Author's Note: Ok, here's the next chap.

Disclaimer: I do not own Buzz Lightyear of Star Command or any of its characters.

There were only two hornets in sight. Mira decided to ghost through one of them to destroy it. The other members took the other hornet down with their laser beams. The team needed an access code to get in but Katie was able to get the code from Gaston, the grub from Rhizome.

The place was huge. That was Katie's first thought. She saw the tower from pictures but it was different now that she was actually in it. The color was mostly a deep red with big yellow "Z"s on most of the walls. Katie shook away from her daze when she noticed that her teammates were now way ahead of her as they passed the hallway. She eventually caught up with them.

Surprisingly, there were no hornets in that hallway. Katie knew how to get to the tower's command center from there. Buzz knew that Zurg should be there.

"So this is the infamous tower huh?" Katie asked while they ran down the hall.

"Oh yeah, we come here lots of times. You get used to the creepy vibes it gives." XR said braggingly.

The team reached a dead end. Everyone turned to Katie.

"Blast the wall." was what the rookie said.

That was exactly what they did. Once the wall crumbled, they were in a different room. It had a lot of computers and there was a big laser in one corner. And in the center was a huge throne. Like everything else, it was deep red in color. Sitting on the throne was the Evil Emperor himself. But he immediately stood up when he heard the blast. He narrowed his eyes at the rangers.

"Ahhh, Team Lightyear, this isn't really a surprise; though, how did you know THAT hallway? It's only for my servants."

Buzz smirked. "Star Command has the best intel, Zurg. Now tell us your plan."

Zurg snapped his talon-like fingers and dozens of hornets surrounded the rangers. Team Lightyear knew it was useless to just fight them all off since more would just come. They needed a plan first.

The Evil Emperor approached the rangers. "There's a certain little grub that I know has run away. My sources tell me that he is now on Rhizome. And I thought, if I'll be destroying one grub, then why not the whole planet? Star Command would be in disarray trying to see of anyone survived, not to mention panic attacks from the other planets which means an easy way to access Star Command." Zurg started laughing maniacally.

Buzz gritted his teeth. "You fiend."

Zurg waved his hand dismissively. "Yes, yes. Now, on with the planet-destroying… Hang on."

Zurg looked back at the rangers. There was a new one. He knew all of the members of Team Lightyear. But there was another one. He approached her. The Evil Emperor looked her up and down before stoking his chin.

"Who exactly are you?" he asked.

Katie narrowed her eyes, although she didn't know if the feeling of her excitement was obvious to everyone in the room. "I'm Katie Zapstar, the one who knew that little hallway."

Zurg maintained a calm expression. "No matter, ranger Zapstar, I still have the upper hand." Zurg went to face some brain-pods. "Activate the ray gun!"

The Brain-pods started typing on the control panel. Soon, they heard the ray activate then opened up a section of the ceiling where planet Rhizome could be clearly seen.

While Zurg as distracted, Buzz nodded at XR who nodded back.

The robot got a giant grenade then silently rolled it to a hornet. The hornet stared at it and before he could throw it, the grenade exploded. In the confusion, the rangers were able to destroy the control panel and the ray before it blasted at the supposed target.

Zurg growled at the rangers. "ATTAAACK!" He yelled.

Even more hornets came in. The rangers activated their jetpacks while still firing their lasers. They were able to make it out of the command center through the opening the ray was supposed to shoot through. Before they even made it to their ship, they heard a blast from behind them. Katie fell back down on the floor of the command center.

The hornets surrounded her as the other members of Team Lightyear went to get her but stopped in mid-air as guns pointed at the rookie. The hornets made way for Zurg to approach Katie who was trying to get up.

"Do anything else and I'll tell my hornets to fire at her." Zurg said to the rangers.

"Let her go Zurg." Buzz pointed his laser at the emperor.

"Leave now Lightyear. You wouldn't want anything to happen to a teammate now would you?"

Buzz looked at Katie who was mouthed the word: Go. He looked at his other teammates whose faces were grim. But he knew that he couldn't risk any of his teammates getting hurt. The ranger sighed.

"Fine, we'll leave. But don't think we won't come back." And with that, the rangers left.

Zurg smirked. "Oh, I'm counting on that."

The Evil Emperor faced the rookie who was now on her knees. Zurg lifted her chin and Katie was forced to look at his red eyes. He had an intimidating appearance. It was hard for Katie to maintain a calm composure but she had to manage.

"So, ranger Zapstar, how exactly did you know about the grub hallway?" Zurg asked, his voice calm.

"I don't have to tell you a thing." Katie said although there was a hint of nervousness in her voice.

The Evil Emperor chuckled. "You don't really have a choice ranger. I assume that you value your life."

Katie glanced at the hornets surrounding her and saw that they still had their weapons pointed to her. She knew that Zurg was right; she didn't have a choice. She couldn't disappoint the other members of Star Command. It was only her first day on the field!

After a deep sigh, Katie spoke. "Fine, I'll tell you. It was research. I learned about your tower's structure from research."

Zurg growled."You're telling me that you learned about the hallway through research and you actually memorized every known entrance to my tower?"

Katie nodded her head, though she still wasn't free from the emperor's grasp.

"Now will you let me go?" she asked.

"…No, you see, this information is much too valuable to let go of. I can't just let you walk away with that kind of information."

Katie gulped. "So what are you going to do now? Blast me to bits?"

"I suppose that would be my first option. But, seeing as that you are a valuable asset to Star Command, I could use you as leverage. Lightyear wouldn't dare hurt another ranger which is why if I were to keep you here, he and his team can't do a thing if it means your life's in danger."

Katie narrowed her eyes at him. "So I'm a prisoner now? A hostage?"

Zurg finally stood up and and let go of Katie. He turned his back on her. "You could say that. Now then, guards, escort ranger Zapstar to her cell."

Two hornets grabbed each of her arms. They stopped first in front of Zurg. The Evil Emperor locked eyes with the rookie once more.

"You're proving to be much more valuable to me, Zapstar."

And with that, the hornets led Katie out of the command center.

Author's Note: And we finally meet Zurg! Remember to review!