Antonio and Flynn were walking towards the harbour in the mid afternoon, dragging his cart behind him. They were getting a few curious looks from some of the others at the harbour, who were heading away from the water front to go for something to eat. Antonio had to try his best to act like nothing was untoward.

As a fisherman, he understood why they thought he was acting strangely. A part of fishing, especially in the ocean, was closely studying tidal patterns and understanding how the fish reacted to them. In this harbour, a place he had been fishing more than a few times since he arrived in the city, he knew like everyone else that the tide was heading out, taking the fish with it. No one around here, no one that knew what they were doing anyway, ever fished at this time, and this was usually when they took the opportunity to have some lunch, and he took the opportunity to sell some stock.

"I really hope your plan works Jayden." The Gold Ranger muttered as he took a seat by the dock, casting a line into the water. "If I'm left sitting out here for ages looking like an idiot, I am not going to be happy."

"Oh stop complaining." Flynn chastised him as he selected a rod from Antonio's cart. "It's not like we're really here to catch anything."

"You really don't know a lot about fishing do you?" Antonio asked him. Flynn just shrugged.

"I remember I used to love going fishing on my Uncle Roy's boat on Loch Lomond as a kid." He answered. "We basically did it to spend time with each other, it was really relaxing..."

"You never caught anything did you?" Antonio interrupted him. Flynn shook his head.

"Occasionally one of us would get lucky." Flynn admitted. "The day usually ended with a trip to the local fish and chip shop."

Antonio shook his head, but laughed a little as he heard this, turning his attention back to the water. He had spent a lot of time fishing as a kid. Like Flynn, it was kind of a bonding experience; some of his happiest memories were of times he would go fishing with his dad. It had been a while since he had done that, but he was still happy remembering it.

It turned out that they didn't have long to wait though, and Flynn smiled as he heard some mechanical bleeping sounds behind him. He took a quick look around the harbour, satisfying himself that their plan had worked. One of the reasons he had chosen this particular time of day to come to the harbour and act as live bait was specifically so that the docks would be empty.

"Alright, just stick to the plan." Flynn reminded him.

"Ah, look at what we have here!" A voice stated behind them. Flynn and Antonio turned around, pulling out their morphers.

"Professor Cog I presume?" Antonio asked. Flynn just nodded.

"Yeah, Venjix never did design these things for aesthetics." Flynn commented. "RPM, Get in Gear!"

"Gold Power!" Antonio added. As they both morphed, they watched as dozens of moogers and grinders started to come into view.

"NOW!" Flynn called out, grabbing Antonio. Antonio activated his light-speed as Flynn activated his time freeze, allowing them both to run. Time started to realign itself and Cog started to scan the area.

"You can run, but you can't hide!" He called out, seeing a couple of overturned crates indicating the direction they had run. "Come on!"

Meanwhile, in The Dark Zone, Dayu was waiting impatiently in the Forge Master's forge. She could hear a loud ringing of hammer blows that seemed to shake the very ground, and bright red flashes coming from the direction the cursed blade had been carried.

"How long will this take?" She called out impatiently as she got up, starting to pace. "I have things to do and enemies to destroy!"

"Urumasa was always my finest creation. Forgive me if I wish to ensure the job is done right you insolent wretch!" He called back. "It is time. Bring her!"

Dayu's hand instinctively strayed to the head of her Harmonium, preparing to draw the short sword within should she need to defend herself. As some of the mooger slaves came though, she relaxed when she saw that they were not going for her, but for the girl she had seen chained up in the cage. They opened the cage and dragged her out, detaching the chain connecting her collar to the wall. They hammered home a few attacks just to be sure to prevent her from trying to escape, before dragging her away. Dayu followed, curious as to what they wanted with the mystery captive.

All she could see from where she was standing was a pair of massive, armoured hands, and a large forge hammer working on an anvil as the girl was brought in and forced to her knees before the anvil.

She watched on in interest as one of the moogers pressed a weapon into the prisoner's back, and energy flowed through her. She screamed in agony as bright energy, and flames of an unnatural heat came from her, onto the forge. Urumasa started to glow brightly as the hammer continued to rain down on it, sending sparks flying in all directions. The prisoner was forced again to unleash whatever energy she had into the blade, before collapsing to the floor seemingly unconscious.

"It is almost done." The Forge Master's voice called out. "It just needs one more thing."

A huge hand grabbed one of the moogers, which struggled in vain to escape. She watched as it was torn open, and its dark blood spilled onto the blade to cool it. The sword glowed brightly as he held it up, examining his work. It was done; the blade was whole once more.

"Now, it is true that Dekker was the one most worthy of wielding my masterpiece." He stated. "Still, I have many disciples who could find him. And trespass is a crime for which there can be no mercy."

Dayu had figured that it was only a matter of time before the Forge Master turned on her. She had nothing to offer him for his services, only the promise that she would return the sword to its rightful owner. She knew better than anyone that Nighlock never did anything without a reason; they certainly never made a deal that did not somehow benefit them.

She powered up a blast, sending it forward and sending moogers and tools flying in all directions. She ran into the room, snatching up Urumasa and its scabbard, before looking around frantically for an exit.

She turned in time to see the human girl starting to get up and run in the confusion. She had been here far longer than Dayu, so she reasoned the girl probably knew at least to some extent where there was an exit. Fearing she had no other plan, she followed her.

They found themselves outside, at which Dayu started to look around for a gap. She didn't care where it led right now, she could always look for another one later, but for now all she needed was to escape The Dark Zone, where The Forge Master and his moogers couldn't follow.

She ran for a gap, but was startled as a heavy weight landed on her back. She stumbled, and fell through the gap, finding herself teleported back into the Land of the Living. She didn't know where she was, it was a beach, surrounded by rocky cliffs, by the edge of a crystal blue ocean. She became aware of the weight still on top of her, and started to get up.

She threw the weight off her, and rolled over; snatching up Urumasa, before turning to see that it was the girl from the forge. She had obviously seen Dayu about to use a gap and had grabbed her to hitch a ride back to the human realm.

She was lying, face-down on the ground, unmoving. She had succumbed to injury and exhaustion. Dayu approached her, considering the girl for a moment. She had no idea who she was, or why the Forge Master wanted her. All she knew for sure was that right now, she was no threat to anyone. She looked like she was barely even breathing, likely having been in captivity for some time. She sheathed Urumasa and strapped it to her back, before picking up her Harmonium.

"Now, speak to me." She beckoned the blade. "The sooner I find my love, the better."

With that, she walked off, leaving the girl lying on the beach. She was no concern of hers; fate would decide what to do with her.

Back in the States, Professor Cog arrived in another area of the harbour, finding Flynn and Antonio standing waiting for them. They were flanked on two sides by warehouses, and the ocean was behind them. Professor Cog and his forces started to advance on them intently.

"So much for running." Cog taunted them. "You managed to run straight into a dead end."

"Well a dead end can be called another thing." Flynn told him. "A bottle-neck."

At that point, roller doors on either side opened up, revealing Emily, Mia, Summer, Kevin, Mike and Ziggy all around them, morphed and waiting. As he turned around, he saw Jayden, Scott and Dillon all standing with weapons at the ready.

"An ambush?" Professor Cog laughed. "You really think you have the power to bring me down?"

"We just wanted to make sure no one else got hurt in the meantime." Ziggy called out.

"Alright guys, let's make this quick!" Scott announced. "Now!"

Jayden was a little dumbfounded that Scott had just taken the lead in the mission. Although he respected their greater knowledge of Venjix's creations, his team was accomplished in their own right.

"Come on guys, let's give them a hand!" Jayden called out. His team charged into the battle to assist them.

"How tough can these guys be?" Ziggy asked, rushing towards some moogers. "We're used to robots. These guys are all meat!"

Unfortunately, just as he said that, a few of them swarmed him, attacking with a ferocity and speed that he was unused to. The thing about grinders was that being machines, their actions were mechanical and predictable. Although the RPM rangers were good fighters in their own right, they were not used to fighting foes that reacted instinctually, that showed creativity in their tactics.

"Wow, these guys are tough!" Summer commented.

"Welcome to our world!" Mike answered as he took down a few of the creatures, sending them to the ground.

"Alright, new tactics." Jayden told them. "Everyone stick to your usual opponents!"

The teams all did as he suggested, turning the tide of the battle for a time. Unfortunately Professor Cog was still powerful. Seeing that his forces were being depleted, he opted to perform his own gambit.

"You seem to be the leader, let's see how they do without you!" He called out, aiming a weapon at Jayden. "Vortex Command!"

The Samurai all saw the energy weapon powering up, and left what they were doing, sprinting towards him. As the blast was fired towards him, they threw themselves in the way, disappearing in a bright flash of light that sent everyone staggering. As his vision cleared, he saw that his friends were gone.

Cog opened a compartment in his chest, and some metal devices fired out, turning into more grinders as they struck the ground. A few gaps round about started to glow, and moogers started to swarm out of them, flooding the area.

"OK, now this is NOT good!" Dillon remarked.

"It's time for fresh tactics." Jayden told them. "Everyone behind me!"

The RPM team did as they were told, at which he pulled out his Samuraizer. Powering up a symbol, he cast it forward, and the whole area was engulfed in flames. As they dissipated, Professor Cog realised that the Rangers were gone.

"So much for the mighty Rangers." He stated. "Well, now that you're regrouping, I suppose I should do the same!"

Mike started to stir and come to, finding Emily leaning over him.

"Wow, what was that?" He asked. "Did anyone get the registration plate of that truck?"

"Are you alright?" Emily asked him.

"Yeah, sure." Mike responded. "You?"

"I'm fine." She replied with a little smile.

"Alright, well now we're all awake, how about we figure out where in the hell we are?" Kevin asked. It was only then that Mike noticed they were no longer on the docks. Indeed, it looked nothing like anywhere he had ever seen.

All around, for miles was desert. Nothing but sand and rock as far as he could see.

"We should be looking for any signs of civilisation." Mia suggested. "Maybe if we find someone..."

"Well, I say we head that way." Antonio suggested from the top of a rocky outcrop. As the others joined him, he pointed into the distance.

"Is that..."

"It's the only thing for miles around that looks man-made." Kevin commented. It was a huge, metal dome. Even though it looked to be miles away, they could see that it was truly immense, probably miles in diameter, and stretching up into the sky higher than anything around it. The land between them and it was littered with broken and charred ruins of machines and vehicles.

"Wait, didn't the others say something about a domed city?" Emily asked.

"Yeah, they called it..."

"Corinth." Mia interrupted Mike. "They said it was the only city left on Earth in their dimension."

"Well, seeing this I can believe it." Antonio replied. "So, in the absence of a better plan, I suggest we go there."

"We do know that there are humans in there." Mike answered with a shrug. "If their Dr. X..."

"K." Emily corrected him.

"If this Dr K was smart enough to send her team to our dimension, perhaps she can send us back there too." He suggested.

"Well first things' first, we're never going to make it without some water." Antonio reminded them. "I don't know about you, but I'm getting cooked."

"Leave that to me." Kevin replied, pulling out his Samuraizer. He traced a symbol, at which five water canteens appeared on a nearby rock. They each picked one up and took a sip.

"Alright, just stick together." Mia reminded them. "We have no idea what we'll find out here."

Back in their own dimension, on a secluded beach, a few surfers were enjoying the early morning swell. It was a secluded beach, far from any of the recommended safe surfing zones, but like many, they sought more challenging waves, and were willing to take the risk.

As one of them wiped out on the beach, narrowly avoiding some rocks, he looked up from the sand. He saw something a little way off, something incredibly curious. It looked like a person lying on the beach. He furrowed his brows as he brought his board up onto the beach and secured it. He was sure he and his friends were the only ones there. They didn't advertise this stretch of water, fearing that if others knew about it, their favourite spot would quickly become overcrowded.

As he got closer though, he could see the figure in more detail. It was a female, a blonde girl, just lying on the beach face-down. Were it not for the state of her clothing and the fact she wasn't moving, he would not have thought anything more of it. He ran over to her as a couple of his friends landed on the beach.

He grabbed her, turning her over, and looking into her face. She was very pale, and cold to the touch. She was covered in grazes, burns and bruises. He could feel that she was hardly breathing, and her pulse was incredibly weak.

"What's going on here Brad?" Another surfer asked him. "Is she...?"

"She's alive Kurt." The Brad responded. "Barely."

"Who is she?" Kurt asked as they started to inspect her. He saw the manacles on her wrists and ankles, as well as the metal collar locked around her neck. "What the hell happened to her?"

"I don't know, but I know what's going to happen if we don't get her to a hospital." Brad responded, looking around the bay fro where their friends were out in a spotter boat in case they got into trouble. He started to wave frantically. It looked like whoever she was, however she had come to be here, someone had left her for dead, and if they didn't get her help soon, then she would certainly end up that way.