audible ones. Once his vision started to clear, he could see the light shining brighter, causing him to close his weak eyes slightly to shield them from being pained by the straining brightness. Soon, his hearing cleared as well, as the beeps were heard better too.

After a few more breaths, the young man could feel the soft comfortable surface he was lying on. He turned his head slowly to realize that he was lying on a hospital bed. Strapped to some life reserves, he soon noticed that he was in a rocky chamber in which he instantly recognized as the Command Centre.

He tried to get up, but that was when he felt some surges of pain in his body, especially his back. He managed to sit up after a few straining seconds, and looked around to see that he was alone.

Despite this much pain, his memory of how he obtained these extra wounds was very vague. All he could remember was everything before his empowered form took shape. The moment he met Jason, the events that he lost him, and the eventual battle against Tri-Mancer and the three Generals. And that was it, not even his newfound powers came to mind, as if nothing like that ever happened.

"I see that you are finally awake, Troy." Afterwards, Troy was caught by a new low voice coming from behind him. He turned his head around to find his mentor, Gosei, etched in his usual place on the rocky wall.

"G-Gosei?" Troy slowly spoke in a weak tone. Soon, an aching head caused him to poke his head to neutralize the pain. "Wh… How did I get here?"

"Your friends had to come to your rescue. You've been knocked out ever since your battle with the Generals."

"Ugh…" Troy still held his head. "I… don't remember… being knocked out. At least, I don't feel like I did."

"You really can't remember?" The two were then joined by the high squeaky voice of Tensou next to Troy. "What about that time where you went all berserk on that red guy?"

"Huh? Berserk?" And now, Troy had to face an unfamiliar memory. What did Tensou mean by 'berserk'? A 'red guy' as in, General Kalach? Confusion filled as he wondered what Tensou was saying to him.

"I see your memory hasn't been clear of the battle." Gosei said.

"I… see." Then, Troy remembered something. His friends. Where were they now? Were the okay? "Wait! What about the others?"

"Have no worry. They are fine. They are being treated for their own injuries." It must have been terrible, Troy wondered. To come back altogether with injuries, and at Troy's state, it could be worse.

"All shall be revealed in time. I shall explain to you on what had happened." Troy turned his body slightly to pay attention to what Gosei had to say.

"Your friends had mentioned to me about the disastrous battle you had with a more powerful Kalach. Despite all of your Legendary Ranger modes, Kalach had managed to summon a hidden power, unlike anything I have ever seen in a while."

At that point, Troy remembered about that moment. "Yeah, I know about that."

"So, I'm assuming that was what you last remembered before ending up here."

"Yeah." For now, that was all knew. But now was the time to catch up on what happened after that bad battle. "So what happened next?"

"After defeating all of you, he had decided to end the fight once and for all."

"Ergh!" Suddenly, Troy held his head again.

This time, he was witnessing several glimpses in his head. He saw scenes on where Kalach was walking, his friends all lying on the floor defeated and de-Morphed, and lastly, a scene of Orion being held at the neck. It was not a pleasant experience for him at all, but it was also unclear.

"Are you alright?" asked Gosei, noticing Troy's painful expression.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Go on, Gosei."

"Right. So, to finish you off, he started with Orion."

Once again, visions appeared in Troy's mind. It appeared that his mind was telling him through his own eyes now as he saw clearer images of Orion being strangled by Kalach.

"He held him at choke-point and picked him up, getting ready to finish him off."

At the same time, he had felt a sense of fear and loss, seeing his friend being choked by the General. He then felt anger as if he wanted to grab Kalach himself and slam him to the ground, but of course, these were just visions.

"But then, that was when it happened." Troy stopped thinking about Orion as the visions soon shifted to himself, kneeling on the ground, watching Orion and Kalach. Then, he saw himself rising from the ground and yelling out a powerful cry with an explosive force of light coming out of his body. "The Rangers awoke to see you, enveloped in a force of light, powered by energy far greater than what they have ever seen."

A powerful force of light? What could that be? His visions then changed to a scene where he was in his Megaforce form. He then saw himself fighting Kalach and witnessed even mightier powers clashing upon one another. He felt the forces of the blows and clashes as his visions played out the duel for him.

"Through this newfound power, you had fought Kalach to the very end. Your powers and his, clashing epically as equally matched opposites."

Finally, after a few glimpses into his fight, the visions in Troy's head had stopped after seeing that he launched a powerful attack that finally put Kalach out of his place. He was now back at the Command Centre, with Gosei about to finish his story.

"Soon, your power proved to be the better match, as you managed to greatly wound the dark General. But the power didn't last long enough. Soon, after a while, the power began to fade off and you reverted back to your old self. But the energy loss was so great that eventually, you had fallen unconscious. And now, you're here. Safe and sound, though not without your own wounds to sustain."

At that point, Troy had to wonder something about this experience. For some reason, despite not remembering much about his boost of strength, he couldn't tell, but he felt as if he had done something like this long before.

Then, after a while, he had finally remembered. He did use a power like this.

"Wait." he said. "Come to think of it. I think I remember now."

"Go on."

"I have felt this energy before. Like a year ago. That was when… Robo-Knight turned evil by Vrak. When things got rough and I wanted to bring him back, I knew it had to take a whole lot of my strength to do it. And the next thing I knew it, I had summoned a great power inside of me. At least, back then, I remembered what happened. But hearing from you, Gosei… I guess that was now on a whole new level."

"Indeed."

Now, finally clear on what happened to him, Troy had to know the next part of the story. What occurred after he fell out?

"So, what happened while I was unconscious?" Unfortunately, Gosei had taken a moment of silence before telling Troy, signalling to the Ranger that things had not been good.

"As we speak, Angel Grove is being invaded."

"What?!" Troy was appalled. Now his thoughts went to the many wonderful people he had met at the city. The teachers, Mr. Caplan and Mrs. Appleby, the football team he played with. Now, he was extremely worried about what could they be going through right now. All of this happy bunch of people, now being tormented by the Empire's merciless reign of terror. The thought of it made Troy really anxious enough to rise out of bed and go in to save them. But he knew better. He could not have the energy to even stand up by then, and thus, had to remain as calm as he could.

"I'm sorry, Troy. But once the Generals disappeared, the Imperial Fleet emerged and attacked the city. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do for them now."

As painful as Gosei's words were, Troy knew that he was right. But he was indeed depressed that he was now helpless to do anything right now.

"This is all my fault then." he softly said with pain. "I wasn't strong enough to defeat those Generals, and I failed to stay and save people. I could have stayed and fight to save everyone, but I couldn't. Because of me, I have lost Angel Grove to the Empire. And worse, I… lost our seniors. Even Tommy. I let everyone down, Gosei! I can't take it anymore!" Troy's guilt grew as he thought about what might happen to the Mighty Morphin' Rangers under the custody of the Empire. "Not to mention the fact that my friends are hurt, and I had to depend on an internal power I can't even remember using."

"Troy." Gosei spoke in a stern voice. "This is not what I taught you to become. You cannot allow your failures to get the best of you. Haven't you taught this to your fellow Rangers?" Soon, Troy had stopped thinking badly, remembering the times he had led his squad through tough times. And now, he remembered how right Gosei was. When the Rangers couldn't pull themselves together, whenever they fell under dark times, it was always him who came and picked everyone else together.

"You have proven yourself to be a great Ranger and a great leader, and you cannot let evil get in your way and let you down. You have always proven to me and your team that no matter what evil throws at you, you are able to make things right again."

"But I let everyone get hurt, Gosei. How can I expect to help anyone if I failed my mission?"

"It also didn't matter if you failed or not. The fact is that you are invaluable member to the team and I couldn't have asked for a better human to lead the team than you."

It indeed felt great to hear from Gosei that he had not lost faith in Troy as leader of the Megaforce Rangers, but even his words of wisdom couldn't fully assure him from the many shortcomings of this mission. Perhaps it was time to do something about it.

"Maybe you're right, Gosei." he said. "Which is why I've decided something." Both Gosei and Tensou grew curious as to what Troy had in mind. "Well, it has to with you and Tommy."

Now, Troy had to recall the time he overheard a conversation between Tommy and Gosei.

---

~Hours earlier~

"I know. I know." Tommy sighed. "But I don't think they're ready yet."

"They have to be." Gosei spoke. "The Rangers need to know that the Power Transfer is needed to bring the others back."

"Power Transfer?" Troy wondered, as he continued to listen in. "What does that mean?" His suspicions were confirmed, though, that somehow, this had to do with him and his friends.

"Yeah, but what's going to happen after we tell them on how we're going to do it?" Tommy was a little nervous from this conversation. Troy could see the small amount of hesitation in his face. But all this talk about a Power Transfer got Troy curious himself.

"We have no choice. The old Rangers need their Powers in order to regain their own. It's a sacrifice we have to take." Their Powers needed as a sacrifice? Troy was baffled by this. Why would they sacrifice his Powers to do this? It was just a shocking revelation that Troy could not ignore. He needed to listen into the conversation a little more, for he had the feeling there might be more in store for him.

"Yeah, but that's not what I'm worried about." And Troy couldn't be any more right. He kept on hearing, waiting for whatever Tommy was concerned about. "I'm afraid of the…"

BWARMM! BWARMM!

"Oh boy. Another attack."

---

"So, you heard us speaking that day?" asked Gosei. Troy couldn't help but smile sheepishly. He felt quite embarrassed that he eavesdropped upon his mentors like that. Perhaps it was wrong to do so, but he couldn't help it. If it involved him and his friends, it might be important to know.

"Yeah. Sorry about that." apologized Troy. "But I had to know what we had to with it. I just wanted to get a heads-up start in case something like this would happen. And then again, you said yourself that we had to know eventually."

"There's no need to be concerned about it. You had the right to know, but we wish we could have told you at the right time."

"So…" Now that he confessed, Troy had to fully know what was about to happen to him. Was he really going to sacrifice the powers of Megaforce to return the powers to their rightful owners? Originally, he was quite sceptical about that idea. He was so keen on keeping his powers and joining in with the Ranger business, saving the Earth from the Empire. Getting rid of that would have been like taking a part of their lives.

But thinking about his recent failures made him change. Perhaps it should be time to leave the job to someone else, to people who know how to handle their powers far better than anyone. Now that he thought of it, it was well worth the sacrifice.

"Troy?" Suddenly, as he was going to continue talking, he heard an innocent voice coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw that he had visitors.

"Troy's awake!" There, he found the rest of his friends, all fully recovered from their injuries from the last battle, all coming to him and embracing him carefully. They made sure not to abruptly cause anything serious, but the joy was what Troy needed. He was so glad that everyone was alright and he needed to see to be sure. And now, here he was, in the arms of his fellow companions. Then, his sights were set on Orion. If he knew anything from this experience, it was Orion who had to go through a lot more with his neck being grabbed upon and all.

"Hey, you okay?" Troy asked, earning him an assuring pat on the shoulder by the Silver Ranger.

"I can manage." joked Orion, slightly rubbing his throat.

With the gang reunited, Troy soon returned back to his conversation with Gosei.

"Now that everyone is here…" said Gosei. "Troy, would you like to explain to the rest of the team about our next course of action?"

The Rangers grew curious. The conversation now expanded to include everyone else in the room and Troy knew he had to tell his Rangers. They were going to be involved with him, so it had to come out anytime soon.

"What is he talking about, Troy?" asked Emma.

The Red Ranger took a moment to collect some decent answer to what was about to happen. He was ready to accept what was coming, but for the rest of his team? Would they be able to follow him on this?

"Well, let me explain this for Gosei."

"We're listening, Troy. All the way." But Troy wasn't so sure about that. Anyway, he had to go, whether the Rangers would like it or not.

"You guys know when we have to help return the powers to the original Rangers, right?" Everyone nodded. "Well, how we're going to do it. You guys may not like it." The gang looked at each other wondering what Troy was saying. And now they were getting worried about this plan. What could go wrong?

"What is it, Troy?" But everyone was willing to know what the catch was. All eyes were now on Troy. Seeing the eagerness on their faces, Troy was pressured to answer.

"Tommy and Gosei have a plan to do that. In order for us to restore their powers…" Some final hesitation before he gave it all out to them. "… we have to sacrifice our own powers to do that."

"Huh?!"

"What?!" The truth was brought to the light at last. The Rangers were just as surprised as Troy was when he first heard it himself. Giving up their own powers so soon in their days at Hexagon was something to be appalled about. Powers they have been entrusted with them for so long now about to be gone.

"I mean, this is for the best, guys." What was Troy saying, everyone thought. Why was he saying this? "It is our mission after all. We are going to get back the original Legends again and give them their powers. And who better to use these powers we have than the originals themselves?" They soon took turns to exchange glances. They were clearly not liking this idea a lot, and Troy could see it. But as leader, he had to find reason for supporting the plan, and without their consent, it couldn't be done.

"Listen. I know you guys aren't a hundred percent on this. But this is what Tommy would want. And the world needs these Rangers because they have the utmost experience with their own powers. We need that number of experts on our side if we want to beat the Empire." Still, there was no response, but everyone was still listening. Troy was not sure about going on, but there was no other way.

"When we became Rangers, we were sworn to protect the Earth, no matter what the cost. We would do our absolute best to save lives, even if our own depended on it. And I'm sure Rangers before us had to go through the same sacrifices. So what am I thinking right now? Maybe it's time we lend our hand and go with it. If it's what it takes for the Earth to be saved, then it'll be worth it."

Troy took a moment to rub his head from his stress for a while.

"But as always, I can't do this alone. If you guys would like to do this, that'd be great. If not, then…" Then, Troy realized that this time, there was no other option. "Well, there's actually… no other choice. I can't back out on this. If the last battle had taught me one thing, the job has to be done to the experienced ones. What do you say?"

For a while, the Rangers had to think about it. They could still not believe they were about to give their Ranger powers away. And it seemed like that this was a serious matter. There was no backing away from it, and they knew it too well.

However, as always, they had to trust their leader. Troy was always there when they needed him, especially in moments like this. He usually made sure that they were all okay with the decisions given to him. But this time, they are faced with an impossible situation to back away from.

"Is this true, Gosei? Are we really going to sacrifice our powers to go ahead with this plan?" Gia stepped up, willing to hear from her mentor first.

"I'm afraid so, Gia. It has to be done."

Gia walked back to the others, feeling extra heavy on Gosei's answer. It was time to think about things now. What would be their decisions? Would they try and talk this out against Gosei, or will they listen to Troy and accept?

After some thought-making, their minds were made up.

"You know, maybe Troy is right." Noah was the first to speak up. "I don't know about you guys, but I do think we should give this a shot. Maybe the older Rangers do have what it takes. And besides, I told Troy that I will be with him all the way. Ranger or no Ranger."

And for the first time, Troy felt a smile creeping up his lips.

"Hey, you weren't the only one." Gia retorted, causing some panic. Was she having opposing thoughts about this? The last thing everyone needed was to have the whole team divided upon each other. Troy grew real worried about this, but was prepared for the worst. "We all did tell him that we are on his side." But relief came when her tone softened. "And I'm not going back on my word. Troy, whatever decision you make, I'm with you, now and always."

"That makes three of us." Jake came in, high and strong after the depressing issue. "You're the boss, and you're rarely wrong. I think I'll try on the plan."

"You're right about one thing, Troy." Emma stepped in. "Maybe our powers do deserve to be at the hands of the legends. We can play our part and give out our powers as our last contribution." With the core team all in agreement, everyone now turned to Orion.

"I feel like I've done my part here." he stated. "I completely buried my past behind and avenged my people being the Silver Ranger. All that's left now is to be a Ranger and defend Earth. And to do so, I'm willing to make the sacrifice. I'm in."

Troy was especially touched by the devotion his friends had given him. Even at this troubling debate, they were willing to give up their powers to help save the planet. It was for the greater good after all. As Power Rangers, it was their duty to protect and serve, no matter how dire the consequences were.

"Thanks guys. I really wouldn't know where I'd be without you." Giving each other a group hug, they were ready to make the ultimate choice. No one was going to be against this, as long as they were a team and knew of their goals. Soon, they all look towards Gosei to formally announce their stance. "Gosei, we're ready to accept the sacrifice and commit to the Power Transfer. We're going to accept out Megaforce powers to be used for this to work. No matter what we are, we're all glad to be part of this journey. And we thank you for being there to guide us too. And you too, Tensou. It's been a blast being with you."

"Oh, Rangers!" Tensou let out a touching sob. "That was just beautiful!" He rolled his way towards the Rangers, who grabbed him to their embrace too.

"I am very proud of you, Rangers." praised Gosei. "You have made a very dire choice, but you chose the safety of your species and the planet Earth over your powers. And it takes a true Ranger to do devote his or her power to defend the planet. You have proven that and that is what makes you true Rangers."

The Rangers felt elated under their mentor's admiration for them.

"However, I do understand that you were worried that you would give away all of your powers for the plan at hands."

Eyes widened at Gosei again.

"Wait, what do you mean by that, Gosei? Not all of our powers?" Noah asked.

"Well, Noah. While I'm impressed and proud of your commitment to sacrifice your powers, you seem to be a little off the mark on the true methods of the Transfer." Soon, everyone's confusion turned to a hopeful feeling. Could this mean that there is something great at the other end of the discussion?

"Rangers, although a lot needs to be taken away, I would like to let you know that we and Hexagon would never neglect your purposes here. You have done exceptionally fantastic jobs being Rangers and it would be too soon to end it all in an instant."

"So, does that mean…?!"

"Indeed, Emma. It means that you will still be Megaforce Rangers."

"Yes! Whoo!" Joyous celebrations came as the Rangers were hit with some good news for a change. They didn't have to lose their powers after all, and they were super about keeping them.

Troy felt especially happy. He thought that he failed to save the day and would find it natural to pass on the torch back to his predecessors. But thanks to Gosei, he didn't have to worry anymore. Because of that, he knew there was a second chance. The Megaforce Rangers were far from over.

However, the Power Transfer still had to require some form of sacrifice, so the Rangers decided to find out more about what needs to be done. They had to expect some catches as sacrificing stuff on their part could still be as striking.

"I couldn't just abandon everything that you Rangers have done for humanity and the planet Earth. Make no mistake, your powers are still needed, and who better to use them than yourselves?"

"But Gosei, you said that we're going to sacrifice something out of this, right? So… what's the catch?"

"Well, Troy. First things first, I believe it's time to fully disclose everything about the Power Transfer. What you're about to hear, Rangers, will be very important in the long run. So, listen carefully."

---

January 8th, 2016,

1 ALB,

Earth,

Solar System,

Along the dark corridor leading to the command bridge, a couple of Bruisers were seen taking a man by his arms behind his back towards the bridge. With the two pushing him whenever he was not moving fast enough, it was clear to see that he was being held as a prisoner.

As strong as he was, Tommy knew that one wrong move could mean the end of him. Thus, all he could do for now was to accept his situation and play the part of prisoner, at the mercy of his captors.

"Move it, human!" The guard shoved him forward, with Tommy nearly falling forward in the process. He kept on moving much to his discomfort, and had reached to the doors. They opened up, revealing the wide open command bridge, where he was at the rear of the towering throne of the evil Empress, with multiple X-Borgs manning the control consoles lining in front of it.

As he was brought to the front of the throne, he then laid his eyes on the fearsome Generals who had captured him at Angel Grove. Their cold, dark eyes staring at him, though Jestino gave a teasing wave at the man. However, Tommy began to notice that one of the three, Kalach, had sustain some dents and cracks in his seemingly durable armour. As far as he could remember, Tommy could've sworn he'd seen Kalach in tip-top condition when he was being captured, but something clearly happened afterwards and wondered to himself on what went wrong with Kalach.

In the meantime, Tommy was pushed to the base of the throne as the guards stood at his sides. Looking above the tall throne, he finally came face to face with the mighty Empress Verinora herself. The new biggest threat to the Earth.

"Welcome, Tommy Oliver." She stood up and gloated with her greeting. "To the Mavro's Harbinger! Flagship of the Empire that my beloved husband had commanded for centuries."

Tommy had to admit; Verinora was not as ugly or menacing as he had originally thought. She was actually quite elegant and beautiful. It was a little hard to wonder why such a damsel would marry a monster like Mavro. But of course, being the wife of the one being who nearly conquered Earth, there was no admiration for this monarch. Her arrogant voice didn't help to improve her image either.

"It's not bad. I've seen worse." he mocked. But Verinora was not deterred by Tommy's arrogance. Instead, she continued to be victorious about his capture.

"Hmmm! As I expect from a Power Ranger." Verinora soon began to descend down the stairs towards Tommy. "Rude and arrogant. Clearly, you need some lessons on how to behave in front of the powerful Empress that I am."

"You ask me. You're not such a sweetheart yourself, Your Highness." That little taunt slightly made the Empress furious, but she was satisfied then to see Tommy get whacked on the head by her subjects.

"Quiet, human!" The Bruiser yelled. "Never humiliate our Empress!"

"Oooh! That's gotta hurt! HAHAHA!" taunted Jestino.

As Tommy looked back up, he could see that the Empress was now close up and staring down at him. She then ordered her guards to force Tommy down on his knees. He did so and the Empress grabbed his chin, turning his face up to look at her.

"You, foolish Ranger, are the main drive behind the Power Rangers, yes?" she began. "They seem to look up to you like a mentor, always guiding them to defeat my precious servants." She flicked Tommy at the chin, causing some irritation to him. "So, I should let you know that your precious planet is now about to be fully conquered by my Empire because now, without you, I'm sure your precious Rangers will never function!"

"You're wrong." Tommy retorted. "A Ranger never gives up to the end!"

"Oh, but they must. And there will be dire consequences if they don't. Fedalis! The screen, please."

"Y-yes, my Empress!" The timid butler took out his remote and pressed the button as everyone turned their attention towards the big screen at the viewing glass. The guards held Tommy up and turned him forcefully. Now, everyone was viewing the monitor, but nothing happened.

"Oops! Hehe, wrong remote…" Fedalis clumsily dug his pockets again in search of the right remote.

"Insignificant fool." By this time, Tommy noticed that the Empress was not such a patient woman, as her grunts towards her idiotic butler were heard. But once she had had enough, she let it out with a loud scream, slightly intimidating Tommy. "Faster already!"

"DA'AH! Drgh! Uhhh! There!" Finally, Fedalis managed to find the right remote and activated the screen.

Once the giant monitor was on, the screen displayed a fleet of ships firing their weapons at a city, followed by fighter squadrons and X-Borg troops terrorizing civilians everywhere. After a few clips, Tommy was shocked to see after witnessing some familiar places being attacked and immediately knew which city was being invaded.

"As you see here, your little city of Angel Grove is being invaded right now." Verinora told. "Witness on how the little humans scurry in fear under the might of the Imperial Fleet!"

Tommy watched on as his home city was being bombarded and ransacked by the Empire's forces.

"You won't get away with this."

"Oh, but I can and I will." Verinora argued. "And, I plan to use this invasion as a warning to all of your Ranger friends to back down and surrender to us! And that is exactly what you are about to do right now." She sneered at Tommy, hoping to break his spirit, but Tommy, as tough as ever, would not even budge. "Your organization, Hexagon, was it? It has been a thorn in our plans of world domination for far too long, and your Megaforce Rangers had been harassing our forces long enough as well. I have… some of my most fierce Generals to tell upon their experiences."

She took a good stare at the three men standing behind Tommy. One of whom, Kalach, who had looked away in shame from his humiliating scars. It seemed that he couldn't look at his Empress in the face.

"Now, you see here." She snatched the remote from her butler and pressed the remote. The screen now showed a small chamber where, much to Tommy's further shock, the rest of the Mighty Morphin' gang locked up. They weren't chained up or anything, just walking around idly without harm. Though, as prisoners of war, they aren't exactly enjoying their free status. "Your old comrades are now getting ready for their own punishment. I would hate to break it to you about what might befall them afterwards. You wouldn't like it at all."

"I'm not even sure you'll even have time. The other Rangers will come. Even if your little warship is considered impenetrable, they will find a way."

"And what if they can't? They were unable to defeat my warriors after all of that last battle they had."

"Maybe so, but that has never stopped them before. Because of their strong will, they managed to destroy your own son, Vekar."

Verinora clenched her fists at the mention of her prized son. But Tommy wasn't going to finish anytime soon.

"Not to mention they also took out Vrak afterwards. And…"

"Don't you dare say it!" Tommy could see that Verinora was venting at what he was about to say next, and he knew that it would push her off the edge if he did. But apparently, he didn't care.

"Your Emperor. They destroyed him too."

"Why YOU!"

SLAP!

A loud, echoing slap rang across the bridge, stunning all present.

Tommy faced straight after a hard slap to the face from a furious Empress. The red on his cheek was seen and was feeling very warm from it. It was a really hard hit, like all the punches and kicks he had suffered from during his time as a Ranger.

After a while since the slap, Verinora began to calm herself down. Tommy must have really overdone it a little and hit her nerve.

"So, your Rangers won't stop?" Tommy just gave a mere smirk, proving that he was still unmoved by Verinora's attack. "Fine. Then, let them come." She then turned away and walked back to her throne. Sitting down, she looked back down on Tommy and made her own smirk. "For this shall be their very last attempt to save their pathetic planet before my men can tear them apart within my very own ship!"

"No…" Tommy tried to be hopeful, but the thought of the Empire defeating the Rangers was almost too worrisome to pass.

"Or they won't even have the chance to enter the ship at all. Our fleet will obliterate their own vessels when they're in range. Our cannons are capable of destroying anything in sight and they rarely miss."

He had to keep his faith towards them for now as their mentor. Again, like he said, Power Rangers never give up until the end. And he will stick to that word.

"Well, I can help you change that. I can spare your little pets from my wrath. All you have to do is declare that your organization shall surrender to the eventual conquest of the Empire. And I shall assure you that they shall survive. Then, maybe I shall exile them to a desert asteroid, where they will remain there for the rest of their miserable lives."

Tommy could only stare at Verinora. Perhaps he could just let it go and save his successors from possible destruction. But at what cost? Would he had allowed Earth to be conquered by evil forces? He was certain that the Rangers wouldn't allow themselves to surrender. It's not the Ranger way.

"The last thing we need is Earth under the control of dark beings like you." he silently declared his verdict. "I will hold on to my faith in them, as I always have. You can try and destroy the Rangers all you want. But we will never let you take over our planet. Or the universe for that matter. We will never surrender to the likes of you."

That was the answer. And thus, that was how things were going to be. The Rangers will keep on fighting, even if it will cost them their lives.

Despite Tommy's confidence, Verinora only fiddled with her fingers. Certainly she was expecting him to break, but her attempts to destroy his spirit had failed. But, she couldn't help but feel… impressed. She found Tommy rather interesting. Normally, those captured by the Empire would be begging for mercy once brought to her knees. However, Tommy was different.

She now understood why it was easy for her husband to fall at the hands of the Rangers. She supposed that they were also brave enough to defy the equally powerful Mavro and the result was devastating.

From now on, thanks to Tommy and the Rangers, she will learn not to underestimate them again. At least, not so easily.

"Hmmmm. Very well, Tommy Oliver." she said. "We shall see if your Rangers can save you and the rest of your own gang of misfits. But just so you know, that they will overcome the greatest might of the Imperial Fleet, and I must remind you again, those ships always make their mark."

"They'll be waiting. Soon enough, those mighty ships of yours will be nothing more than space debris." That was all Tommy had to answer. It was now a full-on bet.

"Take him away and lock him up with the others." The guards complied. Taking hold of Tommy again, they dragged him away from the Empress' sights.

Tommy kept on staring at Verinora, thinking about the conversation he had with her. Surely enough he was holding on to his beliefs that the Rangers will come out on top, but he also hoped that they were being prepared for the task of rescuing himself and the others. It was not going to be easy but no one said any of this was going to be. For now, he had to do nothing but be a prisoner and await the other Rangers. The fate of the whole Earth, and possibly the whole universe, depends on them and his ultimate plan to bring back the original Rangers. For that to work, he would need the Megaforce Rangers to come to the rescue.

"Your Majesty." Kalach came forward, refusing to go on about his shamed attitude. "We shall defend you and this vessel with our lives. Those pesky Rangers won't even come close."

"See to it that you don't, Kalach." warned Verinora. "After your last battle with the Red Ranger, I'm starting to wonder if your hidden power that your kind had so complimented is starting to have its drawbacks." But the humiliation came back to discourage him, but he was still sure that he will not fail his Empress. And make no mistake, he shall make sure that the next time he battles the Red Ranger, he shall not lose to him again. His blade thirsted for more.

"And for now, we shall wait for the little Rangers to come to the rescue. Once they are defeated, the Earth will be ours. And without the Power Rangers to bother us, the whole universe shall tremble under the might of the Mavro Empire! HAHAHAHAHA!"

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January 8th, 2016,

1 ALB,

Angel Grove,

USA,

Earth,

Solar System,

"You see, Rangers." Back at base, Gosei began the explanation of the ultimate plan to restore the powers of the Legendary Rangers to their rightful owners, that he and Tommy had planned for a long time. "The plan to return the Powers to the original Rangers had been going on ever since the Legendary Battle ended."

"Whoa! So that was like, a year ago?" asked Noah.

"That is correct. As we told you before, we knew that the Empire would come to exact revenge on the Power Rangers for destroying their Emperor Mavro. As such, we would need the combined of all the Rangers that preceded you. But for that, we needed a way to restore their powers."

"So how would you do that, Gosei? This Power Transfer of yours? How are we going to do that?" inquired Emma.

"That shall be done with the help of your Ranger Keys." Everyone took out their own Keys and looked at them. "Before I chose you to become the Power Rangers Megaforce, I needed to make sure that you all would be equipped with the greatest power the universe had ever seen. And for that, I chose to allow you all to use the powers of your predecessors. So, with the help of certain individuals, I accessed the Morphing Grid, the one entity that contained the knowledge of all the Rangers in existence, and used its power to borrow every single Ranger power and store them within the Ranger Keys you wield to this day."

"So these Ranger Keys do contain the actual Legendary Powers." Noah said.

"Yes."

"So that was why we couldn't use our powers when we fought with the other Rangers." deduced Troy.

"After you destroyed Mavro, I quickly converted all of the Legendary Powers back to the original users so that they could use them again. But it was only temporary as they needed to return to the Ranger Keys when they were done."

"But why? If you had the power to make these Keys, then couldn't you have the power to return them permanently?"

"I'm afraid that wasn't possible. The power of the Morphing Grid is vaster than you can imagine. And even I do not fully understand it. So, unfortunately, I could not bring them back."

The Rangers looked on at their Ranger Keys and wondered of all the times they had with them. They have learnt to use the powers of the Legends and put them to good use against the Armada, but now hearing that even Gosei couldn't return them to their owners, they were more intrigued on how could this be done.

"But, during the peace times between the Armada's destruction and the threat we face now, I have taken a long session of meditation, to better understand the powers of the Grid. There, I found the solution among other great things which I cannot reveal to you until a better time."

Forget the other stuff, the plan was more important, so the Rangers listened on without further questions, though they do wonder what did their mentor discover. But as he said, they shall not know until later.

"In order to restore the original powers, they must be contained within a special item that has never come to form until now."

"And what is this item?" asked Jake.

"Behold the fire pit." The Rangers directed their attention towards the stone fire pit that they have used for their mission briefings. There, once surrounding the pit, Gosei ignited the flames into a ring of fire and projected an image within it.

The image was presented to the Rangers as a small object. It looked like a broken piece of a golden coin. A very small fragment to say the least. On the surface, it had some engravings on it, but the details were very small and thus, could not be deciphered at first glance.

The Rangers' curiosity grew, especially Noah's.

"What is this, Gosei?"

"That, Noah, is a fragment of an ancient artifact that held the ultimate power of light and good. This small piece alone could hold the equivalent of all the Legendary Powers combined."

"What? This little thing?" Gia wondered.

"Indeed. This, Rangers, is the fragment of the Coin of Eltar."

"The Coin of Eltar?" The mystery thickened as Orion asked further.

"It is said that the Coin of Eltar was the key in accessing the Morphing Grid. But when evil threatened to use it against the Grid, it had to be broken down and separated into pieces and spread to different parts of the known universe, and even other dimensions. So that evil may never its full power for its own ambitions."

The Rangers continued to be amazed by this new revelation. If one small fragment would contain the powers of all the twenty over legendary teams before them, then think of the extraordinary amount of power the whole thing could hold! Certainly it would be more than enough to defeat the Empire and then some.

"And where are the rest of the Fragments now?" asked Troy.

"Unfortunately, I do not know. The other fragments had been hidden away for thousands of years, even before I became a mentor."

"Okay, so we know that this fragment could store the Powers together. But how do you plan on returning them back?" asked Noah again.

"That is where Tommy and Hexagon come in. Rangers, look behind you." They did so and what they saw next was a small portable device with a 'V' shape on top. It also had a dial at the side with a screen on top. The Rangers took a look at the object.

"Whoa." They stared in awe at its small but interesting design.

"What is this?" asked Orion.

"This is the Solaris-Empowered-Neutronic-Transfer-Application Mark I. Or in short, the SENTAI. Once the Legendary Powers are stored back to the Coin Fragment, it shall be stored inside this device I had helped Tommy build. It has been programmed with the help of my knowledge of the Grid to channel its energy and separate it based on a specific Ranger team. All you have to do is use the dial on the side and scroll through the different Ranger teams and the fragment shall harness the power of that team. Once done, fire it on them and the power shall be with them once again."

"That… is super cool!" exclaimed Noah.

"Okay. So about the Power Transfer?" Troy looked at Gosei.

"Rangers. There are some catches to this." They looked on, ready for what might happen. "Since the Legendary Powers are contained within your Rangers Keys, you must hand them over to me so I can siphon them like I did back in the Legendary Battle, but once I convert them into the Coin Fragment, it shall remain that way. Unfortunately, that also means your own Super Mega Keys."

The Rangers held their Rangers keys firmly as shock overwhelmed them.

"Wait, we won't be able to even use our Super Mega Powers anymore? Not even on their own?" Jake asked.

"The Super Mega Keys are the foundation of which all the other Keys take their shape from. Without them, they cannot function."

"But that… means…?" Soon, Emma, and then the others, all looked towards Orion. "Orion won't be able to become a Ranger completely?"

Orion couldn't believe what he was hearing. First, he had thought he would sacrifice his powers only to be assured that he would keep them. But now, it was sure that he was going to do it after all. Everyone couldn't accept that. He had done so much for the team through the battles against the Armada and the Empire, that his removal of powers would put everything he had fought for them for nothing.

"But Orion has been an integral member to us." argued a worried Gia.

"Yeah. I can't believe this. It sucks!" added Jake with equal disbelief. Orion couldn't say anything. He was still too shocked to act at all.

"Not to worry, Rangers." Then, the soothing voice of Gosei caught their attention. "I have plans for Orion later on. I understand that he is far more important to leave out. Therefore, I have something to give him later."

Everyone was elated and slightly relieved to hear that Gosei hadn't forgotten on how crucial Orion was for the team, but they were still sceptical on what exactly did Gosei have in mind for the Silver Ranger. They only had to hope for the best that Orion will eventually still have a chance to play his part for the team.

"So, once we are ready, you shall hand over your all of your Ranger Keys together and I shall perform a ritual to use them to reform the Coin Fragment. And once done, the Fragment must be placed within the SENTAI and it shall be automatically powered up for you to use once you meet up with your seniors. And the rest is history."

Despite worries for Orion, everyone was feeling super excited about this new powerful tool on the Legendary Rangers. Finally, a way to reunite the old teams and have them fight together as one against the Empire. This was the chance they have been waiting for!

"However…" But the celebrations didn't last long. Once Gosei spoke again, everyone faced towards him. The tone of his voice was low and worrying, but the depth of it was what made them feel even more concerned. Just what else is there that might trouble them for this to work. What else could possible go wrong?

"In order for the Fragment to be formed, a great deal of power must be summoned. And that amount of power needed would come from a very strong source."

"And what is that source, Gosei?" Troy asked.

"The equivalent of my own energy. I will use whatever power I have in me to perform the ritual and form the Fragment. As such, that will take up my…"

"Wait!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, Noah had cut in, with a great tone of pain and sudden realization mixed together, causing the other Rangers to wonder why he sounded like that.

"No… no… Gosei… Please… no! Don't tell me! You would… No! You can't be! Are you saying that that huge number of power would mean that…?!"

"Yes, Noah. To form the Fragment and save the universe…

…

…

…

… I must sacrifice myself to do it…"

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So the plan has finally been revealed. Will the Power Rangers be able to handle the harsh truth? And will they successfully be able to save their Mighty Morphin' seniors? Find out on the next Power Rangers!

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A/N~ And there it is, guys. The big reveal. The one thing that Tommy and Gosei couldn't prepare soon enough to reveal to the Rangers. It appears that Gosei will be no more, ready to give his own life for the universe.

This is the big build-up I've planning ever since I started this story, and I wanted to write deeply upon it as I went through. Which is why I had to separate this arc into chapters several times over to help build up the tensions. And with enough development, I feel that it is now time to finally end it all. This will be the biggest moment for the Rangers yet, and I feel that I have written enough to lead them to this pivotal moment. And I really hope it is worth it.

So, please let me know what you have thought thus far. It would help to see if I did a good job delivering this over the course of the whole story.

I have already written down on what shall happen next, and how this arc shall conclude a big chapter in the Rangers' lives and how the whole story shall continue on from then.

Once again, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one shall end the whole arc, but it shall open the gates for more epic journeys to come. And I feel like I've made one heck of a journey writing this story.

Thanks to all for reading the story so far (boy, I must sound like I'm finishing the story right now XD) and I hope to give you more stuff to read about once this arc is over.

See you later!