Disclaimer: Power Rangers does not belong to me. The characters of Marie Fox and Cyndra belong to Greeneyes. For permission to use either characters, email her at: pikarangerbsb@hotmail.com

Author's Notes: I can't believe that I've gotten to #9 of this story! There are lots of scenes with former Rangers, but don't be worried that the Astros will get overshadowed. I hope that you've enjoyed reading this so far. ^_^

Fight For All

By: Jade Daniels

Billy Cranston, the Silver Astro Ranger, stared at the growing mass of tiny red dots on the Astro Megaship's global map. Blinking weary eyes, he tried to think of a way that seven people, even with their Ranger powers, could possibly take on a force of this magnitude. Unfortunately, like the rest of the Rangers on board the bridge with him, he was no closer to any ideas than he had when he had first learned of this.

It was DECA's alert that had brought them all here. Carlos informed them all of the situation, that Cyndra was waging war on Earth. The mage had set out troops all over the planet, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake. Astronema had told them of the implications of Cyndra's actions. This was all a setup for the Day of Destruction. It was a day when the forces of good and evil would be thrown out of balance. During that one day, it was possible to complete the imbalance, and force one side to remain in complete control.

It had been a few hours since then. A number of soul-searching, heart-wrenching hours that had passed while Cyndra's forces continued to ravage the Earth. And themselves, as Power Rangers, had been able to do nothing because none of them could think of a damned thing to do. And himself? He was an inventor dammit! He should have been able to think of something, anything, that could help the Rangers in this battle. Why was he just sitting here? Why were the others doing nothing? Why were they allowing his home, their home, to be destroyed before their very eyes?

The logical part of himself answered. As someone well experienced in battling, he knew that they couldn't go into this fight without some sort of plan. Yet, all the odds were against the Rangers. There were only seven of them compared to who knew how many of thousands that Cyndra might have. Cyndra also had powers and abilities that almost none of them possessed. And Astronema had already told them all that she was no match in any way to Cyndra when it came to magic.

What in the world could they do? Billy winced as another wave of pain threatened to split his skull apart. The ever persistent headaches were making it even harder for him to think. He closed his eyes, letting the pain wash over him, waiting for it to ebb away. It was all that he could do now lately. There was no medicine that could help, not unless he wanted to be unconscious. And right now every mind was needed against this disaster.

"Billy, are you alright?" a gentle voice whispered from beside him. He slowly opened his eyes to see Marie looking at him, a worried expression on her face.

"It'll pass," he replied slowly, closing his eyes again. "It always does."

"Maybe you should go back to the Med Bay?" she asked.

"No," he said, putting up a hand, "No. Everyone needs to be here. All of us are needed if we're going to find a solution to the problem."

"Alright," she sighed reluctantly. "But the problem is that there's too many of them for us to fight. Not even on Kerova did Dark Specter put out so many soldiers. There's got to be a way to trap them."

"Trap them?" Billy asked, a thought coming to his head. "Trapping them." As the pain began to slide away, an idea rooted itself in his mind. "Yes, that just might work. Easy to make, and easy to use."

"What are you talking about Billy?" asked Marie, laying a hand on his shoulder.

He smiled, laying his own hand on hers. He opened his eyes again, looking into her green ones. "Thanks to you, I think I may have thought of something that can help us."

"Hey, what's going on?" Cassie suddenly asked as a beeping brought everyone's attention back to the map.

"Rangers, this is amazing!" Alpha exclaimed as he looked over the ship scans. "The number of Quantrons has gone down in some of the cities."

Carlos jumped from his seat, "How?"

"Guys, you aren't going to believe this," TJ said, standing beside Alpha. His voice was soft with surprise. "But there are Power Rangers in those cities."

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

The sound of screaming outside her dorm room awoke Kimberly Harte from a shaky sleep. She had been dreaming about her days as a Power Ranger again. This time, she had been dreaming about an old battle against the Pumpkin Master or something. She really had no idea why she was dreaming about her time as a Ranger. As exciting as it had been, it was a time of her life that she was glad to get over. Kimberly loved the life she had now, studying at college and training in gymnastics. She really couldn't see herself doing anything else.

The persistent screams finally drew her attention. She scrambled out of her bed, thinking that the screams were coming from inside the dormitory. But as she passed by her window, she realized that the screams were coming from outside. A quick glance through the window soon told her why. There was a pair of monsters terrorizing the city. Alongside them was an army of foot soldiers; Kimberly identified them as Quantrons, having been given their description through Billy's letters.

"I don't believe this!" she exclaimed, wondering if this was her nightmare come true. But the image before her refused to fade away, leaving her with the reality that this was something that had to be immediately dealt with. And there was only one way she knew that she would be able to do anything.

She quickly rummaged through one of her drawers, a special one that contained anything and everything that was precious to her. Kimberly picked out two things from inside: her old communicator, which she immediately slapped onto her wrist, and her old Pterodactyl morpher. The silver object was still twisted and burned from when it had been destroyed by Zedd's forces, before she had taken on the Ninja Powers.

Kimberly bit her lip, wondering if what she was about to do was a smart thing. She knew the warnings that had been given when her Pterodactyl morpher had been destroyed, but would that matter now? Especially when there were so many other people at risk? No, she would not allow the monsters to take over. She knew what she had to do.

"Looks like I have to do this again," she whispered, holding out the morpher in front of her. "It's Morphin' Time!" Her shout seemed to activate something inside the device. She could feel the power from the coin waiting to be released. "Pterodactyl!!" Instantly, pink shimmering light surrounded her, transforming her from college gymnast Kimberly Harte, into the Pink Pterodactyl Ranger.

Since teleporting was out of the question, she climbed out of her window, thanking her small frame and the size of the window that allowed her to do so. No one noticed her entrance; the people were too busy screaming and running in every possible direction. She managed to weave her way towards the two monsters.

"Power Bow!" she called out. Instantly her weapon was in her hands. She felt a sudden rush at she aimed the bow. Quicker than seemed possible, the Pink Ranger launched a barrage of arrows at the Quantrons, soon rendering the ones near her useless. That was when the two monsters finally noticed her.

"A Power Ranger?" one said, tilting its head. It looked like a stereotypical version of Jack Frost. Dressed in icy blue and whites, it had spikes all over, representing, what Kimberly thought were icicles, including one on the end of its very long and blue, nose. It looked at her like a cat would eye a mouse, and gave her a wide grin.

"Aw, and it's all alone," the other sneered. This one sort of reminded Kimberly of a female Tenga, with a longer beak and not as many feathers on the head. It grinned as much as it could with it's long black beak. "Isn't it cute?"

The frosty one stepped forward. "So little Ranger, do you really think you have a chance of defeating the both of us with your puny little weapon?"

The Pink Ranger seemed to shine with a glowing pink light. Even if she hadn't wanted this job again, she had to admit that it was as thrilling as ever. Beneath her helmet, she smiled. "Why don't we find out?"

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Justin Stewart had never thought he would be meeting monsters in Tokyo. Despite all those Godzilla movies, everyone knew that monsters only appeared in Angel Grove. At least, that's what he had thought. The last thing he had expected during his time here with his father, was to see monsters rampaging in downtown Tokyo. It almost reminded him of being back in Angel Grove.

But at least now Justin knew why an old friend had come to visit him last night. It had taken the young man by complete surprise when Storm Blaster, the blue jeep from his Turbo Ranger days, had managed to find him. Justin had been even more surprised by the gift that the sentient vehicle had given him: his old Turbo morpher, in working order. Most of the damage done by Divatox's forces had been repaired.

Unfortunately, not all of it had been fixed. It hadn't taken the young genius long to run a few limited tests of his own on the morpher. Those tests proved that while the morpher was working, it was unstable, and prone to break down at any time. Justin knew that meant that if he even tried using the Power, it could end up being a fatal mistake.

"There's no other choice," Justin whispered, pulling out his Turbo Key from his pocket. He knew what he had to do. Running out of the house, he headed for the nearest unoccupied area, knowing that he would never be able to explain something like this to his dad. The thirteen year old looked around quickly to make sure that no one was around. Satisfied, he flicked his left wrist, producing his Turbo Morpher.

"Shift into Turbo!" He moved his hands in the familiar pattern, inserting the key into the morpher and turning it. Blue light surrounded him as he shouted, "Mountain Blaster, Turbo Power!" The blue light became even more brilliant and he could feel himself transform from the thirteen year old Justin Stewart, into a full grown Blue Turbo Ranger.

Taking out his Autoblaster, he immediately ran towards the location of the monsters. He sent up a silent prayer to whoever might have been listening as he ran:

I hope I survive this.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Fighting in the rain was not one of Tommy Oliver's favorite things to do. The only consolation he had was that he was at least in his White Tiger Ranger suit, in which the moisture of the continuing rainfall couldn't penetrate. Vancouver was known for its rain, but he hadn't really appreciated that fact until now.

"Why in the world did I wake up this morning?" he asked out loud, for almost the hundredth time that day, as he used his sword to cut through the metallic Quantrons. Saba cut through each one of the foot soldiers easily, leaving a trail of inoperative metal parts in the White Ranger's wake.

"Because if you aren't known for sleeping in?" the sword took the time to ask as Tommy used him to slice through another set of Quantrons.

"Yeah, but if I had known I'd be doing this...." muttered Tommy. "Now, where did those two uglies go?" He had been following a pair of monsters, who had decided that terrorizing the citizens of Vancouver would be fun, since that morning. Unfortunately, an army of Quantrons had gotten in the way. Now that he had managed to cut a path through the metal things, he was now looking for the two monsters.

"You've been looking for us, Ranger?" a voice called from above him. Tommy looked up to find his two foes, standing on top of one of the tall towers that situated downtown Vancouver.

"You ready for this Saba?" asked Tommy looking at the sword which had once been and was once again, his partner.

"Always," the sword answered, never faltering in his reassurance and support for the White Tiger Ranger who was his master and friend.

Tommy nodded. "Then let's do it." Upwards he jumped until he faced the two monsters before him. Ugly things they were. A matched pair they were, looking like giant fishes on legs. In fact, they reminded Tommy very much of Piranatrons. "At least they look at home in the rain," muttered the White Ranger as he proceeded to defend himself, and the city from the two evil underlings.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

"Alright, so everyone knows where to go, and what to do?" asked TJ, looking at each person on board the launch bay of the Astro Megaship. It was a small crowd that was squished into the limited space of the bay. For not only were there Astro Rangers and the two Crystal Rangers, but almost half a dozen former Power Rangers on board as well.

With the discovery of the other Power Rangers fighting in different cities around the globe, the six former Rangers that were currently in Angel Grove had been teleported on board the Astro Megaship. Three of them, Adam Park, Aisha Campbell, and Rocky DeStantos were found to still have use of their old Ranger Powers. That had explained the other Rangers signals that had been detected in Orlando, Tokyo and Vancouver.

It was explained that the original Morphin' powers had never been actually destroyed, but the morphers, the channels of that power, had been. However, all of the old Rangers had been told that they could still use the morphers as channels of the Power, but at a possible high cost: their lives. If the morphers were not in top working order, they were unstable, which made the Power used just as unstable. The instability could have fatal effects upon whoever tried to use the Power. Under normal circumstances, none of the former Rangers would be foolish enough to even think of using their old morphers. But these were hardly normal circumstances.

All the Rangers knew that they could use any and all the extra manpower they could get. So Adam, Aisha and Rocky, along with the Crystal and Astro Rangers were going to be teleporting to battle sites around the globe, trying to stem the destruction that the monsters were creating. It was the only real plan that any of them had at the moment.

The other three former Rangers, Katherine Hilliard, Jason Scott and Trini Kwan would remain on board, going into battle using the Astro Megaship against the Dark Fortress. They all knew how dangerous it was to use non-Rangers, even former ones, to pilot the Megaship, but like the other three, they had no other choice. Their job would be to try and disable the Dark Fortress' teleportation device. Astronema had already shown them where it was and had given the best schematics that she could of the place. It hoped that with DECA and Alpha's help, the three former Rangers would be able to take out the menacing spaceship.

There was also another task for Trini to do. With the help of schematics that Billy had made, she would be building a device that would be useful in trapping large groups of Quantrons all at once. With any luck, the former Yellow Ranger would be able to finish the device in time for the Rangers' use.

"Don't worry, I can have it done in time," the Asian girl had assured everyone. Her lips parted in a sad smile. "It'll be just like in the old days."

Why Billy wouldn't be helping her was because he would be in the middle of the battle fighting, although not as the Silver Ranger. There had been a big argument over whether or not he had been in any condition to fight. Billy had believed that he could get around the pain to do some good, while the rest of the Astros knew that from previous experience, the Silver Ranger was not up to any fighting.

*Flashback*

"The only way to sever me from the Silver Powers is to have a Morphin' Master do it!" Billy argued, glaring at everyone, especially Marie. She was so vehemently against him going anywhere except back to the Med Bay. "And we all know that we can't just call one up right now. So what is the point in me having these powers if I can't do a damned thing with them?"

"You weren't given those powers just so you could kill yourself with them!!" Marie shot back, her green eyes flashing with anger.

Cassie nodded in agreement. "Billy, you are no condition to fight. Why can't you see that?"

"This is something I have to do," Billy answered, "Earth is my home. I am a Power Ranger. I will fight to protect my planet no matter what condition I'm in."

"I know how he feels," Jason put in, surprising everyone. "It was just the same for me when I was the Gold Zeo Ranger. No matter what was happening to me, I had to keep on fighting." He turned to the Astro Rangers. "You aren't going to convince him otherwise, believe me."

"Isn't there some way that he can fight?" asked Trini, frowning in thought. "I mean, you guys said that it was the Silver Powers that were affecting him, right?" The Astros nodded. "Okay, so that means that there will have to be an alternative. Since we can't sever the Power from him, maybe we can find something that will shield the affects." Her face lit up, "Like his Triceratops Powers!"

Katherine frowned, "Will that work?"

"And isn't that a dangerous risk?" asked Carlos, "We already know that there will be a risk just using the unstable morphers. On top of Billy's condition, won't that just make it worse?"

"Not necessarily," answered Billy, wondering when he had gone into the background. "Trini's right. The Blue Powers should be able to be used that way. If I go in as the Blue Ranger, the symptoms from the Silver Powers shouldn't affect me." He looked at the others for support.

Adam nodded. "Makes sense. But Carlos is right too Billy. If the Blue Powers run out, the affects from the Silver drain could double or triple. Are you willing to risk that?"

"How can I not?" Billy replied

*End Flashback*

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Jason watched as each person answered TJ's question with a nod. Although it really wasn't his place, he silently approved of the current Ranger leader. He was straightforward, organized, and knew how to plan. Despite how the Turbo Rangers had ended up, Jason was confident that TJ could lead the current crop of Astro, Crystal, Morphin' and former Rangers to victory.

"Is there anything else?" TJ asked. This time, everyone shook their heads. Seeing this, the Blue Astro Ranger took a deep breath. "Okay, I know what we're all getting into. And I know that we are spreading ourselves incredibly thin. And though the odds may seem to be against us, I know we're going to come out of this on top."

With that, he stepped up onto the launch tubes. The other three Astro Rangers, Carlos, Marie and Cassie followed. As one, they shouted, "Let's Rocket!" Together, they jumped down their respective tubes, launching themselves to their respective destinations.

Andros and Astronema were next. They each held their hands up, revealing shining gold and silver rings. Together they shouted, "Crystal Energize!" In flashes of red and violet, they transformed into the Ruby and Amethyst Rangers. Two more flashes of light, and they vanished away.

Billy, Adam, Aisha and Rocky were the last. They each looked at them, more than one with tears in their eyes. Jason spoke for the three that would remain behind. "Good luck guys." He gave a shaky laugh. "Make sure to come back. After all, Trini and I still want you at the wedding."

The four smiled as they clasped onto their morphers. They knew that there would be no promises. With one voice, they shouted, "It's Morphin' Time!" Blue, black, yellow and red columns of light appeared, first transforming the four into Power Rangers, then teleporting them away, leaving the three former Rangers together.

"Well, we might not get flashy exits, but we've also got a job to do," Jason said, his voice slightly hoarse. He looked at the two women beside him.

Trini nodded, tears still shining in her eyes, "Yeah, I'll get started on the trapping device."

"And we'll get ourselves onto the bridge," Katherine said quietly, with a nod to Jason.

Together they left the launch bay, now leaving it echoingly empty. Only one entity remained, having watched the entire proceedings through her camera lens. Although not truly capable of humanoid thoughts or emotions, DECA did wonder if she would see any of those people return. And maybe, it the deepest part of her circuitry, she hoped that they would.



~ * ~ * ~ * ~

"Power Lance!" Zack Taylor looked up in shock as he saw a Blue Power Ranger jump over him to cut through the Quantron he had been fighting. What really shocked the former Black Ranger was that this was no ordinary Blue Ranger, standing in front of him was the Blue Triceratops Ranger.

"Billy?!?" he exclaimed.

"Zack, get out of here!" Billy shouted, as he fought off another Quantron with his Power Lance.

Though by no means in any way protected, Zack knew that he could not do as Billy asked. It had been the same as when he had awoken that morning to find London invaded by monsters and Quantrons. Few others had his skill, experience and training, so he knew that he had been the only one that could possibly do anything against this menace. So, using only his hands and feet, alongside Billy, he continued to help fight off the Quantrons.

"What are you doing Zack?" Billy demanded, "I told you to get out of here!"

"Hey, I'm not going to leave one of my best friends out here alone!" Zack replied as he delivered a blow to a Quantron. He ignored the way his fist protested as flesh clashed against metal.

"Dammit Zack, if I have to, I'll get Alpha to teleport you out of here........." Billy's voice trailed off as another set of Quantrons rushed at him.

"No can do Billy boy," answered Zack as he used one of his patented hip-hop kido moves. Suddenly he found a Bladeblaster being tossed his way. He looked at Billy in surprise. "What's this?"

"If you aren't leaving, I can't leave you unprotected," Billy answered, his voice filled with resignation, yet Zack thought he detected a hint of understanding.

He smiled as he began using the Bladeblaster. "Thanks Billy." With that, he began fighting with all that he had.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Once the identity of his son had been found, it hadn't taken Darkonda long to track down Solrac. The Black Astro Ranger had been detected teleporting from the Megaship down to one of the southern continents of Earth. Darkonda had debated with himself whether or not to follow Solrac. After all, his son was a Ranger now, would he even consider speaking with his father, especially after all that Darkonda had done? But he knew that he wanted to explain everything to Solrac, no matter what. His son had to know what had really happened, why he seemingly had turned to the side of evil.

So Darkonda teleported himself down to where the Black Astro Ranger was currently fighting. The sight that greeted him reminded him of the battles that he had fought when he had been Doshar. The sound of metal on metal drew him to where Solrac was. Immediately, he drew out his own weapon, knowing without a doubt that he had to help his son. He began blasting any and all Quantrons that were in his way. Solrac didn't seem to notice his entrance at first; he was too busy with his own set of foot soldiers.

"What the hell are you doing here?" the Black Ranger demanded when he finally noticed Darkonda. "Out collecting another bounty for Dark Specter? Maybe you're under Cyndra's orders?" The disgust in his voice was evident.

"Do you really think I'd be helping you if I was under Cyndra's orders boy?" he retorted, kicking a Quantron out of his way.

"Don't call me that. I'm no longer your boy," Solrac snarled, but didn't deny the fact that Darkonda was helping.

There was a grudging silence, punctuated only by the sounds of fighting. Neither Ranger nor hunter seemed to know what to say now. Was this how their relationship would be? Darkonda knew from Solrac's reactions that his son was not happy to see him. But if Solrac wasn't willing to listen, how could he ever explain how and why he had become Dark Specter's lackey?

"Behind you!" Solrac suddenly shouted. Immediately Darkonda turned around, using his weapon against the Quantron that had tried to jump him. As the metallic foot soldier was turned into a pile of scrap, he turned back to the Black Ranger. "Thanks, Solrac."

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

For a brief moment, just as Carlos had seen the Quantron about to jump the bounty hunter, he had been tempted to just let it attack. But he knew that he couldn't do that, not if he still wanted to call himself a Power Ranger.

Yet, out of all the people in the universe that he could have met, the last one Carlos had wanted to see was his father. Hell, he really couldn't consider Darkonda his father anymore. The man had given up that particular title too many centuries ago. The bounty hunter was no more his father than Dark Specter was. And both of those monsters Carlos considered his enemies.

Carlos had no idea why Darkonda was helping him now. The man.... monster was hardly known for his generous capacity. Yet he couldn't deny the fact that Darkonda was fighting by his side. If this is a bloody father-son bonding thing, he is much too late for that!

"Damnit, I wish Trini would hurry up with that device!" he muttered to himself. As if his words had been heard, Trini's voice appeared over the communicator.

"All Rangers, I've finished the trapping device. I'm programmed the functions into your weapons arsenal, so you'll be able to instantly use them like any other of your weapons. Just call out the name and it'll appear. Trini out." Carlos felt the corresponding surge of power and he knew immediately what to do.

"Power Net!" he shouted, thrusting his hand up towards the sky. There was a flash of black light and a silver metal ball appeared in his hand. Carlos pressed a button on the metal sphere, which set off a green glow surrounding it. He tossed it into the air over a large set of Quantrons. The sphere seemed to suddenly burst, with a large net made of green energy erupting from it. The net set down over the Quantrons, preventing them from going anywhere. As the energy beams touched each of the foot soldiers, they went down, their circuits fried and scrambled.

"Trini, the trap worked," he immediately reported, getting ready to lob off another sphere.

"Good," she replied, "And don't worry about it running out. I've applied the same technology that the Synthetron uses. You pretty much have an unlimited number of those things."

"Thanks Trini, Carlos out." As another sphere appeared in his hands, he threw it into the air over another set of Quantrons. Just like before, they all went down beneath the net.

"Nice toy," Darkonda commented. Carlos had almost forgotten that he was there.

"What, you going to try and sell it?" he commented as he looked around for more Quantrons. There didn't seem to be any, now that they had seen just how the Black Ranger had taken care of so many of them. It looked like it was time to take care of the leader of this particular group: the Black Psycho Ranger.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

"I thought I left this stuff behind in Angel Grove," Tanya Sloane growled as she took down a Quantron with a kick to its metallic head.

The former Yellow Ranger had no idea what was going on, only that Quantrons had suddenly appeared in Boston that morning. Lead by one of the Psycho Rangers, she wasn't sure which one, the foot soldiers had started their rampage through the entire city. They left nothing behind them but destruction and chaos.

All she could do so far was fight them off as best as she could. There were a few others helping her, but overall, none of them were able to make any sort of progress against the Quantrons. They just weren't strong enough. Tanya knew that what was needed was Ranger power.

But all the Power Rangers are back in Angel Grove...... She forced that thought away. Tanya knew that it wouldn't do her any good to wish for things that may not come. She had to make do with what she had at the moment.

Tanya found herself being forced into an isolated area. Buildings surrounded her on all sides. There was to escape. Looking around, she saw there was no one else around that could help. She was alone, against what seemed like a million Quantrons. A tremor of fear went through her as she continued to fight. How much longer would she be able to last against the metallic menace? How long before she couldn't fight anymore, before fatigue, injuries, or worse stopped her?

"Tanya look out!" As she heard the shout, she felt something fly over her head. There was a sudden loud click, and a wide green energy net appeared. It flew at the Quantrons, trapping them all inside. As the net touched them, they each went down without a sound.

Tanya looked up, only to find something else fly over her. This time, it was definitely human shaped. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw that it was a Black Power Ranger. She immediately recognized the suit as the one Adam had described he wore when he had been the Black Mastodon Ranger.

"A...Adam?" she whispered, not truly believing that he was here.

He nodded. "Yeah hon, it's me." With a choked sob, Tanya flew into his arms, not once caring who might be around to see. Adam looked down at her with concern. "Tanya, are you okay? What's the matter?"

She gave a short laugh. "Besides the fact that Quantrons are in Boston?" She shook her head. "Nothing. I'm just so glad to see you. I.... I almost thought I was done for."

He lifted her chin up with a gloved hand. "Nothing is going to happen to you Tanya Sloane. Not while I'm around."

It was a corny and sentimental statement and she loved him for it. She closed her eyes and held him tighter, for the moment letting the rest of the world pass her by. "Thank you," she whispered.

A nearby explosion brought them both back to reality.

"It's time to go back to work," she said softly, gently pulling away from him.

He nodded. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked, "I mean...."

She smiled. "I know what you mean. But even without any powers, this is what I have to do."

"Just be careful out there," he said to her, "I don't want to lose you."

"Follow your own advice and we'll both be okay," she replied with a small smile. With that, the two warriors headed off, ready to fight to save their planet.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~

"This was a lot easier when we had the Powers to help us," Katherine said in a low undertone as her eyes gazed over the monitors before her. "Lot less nerve-wracking too."

"Well, no one ever said that it would be easy," Jason replied, concentrating on the panel in front of him. "Look, don't worry Katherine. We'll do the best we can. That's what we, as Power Rangers, have always done. Besides, we got DECA and Alpha to help us out here."

"Yes Katherine," DECA's camera glowed red, "If you are in need of assistance, you have only to ask me."

"Or me," Alpha put in, coming up beside the former Pink Ranger.

Katherine smiled, "Thanks guys. I guess I'm just.... nervous about this whole thing. This is a big task we're taking on. And it just reminds me too much of being a sitting duck, you know, not in Ranger suits and all." She shook her head, wondering why these thoughts were plaguing her. "I never thought I'd be so dependent on them."

At that moment, Trini walked in. "I got the trap done and sent it out to the Rangers. With any luck, they'll be able to do a lot of damage against the Quantrons with it." She came up to stand beside Jason as the former Red Ranger gave her a hug. "So, how are we doing up here?"

"The Dark Fortress' shields are making it hard for DECA to get a proper scan. If it hadn't been for Astronema's schematics of the place, we wouldn't be able to do anything against it." Katherine looked up, "So we do know where to shoot. The question is whether or not the weapons will have any affect against those shields."

"I guess we just hope for the best," Trini said quietly as she took a seat at the one of the bridge stations.

Jason nodded. "We should get started then. Alpha, bring up the Dark Fortress on the viewscreen please. We're going to have to see what we're shooting at."

"Right Jason, bringing up the Dark Fortress on viewscreen now," Alpha replied. As he said that, the ship's alarms suddenly went off.

"DECA, what's going on?" asked Jason.

"My scans have indicated the presence of a large subspace portal in the vicinity of the Dark Fortress," the computer answered as the picture on the screen swivelled to show the large swirling hole.

"Rangers, there is something coming through that portal," Alpha reported, "There are two large masses, most likely spacecraft of some kind. And.... I do not believe this! Rangers, I have also detected Zordon's signal!"

"What?" all three asked in unison.

"If Zordon's signal is coming through, he must be on one of those ships!" exclaimed Katherine.

All eyes watched as the two large ships came through. One was immediately recognized. It was Divatox's ship. The other, none of them knew. It was huge, much bigger than the other two ships combined. The Megaship itself was tiny compared to it.

"DECA, do you know who that big ship belongs to?" Trini asked.

"Yes Trini," DECA replied, "My scans indicate that the ship is Dark Specter's."