The Rangers split up, each taking a different direction. They knew their quarry was close; they just had to find him and arrest him. Bridge rounded a corner, when his scanner beeped at him. "Troobian energy, dead ahead." he said to himself as he headed onward. The warehouse they had tracked this particular Troobian to was like all others; huge, dark and it had plenty of places to hide. Bridge continued along the catwalk, cautiously moving ahead as the energy reading he was following strengthened. He knew that he was almost on top of the monster. He heard a slight noise behind him and he quickly dropped and wheeled around to see four blueheads right behind him. He got up from his crouched position, ready to face them, when heard yet another noise.

"So, little Ranger, you thought you could take me all by yourself."

Bridge turned back around on the narrow catwalk to see the Troobian Treelatix and another four blueheads. Treelatix was large for a troobian, he easily stood a foot and half taller than Bridge. He rather resembled some sort of lizard, Bridge thought. He had a large bony plate that started out from the sides of his head, ending in a curve that jutted out from the back of his head. He was a greenish-blue in color and had a scaly-type skin, with small stubby spikes running along the length of his arms and legs. His eyes were a piercing bright blue, right now they were fixed on the Green Ranger.

Bridge found that he was surrounded with nowhere to go. He took a deep breath and steeled himself, getting into fighting stance.

"I'll take you in, no matter what, because you're a criminal and you want to hurt people. I won't allow that."

The monster just laughed at him, mocking him. "I don't think so Ranger, you're outnumbered and you're not even powered up. You are no match for us."

"Bring it on." Bridge replied.

All during the monster's speech, he had been slowly reaching for his morpher. He needed to contact the others and get morphed. Despite his brave words, Bridge knew the monster was right; he was no match for them in his powered down state. But he would put up a good fight anyway. His hand finally closed around his morpher and he took a deep breath, calming his nerves. He looked Treelatix square in the eye.

"You're under arrest, for crimes against Earth."

The monster laughed loudly once again, just as Bridge pulled out his morpher. He keyed the radio button, and then shouted out, "Rangers! Treelatix is on the south wing catwalk..."

An energy shot from behind him sent the morpher flying from his hand. Bridge dropped to one knee, wincing in pain and cradling his now injured hand.

"Fool!" The Troobian and the blueheads advanced on him, closing him in further. "Your friends will be too late. You will make a fine trophy for Emperor Gruumm."

The monster threw his head back and laughed maniacally once more, as Bridge stared up at him, anger flashing in his eyes. The monster swept out his hand. "Take him!"

Instantly, the blueheads jumped, preparing to attack, when several energy shots from below knocked them all back.

"Bridge!" Bridge looked down to see Jack and Syd below him, powered up and weapons drawn.

"Hang on, buddy, we're coming!" Jack yelled up at him.

Treelatix snarled in anger. "Fools! You are too late. Attack them!" The blueheads jumped down from the catwalk, landing in front of Syd and Jack. More blueheads materialized behind them.

Treelatix just laughed as he reached down to grab Bridge.

"No way." Bridge said and he swept his leg out, catching the monster off guard and knocking him to the ground. Bridge jumped up and flipped back putting distance between himself and the Troobian. He could hear the sounds of fighting becoming louder from below. Z and Sky must have joined Jack and Syd, he thought.

Treelatix quickly recovered from Bridge's attack and got back up to his feet. He snarled at Bridge.

"I shall have you one way or another, Ranger." He pulled out an energy pistol and aimed it at Bridge.

Bridge quickly glanced around, looking for somewhere he could move to, but being on a catwalk 30 feet up in the air wasn't giving him many options. He braced himself, deciding that he would have to roll under the energy blast when the Troobian fired. It would be close. As Bridge prepared to move and the monster to fire, a flash of blue leapt over Bridge to land between him and Treelatix.

"I don't think so." Sky said as he swept his arm out in a circular motion, quickly erecting a shield around himself and Bridge.

"What!?" The Troobian snarled in anger. "You will not deprive me of my emperor's prize."

He aimed at Sky just as Bridge felt a hand on his shoulder. He quickly spun around to see Z, morphed.

"Bridge, c'mon. Let's move out of here."

"Right." He nodded back at her.

He began to back away, with Z right next to him and Sky walking backwards, his shield being pummeled by laser fire from the Troobian's weapon. Just as Bridge and Z reached a platform that would lead them down from the catwalk, Bridge heard something behind them. He turned to look and saw a bluehead aiming directly for Z, who didn't seem to realize that it was there.

"NO!" He shouted, and threw himself at Z, knocking her down out of the way just as the bluehead fired.

Syd came running up the stairs, shooting the bluehead from behind, while Jack appeared behind the Troobian, trapping it between himself and Sky.

"You lose, monster." Jack said as he pulled out his morpher, prepared to do justice.

Treelatix laughed menacingly. "Not today, I think." Another great laugh and a burst of bright light that blinded the rangers came from the monster, only to leave behind a wisp of smoke where the Troobian had been standing.

Jack relaxed his stance. "Well, that could have gone better."

"No kidding." Sky replied.

"Bridge!" they heard Z cry out. Jack and Sky quickly ran over to where she sat, with Bridge lying next to her, unmoving.

"Z?" Jack asked as he approached.

Z powered down and the others could see streaks of tears running down her face as she looked up at them.

"He's dead."

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Bridge awoke with a start and sat bolt upright in his bed, sweat trickling down his back. He sat there, panting as the dream slowly released its grip on him. He took a steady, calming breath and glanced over at Sky. His roommate slept on, oblivious to Bridge's nightmare. Bridge swung his legs down off the side of the bed and got to his feet. He quickly changed out of his sweat soaked pajamas and slipped on a green S.P.D. tee-shirt and his uniform pants. He grabbed his jacket and stepped out of the room, and into the rec room.

He was still a jumble of nerves and was trying to decide if what he'd just had was a dream or a premonition. Sure, he knew that being a ranger had its risks, especially after he'd been caught by Bork and nearly crushed by a wall. But knowing the risks and seeing yourself die was two different things.

How long he stood in front of the window staring out at the city while his thoughts ran wild, he couldn't tell. Though it seemed like mere moments, he knew that some time had passed as the sky grew ever lighter. Eventually he heard a slight hissing noise behind him and he turned to see his fellow rangers enter. Jack looked a bit surprised to see him standing there, probably because out of all of the rangers, Bridge was the one most likely to sleep in if given the chance.

Jack raised his eyebrows at him. "Up early?"

Bridge nodded. "Yah, you could say that."

"Strange for you." Z chimed in.

"We know you're a bit weird and all, but getting up early is odd even for you." Sky continued with Z's jesting.

Bridge just shot them all a long suffering look. "Ha, ha, how funny. You two should give up being rangers and go into business as a comedy act."

Sky looked rather affronted and the other rangers all looked perplexed, but it was Jack who spoke up. "What's eating you?"

Bridge just sighed and shook his head. "Nothing, I'm...just a little off. Didn't sleep well."

Z didn't look entirely convinced, but decided to let it go anyway. "Oh. Well, how about some breakfast? Toast? Nice and buttery!" She held out a plate of toast, grinning at Bridge.

Bridge gave her a look and then walked over to the bar and sat down. Z shoved the toast at him.

"Aren't you going to say 'buttery'?" She asked with a smirk.

Bridge screwed his face up at her. "No." Then he stuck his tongue out at her. The others all laughed and sat down with their own various choices of breakfast items. Bridge picked up a piece of toast and began to nibble at it. Maybe, he thought, today will be quiet so that I can get all this sorted out.

Just then, the alarm went off and Kat's voice rang through the intercom. "All rangers report to the command center."

So much for a quiet day, Bridge thought as he followed the others out.

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The Rangers all walked into the rec room, each flopping into a chair. "Who would've thought a bunch of krybots would be so tough." Sky commented to no one in particular.

"I don't get it." Syd said as she shook her head. "Every time we've encountered them before they've either been right there with a troobian or a bluehead to command them. But there wasn't either in sight."

"I know." Z said as she crossed her legs over the top of each other. "What were they up to? It's like they didn't really have a purpose, except to wait around for us to show up."

Jack nodded his head in agreement. "Unless that was their purpose."

The others all looked at him quizzically.

"What do you mean?" Sky asked.

Jack leaned forward towards the others, sitting up from his relaxed position on the couch. "Think about it. There's got to be some bigger plan coming into play here. What if the krybots were running around just to distract us from whatever is really going on?"

"That does make some sense." Sky responded.

"But what is really going on then? And who's behind it all?" Z asked.

"Guess." Syd replied. "Who else could it be other than Gruumm?"

"Exactly." Jack said.

"But what is he up to?" Sky asked.

"We have to find out what his plan is." Jack said.

Sky looked up to where Bridge stood in front of the window. Ever since they all had arrived back at S.P.D. headquarters, he hadn't said a word. "What is up with you anyway, Bridge?" he asked. "You haven't been yourself all day and you didn't seem to be giving it your all when we were fighting those krybots."

Bridge turned to look at him. "Nothing. I told you before that I'm just a bit off because I didn't sleep well."

"Sure, whatever." Sky said and got up and walked off.

"Sky..." Syd said after him. Jack stood up and put a hand out to stop her. "Let him go." He looked back over at Bridge. "He's right you know. There's more going on than you just being a 'bit off'. You'd better get over whatever it is that's bugging you." Jack turned and walked out of the rec room.

Syd and Z looked at each other and shrugged. Syd got up and left, trailing Jack out. Z walked over next to where Bridge stood, still looking out the window.

"Bridge," she asked quietly, "are you okay?"

Bridge sighed, closing his eyes for a moment. "Yah, I'm okay." He looked back at Z. "I'm just really tired."

Z wasn't convinced, but knew Bridge well enough that he wasn't going to say anything otherwise unless he wanted to. She nodded her head once and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Okay. Just remember that if you need anything, you know where to find me."

He nodded at her slightly. "Alright."

Z turned and began to head out of the rec room turning back to look at Bridge as she stepped out of the door. He continued to stand in front of the window. Bridge, she thought to herself, I really hope you are okay.

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Sky walked into his shared room to find Bridge already fast asleep in his bed. Figures, he thought. No chance at getting anything out of him that way. He heard a slight snore come from Bridge's bed. Sky just rolled his eyes and threw his jacket onto the chair next to his bed. In the morning, buddy boy, you and I are going to have a serious talk, he thought to himself as he sat down on the edge of his bed and pulled off his shoes. Definitely in the morning.

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For the second night in a row, Bridge found himself waking in a cold sweat. He was shaking slightly throughout his whole body.

No, this can't be real; he thought frantically as he pulled his knees up and buried his head in his hands. He remained sitting with his head and hands pressed against his knees until he finally stopped shaking. He slowly raised his head and took a deep breath.

He glanced over at Sky, who was still asleep. Bridge was relieved that his nightmare hadn't awakened him. As much as he cared for his fellow rangers and was willing to do anything for them, how was he supposed to explain to them that he was afraid that his dream might come true?

He put his head back down on his knees for a moment more, unsure of what he should do. He heaved a great sigh, then raised his head back up. He took one last glance over at Sky who slept on, then he hopped out of bed and headed out of the room.

As the door closed, Sky's hand crept out to grab the clock that sat on his nightstand. It read 3:30am. Sky just sighed and put the clock back. He figured it would be better off if Bridge had some time in which to get himself put back together. Sky only hoped it would be sooner rather than later.

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Jack was the first up, or so he thought as he walked into the rec room to find Bridge sitting on the bean bag chair facing towards the window. Jack shook his head and walked over to where Bridge sat.

Only to find that Bridge was actually asleep. Jack wondered how long he had been there. Maybe he really wasn't sleeping well and that was why Bridge hadn't been acting like his usual self. He half-turned as he heard the door open to see Z and Syd walk in.

"Hey Jack." Z said as she waved her hand at him. Syd just squinted at him. Jack had to remind himself that Syd really wasn't much of a morning person after all. He heard a slight noise coming from nearby and turned back to see Bridge stretching and yawing. The noise Z and Syd made as they had come in must have woken him up.

Bridge looked up to see Jack practically standing over him. "Hey." He said. "Hey." Jack said in return and stuck his hand out, offering Bridge a hand up. Bridge grinned a bit and grasped Jack's hand, letting him help him to his feet.

Jack just looked at him with a quirky grin on his face. "You really are weird, you know that, right? But in a good way."

"Sure." Bridge replied. "Anyone would have to be weird to hang out with you."

Jack just laughed and gave Bridge a shove towards the bar. At least Bridge seemed to be back to more of his normal self, despite his latest choice in sleeping arrangements.

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Once again the rangers all wandered into the rec room, each looking a bit weary, Bridge most of all.

"This just doesn't make any sense." Sky blurted out. "What is the point? What is it that Gruumm is really up to? I'm getting tired of doing this stupid song and dance with group after group of krybots that seem to have no direction whatsoever."

"I know." said Jack. "We all are. Has Kat come up with anything?"

After the first few hours of the day had seen the rangers chasing groups of krybots all across the city, they had finally asked Kat to scan for anything that might give them an indication of what Gruumm was really trying to do. Unfortunately, the presence of the all the krybots were also showing up, obscuring anything else.

"Not that I've heard." Syd said. "I just talked to her a few minutes ago; she hasn't been able to pick up anything."

"I just wish we had some kind of clue as to what's really going on." Jack sounded thoroughly frustrated, something the other rangers did not like to hear often. Everyone practically took a breath at the same time, indicating how wound up they all were.

Jack looked around at his comrades, noticing that they all seemed to be a bit on edge. Jack's glance stopped on Bridge, who was once again standing in front of the window with his arms folded across his chest. Jack thought back to earlier in the day when Bridge had seemed to hesitate for just a moment when he was fighting some krybots.

Jack didn't think the others had noticed, but he had been looking right in Bridge's direction when it had happened. Jack still didn't know what was up with him, but he suddenly decided that he had had enough. Jack got quickly to his feet and strode over to where Bridge stood. The others looked at Jack in surprise, not sure what was going on.

"Bridge." Jack said from behind. Bridge steeled himself before he turned to face Jack, knowing that it had been only a matter of time before one of the others would confront him. Bridge tried to look coldly dispassionate as he faced Jack.

"What?" he asked.

Jack shook his head. "I should ask you that. What has been up with you lately?"

Bridge just shrugged. "Nothing. It's just that..."

"You haven't been sleeping well, yah, we know. We heard that already." Jack said.

Z, Syd and Sky had gotten up by this point and had come to stand nearby Jack. Bridge seemed to be taken aback by this and was at a loss of what to say next.

Jack pointed a finger at him. "Look, you can try to pretend all you want, but we're not going to buy it anymore. You're distracted, you haven't been sleeping hardly at all from what Sky says and it's beginning to affect your fighting ability in combat."

Bridge put a hand up to and started to take a step back. "Just wait a second..."

"No, Bridge, Jack is right." Sky spoke up. "This has got to stop, now."

Syd had taken a stance next to Sky, her arms crossed defiantly across her chest.

Bridge started to shake his head at them, holding up a finger. "You guys don't know..."

"You're right. We don't know." Jack cut him off. "But that's because you won't tell us what's going on."

Z had moved around the couch and was standing to the left of Bridge's side. She could see that he seemed to be torn about telling them something. It bothered her that Bridge would hold something back from them, but she wasn't sure that confronting him like this was the best way to find out.

Bridge tried to back up further, but with the window behind him, there wasn't really anywhere for him to go. He took a deep breath and looked hard at the others, figuring he'd be able to have one last go at getting them to back off.

"Guys," he said trying to sound cheerful, "there's really nothing going on..."

Jack almost growled at him. "No! You are not going to just keep blowing us off. Something is really bugging the heck out of you and we're not going anywhere until you tell us what it is."

Bridge started to say something, but this time it was Sky who interrupted him.

"Cut it out, Bridge. You've been trying to hide something from us for the past day and a half. It's time you told us the truth. What are you hiding?"

Z could practically see him beginning to wilt under the pressure Jack and Sky were putting on him, and almost wanted to yell out and make them stop, but she too wanted to have Bridge get whatever it was that was bothering him out in the open.

Syd had also moved forward and took a stance next to Jack and Sky. "Really, what is up with you? We all know you're a bit odd, but this is goes beyond your normal weird."

Bridge looked rather hurt and a bit angry at Syd's words, but Jack continued. "Look, we need to know."

It seemed to Z that Bridge was starting to become agitated.

Jack went on with his tirade. "When it gets to a point that you can't do your duty effectively anymore..."

Jack was cut off as Bridge exploded at him. "How well do you think you'd do if you thought the next battle you went into was the one that killed you!" he shouted.

Jack, Syd and Sky were shocked and surprised by Bridge's outburst. Z stepped up next to Bridge and she could see that he was shaking slightly. "Bridge?" she asked quietly.

Bridge bowed his head and closed his eyes for a second, then sucked in a large breath. He raised his head back up and looked at his fellow rangers.

"You know I'd do anything for you guys, or S.P.D or Earth, but knowing you could have to sacrifice your life and actually seeing it happen are two completely different things."

"What do you mean, see it?" Z asked.

"For the past couple of nights, I've had this dream where we're battling a bunch of blueheads and a Troobian and I lose my morpher and end up dying..." Bridge trailed off and just stood there in front of his friends.

"It's just a dream, Bridge." Sky said.

"No, I don't think so." Bridge replied. "Remember when I had those dreams that we were fighting robot after robot? And it actually happened. I mean, it was even the same robots I saw in my dream. What if this is like that? What if I'm seeing the future again?"

Bridge plopped down on the chair next to him, staring at the floor. He was determined not to break down in front of his friends, but it was becoming hard to keep it all at bay.

Jack and the others all sat down as well as Jack thought of something. "In those dreams with the robots, you said we were defeated. That they beat us."

Bridge looked up at Jack. "Yah, so?"

"So, that's not what happened. We went out there and we beat them instead. So who's to say that this dream won't turn out the same way?"

"Really? I didn't think about that." Bridge said.

"Yeah." Z stated. "Besides, you know we'll all be there and we wouldn't let anything happen to you."

The rest of the rangers voiced their agreement. Bridge smiled slightly. "Yah, I know."

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Already into late afternoon, the rangers had lost count of how many groups of krybots they had tracked down and defeated. This latest batch to turn up was in the warehouse district. All five of the rangers pulled up in front of the building and began to scan the area.

"I'm reading multiple krybots." Jack said.

"They're everywhere." Syd agreed.

"Wait a second." Z spoke up. "I'm also detecting troobian energy."

"Then this could be what they've been building up to." Sky said. "All this time we've been running around chasing bots, this could be the place from where they plan to make their move."

"Good point." Jack said. "Right now we should locate the troobian and bring him in for questioning."

"Agreed." All four of the other rangers said at once.

"Let's split up and cover more ground." Jack said. "Keep in contact and radio in if you find anything at all."

"Right!" they chorused.

They then split up, each one headed in a different direction. After what seemed like hours of searching to her, Z finally picked up the stronger signal of the Troobian, indicating that it was somewhere nearby. Z keyed her communicator. "Z here. I've located the troobian. Southwestern side of the building. I'm going in for a closer look."

"Okay, Z. Be careful." Jack said over the communicator.

Bridge was in the southern portion of the building as well, sneaking amongst some boxes. Krybots were everywhere, though they didn't appear to be doing anything useful. He turned slightly so that he was facing in a westerly direction, figuring he could catch up to Z and help her out if she needed backup.

"Guys. I've found him." Near the back wall of the southwest corner, Z spoke into her communicator. She peered over the top of the stack of boxes she crouched behind. "There's a bunch of krybots moving some boxes. He's..."

Bridge heard her get cut off just as he rounded a corner to see a krybot take a swing at Z.

"Z!" He jumped up and charged the krybot, pistol firing.

But the krybot never had a chance to strike Z. She had heard it approach her from behind and she ducked and rolled out of the way to come back up with her own pistol drawn and fire on it.

By now, the troobian was well aware of the commotion going on just off to his left. He directed a handful of krybots to keep working while he had the rest follow him towards the sounds of fighting.

The krybot fell to the ground, smoking. Bridge rushed over to Z, crouching next to her. "Are you okay?"

"Yah." she replied. "But now I wonder what that monster is up to."

"I'll bet you'd like to know, wouldn't you?" Behind them, Bridge and Z both heard a booming voice. They turned to see a large troobian looking down at them. Bridge was startled to see that it was the same troobian from his dream.

"A couple of Rangers. This should be fun." He laughed.

Krybots emerged from behind the stacks of boxes to surround Z and Bridge. They both stood up, back to back, standing ready.

The troobian laughed maniacally. "Attack!"

Z swung her leg out, catching a krybot's foot and sending it crashing into another.

Meanwhile, Bridge flipped himself over swinging both legs out, kicking two bots in the head and knocking them down.

The Yellow and Green Rangers heard another evil laugh come from the troobian. "Is that the best you can do?" They looked around themselves to see that more krybots had moved in on them. Bridge and Z both stepped back and took up fighting stances.

The krybots began to slowly advance on them.

"Hey!" a shout came echoing out of the nearby shadows. Sky, already morphed, stepped out from behind some boxes off to the left of where Z and Bridge stood in the center of the circle of krybots. Syd appeared off to their right while Jack came out from behind the Troobian. They too were morphed.

The troobian looked at each of the other rangers. "How nice! Three more rangers to add to my collection. You're just in time to watch your friends be defeated!"

"I don't think so." Jack said. "Rangers, go!"

Syd jumped up and spun herself through the air, striking three krybots before she came to land.

Sky ran forward and hit two krybots with a roundhouse swing and took out a third with a kick that knocked its feet out from under it.

Jack charged the troobian, jumping up as he closed in, to end with both feet hitting the monster square in the chest. The monster staggered back a bit, but did not fall.

Bridge and Z were fighting from within the circle of krybots, each of them scoring punches and kicks on several bots. The krybots were still trying to advance on the un-morphed rangers when Syd came running through, swinging her striker as she went. She pulled up short in her charge when she reached her friends.

"Guys! Go!" She pointed back behind herself at the path she had just cleared.

Z and Bridge both broke into a run, down the way Syd had pointed. They came to a stop when they were free of the krybots, then turned and looked at each other.

"Ready?" Bridge asked as he grabbed his morpher.

"You know it!" Z replied as she reached for her own.

"S.P.D. Emergency!" they said in unison.

The Green and Yellow Rangers took one last look at each other, and then split off, Bridge running off to help Sky as Z headed in Syd's direction.

Bridge fired on a krybot that was taking aim at Sky's backside. He flipped himself over the fallen bot to land behind the Blue Ranger.

"Want a hand?" Bridge asked his comrade.

Sky turned slightly towards Bridge's direction. "I suppose I could use one." He replied.

The two rangers turned their backs toward each other, facing out at the group of krybots that surrounded them.

"Then let's give these metal heads a beating they'll never forget!" Bridge said.

Sky and Bridge fired their blasters at the same time, then they each rushed forward at the nearest krybots, kicking and punching as they went.

Nearby, Z and Syd were also battling a group of krybots. Syd cart wheeled herself towards two krybots, landing just behind them and hit both with the back of her fists. Z jumped up and took out two more with powerful kicks to their chests.

Jack, meanwhile had closed the distance between himself and the troobian and hit him down and across his chest with his striker.

"Agh!" The troobian cried out as he fell back away from the Red Ranger. The others came up and flanked Jack on either side as the last of the krybots fell to the ground in a shower of sparks and smoke behind them.

Jack pointed at the monster. "You're done for! Time for judgment!"

The troobian got to his feet and laughed. "Not just yet." He waved his hand and instantly more krybots appeared along with a few blue and orange heads.

"You've got to be kidding." Sky said as he looked around.

"This is so not good." Bridge shook his head.

"Beat them if you can, Rangers!" The Troobian shouted and vanished in a puff of smoke.

The five rangers put their backs to one another and took up defensive stances.

"I think it's about time for S.W.A.T. mode. Don't you guys think so?" Jack said.

"Oh yeah." Z replied.

"Absolutely." Sky agreed.

"Definitely." Syd said.

"About time, I'd say." Bridge spoke.

"S.P.D. S.W.A.T. mode!" They cried in unison.

The black swat gear appeared around their morphed ranger uniforms and their delta enforcers appeared.

"Let's take out these bots, then get that Troobian!" Jack yelled.

"Right!" The Rangers broke their circle and spread out; shooting, kicking and punching their way through multiple bots.

The Troobian had reappeared next to the boxes that a few krybots continued to stack. A few more to go and then he could transport his acquisitions up to Gruumm's ship. Before this day was over, he vowed to himself that he would have at least one Ranger to present to his emperor as well. Gruumm would reward him handsomely, he knew.

As the last box was stacked in place, he directed the remaining krybots to join in the fighting. He hit the control on his transport remote and the boxes vanished from the warehouse floor.

"Now, time to finish this." He said to himself.

The rangers re-grouped in the center of a circle of krybots. They had taken down three-fourths of them, but there was still quite a few left. They were all starting to get tired and Jack was concerned if they would have enough left to take on the troobian as well. He was about to get his answer.

"Had enough yet, Rangers?" the booming voice seemed to come from nowhere and then suddenly the Troobian monster reappeared in front of them.

"We can take whatever you can dish out." Jack replied.

"You only wish that were true." He said with a laugh. "Get them!"

The remaining robots closed in on the rangers as they began to fire at them. Sky followed up a shot from his enforcer with a kick to a krybot's leg that sent it sprawling in the path of an orange head, knocking the second robot to the ground.

Syd swung her arm around and landed a hit on the side of the head of a krybot, causing sparks to fly around her.

Z crouched down and twisted herself around tripping another krybot and a blue head.

Jack rushed towards the troobian, hitting it in the chest with a few blasts from his enforcer.

"Ergh." Bridge heard the grunt from the troobian and looked up from where he had taken down a blue head just in time to see the monster stagger back from Jack's energy blasts. That was when he noticed he held a small device in one hand. Bridge figured it had to be important and he decided he'd lend Jack a hand and hopefully be able to grab whatever that device was.

"Give it up, creep. You're going in." Jack stood defiantly in front of the monster.

The Troobian straightened himself up and looked hard at Jack. "You'll never take me in!" He pointed the hand that held the device in Jack's direction.

Bridge jumped in at the side of the Troobian and grabbed a hold of his outstretched arm, struggling to get the device from the monster.

"Gotcha!" The troobian yelled triumphantly and laughed wickedly, and then both he and Bridge vanished in a puff of smoke.

Jack stood dumfounded staring at the spot where Bridge and the Troobian had stood just seconds before.

Syd, Sky and Z ran up to him as the rest of the robots fell to the ground.

Sky turned towards Jack. "What just happened?"

Jack shook his head. "I wish I knew."

To be continued

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers. No copyright infringement is intended.