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Author's Note: Argh new profile layout, it's like a maze! Luckily I've found my way around to update this...FINALLY! Yes, sorry it's been a while that's because a) I've been busy and b) back stories are hard to write.

Thank you to FanFicAddict02, Michael C. Ryan, Cowgirl, TSWritersRUs, Elocinn, poetLaurie, liloapril, krystal-clearxo, LilStarWriter, P.A.W.07 and XxSpacexCowgirlxX for reviewing on the last chapter.

So like I said, this is a back story chapter but it's important so have fun reading. I shall try not to be so late with the updates next time.

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Reeves3.

The once gleaming and immaculate world of Capital Planet was now a mere memory in the minds of all who had once lived there. Now it was bleak, dark and full of evil. Zurg had declared war on the planet six months ago using his latest weapon of destruction on the cities and towns. Space Rangers from Star Command had quickly come to Capital Planet's aid but were soon ambushed. Only a quarter of the Space Ranger's on the scene made it out safely. The others however were forced into slavery, along with the people on the planet, to build Zurg's new world.

Since those six months, many of Zurg's buildings had been built and Zurg was currently in his lair that he had forced the Space Ranger's to build, to his delight. However there was always something on the centre of his mind that took away that delight, like a flea lost in a dog's fur, it gnawed at his thoughts day and night. What bothered him so much was the fact that Buzz Lightyear was still alive!

A year ago his plan had been to murder Buzz's parents, give Buzz the choice to pick between his crew in danger or save his parents. Zurg hadn't expected Buzz to go for his crew, it stunned him briefly as he watched Buzz take off into space and back to his rocket, Zurg knew as soon as Buzz had gone, his plan had backfired.

He expected Buzz to go to Zurg's planet, Planet Z, and find his deceased parents in his former lair. During that time Zurg and his hornet robots would have captured Buzz's team and given them the same fate as Buzz's parents. Zurg remained in the house on Capital Planet and waited for a grief-stricken Buzz to make his way back to him where they would fight to the death. Instead Zurg watched his hornet robots been blow to smithereens by the Space Ranger's on board Rocket 42, before the rocket flew back to Star Command.

Zurg then waited. He knew that Buzz would soon figure out about his parents and Zurg waited, hoping, for his arch-nemesis to fly back to Capital Planet where the two of them would fight. But it never happened. On lookout at Star Command was his favourite, Agent Z, once a Space Ranger formally known as Warp Darkmatter. The call came through to say that Buzz Lightyear had been fired and gone into hiding, where though was unknown. Zurg was furious and in a fit of rage and a vain attempt to try and bring Buzz back, Zurg declared war on Capital Planet, but it didn't work.

So since then Zurg was focusing on his new plan to kill Buzz Lightyear, and this time, he wasn't going to fail.

The sound of his armour clanked as Zurg walked down the dark red metal made corridor. Steam hissed as it burst up through the gaps on the floors and in the walls before evaporating in the air. Zurg paid no attention to it and continued to make his way through the lair. The evil lair had many different rooms in the tall scaled building and right now Zurg was hurrying to the laboratory where his minions, the brain-pods, worked on different projects. Building weapons, designing new buildings and advancing the security systems around the planet.

Zurg approached the doors but before he entered inside a small grub made his way over to him with a hurried scuttle. The creature with two antennas, a hard shell on its back and was the colour of dark green, stopped in front of Zurg and cleared his throat.

"Your evil emperor, Agent Z is on his way back. He has the robot," the grub informed in its squeaky voice. He smiled at Zurg, hoping to get some praise from his boss after delivering good news.

"Contact him and tell him to put the robot in the torture room and makes sure he waits there with him until I arrive," snapped Zurg. The smile disappeared off the grubs face.

"Yes your evil emperor," said the grub. He gave a single nod of his head and swiftly scurried away. Zurg took a deep breath and entered the science lab. Brain-pod's moving around on their pincer like legs waved a quick good morning to him with their mechanical extending arms before getting back to work. Zurg made his way over to brain-pod 92 who was a specialist in working with DNA.

"Ah good morning, your evil emperor," said the brain-pod.

"Good morning 92," replied Zurg, in a false cheery attitude. The brain-pod gave him a questioning look. He was smart enough to know when Zurg was after something; after all, he was a brain. He pressed a button on his metal body, that kept his glass bowl from falling off, and a piece of paper printed itself out in a slit on his chest. He ripped it off and passed it to Zurg.

"I believe this is what you want," said the brain. Zurg stared at the paper and a smirk appeared on his face before he let out a haunting cackle that echoed throughout the room.

Meanwhile across several galaxies a badly dented rocket had just come into land at Star Command's launching bay. A group of Little Green Men, also known as LGM's, rushed up to greet the pilot and the second in command as they made their way across the bridge.

"Erm, what happened to 42?" one of the aliens asked, referring to the rocket. The Tangean Princess, Mira Nova, halted in front of them. Behind her was a nine foot tall dinosaur like beast with red skin, which went by the name of Booster, yet despite his dangerous look, he had a heart of gold.

"We were towing a shuttle that had broken down at Orion's belt when Agent Z attacked us," explained Mira. Her ranger suit was ripped in several places and had a couple of scorch marks burnt into it.

"And he took XR!" Booster cried, fretfully. Mira's bright blue eyes filled with regret. She took over as Captain from Buzz a year ago and it was her duty to make sure her crew was safe and now she had let one down.

"We need to see Commander Nebula urgently. Is he in his office?" Mira asked. The LGM's nodded their heads, their single antennas at the top of their heads wobbled back and forth at each nod.

"How soon can you fix 42?" asked Booster. The LGM's gave the ship a look over from where they standing and frowned.

"It depends how much damage has been inflicted inside. The earliest should be tomorrow morning," a LGM informed. Both Mira and Booster let out a groan of irritation. After Agent Z had left with XR, the both of them had planned on following but the rocket had been damaged more than they had initially thought and had no choice but to return to Star Command to get it fixed. Now, they needed it to be up and running as soon as possible so they could go and raid Capital Planet to find XR and take down Zurg once and for all. But before they could go, they needed one vital person to fly with them, they needed their old Captain back, and that was going to take a lot of persuasion to Commander Nebula.

"Come on Booster. Let's go see the Commander," said Mira.

"Right away Mira," Booster replied. The two of them ran out the launch bay and found the nearest lift to take them to the top floor where the Commander's office was. As they were raised higher, Booster gazed at a planet in the distance.

"Mira?" he asked, quietly.

"Yes Booster?" Mira looked up at Booster.

"What if Buzz doesn't want to come back?" he asked worriedly. Mira's eyes widened briefly and she shook her head.

"He'll come back Booster. If not to take on Zurg but to help rescue XR," she said, positively. Booster nodded his head and smiled slightly just as the lift door swivelled open. They walked down the corridor and were inline of the Commander's office door but it was being guarded by two Space Rangers. The door had a hand recognition lock on the front which only the Commander could open.

"We need to see the Commander," Mira informed them both.

"Commander Nebula is currently in a meeting with Madam President. We can't allow you to go in there until the meeting is over," said one of the Space Rangers.

"Nick, this is urgent!" pleaded Mira. She looked over at the other Space Ranger. "Daniel please, we have to see him."

"Sorry Mira, but you're not allowed to go in there," said Daniel. Mira gripped her hair in frustration and let out a growl. Then she stood up straight, a sneaky smile on her face and she grabbed Booster's hand and dragged him forward with her. Using her Tangean power, known as Ghosting, she easily slipped herself and Booster through the wall and into the Commander's office, leaving Nick and Daniel gaping after her.

In the dimly lit office room the Commander sat behind his hover desk and Madam President was seated opposite him.

"Mira, warn me first if you're going to do that before going ahead with it," Booster groaned. At the sound of Booster's voice, Madam President and Commander Nebula stopped talking and looked over at the two intruding Space Rangers.

"Now what is goin' on here? Didn't the guards outside tell you this meetin' was private?" Commander Nebula yelled, standing up from his chair. Madam President sat quietly, unimpressed by the unprofessional behaviour, and she listened to the conversation.

"We're sorry Commander but this is im-imperative," said Booster.

"XR has been kidnapped by Zurg," Mira informed.

"What?" The Commander shouted surprised. Not certain if he had heard correctly the first time.

"Agent Z attacked us and he managed to get XR. He left in the direction of Capital Planet," said Mira. The Commander went quiet. XR really did get on his nerves at times but he knew the robot considered him as a father figure because he had, unintentionally, signed the form to allow the LGM's to build XR, thus giving life to him. Over the years the Commander had come to carry a soft spot for XR.

Mira walked up to Commander Nebula and spoke up.

"Commander with your permission, Booster and I would like to take a small rocket to Earth and bring Buzz back," she said. Commander Nebula frowned and Madam President raised an eyebrow.

"Absolutely not. He was discharged for being emotional involved. Until we win this war against Zurg, Buzz isn't coming back." Mira balled her hands into fists and she shook with anger.

"Zurg will only fight Buzz!" she shouted, causing the other three people in the room to jump.

"Watch the level of your voice Ranger. Remember who you're talking to!" Commander Nebula warned. Mira shook her head.

"No! It's been a year and Zurg has had the upper hand for too long, it's time he was stopped. He's captured thirty space rangers, enslaved the citizens of Capital Planet or forced them to move away, including you Madam President, and he's planning something big, something evil. We need Buzz to fight him. He's our only hope to defeat Zurg," said Mira. Booster nodded his head in agreement as he was nervous to say anything out loud.

The Commander was still shaking his head.

"You don't understand..." he muttered. Booster and Mira frowned.

"What don't we understand?" Booster asked feeling confused.

"I can't divulge that information to you. Its top secret," said Commander Nebula. Mira opened her mouth but someone else spoke up before her.

"Tell them," said Madam President. Three pairs of eyes turned to stare at her, two with admiration and the other with shock.

"W-We can't," stuttered the Commander.

"As Head of the Galactic Alliance, I order you Commander to tell them" Madam President said sternly. Her eyes flashed dangerously and Commander Nebula gulped.

"Alright, alrigh'. Booster, Mira under no circumstances are you allowed to communicate this information with anybody! Do you understand?" said the Commander.

"Yes sir," Booster and Mira replied simultaneously. The Commander sighed deeply and spoke.

"Frank Lightyear wasn't Buzz's real father," he said. Mira gaped and Booster gasped. "Buzz's real father was a Space Ranger called William. He was one of the finest Space Ranger's we've ever had here, before Buzz of course, and it was at Star Command where he met Buzz's mother, Florence Lightyear."

"Florence was a reporter and had come to get some news about the missing people on Sitka 7. The person she interviewed was William...and his sidekick," said Commander Nebula.

"Who was his sidekick?" Booster asked. Commander Nebula sighed.

"Ezekiel Gruz. You'll know him now as Zurg." Booster passed out backwards with a loud thud that shook the floor and Mira stared at her boss in shock.

"That's not possible. Zurg can't have worked here! There would be files on him-,"

"We got rid of all evidence to prove he had even stepped foot inside of Star Command. He was William's best friend here, a funny bloke and he always played pranks on him but Will didn't mind at all. Everyone thought he was a good, humorous and smart lad. No one could have considered the notion of thinking he would become the man he is now," explained Commander Nebula. Booster slowly sat up from the floor.

"Zurg also fell in love with Florence but Florence loved William and after ten months of being together, they decided to get married. No one at the time knew she was pregnant and unfortunately the wedding never happened. Zurg was jealous and he wanted revenge on William for stealing his chance to be with Florence. Zurg murdered William and when Florence found out, she went into hiding under Star Command's protection and when Buzz was a year old, she met Frank. When they got married, Florence made him change his surname to Lightyear and pretend to be Buzz's real father because she couldn't bear to tell Buzz the truth about his real father and the man who killed him. We can't be sure if Zurg knows that Buzz is William's son, the fact that they're archenemies now is coincidental."

Commander Nebula finished speaking and Madam President, Booster and Mira sat in silence.

"Unbelievable," Mira murmured.

"So Buzz doesn't know any of this?" Booster asked. Commander Nebula shook his head.

"No and I'm refusing your request to bring Buzz back. XR is a strong Space Ranger and he won't give up without a fight. Mira, Booster, I want you to carry on with your jobs as normal. I know you want to rescue XR but it's too dangerous. I don't want to lose anymore fine cadets," said Commander Nebula, softly.

Mira and Booster glanced at each other and slowly nodded their heads in agreement to the Commander's words.

Back on Capital Planet the door to the torture room zoomed up with a 'whoosh' as Zurg entered the space inside. He scanned the room and saw Agent Z, with his mask off revealing his blue skinned face and dark scowl. Zurg ignored him because in the centre of the room was a small robot secured to a wall by chains. XR narrowed his eyes at Zurg and opened his mouth to complain.

"I don't know what game you're trying to pull but kidnapping me during a rescue is-,"

"Shut up you worthless piece of tin!" snapped Zurg. XR went quiet and listened to Zurg as he continued to speak.

"You are going to give me the answers I require robot. If you do not cooperate, you will be subjected to the highest amount of torture." From the side of the room Warp grinned and flexed his robotic arm that had been made into a weapon of all sorts of ammo.

"I'm not going to tell you anything," retorted XR. Zurg gave a glance at Agent Z and he grinned deviously before pushing a button on the control panel in front of him. Bolts of electricity passed from the chains and straight into XR. Without any mercy Zurg watched as the robot writhed in pain, yelled out and twisted and struggled against the chains. After a couple of minutes Zurg called Agent Z to stop and Warp took his finger off the button.

Zurg stepped closer to XR and brought his face equal to XR's.

"Now tell me robot. Where is Buzz Lightyear?"

"I'm not authorised to give that information to you," XR said, disdainfully. Zurg narrowed his eyes and the action was repeated on his helmet and the red visor glared at XR.

"Very well, I shall get my brain-pods to dismantle you and remove your memory chip," said Zurg, simply. XR smirked at him.

"My memory is protected by passwords placed by Star Command-," Zurg scoffed, cutting off XR.

"I can access those passwords easier than you can call out for help." XR circular eyes turned to slits.

"Then why do all this to me if you can just get them like that?" he asked. Zurg smirked.

"Because torture is more fun," he said. Zurg gave the hint to Agent Z and he pushed his hand down on the button again, giving XR jolt after jolt of pain.

"What do you want from Buzz?" XR said agonizingly, after Agent Z removed his fingers off the button. Zurg glanced at Agent Z, and Warp raised his eyebrows at his boss, then Zurg turned back to XR.

"I'm going to make Buzz Lightyear evil," he announced. There was silence in the torture room, so quiet you could have heard a feather drop, until XR burst out laughing.

"In case you forgot Zurg, your evil ray had no effect on Buzz so I don't think it's going to work this time round," said XR, still chortling.

"I won't be using the evil ray on him this time tin-can," XR stopped smiling. "For you see, Buzz Lightyear is already evil." Zurg held up the piece of paper he had received from the laboratory and watched XR's face drop as he read what was on the paper. Zurg grinned, victoriously, and said with a voice so deep and evil, it sent a chill down XR.

"It's in his blood."

Whose more evil, me or Zurg? :P Muahahahaha.

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Reeves3.