Lakeside Cabin

Amongst the busyness of the sounds of the storm,that boom outside his cabin, Dillon finds himself alone. The former RPM black ranger is no stranger to being alone, but the symptoms of such an ailment, he has not experienced in a long time. In the technical, physical sense, he is not alone. Dillon's girlfriend, Summer Landsdown, lies next to him in their bed, fast asleep. It is because of Summer that Dillon will never truly be alone again, but in this moment, wide awake, for the first time since Venjix' defeat, Dillon finds himself alone, with his thoughts.

Dillon wonders why not knowing his given name no longer bothers him, he wonders if this is what it means to be truly happy, he wonders if he ever felt this way before. Most of all, Dillon wonders why he cannot sleep when he has long completed his journey to find his sister, and rebuild his life. Dillon wonders why, when he has fought through the danger, and attained his destiny, that he has this feeling, this feeling of vulnerability.

Suddenly, Dillon's pensive silence is broken by the cackle of vicious winds and lightning. The scream of the elements on the other side of the four walls he calls home, awakens Dillon unequivocally, removing any chance he has of sleeping the night. Dillon aggressively climbs to his feet, shaking, but not awakening Summer. Dillon walks to a nearby bookshelf, lifting several books as he removes a small jewelery case from the enclosure. Dillon opens the case and looks inside, smiling as he contemplates the ramifications of the case's contents. Abruptly, Dillon's moment of impromptu bliss is interrupted by the callousness of a hideous chuckle.

"Who's there?" Dillon exclaims, quickly placing the jewelery case back where he got it from. In a gust of wind the back door to Dillon and Summer's cabin swings open, revealing a dark figure in the doorway. The jarring of the door, jolts Summer awake.

"Dillon, what's...?" Summer begins, "Summer, don't move" Dillon booms. Summer's eyes quickly lock on the figure in the doorway, joining Dillon's. The dark figure, covered by both a cloak, and the shadow of the nightfall, peers at Dillon and Summer menacingly with his glowing, red eyes. "They call me Deathtoll" the cloaked being screeches, "I don't care who you are so long as you get out of my house right now" Summer commands, "Or we'll just have to make you" Dillon finishes.

The two parties stare at each other in complete silence for a brief second, but finally Deathtoll breaks that silence. "I wish I could just leave you alone, I really do, but you see there's only one problem with that, I'm here for the girl" the villain mocks. "Oh yeah?" Dillon and Summer shout in unison. Unimpressed by Deathtoll's intentions, Dillon immediately lunges at the fiend. Deathtoll parries the majority of Dillon's attempted strikes before hurling him out into the cold of the heavy rain. For a brief second Deathtoll turns to Summer, before following Dillon out of the cabin. "Don't worry sweetheart, I'll take care of your boyfriend real quick, and then I'll be right back here for you". As Deathtoll steps out of the cabin he is met by a kick from Summer, sending him towards Dillon. Summer quickly steps out of the cabin to join the fight, much to Dillon's chagrin, as Deathtoll climbs to his feet

"Summer, get back inside right now...or better yet, get into the fury right now and go find Dr. K and Ziggy" Dillon orders, "I am just as capable of fighting this guy as you are" Summer responds. Dillon stops to think for a brief second before he retorts, "I know, I just can't let anything happen to you, okay?". "A little late for that" Deathtoll interrupts, attacking Dillon with a vicious series of kicks and punches, knocking him to the ground. "Dillon!" Summer screams, running towards him. As Summer races to Dillon's aid she is intercepted by Deathtoll who quickly overpowers her, sweeping her to the wet, muddy ground. Seeing Summer in danger, Dillon climbs to his feet but finds he no longer has the strength to do much else.

"Defeated already? I expected more" Deathtoll taunts, as he scoops Summer up off the ground. "Let her go!" Dillon demands, "And what if I don't want to?" Deathtoll jests right back. Dillon pauses to catch his breath before barking back at Deathtoll, "Then I'll just have to make you!". Deathtoll laughs maniacally, breaking the moment of extreme tension, while in the midst of foiling Summer's attempt at breaking free. "Another time I'm afraid...I've got things to do, promises to keep, is it?" Deathtoll laughs. Miraculously, with a wave of Deathtoll's hand into the air, he creates a portal of dark energy. "No!" Dillon screams, running towards Deathtoll and Summer, but before he reaches them Deathtoll jumps into the portal, Summer in toe. "Dillon!" Summer shrieks, "Summer" Dillon yells. Unfortunately, Dillon's cries for justice make no difference, as the portal disappears, Deathtoll and Summer along with it.

"Summer" Dillon cries, collapsing to his knees in the dirt. At this moment, infinite combinations of thoughts race through Dillon's head, but through the fragments he knows what he has to do. Dillon wastes little time running inside to change (Into his RPM Jacket and all), and grabbing his car keys, along with the jewelery box. In seemingly, one organic, uninterrupted motion Dillon sets off in the fury, and back into the, now not-so, wasteland that he knows all too well.

Boarding House

The fury, driven by Dillon, speeds through Corinth's darkened city streets, stopping abruptly in front of a boarding house. Dillon rushes out of his car towards the boarding house's door. Just shy of the entrance, Dillon stops dead in his tracks. In this brief moment Dillon is unable to move, paralyzed by the idea that he has let the most important thing in his life be taken away from him for the second time. Dillon is intimidated by his previous experience and afraid that things might be different this time, that unlike his sister Tenaya, he may not find Summer at all. One thing is for sure, Dillon, most certainly, cannot waste anymore time.

Dillon reaches out and rings the door bell of the boarding house. Dillon waits for nearly 20 seconds before Dr. K answers the door, in her pajamas. "Why Dillon, is everything okay?" Dr. K asks in concern, "I'm at your door at four in the morning. You're the smart one dock, figure it out" Dillon responds. Dr. K motions for Dillon to come inside and as he complies he is met by Ziggy Grover, former RPM green ranger, also in his pajamas. "Hey Dillon, not that we don't appreciate the visit , but some of us need this thing called sleep. I'm sure you heard of it" Ziggy exclaims. Dillon stares at Ziggy for a moment before forming a sentence. "Ziggy, they took Summer" Dillon explains.

"What do you mean they took Summer?" Ziggy wonders, "I don't know, some guy calling himself Deathtoll broke into our house and took her through some big, black portal thing...It's my fault, I should've been stronger" Dillon says, with visible depression on his face. Ziggy stares at Dillon with great concern for a second, before a smile forms on his face. "It's not your fault Dillon, we'll just have to get her back is all" Ziggy exclaims. Dr. K quickly joins Ziggy in consoling Dillon, "I assure you Dillon, we will do everything in our power to help you find her" Dr. K remarks. Dr. K hurries into the center of the room and bends down, lifting up several floor boards to reveal a secret staircase. "And just what is that exactly?" Dillon inquires, "Just call it the Garage, 2.0" Dr. K answers.

Dillon and Ziggy follow Dr. K into the new garage, slowly descending the staircase, into darkness. As Dillon, Ziggy, and Dr. K reach the bottom of the staircase, the room suddenly lights up, revealing state of the art technology. "I'm going to begin a search outside your cabin and try to trace this, Deathtoll's bio-field signature" Dr. K iterates, "You do what you have to do doc, just make sure you find me something to punch" Dillon agrees. Dillon and Ziggy converse, away from Dr. K, but before they know it she has completed her search. "I have a lock on Deathtoll's bio-field signature, and I have a device that should make you just the portal you need to match his" Dr. K cheers, "Well then, what are we waiting for?" Dillon questions. Dr. K looks down at her computer with a pensive look on her face , before looking back up to address Dillon again. "You should know that it's not an exact science" Dr. K explains, "Since when is anything with you not an exact science doc?" Dillon retorts. Dr. K steadies her thoughtful gaze as she exchanges it for one of true seriousness, "Since I have no clue what we're dealing with" Dr. K admits.

"As long as I can waste it, that's all that matters" Dillon booms. Dr. K reaches into a drawer and takes out a device that bares resemblance to a projector. "With this you will be able to follow Deathtoll, and find Summer. It won't take you directly to him but it will definitely give you a place to start" Dr. K elaborates, "That's all I could ask for" Dillon reasons. "You need to take this thing outside so it's excess energy doesn't fry my instruments" Dr. K warns. Dillon quickly grabs the projector-like device out of Dr. K's hands, thanking her. before ascending the stairs with it. Dillon speeds outside, to the boarding house's front lawn, and prepares to utilize the device he is carrying. As Dillon prepares to press a button he is interrupted, when he is joined by Ziggy. "What do you want?" Dillon asks, "What are you talking about, what do I want? I'm coming with you" Ziggy laughs. Dillon is alarmed by Ziggy's suggestion but is distracted as a completely decked out, red 1994 Nissan Silvia pulls up beside the fury. "And I guess I'm not the only one" Ziggy smiles, as Scott Truman, former RPM red ranger, arrives.

Scott storms out of his car, towards Dillon and Ziggy. "Scott, what are you doing here?" Dillon asks in surprise. Scott prepares to answer Dillon's question but doesn't complete a thought before Dr. K appears, with a case in her hands. "I called him" Dr. K explains. Dillon turns to Scott, as they peer at each other, eye to eye. "I appreciate the thought, I do, but you shouldn't be here. I don't want to put anyone else in danger" Dillon reasons, "I can more than take care of myself, yeah? Besides, Summer's in danger and that's more than enough reason for me to want to lend a helping hand" Scott smiles, reasoning right back. A silence lingers in the air momentarily before Scott speaks again, "Anyway, It's not like there's much to do in eagle squad these days, what with no enemy and all" he explains. "I tried to contact Gem and Gemma as well but they're out of reach, and Flynn is simply too busy rebuilding, practically, this entire planet" Dr. K informs the 3 former RPM rangers. "Well if that's everyone, then let's get started" Dillon says, as he presses a button on the device Dr. K created.

Suddenly, a portal of dark energy opens up in front of Dillon, Scott, Ziggy, and Dr. K. "Ready?" Dillon asks optimistically, "Always" Scott responds. "Ziggy?", "Ready as I'll ever be" Ziggy explains. Dillon, Scott, and Ziggy step towards the portal, almost in unison. "Um, aren't you guys forgetting something?" Dr. K wonders, causing the three former rangers' eyes to turn towards her. Coming as a surprise to Dillon, Scott, and Ziggy, Dr. K opens the case in her hands, revealing the RPM morphers. "Your going to have a hard time rescuing Summer without these" states Dr. K. "Are we even going to be able to morph with these wherever this guy went?" Scott wonders, "Only one way to find out I suppose" Dr. K fires back. Scott grabs his morpher out of the case first, followed closely by Ziggy. Dillon slowly picks up the rear, grabbing both his, and Summer's. morphers, "For when we find her" he exclaims. "Thanks doc" Scott says, as he turns his attention back to the portal. "No more playing around" Dillon remarks as he and Ziggy turn their attention to the portal once again.

Just as the 3 are about to enter the portal, Ziggy stops dead in his tracks. "Oh, I almost forgot" Ziggy jeers, hurrying over to Dr. K and giving her a small kiss. "We'll be back before you know it, though I suppose I could always stay, you know, if you need me too. I mean, Dillon has Scott now, he doesn't really need me" Ziggy rambles, to Dillon and Scott's dismay. "Ziggy" Dillon and Scott shout in unison, "Coming!" Ziggy yells as he hurries back over to his teammates, Dr. K smiling as he strides. "You know, you and Dr. K, I still can't get over that one" Scott jests, "It's no weirder than Dillon and Summer, unless, you know, she's into that whole handsome, brooding bad ass thing" Ziggy laughs. "Let's just get this over with" Dillon orders, as he, Scott, and Ziggy step into the dark portal, it closing behind them.

City Streets

Through a dark portal, Dillon, Scott, and Ziggy arrive in an empty city street, in the middle of the day. Dillon, Ziggy, and Scott take a moment to observe their surroundings before beginning any kind of search. "Where are we?" Dillon wonders, "It looks like Stone Canyon, or maybe Angel Grove" Scott informs Dillon, "But before Venjix!" Ziggy explains. Dillon, Scott, and Ziggy wander cluelessly into one of the city's main streets, where they are surprised to see the Green and Titanium Lightspeed rangers being accosted by rapidly moving flashes of colored light. "They must be power rangers" Ziggy announces in excitement, "But something's attacking them" Scott proclaims. The flashes of colored light attacking the Lightspeed Rangers slow down, revealing themselves to be the Red, Yellow, Blue, Pink, and Black Operation Overdrive rangers. "Yeah, other rangers" Dillon barks, in surprise.