No way. Jack thought as he gave the order to morph, go into SWAT mode and take the Delta Flyers into space. Not Benag, anyone but him. It couldn't be one of those other goons we sent to jail, couldn't it! It had to be Grumm's top general and the one person responsible for Cruger's heartache in the first place! This can't be happening! Especially not now! Jack could still remember the last time the Troobian general came to Earth. He was after Cruger then and that was when he and the other Rangers learned their commander's story; how Benag led the forces on Sirius, how he massacared his original squad, how he captured his wife who was eventually murdered by Grumm himself. Jack recalled his talk with Kat and realized that Cruger was going to do whatever it takes to prevent Sydney from ending up like Aisynia, now more than ever.

"He's never going to tell her now." Jack muttered as the Delta SWAT Megazord continued its way to Benag's last known location. From the reports they had received, Benag had stolen a prison transport and heading for Earth, possibly for round three against Cruger; so far, the score was tied and this would be the face-off. At least, it would be if he reached Earth. That was the order; make sure he didn't reach Earth. Actually, it was capture him alive, but Jack had a feeling that would be a tad difficult if Cruger got a hold of him. They soon found a shuttle craft drifting in their path, one that they recognized as a prison transport.

"I think this is it!" Bridge reported. "But it doesn't look like anyone's inside."

"We'll have to search it. Sky, Z, keep the Zord warm. Bridge, Syd, you're with me and be careful; we know how much Benag loves hostages."

"Preferably female." Syd muttered. "I swear, that guy has a black knight complex." The Megazord placed a boarding tube to connect to the shuttle as Syd, Bridge and Jack boarded, weapons armed. They searched the shuttle far and wide, but no trace of Benag was found anywhere.

"Guys..." Bridge said when he noticed something in the hold. "I think I've found something." Jack and Syd followed him to the hold, where a crudely-built machine was. "It looks like some sort of transporter device."

"But...but how!" Jack cried. "Trace it, maybe we'll know where he went."

"On it!" Bridge tried to access the control console but was having some difficulty. Syd made a move to help him, and they finally unlocked the coordinates. Jack paled a smidge as he reached for his communicator.

"Commander, Benag's on Earth." he said, then moments later an explosion erupted.

The moment the explosion was heard from the Command Center, Cruger felt his heart stop. There was a trap rigged on the ship, he should've known.

"What the hell is going on out there!" he yelled. "Rangers, report!" Please, say something, anything. he prayed.

"Sir!" Jack called. "Base, can you hear us!"

"What's going on, Jack?"

"There was a trap. It went off the instant we gained access to the transporter's console."

"Is there anyone injured?" Silence filled the air. "Damn it, Landors! Answer me, that's an order!"

"Sir...Bridge and Syd were near the console when it exploded...Bridge is fine, but Syd...she took the brunt of the blast. It...it looks pretty bad."

"Return to base and take the shuttle with you! I want a full report on your findings!"

"Yes sir!" After that, the communication ceased and Cruger turned to Kat.

"Kat, take Boom and get to the docking bay! I want that shuttle examined for any more surprises or clues as to what Benag's up to...and have a medical team stand by."

"Commander...you know the suits would protect the Rangers from that explosion."

"I'm not taking chances! We don't know how bad that explosion was."

"Doggie..."

"Go!" Kat nodded and left Cruger alone in the Command center. He had to calm himself down, now more than ever. This was not the time to lose it.

She has to be all right, she just has to be... he thought to himself. Sydney's a strong woman, she could probably withstand whatever happened...I hope...please, gods, don't do this to me...not again... Growling, Cruger decided to survey the damage personally and headed towards the docking bay.