Variations of SPD Chapter 30: 29: The Fight Of Their Lives, a power rangers fanfic

Variations Of SPD
Chapter 29: The Fight Of Their Lives
By: Pink-Green-White-4ever
Last Revised: February 4, 2007

Summary: The final battle begins...
Rating: M for adult situations
Disclaimer: I don't own PR, Disney does

Dedication: To all of you who've stuck around for the last year and a half to read this, thanks!

An: I can't believe the story's almost over. It's been an amazing ride, filled with so many things. Thanks to all of you. After this is Chapter 30 and then the epilogue, enjoy!

"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone ... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something." -- Sandra Day O'Connor --

"This is Aaron, we're nearly on scene," Aaron said into his in-helmet communicator.

"We've got you on visual," Kat told him. "Everything's set on this end."

Aaron took a deep breath when the jeep screeched to a stop. "Kat?"

"Just yell SPD SWAT MODE."

"Thanks. See you soon."

Kat took a step away from the command console and bit back the 'I hope' that wanted to come out. "Are you alright?" Boom asked, rubbing a hand down her back in hopes of calming her down.

"I'm nervous for them," she told him, laying her head on his shoulder.

"I've never known them to lose when it counts."

Kat smiled. "Me either."

"Dr. Manx?" Anubis called as he entered the room. Kat stood straight and turned to him.

"They've arrived, sir."

Anubis nodded. "Boom, have you finished the modifications to Shadow Ranger's equipment."

"Yes Commander."

"Good. I'm going to join the Rangers."

Kat and Boom looked surprised. "Commander, I thought you were only going as a last resort?" the feline asked softly.

The great blue dog looked decidedly hard. "This is our last chance to rid Earth of this menace. I've let them fight on their own, but I won't stand by and lose another of my Rangers. He needs to pay for taking Sydney." With that, Cruger held up his morpher. "SPD EMERGENCY!"

The four gathered together, but knew they were surrounded by those who had passed before and after them. "He's on Earth," Sydney finally spoke up. Her chest was tight with tension and apprehension. Her friends and family were facing him, and after having been stuck in the morphin' grid for over a week, she wondered if she could physically do this.

"Yes, he is, and only the power of the Ninjetti can defeat him," Zordon told her. "The others will be there, have faith."

"I do," she grinned. "I'm ready."

Kimberly and Tommy hugged her tightly. "No matter what, we're always with you."

"Mama," Syd sniffled, throwing her arms around her mother.

"Be happy, baby girl," Kim whispered, kissing her daughter's cheek before she let her go for what she knew would be the last time.

Seconds later, the blonde haired Pink Ranger found herself facing her father. "Daddy," she gasped softly.

"Be strong, be fearless, love freely," he softly told her. "Don't forget to remind Sky that while I may be dead, I can still kick his ass."

Sydney laughed even as tears leaked from the corners of her eyes. "I love you both." Turning, she faced Zordon.

"May The Power Protect You."

"I'll make you proud," she told him before she disappeared in a shimmer of pink power.

"You already have."

"We've got visual," Brett called over the communications link the Rangers shared. He and Travis had gone one way while Alana and Aaron had gone another. Ally was with Jack, Bridge with Z, and Brian with Sky as they all advanced on the epicenter of where the battle would take place.

"We do too. We're just north of your position," Alana called back.

"All of us have him in sight," Jack answered for the others. "We're getting into position now."

"Affirmative. Junior Blue out."

"Ready to rumble?" Travis' grin could be heard in his voice.

Brett just smirked. "Always!"

Sky felt the crystal he'd tucked into his sleeve pulsating warmth against his skin. 'I can feel you, Syd' he thought to himself.

"We meet again, Blue Ranger," Viper announced.

"Yeah, only this time, I'm not going to be protecting your pathetic ass," Sky shot at him. "And I don't see Anna either, guess she finally got what was coming to her in that explosion, huh?"

"Think again, Schuyler," a new voice called out. Sky winced at the sound and watched in shock as Anna stepped into the clearing, her face distorted with fresh scars. She wore a dark blue leather cat suit, her hair was a riot of auburn bunched into a ponytail, and her eyes were red. Just when they thought she couldn't get worse, her nails suddenly extended into long claws.

"Talk about looking like a cat," Z smirked.

"Careful, Elizabeth, or I just may sink my stiletto into that pretty alabaster neck of yours and end it before you have a chance to get your ass kicked by me."

The Yellow Ranger let out a stream of laughter. "Right. The day you kill me is the day I forget to bring my game. Think again."

"Z," Jack warned.

"Oh no, I will not shut up, Jack. She's the one who hurt Sydney, and since Syd isn't here to kick her ass for it, I will."

Anna grinned wickedly. "Come and get me, Yellow Ranger," she beckoned, crooking a finger.

"Z," Sky spoke up, his tone a warning. The Blue and Yellow Rangers shared a look before Sky turned to Anna. "You do realize we can't, and more importantly won't, stop her from kicking your ass, right?" he asked Anna.

"If Sydney couldn't take me on, what makes you think Z can?"

"Look, why don't you just hold still while we lock you in a containment card and we'll call it even," Jack sarcastically suggested.

"Let me think about that," Anna chirped, taping a nail against her chin. "Uh…NO."

"Your choice," Jack grinned at her.

"SCATTER!" Bridge announced when a blast of energy flew from both Viper and Anna. Before it hit the Rangers, it dissipated and revealed Vampra standing before them.

"Hello Rangers."

The group tensed. "Wonderful," Sky muttered.

"Prepare to die, Rangers."

"I THINK NOT!" another voice sent shock waves through the Rangers. Turning, the team saw a figure in a gray Ranger suit heading for them.

"Who's that?" Vampra asked Viper angrily, watching his minion shrug.

Brian sent a silent question to Sky, who responded with a chuckle. "And here we thought you'd retired Shadow Ranger," Sky teased the new arrival.

"Not on your life," Anubis announced. "So, Vampra, we finally meet. Ninjor's told me so much about you."

Vampra's eyes narrowed. "Who are you?"

"Shadow Ranger," Anubis replied, brandishing his Shadow Saber.

Vampra stared, then yawned. "Oh really?"

"And the commanding officer of Space Patrol Delta."

"Cruger, we finally meet."

Jason stood on the deck and heard the sirens in the distance. They weren't the normal sirens of rescue vehicles, they were evacuation sirens, announcing an attack was in progress in the city.

"Jason," Zack called, coming to stand with him.

"Hmm?"

"Kat called SPD. The Rangers have been dispatched."

The original Red Ranger nodded, knowing the battle had begun. "Has anyone called Wes and Jen?"

"Trini just got off the phone with them. They're on their way over."

Jason heard the footsteps before the rest of their team stood with him and Zack. The ten moved to stand in a circle, facing each other, their thoughts on the younger Rangers who were fighting an evil so strong it had been encased for hundreds of years in a farway prison.

Viper, Anna and Vampra stood together facing the eleven member Ranger team. The Rangers were tense and unsure of what was going to happen, but they were ready.

"Are we going to fight or stand here?" Anna impatiently asked. Vampra had released his hold on her mind, allowing her to return to herself. Viper had managed to control her from the time of the explosion until he'd handed her over to Vampra, who had kept her as subservient as a snail.

"We're going to fight, no doubt about that," Jack shot back at her verbally. He gave a silent cue to his teammates and a flick of his hand to the others.

"Don't think your pathetic powers are going to beat me," Vampra laughed.

"We'll see about that," Anubis growled.

"ENOUGH TALK!"

"Let's play, Elizabeth," Anna called, flying toward Z.

"You're mine," Viper hissed at Brian.

Vampra flew forward to take on Sky, Jack, Cruger and Aaron.

Brett, Travis and Bridge rushed to help Brian while Alana and Allison moved to help Z. The fight raged on for a good half hour before everyone regrouped.

"This isn't working," Brett gasped.

"We've got to try something new," Z muttered. "What if you guys go SWAT?"

Aaron nodded. "It's worth a shot. Ready?"

"Ready."

The five stood together and held out their morphers. "SPD SWAT MODE!"

"So that's how it looks from this perspective," Bridge grinned.

Vampra, Anna and Viper watched on in amusement and confusion. "Do they think a change in uniform is going to help?" Viper rhetorically asked, laughing as the Rangers were set down from their upgrade in gear.

"Apparently, but we'll show them differently. Anna, take out that meddlesome Yellow Tiger. Viper, get the Dragon alone, I want his power."

"And you, my Lord?" Anna asked. "Will you be alright taking the others on?"

"They can't hurt me," Vampra grinned.

Anna moved off, her eyes glued to Z's. "Ready to rumble little girl?"

"Ready to have your ass kicked slut?" Z responded in kind.

"You can't kick my ass."

Z just raised an eyebrow and smiled. She and Anna flew at each other, both swinging out and ducking at the same time. They were pretty evenly matched, if only in hand to hand combat. As far as powers were concerned, they'd never truly tested their powers against one another. "We're about to find out, aren't we?"

"DIE!" Anna screamed, charging toward the Yellow Ranger.

Z let her powers build inside of her, causing her eyes to turn yellow, the pupils disappearing, and her skin to light up, making her look like a Roman candle on the Fourth of July.

Anna's blast of power raced toward Z, and then bounced off the Yellow Ranger as if it were nothing. "Impossible!"

Z smirked. "Lesson number one, Anna; nothing's impossible for a Power Ranger." Taking a deep breath, Z extended her hands in front of her, palms pointed toward her opponent. "TIGER'S ROAR!"

Anna's eyes widened as Z's gloves suddenly disappeared and the blast of yellow energy flew from its source and hit her full force. The last time Z had tried the attack against her, it had been pitifully weak. Now it was strong, and deadly.

Brian gulped, his eyes on Viper. He'd only had partial participation in the battles, never a one on one fight. "Scared, little boy?" Viper taunted as they circled each other.

"In your dreams," the White Ranger growled, suddenly finding a fountain of courage inside of himself.

"We shall see, won't we," Viper laughed and launched himself at Brian. The White Ranger quickly calculated the incoming attack and countered before Viper had a chance to block. "You're a child!" the evil general roared.

"Yeah, well, deal with it!" Brian smirked, brushing off the insult. At fifteen, he knew he wasn't a child any longer, but also knew he had a ways to go before he was an adult. Shaking his head, he raised his hands. "DRAGON'S ICE!"

Viper let out a scream as the blast of ice slammed into him. "How dare you?"

Brian just shook his head a second time. "I'm a Power Ranger, and a second generation one at that, that's how. Now, GET OFF MY PLANET!"

Vampra sent out blast after blast of energy, only to have the Rangers roll away, duck, or simply not even be near where he was aiming. "Do you honestly think you're going to tire me? All you're doing is pissing me off!" Vampra announced, smirking.

Aaron and Anubis stood with their weapons at the ready while Jack and Sky knelt behind them, trying to catch their breaths. "He's got a point," Jack muttered crossly.

Sky nodded. "We can't do anything until the others are done with the side fights."

The Blue Ranger had barely gotten the words out of his mouth when a high pitched scream sounded. Turning, they saw Anna collapsing to the ground. "JUDGEMENT MODE!" Z cried out. "You are charged with treason against SPD, kidnapping, attempted sexual assault, and the death of Pink Ranger Sydney Drew!" Both Jack and Sky grinned when they hear the next part shoot out of Z's mouth. "GUILTY!"

Alana and Allison stood behind Z, their Delta Enforcers at the ready, as Anna was captured in a containment card. "About flipping time," Jack muttered, though he was smiling at his little sister.

"One less thing to worry about," Sky responded, then smiled when the girls joined them. Alana and Ally pointed their Delta Enforcers at Vampra while Z bent down with her two teammates.

"Nice job, Sis," Jack congratulated her.

"Why thank you, but that was all for Syd," Z told him. "So, we take his ass?" she asked.

"We try. Let's go," Sky huffed, pushing to his feet.

"ATTACK!" Jack ordered.

Sydney felt herself being pulled through the morphin' grid. It wasn't unpleasant, but it didn't feel all that great either. 'Hold on guys, I'm coming!' she thought as images of her teammates and friends flashed before her eyes.

"REGROUP!" Anubis ordered.

Aaron, Alana and Ally joined together to give the three senior Rangers another moment to catch their breaths. The three Ninja Rangers had been trying with all their might to get close to Vampra and it wasn't working as planned.

"It's going to take all five of us to get him," Z huffed out.

"GUILTY!" Brian called out, seconds before Viper was encased in a containment card.

The others grinned as the final four of their team joined them against Vampra. Brian handed Jack the containment card before they turned. "A job well done, White Ranger, but your puny powers aren't enough to defeat me!"

Grinning, Vampra summoned a large ball of energy between his hands, causing the Rangers to gasp and start backing up. When the ball of light and energy was nearly as big as Vampra himself, he released it. "DIE!"

The five Ninja Rangers sprinted forward at the last second and attempted to shield their junior counterparts and their commander. Without thinking, Sky threw up the arm containing Syd's crystal and the energy Vampra shot at them bounced off the five of them turning into sparkling pink light.

"Impossible!" Vampra screamed in rage, his eyes burning white.

"Lesson number one," a new, sultry voice announced as the pink light died down. "Every opponent, of every Ranger team in history has learned it, allow me to school you, Vampra."

"YOU!"

She grinned. As much as she'd enjoyed learning what she had in the morphin' grid, she was happy to have a physical body again. "Yes me."

"And just what do you think I need to learn, little pink whore?"

The Rangers stared in shock at the figure before them. Both Brian and Sky had to push back the urge to run to her, knowing they'd only distract her. "For a Power Ranger, anything's possible."