Two chapters in one day. Hope you enjoy.

When she'd first arrived, Elsa had commanded the tyrannodrones to throw her into the cell. She was pretty sure that Mesogog's general hadn't been expecting Kim to land gracefully and roll to her feet. She'd turned to find Elsa glaring at her before the cell door had clanged shut, and Elsa had whirled around and left her alone to examine her surroundings. The cell was small. There was a flat rock ledge that was long enough for her to stretch out on. The entire area was lite with a greenish glow, but Kimberly couldn't really tell where it was coming from. Three of the cell's walls were made of rock. The fourth was bars that extended all the way to the cave's ceiling with a barred door in it.

Kimberly paced back and forth, barefoot, in a cave like looking cell. It wasn't the first time she'd ever been imprisoned, and she had a feeling it wouldn't be her last. The morphing grid gods apparently had a sense of humor. Her dress was torn in a few places, and she'd removed her shoes, leaving them on top of a boulder in her cell. She wasn't sure exactly how long she'd been there, but it had been at least several hours. She'd slept a bit, and they had fed her, although she wasn't sure it could have actually been called food. She was pretty sure it wasn't Sunday anymore.

It was several hours after she'd been fed when Elsa returned with a few tyrannodrones. She carried a very strange looking device in her hands. The end of it had two prongs, and blue electricity bounced between them. She's approached Kimberly's cell, and stopped, a smirk on her face, her eyes amused, but cold. "Well, Ms. Hart," she stated. "We need to let the black ranger know you're here. We can do it the easy way or the hard way."

"I'll never help you get to him," Kim stated flatly, her eyes never leaving the device Elsa held. She really didn't like the look of it.

"I was hoping you'd say that," Elsa laughed. There was darkness and malice in her voice. Without batting an eyes, Elsa thrust the device at the nearest tyrannodrone, allowing the electricity laced prongs to touch it. It let out a shriek and withered in pain, until Elsa pulled back the device. Kim's eyes went wide, but other than that, she was determined not to show fear. She couldn't let Tommy know Mesogog had her. She knew him. He'd do absolutely anything to get her back, even if it meant his own destruction. Elsa stepped back a bit, after her demonstration, and the tyrannodrones opened, Kimberly's cell, several of them walking in and grabbing her before she could react. They dragged her forward, forcing her to her knees in front of Elsa. Kim noticed one of the tyrannodrones held something that resembled a recorder. She immediately knew how Elsa and Mesogog planned to tell Tommy that Kim was their captive. The evil general grabbed Kim's chin, and forced her to look up and meet her eyes. "I'm going to enjoy this," Elsa stated, with a laugh. She tossed Kim's chin away from her and thrust the device at her.

Kim felt the device touch the skin of her shoulder, and her eyes shot open. It felt like she was both freezing and burning from the inside out at the exact same time. Pain seared from the point of contact, racing out in all directions. Her nerves screamed for relief, the pain increasing the longer Elsa held the device in contact with her body. They tyrannodrones maintained their grip on her, holding her upright so Elsa could see her. Kim's head however, fell forward, hanging limply. However, she did not cry out. Angered, Elsa drew the device away with her right hand. With her left, she grabbed Kimberly's chin again, thrusting her head upwards to look at her.

The former ranger's eyes were bright with unshed tears and were bloodshot. Her skin was pale, and she was panting as she attempted to catch her breath. Blood pooled in her mouth, running down the sides and dripping to the floor, some of it collecting where Elsa held her. She'd bit her lip hard enough to split it in her desperation not to make any noise. She glared up at Elsa defiantly. The general growled, tossing Kimberly's head away again, and thrusting the device at a new location. "I'll make you scream!" she taunted. Kimberly shook her head violently, but remained silent, accept for a few whimpers that escaped her. She was no longer a teenager. She wasn't helpless, or even in a mood of wanting to act helpless to get Tommy's attention. She was a former power ranger. Perfectly capable of handling herself. For once, she felt, he needed her to protect him. Angered, Elsa began shifting the position of the device more rapidly, hoping to hit a place where Kim wouldn't be able to handle the pain any longer. After several minutes, she pulled away completely, and the tyrannodrones released an exhausted Kim, who caught her body on the palms of her hands. Her head and hair hung limply. Blood dripped from her mouth onto the cave floor, as she knelt there on her hands and knees, breathing labored. She used what little strength she had left to tilt her head up and smirk at Elsa.

Elsa screamed out, anger in her voice and her eyes. She lunged forward with the device again, striking Kimberly in the face with it. Kim's body shuddered with the effort it took to not scream out. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she collapsed onto the floor. Passing out was her body's last defense against the pain. Elsa frowned, growling under her breath slightly when her captive passed out. She bent down towards her, checking for a pulse. Finding it, she ripped off a piece of Kimberly's dress.

"Her screams would have been better, but this will have to do," she stated simply, glaring at Kim's body. She kicked her slightly, and then turned to the tyrannodrones. "Throw her back in," she shouted, turning her back on them as they did as they were told. She walked out of the cave, bringing what she could to Mesogog.

Adam's statement hadn't fully sunk in when Connor's communicator suddenly went off. He looked over at Tommy, determining that his mentor was in no state to talk, and answered the link.

"Haley," he stated simply, not even sure what to say. He didn't know yet how much she had actually seen or heard.

"Connor," she replied. "What's going on? All we saw was the bolt of electricity. I couldn't zoom in enough to see what was in the package. Is Tommy alright?" her words were coming across very rapidly. Connor glanced up, looking worried at Tommy, and even at Adam and Rocky who both looked very sick, and not from their recent morphing expedition. Since Adam had stated what the message meant, both had turned slightly green. He then looked at Kira, Ethan, and Trent as if to ask if he should reply. His three teammates shrugged, at a complete loss, before they turned their attention back to Tommy who had begun to pace, and was talking to himself. Connor wasn't a hundred percent sure that he wasn't having a mental break down. Rocky looked like he wanted to punch something again, and Adam was staring at his feet.

"I'm honestly not sure," Connor stated, still watching his mentor. "But it's not good. I'd rather not discuss it here though."

"Alright," Haley replied, although her voice sounded unsure. "We'll meet back at command."

"See you there," he spoke, ending the transmission. "Dr. O?" he stated, looking up. The rest of his teammates, as well as Adam and Rocky looked up at him, before directing their gaze to Tommy who didn't seem to have heard. Connor looked even more worried when the current black ranger did not stop pacing.

"Tommy!" Rocky yelled, glaring at him. His voice seemed to get through, and the man stopped, looking up from his feet. He looked like he was either going to explode or pass out. "You need to pull it together," he added, but the teenagers weren't sure if he was saying it for Tommy, Adam, or himself. Tommy's gaze landed on him, but it didn't appear that he was focused on his former teammate. "Are you even here right now?" Rocky asked, more gently.

"This is why!" Tommy started screaming, anger in his voice. "This is why I pulled away! This is what I knew would happen!"

"Tommy," Adam stated. "You have got to calm down," he added in. Tommy glared at him for a moment, but did actually take a few deep breaths. "You know better than anyone that if we're going to get her back, we've got to keep our heads."

"We?" Tommy asked him, looking from him to Rocky. For a moment, he was able to set his terror over the fact that Mesagog had Kim aside. "We aren't going to do anything," he stated. Seeing Adam and Rocky in morph had terrified him. Yes, he'd used his zeo powers two years ago, but after the battle, he'd felt drained, exhausted, too tired to go hang out with the other red rangers. He'd hid it well; playing it off that he was too cool for them. He was pretty sure Jason wasn't going to forgive that one, if he worked up the nerve to call him. But the point was, he had no idea how well connected to the morphing grid the zeo powers were. "We," he hissed, pointing to himself, Kira, Ethan, Trent, and Connor, "are going to save Kim. You two are sitting this one out."

"Not a chance," Rocky told him, glaring.

"Am I the only one who sees how weak you are?" Tommy growled. "Those were just tyrranodrones. We're talking Mesogog here!"

"Tommy," Adam stated. "We're adults; we know the risk; and you are no longer technically our leader. You can't stop us." He and Rocky were clearly doing better, but still looked tired.

Tommy shook his head, snickering angrily. He looked back up at them. "Maybe I can't," he stated. "But Haley's got a system similar to our old viewing globe. I know I'm not the only one who saw you." Both Adam and Rocky paled a bit more at what he was suggesting, but didn't break their defiant glare with Tommy. Still, he knew he'd managed to touch a nerve in both of them.

"Dr. O?" Kira stated. "Could we not discuss this here?"

"Yeah," Trent threw in, glancing around. No one had shown up yet, but he knew it would only be a matter of time before people got curious. "Please?"

Tommy looked over at the teenagers, breaking the glaring contest he was having with his two former teammates. He sighed and nodded.

"It'll be a tight fit, but we can deal with the five minute ride in my car to Cyberspace," Connor stated. The group nodded, Adam and Rocky doing their best to ignore Tommy.

The seven made the trip to the cyber café in silence. They weren't surprised to find both Rocky and Haley's cars missing from the parking lot. Kira and Trent jumped out and climbed into Trent's car, and despite their reluctance to talk to him, Rocky and Adam followed Tommy to his jeep. They may not have agreed on the logistics of how they were going to save Kim, but at the moment, just being near each other was what they needed, as each was going over in his head exactly what Kimberly being taken meant.

All three cars sped off out of the parking lot, arriving at Tommy's within seconds of each other. Tommy led the way inside and down into the cave. Only Rocky hadn't been down there yet, and as he and Adam entered last, he was gazing around, stunned. As a result, he didn't notice his wife charging towards him, until the force of her hitting him, knocked him back against a wall.

"You idiot!" she yelled, both of her hands pressed against his chest; fury and worry in every crevice on her face. "You fucking idiot! What on earth were you thinking? You could have been killed! And then what? You had no way of knowing those powers would hold out! How do you expect me to explain what happened to you to Katie and Luke?" she growled, pounding her fists against his chest. The teenagers had all put as much space between Aisha and Rocky and themselves as they could. Haley was sitting at the main computers, Billy in one of the chairs beside her. Tommy had immediately run up to the main computers, and was leaning over Haley's other shoulder instructing her to search for different patterns. For a moment the three had been looking at the monitors, but as soon as Aisha had begun speaking, they'd all turned around. Tanya leaned against a wall near Tommy's desk, one eyebrow raised, and her face dead still, eyes locked on Adam who now stood just behind Aisha and Rocky. "And you!" Aisha hissed, rounding on Adam. He jumped back, not expecting her to turn on him. She stalked towards him, driving him backwards towards the sofa. "You're supposed to be the smart one of the two of you! You're supposed to keep him from acting without thinking! You already had one near death experience. Did you need another?" she growled, as Adam tripped backwards and landed on the sofa on his back.

"Sorry," he squeaked out, his hands up in front of his face, expecting her to attack. He realized she had tears running down her face, and actually felt guilty that he and Rocky had scared her so badly.

"Ugh!" she growled, drawing back her fist and landing one blow on his arm that was covering his face.

"Oww," he groaned, sitting up and rubbing his arm as Aisha turned away from him. He looked over at Rocky, and glared at him as if to say 'this is your fault'. Rocky hadn't yet moved from the wall, but now he came forward and wrapped Aisha in his arms. She fought him for a moment, but after a second allowed him to hold her, turning and sobbing a bit into his chest.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," Rocky told her, doing his best to comfort her. Adam turned his attention away from them and looked at Tanya.

"You gonna yell at me too?" he asked her. Tanya sighed and shook her head. She walked over and sat down beside him.

"Aisha did it for me," she told him, looking him over with worried eyes. "Thought you said they were in your other pants," she smirked at him. Adam returned hers with one of his own and a shrug, before looking up at Tommy, Haley, and Billy at the computers. The teenagers finally felt things had calmed enough, and they walked closer to the center of the room. Monsters and mutants they could handle. Volatile ex-rangers, or maybe not so ex rangers, scared the crap out of them.

Billy sighed and stood up, looking over at Adam and Rocky. Although for the most part, both individuals looked fine, their skin still appeared slightly paler, and both had bags under their eyes. Although they were both hiding it pretty well, Billy could see a slight tremor in both of their hands. He frowned, and turned back to Tommy and Haley. "Do you guys have any bio scanners?" he asked them. "I'd like to have a look at those two," he added, pointing at his friends.

Tommy nodded. "Good idea. Ethan could you grab a pair and help him?"

"Sure thing, Dr. O," Ethan replied, moving towards a few shelves. He grabbed two hand held machines and brought one over to Billy who'd walked towards him. Sighing and reluctantly giving in, Rocky and Adam both walked towards the middle of the space to allow themselves to be scanned.

"So what happened?" Haley asked, looking up at Tommy who'd immediately had her bring up the specs from the battle. He was searching for something, but he hadn't told her what. Tommy sighed and shook his head, turning around to face everyone instead of the computer. He leaned back against the desk, and sighed again, running his hand over his face and back over his head. He couldn't find the words. Instead, he actually looked helplessly up at Connor.

The teenager nodded and stepped forward. "Mesagog sent us a message," he stated, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the tiny piece of pink fabric. Both Aisha and Tanya moved closer to him to see it, as he held it up between his fingers. "Dr. O, Adam, and Rocky are convinced it means Mesogog has Kimberly."

"What?" the two former yellow rangers stated at the same time. Billy almost dropped the scanner he was running around Rocky's body. He paused, and looked over at Connor and then to his two friends who each nodded once. Billy's face paled as well.

"We don't know for sure," Trent stated, although he was pretty sure the gut instinct of three of them could not be wrong. There was no other explanation for a piece of pink fabric. Kira bit her lip and shook her head, walking toward the other two of her color. She was pretty sure they were certain.

Haley ignored them, and looked at Tommy. Now she understood why he had seemed upset with her. He knew that Kimberly was in Reefside, and he knew that she knew. She'd have to deal with that later. Whether she liked what she knew of the woman or not, Tommy was her best friend. She'd do what she could to help. "You think it's true? It's not some kind of ploy?" Haley asked him.

"I don't know," he told her honestly. "I wish I had some way of knowing," he added, and Haley could see the terror in his face. She sighed and turned back around to the computer.

"Give me a bit," she stated. "I'll see what I can find. At this point, even if he's got her, he's not going to do anything to her. He just wanted you to know. There has to be a reason for that," she told him, trying to give him as much comfort as she could, before she began to work on the computer. Tommy gave her a slight smile of thanks. He still wasn't happy about what she'd done, but he knew Haley would never try to hurt him on purpose, and she would do everything in her power to help him get Kim back. They could talk about her not telling him later.

"Thanks," he told her, stepping away from the computer and walking toward Billy. Kira had managed to persuade Aisha and Tanya to sit down on the sofa. They cast looks back and forth from Billy, Adam, and Rocky, to Tommy, not sure who they should be more worried about. "How are they Billy?" he asked.

"We've just finished the scans," Billy replied, following Ethan over to another computer. Freed, Adam and Rocky joined Aisha, Tanya, and Kira on a sofa, each sitting on the armrest closest to their respective partner. Aisha reached up and latched onto Rocky's arm. "It'll take me a few moments to filter the data through the computer system."

Tommy nodded, and fell into his desk chair, watching the two blue rangers side by side. Memories ran through his mind as he watched them. Some of each of them separately, working to figure out a problem that faced their respective rangers, and some of them working together to fix all of their time issues. Despite the severity of the situation, watching them, remembering, actually relaxed him a bit.

Connor and Trent busied themselves playing with various things around the cave. They paced slightly, both trying to keep their nerves calm. They didn't know whose information they wanted more at that moment. Haley's or Billy and Ethan's. It was Billy who spoke first.

"They're ok," he stated simply, eyes scanning over the print out Ethan handed him. He looked up, seeing the two former female ranger's faces show signs of relief. He gave the two he'd been worried about a slight grin. "All their vitals are strong; it appears the zeo powers are still intact with the morphing grid. I can't detect even a hint of instability," he added.

"Why'd they both look ready to pass out afterwards?" Connor asked him. Tommy nodded. He wanted to know the same thing, both for them, and his own piece of mind, his thoughts going back to how he'd felt after the moon mission.

"And they were shaking," he added in. Adam and Rocky glared at him for a moment. He raised an eyebrow at them, and they looked away.

"Power overload. Their bodies weren't ready for it."

"But Dr. O didn't look exhausted after his first time with the dino gem," Kira stated.

Billy shook his head. "The old powers were searching their body chemistry for familiarity. They're much older than they were the last time they used the power. A new power wouldn't have caused the effect. It might happen again, each time they come out of morph for a while, but there's no risk of losing power while in battle. The side effects should decrease in time," Ethan told them, with a grin.

"In time?" Tommy asked. "When are we planning for it to happen again?"

"Face it Tommy," Billy replied. "There's no reason Adam and Rocky can't help. They're fully powered," he added.

"It'll put us up two rangers, Dr. O," Trent stated. "A team of seven can always do more than a team of five."

"Eight," Tanya spoke up, flicking both of her wrists, morphers appearing. Tommy looked over at her, surprise, and irritation evident in his expression. Rocky grinned at her, while Aisha looked surprised as well. Tanya looked at her friend sheepishly and shrugged, ignoring the look she was getting from Adam. It appeared he was struggling to process what she was suggesting.

"Hypocrite," Adam finally laughed. Tanya grinned back.

"I never would have used mine without knowing the power was safe," she protested, reaching for his hand and squeezing it. He laughed again, and shook his head.

"You ok with this?" Rocky asked Aisha. She gave him a weak smile and nodded.

"Pretty sure I don't have a choice," she stated. "And if Mesogog's really got Kim, I want you there to help get her back," she told him. "No offense guys," she added, looking at each of the four teenagers. She trusted them, and knew their capabilities, but her heart told her to trust her former teammates more.

"None taken," Kira told her with a smile. "We understand. We want them with us too," she added, smiling at Adam and Rocky. She didn't know much about Tanya's abilities, but if she'd been one of Tommy's teammates, Kira trusted her.

"Don't I get a say in this?" Tommy asked, from his desk. His face was set into a frown.

"No," All three former zeo rangers replied, and Connor stated. He was leader of dino thunder, and he wanted Adam, Rocky, and Tanya's help. Tommy rolled his eyes and sighed, before nodding, accepting that his friends were not going to sit this out, as much as he'd like them too.

"Tanya," Billy stated. "If you're going to do this, I'd like you to morph and then let me run a diagnostic test. Actually, it wouldn't hurt for all three of you to morph. I'm confident the power is stable, but I'd like to see how the morphing grid responds while the powers are active," he added, going over to one of the side computers.

"Sure Billy," Adam stated, an amused smile on his lips. As scared as he was about what was happening with Kim, Billy working in a command center of sorts was comforting. He looked over at Rocky and Tanya, and immediately, the three of them went through their morphing. Haley glanced over her shoulder to see the three unfamiliar suits for a moment, before going back to her work.

"Good," Billy stated, using the scanner on Adam again. Ethan ran his over Rocky, and Trent grabbed a third to go over Tanya. "Keep your helmets on for a bit. I want to get data in full morph."

"What's next?" Rocky laughed. "You going to have us simulate battle?"

"That's actually not a bad idea," Billy replied, with a grin. He heard Rocky groan, and knew that Tanya would be rolling her eyes, while Adam glared at his best friend.

"Billy," Tanya stated. "What about Tommy's zeo powers? Could Aisha use them? Nine rangers would be better than eight."

"No!" Billy, Adam, Rocky, Aisha, Tommy and Ethan all stated as one, urgently.

"It was just a thought," Tanya stated, glancing at them all nervously.

"We know," Adam stated, shaking his head. "Remember what I told you about those two weeks? The battle with the Sinister Satyr? Rocky and Aisha couldn't use their powers. They lent them to Kim and I. What we didn't tell you is what happened as a result."

"Why not?" Tanya asked him, and Adam knew from experience she was looking at him with a mixture of hurt and anger and confusion.

"We didn't want to worry you," Aisha told her friend gently. "The outcome wasn't good."

"Adam and Kimberly were overloaded with power which was a painful experience," Billy explained, "but since Aisha is powerless, that's not the real issue."

"Sharing powers that are active in one ranger caused a malfunction in the morphing grid," Ethan continued for him. "It started draining Rocky and Aisha's life force," he told her. Tanya turned her visored gaze from Ethan to Aisha and Rocky. Instinct told them the question in her eyes, even though they couldn't see them. They both met her gaze and nodded slowly. She then turned her gaze to Tommy.

"It could kill you?" she asked him, understanding. Tommy nodded, rubbing his hand over his face. Tanya reached up and removed her helmet, Billy's experiment be damned. Seeing her, Rocky and Adam both removed their own. "I never would have suggested," she started.

"I know," Tommy told her with a little laugh, cutting her off. "You had no way of knowing," he added. When she didn't look convinced, he sighed. "Tanya, I know you're all still irritated with me, but I know you don't wish me dead."

"At least not all the time," Rocky snickered. Tommy glared at him, but there was a bit of amusement in his face. He wouldn't admit it, but having Tanya, Adam, and Rocky with him made him a bit more confident in their ability to rescue Kim.

"You sure you believe me?" Tanya asked.

"Of course," Tommy replied, with a nod. He walked forward and hugged her. She hugged him back.

"So these are the zeo powers?" Connor asked, walking forward with the goal of ending the awkwardness, Kira followed him. Billy finished scanning the three and had taken all of the devices and was inputting data into the computer. Rocky nodded, as Connor approached, examining the suits for the first time up close. Kira, Ethan, and Trent followed. It was interesting getting to see one of the first powers up close and personal. Way more interesting that watching one of Tommy's videos on Ranger History.

"Don't power down you three," Billy replied. "I'm not finished yet."

"You had to give him the bright idea of simulated combat, didn't you?" Adam growled at Rocky who shrugged.

"How's it going Haley? Got anything?" Tommy asked, turning his attention away from his three friends.

"Not yet," she replied, but didn't look up from the computer. "But I won't stop until I do. There's got to be some trace or evidence out there," she promised him. Tommy sighed and nodded and turned to the teens.

"Guys," he stated, "There's really nothing you can do here. Why don't you four go home, get some school work done and rest. Once we do know something, we'll need to come up with a plan, and then I'm not sure you'll have time for rest."

"Are you sure you're ok?" Connor asked, raising an eyebrow at Tommy. The current black ranger sighed again, but nodded. He knew the teenagers were worried about him. Before the time travel, he might have been mad about it, but the bonds he'd formed with them when he was seventeen, prevented him from getting upset. He cared about them the same way he cared about Adam, Rocky, Aisha, Tanya, Billy, Kim, and a whole slew of others.

"I'm good," he stated. "I promise. No suicidal missions for me. We'll do this as a team."

"If you're sure," Kira told him, stepping away from the three partially morphed zeo rangers.

"I am," he told them. "Go."

"Keep us posted," Connor instructed, getting a sign of agreement in return. Satisfied, the four teenagers said their goodbyes and left the cave.

"I'm going to go check on the kids," Aisha stated, once they were gone. She walked over to Rocky and gave him a light kiss, before disappearing up the basement stairs to the main portion of Tommy's house. Tommy watched her disappear, before looking back at his friends.

"How do you three feel?" he asked them.

"Energized," Tanya laughed. "A bit hyperactive."

"That would be the power coursing through your veins again," Billy told her, still typing away at the computer and interpreting scans. "The zeo crystal is at full power. It must still be in the power chamber, protected."

"Well, that's good to know," Rocky stated. "So, the weak tired feelings will only come when we demorph?"

"Affirmative," Billy told him. "The power is seeking out your old physical bodies. You're older, so the power recognizes its holder, but your cells aren't as used to this power, so it causes a slight reaction. The more used to the power your body becomes, the less side effects should occur. Tommy, didn't you use your zeonizers for the mission on the moon two years ago?" Billy had turned to face them all for a moment.

"Yeah," he stated. "I felt like I'd been hit by a massive semi-truck afterwards. Wasn't entirely sure that I wasn't going to die," he confessed. Billy nodded, and turned back to the computers.

The five individuals who'd all held power at one time or another lapsed into silence, alongside Haley. All six were worried about the fact that Mesogog's message was true, and if it was, how they were going to get Kimberly back. Tommy wasn't sure what Mesogog even wanted, except the obvious destruction of the power rangers. After a few minutes of silence, punctuated only by the sounds of the two geniuses typing at the computers, Tommy couldn't take it anymore.

"Haley? Anything?" he asked, strain in his voice.

"No," she stated simply, not even turning to look at him. She wasn't happy that she was coming up empty.

"Tommy," Billy stated, turning around and walking back toward him and the other three. "Why don't you go upstairs and help Aisha with the kids," he suggested. "Unless of course, Zeo Ranger Five wants to help with battle simulation scans."

Tommy paled and shook his head. He had no desire to morph into a zeo ranger and help Billy with his experiment. He gave the three others sympathetic looks and then nodded to Billy, disappearing up the stairs.

"Traitor! You're supposed to be the leader!" Rocky called after him, amusement in his voice.

"Good thinking Billy," Haley told him. "He'd never have let me work uninterrupted." Billy just gave Haley a grin in response.

"Alright guys, back to action please," Billy stated.

"What action?" Tanya stated, rolling her eyes, but she and the other two knew Billy needed their helmets back on.

"You know what," Rocky stated, stopping just before he clipped his helmet on. "When normal people have a reunion, they go to someone's house, or a park. They have a barbeque, eat food, drink beer, tell embarrassing stories so they can relive the past," he stated, a bit of longing in his voice. "They don't actually relive the past!" he added. Adam, Tanya, and Billy laughed.

"Since when are we normal people, Rocko?" Adam asked him, amusement still in his voice.

"And obviously, you were expecting something like this," Billy added. "You all not only brought your zeonizers – you were wearing them."

"Would we really just want to sit around in Tommy's back yard and chat? You know that would be boring as hell," Tanya stated, shrugging her shoulders.

"You're right," Rocky stated, with a laugh. "Nothing says a reunion for us better than morphing, kicking butt, and having to rescue Kimberly. I wouldn't have it any other way." His three teammates all nodded, and laughed, the other two in morph copying him as they put their helmets back on.

"Is insanity a requirement for becoming a ranger? Because I'm pretty sure Tommy's not the only one with issues," Haley called to him.

"Nope," Billy told her. "He's definitely not," he added, with a grin back at his three friends. "Ok, here's what I want you to do," he stated, explaining exactly what he wanted from zeo rangers two through four.

I know you're all waiting for Tommy to blow up at Haley, but he kind of can't right now. Yes, however, he is still pissed off at her. But he does recognize that she was trying to protect him, and he knows he kind of needs her help right now.

Also, there was a reason this fic is rated T. DT always felt a bit darker to me, so I took it a bit further, and let Elsa torture Kim a bit. Actual bloodshed and all. There will be some darker plot lines over the next few chapters, so if you don't like that, you might want to stop reading (although I hope you don't). Granted, nothing too insane. I won't be bumping the rating higher.

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