Summary: The fight for Justice begins and it's first wave comes in the form of Conner, Ethan and Trent. But the combined powers of S.P.D were no match for this mighty Warlock. Can the powers of the 3 Dino Gems be enough to vanquish their foe or will the rangers fall just like their counterparts?

A/N: I apologize for the length of the last chapter and the time it took to post it up. Anyone heard of Maple Story? Yeah, well, I got addicted to it and I put off my writing " Anyway, I'm back in full force and this is going to be a pretty hefty chapter. Peace out.

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The Rangers jumped back as Maleificent raced through the wall of snow. His teeth barred angrily as he swung high at the first ranger. Conner ducked and rolled away, scooping some snow into his hand. The Warlock turned, swinging the blade around again, but was pelted with a face full of snow.

"Oh, smart one Conner, just give him more reasons to kill us!" Ethan hissed and pressed the button on his morpher. A blue-white hue consumed his body and replaced it with the protective suit. "It's not like he doesn't have good enough reasons as it is."

Conner and Trent followed suit, activating their own powers. Maleificent stood before the Rangers, eyeing their suits. For a moment, he seemed as if he was hesitating; rethinking his decision to attack. Trent released the Drago-Sabre from it's sheath and laid it against his shoulder. "Alright, buddy, if you want a fight, bring it." Trent taunted, tapping the sword against his shoulder and charged.

Maleificent hissed and met the Ranger half way. Their blades clashed with a splash of yellow sparks and split for a second strike. Trent ducked as the sword passed harmlessly over head and slashed against the Warlock's exposed stomach. Maleificent hissed, reeling back as he felt the sudden stab of pain. He slammed his sword down upon Trent, only to have it parried away. A yellow-white beam exploded from the Drago-head and consumed Maleificent. Explosions lit up the sky as the Warlock staggered back, clawing at his smoking body. His sword clattered to the ground and he fell to his knees, seemingly in defeat.

"Is that it?" Trent taunted, falling into his signature pose. He glanced at Maleificent, only to find him gone. "What the…?" He scanned the forest and glanced over his shoulder, seeing the other Rangers doing the same. Looking ahead again, he scanned the forest line, confused. One minute, he was there and the next he was gone.

"Looking for me…?"

Trent whirled around only to take a crushing fist to the face. He staggered away and felt a thunderous knee crash into his side. He doubled over in pain, collapsing to his knees and felt a second knee strike his face, lifting him high into the air. His body arched through the air and suddenly came crashing down as Maleificent sent his blade into the White Rangers stomach. Trent bounced off the ground for several feet and rolled to a stop before demorphing.

"I'll take that." Maleificent hissed and held out his hand. The white energy shinned brightly from Trent's gem as the glow overtook his suit. Suddenly, it streamed right into Maleificent's open hand and then absorbed into his skin. The black-white suit cracked and shattered into white light, leaving behind an unconscious Trent.

"Trent! What did you do to him?" Conner hissed, holding the Thundermax Saber in front of him. "Answer me!"

Maleificent turned to face the other rangers and sneered at them. "Oh your friend is fine." He chuckled and shook his head. Glancing back at Trent, he glanced at the other rangers and took stance. "I've only absorbed his Dino Gem energy."

"What for?" Conner hissed as the three fighters began to circle each other. Ethan clutched his saber tighter, watching each step their foe took. He was crafty, but he was definitely good.

"Surely your futuristic friends have you by now." He said, drawing the golden sword closer. "I have come here for Infernus…Serpentera…whatever you wish to call it. In order to power Infernus, I need a great power source…" He held out one hand as a sphere of white energy hovered above his palm. "The White Dino Energy will boost its power considerably…however; I need the power of all 6 Dino Gems in order to successfully empower Infernus."

"That's it! I've heard enough!" Conner hissed and charged forward. The two swords collided with a splash of sparks and split apart. Conner twisted with a roundhouse, knocking away the incoming sword and fell to one knee, sweeping Maleificent off his feet. A quick, downward fist struck the warlocks exposed gut and cratered the snow and ground beneath him. The wind rushed from his lungs he clutched his stomach, panting hard. "Surrender!" Conner demanded, placing the saber against Maleificent's throat. "Return our friend his power, now!"

A boney fist mashed against his helmet, lifting him off his feet. Maleificent kipped-up and spun away as Ethan launched a thrust kick away. Maleificent back handed Ethan away and lashed out against Conner, sending several boxing-like fists his away. The Red One slapped each away and stepped in with his own, pushing the Warlock away. Ethan watched as the fighters exchanged of a volley quick and powerful blows; each backed with the power of a ton of bricks. Conner side stepped, shoving the fist away and clipped Maleificent across the chin. He stepped in, raising his knee his foe's gut and thrust his elbow down. A loud crack echoed through the forest, soon followed by a painful yelp.

The Red Ranger shoved Maleificent away and fell into stance, waiting for his attacker. Instead, he never came, only rolled on the ground, clutching his neck. "I gave you the chance to surrender." Conner growled, easing his stance. "You left me with no choice…"

Maleificent growled as he slowly stood up, hissing. "You're power is unlike the foolish S.P.D Rangers…they could not even harm me…" He looked away, growling deeper. That wasn't true of course; Omega Ranger wasn't anything compared to this Red Ranger however. Glancing back at Conner, he knelt down and picked up his sword. "Has Vertox left Earth already?"

Conner seemed startled by the very words and he squeezed his fists tightly. "How do you know who he is?" Conner roared, lifting the Thundermax saber once again.

Maleificent stood up fully, grinning. "Allow me to introduce myself, Rangers. I am Maleificent Glorn; Vertox's big brother…and I'm here to kill him…"

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Kimberly sat by the fire, shivering against her lover. Tommy pulled her close and frowned. He counted the layer of blankets and mentally took note of the distance between them and the fire. It was less then a meter. Sweat was nearly dripping off his while she was she was curling closer to him for warmth. Tommy placed a hand on her forehead and checked her temperature. He frowned as he glanced down at her. It all seemed normal, but she was shivering like no bodies business.

"Kimberly, are you okay?" Tommy questioned, raising a brow. "I'm dieing of heat exhaustion and you're shivering like it's thirty-below in here."

Kim smiled and looked at the fire. "Sorry, Tommy, it's my time of the month." She lied and smiled. "You know how we women get."

Tommy frowned. "I dealt with you for three years. Yeah, I'm pretty sure I know what you mean." He winced when she socked him on the shoulder. "Sorry, beautiful. I was only joking."

"You better have been." She threatened, glaring up at him.

"I was, honestly!" He said, waving his hands and smiled innocently. "I love you too much to hurt you." He scooped her into his lap and smile, one of the blankets slipping off their back.

Kimberly cooed in his embrace and snuggled closer to Tommy. Her head rested lightly against his chest and gazed deep into the fire. Her thoughts drifted back to the day she had written the letter so many years ago. Even show she couldn't figure out what she had written it. There was no other man or even a real excuse. She frowned fractionally; no, there was, Kat. She fought to control her emotions and barred her teeth to stop herself from scowling. Yes, she was the reason she sent that letter. She wrote the letter and broke his heart because of her.

Glancing up at Tommy, she could see he was lost in his own thoughts. She had been told by Jason and Adam that the two were getting along well together, almost as if they were boyfriend – girlfriend. At the time, she had thought that with Kat there, he wouldn't be so lonely. For days she struggled to write the letter; what she could say to not make it so painful. Finally, she had written it, sent it off and thought it was done.

It never ended.

Not the pain, at least.

She sighed and nuzzled his chest lightly, fighting back her tears. After eight years of pain and torment, she finally decided to come back to see him; to explain to him the letter and deep within her heart, hoped he'd take her back. The moment the door opened that was all they needed – one single moment to peer into each other's eyes. They say the Eyes are the Gateway to a persons Soul. She smiled and closed her eyes. For them, it couldn't be any truer. Eight long years of torment was gone in a single second. Their eyes locked and then their lips. One kiss, one second, one decision wiped it all away…now they were a family.

Tommy stared into the fire, letting his thoughts drift where they wanted to go. To his surprise, that was about the ring in his pocket. He frowned lightly as he glanced down at Kimberly. She was staring distantly into the fire as well. For a moment, he thought about rousing her, but decided against it. What ever she was thinking about had to be serious.

Serious. Lovers. Marriage.

All this ran through Tommy's mind and more. On many occasions the thoughts of pulling out the ring and proposing had crossed his mind, but he could never seem to find the will to do it. He sighed softly and looked back to the fire; watching it crackle and pop. Not to long ago he had finally decided to propose to her, but wanted to wait till Christmas; where everyone was gathered. He wanted them, especially his students, to enjoy the happy moment.

Even if it felt awkward, he even wanted the newest rangers to be present.

Newest Rangers.

That simple phrase didn't seem to shocking to him anymore. With the addition to Kimberly, and Trent nearly a year before her, Vertox's arrival…he felt as if nothing else could surprise him. The arrival of the newest rangers hadn't either; somehow, he felt in his bones that they would come. He just didn't expect them to come all battered, bruised and destroyed; much less trailing a monster. As if they didn't have enough to think about already.

"So when are you going to propose to me, eh?" Kimberly asked, startling him. He looked down at her and grinned; his hand raising to her cheek, stroking it lightly.

"Oh, I don't know. When the time is right, I suppose." He said with a shrug. She faked a hurtful look and nuzzled his chest again.

"Don't think the time is now?" She asked, raising a brow.

"With an evil sorcerer and the Source of all Evil running lose?" Tommy countered, wanting to change the topic and quickly. His resistance was breaking.

"Touché" Kimberly said and looked at the fire. She sincerely hoped he was going propose…

At that moment, the trap door popped open, startling to the two lovers and Billy appeared from the hole. Hayley followed them out and both wore a look of absolute shock and horror. Kim and Tommy glanced at each other, then to their friends. "You look like you two have just seen a ghost?"

Billy swallowed hard and looked to Hayley. "Guys…I'm afraid this sorcerer friend of ours holds many more secrets then I had thought…"

The lovers looked even more bewildered now. "Such as…?" Kim questioned, arching a brow.

Hayley and Billy glanced at each other and then at their friends. The next string of words shook the very foundation of the Morphing Grid.

"He's a Power Ranger."

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A/N: Gasp, shock, cardiac arrest Oh, the excitement! The thrill! Two cliffhangers in one story! Oh nos!

Sierra smacks Koji upside the head and walks away. Kojin clears his throat Yes, hi, cliffhanger'd x2. Wow, aren't I just awesome? Find out what the rangers think in the next exciting chapter of Drag-

Sierra's screaming voice WRONG STORY ASS HOLE!

May the Powers Protect you.