Cat: Hey all! Not a lot of humor in this chapter, but coming up is bunches and bunches and bunches! Next chapter: Kira Babysits. Yes, madness galore. However, in the mean time, here's action action action.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers. I asked Santa if he'd get it for me for Christmas, but he said no.

And—was caught?

"Andros?" She asked in surprise. The red Astro Ranger nodded. Kimberly noticed that he was flying on his Galaxy Glider and they were zooming upward. Kira and Maya hurried towards the AstroMegaship, though they knew that there was no way that Dracozord could catch them now. They were home free, and they were happy.

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Andros released Kimberly who immediately collapsed onto the deck of the ship along with Kira and Maya.

"Thanks." Kira panted. Andros powered down.

"Anytime. Are you all right?"

"Yeah. Barely." Kimberly said.

"How did you know where to find us?" Maya asked.

"I tracked you morpher." Andros replied as though it had been the easiest thing in the world.

"How did you know that you needed to find us?" Kira wanted to know.

"I was trying to contact Tommy. I figured out who's been attacking you it's—"

"Trent." They all three said in unison. "Yeah, we know."

"All right then, I guess all that's left is to get you back home."

"I need to use your computer." Kira said suddenly.

"Huh?"

"Instant messager, e-mail, whatever, but I have got to contact Ethan. There is no way that we can get there fast enough to stop whatever Trent has planned." Maya and Kimberly nodded so Andros complied, steering them towards the bridge where he pressed several dozen buttons before finally pulling up something that Kira could dimly recognize.

'Ethan, it's Kira! Respond!' She typed urgently.

"How do you know he's even on line?" Kimberly asked skeptically.

"We're talking about Ethan, he's always on line." Kira replied, and sure enough a response appeared on the screen.

'How do I know that you're Kira? This is the internet.' Kira rolled her eyes.

"What a time for him to be careful." She grumbled.

'Your middle name is Gerald.'

'All right! So, you are Kira. What's up? Where are you? Are you safe? Man, things are messed up here.'

'Trent's behind everything. He wants the zords to fight. He think's you're gonna die.'

'TRENT?'

'Kim, Maya and I are with the Space Rangers. We're coming. Contact the Wild Force Rangers. Tell them what's up.'

'How am I supposed to do that? They don't have a computer.'

'Think of something!' Kira ordered and logged off.

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"What's up?" Conner asked. He was trying to keep his voice low, Tyrano was a few feet away, keeping watch. Tricera and Ptera had been gone for ages.

"Trent's up."

"What's he doing?"

"The super-villain thing."

"What?"

"That was my first thought too." Ethan replied absently, most of his attention was on his computer, which he was staring at sadly. Finally he gulped. "I'll miss you old friend." He told it and pulled off the back.

"What are you doing?" Conner asked in shock.

"Rigging up a communication's system."

"But your computer…"

"I know." Ethan looked like he was about to cry, but shoved the emotion away and got to work.

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"Now what?" Kimberly asked.

"Now we get to Turtle Cove." Andros announced. "We just need to make a couple stops on the way, think your friends can hold out long enough?" Kira nodded. "Good, now sit down." Andros ordered and they scrambled to get into seats as the ship suddenly took off at breakneck pace.

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"Ah ha! Check this out." Ethan proudly displayed three objects. None of them looked like a communications device.

"That's great." He said automatically. "How's it work?" Conner asked.

"It's simple." Ethan replied. He held up on of the devices. It looked like nothing more then a mass of wires. Conner looked at it blankly as Ethan explained. "I have successfully managed to split this computer into two. Now we can text message. You type using these numbers here, and the words show up on the screen here." He indicated the other device which looked a lot more like a computer with half a screen and several missing components. "And, the beauty of this baby is that when the other Rangers get this piece, they can type using the keyboard and the words appear here." It didn't look near as simple as Ethan claimed.

"Ethan," Conner clapped him on the back. "I have no idea what you just said, but if it gets us out of here, I'm all for it. The only question now is how do we get it to the Wild Force Rangers?" Just then Ank pushed his face in on them, grinning. Conner and Ethan glanced at each other, then at the machines, then at Ank.

"Hey Ankylozord. Can you do us a favor?"

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"Um, I don't mean to sound ungrateful or anything, because you know I'm totally glad you saved us and all, but where are we going?" Kira asked nervously.

"We received an urgent call for help from Marble Bay. The Lightspeed Rescue base is overrun." TJ replied absently. Since getting on the ship Maya, Kim, and Kira had noticed that all of the Astro Rangers were very uptight. They had dark circles under their eyes and bustled around the ship constantly. The three girls had tried to find an out of the way place to sit and felt more then useless.

"Maya, Kimberly," Andros called. All three looked up. "Can I speak with you?" Kira began to rise as well but then Andros looked directly at her and added "Privately?" Kira sat back down heavily. Kim and Maya looked back at her apologetically but followed Andros dutifully.

The door to the bridge slid shut behind them and they found themselves alone in the hallway. "I have bad news." He got right to the point. "What Trent told you on the island was true. He does want to be the only Ranger."

"So he's trying to destroy the other Dino Rangers, we follow." Kimberly tried to sum it up but Andros shook his head wearily.

"No, not the only DinoThunder Ranger. The only Power Ranger. Anywhere." Kim clapped a hand over her mouth and Maya gasped.

"Is he nuts?" The pink ranger asked.

"No. He's perfectly sane, and that's why he's dangerous. He must have been working towards this moment for a very long time. Maya." He turned to her. "I know this might be hard, but we lost contact with the Galaxy Rangers several hours ago." Maya's eyes widened and she said nothing. "We thought that you, Kimberly, and TJ could go and provide back up if they need it. If they don't then get them to Angel Grove." Maya swallowed hard, then nodded. Kim looked sympathetically at her. Andros called for TJ and they departed just in time to miss one of the most important TV shows of their lives.

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The White Ranger's face filled the entire screen on the bridge. Kira stood up sharply and Astro Rangers came running from all areas of the ship as DECA chimed "There is an incoming transmission."

"Hello Rangers." He said calmly.

"Trent!" Kira said shrilly. "I can't believe you're doing this!"

"Get used to the idea Kira."

"You'll never get away with it." Kira recognized the voice as Tori's. Trent had found a way to broadcast his message to every Ranger simultaneously.

"Don't you see Rangers? I already have. I'm monitoring all of your communications. I know where all of you are, but you don't know where I am."

"It won't take long to find out." Andros snapped.

"I think that you'll be a little too busy worrying about a few other things I'm working on to even think about tracing me."

"What else are you planning Trent?" Kira asked loudly, feeling a lot more like Conner then herself. Trent laughed.

"Haven't I already told you? I will destroy the legacy of power! It's already started."

"Liar." Dustin said instantly. This only caused Trent to laugh harder.

"You mean the Rangers are keeping secrets from each other? You are making this too easy." The Dracozord cawed in the background.

"Opps, that's my cue Rangers. Later." The White Ranger said and cut out.

"Andros?" It was Cam.

"Yes?"

"What exactly was the White Ranger referring to?" Andros paused, then took a deep breath.

"The White Ranger ha successfully eliminated the Alien Rangers. Billy sent the finally communication. Also, we're not sure what has happened to the Phantom Ranger, the Blue Centurion, or the Lost Galaxy Rangers. We've sent envoys out to them. In the mean time we're coming to Earth."

"Great." Cam said sarcastically. "Any more good news?"

"Unfortunately yes. Greg and the twins are on board."

"Then the AstroMegaship will be our backup. You should probably pick up Justin's son Sam as well. It'll be better for all of us." Andros nodded.

"We're almost at Marble Bay." Ashley warned.

"We'll drop by Angel Grove and talk to you again there." Andros offered. "May the Power Protect you." He said and Cam repeated it and blinked off.

There was an instant flurry of movement. "Now remember everybody." Andros said while he, Cassie, and Carlos prepared to descend to Earth. "We've faced impossible odds before. We've won before. This is no different." He finished his brave speech and the ship touched down on what looked like train tracks. It was then that Kira recalled that the Lightspeed base was underwater.

As if on cue there was a tremendous creaking noise and a hanger of some sort lifted itself out of the depths. Cassie, Carlos, and Andros rushed off and glided the distance on their space surfboards.

The Black, Pink, and Red Rangers met a figure part way down and Pink and Black hurried ahead while Red paused. Ashley and Kira watched with interest as Red Ranger patted the figure on the back and then hurried inside the building. The person was running full tilt towards them and Ashley and Kira moved hesitantly towards the door. Half expecting an attack Ashley waited, then she caught sight of the person.

Dana Mitchell was almost unrecognizable. Kira had seen pictures once. But now she was covered in filth and shallow scratches and her eyes were wide with barely controlled panic. In her arms was a six year old child who had wrapped itself tightly around its mother. As soon as she saw who it was Ashley ran to meet her. Dana unceremoniously shoved the child into Ashley's arms. "You've gotta take care of Hannah for me. It's too dangerous in there for a child."

"Right. Right." Ashley said trying to sooth the child and the mother and failing at both. Hannah had started to cry and Ashley was rubbing her back absently. Dana glanced over her shoulder fearfully and turned to go but Ashley held her back. "Dana. You're going to be all right."

"Right." Dana managed a small smile before taking off back into the fray. Ashley hauled Hannah back through the doors and shut them with a secure sounding thump. Kira watched as Ashley put Hannah down on her lap on the bridge and held her there while pressing buttons with the other hand. By the time they were airborne again Hannah had fallen asleep against Ashley's chest.

"How did you do that?" Kira asked. Ashley started, then relaxed upon seeing who it was.

"Sorry, I forgot you were sitting there."

"Great." Kira muttered, then brightened. Maybe now someone could tell her what was going on. "Anyway, what are we supposed to do now?"

"We're going to Angel Grove, to help Justin and anyone who's left there." She said tiredly.

"You know, you really don't look so good." Kira said suddenly.

"I'll be fine."

"Sure. Of course." No one, even someone who hadn't slept in twenty-four hours, could miss the sarcasm in her voice.

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"Is there a way off the Animarium?' Ethan typed. He had finished relaying everything he knew to the Wild Force Rangers, and was in the process of trying to use their combined knowledge to create some sort of plan.

'The archway in the clearing where we were earlier.'

'Can you get there?' Cole glanced up at the other rangers.

"Well? Any ideas?" Taylor's eyes flickered to Ank, hidden in the trees, and then to Eaglezord who was wheeling overhead, patrolling the entire island.

"I've got one."

'Yes, can you?' Ethan received. He looked over at Conner, who had fallen asleep against his duffle, both exhausted by the day's efforts, and board of the slow proceedings.

"Conner." Than prodded him awake.

"What?" He asked irritably.

"We need a distraction. Can you think of anything?" Conner glanced woefully at his bag.

"One thing." He withdrew his trusty soccer ball and spent a moment just staring at it.

"It's for the greater good." Ethan said, though he deeply sympathized, having cannibalized his computer earlier that evening.

"Farewell buddy." He said and kicked it off in the opposite direction that they were heading. The zords immediately hurried towards the rustling and in the ruckus Conner and Ethan slipped away.

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"How'd you guys escape?" Taylor asked once both sets of Rangers were safely back in Turtle Cove.

"Soccer ball, how 'bout you?" Conner replied.

"Ankylozord attacked Eagelzord." Ethan whistled appreciatively.

"Guys, I don't know if I'm the only one to consider this, but we have no where to go. We don't know where Kira, Maya, and Kimberly are, and our zords are probably ripping each other to pieces as we speak." Max said.

"Kira said that they were with the AstroRangers." Conner offered.

"It's possible that now that you are away from the Animarium your communications system will work." Shayla offered.

"Translation?" Conner requested but Ethan was already paging Kira.

"Kira? Are you there?"

"Ethan! Ohmigod! You have no idea what's been going on!" Kira seemed somewhat relieved to hear from him, but Ethan detected a fear in her voice that he was not used to in his kick-butt friend.

"We got away from the zords, that's some good news at least. So now tell us what's up." Ethan said. There was a pause and all of the others crowded around to listen intently. Whatever they expected, they were disappointed.

"I can't tell you, this isn't a secure line. But be careful, Trent's out there somewhere. I gotta go." Kira finished and the connection broke. There was quiet for a moment.

"Well, that sounded cheerful." Ethan said sarcastically.

"I wonder what's happening." Alyssa looked up at the sky as though it would start raining answers.

"Whatever it is, it's big. Bigger then anything we've faced before. We have to be ready." Cole said determinedly.

"Be ready?" Max asked incredulously. "Be ready for what?" No one spoke.

"I know how we might be able to find out." Danny said. They turned to gaze at him. He said softly, "Everything big gets on the TV. Trent proved that. We could flip to the news and see what it tells us."

"That is brilliant!" Ethan declared.

"Trent used the Tv to his advantage, now we're going to use it to ours." Conner declared. He looked at Cole. "Lead on!"

Cat: The story unfolds! Review and tell me how the plot's sounding right about now.