POWER RANGERS: SPACE PATROL DELTA
YEAR TWO

"ATTACHMENT"

The otherwise happy life of Tiffany Brooks was gravely interrupted by two events in her life. Growing up, Tiffany was a bright girl and very beautiful. Her soft hands and smooth skin erupted with a pink hue that easily showed that she was not one for roughhousing. Her short black hair rested just below her ears. Some might consider it to be boyish, but she could never be mistaken for a boy. At age 10, she lost her best friend when she tried to kiss him and he accused her of having cooties.

That loss didn't upset her though. Tiffany was a girl who believed in love and any boy who didn't wasn't worth her time. At age 12, she experienced the first of the two events that truly changed her life. Her father disappeared into thin air. She had heard the screaming the night before in her parents' bedroom. She tried not to and she worried that her young brother in the room right next to hers might hear them too. She always wanted to protect him. She wanted to protect her family, but at age 15 she realized her father didn't warrant her protection.

That was the year her mother told her the reason behind his hasty departure. She cried a lot that day. Her mother probably regretted telling her about her father leaving them because he fell in love with another woman, but Tiffany was growing up. She felt she could handle it. After that day, Tiffany didn't ask anymore questions about her father. Her younger brother, however, still asked about their dad. Tiffany finally understood why her mother felt so uncomfortable with the questions. Tiffany's interest in boys waned for a while.

At age 16, Tiffany experienced the second event that changed her life forever. It was the event that halted her existence. February 19th was a day that not many residents in Newtech City would forget. The Brooks family was amongst them. On that day, Tiffany had rushed home. She was looking forward to telling her mother about the role she got in the school play. She got home and ran up to her room to put away her books. The sound of the school bus meant her brother was home. She greeted him at the door and noticed the increased temperature outside.

Approximately, three hours later, the heat was unbearable. Her mother made the decision to leave and Tiffany grabbed their cellphones, like her mother told her. She started the car in the garage, while her mother went to find her little brother. They were taking an awfully long time, Tiffany thought. She adjusted the rear-view mirror and that was when she saw the wall of fire coming towards her, very fast. She screamed. It was a piercing scream. If it were only one decibel higher, it would have shattered the windows of the car all by itself.

Kristine Brooks drove faster than she had ever driven her car before. She tried not to look in the backseat. She had ordered her son to sit with her up front, but his hysterical screams for his sister meant he probably didn't hear her. The boy climbed into the back, touching her, pushing her, begging for her to wake up. Kristine drove faster. She could see the wall of fire was closing in. Then she saw it.

Space Patrol Delta Headquarters was finally in sight. She knew they would be safe there and maybe, just maybe they could help her daughter. She stopped the car quickly, as she saw several personnel wearing S.P.D. insignia. They seemed to be helping people get inside. Kristine jumped out of the car and yelled to the nearest ones she could see.

"Help! Someone please. My family!" she screamed in terror.

The one with the short brown hair turned to see her. He was wearing what she assumed was a cadet's uniform. It reminded her of the S.P.D. Rangers, whom she had seen on occasion in the city, except his uniform was all black. Most of the others around wore the same design, including the three individuals with him.

"Guys, over there," he yelled to his companions.

Kristine pointed to the backdoors, as the tears fell from her cheeks. One of the four ran over to her. She was the smallest, but she also looked to be the most concerned. She glanced at Kristine's burned arm.

"It's gonna be okay. Come with me," the brown-haired girl said.

"I can't leave them," Kristine said, panicking for her children's safety, knowing that wall of fire was still heading this way.

"It's okay," the first helper shouted to her. "Everyone's going in."

Kristine watched as he and the other male, of Asian descent, lifted Tiffany from the car and began running towards the entrance to their Headquarters. The last of the group, a tall dark-skinned girl with long black hair, grabbed her son and followed. The female at Kristine's side led her inside Headquarters, as they raced to the Infirmary.

"My name's Casey. We're C-Squad cadets. We're going to help you," the girl said to Kristine, as she helped her along.

Kristine couldn't speak, as the worst scenarios played out in her head. Would her daughter survive? Would any of them?

Almost two days had passed when Kristine was given the news that changed the Brooks family forever. Tiffany was gone. Kristine struggled to cope with the news that Dr. Sevarus announced to her. She hadn't told her son. She didn't know how to tell him. She hadn't even been able to tell him about his father's departure and that was four years ago. She wasn't sure if he was strong enough to face losing his sister.

"Ahhhh!"

The scream of the boy woke Kristine immediately. She jumped off of her cot and reached onto the one next to her, gently waking her son from his nightmare.

"Bailey, it's just another bad dream," Kristine whispered into his ear, as she gathered the 8 year old into her arms.

She tried to calm his sobs of pain, as she looked around the large room and saw a few eyes looking in their direction. The darkness of the room meant it was time to rest, but Kristine didn't feel too badly about Bailey disturbing the others sleeping nearby. He wasn't the only one in the shelter who had nightmares about the massacre.

The next morning, Sydney Drew sat in front of her mirror, after her shower, and began the ritual that was required to keep herself looking the best she could. She was almost finished with her hair, making sure that every curl flowed in its proper place, when she noticed her roommate and fellow B-Squad cadet, Z Delgado, grab something from her bed.

"What are you doing?" Syd asked, turning to look at Z.

"You know Isinia's coming to pick up the donations for the shelter today?"

"Yes. I already packed some stuff," Syd said.

"Where?" Z asked, looking around the room, confused.

Syd reached under her desk and pulled out a small brown box. Z peeked inside and saw a few magazines, most of which had Syd on the cover. There was also an unused hairbrush, a few pencils and four articles of clothing.

"Is that it?" Z asked, looking a bit surprised.

"Well, I don't have a lot of things lying around that I don't use. I donated most of my old clothes to Jack and Ally last year."

"That's why I grabbed this," Z said, as she held tight to the gray stuffed animal.

"Peanuts is inot/i a donation," Syd said, as she snatched the plush elephant from Z's grasp.

"Do you realize how you look right now, clinging to that thing?" Z asked.

"Look, Z. We have been through a lot in the last two years that we've known each other and you know more than anyone that it's hard to keep your innocence. Some things are worth keeping sacred, okay," Syd said.

Z nodded. She didn't completely believe Syd needed a stuffed animal, but she couldn't truly argue, as she glanced over to her desk, where she locked eyes with the vial of ashes that held a part of Jack, a part that she wasn't ready to let go of.

"I just thought you were ready to lose the attachment, that's all. You're right. A lot has happened to us," Z said, as she packed a few more pieces of clothing into her donation box. It was full. There was a lot she was willing to get rid of.

Syd laid her stuffed elephant on her bed, next to where she put the brown box that contained her minor donations. She went back to the mirror and took a deep breath, before going back to her hair. Z headed for the doors, which slid open when she got close enough.

"Still, we've all got to grow up, Syd," Z said. "Even if we've been forced to."

Z exited. Syd looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was grown up, but Peanuts grew with her. Without that elephant, Syd wasn't sure she could remember how to be what she was before, normal again.

On the second floor of Omallix's base in space, there was a laboratory located at the end of one of the longest hallways in the former science center. Fifteen years ago, it was named after a great scientific mind. Inside that laboratory was another great mind and Felix's mind was racing as he held his ear close to the large picture window inside the lab. He knew it was an observation window that had to be connected to the room next door. He didn't, however, know what was inside.

He had heard thrashing noises over there on quite a few occasions. The glass, however, was almost completely soundproof and if it weren't for his keen hearing, he was sure he wouldn't have heard that. It was also completely dark. Not a hint of light in sight. He didn't know what was happening over there, but he was very curious. Part of him wondered if it was another prisoner. Another part of him wondered if it was a great beast that Omallix was waiting to unleash on Newtech City. It wasn't hard for Felix's mind to wander towards the worst possibilities, especially since he was trapped inside the world of that lunatic, with no help in sight.

The doors to the laboratory opened and he quickly scurried away from that observation window, as Charlie entered. She was wearing the tight black catsuit that she adopted after officially joining Omallix's army. A wide red stripe pierced the black coloring of the outfit, extending from her neckline to her feet. The red stripe almost caused Felix to miss the tear in the fabric and the slight hint of blood on her.

"Get into a fight with Omallix?" Felix said, as he pointed to the tear.

Charlie sneered at him, as she touched the small wound.

"Hardly. Omallix is quite happy with my performance," Charlie shot back.

"So far," Felix added.

"Just fix it!" Charlie said, as she leaned against the only examination bed in the room.

Felix remembered the last time he was forced to use that bed. He had been ordered to clone Doggie Cruger. He remembered the sinister being lying there upon its completion. It was evil. Charlie was in good company using it. Felix grabbed a scanner and a tissue regenerator. He scanned the wound and saw it wasn't deep at all. Part of him wanted to refuse Charlie's request, but he knew it would do no good. She wouldn't die from this wound and therefore she would continue to torment him anyway.

"So, if this isn't Omallix's handiwork, what happened to you?" He inquired.

"That's none of your business," Charlie said.

"Does it have something to do with that commotion I heard coming from next door?" Felix asked.

"If you must know, it does," Charlie said.

Felix smirked. It was a rare occurrence when Charlie would impart any new information to him.

"Something dangerous, I hope," Felix said, as he completed his scan.

"Not dangerous enough, obviously," Charlie shot back.

"This is going to sting," Felix said, as he activated the tissue regenerator, which healed the wound completely in only a few seconds. He noticed Charlie slightly wince.

With all her personal repairs completed, she stood from the desk, touching her skin through the ripped fabric of her suit.

"You're good," Charlie said.

"You can repay me by telling me what's going on next door," Felix said.

"Oh, don't be so eager, Doctor. You'll know exactly what's in that room all in due time," Charlie said, as she headed for the doors. "But I will tell you that what's inside that room is going to destroy the Power Rangers. I guarantee it."

"That's a bold statement," Felix said.

"Also very accurate," Charlie added, with a smirk. "But, you'll see for yourself soon enough. After all, we're going to need your help in getting it prepared."

Charlie left Felix alone in the laboratory once again. He glanced over at the observation window. What was on the other side? He had a feeling he didn't truly want to know the answer to that question. Preparing another abomination for Omallix was not a task Felix felt prepared to accomplish.

"Just smile and go with it. Let go. Do something spontaneous," Syd said.

"I wouldn't even know where to start," Sky said.

"Start here," Syd said, as she leaned up to Sky's face, kissing him.

"Don't ever do that again," Sky said, sternly.

"What? Why?"

"It's against S.P.D. regulations," Sky said. "We could both get booted out of the Academy for fraternization."

Sky headed for the doors, then walked back over to Syd, grabbed her in his arms and kissed her, deeply. He pulled away.

"Never again," Sky said. "I'm serious," he said, as he left, looking a bit flushed.

Sitting in front of her mirror, Syd smiled thinking back to that moment. It was strange, she thought to herself. She never imagined she would kiss Sky and it did feel a bit wrong. But, to her, it also felt right in that moment. It was something she had wanted to do for a while. She wasn't so sure about Sky's feelings though.

Seconds later, her door chime sounded. Syd stood up from her mirror and answered the door herself. She was not surprised at all when the doors slid apart to reveal Isinia Cruger. She smiled.

"Good morning, Isinia," Syd greeted her with a smile.

"Good morning, Sydney. How are you?"

"I'm good. Come in," Syd said, as she gestured for Mrs. Cruger to enter. The female Sirian immediately spotted Z's overflowing donation box and walked over to it. She began thumbing through the contents.

"Well, I can't thank you girls enough for this," Isinia said.

"How are things coming along with the shelter?" Syd asked.

"A little cramped, but we're getting settled. The nights are a bit rough I'm told, but I think the healing process is beginning for the victims," Isinia said.

"We can't get this city rebuilt fast enough, if you ask me," Syd said, as she sat back in front of her mirror. She reached for her hairbrush, but realized there was nothing left to fix. Her hair looked perfect. She sighed.

"Are you all right, child?" Isinia asked.

Through the reflection in the mirror, Syd looked at Isinia behind her. Then, she turned around to face her.

"How did you know you were in love with Commander Cruger?" she asked.

"Excuse me?" Isinia said, completely caught off-guard by the question.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to pry, but I'm kinda dealing with something personal and...well, I've only really been in love once in my life. I was just looking for some outside perspective," Syd explained. "Z told me you helped her when she was struggling to mourn for Jack."

"It's a tough question, Syd. Everyone's different. Is there some reason in particular that you're asking?"

"Well, let's just say that I may be interested in someone, but I'm not sure. He actually has a lot of things in common with Commander Cruger and I was just wondering how you knew he was the right one to fall for?" Syd said, looking a bit nervous.

"I don't think it's that simple. There's no checklist for love," Isinia explained to her. "You just know. To me, the love of my life is not perfect. No one is perfect. I've learned that he can be flawed, but his flaws are what make him humble. As for Doggie, specifically, I fell for his confidence and his loyalty and of course his good looks don't hurt either," Isinia said with a wink.

Syd forced a smile, but appeared creeped out a bit. Isinia laughed at her look.

"Trust me, on Sirius, Doggie was quite an eligible bachelor in his day," Isinia said.

"I'm sure," Syd said, as she turned back to her mirror, staring at a photograph that she had slid into the mirror's frame some time ago. It showed her and four of her closest friends, Z, Bridge, Jack and Sky.

"Doggie makes me feel whole, Sydney," Isinia said, behind Syd. "You have to find the person that makes you feel whole and happy. That's love. You can be different, believe me, but in the end that person will appreciate you for who you are."

Syd thought over her words, as she looked closely at one individual in that photo. She turned back to Isinia and smiled.

"Thanks, Isinia, that helped," Syd said as she headed for the door. "My box of donations is on the bed. I hope it helps. Let me know if there's anything else you need."

"I will, and good luck," Isinia said, as Syd disappeared out of the room.

Isinia let out a small chuckle, as she hunched her shoulders, thinking of the joys of youth. She peeked inside Syd's box. She grabbed the few things that were inside and squeezed them into Z's box. She picked up the full box when she noticed the stuffed elephant next to Syd's box on her bed. Isinia gave it a second look.

"It must have missed the box," Isinia said, as she grabbed it, placing it on top of the box of items. She exited, heading for the shelter.

Aboard Omallix's base, Charlie had been looking for her new leader. She found him inside Jintari's laboratory, along with Cartiron and the green alien science expert. She walked over to the alien beings and stood next to Omallix and Cartiron, as Jintari was detailing his latest creation.

Charlie glanced at the very large weapon. It looked like an enormous laser pistol. It was nine feet tall and wide, but sleek. The gray steel of the weapon contrasted with the red gaseous tubes that spiraled around it. Charlie wondered exactly what it was for.

"You see, Lord Omallix, with this synthesizer, we can transform any one of the alien creatures in your army into a major threat for Newtech City and the Power Rangers," Jintari explained.

"Sorry, I'm late. How does it work?" Charlie asked.

Jintari sighed a bit, hating to repeat himself.

"Well, the synthesizer targets alien DNA. It is able to enhance the strongest parts of the creature, as well as make them bigger. This way, our monster will not only grow to large heights, but he will also have increased strength and enhanced abilities," Jintari said.

"This is an excellent creation, Jintari," Omallix exclaimed. "We can be an even bigger threat to S.P.D. now, literally."

"And, we can put our alien army to work," Cartiron added. "They are getting restless."

"It appears the Rangers' battle with Themaskrion did serve a purpose after all," Omallix said.

"Yes. It gave me the idea to create the synthesizer," Jintari said.

"I hate to put a damper on all of this, but the Rangers aren't exactly helpless when a monster grows. They have the S.W.A.T. Megazord," Charlie said. "We all saw what it did to Themaskrion."

"Yes, but that was without the power of the synthesizer. I monitored the battle closely. His abilities were not enhanced when he grew large," Jintari said.

"Yes. If we can destroy the Rangers' S.W.A.T. Megazord, we will have gained a very large upper hand in this war," Omallix said.

Charlie simply nodded, in agreement. Although deep down, she knew what the S.W.A.T. Megazord was capable of and she felt this wouldn't be a long-term solution that would destroy S.P.D.

Syd waited nervously outside of Sky's room. When the doors slid open she saw Sky standing in the room with a towel, drying his hair. She figured he had just showered. He was wearing a red S.P.D. t-shirt and his uniform pants.

"Hi," Syd said.

Sky looked over to her, blankly. Syd couldn't register any emotion from him.

"Hi," Sky said back.

"No blue?" Syd said, with a slight smirk, pointing to his t-shirt.

"Donated it. Figured it was time to move on," Sky said, as he grabbed his uniform jacket.

"I can understand that. Kinda of ironic, actually, because I've been thinking a lot about phases of things and moving forward myself," Syd said, nervously.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, Sky look. What happened the other day—" Syd started, but Sky cut her off.

"Will never happen again," Sky finished.

"Was it that bad?" Syd asked.

"No, Syd. You don't get it. If someone found out what happened between us it could ruin our careers, our reputations," Sky said.

"What happened between us?" Syd repeated what he said. "We kissed, Sky. It's a natural thing that happens between men and women when they are interested in each other."

"Who said I was interested?"

"What? Sky, please. You were into it just as much as I was," Syd said.

"You're missing the point, Syd. This can't happen. I'm the leader of B-Squad. We're Power Rangers in the middle of a war. Do you know how it would look if people thought we were in a relationship? Is that what you want?"

"I don't think it's such a bad thing for us to feel things or to express our feelings," Syd said, looking upset.

"Well, in this case, I do," Sky said, giving her a stern look. "Look, I got carried away and I'm sorry. I overstepped. This is no time for romance."

"Sky, this isn't anyone's fault. We have known each other for years and we've gone through a lot together. It's only natural that something like this might happen," Syd said, trying to convince him.

"But, it can't happen, Syd. It just can't," Sky said.

"Because you say so?"

"If that's what it takes," Sky said, as he zipped up his jacket and exited.

Left alone, Syd took a deep breath, looking very disappointed.

In the hot, musty basement of Omallix's base, several monsters sat around, until they heard the doors open and footsteps walking down the staircase into the area. They all lined up, knowing it was Cartiron probably looking to make another inspection. His visits had increased ever since Themaskrion had jumped ship. None of them was aware of what had happened to him down on Earth.

They were all caught off-guard, however, when they saw that Cartiron wasn't alone. Behind him, was the small green scientist, Jintari, and behind him was the alien that scared most of them with his power and his hatred for S.P.D.

Omallix looked at all of the monsters, as he passed them. Honestly, he was looking for a guinea pig for Jintari's latest invention. They didn't truly know if the synthesizer ray would work and they had to test it. Omallix would never send Cartiron onto the battlefield for such a test. Besides, they had only seen the Rangers' S.W.A.T. Megazord in action once and the battle was all too brief. This battle would allow him and his crew to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Rangers' zords.

Cartiron had walked a few steps ahead of Jintari and their leader. Omallix took longer looks at the creatures.

"Master," Cartiron called out.

Omallix and Jintari joined him in front of a strange-looking creature. It had yellow skin and was a few feet taller than them all. It had short arms, resembling a tyrannosaurus. They had to be useless, Jintari thought to himself. The creature's head was small as well, and rounded. It resembled a large ant. He had two large black eyes and antenna that stuck out from his forehead. There was nothing ant-like about his body, though. It was thick, but not flabby. He looked like a fast mover and his skin was rough, matching the very long tail that flowed from his back.

"What are you called?" Cartiron asked him.

"I am Aburron," the creature responded. His voice was marked with a slight clicking, which they assumed was from his insect-like tongue.

"What is it you do?" Jintari asked.

The creature looked around and saw a few boxes stacked up in a corner. It titled its head forward slightly and two beams of energy shot out of the long antennae, blasting the boxes and leaving nothing behind but smoke and a few sparks.

"That is impressive," Cartiron said. "Is that the extent of your abilities?"

Before Aburron could answer, Omallix stepped in, silencing them both.

"You are strong," Omallix told Aburron. "My question is why are you here? Why did you decide to join me against S.P.D.?"

"Revenge," Aburron said.

"I like revenge," Omallix said.

"S.P.D. captured and contained my companion, Evurron. We were both wanted criminals. Evurron allowed me to escape. I promised that I would avenge his capture," Aburron explained.

"I believe you will get your chance, Aburron," Omallix said. "Let us hope you will make it count."

Syd let out a grunt of anger, as the doors to her quarters slid open and she walked inside, barely noticing Z eating a bowl of cereal. Syd sat on her bed, looking angry. Across from her, Z stopped in the middle of a chew, as she watched Syd.

"Something wrong?" Z said.

"It's Sky," Syd said.

"What's new?" Z said, with a chuckle, as she finished her mouthful.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You two. You've been having problems lately," Z said. "The whole simulator thing?"

"Oh, I'm over that. Sky apologized."

"Oh, well I'm not surprised it's something else. We both know how Sky can get," Z said.

"Yeah," Syd said, as she laid back on the bed, with her feet hanging over the side. It was then that she glanced at the bed itself. She sat back up.

"Where's Peanuts?"

"I don't know," Z said, nonchalantly.

"Z, what did you do with him?" Syd said, as she stood up, looking around the room.

"Nothing, I swear. Last time I saw that thing, it was laying on your bed, next to your donation box," Z said.

Syd looked inside the box and noticed her things were gone. She started to think.

"You don't think Isinia took him with the donations, do you?" Syd wondered.

"Anything's possible," Z said, as Syd was already headed for the door. "Where are you going?"

"I need my Peanuts," Syd said somberly, as she walked out.

Syd descended the escalators that led to the lower level of S.P.D. Headquarters. She walked past the shuttle arrival bay towards one of the auxiliary repair bays. They were normally used to repair any shuttles that were damaged or needed maintenance. Since the firewall massacre, the large area had become S.P.D.'s shelter for the displaced residents of Newtech City.

Syd walked inside and scanned the room quickly. Her eyes finally focused on her target. She marched over to Isinia Cruger.

"Isinia," Syd called out.

"Hello, Sydney," Isinia said. "Nice to see you again today. I'll have you know that yours and Z's donations were a big hit. Thank you."

"Uh, you didn't by any chance take a stuffed elephant when you were in my room, did you?" Syd asked.

"Oh, I assumed it was meant for your donation box. I'm sorry," Isinia apologized.

"It's okay. It was a harmless mistake," Syd said. "I just need to get it back."

"Oh, I already gave it away. Um, there was a boy. He was really upset. He seemed to take a liking to the old thing," Isinia said.

Syd looked a bit incredulous at her use of the term "old."

"Well, where is he?" Syd said.

Isinia took a deep breath and looked around. She saw Bailey Brooks and pointed to him. "Right over there. Are you sure you want to do that, Syd? He's been through a lot. The doll seemed to calm him."

Syd took a deep breath, thinking over Isinia's words. She then walked over to the boy, who was seated next to his mother.

"Hello," Syd greeted them.

"Hi," Kristine Brooks welcomed her, as she nudged her son's shoulder. He was looking down at the stuffed animal. "Look honey, it's the Pink Ranger."

Bailey looked up briefly. He looked sad. "Hello."

"Hi, there."

"Oh, I'm Kristine Brooks," his mother said, extending her hand to shake Syd's. "This is my son, Bailey. We know who you are Cadet Drew."

"Call me Syd, please. It's nice to meet you and you too, Bailey," She said, as she knelt down in front of they boy, lifting his chin so she could look at his face. "I know things must be so hard for you guys."

Bailey shook his head.

"It's been hard for everyone. One thing that's always made me feel better is my stuffed elephant. His name's Peanuts," Syd explained, as Bailey looked confused, as he looked at the stuffed elephant in his hands.

"Like him?" Bailey asked.

"Actually, that is Peanuts. You see, Mrs. Cruger over there was collecting donations and she accidentally took Peanuts with her. It's a big misunderstanding. I just came to bring him home," Syd said, her tone was light and sympathetic, but Bailey wasn't feeling her sympathy. He held a little tighter to the elephant.

"Oh, I'm sorry. We didn't mean to cause trouble," Kristine said, somberly. She took the elephant from Bailey's hands and handed it to Syd.

"It's nobody's fault, really," Syd said to her, before turning back to Bailey. "Listen, why don't I bring you back something special, Bailey, something you can keep?"

"That's okay," Bailey said, as he stood from the cot and walked away, looking down.

Syd took a deep breath, looking troubled.

Inside his designated laboratory and home, Felix gently twisted the tiny bulb on the end of the cord in his hand. He turned it until it lit up. Felix smiled.

"Eureka," Felix said to himself.

He ran over to the door of the laboratory and listened closely. When he heard nothing, he walked over to the observation window. He put his ear up to the glass. Things were all quiet there as well. He slowly lifted the lighting device that he created and placed it against the glass. The reflection caused problems, but it did shed some very small light into the room. He could make out an examination bed. Just then, the doors to his lab opened and Charlie walked in, catching him.

"Charlie," was all Felix could say, as the villainess stormed over to him, grabbing the cord and smashing the bulb against the wall, shattering it. She proceeded to break the cord in two.

"What are you doing?" Charlie said, as she pushed Felix up against the glass and got into his face. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

"Are you saying that whatever is over there doesn't like light?" Felix asked, although admittedly he was a little frightened to say anything.

"No!" Charlie yelled. "I'm saying that if you insist on playing games, you will be destroyed...by me!"

Charlie pushed Felix against the examination bed.

"Such a terrible mood, Charlie," Felix said to her, sarcastically. "I thought you enjoyed torturing me."

"I do, but at the moment there are bigger problems than your lowly existence," Charlie said, as she folded her arms in anger and began pacing the room.

Felix smiled to himself. Did he sense dissention in her?

"You're upset about something Omallix has done?" Felix inquired, gently.

"Not really. He's made a futile decision, which I tried to persuade him not to go forward with. It's useless. Making his alien cretins grow is not going to make them all-powerful. The Rangers will make cards out of them, I'm sure of it," Charlie explained.

"Omallix doesn't care for your opinion, does he?" Felix asked.

"The only opinion Omallix cares for is his own...and that little twit, Jintari. He thinks he's so smart. I can't wait until his monster bites the dust, which I know it will," Charlie said, as she stared off at the far wall, looking angered.

"Maybe you should tip off the Rangers. Let them know he's coming. That would serve Jintari & Omallix right for ignoring you," Felix said, with a small smile.

Then, Charlie looked back at him, sneering.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" she said, looking directly into his eyes, with her steely gaze.

"What?" Felix said, looking surprised. Inside, however, he knew he had failed.

"You think I'm just going to turn on Omallix at the drop of a hat? I may be upset with him over this decision, but my hatred for S.P.D. remains stronger than ever. I just wish Omallix would employ his best weapon now. It could destroy the Rangers for good. I know it. They're so weak-willed."

"I think you underestimate them," Felix said. "You underestimate yourself too, Charlie. You can work all of this out with Cruger and the Rangers. If you help them bring down Omallix, you would be a hero again."

"I don't want to be a hero. I'm over that. I want destruction. Anger is anger and whether I have it for Omallix or the Rangers, it's going to end with me on top. I guarantee you that," Charlie said, as she walked over to the doors. "If I catch you near that window again, I'll make sure you're the first to experience my true anger."

After Charlie's exit, Felix sighed. Charlie was as cold as ever. Felix wondered if there truly was a way to bring her back over to the side of good. One thing was for sure. He hoped, right along with Charlie, that Omallix's latest monster would not be victorious, even if was for a completely different reason.

Inside the S.P.D. Rec Room, four of the B-Squad Rangers were in the middle of a debate.

"It's perfect," Bridge said, loudly.

"Bridge, there's no way that we're using your little maneuver in battle," Sky said, sternly.

"Yeah, it sounds off," Z said. "Even more than your usual ideas."

"Come on, guys. Think about it. It could really work," Bridge said, with a smile, as he nudged Quinn, who was seated next to him.

"You know I'm all for unorthodox procedures, Bridge, but this one sounds a little dangerous," Quinn said.

"Exactly," Sky chimed in. "There's no way I can go to Commander Cruger and suggest we add it to our S.W.A.T. battle tactics."

"How did you come up with that anyway?" Z asked.

"Well, I was having some toast and—" Bridge was cut off by the other three.

"Of course," Sky, Z and Quinn all stated at the same time.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Bridge said, frowning, slightly.

"You were hopped up on butter," Z said, smirking. "I've told you before, when you get in that state, nothing you say can be trusted."

Quinn laughed, as Sky nodded, agreeing with Z. Then, the doors to the Rec Room slid open and Syd walked in, carrying her gray stuffed elephant. Z & Sky, who were not facing the door, turned to see her enter. Sky turned away almost immediately.

"So, you found him," Z said.

"Yep. I was right. Isinia had taken him with the donations by mistake," Syd said. "He was almost gone too."

"What do you mean?" Bridge asked.

"Well, this little boy, Bailey Brooks, took a liking to him. He was a little upset when I asked for it back, but I think he understood," Syd explained.

Quinn looked a little troubled.

"Bailey Brooks?"

"Yeah," Syd said. "You know him?"

"I remember when they showed up at Headquarters while you guys were off fighting Cartiron, during the second fire wall. Bailey's sister was burned badly. We got her to the Infirmary, but Dr. Sevarus couldn't save her. She died," Quinn told them.

"That's horrible," Bridge said.

"Way to go, Syd," Z said, sarcastically.

"What?" Syd asked, looking confused.

"The poor kid lost his sister and you snatch away something that actually raised his spirits? That's kinda cruel," Z said.

"I didn't snatch anything," Syd said. "Peanuts wasn't supposed to be there. I was just making things right. Any one of you would have done the same thing, if she had taken your "Z" necklace, Z, or if she had taken Bridge's favorite toaster, or Sky's favorite book, right?"

Syd looked to Sky, who had been noticeably silent the entire time. He turned back to her, looking serious.

"No. It was selfish, but that's nothing new with you, is it?" Sky said, as he exited.

All eyes rested on Syd. Admittedly, they all looked a bit surprised and confused. Syd, however, looked every upset.

Inside the shelter, Bailey Brooks was awakened by another nightmare starring his deceased sister, Tiffany. He didn't scream this time. He turned over on his cot to see his mother lying fast asleep. Bailey wanted to cry. He wanted to scream, but most importantly in his mind, he wanted his sister. Bailey quickly put on his shoes and walked out of the closest exit, undetected. He needed peace. He needed to go home.
Several hours later, the sun was rising. The five B-Squad cadets were out for their routine jog. Sky, Z and Bridge seemed to be keeping pace with each other in front. Syd figured Bridge was doing the extra work just to fill Sky's head with more information about this battle move that he wanted them to try out. Only a few steps behind them was Quinn, who had really stepped up his training after learning about his genetic power and leaving his foot pain behind him. Syd was behind them all, jogging slower, on purpose.

She didn't understand why they didn't agree with her decision to take back her most prized possession. Peanuts meant something special to her. It helped her more than they realized. It was hard for Syd to keep her perky attitude and her upbeat spirit in the wake of all the death and destruction surrounding them. Peanuts was the one thing she could turn to that would restore her sense of innocence and help her to fight on.

She began jogging a little faster, to help prove her point, although part of her didn't want to get to close to Sky. Things had degraded between them and honestly, Peanuts was helping get her through that as well.

Ten minutes later, the jog was over. The B-Squad cadets were resting on the grounds outside of the Academy. Z & Quinn were seated on a bench, while Bridge sat on the grass near them. Sky was standing a few feet away, drinking from a bottle of water. Syd looked at him. She had to say something, do something. She couldn't let her feelings stay bottled up inside. She began to walk over, when she was stopped.

"Sydney!"

Syd turned to see Isinia Cruger near the entrance to the Academy. Syd jogged over to her. "Hey."

"Hello, I hope I'm not interrupting," Isinia inquired.

"No, not at all. We just finished our jog," Syd said. "What's up?"

"It's about Bailey. Sydney, you may not know this but Bailey's older sister, Tiffany, died in the massacre," Isinia said.

"Actually, Quinn told me about that," Syd said, somberly. "It's devastating."

"I know. Bailey's been very slow to recover from the loss. His mother only told him a week ago and he's been very down since then," Isinia said.

"I can imagine," Syd responded.

"Well, I just wanted to ask you to maybe consider donating your elephant after all. I know it was my mistake taking him in the first place, which is why I thought I'd ask. Kristine Brooks would never ask for something like that. She's just grateful to have one of her children still with her. But, I think it could make a big difference for Bailey," Isinia explained.

"I appreciate what you're trying to do and I want to help, but I've had Peanuts since I was five years old. It's not that easy to just throw him away," Syd said.

"I guess I don't see it as throwing him away," Isinia said. "You'd really be giving him new life, wouldn't you? You're all grown up, but Bailey's still got a ways to go and he's doing it alone."

"He's not alone," Syd said. "He has his mother."

Just then, his mother came running towards them.

"Isinia! Isinia!" Kristine was shouting.

"Kristine, what's wrong?" Isinia asked.

"Have you seen Bailey?" Kristina asked. She panicked.

"No. Not since yesterday. I haven't been by the shelter today. I was just on my way," Isinia said.

"He's not in the shelter. I woke up this morning and he was gone from his cot. I searched the entire place. No one's seen him. I think he may have left the grounds," Kristine said.

"Oh no," Isinia said.

Noticing how distraught Kristine was becoming, Syd's investigative instincts kicked in. "All right, just stay calm. We'll find him," She said, as she turned to Isinia. "Isinia, go tell the other Rangers what's happened."

"Okay," Isinia said, as she ran off towards the other B-Squad cadets.

"Kristine," Syd held the woman's hands, in an effort to help her calm down. "Where would Bailey go?"

"I don't know. We don't visit the city very often," Kristine said. "The only place I can think of might be our house, but I'm pretty sure there's nothing left of it. If he were to go there, it could be dangerous."

"I'll go check that out. I want you to think about any other places he might have gone. We'll find him," Syd said, as she ran off, at top speed, without waiting for her teammates.

There was no way she was going to let anything happen to that kid. In a move that would shock anyone who knew her, she didn't shower or even change out of her gray sweats and light pink workout shirt. She hopped into a patrol jeep and sped off.

Aboard Omallix's base, the bionic creature sat at his throne. On his left, the green alien scientist, Jintari was working hard at his console. Jintari was busy connecting his control panel to the new synthesizer laser that had been installed on the base. Omallix turned to see Cartiron standing near the glassed wall in front of him, looking at Earth below. Next to his general, was the yellow being called Aburron. Omallix was eager to see what this creature could do in battle. Admittedly, he never thought the monsters that volunteered their services to his leadership a month ago would prove to be very useful. Themaskrion was not. Maybe Aburron will be different.

A few beeps were soon heard coming from Jintari's direction. Omallix turned to him.

"What is it?"

"I'm picking up a lone Ranger heading into the southern portion of the city," Jintari announced.

"Let me see it," Omallix said, as he turned to the glass wall in front of him.

The view of Earth soon disappeared and was replaced by the view of a speeding jeep. Behind the wheel, Omallix recognized S.P.D.'s Pink Ranger.

"Hmm," Cartiron let out the sound, as he watched. "The pink one is alone? I wonder what she is chasing."

"Very strange, I agree," Omallix said. "It may not last long. This could be the perfect opportunity to test out your abilities, Aburron."

The yellow creature turned to face Omallix.

"It would be my pleasure," Aburron responded.

Syd parked the jeep near the address she was given for the Brooks residence, but there was nothing there but rubble. Syd looked around, squinting her eyes to see, as the ash in the area was blowing lightly in the wind.

"Bailey!" Syd shouted.

"There's nothing left."

Syd quickly turned in the direction of the voice. It was Bailey. The little boy walked out from behind the rubble. Syd breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bailey, you scared everyone. What are you doing out here?"

"I wanted to find her," Bailey said.

"Find who?" Syd said, looking confused.

"My sister," Bailey said.

Syd squatted down, so she could look at Bailey in the face.

"Bailey, I'm sorry about what happened to your sister, but she's not out here," Syd said.

"I know that," Bailey said. "I just wanted to find a piece of her. Something to remember her. It's getting harder to do that. My mom didn't even let me see her after we got to S.P.D."

"Oh, Bailey. I'm sorry," Syd said, on the verge of tears.

"She liked elephants," Bailey said, somberly.

It was in that moment that Syd realized just why Bailey liked Peanuts. It was something that reminded him of his sister.

"She did?" Syd said.

"Yeah. She drew a picture of one and had it on her bedroom wall. It used to be over there," Bailey said, as he pointed to a corner of the rubble. "Now, it's all gone," he said, as he began to cry.

Syd gathered the boy into her arms, hugging him. As she rubbed his back, trying to comfort him, she saw something appear in the distance. Syd squinted to see past the ash in the air and she saw the large yellow form of Aburron walking in their direction. Syd had a bad feeling.

The creature stopped a few yards away from them. Then, Syd heard a faint chuckle, as the being lowered its head. Syd's eyes grew wide and she only had seconds to react, as the twin energy blasts came shooting from the creature's antennae. Still squatting, Syd grabbed tight to Bailey and twisted him around, so that her back was to the monster and Bailey was shielded from the blasts. One of them landed right near the two. Syd could feel the sting behind her. Her body pushed forward, pushing Bailey further back away from her.

"Run! Go!" Syd yelled, as she dropped to the ground, face first.

The tears from her eyes caused smudges of ash to stick to her face, as she raised her head to see the boy run out of the area. Syd breathed a sigh of relief for him, but the pain in her was rising. This monster had hit her where it really hurt. She pushed herself to her feet and turned to face the creature. Her clothes were covered in ash and dirt.

"You picked the wrong day to get on my bad side," Syd said.

"You picked the wrong day to be out on your own, pinky," Aburron shot back, along with two more blasts from his antennae.

The sparks from the energy blasts at her feet, sent Syd flipping into the air to dodge them. She backflipped several paces away, just as two more beams headed in her direction. She rolled away then jumped into the air, coming down at Aburron with a kick. While the monster stumbled back a few paces, his tail did not.

The long yellow appendage whipped around, hitting Syd at her knees and knocking her to the ground again. As she got to her knees, Aburron struck again with his energy blasts, sending her flying into the air and back down to the ground, hard. Syd coughed, as she choked on the ash in the air and the energy sparks. Aburron walked up to the fallen Ranger and Syd found herself lifted into the air, coming face-to-face with him. She saw it wasn't his very short arms that lifted her, but his strong tail.

"I don't think I'll need to grow to take care of you," Aburron cackled, in his insect voice. "But, you're not the prime target."

Syd stared into his black eyes, wondering what the creature had in store for her.

Inside the S.P.D. Command Center, Cruger watched the monitors with a growl. By his side, Kat was working at the main console in the room when the rest of B-Squad came running in.

"We haven't had any luck finding Bailey," Quinn announced.

"You said there was trouble?" Sky spoke to Cruger.

"Big trouble," Cruger stated, as he nodded to Kat, who pulled up an image of Aburron's attack on Syd.

"Syd!" Z yelled. "She's in trouble."

"Yes, she is," Doggie said.

"Who's that monster with her?" Bridge asked.

"His name's Aburron," Kat said. "He's Antillian. He and a close companion, Evurron, of his committed several crimes on KO-35 a few years ago. Evurron's safely in containment storage, thanks to S.P.D."

"So, Aburron's looking for some payback," Sky said, desperately, as he saw Syd's losing battle.

"Yes, and we're going to make sure he doesn't get it," Doggie said. "Omallix may have something to do with this, so you need to use caution out there Rangers."

"We will," Sky said quickly, as he grabbed his morpher. "Ready?"

"Ready!" Z, Bridge and Quinn responded.

"S.P.D. Emergency!"

Syd struggled trying to free herself, but the energy restraints that Aburron had put her in, made that almost impossible. She couldn't reach her morpher to call for help or morph. Syd also wasn't wearing her uniform, so she didn't have her laser pistol to use either. She took a deep breath, knowing she was in trouble. She stared at Aburron, who seemed to just be standing there, waiting for something.

Soon, he got what he was waiting for, as three S.P.D. Patrol Cycles burst onto the scene. Aburron was met with laser blasts from the Red and Green Patrol Cycles as they sped onto the scene. Not far behind was the white patrol cycle used by the Blue Ranger. Seated behind him on the vehicle was the Yellow Ranger. With weapons drawn, the four Rangers all got off the cycles and began moving towards the creature. He wasn't moving on the ground. Syd had another bad feeling.

"Guys!" She shouted. "Watch out for his tail!"

At that moment, the long yellow whip-like tail slashed at all four of the Rangers, knocking them off their feet in a flash of sparks. The Red Ranger got to his feet first.

"Oh, you're gonna pay for that one, Aburron," Sky shouted as he flew into the air blasting the creature with his dual Delta Blasters.

The yellow creature staggered a bit, only to be met with slashes from two Deltamax Strikers in sword mode. They belonged to the Blue & Green Rangers. Aburron staggered backwards. With their free hands, the two Rangers grabbed him by the arms. The Yellow Ranger came running towards him, with her striker drawn for a finishing blow. Aburron, however, had other plans. He whipped his tail around, catching grabbing the Yellow Ranger around the waist and lifting her high into the air.

"Hey, put me down!" Z shouted, beneath her helmet.

The Red Ranger ran to a spot, aiming for Aburron's tail, but he saw him and activated his antenna blasts, sending Sky flying in a puff of smoke and sparks. The Green & Blue Rangers joined him, helping to pull him to his feet. The three men all looked to the sky, where Z was being jerked back and forth in Aburron's tail grip.

"What do we do?" Bridge asked.

"I'll distract him," Sky said. "Quinn, aim for the tail. Bridge, grab Z!"

"Right," his teammates responded in unison.

Sky got to his feet and took off running towards the creature, firing his blasters at him. Aburron responded with energy blasts from his antennae, but the Red Ranger managed to dodge each strike of the blasts, as several of his laser beams struck Aburron in the chest, causing him to stagger.

The Green Ranger appeared behind him, taking aim with his Deltamax Striker in blast mode. When he got the tail in his sights, he blasted.

"Ahhh!" Aburron shouted in pain.

As if on cue, he let go of the Yellow Ranger. As she feel from at least 20 feet in the air, the Blue Ranger grabbed her in mid-air. The two rolled to the safety on the ground.

"Thanks, Bridge," Z yelled to him.

"No problem," Bridge said. "Let's finish this creep."

"Right," Z yelled, as they joined Quinn and Sky.

"I think it's time to kick things up a notch," the Red Ranger yelled. "Rangers, S.W.A.T. mode!"

Within seconds, the four Rangers were decked out in their special weapons and tactics gear.

Aboard Omallix's base, all eyes were on the battle and Omallix was fuming.

"He can't even crush them at his normal size!" Omallix shouted.

"I think it's time for him to grow, master," Jintari said.

"Do it!"

Nearby, Charlie stood with Cartiron watching. While she looked deadly serious watching the battle, inside she smiled, knowing her prediction was going to come true. It was something she'd never reveal to Cartiron.

Down below, the Rangers had their Delta Enforcers charged and ready, but Aburron was hit by another energy blast from behind. The Rangers were stunned to watch the red blast cause the alien creature to grow large enough to stomp them with only one of his toes. Aburron cackled with glee.

"Now, this is more like it," Aburron said. "I feel more powerful than ever before."

He lowered his head at the Rangers and fired his energy blasts at them. This time, the Rangers could feel the entire ground move under their feet, as they were engulfed in the blast. If it weren't for their S.W.A.T. gear, they would have surely been destroyed. The four Rangers staggered to their feet. Sky looked to his three teammates.

"Take the flyers. I'll get Syd and we'll join you," he ordered.

"Right," Bridge yelled, as he whipped open his morpher. "Kat, we need the flyers."

Back at the base, Kat nodded. "They're coming."

The Blue, Green and Yellow Rangers hopped aboard their S.W.A.T. Flyers and flew off toward Aburron, who was stomping towards the populated north side of Newtech City.

Down below, Sky spotted Syd, trapped in Aburron's energy restraints. He began running towards her, when several balls of fire exploded at his feet, sending him flying into the air and crashing to the ground. Sky looked up to see a dozen Fericks marching into the area.

"Not now," Sky grunted beneath his helmet, as he made his way to his feet, seeing the Fericks standing in formation, blocking his trail to Syd.

Up above, S.W.A.T. Flyers 2, 3 and 4 dodged energy blasts from Aburron. Inside S.W.A.T. Flyer 4, Z let out a deep breath.

"We have to keep him away from the north side," Z spoke up.

"Yeah," Quinn agreed. "There's too many innocents there."

"Agreed," Bridge said, just as his flyer met one of Aburron's energy blasts. "Ouch! Doesn't he know I just got this thing fixed!"

"Bridge, you okay?" Z called out.

"Yeah, but not for long if he keeps this up!" Bridge said, as he swerved his flyer around, taking a few shots at Aburron.

"I'll cover the tail," Z said. "It's his strongest point."

The yellow S.W.A.T. flyer zoomed around, peppering the long tail with fire, as he tried to swat away the green S.W.A.T. flyer. The laser blasts didn't do much damage.

Down below, Syd tried desperately to free herself, once she saw the arrival of the twelve Fericks. But, it was no use. She couldn't break the energy restraints. Several feet away, she began hearing the blasts from a Delta Enforcer. It was Sky. She worried for his safety. She didn't want him to get hurt trying to save her.

Two Fericks crumbled into pieces from the point-blank laser blasts of the Red Ranger. He tried to keep moving, blasting anything metal that was moving. He hit two more, just as three of them bore down on him from behind. Two Fericks grabbed at his arms, while the third grabbed him around the neck. Sky needed a free hand.

He tossed his Delta Enforcer into the air, then used his forearm to swat away one of the Fericks. Using his now-free hand, he flipped the one behind him over his shoulder and to the ground. When it aimed its blaster at him, he pulled the third Ferick on his other arm in front of him, causing it to block the stream of fire from the machine's blaster. Sky kicked the Ferick to the ground, on top of his comrade, as his Delta Enforcer landed...in his hands. He opened fire on the two on the ground, destroying both. The third one tried to attack again from behind, but Sky caught him with a back kick, causing it to stagger backwards. He fired, destroying it.

Up above, the zord battle was still raging. Aburron's energy blasts kept coming. The Green Ranger barely managed to maneuver S.W.A.T. Flyer 3 out of the way and his flyer was caught by the tail edge of the energy blast, causing him to spin out of control. It took a few seconds for him to regain control.

"We can't go on like this," Quinn called out.

"I know," Z responded. "We need the other Flyers."

"Why don't we try my move?" the Blue Ranger called out from within his zord.

"Bridge, no!" Z yelled.

"This is no time for trying something so dangerous," Quinn agreed.

"It's our only chance. Trust me. It'll work," Bridge said, as he pulled his flyer into position. "Get into positions guys. It's time for Attack Pattern Bridge 1. That's an order!"

"Here goes nothing," Z said, with a sigh.

The yellow and green S.W.A.T. Flyers took positions on opposite sides of Aburron. They hung low, towards his feet.

"Keep an eye on the tail," Bridge said.

The two Flyers began rising on the sides of the creature, peppering it with energy blasts, while it was distracted by Bridge's flyer blasting at it from the front. Aburron was caught off-guard by the side energy attacks and began twisting his head left and right trying to pinpoint the Flyers' locations. At that moment, Bridge opened an emergency panel in his flyer and thick, black oil spewed out, covering the monster's face. It couldn't see.

Back inside the Command Center, Cruger & Kat watched, looking shocked.

"What is Carson doing?" Doggie yelled.

"I think he just sprayed Aburron with oil from his flyer's reserves," Kat said, looking confused. "It's there for emergencies only."

Doggie growled, as they watched the Blue S.W.A.T. Flyer swoop past Aburron's head and blast at his tail, keeping it away from the other two flyers, as she they halted their side attack and swerved around in front of the creature, firing lasers at the oil slick covering his head. The oil ignited, covering his antennae, making them unusable.

"Great job, guys," Bridge shouted from his flyer.

The three flyers turned their attention to the menacing tail behind the creature, as it flew around wildly, damaging anything it touched.

On the ground, two more Fericks fell to the ground, destroyed, as the Red Ranger was met with the final three. They all attacked at close range. As he kicked one away, he swatted another in the head with his Delta Enforcer. He whipped around, firing on the third, destroying it. He turned quickly, nailing the final two with finishing blasts as well.

With the soldiers out of the picture, Sky ran over and saw his captive comrade. He knelt by her side.

"Are you all right?" Sky said. Syd picked up a little concern in his voice.

"A little worse for wear, but I'm okay," Syd said. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Getting captured. It's not very courageous or Ranger-like," Syd said, somberly.

"You saved Bailey. I know that," Sky said, as he broke the energy restraints and pulled her to her feet.

He was about to run off in the direction of the monster battle when Syd grabbed his morphed arm.

"Sky, wait," Syd said. There was something she wanted to say.

"No. We have a job to do. There's no time for anything else. Ranger up," Sky said, coldly, beneath his helmet.

Syd took a deep breath and gave him a disappointed nod, as she grabbed her morpher.

"S.P.D. S.W.A.T. Mode!"

Inside the Command Center, Kat & Doggie are watching the zord battle continue when Sky's voice came over their communications systems.

"Commander, I freed Syd. We're heading out to join the others," the Red Ranger spoke.

"Understood, Sky," Cruger answered.

With the communication closed, Cruger turned to face Kat.

"We may need the Delta Command Megazord to help them out, if things get more dangerous," Cruger said.

"But, sir, I still haven't been able to get you a working morpher. There's no way to access the zord without a power morpher," Kat explained.

"Broodwing figured out how in our last battle with him. Surely, you're smarter than he is," Cruger spoke, proudly.

"I'll find a way, sir," Kat said, as she walked away from the main console and started working on systems in one of the other aft workstations.

At that moment, the doors to the Command Center opened and Cruger saw his wife enter, along with Kristine & Bailey Brooks.

"We were all worried for your safety, young man," Cruger spoke. "It's good to see you're okay."

"Thank you," Bailey said. "Are the Rangers okay?"

"They have the situation under control," Doggie said, hoping he was correct.

The blue S.W.A.T. flyer was hit by Aburron's powerful tail. His consoles began to spark from the damage. He was running low on oil.

"Uh oh," Bridge said, aloud. "Guys, we may need some assistance."

"Ask and you shall receive."

Outside of his cockpit window, Bridge saw the arrival of S.W.A.T. Flyers 1 and 5.

"Glad to see you guys made it," the Yellow Ranger shouted.

"Better late than never," the Pink Ranger responded.

Seeing Aburron blinded and confused, the Red Ranger saw their opening.

"All right, everyone. Let's bring 'em together," he shouted.

The five S.W.A.T. Flyers joined together to form the S.W.A.T. Megazord. The zord flew in for a blasting attack, but it was hit by Aburron's tail. The Megazord went crashing to the ground, sliding a bit on the ashy streets. Aburron tried to use his tail to wipe some of the ignited sludge off his eyes and antennae.

"What is that stuff?" Sky wondered, aloud.

"Uh, it's a long story," Bridge responded.

"You didn't?"

"Let's just say, it's a good thing we're in S.W.A.T. Megazord formation, because I needed the oil boost," the Blue Ranger said.

"We'll deal with that later, guys. We need to get up," the Pink Ranger yelled, just as two blasts broke through the oily mess on Aburron's antennae.

The S.W.A.T. Megazord took off at full speed from the ground, flying into the air. The energy blast collided with the streets below. Aburron's tail began to rub at his eyes, freeing them to see. He looked around for the Megazord and saw nothing, until he looked up.

"Uh oh," Aburron yelled.

Above him, the S.W.A.T. Megazord was diving straight toward him, with both of its blasters drawn. They fired successive blasts at the creature, causing it to fly into the air in a flurry of smoke and sparks. The Megazord grabbed hold of Aburron, lifting him into space.

Inside of Omallix's base, the metal leader watched closely out of his glassed window. They could practically see the battle unfolding in front of them. Each of the S.W.A.T. Flyers came apart from the Megazord and reformed into an all-to-familiar sight for Omallix.

"The S.W.A.T. cannon!" Omallix shouted, as he looked to Jintari. "Can Aburron withstand its blast?"

"I certainly hope so," Jintari stated from his station, not knowing the answer.

A few meters away, Charlie & Cartiron watched as well. One of them was in a stunned silence, while the other knew the inevitable was coming.

Aburron finally worked himself free of the oily sludge on his face, but what he saw staring back at him was not pleasant. He was staring down the barrel of the S.W.A.T. Megazord in cannon mode.

"It's Judgment Time!" the Pink Ranger shouted. "Aburron, you are a wanted criminal for past crimes and for attacking S.P.D. Officers."

It took only seconds for her morpher to get its verdict. "Guilty!"

The Red Ranger loaded in a containment card and they fired their finishing blast, causing Aburron to explode. In a matter of seconds, he was small enough to fit inside a containment card. The Flyers broke apart once again. S.W.A.T. Flyer 1 swooped by the new containment card, using his tractor beam to grab it.

"Looks like he'll be joining his buddy in containment," Sky said, proudly.

Back aboard Omallix's base, the villainous leader was staring at his green scientific brain, Jintari.

"I thought your enlarged head was good for something! That monster was just as useless large as he was small," Omallix yelled at him.

Charlie was surprised. She had never seen Omallix angry with his best henchman. She decided to take advantage of the situation and stepped forward.

"Omallix, my master, may I suggest that it's time to unleash your secret weapon," Charlie said.

Omallix's anger towards Jintari halted instantly. He turned to Charlie.

"Yes," Omallix said, in his dark tone. "That could salvage this latest loss and turn the tide of war in our favor. Excellent, Charlie."

Charlie gave a deadly smile.

Inside the S.P.D. shelter, Bailey Brooks found himself lying on a cot once again. The excitement of the day had caused his mother to think he needed a nap. He wasn't in the mood for sleeping. He had just been caught in the middle of a big battle between the Rangers and an evil space alien. Little did he know that one of the Rangers wasn't done with him yet.

Sydney Drew strolled into the shelter, carrying a blue gift bag with a bow on it. She was walking with Kristine Brooks, who pointed to where Bailey was lying. Syd thanked her and Kristine walked over to talk to Isinia. Syd reached Bailey's cot.

"Hey there, tough guy," Syd said, with a smile.

"Syd!" Bailey said, with a smile, as he sat up to see her.

Standing with Isinia, Kristine smiled herself, realizing that it had been too long since anyone in the Brooks family had something to smile about.

"What are you doing here?" Bailey asked.

"Well, I told you I'd be back with something special for you," Syd said, as she handed him the large gift bag.

Bailey looked inside and then gave Syd a confused look. He pulled out the gray stuffed elephant.

"Peanuts?" he asked.

"Yep. He's all yours."

"Really? I thought you needed him," Bailey said.

"I did. But, thanks to you, I realized that I don't need him as much as I thought I did. Besides, I think Peanuts would have a good home with you and your mom when you get back on your feet, which I know is gonna be really soon," Syd explained.

"Thanks, Syd. I think Tiffany would have liked Peanuts," Bailey said. "She would have liked you too."

"Aw, thanks," Syd said, as she hugged the little boy.

After saying her good-byes to her new friend and her oldest friend, Syd exited the shelter, unaware that someone else had been watching her the whole time. She approached the escalators to head back up when she saw him blocking her path.

"Sky," Syd said.

"Come on," Sky said, as he grabbed her arm.

About half an hour later, Syd had the biggest smile on her face that she could ever remember. She looked out at the seats surrounding her inside the huge red tent. She couldn't help but let out a big laugh, to match the big creature she was sitting on top of.

"I'm starting to think this wasn't such a good idea," Sky yelled at her from down below.

Syd leaned over the large live elephant and smiled at him.

"What are you talking about? This is amazing," Syd said, as she sat on top of the elephant.

"It's just I'm not sure I'll be able to get you down now," Sky said, with a smile.

He nodded to Melissa, the elephant trainer and she interacted with the elephant, gesturing for him to kneel down. This allowed Syd to slide right off, with Sky standing right there to catch her.

"Thanks again, Melissa," Sky said.

"No problem. Anytime you want to ride Sylvester, he'll be here," She said with a smile, as she led the elephant out of the tent, leaving the two cadets alone.

"Sky, I don't think anyone's ever done something like this for me before. It was amazing," Syd said.

"You're amazing. You were amazing with Bailey. You let go of something that was so important to you," Sky said.

"I felt it was time to move on," Syd said, looking nervous.

"I'm sorry."

"I get your point, Sky. I really do. It's just not easy for me to let go of things that I care about and I care about you," she said.

"I care about you too, but we can't break the rules."

"I need you," Syd said. "What if we kept it between us?"

"I don't know. That would be hard too," Sky said. "Do you think you could do that?"

"For you, I could," Syd said, as she hugged Sky tightly.

On this day, Syd lost one attachment, but it seemed that she had gained another.

Aboard Omallix's base, Felix listened intently at the door to his laboratory, as he heard several stomping footsteps headed in his direction. He winced, knowing it was Omallix. He dreaded another visit from that monster and this time, he wasn't alone. Felix took a deep breath, gathering all of the resolve within his body and preparing for whatever was coming his way.

Then, he heard the footsteps stop. He estimated that there were at least three feet away from the laboratory's entrance. Felix's mind started racing. Why did they stop? Then, he heard the beeping of a control panel, like the one Charlie used to get into his lab.

Felix realized that they weren't coming into his laboratory at all. They were going into the room that was right next to his. He scurried over to the observation window, making sure to stay to the side, out of their possible sight. He listened as closely as he could. The lights in that room did not come on. Felix sighed.

He still couldn't see what was inside. Soon, however, he heard the same thrashing sounds that came when Charlie was in there, except this time, they were louder. Then, Felix heard something that truly terrified him. Omallix howled with laughter. If that evil machine was in a good mood, then what was in that room could not be a good thing for any of them.