Lord Zedd, Jason's first in command, sat on his throne, devoid of company, his staff lying across his middle. He did not flinch as Tommy, Adam and Rocky materialized on the balcony.

"Where is Jason?" Tommy demanded, courage and perseverance, eviscerating his fear.

"Jason is not here right now. Leave your message with me and depart before you die. Have a bad day," Zedd answered as if he was an answering machine.

"Bring him out, now!" Tommy said, unsheathing Saba, and pointing it at Lord Zedd.

"I do not command the Monarch of Evil," Zedd said, standing up. "He will come when he chooses to. Now depart if you wish to live." He added as he descended the dais.

"We are not leaving until we see him, Zedd," Tommy said determinedly.

Uneasiness slithered up both Rocky and Adam's spine, though they did not show it. They glanced at Tommy out of the corner of their visors. What are you doing, Tommy? Rocky thought as droplets, sweat squeezing out of his brow. This is not the best way to do this.

Unable to hear Rocky, Tommy continued. "I'll go through you if I have to. Or do I have to remind you that I broke your staff the last time we fought?"

"That was a long time ago, White Ranger," Zedd snarled. "Put your sword where your mouth is." He was within three feet from the rangers.

"You are outnumbered, Zedd," Adam said.

"I am not scared of Power Rangers!" Lord Zedd growled with hatred. Rings of lightning traveled down his arm, feeding his staff. Raising it, he aimed at the three rangers, Tommy the most.

At that moment, Jason materialized beside Zedd, looking at him. "Stop," he ordered quietly.

Immediately Zedd halted. Lowering his staff, he faced his lord.

"Leave us," Jason continued.

With a bow, Zedd marched out through the balcony exit, ignoring the rangers.

As soon as Lord Zedd was gone, Jason approached, walking amongst his old friends. "You wanted to see me?" Jason asked, talking as if they were back in high school hanging out in the Youth Center.

Tommy took a couple steps forward, his shoulders rising and falling with each step.

"Be careful, Tommy," Adam said. He and Rocky held their ground.

"I though you should know that your wife is crying her eyes out because of what you did to her," Tommy said, holding out his hand. "Come down to Earth with me and let me show you."

"I can see her perfectly from here," Jason replied, ignoring Tommy's hand by glancing over their heads at the Earth, and then back at them. "I want her to be suffering."

"What?" Rocky exclaimed, almost choking on the word.

"You can see what she is going through and you don't even care?" Tommy gasped.

"Yes. I can see anything on the Earth just by staring at it," Jason responded as if he was giving a presentation.

The awkwardness of the situation secreted confusion into Tommy's senses. Jason was in complete control of what he was thinking and doing. Tommy had expected Jason to be as cold as he had been about ten minutes ago.

"Intrigued at how normal I am?" Jason asked, a smirk stretching across his face. "If you've noticed, my eyes aren't glowing."

"Yes," Tommy nodded seeing the evidence in front of him. He shook his head, narrowing his eyes at Jason. "How did you—?"

"Did you expect me to be like Zeltrax … or like you when you were evil?" Jason suggested.

Zeltrax had been consumed by his hatred for Tommy, but Jason seemed to have no hate for Tommy, Trini, or the rest of them.

"Yeah, I did," Tommy answered, baffled at Jason. This scenario had graduated from weird to creepy exceptionally fast. Just then, another question popped into Tommy's head. "How did you know about Zeltrax?" he asked.

"I watched from a rooftop over the alley where you and the other DinoThunder Rangers destroyed Zeltrax and Mesogog," Jason replied. "By the way, thanks for that. They were getting a little out of hand."

"Should I be comforted?" Tommy growled, glaring at Jason. "You sat on your backside while I risked not only my life but the lives of my friends and students?"

Jason shrugged. "Secrecy was everything to me. You should understand that being a power ranger. Besides, you didn't need me for that battle. But I did stop in on your school's prom that night. That Kira sure has a good voice."

"Stay away from my students!" Tommy threatened, fury building up in him.

"I'm not interested in them," Jason said.

Tommy was unmoved. It made him uncomfortable knowing that Jason knew everything that had happened to him in the past year. As a friend, Tommy would not have cared, but as an enemy, it could be disastrous. Just then, he remembered something.

"So I did see you after Kira had finished her first song," Tommy hissed, crossing his arms. "When I went to check, you were gone."

"I wanted to watch; not interact," Jason responded coolly.

Rocky and Adam were itching with anxiety by now. The situation was starting to get out of hand.

"So you watched as Rita and Zedd controlled my mind again!" Tommy retorted.

"No, I actually did that myself," said Jason, staring into Tommy's eyes.

Tommy's anger evaporated instantly. His arms fell at his sides as his face unclenched. "You wanted me to kill Billy?" he asked.

"Yes," Jason said, piercing Tommy's soul with his eyes. Never in Tommy's life had he seen Jason so serious.

Tommy shrank as if Jason had shot him in the gut. The air leaked out of his lungs. His knees quivered. No physical wound could have been more devastating.

"Do you understand now?" Jason asked.

"Look at my face, Jason," Tommy said, removing his helmet, ignoring Adam's protests.

Rocky dropped his jaw in surprise.

"I don't have amnesia," Jason replied, rolling his eyes. "Go back to Earth, Tommy. I won't spare your life again if you come back."

"Just tell me why you became evil," Tommy said, pleading with his face. He was tired of being strong, tired of being angry, and tired of fighting. "Just give me that."

"You aren't ready to know," Jason replied. "Now leave."

Before Adam, Rocky, and Tommy could do anything, they found themselves vanishing as flaming silhouettes.