Billy had return from Aquitar as soon as he realized that Zordon was gone. All the rangers across the galaxy could feel the loss of the great Morphing Master. Bidding farewell to his new Aquitian friends he returned home to find a devastated Power Chamber and a world in recovery from Andromeda's attacks.
He tasked himself to rebuild what was left of Zordon's home and continue on his legacy. He vowed that although he no longer possessed ranger powers, he would use what little ninja wolf powers remained and would harness them to defend the Earth from future attacks. He trained every night under the light of the moon. He would do this only after his work on the Power Chamber was complete.
A few months had passed since his arrival on Earth and some of the former rangers had come to pay their respects to Zordon and see that the Power Chamber had been rebuilt. Billy assured them that he would not rest until he was sure that no evil ever threaten his home world again. The other former rangers came and went, stopping to visit periodically over the following year.
Then one morning something stirred within Billy's chest. Some kind of forced commanded him to rise from his bed and head out into the early morning light. The sun was barely rising over the mountain ridge when he noticed a lone figure making their way up the windy canyon path. The stranger did not realize how close he was to being destroyed by the Power Chamber's defense system. If a former ranger had wished to visit he would have teleported them instantly within the Power Chamber. However, according to all of Billy's sensors the person moving up the canyon possessed no residual ranger energy to classify him as a former member, nor any active ranger energy signal.
Billy quickly transformed into his blue ninja suit and vanished from the door of the Power Chamber. He quickly rematerialized in front of the stranger.
"Who are you and why have you come here?" asked Billy from behind his blue mask.
"I have traveled from Pai Zhuq Academy for over a month by foot in search of a master," said the stranger
Billy quickly studied the young man that stood before him. He wore just a humble training suit with an insignia of three slash marks above his left lapel.
"I am sorry to disappoint you young traveler but there are no masters in these mountains. I suggest you return to your Pai Zhuq Academy and learn from the masters you have there," said Billy as he turned away from the stranger and began to return to the Power Chamber.
"This can't be. I have followed the stars and moons. My entire path had led me here. If you are not the master, than you must know where I can find them," said the young man.
"I am sorry, but the only master that graced these mountain top perished a year ago," said Billy somberly has recalled Zordon presence permeating through the cosmos upon his death.
"You lie! I can sense their presence even now. If you won't tell me, then I guess I'll just have to beat it out of you," said the stranger as he lunged towards Billy.
Billy quickly side stepped the attack and knocked the stranger to the ground.
"I have already told you there are no masters here. Now be gone before I am forced to take action against you," said Billy has he rose from holding the stranger down and brushed off the dirt from his suit.
The stranger rose from the ground and dusted himself off. A few tears escaped his eyes. He quickly wiped them away and stared at Billy angrily. As Billy looked into the young man's eyes he could sense a familiarity within them. His own wolf spirit almost felt like it recognized the young man.
"What is your name?" asked Billy.
The stranger hesitated for a second; as if thinking that if he let his guard down again the figure in blue would attack.
"Robert. Robert James," said the young man. He almost smiled as he said his own last name.
"You're a long way from home Robert. It doesn't look like you will pose much of threat. Please come and take shelter until you've recovered and can continue on your journey," said Billy as he began to lead the way to the Power Chamber. Halfway up the walk he powered down from his ninja suit and revealed his human form.
"How did you do that?" asked Robert.
"It's a power I have possessed for some years now. I've only recently managed to tap into it again," said Billy as they crossed the threshold to the Power Chamber and made their way down to the heart of the building.
They passed through glass cases filled with weapons and suits belonging to a dozen power rangers from different teams. It wasn't until they almost reached the main chamber that Robert put it all together.
"You're a Power Ranger aren't you?" asked Robert as he laid eyes on suits from the original Power Ranger team from Earth.
"Former Ranger," said Billy.
By then they had entered the main chamber. Control panels and screens surrounded them. On each screen it appeared that Billy was monitoring one Power Ranger team or another from across the galaxy.
"Excuse me. I have to make sure the new ranger powers are working properly," said Billy. Currently his attention was fixated on the newly emerging Power Rangers Rescue team. "Not again I told them that if they continued to push the morphing grid like this they will burn out their connection faster than they need to," yelled Billy from one of the screens. He quickly punched in a few commands and appeared satisfied with his work. "There that should regulate their power for now."
"Now where was I? Oh yes. Let's get you a room to stay for the night. I'm sure you can use a full nights rest in a bed after traveling for over a month without the comforts of home," said Billy as he guided his new guest into the vacant rooms near the main chamber. "Everything you need should be here. If you require anything else please let me know."
"Thank you," was all Robert could muster out.
He was left alone in the room to clean up and rest. However, all he could do was think about what he had seen. He was in the heart of the power ranger's secret base. He washed up and headed out the door to do some more exploring