Alarms sounded throughout the building as a full evacuation was called. Zoey, who was still on her was to the laundry room, heard the alarm and stopped one of the security officers as they rushed by.
"Is this a drill?" She asked and the man shook his head.
"There's an attack in the lab," security said. "It's a real evacuation."
Zoey nodded and was ready to follow protocol and find her way out when suddenly she stopped. The guard said it was an attack, implying someone was in trouble. He was responsible for the safety and security of the building and he was leaving.
Zoey couldn't leave with a clear conscious. If someone needed help, she needed to be there. Every part of her body told her to run, but she took a big breath.
"I don't run from big problems, I solve big problems." She hurried towards the elevators. Her badge normally didn't allow her access to the top floors but with the evacuation called, all security had been overridden. She made her way to the labs and could hear a battle raging on. She knew it would be stupid to rush in without first checking out the scene so she stopped in front of the door to peek in. That was when she saw she wasn't alone. A young man knelt beside her, looking ready to help.
"Are you security?" she asked. Devon shook his head.
"Trespasser. You?"
"Laundry," Zoey said. They heard another bang and knew they could no longer discuss their qualifications for the fight as they rushed in. Devon and Zoey saw Ravi and Sarah fighting Blaze and Roxy.
"What's going on?" Zoey asked.
"A virus named Evox infiltrated our programming and took control of Blaze and Roxy," Nate called out.
"You two need to leave," Commander Shaw ordered. Devon shook his head.
"Not until we figure this out," he insisted. He was confident he could do something to help. He had fought Blaze that morning and while he had struggled a bit, in the end he had won. With Ravi and Sarah's help, he was sure they could put an end to this attack.
Zoey knew she could help too. Though she had been cut from the program, she had sparred with Blaze and Roxy through training. They always had the advantage over her, but with a team supporting her she knew she could do something.
Against the Commanders wishes, they rushed in for the fight. Devon joined Ravi, who was having a tough time with Blaze.
"I can't say I'm not excited at the idea of kicking his ass," Devon announced to Ravi. "We can't hold back."
Ravi nodded his head. By now the lab was trashed.
Zoey joined Sarah in the fight, pulling Roxy away and throwing her to the ground to give the former Ranger a minute to breathe. Sarah looked up at the help and smiled.
"Bet you're glad you were cut now."
"I'm not even thinking about that right now. Let's help them, even if that means kicking their..."
Roxy rushed towards the girls, aiming a couple of kicks at their chests. Zoey felt the wind being knocked out of her as she fell back on the ground. Her head hit the floor, but otherwise she was quick to recover. She knew Sarah was a former Ranger, and had likely taken much harder hits than that in her career, so didn't imagine her partner wouldn't jump right back up.
"Looks like it's just you and me," Roxy announced and Zoey glanced over quickly to see Sarah was still on the ground, completely unconscious. She had no idea why it happened, but Zoey wouldn't let it stand. She was here to help.
As Zoey fought Roxy, Commander Shaw rushed towards Sarah to pull her out of harm's way. She had no idea why Sarah wasn't waking up, but knew she couldn't leave her in danger for long. Since Sarah hadn't regained consciousness right away, she wouldn't be able to fight even if she opened her eyes in this very moment.
Suddenly, Commander Shaw remembered why they had Blaze as the Red Ranger. Sarah had turned down the position, claiming her head injury increased her risk of injury. She had taken enough chances serving her own team and didn't want to risk her life if she didn't have to once more.
"Nate! Find a way to end this now!" She shouted at the young man. She couldn't very well leave her son, the Rangers and Nate to fend for themselves when she was their Commander and authorizes this in the first place, but she knew Sarah would need medical attention as soon as possible.
"I... I don't know how!" Nate called back. He was hiding behind his computer, unsure of what he could do but the call from the Commander prompted him to try. His computer was still working so he checked his systems. Evox was gone. The Morph-X was no longer tainted.
But that would do nothing. Nate looked to the fight. The only way he could help was if he could create Power Rangers.
Unfortunately, Blaze and Roxy had taken the advantage in the fight, as Devon, Ravi and Zoey struggled just to stay on their feet. Bats couldn't even ask Ravi, never mind anyone to stand for the transformation.
Then, as if fate was telling him something, Nate watched as all three Rangers were thrown towards the pods, each sprawled out in front of them. Nate hovered his hand over the button, praying that anyone, or all three of he was lucky, would step back.
Roxy and Blaze approaches the three, determined the bring the fight to a quick end. As they got to their feet, all three stepped back.
Nate smashes his hand on the button, initiating the transformation and suddenly, three Rangers stood where Devon, Ravi and Zoey once were. With the power from the Morphin Grid and the boost from the animal DNA now flowing through their veins, the Rangers had renewed strength.
Nate watched proudly as the Rangers took control of the battle. Blaze and Roxy, unprepared for this change in power, we're now on the defensive. When it got to be too much, they opted to retreat, leaving their physical bodies behind.
