Construction workers ran in a panic, while others hid among the scaffolds, building supplies and construction vehicles as The Armada's latest attack came. Paris had more than made up for the fact that it hadn't seen any Ranger battles up close and personal across the last couple of days. Prince Vekar had sent huge numbers of X-borgs into the city in his attempt to overwhelm the Rangers through exhaustion and sheer weight of numbers. They were hopeful they had seen the last of The Armada by now, and were hoping to be able to rebuild and clean up after them. It wasn't as though Paris hadn't seen its fair share of destruction and violence across its history, but it had been a long time since they had seen this much in a couple of short days.

The contingent was small this time around, perhaps only a dozen X-borgs, but it seemed that this time The Prince had sprung for some bruisers to accompany the latest Commander. He was a bizarre looking creature, even among his peers. He was a huge creature, almost as broad as he was tall, and covered in a thick, metallic armour which seemed more of an organic form than any forged armour. Half of which his armour, and most of his head was bronze, while the other half was a deep, metallic grey. Each of his arms had wickedly spiked, scoop-like shields attached to them, weapons formed as much for defence as attack.

"You miserable Earthlings!" He called out. "Your fear will bring the Rangers running! Don't let anyone escape!"

The X-borgs managed to form up a perimeter, stopping the workers from fleeing the site. They started to close in menacingly. It wasn't until they were almost on top of them that they heard someone yelling.

"Hey!" Troy called out to him, announcing their presence as they arrived, prepared for battle. "I see you're a bit short-handed."

"I see you also brought some of the big guns with you." Jake added. "I'm guessing Prince Vekar is running short on toys."

"You DARE to mock the Prince?" He snarled. "I am leading this assault to aid his recovery! Your insistence in opposing his divine rule has upset him!"

"Upset HIM?" Emma asked. "He invaded our HOME! He's killed God knows how many people!"

"He is so upset he cannot bring himself to leave his chambers!" Osogain roared angrily, ignoring Emma's comment. The Rangers, other than Orion just looked to each other, before starting to laugh.

"Are you seriously telling me he...he's SULKING?" Gia laughed, struggling to keep it together. "Really? He can't take being beaten so he's gone to his bedroom to cry?"

"How...HOW DARE YOU MOCK HIM?" Osogain screamed.

"Well, it's kind of easy really." Jake chuckled, wiping away a tear. "He does kind of invite it."

Osogain looked like he was about to say something else, but before he did, he paused and started to look Orion up and down judgementally. He eventually spoke.

"Can it be? Is there really an Andresian on your team?" He asked. "It's kind of hard to tell under all that grime and..."

"I'm Andresian, what of it?" Orion snapped. Osogain just stood up straight.

"I was sure we got all of you when we carpet-bombed your planet into oblivion." He taunted him. "I guess I get a second crack at you."

"You were there?" Orion asked him coldly, pulling out his morpher. Osogain just stared at him, unflinching. "Then you'll share their fate!"

Placing his Ranger key into a compartment in his morpher, it scanned the key, morphing him into the Silver Corsair Ranger. The other Rangers also morphed, preparing for the battle ahead as Osogain powered up, crackling with electricity.

"Let's see how you deal with these powered-up X-borgs!" He called out. Troy blasted him with his blaster before he got a chance to launch an attack, giving them some room to deal with the rest of the Armada's troops. Orion bellowed aggressively as he rushed forward, carving his way through them with his Silver Spear.

"They are tougher than before." Gia conceded as she blasted a couple down. The others also noticed the difference. Whatever the energy they saw surging through Osogain was clearly affected nearby troops. They could imagine that was probably one of the reasons he had a position in The Armada as a Commander. Not only did he bring leadership, strengthening his troops with his strategic knowledge and battle experience, but his very presence LITERALLY strengthened those under his command.

"Maybe, but that won't save them!" Orion answered as he smashed through some more of them. He saw Gia on top of a truck, surrounded. "Seven on one, that's not fair!"

He leapt up, smashing his Silver Spear straight through one of the Bruisers, before flipping him away.

"Thanks." Gia stated, realising the Bruiser was close to getting the drop on her. "Cool moves...uh...OK?" Before she had finished, he had flipped away to another part of the battlefield, where Emma was surrounded. He swung his spear over her head, narrowly missing her, and cut down a couple of X-borgs.

"Whoa, thanks!" Emma stated. "Maybe not so close next time?...What, where'd he go?"

Once again, he had broken off into a run, this time heading for where Jake was fighting. He cut down a few of them, just as Jake managed to clear some room with his blaster.

"I've got things covered...what...where'd he go now?" He rushed out as he gathered his bearings, realising Orion had moved on again.

By now, he was over by Noah, who was dealing with his own group with his sword. As Orion went for the same Bruiser as him, running him through with his Silver Spear, Noah had to react quickly, pulling his strike as his sword, which WAS going for the Bruiser, instead found itself heading right for Orion's neck.

"Hey!" Noah yelled. "You're not working alone anymore!"

Orion was already gone though, heading for the remaining group. Troy was standing in the centre, and came to Orion's side. He had managed to pull his weight, while keeping an eye on his team. He had seen Orion in action, and knew he was a strong warrior, but it seemed like there was an issue. While he could hardly blame him, given what he had told them of his past, Orion fought with a lot of anger, and seemed to lack direction in places. His strength and speed had managed to keep him ahead of the game and stopped him getting into trouble, but he was all over the place. Instead of taking up a strategic position and covering his own area, he was all over the place, destroying enemies wherever he saw them.

He took up position by Orion, and caught his attention, grabbing his arm.

"Let's take them down, TOGETHER!" Troy told him. The other Rangers joined them, setting up a perimeter as they cut them down. Before long, the last of the robots exploded, leaving Osogain to face them with two Bruisers, the last of his contingent.

"This isn't over!" Osogain warned them.

"You're right, this is just the beginning!" Orion yelled as he ran in to attack.

"Orion!" Noah called out, trying to stop him, but he was a fraction too slow. "He's...he's trying to take them on his own!"

"That guy said he destroyed his home!" Emma reminded him. "How would you feel if you could get your hands on one of the guys that bombarded Harwood?"

"This is no place for personal grudges." Troy told them. "I've got an idea."

He reached to his belt buckle, pulling out a Ranger key. Noah saw it and smiled.

"That could work." He commented. The other Rangers all pulled out Ranger keys, and placed them into their morphers.

Meanwhile, Orion was battling frantically with both of the remaining Bruisers and Osogain by himself, completely oblivious to the others. He was knocked to the ground by Osogain, finding himself staring up at the two Bruisers, who were approaching to finish him off. They both exploded in a hail of fire before they got to him though. He turned to see where the firepower had come from, and couldn't believe his eyes. He had seen these warriors before, in his visions. Before him were the Mercury Ranger, the Silver Space Ranger, Wild Force Wolf Ranger, the Silver RPM Ranger, and the Titanium Ranger, all holding smoking blasters.

"Troy, in his guise as the Titanium Ranger leapt forward, smashing Osogain away from Orion, helping him up.

"I've seen these warriors, but...you're them?" He asked. "I don't understand..."

"One of the fringe benefits of being on a team." Troy told him as they all powered down into Corsair Mode once more. He handed him the Gold Samurai key. "Want to give it a shot as a team?"

"Go Go Samurai!" The others called out, using their Ranger keys to turn into the Samurai Rangers. Orion was unsure, having only ever used his own Ranger key, but he followed suit. He placed the Gold Ranger key into his morpher, letting it scan it, and found himself becoming the Gold Samurai. Energy coursed through him, and he found the powers flooding him with knowledge, giving him the skills he needed to use the strange new powers at his disposal.

"Follow my lead!" Troy called out. "Quintuple Slash!"

Orion watched the other five all rush forward, powering up their Spin Swords, slicing straight through him. He couldn't explain it, but he seemed to know immediately what to do. Placing a Power Disk onto his Barracuda Blade, he flew through the air.

"Barracuda Bite!" Orion called out as he hacked him down aggressively. Osogain was barely able to stand by the time Orion was finished with his attack, returning to the rest of the team. They all powered down into Corsair Mode.

"You think this is over?" He started to say in ragged breaths. "You'll end up like the rest of your worthless planet Andresian!" Orion's grip on his Silver Spear just tightened.

Orion ran towards him, screaming in a rage. The others were about to join him, but Troy gestured to them to stop.

"Let him do this." Troy told them. "Let him get it out of his system."

"But..."

"We're here if he needs help." Troy interrupted Emma. "Let's just let him get this out of his system."

Orion sliced into him with every stroke, each one aiming to cut him clean in half. Every ounce of his strength, every bit of his power went into every strike. He was determined to make him pay for everything that had happened to his planet. All he could think of was every burned out home he had seen, every grave he had to dig. He attacked in a frenzy, like he was trying to land a blow for every man, woman and child on Andresia that had been murdered in The Armada's genocidal campaign. Osogain fell again, his armour dented and cracked under Orion's assault. He tried to get up, only able to get to his knees. He looked up to Orion as he converted his Silver Spear into blaster mode.

"Stop! I've had enough!" He started to beg. "Have mercy! Please!"

"You have the nerve to ask for mercy?" Orion asked him. "How many Andresians do you think asked for exactly the same thing before you and your kind murdered them?"

He placed a Ranger Key into his Silver Spear Blaster, and turned it. Osogain just closed his eyes, awaiting his fate.

"Super Spear Blaster!" He yelled as he pulled the trigger. He started to glow, all of his energy channelling into the blast. It fired off so aggressively that the recoil sent Orion flying through the air, his agility allowing him to control the path into a huge back somersault, landing on his feet some distance away. The blast hit Osogain, completely obliterating him. The Rangers all watched as Orion turned back towards them. Before any of them could say anything though, a laser struck the ground right where Osogain had fallen. Orion turned back to see him not only re-forming, but starting to grow.

"Wait...how...what's..."

"We'll explain later!" Troy told him. "Calling Red Galleon."

"But...I destroyed him!" He yelled.

"Rest up." Jake told him. "We'll take it from here."

Orion went to a short wall, a little way off and de-morphed, finally allowing himself to rest. He knew something of Zords and Zord battles...some of it seemed familiar from what his visions of the past Sixth Rangers had shown him. Unfortunately, right now, it was something that he didn't have any way of helping with. All he could do was sit and watch as the other Rangers called forth the Mystic Dragon, destroying Osogain once and for all in a huge fireball.

Up on The Armada Command Ship, Lavira sighed as she watched Osogain being destroyed for the second time. She looked to Damaras.

"I...I can't believe it!" He stammered. "I was sure Osogain would succeed! If we had more X-borgs energised and ready to support him..."

"Well, we didn't did we?" Lavira asked him.

"That Andresian...he could be trouble." Damaras stated.

"I'm going to check on the Prince." Lavira grumbled. "He's been in his room all day without anything to eat. We don't want him to have something ELSE to complain about, do we?"

With that, she turned and left the bridge, leaving Damaras and Argus alone to monitor the situation on Earth.

Later, back on the Red Galleon, the Rangers, all except for Orion, were all sitting around the table in the main room. They had an important issue to discuss, one that could very well determine how they proceeded with the rest of the war. Orion had brought a lot of power to the team, but they knew all too well that power, any power, was inherently dangerous. They just needed to be certain it was dangerous to the enemy and not to them or the people they were trying to save.

"Well, he is a strong fighter." Gia told them. "I know he was a little...all over the place."

"All over the place?" Noah asked. "I almost took his head off! He almost clobbered Emma!"

"But he didn't!" Gia responded.

"Look, I don't know about this guy." Jake told them. "I know he's a good fighter, and those powers of his are pretty sick, but the guy's a loose cannon!"

"He did seem like kind of a solo act out there." Noah agreed.

"Guys, he's been on his own for...well...even he doesn't know how long. He could have been on his own for years." Emma reminded them. "We all know how tough we've had things over the last six months, but we've always had each other. Can we be surprised that he's not used to working on a team?"

"I guess I hadn't thought about it that way." Noah conceded.

"Guys, he went totally ballistic! He's on a one-man revenge mission!" Jake protested. "And let's not forget, those powers he's using? Jordan made those for HIMSELF! He's jacked Jordan's morpher!"

"He didn't exactly jack it, Gosei gave it to him!" Gia responded.

"I don't care!" Jake snapped back.

"Look, we're all disappointed that I'm not back." They heard a voice saying. They all looked around, at which Jordan's projection appeared in the chair that had been vacant since they had begun, the one he had intended for himself when he believed he would be joining them. "But it is what it is."

"Jordan?" Gia asked.

"Sorry, communications are a little infrequent." He said as he leaned forward.

"Jordan, what happened?" Troy asked. "We thought you made that Silver Morpher for yourself."

"I did." Jordan told them. "But...as you can see, plans changed."

He got up and started to make his way around the table.

"My studies have reached an important stage. I thought I was almost done, but recently, a whole new section of The Library opened up. More of my role in the war is coming to light...I still don't know everything, but I do know one thing. I will be back, but it won't be as the Silver Ranger."

"But it's YOUR morpher!" Jake reiterated.

"This war is about more than my ego." Jordan told them. "I'd love to be with you, all of you know that. Believe me, Pythia's interesting company, but she's completely batshit. All I know is that I will be back one day before this is done. I've got a role to play, but until dad lets me know what that is, it looks like I'm staying here."

"So what about your morpher?" Troy asked him. "Why did Gosei give it to Orion?"

"I really don't know. I don't know much about the guy. I only just got the reports back from your battles." He said honestly.

"So he just wanted some guy in the suit and picked the first guy with a vendetta he could find?" Jake asked. Jordan just looked to him and smiled.

"I appreciate the loyalty, but I'm not perfect." Jordan reminded him. "Anyway, you need an odd number if you don't want to risk a split vote, so...I guess I'll be going."

"Jordan!" Gia called out. He stopped as he was about to disappear. "It was good seeing you again."

"This is your choice." He told them. "I'll trust your judgement."

With that, he disappeared. The rest of the Rangers all turned back to the table.

"Well, I think he could be a good help." Gia stated. "I vote Orion's the Silver Ranger."

"He was a little wild, but I guess none of us were great at the beginning." Emma added. "Maybe if we help him, he'll come around. We could use the help. I vote he stays."

"I'm sorry; I just don't buy into this." Jake stated a little coldly. "I'm not saying we couldn't use the weapons, but do we really need this guy? He's the only one that can use them? I say we cut him loose. I vote no."

"He needs to fall into line. We were lucky that was a small battle." Noah told them. "But maybe he can learn from it. For now I say, we could use the help. I vote for Orion to stay."

"We're all sympathetic, but this isn't about his personal vendetta." Troy announced. "Gosei's not always been the most forthcoming, and I've not always understood why he does things, but he's always worked for the greater good in the past. I'm inclined to trust his judgement on this. I vote he stays."

"Four to one." Gia concluded. "We have our answer."

"Then I guess I'll just go and break the news to our new Silver Ranger." Troy announced, getting up from the table. "I'll go and get Orion."

Meanwhile, in another room, Orion was sitting, waiting on word from the others. He knew that they were discussing him, more precisely; they were discussing whether or not his future lay with the team. He looked up as he heard the door, and Troy came in.

"It's official." He told him, offering him a hand. "Welcome to the team."