Kojin flew across the street and slammed hard into the brick wall. It splintered, sending chips of concrete flying across the street before he slid down the wall. A black light consumed him and vanished, leaving him dazed and demorphed.

Sierra snarled angrily and lunged forward, throwing her fist out. The must ducked, letting the fist slide over before returning one of his own. She curled over his massive spiked hand as it buried into her stomach. Blood splashed against her mask as she slumped to the floor, rolling in pain.

"Heh…Tommy, you're all alone again!" Driller hissed, picking the massive blade up once more.

Before Tommy could slap a witty come back, his morpher chimed. He cursed silently, snarling beneath his mask. "This is Tommy, go ahead!"

"Tommy, it's Billy, I'm teleporting you and Rangers back to the command center. Trent and the other's have the source." He growled again and clutched the staff tighter.

"Billy, what about the c-"

"Tommy, we don't have time for this! Teleporting now!"

Before he could protest, a black light consumed him and white flash stung his eyes. He threw his arms up in defense, groaning hard. Tommy could feel the beginnings of a headache and his entire body became light – lighter then usual. Suddenly he felt the cold floor against his back and his head slam against the floor. He cried out in pain, clutching his head. He could only scream out one word…

"BILLY!"

"Sorry Tommy, I still haven't fixed the locking coordinates yet." Billy smiled apologetically and turned to the computer. "I have got the results of the Power Reading though."

Tommy stumbled to his feet, clutching his head. His armour shattered into speckles of light and faded away. He immediately fell into Kimberly's arms, sighing lightly.

"So what is it then, Billy?" Tommy asked, his vision coming back into balance. He met Trents eyes and seen the confusion easily. "Wait, Trent is something wrong?"

Trent glanced at Tommy and Kim then sighed. He looked away, shaking his head slightly. "To be honest, Dr. O, I really don't know. The crystals is…well…not your usual crystal."

Sierra groaned and knelt down slightly, sucking in the air for dear life. "Yeah, you're right, it's not. Whatever it is you felt when touching that crystal put a serious power drain on mine." She waved her morpher – it burned a black-white hue. "My energy is returning, but whatever had happened really weakened me out on the battle field."

Kimberly eyed the crystal in the machine, her thoughts dwindling on her ranger days. It had only been eight years since she'd given up her power, but it didn't even feel that long. It felt like only yesterday since she'd last seen Tommy, Billy and the others. And now, with seeing Tommy in uniform, it made her wonder if she could ever gain her power back.

When Trent cleared his throat, she jumped and glanced over at him, seeing the drained look on his face. The features on the other rangers didn't look to happy either – more confused then anything. She looked over at Billy and Hayley and wasn't to surprised they had a much higher grasp of the situation. Tommy, well…Tommy was Tommy – caught on whenever he really wanted to.

"So you mean to tell me…Vertox is the absolute evil in the universe?" Conner questioned, his grasp slipping into disbelief. His voice didn't sound convinced. "And you believed it?"

Trent sighed and rolled his eyes. "Dude, I just don't imagine a migraine, nose bleed and in the process make up some stupid story about enemy being some ultimate being." He hissed and groaned, rubbing his throbbing head. "I swear it, I didn't make this shit up."

Kim looked down at the crystal again, mesmerized by its beauty. It was only a stone, but some stones possessed an unnatural beauty. The gem resonated a pink-white light, drawing her mind further to its beauty. Suddenly the alarm blared through the Command Center and the screen flickered on.

"Driller, again." Tommy said, stepping forward, unimpressed. "This time, we fight him together." He looked back at the other rangers, receiving a nod.

"Ah, Tommy…" Kojin said, rubbing his head lightly. "I think we're going to stay here."

Tommy growled and flexed his fingers. "For once they listen." He threw his arm up. "Dino Thunder, Power up!"

Conner stepped forward, resting a hand on Tommy's shoulder. "Dude, that's my line."

Tommy growled and turned to face him. "Does it matter? Can we just power up and kill this guy?"

"I for one Conner, agree with Dr. O." Ethan said, resting a hand on his leaders shoulder. "Ready?"

Conner rolled his eyes and glanced back at his teammates. Kira gave him a reassuring smile while Trent…was just being Trent, consumed by his headache. "Yeah, I guess." He whispered as the bracelet flashed.

Almost instantly focus resumed and a sense of confidence flared through the room. No evil could crush the heart of hope for as long as Power Ranger stood, Earth was protected.

"Dino Thunder, Power Up!"

"White Ranger! Dino Power!"

With that, their respective colors consumed them and slowly, the rangers faded away…

- - -

Alright, I have a lot of explaining to do, I'm sure.

First off, lets start with Vertox. I know that part with a little confusing so I'll do my best to explain it. For those of you who believe in a Deity(s), there is always Good and Bad. In the Christian religion, God is the embodiment of all that is good, while Satan is the embodiment of all that is evil. Vertox upholds this aspect. Lord Zedd said in MMPR, the balance of the Morphing Grid is upheld by their constant struggle. Well, every Evil has a Supreme Leader. That is Vertox – he is the Morphing Grids ultimate Evil, while well…we have no clue who Good's is.

And no, I won't tell you who the Good side is – I'll let you guy's figure that out :D

Finally, the last thing I'll address is, the Power Crystal/Gem. Yes, it's a fusion of the Pink Zeo Crystal Power's (and memories) and a Dino Crystal's Power. This allows the holder of the Crystal have a significant power boost above the other Rangers. The catch? Well, you'll see soon :D

All people, sorry for the long update, but my writing will kind of took a nose dive, but as you see, I got some of it back. Enjoy this chapter, C&C (or R&R) and look for the next chapter in a few days.

May the Power Protect You.