Madame Odious stood on top of the Warrior Dome ship, taking up position by the bow. She smirked as she looked down, knowing that by now the battle between Galvanax and the Red Ranger would be well underway. Truthfully, it didn't really matter what happened during the battle. It would suit her fine if they destroyed each other completely, it would just mean less work for her when the time came for her endgame move. The fact was, today there would only be one winner, and that was her!

She had been plotting this ever since she had first heard of the Ninja Steel. While she was powerful on her own, she never believed in taking part in any kind of battle with a questionable outcome. Why face an opponent who could fight back if you could come at them with an arsenal that was so powerful it would be as simple as rolling over a room full of infants? Her ambitions extended far beyond the Warrior Dome. While it did give her access to easily manipulated warriors who sought nothing more than to prove their strength. They were useful for accomplishing her goals, and best of all she usually didn't have to do much to get rid of them. Most of them ended up burning themselves out in the long run long before they became a problem for her. Galvanax had been an amazing acquisition, but he was also coming close to the time when he had exhausted his usefulness. He had gathered the Ninja Steel, and within moments, one way or another the Red Ranger would be destroyed too.

"Is the Mega Mag Ready?" She asked through her communicator. Down in her lab, Victor, Monty and Viera all stood by the device.

"It's ready." Victor told her, nodding to the others. They knew Odious would be watching for any suspicious behaviour on their part, so they had to time their move perfectly. Viera stood in an area Monty had marked out within the workings of the device.

"Then turn it on." She told them. "I have the remote here."

"Turning on the power now." Victor told her. He nodded to Monty, who turned on the power. The area Viera was in started to power up, and before long she could feel a tug on her collar. Monty saw her moving and upped the power in another area. He had built a small area of the Mega Mag with pulls in two different directions, and he had set it to attract the Leondis in her collar.

"Are you alright?" He asked. She just nodded. He started to slowly turn up the power. He took care to make sure he turned up the power equally so that it didn't hurt her. She fumbled around, finding his hand and taking it in hers for comfort. Monty started to turn up the power further.

"Uh…Monty, you might want to hurry this along." Victor said, seeing some Kudabots starting to take notice. He looked to Viera, who nodded, squeezing his hand tightly. With another adjustment of the controls, the collar snapped in two with a loud crack. The Kudabots grabbed their weapons and came over.

"It…it was just some routine maintenance!" Monty lied as they levelled their weapons at him. Victor grabbed a metal bar, but they aimed at him. He didn't need to be a genius to see how this would play out.

Viera threw out a hand, which transformed into a long whip and wrapped it around the legs of one of the Kudabots, pulling its feet out from under it. The distraction caused them to look to her instead. Viera ran at them, transforming into a cloak in the air, engulfing them completely before contracting quickly, smashing them all together. She turned back into her normal form and looked to Victor and Monty who were just staring in awe.

"That was…so hot!" Monty said dreamily. Viera came over to him and grabbed him, kissing him deeply.

"Thank you." She told him. "Now, is the next part ready?"

"I've got them ready." Victor answered, pulling out some Kudabot parts and beginning to strap on some of the armour.

"It won't be long before they figure out something's wrong." She stated, looking at one of the Kudabots, before transforming to look like one of them. She flicked one of their spears up into her hands and twirled it around skilfully. "We need to move!"

"Monty…she is definitely a keeper!" Victor said, before realising Monty was still completely dumbstruck by what had just happened. "Monty, disguise!"

"Oh…right." Monty said, grabbing pieces of Kudabot.

Down on Earth, the battle was raging. Brody was using every trick he could think of to get through the battle. Galvanax was powerful, perhaps the most powerful thing he had ever faced, and he had to keep moving in order to keep out of harm's way.

Galvanax stomped on the ground, sending out an earthquake that disturbed the ground, forcing Brody into the air. Mick was thrown to the ground painfully a little way off.

"Ripcon always told me it was a mistake to keep you around." Galvanax stated as Brody landed, regrouping a little way from him.

"He was right." Brody told him. "You should have finished me when you had the chance!"

Brody went for him, swinging his sword in massive arcs. Galvanax blocked the blows, but was still staggered by Brody's sheer ferocity. Brody could only stare into the gruesome, snarling mask of the creature that had taken his entire life from him, imagining driving his fist right through it, straight into his brain and snuffing out his life. Galvanax grabbed him and picked him up, slamming him to the ground, before trying to drive his naginata through him. Brody was barely able to get out of the way, rolling away from him.

"You're good, perhaps as good as your father was." Galvanax complimented him. "You're still no match for me Red Ranger!"

"Because I only have part of the power of the Nexus Star?" Brody asked him. "It'll still be enough to destroy you, even if I have to destroy myself in the process!"

"You might have had a chance before, but now I'm infused with the power of the Ninja Steel!" Galvanax told him. "The power of all your weapons now flows in my veins!"

"You infused yourself with the Ninja Steel?" Brody asked, realising the gravity of the situation. Now it made sense, his blows were barely affecting Galvanax. He was strong, stronger than even Brody could remember. If he really was infused with Ninja Steel then he would be all but invincible! Of course, he didn't have all of it, Brody still had his Power Star and…

He looked over, seeing the discarded title belt, which still carried the remaining Power Stars. Galvanax seemed to notice his glance, because soon they were both running for it. Brody lunged for it, but barely kept his hand, pulling it back just short as Galvanax drove the point of his naginata down.

Brody kicked him in the face, rolling back, before swinging hard, slicing through the naginata, taking off the blade. Galvanax stared in disbelief at the shaft of the weapon, which gave Brody enough time to run for him, sliding his blade up between his right pauldron and his chest plate, slicing across and sending it flying. Galvanax punched him away, a blow that felt like it was in danger of smashing every one of Brody's ribs, but he stared at the armour. Brody just looked to him and smiled.

"YOU might be infused with the Ninja Steel, but clearly your weapons aren't!" Brody told him. "I don't care if I have to take you a piece at a time!"

Galvanax threw aside the haft of his naginata, before getting back to his feet, pulling into a guard.

"I have lain waste to entire planets with that!" Galvanax roared. "I'm going to crush you into oblivion with my bare hands!"

Up on the Warrior Dome, Sarah was working on the electronic keypad as the others bided their time.

"Maybe we could just try combinations?" Calvin suggested.

"It's a six-digit code, there are over one million combinations." Sarah told him. "Besides, we don't know if there's an anti-brute-force protocol."

"You've already ripped the panel off the wall." Calvin pointed out.

"No, brute-force hacking." Sarah told him. "Brute Force is a term in hacking which means basically trying every possible combination until you find the right one. Most systems have a fail-safe which basically locks out the system if you enter an incorrect code too many times. Even if the lock-out was only temporary it would all add to the time it would take to find the code."

"It's probably 000000." Calvin stated. "I mean, these guys aren't that bright. They'd need something easy right?"

"Just…let me work!" Sarah told him. "If I can just concentrate I can…OW! DAMN IT!"

The control panel sparked and Sarah's arm jumped back unnaturally. Preston was quickly by her side, holding her as she glared at the panel.

"Are you alright?" Preston asked her.

"Yeah, I'm fine but the panel is toast!" She screamed.

"Can you fix it?" Hayley asked.

"Not with what I have here!" Sarah told him.

"Is there another way?" Levi asked her.

"Unless one of you can walk through walls no!" Sarah answered. "This panel is completely burned out! The only way would be to use the panel on the other side!"

"Preston, can you…?"

"Uh…I…don't have my wand on me." Preston interrupted Hayley. They all just stared at him. "What? I thought we were going into space today! I didn't want to risk losing it!"

"Well, you got part of that right." Hayley sighed. "So, what can we do?"

Just then, they heard the locking mechanism triggering. They all just stared at each other.

"What's going on?" Preston asked.

"I don't know, but this might be our one shot." Levi responded, picking up a length of chain and wrapping it around his fist. The door slid open and three Kudabots came in. The Rangers were quick to pounce, but they quickly stopped when they heard them screaming.

"Please, stop!" One of them squealed. Calvin released the headlock he had on it.

"Um…did this one just beg?" He asked. "I didn't know Kudabots could even talk."

Monty pulled off the Kudabot head, revealing his identity. Victor did the same, while Viera returned to her normal form.

"Victor? Monty?" Hayley asked.

"Viera?" Preston asked. "You can shape-shift again?"

"It's a long story, one we don't have time for." Victor rushed out. "We saw where they have the teleport controls but we need to move now. It won't be long before they figure out we've escaped."

"Oh God." Sarah rushed out. "I can't believe this."

"How did you guys open the door?" Calvin asked them.

"Oh, Victor figured out the code!" Monty told them.

"Oh God!" Sarah reiterated.

"Yeah, I looked for whichever buttons had smudges on them. Those were the only buttons that have been pressed recently." Victor told them.

"Somebody wake me up." Sarah said, desperately pinching herself. "This can't be happening."

"Really, so…what was the code?" Calvin asked. Victor just smiled.

"Only one button was smudged." He informed them.

"Oh, dear God, please don't say it." Sarah groaned.

"Zero." He said, standing in a heroic pose. "The code was 000000!"

"Really? Isn't that a thing!" Calvin said, looking to Sarah, who was stomping on the floor.

"Any time you want to open up and swallow me that would be great!" She called out.

"Come on guys, we need to get out of here." Levi stated. "You said you know the way?"

"Yeah." Monty answered.

"Then that means you're taking point." Levi answered. "Back into your disguises. The rest of us will follow out of sight!"

"Come on Monty!" Victor declared, putting his Kudabot head back on. "Time to go save the human race!"

As they left, Sarah just shook her head in amazement.

"I will never live it down if I end up owing my life to Victor!" She muttered.

Back on Earth, Brody and Galvanax continued to trade blows, neither one of them willing to give up an inch. For Galvanax, his pride was on the line. He had been called out, tested, his invincibility challenged by a mere child that should be grateful he was even allowed to live.

For Brody, Galvanax had taken everything from him. His father, his brother, his childhood, his home, all of it was ripped away by Galvanax in his selfish pursuit of power. Beyond that, he had no idea how many lives he had destroyed. How many planets had been left in ruin before he even found the Nexus Prism? How many worlds had he sent his competitors to in his insane contest to have them prove they were 'worthy' of claiming a Power Star? How many lives had been the price for Galvanax to finally infuse himself with the Ninja Steel? Brody couldn't begin to imagine the cost in blood of Galvanax's ambition, but he would ensure every drop was repaid if he could.

Galvanax was now down to using his fists, but even at that he was deadly. Brody had seen him in enough contests to know that Galvanax didn't really need weapons to end lives or destroy bodies. He had torn limbs from bodies without the need for any weapons. He was caught with another harsh blow to the jaw, this one sending shards of his helmet flying and exposing his lower face. Galvanax stood over Brody, who was scooting backwards to get away from him as he stomped downwards, aiming to crush him beneath his immense bulk.

"Hold still will you?" Galvanax screamed at him. "Hold still and take your fate like a man!"

"I think I'll pass on that one!" Brody yelled, sliding beneath Galvanax's legs, before leaping onto his back. Galvnax tried to shake him off as Brody got to work, cutting straps wherever he could. Galvanax's left pauldron fell to the ground, while Galvanax grabbed Brody's sword as he went to cut his throat. The Ninja Sword snapped in his grip, leaving a short, broken dagger, but not before Brody managed to grab his helmet and cut loose the chin strap. Brody fell away and rolled away from Galvanax, getting to his feet before realising he was still holding his helmet. He looked to the alien in the fading light of the evening and sneered.

"No wonder you wear this thing." Brody told him. "You definitely look better with it on!"

"As far as last words go, I've heard worse." Galvanax retorted.

"Trust me, I've got a LOT more where that came from!" Brody replied as he ripped off the remains of his helmet.

Back on the Warrior Dome, Victor, Monty and Viera made their way through the corridors of the ship, trying not to be noticed. The Rangers followed on at a safe distance, using all the skills Brody had taught them to ensure they kept out of sight. They got to an area, which was marked as "production."

"MONTY!" Levi whispered harshly, waving him over. Monty made his way to him. "You led us to the production room?"

"Uh…"

"You said you could take us to the teleport controls!" Hayley added.

"We can it's just…uh…" Monty started to stammer. "They're…not the easiest to access right now."

"Why?" Calvin asked as he got the feeling he was about to lose his temper.

"They're…uh…there." Victor said, pointing down a hall. They could all hear the sound of crowds cheering and could see some production assistants waiting.

"On the stage?" Levi asked. "The controls are on the stage?"

"Well…" Victor started to say.

"You mean on the stage right in the middle of monster central?" Sarah asked. "Oh, that's just great!"

"Well, Odious is on the top of the ship, and it's just Cosmo out there." Monty reminded them.

"What about Wrench?" Sarah asked. "You know, big robot guy, shiny, carries an axe?"

"Heads up!" Levi called out as the door to the production room opened. Wrench sprinted out, heading down the corridor.

"No, no, no, no!" He rushed out, turning off an alarm that was sounding on his tablet. "It's WAY too early for incubation to be complete! No, no, no, NO!"

As he ran down the hall, Levi looked to the others and shrugged.

"OK, we might not get a better shot." He stated. "Victor, Monty, Viera, you guys…uh…cause a distraction."

"A distraction?" Victor asked him.

"Yeah, so we can get closer to the controls!" Sarah clarified. "By the time they notice we're there, we'll be able to reach the controls and teleport out!"

"What makes you think we can distract him?" Victor asked. Sarah just smiled.

"Victor, you're definitely a great distraction!" Sarah told him. Victor just grinned and nodded.

"Come on Monty, let's do this!" He answered. They both headed out onto the stage, where Cosmo was commentating the match.

"Oh, and the Red Ranger looks really in trouble now! I don't think a human is meant to bend that way!" He stated. "Ah, that red stuff, now I KNOW that's meant to be on the inside! He is not looking so good now and…HEY!"

He spun around as Victor and Monty bumped into him. He stared at what appeared to be a couple of Kudabots that had wandered onto the stage.

"What are you doing here? We're in the middle of a show here!" He yelled at them angrily.

"Uh…we…were…told…to…go…help…Galvanax." Monty said in his best impression of a robotic voice while he and Victor performed what could only be described as the worst rendition of 'the robot' ever performed. Sarah just face-palmed.

"Well, at least he's not looking at us." Calvin said as they started to sneak around the back of the stage.

"Well, alright, if it'll get you out of here!" Cosmo said, turning to the controls. His hand hovered over the yellow button before a thought occurred to him. "Wait a minute, Kudabots can't talk!"

He swiped with his cane, knocking the heads off Victor and Monty, revealing their identities.

"Humans! Uh…UGLY humans too! Who the hell are you?" He inquired in disgust. Just then, he noticed some movement a little way off and saw the Rangers. "THE RANGERS! THEY'RE ESCAPING!"

"HEY!" Victor yelled, before punching Cosmo as hard as he could straight in the face. "Who are YOU calling ugly, freak!"

"Victor!"

"Monty, figure out how that things works!" Victor told him. "You guys go and help Brody!"

"Victor, what are you doing?" Sarah yelled at him as he picked up his spear, snapping it in half, leaving him with only a short haft and the blade.

"You want a distraction, that's what you're going to get!" Victor yelled as basher bots stormed the stage. He took one of them down with a thrust from his spear, before grabbing its sword, swinging wildly with it at the others.

"Victor, you can't…"

"If you guys don't take care of Galvanax and Odious, it doesn't matter what happens, we're all dead anyway!" Victor called out. "GO!"

"OK, I think this is…" Monty said, pressing the purple button. He gulped as a Skullgator appeared in the middle of the audience. "Um…wrong one! Maybe it's this one?"

With that, he pressed the yellow button. The Rangers saw the machine starting to spark to life.

"That's our cue to go!" Levi stated. "Victor! Monty! It's time to go!"

With that, they all broke into a run, diving into the sparks and disappearing. Cosmo pulled himself to his feet in time to watch a Skullgator starting to devour his audience.

"Um…we're experiencing a few technical difficulties!" He rushed out. "Damn those humans!"

Meanwhile, down on Earth, Brody was getting pummelled as the battle started to take its toll on him. Mick came to his side as he struggled to get up.

"Brody, come on, we have to run!" Mick told him.

"NO Mick, I'm sick of running!" Brody told him. "That star came to us, came to my family, so I could protect it from evil like HIM!"

"Big words!" Galvanax taunted him. "I remember your father saying something similar."

"Yes, and you also remember what he did to protect it!" Brody answered. Mick grabbed him.

"Uh…Brody, we don't have any Ninja Steel." He reminded him. "We have literally nothing that has the power to destroy that star, even if we wanted to."

"It's just as well there's still one last source of Ninja Steel then isn't it?" Brody answered. He ran straight for Galvanax, dodging past his first swipe. He didn't see the others appearing a little way off. His focus was only on Galvanax.

"Brody!" Levi called out as he saw him. Calvin grabbed him and pointed.

"Guys, look!" He yelled, pointing to the title belt. Both Brody and Galvanax were so busy locked in their deadly game of winner-take-all that they didn't notice them running over to the title belt and retrieving their Power Stars.

"NINJA SPIN!" They chorused together, morphing into their Ranger forms. Galvanax knocked Brody to his knees, and lunged for him, bringing his fist down in a destructive ark, aiming to dash his skull open. Brody pulled the remains of his Ninja Sword, housing the Power Star into the destructive path of Galvanax's fist. As his fist connected, there was a bright flash and an explosion. A huge shockwave ripped through the entire Romero Farm. Windows shattered, fences fell apart and the buildings shook in their foundations.