A/N: First off...I have to say, I absolutely LOVED Vrak is Back! Those two episodes were probably the best of the whole season to date! However, due to more than a few alterations in my universe, I'm basically going to be doing almost a complete re-write. Hope you enjoy it.

Emma's heart was pounding like a jackhammer, and her lungs felt like they were going to explode in her chest as they finally got into the street her house was on. They were all already exhausted from the day's battles with Vekar, but once they had seen Vrak, given his warning, she was desperate to get home.

He hadn't told her what to expect when she got there, his threat really wasn't specific, but that only made it all the worse. Emma's tears were running down her face as her subconscious came up with all sorts of images of what Vrak could have done, each one more horrible than the last. His words echoed in her mind over and over.

"Oh, and Pink Ranger? You might want to hurry home!"

There was a brief moment of relief as they saw that the house didn't APPEAR to be damaged, at least, not in any significant way, but Emma wouldn't stop until she stumbled through the door. Gia was right behind her. When they got there, the Living Room was a mess; there were definite signs of a struggle. The only things that looked like they had been put back in place were the couch, and a coffee table. Louise, Gia's mom was sitting on the couch, facing the door. She had obviously returned from the office some time after they had left.

"MOM!" Gia called out. Louise just gave her a look to warn her to keep her distance, and held up a hand. It was only then that they saw she had something strapped to her chest. It was a device, which looked like a pretty non-descript metal box, but the warning printed on it, 'This side towards Enemy' tipped them off as to what it was. It was a claymore mine! They looked up as Wayne came into the room, carrying a glass of scotch. His clothes were messed up, and from the looks of his face, he had been in a tough fight very recently. He looked to the Rangers as they arrived.

"Hi...your mom looked like she needed a rest when she got home, so I asked her to have a seat." He told them. "You understand if she doesn't get up."

"Wayne, what are you doing?" Gia asked him. "What happened here?"

"Vrak needed me to do something for him." He told them.

"You're still buying anything that guy sells you?" Jake asked him. "Man, I used to think you were smart!"

"Where's my dad?" Emma asked him. Wayne just looked to her.

"He's safe." He told her. "How long that's the case is all down to you."

"You BASTARD!" Emma screamed, lunging for him. She managed to hit a couple of punches, before the others pulled her off him. Her anger was understandable, but right now it wasn't helpful.

"Emma, hold on." Troy told her, before glaring at Wayne. "What did you do?"

"I made a bargain with Vrak..."

"He's still trying to sell you that bullshit that he can fix your son?" Jake asked him. Wayne just looked at Jake.

"More than that, he's done it!" He told them. "In fact, you'll be seeing him VERY soon. All I need is one thing from you. I need...him."

They all looked around as he pointed at Orion. The Silver Ranger just looked a little surprised.

"Me?" Orion asked. "Vrak wants me?"

"The Silver Ranger comes with me, and Eric will be sent home safe and sound." Wayne responded. "I'll need an answer soon by the way. He's not patient."

"Guys..."

"Orion, no!" Troy stated. "We can't ask you to..."

"You're not asking." He told them. He hadn't known Eric really; he'd only met him that day. Indeed, their last conversation was somewhat tense, considering he threatened to kill him after he found him attacking Jake. Orion could already see the kind of person Eric was, and why he was so important to Gia and Emma. He pulled out his morpher and his Ranger Key, and was about to hand them to Troy.

"Oh, and he asked you bring those." Wayne told him. Orion looked to the others.

"I know you'll figure out something." He told them. Wayne just finished his drink and pulled out a communicator.

"Vrak, I've got him." He told him, as he grabbed Orion's arm.

"WAYNE!" Gia called out. He stopped for a moment, just looking at her. "If anything happens to Eric, or Mom, there won't be anywhere far enough for you to run!"

"If I were you, I'd be more worried about myself right now." Wayne answered. "Say hi to Mikey for me."

With that, they disappeared in a flash of light. As soon as they left, Gia looked to Noah.

"Noah, can you get that thing off my mom?" She asked him.

"It should be pretty straightforward." He told her, going over and inspecting it carefully. Wayne had obviously wired it up to stop Louise getting out of the chair, to give the Rangers a distraction while he convinced Orion to go with him. Given the dangerous technology he had worked with before, it was a lot simpler. "OK Mrs Moran, just try not to move..."

He saw the death-glare she gave him.

"Right...sorry, silly thing to say." He conceded, pulling out some tools. The others went into the kitchen to give him some space to work. Gia took Emma in her arms, holding her tightly, while Troy put a hand comfortingly on her back. For once, even Jake found it hard to see the light in this situation.

In Vrak's underwater base, Orion and Wayne arrived, appearing in a bright flash. Orion could see Eric, bloodied and battered, lying on the floor. His hands were shackled behind his back.

"Eric!" He yelled, but he didn't get a response. He turned on Wayne. "How could you?"

"It wasn't easy, I'll give him that." Wayne admitted, gesturing to his injuries. "If he hadn't had one of his little 'cardiac episodes', he probably would have beaten me.

"He was your friend!" Orion screamed at him. Wayne just pulled out his pistol, levelling it at Eric.

"And trust me, that made it harder, but if I can do that to him, just think what I'm willing to do to get Mikey back." He told him. He pointed to some equipment in the corner. Orion looked at it, seeing two beds, connected by a computer of some description. On one of the beds was the inert form of the Robo Knight. "Get in."

"Your son...?"

"Get in the bed!" He commanded Orion. The Silver Ranger pointed to Eric.

"Let him go first!" He demanded. The only reason he had gone with Wayne was to get Eric home safely.

"Get in the bed!" Wayne reiterated. Orion saw the desperation in his eyes. He had given up everything for his son, something Orion could completely understand. He saw that he still had the gun trained on Eric, and reluctantly headed over to the bed, getting into it. He slid his wrists and ankles into straps, which tightened around them, holding him in place. Wayne took his morpher from his pocket, putting it into the control console, and started to tap some keys.

"Just try to relax." He told him. "Vrak said it should only hurt for a minute...probably."

With that, Orion felt needles driving upwards out of the bed, plunging into his back. His eyes rolled into the back of his head, and everything faded to black.

Back at the Goodall place, Gia was in the Living Room, with her arm around her mother. Louise could only stare at the claymore mine that Noah had moved to the coffee table after disarming.

"Would you mind...getting that thing out of here please?" Louise asked him.

"Oh, you don't need to worry, now I've put the safety pin back..." His words tailed off as Gia glared at him, flicking her eyes in the direction of the door. "Right...I'll just get this out of here."

He picked it up, carrying it out of the room. He really didn't know what he was going to do with it, thinking he couldn't just leave it lying around in the street or anything, but it was clear that Louise would be a lot more comfortable if it was taken as far from her as possible. All things considered, she had a point.

"Mom, are you alright?" Gia asked.

"I'm fine, he didn't hurt me." She assured Gia. "I came home and I found the place like this. Wayne was waiting..."

She covered her face with her hands.

"Eric...he said he would kill him if I did anything!" She whimpered. "How could he do this to us? He's been in this house! I've had dinner with him more times than I could count!"

"Vrak's using his desperation to manipulate him." Troy told her. "You know he'd never do anything like this if he thought he had a choice."

"So the question is, what do we do now?" Jake asked. Troy just sighed.

"There's not much we can do until Vrak makes a move." He answered honestly.

"Wait...Vrak went after Emma's dad...he knows who we are!" Jake pointed out. Suddenly, the same horrible thought dawned on all of the Rangers.

"Find Noah; tell him to check in on his parents and Quinn." Troy told him. "I'll find my folks and Ernie, you find your parents and Allison. Bring them all here; at least if they're in one place, we'll be able to keep tabs on them. Emma, Gia...stay with Louise! We'll be back soon!"

With that, they ran out of the room. Louise could see Emma pacing, and just gestured to her to come over, letting her sit next to her. She didn't say a word, just holding her and Gia warmly. The man she loved was missing, right now; she needed to keep the rest of her family close.

Back at Vrak's underwater base, Eric was starting to come round. His hands were shackled behind him. He managed to push himself up to a seated position as his vision started to return to normal. He saw Wayne standing by the console, working on something. As he squinted, he could see two figures lying on beds either side of them. One of them was the Robo Knight...after a moment, he realised the other was Orion. Energy was glowing around them, while Wayne checked on the displays.

"I was starting to worry; it never used to take you that long to come round." Wayne commented. He pulled out a bottle of medication. "It wasn't easy, but I managed to get you a couple of these after..."

"Wayne, what the hell?" Eric asked him. "You attacked me in my own home...then you give me my meds?"

"Eric...I didn't want to do it, I know none of this was your fault!" Wayne assured him. "Believe me, I tried to suggest other ways Vrak could get the Silver Ranger, but he told me he'd only help me if..."

"Wayne, you sided with Vrak?" He asked him. "You sold out?"

"I didn't have a CHOICE!" He protested. "He was the only one that could bring Mikey back!"

"The Rangers are the only ones that stopped The Armada destroying the planet months ago!" Eric replied. "You sold us out!"

Before he could say anything, Vrak appeared in a flash of light. He looked at Eric, looking a little surprise.

"Oh...you're still alive." He said in an off-hand way. "Well, that was unexpected. I see you've got the Silver Ranger hooked up already Wayne."

"It wasn't too hard." He replied. "Once they heard I had Eric, he pretty much came without a fight."

Vrak looked to the console, and smiled.

"Well Wayne, you've really outdone yourself." Vrak stated, throwing a switch. The restraints holding down the Robo Knight released, and he sat up slowly. As he stood up off the bed, his armour retracted into him. Wayne's eyes started to tear up.

"Dad?" Spider asked. Wayne just ran to him, grabbing him in a tight hug.

"Mikey!" He responded, parting from him. "It's...it's really you?"

"Dad, what happened...I feel...I feel incredible!" Spider told him.

"I powered up the Robo Knight, reprogramming it using the energy of the Silver Ranger." Vrak told him. "Not only has it reversed the damage done to your mind, but the Robo Knight has given you tremendous power, more than enough for you to settle a few...old scores."

"I'm...I'm the Robo Knight?" He asked. Vrak just nodded.

"Well, aside from a few alterations." He told him. "After all, I want to make sure you're on the right side. Now, if you'd be so kind...punch your father."

Mikey turned around and punched Wayne in the face, catching him completely off-guard. From the way he stared at his hands, he obviously had no idea why he had done it.

"DAD!" He called out, before looking to Vrak. "What have you done?"

"Now the Robo Knight is under my complete control...and the Robo Knight is inside you." Vrak told him. "You will be unable to disobey a single command."

"You BASTARD!" Wayne screamed. "You said you'd give me back my son!"

"When I'm done with him." Vrak said with a smirk. "Now Mikey, I want you to go into the city, and destroy the Power Rangers. Do not summon your armour until you see them, and let them see you."

"Yes Lord Vrak." He replied as Vrak hit a command, teleporting him out of the underwater base. He then went to Eric, and unlocked his manacles, releasing his hands.

"Well, now that's dealt with, there's only one more thing I want from you, and then when your son finishes with the Rangers, I'll release him to return to you."

He handed Wayne a knife, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Try not to take all night about it." He replied. In a flash, both Wayne and Eric found themselves back in Harwood, in a street far from the Goodall house. Eric just looked to Wayne.

"Wayne...what have you done?" He asked. Wayne looked to him, tears running down his face.

"I'm sorry Eric." He stated. "I...I don't have a choice!"

"Well don't think I'll make it easy for you!" Eric told him, his fists balling up. "You want me dead; you're going to have to work for it!"

Back at the Goodall place, the Rangers had assembled all their loved ones in the house. It was a bit of a squeeze, but their families were all so delighted to see them that it didn't take much to convince them to go with them. Quinn and the Carvers were talking to Noah, continually squeezing his arms and gesturing to his muscles. They could see the huge difference in him from the scrawny kid that never used to stand up straight. Jake's parents seemed to have him in a hug that they wouldn't release, like they were scared he would leave again if they let him go. Jake was holding Allison's hand as she smiled up at him. Troy had only seen his parents that morning, so he didn't really have much to catch up on. Ernie had commandeered the kitchen and was making sure everyone had hot drinks.

They heard a loud bang from the street, and all looked around. The Rangers all filed out of the door, seeing a single figure standing before them. As he stepped into the light of a street lamp, they recognised him.

"Spider!" Noah called out. He had never liked the guy, mainly because at the time he knew him, he was going out with Emma and Noah had a monster crush on her at the time, but it wasn't like any of them didn't have plenty of reasons not to like him. Not only had he tried to blow up the local chemical plant as an eco-terrorist, he had also been turned into a monster once before.

"Lord Vrak gave me an order." He told them. With that, his armour formed up around him. Troy just looked to the others as he flipped out his morpher.

"Alright guys, let's get Jordan's armour back." He stated as they morphed.