ZEKE

He'd arrived home to find his father covered in blood. Thankfully, he seemed to be alright. Casey had arrived right behind him. As Zeke stared at his father in confusion, Casey wrapped him in a hug.

"Thank God," she mumbled.

"What happened?" Zeke asked.

"Kat," his father replied.

"What about her?" Zeke asked.

"It was Kat... She slashed my throat..." His father seemed to be in shock. Zeke couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"What? Why would she do that?"

"She's turned..." Casey said in an eerie whisper. "Katherine has given in to her dark side."

"But... She's a Power Ranger!" Zeke protested.

"When Kat first came around, she was Rita's puppet," his father said. "She nearly destroyed Kimberly. After she helped cause an accident that could have seriously injured Kim, she changed... She admitted the truth and broke Rita's control... Just like Tommy, Kat chose to be good, and when Kim left us, she picked Kat to take her place... But apparently, she's lost her mind."

"What do we do?" Zeke asked. "If Kat's really evil... We have to warn Katie and Tommy!"

"I'll tell my brother what happened," Casey said. "Rocky... How did you survive?"

"Sage... It was all Sage. She sensed I was in danger and she saved me... Like you would have," his father said.

"But Sage isn't here... And she's not a Shaman yet. How did she do this? Even I had difficulty reaching you from a distance."

"I don't know... She's strong, Casey. And I owe her my life... I died. She brought me back."

Zeke froze. "You... What?" He demanded.

"I bled out, Zeke. I felt myself stop breathing and I know my heart stopped. Sage brought me back."

Zeke had never been so terrified in his life. His dad had died... Actually died. He was here now only because his friend had freaky hippie powers like her mom that had somehow activated to save him. Zeke didn't have anyone else. His dad's parents had died a few years back and his mom hadn't been able to run away from him and his dad fast enough. She had big dreams and they were holding her back. Zeke barely ever heard from her and he couldn't imagine what would have happened if she had to be tracked down to take him in. Adam and Casey were his Godparents, so maybe he'd have been left in their care, but he could just as easily have ended up in the system like Josh. Zeke shuddered as he realized how close he'd come to losing his dad and possibly everything else. He flung his arms around his father, not caring about the blood, and started to cry, not caring about that either.

"I'm okay, Zeke," his father promised him as he held him. "Everything's going to be okay."

"You can't leave me," Zeke said through his tears. "Promise me! Promise you'll never leave."

"I'm not going anywhere, Zeke. I promise. I'm okay. Everything's okay."

"I have to find Thorn," Casey said gently as she stroked Zeke's hair affectionately. It was remarkably soothing. "Take care of each other." She left them alone.

Zeke continued to cry, unable to stop now that he'd let himself start. He always held the pain of his mother abandoning him in and buried it deep, but on the rare occasion he let it out, it threatened to destroy him. That combined with the reality that his father had technically died that day was too much to handle. He had to let it out or he'd go insane. His father patiently continued to hold him and neither of them said a word until Zeke had calmed down.

"Pizza?" His dad asked.

It was so simple, so ridiculous, and so normal for his father to suggest that such an emotional outburst could be resolved with pizza that Zeke laughed. "Pizza," he agreed. His dad was alive. Everything else would be okay.

THORN

He still couldn't breathe. Thorn sat outside the hospital trying to process what had happened. His boyfriend had died in his arms... Caleb was gone. He'd never hear his laugh again or feel him running his fingers through his hair. It was over. Thorn had never been so broken in his life.

He noticed a boy standing a few feet away looking as upset as he felt. The boy saw the tears in Thorn's eyes and asked, "Are you okay?"

"No," Thorn admitted. He had no energy left to lie. "My... My boyfriend just died." Had he just come out to a total stranger? Yes. He decided in that moment never to deny who Caleb had been to him ever again. He had deserved better than that in life, and he was going to at least give him that respect now.

The boy looked at him with sad eyes. "I lost mine, too," he said.

Thorn stared at him. It wasn't so odd, really. They were at a hospital. People died all the time there, so coming across someone else who was grieving made sense. Maybe the Universe his mom always talked about had put them in the same place at the same time.

"What happened?" Thorn asked cautiously.

"He got into an accident. "

"I'm sorry... Caleb... He... He had some sort of allergic reaction. They don't know what caused it yet."

"That's harsh." The boy paused. "I'm Taylor." He extended his hand.

Thorn shook it. Suddenly, he felt more drawn to Taylor, although he wasn't sure why. "Thorn," he said.

"That's a really hot name," Taylor said with a laugh.

"Um... Thanks?"

"Thorn... Do you want to go somewhere quieter with me?"

Thorn wasn't sure why, but he was compelled to say yes. Suddenly, he wanted nothing more than to run as far away from this hospital as he could get. He took Taylor's hand and let him lead the way.

CASEY

She would have gone straight in search of her son, but her phone rang. "Casey..." Adam said, his voice cracking.

"What's wrong?" Casey asked.

"Sage needs you... She's in a coma."

"Saving Rocky must have been too much for her... Oh, my poor girl..."

"Troy said it's more than that. After she saved Rocky, she tried to save Caleb. I have no idea if it worked, but that's when she slipped into the coma."

"Two souls? Oh no... Adam, I don't think Caleb was meant to be saved... And with her having already saved Rocky... The Gods will be angry. They aren't going to just let her go this time."

"Casey... Can we save her?"

"In the most technical sense, no. None of us can go where she is without risking making it worse... But I can try to keep her alive until she can find her way back. I can keep healing her soul, and I have a friend who can keep her body alive. It's her best chance."

"Hurry, Casey. Troy's trying to anchor her, but I can see how quickly it's draining him."

"I'm on my way. I'll call my friend and have him meet me there." Casey prayed she wasn't too late.

ZEDD

He laughed at how well his brilliant plan was going to turn out. He knew this wouldn't fail. The Power Rangers were vulnerable. Now was the time to strike!

"Taylor's well on his way to completing his task," Zedd said proudly. "Our son is such a delight." He stroked Aisha's leg. After they'd trapped her in his and Rita's prison realm, Zedd had used magic to force her to produce four children for him. He'd aged them all and was setting them loose on their first mission. Taylor was the younger of the two boys. He was loyal enough, as long as Zedd made it clear what he'd do to Aisha if Taylor defied him. The girls, who were the two youngest, obeyed him for the same reason. These children wanted to protect their mother from any further torture. The oldest boy, however, enjoyed inflicting pain and being evil. He made Zedd incredibly proud.

"Soon, the power coins will be ours!" Zedd declared. "Our children will not fail. No one can resist their powers of seduction for long. And if they do fail, we'll just have to destroy them and start over."

"Don't hurt them," Aisha begged.

"Did I give you permission to speak?" Zedd demanded.

"No," Aisha said quickly. "I'm sorry."

"What was that?"

"No, my Lord... I'm sorry, my Lord." Aisha stared at her feet.

"That's better." He liked keeping the former Yellow Ranger as a pet. She may have changed her destiny, but Rita and Zedd remembered both realities. Aisha had been quite the little pest in her time as a Power Ranger. This revenge was glorious.

KENNY

He wasn't sure what had come over him. He didn't know Tye. She was just some girl he'd run into, but all of a sudden, he'd felt compelled to bring her to the last place he wanted to be... His father's house.

Kenny sat on his old bed with this girl he'd never met before. She started getting very physical very fast, and Kenny pulled back. "Tye, wait... Why are we doing this?" He was so confused. He knew this was wrong, but he couldn't seem to stop.

"I don't know... It just feels right," Tye said. She went for his zipper.

"Tye... I don't do things like this. Ever."

"I don't either."

"No, I mean... I... I haven't... I've never..."

"You're a virgin?" She hesitated for a minute.

"I'm really busy... I know it's super lame, but I don't exactly have time for things like this... And I... I sort of wanted to wait until I got married." He was embarrassed. This beautiful girl wanted him. Why was he being so lame?

A person's first time should be special, he thought. He didn't want this. What was wrong with him? Why couldn't he tell this stranger no?

"Why wait?" She asked. She started to do more again. Kenny's head was fuzzy. He couldn't think straight.

The last thing he clearly registered was Tye saying, "I'm sorry. You seem like a really nice guy." Then, he blacked out.

ZEKE

He needed air. Zeke went for a walk to clear away the last of his nervous breakdown. He saw a girl coming toward him. "Hi, Zeke," she said.

"Do I know you?" Zeke asked in confusion.

"My name is Tye...And I want to get to know you."

Something seemed off about this girl. Every instinct inside of him was screaming at Zeke to run. As Tye touched his arm, however, he couldn't.

"Don't you want me?" She asked.

Zeke hesitated. Her touch felt good... Too good. Why the hell were his hormones suddenly out of control? He took a deep breath.

"I'm not in the mood," Zeke said firmly.

"Why not?" Tye asked playfully, touching him again.

"Because my father died today!" He snapped at her. All of the emotions hit him again. This time, instead of allowing them to break him, he found strength in the pain. He closed his eyes as he clung to his power coin. He thought of his father. He thought of Maddie, who was the only girl he really wanted if he was being perfectly honest with himself. He'd been crushing on her for awhile now. He clung to them with every ounce of his self-control and it gave him the slightest edge against this girl.

"Go." Tye said.

"Huh?" Zeke asked.

"Go! Run! Get out of here before I change my mind!"

He saw the way she was trembling. This girl was terrified of someone. "Tye... Wait. I can help you," Zeke said. "Whoever you're afraid of, I can protect you."

"Just go! He's angry... Your friends are in danger. They're after the power coins. Get out of here before he comes!" She shoved him for emphasis.

Zeke wanted to stay behind to protect her, but if someone was really trying to steal the power coins, he had to warn the others. Protecting their powers meant protecting the world, and he knew that had to come first. He immediately teleported to the Command Center.

THORN

How had this happened? Thorn felt tears running down his cheeks as he allowed Taylor to try to make him forget his pain. This is wrong, he thought.

Taylor kissed him and wiped away his tears. "It's okay," he whispered. "Use me, Thorn. Just use me to forget."

"Please..." Thorn whispered. "Please make it stop hurting... Please... I can't breathe anymore..." He was sobbing harder now. He would have felt pathetic, but Taylor shared his loss. Surely he would understand? "Please..." He whispered again. He hated himself for it. Caleb had just died. What the hell kind of a person would act like this so soon after the person they claimed to love died? But Taylor made the pain ease up a little, and Thorn needed that so desperately right now...

By the time Thorn felt his energy rapidly fading, it was too late. "No..." He said. "No. What are you?"

"If you fight it, you'll only lose energy faster," Taylor said. "Just relax. It'll be over soon."

Thorn tried to fight. He knew enough about the supernatural to understand that Taylor must be some sort of incubus. Unfortunately, he wasn't sure how to fight him. As he began to black out, Taylor grabbed his power coin and Thorn was helpless to stop him.

"Sorry, Guy," Taylor said as he shoved the coin in his pocket and fled. Thorn blacked out before he could do anything else.

MADDIE

She was walking home when a tall guy she'd never seen before approached her. "Hello, Maddie," he said.

"Um... Who are you?" Maddie asked. She was fairly certain she didn't know him.

He stroked her arm. It felt a little better than it should have, but Maddie pulled away. "Let's have some fun, Beautiful," he said instead of answering her question.

"No thanks," Maddie replied firmly. She started to walk away. He grabbed her.

"You want this."

"Not even a little," Maddie said. "You're not my type." She broke his hold with a swift kick to his shin.

He was angry now. The power and raw evil radiating off of him was terrifying. Maddie had never felt anything so dark before.

"You're not going anywhere!" He pulled her against him.

She was scared. The feeling was alien to her, because it wasn't just a small fear she could push aside. She was paralyzed by it. You're the Yellow Ranger. You're tougher than this! She scolded herself. She was the daughter of the original Red Ranger. She couldn't give in to her fear. Jason would be so disappointed in her...

"You want this!" He said again.

She could feel her hormones kicking in. Somehow, this bastard was manipulating her. No! Maddie thought. Not today, scumbag! She was still scared, and she held on to that fear because it was stronger than his magic. With a hard kick to his groin, Maddie escaped and ran for her life.

She felt the power coin fall out of her pocket. She knew she should go back for it, but he was back on his feet, and he looked homicidal. Maddie had to choose between saving herself and saving the power coin. It destroyed something in her when she chose her physical safety. She continued to run until she got to Jason's Dojo.

He was just leaving as she got there. "Jason!" She shouted. She ducked past him into the safety of the building.

"Maddie?" Jason stared at her. "Sweetheart, what happened?"

"Someone attacked me," Maddie said. "He... He kept touching me and..."

Jason's face turned unreadable and she knew he was ready to kill. "Did he hurt you?" He asked.

"No... No, I got away."

Jason wrapped her in his arms. "It's okay, Maddie. You're safe now."

"I dropped it!" Maddie cried suddenly.

"Dropped what?"

"My power coin. He has it, Jason!"

Jason hugged her tighter. "We'll get it back," he promised. "Let me take you home."

"Mom's out of town... She's trying to track Aisha down."

"Look, the kids are with Zack and his family at the hotel. I can stay with you, or you can crash at my house. You shouldn't be alone."

Maddie nodded. "Your place," she said. She figured this guy would be less likely to look there than at her house. She didn't let go of Jason's hand as he led her to his car. "Thanks, Dad," she said.

Jason smiled at her. It was the first time she'd called him that, but if there'd ever been a time it felt right, it was now. "Anytime, Maddie. You're always welcome in my house."

She was still terrified, but she kept that to herself. She knew as long as she was with Jason, she'd be safe.

JOSH

He got a text from Zeke saying someone was coming after the power coins, so he'd hidden his in the one place he knew it would be safe... His father's safe. The only way in was with the code.

Five minutes later, as he locked up Tommy's garage, he was confronted by a girl. She walked up to him. "Look," she said. "I know you don't want me to touch you, so here's your choice. Give me the power coin and I won't hurt you."

She couldn't have been more than eleven. "No," Josh said. "I'm not doing that."

She tried touching him, going right for his zipper. Josh jumped back. He didn't want to hurt her, but he also didn't want her to touch him. Zeke had told him what they were trying to pull.

"Maybe he'll listen now," a boy said.

"Help me, Taylor. He's not reacting," the girl said.

"His fear is stronger than any hormones he might have," the boy called Taylor said. He was probably Josh's age. He was definitely more of a physical threat than the girl. He grabbed Josh and pinned him against his body before encouraging the girl to touch him.

"No..." Josh whispered.

"You can stop this, Josh. We don't have to hurt you. Give us the power coin and you can walk away. We'll let you go."

"I can't," Josh said. "I won't give it to you."

"Then we'll have some fun. We'll make you cry... And we'll still take what we want."

"Go ahead." Josh took a deep breath. "Whatever you do, I've survived worse... And you'll never find it."

Things were about to escalate. He was terrified, but it didn't matter. He had to protect his power coin. The safety of the world depended on keeping those coins out of the hands of evil. Josh closed his eyes as a tear slipped by him and tried to pretend he was anywhere else.

ANGELINE

She couldn't interfere. She knew she couldn't... But when Angie saw Josh willing to sacrifice his own safety, she had to step in.

She appeared suddenly and cast a spell to put Josh to sleep so he wouldn't see her. "Leave him alone!" She shouted at the people before her. "Go. Leave this place."

"Make us, Princess," Taylor practically spat at her.

"I gave you an order!" She pulled Josh away from him and carefully laid him down on the ground. "That's enough of this."

"Look, you may be safe as Rita's precious savior, but we're not! If you don't let us do this, Tessa's screwed."

"She'll be fine."

"He tortured Tye because she failed to get the red power coin. The only reason she's alive is she got the pink one. If Tessa goes back without the blue coin, he'll kill her... But he'll torture her first." He stared at Tessa, the youngest of the bunch. Angie saw genuine fear in his eyes. "You're safe... You don't know what it's like for us! We're just his toys! He uses us and he doesn't care about us!"

She knew so much more than her half-brother could understand. "I get that. They may treat me better than they treat you, but I grew up in foster care, and that sort of thing happens all the time."

"Right. Whatever, Princess. You don't understand us. And now, he's going to kill Tessa! But he'll rape her first."

Angie's heart ached. "But she's, what, eleven?" She asked. Was her father really just like the monsters she'd met growing up?

"Yeah. He doesn't care about that. And our mom can't help us and Rita doesn't care about us. No one does."

"I do."

"Sure. If you say so."

She sighed. "Leave him alone and I'll get you his power coin." She knew how Josh's mind worked. There was only one place he'd have hidden it. "Go. I'll get it to you."

Taylor glared at her, but he took Tessa and left. Angie looked at Josh. She slipped into the garage and carefully put the code into the safe. She'd seen Josh open it. She pulled out his power coin and hid it in her pocket.

"I'm so sorry, Josh," she whispered. "I saved you... But I have to save Tessa, too." Betraying him broke something in her. It shouldn't have bothered her. She was supposed to be evil... She hated the Power Rangers for trapping her parents and for laughing as an innocent child had died, but Josh hadn't been part of that. He was her friend, the kind boy who'd saved her from a would-be rapist and other bullies. She couldn't turn her back on him, but she'd just stolen the very thing he'd fought so hard to protect.

"She's only a little girl..." She whispered. "I know you'd understand... But... I'm still sorry." Using a levitation spell, she picked him up and carried him to his room, tucking him safely into his bed before leaving. He'd wake up eventually. Until then, at least he was out of danger.

KENNY

He woke up with his mind still fuzzy. He couldn't remember what had happened at first, but he knew he was in his old room. As he heard his father come in the door downstairs, panic kicked in. Kenny quickly barricaded the door, an old habit he'd gotten into when his father was at his worst.

"I have to get out of here," he mumbled. He realized he was naked, something that hadn't fully registered as the instinct to protect himself had kicked in. That raised all sorts of uncomfortable questions. What the hell was going on?

He found his clothes and got dressed quickly. Flashes began hitting him. There was a strange girl... They'd started kissing... Then it had escalated... Had he...? Had they slept together? Kenny shook his head. They couldn't have... He wouldn't have done that, especially with a stranger.

As his father started coming up the stairs, Kenny knew he couldn't focus on that. He had to get out of there. That was all that mattered. He'd have to figure out the rest later. He climbed out of his window and used the tree he had used to sneak out so many times before to escape.

JOSH

He woke up in his bed. He was covered, alone, and confused, but he was pretty sure he hadn't been violated. He ran down to the garage to check the safe. His heart sank as he realized his power coin was gone. It was impossible, but somehow, they'd stolen it.

He sank to his knees and tried not to panic. What would happen now? He was powerless. He'd spent too much of his time in the last three years that way. He wished his dad were there, but he was at the Command Center... A place Josh could no longer get to on his own. As this hit him, Josh started to cry. He was still crying when Kenny got home.

"What's wrong?" Kenny asked.

"I tried to stop them... But they stole my power coin," Josh said numbly.

Kenny paled. He slipped his hand into his pocket. "Shit..." He whispered.

"They stole yours, too?" Josh asked.

"It's missing... But I don't remember much," Kenny said. The way he was shaking told Josh he remembered enough. Josh immediately pulled himself together.

"It'll be okay," he said. "We'll get them back. Whatever happened, Kenny... It's not your fault."

"Nothing happened except I screwed up," Kenny said. "I'm tired. I'm... I'm gonna go to bed."

Josh didn't stop him. He knew the look in Kenny's eyes. He needed space. He also knew that what had nearly happened to him had almost definitely happened to Kenny. He wanted to comfort him. After all, he understood... But he knew Kenny wasn't ready to let anyone in and he respected that. When the time was right, he'd be there for him. Until then, he needed to figure out a plan. At least two of them had lost their power coins. They had to get them back.

KATIE

It was Jayden who broke the news. Katie could tell by the look on his face that it was bad. "What happened?" She asked.

"To start... Sage is in a coma."

"But she was fine!"

"She saved two lives today... Caleb's and Rocky's."

"I don't understand..."

Jayden sighed. "Katie... Your mom turned evil. She killed Caleb, and Rocky found proof, so she killed him. Sage brought him back, but when she tried to save Caleb, she got stuck in the coma."

"Did it work?"

"He vanished from the morgue, so I'd guess that's a yes."

Katie sighed. She wasn't surprised her mother had turned. She knew she had it in her... But that didn't make it any easier. "Is my dad okay?"

"He's trying to be. I think he's pretty freaked out, but he's staying strong for the team. Are you okay?"

"I knew this was coming, in a way. I'll be fine. Tell me more."

"Several people on the team had their power coins stolen," Jayden said.

"What?! How?"

"The best we can tell is someone sent a group after them... Possibly a group of siblings. They seem to have some sort of succubus and incubus abilities, and they seduced them."

"Who did they get? Zeke, I assume? He's a hornball."

"No, actually. Zeke resisted the one who went after him. His power coin is safe. In fact, other than you and Sage, who are both safe in the hospital, Zeke was the only one whose coin wasn't stolen."

Katie was stunned. "All of them? Thorn?"

"They used his grief... The guy pretended he'd lost his boyfriend, too. Thorn's kicking himself. He's furious, too... I don't think he knows Caleb may be alive."

"What about Josh?"

"They tried... He doesn't know how, but he blacked out. It seems like it stopped there, but they got his coin."

Katie was relieved Josh hadn't been hurt, but furious his coin had been stolen. "Maddie?"

"She kicked the guy in the balls and escaped, but she dropped her coin."

"That's my girl... But damnit, they have her coin, too..."

"Kenny went straight to bed. Josh is pretty sure it was bad. But his coin's definitely missing."

"So we have three coins... One Ranger is in a coma, one is Zeke, and then there's me... Shit." Katie took a deep breath and slammed her wrists on the table, shattering her casts.

"What are you doing?" Jayden asked in horror.

"What I have to. My team needs me. Use magic. Stabilize my leg. I'm going to catch that bitch I call a mother and get the coins back. In the meantime, we need a team... Talk to Troy. See if his team will come help. They can channel other Rangers, including the original team. They might be able to fill in."

Jayden didn't argue. Her leg felt better, although her hands really hurt. She called her father. "Sign me out or I'll just teleport," she said. He knew better than to argue. He'd been a team leader enough times to understand why she needed to do this. One way or another, Katie was going to get the power coins back and make her mother pay for her betrayal, but first, she needed to get out of that hospital.