Power Rangers GPX, Part 2

by DChan87

With the defeat of Phaedos, the GPX Rangers move to Orlando, Florida. There, a new enemy awaits them, as well as new allies... or something like that.

15. Prelude to Invasion

Power Rangers GPX, episode 31: Prelude to Invasion

:-:-:-:We're the best chance for humanity, Power Rangers G-P-X, let's go!:-:-:-:

It began with another Central Florida afternoon thunderstorm. A gloomy day was the perfect way to start the beginning of the end.

The Rangers were cooped up with nothing to do and no one to fight. Instead, they took the opportunity to rest and relax. There was no way Kalderon would attack on a day like today. He almost never attacked on these days, anyway. It was usually a waste of time for him, so they didn't have to worry.

Rob and Cassie were over, and so was Tommy. He played some video games with Sean, Maria and Aaron. It was mostly Mario Kart and the likes, Sean dominated the hockey games. It wasn't much fun when you have a guy obsessed with hockey rubbing it in everyone's face how awesome he was at this game.

Tommy was angry because Sean had stolen Mario from him, so when he picked Bowser he decided to try and run his older brother off the track. Unfortunately, he missed and his green shell hit Aaron. Aaron glared at Tommy, angry that he'd broken their alliance while Sean cruised past the both of them on his way to victory. Maria came in second, charging furiously to try and catch him in the end.

Hitomi, being neutral (but more on Sean's side) applauded the fine racing when she noticed Sean's iPhone was ringing. Sean was busy arguing with Tommy over who was going to pick Mario (in the end Sean got Mario again) and Tommy had to pick Wario. Hitomi tried to get Sean's attention, but it looked important, so she picked it up and answered it. "Hai, moshi-moshi," she said. She paused and then tapped Sean on his shoulder. "It's for you," she said.

Sean reflexively grabbed his phone and tried to talk. "Hello? Yeah, that's me, who…" he paused the game, which earned groans from Tommy and Aaron. However, he silenced them both. "Yeah, I applied, why—oh, jeez I forgot! Can I still—oh, okay. So, I'm still registered, right? " Everyone else looked at him in confusion, even Rob. "So, I can just sign up online, right? What about my housing? Oh, okay. Thanks, anyways. And what about the uh, scholarship? WALK-ON!? Oh, you gotta be kidding me. Alright, I'll get right on it. Bye."

"Who was that?" asked Maria.

"University of Wisconsin admissions," Sean replied. Everyone else stayed silent.

"So… what does this mean?"

"I applied to transfer to UW-Madison in March," said Sean. "I wanted to play hockey for them and I got in, but I forgot to sign up for my classes. Goddammit!"

"So, what were you talking about?" asked Maria.

"I have to sign up for my classes and find a place to live in Madison," said Sean. "And I'll have to walk-on for the hockey team, FUCK!"

"Don't use that word in front of Tommy!" said Rob.

"Are you kidding? He watches R-rated movies, for Pete's sake!" Sean replied. "I need to go and register for my classes." He walked away from the video games. Tommy, being a ten-year-old, restarted the game and raced to victory while everyone else just sat there in silence.

"Why didn't he tell us?" said Maria.

"Maybe he just forgot," said Rob. "I already knew he—"

"You KNEW!?" said Maria. "And you're going to let him abandon us!?"

"HEY!" Rob shouted. "Don't you dare say anything like that! I've already seen how much you mean to him, he's probably thinking of ways to get you to Madison!"

"How do you know that?" said Aaron. "Are you going to follow him?"

"If we have to, yes," said Rob. "Bridget knows some people up there who can get her a job on the spot, and don't even think about telling Sean that he doesn't care about you!"

"But we were just settling in here!" said Maria.

"Maria, of all the people I'd expect to be mad at Sean… oh, never mind." Maria didn't know what he was talking about. And he wasn't going to say why. "Still, you guys should forgive Sean."

"Why?" asked Aaron. "Why should we?"

"Like I said, perhaps he forgot," said Rob. "You guys have been so busy it could have just slipped his mind."

"And what happens if we don't?" said Aaron. "Kevin, did you know?"

Kevin looked at Aaron for a second. "No," he said.

"If he doesn't tell Kevin, why should we—"

"I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt!" said Kevin. "If I have to, I'll apply to the University of Wisconsin as a graduate student."

Rob looked at Aaron and Maria as if to say "I told you so". Aaron stubbornly went back to his video game. Rob sighed, shaking his head and went back to his iPhone. A quick check of the time told him it was time to go back to his and Bridget's house. "If you're not happy about moving, don't worry," he said. "In fact, I'd be willing to move to Madison. Bridge knows some people who can get her a job in no time."

They stayed silent. Rob gestured to Tommy and told him it was time to leave. Tommy was not happy, throwing the controller on the seat. A face from Rob shamed him instantly. He grabbed his raincoat and followed Rob out of the house right as Sean was coming downstairs. "Hey Sean," said Rob, "I think you need to tell them you're sorry."

"Okay," said Sean.

"You know, if you need us, we'll be willing to move," said Rob. Sean sighed and walked back into the kitchen.

"Okay guys, I'm sorry I didn't tell you," he said. "I just forgot, so I'm really sorry about that."

"It's okay," said Kevin. The others didn't say anything else.

"Kevin, I thought you'd be angrier," said Sean. Kevin shook his head, sighed and turned away. Sean laughed and grabbed some water from the fridge and went upstairs to go and continue registering for classes.

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

"Kalderon, your plans have FAILED!" Liaria bellowed at the general. She stood in her lover's suite on their ship. The Nephrite look-alike seethed in silent fury at her. "Even the Dreck plan is failing; they're not falling for it anymore! Even with the damage that has been done, public opinion is still on their side!"

"Silence, Liaria!" he snapped. "Do not doubt me again!"

"You were always the least effective of Rashon's generals," Liaria replied. He was this close to striking her out of anger. "Unless you can think of some way to defeat the Rangers, you will be relieved of your duty!"

"And do you have proof?" Kalderon replied, "Or are you just releasing your anger at me?"

"I am releasing my anger," she replied. He scoffed.

"Then do not doubt me, woman!" he replied. However, his face betrayed his desperation. Weeks of defeats at the hands of the GPX Rangers were taking their toll. He could not rely on Marcus Schneider anymore. He had to defeat the Rangers now.

… Even if it meant leveling that entire blasted city.

That was not the case now, but if he had to, he will destroy Orlando.

"I have already formulated my endgame," he said. "First, I will cause a massive rift between the GPX and Flash Rangers. Then…"

:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:

The Central Florida storm had gone. It was replaced by a cloudless, humid and hot summer day. Late July in Florida is a swampy, muggy place. It's actually not much different from Carbondale, Illinois, another city where the Rangers are operating in a separate universe.

The Rangers themselves were sitting on the Echo Lake shore, having some ice cream. It especially made the day better. Even Rob—who is still unemployed—was with them. No, Allie and Cassie were not. They were in daycare and Tommy was with Bridget at the Disney World main offices. By the way, the Rangers have not been to Disney World yet (and will not go in this particular story).

"Oh, this is so good," Sean said while gulping down some ice cream. Can't wait to get to Madison."

"You don't have to talk about it so much," said Aaron.

"Hey come on!" said Sean. "What's up with you guys, you've been acting weird!" None of them replied, simply staying silent. Sean looked at Rob. "I apologized," he said.

Rob could only shrug in response. Sean shook his head and went back to his ice cream, completely oblivious to his teammates' anger. "Are you going to Madison?" asked Maria.

"Of course," said Sean. "Why—"

"GPX Rangers!" Their conversation interrupted, they looked over to the alien-dressed familiar group of rival Rangers, the Flash Rangers.

"What do you guys what?" asked Sean.

Jon, the Red Flash Ranger, walked up to Sean. His blond hair shone in the summer sun. His shadow covered Sean, who seemed pretty annoyed that he was creating a shade he didn't want. "Do you actually think you can defeat Kalderon?"

Sean looked around. At least this time the others were not angry with him, only at the Flash guy. "Um, yeah," he said. "Why?"

"Do we have to reiterate?" asked Jon.

"You've been reiterating for a while," said Sean. "We kinda stopped listening."

"Sean, forget about these idiotas and eat your ice cream," said Maria.

"Can't argue with her," said Sean. "Besides, we have reason to believe he's moonlighting as Marcus Schneider. We're going to find a great time to basically humiliate the guy and expose him as Schneider. If not, we'll find a way."

"Your credibility has already—"

"Hey, we already know!" said Sean. "Did you have to rub it in?"

"Listen, Terran," Jon said while grabbing Sean and lifting him up. He was strong! He almost lifted Sean off his feet! "You are unaware of what you have done! Kalderon is desperate, he may launch a full-on assault on this entire city, all because of you!"

"And how do you know this?" said Sean. "Let me guess, some fairy told you?"

"Are you mocking us?" asked the Pink Flash Ranger.

"Of course he is!" said Maria. "Give us your proof!"

"Why must we take orders from a woman who has worn nothing but paint!" said the Yellow Flash Ranger.

"At least I'm in touch with who I am!" Maria replied.

"Enough!" Rob said, getting up and separating the two Ranger teams. "Let's not fight! We have a common enemy after all, what if our disagreement helps them out?"

"I think Rob has a point," said Sean. "How about we work together?"

"With you?" Jon laughed right in Sean's face. "No."

"Why not?"

"You don't understand your situation or ours," Jon replied.

"Then why can't we bond over our mutual hate of the Zordonians?" asked Sean.

"Leave us be," said Jon. He pushed Sean off and walked away. Sean flipped him off, leading the others away from the scene. Maria stayed, but walked away with them. Those Flash Rangers were so stubborn.

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

When Tirna materialized in Kalderon's chambers, the general was surprised to see all the preparations going on. Thousands of Swabots could be seen on the screen, tipping the general off to the potential for a massive invasion. Kalderon and Gargotron were huddled together, planning out their attack.

"Kalderon!" said Tirna. Kalderon ignored the other general, preferring to keep looking at the plans. "What are you planning here?"

"None of your business," said Kalderon, "But if you must know, I intend to show the Rangers just what kind of power we have."

"With Gargotron?"

"He is part of that strategy," said Kalderon. "But for now, we will just send an ordinary monster."

"Really?" said Tirna. "When?"

Kalderon checked the time. "In one Earth hour," he said. "The Flash and GPX Rangers will be divided so badly they will turn against each other."

"I like this already," said Tirna. "I may have to watch."

"It will work," said Kalderon. Tirna could hear desperation on that voice. Tirna did not want to hear that desperation. Against the general's own interests, Tirna began to plot.

:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:

"So, you have a new suit in the works?" Sean asked, looking at a Skype screen of Maelstrom and Col. Greene.

"Of course," said Col. Greene. "We have evidence the Zordonians are on the move. We're going to have a new faster and stronger suit that can handle large crowds of Swabots."

"But we just got a new one," said Sean.

"That was a placeholder suit," said Maelstrom. "We think you'll like these new ones better."

"Yeah, sure," said Sean. "Anything else?"

"We got nothing," said Maelstrom. "None of our agents have reported on anything substantial besides that movement by the Zordonians. Judging by that, we think they're preparing for an offensive."

"Damn," Sean muttered. The others listened intently. "What are we looking at?"

"Hundreds, maybe thousands of Swabots," said Col. Greene. "We don't know what they're planning to do with them, though. Pretty much all of the territories they captured have been re-captured by now, so they may be focusing on beating you guys."

"Well that's nice," said Sean.

"I would rather not deal with them," said Aaron.

"Hey come on, we could handle them!" said Sean. "The Army and National Guard will have to deal with most of them, but we could take it!" He got up and walked over to them. He seemed pretty confident. "We're the fucking Power Rangers, after all!"

"You sound so confident," said Aaron.

"And when did you turn into our resident pessimist?" asked Sean. "We just heard about that other universe team; we know they're up against some rough shit in Carbondale, but hey! They're still going, after all!"

"I suppose he's right," said Maria. Sean smiled and patted her on the shoulder. Kevin looked up from the book he was reading and shook his head. It was Sean, alright. Perhaps in his case ignorance was bliss. "Their situation seems a little more hopeless than ours. Here, we've got the Zordonians on the run!"

"Does that mean they might go away if we beat another general?" asked Hitomi.

"That I'm not certain of," said Sean. "Perhaps if we pulled some Doctor Who shit, invoking the rites of combat and forcing them to go away, perhaps that might work."

"I'm willing to try anything," said Maria.

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

"Suppose they do invoke the rights of combat," Tirna said while Kalderon positioned his Swabots. "What happens then?"

"They never will," said Kalderon. "That Doctor Who as it's called got lucky. There's no evidence they truly understand the rites of galactic combat. GARGOTRON!"

"Yes, Kalderon!"

"Begin the attack! This will soften up this city and then…"

"Yes, General!" Gargotron nodded and bowed, ordering several Swabots with him. Tirna's eyebrow raised at how well-coordinated they seemed to be. That was when the general got a look at Kalderon; a face of anger and madness. This Kalderon was different. He was desperate and angry.

The Rangers would not stand a chance.

:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:

"We got a hit!" Sean said, looking at his laptop screen again. "Downtown, near the SunLife Building!"

"How many?" Kevin asked while putting on his black leather jacket.

"Looks like about a hundred Swabots and another big robot," said Sean. He grabbed his black leather jacket too. Excitement filled the Rangers. They weren't sure why, though. Perhaps now it looked like this mission in Orlando was finally going to end. Of course, the excitement was mainly on Sean's end. A bit of apprehension was on the other Rangers' faces, but as soon as they were out the door and on their way, said apprehension was replaced by determination.

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

About fifteen minutes later, the team arrived (along with Rob) to find downtown swarmed with hundreds of Swabots. This was no time to fight unmorphed. "READY!?" Sean shouted.

"READY!"

"GPX, START IT UP!"

A flash of colored lights later and the Rangers had morphed, rushing the Swabot armada to take them down.

Sean flipped over a car, landing amongst several robots. He blocked an attack and then kicked the robot in the gut. He side kicked another, knocking it into a group of robots. He grabbed another and dragged it on the ground, tossing it in the air, pulled out his blaster and shot it. The robot's many pieces collided with the other Swabots that were gathered around. Another Swabot grabbed him from behind, but he tossed the Swabot to the ground, stomping on its head.

As the Swabots swarmed Kevin, he bent down and rammed into one. He began to wrestle it and then lifted it up, tossing it and grabbing its ankles before swinging it like a club and damaging more Swabots. When he released it he blocked the attacks of two more Swabots that had rushed in and he brought them together, smashing their heads in. He grabbed another Swabot and pulled it to the ground, then kicked another one that had come in to fight him.

Meanwhile, Aaron had been going Parkour on the Swabots, jumping around the robots. Unable to jump, the Swabots were helpless to defend themselves while Aaron took them out one at a time. He kicked a Swabot's head off, and then punched another one right in the face, smashing its head. He crouched down and swept several Swabots off their feet, then got back up and threw a punch at the Swabot. One dove at his feet but he jumped and avoided the robot.

As for Maria, she went straight for Gargotron. However, she was also swarmed by Swabots. She didn't get too worked up about it, though; she just plowed right through them, knocking as many Swabots out of the way to get to Gargotron. However more Swabots kept coming and she didn't get a chance to fight Gargotron. She punched a Swabot out of frustration right in the face and used it like a weapon to smash a number of Swabots to bits.

Hitomi jumped onto a street light and started swinging from it. The Swabots only watched while she did her thing and eventually, she let go and smashed into the Swabots. She got up and blocked a Swabot attack. Then she grabbed the Swabot and like the other Rangers, used it like a club to smash the Swabots to pieces. She leapt in the air and came down on several other Swabots before reverse round house kicking the Swabots into submission before moving on.

As for Rob, he too had trouble getting to Gargotron. Several Swabots grabbed him and hauled him away from Gargotron, only for him to grab them and smash them to bits. He kicked at one, and then punched another. It was becoming clear that he was getting the hang of being a Power Ranger. He punched, kicked and punched at the Swabots. He brought them down one by one, and even in groups. He fought so well his Marine brothers would be more than impressed with him.

"WE GOT 'EM ON THE RUN!" Sean cheered, holding up the GT Sword triumphantly. That was when he noticed some more figures coming. He sighed in annoyance. It was them, alright.

"Choushinsei!"

"FLASHMAN!"

"Oh, great," he said. "HEY! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, THIS IS OUR FIGHT!" he shouted.

Gargotron heard this and if he could smile he would have. It seemed as if the two Ranger teams did not need any pushing to become enemies. They already were! All he needed to do was bide his time and wait for the Rangers to start fighting him. Then he would do his thing. "COME AT ME, RANGERS!" he shouted with more ham than you'd expect from a robot.

"YOU ASKED FOR IT!" Sean shouted, taking his GT Sword and charging Gargotron. Gargotron raised his arm and several missiles appeared. He launched them at Sean, but he was able to dodge them quite easily (Gargotron was not aiming at him. He sprung off a car hood and swung his sword down at Gargotron. His sword connected with Gargotron's arm, but it bounced off quite easily.

Suddenly, Jon rushed in, swinging his crystal sword. Sean had to duck as Flash Red thrust his sword at Gargotron, nearly hitting Sean. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!?" he shouted. "WARN ME NEXT TIME!"

"Then stay out of my way!" Jon replied. Sean shoved him aside and attacked Gargotron. His sword struck out at the robot, keeping it at bay. He was not going to let the robot gain the upper and—did Jon just shove him out of the way!?

"HEY!" he shouted. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!?"

"Stay out of my way!" Jon replied before attacking Gargotron. His attacked were full of rage at the Zordonian robot. His sword strikes were erratic and fast-paced, unlike Sean's precise attacks. Sean got back up and started attacking. Despite their obvious dislike of each other, the two started playing off each other, keeping Gargotron at bay.

In the mean time the other Rangers had to deal with the Flash Rangers in their attempt to get to Gargotron. Whereas Hitomi and Flash Pink hit it off pretty well, the others, well, not so much. Aaron shoved the Green Flash Ranger out of the way, much to the other's annoyance. He lifted Aaron off the ground and said, "Do not do that again."

"What? Don't push you?" Aaron asked. Green Flash dropped Aaron to the ground, much to GPX Green's annoyance. He got up and started fighting the Swabots again, trying to keep Flash Green away from him. It wasn't exactly working, unfortunately. All it did was continue to play into the Zordonians' hands. They had no idea what they were doing.

Maria and Yellow Flash also had the same problems. Except they were not pushing and shoving each other as much as Aaron and Flash Green were, they were just attacking the same Swabots which caused some difficulties and eventually did lead to pushing and shoving from both of them. However, Maria sadly asserted her dominance over Yellow Flash first.

Yellow Flash was not happy and she shoved Maria out of the way and into a Swabot horde. Understandably, Maria was angry about this and she took down the Swabots pretty quickly to go and punish Yellow Flash for her behavior.

As several Swabots swarmed them, Kevin and Blue Flash had to work together at first. The two appeared to be getting along, but it was purely teeth-clenched teamwork. Until their Swabots were all taken care of, they were not going to fight. Kevin punched and kicked all around. The Swabots were going down like flies.

Suddenly, he noticed a blue ball coming right at him. He had to get out of the way. "WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" he shouted.

"Then stay out of my way!" Blue Flash replied. Kevin growled and went back to killing Swabots.

As for Hitomi and Pink Flash, well, things were actually going good. Pink Flash had jumped in the air and slammed her crystal boots on a car. That sent a Swabot flying and Hitomi finished it off, shooting it with her arrow. They repeated this process several times over the next several minutes.

Rob, of course, fought all alone. The Flash Rangers had no sixth Ranger, so he didn't have this problem. He kept punching and kicking at Swabots, fully engrossed in his new Ranger duties. He'd been ambivalent at first, but now things were really starting to click for him. It was so much FUN!

The Flash and GPX Rangers had finished off the Swabots. Now it was time to deal with Gargotron. "Alright Flash Rangers, you've had your fun, now let us take this guy!"

"Absolutely not!" said Jon.

"Excuse me?" Sean asked incredulously. "But we were fighting these bastards first, so why don't you—"

"They destroyed our planet first!" said Jon. "I do not care if they feel this is their home planet, their battle is with us!"

"I'd rather fight the GPX Rangers!" said Gargotron. This was only a way to troll the Flash Rangers. It worked.

"Silence, you foul robot!" said Jon.

"HEY! He wants to fight us!" said Sean. The GPX Rangers rushed forward and attacked Gargotron first.

Sean went first, throwing a punch and a sword strike. Then he blocked Gargotron's strike long enough for Kevin to tackle Gargotron to the ground. Gargotron picked him up and threw him away, but Aaron embedded his axe blade into Gargotron's back. It would have worked had Gargotron not turned his whole head around and pulled Aaron's axe out of his back. He would have missed Maria, but he blocked her right before she dug her daggers into him and then he knocked Hitomi to the side. Rob did a good number on him before he too, was knocked away.

"I'm STILL better than you!" he said.

"No you're not!" Sean replied. "GT STRIKE!" he swung his sword, but Gargotron got out of the way. However, Sean kicked him in the gut.

As they were watching, the Flash Rangers got impatient. Out of this impatience, Jon grabbed Sean and pulled him away, literally kicking and screaming. Sean tried to fight it off, but the Flash Rangers rushed Gargotron to try and take him out.

The all attacked one after another. Flash Blue went first, hitting Gargotron with his sword. Green Flash then gave him some punches with his crystal boozing gloves while Yellow Flash twirled her batons against him. Then, Pink Flash jumped up and stomped him to the ground. When he got up, Red Flash prepared his attack. "Fire Thunder!" he shouted before striking Gargotron.

Again, that didn't do anything. The robot was still standing. "Is that the best you can do!?" he shouted.

"Are you kidding me!?" Sean shouted. "That was bullshit!" He rushed forward, along with the GPX Rangers and knocked the Flash Rangers to the side. They started attacking Gargotron one after the other, as well, giving him up to each other while they took turns fighting him.

Then the Flash Rangers repeated this process, tearing them away from Gargotron. This time, however, the GPX Rangers fought back. They shoved the Flash Rangers away. However, Rob was now locked in hand-to-hand combat with Gargotron. While those ten did their silly dance, he was the one doing all the work!

Rob punched Gargotron and then kicked him. Gargotron punched back. Rob stumbled back and turned around to see both Ranger teams acting like morons. "HEY!" he shouted. "What the hell are you guys doing!?"

"We're taking care of these bastards!" Sean shouted back.

"YOU IDIOTS, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT!" Rob shouted, getting into full Marine mode. "GET YOUR FUCKING ASSES OVER HERE AND DEAL WITH THIS ROBOT! NOW!"

"It's time for me to leave!" Gargotron said, as it was clear that he didn't need to do much. Rob noticed this and tried to get him, but Gargotron teleported away, much to Rob's anger. He seethed and walked over to Sean.

This is one of the few moments where Sixth Ranger has authority over team leader. He grabbed Sean's collar and pulled him away. "Rob, what gives!?" Sean shouted.

"While you morons were fighting, Gargotron escaped!" Rob replied. "We had a chance to beat him!"

"You barbarians!" Jon shouted. "There is no chance in the galaxy that we will fight alongside you!"

"Yeah, the feeling's mutual, asshole!" Sean shouted back. The Flash Rangers left, clearly unwilling to deal with them.

:-:-:-: Power Rangers GPX :-:-:-:

An insane smile had crossed Kalderon's face. Now he had the Rangers where he wanted them! After Gargotron reported back for repairs, he decided now was the time. "We will begin our assault soon," said Kalderon. Gargotron bowed before the general. Kalderon looked over at Tirna. The other general looked interested but still concerned.

"I worry about your mental state," said Tirna.

"Your concern is appreciated," said Kalderon, "But unnecessary. We only have a short window."

"What do you mean?" asked Tirna. "You are scaring me."

"Gargotron!" he said. "BEGIN THE ASSAULT ON ORLANDO!"

"AT ONCE!" Gargotron replied. Tirna's arms crossed in interest. The general then got up and walked out of the room.

"You called for me?" asked a slithery voice.

"Yes," said Tirna. "I want you to do something for me…"

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

Things had quieted down. The GPX Rangers were relaxing but not talking to each other. Rob seemed pretty annoyed at the others for their refusal to accept any help from the Flash Rangers. They had sacrificed the help they needed for their own petty grudge. Man, these guys were stupid. "What is wrong with you guys?" he asked.

"We have some differences with them," said Sean. "They were pretty lethal and well, they're more concerned about revenge."

"And that's a reason to blow them off why…?" None of them answered. They just watched the city workers clean up the wreckage of the Swabots. Honestly, what is it with these guys? Then again, the Flash Rangers did insult them earlier and why is it getting darker at 3 in the afternoon? They looked up to see if it was a thundercloud.

It wasn't.

A mass of ships were gathering in the sky. There were so many they were blotting out much of the sun. The citizens of Orlando came out to see what was going on. It seemed just about every eyeball in the area, even as far as Lakeland, was trained up at the sky. Horror was on the faces of everyone in the Central Florida region. Suddenly, they heard a voice;

"ATTENTION POWER RANGERS. WE DEMAND YOU SURRENDER IN FIFTEEN MINUTES OR WE WILL LEVEL THE CITY."

The Rangers all looked at each other. Fear began to cross their faces; fear of what was coming. What was going on? And why were the Zordonians preparing to attack again? They could see the fear in everyone's eyes. This was going to be different. The Zordonians were not playing around anymore. This show of force was to intimidate the people of Earth.

It was working.

They all hoped they could fight hard and drive the invasion back. But even they were not sure if they could actually do it.

The end had begun. There was no turning back.

:-:-:-: PRGPX :-:-:-:

Sean VO: "Next time, on Power Rangers GPX!"

Kalderon: "The assault has already begun!"

(Shots of the Rangers fighting off wave after wave of Swabots. They seem to be failing miserably)

Sean: "RETREAT!"

Aaron: "Were you planning to abandon us?"

Maelstrom: "We cannot hold this city."

Sean: "We're going to lose."

Sean VO: "That's next time, on Power Rangers GPX!"

End chapter

SO HOW WAS THAT FOR A RETURN, HUH!? Sorry I took so long, I've been busy, what with SIU and the job search. I want to complete this one pretty quickly, so I decided to get to work on it ASAP. I'll try to get chapter 13 of SIU up tomorrow (or tonight) and then try and pound out the rest of the chapters. Only 3 chapters (hopefully) remaining in Part 2! Are you as excited as I am!? Let me know in the reviews, right down there!