The strikes came quick and they came fast, but Sierra met each of Mesogog's blows. She slapped away each of his strikes before driving a knee into his ribs. He literally fought through the pain, aiming a kick for her leg, but she stepped over it, kicked Mesogog in the chest, slapped away another punch and then jabbed him hard in the face with a quick, vicious elbow. Mesogog staggered back as Sierra rushed forward, kicked him in the side again and finally finished it with a spinning roundhouse. Mesogog hit the ground hard, rolled away, and came to his feet.

"You… have gotten better…" Mesogog grinned and wiped the blood away from his mouth.

"And you… didn't." Sierra grinned as she slashed her hand down… but her Cleaver Sword suddenly appeared. Mesogog managed to leap away at the last second just as the sword gashed a massive hole in the ground. The moment Sierra let go, the blade faded and she leaped through the air at Mesogog, flying kicking him in the chest as he hit the debris and skipped away. "You relied on your ability to instill fear to overwhelm your opponents… But what happens when you meet someone you can't intimidate?" Sierra snarled as Mesogog slowly began to stand.

"Makes no difference whether you fear me or not…" He whispered as dark energies began to swirl around his body. However, his body began to pull that energy back into itself as she saw his eyes shift color, becoming a dark purple. Then… he simply vanished. Sierra had no chance to defend herself as Mesogog reappeared before her with a vicious, brutal punch. She let out a painful cry as her head snapped back. Mesogog lashed out with a brutal kick that buckled her over it and finished with a downward axe handle that smashed her face first into the ground. "…You will never beat me…" Mesogog snarled as he held his hand up. Sierra was lifted into the air as she struggled to fight against the Telekinetic Binds. "Die…" He snarled and pushed his hand forward and sent her hurling through the air and smashing into a pile of debris.

However, Sierra began to stand again. Her Superhuman Strength lifted the I-Beams and massive chunks of concrete and bricks off her body with relative ease. "Impressive; internalizing your Psychokinetic powers to advance your physical attributes." Sierra said with an approving nod. Mesogog vanished again, but Sierra anticipated his movement and lashed out with an uppercut. The thunderous explosion broke apart chunks of earth and blew away debris piles as Mesogog's head whiplashed backwards.

The Dino God fell to the ground, unmoving… and defeated. Blood oozed from his open mouth as Sierra noticed his neck was grotesquely mangled; killed by a broken neck. Mesogog began to fade into black ash as he saw column of energy rise in the distance and dashed off…

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Kira dashed back several times as Scorpina's stingers broke the cement with each strike. Kira flipped away a final time as the stinger narrowly missed her body and landed in a crouch. She let out a deafening Ptera Scream as Scorpina staggered away, jamming both hands against her ears. Kira used Scorpina's Deafness to her advantage and charged forward. By the time Scorpina realized she was approaching, it was too late. Ptera Daggers slashed across her body in a rhythmic dance before Kira whirled around and back kicked her in the liver. For a normal human, it would have dropped them instantly, but for Scorpina it merely stumbled her. Quickly regaining balance, she blocked one Dagger with her Boomer Rang and slapped the Yellow Ranger away with her stinger.

Kira slid away as Scorpina rushed her and their blades clashed again. Despite Kira's intensity, Scorpina was beginning to overwhelm her. Still… she'd come this far and there was no way she'd lose now. Jamming her heels into the ground, Kira brought Scorpina to a stop and shoved her away. Another Ptera Scream crippled Scorpina as she staggered back, letting out an agonizing cry. Leaping forward, she slashed Scorpina twice, rolled beneath Scorpina's blind attack, and slashed her across the back.

Scorpina staggered forward and fell to a knee, struggling to get to her feet. "I… won't… lose to you…" Scorpina snarled as she whirled around, Boomer Range raised to strike… but Kira caught her falling arm and buried one of the Daggers deep into Scorpina's chest. The Scorpion gasped as blood dripped from her mouth.

"Your master is next…" Kira whispered, ripped out her dagger and kicked Scorpina squarely in the chest. Even as she fell back, her body turned into ash and blew away in the wind. An explosion shook her to the very core as she turned and saw a column of energy rising into the air. Her daggers vanished as she ran off…

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Trent grappled with the White Terrorsaurus as they trashed about. He dug his boots into the ground and pushed against the Terrorsaurus, but the General began to drive him backwards one step at a time… until he picked up to a run. Trent snarled as the White Terrorsaurus drove into a demolished building and slashed his chest repeatedly before unleashing a powerful laser blast at point blank rank from the horn connected to his stomach.

The wall gave way as Trent fell into a roll but quickly came to his feet as another laser bolt came. He weaved away as it blew a mangled door off its hinges and then charged forward. They locked in a grapple again, but Trent managed to gain the upper hand this time, driving forward with all the strength his still wounded body could muster. With a mighty snarl, he shoved the Terrorsaurus backwards off balance and screamed to the sky.

"Thank you, Dr. O… Thank you for showing us how to beat him." Trent thought as energy flooded through his body… and spikes began to grow from the black diamonds of his suit. "SUPER DINO MODE!" Trent screamed as a small shockwave kicked up dust and debris as he fell into a crouch, hands clawed and twitching as his body bobbed and weaved. Aside from the spikes littering his body, single long, massive blades extended from his gloves, teeming with energy.

And they clashed… a final time. A slash from Trent was returned with a brutal claw from the Terrorsaurus. A kick from Trent was returned by a crushing knee or a powerful kick. It was a dance they'd done twice before, and one Trent hoped they'd never do again.

His clawed fingers raced down the Terrorsaurus' face, producing a spray of sparks and then gashed the creatures chest with the hand blades. Another powerful Laser Blast pelted Trent's chest and forced him backwards, but he pressed forward again, attacking with a flurry of claws, slashes and kicks that forced the Terrorsaurus into a retreat. Another slash cut open its neck, a second chipped away a bit of the spike on its stomach and a turn sliced open its side. Trent let out a deafening howl and leaped forward, plunging both blades into the monsters chest and pinning it to the ground.

Their yes met as Trent saw the rage it was brimming with… but its body was beginning to fade away in black ash. Slowly, Trent began to come down off his high when an explosion shook him. He whirled around to see a column of energy rising into the sky and ran off towards it.

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It was a gunfight for the ages; a Western Duel in Reefside. Ethan hid behind a broke pillar with Tricera Shield in one hand and Blaster in the other. Several blaster shots pelted pillar as Ethan cowered away briefly. Rounding the corner, he extended the cover with his shield and fired off a few pot shots well before he dashed across the street. Vexacus stepped out in the open, unloading with Pistols as blaster bolt after blaster bolt sizzled past Ethan's face and body. He deflected one with his shield and leaped into the next bit of cover and slid into the building. He could hear Vexacus running towards him and quickly scrambled to his feet, ducking behind another pillar and waited.

When Vexacus appeared in the doorway, he quickly jerked back as several shots from Ethan sizzled past him. Rushing into the room, he quickly closed the distant and attacked with a stepping roundhouse but Ethan blocked it with his shield, slapped away one blaster and kicked Vexacus back into the wall. Firing several more shots, each went wide of Vexacus as the Shark-like General rolled away and came to his knees with retaliating bolts. Ethan ducked behind his shield as they bounced away and kicked a stray piece of Debris towards Vexacus. The General blasted apart as Ethan rushed into a nearby room.

"Not bad Blue Ranger! There's not many who can stand up to me in a gun fight, much less match me!" Vexacus said, leaning against the wall. He carefully peered around the corner and ducked back as a bolt blasted away a small chunk of the wall. He quickly ducked his head out and back to lure out another shot and then rushed in low. It took Ethan by surprise as Vexacus fired off another volley. A few of the bolts bounced off Ethan's shield, but a few struck the Rangers side as he fell back against the wall and falling through it. The Shark-head General rushed forward to attack the Blue Ranger… but he was gone. Stepping through the hole, he gasped and rolled away as several bolts pelted the floor and table as he hid behind a Filing Cabinet.

"I can see why you were called the Universe's Greatest Bounty Hunter!" Ethan shouted as he carefully peered between the cracks, seeing Vexacus peek out and look around. He'd try and sneak up on the bastard. Carefully he began to move away.

"I earned that reputation, you Blue Brat!" Vexacus snarled as he began to move forward now. He looked behind each obstacle that provide a potential cover until he came to another set of Filing Cabinets… and found nothing.

Until he felt a gun press against his skull.

"Bang." Ethan whispered and pulled the trigger…

A few moments later, he emerged from the building rather unscathed when he felt an explosion and looked into the distance to see a column of energy rising into the air. His gun and shield faded away as he dashed towards the epicenter…

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Conner felt his knees buckle as the Jade Sword smashed down upon his staff. Somehow, he managed to remain standing, but Zeltrax pulled away and aimed to smash again… until his sword swept in and gashed him across the stomach. He stumbled backwards, clutching his stomach as Zeltrax rushed forward again. Staff met blade as Conner slapped it away, jammed Zeltrax in the stomach with it and then whirled around, smashing him hard across the face and sent him rolling away.

Coming to his knees, Zeltrax raised his hand as electricity coiled around it and fired a bolt, but Conner weaved away from it and slashed his staff, unleashing a Fireball. Zeltrax stepped forward, splitting the first fireball in half, bat the second one away and a simple upward slash cleaved the third in half as well. He rushed Conner once more and slashed at his face but struck staff. Stepping back, he slashed down but Conner blocked and redirected it away before driving an elbow into Zeltrax's chest. He staggered away but quickly regained his balance, blocked a stab and fired an Electric Bolt that nearly took Conner's head clean off.

The Red Ranger fell backwards into a pile of debris but quickly thrust his staff out into Zeltrax's rushing body and fired off a fireball that lifted the General into the air and falling into the ground with a sickening crunch – mostly because of all the weight coming down on top of him. Even as Zeltrax began to rise, Conner was there to meet him. He smashed Zeltrax hard across the face, once again staggering him from the blow. A second reverse swing smashed the other side of his face before Conner uppercut him hard with the head of the staff and rocked him backwards.

Whirling the staff through his hands, Conner hurled it through the air and stabbing Zeltrax through the chest and skewering him out the back.

"That seemed… almost too easy." Conner whispered when he heard an explosion in the distance and was nearly knocked off his feet by an Earthquake. He whirled around to see a column of energy rising in the distance and super sped away.

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Goldar and Jason clashed for what they knew… would be the final time. Their blades met in a flurry of strikes, stabs, blocks, ripostes and parries as they danced down the street. Goldar gave away ground, but it made little difference for he kept pace with Jason the entire time. The history between the two brought old angers to the surface as each struggled to show their superiority.

Jason attempted a high slash but Goldar parried it and riposte with a quick stab for the Black Ranger's ribs. Jason stepped away and turned aside another stab before returning with a quick decapitating slash, but Goldar ducked beneath. He shot a sideways slash for Jason's shoulder, but he whirled around, parried the blow and riposted with a stab of his own. It glanced off Goldar's armoured chest, gashing it deeply, before the Mighty Lion roared and slashed Jason across the chest.

Both Swordsman broke apart with a stagger, but quickly raised their blades and began to circle one another. Anger and hatred fueled Goldar, and his utter distaste for the Power Rangers. He'd been humiliated by them so many times, and belittled by Rita because of it. He wanted that measure of revenge, and to make that bastard suffer for what he'd done. For Jason, it wasn't simply a battle of life and death, but it was for everything Goldar had done to him and the rest of the Power Rangers; what he'd done to Tommy, especially. He could still feel the simmering rage from long ago when Goldar and Rita used Tommy for their own person gain, and later when Goldar forced Jason to fight to the death in order to capture the Green Candle and save Tommy's powers. It had been the lowest point in Jason's life when he failed to save Tommy's powers…

Jason rushed forward suddenly with a quick strike that Goldar easily block and reversed down, slashing the Golden Lion hard across the calf, dropping him to a knee. Goldar quickly blocked a third strike and elbowed Jason in the stomach which stunned him long enough to return to his feet. Jason stabbed again but Goldar turned it away and slashed Jason again, this time across the shoulder. Goldar blocked a pair of quick mid-level slashes while turning aside the last and stabbing Jason across the chest. The Black Ranger fell backwards and rolled away the rushing Goldar.

Coming to his feet, he blocked a hulking downward smash, turned it aside and gashed Goldar's chest piece again, creating an X letter in it. Goldar, clutching his chest, struck again as Jason blocked it, locked the Lion's arm into his and whirled around with a back elbow that caused Jason to visibly wince when he heard a blood curling crack echo out. Goldar used his immense strength to hurl him through the air and into a pile of refuse.

Goldar let out a low grumble as he stomped towards Jason, Grifocaliber clutched tightly in his hand. However, he was surprise when Jason leaped over the pile and came down with a vicious slash that left a deep gash in his face. He stumbled backwards, clutching the wound with a painful howl but was silenced when Jason cut his throat. "This… is for what you and Rita did to Zordon!" Jason hissed and slashed him hard across the stomach, cutting open his stomach. "This is for what you did to the Power Rangers!" He hacked off Goldar's arm when he tried to strike and whirled the staff high over his head. "AND THIS IS FOR WHAT YOU DID TO TOMMY, YOU BASTARD!" Jason snarled and brought the Brachio Staff down… and split Goldar's head clean in two.

Even as Goldar's body fell away into ash, Jason felt all the pent up anger, repressed memories and emotions… finally fade away. He looked down at his hand, panting heavily. The nightmare was finally over… With his own two hands, he finally disposed of Goldar…

An explosion knocked Jason on his ass as he looked ahead and saw a column of energy rising into the sky. Scrambling to his feet he quickly ran off…

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When all the Rangers converged on the source of the energy, they found Saizo knelt within a pulsing dome that energy streaming into the sky. Gathered around him… were the final two Generals: Machine General Morticon and Dark Wizard Imperius. Slowly, the Generals turned to face the Rangers and seemed to regard them with little real concern. The Rangers drew their weapons and took stance.

"Look, we'll give you a choice!" Conner shouted as he stepped forward, Staff angled along his arm. "Leave now and let us deal with Saizo, and it'll set your souls free! Resist us… and we'll destroy you!"

"HA! HAHAHA!" Morticon roared and held up his Fang-like Sword. "Do not take us for fools, Power Rangers! We'd DIE to protect our Lord!"

"But it doesn't have to be this way! Too many have died already!" Conner pleaded as he looked to Imperious and back to Moritcon. "Why face the Power again? Both of you failed… Learn from your mistakes and leave now!"

Imperious cackled softly as well, face half hidden behind his bladed fan. "Your words are kind, but mean little to those who care not!" Imperious snapped as his eyes flashed. He chanted several words and thrust his fan out, unleashing a bolt of energy that ignited the battle…

Conner deflected the blow as Trent and Ethan rushed past him. Morticon met them with a slash of his sword that Trent rolled beneath. He took Ethan's shield to the face, but his burly body absorbed the impact while his fist nearly ripped Ethan's face off. Trent slashed once… but did no good as Morticon laughed off the blow and returned with, what he called, a 'Real Man's Strike' and heaved Trent into a crumpled building.

"HAH! Is that all you have?" Morticon taunted as he looked at the remaining rangers. "Come one, come all! I'll you down from spring to fall!" Morticon sang as he taunted the Rangers.

"Dino Energy Orb!" Jason hissed and hurled the orb, but Moritcon easily cast it aside. However, he soon found that was… merely a distraction as he was introduced to the business end of a Cleaver Sword. It gashed open his chest, much to his shock, and Sierra punched him so hard, it sent him sliding backwards. However, a crackling chain of energy wrapped around Sierra and cast her into ground with a painful thud. Imperious waved his fan and threw Sierra across the way again and into a building as Kira unleashed a Ptera Scream.

"Douza Megaro." Imperious said absently with a wave of his fan. The Ptera Scream was returned upon the Rangers as they clutched their heads. Even Kira was harmed as she staggered back, feeling the head instantly swell up. Imperious pointed the fan at one of the Rangers – Kira – and chanted a simple word. "Megaro." Invisible energy tore through Kira's body as she let out a painful cry and fell to her knees. "Meeza Megaro." Kira could feel the energy slicing through the air, aiming to finish her off… when Conner stepped in front and took the blow for her. She looked up with wide eyes as Conner fell to a knee, clutching his smoking chest. "Brave boy, but stupid!" A slash of his face cast upon them a massive tornado that swept them into the air, spun them round and around, before it lurched and threw them into the ground with a sickening thud.

The last of the standing rangers, Kira and Jason then charged in… but they, too, were quickly dispatched. Morticon barred their bath from Imperious and attacked with such furry, it caught them off guard. Jason managed to defend against one slash, but Morticon's overwhelming strength quickly overpowered him and drove him to his knees. Kira kicked away Morticon's blade from Jason, but for her effort, a bruising backhand lifted her into the air and crashing to the ground. Jason plunged his staff forward… but it glanced harmlessly off Morticon's solid body and received an uppercut for his trouble.

"D-Damn it…" Conner breathed as he struggled to stand, but he couldn't find the strength. These Generals… were just too strong. They were unlike any of the Generals they faced before, and combined with all the non-stop fighting? They were simply worn down… What else could they do?

"Heh… I guess their strength is all used up!" Imperious said with a bite of excitement in his voice. "Morticon, if you would…" He said with a sweep of his fan. The Machine General raised his blade and prepared to kill Jason… when a massive fireball hit him square in the chest and hurled him backwards. "What?" Imperious hissed and looked towards Conner… who looked just as stunned. "That's… impossible! You're dead!"

Conner frowned, slightly confused by the looks, but when he realized Imperious wasn't looking at him, he turned… and his heart nearly stopped. Walking towards them was the silhouette of Mystic Mother with Aila floating in the center, eyes burning with raw magical power.

"Betrayer!" Mystic Mother bellowed as she beckoned and sent Imperious flying away and rolling across the ground. "You sacrificed your one and only friend to the Master, to N Ma… and you dare show your face again?" She hissed and beckoned more, crushing the rising Imperious beneath invisible energy. He struggled to stand, but the power was too much, and was barely able to look up at her.

"I'd rather d-die a t-traitors d-death then live u-under your r-rule any l-longer, M-Mystic Mother!" Imperious cursed as Arch Saint drew her hands together.

"Then I grant you your wish!" Mystic Mother hissed as heavenly gold magic gathered before her. "Gojika… Hollow Mirage!"

A simple beckon hurled the Hollow Fireball at the screaming Imperious. Flames tore through his body the moment it touched as raging inferno's swept across the city, burning away monsters that main remain. Morticon stood in the back ground, screaming and cry as the flames slowly began to consume him. Then… like that, the inferno died away as Moritcon and Imperious were reduced to black ash.

Slowly, everyone began to recover, shaking out the cobwebs and struggling to their feet. When Jason stood up… he was greeted with a familiar face.

"R-Rita…?" He whispered as Mystic Mother nodded.

"Perhaps long ago that was my name, but no longer… I stand before you, a changed woman… I stand before you as the Heavenly Arch Saint of Mystic Heaven, Mystic Mother." She said as her hand reached out and gently touched Jason. His body renewed, invigorated with new power. Wounds, bruises and cuts healed up as he looked down at his hands and up at her. "No words of apologies can ever allow me to atone for what I did to you and your friends, but perhaps I can make up for a little bit of it today…" She looked over at the gathering Rangers as her eyes shimmered. Their powers began to renew once more as the dirt and grime were swept away from their suits and powered flowed freely through them again.

However, that's when the silhouette solidified and true appearance of Mystic Mother stood before them all. "Ah… It seems Mystic Lord has made his move." Mystic Mothered continued as a ball of light appeared above her and began to descend, taking the shape of Aila. She turned to Conner and Kira with a smile. "Your adoptive daughter is very brave… and very wise. For what I foreseen in her future… she will become a powerful force of good. I will take her someplace safe, to the Hills of Reefside at the demolished cabin where your friend awaits you." She said and looked back at Jason one last time.

Behind them, the dome of energy vanished and revealed the true from of Saizo: a massive dragon with six mangled wings and standing nearly 8 feet tall. Dark magic swirled around him as he let out a demonic laughter. Mystic Mother sighed lightly and turned to the Rangers a final time.

"Only together, united as one… will you truly be able to destroy Saizo." Mystic Mother whispered as she began to fade away. "As one!"

"Who was that?" Conner asked as everyone looked to Jason.

He smiled beneath his mask and shook his head. "An old enemy and a new friend…" He said as they turned to Saizo. "Ready?" He whispered as they all nodded. "Then let's do this… one last time."

Then… they charged.