EPISODE 2: HE BLASTED ME WITH SCIENCE

As much as he was now a Ranger, Jake had to keep his grades if he wanted a future and he had a long line of mother/sisters figures that would make sure to kick his ass if he failed his classes, which made Noah laugh as they walked to their lockers after another test from their Professor and one of Jake's uncles, Adam Park.

-He never tells you, does he? -asked Noah.

-Of course not. We agreed when he came here he was going to be as hard on me as he was going to be with you -said Jake, groaning-… still, he sees me dying over there and he just laughs.

-You weren't dying… I think you can be one of the smartest of the class, right behind me and Gia, if you put some effort but of course, your mind is always on soccer or Gia -said Noah.

-Well… you know I feel things for her and about soccer… is soccer, Noah, is there something not to love?

Noah rolled his eyes, closing his locker and both guys turned to leave to their next class when they saw Troy, looking a little lost. Noah looked at Jake and Jake nodded, after all, Noah didn't like to get late to class so it was up to Jake to go and find out what Troy was worried about.

-Hey… you ok? -asked Jake, standing beside Troy-… you look a little lost.

-Uhm? Yeah… yeah… -said Troy, looking down.

Jake knew something was up with Troy so he didn't move and saw the Red Ranger struggle with himself for a few minutes before he sighed and put a hand on Troy's shoulder to get his attention. Troy looked at him, confused.

-Let's go… we can go somewhere else. I think you need to talk to someone -said, Jake.

-But Jake… we are in the middle of… -said Troy.

-I know, you are going to see Professor Park. He is… well, was, one of us and I'm going to class -said Jake.

-He is one of us? -asked Troy.

-Yep, come on, let me bring you there so he came to make an excuse for me getting late to class -said Jake, smiling.

Troy nodded and they walked towards Professor Park's office until they got there and Jake knocked at the door, waiting for a few seconds until Adam Park opened the door and looked at Jake and Troy, surprised.

-Jake… and he is Troy? -asked Adam-… come in.

-Sorry for coming on short notice, Adam but Troy is having… issues -said Jake -… and I thought you can help him since we are not supposed to skip class.

-Of course -said Adam, walking to his desk-… here, take this and to go back to class. I will take care of Troy.

-That's what I thought, thanks, Uncle Adam -said Jake who then looked at Troy-… don't worry, Adam has a lot of experience, whatever happens, you can tell him and if need extra help, send me a text, I will find a way to skip class.

-Do that and I will call your Aunt Kimberly and Katherine -said Adam, smiling.

-No, please, no! -said, Jake.

Before Troy could thank him, Jake ran to class, leaving Adam and Troy laughing as the Black Megaforce Ranger closed the door and Adam signal Troy to sit down so they could talk.

-So, Troy, right? I hear you came here not long ago? -asked Adam.

-I just came to live here a week before I became Ranger -said Troy, looking down-… the truth is that I have been having weird dreams about war and been sleeping poorly.

-I see… well, the cat is out of the bag I guess… I was Black Ranger and Green Zeo Ranger a long time ago -said Adam-… I remember not being able to sleep after going through complicated missions, is not easy to face danger every day.

-But I was having these dreams even before I became a Ranger -said, Troy.

-Maybe it was a premonition? We are all connected and I know a few Rangers with special powers, maybe you are one of them -said Adam-… or maybe your soul was calling your powers, I can't be sure but you, Reds are something else.

-Reds? -asked Troy.

-You all have something different from the others -said Adam-… but regardless of what you are dreaming, Troy, don't worry until it gets there and try to keep this world safe, remember that you and your team have a big family behind you at all times.

-Jake always say you all are there for each other but is only now I'm starting to see that as something true -said Troy, smiling-… thank you, Adam, you are right. I must focus on the present.

-You are welcome, experience comes in handy from time to time -said Adam-…I'm going to grab something to eat, want to come? If we come across someone I just tell them you are helping me with a project.

-Oh… of course, thank you -said Troy.

Adam nodded and he and Troy got their bags, leaving Adam's office and walking towards the cafeteria, with Troy now feeling a lot better about his problems.

-Megaforce-

After class and after receiving a text from Troy, letting him know he was fine and thanking him for his help. Jake decided that he doesn't need to go look for him, he was probably better with Adam and so started to look around for Noah but, after not finding him in class, Jake knew that Noah had to be in the lab, doing research.

Jake puts his bag on his back and walks towards the lab when, suddenly, two hands grab him and throws him to the stairs, pushing him up until he is at the school's rooftop. Jake barely has time to see who is dragging him until he sees Gia Moran closing the door of the rooftop and turning towards him.

Maybe today was his lucky day…

-Gia? What is hap…? -asked Jake.

-There is something I want to know -said Gia-… but we can't talk there, you know how school is and I don't want to deal with rumors or with Emma, right now.

Jake nodded, slowly. He understood her point, if someone ever knew they were talking like this, alone, they would freak out and spread a rumor that as much as Jake wanted, wasn't true.

-Ok… -said Jake, keeping his cool as he looked at his soccer ball-…what do you want to know?

-When you gave us these powers you gave Troy the Red and me the Yellow… -said Gia-… I've been thinking about it but I can't understand why you gave leadership to someone you barely knew and color that, as you said, it was important to you, to me.

Oh… Jake understood. Gia always got bothered when she didn't have an answer to something and his explanations when he gave them the powers didn't reveal a lot about the past of those colors, not allowing her to know the full story.

The question was… did he want to tell her the story?

-Jake?

-My father never wanted me to be a Red Ranger -admitted Jake-… he was terrified… he was a Red Ranger and he knew that no matter how much I trained or prepared, as a Red Ranger, I must have to be ready to give up everything for the mission and he knew, as much as I know, I wouldn't be able to sacrifice everything for the mission.

-But your family…

-They are Power Rangers and I love them all but… come on, Gia, can you see me as a leader?

The moment that took her to get an answer is all Jake needed to get the answer. He smiled, leaving his soccer ball on the ground before he looked at her.

-Don't think I feel bad. I'm not made to be a leader, Gia. As much as I would like to act around you, my priority is to keep this team safe and Troy is best for the job -admitted Jake-… besides, black is cooler, I can fool around without consequences, is a Ranger free pass.

Gia smiled, looking down. It was good to see that he took so well not being the leader even if he was the one who knew most about the Rangers, that sense of maturity to know when to step down was something new but Jake didn't seem to have finished when he looked at her.

-About what I told you with your powers well, there is an explanation -said Jake, with a sad smile-… my mother… was a Power Ranger too, the original Yellow Ranger, her name was Trini. She fought alongside my dad, Uncle Tommy, Uncle Billy, Uncle Zack, and Aunt Kimberly and for what they told me, she was amazing.

-She… -said Gia, unable to say the words she was thinking.

-She died in a car accident when I was young but I remember bits of her, singing to me, playing with me… -said Jake-… she was a great mom but dad always said she was a great Ranger too, in fact, he told me he was proud of my choice of Yellow he and I both saw some of my mother's qualities in you.

-Really?

Gia was impressed, not only Jake was open to her but he thought somehow he thought she was good enough to hold her mother's mantle, it was a big challenge and now she had extra pressure knowing she couldn't let Trini's memory down but still, she was happy and even more proud of her powers.

-I know behind all that hard exterior you have a soft side, Gia, is in your eyes -said Jake-… mom used to be scary too, especially if someone tried to go after her friends. She was very protective of Aunt Kimberly and Uncle Billy, almost like you are with Emma… I guess some traces just passed from Ranger to Ranger… even if you guys didn't know you were becoming Rangers.

-And you knew? I mean… with your family it was evident but you… did you know your future? -asked Gia.

She was half curious but another part of her just wanted to end this conversation, it was too emotional for her and she wasn't ready, not now. Jake was a nice guy, more than she expected, and knowing all this about him was making her 'soft' side like he said, feel things she wasn't ready to feel yet. He seemed to understand her when he looked back to his soccer ball and nodded.

-I knew since…

Suddenly, they hear something over their heard and saw a ship in the sky, from them Loogies fell to the ground, surrounding groups of humans that were walking around. Ready to get into action, Jake started to run towards the side of the rooftop, morpher in hand when Gia stopped him.

-Shouldn't we call the others? -asked Gia, grabbing his arm.

-They won't make it on time to save those people -said Jake-… we need to act, now!

Gia wanted to stop him. She wanted to call the others but apparently, there was no stopping Jake when he saw people in danger and she ran after him, as she heard him scream, use his morpher and transform into the Black Megaforce Ranger. She followed him, calling for her powers to help him to fight Loogies.

They ran to the battlefield, together and for some reason, it felt right, as if there was where they were supposed to be.

-Megaforce-

Noah sighed as he looked for his Professor. He was a little lost and Noah wanted to give him an assignment beforehand so Noah didn't know where he was looking when suddenly, he stumbled into someone, forcing him to take several steps back.

-Oh, I'm sorry, Noah!

Noah blinked a couple of times and looked up, finding no other than Jake's stepmother, Katherine Hillard, looking at him with worried eyes. Noah smiled, as the woman was always so gentle and caring that Noah had to admit, he had a crush on her when he and Jake were little.

-Don't worry, ma'am… is my fault. I was distracted -said Noah.

-Are you ok? Noah and distracted usually don't go in the same sentence -said Kat, smiling gently at the boy.

-Yeah, I just wanted to give this to Mr. Buckley but he is nowhere to be seen -said Noah, frustrated.

-Oh… well, I was looking for Adam but he seemed as lost as your professor and Jake is nowhere to be seen -said Kat, looking around.

-Try to look for Gia Moran if you find her. You will find him -said Noah, rolling her eyes.

-Oh, he is still after her? That boy… has his dad's persistence -said Kat, chuckling.

Noah nodded and looked at her. She didn't look like Ranger material, she was too gentle and nurturing to have fought battles but there is something Jake told Emma that stuck in Noah's mind at that moment and his eyes grew as he realized Katherine Hillard holds the same qualities Emma had.

She was Jason's girlfriend and has known Jake all his life. Noah remembered briefly, Jake telling him how Katherine and his father got together several years after his mother's passing, that they knew each other from before but by that time, Jason and Trini were so in love Kat was nothing but a good friend… and she always wears something Pink.

Noah's head was spinning…

-Noah… are you ok? -asked Kat.

-Yeah…, forget about the assignment, is done already. I can give it to him later… do you have a minute? There is something I want to ask you, ma'am, if you have time, of course -said Noah, looking down.

-For you? I have all the time in the world -said Kat.

Noah nodded and smiled, walking with Kat out of the school, maybe he could get some answer about the past Ranger if his theory was correct and, given who Jake was, he was pretty sure his theory was just right.

-Megaforce-

At the beach, Black and Yellow fought Loogies back and forth with no progress, whatever they wanted with those humans, they wanted it badly enough to fight till death and they were starting to get exhausted.

Thanks to his training, Black was more resistant but even he was tired and he didn't want to think how Yellow must be doing. He crushed himself, before, he promised to protect them and the first thing he does is to put her in danger because, stupid him, he can't stop himself when people get hurt.

-I think is time we call the others! -said, Black.

-I was doing that! -said Yellow.

Black knew he deserved that, he made a bad call and sighed, using his ax to hit a Loogie and looking at Yellow, calling for their friends when, suddenly, a monster appeared and lowered his head, aiming at Yellow.

Black didn't think about it. He jumped, using his ax to cover some of the damage, and received the blast, sending him flying away from Yellow. He hit the ground, hard and stayed there, unmoving as his ax fell to the ground.

-Black!

Yellow ran to him, hitting Loogies when she saw Red and Pink, shooting at the monster while Black did his best to catch his breath and get up. He felt dizzy but at least, he didn't demorph and now, with four Rangers, they had more chances to win.

-I'm fine… -said Black, when Yellow helped him to get up -… the suit took most of the damage.

-Are you crazy!? You could have been killed! -said Yellow.

-Is ok, we are a team, we do this for each other -said Black, looking at Pink and Red-… Uhm… we should go help them.

Yellow followed the movement of his head and nodded, running towards the battle with Black right behind her. They helped them, trying to hit the monster but he was probing to be a challenge, as the monster's body was hard as a rock and nothing they were doing was making an effect.

The monster growled and before they could stop him, he screamed, throwing the Rangers to the ground before he hit them, again, with a blast that send them flying to the ground. Black, who was damaged from a previous battle, tried to stand but the monster grabbed him by the throat and raised him to the air.

-You will be the first to fall! -screamed the monster.

-I don't think so… snake ax!

Black claimed his ax, which appeared at his hand, and hit the monster as hard as he could, knowing that by doing that, he would save his friends but when he did that, he also sent himself and the monster to the water.

-Black! -screamed Pink.

Yellow was about to follow Black and the monster to the water when Red stopped her and turned when he felt someone else there, suddenly, Blue and a woman appeared on the battlefield and while Red didn't understand why Blue would bring a woman here, he quickly understood she wasn't just a civilian.

-Are you ok? -asked Noah when he and the woman ran towards them.

-Yes, but Black is underwater with the monster -said Yellow-… we have to get him.

-Black? As in my son, the Black Ranger? -asked Kat.

The other Rangers looked at her, confused when Blue stepped beside her and put a hand on her shoulder.

-This is Katherine Hillard, Jake's stepmother, and Jason's girlfriend, she was also a Power Ranger, the second Pink Ranger, and the Pink Zeo Ranger -said, Noah.

-I understand now why Jason was so adamant about me coming home sooner than expected… -said Kat, looking at the water-… maybe I can do it, after all.

-What are you talking about? -asked Pink.

Kat looked at Blue and smiled before she took a step forward, images of Jake as a little young man appearing in her mind to give her the strength to do this again, for the boy she considered a son.

-It's morphing time! -screamed Kat-… Zeo Ranger I, Pink!

The Megaforce Ranger felt their jaws hit the ground when they saw the Pink Zeo Ranger in front of them. She looked powerful and they knew there was nothing as intimidating that a Ranger protecting the ones she loves.

-Blue! Give me a hand! -screamed the Pink Zeo Ranger.

-Of… Of course! -said Blue.

Both jumped into the water and quickly located Black and the monster fighting, it seemed that Black was losing and they needed to get him as soon as possible so the Pink Zeo Ranger signal Blue to distract the monster while she grabbed Black to get him out of danger.

Blue nodded, calling for his weapon and shooting at the monster to get his attention. It took a while for the monster but finally, he noticed Blue and growled, aiming at him, and giving the Pink Zeo Ranger a chance to get Black.

Black looked at her, surprised but she just got him out of the water at the same time Blue hit the monster, sending him out of the water while he jumped to reunite with his friends, the Pink Zeo Ranger and Black.

-Mom? -asked Black.

-I swear to God you and your father are going to give me a heart attack -said the Pink Zeo Ranger-… didn't he teach you to be careful?

-I had to stop him -said, Black.

-Next time do it without risking your life -said the Pink Zeo Ranger, putting a hand on his shoulder-… I'm telling the others, you will be careful next time.

Black groaned but got up while the Pink Zeo Ranger stood beside them and Red called to combine the weapons, hitting the monster right on the chest and destroying it, but not for long as a too-familiar light engulfed the remains of the monster, turning him bigger.

Kat rolled her eyes behind her helmet… they still were doing that.

-Rangers… use the cards to call your Zords -said Gosei through their morphers.

-Our, what? -asked Emma.

-Zords… they will help you fight on a… bigger level, I guess -said the Pink Zeo Ranger-… bring that monster down, Rangers.

Red nodded and, after sharing a look with his friends they all used their cards to call the new Zord that came to the roaring, impressed, and finally ready to fight, the Rangers jumped to their zords, impressed with the technology when Gosei was heard again, from their morphers.

-Attach your morphers to the zords to control them! -said Gosei.

-Alright! Let's do it, guys! -said Red.

One by one the Rangers attached the morpher to the zords taking control of them. Red grabbed the controls, flying through the sky with his Dragon and attacking the ships in the sky with Pink by his side, using her Phoenix to follow his lead.

On the ground, Black and Yellow were having their fun, throwing ships at each other, and destroying them while Blue got the remaining ships, jumping out of the water too, literally, eat them.

-Yeah! This is awesome! -screamed Black.

-This power is amazing -said Blue-… I never thought I would be able to control something like this.

-Rangers! Those zords can form the Grand Megazord Gosei combining all your zords into a powerful warrior that will help you defeat the monster! -said Gosei-… use the cards to order the zords to unite!

-Ok! Rangers! You heard Gosei! -said Red.

The Rangers nodded, using their cards to unite the zords into a Megazord while Kat looked from the sidelines, now back to normal and waiting for one of her friends to come and get her when she saw him. She chuckled as she saw him open his eyes in surprise.

-Is that what I think it is?

-A Megazord, Billy, is called a Megazord -said Kat, laughing as the original Blue Ranger looked at the Megazord-… Jake is in there with the new Rangers.

-Jake!? Oh… wait I remember what Jason told us but… -said Billy, thinking-… please, tell me he is not Red.

-No, he is Black -said Kat-… Zack is going to be thrilled.

-Zack was thrilled when Tommy got black -said Billy, smiling-… you think they can do it?

Kat looked up, wondering the same but deep down, only seeing them in action, it reminded her of their times, when saving the world was the most important thing for them and nodded, back them, they faced dangers alone and their personal lives went to hell but now… now it was different because these kids had them and Kat would be dammed if she didn't help them.

Besides, there is this thing she heard about her son's infatuation with a certain Yellow Ranger that made her want to stay.

-So… who is Blue? Is he cool? -asked Billy.

-Noah is Blue -said Kat in a whisper, aware that other civilians were close to their location.

-What!? Man… I'm the one thrilled now! -said, Billy.

Kat looked up and nodded, she has seen the other in action too and she had to say, these kids were pretty good, almost as good as the originals… she was relieved as she knew, the world would be safe with them protecting it.


With the Megazord now formed, the Rangers fought the monster, blocking his attacks and hitting him with the sword, unfortunately, the zord was hard to control and the team had trouble synchronizing its movements.

-Hey, Black, any idea of how to control this!? -asked Red.

Black looked at the controls of his zord, from all of them, he was the one with some knowledge about this, it was a weird feeling knowing now he was a smart one but he knew they will follow quickly if he found a way to communicate with them.

-Ok… so think about them as if they were your bodies. The zord is an extension of our bodies, for Blue and Pink, is the arms, for me and Yellow, the legs and Red, you control the vision of the zord -explained Black-… we need to trust each other, become one to be able to use the zord.

-How do we do that? -asked Blue.

-Close your eyes -said, Black.

-What!?

-We are a little busy for a test run, Black -said Pink.

-Is not a test run… look, my uncle, Billy studied a lot the zord when he was the original Blue Rangers. He always told me that the only way to bond with your zord is to trust them with your lives - said Black-… if you do that, they will reward you with all their power.

There was a moment of silence as Black closed his eyes and he was transported to a world where he was Jake and in front of him was a giant black snake surrounding him and looking at him, interested.

-You are the zord? -asked Jake.

-The spirit that lives in you is strong, master but your destiny is still far from your reach -said the snake-… trust me your life and I promise you, Black Ranger, I will fight by your side until we both burn in the flames of hell.

Jake was hoping that was not literal, after all, he did want to stay alive long enough to try and see if he could get his chance to get to know Gia better and he also wanted to see Noah do all the projects he had in his mind.

-Are you scared of dying, young Ranger? -said the snake, sensing Jake's doubts-… what if I told you there was no choice? What if your destiny is dying to spare the world from falling into the hands of someone so cruel that will eliminate everyone you love?

-What do you mean?

-That's not for you to understand now, Jacob -said the snake-… are you willing to risk everything in this path? Or are you going to let your friends… my friends, alone?

Jake looked at the snake and then at his hands. Those words will be haunting him later, he was sure of it but he was true to himself… was he willing to let his friends die? The answer was, of course, no, never.

-Take what you need from me, snake -said Jake-… help me protect my friends.

-Very well… -said the snake-… your trust in me will not be forgotten, Black Ranger.

And suddenly, the snake attacked, biting Jake in the arm as a black aura surrounded him, giving him the wisdom he never thought he could have.


-Black!?

Yellow was trying to wake him up, not being able to move a leg was proving to be a challenge and the Rangers were about to fall when the monster attacked again, lowering his hands to hit the zord right in the chest. The Rangers closed their eyes behind their mask, not ready for the impact that never came and when they opened their eyes, they understood why.

The Black zord… one of the legs of the Megazord, stopped the hit as Black commanded him.

-Do as I say! Close your eyes and trust your zords! -said, Black.

Black moved his controls, making the Snake zord push the monster away and balance enough to stand while the Rangers, not knowing what to do, followed Black's command, closing their eyes.


Emma opened her eyes, finding in front of him a Phoenix, elegant and strong, waiting for her, as soon as she took a step, Emma stopped when she saw the beautiful Phoenix's eyes opening and looking at her as if the Phoenix could see her soul.

-You are holding back your power, Emma… -said the Phoenix.

-No… I can't…

-You can't? You always could but you are scared of the battle. I understand… being scared is perfectly fine -said the Phoenix.

-I can't be scared! I am a Ranger! -said, Emma.

The Phoenix flew towards Emma and stood in front of her.

-A Ranger is not invincible, Emma, you are allowed to be scared of losing yourself or losing someone close to you -said the Phoenix-… that's why I offer you my power, so can turn that fear into a reminder of what it means to be human.

-What?

-Like a Phoenix, I die and come back time and time again -said the Phoenix-… my power reach both life and death and with you, it can reach humanity, a part of this universe I still don't understand… unite with me, Pink Ranger and let us reborn into a new person.

Emma nodded, still scared but somewhat feeling better when she touched her Phoenix, feeling her power and the truth behind her words. They could be stronger together, they could be the difference between life and death.

Together.

-Come to me, Phoenix… give me your power -whispered Emma.


Noah fell into the water and before he knew what was happening, he found himself surrounded by a shark with eyes focused on him, at first, Noah got scared until he understood this shark right there was his zord.

-Our prey is winning… why are you letting him win? -asked the shark.

-I can't control you… I can't…

-Excuses! -screamed the shark-…stop hiding behind a mask and show me your true shelf, master, is the only way you will be free!

Noah looked at him as the shark moved towards him and connected his head with Noah's hand, it feel cold but at the same time, it feel strong and Noah felt a rush of energy run through his body as the shark looked at him.

-You see, master? You have the wisdom and the strength to catch that prey… are you letting it slip from your fingers? -asked the shark.

Noah shook his head. He knew he was the brains but as Jake remained him when he got him these Ranger powers, he could be more than his brain, and the shark was giving him the chance to show it to the world.

-No, shark… is time to show the real me -said Noah.


Gia barely had time to dodge the Tiger coming her way. She couldn't understand why the Tiger was so eager on attacking her when all she was trying was to get to an understanding so they could fight together.

-Coward! -roared the Tiger.

-What the hell does that mean!? -asked Gia.

-You hide behind your cold exterior not letting others reach you -said the Tiger-… time is running and you are losing yours by putting walls around you.

-What do you know about that!?

-I'm a Tiger! We are cautious but you… you are hiding behind your intimidating exterior -said the Tiger-… you only care for Phoenix? Shark and Dragon are nothing to you? Snake is nothing to you!?

Gia had to stop a moment. The Tiger had to mean the other's zords and for a second she had to remember who was the owner of each zord before she crossed her arms, clearly frustrated with the Tiger.

She cared for them all. She wouldn't be there otherwise.

-Then why hide… -growled the Tiger.

-You can read my mind? -asked Gia, surprised.

-Answer!

-I'm scared! -screamed Gia-… I'm scared of them looking at me like the rest of the boys their age do! Like a sexy girl with pretty eyes and I'm more than that! I can be more than that!

With that, the Tiger relaxed, sitting, and looking at her curiously before she walked towards Gia, slowly, with each step images appeared on the ground. A young Troy training with his father, a young Noah, studying… both boys growing up differently but with the same morals. To be good men.

-They are your friends, loyal friends that will stand by you, not against you -said the Tiger.

There was one more step and showed a young Jake, surrounded by women Rangers in different situations, all of them showing Jake the importance of life and love and how to treat people, how to overcome obstacles.

-He didn't have his mother but her legacy lives with them and they passed it to him -said Tiger-… what he feels is true but he also knows you are not ready… stop hiding behind someone you are not, Gia, and show yourself to them. They will be there for you.

Gia sighed, she wanted to cry but she refused to do it now, as she got up and walked to the Tiger, now not scared of touching her fur, once she did, the Tiger purred and Gia smiled, scratching the back of her ears while she looked the last image, it wasn't real but still, it warm Gia's heart as she saw her small self, playing with young Emma, dressed in a pink dress, beside them, young Noah and young Troy played with them when a small soccer ball fell beside her and she looked from the ball to the young boy running towards it and smiling at her. Young Gia smiled back and the boy walked towards the group.

-You have a pretty smile -said young Jake-… wanna play?

-Me? -asked young Gia.

-All of us! -said young Emma-… don't think just because we are girls we can't beat you.

-Would never dream of it -said young Jake.

The boys and girls went playing while the Tiger looked at Gia and saw that, this time, the Yellow Ranger was crying.

-You see it now? -asked the Tiger.

-I do… I'm sorry I let you down -said Gia, petting the Tiger-… it won't happen again.

The Tiger purred again and slowly, disappeared into Gia's body as she felt the power becoming one with her.


Troy sat in a circle while the Dragon studied him. He didn't know why but he felt he already have his trust and this was something entirely different but he waited, patiently, if he was still here was because the Dragon needed him.

-Challenges await you, Red Ranger… the dreams you are having… they can change but they will happen in the future -said the Dragon.

-The war? -asked Troy.

-And the loss… you will encounter allies in your path, Ranger but one of them will fall at the end of this war -said the Dragon-… you must have courage and leadership when it happens so you can guide others into victory.

-Who? Who is going to fall? -asked Troy.

The Dragon stayed silent, not knowing what to say but after a few minutes, the Dragon seemed to open his eyes and look a Troy as he disappeared.

-The color of the Legend of Legends -said the Dragon.

-Megaforce-

Once Black could see his teammates moving he smiled as ran to Blue's control to block a punch from the monster, it was weird he could have access to all the zords once he and snake made peace with each other and he wasn't sure if it was because maybe snake talked to his friends about him or because he was the luckiest idiot on the planet.

In any case, it save their asses, and now, with the Rangers' back, it was time to end this battle.

-Man… I was getting tired of running everything -said Black-… everyone ok?

-Yes… let's finish this monster for good -said Red.

This time, when they moved to attack the monster, they did it in sync, it was as if their zords heard them and now fought with them, hitting the monster several times, and throwing him to the other side of the beach when they heard Gosei's voice, again.

-You can use your cards and combine the heads of the zords with the weapon, creating an ultimate attack, as you do with your weapons. -said Gosei.

-Got it, Gosei! Let's do it, guys! -said, Troy.

The Rangers called for their cards and once they put it on the zord, they combined their heads into the weapon, making the weapon light up with fire that they used to attack the monster. Three hits is all the monster needed to fall to the ground and explode, getting out of their lives, forever.

-Megaforce-

In Space

Admiral Marlkor hit the nearest wall as Vrak and Creepox looked at him. He was furious and with a reason, all his plans were failing because those Rangers got their noses into them and now he wanted nothing more than destroy them all.

-We need to eliminate them -said Vrak.

-We will… -growled Admiral Malkor-… I will do it myself, if necessary.

Vrak nodded and left the room while Admiral Malkor looked at the Rangers, leaving their zords and hugging each other, happy to have won this round but he wasn't going to give up, not until they were destroyed.

-This just started, Rangers…

-Megaforce-

When the Rangers came back to the Command Center, Jake got the surprise of his life when he saw Katherine and Billy there and ran towards them, giving each a hug before his dad and his Uncle Tommy and Aunt Kim joined them.

-Thank you for saving my ass in the water, mom -said Jake.

-I wanted to say you shouldn't give me more heart attacks like that but you are a Ranger now. I know what I'm dealing with -said Kat, turning to Jason-… and you mister have a lot of explaining to do.

-Me? He is the Ranger! -said, Jason.

-And you didn't call me right away.

-Someone is sleeping in the dog house tonight… -whispered Tommy.

Kim hit him in the ribs and Kat looked at her with a smile while Billy walked towards Noah, ignoring the couple's bickering.

-I'm so glad my color went to you, Noah -said Billy.

-Is an honor… Mister Carson -said Noah, looking at his suit-… this color carries a lot of importance for me now. I won't let you down.

-I know you won't… -said Billy, putting his arm around Noah's shoulder-… and if you need help, don't hesitate to call.

Noah nodded, smiling while not far from them, Gia walked towards Jake and put a hand on his arm, to get his attention. He smiled at her and stopped petting Tenshou when he saw the Yellow on her suit from the corner of his eyes.

-Hey… you did pretty good today -said Jake.

-You too…except for the part where you ran to the monsters… or the part you got thrown into the water -said, Gia.

-Yeah… sorry about that -said Jake, looking down.

Gia sighed and remembered the Tiger's words and visions. She could trust him and she figured that if he could live with her being cold… maybe he could do the same while she found a way to melt the ice enough to let people in again.

-You can repay me with an ice cream… -said Gia, smiling-… if you catch me before I get to Ernie's.

Demorphing, Gia ran out of the cave while Jake stood there for a second before he smiled, demorphed, and followed her, both laughs surrounding the cave while everybody else stopped doing what they were doing and looked surprised, at this new development.

-Troy… that was true, right? -asked Emma.

-I think so… -said Troy, confused.

-He did it… -said Noah-… he finally did it.

On the other side, the older Rangers looked at the younger Rangers.

-Did my boy just get a girlfriend? -asked Jason.

-Do we need to talk to her? -asked Kimberly.

-We can't talk to her right now-said Kat-… but we can talk with her friend, the Pink Ranger, right?

Both women walked to Emma and started talking to her while Billy gave Tommy $20 and Jason looked between them, confused.

-I told him over the phone I had the feeling Jake was going to get the girl he has been crushing on for years -said Tommy.

-Of course, he knew… after all, he is one with the Epic Love Story -said Billy, looking at Tommy.

-Oh, of course -said Jason, winking at Tommy -… beautiful.

Tommy rolled his eyes but smiled as he watched the team talk to each other after a victory, for some reason, it felt as if he was at home once again and it was so good.