Chapter Seventeen: Earth, Edenoi, and Familiar Faces
*Special thanks to sky_queen3 for the Photoshopped image I grabbed from Google Images

Author's Note - The thanks is from the original manuscript which had pictures attached to it*

Lord Zedd gripped his Z Staff. Red Energy mixed with Silver Zeo Morphing Energy danced around his entire body. The energy crawled its way from his body into his staff, his power regulator, and he shot it at Count Dregon. Dregon, no longer taking Zedd lightly, focused and cartwheeled himself out of the way. As he landed, he shot at the monstrous being with a blaster. The blast hit Zedd, seeming to do nothing.

"Give it up, Dregon." Zedd cackled. "You stand no chance against me!"

Dregon swallowed hard. He'd never battled a being with such power. He focused his energy into the crystal on his forehead and sent a Psychic blast toward Zedd. Cocky, Zedd did not even attempt to dodge it. Unfortunately for him, the effect the blast had on him was something he could not have guessed.

Howdy. Commander Zedd said, laughing. The Dark Lord was shocked to hear him as the blast knocked him back, giving him a slight concussion. He tried to shake his head to focus on his environment while trying to recover from hearing the voice of the mind of his host body.

Don't be surprised. Commander Zedd counseled. It was your own cockiness that brought me back. I do have to admit, after Finster gave you your most recent serum dose, I thought with you all powered up I'd never get a chance to stretch my mental legs again. Well, thanks to Dregon's hit jostling your mind a bit, I'm back!

"Argh! I hate you, Count Dregon!" Lord Zedd screamed, rushing toward his rival.

"The feeling is mutual." Dregon replied, getting ready to trade fisticuffs. Zedd lashed out, Red Energy surrounding the entirety of the top of Dregon's ship. A few blows connected with Dregon, similarly from Dregon to Zedd. Suddenly, their fists met each other at the halfway point, sending a shockwave from the impact and blasting the two to opposite ends of their battleground.

Nicely done, "Lord". Maybe next time you can actually finish him? Commander Zedd taunted. Lord Zedd growled in frustration.

"Let's finish this." Dregon said, readying himself. As the two began to charge an attack, Kamen Rider: Decade was thrown onto the ground between the two villains, having been tossed by the villains he had been battling nearby.

Dregon smirked as he saw smoke coming off Decade's suit. "Nice to see you join us, brother. Having a hard time, are you?"

Decade stood up, grunting. "I'm going to take you down, Dregon."

"Not if we do it first!" A harsh voice said, its possessor appearing on the scene like lightning. The group of villains had used their streaking ability to chase after Decade, who they had been pummeling earlier.

"And who, may I inquire, are you!?" Lord Zedd demanded, angry his battle was being unceremoniously interrupted. He pointed his staff at them.

"Psycho Red."

"Psycho Blue."

"Psycho Black."

"Psycho Yellow."

"Psycho Pink."

Ooo! Psycho Rangers. They sound tough. Maybe there's a Psycho White. You know… your premonition about the White Warrior? The one destined to destroy you? Commander Zedd offered, hoping to throw Lord Zedd completely off his game.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Lord Zedd yelled, falling to his knees. His Z Staff clattered to the metal floor.

The Psycho Rangers stood, staring at him.

"What business do you have here, Psychos?" Dregon asked, folding his arms across his chest. "Estro did not inform me to be expecting you."

"Estro? Why does that name sound so familiar…?" Psycho Pink asked, suddenly grabbing her own head in pain. The N-Drive, although no longer connected to Estro's network, was still working according to its programming though all memory of Estro's involvement with them was being blocked from their consciousness.

"Hey, don't you start acting like that skinless buff dude." Psycho Black said, worried about his teammate while referring to Zedd in his state of confusion.

"But… how did we get these powers!?" Psycho Pink demanded, also falling to her knees.

Decade turned to stare at Dregon, ignoring the inner squad debate occurring between the Psychos. "Okay, brother. It's time we ended this." He produced his blade.

Dregon smiled. He then wagged his finger, seemingly to say no. "Not yet. This is not how we end our feud. Not here, at least. Until next time!" And with that, Dregon vanished. His fight with Zedd interrupted, he had no reason to linger.

"No!" Decade yelled, throwing his arm out as if to reach for Dregon. He turned to face the Psychos. "So, you are in league with King Estro?"

"The Morphing Master? No, why would we be? We're just here to exact our vengeance on the United Alliance for their hypocrisy!" Psycho Yellow stated.

"Yeah. We try to invent Ranger powers, they expel us, then turn around and do the very thing we had suggested in the first place. Ridiculous!" Psycho Blue said, referring to their time as scientists during the War on Decrof.

Psycho Red stepped forward, his Psycho Sword in hand. "We don't want the universe to be run by such stupidity."

"What, so you think you'd do better?" Decade asked, laughing.

"Yeah, I think we would." Psycho Pink replied, standing up and composing herself. "But first... we're gonna need more power, and you seem to fit our goals."

"You'll have to destroy me to get these powers." Decade said, getting into a fighting stance.

"If you say so. Psychos? Attack!" Psycho Red ordered. They squatted into a semi-running start and in a blinding speed, flash streaked to Decade.

Focus… Decade thought.

Behind his helmet, his gem appeared on his forehead. He closed his eyes. He swung his blade, feeling the gusts of wind as they blew past. He felt his blade connect several times. He kept swinging at what he felt were the best times, his tap to the Morphing Grid aiding his reflexes and prompting him as to when he should strike. After some time, however, he could not keep up with the awesome speed the five rangers had. Zedd looked up to see sparks beginning to fly from Decade's armor. He was being massacred.

"No… Kamen!" Commander Zedd said. At that, he stopped.

"Huh? What!? I have control again!" Commander Zedd yelled, stretching his arms for the first time in about a year.

Impossible! The Dark Lord yelled.

Commander Zedd focused his sights on Decade, doing all he could to stay standing as he was continually pummeled by the Psycho Rangers. He felt compassion toward the stalwart fighter. He wished there was something he could do to help.

Suddenly, he felt power rush through him. The Zeo subcrystal, in the "Z" symbol attached to the chromed rim around his exposed brain, felt as if it was pouring energy into his mind. He looked down to see Indigo Energy flowing around him. At that moment, he knew what he had to do.

Remembering Tria's words, the disfigured and mutated body of Lord Zedd crossed his arms in an "X" fashion, Silver Zeo Energy appearing in his hands.

"It's morphin' time! Silver Ranger power!"

. . .

Gosei buried his head in his hands, frustrated. He looked over the schematics again. He had been doing well trying to create what the paperwork said he was supposed to be creating, but to get the final pieces in play, the algorithms and wiring had begun to go over his head. He couldn't make heads or tails about what he was supposed to do next.

Zordon smiled, walking up to Gosei. "Having problems?"

Gosei looked up for a moment, then threw his hands up in the air. "Well, I'm sure glad you guys decided to stop by here on Earth. I don't think I would be able to finish this thing had you not."

"Well, my Viewing Globe project is quite complicated. So, I won't do it for you, because then you'll never learn. But, I can help you. So, sit back over here and let me instruct you." Zordon said. Ever since he joined Team Victory, his levels of sympathy and understanding had risen. He was aware that, although maybe not as intelligent as he, other people had the ability to feel just as much as he did. Sometimes, when he looked back at how he used to act with irritation toward his peers, he felt as if he had the mind of a completely different person.

Gosei reluctantly agreed and sat back down. Zordon helped him separate the equations into smaller chunks that Gosei could understand. Zordon was impressed with Gosei's ability to reverse engineer most of Zordon's instructions, because Gosei had no formal training in scientific mathematics or electronics. Gosei had been an agricultural expert for the United Alliance, having been a farmer in his profession before joining the Morphing Academy. Once Gosei had realized he was to be the main asset Earth had after the Final Siege, he had taken it upon himself to try and create tech for the battles against the various villains.

"Okay, now, just tweak that there and—No, Gosei, not that!" Zordon yelled. As Gosei crossed two wires, Zordon dropped to the floor for cover. He heard a small burst and crackle from up where Gosei was sitting. He stood up, laughing.

Gosei, staring wide eyed at the wall across from his workstation, face black from the explosion, coughed. "Oops." He said.

"Wait," Zordon said, pointing at the orb they had been working on. "It has turned on. What's that on the globe?"

Gosei squinted, trying to rub the black off his skin. "It looks like a person…"

"It took you long enough to find me, didn't it?" Asked Dimitria.
. . .

Commander Zedd stood on the deck, in his new power suit. He lowered his head and charged forward.

"Huh?" Psycho Blue said as he felt someone grab him by the shoulder, throwing him down to the ground.

"Hey!" Psycho Pink screamed as she was hit, sparks erupting from her suit.

Psycho Yellow, Black, and Red stopped their assault on Decade. They turned around to see the Silver Ranger helping Decade up to his feet.

"Another ranger, huh? Where did you come from!?" Psycho Red demanded.

"I'm your worst nightmare." Silver Ranger said, surprised to hear his normal voice again.

"Bring it." Psycho Yellow ordered, beckoning him with her index finger.

"Stay here and recover. This shouldn't take long!" Silver Ranger said to Decade, running at the three rangers.

He was able to block Yellow and Black Psychos fairly easily, while Psycho Red suddenly disappeared into the floor. Kicking the two rangers away from him with a double jump kick, he looked around in confusion.

"Huh? Where'd he go?"

"Surprise!" Psycho Red yelled, jumping out from the floor, rematerialized. He swung the Psycho Sword to hit the Silver Ranger.

By reflexive command of the Zeo Energy, Silver Ranger threw up his hands. Suddenly, Lord Zedd's Z Staff was there. He used it to block Psycho Red.

"What!? You're Lord Zedd!" Psycho Red gasped. He took a step back, surprised.

"Hmph. Red? We don't need to do this. What are we proving?" Psycho Blue said, joining Red at his side along with the rest of the team.

"You're right. We don't have a silver ranger. No reason to fight another. We need to stay focused." Psycho Red replied, realizing their mistake.

"Yeah. We need to focus on our colors." Psycho Pink agreed.

"Move out." Psycho Red ordered. The Psychos then streaked away, hopping on space debris to get on their shuttle on Edenoi's moon.

The Silver Ranger walked over to Decade. "You okay?"

"Zedd? Is that really you?"

The Silver Ranger looked at his hand, holding the Z Staff. "I guess it is. Weird, huh?"

"I am so glad to see you're okay."

"Just wait until I demorph. Haha. I don't look okay." Silver said, shrugging.

"Come with me down to Edenoi. We can try to help you."

Silver shook his head. "No. I'm going to pursue the Psycho Rangers."

"Then I'll go with you."

Silver laughed. "And leave Edenoi abandoned? I heard enough about you in the trenches to know that's not something you would do."

Kamen hesitated. "You'd be surprised. I just got back from helping two different planets… but… I did just get back. You're right. I should stay. Dregon will be itching for a fight now."

Silver placed a hand on Decade's shoulder. "Until we meet again, Master Kamen."

Decade nodded as the Silver Zeo Ranger got into Shadow Mode and disappeared into space. Kamen then swiped a card into his Decade Morpher and teleported back onto his shuttle to make his way to Edenoi.

The Silver Ranger bounded toward the Psycho Rangers' shuttle. When he was within range, he summoned his Z Staff and shot a blast at it. It was a tiny stream of energy. It attached itself to the shuttle and began to drag the Silver Ranger. He made sure to keep his distance, hoping the Psychos wouldn't pick up his energy reading.

What? You expect to save the universe? Be the newest hero? The Dark Lord mocked. Ha! I'll be back in control in no time. Just you wait and see!

Fat chance. Soon, I'll have the best scientists working on me, and we'll be separated before you know it. Then I'll morph and destroy you myself.

Commander Zedd then heard laughter reverberating in his head. We shall see, my host. We shall see.

The Black Space Ranger kicked a Tenga Warrior in the face. Landing, he looked around. He saw General Yuki-Onna, a Monster from a wolf-like species, call for more warriors as she tried to recuperate near a tree. She leaned over and gasped the order into a communicator.

"We're in trouble, guys. Let's take it to the next level!" Black Ranger said.

"Right!" Replied the Blue Ranger.

"Mega Mode!" All of the rangers except for the Silver Space Ranger cried out.

"Mega Black!"

"Mega Red!" Space Red said.

"Mega Blue!"

"Mega Yellow!" The Yellow Space Ranger stated emphatically.

"Mega Pink!" Declared the Pink Space Ranger.

"Hopefully this will help you guys keep up with me." Silver joked.

Michael had discovered a flaw with the powers he have made for the Silver Space Ranger once he had given the power to one of his fellows from KO-35: the attack stat fluctuated. For a reason Michael had not yet been able to discern, at times Silver Ranger's attack stats would surpass even the Black Ranger's, which was high due to its origin being traced to the original morpher worked on by Michael, Zordon, and Orion. Other times, Silver Ranger had been seen to dip down to single digits for his attack. To not make the same mistake, Michael had developed a power-up for the Space Rangers. It would boost all of the main five's stats, and in a similar fashion as the Alliance Ranger's V Formation, the armor would sync with Silver Ranger's battery and stabilize his attack to match those of his teammates.

"Alright!" Red Ranger said, leaping with greater force than before. He hit three Tenga Warriors simultaneously.

"I love this armor!" Pink Ranger said, shoving two warriors into a tree.

"Time for mega power!" Yellow Ranger cried out, tackling a Tenga down.

"Ha!" Yuki-Onna said, ready to attack. "Take this!"

She pointed her hand at the rangers and shot out a colossal blast of ice at them. The blast covered them, freezing them on the spot. Able to get out of the way, Pink Ranger rolled over next to Delphine, Aurico, and Corcus.

"Stay behind me. I'll keep you safe!" Pink Ranger said, inputting some numbers into her wrist tech morpher.

"Super Space Mode!" She yelled out. Michael had programmed into the morpher that, if a dire emergency were to befall the ranger team, that a certain number command would be able to divert all of the energy from all six rangers into one ranger. Michael codenamed this as "super mode".

"Super Pink Mode" She felt the energies drain into her. Just enough energy was left to keep them in their suits to protect them from the ice that surrounded them. Looking down, the Pink Ranger saw the multi-colored rectangles on her chest had changed to be gold.

"Oh, I'm so scared!" Yuki-Onna mocked. "Tengas!"

Even more Tengas launched themselves at the Pink Ranger and those she was protecting. They were cornered.

"What are we going to do!?" Aurico asked, worried.

Delphine looked down. "I'm… I'm sorry, everyone. I was wrong. I should not have stopped us from having Power Rangers. I see how necessary they are. Please… forgive me."

"Forgiven." Cestro said, teleporting onto the scene.

"You got the teleportation system back up and running!?" Corcus asked, surprised.

"It isn't able to teleport long distances at the moment. It will do short bouts for now." He said, holding up a bag of coins.

"What are those?" Aurico asked. Delphine could feel the power emanating from them due to her tap to the Morphing Grid. She already knew.

"Power Coins. I came here in the hopes to persuade Delphine." Cestro said as the Super Pink Space Ranger fought off Tengas in the foreground. "I guess I don't need to do that." He handed each of them coins, emptying the bag. "These are all four coins I have finished. Seeing as there are four of us, I think fate is trying to say something."

Delphine was silent. Aurico was the first to speak after breaking his trance on the coin. "How do we activate it?"

"I programmed them to use the same activation code Tria of Triforia uses to turn into the Gold Ranger. Watch as I demonstrate.

"It's morphin' time!" Then, the programming in the coin kicked in, causing Cestro to say, "Blue Aquitar Ranger power!"

Corcus nodded. "It's morphin' time! Black Aquitar Ranger power!"

Aurico turned to Delphine. "Master Delphine… I want to make sure… this is okay with you, correct?"

Delphine looked down. She looked up at the five rangers trapped in ice and thought how that would have been the certain fate of her people, had they not arrived. She looked at the Super Pink Space Ranger, battling to ensure they were safe. She then saw Yuki-Onna notice the new rangers, making her way to them.

"Yes, I'm okay with it."

"Then… It's morphin' time! Red Aquitar Ranger power!"

"You go ahead. I'll be there momentarily…" Delphine said. They nodded and ran to meet Yuki-Onna in battle.

"For my people… It's morphin' time! White Aquitar Ranger power!"

Maligore, Diabolico, and Loki stood on the moon around Edenoi, investigating. Bansheera had ordered them to go when Maligore had picked up an energy trace from the area. One of the signatures picked up was one matching the Zeo Crystal. Bansheera's informants told her Tria was currently on Earth, so in her mind it must have been someone else with incredible Zeo powers. Maligore had been sent with the other two Demons to see what they could find.

"Interesting…" Maligore said. His machine found traces of Morphing Energy around them. "There was definitely something intense happening here."

"What do you think it was, Diabolico?" Loki asked.

Diabolico looked down at the sand on the moon. "Footprints. Humanoid. Add in Morphing Energy… I'd have to say there was a ranger battle here… But no battle prints around. I think the battle occurred somewhere in space."

"On a vessel, to be precise." AM Dragon said, appearing from the shadows. He wore dark armor. The helmet on his head seemed to somehow have the metal molded to fit his head precisely, covering the entirety of it with armor. There were red accents on it and horns reminiscent of a Dragon. He carried a large lance in his dominant hand as he stared at the Demons before him. His very presence caused even Maligore to stand in awe and reverence ((Author's Note: He basically looks like Cecil from Final Fantasy IV before he became a Paladin)).

"You…" Maligore said.

"Ah, Maligore. The abomination. Good to finally meet you in person. I heard about you from within Bansheera's box." AM Dragon said, chuckling.

"Traitor." Diabolico accused.

"Traitor? Me? How can I be a traitor? I was forced into slave work by Bansheera's Magic. I'm now free. Do you wish to bring me down back into mindless devotion?"

"It is for your own good." Maligore said. "I wish for you to be on the winning team. In the end, you'll thank us."

"As for me, you stand in the way of our goals." Diabolico added. "I follow orders."

"I'm with Diabolico." Loki said. "Don't stand in The Queen's way or you'll get stomped!"

"Hi-yah!" AM Dragon cried out, leaping into the air. His inherent Dragoon abilities, which he had from a life before he was a Demon, allowed him to strike down and hit Maligore with a vengeance.

"Star Blast!" Diabolico cried, firing on AM Dragon. As the blast hit him, a scene flashed in his mind. He saw a woman with short black hair and fine pale skin, knelt on the ground with a large gash on her arm. Diabolico towered over her, laughing.

"For Beelzebub!" AM Dragon remembered hearing Diabolico say.

As he was lost in thought, kneeling down on the ground in pain, Loki produced his bazooka. "Fire!" AM Dragon was knocked up into the air. He floated off into space, unconscious.

"I will get him." Maligore said.

"Don't bother. He's done." Diabolico said, laughing. "Let's return to The Queen and let her know we destroyed AM Dragon."

Azazel laughed as he held Private Ubi by the throat in the air. She kicked at him, unsuccessful at releasing his vicegrip.

Burai lay on the ground, passed out. Priscilla was tending to him while the rest of the crew stared in horror.

While they had boarded the Warstar ship after the Psycho Rangers left Rashon, ready to gather tools to study the sword they had found on the planet that was supposed to be destroyed, Azazel had snuck into the ship. As he began attacking people, Burai had attempted to fight the Demon. He had been knocked out before he could summon his Dragon powers.

"Let her go." Rahp demanded.

"Or what?" Azazel mock asked.

"Or you'll feel the wrath of the Power Rangers." Filcar warned.

"Been there, mastered that. What else you got?"

Risp pointed a blaster at the Demon. "How about a shot in the head? It may not destroy you, but I'm sure it will hurt."

"Do it and I snap her neck." Azazel warned. "Your call, Sugar Lips."

It was a horrifying sight for the crew: their former teammate, Commander 17, standing with yellow eyes, holding up a person who was once a friend.

"Commander, it's me, BJ." Private Lovel said. "Please... let her go..."

His eyes instantly stopped showing yellow. "You're right..." He said. He dropped her to the ground. The entire crew smiled.

"And I should add her to my army!" Azazel cried out, the Yellow Energy returning to his eyes. He laughed as a black trail of smoke entered the room. It flowed down and entered into Ayame Ubi's mouth.

"Noooo!" Reon shouted. He fell to his knees.

Ayame Ubi then stood up. She smiled.

Azazel put his hand to his chin, admiring his handiwork. "It's a shame I was only passing by and this was an impromptu visit. Otherwise I would've made an entire army out of you guys." Then, turning to Ayame, he said, "How does it feel?"

She blinked with only one eyelid, then opened her mouth to speak, smiling the whole time. "Ahhh-yeeeeeeaaaah!" She screeched. Everyone covered their ears, including Azazel.

"Geez, what is this, your first possession!?" Azazel asked.

The demon nodded oddly. "First... time..."

"Okay, well... you'll get used to it. The motor functions get easy over time. What's your name anyway."

Summoning armor upon herself, she gave a smile. She was then able to choke out the word, "Vypra."

Azazel smiled. He then snapped his fingers and the two demons were gone.

"Get Zordon on the line." Rahp ordered.

"Why?" Private Lovel asked.

"He told me once he had the answer to stopping Demonic possessions. We need that technique immediately, or we're all doomed."

"How is it possible you are here!?" Zordon asked, confused.

"I don't care how… I am just glad to see you, friend." Dulcea said, tears in her eyes. She had heard Dimitria had fallen on Triforia. She never thought she'd see her again. She had always regretted she hadn't received the chance to say goodbye.

"Why cry? Aren't we reunited, in the end? Can you understand what kind of grief I have been under?" Dimitria asked. It was apparent she was very anxious, to be speaking in questions in front of four of her former Morphing Master companions.

"These are tears of joy." Tria said, smiling.

"What has been your grief, Dimitria?" Gosei asked, mimicking Zordon's thoughts.

"How could I have known that stepping on Triforia, the evil Gold Ranger would throw a device at me to demolecularize me? How do I describe my reaction when I discovered the energy from my Morphing Grid tap had mixed with the bomb, shifting me to an altered state of reality? Surprise? Astonishment? Grief? A combination of all these?" Dimitria explained.

"What have you been doing all of this time?" Dulcea asked.

"What is there to do but think? Did I believe Tria had been responsible? Seeing her here with you all, do I have the audacity to continue to think the same? Am I glad to see she was telling the truth about an impersonator?" She then nodded her head, her eyes obviously showing she was smiling behind the veil she was wearing. "Isn't the answer obvious?"

"I'm sorry for your troubles." Tria said. "I will bring that evil ranger to justice."

"Why the veil?" Zordon asked.

"Would it surprise you that the bomb left residual damage on my face? Do you blame me for hiding a hideous war scar?"

Gosei smiled. "No. No one blames you."

"We'll get you out." Zordon promised. "Back to our plane of existence."

An alarm went off. "Sorry, guys. It's gonna have to wait. We got trouble." Gosei said, looking at his screen.

"What is it?" Dimitria asked.

"Energy sparks off Phaedos." Gosei replied.

"Phaedos..." Dulcea whispered under her breath.

"Anything important on this planet?" Dimitria asked.

"The Greater Power of my people." Dulcea replied, not taking her eyes of the screen.

"Gosei, work on getting a fix on Dimitria." Zordon ordered. "Let's get going, everyone."

"Good luck, my friends." Dimitria said, feeling comfortable with them once again.

"Zordon!" Gosei cried out as Zordon was leaving.

"Yes?"

"Be careful. According to these readings, it's the Psycho Rangers, Lord Zedd, and some other power source that looks disturbingly similar to Tria's."

Zordon furrowed his brow, tufts of blue hair falling into his eyes. Zedd will be there...

Thoughts of his promise to save Zedd floated through his mind. He felt like a failure whenever he thought of the tragedy which had befallen his comrade. A man who lost everything while trying to selflessly protect the Zeo Crystal from Master Vile.

"Then we take them all out."