A/N: The next chapter of the story. Tommy and Kim will come together eventually. Just keep reading to find out when. =)

Chapter 4- The Sacrifices

October 1999
Command Center Remains
Angel Grove, CA

The moon brightly shined down on the remnants of the Command Center. The place the Power Rangers would meet before, during, and after a battle was destroyed a year ago. After a successful infiltration by Divatox's henchman, the base crumbled into shards, rails, boards, rubble. The desolate remains hadn't been visited by a single former Power Ranger.

Until now...

In the distance, a Red race car, a Blue truck, a Yellow Van, a Green Jeep, and finally a Pink sports car drove 19 people to the site. The vehicles stopped right near the base, and the passengers exited. The cars reversed, and the lights were kept on. They protectively watched them.

Jason Scott, Zachary 'Zack' Taylor, Trinity 'Trini' Kwan, William 'Billy' Cranston, and Kimberly 'Kim' Hart walked, and they were in complete and utter shock of what was in front of them. Thomas 'Tommy' Oliver, Rockford 'Rocky' DeSantos, Adam Park, Aisha Campbell, and Katherine 'Kat' Hillard followed. They, too, were surprised by the destruction. Justin Stewart, Theodore Jay 'TJ' Jarvis, Cassandra 'Cassie' Chan, Ashley Hammond, and Carlos Vallerte had heavy hearts. And the last three, Andros and Karone, formerly known as the evil temptress Astronema, who were twins, and Zhane, Silver Space ranger, stopped a few feet away from the people in front of them.

Andros and Karone were consumed with dread. Zhane was there for support.

The news of Zordon's passing traveled quickly. Each former ranger, who had a tie to Zordon, felt their mentor go tino the after life. At first, there was denial, then the tears came, and the anger filed in. For Jason and Tommy, they wanted to really annihilate Andros for what he had done.

Andros, Red ranger and leader to the Space Power Rangers, did what he was told. Zordon asked, no, he requested for Andros to shatter his tube, so that all of his goodness would wash over the villains. And as much as he resisted, even told Zordon there must be another way, he did what was asked. And Zordon's essence engulfed the former villains to become reformed people. Essentially, that was what had saved Karone from her own demise. She was never meant to be evil anyways.

Andros mustered the courage he could. "I-I understand all of the anger, the hurt, the confusion as to why, but I simply did what Zordon wanted," he began. The previous Rangers' eyes could've bore holes into him. He just continued. "If there was another way, to rid this world of evil, I would've used that way," he finished.

"And why didn't you use another way," Jason questioned with ferocity. His fiancee, Trini, held him back. She reminded him Zordon wouldn't be proud of his actions, if he was to hurt even a hair on the leader of the Space rangers.

"There was no other way," Andros screamed with frustration, and he finally broke down. Though he remained strong after the fact, the weight of what he did came down upon him. He cried because without Zordon he wouldn't have become what he was today.

Karone, his twin sister and former enemy, rushed to her brother's side. Zhane went to where they were. She literally shielded everyone away from them. Protected in their own bubble, she consoled him. "If it wasn't for what I did, then none of this would've happened. Don't blame yourself for my mistakes."

Andros shook his head. "You had no choice," he reminded her.

"Karone, Andros is right. You were under their spell. They wanted you to go against your brother," Zhane, who became unfrozen and looked like a dead ringer for Brad Pitt, also comforted Karone, his love interest. He, then, turned to his best friend, Andros."Zordon's heart is, was, bigger than all of the planets combined. He wanted to sacrifice himself, so we wouldn't have to keep fighting."

The rest of the former Rangers minus the Space Rangers watched them. The trio were in a crystalline bubble. They had never seen anything like that before.

"Yes, I could've fought against the mind control harder," Karone countered.

"Zhane's right, you couldn't have," the man with two hair colors opposed her claim. Then, he spoke to them in the native, Karovian language.

Karone let down the shield, and she faced everyone head on. "I apologize for my actions," she tried to justify what happened. "You all should blame me, not Andros."

"Karone, that's not what I said," Andros tried to stop her.

"KARONE," Zhane barked in anger. "This is not all of your fault. All of this could've been prevented, if it wasn't for those idiots!"

"The three of you stop," Trini interjected with venom laced in her voice, and all attention was on her. "We all have to accept what Zordon wanted. We can play the blame game, we could apologize until we are blue in the face, but that wouldn't bring him back." She hated to see the divide amongst them all.

"Trini's right," Kat agreed. "Zordon wouldn't want us at each other's throat," she gently wiped under her nose.

Zack nodded. "We should respect Zordon's legacy," and he returned to looking at what used to be his safe haven. He looked up to the sky, and he pointed respectfully at the twinkling stars. "He's watching over us."

"I understand what you did," Billy comforted Andros. He had been in Aquitar for a year and a half now, and he understood more about the legends and legacy of the various powers. The Space powers were derived from Eltar, Zordon's home planet, and his wife, Zera, was actually born on the planet of KO-35 all those years ago. "Though, I probably wouldn't be able to accomplish what you did."

"Neither could I," Adam finally spoke up, while squeezing Tanya's hand.

"And I couldn't have done it either," Tanya second, and she looked at her boyfriend, who was really remaining calm under pressure, but then again he always did that.

"Zordon knew what he was doing, and he probably did this because he kept all of us in mind," Aisha supposed, while Rocky held her against him.

"Maybe, Zhane is right. He knew we couldn't continue fighting the world, and this was our time to move on," TJ mentioned, and the previous rangers nodded.

Rocky was the next to speak. "Zordon really looked at us as his children. We couldn't keep this responsibility. It was time for us to go to school or start a career or just continue our lives, and making sure we didn't turn around to the threat of Rita, Lord Zedd, King Mondo, or Divatox, or hell, any other monster coming to attack us."

Kim and Tommy remained quiet. Throughout this whole meeting, they kept taking subtle looks at each other.

"I want to thank Zordon for choosing me as a Power Ranger," Justin, the youngest member of Zordon's era, sincerely acknowledged. "Without him, I wouldn't have met a majority of you, and I am proud to have been a ranger."

"Rest in peace Zordon," Cassie wished, while agreeing with Justin's sweet words.

"Thank you for building this legacy," Ashley sadly smiled. She knew this moment was bittersweet.

"Come on, we should go and get something to eat. Maybe, reminisce about our memories of him," Carlos offered, and he hoped this would bring all of them together, maybe even closer. Like Trini, he wanted there to be unity. They all shared this special secret; fighting shouldn't even be an option for any of them.

As Jason heard everything, he realized he couldn't hold on to all of this anger. He wanted to remember Zordon for the great magical individual he was. After all, Zordon chose him to be the first, Red ranger of Earth. Zordon trusted him to help save the planet, and for that, Jason should've had trust he knew what he was doing when he abandoned his life to make the world a safer place. Trini's fiance agreed with Carlos and he led the way like the first leader of the Power Rangers was born to do.

Almost everyone entered the vehicles, but Kim and Tommy. They weren't exactly ready to part from him for an obvious reason.

"Are you guys coming," Jason called out, though he knew his little sister, Kim, wanted to spend some extra time there. When all was said and done, she had this bond with Zordon that no one could come close to, and he knew Tommy wouldn't let her stay there by herself.

"We'll be down in a few. Meet you at the Youth Center," Tommy queried, and their friends nodded and left.

With that, Tommy and Kim were left alone.

Kim began crying again. Her relationship with Zordon was way beyond mentor and student. Even though she had her own father, she felt Zordon was like another father. One that wouldn't judge her, but he would really guide her through her trials and tribulations. He knew and aided her when it came to the secret. She almost collapsed because the emotions overwhelmed her, but Tommy quickly picked her up.

"Kim, calm down," he softly whispered to her. "Look at me," and through the blurriness, she did what she was told, "it's going to be okay."

"How is everything going to be okay," she almost hissed, as the rage began trickling in, making the sadness disappear. "He's gone, Tommy. He's gone," and she thought about the identity of their son's adopted parents. That was gone too.

"But he did this for all of his 'children'. You heard what everyone said, and they are right."

She nodded. "They are," she acceded, "but that still doesn't make that situation any better."

"I know you're upset, but we have to move on. It's what Zordon would've wanted for us," he wanted to let her cry this out, but he wanted her to snap out of this whirlwind emotions more. Tommy, out of anyone else, was thankful that the evil was gone. He could finally move on and be rid of the power withdrawals. For him, they were really harsh.

"Tommy," Kim called for him once more. She looked deeply into his chocolate, brown eyes. "I get it. I understand the reason, or well, reasons, but have you thought of what happens when we try to look for him?"

Thomas 'Tommy' Oliver, leader to three power teams and granted three different colors, hadn't thought thought about that. He sadly sighed.

His fiancee brought up a good point.

After the karate tournament, Tommy and Kim became friends. Tommy was understandably hurt by Kim's harsh words in the letter, and though they had spoke about the truth, they decided to start over. Meaning, the two of them would start as friends and see what would happen from there.

Tommy continued racing for his Uncle John and with his ranger duties. When Zordon departed and in stepped Dimitria, a beautiful woman veiled in white from Inquiris, he felt the dynamics of the rangers was shifting in some way. He wasn't sure what was causing his change of heart, but he knew being a ranger was no longer in the cards for him.

Finally, Dimitria informed him, Kat, Adam, and Tanya that their time was up. They held the power longer than others, while previous rangers left before their time ran up. If they were to ultimately stay, the power was going to be depleted. So, before the unthinkable could happen, it was time to 'pass the torch'.

One day, Tommy was in the car with Kat. Both had contemplated about who to choose as their replacements. Tommy had a lot more on his mind. He believed the time had come for him and Kat to end. Already, he could hear the accusations that this was all Kim's fault, which was untrue. With Kat leaving for England. so she could dance with a ballet company, and them not being a right fit, the factors were unfortunately against them. And then, his mind drifted to his son. He was ready to find him and to see how he has been. At that moment, he was jarred out of his thoughts by the sudden attack by Flamite, which was ,in actuality, a blessing in disguise.

As his replacement, Tommy chose Theodore Jay 'TJ' Jarvis Johnson, a baseball player, who was going to play for Angel Grove High's varsity team. TJ, along with Cassandra 'Cassie' Chan, a young woman with aspirations to be a singer, helped Tommy and Kat when they were in a bind.

After Tommy relinquished his powers, he dreaded the talk he was going to have with Kat, but he knew this needed to happen. At first, she wasn't happy with his choice. She asked if this had to do with her predecessor, and he admitted she was part of it. The truth crushed Kat. He tried to console her, but she wanted him to leave. However, he accepted the truth, and she wished, him, them, the best. And Tommy, thanked her for that.

When Kim returned to Angel Grove, she began her schooling at Angel Grove University. There, she pursued liberal arts with a minor in fashion design. For part time work, she trained young gymnasts. The thought of going to the Olympics entered her mind, but she just wanted to be at home surrounded by friends—one friend in particular by the name of Tommy.

She missed Tommy incredibly. She knew he was going to always be there for her. They were indefinitely bounded, and she wanted him to be by her side. for the rest of their lives. After starting off as friends, they realized how much they meant to one another and decided it was time to try again. Since he was no longer a ranger, and she was back in California, they knew their relationship would work.

And now, here they were, engaged to be married and Zordon was gone, and the thought of not being able to find their son hung over their heads.

"We never did find his whereabouts," he revealed, which caused Kim to solemnly nod. "We were supposed to ask Zordon when he returned from Eltar, but he didn't return."

Tommy believed he would always have some tie to the Power Rangers, and when Zordon returned, he would find out who the newest team was, so he could speak to Zordon himself about their son. And now, he knew that wasn't possible.

"I wanted to ask about him so many times," she admitted, but she sighed. "I never did have the heart to know. To this day, I still think about him and how we could've been parents. It hurts that we might never find him."

And she was right, there wasn't a record of their son's birth anywhere. Zordon and Alpha 5 only knew the truth.

"Alpha 6 wouldn't have known the truth," he thought out loud. "I don't think he would've had that information either."

"I wonder what he looks like" Kim had been thinking about that. She hoped wherever their son was, he was in good hands and very happy. "Tommy, how are we going to find him?"

"Beautiful, we will one day. But right now, I think we've been through too much," he spoke of Zordon's death. "And until we have the means, and we are ready to let others know about this, then we need to move on and sadly put on the brave face that this adoption never happened."

Kim nodded. "It still hurts. Zordon was the closest link to him, and now, it's going to be up to us to find him."

"It's all going to be okay," he pressed his lips against her temple. "Thank you Zordon for everything. I, we, will never forget you."

"We trusted you with everything, and you never did judge us. I love you, and may the power protect you," Kim departed with Tommy.

The couple held hands, as they descended down. Both asked each other if they could've shattered Zordon's tube. And they answered, 'no'. With that, they had respect for Andros. He did something none of them could've done. They sorrowfully sighed, knowing Zordon held the identities of their son's adopted parents and their names perished with his demise.

Xxxxx

January 2000
Shiba House- Front Porch
Panorama City, CA

"Symbol power, paper," Mathew commanded, and he looked to his son. The adjective 'adopted' wasn't needed. He smiled at Jayden, who was looking at him with interest. He placed his Samuraizer back in his pant pocket.

Jayden stared in awe at what his father could do. He hoped his skills would get to that level.

Mathew began to construct the paper into an airplane. "You must be brave Jayden," he looked at his son seriously, while he continued to mold the paper. "One day you'll lead a team of rangers against Master Xandred. I know together you'll rise to the challenge," and once the paper plane was finished, he pulled his arm back and let the red item fly off into the sky.

After Mentor Ji came back with Mathew, he revealed the plan to Nina and Mentor Yaki once again. Mentor Yaki was worried about Jayden's lack of Shiba power. Mathew was also concerned, but he was sure Mentor Ji would help build the necessary power needed.

"I can do this," young Jayden said with determination.

Mathew's phone went off. There was an attack happening at the quarry."Mentor Ji," he summoned, and Ji ran to the front. "Please, take my son," he urgently wished. He called for his powers and left to fight.

Mentor Ji looked down at Jayden, and he led the boy to the living room. There was the easel with bundles of paper, black paint, and brushes. "Jayden, change into the right clothes," he commanded.

Jayden nodded, and he ran back to his room and dressed into the appropriate attire. Then, he went to the easel and began to practice drawing the symbols. He had been practicing for some time now. He understood the logistics, but the little boy felt like he wasn't going to be like his sister or dad, who were very proficient. A little frustrated, he sloppily drew the symbol for fire.

Nothing happened.

Ji watched, and he saw that Jayden was slightly flawed in this area. He walked up to his subordinate. "This stroke isn't right," he said, as he turned the sheet of paper over. "Do it again."

Jayden took a breath, and he did what he was told.

From the opening to the living room, Nina watched the two with some intrigue. She warmed up to Ji quite quickly, and she accepted his duty to help Jayden. The thought of Jayden becoming a stand in was still hard to grasp, but she understood this was necessary.

"Mentor, can I use the bathroom," Jayden asked, while turning to look at him.

Mentor sighed. He clicked his stick, as an 'okay'. He looked at the sheets of paper, and he noticed that Jayden's power was fairly weak. He furrowed his brows, since he didn't understand why.

"Mathew hasn't told you, has he," Nina brought Ji out of his thoughts. She hated to break the news, but she wanted Mentor Ji to understand his task was going to be fairly challenging.

"Told me what," the former Senior Guardian curiously questioned.

Nina took one of the brushes, and she began to draw. There were no symbols involved, but rather a picture. Her talent for painting was so great, and Mentor watched as she drew this elaborate picture in what seemed like three minutes. "Jayden's adopted," she confessed.

Taken aback by the revelation, he gasped in shock. He said the words to himself once more, 'he's adopted'. Now, he fully comprehended why Jayden's power was rather weak. "But, wait, how," he asked, and he was sad for Jayden. On top of being an impostor, he wasn't apart of the Shiba bloodline.

"Jadyden doesn't know," she answered the unasked question on Mentor's face. "We adopted him because the parents were unable to care for him. They were Power Rangers, and they already had too much on their plate. Taking care of a baby would be a burden to them."

"That's to say the least."

Mathew's wife nodded. "So we've been caring for Jayden ever since, and we have never treated him like he wasn't born from my stomach," she further explained.

"What about his birth parents, do they know about him becoming a Samurai ranger," Mentor asked.

"I'm not sure," Nina truthfully replied. "With Mathew learning the symbol power, fighting off Master Xandred's army, and teaching Lauren and Jayden what he knows, I don't believe he's searched for them. Part of me wishes he did because I want to know if they wanted this for their son."

"I don't know if I would want this for my son," Mentor admitted, since he knew the practice and training was heavy. "So, is that why Jayden's symbols aren't as strong as Lauren's?"

"Most likely," Nina answered honestly, and she tore off the paper from the easel. She looked at Mentor. "Jayden is strong. We know this because of his parents; both are, or were, rangers. And I'm sure sure his power will flourish after time and with your guidance," she believed.

"Do you think I can do this," Ji wondered because hew as starting to doubt himself.

Nina nodded. "As soon as you came to live here, I could see you and Jayden bond. Mathew trusts you, and he believes you have what it takes to make Jayden become as good as Lauren," she smiled at him, hoping to boost his confidence. She hoped Ji wouldn't stop training Jayden. "Now, where is that son of mine?"

"I believe he said the bathroom," Mentor had a lot to process that he forgot about his pupil.

"Oh, I can't believe you fell for that," Nina chuckled, and she walked into the kitchen. "Ah, ha," she exclaimed, as she saw Jayden eating cookies.

Mentor walked in and was none too pleased.

Xxxxx

March 2000
Shiba House- Main Living Room
Panorama City, CA

Ike, Blue Samurai Ranger, Ava, Yellow Samurai Ranger, Michael, Green Samurai Ranger, and Linn, Pink Samurai Ranger congregated at the Shiba House. They had just came back from a battle with Master Xandred, and he was being more ruthless than ever. So, they needed to plan what their next step was.

"I say we go in, use all of arsenal, zords, and just to defeat the son of a bitch,," Michael exclaimed, which caused his teammates to shake their head.

"We can't do that," Linn shook her head. "We can't put others, like civilians, at risk."

"Michael, are you crazy," Ike asked. As much as he cared for the Green Samurai Ranger, he knew his ideas were preposterous. "We need to devise a logical plan; that's all."

"Did you see what happened to the Megazord," Ava reminded them. She couldn't believe the grand zord was brought down to its knees like it had. "We are doing our best, but he keeps getting all this power."

Michael sighed heavily; they were right. "What about this symbol Mathew has been learning?"

"I don't like the idea," the Blue ranger said. "He hasn't even fully mastered the symbol, which means it's not complete. He's tried and he's tried, but to no avail. On top of that, The Sealing Symbol could possibly kill him because it will take a lot of symbol power."

"Maybe, he won't get hurt," the Yellow Ranger thought of the brighter side.

The Pink Ranger was really concerned. "Mathew is our friend, and I couldn't live with myself if he got severely hurt because of this," she wished there was another way. "What about Lauren?"

"She knows about the symbol, but she doesn't know how to perform it, just yet," Mentor Yaki stepped inside the living room. "She is working hard, and we were hoping she wouldn't have to use it. However, from what we saw today, she might have to learn."

"She's just a child," Ike stressed, and he shook his head. "Yes, our children are learning about our Samurai ways. Kevin's memorized the archives inside and out."

"Mia's been doing great as well," Linn spoke of her daughter.

"And Serena, accepts her duty," Ava firmly nodded. "What about Mike?"

Michael cleared his throat. "Oh, he's doing great," he didn't want to admit his son would rather play video games than learn about his purpose in life.

Mathew, Nina, Mentor Ji, Lauren, and Jayden stepped into the room to join everyone else. Lauren held her younger brother close to her. Mentor Ji stood next to the kids, and he nodded at Mathew and Nina.

"This is the plan," Mathew took up the leader position. "We will gather our symbol power and use that to defeat Master Xandred."

Everyone in the room yelled in defiance. The thought was crazy, and they knew they could all die if they chose this.

"I just said weapons, but our symbol power," the Green Samurai ranger wasn't too sure about that. "What happened with the seal," Michael almost hissed his question. "I love adventure and taking risks as much as the next guy, but THIS, this is a kamikaze mission."

"Michael's right, we can't use all of our symbol power," Linn said, as she wore her heart on her sleeve. "We have kids, families, there has to be a way," she knew if they used their symbol power their life line might go long with the powers.

Mathew shook his head. "No, there is no other way. As of right now. The seal won't work because I haven't had enough time perfecting it," he told them, and then, he looked at Mentor Ji and Mentor Yaki. The three had come to an agreement in private.

Suddenly, the house began to smell like smoke. The windows imploded, and the loud shattering noise caused Lauren to scream in horror. Nina panicked, and she grabbed her children. She shakily turned to Mathew, who nodded that everything was going to be okay.

"The Moogers are in the front," Mentor Yaki shouted, as looked to the yard.

The Moogers and the rest of the Netherworld had found the home of the Shiba Clan. They were ready to destroy everyone on the property, and they were ready to take their claim on the world. The army stalked the grounds, used arrows enveloped with fire and shot at the property. They entered without shame.

Everyone was to die tonight.

"Ike, Ava, Michael, and Linn, distract them," Mathew furiously ordered his team. Without hesitation they left, and then he turned to the civilians-his family. "Mentor Yaki, it's time."

"Right," Mentor Yaki agreed, and he escaped to the back.

Nina watched her surroundings in sadness, as she was to comply with her husband's wishes. He spoke to her about his plan. He wanted her to go in hiding with Lauren. While Lauren trained, she would watch after her daughter. This was to keep them safe. Nina kissed her husband passionately on the lips, not caring if her daughter or son was watching, or if the world was crumbling beneath them. She loved her husband so much; she had been with him for so long. She couldn't bear to be without him. "Come back to me," she frantically wished, as the tears crashed down. She finally left and didn't look back. If she did, she would run back to Mathew and beg for him to stop the madness.

The Red Samurai ranger hasn't been able to stop the madness since it started. Tonight, he was damn sure going to try.

Mathew bent down in front of his daughter. "I love you so much," he declared, and he kissed her on the cheek. "Learn the Sealing Symbol successfully," he had faith in her, and he nodded at Ji. "Take my daughter to Mentor Yaki. He should be waiting out back."

Ji grabbed Lauren's hand, and they escaped to the back. The older man had to have tough skin. He ignored the little girl's cries for her family. It was heartbreaking. Taking a breath, Ji helped Lauren onto the back of the horse, and he watched the two leave the grounds. He knew this was going to be hard on the family. This type of separation was almost unheard of, but this had to happen. At least, someone was going to carry on the Shiba Clan's purpose.

The Red ranger had been talking to his son. Already morphed into his protective suit, he was telling his son what was expected of him. Yes, he was a stand in. Yes, he was to take on the legacy, and yes, his duty was to protect the Shiba House with Mentor Ji from now on. He still wasn't ready to disclose of his son's adoption, but he didn't think that mattered now.

Jayden was going to amicably deceive everyone by becoming the next Red Samurai ranger, instead of his own child, Lauren.

Mentor Ji resumed his job, and he stood behind Jayden. He aided Jayden in following his dad. He placed his hands firmly on Jayden's shoulders. He wasn't going to let Mathew down, nor was he going to leave Jayden's side at all. He would treat Mathew's son, as if he was his own.

Linn and Ava urgently rushed back to the house. They were out of breath, and they were fighting as hard as they could. But, their energy to combat the evil was slowly diminishing with every blow from the monsters of the Netherworld. It was vital for their leader to come now.

"Mathew, we need you," the two said in unison, and they stopped speaking once they saw Mathew was talking to Jayden. These women knew of the plan for Jayden, and they bowed with much reverence. The young boy was about to initiate a plan neither could ever be apart of or do.

Mathew nodded, and he bent down to look at into his son's eyes. "One day, the great responsibility of being the Red ranger will fall to you. Remember, protect the world from evil, standby your allies, never run from a battle," he handed his son the Lion folding zord. He looked up at Ji with admiration, and he mouthed 'thank you'.With that Mathew immediately rushed into battle to help his team, and he silently said his goodbye to his family.

And the Samurai rangers fought the arduous battle. Ava fell to her knees. Michael's body contorted in an unlikely way. Linn gasped at the stinging sensation of a foot soldier's saber. Ike had been in the front utilizing his Dragon folding zord.

Master Xandred's ultimate goal was destroy the Shiba House and anyone inside, so no more members of the Shiba Family could be produced. He met the struggling Red ranger, his rictus grin on his face couldn't have gotten any bigger. The vial monster extended his sword as far as he could in the air, and he diabolically brought the weapon down. The slash caused the Red ranger to violently collapse to the ground. He laughed at the shallow breaths of his enemy. The prize, the destruction of the Shiba House, was within his fingertips.

At the brink of demorphing, and because this was the last resort, Mathew utilized whatever powers he had left. Straining his weak body further, he brought his Samuraizer up to eye level. The imperfect symbol was drawn, and he watched as Master Xandred became engulfed in lightning, screaming at the unnatural feeling of being sealed away. Then, poof, he was no more-for now.

"Ahhh," the Red ranger's uniform was gone, and there laid the 17th Head of the Shiba Clan in his street clothes. He did it. The threat was gone.

Sadly, it was at his expense.