Summary: The Rangers celebrate Christmas with their new friends. Meanwhile, not all things go as planned…

Author's Notes: S.P.D Rules?

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"So is the Red Ranger you saw in your promotion, Adam?" Tommy asked, leading his friend into the living room. Adam stopped dead, seeing the very same one standing in the middle of the room. He swallowed hard and nodded. Jack looked to the floor, looking thoroughly bewildered beneath the mask. "Well that explains a lot…"

"If you're here, then that means Maleificent came with you?" Adam asked, taking a step forward. Jack powered down and ran a hand through his hair then nodded.

"I'm afraid so, buddy. He got pulled into the Time Portal he created." Jack explained and sighed. "Man, this day is getting horribly complicated."

"You're telling us." Tommy said and sighed. "Well…might as well get comfortable. You're going to be here for a while and I have some questions I need to ask you."

Kira scooted over to the couch and sat down next to Kimberly. Jack sighed and sat down, staring at the floor. For a moment, there was silence between the set of rangers. They were too busy gawking at each other; one set admiring their future, the other dabbling into their past and mentors. Suddenly, Tommy broke the silence with a question. "First and foremost, what the hell are you guys doing in this time again?"

Jack raised a brow. "Again? You mean we've been here before?"

Tommy nodded. "Must have had your memories erased. Alright, next question: Where is Doggie Kruger and Sam?"

Jack frowned and looked around. For the first time since they were pulled through, he realized that Doggie and Sam were indeed gone. He had suddenly gone into leadership mode since the whole ordeal, he hadn't realized they were gone. "That's…a really good question, Dr. Oliver. I don't know. I thought they were pulled through the portal with us."

Tommy frowned and rubbed his eyes. So far they were off to a bad start. "Alright, third question: who is Maleificent and what does he want?"

"Maleificent is a very dangerous Warlock. In our time, he has murdered a full team of A-Squad Rangers and a full team of B-Squad Rangers. His file says that he is also responsible for the destruction of many different planets, but they are unconfirmed. Based on this guy's power, I believe it." Jack explained and looked at the confused faces. "Where did I lose you?"

"A-Squad? B-Squad?" Ethan said, raising a brow.

"A-Squad would be…like us. They are the most powerful S.P.D has to offer. B-Squad, which would be us, are the secondary level of S.P.D. Not quite as good as A-Squad, but definitely a force to be reckoned with." He said and shrugged. "I guess, since Earth's A-Squad is gone, we've assumed that rank."

"Do you know why he is here?" Tommy questioned and glanced at Adam.

Jack followed his gaze and shook his head. "No clue. We took him on at New Tech Docks and he…quite thoroughly obliterated us. The next thing we knew, we were here. We never got a break in battle to really question him. It was none stop action from the moment we got there."

"In the premonition I got, you…or…well, an alternate you, had said he was after a device to create his Doomsday device known as 'Infernus.' Have you ever heard of something like that?" Adam asked, stepping forward. Tommy could see the worry written all over his eyes; he wanted to figure it out as badly as the others did.

Jack looked away and his face contorted in thought. For a moment there was silence and suddenly his face softened. "I remember reading about something called a giant zord-like creature Infernus. He was said to have devastated an entire planet before 3 mysterious beings rose up and defeated it." He shrugged. "That's…all I remember. But then again, these were stories told at S.P.D to pass time. So take it for a grain of sand."

"No Jack, I heard the same story from Commander Kruger." Bridge said and stood up. "He said Emperor Grumm used it on Sirius when he devastated it." Jack looked at the ground and the realization came to his face.

"Yeah, that's right. What was it Kruger called I-"

"Serpentera." Sky finished and two loud gasped filled the room. "Kruger called it the Dragon God, Serpentera."

Tommy groaned and rubbed his forehead, sighing. How is it possible Serpentera was still around? After Zedd was vanquished by Zordon, the massive Zord had become lost. Was it truly possible this Warlock found it? If it was true, then the world, universe, is in a great deal of trouble. He felt a hand rest on his shoulder and glanced over it to see Kira standing there with worried eyes.

"What is it, Dr. O?" She asked, frowning slightly.

Tommy opened his mouth and then stopped, trying to think of a way to explain his feelings. He looked to Kimberly, but saw no help; only fright. "Serpentera…is a demon zord. The thing…is huge. It's…like…almost a hundred times the side of your Megazord. It's about a thousand times it's power as well." He sighed and shook his head. "If this Warlock calls upon Serpentera, then this universe is in very, very grave danger. We can't let that happen."

"But Tommy, Serpentera has a Power Limit. To fully obliterate a planet, it would have to use almost 90 of its power." Kimberly reminded, curling up tighter in her blanket. "Remember what happened when Zedd used it?"

"Ahm…then we must be talking about a different Serpentera." Jack said, raising a brow. "According to Commander Kruger, Serpentera never ran out of energy. It kept firing and fir and firing. It never stopped."

"This is Grumm we are talking about. It wouldn't put the thought past him that he managed to find an infinite power source." Z countered and looked at Tommy and Kim's grim faces. "What's wrong?"

"Think about it: Planet Destroying Powers + Infinite Power source Total, Universal Control. Nothing, as far as I know, can stop Serpentera. Tommy growled and ruffled his hair. "Some Christmas this turned out to be…"

Jack sighed and then smiled. "Alright…you guys have your Christmas. I think we're going to go search for Maleificent. If Serpentera is as strong as you put, then we definitely need to find him and fast."

"Do you want some help?" Tommy asked, raising a brow.

Jack shook his head and smiled. "Thanks for the offer, but no. This is our problem, so we'll handle it on our own."

"Come on. I'll program our frequency into your morphers." Billy said, waving to them. Jack and the other's followed him out as Dino Thunder and Ninjetti Rangers found a place to sit. For a moment, there was little said between them, only blank stares and unsaid thoughts. Finally, Tommy sighed and stood up.

"Alright, let's not worry about this right now. Let's just do what we had planned to do." Tommy said and stretched with a mighty roar. Kimberly smiled and looked down at her lap, thinking about her little surprise. "Kim, Kira, can you help me with getting dinner started?"

The two ladies nodded and quickly made their way to the kitchen, wanting desperately to get away from all the gloominess. Conner sank back in his chair, rubbing at his chin. He stared blankly into an unknown realm, lost in his train of thought. Ethan and Trent seemed the same way, staring at the window and ceiling. They had only heard rumor's about Serpentera and it's destructive power and now they faced the very real possibility of fighting it. Things didn't get any better considering it was being piloted by a deranged, loco, warlock who the S.P.D rangers couldn't even defeat.

Conner sigh broke the silence and he smacked the arm chair before leaning forward. "Well, whatever guys, lets not ruin Christmas for the others. We've got to go out and get a tree."

Both Trent and Ethan looked at him like he said something stupid again. He swallowed hard and raised a brow. "Right guys?"

"Conner." Ethan jabbed his finger at the window. "Its 15 degree's out there! Besides, the last time we went looking for a tree, look what we brought home."

"Yeah, we brought home fellow Power Rangers. Now come on, we have to get a tree." Conner growled and stood up. He walked past the two Rangers and both sighed. Standing up reluctantly, they grabbed their coats and followed their friend out into the cold, harsh wind…

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Conner sighed as he looked at the snow covered tree and glanced between his friends. Trent held up his axe and nodded. Ethan gave his nodded and the Dino Gem burned a deep sea blue. Conner and Trent surrounded the tree and began to hack away it. Nothing was said between the friends; each were still to busy trying to fully comprehend what the S.P.D Rangers had said. The word Serpentera continued to flutter through their minds, bringing about painful visions.

Ethan shivered violently; shivered not from cold, but from fright. He had envisioned a rather frightful death; standing there, useless as Serpentera laid waste to the town. Sure, they had saved people, but in the end, it ended up with Serpentera destroying everyone and everything. He sighed again and frowned, staring at the tree.

"Ready, Ethan?" Conner asked, wiping his forehead of sweat. He glanced at Ethan, seeing him completely zoned out. "Ethan!"

He jumped back, clutching his heart and sighed. "Yeah, sure, okay, whatever. Just chop the thing down so we can go."

"I don't think so, Rangers." Their heads whirled around and they immediately fell into stance. Their eyes went wide, seeing their foe. The Warlock stepped out of the darkness, holding a massive snake-like sword. Conner and Trent jumped back, landing beside their friend and readied their morphers. "No, do not waste your time morphing. I am not here for you." He glanced at the tree and with a clean sweep of his blade, he sliced the base in half, letting it fall away from them. "I just wish to know what time period this is."

The Rangers were silent and raised their morphers anyway. Maleificent sighed and shook his head in frustrations. "Why must you Rangers all be the same? All you foolish Power Rangers do are look for one challenge after the next; moving from place to place, causing chaos and destruction." With a clean sweep of his blade, the snow exploded into the air, blinding the dino teens. "THEN ENGRADE!"

At this moment, the Battle for Earth was to begin again…

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I'm so sorry TT No, I'm not dead and nor is my dad, thankfully I love him so much. Anyway, this Chapter is short and to the point. So much for a good Christmas Eve, aye? Poor Conner, Ethan and Trent; stuck fighting Maleificent. And will we see Serpentera arise again?

May the Powers Protect You.