Author's Notes: Here's the next chapter in the rewrites. It's a bit smaller than the last one. I decided to break it into two since my original one felt a bit rushed. Hopefully you enjoy!

Syber Series Chapter 2 – Back to Zeo

It had been two days since Syberia showed up and decimated the Rangers with almost no actual effort on her part. While the Rangers chose to carry on, refusing to give into despair, they all very much felt the sting of losing so horribly.

Beyond the occasional check in on the scans for Katherine's wellbeing, the Rangers were finding it difficult to express their feelings for not being able to save her yet and found it almost impossible to even bring her up, as much as they all wanted to. Tommy of course felt it the worst. If something goes wrong with the team, it's his fault as the leader, whether anyone else blamed him or not.

With the quiet they had seen since Syberia's last transmission, the Rangers had been working hard at bringing the Zeo powers back online. Although Tommy had made requests to help with the scanning for Katherine, Zordon and Alpha managed to keep his mind on task with the other Rangers. In the last 24 hours they had managed to bring all of the Zeo Zords back online and had been working on programming updates to help them maneuver and respond better to the Rangers' commands.

"Red BattleZord programming complete." The computer voice spoke aloud, bringing a smile to Tommy's face for the first time in what felt like weeks.

"Zordon, I still don't understand how the Zeo Powers will be better against Syberia?" Tanya asked as she continued working on her programs.

"The energy and power of the Zeo Crystal is self-contained. It has no link to the morphing grid, and with it based here, Syberia cannot take its powers." Alpha answered.

"And with its unique properties of magic contained with science, these powers will be much stronger against Syberia's magic." Zordon added.

"Plus, I've managed to boost the power of the crystal by 20%!" Justin said from his console. "Syberia's warriors won't stand a chance against us!"

"I know this is not an easy subject and we've all avoided bringing it up…" Adam began, "but what about the Pink Ranger?"

"We'll get her back, Adam. I know we will." Tommy answered sternly.

"Of course we will, Tommy, but I meant more along the lines of the power. We need a Ranger to use those powers and complete the circle. Without it, we won't be at full strength nor will we be able to fully control the Zords." Adam added.

"I agree, Adam." Zordon replied. "As difficult as it is to proceed with Katherine's absence, the fact remains that as a full team you will stand a better chance at being strong enough to get her back."

"You're right Zordon. Having to tell Kat's parents the truth was the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Tommy said as he remembered showing up at her home fully morphed to tell them the bad news the day Katherine was taken. He had told her parents that she had been taken to be used as bait against the Rangers. Her parents trusted the Power Rangers to save her, even while they broke down in tears of fear for their daughter not knowing when they would see her again. "But I promised them we would do everything in our power to get her back, and the best way to do that is by having a full team. I can't afford to let my anger for her kidnapping hinder our best chances at saving her."

"So, how do we decide? I mean, all my experiences with new Rangers involved us picking exceptional people that had already proved their strength of character to us." Adam asked a moment before the alarms started to sound. He moved over to one of the consoles to silence the alarm and examine the readouts. "Oh great, Syberia is downtown again but she's not alone! It's…" he started, "us."

"Us?" Tommy asked as he moved over to check the scans. "Our Turbo Powers. She's given them to three beings that I can't seem to get a lock on!"

"Ay yi yi, Zordon!" Alpha cried out. "It's three Syberians! These readouts indicate that one of them is the Prince!"

"Prince?" Tanya asked.

"Yes Rangers, Prince Jc Odin is second in command over the colonies on the moon. If he is with Syberia, then I fear she truly has located their colonies." Zordon answered.

"But Zordon, I thought they hated Syberia? Why would they be working with her?" Justin asked.

"She must have them under a powerful spell. I personally know that Jc would never work for her of his own free will. You must go face them, and be careful Rangers!"

"Right, Its morphing time!" Tommy cried out as they summoned their Zeonizers.

"ZEO RANGER TWO, YELLOW!"

"ZEO RANGER THREE, BLUE!"

"ZEO RANGER FOUR, GREEN!"

"ZEO RANGER FIVE, RED!"

In a bright flash of light, the Rangers appeared downtown as citizens were watching Syberia and her henchman with unease. The Rangers turned to face her and she looked at them oddly.

"What's this? Are you trying to keep the rest of the Turbo Powers away from me?" She asked as she floated down next to the three Syberians. Their faces were blank and emotionless, and their eyes were focused squarely on the Rangers.

"You better believe you will never get your hands on the rest of those powers!" Tommy replied. "And nothing you can do will give you the ability to get your hands on these powers!"

"Oh, we'll see about that!" She replied with an evil grin as she began to raise her arms. "Mechanizers, arise!" She cried out as the large blast of power surged from her chest to summon her warriors. Metal began to rip apart from the buildings around them, causing the citizens to begin fleeing from the debris. As the metal formed into the creatures and they surrounded the Rangers, the Syberians stepped forward. "Zordon, I know you are watching! I hope you enjoy the show of mockery I have created with your dear Ranger powers!" She laughed as she nodded towards the Syberians. "Go ahead my children, show these Rangers what you can do!" With that, the three Syberians began to raise their hands, showing the rings they were wearing. Each Ring flashed with light as they pointed them to the sky.

"SYBER SOLDIER BLUE, VELOCIRAPTOR!" Jc cried out first. His ring began to glow blue and then the light traveled to cover his body as his transformation began. The black clothing, he was wearing a second ago, had changed into a blue suit that was made from the same material as the Rangers' suits were. A yellow vest formed around his chest and took shape. In the center of the vest, was a blue robotic 'S' that flashed as it formed. A blank, blue helmet formed around his head that only had a simple black visor for him to see through.

"SYBER SOLDIER PINK, BRACHIOSAURUS!" Alysa cried out next. Her ring began to glow pink and just like Jc, it covered her body as it began her change. Her pink suit formed around her body first, and instead of a yellow vest like Jc, a yellow stripe formed down the middle of her chest, stretching down to her belt. A pink robotic 'S' appeared inside of the stripe, flashing as it formed. A yellow skirt, lined in pink, fell from underneath her belt, and a blank, pink, helmet formed around her head with the same simple black visor.

"SYBER SOLDIER GREEN, STEGASAURUS!" Sanchez cried out last. His ring began to glow green and once more, the transformation took place. He donned a green suit, and had two yellow stripes that formed on his chest almost list suspenders with a yellow diamond in the center of his chest. Inside the diamond, laid a green robotic 'S' that also flashed as it formed. A blank, green helmet formed around his head with the simple black visor.

"What do you think of your competitors, Rangers?" Syberia asked as her warriors moved forward. "Meet the beings that will truly spell out your destruction, The Syber Soldiers!"

"Come on Syberia, evil Rangers? Talk about playing an old card! Do you know how many of those The Power Rangers have defeated?" Adam cried out.

"I think you'll find these evil Rangers a little harder to handle than you think!" She replied as she rose into the sky. "I would love to stay and watch as my army pulls you apart limb by limb, but I still have some torturing of your poor Pink Powerless Ranger to do!" Syberia laughed as she disappeared in a burst of red flames.

"Kat, no!" Tommy cried out as he tried to run forward, as if he could catch up with Syberia.

"Tommy, look out!" Adam cried too late as Jc had swooped in and delivered a nasty kick to Tommy's chest, sending him backwards and to the ground in a heap of pain.

"Is this the best the Power Rangers have to offer to face off with us?" He asked as he turned to the others.

"Maybe we'll surprise you!" Adam cried as he jumped in the air. "ZEO POWER PUNCH!" He cried as his hands lit up with energy. As he came down, he struck at Jc over and over again, but Jc managed to block all the attacks and then spun around into a kick that sent Adam flying back to the other Rangers.

"I'm surprised how light you all are. You fly through the air so easily!" Jc laughed as he raised his arms in defiance of the Rangers.

"ZEO FLYING POWER KICK!" Tommy cried as he sailed into the air. Taken by surprise, Jc was hit with the full force of Tommy's kick and sent flying back to the other Syber Soldiers as Tommy joined the rest of the Rangers. "Let's see how well they like the Zeo Power Cannon!" As the Rangers gathered together, the large cannon appeared between them.

"Zeo two power cell!"

"Zeo three power cell!"

"Zeo four power cell!"

"Zeo five power cell!" As they loaded the power cells, and began to fire, Jc stopped and raised his hands. "Fire!" The beam fired at the Soldiers, but dissipated around the Syberians with no effect.

"Ok, that's new!" Tanya cried.

"They obviously have the ability to make a force field. Work around it!" Tommy cried as they began to run toward the mechanizers. Tommy threw a kick and hit one square in the face. He turned and hit another one in the chest. When he turned again, he faced Jc.

"You caught me off guard before." Jc said as he grabbed Tommy by the neck and then threw him into the windshield of a nearby car. "It won't happen again!" He said as he quickly moved over to Tommy.

"We'll see!" Tommy cried as he rushed at Jc. He picked Jc up and ran his back into the nearest building, leaving a large indent in the concrete face. He let Jc drop and backed up and as Jc grabbed at his back, Tommy laughed. "I guess you're not so strong after all!" Jc drew his blaster and fired at Tommy, hitting him square in the chest. The force of the blast repelled Tommy back several feet and he fell over to the ground finding it hard to catch his breath.

"You tell me!" Jc ran toward Tommy faster than any human ever could. As Tommy saw him coming, he moved to the left, but was too late. Jc slammed into Tommy at his stomach and picked him up and ran Tommy's back into the side of another car.

"Back off!" Justin cried as he flew into the soldier. As Justin and Jc struggled, Sanchez approached Tanya.

"A human female. This should be the quickest death a Ranger has ever faced!" He said. "Are you ready to die?" He asked.

"Not particularly." Tanya responded, backing up slowly, looking for a way out. The Mechanizers seemed content to stay back and keep the Rangers blocked in and unable to maneuver away and had her cornered near the side of a building.

"Too bad!" Sanchez bolted at her. As he came closer, Tanya froze. When he was right in front of her, she jumped over him and he flew into the wall.

"You shouldn't run so fast. Sometimes, you can't stop in time!" Tanya joked as she backed up, watching Sanchez shake off the collision.

"You'll pay for that, human!" He cried. He jumped up, and before she could react, he grabbed her by the throat. "You will feel pain!" He tightened his grip.

"Hey E.T.! I want my powers back!" Adam cried as he rammed into Sanchez. The Soldier dropped Tanya to fight with Adam.

"My turn!" Alysa cried as she grabbed Tanya by her belt and threw her several feet away. As Tanya crashed into a car, she cried.

"Holy garbage maker!" She screamed, along with a few other profanities.

"You humans have such a vulgar way of speaking!" Sanchez cried as he threw Adam into the same car as Tanya.

"Adam, are you okay?" Tanya managed to get out.

"Ugh," He cried "I'll be okay."

"He won't!" Jc cried as he threw Justin into the pile. He landed with a flop.

"Guys!" Tommy cried as he ran to their aid. "Are you okay?" At the Rangers' nods, he turned to face the Soldiers. Jc began to laugh.

"This really is pathetic. After all this time, I don't know how Zordon thought that you weaklings could ever hope to keep us safe from Syberia. You can't even stand toe to toe with us, let alone her." He stated as the three of them started to close in on the Rangers.

"We need a new plan." Tommy said as the four of them backed up together. "We need to find a way to pull them apart like they're trying to do to us. We can beat them one at a time if we have to."

"Yeah, but how do we take on one and keep the other two busy?" Adam asked.

"Rangers, I may have a way to buy you some time!" Alpha stated over their communicators.

"What do you have in mind Alpha?" Tanya asked.

"Their powers are still connected to the Morphing Grid, even if they are altered by Syberia's Magic. Which means they are still connected to the Power Chamber and our controls. I may be able to cause a feedback surge in their powers that could potentially incapacitate them briefly." Alpha answered.

"Alpha that's awesome!" Justin cried.

"Given the apparent level of their strength though, I do not think this course of action will stall them for long, or even more than once." Zordon added. "Whatever attack you make; you'll need to make it count."

"We can't afford to draw out a divide and conquer plan then. Zordon, we're going to have to escalate the battle. It's the only way." Tommy stated.

"Understood. Good luck Rangers!" Zordon answered wearily.

"When the feedback happens, you three need to use the advantage to keep them busy while I summon the Red BattleZord. They can't have time to respond or recover, so give them all you got!" Tommy ordered as the other Rangers nodded in agreement. As the other 3 turned to face the Soldiers, Tommy rounded the corner of the building and took off, fighting back a few Mechanizers as he went.

"What's this?" Jc asked as he laughed. "Your leader chooses to run when the chips are down? Very bad form."

"Oh don't worry, he'll be back." Tanya answered with a smile.

"You know the really crappy part about this whole thing?" Adam asked as the three of them began to walk towards the Soldiers rather than back away any longer. "You guys took our powers. I mean sure, we have others and will get those back very soon, but they're still our powers."

"That kind of means that on some level, the Power Rangers still have a link to them." Justin said as he watched the Soldiers begin to contemplate what they were up to. "It'd be a shame if someone were to mess with that link…"

Within a moment, Alpha managed to create the feedback surge he was hoping for. The three Soldiers began to yell out in pain as they gripped their helmets and fell to the ground. For a brief moment, their suites began to flicker away. The Rangers took the opportunity to leap over to the Soldiers and take hold of them. They pulled them to their feet and immediately began their attacks, trying to force the Soldiers into the middle of the street together. With the pain going through their heads starting to fade, the Soldiers were beginning to defend themselves quicker than the Rangers had hoped.

"Dirty trick!" Jc stated coldly as they allowed themselves to be positioned as the Rangers were attempting to do. As soon as they made it to the middle of the street, the 'S's on the Soldiers chests flashed their respective colors.

"Mechanizers, Syber-dome!" Jc cried out to the Mechanizers that had been containing their fight around them so far. Suddenly in bright flashes of light, the Mechanizers moved in and contorted to create a small dome around the three Rangers and three Soldiers, closing them in.

"What the hell is that?" Tanya asked as they looked around the dome.

"Looks like we're locked in here with these guys!" Adam said as they turned to face the Soldiers.


"It's so adorable watching them try!" Syberia stated as she walked around the chair Katherine had been tied to. Before them an image of the battle was playing and Katherine winced as the Rangers were quickly being outmatched against the three Syberians. "Does it ache? Not being able to die with your friends?"

"Don't count my friends out yet." Katherine answered defiantly through bruised lips. "No matter how big and bad you think you are; you just aren't going to win."

"What fight are you watching?" Syberia laughed as she pulled at Katherine's hair. "Your friends are stumbling and losing to my lackies. Not even to my full power, or even a sliver of it! They're losing to the help!"

"You mean the help that watched while one of us got away to call in the bigger guns?" Katherine smiled as she nodded to the screen before them. Towering over the dome was the Red BattleZord.

"It makes no matter. By this time tomorrow, even your big toys will do you no good!" Syberia answered as she walked toward the screen. Behind her, a door opened and a more sophisticated human looking Mechanizer entered the room. He was well dressed in red armor covering most of his body, but his face had the unmistakable seams of metal that had been forged together, however this Mechanizer had bright blue glowing eyes on his face. As he began to speak, Katherine noticed his lack of a mouth, but his ability to form full expressions with his face nonetheless.

"My queen." He stated as he bowed before Syberia.

"Mallet, is there a reason why you're interrupting me right now?" She asked, slightly annoyed, as she turned to face her henchman.

"I have finished studying the scans of this human as you requested, and found something you might find interesting." He answered as he stood.

"And?"

"She has a fragment of the Unmade One infused with her being." He stated as he looked over to Katherine.

"Are you sure?" Syberia asked excitedly as she came closer to Katherine and began to look her over anew.

"Positive my queen." Mallet answered again.

"Well well well…. Someone has been a naughty girl!" Syberia stated as she laid across Katherine's lap and began to twirl her fingers in her hair.

"What are you talking about, you psycho?" Katherine asked as she squirmed under Syberia's weight. Syberia hopped up and then kneeled before Katherine, placing her hands on Katherine's lap and resting her chin atop them.

"You've been under an evil spell before. And not just any evil spell. One that called upon a very specific substance to control you." Syberia answered as she smiled.

"Yes…" Katherine hesitated, "Rita Repulsa put me under her control to try and destroy the Rangers, but I managed to break the spell and join them instead."

"Oh this is marvelous!" Syberia exclaimed as she stood up excitedly. "You just became my new secret weapon."

"Sorry to tell you, but after that experience Zordon used that energy to make certain I could never be put under another evil spell again." Katherine answered.

"Oh sweet heart, who has time for spells?" Syberia asked as she stroked Katherine's face. "I plan to take that small part of the Unmade One that's fused with your soul and corrupt it into full being!"

"The Unmade One?" Katherine asked as she started to wonder how well Zordon's work had protected her. Syberia smiled at Katherine dangerously as she stood, allowing several Mechanizers to enter the room and collect Katherine.

"Yes my dear. And I can't wait to see how well it manifests in you, being a Power Ranger and all!" Syberia answered in delight.


Back in Angel Grove, Tommy viewed the dome below him with uncertainty. It was clear to him that it had been forged from the Mechanizers that had lingered during their battle, and without seeing the Rangers or Soldiers anywhere, he assumed they were trapped inside together.

"Zordon, are you seeing this?" He asked over his communicator.

"Yes Tommy, and as you suspect, the others are trapped inside. The Soldiers created the barrier as soon as they recovered from our attack."

"Think I can break through it and release them without hurting anyone?" Tommy asked as he readied his controls.

"If you are careful, yes. Although infused with magic, the dome is technically just metal." He answered.

"Well, let's see if we can't crack this open then." Tommy responded as he activated the commands he had prepared. The Red BattleZord leaned down and took a swing at the dome. Tommy smiled as it flipped up and went flying under the strength of his Zord. As it flew away, the Rangers and Soldiers below were surprised for a moment and caught off guard. The Rangers, expecting some sort of move, rolled away immediately to give Tommy space. He immediately charged up his Zord's arm cannon and fired at the Soldiers. They erupted in hails of sparks and explosions and were sent tumbling to the ground, barely able to move.

"Bad form guys, but I'll give you points for the tumbles!" Adam joked as the other Rangers watched the Soldiers struggle to move on the ground.

"You think this means anything to us?" Jc asked as they finally started to shakily stand. "This battle isn't over Rangers. We'll see who is laughing come tomorrow." He stated as the three Soldiers disappeared in a flash of light.

"Rangers, good work. Report to the Power Chamber." Zordon boomed over their communicators.


"It was stupid of us to allow the Red Ranger to sneak away. We would have had them finished if we hadn't done so." Jc answered as he and the others stood before Syberia. They were currently in her throne room, a very dark and cold room forged of metal and littered with control panels and tubing all over the place. Syberia was sitting on her throne smiling contently.

"Your failure is of no consequence. We've encountered exciting news that has put me in a such a good mood, I don't even feel the need to peel the skin from your bones for losing!" Syberia answered as she stood. She began to walk to the back of the throne room and activated a viewing panel as the Soldiers followed her. On the screen before them, Katherine was being strapped into a large upright cylinder that was connected to both the floor and ceiling with many tubes and circuitry.

"The human?" Alysa asked as they watched Katherine struggle.

"Not just any human. One who has been touched by Evil. A very specific brand of Evil." Syberia answered with a smile. "This human has a fragment of the Unmade One inside of her soul."

"The Unmade One?" Sanchez asked. Syberia looked to Jc and smiled.

"Yes. Your Prince here is very familiar with the Unmade One. But what matters, is that once I can help the Unmade One manifest fully within this human, no power in this Universe will be able to defeat us."

"What would you have us do in the meantime?" Jc asked.

"I want the Rangers' new Zords put out of commission. You three will infiltrate their base and disable them. Which will help to leave them defenseless against us tomorrow when we strike again." Syberia answered.

"Won't the Rangers have security against such an attack?" Alysa asked.

"None that can stop you. And it's possible they may not even detect your presence there, since you have their powers. But I will make sure you are undetected."

"That brings up another point my queen." Jc started. "Somehow they were able to make the powers backfire on us, making us weak and vulnerable to them."

"No matter. I will correct this oversight and make them think twice about using that trick again. Leave me your rings and get some rest. You will begin again this evening."

The Soldiers did as Syberia asked and left the room as she looked onto the viewing panel again. Katherine had been locked inside the large cylinder and a thick liquid was beginning to fill in around her. Syberia smiled at the terror on Katherine's face.

"Don't worry my dear. It'll all be over soon."