It was as if all was frozen; the final showdown between Tommy and Mesogog was on. Janixsaur was gone, his mind no longer his own; Mesogog had taken over just as he said he would.

The teens stood back, feeling helpless, all knowing that this was not their battle, and in some ways it never had been. This was something Dr. O had to do on his own, and although it was difficult for them to accept, they would respect his wishes. "Come on guys, we still have an army of Tyrannodrones to take care of," announced Conner, as he headed back into battle.

"Right behind you, Conner," said Ethan as he turned around and went to join his comrade.

"Be careful, Dr. O," whispered Kira.

Trent stood there for a moment, watching as Mesogog and Tommy walked around each other, each glaring at the other, weapons ready. Any moment now the attack would begin and only one of them would survive. "Watch yourself out there, Dr. Oliver." Trent then turned to Kira and nodded his head, and the two went to join their two teammates, in what could be their final battle.

Their final battle. And as the teens fought against the vicious Tyrannodrones, fighting for their lives, for their planet, maybe even the universe, memories flashed through all of their minds, of how they all met, became friends, becoming power rangers, and gaining allies, the Time Force rangers. They knew after all of this, it would be over, their journey as power rangers will soon come to an end, and they would go on with their lives. Never had something seemed so frightening to them.

Alex and Eric, two of a kind, shadow images, fought against the Tyrannodrones' attacks, violently. They reflected the blast inflicted by the monstrous beast, sending the monsters back their own medicine, sending them into flames.

Jen and Wes watched, as Alex and Eric fought honorably against the dino-like mutants. Things were looking to get better, but more of the Tyrannodrones kept on coming, ganging up on the two heroes. It was starting to be too much for the two.

"Come on, we've got to go help them." Wes tried to push himself up, but was unable to. He fell right back into Jen's lap.

"Easy. You were hit pretty hard," scolded Jen, as she helped him into a sitting position.

"Help me up. Eric and Alex alone won't be able to handle them." When Jen didn't make any effort, "Now. Please Jen, I'm all right."

"All right. But if things start to get ugly, I'm calling Hayley to teleport you out," replied Jen in her strict leadership voice, as she pulled Wes to his feet.

"Yes, Mother," answered Wes, childlike. He leaned against Jen's shoulder, feeling his strength starting to come back to him. "Okay!" He stepped a few feet away from her. "Time for Time Force!" Wes morphed back into the red Time Force ranger. Together he and Jen went to join Eric and Alex.

"Well, looks like it's just you and me now, Tommy," hissed Mesogog.

"Yes. Just like it should be." Tommy brushed his fingers over his weapon, waiting for the right moment. He moved quickly, flashing his sword out of the harness and reflected Mesogog's fire blast back at him.

But Mesogog moved quickly out of the way. "You're good, but not good enough."

Tommy took a deep breath. "Oh, but I'm just getting started."

The lizard dino freak cracked a smile. "You are as cocky as you are foolish, black ranger. Your strength alone will not be enough to finish me; you saw how easily Janixsaur fell. Even in his own body and mind he couldn't defeat me, and you too shall fall."

"The only way I'm falling is when I take you with me; prepare to die, Mesogog," roared Tommy as he went charging at him. He would make Mesogog pay; make him pay for every pain he had ever inflicted on anyone. He was doing this for Mercer, for Smitty, and for Ellie. "It's time for you to DIE, Mesogog!"

Mesogog stood still, waiting for the right moment to strike, he wasn't even blinking as he watched as Tommy got closer, sword in hand, raging with power. "That's it, just a little closer." He smiled. "Yes. Goodbye, Thomas Oliver!" Before Tommy even had the chance to strike, Mesogog had made the first move, ever so quickly getting the saber out from under his hands and striking him down with his own weapon.

"Noo!" yelled Tommy, as he dropped to his knees; a huge explosion emerged from around them, wiping out the Tyrannodrones, and sending all the rangers to their knees.

"Tommy!"

"Dr. O!"

Once the explosions had stopped, everyone was motionless, frozen with the utmost fear. The greatest ranger lay flat on his back, wounded and unmorphed. Mesogog stood at his feet, pointing his own weapon at his neck, cutting it lightly at first. Blood trickled down Tommy's neck, his heart racing with fear.

"Any last words?" hissed Mesogog. "Before I end your life."

Tommy felt his heart racing, his breathing was heavy. So this was how it all ended. He had failed. He had failed his friends, his teammates, himself. He felt a pang of regret in his heart. He wouldn't be able to see Jason get married. He wouldn't be able to see Conner, Kira, Trent and Ethan graduate. He wouldn't be able to tell Kimberly how much he still loved her.

"Well?"

Tommy took a deep breath. "…..Yes, this isn't over by a long shot, Mesogog!"

"What?" Mesogog looked confused. What kind of last words were those? He looked at Tommy, who looked just as confused as he was.

"I will not let you use my body for your own game. You're going down, even if I have to go down with you."

"Janixsaur. That's impossible. I destroyed you?"

"You only thought you destroyed me; I've been here the whole time, waiting to make my move." Janixsaur laughed.

"No. No…this can't be happening!" yelled Mesogog, violently shaking his whole body around to get back in control, but he was having difficulty; Janixsaur was becoming more powerful with every second that passed.

"Yes. I'm back in the game," laughed Janixsaur. He stared down at Tommy darkly, seeing the fear grow in the black ranger's eyes. "Now, where were we?" He started to raise the sword up…..

"I will not go down without a fight, you know me better then that!"

Janixsaur could feel Mesogog starting to take back control. He was feeling weaker with every moment that passed. He did not want to become a prisoner in his own mind, not again. "There has to be a way!" He struggled around, trying to think of something, but he had done all he could. All that was left now….. the rangers, they could stop this. "Rangers, you must destroy me. I cannot hold him back for much longer, this may be your only chance!"

"Hold on a sec, he's asking us to kill him!" announced Conner.

"Looks that way," replied Ethan.

"Well, I guess there's a first time for everything." Conner turned to Eric. "So what do we do?"

"You're the leader, why don't you tell me?"

Conner couldn't believe his ears; with Tommy down he would have figured Eric or Alex would have taken over as leader, but that wasn't the case. They were putting leadership upon him. He felt a sort of honor and duty come over him, a great responsibility.

"Now, rangers. There's not much time, hurry," yelled Janixsaur.

"Conner, do it!" yelled Dr. O, looking over to them, cuts and bruises all over his body.

"Right." Conner got his weapon ready, along with the other rangers. "On my count. One, two, THREE!" With their powers combined, they sent a powerful energy blast right at Janixsaur.

Tommy moved quickly and jumped out of the blast range, just barely avoiding the impact of the force of the explosion.

"NOOOO!" yelled Mesogog

Tommy watched as Mesogog and Janixsaur were both destroyed. It was over, they had won…..

Once the smoke cleared all that remained was the lifeless body of Janixsaur. Mesogog was finally defeated, and all of them found it ironic that Janixsaur had sacrificed himself in order for that to happen. But it seemed as if Janixsaur would rather die than be a prisoner in his own mind.

"Yes, we did it!" cheered Conner, as he and the other rangers all demorphed.

Eric placed his hand on Conner's shoulder. "Hey, good call, kid."

"Thanks." Conner turned around and shook Eric's hand.

Trent and Kira were embracing, holding each other. The battle was finally over, the nightmare had ended.

"You sure you're okay?" asked Jen, looking at Wes.

Wes laughed; he found it funny for Jen to be so overly concerned about him. "Yes." He laughed again. "I'm fine."

"This is not funny!" she yelled, as she jabbed him in the shoulder with her fist.

"Hey, if I wasn't fine do you think I would be able to do this?" Wes wrapped his arms around her, giving her one of the most passionate kisses he had ever given her. He felt as she wrapped her arms around him, holding him close to her.

Alex stood back watching, silently. Watching, as within that moment their love grew for each other, but it would not be enough. It would never be enough.

"Hey, get a room, you two," announced Eric.

Wes and Jen broke the kiss, laughed, and turned to them. "Sorry."

"Hey guys, shouldn't we go check on Dr. O?" asked Ethan.

Suddenly all their faces became very alert. "Oh man, Dr. O. I almost forgot," said Conner, as he and the other all rushed over to him.

"Hey, you all right, man?" asked Wes, watching as Tommy pushed himself to his feet, limping slightly.

"Oh yeah, nothing a hot bath wont cure."

"I think you'll need more than a hot bath," noted Eric, pointing out the big gash on Tommy's leg.

Tommy looked down; his leg was covered in blood. "I've seen worse."

"I bet. Wes, come here and help me," said Eric as he put one of Tommy's arms over his shoulders, as Wes went to the opposite side. "Conner, contact Hayley and tell her we're ready."

"Right." Conner raised his morpher to his mouth. "Hayley, we're ready to go." No answer. "Hayley?" Still no answer.

Everyone was starting to get concerned. "Conner, try again," said Tommy.

"Hayley, this is Conner, come in." Still no answer.

"Why isn't she answering?" asked Kira, starting to get almost frantic.

"We have to get back to the dino cave, right away!" announced Tommy, fearing for the worst. He knew now with Mesogog out of the picture that only left one problem. Zeltrax…..