"This is tiring." Kyoka said. All of the etherious were getting fed up with Mard Geer's problem. He's been diving in and out because he was forced to switch to Jellal. The fact there was human among them was bad enough, but their leader sharing a body with one was worse. "There must be some way to separate Master Mard Geer from that disgusting human."

"Keyes, haven't you found an answer yet?" Tempester asked.

"Not yet, but I haven't gathered enough information." Keyes said. "Perhaps if I were to run some experiments on the human, I could gain some answers."

"But then you would be experimenting on Mard Geer." Kyoka said as she was sounding objective to the idea.

"I'm sure Master Mard Geer would rather have that than be stuck to a human." Tempester said.

"I suppose you're right when you put it that way." Kyoka said.

"Bring me the human he's connected to and here's a little something in case the rangers get in the way." Keyes said as he held up a black feather. He used his magic through it and released the feather and it turned into a raven-like monster. "Say hello to Raveoy."

"Excellent and once that human is separated from Master Mard Geer, we shall destroy him." Kyoka said. Time was running out for Jellal.

…

Magnolai High

School was starting up again, but Jellal hanged out outside on a bench as he had a lot on his mind. Jellal decided that he needs the help from the Power Rangers if he's going to be free from Mard Geer. However, he was also afraid to go to them for help for Mard Geer was also their worst enemy. Erza came by and saw him.

"Okay." Erza said as she took a deep breath and went over to talk to Jellal. "Hi, Jellal."

"Hey, Erza." Jellal said, but he wasn't paying attention. Erza could see that something was wrong.

"Jellal, are you okay?" Erza asked.

"Yeah." Jellal said as he stood up. Jellal couldn't put up with anything else at the moment until he figured out a solution and probably best to avoid people. "I'm sorry, Erza. I need to go." He left without Erza even asking what was wrong. Erza was about to leave it at that, but she saw Kyoka and Raveoy appear and they seemed to be following Jellal. Jellal was just walking, but he felt someone grab him and he was tossed against the school wall.

"Hello, Jellal." He looked up and was faced with both the etherious. "I wonder. Do you even know who I am?"

"Kyoka!" Jellal said.

"Very good." Kyoka said.

"This is Mard Geer? He doesn't look impressive." Raveoy said.

"Quiet you fool." Kyoka said. "Master, if you can hear me, don't worry. We'll free you from your undeserving prison soon." Both of them were about to take them away.

"Back off!" Erza came in and kicked Kyoka back.

"Erza?" Jellal questioned as to why she was here.

"It's you." Kyoka said.

"Anyone tell you no bullying on school grounds?" Erza asked. She reached for her morpher, but remembered Jellal was there and she saw a few other people watching. She needed to keep ranger identity a secret. Erza charged right in without morphing. She jumped up and got in a few kicks, but Kyoka blocked her and pushed her back.

"Get her!" Kyoka ordered as Raveoy went to attack her. Erza swung her leg, but Raveoy blocked it. He swung his arm, but Erza grabbed it and he grabbed her.

"Erza!" Jellal went to help her, but Kyoka grabbed a hold of him.

"I don't think so." Kyoka said. Raveoy separated him and Erza and gave her a strong hit that pushed her down.

"Any last words?" Raveoy said. Lucy and Gajeel were passing by when they saw the fight going on.

"Looks like we're going to be a little late for class." Gajeel said.

"Come on." Lucy said. The two of them made sure no one was watching.

"Magical Energy, Unleash!" Both of them morphed and stepped into action.

"Hands off!" Lucy said as she grabbed Kyoka and pry her off of Jellal. Gajeel jumped in and kicked Raveoy in the back.

"Anyone tell you not to hit girls?" Gajeel said. "Go, Erza." Erza understood and went to Jellal.

"Come on. Let's get going." Erza said as she grabbed Jellal and got him running.

"Stop!" Kyoka said, but Lucy grabbed her. Kyoka shook her off and kicked her back.

"What are you up to?" Lucy said.

"None of your business. Raveoy, destroy them!" Kyoka said.

"Oh yeah!" Raveoy said as he started fighting off the both of them. Erza and Jellal kept running, but Erza held back and waited till Jellal couldn't see her to morph. Jellal looked back and saw she wasn't there.

"Erza?" Jellal went back to find her and saw her standing there without her noticing him.

"Magical Energy, Unleash!" Erza morphed into the yellow ranger and Jellal could not believe what was right in front of him. Lucy and Gajeel tried fighting off Raveoy. They both tried to hit him, but he grabbed on the both of them and flew up into the air.

"Hey!" Gajeel said.

"Put us down!" Lucy demanded.

"You asked for it." Raveoy said as he dropped the both of them and they hit the ground. Kyoka was enjoying this.

"Hey!" Kyoka turned around and saw Erza come at her with her sword, but Kyoka blocked it. "What do you want with Jellal?"

"It's really none of your business." Kyoka said as she pushed her off. Erza tried to get in a few more strikes, but Kyoka blocked each attacks and pushed her out of the way. "We don't have time for this. Raveoy, let's go." Raveoy came with her as the two of them left.

"Erza, what was that about?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know, but they were after Jellal for some reason." Erza said. "I'll find out what's going on."

…

The Park

After school, Erza went looking for Jellal. She went down to the park and found Jellal sitting there under a large tree.

"Jellal! There you are!" Erza said as she walked over to him. "I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay after what happened at the school?"

"Yeah. I'm fine." Jellal said.

"What was that about? Why were they after you?" Erza asked.

"Before I tell you that, I have to say this. I know you're the yellow ranger, Erza. I saw you morph." Jellal said and Erza was surprised and upset that she was so careless. "I need the help of the Power Rangers."

"Our help? Why?" Erza said. Jellal was afraid of how she would take this, but it needed to be said.

"Because I'm Mard Geer." Jellal said.

"What? Jellal, if that's a joke, it's not funny." Erza said.

"I wish it was a joke. That's why Kyoka and that etherious, I'm assuming Keyes created, came after me." Jellal said. Knowing their names convinced Erza. Erza couldn't believe it. A friend that she's admire for so long is actually her worst enemy. She was all set to leave, but Jellal stopped her. "Erza, please wait. I don't want to hurt anyone."

""Hurt anyone"? Mard Geer has tried to destroy me and my friends." Erza said.

"But it's not me. Mard Geer is like a separate personality and I have no control over when we switch places." Jellal said. "Erza, you've got to believe me. I want it all to stop, but I don't know how. Now that I know you're with the rangers, I thought you could help me." Erza wanted to believe Jellal and she could see by his face that he was serious and seemed scared. Erza knew what she needed to do, but the others aren't going to like it.

…

Mystic Star

"Jellal?" Natsu questioned. The others met up at the Mystic Star and Lucy and Gajeel just told Natsu, Mirajane, and Gray what just happened at the school.

"Why would Kyoka be after Jellal?" Mirajane asked.

"I don't know." Lucy said.

"Erza said she was going to figure that out. Maybe he took something they have." Gajeel said.

"Think it over. What connection could Jellal have with the etherious?" Gray said. All of them were trying to think of an answer, but they all heard their morphers going off. Natsu answered it.

"Go ahead." Natsu said.

'Rangers, come to the base. There's….something here you need to see.' Mavis said. None of them understood, but all of them got up and went to the base.

….

Rangers' Base

"What do you think this is all about?" Natsu asked as all of them were right at the door.

"Only one way to find out. I just hope you boys didn't do something stupid." Lucy said and the three of them felt offended. When they opened the door, all of them were astonished to see Jellal was there with Mavis and Erza.

"Jellal?!" Mirajane said.

"What are you doing here? How did you even get here?" Natsu said.

"Everyone, I'm going to need you to be calm." Mavis said.

"She's right." Erza said. "Jellal is here because he needs our help. You guys aren't going to believe this." All of them were all ears. Jellal and Erza told them everything and all of them couldn't believe it. The worst of all was Natsu.

"You're kidding me!" Natsu said as he slammed his hand against a table. He tried going up to him, but Lucy held him back. "You're telling me you're Mard Geer."

"Natsu, calm down." Lucy said.

"No!" Natsu said.

"I'm with Natsu on this." Gray said. "Erza, what were you thinking even bringing him here. Now Mard Geer knows where our base is."

"It's not like that. Mard Geer is a separate being inside Jellal's body." Erza said. "He has no control over what Mard Geer does."

"And you believe him? Erza, this whole thing could just be an act." Gajeel said.

"Listen, Mard Geer doesn't know what I know. He has no interest in what goes on with humans." Jellal said.

"Even if Mard Geer does know, I can easily put up a barrier that casts out evil." Mavis said. "I believe Jellal is telling the truth. I sense two spirits inside this body. One that's pure and one that's evil."

"It doesn't matter." Natsu said.

"Natsu, please just listen." Erza said.

"Erza, forget it. I had a feeling they wouldn't help." Jellal said.

"You got that right. Now get out!" Natsu said as he pointed to the door.

"I should get going. Mard Geer and I could switch at any moment." Jellal said and he ran right out the door.

"Jellal, wait." Erza said and wanted to go after him.

"Erza, don't trust him." Natsu said.

"He claims he has no control over it and I believe him." Erza said.

"You're just letting your feelings for him blind you to what's right in front of you." Gray said. "He's our enemy. He could be working with Mard Geer and everything he said is a lie."

"Mavis, is there any way for us to separate Jellal and Mard Geer?" Erza asked ignoring the others.

"I do know this one spell that could help, but I don't know if it will work." Mavis said.

"Please try. I'm going after Jellal." Erza said.

"Erza don't." Gray said, but Erza just continued to ignore them and went to find Jellal. "I don't believe this. She's actually helping the enemy."

"I say we just destroy them now." Natsu said.

"We can't. We should be working on separating Jellal and Mard Geer." Mirajane said.

"I'm with the girls." Lucy said. "If Jellal really is innocent, we can't destroy Mard Geer because we'll end up destroying Jellal too."

"Mavis, talk some sense into these people." Gajeel said.

"Rangers, your job is to preserve human life, not destroy it." Mavis said.

"But Erza is helping the enemy." Gray said. "We need to think this through or else we could play into Mard Geer's hands."

"I looked over all the evidence from everything up until today." Mavis said. "According to my calculations, Jellal has a ten-percent, at most, say in what Mard Geer does. It might be more reasonable to follow your mind and be strategic, but I believe following your emotions and your heart isn't a mistake for they are your greatest source of strength. That's exactly what Erza is doing. You might not trust Jellal, but can you trust Erza?" All of them wanted to, but they were unsure now that they know the truth.

….

Jellal

Jellal made it to the mountains. With the rangers refusing to help him, his only hope was to get as far as he could from people. Erza was able to catch up to him.

"Jellal, wait." Erza said as she was able to grab him.

"Erza, you should just stay away from me." Jellal said.

"No." Erza said. "I'm sorry about that, but we ARE going to find a way to help you. We just need to convince the others. Natsu will be the hardest because it was Mard Geer that took his family away, but I'm not going to give up." Jellal felt better knowing he still had Erza on his side. However, Jellal felt himself getting sick and was in pain. "Jellal!"

"Erza, get back!" Jellal said, but he already transformed into Mard Geer and kicked Erza back.

"So it seems you know the truth." Mard Geer said.

"Let Jellal go." Erza said.

"I would if I could." Mard Geer said. "I don't like this anymore than he does, but I'll take comfort in your demise." Erza got up and tried to fight him off, but Mard Geer pushed her back with just one hand and hardly any effort. "You alone can't beat me."

"She's not alone." Natsu and the others showed up and helped Erza stand.

"How nice that you all showed up." Mard Geer said. As soon as Natsu saw him, all his rage came running out. "I suppose as long as I'm here, I can destroy all of you."

"I've had enough of you!" Natsu said and just charged in without any thinking. "Magical Energy, Unleash!" He morphed instantly and started fighting Mard Geer.

"We've got to help him." Erza said as they went in, but Raveoy cut them off.

"You're not worthy of fighting Master Mard Geer. I'm available." Raveoy said.

"Magical Energy, Unleash!" All of them morphed and tried fighting the raven. Natsu continued to fight Mard Geer as he spun kick, but Natsu was able to block it. Natsu tried to hit him, but Mard Geer grabbed him and flipped him over. Natsu tried kicking form under the feet, but Mard Geer jumped up on a cliff.

"Is that the best the red ranger can do?" Mard Geer taunted, but Natsu jumped up to his level.

"I'm just getting started." Natsu said.

"It will be over just as quickly. Cursed Thorns!" Mard Geer caused thorn vines to rise out of the ground and strike against Natsu. "You have no chance of winning this battle."

"At least he bought enough time." Mard Geer looked up and saw Mavis. She held up a crystal and it shot out a ray from the passing sunlight. It illuminated around Mard Geer and he felt his body being torn. "Light of holiness and solar sun, release these two." Mard Geer turned to a form of light and it split with him and Jellal being separated.

"It worked! I'm free!" Jellal said as he moved away from Mard Geer.

"I actually thank you for that, Rangers. However, it changes nothing." Mard Geer said.

"Good because all I want is you destroyed." Natsu said. The others continued to fight against Raveoy. Erza looked up and saw Jellal and Mard Geer separate.

"It looks like Jellal is safe." Erza said.

"You aren't!" Raveoy said as he grabbed Erza and flew up to smash her into the mountain and tossed her down to the ground with the others regrouping.

"Get down here. Doesn't Polly want a cracker?" Gray said.

"That's a parrot. I'm a raven, moron." Raveoy said. He flew down and shot out feather-shaped blasts and caused an explosion around them. "Good riddance!"

"Think again!" Raveoy saw all four of them still standing with their weapons out. All four of them built up power in their weapons and attacked as each one of them went by and struck Raveoy.

"My feathers just got plucked!" Raveoy said and was destroyed. Natsu continued to fight Mard Geer, but Mard Geer jumped over him and created a shockwave that sent Natsu over the edge.

"I'll deal with you next time, Rangers." Mard Geer said and took his leave. Jellal climbed down and went to the team as they demorphed.

"Jellal, are you okay?" Erza asked.

"I am thanks to you guys. I'm finally free." Jellal said.

"Good. Now we don't have anything to do with you." Natsu said.

"Natsu, that's not nice." Lucy said.

"No, I mean it. I don't ever want to see him again." Natsu said and just walked away as he still held some rage. Mard Geer might have been separated and free, but is Jellal truly free?