Title: In The Lost Galaxy Part 2 [Power Rangers]
Part One
***Chapter Three***
It was six hours later when Kai blinked and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked over at his sleeping companion.
Leo had finally drifted off the sleep after an hour of promising it would only be a few hours and they’d find Mike and the others that night.
But now the normally active Ranger was still and calm, curled around one of the pillows his mouth open just slightly. If Kai didn’t wake him out soon he’d do something he’d regret. Kai reached forward and shook Leo’s shoulder, “Time to get up.” he said softly.
“Five more minutes,” Leo replied sleepily.
“No Leo. Now. We need to save the crew, and your brother. Time to get up,” Kai repeated louder, shaking Leo harder to try and wake him up faster.
“What? Mike?” Leo said, still sleepily, and then bolted upright, “Mike! That sorceress has him still! We have to find them,” he yelled as he scrambled out of the bed.
“That would be why I woke you up Leo,” Kai said with a sigh tinged with frustration as he held out the mask and shorts to Leo, “Now can we get dressed and start looking?” he suggested.
Leo took the offered items and the pair dressed as quickly as they could, Leo helping Kai straighten his tie while Kai had to buckle the mask on for his slave so it was a few minutes later that the two stepped out into the castle like halls of the ship.
“Any ideas where to start?” Leo asked looking back and forth.
“I saw a group of slaves being brought in through one of the side doors of the main hall, let’s start there,” Kai recommended, grabbing Leo’s leash and heading back toward the large room they’d spent much of the day in.
When they reached it the room was mostly empty. A few monsters or slaves were about but not many. So Kai kept the leather leash tight in his hand and marched toward the door he’d seen the groups of slaves come through earlier like he was supposed to be there. And it worked, no one gave them even a second glace as they walked through the doors.
To find another hallway stretching out before them with doors on both sides. The two men started walking down it, poking their heads in them every so often. Most of the rooms were storage or led to different parts of the kitchen. But one of them led to something very different.
When Kai pushed open the door and looked in saw a large arching room filled with dozens of buyers and slaves, either their own or ones they were testing out, arranged around in a circle on the floor. Kai started backing up before they saw him but then he saw Hexuba and Mike and hesitated, giving one of the others time to spot him.
“My Lord Kainat. I hadn’t expected you to attend the games. You seemed so uninterested when I spoke of it earlier,” Angler said in pleasant surprise waving at Kai.
“Angler. Hello I-I wasn’t sure if I would be in the mood, and I’m not really sure-,” Kai started answering as he edged backwards when Hexuba cut in.
“But you must join us. Yes, yes. Hexuba said we had an inauspicious number and needed one more, yes. And why else would you be wandering the Titanisaur? Why else if not to join this gathering?” Hexuba told them all as she pushed one of the other monsters away clearing a spot next to her, “Sit, join. Play,” she ordered.
“For a short time,” Kai accepted as he pulled Leo into the room and took the offered cushion. “But as I’m from a different sector you will have to tell me the rules. I wouldn’t want to make any mistakes,” he added, glaring at Leo when he didn’t kneel beside him right away.
“Of course, of course. And what better way than to go, it was Hexuba’s turn but Hexuba will go after, yes,” Hexuba suggested as she pointed toward the center of the wide circle.
“Yes, I would most like to see you enjoy your slave. I had thought you never marked him but I see I was wrong,” Angler added, looking at the still visible hand print shaped bruise on Leo’s shoulder.
“I don’t really think-” Kai started until he was cut off again.
“Begin,” a mid sized orange jelly monster said, shoving a pair of dice, coated in jelly, into Kai’s hands.
“Thanks,” Kai said awkwardly, wiping off the dice.
“Roll them and let us see what the fates decree,” Hexuba ordered, leaning forward and focusing on Kai.
Kai glanced over at Angler out of the corner of his eye before he let the dice fly, having the feeling that the group wouldn’t have tolerated him waiting long enough to read them. “Well what came up?” he asked when the dice rolled to a stop in front of an odd box like monster.
“They read pleasure and then nipples or ass,” the box monster replied.
“What?” Kai said, looking back toward Hexuba then Angler in confusion.
“The house rules give a choice, you can choose either nipples or ass, it is different from how I play but not unheard of. Now which will your boy be bringing you pleasure with?” Angler answered and asked his gurgle at a higher than normal pitch.
Kai forced himself to turn away from the anglerfish and toward Leo. He had to…with Leo…in front of Mike he thoughts added, along with a rapid glance at Mike who was clearly not pleased, with anything, but who was still bound in the green spell. Kai froze.
“How should I please you Master,” Leo asked, forcing Kai to do more then stare at the younger man speaking for the first time with others around.
“Ass or nipples…nipples,” Kai said going for what he hoped was the less embarrassing option.
Leo answered with a nod as he reached forward and took hold of Kai’s hands in his, guiding them to his nipples, already marked by the metal rings of the leather harness he pinched them with Kai’s fingers, shuttering at the sensation.
Kai let out the breath he’d been holding at the sight as he took a more active roll and twisted the nipples himself, watching as Leo’s eyes closed and the man moaned. Kai’s tongue darted out to lick his lips at the vision before him.
He wasn’t sure what came mover him after that but squatting down next to Leo and taking the other man’s nipples between his teeth just seemed the natural thing to do and the gasp he got in returned seemed music to his ears. Music he wanted to play again and again as he pushed Leo to his back to give him a better angle to work with as he attacked Leo’s nipples.
“Ahem, Ahem, Harrumph, time,” one of the monsters said noisily interrupting. “I don’t know about your sector but around here we limit it to ten minutes so others can enjoy themselves as well.”
“Yes, my apologies,” Kai said as he pulled himself off of Leo and guided him back to the edge of the ring, not quite repressing a thrill at how blissed out the other Ranger looked as Kai dropped him to his kneels.
“Hexuba forgives you. What a delightful little show. The great Hexuba looks forward to your next roll of the dice,” Hexuba said in seeming delight as she took the dice that had been passed down.
“Yeah,” Kai said sitting next to Leo even as Hexuba took the center of the circle, dragging Mike with her.
It was at the sight of Mike, bound and controlled, that shocked Kai out of his euphoric state and reminded him of why he was there.
“Pain and back or feet, Hexuba has such wonderful luck,” Hexuba laughed as she stood Mike up with a flick of her hand before creating a green glowing whip in her other hand. “So much fun. And I want to hear every sound,” she added, removing the gag with another wave of her hand.
“Let go of me you psycho witch,” Mike growled at the sorceress.
“What fire! Hexuba looks forward to taming that fire,” Hexuba said as she twisted Mike around with a gesture before swinging the whip forward.
The sound of Mike’s scream, of surprise as much as of pain, filled the room. And it, along with the looks of glee on the monsters’ faces made Kai want to throw up what little he’d eaten earlier. But he never got the chance because Hexuba started swigging at Mike again.
But Leo got to her first.
***
“I didn’t think you even knew where Engineering was,” Damon joked, looking up from what he was doing as Karone and Maya walked into the main engine room of Terra Venture.
“Is that the engine?” Maya asked in wonder looking up at the giant machine.
“I needed a break and I was guessing you and your crew would need one too,” Karone told him, holding out a pair of large bags, “So we brought some hamburgers.” She added as Maya held up her bags as well.
“Really? Thanks Karone that’s just what we need,” Damon said with a smile, “Hey guys, grubs up,” he yelled around the floor.
Within minutes over a dozen men and women were devouring the hamburgers and fries making quick work of the bags before thanking the women and returning to their work.
“Yeah thanks. Trying to rotate them out for meals isn’t easy when everyone knows we’re on a dead line,” Damon explained as he took the last bite of his hamburger, “But we’re up and running if we really need to so that’s something,” he added yawning.
“You need some sleep,” Karone said, “We don’t have a chance once the others call.”
“But who knows when that will be? It could be in five minutes,” Damon answered, “so I’d just be wasting my time trying.”
“Leo and Kai will likely need help about mid day so make sure you get some sleep before then. If fact why don’t we-” Maya was telling him when all three of their morphers beeped.
“Guys, anyone we need you guys as soon as you can make it…and bring the Galactabeasts,” Kai frantic voice cut through the room before his signal cut off.
“Well there goes that nap idea,” Damon said with a grin. All three Rangers ran from the room.
***
“And stay down,” Kai yelled in frustration, knocking one of the monsters into another couple of monsters with his Quasar Saber, putting them all into a heap on the floor. “Don’t stop Leo.” He called out to his teammate who was running down the hall with the Magna Defender.
“It’s not me,” Leo answered just as Mike pulled away and it become clear why the two had slowed down.
“We have to help them all get out, not just the Terra Venture crew but all the slaves,” Mike insisted, forcing the others to slow down and listen to him.
“Mike we can’t take on every monster here, there are only three of us right now,” Kai reminded the older Ranger.
“Most of these monsters aren’t that strong. Leo and I already took out Hexuba and she was one of the stronger ones from what I’ve seen,” Mike told them.
And Hexuba had seemed to have gone down easy. Leo had taken her by surprise, when he’d grabbed her, even more so when he’d morphed. In her distraction she dropped the spell around Mike and well she didn’t seem up to both Rangers at once while he’d kept all the others off them. “Maybe, but where are they keeping them all?”
“Follow me,” Mike said as he raced ahead, his Magna Defender cape flowing behind him as he ran.
“Like we have a choice,” Leo quipped as he ran after him.
Kai just rolled his eyes behind his helmet as he went after the two brothers. The three morphed Rangers ran through the back halls of the Titanisaur taking out a handful of monsters and Swabbies as they did so but then they reached a large docking bay loaded with rocks along one side, tables and benches on the other and everywhere slaves.
Mike and Leo didn’t wait for Kai but immediately started slashing at monsters and chains alike, freeing the humans, some ran, others froze, but some started fighting back, either ganging up on the monsters or grabbing keys from downed monsters and unlocking other slaves.
Over half the slaves were freed before it happened; suddenly Mike was flying into one of the walls as Barbarax stood with his battle axe out glaring at the Rangers, “Power Rangers? Here!” he said in shock as he swung his axe toward Mike again.
“Yes here,” Leo challenged as he blocked the attack before countering with his own.
Kai watched long enough to make sure Mike was getting up and Leo was holding his own before he resumed his task of clearing out all the other monsters and helping the slaves get away so the other two could take on Barbarax without worry.
***
“Alpha we’re entering the system now. What’s going on?” Karone asked as she called from her Jet Jammer when she and the other two reached the system where the Titanisaur was floating.
“Aya aya Rangers it’s complete chaos here. Escaping humans are storming the monsters’ ships. D.EC.A. was able to lock onto and teleport the Terra Venture crew onto the Megaship once they were in the loading bays but we’ve heard nothing from Leo and the other Rangers.” Alpha filled them in.
“Do you have all of them?” Maya asked hopeful at something was working.
“All the missing crew is accounted for but Mike,” Alpha answered.
“Then pull back the Megaship and wait with the Galactabeasts, we’ll take it from here,” Damon said as he and the others gunned it and flew toward the Titanisaur even faster.
***
“I think it’s time we got out of here,” Kai yelled as he waved the last of the slaves toward the main docking bays with all the others.
“Yeah I think the monsters are getting stronger,” Leo added as he held his chest, still hurting from his and Mike’s fight with Barbarax. The old slave driver had not gone down easily and it had taken all three of them in the end.
“Are one of you Mike?”
The question came from an older man, hobbled and bent over, looking between the three Rangers.
“I am,” Mike said holding out an arm for the man to hold on to.
“Please you must help my daughter. Captain Munity has her,” the man begged.
“What?” Kai asked looked at Mike then back at the old man.
“When the escape started she said you must have been a part of it and she was leading some of the others to free those in the rooms with the monsters but then Captain Munity found them, she fought him, giving the rest of us time to get away but please you must help her,” he pleaded.
“Wait, is your daughter Haley?” Mike questioned, “We have to help her! Where did Munity take her?” he demanded to know.
***
“Why do all these monsters running away makes me nervous?” Damon asked aloud when he and the other Rangers stormed the main dock of Titanisaur only to find all the monsters far more interested in fleeing than anything else.
“But because they have to be running from something,” Karone answered as she frowned. “And I’m really hoping its Leo and the others and not something else,” she added as she lead the way forward.
The three Rangers made their way through the living ship finding nothing at first but more monsters, running not fighting. But then they heard it, the sound of a sword fight coming from just ahead.
“Let her go Munity,” Mike was yelling the moment they entered the large chamber to find the Grand Hall turned into a battle field.
Tables and chairs, over turned, arching beams, broken and smoldering along with the remains of a dozen monsters. And in the center of it all was the Red and Blue Galaxy Rangers and the Magna Defender facing off with Captain Munity who was holding a Haley as the four did battle.
“I think not. But I do thank ye for clearing up the rabble. Monsters these days, no better than mere swabbies says I,” Munity answered back, blasting Mike with his arm cannon. “But methinks you’ll find the Captain a better challenge, Ha-ha-ho.”
“Don’t you know the Rangers always win?!” Maya yelled out even as she swung across the room on a conveniently placed rope that was somehow unharmed and grabbed Haley from Munity’s clutches.
“I know it can be annoying but it’s true,” Karone said, backing up the Yellow Ranger by blasting Munity once Maya and Haley were clear.
“You guys alright?” Damon asked, rushing to the side of the other three Rangers.
“Better now,” Leo answered as he leveled his Quasar Saber at the ship monster, “This is over Munity, just give up. You can’t win.”
“Ye think so do ye? Hexuba enough of your damn hiding and help me deal with these land lovers,” Munity shouted as he turned around toward one of the back doors.
“But you were doing so wonderful darling,” came Hexuba’s Russian voice in return as she blasted through the doors so her larger three headed form could enter the room.
“Mike, get Haley out of here and make sure we have a clear rout, I think we’re going to need a quick exit,” Leo ordered as he and the other Rangers lined up and faced off with the new Hexuba.
“You think you can stop Hexuba? No one can stop Hexuba,” Hexuba cried out as she let lose an energy blast that sent the Rangers flying and which Mike, on the edge of it, was barely able to shield Haley from, even behind his cape.
“Good luck Leo,” Mike shouted as he grabbed Haley and ran from the room, slashing a handful of monsters as it did so.
The calls of “Lights of Orion Activate!” echoed behind him.
***
“Any word from the Rangers themselves?” High Councilor Renier asked Commander Stanton as the two looked over the command deck, which was frantic with activity as they raced to get the Colony ready for the Rangers return.
“No, just the AIs but they seem certain that the Rangers are going to be coming in hot and well to be frank the Rangers trust them so I trust them,” Commander Stanton answered, frowning at the readings from the engines.
“As do I. We can run if we have to can’t we Commander? My report said the engines had been repaired,” the Councilor asked, seeing the frown on the Commander face and where he was looking.
“Yes and no. They aren’t completely fixed but we can use them. Mr. Henderson made sure of that,” the Commander confirmed, “But until they’re completely fixed any use will just damage them farther,” he added, meeting the Councilor eyes, “and we still don’t know how to get out of this Lost Galaxy.”
“We’ll just have to trust the Rangers, they’ve seen us this far,” High Councilor Renier said, looking out into space, waiting.
***
“Power Rangers are real?”
“You thought we weren’t?” Mike asked in surprise, giving the almost empty docking bay a glance to make sure it was safe before he demorphed.
“I thought you were legends. But you’re not, Power Rangers are real,” Haley repeated again, her voice filled with hope.
“Yes we are, but you don’t need us. You freed most of the slaves; you took out a lot of the monsters. You can free yourselves Haley. And you’re going to have to,” Mike told her as he started leading her toward one of the remaining ships.
“What do you mean? You’re here to save us,” Haley stated confused.
“We’re not from this Galaxy and we’re trying to go home. But don’t worry; you’ll have your own Powers. All you need is hope and to believe and you’ll make it Haley, trust me,” Mike told her with a smile.
“I do,” Haley said, swallowing hard as she started walking into the ship. “Good luck Mike,” she added.
“Good luck to you to,” Mike added just as the doors slid shut.
Mike watched as the ship left, leaving him alone, but not for long as the other Rangers came running onto the deck, toward him and their Jet Jammer.
“We need to get out of here Mike! Fast!” Leo yelled jumping into the back of Karone’s pink Jammer.
“We took out Hexuba but Munity? Not so much,” Damon yelled, staring up the green Jammer even as Kai was jumping onto it, “Come on lets jet,” he urged.
“Jump on,” Maya was offered from her Yellow Jammer when Munity and a horde of Swabbies started pouring into the flight deck.
Mike didn’t waste any time jumping aboard, while the others started blasting the army chasing after them and slowing them down long enough to get away.
“You know they’re going to come after us with the…ah castle on the back of a dinosaur?” Mike said awkwardly, seeing Titanisaur for the first time.
“The Galactabeasts are right up ahead with the Astro-Megaship, that should hold them off,” Karone answered, just as they rounded a large moon to see Galactabeasts waiting.
“Mike, you take the Megaship back and get the crew back to Terra Venture, we’ll take care of Munity,” Leo ordered as they neared the ship.
“Got it. I’ll keep them safe from the flying castle in space…could this place be any more backward?” Mike joked just before Alpha teleported him away.
***
“Mr. Corbett. I’m very glad to see you, all of you,” Commander Stanton said as he and dozens of medics rushed forward when the loading doors of the Megaship opened to show Mike and the missing crew members.
“It’s good to be back, Sir,” Mike said with a smile, saluting his CO.
“How’re the rest of the Rangers? Are they with you?” Stanton asked after returning the salute.
“They may be a few minutes, they had a dinosaur to deal with,” Mike said, shaking his head.
“I…no I don’t need to know. Do we need to be ready for an attack?” Stanton questioned getting right to the point.
“I don’t know, Leo seemed to think they could take it but…” Mike didn’t finish.
“Then we wait,” Stanton finished for him.
They, and the whole of Terra Venture, waited almost an hour before the Galactabeasts and their Rangers returned, with disturbing news.
“We couldn’t take out Titanisaur. It was too strong for us,” Leo admitted regretfully to Stanton, Renier and Mike.
“Yeah, it if didn’t almost overheat we would have been the ones toasted,” Damon explained, “I don’t know how we’re going to take it out once it catches up with us.”
“We need to leave this Lost Galaxy, any progress with the spell?” Stanton asked Karone.
“No I still can’t get the spell to open the portal,” Karone said apologetically as she pushed the book away. “I’m not as good as I thought I was.”
“Don’t give up. We’ll find a way,” Mike encouraged the Pink Ranger.
“Yeah you’ll find a way to reverse it, and we’ll help,” Kai said confidently.
“I wish we could just reverse… reverse?” Karone repeated, “Reverse it…just reverse. That’s it. Why didn’t I think of that before,” Karone shouted with a smile.
“What? What did she just think of? Is anyone else lost?” Damon asked as they watched Karone flip through the book before stopping at the page with the spell.
“Reverse, as in backwards? You mean stay it backwards?” Leo asked looking at the spell upside down.
“Yes. Let’s see, Avokah…Etinalem,” Karone started, stopping when blue energy started surging around the book.
“It’s working, keep going,” Mike urged as he and the others looked on.
“Yes. Open the door home,” Councilor Renier added, her voice hopeful.
Karone nodded before going on slowly, “Avorak…Atnoek,” she finished, looking up to see nothing had happened.
“Wh-" Damon started before he was cut off when light and energy surged from the book, knocking everyone backward and away from the book, even Karone. The Book hovered in the air for a moment before completely changing into blue energy and rushing through the window out into space where it grew into a giant rip in space. Just like the portal that led them into the Lost Galaxy.
“It worked,” Stanton whispered, echoing all their thoughts before he started running for command, “set a course for portal, best speed,” he ordered over his communicator before he’d even left the room.
“You did it Karone,” Leo said praising the Pink Ranger as they all looked at the way home.
***Chapter Four***
“And I’m telling you we can’t go any faster, we’re going to kill the engines going this speed as it is, faster isn’t an option,” Damon explained to Stanton 20 minutes later.
“We won’t make it in time. There has to be a way,” Stanton answered back as he looked between the numbers and the portal, a portal that was slowly-but not slowly enough, shrinking.
“What about the Galactabeasts. They’ve helped Terra Venture move after before. Could they help us now?” Councilor Renier suggested.
“What they did before was a wild throw, we could end up missing the portal completely,” Leo responded before turning toward Maya, “think we can explain they need to do it slower?” he asked.
“We can try, come on,” Maya shouted back, grabbing Leo while dashing for the door.
“Wait, everyone wait,” Kai yelled over them causing Maya and Leo to freeze just at the door.
“What is it Mr. Chen?” Stanton asked, his voice concerned.
“The Titanisaur just appeared on the edge of scanner range, and he’s coming in fast,” Kai told the Rangers, Commander and Councilor.
“We have to stop Titanisaur before he can reach Terra Venture…” Leo yelled out before stopping and looking at Maya, “But if we fight Titanisaur the Galactabeasts won’t be able to help speed up Terra Venture, and if they help Terra Venture then-”
“Titanisaur will just destroy Terra Venture,” Karone finished for the Red Ranger
“What do we do?” Leo questioned the assembled group aloud.
“You guys help speed up pull Terra Venture. Torozord and I will deal with Captain Munity,” Mike said, flicking his wrist and bring up his morpher.
“Mike-” Leo started until he was cut off.
“We don’t have a choice Leo,” Kai told their leader matter-of-fact-ly.
“He doesn’t have to destroy Titanisaur, just slow it down, right Mike,” Karone added, narrowing her eyes at Mike, “Right.”
“Right,” Mike nodded.
And with that the Rangers scattered leaving the Commander and Councilor alone to watch.
It was less then a minute later that the Galactabeasts arrived and grabbed or latched onto Terra Venture in some way and started pulling, pushing and dragging the station closer to the portal, “I think it just may work,” Stanton said with a smile as they sped toward the gateway.
“But what about the other half of the plan?” Councilor Renier asked, pointing toward a far point where they could just make out the Torozord and Titanisaur fighting, and drawing closer with each passing moment.
“We just need a little more time,” Stanton said again.
With the Galactabeasts’ help Terra Venture was just crossing the boundary of the portal, which was growing smaller even as the station was inside it leading to a few tense moment as they searched for the other side.
“I can see it, stars again,” Councilor Renier cried out in excitement as the portal twisted and reviled a sky full of bright stars once more.
“We’re out, and back in the Milky Way,” Stanton reported a moment later, “We’re home,” he whispered to himself before turning toward one of the crewmen, “Call the Rangers, make sure they made it through okay as well. On speaker.”
“Yes Sir,” the crewmen replied. Moments later Leo’s voice filled the room.
“Commander we’re all okay, but Mike’s still in the portal, Titanisaur followed him in and-MIKE!”
They all watched as both the Torozord and Titanisaur appeared from around the last bend in the portal but unlike the station and other Galactabeasts they stayed in it as Mike seemed to plant the Torozord at the mouth of the portal, trapping the Titanisaur as the portal grew smaller and smaller, pressing in on the two large creatures until something gave and with a roar and wave of energy it snapped shut, destroying everything within it.
***The end***
Okay first off despite appearances I did not leave off at a cliffhanger. This was an AU of that happened to the Rangers and Terra Venture within the Lost Galaxy, and in the Lost Galaxy only. So I ended it more or less the way the show ended the Lost Galaxy arc (which was only an 8 episodes arc of a 45 episode show called Lost Galaxy…whatever) and the show ended with the portal closing and Torozord gone and Mike floating in space but relax he’s okay, you can breathe in space in the Power Rangers universe so it’s cool he’s fine. But that’s the story. The rest of the season plays out more or less the way the show does.
***Chapter Three***
It was six hours later when Kai blinked and rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked over at his sleeping companion.
Leo had finally drifted off the sleep after an hour of promising it would only be a few hours and they’d find Mike and the others that night.
But now the normally active Ranger was still and calm, curled around one of the pillows his mouth open just slightly. If Kai didn’t wake him out soon he’d do something he’d regret. Kai reached forward and shook Leo’s shoulder, “Time to get up.” he said softly.
“Five more minutes,” Leo replied sleepily.
“No Leo. Now. We need to save the crew, and your brother. Time to get up,” Kai repeated louder, shaking Leo harder to try and wake him up faster.
“What? Mike?” Leo said, still sleepily, and then bolted upright, “Mike! That sorceress has him still! We have to find them,” he yelled as he scrambled out of the bed.
“That would be why I woke you up Leo,” Kai said with a sigh tinged with frustration as he held out the mask and shorts to Leo, “Now can we get dressed and start looking?” he suggested.
Leo took the offered items and the pair dressed as quickly as they could, Leo helping Kai straighten his tie while Kai had to buckle the mask on for his slave so it was a few minutes later that the two stepped out into the castle like halls of the ship.
“Any ideas where to start?” Leo asked looking back and forth.
“I saw a group of slaves being brought in through one of the side doors of the main hall, let’s start there,” Kai recommended, grabbing Leo’s leash and heading back toward the large room they’d spent much of the day in.
When they reached it the room was mostly empty. A few monsters or slaves were about but not many. So Kai kept the leather leash tight in his hand and marched toward the door he’d seen the groups of slaves come through earlier like he was supposed to be there. And it worked, no one gave them even a second glace as they walked through the doors.
To find another hallway stretching out before them with doors on both sides. The two men started walking down it, poking their heads in them every so often. Most of the rooms were storage or led to different parts of the kitchen. But one of them led to something very different.
When Kai pushed open the door and looked in saw a large arching room filled with dozens of buyers and slaves, either their own or ones they were testing out, arranged around in a circle on the floor. Kai started backing up before they saw him but then he saw Hexuba and Mike and hesitated, giving one of the others time to spot him.
“My Lord Kainat. I hadn’t expected you to attend the games. You seemed so uninterested when I spoke of it earlier,” Angler said in pleasant surprise waving at Kai.
“Angler. Hello I-I wasn’t sure if I would be in the mood, and I’m not really sure-,” Kai started answering as he edged backwards when Hexuba cut in.
“But you must join us. Yes, yes. Hexuba said we had an inauspicious number and needed one more, yes. And why else would you be wandering the Titanisaur? Why else if not to join this gathering?” Hexuba told them all as she pushed one of the other monsters away clearing a spot next to her, “Sit, join. Play,” she ordered.
“For a short time,” Kai accepted as he pulled Leo into the room and took the offered cushion. “But as I’m from a different sector you will have to tell me the rules. I wouldn’t want to make any mistakes,” he added, glaring at Leo when he didn’t kneel beside him right away.
“Of course, of course. And what better way than to go, it was Hexuba’s turn but Hexuba will go after, yes,” Hexuba suggested as she pointed toward the center of the wide circle.
“Yes, I would most like to see you enjoy your slave. I had thought you never marked him but I see I was wrong,” Angler added, looking at the still visible hand print shaped bruise on Leo’s shoulder.
“I don’t really think-” Kai started until he was cut off again.
“Begin,” a mid sized orange jelly monster said, shoving a pair of dice, coated in jelly, into Kai’s hands.
“Thanks,” Kai said awkwardly, wiping off the dice.
“Roll them and let us see what the fates decree,” Hexuba ordered, leaning forward and focusing on Kai.
Kai glanced over at Angler out of the corner of his eye before he let the dice fly, having the feeling that the group wouldn’t have tolerated him waiting long enough to read them. “Well what came up?” he asked when the dice rolled to a stop in front of an odd box like monster.
“They read pleasure and then nipples or ass,” the box monster replied.
“What?” Kai said, looking back toward Hexuba then Angler in confusion.
“The house rules give a choice, you can choose either nipples or ass, it is different from how I play but not unheard of. Now which will your boy be bringing you pleasure with?” Angler answered and asked his gurgle at a higher than normal pitch.
Kai forced himself to turn away from the anglerfish and toward Leo. He had to…with Leo…in front of Mike he thoughts added, along with a rapid glance at Mike who was clearly not pleased, with anything, but who was still bound in the green spell. Kai froze.
“How should I please you Master,” Leo asked, forcing Kai to do more then stare at the younger man speaking for the first time with others around.
“Ass or nipples…nipples,” Kai said going for what he hoped was the less embarrassing option.
Leo answered with a nod as he reached forward and took hold of Kai’s hands in his, guiding them to his nipples, already marked by the metal rings of the leather harness he pinched them with Kai’s fingers, shuttering at the sensation.
Kai let out the breath he’d been holding at the sight as he took a more active roll and twisted the nipples himself, watching as Leo’s eyes closed and the man moaned. Kai’s tongue darted out to lick his lips at the vision before him.
He wasn’t sure what came mover him after that but squatting down next to Leo and taking the other man’s nipples between his teeth just seemed the natural thing to do and the gasp he got in returned seemed music to his ears. Music he wanted to play again and again as he pushed Leo to his back to give him a better angle to work with as he attacked Leo’s nipples.
“Ahem, Ahem, Harrumph, time,” one of the monsters said noisily interrupting. “I don’t know about your sector but around here we limit it to ten minutes so others can enjoy themselves as well.”
“Yes, my apologies,” Kai said as he pulled himself off of Leo and guided him back to the edge of the ring, not quite repressing a thrill at how blissed out the other Ranger looked as Kai dropped him to his kneels.
“Hexuba forgives you. What a delightful little show. The great Hexuba looks forward to your next roll of the dice,” Hexuba said in seeming delight as she took the dice that had been passed down.
“Yeah,” Kai said sitting next to Leo even as Hexuba took the center of the circle, dragging Mike with her.
It was at the sight of Mike, bound and controlled, that shocked Kai out of his euphoric state and reminded him of why he was there.
“Pain and back or feet, Hexuba has such wonderful luck,” Hexuba laughed as she stood Mike up with a flick of her hand before creating a green glowing whip in her other hand. “So much fun. And I want to hear every sound,” she added, removing the gag with another wave of her hand.
“Let go of me you psycho witch,” Mike growled at the sorceress.
“What fire! Hexuba looks forward to taming that fire,” Hexuba said as she twisted Mike around with a gesture before swinging the whip forward.
The sound of Mike’s scream, of surprise as much as of pain, filled the room. And it, along with the looks of glee on the monsters’ faces made Kai want to throw up what little he’d eaten earlier. But he never got the chance because Hexuba started swigging at Mike again.
But Leo got to her first.
***
“I didn’t think you even knew where Engineering was,” Damon joked, looking up from what he was doing as Karone and Maya walked into the main engine room of Terra Venture.
“Is that the engine?” Maya asked in wonder looking up at the giant machine.
“I needed a break and I was guessing you and your crew would need one too,” Karone told him, holding out a pair of large bags, “So we brought some hamburgers.” She added as Maya held up her bags as well.
“Really? Thanks Karone that’s just what we need,” Damon said with a smile, “Hey guys, grubs up,” he yelled around the floor.
Within minutes over a dozen men and women were devouring the hamburgers and fries making quick work of the bags before thanking the women and returning to their work.
“Yeah thanks. Trying to rotate them out for meals isn’t easy when everyone knows we’re on a dead line,” Damon explained as he took the last bite of his hamburger, “But we’re up and running if we really need to so that’s something,” he added yawning.
“You need some sleep,” Karone said, “We don’t have a chance once the others call.”
“But who knows when that will be? It could be in five minutes,” Damon answered, “so I’d just be wasting my time trying.”
“Leo and Kai will likely need help about mid day so make sure you get some sleep before then. If fact why don’t we-” Maya was telling him when all three of their morphers beeped.
“Guys, anyone we need you guys as soon as you can make it…and bring the Galactabeasts,” Kai frantic voice cut through the room before his signal cut off.
“Well there goes that nap idea,” Damon said with a grin. All three Rangers ran from the room.
***
“And stay down,” Kai yelled in frustration, knocking one of the monsters into another couple of monsters with his Quasar Saber, putting them all into a heap on the floor. “Don’t stop Leo.” He called out to his teammate who was running down the hall with the Magna Defender.
“It’s not me,” Leo answered just as Mike pulled away and it become clear why the two had slowed down.
“We have to help them all get out, not just the Terra Venture crew but all the slaves,” Mike insisted, forcing the others to slow down and listen to him.
“Mike we can’t take on every monster here, there are only three of us right now,” Kai reminded the older Ranger.
“Most of these monsters aren’t that strong. Leo and I already took out Hexuba and she was one of the stronger ones from what I’ve seen,” Mike told them.
And Hexuba had seemed to have gone down easy. Leo had taken her by surprise, when he’d grabbed her, even more so when he’d morphed. In her distraction she dropped the spell around Mike and well she didn’t seem up to both Rangers at once while he’d kept all the others off them. “Maybe, but where are they keeping them all?”
“Follow me,” Mike said as he raced ahead, his Magna Defender cape flowing behind him as he ran.
“Like we have a choice,” Leo quipped as he ran after him.
Kai just rolled his eyes behind his helmet as he went after the two brothers. The three morphed Rangers ran through the back halls of the Titanisaur taking out a handful of monsters and Swabbies as they did so but then they reached a large docking bay loaded with rocks along one side, tables and benches on the other and everywhere slaves.
Mike and Leo didn’t wait for Kai but immediately started slashing at monsters and chains alike, freeing the humans, some ran, others froze, but some started fighting back, either ganging up on the monsters or grabbing keys from downed monsters and unlocking other slaves.
Over half the slaves were freed before it happened; suddenly Mike was flying into one of the walls as Barbarax stood with his battle axe out glaring at the Rangers, “Power Rangers? Here!” he said in shock as he swung his axe toward Mike again.
“Yes here,” Leo challenged as he blocked the attack before countering with his own.
Kai watched long enough to make sure Mike was getting up and Leo was holding his own before he resumed his task of clearing out all the other monsters and helping the slaves get away so the other two could take on Barbarax without worry.
***
“Alpha we’re entering the system now. What’s going on?” Karone asked as she called from her Jet Jammer when she and the other two reached the system where the Titanisaur was floating.
“Aya aya Rangers it’s complete chaos here. Escaping humans are storming the monsters’ ships. D.EC.A. was able to lock onto and teleport the Terra Venture crew onto the Megaship once they were in the loading bays but we’ve heard nothing from Leo and the other Rangers.” Alpha filled them in.
“Do you have all of them?” Maya asked hopeful at something was working.
“All the missing crew is accounted for but Mike,” Alpha answered.
“Then pull back the Megaship and wait with the Galactabeasts, we’ll take it from here,” Damon said as he and the others gunned it and flew toward the Titanisaur even faster.
***
“I think it’s time we got out of here,” Kai yelled as he waved the last of the slaves toward the main docking bays with all the others.
“Yeah I think the monsters are getting stronger,” Leo added as he held his chest, still hurting from his and Mike’s fight with Barbarax. The old slave driver had not gone down easily and it had taken all three of them in the end.
“Are one of you Mike?”
The question came from an older man, hobbled and bent over, looking between the three Rangers.
“I am,” Mike said holding out an arm for the man to hold on to.
“Please you must help my daughter. Captain Munity has her,” the man begged.
“What?” Kai asked looked at Mike then back at the old man.
“When the escape started she said you must have been a part of it and she was leading some of the others to free those in the rooms with the monsters but then Captain Munity found them, she fought him, giving the rest of us time to get away but please you must help her,” he pleaded.
“Wait, is your daughter Haley?” Mike questioned, “We have to help her! Where did Munity take her?” he demanded to know.
***
“Why do all these monsters running away makes me nervous?” Damon asked aloud when he and the other Rangers stormed the main dock of Titanisaur only to find all the monsters far more interested in fleeing than anything else.
“But because they have to be running from something,” Karone answered as she frowned. “And I’m really hoping its Leo and the others and not something else,” she added as she lead the way forward.
The three Rangers made their way through the living ship finding nothing at first but more monsters, running not fighting. But then they heard it, the sound of a sword fight coming from just ahead.
“Let her go Munity,” Mike was yelling the moment they entered the large chamber to find the Grand Hall turned into a battle field.
Tables and chairs, over turned, arching beams, broken and smoldering along with the remains of a dozen monsters. And in the center of it all was the Red and Blue Galaxy Rangers and the Magna Defender facing off with Captain Munity who was holding a Haley as the four did battle.
“I think not. But I do thank ye for clearing up the rabble. Monsters these days, no better than mere swabbies says I,” Munity answered back, blasting Mike with his arm cannon. “But methinks you’ll find the Captain a better challenge, Ha-ha-ho.”
“Don’t you know the Rangers always win?!” Maya yelled out even as she swung across the room on a conveniently placed rope that was somehow unharmed and grabbed Haley from Munity’s clutches.
“I know it can be annoying but it’s true,” Karone said, backing up the Yellow Ranger by blasting Munity once Maya and Haley were clear.
“You guys alright?” Damon asked, rushing to the side of the other three Rangers.
“Better now,” Leo answered as he leveled his Quasar Saber at the ship monster, “This is over Munity, just give up. You can’t win.”
“Ye think so do ye? Hexuba enough of your damn hiding and help me deal with these land lovers,” Munity shouted as he turned around toward one of the back doors.
“But you were doing so wonderful darling,” came Hexuba’s Russian voice in return as she blasted through the doors so her larger three headed form could enter the room.
“Mike, get Haley out of here and make sure we have a clear rout, I think we’re going to need a quick exit,” Leo ordered as he and the other Rangers lined up and faced off with the new Hexuba.
“You think you can stop Hexuba? No one can stop Hexuba,” Hexuba cried out as she let lose an energy blast that sent the Rangers flying and which Mike, on the edge of it, was barely able to shield Haley from, even behind his cape.
“Good luck Leo,” Mike shouted as he grabbed Haley and ran from the room, slashing a handful of monsters as it did so.
The calls of “Lights of Orion Activate!” echoed behind him.
***
“Any word from the Rangers themselves?” High Councilor Renier asked Commander Stanton as the two looked over the command deck, which was frantic with activity as they raced to get the Colony ready for the Rangers return.
“No, just the AIs but they seem certain that the Rangers are going to be coming in hot and well to be frank the Rangers trust them so I trust them,” Commander Stanton answered, frowning at the readings from the engines.
“As do I. We can run if we have to can’t we Commander? My report said the engines had been repaired,” the Councilor asked, seeing the frown on the Commander face and where he was looking.
“Yes and no. They aren’t completely fixed but we can use them. Mr. Henderson made sure of that,” the Commander confirmed, “But until they’re completely fixed any use will just damage them farther,” he added, meeting the Councilor eyes, “and we still don’t know how to get out of this Lost Galaxy.”
“We’ll just have to trust the Rangers, they’ve seen us this far,” High Councilor Renier said, looking out into space, waiting.
***
“Power Rangers are real?”
“You thought we weren’t?” Mike asked in surprise, giving the almost empty docking bay a glance to make sure it was safe before he demorphed.
“I thought you were legends. But you’re not, Power Rangers are real,” Haley repeated again, her voice filled with hope.
“Yes we are, but you don’t need us. You freed most of the slaves; you took out a lot of the monsters. You can free yourselves Haley. And you’re going to have to,” Mike told her as he started leading her toward one of the remaining ships.
“What do you mean? You’re here to save us,” Haley stated confused.
“We’re not from this Galaxy and we’re trying to go home. But don’t worry; you’ll have your own Powers. All you need is hope and to believe and you’ll make it Haley, trust me,” Mike told her with a smile.
“I do,” Haley said, swallowing hard as she started walking into the ship. “Good luck Mike,” she added.
“Good luck to you to,” Mike added just as the doors slid shut.
Mike watched as the ship left, leaving him alone, but not for long as the other Rangers came running onto the deck, toward him and their Jet Jammer.
“We need to get out of here Mike! Fast!” Leo yelled jumping into the back of Karone’s pink Jammer.
“We took out Hexuba but Munity? Not so much,” Damon yelled, staring up the green Jammer even as Kai was jumping onto it, “Come on lets jet,” he urged.
“Jump on,” Maya was offered from her Yellow Jammer when Munity and a horde of Swabbies started pouring into the flight deck.
Mike didn’t waste any time jumping aboard, while the others started blasting the army chasing after them and slowing them down long enough to get away.
“You know they’re going to come after us with the…ah castle on the back of a dinosaur?” Mike said awkwardly, seeing Titanisaur for the first time.
“The Galactabeasts are right up ahead with the Astro-Megaship, that should hold them off,” Karone answered, just as they rounded a large moon to see Galactabeasts waiting.
“Mike, you take the Megaship back and get the crew back to Terra Venture, we’ll take care of Munity,” Leo ordered as they neared the ship.
“Got it. I’ll keep them safe from the flying castle in space…could this place be any more backward?” Mike joked just before Alpha teleported him away.
***
“Mr. Corbett. I’m very glad to see you, all of you,” Commander Stanton said as he and dozens of medics rushed forward when the loading doors of the Megaship opened to show Mike and the missing crew members.
“It’s good to be back, Sir,” Mike said with a smile, saluting his CO.
“How’re the rest of the Rangers? Are they with you?” Stanton asked after returning the salute.
“They may be a few minutes, they had a dinosaur to deal with,” Mike said, shaking his head.
“I…no I don’t need to know. Do we need to be ready for an attack?” Stanton questioned getting right to the point.
“I don’t know, Leo seemed to think they could take it but…” Mike didn’t finish.
“Then we wait,” Stanton finished for him.
They, and the whole of Terra Venture, waited almost an hour before the Galactabeasts and their Rangers returned, with disturbing news.
“We couldn’t take out Titanisaur. It was too strong for us,” Leo admitted regretfully to Stanton, Renier and Mike.
“Yeah, it if didn’t almost overheat we would have been the ones toasted,” Damon explained, “I don’t know how we’re going to take it out once it catches up with us.”
“We need to leave this Lost Galaxy, any progress with the spell?” Stanton asked Karone.
“No I still can’t get the spell to open the portal,” Karone said apologetically as she pushed the book away. “I’m not as good as I thought I was.”
“Don’t give up. We’ll find a way,” Mike encouraged the Pink Ranger.
“Yeah you’ll find a way to reverse it, and we’ll help,” Kai said confidently.
“I wish we could just reverse… reverse?” Karone repeated, “Reverse it…just reverse. That’s it. Why didn’t I think of that before,” Karone shouted with a smile.
“What? What did she just think of? Is anyone else lost?” Damon asked as they watched Karone flip through the book before stopping at the page with the spell.
“Reverse, as in backwards? You mean stay it backwards?” Leo asked looking at the spell upside down.
“Yes. Let’s see, Avokah…Etinalem,” Karone started, stopping when blue energy started surging around the book.
“It’s working, keep going,” Mike urged as he and the others looked on.
“Yes. Open the door home,” Councilor Renier added, her voice hopeful.
Karone nodded before going on slowly, “Avorak…Atnoek,” she finished, looking up to see nothing had happened.
“Wh-" Damon started before he was cut off when light and energy surged from the book, knocking everyone backward and away from the book, even Karone. The Book hovered in the air for a moment before completely changing into blue energy and rushing through the window out into space where it grew into a giant rip in space. Just like the portal that led them into the Lost Galaxy.
“It worked,” Stanton whispered, echoing all their thoughts before he started running for command, “set a course for portal, best speed,” he ordered over his communicator before he’d even left the room.
“You did it Karone,” Leo said praising the Pink Ranger as they all looked at the way home.
***Chapter Four***
“And I’m telling you we can’t go any faster, we’re going to kill the engines going this speed as it is, faster isn’t an option,” Damon explained to Stanton 20 minutes later.
“We won’t make it in time. There has to be a way,” Stanton answered back as he looked between the numbers and the portal, a portal that was slowly-but not slowly enough, shrinking.
“What about the Galactabeasts. They’ve helped Terra Venture move after before. Could they help us now?” Councilor Renier suggested.
“What they did before was a wild throw, we could end up missing the portal completely,” Leo responded before turning toward Maya, “think we can explain they need to do it slower?” he asked.
“We can try, come on,” Maya shouted back, grabbing Leo while dashing for the door.
“Wait, everyone wait,” Kai yelled over them causing Maya and Leo to freeze just at the door.
“What is it Mr. Chen?” Stanton asked, his voice concerned.
“The Titanisaur just appeared on the edge of scanner range, and he’s coming in fast,” Kai told the Rangers, Commander and Councilor.
“We have to stop Titanisaur before he can reach Terra Venture…” Leo yelled out before stopping and looking at Maya, “But if we fight Titanisaur the Galactabeasts won’t be able to help speed up Terra Venture, and if they help Terra Venture then-”
“Titanisaur will just destroy Terra Venture,” Karone finished for the Red Ranger
“What do we do?” Leo questioned the assembled group aloud.
“You guys help speed up pull Terra Venture. Torozord and I will deal with Captain Munity,” Mike said, flicking his wrist and bring up his morpher.
“Mike-” Leo started until he was cut off.
“We don’t have a choice Leo,” Kai told their leader matter-of-fact-ly.
“He doesn’t have to destroy Titanisaur, just slow it down, right Mike,” Karone added, narrowing her eyes at Mike, “Right.”
“Right,” Mike nodded.
And with that the Rangers scattered leaving the Commander and Councilor alone to watch.
It was less then a minute later that the Galactabeasts arrived and grabbed or latched onto Terra Venture in some way and started pulling, pushing and dragging the station closer to the portal, “I think it just may work,” Stanton said with a smile as they sped toward the gateway.
“But what about the other half of the plan?” Councilor Renier asked, pointing toward a far point where they could just make out the Torozord and Titanisaur fighting, and drawing closer with each passing moment.
“We just need a little more time,” Stanton said again.
With the Galactabeasts’ help Terra Venture was just crossing the boundary of the portal, which was growing smaller even as the station was inside it leading to a few tense moment as they searched for the other side.
“I can see it, stars again,” Councilor Renier cried out in excitement as the portal twisted and reviled a sky full of bright stars once more.
“We’re out, and back in the Milky Way,” Stanton reported a moment later, “We’re home,” he whispered to himself before turning toward one of the crewmen, “Call the Rangers, make sure they made it through okay as well. On speaker.”
“Yes Sir,” the crewmen replied. Moments later Leo’s voice filled the room.
“Commander we’re all okay, but Mike’s still in the portal, Titanisaur followed him in and-MIKE!”
They all watched as both the Torozord and Titanisaur appeared from around the last bend in the portal but unlike the station and other Galactabeasts they stayed in it as Mike seemed to plant the Torozord at the mouth of the portal, trapping the Titanisaur as the portal grew smaller and smaller, pressing in on the two large creatures until something gave and with a roar and wave of energy it snapped shut, destroying everything within it.
***The end***
Okay first off despite appearances I did not leave off at a cliffhanger. This was an AU of that happened to the Rangers and Terra Venture within the Lost Galaxy, and in the Lost Galaxy only. So I ended it more or less the way the show ended the Lost Galaxy arc (which was only an 8 episodes arc of a 45 episode show called Lost Galaxy…whatever) and the show ended with the portal closing and Torozord gone and Mike floating in space but relax he’s okay, you can breathe in space in the Power Rangers universe so it’s cool he’s fine. But that’s the story. The rest of the season plays out more or less the way the show does.