Everything is about to go black, Zen said as we continued to levitate in the air. And, he was right. Another minute later, everything went black. I couldn't even see my hands in front of my face. Then, a light appeared.

"A light at the end of a tunnel?" I asked, halfway sarcastically.

Zen said nothing as he walked forward. I followed. As we reached the entrance way, Zen stopped. Go on, he said. I looked at him, curiously. I'll be there in a minute. I have to…change first. I just nodded and walked onward, confused.

As I walked under the doorway, the light surrounded me. When my eyes finally focused, my mouth dropped. I was standing on a pathway that lead towards some sort of camp site, with jungle surrounded on all sides. I slowly walked the pathway and into the camp. As I entered the camp, I noticed a small pond on the left. Sitting in a chair, close to a stone picnic table, was my Grandpa Merrick. Opposite of him was my Grandpa RJ. Their backs were turned to me, as if they were trying to hide something.

"Grandpa Merrick? Grandpa RJ?" I asked. Neither of them moved. Then, a light flashed behind me and I turned around. Then next thing I know, I'm face-to-face with a young woman with brown hair. She wore a white dress and had a crown of flowers on her head. She smiled as she walked towards me.

"Greetings," she said, happily. "I am Shayla, Princess of the Animarium."

I was lost for words. I hadn't expected anyone to just appear out of no where. My Grandpa Merrick seemed to notice this, as he spoke. "Introduce yourself," he said. His tone was demanding. Something very unusual about my Grandpa Merrick.

I looked over at my shoulder, and noticed that he was still facing the other way. I turned back to the princess. "I am Caleb Baliton, grandson of Merrick Baliton and Robert 'RJ' James."

The princess smiled as she walked towards me. "I've been waiting to meet you for the longest time!" she said, happily. Then, she hugged me. I hugged her back, really confused. As she pulled away, she started walking towards my Grandpa Merrick.

"Princess, please," my grandpa said. The princess seemed confused. "I was your guardian, nothing more."

The princess backed away. I could tell that she was upset. "Grandpa Merrick?" I asked. He nodded. "What is going on?"

This time, Grandpa RJ spoke. "Well, you are on the Animarium," he said. He stood up and turned around. I almost jumped. My Grandpa RJ was covered in bandages. He had them on his arms, legs, torso, and he had a patch over his eye. Before I could ask, he said, "Yesterday."

"They did that to you? So, does that mean…?" I began to ask. My Grandpa Merrick seemed to understand as he too stood up and turned around. The princess gasped. I just looked on. I was getting angry. Like my Grandpa RJ, Grandpa Merrick was also covered in bandages. He was also having to use a cane, something that I thought I would never see him have to use.

"My…rangers…did…that…" the princess said, slowly. "We need to stop them."

"And that is why Caleb is here," my Grandpa RJ said.

"Wait. What?" I asked, dumbfounded.

The princess walked over to me. "You mean, you don't know?" she asked.

"Know what?" I asked. I we getting annoyed. No one was making sense.

My Grandpa Merrick walked over to me and put his right hand on my shoulder, his left was holding the cane. "You are the new Lunar Wolf Ranger," he said, calmly.

"Me? A power ranger?" I asked. About a thousand things flashed through my mind as I tried to understand what all was just said.

"Yes, you," he said. "You shall inherit the powers of the wolves."

"Wolves?" I asked. He nodded. "But, wait, what?"

"We'll explain later," My Grandpa RJ said. "First off, we need to know about these power rangers of yours princess."

The princess nodded as she walked towards the pool. "It happened about a week ago," the princess began. "There was a disturbance in the city. A very powerful org had been unleashed. The rangers went out to investigate. As they arrived, they were forced into battle. The org was very strong, but the rangers were able to defeat it together. Then, two days after the fight, they started acting weird. Their behavior began to change. They started being rude to each other and to me. Then, yesterday, they cut off contact with me completely. And, earlier today, they tried to summon the Wild Zords. However…" she looked towards the open field. On top of a mountain was a giant lion. "the Wild Zords wouldn't listen to them."

"They wouldn't?" Grandpa Merrick asked. "That's strange. The Wild Zords are sworn under oath that, whoever holds their crystals will control them."

"Then there is only one explanation," came a dark voice from behind us. I turned around to see who it was. Walking towards us was a wolf-like creature. He was dressed completely in black, with a flute-like dagger in his left hand. I couldn't help but feel as if I knew him.

"And what would that be, Zen-Aku?" my Grandpa Merrick asked.

"Their power has been tainted."