A/N- I would like to thank BrandonB, Funky In Fishnet, and Jenni for their reviews. You guys inspire me. -Jeanka

Jack bent back toward the ground as a fist went past where his head had been. He snapped back up, grabbing the arm of his attacker with one hand and elbowing him in the face with the other. Sky had one foot somehow wrapped around his assailant's in a dangerous balancing act. Both seemed to be masters as they attacked with one foot while the other remained planted to the floor. Within an instant, Sky had put his foot down and used his whole body to pivot and attack throwing the assailant off guard for a moment.

Bridge found himself crouching in his attack. He swung out with his leg causing his enemy to cartwheel back. He rose and followed in a similar manner, blocking a punch and delivering a solid kick as he rounded off. Sam was by far the better Ranger at this point. His scapegoat had been on the ground almost four times since the beginning in, no small part due the Omega Ranger suit and futuristic skills. They faced off again and Sam allowed their move to come first knowing full well that it would be their last shot at him.

Syd and Z watched with Kat in the observation window above the ground level of the training room. "I really think we're doing better," said Syd before taking a sip of her water.

Kat watched Z wipe the sweat off of her neck as she replied, "Your team has improve by our standards, but I'm still not sure if you'll pass the OverLord's evaluation. He is a much harsher judge that Commander Cruger or I."

"Any advice?" asked Z.

"Look your best," said Kat. "And that means in your fighting, not wardrobe. Looking confident will go far in his eyes."

"Hey, they're done," said Syd as she headed for the door. The girls met them in the hallway. "How'd it go?"

"You tell us," Sky said shaking his head. "They seem to be tougher than I remember."

"We upgraded," confirmed Kat.

"That explains a lot," said Bridge with Sam and Jack agreeing behind him.

"It still doesn't answer the question," Sky reminded the girls.

"Kat thinks were 'getting better'," said Z.

"Not good enough," said Jack.

"Hey, Jack," Boom said running up to them. "I think we found something."

"Spill," instructed Jack as they gathered in.

"Junius and I have been focusing on why no one has gotten hurt. We may have an answer," said Boom. "According to the list of damaged parts from the internal defense 'malfunction', we noticed something similar to an event that happened on Zyx. Mr. Minkle wasn't in the area initially. He came in only after the shooting started. The system shut down when he entered.

"On Zyx, one of the PatrolBots went on the fritz destroying a room in the base's east wing. But, when someone came in the see what the noise was, the Bot shut down. Somewhere they have a sensor to tell them when to stop. And we found ours."

"Did you run tests?" asked Kat.

"Of course," he said. "First we did a preliminary analysis. It is a tiny sensor almost completely fried, but it is emitting a signal."

"Did you track it?" asked Bridge.

"No, I was waiting for you," replied Boom. "There was something else about it that doesn't fit though. The metal is Tribritphate."

"And that's weird because…?" asked Sky.

"It's a metal native to only Eltar," said Kat realizing what Boom was getting at. "Before SPD, the Power Rangers operated out of a Headquarters building on Eltar. A lot of the technology they used was processed from components from Eltar. When SPD was formed and the Rangers merged, they brought the technology with them."

"So, it could be anybody," concluded Jack.

"No," objected Kat. "New Technology is being processed on Eltar solely for Power Rangers all the time. And Tribritphate is a relatively new find. Let me make a few calls. I have a good friend in the research and development department stationed at the former Ranger Headquarters. He may know something."

"I'll get back to Junius," said Boom.

"Let me shower and I'll be there in a minute," Bridge said moving down the hall.

The group spilt in their respective ways, missing the door of the training room open behind them. "They failed," Vicqui observed as she removed her helmet. "He won't like this."

"And they were making so much progress," the other girl commented with a sigh.

"Oh well, too bad we can't have a little more fun with them before we go."

"There's always next time."

TBC