Sky was on his knees, his head down and hands over his ears, trying to make the voices go away, but they were overpowering. He began seeing quick flashes in his head of what his life would have been like if the people he loved hadn't died, if his mother hadn't gotten sick from all the smoke she had inhaled in the fire, if his father hadn't been killed by Mirloc and if his grandfather hadn't died of a heartattack. "Make it stop! Make it stop! Nooooo!" he roared….

And then the voices were gone and all was still. Sky slowly removed his hands from his ears and started to open his eyes. To find he no longer was where he had been. "What? Where am I?" Omni was nowhere in sight. This had to be some kind of trick. Where had Omni taken him? But the more he looked around, he didn't find the place frightening, he found it warm and safe. It felt peaceful.

Sky started walking down the halls and turned into one of the rooms. He found furniture neatly arranged, pictures on the walls, and the more he stared at them the more the people in the picture looked familiar to him. And the more he thought about it so did this place. There was something very familiar about this place, too familiar. And that's when it hit him. "I'm home." He didn't have time for all the feelings he was experiencing to sink in. When…..

"Schuyler, honey." A young woman walked into the living room. She was beautiful, with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. His heart almost stopped beating, seeing his mother looking well and healthy, so full of life.

"I'm-…" Sky found his voice being cut off, as a young boy ran into the living room with a Great Dane puppy chasing behind him. He fell back a few feet, that boy… It was him, he was thirteen years younger, but it was him.

"Right here, Mom!"

"There you are." Jen smiled, as she knelt down and fixed her son's hair which was a mess. "I swear you're just as bad as your father."

"Ah, Mom, stop it, you're messing it up," excliamed Sky as he ran his hands through his hair after his mother had fixed it.

"Now, Jen honey, what did the doctor say about you bending down?"

Sky's heart almost stopped as he saw his father walk into the room. His father helped his mother to her feet and that's when Sky realized she was pregnant. He was going to…He would have had a younger brother or sister.

"I'm fine Wes." She smiled. "And as I recall, you're the one who's supposed to be taking it easy," she pointed out to his current condition. "You were just released from the hospital last week."

Wes grinned, looking down at his right arm which was in a sling, then pulling Jen closer to him with his left hand. "I know, but you know me, can't ever sit still." He leaned closer and gently kissed her on the lips. "Which is why I had to get out of that place; besides, I like the scenery here a whole lot better." He chuckled as he kissed her again with another loving kiss.

"Uncle Eric's right, you two need to get a room," annouced seven year old Sky.

Both Jen and Wes grinned and stepped a few feet back, and turned to the little boy who was looking up at them with Trip their new puppy wagging its tail. Wes knelt down and gripped his son's shoulders. "Sky, how 'bout you go take Trip out back, and I'll meet you out there in a little bit, so we can teach him some tricks."

The boy smiled excitedly. "Okay, Dad! Come on Trip, let's go play." Young Sky went running out of the living room with his dog following behind him, barking playfully, while older Sky continued to watch his parents. He could tell right away they loved each other very much. More than all the world. It seemed so unfair that they weren't able to spend the rest of their lives together.

"And as for you..." Wes turned back to Jen, pulling her once again into his arms, as they shared another loving kiss. "You should go and rest. The baby could come any day now." They kissed again.

"Only if you promise to make it up to me." Their kisses grew more passionate, as Jen wrapped her arms around Wes, as tightly as she could.

Wes chuckled under his breath. "As I recall, that's exactly why this happened." He grinned, as he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed her gently on the cheek.

"Dad!" called out Sky.

Jen grinned. "Go on, get out of here." She playfully pushed him. "Just be careful, you don't need any more broken bones."

Sky watched as his father and mother both went their separate ways out of the living room. He was vaguely aware that they couldn't see or hear him. It was like he was a ghost reliving a past that could have been. He walked around the place that once had been his home until he came around to the back window of the house, so he could watch as his younger self ran around the yard with his father and dog.

It was like he was seeing a window into the childhood he had always wanted, but in the back of his mind he kept on telling himself this was some kind of trick, it wasn't real. But the more he watched his father and his younger self, the more he felt drawn to whatever this was….

On the table in front of him was a newspaper clipping. Commander Wesley Collins amazing survival of brutal attack… Sky picked the clipping up and began to scan through it. "He lived…" His father had survived the attack and had captured Mirloc. He had broken several ribs, his right arm, and had gotten several cuts all over his body, but he had lived. He hadn't died. Mirloc was safely locked away in prison. And as Sky read on, he learned that Eric had survived as well, very much like how he had before. The only thing that was different was no one had died that day.

"You see, Sky, I can give you the life you always wanted, just say the word and you can have all you have seen." As Omni's words played over in his mind; Sky looked out the window and in the pit of his stomach he knew this wasn't going to be an easy decision. In fact this would be the hardest decision he would ever have to make.

"What am I going to do….."

"Yes," hissed Gruumm as he stood outside the bridge of his monstrous ship, staring at the Earth. "Soon you'll be mine for the taking."

"Not this time, Gruumm!"

Gruumm turned around and found Cliff and Cruger standing in the entranceway. He clenched his fist together furiously and then grabbed hold of his staff which was leaning against the ledge. His eyes set immediately on Cliff. "You should be dead like the others, how'd you survive?"

Cruger himself had asked the same question. How had Cliff survived, while the others didn't? What made him so different that he was able to withstand Gruumm's killing blow?

"I think I would be more concerned with what's going to happen to you in the next few seconds," roared Cliff; his face was filled with rage and anger. He held nothing but hatred for Gruumm, but he knew if he let that hatred consume him he would be right back to where he was before, becoming the very thing he despised.

"Your time has come, Gruumm!" exclaimed Cruger as he stepped forward, holding out his badge "You're under arrest!"

"It's too late." Gruumm grinned and turned his eyes back towards the Earth. "As we speak, someone even more powerful than myself is heading towards your precious Earth."

In horror, Cliff and Cruger watched as a large massive body headed towards the Earth. A shiver went down Cliff's back and his face turned white as a ghost. He knew all too well just what was inside controlling that body, an evil greater than even Gruumm himself. "Omni…"

Cruger felt like his heart had skipped a beat. Omni…There had been stories going around that the powerful being known as Omni was still alive. That he had somehow survived.

But Cruger, like many, liked to believe that the monstrous beast had long been dead. That unfortunately wasn't the case. Now it was all starting to make sense. It had been Omni all along, using Gruumm as a pawn for his own destruction.

Gruumm was pleased with their reaction. He laughed, in his glory. "Earth won't stand a chance, not even your Rangers will be able to defeat Omni. He's far too powerful."

And as much as they both hated to admit it, he was right. Omni would be too much for them to handle, especially now, while inside the protected body, no one would be able to defeat him.

"We may not be able to stop Omni, but we sure as hell can stop you!" annouced Cliff as he pulled out his morpher. His face was determined. Today would be the day he would finally stand up to Gruumm, for all those who had fallen prey to his havoc. He would make sure that his friends' deaths hadn't been in vain. Today was going to be the day Gruumm would meet defeat and go down hard. "Are you with me, Commander?"

"Yes." Cruger pulled out his morpher. "Let's finish this!" Together the two morphed and faced off into battle with Gruumm, knowing time wasn't on their side. Every second they spent here was one second longer that Omni would have to destroy the Earth.

"Looks like we got here just in time!" announced Jack as he and the others raced from their vehicles to join Sam, the cadets and their two new friends. The Troobian army had been defeated, but there was still an enormous number of Krybots lurking about.

"You sure did," exclaimed Sam, taking a deep breath. He wasn't sure how long he had been fighting; he had lost track sometime around the first round of battles. But he wasn't about to step back now, not when his friends still needed him. He wasn't going to lose them, not this time, not when they still had a chance.

"You guys better suit up," Eric excliamsd as he turned to Jack and the others. He then quickly waved over at some of the officers and cadets who were exhausted. "Head inside and head for cover, we got it from here!"

"Yes sir!" responded the group, as they ran inside. The remaining officers raced in front of the rangers to fight off the Krybots, giving them a moment to regroup and get a plan in order.

Eric turned back to the Rangers and noticed they were missing someone. The very Ranger he had come here in search of. Sky… "Where's Sky?" Concern filled his eyes; had something happened to him? Had Gruumm killed him? He couldn't bear the thought of losing Sky to the very being who had ordered Mirloc to kill Wes. When no one answered, Eric nearly lost his cool. "Where is he dammit! Answer me!"

Nova stood behind Eric, and seemed concerned as well, but no one could know for sure just what kind of reaction was hiding behind her helmet.

The Rangers shared glances back and forth with each other. Not one of them could seem to get the words out. Syd's face was distraught, very much how Eric was looking at them now. Jack partially felt guilty that Sky wasn't with them. He was the leader; it was his job to make sure they all stuck together. And Z didn't seem to know just what to do; part of her found it hard to believe that someone actually cared about Sky. Sky had always seemed like a loner, kept to himself and always acted as though he didn't need anyone, nor had anyone.

Bridge was the one who finally stepped forward. He could sense right away just how much Eric cared about Sky; maybe even more than Sky would actually admit to believing. "Mr. Myers, Quantum Ranger, sir… He-He…Sky, he decided to…ummm—"

And then Eric knew… He knew where Sky was, and what Sky was planning on doing. He clenched his fists together, angry and frustrated. How could Sky be so stupid! But he knew all too well that Sky was too much like his parents, always thinking with his heart and not his head. "Dammit, Sky!"

Nova had only been partially listening when her eyes shot up to the darkened sky and saw something heading right at them. And it was getting bigger and bigger with each and every passing second. Her heart was racing, and then she knew the final battle was upon them. She turned and gripped Eric's shoulder. "Commander Myers!"

"What?" answered Eric irritably, but that all soon changed when he saw why Nova had motioned to him. His eyes, along with everyone else's, grew wider and wider, as they saw a large massive body drop down in front of them. Many of the officers jumped a few feet back, some ran in fear and some just stood there too scared to move. By now the Krybots had taken off, giving their master all the room he needed. "What in the-"

"Oh no, it's Omni!" exclaimed Isinia.

"Omni?" Eric's heart raced in fear. "No. It can't be…." He couldn't be…

"Prepare for your demise! Your doom is near," hissed Omni, as he stared down at the small specks surrounding him. He laughed under his breath as he recognized one of them from long ago, a face from his past. "Well, if it isn't the great Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger. It's been what, fifteen years?"

Eric felt sick to his stomach as he heard Omni's words whip right into his ear. Sam turned to Eric shockingly. "You know him?" But Eric didn't reply, Sam turned to Nova, but she shook her head and shrugged her shoulder.

"I still haven't forgotten what you and your partner did to me…"

Early 2006…

It had been a top secret mission. To this day, Hayley didn't even know about it. Not even Wes's father knew of it. All they had been told was Wes and he needed to go out of town for a couple of days. It had been set up by Andros, needing to send them on a special mission. Little Mora had just been born a couple weeks before and the other Rangers were out on another mission.

"It should only take three days, tops," he had assured them.

And that's when the two of them found themselves facing a being unlike any they had ever faced before. Omni hadn't been the best fighter, but had a powerful mind and had tried to gain control of them. Despite his great efforts, they were able to overthrow and defeat the then six foot tall monstrous beast. Only receiving minor injuries, Wes had gotten cut on his ankle and he had gotten his arm scratched up. It was nothing compared to the damage they had inflicted upon Omni; there was nothing left of him after they had gotten through with him.

"You alright, Wes?" asked Eric, taking a deep breath and demorphing, seeing that Wes was slightly limping.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Wes kept his eyes locked onto Omni who was barely moving a muscle, his breaths getting smaller. "You alright?"

"Yeah. Come on, let's end this." The two nodded their heads and walked up to the almost lifeless body, blasters in hand.

Omni stared up at the two angrily, vengeance filled his eyes. He had been unable to gain control of their minds and his skills had never been in fighting techniques. "I swear to you, you will regret this. One day when you least suspect it I will have my revenge for what you have done to me. And then the Earth will be mine."

Wes laughed. "The Earth will never be yours, not as long as I'm still around to protect it."

"That can be arranged." His eyes locked hard on Wes, enough to send chills down Wes's back. "I promise you, Wesley Collins, you will not live to see your son's seventh…" BANG…

Eric shot Omni several times with his blaster, until Omni was lifeless. He waited a few moments, just checking, making sure he was gone. When there was no movement he put his blaster on his belt and gripped Wes's shoulder. "Come on, let's go home. I bet the squirt's waiting up for ya."

Wes remained still for a few moments, his eyes on Omni, as Omni's final words played over in his head. I promise you, Wesley Collins, you will not live to see your son's seventh…" And an eerie feeling came over him of a haunting fear, but he shook his head. Omni was gone, he was dead. There was no need to worry. It must just be his mind playing tricks on him. "Yeah." He smiled faintly. "Home sounds pretty good."

Omni laughed. "You thought you had killed me, but all you killed was my body. My mind, however, was very much alive. All I had to do was wait it out and soon someone did find me, one of my oldest allies."

"Gruumm…" finished Jack, as he started to see where all of this was going and began to see a connection between everything that had happened over the last fifteen years.

"Yes," hissed Omni. "He was a strong fighter, but weak minded. I had him take me to his empire, where I was able to grow my mind and become stronger with each and every passing minute, waiting for the day of my revenge."

"So you used Gruumm to steal the crystals and everything else, to create this body for you," stated Z.

Eric clenched his fist together, for so long he thought it had been Mirloc who had killed Wes off Gruumms orders, but it had been Omni all along. Omni had sworn that Wes wouldn't live to see Sky's seventh's birthday, and that's just what did happen. "It was you!" his voice rang in, filled with such anger and hatred. "You killed Wes!"

"Of course I killed him, you fool. I used Gruumm to hire Mirloc into killing your partner, but to leave you alive." He could already feel the rage burn through Eric's veins. "So that one day I would be able to kill you myself!"

Already he could feel himself losing it, but Eric knew he had to get a hold of himself. He couldn't let Omni get to him. He wouldn't become his next victim. "You want me? Come and get me, because if you think I'm afraid of you just because you're a whole lot bigger than last time we fought, well I'm sorry to disappoint you, because it will take a whole lot more than that to frighten me!"

Only if he knew, then perhaps he would be… "You should be….You all should be very afraid!" Omni taunted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Syd, not sure if she liked the way Omni had said it. There was just something about it, like he was hiding something.

Bridge was frozen still, as his eyes were intent on Omni, as if he were in some trance. Sam and Z concerned moved next to him and each gripped his shoulders, wondering if Omni might be controlling his mind.

"Bridge?"

"Are you okay, my friend?" asked Sam.

When Bridge didn't answer, Z yelled again, "Bridge?"

Bridge snapped out of it; his heart was racing and sweat covered his face. "No. It can't be…. He couldn't have…"

"Couldn't have what?" asked Z, her heart now racing in fear. Something was definitely wrong. "Bridge?" Z yelled, as she shook him again and again, trying to get him to answer her.

"I felt Sky," he cried.

"What?" everyone started saying. That couldn't be right, why would Sky be with Omni? He should be on Gruumm's ship, fighting Gruumm.

"He has Sky," Bridge said again, his face frightened. He didn't know how. He just knew that Omni had Sky with him in that massive body.

"No. He can't!" Syd shook her head. "Sky would never… He couldn't have…" Sky would never betray them.

"Sky, no…." Eric's face turned white as a ghost, if he wasn't scared before he sure as hell was now. Already he could hear Omni laughing in his face and in that moment all seemed lost.

Deep inside the massive body, Sky lay motionless and unconscious, with Omni's tentacles tightly wrapped around his head. "Mom…. Dad….Can't lose….not again," uttered Sky, his words almost unrecognizable, totally unaware that his friends were in danger.