Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers. I think Saban owns them again. It was Disney for a while, but whoever owns them, it's definitely not me. I also don't own any song lyrics used. I just borrow them to set the tone of the chapter.

AN: Here's chapter 14! Thanks for all the great reviews. I didn't do individual replies this time, but I will again in future chapters, so keep them coming! Enjoy and let me know what you think!

AN 2: Set in 2007 following the Operation Overdrive episode "Once a Ranger". Everything is canon up until that episode. After that, it's completely AU.

Crimson Rising

Chapter 14: Tonight, Tonight

Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel
Believe, believe in me, believe

In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance tonight
Tonight, so bright
Tonight
We'll crucify the insincere tonight
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
We'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
The indescribable moments of your life tonight
The impossible is possible tonight
Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight

Song: Tonight, Tonight

Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

Ivan Ooze's spaceship

In orbit of Earth

Toxa appeared in her Father's Throne room and fell to her knees, clutching her arm in pain.

"Toxa…" Xinshing cried, as he helped her up.

"What happened?" Ivan demanded to know, as he saw his daughter's injured arm.

"The crimson one…he is the son of Zander…" Toxa uttered. Purple electricity swirled around Ivan Ooze, popping and crackling dangerously.

"That's impossible!" he screamed in rage. But looking at her injury, he knew without a doubt that the Phoenix had risen again. It wasn't easy to damage morphological beings such as them so easily.

"Launch an attack on Earth, immediately before they return. You'll start with Angel Grove, Silver Hills, and Reefside," Ivan ordered. Xin bowed.

"I will dispatch our army at once and take on Silver Hills myself," Xin said.

"No…you're going to take a detachment to KO-35 and add it to my collection," Ivan decided. Xin bowed and left to do his Master's bidding.

"Father…allow me to redeem myself and have my revenge on the crimson ranger," Toxa growled, as she thought of the blonde youth that had left her arm a mangled, burned mess. Ivan smirked.

"And how do you plan to make him pay when he did that to you without even morphing!" Ivan roared angrily.

"He caught me off guard, Father, it won't happen again! Besides, I've decided to attack his heart instead," Toxa said evilly.

"The Blue Wind ranger then," Ivan deduced.

"Eventually, but for now, I have located the approximate vicinity of the Thunder Ninja Academy. I'm going to wipe it off the map," Toxa stated.

"Very well, proceed and then join the battle in Angel Grove," Ivan ordered. Toxa bowed and turned to leave.

"Don't fail me again, my daughter," Ivan warned. She stopped for a second, before continuing on her way.

Phaedos

They were all on their feet, as Hunter returned and the glowing from the pillars slowly subsided.

"You got it," Blake mentioned, noticing the new morpher on his wrist. Hunter smiled, as Tori hugged him tightly.

"Yeah, I guess so," he responded, as he looked around at everyone.

"It's time…" Dulcea stated, as she moved to the first pillar.

"The powers of the Ninjetti spirits never truly left you, but with your new morphers, you will find that they have extra gifts to bestow upon you," Dulcea said, as she lifted a case out of the pillar, revealing six wrist morphers, each adorned with a Ninjetti power coin in the center.

"Gifts?" Rocky asked. Dulcea nodded, as she approached Tommy first.

"Tommy, I return the power of the Falcon to you and with it, the color of white, leader of the Ninjetti team. While the black dino gem has given you the power of invisibility, the Falcon gives you an ability that Zordon once wielded. You will have the power to create spirit orbs. White orbs of pure energy of the light will devastate those with evil in their hearts. This power can be wielded morphed or unmorphed," Dulcea said, as he took his new morpher and nodded.

"Kimberly, my agile crane, you are the pink ranger and the Crane call will repel your enemies with a supersonic scream," Dulcea stated, as Kimberly took her morpher.

"Aisha, my fierce, protective bear, you are the yellow ranger and the power of telekinesis will be invaluable to the team," the Master warrior informed. Aisha took a deep breath and strapped the new morpher to her wrist.

"Power has always been at the fingertips of the mighty Ape. Rocky, you are red once again and enhanced strength will aide your team well," she said, returning the power of the ape to him. Rocky nodded humbly and locked the morpher on his wrist.

"Adam…like Trent, the Frog's power of camouflage will be a valuable asset in battle. You are the black ranger once again," she stated, as Adam nodded with a much more confidence this time than the last.

"And finally Billy, my blue wolf. This war has already taken so much from you and I would truly give anything to see that none of this happened. Unfortunately, that is not possible, but you still have much to fight for. I personally know a pain like yours, but we must never give up and we must fight for our children's future. The wolf's super speed will give you the upper hand in this war," Dulcea finished, as Billy accepted the blue morpher.

"Zedd, will you do the honors with the Dino Gems?" Dulcea asked. The former Lord of evil hesitated.

"I'm not sure I have the right…" he said uncertainly.

"You have more than proven yourself worthy. Zander and I have long forgiven you," she assured. He nodded humbly and retrieved the case with the original eight Dino Gems. Eight bracelets glowed brightly and shot out of the case, as he opened it, finding their hosts. The bracelets snapped around the wrists of their bearers and flashed to reveal a new Dino morpher, a different Dino head on each.

"Well, that was quick," Zedd quipped, as he approached Conner.

"You look surprised, Mr. McKnight," Zedd mentioned.

"I…but Jason was the original Tyrannosaurs ranger. I thought it would choose him," Conner said in surprise.

"The red gem chose you on Earth and it chooses you again. You are the leader of this team and the power of super speed is yours," Zedd stated.

"Kira, Ethan, and Trent, your respective gems have chosen you again as well. You will resume your place as the yellow Ptera, blue Tricera, and white Drago rangers. The Ptera scream, dino skin, and camouflage will aide your team well," Zedd continued, as he reached the last four members of the original ten.

"I thought it was a black gem. This looks more gold," Jason said. Zedd smirked.

"The black dino gem is sort of gold too and since you once held the powers of the gold zeo crystal, the gem likely picked up on it and decided that you should return to gold, perhaps to honor Trey if nothing else. You are the Brachio ranger and the genetic ability is still the same too. Your power of invisibility will drive your enemies crazy," Zedd mused. Jason smirked.

"Trini, the silver gem has chosen you and like Aisha, your telekinesis will be invaluable. You are the silver Ankylo ranger," Zedd said, continuing on.

"Tanya, the green gem has chosen you and the power of the Parasaur will be at your command, as well as the ability of phasing," Zedd continued.

"Phasing?" she asked.

"Sort of short distance teleportation if you will. As long as it is a place in your sight, you can be there instantly, whether it's at the other end of a field or a visible island in the ocean," Zedd explained. Tanya nodded in understanding, as he finally came to Katherine.

"Katherine, the violet Stego gem has chosen you. With it, your Stego shielding will protect you and your team from enemy fire," Zedd finished, as Dulcea pulled the final case from the center pillar.

"With the Hurricane morphers, the power of your elements will wage war on the forces of evil when they are joined with your awakened animal spirits," Dulcea stated.

"Shane, powerful and fierce, the spirit of the mighty hawk protects you. As the air ninja, the Cyclone morpher is yours," she said, before moving to Dustin.

"Loyal and strong, Dustin, you are the lion. As the earth ninja, the Earthquake morpher is yours," she informed.

"Tori, graceful and smart, you are the dolphin. As the water ninja, the Tsunami morpher is yours," she stated, moving onto Cam.

"Cameron, silent and swift, the spirit of the Snow Leopard and the Samurai Blizzard morpher is yours. Combined with your Samurai amulet, you will command the fierce element of ice to strengthen the elemental force of your team," she continued, moving to Blake next.

"Blake, like your brother, you animal spirit is thought to be a creature of mythology, but is very real. Wise and cunning, you are the dragon and the navy Thunderstorm morpher is yours. As brothers, the powers of Crimson and Navy Thunder will still combine to create a deadly force," Dulcea continued, as she finally approached her son.

"Hunter...my son, you have claimed the Phoenix Storm morpher, your birthright, the power of Crimson Thunder and Fire will be at your command. Powerful and determined, the Phoenix will protect you and the people that you love. Ivan Ooze will not win," Dulcea finished.

"I…saw him," Hunter told her. She smiled.

"I know and I know you have many questions. We will have time…but unfortunately it is not now. With the powers of the Phoenix, you are directly linked to the Temple now and can return here whenever you need or want to. But for now, you must go my son and save the Earth," she told him. He nodded.

"Wait…what about zords?" Conner asked. Dulcea smiled.

"If the need arises, call and they will come," she replied. Jason raised an eyebrow.

"Just like that?" he questioned. She nodded.

"Just like that," she responded. With that, the twenty new rangers and Zedd were swept up in a teleportation beam.

"Good luck rangers," Dulcea whispered.

Ninja Ops

Hayley and Kanoi smiled, as the twenty-one streams of light appeared on their screen in a secluded clearing.

"We must tell them what is going on. We cannot afford to waste any time," Kanoi said. Hayley nodded.

"Do we tell Hunter what happened to the Thunder Academy?" Hayley asked. Kanoi's face showed a deep sadness. Sensei Omino had been a very good friend, but he knew better than to believe that anyone survived the devastating blast that engulfed the Academy in flames just two hours ago. The Overdrive rangers put the flames out, but nothing but smoking cinders and ash remained. Sensei Omino and most of his staff had been there. His old friend's decision to send the students home until further notice was the only thing that saved the death count from being much higher.

"No…Hunter must be focused on the battle or even more will die. There is nothing he can for those at the Thunder Academy. They are gone," Kanoi said sadly. Hayley nodded.

"Welcome back guys," Hayley called into the comm.

"Thanks Hayley," came Tommy's voice.

"I wish I didn't have bad news, but Ivan must be really pissed because he's launched an attack on three cities. Wes and Eric are trying to defend Silver Hills with the newly government acquired Silver Guardians. It's not going well, but Angel Grove and Reefside are in trouble too. We sent the Overdrive rangers to Angel Grove, but they're severally outmatched and despite our reservations, the unmorphed Wild Force team is doing what they can in Reefside," Hayley explained.

"We're on it," Hunter responded.

"We'll handle Angel Grove," Tommy decided.

"We can take Reefside," Conner said, making the decision.

"We'll give Wes and Eric some back up in Silver Hills," Hunter said.

"Shouldn't we morph first?" Kira asked.

"All three cities are probably crawling with those government creeps. It's only a matter of time before they exploit us to the public, if they haven't already. I'd rather reveal it on my own terms," Jason responded. The others agreed and each team disappeared in streams of teleportation, as Zedd returned to Ninja Ops.

Angel Grove

The six of them arrived in the inferno that was downtown Angel Grove. They saw Toxa in the center of several green skinned soldiers and other powerful looking alien minions.

"It's them! It's the power rangers!" they heard a woman call.

"What are you waiting for…do something!" a man cried. The rangers exchanged looks.

"How do they know already?" Rocky wondered. They saw Cole stumbling toward them with the other Wild Force rangers, minus Alyssa who could not fight in her condition. They were dirty and injured.

"Those sector nine creeps went public with the identity of every living ranger with a special broadcast this morning," Taylor explained.

"The son-of-bitch made sure to blame everything on us too," Cole spat angrily.

"We'll handle this now. You guys contact Hayley and have her teleport you back for medical attention," Tommy said.

"Guess there's no point in hiding it," Adam stated. The spectators were angrily shouting at them, but one voice pierced the crowd.

"Not everyone has turned on the power rangers!" Bulk cried out.

"Yeah, you're all a bunch of idiots if you believe this is the ranger's fault," Skull added. Tommy smiled, sharing a curt nod with them.

"Can you guys take care of them? Go with them back to our current headquarters. Looks like we'll need all the allies we can get," Tommy said, knowing the two wanted nothing more than to help and be involved in their cause. Bulk and Skull did their customary salute, before helping the four Wild Force rangers off to the side so they could contact Hayley.

"Ready guys?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah, let's see if we can mess up that bitch even more where Hunter left off," Rocky spat, watching murderously, as Toxa blasted her way through the city.

"It's Morphin Time!" Tommy called, as they each swept their arm around, bringing their wrists morphers in front of their chests and activating them. The six Ninjetti spirit animals leapt from the morphers with roars, growls, and caws, as the colored armor molded around each ranger, looking much the same as it had the first time.

"Ninjetti…The Falcon!"

"The Crane!"

"The Bear!"

"The Ape!"

"The Frog!"

"The Wolf!"

"Rangers…call the Ninjetti gliders," Zedd's voice came from Tommy's communicator.

"Ninjetti gliders!" they called without hesitation, as six colored gliders appeared. The rangers hopped on and took off, eager to turn the battle in their favor.

Reefside

"Holy shit…" Jason swore, as they stared at the complete wreck that was downtown Reefside.

"Look at this place…" Kira squeaked, as her hometown was in ruins.

"Look…it's them!" a woman's voice called.

"A little too late! Nice job rangers!" another woman spat.

"What?" Conner asked in confusion.

"How do they know?" Ethan asked in disbelief.

"GUYS…rangers over here!" Cassidy Cornell called, as she and Devin ran to them.

"Man, are we glad to see you guys. There's a bunch of green goobers and monsters trashing the city," Devin informed.

"Cassidy…how does everyone know we're rangers?" Trent demanded to know.

"You guys didn't see the news broadcast this morning?" she asked. They shook their heads.

"We've been…elsewhere getting a power recharge," Conner mumbled.

"Oh, well the president made a speech and declared that the country is in a state of emergency. The military has like completely taken over and is being led by something called sector nine. I guess they're like alien experts or something. They said the power rangers had failed and that they could no longer be trusted. Then they revealed the identities of every ranger team in existence," Cassidy explained.

"Dammit…" Jason said angrily.

"Don't worry, not everyone believes that garbage," Devin tried to reassure them. Cassidy smiled.

"Exactly…so you guys go fight or whatever it is you do and I'll report the real stuff," Cassidy assured. They smiled at her.

"Thanks Cass," Ethan said gratefully.

"That's very brave of you, Miss…" Trini trailed off.

"Cassidy Cornell," she answered.

"Miss Cornell," she continued.

"If these guys are really serious about running the show, then speaking against them could be dangerous. Make your report, but then get somewhere safe until one of can come get you," Trini told them.

"Go to Cyberspace. One of us will come find you both," Trent promised. They nodded, as the eight rangers took stance.

"Ready guys?" Conner asked. The other three nodded.

"Dino Thunder, power up, ha!" Conner called, as he, Kira, and Ethan morphed into their armor that looked the same, only with a more armored like appearance.

"White Ranger, Dino Power!" Trent called, activating his morpher and following suit, as he morphed into the white ranger, his suit looking the same except with a more armored like appearance.

"Guess this is it," Tanya said. Jason nodded, as their bracelets flashed into their dino morphers.

"Dino Thunder, power up!" Jason called, as the four of them back flipped, as their armor molded around them. Their armor looked much the same as the others, with the Dino Thunder symbol emblazoned on their chests and their armor in their respective colors. Jason's was nearly the same as what Tommy had worn, except he was outfitted with a golden chest plate, similar to the one he wore while using the Gold zeo powers.

The other three suits were identical to Kira's only in silver with black trimming, green with white trimming, and violet with white trimming.

"Rangers…call the raptor cycles," Zedd's voice came from Conner's communicator.

"Raptor cycles!" they called, as the eight rangers took off for the fray of battle.

Silver Hills

The six Ninjas arrived in the wake of devastation near the Clock Tower that had once housed the Time Force rangers.

"Let him go!" they heard a voice call. They saw the spectacle on the steps of the Clock Tower and saw Wes and Eric, both morphed, being held at blaster point by the same Silver Guardians that they used to command.

"Hunter…it's that sector nine creep," Tori said, recognizing General Gorbin.

"Is he the one that knows about us?" Dustin asked. Hunter nodded curtly.

"You're not arresting my Dad! He hasn't done anything wrong!" Wes roared.

"Wesley, it's all right. There are others that need your help," Mr. Collins told him.

"Yes, red ranger. You and your Quantum friend have done a very poor job at defending the city. It's a good thing that my Silver Guardians were able to evacuate so many people," Gorbin goaded.

"Let my Father go," Wes growled.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. He was ordered by the government to give the property title of the Silver Guardians headquarters over and allow access to Bio-Lab. Though privately owned, the president's executive order in this state of emergency allows the military to take over in matters of defense. Bio-Lab and the Silver Guardians have thereby been acquired by Sector Nine and Mr. Collins' refusal to cooperate breaks the law," Gorbin explained.

"You can't do this! The Power Rangers will set this right. Ivan Ooze won't get away with this," Wes tried to convince them. Gorbin chuckled.

"Yes, the Power Rangers are doing a fine job," Gorbin said sarcastically.

"The tables are about to turn," Hunter called, as the six of them made their presence known.

"Well, I was beginning to wonder when you'd show your faces again," Gorbin said. The spectacle at the base of the Clock Tower began to draw the attention of survivors that were milling about.

"Hey…it's them! They're power rangers!" one man called. The six of them exchanged confused glances.

"How do they know?" Blake hissed.

"He's exposed us. The news broke with a national broadcast report at 10am this morning. He's blaming us for not stopping any of this," Eric explained.

"We didn't know any of this was going to happen until it already had!" Shane roared.

"We didn't even know who Ivan Ooze was much less that he was alive until two days ago!" Cam yelled.

"Let's go guys," Hunter called.

"Those goons are plowing their way through the city. Hope you got what you needed," Eric called. Hunter nodded.

"Guess there's no point in hiding it anymore," he mumbled. Shane nodded.

"Ready guys?" he asked. Tori and Dustin nodded.

"Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!" the three of them called, making their signature hand moves, before activating their morphers. Red, yellow, and light blue armor molded around their bodies, taking on the same type of uniform they donned in the past, only with a more armored appearance.

"Thunder Storm, Ranger Form!" Blake called, making his signature hand moved, before activating his morpher. Navy and gold armor molded around his body, taking on the same type of uniform he had donned in the past, only with a more armored appearance.

"Samurai Storm, Ranger Form!" Cam called, thrusting it out in front of his body after activating it. Green and gold armor molded around his body, taking on the same type of uniform he had donned in the past, only with a more armored appearance.

Hunter raised his arm, as the Phoenix morpher flashed, glowing with crimson fire. He activated the morpher and thrust his arm toward the sky.

"Phoenix Storm, Ranger Form!" Hunter called, as crimson fire laced with thunder engulfed his entire body moving down to his feet. Starting there, crimson and gold armor began to mold itself around his body. It was similar to his former uniform, only it was solid crimson with gold trimming, including a gold chest plate, with the crimson head of the Phoenix emblazoned on it. His helmet molded around his head last, revealing gold trimmed crimson wings on either side of his head, a ridge over his forehead was the eyes and beak of the Phoenix. The rest of his visor looked much as it had on the helmet of his original crimson uniform.

"Rangers…call the Storm Cycles," Zedd's voice sounded over their communicators.

"Storm Cycles!" they called, as six street bikes appeared.

"Oh yeah, this is what I'm talking about!" Blake called, as he hopped on the navy colored one.

"Let's go," Hunter said, as they jumped on and went speeding through the city toward the monsters that were leaving a path of destruction through the city.