- Sorry about the day break, chapters will most likely now be posted on an every other day basis, but that can always change or fluxuate. The first really major occurance happens in this chapter, but there are a lot more to follow. Feedback is greatly appreciated, enjoy!

Interior – Aquitar – Day – 1Minute before Ivan's Arrival

Billy has lived on Aquitar ever since he retreated their initially to cure his aging problem. After the problem was cured he realized that he loved it on Aquitar and wanted to stay so he could do everything he could to help the Alien Rangers protect it and keep it safeHe and Delphine dated for 2 years but in the end they just chose to be friends, finding that that worked better. Billy has always kept a special spot in his heart for her though. At the moment Billy and the rest of the Rangers are at Ranger Headquarters in Aquitar going over ways to improve the Alien Ranger armor. Little they know that was about to change.

"See this way you'll be more sustainable to multiple hits because you will have more support" Billy explained as he showed the Alien Rangers the blue prints of his ideas for the new armor "I know that it would be a big change, but I think it is one that needs to be made" Billy continued as he searched through the mess of papers he had at his post to show them some more examples. But as he did, he and the rest of the Rangers all heard something, it sounded like a yell.

(THE OOZE IS IN TOWN! Could be heard from a distance)

"Did anyone hear that?" asked a worried Corcus.

"I think so, but I couldn't really make it out" Billy said with a concerned look on his face "Do you think someone is in trouble?" he continued. Delphine was about to speak but didn't get the chance to because right after Billy said that their suspicions were confirmed as they heard a huge explosion that shook the entire planet. Ivan had begun to take out towns and innocent civilians with huge energy blasts.

"What the hell was that!?" asked Billy in shock.

"I don't know, but whatever it was we aren't doing any good sitting here thinking about it" said Delphine as the 5 Rangers and Billy got up and teleported into the main section of Aquitar.

As they did Ivan was indeed causing massive havoc with these energy blasts he was letting off. The damage was destructive and costly; he had already managed to destroy a good portion of the Planet and had killed many innocent civilians along the way. And that was with just two blasts! Every civilian left had already had the good sense to hide in places where they thought they would be"safe". The Alien Rangers and Billy arrived as soon as possible, but for many it was already too late. When they arrived Ivan immediately spotted Billy. His bate (the explosions) had worked. Now he just needed to eliminate the Alien Rangers so he could put Billy under his spell and complete the first part of his plan. The Alien Rangers and more so Billy were in absolute shock seeing Ivan. They were seeing it, but couldn't believe it. Billy was numb as the Alien Rangers prepared to face off with Ivan.

"Yay! More Power Rangers. Just what I wanted this holiday season!" Ivan said sarcastically (considering it was almost summer) as the Alien Rangers starred him down "I presume you are here because of this little mess behind me" he continued in his sarcastic tone as he pointed to the extreme wreckage he had already caused.

"Listen!" Delphine said forcefully "We don't how it is that you're back, nor do we care. All we know is that we are going to stop you now, before you can do anymore damage to this planet or to any others!" and with that Delphine died. Ivan sent out a direct blast that went straight to her chest once she finished talking and she was instantly gone. The other Rangers and especially Billy were in complete shock as they watched her motionless body collapse to the ground.

"Too easy" Ivan said as he looked on with a smirk.

With that, AuricoCestroTideus, and Corcus charged at Ivan as Billy kneeled hysterically at Delphine's dead body in shock of what had just occurred. And as they charged at Ivan with all their force and strength Ivan just stood still, almost waiting for their best attempt, and when they got close enough, Ivan rapidly and methodically shot Ooze from his fingers into their eye's completely blinding all four of them. And as Billy looked up from Delphine's body to see what was occurring, he saw Ivan generate what appeared to be Purple Lightning from the sky, which he then lowered and shot at the 4 remaining Rangers. And upon impact they were electrocuted and burnt to pieces. Billy was completely horrified. He had so many emotions running through himself he didn't know what to do as Ivan was now directing his attention squarely on him. Billy could barely think straight, but the one thing he realized, as he wiped his nose and his tears away, was that he was the last line of defense, and although he knew he couldn't stop Ivan, he at least had to stand up and try as he began to rise up from Delphine's body now looking very serious and very angry. Ivan grinned, knowing he had him right where he wanted him.

"Oh I'm sorry did I upset you with this little lights show?" Ivan asked still grinning.

Billy was breathing heavy and looking angry as could be. He wasn't in the mood for talking, it was obvious he just wanted to attack Ivan and then suffer his inevitable fate. Billy looked Ivan dead in his eyes without fear as he made his only statement.

"You have just taken everything away from me that I cared about the most" he said slowly and somberly as he looked down at Delphine, the rest of the Alien Rangers, the carnage done to the planet, and all the civilians taken by Ivan over the last few minutes "And I know that I am the last line of defense between you and the Earth" he said as he momentarily paused as Ivan looked on with a plain stern face "Now I don't know why you came here, and I don't know how you are even alive right now – But what I do know is that in a moment I'm going to attack you and a few moments after I will die" Billy said with tons of emotion and passion in his voice "So here are my final words to you, you no good son of a bitch – YOU WILL PAY!"

With that Billy ran full speed ahead at Ivan putting his fist back getting ready to attack, as Ivan just as he did with the Alien Rangers stood still and just when Billy approached he struck. However instead of killing Billy he took his wand out and successfully put Billy under his spell. Billy stopped in his tracks and appeared to be motionless. Ivan's power appeared to be very strong as Billy appeared to have no recollection of what just happened or even who he was.

"That was one hell of a speech kid" Ivan said in his sarcastic tone "Oscar worthy if you ask me" he continued as Billy just stood still with a blank stare on his face "I almost started tearing up" Ivan said with a smirk as he just looked at the now lifeless Billy "Here is how this is going to work kid. I'm going to give you orders and you are going to do them, you got that?" Ivan asked abrasively.

"Yes Master" Billy responded in a lackadaisical tone. He appeared to be in a different world all together.

"Good" Ivan responded "Now get that teleportation thingy you have and get ready to send us to the African Jungle" That is where Ivan planned on placing his lair.

"Yes Master" Billy again responded as he got his communicator ready "Prepared Master" he then said as Ivan began to walk towards him to get ready to leave, but as he did he surveyed Aquitar for a moment then paused.

"You know what kid, hold on for a second" Ivan said as he clearly had a plan beginning to brew in his mind as Billy just stood in place. Ivan then grabbed Billy and flew him high above the Planet into the regions of space. Ivan then looked down for a moment at Aquitar, glanced at Billy, and then with one hand let out a huge bolt of Purple Lightning that destroyed Aquitar, and every single person that was left living on it. The planet was just gone, obliterated from the stratosphere. Billy had just watched his home be destroyed in front of his eyes, and he didn't even know it…

Interior – The Depths of Space – The Astro Megaship – Night – 60 Minutes until Departure Time

On the Megaship, Andros was just now trying to get into contact with Billy on Aquitar and was getting no connection. He had no idea that it was because Aquitar no longer existed, and that Billy was now with Ivan Ooze! As he continues to try to get through, Ashley walks in.

"Having problems babe?" Ashley asked curiously as she penned something on her pom-pilot.

"I can't get through to Billy on Aquitar" Andros responded "They must be having some transmission problems over there or something. These communicators were designed to work anywhere in the Universe, it's really strange" Andros said looking puzzled.

"Well like you said, they are probably having transmission issues or something" Ashley said trying to remain logical "Did Zhane finally agree?" she asked as she finished up with her pom-pilot and put it down on the table.

"After some heavy duty persuading yea" Andros said with a smirk "The man is in love with my sister"

"You think?" Ashley said jokingly "We gotta get those two back together".

"Defintley" Andros replied.

As they for a moment felt at peace, then remembered that the most serious threat in the history of the Universe was on the loose and they were here talking about his sister's love life. Ashley noticed it too, and quickly picked up her pom-pilot even though there was nothing to do on it. She then sighed, put it down and asked Andros the question she most needed to know the answer to.

"Can we beat him?" she asked her husband bluntly

Andros looked stunned. He seemed somewhat surprised by the question's nature in itself, but he seemed more frightened then anything after she asked him.

"Is this where I'm supposed to say of course because we are the greatest super heroes in the Universe's history and because in 16 years we have never been defeated? Because if it is I'll say it, but if it's not, then I'll tell you the truth" he answered honestly and somberly.

"It's not" Ashley said seriously "How do you really feel?"

"We're in trouble" he said as he looked his wife directly in the eyes "His power level is unbelievable and from what I can tell he could have the ability to destroy small planets with just one blast" Andros said in dis-belief "I've never seen anything like it" he finished.

Ashley now looked scared. She had never heard Andros this concerned and this un-sure of their chances.

"But that doesn't mean we can't beat him" Andros continued "It just means we have to be on our game all the way through – No Mistakes"

Ashley only nodded. Andros could tell she was now shaken. He got up from his chair and came closer to her at the control panel. He kissed her on the forehead and put his arm around her trying to calm her down. She began to laugh, she felt embarrassed by showing vulnerability in a time like this.

"If you couldn't tell, I'm scared too" Andros said with a smile as he looked her in the eyes and rubbed her shoulder "You don't have to be ashamed about it, and you don't have to hide it" he preached as he continued to rub her shoulder just trying to make her feel as comfortable as possible "The fate of the World is on our shoulders, if you weren't scared I'd be surprised" he said somewhat jokingly, and it seemed to work because she smiled and chuckled "We will one way or another get through this because it has become my experience, that that just seems to be what we do" he concluded with a smile as he turned slightly and wrapped both arms around her in a hug. As he did she thought about every worry that had been going through her head moments prior and let it all go. Andros' message got through to her and she felt able and ready to take down Ivan Ooze.

They let each other go, gave each other a peck on the lips and then got back to what they had been doing. Ashley got back to her pom-pilot and Andros got back to the communicator so he could get in touch with Billy. Little did he know the attempt was falling on deaf ears…

Interior – KO-35 –Night – 55 Minutes until Departure Time

Zhane and Karone have lived on KO-35 for the last 4 years while going through the ups and downs of their relationship. It was Zhane who made the decision to pursue their relationship on KO-35 after they had their first break up on Earth. The source of their problems stem from the fact that since the Countdown to Destruction Zhane has not changed or at all. He is still the wild, out-going, and crazy Ranger he was back in 1998 and that is what Karone loves about him, but it can also be what usually drives her insane. At the moment Zhane is outside of Karone's house even though he knows she isn't home. Zhane very secretively drops a letter in her mail box and leaves the area quickly with a smirk on his face. He begins to walk to his house to prepare to leave.

Interior – Houston, TX – Houston Police Department – Night – 50 Minutes until Departure Time

Carlos has lived in Houston since 1999. After helping the Rangers of the Lost Galaxy on Terra Venture he just felt like he was missing that rush that he had as a Ranger. He enlisted in Police Academy right when he moved to Houston and has been a cop ever since. And even though he still feels good because he is helping people he has longed for the chance to return to uniform and "Go Galactic" one more time. At the moment he is telling his Chief that he has just been informed of a family emergency and is going to need the weekend off. His Chief agrees and Carlos walks out of the station with a smile on his face as he slightly pulls his sleeve up and smiles as he sees his morpher.

Interior – Angel Grove, CA – The Johnson Home – Night – 40 Minutes until Departure Time

TJ, Cassie, and Zack were doing their best to get ready in a hurry. Zack had gone to his house really quickly to get a few things that he needed as TJ and Cassie did the same at their place. The three of them couldn't believe that they were going back into action to go up against Ivan Ooze. TJ was in a especially surreal state of mind because of all the stories Tommy had told him about the Ninjetti Ranger's experience with Ivan Ooze. He always thought that Ooze was the meanest and toughest villain the Rangers had ever faced, and now he was going to get to experience it first hand and he wasn't in the least bit thrilled. TJ was thinking about this while having Kellen in his arms sitting on the bed. Cassie is running around making sure she has everything in order.

"This is unbelievable" Cassie said as she checked the kitchen to make sure everything was turned off "Can you believe this? I can't believe this" she stated quickly as she continued to go room by room to make sure everything was turned off and then kept going in and out of her bedroom to make sure she had everything she needed for departure.

TJ was still just sitting with Kellen starring out of the window and thinking "I'm just trying to stay calm Cass" TJ said quietly "You should try and do the same" he said politely.

"I can't!" she shouted from the living room "I panic in situations like these! I can't deal" she said as she walked into the bedroom and sat down on the bed next to TJ and Kellen and put her head on TJ's shoulder "I just never thought I would have to go through this again. After the Red Ranger Mission, I accepted the fact that you probably would, but I just never saw myself having to hit the numbers on that morpher again you know? It scares me" she finished with her head still on his shoulder.

TJ smirked "The funny thing is it scares me too. You have no idea how nervous I was heading into that Red Ranger mission on the moon. After 4 years I didn't know if I could do it anymore. I didn't know where I was at physically or anything. And I knew that if I slipped up even for a second that it could be my fault something happened to the Earth" he said.

"Really making me feel better here" Cassie said nervously and sarcastically.

TJ chuckled "The point is I MADE it through and it is one of the proudest accomplishments of my life".

"But how do I know that I'll make it through this, it's a completely different situation and not to mention, a completely different person! I'm not you Tej" Cassie responded.

"Let me ask you something" TJ said "Do you ever think it was a coincidence that we were both on the bus that day on the way to Angel Grove?" he asked.

She didn't know what to say. It was clear that she had never really thought about it. She had at this point taken her head off of TJ's shoulder and was now looking at him directly in the eyes, listening intently.

"Do you really think it was a coincidence that we just happened to find Tommy and Kat in trouble in the middle of God knows where on that same day? I don't. It was meant to happen that way" TJ said "It was fate".

"Maybe" she responded "But what does that have to do with this?" she asked puzzled.

"Whatever is gonna happen, is gonna happen" TJ answered "We only have so much control over our destiny, we can only do so much. All we can do is do our best and pray that it was enough" he said as he momentarily paused as he shuffled himself and Kellen closer towards her on the bed "None of us know what is going to happen until it happens, but just know that you were chosen to be the Turbo Pink Ranger for a reason that day and that you should never have to doubt yourself in times like this, because it was the life chosen for you. So live it Cass, live it"

Cassie then smiled and was almost on the verge of tears. TJ smiled right back as they both looked down at Kellen. All the while Zack had pulled into the driveway and had rang the doorbell. Cassie kissed TJ on the forehead and tussled Kellen's hair as she got up to let him in. He had a very important question for the both of them once he stepped through the door

"What are you guys gonna do with Kellen?"…

Interior – New York City, NY – The Scott Home – Night – 20 Minutes until Departure

Jason and Trini were tying up the last second odds and ends that needed to be taken care of before they left. They were getting there things together in the bedroom and for the most part seemed pretty calm.

"So Ivan Ooze huh?" Neither one of us ever got a crack at him. It's like we'll be trying new things" Jason said jokingly.

"Very funny Jase" Trini responded.

"Tommy must be pretty pissed right now though. The most heroic act in the history of the Power Rangers – the destruction of Ivan Ooze! – tarnished by some astronomical act of reviving himself!" Jason said while beginning to laugh.

Trini chuckled for a moment, and then paused "Are we taking this too lightly Jase?" Trini asked seriously as she walked to Elisabeth's crib to make sure she was alright.

"Well the way I look at it is like this. If I had been calling the shots against Ivan the first time I would have finished him off for good and we wouldn't be having this conversation right now so no!" Jason again said jokingly.

"I'm serious Jase" Trini said as she walked back into the bedroom with Elisabeth.

Jason stopped joking around "Honestly, we probably are, but I think it's better this way opposed to working ourselves into a frenzy about it. There is going to be plenty of time for that once we get waist deep into this. I say for now since we haven't even got to the meeting yet we stay calm, we stay cool, and we stay relaxed. Now hand me over that daughter of mine" Jason said.

She did and Jason began to play with her "Besides, you know that deep down inside you are thrilled to get back into uniform" Jason said with a smile as he looked down at Elisabeth.

Trini smirked "Yea, I am. You know I loved our time at the Peace Conference, but I have always, since that first moment away when I gave Aisha my powers really missed the excitement that came along with being a Ranger" she continued as she sat down on the bed next to him "I guess I'm just a sucker for fighting justice" she finished as she looked at him and smiled.

"And that's one of the many reasons why I love you" Jason said as he kissed her on the forehead and handed Elisabeth over to her as he got up to go to the bathroom. Trini momentarily looked down at Elisabeth and smiled, and then she thought of something

Hey Jase, what are we gonna do with Lis?" Trini asked as they both turned to each other looking baffled.

Interior – Reefside, CA – The Oliver Home – Night – 9 Minutes until Departure

Tommy and Kim were making their final preparations. They had more to do then most considering they were the male and female leaders of the mission

"I just don't get it – How is it possible?" Tommy was asking "I mean you were there, you were in the Megazord, he looked dead to me" Tommy said, still not being able to believe that Ivan was somehow alive.

"We must be missing something" Kim said as she came out of the bathroom back into the bedroom "There has to be something that we didn't know" she finished.

"Seems that way" Tommy said, still in bewilderment "I just don't get how this is happening".

"Are you nervous?" Kim asked sort of out of the blue

"Of course, aren't you?" Tommy responded without hesitation.

"Of course" Kim said as they both chuckled.

"But we are ready. And I mean as much as I have sat here over the last hour and thought about this, at the end of the day none of it really matters. All that matters is making sure that he doesn't get the chance to strike".

"Agreed" Kim responded.

"The key to this is going to be not second guessing ourselves; we are going to have to trust our instincts. I mean I already feel like I may have made a bad move by waiting on this meeting for an hour just because I don't know where he could be right now or what he could be doing, but in the end I thought it would be the best move for everyone involved so I went for it. The whole mission is going to have to be like that, because if we back pedal we are bound to get stuck. I know how Ooze works. He's smart but cocky. If we go at him full speed ahead, even if we make some mistakes along the way we should be able to stop him. We are just going to have to believe in ourselves" Tommy finished.

"Agreed" Kim said again as she nodded her head with a smile on her face, but then asked the question that she had been dying to ask "There is just one thing I'm worried about baby, that whole no powers thing for the six of us" Kim said sounding worried.

"Don't worry, I got a plan" Tommy said confidently.

"Mind telling me what it is?" Kim asked.

"Well that wouldn't make good theatre if I told you before the meeting" Tommy said jokingly as Kim jokingly frowned "But speaking of us I really hope Andros got in contact with Billy" Tommy said as he began to lace his sneakers in a chair in their bedroom.

"Why wouldn't he" Kim asked as she also started to get her sneakers on "Oh and by the way is JC ok?" she asked since Tommy had just checked on him a few minutes ago.

"Yea JC's fine. And there is no reason for me to think that he didn't, I guess I just worry since he was the last one we needed to get confirmed you know?" With that Tommy looked at the clock and realized it was about time to leave. He took a deep breath in the chair and stood up "You ready to go Kim?" he asked.

"Ye--Actually no" she said cutting herself off "I just thought of something that might cause us a huge problem" Kim said sounding worried.

"What is it?" Tommy asked with a sense of panic in his voice.

"What are we gonna do with JC??" she asked…

And as the final minutes approached everyone was getting ready to teleport to the Commander Center sight. The Ranger parents were contemplating what to do with their children since they couldn't leave them home alone, Zhane was apparently thinking about Karone and the mysterious letter he wrote, Carlos was like a kid on Christmas because he was so excited about taking off for this mission and Andros was still on the Megaship trying to contact Billy one last time, it didn't happen, and it was now time to teleport…

Interior – Somewhere in an African Jungle – Night – Departure Time for the Rangers

Ivan and Billy had just landed in the jungle; it was time for phase two to begin…