Morning was quiet in the mystic forest. All except for the large circle of Hidiac's dancing around, forming the ring to keep Xander in. Not that Xander could go anywhere considering he was blindfolded in a kneeling position with his hands once again chained behind his back. He'd been dragged out of that cold cell Necrolai had put him in hours ago. He figured the sun wasn't up yet, he couldn't feel any warmth on any side of him, and though he was blindfolded, he figured he'd see some kind of light beaming through the cloth.

Xander listened carefully to the rather subdued enthusiasm of the Hidiacs around him, it sounded like they were just watching him for now; he hadn't heard a voice he recognized, which meant Necrolai and Koragg were nowhere to be found. He sighed in small relief; though he realized the second they did arrive he'd be killed. Whatever he was kneeling on was cold and hard, he figured it was something metallic. Quite suddenly the noise from the Hidiac army became deafening, pulling Xander from his quiet wonderment and putting him very harshly back into reality. The blindfold was removed from his eyes, and he glared at Koragg standing in in front of him, the light from the slowly rising sun hurting his eyes.

"Green Ranger, you are to be executed when the sun fully rises above the trees. If you have any last words, then I will let you speak them now." Koragg said to him, tossing the blindfold he'd pulled off of Xander to the side.

"Yeah I got somethin' to say. Let me go or you'll regret it." Xander snapped at him.

"Oh I highly doubt that Ranger." Xander winced as Necrolai's voice purred from in back of him. He glanced at the sky; the sun was just starting to peak at the top of the trees. He looked back down as Koragg circled him slowly. Xander could feel the sun warming his body, but while it felt good on his cold stiff joints, he knew every ounce of warmth meant he was closer to death. Suddenly he tensed; Koragg's sword was resting on the back of his neck.

"Well Ranger, you were a valiant fighter. You die with honor." Koragg told him, raising the blade slowly in the air.

Xander closed his eyes, whispering "I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough guys." Into the air as he waited for the blow to come. Suddenly red blaster fire came out of nowhere. Xander looked up in bewilderment as Koragg cried out, flying back and landing ten feet away from him. A blur of yellow and red suddenly ran past Xander, and the bindings holding his wrists behind him were broken in a brilliant flash of yellow lightning. Xander stumbled up, still not registering what had just happened. Necrolai was next; she too was shocked, and wasn't prepared for when the pink and blue blurs attacked, knocking her back and stealing Xander's Morpher from her. Suddenly the Rangers, still morphed, landed next to Xander. They demorphed, Vida nearly tackling Xander in a relieved hug.

Xander stared at his team mates, his eyes popping in disbelief "You…you guys came? You guys found me? Am…am I dreaming?" Chip scoffed, "Of course we came and found you! Xander you're our friend, and we'd do anything to keep you safe."

"Seriously Xander, you aren't dreaming." Vida said, giving him an extra squeeze in her hug. Maddy placed a hand on his shoulder "Xander, we're really sorry for what happened earlier…friends shouldn't say such mean things about other friends."

"Maddy's right, there's no reason for it, and we're all just…really sorry man." Nick chimed in, holding up Xander's Morpher which Vida had given him before. "What do you say?"

Xander paused for a moment, looking up at Nick and then at the rest of his friends. He let out his usual huge grin, picking up the Morpher "What do I say? Let's do this!" the others grinned, and then came up into a V pattern with Xander at the front. "Magical Source, Mystic Force!" they all cried in unison, becoming the Mystic Force Power Rangers once more.

"No!" Necrolai screamed in frustration, standing behind the army of Hidiac's she'd just called. Koragg was less talkative, but if his face plate could give off emotions, he was one very angry Dark Knight. "Come…this isn't over…but this is not our fight anymore." He said to Necrolai, who glared at him. She knew he was right, but she also knew with the Rangers so empowered, they'd stop at nothing to defeat the two of them. She sighed; Morticon was not going to be happy about this.

PRMF

Udonna had set up a sort of party for the Rangers when they returned. Claire was dancing happily to forest sounding music and there were many types of food set out, most of them looked like they had been made by stuff in the forest. Xander collapsed in a chair happily, he was still in some pain and still completely exhausted, but he felt as if a giant weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Nick sat down next to him, and together they watched Chip follow Claire's dancing moves to see how they were done, and Vida go over to where the music was being played to see if she could get it to play something more modern. Maddy had gone to help Udonna bring more food out for them.

"Nick…thanks for what you said." Xander finally spoke.

"Why are you thanking me? It was the truth, you're our friend, and even though you are a little weird, I don't think I'd want you any other way." Nick said back with a big smile.

Xander grinned at him, chuckling and looking back at his other friends. "Yeah…I don't think I'd want me any other way either."

THE END