Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers, but I will claim the Amaranths.

A/N: My 'evil Thunder' arc marches on!

Raven went with Elek to Earth, standing out of range of the comm's visual recorder as Elek made contact with the Wind Rangers, most specifically with Cameron, their Ranger Technician. "Earth Rangers," Elek said calmly, "this is Elek of Amarantha. We met a few weeks ago when I was traveling through the Sol System on my way to Amarantha."

"I remember," Cameron said, "what brings you by Earth again."

"After I returned to Amarantha," Elek said, "I was confirmed as the Yellow Amaranth Ranger. Once on the team, I requested of our Silver Ranger if he would look into what had been done to Angel Raven and the Thunders. He went to Earth, and returned almost immediately claiming that he had been barred from visiting your planet." Cameron nodded slightly. "I came to hear the other side of the story from the Earth Rangers, if that is possible, in a face to face meeting."

Cameron frowned, "I'll have to speak with the Rangers, just a moment."

The screen went blank, and then the golden logo of the Winds began appeared and began to rotate in the center of the screen. "You sent the mystic?" Raven said, "I guess I have to thank you, then. Angel was beginning to get annoying."

"Funny," Elek said bitterly, "I imagine she said the same thing about you."

Cameron appeared again, "I will send you the coordinates for a meeting place off the Academy grounds."

"Standing by to receive," Elek said.

"The Rangers will meet you there," Cameron replied and killed the connection.

"How rude," Raven muttered. "Send the coordinates to the Thunder Rangers," she ordered after a minute, "and bring us in."

The landing was rougher than Raven expected, but Elek was able to bring them down in the appropriate clearing easily. The Thunders were waiting when Raven left the ship. "Well?" Crimson demanded.

"They'll be here soon," Raven replied, "I suggest you get out of sight."

The Thunders vanished and Raven found a good vantage point in a deadfall. She settled in moments before the Rangers appeared. The radio she was using to keep an ear open to the Thunders came alive at the same time, "We have the holographic entrance." Crimson said, "We're going in. Keep the Winds distracted."

Raven pressed the button on her transmitter that would create a beep on their end of the radio, to signal that she had heard and couldn't talk.

In the clearing, Elek and the Winds had finished their pleasantries and were coming to business. "Yes," Shane said, "I kicked that Silver off planet."

"Why?" Elek asked.

"He showed up unannounced," Shane began, "and made no attempts to contact us. One minute we were fighting the Thunders, next they were on the ground sounding like something was ripping their souls to shreds. When that Silver did announce himself, he wasn't even concerned. They were just experiments to him. I don't know how you do things on Amarantha, but this is Earth and people are people. That Silver could have been experimenting on Lothor and I'd have kicked him off the planet. You don't make someone scream like that just because you can, and then show no remorse. Angel's just a girl, and the Thunders aren't much older and none of them had a choice in all of this."

"I see," Elek said tightly.

"I do appreciate that you wanted to do something," Shane continued, "but this wasn't the way to do it. I wasn't joking when I told your Silver that if he ever came back to Earth unannounced and I found out about it that I'd track him down. I maybe a Power Ranger now, but I was a ninja long before that, and I'll still be a ninja when Lothor's gone."

"Don't worry," Elek said, "no matter what Kendarian says, Jerridan will never return to Earth. I didn't send him here to hurt any of them." He bowed, "I apologize; it was my fault he even came near here. I thought he could do something to help."

"I forgive you," Shane said, "just, don't try to help anymore, ok? We'll save Angel and the Thunders."

"You're going to have to do something," Lothor said over the radio, "clearly the Ranger isn't going to be able to stall them for much longer."

Raven tapped back confirmation, stood up and snapped her fingers, teleporting herself to the clearing; the Thunders clearly needed more time. "Well isn't this cute," she said haughtily, "I think I'm going to be sick." She paused and sighed, "No worries, false alarm." She held up her hand, letting energy coalesce into a glowing purple ball. "Either way, I'm bored, let's fight." She tossed the ball of energy at their feet and smirked at the way they jumped out of the way.

"Angel," Shane said.

"Wrong girl," Raven said, "I'm Raven." She lunged forward and kicked him, "You might want to remember that. Kelzacks!"

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Shane blocked the kick and glanced around, Elek was hovering by his ship, watching worriedly. "Don't worry," Shane told him, "if you want to leave, go ahead."

"Yes," Raven said, "run away little Ranger. I'm sure you have something to pick up on your way home."

Shane stumbled back as Raven landed a punch to his sternum, and focused on the fight.

It was the strangest fight Shane had yet to have, it was almost like Raven was stalling them. There was even a time or two when he would have been ready to swear that she was sparring and not actually fighting. Then, just as suddenly as she appeared, Raven moved out of the fight, "Well, Daddy dearest calls, Rangers. As much as I would like to keep fighting you, I have to run." She waved at them cheekily and vanished in purple sparkles.

Shane glanced around, noting absently that Elek had left, and that the Kelzacks had been defeated. His morpher chirped, "Go for Shane," he said as Dustin and Tori came to stand close to him.

"Come back to Ninja Ops," Cam said, sounding tired and defeated. We have a problem."