Author's Note: More of Ch. 5! Yay! And immense thanks go out to Challon86, who is my number one dedicated reader! Yay!

A joyful shout came from Zhane. "Karone!" He rushed forward, grabbed her, kissed her and twirled her around, all in one move.

"Glad you could make it, Karone. Here is your Pink Galaxy Morpher. Welcome to the team." Captain Mitchell held up her morpher.

The tall, willowy blonde in the skintight black outfit walked forward and took the morpher, putting it on her wrist.

"You twenty-four have been tasked to protect the Earth, even if it means your lives. Will you accept this mission?" Captain Mitchell asked.

As one, twenty-four voices cried, "Yes, sir!"

Suddenly DECA began speaking. "Trakeena has returned to Earth. She is located on the outskirts of Angel Grove."

"Looks like she's at the old stomping ground." Zhane grinned, but a twitch of his mouth indicated his nervousness.

"Ok, let's go!" I ordered. We all pressed a new button on our morphers and teleported down to Earth.

We appeared opposite Trakeena and her massive army. She was walking away, into the city.

"Hey, Fang-face! We're gonna take you down!" Xander yelled.

"Me? Not likely. I'll destroy you just like I destroyed all the rest!" Trakeena shouted.

"Ready, guys?" I called, raising my morpher.

"Ready!" Twenty-three morphers were raised behind me.

"Let's Rocket! Silver Space Ranger!"

"Go, Galactic! Galaxy Pink!"

"Time For, Time Force! Quantum Power!

"Time Force Red! Time Force Blue! Time Force Green! Time Force Yellow! Time Force Pink! Quantum Ranger!"

"Wild Access! Noble Tiger!"

"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form, ha! Crimson Thunder Ranger!"

"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form, ha! Navy Thunder Ranger!"

"Dino Thunder, power up, ha! Ptera Ranger!"

"S.P.D. Emergency! SPD Red! SPD Blue! SPD Green! SPD Yellow! SPD Pink!"

"Magical Source, Mystic Force! Green Mystic Ranger!"

"Galactic Rescue! Galactic Rescuer Red! Galactic Rescuer Blue! Galactic Rescuer Green! Galactic Rescuer Yellow! Galactic Rescuer Pink! Titanium Defender!"

Looking at my friends beside me, I saw Zhane, the lone silver Ranger, five Pink Rangers, four Red Rangers, three Blue Rangers, four Green Rangers, four Yellow Rangers, one Navy Ranger, one Crimson Ranger and one Titanium Defender.

"Okay, guys, this is it. This is where it counts. So…" I trailed off, when I saw four people running towards us. As they got closer, I could tell who they were and I gasped.

Running in front of everyone was Jason. Behind him were Kimberly, Trini, and Zack. Four of the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.

"Hey guys. Did we miss the party?" Jason called.

"What are you doing here? Your power coins-" Zhane began.

"-were completely restored when Andros broke Zordon's energy tube so long ago. Now we're here and ready to fight." The four of them came to a stop next to our line and raised their power coins.

"It's Morphin' Time! Mastodon! Saber-toothed Tiger! Pterodactyl! Tyrannosaurus!"

Now all twenty-nine of us turned and faced Trakeena and her monster army, including mutants, Orgs, robots and other monsters.

"ATTACK!!" Trakeena yelled and her army charged.

"Do your duty to your Earth!" I yelled and we charged.

Both sides met in a fierce clash that instantly broke up into dogfights. Trakeena stayed well behind her lines, choosing to watch the battle from afar.

I found myself fighting three Orgs at once. Every member of my team was outnumbered by at least two to one.

Calling on my Quasar saber and Rescue Blaster, I struck again and again and was struck again and again.

Managing to grab a breath and look around, I saw all my friends fighting to stay alive…and I dove back in with a frenzy.

:Lucas:

I found myself being attacked by two mutants from the X-Vault. My chronosabers were flashing as I drove home hit after hit but it wasn't enough.

"V2!" I yelled, desperately calling in the big gun.

But before I could use it, one of the mutants sliced his sword through my arm and it and the gun fell to the ground. Pain radiated through me as I fell to my knees. Looking up, I saw both mutants step toward me. Then one of them fell back and I saw yellow blaster bolts hitting him again and again until he crashed to the ground, dead.

"Lucas!" Katie was rushing towards me…but she didn't make it.

As she was focused so intently on saving me, she didn't see the monster come up behind her and remove her head from her body.

"KATIE!!" I shouted.

I saw the mutant before me raise his sword and whispered, "This is it. Hopefully, it meant something," before my fate was the same as Katie's.

:Jack:

Z and I were fighting back to back. We were giving our all and we both knew it would not be enough. We were surrounded by four robots and were losing badly.

"AAAAaarrrrrgggghhh!" Z cried out as a well-placed blow caught her in the stomach and she fell to the ground, blood flooding out of her.

Abandoning all thoughts of the battle, I dropped to Z's side and neither one of us saw our death blows.

:Matt:

Gotta keep fighting, I thought. Julia's counting on me. Can't give up.

Wielding my V-Lancer and Quasar Saber with rage and ferocity, I managed to keep the three monsters attacking me at bay. Then, came my undoing.

Almost as if I was hearing it in my head, I heard Julia calling out to me. Wildly, I looked around and saw her falling to the ground under a hail of blows and I knew, in my gut, that she was dead.

I lost all sense of reason. I no longer carded whether I lived or died…and this was good as blackness closed in around me and I breathed my last.

:Back to Michelle:

My friends were dying all around me. I knew we were losing just as I knew we'd keep on fighting.

Suddenly, Trakeena's forces began to disengage from their various battles and retreat a short distance to surround their leader. Determining not to ask questions, I simply turned and led my people back a ways.

Looking them over, I took stock of who we'd lost. Jack, Z, Lucas, Katie, Matt, Julia, Kimberly, Zack and Alyssa. Everyone still alive was injured in some way or another. Sky had lost his helmet and half his face was covered in blood. Bridge had a huge gash going from his forehead over his nose and down to his right cheek. Kira had only one arm.

"Everyone ready to keep fighting?" I asked.

"We will fight until we win or until we all are dead." Jason's words were laced with bitterness.

"Looks like it's gonna be the second one." Blake muttered.

"Hey!" Hunter stepped forward, "that's no way to talk! We've cut her numbers by over half! We can do this!"

"Let's take the fight to her!" I yelled, "CHARGE!!!"

And we charged back out to fight…and to die.

Author's Note: Some old friends are coming to fight the Rangers…anyone care to venture a guess as to who? Here's a hint: Space and Galaxy Rangers took them down…but they just keep coming.