Author's Note : I know, I've been neglecting this story. Horrible of me. Now go review! I feel unloved if I don't get feedback – my ego is fragile.

Note : The uniforms in this story are the ones from the Power Rangers movie. I like the idea of harsher armor, rather than spandex – not to mention, the movie had cooler weapons. The story does, though, follow the episodes, up until Evil With Green.

Chapter Eleven ; Psychotic Breakdown

Thursday, Nov. 28 2001

12.05 p.m

Angel Grove Park

"Ashley! Get Justin out of here!" Jason told the civilian, stepping into the Red Ranger's role without thought. The other rangers stepped forward and fanned out around their leader, protecting Ashley and Justin.

Ashley nodded, taking Justin's hand sand squeezing it. "Please don't questions, Justin, and just do what I say, okay?"

"Okay." The boy looked scared and freaked out, but ready to do what needed to be done. Ashley felt pride well up, fighting with fear for her charge, for the kid she'd come to regard as a little brother. She didn't want another family member to die, dammit, even if they weren't technically family.

Ashley turned around, then froze. "Jason," Her voice was calm, since she was used to fear, used to being powerless and used to facing death and injury. She was from Angel Grove, after all, the monster capital of the world. "We might have another problem."

Behind the other rangers stood maybe a dozen metal things, and at the head was another ranger. She'd never seen this one before. He was in a white suit, with a gold and black chest plate and gold on his helmet. A sword hung from his waist, and gold bands were around his waist, wrists, and ankles. The gold, all of it, was almost black, as if it were tarnished.

"Quantrons," Karone said from Ashley's side. "And...well, I've never seen him before."

Zhane, on Ashley's other side, growled under his breath. "I can get Justin and Ash out of here, but..."

"No." Ashley said firmly, "You guys fight, and I'll get Justin out. I'm capable of that much, at least."

Zhane looked at her for a second, then nodded. Justin asked in a shaky voice form her side, "What the heck is going on, Ash? Am I going to die?"

Ashley watched as the white ranger walked closer, and pulled Justin closer to her, "No, Justin. The Power Rangers would never allow that to happen."

"But what if they don't get here in time?" Justin asked, fear in his voice.

Karone glanced down with a smile, "The Power Rangers are never late."

Then, just like that, she pulled a phone from her belt and pushed three buttons. Second later, Justin and Ashley were surrounded by Power Rangers. The Silver and Purple Space Rangers were at the sides, and the Mighty Morphin were behind them.

All hell broke loose as the Power Rangers morphed. Ash couldn't keep track of everything, but the next thing she knew, only the Purple Ranger – Karone – was by her, fighting the Quantrons. The White Ranger and the Silver Ranger were duking it out, though Zhane looked to be loosing. Red versus Red, Yellow versus Yellow, Black against Black and Blue against Blue.

Ashley could only tell the different because she was paying close attention. The belts on the not-good rangers were empty, just a black space. The whites of the uniforms weren't really white, but a light gray, as if someone couldn't get the black out of the uniform.

Karone was outnumbered greatly, but she was holding her own, at least for the moment. Ash took hold of Justin's hand and squeezed. "C'mon, lets get out of here."

Justin nodded, and then two bolted for the park entrance, though they didn't get far. Ashley shrieked in surprise as she was thrown to the ground, rolling so that Justin was under her. She waited for the Quantron to strike again at her exposed back, but nothing happened. She rolled a bit over to look over her shoulder, then gaped at the screen in front of her.

Andros raised his leg and delivered a kick to the metal thing that propelled it backwards and into another one of its like. Her not-really bodyguard glanced down at them, one eyebrow raised. "You two alright?"

Justin grinned, "We're cool, Andros! Now go kick butt!"

"Sure, kid. Oh, and keep Ashley in check, okay?" Andros winked at them, then turned, drawing a sword from his left side, one that Ashley had never noticed before.

The three Quantrons closest to them were gone in seconds, and Ashley hadn't even seen him move. "You're...amazing." She breathed out loud, eyes wide.

Karon raced over to them, holding her side, "Was that...was that Andros? Did Andros just...rescue you? The others said you know him, but..."

"Yeah. You know him, too?" Ashley asked, cocking her head to the side, frowning. "And is your side okay?"

"Busted rib, and he's my twin brother." Karone told them, sounding confused and awed. Then she shook herself, "And why are you two still here? The danger hasn't passed yet!"

"The danger to them has passed," A deep voice corrected the purple ranger as a Quantron went flying into a tree. "None of the Psycho Rangers will harm them."

Karone shifted herself in front of the two not rangers. "Why are you helping us? You never have before." Karone demanded, her voice tormented. Protect her brother, or her friends.

Andros lifted one eyebrow again, and Ash wondered if anyone else thought that look was sexy. "Ashley is mine, and falls under my protection. Justin is under Ashley's protection for the time being, putting him under mine as well."

"Thank you," Ashley told him, smiling, though she wondered if she should be pissed over his attitude.

"So you're going to betray the monarchs of evil for a human girl? Forgive me if I don't believe." Karone snapped, pain making her dizzy.

"The Emperor and Empress of Evil own none of my loyalty, not after attacking what I have claimed as mine." Andros shrugged, "Ashley now commands my sword, as is the custom of my home world."

"KO-35 doesn't have that custom," Karone growled.

"I grew up on Onyx, purple ranger," Andros growled back, eyes narrowing as Karone hit a nerve.

Ashley cut him off, "She's hurt, Andros." Ashley's eyes were pleading, and Andros seemed to melt. "And...I know this seems big, but my friends..." She pointed towards the silver ranger, "They're losing. Can you help them...?"

Andros was silent, and Ash had the feeling she'd just asked for something bigger than a favor for her friends. "For you, I will do this." Andros told her gravely, then looked at the white ranger and back at Karone. "Protect her, or I will destroy everything you cherish."

Then he was gone, sword in each hand, in a blink of an eye. "He's a big teddy bear, Karone, I swear. Now sit down, unmorph and let me look at your injuries."

Karone nodded and unmorphed, slumping to the ground. She was looking up at Ashley in wonder, "Do you know what you've done? What miracles you've created?"

Ash knelt by the girl, then turned her head to look at Justin. "Justin, I want you to go home, okay? Head straight there, don't talk to anyone, and please, please, tell no one what you saw?"

"Of course, Ashley." Justin told her, "I would never spill a secret like this."

Ashley nodded, watching the young boy run off, then transferred her attention back to Andros.

Andros twirled a sword in his left hand, waiting for the exact moment that he needed to step in. He saw it as the silver ranger was thrown back with a thud, the silver back hitting the ground with a crack. Andros wasn't worried about the silver ranger; the suit and Power channeled through it would protect the person inside. He was worried, though, about fulfilling the promise he had hastily made.

He hadn't come to the park with the intention of forsaking all he'd ever known. No, he'd come to help to Evil Emperor on the orders of the Empress, but somehow...he'd seen the Quantron about to finish off Ashley and that little boy from earlier, and he'd snapped. He'd destroyed the foot soldiers, then pledged his sword to the woman, who had then asked him – asked, not commanded, which really hit him in the heart – to help her friends.

So here he was, about to get on the bad side of the most feared villain ever. Not a good idea, but then, he'd taken leave of his sane mind, hadn't he? Or maybe he hadn't had one, and the girl had brought it back, or something to that effect. Not that it really mattered. Reasons never mattered; actions did.

Andros caught the white ranger's sword on his own, and leaning back, executing a kick that sent the evil ranger backwards. "Hello, Emperor." Andros greeted after a second, "I request that you leave this place, or risk my wrath."

The white ranger crouched down into a fighting stance, "What treachery is this, Andros?"

Andros sighed tragically, though he didn't stop circling and defending, "Your monsters attacked the girl I lay claim to." He shrugged, "And this shouldn't come as a big surprise to you. Our agreement hasn't exactly been strong, has it?"

Tommy's head tilted to the side as he surveyed his – apparently former – Prince of Evil. "So you're willing to give up everything you believe in, everything you can be, everything you are, for the sake of this girl?"

"I haven't been the true Prince of Evil since you murdered Ecliptor," Andros growled, referring to his foster father. The android had raised him since he was an infant and had become the only thing in the universe he'd cared about. Now that foster father was dead. "And I don't believe in evil. Its not a religion."

Tommy inclined his head slightly, "Then, on behalf of the Empire of Evil, I hereby sentence you to death, on the charge of treason." He attacked as the warning left his lips.

Andros brought his swords in an x-block, taking the blow with him as he fell into a back stance and pushed upwards. A sweep of Tommy's foot threw Andros down, and the former Prince of Evil rolled with the blow, managing to dodge the blow from Saba, the Evil Emperor's sword. Andros rolled backwards once more, into a crouch next to the Silver Ranger.

"You look like you could use a hand," Zhane told his former enemy, "And don't tell you don't. I won't believe you."

"I wasn't going to say anything of the like," Andros growled, watching the approaching white ranger carefully. "I'm evil, not stupid, and only a stupid man would look at the greatest warrior in the universe and deny he needed help."

"Greatest warrior?" Zhane asked, and threw himself to the side, while Andros lunged upwards and the swords clanged with a metallic shriek.

The answer was obvious as Tommy and Andros kept fighting. Andros was being pushed back, and Zhane timed his entrance, throwing a bolt from his Silverizer into the battle and hitting Tommy in the left shoulder. The white ranger turned his stumbled into a step, falling back and lifting a hand to his armor.

"He's not the Emperor of Evil because he's full of glitter and sparkle," Andros told the silver ranger bluntly, panting and putting a hand to his ribs as he fell back beside the space ranger.

"Must we always ruin the fun of a sword battle with guns?" The White ranger shouted, twirling Saba. "And here I thought you were an honorable warrior."

"I'd rather live and be dishonorable than be a dead man." Andros snarled, "Can you refresh my mind on who said that? I believe you said that when you cheated and murdered Dark Specter."

"Oh?" The white ranger raised his voice in question, "Is this the same type of situation? Are you planning to become the next Emperor of Evil, after killing me?"

Andros was quickly tiring of the word game, but knew that, if said game ended, so would his life. Tommy had been distracted the entire fight, which was the point of the 'conversation', and the only reason that both the silver ranger and the former Prince of evil were still alive. "I have no wish to the Emperor of Evil – I would much rather be a true warrior, which is impossible for a ruler."

"So you're telling me that I'm not a warrior?" Tommy asked, laughing as if Andros had cracked a joke.

"You spend your time talking politics and making plans. A true warrior wields a sword, not orders." Andros snapped, circling Tommy on the left while Zhane went right. "A true warrior does not sit on his arse day after day, moving only when necessary."

A strange stillness moved over the white ranger, even though the Emperor of Evil kept moving. "For that insult, you shall die."

Well, shit. He just had to go and piss off the most powerful opponent he'd ever faced, didn't he?

Jason caught himself just in time, turning the stumble into a step back, followed by a v-step and a side kick that should have slammed into his opponent. Instead of actually getting hit, the evil ranger swung around, bringing his own leg up under Jason's, knocking the real red ranger back a step. Jason allowed himself to fall onto his side, catching himself on his arm and kicking out at the other ranger's knees. He didn't land the kick, of course, but the evil ranger was forced to step back.

Jason backed up as well, wondering if he should order everyone to retreat. The Quatrons had been taken care of, and there was no way Jason could beat the guy in front of him on his own. The fake red ranger was the same in power as some Goldar had been, maybe more, and it had taken the whole team to defeat the deranged gold monkey man. Not only that, but the fake seemed to know his every move before he made it, and matched his fighting style perfectly, and then some.

A glance around him showed Jason that the rest of the team wasn't doing any better. In fact, Zach looked like he was about to bite it. With a scowled, Jason threw himself between the fake black ranger and his friend, who was on the ground, trying to get up. A block, two kicks and an uppercut sent the other fake ranger stumbling. "You okay?"

"Yeah, just..." Zach huffed, then bolted up and threw a kick at the fake red ranger. Surprisingly, the kick landed, and Zach wasn't about the waste the chance. He laid into the fake ranger, while Jason fended off the black with little trouble.

Zach fell back after the red landed a kick, and Jason met him there, wondering if Zach was realizing what was happening. "Let me guess – the red ranger is a lot easier to fight than your counterpart?"

Zach's black helmet bobbed, "Yeah. My counterpart seemed to know every move I was going to make, before I made it. The fake red seems to be, well, not be reading my mind." Then the black ranger was off, landing a few hits and taking some, but otherwise holding his own.

Jason feign-advanced on the fake black ranger, then bolted towards the fake yellow. He kicked the fake ranger to the ground, helping Trini up at the same time. "Don't fight your own color! Fight a different one!"

"Got it," Trini told her leader, then raced towards Billy, letting Jason hold the yellow and black off for a second.

The next thing Jason knew, Billy was by his side and Trini was fighting the fake blue ranger.

The red ranger gave a grin at his good luck. Maybe they could win this fight yet.

Kim watched with narrowed eyes as Tommy ducked, rolled, hit and landed his attacks. Two against one – unfavorable odds, at least towards Andros and the silver ranger (Zhane, wasn't it?). Then the petite woman shifted her eyes to her psycho rangers, taking a lick off her strawberry and vanilla ice cream Popsicle, the kind with ice cream inside the shell. A most wonderful invention, second only to indoor plumbing and bleach.

Her psycho rangers had finally lost their advantage. They were created from pieces of their good counterparts, and could only read the mind of their color. If they were fighting a different color, then their special talents were useless.

With a disappointed sigh, Kim returned her glowing pink gaze to her lover, then sucked in a breath. The pink ranger flashed across the field in seconds, barreling into the purple space ranger that had knocked Tommy down and was close to sticking a sword through his spine.

The purple ranger rolled, sliding back into a fighting stance as she evaluated the pink power ranger in front of her. "So I guess you're the best they can get to pink, huh?"

Kim smirked behind her helmet. It seemed as if this purple ranger thought she was one of the psycho rangers, and given Tommy's wish that she not reveal who she was, it worked out perfectly. "Its not me that you should ask that question to."

Kim dodged the punch that was aimed to her face and grabbed hold of the purple ranger's arm, throwing her sideways. The pink ranger turned in a spin, drawing her Thunder Whip as she did. Good thing, too, because the purple ranger had drawn her Astro Blaster. Kim didn't waste time with banter; she struck with her whip, tightening the tail around the girl's gun and yanking it forward.

The Astro Blaster was discarded of in seconds, and the whip returned to wrap around the purple ranger's wrist. "Let me go, you pink bitch!" The purple ranger wrapped her hand around the whip and yanked, pulling Kimberly forward.

Kim, though, let the whip do its thing. Jolts of electricity raced down the whip, and the purple ranger let out a scream. "I don't think so, little replacement." Kim strutted forward, smirking as the purple ranger fell to her knees under the jolts of energy. "The whip gets worse as time goes on, ya know. The longer I let it go, the worse the shock will become."

The purple suit seemed to face in color, then the morph was gone, leaving a blonde haired girl with purple streaks in hair in the place of the purple ranger. "Hey, look! No powers!" Kim mocked, then snickered a bit more. "It'll take even less time for you to kick the bucket."

Something rammed into her, then, knocking her to the ground and pinning her. She lost her wind as a knee pressed against her stomach, and even under her armor, she could feel the blows landing on her. She got her left arm free, and since she had no chance of reaching her weapon, jammed her elbow into the silver ranger's visor. He reared back, and she darted up and forward, grabbing his Silverizer from its holster at the same time as throwing him off.

The silver ranger rolled to his feet, his arms in a high-low block. "Give me back my weapon." He demanded, inching back to get nearer to his teammate (probably lover, as well).

"I don't think so, little power puppy. I'm not feeling very giving today." She raised the Silverizer and squeezed the trigger, only to shriek as her own whip wrapped around her torso. The shocks started right away, and the whip burned her waist.

The Silverizer dropped as Kim fell to her knees, and the morph was gone in seconds, leaving the slight form of Kimberly Ann Hart for all to see. She wore a metallic bikini top of pink with a metal plate skirt, with a silver metal chain collar, which didn't help matters, since metal plus electricity equaled bad. Within seconds, Kim felt the world darkening around her. Thankfully, the shocks vanished soon after the suit, because it couldn't exist without the morph.

Someone grabbed her arm and pulled her up, and Kim had barely enough energy to drop all her weight down just as a fist would have slammed against her temple. The silver ranger's knees buckled, and Kim pushed away from him, which was only possible because he hadn't been expecting it. She scrambled to her feet, thankful that she had skipped on the high heels and gone with low boots.

She poured on the speed, heading towards where Andro's human girl was standing with her back to the main fight, which included Kim. The silver ranger and the purple ranger, now back in uniform, yelled out the girl's name in warning, but the girl was too late. Kim grabbed her by the long ponytail and dragged her back, pressing a very large knife to the girl's neck. She always carried the knife, and Tommy always made fun of her for it, but Kim was suddenly glad she'd ignored him.

"You come any closer, and I'll give this girl a cute little smiley face across her neck," Kim warned, stepping back. "Don't think I won't."

The silver and purple ranger both raised their hands in defeat and stepped back. "You toss her to us, and we'll let you go." The silver ranger bargained, glancing behind them to check out the major fight.

Kim kept her eyes on them both. "How about you shut up and do what I say?" There was quite. "Good. Karone, isn't it? Well, I want you to tell the rest of the rangers to put down their weapons and step away. Zhane, I think that's your name, I want you to drop the morph."

No one moved for a second, then the blonde boy reappeared as the silver uniform vanished. Karone inched away, then stopped, "They won't leave themselves undefended against the fake rangers."

Kim took a second to think, then nodded. "Its not like I care about the psycho rangers, anyway." There was a shrug in her voice, "But there is one person who will do whatever I say if I have this girl, isn't there?"

She glanced a little past Karone, watching Tommy push Andros back. The white ranger was, of course, winning, and Andros was about to end up with a sword through his heart. Of course, her psycho rangers were about to have the same thing happen to them, but whatever. They had failed, anyway. "Maybe I should just keep the girl. It might be worth it."

The girl whimpered as she lay prone in Kim's arms. "Please, please don't take me. I've done nothing to you."

Kim gave a deep laugh. "This has nothing to do with you and everything to do with Andros. He betrayed the Evil Empire – therefore, he must suffer. What better way to make him suffer than to take his girlfriend? And hey, if Andros suffers, so does his sister, and from her suffering comes that of her boyfriend. By taking you, I can drop the morale of two rangers and one betrayee, right, Karone?"

Karone gulped, finally dropping her morph. "Wrong." The purple ranger corrected the monarch of evil, "If you take her, then you'll merely spur Andros to fight harder."

The pink ranger shrugged, "Whatever. Now, I want you to move back towards the main fighting, or the girl won't last long enough to return home."

The two unmorphed space rangers did as the Empress bid, and Kim waited until they were in the thick of the fighting to pull the rest of her plan into action.

"TOMMY!" Kim yelled, loudly, causing everyone in the field to turn towards her. The white ranger turned his head slightly, and seeing what Kim was up to, fell back and towards her, still managing to keep the rest of the rangers in sight.

He fell back in step beside her, throwing a hand out in front of them to open a portal. They both stepped through, throwing Ashley out of the portal at the last possible second. While they may both like the idea of revenge, they knew better than to take an enemy into their territory.

No, they would just have their revenge in a more...ideal manner.