Sky was quiet while the junior cadet gave her slightly lengthly report. The Blue Ranger would have been annoyed if he did not appreciate the thoroughness of the account. Waiting patiently for her to finish, he took the written document before she saluted and retreated. Signaling the Red Ranger, Sky made his way to the command center of SPD.

"Jack," the communicator informed the Blue Ranger.

"I've finished with the screening of all entering individuals up to a week prior to today. Nothing suspicious," he reported.

"Alright, how about the current screening?" returned the leader.

"Security has been heightened and D squad is been stationed at the front door. No one is getting in or out that we don't want. Has Z found anything interesting?" Sky asked.

"Nothing interesting enough to report," stated Jack. "But I've only checked in with her once. I figure if she had something, she'd get with me."

Sky frowned as Sam approached him in civilian form with a finger to his lips. "If you hear anything, call me," the Blue Ranger requested.

"You'll be the first," the Red Ranger promised before closing the channel.

Focusing on the man before him, Sky held out the data tablet. Sam waved it off before saying, "I heard most of it. I don't like this at all. We can't treat everyone like they're the enemy. Government officials are getting annoyed; and this morning, when those kids came for the tour, they spent half an hour getting through security. This is going to get old fast."

Sky couldn't disagree with the specific point, but as the Blue Ranger, he still thought it was necessary for their safety. Motioning for Sam to follow him, Sky moved once again for the command center. "We can't allow this to continue," Sky stated. "If we don't draw a line in the sand, this enemy is going to continue to walk all over us."

"But," Sam stopped him. "We aren't thinking this through. I've contacted SPD headquarters on Eltare. They told me without telling me that Bridge has been the only target. The Commanding OverLord is making this a far bigger deal than it is."

Sky looked at Sam like he'd just slapped him. "That's the reason we should be on alert. Bridge in on our team!" the Blue Ranger exclaimed.

"I know that," Sam said holding his hands up in a peaceful gesture. "But my concern is not just for Bridge. There are others to consider. I just don't want them overlooked."

Sam nodded and then continued on his earlier path. "You're right," he agreed. "Bring it up in the meeting. I'm sure Jack will want to weigh in."

Sam followed with a frown. Sky didn't agree, and it was extremely unlikely Jack would. Still, Sam knew it was the best shot for lowering the precautions. The situation was becoming tiring for anyone needing to leave and return on a regular basis and they were several that qualified. The Omega Ranger followed silently going over his strategy in his head.

The command center was busy today. Monitors displayed identities of people coming in and out of the the building, as well as tracking anyone even slightly suspicious. Z was at the far wall of interplanetary tracking monitors following vapor trails to and from the system. Boom was near her marking things for her on a tablet while she watched the screens.

"Are we interrupting?" Sky asked moving towards her.

"Yes," came her quick reply before Boom stepped forward.

"We're almost making progress," he told them. "It would be better if Bridge wasn't overhauling three of the five sensor processors, but for what we have it's not bad."

Sky looked at Sam who shrugged. "Bridge is what?" asked Sky.

"Overhauling the sensor processors," repeated Boom. "He was only suppose to do one, but he said he couldn't stop. Z said that the ones she's using are still operating faster than before, but she wished she had more."

Sky dropped the topic. It wasn't unlike Bridge to completely redo a project in a different way than ordered. Plus, from the look on Sam's face, he would be looking into it further. In the next moment, Syd entered the room loudly. "What are you doing?" she demanded almost angry.

Z swung her seat around to look as Sky backed up a bit from the charging figure. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"I've tried to call you three times," Syd said, clearly upset with the Blue Ranger. "But you haven't answered. I know I'm not your favorite person, but-"

"I didn't," Sky tried to say, but Syd wouldn't listen.

"We used to be close. Or I should say, I thought we were close. What's the big idea?" she pouted, finally pausing to let him respond. She folded her arms to show her disproving attitude.

"Syd," Sky tried again. "My communicator never told me you called."

Z stood causing the Pink Ranger to hold of on whatever statement she was about to make and listen to the other woman. "I called Jack four times when I thought I had something. He never responded," she said with a frown.

"Sam to Jack," the Omega Ranger was heard saying in the next instant.

"Sky to Bridge," the Blue Ranger brought his own communicator closer to his mouth.

After a moment, neither answered. Sky stormed to the tracking systems while trying to signal Jack himself. Sam and Syd rushed over to another console to try and find where Bridge was. Z moved more slowly to follow Sky. "Nothing," Sky reported still tapping at the keyboard before him.

Sam frowned at the readings he was getting or rather lack there of. "I can't find Bridge, or anything else. Z are you sure you could track vapor trails?" asked the Omega Ranger.

"Bridge said it should be fine," Z stated. "I am still reviewing old logs anyway."

Sky turned sharply to look at her. "We're blind." The Yellow Ranger ran back to the station to call up the current reports, but was only greeted by static. Looking back at her team, the expression on her face was enough to tell them what they already knew. "Communications and sensors are down," Sky reported looking for better news from Sam.

Syd was the only one to reply to his look. "We need to close off the base," she said. "We have no way to talk to each other." Suddenly a look came over her face. "What if the city is being attacked?"

Sky didn't want to jump to that conclusion, but they couldn't risk it. His second-in-command nature kicked in and his morpher was out with the next thought. The others followed his gesture. "We'll take the zords and look," he stated.

"SPD Emergency!"

"Well, that should do it," Cinnamon said climbing up from her perch towards her brother. "Blind and deaf. Are you sure this was a good idea?"

Bridge didn't look up from what he was working on. "Positive," he replied. "If anything major happens, the satellites should alert us. And all systems will go back to normal in an hour. In the meantime if a monster does attack, you and I get to be Earth's first line of defense."

"Oh, just what I always wanted," commented Cinn. Fighting her annoyance, she moved to squat beside him. "Looking over a backwater planet."

"Could be worst," Bridge reminded her closing the panel he was working on. "You could be the newest enemy of the Power Rangers. Oh wait... you are."

Cinnamon frowned as he stood. Taking a moment to look down towards the base of the SPD headquarters on Earth, she pulled back remembering just how high up they were. "I just don't want to be the one to cause Earth to fall, that's all," she told him.

"Earth is not going to fall in an hour," Bridge told her. Realizing there was no wood around came to late as a large fireball flew towards the outskirts of the city. Bridge knew it was a monster without needing his sister to state it.

"Monster," she said standing next to him. He nodded. "Ready?" The nodding continued. "Am I in trouble?" The nodding didn't stop even as he pulled out his morpher.

"Deaf and blind," he explained pointing to the base below them.

Without further word, he shouted out, "SPD Emergency!"

TBC