The sunlight was burning his eyes as he slowly parted his eyelids. His body ached all over as he slowly pulled himself up into a seated position. As he blinked a few times, he couldn't remember why he was lying on the ground in the middle of the jungle. With each passing second the fog slowly cleared for Jason and his final memories returned to him. As they were preparing to leave earth for Aquitar. A new villain Divatox had arrived and attacked. She had caused their ship crash on an island called Muranthias.
Looking down at his wrist, he was relieved to see his communicator was undamaged. He tried to reach the others but nothing was getting through. Either all communications were down or his friends were in a bad state. The sun was beginning to rise in the sky which confused the red ranger, last he remembered it was night time in Muranthias. Since he didn't know how time worked in this dimension, he couldn't tell if a short night time was the norm.
Jason got to his feet and took a few uneasy initial steps but the stiffness slowly wore off the further he walked. He had been wandering through the forest for a few minutes when he heard the sound of footsteps crunching cross the jungle floor. Fearing it was Divatox or some of her footsoldiers, he hid behind a large tree. He was very relieved to see the occasional flash of black and yellow coming through the trees. Coming out of his hiding place, he called out as loud as he dared, "Zack, Trini over here".
"Jason!" Trini cried. She sprinted over to the red ranger and threw her arms around his neck. The embrace lasted for a few seconds and neither of them looked like they wanted to let the other go. Their moment was ruined by Zack clearing his throat, "I'm fine as well, thanks for asking", he stated.
Awkwardly, the red and yellow rangers released each other, "Good to see you too Zack", Jason replied, "have you seen Kim?"
Trini shook her head, "No but I think we got thrown a fair distance from each other. We've only searched half the island so far though".
Jason nodded, "Alright let's head to the other side of the island, perhaps they ended up near the temple". The three rangers drudged back through the jungle for a couple more hours. Fortunately the island was full of edible fruits and natural springs so they were able to keep their energy levels up. Soon they found the path where they had crash. Littered across the track were large lumps of rock from the volcano and together with a stream of recently cooled lava. They soon saw the downed shuttle.
Picking up their pace to reach they quickly reached the shuttle, much to the relief of their team mate, "Guys you're alright", Kim cried as she jumped out of the shuttle, the four rangers embraced each other, relieved that they had all managed to survive without any serious injuries.
"So got the Spectrum back into orbit", Kim began as she released the other rangers, "I had to shelter here for night".
"Have you heard from the newlyweds?" Zack asked the pair.
Kim shook her head, "No which is strange, unless they think Divatox has killed us" She reached into the back of the shuttle and pulled out a tatty looking book, "We did find this in the trees earlier this morning".
The red ranger turned the book over in his hands before he remembered something from the previous day, "The Lost Galaxy tome?".
Kim nodded her head,
"We need to reach the Spectrum, has anyone tried yet?" Jason said to the other rangers. They all shook their heads, "Perhaps now we're all together it'll boost the signal. Jason to Spectrum", he called into his communicator, "anyone there?"
There was an agonising delay as they waited for a response. Jason was about to try again when his device crackled into life, "Jason is that you?" they heard Xi's voice call out, "I've been trying to reach you for hours".
"No time to explain little man", the red ranger replied, "We need you to be prepared to send the Zords".
"Alright I'll begin the activation sequence", the robot replied, "call me as soon as you need them".
"Cheers man, Jason out", he then turned to the others and pulled out his Morpher, "ready for one last battle". The other rangers nodded with conviction and pulled out their own Morpheus, "Omega Fire, Earth, Water and Air", the rangers called and with a flash of light, they had successfully morphed. They began to pick through the remains of Maligore's Temple.
The pathway to the temple was littered with large chunks of rocks. A bit further up the path the entire temple had been flatten by the explosion but down below, they could clearly make out Divatox pacing across the floor.
Leaping down to greet the pirate, they noticed that her face had returned to its normal state and all traces of the red veins and eyes had disappeared. She was muttering to herself so loudly that she didn't even notice the rangers land behind her. It was only when she turned around that she came face to helmet with the rangers, "No, no it's not possible", she shrieked, "how could you have survived?"
"Trade secret", Kim smirked. She looked at the anxious look in the pirate's eyes and cocked her head slightly, "What's the matter Divatox, not feeling as powerful as you expected".
She snorted at the blue ranger, "You couldn't be further from the truth, the power of Maligore runs through my veins".
"You sure about that", Jason replied as he pulled out the loose pages from the ritual book, "I assume Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dummer didn't read all of the ritual". The red ranger cleared his throat and read the relevant passage, "The bride of Maligore must be virtuous and true. Any bride who does not meet The Master's high standard will not receive his power and will incur the wrath of Maligore himself".
When he had finished reading, he threw the piece of paper at the feet of the pirate to read for herself, "Virtuous and true, doesn't sound like you at all Divatox", Trini chuckled. The pirate read the passage and proceeded to scream at the top of her voice whilst pulling on her hair. She was about to attack the rangers directly when several rocks were catapulted at the group. The rangers turned their heads to see a human sized Maligore stomping towards them. He was clearly angry as his red veins were pulsing with each step.
The rangers were preparing to defend themselves but to their surprise he completely ignored him and went straight for Divatox. "Not me you blundering idiot, attack the rangers", she cried but her plea fell on deaf ears, if Maligore even had ears. The rock creature backhanded Divatox across the face, knocking her to the floor. Immediately her face swelled up with a large bruise instantly forming. Before the pirate could respond, Maligore picked her up by the legs and hurled her into a nearby cliff face. Divatox slammed into solid rock with a sickening crack and collapsed to the floor completely motionless.
"Wow, I almost feel sorry for her", Zack stated to the others. The rangers moved towards Divatox's body but Maligore stepped in their way. The creature roared loudly and began moving towards the rangers.
"I think he's pissed" Kim said as she began backing away.
"Guys I've got a plan", Jason replied, "but we're going to need to move quickly". He turned around leapt up the cliff and began running down the path. The other rangers followed their leader, closely followed by Maligore. The lava creature was growing taller with each step.
"Care to share your plan Jason" Trini called out.
"We'll lead him to the cliffs overlooking the beach", Jason shouted back as they ran.
"I think I see what you're planning Jason but it's going to need a lot of luck", Jason added before she got on her communicator, "Xi send the Megazord now".
By now Maligore was nearly at full size and covering much more ground that the rangers. Fortunately he was cut off by the arrival of the Omega zords. The rangers jumped in their respective zord and fired a quick burst of laser fire at the beast. They knew it wouldn't have a huge impact on Maligore but it was enough to give them some breathing space. Using the brief rest bite, they formed the Omega Megazord and stood with their back to the sea. "Alright then big fella come get us", Jason called out to Maligore.
The beast roared and charged the Megazord, punching the giant machine on the chest. Inside the cockpit, the rangers were thrown around in their seats by the heavy blow, "Shields to 62 percent", Trini called out.
Maligore rained down another couple of blows on the Megazord and several of the consoles sparked, "Jace man you better put this plan of yours into action", Zack cried, "the Omega Megazord can't take much more".
Jason didn't say anything in response, instead he called for the Megazord's Sabre, "Omega Spinout", he cried, activating the mecha's final attack. The Megazord spun at Maligore but the sabre shattered on contact with Maligore's rocky exterior. The beast though was stunned by the force of the blow.
"If that was your plan it didn't work", Kim stated to the red ranger.
"Didn't it", Jason replied. He turned the Megazord around to face Maligore's back. Because the Spinout attack sent the Megazord behind Maligore, he was now on the edge of the cliff. Putting all of the zords energy into its legs, it kicked the lava monster firmly in the back. Now teetering on the edge of the cliff, the Megazord gave Maligore one final shove and he plunged off the edge and into the water below. The lava creature bellowed in pain when he made contact with the water and a huge jet of steam was thrown up off the water. Eventually the steam and the cries subsided, Maligore was gone.
The rangers cheered in celebration and patted the red ranger on the back, "Can you warn us next time you do something so crazy", Trini complained as she slapped Jason on the arm. Their celebrations were cut short though as the entire island shook violently.
"What's going on, surely he can't have survived", Kim cried as the rangers tried to keep the Megazord upright.
"Rangers," Xi called out over the communication systems, "something's happening to the Muranthias dimension. It's literally collapsing on itself".
"It must be because we got rid of Maligore", Jason replied, "without his presence there's nothing to keep the dimension intact".
"Rangers", Xi stated, "you need to get out of there otherwise you'll be lost forever".
The Megazord is engaged headed back to the ship, the rangers the teleported away.
The lights in on board the Spectrum flashed as they struggled to sustain the power required to teleport the rangers. Xi was furiously tapping away on the keyboard trying to do everything in his power to save the rangers, "I'm sorry I can't do any more", he called out, "if I put any more into the teleportation systems it'll short out the electrics".
A few seconds later the rangers appeared on board . They removed their helmets and dropped them to the ground as they ran over to the computer, "Where's Jason?" Kim called out.
"Teleporting now he wanted to make sure we got out ", Trini replied,
"We can't hold it any longer", Xi cried as the computer sparked and exploded. A bright flashed before all the power when out on board the Spectrum. A few seconds later the backup generator kicked in and the basic lights came back on. Switching to the substitute computer, Xi reactivated the viewing screen. The rangers held their breath as he scanned for Jason but couldn't find a signature.
"He didn't make it", Trini sobbed as a few tears rolled down her face. The other rangers bowed their head for the loss of their leader. Kim threw her arm around Trini and the yellow ranger sobbed onto her shoulder.
The rangers were too busy to notice footsteps from the corridor, "What's going on did someone die", Jason called out from the doorway. Everyone turned to the entrance and saw the red ranger standing there without a care in the world. He took off his helmet and flashed them a bright smile.
"Jason!" they called cried out and charged towards the red ranger,the rangers hugged the red ranger and each other in celebration. Once again they had overcome the odds and defeated an enemy that everyone thought was invincible. They jumped up and down and cheered loudly, with Divatox and Maligore gone, Angel Grove and the Earth were safe once again. But the no power signature worried Xi. However he said nothing and let the rangers celebrate.