Chapter 21: Game Changer Part 3: Severing the Ties
(Command Center Ruins)
Atticus knew when to answer a summoning call from the Order of the Meridian. He found himself teleported into the core of the Command Center, the Morphing Grid. He felt the energy of purity and good surging inside while marveling by standing in the foundations of the legacy of power. He bowed in respect as Alpha appeared in the room. The two longtime associates greeted one another before he was standing before the members of the Order led by Zordon.
They were all inside the morphing grid conversing with one another. Atticus saw Duleca, Dimitria, Prince Trey and the Aquaitar Alien Rangers. Their eyes were drawn to the lines of energy that connected to one another until he notice one particular line that was emitting pyreflies. To his shock, he saw it flickering in and out like it was cutting ties to the morphing grid.
"I know why you're all here and we are all fighting that the errors of the past do not repeat," Atticus replied formally. "However, times has changed and now we're here trying to prevent the abomination that nearly eradicated not only the line and legacy of power, but the entire existence of this planet. I fulfilled my futility to the original Denizens to uphold the curse on the Progeny. I...never anticipated such discrepancies that could unintentionally undo eons worth of preservation for the sake of peace. Please, I ask for penance for my failure to uphold my oath and duty."
"We are aware of the situation and this new incarnate abomination has cleverly orchestrated her path to ascension," Dulcea informed. "The young children of Zordon's original Power Rangers are being held captive by the new Progeny known as Satsu. Rita and Lord Zedd's son, Thrax has already committed treacherous acts by defiling the ancient lands of Valhalla, incur the natural order of balance between nature and the supernatural, and bring an insurrection by bringing back to life Rita and Zedd. Atticus, you are not at fault for these acts."
"You stand before this council and order to once again fulfill your futility, duty and oath to this order," Zordon said directing him around the morphing grid before stopping to one particular area. "What you see before you inside the morphing grid is the presentation of each line and legacy of power connected to the great power. For anyone of them to have their connection severed from the morphing grid will result in the lost of power. It has been predetermined for a long time the Denizens of Twilight, their connection to the grid is weakening by not finding successors to maintain their legacy."
"That futility was fulfilled thanks to the Wings of Fate and the line of the Great Power who possess the power of Ninjetti," Atticus complimented. "I am fully aware of the situation and I fear if this young team are ready to undergo the same trials their predecessors endured. This adversary the Power Rangers face does not uphold honor and respect. She has committed hideous crimes against her own kind and sanction the uprise of the ones that are considered traitors to their own humanity in favor for evil and lust for power."
"Do not fret Atticus as the Denizens have already predated any uncertainties in the future," Zordon answered. "Yes, it will happen that the Twilight Power Rangers will soon be severed from the morphing grid. However, the legacy and power of Twilight still remains in tact. The Denizens have provided the hope the Rangers will need in order to defeat the Progeny so she will not revoke the curse that will bring upon the reckoning. Everything has a fail safe to it Atticus do not forget."
"The history, line and legacy has shown that the Denizens of Twilight are what stands in the Progeny's way to ascension," Trey said handing a locket necklace to Atticus, "It was what happened before and it still remains that way even to this day. The Denizens made sure of that. We believe, this is a sign of their hope to preserve their legacy and that of the entire line of power and the balance of nature."
"I believe, they need a guide to let them walk between the realm of light and shadow," Atticus assured. "They must prove their worth first to the Denizens in order to be their successors to the powers of Twilight. They must fully reconnect the power to the morphing grid to segment their legacy."
(The Boarding House)
When Rosaline and the other Rangers came home, she found the living room trashed and moved upstairs. The hallway was also messy and then she found her parents unconscious on the floor. "Mom! Dad!" She gasped. She and Virgil ran over to Tommy and Kimberly and she saw something on the front of Tommy's head. She touched the her dad's head and she gasped.
"What?" Virgil asked.
Rosaline showed him her hand. "There's a nasty gash on my dad's head. It's bleeding," she replied.
"I'll go retrieve the first aid kit," Shi-Ann informed heading to the downstairs command center.
"Des, Penn, you and the others head to Jason and Kat's place," Rosaline ordered. "Something tells me they got hit too."
"We're on it," Desmond and Penny answered leaving with Bianca, Chan and Aidan while the rest of them stayed behind.
"Your mom is going to be fine," Quincy informed, "There's no life threatening injuries. Just a couple of scrapes and bruises."
"Rosie, here use this to try to stop the bleeding coming from that gash," Virgil added.
Virgil took the sweater he was wearing and handed it his girlfriend. She pressed it against the side of Tommy's head. "ELENA! HAYDEN! GABE!" She shouted. Not answer and it made Rosaline's stomach get queasy from the worrying. "CHRISTIAN! SHI-ANN!" She shouted. Christian came back upstairs with Shi-Ann bringing the first aid kit. "Chris, Shi, please try to find the twins and Gabe," she insisted.
"Right, we're on it," he answered as Kimberly started to slowly regain consciousness. "Rosie, your mom is coming to now."
Rosaline nodded and she kept the sweater pressed against the side of her dad's head while holding him in her arms. "Daddy, please, answer me," she murmured. She bit her lip when she heard a moan coming from Tommy's mouth. Kimberly came to and saw Rosaline holding Tommy in her arms.
"Tommy, come on Handsome it's time to wake up," Kimberly informed, her voice shaking looking at her daughter. "What's wrong with your dad?"
"There's a nasty gash on dad's head," Rosaline replied. "I'm using Virgil's sweater to try to stop the bleeding. We think he might have a concussion and I'm sorry I wasn't here for you and dad."
"It's not your fault," Kimberly replied looking at the Rangers. "None of you are at fault so don't blame yourselves."
"We're trying to find the twins and Gabriel mom don't worry. Christian and Shi-Ann are searching..."
"You're too late," Kimberly replied, her voice shaking as suddenly Tommy regained consciousness. He struggled to sit up as Virgil and Quincy helped the older man lean against the wall while tending to their injuries.
"Whoa Dr. Oliver take it easy you have a nasty gash on your head," Virgil said starting to wrap the bandage around his head. "You almost gave us quite a scare."
"Rosie, we couldn't find Elena and Hayden anywhere," Christian said coming back while Shi-Ann ended up retrieving Gabriel after finding the baby hidden in a closet. "The twins are gone."
"Oh Gabe," Kimberly sighed as Shi-Ann passed the baby to his mother. "Oh sweetie you're okay."
"Thrax and Zedd took the twins," Tommy murmured clutching his head. "It was the last thing we saw before the spawn of Satan knocked us out."
"Dad, we really need to get you checked out," Rosaline said.
"I'll be fine Rosie don't worry about me," he assured them trying to get to his feet. However, Tommy felt a bit dizzy as Kimberly suddenly grabbed hold of his arm. "See, I'm on my own two feet."
"Thomas James Oliver! You have a nasty looking gash on your head that was bleeding for over twenty minutes," Kimberly scolded. "I know you want to find the twins after we got our bells rang in. However, as your wife you better get yourself checked out first before you go into Ranger vigilante mode because you may have a concussion. Don't argue with me on this one!"
"We'll go contact Billy at NASADA and have Tommy checked out at the infirmary there," Quincy notified. While everyone was waiting to prepare for teleport, Rosaline looked around the house. She had a look of fear and worry wondering what was to become of the twins. She felt Virgil wrap his arms around her shoulders trying to comfort her.
"Hey babe, don't worry we're going to get the twins back," he assured his girlfriend. "Come on, you need to stay strong for your parents, Gabriel and the twins. I promise you, we're not going to let anyone harm your family."
"No, we're all family and we protect one another," Rosaline assured him. "They're going to pay for harming our family."
(NASADA)
Everyone regrouped at NASADA trying to come up with a game. Tommy and Kimberly were in the infirmary being checked out with Gabriel. A little while later, Desmond and Penny's group arrived at NASADA with Jason, Kat and Sophie in toll. The four friends inside the infirmary sat in silence while the medical team examined their injuries. Kimberly and Kat clutched Sophie and Gabriel protectively in their arms trying to find some comfort. Tommy was too preoccupied to hear the the medical doctor's prognosis that he sustained a minor concussion and should rest.
He couldn't care less about his own health but Kimberly reminded him to take care of his own wellbeing first. The younger team of Power Rangers were looking into the infirmary at their four mentors. No one never imagine seeing the day where they saw Jason shed a few tears. The four friends sat together in the infirmary trying to comfort one another over the loss of the most valuable thing they loved in the world, their children.
"I can still hear their screams in my head," Jason muttered. "I never imagine watching some evil fiend drag my kids away from me. I let them down and now they have Aaron and Claire! I should be out there looking for my children! Not stuck in an infirmary because I got my bell rang in!" It was hard watching Jason suddenly break down. "We promised we protect our kids! Look where it got us? What kind of father am I if I can't keep my children out of harm's way?"
"Stop this right now Jason Lee Scott!" Kat said grabbing hold of his hand. "You're not a failure and don't doubt for one second you're a bad father! Do you know how much you mean to our three children? To them you're their superhero and you'll save the day. They need you to be strong for them because what they need is for you to be brave."
"At least...Gabriel and Sophie are safe," Kimberly said, "Hayden made sure his little brother's safety was first. That was of that before..."
"We're going to get our children back Beautiful," Tommy replied, "Those bastards tolled the line when they got decided to use our children for their vendettas against us. We thwarted their plans many times, we'll do it again."
"It's not going to be easy," Jason suddenly answered with some uncertainty in his voice. "It's...just what Satsu wants. She wants the Rangers to go rescue the kids. Those teens are going to be walking into a trap."
"Come on bro, you can't doubt them for one second," Tommy assured his best friend, "Why would you suddenly say something like that?"
"Because...maybe I might sound crazy or you might not believe me Tommy. However, the look in my eleven year old son's eyes told me he knew this was going to happen. I can't explain it or make you guys understand it. He had proof, though I don't know if it's true or not."
"Aaron copied the storybook him and Claire took from Billy awhile back," Kat informed. "Somehow, his copy of the original Denizen's storybook he retained it by memory. It was like he had an eidetic memory, what most child geniuses possess. However, something happened to his storybook he made for Claire and it became like a replicated copy of the original, except there were pages that were either missing, torn or unknown to him."
"Wait a minute, are you saying that somehow that book our kids spent weeks reading is just more than some average storybook?" Kimberly asked.
"Elena and Hayden kept saying that it was like the story was coming to life," Tommy mentioned. "However, being a skeptical parent of our children's vivid imaginations I shrugged it off. Maybe...you're onto something Jas that we didn't know. Rita and Zedd wouldn't convince a sociopathic, unstable and vicious young woman to kidnap innocent children without a game plan. Aaron knew didn't he?"
"I know because as long as we have hope and determination they won't beat the good guys," Jason recalled Aaron's warning he whispered in his dad's ear. "Even if their powers are gone, they'll find a way to beat the bad guys. I know because it's all part of the plan. If anything happens, promise you'll find a way to save the day?"
"If they attempt to try to rescue our kids...there's a chance the Rangers will lose their powers," Jason sighed as he stared at the current Power Ranger team outside the infirmary. "That's what our kid warned us about. They maybe the cause of those guys losing what we gave them."
"What we're looking at is not a win-win situation?" Kat said. "Do we tell them what maybe in store for their future in the next couple hours?"
"They're going to risk it," Tommy answered. "Because...they're like us once upon a time. Always walking into an impossible win-win situation, only this time they'll gamble it all. We dealt with the power loss before, but them...it will leave them shell shocked. If what our kids read maybe true, then it's another bad omen for them, but we can't let them know it."
"Yeah but how much longer do you think we can protect them from facing the real danger out there?" Kimberly asked staring out. It was obvious that they figured out that their current team of Rangers overheard the conversation. It was only a matter of time before they decided on the next move that could either end up in a no win scenario.
(Conference Room)
The other Rangers followed Rosaline into the conference room while the veteran Rangers were attending to the two couples in the infirmary. It was no secret they figured the veterans were talking about them. A slight mention of losing the power sparked something in them to convene as a team.
"Anyone want to say it? Is it possible that if we try to rescue the kids it may cost us our powers?" Virgil asked. "Well you heard them, they said it because Aaron predicted it in his little storybook. Rosaline, you heard them in the infirmary."
"What do you want me to say huh?" Rosaline asked. "My little brother and sister are gone. Along with Claire, Aaron and Allison. That bitch wants to play a bait game with us by using them. Well look she did a bang up at working our nerves. Look what she did to our mentors, to us and everything we fight and protect! I'm just sick and tired of Satsu just toying with us, getting the best of us and thinking she can one up us every time!"
"Realistically, I can come up with analogies, theories or a descriptive profile on a psychopath or criminal," Quincy replied pacing around the room. "My schools tested me with an IQ of 180 and higher despite growing up along 8 Mile Road in Detroit. I survived living in the projects with a strong intellect, high crime rates in my neighborhood and bullying. However, even my intellect can't combat the improvisation whims of a borderline sociopath..."
"Don't for one second think she's going to get the best of you Quince," Rosaline assured her friend. "Or anyone of us for that matter. Quince, your intellect is a vital asset and not only just your brain smarts, but everything else about you is what makes you a valuable member. We all possess something special inside of us and we got to use it to our advantage. When do you think hostile threats and the possibility of maybe walking into our next fight will result in something horrific stop us from doing what is right? We'll be damned if don't try anything to save our family."
"She's right, we're all family and we protect one another," Desmond informed. "We have family out there who need us. We won't go down without a fight to get them back home to the people they love. I could care less what it will cost me but we control our actions and choices."
"The question is what do we decide as a collective group to do?" Virgil inquired. "Do we decide to go on a suicide rescue mission knowing maybe our mentors have foreseen the grim outcome? Or do we just sit back and see what happens next?"
"Statistically, the probability that the omen our veteran mentors are talking about pertains to us," Quincy suddenly answered. "I could map out the ratio of our success to retrieve Aaron, Claire, Allison, Hayden and Elena. However, I'm not going by stats or scenarios or intellectual strategy. I'm going by what we know we should do as a team. In any case dilemma, Rosaline would say we risk it and go out there just anxiously anticipate the outcome. I say...we gamble on the optimal no win situation and help our family or die trying until we can't. When was the last time we ever bet on the wild card?"
"Do you think it's a wise idea Quincy?" Chan asked.
"I'm always yes for whatever needle in the haystack mission we go on," Quincy answered. "Besides, you all need my intellect to work out a plan."
"It's something I would say and boy wonder here nailed it in the ballpark," Rosaline slightly smiled. "Only...if we all consent to the plan. So far, our resident boy genius here was the instigator and gave the first yes vote. I second the notion. Well guys what do you think?"
"Count me in," Bianca answered as Christian, Shi-Ann and Aidan also replied in approval. "I could probably use another dead John of theirs to pinpoint their location. Besides, we're not known for being sitting ducks and waiting on the sidelines."
"You know we always got each others backs," Penny replied as Desmond, Chan and Virgil gave the final approval. "However, you know there maybe a chance...it might happen and that outcome is something we weren't train to comprehend."
"Well it's a chance and risk...we're all going to take," Rosaline said looking in the infirmary. "If they know what might happen, then fine. However, the satisfaction we can give them is trying to hold it off as long as possible. First, we need a plan on how this is going to play out."
"As always the go to guy for the plan," Quincy slightly chuckled.
(Unknown Location)
Meanwhile, Satsu grinned wickedly watching her fellow Acadians torture and punish their captive prisoners. Her uncle overseeing the "supervision" of their guests then order the small fractions to drag their prisoners for transport. She trusted her uncle and a small part of her retained some sense of concern for her family's well being. However, Tanaka assured his niece their family was safe and in good hands as he urged the young woman to wait for Lord Zedd, Rita and Thrax's next move.
She walked through the small underground caverns and peeked inside the cell that contain Allison, Claire, Aaron, Elena and Hayden. She witness Lord Zedd and Rita trying to conjure up the remnants of their limited powers to Thrax who was busy working on a spell. The trio sneered at the young captive children inside the cell.
"I can't tell which one of these little brats repulses me the most? The adopted dynamic duo of the so called legendary Wings of Fate, Zack's pesky little girl or the two brats that belong to that vile Jason and his little Kitty-Kat?" Rita snapped staring at the children. "You better hope that this works Thrax!"
"Deep within the realm of twilight the maiden plays a melody. The isles songs whispered from the edge and beyond serves as a key to unlocking each trial for the chosen heroes, which awaits them in the realms of light and shadow. The heroes must embark on the journey that will lead them to where the noble and valiant eradicated the damned who defiled the balance. On Valhalla the lines of genesis are drawn and balance must be sanctified." Aaron recited to his friends as Zedd snapped hearing the young boy recall part of the story of the Denizens of Twilight.
"Valhalla huh? You foolish little pesky runts think those feeble fairytale Power Ranger stories will save you?" Zedd snapped standing in front of the cell doors. "Ha! Why my young charges you don't know half the of the story! Those feeble tales are nothing but whims and old wives' fables that were created to uphold an injustice committed eons ago!"
"You won't get away with this!" Hayden and Elena yelled. "Our sister and our friends will find us! You won't win!"
"Is that a fact?" Zedd sneered. "Let me tell you something about your pathetic family! They have been nothing but a plague on our side for many years always thwarting one plan after another! Ha! They finally got their just desserts once we took from them the thing they love the most in this world!"
"Let us out of here! I want to go home!" Claire started crying. "I want my mommy and daddy! I want to go home!"
"Claire we have to stay strong for them! They'll save us because that's what they do!" Allison assured the youngest of their group of friends. "There's nothing that they can do to stop our parents and the Power Rangers!"
"Actually on the contrary kiddies where there is a will, there is a way," Thrax mocked. "You see years ago in my benevolent zealous for power, control and domination I managed to cripple the Operation Overdrive Rangers. Do you want to know the secret boys and girls on how Uncle Thrax did it? He managed to emit so much magic that it severed their connection and powers from the Morphing Grid! Ha! Ha! Ha! I know you little folks love seeing magic shows don't you? Well I'm going to perform the same magic trick I did once, except this will draw a bigger audience!"
"It won't stop them," Aaron said looking with defiance. "I know what you're going to do and it doesn't mean they'll give up. The Power Rangers always find a way to beat the forces of evil. As long as they have hope and determination, they'll prevail." He then looked at Satsu who was surprised that the young boy was staring at her. "She knows it because they're what stands in her way. You fear them and you should be afraid of them!"
"I don't fear anybody little boy! They're the ones who fear me because I'm always one step ahead of them!" Satsu snapped almost close to grabbing Aaron from behind the bars. "You know it would be easier for me just to gut each and everyone of you little punks bit by bit and let your mommies and daddies find your dead bodies. However, you should thank me because I'm going to give you kiddies the adventure you'd been dreaming about. Only this time around, you're all going to be apart of this five star thrill."
"Well our little prodigal Progeny it's all set up," Rita sneered. "You know what to do right?"
"Of course my empress," Satsu smirked wickedly. "Everything is going according to plan as you expected."
"You stay on task Satsu and remember," Thrax said finishing his spell. "Bait and switch. You need to buy some time before the fireworks go off."
(Angel Grove Shipping Yard)
Despite the warnings and the objections from the veterans not to go, the young Power Rangers couldn't be persuaded to stand down. Not one of them refused to quit knowing the high possibility they'll risk losing their powers. The next night the ten Twilight Power Rangers headed to shipping docks in the industrial district of the city. Bianca used her spell to locate the children and pinpointed their location at the Angel Grove shipping yard. The ten Rangers ventured towards the docks and found a strange looking pirate type ship docked with Acadians preparing for departure.
"Well I see you suckers are back for more!" Satsu called up from the viewpoint of the ship with her twin swords at hand. "For a second I thought we needed to send five parcels back to you guys in pieces! However, I'm an advocate of the belief that the children are the future because we are the future don't you think?"
"Shut the fuck up! We had enough of you jerking our chains far too long Satsu!" Rosaline snapped. "Where the hell are my little brother and sister? I swear cutthroat bitch you better tell us what you did to our family?"
"Your family...don't worry guys I assure you that the family is safe," she smirked wickedly. "Okay boys, haul them out." A trap door opened on the ship as a pulley was used to hoist something up. To the Rangers' shock, it was a net that contained the kids yelling and screaming for help.
"Vile bitch I swear if you do anything to them I'll be ripping your sodding throat out!" Penny snapped applaud to hear Claire's cries for help. The guys were forced to hold her back as they watch the net dangling away from the ship and above the water. She loved the little girl like a sister and would do anything to keep her safe.
"So here they are, safe and sound and packaged in a nice net for you to get," Satsu taunted threatening to cut the rope. "Hey kiddies, I got a question for you tykes. Do you think they'll remember me now for destroying them?" They started screaming as the net started going up and down and the threatening sound of the ropes snapping.
"The impact of the net hitting the water is going to automatically kill them," Quincy said analyzing the area, "You know we're going to be surrounded in a matter of seconds. Those bastards pop out of thin air. Somehow, we got to that ship because high chances are they look like they're about to sail off into the night with the kids. I know when Satsu's entourage will show up...the minute she draws her swords. It's like profiling, knowing the traits and personality of an unknown suspect. Obviously, our dear old friend up there is a textbook case of a narcissist criminal."
"Let me guess...you profiled her like she is some sort of criminal or serial killer?" Rosaline said. "Always you to try thinking three steps ahead on our behalf Quince."
"So what's the game plan then?" Virgil replied as it looked like some sort of standoff. It was ten of them against one young sadistic fighter waiting to see whose going to make the next move. "She's toying with us isn't she?"
"It's now or never guys and remember, we fight together," Rosaline smirked as she they quickly pulled out their morphers yelling. "TWILIGHT POWER!"
The second the ten of them morphed, they anticipated the Acadians to suddenly appear as all hell broke loose. Half of the Rangers fought their way to get to the deck of the ship to rescue the kids while the other half dealt with the Acadian warriors guarding the ramp to the ship to prevent the other half of the team from boarding. On the deck of the ship, it was massive chaos as Virgil, Quincy and Desmond fought their way to the pulley. One of the Acadian warriors guarding the net cut another rope as the remaining ropes were close to snapping. In an instant, the trio manage to gain control of the pulley.
Off the ship, the other half of the team being led by Penny provided backup by shooting down any of their enemies who got in the way. Penny watched as Quincy blasted the guard who was stationed by the pulley as the three guys managed to lower the net and free the kids. Rosaline and Shi-Ann were busy trying to take on Satsu to give the guys time to get the kids off the ship. However, Satsu saw the guard who was stationed where the net was down on the ground and something enraged their adversary on the inside as the guard whispered sorry before succumbing to his injuries.
"Seth...not you too," she whispered slightly in despair which caught both Rosaline and Shi-Ann off guard. However, she turned to face the two young girls with revenge and rage in her eyes. "Trying to think three steps ahead huh? Wow, you people value family well guess what? We're all not that different from one another. You want to see how I value and honor family...I'll demonstrate it right here and now." She saw that the guys were trying to get the kids off the ship and then looked up to see Thrax standing out by the viewpoint with a staff in hand. "Besides, like you guys I do anything for family."
Penny and the other Rangers off the ship looked up to see Thrax hissing as he started chanting a spell. After the Acadians retreated Penny and the others ran to Desmond, Quincy and Shi-Ann who were alongside Claire, Allison and Aaron. However, their friends gasped as Penny, Aidan, Bianca, Christian and Chan all fell to the ground. "Guys! What's going on?" Desmond asked. Penny started glowing blue and she grabbed onto her boyfriend's arms.
"Des, my powers. He's taking our powers," she whimpered watching her morpher also suddenly spark.
Desmond watched as the blue Twilight Powers floated from Penny's body and flew into Thrax's staff. Penny went back into her street clothes and fell to the ground. The others bent down in pain trying to fight the power drain. Aidan was next to start glowing black as his powers were being stripped followed by Bianca, Chan and Christian who glowed purple, gold and white. The four morphed back into their street clothes and collapsed. Desmond watch in horror as the black, purple and white Twilight powers flew into the staff and their morphers severely damaged.
"Get them out of here Desmond!" Shi-Ann yelled in pain as she started glowing orange. "It's my...turn to feel this crap!" Thrax teleported off his post and appeared in front of the Rangers continuing his spell. Up on the deck of the ship, Rosaline and Virgil watched in horror as their friends were being stripped of their powers one by one. The two looked only for Satsu to get their attention as she held Hayden and Elena hostage.
"Look at the sparkling fireworks kiddies," Thrax mocked as he finished draining Shi-Ann of her orange Twilight powers. "It's like watching all the colors of the rainbow isn't it?" Desmond tried to hold his ground protecting the kids alongside Quincy. "So boys do you think we make it that easy for the little tykes to scamper off like that?"
"Aaron, Claire, Allison run for it!" Desmond yelled in horror while Thrax started draining him and Quincy of their red and yellow Twilight powers. Something willed Desmond to try to fight while experiencing his body glowing red but the pain was overpowering him.
"Desmond, Quincy help us!" the kids yelled as Rita and Zedd once again recaptured the children before the red and yellow Twilight powers were absorbed by Thrax's staff. "Oh you think you little runts were going to get away from us that easily? Ha, not a chance!" they hissed before disappearing with Aaron, Claire and Allison.
"You want to hear that you destroyed us?" Desmond glared, "Well it's not going to happen."
"We're not going to let you win," Quincy winced in pain from the power drain. "We'll stop you no matter what we do."
"Well, it's...not what I was looking forward to hear, boy genius," Thrax shrug with an eerie grin, "However we got our packages and some souvenirs for our little adventure. Oh well got to make do with what you can. Now if you excuse me, I need to complete the set." Thrax vanished from sight and appeared on the ship behind Rosaline and Virgil. Satsu smirked with satisfaction while Thrax worked his magic on the pair and watched Rosaline and Virgil glow pink and green.
"Stop it leave them alone!" the twins yelled crying. "Don't hurt our sister! Rosie, you got to fight this! Don't let them take us away!"
"Promise me they'll be okay, Virgil," Rosaline winced in pain as her body continued to glow and her morpher sparking up. "Gosh, we knew the risk walking into a no win situation. However, I need a promise out of you we'll succeed. Promise me Virgil!"
"Yeah. Promise her Virgil and be the devoted boyfriend you are," Satsu mocked holding the twins back. "Come on lover boy, say it! The kiddies await!"
"Do it! Promise Rosaline we'll be okay!" Hayden and Elena yelled hysterically. "
"Promise me, Virgil!"
"Okay. Okay! I promise...they'll be okay," Virgil winced while his body continued to glow green.
"I love you, Elena. I love you Hayden and hold onto that! No matter what you'll find a way...to smile at the end of the day!" she smiled as the pink Twilight powers floated out of her and he fell to the ground. Rita and Zedd used their powers to send Rosaline flying off the ship as she collided into her fellow teammates who were unconscious from the power drain.
"No! Rosaline! What is wrong with you?" Virgil glared angrily at the bad guys as Elena and Hayden scream indistinctly. They watch as the last of Virgil's green Twilight powers are drained from him as he falls to his knees in his street clothes. Satsu pushed the twins towards Rita and Zedd who soon disappeared with the twins from the deck. Thrax sneers with victory after draining the last of the Twilight Rangers of their powers.
"Well family, we need to prep off for launch," Rita and Zedd laughed wickedly disappearing from sight with the twins and Thrax.
He looks at Satsu angrily trying to regain his stance. "We will find you, you vile sick son of a bitch! Mark our words, it's not over by a long shot. You're not going to win!"
"Is that another promise?" Satsu mockingly said as she used her Burning Attack to launch Virgil off the ship. He found himself off the ship while the Rangers soon regained consciousness only to witness Satsu laughing in the distance. "I like to see you guys keep your word to your family. Can you promise they'll be okay in our hands?" They helplessly watched powerlessly as the ship soon left the docks and sailed off to parts unknown with their family in toll.
"We made a promise to those kids they'll be okay," Rosaline said staring out at the water. "How do we do it now? Hold onto to a promise we have to keep? This has got to be the lowest point ever, to lose it all."
"Yeah, but how without our powers? We knew the outcome and yet we still went down without a fight," Virgil sighed with all of them looking at their damaged morphers. "They're counting on us. We got to find a way and hope for a miracle."
"And you have to hold onto that hope and determination," a voice suddenly said. The ten powerless Rangers turned around to see Atticus standing before them. "You're not going to go down without a fight because...it's not over by a long shot. There is a way you'll all succeed."