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A/N: This fic takes approximately thirty-five years after the end of PR: Dino Thunder or around fifteen years after the end of Power Rangers: SPD. Familiarity with both series is recommended but not essential.

"How are your classes going, Jay?" asked a female voice behind him.

"Not that bad, to be honest, Aunt Hayley," Jay admitted. "It's just getting used to several hours in a lecture hall after summer break. We start the practical sessions next week, so that should break things up a bit."

"How are you finding Charles' class?"

Jay chuckled, "Professor Thorn may be about fifty, but he definitely takes a childish pleasure in his subject. Though given that it's Ancient Universal Legends that might be a good thing."

"Most people seem to think so," agreed Hayley. "Of course, part of his skill comes from the fact that he has better sources than most."

"Really?"

"He has access to the Rootcore Library in Briarwood. Probably one of the two finest collections of occult knowledge in the world." Hayley explained. "Back at the turn of the century, he was a core member of the Briarwood Mystic Rangers."

"Where do you find out all this stuff, Aunt Hayley?"

"I have my sources," Hayley said. "Do you want your usual?"

"Just the drink, thanks. I've got a class to teach in a bit."

"Coming right up," Hayley promised.

Just as Hayley set his drink down, several RSHS seniors came into the cafe, including Kendrix, Will and Oliver. Oliver headed for the computers lining the walls, and the other two joined Jay at his table. Hayley brough their drinks over a moment or two later.

"Are you okay, Jay?" asked Kendrix.

"I'm fine, Beautiful," Jason assured her. "Just a little tired from classes. I'll be fine once I get some rest."

At that moment, his commlink went off. "Well, that'll have to wait." He finished his drink with a large gulp and got up, the other two Rangers followed him seconds later.

Once they were out of sight outside the cafe, Jay activated his commlink. "What's up, Sammy?"

"Bateis are attacking the center of town. I haven't been able to raise Trini or Tony yet."

"Keep trying," ordered Jay. "Any sign of Bossu or a monster?"

"Negative."

"Keep looking, we'll handle the riff-raff," he turned to his two friends. "Ready?"

They nodded, already in position behind him. "Dino Thunder, Power Up!"

"Drage!"

"Harka!"

"Fenix!"

"Sammy, send the Hovercraft Cycles."

"On their way!"

Three of the powerful bikes, colored red, green or pink, exited an invisiportal seconds later. The three teens mounted them and gunned the engines, setting off at high-speed to intercept the Emperor's foot soldiers.

Once they incepted the Bateis, they used the bikes' powerful cannons to make quick work of the small group.

"Was it just me, or was that a bit too easy?" Kendrix asked, dismounting from her bike.

"Yes, it was..." agreed Jay thoughtfully. "Stay alert, it may be a..."

His thought was cut off by energy blasts knifing towards them. Both blasts hit Kendrix' bike causing it too explode, throwing the trio back into a building.

As the two male Rangers fought to extricate themselves from their own damaged vehicles, Kendrix looked towards the source of the blasts and spotted not only Bossu, but a similarly garbed warrior with rope-like exposed muscle and a long staff. "Sammy, we've got a major problemhere!"

"I'm still trying to contact the others," Sammy told her. "Try to hang on."

"Make it quick!" yelled Kendrix, then rolled to one side to avoid a blast from Suji. Then she drew her own weapon and snapped off several quick shots in the Avatars' direction. This disorientated them long enough for all three Rangers to get to their feet.

"This is gonna hurt, isn't it?" asked Will.

"I suspect so," agreed Kendrix, slipping into a fighting stance.

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Tony and Trini were just leaving Reefside Tech's library, having popped in to collect some books, when they noticed that their commlinks were flashing � they had turned off the beeper while they were in the library. Trini activated hers and spoke into it. "What is the problem, Sammy?"

"Jay, Kendrix and Will have been ambushed by Bossu and his brother Suji," Sammy told her. "I've been trying to reach you for the last five minutes.�

�Are they all right?"

�They're taking a beating,� Sammy admitted. �You need to get morph and get over there.�

�We're on it,� Trini promised."Ready?"

Tony nodded.

�Dino Thunder, Power Up!�

�Griff!�

�Enhorn!�

When the two Rangers got within sight of the battle, they saw Kendrix cut down by a 'charged' staff strike by Suji. She demorphed and crawled towards cover as the two Rangers joined her. "I'll be fine,� she told them."Go and help the others. I just need a minute to get my second wind." They nodded and set off towards Suji, who was now trading blows with the axe-wielding Will. Moments later, she struggled to her feet, and still in her ninja suit, she ran towards were Jay and Bossu were facing off.

�Are you all right?"Jay asked, disengaging from Bossu and moving to her.

�I've been better,� Kendrix admitted. "But I'll be fine.�

�Don't bet on that!� shouted Bossu, and fired a powerful blast from his sword straight at them.

Jay took the blast in the side and was knocked down."That was free, the next one costs you!�

�Big words, little Ranger!�

�I intend to deliver. Thundermax Blaster!� he cried and fired a couple of shots at Bossu, but they were deflected off the Avatar's sword.

�Nice try... my turn!� screamed Bossu and fired back, Jay jumped over the blast, avoiding the worst of it, but a second blast caught him mid-leap, sending him to the ground and making him drop the blaster. Bossu closed in for a brutal finish, but Jay managed to catch the descending blade. "Let go!�

�Nope, not gonna happen!" said Jay, shifting to keep his grip on the blade as the larger warrior tried to free it."Looks like we've got a stalemate!�

�You wish!� said Bossu, charging it his weapon and forcing Jay to release it and stagger backwards, his suit heavily scorched. Then Bossu brought his sword up in a brutal slash to Jay's chest, causing the world around the Ranger to explode and then go black.

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�That was brutal...� moaned Jay as he returned to consciousness. He was immediately greeted by the concerned visage of Jo Grayson.

�How are you feeling?" the blond physician asked, glancing at the monitor above his head.

�I've been better,� Jay admitted, doing a quick inventory. "I feel like I've been kicked in the chest by one of the mustangs at the reservation though.�

�That would be the damage you sustained to your heart,� Jo explained. �That last shock caused it to go into fibrillation. Trini and I were able to revive you, but it was touch and go.�

�Thanks. How are the others?"

�A few burns, but nothing lasting,� Jo assured him."You should rest for a while.�

�Do you really expect me to do that?" Jay asked, pulling himself up with a little difficulty.

�Not really,� Jo admitted.

�Bossu means business now. I've got to take him down before innocents get hurt.�

�That's just what my father would say,� Jo told him with a sigh. �Go get him, Jason.�

With a little help from Jo and Trini, Jay made his way to the control room, where Sammy, Alpha and the other Rangers were waiting.

�Are you okay, Handsome?" asked Kendrix, giving him a quick once over.

�I've been better, Beautiful,� Jay told her."Let's get this over with.�

�Are you sure?�

�Positive.�

�Then let's Ranger up, and turn these freaks into compost!� declared Kendrix.

�That sounds like an excellent plan to me,� added Trini.

The five teens took their positions around Jay, and summoned their Morphers."Dino Thunder, Power Up!�

�Drage!�

�Griff!"

"Enhorn!"

"Harka!"

"Fenix!"

"Back to action!" declared Jay, as they teleported away.

"Ayi, yi, yi! Be careful Rangers!" moaned Alpha.

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By the time the Rangers caught up with the brothers, they had opted to call on the assistance of a new battalion of Bateis. "Wonderful, that's all we need!� commented Jay, sarcastically as they spotted the enemy reinforcements."I'll handle Bossu. Tony, Will, can you handle Suji?"

�We'll try our best,� promised Tony.

�Girls, that leaves the Bateis for you.�

�Piece of cake,� Kendrix assured him."Be careful yourself.�

�Don't worry. I've got his number now,� Jay assured her, drawing his sidearms.

�What are you waiting for... an invite?!� shouted Suji."Or are you giving up?"

�Never!�

�Then... DIE!� Suji screamed and shot a bolt of electricity at them. The five teens jumped over the explosion and separated in mid air, all but Jay drawing a weapon as they landed.

Jay ducked an initial strike from Bossu and rammed the butt of his Blaster into the creature's stomach. Unfortunately, this didn't have the desired effect and Jay was struck by the returning blade, which raised sparks from his suit and knocked him to one side. Coming out of the fall in a somersault, Jay crouched and returned fire. Bossu seemed to be expecting this though, as he blocked it easily and then slashed the weapon out of the Red Ranger's hands and sent it flying. A second slash knocked Jay, who was still off-balance, into a building. Trini and Kendrix ran up to him almost immediately, having disposed of their opponents."Are you all right, Handsome?�

Jay nodded, and flipped back onto his feet. Then he looked around for the other two Rangers - both were on the ground, having clearly taken several hits. On the plus, all five of them were still morphed."We need to regroup!� he declared.

�Agreed,� said Kendrix, and then nodded to Trini. Both girls switched their sabers to laser mode and by firing several blasts in quick succession, managed to give the three of them enough time to reach the others.

�Guys, we need all the power we can get to take these freaks,� Jay told them, once Tony and Will were back on their feet."So dig deep in your power... concentrate... feel the Universal Morphing Gird...�

Then seconds later, their suits glowed and they chorused as one, "Super Thunder Mode!�

A roar echoed in the Rangers' heads, and a warm feeling spread throughout bodies. Their shoulder pads grew larger, bat-like 'wings' appeared between the arms and body of Jay, Trini and Kendrix's suits, and a gold trim was added to the top of their boots. At the same time, the symbol on their chests changed to a larger triple lighting bolt and the triangular patterns on their lower arms lengthened into a series of flat spikes. �You're in big trouble now,� Jay predicted, and then the Rangers charged.

The extra protection offered by their enhancements allowed the Rangers to ride through the volleys that were sent their way. When he got close enough to Bossu, Jay blocked one of the creature's strikes by locking the blade under one of the suit's arm-spikes, then blasted him at point-blank with flames from the other hand. While he was reeling from that attack, Kendrix hit him with a massive sonic pulse that sent him to his knees.

�Not as much fun when the shoe's on the other foot, is it?" Jay challenged him.

�I would not know,� said Bossu, and raised his sword again. "I will finish you if it is the last thing I ever do!�

At that moment, out of the corner of his eye, Jay noticed Will fall. "Trini, go and help Tony!�

�Too late!� promised Bossu, and charged up his sword again.

Jay could tell this time was going to be different � the hairs on the back of his neck were tingling, always a bad sign. So he summoned his Shield and got it up just in time to block the worst of the blast.

When his vision cleared, he was on the ground next to Will and was back in Ranger Mode. The others three Rangers were grouped around them.

�I grow tired of these games, Brother,� said Suji."Let us destroy them once and for all!�

"I agree, Brother," said Bossu. "Burazu Awasaru!"

�This, can not be good," observed Tony.

The two Avatars began to glow, then merged into a single, even larger form."Burazu Seichou!"

The combined form began to grow, and soon towered over the Rangers.

�Sometimes, I really hate being right.�

�Sammy, it's that time again," Jay told his cousin.

�Skids is on his way.�

Seconds later, Skidbladnir slid out of a massive invisiportal and stopped only a few meters from the Rangers. Its front split down the middle and opened, exposing the inside of the vessel. A ramp extended out from the base of the ship and Enhornzord charged down it. Seconds later, Dragezord, Griffzord and Fenixzord took off and finally, two ramps � one from either side of the ship - descended and two Zords ran down to join the charge, Oinazord from the left, and Hjortizord from the right.

�Thunderstrike Megazord Formation!" ordered Jay.

Hjortizord reared back on its hind legs. The flanks separated from the sides of the Zord, allowing the torso to contract and combine the front and rear legs into a single pair of thicker legs, then the neck collapsed down, bringing the Zords head into line with the top of the two legs, forming the waist. Next, the flanks rotated and locked onto the base of the legs forming the feet. Then the combined Dragezord-Oinazord-Enhornzord gestalt flew towards Hjortizord. Finally, the Fenixzord and Griffzord locked on, forming the head and wings respectively.

�Thunderstrike Megazord Battle Striker, online!" declared the quintet as they joined up with the Zord.

Immediately, the Brothers attacked the Megazord with their combined weapon, a naginata-like staff. The Rangers hung onto their consoles as the Zord lurched precariously for a moment, before righting itself. �Is everyone all right?!� asked Jay.

�I've been better,� admitted Kendrix.

�Exterior armor is at eighty-two percent integrity,� reported Trini. �All Zord systems are functional.�

�Let's take them out!� declared Jay. �Enhorn Striker!�

The Megazord pulled back its right arm, then punched the Brothers in the midsection, driving the forehead horn of Enhornzord into their chest. They groaned in pain and staggered backwards.

�That did it!�

�That's not enough!� argued Jay. �Oina Slammer!�

The Megazord punched the Brothers with its left fist, eliciting much the same reaction as before.

�Fists of Fury!� cried Jay.

The Megazord�s shoulders glowed reddish-orange for a moment, then sent a wave of power down the arms to the fists making them glow. The Megazord punched them several times in quick succession with first its right fist, then its left.

Unfortunately, the results were not as spectacular as they might have hoped. The merged gestalt dropped to its knees briefly, but then it rose to its feet, charged its weapon and struck the Megazord with a brutal upward slash to the mid-section. The Zord fell to the ground, electrical sparks arcing across its body and lay still for several moments.

�Well, that went well!" observed Will as sparks flew around the Rangers.

�Main energizer is off-line!" reported Trini. "Switching to back-ups... Back-ups are at 32 percent! They won't hold for long!"

"We need to find a way to neutralize their advantage and fast!" said Jay. "Does anyone have any ideas?"

�Maybe the new Zord that Sammy and Alpha just brought on-line?" suggested Trini.

"Yeah, if we combine it with Meikkalazordthat could work,"Jay said. "Sammy, is it ready?"

�Affirmative, and loaded on Skids.�

�Trini, Kendrix. Do it!"

"Meikkalazord!"

"Kurkizord!"

The Megazord's arms detached from the body, allowing the newly configured Zords to lock on in their place forming new arms. The arcing ceased and the reconfiured Zord lurched to its feet.

�Thunderstrike Megazord Slicer Spear Formation!" declared the quintet."Thousand Cut Fury!�

The Megazord rose into the air and began to spin, its shoulders glowed reddish-orange for a moment, then sent a wave of power down the arms making the twin blades glow. The Megazord tilted as it spun, making several cuts up and down the monster leaving several energy trails. The Brothers screamed, separated for a brief second, then fell backwards and exploded.

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�Ayi yi yi!� moaned Alpha. �That was too close! The Zords' power systems are badly damaged and the transmorphic relays were almost comprimised!�

�Calm down, Alpha. The Rangers got the job done.� Sammy told the diminutive robot. �HIMO, can you confirm what my scanners are showing me?�

�Ambient transdimensional energy readings have begun to drop since the destruction of the latest monsters. They currently stand at 87 percent of figures logged twenty-four hours ago.�

�So the Rangers may have beaten them, or at least given them some time.�

�Ayi yi yi, I hope so,� said Alpha. �Another overload like that could critically damage the Zords Mega Receptors and even destroy them.�

�I know, Alpha. Let's get the Zords back to storage and begin repairs immediately. If I'm wrong, we may not have much time.�

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A/N: Sorry about the long wait again, but I've started working full-time at my job, which combined with my other commitments, doesn't leave much time for writing. That said, I hope the wait was worth it. As always, reviews are eagerly appreciated.

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