The Ghost Galleon shuddered violently as thunder rumbled outside the ship; it was daytime, but the weather was anything but sunny and cheerful as the ship approached the passageway to Muranthias.

Jason, Katherine, Malcolm, Adam, Tanya, Tommy, and Laura stood in a circle in the middle of the deck with their Morphers in one hand and keys in the other. During the journey to the dock, they had all been sent instructions by Zordon about what to do once they reached the passageway to Muranthias.

"From here on in, we stay morphed," Tommy spoke in a serious voice. "Rangers, are you ready?"

There was a brief silence that was quickly broken by a loud booming sound, "Gold Turbo Power!" Jason shouted as he held his key out and jammed it into his Morpher, instantly becoming engulfed by light.

"Red Turbo Power!" Tommy shouted as he jammed his key into his Morpher and covered by red light.

Adam jammed his key into his Morpher, "Green Turbo Power!" he shouted, being engulfed by green.

"Pink Turbo Power!" Katherine shouted as she put her key into her morpher and was engulfed by pink.

Tanya put her key into her Morpher, "Yellow Turbo Power!" she shouted as she was engulfed by yellow.

"White Turbo Power!" Malcolm shouted as he put his key into his Morpher and was engulfed by white.

Laura put her key into her Morpher, "Blue Turbo Power!" she shouted as she was engulfed by blue.

As the seven Morphed Rangers joined hands, the ship shook and suddenly, a clear wave of energy filled with thunder and lightning passed through the ship and through each of them and then vanished.

"Adam, what happened?" Tanya asked worriedly, gazing at Adam. "Did we make it through?"

Adam hurried over to the navigation console and began pressing buttons, "According to this, we're getting close to Muranthias and the submarine is not far ahead of us," he reported anxiously.

The Bridge of the submarine was unusually quiet and Kimberly found herself watching Divatox's alien crewmembers pilot the submarine towards Muranthias instead of paying attention to her fitting.

"Kimberly, if you aren't going to pay attention, I might as well just forget it," Rita angrily scoffed.

Kimberly swallowed hard and looked back at Rita, "Sorry, I was just distracted," she replied, trying very hard to hide the fear in her voice about what was going to happen. "I was just thinking about…"

"…How evil you are going to look as Zedison's bride," Rita finished in an amused voice. "Well?"

For a moment, Kimberly was confused and then she realized that she was now facing a full length magic mirror that Rita had obviously conjured up with her magic wand; the dress was floor-length and silver like a clean sword with long, sweeping sleeves. Her hair was up and had a silver crown covering it.

"Mother?" a tired voice asked as the Bridge doors suddenly slid open. "Mother, I'm ready."

Rita turned her head just in time to see Zedd help Zedison, who was wearing a red and silver ninja suit without the hood, walk on to the Bridge, "What is this, the social club?" Divatox scoffed irritably.

"Father helped me with my suit and hair," Zedison spoke in a faint voice. "I hope it's all right, Mother."

Rita smiled, "You've never looked better," she replied evilly. "The wedding will be marvelous…"

"All right, that's IT!" Divatox shouted angrily as she stood up. "Guards, seize Rita and Zedd NOW!"

Rita and Zedd were horrified when several alien crewmembers moved away from their stations and surrounded Rita and Zedd, "What is THIS?!" Rita shouted angrily. "Divatox, we had a deal!"

"Take the parents of the groom to their own private cell," Divatox hissed in a voice filled with disgust.

As Rita and Zedd were led off, Divatox turned her attention to Zedison and Kimberly, "You two will unleash Maligore with your union and then you'll watch as your little friends are fed to Maligore so that he has energy to destroy the world," she said in an amused voice. "He'll destroy everything…"

"What about my mother and father?" Zedison asked in a shaky voice. "I need…I need to be near them."

Divatox scoffed, "Go ahead, weakling, you know the way," she snapped. "You go with him, Kimberly."

Kimberly nodded and held out her arm to Zedison. As they turned away, Divatox flicked her hands at the two of them and they both fell to the floor unconscious with Zedison's hand still on Kimberly's arm.

"Never turn your back on a space pirate, kids," Divatox hissed in an amused voice. "Elgar, Goldar!"

"…Now, the surgery will take about half an hour, but you'll probably be asleep for a little longer than that," Dr. Aaron Cranston, who had just recently decided to come back to work on a more full-time basis now that Billy was away and occupied with his own projects, said as he lingered by Justin's bedside.

Justin nodded, but didn't speak because it would hurt his throat too much, "I think Justin's a little afraid of the surgery, Doctor Cranston," Dr. Oliver replied, remembering the conversation that he and Justin had had at three o clock in the morning when Justin had woken up terrified about having surgery.

"There's no need to be scared, Justin," Aaron replied in a gentle voice as he smiled at Justin. "You'll be given some medicine to make you sleepy before the surgery. Surgery can be a scary thing, I know…"

Frowning, Justin opened his mouth to reply, but Dr. Oliver shook his head, "Rest your throat," he said in a gentle voice, smiling at Aaron. "If you start talking too much right now, you'll start coughing."

"A nurse should be in soon to take Justin to pre-op," Aaron replied gently. "I'm supposed to be scrubbing, but I thought I'd come in and answer any questions you might have about the surgery."

Justin shook his head and sighed, "I'll see you in and after surgery, okay?" Aaron said in a gentle voice as he moved to the door. "Doctor Oliver can stay with you until the nurse comes and you'll see him after."

"Thank you, Doctor Cranston," Justin whispered as he looked at Aaron. "Thank you for helping me."

Aaron smiled, "You're very welcome," he replied gently. "Try and get some rest now, okay?"

"Will you go visit Rocky while I'm being operated on?" Justin whispered to Dr. Oliver as Aaron left the room to go change and scrub. "I had a bad dream about him last night; I dreamed that he died…"

Dr. Oliver's eyes widened, "Rocky is not dying," he replied worriedly as a nurse came into the room.

"Hi Justin, I'm here to take you to pre-op," the nurse said in a gentle voice. "Ready to go?"

Smiling, Dr. Oliver got to his feet, "I'll see you after," he said. "Just relax and be brave, okay Justin?"

"Doctor Oliver, could I please have a hug?" Justin asked softly. "I wouldn't normally ask, but…"

Dr. Oliver nodded and gently gave Justin a hug, "Now rest your vocal cords, okay kiddo?" he said in a gentle voice as he hobbled over to the doorway. "I'll go visit Rocky and see you when you wake up."

Justin nodded and was silent as Dr. Oliver hobbled from the room, leaving him alone with the nurse.

"Is that the island ahead?" Tanya asked as she came on to the deck and saw a large piece of land in the distance that Jason, Adam, and Katherine were already looking at. "It looks a little bit scary…"

There were footsteps and Tanya turned to see Tommy and Laura helping Malcolm up to the top deck with their bags in hand, "According to the sensor equipment, the submarine docked at a hidden port not far from here and it's now empty; whoever was in the submarine obviously went on to the island." Adam explained in a somber voice. "There's a message from Zordon implemented into the console that says that we're supposed to keep the ship away from the shore because it'll get damaged otherwise…"

"Malcolm, did you get something to eat after we morphed like you said?" Jason asked worriedly.

Malcolm nodded, "We'll take our Zords around to the dock and then see if there's some kind of trail leading to where everyone is," Tommy spoke in a nervous voice. "I only hope that we're not too late."

When Kimberly opened her eyes, the first thing she realized was that she was hanging over a black pit with her arms up and over her head; the next thing she realized was that Zedison was hanging beside her with his hands up in a similar fashion, "Kimberly?" a faint, nervous voice suddenly spoke.

"Zedison, where are we?" Kimberly asked anxiously, temporarily forgetting that Zedison was blind.

Zedison sighed, "Please, Kimberly, I'm not Zedison," he replied in an unusually soft voice that was full of an Australian accent. "I was for a while, but when I woke up here, I realized that I'm Mark Hillard."

"Do you remember anything about your time as Zedison?" Kimberly asked softly. "All of the…?"

Mark sighed, "Unfortunately, I do," he replied somberly. "Where are we, anyway? I can't see."

"I don't know, Mark," Kimberly replied anxiously, realizing that Mark was as terrified as she was.

Before Mark could reply, the room filled with light that caused Kimberly to close her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she was shocked to see the pit filled with fire and lava and the rock walls of a gruesome looking cavern. Loud tribal music suddenly filled her ears, as did loud, evil cackling.

"Ah, the sacrifices have finally woken up!" Divatox's amused voice shouted. "Let the guests gather!"

The seven Zords came out of the water all at once and quickly transformed into their vehicular form as they hit the shore, "Tommy, my Zord's detecting two life forms about 50 meters from our current position," Tanya's voice reported. "There's also a large structure about 70 meters from us…"

"My sensors say the same thing, Tommy," Jason's voice cut in. "Should we proceed on foot?"

There was a sigh, "Affirmative," Tommy's voice replied. "All Zords stop and we'll proceed on foot."

Just on the other side of the medium sized clearing, Billy frowned when he heard the slamming of vehicle doors, "Billy, what's that?" Bulk, who had helped Billy carry Skull's stretcher from the submarine to where they were being forced to wait until the ceremony began. "Should I find some sort of…?"

"Just make sure Skull is comfortable, Bulk," Billy replied as he gazed at Skull, who was laying on the stretcher semi-conscious with a hand still on his abdomen. "Maybe we're about to get some help."

Before Billy could move, there was a rustling in the greenery that separated them from the sea, "I knew it; we're done for," Bulk whimpered as he knelt down beside Skull. "Hey buddy, you've gotta hold on…"

Suddenly, Tommy, Jason, Katherine, Adam, Tanya, Malcolm, and Laura came through the clearing and were shocked to see Bulk kneeling beside a seriously injured Skull and Billy lingering beside them. The seven Rangers were protected by their suits, so Bulk didn't know who they were, but Billy did.

"Skull, it's the Power Rangers!" Bulk said in an excited voice, gazing up down at Skull. "We're saved…"

Skull sighed and immediately broke into a coughing fit just as Goldar and Rito came into the clearing, "It's time for the ceremony, you useless little sacrifices!" Rito chortled, failing to notice the Rangers.

"Uh, Rito," Goldar said, suddenly noticing the Rangers standing there. "We've got a problem…"

It was then that Rito noticed the seven Power Rangers standing there, "We've gotta tell Divatox!" he exclaimed in a nervous voice as he grabbed Bulk by the arm. "You're not much, but you'll do."

Ignoring Bulk's anxious protests, Goldar and Rito dragged Bulk off into the structure, "Billy, what happened to Skull?" Jason asked, seeing how pale and in pain Skull looked. "Did he relapse?"

"No, Goldar tortured him on the submarine and Skull already had a low immune system because he's still recovering from the cancer," Billy explained in a worried voice. "He can't move very well."

A large bang from inside the structure suddenly caught the attention of the Rangers, "What's going on in there?" Tommy asked worriedly. "I'm guessing we missed the wedding and are in time for the party?"

Billy shook his head, "There's not going to be a wedding; that was a ruse," he replied worriedly. "Divatox plans to sacrifice Kimberly and Zedison in order to unleash Maligore; Maligore will destroy Earth."

"We have to save Kimberly and Mark," Katherine spoke up worriedly. "We also have to save Bulk…"

Laura sighed and knelt down next to Skull, "Eugene, how are you feeling?" she asked in a gentle voice.

"Look after Bulk, Mark, and Billy," Skull said in a faint voice. "Rescue Kimberly; she means a lot…to me…"

Tommy was floored at Skull's comment, but put it aside in his mind, "I'll stay with Skull," Billy offered, secretly planning to finalize his plans while keeping Skull comfortable. "Skull, you hanging in there?"

"Yeah," Skull replied in a faint voice as he watched the seven Rangers move towards the structure.

Billy nodded and quickly took several small devices out of his pocket and began to work quietly.

The sight of Rocky being not only out of bed, but in a wheelchair by the window was a shock to Dr. Oliver, but he quickly calmed himself as he knocked on the door, "Doctor Oliver, how are you?" Rocky asked in a tired, yet cheerful voice as he turned in his wheelchair. "What brings you by the hospital?"

"Justin, actually," Dr. Oliver replied somberly. "He wasn't feeling well last night."

Rocky's smile faded, "Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that," he replied softly. "Is he gonna be okay?"

"Yes, Justin will be all right," Dr. Oliver stated gently. "He asked me to come see how you were."

Rocky sighed, "I was really weak the other day and then I had this weird dream that made me feel a lot stronger," he replied in an awed voice. "I dreamt that Malcolm and Laura visited me in my hospital room and healed me to the point where I would at least be all right. I still have a bit of paralysis, but I can manage with a wheelchair and I'm probably going to start physio in the next day or two."

"Interesting dream," Dr. Oliver replied, knowing full well that Malcolm and Laura had risked their lives and ability to use their powers just to make sure that Rocky would be all right. "Oh, by the way, I got guardianship of Justin; once he's released from here, I have an extra room at my house for him…"

A worried look crossed Rocky's face, "Shoot," he said in an anxious voice. "Justin's birthday is coming up in a few days and Malcolm and I had planned to take him to the beach for a bit of a barbecue…"

"Oh, Rocky, I don't know if Justin will be feeling up to a barbecue for at least a few days," Dr. Oliver replied in a concerned voice. "You see, Justin's in surgery right now having his tonsils removed."

Rocky's eyes widened, "Surgery?" he asked in a shocked voice. "My mom told me that I had to have some of that when I first got here to relieve the pressure in my spine, but I don't remember any of it. I can imagine that Justin's going to be miserable for a while, though. Is there anything I can do for him?"

"Maybe, if your parents let you, you could visit Justin later?" Dr. Oliver asked just as Rosa DeSantos, who was dressed in a long dress with her long brown hair in a ponytail, came into the room. "Ah, hello there, Mrs. DeSantos; I'm Doctor Oliver from Angel Grove High and I was just seeing how Rocky was doing."

Rosa smiled, "Ah, Doctor Oliver!" she replied in an enthusiastic voice. "Rocky has told us all about you and how much you've helped him with his confidence. It's a miracle how quickly Rocky is healing."

"Mom, do you remember that kid named Justin I told you about?" Rocky asked, gazing at his mom. "I just found out that Justin's having surgery and I was wondering if I could visit him a little later on."

Nodding, Rosa gently hugged Rocky, "My Rocky is always looking out for others," she replied in a pleasant voice. "You can visit Justin later if you get back into bed now and get some rest now, okay?"

"Rocky, you better do as your mother says," Dr. Oliver said in a gentle voice as he hobbled back towards the door. "I'm going to head back upstairs and wait for Justin to get out of surgery. See you later."

Suddenly too tired to speak, Rocky nodded and Dr. Oliver slowly hobbled down the hallway back towards the elevator, ignoring the aching in his leg as he moved. He pressed the elevator button, waited a few seconds, and when the elevator door opened, he was surprised to see David standing there holding a large bag full of fast food. David frowned at seeing how exhausted Dr. Oliver looked.

"David?" Dr. Oliver asked tiredly as he hobbled into the elevator. "What are you doing here?"

David smiled as the door slid closed, "I thought I'd come by and see if you wanted company while you waited for Justin to get out of surgery," he replied pleasantly. "I also brought us both some dinner."

"David, you are a saint," Dr. Oliver said in a relieved voice. "We can eat while we sit in the waiting room and I can put my leg up for a little while. I've been so worried about Tommy and the others that I've been up and around since I woke up this morning. My leg's absolutely killing me now, so it needs rest."

David nodded, "I hope they all come back safely, Uncle Frank," he replied somberly. "I really do."

Tommy, Jason, Katherine, Adam, Tanya, Malcolm, and Laura entered the structure and were horrified to see that Kimberly and Zedison were hanging over a lava pit while Divatox, Elgar, Goldar, and Rito jeered at them from the sidelines.

Rita and Zedd were being held against the wall by two native Muranthians who were holding spears at their throats. Bulk was being pinned against another wall by two more spear-welding natives and he looked scared out of his mind. Suddenly, the loud music stopped.

"Welcome to the ceremony of sacrifice!" Divatox shouted in an enthusiastic voice. "Let the ceremony begin! Zedison, son of Zedd, do you declare your loyalty to evil forever that you may have bliss in it?"

There was a heavy silence, "No, I do not!" Mark yelled in an anxious voice. "My name is Mark Hillard!"

"WHAT?!" Rita yelled angrily, suddenly realizing that the spell over Zedison had failed. "ZEDDY!"

Zedd grunted, "I didn't expect the boy's spirit to be stronger than our spell," he hissed angrily.

"Foolish boy, the spell to unleash Maligore will not work with your weak spirited gesture!" Divatox shouted angrily as she hurled a knife towards the rope that was holding Mark and Kimberly up.

Mark frowned at hearing the noise of the knife and promptly swung himself and Kimberly to the left, barely escaping the knife, "Guys, let's go!" Tommy yelled, anxious to stop Maligore from surfacing.

"NO!" Divatox yelled as the seven Turbo Power Rangers suddenly ran into view. "ATTACK!"

Suddenly, the knife hit the opposite wall of the pit and ricocheted back towards Zedison and Kimberly just as the Muranthian natives, Goldar, Rito, and Elgar began to engage in combat with Tommy, Jason, Katherine, Adam, Tanya, Malcolm, and Laura. The knife battered the rope, severely weakening it.

"Kimberly, do you think you can swing over to the edge and pull yourself free?" Mark asked in an anxious voice. "If you can do that, tell Kat that I love her and that I'm so sorry for everything."

Kimberly gasped, "Mark, I'm not going to leave you here," she replied in an anxious voice.

"NEITHER OF YOU ARE GOING TO LEAVE!" Divatox shouted as she grabbed Rita's wand and aimed it at the rock pit, immediately causing a red beam to shoot out of it and hit the rock, completely shattering the barrier around the pit below Kimberly and Mark. "MALIGORE, BY THE POWER OF EVIL, I…!"

Divatox suddenly screamed as Malcolm broke away from the group and launched himself at her with his staff in hand, "You finish that sentence, space witch, and I'll make you wish you hadn't," he hissed, grunting as he and Divatox fought with their respective weapons. "You and your cronies are done!"

Seeing that the rope was quickly fraying apart, Laura and Katherine hurried over to the edge, "Kim, see if you can swing over to us," Laura said in an anxious voice. "Kat and I will pull you both to safety."

"Okay," Kimberly whimpered as she worked hard to swing herself and Mark over to the side.

Suddenly, the rope strained a little more, "This rope can't take the weight of two people, Kim," Mark said in a pained voice as Kim continued trying to swing them to the side. "I'm going to drop, okay?"

"Kat, hurry!" Kim yelled in an anxious voice. "Mark's going to drop himself from the rope!"

Kat looked at Laura anxiously, but before they could speak, the rope tore a little more and Mark silently freed one of his hands, "Kat, I love you so much!" he cried out in an anxious voice. "It won't hold me!"

"MARK, NO!" Katherine screamed, causing the fighting to stop momentarily. "JUST HANG ON!"

Rita and Zedd suddenly looked horrified, "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, DIVATOX!" she screeched, shoving Muranthian natives aside as she hurried over to Divatox and grabbed the wand. "MY SON IS DYING!"

Horrified at Mark's words, the Muranthian natives suddenly started screaming and scrambled out of the structure as fast as they could. Elgar, Goldar, and Rito stopped in their tracks and watched as Jason, Malcolm, Tommy, Tanya, and Adam hurried over to Katherine and Laura. Malcolm suddenly sighed and held out the staff that had come with his Turbo Ranger uniform; it was almost time to begin the plan.

"Farewell," Mark said in a somber voice as he released the rope and fell towards the fiery pit of lava.

Swallowing hard, Malcolm ran backwards and then took a run at the pit, "MALCOLM!" Katherine screamed as Malcolm dived into the pit after Mark, leaving Kimberly hanging on to the rope alone.

"Malcolm and Mark, two warriors of Phaedos who embarked on very different paths."

Malcolm opened his eyes and was surprised to find himself standing in front of Dulcea and Ninjor, "Am I dead?" he asked in a nervous voice, suddenly realizing that he was wearing a white karate outfit.

"No, Malcolm, you are in another realm of power that is buried deep inside of you," Dulcea explained as she and Ninjor stepped aside, revealing an unconscious Mark laying on the ground in an identical outfit.

Malcolm frowned and walked over to Mark, "Is Mark dead?" he asked as he knelt down beside Mark.

"The evil spells that Rita and Zedd had him under have been broken, but Mark is very weak," Dulcea explained in a somber voice. "You were brothers, but were separated by a great galactic war and, through circumstance and choice, each of you chose a different path in the realm of mortality."

Malcolm shook his head, "Mark was put under evil spells and not responsible for what he did," he replied in an anxious voice, gazing up at Dulcea and Ninjor. "If Mark is truly free of the evil spells now, give him the opportunity to choose a better path; he has suffered enough at the hands of evil."

"Would you be prepared to sacrifice so that Mark may have another chance?" Dulcea asked softly as she walked a circle around where Malcolm was kneeling next to Mark. "What will you sacrifice, Malcolm?"

Malcolm was silent for a moment, "My Turbo powers," he replied softly. "Will that be enough?"

Dulcea said nothing and vanished, leaving only Ninjor, "There is a chance that with sacrificing your powers, you will also sacrifice your life," Ninjor explained. "Are you truly prepared to do that?"

"I am," Malcolm replied as his Turbo Morpher appeared on his wrist. "WHITE TURBO POWER!"

The entire room suddenly filled with a white light and Malcolm suddenly felt very lightheaded, "You will be blessed for your choice, Malcolm," Ninjor's voice echoed in his ears as everything went black.

"Malcolm, be brave," Dulcea's voice filtered into Malcolm's fading consciousness. "You chose this out of pure compassion and your sacrifice will never be forgotten."

A wave of shock rippled through Billy and he suddenly looked up from the device he had been building that would end the conflict once and for all, "It's time," he said in a somber, but determined voice.

"Time for what?" Skull asked in a faint voice as he struggled to ignore the pain he was in. "Billy?"

Billy sighed, closed the mechanism of the device, and looked at Skull, "If I don't make it home, Eugene, will you do me a favor?" he asked in an unusually solemn voice. "Take care of Kimberly for me?"

"You're gonna make it back to Angel Grove, man," Skull replied in a weak voice. "You weren't beaten."

Billy cringed as Skull swallowed hard and immediately coughed up blood, "I'm dying and nothing you do is going to stop that," Skull whispered weakly. "It's getting harder and harder to stay awake…"

Suddenly, there was a loud boom from inside the structure and a frightened Kimberly was dragged into the clearing by a frightened looking Bulk, "Bulkie, Kimberly?" Skull asked in a faint voice. "Are you real?"

"Mark dropped himself into the pit and the Power Rangers saved me," Kimberly explained in a trembling voice as she sank to the ground next to Skull. "The natives all ran away and things are getting ugly…"

Swallowing hard, Billy got to his feet, "Bulk, Kimberly, stay with Skull," he said as he walked over to Kimberly. "Kimberly, if something happens to me, promise that you'll let Skull take care of you."

Overwhelmed and confused by what was happening, Kimberly nodded, "I promise," she whispered.

Billy nodded and silently walked towards the structure holding the device in his arms, "Billy said it was time for something," Skull whispered in a worried voice. "What exactly did he mean by that?"

"Gold Turbo Power!" Malcolm heard Jason say in an anxious voice as he felt a morpher being pressed against his chest. "I hereby sacrifice all of my Turbo powers in order to save Malcolm, my cousin…"

Malcolm suddenly felt a surge of power fill his body and he opened his eyes to find Jason kneeling beside him holding the Morpher on his chest, "Jason?" he asked in a faint voice. "What happened?"

"You died for a few minutes and I gave up my powers to revive you," Jason explained in a worried voice as he put the Morpher away and offered Malcolm a hand. "Can you sit up? We've gotta get out of here."

Malcolm nodded and winced as he was helped up by Jason, "Where's Mark and Kimberly?" he asked.

Jason looked over to the other end of the room and Malcolm saw Katherine, Tommy, Tanya, Laura, and Adam all gathered around Mark, who was lying on the ground trembling, "Mark's fine, but very shaken and confused," Jason explained as Malcolm suddenly sank a bit. "Easy there; take slow steps."

"Jason, Malcolm, it's time," Billy said in an anxious voice as there was suddenly a loud rumbling sound.

Jason looked confused, but Malcolm looked strangely somber, "Billy, are you sure?" Malcolm asked in a pained voice as he struggled to stay on his feet and ignore the pain radiating through his tired body.

"Yes," Billy replied in a determined voice as the shaking continued. "You'd all better get out of here."

Jason frowned and was about to protest, but Malcolm quickly dragged him over to where Katherine, Tommy, Tanya, Laura, Adam, and Mark were, "We've got to get back to the Zords," Malcolm said, wincing as he felt the last of his powers slowly dissipating to the point where he would unmorph.

"What about Billy?" Tanya asked, suddenly noticing that Billy was there and preparing a device.

Malcolm sighed, "We've got to get Mark, Kimberly, and Bulk and go," he replied in a faint voice.

Before Jason, Katherine, Adam, Katherine, Mark, Tanya, Tommy, Tanya, or Laura could protest, Billy pressed some buttons on the device and watched sadly as his friends disappeared from the structure.

Rita, Zedd, Divatox, Elgar, Goldar, and Rito were too busy arguing amongst themselves to notice Billy walking towards the open pit with the device activated. With a sigh, Billy threw the device into the pit.

"Farewell," Billy whispered as he watched the device fall into the lava. "I hope you all have good lives."

The Turbo Zords weren't difficult to load into the Ghost Galleon and, after settling Bulk, Kimberly, and Skull below deck so they'd be comfortable, the seven Rangers assembled together on the top deck. Every single one of them had suffered some kind of injury during the fight, but all they wanted to do now was go home.

"Malcolm, do you want to tell us why we left Billy behind with all of the villains?" Tanya asked in an angry voice as she walked up to where Malcolm was standing beside Katherine and Jason.

Malcolm sighed and quickly turned away, "I promised that I wouldn't," he replied quietly. "I can't."

"Promised who?" Adam asked in a confused voice as he walked closer to Malcolm. "Did Billy…?"

Even though his head and body were filled with pain, Malcolm shook his head, "Adam, drop it," he replied in an unusually tense voice as he slowly limped towards the edge and grabbed hold of the side to support his weakening body. "Katherine, Tommy, can you two go check on Bulk, Kim, and Skull?"

"Malcolm, are you okay?" Katherine asked worriedly, suddenly noticing Malcolm's shaky tone of voice.

Jason frowned and immediately went to his cousin's side, "Talk to me," he whispered softly.

"Everything hurts, Jason," Malcolm replied in a faint voice as he placed a hand on his chest. "A lot."

Jason nodded, but before he could reply, the structure suddenly exploded in a hail of lava and debris; it was fortunate that the Ghost Galleon was far enough out to sea to avoid being hit, but everyone on the top deck realized that Billy hadn't gotten away and had most likely died in that terrible explosion.

"Billy," Malcolm moaned weakly as he suddenly collapsed to the deck and promptly passed out.

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