Some human slaves were dragged before Master Org in his factory by Putrids, being forced to their knees before him.

"It seems I overestimated my latest Orgs." He said in a low, menacing tone. Grabbing a chain, he pulled on it, yanking Toxica before him. "Make me more seeds."

"My friends are coming for me!" She replied defiantly as he stared at her battered, helpless form. "You will never be able to stop them!"

Master Org grabbed his staff, jamming it into her ribs, sending waves of burning pain coursing through her. Toxica screamed in agony as she thrashed wildly on the floor.

"You know how this will end. You know you are too weak to defy me for long!" He screamed at her.

"This time I don't need to defy you for long." She replied as he released her from her torment in a few pained, rasping gasps. She turned to glare at him hatefully. "This time I only need to hold out until they come!"

Master Org just rammed the staff into her gut, once again filling the halls of the factory with her screams.

Meanwhile, outside the factory, the Putrids patrolling the city around the factory all stopped, their attention drawn to the sky as the Isis Megazord and the Mach Megazord flew through the thick, enveloping clouds of pollution. The Mach Megazord launched a storm of power blasts into the innumerable masses as it came down.

"I know we're not meant..."

"...to escalate a battle." Gem and Gemma stated.

"But in this case, we'll make an exception!" Cole roared as the Isis Megazord launched the Final Strike into them. Merrick's Predazord slammed into the ground, scattering more of them with massive swipes, closely followed by the Wild Force Megazord, in this instance piloted by Zen-aku and Jindrax.

"Clear the way!" Cole instructed them. Merrick just smiled.

"You read my mind!" He replied as the four Megazords all rushed forward, smashing through the legions of opponents as they went.

Back in Corinth, Summer was sitting alone, chewing her fingernails as she waited for the blood pressure monitor to take her reading. Sarah just coughed to attract her attention as she came in.

"I sincerely doubt your blood pressure will have changed much in the last ten minutes." She told the Yellow Ranger. Everyone knew how stressed Summer was getting about the pregnancy, and of going through it alone. "Of course since you are worrying about it so much, it is possible it could have gone up."

"How am I not meant to worry?" Summer asked her, unfastening the armband as the reading came out, indicating as she had theorised that her blood pressure was still high. "I still haven't heard anything from Dillon. It's been weeks since he left."

"Summer, I wish I could make you feel better about that, but the point is moot. Anything I say to you would be only a theory, it would have no basis in fact." She replied as comfortingly as she could. "All I can tell you is that the signal on their tracking beacon is still active."

Just then, Tenaya came into the room, looking around frantically.

"Has anyone seen Alex's bear?" She asked them. Summer had bought him a tiny yellow bear on the week he had been born. Now, he went virtually everywhere with it. "He won't sleep without it."

"The last time I saw it was when I was having some warm milk." Summer told her. "Try the sitting area."

Tenaya nodded and went over to the couch, breathing a sigh of relief as she moved a cushion, finding the bear.

"Thanks, you have no idea how much he'd have screamed if I tried to put him down without this." Tenaya replied, before rushing back to her room. Summer watched her go, with a bit of a dreamy look in her eyes.

"She makes it all look so easy." Summer whispered gently.

"If memory serves, that wasn't always the case." Sarah reminded her. "You do remember how she was the first few weeks don't you?"

"I guess it's something all mothers go through." Summer sighed, thinking about how difficult Tenaya had found things at first. For a long time, she had become distressed and frustrated when she couldn't tell what he needed or wanted. She was constantly overwhelmed by the demands placed on her by her newborn son, and pressured to be a perfect mother to him instantly, to the point she had convinced herself she couldn't cope. Now though, with the help of her family, she had started to become accustomed to her new life. "I just wish there was someone I could ask about my own upbringing."

"Summer..."

"I know I've made amends with my parents, I know they love me, but even they would admit that they never raised me. They were never around." Summer reminded her. "I was brought up by Ten's mom until she was kicked out, and then Andrews took over. Both of them are dead."

"I believe it is customary for expectant mothers to consult their parents for advice on these matters." Sarah remarked thoughtfully. "However, you do know two people who are currently raising young children. Unless you've forgotten, Brie and Tenaya are both in that situation."

"I guess you're right." Summer sighed, thinking about it. "It has been a while since I visited Brie anyway."

"Perhaps tomorrow you could..."

"Hold that thought!" Summer warned her, before clamping a hand over her mouth and rushing from the room in the direction of one of the toilets, almost bowling over Hicks and Vasquez as she went. Vasquez looked to Sarah, laughing a little.

"She's pretty regular isn't she?" Vasquez remarked. "Kind of like Old Reliable with vomit."

"You shouldn't laugh Vasquez." Hicks told her. "That could be you some day."

"That's hardly on the cards." She told him. "I'm missing a vital component in that little equation."

"What can I do for you?" Sarah asked them. "I doubt you're here to discuss Summer's morning sickness."

"We're here to ask when you're expecting Scott and the others back." Hicks replied honestly. "We were hoping they'd be here for the VV day celebration."

Since the renovations on the city were completed, and the citizens had been largely re-housed back into permanent accommodation and had the opportunity to heal many of their injuries from the final battle, Chas was keen to have a city-wide holiday to allow them to celebrate the end of the war and honour the fallen. He had opted for the name "Victory over Venjix Day" or simply VV day for short.

"I don't know. At their current rate, I expect Scott, Flynn and Dillon to be back in time." She said with as much certainty as she could. "I still haven't received any transmissions from Gem and Gemma as to when we can expect them to return."

"It's just that Chas was intending to honour you all for your part in the war effort." He explained. "I guess he was hoping you'd all be there to receive the awards in person."

"You can be assured, if we can be there, we will." Sarah said with a smile. "I'll let you know nearer the time."

Back in Turtle cove, Master Org was still busy torturing Toxica, trying to force her to create some power seeds when the wall was smashed open. The Predazord's fist was pulled free, leaving the opening clear as Gem and Gemma fired a few blasts inside, destroying the putrids holding the slaves in place. The Gold and Silver Rangers leapt inside, guiding the prisoners back below before the smog pouring into the room could overtake them and sealing the doors.

"It's over John!" Gemma screamed. "There's no way you can defeat all of us!"

"You meddling fools, what right did you have to get involved in this?" He snapped at them. "This is none of your concern! This was between me and the Wild force!"

"Vengeance is blind. Don't you see what you've done?" Cole asked as the Wild Force Rangers arrived. "The city is in ruins! The air is toxic! There's no telling when we'll be able to make it habitable again!"

"I saved the city!" Master Org screamed at him. "No one else could have defeated Venjix. Only the power of my Orgs could drive him out.

"You can't believe that surely?" Taylor asked him. "The people ARE the city! They're imprisoned below, unable to go outside in case the poison gets them. You force them to work in your factory to produce the very poison that keeps them prisoner. You haven't saved them, you've enslaved them!"

"Enough!" He snapped, interrupting her. "You can't lie to me, you destroyed any illusions I had about you when you murdered my brother!"

"Your brother knew what he did was wrong." Zen-aku said as he stepped into the room with Jindrax. "He was grateful to be released. The Wild Force rangers saved him as much as they saved everyone else. Your brother found peace..."

"In DEATH!" John interrupted him. "He found peace in death!"

"Let her go Master Org." Jindrax stated, levelling a blade in his direction. "It's over!"

"It is over when I say it is." He sneered. "She held on under the foolish impression that you would save her. Since I will not get any more seeds from her, perhaps I should grant her the same peace you granted my brother."

With that, he pressed the staff into her heart. Toxica screamed in agony, at which Jindrax sprinted across the room, slamming into Master Org, plunging his dagger up to the hilt into his abdomen. Master Org just smirked and swatted him away with an incredible power.

"We can't risk hitting Toxica!" Cole stated. "We need to destroy the Org Heart! If we don't, he'll just regenerate!"

"Sky Shift Blazers!" Gem and Gemma called out together, forming their weapons. Both of them placed their engine cells inside.

"You can't..."

"Don't worry, we know what we're doing!" Gem assured him. "Right sis?"

"You know it!" She called back. They both fired, blasting his horn. Master Org staggered away, allowing Zen-aku to slice through her chains, dragging her to safety.

"Lunar Break!" Merrick called out, powering up the Lunar Cue. He launched the attack, obliterating the Org, leaving only the heart, pulsating on the floor.

"We can't re-energise our engine cells in time." Gem told them as the others called out their weapons, realising that without Danny's Bison Axe, they couldn't form the Jungle Sabre. Just then, he heard a call within his heart. Looking down, he saw the axe appearing in his hand.

"The Bison has leant you his power." Cole told him. Gem ran over to join them, helping to form the massive weapon. Gem smiled as he took his place with them, placing a hand on Cole's shoulder. They prepared to destroy the heart as is was regenerating Master Org's body.

"Savage Slash!" They chorused together, unleashing their ultimate attack. The Org Heart was destroyed in a massive explosion which rocked the entire building.

"Boom!" Gem yelled excitedly, bouncing around and pumping his fist in the air. "That was awesome!"

"It really was." Max told him, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Danny would be proud."

"We have to free the prisoners." Cole ordered them. "We need to evacuate them to the Animarium until we can figure out what to do about this smog."

Later in the night, up in the Animarium, the rangers were all assembled around in the temple. Zen-aku and Jindrax were tending to Toxica's injuries following her long and brutal imprisonment. Princess Shayla arrived as Merrick finished with another of his stories.

"The refugees are all settled into the camp site." She told them. "They can stay in the meantime."

"So what are we going to do long term?" Merrick asked her. "It's not like they can stay forever."

"Well we had..."

"...a thought about that actually." Gem told them, showing them a transmitter he had built. "We managed to get a signal out to New Tech. They're sending a team to help rebuild the city."

"They'll also decontaminate the air." Gemma added. She smiled and looked up as a couple of jets came into view. "Speaking of which, here they are now!"

Taylor got off the rock she was sitting on, looking up at the jets as they descended. The loading doors opened, and Gemma noticed her expression falling as the team of strangers poured out of the vehicle.

"Welcome to the Animarium!" Princess Shayla greeted them warmly. "Alyssa, Merrick, if you would be kind enough to show them to the camp."

As they were led away, Cole came over to Taylor, knowing why she was upset. He knew that as soon as she had heard the twins had contacted New Tech, she would be hopeful to hear news from the man she had loved. She hadn't parted with him on the best terms, and since the Venjix attacks, they hadn't been able to contact New tech.

"Taylor..."

"It's alright Cole." She sighed, wiping away a tear. "I just wish I'd heard from him."

Gem and Gemma both smiled as the pilot got out of one of the jets, looking around. He was wearing a black, coverall suit, and a bright red Beret. As soon as he saw Taylor, he pulled off his shades, locking eyes with her. Her face lit up as she saw him.

"Eric!" She screamed joyfully, running towards him and throwing her arms around him tightly, as though she had no intention of ever letting him go. Eric returned the gesture.

"Taylor, I thought I might never see you again." He replied, parting from her a little. He caressed her face with his hands, looking into her eyes, which were now filled with tears of joy.

"I can't believe you're here." She sniffed as she wiped some of her tears away.

"When Gem contacted New Tech and told us about Turtle Cove I had to come." He told her. "I'm heading up the team that's here to rebuild Turtle Cove."

He moved in, kissing her softly. Taylor looked at him a little stunned.

"Eric, what about all those things I said to you?" She asked him.

"Taylor, I love you. I shouldn't have had that fight with you." He told her. "I know it was a huge job, but it was only a job."

"Eric, I'm sorry..."

"There's nothing to apologise for. All that time thinking I might have lost you made me realise that I should never have let anything come between us." He told her. "That's why I took this job."

"What are you saying?" She asked him. Eric smiled at her.

"When the team goes home, I'm staying." He told her. "I'm never leaving you again. If you'll have me of course."

"What do you think?" She asked him, putting her hand around behind his head and drawing her into a long, passionate kiss. Max just went to the twins, nudging them.

"Something tells me this is one of those times we should make ourselves scarce." He told them. Cole, Max, Gem and Gemma all quietly left, leaving the night to Taylor and Eric and their long-overdue reunion.