"All teams, second capture accomplished. Impulse is in possession," Chloe said over the radio.
Tommy hit the ground hard and de-morphed. With the teens and Jason gone, keeping Clark at bay had become nearly impossible. They hadn't been gone long, but Tommy was taking a beating. Groaning, he struggled to get to his feet as Clark stalked toward him.
"Watchtower to Red Leader," Chloe said. "Red Leader please respond."
Tommy didn't answer, focusing on Clark.
"Clark, you don't have to do this," Tommy said. "I'm your friend. Remember? I helped you rescue Lois."
"I told you," Clark snarled. "I'm not going to believe your lies. Lex already told me about everything. You and your friends had me and the others brainwashed!"
Clark grabbed Tommy and threw him across the street. Tommy slammed into the ground and slid backward. Dazed, he fumbled for his next morpher. Clark moved steadily toward him, drawing out the fight instead of finishing it. Using a nearby car, Tommy pulled himself to his feet and stumbled backward to lean against a wall as he prepared for Clark to hit again. But Clark froze in the middle of the street like he was listening to something. Tommy took advantage of the freeze.
"Zeo Ranger Five, Red!" Tommy called.
Standing against the wall, panting and trying to catch his breath, Tommy waited for Clark to make a move.
"Clark?" he said. "Clark, please listen to me. You've got to snap out of it."
But another voice crackled through the radio.
"If you die I'm going to kill you!" Hayley yelled.
Tommy groaned.
"I don't have time for this!" he responded. "Clark, please. Just listen to me."
"Understood," Clark said before focusing on Tommy again.
"You're lucky, ranger," Clark said. "Lex wants you, which means you get to live. For now."
"I'm not going anywhere," Tommy said.
"We'll see about that," said Clark with a smirk, stalking toward Tommy again.
When Cyborg arrived, Rocky, Adam, and Zach immediately morphed before rushing out to intercept him.
"Shift into Turbo!" Adam called. "Desert Thunder Turbo Power!"
"Zeo Ranger Four, Blue!" said Rocky.
"It's Morphin' Time!" called Zach. "Mastodon!"
Cyborg didn't pause before attacking. He slammed into Rocky, who went flying backward, and kept going for a few paces before turning around to face them.
"Wow," Rocky said, climbing back to his feet. "He really packs a punch."
"Well, Watchtower didn't say this was going to be easy," Adam said.
Cyborg charged again, but this time the three rangers were more prepared. They fought back hard, trying to keep Cyborg from over-powering them. It didn't help that he kept plugging in to the various electronic devices on the street and in nearby store windows to create weapons to use against them. When Adam kicked Cyborg threw a phone store window, cell phones started flying out the window, exploding as they made contact with hard surfaces. While they were distracted by the phones, Cyborg made for the electronics store.
"Red Two!" Chloe said to Rocky. "Keep Cyborg out of the electronics store!"
"Working on it, Watchtower," Rocky answered. "But he's not that easy to stop."
"He's going to be even harder to stop if he gets a hold of that stuff," Chloe said. "So be careful."
Zach charged, slamming into Cyborg and knocking him off course and away from the electronics store.
"Let's take this down the street a ways," he said.
He continued to fight with Cyborg, keeping him from moving forward and pushing him back a little at a time.
Even though they were keeping a close eye out, Black Canary still managed to get a jump on Kat, Tanya, and Aisha. Having heard that the other rogue heroes had appeared, the three had left the café to search the area for Black Canary, who didn't show up right away. She attacked the three of them as they were searching an alley. Tanya took a kick and went stumbling backward, falling to the ground. But before Black Canary could make another move, Kat and Aisha jumped in. They attacked her together and forced her back. Black Canary took a deep breath and all three women jumped and rolled out of the way as she released a sonic scream. They all came out of the roll and leapt to their feet.
"Shift into Turbo!" Kat and Tanya called.
"Dune Star Turbo Power!" Tanya said.
"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!" said Kat.
"Ninja Ranger Power Now!" called Aisha. "Yellow Ranger Power!"
"I could've guessed that you three would be power rangers," Black Canary said. "Why else would you be sneaking around back alleys in the middle of the day?"
"You were sneaking too," Kat said. "What does that say about you?"
"I have a mission," Black Canary said. "And getting rid of you is now part of it."
"Bring it on," Aisha said.
Black Canary let out another scream, followed immediately by an attack. Kat, Tanya, and Aisha fought back. With their powers, they were physically stronger than Black Canary. But she was well-trained, and each time they though she was down, she'd let out a scream to drive them to their knees before hitting them again.
"We've got to find a way to shut her up," Tanya said.
"Agreed," said Kat.
"Look out Black One!" Adam yelled to Zach.
They had managed to push Cyborg back, but even with Justin monitoring all computer and electric sources in the area, they weren't able to completely stop Cyborg. Justin couldn't keep up with him online. Cyborg had just gotten a hold of an ATM. Ripping it out of the wall, he quickly reprogrammed it and threw it, straight at Zach. He tried to dodge, but the resulting explosion caught Zach and slammed him into a wall. He bounced off, hitting his head and de-morphing, before landing, unmoving, on the sidewalk. Cyborg turned to face the other two.
"One down, two to go," he said.
"Space One, Black One needs pick-up now!" Rocky yelled into the communicator.
Without waiting for a response from Andros, Rocky and Adam charged him. They landed a few hits each, but they were wearing down. Cyborg delivered a kick straight to Rocky's chest, slamming him into a car. Spinning around, he grabbed Adam and threw him threw a nearby window. Both de-morphed, but struggled back to their feet and grabbed their next morpher. A bright flash of light indicated that Andros had transported Zach off of the battlefield.
"Zeo Ranger Three, Green!" Adam said.
"Ninja Ranger Power Now!" said Rocky. "Red Ranger Power!"
With the new burst of energy, they charged back into the fight.
"Ninja Six is joining Turbo Blue at the lab," Chloe said. "Hopefully he can help slow down Cyborg."
"Hopefully," Adam answered, ducking as a car went flying over his head.
Green Arrow took one of the Dino Thunder cycles to get back to Tommy as quickly as possible. He heard Chloe and Hayley calling for Tommy over the radio and let out a sigh of relief when he finally answered. Pulling up in the same alley as before, Green Arrow ran for a vantage point, pulling his bow out and loading it as he ran. Looking down at the street, he saw Clark stalking toward Tommy, who was breathing hard.
"Watchtower, I've got Red Leader in my sight," Green Arrow said. "But we're going to need back up soon."
"I'll send someone as soon as I can," Chloe answered. "But Lightspeed Rescue is helping Ninja Storm right now. Aquaman is causing a major problem. And the Space Rangers can't leave the rogue heroes they have unattended, or the Dino Thunder rangers."
"Just hurry," Green Arrow said. "I'll do my best, but I don't have a lot of Kryptonite darts left."
"Wild Force!" Chloe yelled. "Stop trying to take on Hawkman head on! Use strategy, not brute force because he's going to beat you every time!"
Hayley shook her head, concentrating on the screen in front of her. She had already deleted any digital evidence of Kira's slip up and now she was back to making sure nothing else got compromised.
"Someone hacked the communications," Hayley said. "I'm pretty sure it was Lex. He's blocked out now though."
"Good," Chloe answered. "Green Arrow is back with Tommy now."
Hayley nodded, but didn't answer.
"Watchtower, I've got Red Leader in my sight," Green Arrow said. "But we're going to need back up soon."
"I'll send someone as soon as I can," Chloe said, answering Green Arrow. "But Lightspeed Rescue is helping Ninja Storm right now. Aquaman is causing a major problem. And the Space Rangers can't leave the rogue heroes they have unattended, or the Dino Thunder rangers."
Taking a deep breath, Chloe contacted Lightspeed Rescue again.
"How is containment going Lightspeed One?" she asked.
"As best as it can," Carter answered. "Aquaman is fast."
"Just get him out of the water," Chloe said. "As soon as he is down, I need you to take your team to help Wild Force. They're really taking a beating from Hawkman and they aren't listening to me."
"Affirmative," Carter answered. "He's out of the water now, but he's not dried up. I think we're good to go though, because two more Ninja Storm members just showed up. One still morphed."
"Then go help Wild Force," she said. "And be ready to extract Red Leader, he's fighting alone."
"Understood, Watchtower," Carter said.