Roxy was in the Cyber Dimension, watching some monitors when Blaze arrived back. She didn't even turn to look at him as he entered.

"Productive day?" She asked him. Blaze just leaned against a wall.

"I kept myself busy." He told her. "Busier than you by the looks of things. I can't believe you manage to get daytime television in another dimension."

"With Scrozzle's tech, it's not too hard to get just about any network." She told him, flicking her hair as she turned to him. "Also, for your information, never was that into daytime shows. I always found the news to be far more informative."

She showed him a screen, which caused him to groan out loud.

"Aw, did little Blazey feel a little homesick and want to see his daddy?" She asked with a little pout. Blaze just sneered in response.

"Hardly." He said with disgust. "Besides, any time I get a chance to kick the rookie's tail is a fun day."

"Oh yes, I saw that alright." She said as she brought up the footage. "I especially liked the part where you ran out."

"I could have finished him if I'd wanted!" Blaze snapped.

"Sure, you could. And I'm sure you'd just love me to tell Evox how you had the Red Ranger right where you wanted him and then ran out." She teased him. Blaze snapped off the wall and tensed up, but she just laughed. "Don't worry, I really don't care. I just liked a little light entertainment while I was looking for something useful, and now I think I've found something."

She pulled up a recording from earlier. It showed Mayor Daniels talking to Zoey.

"What's the mayor doing talking to the laundry girl?" Blaze asked.

"If you can get these bikes set up and get people to start riding them, then you have my word we'll talk about a larger scale roll out. If the numbers add up, I'll cancel this road."

"Bikes?" Blaze asked. "They're talking about bikes?"

"Specifically, Morph-X fuelled bikes for a bike sharing scheme in the city." She informed him. "Just think, all those bikes just sitting out in the open for people to take 24 hours a day."

"How much Morph-X is going to be in one of those things?" Blaze asked.

"Does it matter?" She asked him in response. "It's not like there's going to be fences or alarms or armed guards around a bunch of shared bikes are there?"

"Interesting." Blaze said with a little smirk. "Think they'll be up and running soon?"

"Oh, my old roomie was such a go-getter I wouldn't be surprised if they're already in production." Roxy said as she started working on the computer.

"Well, in that case all we need is a Robotron that can get the Morph-X out of those bikes." Blaze said as Roxy produced a key.

"Way ahead of you." She answered, powering up the key. "But that's only part one of the plan."

"Part one?" He asked, seeing the devious look on her face. "What do you have in mind?"

"Let's just say I want to test out a theory." She said, taking the key. "Now, how about we look around this old junk, see what gives me inspiration?"

"It's your rodeo." Blaze said with a shrug. "As long as you carry the can, I'm happy to ride along."

The following day, Zoey had 'convinced' her friends to get on board with her scheme to bring Morph-X bikes to the people! That is to say, she begged, pleaded, threatened and bribed them with every promise they could think of before they finally relented and went along with it. Grid Battleforce, for their part, were on board with the idea, and were already in talks with manufacturers to take on the contract for the bikes, while Nate had as many as he could possibly have made on-site by virtually anyone that didn't have anything more important to do at the time.

The timetable was ambitious to say the least. From an advertising standpoint if nothing else, it was a huge task! No matter what product or service was being advertised, most companies had the benefit of weeks, sometimes months before the release date to make everyone aware of their new, exciting thing that people just needed to have in their lives. The fact that Zoey had to start advertising on the same day as the bikes were being installed in half a dozen places around the city meant that it was possible by the end of the week a substantial number of people might not even be aware of the new scheme, never mind have given up their morning commute for a ride to work. Getting the word out was vital, and so they were having to mobilise on the street as aggressively as they could.

Unfortunately, aggressive also meant that some people really were not receptive.

"Would you like to try one of our new Morph-X bikes?" Zoey asked, running up to a complete stranger with flyers in her hand, showing it to him. "It's a great way to get around town and a great alternative to…"

The guy just dumped the flyer straight in a trash can. Zoey just gasped.

"You could have just said no rather than wasting a flyer!" She yelled after him. "And there's a recycling bin just over there!"

"Zoey, Zoey…" Devon said as he guided her away, sitting her down. He could see that the frustration was starting to build in her from her rather limited time frame and drive to see her idea succeed. "Yelling at people isn't going to turn them into customers!"

"That guy was just so…UGH!"

"Yes, he wasn't the nicest, but we're trying to convince people, not drive them off." Devon reminded her. "Show them what they're missing by not being part of this rather than trying to ram it in their faces. I mean…look at Ravi!"

Ravi was riding around in circuits nearby, showing off the bikes for people so they could see them working. He stopped by a lady who was walking past.

"Trying to get to work? How about trying an X-bike?" He asked her. "No more traffic!"

"And nowhere for me to put my drink." She said, holding up a coffee cup. "Look, I appreciate the environmental thing, that's why I use my own re-usable cup, but if I don't get my caffeine in the morning, I am just no good to anyone, and I can't really put it anywhere on that thing."

"You know, she does kind of have a point." Devon agreed with a shrug. "Maybe you could write some of these suggestions down. Anything that can improve the bikes might improve the chances of people using them."

He hopped on one of the bikes himself and took it over to another guy who was just walking past.

"You want to try an X-bike?" He asked. "They're great for cruising around on, and they're super cool!"

"I know cool, and its not that." The guy said dismissively, before looking up. "But that…that is!"

They all looked up in time to see Ben and Betty riding into the area. Just as Nate had suggested, they had made their own bike rather than wait until the first ones rolled off the assembly line, but it looked like they'd spent that extra time adding a few unique twists to the design. The first and most noticeable of which was that it was a tandem bike meaning they were both riding the same bike.

They had already pre-empted the lack of a cup holder, having cup holders welded to their respective handlebars, and they'd heavily customised it with their own unique style and flair. The three Rangers along with everyone nearby just stopped to watch them riding around. Devon and Ravi pointed out to Zoey that some of them were even shooting video of the bike on their phones.

"You wanted to get the word out." Devon said as he nudged her.

"And it there's one thing Ben and Betty do well it's attract attention." Ravi laughed. Zoey was overjoyed to see the interest.

"Wow, that thing's amazing!" She said, pulling out her notebook and starting to write down ideas. All she could do was think about all the buzz Ben and Betty were creating with their antics. Her mom's broadcast had created some awareness, but with people putting this on the internet, maybe this was what she finally needed to get people to start taking the bikes seriously.

The air was split by a shriek, and the Rangers all turned to see what had caused the commotion. People started running as they saw Blaze standing next to the bike stands with a new Robotron, which was doing something to the bikes. Ben and Betty had been distracting everyone so much that they had managed to get to the bikes without anyone noticing. The Rangers all stepped up towards him as everyone else fled.

"HEY!" Zoey yelled at them. "Unless you want to ride one, you better step away from the bikes!"

"Oh, really?" Blaze asked as he stepped up towards them. "And what'll you do if we don't?"

Devon opened his mouth to speak, but Blaze just held up a hand.

"On second thought, I really don't care." He replied, producing a blaster, which he fired. It seemed to miss them, but it did hit Ben and Betty's bike. The two saw the Morph-X motor had been hit and ditched the bike, starting to run. There was an explosion before they could get far enough away from the bike, which threw them both out into the river.

"BEN!" Ravi called out. "BETTY!"

"Ravi, go help them!" Devon instructed the Blue Ranger. Ravi immediately broke into a run, ditching his jacket and his trainers before diving in after them. If they were even still alive, which they all prayed they were, then it was likely they would be in no condition to swim to shore themselves. Devon and Zoey faced off against Blaze and the Robotron. "You really shouldn't have messed with our friends!"

"But it's just so much fun!" Blaze said with a little smirk on his face, morphing and preparing for battle. Devon and Zoey both morphed, rushing towards them.

In another part of the city, Mayor Daniels was in his office, fielding a call from a reporter. He had gotten more than a few since Muriel's broadcast had gone out. He had enjoyed a couple of terms largely as a result of his ability to balance the needs of business and the needs of those that didn't want to live entirely surrounded by concrete, steel and glass. He was impressed by Zoey's idea, and he was curious to see if it would work.

As much as he was a city guy, born and raised, he hadn't always lived in the nicest of neighbourhoods. He'd lived in slums where people could look out of their window and see only brick walls. He'd lived in places where he could look up and hardly see the sky for smog at certain times of the day. He had always been happiest when he took his son to the park as a kid, or gone to the mountains with his wife before he was born. He didn't want to see a world where people might grow up never seeing such things as trees or bushes or even grass.

"Yes, yes I am fully committed to my promise." Mayor Daniels said to the reporter on the other end. "Mayor Daniels has always been a friend of the environment. If we get back the figures at the end of the week and things look good, I fully intend to go into wide-scale production."

The door of his office opened and Mr Winchester walked in. Mayor Daniels sighed.

"Yes, it was nice speaking to you too." He said, before hanging up the phone and getting up. "Mr Winchester, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

"Is this some kind of joke?" He demanded. "I saw you on the news promising to axe my new freeway?"

"If you're unsure of what I mean, I'm sure you could get a hold of my press briefing…"

"You know what I mean Daniels!" He yelled in response.

"That is MAYOR Daniels!" He responded emphatically. "Now, I understand you do a lot for this city which is why I give you a lot of leeway with your little unannounced visits and aggressive phone calls and all-caps e-mails but I do not appreciate being yelled at in my own office!"

"How long do you think you'll have that office if I stop contributing to your campaign?" Mr Winchester put down flatly. "I have a lot of money riding on this freeway…"

"And since Grid Battleforce owns the patents on the Morph-X bikes, if this scheme takes off, I'm more than certain you'll make plenty." Mayor Daniels interrupted him. "Now, if you're quite done trying to threaten my career…"

"I am nowhere near done threatening you…"

"Then do feel free to withdraw your funding if you wish, I can't stop you!" Mayor Daniels told him. "But I serve more than just you in this city, and given the phone calls and e-mails I've got coming in a lot of people seem very happy about the prospect of keeping those woods just as they are, and when all is said and done, people make votes not dollars."

Mr Winchester just glared at him, but Mayor Daniels just folded his arms defiantly.

"Do you know the way out or should I ask security to remind you how you got in?" He asked. Mr Winchester just turned and started to leave.

"You haven't heard the last of this!" He snapped.

"I don't doubt that for a second!" Mayor Daniels said sarcastically, before slamming the door behind him. He went to his desk, kicking it. He really hadn't wanted to find himself taking such a huge gamble, but he was always sure it was going to ruffle feathers. However, he was always determined to ensure that he was beyond reproach. One thing he was not going to be accused of being bought.

Back at the site of the battle, Zoey hit the ground and slapped the concrete in frustration. She looked over to where the bikes had been, seeing they had all been damaged. She got to her feet, staring straight at the Needletron.

"Time to see if Nate's Beast X Cannon works." She said to herself, summoning her blaster. She tried to remember how Nate folded up the sabre, finally managing it, before locking the two together. She levelled the weapon at Needletron.

"Beast X Cannon FIRE!" She called out, pulling the trigger. The blaster roared into life, causing her to stumble as it unleased a powerful blast, which tore through the Robotron, reducing it to scrap metal. Its arm rolled along the ground, stopping by Blaze, who just flicked it up into his hands.

"Hmph, so much for that little project." He complained. "I'm out of here!"

With that, he teleported away. Devon and Zoey both de-morphed and ran for the edge of the river, where Ravi, Ben and Betty were waiting. Ravi had managed to get them out of the water, and by the looks of things they were both still alive.

"Are you two alright?" Devon asked them.

"We'll be fine." Betty said, shivering a little. Ben gave them a thumbs up, while shaking uncontrollably.

"I've called a transport." He informed them. "We should get them back to the base to get checked out properly."

"But the bikes…"

"Never mind about the bikes." Zoey assured her as the transports arrived. "It's more important you're alright. That blast looked pretty bad."

"It's not like it's the first time we've been blown up." Betty said, waving it up.

"Or burned." Ben added. "Or electrocuted, knocked over, squashed…"

"OK, just you go with the medical team and be safe guys." Devon told them as they were taken away, leaving Devon, Ravi and Zoey alone. They went back towards the bikes, inspecting the damage.

"Look at this." Zoey moaned as she looked at the damage.

"All the Morph-X tanks have been punctured." Devon said, looking at them. "No prizes for guessing what they were after."

"Blaze got away with that needle, which means he's got all the Morph-X that was in it." Ravi pointed out.

"At least that robot isn't going to be causing any more damage." Devon shrugged, trying to find things to be positive about. "Not to mention we now know Nate's new Beast X Cannon works."

"Yeah, but after this attack, is anyone going to want to go near the bikes again?" Zoey asked them. "Come on, let's call someone to come get these bikes back to headquarters. Maybe they can be repaired or recycled or something."

Meanwhile, back in the Cyber Dimension, Blaze was emptying out the needle while Roxy watched on.

"Well, that was totally worth it." He said sarcastically.

"It will be, once we've hit those other bike stands." Roxy replied as she saw him finish emptying it out. "After all, little and often is the way to go."

"You're not the one that was out there fighting." Blaze snapped at her.

"Oh, I'll be fighting alright." She responded. "I've got everything set up just the way I want."

"What are you planning?" Blaze asked with a little smirk. Roxy just smiled in response.

The following day, Devon and Mike were in the park, sparring once more. Devon was glad to know the guys and he was always happy that they were there for him, but a part of him was also happy that he had someone outside of the team that he could talk to.

"So, Blaze got you again?" Mike asked him.

"Really? That's your only take away from that story I told you?" Devon asked him. Mike threw him a bottle of water.

"I only participated in one tournament against him and I had his number." Mike said with a shrug. "Just sayin'."

"Had his number?" Devon laughed. "Remind me, didn't he win that fight?"

"Hey, it was a split decision, I'm counting it!" Mike protested, citing his moment in the spotlight. "Split decision my ass, if that middle judge hadn't been a fan of his? I'd have had that trophy!"

He saw the look on Devon's face as he stared into the distance, sipping some water.

"Come on, dude, it's not like you've never had your butt kicked before." Mike tried to reassure him. "It happens to all of us."

"It's not that." Devon told him. "I just can't shake this weird feeling about Blaze."

"It's called being pissed." Mike replied. "You should have heard what I had to say when that decision came in. Kind of language that would have made my grandfather blush and he served in forward infantry!"

"No, it's not that its just, at the park it was like he didn't have any reason to be there. There was hardly any Morph-X, what was the point?" Devon asked him. "And then when he attacked my friends and I, when he blasted Ben and Betty? It just kind of felt like the Blaze that just liked pushing people around for the hell of it."

"Blaze was a dick, but I don't remember him trying to murder anyone." Mike responded. Devon's communicator bleeped. He gestured to Mike to keep quiet and answered it.

"You've got Devon." He answered.

"Devon, I just tried to get an extension on the deadline from Mayor Daniels." Zoey told him. "He wouldn't budge."

"That sounds like dad alright." Devon stated. "Once he's made up his mind on something, good luck trying to get him to shift."

"I got that impression too." Zoey sighed. "I'm heading to the woods with the others, we're going to try and move as many of the animals as we can. Can you join us?"

"Uh…" He looked to Mike, who just shrugged. "I kind of had something on…"

"Please!" Zoey begged him. "I'll owe you one!"

"One?" He laughed. "You already owe me for that leaflet thing."

"Then I'll owe you more!" Zoey groaned. "I'll pay you back, just, please come and help us?"

"Fine!" He groaned. "I'll be there in a few."

As he cut the link, he whistled, at which Cruise started up and moved over to him. Mike just marvelled at the bike.

"Dude, is that…a Ranger thing?" He asked.

"Just one of the perks." Devon told him, putting on his helmet and mounting Cruise, before roaring away. Mike just watched him go.

"Damn." He muttered. "What does a guy have to do to become a Ranger? That bike was sick!"