I admit, I got a little carried away with this chapter. So, I hope you like it!

Chapter 6: Breaking Black

"Your brother is driving me insane," Shelby grumbled as she walked past Teddie taking an order.

"So that's a bronto burger with mayo, right? And a strawberry milkshake?" Teddie repeated, and the girl nodded. "Awesome, I'll get that out to you in a moment," she smiled, turning away. "What's my twin bro doing now?" she asked.

"He hasn't looked up from his phone all shift. He's taking forever to do anything," Shelby complained as she lifted a plate from a table without looking.

"I'll sort him in a moment," Teddie took the plate from her. "For now, how about focusing on what you're doing?" she asked, setting the plate back down and apologising to the disgruntled customer who had still been eating.

"Oh...right," Shelby blushed, and the two went into the kitchen. "Urgh, Chase, can't you finish anything?!" she demanded, finishing the burger and stomping out with the tray. Chase didn't seem to hear her, and proceeded to pour mayo onto the counter.

"Chase!" Teddie snatched the phone from him.

"Hey!" he frowned at her, reaching to take it back, but she moved out of reach.

"Focus on the food, text later," Teddie told him, turning around to find the supplies to clean up the mayo. She frowned, sniffing the air, and looked up. "Chase!" she yelled, seeing him at a table, his eyes going wide.

"The grill!" he realised as she shouted, looking around as smoke filled the kitchen. "I'm so sorry! Sorry!" Chase sprinted back into the kitchen as Riley yelled in alarm.

Chase couldn't help but laugh in exasperation as he sat at a table, having had Kendall rant at him for his stupidity. The others looked less than impressed too.

"Come on!" he exclaimed. "One little fire!"

"That could have burned down the entire museum," Kendall pulled off her glasses to rub her eyes.

"And exposed our base," Shelby added.

"All because you saw a cute girl," Olivia rolled her eyes. Chase stood up, looking a bit more serious.

"Okay, I get it. I promise to pay more attention to-Moana!" he smiled brightly when he spotted someone walk into the restaurant.

"Who's that?" Shelby asked as Chase ran over to a woman dressed strangely, with a hat with several different coloured feathers sticking out of it.

"Moana," Teddie frowned, watching her brother hug the Maori lady.

"Chase, I need your help," Moana glanced to the others, before pulling Chase away.

"What is it?" he asked, becoming more serious as he saw her expression.

"I've had a vision," Moana explained, looking more anxious by the moment. "And...and someone is going to steal from me, something of great value," she told him. Chase glanced around, aware the others were watching them.

"Moana's a Matakite," he explained. "A Maori fortune teller from New Zealand," the others frowned.

"She lives in Briarwood though," Teddie told them, "It's where they met."

"I need you to guide my shop!" Moana pleaded.

"Really? Chase is gonna guard it?" Shelby asked with a smirk.

"Hope you have a fire extinguisher ready," Kendall couldn't resist in piping up. Chase went red as Teddie sighed, and the others giggled.

"What about the police?" Chase folded his arms.

"Oh, they think I'm crazy!" Moana giggled. "You have special strength, Chase," she encouraged him to pull his Energem into view from under his shirt. Kendall glanced to the others, and all but Teddie looked concerned. "Only you can help me," she pleaded. He stared at her, before glancing to the others. He then leaned in closer to Moana.

"What about the Mystics?" he whispered to her, but she shook her head. The others frowned, wondering what he'd said.

"I need you, Chase. They may believe me, but it's you who needs to do this," she insisted. Chase sighed, and shrugged.

"Well, okay," Moana smiled brightly, and grabbed his hand. She pulled him away, and the others watched. "I can handle this-whoa!" Chase cried out as he tripped, but Moana kept pulling him away. The others looked very confused, and Ari walked in, her attention in the other direction.

"Was that Moana?" she asked, before sniffing the air. "And what happened here?" the others sighed, already exhausted. "Oh, here Shelby. I forgot to give you this the other day," Shelby looked up as Ari walked over and handed her something.

"My phone?" Shelby frowned, looking at the pink phone. "But how? Koda smashed it to bits," the caveman looked sheepish as Tyler and Teddie grinned. Riley and Kendall both frowned.

"I have my ways," Ari smiled at her, walking past.

"I saw that phone, it was in pieces, just how did she..." Kendall started, and glanced to Olivia, who looked just as curious. Shelby switched it back on, and her face lit up with joy.

"It's exactly how it was. Thank you!" Ari gave her a thumbs up as Shelby smiled at her.

The wind blew past in Briarwood, rustling the leaves of the trees, and one rippled, before Teddie stepped through. She smiled as she took in the sights of her town.

"Hey, Ted!" she looked up at waved to Jimmy as he peered out from the shop. "Haven't seen you in ages," the clumsy boy a little older than her hugged her as Teddie ran over.

"Yeah, been in Amber Beach with mum and Chase," she explained. "How's it been here?" Teddie asked, peering in the shop to see others inside working, both human and magical creatures alike.

"Ah you know. Weird," Teddie laughed at Jimmy's answer. "Dad's in Harwood at the moment dealing with the shop there, and mum's off doing something mysterious, so I've been left here to man the shop under 'supervision'," he told her. Teddie's smile widened at the last word, knowing exactly who that was.

"Teddie!" the door opened and she laughed as she was swept into a hug.

"Hey dad, I missed you too," she hugged him.

"I heard you'd be stopping by. Chase is here too, isn't he?" Xander asked, setting the much smaller girl down.

"Yeah, he should already be at Moana's shop," Teddie nodded.

"Moana? The crazy oracle lady?" Jimmy frowned. "What's he doing there?" he asked.

"Does everyone know her as the crazy lady?" Teddie asked, looking from her dad, to the boy.

"Yeah...I was here when her cat got into the shop. Man, Phineas can scream," the boy complained.

"Can you keep an eye on the place?" Xander asked him. Jimmy nodded. "Let's go make sure he's actually keeping an eye on the place," Teddie grinned, and the two headed off as Jimmy returned to Rock Porium. "How's it been going in Amber Beach?" Xander asked as the two walked through town.

"It's been fun, but it's not Briarwood," Teddie admitted. Xander patted her head, smiling slightly. "Being a Ranger though...it's been incredible," she smiled, before sighing. "Let's just hope that Olivia doesn't kill Chase or he doesn't burn the museum down..." she murmured.

"Chase tried to burn down the museum?" Xander asked mildly.

"Ah, you know, distracted by the girls again," Teddie shrugged. Xander grinned. Chase was definitely his kid. But at least he had had Ari keeping an eye on him most of the time to make sure that sort of thing didn't happen to him. "And now Moana wants him to keep an eye on her shop because she had a vision that someone's going to steal from it," Teddie said.

"Yeah, your mum said. Wonder why she asked Chase and not us," Xander wondered aloud. Despite it being many years since the Mystic Force had been active Rangers, they still responded to problems from the magical realm. The younger generation dealt with most of it, but for big problems, Xander and the others usually took care of it with their Ranger powers.

"I guess it's something to do with her vision. Or maybe because Chase saved her cat," Teddie giggled. Xander smiled in amusement.

"You could be right," he nodded as they turned the corner. The door to Moana's shop had burst open, and a monster was running off as Chase came to the door.

"Chase!" Teddie ran over as Chase followed, stopping in the doorway with his skateboard under one arm and his helmet under the other. His eyes glowed golden for a moment, and he shook his head.

"What's wrong with me?" he muttered, before sticking his helmet on. "Ted, dad! That monster just stole something from the shop!" he shouted.

"Go with Chase, I'll stay here in case that thing comes back. I'll call the others just in case," Xander told Teddie, who nodded. Chase threw down his skateboard and started chasing after the monster, shaking his head again. When he opened his eyes, they were back to normal.

"That feels better," he grinned as Teddie ran to catch up. "Guys, I'm gonna need some backup," Chase contacted the others on his communicator.

"What happened?" Teddie asked as she ran alongside him.

"The monster broke in and hit me with something," Chase told her. "We gotta catch up," he said, and she nodded.

"Energise!" the two Morphed and leapt through the air as they chased the monster.

"There he is," Chase spotted the monster slip into the warehouse. "We gotta find out what he's up to," he whispered to his sister as they peered inside. Chase then groaned, a hand to his head, and Teddie looked at him.

"Chase? What's wrong?" she asked quietly as he slouched over.

"A weird feeling again...I'll be fine," Teddie frowned, but followed Chase into the warehouse. "Stop right there!" they blasted the smoke covered form, and the monster revealed himself.

"So you're the Black Ranger! And you brought a friend!" he laughed. "Relax, soon you'll be under the control of the great Spellbinder!" he laughed.

"Wrong!" Chase shouted, firing a blast. Teddie did the same, and the two separated to dodge the retaliating blows. "No-one controls me, mate!" the Black Ranger shouted, rolling over a crate and firing another blast.

"Oh are you in for a surprise!" Spellbinder laughed as they chased him through the warehouse, firing blasts at him.

"Come back here!" Teddie shouted, and fired a blast. Spellbinder laughed, and fired his own back. Chase moved in the way, raising a shield, and the attack bounced off.

"Now that's a neat trick," Spellbinder commented, before doing the same again as Chase winced. This time, the shield cracked, and the two hit the ground. Chase cried out as the strange feeling in his head grew worse, starting to hurt.

"Chase! Teddie!" Tyler shouted as the others arrived. "Monster, you might be tough when it's two-on-one, but your odds just got a whole lot worse!" he shouted. The five grabbed their Chargers.

"Dino Steel, armour on!" they called on their weapons.

"Too slow!" Spellbinder tossed them aside, hitting them with his cape. He grabbed Shelby as she attacked, and he tossed her aside after a quick punch.

"Try this!" Olivia ran in and stabbed at him with her Halberd, only for him to block it with his cape. With a quick flick, he threw her into some crates. Tyler was then shoved back into a desk, and he fell to the ground.

"He's so fast!" Shelby groaned.

"His cape hard like rock," Koda complained.

"We got to cut through it," Olivia told them.

"Good thing I'm the hotshot," Chase stumbled into view, raising his blaster and aiming it at the large pendant that Spellbinder had stolen. "That's right Spellbinder, I'm not gonna miss this time," Chase smirked.

"Oh yeah? I think you should change your target," Spellbinder said, not seeming threatened. "Perhaps to her?" he suggested as Teddie ran over.

"What? Why would I-"

"Shoot her, Black Ranger, I command you!" Spellbinder ordered, and Chase found his body reacting, pointing the blaster at Teddie. She stumbled back from him, her eyes growing wide.

"Chase, what are you doing?!" she demanded. Chase let out a cry, clamping his eyes shut.

"What's happening to me?!" he questioned, fighting to move his blaster.

"Chase!" the others yelled.

"Don't shoot!"

"I can't control myself," Chase shook his head to try and clear it. "What's happening?" he cried, struggling to try and move the blaster from the target that was his sister.

"Chase, drop it!" Teddie spoke over the cries of horror, and Chase finally managed to react. He dropped the blaster in his hands, and sank to the ground. "Chase," Teddie reached his side, touching his shoulder.

"There's something wrong...with my head..." he whimpered.

"There's no escape! Soon you'll all be under my control!" Spellbinder laughed, but as the pendant he wore began to glow purple, the ground began to shake. "What?!" he gasped, before letting out a cry as vines burst from the ground and wrapped around him.

"Teddie?" Chase muttered weakly, but she shook her head.

"Not me," she whispered.

"Nobody messes around in our town!" all but the twins looked up in shock to see another group of Rangers approach. With capes and staffs, the five stood together. The Green Ranger held out his staff as it glowed brightly.

"Other Rangers?" Olivia gasped.

"So how about we show you how it's done!" the Pink Ranger smirked, lifting her own staff. "Magi-Staff, Wind Power!" she called, and powerful winds kicked up. The vines dropped Spellbinder, and he was tossed through the air, battered by the winds.

"Maybe you need to cool off!" the Blue Ranger blasted him with a jet of water.

"Or a little heating up!" the Red then hit him with fire, and Spellbinder shrieked before hitting the ground.

"I'm outta here!" he pushed himself up, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Where'd he go?" Tyler frowned.

"Aw, I didn't get to have a go," the Yellow Ranger complained.

"Forget it. He wasn't worth it," the Pink Ranger shook her head and patted his shoulder. "How about we go find that Orc causing trouble in the forest?" she grinned, and he cheered.

"You're the best V!" he pulled an odd pose, a victory sign at the side of his head, laughing.

"Urgh, it's been years, can't we drop that sign?" she complained.

"You guys never change," the Blue Ranger smiled.

"Uh..." they looked around as Tyler ran up with Shelby. "Thanks for the help but..."

"Who are you?" Shelby finished for him.

"Rangers these days. Don't even know their history," Pink sniffed.

"You forget that we didn't either, V," Red rolled his eyes. "We're the Mystic Force. We're the ones who usually keep the peace in this city and the forest. We'd have let you handle it but..." he glanced over to where Chase was getting to his feet. The Green Ranger walked over to them.

"You alright?" he asked quietly.

"Fine. Didn't ask for your help," Chase snapped, shrugging Teddie off. He then turned, demorphing and storming off as both his sister and father watched, shocked.

"What was that about?" Olivia asked, her hands on her hips. "He was already kind of a jerk, but that was a bit much," she commented. If they hadn't been surprised, Teddie might have laughed at her comment.

"Oh, I like her!" Pink laughed. "He's just like you, eh?" she glanced to Green, who ignored her.

"I think Spellbinder's put him under, well, a spell," Teddie turned to Olivia. "We better go and find out what's happened to him," she said to her team, worried. They nodded.

"Well uh, thanks again for the help," Tyler glanced to their predecessors.

"No sweat kid. Just be careful," Red warned them, and they watched as they ran off. Once they were gone, the Mystic Rangers demorphed.

"Man, can you believe she called Chase a jerk?" Vida laughed, leaning on Chip.

"Well, he was kinda acting like one. Least he has Teddie watching out for him," Chip grinned.

"Kinda like two others we know," Nick smiled knowingly. Maddie walked over to Xander, putting a hand on his arm.

"You alright?" she asked softly, seeing his frown. She knew it wasn't their teasing; he was far used to that by now.

"I want to know why Moana asked him to look after that pendant instead of us if it's got mind control powers," he spoke after a moment, turning to them. "She's an oracle, surely she saw that it would get Chase," Xander spoke with the concern of the worried father he was.

"Maybe it was a test?" Nick suggested. "She's weird, you know that. He'll be okay Xander, he's got his team, and Ari too. They'll snap him out of it," the Red Ranger stood beside his friend. "Trust me, I know," he insisted.

"Yeah, Nick's right," Vida spoke, seriously this time. "We both know what mind control is like from Chase's side," Vida looked to her brother-in-law. "He'll be fine. He's just grouchy because he couldn't show off, just like you," she grinned, elbowing him.

"Right," Xander rolled his eyes and rubbed his chest.

Returning to base quickly, thanks to their Zords, the Rangers took a moment to recover from their beating. As Tyler, Shelby, Riley and Olivia approached Kendall to talk to her about the battle, Koda and Teddie sat with Chase, despite him trying to push them away, wanting to stay away from the others. He still couldn't believe he'd aimed the blaster at Teddie, and if he hadn't dropped it, he would have made the shot. He knew it.

"He blocked every shot with that cape," Riley was complaining to Kendall as she worked.

"None of our weapons could break through it," Shelby nodded.

"It just seemed to repel us all, no matter what we did," Olivia spoke up.

"And that," Kendall smiled, looking up from her work. "Is why you have me," she told them. A new Charger in front of her suddenly shone blue, and she lifted it. "I give you the Dino Spike Charger. It should harness the power of all seven of your Energems," she handed it to Tyler.

"Dino Spike?" Tyler repeated. "Perfect," he nodded, confident in her work.

"Just know," Kendall's smile faded. "It takes all seven Rangers to activate the Dino Spike," she warned, and they looked over to where Chase was sitting. Ari was facing him, studying his face as he tried not to squirm away. His eyes flashed golden, and she sighed.

"Oh yeah, you've been whammied hard," she confirmed.

"It's in my head..." Chase closed his eyes. "I feel like I'm losing control of myself," he admitted, opening his eyes again to show they were back to normal. "But whatever he hit me with, it seemed to go away when I was on my skateboard," he told them.

"Skateboard?" Ari spoke mildly, in thought, before Chase flinched again. "The spell is only going to get stronger Chase, until it takes over completely," she warned him gravely.

"I can't let that happen. There has to be a way to break the spell," he looked up at her.

"Maybe...but Spellbinder will be tough to beat either way," Ari commented. The others nodded as they approached.

"That's for sure. We got lucky those other Rangers showed when they did," Riley commented. Ari frowned, looking up at him.

"Other Rangers?" she repeated.

"Yeah...the Mystic Force," Olivia nodded.

"Right," Ari leaned back in her seat.

"Mystic Force?" Kendall looked up, hearing them.

"Yeah, you hear of them?" Shelby glanced at her.

"Only vaguely, mostly in the rumours about Briarwood," Teddie stiffened at Kendall's words. Ari's expression hadn't changed as she continued to examine Chase.

"Rumours?" Olivia asked, curious. "Ireland never really covered anything to do with Rangers and all this stuff, so I haven't a clue," she admitted.

"It's just weird stuff, like weird creatures running around," Riley shrugged.

"Aren't they just aliens?" Shelby asked. "You know, since aliens have been running around since we were little," she reminded them.

"Well, there's also the rumour about the dragon that's been spotted there. But these rumours have been going around since around 2006, when the Mystic Force Rangers first popped up," Kendall explained, and Olivia, Riley and Shelby stared at her.

"Uh...did you say a dragon?" Shelby demanded.

"A dragon..." Tyler frowned, as if remembering something. "Did you know that a dragon's scale is supposed to hold enough energy to light the world?" he asked. Ari's eyes shone as she glanced to him, grinning widely.

"Uh...that'd be cool and all, but dragons aren't real," Riley told him firmly. Tyler shrugged.

"You're saying that, when we're Power Rangers searching for crystals with powers of their own that stop us from ageing," he pointed out. Riley hesitated, before shaking his head.

"No way man. No way I'll ever believe in dragons," he said firmly. Teddie met her mother's gaze, neither saying anything. Ari then hummed to herself.

"What do you know about that pendant that Spellbinder stole?" she asked Chase, and his eyes widened.

"Moana!" he shot to his feet, only to wince.

"Easy Chase," Riley steadied him. Chase groaned, putting a hand to his head as he sat down again.

"She'll know where it came from," he told them.

"You mean...the lady of black magic?" Koda whispered.

"It's not black magic," Chase told him sharply. "Trust me. Moana's on our side," he told them confidently. Tyler sighed.

"Stay here. We'll figure out how to break the spell," he told the Black Ranger. "Let's go talk to Moana," he decided, and the others followed him out as Chase stayed behind with Kendall and Ari. As soon as they left, Chase pushed himself up.

"Hey, Chase, stop," Ari called, getting up too. "You know that it's not a wise move to go with them. With Spellbinder in your head, you could end up doing something to harm the others," she warned him. Chase clamped his eyes shut, not turning around.

"If only I'd stayed focused in the shop," he murmured. "Spellbinder never would have gotten that pendant," he groaned.

"There's no point beating yourself up over mistakes that were made. Trust me, I know," Ari smiled gently, turning him around to face her. "But you can learn from it and not make the same mistake again. Now, I have to call your dad and see just why he neglected to tell me he helped save your butt," Chase couldn't help but smile as she hugged him gently and walked off. He then sighed, the guilt still there.

Moana searched through what seemed to be handwritten notes, searching for information on the pendant that had been stolen. Finally, she came to a picture of the pendant and gasped.

"This is the pendant that was stolen," she told them. "It was forged from an evil heart in the darkest part of New Zealand," Moana warned, her eyes lingering on Teddie.

"You can't mean..." she trailed off, horror in her gut. Moana nodded.

"I mean of the Dunedin Kingdom, before the Light was restored," she confirmed, and Teddie closed her eyes. No wonder the thing was powerful enough to control her brother's mind. "You must destroy it, or soon Chase will forget he's your friend, and turn against you," Moana moved out from behind her counter and approached them with her warning.

"We have a weapon that might be strong enough," Tyler spoke up. "But it won't work without Chase," he admitted.

"If he can focus, Chase can push the spell from his mind long enough to use your weapon," Moana told them. Riley snorted, earning her attention.

"I highly doubt it," he scoffed.

"Chase has the attention span of a flea," Shelby rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, we're doomed if we have to rely on Chase's attention span," Olivia added in.

"You underestimate him," they looked at Teddie as she spoke quietly. She gave a small smile, unable to hide her worry for him. "I'm not just saying it 'cause he's my twin or anything, but Chase is capable of focusing, when he really has to," she said.

"Long ago, your friend Chase proved to me that he can focus, and very deeply, even in the most dire of situations," Moana told them firmly, looking serious. "It happened one day, as I was closing my shop," Moana turned around, and a cat jumped onto the counter with a meow. Teddie smiled, and petted the ginger cat, who purred and rubbed against her. Moana then explained how Chase saved her cat from a truck, and she'd rewarded him with the Black Energem.

"So that's how Chase got his Energem," Riley couldn't help but smile.

"It so easy for him," Koda smiled. "I froze in glacier for thousands of years," the others couldn't help but laugh.

"Focus...his skateboard!" Teddie realised. "When he was on his skateboard, he said it felt better," she reminded them.

"When he's on his skateboard, Chase can push everything else from his mind," Moana nodded, smiling at her.

"Kendall says Spellbinder's returned," Tyler returned to the group. "And Chase...he's disappeared," he added gravely. "Thanks Moana, but we've gotta go," they ran off to find Spellbinder.

Wrench furiously kicked a box out of the way as he stormed over to Spellbinder, who was sitting on a crate with another creature, this one with orange hair tied in pigtails, wearing a large green hat.

"You told Sledge that the Black Ranger was under your control!" he yelled as Spellbinder stood.

"Relax," Spellbinder rolled his eyes and patted the robot's shoulder. "He's going to join us soon," he said confidently, before looking around as the Rangers hurried into view.

"Wrong on both accounts," Tyler growled.

"Chase never join you!" Koda declared.

"It's too late for your friend! And now your time is up!" Spellbinder fired blasts at the group, who dove out of the way to dodge them.

"You'll all be under Spellbinder's control soon!" Curio declared, attacking Shelby and Teddie.

"No way! We'll destroy him first!" Teddie told him confidently, kicking Curio back and jumping away with Shelby. The Pink Ranger then kicked a trolley at him, and Curio stepped on it, tripping and falling over. However, Spellbinder then blasted them, and the two cried out as they landed on the ground with the others.

"We've got to try...the Dino Spike..." Tyler groaned.

"But...we need Chase," Koda reminded him.

"Your turn!" Spellbinder laughed, and blasted Riley with the mind control power. The Green Ranger cried out, and the purple light hit Tyler, Koda and Shelby next. It then hit Olivia, and Teddie ducked behind a crate. "You're mine now Rangers!" Spellbinder declared as the four fell to their knees, struggling to keep control as Chase walked over and stood beside Spellbinder. "Just like your friend," Teddie's eyes widened.

"Chase! No!" she cried out.

"What is your command?" Chase asked, looking at Spellbinder.

"Destroy her," Teddie choked as Chase turned his glowing golden eyes on her.

"No, Chase, please, focus!" she pleaded with him, her eyes stinging with tears as he turned to face her completely.

"Stop!" Tyler managed to push himself up enough to aim his blaster at Spellbinder. Chase glanced to him, and Teddie felt horror settle in her stomach.

"Tyler, don't!" she tried, but he fired a blast, aiming for the pendant, only for it to bounce harmlessly off a golden light that shone between them and Chase. It would have hit Tyler again, only for golden light to connect with it and cancel it out.

"What?" Shelby gasped. The air between Chase and them shimmered with more golden light, and Tyler looked to Teddie, who was lowering her hand.

"You guys have powers too?" he questioned, before realising what he'd said.

"Too?" Olivia frowned at him.

"Later! Just don't attack Chase, you'll never hit him," Teddie warned them as Chase let the shield fade. He started walking towards Teddie, who backed away. "Dammit..." she breathed as he lifted his blaster and aimed it at her, and as Teddie backed away, her foot bumped the trolley Shelby had used on Curio. She glanced at it, before kicking the trolley. Chase stood on it, starting to roll along, and the light in his eyes flickered.

"Destroy her! I command you!" Spellbinder roared. Chase shook his head, his eyes returning to normal, and he grabbed a barrel, using it to spin around and aim the blaster at the monster. He smirked.

"Command this," he said, firing a blast at Spellbinder. It hit the pendant, and Spellbinder screamed, thrown through the air. As he landed, the others were able to get to their feet, the spell destroyed. "Nice work Ted, I owe you," Chase smiled to his sister, who bumped his fist.

"Just don't make me have to save your butt again dude. You owe me," she grinned, and they joined the others.

"Where he go?" Koda asked, and Wrench got up, throwing a crate aside.

"Oh no, they've broken the spell!" he realised in horror, running over to Spellbinder as the monster got up.

"I may not be able to control you, but I'll still destroy you!" he vowed, furious.

"Sorry, but your time is up," Chase smirked. "It's Morphin Time! Dino Charger!"

"Ready!"

"ENERGISE, HA! UNLEASH THE POWER!" they Morphed and landed outside, calling on Dino Steel. "Dinosaur Might, ready to fight!"

"Power Rangers..."

"Dino Charge!"

"I don't like them..." Curio groaned, and the three ran to face the Rangers, who used their weapons to easily outmatch them. Using their Tricera Drill and Compo Blades, Shelby and Teddie easily sent Curio flying, while Olivia, Koda and Riley threw Wrench aside.

"He keeps blocking with that cape!" Tyler frowned as each move he and Chase made missed.

"Well, how about the Dino Spike?" Olivia asked, hand on her hip as she rested her Scelido Spear over her shoulder.

"Kendall said we had to have all seven of us to make it work, right?" Tyler looked to his team.

"I'm ready if you are," Chase said confidently.

"That's what I like to hear!" Tyler laughed, grabbing the new Charger. "Dino Charger, ready! Weapons combine!" they combined their weapons together to form the Dino Spike.

"Red Ranger launch!" the others helped Tyler leap into the air, and he caught the weapon.

"Dino Spike Final Strike!" he slammed into Spellbinder, destroying him. "Awesome!" Tyler laughed as Spellbinder shrieked, exploding.

"Wait for it..." Teddie hummed, before Spellbinder returned in a blast of green light.

"Not again," Tyler complained.

"I handle this," Koda went to move, only for Chase to stop him.

"Wait. I got a score to settle with this crow," he said, grabbing a Charger. "Dino Charger, ready! Summon Para Zord!" Chase summoned his black Zord, which leapt through the air and blasted Spellbinder, before landing beside the T-Rex Zord. "Urgh, I almost had him," Chase complained.

"How about we summon your Para Zord with the Dino Charge Megazord!" Tyler suggested, putting his arm around the Black Ranger. "Come on! We'll have awesome new power!" he grinned.

"Wait, I'm not sure about this," Riley shook his head. "You really think we're ready?" he asked, uncertain.

"Well, how about a little more help, to be sure?" Olivia smiled, lifting her own Charger. "Dino Charger, ready! Summon Scelido Zord!" she tossed it through the air, and Spellbinder cried out as a dark green Zord landed on his head, forcing him to land.

"You guys broke me outta that spell, now it's time to return the favour," Chase nodded. Tyler bounced up and down, laughing in delight.

"Dino Charge Megazord, Para-Scelido formation!"

"This bird brain's in for a surprise," Chase said as he inserted his blaster into the console.

"Time to get charged up!" the three called. Spellbinder hurled more feathers at them, only for them to raise the Scelido arm and block the damage with the shield.

"Was that it?" Olivia asked innocently, and they blasted him with the Para Zord repeatedly, before leaping into the air and catching Teddie's Compo Zord as it turned into a sword.

"How about a little bit of sword play?" Teddie asked as she landed beside them.

"Bladed Compo Slash!" the Rangers slashed him, making Spellbinder scream.

"Now you're under our command," Chase grinned.

"Let's barbecue this chicken!"

"Para Zord, Fireball Finish!" the Rangers fired one final move, and destroyed the monster.

"Monster extinct!" Tyler grinned.

Chase slid down into the base after saying goodbye to Moana, letting his Energem fly to the crystal bed. Seeing the others already there, he smiled sheepishly.

"Thanks, for today guys. I owe you," he told them as he took a seat.

"It's okay, we're over it," Tyler smiled.

"Yeah, we're just gonna get you to pay us back later," Teddie grinned. Chase rolled his eyes and nudged her.

"Well, I'd settle for knowing what you guys did earlier," Chase glanced to Riley as he spoke. "You know, that strange glowing light that blocked Tyler's attack, and the one that destroyed it before it hit him?" he asked, looking from one to the other. Ari had looked up from her laptop, watching them.

"Yeah, and Tyler said about you guys having powers too," Shelby remembered, looking at the boy beside her. He glanced away, looking conflicted.

"We...uh..." Teddie hesitated, before Tyler sighed and stood up.

"There's something I've been hiding from you guys, from the start," he admitted, walking over to the computers. The others followed, all but Teddie and Chase baffled. "My dad. I said he went missing 10 years ago, on an expedition," the Red Ranger told them, and they nodded. "I never told you his name," Tyler spoke softly. "Or even my last name," their eyes widened as they realised he was right. "My last name is Hartford. My dad is Mack Hartford," they gaped at his confession.

"Mack Hartford...as in the billionaire whose family are in pretty much every kind of business out there?" Shelby demanded.

"As in the same Hartford family who funded some of my own digs?" Kendall asked, surprised. When she'd gone to look into Tyler, Riley and Shelby when they'd become Rangers, Ari had told her she'd take care of it. "Wait.." Kendall turned around to the computer and started typing. "Mack Hartford, Overdrive Red Ranger," she read. Tyler nodded wordlessly.

"No way...your dad was a Power Ranger?" Shelby breathed.

"My mum too. The Pink Overdrive Ranger," Tyler added in.

"No way..." Olivia breathed, stunned.

"But the powers thing..." Riley frowned. Tyler smiled slightly.

"When the Overdrive Rangers became Rangers, they had their DNA resequenced. They got powers, and I inherited them," he explained, and as if to show them, he began to ripple, and vanished from sight. He then reappeared again, and effortlessly lifted Koda into the air.

"You strong, like caveman!" the Blue Ranger laughed. Tyler grinned, setting him down.

"Why'd you never tell us?" Shelby asked, looking a little hurt. Tyler met her gaze, his smile drooping a little.

"Because I didn't want you guys to judge me, for having a rich family, or for having Rangers for parents," he explained, and Shelby watched him for a moment, before smiling.

"Right...thanks for telling us now," she smiled, and he smiled back.

"Yeah man, it's cool you trust us with it," Riley nodded, patting his back as he walked over. Chase and Teddie exchanged looks, before Teddie groaned.

"I so blame you for this, you know," she complained.

"I was under a spell!" Chase defended, and Ari laughed, getting to her feet.

"Alright, you two, enough," she soothed, walking over. "You knew it was inevitable, so don't fight," Ari leaned against the counter. "Teddie and Chase have powers too, for the same reason I knew Tyler and he knew me. I chose not to say anything since he didn't," Tyler shot her a grateful smile as the others looked curious. "I was part of the Overdrive team too," Ari admitted.

"You were a Power Ranger?" Olivia asked, shocked.

"Whoa..." Riley breathed.

"No way," Shelby looked stunned. Kendall looked just as amazed. None of them had expected it from the woman. While she always seemed to know more than she let on, they'd never expected her to be a former Ranger.

"Hey, don't look so surprised, I might get offended," Ari said lightly, looking amused. They blushed, murmuring an apology. "Mack's a good friend of mine, and I've been helping search for him. Just like Tyler, that search led me to info on the Energems, and that's how I met Keeper and Kendall," she explained.

"Man, this is just getting crazier by the day," Riley complained. Olivia nodded in agreement. Koda still looked a little confused by it all.

"Go home and get some rest, I doubt the crazy will fade any time soon," Ari told them, and as the group went to leave, she called Chase back. "And you might want to call your dad and apologise for being a grouch. He may have been just as bad when he was a Ranger, but I made him apologise just the same," she smiled, and Chase nodded, holding in a groan as Teddie laughed at him.

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