Mr. 96: After I realized that none of my stuff was really catching on due to my writer's block, I decided to write a new story! And a Power Rangers one at that. Here's hoping it catches attention.

Power Rangers belongs to Saban and Toei. 'Nuff said.

Also, challenge number 1: Guess where I got the inspiration for Andros's backstory!

Carlos couldn't sleep at all this night. He was too busy thinking about something: How did Andros get his powers? I mean, there's like, way too much that I don't know about these powers, he thought, like why do they seem like they're straight out of a video game? He decided it would be best to ask Andros in the morning.

The very next day, on the Astro Megaship, Carlos finally walked up to Andros. "Hey, Andros," he said, "What's the deal with these Space Ranger powers? I mean, how did you get them?"

Andros sighed. "My story is a pretty complicated one, but if you insist…" he turned around. "I think all of you deserve to know," he said, gesturing to the other Rangers. "My story starts on KO-35, about two years ago. Back then, I was a teenager going to high school, just like all of you. It was a pretty normal life for me, except for the fact that my friends and I went to the arcade every day after school. Then, all that changed, when we played this new game, Power Rangers In Space."

"Wait, hold on a second," TJ interrupted, "Are you trying to say that this all started from a video game?"

"I know it sounds crazy," Andros said, "But it did. My friends and I had the highest score ever recorded on that game, and that got the attention of Mr. Kandora, the creator of the game. He invited us to his place, and gave us a tour of his scientific facility. Then, he revealed to us the real reason he created that game: To find five teenagers with machine-operating abilities strong enough to fight the Eastern Galaxy chapter of the Machine Empire. We became the new Power Rangers." He sighed. "Those were some good times. Me, Venjix, Iridia, Cori, and our leader, Lex. That last one was your predecessor, Carlos," he finished. Carlos was shocked. "I'm the replacement for your leader? But I thought the Red Ranger was always the leader of the Power Rangers!"

Andros laughed. "Those are Earth Rangers. On KO-35, we did things differently. We had a lot of fun being Power Rangers. I miss those days…..that's kind of the reason for those training robots, they're modeled after the enemies we fought originally."

"So what happened to your old team?" TJ asked.

Andros started to cry. "That…that was way too personal…." he said, continuing to cry. Ashley turned to her other Rangers. "Come on, let's stop here," she said, "We've learned enough as it is." Zane came in to the room. "No, you haven't," he said, "You need to hear the rest of this. Just after I joined up, Dark Specter came," he said, "He kidnapped Andros's sister Karone, and then he…" "….killed every one of us except me and Zane," Andros finished. "And that's when I learned something: We couldn't treat this as a game anymore. Before then, we thought it was an awesome adventure, being video game heroes, but after that, I asked Mr. Kandora to change my powers to fit space travel rather than electronic gaming, and then I left the colony fight Dark Specter."

Ashley and Cassie started crying. "That's….such a sad story…" Ashley said. "I know," Carlos replied, wiping a tear away, "But that doesn't change something. Now I know the legacy of my predecessor. Before I was just the predecessor of Adam, but now I know that the person who used my morpher before me was the leader of a Power Rangers team! I have to live up to his legacy."

"You've already done enough," Andros said, "Believe me, Lex would be proud of you if he saw you today."

Mr. 96: The Alien Rangers are up next! P.S. -For all Power Rangers fans following me, my first PR fic, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers meet Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, is at a standstill because I was conducting a poll as to something related to that fic. Please vote in that poll!