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<p>Disclaimer:</i></b> I do not own the Power Rangers.
They belong to Saban; too bad, to.. I am not making a profit from
this story. It is for fun and entertainment only. <br>
</i>Author’s Note:</i></b> The beginning ideas for
the series was Thunderlight’s, my thanks to her. CD2D does
not happen in this time line. This is the sixth story in the
‘Once, and Great Power’ series, after ‘It’s
Morphin Time’. You might want to go back and read this and
the previous stories first, before you read this one, or you
might get lost. So, if you like this story, drop me a line. <br>
</i>Special Thanks:</i></b> This is a special thanks to
everyone who has answered any and all questions regarding
information for these stories, and for everyone who reads them
and has been asking when I’m going to finish. </i></p>
<P align="center">Once, and Great Power<br>
Part Six: The Power of One<br>
by Cinders
<p align="left">Who would give their life for these, thy friends?
Darkonda watched as the Mega Ship left Earth’s atmosphere,
heading off in it’s search for Zordon. A search that he was
assured, would never get them any closer to Zordon then they were
at that very moment. He grinned his feline like grin as he
materialized on Earth’s surface. He had a few moments to
wonder how long it would take the new team of Rangers to show up,
before they did, in their five columns of light. </p>
<p>"We were warned that you’d be arriving. Earth isn’t
defenseless any longer," Mike warned, his black shirt
flapping around his hips. </p>
<p>"Prepare to face your worse nightmare," Leo intoned.
</p>
<p>"Believe me kid, you aren’t even close to being my
worse nightmare. But I might just be yours," Darkonda
sneered, leaping into the attack. </p>
<p>"It’s time, guys!" Mike called. "Eagle!"
</p>
<p>"Jackal!" </p>
<p>"Lion!" </p>
<p>"Ibis!" </p>
<p>"Panther!" </p>
<p>Within the blink of an eye, the five new Rangers were morphed
into their uniforms and joining in on the first of many battles
to come. </p>
<hr></p>
<p>Kim sat up suddenly, gasping for air. Though her room, which
she shared with Tanya, Aisha and Cassie, was warm, her body shook
uncontrollably. Quickly she glanced around to see if she had
awakened anyone. All three girls still continued to sleep,
oblivious to Kim’s state. In a way, she was glad that she
hadn’t disturbed them, and yet... she had hoped she had
awakened them. Then, at least, she wouldn’t have the
overwhelming sense of loneliness she had at that very moment. </p>
<p>Quietly, she sat at the edge of her bed in the dark room,
ignoring the sounds of the ship. She closed her eyes, trying to
remember what had brought her out of her sleep. Slowly, like a
slow moving reel of film, images began to flicker behind her eyes.
Images of the past, a past that she hadn’t been able to put
behind her. A past reawakened by all that had been happening.
Instantly, the images began to change to the present, then again
to a possible future. It was here, in this future, that Kim
stumbled upon the images that had brought her from the dreams.
She opened her eyes immediately, not wanting to remember anymore;
sweat beading on her forehead and soaking her sleeping gown.
Letting the fear push her, she slipped her robe over her
shoulders and made her way out of the sleeping quarters and down
the corridors of the silent ship. </p>
<p>After some time and contemplation, Kim found herself standing
outside the door to the men’s quarters. She wasn’t
exactly sure why she was there, and what she wanted to do. Ever
since the incident in Florida, shortly after she’d started
training with Gunther Schmidt, she’d been unable to
concentrate, fully, on any one thing. When Coach Schmidt
threatened to send her packing, if she couldn’t get it
together, she’d forced herself to concentrate, at least on
that part of her life. </p>
<p>Unable to ever face Tommy again, she’d quickly; looking
through a veil of tears, scribbled out the letter to him. When
she’d re-read it, she knew that it didn’t sound like
her, but she didn’t care. She didn’t care about
anything at that time. Knowing that Tommy’s folks were going
to be gone at the time, on vacation, and that he’d be
spending all of his time at the Youth Center, she’d decided
that if she was going to get it to him quickly, it would be best
to send it to him there. Knowing Ernie, as she did, she knew he
would be sure to get it to him as soon as possible. </p>
<p>About a week after she’d sent the letter, Tommy had
called. At the sound of his voice, she broke down and hung up on
him; no words spoken. From then on, she’d have her roommate
take the call and tell him that she didn’t want to talk to
him. </p>
<p>After three more calls, they had stopped all together. She had
been just as confused about Tommy’s calls stopping, as she
did about why she was standing outside of the door. </p>
<p>Weary, she leaned against the cool metal of the door, closing
her eyes and trying to remember why she’d come. As the
images of the dream flashed, once more, through her mind, she
quickly pressed her hand to the pad, that would allow her
entrance, to the room. Carefully, cautiously, she entered the
dark room, hearing the door close quietly behind her. </p>
<p>The room wasn’t exactly quiet. There were sounds of deep
breathing and several different kinds of snores. As she stood,
listening, she hoped that she had come to the right room. Though
the girls, as few of them as there were, took up two rooms, the
boys had taken up the last three. Andros, TJ and Tommy, in one,
Carlos, Jason and Billy, in another, and Zack, Adam and Rocky in
the last one. </p>
<p>As quietly as possible, she padded through the dark room, her
eyes adjusting to the little light, provided by the computers, in
the room. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>He had sunk down into a welcomed sleep. For too long, his
sleep had been filled with images and other things that seemed to
always disturb him, keeping him from a decent night’s sleep,
in months. </p>
<p>He’d tried to find peace during his days, hiding behind
his work, but his mind always strayed to the things he’d
given up, and to those he’d given up on. And now, finally
having back the one main thing he’d missed for so long, he
felt a sense of calm. He felt guilty feeling that way, knowing
how desperate their situation was, but he couldn’t help it.
It felt wonderful to morph and to be able to join the battles
once more. </p>
<p>Finally, he let his thoughts float to the back of his mind,
his mind focusing on the sounds of breathing and snores filling
the room around him. He smiled, remembering the numerous sleep-overs
while studying for tests. With a sigh of peace, he drifted away
into the fog of sleep. </p>
<p>He’d only been asleep for a short time, or so he thought,
when a shuffling sound in the dark room brought him up from his
sleep. Unmoving, he tried to concentrate on the sound that had
awoken him, but everything was silent. Maybe he’d been
hearing things, and it had only been a dream, he told himself as
he closed his eyes and prepared to return to his sleep. No sooner
had he closed his eyes, then the sound returned again. Before he
could react, a hand touched his shoulder. </p>
<p>He spun quickly out of the grasp and his bed, landing hard on
the metal floor, to face the startled intruder over the top of
his bed. </p>
<p>"Kim?" </p>
<p>"You scared me." </p>
<p>"I scared you?" </p>
<p>"I’m sorry. I just..." Carefully he moved
around the bed, coming up next to her. He looked around at his
roommates to see one of them roll over, then continue to snore. </p>
<p>"What’s wrong?" </p>
<p>"I just... needed to talk to you." </p>
<p>"Let’s go to the commons area, so we don’t
disturb the boys." Kim giggled. </p>
<p>"Okay." </p>
<p>Without a sound, the duo left the dark confines of the
sleeping quarters. They made their way silently down the
corridors, past more sleeping quarters, past the silent bridge
where they saw Alpha and... Andros; who seemed to be able to live
on very little sleep. Soon they found themselves in the commons
area. </p>
<p>Pressing a button, the lights came on and they seated
themselves at one of the metal tables. After a few silent
moments, Kim stood and moved to the synthitron. </p>
<p>"Would you like something?" she asked, gazing over
her shoulder. </p>
<p>"I’m fine, thanks." </p>
<p>"Boy, what I wouldn’t give for one of Ernie’s
smoothies, right now." </p>
<p>"I’ll agree with you on that. I tried to conjure up
one on the synthitron, but... it just wasn’t the same."
Kim smiled. He was relieved to see that. </p>
<p>As soon as she had her cup of coffee, she moved, reluctantly,
to her seat. He watched silently, as she sipped at her steaming
cup. A quick glance above her at the clock, showed that it was
two in the morning. </p>
<p>"So, how do you think the new team of Rangers are doing?"
She didn’t look at him and he wondered if she was talking to
him, or the cup of coffee she was staring into. </p>
<p>"I suppose they’re doing as well as we did, when we
first became Rangers." He looked at her, almost willing her
to look up at him. </p>
<p>"Come one, Kim. You woke me up at two in the morning for
something, and I’m fairly sure that it wasn’t to talk
about the new Ranger team. What’s up?" </p>
<p>"I-I don’t... I... can’t..." She dropped
her cup to the table’s surface, watching as the cup
overturned, spilling the dark liquid across it’s top.
Quickly, she grabbed the nearby napkins and began to sop up the
spill. "I’m so sorry, I..." </p>
<p>A strong, familiar hand gripped her hand, forcing her to stop
what she was doing, and look up at her companion. </p>
<p>"Kim, I won’t press you to tell me anything, but I
want you to know that I have, and always will, be your friend, no
matter what. I’m here to listen if you want to talk." </p>
<p>Uncontrolled, her chin began to shudder, tears coming unbidden
to her eyes. She felt the restraining hand release her and she
fought with herself to keep from bolting. She didn’t want to
talk about what had happened in Florida, about the dreams, but
wasn’t that why she’d gone looking for him? She knew
she needed to confide in someone, and here he was; a man who,
after so much, was still willing to be her friend and listen to
her troubles. </p>
<p>Kim looked across the table at him, then she slowly sank into
her seat. </p>
<p>"I-I don’t know where to begin," Kim said,
wiping at the tears on her cheeks. </p>
<p>"How about from the beginning?" he offered. </p>
<p>"I’ll try." Kim closed her eyes, trying to find
the beginning and the strength to talk about it. "It all
started shortly after I returned to Florida after my visit at
Christmas time. Coach Schmidt told me that, because I had missed
so much practice during my vacation, that I would have to make it
up after regular practice sessions. That was fine with me. I
liked the extra practice time, alone, anyway. </p>
<p>"Well, to be certain that I didn’t get hurt, he
brought in an assistant trainer, a twenty-two year old named Mark.
He was really nice and was always helpful in showing me my
mistakes and how to fix them. Things were going well, and we’d
even sit and talk for hours. He, about his family, friends and
his girl friend back in Portland. I’d talk about all of you
and my family. </p>
<p>"The following week, something changed. Things had gone
smooth for the three weeks he’d been there, then he suddenly
became short with me about my mistakes, and when I asked him what
I did wrong and how to fix it, he’d snap at me and tell me
that I should be smart enough to figure it out on my own. As soon
as practice was over, he’d leave." Kim became suddenly
quiet, and he wondered if she would tell him the rest. He’d
already come to his own conclusions, and felt a rush of red hot
anger boil up in him. But he didn’t want to assume too much,
if his thoughts were vastly different from what she would tell
him. </p>
<p>"You don’t have-" </p>
<p>"I do," she cut in. She couldn’t take the easy
way out now. She had to tell him, and she prayed that he’d
understand. No one else knew. No one! </p>
<p>Carefully, she steeled her nerves. Would he still be her
friend afterwards? </p>
<p>"One night, he didn’t leave. He had watched me
practice, in total silence. He didn’t move from his spot
until I was finished. I dared to walk over to him, hoping that he
wouldn’t snap my head off. But... as I... got closer to him,
I saw that he had this weird... crazy look in his eyes. </p>
<p>"It terrified me, and so I ran for the door. All I could
think of was to get away from him, then I’d tell Coach about
what had been going on. </p>
<p>"When... I got to the door... it was locked." </p>
<p>Kim began to struggle with her story. The memories battling
against her bravery. Gulping it back, she plunged forward before
she lost her nerve. </p>
<p>"Before I could turn around, he was on me. He threw me to
the floor, then he strattled my hips with his legs, pinning me to
the floor beneath him. I tried to fight him, but he hit me so
hard that I saw stars, and I tasted the sting of blood in my
mouth. </p>
<p>"He-he... raped me, right there in the gym. No one came
to the door, no one saw anything. When he was finished he told me
that if I told anyone, he’d deny it. It would be his word
against his, and that he’d always be watching me, even if I
didn’t see him. </p>
<p>"I don’t know why I didn’t tell anyone. If I
was truly afraid that he was watching, or that no one would
believe me. They never believed my friend, when she told the
police. Even when he transferred, I didn’t tell anyone. By
then, it was too late for it to matter, and to prove. All I know
is that, at the time, I wished that you were there that night."
</p>
<p>"That’s why you sent the letter..." </p>
<p>"Yes. I just couldn’t keep the relationship going
after that. I knew I as wrong, but..." Kim broke down into
sobs, then. Her head buried in her hands, her shoulders trembling.
Carefully, he got up from his seat and moved to her side. Gently
he touched her shoulder. In one swift motion, she was wrapped in
his arms, her face buried in his shoulder. </p>
<p>"Everything is going to be alright, now. I’ll always
be here for you." He felt her had shake against him, then
she pulled back from him to look up into his eyes. </p>
<p>"I had a dream tonight, and that was one of the reasons I
came looking for you. I dreamt that you were killed, Billy."
</p>
<p>Billy pulled her back into his arms, as he gazed past her into
a future he didn’t know if he could face. </p>
<hr>
<p>He had been locked in darkness for some time, now. How long?
He wasn’t sure. But he knew that the darkness was growing
darker, if that was possible. He tried to call out. At one time,
he was certain that he could be heard, but now... Now he was
forced into screaming. Screaming so loudly that he felt horse. He
had to be heard, he had to. If he didn’t, he’d be lost
to the darkness, forever. </p>
<p>As he felt despair slowly wrap around him; a voice, so much
like his own, came to him. </p>
<p>"I can’t believe that she betrayed me! That she
would turn her back on the one chance she had to be a Queen over
this mangy galaxy." </p>
<p>She? Who was he talking about? Carefully he listened again. </p>
<p>"I gave her everything she wanted, and she still betrayed
me, even taking that traitorous Ecliptor with her!" </p>
<p>Astronema? Betray Arcus? Could he dare to hope that that was
the case? With that small thread of hope, he felt his strength
begin to return. Taking a chance, he called out, "Hey,
Arcus, you head case! Can you hear me?" </p>
<p>Arcus stormed the deck of the Dark Fortress, pacing back and
forth before the display screen which showed points of light
zipping past him. He was growling under his breath, the boy,
Justin, smiling from his seat at the controls. At least the boy
hadn’t betrayed him... yet. At the sound of a voice, he
looked up at the boy, anger flaring in his eyes. </p>
<p>With two steps, he had the boy lifted from the chair, holding
him by the front of his shirt. </p>
<p>"What did you call me?" Arcus growled into the boy’s
face. </p>
<p>"I said nothing," the boy sneered back, unfrightened
by Arcus’ anger. </p>
<p>"I heard you calling me a ‘head case’!" </p>
<p>"I called you, nothing." </p>
<p>"It was me, dumb ass. Been a while, hasn’t it? Been
so long you’ve forgotten the sound of your own voice, my
voice." </p>
<p>"No!" </p>
<p>Arcus dropped the boy back into his seat, storming from the
deck toward his private quarters. </p>
<p>"So, Astronema turned on you, did she? I guess you’re
not as great as you think you are." Zhane began to laugh
hysterically. How ironic, that the very person who had ordered
Arcus’ creation, was the very person who would now be trying
to destroy him. Zhane laughed even harder. </p>
<p>"Shut up!" </p>
<p>"No way, not since I’ve been able to find my voice,
again. You almost had me there. I almost didn’t exist
anymore. Almost. You’ll never be rid of me again,"
Zhane said in triumph. </p>
<p>Arcus stormed through the door of his quarters and stood
before the mirror. The one thing in his room he’d been
avoiding since his creation. Maliciously, he gazed up into his
own reflection. With hate, he gazed deep into his own eyes, at
the person who remained behind them. </p>
<p>Zhane gasped at the image reflected back at him. "What
have you done to me?" he yelled. </p>
<p>Gone was his blond hair and handsomely boyish looks. In their
place was a man with pale skin, black hair and evil burning
within the eyes that Zhane couldn’t describe. Along the side
of his face was a metal device. He tried to will his arms to
raise, to touch the thing that marred his skin, but every motion
refused him, and Arcus laughed. </p>
<p>"Ah, I see you’re surprised. Good. Now that you’re
back with me, you can watch as I destroy every Ranger that
exists, and that traitor that you seem to have such strong
feelings for. Karone will die with the rest of her ‘friends’."
Arcus’ evil laugh rang off of the metal walls that
surrounded them. Zhane wanted to throw his hands over his ears,
to block out the laughter. With nothing else left for him to do,
Zhane screamed out in denial as Arcus continued to laugh. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Karone wondered down the corridors of the Mega Ship, alone. So
many things had happened in the weeks since she’d abandoned
Arcus, and the person she had been, for her new friends and
family. She had been faced with a dilemma that she never thought
she would have to deal with. But it had happened and she had to
make a choice, and she had to make sure it was the right one. </p>
<p>This is where her thoughts found her when the first blast
rocked the Mega Ship. Taken off guard, Karone found herself
grabbing for something to keep her from falling. It didn’t
work and she found herself sprawled on the hard floor. "Now
what?" she wondered aloud as the sound of running footsteps
echoed down the corridor toward her. </p>
<p>As she got to her feet, three figures came racing toward her.
Trini, Zack and Rocky. </p>
<p>"Are you okay?" Rocky asked as he skidded to a stop
next to her. </p>
<p>"Yeah, I’m fine. What’s..." Before she
could finish her question, another blast rocked the ship. This
time everyone was able to keep their feet under them. </p>
<p>"Come on, let’s get to the bridge," Trini
called as a wire popped next to her. </p>
<p>"Right behind you," Karone said, Rocky coming up
behind the girls. </p>
<p>Ashley, Kat, Jason and Carlos met the four at the bridge’s
door. As they slid open another blast rocked the Mega Ship,
tilting it precariously to the side, causing the group to loose
their balance and slide to the back wall of the corridor. Through
the open door, they could see Andros and Tommy at the ships
controls, while Kim and Cassie sat together at their station.
Aisha and Tanya were trying their best to cover the controls that
Ashley normally worked. At the back of them all, were TJ and Adam.
They dashed from data bank to data bank, trying to keep
everything working. </p>
<p>Quickly they helped each other to their feet, struggling to
enter the bridge. Flames shot our from two of the control panels,
but Adam was on them with an extinguisher in no time. He checked
the panels and yelled his findings to TJ, who immediately relayed
the information to someone on the other end of his headset link. </p>
<p>"Stabilizers, four and nine, are at thirty per-cent!"
</p>
<p>Kat moved to Kim and Cassie’s side, gazing at the
occupants of the bridge. Then she realized something, "Where’s
Billy?" she asked the frantic girls. </p>
<p>"In the engine room, trying to keep us going,"
Cassie responded as her hand moved deftly over the panel,
flicking switches at random. </p>
<p>"Is there anything that I can do?" Kat asked,
feeling guilty about just standing around. </p>
<p>"Pray," was the only response she received. </p>
<p>Jason joined Andros and Tommy at the main controls. </p>
<p>"What’s happening? </p>
<p>"We’ve been found out," Tommy replied as he
kept his hand wrapped firmly around the navigation controls; his
arm feeling as if it was going to be ripped from it’s socket.
</p>
<p>Andros, standing at his side at the other control, offered a
bit more information. </p>
<p>"We thought that we were being careful, and not being
detected, as we followed the Dark Fortress through hyper rush.
When we came out of it, they were waiting for us." </p>
<p>Karone gazed at the screen that covered the whole front of the
bridge. Ahead of them, floated the Dark Fortress. The place that
had been her home for years. There had to be some way... </p>
<p>She had already set in a meeting with Andros, Tommy, Jason and
Billy, about how to go about getting Zhane back and putting an
end to Arcus. Now she had to figure out a way to help them escape
the Dark Fortress, as well. </p>
<p>Karone needed Ecliptor’s expertise on things, but he was
still not ready. Billy had been doing all that he could to help
repair Ecliptor, but he already had his hands filled with other
concerns. </p>
<p>Suddenly, everything became quiet. The Dark Fortress had
stopped firing on the Mega Ship and was slowly approaching them. </p>
<p>"What’s happening up there?" Billy asked
through TJ’s headset. </p>
<p>"I don’t know. Arcus has stopped firing," TJ
responded. </p>
<p>Billy gazed at the Power Cell. He’d tried as best as he
could to keep it from burning up, as appeared that that was what
Arcus was trying to accomplish. Burn up the Power Cell and keep
them from following, leaving them dead in space. </p>
<p>"Do we have enough power for Astro Mega Zord mode?"
came Andros’ voice. Billy thought quickly, doing the
calculations in his head. </p>
<p>"No. The Power Cell has been weakened by the blasts.
Switching the ship’s mode may weaken it further, causing it
to burn out completely. I’ll see what I can do," Billy
responded, digging into his equipment, which was scattered across
the table against the wall. </p>
<p>"Thanks." </p>
<p>Billy pulled on his gloves and raised the power sensor up and
moved to the base of the Power Cell. He watched as the energy
within it pulsed in a rainbow of colors. Carefully, so as not to
cross circuit, he raised the sensor up and placed it against the
wall of the Power Cell. </p>
<p>Before Billy had a chance to scan it, an explosion of red
light filled the cell, releasing a staggering blast of power. The
repercussion of the blast, knocking Billy back against the wall.
The sensor was wrenched from his hand to smash against the same
wall, sending sparks and metal fragments scattering through the
room. </p>
<p>Then, almost like a fire’s back draft, the energy
retreated from around him and the room, to be contained within
the cell. A deep thrumming-hum filled the room as the cell began
to pulse with a deep crimson light. </p>
<p>Shaking off the effects of the blast, Billy staggered to his
feet, rubbing the back of his head where it had connected with
the wall. Clearing his hazy vision, he took in the site of the
shattered sensor scattered all over the floor. Bending carefully,
he picked his headset up from the floor where it had fallen.
Taking a deep breath he placed it back on his head and tried to
open the link to TJ. </p>
<p>"TJ, what’s going on up there?" At first the
headset was filled with static. With a growl of frustration he
tried to bring TJ up again, "TJ, this is Billy. What’s
happening?" </p>
<p>"Are you okay down there, Billy?" came TJ’s
fear filled voice. </p>
<p>"I’m fine. What’s going on?" </p>
<p>"I’m not sure. Maybe Andros can fill you in."
Silence followed TJ’s response. After a few brief moments of
silence, Andros’ voice filled his ears. </p>
<p>"Andros..." </p>
<p>"As far as I can tell, with DECA not functioning, we have
been captured in a tractor beam. Nothing up here is functioning
like it should. The controls are out. What about the Power Cell?"
Billy looked over at the thrumming cell, it’s new red light
giving the engine room the appearance of a photographer’s
darkroom. </p>
<p>"I’m coming up there and see if I can figure
something out. Is everyone else alright?" Billy asked,
rubbing his head. </p>
<p>"A little shaken and startled, but other than that, we’re
fine." </p>
<p>"Alright, I’ll be right up." </p>
<p>Billy removed his headset, and after taking a few staggered
steps, he headed for the door. When the door refused to open at
his approach, Billy opened the panel and crossed a few wires.
Sparks shot out, but the door still remained shut. </p>
<p>Quickly he scanned the room, finding a flat rod against the
wall in the corner. Grabbing it up, he headed back to the door.
With all of the strength he had, he forced the rod between the
doors, pushing it in and prying it as best he could, until he had
some leverage. </p>
<p>With a pop! the doors slid open. Billy moved through them
before they could close again. He began to toss the bar down,
then thought better of it. Who knew what obstacles lay between
him and the bridge. Wrapping his fingers tightly around the bar,
he headed down the semi-dark corridors toward the bridge. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Within minutes, and no other obstacles blocking his way, Billy
entered the bridge to find all the Rangers hunched over computer
consoles, staring into monitors. He located Andros and Jason at
the ship’s controls. </p>
<p>"What’s happening?" Billy asked, taking an
offered stack of papers from Cassie. Quickly he glanced at them,
his mind speeding over the lists of words and numbers. </p>
<p>"As far as we can tell, we’ve been caught in a sort
of ‘tractor’ beam," Andros stated, rushing from
the controls to the monitors behind him. </p>
<p>"That would explain the red surge of energy in the cell,"
Billy whispered to himself. </p>
<p>"The strange thing is, it’s just holding us in
place," Jason said, confused. </p>
<p>Billy finished looking at the papers then moved to stand
behind Ashley. "Can you bring up the exterior visual?" </p>
<p>"I think so." Quickly, she punched a few buttons,
and after a few sparks, the screen filled with a view of stars,
colored red by the ray of the tractor beam holding them in it’s
grip. </p>
<p>"If you can, move the exterior camera around in a 360
degree sweep." </p>
<p>"Okay." </p>
<p>They watched as the stars seemed to spin around a stationary
object. The surface of the Mega Ship coming into view and passing
out of it as the camera rotated. Suddenly, and most unexpectedly,
a huge orange orb filled the screen. Billy called for Ashley to
stop the camera. </p>
<p>"Where are we?" Kat asked in awe, gazing at the
unfamiliar orange globe. </p>
<p>Before Billy could find the answer in the computer, a soft
feminine voice gave them the answer, from the back of the bridge.
</p>
<p>Karone stared at the orb, long forgotten fears rising up
within her. She had hoped to never see this place again. That she
had finally been able to put her past completely behind her, but
it wasn’t so. She would always be reminded of how evil she
had been. </p>
<p>"Oralontor..." </p>
<p>Everyone grew quiet, weather to hear her, nearly whispered,
response, or hoping she’d give them a little more
information, they weren’t sure. </p>
<p>"Darkonda’s... home world," Andros filled in,
remembering it from past files he’d brought up on their
recent enemy. </p>
<p>"This is... where I spent five years of my life, before
Darkona turned me over into the care of Ecliptor. This is where I
was taught the arts of evil." They saw the small shudder
course through her body, as she continued to glare at the image
before them. </p>
<p>Unsettled by the announcement, the Rangers tore their gazed
away from Karone, feeling as if they were intruding into someone’s
memories. Billy’s voice broke the silence as he looked at
the two printouts in his hands. </p>
<p>"The tractor beam is coming from a secluded area of the
planet. Unfortunately, we have no way to break through the beam
to get to the planet’s surface to destroy it at it’s
source," Billy paused momentarily, "Yet..." </p>
<p>"Yo, Billy, my main brain, you’ve got an idea,
right?" Zack asked, letting a hint of hope light up his face.
</p>
<p>"Maybe, Zack. Maybe..." Billy’s eyes sparkled
as the ideas filled his mind. </p>
<p>"He does. He only gets that look in his eyes when he has
an idea," Tommy stated, smiling. </p>
<p>Billy ignored the remark, letting his mind draw upon all the
knowledge he had of the Astro Mega Ship, and everything inside of
it. </p>
<p>"Trini, if you’re willing, I sure could use your
help." He didn’t know who else would be as skilled at
helping him, as Trini was. She’d always been there to help
him in the past, when they were Rangers together, and he needed
her again. </p>
<p>"You’ve got it, Billy." Trini quickly got to
her feet and followed Billy, who was already on his way off the
bridge. </p>
<p>No sooner had she passed through the doors, the ship began to
shake once more, knocking them both off of their feet. The doors
slammed shut, blocking them from the bridge. </p>
<p>"Trini, are you alright?" Billy called from his spot
on the rocking floor. </p>
<p>"I think so. What’s going on?" </p>
<p>"I don’t know," Billy responded, and he hated
the feeling those words invoked. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Every Ranger on the bridge grasped anything that was stable
enough to keep them from tumbling around on the violently
pitching bridge. A loud humming filled the air around them. </p>
<p>"DECA, what’s happening?" Andros yelled above
the noise, relieved that he had been semi-successful in getting
DECA back online, once more. </p>
<p>"Sensors indicate that the beam has begun the process of
releasing it’s hold on the ship." </p>
<p>"We’ve got to get out of here, DECA. Prepare for
hyper rush, the minute we are released." </p>
<p>"With the Power Cell at less than fifty-percent, I will
do what I can." </p>
<p>Andros gripped the navigation controls with both hands, Jason
taking up the post next to him at it’s sister controls. </p>
<p>"When I give the word, push the controls forward as fast
and as far as you can, go it?" Jason nodded and readied
himself. "Everyone, get strapped in!" </p>
<p>Suddenly the shaking stopped. Andros thrust the controls
forward, the ship firing up all the power it could, to propel
itself out of reach of the tractor beam. Everything seemed to
happen all at once. Happening so fast that no one knew what was
happening until it was too late. </p>
<p>In the moment that the ship stopped shaking, a column of
purple light flooded over Karone, and with a scream of fear, she
disappeared from the bridge. Then, as suddenly as the tractor
beam had released them, it had captured them again, stopping the
ship in mid-hyper rush, sending Andros and Jason souring over the
controls, to crash painfully to the floor on the other side. </p>
<p>The force of the stop, snapped everyone’s heads forward,
their harnesses holding them in place. The ship became still once
more, as unconsciousness took everyone on the bridge. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Karone felt sick with fear. She never wanted to return to
Oralontor, even when she was still evil. Multitudes of bad
memories flooded her mind as she wrapped her arms around herself
to try and take away the sudden rush of chills. </p>
<p>She had appeared in the semi-dark cave, the only light coming
from the huge tractor beam at it’s center, within seconds of
disappearing from the bridge of the Mega Ship. Gazing around the
cave, she spotted a tunnel leading out of the large room, on the
other side of the beam. </p>
<p>Slowly she approached the huge column of light, it’s
defining thrumming-hum, filling the cave. The closer she got, the
more she could feel the heat radiating from it. Carefully, she
reached out a hand toward it, drawing back when the heat became
too intense. </p>
<p>Realizing that she couldn’t do anything with the beam
from inside of the cave, she made her way around it to the only
exit she could find. With caution, she paused at the exit’s
edge, back to the cold stone surface of the wall. </p>
<p>There had to be a reason she was brought here. But, why?
Scanning the cave, she looked for anything she could use as a
weapon. She was expertly skilled for hand to hand combat, but a
fist was no match for a metal Quantron. Her gaze lit on a fist
sized stone which rested close to the base of the tractor beam.
Quickly, she contemplated the best way to retrieve the stone
without the heat of the column scorching her. </p>
<p>Settling on a plan of action, Karone moved as close to the
column as she dared, the heat causing her skin to sting. The
stone sat only six feet away from her. Taking a deep breath, she
lunged forward, dropping into a squat. Spinning, she kicked out
with her foot. Feeling her foot connect with the stone, she
watched as the stone rolled away from the column, and come to
rest just feet from the wall. </p>
<p>In the same instant that her foot connected, she rolled over
backwards, leaping to her feet, then jumping the rest of the way
back from the column, letting the cooler air calm the burning of
her skin. </p>
<p>As she tried to catch her breath and calm her nerves, Karone
gazed around the cave, listening for any sign that she wasn’t
alone, or had been heard. </p>
<p>Nothing. Only the continues thrumming of the tractor beam
filled the cave, casting her own shadow against the stone wall of
the cave. Pulling it together, she dashed to where the stone had
rolled. Crouching down beside it, she carefully reached out to
touch it. The rock was still warm to the touch. Finding it
sufficiently cooled, she wrapped her fingers around it, lifting
it’s weight into her hand. Carefully, she balanced it in her
palm, getting a feel for it’s weight and how she’d have
to hold it to defining herself. Satisfied that it wasn’t too
heavy or akward, Karone stood, turning toward the exit. But,
before she could fully turn, a hand clamped down on her shoulder,
making her stumble back. Quickly, she raised the stone, prepared
to smash the skull of her attacker. </p>
<p>The figure dropped to it’s knees in the dirt at her feet,
head bowed. One hand supported his hunched figure, while the
other was buried in the folds of his torn and dirty clothes. </p>
<p>Instinct drove Karone back several feet, stone still gripped
firmly in her hand, ready to use if the need be. </p>
<p>"Who are you, and what do you want?" she demanded,
her voice quavering slightly. </p>
<p>"K-Karone..." The voice was barely a whisper over
the noise of the tractor beam, but she could clearly detect the
pain in the voice. She lowered the stone slightly, not ready to
give up her defense just yet. </p>
<p>"Who..." Before she could get the question out, the
man raised his head and Karone dropped the stone, gasping in
surprise. </p>
<p>Zhane knelt before her, his dark uniform dirty from the floor
of the cave. His blond hair was longer than she recalled, a
slight hit of a beard shadowing his face. None of that drew her
attention more than the blood that covered the right side of his
face. </p>
<p>Happy, as well as frightened, she dropped to her knees in the
dirt in front of him. </p>
<p>"Zhane?" She couldn’t believe what she was
seeing. How could this be? </p>
<p>Arcus had been kissing up to Dark Specter, and had secured his
place as the Dark Overlord’s favorite. Why would Dark
Specter release Zhane, now? </p>
<p>Warning bells began to go off, but she couldn’t deny what
was in front of her. </p>
<p>Zhane reached out a blood covered hand, and she took it in her
own as she moved closer to him, supporting his body with her own.
</p>
<p>"I can’t believe you’re back. What happened?"
Karone looked into his bruised and bloody face, to see the
familiar, welcomed eyes gazing back at her. Gently she touched
his blood stained face. Zhane hissed in pain, and Karone pulled
away. </p>
<p>"Dark Specter no longer... needed my help. He removed the
device. He was going to kill me, but he brought me here, instead.
Why are you here?" Zhane asked, easing himself around to
lean his back against the cool wall of the cave. </p>
<p>As Karone watched him, she found that something was bothering
her. Just why had they been brought here? </p>
<p>"I don’t know why I’m here. One minute I was on
the Mega Ship, the next... We need to get out of here. Dark
Specter has the Mega Ship locked in a tractor beam. Do you know
how to stop it?" </p>
<p>She couldn’t help the pleading tone that came into her
voice. </p>
<p>"Andros? The others? Are they all alright?" Karone
nodded as Zhane sighed in relief. He raised his pain filled eyes
to meet hers, tears began to spill from their edges. "Oh,
Gods, what have I done? The people I’ve killed. I can’t
go back, not now, not after all of this. I don’t deserve to
be a Ranger." </p>
<p>"You could no more help it, than I could. You were
programmed to be evil, me... I was raised that way. No one will
hold all of this against you." </p>
<p>"Andros..." </p>
<p>"No. He’s worried about you. We have to get out of
here. Can you walk?" Karone looked down at his hand, as it
clutched at his side. </p>
<p>"I think so. How are we going to get out?" </p>
<p>"The exit!" </p>
<p>"No. I’ve been down the tunnel, there’s no way
out." Zhane settled back, watching as Karone threw her head
back, growling in anger. </p>
<p>"We have to do something. We can’t let Dark Specter
destroy the Rangers," she turned pleading eyes to Zhane. </p>
<p>He gazed up at her, stretching out a hand to her. Cautiously,
she took it, letting herself be pulled down into his comforting
embrace. Like a dam releasing it’s flood waters, Karone let
the tears, that she’d been holding inside for years, come
spilling down. </p>
<p>"I have to tell you something," she sniffed. </p>
<p>"As do, I." Zhane’s voice was suddenly harsh
and filled with mocking. From somewhere behind her, she heard the
clapping of hands. </p>
<p>"Bravo, bravo. What a performance." Startled by the
voice that filled the cave, Karone pulled away from Zhane’s
embrace, looking down at him. </p>
<p>Slowly, he raised his head, exposing glowing, red eyes and a
sinister smile. Quickly she leapt up, nearly tripping over the
rock she’d dropped earlier. Spinning, she faced the owner of
the voice. </p>
<p>"A-Arcus?" </p>
<p>"At your service." He bowed low, then cackled
maniacally. Karone turned to look at Zhane, or rather, the being
she’d thought was Zhane. </p>
<p>He rose from the floor in a swift, fluid motion, a ripple
washing over him as he shape-shifted into his true form. </p>
<p>"No." </p>
<p>"Yes," Arcus laughed from behind her. "Return
to the Dark Fortress and prepare to continue on to the ZR-12
galaxy." </p>
<p>"As you command," the creature smiled a Karone, as
he disappeared from the cave at his master’s command. </p>
<p>"Why?" </p>
<p>"Why not? Dark Specter, did you hear?" </p>
<p>"I did. Bind the traitor in chains and leave her in the
cave." </p>
<p>"Yes, my Lord." </p>
<p>It had been a trap. A way for Dark Specter to be sure that
what Arcus had told him about her, was true. She was lost. </p>
<p>In a motion too fast for Karone to see, Arcus used his magic
to cause chains to appear around her wrists. As she tried to move
away from him when he approached her, she found that the chains
were fastened tightly to the wall behind her. </p>
<p>"Zhane, it doesn’t have to be like this. We can
defeat Dark Specter. We have the power." Arcus rushed at
her, her words fueling his anger, pinning her against the wall, a
hand placed firmly over her mouth. </p>
<p>His face was just inches from hers, and as he spoke his warm
breath fanned her exposed skin. </p>
<p>"Zhane is dead. Where he should have been, years ago,
before Andros saved him. And, after I have destroyed your friends...
I’ll rule their pathetic universe, as well as many others.
Unfortunately, being a new evil Lord, I still have to start at
the bottom and work my way up," Arcus leaned in closer,
whispering into her ear; his breath causing chills to rush down
her spine. "Given time, I’ll even be able to overthrow
Dark Specter. You know; to continue to do what you were trying to
do, and failed at... miserably." Arcus grinned. Removing his
hand, he attacked her lips, crushing them with a hateful, hungry
force of his own lips, bruising her’s in the process. </p>
<p>When he pulled away, he found her lips swollen and red, tears
trickling down her face to wash over them. </p>
<p>"What are you crying about? You’re the one who
betrayed us. You could have had it all." </p>
<p>"No. Not everything, and neither will you," Karone
growled out through her pain and tears. </p>
<p>"I’m going to have so much fun watching all of you
die. You see, Dark Specter, as soon as I get back to the Dark
Fortress, is going to cause the tractor beam to start pulling the
Mega Ship, and your friends, down into the planet, causing the
ship to impact on this very spot, exploding in a fireball. I can’t
wait." </p>
<p>Arcus moved away from her, just ahead of the length of her
chains. She growled and cursed at him as she pulled against the
chains that held her away from him. </p>
<p>"I guess it really is goodbye, this time." Arcus
began to walk away, then stopped. "I guess the least I could
do, is leave you with some company, in these, your last moments
of life." With a twist of his wrist, a small figure appeared
across from her. It, too, was bound by chains to the wall. </p>
<p>"You can’t do this to me. I helped you!" the
young boy screamed. </p>
<p>"That you did, but... after all, you were once a Power
Ranger, and therefore, my enemy." Arcus laughed as he
disappeared from the cave, leaving Justin glaring at Karone. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>"This cannot be happening! Not again!" Andros
yelled, trying to pry the doors of the bridge open. He couldn’t
be sure how long they had lingered in unconsciousness, but when
he became aware of his surroundings once more, he remembered
seeing Karone disappearing from the bridge. </p>
<p>"You can’t help her, not like this," Jason
said, pulling the angry Red Lightstar Ranger, back from the doors.
</p>
<p>Beyond them, they all could hear Billy and Trini calling to
them. </p>
<p>"Are you guys alright?" came Trini’s voice,
muffled by the thick metal doors. </p>
<p>"We’re all fine, how about you two?" Kim asked.
</p>
<p>"A little shaken, but fine. We need to get the doors
open," came Billy’s response. </p>
<p>"Andros. Do you think you can focus that anger on getting
the doors open, so we can find out what’s going on?" TJ
asked, looking at his friend. He had seen Andros use his
telekinesis to move objects, and hoped that it would do some good
on the doors. </p>
<p>"Do I have a choice?" </p>
<p>"No." He gazed up to see Ashley glaring at him. </p>
<p>"We can’t find Karone and help her, until we’ve
helped ourselves first," Cassie stated, trying to locate
something, anything, to pry open the doors. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>With the combined strength of four out of fourteen Rangers on
the bridge, as well as that of Billy and Trini from the opposite
side, the doors were finally pried open. </p>
<p>Billy rushed past the group of Rangers to the computers at the
back of the bridge. </p>
<p>"DECA, talk to me," Billy called out, as he began to
methodically press buttons. </p>
<p>"Engine is temporarily overloaded. All systems running at
twenty-five percent capacity." </p>
<p>"Damn!" Billy reached into his pocket, extracting a
long, slender rod-like device. He moved to another panel next to
the computers. Slowly he moved the device around the edges of the
panel, before placing the device back in pocket. With both hands
freed, he gave a yank on the panel, popping it from it’s
place, exposing a bit of smoke and some singed wires. </p>
<p>The Rangers gave him room as he moved around the panel,
examining each wire carefully. Normally, it would have bothered
Billy having so many eyes looking over his shoulder, but there
wasn’t a lot that they could do for now. Besides, they might
learn something in case something like this happened again. </p>
<p>For a brief second, Billy stepped back from the panel, hands
on hips, deep in thought. Then, all of a sudden, he looked up at
Trini. "I need you to head down to the engine room, take
Alpha with you. See what you can do to stabilize the engines."
</p>
<p>"I’m on it." Trini left the bridge in a rush,
knowing that time was of the utmost importance. Andros paced back
and forth across the front of the bridge, worried about the fate
of his sister. Would he find her alive? Would she still be
Karone, or would she be Astronema, once more. He released a growl
before he realized that he’d done so out loud. He glanced at
the stares directed toward him, then looking away, he continued
to pace. </p>
<p>"Adam, I need you to help me with the panel. Everyone
else, take your places at your stations and keep me informed as
to when they’re functional. </p>
<p>"Right." Billy watched as everyone scurried around,
except Andros, who reluctantly stopped pacing to take his place
next to Jason and Tommy. </p>
<p>With a slight sigh of frustration, Billy returned to his work.
</p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Trini and Alpha worked frantically to stabilize the over
heated Power Cell. That’s when they felt the first
vibrations, and the barely discernible feeling of motion. The
ship was moving. </p>
<p>"Alpha, did we do that?" Trini asked the small
droid, who stumbled around the edge of the engines, before the
ship evened out. </p>
<p>"Aye, yi, yi, Trini. It wasn’t us." </p>
<p>"Then Billy must have fixed things up top." Trini
smiled and approached the com system, when Billy’s voice
rang out. </p>
<p>"Good job, guys. I think you’ve got it fixed."
Trini looked, puzzled, at Alpha. </p>
<p>"Billy, we didn’t do anything, you did." </p>
<p>"That’s not possible, we’ve got wires
disconnected, up here. I hardly think we’d have done
anything." </p>
<p>"I’ve got a bad feeling about this," Trini
said, with concern. </p>
<p>"Hang in there," Billy uttered, closing the
communications. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>The bridge exploded with activity when they all realized that
the ship was moving, but not due to anything Billy or Trini had
done. </p>
<p>"DECA, what can you tell me?" Billy questioned,
checking the readings. </p>
<p>"The tractor beam that has been holding us suspended in
space, is now slowly pulling us toward the planet," came
DECA’s reply. </p>
<p>Rocky looked at Billy, hopeful, "They’ll release the
beam once we’re safely on the planet’s surface, right?"
He wanted someone, anyone to agree with what he’d just said,
because he didn’t want them to tell him what he was afraid
would really happen. </p>
<p>Billy wanted to tell him that he was right, but after dealing
with their kind; Arcus and Dark Specter, he knew better than to
give the team a sense of false hope. </p>
<p>"I don’t know, Rocky. I’d like to think that it
will be that simple, but after years as a Ranger... I think we
know better than to assume too much." </p>
<p>"What are we going to do?" Aisha asked. </p>
<p>"What can we do, is more the question," Carlos added.
</p>
<p>"Pray that they don’t pull the ship in any faster,
so that we’ll have time to put together an explosive device
that I’ve been planing out, for years." </p>
<p>"Do we have time?" Adam questioned, Billy. </p>
<p>"I don’t know, but we can’t just sit here
without doing something." Billy opened the link to the
engine room again. "Trini, you and Alpha keep working on the
Power Cell, I’ll have Adam head down and help you out."
</p>
<p>"What’s happening?" </p>
<p>"They’re pulling us toward the planet, and if it
works, I have an idea." </p>
<p>Questionable glances were cast at Billy, as he left the bridge
to unknown parts of the ship. </p>
<p>"This is crazy. We’re being pulled toward the
planet, and Billy’s off on some crazy idea he has, that may
or may not help us. We’re all going to die if we don’t
do something, and do it now," Carlos demanded. He wasn’t
usually like this, but the fear of dying, or being taken
prisoner, scared him more than any battle he’d ever fought. </p>
<p>Tommy was ready to put in his two cents, when he noticed
movement out of the corner of his eye. When he realized it was
Kim, he tried to hold back the chuckle he felt coming on. </p>
<p>Kim had heard about all the negative remarks she was going to
listen to. Who’d this guy think he was? He wasn’t the
only one who’s life was at stake. </p>
<p>"What are you doing, being a Power Ranger, huh?" Kim
stopped in front of him, her finger in his chest. "Billy is
the smartest person I’ve ever known, and if he says he might
have an idea, then by God, you can rest assured that he’ll
do everything he can to make that idea work. </p>
<p>"Billy’s never backed down from a challenge, with or
without powers, especially those challenges that concern the
safety and welfare of his friends. We can help him, by doing our
jobs up here, to help find a way to break free from the tractor
beam’s hold. Now, I don’t want to hear another negative
word, alright?" </p>
<p>Carlos could only nod. He’d been taken completely off
guard by the small petite Pink Ranger. Satisfied, Kim left him
standing there in stunned silence, as she took her place at the
computers. </p>
<p>A few chuckles were heard, muffled as they were. Cassie and
Ashley exchanged surprised glances, and Andros had on of his
rare, appreciative smiles for Kim, as they all took their places
on the bridge. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>Billy checked his watch as he made the last adjustments to the
final device. A half hour. Much longer than he’d wanted to
take, but finding the necessary parts on the ship was difficult.
He found himself dismantling a few things that were not of the
utmost importance, at the time, so he’d be able to finish. </p>
<p>"How’s our situation?" Billy asked, contacting
the bridge. </p>
<p>"DECA says that we will enter the planet’s
atmosphere within ten minutes," came Cassie’s reply. </p>
<p>"Thanks." There was no time to waste. He had to get
down to the planet’s surface, fast. After the ship hit the
planet’s atmosphere, there would be only a matter of minutes.
</p>
<p>Gathering up both of his inventions, he headed to the bridge. </p>
<p align="center"><hr></p>
<p>"How are we doing?" Billy asked, as he entered the
bridge. </p>
<p>"Seven minutes until we hit the atmosphere," Kat
stated, gazing over her shoulder at Billy. </p>
<p>"We need to get moving, and fast." </p>
<p>"What are these?" Tommy asked, coming to stand next
to him. </p>
<p>"One is a device that should punch a small hole in the
tractor beam, and allow a handful of us to teleport down to the
beam’s location." </p>
<p>"The other..." </p>
<p>"An explosive mechanism. I’m going to use it to
destroy the beam at it’s source. I’ll set it to
detonate after we’ve teleported out." Billy looked up
into Tommy’s trusting gaze. </p>
<p>"Who’s going?" Kim asked from behind them. She
knew who one of them would be, but something inside of her, just
needed to hear it. As Billy answered, the nightmares began to
become reality, and she h ad to fight the lump that started to
grow in her throat. </p>
<p>"I’ll go down first, just in case. Once I’m
down, I’ll contact the others. Tommy, Jason and Andros will
follow me down." </p>
<p>"What about Karone?" Andros questioned. He had to
find her. He couldn’t leave here until he did. </p>
<p>"We’ll find her, but first thing is first; because
if we’re dead, we won’t be of any use to her,"
Jason added. </p>
<p>"Exactly." Billy connected the blocking device into
the ship’s teleportation system, then flicked it on. The
lights onboard dimmed, and a light humming filled the silent
bridge. </p>
<p>"It’s time. Let’s morph, so we can get down
there." </p>
<p>"Four minutes until we hit the atmosphere," came Kim’s
choked voice. Billy gazed at her, trying to give her his best
reassuring smile, and hoped that it looked more convincing than
it felt. </p>
<p>"Let’s do it," Tommy called. </p>
<p>"Let’s Rocket!" Andros called out, transforming
into his uniform. </p>
<p>"White Tiger!" Soon Tommy found himself armored in
his old familiar uniform, as well. </p>
<p>"Tyrannosaurus!" Jason smiled as his armor enfolded
him once more. </p>
<p>Looking at the other, Billy called out those familiar words he’d
never thought to speak again, "Triceratops!" Billy felt
a strong sense of elation, as the armor encased his body. As he
felt the sensation fade, he heard Kim’s voice call out again.
</p>
<p>"Three minutes..." </p>
<p>"Here goes nothing." Billy brought his hands to the
side of his Morpher, which was attached to his belt. Immediately
he felt the tingling of teleportation. As his body moved through
the beam, he shook violently, until he was all the way through it.
</p>
<p>As he came to a hard landing on the planet’s surface, he
took inventory of things around him. To his right was a cave, and
from above it, the red column of the tractor beam shot up into
the orange sky. </p>
<p>"It worked." He wanted to cheer, but restrained
himself, knowing that time was of the essence. Brining his
communicator up to his lips, he notified the other three Rangers
of his safe arrival. </p>
<p>"It worked. Let’s get going." Billy gripped the
explosive mechanism in both hands and moved to the entrance of
the cave, where he waited for the others to arrive.
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