Author's Notes:

Okay, so for multiple reasons this chapter is a major game-changer. Just one thing I ask of you while you read this chapter, don't kill me when you're done... (Also, sorry Black, I tried to see if I could go this one alone, and try and catch any errors myself.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryfRJUsqcc

3,000 Years Ago…

Thrax smirked. He knew the Operation Overdrive Rangers would gain access to the Universal Morphin’ Grid as soon as those past Rangers showed up, especially since their ranks included Adam Park, the second black Mighty Morphin Power Ranger and one of the most legendary Rangers in history. That was why he had put precautions in place. Gripping his father’s staff and uttering an ancient language under his breath, a misty red form began to take shape. Soon, it formed into an exact copy of Thrax, whom he handed his father’s signature weapon.

“Now, go do my will. I have much bigger plans in mind and they extend far beyond this tiny world,” Thrax Prime said. His clone bowed and vanished.

Not even an hour later Thrax watched through a viewing globe in a private dimension as his clone battled the eleven Ranger team and the reborn Sentinal Knight, who now had the power of the sword Excelsior on his side. The clone was promptly defeated with two powerful kicks and destroyed.

“Good, they think me dead. That’s fine. Now, time to get to work,” he chuckled to himself.

Thirteen hundred years later, a crimson red flash flew towards the barren desert world of the planet known as Sentai 6. Thrax appeared from the flash, standing before a set of standing stones. In the middle, a dark glowing gem pulsed black and purple energy.

“Finally, after millennia of searching, I’ve found it,” Thrax chuckled, his mother’s infamous Wand in hand. Suddenly, a voice spoke from behind him.

“You don’t know what you’ve found, nor the power it holds.” The voice said, in an almost English like accent. Thrax turned to see a man wearing a black overcoat, vest and goggles with blue streaks in his otherwise brown hair. In his hands, he held a small gold pocket watch with the head of a Spinosaurus painted in a dark navy blue shade on the back.

“Ah, so you’re the guardian. On the contrary, I know exactly what I’ve found and what kind of power it holds. I desire it, and you, nor anyone else is standing in my way!” Thrax snarled. His foe fired blasts of energy from his palms which Thrax knocked away with his Wand. Then, he fired a blast of red lightning at the Guardian from his wand and enveloped him in an explosion.

Thrax smiled as he reached for the gem. But just then, he saw the smoke clear and there stood a navy blue armored warrior with gold trimming on his boots, red sleeves and golden armor on his right sleeve resembling a giant fin of some sort.

“Now, was that very nice?” Heckyl mocked as he cracked his knuckles and raised his Dino Saber. “Guess we’ll have to do this the hard way then, eh?”

Blade and Wand clashed with the sound of clanging metal and the Talon Ranger, the very first Ranger to ever come into being in the universe showed his power by kicking Thrax backwards into some boulders before kicking another huge boulder his way.

“Catch,” The Talon Ranger said before impaling his sword in the ground causing a series of explosions to race towards Thrax just as he split the boulder in half with a lightning strike, sending him skywards. Heckyl jumped upwards and slashed downwards across Thrax’s chest, sending him back towards the ground. The Talon Ranger landed and demorphed, allowing himself a smirk.

“Had enough yet?” Heckyl asked tauntingly. But then his eyes widened as Thrax reached for the dark gem…

From the cold darkness of space, all that could be seen was a bright flash of light and then Sentai Six shattering in two right down its equator. Then, two beams of light, one dark crimson and the other a navy blue could be seen escaping the aftermath and fleeing into space, and lost in time forevermore. At least, so it seemed...

Ponyville: The Modern Day: The Prancing Pony

Waking with a groan as the morning sun framed his face, Robert felt the sheets beside him for his lover’s presence. But to his surprise, he felt nothing but empty air before his weary eyes spotted a note left on his bedside table.

“Dear Robert:

I am sorry I had to leave on such short notice, but I felt it was necessary. I… I feel guilty. What we did last night, it was not out of love for each other. We were both drunk, and our judgement was impaired. I… I am not sure of my feelings towards you at this very moment. That is why I had to leave, and although I know this may cause you pain, it might save you from even more in the long run if it turns out we do end up dating and find we are not a good match for each other. I’m sorry, but it is what I feel must be done for your own happiness.

With deepest regrets, Artemis Starborne.”

With a tear in his eye, Robert muttered "So that's how it feels..."

The Crystal Empire:

Shining smiled as he stepped off the train, the Solaris Express that had taken him to what was once Canada, now the gleaming spires of the Crystal Empire of which he co-ruled alongside his beloved wife, Princess Cadence. Poets had spoken of its beauty, portraits had been made, but none had ever truly captured the city’s grand design. Imagine, if you will, ponies made of pure crystal and buildings made of pure sparkling gemstones! But in Shining’s mind, none of this compared to the beauty of his wife. How he longed to see her again after weeks away in Canterlot.

“Mystic Mother above, I don't know who she’s going to be more pissed at, me or her aunt.” Shining thought before chuckling. “Knowing Robert, and what little I've seen of him or the stories I've heard from Sunset and Twilight, he’d probably make some snarky comment about nepotism being a way of life in Equestria.”

Shining, as he walked forwards found his wife waiting for him at the two tall magenta spires that made up the gates of the Empire. She smiled and raced towards him, wrapping him in a tight hug.

“Cadence…” Shining whispered before he stumbled for an apology and hopefully believable explanation. “After all,” Shining thought to himself. “How do you explain away that you’ve been given powers and a giant mechanical bull by the ghost of an ancient warrior who could give the legendary hero Rockhoof a run for his money in pure bravery and strength?”

“I-I’m sorry, but Princess Celestia called me back to train some new recruits a-and I-”

Cadence put a finger to his lips and whispered a small “Shh,” before smiling. “Princess Celestia explained everything in a letter, including Solar Flare.”

The Princess of Love’s smile then turned into a worried frown. “Mystic Mother above, how could nopony have noticed a dark presence lingering in her mind for over 2,000 years?”

Shining put a gloved hand on her shoulder.

“Don’t worry, Twiley is working on a way to separate the two even as we speak so Princess Celestia can take care of her dark half herself.”

Cadence smiled in relief before she frowned. “Although I’m pleased to hear that Shiny, and I don’t doubt my aunt’s strength... I have to ask, wouldn’t it be better if she had somepony to help her along? Like say, these Power Rangers I’ve been hearing so much about?”

“H-How do you know about them?” Shining asked nervously, his voice cracking worried that his wife had discovered his secret. Cadance covered her mouth with a hand to hide her giggles and ruffled Shining’s mane.

“Oh please, even out here in the north we get news. We’re not completely cut off from the rest of the world, after all.” Cadence laughed before she placed a long, lingering kiss on Shining’s muzzle and smiled seductively.

“But enough of the heavy stuff. Right now, your Princess needs his Prince.” She said, tracing a finger along his jawline and then teleporting away.

“Equestria can survive without me for a little while. For now, this Empire needs its Prince and my wife needs her husband.” Shining thought with an excited grin as he raced after his wife. Meanwhile, from atop a high mountain peak not far away a gigantic golden jaguar observed Shining closely before it growled out “Be safe, Magna Defender.” before it leaped off unseen by anypony.

Robert walked through the streets of Ponyville, hands in his pockets and Sunburst’s new creation on his shoulder, and morpher hidden away in his buttoned up coat. Navi, whom Robert had named the robotic parrot in homage to her Gokaigers counterpart looked around every which way in curiousity, yellow eyes widened at everything she saw. Beside Robert was Sunburst himself, still getting used to the fact that he was now a father. But Robert’s thoughts were still on Artemis and their night spent together. He remembered their flesh slapping against each other, and the warmth of her soft fur as they cuddled under the sheets. But most of all he remembered perhaps for the first time, the feeling of heartbreak.

“Ah, that’s good! Harder, please! OH! OH! Robert!”

“Artemis… Just like that…”

“Robert, something wrong?” Sunburst asked, as he waved a hand in front of his face snapping him back to reality. “You seem a little… preoccupied.”

“Sorry, had a bad night,” Robert grumbled.

All around them, there were the sounds of construction as ponies rebuilt their homes and shattered lives that had been ruined by the Turbine Org’s attack just days before. Nopony seemed to pay him any mind as they were far too busy with more important matters. Not that Robert minded of course, considering he could do with a bit of peace and quiet after the events of the past two weeks.

He thought back to everything that had happened, and how his life had changed. A few weeks ago, he was a simple cop, and now he was in a world where, except for a rare few, hated him and wanted his head on a platter.

“Funny, I actually wore this exact same trenchcoat, that I mocked, when my friends… Well, my only friend in this time was in trouble. So guess that makes me a liar then. Of course, not like I’ve lied before. I tell women I’ll date them, but after a night of sex, I’m gone in the morning. Should I even deserve this power I’ve been granted? I mean, look at me. I’m arrogant, rude to everyone around me, I have a lust for battle and…”

Just then he realized something.

“Wait a tick… Who do I know who also shares those three traits and is part German?”

With a shout to the heavens he yelled in absolute terror “OH GOD, I’M A MALE ASUKA LANGLEY SORYU!”

This shout could even be heard on the Animarium where Princess Shayla and Vapor Trail, were taking care of the local wildlife.

“Who is this… Asuka?” Shayla questioned with a look towards Vapor, who could only shrug.

“Beats me,” she replied and the Kitsune Zord simply smirked in amusement and both of them looked towards him.

“What’s so funny?” Vapor asked, hands on her hips.

“Oh, if you only knew. Robert is more spot on then he knows. It’s hilarious really,” the Kitsune Zord rumbled and let out a dark chuckle. Meanwhile, back in Ponyville, this little outburst had caused everypony to stare at him.

“...Okay, yeah maybe you should be frightened of me by this point if I’m really like that. That girl… Scary as all Hell. Crikey Moses,” Robert muttered with a very noticeable shudder and Sunburst looked at him.

“Who is…”

Robert gave him a sour look.

“Don’t ask. Just don’t,” Robert said simply.

“Well, could be worse I suppose. I could be a male version of Naru Narusegawa. That would be truly scary. Honestly, Sky was right about me from the very beginning. I’m arrogant, and I’m foolhardy. I mean, just look at me. Going after that Camera Org alone, with no backup and no powers. Hell, I even thought of going after Princess Genocide by myself, and that’s just mental. I’d be burnt to a crisp the moment I stepped foot in her castle, or gored or impaled by one of her Beefeaters, whom I have no doubt are still spying on me at this very moment,” he thought.

Then Animus’s voice spoke to him.

“Is that really truly what you think of yourself Robert? Remember, what were the reasons you went after the Camera Org?”

Then, Animus hit him with a memory.

“You… You, Camera Org are going to give those souls you took back. Most of all Sunset, the day you touched her was the day you signed your death warrant. She was one of the only ponies who was ever kind to me, and by taking her you’ve lined yourself up for destruction.”

And then, Robert remembered his reward.

Robert saw an orange orb float down to him and transform his fox pendant into an orange fox’s head on a necklace. He turned back to the Camera Org. He knew exactly what to do now.

“Henshin! Legendary Wild Access!” Robert cried out as he slammed a palm down on his new necklace and he was transformed.

“With the Cunning of the Fox, Orange Kitsune Ranger!” Robert yelled out as an explosion of orange smoke appeared behind him.

“Perhaps you feel alone, but the truth is you’re not. You have more friends than you realize little fox, you just need to know who they are.” Animus told Robert softly, before his voice vanished leaving Robert to think on his words.

Meanwhile, in another part of town, Sunset was going about her daily jog. Navi had flown away from Robert and Sunburst to go have a look around and when she spotted Sunset, she flew down and landed on her shoulder.

“Hey, there he is! There’s the human lover who brought destruction on our homes with her curse!” a male voice shouted. Sunset saw a mob in front of her led by a brown pony in a black fedora. The mob wielded various tools and weapons, like hammers, pitchforks, torches, spears and even a few guns.

Sunset’s eyes widened. She knew this might happen sooner or later but she had hoped it wouldn’t come to this.

“Best you get going. I don’t want you to get caught up in the middle of this. This could get ugly,” Sunset told Navi, but Navi shook her head.

“No, I’m not leaving you,” Navi said firmly. “I think these fools need to be taught a lesson.”

“Fine by me,” Sunset sighed and sprinted towards the angry and bigoted mob. She had already decided it would be best not to use her full power for two reasons. One, she’d rather not bring the wrath of Solar Flare down on her head and two, they were just scared. They didn’t know any better and weren’t outright evil like the Orgs or their Master or that hunter Bunglay.

With a quick slice of her Crystal Saber she sliced a snub nosed revolver in half and twisted its user’s arm. There was the distinct crack of bone and the pony screamed out in pain.

“Best you get a brain and get yourself to a hospital. They should heal you right up, and if you have any intelligence left in that damn fool head of yours, I’d suggest you not try this again,” Sunset said in a weary tone of voice, completely tired of all the bigotry and hatred that was directed towards humankind.

“Die, human loving scum!” a voice bellowed behind her. Sunset whirled around to kick the fedora wearing pony in the gut, making him stagger back.

Another pony, one with brown fur and a yellow curly mane tried to attack Sunset by punching her in the side of her skull, but Sunset moved her head forwards at the last minute, causing the fist to meet empty air. She then slammed her knee into the pony’s stomach, dropping them instantly. Another tried to impale her with a pitchfork, but Sunset leaped on top of the improvised weapon before leaping off it and cleaved the head from the tool with one clean stroke. Next, a stallion tried to take a swipe at her with a blazing torch, but Sunset formed a light green pentagram shield in one of her hands and blocked the blow before knocking the pony back with her hard light shield.

Unfortunately, this distraction had a drastic effect. A gunshot rang out and Sunset was hit in the side. Biting down on her lip, she ignored the pain and unleashed a blast of magic, the green bolt of light knocking a few ponies down. Then, another pony tried to throw a spear at her but Sunset caught it and broke the spear in half with her knee.

“Freak of nature! You never should have been born!” a pony with a lavender coat and a light blue spiky almost anime-style mane cried as she plunged a knife into Sunset’s side, drawing blood. Growling, Sunset pulled it out and tossed it away before punching the mare in the face.

“Go buck your human mate, Princess!” a yellow furred stallion with blue hair shouted and was met with a leg sweep, knocking him into the dirt. A pony tried to swing at the Princess of Empathy with a lit torch in hand while Sunset wasn’t looking.

“Sunset, behind you!” Navi shouted, but it was too late. Sunset would have surely been set alight hadn’t a lavender aura of magic caught the torch.

“Hey, what’s going on around here?” Twilight shouted as she and a platoon of Royal Guards, led by an orange furred stallion with blue hair, arrived on the scene.

“What does it look like we’re doing?” a random stallion answered. “We’re dealing with this human loving freak of nature like Princess Celestia should have done a long time ago!”

“You disgust me. Each and every one of you. I thought this town was built on friendship and tolerating others for their differences, but I guess I was wrong about that,” Twilight snarled. The stallion tried to rush her, but he was sent soundly flying into a wall for his troubles by Twilight, whose eyes were now wide open to just how bigoted her town was and how responsible Princess Celestia was for this.

“Anypony else?” she asked sarcastically. Nopony was dumb enough to say anything and the mob quickly dispersed, “helped” along by Flash Sentry and his troops.

“Now where’s…?” Twilight wondered as she looked around for Sunset but found she had vanished. She lit up her horn and scanned around for her unique body magical signature. Everypony had magic in their bodies, even if they could not access it like in Robert’s case. It was one of the cardinal laws of nature.

“Ah, there she is,” she mused, once she’d found her hiding in an alleyway and ran over to her but was immediately met by Navi, who pressed her beak to her nose and stared her down.

“Oh no, you don’t get to be here! You’re Celestia’s Little Pet Poodle, how do I know you aren’t here to finish the job those ponies started?! Robert warned me about you, you’ve been nothing but bigoted to him since the moment he first landed here. Hell, you were the one to bring him before Princess Celestia and nearly get him charred to a crisp! So, why I ask you, in the name of Animus SHOULD I TRUST YOU!?!” Navi screamed, her voice raised to a terrifying level at the end of her rant.

Twilight winced. She knew she deserved every word of it. Navi was right, Robert had no reason to trust her. Time to get to work on fixing that.

With a few careful steps, she walked up to her friend who was sitting against a barrel, bleeding heavily from both the gunshot and her stab wound. Sunset didn’t have long before she bled out, and both she and Twilight knew it.

“Sunset?” Twilight said softly, crouching down. Sunset didn’t react, simply continuing to clutch at her wounds. Just then, there was a gasping sound as Robert ran up and his eyes widened and he let out a snarl as he saw Sunset’s condition and drew his Crystal Saber.

“Hey…” she coughed weakly before Robert grabbed Twilight and pinned her against the wall of the alley, Saber at her throat and eyes flashing red in anger. He’d seen the mob dispersing, although he hadn’t seen who had led the mob away.

“What, come to finish the job in private? Take your master’s route and murder me yourself? God knows your little fuck-buddy Princess Genocide would be sooooo proud,” Robert stated sarcastically. Twilight shrugged him off and began looking over Sunset’s injuries.

“No, I’m not going to do that. Me and Sunset… We had a talk.” Twilight stated, and Sunset nodded weakly in confirmation to her words. “Words were exchanged and I came to a realization. You’re not dangerous, at least not to those who don’t deserve your ire. I’d explain what me and Sunset talked about, but we don’t have the time. She’s bleeding out, and as stubborn as you are, I doubt you’ll accept my help willingly. But you’re going to have to just shut your mouth and go along with the ride for this, I’m going to need your help getting her to a hospital,” Twilight said calmly as she began putting some adhesive on Sunset’s wounds.

Robert blinked a couple of times, then slowly lowered his Saber. “...You know something Twilight? Maybe, just maybe I can trust you after this. To be honest, I don’t even know why I’m saying this, maybe because Sunset’s close to dea-”

“No, she’s not, and I’m not going to let her get that way,” Twilight said firmly, laying a hand on his shoulder.

“Let me finish speaking. You know all those insults thrown at me, Twilight?”

Twilight winced and shed a tear as she knew Sunset was the only member of the Equestrian Royality aside from perhaps Shining (Twilight knew he was the Magna Defender, as she knew the voice of her big brother.) he really trusted, but she still nodded all the same.

“It may not seem like it what with my sarcastic attitude to everything and all, but they do start to hurt after a while. Everyone has a breaking point, even me. I… I just don’t know when I’ll reach mine. You’re the Princess of Friendship so ask me this. How…how do I gain the trust of the ponies?”

Twilight smiled not noticing Sunset’s eyes close and her voice fade out to Sunset as she slipped into unconsciousness, a small smile on her face.

“I may not be the Princess of Empathy so I’m not as good as with feelings as Sunset is, but I can tell you this… Be yourself. Not the front you put up, but the person, and Ranger, I know you are.” She stated, making Robert’s eyes widen.

It was then Twilight finally noticed what had happened.

“S-Sunset…? SUNSET!”

The Nexus:

Thrax cackled in triumph. The Rangers were very close to being down a member, and he had the ponies to thank for that! He didn’t even have to send down an Org to destroy them, the townspeople of Ponyville were turning on their own saviors! Thrax smirked at the irony.

“Still, that leaves six more Rangers out there and that traitor, Zen-Aku. I’m going to have to take care of them, and then there’s the possibility of Sunset passing her powers on before she dies. Unfortunately, there are no new Org spirits rising that I can detect, and Goldar isn’t ready for his resurrection. So… In the meantime I’m going to have to take my parents’ route and create a monster myself.”

Thrax sighed to himself, monsters never worked. They were always far too incompetent to destroy the Rangers. But then again, he didn’t need to destroy them with a monster, just keep them occupied until an Org Spirit arose or until Goldar’s resurrection was ready to be performed. Then, he could strike. Thrax peered into a mirror which showed all of Ponyville. He smirked when he saw a flower shop where two ponies, one with white fur and a red mane and another with pink fur and a yellow mane were bringing in an exotic tree of some sort.

“Perfect, just what I need...”

Thrax snarled as he fired a beam from his mother’s wand through the mirror and towards the plant…

Ponyville Hospital:

Both Twilight and Robert rushed into Ponyville Hospital, Sunset on a gurney with Navi close behind. Nurses and Doctors, as soon as they saw the condition of their Princess were at once by their side, Navi muttering “Ai-yi-yi-yi...” all the while.

“Gunshot to the lower left torso, stab wound to her right side. I’ve patched up the wounds as best as I can, but I’m not sure if—” Twilight rapidly informed the head of staff, Nurse Redheart but was cut off.

“Don’t worry. We’ll treat her the best we can. Rest assured, we’ll be giving her the best of care.” Redheart said, restraining the princess and Robert from following the gurney as it rushed Sunset to the surgical ward. Robert was about to push past her when several streaks of light touched down as the other Rangers teleported in..

“W-What happened?” Lightning stuttered out, quite stunned.

“Mob attack in Ponyville. Sunset took them on as best as she could, but she couldn’t do anything more than restrain them, so they...” Robert mumbled, his voice shaky. Vapor and Sunburst shared looks of concern, this was the first time they’d even seen Robert this way. Fear was something they had never seen from the human, but now he looked terrified. His skin was pale and covered in cold sweat, his eyes had a hollow, empty look to them, and his hands were trembling slightly, some of Sunset’s leftover blood still stained them..

Then Navi spoke up, still incredibly angry.

“The only reason those bastards attacked her was because she was associated with Robert!” Navi screeched, a small puff of steam escaping from the crest on her head.

“...Dear Mystic Mother,” Vapor whispered as Lightning’s fists balled up and she trembled in rage, unable to believe what was being said to her.

“N-No. I don’t believe it. Ponyville, it would never do this!” Lightning shouted.

“WELL, GUESS WHAT?” Vapor snapped in fury. “IT WILL! IT HAS!”

Then, with a few calming breaths, she began to speak softer towards Lightning.

“Don’t you see? It’s bigots like you who did this to Sunset. Just by acting like this and denying what’s smack dab in front of you, you’re about as guilty as they are in my eyes.” Vapor snarled, in the same tone of voice she’d used towards Turbine Org right before she destroyed him. Lightning staggered back, almost as if she’d been slapped and found herself unable to speak. Vapor sighed and turned to look back towards where the doctors had taken Sunset.

“What do we do now? Sunset’s going to get better, I know it. She’s got to,” Vapor murmured to herself, although she wasn’t sure if she believed her own words.

“She will. Alicorns heal at an incredibly fast rate, so she should be up and about within a few days.” Twilight said even if she sounded as if she didn't believe her own words. She rested a hand on Vapor’s shoulder, even though the worry was clear on her own face as well.

“But in that time, we’re down a Ranger, and our leader. Tartarus, we can’t even form a Megazord…” Sunburst murmured as Robert punched a wall in frustration and muttered "Damn Equestrians... Bigoted vollidiots!"

“Someone’s got to step up,” Robert then said, gritting his teeth. “I can’t do it, you all know I just don’t have what it takes to lead. I’m too egocentric. I’d just end up putting you all in danger by leading you headlong into a ambush and trying to show off and just get you lot killed. Let's face it, I'm a vollidiot myself. I’m never going to have the qualities of a Red Ranger or anything like that.” Robert said and then muttered to himself “Sky, you were right all along. I’m not Ranger material. I should have been stripped of my badge long ago and chucked out on my worthless arse.” in a tone too quiet for anyone to hear.

A very familiar voice then spoke up as a dark furred unicorn stepped out of the shadows and his formed shifted to that of Zen-Aku.

“Well then, have you ever considered me? I too have Wild Zords, three of them in fact, one of which can fill Sunset’s spot on your Megazord,” he asked, and everyone took a step back.

“Z-Zen-Aku?” Vapor stuttered out in shock and Lightning’s eyes widened as she remembered her brief glimpse of him at the docksides.

“H-How long?” she asked.

“My guess? A while,” Robert remarked, as his whole body shook in rage and he continued to glance towards the direction of the Emergency Room doors every so often. “I’m willing to trust him. I saw him fighting in the battle for Ponyville alongside us.”

“And I spotted him in this form for just a brief moment after we were freed from the Camera Org.” Sunburst added.

“But he’s a Duke Org! By all rights, we should destroy him where he stands!” Lightning shouted, drawing her Growl Phone.

“A Duke Org who saved my life, twice.” Vapor replied, placing a hand on Lightning’s shoulder. “If that doesn’t say anything about who he is, I don’t know what does.”

But before Lightning had a chance to reply, a loud explosion shook the city, causing the group to stagger as they tried to regain their footing as Robert let out a loud "SHIT!".

“Looks like we really don’t have a choice in the matter...” He then muttered and growled as he clenched his fists. He'd have to stow his anger for later and put his fears aside. Right now, he had to focus on the bigger picture. Getting his hands on the bigots responsible for Sunset's condition would have to wait.

Just as they were about to leave, Twilight stepped in front of Robert, cutting him off. “What do you want, Twilight? We don’t exactly have time to wait right now!” Robert said as Twilight pulled out a small, rectangular object from her pocket and pressed it into Robert’s hand.

Robert raised the object to his face, eyes widening as he looked at his newly repaired SPD Morpher.

“How…?” he asked stunned.

“I’ve been working on that Morpher for day and night. I didn’t know who it was for until now, but I should warn you I don’t know how much energy it has left in it. One morph, maybe less,” Twilight warned. “Beyond that… You’re in the danger zone.”

“Don’t need more than one morph with this thing. ...Twilight, thanks. Never thought I’d say that, but thanks for everything.”

At Twilight’s nod, Robert smiled and gave her a roguish wink leaving Twilight blushing before saying in a unusually subdued tone of voice "It's Morphin' Time..." before thinking to himself. “Sunset, I promise. We’ll continue this war, with or without you.”

(To Be Continued…)