Everything was finally back to the way it should be. Tommy Oliver had just regained his Green Ranger powers and could fight alongside his friends once again. It couldn't be denied that knowing eventually his powers would be gone for good, that Zordon would no longer be able to recharge his powers, was bittersweet but Tommy tried not to focus on that. Being a ranger gave him a great sense of purpose and he was going to treasure it for as long as he was able to. While he was glad that being a Ranger meant he could spend more time with his friends, he would be lying if he said there had been one person in particular he had been looking forward to seeing more than the others. He had feelings for Kimberly Hart for a long time before finally working up the nerve to kiss just after losing his powers. While it was most assuredly enjoyable, the kiss didn't magically make things work between them. Ranger battles and after-school activities had consistently gotten in the way of them ever going on an actual date. At this point, they couldn't be described as any more than friends, friends that cared deeply for one another, but friends nonetheless. That was something Tommy hoped to change. That is, he had hoped to change it before Kimberly started acting…a bit overprotective. Kimberly, more than any other Ranger, was very conscious of the fact that Tommy's powers were temporary. Now that they could finally spend time together, she, possibly more than Tommy himself, did not want him to lose his powers. This desire to keep Tommy on the team perhaps made her paranoid when it came to his safety.

"Tommy! Oh my gosh! Are you ok?" Kimberly exclaimed when she saw him breathing hard as he came up the hallway of Angel Grove High.

Tommy found it hard to get the words out in between breaths. Luckily, Billy came up behind him and was able to explain.

"Tommy and I had to run a mile for gym class, Kimberly. He had the fastest time in the whole class."

"Oh…congrats," Kimberly replied, embarrassed by her outburst.

"I'm fine, Kimberly, really. Billy and I have to go hit the showers but I'll catch you later."

Tommy and Billy began to head toward the locker room with the rest of the class.

"So…have you and Kimberly begun courting yet?" Billy asked.

"Have we what?"

"I meant have you taken her out on a date yet?" Billy explained.

"No, I knew what you meant, Billy," Tommy laughed. "I've just never been asked that question by anyone that wasn't my grandmother. I planned on trying to take her to dinner once things cooled down, but now I don't know if that's a good idea or not."

"May I ponder as to why that is?" Billy asked, curious as to why he wouldn't pursue anything after having a crush on her for so long.

"Well, let's see," Tommy said, mentally recollecting all of his interactions with Kimberly as of late. "I've had my powers back for ten days now, and literally every time I've seen Kimberly, she's been worried about me in some way. I can't work out without her getting scared I'll overexert myself. I got a papercut the other day and it was like my whole arm had gotten chopped off. How caring Kimberly was used to be one of the things I liked about her, but now…"

"We're all worried about you, Tommy," Billy said, trying to defend his friend. "Perhaps she's just more prone to it and more vocal about it when it occurs. I could run some tests on you, put her mind at ease."

"I'm willing to try anything at this point," Tommy replied as they entered the locker room.

…..

Lightyears away, on a planet known as KO-35, there was another teenager excited about the power he had just received. Unlike Tommy, these were being granted for the first time. Andros had just been chosen out of thousands of possible candidates to become the Red Space Ranger. Ever since the abduction of his sister and death of his parents, he had been yearning for some way to finally feel like he belonged somewhere and now he had it. Also, with the resources at his disposal, perhaps he could locate the whereabouts of his sister. That is, if she was even still alive. The notion that she was truly gone was not one that Andros allowed himself to entertain often. He just knew she was still out there somewhere, could feel it in his bones. His quest to find her, however, would have to wait as his first trial as a Power Ranger was about to begin.

"Andros! Andros, please, come quickly!"

Andros was having lunch with his best friend, Zhane, when he was called upon by a servant of Traya, Governor of the Northern Quadrant of KO-35.

"What is it?" questioned Andros.

"It's Traya…she's been m-murdered," the servant said, barely able to get the words out.

Wasting no time, Andros morphed and summoned his Galaxy Glider to take him to Traya's house. He arrived there a few minutes before Zhane and the servant and spent most of that time in stunned silence. As a Power Ranger it was his job to protect the citizens of his home planet. If he can't keep a senator safe, how could he expect anyone to have faith in him? Zhane entered the room and winced, not at all ready for the amount of blood scattered throughout the place. The servant followed quickly behind him.

"Do you…do you have any idea who could have done this?" Andros asked, trying to contain his rage and frustration until he was able to unleash it on the one who deserved it.

"We all believe it was the bounty hunter, Devistrix. Another servant discovered through one of his sources that Devistrix was spotted last night in the Eastern Quadrant."

"Andros, I'm so-"

"I need to go", Andros said, interrupting his friend. "Devistrix couldn't have gotten far. I have to leave now, take the Astro Megaship and try to track him down. He will be punished for this."

"I'll go with you."

"No, Zhane. Stay here. I need you to help keep everything together while I'm gone. Can you do that for me?"

Zhane knew Andros better than anyone. He wanted to be there to watch his friend's back but he needed time alone to grieve. Traya had become important to Andros in the short time that they knew one another so Zhane knew that his desire to find her killer was every bit as personal as it was professional. Zhane only hoped that Andros's rage wouldn't make him do something stupid.

"Yeah. Sure, man. Just…take care of yourself."

Andros jumped back on his Galaxy Glider and took off for the Astro Megaship. It was a gift from Zordon, one Andros didn't think he'd be using so quickly. Within minutes, the ship had left K0-35's atmosphere and was flying into deep space at lightspeed.

"DECA, tell me everything you know about Devistrix."