Power Rangers Lost in Space #6 Freedom part 2

Previously on Power Rangers

"Darn it. How are we gonna find him?" Jake says.

Suddenly a voice in an alien language sounds behind the rangers. The rangers grunt in response again but this time it doesn't satisfy the guard. In fact the guard raises it's weapon at them and about 2 dozen more guards appear with their weapons.

And now the conclusion.

The rangers all hold up their hands in surrender. The grunts force the rangers to walk down the corridor to a row of cells. Jake and Janus eye each other with hope. On the way Jake tries to see if he can find Matt in one of them but he can't. They put them in different cells. Meanwhile back in the interrogation chamber Matt is unconscious from the torture.

"Take him to a prison cell. He's been conditioned." The voice says the a grunt.

The grunt nods then takes Matt away. Matt is taken to the same block of cells as the rangers. They brighten up when they see him. When the grunt retreats back to the outside corridor the rangers start to talk quietly.

"He's alive." Jake says.

"Yeah but he doesn't look very good. What did they do to him?" Janus says worriedly.

"They probably tortured him to find out about us." Joshua says.

Matt is laid on the floor of the cell still unconscious.

"I think I have a way to get out." Janus says.

"Well tell all." Jake says.

"If one of us plays dead or injured." Janus says.

"That's an old school. But I may work." Jake says.

Cynthia starts to choke and spasm.

"Guard! Guard!" Jake starts yelling.

A grunt comes in and sees Cynthia in spasms and goes to her. She stops faking it and knocks out the grunt. She takes its weapon and it's keys.

"Great acting." Jake says.

"Yeah I always wanted to be an actor. Before I became military that is." Cynthia says.

She frees everybody while keeping an eye and a gun on the front entrance. When it comes to Matt's cell she tries to wake him up.

"Come on Matt. Wake up." Cynthia says.

He slowly wakes up groggily. He walks with a limp.

"Where am I?" Matt asks.

"Your okay now." Jake says.

Matt jumps away and takes a defensive status until he sees whom he's with.

"Oh it's you. Thanx for saving me." Matt says.

"Okay let's morph again and this time forget stealth. Let's just go to brute force." Janus says.

"We need to blow this place up. Place some bombs around the area. Then we can make our escape." Jake says.

The rangers morph and take out their special weapons as well as their blasters. They pave their way through the center with blaster fire to the main central area. Jake uses his whip to knock off a guard above him.

"Okay place first bomb here." Janus says.

Jake nods and places a small round device and turns it on. The screen shows that they have 10 minutes to get out.

"I hope that's enough time." Jake says.

They continue on to another part of the base and get ready to place another bomb. Cynthia throws her sais as at guard that is about to fire on them. When she goes to retrieve them she places the next bomb.

"That's two down. One to go." Cynthia says.

They head towards the back entrance and prepare the final bomb. They place it but the way is blocked by a huge grunt that appears to be ready to fight.

"Let's hurry. We only have 5 minutes." Jake whispers.

Janus takes out her staff and quickly fights the grunt with her staff against his own bladed staff. She defeats him fairly easily and they all escape. The race around the building towards the south and run as far as they can. They are knocked down by the explosion but are okay.

"All right we did it." Jake says.

They all high five each other. Matt winces when he does. They all decide to head back to the Phalanx Core Lord base. All hopes that they will fix their ship finally. Back at the base they meet with the general.

"You did a great job. You are truly the chosen ones of the prophecy. We will indeed fix your ship." The general says.

The rangers return to the ship shortly to find it almost fixed and Andros to be in a nice injury repair bay. Though unfortunately still in a coma.

"We have upgraded your ship in some ways. You will need weapons and defenses." The general says.

"Yeah this ship's mission didn't include fighting originally." Matt says.

Finally it's time for the ship to lift off. It is lifted up at an angle and the engine power up. The ship shoots into the sky and shortly reaches escape velocity.

"These engines are more powerful than the ones equipped from earth. They may have done more than we asked." Janus says.

After the ship reaches space Janus goes over to the navigation console.

"Okay I will need to calculate a jump out of here. The Phalanx will probably come here after us." Janus says.

But before she can completely calculate the ship rocks from some hit.

"What's going on?" Jake asks.

"Darn it. We're under attack. It's the fleet already." Matt says looking at the sensors.

"Not enough time to make a jump. We're stuck." Janus says.

"There's no way we can stand up to all those ships." Jake says.

"I guess this is the end. We didn't do too badly." Joshua says.

They fight valiantly but the shields go down bit by bit until there are down. The rangers brace for the final hit but it never comes.

"What the?" Jake says.

Outside in space the ships have stopped firing for something. Suddenly a strange figure on a horse appears. He starts whipping the ships and each whip for some reason blows it up.

"Who is that?" Jake asks.

"I don't know but he's saving us. I have now calculated the jump and are ready." Janus says.

"Well what are you waiting for?" Cynthia says.

Janus inputs some stuff and the ship jumps into hyper-space leaving behind the fleet and the mysterious hero. When the hero sees them gone, he tips back his hood and we see a helmeted figure with a mask over his face. He pulls on the reigns and he and the horse disappear. At the main Dark Core base, Dark Core is fuming.

"How did they escape. What the heck was that person that stopped the fleet from finishing them off?" Dark Core yells.

"I have no idea my lord." The dark general says.

"It's no matter. The one they call Matt is conditioned. They won't find out until it's too late and he will lead them to their destruction for me." Dark Core says laughing.

Meanwhile somewhere else in the galaxy the ship has ended it's hyper-jump.

"We made it." Jake says.

"Commence repairs of the ship. I suggest we sit here for now. As long as we aren't in danger." Matt says.

"Now what do we do?" Cynthia asks.

"I wish we could go home but we need to help destroy the Dark Core." Jake says.

"Why?" Cynthia asks.

"Cause that is why we were given these powers." Matt says.

"I say we look for a planet with supplies and information." Janus says.

"Agreed." Matt says.

Meanwhile on the Core Lord base the Core Lords are discussing the chosen ones.

"They succeeded." One says.

"Yes and now they are gone. It's up to them to follow the prophecy or not." Two says.

"They will. They know that they wouldn't have their powers or their repaired ship if it wasn't for us and the prophecy." One says.

"But they do not know the whole prophecy." Three says.

"What do you mean?" Two says.

"We have not told them the part about the fact that the chosen ones will be destroyed along with the corrupt core." Three says.

"I don't think they need to know that. It would only affect their mission. If it happens then it happens." Two says.

The end.

Next week it's the beginning of a new adventure for Zhane and the explorers.