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As soon as Trey had closed his eyes, a lump appeared in Katherine's throat.

"I can't believe he's dead," she murmured. It was so unbelieveable. She looked at her friends and could see that they were thinking the same thing. The Triforians watched in interest as the Earth Rangers' faces showed various stages of sadness.

"Come on. We better go," Tommy finally said thickly.

"Uh...yeah. Um---come on," Rocky agreed. His Adam's Apple wobbled, and he had to swallow a knot in his throat.

"Well...shouldn't we stay?" Adam suggested. "I mean...what about some type of burial, or---or funeral?" he questioned.

"He's right. We should pay our respects," Billy agreed. The other Rangers voiced their agreement and the second Triforian looked at them with respect.

"Thank you for the offer, Rangers. But you should go back to your home planet as soon as possible. I doubt your planet can spare you for very long," he told them.

"Are you sure?" Katherine asked gently.

"I'm sure, Rangers," the Triforian responded.

"All right. Let's go," Jason said. Even though he was still morphed, the other Rangers could hear the sadness in his voice. Jason powered down. The Rangers said their goodbyes, and then teleported out. Seconds later, they were back in Reefside.

"Come on, let's go," Rocky stated. With that, they walked into Hailey's Cyber-space, where they saw a news report on.

"Could you turn that up?" Tommy requested, as he and his friends joined the others. Hailey complied as Kimberly took a spot near Tommy.

"And once again, the Power Rangers saved the day, destroying another of Mesogog's monsters," the female reporter stated. The Rangers looked at each other with small smiles. Then, they turned back to the screen as the woman continued. "And in another angle, Officer Mickey Soul was seen an escorting a young girl to safety in the midst of the same attack. It's heartening to see that there are still regular heroes out there," the woman declared. A blurb of the officer hurrying a young girl to a nearby building was seen.

"Oh, wow. That was really brave of him," Katherine murmured.

"I think someone has a crush," Kimberly murmured to her boyfriend. He laughed and nodded in agreement.

"Well, she definitely deserves a social life," Tommy stated. As soon as the news was over, Hailey turned off the t.v. and turned around.

"So guys, how'd it go?" she asked softly.

"You're lookin' at the new Gold Ranger," Jason responded quietly.

"Wow. That's kinda neat," Trini said.

"Yeah. I just wish we didn't have to lose Trey in the deal," Jason sighed.

"Yeah. I'm gonna miss him," agreed Billy. They fell silent for a few minutes, each of the Rangers lost in thought.

"So...how are you gonna handle the new power?" Kira wondered.

"I've harnessed the Gold Ranger Powers before. It'll be just like riding a bike," Jason assured.

"And what about clothes? I mean, you have a bunch of red, but---" Kira began to ask. Ethan, Conner, and Trent rolled their eyes.

"Oh, he won't have to do a lot of shopping," Kimberly interrupted. "I mean, I know for a fact that he has a ton of black left over from his previous stint," she continued. Everyone laughed.

THE END

WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT TIME

Next time on Ranger Team: Mickey asks Kat out on a date. However, things go sour when Tyrannodrones attack and Kat's injured. Then, to make things worse, a monster appears downtown. Can she still protect Mickey, herself, and Reefside? Find out next time on: Ranger Team!