Blood Stalker made his way through the streets in hot pursuit of the remaining fugitive. He could sense that his hunt was nearing its completion. He no longer had any accomplices. Whether they had been captured or killed, he didn't really know, nor did he really care. All that mattered was that now, only his true target remained, and he was only a human.

He approached the harbour, finding the scent growing stronger. His quarry was close. It was a common misconception that running water masked scents, but it barely made any difference to one as skilled as him. As he neared a cannery, he smiled. The strong scent of fish, his quarry had obviously intended that to mask his smell. He knew that hunters on this planet had trained their dogs to discern smells from their intended targets for years by dragging herring across the ground before setting them loose...the term "red herring" had been common use for a misleading clue ever since. However, just like those hunting hounds, he could still make out the distinctive trail of his quarry.

He could also smell something else. There were other people in the cannery. They were amassed in a large group near the door. He pulled out a blaster, and lunged forward, kicking the door off its hinges. As he went inside, he panned around this way and that, finding himself in a small room, only about ten feet by ten feet, and lined with monitors, all of which were showing only static. He recognised it as a security office. The group of men were piled in a corner, unmoving, dressed in security uniforms. They were the night watchmen, there to prevent anyone from stealing from the cannery out with business hours. He could still smell them, but he instinctively checked anyway. They were breathing, but it was shallow. They had been sedated and brought here, before the security system was disabled.

"Good work." He complimented Alex. "But not good enough."

He kicked open the door, moving into the main room of the cannery. It was immense, and lined with machinery, designed to help prepare and can the fish coming in from the harbour, while above the machinery, walkways criss-crossed over the top of the machinery, creating a maze of sorts. He smiled as he realised what it was.

"You think this is a game human?" He snarled as he looked around for the elusive fugitive. "I have stalked some of the most vicious and powerful enemies of The Armada across entire star systems!"

"Then finding a human in a cannery shouldn't present a problem for you!" Alex replied, his voice echoing around the warehouse. Blood Stalker lifted his head and started to sniff the air, before heading down one of the corridors.

Meanwhile, back on the Red Galleon, the Rangers, along with Lucas, Trip and Katie were keeping track of the city, hoping for signs of Alex. Jen came back into the room, but shook her head as the others looked to her.

"They're not talking." She told them. "Whatever my husband's told them, they're obviously more worried about that than they are of what Time Force would do to them."

"What would Time Force do to them?" Noah asked her. The others all stared at him, before a thought occurred to them. Jen hadn't really been specific when she had mentioned there would be consequences. They looked up to her.

"They'll be taken to trial..."

"What happens after the trial?" Troy asked. "These men, as far as I can tell they aren't from your time. Tom has a life in Angel Grove..."

"And Trent's from this time." Noah stated. He knew of Trent because of his love of comic books. He had discovered Trent's some time ago, having purchased virtually everything he had ever produced. His collaborations with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had produced some of his favourite graphic novels, but it was his solo work that Noah loved the most. He couldn't believe that one of his favourite artists of all time was not only a former Ranger like him, although it would explain where he got a lot of his inspiration for his work, but had somehow become tangled up with a time fugitive. "People are going to notice they're gone."

"Actually, no they're not." Trip assured him. "Because they're not from our time, we can't afford to remove them. It would risk creating too many problems with the timeline. The trial would be to determine how much they know that they shouldn't."

"Their memories would then be modified and they'd be returned as close to their own time as possible." Lucas assured them. "Those that know them will barely know they were gone at all."

"Alex is the one that should worry." Katie told them. "He's facing some pretty hefty charges back home. Grand theft, creation of paradox, historical kidnap..."

"Trent and Tom went willingly!" Gia interrupted her.

"They probably won't see it that way." Jen assured her. "The fact is, when we bring him in, he's facing some pretty heavy time in prison."

"Here!" Emma announced, attracting everyone's attention. "There are all sorts of energy signatures at the cannery." Lucas came to her side, checking out the readings.

"Those are energy weapons alright." Lucas said with a nod. "And unless Earth technology suddenly jumped about fifty years or so..."

"Alex." Jen replied, preparing her blaster. Troy held up a hand. "Get out of the way, we need to..."

"Alex is your problem, I can go with that." Troy told her. "But that Commander is still out there, and that's our problem."

Jen thought about it for a moment, before she nodded.

"Keep that Armada thing off our backs." She told him. "That's all I ask."

"What about those two?" Noah asked, flicking a thumb in the direction of the door to the room where they were holding Trent and Tom. Troy thought about it for a moment, before looking to Orion.

"What?" He asked.

"This Commander, he's probably going to go big once we defeat him." Troy told him. "We need someone to stay and watch the prisoners."

"You're kidding right?" Orion asked. "You want me to babysit?"

"You heard the Red Guy." Jake said with a smirk. "You're great at beating up X-borgs and the likes, but this needs the Rangers with the big boy toys."

"Jake!" Emma hissed in a low voice, not appreciating the way he spoke to Orion. However, she saw the way Orion was looking at the team. Jake's dislike wasn't exactly lost on him, but he just nodded.

"He's right." Orion answered. "I'm the logical choice."

"But Orion..."

"I'm the only one that can't help in a zord battle!" He interrupted Gia. He turned to Jen. "I'll keep an eye on the prisoners. You go and get your fugitive."

"We'll drop the three of you off somewhere safe." Troy assured him as he headed to the controls to bring around the Red Galleon. Orion just gathered up his morpher and went to collect the prisoners.

Back in the Cannery, the hunt was still going on. Alex pressed his back to some machinery, taking a deep breath before moving on. He heard something clatter along the floor. He looked down, just in time to see a grenade rolling, ending up near his feet. He leapt out the way just in time as it exploded. He clutched his ribs as he got up, reclaiming his blaster.

"I have to admit, you're good human." Blood Stalker said with a smile. Alex fired off a couple of shots, forcing him into cover. "I've never had such an entertaining hunt with a human victim."

"Wouldn't you need to get me first for me to be a victim?" Alex taunted him, throwing a gas grenade. He ran down the corridor, heading for the back of the warehouse. He stopped by the door to the next room, and blasted open the door, running inside, before another blast threw him to the floor. Blood Stalker headed towards the door.

"You must be about ready to give up by now." He taunted him. "You're making this far too easy...and by the smell of things...you're already injured."

Blood Stalker confirmed this by running a hand on the door frame, picking up some blood as he looked into the darkened room ahead of him.

"Now you're going to try and hide in the dark?" He asked. "With the trail you're leaving, you may as well be lighting the way with neon lights!"

"Exactly, don't you think this has all been a little too easy?" Alex asked him. Blood Stalker was blinded for a moment as a couple of head lamps turned on. He could see what looked like a massive drill pointed right his way. He heard an engine powering up.

"Aw crap." Blood Stalker muttered as he heard a weapon powering up.

The Rangers and the former Time Force Rangers arrived outside, just in time to see an entire wall blow out of the cannery. They all shielded themselves from flying debris, before looking to see what had happened. They could see a beam coming down from orbit before the dust cleared, and Blood Stalker started to grow.

"OK, this is the part we need to worry about." Troy told her. "You all find Alex..."

Just then, they heard engines and the ground started to shake. Jen and the former Time Force Rangers all gulped.

"OK, what's that?" Gia asked.

"Something very, very bad." Katie responded. They all watched as a large, blue and yellow war machine rose up out of the wreckage of the cannery. It looked like a gigantic ship, with a massive drill at the front. It lit up as it rose into the air.

"He actually did it." Lucas murmured. "The crazy bastard actually did it!"

As the ship opened fire on Blood Stalker, it lit up the city.

"Whatever it is, we need to stop it before it levels everything!" Troy responded as the Rangers ran off to form the Megazord. Lucas heard some voices coming from part of the cannery that was still standing. A moment later, some security guards staggered out. They were covered in dirt, but otherwise unharmed.

"We'll get you help." Katie assured them as she and Trip went to get them. Jen was about to help them when she suddenly looked up.

"He's...he's still here." She told them, pulling out her blaster.

"Jen, come back!" Lucas called out as she ran into the wreckage. He looked to the others, before running after her to help her look for Alex.

In another part of the city, Trent and Tom were sitting on a rooftop, hand-cuffed to a drain pipe while Orion watched over them. He had his morpher at the ready, just in case they tried anything. He only turned away from them as he heard something happening in the city. Through large plumes of smoke rising from the area, he could see the drilled attack ship flying through the air, firing at Blood Stalker.

"That's your cue to leave." Trent told him. Orion just snapped around and looked to him.

"What are you talking about?" He asked. "The Rangers..."

"That ship isn't an Armada weapon. That's what we've been working on all this time!" Trent told him. "It's what we're here to deliver."

Orion watched as it opened fire, hitting not only Blood Stalker, but also the Megazord...and the city as well. He turned on the prisoners, morphing as he did so. He levelled his Silver Spear at them.

"You brought this here?" He asked. "You brought this destruction?"

"You don't understand yet, but you soon will." Tom told him. "We know you have our Ranger Keys."

"That is none of your concern!" Orion snapped.

"Trust me; call the Quantum Ranger, White Dino Ranger and Green Mighty Morphin' keys." Trent told him. "They should explain everything!"

Orion didn't know what to make of this. He knew that there was little he could do to help the team, and summoned the keys, but not before levelling the Siler Spear at them one more time.

"If this is a trick..."

Before he could answer though, he found himself in a white light, facing a vision. The White, Green and Quantum Rangers stood before him, showing him the ship he had seen. He suddenly understood as their knowledge flooded his mind. He came back into reality and looked to them.

"Alex knew that you needed the firepower here. Without it, the war would last for decades!" Tom stated. "He recruited me and Trent because he knew we had intimate knowledge of our own zords, so we re-purposed the Q-Rex with elements of all three zords."

"Without Eric, he couldn't activate it, which is why he recruited me." Trent added. "And just like My Drago Zord..."

"I have to tame it." Orion interrupted him. "Only I can bring the Q-Rex Drill under control."

"Go." Tom told him. "We're not going anywhere."

Orion just nodded and ran off, leaping across the rooftops towards the battle.

Over in the Megazord, the Rangers were taking a pummelling as not only was Blood Stalker attacking them, but the Q-Rex Drill too. The Zord fell to the ground, powering down out of SPD Mode as it did so.

"Man, this thing is tough!" Gia snarled. "I swear, if Jen doesn't catch her husband, I'm going to rip him apart for bringing this thing here!"

They were rocked by another blast as the Q-Rex Drill flew past. Jake checked his screen, and saw a glint of silver on a nearby roof top.

"Guys, check it out!" He stated. "What's he doing here?"

On the rooftop, Orion placed the White Dino Ranger key into his morpher, and found himself connecting with the Q-Rex Drill directly. He could feel its rage and intensity. It was operating on instinct, waiting on its master to guide it. He stood before it, holding up his Silver Spear.

"I understand your rage! I feel it every day myself!" Orion called to it. "But together, we can use that rage to ensure The Armada can never harm anyone again!"

The Q-Rex Drill moved closer, turning to the side, and a doorway opened. Placing the Quantum Ranger key into his morpher, Orion leapt inside, taking the controls. He turned the ship towards Blood Stalker as he placed the Green Ranger key into a key hole. The zord shifted in shape, turning into what could only be described as a dragon. Noah couldn't believe his eyes.

"Guys, that's...that's a lot like the first Dragon Zord!" He called out to them. "Tom had the Green Ranger powers..."

They watched as he attacked ferociously, destroying Blood Stalker's armour, leaving him exposed to his attacks. Orion placed the White Dino Ranger key into another keyhole, turning it and transforming the Zord into another Megazord mode.

"Isn't that a lot like the old Reefside Zord?" Emma asked. Noah just nodded.

"I guess we know what Tom and Trent's contributions to the project were." Gia surmised. They watched as Blood Stalker screamed in anger, his weapons smashed to pieces in his hands, leaving him defenceless. Orion powered up the final attack, obliterating him completely. They all watched in amazement as Orion leapt from the Zord, and it flew into the sky, disappearing in a bright flash.

"That Zord, it's incredible!" Troy remarked. "Alex wasn't trying to cause trouble..."

"He was trying to deliver a new Zord." Noah concluded. "He was trying to help!"

"We need to stop Jen before she makes a huge mistake!" Troy told them as he got up from his seat, leaving the Zord.

Down on the ground, Jen and Lucas were searching the wreckage for any sign of Alex. They heard some wreckage move, and saw him stumbling towards them. They levelled their blasters his way.

"Jen..."

"Stop right there Alex, this has gone on long enough!" She warned him. He started to take a few more steps towards them, only for Lucas to flick the safety off on his blaster.

"Alex, that's far enough!" Lucas told him. "You're under arrest, it's over!"

"I just need to know..."

"Please, don't make me do this." Jen begged him, a tear rolling down her face. He looked to her.

"Jen, I couldn't involve you. One of us had to be free to take care of our daughter." He reminded her. "If I'd told you why I was doing this, you'd have come with me, but for her sake, for Elaine's sake...I HAD to do this alone!"

"Alex, just give it UP!" Lucas yelled. Just then, Troy and Emma came in.

"Alex!" Emma yelled. "It's over, we got him."

"You did?" He asked.

"We also got your little gift." Troy assured him. Alex breathed a sigh of relief as he dropped his blaster.

"Then it really is all over." He answered, holding his hands out in front of him. "Then I'll come in quietly."

"Wait...that's it?" Lucas asked. "After all this, just like that?"

"I'm not going to resist." Alex assured him. "Just read me my rights."

"No." Troy told them. "It's not going down like that."

"Guys, we appreciate the help, but this is really none of your concern." Jen told them as she handcuffed her husband. Emma placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her.

"Please, let us take you to the ship." She asked her. "Let him explain..."

"Anything he has to explain, he can do at Time Force Headquarters." Lucas said gruffly. Troy just smiled as he stood in Lucas' path, blocking his way as he started to escort Alex away. He could tell that there were parts of this story he would be unlikely to explain to a court. He didn't think it would matter much to Time Force, but at least it might help his former comrades understand."

"You're time travellers." She reminded her. "What difference could a few minutes make?"