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It had been almost a week since the mid-summer dance was held at the Youth Center. Kimberly had left to return to Florida two days ago. Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa hadn't sent a monster to attack Angel Grove, but the Power Rangers knew that they would at any moment. But until then, they were enjoying themselves at the Youth Center. Adam and Rocky were sparring while Tommy was helping Jenny improve her Karate skills. Kat was teaching her ballet class and Aisha was watching Adam and Rocky. Billy and Trini, who had surprised everyone by returning to Angel Grove the previous Saturday, were chatting.

"So why did you decide to come home?" asked the Blue Ranger.

"Well, the peace talks weren't going very well, and I guess we weren't really needed anymore. We didn't seem to be doing a whole lot of good, so we were dismissed," explained the former Yellow Ranger.

"How come Jason and Zack didn't come home?"

"Well, Jason learned from another American representative of a place in Seattle where he could attempt to become a professional motocross racer. He decided he would finish high school there and pursue it. As for Zack, another American representative told him of a dance school in New York, and you know there was no way he was going to pass it up."

"Have you told the others yet?"

"No. I wanted to get reacquainted with my surroundings first." She then grinned before saying, "And I also wanted to get reacquainted with you. I've missed you."

Billy blushed. Finally, he responded, "As I have you."

"Alright, class dismissed. I'll see you next Monday," said Kat, having finished with her class. She headed for the Juice Bar as did the others. After ordering their drinks, they joined Trini and Billy at the table.

Meanwhile, at the Lunar Palace, Lord Zedd was sitting on his throne, tapping his talons on the armrest. Rita Repulsa screeched, "Zeddy, we need a plan to destroy the Power Rangers! Why are you just sitting there?"

"Will you shut up, Rita!" screamed Zedd in anger. "Can't you see I'm trying to think?"

All of a sudden, someone they didn't expect to see teleported into the throne room. Goldar and Rito Revolto had been in there with their masters when it happened. Goldar's jaw dropped as he saw who it was. "Scorpina?"

"Scorpina, what are you doing here?" demanded Zedd. "I banished you when you failed to destroy the Rangers!"

"I know, Zedd," said the scorpion-like woman with a smile. "But I have returned to you bearing three gifts."

"Oh?" said the Emperor of Evil. "And what might these gifts be. And this had better be good!"

"Oh, trust me, it is. Your first gift is this." She pulled out a sword. Rita, Zedd, and Goldar already knew that it wasn't her sword. Rito had never worked with Scorpina before, so he just looked confused.

"That just looks like a sword to me," said Rito. Scorpina smiled again.

"A sword, yes. But 'just a sword,' no. This is the Sword of Doom."

"The Sword of Doom? How did you get that?" asked Zedd. "I've spent the last 3,000 years searching for that sword!"

"I came across it quite by accident, my Lord," explained Scorpina as she told her story.

"I had been hired by the space pirate Divatox to help her in her conquest of the Planet Triforia. She had spent centuries searching for the sword like you had. Divatox believed that if she could retrieve the Sword of Doom, then it would enable her to destroy the Gold Ranger, also known as the Prince of Triforia, Trey. Of course, she hadn't told me or any of her minions about this."

"We stormed the Royal Palace of Triforia. While Divatox's forces and I did battle with Trey's forces, Divatox was able to sneak off. I noticed this and wondered why she wasn't fighting. After killing a Triforian soldier, I quietly followed her. Soon enough, she entered a hidden room in the palace, using a map she had stolen. I wasn't sure what she was looking for until I overheard her say . . ."

' . . .Yes. The Sword of Doom. After more than 800 years of searching, you are finally mine!'

"My jaw dropped. I had never been so glad to be able to betray a boss in my entire life! Divatox reached for the Sword of Doom, but I threw my sword at her first. It went right through her back. She turned to see me and said . . ."

' . . . Scorpina? You. . . traitor.'

"With that, she fell dead. I smiled and picked up the Sword of Doom."

"When I returned to the battlefield, I saw that all of Divatox's forces had been defeated. Only the Gold Ranger and a few other soldiers were standing. One of the soldiers said . . ."

' . . . Lord Trey, Divatox's forces are finished.'

'What about our own casualties?'

-'I'm afraid we're the only ones left. This war has wiped out all of our people except us.'-

'Come soldiers. We must find Divatox. If she escapes, she could rebuild her army quickly. Then she'll take Triforia for sure!'

"I then said . . ."

' . . . I'm afraid Triforia is already taken.'

"Trey instantly recognized what I had in my hands."

'Oh no. The Sword of Doom!'

'That's right, Trey. Divatox was after this the whole time. But I sort of "beat her to the punch," as the Earthlings might say. And now, it's mine!'

"With that, I easily defeated the Gold Ranger and his few remaining soldiers. And now, I have returned and wish to serve you once again."

With the story apparently finished, Zedd said, "Impressive story, Scorpina. But now that you have the sword, how do I know that you won't betray me?"

"I couldn't destroy you with this sword if I wanted to," explained Scorpina. "It can only be used to destroy good. It can never destroy evil. That's one of the reasons why it is called the Sword of Doom. Also, my other powers are nothing compared to yours."

Zedd pondered for a moment. Finally, he said, "Very good, Scorpina. I have known of the sword's history and I am pleased to know that you could never use it to betray me. I welcome you back, Scorpina."

Scorpina bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Zedd. And now, my second gift: the new, improved Putty Patrol!"

She pointed to a vacant spot in the throne room. There appeared putties that looked exactly like the ones that Zedd once used, minus the "Z" spot. "Those look just like Zedd's old putties, except there's no 'Z,'" said Rita.

"How observant you are, my Queen," replied Scorpina. "During my spare time, I've been studying how to create stronger minions. As a result, these new putties are stronger, faster, and much more difficult to defeat than any of yours or Zedd's minions in the past."

Rito wasn't so sure about that. He said, "Hey, are you saying that they're stronger than the Tengas I gave Rita and Ed here?"

"That's Zedd, bone-brain!" screamed Zedd.

Scorpina chuckled to herself as she heard the evil lord correct Rita's idiotic brother. Finally, she said, "Yes, Rito, that is exactly what I'm saying."

"Yeah?" asked the skeleton skeptically. "Prove it!"

"I will," said Scorpina with a smile. She turned to Rita and Zedd and asked, "May I?"

"Yes," answered her Emperor. "I wish to see these things in action before I send them against the Rangers. Tengas, putties, prepare for battle!"

Soon, the two groups were engaged in a battle in another room. Rita, Zedd, and their minions watched as the new putties disposed of the Tengas in less than ten minutes. "I am pleased with what I've seen," said Zedd.

"I knew you would be, my Emperor," said Scorpina.

"So what's your third gift?" asked Rita.

"That will come in due time. But right now, may I request sending the new putties to Earth? I would like to show the Rangers just what they're up against now."

"Very well, Scorpina," said Lord Zedd. "It's been a long time, but . . . send down the putties!" With that, the new putties teleported to Earth. All the villains began laughing maniacally.

The seven Power Rangers and Trini were enjoying a picnic in Angel Grove Park when the new putties appeared. They quickly stood up and got into fighting stances. "Putties?" Adam asked confused.

"I don't care what they are," said Jenny. "They are not ruining our day."

"Let's get em!" commanded Tommy. With that, the eight friends, including Trini, began to battle with the putties.

They soon learned that this was not going to be as easy as they thought.

Rocky punched down a putty and kicked another one in the chin. But one kicked him from behind, causing him to stumble. Another one kicked him in the chest, taking him down.

Billy punched one in the chest and quickly elbowed in the face one that was coming behind him. Billy took another one down with a roundhouse kick, but then another one swept him off of his feet.

Trini gracefully roundhouse kicked two putties to the ground. She ducked one that tried to punch her and punched it in the face, but another one kicked her from behind, knocking her down.

Aisha slammed two putties face-first into each other, saying, "Kiss and make up!" She then tossed both of them to the ground by their arms. Another putty tried to charge her, but Aisha leaped aside and it slammed into a nearby tree. But then two more kicked her in the chest, sending her flying.

Adam kicked two putties across the face at the same time. He then spun around and landed a punch into another's stomach, and then to the face. One tried to sneak up from behind him, but met Adam's elbow instead. But then another one punched him in the jaw.

Jenny did a leaping kick, connecting with the chests of two putties. She then punched one in the face and super-kicked another right in the kisser. She roundhouse-kicked another that was charging, but another knocked her down from behind.

Kat punched one putty in the face, then quickly turned and connected a roundhouse kick with another. She punched one that was charging her in the chest and then the face. She then turned and hit a leaping power-kick before another putty kicked her in the chest, taking her down.

Tommy hit one in the face with his elbow and then hit it again with the back of his fist. He tornado-kicked another, and hit another with a roundhouse kick. He punched away another, but another one kicked from behind.

The eight friends were gathered in a group as the putties approached them from all directions. "They're too strong," said Aisha.

"We'll need to ninja-morph," said Rocky.

Trini glanced around. "You're clear," she said.

Tommy nodded and called, "Ninja Ranger Power now!"

Once the Rangers ninja-morphed, Billy said, "Trini, you'd better get into a tree. We'll handle these things." Trini nodded. She knew when to fight and when to leave the fighting to her friends.

She ran and quickly leaped over a small group of putties. She got up into a tree and watched as the Ninja Rangers took on these stronger putties. After another grueling fifteen minutes, the putties had finally taken enough damage that they disintegrated. They demorphed and Trini approached them. It was plain to see that the Rangers were fatigued. "Are you guys alright?" the former Yellow Ranger asked.

"I'm not," said Jenny. "I feel like I just made friends with a Mack truck."

"I agree," said Adam. "We've never had that much trouble with putties before."

"Let's get to the Command Center," said Kat. "Maybe Zordon knows something."

"Right," agreed Tommy. "Trini, you'd better go back to the Youth Center. You'll probably be safest there. Try not to let on that anything out of the ordinary has happened."

Trini nodded. After making sure they were clear, the seven Rangers then touched their communicators and teleported away in their respective Ranger colors.

The seven Rangers materialized in the Command Center. Alpha was at the consoles working. Tommy immediately said, "Zordon, we've never had that much trouble with putties before."

"Yeah," agreed Kat. "They're stronger than the Tengas. And this is the first time I've ever fought them."

"Same here," said Jenny.

Zordon said, "I AM AWARE OF YOUR PLIGHT, RANGERS. I HAD ALPHA RUN SCANS OF THE LUNAR PALACE AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT SCORPINA HAS RETURNED."

"Wait a minute," said Adam. "You mean the same Scorpina who tried to use me by disguising herself as Sabrina?" Zordon nodded.

The alarms then began blaring like mad. The Rangers approached the Viewing Globe and noticed Scorpina terrorizing downtown Angel Grove in her gigantic scorpion form along with a giant Goldar and Rito. Alpha noticed the weapon in Scorpina's possession. "Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi! Look, Zordon!"

"RANGERS, THE WEAPON YOU SEE IN SCORPINA'S POSSESSION IS THE SWORD OF DOOM. IT CAN ABSORB ANY ENERGY THROWN AT IT, THOUGH IT CAN ONLY ABSORB SO MUCH AT ONE TIME. THAT ENERGY CAN THEN BE REDIRECTED AGAINST ITS ADVERSARIES. YOU MUST FIND A WAY TO EITHER RETRIEVE THE SWORD OR DESTROY IT."

"Aw man!" said Rocky. "As if the putty fight wasn't hard enough, now we have to go up against a weapon that could destroy us all!"

Tommy pushed his worries aside for the moment and said, "Come on, guys. We've got a job to do. You heard what Zordon said, we must either retrieve or destroy the Sword of Doom." He then took his position up front and said, "It's Morphin Time!"

"WHITE RANGER POWER!"

"BLACK RANGER POWER!"

"PINK RANGER POWER!"

"BLUE RANGER POWER!"

"YELLOW RANGER POWER!"

"RED RANGER POWER!"

"GREEN RANGER POWER!"

The Rangers teleported to the top of a tall building, where they stood in a straight line. They called out in unison, "We need Ninja and Shogunzord Power now!" All of the zords emerged from their hiding places. The Ninja Megafalconzord and the Shogun Megazord. Tommy, Kat, and Billy operated the Shogun Megazord while Adam, Rocky, and Aisha piloted the Ninja Megafalconzord. Jenny's Jaguar Ninjazord remained on the ground, with her inside it.

"Shogun Megazord, power up!"

"Ninja Megafalconzord, power up!"

"Jaguar Ninjazord, power up!"

"Ah, Rangers," hissed Scorpina. "I was wondering when you'd show up!" With that, she lashed her tail at both Megazords, causing them to stumble.

From her cockpit, Jenny said, "Hey, leave my brother and my friends alone, you freak!" With that, the Jaguar let loose its sonic roar. However, the energy was absorbed by the Sword of Doom, just like Zordon said it would.

"Uh-uh-uh, little Green Ranger," said Scorpina, wagging her left claw hand in disapproval. "Energy is an absolute no-no!" She then pointed the sword at the Jaguar, and fired energy back into it, and Jenny struggled to maintain control.

"Jenny!" cried Tommy. "That does it, Scorpina! If you hurt my sister, you will face my wrath!" With that, the Shogun Megazord landed a left hand, then a right, knocking Scorpina back. A left and a right followed from the Ninja Megafalconzord, knocking her down.

Goldar stepped in front of her and said, "Nobody messes with my lover and lives!" He fired flaming red energy from his sword, knocking down both Megazords.

As they got up, Rito whined, "Hey, let me in on some of this!" He then held up his sword, charged it with red lightning, and pointed it at the two recovering Megazords, shooting them with red energy.

As the Jaguar recovered, Jenny said, "Tommy, I think we could use some extra muscle!"

"Right!" agreed her brother. "Go for it!"

With that, Jenny pulled out her Dragon Dagger and played a tune, summoning the Dragonzord. It roared and swung its tail at Rito, knocking him down. Goldar then hit the Dragonzord with gold energy bolts from his fingers, causing it to stumble and roar. This allowed the Jaguar to pounce it from behind. Goldar managed to throw it off, but was struck down with shots to his back. Rito stood up and noticed that Titanus was making its way towards the three villains. Rito sent red electricity from his eyes, but Titanus weathered the storm and fired his shoulder cannons. The blasts were mere inches from Rito when Scorpina stuck the Sword of Doom in front of them, absorbing the shots.

"Thanks," said Scorpina as she redirected the energy back at Titanus, causing him to roar in pain.

Once Titanus recovered, all of the zords stood side-by-side. They were weakened, but they were going to make their stand. Zordon sent out a warning, saying, "RANGERS, IF YOU TAKE TOO MUCH MORE DAMAGE, YOUR ZORDS WILL BE DESTROYED AS WELL AS YOUR MORPHING POWERS."

"That's a chance we'll have to take," said Tommy.

"You said the same thing when the Thunderzords were destroyed," said Aisha low enough so that nobody heard her.

Goldar and Rito stood to each side of Scorpina. "Give up, Rangers?" taunted Goldar.

"Never," snarled Kat.

"But how are we supposed to beat them?" asked Rocky.

"As long as they have that sword, we don't stand a chance," agreed Adam.

Billy thought about. Then, an idea came to him. "Guys, I have an idea. It's risky, but it may be our only chance."

"What is it, Billy?" asked the White Ranger.

"Zordon said that the Sword of Doom can absorb energy, right?"

"Yeah. So?" asked the Red Ranger.

"If we channel all of energy into the sword, maybe it will overload."

"Of course!" said Kat. "Remember, Zordon said that it could only absorb so much energy at once!"

"Alright, guys, let's give it a try," ordered Tommy. "Form the Ninja Ultrazord!"

"Ninja Ultrazord, initiate transformation sequence, now!"

The Jaguar transformed to cannon mode and landed in the hands of the Ninja Megafalconzord. It then made its way onto the back of Titanus to form the Ninja Ultrazord. "Ninja Ultrazord, power up!" It then fired all of its weapons, including the cannons on the wingtips of the Falconzord and the Jaguar Sonic Cannon.

At the same time: "Shogun Megazord Fire Saber, activate, now!" The Fire Saber activated and swiped towards the three villains.

Finally, Jenny called, "Dragonzord Missiles!" She played a tune and the missiles activated and fired.

As expected the Sword of Doom began to absorb the Rangers' relentless attack. But then the sword began to glow, and Scorpina knew what would happen next. "If this sword is destroyed, it's taking your zords with it! Goldar! Rito! Help me!"

In one final, desperate push, the Sword of Doom redirected all of the energy back to the zords. Once it did so, the sword disintegrated. At the same time, Goldar fired flaming energy from his sword, fireballs from his eyes, and gold energy from his fingertips while Rito send red electricity from his eyes and a red energy bolt from his sword and free hand. The energy hit all of the zords, ejecting the Rangers from their cockpits.

The Rangers looked at themselves in horror as they demorphed. They looked up and could only watch as the Ninja Ultrazord, the Shogun Megazord, and the Dragonzord slowly fell apart and exploded. It was several times larger than any explosion the Rangers had ever seen.

The Rangers watched as the zords fell apart and exploded. The three gigantic villains watched with glee. When it was over, they looked down upon the powerless Rangers and laughed. Scorpina said, "You may have destroyed the Sword of Doom, but now that your powers have been destroyed as well, taking care of you will be a piece of cake.

Meanwhile, up in space, a large structure was making its way towards Earth, unnoticed by any earthly or alien sensors. A computer console inside the structure said, "Approaching Earth. Estimated arrival: t-minus fifteen seconds."

A figure approached the console and looked out of the cockpit. He saw his destination and said weakly, "I hope I'm not too late."

Goldar reached down to pick up the seven fallen heroes, but was stopped when a blue energy beam struck the ground between him and the Rangers. "What?" The three villains looked up and saw the structure heading towards them. It was a large pyramid-shaped spaceship. It shot more energy beams from the tip at the top.

"Trey," snarled Scorpina. "The Gold Ranger lives. I'll deal with you later. Goldar, Rito, retreat!" With that, the three villains left.

The seven teens (counting Jenny, despite being 12) watched the pyramid shaped structure fly over the city. It landed and hid in the mountains on the outskirts of Angel Grove. A streak of black mixed with gold teleported to the Rangers a short time later. There stood before them a figure in what looked to be a Power Ranger outfit. It was black with gold chest armor, gold armbands, and kneepads. His white boots and gloves had gold cuffs. The helmet had three horizontal bars connected in the middle and his belt held his Power Morpher and Power Coin, which bore the same three- barred symbol. He held a small black staff with the three-barred symbol in gold and a red orb on top that was about the size of a ping-pong ball. The bottom of the staff had a small blade. The stranger walked towards the Rangers, but then he suddenly grabbed his stomach with his free hand and keeled over in pain, moaning. The seven heroes, not knowing what else to do went over to tend to him. Tommy asked, "Hey, man, are you okay?"

(In other words, this is the Gold Ranger from Zeo, only his belt has a morpher and coin instead of his symbol.)

The Ranger said weakly, "No, I am not okay. I'm . . .dying."

Rocky held up his communicator and said, "Alpha? Alpha, do you read me?" He turned to his friends and said, "Nothing."

"The power must have gone out," Billy guessed. "The same thing happened when the Thunderzords were destroyed." Rocky then smacked himself on the head as he remembered.

"Then how do we get to the Command Center?" asked Jenny. "We can't teleport, and if we try to get there on foot, this guy'll never make it."

"Leave that . . . to me," the Gold Ranger said weakly. He somehow managed to hold up his staff. The top of the staff opened up, and gold energy came from the red orb on top. It enveloped the Rangers and they teleported away.

Meanwhile, the three villains teleported into the Lunar Palace. Zedd was furious, to say the least! "Scorpina, what happened? What was that . . . thing?"

"Something I didn't count on," answered Scorpina shrugging. "The Gold Ranger. Trey of Triforia."

"I thought you said you destroyed him!" screeched Rita in anger.

"I thought I had too," said Scorpina honestly. "I tend to forget that Ranger powers tend to slow down the process of a fatal wound."

When the Rangers got to the Command Center, they noticed that everything but the emergency power was blown out. The only thing that was operational was Alpha, and Zordon's plasma tube. Fortunately, no serious harm had befallen their mentor or their robotic colleague.

"RANGERS, THANK GOODNESS YOU ARE SAFE. BUT WHO IS THAT?"

"We're not sure," answered Tommy honestly as he and Rocky supported the Gold Ranger. "But he's dying. Get the medical bed ready, Alpha."

Alpha and Billy prepared the medical bed and Tommy and Rocky gently placed the Gold Ranger onto it. When it was done, Zordon asked, "WHO ARE YOU?" This surprised the Rangers. It seemed that Zordon had never seen this mysterious Ranger, either.

The stranger said, "Zordon, it is . . . an honor to meet you. I am Trey . . . current prince . . . or Triforia." Zordon jerked back as best as he could. This was the biggest surprise he had seen since. . . he couldn't remember.

"TRIFORIA," he said. "RANGERS, YOU CAN RELAX. WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR. TRIFORIANS ARE TRUSTED ALLIES."

Rocky then said, "No offense, Zordon, but could you please tell us what's going on?"

"GLADLY," answered Zordon. "THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, I AIDED THE PEOPLE OF TRIFORIA AGAINST A RAID BY RITA. SHE HAD MANAGED TO GET POSSESSION OF THE SWORD OF DOOM, BUT WE MANAGED TO TAKE IT FROM HER. IT HAD STAYED ON TRIFORIA SINCE THEN, GUARDED BY EVERY GENERATION TO ENSURE THAT IT NEVER FELL INTO EVIL HANDS AGAIN. AFTER RITA WAS DEFEATED, ALL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TRIFORIA AND OTHER WORLDS WERE CUT OFF BECAUSE THEY WERE A PEACE- LOVING PEOPLE. BUT I NEVER KNEW OF A GOLD RANGER."

"But, Zordon," said Kat, "is there any way we can get our powers back? Our zords were destroyed and we can't morph."

"Kat's got a point," said Adam. "With us powerless, it will be easy for Rita and Zedd to take over."

Trey overheard this and said, "I think . . . I know." The other Rangers approached him and he explained, "You must seek . . . the Morphin Mage."

This surprised Zordon. "THE MORPHIN MAGE. I ALWAYS BELIEVED HIM TO BE A LEGEND."

Trey said, "I assure you . . . the Morphin Mage is as real . . . as the ground . . . on which . . . we stand. He is the source . . . of my powers. Many years ago . . . after Rita's defeat . . . one of my ancestors . . . sought the Morphin Mage. Knowing that Triforia . . . would probably need . . . protection . . . he found the Mage . . . and acquired the powers . . . of the Gold Ranger. Upon returning . . .all methods of . . . interplanetary travel . . . were destroyed. Except Pyramidas, . . . the zord you . . . saw me flying in. A map was also kept . . . in case . . . anyone else . . . would need to seek . . . the Morphin Mage. When Scorpina obtained . . . the Sword of Doom . . . she fatally wounded me. I faked my own death . . . hoping she would leave . . . Triforia. With my people destroyed, . . . thanks to Divatox . . . I came to Earth . . . to warn you. I . . . slept in a suspension pod. . . knowing that I. . . wouldn't survive the trip. . . otherwise. But. . . I was too late."

"How are we supposed to seek the Morphin Mage?" asked Aisha. "All the power is down and we can't teleport."

"I'll . . . fix that," said Trey. With that, he shot a bolt from his staff at the computers, bringing the entire Command Center back online. The Rangers gasped in amazement. Trey then said, "The coordinates . . . for his home world . . . are in the computer. But before you go . . . I must transfer my powers . . . to someone else. Or my powers . . . will be gone forever. They are . . . keeping me alive . . . but I won't last . . . much longer. The next Gold Ranger . . . must be pure . . . of heart and spirit. He or she . . . must be compassionate . . . caring . . . and loyal."

Billy listened to Trey's words. And then it dawned on him. "I know! Trini! She'd be perfect for the powers!"

Trey smiled and said, "I trust this . . . Trini . . . is as pure . . . as you seem to believe, Blue Ranger. Hurry and seek her . . . I do not have much time."

Billy nodded and approached Alpha. "Is Trini at the Youth Center, Alpha?"

Alpha tracked her down and said, "Affirmative, Billy. Ready when you are."

Billy nodded again. Moments later, he teleported away in a streak of blue light.

At the Youth Center, Trini was watching the news while sitting at the Juice Bar. A field reporter was reporting live from the scene where the zords lay in ruins. The reporter on TV said, "Reports indicate that the Power Rangers have been defeated. It is anybody's guess when the next attack by Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa will occur. We will keep you up to date with any further information we receive."

Trini thought to herself, "Oh, Billy, I hope you're alright."

Billy then walked in and quickly approached the girl he loved. "Trini?" he asked.

Trini turned and saw him. "Billy!" She ran over and hugged him. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He then lowered his voice and said, "Can I talk to you in private for a second?"

They made their way to an empty room in the Youth Center. Billy said, "Listen, Trini, I don't have much time, so I'm going to be very blunt. Would you be willing to be a Ranger again?"

This surprised Trini. "Me, a Ranger again? What happened? Did one of the others get hurt?"

"No, but this guy we've never seen before who drove off Goldar, Scorpina, and Rito is. In fact, he's dying. He needs to transfer his powers to someone else. Our zords and our powers were destroyed in the last battle and we must travel to another planet to get new ones. You'll need to try and protect Earth until we return."

Trini nodded in understanding. "I'll do it. Let's go. If your friend is dying, we'll need to transfer the powers as soon as possible."

Billy nodded. He then touched his communicator and they teleported away, Billy in blue, Trini in white.

As soon as they arrived in the Command Center, Zordon said, "GOOD WORK, BILLY. HURRY. THE POWER TRANSFER MUST TAKE PLACE NOW."

"Help . . .me," said Trey. Tommy and Rocky did as he asked and helped him off the bed. They supported him as they helped him approach Trini. The former Yellow Ranger did the same, approaching the dying Gold Ranger. Trey said, "Trini Kwan of Earth . . . do you accept . . . the power and responsibility . . . of the Gold Ranger? Do you swear to . . . defend and protect."

Trini nodded and said, "I do."

The current Gold Ranger then said, "Then take my staff . . . and may the Power . . . protect you."

Trini took hold of the Golden Power Staff. The moment her hand grasped it, gold energy began to flow from Trey to her. Moments later, it was done. There Trini stood in the Gold Ranger outfit, feeling far more powerful than she had as the Yellow Ranger. "This is . . . incredible," she breathed.

Now demorphed, Trey smiled. He looked to be a young man, no older than 25. He had short brown hair, royal robes, and what seemed to be a scar around his left eye. It was also then that the Rangers noticed the stab wound in his stomach. They gasped in horror.

"You chose well . . . Billy Cranston. Trini, you will command the power . . . of Pyramidas, . . . one of the most . . . powerful zords. . . in the universe." He then managed to reach weakly into his robes. He pulled out a map and handed it to Adam. "This map . . . will guide you . . . to the lair . . . of the Morphin Mage. I wish you luck . . . on your journey."

The Prince of Triforia smiled one last time. And then he died in the arms of the White and Red Rangers.

Tommy and Rocky laid Trey's now-lifeless body on the medical bed. All of the Rangers gathered around him, including Trini. The new Gold Ranger took off her helmet, showing the sad expression on her face, more or less the same expression the others had. They, Alpha, and Zordon each bowed their heads and silently paid their respects to the fallen Prince of Triforia. They only knew him for a short time, but as Zordon stated, Triforians were an honorable people. Now they were extinct.

Finally, Zordon broke the silence and said, "RANGERS, I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT, BUT YOU MUST BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY TO SEEK OUT THE MORPHIN MAGE." They turned to their mentor and nodded. Zordon then said, "TRINI, YOU WILL STAY BEHIND AND PROTECT THE EARTH UNTIL THEY RETURN."

Trini nodded and the other Rangers got ready to seek the Mage and get their powers back. As they waited for Alpha to teleport them to their destination, Kat asked, "What about Trey?"

"BEING THAT HE IS A TRIFORIAN," began Zordon, "HIS BODY WILL TURN TO DUST WITHIN AN HOUR. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL TRIFORIANS DIE."

Alpha entered the coordinates and asked, "Are you ready, Rangers?" They nodded. "Teleporting to the planet Zircon now." With that, Alpha pushed a few more buttons and the Rangers teleported away in their respective Ranger colors.

When they were gone, Trini said, "Good luck, guys."

Rita noticed the Rangers teleporting away from Earth via the Repulsascope. "Zedd, take a look a this!"

Zedd shot a beam from his visor and was able to tell their trajectory. "No! They're heading for the planet Zircon. They're looking for the Morphin Mage!"

"The Morphin Mage?" asked Goldar. "But isn't he supposed to be a myth?"

"The Temple of Ninjor was supposed to be a myth and the Rangers found it," said Rito. That was probably the most intelligent thing he had said in a long time.

"For once you are right, Rito," said Zedd. "The Temple of Ninjor was supposed to be a myth. So who's to say they won't find the Morphin Mage?"

"So why don't we send the Putties to attack them?" asked Rita.

"Excellent idea, Rita, my darling!" agreed Zedd. "But why don't we add a little bonus. Let's send the Putties AND the Tengas! Together, they will destroy the Rangers and they will never find the Morphin Mage!"

With that, every villain in the Lunar Palace laughed as the Putties and Tengas set off to tear the Rangers to pieces. When the laughing had died down, Zedd said, "Let's let the citizens of Angel Grove know that their heroes are gone. Send down the Putties and Tengas to attack the city as well!"

Everyone laughed again. Finally, Scorpina said, "I'm going too, Lord Zedd. I'd like to finish off the Gold Ranger if he's not dead already."

"Very well, Scorpina," agreed her master. "You may not have the Sword of Doom anymore, but you will have the chance to finish off the last Triforian." Scorpina bowed and teleported away with the Putties and Tengas.

The alarms in the Command Center began blaring. Turning to the Viewing Globe, Trini asked, "What's going on?"

"Ay-yi-yi!" screamed Alpha. "Scorpina is attacking Angel Grove along with the Tengas and the new Putties."

"THIS IS INDEED A GRAVE SITUATION," agreed Zordon. "TRINI, I AM SORRY, BUT YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN."

"I know," said the new Gold Ranger simply. "But I must protect the city any way I can until the others can join me." She then turned to Alpha and said, "Wish me luck." Alpha nodded and Trini turned away. For the first time in a long time, Trini said, "Back to action!"

Trini teleported to one of the many battle zones in Angel Grove in a streak of black and gold light. She started battling the Putties and Tengas, staff in hand. She was majorly outnumbered, but weren't the Power Rangers always outnumbered when it came to these beasts? After fifteen grueling minutes, she was tired and was going to overpowered soon unless she did something. Usually, she was the last one to get mad, but this was the last straw.

"I've had enough of this," snarled the Gold Ranger. She looked at her staff and said, "Alright, let's see what this baby can really do." The symbol on the Golden Power Staff opened and gold energy began to enter the red orb on top of it. She then pointed it at her opponents and cried, "It's time for a Gold Rush!" Gold energy balls shot out of the staff and destroyed all of the putties and Tengas.

A voice from behind said, "Impressive trick, Trey." The Gold Ranger turned to see Scorpina standing before her, sword at the ready. "Too bad it couldn't save you last time!"

"Trey's dead, Scorpina," said the Ranger in a familiar voice that Scorpina hadn't heard for a long time.

The scorpion-like woman had a look of surprise on her face, but it disappeared quickly. An evil smile then ran across her face. "Do my ears deceive me? Could you be Trini?" She paused before adding, "I always thought you looked better in yellow."

"Same girl, different costume," responded the reborn heroine. "Now get off my planet, before I make you get off!"

"I'd like to see you try, has-been!" Scorpina then threw her sword like a boomerang, striking Trini's chest and knocking her down. When her sword returned to her, she approached her opponent, who was clutching her chest as she struggled to get to her knees. "Count yourself lucky this isn't the Sword of Doom. I'd much rather finish you off slowly anyway."

"Don't count on it, scorpion-freak!" screamed Trini as she struck Scorpina's chest with the bladed end of her staff. Scorpina looked at her chest in horror as she saw that not only was her outfit torn, but she had a gash as well.

"You'll pay dearly for that!" shrieked Scorpina as she sent fiery eyebeams into her armored hand and shot the energy from her palm.

Trini rolled out of the way just in time and said, "My turn." Once again, energy from her staff went into the red orb and as she shot the gold energy balls at Scorpina, saying, "It's time for a Gold Rush!"

The energy struck Scorpina, knocking her down. She sat up and snarled, "I'll be back!" With that, she teleported away.

When she was gone, Trini said tiredly, "I'm glad that's over. Now to take care of the rest of the Putties and Tengas." She then teleported away to stop the rest of Rita and Zedd's minions.

The seven teens landed on the surface of the planet Zircon. They expected it to be a barren wasteland, but to their surprise, they were standing in the most beautiful rainforest they had ever seen!

Taking in the scenery, Jenny breathed, "This is beautiful! Too bad we can't stay long."

Tommy nodded and said, "I know." He then turned to Adam and asked, "Where are we, Adam?"

Looking at the map that Trey had given him, the Black Ranger said, "I believe we're in the Tranquility Rainforest. It looks like our destination is a dormant volcano."

Looking out over some of the smaller trees, Billy said, "That must be it right there." The others gathered close to him and saw what he was pointing at.

"Let's hope so," Adam said. "Cause if it isn't, we may not make it back to Earth in time."

"Let's go, guys," said Tommy. "Earth's depending on us."

They trekked through the rainforest for almost an hour. Adam and Aisha walked hand-in-hand, Billy took over the map duties, and Rocky and Jenny just chatted, trying to pass the time. Tommy and Kat walked side-by-side. Tommy kept glancing at the Australian girl, thinking to himself, "Man, she's gorgeous." Kat stopped and looked into a trickling stream. Tommy approached her and asked, "Hey, are you okay?"

The pretty blonde shrugged and said, "I guess so. Tommy, I know I'm supposed to be strong, but I'm scared. I mean, for all we know, Trini could be dead, and Rita and Zedd could be rampaging the city even as we speak. I haven't felt this powerless since Master Vile made us into kids. And even then, we had some hope. But this situation isn't something that Zordon and Alpha can just fix with a little tool."

"I know what you mean," said the White Ranger. "I know all too well what it's like to be powerless. But we'll find this Morphin Mage. One way or another, we'll get our powers back, and then send Rita and Zedd back to Hell where they came from."

The Pink Ranger smiled and said, "You're certainly the optimist."

Tommy returned the smile and said, "Well, somebody has to be." He then paused before adding, "Kat, just in case we don't make, there's something I want to tell you."

"What?"

The most unexpected thing then occurred: Tommy pulled Kat into his arms and locked his lips with hers in a deep and passionate kiss. Kat eyes widened with shock at first, but she soon let herself fall deep into the kiss. When they finally pulled apart, Tommy said, "Kat, I love you. I have since I first saw you, even though you were under Rita's influence and I was dating Kimberly at the time. When she sent that letter to break up with me, I was crushed. I thought I could never love again, but my Mom convinced me otherwise. After the letter, and even before it, I tried to deny my feelings for you, but I can't do it anymore. When Billy and Jenny convinced me to ask you to the dance, I wondered if I was just using you as a replacement for Kim. But now I believe . . . no, I know that you are the one I belong with."

Kat didn't know what to say. Finally, she smiled and a tear rolled down her cheek. "I . . . I love you too, Tommy."

She then threw herself into his arms and he held her tight. For a few minutes, time seemed to stand still. Finally, Tommy said, "C'mon. Let's get back to the others."

Kat nodded and the two lovebirds caught up with the others Rangers walking hand-in-hand. Jenny and Rocky's conversation stopped when they turned and saw the White and Pink Rangers. They smiled at each other knowingly and went back to their previous conversation, not wanting to snoop in on their privacy.

The Rangers were about a mile from the dormant volcano that they believed was where the Morphin Mage resided. But they stopped dead in their tracks when they heard the caw of a Tenga. The Rangers looked up and saw the Tengas touching down around them. They got into fighting stances, ready to defend themselves, when the Putties teleported in as well.

"Great," said Rocky. "As if those new Putties weren't bad enough, we've got deal with Tengas as well!"

"We were so close," said Jenny.

Adam shook off his fear for the moment and said, "Let's take these beasts!"

"Spread out!" ordered Tommy. The seven powerless heroes scattered in all directions and tried to fend off their attackers.

For about twenty minutes, the Rangers actually didn't do too badly against the mess of Putties and Tengas. Each Ranger got their fair share of hits in on their opponents, but they just kept coming back for more. One Tenga dived at Jenny, but she ducked and it slammed into a tree. Another one, however, grabbed her by the shoulders and began to fly with her. "Put me down!" screamed the young Green Ranger.

"Jenny!" cried Tommy. He could only watch as his sister did everything she could to get free.

"There's too many of them!" yelled Aisha as two Putties began overpowering her.

"We need our powers!" cried Adam as three Tengas began to overpower him.

"Let me go!" Jenny yelled. This time, it seemed to be more out of anger than fear.

The six other Rangers could do nothing to help her as they were overwhelmed by Rita and Zedd's minions. But then a voice cried out, "Cease fighting!"

All fighting stopped and the Tenga that had Jenny dropped her. She landed on her feet and turned toward the source of the voice, as did everyone else. There stood before them a ghostly image of a long-haired, bearded, old man in a long robe holding a staff. He then held up his staff and white light spread all over the area. From the points of view of everyone on the battlefield, everything went black.

Lord Zedd and Rita watched Trini as she battled all the Putties and Tengas that were spread throughout the city. It was plain to see that she had not lost a step in her absence. She battled Zedd and Rita's minions for almost an hour while Scorpina was getting her wound treated by Finster. Trini battled them, only using the energy blasts from her staff as a last resort. That was one of the rules of being a Power Ranger: Never escalate a battle unless forced.

Rita whined, "That has-been is beating up the Putties AND the Tengas all by herself, Zeddy!"

"That may be so, Rita," said Zedd. "But she's also wearing herself down. A downside to Zordon's silly rules."

"But what about her zord?" asked Rita. "That pyramid could mean trouble for us."

"I know," agreed her husband. "Let's have Finster create a weak monster. Just to see what it can do. Then maybe we can find a weakness to it."

"Excellent idea, Zeddy!" screeched Rita. She turned and cried, "Finster!"

"Yes, my queen?" said the scientist as he rushed into the throne room out of breath.

"Create a weak monster for me. I want to see what the Gold Ranger's zord can do."

Finster didn't really understand the reason why she'd ask to create a weak monster. Nevertheless, he said, "As you wish, Empress Rita." He then headed back to his lab.

Trini teleported back to the Command Center, out of breath. Alpha approached her and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'll be fine," said the Gold Ranger. "I just hope the others get back soon."

Zordon said, "ALPHA, PREPARE THE MEDICAL BED. TRINI, I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO LIE DOWN. AFTER FIGHTING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, YOU WILL NEED ALL THE REST YOU CAN GET."

Trini nodded as Alpha got the bed ready. Trini lay down and took advantage of whatever breathing time she could get.

She had barely been lying down for 15 minutes when the alarms began blaring. She immediately got up and approached the Viewing Globe. "What now?" she asked.

"Ay-yi-yi!" said Alpha. "A new monster has grown in downtown Angel Grove."

"I'll take him out," said Trini.

Concerned, Zordon asked, "TRINI, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE UP TO THIS?"

"I have to be," said the Gold Ranger with tired determination. "I'm the only chance the city has right now."

"VERY WELL. GO NOW, AND MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU."

Trini nodded and said, "Back to action!"

Trini landed near where the new monster, a bird monster, flew over the city. The Gold Ranger held up the Golden Power Staff and cried, "I call upon the Power of Pyramidas!"

The pyramid-like zord emerged from its hiding place in the mountains. Trini leaped into the cockpit and said, "Pyramidas, power up!"

Pyramidas made its way towards the bird-monster. It cawed and attacked Pyramidas with its talons and beak. "You're not taking me down!" said Trini with determination. A blue beam then shot from the tip on top, throwing the bird-monster off. As it slowly made its way to its feet, Trini cried, "Pyramidas, fire!" A blue energy beam then shot into the sky. Lightening bolts then struck the ground, each bolt moving closer and closer to the bird-monster. When the bird monster finally realized what was going on, one of the lightening bolts struck it. It fell to ground and exploded.

"Something tells me that was too easy," said Trini before she made her way back to the Command Center.

The unconscious Rangers were slowly coming around. Tommy was the first to get his bearings as he realized that each of the Rangers were being held by energy bonds. He guessed that they were inside the volcano, even though they looked to be in a cave. His friends all mumbled and moaned as they realized what was going on. "Oh, my aching head," said Jenny.

"Are you guys alright?" asked Tommy.

"I'll ask the questions around here," said a voice. The Rangers looked up and saw the ghostly old man that they had seen earlier materialize in front of them. He walked toward the seven heroes with an angry, hateful glare on his face. He said, "I am the Morphin Mage. Who are you? And why do you seek me?"

Tommy spoke up for everyone. "We are . . . well, we WERE the Power Rangers of Earth. Scorpina destroyed our Zords and our powers with the Sword of Doom. Trey of Triforia and our mentor Zordon sent us here to seek you out in hopes of restoring our powers. We were hoping you would help us. Lord Zedd and Rita could be taking over our planet at any minute."

The Mage's expression never changed, not even when Tommy mentioned Zedd. His cold glare sent chills through Jenny as she said, "I don't think he believes us."

Finally, the Morphin Mage's supposed anger vanished. He shook his head before saying, "I know you speak the truth, young one. For I am all- knowing."

Aisha looked confused and asked, "Then why did you go through all this trouble?"

"That is not of your concern," said the Mage as he freed the Rangers with energy from his staff. "What is important is that you receive your powers as soon as possible. If we do not hurry, your planet is doomed. Follow me."

They walked toward a passageway. The next room they entered, they saw that there was no ceiling above. The sun was shining through. Apparently, they WERE in the volcano. The Mage tapped his staff on the ground and they began to descend downward. Once they touched ground, the Mage stepped off their platform and began walking through an underground passageway, the Rangers close behind. They finally came to a large square room. All around were statues of other elderly men and women. There was a circle in the center of the room.

The Mage stepped into the middle of the circle. "Gather around me," he said. Each of the Rangers did as they were told. Once they were in position, the Mage smiled. Lightening-like energy bolts then came from his staff, seven bolts landing at the feet of each Ranger. Once they struck, the Mage and the seven Rangers began to rise up on pillars.

When they finally stopped, the Morphin Mage said, "Each of you has proven to Zordon, as well as to myself that you are worthy of holding the Power. Now, you must prove it to yourselves. Each of you will undergo a trial. Each trial will be different, but the purpose will be the same: to prove that you are indeed worthy of being called the Power Rangers. Now, close your eyes and concentrate." The seven heroes each did as they were told. The Mage closed his eyes as well as white light came from his staff, enveloping everyone into blackness.

Billy opened his eyes and realized that he was at the Youth Center. That was strange, but what was stranger was that the place was completely empty. He saw that he was on the sparring mats. Before he could figure out what was going on, a voice said, "Move it, dweeb!"

He turned to the source of the voice and realized that it came from Tommy! Jenny was alongside him, both with hateful expressions on their faces. Billy's mouth moved, but he couldn't speak. Jenny said, "Hello? Did you hear my brother? He said move it!"

"You should never have been a Ranger," said another voice from behind. He turned and realized that it had come from Rocky. Adam and Aisha were close by, all three of them looking just mad as the Olivers. "You never could cut it . . . and you still can't!

Aisha said, "At least when Jenny joined the team, she knew how to fight. You? You couldn't even defend yourself!"

"The only reason Zordon picked you was because of your brains," said Adam.

"He also picked you because you were the only one available," said an accented voice. Billy already knew that it belonged to Kat. He turned to her and she said, "Exactly what he saw in you at the time, I'll never know."

"I don't even know why I stood by you all that time," said another voice. Billy turned and couldn't believe that even Trini was in on this. Billy felt like crying, but he was determined not to let it happen. The Asian girl said, "There were so many battles we could've won without you. And so many monsters we could have finished more quickly if we hadn't had to worry about your sorry butt."

Billy hung his head. He couldn't believe he was hearing this from all of his friends, especially the girl that he loved. But he knew that every word they said was true; he had been a hindrance in the beginning. But his mind had made up for so much of what he lacked physically. It also. . . wait a minute. It was then that something occurred to him. He looked up and smiled. The others looked at him with confused expressions on their faces. Jenny asked, "Why are you smiling?"

Billy chuckled lightly before saying, "You're right. In the beginning, I couldn't fight. Not unless I was morphed. And you're right, there were many battles that you could've won without me. But there were also many battles that you could've LOST without me. If it weren't for my scientific genius, Zedd and Rita would have run this planet into the ground a long time ago. So, I guess you should thank me for being as smart as I am."

Billy smiled one more time as the others looked at each other dumbfounded. Then the scene disappeared, surprising Billy. The next thing he knew, he was surrounded by blue light. The Morphin Mage materialized before him and smiled. He said, "Congratulations, William. You have conquered your greatest fear: Being rejected and unappreciated by your friends. Now, take that which is yours." He then disappeared.

Billy's helmet appeared on his head. Then, his Blue Ranger outfit began to materialize from his head down to his toes. It was identical to the uniform he was so accustomed to wearing, but he felt power like he never felt before! He looked at his gloved hands in amazement and then heard the sound of a beast. What he saw caused his jaw to drop: It was his old Triceratops Dinozord! He then heard the Morphin Mage say, "The power of the Triceratops is yours once again, Blue Ranger. May it guide you well in your battle against evil." Billy smiled underneath his helmet as the Triceratops gave its battle cry once again. And then, everything went black.

Jenny opened her eyes and saw that she was in the living room at her house. But then she realized that the place was a wreck! "Tommy! Mom!" she screamed to herself. She found them in front of the couch and gasped in horror. There lay her mom and her brother, dead. Jenny knelt beside them and cried. She looked at their lifeless bodies. She was afraid to turn them over and figure how what did them in. She asked, "Who could've done this?"

"Me," said a cold, cruel voice. Jenny looked up and couldn't believe her eyes.

"D . . . d . . . dad?" she asked in horror. He was holding a gun.

"That's right, Jenny," said Mr. Oliver. He threw down his gun and said, "Consider yourself lucky I used all the bullets on them. And now that your mom and Tommy are out of the way, I'm taking you with me!"

He grabbed her by the arm as Jenny screamed, "Let me go! Or I'll . . ."

"Or you'll what? You wouldn't hit me. I'm your father!"

This was the last straw. She yelled and landed a hard kick right into his testicles. As he fell to his knees, he said, "I . . . didn't think . . . you had the . . . guts."

Jenny then screamed and kicked him right across the face, knocking him down. Enraged, the 12-year old began to pound on his face unmercifully, tears pouring from her eyes. She finally stopped when she realized that her abusive father was now on the brink of death! She stopped and took several deep breaths. "What am I doing?" she asked herself.

"Go on . . ." said Mr. Oliver weakly. "Kill me."

Jenny closed her eyes and said, "No. It is enough that you are battered and bruised. I'll let the cops take you out my life."

The scene disappeared, causing Jenny to open her eyes. She stood up and was suddenly engulfed in a green light. The Morphin Mage appeared and said, "Congratulations, Jennifer. You have faced your fear of your father and come out victorious. You have indeed shown bravery, strength, and wisdom beyond your years."

The Mage smiled and disappeared. Once he did, Jenny's helmet appeared on her head. As with Billy, her Green Ranger uniform began to materialize, giving her power stronger than the Ninja Power! She looked at herself and smiled beneath her helmet. A roar then pulled her out of her reverie. She couldn't believe what she was seeing! "Dragonzord!" she exclaimed. "I thought I'd lost you, old buddy."

Jenny then heard the Mage say, "May the strength of the Dragonzord serve you well, Green Ranger." The Dragonzord roared again before blackness fell.

Aisha opened her eyes. She looked around and noticed that she was in the same cave that she, Adam, and Rocky were in when they were captured by Lord Zedd after moving to Angel Grove. She saw that nobody was there but her. Or so she thought.

Hello, Aisha," said a voice. She turned and gasped when she saw her two best friends standing in front of her. But this was definitely not the Adam Park and Rocky DeSantos that she knew. They were clad in medieval armor. Aisha guessed that this is what they would have looked like if the snake Zedd had tried to use on them had succeeded in making them into his horsemen. Adam, the previous speaker, smiled evilly and asked, "So, what to do you think?"

Aisha was at a loss for words. Finally, she managed to ask, "Wh . . . what happened to you?"

"We're Lord Zedd's horsemen now, stupid," said Rocky, confirming Aisha's guess. "You were supposed to be one too, but for some reason, that stupid snake slithered off of you and bit us first."

"No," said Aisha in disbelief. "That snake was destroyed!"

"Look again, girl," said Adam as he pulled the snake out from behind him. He slowly trekked toward her and said, "Come now, be one of us. You wouldn't hurt your two best friends now, would you?"

"No, I wouldn't," said Aisha weakly. Then she snapped and said, "Because you two are NOT my friends! And you, Adam, or whoever you are, are NOT the boy that I love!" She then lashed out and kicked the snake from Adam's hands. She roundhouse-kicked Adam and ducked a punch from Rocky. She punched him in the stomach and then in the face. Another hard kick took him down. As they lay on the ground, Aisha said with a tinge of regret, "Sorry, guys, but I had no choice. I promise you, I'll find a way to bring both of you back." She closed her eyes and let a tear fall as the scene disappeared.

Aisha was then surrounded by a yellow light, which snapped her back to reality. She then saw the Morphin Mage appear, a smile on his face. He said, "Well done, Aisha. Conquering your greatest fear, losing your two best friends to the cause of evil, has proven your worth."

He disappeared and Aisha's helmet appeared on her head. She watched with eyes wide as her Yellow Ranger uniform slowly materialized on her body, the same process that Billy and Jenny had already gone through. She could feel power stronger than she had ever known. She looked at herself in awe, when a roar got her attention. She looked up and gasped as a huge yellow machine stood before her. She then heard the Mage say, "The power of the Saber-toothed Tiger is yours, Yellow Ranger." Aisha smiled underneath her helmet and the zord roared again. Aisha didn't notice blackness falling around her.

Rocky woke up and rubbed his eyes. Once he got his bearings, he realized that he was in an empty Youth Center, sitting at the Rangers' usual table. He was confused, but he didn't really know what to do. So he sat there and waited.

"Hey, Rocky," said a female voice. He turned and saw that the voice had come from Aisha, as she made her way to the table, the others close behind, except Trini. They didn't look to be in a good mood.

"Hey, guys, what's up?" he asked confusedly, not really knowing why his friends were looking at him they way they did.

Kat said, "We need to speak to you about your eating problem."

"What eating problem?"

"Look at what you've got on the table," said Adam.

Rocky was confused, but looked anyway. He looked shocked as he realized that the table was literally covered with all his favorite foods. That hadn't been there a minute ago! "Did I order that?" he asked with surprise.

Jenny rolled her eyes and said, "Rocky, how can you be such a pig? Pretty soon, you won't be able to walk, much less fight a Tenga."

"Jen's right, Rocko," said Tommy. "Pretty soon, you won't even look like a Ranger with all that weight you're going to put on."

"Affirmative," agreed Billy.

"I did NOT order this!" said Rocky defiantly as he got in their faces. He then admitted, "Okay, so I do eat a lot. But that's part of who I am. And I am NOT going to change that!"

"Suit yourself, Rocky," said Tommy. He then grabbed Rocky's wrist and they teleported to the Command Center.

When they got there, Rocky noticed that Zordon was not in his plasma tube. Alpha wasn't there either. "If you're not going to change the way you eat, then it's time we get a new Red Ranger," said Tommy. He then turned to an unlit part of the Command Center and called, "You can come out now!"

A figure emerged from the shadows and walked toward the Rangers. Rocky's jaw dropped as he realized who it was. "Jason?"

"That's right," said the former Red Ranger. "I'm taking back what is rightfully mine. I mean, I didn't regret going to the Peace Conference, but what was I thinking when I gave you my power? As soon as I heard about your bad eating habits, I took the first flight home."

"You can't do this to me!" protested Rocky.

"Too late!" said Adam.

"Remember, you brought this all upon yourself," added Aisha.

"She's right, Rocky," said Kat. "If you had at least TRIED to change your eating habits, this wouldn't be happening."

Rocky hung his head and said, "There's more to me than just eating. You're just too blind to see that." He then raised his head up and looked around in surprise as the scene vanished.

The next thing Rocky knew, he was engulfed in red light. The Morphin Mage appeared and said, "Rockwell, you have done it. You have conquered your greatest fear: Rejection and neglect from your best friends." He smiled and disappeared.

Once he did, Rocky's helmet appeared and his Red Ranger outfit materialized onto his body, ala his other three teammates. Rocky looked at himself and smiled as he felt power flow through him that he had never felt before. He looked up when he heard a roar. He looked on in amazement and astonishment as a mechanical tyrannosaurus-rex stood before him. The Mage's voice said, "May the power of the Tyrannosaurus protect you, Red Ranger." The t-rex roared again and then blackness fell.

Adam opened his eyes and found that he was in Angel Grove Park. He turned and saw the other Rangers, minus Trini, playing football. He wondered where she was, but shrugged if off for the moment and walked towards them. "Hey, guys," he said waving to them. This caused them to stop playing.

The others looked at him as if they didn't know him. "Are you Adam Park?" asked Tommy.

"Of course I am," said Adam, not liking the direction this was heading. "Why do you ask?"

"I'm surprised you didn't blush," said Jenny. "Normally, you can't say two words without turning ten shades of red!" Adam looked embarrassed as the others laughed.

Barely able to speak through his laughter, Billy said, "Look at him! He's redder than the surface of Mars!" They laughed harder.

When they quieted down somewhat, Adam said, "I thought we were friends." They laughed again, harder than ever.

"Us? Your friends?" said Rocky, trying to control himself. "Give us a break!"

Aisha then asked, "Why would we even THINK about being friends with you?" This hurt Adam, coming from the girl he loved. But he tried not to show his pain. She then said, "If you weren't so quiet and shy, maybe we would be."

"Aisha's right," agreed Kat. "Shy people suck! I'd rather listen to Billy's techno babble than your stuttering!"

Adam felt tears welling up, but he held them back. He finally gathered his courage and said, "If this is how you're gonna treat me, I don't want to be friends with you!" He then turned and stormed off. He closed his eyes, feeling the tears threatening to fall. He wiped his eyes and blinked them open. He then looked around in astonishment as the scene vanished before his very eyes.

When the scene was gone, Adam was enveloped in a black light. He saw a smiling Morphin Mage appear. "Adam, you have done well. You have conquered your greatest fear of abandonment. And now you are rewarded for it." He dematerialized.

Adam's helmet then appeared on his head and he watched as he was clothed in his Black Ranger suit. As power stronger than he had ever felt flowed through his body, his amazement was interrupted by an elephant-like sound. He looked up amazed at what he believed to be his new zord. "Incredible," he whispered to himself.

The disembodied voice of the Morphin Mage then said, "The Mastodon will serve you well, Black Ranger." Adam looked at the zord in astonishment as it gave another cry before blackness succumbed.

Kat opened her eyes and realized that she was in the hallway of the hospital. She didn't understand what she was doing here, but she noticed an open door. She couldn't help but notice that her friends were in the room. Adam and Rocky held Aisha close as she cried and Billy stood at the foot of a bed, his head hanging low. The four of them were blocking Kat's view so that she couldn't see Tommy. She also wondered where Jenny and Trini were but decided that now wasn't a good time to ask. She slowly approached her friends and quietly asked, "What happened here?"

Rocky then glanced over at her with a hateful glare. Before she could ask what was going on, he said, "Why don't YOU tell US what happened . . . murderer."

Kat gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Did he just say what she thought he said? She stuttered, "Wh . . . what do you mean?"

Billy then turned to her and said, "Don't give us that crap! Look!"

He moved out of the way and saw Tommy cradling a lifeless body. Kat nearly had heart failure as she realized that it was Kimberly! With his tears dried up, Tommy asked with grief, "How could you, Katherine?" He then asked more angrily, "How could you?"

"How could you have done this to her?" asked Aisha through her tears. "We trusted you."

"What are you talking about?" asked Kat in fear.

"As if you don't know," said Adam coldly. Normally, he was the last one to get angry, but no one could blame him here. "Alpha and Zordon saw the whole thing on the Viewing Globe. They were checking up on Kimberly and they saw her fall off the balance beam. They saw you standing there laughing. Dang it, you laughed!"

"It makes perfect since now," said Tommy as he and the others approached her. "You stole Kim's Power Coin, didn't you? You stole the Falconzord, didn't you? You let Rita take control of you!"

"I . . . I'm sorry," said Kat as she hung her head in shame. A tear began to roll down her face.

"A lot of good that's gonna do us, now," said Billy.

"A lot of good that's gonna do Kimberly," add Rocky.

"I know," said Kat as she put her hands to her face and let the tears fall. "But that's all I can say." She looked up to face them again, but to her surprise, the scene disappeared.

Kat then found herself in a pink light. The Morphin Mage appeared, smiling. He said, "I congratulate you, Katherine. By conquering your greatest fear of succumbing to Rita Repulsa's influence, you have earned what is rightfully yours." As with the others, he disappeared.

Kat's helmet appeared and her Pink Ranger outfit began materializing on her body. She smiled as the power flowed through her, stronger than before. A cry got her attention and she looked up to see a pink winged machine hovering above. The Mage's voice said, "The power of the Pterodactyl is yours, Pink Ranger. May it protect you in your struggle against evil." Kat beamed with pride as the Pterodactyl cried again before the world went black.

Tommy opened his eyes and looked around. He realized with horror that he was in the Command Center! It was in complete ruins! He looked up and saw Zordon's shattered plasma tube. He knew that his mentor had either somehow escaped or was dead. He stepped away in fear and tripped. He realized that he had tripped over Alpha. Or rather, what was left of him. His robotic friend was in pieces all over the place. "Please be a dream," he said to himself. He closed his eyes in hopes that he was asleep.

When he opened his eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was in Angle Grove Park. His relief was short-lived when he looked around and saw dead bodies. And not just the bodies of anyone. These were the bodies of the Rangers, or everyone who had been a Power Ranger! They were all morphed and helmetless. He approached each one, silently praying for one of them to be alive.

He came upon Trini first. He felt pity for her, for she had been one of the nicest people he had ever met. He was confused when he saw that she was in her old Yellow Ranger uniform instead of her current Gold Ranger outfit, but that didn't matter right now. It didn't take long to find out what had killed her: Her head had been cut off. The expression on her face seemed to be that of pleading, which was something you didn't often see from her. He then approached the next of his fallen friends.

He came upon Zack and immediately saw what had done him in: His Power Axe had been gouged through his chest. His facial expression was one of shock and betrayal.

He then came upon the first Red Ranger: Jason. It wasn't clearly visible as to what had done him in. He approached his best friend and was surprised that his face wasn't as agonizing as the first two. Instead, Jason's eyes reflected the determination he had in life. He picked up Jason's body and held it to him in a hug. That's how close they were. He whispered, "Sorry, bro. I don't know what happened." He put him down and saw that he had dried blood on his hand. He then turned Jason over and saw that the back of his skull had been crushed in. He shivered with fear as he went to check on the next body.

He came up to Aisha and what he saw almost made him puke: Her arms, legs, and head had been literally ripped from her body! It was no surprise to him to see her look of pain. He wondered who could have done that to his kind and cheerful friend. He decided that he didn't want to find out.

He then came up to Billy and saw almost immediately how he had been killed: His head had been ripped off. That was easy to see, being that when Trini's head was cut off, the marks of whatever had been used were visible. As with Aisha, his face reflected pain.

Next, he approached someone in green, lying facedown. He said to himself, "Oh no. Please don't let it be her." His hopes were quickly shattered as he saw that it was indeed Jenny, his sister. He saw a large stab wound, about the same size of Trey's that protruded through her stomach all the way through her back. The look on her face showed pleading and sadness. Tommy held his sister's lifeless body in a hug, shedding a tear as he did so. He then placed her down to rest.

He saw Adam and Rocky lying near a tree. It was immediately visible that they had been cut in half, causing Tommy to shiver. Their expressions of shock were almost too much to bear. He then noticed the handle of a sword or knife lying nearby, covered in leaves. He picked it up and examined it. Tommy went white as it realized what it was: The Sword of Darkness! The same Sword of Darkness that had bound him to Rita's spell as the evil Green Ranger! "It can't be!" yelled Tommy in fear and disbelief. "This thing was destroyed! Who did this?"

"You," said an accented voice. He turned and saw two of the most important people in his life: Kimberly and Kat. He noticed that they were both covered in blood, wearing their Pink Ranger uniforms, glaring at him hatefully.

Seeing their expressions, Tommy slowly asked, "Wh . . . what happened here?"

Storming up to his face, Kim said, "What Kat said: You! You did all of this!" She then punched him down, surprising him. "You killed all of your friends! You even killed your own sister! How could you have done this? Why spare us?"

"But . . . if you're not dead, . . . why are you covered in blood?" asked Tommy.

"Don't give us that crap!" scolded Kat. "We showed you the dead bodies of all our friends, and you laughed the whole time!"

"We thought you loved us," said Kimberly, on the brink of tears. "You let you dark side take control again! How could you?" She then let the tears fall. Kat held her to support her as a few tears fell down her face as well.

Tommy had went white when Kim mentioned his dark side. He stood up and said, "But I learned to control my dark side a long time ago. You helped me get my life together, Kim. And I DO love you. Both of you."

"Just get out of our lives!" screamed Kat. "We never want to see you again! The Tommy Oliver that we loved is dead and you killed him!" They then walked away crying and angry.

As the tears began to well in his own eyes, Tommy said, "If this is what you think of me, you ARE NOT the one that I fell in love with!" He then closed his eyes and let a tear roll down his cheek. Unbeknownst to him, the scene vanished.

Tommy was snapped back to reality as he realized that he was engulfed by a white light. He saw the Morphin Mage appear, who said, "Zordon was right in choosing you as leader of the Power Rangers, Thomas. By conquering your greatest fear, not being able to control your dark side and rejection from the two women you love the most, you have proven to yourself that you are indeed a worthy leader." He smiled and disappeared.

Before Tommy could say or do anything else, his helmet appeared and then his White Ranger costume materialized onto his body. He beamed with pride as he felt power stronger than anything he had ever known flow through his body. He then heard a roar and looked up. What he saw made him want to cry as his old White Tigerzord stood before him. "Awe man," said Tommy in amazement. "This is awesome!"

He heard the Mage say, "You once more control the power of the White Tigerzord, White Ranger." Tommy smiled as the Tigerzord roared again. And then, blackness fell one last time.

The Rangers all opened their eyes and saw themselves in their uniforms, feeling stronger than ever before.

"We did it!" exclaimed Aisha.

"Our Morphers are online!" said Billy.

"This is so cool!" said Jenny.

"We're back!" declared Rocky.

"This is amazing!" breathed Kat.

"I second you on that!" agreed Adam.

"We got the Power!" said Tommy.

"Congratulations, Rangers," said the Morphin Mage with a smile. "I take it that you are pleased with your new powers and zords?"

"But, Mage," said Billy. "Those zords look like our old Dinozords."

"Indeed they do," said the Mage. "But you will find that these are stronger, sleeker, and more advanced than any zords you have ever piloted or will pilot again. And unlike your Ninja Powers, which were bonded to your Power Coins and your bodies, these powers are bonded to your very souls as well as the Power Coins. Also, if your Power Coins fall into evil hands, you will not be in physical danger. These powers can never be taken from you, no matter what. The only possible way to lose these powers is to pass them on to a successor or in death. Now, you must return to Earth. I believe your Gold friend could use your help." The Morphin Mage then shot bolts from his staff and the Rangers teleported away in their respective Rangers colors. When they were gone, the Mage said, "Good luck, Rangers."

Zedd and Rita were discussing what they could do to get Trini and Pyramidas out of the way. "How about we recreate some of our strongest monsters," suggested Rita. "Surely six of them should be able to take down one lame pyramid."

Zedd pondered for a moment. He nodded and said, "Yes, Rita. Let's do that. Have Finster remold Horri-Bull, Ra-zor, and Inferna. I'll search through Angel Grove to find something to use to reactivate Tigra, Serpentor, and Nimrod, the Scarlet Sentinel." Zedd got up from his throne to begin his search while Rita went to call her scientist. The Evil Emperor soon found what he would need. "Excellent. Now, live again, my minions!" He laughed as he sent energy from his staff and recreated three of the Power Rangers toughest opponents. But no sooner had he done so, he saw seven streaks of colored light heading for Earth. He didn't need his visor to know who it was.

"No!" screamed Zedd. "The Rangers must have succeeded in finding the Morphin Mage!"

Rita overheard this. "What?" she screeched as she looked through the Repulsascope. They had just entered Earth's atmosphere. "We've got to stop them, Zeddy!" she said looking up. "They'll ruin everything!"

"We will, my dear," said Zedd. "Once Finster's monsters join my own, we super-size them!" he growled as his staff gleamed red.

Trini was lying on the medical bed in the Command Center while Alpha and Zordon kept watch over the city, ready to alert her. But Trini stood upright as she saw her seven friends teleport in.

"Rangers!" exclaimed Alpha. "You made it!"

"And not a moment too soon," agreed Trini as the others removed their helmets.

Billy quickly approached her when he saw her fatigue. "Are you alright?"

"I'll be fine," reassured the Gold Ranger. "I'll just need to rest once this is all over."

No sooner had she said that when the monster alarm starting blaring. The Rangers instinctively approached the Viewing Globe. "What's going on?" asked Tommy almost immediately.

"RANGERS," said Zordon, "IT SEEMS THAT RITA AND ZEDD HAVE RECREATED SIX OF THEIR BEST MONSTERS TO TERRORIZE THE CITY. YOU MUST STOP THEM BEFORE TOO MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE TO ANGEL GROVE."

Tommy nodded and said, "We're on it. Back to action!"

Once they got to the scene of the attack, Rocky, Billy, Adam, Kat, and Aisha stood in a straight line and called, "We need Dinozord Power now!"

As in the past, the Tyrannosaurus burst from a volcanic pit. The Mastodon emerged from a patch of ice. The Pterodactyl burst from an active volcano and flew towards the scene of battle. The Triceratops approached the battlefield from the desert. And finally, the Saber-toothed Tiger ran through the jungle, ready to fight. Each Ranger leaped into their individual cockpits.

"Mastodon, power up!"

"Pterodactyl, power up!"

"Triceratops, power up!"

"Saber-toothed Tiger, power up!"

"Tyrannosaurus, power up!"

"Alright, guys, let's bring em together!" ordered Rocky. And just like the original Dinozords, the new ones formed into a tank.

Jenny stood nearby and pulled out her Dragon Dagger. "Time for Dragonzord Power!" She played a tune on her dagger's flute, summoning her new Dragonzord. It emerged from the sea as it originally did. It roared and went to join its comrade.

Trini held up her staff and cried, "I call upon the Power of Pyramidas!" When Pyramidas emerged from the mountains, it rolled toward the battlefield. Trini leapt inside and said, "Pyramidas, power up!"

Tommy, Saba in his right hand, held his left hand in the air and called, "Tigerzord, power up!" The new White Tigerzord emerged and ran toward the battlefield. Tommy leaped onto the zord's head and hung on for the ride.

Nimrod saw the White Tigerzord and would have smiled if she were capable of it. She said, "So, White Ranger, we meet again!" She fired powerful energy at him, but the Tigerzord somehow avoided the shots.

"Whoa!" said Tommy as a stray blast narrowly avoided taking his head off. "I know when to get out of the frying pan!" With that, he made his way into the cockpit of his new zord. "Tigerzord, convert to Warrior Mode!" With that, he placed Saba into a console, initiating the transformation from tiger to humanoid. Once it was done, the Tigerzord warrior used its sword to clash with Nimrod's staff. After a few clangs, the Tigerzord finally struck down the Scarlet Sentinel. When she fell, Tommy said, "Feels like old times, eh, Saba?"

"Yes, indeed!" said the talking sword enthusiastically.

Meanwhile, Horri-Bull and Tigra double-teamed Pyramidas. Though they did manage to rock its world, it was obvious that this was indeed one of the strongest zords they had ever faced. Pyramidas shot blue beams from its tip, knocking both monsters down.

Serpentor spit Venom at the Dragonzord as it strode towards him. The venom scored a direct hit, but it only seemed to enrage the Dragonzord. It swung its tail at him, knocking him down. Ra-zor slashed the Dragonzord from behind with his sword-arms, but again, it only seemed to provoke Jenny's zord. The Dragonzord landed a hard left, then a right. Another left finally knocked him down, and the Dragonzord roared.

Inferna saw the Megazord's Tank Mode rolling towards her. "Ah, Rangers," said the master of flame. "I've been waiting for another chance to melt you down!" She attacked with every fire attack she knew, but the Megazord tank weathered the storm.

"You're not pushing us around this time, Inferna!" declared Rocky.

He and his four companions then cried, "Megazord Tank Mode, fire!" As they commanded, the tank fired all of its weapons, knocking down Inferna.

Rocky then called into his communicator, "Hey, Tommy, what's say we finish this?"

"I'm with you, Rocko," agreed the White Ranger. "Jen, Trin, what about you?"

"Ready when you are, big bro!" called the Green Ranger.

"Let's do it!" agreed the Gold Ranger.

"Alright, guys," ordered Tommy, "Let's finish em off!"

"Megazord, Battle Mode!" declared the five Rangers inside the Megazord tank cockpit. With that, the tank transformed into its warrior form. As in the past, the Triceratops and the Saber-toothed Tiger formed the legs. The Mastodon formed the arms. The Tyrannosaurus formed the body. Its head tucked into its chest, allowing the Pterodactyl to form a sort of chest plate. When the t-rex head had tucked into the chest, another head was revealed. The sides of this head folded forward, completing the sequence. "Megazord, power up!"

As the four zords stood side-by-side, ready to perform their duty, the Rangers in the Megazord cockpit cried, "Power Sword!" The sword flew down from the sky and stabbed into the ground. The Megazord picked it up and the Rangers cried, "Power Sword, power up!" The sword was then charged with energy, and with two swipes, destroyed both Inferna and Ra-zor. Both monsters fell to the ground and exploded.

"Pyramidas, fire!" ordered Trini. A blue beam flew into the sky. Lightening bolts then struck the ground, each one moving closer and closer to its target. The last bolt reached Nimrod, destroying her.

"Dragonzord Missiles!" declared Jenny. She played a tune on her flute and the missiles activated. All of them fired, destroying both Serpentor and Tigra.

"Now, it's my turn," said Tommy as he took a sphere from a console behind him. He placed it into a chute in front of him and said, "White Tiger Thunderbolt, fire!" The mouth of the Tigerzord, which was on the chest, then charged up and fired. The blast tore into Horri-Bull. He slowly fell down and exploded. The four zords turned away and stood triumphantly. The day had been won.

Or had it?

"I don't BELIEVE THIS!" screamed Lord Zedd as he slammed his right fist on the armrest of his throne. "Every time it seems that we'll finally destroy those Rangers, what happens? They slip right through our fingers!" Rita moaned the whole time.

Zedd then pointed to Scorpina and said, "Scorpina, I blame YOU for today's failure. I should blow you to BITS right now!"

"If you do, you'll regret it," said the scorpion woman in her own defense. "I anticipated failure on this day. This is where your third gift comes in." Scorpina then reached into her pocket and pulled out an orange crystal. She then said, "This is a rare omnidyte crystal. It can be used to power any type of machinery. Namely, a certain demon of destruction with a few, how should we put it, power issues." She smiled an evil grin.

Zedd wasn't sure what she was talking about at first. Then, it hit him like a rock. "Serpenterra? You mean you've found a suitable power source for Serpenterra?" Scorpina nodded. Zedd then asked, "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

The proud villainess then answered, "Because I wanted to see if we could defeat the Rangers today. And if we failed, I knew that you would want to destroy them yourself." She then knelt at Zedd's throne and offered the crystal.

The Emperor of Evil took the crystal and chuckled lightly to himself. He looked at the omnidyte crystal for a few seconds and said, "Leave us, all of you. Finster, stay here. I wish to speak with you."

Scorpina stood up and bowed, as did Goldar and Rito. Finster watched as they left the throne room, wondering what Lord Zedd wanted with him.

"Finster."

"Yes, my emperor?"

Zedd handed him the crystal and said, "I want you to increase security around Serpenterra. I don't want Zordon figuring out what I'm up to. And then I want you to install that crystal into Serpenterra. Understand?"

Finster bowed and said, "As you wish, Lord Zedd." He then turned away and headed back to his lab.

When he was gone, Zedd motioned for Rita to sit on his lap, which she did. When she was settled, she asked, "So, Zeddy, do we send Serpenterra once it's energized?"

"No," answered her husband. "Not yet. Let's wait a few weeks for the Rangers to get off their guard. We'll bombard them with the Putties and Tengas. Maybe throw in an occasional monster. And then, when they least expect it . . ." his staff glowed red as he chuckled slightly, " . . . we take Serpenterra and put an end to those brats once and for all!"

"Ooo, how brilliant Zeddykins!" screeched Rita. She and her husband then laughed.

When they settled down, Zedd shot a bolt from his staff, a glass appearing in the hands of himself and his wife. "A toast," he proposed as the glasses clinked.

"To the end of the Power Rangers!" finished Rita. They then laughed and took a drink.

Meanwhile, back at the Command Center, the Rangers were gathered. Zordon said, "I CAN NOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM, RANGERS. THROUGH THICK AND THIN, YOU HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY MADE THE SPIRITS OF ALL THE PAST RANGERS EQUALLY PROUD." Their mentor smiled.

"Thank you, Zordon," said Adam with a smile.

"It's good to have you back, Trini," said Billy as he patted the Asian girl's shoulder.

"It's good to be back," agreed the new Gold Ranger. "I just wish Trey were still here with us."

"I AM SURE THAT HE IS WATCHING OVER EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND I AM CERTAIN, TRINI, THAT HE HAS LEFT HIS LEGACY IN GOOD HANDS."

"Man, this is like a whole new beginning," said Jenny with a smile.

"IT IS INDEED," agreed Zordon. "MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU, NOW AND FOREVER."

Trini held out her hand and asked Tommy, "Shall we?" The White Ranger smiled and nodded as he placed his hand on hers. Kat joined in, followed by Billy, Jenny, Aisha, Adam, and Rocky.

Gold, White, Pink, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black, and Red cried out as one:

"Power Rangers!"