Author's Notes: Hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and New Years. Now that I'm relaxed and refreshed, the chapters will be coming back out. Here we are now with the second part of the multi-parter Invasion arc. Now we have Ryan's perspective of the invasion. I hope you guys enjoy it and thank you to everyone for liking my story and giving me ideas.

Chapter 22: Invasion Part 2

Reefside: Downtown – Twenty Minutes before Invasion

The streets were packed with people, all going about their business without a care in the world. An accident had occurred at an intersection leaving both cars stranded in the middle.

"Hey asshole! Watch where you're going next time!" the first driver said.

"Me? You're the one who sped through the red light!" the second driver retorted.

"Do we have a problem here gentlemen?" someone asked.

Both drivers turned to see a man in his late twenties wearing an orange and black coat standing in front of them.

"What's it to you buddy?" the first driver said.

"Who are you anyway?" the second driver asked.

"Ryan Mitchell. Lightspeed Rescue." Ryan said. He lifted his arm to reveal his morpher. "Titanium Ranger."

Both men stood in silence. The first driver looked to the ground and scratched his head. The second driver started to shoot off apologies.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry about all this."

Ryan's expression changed from stern to cheerful; a smirk forming on his face.

"It's fine. The main question is, are you two alright?"

Both men nodded quickly.

"Yes we're fine." The first driver answered.

"Good" Ryan said. "I've already informed the police, they're on their way with a cruiser and two tow trucks."

Both drivers thanked Ryan and shook his hand. Ryan walked out from the street and back onto the sidewalk. He glanced at the variety of shops selling things from children's toys to work equipment.

"Can't believe this place is having a monster problem. It seems like such a nice place. Make sense why dad sent me here to help out." He thought. "Maybe once everything is taken care of, I'll move out here."

As he turned the corner, his communicator began to go off. Ryan stepped into an alley quickly so he'd be able to hear better and lifted his communicator toward his mouth.

"Go ahead."

"Hey Ryan, how've you been?" a voice said.

Ryan gave off a small laugh before replying.

"Joel. I've been fine. How about you and Angela?"

"Never been better."

"So what do I owe this pleasure?"

"Well your dad figured the situation over there is getting bad and decided to send the very best person to back you up."

"Carter is unavailable isn't he?" Ryan joked.

"Ok, that one was a little mean. You sure you got all the demon training out of you? Cause you sure sound like one."

"I'm only kidding around." Ryan apologized while he continued to laugh. "Anyways, when are you going to arrive?"

"Later today. I'll be at the Reefside Police Department around four."

"Alright, I'll meet you there then. See you soon."

"Later bro."

Ryan lowered his communicator and proceeded to walk back out into the street.

"Now that Joel's coming, we should be able to stand more of a chance against Mesogog."

While Ryan was caught up in his thoughts, something flew past his face. He turned quickly and watched the small object collide with a building and explode. Chunks of the stone building flew in all directions. Ryan jumped into the middle of the street to avoid the falling debris. He hit the ground rolling and came to a stop. He looked up the see an incoming car blaring its horn at him.

"Titanium Power!"

Ryan quickly jumped over the car and landed back on his feet. People began to scream in terror. Ryan could see an ocean of people all running in his direction. Above them were more object similar to the one that nearly hit Ryan. They impacted buildings and exploded as well; raining more debris over the people.

"This isn't good."

Ryan ran toward the oncoming crowd and pushed his way through. He couldn't make out what was on the other side of the people until he'd managed to get through them all. What awaited him was an army of Tyrannodrones and Putties armed with small rocket launchers.

"Well this is new."

The first group aimed their weapons at Ryan and fired. Multiple projectiles flew toward him, spewing streams of black smoke behind them. Ryan rolled to his left to avoid the first one then immediately jumped into the air to dodge the next two. He landed back on the ground, but continued to roll away from the oncoming explosives. As he rolled, the explosives impacted the ground behind him, causing craters to form in the street. Ryan stood up and knocked the last one aside with his axe. He ran toward the small army of foot soldiers and swung his axe at each one he could see. Ryan put every ounce of strength he had behind his blows, sending Putties and Tyrannodrones flying into buildings and each other. He raised his axe over his head and performed a downward slash. The Putty raised its rocket launcher to block the axe, but the axe had cut right through it. The Putty's weapon was split in two and fell beside the cut down foot soldier. Ryan held his axe out to the side and spun in a circle, cutting down the foot soldiers around him. The remaining Putties and Tyrannodrones gathered together and charged toward Ryan.

"Titanium Laser!"

Ryan changed his axe into gun mode and began to fire on the oncoming group. They continued to charge despite the amount of troops falling before them. Ryan used his other hand to steady his weapon. He was beginning to sweat underneath his helmet. After firing one last shot, the final Putty fell to the ground in defeat. Ryan dropped to his knees and lost his grip on his weapon. He was breathing heavily and placed his hands on the ground to steady himself.

"Is… Is it over?"

A large explosion answered Ryan question. He looked up to see more explosions ringing throughout the city. Amongst the flashes of explosions, screams were heard along with the sounds of buildings crumbling. Ryan had also caught a glimpse of two megazords smashing buildings. Ryan's communicator began to beep. He brought it up to his mouth and answered the beeping.

"Mesogog is invading the city. There are Tyrannodrones and Putties everywhere. We need everyone to do what they can now. We don't have a lot of time. We also have megazords attacking so we need them taken care of." Tommy said through the communicator.

"All ready engaging them." Ryan said back to Tommy.

Tommy had not replied to his message. Ryan was about to say something again when another group of Tyrannodrones appeared; this time unarmed. He grabbed his weapon and quickly jumped to his feet. He ran toward them and fired his weapon. Most of them were hit and fell, while the others ran toward him. He changed his weapon back to its axe mode and swung at the first Tyrannodrone. It fell like the others before it and hit the ground hard. Ryan swung his axe down toward a Tyrannodrone, but it caught his weapon. Another one came from behind and jumped toward Ryan. He ducked and the Tyrannodrone collided with the one holding Ryan's Titanium Laser. Ryan picked it up and brought his axe down on the two foot soldiers. As Ryan slashed the last one down, he lifted his communicator up to his mouth.

"Joel do you copy?"

"Loud and clear."

"How long til you get here?"

"Should be there in about an hour."

"Could you try and step on it. We've got a situation on our hands."

"How bad?"

"Remember when Bansheera nearly opened the gate to the Netherworld?"

"Yeah."

"It's worse than that."

"I'll be there soon. Time to put the pedal to the metal"

Ryan lowered his communicator and ran down the street. He looked down the connecting streets for any of the others. Each street looked progressively worse than the last. The farther down the street he went, more debris littered the street. The fires were larger as he reached the city's center. Putties began to pour out of the buildings and race toward Ryan. He brought his axe up ready to defend, but was shocked. The Putties had ignored him and ran past him. From the sounds they had made, it was almost as if they were scared. The Putties were climbing over each other to get away. Ryan stood confused.

"What's got into them?" Ryan approached the building most of the Putties fled from. "Something inside had them running." Ryan slowly walked into the building. He crept around the corner of the hallway and kneeled down next to a door. He could hear voices on the other side.

"This is going perfectly Master! We'll have those rangers in our grasp soon enough!"

"Yes… My plan is proceeding well."

"Where to now Master?"

"To City Hall… Capturing that will assure my dominance over the city."

Ryan changed his axe into its gun mode and held it at the ready. He ran around the corner and held his weapon in front of him. He scanned the room, keeping the weapon ready to fire. No one was in sight and the room lay empty. Ryan lowered his weapon and searched the room. He pushed over boxes and cabinets, looking for anything that would explain what was going on.

"This is weird. Why would they be sneaking around if they're doing a full scale assault?" Ryan asked himself.

"Guys, do you read? The lab has been compromised. We've just abandoned it now and…" Ryan heard over his communicator.

"Was that Tommy?"

"The Brachio Zord is now acting command center for the time being. Once we quell this invasion, we'll meet up there."

"That doesn't sound good. I need to get to City Hall fast."

Ryan left the room and ran toward City Hall. Putties and Tyrannodrones were now all over the city. Every street Ryan ran down were full of them. Ryan drew his weapon and fired on the foot soldiers as he ran by. A few began to chase Ryan, but he shot them down. Ryan looked up toward the horizon and saw the Predazord battling the Replicant Zord and Mezodon Megazord. The battle didn't look very good from Ryan's point of view. The Predazord was being thrown around by the two other Megazords. The Predazord fell in front of Ryan; the shockwave knocking Ryan off his feet.

"Merrick! You okay?" Ryan said into his communicator.

"I'll be fine. The Predazord has faced worse. I'd suggest you get out of here Ryan." Merrick said through the communicator.

"Right. Good luck."

"You too my friend."

The Predazord got back to its feet and charged the two megazords. Ryan watched it swing its Gator Staff and down the Mezodon. He looked away from the zord battle and continued toward City Hall. The closer he got to City Hall, the more Putties and Tyrannodrones there were. Ryan gunned down as many as he could, but was surrounded. Tyrannodrones circled him and began to inch closer. Ryan changed his gun back to axe mode and held it outward. Tyrannodrones ran toward Ryan and swung at him. Ryan blocked one with his axe and another with his right hand. The two Tyrannodrones pushed down on Ryan, but Ryan was pushing back. Another Tyrannodrone swiped Ryan across the back, sending a stream of sparks outward. Ryan dropped his guard from the attack and was hit across the chest by the two Tyrannodrones in front causing more sparks to come off his body. Ryan hit the ground hard as the Tyrannodrones swarmed him. They slashed and kicked his fallen body, preventing him from getting up. Ryan looked up and spotted his Titanium Laser laying across from him. He reached out for it; ignoring the kicks to his sides and swipes to the back. His hand inched toward the weapon until he felt it in his grasp. He spun around at slashed the Tyrannodrones around him. Ryan jumped up and brought his axe down on one that was in front of him. He ducked an oncoming attack and countered with a slash across its chest. He slashed a Tyrannodrone across the back and lifted him off the ground. Ryan threw the limp foot soldier at a small group coming toward him; toppling them like bowling pins. Ryan gripped his axe with two hands and ran toward the remaining foot soldiers. He swung his axe up and hit one in the face, sending it flying into a building. Ryan spun and downed another. The final Tyrannodrone cowered in front of the Titanium Ranger. Ryan kicked it to the ground and brought his axe down on its chest. He breathed heavily and surveyed the area. Bodies of the Tyrannodrones were littered all across the street. Ryan lifted axe off the last Tyrannodrone and fell to his knees. He was breathing very quickly and had put his hands on the ground to steady himself.

"I don't know how much more I can take." He said to himself. "There doesn't seem to be an end in sight."

Ryan slowly got back to his feet and began to walk cautiously toward City Hall. He checked every corner, hoping to not run into anymore foot soldiers. Rounding a corner, Ryan saw City Hall's clay shingled roof and marble structure. He picked up the pace and ran toward the marble staircase. An explosion shook the ground and Ryan stopped in his tracks. The sound of grinding metal and shattering glass filled the air. He looked around quickly and immediately ran away from City Hall. A large office building was beginning to fall over. Glass and metal grinders fell on the street along with office furniture as the building toppled over and crashed into the buildings across the street. A large amount of dust was kicked up and obscured Ryan's vision. He could see an open door and ran inside, rolling over a table. He waited for a few moments, still breathing heavily. After about a minute, Ryan left the building and walk back to where he was moments ago. The office building had collapsed and now blocked the street with what was left of its once stable structure.

"Dammit. This is just keeps getting better and better."

"Conner, Ethan, everyone do you read me?" said Tommy. Ryan lifted his communicator in relief.

"Thank god. I thought we lost our de facto leader." He said to himself before using answering Tommy. "Great to hear from you. I was beginning to worry something went wrong."

"Me and Ashley are on the city's edge. Things don't look so good from here."

"Guys I need some back up over here." Kira said. "Not exactly ready for a straight up fight, let along an invasion."

"Oh man, I almost forgot about Kira." Ryan said to himself. "There's no way she'll last much longer on her own."

"Alright, Ashley is on her way now. Just hang in there." Tommy said.

"It's what I've been doing for the past twenty minutes." Kira semi-joked.

"Anyone else need back up?"

"I should be alright for now." Ryan answered.

"Does anyone know where the leaders are?"

Ryan's eyes widened. He knew if anyone could get to City Hall it would be Tommy and was in a better state then Ryan to deal with the leaders of this invasion.

"City Hall."

"Thanks. I'm on my way there now. Everyone, good luck and may the power protect you."

"If anytime the power should protect us, now would be the perfect time." Ryan said to himself. "Now I should probably link up with the police and see how the situation is being handled."

Luckily, Ryan was closer to the Police Department. He made his way around the debris filled streets until he saw the Police Department down the road. Officers were scrambling around, helping people inside the building and sending people out in squad cars. Officers were standing guard around the citizens waiting for transport out of town.

"Excuse me." Ryan said to the nearest officer. "Who in charge here?"

"You're a Power Ranger! Uhh… uhh that'd be the Chief, but his hands are full at the moment."

"Don't worry, I'm going to help take some of this off his hands."

Ryan walked past the officer and headed inside.

Reefside: Downtown- Police Department

Tables were cleared and every seat was filled by citizens needing medical attention. Officers were helping as many people as they could. Most of the people needed minor first aid, but a handful needed full medical attention. Ryan looked around the room for the Chief. The citizens looked over at Ryan and were in awe.

"A Power Ranger."

"But he's not one of the regular rangers"

"Where did he come from?"

"The Rangers are here to save us!"

Ryan saw a man going from phone to phone and tell other officers what to do. He walked past the busy officers and wounded people. He stood behind the man while he was on one phone.

"We need more vehicles to Reefside and any military assistance. We're facing a full scale invasion. The mayor has ordered an evacuation of the city, but there is too much going on for my men alone to do something. We are spread thin as is… Yes… About a tenth of the city has been evacuated while most of it is under siege… Alright… Well things aren't as bad as they could be due to the Power Rangers… Yes, the Power Rangers and there seems to be more than normal like more of them are gathering for something… How long until we get help?... Alright, thank you."

"Excuse me. Are you the Chief?" Ryan asked.

"Yes I am, but I'm a little busy…" the Chief stopped talking when he saw Ryan. "Oh, I'm sorry Ryan. I've had my hands full as you've obviously seen."

"Yeah, it's a mess out there."

"So you know what I'm dealing with. The mayor ordered an evacuation and left by helicopter not too long ago. I just got off the phone with the governor and he's sending transportation. How are things on your end?"

Ryan paused. "I can't tell him we're cut off from each other, that'll just make him more stressed. But I can't lie to him either." Ryan said in his head. He was glad he still had his helmet on. He didn't want the chief to see the worry on his face.

"Well?" the Chief asked again.

"We're doing everything we can. We have someone coming to back us up, they'll be here soon."

"That's refreshing. I probably shouldn't keep you; we both have a lot of work to do."

"Right. We'll have this invasion taken care of."

"Thank you. And good luck."

Ryan turned around and left for the door. As he walked, he looked at the people again. Their faces were full of despair and some looked as though they were ready to give up. The officers had similar looks on their faces as they helped the citizens. Ryan reached for the door handle, but something stopped him. Something in the back of his mind told him not to leave yet.

"Really Ryan? These people are giving up and you're just going to ignore them? You're a Power Ranger. You give them hope. Leaving without saying anything will make them give up entirely." Ryan turned around and faced the people. "Everyone. Please don't give up. I know you want to give up and I know the situation seems dire. But we'll get through this. You have the men and women of your police force working to get you to safety. You also have us, the Power Rangers. We'll defend this city until the very end. And I am sure… without a doubt… we will win this!"

Everyone in the room jumped up and cheered. Everyone that could clap clapped loudly. Their frowns were replaced with smiles. People were thanking Ryan and moving about more enthusiastically. Ryan reached for the door again and opened it. He looked back to the Chief, who nodded and had a large smile on his face. He gave Ryan a salute before he went back to the phones. Ryan left the building with a little more spring in his step.

"We can get through this… We will get through this."

Author's Notes: Now wasn't that a very exciting and morale raising chapter? Ryan has really been pushed to his limits. Will Joel arrive in time? Who headed to City Hall? Why were those Putties afraid? Will the military's help come in time? Find out next time. This entire arc will take up quite a few chapters and will be the main focus for quite some time, so the chapters my take longer to come out. I'm sorry if you guys hate waiting a long time to read the next chapter, but I need to the time to make sure the continuity of each chapter in the arc is consistent. For those that have been with me from the beginning, I thank you for still being fans of my story and putting up with my sporadic updates. Those new to my story, I hope to keep you reading and continue to grow my fans. Overall, I hope to not drive you away from the story due to the waiting time. Thank you. Please Read and Review.

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