Disclaimer: Power Rangers and all its related logos are property of Saban and/or Disney Entertainment. I am using them without permission, but I do not intend to make a profit. I mean it, I don't. If I do happen to make some quick cash from it, I promise to sponsor a child for seventy-five cents a day with the money I made. Possibly even two of them.

A/N: This fic takes place with the assumption that power rangers are and always were real, though the secret identities of the rangers have remained secret over the years. You may see cameos from other rangers, but this will deal primarily with original characters. It is set some time after Dino Thunder, but before SPD. Gaby appears courtesy of Cmar.

Thank you to everyone who made it even more successful than I ever thought it would be. There will be one final chapter... and then, a special surprise for everyone who stuck with this series. Thanks again, and enjoy.


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Saturday March 5th, 2005 10:00 pm

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Anthony rushed in after Thoron, getting a running start and diving towards him, lunging his flaming zords into the demon's leg. He snatched one out and jammed it in again, this time a little higher up, and continued to do so, using the swords to pull himself up even higher onto Thoron. The demon swung at him, but Anthony let go of one of the swords and swung out the way, forcing Thoron to hit himself in the chest. The impact of it almost made Anthony lose his grip, but he quickly swung back around, grabbing the second sword again.

He closed his eyes for a moment, then reopened them. There was a momentary flash, and just then, there was a replica of Anthony, this one doing the exact same thing. Both of them continued to replicate, until finally there were almost a dozen of them, all of them climbing their way up Thoron. One of them made it to Thoron's head, cocking back and shoving the flaming zord into his eye. Thoron howled out in pain as lava poured from the wound in his eye, but he reached up, grabbing the replica and tossing him into the sky. The replica simply disappeared into the sky.

The rest of them continued as a nervous Myriah watched from the surface with a look of concern on her face. She knew that though Anthony was a skilled warrior, he simply wouldn't be enough to defeat Thoron on his own. She wished she could help,

that she would be able to contribute something, but she didn't have any special ability. As an enchantress, she had the ability to bring joy and pleasure to millions of people on her world, but an ability like that was certainly of no use to her in this situation.

"Hold on just a little bit longer my friend. The rangers will return soon," she sighed.

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"Alright rangers, head back to the quarry with the zords and try to keep Thoron busy as long as you can while we try to get our hands on the fourth eye. Remember, individually your zords are the most powerful I have ever created, but together, they are virtually unstoppable," Ms. Fairweather explained.

"Are we able to morph now?" Jen asked.

Ethan nodded. "Yes, all the modifications on the zords are complete and morphin' energy is back online," he said. "We even boosted the power input frequencies, you should notice a huge increase in power while in ranger form. In conjunction with your zords, it should be enough."

"How do we call on the zords?" Rick asked.

"Use your morphers. Each of the zords are programmed to respond to your voice," Ethan said.

Rick nodded, then turned to the rest of the group. "Alright guys, lets finish this!"

None of them answered. Instead, all of them reached for their morphers. There was a flash of light, and just like that, they were gone… all except for Patrick.

"What am I? Chopped liver?" he whined. "Why don't I get a zord?" he paused. "Is this because I failed my first road test? I swear, that tree came from out of nowhere."

Ms. Fairwather walked over to him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "No, you weren't given your zord because we have a special mission for you. Because of your unique power, you are the ideal candidate for a very important assignment," she said.

"What is it?"

"Even with their zords and new found power, the rangers won't be able to defeat Thoron, they simply don't have the power necessary to do it. Our only chance is to capture him again, and we can't do that without the fourth eye. Your mission is to travel to the planet Liaria and get the fourth eye from the wizard who originally trapped Thoron and the other demons in the first place," Ethan said.

"We've sent in small shuttles in an attempt to get it ourselves, but the electromagnetic energy surrounding the planet is too much for our ships to handle. We're reasonably sure that your Pegasus zord in conjunction with your special abilities should be enough to penetrate the barrier and get the eye," Ethan added.

"Wait… reasonably? You mean you're not sure?"

"We've run the simulations, and everything was fine. Once you have the Eye, bring in back here and we'll be able to perform the ceremony to contain Thoron once and for all," she said.

Patrick sighed. "Fine, when do I leave?"

"Come on, I'll walk you down to the loading bay," Ethan told him.

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There was a flash of light, and the rangers rematerialized in the quarry, finding themselves next to Myriah, who was watching on in horror as Thoron one by one defeated the replicas.

"Thank the elders you're back. I don't know how much longer Anthony could have lasted," she sighed.

"He's done his part, now lets do ours," Rick turned to the others. "Ready?"

"Ready!" Jake answered, speaking for the entire group.

"Log on! Virtual Upload, Ranger Mode!" they said in unison, almost instantly transforming into their ranger form.

Each of them paused for a moment, taking a moment to absorb the power.

"Ethan wasn't kidding when he said increase," Spectra said, taking it all in.

"This is amazing," Aqua Tech added.

"We came here to end it, so lets call out the hardware and take this big fucker down," Allumier brought up.

"RED PANTHER ZORD, ONLINE!" Predator Ranger called out.

"WHITE FOX ZORD, ONLINE!" Blizzard Ranger called out.

"BLACK LEPORD ZORD, ONLINE!" Spectra Ranger announced.

"PURPLE LIGER ZORD, ONLINE!" Allumier Ranger shouted.

"BLUE MANTA RAY ZORD, ONLINE!" Aqua Tech Ranger exclaimed.

Almost instantly, each of the zords materialized in the quarry, each of them even more massive than the rangers imagined.

"Rangers, go!" Predator Ranger instructed.

Each of them pressed a button on their morpher, disappearing, but reappearing in their zords a moment later.

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Patrick couldn't help but be amazed as he watched the Earth get smaller and smaller as he traveled away from it on his way to the Liarian planet. He'd seen things on television about space, and he was aware of the Tera Venture project years ago, but never thought he'd be in space himself one time. 'In my own zord, no less,' he chuckled.

He was surprised to see how much room he had inside the zord. There was only one seat, just enough for him, but plenty of elbowroom, and plenty of equipment to learn how to work. When he originally climbed into the zord, he was a bit overwhelmed. He was shocked to see how well he'd adjusted to being in the zord, and how quickly he'd learned how to work everything. Ethan mentioned that most of it would come as a second nature to him, and it had.

"Warning, electromagnetic interference ahead," the onboard computer warned.

"Yeah yeah, I know. Lets keep going," he said, still unsure if the zord would respond to vocal commands.

"Hull integrity down to 96. A course change is recommended," the computer told him.

"We're not turning out," he said, taking a moment to concentrate, then using his abilities to counteract the electromagnetic interference outside the zord. He watched on the screen as the interference almost seemed to move aside, allowing the zord through. Once he was clear of the interference, he was able to get a full view of the planet ahead of him. It was predominately green, but with spots of blue. Patrick did a quick readout on the planet, discovering that the planet was over 80 percent rainforest. 'That explains all the green,' he thought.

He approached the planet slowly, breaking into its atmosphere. Patrick tried his best to control the zord, but it was shaking out of control, and he found himself hurtling towards the surface. He paused, focusing his energy again, using it to create a gust of wind that allowed him to stabilize the zord and land it safely on the ground. Once he touched down, he reached for his morpher, dematerializing.

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"Has there been any word from Patrick yet?" Dana asked as she walked into the main control room of the Aqua Base.

Ethan, who was sitting in front of the controls, turned to her. "No, nothing yet. At top speed Liaria is only about ten minutes away. I'm beginning to think that he wasn't able to get through the interference," he sighed.

"Don't say that. He made it," she said.

"I hope so, he's the last best hope for the world," he said.

Just then, one of the instruments began to beep. Ethan quickly turned to it.

"What is it?"

"Its an incoming communication, but it isn't for Patrick or any of the other rangers," he paused. "What is SPD?"

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The fox zord rushed at Thoron at top speed, jumping at him and kicking him in the chest. It was enough to make Thoron stumble back, before he was able to get his footing, the manta ray zord shot a stream of water at him. Fox zord used his abilities and froze the water, turning it to ice, and that forced Thoron to fall to one knee.

"Okay, my turn!" Predator Ranger said, lunging at Thoron in the Panther zord, clawing away at Thoron's face. Thoron got back to his feet, grabbing Panther zord and tossed him aside, sending it flying. It was inches from the ground because dark energy surrounded it, stopping it from crashing. "Thanks for the assist Spectra!"

"Anytime," Spectra said.

The leopard zord set its sights on Thoron, swinging around and hitting him in the knee with its tail. Thoron swung downwards, trying to punch the zord, but missed and his fist when into the ground. Fox zord quickly filled the hole with ice, trapping Thoron. That allowed panther zord and liger zord to jump on his back, biting into him and spitting out huge chunks of rock.

Thoron was able to free his hand, then got back to his feet, knocking liger zord and panther zord off his back. They were able to regroup, each of them taking their positions, surrounding Thoron.

"Any suggestions guys?" Predator Ranger asked.

"Even in the zords he's able to withstand everything we throw at him. We still need more," Blizzard Ranger said.

"This would be a great time to form the megazord," Allumier Ranger suggested.

"Yes it is, but we're missing someone," Aqua Tech pointed out.

"Where the hell is Patrick?" Jen snapped.

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Liaria was a beautiful place. Patrick glanced around, finding himself in an open field of some kind. There was nothing but grass as far as the eye could see, and glancing up, he quickly observed that there were two suns in the sky, but even their combined sunlight didn't seem very hot. He speculated that humans would function normally on Liaria, but a Liarian wouldn't be able to withstand the heat of the sun on Earth.

Just then, a small creature appeared. He was rather small and not very intimidating at all, but didn't seem to be an animal who lived in the rainforest. He had on clothes… or at least what could be considered clothing. Patrick was reasonably sure that it was a child, but there was no way to be sure.

"Hello there," he said cheerfully, hoping not to frighten the creature.

It didn't respond.

"I've been sent here to find a wizard. Could he be in your village or something?" he asked.

Again, it didn't respond.

"I get the feeling I might as well to taking to a tree," he said.

Still, nothing from the creature.

"Who said the art of conversation was dead?" he paused. "It was nice to meet you little guy, but I have to find this wizard. With Thoron free, I don't have time to play charades with you," Patrick said, turning to walk away.

"Thoron?" the creature asked.

It was enough to stop Patrick in his tracks, turning him back around.

"So you do understand me, huh?" he walked over to him slowly, dropping down to one knee. "I'm here to find a wizard named Lerigot. I have to find the fourth eye of Thoron so I can trap him again. Can you help me?" he asked.

The creature didn't answer, instead, opened his hand revealing…

"The fourth eye," Patrick sighed, standing up and admiring it. "You're Lerigot, aren't you?" he asked.

The creature simply nodded.

"Ethan didn't tell me you'd be all little and furry. Well, thank you, but you understand why I can't stay longer. I have to get going," he said, rushing towards his zord.

"Good… luck," Lerigot sighed.

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"I've never heard of SPD," Dana confessed.

In the back of his mind, the initials seemed familiar to Ethan, but he wasn't sure why. "Whoever they are, they're asking to open communications. Lets see what they have to say," he said, opening the channel. "This is the Aqua Base, identify yourselves," he said.

At that moment, a beautiful young woman appeared on the screen. At first glance, her eyes were an odd color, and though he could have been wrong, Ethan was fairly sure he saw cat ears on either side of her head. "I am Doctor Kat Manx from Space Patrol Delta. We have been aware of your situation for quite some time now, but were waiting for the right time to announce ourselves," the woman said.

"Space Patrol Delta?" he inquired.

"We're a small organization here, here to monitor and control the alien population on Earth," she said.

"Aliens? I didn't know there were aliens here on Earth."

"Then that means we've been doing our jobs well. We are aware of your recent encounters with Thoron and we'd like to help. I know about the ritual that forces four of your rangers trapped in the demon dimension, and we've been working on ways around that. You see, one of the rangers that Angela Fairweather originally sent after Thoron works for SPD, but we lost contact with her almost seven months ago. We believe that she is alive and well, only trapped in the demon dimension. For that reason, we've been working on temporal enhancers, hoping that we'd be able to open a stable gateway from the demon dimension to ours," she told him.

"I have the feeling you need our help as much as we need yours," Ethan said.

"In a way, yes. Officer Cambridge was one of our best officers. If shes alive, we'd like to save her," she said.

"Wait, you said she worked for SPD. How could she have been one of the rangers Ms. Fairweather picked for that mission?" Dana asked.

"SPD has operatives in almost every organization on this planet, including Operation Lightspeed and the Silver Guardians. Its important that we're aware of what goes on and how much the general population knows about what we do here, but none of that is important right now. What is important is saving your rangers once they manage to trap Thoron. My superior officer, Commander Cruger, has authorized me to grant you use of the temporal enhancer to save your rangers as long as we also use it to save Officer Cambridge," she said.

"Cambridge? Are you talking about Vanessa Cambridge?" Dana asked.

"Yes."

"You know her?" Ethan asked.

Dana nodded. "I selected her for the project. Her husband was against it, considering they had a daughter to look after, and we never understood why she accepted that mission knowing she might not ever come back or see her daughter or husband again," she said.

"We ordered her to go," Dr. Manx said.

"If you can find your missing officer and help our rangers at the same time, you're more than welcome here," Ethan said.

"Excellent. I will be there shortly," she said, and the screen blinked off.

"You think we can trust her?"

"I don't think we have a choice at the moment," he paused. "Was it just me or did she look like a cat?"

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Thoron grabbed the manta ray zord and began to squeeze as hard as he could. Aqua Tech responded by spraying water in his face. Fox zord used his powers to freeze the water, trapping Thoron's face in an ice mask. That allowed manta ray zord to squirm free.

"We're getting our asses kicked out here. There has to be something we can do," Blizzard Ranger said.

"We can't form the megazord without Tempest Ranger. Until he gets here, we'll just have to hold off as long as we can," Predator told her.

"I have an idea. Blizzard, Aqua Tech, follow my lead," Spectra said. The lepord zord began to glow with dark energy, and then shot that energy towards Thoron, trapping him in a sort of dark energy sphere. "Okay, now hit him with everything you have!"

Manta ray zord began to fill the sphere with water, and once it was full, Blizzard Ranger used his powers to freeze it. Thoron was now completely trapped within an ice sphere.

"Does anyone here have photon torpedoes?" Spectra asked.

"You're thinking Star Trek," Predator said.

"Well, some kind of rockets. Anything?"

"I'm on it," Allumier said, aiming and firing rockets at the ice sphere. The entire sphere exploded on contact, and ice chunks began to fall from the sky. There was a lot of smoke, but when it cleared, there was no sign on Thoron.

"We did it!"

"We thought that crusty fucker a lesson, didn't we?" Blizzard asked.

Before anyone could respond, Thoron grabbed the fox zord from behind, doing his best to crush it in his hand.

Manta ray zord used a focused beam of water almost like a laser, cutting off Thoron's hand. No sooner than fox zord landed on his feet and regrouped, Thoron's hand simply regenerated.

"What's the name of that creek that you go up without a paddle?" Allumier asked.

"Shit creek," Aqua tech said.

"Yeah, I think that's where we're headed," she sighed.