AN: As always thanks for the great reviews. Normally I wouldn't post chapters so close together, but I'm several chapters ahead for once and with such great feedback I hate to keep anyone waiting.
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The powers were in use. Kale could feel it in his bones. After years of watching over the Gems of Power he felt a special sort of connection to them. The closer he got to Earth the more connected he felt and by the time he was looking at two ships in orbit around Earth he nearly felt overwhelmed. He had never felt them activated before and he was worried that maybe...maybe he wouldn't have the strength to get them back.
"Oh Nick, I could really use your help." Kale murmured to himself as he thought of his deceased white teammate. He touched the white gem on his chest and sighed. "I can't do this without you guys."
You're never without us Kale. We're here for you always.
Kale knew that he was still linked to them through the gems on his chest. Their spirits could still connect enough to their power to talk to him, but there was nothing like them being physically with him. He couldn't even remember the last time he had been in the presence of friendly beings. Most of his years were spent facing malicious forces trying to steal the gems. The only reprieve he'd had was when the Nova Rangers had come seeking a power boost to fight Dark Specter. When they found of that no one with ranger powers could harness the Gems they'd left and he'd been alone ever since.
He forcefully shoved that train of thought away. He had to focus on the task at hand. He knew about there being rangers on Earth. He was sure they probably weren't the same incarnation he had heard about. Zeo Rangers wasn't it? No, it was the Turbo Rangers. Divatox had tried to get the Gems of Power to use against them. He had heard through the merchants that brought him supplies that some of those rangers had gone to space, but that had been several years ago. He didn't know what happened, but those merchants had stopped bringing supplies and he had stopped hearing about what was going on in the universe.
As out of the loop as he was he knew that the Gems of Power were being used against whatever ranger force was on Earth and as a ranger he couldn't stand by and do nothing. It would be the first time for him getting back into the mix and fighting a serious bad guy again. He wasn't sure he could do it, but he knew he had a duty to try.
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"Sir, a cloaked Tarrian ship has landed on Earth." Deder announced to Kalix.
Kalix grinned. "That stupid Knight Ranger must think his outdated cloaking device works."
"Well, once he landed and stopped moving we lost track of it sir." Deder replied.
"No matter." Kalix said, unconcerned about the new turn of events. "We don't have to find him. He's after the Gems of Power." He turned to his Psycho Rangers. "Go down and start some trouble. The Knight Ranger will be attracted to you. Capture him and bring him back."
"Yes Master."
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Things had started to get better between Hunter and Shane and even with Dustin still down the team were starting to pull back together again. Hunter, Blake, and Tori trained harder than ever before while Shane, still recovering from his meeting with Psycho Crimson's shield, and Cam tried to come up with a plan for defeating the Psycho Rangers. It was still clear to them that they just couldn't function the same way without Dustin. And even though they all tried to remain positive it had been several days since Psycho Red put Dustin in a coma and there was still no change.
"There's got to be something we can do to put a dent in those guys." Shane said. "I mean, Blake got an advantage of Psycho Navy."
"Yeah, what did you do anyway?" Tori asked.
Blake shrugged. "One minute he was beating me senseless and the next he looked like he was in pain. I just took advantage of his weakness."
"Strange." Cam murmured and brought up the video footage of the most recent fight with the Psychos.
He tapped a few keys and zoomed in on Psycho Navy. They all watched as Psycho Navy isolated Blake from Hunter and began to thrash him. Blake winced as he watched himself fall to the ground and then frowned as Psycho Navy suddenly stiffened and held his head as if in pain. In the heat of the battle Blake hadn't really noticed, just acted on instinct. The tables quickly changed and it was Navy taking the beating and seemed to be in too much pain to properly defend himself.
"Not that I feel bad for him or anything, but he looks like he was in a lot of pain. More than Blake was dealing." Shane commented. "Could it be a power surge or something?"
"No, his energy readings were stable, unbelievably high, but stable." Cam answered.
Blake frowned and continued to watch the screen. "Y'know...it kind of reminds me of the mind warp Lothor put on us. When Hunter or I would start to get our memories back it physically hurt."
"You don't think Psycho Navy is under some kind of spell? He's as evil as the rest of them." Shane argued.
Blake held up his hands. "Calm down man, I'm just stating a fact."
"He does have a point thought Shane." Hunter said. "The similarities are striking."
"Yeah, that's not the first time something like this has happened. He froze up after Psycho Red hit Dustin with that attack." Tori commented.
"And when he and Psycho Crimson attacked Hunter and I he seemed distracted and it wasn't until Crimson blasted him that he came back to his senses." Blake added.
"So what? Are you saying you're going to take it easier on the guy?" Shane demanded. He didn't really see the point of the argument.
Blake frowned. "No, but we're just saying that everything isn't what it seems with that guy. Maybe we could even break whatever spell he's under. Then we'll have a Psycho Ranger helping us."
"Looks like you'll get your chance Blake." Cam said as the screen switched to show the Psychos causing trouble in downtown. Shane started to call out the morph, but Cam grabbed his arm. "You're not going anywhere with your ribs like that. It wouldn't take much to break a rib and possibly puncture a lung."
"But-."
"Just stay Shane. You won't be much good to us if you go out there and get yourself killed." Tori reasoned.
Shane relented, though begrudgingly, and watched as his teammates morphed and streaked away without him. "Good luck guys."
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"This time don't let your ranger beat you up." Crimson growled at Navy as they watched their secondary targets arrive. Navy didn't reply and Crimson didn't wait. "Hello again, rangers. Come for another beating?"
"If I recall one of you didn't walk away from the fight last time." Hunter retorted.
Yellow ribbed Navy who turned and punched him in the chest. Before a fight could start Red grabbed Yellow and pulled him back into the line. Crimson ignored it all.
"The same could be said for Red Ranger. Where is he anyway? Hiding out with that yellow punk?" Crimson taunted.
That was enough for Tori who charged at the Psycho Rangers. The other two followed her lead. It was a foolish move. The Psycho Rangers were ready for anything they tried. Yellow and Red stood back and watched for their primary target to make his presence known. Navy was dealing as much damage he could to make up for the humiliating defeat he had suffered last time. The other Psychos wouldn't let him forget that the Navy Thunder Ranger had almost killed him. Yellow wouldn't let him forget that he had saved him. He had been subjected to emergency training, which basically ended up with him "sparring" against the other Psychos. That had just turned into a beating barely hidden behind the disguise of training. They wouldn't have done that unless Kalix ordered it and that worried him.
Red was getting really bored as he watched his teammates have all the fun. He wished that Red Ranger was there so that he could pound the living snot out of him, but the weakling had obviously been hurt by Crimson's attack. That one name made his blood boil almost worse than Red Ranger did. Crimson got on every one of Red's nerves. He couldn't wait for the day when they defeated the rangers and didn't have to stay a team. Then he would take care of the arrogant fool once and for all.
Like Psycho Red, Yellow was wrapped up in his thoughts. He had been ordered to take part in the "training" of Psycho Navy the previous night. He wasn't sure why but he felt bad for what he had done. He could tell that Navy was still hurting from it all. Somewhere in the back of his mind he remembered how they used to be friends. He and Navy had been best friends...Navy had been his first real friend that he could remember.
The rangers were all down, sprawled across the battlefield like fallen soldiers. The Psychos stood ready to deliver finishing blows when suddenly there was a new presence. The Psychos found themselves being beaten by something moving too fast for even them to keep up with. Before any of them knew it they were limping to regroup and a new ranger stood between them and their fallen foes. Their primary target had finally shown his face.
"Ah, you must be the Knight Ranger Kalix told us about." Psycho Crimson said. He eyed the black clad ranger, not impressed in the least. "You don't seem like much to me."
The Knight Ranger crossed his arms over his chest. "You have the Gems of Power and I want them back."
"Come and take them if you can." Crimson sneered.
It was like rushing into a hornet nest. The Knight Ranger pulled his sword and took on all the Psychos at once. He was good, really good, and Blue and Yellow were sent crashing into a wall by powerful kicks. Psycho Crimson tried to bash him with his shield, but the Knight Ranger ducked and Crimson bashed Red instead. The Knight Ranger drove his shoulder into Crimson's chest and slammed the Psycho against a wall before taking a step back to kick him in the chest. Psycho Navy then took his turn. The two seemed pretty evenly matched and as they fought the Knight Ranger couldn't help but feel something different about Psycho Navy.
"You're not like those other fools. You're better than them, better than this." Kale said as he locked weapons with him.
Navy growled and knocked the Knight Ranger back. "Why are you all isolating me?"
"Because I sense a great amount of good in you."
"I'm a Psycho Ranger! I'm not good!"
Kale smirked under his helmet. Oh yeah, the guy was definitely under some kind of spell. One that he knew he could break with the power of his gem. He knocked Navy backwards and used the gem on the forehead of his helmet to zap the Psycho Ranger. The black energy easily overtook Navy and the Psycho cried out in agony as a splitting headache erupted. And then just as quickly as the headache had come it was replaced by peaceful darkness. Kale glanced around quickly at the Psychos to find them still down and when he was satisfied he went to help the other rangers.
"Who are you?" Hunter asked as the strange ranger helped him up.
"I'm Kale. I'm the Knight Ranger."
"And you're coming with us!"
Kale didn't even have time to react as Psycho Yellow burst out of the ground behind him. The Psycho Ranger wrapped one arm around Kale's neck and the other around his stomach. He sent an energy charge through the struggling Knight Ranger and laughed as the body went limp. Hunter moved to help Kale, but Psycho Crimson kicked him away. Yellow vanished with Kale still in his clutches. Red and Blue quickly followed, but Navy was still lying prone where he had fallen. It was a few more seconds before someone above teleported him away as well.
Tori frowned at what just happened. "Something tells me our best chance against the Psychos just got taken away from us."
"Better him than us."
"Hunter!" Blake and Tori both exclaimed.
"Well, it's true!"
Tori rolled her eyes. "Let's get back to Ninja Ops before they do decide to come back for one of us."
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"Well, well, well, if it isn't the mighty Knight Ranger." Kalix sneered. "Come to reclaim your Gems of Power?"
"A bit late for that." Yellow quipped.
"I'll get them back." Kale growled. He struggled against Crimson and Red who held him in vice like grips. He would have used the gem on his forehead, but they had covered it with a metal headband.
"You can try." Crimson taunted. "But you're only one ranger against the five of us."
"Four at the moment." Kale corrected.
"A minor detail."
"Enough!" Kalix barked. The irritation then melted off his face to reveal a sickening grin. "He's going to answer some questions for me, then maybe I'll hand him over to you. After that if something is left he'll join us."
"No!" The Knight Ranger struggled uselessly.
"For now, take him to a holding cell."
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It hurt. It hurt to remember who he really was and then think about what he had done. He had become a monster. He'd been ruthless and cold blooded toward a ranger no less. He was sure Jakol would be ashamed of him. All of his teammates would be. Even Amias was never so horrible when he was possessed by the Red Amulet. How would he face them when he joined them? His honor was almost shattered. He clung to it only because he had never attacked the Navy Thunder Ranger when he was in a weakened state.
Honor. It was a very important thing for the people of his planet. It had held their civilization together for thousands of years. If one lost their honor they might as well have been dead. He might as well have been dead. Even in death he would find nothing for him for his people believed that the dishonorable did not pass on to the same place or a good place for that matter. He could only hope that it wasn't too late to save his honor.
"You're awfully quiet lately." Psycho Yellow commented, eyeing his younger teammate.
"Just thinking." Navy replied quickly. Thinking of a way to make up for what I've done.
The other Psychos shared looks even if the helmets hid their faces. They could feel something different about their teammate. He seemed even more withdrawn than usual. He was focused inward on himself rather than observing the rest of the team as he normally would have. In times past this would have garnered some worry from the other Psychos, but instead they reacted quite different.
"Maybe he's thinking about what a pathetic fighter he is." Blue sneered. "Every fight he comes back either hurt or unconscious."
"Or both." Yellow added. He didn't feel completely right about teasing his teammate, but decided it was better to play along than let on to any change of emotions.
"Maybe you need another training session." Crimson spoke up.
"Oh yeah, a beating is just what I need." Navy grumbled. "That way when we face the rangers again I'll be even weaker."
"Are you talking back to me?" Crimson demanded.
Navy growled. Now that he remembered who he was, he was done being a punching bag. He wasn't going to be bullied around by the other Psychos anymore. If they wanted a fight he was going to give it to them. No more being worried about them. Not until their spells were broken too. Well, he wasn't sure they were all under a spell, but he had his suspicions about a few.
"I'm not scared of you Terik." Navy retorted.
Crimson growled fiercely. "That's something I should change."
Navy was ready to defend himself, but he was surprised as Red stepped up to his defense. "Leave the runt alone Terik. Why don't you try picking a fight with someone you can't easily beat."
"But you admit I can beat you."
At that Red bristled and the next thing the other Psychos knew Red and Crimson were fighting again. The fight was as fast and as furious as usual with both trying to prove they were better. Blue left the room thoroughly annoyed by their bickering. Yellow stayed in the room, but he seemed to be the one in his own thoughts. Only Navy seemed to pay attention to what was going on between Red and Crimson. There was his way of tearing the team apart and weakening them. If Red and Crimson really vied for control he was sure that Blue would support Crimson while he would support Red. The rogue factor was Yellow, who he noticed had been acting a little strange lately. He was sure that Yellow wasn't having the same kind of problems as him, but something was going on.
"Psycho Navy, report to the command room."
Red and Crimson broke apart as the announcement echoed through the ship. Navy looked up a little startled and instantly he looked to his teammates for confirmation that he hadn't done anything. Red crossed his arms and looked away, though Navy could almost see the smirk hidden behind the mask. Crimson was outright laughing at him, but Yellow...Navy couldn't see his older teammates face, but they had all become good at reading body language and Yellow was tense. Navy slouched a little and started to head out of the room. He was mildly surprised when Yellow followed, but was internally grateful for the apparent support even if he never would have admitted it.
In the command room Kalix was sitting in his chair waiting for the young Psycho. Deder stood diligently beside his master, a strange pole like device held in his hands. Psycho Yellow hung back by the door, unsure of why he followed in the first place. Navy hesitantly moved to stand in front of Kalix. Inside he was burning with rage and dearly wanted to strangle the reptile, but he knew that it wasn't time for revenge. He would have to deal with whatever Kalix was going to throw at him and wait for the right time to strike. His revenge would be absolute and Kalix would be ready for death by the time Navy got through with him.
"Psycho Navy." Kalix acknowledged the Psycho with a grim nod. "It's become apparent to me as of late that you are holding your team back. Why do you think that is?"
Navy bit back a rude reply and instead settled for a safer one. "I'm not sure, master."
"It's unacceptable." Kalix continued with a cold tone. "Lothor hasn't said anything yet, but if you keep returning from battle in defeat he will take notice and I won't be the only one to suffer."
"I'm sorry Master, I don't know what's wrong with me."
"You always have been the weakest Psycho." Kalix said. He didn't care that he was injuring the Psycho's pride, nor that another Psycho Ranger was in the room to witness it. "Even during training I could see it. However, if you want to stay on the team for any length of time you're going to have to prove you deserve your spot. Any more failures and I'm going to have to start coming up with creative punishments."
Navy shivered at that. How could the reptile be so cold? So cruel? Then he was reminded of all the things Kalix had done to his home planet while attempting to conquer it in Lothor's name. His blood began to boil again and his fists clenched as he visibly fought to keep himself from attacking Kalix.
"However, I can't let this latest defeat go unpunished." Kalix announced.
Without warning Deder lunged forward and rammed the pole against Navy's ribs. As soon as the device touched the Psycho's suit electricity began to crackle through the young man's body. Navy's whole body locked up and he ceased to be able to breathe. He couldn't have screamed if he wanted to, which he didn't, and his heart gave an erratic flutter. As Navy collapsed to the ground, body shuddering from the intense torture, Deder followed him to the ground and continued the assault.
At the door Yellow tensed and growled almost inaudibly. For some reason he couldn't understand he had felt incredibly pissed off with everything Kalix said about his teammate. Then when Deder started to electrocute him Yellow could hardly contain himself. Seeing the younger Psycho go down was almost his undoing. For some reason way beyond his understanding he felt overly protective of Navy. He wanted to kill Deder, literally tear the being to pieces for even thinking of hurting Navy. Several weeks ago he wouldn't have even cared if Navy was killed by his good counterpart, yet suddenly the thought of losing Navy was too much. He thought all those feelings were dead and gone.
"Enough." Kalix said in a cold tone. He turned his attention to Psycho Yellow standing rooted in his spot. "Take your teammate back to his room."
"Yes master." Yellow mumbled.
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"Alright, does anyone have any idea what that was all about?" Tori asked as the team regrouped at Ninja Ops.
"He said he was the Knight Ranger." Hunter said.
"He said something about Gems of Power." Cam commented. He and Shane had been watching the whole fight. "I think maybe that's the source of the Psycho Rangers' powers."
"Do you know anything about it?" Shane asked.
"No, I'm thinking they're an alien power source, however, they seem to give the Psycho Rangers morphing abilities like your own." Cam explained. "Unlike your technologically created powers, theirs appear to be magical."
"Does that have anything to do with why we can't beat them?" Hunter questioned.
Cam shook his head. "I don't think so. I think they're just more powerful. The energy readings I've been getting from them are off the charts." He paused, looking over the facts. He wasn't sure how the team was going to take his next statement. "I don't think they've tapped half their power yet."
The rangers were silent at that. They shared equal looks of disbelief and worry. Tori was blatantly afraid while the boys tried not to show their own fear. They were all thinking the same thing.
"What chance do we have against them if they can beat us around so badly and not even tap their full potential?" Blake voiced their combined thoughts.
"Do not give up hope yet rangers. There is much we do not know. You can not give up hope or all will truly be lost." Sensei said.
The rangers and Cam looked at him as he made his presence known for the first time in a while. He had been meditating for a long time and it appeared he had finally found what he was looking for. He was now sure that Dustin would eventually be okay and was not alone in spirit. As for the Psychos, he was still unsure of what the outcome would be there, but he knew that the greatest strength his rangers would have was hope.
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Yellow was surprised when Navy demorphed in his arms as he carried him. He looked down at the younger boy and was struck with how young Navy really looked. His black hair was scruffy and even messier than the last time he saw it. His skin was unnaturally pale, probably from the torture he had endured, and had a light sheen of sweat. Delicate eyelids hid vivid blue-green eyes that could change color with his mood and look right into someone's soul.
Yellow suddenly realized he was staring and tore his eyes away. He was glad that his helmet hid his blush. What was with him lately? First he started to care that Blue was getting an unfair treatment and now he was getting overprotective. And what was it about Navy that he suddenly found attractive? No, not Navy. Navy was a cold hearted Psycho Ranger who cared only about killing the Navy Thunder Ranger, though that person seemed to have died weeks ago. He was attracted to the boy behind the helmet. He was attracted to Niko. The feelings were coming back. The feelings from before Jaldia. And he realized quickly that he was staring again.
"Get a grip." He snarled at himself.
"Talking to yourself are we Zadan?"
Yellow looked up and glared at Red through is visor. "Better conversation than with you."
"What happened to the runt? Master teach him a lesson?"
"Maybe if you cared enough about your teammates you'd have gone with him." Yellow snapped in reply.
Red growled. "You're getting awful lippy."
"And you're not the leader anymore."
"We'll see how long that lasts." Red snarled. "And when I'm leader again you'll show me more respect."
"Let's not jump the gun shall we?" Yellow sneered in reply.
He then shoved past Red and continued down the hall until he got to Navy's personal room. He hesitated a moment. Their rooms were private and they didn't allow each other inside. It was the one sacred rule among them. Their rooms were off limits to each other. Yellow looked down at Navy...Niko...and frowned. Navy would not be pleased if he went into the boy's room even if it was just to put him to bed. After a moment more of hesitation Yellow turned and went to his own room and laid Niko on the bed. He stared at the boy for a second too long before pulling the covers over his teammate's body. He then quickly left the room.
What am I getting myself into?
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"Rumors say you can't demorph. Is it true?"
Kale glared fiercely at Kalix even though his helmet hid it. He was shackled to a table in the middle of a brightly-lit examination room, or at least that's what he thought it looked like. He half expected them to try and dissect him. They'd have to demorph him first and he wasn't going to let that happen. Because he had the morphing power of an entire team of rangers nothing could force him to demorph, at least, nothing he had encountered yet.
"Of course it's not. I have to go to the bathroom too y'know." Kale grumbled. He figured he'd answer unimportant questions, just to give the reptile thing hope that he'd answer more important ones.
"You know more about the Gems of Power than anyone else. You're going to answer my questions." Kalix said confidently. He couldn't see Kale's smirk or he might have been upset. "How do they work?"
"Like I know." Kale retorted. "I just protected them. I didn't think anyone could actually access their power."
"Yes, well it wasn't easy." Kalix said. "And they can't tap into it fully. How do they tap into the full potential of the Gems?"
Kale laughed outright. "Snake, even if I knew I wouldn't tell you."
"You're lying." Kalix snarled. "Tell me what I want to know."
Kale remained silent. Kalix turned to Deder. The white armored being stepped forward and drove a pole like device into the Knight Ranger's rib area. Instantly electricity crackled through the ranger's suit. Kale bit back a scream of pain as his body tensed unbearably tight and he couldn't breathe. After several long agonizing minutes the torture stopped.
"Now, how do we reach the Gems' full potential?" Kalix demanded.
"You can't." Kale gasped out.
"Liar!"
Kale barely got a whimper out before the torture started again. His jaw clenched painfully hard and he could almost swear his teeth were cracking. He struggled to breathe and felt his world growing dim when suddenly the pain was gone again.
"Now, answer my question."
"You can't...tap." Kale mumbled.
Kalix growled in frustration, but decided to ask another more pressing question. "All the information I've gathered points to there being more Gems. Where are they?"
"Don't know."
"Why must you continue to lie to me?"
"Not lying."
"Bullshit!" Kalix roared and swung a hard punch into Kale's ribs. The suit sparked fiercely. "Where are the other Gems?"
"Lost. Missing." Kale muttered.
"You're lying again."
"Not..."
"Keep lying ranger. Just wait until you're demorphed and then the real torture will start."
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Navy woke up with a jolt and immediately knew he was not in his room. He feared he had gotten drunk and stumbled into the wrong room and the owner was going to kill him. He highly valued and respected the rule about not going in anyone else's room and apparently he had broken it. He sat up quickly and moved to get out of the bed when suddenly a hand was on his chest. He nearly yelped with shock and he realized with a jolt that he was not morphed.
"Lay down you idiot."
Navy relaxed a little at Yellow's voice. As cruel, sarcastic, and evil as it could sound at times, at the moment Yellow's voice was smooth and gentle. It was something Navy had not heard in a long time. Too long.
"What happened?" Navy asked.
"That little punk Deder used his electric pole thing to zap you unconscious." Yellow replied.
Navy looked around a little bit, his eyes capable of seeing in the dark after much training. "Is this your room?"
"Yeah." Yellow replied, once more glad his helmet hid his face. "I didn't want to enter your room without your permission, even to put you in there."
Navy was a little shocked and slightly amused by Yellow's statement. "I wouldn't have been mad."
"Before I wouldn't have thought twice, but after-I didn't want to break that last bit of trust between us." Yellow answered.
Navy hesitated, unsure of what emotions he was getting from Yellow's voice. It almost sounded like he was talking to Zadan again. Not the Yellow Psycho Ranger, the crazy lunatic, the killer that he had become. It was like he was in his best friend's room again talking to him like they used to. But he knew that was impossible. Nothing was the same.
"Is that the last bit of trust we have?" Navy asked quietly as if afraid to tread on shaky ground.
Yellow hesitated. He wasn't sure how to answer that. He wasn't sure what he was feeling anymore. "I don't know." He looked away from his demorphed teammate, unwilling to see the reaction to his words. "If you're feeling strong enough...maybe you should go."
"Oh." Navy sighed a little disappointed. He had hoped they were connecting again.
The one thing Kalix had given him was a group of friends. Even under a spell he couldn't brush off what he'd had with the other Psychos in the beginning. They had trained together for several years, not even having a specific target, and it had been a bonding time. He was under a spell, but some part of him still looked fondly on what had been a relatively peaceful part of his life after being captured by Kalix.
Navy slowly sat up and pulled himself out of the bed. He glanced briefly at Yellow and seeing the Psycho looking the other way, he headed out of the room. He didn't go to his room though. He had other plans. As he passed through the semi lit halls he morphed again, feeling the raw power surge through his veins again. Then, just before going around a corner he tapped his power and changed the color of his suit...to crimson. Someone would be getting in trouble and it was not going to be him.
He made a brief stop at the armory and picked up an electro-disk and tucked it into the back of his belt. Then he continued his trip down the hall to the holding cells. Around the corner he found the doorway into the hall of holding cells and the two Lizarians that guarded it. Two Lizarians were no match for most of the beings on the ship, but their unknown ways of communication were very helpful and if someone tried to cause trouble every Lizarian on the ship would know.
"I'm here to see the ranger." Navy said in Crimson's voice.
"Which one?" One of the Lizarians hissed.
"The Knight Ranger." Navy replied, somewhat shocked to learn there were more rangers held prisoner there than he knew.
The other Lizarain narrowed its yellow eyes. "We have orders-."
"Try and stop me."
The two Lizarians parted and Navy strolled in quickly. He knew he wouldn't have long before all the Lizarians on the ship knew, then again, they were going to be looking for Crimson when all of this was over with. He passed several holding cells, looking through the red shields to the prisoners within. It didn't take him long to find his target. The Knight Ranger was the only one still morphed, but even so he looked worse than before. Navy looked at the control panel controlling the door and smirked. It was a bad thing for Crimson that Navy was observant.
Username: DarkCrimson
Password: xxxxxx
Access Granted DarkCrimson
Navy smirked again and watched as the red shield flickered off. Inside the room the Knight Ranger sat up from the cot and looked intently at his visitor. Navy stepped inside and crossed his arms. He knew there were security cameras, he had to make everything look convincing.
"Not so tough now are you?" I've come to get you out.
"Not that it was any of your doing." Kale frowned and then a light bulb went off. He realized he probably wasn't actually talking to Psycho Crimson.
We need to make this look good. "I didn't say it was. I just hope master lets me have a go at you." There's an electo-disk ducked into my belt. Use it on me. There are two guards just outside the door, surprise them.
"Try it if you want." Kale snarled. He had figured out which one of the Psychos he was really talking to. Suddenly he saw a collection of images flash in his mind. He was being given a layout of the ship.
To access the transporter you will need a username and password. Use: DarkCrimson with the password KILLER. You'll have to be quick. Within moments of attacking those two Lizarians the whole ship will know you're free and I'll have to play along for the hunt. "You arrogant little ass. I could squish you with my pinky and thumb."
"Again I say try if you want." Kale replied, trying to keep track of the mental messages along with the verbal speech. How Navy was doing both at the same time was any wonder. "You're all bark and no bite."
Navy growled just like Crimson would have and lunged at Kale. The move was stupid, faulty, and totally what his Psycho leader would have done. Kale was ready and ducked out of the way, grabbing the electro-disk. Navy spun and tensed just before the electro-disk connected. He cried out in agony as blinding pain rippled through his whole body. His knees buckled and he collapsed to his hands and knees. His ears were ringing, but he felt Kale leave the room. He also felt Kale hesitate, looking at the other prisoners.
Later. Navy murmured, his mental voice weak. Go.
Navy collected himself as quickly as he could and stumbled out of the cell. He looked with extreme satisfaction at the limp bodies of the Lizarians. He then turned and headed in the opposite direction he knew Kale had gone and when he was sure no one was around he changed his suit back to the right color. He smirked to himself. Crimson was going to be in biiiiig trouble.