It Begins pt.6

As 42 landed in the Launch Bay, the five exited the spacecraft. Well…three did anyways.

"Dad, I'm almost 22. I can make my own decisions. I'm coming with." Jill snapped as she walked out of the ship with her father in tow.

"Jillian Andrea Isabelle Lightyear, this is far too dangerous for you. You're staying on the ship. End of discussion." Buzz stated, pulling her back. Slapping his hands away, she glared at him as she walked with the others.

"My boss and friends are in here too, you know. I'd like to see if their okay after being hit with a purple beam of evil." Buzz sighed and turned on the flashlight he had taken from the Star Cruiser.

"Fine. But stay close to me, alright?" She groaned as he pushed her behind him. Walking down the darken halls, the group kept their guards up. "XR, whaddya got?" Buzz asked the small robot.

"Sensors indicate; Spooky. In fact I'm gonna have to go with very spooky." XR replied as his head beam eyeballs coated the halls with limited light. They soon entered Mission Control.

"Where is everyone?" Booster asked worrying.

"What happened? I mean there's no sign of a struggle." Mira said looking over the empty seats where there were usually LGMs in them.

"And there are no bodies on the floor to indicate an airborne poison." Jill added, earning her the nervous looks of Booster, XR, and Mira. "What? I'm just stating the obvious." Meanwhile Buzz was looking at his wrist communicator.

"Hmm, my scanner is picking up some-"

"Lightyear, how good of you to join us." An eerie voice startled the five and caused them to look over at a pair of red glowing eyes.

"Zurg?" Buzz whispered as he held Jill back behind him.

"In a…matter of speaking." The voice replied as Buzz pointed his flashlight at it. With a click of the button, light illuminated over the eyes, only to revile Commander Nebula. The group looked shocked and scared over the discovery.

"Ooooh! That's spooky." XR said as Booster gave a yelp. Mira shrieked as a red eyed LGM appeared next to her.

"You see, I used the Uni-mind to link your fellow rangers to my evil." The possessed LGM said as more appeared and spoke in sync with it. As more possessed Star Command personnel and rangers appeared, the five were soon surrounded. "And that's just the beginning. Soon the entire Galactic Alliance will be under my control." As the possessed Rangers laughed, XR rubbed his chin.

"You know, as a robot, I am not susceptible to mind control, so this really isn't an issue for me." He said happily as he crossed his arms.

"Yeah, it'll be your issue when they rip you apart and sell you for scrap." Mira barked as she kept her hand on her laser, as did Buzz with his.

"Good point. Anybody got a plan?" XR nervously asked.

"Here's one." The controlled Commander said as he raised a large gun at them and fired.

"How about running away from certain death? That one's better." Jill yelped as she avoided the shot. Quickly scooping her up and throwing her over his shoulder, Buzz turned to the other three.

"Back to the ship, people!" He yelled as Booster acted as a ram and cleared a path for them.

"People? That does include me, right?" XR asked before Buzz saved him from a cannon blast. Running down the hall, the group came to a complete stop as a barricade of possessed personnel was waiting for them. One of which was-

"Dr. Cosmos?" Jill asked heartbroken at the sight of her mentor was among the evil hoard. Mira glared as she reached for her laser. Buzz quickly stopped her from firing.

"No, Mira! Although currently possessed by the most powerful evil in the universe, they're still our fellow rangers."

"Then how do we get past them?" Mira asked.

"Without getting cooked extra crispy with a blaster?" Jill quipped still slung over her father's shoulder.

"Looks like we've got us a high traffic area." Booster smirked as he grabbed XR like a floor waxer as the bot's feet turned into buffers. At first XR looked confused, and then got a determined look on his face.

"Alright, let's wax 'em big guy." His tone turned into a weak one in a second as they plowed through the rangers. "Just push me, but not so fast, not so fast, NOT SO FAST!" Jill, Mira and Buzz looked shocked, then smiled and followed.

"To the Launch Bay!" Buzz yelled as they ran towards 42. Dodging the laser shots the evil rangers were shooting at them, the dove into the Launch Bay and quickly slammed the door. Mira used her laser to seal the door. Giving a satisfied nod, Buzz ran towards the ship. "Good work, people!" XR pointed a finger up questionably.

"And robot?"

"And robot." Quickly boarding the ship the five buckled in and shot out of the Launch Bay.

"Well…that was terrible and horrifying." Jill said as she crossed her arms.

"Not the time, nor the place, Jillian Andrea Isabelle" Buzz snapped.

"If Zurg has taken over every mind on Star Command, well, that means we're the only space rangers left." Mira said.

"What do we do?" Booster warbled.

"We've got to take the battle to Zurg." Buzz said as he gripped the steering wheel.

"No need. He's bringing it to us!" XR yelled as he looked at the scanners to the team.

"Uh oh, I got a lot of red lights blinking over here!" Booster panicked as he looked to Buzz.

"I don't need those lights to tell me we're in trouble."Buzz said before the entire ship jerked forward as a fleet of star cruisers shot at them. Thinking quick, Buzz jolted the ship out of the line of fire.

"I had no idea a star cruiser could pull a move like that!" Mira said looking at Buzz impressed.

"And neither did Zurg." Buzz said smugly. A loud crash alerted everyone to the left side of the ship, as a possessed Commander Nebula was flying along 42 with other rangers.

"I'll make a note of it." He said as he blasted the ship a second time. Suddenly two rangers on space rovers appeared to the right of them.

"We're surrounded!" Mira cried.

"You know, the guy's supposed to be some kind of evil genius, and the best he can come up with is a ventriloquist act. What's next evil juggling?" XR mocked as he worked on the system's controls.

"Maybe he couldn't afford evil clowns on unicycles." Jill added with a smirk.

"Oh, ho! Little cutie's got a sense of humor!" XR smirked as he rolled next to her. "So, what else do you got?" he purred seductively. Jill crossed her arms.

"Taste in men."

"Ooo! Ouch, this kitten's got claws." XR stopped as Buzz shot him a warning look.

"Farewell, Lightyear." Zurg controlled Nebula said as he and the other rangers left.

"They're retreating!" Mira exclaimed.

"But why?" Buzz asked

"Obviously, my caustic tongue cut 'em to the quick." XR said, standing proudly. Buzz just shook his head.

"I'm getting a funny energy reading." Booster said as he pointed to the glowing screen in front of him.

"Mira, check the hull." Buzz ordered as the blue toned woman ghosted threw the roof of the ship.

"Okay, that's pretty cool." Jill said as she looked at the scene before her in amazement.

"Baby, if you want cool, I'm the very definition of cool. I make Pluto look like Mahambas VI in comparison." XR said growling in seduction. Mira quickly returned.

"We've got a bomb!"

"A BOMB!" Both Booster and XR screamed.

"Oh yeah. That was so cool." Jill said sarcastically at XR.

"Perfect." Buzz grinned.

"Yeah, cause I didn't want to live to see my 22nd birthday anyway." Jill snapped as Buzz unbuckled himself. He quickly unbuckled her and threw Jill over his shoulder. "Okay I can still walk places by myself dad!" Buzz ignored her as he turned to the other three.

"Quick. To the docking bay!" He yelled as the three followed him to said location. "Alright everyone, get into the Alpha-1!" Everyone looked at him in shock. "Now!" Sighing, they complied and loaded in as Buzz sat in the pilot seat as Jill was crammed in between Booster and XR. "Alright. Hold on tight!" Buzz yelled as he started the ship. Suddenly the bomb went off as the ship exploded around them.