Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters

Author's Notes: I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to update this tribute. During my Christmas vacation, my laptop started having problems and it took over a week until I got somebody to fix it.

To an unnamed guest, this entire tribute is set a day after the last tribute. Noah informed the Rangers about Zilas at the end of the last tribute, and Orion just happened to be absent during that time, because he had gone back to his ship in the woods.

Originally this was going to be longer, but because of the time I lost during my vacation, I've decided to cut out the second half and place into Chapter 4 instead. This tribute is currently pushing to six chapters.

So without further ado.

Chapter 3: Hero's Sacrifice

Command Center

Troy, what are we going to do?" Noah asked.

The five Mega Rangers returned to the Command Center to decide what to do about the Zilas situation.

Troy paced the Command Center worriedly as the other Rangers watched him. They had never seen Troy so shaken before. He was usually so calm and collected outside of battle, seeing him like this made them all feel uneasy.

Troy stopped in front of the right side of the Command Center, where the Ranger display case was. He looked up at the Mighty Morphin Keys.

If only I didn't take Orion's morpher from him, he might...

"Troy, come on." Jake fretted. "We're running out of time."

Troy looked at the Ranger keys once more, sighing sadly. He turned to face his teammates.

"Then, I guess we have no choice." Troy finally said.

Quarry, An hour later

Zilas was leaning against a boulder, twirling his sword as he awaited for the Rangers to come. He was accompanied by Atecus.

"Their time has almost run out." Zilas grinned.

"Zilas!" Troy's voice shouted.

Zilas turned around to see the five rangers, all in their Super Mega Mode, walking toward him.

"Ah, Rangers." Zilas purred as he leaned off the boulder and began walking toward his arch-rivals. "I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up."

The Rangers and Zilas' group were now mere feet away from each other.

Troy stepped forward, holding a giant treasure chest.

"Alright, here they are." Troy told Zilas as he opened the chest slightly to reveal the dozens of Ranger keys inside it. "All of our Ranger keys."

"Good , Rangers." Zilas coaxed as he raised his sword toward the Rangers. "Now, place the chest on the ground and take ten steps back."

Troy looked back to his friends. They nodded in agreement.

Troy set the chest on the ground and took ten steps backwards as did the other Rangers.

"Good to see you're finally cooperating, Red Ranger." Zilas chuckled lightly before turning to Atecus. "Go get it."

Atecus chittered in response and waddled over to the chest. He picked it up and brought it back to his master.

"At last." Zilas breathed as he opened the chest. "They are all mine."

"You have what you want, Zilas." Troy shot. "Now give us Orion."

Zilas looked up at the Rangers, handing the treasure chest back to Atecus.

"Ah, Ah, Ah." Zilas said as he wagged his finger. "I'm afraid you forgot something."

"What do you mean?" Noah inquired.

Zilas chuckled under his breath. "Don't play dumb with me. You are all morphed in Super Mega Mode. If you want your Silver Ranger back, you'll have to give up your Super Mega Keys as well."

Troy stepped backwards, shaken by Zilas statement. He had hoped that Zilas wouldn't have figured out that the Legendary Keys could only be used by someone who had the Super Mega Keys. Without those keys, he and the others would truly be left with no powers at all.

"Please, don't do this, Zilas..." Troy begged.

Zilas snapped his fingers, summoning two elite guards, who held Orion captive.

"Orion!" Emma cried out.

Zilas walked right in front of Orion.

"Now, here's how this is going to work, Rangers." Zilas said sternly. "Because if you don't listen, I'm going to destroy your precious Silver Ranger right in front of your very eyes."

"Okay, Okay!" Troy begged cautiously.

"Good, Good." Zilas coaxed. "First, drop all your weapons."

The Rangers exchanged glances worriedly.

"I said, DROP THEM!" Zilas barked.

Startled, the Rangers summoned their Super Mega Sabers and Blasters. They then threw them aside several feet.

"Now, you all will come over to me and drop your Ranger keys into the chest, one at a time." Zilas went on. "When the last key is placed, I will surrender your Silver Ranger."

"Guys, don't do it!" Orion shouted as he tried to free himself from his captor.

Zilas turned around to face the Silver Ranger. "Silence, fool!"

Zilas turned back around to face the Rangers. "Now, Rangers, you have to make a choice: Is the life of this Andresian worth the keys of the Power Rangers. I'll give you all a moment to make your decision."

The Five Rangers huddled together.

"Troy, what do we do?" Emma asked.

"Yeah, if we hand over our Ranger keys, there's no to what Zilas can do." Noah reminded them.

"I know, but Orion is our friend." Gia said. "We can't let Zilas have him."

"Then I guess we have no choice." Troy said, sighing.

The Rangers all looked up at Zilas once more.

"So, have you made your decision?" Zilas inquired.

"Yes, Zilas." Troy replied sadly. "We'll give you the keys in exchange for Orion."

"A wise decision, my friend." Zilas grinned. "Blue, you're first."

Noah looked at his teammates. "Sorry, guys."

Noah walked toward Zilas and Atecus. Noah clicked his belt summoning his Blue Ranger key. He then looked Zilas straight in the face.

"This isn't over, Zilas." Noah warned him.

"Oh, it is, Blue Ranger!" Zilas said sternly. "Now drop the key."

Noah glared at Zilas as he dropped his Ranger key into the treasure chest, which was held up by Atecus. This caused Noah to de-morph.

"Now step back." Zilas ordered.

Noah stepped back several feet.

Zilas looked up at Jake. "Green..."

"Looks like I'm up." Jake said as he looked at his friends.

He slowly walked toward Zilas and Atecus. Like Noah, he summoned his Ranger key from his belt.

"This might be the biggest mistake..." Jake sighed as he looked at his key. "but if it means saving Orion..." Jake dropped the key into the chest.

"Good-bye, Green Ranger!" Zilas laughed as Jake de-morphed.

Jake glared at Zilas angrily as he stepped backwards.

"And now, Yellow." Zilas declared.

Gia had already summoned her key as she made her way toward Zilas and Atecus.

As she stepped in front of him, Gia stared daggers at Zilas.

"If anything happens to Orion, I..." Gia began.

"You're in no position to be making threats, my dear." Zilas growled. "Now drop it."

Gia complied, de-morphing as a result. She stepped backwards toward her two male teammates, where the latter placed his hand on her shoulder.

Zilas then eyed Emma. "Come along Pinkie!"

Emma summoned her ranger key as she approached Zilas. She quickly placed the key into the chest, causing her to de-morph. A single tear rolled down her cheek.

"Zilas, you don't have do to this." Emma tearfully begged.

"Silence!" Zilas snarled. "Step back!"

Emma, like a frightened puppy, cowered as she stepped backwards. Her best friend placed her hand on her shoulder.

Zilas looked up to see Troy approaching him with Ranger key in hand.

"And finally." Zilas declared. "The last Ranger Key."

Troy looked at his Ranger key for several seconds. He mentally apologized to Gosei, and the Legendary Rangers.

If only I acted like a better Red Ranger

Troy dropped the Ranger key into the chest, causing him to de-morph. He backed away toward his teammates.

Atecus closed the chest.

"Yes!" Zilas exclaimed in triumphant. "You see! That wasn't so hard, was it?"

Troy glared at Zilas. "Alright, Zilas, you have what you want- all of the Ranger keys. Now give us back Orion!"

"Of course, I am a man of my word." Zilas chuckled as he turned around to face the two elite Guards. "Release him!"

The two guards tossed Orion onto the ground.

"Take him." Zilas scoffed as he walked past the Rangers

The five Rangers rushed over to their Sixth Ranger.

"Orion, hang on!" Troy shouted as got down to his knees and turned Orion on his back.

The others gathered around Troy as Orion was beginning to regain his consciousness.

"Orion, it's alright." Troy smiled. "You're safe."

Orion grinned at the Red Ranger. "Yes, I'm safe...but you guys aren't."

Before anyone could react, Orion headbutted Troy, knocking him backwards

Orion quickly twirled himself around until he was back on his feet. He then began to fight the Rangers.

"Orion, what are doing!" Emma gasped as she and the other rangers attempted to block their teammates punches and kicks.

Once the four rangers were out of his range, Orion held up his hand in their direction. To his teammates' surprise, Orion's hands began to glow with yellow energy.

"Look out!" Noah exclaimed.

It was too late. Orion fired a yellow wave of energy at the Rangers, engulfing them in a smoky explosion

Battered and bruised, the five Rangers fell to the ground.

Zilas witnessing the whole scene, snapped his fingers.

In response, the X-Borgs surrounded the Rangers. They began to pummel the rangers excessively off-screen as Zilas and Orion watched in glee.

After a couple of seconds, Zilas snapped his fingers once more.

The X-Borgs then grabbed the battered Rangers by their arms and dragged them toward their leader's feet.

Zilas grabbed Troy by the collar of his leather jacket.

"Oh, how long I've wanted to do this." Zilas sneered. He raised his fist and punched Troy off-screen.

Unknown Location

"Uhhhhhh..ohhhh." Troy groaned as he began to regain consciousness.

Troy opened his eyes to see he was inside some dark holding cell.

"Where am I?" Troy said softly as he tried to get back on his feet.

Not a step later, Troy felt something around his wrists that restrained him.

"What?" Troy questioned as he looked back.

Around his wrists were iron shackles, which were attached to iron chains attached to a support beam.

He looked down to see four unconscious people at his feet shackled like him.

"Guys!" Troy exclaimed, recognizing the four as his teammates.

He got down on his knees, and tried waking his friends, starting with Emma.

"Emma, wake up!" Troy said, as he softly slapped the Pink Ranger's cheek, causing her stir in her sleep.

"Mhmmm...Mhmmmm!" Emma moaned as she began to regain consciousness. "Troy?"

"Come on, Emma, wake up!" Troy urged, grabbing her shoulders and lightly shaking her.

Emma opened her eyes, puzzled by her surroundings.

"Troy, where are we?" Emma asked.

Troy looked around as well. "I don't know."

"Well, look who's finally awake." A voice stated.

Troy and Emma turned around to face an opening door in the wall as two figures stepped out.

It was Orion and Zilas.

"Orion, why?" Emma asked tearfully. "Why did you do this to us?"

"How can you work for the same people that destroyed your home?" Troy asked incredulously

Orion grinned with glee as he took a few steps forward

"Oh, this is so sweet." Orion chuckled. "Just wait. You're just going to love this."

Orion held out his arms to his sides as he raised his head upward. His body began to shake and distort. Within seconds, his body began to shift into a monster's appearance. This monster was yellow in appearance.

"You fell right for our trap, Rangers!" The monster cackled.

"What?" Troy said in disbelief. "Where's Orion?"

"Don't you get it yet?" Zilas piped in as he took a few steps forward as well. "The Silver Ranger was never here, Red Ranger."

"What are you talking about?" Troy questioned, his temper rising.

"Let me explain it to you, Rangers." Zilas told him. "After you kicked the Silver Ranger off your team, you provided me with the most perfect opportunity. I knew you would be more than willingly to surrender your Ranger keys to me if someone's life was on the line. I thought to myself, 'Those Rangers would never let us destroy their Silver Ranger.' Unfortunately, I was not able to capture your Silver Ranger, so I had my friend Vanitium here take his place. By simply viewing another life-form, Vanitium is able to mimic that creature's physical appearance and voice. And our plan couldn't have worked out so perfectly."

"You double-crossed us!" Troy growled with anger. He quickly got up to his feet and was ready to punch the Armada General, but the length of the chain reached its limit preventing Troy from completing the attack.

"Fool!" Zilas tsked. He then held up his hand to Troy's face and flicked his forehead. The force from this was strong enough to knock Troy backwards, banging his head against the support beam he was chained to.

"Troy!" Emma cried as she went to his aid.

Troy rubbed the back of his head with his hand.

"Lucky for you, I don't intend to destroy you and your friends...yet." Zilas coaxed. "But I promise you this: by the time I'm done with you, you'll be begging for your destruction."

Zilas and Vanitium turned around and walked away. They both came to the door which slid open for them. The two entered the hallway.

The doors slid closed, where the Rangers remained trapped inside with no way out.

"Troy, what are we going to do?" Emma questioned in fear.

"I don't know, Emma..." Troy replied. "I just don't know..."

To be Continued

Author's Notes: I consider this tribute a two part episode.

Vanitium is an Unused Gokaiger Action Commander Vannain, who had the same ability to mimic people's appearance. I wanted to use him in many past tributes, but could never find one where his powers would fit into. I inserted him last minute to give the Rangers a reason to surrender their ranger keys because I wanted to pay tribute to the Mighty Morphin Rangers giving up their Power Coins to Rita, leaving them powerless. And just like in that scenario, it's up to the Sixth Ranger to save the day.

A large chunk of the next chapter will focus much more on Orion.

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