"You've brought this on yourselves...kill them!" Will's call is worrisome for the bunch. They found themselves surrounded by dozen of soldiers, hurt and not. The red ranger feels his power dwindling for being in the same mode for too long and decides to switch, "Legendary ranger mode, dino thunder!" Roaring into the brawl in this stage, he and the others tussle what was left of the enemies. They pushed onward in continuous attempts to reach the ship, which was visible due to Will sensing and, with good aim, destroying the orb on the outside of it. Savannah tackles him and the two face off once more, hatred deep in their eyes.
  Troy slides passed a soldier or two and kicks the next. This momentarily allows him to jump in to help Savannah. The Beast Morphers handle the army from behind and while not holding up too well injury wise, they do succeed in escaping their grasp. While fairing decently against their own opponent, an idea sparks at the right time for Troy and he shouts to the team, "Everyone, back up!" He looks to the sky ship to call, "Engage cannon spree!"
  The next thing everyone knew, the side cannons of the ship arose, and bombs started to soar through the air. Each one bombarded different sides of the planet and the battle itself. Will is hit badly and flies backwards into three soldiers. Savannah's eyes widen and she shouts, "Son of a bi-!", staggered by the impact of the bombs. She dodges one nearly hitting her and turns her head towards the red ranger, "How many do you have?!"

"Enough!" Troy replies in a shout due to the loud noise from the bombs and looks to the Beast Morphers, who appeared to be finishing up what they could, "We've gotta go!"

Devon hits his last soldier and then runs to catch up with him. Everyone follows suit, sprinting to head to the ship. The ropes fell from the side in between the cannons to allow them to climb. The race still proved to be a challenge when a few soldiers, who have dodged the bombing, runs to grab at least one of them. Both Troy and Zoey quickly turn back to rapidly blast, stopping the soldiers in their tracks in order to help the others escape.
  Devon was the first to latch on and secure himself to a rope. His feet planted onto the side of the ship and he reached down to one-arm grab Nate. He triumphantly pulls him up and the two climb to the top of the ship. As more soldiers appear, Steel does the same with Ravi on another rope while Savannah nabs for the next available one. The ship begins to move away to prevent any damage from coming towards it. Zoey and Troy keep the attackers at bay on the planet. Devon and Nate arrive to the top, alongside Steel and Ravi. Savannah is right behind them, but looks back to see how fast they were moving.
  "Ha!" yells Zoey after sending two soldiers to the floor. Troy then hollers an attack that was introduced when facing the Armada, "Solar sky strike!" No one was prepared for this, given to the fact it has not been done for a while and they have not experienced this before. Reverting to his Super Mega Mode, the dragon leader is lifted into the air, sword held above his head in a vertical position. Like a clock, a circular shape that represents the moon and the sun is behind him in a flash. Slashing the sword down in both hands, landing aggressively, the teenage boy unleashes a thunderous wave of lightning. This smacks every soldier, including Will, backwards and send them tumbling to the floor. This signals for more to come upon seeing the battle from the inside. Zoey's eyes nearly popped out of her head and everyone else was thunderstruck, jaws to the floor, "Dang!"
  Troy threw the yellow ranger a smile at her reaction while slowly coming back to his feet. The action did not seize though. Very few were able to recover despite the power having grand affect and charged for the two. The duo runs the opposite way to avoid more injuries and being captured. The others encourage from afar for them to hurry. The red ranger veers at the party rushing speedily. They were almost there, so close. Troy could see some of the destruction done to the ship. A few more and it was down. He could not let this progress, so he took a risk. He ceases his dash to escape and stays behind, yelling to the blonde, "Zoey go!"

"What about you?!" inquires Zoey.

"Go!" Troy ushers.

Regrettably so, the young lady keeps going. Her feet carries her fast and she leaps for the rope with her arms stretched wide. Her hands grips the middle of it and she clings onto it for dear life. The ship is nearly gone from the planet as Nate helps his girlfriend up. Savannah sprints to the railing of the ship, "Troy!" The others shout to him to in worry shortly after, pressuring him to come. The dragon leader fends off his two opponents, stabs his third, and then tries to make a break for it. The ship fails to wait for him, too fast for him and too high for him to grab the rope.
  The redhead shakes her head and takes a risk of her own. She ties one of the ropes around her waist, "What are you doing?!" Steel does not receive a response. Savannah then runs and dives after Troy. In an attempt to stop him from leaving, a wounded soldier uses his uninjured hand to blast him. The red ranger springs himself up using his feet to push and stretched his hands out to the female warrior. The two hook onto one another, but the blast hits the ship, rocking it back and forth. The team slides a little and Troy nearly slips. The tight grip of his ally prevents the fall to his death.
  All of the Beast Morphers tug on the rope to pull the two up onto the ship. Their feet land flatly on the side of the ship and assisted them in walking upwards. Steel grabs Troy while Devon has Savannah and Ravi looks down below at the planet. Soldiers lying on the ground helplessly and smoke puffing everywhere, mixing the greyness into the red orange hue of the atmosphere. The ship still manages to stay moving sprightly in spite of the impairment. A few sparks startles the gang, but that was all, and Nate turns to everyone, "Is everybody alright?" Each person nods, "Good."

"I should go check out the damage." Troy says.

"Let us help, it's the least we could do." Nate offers.

"Thanks." Troy replies.

Ravi, Nate, and Zoey join him while Devon, Steel, and Savannah stay behind on top.

****

"Sir! Sir!" A soldier yells for the attention of his boss, running towards him in a hurry.

"What is it?" Kent questions, eyebrows creased when sensing his panic.

"The Morph X was stolen, Will went after the intruders, but they got away." The soldier informs him, "A quarter of the crew is down and the chamber was discovered."

Kent jumps out of his seat and onto his feet so swiftly it would scare a hyena. His staggered response and rage filled eyes had the ship on edge. He marches to the screen to get into contact with his second in command, "Will come in, come in Will!" Nothing, "Will you better show yourself now. Come in!" The same happened as before. The head of the clan slams his fists down, shaking the monitor, and turns around, "You better sleep tonight because it's the last time you'll ever do! When we dock, everyone must be in uniform and meet outside immediately! They heard what I said, you all heard what I said, and you've failed me! NO ONE GOES UNPUNISHED FOR THIS! OUT OF MY SIGHT!"

The men scurry away at the bark of his voice. Kent grumbles, red in the face and unsatisfied at this turn of events. He plops back down into his chair and clasps his hands together, bringing them to his lips to rest there and his elbows on his knees, one of which was vibrating from anger, 'Those ingrates...' his thoughts rattle, 'Oh how you've signed your death wish.'

****

Carla leans on the side of the wall to stare out of the window. A blanket was wrapped around shoulders and she was in her nighttime attire. She looks into the pillar of stars spread across the skyline. Each one shines brighter than the other, with no such luck in outdoing the moon's lighting. A sigh is released into the air when she looks, and then turns her attention to her empty bed. Daniel went to his room only minutes ago, as did Noah and Orion. This left her alone to think, to worry, to be awake. Mrs. Rivers only prays for her daughter and her friend to be together, and to be safe.

****

"Okay, that should do it." Nate says and removes the steel mask from his face, blowtorch in hand, "The main controls should repair itself as long we don't touch it. That shouldn't be too difficult."

"Thanks Nate. Thank all of you." Troy responds gratefully.

"No problem, we're happy to help." Zoey expresses cheerfully.

"Thank you for helping us get the Morph X back. That would've been really bad." Ravi thanks the red ranger.

"Yeah it would've." Troy agrees. Nate packs up his tools in a jiffy and, making certain he had the transporter that brought them here to begin with, the four of them head back up to the top. Devon and Steel were conversing with one another about what just happened as Savannah kept her gaze outwards, "It was insane! And I was like boom, boom, boom!"

"And that guy was bleeding so much I thought he could fill the Pacific Ocean!" Steel replies.

Devon grimaces, "Oof, that was brutal."

"I don't think I've ever been in this type of battle before." Zoey comments upon joining up with them.

"Well this isn't our dimension. Things are different here." Ravi retorts and turns to Troy, "How long have you been dealing with this guy?"

"Since the end of April." Troy answers, "No doubt he'll be back when he sees this."

"And when he does come?" Steel questions.

"I don't know." Troy could not give him a response to his question, uncertain himself of what could be done to counteract their enemy.

"Well until then, tonight was a win. A big one at that." Devon lifts everyone's spirits.

Troy only smiles while the rest cheer for their victory and talk amongst themselves. He looks to the silent redhead, comfortably resting her arms on the side top of the ship and staring out into space. He walks to stand next to her and look out in front of him, "You did really good out there."

"And you were really brave out there." Savannah compliments in return and Troy looks at her, "I mean it, that took guts."

"Well...thank you." Troy accepts said compliment, "Looks like we made it out in one piece."

"Many armies have went in. Only two ever came out." Savannah tells him.

"Two groups?" asks Troy.

"Two people." Savannah clarifies and Troy whistles, "We got lucky."

"We had help, so there was a chance." Troy retorts.

Savannah looks back at him, up and down, then speaks, "You weren't sure if we would make it back." Troy does not reply, "Did that change?"

Troy puts it this way, "I wasn't sure because I knew how hard it was going to be. From what you've told us, sacrifice was going to be a factor and it nearly happened with me. So...I knew one of us was going to survive, but both wasn't promised."

"Why did you? Earth needs you. It would've been better if it was me. Why would give yourself up like that?" Savannah pressed.

"Because that's the point, that's why Power Rangers exist." Troy explains and she does not follow at first, "We defend those who can't be defended and save those who can't do it themselves. If we get hurt, it's for someone else. If we die, it's because we took the chance for everyone to survive. Nothing is guaranteed, and that's not something every Ranger learns, it's what everyone learns."

Savannah smiles a little, "When did you?"

Troy looks at her, "Just now."

The two paused in silence, a comfortable silence. Steel's throat clears, making them turn back to stare at him, "Um, do you two need a minute?"

They share an eye roll before Savannah asks, "Shouldn't you guys be heading back?"

"Hold on." Troy stops her, "Can you travel dimensions with the barrels? The transporter you have can carry you all, but won't the barrels be too much?"

"It shouldn't be. All I have to do is adjust the settings on the transporter and we should be good to go." Nate speaks confidently and holds the object in his hands. The Beast Morphers walk over to be beside the Morph X.

"Well, I guess this is it." Zoey says.

"Short-lived, but worth it." Devon adds and looks to the two, "Thanks again."

"Anytime." Troy smiles at him.

Devon returns it and motions to Nate, who nods. He presses the switch to send the team back to Grid Battleforce. The machine was supposed to help them travel through dimensions safe and sound...except, it did not. No was moved, the barrels stayed in place, and everyone was confused, "Damn, the future sure looks promising."

Troy grins at Savannah's remark while Nate wonders what could have went awry, "What happened Nate?"

The gold ranger flips the transporter over and sighs, "Oh no. When the soldiers blasted through the ship, it must've hit the transporter."

"It's damaged?" asks Ravi.

"Badly." Nate replies, "This took me weeks to make."

"Which means it'll take a while to repair." Zoey summarizes.

"Not necessarily, but I do need more tools than I have and it won't be a quick fix." Nate retorts to this.

"I'll contact the base." Devon says and goes off to do so.

"What do we do now?" Steel questions.

"Looks like you're staying with us for tonight." Savannah decides.

"Oh, we wouldn't want to intrude." Zoey states politely.

"Trust me, I live with her. There's a lot of room." Troy reassures her.

"That's our best bet right now." Nate replies.

"Thanks." Ravi says.

"You just have to pay rent." Savannah mentions.

Troy smacks her arm lightly with a smile, "That's not right, we don't pay rent."

"I've noticed...freeloader." Savannah slyly rebuttals in her own grin.

"What, I'm not a freeloader!" Troy retorts, his smile only growing, "You said we didn't have to pay."

"I know. Still would be a nice gesture to give anyway, oh so great leader." Savannah jabs playfully.

"Well if you said that before, I'd give it to you." Troy ripostes.

"Maybe you should start." Savannah suggests.

"Well if that's you want, then I'll do it." Troy is confident.

Savannah blinks at him, "No you won't."

Troy shrugs, "You're right." He smirks, "I give you plenty enough already."

His eyebrows bounce. Savannah's eyes narrow and she shoves him back. Passing by him, she leaves, and Troy and the others laugh.