Camille opened her eyes suddenly, sitting up. Her first reaction was to grab her throat, convinced that she wouldn't be able to breath… but she could. In fact, she was breathing normally. At first glance, she was no longer on the surface of the moon; it was a cave of some kind. There were lights along the walls of the cave, but she quickly noticed that the ground wasn't ground at all; it was a smooth, metal surface. She also noticed she was no longer wearing her environmental projection suit, just her Time Force uniform.

In attempt to recall what must have happened… all she could recall was a group of creatures attacking her, and the glass in her suit was cracked, forcing it to loose oxygen. She suspected that she passed out from the lack of oxygen, but it didn't offer her any explanation as to how ended up there. 'Where ever here is,' she thought.

She speculated that she was beneath the surface of the moon, and after getting a better look at her surroundings, they seemed to confirm that. There were environmental controls and atmospheric regulators along the room, but no sign of power converters that would control the equipment.

Camille stood up, dusting herself off, but within seconds, she became disorientated and fell to her knees. The dizziness overwhelmed her, but before she could fall to the floor completely, someone grabbed her, helping her up.

"You should take it easy. Going without oxygen for so long may have done some cellular damage," a voice said.

"Who… are…" she tried to get out, but was having a hard time gathering the strength to speak.

"My name is Odek, I am an Ethros," he told her.

"Who... attacked... me?" she mumbled.

"Those were surface dwellers. They were the reason that I and the others were forced to come underground. They're scavengers, hunters, no more than animals searching for food. When I found you, they were trying to remove your protection suit, but I was able to chase them away and bring you here," he explained.

"Thank you," she sighed.

"It was nothing."

"You said you were an Ethros, but..." she allowed her sentense to trail off.

"I don't look Ethros, is that it?"

She nodded.

"Much like Kathryn, I am a joined species. However, there are several differences between Kathryn and myself. Kathryn's mother was joined, while her father was not. Kathryn does not host a symbiotic being, yet seems to have all the inherent strength of the Ethros race," he explained.

"It was you who… sent the messages," she groaned, feeling her strength returning.

He nodded. "Yes, we sent telepathic messages to Kathryn, hoping that her heritage would allow her to receive them. We were unsure if she had, but when we detected your ship approaching, we were convinced she did," he said.

"They came to her as dreams." She paused. "But how did you even know about Katie?"

"We were the ones who sent her mother to Earth. It was our hope that she would procreate, allowing the Ethros race to evolve into a single race of beings. Kathryn is the embodiment of the future of our race; the strength and regenerating abilities of an Ethros, but as a single being. The future of the Ethros race depends on Kathryn's survival," he said.

"Why did you send her messages? What do you want?"

"As you probably already know, Kathryn has the ability to retain knowledge of each time shift. It is that ability that has allowed us to determine that Earth is in grave danger. The time line has shifted several times, and in each new reality, Time Force was never able to find the source of power needed to defeat their enemy. Because we cannot allow Kathryn to be destroyed, we are prepared to give it to you," he said.

"Why do I hear a but in that sentence?" Camille asked.

"In exchange for the technology, you must deliver Kathryn to us, where she remain for the rest of her natural life," Odek told her.



The green ranger materialized on the ship allow with Adam, who was unconscious. As Adam's lifeless body fell to the floor of the ship, the green ranger removed his helmet.

"Galen will be furious if he discovers you brought a Time Force officer on board," the pink ranger reminded him.

"Galen does not wish to harm the humans, only to usher in a new era of peace for them. When our mission is complete, we will…" he was interrupted.

"Okay, that's where I have to stop ya," the two of them turned around, where they saw Adam on his feet. "You see this?" he opened his hand, revealing a small device. "It's a detonation device. I push this button, and my ship explodes, taking this ship with it. Oh, and before you get any bright ideas about taking it from me, you should know that I've entered commands into the computer to auto destruct whether I push the button or not. This device is just to speed the process along," he explained.

"You wouldn't destroy yourself to stop us," she said.

"Try me," Adam said coldly.

"I do not understand why you resist us. Galen only wishes to usher in a era of peace," the pink ranger said.

"Peace, or pieces? The device he left in the science lab will go off, and the entire universe will be destroyed. No one will be spared, no one will be around for this new era," he said.

"You're wrong. The devices will not destroy anything."

"I'm willing to bet that even Galen doesn't even realize what he's doing. I bet he thinks that it will destroy all life on Earth, but what he doesn't know is that the wave he's creating will wash through the entire universe, destroying everything. The past, the present, the future, all of it will be gone," he said.

"You're wrong!" the pink ranger repeated.

"Am I?" he took a step closer to them. "Is that what he's been telling you? That your efforts here will dawn in some age of peace for all mankind?" he asked them.

"It will, Galen has assured us…" he was cut short.

"That's how he was able to convince you to work for him, isn't it? If you knew the truth, you'd be trying to throw Galen out of the nearest airlock," he said.

"I know what you're trying to do black ranger, and it will not succeed. Galen's vision of the future will come to pass, with or without your cooperation," the green ranger said.

"You know," he paused. "You have your father's eyes," he commented.

"You… knew my father?" he inquired.

"Galen didn't tell you? Tommy and Jennifer are you parents," Adam told them.

"Lies! All lies!" the pink ranger snapped.

"Is it? That's why you kidnapped the two of them, and you probably did your best to keep them safe, didn't you? Even though you didn't know who they were, you felt a need to protect them," he said.

"Galen issued the order to contain them. No more, no less."

"He probably wanted them safe long enough for Jen to deliver the babies. After all, if something happened to her before she gave birth, the two of you wouldn't have been born, and Galen's plans would be ruined," he pointed out.

"I don't believe you."

"Neither do I," the green ranger answered.

"Why else would Galen want them out the way? They're no more a threat to you and any of us," Adam leaned down, putting the small device on the ground. "I'm showing you a jester of good faith, maybe now you'll listen to what I have to say," he mentioned.

"That is enough, we are sick of your lies and…" she was cut short as the green ranger grabbed her arm, holding her b back.

"Lets hear him out," he insisted.

Tommy had been sitting in silence for a little over an hour, simply watching as Trip worked. He found it ironic that, of all people, Lord Zedd would be there helping them. He'd spent so much of his life fighting against Lord Zedd, finding ways to stop his plans on taking over the world, but now, Lord Zedd was helping them save the world. Certainly, things were changing, and it was a little too fast for his liking.

He'd already lost Trinity, his only daughter. Now, after over a year of trying to build a life for himself in the future, he was moments away from losing everything again. This time, he would have to be the one to eliminate them. Weighing their lives against his own didn't bother him, he was more than willing to sacrifice himself to save them, but it wasn't fair for him to sacrifice the entire universe for them. 'Its not my right,' he thought to himself. Though out his time as a ranger, he'd been forced to make decisions; life or death decisions, but never on this big a scale. Never in his life did so much hang in the balance of a decision he had to make.

He glanced over at the device the renegades left behind. Even though he was slightly phased, he was still able to make out the numbers as they counted down. 'Twenty six minutes,' he sighed inwardly. In less than thirty minutes, everything he knew would be gone.

"I think we're ready over here," Trip said, getting his attention.

With a monotone look on his face, Tommy walked over to him, getting a good look at Trip's handy work. "What have you got for me?" he asked.

"Short version: if you get within twenty meters of the renegade rangers and activate this, it will block the radiation signatures in their morphers. From there, when you…" he paused, wanting to pick his words carefully. "… stop them, their older versions won't be protected by the signatures and will cease to exist," he told him.

"You're sure about this?"

"Positive… but there is a drawback to it," he brought up.

"Why do I get the feeling you have more bad news for me?"

Jen turned to him. "Activating this device will result in cellular damage. In your case, because there has been so much damage done to your DNA, chances are exposure to the device will kill you," she told him.

"Let one of us go Tommy. We'll have a better chance of coming out of this in one piece," Lucas said, taking a step forward.

Katie, who'd been silent the entire time, chimed in as well. "My DNA will allow me to heal myself no matter how bad the damage is, I'll do it," she offered.

"No," Tommy picked up the device, clipping it to the belt on his uniform. "These are my children, and if anyone is going to stop them, its going to be me," he said.

"But you don't have to kill yourself to do it," Jen said.

"I have to, it's the only way," he sighed.

Just then, a light on the panel began to flash. Trip turned to the controls. "Guys, we've got company. There's a ship coming this way at high warp. From the looks of it, its… it's a configuration I've never seen before," he said.

"Time to intercept?"

"About four minutes," Trip said.

"Katie, you and Lucas take the Time Shadow and intercept them. Nadira, I was you to take…" he was cut short.

"We're being hailed," he said.

"Open a channel."

'Let me guess, Alex gave the order to have the Time Shadow come blast me out of the sky, didn't he?' a voice asked.

"Camille?"

'The one and only. We're running out of time, but I have what we went looking for. Tell Alex I need him to meet me in my lab in five minutes,' she said.

Everyone looked at each other, and they tacitly agreed that Trip would be the one to tell her. "Honey, there was an incident here. Alex is dead," he told her.

'Oh God, I didn't know,' she sighed.

"Is Adam with you?" Katie asked, changing the subject.

'No, he took the shuttle and left me on the planet with the renegades came after us. I thought he'd be either back there or near the moon, but there was no sign of him,' she said.

"Could he be cloaked?"

'That was my first thought. Listen, I'll be there in a minute, and I'm going to need a volunteer for the Omega Morpher,' she said.

"I doubt you'll have a problem finding someone," Tommy said.

'Its not as easy as it sounds, there's a catch. This morpher will be more than any of us can handle. Because of the levels of radiation it pumps out, anyone whos ever worn a morpher before won't be able to control the power. We need someone who has never been a ranger before,' she mentioned.

"I think we know just the person. I'll meet you in the lab in three minutes," Jen said, making her way towards the exit.

"Where are you going?" Tommy asked.

"To get a volunteer," she said.

"You mean, we destroyed all those worlds?" the green ranger sighed.

"I know, its hard for you to accept, but its true. The device you planted in the past wiped everything and everyone out. The cadets, the Silver Guardians, everything. Then, the device in the future destroyed everything there. The only reason that Time Force still exists is because of a dampening shield that prevents changes in the time line for affecting them. If that device goes off, it will be the end of everything," Adam explained.

"What will become of us?"

"Your morphers will probably shield you from the time shifts, but there will be nothing left. I'm not the expert here, but the shockwaves will knock the Earth off course and it will collide with other planets. There will be explosions, and that will be enough to destroy everything in this star system," he said.

"And you're certain of this?" the pink ranger asked.

"Positive."

"Could it be that Galen has been lying to us this entire time, simply using us to exact his revenge on Earth?" she inquired.

"Yes, and now, you're the only ones who can stop it from happening. Your parents will be killed unless we put an end to this now," he said.

The pink ranger walked over to him, and without warning, hit him over the side of the head with her helmet, knocking him unconscious. "I will not listen to his lies anymore. Galen would never lie to us, never," she snapped.

"Open your eyes, he has been lying to us," the green ranger said.

"I can't believe you allowed yourself to fall for his lies! All of it is lies, and it stops now. Soon, the Earth will be cleansed, and mankind will live in peace," she said.

He shook his head. "No, it won't. We're responsible for killing all those people, all those innocent lives destroyed all to satisfy one man's obscure vision of what the future should be. I will have no part of it," he snapped.

"Galen knew you would react this way, and now, you must be destroyed for your lack of loyalty," she said.

She stood her ground firmly, ready to make her move… but there was an explosion, shaking the entire ship.

"What was…"

"The rangers ship has been destroyed, and we have a hull breach," the pink ranger said, rushing over to the controls.

"How far as we from Earth?"

"Ten minutes at the most," she said.

"Seal the breach and contact Galen, tell me we will meet him in Time Force to witness his plan finally take shape," he said.

"You mean, you still believe in his vision?" she asked.

"I believe that Galen will witness first hand his vision come to pass, and I will be there to stop him," he said.

"I will warn him, you know that."

"Tell him what you must, but no more innocent lives will be destroyed in his name. I swear it," the green ranger said.

"You mean you want me to be a ranger?"

Jen nodded. "Yes. None of us will be able to use it, it has to be someone who has never used a morpher before. I knew the second Camille told us that you would be the one to use the Omega morpher. You have to do this, you have to avenge Alex's death. If we allow Galen's plan to succeed, we'll all be gone, and Alex's death will be for nothing," she told her.

She nodded. "I'll do it,"

Camille walked into the lab with a small, metal box under her arm. By the time she got there, Katie and Trip were already waiting for her.

"Nice trip?" Katie asked.

"I've had better. Do we have a volunteer?"

"Jen is bringing him soon," she said.

"Good," she set the metal box on the table, and Trip handed her the Omega morpher. She carefully opened the box, then, using what appeared to be tweezers, pulling the contents of the box out, placing it gently into the morpher. "Okay guy, here goes nothing," she said, activating the morpher.

It began to hum, and the lights around the side began to light up.

"You did it," Trip said.

"Don't send me flowers yet, we still need a volunteer," she said.

"I believe that's where I come in," they heard a voice say.

The three of them turned around as Sierra walked into the lab.

"Guys, theres a ship on its way here. It matches the configuration of the renegade rangers ship. Whatever you have planned, now is the time," Tommy said, sitting in front of the controls in the science lab.

'We're ready down here. The renegades won't know what hit'em. You sure we can't talk you out of this?' Camille asked him over the open com signal.

"No, I have to do it," he said.

'Fine. Don't try to raise the shields, just let the renegades in, we'll be ready,' she said.

"That's what you think," a voice said.

Before Tommy could respond, Galen materialized in front of him, hitting him over the head with a metal beam, knocking him to the floor. Then, Galen turned his attention to Lord Zedd.

"You're the last person I imagined I'd see here," he said.

"Funny, I thought you'd be taller," Zedd commented.

Galen rushed towards him, but Zedd sidestepped him, cocking back with his staff and swinging at him. Galen simply lifted up his hand, and it stopped the staff in mid air. No matter how hard Zedd tried to hit him, he couldn't move his arm.

"So, this is all the notorious Lord Zedd has to offer? I expected more," he said, flicking his wrist and sending Lord Zedd up against the wall.

With him out the way, Galen walked over to the device, which was still phased. He glanced down at it, admiring it. He knew that in less than nine minutes, his dream would finally be a reality, and there would be no one to stop him.

"You sorely under estimate me," Zedd said, aiming his staff at Galen, shooting a beam of energy. The beam connected with Galen's chest, but seemed to go right through him.

"Nice try," he said, extending his hands.

The energy beam Zedd shot at him seemed to be building in Galen's hand, and once it was a large enough size, he threw it towards Zedd. There was an explosion, and Galen had to shield his eyes from the blast.

"I'm amazed the rangers had such a hard time defeating him all the time," he groaned.

As Galen took another step towards the device, a beam of energy came from the smoke and dust, this time knocking Galen against the control panel in the lab. The dust settled, and Lord Zedd stepped through the smoke. "It'll take more than that to defeat me," he snapped.

Just then, both the green and pink rangers materialized in front of them.

"Will this be enough?" he asked, then turned to the pink ranger. "Destroy him," he commanded.

The pink ranger nodded, then lunged after Lord Zedd. He swung his staff, but she spun around, ending up at his side, then kicked the staff, breaking it in half. As the two pieces flew into the air, she caught one, throwing it at him.

"You missed," Zedd scoffed as he easily dodged it.

"Did I?" she inquired.

Zedd glanced up, and the staff connected with a metal beam overhead, breaking it. The beam collapsed onto Zedd, sending him down to the floor. The pink ranger then picked up the second half of the staff, ready to stab him with it, but an energy beam caught her in the shoulder, knocking her back slightly.

"Time Force, you're under arrest," a voice said. She glanced up, only to see another pink ranger walk into the room with a disrupter in hand and a Time Force badge in the other. "Your time is up!"

The ranger was wearing a metallic armor of some kind, but even more advanced than her own. It seemed more silver than anything else, but there was a pink undertone to it. Although it appeared thin, it was obvious that the uniform itself wasn't made like the typical Time Force material.

"And who are you suppose to be?" the pink ranger snapped.

She reached for her disrupter and fired, but the beam passed through the mysterious ranger. Next, she went for a sabat kick, but her feet simply passed through the ranger again. This time, the ranger swung a backhand, knocking the pink ranger to the floor.

"Who… who are you?" she inquired.

"The Omega Ranger," she said proudly, lifting her foot, kicking the pink ranger in the gut. That was enough to knock her clear across the room as she landed in front of Galen and the green ranger.

"Destroy her," Galen repeated, this time ordering the green ranger.

"No," the green ranger dropped his disrupter. "I will not. You have lied to us Galen, and I will not participate in…" he was cut short as Galen flicked his wrist, shooting a beam of energy at him, knocking him to the floor.

"I guess I'll have to do this myself," he said, turning to the Omega Ranger. "Nothing will stop me achieving my goals, I've come too far," he snapped.

The Omega ranger walked towards him with purpose in her step. He shot several beams of energy at her, but they all passed through her with no problem. He tried for a kick, but she caught his foot, and then spun him around, sending him crashing into the wall.

At that moment, Jen and Katie rushed into the room, observing the damage. "Oh no, Tommy," Jen cried, racing over to him.

Galen stood up with a sinister smile on his face. "You fools, don't you think I prepared for this moment. I knew you'd find a way to activate the Omega morpher, and now that you have, the intensity of my shockwave will be even more powerful, reaching to countless other worlds. You have doomed the universe!" he screamed.

"But you will be trapped here as well, you'll die along with us," Katie said.

"No, I won't. I have this," he pulled a small device from under his cloak. "It emits the same type of energy as morphers do. I will simply go back to my ship, and when the universe has been obliterated, I will be the soul survivor of the universe," he told them.

"I don't think so," Jen said, snatching the device off Tommy's belt and activated it. There was a humming sound for a moment, but it passed.

"I hope that wasn't your ingenious plan to defeat me bitch!" he snapped.

The green ranger stared up at the phased device, noticing there was only ten seconds left on the counter. He noticed the look on Jen's face, the look of desperation and anguish. He'd seen that look before; the pink ranger… his sister, had looked at him that way before. When Galen originally approached the two of them and he explained Time Force had killed their parents in cold blood. They wanted nothing more than to get revenge on Time Force, but Galen told them the best way to avenge their parent's death would be to use their deaths as a catalyst for the new era of peace. Galen told them after they eliminated Time Force, the world would become a virtual paradise. It all sounded so good at the time, and neither one of them questioned it.

Now, he'd come to realize that it was all lies. Galen had used them in his selfish attempt to get revenge on Time Force, and they'd slaughtered innocent billions to achieve that goal. It sickened him to his stomach to think he could be so easily tricked, allowing himself to take everything Galen told him at face value. The past had been destroyed, his future had been destroyed, and within seconds, all of it would be gone. 'If only there was something I could do, some way to stop all this,' he sighed inwardly. His sister was lying motionless on the floor covered in her own blood, several other Time Force officers he had seriously injured, including Tommy Oliver. 'Father,' he groaned to himself. 'All this pain and destruction, all these innocents lives wiped out to satisfy the need for revenge from one man,' he thought. He knew it was all his fault, that he was responsible for all those deaths, all that destruction. 'I must atone for my crime,' he thought to himself.

At that moment, he realized what he had to do.

"Galen, your time is up!" the green ranger stumbled to his feet with half of Lord Zedd's staff in hand, inching his way towards Jen. "Forgive me… mother," he groaned.

With the last of his strength, he cocked back, stabbing Jen in the stomach…

… but he was too late…

… at that moment, there was a blinding light that seemed to fill the entire room, and suddenly, the entire world came to an end…