Amorg's counter came with devastating force. His mechanically-enhanced fist slammed into Farza's chest, sending crimson sparks flying from his suit. But the Lieutenant wasn't done – he followed through with a brutal combination, each strike enhanced by corrupted X-Force energy.
"Is this all a Ranger can do?" Amorg taunted, his cybernetic eye glowing with malice. His arm transformed into a blade, slashing across Farza's chest in a shower of sparks. "You're not worthy of that power!"
Farza tried to block, but Amorg was too strong, too experienced. A vicious kick sent him flying through a stack of steel containers, the metal crumpling around him. His suit's warning systems blared as damage accumulated.
"Now, watch as I destroy your friend's pathetic creation!" Amorg turned his attention to Juan's drone, which bravely continued its assault despite being outmatched.
"Farza, get up!" Juan's voice crackled through the comm. "The drone can't take much more!"
Amorg's arm cannon charged with sickly green energy. "Goodbye, little toy." The blast erupted with devastating force, catching the drone dead center. The explosion scattered its components across the battlefield like fallen leaves.
"No!" Juan's voice cut out as his creation fell, leaving only static in Farza's helmet.
Farza slammed his fist into the ground, struggling to stand. His whole body ached, and his suit sparked with damage. "Juan... I'm sorry... I couldn't protect..."
But then something extraordinary happened. His Z-Watch began to pulse with an energy he'd never seen before – not the familiar crimson red of his Ranger power, but a brilliant azure blue that lit up the night like a newborn star.
"What's happening?" Dy Syrian called from above, her broom wavering in the sudden energy surge.
The blue energy spiraled around Farza like a protective cyclone, responding to his desperate need to protect his friend's creation. It felt different from his normal powers – more advanced
"Warning! Energy signature exceeding normal parameters!" Amorg's scanners blared as he stepped back, raising his arm to shield his cybernetic eye from the intense light.
The blue energy exploded from Farza's Z-Watch like a tidal wave, washing over the scattered remains of Juan's drone. The broken pieces began to float, drawn together by an unseen force. But they weren't just reconnecting – they were transforming.
Metal morphed and expanded, ordinary components transmuting into gleaming Z-Force alloy. Circuits rewrote themselves with ancient power, and simple mechanics evolved into something far beyond Earth technology. The drone reconstructed itself piece by piece, but now it was something more – a perfect fusion of Juan's brilliant engineering and pure Z-Force energy.
"This is impossible!" Amorg fired at the reconstructing drone, but his shots dissipated harmlessly against its new energy shield. "No human technology can channel Z-Force like this!"
Farza watched in awe as the drone's transformation completed. What had been a simple helper robot was now a sleek, powerful machine that hummed with the same blue energy coursing through his Z-Watch. Its frame gleamed with intricate patterns that looked almost alive, and its movements had become fluid and graceful.
"Farza..." Juan's voice returned, filled with wonder. "The drone's systems... they're incredible! The Z-Force isn't just powering it – it's evolved it! But how?"
The newly evolved drone zipped through the air with impossible speed, leaving trails of azure light in its wake. It moved like it had a mind of its own, almost like it was dancing through the battlefield. This wasn't just a machine anymore – it was a true Z-Force creation.
In that moment, as blue energy continued to pulse from his Z-Watch, Farza felt something he hadn't since becoming the Red Ranger – pure, unshakeable hope. Whatever this new power was, it had transformed more than just Juan's drone. It had shown them that they were capable of so much more than they imagined.
The battle was about to change.