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Chapter Three-Danger Zone

DIVATOX'S SHIP

Nikara was searching for the Planet of the Power Stones, while the 'Queen of Evil' sat in her chair, staring out into the void of space. Divatox turned seeing the Platinum ranger enter the bridge.

"Well my minion? Did you destroy the space station?" Divatox asked, rising.

"Yes my queen, the rangers perished in a large inferno. The space station went down over the moons of Regda II," Kyle replied to her.

"Your next task is to destroy those meddlesome morphers they once used to become puny power rangers. However, make sure to drain the power and give it to me!" Divatox said.

Kyle bowed and said, "Whatever you say my queen," as he exited.

Nikara turned watching him, slyly, there was something different about him, and, dare she say it, he almost seemed. . . . .good. She turned to Divatox and said, "I'm going to go torture the prisoners, specifically the ones from YOUR dimension,"

She walked out, and followed Kyle, watching him bag the morphers and download the map to the planet where the power stones were. She clocked Kyle with the butt of her staff.

"TRAITOR!" she hissed as Kyle turned.

Kyle said, "Stay back Nikara,"

Nikara raised her staff and said, "Wait until Divatox finds out you've lied to her, and the rangers are alive,"

Kyle stepped back, and looked down, he was right above the shuttle bay. He pressed a button and the floor disappeared as he landed. He jumped down, evading blasts from Nikara's staff and running to a shuttle. He started it, as the craft hovered, and Kyle plotted his course.

"Let's see you butt-kiss your way out of this one!" Nikara said as she turned, and raised the alarms.

Divatox said, "WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S HAPPENED?" as she entered with a squad of Gorillugs.

Nikara replied, "Our own ranger is a Benedict Arnold!" as she pointed to the shuttle.

Divatox tapped the consoles as a force field engaged in the shuttle bay. Kyle gasped, pressing a few buttons as the shuttle began going backwards. He was caught in a tractor beam, as he saw a squad of Gorillugs enter. He removed the piece of platinum, concentrated and jammed it in his control panel. The craft hummed to life as it moved forward, passing through the force field unharmed.

"NO! OOH, I HATE THOSE RANGERS! I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM!" Divatox screamed.

Nikara, "My queen, he's getting away with their morphers!"

Divatox turned, shoving Nikara down the chute to the shuttle bay.

"YOU'LL TRACK HIM AND IF HE LANDS, YOU'LL KILL HIM!" Divatox shouted as she turned to a Gorillug, "PREP THE TURBOLASER GUNS AND SHOOT HIM DOWN!"

SPACE STATION GALACTICA

Marta looked at the shuttle on the screen and said, "Kyle's coming, and he's bringing Divatox to us!"

Samantha and Greg ran to the guns just in case.

"How's he doing?" Samantha shouted.

"He's.. . . ..going DOWN! C'MON, WE GOTTA CLOAK THE SHIP AND TAKE DOWN A SHUTTLE, QUICK!" Marta said as the five bolted to the shuttle bay, but not before Marta pressed a button, cloaking the station in the void of space.

UNKNOWN PLANET

The stolen shuttle Kyle was in violently shook as it entered the planet's atmosphere. He pressed buttons, getting nothing and braced for impact, hitting the planet hard. He ejected from the shuttle, with the morphers, and was zapped in the back, falling to the ground.

"No," Kyle muttered as he winced, bleeding from his mouth.

Nikara put her foot on his stomach as he moaned, she pointed her staff at his throat.

"Goodbye, you pathetic human," she said, about to raise her staff and kill him.

Kyle saw out of his peripheral vision that the five had landed upon the planet. He tossed the bag to them as Nikara moved off of his chest.

"DIMENSION FREEDOM!" the five cried out.

Nikara said, "Gorillugs, ATTACK!!!!"

Fifteen Gorillugs appeared as they began fighting. Kyle shot up and called out, "DIMENSION FREEDOM!"

He joined in the fight, eliminating the remaining Gorillugs. They turned to Nikara, blasters in hand, about to capture her.

"Hands up Nikara drop the stick!" Samantha said.

Nikara said, "You fools! If you kill me, then Divatox wins and you'll never see your mentor again,"

Marta said, "How do you know about that? You only ruled over Amazonia,"

Nikara laughed sinisterly and said, "How little you know, allow me to be the one to reveal all,"

Nikara's finger glowed as she wrote Your mentor Zelda in the air. She breathed on it and the words changed to reveal Nikara, I am, and Zelda I once was.

The rangers gasped, as Nikara cackled, "That's right, I'm Zelda, and if you kill me, it's bye-bye universe and bye-bye Zelda, ah-ha-ha! Now if you'll excuse me, Divatox'll want to kill you all quickly before nabbing the Stones,"

She cackled and disappeared. The rangers teleported back to Galactica and de-morphed.

SPACE STATION GALACTICA

"Zelda, how could it be possible?" Kyle asked.

"A spell, obviously," Samantha, said.

"Wait. Karone told me before we left that Divatox had her sister prep a formula for something. She must've given it to Zelda to make her into Nikara!" Susan exclaimed.

"How do we get her back?" Neil asked.

"I don't know," Samantha said.

"Maybe we can send Kyle back to-," Marta began.

"That is absolutely out of the question!" Samantha said.

"And besides," Kyle added, "They know I'm good, so it's futile, they'd shoot me on sight,"

"Wait, I just thought of something. If we get the Power Stones, will Zelda go back?" Greg asked turning to Marta.

"In theory it could work, but then again, it might destroy her," Marta replied, and added, "And all of us too,"

Suddenly, an alarm went off as the rangers headed to different stations.

Marta ran to her captain's chair, exclaiming, "Report,"

Samantha looked at the sensors and said, "Divatox's ship, and it's gaining on us, FAST! 500 yards, 250, 100, 80!"

"Give me full power on all thrusters! HANDS TO BATTLE STATIONS!" Marta said as she began steering the ship.

DIVATOX'S SHIP

Nikara glanced at a scanner, "We're within firing range, my queen,"

Divatox sat at a weapons station, pulling down a targeting mechanism.

"FIRE, FULL DISRUPTORS!" she said, targeting the space station.

Nikara said, "Direct hit to their starboard weapons array!" clapping her hands.

Divatox said, "Continue firing, at will, full disruptors!" as she cackled.

SPACE STATION GALACTICA

Meanwhile, the bridge rocked as Susan reported, "Shields at 50 percent!"

Marta said, "Evasive maneuvers. One-seven, decimal five two!"

Kyle said, "Right," steering the ship into the new position, narrowly avoiding a blast that could have hit the main engine drive.

Marta pressed a button to Greg and Susan who were manning the ship's weapons, "How we doing down there?"

Greg replied, "PRETTY FAR FROM OK! WE'RE ABOUT TO USE THE LAST OF THE AMMO!"

Two more of Divatox's torpedoes hit the station as a klaxon went off. "Warning. Hull breaches on cultivation deck and recreation center," a computer said.

Marta said, "FASTER DAMN IT!"

"We're running on our own exhaust fumes. There's almost nothing left of our thrusters!" Samantha yelled back.

Another torpedo hit, exploding a console on the bridge, causing the lights to dim as Neil reported, "We're losing power!"

Samantha said, "We should abandon ship! Take a shuttle, there's nothing left here!"

"NO, if we'd try to escape they'd blow the pods up!" Marta said.

Samantha sighed as three more blasts hit the ship. Suddenly, it all stopped, as the rangers gasped.

Marta said softly, "Report,"

Samantha checked what was left of her console, saying, "We've sustained severe damage to the ship. We've lost shields, weapons, and are running on 4 thruster power. There are hull breaches in the cultivation deck, recreation center, hologram center, library, city deck, and the engine room,"

"What are they doing?" Marta whispered.

"I don't know, but I have a VERY bad feeling about this," Kyle said, watching Divatox's ship on the viewscreen.

DIVATOX'S SHIP

Divatox smiled, turning to Nikara and asking, "Report?"

"They've sustained severe damage. They still have thruster power, but no shields or weapons,"

Divatox said, "Fire. . . .the big one," as she and Nikara cackled.

SPACE STATION GALACTICA

Suddenly, a bright red flash was seen from Divatox's ship. The rangers gasped, as the weapon was near to the station. Samantha shouted, "BRACE FOR IMPACT!"

The torpedo hit, and shook the station viciously as the rangers were thrown from their stations. Under the station, a large explosion occurred in the engine room.

"REPORT!" Marta bellowed.

"We've lost power, we're going down!" Kyle said as a planet began coming closer into view.

Marta moved to a console as Neil asked, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!"

Marta replied, "Saving our skins," as she turned to a small opening, "Initiate emergency detachment, authorization Marta 4123-AA,", and a glass case with a button appeared.

Marta pressed the button as the saucer part containing the bridge and living quarters detached, and began coming down towards the planet. Intense heat and speed was gained as the saucer entered the planet's atmosphere. The saucer violently shook as the rangers braced for impact. With a loud crash, and much debris flying, the saucer landed as the rangers exited.

PLANET OF THE STONES

The six looked around at a desert, and sandy planet.

"Where are we?" Samantha asked, turning to Marta.

"I...I don't know," Marta said.

Greg turned to the group, "I'm picking up a source of immense power just over the rise," as he pointed.

Kyle said, "Let's go check it out,"

The group walked, continuing onward with nothing else left to do. They came to a stone altar and saw six stones sitting on the altar. On it was an inscription in different languages that read, "Here lie the six Power Stones, use them carefully,"

"The Power Stones," Kyle said in awe.

"Quick. They'll be here any minute. If all goes right, the stones will give us a boost of power!" Marta said, moving the stones together.

A flash of light occurred and the stones formed together and created a large crystal. Just as the rangers were about grab it, Divatox burst into the scene, as Nikara and a squad of Gorillugs held the rangers back.

"MY TIME HAS COME, THE UNIVERSE IS MINE!" Divatox said as she grabbed the stones crystal.

Black smoke engulfed Divatox and when she reappeared, she was giant size. She cackled fiendishly, as she smirked at the rangers.

"MAMA PAJAMA!" Neil said.

"OH BOY!" Susan said.

"SSSS-SNAP!" Greg said.

"VERSCHANZ!" (Artillian for we're screwed), Marta said.

"OH CRAP," Samantha said, staring up.

"Guys, I think we're about to face our greatest danger ever," Kyle said