Jack and his teammates hadn't even morphed, they were dead still. Sam and Nova were motionless, as they stared up at Omni. This hadn't been their first encounter with him, but little had been known about him, anyone that would have known who he was had died in their time, which was one of the reasons why Sam didn't say anything. Had he known, he probably would have said something to Commander Cruger, so they could of been better prepared.

Eric was stone cold, his face white as a ghost. He was afraid, more afraid than he ever had been, because he knew if something wasn't done soon, everything would be lost, everything that was ever important to him would be gone.

"I don't get it. Why would Sky join with Omni, it's not like him. He wouldn't do that," announced Syd breaking the silence. She knew Sky could be pigheaded, but he would never join the very forces they were trying to stop, it would go against everything his father ever stood for.

"He didn't," answered Eric, his voice barely just a whisper. His eyes shot right up to Omni. He knew all too well just what kind of things Omni could do. Omni had tried his tricks on both Wes and himself, but because their strong bond with one another Omni wasn't able to break through. "What did you promise that you could give him, you piece of shit? What did you promise him!"

A few moments of silence passed before Omni answered, cleverly. "The one thing you couldn't give him."

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Jack. He couldn't see where this was going. What could Omni possibly give Sky, something that none of them could? In his mind there was nothing Omni could give Sky, that their fearless blue Ranger would accept.

Eric bit his lip, bowed his head down, and sighed, already knowing the answer. He briefly caught Nova staring at him, but then turned slightly towards the other Rangers. "Just what he said... The one thing we can't," Eric answered with a heavy heart. He had tried reaching Sky, trying to fill a void, but no matter what he did he could never are the place of what's been lost.

"His family," Bridge spoke up, finally understanding. "Omni gave Sky his parents back."

"What?" Z crossed her arms against her chest. "You're telling me this Omni has the ability to bring back the dead!" She was furious and maybe even slightly jealous of Sky, it didn't seem fair, but Eric soon corrected her.

"Depends upon the way you look at it," answered Eric flatly.

"Meaning?" questioned Nova.

"Meaning, whatever Sky is seeing, it isn't real. It's a fantasy, a trick." Eric clenched his fist together and angrily pointed straight up to Omni. "That thing is toying with Sky's mind and he doesn't even know it."

"I grow tired of this, it's time for your demise." Before anyone could even move Omni shot down at them with a powerful beam of bright light.

"Get down!" yelled Eric as he dove to the ground taking Nova and Sam with him.

Jack and the others dived to the ground, as well taking Isinia with them. All of them just barely missed being hit by the beam, as it hit head on against the academy windows, blasting them into pieces.

Eric dropped to the ground, brushing the glass off his ranger suit. It was time for a plan of action. Sky would have to wait; right now he had to think about a way to stop Omni before anyone got hurt. He turned to the Rangers, his face bruised and determined. "Now would be the time to morph," Eric took a deep breath and looked at the remaining SPD cadets and officers. "All of you get inside, we got it from here."

"But commander-"

"I said now, cadet!" answered Eric firmly. "Don't make me repeat myself again!"

"Yes sir!" The lead cadet nodded to his team. "Clear the area, move inside."

"Wait, what about Sky?" Syd asked, as she got to her feet, while the cadets and officers headed inside for safety.

Jack stood up and helped Isinia to her feet. "You heard the man, Syd." Jack nodded to the others. "Let's do it, guys!" Together the four morphed into action and joined their Ranger comrades. "Isinia, you should head inside where you'll be safe."

"Of course." She knew she'd only get in the way. Before she headed inside, she took one last look at the Rangers, possibly knowing it could be for the last time. "Be strong Rangers, and good luck."

"You're all fools if you think you alone can stop me," hissed Omni.

"Yeah, we'll just see about that, now won't we," answered Jack. Today would be the day he would become the leader that Cruger had wanted him to become.

Eric got into a fighting stance; it was now or never. His eyes looked up high, intent on what was before him. A small red light on his morpher, was fading in and out, while a slight static sound could be heard, but Eric was too distracted with the situation to notice.

Gruumm was fighting both Cliff and Cruger on either side of him, blocking their swift moves with his staff. He was an excellent fighter, there was no doubt about that, it would only be a manner of time until he would defeat them. And by then Omni would have taken over Earth. "It is useless, give up and I'll make your deaths quick and painless."

"We will never give up, Gruumm," announced Cruger, as he used his mastery of sword skills against the beastly monster alien that had killed thousands and had destroyed so many lives, that it could take decades to repair the damage that had been done. "I will never allow you to hurt anyone ever again!"

Gruumm moved quickly with his staff, blocking Cruger's moves. It was time for him to get his vengeance for what Cruger had taken from him all those years ago. "You won't be around long enough to stop me!" he growled.

Cliff stood back a few feet, watching the battle. It was obvious to see the two had a history; someone would have to be completely blind not to see it. The anger and rage was within them both, and neither one was about to back down, not until one or both of them were dead.

"Clifford, it is time, my son. Time for your destiny…."

Clifford…. No one had called him that in years. He looked around for the voice that had called his name, but no one was there, only Gruumm and Cruger; and they were too engaged in their battle to have noticed. And then it hit him, the voice had called him son… "Father?"

"Yes. The Earth is in grave danger. Commander Cruger must return to it."

"What am I supposed to do?"

"You already know the answer. You know what you must do."

Cliff nodded his head. He did know the answer. He had always known the answer. Even in the days where he had lived in Gruumm's shadow, he had known the answer then as he did now. "Right!" He tightened his fist together, dropping his weapon to the ground, watching as Cruger and Gruumm neared the edge of the bridge. It was now or never! "Gruumm!" His voice roared in, breaking the battle up.

Both Gruumm and Cruger turned to see Cliff charging right at them. And as if a hidden instinct told him, Cruger dropped to the ground and Cliff jumped at Gruumm, sending them both over the bridge.

"Cliff!" cried Cruger. He moved fast and grabbed a hold of Cliff's hand before he could drop into the dark of space and drift into the unknown. "I got you, just hold on!" But Cliff wasn't the only one he was holding on to. Gruumm had managed to grab a hold of Cliff's legs.

Gruumm began to laugh. "Fools!" His laughter sent shivers down both Cliff's and Cruger's backs. "If I'm going to die, you're both coming with me…." He then dropped a controller from his hand and watched as it drifted off into space.

His heart skipped a beat. "Oh no!" Cliff shot his head up to Cruger. "Commander, the ship's going to blow, you have to get out of here!"

"No! I won't let you go!" excliamed Cruger. He had lost far too many Rangers in his days, he couldn't lose another.

"You have to," pleaded Cliff. His voice was self sacrificing, he was willing to die; he was ready to pay for his sins. Ready to accept his destiny. "It's the only way. The Earth needs you. Mora needs you!"

"Mora…"

"Ha!" Gruumm yelled. "It's too late. The daughter of Andros is gone forever!"

"Yes." Cliff shook his head, ignoring Gruumm's comment. "She's in Gruumm's chamber room. You have to get her and yourself out of here, before it's too late."

"What about you?"

"Don't worry. This is the way it has to be," Cliff annouced not afraid of what was before him. He fully accepted his fate. "It has been an honor fighting at your side, Commander Cruger."

He knew he didn't have much of a choice. It wouldn't be long until the ship would blow and he still had to get Mora. Cruger demorphed, wanting the last thing that Cliff would see to be the face of a friend. "No, the honor's all mine." He slowly then released his hand and watched as Cliff and Gruumm drifted off, and not a second later, saw Cliff glowing a bright yellow….. BOOM. Cruger sighed heavily, before bolting back inside the ship, knowing he might only have a few minutes.

His heart raced fast, as he stormed into the room that Cliff told him where Mora was. "Mora!" He then heard a banging noise coming from a closet. He walked over to it and opened the door. And there she was, the daughter of his old friend. "Mora…"

"You! You stay away from me!" Her voice was frightened. "Or…or Gruumm will get you!"

"Gruumm is gone." He started to reach for her hand.

"No, stay away!" She waved her hand and he went flying back, crashing against the wall. Her heart was racing, as she stared at her hands. How had she done that? She had never done that before. "What's wrong with me?'

He didn't have time for this. The ship was going to blow any minute now. Reluctantly he pulled out a card holder that was used to hold criminals until they could be transported. "Forgive me, Andros…" He hated to do it, but it was the only way.

Mora's eyes lit up in fear, as she saw a bright light form from the card, heading right at her. "What? Noo!"

Back on Earth, the Rangers were at their wit's end. "This isn't working… We need our zords," announced Jack, as he and the others took cover behind a piece of the wall from the academy while Omni continued to blaster his powerful beams right at them. Smoke was everywhere, and it was getting harder and harder to see, as the sky continued to grow darker and rain poured down hard.

"Yeah, but Kat said they're inoperable, because the computer system and security is down," replied Bridge.

"Then what the hell are we supposed to do? Our weapons aren't strong enough to beat him," exclaimed Z.

"I have an idea." Eric raised his morpher up to his mouth. "Kat, would the Q-Rex have enough power to take this thing down?"

"It's possible, I guess. But not even I know just what kind of power it could withstand."

Wasn't quite the answer he was looking for, but at the moment it might be their only chance. "Well, it's worth a shot. I'm going to call it."

"Are you sure about this? It's been almost twenty years since you've used the Q-Rex." asked Nova.

He turned to her, shocked. "How do you-, Do we kno-." Eric shook off the thought, no time for questions, only time for action. "We don't have much of a choice. The Q-Rex may be our only chance at stopping that thing." Eric took a deep breath, it had been a long time since he had used or even seen the Q-Rex. "Q-Rex arise!" A familiar roar rang through Eric's ears, and it brought a smile to his face as his eyes locked right onto an old friend. "Let's see if you still got it in you, old friend." He raised his wrist up and yelled into his morpher. "Q-Rex, fire!"

"It will take more than your puny Q-Rex to stop me, Ranger!" Omni moved his tentacles towards Sky, pressing them against his temple. Sky screamed out in pain, as he felt a tingly sensation flow through his veins, a blue wave of light shot right through Omni's tentacles.

"What the-" Eric's eyes widened, as a force field emerged in front of Omni's warrior like body, which reflected back the firepower shot by the Q-Rex. "Impossible!" His heart began racing.

While Eric was distracted, Cruger had joined back up with the Rangers who were more than happy to see him.

"Commander, you're all right!" announced Syd.

"Wait, where's Cliff?" asked Z.

"I'll explain later." Cruger looked up and watched as the Q-Rex continued to fight back, but Omni was proving to be a powerful opponent and it seemed as though the once most feared zord didn't have the power to withstand Omni's harsh and deadly powers. "Now, what's going on here? And where is Cadet Tate?" The Rangers quickly explained the situation to him.

"It is useless to resist me. I am unstoppable…" hissed Omni.

Eric raised his arm up once again, getting ready to attack again, until Cruger grabbed his shoulder. "Eric-"

"I know!" He sighed heavily. It was useless. "He has Sky, and he using Sky's powers to reflect my shots." He tightened his fist together, there had to be another way. "Damnit!"

"What are we going to do?" asked Syd, her voice full of concern. It hadn't occurred to her until that moment that she did care about Sky, more than she wanted to admit. I really do love him. Time seemed to stop, all that could be heard was the firing coming from the blasters and the Q-Rex's fire rockets, all of them hoping to find a weak point, but it was futile. When no one answered, she responded. "Commander?" But in the pit of her stomach, she already knew…

Cruger turned his head and Eric looked the other way, not being able to face her or the truth, both knew what needed to be done, but neither could bring themselves to say it. Jack sighed heavily, knowing what this was leading to. He looked Syd right in the eye. "They're going to self-destruct the Q-Rex, that should hopefully give enough firepower to break through the shield."

"But…" Syd's face began to tear up. "Sky, he's…."

"I know." Jack's face fell, not being able to face the pain and heartbreak in her voice. He knew she and Sky were close, they had known each other for a few years, while he had only been here about a year now, but even still…. He too was going to miss him. Sure they had their differences, but he knew they each respected each other.

"No! There's got to be another way!" she cried frantically. "Sam, you can teleport in there and get him!"

The Omega Ranger's head fell, as he sighed heavily. "I've already tried. The shield won't let me through." He hated it; it wasn't fair. He had this gift and now he couldn't even use it to save his friend. "I'm sorry."

"It's all right, Sam." Z smiled faintly, as she put her arm around Syd. "It's going to be okay Syd."

"Maybe he'll be okay. Sky's tough, he can survive anything," added Bridge, but even he knew the chances were unlikely. Sky might have a powerful gift, but he was still just human.

Cruger hated to do it, but time was running out. The longer they waited the more powerful Omni would become. "Eric…"

"-I know." Eric sighed heavily. He took a deep breath, before looking back up at Omni. Never had he felt so much hatred towards something; this was the thing that had controlled Gruumm for years, this had been the thing that had ordered Gruumm to send Mirloc to kill Wes, and now, this thing had taken away the only memory he had left of his old friend.

He slowly raised his arm up, not only would he lose one old friend today, but he would lose two. Forgive me. But the words just wouldn't come out, he couldn't bring himself to do it and then he felt someone grip his shoulder. He turned and found the Nova Ranger staring at him, in a way that felt almost familiar to him, like he was supposed to know her somehow. But that was obscure; he couldn't even see past her helmet to know how she was looking at him.

"It's okay, I'm here…"

The soft sound and gentleness in her voice brought some calmness to him. Eric nodded his head and gave her a faint smile. He knew what he had to do, as hard as it was. It was the only way to save the city. And that is what Sky would want, even at the cost of his life; because that's what being a Ranger is all about - putting others before yourself. "Q-Rex, prepare for self-destruct mode." Tears fell from his eyes, as his arm dropped to his side. Nova gripped his shoulder and then noticed a fading red blinking light on Eric's morpher.

"What's that?"

"Huh?" Eric looked at his morpher, his eyes widened, as he heard static from the other end. "It's not possible..."

"Eric, don't worry, I got it from here…."