This has probably been my favourite to write so far. I hope you like it!

Chapter 12: Break Out

The audience applauded politely as Kendall stepped up onto the podium to speak as the Treasures of Zandar exhibit was well under way.

"The Stone of Zandar was discovered 800 years ago," she started as the audience quietened. She looked at the Gold Energem in the case to her left side, shining in the sun. "When a young Prince was being escorted by the King's Knight, Sir Ivan of Zandar. While they were stopped for a drink, Sir Ivan discovered the gemstone in the creek," she repeated the story that all of the Rangers had learned, mostly after they'd discovered that the legendary stone was in fact an Energem. "The young prince demanded for him to hand it over, before they were attacked by a cloaked figure. The monster's blow knocked the stone from the knight's hand, and the Prince tumbled away. What happened next, nobody knows. After saving the Prince, Sir Ivan and the monster mysteriously disappeared. The Prince found the gemstone, and named it after his country. The Stone of Zandar. It has been the most famous piece in Zandar's royal treasure, ever since. Thank you all very much, please enjoy the exhibit," Kendall smiled as she finished, and everyone applauded.

"Urgh, the sooner this exhibit is over, the better," Teddie muttered.

"I hear that," Chase agreed. "I don't like the Gold Energem being out in the open like this when Fury's after it," he muttered. He glanced over to where Ari was leaning against the wall, her eyes on the Gold Energem.

"Ari, what is going on with you?" she glanced to Kendall as the woman approached, having been speaking with the museum sponsors. "You've been glued to that thing since we found it," she accused. Ari sighed, knowing that she hadn't been subtle in the slightest.

"I can't help myself. It's connecting with my theory, but I can't tell you just yet," she told the young woman, who frowned.

"Ari-"

"Collect the treasures," they looked around at the order that echoed around the room. A man in a suit with sunglasses walked over to the treasures of Zandar, followed by several others, while the one who had spoken the order stood looking around with disdain.

"Excuse me," Kendall walked over to him. "I'm the museum director, just what do you think you're doing?" she demanded as he looked down at her.

"I'm taking what belongs to me," he told her simply.

"Hey, whoa, no, that's impossible, because these belong to-"

"Riley..." Teddie caught his arm, shaking her head quickly. Riley frowned at her, and looked back up at the young man who wasn't much older than them.

"Oh..." he deflated immediately, realising just who the man was.

"Oh this isn't good," Ari groaned, putting a hand to her face. "This explains those missed calls from Rose," she realised.

"Starting to get the picture, are we?" the man sneered. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Prince Philip the Third of Zandar. The real Prince, unlike the imposters that have been masquerading around here," he pulled a magazine from his blazer.

"How did that get out? Oh, I'm going to kill Mr. Hartford, he was supposed to bury this," Ari complained under her breath. The Prince's gaze flitted to the others in the small group, and narrowed suspiciously.

"Wait a moment, this is you two, isn't it?" Philip accused. Tyler struggled to find the right words, and Chase glanced away as Shelby looked to him. "It's a wonder anyone mistook you for a Prince," Philip told Tyler.

"Hey now, you-"

"Don't, Teddie," Chase pulled his sister back as she went to snap at the Prince. "Don't make things even worse," he muttered to her. Teddie didn't respond, glaring at the young man who met her gaze evenly. Philip scoffed, and turned, only to walk into Arianna. Instinctively, he reached out and caught her before she fell.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Arianna smiled at him as he looked down at the young woman whose eyes were even paler than his. "Is everything okay?" she asked.

"Uh, 'Anna, I wouldn't," Chase hissed to her. Philip arched an eyebrow, stepping around her without a word, and walking up to the stage.

"A knight's bravery is what makes this Stone a legend," Philip said as he lifted the Energem. "How dare you touch it. None of you are worthy!" he snapped at them, storming off. As his guards followed, the Rangers groaned. They followed, trying to think of something to stop him from leaving with the Energem, only to see him drive off.

"We can't just let them take the Energem, can we?" Shelby demanded.

"We had a fake ready to replace it when the exhibition was over, but..." Ari shrugged, before glancing around. "Trouble guys," she warned.

"Vivix," Koda inhaled as they saw the footsoldiers watch the limo leave.

"This isn't good," Tyler swallowed.

"If Fury gets that Energem, we're finished," Olivia swallowed.

"They're in danger..." Arianna murmured, worried.

Philip let out a cry as Fury slammed him against the side of the car, growling menacingly at the Prince.

"Give me the Energem," Fury snarled at him as Philip coughed violently, winded from the blow.

"Energem?" he coughed, baffled by the creature's demands. "I don't know-"

"Don't play stupid with me! Hand it over!" Fury roared, powering up his sword and pointing it at him. Philip rooted in his pockets quickly, and his hand closed over the surprisingly warm gemstone in his pocket. He pulled out the Stone of Zandar, staring at it. "Yes-"

"No!" Philip looked up as Arianna tackled Fury aside. "Please, you can't give him that!" Arianna told Philip as she stood between him and Fury.

"You're the girl from the museum," Philip frowned, confused.

"Out of my way!" Fury roared as he recovered and ran at Arianna.

"Watch out!" Philip shouted, but Arianna didn't react to him. She held out her hands, moving them, and Fury's sword collided with the mercury shield she formed between them. Arianna bit back a cry as the power behind the blow pushed her backwards.

"Hang on Arianna!" Tyler yelled as the other Rangers ran into view. A blow from Chase's blaster threw Fury backwards, and Arianna stumbled.

"Nothing's going to stop me from getting that Energem!" Fury roared as he got back to his feet.

"I'll stop you," Arianna vowed, and Fury scoffed.

"You? You're no Ranger, girl, all you have is your pathetic Mercurian powers! All your kind are weak!" he mocked her as Arianna stood in a fighting stance between him and Philip. Fury's sword began to glow, and Arianna called on her powers again, creating an even bigger shield to block the attack. It exploded, and threw both Arianna and Philip threw the air. "You are not escaping me this time," Fury declared as the two groaned.

"Arianna!" Teddie leapt in the air, throwing several balls of energy that hit Fury in the face. "Go!" the White Ranger shouted.

"Right!" Arianna got to her feet and helped Philip up. "We need to go now," she pulled him along by the hand as he limped, glancing back to the fight.

The two made it through the forest, before finally stopping, and Arianna allowed Philip a chance to rest.

"How's your head?" Arianna asked softly as she crouched beside him, pushing his hair away from a cut. Blood trickled from it, and when she met his gaze, he seemed to be completely focused.

"I'm at a loss for words. After how I treated you and your friends...the insults," Philip glanced away from her. "Why would you risk your life for me?" he asked as she turned his head back to him to continue examining the cut.

"Because it's what I do. I'm a trainee Responder," Arianna smiled at him as she drew back, happy that it wasn't anything serious.

"A what?" he frowned at her. Arianna laughed a little.

"An Intergalactic Emergency Responder. We're kind of like this planet's emergency services, we help people in danger," she explained.

"Intergalactic..." Philip looked entirely baffled. "So you're not..."

"Human? No. I'm from the planet Mercuria," Arianna explained with a smile.

"I see," he murmured. That explained the odd silver liquid-like shield she'd formed. "For you to even consider helping me like that...I imagine you're quite good at your job," Philip muttered. Arianna laughed, shaking her head.

"I'm just a trainee. But of course I'd help you. Everyone has goodness inside them. Even a mean Prince like you," she smiled. Philip blinked rapidly at her.

"I suppose I deserved that," he commented, making her laugh.

"I'm kidding," Arianna giggled. "I know there's goodness in you. The way you look at the Gold Energem, it's important to you. That's why you were so mad back there, the idea of strangers messing with such an important piece of your history," she accused him with an innocent smile.

"You're an odd one...Arianna, was it?" Philip asked.

"Yeah. And I get that a lot, I wonder if I should be a little more careful," Arianna considered, looking worried.

"I suppose you're right. I let my temper get the best of me. I've been told it's a bad habit," Philip admitted. Arianna smiled again, and he found himself smiling back at her.

Hearing a loud noise nearby, she stood up, and Philip followed her through the trees, wondering just what was going on now. The ground began to rumble, and Arianna looked around quickly.

"Look out!" she shoved Philip out of the way, and let out a scream as she was hit by the rock hurtling towards them. She hit a tree, sinking to the ground.

"Arianna!" Philip shouted to her, but she didn't respond. Seeing the Gold Energem on the ground where he'd dropped it, Philip reached out to grab it, only for a figure to stand over him.

"Surprise!" he looked up with wide eyes at Fury. "Finally, after 800 years! The Gold Energem is mine!" he declared with a laugh.

"800 years?" Philip repeated in disbelief. "So you're the monster that attacked Prince Colin 800 years ago?" he realised.

"Yes. That Prince survived...but you'll be destroyed!" Fury declared, raising his sword, but before he could deliver a finishing blow, he was blasted by multiple shots fired by the Rangers. "This Energem is coming with me!" Fury yelled at them, running off.

"Arianna!" Teddie ran to the fallen girl's side.

"Don't worry, we got you," Koda and Riley helped Philip back to his feet.

"He got the Energem..." Arianna mumbled as she looked up at the pair. "I'm sorry, I couldn't-"

"It's not your fault 'Anna," Chase smiled at her. Arianna couldn't help but look away, guilty.

"Can you stand?" Teddie asked her.

"I think so," she nodded, and they helped her to her feet.

"Fury got the Gold Energem," Tyler reported to Kendall.

'And he just summoned the Ptera Zord. If he installs the Gold Energem, he will have infinite energy,' she warned him.

"We stop Fury," Koda told them firmly.

'Tyler, I've been developing a new Dino Charger that might finally give you and your Zord the edge you need against the Ptera Zord,' Kendall said to the Red Ranger, who nodded.

"I'm on it," he ended the communication, and looked up at the others. "You guys follow Fury, I'll catch up with you," he took off running as they nodded.

"Arianna, you and the Prince, go back to the road, it'll be safe there," Chase told her, and she nodded.

"But-" Philip started, but they turned and ran off before he could stop them.

"Come on, we should go," Arianna told him, but he shook his head.

"Not yet," he followed the Rangers, and Arianna hesitated, panicking.

"No, you can't follow them!" she insisted, but he didn't listen. With a groan, she hurried after him.

Fury held up the Gold Energem to the light, showing it off to Poisandra, Wrench and Curio, who had been going through the rest of the treasures stolen.

"It's about time, furball!" Poisandra leapt up, excited. "Let's get it to Sledge, so I can start planning my wedding!" she cheered loudly. Their victory was short lived as they heard footsteps, and looked around to see the Rangers.

"Cancel the invitations," Shelby called. At the top of the cliffs, Philip and Arianna watched from out of sight.

"It's Morphin' time!" Teddie shouted. "Dino Charger, ready!"

"Ready!"

"ENERGISE, HA! UNLEASH THE POWER!"

"They're Power Rangers," Philip breathed as he saw the six Morph. Arianna groaned. Their secret was out.

"The tide has turned Rangers," Fury declared. "Prepare to suffer my wrath! Ptera Zord!" using the Ptera Charger, he summoned the golden Zord, and the Rangers were forced to dive out of the way of its attacks. Fury cackled with delight. "Shocking isn't it? You can't outrun the Ptera Zord forever!" Fury taunted them.

"Wait, look!" Koda spotted the fire as it narrowly missed the Ptera Zord.

"What's that?" Fury gasped.

"It's Tyler and the T-Rex Zord," Olivia smiled, seeing the large Zord race into view with Tyler standing on its head.

"Hey guys!" Tyler leapt down from his Zord. "Great job Rexy!" he cheered as the Ptera Zord flew off.

"But the Ptera Zord is gonna come back," Shelby warned.

"Don't worry. Kendall's new Dino Charger should solve that," Tyler smiled at her. "Dino Charger, ready!" he activated the new Charger, and the T-Rex Zord's neck elongated, allowing him to bite down on the Ptera Zord's neck.

"Whoa!" Teddie laughed, clapping her hands together.

"That new Dino Charger makes Rexy even stronger," Chase grinned.

"No! They've taken out my Ptera Zord!" Fury roared furiously.

"Did you really think you could beat us, Fury?" Tyler grinned as the Ptera Zord was floored, unable to move. "With courage and might, ready to fight! Power Rangers Dino Charge!"

"Wipe them out!" Fury ordered.

"Dino Steel, Armour On!" the Rangers called on their weapons, and Teddie spun in a circle as Curio ran at her. He let out a wail as the blades slashing across his chest.

"Oli, catch!" Teddie tossed her blades to the Forest Ranger, who caught them and combined them with her spear and continued fighting the blue monsters. "Catch me if you can," Teddie then giggled to Curio.

"What?" he gasped as she performed several strange hand gestures. Teddie threw her hands down towards the ground, and a cloud of smoke kicked up around her. "Where'd she go?" the monster cried out in alarm as the smoke faded to reveal Teddie had vanished. He spun in circles, looking for her, only for the ground to sink under him and make him squeal in alarm. Teddie then burst out behind him.

"Boo!" she punched hard, and Curio was ripped back out of the ground and tossed over to land beside Poisandra. Before long, all that remained was Fury fighting with Tyler, and they looked around to see the Gold Energem shine brightly. The gold light surfaced from his chest with it suddenly, making him shriek.

"No! Not now!" Fury screamed, unable to fight it. "You will not escape!" Fury roared as the figure completely emerged from him, pulling away. The light connecting them suddenly snapped, and a massive explosion sent the Rangers flying, demorphing as Fury was tossed aside too.

"Dad?" Tyler scrambled to his feet and sprinted to the side of the figure as the golden light faded. "Dad!" Tyler rolled him over, only for his eyes to widen as he stared down at a man who was not his father."What?" Tyler stumbled back as the young man pulled away from him, looking around in alarm. "You're not my dad..." Tyler breathed as the others got up and approached. "Who are you?" Tyler asked as the stranger got to his feet.

"Wait...he looks like..." Teddie frowned.

"I am Sir Ivan, Knight of Zandar," he declared.

"The Knight of Zandar?" Chase repeated in disbelief. Arianna put her hands to her mouth, hearing him from the top of the cliff as the young man's voice echoed.

"Sir Ivan? That's impossible..." Philip breathed. Ivan didn't wait for them to get over their shock, as he turned to Fury as the cat pushed himself up with a growl.

"Finally, tis my turn to Morph," Ivan murmured as he approached Fury. He held up his hand to reveal the Gold Energem, which shone brighter than before.

"That Energem's mine!" Fury roared. Ivan tossed it into the air.

"Gold Ptera Morpher!" a large device that looked fossilised appeared on his wrist, and the Gold Energem landed inside it. The rock cover broke away, revealing his Morpher. "UNLEASH THE POWER!" he Morphed into a Golden suit. "Still think the Stone is yours?" Ivan challenged him.

"He's the one who bonded to the Gold Energem?" Olivia gasped as they watched Ivan easily take out each of the Vivix that surrounded him. He laughed as he took them out, flying through the air.

"He can fly?!" Chase demanded.

"He's so cool," Teddie laughed as he summoned his Ptera Sabre and defeated Poisandra, Curio and Wrench. Finally, he took out the blue monster, destroying it with a powerful lightning blast. Before he could turn to the others, the magna beam shot down, and brought the monster back.

"Your problems just got a lot bigger!" he laughed.

"We'll call our Megazord," Tyler said.

"No. This quest is mine," Ivan told them, holding up an arm to stop them.

"Wait, stop!" Riley ran over to him quickly. "The Ptera Charge Megazord is evil," he warned the man, who glanced at him.

"Not for long," Ivan told him confidently as the Ptera Zord flew into view. He leapt up into it, and changed it to its Megazord form. "Your evil spell is broken!" he declared as he pulled the cape from the shoulders of the Megazord.

"He is the rightful partner to the Ptera Zord," Teddie commented as they watched him easily fight off two monsters at once. "It makes sense he could stop the Zord from attacking us," she smiled.

"Yeah..." Riley nodded. Above, Ivan easily destroyed the two, and Fury slunk off with a growl, followed by the others.

Back on the ground, Ivan let his suit fade as he watched the others run over to him.

"Sir Ivan, hi, I'm Shelby," the Pink Ranger greeted him awkwardly. "Welcome to our uh...century," he arched an eyebrow at her.

"You will like it here. I show you...burger," Koda told him brightly. Ivan nodded slowly, before his eyes settled on Teddie.

"My lady...what is your name?" he asked her. Teddie blinked, looking at the others before back to Ivan.

"Uh...it's Teddie," she told him, as he took her hand.

"...Teddie..." Ivan looked a little baffled by her name. "You look remarkably like my daughter Juliet," he commented. Teddie gave a small laugh, glancing to her brother as he grinned.

"Yeah, there's kind of a reason for that," she admitted. Before he could press it, they looked around at more people approaching, and Ivan straightened up a little more.

"Arianna, I thought you two were going back to the road," Chase frowned at her, and she shrugged. Ivan suddenly knelt in front of Philip as he approached.

"Sire, I am at your service," Ivan told him, holding out the Gold Energem. "This belongs to the royal family," he announced. Philip took it slowly, frowning.

"Do you know me?" he asked, confused.

"I know the royal blood of Zandar when I see it," Ivan smiled. "I have spent my entire life faithfully protecting your family," he told the Prince.

"So you truly are...Sir Ivan, the Knight of Zandar," Philip breathed, and Ivan lowered his head to confirm this. Philip gestured for him to rise. "And the monster did not destroy you?" he questioned. Ivan shook his head.

"No, he captured me," Ivan explained. "For 800 long years. Only when aided by the power of that stone, could I escape," he told Philip.

"It isn't just a stone," they looked at the others, who all produced their own from around their necks. "It's an Energem," Shelby told them.

"Millions of years ago, the 12 Energems were lost. We've only found 7 so far," Chase told the two.

"The Stone of Zandar is the 8th," Tyler smiled.

"But they're dangerous. They hold more power than anything else on Earth, and Fury and the others, they'll stop at nothing to get them," Teddie spoke up. Philip looked at the Energem in his hand, before holding it out to Ivan.

"The Energem is...yours," Ivan's eyes widened. "To use as you will," Philip told him. Ivan took the Energem, and stared at it as it shone brightly in his hand again.

"Trust that I will use it to make the kingdom proud," Ivan smiled at him. Philip nodded, before they heard a car pull up nearby.

"Ah," Philip turned to Arianna, and smiled at her. "I am humbled by your bravery and courage. And your kind words," she smiled back at him and nodded as he walked off. "May you discover the remaining Energems safely," Philip turned and smiled to the team, before walking off.

"Oh, now that was interesting," Arianna blinked as Teddie wrapped her arms around her. "He's cute, huh?" she teased her quietly. Arianna blushed at her words.

"What? I-I have no idea what people on Earth find cute-"

"Leave her alone Teddie," Chase rolled his eyes, pulling his sister off the girl. Arianna shot him a grateful look as Teddie grinned.

"Welcome to the...team..." Shelby hesitated as Ivan walked off.

"Where are you going?" Riley asked as Ivan glanced back at them.

"Where? I have been captive for 800 years!" Ivan laughed. "It matters not what path I take. So long as it is a path that I have chosen," the new Gold Ranger declared. The Rangers smiled as he walked off, and Chase stopped Shelby as she went to follow him.

"Give him some space," he told her.

"He's enjoying something he hasn't felt in a long, long time," Riley nodded, and Koda put his arms around Shelby and him.

"Freedom," he murmured as they watched Ivan take in the sights.

I love this episode, Philip is one of my favourites!

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