"Matrix City is the home place for advanced nanotechnology research, until the evil Malware escapes from his confines in the NanoTech Research building, taking it and its workers into Cyberspace with him. Now our only hope lies with the sons and daughter of NanoTech Research's best, as they defend against the creations of Malware as Power Rangers NanoTech!"

Harold is walking down a long hallway, before peeking around a corner to see into a computer lab with his father, Henry, looks over at a large computer screen.

"You can come in, Harold," Henry says, without turning around.

Harold smiles as he enters the lab and stands next to his father, immediately becomes amazed at what he sees on the screen, showing blueprints of the Cheetah Racer, Gorilla Truck, and Rabbit Copter, "What are you working on?"

"A special project completely fueled by Matrix Energy," Henry explains.

"Incredible," Harold exclaims. "What's kind of a project?"

Henry looks over to his son with a smile, "Some things are better seen for yourself."

Harold returns his father's smile and looks back at the screen.

An alarm rings shakes Harold, who was sleeping with his back to the wall of the training room with an ice pack to his wrist, to consciousness. Harold returns to his feet, looks at the ice pack, and smiles, "They really are amazing, dad." Harold tosses down the ice pack and leaves the room.


Michael Radder Jr./Red NanoTech Ranger

Britney Kali/Yellow NanoTech Ranger

Harold Wheelie/Blue NanoTech Ranger

Sari Johnson

Commander Melvin Radder

Andro

"An Engineer's Dream"


Harold enters the control center to find Michael, Britney, and the RangerDroids waiting with Commander Radder and Sari.

"What's up?" Harold asks.

"We just detected Andro at NanoTech Sub-Lab 21," Commander Radder explains.

"What's a 'Sub-Lab 21'?" Britney's confused.

Harold looks over at the security footage of Andro walking alongside a white building, "Sub-Lab 21 where work is been done on a new Zord."

"Correct," Commander Radder starts. "If I have to guess, Andro might be planning an attack, to destroy the incomplete Zord and steals the design specs for it."

"That isn't good," Go-rill says, before turning to Rotbitt. "Right?"

"Not only will we use a potential powerful weapon, but Andro and Malware will be able to create new and more powerful ViralDroids," Rotbitt explains. "So yeah, not good."

"Rangers, we lost track of Andro three minutes ago," Commander Radder tells them. "I want you to defend the Sub-Lab's perimeter."

"Yes, sir," the Rangers respond in unison before leaving.


Within short order, the three unmorphed Rangers had arrived at the Sub-Lab, an innocent looking white building, and split up. Michael is riding the Ranger Cycle around the area, looking left and right. Britney is on top of a nearby rooftop, watching the building with hers Cam Blaster Scan Mode. Harold is the NanoTech Van, parked across the street, watching the Sub-Lab using his Bino Sword in its Search Mode, which resembles a pair of binoculars.

After couple minute of silence, Britney holds up hers Nano Morpher, "Harold, how you knows about Sub-Lab 21?"

"All Zords, in the early construction stages, go through Sub-Lab 21," Harold responds into his Morpher. "I visited my father there frequently." Harold holds his Bino Sword Search Mode back up, "I actually saw a 'sneak peek' of our Zords there, although I had no idea what they were at the time."

"You and Michael," Britney looks at the Cam Blaster Scan Mode's screen. "I never had much interest in seeing my mom at work. Of course, one of the few times I did, and the world almost ends."

On Britney's Cam Blaster Scan Mode's screen, Andro is shown walking up to a man in a lab coat, an engineer.

"I got Andro, he's approaching an engineer at the south entrance," Britney says.

"I'm just around the corner," Michael spins around the Ranger Cycle.

Harold rushes out of the NanoTech Van, "I'll meet you guys there."

Meanwhile the engineer had turned around and sees Andro, causing him to back away, with a briefcase against his chest and something else in his hand.

"Now, now, be a good little point Dexter and hand over the prize of the hour," Andro tells him.

"Andro!" Michael is heard yelling.

"Ah, its must be a Tuesday," Andro rolls his eyes and turns to see Michael and Britney running up to him.

"Stay away from him!" Michael commands.

Andro opens his laptop, "Why don't we just skip you command answers, I give a superb putdown, you respond with a lame comeback, and just go straight to…" Andro presses a button, causing a group of Virwares appearing in front of him. "Destroy them!"

The Virwares charge. Michael falls back, grabs an attacking Virware, and flips it over his head. Michael spins around, trips another Virware. Michael jumps to his feet to see two Virwares striking at him with their katars. Michael, covers in green energy, speeds out of the way, allowing them to strike down the first Virware as it returns to its feet. The two Virwares look to the side to see a grinning Michael waves at them, before he kicks away one of the Virware, and back elbow the other one.

Britney back flips from couple Virwares trying to strike at her. She lands, but knees down. The Virwares strike at her again with their katars, but Britney jumps high in the sky, avoiding their attacks. The Virwares look up as Britney starts to descend. As she lands, Britney wraps hers legs around a Virware's neck, using the momentum to force it onto its back. Without skipping a beat, Britney rolls off the Virware. She then spin kicks the katars of the remaining two Virwares. Britney finishes the fight with a roundhouse kick, knocking the two Virware into each other.

Andro grabs the engineer by his sleeve, pulling him to his feet, "Sorry for the interruption, but you're coming with me."

Suddenly an arm grabs Andro's, he looks to see its Harold, "Not gonna happens." Harold pulls Andro's hand free from the engineer's sleeve, and then throws Andro to the side, who manages to land on his feet, and not looking any worse for the wear.

"Okay, Andro," Michael starts, causing Andro to look out of the corner of his eye to see Michael and Britney. "Now, we command answers."

"And now, I depart," Andro disappears in green light.

Britney realizes Michael looks angry, "Are you really surprised?"

"It's over, you're safe now," Harold turns to face the engineer.

"Thanks, very… much," the engineer, auburn hair, a strong build for a scientist, but appeared studious thanks to the lab coat, looks at his rescuer. "Harold?"

"Rayon…"


Within a few short moments, Harold introduces Michael and Britney to his old friend, who leads them through Sub-Level 21 and into a large computer lab, which feature computer stations around three of the walls, and a large computer in the center of the room.

"This place is amazing," Britney comments.

"Yeah, just like when I visited my dad," Harold adds.

"If you think that something," Rayon inserts the flash drive he was holding into the side of the large computer's keyboard, and presses couple keys. "Check this out." Appears on the screen is the blueprint for something large and mechanic in nature.

"The new Zord," Harold realizes.

"Yep," Rayon starts. "There still some work to be done, but once it's done, it will be something else."

Britney crosses hers arms and steps in-between Harold and Rayon, "So how long you two had been friends?"

"Since we were kids," Harold starts with a smile. "I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was visiting my father at a different Sub-Lab, when I decided to go for a walk."

"A walk?" Michael grins.

"Yeah, a walk, when I discovered a kid sneaking into the building."

"You snuck into a Sub-Lab?" Britney looks over to Rayon.

"In my defense, I really want to see what they were working on," Rayon explains with a small laugh.

"Anyway, we talked and decided to take a 'walk' together," Harold ignores Michael and Britney's expressions of enjoyment. "And your father and mine ended up finding us looking over data on Matrix Energy infusion."

"Wait, your father's Michael Radder… Senior?" Rayon realizes the obvious, with Michael shrugs his shoulders.

"So, after you two snuck around a Sub-Level, you guys became friends for life?" Britney summarizes.

"Pretty much, although we lost touch couple years ago," Harold adds.

"Yeah, and I'm sorry about what happened at NanoTech Research," Rayon says. "There were a lot of good people there, your father included."

"Thanks," Harold says, trying not to think of his father or else he'll tear up.

Suddenly, Sari's voice appears over the Morphers' comm., "Ranger, I detected the creation of a Viraloid in your area, and there's appeared to be a ViralDroid arriving soon."

"Okay, I can stay here and looks for the Viraloid," Harold says. "And you guys go take stay of the ViralDroid."

"Sound like a plan," Michael pats his friend on the shoulder.

"Be careful," Britney says as she follows Michael out of the computer lab.

"I better go, too," Harold says to Rayon, as he removes the flash drive.

"Go get them," Rayon tells his friend.

Harold nods and runs out of the lab.


Minutes later, Cheetah TechZord and Rabbit Copter are rising out of its hangar. Cheetah TechZord appears between a split hollow building.

"Cheetah TechZord, ready!" Red NanoTech Ranger calls out, as the Zord runs ahead.

Rabbit Copter hovers out of an opening hangar, "Rabbit Copter, ready!"

Cheetah TechZord slides to the side, as its boosters propel it forward, with Rabbit Copter turns in the air.


"Rangers," Sari looks up at the computer screen. "The ViralDroid should appear…"


Cheetah TechZord, Tech Sword in hand, comes to a stop.

"Now!" Sari says from a comm. link.

Cheetah TechZord looks to the sides, with the Rabbit Copter, hovering, slowly turns.


"Hum… maybe Sari's timing off," Yellow NanoTech Ranger says, as she looks at hers bird eye view of the city.

"First time for everything," Rotbitt adds.


"My timing isn't off," Sari defends herself. "A ViralDroid arrived from Cyberspace. It's somewhere in the city."


Cheetah TechZord continues to look around, with Rabbit Copter hovering next to it.


"Maybe it's really small," Red NanoTech Ranger jokes.


"Runs a full security scan over the city," Commander Radder instructs Sari.

"I already did, sir, it didn't appeared on any security footage," Sari states. "And according to the transport data, it should have appeared right in front of Michael."


In the same spot, Cheetah TechZord turns its head, looking for the city.

"Well, its not here," Red NanoTech Ranger says inside his Zord.


"How can a massive weapon of destruction be so hard to find?" Yellow NanoTech Ranger asks.

"Perhaps we aren't looking hard enough," Rotbitt guesses.


"Maybe it's hiding somewhere," Go-rill walks up to the computer screen next to Sari.

"How can it hide?" Sari asks.

Go-rill responds by raising its arms up and down, in a matter akin to a shoulder shrug.


"Hiding…" Red NanoTech Ranger's thinking.


Cheetah TechZord continues to look back and forth without moving its body.


While Sari and Go-rill has their eyes glue to the screen, Commander Radder presses a button on the keyboard.

"Harold, we're having trouble locating the ViralDroid," Commander Radder starts. "I'm hoping you're having better luck."


Harold, standing outside the Sub-Lab, is looking through his Cam Blaster Scan Mode, "Afraid not, sir. Neither Andro or the Viraloid were at the spot that Sari gave me, so I'm scanning the entire building, but nothing so far."


"This really isn't your day," Go-rill says to Sari, who just glances at him.


Rabbit Copter flies pass a skyscraper, still searching the area.


"It's not in the sky, could it be cloaking itself?" Yellow NanoTech Ranger asks.


"We would've still see debris when it lands," Red NanoTech Ranger notes.

"Maybe Andro's just messing with us," Cycletah suggests, as the cockpit's front screen shows the sky.

"No, there's a ViralDroid here I'm sure…" Red NanoTech Ranger's confident.

"But where?" Cycletah says, as the cockpit's front screen slides down to city level. "We searched high and low."

"Low… that's it!" Red NanoTech Ranger yells.

"What?" Cycletah's confused.


Cheetah TechZord looks down at the ground, when all of the sudden a row of laser blasts erupt up from the ground, blasting across the street. Cheetah TechZord tries to block the assault with its Tech Sword, but is still blasted repeatedly.


"Where could you be?" Harold asks himself as he looks around with his Cam Blaster Scan Mode, before pulling it down. "Nothing! It's nowhere in sight." But Harold starts to think about what he said, "In sight…"


Back within the city, lasers continue to shoot out of the ground, blasting Cheetah TechZord.


"He was underground all along!" Red NanoTech Ranger yells, as he pulls down his gear shift. "We need to force him up."


Back in the Sub-Level's computer lab, Rayon finishes shutting down the computers, grabs the flash drive off the main computer's desk and turns around to see Harold approaching him.

"Going somewhere?" Harold asks.

"An attack on my person doesn't stop work," Rayon claims. "Now if you excuse me, I'm busy."

"Where you're going with the design specs?" Harold asks.

Rayon looks puzzled then glances at the flash drive in his hand, "Oh, this? I'm just taking it to research and development, just last minute fine tuning and all."

"Should you transport it in a briefcase, for safety?"

Rayon grins, "The attack before broke the lock, so it would be pointless anyway."

"I didn't want to believe it."

"Believe what?"

"I was wondering, when Andro attacked, why was you holding onto the flash drive containing the design specs instead of inside the briefcase, where it will be safer," Harold explains. "Its so Andro will be able to steal it."

Rayon realizes there's no point lying, "I'm so sorry, Harold."

"Why Rayon, why are you betraying everything we worked for?!" Harold yells.

"I'm sick and tired of getting nowhere in this job," Rayon begins his explanation. "I was even passed over to replace your father as head engineer. I worked and worked, and I go nowhere."

"Remember the day we met? Remember all the time we spent together?!" Harold tries to control his anger. "Remember what we said? We promised that we will not just work at NanoTech Research, but we will work to better mankind, like my father and Michael Sr." What Harold said got Rayon thinking. "Have you really given up on that dream?"

All of a sudden a wall next to Harold blows out, throwing both Harold and Rayon to the ground and the flash drive slides out of Rayon's hand. Out of the hole in the wall is Drilloid, a blue and black Viraloid with two drills on his shoulders, five drills on his chest, a large drill for a right arm, and four drills around the sides of his left arm.

"I do love a reunion," Andro steps out from behind Drilloid. "And while I'm grateful for the doctoring of the security cameras, but I did came for something."

Rayon looks from Andro to the flash drive.

"Have you really given up on that dream?" Harold's voice echoes in Rayon's head.

Rayon pulls himself to the flash drive, grabs it firmly in his hand and looks back at Andro, "I'm not handing it over to you!"

Harold smiles at his friend's statement.

A scowl covers Andro's face, "That's so disappointing." Andro looks over his shoulder to Drilloid. "Get the flash drive."

"Be my utter pleasure," Drilloid walks pass Andro, approaches Rayon, and starts to strike at him with his drill arm.

Harold presses the dial face on his Nano Morpher, dashes over, his body covers in green energy which is replace with his blue suit, with Harold stops between Drilloid and Rayon, catching Drilloid's drill arm. Slowly, Harold is pushing Drilloid's drill arm up. He then pushes it back and delivers a strong punch to Drilloid's abdomen, sending him backward.

Harold holds up his Nano Morpher, when the glasses on the Morpher rise up, his helmet appears and the glasses form his visor. Blue NanoTech Ranger stands readied, "You're not getting that flash drive!"

"Agree to disagree," Andro says, slightly nods his head, instructing Drilloid to charge the Ranger.

Drilloid strike at Blue NanoTech Ranger with his drill arm, but he manages to bat it away and delivers couple jabs at Drilloid's chest. But Drilloid swats him to the side with his left arm. Drilloid tries to stab the downed Ranger with his drill arm, but Blue NanoTech Ranger rolls out of the way, kicks the drill arm away, and grabs Drilloid, trying to grapple him.

Drilloid pushes Blue NanoTech Ranger back couple steps, "Let's get some fresh air." Drilloid then pushes his opponent down the hall.

Using the small distraction, Rayon returns to his feet and runs to the hall, but Andro pushes forth his hand, allowing wires to shoot out from his sleeves, grabbing Rayon's arm. Andro then pulls back, his wires disappear, pulling Rayon into his grip.

Using his free hand, Andro pulls the flash drive out of Rayon's hand, "I'll be taking that."

"No!" Rayon kicks Andro back, forcing him to let go

Rayon then performs a roundhouse kick, which Andro spins to avoid.

Andro grins, "Little late to be a hero."

Andro disappears in a green light, with Rayon runs to his spot in a futile attempt to stop him, "No!"

Rayon looks around, with Andro nowhere in sight.


Laser blasts continue to erupt out of the city street, blasting a seemly defenseless Cheetah TechZord


Red NanoTech Ranger's cockpit is shaken, as he sees the laser blasts incoming. He quickly turns the handlebars.


Cheetah TechZord stabs the ground with its Tech Sword.


"We missed it!" Cycletah realizes.

"We can't give up, not yet," Red NanoTech Ranger flips couple switches on his ceiling. "Maybe if we form the Megazord."


"Then Harold better hurry up," Yellow NanoTech Ranger hopes.


Outside the Sub-Lab, Blue NanoTech Ranger, Bino Sword in hand, rolls over the ground, before stopping on one knee and looks up at the approaching Drilloid. Blue NanoTech Ranger swings around his Bino Sword, than presses his Electro-Pod. Drilloid watches as Blue NanoTech Ranger straights himself up with two Bino Swords.

"Double Bino Swords!" Blue NanoTech Ranger calls out, before swinging around his weapons in a display of swordsmanship.

The two opponents stare each other down, when suddenly Drilloid charges. Upon reaching him, Drilloid stabs with his drill arm, but Blue NanoTech Ranger crosses his Bino Swords and uses them to push Drilloid's drill arm down to the ground, knocking up some debris. Blue NanoTech Ranger twists the Bino Swords and stabs down at Drilloid's drill arm, pinning him to the ground. Blue NanoTech Ranger then jumps off the swords' handles, flip away from his pinned enemy.

"Hey, how is this fair?!" Drilloid tries and fails to pull out his drill arm.

"You threatened my friend," Blue NanoTech Ranger taps his Electro-Pod. "All bets are off." He grabs the appearing weapon. "Cam Blaster." He twists the blaster's barrel, as green energy forms around it. "Deletion Blast!"

Blue NanoTech Ranger fires a large blast Drilloid, who explodes in the spot.

Blue NanoTech Ranger lowers his Cam Blaster, when Rayon runs up to him, "Harold!"

"Rayon, are you okay?" Blue NanoTech Ranger places a hand on Rayon's shoulder.

"I'm fine, but…" Rayon looks down, out of self-disappointment. "But Andro got away with the design specs. I don't believe this happened."

"Rayon…" before Blue NanoTech Ranger could continue, a voice from his Morpher's comm. interrupts him.

"Harold, the others are in trouble and Go-rill is ready with Gorilla Truck," Sari informs him.

Blue NanoTech Ranger holds up his Morpher, "Okay, I'm on my way." He turns to his friend, returning a hand to his shoulder. "Listen, Rayon, we can talk about his later. But it will be okay."

Rayon watches as Blue NanoTech Ranger runs off, silently nods in agreement.


Meanwhile laser blasts from beneath the ground continue to hit Cheetah TechZord and Rabbit Copter, both are powerless to fight back.


"We can't keep this going for long," Yellow NanoTech Ranger says, as her cockpit is shaken by the continuing assault.


More laser blasts erupt out of the ground, as Gorilla Truck rolls onto the scene and pulls up to Cheetah TechZord and the hovering Rabbit Copter.

"I hope I'm not late," Blue NanoTech Ranger says inside his Zord.


"But you know how old friends reminisce," Blue NanoTech Ranger says. "What I missed."


"Evil machine attacking from underground," Yellow NanoTech Rangers quickly explains.


"But we should be able to win with the Megazord," Red NanoTech Ranger says, with Blue NanoTech Ranger appeared on his right monitor.

"Sounds like a plan," Blue NanoTech Ranger comments.


"I'm in," Blue NanoTech Ranger agrees. "Let's bring this problem to the surface."


"No one can hide from us," Rotbitt adds.


"Alright," Red NanoTech Ranger starts, with Blue and Yellow NanoTech Rangers appeared on his left and right monitors. "Zords combine!"

"Right!" the Blue and Yellow NanoTech Rangers say.


The pieces of Rabbit Copter and Gorilla Truck hover around Cheetah TechZord, before combining together, "NanoTech Megazord, ready!"

NanoTech Megazord uses its claw shield to block more laser blasts from the underground ViralDroid.


"Zero in on ViralDroid's location," Rotbitt says.


Laser blasts erupt from the ground.


Red NanoTech Ranger watches from his main screen the laser blasts from beneath the ground, "Locking onto target."


"Energizing NanoTech Saber," Yellow NanoTech Ranger hits a button and flips a switch to hers right, as a screen shows the NanoTech Saber slowly cover in green energy.


NanoTech Megazord's Saber fills with green energy.


"Boosting energy output," Blue NanoTech Ranger pushes a handle to his left, as a monitor shows a gauge that continuing increases up to 85%.


Red NanoTech Ranger turns his Morpher's dial face and presses it, returning his hands to the handlebar, with his visor temporary glows green.


NanoTech Megazord shoots four blue beams shoot from its abdomen and four beams shoot from its legs at the ground, creating a large energy sphere, pulling out DrillDroid, a slim ViralDroid with a drill right arm and four drills surround its left arm.


Red NanoTech Ranger's main screen is targeting DrillDroid.


"So that's what you look like," Yellow NanoTech Ranger comments.


All three Rangers turn their controls, as NanoTech Megazord strikes with its NanoTech Saber, "Deletion Sphere Strike!"

DrillDroid explodes upon getting hit by the attack, as the sphere closes in on itself, leaving the city street unharmed.


"Deletion confirmed," Red NanoTech Ranger says.


NanoTech Megazord lowers its arms.


Later in the control center, Rayon stands in front of the gathered unmorphed Rangers, RangerDroids, and Sari, with Commander Radder between them.

"I know I made a huge mistake, and it's inexcusable," Rayon tells the Commander. "I'm ready for any punishment."

"Sir," Harold walks over to Commander Radder. "I know that Andro got his hands on the design specs, but Rayon did try to stop him in the end. I think that should be taken into consideration."

"I agree," Commander Radder says to Harold, before turning his attention to Rayon. "And I heard about you from Henry, he spoke highly of your skills and resourcefulness. Because of that, if nonetheless, I will give you a second chance, I just hope you will be able to take full advantage of it."

"I will, sir," Rayon promises.

Commander Radder turns away, as Harold approaches his friend and the others start talking among themselves.

Rayon takes Harold's offered handshake, "Thanks, Harold, for what you just said, and for opening my eyes."

"Hey, what old friends are for," Harold smiles.

"I better return to work," Rayon starts to leave. "See ya',"

Moments after Rayon leave the control center, Commander Radder catches up to him.

"Rayon," Commander Radder gets Rayon to turn around, puzzled. "I don't want you to return to Sub-Level 21."

"But sir, I thought…"

Commander Radder holds up a hand to stop Rayon, "I want you to report to Special Projects."

"Special Projects?' Rayon's confused.

"Henry saw potential in you, it time it is fulfilled."

Commander Radder's comment slowly replaced Rayon's puzzled expression to a smirk.


Across the city, Andro is seating on a park bench, his opened laptop on his lap, as he plugs the stolen flash drive into the laptop.

Andro says with an evil gleam, "Now, let's see what we got."