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The Master stood from his chair as the ship approached the planet called Earth. It had taken some doing to get the location from Dulcea. She was a gifted fighter, but even her powers were no match for his skills. He had taken what he needed and gotten out quickly. He'd even left her alive. He had no intentions of starting a war with the Eltarian Empire. There were other forces at work on Phaedos besides the Ninjetti Rangers.

He'd had the dream again too. For months he'd felt nothing more of her power, but last night it had come to him again. She was in the desert again, in disguise so her lover wouldn't know. He'd found that ironic. The one she was in love with didn't know the truth. It had been so different for him and her, so long ago.

She'd been fighting what looked like robot warriors, very different from the enemy she faced the last time. They had looked familiar, but he wasn't sure what to make of them.

"Master, we have detected a familiar signal coming from the moon," one of his men said. "It appears this planet is being ruled by the Machine Empire."

"Are you sure?" he asked. Robot warriors in the desert would make sense if King Mondo had a presence on Earth.

The man double checked the screen then nodded. "Yes, Sir. It would seem King Mondo has decided to expand his realm."

The Master considered this. He was positive Madala was on the planet, and if the Ninjetti Rangers were opposing King Mondo, he could make a powerful ally.

"Set a course for his moon base," the Master said. "Send a message of friendship to the king. Tell him we can help solve each other's problems."

*****

"Oh man," Rocky said as he collapsed into a chair at the Juice Bar. "I can't remember the last time I had so much homework at once."

"Yeah, me too," Tommy replied. He pulled up a chair besides Rocky and the others followed suit. He had a class to teach in an hour, but first he needed a breather. It had been a grueling day for everyone. For some reason, it seemed all of the teachers at Angel Grove High decided to give their hardest assignments at the same time. Probably a conspiracy of some sort.

"Where's Billy?" Kat asked. "Is he meeting us today?"

"I don't know," Tommy said. "I didn't hear from him. I think he may want some space after what happened yesterday."

"Space? Why would he need space?"

Tanya turned and shot Rocky a dirty look. "How would you feel if you got attacked in the open and had to be rescued?" she asked. "Do you have any idea how close we came to losing him yesterday?"

Rocky shrugged. "He could have just asked one of us to come with him."

"Would you want to ask for protection every time you had to do a simple repair?" Adam asked.

Rocky's face fell. "Yeah, you have a point."

"Good thing the Tanzetti Warrior was there," Kat said.

"Yeah," Adam perked up. "It was pretty exciting getting to see her. Too bad she didn't stay around, I would have loved to talk to her."

"You got close to her, Tommy," Rocky said. "What was she like?"

Tommy stiffened at the question. He didn't want to lie to his friends, but he didn't have permission to reveal Marcy's identity yet. She hadn't decided if she was going to reveal herself to Billy and Tommy wanted to give her time to sort that out first. Billy and Marcy needed to be the ones to tell that story. So he stuck to the facts.

"She didn't say anything," Tommy said. "And her face was covered. I think she was using some kind of spell because it looked like a shadow, even in the full sunlight."

"I can't believe she can heal," Katherine said. "That must be a really great power to have."

Tommy shook his head. "It drains her though," he said, then realized he was stepping close to a boundary. "You saw the way she stumbled after she did it. Remember, Zordon said her power was limited."

"That must be hard," Adam said.

"I wonder who she is," Rocky mused. But he didn't get far in his thoughts because the beep of their communicators put them all on alert.

As one group they gathered their bags and headed for the corridor. They found an empty corner and Tommy tapped his communicator.

"Rangers, we have detected a new power source that has landed on the moon. Please come to the Command Center at once."

Tommy nodded. "We're on our way."

Five flashes of color and the Rangers were gone.